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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN. 5, 1918. JUNE WEDNESDAY, ALL VALLEY NEEDED ntire Wool Clip Required by Government. . SPECULATION MUST STOP Local Administrator Notifies Grovv era to Sell Only to Mills or Deal ers Who Have Permit Issued by Chief of Wool Division. ftteps are being taken by the local wool division to put a stop to the speculation that has been groins on in Wlllametta Valley wool. All the wool 15 row n In the Valley will be needed by the Government for uae In local mills and to buy it for any other purpose will defeat the ends for which the Wool Ad ministration was created. Farmers In the Valley are notified to sell their wool only to the local mills or to a dealer who has a permit to buy such wools. The permits are Issued by Louis Penwell, chief of the wool division of the War In d us tries Board. To buy Valley wools with out such a permit Is a violation of the Wool Administration's regulations and the local Administrator desires that the -"-rowers In the Valley be Informed of this fact. Statistics are being collected as to the local mills' requirements of other" kinds of Xorthwestern wool and the quantities and grades available. As soon as Instructions come from Washington, the allotting of the wools already on hand to the mills will begin. v NEW BAG REGULATIONS OPPOSED Merchants' Exchange Protests Against New Rental Scheme. The proposed change In grain bag regula tions, a summary of which was given In these columns yesterday, was discussed at a well-attended meeting of the Merchants" Ex change. The plan was submitted -by the Food Administration Grain Corporation to all grain exchanges and associations through out the country in order to obtain the opin ion of the trade. The local dealers were unanimous in their opposition to the pro posed regulations, which. If carried- out, would mean that they could make no further sales of bags, after Investing heavily in them, but could furnish bags to farmers only on a rental basis. The president of the Exchange was "authorised to send an em- phatlc letter of protest to M. H. Houser, the agent of the Grain Corporation. There were no changes in bid prices of oats or corn at the regular call session. The crop report of. Clement Curtis, Issued at Chicago yesterday, said: "Condition of Winter wheat, 87.7 per cent, versus 86. per cent. May 1. ' This Is 7 points over the 30-year average and Indicates 610,000,000 bushels. Spring wheat acreage increased 17 per cent, condition 03.2 per cent. Total wheat, 850,000,000 bushels on Government method. Oats condition, G0.9 per cent, in dicating crop of l,4S0,O00.00O bushels. Corn acreage indicated increase of 2 Vt poins: to tal acreage 3 10.000,000, or 10 points over 1917 acreage." Broomhall summarized foreign crop con ditions as follows: -"Russia Reports from Germany say only about B0 per cent of the Spring sowings had been carried out In Ukraine. Argentina General rains have fallen and -prospects for new wheat are quite favorable. The crop last harvested con tinues to move rather freely and stocks keep at high figure whilst good quantities are being shipped. Australia Rains have now extended to nearly all agricultural areas of the commonwealth. These rains insure good seeding conditions for the new crop, but we expect the acreage this year will be smaller, as the movement of the previous crop has been slow." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland. Tues 2 4 .... Tear ago 12 1 3 2 2 Season to date.3104 479 1320 1331 2574 Year ago 0319 274 1478 2285 2519 Tacoma. Mon.. 1 1 .... 3 6 Year ago ffl T .... 1 5 Season to date.r-.ri.' 00 .... 302 160" Year ago 713S 130 323 2087 Seattle. Mon.. 23 B R n 7 Year ago :tS 13 2 2 Season to date.4S0 337 1701 1112 3101 Year ago 5332 359 1736 1396 3911 STRAWBERRY MARKET IS IKCI.INO . Warm Weather Is Bringing Crop on Rap idly Season May Be Short. The strawberry market was firm at ths opening yesterday, but eased off later, as noon receipts were heavy. If the warm weather continues a sort market can be 'ooked for in the next few days and also a .short season. Locals sold on the Italian market at $2.75i,3. On the street prices ranged from $3 to $3.25 in the forenoon, but later rn the day quotations fell to $2.60'"' - 75 The Bureau of Markets Issued the follow In Runoff Icial reports from shipping points: Hood River. Or.. Jtme 4. Berries ripen ing faster and supplies increasing. Labor shortage curtailing output. Twenty-four-plnt solid cup crates. Clark's seedlings, grade extra fancy and fancy." $3. SO mostly. White Salmon, Wash., June .4 Re ceipts increasing. Active demand; brisk movement: market steady.' Clark's seed lings, fancy grade, $3.50; few extra fancy, $3.75; some choice as low as $3.J. Kennewlck, Wash., June 4. Shipments decreasing. Good demand; market steady. Twenty-four-pint solid cup crates. Clark's seedlings, quality and condition fair, full ripe. $3.25: fancy grade, $3. The bureau's summary for the day fol lows: "Warm weather is bringing Oregon strawberries on the market with a rush now, and the dealers expect this and next week to mark the crest of the movement. Neither Hood River nor White Salmon has shipped a carlot yet because the demand for small express shipments at fancy prices has been so great. With the heavier production car lot shipments will begin in a day or so now. In the Middle West, Missouri berries have seen their season for this year, and produc tion area is moving still further north. Prices in the Western markets are still rul Ing high in keeping with other commodi ties." scrpixs of Ti.orn in thtc south Shipments to Iivision Nine Are to Be Dis continued. The following bulletins were Issued yes' ierday by J. W. Ganong. divisional chair 'man of the Food Administration, milling division: "Our attention has again been called to the apparent' surplus cf wheat flour ex isting In division nine: and In the public - Interest we request you to discontinue shlp-'-nents Into that division without first con ferring with Mr. Ralph P. Merrltt, Federal Pood Administrator for California, and se curing a permit. We have assurance from him that he will not deny permits to millers who are complying strictly with rules pro mulgated by the milling division of the Food Administration. "The following rules have been issued by the Food Administration, milling division: " 'Where license is revoked or a mill shut down by Food Administration order for a specified time, there shall be a proportion ate reduction made In the wheat allotment of the mill. -Mills who have failed to grind wheat allotted to them by June 30, except for reasons beyond their control, shall hold such wheat subject to redistribution to other mills under orders of the Grain Corpora tion.' " Fruit Conditions Favorable. RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. June 4. ( Special. 1 Prominent ranchers around Rldgefield say that conditions are very favorable for a bumper crop here this Summer. The prune orchards are loaded with fruit, but the cherry crop will not be so large as last year. All small fruits, grains and vege tables are growing well and in good con dition and If an unusual drouth does not oc cur, crops will be unusually large this year. Advance In Esws Checked. Several cars of fresh Eastern eggs are on the way to this city, and this has had the effect of staying the advance In local prices. California eggs are also offered here at quo tations attractive to dealers. ' The butter market was firm at 40 cents for extras, with some talk of an early ad vance. The poultry market continued' weak with larger receipts. Dressed meats were steady.' Lard Prices Are Lower. A decline or lli cents in pure lard and three-quarters of a cent in compound lard was "announced, yesterday. Picnics and skinned hams advanced 1 cent. "'' Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday w-re as follows: CTIearin-rs. Balances. Portland $3,35.C20 501.801 Seattle . G,r80.6!ti 1.4K2.92K Tacoma '. . 778.274 65.425 Spokane ., ... 1.203.414 221.047 PORTLAND MARKET QCOTATIOSB Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc. Merchants Exchange! noon session. June delivery uij Oats. No. 2 white feed $57 r.astern oats and corn in bulk: Oats, No. 3 white 49. 3s-pound clipped white ... 50 Corn, No. 3 yellow ...... 57 Corn, No. a mixed . . r , ".".-OS WHEAT Bulk basis, Portland for No. 1 grade: Hard wheat Bluestem, Early Bart. Allen Galgulus, Martin Amber, $2.05. fcjoft white Palouse, Bluestem, Fortyfold, White Valley. Gold Coin, White Russian, $2.03. White Club Little Club. Jenkins' Club. White Hybrids, Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla Red Russian, Red Hybrids, Jones Fife. Coppei, l.s. No. 2 grade,- 8c less; No. 3 grade. 6c less. Other grains handled by samples. FLOUR Patents, $10; Valley. $9.60; whole wheat, $9.60; graham. $9.20; barley flour, $114(111. 0(J per barrel; rye flour, $10.7512.75 per barrel; cornmeal, $13,104-13.60 per barrel. MILLFEED Net mlllfded prices, carlots: Bran, 30 per ton; shorts, $32 per ton; middlings, $39; mixed cars and less than carloads, 50c more; rolled barley. S74&75; rolled oats. $69. CORN Whole, $73; cracked, $74 per ton. HAY Buying prices, 1. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $29 30 per ton; Valley timothy, $2526; alfalfa, $2424.50; Valley grain hay. $2426; clover, sal; straw. $'J10. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extra. 40c; prime firsts, 39c; prints, extras, 44c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, 43c delivered. .EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 3Sc; candled, 40041c; selects, 42c per dozen. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. e. b. dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 3B14C; Young Americas, 24 c per pound; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 23c; Young Americas, 24o per pound; long horn a, 24c per pound; tee discount to ' Portland trade. - . POULTRY Hens, 22 23c - broilers. 25c; roosters, 1617o; ducks, geese and tur keys, nominal. VEAL Fancy, 1717o per pound. PORK Fancy, 23o per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges. Valencia. $7.758; lemons, $8.509.75 per box: bananas, 80 8Vic per lb.; grapefruit, $4.257.73; apples, $1.50(b.2.75 per box: strawberries, $2&0(g 3.25 per crate: cherries, 1215c per pound; cantaloupes, $5 3 6.50 per crate. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. $2.50 per crate; cabbage, 23c per pound; lettuce, $2.50 per crate: cucumbers, $1.2502 per dozen; artichokes. 85c per dozen; garlic, 7c; celery, $4 per crate; peppers, 25 35c per pound: rhubarb, $L251.75 per box; aspara gus, $2.503 per crate; spinach, 68c per pound; peas, 812ftc per pound; beans. 15c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots, $2.15 per sack; turnips. $2; parsnips. $1.25: beets, $2.25. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks. $101.23 per pound; new California, 40 5 o per pound. ONIONS Yellow, $1.78 per crate; crystal, $2 if 2.25 per crate. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: j SUGAR Sack. basis: Fruit iwl I $7.874; beet, $7.77H; extra C, $7.47;' powdered. In barrels, $3.57 Vi; cubes. In Darrets. -.a. I i uts Walnuts. 24c; Brazil nuts, 1S0 lc; filberts. 22a)23c: almonds. peanuts, 1518c; cocoanuts, $L10 per -dozen. BEANS California Jobbing prices: Small white. 14c; large whlte, 13c; bayou, 10c; lima. 15iic; pink, 9c. Oregon beans, buy ing prices: White, 9c; colored, 7o. twf-B rtoastea, in arums, 17925c. SALT Granulated. $10.75 oer ton: half- ground, 100s, $15.90 per ton; 60s, $17.25 per ton; dairy, $20 per ton. KICK bout hern head. 99e ner sound- Blue Rose, 8ic; Japanese style. 8Q8u-c DRIED FRUITS Apples. 1314c; peaches. 11912c; prunes, Italian. 1101304 raisins. 85c l pox; Dales, aromeaary, s-.o'(-0.o0 box; currants, 19c; figs, $1.2593.50 box- Provisions. . r - . Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice.' 34c: . standard. 33c; skinned, 2U30c; picnics, 25c; cottage roii. die. LARD Tierce basis, standard itira. 2Te compounds, 23c. BACON Fancy. 48c: standard. 44-- choice, 40 43c. DRY SALT Short clear backs. 20ame: exports, Sl84c; plates, 2527c Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 12124c; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 10c: salted and srreen kin. 1.1 in x 12c; salted and green calf. 10 to 23 pounds. ic; green mass, pounas and up, 9c; green stags. CO pounds and op, 8c; dry flint hides. 25c; dry flint calf. 28c: horsehides. $1.25431. 50; salted horsehides. $304. PELTS Dry long-wool, pelts.' 40c; dry short-wool pelts, 25030c; salted pelts. April takeoff. $304. Hops, Wool, Etc. HOPS 1917 crop, 14015c ner nnnnrl- e-n. tracts. 17c. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 35056c: Vaiij-v. 54961c per pound. MOHAIR -Oregon, new clip. 45o -nr pound. CASCARA JsAKK New and old. KU.fr On per pound. tallu w rso. a, i-.c per pound; No 2, 12o per pound. Oils. GASOLINE Bulk. 21c; engine distillate. bulk, 12c; kerosene, bulk, 10c; cases. 20 22 tec. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.67: cases. $1.77; boiled, barrels, $1.69; cases, $1.79. '1 UHrcn 11 in c in tanas, ooc; cases, 75c SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCK MARKET Prices Current on Begs, Vegetables, Fresh fruit, JStc, at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 4 Tint-- iio 45,i c. Lkks Freah extras. 41e first Mil,- i-es- eAira pullets, dO'c. Cheese New firBts. 21c: TAim Am. leas, 24c. Poultry Large hens. 28030c: old r-n ers, 19021c; young fryers, 2 to 3 pounds. -to-i, uroners, j to 1 os., 34 035c; geese, 25c; squabs, 40043c; pigeons, $2.50: tur keys, live, 23ta28c Vegetables Green peas. 8f7c: asnara. gus, 4(&7c; squash. Summer, 73085c; egg imni. oi.iuc; peppers, .Mexican green chiles, 1215c; Mexican bell, 20iS23c; toma toes, $1.6501.75: lettuce, 15(20c; celery, $1.5002; potatoes, tl Si 1.40: sweet, nominal new. 202"4c; onions. Australian brown. 90c 0$1.1O; new red. $101.15: garlic. 304c: cauliflower 40000c; beets, $1.5001.65; car- rum, oufj iiu-iups, iocv-ii; rnuoaro, $10 1.10; cabbage, lHl4c; artichokes, i'iv 3.50; cucumbers, $101.15; string beans. 50 7c: okra, 25c. Fruit Cantaloupes, standard crates. 4 5; lemons, fancy. $7.50; grapefruit, $1.75 w-.-io; oranges, vaiencias, $606.50; ban anas, Hawaiian, 707Uc: plneaDole. (2 apples, $2.5003: strawberries, $9012; cher- nies, vaioise, 4!r.-)c; DJaclcDerrles. $10012; raspoerries, i.jul.ij; peaches, $2.2.i2.B0 gooseberries. 67c: currants. $1.1501.25 loganberries. $lO012i apricots. $2.500.3. Receipts Flour, 6037 quarters; barley, 1544 centals; beans, 253 sacks; potatoes. jf ssckb; onions, 104 sacks; hay, 32 tons; hides, 240; wine, 27,300 gallons. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. June 4. Turpentine, 44"4c; sales 303; receipts 377; shipments 83; stocks, 72.933. Rosin, steady; sales, 876; receipts, 73T shipments. 143; stock. 1856. Quote: B. r. E, F. $7.40; G. $7.42H 07.45: H. $7.45; I. $7.4o-B7.BO: K., $7.5507.7O; M. $7.6507.80 N, $7.93; WG. $S 20; WW. $3.400 8.45. Kxtra! Orpheum Show Tonl-fht. Adv, APPLE CROP LARGE Hood River Production Will Exceed That of Last Year. LIGHTER YIELD ELSEWHERE Oregon Pears and Prunes In Good Condition Hair Crop of Cher ries Washington Apple Out- put Promises Increased Yield. A fruit crop bulletin was issued yesterday by Robert L. Ringer, In charge of the local Office of the Bureau of Markets, which shows crop conditions In Oregon and Wash ington. The reports, while authoritative, are not official. The bulletin follows: Oregon. Apples Outside of the Hood River dis trict, apples appear to have bloomed very lightly and consequontly have set a very light crop of fruit. Considerable frost dam age has been done the crop In some sec tions. At present It appears probable that the Hood River crop will be somewhat in excess of the 1.200,000 boxes estimated as the amount of the 1917 crop. The crop of Eastern .(including Southern) Oregon was estimated at 7 OO carloads a shout time ago. Present conditions indicate that this esti mate is too high; 600 or 600 carioads will most likely cover the Western Oregon pro duction. Transportation companies report 645 carloads of the 1917 crop moved In Western Oregon. Peaches The peach crop of the state, generally speaking, was practically kHIed toy early April frosts. Some localities - report possibly 23 per cent of a no-mal crop, but most sections say not enough for home de mands. - Pears The pear crop appears to be In better condition, than any of the other fruit crops, excepting, perhaps, the prune crop. In localities where both apples and pears are grown, there Is a much better "set" of pears than of apples. gome new orchards are coming into bearing and the total pear production will probably be not far from that of last year. Prunes The dried prune crop of the Pa cific Northwest for 1917 has been deter mined through packers at about 26,000,000 pounds. This Includes 3,000.000 pounds In Clarke County. Washington, and about 1.000.0OO in Eastern Washington and West ern Idaho. The 1917 Oregon crop, therefore, was about 22,000,000 pounds. Present indi cations are that the 1018 crop will be about the same as that of 1917. Southern Oregon districts suffered materially from frost in Jury, but the Willamette Valley crop is con siderably better than last year. ' Cherries The 1917 Oregon commercial cherry crop was estimated at about 4200 tons. A very light crop Is reported in most sec tions for 1918. Present -indications sre that this year's crop will be about one-half of the production of last year, or 2000 to 2500 tons. Washington. Apples Yakima district: Last year's crop, reduced to- carloads of 630 boxes each, amounted to 9256 cars. On the same basis It is estimated that the yield of apples rn 1918 will amount to from 500 to 1000 cars less. However, most other estimates have ranged higher and place the approximate yield from 1OO0 to 1500 cars more in 1918. Powdery mildew Is apparently worse 'than last year, Newtowns. Spitzenbergs and Winesaps are in light blossom, but the size Of apples may .be larger and offset the ap parent reduction in crop. Considerable de pends upon the spraying now in progress. Wenatchee division: It is estimated that the crop in the Wenatchee section, including Chelan and Okanogan counties, etc., will amount to 250,000 bushels, which Is well up to the average of the past five years. The Jonathsn crop Is sbout 40 per cent of nor mal. Nearly 50 per cent of the planting In ths district Is of two varieties the Jona than end the Wlnesap. Spokane district: The apple crop is esti mated to be about three times as much as was produced last year. Last year's crop was 4. ,2 cars, which was considerable below normal. It Is hard to estimate until the full effect of the June crop Is determined. Peaches Yakima district: The estimated 1018 crop Is from 500 to 05O cars ss against 1960 cars of lsst year. The loss Is due m-ninly to frost damage. Pears Yakima district: Pears are esti mated 60 per cent of normal crop, partly due to frost. Some districts were hit this year which have escaped in other -years. The set Is lighter, but the- size will probably be larger. Spokane district: The estimate on pears Is that the 1918 crop will be 50 per cent of the 1917 crop. Cherries Spokane district: It Is estimated the 1916 crop Is 80 per cent of lsst year's crop. CORN VALUES RALLY FLURRY OVER U-BOAT RAID COMES TO 'BS D. Prices Close Firm and Ttto to Three Cents IIlBher at Chlcaeo Oats Are Also- Lifted. CHICAGO. June 4. Corn rallied brlsklv today from the bearish effects of the sub marine raid. Prices closed firm. 2c to 3c net nigner, wun June 1.0. and July to oats gained ic to 2V4c and provisions 2uc to 50c. It was evident from the outset that the flurry over U-boats had come to an end. so Tar as the corn market was Involved. Sell ing pressure, wnich was so obvious the pre vious day, had greatly diminished. Activity by seaboard exporters helned to lift the value of oats.- The market was like wise stimulated by the upturns in the corn market. Provisions responded to the advance of grain and hogs. At first, though, values dis played considerable weakness, owing to a slackening of demand and to Increased Western stocks or meat. Leading futures ranged ss follows CORN. Open. TTI-rh. T.nw. r-tnmm June i.-y-i l..)"-i Il.-JTT, $1.8014 July 1.31S 1.33T4 1.31 1.332 OATS. July 65S4 -67U ."U Aug 61 .62 U .6H4 MESS PORK. July 40.35 41.15 40.20 41.15 Sept 41.35 LARD. July ' 24.2.1 24.-0 24.15 24.50 24.70 Sept 24.47 24.7-0 24.40 SHORT RIBS. July 22.00 22.25 21.85 22 25 Sept. 22.50 22.75 22.33 2276 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow. $1.6001.65: No. a yellow, no. 4 yellow, $1.45. oats io. a wnne, (i 01340; standard 730 74c. . Rye No. 2. $1.70. Barley $101.28. Timothy $508. -Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $24.25. Ribs $21.75022.12. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, June 4. Flour. $10.80 per barrel. Grain Wheat, Government price. $3.50 per cental; barley, $2.8302.80; oats, white feed, nominal; corn, uanrornia yellow. $3.85, Hay Wheat and wheat and oats. S 23 63 25: tame oat, $24 0 26; barley. $18 0 20; alfalfa. $140is; oariey straw, ou err BOC. Meals Alfalfa, carload lota, $30034; co coanut, $43. Coffee Futures Steady. NEW YORK. June 4. The market Tor coffee futures was steady today. There ap peared to be no serious apprehension that the latest submarine developments would cause anything more than a very tempo rary disturbance of shipping. Prices opened unchanged and closed at a net advance of 8 to 5 points with July selling around $-23 and December 8.55. Spot coffee dull; Ro 7s $',; Santos 4s, 1O-011. Cotton Crop Condition High. WASHINGTON, June 4. The cotton crop was in better condition on May 25 than on that date in any of the last 10 years ex cepting In 1911, the year of record produc tion, the Department of Agriculture an nounced today in its first cotton report of the season. The condition of the cotton crop May 15 was 82.3 per cent of a normal, compared with 69.5 on that date last year. 77.5 in 1916, 80.0 In 1915, and 79.0 the 10 year average, the Department of Agricul ture todsy announced. Revised estimates announced today show the area planted and In cultivation at the end of June last year was 34.ii25.00Oi seres, while the area picked was 3a.Btl.iMMi acres. The average yield per acre was 159.7 pounds of lint. . N K W TORK. June 4. Spot cotton, steady. Middling, 2tf.5oe. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGOT June 4 Butter Unchanged. Eggs Higher. Receipts, 39.030 cases; firsts, 29081c; ordinary firsts, 26029c; at mark, cases Included. 29 03Oc. Metal Market. NEW TORK. June 4. Metal exchange quotes lead firm. Spot 7.12 'j 0 7.30c Spel ter, steady. East St. Louis delivery., spot, 7.207.40 - - Doluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. June 4. Linseed, .71; ar rive, u.n, July, 3.74 bid; October, 3.47VS asked. nrled Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. June 4. Evaporated apples. dull. Prunes, waiting. Hops, Ktr.. at New York. NEW TORK, June 4. Hops, bides and wool, unchanged. REEF OFFERINGS LIGHT CATTLE ARB MOLDING FIRM AT RECENT ADVANCE. Hogs Steady at North Portland Stoek- yard Sheep Inclined te Be Easy. There was a fair amount of business at the stockyards yesterday. Trading in the cattle division was not heavy and prices held firm at the higher levels established at the opening of the week. In the hog mar ket the bulk of sales were again on the basis of $17.25 for top trade. Sheep and lambs were unchanged, but the undertone of values can be called no more than steady, and in some lines the tendency is easier. Receipts were 299 cattle. 21 calves. 207 hogs and 182 sheep. Shippers were: F. L. Marx, Cottonwood, Cal., 3 cars of jcsttle: B. Brown. Corning, Cal., 4 cars catt and calves: Appleton at Wtckersham. Deer Is land, 1 car cattle; F. Look, McMinnvIlle, 1 car hogs. The day s sales were as follows: Wt. Price. I 795 $ 5 001 4 ewes. . . Wt. Price. 132 $ 9.00 17 cows. . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow 1 heifer. . 1 steer. . . 1 calf 8 calves. . o 6.B01 196 sheep. . 7 8.50 6K0 3.50118 sheep. . V.00I50 steers.. 10.00! 17 steers. . 11.001 7 cows... 10.001 2 cows... 11.00 2 bulls. .. 11.50! 1 calf . . .. 9.00118 hogs. . . 7.001 10 hogs. .. 11.001 10 hogs. .. 10.501 1 hog.... 123 1227 1225 970 Oll.l 1400 150 210 250 250 370 170 2.10 115 180 209 865 350 188 170 141 137 208 142 150 150 79 15.50 14.50 13.O0 10.50 7.60 8.25 10.00 17.10 17.25 17.25 16.25 17.25 17.25 15.75 17.25 17.25 16.25 16.25 17.25 16 00 810 770 1300 120 100 173 400 100 90O 940 J 91 207 106 112 .155 320 330 297 180 440 1H1 270 131 76 56 125 205 15C.2 119 123 67 44 calves. . 2 calves. . 1 calf . .. 6 cows. . . 1 heifer. . 18 hogs. . . 17 1 hog. 86 hogs. . . 17.101 17.00 1 hog. . . 2 hogs. . 6 hoss. .. 78 hogs. . . 15.7, 10 hogs. . 2 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . 1 hog. .. 7 hogs. . . 17.001134 hogs. . 16.50 hogs. 16.75 10.10 17.2.-.I 16.25 17.00 1 hog. .. . 20 hogs. .. 24 hogs. . . 30 hogs. . . 67 hogs. . . 1 hog 15.60 65 hogs. . . 1 hogs. . . 15. 7.1 5 hogs. . . 8 hogs. . . 16.00:20 hogs. 17.10 15,75112 hogs. .. 10.501 4 hogs. . . 10.00'17 hogs. .. 9.50 27 lambs. . 15.75 25 lambs. 17.10 16.75 17.00 16.1.1 11.00 8.00 7.00 3 lambs. 14 ewes-. . 2 bucks. . 6.001217 lambs. 65 7.501 1 buck... 130 10.501 2 ewes 130 H.00'34 yearl'gs 98 35 ewes. . . 50 yearl . . 3 yearl. . 10 lambs. . 16.751 Prices current at the local varda ars as follows: Cattle Prices. Prime steers : $14.00015.00 uooa to cnoice steers 12.50 013.50 11.00012.00 Medium to good steers.. Fair to medium steer-t....... 10.50 011.50 11.00 012.00 7.50 s 9.00 4.00 0 6.00 6.50 10.00 8.00 012.50 17.00017.25 16.00 tir 16.25 15.00 01. 1.75 14.50 015.50 Choice cows and heifers Med. to good cows and heifers Canneis Bulls , Calves Hogs Prime mixed Medium mixed .............. Rough heavy Pigs SheeD East-of-mountaln lambs ...... 16.50017.00 Valley lambs 10.00 0 16.50 Vearlings 11.50012.00 Wethers IO..10 n 1 1.00 tCwes 9.00 0 10.50 DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED Shipments En Route to Leading Livestock Markets of Country. Destinations of livestock loaded June 3 (Double decks counted as two can). Cattle Horses Mxrd. calves Hogs Sheep mules stock. Austin 2 IS Baltimore 4 23 Ronton 22 41 Buffalo 11 40 . Cedar Rapids.. 7 11 2 Chicago 587 188 80 10 Cincinnati .... 18 20 1 Cleveland 10 9 1 .... 1 8 7 6 '.iii 27 4 33 .1 26 "53 3 Cudahy " Denver 72 8 . . 1 Dttrolt 35 25 "1 E. St. I.OUlS... 162 132 39 o Fort Worth... 120 5 26 Indianapolis .. 42 50 Jersey City.... 49 15 S 1 Kansas city ;- it" i Los Angeles... 29 1 7 2 Milwaukee . 3n it 1 .... New York 138 27 Ogden 3 1 .... '.2 Oklahoma City 26 8 1 6 Omaha 272 116 35 2 33 ' 4 3 10 Philadelphia .. 12 o e .... Pittsburg. .... i'o 10 1 Portland 5 6 St. Joseph .'. .. 60 70 4 1 Salt Lake City 3 1 2 St. Paul 25 23 San Francisco. Seattle tloux City Spokane ...... Tacoma ....... Wichita Varioua Totals 2794 1854 654 109 470 One week ago. 2679 1934 507 112 643 Four w'ks ago. 3133 2094 792 84 . 459 State origins of livestock loaded June 8: For Portland 13 46 3 7 3 37 67 9 ...T '"i 9 17 603 86 307 Oregon ....... 5 6 6 Totals 5 A One .week ago. 7 2 4 Four w'ks ago. 10 For Seattle Oregon 2 T 8 Washington . . 1 Totals Seattle 3 7 3 One week ago. 31 4 4 Four w'ks ago. 28 8 4 3 "3 . 4 4 Chicago UTCstock Market. CHICAGO. June 4. Hons Receipts. 14. 000. higher. Bulk, $16.50P16.S0: heavy, butchers, $16.45f 18.70: light butchers. $18.70 ? 16.95; prime, heavy, $16.45 lt.00; heavy packing, $18 10610.40: rough heavy, $15.50 til 10; selected light, $16. 85 -17.05; medium and ll;lit mixed, $18.60 18.80; pigs, $16.25 17. nniti. n...ni. is Ann -' w x.-r .. --- - - . - - - -. " - . others -weak; calves, stockers and feeders steady. SheepReceipts, 1000, higher. "Western lambs, choice light shorn, $17.60; Spring lambs, higher: choice, natives, $19.75; na tive ewes, best handywelghta. $14.75. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. June 4. Hogs Receipts. JISOO. market 10c higher. Heavy, $16.40016.50; mixed. $10.50 16.55: light, $16 18.60; pigs. $12fl6; bulk of sales. $16 551.B5. Cattle Receipts. 6S00, market stesdy to lOc lower. .auvQ steers. iz.":5il7.40: cows and heifers. $9.50(oP14: "Western steers. $9.5014.50: Texas steers, $80 12.25; cows and hellers. $T.50 U.50; eanners. $7,504) 10.75; stockers and, feeders. $7.5013; calves, -swi-.-O. duus, stags, etc, $3,50 0 12.50. Sheep Receipts. 3500, market strong. Yearlings. $16 "t" 17.30; wethers. $14,504 16.50;. ewes, $10(rl3; Iambs, 16.25 9 19.50. 4,, I Centralis to Aid Orphans. CENTRALIA, Wash.. June 4. (Spe cial.) The fund started In CenLralia to assist Company M, 161st . Infantry, In supporting Andre ana blmone Lamulle French war orphans recently adopted by the company, was- Increased at the Chautauqua last night by subscriptions of $S0, following" an appeal from the platform by Edgar Reed, Superintend ent of Schools. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. ExtraT Orpheum Show Tonigrht. Adv. WIDE GAINS .MADE Representative Shares Are Strong on Broad Market. STEEL'S RISE MAIN FACTOR News From France of 3Iore Interest to Traders Than Exploits of Submarines Marine Shares. Firm -Bond List Irregular. N-E-V TORK. June 4 Evidently the ex ploits of enemy submarines along the At ls;.ttlc sesboard did not enter seriously into wall street's calculations today. Fan more interest was manifested In war bulletins, telling of ths assistance rendered br Ameri can troops in checking the German drive at the Marne. All divisions of the stock market o-sened t material sains, t H k.in. .-.,..-. 1 enhanced during the active forenoon. Ship pings. Including shares of coastwise com panies, participated in the advance. reactions occurred on the reduced deal ing of mldsesslon. partly as a result of the French Official rCDort. Reversal's mod erate, however, and arfmntmA nni, a speculative futures, specialties attaining to uuc-ier levels than before. United States Cteel s . early rise of 24 points was a material factor in the strength of affiliated issues. Baldwin "Locomotive was foremost among, equipments at an ex treme advance of 4 oolnts. HaIm m -rH :.in . 000 shares. Except the tax exempt SUi all the lib erty Issues made further recessions to new iow rtroraa Tin rirst and second 4s fell to 93 snd the 414s to 95.32. The general bond list was irregular. Total sales, par value, aggregated $7,250,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Salea Am Beet Pug., l.aoo American Can.. 8.5oo Am Car & Kdry. 3,300 American Loco.. 2.100 Am Sm ft Kefg.. 2,:ioo Am Sugar ftefg. .'too Am Tel A Tel... 2.6U0 Am Z I. Sm Anaconda Cop. . 7,900 Atchison tjuO AG4WIS81. 2.300 Bait 4 Ohio .... l.iuo B 8 Copper California Petrol 2,200 Canadian Pacif. 000 Central Leather 1,000 Chess at Ohio... 900 Chi M ii St P. .. 2.100 Chi & N W CHItP ctfs.. 2,200 Chlno Copper... Goo Colo Fu & Iron.. 10,300 Corn Prod Refg. 5.000 Crucible Steel... S.ooo Cuba Cane Sug.. 1.10O Distill Securities 25,4i0 High. 66 4.1 7 64 S 70 10V 100", "63 83 Low. bid. 64 43 , 7 tw- 7." l"Stt 99 6;i' ' e4Vi H.- 64 "io'i 147 84 V, 5SV 43 V, :? 40 03 " 21 57 1.-.-. 140, 120 00 44 !4 79 63 14 70 10 UO 13 63 Tm B4 lo.-. 21 20 146 651, 5S 43-14 02 41 4H 40 04 2m i 5S 15- 14H 121 4 00 32 no 50 14 104 2S 30 1S, 32 11 S:i 24 23". 68 39-t 72 43 10.1 Hv4 21 20 43 H 50 '4 il 106H 55 5 "26 V 148 00 V4 fS"i 44 is 42 4IM 41" C4- 30 60 18 140 122 Brie 200 600 General Klectrlc General Motors. Ot North pfd . . . , Gt Nor Ore ctfs. Illinois Central.. Inspir Copper. . , Int M M pfd Inter Nickel.... Inter Paper .... 6.300 V.366 4' 300 4.5U0 :iuo 2,4110 tuio 500 32 Vt - 31 50-, 105 2S 37 IS14 32 40 102 i 35 IS'i 32 'i K. J Southern... Kennecott Cop.. Louis 4c Nash... Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. .. Missouri Pacif. . . 6,900 V.666 04,-. 23 "20 V4 73 44 83 "23" "26' " 72 i Montana Power. NevacLi. Copper.. 500 N Y ("entral.... 2.000 N Y N H & 11. . 12.3O0 Nor & "West Northern Pacif.. 400 Pacific Mall Pae Tel at Tel Pennsylvania . . 2.10O Pittsburg Coal.. S0O 87 80", 43i :r;,.,:s- iib'4 87 "m 24 42 U "MS--, 121 123 '4 100 H "iiii," 43 4! SSi. 86 "M'i 23 41 140 121 120 iis- "7SS Kay i-OTisol Clp. 400 Reading 74.5O0 Rep Ir Steel.. 6.100 86-4 16 s:i, 23', 42 147 121 4 121 !!-i HO TO 23 no Phat Arls Cop Southern Pacif.. 400 Southern Rv . .. 3.000 Studebaker Co.. s.ooo Texas Co 4O0 Union Pacific. ... 4. 000 IT S Ind Alcohol. 3.SOO U S Steel 190.000 do nrtl Utah Copper 1.S00 Wabash pfd B Western Union Westing Electric 1.800 42-4 41 s. 42 4. lotal sales ror the day, ToO.uoo snares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s reg. . 08 (Pae T T 6s. . 90 96 87 97S 91 - 90 ""i do coupon 9S Penn con 4s.. 9 Union Pac 4s. . . 994lu S Steel 6s 105i'South Pac cv 5" U S 3s reg . . do coupon U S 4s reg . . do coupon 103-j, Anglo-French 5a Atchison gen 4s m I U H Lib 3s. . . 614HT 8 Lib 1st 4-. 9 70 L K . ref 5s NYC deh 6s. . 4iU R Lib 2d 4s. ...93.50 U U 8 Lib 4Vil 95.76 69 Vi I Nor Pacific 4s. Nor Pacific 3s. Bid. Mining Mocks at Boston. BOSTON. June 4. Closing quotations: Allouez 49 IN Butte Arls Com 13 U Old bom 15 41 OO 72 4 2 3-. 9i 26 40 I and .Ariz .. ' losceola Cal and Hecla.. 442 lOiilnrv Centennial 12H 'Superior Cop R Con Co... 441 Sup and Bos M. I-: Butte COO . M Bit .Shannon Franklin 4 -S Utah Cons " '. '. '. '. Isle Roy (cop). 23 Wolverine Lake Cop 6 V Green r,n,n.. Mohawk 62 Money, Exchange. Klc. NEW YORK. June 4. Mercantile paper, four months. per cent: six months, a oer cent. sterling. AO-day bills. il 7H -.nnn.--. clal OM-day bills on banks. $4.72: commercial OO-day bills. $4.714; demand, $4 75; cables, $4.76 7-16. Francs, demsnd, 6.71 -k,: cables. 6.70. Guilders. demand. 40 ; rabies. 66. Ll-re. demand. 9.11; cables, 9.0. Rubles, denaand, 13; cables, 14 nom inal, k Bar silver, 9Bttc psr ouncs. Mexican dollars, 77c. Government bonds, heavy; railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans easier; 00 dsys 5 8 per eent: 90 days.. 5-496 per" cent; six monl-hs," z 6 per cent. Call money steady: high. 4 per cent: low. 4 per cent: ruling rates, 4 per cent; closing bid. 4 per cent; offered at 4 per cent; last loan, 4 per cent. LONDON. June '4. Bar silver. 48id per ounce. Money. 24 per cent. Discount rates short bills. S per eent; three months' bills. 3 per cent! DAILY CITY STATISTICS . . ", Births. STEVENSON To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevenson. 8625 Sixtieth avenue. May "0 a daughter. TENTK.V To Mr. and Mrs. i..lnl t ten, 74S Falling. May 24, a son. RICHARDS To Mr. and Mrs. David "W Rlrharua, 410 East Forty-fifth, Msy 20. a son. ' BARNHART To Mr. snd Mrs. Albert L. Barnhart. 806 Depauw, May 24. a daughter HINEa To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jlli.es' 19 srout. May 20. a son. BROWN To Mr. and Mrs. W.'A. Brown 345 North Twenty-third, May 26, a daugh ter. . CIMBOLO To Mr. and Mrs. Fortunate Clmbolo. 5735 Sixty-third avenue. May 22 a daughter. "" TO JO To Mr. and Mrs. Takaahl T0J0. 512 Aider. Msy-24. a daughter. BROWN To Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brown. 12S West Wygant. May 30. a daughter. HtlSijER To Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hui ser. 87 East Seventy-sixth. May 30. a son. MORGAN To Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Morgan, 010 East Ash. May 23, a daughter ABENDROTH To Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Abemiroth. 754 Front, May 27. a daughter. LUVENE To Mr. and Sirs. Henry Lu vene, 572 First. May 30. "a daughter. ENGLISH To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Will lam English, 719 East Sixtieth. May 27, a daughter. Marriage X-lceoses. HARRISON-ALBION William Henry Harrison, legal. Canton. 111., and Clara Hen rietta Albion, legal, 388 Eleventh street SENN-NEIGER ATiton SeTTn, 21, 210 Yam hill street, and Emma Neiger, 21, Hillsdale Or. ' JACOBSON-WIRT O. T. Jacobson. -n Amity, Or., and lone Elisabeth Wirt, 26 Almlra apartments, city. KO RES KI-PA INTER Martin A. Koresk. 23. 515 Mill street, and Vera B. Painter, 21 llo7 East Carruthers street. ' SWAN-RANDALL Emll N". Swan, '24. 1481 Portsmouth avenue, and Ruth E. Randall 20, 2S Gllssn street. K.OENIC-HINTON William Koenlg. 20 431 West Park street, and Hilda Hlnton. 23, 132 East Sixty-second street. SCHIOLER-NA-m Jack Schloltr. 28, 1530 MORRIS BROTHERS, INC. Established 25 Years. 201 Railway Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon. THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE OF OREGON Municipal Bonds Yielding from 5 to 6.85 If you must SKI. I, your Liberty Honda, SK1.L to l'. If you raa BIT more Ub-rrty Bonds. Bl V from iia. A e BUY -ad vre M-;Ll, at Ike market. Telephone Main 3409. PAYMENTS ABROAD If you wish to send money to anyone abroad and it is necessary that it should be received . at once, we shall be pleased to arrange the matter by cable. The Canadian Bank of Commerce PORTLAND, OREGON Corner Fourth and Stark Streets Kast Taylor street, and Laura Lillian Nash, ' liuilillng Permits. JOHN DKRR Repair residence. 786 Kast Tenth North, between Beech and Falling; builder, same: $J.".0. LARS LAHSE.N Erect shack. East Kelly street, between Tblrty-elghth and Thirty ninth: builder, same; $75. HKOOKK KSTATE Repair store. 34.1 Washington, betwt-en Broadway snd Park; J. A. Melton Co . builders: $400. STEWART BROS. Erect shop. 330 Four teenth street, between Qutmhy and Raleigh; James Judge, builder; $1000. HARRY WHITK Erect garage. 883 Dunrkley street, between Kast Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth; Beat 4c Melkea. builders; $275. I. J. MA HONEY Erect garage. 5S4 East Twenty-first North, between "Stanton and Knoll; Beat Melkea. builders: $400. S. H. GRAHAM Erect garage. 10S4 Wasco, between iseneca and East Thirly seventh; builder, same; $:iOO. WILL S. HALE Erect residence. De pauw street, between Flsk and Olin; builder, same: $300. - A. WILKMAN Repair residence. 633 First street, between Meade and Baker; Benton A Young, builders: $200. A. W1LDMAN Repair residence, 533 First street, between Meade and Baker; Benton 4k Young, builders; $300. JAMES A. RANDALL Repair residence. 554 Tillamook, between Twelfth and Thir teenth: builder, same: $100. JAMES A. RANDALL Erect garage. 654 Tillamook, between Twelfth and Thirteenth; builder, same: soo. J. T. - DAVIS Erect garage. 251 East Seventy-ninth North, between Holladay a.nd Multnomah; nuilner, same; '. J. C. A INS WORTH Repair residence. 1S1 Sixth street, between Yamhill and Taylor; o. K. & Rose Citv Co.. builders: JlotlO. B. B. BRUM WELL Repair residence. 711 Spokane avenue, between Seventeenth and rtlneteenth, nuiiaer. same: -uu. T. T. PARKER Erect garage. 154S Mary land, between Stafford and Buffalo; builder, same; $70. L. C. WEIR Repair residence. SOS Ivan hoe, between C.ttlln and St. Johns avenue: builder, same; $35. J. HAHN Repair residence. 930 North Ed ison; builder, same: $00. - W. W. 8TEVEN.SON Iralr residence. 1040 North Ivanhoe. between Heno and Weyer hauser avenue: builder. Frank Tuft; $120. JOHN ADAMS Erect shack. 02 Seneca street: builder, same; $150. C. VROMAN Repair residence. 4025 Sixty fourth street Southeast, between Fortieth and Forty-first avenues: builder, same; $0O. A. HORN Repair residence. O-tO East Main, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth; builder, same; $00. H. C. PHILLIPS Erect garage. 430 Will iams avenue, between San Rafael and Tilla mook: builder, same: $00. J. G. SCIIMID Erect residence. R34 East Sixty-fourth North, between Falllug and "snaver: Dumisr, .-n-- . . , W. H. CULLERS Repair residence. 5S0 East Twenty-second North, between Knott and Brazee; Tranchell & Parellus, builders; 3'i?K. HTJN'DUX Repair residence. 7720 Foster road, between Seventy-seventh and Seventy-eighth. Tranchell & Parellus. bulld- erMRS.4S.' E. MULKEY Erect residence. Smith avenue, between Chicago and John; builder, same: $3201). S. E. MULKEY Erect, garage. Smith ave nue, between Chicago and John; builder. ,asiCLUHITT SAVINGS or TRUST COM PANY Repair store and office, 84 Fourth tree-, between Oak and Stark; anderhod Bros., builders: $30O. c BALLOU & WRIGHT Repair storage. 80 Broadway. b. tween Oak and Stark; Camp & DuPuv. builders: $70. M4.RTA K. SCRUTTON Repair r-ldence. 330 East Thirty-fifth, between " 1 "rn' and Harrison: John Scrutton, builder. $40. J J. OLIVER Erect gsrag.-. 941 Eighteenth street, between Skldmore and Ma-ion bUlldT, same; $,.-. W H ANDERSON Erect garsge. 710 Fast Sixty-fifth street North; "auilUer. same. $70. PERSONAL MENTION. If. West, of Sacramento, Is at the J. H. Jackson, of Lostine. Is at the Seward. W. D. Hodgson, of Ashland, Is at the Oregon. J. T. Morse, of Medford. la 'at the Benson. O. J. Krueger, of Gresham. is at the Perkins. lu A. Prescott. of La Grande, is at the Imperial. ' J. S. Lincoln, of St- Louis, in at the Portland. II. F. Qechsle. of Gresham ia at the Portland. Lv Grundel, of San Francisco, is at the Ritz. P. K. Reed, of Spokane, Wash., is at the Eaton. E. H. White, of Spokane, Wash., Is at the Eaton. U O. Harrison, of Seattle, is at the Multnomah. - Robert McMath, of Westport, is at the Carlton. IX T. McDonald, of Tacoma, is at the Multnomah. Henry Hoeck. of North Bend, is at the Carlton. T. S. DeVoln. of Loa Angeles, is at the Benson. W. A. Johnson, of McCoy, is at the Washington. F. E. Tollard, of Woodburn, is at the Washington. S. Roquette. of Albany, is at the Washington. J. R. Teasdale, of Flint, Mich., is at the Oregon. Edward Bell, of St. Paul, Minn., Is at the Oregon. L. T. Jessup, of Takima, Wash., is at the Imperial. Hector Macpherson, of Corvallis, is at the Nortonia. W. M. Millar, "of Spokane. "Wash., Is at the Benson. W. E. Lynch, of Lewiston, Idaho, Is at the Perkins.. T. Bryant, of 1 Corvallis, is registered at the Oregon. J. F. Connor, of Tacoma, Wash., is at the Cornelius. F. A. Gantson, of Cottage Grove, is at the Seward. C. H. Barnett, of Wasco, is registered at the Imperial. Mrs. Frank Davis, of. Jordan Valley, Is at the Eaton. Charles Cunningham, of Pendleton, is at ttte Portland. Frank H. Shepherd, of Corvallis, is at the Imperial. IV. F. Rogers, of Vancouver, Wash., is at the Perkins. A.R- McCall. of the United States Navy, is at the Rita. Harry Davis, of Monmouth, is regis tered at the Perkins.' "Charles Jt. McCormack, of San Fran cisco, is at the Benson. Mr. McCormack . m?vit.n!r residence. 1032 East Lincoln, between Thirty-fourth and Marguerite: builder. T. :room : . OTTO KM-" Repair residence. 011 ur - ton betweVn Mllwaukle and Fifteenth street: Vanderhod Bros., builders; s" .. w . Is largely interested in the lumber busi ness at St. Helena and other points. S. M. Kinney, of Minneapolis, is reg istered at the Carlton. Chris Johnson and family, of North Bend, are at the Carlton. T. A. Coleman, of Chicago, Is regis tered at the -Multnomah. Dr. B. K. Smith and Mrs. Smith, of Burns, are at the Seward. George E. Duff, of Oakland. Cal.. Is registered at the Portland. "George Clark, of Yakima, Wash., is registered at the Cornelius. L- C. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers, of Astoria, are at the Cornelius. Mrs. James W. Furcell and sons, of La Grande, are at the Cornelius. J. Franklin and Mrs. Franklin, of Ashland, are at the Multnomah. M. J. Harr of Walla Walla, Wash., is registered at the Washington. J. Clifton and Mrs. Clifton, of Chi cago, are registered at the Ritz. Mrs. and Miss Zumwault. of Camas, Wash., are registered at the Eaton. Donald D. Conn and Mrs. Conn, of Minneapolis. Minn., are registered at the Benson. Mr. Conn is one of the prominent lumbermen of the Northwest and has extensive interests in Oregon. LAUD HOT SATISFACTORY COMPI,AlTS HEARD FROM JACKSON' COUNTY AGAINST GOVERNMENT. O. A C. Grant Opened to Settle-neat With All liest Aaricoltural Soil Withheld. It Is Declared. MEDFORD, Or.. June 4. (Special.) According to local ranchers living near the O. & C. grant lands recently opened in Jackson County, there has been gen eral dissatisfaction with Government methods on the part of applicants. Many farmers who came from distant points with the belief that good agricultural land was to be opened up, after in specting the units, returned in disgust, according- to common report. It Is claimed by those familiar with the matter that timber land has been classified as agricultural land, sandy and rocky wastes as grarinp land, and that practically all of the fertile sec tions of the revested area have been withheld from entry by the officials at Washington. Of the 464,000 acres in Jackson County comprising the grant, less than half has been thrown open, and all the best tracts along Rogue Hlver which would make profitable farms have been withheld. The general feeling in Southern Ore gon is that the entire matter has been woefully mismanaged. Not only did the Government agents who classified the land do a poor Job, tut the present sys tem, instead of encouraging settlement and increasing the productivity of Ore gon, drives prospective settlers away nnd leaves the rich railroad lands idle. There were 125 applicants in the draw ing which closed May 28, and on June 10 the units not filed on in this area will again be thrown open. In the sec ond drawing the applicant can file without regard to units that is, he can apply for land that is adjoining, no matter whether It is included in the official unit or not. But it is felt there will be few fillings until the system at Washington is rhnncreil. Morton Hunter Ilusy. MORTON, Wash., June 4. (Special.) Newberry Truman. who recently moved from Riffe to Chehalis will have to look to his laurels if he wishes to retain the title of champion hunter in these parts. His rival Is A. M. Burns, who has to his credit II cats, three coyotes, one bear, one coon and three mink. His specialties are cougars and wild cats. 5,000,000 Children in Test. WASHINGTON. June 4. More than 6.000,000 children are entered in the Nation-wide weighing and measuring test, according to figures made public today by the children's bureau of the Department of Labor. Directions for saving the lives of children have been sent to thousands of local workers. Extra! Orpheum Show Tonight. Adv. HOTEL) PERklNS FIFTH A Nil WASHI.NGTOX STRESTf. PORTLAND. OREGOIf. At Clty'a Retail crater. Rates to Suit You Iptrlal Low Ualca t PermaBcat UneatJh TKAVELER8' GUIDE. S.S. BEAVER Restored to Route SAILS 3 P. M. SUNDAY, JUNE B for SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The San Francisco at Portland SS. C'e, Third and Washington Si la. with Union Paciflc Telephone Uroadway 4o00; A 6121 DRENCH LIND C0MPA8NIE GEXE1ULE TRUSATUIITIQOE j Eiprtii Ptstil Ssrtlcs NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS WEEKLY DEPAKTl'RRS. tu-rasl Bros.. Ir. Caawt Asents, 109 Cherry Ht.. beattle. or any Loral Areola. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND 60CTU SKA! l Tahiti And lUk-atoniv Mall &n4 ptv Dftr rvlc from Saa Francisco avary yUNION S. 8. CO. OF NEW IKAT.ANTX 110 California, tit.. 6an Pi-ancta-p. r local uamhij and rallxvad aseaciaa-. 1