THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919.
SPRUCE BROKERAGE
PUN 15 PROTESTED
Fixed
Prices Demanded
Unsuccessful Bidders.
by
INJUSTICE IS .CHARGED
1 by General IUque. Unless relief is
Riven, the timbermen will be forced to
cast this material on a falling- market,
losing- heavily, though it was produced
during the abnormal period of war
activity.
' "Legally and morally, the frovern
ment owns thi.t timber. It is down in
the woods or already in the water.
naid one operator. "It wa produced
at the dictation of the spruce corpora
tion, throuprri General Disque, with
wages and hours and priced fixed for
us arbitrarily fixed. Our plants were
practically commandeered. We worked
loyally to make the record that was
asked of us. Then came the armistice.
j The immediate surplus was on our
hands. We have asked for a deprecia
tion claim. The trustees do not deny
the justice of Jthe request, but they do
not act to remedy our pliirht.
Suics Board Accused or (iius Con
trol (o Second-Hand Dealers by
Adopting Commission Bais.
CAFETERIAS TO BE LET BUT
SCHOOL 1UKKCTORS DECIDE TO
CiO OUT OF FOOD BCS1XESS.
That the pruce production corpora- j District Makes No Objection to Bear-
lion, even thougn it staged a wholesale
rejection of bids, should afford north
western timbermen and business men
an opportunity o buy material at
prices fixed by the corporation, and
not farm the selling privileges out on
a commission basis, is the contention
. of many local bidders.
The unsuccessful bidders protest that
v the widely advertised sale by bid was
a fiasco and failure because of the
lack of preparation on the part of the
tales board.
Kven the members of the sales board
tacitly admit this charge, and are
willing to agree that the orisrinal in
ventory was far from, complete, both
in Items and description. In fact, the
sales board is now busily engaged in
compiling an Inventory that will super
sede the old. and that will contain
thousands of items not heretofore
listed. .
(inmlulol Haala Opposed.
Faced by the inadequacy of the pre
vious inventory, say the bidders, and
without detailed information on many
of the items, they were compelled to
bid ii the dark. .Much of the material
was in bulk, giant piles that could
only Jje estimated as to condition, anil
proof of the condition of many of the
machinery items was wholly lacking.
"I see no reason." suid one timber
man .yesterday, "why this material
should now be. offered to commission
brokers on a commission sales basis.
thuH forclns' northwestern operators to
treat with these men and pay them a
profit. If the sales board would fix Its
own prices and advise us accordingly
we would be glad to deal with them
direct."
The unsucc -ssful bidders protest that
the present altitude of the salts board
icavrc; rojm for second-hand dealers
to ope:ate and point to a ruling of the
federal .ales department which ex
pressly discountenances any sueti aitiv
ity. The ruling curries the following
assurance:
galea Hoard Toiler t iled.
The trade should distinctly under
stand that it is not the policy of the
Kal-s department to sell property to
anyone for speculative purposes."
Major Lenih in. ihaiiman of tne sales
board, up to .lis reck In work, replies
that tiie spru :e production corporation
is doing all wl'hin its power to
straighten out the monumfntnl muddle
ot material at Vancouver Barracks and
to prepare it for aie. The commis
sion plan of sales, he said, is but an
mergency measure which is working
out admirably to the advantage of the
government. While it has not been
definitely decided that all the property
will be sold under this plan. Major
Lenihan Indicated that it might be.
Several Inventories laile.
The commissary stock., groceries and
clothing, already have been allotted to
Frank W. Sullivan of Seattle, who is
sellins- it out on commission. The
amount of the commission allowed Mr.
Sullivan, who operates under the name
of the Northwest Sales company, has
not been ntade public, but Is said to be
i per cent. Estimates as to the value
of the commissary stock range from
$100.1100 to 5j0,0uu. the latter being the
latest figure of the sales board. Sev
eral official inventories are said to
exist, each with a varying value, and
the stock is now being carefully-
checked over to determine its worth.
More commissary goods, from distant
camps, are being received daily.
Seeoad-llaad Dealing Alleged.
The steel rails, sold by the spruce
corporation at a figure averaging $63
a ton, were purchased on a provi
sional contract by A. C. Callan. local
representative of the Zellnicker com
pany of St. Louis, extensive dealers in
fuch equioment. Bidders believe that
t b rails were bought for the
Zellnicker interests and declare
that they are now in the control -of
"second-band" dealers, an action taken
before the local operators were given
full opportunity to purchase if they bo
desired.
Major Lenlhan. of the sales board,
counts the disposal of the rails to have
been an advantageous one. far more so
than If local offers had been accepted.
Hut the rails are not yet paid for. A
$50,000 cash advance has been handed
the spruce production corporation, the
balance to be paid as the rails are sold
and delivered. The purchasers have
until January 1, 1!20, to complete pay
ment on the lot.
I'nnfnsloji Is Described.
Local operators say that they are at
loss to understand the deal, inasmuch
as steel rails have been quoted to them,
f. o. b. Columbus, O.. at $15 a ton. Plus
freight charges, such rails could be
laid down here at not more than $51.
they declare. Bids received by the
spruce corporation for the rails ranged
around $40 a ton.
"The disordered equipment at Van
couver barracks and the utter lack of
preparation at the time of the recent
sale." said one bidder, "was a josh,
even -with the officers of the spruce
division themselves. I heard several ot
them laugh at the general chaos and
make comments of their own. Why, in
many Instances we had to paw the siuff
over until we found something that we
wanted to bid on, and then make out
a description of it. The sales board
didn't know it was there. Under such
conditions to ask anyone to make an
Intelligent bid was nothing more than
a farce. And that is precisely what the
sale waa. a farce."
Bidders Present Brokerage Plan.
Bidders also say that they were as
sured, even when their tenders-were
turned down, that nothing could be
done with the property until they were
given another chance after a new In
ventory and appraisal had been made.
Iespite this promise, they say, the com
mission eales plan was put into effect
without notice, and they were ap
proached with offers from brokers,
each of whom is said to have received
& per cent for his offices.
The huge machine of spruce produc
tion, which functioned so efficiently
during the war, bogged down com
pletely when an attempt was made to
dismantle it. according to operators
who held contracts to produce timber
for It. and according to other operators
who were visitors at the giant scrap
heap at Vancouver Barracks.
Many Claims Anail Action.
' Many claims are said to be await
ing action by the hoard of trustees or
the spruce corporation, with scarcely a
chance of settlement In full. The
board. It Is said. does . not deny the
justice of the claims, but cannol take
action. The claims are for expenditures
trade at the 'direction f Uie spruce
-oipr:ii ion. and for timber ir duceii lit
a&es and working conditions dictated
ing lis Share of Street Im
provements In St. Johns.
The cafeteria as an educational In
stitution in Portland high schools is
going the way oi the dodo.
Stamped with the disapproval ot &u
perlntendent Grout, who says that it is
a failure from the instructive stand
point, every thumb was turned down
ward yesterday afternoon when the
school directors considered its discon
tinuance.
"I recommend that cafeterias be
taken out of the educational depart
ment, said Superintendent Grout, "and
placed on a business basis. Experience
has proved that they are not educa
tional." Acting upon this recommendation,
the directors voted to discontinue the
cafeteria as an educational feature in
the domestic science branch, and to
make the necessary arrangements for
letttng the privilege, upon assurance
that the charges will be nominal apd
the food 'wholesome, domestic science
teachers, it was said, have been com
pelled to give too much of their time
to the direction of the cafeterias. The
returns in student progress have not
been commensurate with the cost and
time taken.
.V proposal from Versteeg Brothers
to trade a 15-acre Irvington tract for
a portion of the Atkinson school prop
erty was tahlerf w ithout discussion. The
proposal set forth the advantages of
the Irvington property for schcol pur
poses. It lies between Braxee and Till
amook and Kast Thirty-third and
Thirty-seventh stretts.
The district Is to bear its rhare of
proposed street improvements in St.
Johns, on Jersey street in front of Cen
tral school, according to actlcn taken
by the bourd. which referred the mat
ter to the buildings and grounds com
mittee with power to act. St. Johns
business men iiave volunteered $1100,
the city has indicated that it will con
tribute an equal amount, and the school
district will participate to the extent
oi $54t.
STORAGE PLANT TO BE SOLD
Mortgages Totality $22,000 Arc
Ordered Foreclosed by Cojirt
CITY HOSPITAL OVERTAXED
Smallpox J'aticnts ot Be Cared For
in Temporary Ward.
The quarters of the smallpox hospital
conducted by the city have become too
small to accommodate the smallpox pa
tients In the city. As a result. City
Commissioner Mann and City Health
Officer I'arrish effected an arrange
ment with the county commissioners
for the temporary use of the Kelly
Butte barracks, and yesterday the
sma'llpox patients were removed to the
new hospital.
At the present time there are 47 nines
of smallpox in Portland. -More man
jii 'ot these cases were brought into the
city, the majority of them from logging
camns in the northwest. Strict quar
lantine is being enforced by Assistant
Health officer Abele and the disease is
beliefed to be under control. Vaccina
tion is urged by the health officials as
a preventive, especially for children,
who might be exposed to the disease.
the Orego-
6095.
MARSH FIELD. Or.. March Spe
cial.) The affairs of the Coos Bay Ice
& Cold Storage company will be closed
out by mortgage sale unless the case
is appealed to the supreme court.
Judge John S. Coke rendered a de
cision regarding the foreclosure pro
ceedings by Christine Kruse for $4000
and the Bennett Trust company for
$18,000. ordering the sale of the prop
erty to satisfy the mortgages. ,
The business at issue is a corporation
and has been managed for the past 12
years by Charles F Nicholson. The
company handled dairy products, fish
and allied lines. The property con
sists of the plant, including creamery
facilities, cheese-making machinery
and the ice plant and the building, be
sides the plot of land, including a fine
water front. .
Phone your want ads to
nian. Phone Main 707O. A
gillie (3gj JgllSj
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Coffee Hurts
Many People
If ipu have been
accustomed to
drink coffee and
find ft causes head
ache, nervousness,
sleeplessness or
heart or stomach
armouance, whu
not tru
INSTANT
POSTUM
A table drink ab
solutely free from
caffeine" the drug
m coffee, but of rich
coffee-like flavor.
At Grocers Everywhere .
'There's a Reason'
Any rose is beautiful, but the American Beauty rose, with
its superb bud, on a straight stem three feet long, is the Queen
of them all.
G. Washington's Coffee is the American Beauty, rose of
the Coffee world.
It is the Queen of all Coffees.
It is served on the . table of the most fastidious hostess,
who wants to be sure that the very crown jewel of her dinner
will not fail, that no, careless cook can spoil
it, and that her guests shall finish their
dinner with the tang of excellence.
G. Washington's Coffee, that during the
war could not be had by the public, because
the Government took the entire output for
the boys in the trenches, is again on sale.
Back W (J '
J . coffee' - I
11. Went to WarHome Again Jjjjg
G. WASHINGTON SALES CO., INC., NEW YORK
S-1
Again!
DJURT COWL 100 FIRMS
MEMBKRSHIP LIST REQUIRED
COMPLETED AT TILLAMOOK.
Filing of Incorporation Papers and
Opening or Intensive Campaign
of Publicity Will Follow.
The Oregon dairy council is now
assured of its 100 members, according
to J. E. Dunne, who went to Tilla
mook to interest the cheese factories
in the educational and publicity work
that the council will earry on. The
energetic work done by Mr. Dunne and
his committee -in enrolling? the neces
sary.number of members this week will
make possible the filing of the in
corporation papers and the opening of
an intensive campaign, of publicity for
the dairy industry of Oregon, educat
ing the public to the food value of
milk and its products.
Among the new members secured by
Sir. Dunne in Tillamook were the
Tillamook creamery. Maple" Leaf
creamery. Holstein creamery, boutn I received thic morning from
Prairie creamery, Fairview Dairy as-1 iL Calkins from Medford.
sociation. Red Clover creamery. Clover The sum mentioned In the
Leaf creamery, Cloverdale Cheese coirj
pany. Central creamery. Long Prairie
creamery, Three Rivers creamery. Ore
town creamery, and Neskowin Dairy
association.
Eugene Farmers' creamery, Eugene
First National bank. Lane County
creamery, Springfield creamery, Cor
vallis and Junction creameries and
First Niftional bank of Corvalli.s. are
new members. Kuppenbender & Son
and the First National and Tillamook
County banks are other members signed
in Tillamook.
Professor O. D. Center, president, is
sending a letter to members asking
them to attend the next meeting of the
council Wednesday, March 26. at 10:30
A. M., and to be prepared to plan for
definite work. A new board of nine
members will be elected, no one branch
of the dairy industry to have more
than two representatives on the list.
Mr. Dunne will call his committee to
gether for a report at 11:45 A. M. to
morrow at the Imperial hotel.
COURTHOUSE FUND TIED UP
Restraining Order Granted at Klam
ath Falls to Protect Contractors.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March 25.
(Spscial.) In compliance with a re
cent suit filed by the J. M. Dougan
company against the county court and
other contestants in the courthouse is
sues, a restraining order to the court
asainst the withdrawing from the spe
cial courthouse fund any sums for pay
ment to any other than the plaintiffs
which would reduce the amount in the
fund below the sum of $92,674.95, was
Judge F.
order is
the total being sued for by the Dougan
company for construting the court
house on block 35. March 28 is the
date set for a hearing to decide wheth
er the restraining order shall be con
tinued. Major to .Manage Siberian Mission.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 20. Major
Arthur B. Grindell, director of the pub
licity department of the northwest di
vision of the Red Cross, has received
the appointment of business manager
of the Siberian commission of the Red
Cross. He expects to sail for Russia
some time in April. Major Grindell
formerly was connected with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad's
Seattle office. "When Seattle was se
lected as headquarters for the north
western division of the Red Cross Major
Grindell was appointed publicity direc
tor.
We Wish to Remind You
That We Are Selling;
CANNED GOQDS at
Absolutely Wholesale Prices
Take our advice; better stock up; market is very
uncertain and liable to advance at any time. Fri
day and Saturday we offer
CANNED VKUETABLKS
Pyle's Clearbrook Brand String Beans, 2s, doz., Jjtl.75i each.. IS4
Pyle's R-Best Brand Extra String Beans. 2s. doz. IjCii 3 for... 50o
Libby's Extra Spinach, 2Vls, per dozen 92,-iOi each 2
. Pyle's Berryessa Solid Pack Tomatoes'. .No. 10 cans, dozen $t.50
Each fiOc
Preferred Stock Solid Pack Tomatoes, 2 Vis. doz. $2,251 each.. SOc
Clearbrook Tomatoes, 2 Vis, per dozen Sl.SOi each 15r
Pyle's Rely Brand Tomato Sauce or Turee, No. 10 cans, doz.... -4..
Each 4
Corn, Iroquois Brand, per dozen 92. OO: 3 for 50
Corn, Onarga Brand. Fancy, per dozen $2.65t i-aoh 25
Van Camp's Pork and Beans, large cans, dozen $3.20 each... 27c
A BIG BARGAIN
CAXEU FRl'IT
Libby's Rnsedale Brand Sliced vellow Cling Peaches, 2Ls. per
dozen $3.4u; each Jr
Libby's Silverdale Brand Yellow Free Peaches, 2VzS, doz.
Each -
Helmet Brand Apricots, 2 Vis. per dozen $2.75; each
ANOTHER BIG SPECIAL
SALAD OILS
Wesson Oil, large '
Wesson Oil, gallon
Mazola Oil, Vi gallon
Mazola Oil, gallon
Mazola Oil, 5-gallon cans
' EXTRA SPECIAL
CAMPBELL'S BEEF SOl'I'S
Campbell's Beef Soup, per dozen $1.20 each
Rolled Oats, Cream, 9s
Corn Meal, White or Yellow, 50-ib. sack $2.50 10-lb. sack.
Potato Flour, per lb
Rice Flour, per lb
Spratt's Dog Biscuits, per dozen $4-50t each
Tomato Catsup, Preferred Stock, dozen $3.25; bottle ..
75
5tf
25c
.$1.65
. 2.40
. 1.40
. 2.45
-10-50
11
70c
12'-
io
40
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WEDDING NEWS LEARNED
Robert McCraken and Elma McDon
ald Fail to Keep Secret.
A If hniicrh iav intanrlorl f r Iroan ff aa-
j cret for several days, it became known
yesterday that Robert McCraken and
Miss Klma McDpnald, both of this city,
were married the previous day at the
Hotel Portland.
The couple were attended by Captain
Hugrh S. Dimond and Miss Berniece An
derson of Seattle. They left last night
for San Francisco, where Mr. McCrak
en will affiliate himself with a busi
ness firm.
The McCraken family is one of the
oldest and best known in Portland. Mr.
McCraken is the youngrest son of the
late Colonel John McCraken, with
whom he has been making his home
while in this city at the Mallory ho
tel. He lately has been identified with
Eiler's music house, both in this city
and in Spokane.
spent a number of years in San Fran
MILK
Libby'e Milk, 48 large cans
in case $6.00
Libby's Milk, per dozen... l.oO
HERSHEY'S HIGHEST -GRADE
COCOA
BEST THAT MONEY CAST BUY
AT ONE-HALF PRICE
That You Are Aceuntomed to
Paying for Thin High Grade
of Cocoa
Hershey's high-grade Cocoa is
pure Cocoa of the choicest qual
ity. No starch. No sugar.
Hershev's Cocoa, 1-lb. to
4-lb., per lb 35
Hershey's Cocoa, 5-lb. or
over, per lb 32
Hershey's Cocoa, 100-lb.
tin cans, per lb SO
Hershey's Almond Bar, 24
cakes in box, per box... $1.35
Hershey's Chocolate Bar,
24 cakes in box, per box. 1.35
VERY IMPORTANT!
Flour has advanced all over
the United States but not yet In
Portland. Certain to advance
soon. Stock up Immediately.
49-Ib.
....$10-75
-.7i
98-lb.
$10.50
5.40
Flour,
barrel
Flour,
barrel
White Rose
sacks per
. 49-lb. sack
White Rose
sucks per
?S-lb. sack
Superior Graham Flour,
49-lb. sacks, each 2 75
Superior Graham Flour,
10-lb. sacks, each 65
Superior Farina, 49-lb.
sacks, each 3.00
Superior Farina, 10-lb.
sacks, each - SO
Superior Fancr Potent Floor
Per (
lhl..
E$2.90
$11,50
Coffee by Mail at Wholesale Prices a Coffee With
a Guarantee Satisfaction or Your Money Back
j
We will deliver Free of Charge
to yor nearest uhlpplnK point or
parcel post. Juno Coffee at
35C PER POUND rnteehaTif
tnis coffee is not satisfactory we
will refund the full amount of
the purchase price.
mROSE OF CEYLON TEA
regular 75c per pound. CfTA
uvu
regular 7
special, per pound
OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE t
AH mail orders wi be filled carefully- and promptly at these low
prices providing yob., order not later than 'iontinv or Tuesday.
D. C. BURNS COMPANY
208-210 Third Street, Bet. Taylor and Salmon
Special Mall Order Service Write lor Monthly Price List.
Member Greater Portland "Afoioclntion.
Wholesalers to Private Families. Hotels and Restaurants.
Cisco. He is a. brother of James Mc
Craken and of Mrs. George Cotner Ma
son of this city and Mrs. Charles Hurley
of Tacoma.
The bride has been making her home
with her mother in Glisan street and
for a brief time she was employed by
the Emergency Fleet corporation.
Government Wool Supply Large.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Statistics
made public by the war department to
day showed the government has on
hand or contracted tor 4s;,iuu,54U
pounds of wool remaining to be dis-
Mr. McCraken has posed of. Wool purchased or contract-
valued at more than $500,000,000. It
included 10,000.000 pounds of domestkj
clip yet to be delivered, 4.000,000 pounds
to come, from South America and 94,
000,000 pounds contracted for with the
British government.
Foreign Orders Wanted.
WASHINGTON, March 20. The ship
ping boar was asked today by the ex
ecutive council of the newly organized
national merchant marine association
to remove the prohibition against Amer
ican shipyards accepting orders for for
eign account. The association an
nounced that Senator Ransdall of .!-"
isiana had been elected premanent pres
to 722,450.168 pounds, ident.
pe sure foundation r JJ
a perfect o$$M
coffee is -jZ
Jo 1, 2, 2J,3 and 5 pound can?. Never in bulk.
S-JSo- and broths. You will find Snow cccg
icx0;. Flakes satisfying in every particular.
jSfe o fi JJ. 'P o :j Yo.u enjoy immensely their
delicious salty crispness and rich iS?:
ilttfcii texture. pill
PrXox cA0 ' C- Von t ask tor crackers, say Snow .
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