20 THE MORNIXG OREGONIAX. TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1920 CONFERENCE TODAY BY SHIPPING BOARD Ing 400.000 tons.' being tied up In fat the American mill, the Grays Harbor Decisions Vitally Affecting Coast Are Reported. HIGH OFFICERS ATTEND JCumber of DiTisions,liikely to Be Reduced and New System of Adjutors Inaugurated. Decisions vitally affecting every phase of shipping hoard activity on the Pacific coast are expected as the result of a conference today between D. M. Callis, manager of steel ship .nnitniMinn in the northwest. Lt. J Ventworth. manager of wood ship construction in this district, and Man- aser Krey of the construction division of the southern Pacific district. Steel and wood ship construction in the southern Pacific district are marrsit in one division, so the meet ing set for today will be attended by all the highest officers 01 ine con struction division of the emergency fleet corporation for the entire coasi. Plnns -Will Be -Worked Oot. One of the primary objects of the conference is to work out plans for the consolidation of the "construction division with the division of main tenance and repair. Except for the matter of settlements, the work of the steel ship construction division in this district was completed with the Hi.Hvirv to her operators of the steamer Bearport. which will nis'n loading today. But four wooden steamers remain to be completed in this district. The national policy of the shipping board consolidation of departments and reduction of personnel is ex prcted to be reflected strongly in the results of today s conference. One of the most sweeping changes expected to result from the meeting today is the consolidation of the three emergency fleet corporation districts on the Pacific coast into one. Coast Heretofore Divided. Heretofore the Pacific coast has been divided into the northern Pacific district, the Oregon district and the southern Pacific district. Headquar ters of the three districts have been respectively Seattle, Portland and San p'rancisco. A similar consolidation is anticipated elsewhere, to result in the grouping of the entire country into only four districts, to be known as the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake and Tacific districts. Another important matter to come up today is the abolition of adjust ment boards and the creation In their place of district adjustors. Under this arrangement, one man in each of the four emergency fleet districts would assume the work and responsibility formerly belonging to a board. Kach district adjustor will report directly to the shipping board. OLVMPIAN DELAYED OX RUN Gasket Is Blown Out by Steamer en Route to Astoria. The river steamer Olympian, which took the place of the steamer Asto rian on the Portland-ABtoria passen ger run yesterday because of an acci dent to the Astorian Saturday, blew out a gasket on the way down the river and because of this delay did not reach Astoria until 2:50 o'clock in the afternoon. She left the Taylor street dock in this city at 7:10 o'clock in the morning. Testerday's round trip to Astoria was the first voyage of the Olympian since her reconstruction, which has been in progress here for severaj months, was completed. She is equipped with the engines formerly in the fast river steamer Telegraph, and her owners expect her to make the trip from Portland to Astoria in six hours under normal conditions. The Astorian, which is laid up for repairs necessitated by the breaking of her propellor, Is expected to be back on the run by next Sunday. BREAKWATER TO BE BUILT Crescent City Harbor Improvement to Open Virgin Country. CRESCENT CITY. Cal.. March 8.-1-Del Norte county is toi be opened to settlement and industry by the erec tion of a breakwater here. Govern ment engineers have approved a con tract for the building of a $200,000 breakwater a third of a pi lie long. The people of the community raised the necessary funds for the work and are expecting congress to make an appropriation of about 500.000 more to continue the harbor work, when the breakwater is finished, Crescent City folk expect to make their town a great shipping point for timber. tungsten, copper and agricultural products!. At present Del Norte county, of which Crescent City is the port, is a trackless forest in the main, exactly as it was a hundred years ago. S WOODEN" HTJIvLS SOfJHT Negotiations Under Way for Barges for Coastal Trade. Negotiations are under way for the purchase by San Francisco men of three shipping board wooden hulls for conversion into barges for the coast wise lumber trade, according to Jay S. Hamilton, Pacific coast sales man ager for the emergency fleet corpo ration, who returned from San Fran cisco to his headquarters in tbis city yesterday. The operation of three barges in the lumber trade between north Paeifio ports and California is contemplated by one set of interests, Mr, Hamilton snid, and two others may be operated by other parties in the lumber trade with the west least of South America. BIDS OX HOG ISLAND ASKED Shiy-Yard That Cost Government $65,000,000 for Sale. WASHINGTON. March 8. Bids for J the purchase of the shipyard and oth er facilities at Hog Island, Philadel phia, will be asked by the shipping board tomorrow, Chairman Payne an nounced today. Each bidder will be asked to sub mit his own terms for the purchase of the yard and the bids probably will be opened March 30. The Hog Island yard is estimated by board officials to have cost the government 165,000,000. WOODEX SHIPS ARE TIED UP Coal Embargo Prevents Use of 400,000 Tons on Atlantic. WASHINGTON, Jfarch . Contin ued embargo on coal exports has re- harbors along the Atlantic coast, it was said today at the shipping board. These vessels are not suitable for the north Atlantic trade in tbewinter months, officials said, and as there is sufficient tonnage in the West In dies, the wooden ships were with drawn from service as rapidly as thejr finished their voyages after the be ginning of the coal strike. Pile-Drivers In Conference. TACOMA. Wash.. March 8. (Spe cial.) Members of the State Pile Driver Operators' association met in Tacoma yesterday and discussed preservatives for piles and pile driver's, enjoyed a social dinner and attended the theater. They watched a demonstration of preservatives used in their business. The members of- the association have formed the Teredo club, which will hold monthly meeting for the good of their busi ness. Tacoma, Seattle, Everett and Bellingham were- represented at the gathering. Bearport to Finish Loading. The steamer Bearport, the last emer gency fleet steel steamer constructed in this district, and the one selected to carry a cargo of Oregon flour for the relief of Armenia, will finish loading at the elevator' dock today, according to her operators, the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company. The Bearport will leave, down for Astoria tonight or tomorrow morning, and is expected to get out of Astoria tomor row on her loaded sea trial. Schooner Wahkeena Brings Steel. The steam schooner Wahkeena ar rived in port yesterday morning with a large quantity of steel for the Wil lamette Iron & Steel works. The ma terial is to be converted into large Scotch marine boilers for installation in tankers under construction on San Francisco bay. After discharging at the- Willamette Iron & Steel works dock, the Wahkeena shifted to the Couch street dock to unload the re mainder of her cargo from California. Storm Warnings Posted. Southeast storm warnings for the mouth of the Columbia river and all Washington seaports were ordered at noon yesterday. The noon bar report yesterday gave the sea smooth and wind 58 miles an hour from the south east. Marine Notes. R. H. Cooper, traffic manager in the office of H. H. Ebey, assistant director of operations for the emergency fleet cor- poration. was in the city yesterday from San Francisco, conferring with local opera tors of shipping board vessels. The steamer Ossa. loading flour for the food administration, shifted yesterday evening from the Portland Flouring mills to the Crown mills to continue. The Shell company's tank steamer. Si!- ver Shell,, left down from the Shell dock in ballast at 7 o'clock, yesterday morning. The tanker Captain A. F. Lucas of the Standard Oil fleet arrived" at Wlllbrldge with a cargo of oil at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. The steam schooner Wipama of the Parr-McCormick line arrived In port -vee- terday with passengers and freight from San Francisco. The steamer Citysof .Everett, under con struction in the St. Helens yard of the St. Helens Shipbuilding company, is ready for launching and la scheduled to take the dip the latter part of this week. . Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. at the Hulbert mlll. COOS BAY, Or., March 8. fSpeelal.) The steamer C. A. Smith arrived this forenoon from San Francisco at 10:40 to transport a lumber cargo to Bay Point from the Smith mills. The steam schooner Yellowstone put into port this morning at 10:50 arriving from San Francisco: . ber from the Hammond mill, will sail to morrow for San Pedro. . TACOMA, Wash., March 8. (Special.) The United States destroyer Gwynn, which underwent successful trial runs here last week and was accepted oy the government, will leave within a few days for her sta tion. The Gwynn is now at the Todd drydock, where some details in fitting out the vessel are being looked after. The Admiral Farragut, which arrived here this morning from San Francisco. la expected to get away late tonight for san i-ranciaco via pjorts. The steamer took a large amount of local freight for California. Exports from Tacoma totalled J2.05S.375. according to the report of Collector Drum heller of the district of Washington, in his December statement. Imports amount ed to 1. 1)65.495. and collections $20. 364.99. December was one of the light est months in 1819 In shipping from this port. , The Delight, of the Waterhouse line, will sail some time tonight for the orient via ports. The vessel took-a large amount of copper from the Tacoma smelter. The Santa Rita and the W. J. plrrle are sched uled also to leave for down-sound ports. ine steamship Edmore, the first of the oriental liners to call at this port under the new schedule announced by the Pa clflc Steamship company, will arrive here either tomorrow . or Wednesday to load. Thieves entered the chest of Captain S. R. Burtis of .the steamer Santa Rita at the smelter dock 'last night and made away with t tluables to the amount of 50 While a watchman was supposed to keep a check on every one that left the ship or went aboard, he reported the skip per that he did not see any one go on the ship during the night. The robbery was discoverel today by. Mrs. Burtis. who was aboard the vessel at the time, with her daughter. . PORT TOWNSEXD, Wash., March 8. (Special.) The schooner Taurus, Sf days from Sydney, arrived at Port Angeles to day, where she will load lumber for re turn cargo. The schooner Robert L,ewers. returning from' Honolulu, tonight was in the straits en route to this place. She will load lumber either at Bellingham or Port Lud low for the island. After detaining five men for the voy age to Capetown, three Of them -deeerted the schooner Rosamond and two others who were to sign here refused to make the trip. --This will cause additional de lay to the vessel. The wages paid sailors is $80 a month for the voyage' to the American port which are the "highest ever paid on wind-jammers sailing Irom Puget sound. That Japan intends to compete with the American merehant marine is evidenced by the announcement just made by a high official of Nippon Yousen Kaisha that the company intends to build 60 big steel steamer freighters and seven passenger vessels. FULL RELATED CZECHS' SURRENDER OF GEN- ERAI TO REDS IS RETOLD. Major-General Gray of British Ar my Staff in Russia Arrives at Seattle on Visit. SEATTLE, Wash.; March 8. (Spe cial.) After serving as major-general with the Russian army for exactly one year during one of the most ex citing 'and trying campaigns of rec ord, Major-General I. Thord Gray of the British army arrived here on me Nippon Tusen Kaisha liner Suwa Maru. Twice during his service with the Russian army General Gray was the object of attempted assassination. "Kolchak himself, an absolutely 4ean and honest man, was unable to carry out his ideals," said the gen eral. "None of the promises of the revolution was carried out. There were far too many, executions of po litical opponents and the old impe rialistic officers talked too much of the return of old imperial regime." Of Kolchak's surrender and death, the general said: "Kolchak went from Omsk to Irkutsk with the army, headquarters, but he was afterwards detached and went with the Czecho troops. The revolution in Irkutsk broke out be fore he reached there and the revo lutionaries demanded from the Czechs that Kolchak be handed over to them-, threatening, if they refused to deliver him over, they would blow up all the bridges and kill allr the Czech troops. These troops are supposed to have telegraphed General Janin, the French general in command of the French mission and the Czecho forces, stating the demand made and asked for or ders. General Janin. is supposed' to have telegrapked back to hand Kolchak over Tn order to save the Czecho army." - Icounty auditor. He estimated that vould cost J672.9S5.15 to carry ou the project of draining the land, build ing the dikes. This will drain over 9000 acres if done. 11 1 CATTLE STRONG, HIGHER WAR ROMANCE BLASTED C. B. Compton and Ellen M. Comp ton Seek Divorce. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 8. (Spe cial.) Sequel to a hasty war-iime romance, the divorce case of C. B. Compton, Pee flat orchardist, against Mrs. Ellen M. .Compton, began here today with Circuit Judge George W. Stapleton of Portland on the bench. The couple was married at El Paso, Tex., where Mr. Compton, then a lieu tenant in the United States army, was stationed, in December, 1918. Mrs. Compton was a nurse. They came here immediately to the ranch place. Mr. Compton asserts that his wife soon tired of country life, making life miserable with her faultfinding. It is alleged that she soon left "the orchard home. Mrs. Compton filed a cross com plaint, accusing her husband of cruelty and alleging that he told her she was not the only woman in his life and ordered her to depart, if she wished. SAN PEDRO. Cal.. March 8. (Special.) The steamer Vinita was given a trial rip tnis afternoon oft the coast here. The vessel was built in the Long Beach yards. and after being accepted by the emergency rieei corporation will be turned over to the Los Angeles Pacific Navigation com pany. She will sail direct for the orient and will be the " third steamer to sail under the house flag of the local company. me steamer west Calera. which was towed here for completion, will be ready for sea within the next month. She was sent here from the Shaw-Baxter yards in ban ft'ranclsco owing to labor troubles In the north. Admiral Hugh Rodman Is collecting data on Increases in rent to naval officers with a view of taking action which will amel iorate present conditions. Naval officers declare that if rents keep on increasing here the admiral may make San Diego tne home port of the Pacific fleet. Commencing1 Thursday, the Santa Cata- Una steamers, which have docked at Fifth street, San Pedro, for .years, will dock at Wilmington. New terminals have been erected there for the accommodation of the passengers. SEATTLE, Wash., March 8. (Special.) Because witnesses are In Calcutta. Lon don. Toklo, Canada and 15 cities of the tinited States, admiralty proceedings of l. vv . Mente and others against the Jap anese steamer Kaiyei Maru scheduled for trial today in the federal court, were con tinued until October -6 next, when it will be set for trjal it depositions have been secured. The proceedings are for recovery on goods damaged on the maiden voyage of the vessel a year ago. After being laid up ior more than two months for her annual overhauling in preparation for the heavy business, the Grand Trunk Pacific will handle the com ing spring and summer, the steamship Prince Rupert, one of the finest passenger carriers plying In the Seattle trade, which arrived in Seattle yesterday afternoon and left at midnight for Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Anyox, B. C. The Prince Rupert is replacing the Prince George, which will now be p;lven her annual over hauling and renovation to prepare her for the rush of business to and from northern British Columbia ports the coming spring and summer. The Prince George and Prince Rupert are sister ships. Although no announcement has been made, Seattle shipping men have learned that E. T. Stannard, general manager of the Kennecott Copper corporation, the holding company of the Morgan-Guggenheim interests in the Pacific northwest and Alaska, is elated to succeed R. W. Baxter as vice-president and general man ager of the Alaska Steamship company and the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad company, with headquarters in Seattle. Mr. Stannard arrived In Seattle recently on tits way from Kennecott to New York. The election of a successor to Mr. Baxter is to take place at the annual meeting of the Copper River & North western Railroad company tn New York March 15 and at the annual meeting of the Alaska Steamship company to be held the first week of April. ASTORIA. Or., March 8. (Special.) The steam schooner Wapama arrived at 2 o'clock this afternoon from San Fran cisco with freight and proceeded to Port land. The steam schooner Daisy Matthews will be due Wednesday from Honolulu and will load lumber at Knappton. Carrying lumber from Portland, the steam schooner Daisy Putnam sailed at 4 this morning for San Pedro. The lumber-laden steamer Munra signed on her crew today and expects to sail to morrow morning. The schooner K. V. Kruse, which has completed her cargo of lumber at Knapp ton, is short two men to complete her crew. She win probably sail for Sydney Wednesday. The steam schooner Wahkeena arrived at 12. last night from San . Francisco, en route to Portland. Bringing a cargo of fuel oil, the tank steamer Captain A. F. Lucas arrived at 9:30 last night from California and pro ceeded to1 Portland. After discharging fuel oil In Portland the tank steamer Silver Shell left at 3.30 today for California. j The steam schooner Florence Olsen la due from San Pedro. The steam schooner Tiverton Is due from San Francisco. She brings six tons of supplies for the lumber-laden schooner K. V. Kruse, lying at Knappton, and is en route to Portland. The steam schooner Daisy sailed from San Francisco Sunday and Is coming to load lumber at Knappton. The ateam schooner Santiam, with lum- GRAYS HARBOR. March 8. (Special.) About 10.000,000 more feet of lumber wer exported by water from Grays Har bor during February, 1920, than in the same month last year, according to the monthly shipping report. During Febru ary just closed 26.030.000 feet of lumber went to coastwise ports,as compared with 16.000.000 feet in February, 1919. Thirty two vessels took out last month's lumber shipments: Thirty-one of these vessels 'were consigned to coastwise porta For eign shipments were below the average, representing only 1,400,000 feet. Ten ves sels called at Wlilapa harbor, taking out T.850.000 feet. The steamers nanwooa ana orays Htr FfAN FRANCISCO, March 8. (Special.) The heads of several of the leading Pa cific coast stevedoring concerns have as sembled at Pan Francisco to confer re. gardlns the loading problems encountered in the practical operation of ships. I Today Henry Kothchlld. president of Frown, & Mrfaba Stevedoring company or Portland, and Captain H. M. Delanty. president of the Oravs Harbor Stevedoring company, rrived and will consult with Captain I. I. Carlson. Captain F. R. Nash, of the stand ard Stevedoring company, and other well trnun local stevedoring experts. Ono of the big problems to be solved Is the question of methods or stowing ririn In ahlDS. This will apply not only to general merchandise, but also to lum ber. The visitors will remain nere aooui one week.- during which time they will be the guests of "Captain Carlson and others In their homes. Captain A. C. Paulsen, the veteran navl- nmr who has. recently been associated with the loading and discharging of the Pacific Mail fleet here, will go out on the shipping board steameT West Kasson as commander when tnat vessel leaves on Thursday to initiate the first trip, west hnimd. around the ' world. The Pacific tuoII will shuttle the shipping board freighters from this coast to Baltimore via the orient and Suez and from Baltl tn thl nnrt. John C. Adams, formerly at Juneau, has accepted a temporary appointment here etin- chief clerk of the passenger de partment of the Admiral line, vice Walter Creean. who is now tne tm limine. agent of the company here. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, March 8. Arrived at 10 A. M., steamer Captain A. F. Lucas, from San Francisco; arrived at 10 A. M., steam er Wahkeena, from San FranciLCo; arrived a' midnight, steamer Wapama, from San Francisco. ASTORIA. March 8. Kft up at 8 last night, steamer Captain A. F. Lucas, from San Francisco: left up at 1 A. M-, steamer Wahkeena. from San Francisco: sailed at 4 A. M., steamer Daisy Putnam, for San Francisco; arrived at 2 and left up at 2:30 P M., steamer Wapama, from San Fran cisco; sailed at 3:40 P. M., steamer Silver Shell, for San Francisco. GLASGOW, March 3. Arrived British steamer Crown of Castile, from Portland. SYDNEY. Arrived prior to March 8 Schooner William Bowden, from Columbia river. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 20. Sailed Steamer Abercos, from Portland for Hongkong. PORT SAN LUIS, March 7. Sailed Steamer Washtenaw, tor Portland. SAN PEDRO, March 8. (Special.) Ar rived Steamers Daisy Freeman, from Coos Bay, at 7 A. M. ; Charles Christensen, from Grays Harbor, 12 noon; Lassen, from Grays Harbor, 1 P. M. ; Georgina Rolph, from San Francisco, 1 A. M. Sailed Steamers Vinita, on trial, at 9 A. M.; Admiral Schley, 'for San Diego, at 11 A. M. ; Georgina Rolph, for Valparaiso, 7:30 A M. ; Brunswick, for Fort Bragg, 2 V. M. SEATTLE, Wash., March 8. Arrived Steamer President, from San Pedro via San Francisco. Departed Steamer Do volente. for San Francisco. TACOMA, Wash., March 8. Arrived Steamer Admiral Farragut. from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Santa Rita, for Seattle; Delight, for orient via Seat tle; Alaska, for Alaska. TWIN FALLS OUTLET TO PACIF IC COAST IS FORECAST. Organization of Idaho, Nevada and Tidewater Company Is An nounced by Officers. TWIN FALLS, Idaho, March 8. (Special.) Organization of the Idaho, Nevada & Tidewater Railroad com pany, with plans for building a rail road from Twin Falls to Wells, Nev., thus providing an outlet to the Pa cific coast markets, was" announced here today by officials of the com pany. These plans will be made known at a reception and banquet to representative citizens of the Twin Falls country, to be held at the Rog erson hotel next Wednesday. George Davis, president, of San Francisco, with H. E. Van Sander and other of ficials, will make a tout of inspec tion through this territory. A recep tion has been arranged, with a ban quet to follow. That the company's plans compre-' hend a railway line from Twin Falls, extending through Buhl and Filer, thence south to Nevada and passing through the contract mining fields to connect with the Western Pacific near Wells, is known. The proposal is cre ating much excitement here, since it has long been recognized that Twin Falls will not materialy increase in population unless a road is built con necting the city with San Francisco. New territory would thus be opened up to Twin Falls and other towns in this section. While a rail outlet to the coast would induce factory men to start plants here and would increase the population, prominent business men of the various towns of the tract wil be in attendance at the banquet. The company has been very active in pro moting the enterprise, according to word reaching this city. IRRIGATION DISTRICT ,AIM Proposed Pine Valley Project Ap proved- by Baker Commissioners. BAKER, Or., March 8. (Special.) Baker county commissioners have ap proved the request of 106 Pine valley residents who signed ind submitted a petition demanding the power and authority to organize . an irrigation district comprising nearly the whole of Pine 'valley, including 1500 acres of land. The question will next besubmit ted to the Pine valley people for vote upon the organization of the irriga tion district. An election of directors and a bond election are expected to follow shortly. The plan of the organizers is to build two reservoirs, one on East Pino creek and one in Posy valley, to provide storage water. While much of the land in the proposed dis trict is under cultivation during' one short season of the year, the new scheme would insure a longer irriga tion season and would protect crops during the late summer and early falL PULP-FED STEERS BRING $12 AT LOCAL YARDS. Other Clases 50 Cents to $1 Over Last Week's Prices nogs Also Tending Higher. There was -a moderate run of 78 loads of stock at the yards yesterday and with an active demand for all classes, prices were on . a firm basis. Pulp-fed steers sold at 112. or a full' dollar over the quo tation at the close of last week, and other grades of cattle also advanced 60 cents to JL Hogs were firm, with a $16.25 market and extreme top of $16.35. Umb and sheep sold well within- the previous range of quotations. Receipts were 1311 cattle, 142 calves, 1102 hegs and 3642 sheep. The day's sales were as fallows: Wt Pricel Wt Price 4 steers. 983 $10.00 1 bull 640$ 6.50 4 steers. 710 9.00123 bulls.. . 1362 6.7.1 22 steers. 906 10.1101 1 bull 1640 " 7.25 25 steers. 1118 12.001 1 bull 1400 6. 24 steers. 11B0 12.00'22 mixed. . 24 steers. 1105 12.00;14 mixed .. 24 steers. 1229 12.00 5 mixed .. 2steers. 775 7.00 1 mixed.. 23 steers. 1139 12.110 24 mixed .. 15 steers. 1175 I O.Sol 6 mixed.. 13 steers. 1175 10.75 10 mixed .. 11 steers. 1125 10.50I 9 mixed.. 4 steers. 747 10.75158 hogs. . . 24 steers. 1225 10.85111 hogs. . . 26 steers. 1225 10.85 1 hog 24steers. 1023 11.251 2 hogs. . . steers. 1173 11.25 63 hogs. . PENDLETON TO SHOW CARS 1LCH TRIAL POSTPONED FIRST CASE TO COME BEFORE JCRY MARCH 25. Third Annual -Exhibition to Be Held by Dealers March 11 to 13 PENDLETON". Or., March 8. Spe cial.) Pendleton's third annual auto motive show will be held this week, March 11, 12 and 13, in Happy Canyon pavilion. Space allotments show that the 27 firms here belonging to the as sociation will show something like 40 machines and all manner of acces sories. The association is now seven years od and its membership includes prac tically every firm in the city han dling autos and auto goods.. This is the third show that has been staged by the association. Trucks and tractors will be dis played in a tent adjoining the pavil ion, the increase in the number of machines handled here having taken all.the available room In the pavilion. A "hi jinks" on Saturday night after the show and a dance the following Monday are among the entertainment 2-MILL LEVY INDORSED Clackamas County Teachers Ap prove Proposed Measure. OREGON CITY, Or., March 8. (Special.) "Resolved, That the teach ers of Clackamas county, after care ful study of the provisions of the measure providing a 2-miU tax for the support of the elementary schools, unanimously indorse it. Believing that America must now rally to the support of her public schools, we pledge ourselves to eo-operate wiyi all citizens who believe in good schools." This resolution was adopted last Saturday at one of the largest gath erings of teachers ever held in the county. S. S. Duncan, superintendent of schools for Yamhill county, made a stirring address in the approval of the measure. 26 steers. 1206 11.25il0 hogs. . . 26 steers. 1235 11.35 2 hogs. .. 10 steers.. 87 10.001 T hogs. . . 4 steers. 667 9.00 1 hog 2 steers. 1405 9.50 1 ho 24 steers. 1105 1.00 4 hors. . . 26 steers. 1215 1 1.00' 8 hogs. . . steers. 1018 11.50 12 hogs. . . 26 steers. 1263 11 5 ' 1 hnsr SOsteers. 1175 11.25117 hogs... 8 steers. 1156 10.00 4 hogs... 13 steers. S75 Ifl.OOl 6 hogs... 2 steers. 015 7.50 5 hogs... 17 steers. 1075 1.5018 hogs. . . 28 steers. 1075 1 1.50 30 hogs. . . SOsteers. 1103 1 1.251 15 hogs. . . 2 steers. J2SO 1.110 4 hogs. .. 14 steers. 1100 11.25 3 hogs... 14 steers. 075 11 ftol 8 hogs. . . ISsteers. 1175 11.5016 hogs. . . Ssteers. 1032 9.501 4 hog... 29 steers. 1150 11.501 8 hogs... 1115 11.40j67 hogs. .. 1131 9.411 2 hogs. .. 10S2 5.50 7 hogs. . . 1200 7.25 7 hogs. .. 855 5 00 4 hogs. . . SrtO 6 no;64 hogs. .. 1063 10.001 2 hogs. .. 1022 10.251 4 hogs... 1265 10.501 3 hogs. . . 652 8 00 92 hogs. .. 520 7.00 2 hogs. . . 11K8 0.00)10 hogs... 1076 9.50)24 hogs. . . 7 50 3 hogs. . . 1220 9 00180 hogs. .. 1 110 10.501 8 hogs. .. 1072 9.00 4 hogs. . . 1200 10.001 2 hogs. .. 903 B.75I 2 hogs. . . 1247 Q.ftoir.t hops. . , 1075 10. OO S2 hogs. 9S0 6 75 5 hogs 6 st 24 cows. . 5 cows. . 1 cow . . . 2 cows. . 1 cow. . . 3 cows. . 21 cows. . 6 cows. . i cows. . 1 cow . . , 0 cows . . A cows. . 5 cows. . 1 cow . . . 1 cow. . . 4 cows. . 1 cow . . . ft cows. . 4 COWS . . 21 cows. . 9 cows. . 5 cows . . 18 cows. . 6 cows. . 2 cows. , 5 cows. . 4 cows. . 8 cows. . 2 cows. . 2 cows. . 2 cows. . 2 calves. 1 1 calves. 12 calves. 5 calves. 9 calves. 62 calves. 2 bulls. . 1 bull. .. 1 bull... 4 hulls. . 1 bull. .. 2 bulls. . 1 bull 82 975 910 595 10K0 9S2 976 875 70. 775 1230 1000 460 932 1K70 14H5 1231) 604 7.00 875 8.75 9::4 10.50 970 7.50 975 7.00 935 8.00 802 8.50 701 6.25 217 15.10 327 14.10 226 15.00 405 14.00 207 16.00 208 16.00 220 16.00 10 15.25 B70 12.50 210 15.00 187 15.50 130 16.00 100 14.10 470 13.10 214 16.10 1XS 15.85 315 15.30 218 15.10 275 15.73 155 15.55 133 14.23 17 16.10 223 14 00 203 16.00 165 15.75 240 16 00 250 111.10 185 16.10 275 16.00 128 14.25 ISO 16(10 .850 14.00 S.-, 18.00 280 14 00 165 16 00 42 14.:; 193 1635 235 15.75 257 14 00 202 IK. on 323 14.20 200 16 25 18r 14 0(1 212 16.00 30O 14.25 345 13 75 135 16 25 201 1.25 138 14.75 65 13.00 410 14.20 71 13.50 87 11.50 87 Kl 50 7! 15.25 129 12.00 100 6 00 87 17.00 78 17.00 70 14.50 78 17.00 112 14.00 6.25 2 hogs. .. 9 001 2 hogs. .. 9.7.T10 lambs.. 4.00 01 ewes. .. 7.7591 ewes. .. 7.0o'l3 yearl... 7.50)22 ewes. .. 6.251 1 ewe. ... 9 50 38 lambs.. 9.50'4ll lambs.. 185 17.00 25 Iambs.. 208 8.50j.M lambs.. 450 7.001 7 yearl . .. 300 15.501S weth. .. 120 12.00 J'.io 17.25) awetn... 1..0 J4..m 375 8.00 22 bucks.. 122 8.00 7.501152 lambs. 78 16 0O 7.00)205 ewes,. 88 11.50 7.50 250 weth.. 75 12.75 7.00 230 lambs. 100 12.15 8.00 205 ewes.. 88 10.50 6.501231 lambs. 98 12.15 6.751 Livestock prices at the Portland stock yards were as follows: Cattle Price. Best grain, pulp-ted steers. .$11. 50 a 12.00 Choice steers 11. 00 ft) 11. 50 Good to choice steers ,. 10.00 11.00 Medium to good steers 9.00 i 10.00 Fair to good steers 7.50'j 8.50 Common to fair steers 6.500 7.50 Choice cows and heifers S..1OW 10.00 Good to choice cows, heifers. Medium to good cows, heifers. Fair to medium cows, heifers Canners Bulls Prime light calves Medium to light calves. Heavy calves Stockers and feeders Hogs- Prime mixed Medium and mixed Rough heavy Pigs Sheen Eastern lambs Light valley lambs . Heavy valley lambs . Feeder lambs Wethers Yearlings ........... Ewes 8.00 if 9.00 6.50 (1' 7.50 5.50 W 6.50 3 OH a) 3.50 5.00 ' 7.30 1 5.00 17.00 10.00 15.50 7.O0O 10.00 7.50 0 8.50 15.75916.2S 15.50 rai 15.75 11. 00 to 15.25 12.00 15.00 17.00 18.00 16.(1017.00 14. 50 (a 15.30 12.01) 'f 15.00 1 4.00 M 4.50 15.00 it 15.50 10.00 10)12.00 10c; squash, cream. 75c?H: hubhard. 8 4c per pound: summer squash, per crate. $2.50W3; tomatoes. Mexican, $1,2541.75 per crate: fancy, repacked. $2t2.25 per 30-pound lug; Florida. 2023c per pound; potatoes, rivers, white, $50 5.50 per cental; sweet, B'SSlic per pound: Oregon Pur banks, .1.7il; Oregon Wonders. ..7j; Idaho Gems. $3.75: onions, white. $."; Aus tralian brown. $5ft'5.25; cucumbers, hot- rouse, $3414.50 per box; English, $33.2.r: llinois, $3.00t4 per dnten: beans, 12Sc per pound: celery, $2.5O6.50; artlchonea, 65ce$l: turnips, per sack. $l.75i2; car rota, $1.25 1.50; beets. $2 50; cauliflower, 05ct?$l; lettuce. $1. 50O1. 85; peas. 8W10c; asparagus, 10rl7e per pound: spinach. 7o per pound: spinach, $202.25 crate, green onions, $2 per box. Fruit Orangos, navels, $4.50ff6; lem ons, $3.50'8 5.75: grapefruit. $2.25: tanger ines, $2.5094 per half orange box: ba nanas, SWIOc; pineapples, $4iji6 per dosen; apples Newtown Pippins, 34-tler, $2 35 2.40. 4-tler. $22.25; 4H-tler. $1.60i 1.90; Oregon Spltienbergs, $2.506 3.20; Oregon Newtown Pippins. $2.003: Arkannas Black. $3.25; California Black, $22.2j; rhubarb, bay stock. 7H10c per pound; strawberries. 2540c per basket. . Receipts Flour, 15,810 quarters; wheat, 1782 centals; barley. 4300 centals: oats. 902 centals: beans, 1441 sacks: corn, 125 centals; potatoes. 2943 sacks: hay, 150 tons: eggs, 77.250 doien; hides, 1"S; oranges, 6000 boxes. Eaaiern iSajiry Produce. NEW YORK, March 8. Butter Plrst creamery, burner tnnn extras, nmrmcir rr.,m,rv extra. R5r63Wr: firsts. A9trH2c. n-pkinr'stfirk. current make. No. 2. ofcc Eggs, unsettled; fresh gathered, extra firsts. 48&4Hc; firsts, 4(i4tlir. Cheese, steady; state, whole milk flats, h.lrt! sneclals. 2t4(S31c: do. average run, 28)29c; slate, whole .milk, twins, held; specials, --ma -vac. , CHICAGO. March 8. Butter Higher. Creamery fiOffOiiic. Eggs Higher. Receipts 11.4 i3 rasas. firsts. 45&451c: ordinary firsts, 3704Jc; at mark, cases Included 3S44c. Poultry Alive, higher. Springs 3c; fowls 37c. Cottnn Market. NEW YORK, March 8 Spot cotton, quiet; middling. 40.9Qc. Duluth Linseed Market. rUlitj'TH, Minn., March 8. Linseed. $9.07. SIGAR 1VII.I, DECLINE NKXT MONDAY Dop of 90 rents a 8ak In local Trices villi Take Effect. A decline In local sugar prices is In sight. There was a drop yesterday In re finery prices of 00 cents a hundred, due to cheaper raw sugars being on the mar ket, and the new refinery prlrts will be reflected In lower local quotations as soon as ths cheaper sugar arrives here, which will be the first of next week. Ths new price will be 15 cents a pound. In the meantime the Jobbers are work ing on higher cost sugar which is selling at the old price of 15 90 rents a pound. no shipi'ino orn.KT for kci.s Dealers Tnable to Find Outbids Market for Surplus. The egg market was weak. There was a fair local trade, but not enough to ab sorb the growing receipts. Since the east ern business ceased last week local dealers have tried to find outlets in Canada and in the north, but without success. The country buying price yesterday was .15 cents, with a prospect of going lower. Storing has not yet begun here. Butter waa steady with limited offer ings of cubes st Saturday's prices. Toultry and dressed meat receipts were small and prices ere unchanged. Rmall Decresise In Visible. Ths American visible wheal supply statement makea the following compar isons: Bushels. Increase. March 8.1020 50. IKS, noil 7(7.(m0 .March 10. 10111 ll.-..522.0'.0 S.tiOH.imo May 11. WIS 8.721.00(1 lou.ouO .The corn visible Is 5.143.000 bushels, an Increase of 192.000 bushels: oats visible, 10,436,000 bushels. Increase 35.000 bushels MAKGHESTER REPLIED TO, WIIKAT If ARKKTIXG HO.Mtl) HEXH3 HIS STATtMKXT. President of Trl-Sut Terminal Said to Have Approved Forma tion of Association. At a recent meeting of the rganlsatle committee of the Wheat Urowsrs' assode. tion at Spokans ths following Mat em tat was drawn up in answer ts as pa utter recently given to the press br B. T. Man chester, president of ths Trl-la;e Termi nal company: Inasmuch as B. T. Manchester baa iea fit to Issue an ones letter criticizing and misrepresenting the methods of ths com mittee appointed te sunt out a plaa for ths co-operative mrkUng of wheat for ths states of Waahlngtoa, Oregoa ana Idaho, whloh latter has been riven wlds circulation through the press, we desm tt our duty to give the publlo ths exact facta in the case. Mr. Alaiichester attended ths stats ana. ventlon of the farmers' union held In Spo kane December 9. 10 and 11. He listened to ths presentation of ths eo-oprrauvs market plan, joined hi the dtseuaaioa mt the plan and voted In favor of aspoos rcg lu He served on ths committee sf If as pointed to work out ths details of the pis. a for presentation to tha wheat rrmn Defendant Charged With Jjarceny From Funds of Two Spruce , - Production Companies. BAN FRANCISCO, March !. Arrived Steamers Idaho, from Aberdeen; Johanna Smith, from Cooa Bay; Solano, from Wil- lapa Harbor; Caspar, from Caspar. De parted Steamer Kanagawa Maru. for Yokohama. NORFOLK. Vs. March 8. Arrived Wilfred Laurier, irom Vancouver; Quebec from Vancouver. MONTEREY, March 7. Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer W. F. Herrin, for Portland. Columbia River Bar Report. ' NORTH HEAD, March 8. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Sea moderate; wind southeast, 48 miles'. Tides at Astoria Tuesday High. Ixiw. S:24 A. M 8.3 feet'10:lS A, M... 4:08 P. M 6.4 feet)10:07 P. M... ,0.7 feet .2.4 feet Port Calendar. w .lttrri for San Pedro vesterHav aft,. I Rtr. Wswalona suited in 127 wooden ships, aggregat.- I Ooon at o'clock. The Hartwood loaded St'- Willamette To Arrive at Portland. ' Vessel From Due. Str. W. S. Porter ....Gaviota Mar. 9 StA Florence Olson ..San Pedro. .. .Mar. 9 Str. Tiverton ..San Fran.. ... Mar. 10 str. Daisy Matnews. ..Honolulu ....Mar.. 12 Str. Cansumset Seattle . . . . . Mar. 15 Str. Tomiura Maru ..Orient Mar. 20 Sch. Snow & Burgesa .Manila ..... .Mar. 20 Str. Angeles San Fran Mar. 23 Str. Montague Orient April 1 Str. Abercos ...Orient April 24 To Depart From Portland. Str.TJoaxet Orient Mar. 9 Str. Wawalona Japan Mar. 10 Str. Bearport New York.... Mar. 11 Venaels In Port, Vessel Berth Str. Bearport ; . .Elevator dock. Bkt. C. F. Crocker . . . Drydock. Str. Capt. A. F. Lucas. Wlllbrldge. Str. Coaxet St. Johns terminal. Str. Col P. S. Michie. .Pac. Mar. Iron Wks. Sch. K. V. Kruse Knappton. M. S. Oronite Westport. Str. Ossa Crown Mills. Str. Santlara . Tongue Point. . Str. Waban .St. Johns terminal. Str. Wahkeena Conch-street dock. Str, Wapama Couch-street dock. .bt. Johns terminal... .St. Helens. ASTORIA, March 8. (Special.) An ordersiwas made in the circuit court this morning: setting: the criminal case against A. Welch of Portland for trial March 25. These cases had been set for hearing: today, but were contin ued on account of the inability of tbe special prosecutor to be present. Four indictments were returned by the grand jury against Welch. One of them charges him with larceny by bailee of $1741.24 and this will be the first one heard. The others charge the defendant with larceny by em bezzlement of $650; larceny by bailee of $293.70; larceny by bailee of $677.51. All of these defalcations are alleged to be from funds belonging to two spruce production companies In which the defendant was Interested. TJ. S. Xaval Radio Reports. (AU positions reported at S P. Sf. yes terday unless otherwise Indicated.) MANOA, San Francisco for Honolulu. 1625 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., March 7. WEST CADDO A, Calcutta for San Fran cisco via ports, 2343 miles from San Fran cisco. 8 P. M.. March 7. - ENTERPRISE, Hilo, for San Francisco, 1293 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M March 7. QUEEN, Seattle for San Francisco. 898 miles north of San Francisco. OLEUM, Tacoma for Oleum, 496 miles from Oleum. CELILO, St. Helens for San Francisco. 28 miles south of Point Gorda. . EL SEGUNDO, towing barge 93, Rich mond for Point Wells, 316 miles south of Columbia river. WASHTENAW, Port San Luis for Port land, 460 miles from Portland. CITY OF TOPEKA, Eureka for Marsh field, 25 miles north of Eureka. , ASUNCION, Point Wells for San Pedro, 475 miles north of San Pedro. HORACE X. BAXTER, San Francisco for Aetoria, 75 miles south of Astoria. ' HARTWOOD, Grays Harbor for San Francisco, 166 miles from Grays Harbor. AVALON, Raymond lor San Francisco. 368 miles north of San Francisco. W. S. PORTER. Gavlota for Linnton, 721 miles north of Gavlota. DE VOLENTE, Seattle for San Fran cisco, 650 miles north of San Francisco. ARGYLL, Seattle for Oleum, 450 miles from Oleum. SILVER SHELL, Portland for San Fran cisco, 508 miles north of San -Francisco. EASTERN KNIGHT, Tacoma for New York, 28 miles north of Cape Blanco. FRANK H. BUCK, Everett for San Fran cisco, 165 miles from. Everett. BAJA CALIFORNIA, San Pedro for Sallna Cruz, 1508 miles south of San Fran cisco, 8 P. M., March 7. . SENATOR, Corinto for San Francisco. 1287 miles south of San Francisco. 8 P. M., March 7". - Drainage Hearing Is Set. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 8. (Special.) The commissioners hear ing on the proposition to drain Van couver Jake-has been set for April 8 at the county courthouse. The report of G. J. Poysky of Kelso, . drainage! engineer, has been . Hied wiln the BERRY CROP CONTRACTED Phez Company to Take Output of Swallow Farm for Two Years. OREGON CITY, Or., March 8. (Spe cial.) The Phez company of Salem, Or., filed & contract in the office of County Recorder Noe today, in which C. W. Swallow agrees to sell to the Phez company, his entire crop of strawberries for 1920 and 1921, plant ed on hill land, situated about two miles southeast from Oregon City. The Phez company agrees to pay Mr. Swallow $160 a ton for the crop for the year of 1920, estimated at one half ton; $140 a ton for the 1921 crop, estimated at one ton. This is the fourth such agreement filed in the county recorder's office within the past four days. The others covered agreements regarding loganberry growers. GERMAN INFLUX LIMITED Removal of Bar Against Enemy Aliens Is Denied. WASHINGON, March 8. Admission into the United States of a few Ger mans has led to a mistaken public im pression that the government has re moved restrictions upon entrance of enemy aliens. In advance of the official conclusion of peace, it was said today at the state department no enemies may come to the United States except reputable business men, admitted on temporary permission for purely busi ness reasons, dependent German par ents more than 60 years old, having naturalized children in this country, and American-born wives of Germans who have relatives here. Polndexter Plans Oregon Tour. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 8. United States Senator Miles Poindexter, can didate for the republican nomination for president, intends to make a speaking, tour of Oregon ten days or two weeks before the Oregon presi dential primary on May 21, according to word received here today. Fees in Rowley Case Fixed.. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 8. (Special.) At a hearing involving the estate of the late Edson M. Rowley, attorneys' fees were set at $4000 and the executrix' fees, $4000. Crass & Hardin are the attorneys and the executrix Is Mrs. Mabel Rowley-Johnson. - Watch Theft Committed. VANCOUVER, Wash.,- March g. (Special.) Wesley F. Kidder, charged with stealing a watch, following his arrest last week, was arraigned be fore Cedric Miller, - justice of the peace, today, and pleaded guilty. He was held to the superior court for sentence. .... .. Cbicaajo Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 8. Hons Receipts 30.000, steady to 10 cents higrher except packinr grades, which were lower, huik $14.75015.50; top, $15.65: heavy, J14.2.1W 15.15; medium, 1515.6; light, $15.20$ 15.65: light light. $14.50'B 15.40; heavy packing sows, smooth, l3.'2j'a 13.75; pack Ing sows, rough, 112.00 13; pigs, $13.50 Cattle Receipts 14,000, strong. Beef steers, medium and heavy weight, choice and prime, $14.50u16; medium and good, $12014.50; common. $0.75012: light weight, good and choice, S12.75 15.35; common and medium, $0.3512.75; butch- er cattle, heifers, $7.35013.50; cows, $7.10 12.50; canners and cttera, $4,759 1; veal calves, $15.2516.75; feeder steers, $8,504? 11.75; slocker steers, J7 to 10. 60. Sheep Receipts 17,000, slow. Lambs, 84 pounds down. 17.2i3l2: cuils and com mon, $14irl7; ewes, medium, good and choice, $Ufel4.25; cull8 and common, $6 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, March 8. Hogs Receipts 8000, 10 to 25 cents higher. Top, $15.10; bulk, $14.50&15: heavy weight, $14.50j14.8U: medium weight, $14.75015.10: light weight. $14.50lgin: light light, $14014.85: heavy packing sows, smooth, $14.25014.50; pack. Ing sows, rough, $13.7514.25; pigs, 12 614. Cattle Receipts 6500, steaay to' strong. Beef steers, medium and heavy weight choice and prime, $13.75014.75; medium and good, $11.25013.75; common. $u.50gp 11.75; light weight, good and choice, $12 014; common and indium, $0012; butch er cattle, heifers, $7012; cows, $tt..V0 11.75; canners and cutters. $4.5005. 5u; veal calves, light and handy weight, $14.25 015.75; feeder steers, $6011.75; stocker steers, $7011. Sheep Receipts 9000, generally steady. Lambs, 84 pounds downs, $17010; culls and common, $13.50016.50; yearling weth ers, $14.50 0 17; ewes, meium and choice, $ 10. 5ug 13.50;- culls and common, $6,500 10.50. Kansas City Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY, March 8. Cattle Re ceipts, 10,600; market steady to 25c high er; calves, 50c higher. Heavy beef steers, choice and prime. $13.90t15; medium and good, $12.25013.85; common, $10.25012; light weight, good and choice. $12.25014; common and medium, $0f12.25; butcher cattle, heifers, $7.25013.25: cows, $74? 11.75; canners and cutters. $4.2507; veal calves, $13.75015.50: feeder steers, $S.J0u 12.50: stocker steers, $6.1450 1 1.50. Sheep Receipts," 10.5UO; Iambi, steady to 25c higher; sheep steady. -Lambs. $16.40 019.10: cuiia and common, $12016.25: yearling wethers, $150 17.00; ewes. $110 17.50: culls and common, $5.25010.75; breeding ewes, $9.50010.50; feeder lambs, $14.75016.75. - Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE, March 8. Hogs: Receipts, 180, 25o higher. Prime. -$16016.50; me dium to choice, $15(r'18; rough heavies, $14014.50: pigs. $12013. Cattle: Receipts, 178, 50c higher. Best steers, $11.75012.15; medium to choice, $9.50011.50; common to 'good, $Sfe9.50; cows and heifers, $9.5010; common to good, $6.2508; bulls. $708; calves. $7015. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET I'rices Current on Vegetables. Fresh Fruits, Etc at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. Butter-? Extra grade, 60c. Eggs Fresh extras. 40Vic; firsts. 3Sc: extra pullets, 36c: undersized, 33c. Cheese Old style, California ziats. lancy, S3c; firsts, 30c; Young America, 55c. Tnnltrv Hena, large. 38039c: hens. small, 40041c; young roosters, 43045c; old ' roosters, 2202oc; fryers. 53056c; broilers, 5205c; geese. 3o03Sc; ducks, 0035c. , Belgian hares, 18020c; jack- rabbits, $:i3.o0 per dozen. Turkeys, dressed, 48 "u 52c: pigeons, per dozen, $2.50 03.50; squabs, 7o0aoc per pound. Vegetables Bell peppers, southern, iuw 15c; chile, Florida, 20S25c; pimentos, 0 CLARK EXPECTED TO RUN Announcement of Candidacy May lie Issued Today. OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Washington, March 8. Announce ment of the proposed candidacy of Champ Clark for the democratic presidential nomination was deferred today on account of the absence of Senator Underwood from the city. Senator Underwood, who was In Ala bama attending the funeral of his colleague. Senator Bankhead, did not return until tonight. Mr. Clark's decision, it is expected, will be made known tomorrow after noon following a conference with Senator Underwood. DAILY CITY STATISTICS 2(1, Marriage Licenses. DOHERTY-EDDY Dan Dohertv. Pendleton, Or., and Mildred ddy, b4u' Mississippi avenue. LADD-M1L.LER A. S. I.add. 57. Yak ima, Wash., and Lillian W. Miller, 52, Rainier hotel. KlTSON-SHARl'E Frederick W. Kit son, legal, Boise. Idaho, and Mabel Grace Sharpe. legl, bS3 East Twenty-fifth street. PITTENGEK-BLACKWELL B. J. Plt tenger, 20, Woodburn, Or., and Beulah Blackwell, 24, 10O8 Union avenue North. TACKABERRV-I.ORENZ C. M. Tai-k-aberry. legal, 431 East Taylor street, and Harriett Lorenz. leKa, 394 Guild street. CLO'K-rtAKKElV-)mes W. Clock, le gal, 410 Barker apartments, and Mabel Barker, legal, 410 Barker apartments. I.LOTD-COOK Albert LeKny I.loyd. 2S. 851 West Park street, and Olga P. Cook, 26, 351 West t'urK street. throughout Ita sessions. He was present when the compensation to be paid sir. Sapiro, Mr. Elmore and Mr. Lancnt: foe their eries In helping to pnunt the plan and sign up the a heat growers waa dnntrmlned and acquiesced in the decision. These gentlemen, whom he ohsrges with having arranged to secure larg tees whether ths plan succeeds or not. first of fered their services without eonitMnsatlaa, except the payment of their wprnm. Be lieving that the laborer la worthy of his hire, the committee drellned to accept this generous offer. They then offered to work for fixed salaries or on a oontlnsent bajl, their rompenMlInn to b determined br the results attained In ths signup cam paign. The commutes drldd that ths latter proposition waa tha safest and fair, est. If Mr. Manrhester was opposed ts the comprnsatlon agrred upon why did h not say so at that timet When the final details of ths plan had been worked out and several mrnorehanres made at the last moment tn sallsfr h views. Mr. Mam-hester expressed htnia't as satisfied and proved It by signing his nam to Ilia rnntrsct with ths other whest growers present, thereby scre.inc to m l all of his wheat tn the sssneistlnn fnr a Prlod or six years. The ronteart. with his slc-nalure aila.'hcd, is row Ir peasx sinn of the organisation committee. On the 21t dy of .lanuarr Mr. Men- cnester went to Mansfield and tinqui flelly adw-nted the adoption of lbs p at a meeting of firni,n Such was the Mini, I. f Mr. Weti.s ter prior to going to eatti and Portland, here he preetimablv yielded to sonis hos tile influence and Issued his opm leti.r. In that letter It will be noted that ha doe, not aits, k the plan Itself, but erln. rizre the methods of llinse ho are bsek. Ing It. Ths plan Is Tint being rmmoi.4 or forced upon tha wheat arnners hr an outside psnlea or Influences. tt Is heat grower.' movement pure and aimr-la. It la tm that ws ha emrloi-ed Mr. .cpiro. iwr. l.lmnre snd Me. Ijfrnee ts do certain anrk In whlrh we consider them to be experts snd we have given Ihem a free hand to carry on that particular work as their experience and .luilamenui may die tat. We have not delegated to them the '"'"f or authority lo perform any of tha functions rniruted to I he commutes. Tn the best of our knowledge and Mllef no ens has asked or been refined the right of access to the minutes of lbs commutes meetlnr. which are In the poaseaslnn of V. .1. Rohtneon of Pnmerny, the secretary of the commlltee. P has the position of gereral nianiger of the nso latlnn or any other position been offered to W e' son by st.v competent authority, as alleged In Mr. Manchester's letter. While wa deeply regret the attitude Which Mr. Manchester has Summed ws submit In a spirit of sorrow rather than o enrer that acta speak louder than words and. without entering Into any argument, leave It 10 the public to judge between Mr. Manchester's acta and the words sf M open letter STld n determine what In. fluencea led lo Ms sudden charge of hesrt. FARMEfUf WHEAT RESERVES LAROIC Present Holdings Are !7. Per Teat f Infest Year's Crop. WASHINGTON, March 8 Ths amount of grain on farms March I was announced today by the department of agriculture an foilowa; Corn. 1,002,005.000 huhels. or S7.4 per cent of the 11119 crup, compared allh R.5.'i5.2li9.0iM huahe'a, or 31 2 per cent a year ago. and 1.2.VI.211O 000 bushels, or 441 9 per cent two yearn ago. Wheat. 1 .-.; Mill, ihhi tiuKhe'a. or 17 g per cent, compared with 1 '.'N.Tu.t.ooo blithe:, or 14.0 per cent a year ao. and li7,74.YMl bushels, or 10 11 per cent two yara ago. Oats. 422.M.VNH1 buehela, or .13 n per cent, compared with MW.2.M 00O bu.hel,. or 3S.4 per cent a year ago, and Minjoi, one buehi'la, or 3i.tl per cent lao years ago. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, March g Copper, quiet. Electrolytic, spot and first quarter, 7aIWc. second quarter, 10c. Iron, Heady. No. I Northern, HfH. No. 2 Northern. 145(1 46: No. 2 Southern. 143 W 4 4. Antimony, 11.87HC. Lead, strong. Spot, S.le bid. Zinc, weak. Kant Ht. Louis delivery, spot, S 3ic bid: a .Vm' arned. Naval Htorrs. 8AVANNAII, lis. March Turpenllnc, firm, $1.10; roceipts, 200 barrels; stock. fj2ilt barrels. Kosln. firm. Rales. 00" barrels; receipts, f.S barrels; shipments, .'HMI barre.a; s'l. 27.VI barrels. yuste: II. tl7; l. K, K, i, ,17.50; H, 1I7.00' I, 117 7:.; K. fIS; U. is2.i: X. Iis.'ni; W3, WW. i7i DAILY METEOROl-OlilCAL RKPOIIT. PORTLAND. Or., March 8 Maximum temperature, 04 degrees; minimum tem perature, 47 degrees. River reading, A. M., 3.7 feet; change In last 24 Imurs, 0.4-foot rise. Total ralniall 1 ." P. .M. ttf 5 P. M.). .1.7 Inch; total rainfall since Sep. tember 1. 111111. 22.54 Inches; normat raln- rall since September 1. 33 21 Inches; ileil. clency of rainfall since September 1. 11ll. 10. H7 Inches. Sunrise, g:r.7 A. M.: sunset. 6:07 P. M. ; total sunshine. 50 mlnules; possible sunshine, 11 hours 30 minutrw. Moonrlse. 10:40 P. M. ; moonset. 8:12 A. H. Parometer (reduced sea level!. ft P. M. I llll IICS. uriHII.V iiuiiiiuiii . . n . at., Hi per cent; noon, 00 per cent; 5 P. M 87 per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. Wind Weather. linker . Rolse . . Boston Calgary Chicago Des Moines . Eureka .... Galveston Helena .. t.luneau Kansas City. Iis Angeles. Marshfleld . Med ford ... Minneapolis. . New orleana New york.. North Head. Phoenix . . . Pocatello ... Portland . . . Roseburg ... Sacramento . St. l.oula ... San Dlt-go . . S. Francisco. Seattle Sitka .. Spokane .... Tacoma ... J Tatoosh Isld. tValdes Walla Wallal Washington.. Winnipeg . .. Yakima ....! ..1301 ri2 0.Ofi:..!SW IRnln .. 301 5S tl.li'1. .iSK Clear ..I 12 32.0. 00 12 SW lciiar IS 4'vtl.lMl 12 -VClear 12 HBO.IKIIO'W k'loudy 2II 4S ll.lMh. .i.MW 42 30 0.2O'. . SK 3S. 4H 11.22,1m NK .1 INI 4 O.IIO . . IKW ft4 3.VU.04, . . yfci 54 0.IHI12 S 5 0.001 . .'SW 54 II.. U 12 S 5n 0.00.10 SW Hi 24 0.001. .W 3d! 40 O.lltll. 141 SO 0.0O 2 SW 441 40 0.3O 48 SK 4SI 7S O.OOi . . I W 2d' 52 0.00 10 SB 47 54 0.151. .ISK 40 510.no!. ,j.S 4111 00 o'.oo 10 s Kl 40 0.00. IS SW Sejl fin 0. On:. ,IW 50 50 0.00 14 W 42 .64:0.011 12 SE 34! 40 0.021. . iK 301 50 0.0O:. ,lg 4rt B4 0.0SI10 S 421 4il 0. Ml 20 SB ISj'.'M 0.001. .IN 421 5S O.OOI. . XE isi 30 0.00 . Js 1-12) 1H 0.00 12 SB 52 0.001. .;sw Clear Italn Haln Pt. cloudy Cloudy clear Cloudy Italn 'Cloudy Clear ' 'louriy n. clouny Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Haln Italn Clear Clear Cloudy 1 'loudy Kain Clear t cloudy team Kuin Cloudy Haln Clear Cloudy Cloudy A. M. today. P. M. report of preced ing day. ' ' FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; southeast erly winds. Oregon and "Washington Rain: fresh to hole southeasterly gules along ins toaaU ldahox-rooaoiy raio. Change in Sailint SAN FRANCISCO r S. S. Rose City Depart 12 Noon. MONDAY, MARCH 13 From Ainaworlh Dork Fare includes Berth and Meals City Ticket Off ice, 3d and Washington rhone Main 3530 Freight Office, Ainiworth Dock Phone Broadway 26S SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. LINES ASTORIA S.S. ASTORIAN Daily (except Friday) round trips, Portland to Astoria. LeaTe Portland, Taylor-Street Dock, 7:10 A. M. Leave Astoria, Collrndrr Dock, at 2 P. M. Excellent meals a la carte service. FARE .$1.0.1 EACH WAY (Including War Tax) For further particulars Phone Main 8063 STEAMER for SAN PRANflstO only. MsUIng Tuesday, 1:30 I'. M. CHEAP RATES M. 111)1. LAM. A(,T. lit Third HI. l-hooe Main SS. AUSTRALIA II on ol til a, Suva. New Zlstd, V has I'aalaai laml I'maeMi m Ml illrtl K. M. tv "MM.AKA" K. M. ft. 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