THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 8, 1920
U. S. WOOL GROWERS ifii"Hi"i"i"iiWoodard, Clarke & Co. iiiiim"iiiiii!iiiiiiiii!
TURK TO GERMANY
GROCERS
SAY
MILK
BODY IS COWARDLY
Distributors and Dairies Used
Big Stick, Plaint.
PUBLIC FEARED, IS CHARGE
Increases Should Have Been Passed
to Consumer Says - Resolution. '
Store's Alargln 2 Cents.
Ttetail grocers of Portland called to
meet last night at Allsky hall adopt
ed resolutions expressing their sen
timent regarding1 the action of the
city milk commission in fixing a price
of 15 cents a quart as the retail price
at which grocery dealers should cell
milk costing 13 cents. It was also the
sense of th meeting that a price of
16 cents a quart "be suggested to the
grocers of the city as a fair price for
milk, if the price to them is raised or
has already been increased to 13
cents.
J. C. Mann, president of the Gro
cers' and Merchants' association, pre
sided at the meeting, which had been
called by the officers of that organ
ization as a mass meeting of the mer
chants in that line of trade. Forty
merchants attended, but messages
had come to the, chairman from a
number who said they would be gov
erned by the action of the meeting as
the sentiment of the majority.
It was held by various speakers
that there is no profit in a great
many milk sales because of delivery
costs. Some were in favor of discon
tinuing the sale of milk, unless at a
price considerably higher than has
been charged, allowing a fair margin
that would make it a course of
profit.
fair margin that would make It a
source of profit.
M. J. Malley, Third-street grocer,
moved the adoption of the resolution
read by the secretary, KdwarM A.
MacLean, and adopted after a brief
discussion. The resolution, which is
merely a statement of the grocers
position, after an introductory para
graph, proceeds;
Th milk commission appointed toy
Mayor Baker gave consideration to the
dairymen on ono Eide and similarly to the
Portland wholesale dealers In milk, com
monly referred to as the "distributors,"
but showed absolute disregard for the
rights of tho retailers by Ignoring them
altogether except la one important par
ticular. Both the dairymen and tho whoflesale
''distributors' appear to be thoroughly or
ganized and In fighting trim. They came
before the milk commission in strong op
position to each other's claims and de
sires. Wo know of no better way briefly, clear
ly and fairly to describe the- decision of
the milk commission than to say that It
felt forced to yield something to the dairy
men and it felt forced to yieJd something
to the distributors. That necessitated
raising the wholesale price of milk l.cent
. a quart. The commission evidently lacked
the moral courage to face possible criticism
from the public for doing the natural and
logical thing by raising the retail price 1
cent when they raised the whoLe.se.le price
1 cent, and we regard the commission as
guilty of a cowardly trick in announcing to
the public that the retail price of milk,
was continued at 15 cents a quart while
raising the. price to the re tali dealers from
to lo cents.
I-f the milk commission had been ani
mated by manly and moral courage and by
a desire to do the fair thing, whatever
that might be, for the retailers, they would
have undertaken to find out from the re
tail grocers themselves something about
the costs of h-andding milk at retail in
Portland so as to know whether the re
tailers could stand losing one-third of their
margin on milk and get out ellve.
We particularly wish to focus the atten
tion of the public on. this evident lack of
courage and fairness of the milk commis
sion in seeking to save themselves from
possible putbllc criticism by coolly taking
away one-third of the retailers margin
without giving the retailers a hearing, be
cause we now propose to steer clear of this
milk commission.
We fuWy anticipate that the milk com
mission will plead that this was "just a
temporary decision," and will use other
sweet words in inviting us soon to appear
before them and submit facts and figures
from which they will then propose to make
a decision as to what margin the retailer
should have on milk.
If we could have confidence t' their
moral courage and disposition t be fair,
we would gladly enter fully into such an
inquiry and decision, but no person could
reasonably be expected to entrust his
safety or his interests to any tribunal
which had already gone on record as con
demning him without a hearing and we
ask the support of honest public opinion
in declining any such invitation from this
milk commission.
This Is stated as the decision of both the
organized and the independent retail gro
cers in this meeting, which will not pre
vent the milk commission from getting
other grocers to appear before it. W ex
pect the milk commission to have grocers
testify, but we propose now to stand upon
our rights In an independent position and
reserve the right to say whether the testi
mony of such grocers represents the ex
perience of average stores throughout the
city and whether any decision the milk
commission may choose to make hereafter
la fair or unfair.
If the milk commission can later on
make a decision fair to us. none will be
able to rejoice more than we, but If they
continue to be unfair, we shall continue to
assert our rights and our independence,
and rely on fair-minded public opinion,
which loves a square deal, to support us
in that position under the circumstances.
LEAGUE COUNSEL QUIZZED
or advise breach of league contract
by anybody."
R. M. Macdonald of the Nestles com
pany also signed a statement to the
effect that Loucks telegram to the
effect that he had told Cochran the4
company had won the suit and league
contracts were null and void was ab
solutely false and that he bad never
said such things. Cochran, he said,
asked him if the condensary would
receive his milk, and Macdonald told
him that the injunction order did not
restrain the company from receiving
milk from any person who desired
to ship to the condensary.
MOSES HAS EARLY LEAD
(Continued From First Paee.)
state tax commission, was leading for
the republican nomination for gover
nor over Windsor K. Goodnow, mem
ber of Governor Bartlett's council,
and Arthur P. Morrill, state senator.
The vote from 110 precincts gave
Brown 6373, Goodnow 4970. Morrill
22S2. , .
Charles E. Tilton was leading: Al
bert W. Noone for the democratic
nomination for governor, and Ray
mond B. Stevens, ex-rpresentative in
congress, was leading. Noone, who
also stood for the nomination for
United States senator. The vote from
67 precincts gave: For governor, Til
ton 1348, Noons 718: for senator, Ste
vens 1480, Noone 540.
LEXROOT ; IEADS WISCONSIN
Thompson Close Second for Nomi-
. nation for Senator.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 8. Two
hundred and forty-seven " precincts of
2379 in Wisconsin as compiled by
the Milwaukee Sentinel early this
morning in the race for republican
senatorial nomination grave: Lenroot
14.883, Thompson 13,075, McHenry
2705.
The precincts Included 76 in Mil
waukee county.
One hundred and thirty-three of
2379 In Wisconsin, for tho republican
gubernatorial nomination, gave: Wil
cox 7328; -Blaine 6435, Seaman 3847;
Merlin Hull of Black River Fall3 2767,
Edward F. Ditmar of Baraboo 1275
and J. N. Tittemor of Omro 1058.
These returns were from 24. of the 70
counties.
William H. Stafford of Milwaukee
polled 3549 votes In 47 precincts for
the republican nomination for con
gress in the fifth district against
1602 for Gerhard A. Zading and 1454
for P. F. Leuch. The winner of this
contest will oppose Victor L. Berger,
socialist, in tho November elections.
PETITION IS LIKELY
FOR PENDER PARDON
Spanish War Veterans May
Back New Effort.
MOTHER RETAINS FAITH
WARNER IS LEADING BURRELL
Republican Choice for Governor of
Massachusetts Sought.
BOSTON, Sept. 7. Late returns
from today's primary indicated the
probable nomination of John 3. Walsh
for governor by the democrats and
of Joseph E. Warner for lieutenant
governor and Frederic W. Cook for
secretary of state by republicans.
The republicans nominated James
Jackson for state treasurer. Charming
H. Cox, now lieutenant governor, was
made the republican nominee for
governor without opposition.
Returns from 863 precincts out of
1205 jn the state, including Boston
gave: Walsh 30.840 to 28.388 for Rich
ard H. Long; Warner 34.689 to 30.
520 for Charles L. Burrell; and Cook
31,881 to 23.J42 for James W. Bean.
Jackson had 66,719 to 26,840 for Fred
J. Burrell.
Partial returns from three districts
indicated the renomination by large
pluralities of Frederick H. Gillett,
speaker, and Robert Luce and Joseph
Walsh, all republican representatives
in congress.
MANY CONTEND IN GEORGIA
One of Hardest-Fonaht Primary
- Campaigns Closes.
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 7. One of
the hardest fought political cam
paigns in Georgia's history came to a
close tonight with four men seeking
the democratic nomination to the
united btates senate In tomorrow's
primary election, four seeking the
gubernatorial nomination and scores
of others contesting: for other etate
offices, as well as eight congression
al races. Democratic nomination gen
erally is equivalent to election.
Hoke Smith, United States senator.
a candidate for re-election, is opposed
by Governor Dorsey, Thomas E. Wat
son, publisher and author, and John
K. cooper, Macon attorney.
Candidates for. governor are W. R
Brown, Atlanta attorney; formeT
United States Senator Thomas W.
Hardwick, Clifford Walker, former
state attorney-general, and John H.
.Holder, former speaker of the Geor
gia. house.
Judge
Suggests
May Be
Milk Combines
Illegal.
Belief that even a co-operative
farmers ieague mignt become a com
bine in restraint of trade was sug
gested yesterday by Circuit Judge
McCourt In questions he asked Dan
J. Malarkey, counsel for the Oregon
Dairymen's Co-operative league, dur
ing closing arguments in the injunc
tion suit now in progress. Mr. Ma
larkey held the floor during the
greater part of the day and while
telling of the methods employed by
the organization which he represents
was interrupted by the court.
Two sets of affidavits were sprung
early in the afternoon when the plain
tiffs presented sworn statements by
James T. Jenkins and H. W. Thomas
saying that E. C. Cochran of Bandon
told them he had received word that
the Nestle's company had won its suit
and the farmers were free from their
contracts and Cochran could ship m'lk
to the condensary and would pay them
three months in advance. Clarence
Zumwalt and Raymond Capps, two
ranchers on the Sixes river in Curry
county, made affidavits that Deputy
United State Attorney Austin Flegel
Jr.. and Ralph Helmken, field man
for Nestles, told them how they could
break contracts with the league by
selling their cows to their wives. Zum
walt stated that he was also told he
and his brothers could form a cor
poration in place of their present firm,
as two of the brothers are unmarried.
A. F. Flegel Sr., appearing for Nes
tles, answered these with a telegram
from his son, now in Bandon. This
stated, "Understand N. A. Loucks se
cured some kind of statement from
Clarence Zumwalt today relative to
conversation with me. Zumwalt state
meat fully set forth report yesterday.
Did advise a bonnfirle sale to cor
poration would iioi ui..d corporation
ti Life -tact. Did jipt auggst
ODDIE AHEAD IN NEVADA
Ex-Governor Leading for Repub.
.' lican Senate Nomination.
RENO, Nev.. Sept. 7. Primarv elec
tion returns from 25 precincts out of
a total of 132 in the state tonight
gave Tasker L. Oddie. ex-governor.
oji voies ior tne republican nomlna
tion for united States senator, with
Rev. Brewster Adams of Reno second
with 367 and A. Grant Miller of Reno
third with 149 votes. Charles B. Hen
aerson, unuea states senator, was
unopposed for the democratic nomi
nation.
For the republican nomination for
congress. W. E. McNeil of Reno and
a. tients or loveiock were running
nearly even. Representative C. R.
Evans was leading R- C. Stoddard and
W. C. Pratt of Reno for the demo
cratic nomination. The vote was ex
ceedingly light.
FIVE STATES HOLD PRIMARIES
who profiteer were condemned in
resolutions adopted, by several hun
dred wheat growers who met here
at the call of Maurice McAuliffe,
president of the Kansas Farmers' un
ion. The call for the meeting extend
ed an invitation to be present to
wheat growers and representatives of
farm organizations in Missouri, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
The resolutions set forth that a
survey of seven states had established
the fact that the cost of producing a
bushel of wheat was $2.75
Other resolutions recommended a
law to compel railroads to provide
cars within 48 hours after ordered
or be subject to demurrage charges
on the basis now charged shippers
by the roads In cases of tardy unload
ing of cars; a federal law to prevent
gambling in farm products and pro
vision for county or district ware
houses for tho storage of farm products.
Home
CONGRESS HELP WANTED
Man, Convicted of Murder, Held
Innocent -by Many l'ricnds
and Former Associates.
What atonement lies within the
power of Oregon for taking nine
years from the life of an innocent
man T ,
That Is the question with the as
sumption of innocence that promi
nent citizens asked yesterday in dis
cussing methods to gain an investiga
tion by Governor Olcott into the case
of John Arthur Pender. Pender was
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Daisy
Wehrman and her 6-year-old son.
While prison fetters held him to a
cell an imbecile, confined in the etate
hospital, John G. H. Sierks wrote a
letter confessing the murder. Later
Sierks repudiated this confession.
Pender remained in prison.
The murder was committed near
Scappoose, Columbia county, "around"
Labor day, 1911. Effort after effort
has been made by social workers to
free Pender and with, the" passing of
Labor day this year, new impetus was
given the movement.
Veterans Back Petitions.
Circumstances, time after time, have
conspired to defeat - the purpose of
those who have worked for his free
dom and the pardon they say. It is
said that Pender would be free today
if ex-convicts had not committed an
atrocious murder at Claremont Tav
ern last year. With the Claremont
deed ringing in the ears of the people,
executive clemency "would have been
an error," they declare they were told.
"Last night at the Spanish-American
War veterans meeting in room 305 of
the county court house, a move was
started to send a committee to fnter-
view Superior Judge Eakin, now at
Astoria, trial judge at the second
trial of Pender, when he was convict
ed. They will likely attempt to have
Judge Eakin head a new petition ask
ing for the freedom of the man.
The veterans tome time ago unani
mously adopted a resolution request
ing the governor to reopen the Pender
case and inquire into his guilt or in
nocence. This resolution was state
wide, representing all camps. Rich
ard Deich, deputy city prosecutor,
is lirm in his belief that" Pender is an
innocent man and probably will be
named as chairman of a committee to
wait on Judge Eakin today.
Those interested in the Pender case
tiiinlc that if Pender could be brought
before the governor with Sierks, the
man who confessed the crime, and
allow the chief executive to question
both, that this simple little hearing
might bring forth the truth.
Experts contend the need was com
mitted by a sadist, pointing to the
details in the crime. Physicians who
have examined Sierks declare he has
the mentality of a child of 9 and the
symptoms of a sadist. Pender is de
clared to be a normal man, affidavits
and statements galore being offered
to prove this.
Mother Retains Fnltn.
Pender's wife and aged mother, who
have worked unceasingly to gain the
freedom of son and husband, retain
a sublime faith in his innocence.
The mother, who has spent and
lost her all in an effort to free her
son, is past 70 'years of age. Twenty
minutes after he was arrested and
charged with the crime she boarded
a train at her home in Ogden, Utah
and came to his Bide. She has worked
unceasingly since that time in his be
half. She now resides at 681 Hoyt
street.
This year she lost her little home
because she could not pay the taxes.
The father was said to have died of
a broken heart soon after the son was
convicted.
Yesterday when friends told the
mother they were going to Salem and
asked if there was any word they
might take to the son, her simple
message was: "Just tell him that I'm
all right and to keep hoping."
Social workers, club members and
officials are preparing again to call
upon Govenor Olcott and request i
hearing in Pender's behalf. It is ex
pected such a joint committee will
be named this week.
LABOR ATTACKS COURT
GOMPERS ADVISES ACTION
. REPEAL MEASURE.
TO
Kansas Law on Industrial Rela
tions Houses Ire of Head of
Federation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Samuel
Gompers, renewing attacks on the
Kansas law establishing a court of
Industrial relations begun by labor or
ganizations at the time of its enact
ment last winter, gave out today
copies of a letter addressed to cen
tral labor bodies in that state, ten
dering the aid of the federation in
efforts to get the measure repealed.
Mr. Gompers, in his letter, asked
Kansas labor organizations to rally
farmers around the opposition to the
court system for settling industrial
controversies, and arsserted that agri
culturists would suffer from its
continuation.
'The united forces of labor and the
farmers should seek the repeal of this
law," Mr. Gompers wrote. "If it is
Indorsed, the next legislature will go
further-, as the governor of your state
appears to have made it his life work
to hamper the advancement of labor
and the farmers.
"By cleverly conceived propaganda
many farmers have been led to be
lieve the law would not affect their
interests. But should they seek to
better their economic conditions
through their organizations the law
can be. and undoubtedly will be, used
to defeat their activities. Through the
Non-partisan political campaign being
conducted by the workers of Kansas,
members of the legislature can bo
questioned as to their stand on & bill
to repeal the law. Those opposing it
should1 be defeated." -
Mr. Gompers further suggested that
statewide conference of representa
tives of Kansas labor organizations
be called to make repeal laws ef
fective.
GOVERNORS URGED TO ACT
EIRE PREVENTION DAY PRO
POSED BY PRESIDENT.
MINE WAGE PARLEY SET
Operators and Workers Not Agreed
When Rise Shall Go Into Effect.
BILLINGS, Mont.. Sept. 7. Montana
coal miners and operators were
scheduled to meet in joint session
here this afternoon in an endeavor to
fix the time when the $1.50 increase
to day workers, which the operators
have agreed to, is effective.
The western operators wish to
make the increase effective this
month.
The miners want to make the
award retroactive to include August
as had been done in the central com
petltive fields.
Georgia to Cast Vote Today After
Bitter Primary Campaign.
Voters in five states yesterday
went to the primary polls to choose
candidates for national and state of
fices to be filled in the general elec
tion in November.
The states are': Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Arizona, Nevada and Wis
consin. Issues are outstanding In New
Hampshire, Wisconsin and Georgia,
the last of which will cast its vote
today. In New . Hampshire . Senator
George H. Moses is making the race
for renomination, opposed by Huntley
N. Spaulding. The two waged a bitter
pre-primary campaign on the league
of nations, suffrage and tariff. Mr.
participated. The voting showed that
the men outnumbered the women at
the polls four to one. ,
The pre-primary campaign closing
yesterday in Georgia was bitterly
contested, with Senator Hoke Smith
being opposed by Governor Hugh M.
Dorsey, Thomas E. Watson, publisher
and author, and John R. Cooper,
Macon attorney.
Senator Smith was one of the dem
ocratic senators opposed to the league
or nations.
Arizona Returns Lacking.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 7 No re
turns from today's state-wide pri
mary had been received tonight from
any precinct in the state.
Telegrams received at republican
headquarters from Graham county
forecast majorities there for Mit
Simms, democrat, for governor; E. S.
Clark, republican, and Mark Smith,
ueniocrat, lor senator..
LOG TURNS, KILLS MAN
Skull Crushed; Victim of Accident
Lives Three Hours.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 7. William C
Lewis, an - employe of the Booth
Kelly Lumber company at one of the
logging camps above Wendling, was
killed late yesterday afternoon while
at work in the timber.
He was working near a log that
was being puiiea oy a caDie wnen
the log suddenly turned, striking him
on the head, crushing his skull. He
lived three hours after the accident.
He is survived by a widow, his
mother and several sisters.
Lives and Property Would' Be Saved
if Observance Given by Pub
lic, Says Wilson.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. President
Wilson, in a proclamation today.
urged state governors to set apart
Saturday, October 9, as fire-preven
tion day, and to request general ob
servance by the public. The need for
bringing before the people the se
rious and unhappy effects of the
present unnecessary fire waste and
the need of individual and collective
effort in conserving the natural and
created resources of America" was
said by the president in his proc
lamation to be especially urgent for
the following reasons:
"The destruction by fire in the
United States involves an annual loss
of life of 15,000 men, women and chil
dren and over $250,000,000 in build
ings, foodstuffs and other created re
sources.
"The need of the civilized world
for American products to replace the
ravages of the great war Is especially
great at this time.
"Present serious shortages of homes
and business structures make the
daily destruction of buildings by fire
an especially serious matter.
"A large percentage of the fires
causing the annual American fire
waste may be easily prevented by in
creased care and vigilance on the part
of citizens."
COLONEL HAMMOND WINS
Assignment to Duty With General
Staff Is Confirmed.
FIRE LAW ARRESTS MADE
Six wWrants Served on Alleged
Hazard Maintainors.
Six men and women were arrested
last night on warrants charging them
with failing to obey the ordinance
regulating fire hazards. All were re
leased on their own recognizance.
Those arrested were: A. B. Stein
bach, 71, capitalist, who was charged
with allowing moss to grow on the
roof of a building, Albert Berger,
mill owner, 34, charged with permit
ting a condition which constituted
fire hazard, and Mrs. S. M. Banks
410 H Hawthorne avenue, Mrs. M. J
Winters. 392 East Stark street, J. E
Clark, 402 East Washington street,
and S. Yamagish, Japanese, 2 Grand
avenue, all of whom were hotel pro
prietors charged with failing to mark
fire escapes with red lights.
NAVY SAILORS RELEASED
Youths Guilty of Larceny Given
Suspended Sentences.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 7. B. H
Harruff and A. W. Ross, both 18
years old and navy sailors, pleading
guilty to grand larceny, were release
toy Superior Judge uiutam today
suspended sentences of five to
years in the state reformatory.
They were arrested July 20, afte
thev had held up a Japanese hotel
proprietor and rob"ied him of $15 an
a watch.
The youths will be turned over to
the naval authorities.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Orders
were issued by the war department
today confirming the assignment of
12 national guard and reserve corps
officers to duty with the general
staff as provided under the army re
organization bill.
The officers, who were selected
from lists submitted by the gover
nors of their respective states, in
cluded Colonel C. C. Hammond of
Orgeon. - -
$3 WHEAT JPRICE URGED
Farmers of Four States AVant Min
imum Established.
SALINA, Kan., Sept. 7. A minimum
price of $3 a bushel for No. 2 wheat
i is Kansas City was urged and millers
BONDS REPORTED BURNED
Stolen Paper Worth $200,000 De
stroyed by . Thieves.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. Railroa
bonds valued at $200,00.0 reported los
in the mail from Milwaukee to New
York a month ago were burned her
bv thieves who stole them and were
afraid- to dispose of them, postoffic
inspectors announced today.
A confession was said to have been
obtained from Thaddeus J. V. R.
Starkey, negro and brother-in-law of
James Johnson, mail truck driver.
Both are under arrest.
Market Prices
Permit Profit.
Don't
TRADING STAJIPSttt
Woodlaxk Bldg.
Alder at West Park
TRADING STA31PS
Credit for Teutons Equal to Fund
of Alien Property Sales; Is
Plan to Be Proposed. .
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Sept. 7. American wool
growers, finding it impossible to sell
their 1920 clip in the American mar-
et at anything like the cost of pro-
uction, and getting no encourage
ment whatever from eastern manu-
acturers of wool, are turning their
yes towards Germany as a possible
market for current surplus holdings.
Congress a the December session
will be asked for legislation which
will facilitate tho selling of Ameri
can wool to Germany through the
stablishment of a credit for Germany
qual to the fund now held by this
country as the net proceeds of sales
the alien property custodian, less
xistlng claims. The plan in con-
emplation is explained by the Amer
ican farm bureau federation, which
issues a statement saying:
Billion In Fund.
"Funds ' from this source which
must eventually be turned over to
Germany and her former associates
mount up well toward a billion dol-
ars and a credit of this amount can
be granted without Involving further
ncrease of Germany a Indebtedness
to the United States.
At a time when we have surplus
stocks of certain raw materials which
Germany needs to get on an efficient
producing basis some arrangement
which will finance the transaction
and transfer of goods is highly de
sirable. The credit suggested seems
feasible plan and has already been
given careful and serious considera-
lon by several congressional com
mittees. A bill looking toward this
end would have been passed last
summer in all probability had con
gress not adjourned so early.
Year's Supply Is Stock.
"Wool is one of the commodities
which furnish an interesting ex
ample of the need of this German
market. The world's reserve wool
stock today, according to the best
available information is somewhat
greater than usual. Where the usual
holdings prior to 1919 amounted to
about a half a year's supply, or
around a billion and a quarter pounds,
the stocks now available seem to
amount to about a full year's supply.
"But nearly all of this surplus is
of the coarser grades. Aparently there
s no real surplus of the finer grades
of wool the kinds which we use in
this country to manufacture our
clothing. The accumulation of coarse
wool stocks seems to be a direct re
sult of the inability of Germany and
Austria to buy and consume their
usual quotas. These markets have
been practically closed for a long
time now, and as a result coarse wool
stocks have accumulated In all parts
or the world.
Coarse Wool Depreuea Mart.
'About half of the wool produced
the United States is fine wool of
which every pound is needed for
clothing, but unfortunately the pres
ence of these vast quantities of coarse
wool have been allowd to depress the
fine wool markets also; Today the
wool grower cannot get on the open
market much more than half what the
wool cost him to produce.
Sheep men and farmers: all over
the country are holding their current
wool clip in tremendous pools usu
ally state pools aggregating many mil
lions of pounds each and will at
tempt to get prices, more nearly ap
proaching cost of production. The
negotiation of a credit arrangement
with Germany would prevent enor
mous losses to wool producers and
would be far-reaching in its effect In
encouraging sheep men to continue
in business and thereby protect our
future wool supply."
DRUG DEPARTMENT
Sulphite Lime (used to arrest fermentation in
cider) 5 ozs. enough for bbl !5
Lapactic Pills, 100 450
Cod Liver Oil, 1 pt. .$1.25
Saltpetre, 1 lb 5
Merck's Sodium Phosphate, 1 lb 23
Cocoa Butter, 2 oz. 150, Ya lb 500
Crude Carbolic Acid, 1 qt 500
Bathing Epsom Salts, 5 lbs 500
Rose Water, 1 pt 5O0
Hinkle Pills, 100 350
If You Like
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES
We Carry Complete Stock
Mezzanine Floor
PENS
WATERMAN'S, MOORE'S, CONKLIVS,
and SHEAFFER'S
represent the acme of FOUNTAIN PEN dependability.
There's a point to conform to every handwriting
characteristic. Always ready to WRITE INSTANTLY,
regardless of time, place or inkwells.
All Pens.Priced $2.50 and Upward
Leather Department
S4.00
S1.75
Ladies' Hand Bags;
special
Children's New Hand
Bags; special
Beaded and Silk OfT7 ffC
Hand Bags & jO WIT
Brief Cases;
special
Adjustable Fitted Toilet Cases;
regular price $6.50. C0
Special w.OU
S12.00
EVERSHARP"
The perfect balance and.easy-writing quality of "EVER
SHARP" give it the lead in pencil popularity Always
Sharp Never Sharpened economical and attractive.
To be had in silver-plated, sterling silver, and gold
filled. A variety of handsome designs to choose from. Let
our Engraver design and engrave a pencil to your order.
Pencil Prices Ranging From $1.00 Up
BASEMENT DEPARTMENT
ALABASTINE
the perfect wall tint. Will add value
and beauty to your home. 18 beautiful
colors to select from. Easy to apply. It
has a large covering capacity
750, 800 and 950 5-lb. Pkg.
,AsEnWbISs
TWINPLEX
STROPPER
for Gillette
Blades
sharpens both sides of blade.
30 Days' Free Trial
100 shaves to every blade.
10 Years Guarantee
Price $5.00
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Perfume Department
FRECKLE CREAMS
Othine $1.10
Steam's 500
Malvina -180
Nikk Marx $1.25
Stillman '. .500
Fletcher's (50
Kremola $1.25
Anita 500
Kintho (0
Velvetina 5O0
Dr. C. H. Berry's 600
Nikk Marr Toilet Articles
Velvet Cream 500 and $1.00
Neo-Plastique $2.50
Velvet Balm 5O0 and $1.00
Face Dressing 500 and $1.00
Gray Hair Restorer.... $1.25
Shaving Cream and Sodp
Colgate's Cup Soap 50
Colgate's Barber Bar 80
Colgate's Handy Grip Stick. . .850
Colgate's Handy Grip Refill.. 220
Colgate's Rapid Shave Powder.:50
.250
500
:$O0
no0
.250
Gillette Shaving Soap..
Ingram's Shaving Cream.
Woodbury's Shaving Stick
Sanitol Shaving Stick...
Resinol Shaving Stick....
Daggett & Ramsdell Shaving
Stick 250
Roger & Gallet Shaving Stick.,500
Pears' Shaving Stick..:JO0 and O0
Williams' Shaving Stick ;J50
Williams' Shaving Powder. ...;t50
Williams' ReLoad 250
PYRENE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
SAVE PROTECT
your
Auto Home Office Factory
Price $10.00
Liquid for Refilling 1 Qt. $1.75
Y : a fl
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OF ASPIRIN:
Pocket Boxes cf 12 Bottles of
24 and 100
BAYER -CAPSULES
OF ASPIRIN:
Sealed Boxes of 12 and 24
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Will YOU Profit by the Experience of the
Oregon -Washington R. R. & Navigation Co.?
The Oregon-Washington Railroad &
NavigationCompany of Portland, Oregon,
is using 112 Dictaphones in three of its
important departments. Since the instal
lation of The Dictaphone, there has been
a 25 increase in speed in getting
out correspondence. The volume of
letters has increased 50. Proof conclu
sive to this railroad company that when
the dictator can dispose of his work
quickly, he can handle more letters with
less effort than formerly.-
Whether your ofHce is large or small,
we are ready to install Dictaphones. Then
you can try them out in your office, on your
work, for speed, economy, and efficiency.
Keg. U. S. Pat. Olf. sod Foreign Countries
"The Shortest Route to the Mail-Chute"
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pa.,
ayi: "We believe that we were the first manufacturing-
concern in our city to use The Dictaphone.
Our experience with The Dictaphone has been
most satisfactory. It is a time-saver indeed."
Deere & Webber, Minneapolis, say : "Generally
speaking, we find that operators transcribing from
The Dictaphone can get out 20 to 23 H more
letters in a day than wheri they were obliged to take
shorthand notes and transcribe from the same."
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Phone or write for convincing demonstration in your office, on your work
THE DICTAPHONE. Main 3890. 420 Spauling Bldg., Portland.
Write for Booklet, "The Man at the Desk"
There is but one Dictaphone, trade-marked "The Dictaphone," made and merchandised by the Columbia Graphophono Co-