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.TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1019. STEEL SHIPS TO L Two 8800-Ton Steel Steamers io Take Initial Cargoes. ALLOCATION IS SURPRISE Vessels Clean Cp Last of 1918-19 "Wheat Crop and Tonnage Is Avail able for Other Purposes. The news along- the waterfront yes terday that two of the SSOO-ton steel steamers had been selected to load lumber cargoes here for China, the material to be furnished by Dant and Russell, caused considerable specula tion as to whether the shipping board had altered its policy and was pre paring to take care of entire lumber cargoes, which had not been arranged before. The vessels named are the West Harts and West Chatala and, as they will be the initial Lumber carriers from the northwest, lumbermen and shippers fgenerally are concerned with the prob able size of their cargoes. It is es timated that the vessels will work at least 4.500,000 feet each. When asked, while here on a visit a week a&o, as to the prospective alloca tion of steel steamers for lumber, John H. Rosseter, director of operation of the shipping board, indicated the allot ment was not promising because of slow loading and low freights. As steel steamers are in port cleaning up the last of the 1918-19 wheat crop, and as there is no immediate need for ad ditional vessels until new crop flour is ready, tonnage was available for other purposes. As to proposals from shippers for later vessels, C. D. Kennedy, Port land agent from the division of opera tion, said yesterday none had been re ceived but that as soon as it was known when deliveries are to be made the vessels would be offered. He said it appeared to be well understood that the first wish of the shipping board was to assign vessels to foreign trades and. so far as has been ascer tained, those lanes would be protected before a large fleet was allotted for the canal trade between the two coasts. It is possible to take care of freight between the two coasts by railroad, it is said. MEETING HOUR IS ADVANCED Port of Portland Commission Finds More Time Necessary. Time for the consideration of routine and special matters demanding their attention proving insufficient when the meeting hour was advanced from 4 to 5S o'clock, the Port of Portland com mission now meets at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and tomorrow's session is expected to prove whether the extra time taken will suffice. The port is still in the field with the pilot schoooier Joseph Pulitzer, which was offered for sale recently. For craft of this type there seems to be no great demand along the coast these days. A few prospective bidders have been heard from, so hope of selling the vessel at a reasonable figure has not been abandoned. METLAKO TO Rt'X TO KELSO Dock for Steamer at Portland End Also Is Arranged. KELSO, Wash., Aug. 12. (Special.) A. E. Hayes soon will have the Ptcamer Metlako in shape for the Kelso Portland run. She is being overhauled in Portland, but will come off the ways this week and will go into service im mediately. Mr. Hayes will use the dock he purchased in Kelso a short time ago. The boat will land at the Taylor fetreet dock in Portland. Ames Company Is Robbed. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 12. Officers and employes of the Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock. company when they went to work today discovered that robbers last night entered the company's pay master's office and stole $5000 worth of uncalled-for pay checks. Payment of the checks was stopped today. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Aug. 12. Sailed at noon, ateamer Yaklok, for Europe. Sailed at 6 T M., steamer Kl Segundo, towing barge No. 03. for San Francisco. Arrived at noon, steamer Ernest H. Meyer, from San Fran-ri.-co. Arrived at 4 A, M., steamer Rose CJty. from San Francisco. ASTORIA. Aug. 12. Arrived at 1 A. M.. Pteamer Daisy, from San Francisco. Arrived At midnight and left up at 1 A. M.. steamer Ernest H. Meyer, from ian Francisco. SAN PEDRO, Aug. 12. Arrived at 7 lAt night, steamer Santiam. from. Columbia river- Arrived last night at 7 P. M.. steamer Tiverton, from Portland. Arrived at 4 P. M. yesterday, steamer Santa Barbara, from Columbia river. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11. Sailed at 11 A. M., steamer Klamath, for Portland. Sailed at noon, steamer Willamette, from Portland for San Pedro. Sailed at noon, steamer City of Topeka, for Portland via Eureka and Coos Bay. COOS BAT. Aug. 12. Arrived at 1 P. M.. t earner Aurclia, from Portland for San Francisco via Eureka. POINT REYES. Aug. fl . Passed at 11 A M-, steamer Wahkeena. from the Colum bia river, for San Pedro. TACOMA. Wash. Aug. 12.-Arrivcd Steamers Fulton, from Powel river ; Any ox, toming barge Henry Villard, from Anchorage; Java Maru. from Seattle: Chicago Maru, from Yokohama. Sailed Steamers Fulton, for Powell river; Grey Eagle, for Falmouth. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 12. Arrived Steamer President, from San Pedro. Sailed Steamers Admiral Dewey, for San Diego; Multnomah, for San Francisco; Santa Ana, for southeast Alaska. FAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 12. Arrived Steamers tncas. from Shanghai: Fiorgyn. from Papette: Lurline. from Honolulu. Sailed Steamers Admiral Farragut. for Seattle; Nippon Maru. for Hongkong; Ventura, for Sjdney; Ardor, for Vancouver. KOBE. Aug. 5. Arrived Steamer Meth Tfn, from Vancouver. B. C. LONDON. Aug. 10. Arrived Steamer Vort Russell, from Tacoma via Colon. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or. Aug. 12. i Special. After taking on bunker coal, the steamer "Boxbutte. laden with tie from Grays Har bor. Bailed today for London. With a cargo of general freight from San Francisco, the steam schooner E. H. Meyer a rrived last night and proceeded to Portland. The steam schooner Daisy arrived from Can Francisco. After discharging asphaltum t the Sanborn dock she went to Knapp ton to load lumber. The yacht Dolaura. en route from Puiret ound to San Francisco, came into port today and crofted out at 1:45. The steam schooner La Primera is due from San Francisco with freight for Port land. GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Aug. 12. Spe eil The steamer Carlos arrived iate last night from San Francisco and is loading . the. Donovan m ill. Ine steamer Cheiiaii arrived today from San Francisco and is loading at the Amer ican miil. The barkentine Makawe'.i, Captain Neilaon. cleared today from the Aberdeen Lurpber fc Shingle mill for Callao. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 12. The Javary of the Garland line on this voyage will lay over here for some 10 days until the vessel undergoes Inspection and until some delayed freight arrives. On account of -the fast passage of the vessel this voyage, her agents did not count on her appearance for at least another week and did not hurry the vessel's freight offerings. With Colonel D. C. Jackling on board, the- AquiIo arrived at Seattle today, ac cording to President H. F. Alexander of the Pacific Steamship company, who went to Seattle to confer with Colonel Jackling. It wia the intention of Colonel Jackling and party to leave for San Francisco last night. With th barge Henry Villard in tow, the steamer Anvox arrived today from Anchorage and other northern ports. The Chicago Maru was another arrival from Yokohama tonight. She brought 6000 bales of silk. 1 200 sacks of mail and 1500 tons of general freight. According to the July report just issued, there wer 106 deep sa arrivals in this port during the month with a registered net tonnage of 139,807. Thirteen barges with a net tonnage of 5631; 23 tugs with 1137 net tonnage, and local- steamers to the number of 1000, with a net tonnage of 171, 774 also arrived at this port. The report also shows that 97 deep sea vessels with a net tonnage of 113.046 left this port during the month of July. The other departures and tonnage follow: barges, 13. 5631 tons; tugs, 25, 1137 tons; steamers, 1000, 171.774 tons. Wtth a cargo of ore from Chile, the steel steamship Lake Good speed of the United States shipping board, is expected to arrive at the Tacoma smelter Saturday. The vessel has been assigned to the Pa cific Steamship company for management and operation. After discharging in Ta coma she will go to Seattle to load general cargo for Havana, Cuba. The Lake Goodspeed loaded her ore cargo in Antofagasta and is making her voyage from Chile to Tacoma in the service of the American Refining & Smelting company. She sailed from Antofagasta July 17 and called at Balboa July 24. COOS BAT, Or.. Aug. 12. Special.) The stm schooner Yellowstone arrived today with 200 tons of freight from San Francisco and is loading lumber at the North Bend Mill & Lumber company. The Aurella arrived today from Port land and departed later for Eureka after discharging Portland freight. The Coos river steamer Alert, boarded and safeguarded for an ocean trip, sailed for San Francisco to do towing for a com pany thre. The Burke fishing schooner Xenamosha. after being in porL a day and a half, sailed for the halibut banks. Marine Notes. The yacht Dolaura was reported entering the Columbia river at 12:40 o'clock yester day and putting to sea again at 1:45 o'clock. Work on the Woodward avenue public landing, which the commission of public docks authorized recently. Is progressing and may be finished in another week. An overhead crossing is provided to guard against accidents on the right-of-way of the Portland Railway. Light & Power com pany. The landing is roofed, so it may be used in all seasons. Plans are being laid at the office of the. city engineer for a new floating station for the harbor patrol force, which will have an outside diameter of 30 by fiO feet. The present house, which is moored at the foot of Stark street, is 20 by 55 feet. The new house is to contain bathing facilities and a gas-heating system. The wooden steamer Corvallis. wheih leaves the plant of the Peninsula Shipbuild ing company on her official trial trip today, is to be assigned to the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, and to load railroad ties, though the destination has not been de termined. Members of the commission of public docks inspected the St. Johns terminal property yesterday morning, in the party being J. H. Burgard. . C. Knapp. A. H. Averill and Ben Selling. It was said the rate of progress on- the grain elevator was encouraging and that it was expected it would be ready for the reception of wheat this year. Captain Jack Wirschulett has arrived from San raneisco to take command of the schooner Oakland. negotiations for the charter of wheih have been under way of late. It is not improbable she will work a west coast cargo. To look after the repainting and over hauling of navigation aids between Astoria and Portland, the lighthouse tender Rose left the lower harbor yesterday and will be two or three days en route. Overhauling of the federal dredge Clatsop is progressing at the Linnton moorings and she will be ready to resume, operations the latter part of the month. Salt, asphalt, coffee and miscellaneous consignments made up the north-bound cargo of the steamer Ernest H. Meyer, which entered yesterday from the Golden Gate. She discharged at Couch-street dock and will load lumber for Southern Calo fornia. . Having unloaded 25,000 barrels of fuel oil here, barge No. 93, of the Standard Oil company's flag, left yesterday in tow for Astoria, where she will be picked up for the trip to San Francisco. The wooden steamer Umatilla, turned out at the Vancouver yard of the G. M. Standi fer Construction corporation, was shifted from there yesterday to the Fifteenth street terminal to load stores and supplies, and leaves today for St.. Helens to work tics for the Atlantic. The steamer is under the management of the Columbia Pacific Shipping company. The steamer Aspenhill was shifted yester day from the yard of the Coast Shipbuild ing company to the drydock, where she will be lifted today. Carrying a number of guests and repre sentatives of her builders, the new steamer Doyle stown left the plant of the Albina Engine & Machine works early yesterday on her official trial and it is said to have not only met every feature of the contract, but proved to be all that her 16 yardmates, which preceded her, had been. The Doyles town is a 3800-ton ship and is the last to be delivered by the plant to the shipping board. She goes to the Pacific mall fleet and. on discharging a lumber cargo at Bombay, is to be sent to the Philippines to serve as a "feeder" ship. In gathering cargo on the islands for delivery at Manila, for final loading on the liners bound for San Francisco. U. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All positions reported at P. M. yesterday unlet otherwise indicated.) CHINA. 179 miles west of San Fran cisco. August 11. at S P. M. CITY OF TOPEKA. San Franclsro for Portland. 90 miles south of Cape Blanco. ARGYLL. Oleum for Seattle. 567 miles from Seattle. W. S. PORTER. Monterey for Everett. 469 miles north of Monterey. H A RT WOOD, Grays Harbor for San Fran cisco. 226 miles north of San Francisco. KLAMATH, San Francisco for Portland. 20 miles south of Cape Blanco. FRED BAXTER. San Francisco for Seattle. 277 milAs north of San Francisco. OK I Y A, 374 miles south of the Columbia river. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. High. Low. 2:22 A. M $.8 feet 9:00 A. M -0.5 foot 3:09 P. M S-l feeti:SO p. M. . . . 1.0 foot Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Aug;. 12. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Sea. moderate; wind south east, 12 mile. SEIZURE BILL OFFERED Mexico Would Take Over All Con fiscated Lands Since Madcro. MEXICO CITT. A proposed law car rying, it is said, provisions of vital importance to large landholders and those desiring to secure small parcels for individual cultivation, has been submitted by the department of devel opment to President Carranza for con sideration and submission to congress. The bill is said to comprise regulations for the acquisition not only of what are primarily national lands, but those hold in tzs which have been confiscated or held temporarily by the government since the Madero revolution. BELGRADE ROAD REPAIRED Through Line From Paris ot Athens Will Be Ready for Le Soon. NISH. Serbia. Throughout railroad esrvice from Poris to Belgrade. Con stantinople and Athens is expected to be established about the middle of Au gust. The railway from Semendria, on the Danube, to Xish, which was de stroyed by the Austrians and Germans, has been reconstructed. From Xish to Saloniki the railway was repaired some weeks ago. To complete the through line from Constantinople to Paris it is now only necessary to repair the partly de stroyed oridge over the Save river at Belgrade. EARLY LOADING IS URGED CARGO FOR LONDON" AND LIVER POOL BEING ASSEMBLED. Steamer Eelbeck, Which Will Sail August SO, Will Carry Lumber, Canned Goods Other Products. Cargo for London and Liverpool, which is to go aboard the steel steamer Eelbeck, is. being: assembled at the Fifteenth-street municipal terminal, and though the vessel is to get away early August 20, the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, Oregon agents for Williams, Diamond & Co., have an nounced that shipments will be ac cepted up to 5 o'clock the day before. While granting all the time possible to consignees, the company desires to have as much cargo as possible de livered at once. The cargo will include considerable lumber, canned goods, packing house products, cascara bark and miscel laneous freight. A. C. Strubb, manager of the Columbia Pacific, has gone to Seattle, whence the Eelbeck is due to sail today, and will advise the Portland ofice immediately on, her departure. The fact that the vessel is the van guard of the Williams, Diamond & Co. European line, and is to be followed next month by a vessel to Scandinavian porls. has interested the maritime com munity and it is believed that Port land will meet all requirements as to a minimum amount of freight for each vessel so that shippers will continue to have the advantage of connection with the principal European ports. More assignments are to be made by the shipping board for the Pacific European fleet and in a short time a regular schedule will be worked out. There will probably be monthly sail ings at least to the United Kingdom and the Scandinavian countries. YAKLOK TAKES WHEAT TO EAST Transhipment of Foreign Cargoes Is Expected at New York. Aboard the 9500-ton steamer Yaklok when she stood out of the harbor yes terday were 283.804 bushels of old crop wheat, valued at $709,510, destined for New York for orders. Since trans shipments have ben made at New York, wheat for Europe may be discharged there and then forwarded on a British vessel. The West Isleta, which is working flour and will have a cargo made up of lots from Tacoma, Astoria and Port land, will shift today from the Port land flouring mill to the Fifteenth street terminal to take on water and stores. As soon as they are loaded she will sail for New York. M EX DORA IS LAST LAUNCHED Disposal of Hull Clears Standi ft? r Ways at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 12. (Spe cial.) The Mendora, the sixth and last hull on the ways at the Standifer wooden shipyards, was launched today. Miss Katherine Buford, niece of J. F. Clarkson, christened the ship. The Mendora is of the Ballin type, of 4500 tons capacity. While the launching of the Mendora clears the ways of the wooden yard, according to J. F. Clarkson, manager of the yards, it does not mean the ces sation of work as there are several months work to be done on vessels which have been recently launched. V.' S. Naval Radio Reports. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aus. 12. (Spe cial.) The Matson liner Wilhelmina was re teased to the owners by the government to day, the officails of the concern announced. The big liner will be loaded with coal and sent to this port where ahe will be recon ditioned. The Maui also will be sent here to bo put into shape and resume service to Honolulu. The Matsonia will be recon ditioned at Newport News. The operation will require about six weeks for each ship. It is expected that the first of the fleet will be ready to enter the service some time in October. This action in re-establishinge the fleet of blg lners between here and Hono lulu will go far toward relieving the ex tremely congested Hawaiian passenger and freight situation. Canned tuna is becoming a factor In the business interests of Hawaii. Today when the Matson liner Lurline. Captain Charles Peterson, arrived from Honolulu, there was included in the cargo a consignment of 54T0 cases of canned tuna. The Japanese of Hawaii are engaging in this Industry. It is believed that more of this fish will be canned In Hawaii in the near future than in south ern California, thus placing the product in direct competition with northern salmoirA big fleet will be In operation within another year. The Lurline brought 78 passengers and a full cargo. The Oceanic liner Vtntura, Captain J. H. Dawson, sailed for Sydney via Honolulu and Pago Pago today with a full general cargo and 200 passengers. The Nippon Maru, of the T. K. W.. under the command of Captain Ocassaki. sailed to day for the orient via Honolulu with a full 1st of passengers and a capacity general cargo. m-- After a passage of days, the motorship Fiorgyn, Captain Briss?m, arrived from Papette with a cargo of copra. The British tanker Unc-as, of the Stand ard Oil fleet, arrived from Shanghai under command of Captain WrigJrt. REASONABLE PRICES AIM GOVERNMENT WltL PROTECT CONSUMERS OF FLOUR. Steps Taken to Stabilize Values, Not withstanding Shortage of Wheat Throughout Worlct. NEW YORK. Julius H. Barney, United States wheat director, after a series of con ferences, issued the following: statement; Our people should understand the salient facts regarding- the world's wheat situa tion. 1. Shrinkage in North American promises, since June 1. of probably 4K).0OO.00O bushels. 'J- Shrinkage, the result of lesser acreage and of soil deterioration. In European wheat and rye production, promising, outside of Russia, a total bread grain yield of 1.500. Otto.000. apainst a normal production of 1,S00.M0.000 bushels. 3. The elimination by warand famine of Russia, Roumania and India, formerly con tributing to consuming Europe 300,000,000 bushels of bread grains. 4. The advance in Argentine pricea under world demands until today, with longer voyage and higher freights. Argentine wrieat costs deli-ered Europe fully 50 cents per bushel more than American wheat delivered Europe. ft. A broad survey of the world wheat price, actual and guaranteed, in various countries. Indicates: Per Bu. Average farm price to American wheat grower under the guarantee price. .. .12.05 Average farm price in the United King dom during last calendar year 2.28 Average farm price for four big produc ing countries. United States, Canada. Argentina and Australia, producing 1. .100.000.000 bushels 1.94 Average grower price (largely guaran teed! of Europe's 15 consuming coun tries, producing 8W.0O0.0O0 bushels of wheat 3.75 Average of all wheat growers, weighted according to the size of their con tsibution to the total crop of the world, works out an average world grower price of 2.46 6. The farm movement, this new crop to July '23. has already totaled 108.0OO. OOO bushels, and of this, at the guarantee price, the grain corporation has bought not over 13.000.0tK) bushels. It has no authority in law to get it errept by purchase from growers who can not find a better buyer. Kor four monthly there have been buyers above the guarantee basis. 7. Nothing supports the theory of in timate relation and influence between wheat price and other, foods. In 1917 wheat sold. Chicago, la Jday, at 93.43, while cora sold 14 HEALTH RESTORED Had to Force Herself to Eat Before Taking Tanlac Was Badly Run Down. "My health has been completely re stored since I commenced taking Tan lac. and I have gained exactly 14 pounds in weight." said J. A. Clark, a well-known employe of Buck's Coffee House, and who lives at 40 'i Second fctreet, Portland, the other day. "Before- my stomach went back on me about eisht months ago." continued Mr. Clark, "i had always enjoyed good health, but ever since that time, and up to the time I commenced taking Tanlac, I have certainly had my share of suffering and pain. From the very beginning of my trouble I had no ap petite, and while I had the very best food put before me at meal-time, it didn't appeal to me at all. I actually had to force myself to eat enough to keep me going. Finally my stomach got in such bad condition "that what little I did eat would sour and cause me to suffer afterwards. I just had to live on milk and mush and graham muffins most of the time. I got so weak and run-down that I didn't have a particle of energy left. I finally told the man I was working for that I would have to give up my job as I was not able to work any longer, and for several months I was not able to do a hand's turn. 'Well, I just kept going down hill until I got hold of this Tanlac, and it was the first and only medicine that has ever done me any good at all. I have taken about seven bottles of Tan lac so far, and I can truthfully say that my troubles have been completely overcome, and I am as well and strong as I ever was in my life. I have about rotten back all I lost In weight and strength, and can do as much hard work now as I ever did in my life. I never had a better appetite, and what I eat agrees with me perfectly. In fact. I feel that I am a perfectly well man in every way and I give Tanlac credit for it all. I have told lots of people about this wonderful medicine, and what it did for me." Tanlac is sold in Portland by The Owl Drug Co. Adv. $1.74. In September the stabilized fair price bf wheat was inaugurated at $-.17 and continued for month, while corn had advanced, selling during September at $1.1)5 to S.24. and continuing during the succeed ing months of October and November in the J neignoornooa oi riour ten irom a Jiay price of $1.06 per 1-16 barrel to 89 cents. In September, and thereafter ruled in the neighborhood of 80 to 83 cents for almost two years, while the combined price of bread, cornmea), sugar, beans, rice, onions, butter, cheese, steaks, bacon, pork chops, ham. lard, prunes, salmon and eggs rose from 4.02, in May, to 4.35, in September, and then successively advanced until the high point of December, 1018 ot S.405, since which time there has been a moderate and steady fall. Meantime, flour was still, in December. 82 cents per sack. 8. Britain. France and Italy all have artificially reduced flour and bread prices, buying their raw material at the world's price and absorbing the loss by national taxes. And sale of wheat or flour by us at reduced prices to them would only save their national treasuries, while depleting ours, and without any possible reflection in the bread price to their people which is already fixed. . In America, flour Is 50 per cent of the final wholesale cost of bread, and 50 per cent is made up of labor, other in gredients and delivery. Roughly speaking, to reduce the 10-cent loaf of bread to 9 cents, 65 cents per bushel must be taken from the price of wheat. If flour were supplied to bakers free (the present cost of labor and other materials remaining the game), we could hardly attain a retail 5-t!ent loaf. Bread, fortunately, is already the cheapest item in the diet. At 265 Doundfl of flour per person per annum, flour alone covers between 35 per cent and 40 per cent of the entire diet, in terms of calories. In other words, about $16 per year buys over one-third oi the individual's food, and if all other foods were at the same rate, the total cost of food per person per year would be about J SO, or a total na tional food bill of $5,000,000,000, instead of sift O4i0.ooo.000 as at oresent calculated. This. of course, is impracticable, but let us spend a few millions in teaching housewives, and through out schools, how and what to ouy to trtt food value at reduced expenditure. and without sacrifice of taste and palat ablltty. Fortunately, even with our crop Deteriora tion. America has secured a large crop. and if with later developments a world price is Indicated lower than trie guarantee basis, the wheat director will not hesitate to readjust American flour prices at the expense of the national treasury, as au thorized by congress, but the wheat facts outlined herewith, and not generally under stood, would perhaps create the impression that higher prices than the guarantee basis are to be expected. Indeed, it is true that European buyers desire toaay to contract thpir suDDlies for some months in advance at the guarantee price, but we shall pro tect first, our home requirements. We feel sincerely, however, that the guarantee price is a continuation of the iair price expression of the presidential commission of 1917 as being "fair" between producer and con sumer. Their expression of $2.20p Chicago basis, succeeded an uncontrolled Chicago market of $3.45, which had become un bearable. In the present disjointed state- of world influences of supply and demand we are justified in definite plans to try and stabi lize wheat from rising above the guarantee basis, if po&sible. There Is no authority for maximum prices, but there is natural pro tection for the consumer. We shall, during the crop-moving period, accumulate a na tional surplus as a stabilizer against later perhaps insufficient farm deliveries, and for resale wunoui nanoni im. Last year 80,000,000 bushels of grain, corporation reserves were resoia in me spring to American mills, aad did control Mour prices within bounds. This reserve will be maintained and our shipments abroad governed for the protection of our home requirements. The grain corporation is now buying new crop flour at lower, by $1 per barrel, than any price ruling in the last four months, and these flours will be for resale In any city where prices are found improperly high. Retail prices of flour will soon re flect the influence of the new crop now moving. INFERIOR CURRENCY HURTS Financial Problem Impedes U. S. Trade With. Jugo-Slavs. BELGRADE. Serbia. The' chief dif ficulty at Dresent is the financial sit uation, says Colonel D. M. Stewart, of the United States army, retired, who has investigated the economic situation in the new Jugo-'Slav kingdom for sev eral larere American corporations. The immense amount rt inferior currency in circulation, at least 7,000, 000 Austrian kronen, has impeded es tnhlishmpnt of trade." he said. "Ameri can business representatives have no difficulty in obtaining orders. The trouble comes in the proper soiuuon of the nroblem of payment." Steps have been taken to establish banking communications between this country and America. CHURCH NAME IS TEST If You Can Say "Methodist Episco pal" You Are Not Drunk. IXfS ANGELES, Cal. Can you say "Methodist Episcopal" without getting your tongue twisted? If you can't you're liable to arrest for intoxication in this city. Dr. Carl S. Dieterle, chief police Bur geon at the Receiving hospital, testify ing at the trial of a woman charged with driving an automobile while in toxicated, was asked how he deter mined that she was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. "I asked her if she could say 'Meth odist Episcopal, " he replied. "Do you consider the inability to pro nounce that name evidence of intoxi cation, he was asked. "Most . assuredly. the physician re plied. I "A. B. A." Cheques recognized the unity of humanity long before the League of Nations was formulated. For many years these travelers' credits have been rendering good service to traveling humanity under all flags. "A. B. A. Cheques are cosmopolitan, international in their service. They protect the tourist in every civilized country from loss by theft and usurious exchange charges; they protect also the persons accept ing them from tourists, because, as most everybody knows, "A. B. A." Cheques are absolutely good for face value and they identify their owners to strangers. A. B. A." Cheques help the traveler to have a care-free trip by eliminating money troubles. On the kind of funds you take may depend to a large degree your enjoyment of the trip, so buy "the BEST funds for tourists" A B You can obtain Atshiey & Rumelin. Bankers George W. Bates, Banker Bank of California N. A. Bank of Kerfton Bank of Sellwood Canadian Bank of Commerce East Side Bank First National Bank Banks Ufavrrton Can by ForeM Grove aafO!t (irmlinm "A. B. A. 99 STEADY PRICES AT YARDS TOP QUOTATIONS OF $2 0.5 0 ' GIVEN IN HOG MARKET. Cattle and Sheep Are Unchanged. Seven Loads Received at North Portland. Seven loads of stock were received at the yards yesterday J and with the sup plies held over from Monday, there was a fairly active market. Prices ruled about steady throughout the list. A few hogs were sold at $'.'0.50. which was given as tne top or trie market. Receipts were 214 cattle. 59 calves and 764 sheep. , The day s sales were as follows: Wt. Price.! wt. Price. 1 cow 1110$ 7. 00'2R steers. . 1030$ 9.."0 1 bull.... 100 8.751 1 steer... looo 10.50 21 calves. . 4t3 10.0O( steers. . 1073 10.50 13 calves.. 345 12. 50' 27 steers. . iHl 10.25 21 calves. . 220 15.00! 25 steers. . WS If. 25 14 hoK. . . 232 lO.OOi 1 cow .... 1030 7.10 19 hogs. . . 2i2 19.00112 cows 11.18 7.10 3 hogs. . . 185 20.no! Scows 80 5.O0 1 hog. . 350 20.00! 2 cows. . . 470 7.25 4 hogs. . . ISO 20.00 10 cows. . . 1032 8.50 3 hogs. . . 230 20.00 12 cows. . . 916 9.10 8 hogs... - 155 20.25 24 cows. . . 1042 7.35 3 hogs... 250 20.40 50 cows S70 R.OO 4 hogs 115 20.5012M cows 11 60 7.90 1 hog.... ir0 20.50 10cows 1075 6.50 1 hog. 210 20.50,21 cows 1045 9.10 9 hogs... 182 20.501 3 cows 1050 7.35 4 hoes... 195 20.50:23 cows HCtl 7.35 24 lambs.. 80 ll.OOi 1 bull 1330 7.00 144 lambs. 71 12.00! 5 hogs. .. 230 2O.O0 4 ewes. . 82 6.001 5 hoes IMS 20.25 15 ewes... 85 7.25' S hogs . . . 106 20.25 69 wethers 110 7.75' 15 lambs. . 90 12.00 63 wethers 87 8.0O 42 iambs. . 63 11.00 1 buck. . . 170 4.00 111 ewes. . 86 9.50 7 steers. . 998 9.2597 ewes. . . 91 7.25 11 steers.. 1055 10. 5(l'21 wethers 49 6. no 4 steers. . 1116 9.35,13 wethers 106 8.00 Quotations at the yards were as follows: Good to choice steers $10.00 'a 11. o0 Medium to choice steers 9.50 Fair to good stee-s 7 . 7 ." 'a 8.75 Common to fair aieers 7.00 7.50 Good to choice cows, heifers ... 7.5o'$i 9.0u Medium to good cows, heifers.. 6.50 9.25 Cannera 3.00 4.00 Bulls 5.00 -in 7.."0 Calves 9.00U 15.00 Stockers and feeders 7.00 a 10.00 Fair to medium cows, heifers... 4.50 Hogs Prime mixed 20.50 Medium mixed 10.00 10.25 Rough heavies 19.00 'j 19.50 Pig3 18.00 y ID. 0U Sheep Prime lambs 11.00W12.00 Fair to medium lambs fMwt't io.im Yearlings 6.0(K3 8.50 Wethers 6 O0t 7.50 Ewes 6.004 7.50 KtnM City UvKtw-k Market. KAXSAS CITT STOCK YARDS. Aug. 8. The highest prices of the year for fed cat tle, a $2 slump in the hog market and a moderate id va-tc in sheep were the fea tures in the live stock market this week. At times the trade was unsettled because strikes Htrtonr railroad shopmen threatened a tie-up in traffic. Agitation againnt high cost of living waa also a depressing in fluence. However, these condition ere offset by light receipts and today hog price? are higher than the low point of the week, and prime steers sold up to $18.90, a new high record price for the year for a full carload. It now appears probable a more settled condition will rule in the market next week. Receipts th's week were 42.S00 cattle, 7O0 calves. S5.R50 hogs, 30,750 sheep, com pared with 60,200 cattle, 8700 calves. 31. 900 hogs, 25,300 sheep lat week, and M.304 tat tle. W50O calves, 48,200 hogs and 31,000 sheep a year ago. California steers brought M2.40 to $14; Wyoming steers. $9.50 to $14 and Idaho steers $10 to (13.2.1. Cows and heifers sold more readily today ihtn at any previous time this wMk. Cows are quoted nt $5 50 to $12 50, heifers. 8 to 15.50. Mixed yearl ings sold up to $17.75, veal calves are up 50 cents, top $15. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 12. Hogs Receipts 17.0OO, higher. Top $23.40; heavy weight $21.35 23.35: medium weight $21.50$j 23.40: light weight $21.3523.35; pigs $17. 50 19.50; sows $20.254x21. 25. f'sttle Receipts 17.HOO. unsettled Rr-ef FROM Portland, London & Liverpool Direct S. S. "EELBECK" (Steel 100 A-l) Sails August 20, 1919 Freight received at Fifteenth-Street Terminal, Municipal Dock, No. 1, until 5:00 P. M., August 19, 1919. PERMITS REQUIRED. For full particulars relative rates, reservations, etc., apply to COLUMBIA-PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY Board of Trade Building, Portland, Oregon Phones: Main 270; Main 273; A-2732 Service-giving Undek All blags American Bankers Association A' Cheques 'A.B.A. Cheques at any of the following banks in this district: PORTLAND, OR. First Trust & Savings Bank Hartman & Thompson Hibernian Savings Bank .-add & Tilton Bank Montavilla Savings Bank Multnomah State Bank Northwestern National Bank Peninsula National Bank Washington County Bank Hlllsboro Bank of Beaverton Canby State Bank Xorth Portland Kirt National Bank Oregna City Forest Grove National Bank Gaston State Bank St. Helena Bank of Gresham Cheques The Best Funds for Tourists steers, medium and heavy weight, choice and prime $17.605 19.35; medium and good 13.25'a 17.60; common $10.75(13.25; light weight, good and choice. $15318.25; common and medium $9.75& 15; butcher cattle, heifers $7.752 15.25; cows $7.50fr 14.50; can ners and cutter $6.25(7.50; calves $2021; feeder steers $8.25$' 13.75; stock steers $7tf 1 1 .25 ; western range beef steers, $9.75 18.75; cows and neifers, $819.50. Sheep Receipts 20,000, firm. Lambs. 84 pounds down $14Sjj 17.25; culls and common $10913.50: yearling wethers, $ 10.25 13.00; ewes, medium, good and choice $7.50i&9. Seattle I J vector k Market. SEATTLE, Aug. 12. Hogs Receipts 312, steady. Price, $21$22; medium to choice, $20.75 21 .50 ; rough heavy, $ 19 $ 19.50 ; pigs. $ 10.50 & 20. Cattle Receipts 412, steady. Best steers, $10.50 11.25; medium to choice. $99.50; common to good, $68; best cows and heif ers. $7.50 fa 9.. "0; common to good. $57.50; bulls, $ 5 Cq 7.50; calves, $7.25 15.50. Seattle Feed and Hay. SEATTLE. Aug. 12. City delivery: Feed Mill, $45 per ton ; scratch feed, $82; feed wheat. $83; ail-grain chop, $76; oats, $66; sprouting oats. $73; rolled oats, $68; whole corn. $82; cracked corn, $84; rolled barley, $74; clipped barley, $79. Hay Eastern Washington timothy, mixed, f36n:$37; double compressed. $40; alfalla, $31Q $32; straw. $1516. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marrtaare Licenses. KXAt'SS-KROH N Arthur R. Knauss. 21, Roseburg. Or., and Stella Lois Krohn, 19, loss East Alder street. RICHARDSON-JACOBS Hariey H. Rich ardson. 26, La Grande, Or., and J. Olive Jacobs. 23. 446 Tenth street. GREULICH - IRWIN Roy W. Greulieh. legal. Marlborough apartments, and Thelma Geane Irwin, legal. Keeier apartments. KINGSLAND - PETERSON L o r e n L. Kingsland. legal, Clifford hotel, and Adina Peterson, legal. Chamberlain hotel. CAMPBELL-EATON Wilber L. Campbell, legal, Grangeville, Idaho, and Bessie Eloise Eaton, legal, Seward hotel. NEWTON-WOLGAMOT Herbert W. New ton, .21. 112 East Seventy-ninth street North, and Kieth R. Wolgamot, 18. 17S5 East Six teenth street South. KELLY-CHRISM AX John F. Kelly, legal. Marysvale, LTtah, and Ella M. Chrisman, legal. .".0 East Sixty-first street North. KNAPP - SHORE Jay B. Knapp. 21. Thirty-seventh and Hawthorne, and Gay nelle Shore, 20. Powell apartments. Vancouver Marriage License. 8 ARGENT-YOUNG Jesse Sargent, 38, of Portland, and Minnie Young. 38. of Portland. PUNZEL-JOHNSTON Will Punrel. 25. of Portland, and Cora Johnston, 25, of Port- "ilLD-DEWEESE Harry Guild, 38. of Hillsboro, Or., and Marjorie DeWeese, 28, of Spokane. Wash. CL UE-DEPP Birt Cude. 20, of Sioux City, la., and Carrie Depp. 24, of Portland. LEV ELL-JOHNSON Gordon Levell. 21. of Brush Prairie, Wash., and Myrtle John son, IS, of Brush Prairie, Wash. LANG-BLAINE Charles lang, 41. of New York, and Zella Blaine, 33, of Spokane, Wash. C A LD BECK -RUSSELL B. J. Caldbeck. legal, of Portland, and Carrie Russell, legal, of Portland. MOLLET-E A STM AN Charles Mollet, 21. of Portland and Gertrude Eastman, 19. of Portland. H A LL-WA1NSCOTT Thomas Hall. 3, of Portland, and Nettie Wainscott, 37, of Port land. WELCH -MOONEY Edgar Welch. 25. of Dallas. Or., and Marie Mooney, IS, of Cei tralia. Wash. BEARD-HAGEN Johnny Beard, 23. of Chicago, III., and Sarah Hagen, 24, of But terfield. Minn. TULLT-HARPER William Tully, 32, of Portland, and Flora Harper, 22, of Port- A YERS-SMITH A. Z. Ayers. 10. of Ore gon Citv, Or., and Goreta Smith, 16, of Orc gou City. Or NEAR EAST TRADE SOUGHT British Business Men Follow Exam ple of Americans. LONDON. Organization of the Le vant company, with a capital of $5,000,000 for developing trade between Great Britain and the near eastern countries has been announced here. The American chamber of commerce in London compares this company to the t20.nno.oflo American Foreign Trade Oregon FOR A Portland Branch Federal Keserv Bank of San Francisco Port land Trust Company of Oregon Scandinavian-American Bank Security Savings & Trust Company State Bank of Portland United States National Bank Hillsboro Commercial Bank Hillsboro National Barrk Livestock Slate Bank Bank of Commerce Bank of Oregon City Columbia County Bank corporation, organized to develop Amer ican trade in the near east and which is establishing headq uarters in Con stantinople. Smyrna, Syria and on the Black sea. and suggests that interest ing competition will result. TMERICAN ARMY STUDIED Britain 1 nvestigates Vocational Methods in Csc. COLOGNE, Inspection of the voca tional and educational school system of the American army as conducted by the army of occupation this spring is being made by the British war ministry with a view to adopting certain feat ures for the training of the troops of Great Britain. Several British officers arrived in Cologne recently from London on their way to Coblenx to confer with the general staff officers of the American forre in Germany. TOO l.ATK TO CLASSIFY. JacADMIRAI. LINE. S. S. "CITY OP TOPEKA" hH 9 P. M August 15th for -Coos Bay. Eureka. San Francisco, connecting with steamers to Los AnFT'les and San Diego. Reduced Round -Trip Fnres Fares 1 ncl u de M rn Is and Itert h CALIFORNIA San FninciKco Slifi.OQ ' I-om Angeles . 58. (Hi San Diego :.) ALASKA "ROM SEATTLL Juneau $. 72.no skftgway K:.oo Sitka KO (K Seward 122.00 Anchorage 1 45.O0 Ticket Office. 101 Third St Main 14r. A 3332 Freight Office. East 4331 SAN FRANCISCO S. S. Rose City Depart 12 Noon THURSDAY, AUG. 11. From Ainsworth Dock Fare includes Berth and Meals. City Ticket Office, 3d and Washington Phone Main 3530 Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock Phone Broadway 268 SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. LINES teamer for SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO SAILIXi THl'KSDAY, p. !., 31. UoJIant, Acrnl. ill Third St. Phone Main '16. STEAMERS The Dalles and Way Points. Sailings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 7 A. M. DALLES COLUMBIA LINE Ash St. Dock. Broadway 3154. SCANDINAVIAN INE&lfrrhfcjTs, Norway, frweden -Fr.dTik VIII Am.;! I niletl statrt Si. 4 0M-nr II....Snt. IS lirlllK Olav. f-. S3 THE ( Hll.lltRG AtiENCV. 2d Ave.. Seattle. Or Local Agent. AUSTRALIA KEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS Via TaUiili and JLnratuna-a. Alatii and paa-tena-a acrvic from bn k nmciM erx tMON 8. . CO. OF NEW ZEALAND KiMft Calif or nim bu, ban Frsncioo, r UkJ tePitip and rmlrou asanciaa. Travelers to All Parts of the World See vit for itPMnfihip renfrratloH . 1,1 4 tell St Clarke, lft5 3d St. I; ' ttT 't -0