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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXG OREGON IAN", SATURDAY, AUGUST 0, 1010. 21 WHEAT CROP 221,000,000 August Forecast Estimates 940,000,000. CORN ALSO FALLS SHORT July Weather Cuts Probable Total by 2 7,000.000 Drought Proves Serious. during the Tar with Germany are to form an organisation as an auxiliary to the American Legion. Announce ment of plans was made yesterday by Captain Harkins of the army recruiting station in Portland, who was In cnarRe of the ordnance school at Camp Han cock, i;a.. and who estimates that some 500 ordnance department me-, are resi dents of Portland and vicinity. It is planned to call a meeting or those interested in a short time and to decide on details of the organization at a banquet. Men of Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho who were in that branch of the service will be eligible to membership and the Portland auxil iary will work in co-operation with the proposed "national society, which will have as its chief object the promotion of national preparedness. It also will devote attention to obtaining aid for those members in need of assistance, and will stand for the principles em bodied in the constitution of the Amer ican Legion. Plans are being made to have troop A of Oregon co-operate and hold its banquet Jointly with the ord nance department men. "WASHINGTON". Aug. S. With living costs soaring, the nation's principal food crops showed sharp decreases dur ing July, resulting from droughts and pests over much of the growing area. Wheat production fell off 221.000.000 bUFhels during the month, according to the forecast today of the department of agriculture: corn showed a reduction of 27,000.000 bushels, oats 137.000,000 buhels. barley 27. no. 000 bushels, and white potatoes 34.oou.0O0. Kice alone showed an incrf-a.se. Total production of wheat was fore cast at 940,000.000 bushels, but this was an increase of 23.000.000 bushels over the forecast last December 1, and 49.- 000.000 bushels over the five-year aver age from 1913 to 1918. Winter wheat showed the greatest loss with 124.000, 000 bushels, with spring wheat produc tion showing a decline of 97,000,000 bushels. Spring w-heat production fell off sharply in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Largest prospective reductions in corn yield were in Indiana, and Illinois. A statement by the department said most of the corn belt suffered from want of rain, seriously, over large areas, particularly in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Okla homa. Winter Wheat Suffers. Winter wheat continued its down ward course, due 10 the ill effects of rust, scab and blight. The stock in the southwest was described as the best in years, being abnormal; but in the west ern mountain districts, dry land wheat is generally poor. In the northwest also the crop is disappointing, owing to lack of rainfall. Spring wheat is even more seriously affected. Most of the spring wheat territory was in the area of drought and this "with Serious damage from rust and scab, grasshoppers in North Da kota reduced the promise by 97,000,000 bushels. Forecasts of the crops based on Aug ust 1 conditions were announced by the department as follows: Winter wheat, 71.),O00,OO0 bushels: spring wheat, 225,000,000 bushels; all wheat 94".0(i0.00O bushels; corn. 2.7SS. 000.000 bushels.; oats. 1,266.000,000 bush els': b.irley, 204,000,000 bushels; rye, 64, 600,000 bushels; buckwheat, 16.100,- 000 bushels; white potatoes, 357,000.000 bushels; sweet potatoes, 100,000,000 bushels; tobacco, 1,335,000,000 pounds; flax, 10.200,000 pounds; rice, 43,400.000 bushels: hay, 111,000,000 tons; sugar beets, 6.690.000 tons; apples (to tal), 155,000,0110 bushels; apples (com mercial), 23,100,000 barrels; peaches, 49.SOO.OOO bushels. Crop Condition Snmmnrisrd. Conditions of various crops on Au gust I follow: Si.rintr wheat. 53.9; torn, SI. 7; oats, 78.5; barley 7.6 : buck wheat, 88.2; white potatoes. 75.1; sweet potatoes, 87.1; to- tacco. 75.1: flax. 52.7; rice, 90.4; hay, 91; sugar beets, 75.6. Condition of corn by principal states follows: Ohio. SI; Indiana, 76; Illinois, 76; Minnesota, 90; Iowa. 87: Missouri, 74; Nebraska. 81: Kansas, 69; Texas. 100. Condition of spring wheat: .Minne sota. 5i: North Dakota. 53: South Da kota. f.f: Montana. 20: Washington, 64. Oats remaining on farms August 1 is estimated at 92, SOX. 000 bushels, com pared with SI. 424,00 last year and 76.- 710.ot.iO the five-year average. MEXICAN PROBE ORDERED SENATE ALSO plans to form DEFINITE FOREIGN" POLICY. GRADING OF GRAIN IS TO BE DEMONSTRATED Standards Will Be Explained to Valley Farmers. MEETINGS ARE ARRANGED ONE IS LEWIS MXON MAY UM) STKIRK IX HKOOKLY. Fourteen Arretted for Disorder 8700 of 13.000 Rapid-Transit Men Said to Uc Out. NEW YORK. Auk- S. Public Service Commissioner Lewis Nixon announced late today that Lintiley M. Garrison, re ceiver of the Brooklyn Rapid Traiist company, had accepted his services as mediator in the strike which for three days has paralyzed traffic on the fur face, subway and eleva ted lines oper ated by the company. Mr. Garrison, cord i n s: to Mr. Nixon, also has agreed to m et a 40 mini t tee of his employes, Short lv before 6 o'clock tonight th surface cars operated today were with drawn. Officials of the road announced however, that elevated and subwa trains would be kept n operation all night. Fourteen arrest? on chartres of at tempting to destroy railroad propert were made tniay in connection wit the strike, which was indirectly re sponsible for the deaths of two per sons and injury to nearly so others. V. J. Shea, si rik e d 1 rector, assert e approximately i70 of the company 13,000 employes had walked out. CLEMENCEAU IN DEM AND Outrages on Americans and Their Property Will Be Investigated and Witnesses Examined. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Blanket au thority to bring out all the facts about Mexican outrages on Americans and American property and to formulate a remedial programme was given to the foreign relations committee today by the senate. By unanimous vote a resolution irecting- the inquiry was adopted after ts provisions had been stiffened in committee so as to make subject to in- estigation "any and all acts of the governments o'f Mexico and its citizens i derogation of the rights of the nited States or its citizens.' Later Chairman Lodge named a sub committee, headed by Senator Fall, re- ublican. New Mexico, to do the actual work of examining witnesses and col lecting information. The sub-commit- ee wrill begin its task within a few days. The provision authorizing the com mittee also to recommend what meas- res shall be taken to prevent further utrages was added at the suggestion f Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona. Under this clause it is said a definite Mexican policy will be formulated and submitted as a recommendation to the dministration. In the opinion of some foreign rela- ions committee members the task be fore the committee is a matter of months. Demonstrations Will Be Given Xine Central Points Begin ning jfext Monday. The bureau of markets, through the local office of federal grain supervinion, is ar ranging for a series of meetings to be held in the Willamette valley for the pur pose of explaining the federal standards and their correct application. Representatives of the office will be at the places mentioned below on the dates In dicated with a full set of equipment used in the grading of grain according to the fed eral standards and will explain In detail the standards and their proper application. Demonstrations will be given showing the correct method of grading grain as recom mended by the United States department ot agriculture, which has been adopted by the state of Oregon as Its standards. The work presented at these meetings is of vital In terest to farmers, millers, grain buyers and others Interested in. the grain business. Meetings win be held at the following pumi on tne dates indicated: Hillsboro Monday, August 11. mcjainnviue Tuesday, Augus.. 12. Corvallls Wednesday, August 13. Albany Thursday, August 14. Junction City Friday. August li. Eugene Saturday, August 16. Turner Monday, August 18. Silverton Tuesday. August 19. Oregon CityWednesday. August .'0. YIELDS DANIELS EXPLAINS ACTION PARAGRAPH IX RODMAN SPEECH DISLIKED. Had I Known Copies Were in Hands of Papers I Would Not Have Objected," Says Secretary. SAX mnXiO. Cal., Aug. S.--Pecretary ot the .Navy Daniels authorized a state ment today in which he told briefly of the circumstances that led to Admiral Rodman's announcement last night at a banquet that a speech he had pre pared in advance would have to re main in his pocket, as Secretary Dan iels had censored it and told him not to use iv. Secretary Daniels said: 'Admiral Rodman showed me a copy oi a speech that he had written, and I commented upon it and advised that a certain paragraph be omitted. I did not know- that I was acting in any of ficial capacity as a censor at the time. nor did I know then that the speech had been sent broadcast in advance, H..d I known that copies were in the hands of the newspapers. I would have made no objection to the use of the speech. 'The speech was shown me, and I commented upon it in an informal unncr." A naraerraph in the admiral's speech which the secretary thought should be eliminated referred to possible future wars. Admiral Kidman laughingly said today that the whole a if air amounted to nothing and "it iidn't bother me a bit." OF WHEAT ARE VARIABLE to Pacific Americans "Want Premier at League Assembly in Washington. PARIS. Au. S. The prPNcr.ee of Pre mm dtmeriic.tu at the first general assembly of the ieairue of nations at Washington is strongly urged in Amer ican quartet s. according to Marcel llutin. of the Keho de Paris. As to !he date of the assembly, it is Rrid. nil exchange of views between tht- allied governments now is go ing on. STOCK MARKET RECOVERS Volume of Wall Street Business sel dom Kqualed This Year. NEW YORK, Auk. 8. On trans actions slifthtly in excess of 2.0OO.0(K shares, a record equaled only tnree times in this year's enormous dealings, the stock market today made substan tial recovery from yesterday's violent upheaval. Nt gains in a wide variety of issues extended from two to almost ten points. The steady improvement in the last half of the session was attributed to heavy accumulation of representative shares by leading financial interests accelerated by enforced short covering. MURDERER L0SES NERVE Hdmbv, Sentenced to Death, Allows Counsel to Appeal. OSSTVING. N. T.. Aug. 8. Putting side the indifferent attitude he haa maintained toward electrocution. Gor don Fan cett Hamby, sentenced to die for murdering a teller of the fc-at Brooklyn Savings bank last Decemoer, stated in the death-house of fc-mg toing prison today that he would not seek cancellation of the appeal prepared by his counsel. He had previously declared he wanted to pay the death penally, "and the soon er the better." Harvest Under Full Headway Northwestern States. rroress or harvest and croD condition,, generally in the Pacific coast district are re ported by the weather bureau as follows: l zona Moderate to heavy trecinittinn in the extreme west, some damage to cut Utah Grain crops fair to aood and beine harvested generally; - winter grains being threshed. Silo corn mostly good and Improv ing, making little grain. Second crop al- lana Deing harvested, crop light. JNevaaa Cooler weather benefited nrinr wheat, barley nd oats, which are maturing wen. Harvesting second crop alfaKa. well auvancea ; gooa yields in western portion ana poor 10 iair in northern and eastern Large third crop alfalfa stacked in extreme south. Idaho Alfalfa, wheat and oats being "har vested in fine condition. Wheat yields vari able, ranging from practical failure to ex cellent. Washington Harvesting progressing favor oiy ana more than half completed in Walla Walla district. Spring wheat and oats short in eastern counties: yield poor. Rains beneficial to corn. Oats beginning to ripen fair to fine. Wheat cutting is in progress. Oregon Local showers in eastern counties may benefit late spring wheat in elevated districts. Too cool for corn. Harvest con tinued with little interruption and threshing is progressing. California Corn excellent, though growth rather slow. Haying nearly finished, cept late cuttings of alfalfa; crop good. EXPORT FLOUR CONTRACTS ABE MADE Grain Corporation Accepts Practically All Lots Offered. The Grain Corporation yesterday accepted practically all the bids submitted on export nour lor August delivery, only a few being too high. A total of about 30,000 tons was purchased. Some of the offers made were at $9.75. Strength continued in the local grain mar ket, but there was no activity. Sacked oats bids were raised. 50 cents and bulk oats 50c & $1.50. Offers for corn were 50c 51 higher. Sacked barley bids were raised 75c & $1 and eastern bulk barley $!&,-2. December barley at San Francisco sold at and May at 3..!0&3.U4te at Chicago. September barley was half a cent lower at $1.33 and December a cent up at $1.33Va. Weather conditions in the middle west, as wired from Chicago: "Kansas City, Omaha. Topeka, clear, cool; Davenport threatening; Minneapolis, Winnipeg, clear, cool : Ohio valley, partly cloudy. Forecast: All states generally. fair, not-much change in temperatures." Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Kxchange as follows: . . j Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats.Hay Portland, Friday ... 15 4 ft s a ir ago , 47 Season to date 401 Year ago 444 Tacoma Tear ago 5 Season to date 174 Year ago iu Seattle. Thursday. , . 8 Year ago ft Season to date ! Year ago irnj at mill; bakers, 1105fill20; whole wheat. $10.25; graham. $10.. - MILLFEEU Mill run. X. o. b. mill, car lots ton lots or mixed can, $41; ton lots or over, delivered, $1..0'2 extra: rolled barley, rolled oats, t!2; ground barley. $Jb; scratch feed. $l. CORN Whole, $78; cracked, $80 ton. COliN Whole. $2; cracked. M ton. HAY Buying prices, f; o. b. Portland: Alfalfa. $30; cheat. $20; oats and vetch, $20; valley timothy. $L'B. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER 92 -score, 56 He pound: 91-score, 56c; 90-ecore, 55c; prints, parchment wrappers, box lots. Jlc; cartons. 62c; naif boxes, c more ; less than half boxes, lc more: butterfat. No. 1.. 61 &62c per pound. CHL'KSK Tillainooa. t. o. b. Tilliunook: triplets. 33c; Young Americas. S4c; long- orns. 34c : Coos and Curry, I. o. u. aiyrue Point triplets. 32c. EGGS Oregon ranch, candled o2w54c: let-ta. SSc: Ore co 11 Poultry ass'iciatloo select. 57c: association pullets, 52c POULTRY Hens. 27f 29c; broilers, 27 0 30c; geese, ducks ani turkeys. ncminaL KAL fancy, 24 g;c per pound. PORK. Fancy. 2hc per pound. Fruits said Vegetables. FRUITS O ranees. $4.756.75; lemons. $7 9 8.&0 box ; bananas. 9ffi c per pound : apples. 2 4 per box ; grapefruit. S5.5 ft 6; cantaloupes, $1.503.75 per crate; apri cots, $'-1z 2.25 per box; peurrtes, 5tcfi $l.."i0 per box; watermelons, 1H &-nC per pound; plums, 00c fa $1.50 per box; grapes, $2& 2.00 per box; pears, (3.2ox 3.tu. v ri ti l A ti L.ra taooa ge, i.vu per iu pounds; lettuce, 2.2ft per crate; pep pers, Sl.nU per oox; oeeis, j per fhck. cucumbers. 75c 15.$ 1.00 box; tomatoes, $1.50 ft2 per box; peas. 710c per pound; rhu barb, .'ic prr pound; ban. srg 10c. rOTATOES New, :;..o 4j n.7i per sacK. ONIONS Walla Walla. 31v3Vec per pound. California brown, 3 &.c pr pound. Provisions. Local jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice 44Jf45c; stand d 4:ii 44 Iric; skinned. 36 ta 37c; picnic 28 &30c; cottape roll. Stic. lard Tierce basis, aoc; compound, sue per pound DRY SALT Short, clear hacks. 3U'a3oc; plates, 27&29e; exports. Sic. BACON Fancy. 53 55c; standard. 4649 49c; choice, 3ip 43c. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: - 1 SUGAR Sack basis. Fruit or berry. $9.65; beet. $.55; Honolulu, cane, $9. BO; extra C, $9.15; powdered, in barrels, $10.25; cubes, in barrels. 710.45. NLTs walnuts, 27 ?f 3.c ; Brazil nuts, sac; filberts. 2Sc; almonds, 2430; peanuts, 11 fn 15c SALT Half ground. 100s. $17 per ton; 50s. $18.75 per ton: dairy, $26.50-&'28 per ton. KICE Blue KdBe, 13 4 14c per pound; Slam, 12c per pound. BEANS Small white. 9S10c: pinks. Sc; Llmas, 14c per pound. tOFFEE Roasted, in drums, 3'JOOC Hops, .Mohair, Etc. HOPS 1!H9 contracts. 52c; three-year contracts. 50c, 40c, 30c; 1918 crop, 55c WOOL Territory staple, 48 to otic, accord ing to shrinkage; clothing or French comb ing, 45ifi 54c; half blood combing and cloth ing, 4Zq 00c; three-eighths clothing and combing, 45. 65c; quarter-blood clothing and combing, 40ty57c; common ana braia, & & dOc. MOHAIR 1918 clip, 45c per pound. TALLOW No. 1, 13c per pound; No. 2. 12c per pound ; grease, 8 up 10c per pound. CASCARA BARK New, 11c per pound. GRAIN BAGS In carlots, 20c - HOG PRICES- DROP AGAIN1 FIFTT-CEXT DECLINE AT NORTH PORTLAND STOCKYARDS. Top Grade Does Not Bring Over $20 Cattle Are Slow Sale. Sheep Market ' Steady. The hole m&rlcet was weak ud 50 cent. lowr yesterday with $20 Quoted a. the top at the local yards. Cattle were slow at un changed prices, with very few head of saod Quality on the. marK.L Sheep were steady. The origin of stock received at the local yards last month was as follows: Cattle. Calves. Hors. Oregon 5.10H 040 '.' Idaho 1.117 17 ' l.JS Washington . 1.0S 1S3 l.oMt California 739 LIBERTY and VICTORY BONDS n If you must sell your Uberty or Victory hnad. sell to m. If you can buy more Uberty or Victory bonds, buy from vs. On FrMav, Autcusl 8. the clofins market pris were as Kiven below. They are the governing prices for Liberty nd Victory bonds all over the world. nd the hitrhest. We advertise these prices daily in order that you my always know the New Tork market and the exact vaiu of your Uberty ud Victory za 1st la ttn vie vie 4. 44s 4a 44a 4a 3m 4s I:U08 JIM.'M) StKJ.1'1 $94. DO $!:! SO $ &9.S0 $ 95'. R2 .P3 64 .i9 1.70 l.aa .SI 1.04 Market price Accrued int. mi Total .$ioo : 1st 4s $1-4. HI .;o J'.M 70 IS 1.31)6 Sheep IS.!'-" 4. (MM 1.984 7.0S1 Total 8.052 1J17 12.667 27 058 Receipts yesterday were 2S2 cattle. 20 calves. 190 hogs and 389 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Oils. -Raw, bsrrels. $2.43 raw. boiled. Wt. Price.. Wt. Price. 1 steer.. 1110 $9 251 12 lambs.. 70 lo.m' 5 steers. 1140 9.25! 19 ewes 119 7.75 7 steers. Ko5 ft. 251 S ewes lo6 7.O0 1 steer. .1110 8 .2T,j 4 ewes... ISO 0 2". 1 steer.. 1220" 9.25J Inn... 140 S.rtu a steers. 3 8.751 20 wethers l"i 7.00 1 steers. VKO H.OOj 1 wether. 150 7,Oii "2 steers. 75 7.00I 4 vearl . . loo 8.5" 0 cows.. Srtrt 7.&oi 2 nwtra.. 8s 8. on 1 cow loo 7.5oi 5 steers.. 1120 9.25 1 cow... 840 7 OOt 7 steers.. 905 9 25 1 cow... 791 .rm 1 steer.. .1220 9 IT. .1 cow... 810 6.001 2 steen.. 7!i 7 (Ml "1 cow... 910 S.lOl 1 steer... 99 9.25 IS calves. 10 14.50I 1 steer.. .1110 9.25 '4 calves. 220 I4.HO1 1 -ow . . . 89O 7-00 . 4 calves. 220 la.ooi cows 8 7.50 2 calves. .Ufi 11.001 15 calves.. 180 14 50 2 calves. 310" 11. (10! 2 calves.. Z1J 11. (Ml 1 bull. ..1180 3 50! i calves.. SKI 11. OO 2 bulls.. 1145 .70I 4 calves.. 220 14.00 1 bull. . .1(11(1 6.501 4 calves.. 22o 1 I. (Ml 10 hfifers 914 8.55! 1 bull.. -ll-O 5 50 1 heifer. 74"! 7.0O' 2 bulls.. 1125 6.00 3 hogs.. 2rt0 2(1. onj 10 heifers 014 8 55 1 hog... 420 IS.Ool 2Shogs... :m 20.00 1 hog... 220 20.00 1 hog 2O0 20 On 3 hoics. . 210 1 1 hog 2O0 20 00 7 hoCs.. 233 20.001 13 hogs 212 19.00 3 hogs.. 21(1 ' 5 ho.-,... 2CO 20.00 9 hogs.. 24 I 5 hot;-.. 20(1 2II0O S hots.. 23 j 67 lambs. 82 11. SO 1 hog 20(1 5 lambs. lOrt 19.5(1 28 hoj-,s.. 200 . 1 R Iambi. 68 11. SO 13 hoes.. 212 19 OOi 24 lambs. 78 11 50 2 hOift:.. 2U5 18.00! 12 lambs. 70 10.OO 1 hos... 120 18-OOI 3 ewes 106 7 OO 29 lambs. 79 12.001 16 ewes 118 7 75 S lambs. 8 11. sol 4 ewes... 13(1 fe.25 4 lambs. 88 11.501 3 ewes . . . 70 O IK! 37 lambs. 82 i 4 yearl.. 100 8. SO 24 lambs. 78 1 1 wether 150 '.09 $93 99 $94 64 94.0 $9 0 $94.65 $100.62 $100 8(5 When buvtnr we deduct 37c OD a VO bond and $2.50 on a $1000 bond. Wo ell at the New York market plus the accrued Interest. Burglar and Fireproof Safe Deposit Bcaes for rent. MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Premier Manlci rl Bond Houm. Morrl Hide 20U-311 2Urk. iSt bet. &b nd 6th. Trlrpbn Bread way 2 151 fctWibrd 35 Port of Umpqua, Oregon Vq Bonds at Par Government and Municipal Bonds Bought and Sold. . Hevereaux 5i(5mpany 87 Sixth Street Broadway 1042f Ground Floor Wells-Fargo Building STOCK LIST ADVANCES ACTIVE SHARES STEADILY TEND TOWARD HIGHER LEYEL. Substantial Accumulation of C nited States Steel Is Noted; Bonds Recover Later. LINSBKD OI cases, boiled, barrels. $2.45; cases. $2 65. TURPENTINE Tanka, $1.79; cases, 1.80. GASOLINE Iron barrels, 23c; tank wagon, 3Vic; cases. 34c; engine distillate. Iron barrels, Iftc ; tank, wagon, 16c; cases, I'd c. COAL. OIL Iron barrels. 134 10c; tank , wagon, 13 Vfc c ; cases, 248 lc. SAN FBANdSCO fBOUlCE MAfiKEI frim Current on EtCH. Vcxtables, Fresh fruits. Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. Butter, 35c. Eggs Fresh extras, UUc; firsts, 00',ic ; pullets, 50c. Cheese Firsts. 32 He; Young Americas, 3Sc. .Poultry Hens, 30Sr33c lb, according to size; young rooaiers, 3S04Oc; old, 2uc; broil ers 32 & 34c, accoruing to slxe; fryers, 33 & 37c, according to quality; geese, nominal; pigeon, .U 13.50 aoxn; o,uabs, 4umtOu pound. Vegetables Rhubarb. $1.501.75 box; egg plant, UD75c lug box; peppers, bell, $141.00 lug box; chile, ,oi&$l box; summer nquaan, southern, Uo& 40c lug box; tomatoes, OOy 65c crate; potatoes, garnet, $2.25 f(f 2.00 cen tal; onions, yellow, $2.20''a2.5o cental; ifreen, $1.25 -ft 1.50 box ; green peas, 5 C( tc lb. , cu cumbers, 40 65c small box; green corn, $2.50 &3.25 sack; okra, $141.25 box; garlic, 2114$ 2Vc pound; beans, string, JatHc pouna; wax, 3d-4c pouna; umas, u- uc pounu. Fruit Oranges, $-i(y.5.5i; lemons, 4&.50; grape fruit, $4 & 5 ; bananas, iVilc; pine apples, $2)4.50 dozen ; apples, Sl.u0i 2.50, according to grade and tier; plums, $1.30 'if 2 crate; pears. Uartlett, SI. 2c J i -j box, ac cording to grade; peaches, 75c $ i-00 small uc box: aurkots. tIVc pound; cantaloupes. $1U1.25 standard lug; figs, $1&1.25 single aver; raspberries, $13 'a it cnet; strawber ries, $llvl4 chest: red loganberries, $12(pl3 chest: blackberries, Hitf chest. Receipts Flour, 24 40 quarters; barley. 56 centals; beans, 1 4n$ sacks; hides, M2 ; hay, 4f0 tons; potatoes, . 1909 sacks; wine. 17,100 gallon. Prices at the yards were as ofllows: Oood to choice steers .$10.005? n.M Medium to choice steers tvoo i.50 Fair to good steers 7.75 S.75 Common to fair steers 7.00 f 7.50 Good to choice cows, heifers ... 7.5lK(j) O.Ou Medium to good cows, heifers.. 6."Om y.25 Cannera 3 .OO fi 4 0o Bulls f. 5.0O4T 7.50 Calves e.OO-rt 15.00 Stockers and feeders 7.oOji 10.0O Fair to medium cows, heifers... 4.50 4.50 Hoga Prime mixed 19.50 0 20. no Medium ml xed oo 1 '..2!S Rough heavies lo.oott in. 50 Pips 18.00 U 10.0U H beep Prime lambs 11.nn-fMi.75 Fair to medium lambs n.oo'r 10.00 Yearlings fl.OO S.50 Wethers 6.00 7.50 Ewes 0.00 u' 7.50 Omaha Uvrntock Market. OMAHA. Aug 8. tU. S. Bureau of Mar kets.) Hops Receipts 2500, mostly 15 25c higner. Tor. $21 25; bulk, S2n.40j:20.R0; nea.vywe.Rnt. s,20. su 2U.HO; medium weight $20.75!&,21.25: iight . weight, $20.75 21.00 ; heavy packing sows, smooth $20.4020.60; pacKing sows, rough, S20& 20.40; pigs, $18 &20. Cattle Rec-Ipt 800. good and choice corn fed cattle fully 25c higher. Western steady. Feeders nominal. Ieef steers, medium and heavy weight, choice and prime. $16.25fJt 18.25, medium and good, $13.25(16.50; com mon. $12 13.5(1-; lightweight, good and ehoiee. $ 15 fj; 17.50; common and medium. $1 l.AO$ 15.25; butcher rattle, heifers, $8.25 6 13.25; cows. $7.504i; 12.75; cannera and cut ters, $5. 75 7. 50; veal calve, light and handy-weight, $12Q 13.50; feeder steers, $10 4fl4; stocker steers, $7.50&ll. 3hep Reoetpis 19.mK. Lambs 10?25c higher. 8heep and feeders firm. Lambs, 84 pounds down, 14.75 16.35; culls and com mon, $10 fi 13.50; yearling wethers. $10rft 11.75; ewes, medium and choice, $7 8.75; culls and common. $3.507. 3 3 17 56 98 81 144 43 126 76 331 1 11 23 ... 3 51 IO . . . 4 4 3 4 6 6 IO . . . 41 61 40 65 13 108 64 124 BL'TTEK BIYERS ARE MOLDING BACK Cube Starke t Is Quiet With Price Weak and Lower. The cube butter market was quiet with buyers holding back. Prices were weak '. cents ior ;f-score. l nere waa more or less shading of print prices. Storage hold lngs were reduced 14.67 pounds. Receipts inursuay were; Pmin H Oregon 44 n naaiuBiuti ................ ......... ..14 Total Cheese receipts were 14.310 pounds from Oregon, 3105 pounds from Washington and US pounds from California. The egg market was quiet without change In buying or Jobbing prices. Receipts were 190 cases from Oregon, 23 -from Washington and 17 from Idaho. . TACOMA IS AFTER FOOD Acting Mayor Conf-rs With Quarter master at Seattle. TACOMA. Wash.. Alls. 8. Acting Mavor F. It. Pettit was in Seattle today on the advice of the zone surplus food officer at Fort Mason, Cal.. conferring with the quartermaster's department of the government on the matter of food wanted in Tacoma. Kfforts to obtain a portion of the ujn1' said to be at Camp Lewis have so far failed. ORDNANCE MEN TO UNITE Gunner to Tot in Auxiliary to Amer ican 'L.es'on nere. Men 'tvho served in the ordnance de parimeni oi . the United States army CORN MARKET STRONGER BULLISH CROP REPORT IS AX- TICIPATKD IX TRADE. Close Is Nervous With All Options Higher; Smallness of Contract Stocks Also Factor. Chicago UvfstwW Market. CIHCAOO, Aug. 8 Hops Receipts 9000. very few hogs sold or bids made; the scat tered sales that did take place were at steady to unevenly lower prices. Top $'2.50; no detailed quotations were obtainable. ' Cattle Receipts 50(K, market slow, steady to unevenly lower. Top $18.75 ; local killers doing very little; no quotations. Sheep Receipts 12,000. Practically no trading; city butchers paid $14.50 tor choice sorted lambs ; no westerns sold ; no quota tions made. Seattle Livestock Slarket. SEATTLE. Aug. 8. Hogs Receipts, 144 market steady. I'rimo, $in&22; medium to choice, J0.7.)(& 2i.tt; rough heavy, $10 iu.."u; pigs. $ii.r0(tr io. Cattle Receipts, 4H; market steady. Best steers, 10.5O 4r 11.115; medium to choice, Si)T .r0; common to good, ('as; best cows and heifers, common to (food, 7.00; bulls, f.-ttfi 7.50: calves, J 7.0 ti 13. 0. Coffee Futures Clowe Lower. NEW YORK. Aug. 8. The. market for coffee futures opened unchanged to V points lower in response to easier cantos cables. Prices steadied up slightly right after the 4'all on the more optimistic view of eenerat conditions, encouraged by the early rally In tne hiock maraet, uui weaaenea later on re ports of freer coat and freight offerings from .Brazil and tne renewed weakness of stocks. lecember sold off from 20.85c 2lM3c and closed at 20.6?c with the general lift closing at a net decline of 15 to 30 points. 'lowing bids September, 20. V Tic; October, '-'0.r."c; Tecember, 20.6."e; January, JO tirc; March. 20.tf5c; May. 20.GOc; July, 20. SOc. Spot coffee dull and nominally unchanged at 22sc for Rio 7s and 2rtc for Santos 4s. NEW TORK. Aue. S. The, extremely ac tive and very irregular course of trading on the stock exchange today was almost wholly traceable to impending developments at Yashlngton knu the extension of labor troubles. Prices of active stocks, seasoned as well as speculative issues, were l to 5 points higher at the Irregular opening. For the balance of the session the record was one of almost steady betterment, favor ites among industrials, notably United States steel, reflecting accumulation of a substan tial character. Sales amounted o 2,050.000 e h a res. Bonds werf weak at the outset, specula tive Issues losing 1 to 2i points, with par tial recoveries later. Total shares, par value, aggregated $14,750,000. Old United States ooiids were unchanged on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Last S alea.- H i gh. Low. 6a i e. Am Beet Sugar. 4,4tnl ,;; 81 American Can.. lO.:itKI 51 4 50V Am Car & Fdry 25,JOO lllH 113 - 117 Vi Am HAL nid. a.7uo 120V 116 111 A merican Loco. 7 . i00 8;t v 80 H2 Am Km A Kefg. ll.TtiO 7S 74 7( Am Sugar Helg 5.40 12S 127 127 Am Sum Tobac. 9,:tm 05 ." '-- Am Tel A Tel .. 2,300 lo:t lOJ 4 Ain Z L Ac Sm.. 2,tUn 24 21 2:1 Anaconda Cop.. 18.2oo 08 6.". OS Atchison 7.7MO Stl S !0 A G WISSL 6.000 154 146 l.rj Baldwin Loco.. 42. Attn IO", WH lo.t Halt A. Ohio 3. ooo 4U) 4' Heth Steel B .. 3S.toO f S2 85 B & 8 Conner.. 4.1O0 24 23 24 H Calif Petrol ... 7.5nn 42-a 42 42 Vs Canadian Paclf. 6.tM)0 150 l.Vii 15l Cent ral Lea t her 5 1 , 5 0 St !. i" Ches & Ohio ... 2.ioO MS 55 54- Chi M & St r . . C.OOO 4i', Chicago A. N W Too t2H 1 t 9?' Chlno Copper .. S.500 44 43 43 Colo Fti v iron. J,iou 4. Corn Products .. 33.21M) H0 t'2 7 Crucible Steel .. 31,'o j-'t.va j.t.t Cuba Cane Sug. 5."oO 32 31 32 T S Food Prods 2l.4)t M i Krie 3,500 16 15Tfc General Klertrlc hoO 1U H lo lt0 General Motors. 13.1 OO 219 V 213 217 Gt Nor pld .... 4.3tO s r Ot Nor Ore ctfs 8.000 42 V4 llinota Central. 7"u i . Zl.. Insplr Copper. . 12,10 60 4 , 1 i nt M m pia .. j--- is Inter Nickel ... ll.l"0 2iW 2 Inter Paper .... ,7mj K C Southern.. 3o l i Kennecott Cop. a,"o ' ? Louts A Nash .. 40 112 112 112 Mexican i'etrol. 30.3OO 175 Itts - l'-'. Miami Copper.. 2.m0 2.54 2.W M dva e Steel .. v ' xi -4 r,.i f l toO 27 M on tana Power. 1.3O0 1 1 2 7 11 (Ml I ' s rtnrt 73 4 S.ion 314 3V4 31 "4 2.0OO 100 7 SOO SH 2 4tMI 35 Hi r,0 33 H 41, ion lor.H 5.300 43 i rels; shipments. 1S24 barrels; stock &S.44S barrels. Juote: IS. lt.SO; D. f 1 7,W: K. $17.75; F J17.S5; G. $18.25; H. J1A.SO; I., $19.35; K, $20 2R; M, 2L15; N, $22,45; WG, $23.70;; WSV, 23.80. Seattle reed mud ITar. ' v SEATTLK, Aug. 8. City deliverr? "Feed mill. $45 ton: scratch fed, fS2: feed, wheat. t$S4: all-grain chop. $77; oats, $66; sprouting oats, 73, rolled oats. $68; whole corn. $S0 cracked corn. $b2 : rolled barley, clipped barley, $7!. Hay Kastern Washlnjrton timothy, mixed. $3ftyi3T: double-compressed, $40; alfalfa, $3A 32; straw. $1510. Dried Fruit at Nrw York. . NEW TORK, Aug. 8. Evaporated apples. steady; prunes, dull: peaches, quiet. Cotton Market. ' NEW TORK, Aug. S. Spot cotton steady." Middling, 32.15c. New York Sugar Market. " -- NEW YORK. Aug. S. Sugar unchanged Oulnth Linseed Market. DULUTII, Aug. S. Linseed. $6.04 6 6.06. " HIGHWAYMAN BOUND OVER: Self-Confessed Robber Refuses to IJIsclose Identity of Aide. -. ; Ithamer Gillespie, aged 20, Belf-con- fessed taxicab highwayman, was held to the grand jury under $2000 bail yes-, terday after he had admitted in mu nicipal court that he was one of tw highwaymen who held up and robbed H. Goldstein at 225 Burnside street at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening. t. Gillespie said he was ready to plea guilty, althoush he refused to divulgV the identity of the other highwayman. He said he had known the other man only a week. " The young man said he lived at 111 East Eighty-second street, Montaviiia, where his father conducts a grocery store. Police Inspector Morak said evidence' had been uncovered showing that Gil lecpie and the other highwayman have been together for several weeks and their actions have been under suspicion for some time. Detectives have a good description of the second highwayman. N'pvada Copper. X T Central . . . NT V N H H . . Sort & Went . .. Northern Pacif. Pacific Vail Pac Tel & Tel . . Pan-Am Petrol. Pennsylvania .. PUIS W Va .. 1.7"0 PlttsburK Coal.. 4.ron rtav Consol Cop .!..' Rcadin 1 '!?! Kep Ir It Steel. Shat Ariz Cop.. Sin Oil & Here. iu..."o Southern Pacif. M.7"0 Southern By . . . 1S.2O0 Stutiebaker Cor. Sfl.i"f Texas Co Tobacco Prol.. 17 Con Cnion Pacific .. A.-,""" 1'nit CiK Stores. M V S Ind Alcohol . U S Steel 353. rto pfd 1-tah Copper ... Western inion. Westinir Klectrie Rovtil Hutch ... OI.'l'M? National Lead Ohio Cities ... :m' 7" SB IT.1 r.4V, !6i lf4 2-.-' inj ll:t 1!7 i:t:t 1 n: Vi 111 R7ffl s:t sou 112 ins -'Jrt TS 71 Vi P s:I 10:l'4 4.1't S2Vi r,7 US . 7Sii SS i.-s r.i 12 i v:t mo 14 241 !i 101 n'"A irtn 1 loo 14 111 sr, Kl r.o'!, 30 so 7R4 t.0. 8H 3.-. 14 S3 104 i 43, 3 2 4 sti 24 77 ffi ir.-s. 52 ti rr.t, 24 1021, 2.-.2 5i lol 12214 197 132 103 11.-. f r.2 32 8:4 7S MV4 ROAD BONDS ARE BOUGHT- Portland Finns Take Clarke Securb ties to Extent of $364,500. VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 8. (Spe cial.) Road' bonds totaling $364,50T were issued by Clarke county today Ur payment of contracts for improving three roads in the county, all beinrf paved under the Donahue law. Thar roads are the Pioneer-Rtdgef ield road. for which bonds amounting to $92.00O were issued ; the Sara-Rid j?ef ield road, for which $158,000 in bonds were ia. ued, and the Hazel Dell-Felida road. for which $114,500 of bonds were isv-. ued. - -1 The $92,000 issue was purchased by Keeler Brothers of Portland and the re- mainder by the Lumbermens Trust. ompany of Portland. , , BARRACKS TO HOUSE 500 TRAMWAY STRIKE SETTLED Work to Be Resumed at Liverpool Saturday. LIVERPOOL. Aus. 8. The strike on the tramways of this city was settled today. I Work will be resumed ssaturaay. Louisiana Sugar Crop Short. ! NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 8. The sugar vield from the Louisiana cane crop will be more than 100.000 tons below the average for the preceding ten years. according to estimates ot tne Tederai bureau of crops made public today. Car Builders Vote to Strike. CHICAGO, Aug. 8. Five hundred car builders employed by the Pullman company voted tonight to strike Mon day unless demands for increased wages are met. Sheep are used as beasts of burden in northern India and carry 20-pound loads. , POOR STOCK. INJURES PEACH TRADE Good Demand for Beat ' Offering's Pc Are Slow. Peach receipts were again liberal. Good i stock was in demand, but poor siock. in jured the market. Prices had a wide range of .0 rents to $l.o0. according to variety and condition. Pears were weak, with a slow movement, but prices were no lower. There wu only a fair trade in melons and cantaloupes, with prices about unchanged. Turpentine l"p 10 Cents. " A 10-cent advance in turpentine was an nounced yesterday, the new prices being Jl.T'J in tanks and $1.89 m cases. Dank Ctewrlnsrs. Bank clearings of the northwestern cities yesterday were aa follows: t.ie&rtnirs. Balances. Portland $4,473,147 $ Slo.tiOo Lttie o,y:u.ej:s 1.ZHI.S22 Tacoma ";!. 71 3 1J7.1M1 Spokane l.&s,7n - o3b,tio7 PORTLAND M A K K E T QUOTATIONS Grain. Hour. Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: Aug. Sept. Oats . Bid. Bid. No. .1 white feed $05.00 $55.00 Barley Standard feed 63. .10 63 30 No. 3 blue ttO.dO do.5u Corn- No. a yellow 73. 0O 73.00 Eastern oats and corn, Duiit: Outs No 3 white Sl.M) SI. 30 3S-1b. clipped &4.00 54.50 No ' vellow 73.00 73.00 Rrlev o 63.ri0 63.00 WHEAT Government baist $2.20 per p LOUa- Patents, $11.45 delivered; $11.&0 CHICAGO, Aug. S. Anticipations which were more than rut fulled that the govern ment crop report would he tu!tth ntrt a Kxd deal to turn the prices of all dlivarlen of corn upward today at the last. The close waa nervous. H to 1 c. net nmner wun September $1.9U to $1.90 and December H.r to $l.ftll4. oats gaineu xo x vc. i In itrovlsions the outcome ranged from 15c decline to lOc advance. Government figures on the prospective ylf'ld of corn came too -late to have any direct Influence on the market. Unofficial estimates, however, indicated such a de cided reduction in the eventual crop total that bearish Influnece and industrial fac tors were at lea?t temporarily counterbal anced. Almost from the outset, too, the nmallneps of contract stocks of Corn in Chl caRo had made shorts in the September de livery anxious and had forced the price ot that month sharply higher. Cats swayed with corn. Iahor difficulties that made hog value weak were reflected by provisions. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. ! Dec Loo I-"1 l-",OT May 1.47 1.4. 1.44 . 1.43 OATS. Sept. 'I?,,, Iec 4 . .t ."-5 May 77 .7S ." .7WS MESS 1'UKh.. 45.50 46.05 44.95 46.00 LARD. . .31 OO. 31.32 30.70 31.15 30.70 31.1 J 3U.O0 31.00 SHORT KIBS. Sept 25 75 O.OO . . X5.U Cash prices wore as follows: Corn No. - mixed, nominal; No. 2 yellow. OatS ISO. WIIILC, iw., v. o nunc, Barley $1.20 Timothy .r)olli. t'lox'er Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard f Rib. JiO B 28.52: MlnncpoU. Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Ant 8. Barley, $1,18 9 l.so. riax. ttf.oi&B.ua. Grain t San x'ranciwo. SAJJ FRANCISCO. Auc 8. Flour. . 8-Si. 1cirain Wheat. f2.50: oata. red feed. $2.05 c corn. California yellow. 78i 70 ton. barley feed. 1.H-J 21. Hav Wheat or wheat and oats. 1517: tame'oata. 1617: barley. J12S13; alfalfa, (14 WIS; barley airaw. SD'g SOc. Metal Mrket. NEW TORK. AUK. 8. Copper dull. Elec trolvtic. small lots for spot and prompt de livery. 22i24c: September, nominal. -Hc. Iron unchanged. Lead ea. Spot. S.S0SS.60C; Septem ber 5.S0i .V7.1C. Spelter weak. East . St. Louis delivery, pot, Z7.3uci September. I.lOa.lOc. . . DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Alii. R. Maximum tern perature, 70 tiegres; minimum temperature, .iU deirrees. Kiver readlnte. S A. M., 5.H feet; change In last 4 hours, none. Total rainfall . I. M. to r. I. M.l. none: total rainiau since rteptemner 1. lt.l. 41.4 mrneR normal rainfall since September 1. 44.6: inches: deficiency of rainfall since Seplem ber 1. 1M18. V.'M inches. Sunrise. :0 A. M sunset. S:.'tl P. M..; total sunshine.. 13 hours possible sunshine. 14 hours Jl minutes. Moonrlse. tl;4:l P. M. : moonset. 2:44 A. Rarometer treduced Ba level), r. P. M.. :0.U2 inches. Relative humidity: 6 A. M.. e.s per cent; 1 P. M.. 06 per cent; 6 P. M., 44 per cent. THE "WEATHER. U R I.lh SH- do l st .s do 2d 4s do 1st 4Vis. do 2d 44s.. do 3d 4V.S. do 4th 4VS. Victory Jin victory .s BONDS. .B0 72' Am T T cv ls 101 .B4.1ft Alrh (pen 4s .... TV i lliwn ft R O ref Ss.SH 94 WI N V c deb .. ,.98.24'N P 4s 7H 94 S4 N P Ss S'l" .MSil'Pnc T & T 5s...!n'i Hfl.stl Ps con 4Ss .... HAS W82'S P cv Ss 101 V U S ref 2s rtt..,l,.;? - do coupon ... .. ' ; . 1 TJ S cv Ss res.."? , VVT do coupon - ' IT S 4s reK -i.... do coupon . S4 . . . 4 5, . . .ions, .. . 07 . .10'il 'Bid. STATIONS. 5 J3 2!1 a "i o 5 SE ! S n s o m o m : P I ! I : : : Mininir Stock" "t Boston. BOSTON. Aue. S. ClosInK quotations: Alloue " 'J1?. """" Arix torn .::lZ , Calu A AH 7J"eo,E . II I wu j . 54 ISP Boston 1 Shannon .... R n :i'th Con . -. . 35 Wolverin -. . SvlGreene Can . . 74 I Centennial rnp Ranfce i:iwt Mutie Franklin Isle Rnyalle TJlUe Cop . Mohawk. .. 4S 73 4 2!i 41 Sept. Sept. Oct. limse ...... . i-oise Host on Calpary . . . . , Chicago Denver ...... Des Moines . Eureka lialveston Helena. t Juneau Kansas Cfty. L.os Angeles.. Aiatsnf ielu . Mod ford .-. . . . New Orleans. -t fc't New l ork North Hfid .. North Yakima. Phoenix Focatello Portland Roseburjf Sacramento . . St. 1-ouis Salt Lake San rieiro San Francisco. Seattle ... Sitka ... Spokane Tacoma . . Tatoosh Island tValdez Walla Walla Washinnrton . Winnipeg - . r4i S4'0.00 12INWiCloudy tS O.u0 . . ,N WtOlouuy 70' S4 0.Oil4;N K'lear .12! S4.tt.oo;..! (Pu cloudy u.im i clear 2 IS ,o.0ti'12.SR Clear 4i 81! O.t'O1 ..'XE Cloudy DS O.Ou IO N (Cloudy 7 !t2 0.XJ!U S Pt. cloud 4'0.imi; . w C loudy ." . o.i'st. ..SB Kain 7 4 o.oo 12 N icioudy uu, 7i ti.inti . . sV ,Pt. cloudy 4U wi.(tu i: .w,iMear . 1) O.Od . . NWjClear :to . . !S w K'loudV 741 S4 .0i i!2.NW flear 521 Mi.O.OU,12 N'W Cloudy r.Ji tti!iO.( . . INWiClear S01104 O.tMtl. . N Clear 7rt, WO 0.:;6 10 E IRaln 50( "rt o.uOi. .INWiClear r2i K4 O.uni . .INWiClear r.l 7 0.OOI12 S (Clear 701 Stto.iw Ki NElPt cloudy 72! 84 0.12,lt'NE IRaln C4, 70 0.00 12 W (Clear 321 SS O.Oo Su SW IPt. cloudy 50l 64 O.ooi. ,w fciear r0 firt 0.1M)(. . Flain 6R, S O.OOL . NWlClear Money. Eichsiifi. Etc, x-p-w YORK. Aue. 8. Mercantile paper unchantTvil. . u, Sterilnr. demand, ,7 " j a t r r. rut i. ... ifunuri Zl- .ITU cables. 37H. Lire, unchanged Time loans eair. UnchsnKd. Sixty days. 00 days and six monms, o r Call mon?y easy; a.i - - Bar silver. l.lli. Mexican dollars, R'H cents. t -ixrrrr Ansr. 8. Bar silver, 3Sd per ounci Money and discount unchanged nitk In Wool Market. BOSTON. A UK- 8. The Commercial Bul- 1 ' V " . markA has experienced a week . HnitnPM. sales belnc in spots. Prires however, have been maintained on a ...iv hasis. Very litue now io imuuk iui fhoueil in the west, .ioi o.oo . .In 4i2 0.50. .;SW 4l i0 O.OOi. .W 74! 8s o.oo . .In 4Si 7 o.ool. . In Clear Cloudy lourlv Pt, cloudy 3 Clear are all reported tead v the English government has allotted ?JL of colonial wool to American V. " v.Q0r- out of the sales commencing V"LU: - m.rWrt is strom with com paratively littleexcitement. Kastern Ialry Prod ace. CHICAGO, Aug. 8. Butter, firm. v. . ..n-ottled Receipts. 7AS9 cases. tkZ.2 V43c: ordinary firsts. 38 3rHc: at mark, cases included. 42c; storage oacked firsts, i j e Poultry, Cream Springs, 33 36c; fowls. tv. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland arrd vicinity Fair: gentle west eriv winds. Oreprtn Fair; trentle westerly winds. Washlnrton Fair, cooler in east portion; gentle westerly winds. Idaho rair, except inunacr sTorms in tne i " mountains ana louucui juxuoaiooiex w ""'', it .ai none, raceiota 863 bar- twni - - - YORK. Auc. 8. Butter, steady, tin changed. Eggs, steady, unchanged. Cheese, dull state whole milk flats, current make, ..Jui. 31 1 tfj H2c ; ditto average run, 32c, Naval Stores. c v 'AH. Gi.. Aug. 8. Turpentin ii k: sales 176 barrels; receipts, 27 barrels; shipments 658 barrels; stock, 8157 Quarters for Farm Students Are ProvlcJed at College. OREGON AGRICTJL.TTJRAL. COLLEGE; Corvallis. Aug. 8. (Special.) A new home that will furnish accommodajoir for 500 students in tractor mechanics s beine prepared from one of the bar racks erected for students' army trains ing corps quarters at the college. Con crete foundations have been laid near the farm mechanics hall, and the old build in r will be moved and fitted up for instruction and demonstration tnf operation and care of farm tractors. The wide ue of tractors on urepon farms leads more than half of all agri cultural students to take the farm trac- tor courses. Indications are that tntsT new rooms will be crowded to the limit, bays Dean Cordley. MAN FINDS FAMILY GONE' Quarrel Over Daughter's Wedding. Leads to Sudden Separation. Mv TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 8. (Special.)-. Andrew Annis plodied home last night from the furniture factory where he works. He stepped to the rear and i9 to the kitchen door. He rubbed his eyes and wondered, for his family and every, stick of furniture in the )lace were gone. Neighbors said that a big truck backed up to the Annis home at nooa and moved the furniture away. Mrs. Annis left no note of ex'praiBr-: tion. so Annis asked the police to 1 creates her and his belongings. He said that he and his wife have quarreled far. seven months because he objected roj the marriage of their 17-year-ord-dnuchter ;n p man 40 years old. r IILADUl ARTKRS for LIBERTY BONDS We BUY and SET.T. any amovrnt. .New York quo tations by wire every m o rn ing. interest in cluded: ' First Second Firnt Second Third 3 vc. tim 4... 4... 4V4.. 4'i. 4 Fourth 4',i. Victory 4-... !M TO fl4.fW 4.03 fr.eO 04.04 If neceeaary to sell vour bonds, bring- them ; to us. We pay high est local prices. .. ROBERTSON & EWING , Kxclo.lve Trler In GO VEB.NM KM'. tORI'OR TIOX A.M Ml'MriPAL BO"IrS. j. SOZ-b ft. YV. llank. linilrilng.