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19 TIIE MOHXIXO OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY. )ECE3IBEli 4, 1918. SHIPBUILDERS IVIAY ; FILL FOREIGN ORDERS Favorable Instructions Re ceived From Corporation. FLAG" TRANSFER POSSIBLE Construction May Equal Tonnage Affected by Recent Suspen sion Order. VTeei shipbuilder mar negotiate contracts with foreign Intereita and they may cone tract Teasels with as surances they will be free of requisi tion, the transfer of flags being poasi- ble. if permission is first obtained from the Shipping Board, according to a pri vale message received yesterday, in letter from Charles Pies. Tica-presldent f the Emergency Fleet Corporation. the builders are told they may con struct vessel for domestic or foreign account eaual to the amount of -ton rage on which work was ordered sua- rsded 19 days ago. Mr. Pies wrote under date of No ember It, the day after the suspen ion Instructions were Issued, and be referred to the communication as being a reply to one sent by the Oregon NVood Shipbuilders Association No vember 1. in which it was requested that the probable future of the Gov ernment's programme be made known. The letter follows: The decision not to extend tbe weed ship programme, and. la fact, to reduce that ai ready arranasd for. is due to two tacts: First That both tbe Lake yards and tbe wood yards of tbe country bays ef neces sity confined their construction to vessels nndar eooo tons dsaoweignt. tm activnj of tbsse yards will produce a flsst of about JIM ef these ! a number greatly In excess ef those which .we caa profitably . employ. Tbe decision that nas forced upon the board was. therefore, to curtail toe pro gramme for tbe steel ships bulldlnr la the Las.ee and tbe wood ships building en the Atlantic and Pacific Coins Second That tbe wooden ships have been proaounced by our operating division purely emergency ships, without much commercial value under competitive coaamous. While tbe board of trustees bas dictated the policy la respect of curtailment and cancellations. It Is ery mindful ef the sen- oral disturbance to industry ana. particu larly, to tbe employment of labor wblcb wholesale cancallations may result In: snd while. In accordance with Its instructions, wa ara ndesvortn to so arrangs tbls pro gramme of retrenchment that there will be aa llttls as possible dlaturoanee ana asrausv tnant In tbe labor and business market, the board la. nevertheless, convinced that It would be unwise to proceed with tbe con struction ef a larre number ef vessels thst at the time of their completion would prove unprofitable Investments le tbe Government. Orders for the ean-l!atlon of almost 150 wooden ships. In addition to the barges al ready canceled, have been received from the board and teterrama suspending operations in resard to these vesse's wers ssnt today. We desire that shipbuilders will prepare a statement of the work already done and the money already expended en tbe hulls thus suspended, and that ws may make proper adjudication of them. In the meantime, wood shipbuilders are gives aa opportunity in securs orders tor an equivalent tonnage for private or foreign account, this con stituting. In fact, permission to sell the eon tracts for the veasels suspended by today's ordsr. If buyers can be found. If you de find as opportunity for such sola, pit advise promptly, eendlng such advice te Harold V. Ambert. cars of United States Shipping Board. Washington. D. C-. who bas char re of the granting ef the necessary per mits Please bear m mind thst tbe subject ef deciding on tbe veesels te be canceled Is wholly within ths province ef tbe board of trustees of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and that the executives and officers of tbe corporation s re bnt carrying out the instruc tions of the board. WOOD VESSELS ARE PROVED left here Monday, will follow the aame route and handle freight only. 6hip Built Before War Show Quali ties That Insure 6 access. In the opinion of W. R. Hewitt, ma rine superintendent for the Charles R. alcCormick fleet, the wood ship Indus try is firmer today than ever, for 'he feels that the vessels built before the war and during the flist two years have proved fully their adaptability to Pa clflo trade requirements, and. in the main, have given every indication of durability tn line with what waa ac complished In former days with wood carriers. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 8. (Special.) The Dutch steamer Bin tang. Captain Botje, sailed for Batavta today wltb freight con sisting ef general cargo. Including a big consignment of automobiles. All United States bluejackets will be with drawn from ships in the harbor here within the next few days Tble will be done in compliance with aa order received from Washington by Lieutenant F. K. Nash, In charge of the Naval Port Guard, of more than 1000 men. Tbe guard was assigned to the duty of protecting shipping in the harbor in September. 1817. and bas since been on constant duty, boarding an average of 73 ships s day. Patrick Duffy, known among local ship pers aa the Australian apple king, sailed for Sydney on the Oceanic liner Ventura, Cap tain Dawson, today. Duffy handles thous ands of tons of Pacific Cosst and Eastern apples to the commonwealth every year snd is going to the couth Pacific to arrange lor an extension of the market. Snowy Baker, the 8ydney athletic pro moter, was another passenger, and said be would soon be followed by a string of Coast pugilists who will go to Australia to show the local talent up. The Ventura was booked with 210 passengers. This Is a capacity list and all that can be accommodated on th liner. There wae a full general cargo. The trana-Paelfie' travel bas outgrown the present ship accommodations and the thous ands of travelers between this coast and the Orient cannot be accommodated, according to passengers who arrived from the Far East on the Korea ilaru. of the Toyo Klsen Kalsha. today. Ths liner brough 187 in the first-class. 25 la tbe second and 347 Asiatics la the steerage quarters. The cabin passen gers said that ths majority of berthings had been secured months In advance and tne Far East is filled witb thousands of per, sons who desire transportation, but cannot be provided by the existing facilities. ASTORIA. Or, Deo. S. (Special.) Tbe steam schooner Aurella. wltb freight from Portland and Astoria, dropped to the lower harbor this morning and Is awaiting more favorable -weather before proceeding to San Francisco, vis Coos Bay snd Eureka. Tbe steam schooner Daisy .Mathews ar rived at 9:30 tbls morning from San Fran cisco, en route to Portland, with freight. Tbe steam schooner Frank D. 8tout is due from San Francisco to losd lumber at St. Helens The steamer West View, floor laden, irom Portland, for orders, is still weather bound In th lower harbor. The tsnk steamer EI Segnndo and barge 93 are lying in the harbor waiting for the roach seas to subside before proceeding to r". 1 1 'nrn im. The barge Isaac Reed. Inaea witn snip tlmhera for Enreka. will be shifted tnts evening from Westport to the local harbor. fiwATSJ w arbor. Wash.. Dec. S. f Spe cial.) The eteamer Tsmalpals arrived from San Francisco at 11 o'clock this morning. T steamers Svea. Carme! and neiene crossed the bar, outbound. Sunday morning, according to report from lower harbor this afternoon. Movements of Veesels PORTLAND, Dec I Arrived steamer POTATOES ARE WEAK li. NORTHWEST TRADE Per Hundredweight. 38-Ib. clipped white , 53 SO 53.60 Corn, No. S yellow 57.25 57.00 Corn. No. 3 mixed 56.00 56.00 WHEAT Government basis $2.20 per bu. FLOUR Family flour. X10.80911.03 Jjjr barrel: bakers', tlO.70W10.85; whole whrat. 9 SSftlO: sraham. 19.65ft 9.80: barley flour, $10.50$ IS; rye flour, $U.75g18; corn flour. $I2J 12.40; corn meat. 111 ll.ou; oat iiuur. Jll.20sfll.40. MILLFEtID Mill run. soft wheat grades f. o. b mill, carlots. i$32.10 per ton; mixed cars. $32.60; ton lots or over, $34.10; less than tons $35.10: rolled barley, 58s! I ' . , .. tm A KK' .mii. K.rleV C Tlt fl il ! - Prices Are Off About 20 Cents '''ii0 S757. HAY Buvina nrices. f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy. $3033 per ton; Valley timothy. $27 per ton; alfalfa, $118; Valley grain hay, $28; clover. $27;. straw. $910. ' Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras. S860c: prints, narehment wrappers, extras, box lots. Hoc; cartons, 66c; half boxes, fee more: less than half boxes, lc more; buttcr-lat. No. 1, 67c per pound, station. KOfis Oreeon ranch, candled, rots and cracks out, 6Sc: selects, 70S 72c dozen. CHEESE Tillamook. r-0-D. i inamooa: Triolets. S8c: Young Americas, 87c; Coos and Curry County: Triplets, f. o. b. Myrtle Point. 35 e. POULTRY Hens, 2426e: Springs, 26c; broilers, 32c: ducks, 25tj.27c; geese. 20c: tur keys, live, 30632c: turkeys, dressed, 34c VEAL. Fency, :;usj::uvic per pouno. PORK Fancy, 20 21c per poundf Fruits and Vegetables, GROWERS WOULD SELL Moderate Demand for Seed Stock. Movement to Date Much Light er Tlian Year Ago. There has been a weakening of about 20 cents per hundredweight in notatoes In r.i m . .. .. . .1 Loral lobbing Quotations: "'"-uu aa olner northwestern markets, FRUITS Oranges, navels, $3.7597: lent which Indicates an inclination on the part I on8i t6S$7.5 per box; bananas, 84tf9c pet ot growers to sell. Seed stock is moving pound; apples, xie-vo per oox: pears, so- rnjsrc JBP ra till holding back, because Colorado and VEGETABLES Tomatoes, $3 per box; Wisconsin growers are willing to take $1.25. cabbage. $2 32.50 per 100 pounds; lettuce, Oregon growers are expecting the same, but $2.75 per crate; peppers, 12Vjc per pound: at that they cannot compete in tbe Texas celery. 8090o per dozen: eggplant. 153 markets because of the longer haul and 20c per pound; artichokes. $1.75 dozen cauli- higher freJeht flower. $3.50 per crsts; garlic. 35c per pound, nignsr rrelght rate. -, pumpkins. 2c per pound; squash. 2c pel The season is later In the Northwest this pound; beets, $2.25 per sack; carrots. year out to nats Oregon bas shipped only $1.7532 per sack; turnips, 11.1a per sack. YARD PRICES TEND LOWER CATTLE DECLINE HALF DOLLAR AT NORTH PORTLAND. Hogs Are Off Djme From Previous Days Quotations Sheep and Lambs Steady. The livestock market had a weak tendency yesterday in all lines except sheep. Cattle prices dropped about CO cents all around and hogs were- a dime lower than Monday, with $16.75 the ruling top quotation, though a few strictly prime lead brought a quar ter more. A number of sales of iambs and sheep were reported at full prices. Receipts were 124 cattle, 16 calves and SS0 hogs. The day's sales were as follows: WelRht. Pricel Weight. Price. 13 steers. . 1205 SH OO 14 ham 37514.73 44 steers.. 10S8 10.75 2 hogs. . . . . 200 16.73 1 6 steers. .1025 9.O0! 27 hogs 10 14.50 1 1 steer... 1230 12.50i 30 hogs 185 16.50 1 7 steers. .10rt0 10.001 61 hogs.. ...240 16.60 6 steers.. 90 8.00 10 hogs.. .. .325 15.50 2 cows... 0 5. SO 30 hoirs 135 15.25 I 59 cows. ..1105 8.00 106 hogs 181 16.50 1 cow. ...1350 7.25i 7 hogs 334 17.00 29 cows... 985 .00,107 lambs... 90 13.00 27 cows... 910 (17R! 36 lambs... 82 12.75 7 cows... 960 6.50 31 lambs... 68 12.00 2 cows. ..1355 8.25 16 lambs..-. 62, 10.00 14 cows... 955 7.00 6 lambs. ..130 11.50 10 cows... 950 .25 4 yearlings. 120 11.00 in .. i , , . .. o 'Hi 1 1 ,n i a ,....iint.. in 11 on 11 hoes.."." 850 14.501 24 ewes 120 S.00 I 359 hogs... 215 16.75) 2 ewes..... 225 7.00' 9 bogs. . . ins 18.001 Prices current at the local 'yards are as follows: Cattle Prime steers $11.50 12.00 Good to choice steers .... Medium to good steers. ...... .. Fair to rood . steers ... Common to fair steers .......... Choice cows and heifers........ Fair to medium cows, heifers.. Canners Daisy Mathews, from San Francisco. Bslled Steamers Argyll and Atlaa. tor can '" c.sco: Western Bell, for New York for orders; Tiverton, for Ban Pedro Tia West-port. ASTORIA. Dec 8- Arrived at and left up at 10:45 A. it., steamer Daisy Mathews. from Saa Francisco. Dec . Sailed at 1 City, for' Portland SAN FRANCISCO. A. M.. steamer Roe from San Pedro. SEATTLE. Dec S. Arrived (Steamers Taikai Mara, from Dalny; Governor, from Saa Diego: Multnomah, from ban rran- rlaea: Kateblkaa. from Southeastern Aiss- ka. Denarted Steamer Northwestern, for Cordova. TACOVA. Dec S. Arrived Steamer Ka- torl Mara, from Yokohama: oovernor. irom San Francisco: Qusda. from Britannia Beach. Departed Steamer Alaska, for Alaska: West Cape, for France; steam schooner Saatlam. for San Francisco. AS ntANCISCb. Dec S. Sailed Steam era Blntsng (Dutch), for Batavla: George Forbes (Norwegian), for Antofagaata; Kose City, for Portland. B'ver Forecast. The Willamette River at Portland will remain nearly stationary during the next wo or three days except as arrected ay be tide. High tides Wednesday will occur about 7:43 A. M. and T P. M. Tides as Astoria, Wednesday. Hlrh. I Low. 1: A. M...T.4 feeti7:lt A. M 4.0 feet 12: S3 P. M...S.4 feet. 8:10 P. M.. 0.8 foot - Columbia, River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Dec I. Condition of the bar at ft P. M.: Sea. moderate; wind, south, 48 miles. 198 cars aa samiunyl Htf fira h. rKenv.. giving last vaar w . ki ,. . k-o Per hundred; yaklmas. $1.8562.23; sweets, compared with 942. California and Itlaho c,4NlSNS -i Oregon. -$L751g5; California have surpassed their last year's record and browns, $101.75. bavs shipped 7234 and 8538 cars respective- - ' : . . ' ly. Instead of 4728 and 2480 up to Novemoer qtaple Groceries. -8. 1917. Improved csr supply has assisted . , ,.k,;, . I I .m l JUUUIIIK uuulf.,UUB. tn. movement, from Idaho particularly. SUGAR Sack basis: Fruit and .berry. 0-if'A'rrir3 Onrnn RnrhAnkS. f-1 A5 & 1. 75 I Bu) Is Hogs Prime mixed ...7. Medium mixed Rough heavies Pigs .. Sheep Prime lambs ' Fair to medium lambs. Yearlings Wethers . . : Ewes The movement of potatoes for tbe country I $9.55: beet. $9.25: extra C, $9.15: powdered. wnoie tne past week waa only 1963 in barrels, siu..'a: cuoes, in oarreis, io. cars, less than tnr .n. ..k I NUTS Walnuts. 36c: Brazil nuts, 10c; Summer and nnn.,H., - i , st, filberts, 25c; almonds. 25630c; peanuts, ,21c. ears rm. .. T C' . ,, I SALT Half-ground, lOua. $15.90 per ton i .1 totoi-no i 50s H7.2J per ton, dairy. $25 per ton. less than half of the wee before that. I rice Unhroicen. 10i ailHc Der pound But notwithstanding the light shipping, I BEANS Jobbing prices: White, lO&llcl prices have remained practically stationary M,0I.A d DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. COLOJe To Mr. and Mrs. John Miller Colon. 73 North Sixth, November 24, a daughter. WETTELAND To Mr. and Mrs. Rolf T. Wettelsnd. 593 LoveJoy. November 25. a son. CAXFIe.LL To Mr. and sirs, jaca tan- tield. 1010 Leonard, ovemoer -6. a son. RKr k M A v To Mr. ana Mrs. Joan J. Beckman, 868 Dunkley avenue, November 21. a daughter. NEILS To Mr. ana ssrs. oeorge jr. rveiia. Tenth and Salmon. November '2. a son. Kl.'RKJIAN To air. and Mrs. tmmanuel Kurkjlan. 448 IlalL November 28, a daugh- wlth $L23 per hundredweight, enlk tn Wis consin, as the standard price to growers for round. long or Russett potatoes. Middle Western and 'Southern markets are un changed also, with carlot prices at $1,600 1.70 In Chicago and -$2.052.10 in Fort north, the same as last week. FEW CHANGES IX GRAIN MARKET One Hundred Tons aiming Barley Change Hands at Sol. One hundred tons of December brewing barley were sold at ths Merchants' Ex chsnge yesterday at $51. the same price bid Monday. Offers for feed barley were 60 cents lower at $50. Bulk oats bids were un changed to 25 cents lower and corn un changed to 23 cents higher. Sacked oats were the same as the day before. Weather conditions in the Middle West. aa wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg, cloudy, 13; Minneapolis, snow flurries. 24; Chicago, cloudy, cool; Peoria, clear, 34; 6L Louis cloudy, cool; Kansas City, foggy, 42; To peka. part cloudy, 40; Omaha, clear. 40 Forecast: Entire grain belt generally fait tonight and Wednesday, with not much change in temperature." ' Broomhall cables from Liverpool arrivals light, demand continues active. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 20 35c . Provisions. Lorst lobbing Quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice, 38J38e: stand' ard, 3737ttc; skinned, none; picnic, zic cottsge roll. 36c LARD Tierce easts, standard purs, zsftc, compound. 23V4C BACON Fancy, 504O32He; standard. 47 ?50c: choice. SB ft 49c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 29934c; exports, 2S31c Bops, Wool, Mohair, Etc. HOPS Oregon. 1918 crop, 2526o per pound. WOOL Oregon, 86$ 71c per pound. MOHAIR Long staple, 62c; short staple. 42c: burry. 30c. CASCARA BARK New and old. 13 Wo per pound. TALLOW No. 1. 13Ve per pound; No. 2, 12sc per pound; grease. No. 1. lOo; No. 2, 9i per pound. Hides and Pelts. HIDES No. 1 salted. 80 pounds and up. 14c: No. 2 salted, 30 pounds and up, 13c No. 1 green. 30 pounds and up. He; No. 2 green, 80 pounds and up, 10c; No. 1 salted bulls, B0 pounds and up, 11c;. No. 2 salted bulls. 50 Dounds and ud. luc: Mo. 1 green "Corn I bulls, 60 pounds and hp, 9c; No. 2 green UUHS, UV WUi'U, .UU Ul, OW ..U. A !CCU Dl I . - . Male 1. i .. .. n ,n IK nn.in O (1 . X" A rt l 1 ... 1 . . . . I 00 . ..L, - """" ' """"""'"' as iargo snip- ,en or salted "calf skins ud to 15 nounds. menu are being made from Argentina and 27fec; No. 1 green or salted kip skins, IS to it is believed that efforts will be made to 30 pounds, 15c; No. 2 green' or salted kip increase these. It U hoped that American '"n"- ls to 80 Pounds, 13c: dry flint hides, offers will increase. Oats arrival, m . I Pounds snd up. 28c; dry flint calf, under . . . . - - T pounds, Bsc: dry salt hides, 7 pounds and volume, but demand continues active. There up, jC; dry salt calf, under 7 pounds. 82c; are substantial quantities remaining in Ar- I dry cull hides or calf, half price; dry stags gentina from harvest last season which to- or bulls. 18c: dry salt stags or Duns. i?c gether with the record crop anticipated, will I PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound be a rather liberal supply. Terminal receipts. In' cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Portland- Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay 14 4 80c; dry short-wool pelts, per pound. 15 20c; salted long-wool lamb pelts, each, $2 2.75 salted long-wool sheep pelts, each, $1.5t 62.50: dry sheep shearlings, each 15035c: salted sheep shearlings, each, 30 50c Tuesday 17 rear ago 1 2 Season to date... 4905 637 Tear ago 3461 112 Tacoma Monday 32 ... tear ago 13 ... Season to date...S131 18 Tear ago .......8098 32 Seattle- Monday ......... 33 1 Tear ago I'O e Season to date. ..3480 45 Tear ago 3014 142 J07T 390 6 6 761 828 5 620 068 Oils. 7 GASOLINE Bulk. 21c: engine distillate 2355 I bulk. 12c: kerosene, bnlk, 10c: cases, 20c. 8691 LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. $1.93; cases. $:.U3: Dolled, carrels, Sl.us; cases, $2.05. TURPENTINE In tanks, 9c; cases, $1.08 109 15 11 3 423 660 712 823 20 1324 1995 I rnneerelns ffca tAnniri tialn r tnmed I tar ont for tbe Government. Mr. Hewitt njfNEOAS-T. Mr. and Mr Hlthiel W. . . , . u . . 'Flnnegan. 252to East Fourteenth. November of the reported troubles have been due to inexperienced men placed aboard, particularly In the engine-rooms. He Is certain the builders snd Teasel own era of ths Pacific Coast can continue the wood ship programme In m commer clal war If the demands of the lumber trade are met with large schooners and full-powered motorships. to carry J. 000.000 feet or more of lumber. MARINERS SLEET IN FRANCE Sis-nine) of Armistice Celebrated for Three Pays by Troops. Three Portlanders who fitting!? cele brated the signing of the armistice with Germany were Major W. D. Wells, of the Engineers, formerly Portland agent for the San Francisco A Portland Steamship Company, and Lieutenant Commanders Parker and Townsend. V. S. N. R. F-. formerly master and chief engineer of the steamer Bearer, who met at a French port. In a letter received yesterday from Major Wells a copy was enclosed of the Le Petit Parisian of November 11. and In it were set forth the details of the armistice. In his letter Major Wells aaid the American troops had Joined wltb the French ia a spontaneous cele bration that had been on for three days FACinC OFFICIALS TO MEET H. F. Alexander, President; A. F. Haines, General Manager Here. Details affecting the new Coast serv ice of the Pacific Steamship Company are to be reviewed here today by H. F. Alexander, president of the line, and A. F. Haines, general manager. Mr. Ilatnes arrived yesterday from Cali fornia, and Mr. Alexander will come from Tacoma this morning. Tbe steamer City of Topeka leaves Fan Francisco next week on her Initial trip, stopping at Eureka and Marsh field on the way here. It Is Intended to keep the vessel on a IS-day sched ule, carrying passengers aa well as freight. The steamer Aorella. which PRODUCTION AGAIN INCREASED Lart month we manufactured 5,800,000 pounds of RIVETS. BOLTS and BOAT SPIKES Can we servo yon? NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland. Orefoa 23. a daughter. DKLANEV Te Mr. and Mrs. Frances J. Delsnev. 814 Hancock. November 18, a son. CL'KRAN To Mr. and Mrs John P. Cur ran. 7T5 Multnomah. November 23, a son. NICHOLS To Mr. and Mrs William U. E. Nichols. 413 Tillamook, a son. SAUi'ERMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Brwln F. Saucerman. 320 Weidler. November 19, a daughter. HENDERSON To Mr. and Mrs. John Emit Henderson, 833 Tburman, November 27, a daughter. GIBLER To Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Glbler, 1119 Montana avenue, November Is. a daughter. HEISE To Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Helse. 5114 Korty-fltin avenue, November 20. a daughter. ASCHENBRENNBR To Mr. and Mra Jacob Asrhsnbrenner, 738 East Tenth. Mo vember 23. a daughter. NEUFELD To Mr. and Mrs. J. C Neu feld. 473 East Burnalde. November 2L a daughter. til l.-. To sir and Mrs. h. i. cms Woodbum. Or.. November 25. a son. ROUNDS To Mr. and Mrs. George J. Bouness. 1043 Woodward avenue, November XI. a son. MORRILL To Mr. and Mrs. Our B. Mor rill. 608 Roaelawn avenue. November 21. a daughter. Marriage Licenses, M ANDVTLLE-J O H NSON Hlmeon J. Mand villa. legal. 4X0 East Eleventh street, and Irene Johnson, legal, os i a.ast Morrison street. 1 l . B BOrri D..f,m I. T, ChI ! Oortlsnd. and Hulda Scheel. 27. 2089 East Tsylor street. WONO-CHIN Herbert Wong. 40. 83 North Fourth street, and Violet Cliinn. legal. 73 Fifth street. H a LLI DAT-BRASH rrancts A. Haillday. 75. .'! East Flfty-fourtb street, and Agnes Brash. 84. Gresham. KA VLER-OLt. rreoenca a. Kayier, 22. Long Beach. Wash., and Mary Roles. 20, 318 East Tblrty-stxth street. STEWART-KIACH Tnomss etewart. le gal. Portland Hotel, and Elisabeth Rlach. legal. 344 LtrriDea aireec- llir.tRTY-NEUON Edwin M. Barerty. 23. Buffalo. N. V.. and Bertha Nelson. 17, 423 Blackslone street. Vancouver Marriage Licensee, LEWld-HE ACOCK Paul Lewis. 28. of Orstown. Or. and Miss Erma O. Heacock, 28, of Pendleton. Or. KNE ELAND-THOMAS Shurraan J". Knee land. 23. of Vancouver Barracks. Waahlng ton. and Miss Beatrice Thomas. 17, of Port land. FACLKNER-SESTAK O. P. Faulkner, 28. of Portland, and Miss Melana fcestak, W, of Ptayton. Or. DUNCAN-MER WDff G. I Duncan. 81. of Vancouver, Wash and Miss May Merwln, 31. of Vancouver. Wash. VAN TASSELL-MILLER Abraham L. Van Tasseil, 21. of Portland, and Miss Fran ces J. Miller, li. ox roniEno. KEITH-SMITH Clarence W. Keith, 24. of Vancouver, Wash., and Miss Hat tie S. smi.t, in nf PdrtSand. PRICE-PRICE Percy A Price. ST. of Hillsdale. Or., and Mrs. Minnie A Price, 33 of Portland. KL'RATll-BADER Frank J. Kurath. 87, of Portland, and Mrs. Josephine B. Bader, 22. of Portland. WHITB-CORT C. E. White. 4S. of Wood stock. Or aad .Mrs. Lucy Cory, 43. of Port land. Farmer Charged Wltb Stealing Cow. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Deo S. Spec!aL) D. J. Gleaaon. a prominent and well-to-do Cowlits Valley farmer, living near Toledo, was arrested by Sheriff Berry today. - Gleason ls charged with stealing a cow belonging to a neighbor. He claims the animal belong to him and that he caa prove 1L NO FEED" GRfllH SURPLUS LARGER CORX CROP OFFSET BY IX CREASE IS ROGS. EASTERN APPLE MARKETS ABE FIRM Good General Demand Locally at Unchanged 1 Quotations. There was a' good general demand for Estimates Have Bnlllsh Effect on apples, though few sales of high-priced stock were reported. Prices were un changed. One car, of Oregons arrived on tbe market. Shipments of Oregon apples were: Three ears to Boston, two each to Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, one each to Denver, Cereal Market at Chicago. Two-Cent Gain at Close. CHICAGO, Dee. 3. Reports that enlarged production of corn bad been mors than Indianapolis, Dallas, Pittsburg, Baltimore, counterbalanced by a 10 per cent Increase Cheyenne, Oakland and Gresham. Canner ot tbe number of hogs in the country had took one car ta The Dalle. a decidedly bullish effect today on the corn stock, one car to The Danes. market. Prices closed unsettled lfto to 2c Ia the Eastern markets this week quo- net higher, with December Sl.30 and Jan- tations in general tended to harden near uary 31.30 to (1.30. Oats lost Kc to , v. . v. T3.I.1 i... , I 41c and provisions gained luo to ooc , ., . . , The gain in the total of hogs on farms was followed a wide range of 4-B05.50 per , at 7ig31,O0O, chiefly In Ohio. Indiana, barrel, f. o. b. Rochester, mostly 10.00 3.60 mmols and Iowa. On the ensuing bulge In and ranged about steady in consuming mar- the corn market 'much selling to realize 1U.30Q 11.50 w.ftu ftt lu.nu 8.00 P.00 6.5019 7.50 7.75 s 8.00 6.00 a 6.00 8.00 fv 4.00 8.00i 7.00 9.00 12.00 IS 0 16.75 16.50 (ft 16.60 14.6014.75 14.00 a 1300 12.0O13.O0 9.00 (a 11.00 10.00 'a 11.00 . 0010.00 6.00 8.00 $33,000 Greater Winnipeg Water District 6 GOLD BONDS PRICE TO YIELD 6.50? Dated August 1, 1918 . Due August lA923 V Denominations $100, $500, $1000 These bonds are a direct tax obligation of the Greater Winnipeg Water District. Exempt from all Dominion Government Taxation. Liberty Bonds If yon mnst SELL your Liberty Bonds, SELL to 15. If yon can BCY more Liberty Bonds, BUY from I S. We bny and sell Liberty Bonds at the market. You cannot do better you may do worse. The closing prices of LIBERTY BONDS on the New York Stork Exchange , for week ended Tuesday, December 3, were as follows: ' First First .Second Third Fourth 3s 4s 48 414 s 44 4Lts 4H Wednesday 99.20 96.20 95.20 98.00 . 97.02 97.10 37.04 Thursday............ Holiday. Friday 99.00 9S.10 94.90 97.92 98.78 96.70 98.90 Saturday 99.90 96.50 96.10 98.40 97.88 97.96 97.80 Mondav 98.90 94.40 96.70 96.76 96.80 98.60 Tuesday 98.98 95.30 94.30 .... 96.64 96.50 96.66 MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Premier Municipal Bond House of Oregon 309-311 STARK, BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH (GROUND FLOOR) Telephone Broadway 2151. Established Over 25 Year. ORIGINS OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments to the Leading Markets of the 4t Pacific Northwest. State origins of livestock loaded Decem ber 2, 191b: . . , . Csttls Horses and snd Mix. Calve Hogs Sheep Mules Stk. For Portland- Idaho ........... 1 ..... .. Oregon 10 10 .. , .. 1 Washington 3 .. .. Total Portland 11 .13 ... .. 1 One week ago.. 16 15 Four weeks ago 12 12 3 .. 5 One year ago... 1-4 4 4 1 4 For Seattle Montana 2 1 .. Oregon 4 1 ' . .. Washington .... 18 2 4 .. ( .. Total Seattle.. 24 4 .J V- One week ago.. 8 85 4 ; .. 4 Four weeks ago 29 "13 - 2 .. One year ago .. 18 For Spokane- Idaho 1 .. Washington ....6 3 1 1 Total Spokane 7 S .. 1 1 One week ago... 2 3 1 - Four weeks ago .4 1 - One year ago... .. 3 .. 1 51, kets at 15.0006.00. Virginia Torks A 2H strengthened slightly, ranging $5. 26 j? 3. 75. Virginia Bsa Davis continued at 35.006 6.00 to retailers in Southern markets. North western extra fancy boxed Wlnesaps ranged 31.6502.10 closing at about the top price quoted but still ranged steady in consum ing markets at $3.006 8.23 per box.. Ship ments continued to decrease wltb 20S4 cars compared with 2693 last week. Shipments to date are 51.533 Cars compared to 44.S71 to ths corresponding time last year. The tailing oft in shipments from Illinois, Kan sas, Missouri and Maine is offset by heavy gains from other leading barreled sections. Stales shipping boxed spplea generally ex ceed last year's movement to data. DULL WEEK TN THE ONION MARKET I oroflts took place. Oats were relatively easier than corn. Seaboard bids did not measure up to hold ers' views here. Higher quotations on hogs and corn gave strength to provisions. Leading futures ranged aa follows CORN. Open. High. Low. ...31.20 1.32 01.284.. . 1.2S 1.32 1.27 OATS. ... .T24 .73 -72W ... .72 ..73 .72 MESS PORK. ...47.75 48.15 47.70 48.05 LARD. Dec . Jan. Dec Jen. Jan. Close. 1.30 1.30 S .72 .72 Dec Jan. ...26.27 28.40 26.25 SHORT RIBS. . ..25.25 23.50 . 25.25 26.45 20.35 Jan 25.23 23.50 . 25.25 25.45 Mar --ft. i o zs.uu i u Z4.su Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 3 yel n.w Sl.40ai.42: No. 3 yellow, old. The onion market was devoid of excite-1 11.42: No. 4 yellow, new, I1..18. ment tae past wee witn very ngnt snip- Oregons Have Displaced California Browns In Northwestern Trade. menta and consuming centers evidently de pending upon storage stock. In spite of the dullness of several weeks, prices havs worked upward at 6tockton about enough to pay for restoring, so Australian Browns there are moving slowly at $1.2301.35 per hundredweight., Prices ara practically stabls in all other parts of the, country, about $L60 0L73 In the Eastern markets and $2.00 top in the Northwest. Oats No. 3 white. 78 X 074 He; 746 75c Kye - s, 9i-un w.n Barley 80c$1.0L Timothy $7010. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $20.62. Ribs Nominal. standard. Grain mt San Francisco. . SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3. Flour, $11.45 per barrel. Mintrhut. rtnvArnment Dries. 12 20 day Oregon Danvers have displaced Australian I h.hei : barley. $2.15 0 2.20: oats, white feed. Browns aa leaders in tne latter section. I nominal: corn, California yellow, fd.gs. The shipments at ths week wers 374 cars as I Hay Whest snd wheat and oat, $25 0 27; Ith 471 last week and 60S the "me ." ' tana, i i i miic7, .i". wwouw Chicago Livestock Market. rxnn i cits rr 31. Hoss Receipts. 000 ; 5c to 10c higher; butchers, $17.60i n;. ih. S1TM17.50: sacking. $16,850 17.50: throw-outs. $16.25016.75; pigs, good to choice. $1415.50. - r.tri. R.r.lDUL 21.000: beef and butcher cattle steady to 25c higher. - .Good stockers anH femlera steady: otoers Slow. waives .-n-cr tn 55n hiehfrr: beef cattle, good, rhnlro and Drlme. $15.5020; common and ..hii.tt, so koi 15.50: butcher stock, cows and heifers. .B5'Spl4.S; canners ana cut ters. $5.7506.65; stackers sna leeaers. soon. nmmnn and madlum. $7 (& 10.25: veal calves, good and choice, l (.i'q- ii. id; ranite beef steers. $14.40018; cows and heifers. $8.35 013. Sheep Receipts, 2o,ou; marast sirons w 25c higher. Omaha Livestock Market. nwAHA. Dec 3. Hogs Receipts, 17.000 market 10c to 15o lower: heavy, $16,800 i7in, TOl-r.il 117.25-917.50: liEht. $17,150 17!60; pigs. $100 16.50; bulk of sales, $17.25 01T.BO. r.iti. Rerelnts. 12.500: market steady native steers. 311018.50: cows and heifers. 12as-w estern steers, e.outu'io.v, im steers, $8 50012: cows and neiiers, sown.; canners, $4.75 0 5.75: stockers and feeders, fi, 13- ralves. 7. 50 13.50. gheep Receipts, 12.600; markst steady to easier: culls. $4.5007.50; wethers, $9010.25; ewes, $709; lambs, $11015; feeder lambs. $10.50014.50; yearlings, flO01u.3i. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE. Dec. 3. Hogs Receipts, 450; market weak. Prime lights, $17.40011.50; medium to choice, $17.25 17.50t medium heavy, $18.25016.50: rough nestles, $1.3.200 ir, .-,n- Dies. 115.25 0 16.50. Cattle Receipts 257; market steady. Best steers. $11.00 013.00; medium to cnoice, $1050011.00; medium w suuu, u .' medium. $7.00 0 7.50; bulls, $5.000 7.50 calves. $5.00010-00- Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 3. Barley, 84093c FlaS, $3.54 0 3. SO. BAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Etc.. at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3. Butter.. 630 644c Eggs Fresh extras, 82Hc; fresh extra pullets, 76c Cheese Unquoted. Poultry Hens, 33036c; young roosters, S3 fr36c; fryers ana orouers, 4U(342c; pigeons, $2.20; squabs, $3.5004: geese. 274fi2Sc; tur keys, live. 83 0 37c: dressed, 40 0 42c. Vegetables Celery," $2.2503.75; squash, cream, 75 0 00c; hubbard, $L50; eggplant, 508c; peppers, bell, 75c; chill, 50060c; -.omatoes, 75c0$1.75: lettuce, $1.5002. pota toes, Salinas, .$3 0 3.73: rivers, $1.75 0 2.23: sweets, 303ttc: onions, Australian brown, $1.50 01.63; pearl, 506c; garlic, 25c; cauli flower, 60075c; beets, $1.5001.60: carrots. $101.25; turnlpa $101.50; rhubarb, 7oc0 $L25; string beans, 10015c; lima, 5010c; pumpkins. 50 0 60c; mushrooms, 2O0eoc; Brussels sprouts. 508c Fruit Lemons, $3.50 0 5; oranges, $3,250 $6; bananas. 78c; pineapples, $205; ap ples; Bellefleur, $1.3501.75; Newtown Pip pins, $1.5001.75; Spltzenbergs. $1.'02; pears, Bartletts. $2.50 0 3; grapes, TdSays, Kmnerors and Verdels, $1.5002.25: persim mons, 6Oc0$1.5O; cranberries, $3.50; quinces, 9Oc0$1.15; casabas, $101.50; grapefruit, $2.50 0 3. ' Receipts Flour, 810 quarters; barley, 5730 centals; beans, 5451 sacks; potatoes, 03S2 sacks: onions. 404 sacks; hay, 63 tons; hides. 650; wine, 64,700 gallons. Government and Municipal ' Bonds V Bought and Sold F. 1. Devereaux SiGmpany 87 Sixth Street, Between Stark and Oak. Telephone Bdwy. 1042 compared week before. Meal Alfalfa, $36; cocoanut. nominal. PRICES ABE FIXED ON PIG TIN War Industries Board Makes Quotation of 71V4 Cents for Pacific Coast. NEW YORK. Dec. 3. Complaint of Amer ican dealers in tin that London was ruling their market ls believed to nave been met by the fixing today of prices for pig tin in this country by the War Industries Board. The nrlce to consumers. Jobbers and dealers Bank Clearings. I will be 72V cents a pound, f. o. b. Chicago Bank elearlngs of the Northwestern eMssland Eastern points, and 71 centa at Pa cific Coast points. These prices, ine xirsi omciaiiy aeier- Light Demand for Cube Bntter. Cube butter waa quoted firm yesterday. but prices did not advance In line - wltb the rise In prints, aa there was apparently no local demand. Extras wers quoted at 60060 cents. Eggs were firm at former prices, witb offerings smalL Poultry dragged at un changed quotations yesterday were as follows: Cle&iings. Portland $6,605,251 Sesttla .8H9..'i7 Tscoma 037.091 Spokans 1.382.223 PORTLAND MARKET QC0TATKH3 Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Northwestern oats and barley, sacked . Bid Dec Jan. Oats. No. 2 white feed $54 50 $54.50 Bsrley, standard feed 50.00 50.00 Barley, standard "A" 30.50 61.00 Pa.tArn nut. and corn in bulk Oats. No. 3 a tuts tfi-50 62.501 Balances. ' I w'io? I mined, compare with recent local market 'i;S'i?S prices of 6i 70 cents, according to quality. Amenean dealers nsa cnargsa that they were put at a disadvantage by conflicting prices and the difficulty of get ting allotments from the inter-allied tin executive. Straits Settlement and Australian tin, it was said, were the only kinds allocated to ths United States. Cotton Market NEW YORK, Dec 3. Spot cotton steady. Middling. 28.15c Duluth Linseed Market. DCLUTH. Dec. 3, Uaaeed, o.58, . Coffee Market May Not Reopen. NEW YORK. Dec. 3. Conflicting opinions were expressed in local trade circles here tndav with reference to wnetner tne new regulations outlined by tne Food Adminis tration applying to business in green coffee would Justify a j;eopening oi me xuiures market for general business. Few seem to expect any material change in local con ditions until after tbe meeting of exchange members on Monday had voted on the ques tlon of reopening. l ne omciai caoies showed an advance of 175 rets at Rio. San tos spots were 400 rels higher, but Santos futures were reactionary with tbe special oable showing a decline of 73 to 125 reis. New York Dairy Produce. NEW " YORK, Dec 3. Butter, unsettled. Creamery, higher than extras, 68 A V' 68c ; creamery extras, 67H 068c; firsts, vlfe 0 67c. Eggs, steady. Fresh gathered extras, 74 0 75c; fresh gathered regular packed extra firsts. 72 0 78c; do firsts, 69 0 71c Cheese, strong. Receipts, 1737. States fresh specials, 3614 037c; do. average run, 86c. . " Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec.- 3. Turpentine firm, 6606ufec; sales, 281 barrels; receipts. 76 barrels; shipments. 15 barrels; stock 30, 713 barrels. Rosin, nothing doing. Receipts, 233 bar rels; shipments, 175 barrels: stock, 70.044 barrels. Quote: B. D, E, F and G, $13.00; H '$15.10; I, $15.33; K. $16.25; M, $16.50; N, 16.70; WG, 316.S0; WW. $16,80. Metal Slarket. new YORK. Dec. 3. Spelter, dull. East Et. Louis delivery spot offered at 8.4uc Lead, unchanged. . Dried Fruit at New York. j NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Evaporated apples. dull. Prunes, scares. Peaches, nominal x The Canadian Bank of Commerce Sending Money Abroad Do you wish to send money abroad? A safe way to do so is to buy a DRAFT from The Canadian Bank of Commerce. The cost is moderate. Portland Branch Fourth and Stark Streets. STOCK TBfDlHG IS BROAD TENDENCY OF PKICES UPWARD rNTLL FINAL HOUB. 62541 . do 4th 4Us.... 86.60 N !P 3s Pac T & T 5s... Stocks- at Boston. BOSTON, Dec 3. Closing quotations: Marine Preferred Is Striking Excep tlon to General Strength Dur ing Early Part of Session. NEW YORK, Dec 3. Trading in stocks today was moderately active ana oroaa, the movement tendlngnupward until the final hour, when prices facted one to three points among rails, oils and specialties. The one striking exception to tne gen eral strength of the forenoon and mid session waa furnished by Marine preferred, which was under constant pressure at an extreme reversal of 614 points, only part of which was regained. Investment rails failed to extend their advance of yesterday, displaying occasional restraint, nrobablv because oi tne contact ing opinions prevalent regarding the Gov ernment's attitude toward "modified pri vate ownership." Steels and the entire metal division were firm to strong, their improvement being explained later by the action of the War Industries Board, which llxea domestic prices for pig tin. thereby offering hope of further stabilization of affiliated com modi ties. Leather, papers and distilling Issues moved to higher level. Sales amounted to 575,000 shares. Dealings in bonds were contracted and uncertain, internationals ruling higher, while domestic issues varied. The liberty group was again heavy, with a new minimum for the fourth 4 Vis at $96.58. Total sales, par value, aggregated $9,875,000. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. Am Beet Sugar. 700 American Can.. 16,00 Am Car & Kdry 1 "( American Loco. 1.000 Am 8m & Refg. ll.SilO Am Sugar Refg. 800 Am Tel & Tel . . 3.IW0 Am Z L & Sm. . 00 Anaconda Cop.. 9,700 Atchison 500 A G se W I S S L 1.800 Bait & Ohio ... 1,700 Bethlehem B .. 23,500 B & S Copper. . 200 Calif Petrol . . . 500 anadlan Parif Central Leather 3,200 Ches ft Ohio ... 700 Chi M & St P . . BOO Chi & N W . . . . 300 R I & P ctfs. 4.400 Chlno Copper . . 700 Colo Fu &. Iron. 300 Corn Prod Refg 9.H00 Crucible Steel.. 3.300 uba Cane Sue. 1,700 Distill Securities 4,500 Erie 2,100 General Electric SOO General Motors. 1.5U0 Gt Nor pfd 1.500 Gt Nor Ore ctfs 1.2U0 111 Cent ex dlv Insplr Copper .. 3.300 Int M M pfd . .. 66.100 Inter Nickel . .. 700 Inter Paper ... 1.100 K C Southern . . 0 Kennecott Cop. . 4.00 Msxwell Motors. 700 Mexican Petrol.. 25,600 Miami Copper . . 7"0 Missouri Pacific 7.4O0 Nevada Copper. 300 N Y Central .:. 2.900 N Y N H & H .. 2.400 Norf Se West . .. 000 Northern Pacif. 2,100 Pennsylvania .. 6"0 Pittsburg Coal.. 1.000 Ray Consol Cop 1.300 Reading 8.400 Rep Ir Steel.. 2,400 Southern Pacif. S2.::no Southern Ry .. 10.900 Studebaker Co.. 25.100 Texas Co 800 Vnion Pacific. 3.900 U S Ind Alcohol 1, iOO U S Steel 10S,Sli0 do pfd 300 Utah Copper . .. 4,700 Westing Klecinc mw High. 46 4 844 62 3'4 111 103 Ti. 127i 68 3 110 55 Ti 6614 21 19 ',4 61 59 Vi 47 ' 2S USti 3H?i 4XV4 58 48 20 134-X 127 90 32 4 '4Si 11.-." 32 31 21 36 29 16.1 V, 23 Vi 2S'i ISVi 70 'i 37 vj 107 97 4 474 f is '4 - 7H 104 Vi ::i'i r3 1S 131 99 97H 112V4 ,a -4 43 Vi Low. 51 Vi 4'1 Vi 60 Vi b2 11014 102 12i 65 Vi 94 108 55 Vi. 64 Vk 21 19 'So'i 09 Vi 47Vi 99 37V4 3 8 Vi 47 '4 n.-.ti .30 3 53V4 126 OS 31 47 109 20 35 2SV4' 156 27t 17 7-S"i 3B'A lOB'-i 93 47 4 21 84 V. 75 102 31 51 1S 129 V4 97 95 112V4 77 43 Total sales for the day, 575.000 shares. Last Sale. 52 45 V4 K4 2 110 '4 ti 94 '4 109 00 63 Vi 21 i9Vi "15 111 59 Vi 47V4 09 14 27 r.sv, 38 4SV4 ..0 80 47 19 l.Vl'i 127 US 31 100 4S 112 32Vi .",1 20 30 29 1KIIV4 23 27 18 79 :;b 107 9.1 47 4754 84 78 -J 102 31 l 52V 187 i:i0 112 !? Bid. BONDS. D S ref 2s reg. . -BS U P 4. 88 do coupon ..."wo u o oii wo J ""7 U S 8s reg " r,cvosi '"''T dO COUpon .... rtn 1 -o . . - " - . TJ S 4s reg 100 U s lid S'iS . fin rnunon ...106 Atchl Gen 4s.... 87 D A R O ref 5s. 61 Vj NYC deb 6s. ..101 (C P 4s ,..'87 do lit con 4s.. .95.10 do 2d 4s 94.00 da 1st Clrfl 4s. 97.74 do 2d con 4s. 96.50 do 3d 4s 96.54 allouea 46 01d Dom 89 Calu & Aris 66V4 Dsceola 68 Calu & Hecla. ..460 Qulncy 66 Centennial 13 Superior 6 Cop Hange 45lSup & Bos 3 B Butte ll15bannnn 8 Franklin 4Utsh Con 8 Lake Cop o'.Uv'inona RS liohawk 55V4Wolverlne 20 V N Butte 12 Money, Exchange, Etc. NCW YORK, Dec. 3. Mercantile paper, 6 per cent. Sterling, 60-day bills, $4.73 Vi; eommerelal t0.day bills on bsnks, $4.72; commercial 60-day bills, $4.72 V4: demand, $4.75.70; cables $4.76 7-16. Francs, demsnd, 5.45; cables, 5.45; guilders, demand, 41; cables, 42; lire, demand. 6.36; cables 6.35. Mexican dollars, 77 Vi- Tims loans, strong; 60 days, SO days, six months, 6 bid. Call money, strong; high, 6; low, 6; ruling rate, 6; closing bid, 5; offered at 0; last loan, 6. LONDON, Dec 8. Money, 8 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills and three month bills, 3 17-32 per cant. Chicago Dairy Produce. t CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Butter, hlrhar. Creamery. 64 G 67c. Eggs, higher. Receipts, Sflse cases. Firsts. 62Vs&B6c; ordinary firsts, 54&58c; at mark, cases included, 58 65c New fork Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Raw sugar, steady. Centrifugal, 7.28c; fine granulated, Oc. INFLUENZA ALARMS CITY Tacoma Reports 13 New Cases and Reclosing Is Talked Of. TACOMA,' Wash., Deo. 3. (Special.) Influenza took a sudden spurt yester day, when 43 new cases were reported As a result of the increase, theater! and schools may be closed onco more, health officers Intimated. A heavy rain, they said, might have been the direct cause of more persons taklnt; v cold and developing; thu disease. Close watch has been kept on the city since the ban was lifted. A gradual decrease of new cases was noted until Saturday, when a few more than ordinary were reported. It wax not until today that conditions' again became alarming. Japanese ex-Minister Arrives. SAN FRANCISCO. Doc. 3. K. Uchida, former Vlce-Minister of Communica tions In the Japanese Cabinet, arrived here today. Accordion to Mr. Uchida, he is en route to Mexico to attend to ome private mining; interests. Read The Oreronlan classified nriH. t IR.IVEI.KKS' GCIDE. F1 RENCH LINC UlFUfciE UkEfULE TtUKSATLAHTiQUe Jj fiprtu Post Strtici NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS I'KOPOSED DEPARTURES. Chicago Dec. I - .MaKura . ...rec. L.a Lorraine. . .Dec. 17 Kspasne ....Jan. . bt., hcattle. t any l-ocal Vgepf. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOLTH SEAS ! Tahiti and Karatonca. Mail and nas- senger service from ban ir'ranclsco every 2$ clays. CMON . 8. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND, 230 California bt.. ban Francisco, r local steamship anil railroad ageuclss BAN FRANCISCO-I.OS ANGELES. LOW RATES. Including Meals and Bertha. S. S. ROSE CITY Snlls I I. IL, Dee. S. THE SAN FRANCISCO A fOKTLAND . S. l.lt,S. Tickets at Third and Washington. Telephone Broudway 268, Main 3380, A 1234, A 6611.