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THE MORXING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1922 13 VEAL PRICES HIGH; , SUPPLY IS SCARCE "Leg Roast Offered at 28 to 30 Cents. LAMB NOW PLENTIFUL Prime Rib Roasts Selling at 30 Cents and Quality Is Said . to Be Good. Veal is scarce and high this -week, say market owners, and although re tail prices will remain about the same, there is not a large supply In Portland shops. The quality offered Is good and the scarcity is said to be due to the season of the year, when farmers are busy with harvest and are not bringing their young calves to market. A good leg roast of veal la priced today from 28 to 30 cents a pound. Lamb is plentiful and the quality la good. Choice leg of lamb can be had at 30 cents a pound and chops are priced from 25 to SO centa a pound, according to the cut. . Quality of Beef Good. The quality of the beef offered this week as well as last is much better than for some time, the color being a bright red and the texture of the meat firm. Prime rib roasts of beef, of select meat, are 30 cents a pound. Pot roasts are 20 cents and boiling pieces are priced from 12 to 15 cents a 'pound. T-bone steak is 35 cents,, round steak la 25 cents and short ribs are 15 cents. Pork, which has seen several fluctuations In the wholesale price recently, has remained practically unchanged to the housewife. Shoul der roasts are 25 cents a pound and loin roasts are 32 cents. Choice pork chops are 35 cents a pound and shoulder pork steak is 25 cents. Very select pork tenderloin is priced at TO cents a pound. Some markets will offer a special price on hams today, making the se lect quality of sugar cured hams 30 cents a pound for the half or whole ham. Bacon Is priced from 28 to 33 cents a pound. Poultry Prlcea "Steady. The poultry season is very good just now and prices are remaining quite steady. Fries, select and milk fed, are 45 cents a pound, although less select chickens can be found for smaller prices. Select roasts are 4 cents, small hens are 30 cents and large hens, 35 cents. Ducks are 40 cents a pound. Oyster season will open about the first of September for Olympia oys ters and eastern oysters will come in about the middle of the month. Crabs are considered of- inferior variety at present, some markets report. Salmon and halibut is offered to day at 25 cents a pound. Sand dabs are 20 cents a pound and sole is 18 cents. Pig company, has announced the lease of 400 acres of logged land between Montesano and Brady for hog ranch purposes. Another tract of 600 .acres . adjoining, belonging to the Grays Harbor Lumber com pany, has been obtained in case of need. The company will start fencing and erection of the necessary build ings at once. Mr. Kelly announced The old Morgan-Ninemire packing Plant in Aberdeen has been obtained for the purpose of slaughter and curing, which all will be done here. The same company has a ranch at Bremerton, where it also has the city garbage contract, aa it has here. CUC1 HAY, GHAINTO BE SHOWf. FOCIt STATES TO .SEXD DIS PLAYS TO PENDLETOX. Buyers From AH Over Country to Attend September 18-23 to Inspect Samples. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Plans are practically com plete for the second annual north west hay ana grain show to be held here September 18-23. Reports from wheat center in the states of Ore gon, Washington, Montana and Idaho Indicate that exhibits will be more than double those of last year and that competition for the pre miums will be keen. Fred Bennion, secretary of the snow, is receiving daily reports from all sections which have a variety, of grain or hay to exhibit. The show will be housed in a pa vilion of baled hay and will in clude exhibits from the agricultural colleges and experiment stations of the northwerst, all the commercial wheat varieties grown in the United States, smut proof varieties. methods of wheat seed treatment and' cleaning, cultural' methods, wheat values, grain grades, Oregon and Washington hay grades, weeds and weed seeds, and new rye and barley varieties. In addition there will be a display of manufactured products such as flour, breakfast cereals, mill feeds.'poultry feeds, al falfa products and baking products. During the show, buyers from all over the country come to Inspect samples and those in the market for certified seed wheat see the products at their best. As a result of certi fied seed displays last year, there is a noticeable increase in yield in many sections. LARGE 1 B E R OUTPUT THIS SEASON Peak of Crop to Be Reached in Two Weeks. FRUIT OVERFLOWS MART Pears, Apples, Melons, Blackber ries, Peaches, Grapes, Limes and Plums Plentiful. PAVING JOBS AWARDED DOG SCENTS DEATH TRAP Purebred Holstein Bull Found Dying in Wedge of Trees. XIARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. IS. (Special.) Pug, just a 'yellow" !og. belonging to Claude Piper of North Coos river, insisted that his master and others with him on an inspection trip through the cattle range, should look over into a gulch the dog had scented as they jour neyed, but the men supposed the animal perhaps had treed a coon or flushed a skunk and passed on, although Pug loitered and teased for them to halt. Returning near the same locality, Pug again signalled or the party to follow him, but only convinced them after many antics that they ought to give him some attention. Pug led the way to the edge of a steep gulch, and there Mr. Piper discovered his purebred Holstein bull wedged in between the bank and two fallen trees, famished, and nearly starved to death. Mr. Piper believed the animal had been held in the place for three weeks. As long as the bull had strength his head was within reach of water, but as he grew weaker and no longer could stand; that relief was denied him. Mr. Piper returned home, two and a half miles, rounded up tackle and help and released the animal, which, however, was too far gone to sur vive and died within two hours. Pendleton Improvements to Be Rushed for Round-up. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Approximately $22,000 in paving contracts have been awarded by the city council to the Warren Construction company, which has a local plant. The other bidder was the V. D. Anderson Construction company of Portland, which bid, about $3000-higher. Work will start immediately, and more paving is in sight- Improvement work about the fa mous Happy Canyon pavilion now being rebuilt for the days of the Round-up will be rushed by the suc cessful contracting firm so that the entrances to the big night show wiU be desirable. Members of the city council, as is the usual custom, will refer all petitions for concessions during Round-up week to the Happy Canyon committee to see that there Is no interference with the - municipal shows. BUILDING LOANS DOUBLE WATER PROJECT STARTED Molalla Ranchers Plan to Form Big Irrigation District. . MOLALLA, Or.. Aug. IS. (Spe cial.) Percy A. Cupper, state engi neer, will be one of the speakers at the Lyric theater Tuesday evening, August n29. Professor Powers of Oregon Agricultural college, soil expert, also Is expected to speak. This meeting has been called to form an irrigation district, A temporary organization, with L. A- Shaver as president and Oliver Buxton as secretary, has been working on this plan for the last two weeks. ' Water rights from Mo lalla river have been filed upon. A eurvey of the proposed ditch has been made. The proposed system is practical, inexpensive and requires less than" five miles of open canal to divert water from the Molalla river to the head of the valley. About 10,000 acres are in the district. Stock in Grants Pass Association Is Increased. GRANTS PASS, Or., -Aug. 18. (Special.) The Grants Pass Build ing and Loan association, organized two years ago by local business men, has doubled, its business in the last six months. Paid-up stock in creased from $6900 to $15,950. Sav ings stock increased from $1506 to $2926. Mortgage loans, which totaled $7356 the- first of the year, have reached $18,556. The semi-annual report shows that 95 persona. are directly Inter ested In the association. Thirty five hold paid-up stock, 30 have savings stock and 30 have loan stock. The total expenses of the organization do not run over $25 a month. - NEW ROAD GRADE OPEN Wallowa Hill on La Grande-Jo-seph Stretch Eliminated. . LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 18. (Special.) The new grade of the La Grande-Joseph highway is now open and the old Wallowa hill grade, which was one of the most treach erous of mountain roads in eastern Oregon, is no longer used by auto mobllists. The new road is at all places wide enough for two machines to pass, and the grade is within the limitations of the specifications set by the state highway commission. The old Oregon trail between this city and Hilgard has now been sur faced with gravel and is considered by motorists one of the best sec tions along the trail outside of the paved sections. 'DETOUR IS ABANDONED Sew Road at Windy Point in Vse, Danger Eliminated. ROSE BURG. Or.. Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) The dangerous detour at Windy point on the Roseburg-Coos Bay highway was abandoned today and the new road is now being used. The main road was closed several weeks apo by a heavy slide, which was caused by a blast set for obtaining rock. Since then the old road has been used, and the detour was narrow, steep and dangerous, and has prevented many people from making the trip to the coast. The slide has been removed and the new grade opened to traffic. An automobile today made the trip from , Myrtle Point to Roseburg in three hours. Although the road is rough, it is now easily traveled, all danger being eliminated. HOG ACREAGE IS LEASED i Grays Harbor Company Gets 400 Acres of Logged-Off Land. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 18. (Special.) J. H. Kelly, manager of tha newly organized Grays Harbor GRAPE COMBINE PLANNED Josephine County Growers Will Market Their Own Crop. GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 18. (Special.) An organization for the co-operative marketing of their crops is being formed here by the grape growers of Josephine county. At the present time there are 26 members in the association, with the probable addition of more at a meeting next Tuesday. A saving of $2400 could have been effected through improved, market ing facilities alone, it was shown in a report to the new association. A committee will look into improving both the freight and express service. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. All Its readers are inter ested in the classified columns. Cucumbers for pickling will be. at their height next week, and al though the supply, which is large this year, will continue until the early frosts, the peak of the season will be passed In the next two weeks, dealers declare. It is possi ble that prices will be slightly less ar little later, they say. Small cu cumbers foh sweet pickles are 80 cents when bought by the box, a box containing about ten pounds, They are 15 cents a pound when purchased in small quantities. Large cucumbers for dill pickles are plentiful now and priced at 50 and 60 cents a box. Dill for making pickles la 20 centa a pound, and a pound of dill is considered a much greater quantity than the ordinary housewife could use. Small pick ling onions are in the market in large quantities and horseradish roots are plentiful at 30 cents a pound. Perxfan Melon Arrive. A new arrival In Portland mar kets this week are Persian melons from California. The meat is yellow and delicious and Oie melons are priced at 5 cents a pound, weighing from 8 to 20 pounds. This is the second or third year that these melons have been on the market, and they have rapidly become pop ular. A new shipment of alligator pears will reach Portland today, and deal ers will sell them at 60 cents each. Huckleberries are coming into city markets in large quantities and areO cents a pound. The canning season for these has not yet ar rived, however, and pricea will be lower later. Fancy Pears 50. Cents a Down. Fancy Bartlett pears from Rogue river are 50 cents a dozen, but they can be found of less select quality at prices ranging around 30. cents a dozen. Hale's early peaches.'extra large, and especially good for table use, are priced at 40 cents a dozen and $1.75 a crate. The first-shipment of Early Crawfords has been received and is on the market at 40 cents a dozen. Elberta peaches from California, fancy size, can be found at 35 cents a dozen, and smaller sizes are priced from $1.15 to $1.25 a box. The first Concord grapes are in ths week and will be a welcome addition for the Sunday fruit bas ket. They are 75 cents a basket. Malaga grapes are 15 cents a pound ana are sweet and quite large. Fancy Gravenstein apples can be found in the markets at 40 and 60 cents a dozen, and green apples oi tne same variety, especially suit jtuie i or appie sauce and pies, are lour pounds for 25 cents. Limes are priced at 40 cents aozen and Hungarian prunes are 10 cents a pound. Orang-ea Are Hlfch. Blackberries are on the market at two and three boxes for a quarter, and the raspberry season appears to be completely over, the rains taking the few that were left on the vines. HiverDearing strawberries are red and large and are 20 cents a box, The price of oranges is especially high at this season and the better varieties of this fruit are priced at 50 and 75 cents and $1.25 a dozen. Seedless grapefruit from California, large and Juicy, can be had at 20 cents each and two for a quarter. Large Burrell gem melons are now 20 cents each and two for 35 cents. Watermelons are 3 cents a pound and noneyaew melons 5 cents. Tomatoes, although not quite at the peak of their season, are priced at 5 cents a pound and two pounds for 15 cents, and when bought in quantities are from 75 cents to $1 a box. Housewives who are" par tlcular to get their supply of toma toes should consider buying them now, before Impending rains crack them, but dealers predict the price will fall this year as low as 50 cents a crate. Delicious Peas on Market. Large cucumbers are 5 cents each an4 summer squash Is 10 cents a pound. Shell beans are 10 cents a pound and three pounds for 25 centa, and asparagus stringless green beans are 10 cents a pound. Fancy sweet green peas are on the market at 20 cents a pound and two pounds for a quarter. Eggplant Is 15 cents a pound, extra large cauliflower is 35 cents a head. Fancy yellow ban tam corn is 50 cents a dozen ears and green corn is 30 cents a dozen. Artichokes, although handled in only a few shops, are lower in price this week and are selling to day at 15 cents apiece. Celery hearts are' 20 cents a bunch and extra large celery stalks are 15 cents each. Beets, carrots, turnips, radishes, green onions and parsnips are 5 cents a bunch. WEEDS ARE PROTESTED Governor Olcott Asked to Force Clean-up at Soldiers' Home. ROSEBURG, Or., Aog. 18. (Spe cial.) Resolutions, which In effect urge Governor Olcott and the state board of control to force the com mandant of the Oregon soldiers' home to take some action to beau tify the yards surrounding the in stitution were adopted by the Rose burg chamber of commerce today. The grounds at the soldiers' home were once among the beauty spots of the county, but have been neg lected for years until they are now overgrown with weeds, "the present condition being a disgrace to the state, county and city," according to the resolution. In addition the chamber of com merce condemns the county court . : ; j t - - - I ait-mlmii ii.i.iX- - - -- rrmnn i - ir-rn tm ..it fc ii,i?h -the conclusion x of our series of "Ideal Picnic Spots and sandwich recipes" has been a happy season for the Log Cabin Baking company and. the big Log Cabin family happy in the consciousness of having di rected thousands of picnic ' parties to nerv and interest' ing spots. We Thanh You . and the hundreds of other readers of The Morning Oregonian who expressed your enjoyment and appre ciation of this "series" by phone, by letter, through publication and in person. We wish to voice our thanks to Miss Myrtle Rorden, assistant to Sydney B. Vincent, of the' v. . Oregon Tourist and Information Bureau who compiled the original picnic spots from which we chose those which we have given you during the past nine weeks. and to the many who sent us their best sandwich recipes. We only regret that we could not use them all. i We leave the summer with a sigh, but swing none the less enthusiastically into the Autumn. . ' I Log Cabin Baking Co. bakers of ri and Easy for allowing the county courthouse square to become so unsightly, and urges that the grounds surrounding the courthouse and state institution, be restored to their former beauti ful condition. ' SURPLUS PEARS SAVED Canning Company Leases Storage. Plant to Handle Fruit. ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Solution of the acute prob lem facing the pear growers of this valley was reached today when the Umpqua Valley Canning company leased the cold storage plant of the Roseburg Ice company. On account of the railroad situation the grow ers found themselves unable to ship any except their very best fruit, and it appeared that heavy losses would occur. The cannery has not sufficient ca pacity to take care of the surplus as It ripens, but by obtaining the cold storage plant can continue the sea son until the latter part of October, and will, in this manner, take care of aW fruit which cannot be shipped in a fresh condition. The cannery expects to put up about 400 tons of pears this year. Clubs to Enter Tryont. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 18. (Special.) Linn county canning clubs are primed to enter the county demon stration tryout next month at Shedd during the community fair. Every club in the county has signified in tion of entering a team, hoping to represent the county at the state fair. Miss Helen Cowgill, assistant state club leader, and F. N. Will iamson, county agent, have com pleted a series of meetings with the girls' clubs' in this county. Liquor Seized; Woman Arrested LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) In a raid by the sheriff s office and police Mrs. L. Stapac was arrested) and a quantity of liquor seized. Mrs. Stapac was released under S200 bonds. She was slightly Injured when she accidentally put her arm through a glass door at tempting to keep the officers out. RED POCK The Real COTTAGE CHEESE I I Builds brain and ' brawn. A real illllllllllilll food, deliriously IIIIIIiISBB flavored with ,weet cream. 9s win the approval of a community requires . unfailing quality - X - if your dealer cannot supply yon J with Rc4 Rock, CUUU BROADWAY 4936 ' l I SUNSE BUTTER is good to eat and good for you. Ask Your Grocer or Phone Main 1333 Imperial Creamery 281 First Street. ' A Good Picnic Lunch Is When You Let TRU-BLU Bake for You Thousands of women over four states have been getting just as much rest and enjoy ment from the week-end outings as the rest of the family. If you are among those who tire themselves bak ing and fussing to make an appetizing lunch for this one week-end, try the better way. Let TRU-BLU bake for you. , The tr u-bl u High way Assortment of Fancy Cakes at 40c is the jolliest kind of a dessert, because every one picks his favorites from the seven deli cious varieties of fancy cakes. Just imagine trying to duplicate the variety of goodies in one of these packages in your own home I You'd have to work for a couple of days and spend many times the price of this alluring package 40c. BUT Tru-Blu is baking this package for thousands of family and picnic parties, scat tered over four states. That's the 'A A g son for the economical price of rjtXJx The Carton Is Inexpensive but Most Efficient It adds practically nothing to the price of , this package. You buy ALL cookie no fancy work. But it serves to keep each cookie fresh and clean until eaten. And it is strong enough to be passed from hand to hand without coming to pieces. Your Grocer Has This Tra-Bla High-A f way Package at - -- -- -- -- -- -- -"vJC The Tin That Keeps Them Moist and Tender Krause's Marshmallows The sweets "that suit the summer appetite. Delicate as flakes of snow, subtly aromatic they never tire the taste. For toasting over the camp fire, or for pleasurable eating at home, it's most economical to Buy Then in the FULL-A n Pound Tin at UUt TRU-BLU BISCUIT CO., Portland The Home of Krause's Candies and Tru - Blu Crackers USE- Flour and Cereals Ask your grocer IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllilllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!;; f SPATH'S MARKET 1 SOUTHWEST CORNER FOURTH AND YAMHILL STS. E PAUL R. SPATH. SPECIAL FOJt TODAY Pork leg, young, choice, lb. ... . 25c 1 Hams, sugar cured, good quality, lb.. .30c 70c SELLING I GROCERIES For Less Saturday MILK, all kinds, tall cans, gji crystal' white' SOAP, Qjj 11 bars for CHBMB OIL SOAP, four OfiC bars for " D. M. CATSUP, one-half OfiC pints 15c, pints. . . t CALUMET BAKING POW- OC DER, 1-lb. tin "w EAGLE COFFEE, none bet- OQg ter, per lb Auw 5- EAGLE STORES -5 Operated on te Groceteria Plan at 537 William. Ave, Near Rnnsell St. 144 Kllllngr.worth Ae., INear ai- 13si"sandy' Blvd.. Cor. 50th St. 871 Ea.t Broadway. Cor. Will lama Ave. - ' 1363 Hawthorne Ave., Cor. 4Sta. Reatanrant and Mall Order. Filled at 74 Front St. . r- Lard, pure fresh ren E dered, 5s Lard, pure fresh (PI Af rendered, 10s D-L.'U S Sugar-cured Bacon, Oflp -whole or half side, lb. OUU 5 Fancy Breakfast Bacon, OtZn whole or half; lb OUC E MAIN 0804. S. W. COR. FOURTH AND YAMHILL. WE DELIVER. ifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Veal Roas.t, fine flavor, 10 per pound -i-Ol jjj Veal Sausage, special, Qrtn E per lb OUC Steer Beef Rib Roast OPT j Rolled; all meat; lb... aSUU 5 Steer Beef Heel, all OA meat; lb. -SUL. are pure and wholesome. Save work in the kitchen. If your grocer cannot supply you, phone Main 4017. Grandma Cookie Co. 272 Third Street, CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY 3 LARGE CANS CARNATION MILK 2o LA GRANDE CREAMERY Southwest Corner First and. Yamhill Streets. F0MPE1AN GENUINE LAMB CHOPS The sweet, Juicy sort that al most melt in the mouth. That's the kind you get here. They are just examples of the grade of meata sold exclusive ly at this market. Try some for breakfast or luncheon. By them you can Judge how well it will be for you to buy all your meats here. TRADE MARK The Mark of Highest Quality in Eggs Ask For Them OLIVE OIL SolcLIZv&rywhexe Outing Time Luncheon Time BASKET.GROCERY AND DELICATESSEN 248 ALDER ST. pi. Hlsaent Rating of Anr Dairy la Portland H.4S Pure.