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THE MORXIXG OUEGONIAN, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1920 F RECAST Oil 1 BEITS 1912 CROP Total Production of 3,216, 000,000 Bushels Expected. WHEAT BELOW ESTIMATE Tobacco Shows Falling Off, but Even With Decrease Will Sur pass Any Other Yield. TV A SIT I XQ TON", Oct. 8. A corn crop of 3,216,000.000 bushels or 79. 000.000 bushels greater than the rec ord crop of 1912 was forecast to day by the department of agriculture from a condition of 89.1 on Octob er 1. There was a further falling oft. however, in the total wheat crop forecast, production being placed at 750. 648,000 bushels, as compared with a forecast of 770,000.000 bushels a month ago. The spring wheat crop was forecast at 218,007.000 bushels as compared with 237,000.000 busheys last month. The condition of the fprinjr wheat and all wheat crops was not given in the department's announcement. The tobacco crop also showed a falling off, total production being estimated at 1.478. 788. 000 pounds as against a forecast of 1,553.000.000 pounds a month ago. The crop still remains the largest in history despite this reduction of 75,000,000 pounds in the forecast. Otti Production Greater. Production of oats was placed at 3.444,362.000 bushels, an increase of 2.523,0000 bushels during the month, White potato production was fore cast at 411. 986. 000 bushels, an in crease of 2,053,000 bushels sir.ee Sep tember 1. Production figures on agricultural crops of the world outside of the United States, assembled by the Inter national Institute of Agriculture at Home and given out today by the United States department of agricul ture, show greatly increased yields for 1920 in almose every division. The 1920 wheat crop in countries of the northern hemisphere, including Bul garia, Spain. British India. Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Guate mala, Algeria, .Egypt, and Tunis, the institute reports, is 1.046 670,000 bush els or 101.6 per cent of a five-year average production for the same coun tries and 119.1 per cent of 1919 pro duction. More Acrease Planted. Area now planted for the 1920-21 heat crop of the southern hemi sphere in Argentina, Australia and fcouth Africa, is 28.384.000 acres; which is 12S.4 per cent of the crop area for last year and 102.1 per cent of a five-year average. Other forecasts in the United States are as follows: Barlry, ll,3SU,0nO bushels. Buckwheat. 15,032,000 bushels; condi tion, 85.6. White potatoes, 414,086,000 bushels: con dition. 82.7. Sweet potatoes, 103,770,000 bushels: con dition, 87.1. Tobacco, 1,476,788,000 pounds; condition S3. 3. Klax. 11.704.000 bushels: condition. 62 8 Jtice. 52.20S.000 bushel: condition, S8.1. Sugar beets, 8,970,000,000 tons; condi tion, i'3.4. Condition on October 1 and production forecast (in thousands of bushels i. e. thousands omitted) or important crops by principal states, follows: Oats: Illinois, 04 and InO.r.ni. Ohio, condition 00; forecast 63.714. Indiana, condition 0T and 76,342. Michigan. !I4 and n.YHTl. "Wisconsin, fti and 105,!!f. Minnesota. !it and l'JO.750. Iowa, and l!14,r.n. Missouri. !)3 and 43.218. North lakota, 81) and r.0.328. Smith !akota. 04 and 2.!1)0. Nebraska. i."i and 74.H.5. Kansas. t3 and i6,028. Spring wheat: Minnesota. tiS and 31.001. North Dakota, 82 and tin. !:!. South laknfa. nil and 26,004. Montana, !( and 1."..3iiO. Washington, 87 and 20,300. 'orn : Ohio, !2 end 1.rH.121. Indiana. !I3 and 1112,40b. Illinois, 78 and 301.0r,i Minnesota, 00 and 1 17 351 Iowa, 113 and 426,870. Missouri. 87 and 2l.i.iMt. South fiakota. 02 and 1(18 192 Nebraska, 7 and 2,".0.(!l:). Kansas, 84 and l.-,7t!S Kentucky. 08 and 1114.005. ' Texas, po and 1IS0.H3I for which It desires to express appre ciation." Ilatea Once Too Loir. The committee found upon careful study, according to its report, that the rentals which prevailed for sev eral years prior to 1919 were too low to yield a fair income on the invest ment in dwelling and apartment houses. The report also cites that statistics as to building costs for the country at large covering the period from January 1. 1915, to April 1. 1920. show an advance in material costs of 190 per cent and in wages in the building trades of 80 per cent. The committee reports that It Is advised that these figures hold good for Port land. Lack of housing facilities In Port land is another direct cause for In? creased rents, the report says. The population of the city having out grown the supply of houses, has precedented demand created for hous ing facilities. Relief from this cause for increased rents cannot be ob tained, the report points out. un til an extensive building programme has been carried out. The committee lacks legal power to demand the appearance of apartment house owners before It. the report says, or to compel obedience to any orders it might issue. The city like wise lacks this power, the report holds, stating that the city attorney has ruled that a law to punish rent profiteers must be passed by the state legislature and cannot b enacted by the council of the city of Portland. Efforts Prove Futile. Efforts to gain Information by vol untary appearance of witnesses, eith er to complain against high rents or POLITICAL GAINS GO TO WEST ID SOUTH Estimates Made on Increase in Congress Seats. BASIS MATTERS LITTLE Population Figures Indicate East and Middle West Will Xot Fare as Well as Other Districts. WASHINGTON', Oct. 8. (By the Associated Press.) Examination of the final census figures of the coun try, -which place the total population of the continental United States at 105.683,108, indicates that the west and the south proportionately will gain more in a political way'than the east or middle west through Increased membership in the house of repre sentatives, more votes in the elec toral college and In larger delega- the national political con- to testify in behalf or the owners. - uu i nroved futile, the report says, the rec- 1 ventions. ord showing that in the five months' This result will obtain whatever that the committee operated less than' basis of apportionment is adopted by a dozen persons appeared to complain concerning rents or housing conditions. The committee was composed of C. C. Colt, representing the Portland I parties. congress next winter, fixing the size of the next house, which in turn is reflected in the electoral college and the conventions of the big political APPLE RATES TO STAND GnOWERS' HOPE FOK FREIGHT REDUCTION" DASHED. RENT PROBLEM GIVEN UP Continued From Kirst Pace.) fused to appear. I resolved to learn me reason lor this ir possible. 1 called on a few apartment house owners, and tne statements which 1 nave made were given to me without Variation. This committee could have .....,,..., rAirui'iii results, out it was tip against a stone wall. Of this there is no doubt." Some Increaxcn Tiotrd. instances or increases included In The report show that in an lrvington apariniein House erected in the fall ..r ioic .. : ... 3 .c,.t .i iuiu uiiiuiiimiieu apartments, in- ciuaing live rooms and s eeninir r.rch were rented at $45 a month following ins i-unipieuon or ine building- in 3 917 at $55, in 1918 at J65, in 1919 at .0. in Juiy. iszu. at 585, and Octo tier 1, 1920, at 100. jvnotner citation in the report no3 mai a live-room unfurnished " i"" "u riaiincrs street at one lime rented ior 3l. The rent grad ually was raised until ry June. 1919 it was at fib and since then $65. with n aaaea charge of $2.50 a month for xeiepuone. ine report states that at the same time rents were increasing the service ran down past the point VI iiMiTauon r ramming- profits in apartment nnu.-e icapcs is given in the report a one of the outstanding causes for in ci eased rents. I,eases made several 5 cars ago out with a number of years i 10 i nave necome valuable, a cording to the report. Furniture t'os Doubled. ine notders or these leases," reads the report on this subject, "generally own the furnishings of the apartment nuuacs ana tne cost or furnishings h more man doubled. Speculation in inese leases and furnishings has been iiitr. oikiiu auvances or rents are forced upon the tenants in order to give a swollen appearance to profits and the inducement is held out to prospective purchasers that further advances are possible. The result is a continual competition among hold ers or such leases to advance their rents. The tratric therein is to I large extent in the hands of unscru pulours business chance brokers, who frequently misrepresent in order to bring about sales. "Such sales are being made at prices which cannot, in tije Judgment of the committee, yield any profit to the purchasers, but are more likely to result in losses. The committee has endeavored by warnings to the public to discourage such traffic in leases and by moral pressure to pre vent the continuous pyramiding of profits In such resales which Is bound to lead to undue rental increases. The committee has had the hearty support of the public press In these efforts. Clearing house; Miss Harriet Monroe, Womens federation: Herbert Jor dan, Realty board: D. E. Nickerson. Central Labor council; E. B. Mc Naughton, Chamber of Commerce: R. W. Price, Presidents' cot ncil of civic clubs; Mrs. Josephine Othus. House wives council: A. I.. Veazie. repre senting the judges of the circuit court and Mayor Baker, who presided at the meetings. The committee was appointed May 1. 1920, and held its first meeting May 4. All members of the commit tee except Miss Monroe were present at the final meeting yesterday. Hood River Shippers Say Roads in End Will loc by Refusal to Lower Charges. HOOD RIVER, Oct. 8. (Special. Hopes of local apple growers and shippers who expected a modification of freight rates after the recent con ference with railway executives ar. Yakima were dashed today when J. Curtis Robinson, traffic manager of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, telegraphed that he had received word from R. H. Countis. representing the railroads, that no reauests for lower freight rates would bo considered. At the Yakima meeting the rail of ficials agreed to present the request for lower. apple freight rates at a conference representing Pacific coast rail lines and eastern rail officials at Chicago Tuesday. The presentation was ineffective, according to Mr. Countis' message. Local shrppers contend that the In creased freight rate is a heavy blow to the apple Industry, it is declared that the failure to grant a lower rate eventually will mean a loss of much tonnage by the rail lines. As a result of the Increase of 13 710,842 in population during the past ten years. 50 new seats could be added to the house. Should the present mem bership of 435 be left unchanged by increasing the basis of apportionment there will have to be a transfer of 13 seats, now held by 12 states, to nine other states. More Representatives Likely. For the last half century the prcce dent has been to increase the size of the house so as to prevent loss of ex isting representation by any state. If this precedent is followed this year, five additional representative seats must be given to California four 'each to New York, Ohio. Pennsyl vania and Michigan; three to Illinois and Texas; two to Massachusetts. New Jersey and North Carolina, and one each to Alabama. Arizona, Con necticut, Georgia, Maryland, Mon tana. New Mexico. Oklahoma. Oregon, South Carolina. Tennessee, Washing ton, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vir ginia, Arkansas and Minnesota. Congressional leaders are strongly opposed to any larger increase in the house, as they regard the present membership of 435 as too unwieldy. When the house census committee, headed by Representative Siegel of I New York, begins consideration of the problem, effort will be made to hold down the increase, but pressure for the increase is expected to come from the states which would benefit from a larger public. The present appor tionment basis is 211,877 inhabitants. or its major fraction, to the congress ional district. Missouri May I.one Two. By holding the house membership to 435. gams would be distributed with three to California, two to Mich igan and Ohio, ard one each to Con necticut, New Jersey. North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington. To offset these gains. Missouri would be forced to lose two representatives, while Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken tucy, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia would lose one each. All other states would retain their pres ent numerical delegation in congress. At the last session, of congress some republican leaders expressed opposition to any change in the house that would be of profit to the south. However, the new census does not Indicate that the south can be af fected without a corresponding effect on states where the republicans might not be inclined to reduce the delegations. 27 Seats Mar Absorb Gain. By fixing the apportionment basis so that Maine and Missouri would each lose one seat, the increased pop ulation of the country as represented in congress can be absorbed by a" net increase of 27 seats. The apportion ment basis then would be 219,583 or major fraction, and 17 states would absorb the net increase as also the two seats lost by Maine and Missouri. These gains would be distributed with California getting four; .Michigan, Ohio and New York three; Pennsyl vania. New Jersey and Texas two, and Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts. New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Washing ton and Wisconsin one each. It may be- decided to hold the net increase to less than a score, which might be accomplished by causing Missouri to lose two seats, and Iowa, Kentucky, Maine and Indiana one each. The apportionment basis would be 234,947 inhabitants to the congres sional district with a net increase of 14 in the size of the house. These seats and those lost by Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine and Indiana would be distributed as follows: California, 4; Michigan and Ohio, 3; Texas, 2, and Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wash ington, 1 each. Regardless of the apportionment basis, the swing in political power will be first toward the Pacific coast and the Rocky mountain states, fol lowed by the south, the east and the middle west. California's big gain in inhabitants in the last 10 years ac counts for most of the swing toward the coast. REPUBLICANS MUST FIGHT 'Continued From First Pace.) have a good organization and are put ting up a fight there is no talk of a republican landslide. In Indiana, for example, tho estimated majority which the republican managers give among themselves is aiout 6S.O00 for Hard ing and 15,000 or 20.000 less for the republican senatorial candidate. In a state as large as Indiana a 65,000 ma jority for one side or the other is no laridslide. Under normal circumstances It could readily change overnight, or be re versed by three weeks of effective work. In the matter of the senate, not only is it not a republican landslide, but it is in fact, the stiffest kind of a fight for the republicans. For example, here in Iowa, wnich stands almost second to Pennsylvania, as a rock ribbed republican state, and here is Senator Cummins running for re-election, one of the ablest senators in either party and one of the three or four most distinguished elder states men in either party. A few days ago I said that Senator Cummins would run 50,000 votes be hind Harding. Today 1 say It is more likely to be close to 100,000, and 100,- 000 is a serious handicap even In so republican a state as Iowa. Here and elsewhere if the republicans are to achieve their hope of getting a re publican senate they will have to do the hardest kind or work during the next three weeks. VETERAN'S BODY ARRIVES Military Fnneral Planned for Roy A. Smith Tomorrow. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. 8. (Special.) The body of Private Roy A. Smith. son of Mr., and Mrs. W. A. Smith of Glide, arrived In this city this morn ing from St. Nazaire, France, and will be buried Sunday with full military honors. The young man was a native of this county, enlisting with the 20th engineers, and was among the first troops sent to France shortly after his arrival overseas. He was taken ill with pneumonia, of which he died December 16. 1917. Services will be held under auspices of the local post of the American Legion. He is the first overseas soldier returned to this county for burial. LABOR iNFLUX IS FOUGHT Leaders In Manila to Oppose Fro posed Measures. MANILA, Oct. 8. Labor leaders to day organized a speaking campaign against proposed legislation To admit oriental laborers Into the Philippines. It has been announced that several bills intended to permit oriental Im migration have been prepared for in troduction in the legislature meeting October 1 K. 13 WH j "ii'i Sr 5 Sri . SV' Louisiana Wants Mexican Labor. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 8. Several hundred Louisiana planters and busi ness men today indorsed a plan of Barry D. Wilson, state commissioner of agriculture and immigration pro viding for importation of Mexican laborers for cane, rice, sugar and cotton fields. 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