Morning Oregonian., August 16, 1919, Page 21, Image 21

TIIE MORNING OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919.
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PRICE-FIXING BOARD
HEARS BAKERY WOES
Bread-Makers Tell of Sacri
fices Mow Being Made.
INCREASE PLAN POSTPONED
"Public Mind So Inflamed." 6a
One, That Rise 'ol Xow Ad- '
visable, Though Due.
Admitting that they paid an income
tax and an eictu profits tax last year,
master bakers informed the fair price
committee at yesterday's hearing that
unless bread is tilted up another cent
they will be forced to pocket a lo.-s.
lne master baker asserted the situatio
.i:h his firm Is alarming, and if th
losses continue bankruptcy la In siph
"Soeakins for my firm." declared Mr.
Hynes. of the Hayes & Foster com
pjny. "I will say we are losing money
and our stockholders are entitled to a
profit, but owing to the Inflamed con
dition of the public mind I feci that It
would be inadvisable at this time
inn-ease the price of bread. After thi
committee has ln vtigated, I hope it
will give a vote of confidence to th
bakera and sar that an Increase is
Justified, although It may not be wise
to make the increase until later, and
meanwhile the bakers can continue to
make their heary sacrifices."
This announcement met with no ec
enH from other master bakers present.
Among; the points developed by the
inquiry were these:
salient Farts stated.
If baking Is done In dsy time In
stead of at night, the cost win be
Grocers cannot handle bread for less
than Z cents over -what they pay
for It.
Labor costs hare increased 20 per
cent since May.
.More and better bread Is made In
Portland than on Puget sound, where
prices are said to be higher.
Bakers who advertise can sell their
bread for less than the concerns which
do not advertise.
Smaller bakers hare been starving
to death in the past six months.
- No one baker would haw the nerve
- to advance his price, if his competi
tors did not.
There was a mutual understanding
among; three of the largest bakers to
advance prices 1 cent.
Coata Are Itemized.
H. F. F.ittmann, master-baker, whose
output has been between 4, 010,000 and.
5.000.000 loaves in the past six months,
declared that costs have been steadily
mounting. The elements of cost now
are as follows: Flour, 45 per cent;
other Ingredients, 12.40 per cent; manu
facture (labor), 10 per cent; selling,
12.92 per cent: administration, includ
ing advertising and general expense.
7.04: total S7.SS. This leaves a profit o(
1.14 percent. Flourcotts have increased
from 41.09 per cent in January, to 44.10
per cent In July. Selling expense has
increased 1 per cent. Mr. KIttmann
said It looked as though his concern
faces a loss of ".0C'O in the next two
months.
Advertising amounts to I per cent
and was Justified by the statement that
advertising means an increased volume
of business without an increase In
overhead costs. Day labor has pone up
from $-' a week tJ IJrt and night labor
trnm $30 a week to $1-.
Hread can be made mure cheaply If
made by a rt:iy ct.mv than by a nia-ht
crew, but Mr. Uitlmann declared that
the public would not nccpt bread
few hours older than what it now re
volves. The difference miirht be 1 per
that the tanker had picked up anoth
er steamer in mfdocean. finding the
crew drunk, the captain incapacitated
from injuries and some of the other
officers in irons. The crew of the War
Khan arrested the mutinous crew and
supplied enough men to take the steam
er to Brest, Where it was bound. The
name of the steamer on which the crew
mutinied could not be deciphered from
the wireless dispatch.
Speciil dispatches from Queenstown
say that the ship on which the mutiny
occurred was the American steamer
Marisya. The ship carried several
thousands casks of whisky. The crew
of the War Khan found the firea out
and the steamer drifting.
Shipping records do not contain the
name of an American steamer Marisya.
The British steamer Mariska sailed
from Baltimore for Brest. July 22.
WEDS LILLE GIRL
BRinE TRAVELS TO PORTLAND
FOR CEREMONY.
DEli FOB PRODI
E
CHECKED
Market Weakened by High
Price Agitation.
EGGS STEADILY DECLINING
Officer of Old Third Oregon and
French Maid Met First at
Havre During War.
Leo J. A. PIronl. major of the old
Id Oregon, and Miss Victor Broutin
of Havre. France, were married at 11
A. M. at St. Mary's cathedral yester
day. The bride arrived Thursday night
from France, having made the entire
trip alone. She speaks but little Eng
lish, yet had no trouble on her way to
Portland. Major PIronl went to Spo
kane to meet her Thursday evening,
and they came to Portland together.
The romance bejran in May, 191s.
at Havre, where Major Pironl was
stationed for 20 months. He left
the United States in December,
1917, with the old 3d Oregon,
nd va later detached and on
May 16 of this year was placed in
commam of the port of Havre. . He
commanded company II, 162d infantry,
until their return to the United States
in July. He was discharged in New
York July 29, and arrived in Portland
August 4.
The bride's former home was In
Lille. One of her sisters remained in
Lille throughout the war. Four of her
brothers were killed in the war. She
sailed August 6 from Havre, spent a
day in New York and a few hours In
Chicago. The Travelers' Aid society.
Sisters of the Sacred Heart, met her
and cared for her on her way across
the United States.
Major Pironi's home was formerly in
Eugene, but he expects to live here
with his bride. They are staying at
present at the Multnomah hotel.
Seattle Outlet Closed Owinir to
Threatened Boycott Butter
Price Is Barely Holding.
ONTROL OF BANK CHANGES
Fred TV. Falconer of Enterprise Buys
Stock In Joseph Institution.
ENTERPRISE. Or.. Aug. 15. (Spe
ial.) Control of the First National
Bank of Joseph was bought last week
by Fred W. Falconer of Enterprise, and
n Tuesday the new stockholders met
d elected directors, who also named
ew officers. J red . f alconer is
resident; C L. Hartshorn, vice-presi-
ci.t; H. M. swartwooti. casnier, ana
A. Blcvans. T. O. Marks. L. W. War-
ock and A. K. Parker, directors.
Mr. Falconer is president of the fcn-
crrrlse State bank, of which Mr. Park-
is cashier. Mr. falconer is also a
irtctor in ths -stockcrowers' & Farm
s' National bank of Wallowa.
The directors of the First National
Joseph, before the recent change
stock, were I Knapper. L. E. Cavl-
ess. J. P. Avcrill. (.. L, itartsnorn ana
W. Wamock.
The butter and erg trade Is feeling the
effect of the agitation against high prices.
In both lines the demand ha fallen off and
prices have weakened materially. In spite
of lighter receipts, ejfg prices have declined
and butter quotations may have to be read
Justed on a lowsr basis.
The cube butter market was quiet yester
day, with the trading for immediate needs
only and confined to the better grades.
Butter scoring 92 points sold at 64 cents and
a limited quantity brought 65 cents. Al
though dealers were inclined to shade prices,
there was practically n market for the in
creasing stocks of inferior grades. A plain
Indication of the restricted production is seen
In the inqelry coming in to local dealers for
the better grades of butter. Street stocks
were larger, standing at 786 cubes and 2133
boxes against 043 cubes and 2140 boxes a
week ago. Storage withdrawals were 17.764
pounds and 0360 pounds went in. Receipts
Thursday were:
firm: $1.54: sales. 149: receipts. 141; ship
ments. StOCJC 74.
Rosin, firm: sales, 620: receipts, 4S3;
shipments, 307S; stock. SI. 031. Quote: B,
$1.1.3ff 15.75: D. $18.60&16.5; E. $16.80; F,
$1717.05; G, $17.30: H, $17.70917.75: I,
18..Kil.50; K. $10.80; M. 20.55i0.60;
X. JM.902l.10; WO, 21.4021.75; WW,
tll.0Q22.2o.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwest cities
yesterday were aa follows:
Clearings.
Portland $6 J71 727
Seattle 6,445,753
Taeoma . 704 742
Spokane 1.7!.40o
Balances.
II. 867,88
1.37.0.047
115,401
SS4.322
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
, Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. "
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
-Bld-
Oats
No. 3 white feed
arley
Standard feed 65.00 6B.23
No. 3 blue 66.0O . 06.30
Lorn
J.O. 3 yellow ;.. 74.00 74.00
r.astcrn oats and corn, bulk:
Oats
No. 3 white 52.00 3.1.50
SS-lb. clipped 54.00 56.00
corn
No. 3 yellow 75.50 7S.00
3ar:ev
No. 2 tf2.T5 63
WMbAl government basis. 32.20 oar
FLOUR New Crop Patent. $10.75: bak
era" hard wheat, flO.SOfe 10.75; whole wheat,
wio.o.v. grrafiam, tif.Sd; pastry flour, IQ.
-iraiRnts. iu.
MiLA.t fcjfcjj aim run. r. o. b. mill, car-
lots, ton lots or mixed cars, 3940; ton lots
or over, delivered, $1.50(92 extra; rolled
tani-j-, $t.8; rolled oats, $62; ground barley,
$6M; scratch feed, $80.
COHN Whole, $&2; cracked. 84 tot
HA Y Buying prices, f. o. b. Portlands
Alfalfa, $30; cheat, $20; oats and vetch.
vaney umomy, zs.
STOCK DRIFT AIMLESS
TRADING RESTRICTED ON EVE
1 OF TODAY'S HOLIDAY,
Public Interest in Market Is Lack
ing Call Money Rates Lower.
Foreign Exchange Breaks.
Pounds
... 743
. . . 20!4
.. 4,017
... 77R4
crnt.
Rankrnptry Held er.
B. Heusr.er contended that bread
at H cents, tho present price, means
bankruptcy. leased on lavt month's
natures', his concern la pandinc a loss
f 4 per cent. He said that it costs
Krocrr IS per cent to do business, and
therefore a (crocer must net 2 cents on
a loaf in order to do business. In t! is
he was acred with by Knul Gunther.
representative of proccrs on the fair
price committee, and Thomas Roberta,
representative of dry good dealers on
the committee.
In tied States District Attorney
Haner rrom - examined the master
bakers with reference as to how the
proposed arfvanre -was lroucht about.
Mr. lleusner replied that there was a
Krneral agreement that the bakers
reeded more money for their bread
owinc to increase in costs. He Informed
Mr. Haney that "talk of trust and com
bination don t arr.ourt to mucli." and
that no one baker had nerve enough
to advance his price unless knowii, jr
that the others wovld follow.
Kanui Kloor I rd.
Many details of the bakinc business
were explained. Kor Instance. Kansas
harJ wheat flour 1 heinir used, which
ro.M $ I -.2 j as against the home flour
at $10. S3, as it wi:i be two months
be i 'ire the home flour will be suffi
ciently as;ed for the bakers. There was
a ! profit for bakers lust year when
subs; tutes were bcitip used, but the
o ' t " of business is now decreasing
arH t Lie profits are less.
The bakers contended tiat house
wne would rather pay 11 cents for
a k ud loaf than 10 cents for a poor
one. a statement which Mrs. O. W. Me
ilath. member of the committee, denied,
ar.d she asserted that ne could bake
a Letter loaf, one with more substance
in it than any baker, to which a master
baker inquired whether Mrs. McMath
could make it for 10 cents a pound.
There Is bitter competition amonc
the bakers, the committee was assured,
and the advance in price shouM have
beer, made three months ago. The food
administration et a price of 9 cents
on a loaf lut year. but the costs are
now creatcr than they were then, and
the master bakers are desirous of tilt
inc the wholesale price fiom 8 cents
to 9 cents.
A sub-committee, consisting of Thomas
Frrell, chairman ; Mrs. McMath and
H.irry Anderson, will meet at 1 o'clock
tlii afternoon with master baker, Mr.
Haney and Kocer B. Sinnott. attorneys
for the bakers. Kach baker will be
given an opportunity to show his books
to the committee, on the understanding
that what these books contain ehall
not be divulged, the bakera saying they
are willing to tell the innermost secrets
of their buiines to the committee, but
not to cne another.
HARVEST WORK IS SLOW
Crons Near Brownsville Stand in
Fields; Threshers Inadequate.
BROtt'XSVILLK, Or.. Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) In this part of Linn county the
crop harvest is not ut to tne standard.
Great fields of grain are still standtng
in places, uncut. The reasons for this
are that the yield is a tremendous one,
nothing like It having ever been seen
here. Also there is a (Treat scarcity of
hands and teams. The greatest laclc
is for threshing machines. There are
several of the small pepper-box variety
at work in this vicinity, but their worn
s almost negligible in view ot the large
troo.
Onlv two of the big machines are
active In the neighborhood of Brown
vill. and these have many weeks
harvesting ahead of them. Some of th
farmers are becoming alarmed, fearing
Hint the rains will set In before th
grain is harvested.
California
Orettoa
Washington
Total .X
Est; dealers found It very difficult to make
sales during: the day. Local retailers bought
down to their barest necessities. Seattle,
usually the best outlet, was practically
closed, owing to the threatened egg boycott
in that city. The largest local cash buyers
were not quoting over 45 cents to country
shippers and some of tnem will have a 44
cer.t quotation today. Jobbing prices held
about even, as the stock on hand was high
priced, but lower selling quotations are com.
ing. Street stocks of eggs were 2192 cases
against 188T a week ago. Storage with
drawals were 73 cases and 12 cases were put
in. Receipts Thursday were 252 cases from
Oregon. 1IT from Idaho and 4 from Wash
ington, a total of 3T3 cases.
Storage holdings of butter, eggs and cheese
la the leading markets yesterday were:
Butter Pounds
Portland l,2nS.2
Seattle l.w.u.-ixi
un Prsnpiurn .................. 1,.',-1
Boston 17.WW.3M)
t nicaeo 32.J41J 0
Vsw Vnrk UlI.M ."i.U.'S
1'hiladeluhia 4.2Jo.5!3
Dairy mod Country Prod ace.
BUTTER 92-score, 54 55c lb.; Pl-seor,
5.1c: 00-acore, 52c; prints. parchment
wrappers, bor lots, 59c; cartons, 60c; half
boxes, He more; less than half boxes, lc
more; tmtterrat. Po. 1. 59 & 60c per pound.
CHEESK Tillamook, t. o. b. Tillainook:
triplets, 33c; Young Americas, 84c; long
horns, 34c; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle
Point triplets, 32 Vic
EGGS Oregon, ranch candled, 50c; selects,
53c.
POULTRY Hens. 2428c: broilers, 25tJ
27c: geese. duck and turkeys, nominal.
VEAL Fancy, 25c per pound.
PORK. Fancy, 27ff2Sc per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRUITS Oranges, $4.756.75; lemons.$7.50
9 8. 50 box ; bananas, 9 0 U c per piu nd ;
apples, $2-3.50 per box; grapefruit. $5.50
6; cantaloupes, $1 2.75 per crate; apri
cots, $22 35 per box; peaches, tioc$1.25
per box; watermelons, 1 MMc per pound ;
plums, S1&2.25 per box: grapes, Sia3-75
per box; pears, $3&'3.25.
VEUbTAiJL.ES Cabbage, 53.75 per 100 1
pounds; lettuce, $2&2.25 per crate; beets, S3
per sack; cucumbers, 7qc$1 box; tomatoes.
y2H'-2o per box; peas, 10Hc per pound
rhubarb. 6c per pound; beans, 810c
POTATOES New, 12.5002.75 per sack.
ONIONS Walla Walla. 33V?c uer oound.
tauiornii Drown, a;a per pouna.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. The aimless drift
of today's dull and uninteresting stock mar
ket session was tne combined effect, to l
largo degree, of tomorrow's holiday and the
further marked absence of Interest. .
News of the day was conflicting in its
favorable and adverse aspects, call money
falling to lowest quotations of the week on
me increased supply, while the foreign ex
change market was in the throes of fresh
demoralization.
These developments seemed to exert little
or no effect, however, the ebb and flow of
prices deriving their sole impulse from fur
ther short selling, balanced at intervals by
the bullish activity of pools in some of the
closely-held specialties.
Local tractions were almost the only Is
sues that reflected existing or impending
conditions, weakening on small offerings, in
duced by the more acute stags in the labor
situation.
On today's further declines Frpnrh ex
change was at a discount of about 35 per
cent, while Italian rates showed a depreci
ation of almost 45 per cent.
Bonds In general were heavy, the liberty
group alone holding steady. Total sales,
par value, were ?11,50,000. Old United
States bonds were unchanged on ca.l.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS
LASt
Kn las
Am Beet Sugar. 600
American Can. . 3.COO
Am Car & Fdry y.luO
Am H 4L pld. 2,200
American Loco. 11,900
Am 8m & Refg. 6,400
Am Sue Relir .. I.:iw0
Am Sum Tobac. 17,300
Aiu Tel & Tel. . 0,1 u0
Am Z L & Sm.. 8.100
Anaconda Cod., 6.700
Atchison 2,300
A G & W1SSL 2,200
Baldwin Loco .. 26,200
60O
17,100
LIBERTY and VICTORY BONDS
If yon mast sell yonr Liberty or Victory bonds, sell to us.
If you can boy mors liberty or Victory bonds, buy from un.
On Friday. August 15, the closing market prtt us were as given below.
-They are the governing prices for Liberty nd Victor bonds all over the world,
snd the highest. We advertise these prices daily in order that you may always
know the New York market and the exact value of your Liberty and Victory
" bouds.
1st 2d 1st 2d 3d 4th Vie. Vlo
848 4s 4s 4Mm 4a 44s 4.s 8s 4m
Market Price.! 99.D0 $94.1A $93.0(T. U4.30 $93.t, f;t.Y0 93.24 $ 99.73 $ 9:.7A
Accrued Int .59 .68 1,01 .72 i.07 1.76 1.43 .90 1.14
Total $100.49 $94.84 194.01 f 9.1.02 $94.3;: $96.78 $94.67 $100.68 $100 92
'When buying we deduct 87c on a $50 bond and $2.50 on a $1000 bond. Wa
sell at the New York market plus the accrued Interest.
Burglar and Fireproof Safe Deposit Bcxea for rent.
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
The Premier Municipal Bond House.
Morris B1dg- 309-311 Stark 6U bet. Stla and 6th.
Telephone Broadway 2151 K-.tMhlUred over 55 yeara.
Government of Sweden Bonds
To Net Better Than 6
Government and Municipal Bonds
Bought and Sold.
E L Devereaux R(5mpany
87 Sixth Street
Broadway 1042
Gromnd Floor Wells-Fargo Building
High.. Low.
S. 84 .
ilk
8sm
7.".
i::ou
sr. Vi
ProTisioiu.
Total
Portland
S?alt le
San Francisco ..
tlostnn
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia ...
Total
Cheese
Portland
Seattlr
San Francisco . . .
Itoston
Chicago
Nw YorW
Philadelphia
Total
MORE FEED
86,115.613
(as
4!i.i:
114.S!)!
4.17. ih:
i.L'i4.o:,-
HSIS.ToO
4,o:!9.ono
Pounds
:;:i."..:s!i7
1.37a."r.iw
4.1U.X.4
8,7110,407
5.7.-15.(13
1.5U7.4U4
BARLEY
IS
I2.559.749
SOLD
51 TEACHERS EMPLOYED
Ccntralla Closes Contracts lor All o
Staff for Year.
CENTRAL! A. Wash., Aug". 15. (Spe
rial. forre of 51 teacher will o
.mninv.d in the Centr&lia schools nex
venr. At tho close of the last school
year about half the teaching force re
slirncd. but all of the vacancies navi
been filled, according to announcement
hv the school board today. The teach
ers will receive an advance in salary
over la.t year.
The school board has completed its
burtnit for the cominp year, ehowlns;
estimated expenses of S2. 048.09 and re
teinls of 141.394. 66. leaving ItU.feol
to be raised by taxation. This repre
sents a 13-mill levy.
LUXEMBURG MOB IN RIOT
Seven Thousand Workmen, Incensed
by Prices, Stone Parliament.
LUXEMBURG, Auff. 15. Parliament
builditiRS were stoned by a crowd of
7(Ho workmen today.
The demonstration was attributed to
the fact that the indemnity voted by
the chamber of deputies to meet the
hi,-h cost of living was deemed insuffi
cieut-
Cathlamct Plans Regatta.
CHEHALIS. 'Wash., Aug. 15. (Spe
lal.) I'athlamet has plans made- for
regatta to be held on Labor day.
.Mondiiv. September 1, in honor or the
returned soldiers, sailors ana marines.
Messrs. I.u Fitcha. J. w. Herron, . E.
Kovlan. Thomas Warren and George F.
Haniican are the members of the com
mittee in charge. At n a. u. mere
will be a reception and speaking. At
noon hour a barbecue. At 1:30 f. M
a baseball game. At t P. It water
sports. At 7:30 P. M. land sports, to
be followed by a grand ball.
WHISKY SHIP HAS MUTINY
Crew Put Officers In Iron, Injure
Captain, and Get Drunk.
LONDON. Aug. 13. A wireless dis
patch received at Queenstown from the
British tank steamer War Khan says
Thresherman in Fight.
SHERIDAN'. Or, Aug. 15. (Special.)
Harry Walker, residing near Ball
ston. and operating a threshing outfit
in that vicinity, yesterday morninj? be
came involved in a fight with one of
his employes over payment of his
wages. It is reported Walker struck
him with a hammer, bursting an artery
in the temple and otherwise injuring
his head.
Farm 'Worker Is Hurt.
SHERIDAN. Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
While working on a hay baler near
this city yesterday Manford Duel had
his hand caught in the machinery and
one finger taken off at the second
joint. The other three fingers on the
hand were badly crushed.
Corn and Oats Score Further Advance on
Local Board.
There was a firmer feeling generally In
the craln market yesterday. oats Bias,
both sacked and bulk, were raised 12 al
turn Merchants' Exchange, while corn for
shipment was $101. 5U higher.
One hundred tons of August feed barley
were sold at 105.50, the same price that
was bid Thursday. Offers for blue barley
were down SO cents and eastern bulk barley
wu 25 cents higher. Barley options at
Chicago declined 1 &1 c
Weather condition in the middle west, as
wired from Chicago: "Chicago, Qulncy, Kan
sas city, clear, rain last night; St. Louis,
cloudy; Omaha, part cloudy; Nebraska City,
ToDeka. 70: Lavenport raining; northwest
generally clear, fine; Ohio valley, clear to
part cloudy; general rains from Great Bend,
Kan., west to' Colorado line; local rains in
other sections of Kansas last night, two
inches reported in Kaw valley, west of To
peka and between Kansas City and St. Jo
seph. Forecast: Generally fair and cooler
weather predicted."
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. oats. Hay
Local Jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes, choice 4445U,c; stand
r,J. (jalC-it; skinned, 36037c; picnic, 23
&30c; cottage roll, 3(5c
LAKu fierce basis, 36c; compound. 30a
per pound.
DRV SALT Short, clear backs. 30635c:
plates. 2T(ul'9c; exports, 31c
BACON Fancy, 53iJ55c; standard, 6c9
49c; choice, 39 43c.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR back basis. Fruit or berry, 99.05;
beet, 119.55; Honolulu, cane, $9.60; extra C,
$9.15; powdered, in barrels. S10.25; cubes, in
barrels. $10.45) .
NUTS Walnuts, 2735c: Brazil nuts, 35c;
filberts. Z6c; almonds, 2430c; peanuts,
ll'jrlSe.
SALT Half ground, 100s, $17 per ton;
50s. $18.75 per ton; dairy, $:!6.&028 per ton.
KICK Blue Rose, 13& t&liu per pound;
Slain. 12c pe.r pound.
BEANS Small white, 010c; pinks,
7HQcfKc; Llmas. 14c per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 3950&
Oils. ,
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $2.48; raw.
cases, $2.o(; boiled, barrels, $2.48; boiled,
caves, S2.oM.
TURPENTINE Tanks, $1.81; cases, $1.91.
GASOLINE Iron barrels, 23c; tank
wagon. 23sc; cases. 34c; engine distillate,
iron barrels, 16c; tank wagon, 16c; cases.
26 , c
COAL OIL Iron barrels, 13 "4 16c; tank
wagon. 13bc; cases, 24Q31C
Bait & Ohio
Beth Steel B . .
B & S Conner. .
Calif Petroleum.
Canadian Pacif.
Central Leather.
Ches & Ohio . ..
Chi M & St P. .
Chicaeo 4 X W.
Chi R T & Pic.
Chlno CoDoer . .
Colo Fu & Iron.
Corn Products..
Crucible Steel . .
uba Cane Sujr..
U s Food Prods.
Erie
General Electric
General Motors.
Gt Nor pfd
Illinois Central.
Inspir Copper ..
Int M M pfd . . .
Inter Nickel . . .
Inter Paper ....
KennecoTt Cop..
Louis & Nash ..
Mexican Petrol.
Miami Copper..
Mldvale Steel . .
Missouri Pacific
Montana Power.
Nevada Copper.
N V Central . ..
N T N H & H . .
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1,700
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Pan-Am Petrol. 27.400
1,100
400
1.500
2,000
900
Hops, Mohair, tc.
HOPS 1919 contracts, 50&52c; three-
year contracts, 50c, 4uc, 30c; 1918 crop, 55c.
WOOL Territory staple, 48 tv 08c, accord
ng to shrinkage; clothing or French comb
ing, 4i54e; half blood combing and cloth
ing, 4560c; three-eighths clothing and
combing, 45&65c; quarter-blood clothing and
combing, 4u&57c; common and braid, 38
&50c.
MOHAIR 1918 clip, 45c per pound.
TALLOW No. 1, 13o per pound: No. 2.
12c per pound; grease, 8' 10c per pound.
CASCARA BAHK New, 11c per pound.
GRAIN BAGS In carlots, 1920c.
SAN FRANCISCO fKOUl'CC
MARKS J
Fresh
Pennsylvania
Pitts & W Va..
Pittsburg Coal..
Ray Consol Cop.
Reading
Rep Ir & Steel. .
Shat Ariz coo
Sin Oil & ReffT. 17.000
Southern Pacif. 6.300
Southern Ry ... 1.500
Stndebaker Cor. 2.1.500
Texas Co ....... 2.300
Tobacco Prods.. 0.S00
ITnlon Pacific . . 1,500
Unit Clg Stores
TT S Ind Alcohol 10.000
U S Steel 9R.00O
I'tah Copoer . .. 2.400
Western Union. 200
Westintr Electric
Willys-Overland
Roval Dutch . .
OhloClties
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7.200
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Lambs, $12.75917; ewes. S9$"
UPSWING IX VALUES IN CHICA
GO MARKET.
Oats Strong on Urgent Bidding for
Export Grades Packers Buy
ing Rallies Provisions.
7S
10
104
217 54
SB
94 54
59 54
112
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Bid.
BONDS.
.99.90iAm T ft T cv s.300
.94.16!Atch gen 4s .... 77
.93.00 D & R ? ref 5s. 58
.94.30N T C deb 6s... 90
.93.29'N P 4s 77
.95.021N P 3s 50
.93.22 Pac T & T 5s... '90 54
.oo.soipa con 454s 95
.99.721S P cv 5s 100
99W.ISO Ry 5s 90 14
99V-1U P 4s 85
89 U S Steel 5s 100
do coupon ...89 tAnglo-Fr !Ts .... 9711
U S 4s reg 106541
do coupon . .10654l Bid.
Mining- Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON, Aug. 15. Closing quotations:
TJ 8 Lib 3'4s...
do Int 4s
do 2d 4s
do 1st 454s...
do 2d 4s...
do 3d 4L4s...
do 4th 4s...
Victory 3s . . .
do 4 s
U S ref 2s reg.
.do coupon ..
V S cv 3s reg. .
Portland. Friday
leir ago
Season to date....
Year ago
Tacoma. Thursday
lear auo
Season to date.....
Year ago
Seattle. Thursday .
Year ago
Season to date
1 ear ago
62
. SO
.601
.704
. 12
. 25
.252
.219
.. 30
. S7
.136
.326
2 5 3 8
5 ... 4
67 110 90 212
5 155 86 294
1 2
1 10
27 ... 24 06
13 ... 27 82
1 S 18 22
S 6 23
20 57 61 94
16 229 72 266
OBLGON CRAWFORD PEACHES OFFEK
With Warmer Weather, Demand for Melons
Improves.
Peach receipts were large yesterday, but
the demand was no mors than fair. Ore-
gon Crawfords were on the market, mostry
of small size, and ranged In price from 8.
cents to $1.15. Oregon white varieties
brought 65ctj$l, and California yellow
peaches sold at 75c6$1.25.
With the warmer weather there was
better trade In watermelons and large sizes
were quoted firm at 2 54 cents. Cantaloupes
were steady, ranging from $1 to $2.75.
Decline la Wheat Shipments.
Wheat shipments for the past and former
weeks were as follows:
Wk. end g W k end'g W k end g
Aug. 9 Aug. 2 Aug. 12. 'IS
l s. and Can. 7.17u,ooo 8,109,000 3,412,000
Argentina .... S.24S.H 1.6(4. ("" 2.823,oou
Austraiia .... ,(uu,uw ,,w,uw ou,ui
India 210,000
Total 11.S24.000 12.428.000 7.125.000
Shipments for the season to date compare
bh follows:
Total since same per a
July 1, 19 last season
.41.279.000 18,5Nti,oO0
V. S. and Canada...
Argentina ...
Australia ............
India
. .17.097,000
..11,711.000
29.329,(100
3,9Mt,000
1,420,000
Total
i.OOO 53,305,000
Corn Strong In United Kingdom.
Broomhall cables as to the English corn
corn market: ' An insistent demand still
prevails for com in 4he United Kingdom,
but the quantities being put forward con.
tlnne of disappointingly small proportions.
We are patiently looking forward to the
expected increase in Argentine arrivals, and
It Is hoped in the near future large amounts
111 find their way into distributive chan
nels and help relieve the stringency of sup
plies. Corn In Argentina has firmed in sym
pathy with the strength in America- Oats
situation in United Kingdom remaina un
hanged."
Record California Rice Crop.
California's 191K rice crop will be a
record one. according to Sacramento ad-
Ices. Estimates by Charles Merry, sec
retary of the FaciXlc Rice Growers' as
sociation, place th crop at between
250,000 and 4.300.000 bags. Last year's
ield was 3.700.000 sacks of 100 pounds
each. Mr. Merry says there are approx
imately 32.000 more acres la rice this year
ban last. 130.000 acres being planted In the
Sacramento Talley alone. He believes that
prices will average 4 cents a pound.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 13. Turpentine,
.1
Prices Current on Kecs, Vegetables,
Fruit. Etc., at Bay titj.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. Butter, 66c.
tijgs Freelt extras, Otic; pullets, 52
Cheese Firsts, aJVtc; Young Americas. 38c
.fuil 1 try Hens, 3uj'3ia lb, according; to
size; young roosters, 3017 40c; old, 20c; broil
's i-(QAic. accoruing to size; fryers, 83t?
c, according to quality; geese, nominal;
pigeons, $z.iiuifo.itv dozen; ttquabs, 4uwuc
pound
Vegetables Rhubarb, $1.50 2 box; egg
plant, 75t&&5c lug box; peppers, bell, $1.25&
l.jU lug box; chile, 75c $1 box; summer
squat? h. southern, 30340c lug box; tomatoes,
f 2 if 2. 25 crate ; potatoes, garnet, $2.25 sp
2.50 cental; onions, yellow, ffi.25 (02.50 ceutai;
green, $1.251.50 box; green peas, 5g7c lb.;
cucumbers. 40 05c small box ; green corn,
$2.5U&3.25 sack; okra $11.25 box; garlic,
20c pound; beans, string, 3i4Jc .pound; ;
wax, 3Q4c pound; llmas. 4jiUc pound. j
Fruit oranges. $4.O045.5o box: lemons. I
$4.0li!ff tf.00. grapefruit, 4.005.00; bananas.
7i8c pound : pineapples, 9Z.wfa 4.50 dozen
pears, Bartlett, $1.502.50 box, according
to grace: apples 4?-tier, Xl.2utv2.o0 box
plums, $11.25 crate; peaches, 65c $1.00
Hinali box; apricots. 6& ic pound ; honey-
dew mrions, oCil.OO crate; cantaloupes,
standards, $1.001.75; pony, $101.25;
flats, 75 it 85c; figs, $1.00 -1.25 crate; rasp
berries. $1.. 00 1 1.00 chest; strawberries.
SlOtftlL per chest; blackberries, $S.00iQ)9.0O;
grapes. rontatnDieau, boo 10c small box;
eedlcss. 1.0(ng 1.2j small oox.
Receipts Flour, 86,374 barrels; barley.
4035 centals; beans, 1705 sacks; potatoes.
3345 sacks; onions, C300 Backs; hay, 282
tons; hides, 825.
Allouez
Ariz Com ...
Calu & Ariz..
Calu & Hecla.
Centennial . . .
Cop Ranpre . .
Kast Butto ..
Franklin ....
Isle Royalle . .
Take Copper .
Mohawk
4 44! North Butto ... 1S
.. JDiLiia uom
. . 74&Osceola 58
..430 Quincy 07
.. ISUtSup & Boston. .3 15-18
, . 53 14 (Shannon ....
,. lS;!Ctah Con ...
54 Winona
. 33ilWoIverine ..
6 (Greene Can .
. 75 I
3014
24
42
CHICAGO, Aug. lo. Indications that as
a result of yesterday's sharp break In prices
rural holders of grain would attempt as much
as practicable to withhold offerings led to
an upward swing of values today In the corn
market. Closing quotations were firm, He to
2c higher, with September ii.ao to xi.so
and December $1.45 to $1.45 fc. Oats gained
lKc to lc and provisions 12 to 75 cents.
Advances in the corn market were pre
ceded by sharp new declines which carried
the May delivery down to the lowest point
yet for the crop. This setback was largely
due to an accumulation of selling orders
before trading began and to government ac
tivity in pressing measures to reduce the
cost of living.
Oats showed Independent strength. Bid
ding was urgent for the kinds needed by
Europe.
Buying that was ascribed to packers rallied
provisions despite big new cuts in the value
of hogs.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. High. Low. Close.
.S1.S0 $1.85 U $1S0 $1.85
. 1.43 1.46 1.42'.; 1.45H
OATS.
. .72H -75 .72- .744
. .75 .77 .74 .77
MESS PORK.
.43.90 44.75 43.90 44.75
LARD.
.20.30 30.05 29.30 30.05
.29.00 29.75 29.00 29.75
SHORT RIBS.
Sept 25.10 25.27 25.07 25.27
Cash prices were:
Corn No, 2 mixed. $1.9891.90; No. 2
yellow, $1.99&2.
Oats No. 2 white, 744 76c; No. 3 white,
724 & 76 fee.
Rye No. 2. $1.5" 1? 1.55.
Barley $1.32 & -1.47.
Timothy $9 11.75.
Clover Nominal.
Pork Nominal.
Lard $30.
Ribs $24.75 25. 75.
Sept.
Dec.
Sept.
Dec.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
WOOL MARKET IS MOKE ACTIVE
Trices Am Aery Firm on AM Grades at
Bn&tflD.
BOSTON, Aug. 15. The Commercial bul
letin tomorrow- will say:
"The market has shown signs of Increas
ing animation this week and prices are very
firm on al! grades. The strength shown in
the London auctions with poor wools being
offered seems to have been reflected in this
market.
"Manufacturers are finding a strong de
mand far goods, but are still selling dis
creetly beyond their present commitments
! and in most cases are allotting goods for
the light weight season more or less in
proportion to previous purchases. Little
wool has been bought in the west this
week."
Scoured basis: Texas Fine 12-months,
$1.65 & 1.75; fine 8-months, $1.38 1.40.
California Northern, $l.uo 1.05; middle,
S1.40I&1.50; southern, $1.30grl.35.
Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple. $L091.85;
eastern clothing, $101.55; val' No. 1.
$1.G5 1.70.
Territory Fine staple, $1.85 1.00; half
b ood combing, $1.751.S0; three-eighths
il0rS?Jnhlns- H-fc'1.40; fine clothing.
150 medium clothing, $1,409
uued Extra. $1.751.S0;
l.0; A supers. Sil.r.r.1 an
Mohair Best combing. 60G5c:
carding, 55960c.
$1,659
best
Seattle Feed and Hay.
SEATTLE!, Aug. 15. City delivtrv.
pc, LU,,; Bcratcn ieed. in'j
feed,
feed
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. Wheat. $2.20;
oats, red feed, $2.903.05; corn, California
yellow, $3.6593.75; barley, feed, $393.05.
Hay Wheat or wheat and oats, $15t7;
barley, $1 2 15; alfalfa, $14 IS; barley
straw, 50 ig 80c bale.
Flour- $12.10 f. o. d. warenouse.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15. Barley, $1,159
.37.
Flax, $6.04 6.06.
COFFEE ITTTRES PRICES IRREGULAR
In New
Wide Fluctuations During Day
York Market.
NEW TORK. Aug. 15. There were vio
lent fluctuations In the market for coffee
futures hero today, as indicated by the
course of December contracts which sold at
20.35c early, or 46 points net higher, broke
to 19.95c, or 35 points net -lower, and finally
closed at 19.93c, compared with 19.89c yesterday.
The opening was 24 to 36 points higher
on the big recovery reported in Santos fu
tures, which private cables attributed to
government buying of near months there
clear tne marKet or unaesiraoie grao.es
of Rio coffees. This led to active covering, but
buyers seemed to have been pretty well sup
plied on the early advance of 44 to 46 points
and the market weakened later under
newed Hauidation, which may have been
Dromoted by agitation against high prices
and was attributed largely to Wall street
interests.
These offerings caused a rapid break of
5 to 85 points from the best, but the mar
ket recovered 35 to 40 points of the loss
in the last few minutes, with the close net
8 points higher to 6 points lower. Closing
bids : September, 20.43c; October, 20.27c ;
December. 19.3c: January, 19.87c; March,
19.5c; May, 19. t-c; July, lu.boc.
Spot coffee onlet. nominally unchanged
Rio 7s 21921; Santos, 4s 29K929fe.
Eastern Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. Aug. 15. Butter Unchanged.
Eggs Higher. Receipts. 81a4 cases.
Firsts, 41942c; ordinary firsts, 364 937c;
t mark, cases included, a,4lc; storage
packed firsts, 4Zi4.ic. .poultry alive un
settled. Springs, 32934c; fowls, 29c.
NEW TORK, Aug. 15. Butter, firm;
receipts. 10.779; creamery higher than ex-
ras. 5.. n ii-ic; creamery extras, 54!Ac:
firsts, 52HP54C.
Eggs, steady and unchanged.
Cheese, easy snd unchanged.
Metal Market.
NEW TORK, Aug. 15. Copper and iron
unchanged.
Lead firm. Spot, ff.BOc; September, 5.87c.
Spelter steady. East St. Louis, spot. 7.60c:
September, 7.00c .
Money Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Mercantile paper
unchanged.
Sterling, demand, $4.27. Cables, $4. 28.
Francs, demand. 7.87: cables, 7.85; gilders,
demand, 37; cables, 374; lires, unchanged;
marks, demand, 5; cables, oh.
Time loans strong, unchanged.
Call money, easy. High, 4 per cent; low,
3 per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; closing
bid, 3 4 per cent; offered at 4 per cent; last
loan. 3 per cent.
Bar silver, 112.
Mexican dollars, 86 c
LONDON, Aug. 15. Bar silver, 59d per
ounce. Money and discount unchanged.
COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY PRODUCE
Butter Market at San Francisco and Lead
ing Eastern Cities.
Butter market conditions as wired to the
Portland office of the bureau of markets
yesterday:
Boston Feeling about the same, trade
quiet. Small trade very good, but dealers
doing very little intew-tradlng, few whole
sales made. Fancy butter light supply and
most stocks of the 53-54c quality. Lower
grades not plentiful and export demand
continues to take all offered at 52c.
Chicago Prices unchanged. Market opened
steady this morning, but was firmer this
afternoon. Very "little butter on market as
a whole, however, and trading limited. De
mand chiefly for 88 score at around 49 c
Shipping business good, some 92 score bring'
ing 53c these orders. Cars very active and
firm today, especially 88-S9 point, mostly
reaching export channels.
New York Market remained rirm with
good demand and fair trading. Dealers still
complaining of shortage of butter. No ex
port trade reported. Good cars of cen
tralized selling 63-53 Ms c Receipts rather
heavy. Street stocks show an increase of
about 7000 tubs and storage holdings in
creased.
Philadelphia With an advance of lc on
all scores, wholesale trading fair. Jobbing
demand good on basis of 50c for 92 score
at wholesale. Most dealers have allowed
their stocks to run down and receipts light,
which gives a firmer tone to the market
temporarily. Storage holdings reduced 465
tubs.
San Francisco The butter market was
steady to firm, with a good demand for :
finer grades. Storage reductions amounted.'
to 35,000 pounds yesterday. 93 score 54c
"SO STOCK RECEIVED AT THE YARDS
Only Few Head Held Over Are Available
for Market.
No stock was received at the North Port
land yards yesterday. The few sales made
were of stock held over from the preceding
day. Prices were reported steady and un
changed.
The day s sales were as ioiiows.
mill
Wl,i. 0; ail ETam ,-hnn t7l- .it.
sprouting oats, $73; rolled oats-'stfs: whni
corn, SSL; cracked corn, $84; rolled barley,
$74; clipped barley, $79.
t-Ho7"Kastern Washington timothy, mixed,
67; double compressed, $40; al tails.
$U932; straw, $1516.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Evaporated ap
ples firm. Prunes firm. Peaches quiet
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Cottoa
Middling, 31.50c.
-Spot quiet
Duluth Linseed Market. '
PULUTH. Aug. 15. Linseed, $6. 05 9 6. Ott
MINING COMPANY FORMED
Bellvue Concern of Baker (o
Capitalized at $200,000.
He
14 steers . . .
1 stee.-
1 cow
1 calf
S calves
4 hogs
1 ewe
Wt.
W63
(100
1170
350
213
S7
100
Price.
$8.00
S.-J5
5.00
11.00
ir.oo
is.no
7.50
TENSION' IX SITUATION LESSENED
Trade Is ot Good Volume for Mid-Summer
Period.
NEW TORK, Aug. 15. Bradstreefs to
morrow will say:
Industrial unrest Is still widespread, new
strikes number many thousand of workers,
tbe agitation over price conditions continues,
accompanied by numerous seizures of food
in warehouses or stores and the prices of
many staples, especially In speculative mar
kets, are stiu unsettled. Kja me omer nana,
however, there seems to be rather less ten
sion in the situation as a whole, the stock
markets appear to have reached something
like an equilibrium: the shopmen's strike.
with all that it Involved in the way of check
ing the current or the country's trade and
industrial life, has been called off, some of
the weakness in prices, as for instance, in
corn and hogs, has been aided by the better
trend of crop reports ana finally the great
mass of trade reports, while testifying to
the considerable unsettlement ruling par
ticularly in markets for foods, are sbowinv
that distributive trade in many lines has
not been greatly checked and indeed is of
very full volume, lor an oramary Quiet
mid-summer period-
Weekly bank clearings were 18,077,006,000.
New York Sugar Harket.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Sugar unchanged.
OtmrnHnn. .r th vardi were as follows
Best steers 11.2S11.7.
Good to choice steers 10.roH.OO
Medium to choice steers 9.00(9)10.00
Fair to good steers 7..10M 8.S0
Common to fair steers 7.00 7.50
Good to choice cows, heifers... 7.50(f? 9.00
Medium to good cows, heifers.. 7.00C? 7.50
Canners 4.0OIS 5.50
Bulls 5.00ffp 7.50
Calves 9.001.".00
Stockers and feeders 7.0Ofia 10.00
Fair to medium cows, heifers.. 4.50 4.o
Prime mixed 20.00(8 20.50
Medium miied lS.noaiinoo
Rouch heavies l.00rl.50
Pigs 18.00&18.00
Rhann
Prime lambs 11.0012.50
Fair to medium lambs 9.0010.00
Yearlings 8.00 8.50
Wethers ; -0(8) 7.50
r..n 5 00 7.50
Omaha livestock Market.
OMAHA, Aug. 15. (United States bureau
of markets.! Hogs Receipts, 9500, mostly 51
lower than yesterday's average. Top, $21.25
hulk. S19.600 19.85: heavy weight, 19.75
19.90: medium weight, 19.85g21.25; light
weight, $19.7519.90: medium weight, 119.85
)21.25; light welgnt, S1W.I0(3-V.0V, neavy
packing sows, smooth, I19.o0&l.io; packing
ows. rough 19.2519.50; pigs, 11820.
Cattle Receipts, asou, generally sieaay on
all classes. Beef steers, medium ana heavy
woiirhr. choice and prime. S17lS.8o: me.
rtl.im and irood. M3.25iS17.25: common, $12.:
ft.iriPin. litrht weight, gooa ana cnoice.
J15.5018.10; common and medium, $11.00
' 15.75; butcher cattle, heifers , $8.25
13.75- cows, $7.5013: canners ana cutters.
$5.757.50: veal calves, light ana hanay
elcrht. SlZ-lHIdPl; leeu aieci., .lviuav
i-u.r steers. 1SS12.
SheeD rteceipts a..uuw, juai&ck
hieher. Lambs. 84 pounds, flown ltu
culls and common, J10.60W14.25; yearling
wethers. $10(811.75: ewes, medium and
choice. $7.759.25; culls and common, $3
7.75.
Chicago liTestock Market.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15. Hogs Receipts, 27.-
ono market $1 to $1.50 lower than yester
day's general trade. Heavy weighty $19.35
GK21.10: medium weignt, jm.auijii.Jj; mm
..i.ht 119 50021.25: light light. $17.75
20.50: heavy packing sows, smooth. $18.50
10.25: packing sows, rougn, x,.i,uj xo.ou,
pigs, $16 41' IS.
Cattle Receipts, 8000, lower. Beef steers,
medium and heavy weight, choice and prime.
$16.5018.75: medium and good, $1316.50;
common, $10.2513: light weight, good and
choice, $14.50(& 18.0; common ana meaium
59 75(3)14.50: butcher cattle, heifers, $7.503
15.50; cows, $7.2og14.50; canners and cut
ters. !8.25i7.25; veal calves, light ana
hanrlv weight. 20-l; feeder steers, $8,259
13 75; stocker steers. $7.5011.25: western
range steers, $9.7516.75; cows and heifers.
gheep Receipts, 15.000, strong. Lambs,
64 pounds down, $1518.25; culls, and com
mon, $1014.50; yearling wethers, $10.25
13; ewes, medium, good and choice, $7.75
9.75; culls and common, $3 & 7.25.
Seattle livestock Market.
SEATTLE, Aug. 15. Hogs Receipts 109,
steady. Prime, $2122; medium to choice,
$20.7521.50; rough heavy, 19g 19.50; pigs,
$10.5020.
Cattle Receipts 292, steady. Best steers,
$10.60011-25; medium to choice, $9(3)9.50;
common to good, $68; best cows and heif
ers. $7 5039.50; common to good. $597.50;
bulls, $5g7.50; calves. $7.25 915.50.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITS', Aug. 15. Sheep, receipts, j
SALEM, Or., Aug;. 14. (Special.)
The Bellvue Mining: company, with
headquarters at Baker, today filed arti
cles of incorporation here. The incorpo-
raiors are v. u. ijabcock and F. H.
Kannepell of Seattle and F. S. Kennorlv
of Baker. The company is capitalized
at $200,000 and will conduct a general
mining: business.
Frank, William and Josenh Vnirt hiv.
incorporated the Vort estate, with
headquarters at The Dalles. The caoi-
tal stock is $250,000, and the Durnose
of the corporation is to conduct a gen
eral, real estate and brokerage business.
The Maple Grove Lumber comnanv of
Wilsonvilie, Clackamas county, has in
corporated with a capital stock of
$5000. J. P. Bartles. O. M. Johnson and
Stanley Smith are the incorporators. It
is the purpose of the corporation to
conduct a general logging and milling
business.
RENAMING STREETS COSTLY
CHy Engineer Keporls iew Signs
Alone Would Xeed $15,000. .
Fifteen thousand dollars is the esti
mate of City Engineer Laurgaard for
the purchase and installation of Ltreet
signs which will be needed under the
proposed plan for renumbering in the
city, and the estimated cost of numbers
of buildings is $8000. This is to bs
borne, however, by the property owners.
at an estimated expense of 20 cents per
building.
Mr. Laurgaard's report has been filed
with City Commissioner Barbur, who
said yesterday that under the plan for
renaming the streets it is not the in
tention to abandon at once the names
which have been in use Bince pioneer
days, but to use these in connection
with the new designation.
That the proposed changes will not
be made for a year or more, even in the
event the engineer's report is adopted,
was Mr. Barbur's statement.
NEGRO HAS 15 WOUNDS
Visitor at Salem Bears Scars From
Machine-Gun Fire.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 15. 'Special.)
Sergeant Frank T. Mason, negro, mem
ber of the regular United States army
for more than IS years, and bearing
scars from bullet wounds on almost
every part of his body, arrived in Salem
yesterday to visit with his friend.
William Lucas. He will later go to
Portland, where he has relatives.
Mason was hit lo times by machine-
gun fire. He is still in service.
Phone your want ads to The Orego-
nian. Main 7070. A 6095.
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