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THE STTXDAT OREGOXIAX, rORTXAND. JULY , 21. 1912
MORE IPS NEEDED
Production Falls Behind
Growth of Beer Trade.
BREWERS ARE CONCERNED
Views of Much F. FVx, of Xew York.
Who Is With a Committee Investi
gating Hop and Barley Con
ditions .on Pacific Coast-
Hush P. Fox. s-eeretatr of the United
States Brewers' Ajsoclatlon. who is now in
Portland, has been in the West for several
weffks as member of a committee of the
association investigating the question of hop
and barley production. The brewing busi
ness is coins; ahead so fast, according to
Mr. Fox, that it will soon overtake produc
tion unless there is new development.
"In the period from 1870 to lf10." said
Mr. Fox at the Hotel Portland yesterday,
-the beer production increased 877 per cent,
while the population increased 95 per cent.
At the present normal ratio of Increase in
the beer business, compounding the Increase
year by year, there will be. between 1920 and
11)30. a consumption of 100.000.000 barrels
of beer. The present annual consumption
Is 83.00ft.000 barrels. The question of pro
ducing enough hops and of the right kind
is. therefore, a matter In which tho brewers
are much concerned.
"The preliminary census figures on hops
showed In 10 364ft hop farms, of which
2147 were in New York State and 1071 in
Oregon. The Oregon farmers produced
more than twice as many hops as the New
York farmers. The average production in
Nw York State has now decreased to
about 6O0 pounds per acre, whereas Cali
fornia produces an average of 1300 pounds
per acre, and on the Irrigated bottom lands
200 to 3O00 pounds per acre.
-A survey is about to be made by the"
brewers, in co-opratlon with the Depart
ment of Agriculture, of hop growing In
New York State, to determine the cause
of Its decadence. Some of the possible
causes are the development of the dairy in
dustry and the sale of the best hop lands
for dairying purposes. Also there are
many hop growers In New Tor who only
have 6 to 10-acre patches of hops, which
are being run as a side line, without proper
equipment. It looks, as if hopgrowlng in
New York has been pushed back, on the
poorer lands and the question is whether
with proper equipment and the application
:f the trellis training system hopgrowlng
-n good lands In New York State can be
made successful. Unless the yield per acre
ran be doubled It looks as if New York
-:ate would have to quit hopgrowlng.
l am personally interested in several hop
ranches in Oregon and And those on the
jpiands do not pay. The Oregon grower who
annot gut at least 1000 pounds to the acre
-an not afford to stay in the game in com
petition with the rich bottom lands of Ore
gon and California.
The brewers. In co-operation with the
Department of Agriculture, are about to
ttart small model testing farms for hops,
larlry and rice In California. Jsy the way.
Dr. Herman V. Tartar, of the Oregon Ag--icultural
College, has been doing some al
jable work In connection with hops and
:he hopgrowlng interest In Oregon should
ft behind him and give him their co
operation. "Arapng the matters we are looking Into on
the Pacific Coast la the Investigating of the
hop properties of the E. Clemens Horst
Company. Mr. Horst has done a great deal
of good work, from the mechanical side of
the industry. In connection with hop
picking and drying machinery, etc., which
is of Interest to the brewers. There are
a'.mo some brewers and others who have
been considering the matter from the in
vestment standpoint and our association
feels it ought to be In a position to furnish
r'iable information about the matter to
any of the members who are disposed to be
interested. Of course, this would be en
:lrely an Individual affair and would prob
ably be limited to a few concerns. Per
sonally 1 think It would be a good thing If
tome t the principal English buyers and
American consumers of hops became prao
'tcaiiy Interested In the business. It would
not only give them a sympathetic Insight
into the difficult problems the hopgrower
has to face, but their Interest would be
bound to lead to the application of scien
tific methods, which make for efficiency In
administration and greater stability In the
market." rf
Mr. Fox haa made a close inspection of
'.he hop yards In California and Oregon and
Inds that crop conditions are unusually
good in both states. He would not discuss
hop market probabilities.
rONTRACTlNtl OF SMALL VOLtME
Business Reported From Country on Basis
of 79 to 80 Cents for Wheat.
A small amount of wheat contracting was
reported from the country yesterday on the
t.hmI of 79 SO cents, but buyers apparently
1 id not show general interest In the market.
Whfat shipments from India for tie week
were 2.8G2.000 bushels. compared with
2.632.0UO bushels last week and 2,766.000
bushels last year.
Local receipts. In cars, were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as follows;
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Monday 13 1 13 4 7
Tut-ntiay .. 7 2
Wednesday 6 1 3 2 5
Thursday 11 .. 6 !V 3
Friday S . . 5 2 5
Saturday 7 1 3 . 4
V ea r ao 4 .. 1 1 N
Total this week. M 3 37 16 24
Year ago 41 A'i 10 33
H-ason to daie.lt 7 5 1-j 32 M
tear ago 157 11 131 20 7i
TEX CARS OF WATERMELONS SOLD
Fruit Trade Is Good lp to the Close New
Kind of Peach Coming.
The demand for fruit continued actively
up to the close of business hours. Ten cars
of wutermelons were received and were
nearly all disposed of. Other arrivals were
uo cars of cantaloupes, one car of Craw
ford peaches that were green, a mixed car
of plums, pears and peaches, Ave cars of
bananas and one car of onions.
Two or three cars of California peaches
at- du Monday. A car of Carmen peaches,
s new whlte freestone variety, will arrive
from Yakima early in the week, A car of
HVnatchee apricots is also due tomorrow.
The market was firm on peaches, melods
a:;d berries of all kinds. Oregon green
corn was on sale at 40 cents a dozen.'
NO NEW HOP CONTRACTING REPORTED
I'rop Prospect on Continent Are Vine, Ac
cording to Kola Nris.
No further business in hop contracting
was reported yesterday. A big block of 500
bales of Yakima 1011s was sold. The price
was variously reported at 22, -i and 2..
;tnts.
Kola Xe!i writes from Frankfort-on-Maln.
tinier date of July 4. that' hop crop pros
pects are generally favorable on the Con
tinent and promise a larger yield than last
year. Prices for 1911 hops are on the de
cline on account of favorable crop reports.
Poultry Market Weak.
Tbe poultry market was weak at the
c :, with some stock carried over. Hens
vld at im$ 12 cents and Springe at 14
13 cents. Eggs were firm and unchanged.
The butter market was firm and well
c!cartd up. Cheese was also firm.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grata. Floor. Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Track prices, new: Club, 8c;
blues tern. S3c. Old: Club. 84 1 Sic; red
Russian. siQSdo: otuestem, Satyssc.
Fi.Ot'R Patents. 15.10 Der barrel;
straights. $4.70; exporta, f4 2; Valley. 15.10.
HA y ximotny, insiiiiv, auaixa. ia.w
clover. $10; oats and vetch, $13; grain bay.
jo.
uit r c-TT-Wina Ttran. 25.50 Der ton;
shorts. 2.50: middlings. S3'2
CORN wnoie, cr.. t
OAT8 No. X white. 34fr35 per ton.
Vegetables and fruits.
FRESH FRUIT Cherries. S01Oe per
pound, apples, old. $1-50 3 per box; new.
box: currants. $1500175 per box; plums.
7cv 11.26 per box; pears, $1.75 v 2 per box;
aoricots. $ldl.S5 per box; grapes. ;0 per
crate. .. r.r
BERRIES Raspoerries. i.nii.9!
crate; loganberri-s. 1.751.JM per crate:
black caps. S2&2.25; blackberries, $1.50 -per
crate. , ,
TROPICA! FRUITS Oranges, Valencia.
$3.25 j 3.75. California grapefruit $ $:
lemons. S5 et-SO per box; pineapple. o pr
pound-
MELONS cantaloupes. izow2.t-' H
crate; watermelon.. 14,9 10 pr pound.
VEGETABLES Artichoke.. 856 75c Pr
dosen- beans. 23c; cabbage, lgl4c par
pound: cauliflower, $1.25 p-.-r dozen; celery.
S5fctl per crate; corn, 30r40c per doaen;
pound; bead lettuce. 20-nT.c per dozen;
pea. Hfrc P-r pouna; pepper.. iusn.fi.
per pound; radishes. 15-i:i'c per dozen;
rhubarb. '4c per pound; spinach. 4oc per
b&10c' Per pound.
POTATOES Jobbing; price.: Burbanks.
old. $1 per hundred; new. per pound, lc
ONIONS California red, 1 per sack;
yellow, $1.25 per Back. '
SACK VEI1ETAHLLS carrots.
sack: turnips, SI. 25 per sack. -
Dairy and Country Produce.
EGGS Case count. I3e; candled. I5e: ex
tra. 27 false per dozen.
BUTTER Oregon creamery butter, cube.
10c per pound; prints. 310 per pound.
CHEEjE Triplet, and daisies, lTo p
pound.
PORK Fancy. lOfflOHe per pound. .
VEAL Fancy, lSVi14o per pound.
POULTRY Hens, llHttl-':: broiler, 14
13c; ducks, young. 12c; geese. 10611c; tur
keys, live, ISc; dressed, 2425c
Staple Groceries.
SALMON Columbia River. one-pound
tails. 2 25 per dozn; eight-pound talis.
2.95; ona-pound fiat. $2.40; Alka pink,
one-pound talis, $1.35.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. SSltOC
per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. ll!4e pee pound:
Brazil nuts. 12Hc: filberts. 14015c; .
monds, 1721c: peanuts, 18c: cocoanuts, BOe
9$1 per dozen; chestnuts. 12c per pound;
hickory nuts. BIMOc Per pound.
HONEY Choice. $3.75 per case; strained
honey. 10c per pound.
SALT Granulated. $15 per ton: hall
ground, 100s, 18.50 per ton; 50s, $9 per ton.
BEANS Small white. 5.40c; large white.
3.20c: Lima, 6.80c; pink. SVc: Mexican.
4c; bayou. 4c
RICE No. 1 Japan, 6c; cheaper grade.
55c; Southern head. 174C
SUGAR Dry granulated. $5.95; fruit and
berry, $5.85; Honolulu plantation. $5.90:
beet, $5.70; extra C. $3.45; powdered, bar
rels. $d.20; cubes, barrels, $6.35.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 14c per pound;
apricots, 1691bVic; peaches. 12914c;
prunes. Italians, 10tt10e: silver. 18c:
figs, white and black. 6 7e; currants.
7V-c: raisins. loos. Muscatel. 47Hc;
bleached Thompson, lH4c: unbleached Sul
tanas. 8S,e; aeeded, TttffSttc: dates, Per
sian. 8Hc per pound: Fard. 11.80 per box.
Hon.. Wool and Hide.
HOPS 1913 contracts. 30031
1911
crop, 3Ji&25c.
MOHAIR Choice, 82b per pound.
WOOI- Eastern Oregon. 14 18 14 0 per
pound according to shrinkage; Valley, 21 0
23c per pound.
PELTS Dry. 13c: full wool butcher pelts,
$1 .2591.75; shearings. 103uc
HIDES Salted hides. llc per pound:
salted calf. 20c: salted kip, lia12c; green
hides. 11c; dry calf. No. 1. 25c: No. 2, 20c;
dry hides. IDS 20c: salted stags, 7tttj8c;
green stags, 6H7e.
OASCARA Per pound. 55Sc; car.ots,
5i4&3c.
GRAIN BAGS In car lots. 10 c.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes. 16XlTKr: skinned,
16'iftl7e: picnics. 12e; boiled. 26ttc.
J1ACU.7) fancy, -ov4ic; cuwes, .j -
DRY SALT MEATS Backs, dry salt. Ills
aiou.. . u . .mnkt 1 '( 1 ir bellies, dry
salt. lVc; bellies, smoked. 16c.
1. A It u 1 lerce oaeis. cairico, wii.,
pound. Sfcc: leaf, three-pound palls, $8.50
per case.
MISCELLANEOUS Pigs" feet, kits. $1.35;
sliced beef, lnsldes. $23 per case; lrled beef,
insldes. 25c per pound: bologna, canvas
back. lOHc; minced ham. 12c.
linseed Oil and Turpentine.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrel. SSc: oiled,
barrels, MOc; raw. cases. 03c; boiled, cases.
TURPENTINE Cases, 69c; barrels, 66 He.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday wero a follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $1,54.H7 $162.00
Seattle 1.21.2.274 1:14.737
Tacoma ;ao.sio 2.ot.s
Spokane 525.111 12.843
Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
for the past week ad corresponding week In
foimer year were:
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
1912 fll.5?.ol $10.I!5.8 4.O&.2S0
1U11 9.90.S.7U8 0.1H7.172 3.811. 100
1U10 .... Il.4f4.184 11.553.415 S.We.112
1908 .... 6.031. 11K 12.2:!8.S32 0.710.383
1908 .... 4.8611.844 8.215.732 4.071. 392
1907 .... 0.324.1X1 l.8:IS.5:l 4.833.256
1900 .... 4.537. SI'S 8.107.245 3.6.".. 90
15 .... 3.453.100 6.9:12.252 3,0S3.ti8
1904 .... 3.430.1 3.5S2.742 1.747.964
1903 .... 2.777.942 4.103.7'.5 l.WS,17S
1902 2.212.S0S 3.354.533 1.240.053
1901 .... 1.752.932 2.251,034 1.002.370
LIVELY WEEK III YARDS
LIBERAL Rt'X OP STOCK AXD
GOOD GBXERAIi DEM AXD.
Hog Market Held Vp Firmly, but
Cattle and Sheep Eased Off.
Satnrday's Trade Slow.
Ther. was very little trading at the stock
yards yeterdy. a Is usually the case on
Saturday. The only receipts were two loads
of hogs, shipped in by J. W. Sevier, or Mc
Mlnnvllle. Of toe shipment. 135 head, av
.ratine 176 nounds. were sold at $8.35.
The rang, of prices at the yards was as
Good steers 00 6 60
Medium steers ' i?" ' i;
Choice cows 5 IS$ - ??
Good cows J" j.J
Medium cow '?? H?
Choice calves I-yiS . H
,. K.avv mItm . 6.0Od 6.50
Bull. " "
Stags
, , ... 8.009 8.40
Heavy " -26 '"O
YetXgT ?009 4.25
Wethers
3.'0i 4.3
Ewes .
. . 3.00 9 3.50
4.0OO' 5.25
Lambs
Oinaha Uveotork Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. July 20. Cattle Re
ceipts 100; market steady. Native "";
n ;,iau. - ho ferft. S3.50S7.40,
Western" steers. $57.75: Texa. steers. $4.50
96.25: range cows and neuers. '"7
ners. I2.50&4: stockers and feeders, 3.ii0g
6; calves. $48; bulls, stags, etc. $3.i5
Hogs Receipts 500: market strong to 5c
higher. Heavy. $6i07.25: mixed. .. 10
7.3i; light. $7 S 7.50; pigs. 8; bulk of
sales. $J.ooe I.4U. . .
Sheep Receipts 100; market stronger.
Tearllngs. $4.T5t3 25: wethers. $4.25 4. S.
iwta, 53.75tf4.13; lambs. td-Sofr i-o.
Chicago Livestock Market.
. . . .. . on Dutnt 1 k- mnrket
V nil. AVfVJ. Juii - " ' ' c - ' -
slow, steady. - Beeves. $5.j049.4o; Texas
steers. $4.809705: Western steers. $j.SO
7.S0; stockers and feedera $3.856.50: cows
ami heifers. $2.600 T..M; calves. $5.50 S.oO.
riogs neceipfcs w.ii; nm. m .
higher. Light. $7.40r7.0: mixed. ,.30'gr
7.90; heavy. $7,108 7. S5; rough. $..107.85.
Sheep Receipts 400: market steady. -tive.
$3,156-3.25: Western. $3.403.23: year
lings. $4.103 3.75: lambs, native. $4Sa-40;
Western. $4.23gT.4Q.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. July JO. The metal markets
we're generally dull and nominal. Lake cop
per. i:iOl74c: electrolytic. 17!tfl7kc;
casting. lTt17c
Iron so. 1 foundry. $16tJl.5o: No.- 2
Northern. $15.568 1: Southern grades un
changed.
Chicago Produce Market.
rnirAOO. July I". Cheese. steady.
natsle. 15H16"te: twins. 15itjlil.c;
Young America. 15H15c; long horns.
litjlSHiC.
Wool at St. LmiIs.
rltory and Western mediuma2062tc: tine
medium, llt't; in A
3IEEL SHARES SAG
General Stock List Drooping
From Neglect.
VOLUME OF SALES SMALL
Xews of the Day Is Meager but Most
ly Favorable Advances in Price
of Steel Products Are An
Announced Bonds Steady.
NEW YORK, July 20. Dullness attend
ed today two-hour session of the stock
exchange. The list seemed to have lost
some of its recent firm undertone, sev
eral standard issues reflecting a degree of
pressure.
Steel shares were Inclined to sag, but
no more o than uch other leader as
R.ariinr T'nlon Pacific and Amalgamated
Copper. -In fact, the dropping tendency
probably resulted as much from neglect
or indifference' by the professional element
a from any other cause.
General new wa meager, out uiuaii?
favorable. One of the largest of the steel
corporation' subsidiaries issued notice of
$1 per ton advance next week in wire and
allied products, while makers of wrought
iron pipe were reported to have withdrawn
quotations on pending order preliminary
to a general rie in prices. -
i.tn.1 h,,if loans decreased over Slu.-
000.000. with a cash gain of $7,500,000 and
a reserve Increase of practically $8,500.
000, bringing the excess cash reserves up
to $18,000,000 comparea who wc..i.
weeks ago.
United State Dona uncnamseu wu
week.
CLOSING STOCK. V1UUTA liu.13.
Amal. Copper Co
Am. Car & F., com..
Am. Can, com
83V4I !3V
1 58
36, 36V4
l--6 116-4
52"4 52V4
43Vs 42Vi
12S 14 12S
83-S, 83Vi
107 V
2
41 Vi lVi
108 Vi 108 Vi
102
109 Vi 109 Vi
73V4
91 1
205 ! 208
27 2T
9tV4
IT 17
33
103 103
138
80 80
SI
39
65 05
72
143 145
15
82 82
167 Vi
19 19
33
35 " 35
1 42
53 Vi 53
179 17'.i
42V4
137 137 Vt
26
131 131
120 120
20 V4
58 5SJ4
167 167
..... 24
157 157
31
140
27 27
59
nr. 36
59 59
20 20
116 115
32 32
110 116
81
121 121
31
123 123
116 lie
35
101
185 165
95
89
2T 27
84
24
48 48
3J
73
110 110
29 29
77 77
22
13
81
168 168
91
53 52
100 100
70 70V4
111
62 62
49
4 4
13 13
82 82
76 76
52
6
do Dreferred
110:116
Am. Cotton Oil, com.
Am. Loco., com
Am. Sugar, com
Am. Smelt., com
5274 ( SZ-ik
434 439k
12S,12S
83j
lOSi.,108
i6i'?,!i09T4
do preierrea
Am. Woolen, com.....
Anaconda Mining Co.
Atchison, com
do preferred
R- & O., com. . .'
Beet Sugar
Brooklyn Rapid Tr. .
"92 I 92
Canadian Pac, com..
Central Leather, com.
2B6 200
2714 27
i63'i63?4
do preferred
C. G. W., com
do preferred .......
C, M. & St. P
C. & N. W.. com
Chesapeake & Ohio..
Colo. Fuel & Iron. c.
Colo. South., com....
SO 80S
do 2U pref erreo. . . .
do 1st nref erred...
65
145
'82"
'is"
'35
65
Consolidated Gas
145
Corn Products, com..
'si"
'it"'
do preferred
Delaware & Hudson.
Denver A Bio U-, c...
do preferred
Erie, common
do 2d preferred....
An lor nref erred. . 53
5:1
General Electric jl8U 1S0U
Gt. North, ore lands.
Gt. North., pfd.
Ice Securities .
Illinois central ...
Int. Harvester .. . .
Interurban Met., c.
do preferred ...
Lehigh Vitlley
Kansas City South.
.131
.120
131
121
. 50
.108
39
168
Louisville 4 Nashville!
158 Vs
158 Vi
Mexican National, 2d.
M., St. P. & S. a. M.
Missouri. K. & T.. c.
do preferred
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated.
Xew York Central . .
N. Y-. Ont. Jk West..
27V
27 Vi
3 3914
59 59
20 20
116 llttt
Nor. .& Western, com
North American ....
Northern Pacific, com
Variric Mall S. S. Co..
116 :s
Pennsylvania Railway
123
231,
P G.. L. fc UOKO .
Pressed Steel Car, c.
do preferred
116
Reading, com
do 2d pret
do first pref.
Rep. Iron & Steel, c.
do preferred
Rock Island, com....
do Dreferred
St. L. ft S. W.. com.
do preferred
Southern Pacific, c.
110H
29 i
77 Vi
110S
Southern Railway, c.
do preferred
Texa & Pacific
29
77 V
Tol.. St. L. vv.. .
do preferred
Union Pacific com...
do preferred
U. S. Rubber, com..
do preferred
IX S. Steel Co., com.
do Dreferred
l6 169
t'.-iivi 'nik'
107 K'7
701, 70
62" 62V.
"4" "4H
13i 18H
82 82
76 76
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemical ..
Wabash, com
do preferred
Western Union Tel..
Westlnghouse E!oc .
Wisconsin Central, c.
Wheel. A Lnke Erie .
Total sales for the day. 82,300 shares.
BONDS.
Ewniflhed bv Overbeck & Cooke Co..
Portland.
Bid. Asked.
.114 113
. 90
.121
. 8 08
.108 108
. 89 89
.108 109
. 94 93
I. U4 94
. 91 91
. 117 98
92 92
.1(11 101
.10O .100
.95 96
. 96 96
,. 99 99
. 95 96
.95 94
.. 78 80
. 88 88
. . 68 68
.. 94 95
.. 8.4
.. its 8
. 89 89
.. 82 83
..85 87
..91 92
.. 90
. . OS 99
..87 88
.. 71 72
.. 87 87
.. 81 81
.. 92 93
..106 106
.. 98 98
. 98 99
.. 68 69
.. 93 94
..94 95
..103 104
86
.. 97 97
..113 114
.. 94 94
.. 90 90
.. 79 78
.. 77 79
..loo-.j 101
..101 101
.. 97 97
..102 1"2
..100 101
..100 101
..102 12
,tW2 102
..113 114
..113 114
.. 68 67
.. 75 .....
.. 68
. 67 97
..94 93
..83 .84
.. 92 2
.. 99 100
Atchison general 4s
Atchison conv 4s
Atchison adj 4s stamped...
Atchison conv 6s
At Coast Line cons 4s
At Coast Line "L & N coll"
Baltimore A Ohio 3s
t o M t-' ' ' .
C B & Q joint 4s
C B Q Hi' 4s
C B 4 Denver 4s
Chicago ft East 111 4s
Chicago R I P ref 4s . .
Chicago R I P Col trust 4s
Colorado ft Southern firsv 4s.
Denver ft Rio Grande 4s
Delaware ft Hudson conv 4s. .
Erie first cons P L 4s
Tnr Wet 4U.B
Japanese 4s
Japanese first 4s
Japanese second 4..
Louisville E - acu vino u.u .
. i ,. a tt Hm. ........ .
Missouri Paclfio 4s.
ew tors i-eoLrai T -
Philippine Railway 4s
Reading general 4s
St L ft 8 F ref 4s. . . -Cnlon
Pacific first 4s..
Union Pacific conv 4s..
Union Pacific ref 4s...
United States 3s registered.
L.nttea oiaLw .
United Railway S F 4s
United Railway St L 4s....
Wabash first 4s
Western Union 4
Westlnghouse conv 5
Western Pacific 5s
Wisconsin Central 4a
Stocks
BOSTON. July 2"
Alloue 45
Amalg Copper. . 83
at Boston.
. Closing quotations;
U'UnhraV . 68
Nevada Con zu
!N!pisslng Mine. 7
U Vnrth Riitte SO
A I- cm.--
Alison. Com . . 6
B4CC48M. T
... . a. iu-,nl . 7R
'North Lake 5
!01d Dominion... 56
Cal ft Hecla....520
Vi Qulncy ......... 90
Shannon 16
VI e.. 1.. 47
Centennial
Cop Ran Con Co 66
E Butt t;op j.
Franklin H
Glroux Con . 4
rw anh, fOlt . . 54
'fun ft Bo Mtn.. 1
1. , l amarac a
U S S R M...
40
45
49
rsre.ne Cananea. 9
1 nraeAP-Jw1
r vrnx-all Cnn 1 55
Kerr Lake 2
'V tah Copper .Co. 61
Lake Copper. . . . S6
la Salle Copper 7
Miami Copper. . . 29
twinona
jwoiv.nna ......aw
Money, Exchange. Etc.
nominal. time nn- . "
per cent: 90 days. 33 per cent; six
monins. i,c- ,j.
Starllnc exchange firm, with actual buas-
ness in bankers' bills at 4.84T5 for 60-day
0111s ana at ss-sii? tor uemaiiu.
commercial dius. .4.0-,
Bar silver. 60 c.
Mexican dollars. 48c
Government and railroad bonds, steady.
LONDON, July 10. Bar sliver steany.
27 d per ounce. Money. 22Vi per cent:
short bills. 3 per cent: do, three-month
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20. Sterling on
London. 60 days, 84.85: do, sight. 4.S7.
ii..... ,i,ht 31.' teleranh. 5.
Condition of tbe Treasury.
... . ,...,.T..v t.,1.. oa At the beain-
ning of business 'today the condition of the
United stales treasury ww.
Working balance In Treasury offices, 93,
104.778. - ...
in hanks and Philippine Treasury, 136.-
272.888.
Totals of tho general runa. ioi,ov,oo.
Receipts yesterday. 82.303.772.
Disbursements yesterday. 81.027,961. ,
Jjencil to aaio into J v.,
519, as against a deficit of lo,605,947 at
this time last year.-
t rn.g ,iiM, Panama Canal and
public debt transactions.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Price Quoted at tho Bay City for Vege
tables, I-rmta, r-tc
. . -. . r l . : . 1 . T..I. OO Th follOW-
lng produce price were current here today.
Fruit Apples, cnoice, i.d,
.. a Clifnmia lemOnS.
Mexican iimca, "'. - .-
choice. $4.50; common. 11.50 pineapples. i
63.
Cheese 1517c
Butter Fancy creamery. 28c
Eggs Store, 23c; fancy ranch, Mc
v" ..vi.. r-..mh.r 2.1 s 40c: garlic.
-, .. Kits' ..r'ne beans. 1 'si
tWCi green y-t " . . '
4c; somatoes, 24c; eggplant,
Potatoes River Burbanks. i5cJ1.10. Bre
con Burbanks. nominal; Early Rose, nom
inal. . . ..
Hay Wheat. $121: wneai aou
1219; alfalfa, 1313.50.
. . i,cn nnopfiir sacks!
teceipts r iuui,
wheat. 655 centals; barley, ia.100 centals;
oat. 1935 centals: potatoes, 4490 centals;
nay, 92. tons; wwi.
GASH GAIN IS HEAVY
NEW YORK BAXKS' RESERVES
ARE LARGELY INCREASED.
Conservative Policy Shown by Re
duction of Over Fifteen Mill
ions in Loans.
, ...... nn t. . atntement of
the actual conamou . ,
banks for the week shows that banks hold
19.165.800 reserve in excess i - '
qulrementa This Is an Increase of ,4o9,
250 in the proportionate cash reserve as
compared with last week. The statement
follow:
neerease.
r.a. rrrrrr. .v.. $21,429.00?
Snecla .... 353,160,000 7,lfc7,uuu
tspecie ,v,,.s ndrt
i?ai "iSf. i .nJ'fnrooi It.JfoloOO
tircuiition 45,942.000 132,000
Bank'aih reserve in vault, f367.832.000;
trust companies- cash reserve In vault. i4.
.nn nnn. ....... rash reserve. $442,34.-
non'. vn. lawful reserve. 515.659,150; In
crease, 813,084,500. Trust companies' reserve
with Clearlng-riouse memuer
per cent cash reserve, tm,'.-
......i .nnitlnn Decrease.
Loan 2,bjs.o J
Legal tenders 05.a1u.vw I'-on
Net deposits 1.900.404.000 7,o80
Circulation 40,0Ui.uuu
Trust companies' cash reserve. o.ii.-nnn-
excess lawful reserve, 19,165.800; iB-
crease. J8.459.250; trust companies' reserve.
170,869.000: banas casn rewi
J367 420.000; specie, 8357,099.000; increase.
7,990.000; aggregate cash reserve, 8445,67a.-
000.
Summary of state banks and trust com
panies In Greater New York not report
ing to the New York Clearing-House:
Decrease
SS22.037.700 Jl.844,700
Loan
67.346.300 -136. SOO
e"" ........... ...
701. 696.600 4.013,600
Total deposit
Increase.
The Financier will say: . . .
- . . . i x n , v... wnien
The now or caeii lvj " -" ' " -
has been rather heavy during the week, ha
placed New tors oanas i . ux "
position, wie . - 1
.l . . Kotiirriav having
cording to mo
r ..... ... w hjt titimliis
been .. '"'T'r"", Ysif-
udovo me a. ii .xiMa.
SOW. v
Tn D&n K wnn w wo
. inr.aH hv a further
or conservaiion '"u,i-a,-v
reduction of llo.i."-- in ju-.
port of actual conditions. The statement
figured on the basis of average daily re
turns was even more striking than the ac
tual condition report, loans having shown
a decrease or neny io,uov,vUv,
Increased x.ouu,uuu. -
traotea i. .'.-. 1 t.-.. . f
pansion of $18,084,500 in reserve, the sur
plus on the average calculation standing
at 15,059.iou-
The successful effort which the New YorK
banks have maae in iirouiincuiug
cash position is timely in view of the com-
. i ( nntv frr,m the
lng CrOD ueilliiimi, .
Unlted States, but from Western Canada
as well. unmisiaKaDie muitttnuu.
that money shortly ought to move to a
higher level.
Coffee mod Sugar.
-wrm-.i.- T..lw Ofl PnffoO fllfUTPi
closed steady at a net advance of 4 to 6
points. Sales, &.duu Dags.
gust. 13.05c; September. Ojr;
January. 1338c; February. lS-c: Mareli,
13 44c April, Id-ioc; -
Spot coffee quiet. Rio Nc 7. 14 c; San
tos No. 4. 16c. Mild quiet. Cordova. 16W
18c nominal.
Raw sugar steaoy. ""fl" . ' .1 V,i
3.48c: centrifugal 96 test. S.9S: molasses 89
test, 3.23c. Ketinea .u 1"'Vi."'e, o
5 90c: crusnea, o.oo. f" t
5.35c; xxxx powdered. 5 2oc; powdered.
5.20c: granujatea. uiic
5.10c confectioners' A. 495o; No. 1. 4.9oc
No. 2. 4.90c; No. 3. 4.80c; No. 4. 4.8oC,
N-o 5 4.75c; No. 6. 4.70c; No. 7. 4.65c; o.
8 4 60c: No. 9. 4.55c; No. 10. 4.50c; No.
11. No. 12. 4.40c; No. 13, and Nc
lii 4.35c
New York Cotton Market. -NEW
YORK. July 20. Cotton futures
,.,, ...&dv 4 to 8 points lower. July and
Hop, Etc., at New York,
wpm YORK. July 20. Hops Weak. Pa
cific Coast 1911. 3033c; old olds. 12 20c
Hldestjuiet. Central America. 24ci
BpSe0tVo!e2umCteady. Refined New York
x.is , lieorefined New York bulk. $5.00;
Phade!?hla ' babels. .860: Philadelphia
bUWoof Firm. Domestic fleece XX Ohio,
Iondon Wool Sale.
LONDON, July 20. The offerings at the
wool auction sale today were principally
rss-breds. and amounted to 10 000 bales.
All grades were quickly sold at firm rates
to the home trade and American. The few
merino, offered were taksn for France
American purchase to date are estimated
M loo. bales. Next week 58.700 bales will
be offered. .
Naval Store.
SAVANNAH G.. July 20. Turpentine
flrrn 43'cf sales. 580: receipt. 1100; shlp-
"i.'in53:".30; receipts, 2900;
shipment: 00: stock 1M.JW
J6.10- D S6.85; E. 86.80; F. O, H, I, $7.02,
K 7.05; St. 7.10; N. J7.40; WG. 17.60;
WW. 7.0.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. July 20. Evaporated apples
rteadyT fan" 6Mc; choice, 89c;
PrKnJ stfadrcallfornla,-'(89c up to
S0-40c; Oregon.. 6V!!c
Peaches uqiet: choice. 66e, extra
choice, 77c; fancy. 7H69c
Ialnth Flax Market.
DTJI.UTH. July 20. Linseed on track, to
arrive and July, L37' September, 81.89 bid;
October, fl.82.
Plion as Norsemald.
Strand.
At Platte Fougere Lighthouse Sta
tion, .Guernsey, the- baby Is put out on
the common to sleep in the open air.
In the pram is cigar-box containing
a telephone transmitter anJ a clock.
Wires running to the house enable the
busv mother to listen tor baby's cry
at intervals of work, or continuously if
seated at the table. The ticking of the
clok indicate that the WaAvsitter is
w.'i properly.
i
WAR SCARE IS OVER
Big Crop Estimates Pull Down
Price of Wheat.
CLOSE AT CHICAGO WEAK
Expert Places the Total Yield at
Seventy Millions Over the Gov
ernment's July Forecast Ne
braska Shipments En Route.
CHICAGO, July 20. Big crop estimates
took the place of the Dardanelles scare as
tho chief influence today In fixing the price
of wheat.
Official notice that the closing of the
Dardanelles had been deferred acted as a
bearish lever at the start in the wheat trade,
but was forgotten later when attention
turned back to the crop outlook In the
United States. A leading expert Just re
turned from a tour of the Northwest and
Southwest predicted a total yield of more
than 700,000,000 bushels, as against the
Government July forecast of 629.001X000
bushels. He also raised his Winter wheat
estimate to about 400.000,000 bushel. State
ment that Nebraska would enter the lists
next week and had shipments already en
route here pulled the market down nam
in the final half hour.
Week-end ooverlng by short held corn
comparatively steady until lato In the day.
when values ragged on account of rain In
portions of Nebraska, where drouth" com
plaints had been heard. .
Wet weather in harvest sections helped
the price of oats the greater part of the
time. The market weakened in the end
with other grain.
Packers received the credit for the per
sistent buying witnessed-in provisions. - The
outcome was to raise pork 7c to 10c
lard 6s to 7T10c and bacon 2o to 5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Onen. High. Low.
Close.
.97
.93
.96
1.00
July . !97 f .97 .96
Sept. .tl .:?
Dec KG .97 .95
May ...... 1.00 101
CORN.
.68
.64
.56
.57
Tiilv
.69
.65
.56
.57
.69
OS
.64
.56
.57
Sept.
.63
.50 'i
Dec.
May
.57
OATS.
.43
.34
.35
.37
July
.43
.83
.34
.87
.42-
.8:1
.34
.87
.42
.33
.34
.87
sept.
Dec
May
MESS PORK.
3 17 85 17.72
Sept. 17.75
17.75
17.85
18.17
Oct. 11. bo
Jan. 18.17
,7.87
17.80
LARD.
July 10.52 10.37
10.62
10.65
10.70
10.27
10.55
10.67
10.75
10.30
Sept. lu.oo
Oct. 10.70 10.8O
Jan 10.27 1O.30
SHORT RIBS.
Sept. 10.35 10.57 10.52 10.5?
bet. ..... 10.52 10.52 10.47 10.4i
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady. Winter patents, 4.504.70,
straights. S4.15&4.60; Spring patents.
6.75; .tralght. 4.60&4.85; bakers, 4.26
4.45.
. - . ...
Barley Feed or mlxlnt, new. 50e55c; fair
to choice malting, new, ow.u.
Timothy seed $6.607.60.
Clover seed $lo18.
Pork Mess, 17.0el7.62.
Lard In tierces, $10.55.
Short ribs Loose, 810.42.
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
eaual to 86.000 bushels. Exports for the
i .... k,. ur,,irt'A were eaual
to 1.984.000 bushels. Primary receipts were
1 119,000 bushels, compareu win,
bushels the corresponding day a year ago.
Estimated receipt, for Monday: Wheat, 12o
cars; corn, AZS cars, uaba, -" " - "
82,000 nead.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 20. Close: Wheat,
July 81.04; September, 90c: December,
95c Cash No. 1 hard. $1.05; No. 1
Northern 81.04: No. 2 Northern, 1.07;
No. 3 white. 99c681.00.
Flax $1.95.
Barley 395c.
Corn No. 2 yellow, 74c.
Oats No. 3 white, 44&45c.
Rye No. 2, 70c.
Pneet Sound Grain Markets.
TACOMA. Wash.. July 20. Wheat Spot:
... . .i.,H cm Sentember deliv
ery: Bluestem, 85c;' club, 81c Yesterday'
car receipts: wneai, i; rarn, x,
. t. T.,i,. n whMt Blue-
AUAlliji', - -- - ...
stem. 83c; forty-fold. 80c; club. 80c; fife.
80c; red Russian, ic. lesieruaj .
oelpts: Wheat, 21; corn. 4; flour. I; nay, 4.
Grains In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. Spot quota
tions: Walla Walla. 1.601.62; red Rus
sian. 81.65 1.70; Turkey red. L70 8,1..6:
bluestem, 51.66 1.6 i ; teeo. wine.
137; white oats, 1.801.85; bran. 28i
28.50; middlings, J36S7; shorts, $33.
Call board sales: Wheat, no trading; bar
ley December, 1.32 per cental; May,
$LS7.
European Grain Markets.
xrxTT,rTsr T.iW 20. Caraoea easier ten-
v,,,,-L.r. holrllnf off. Walla Walla,
September-October shipment, 6d lower, at 37s
6d; nominal quawuuuo. .i.b'"
markets firm; French country market, easy.
x tvi?tuoot. .Tiilv 20. Wheat October,
7 2d; December, 7s ld. Weather cloudy
PUPILS PLAY HiSTORY
STUDENTS FIND KEAIISTIO IN"
STRTJCTION HELPS.
Classes Are Held on Sun-Dappled
Lawn and Scenes of Past
Are Enacted.
LONDON, July 13. (Special.) The
romantic qualities of history are now
being extracted in some of the Lon
don schools in a way that brings the
dusty records of the past very vividly
before the scholars. At the Clapham
Secondary Scnooi, lor instance, me m
tory classes are held on a sun-dappled
lawn, which for the time being is con
verted into a sylvan stage, whereon
the girls enact short scenes from hls-
IUI J.
The works of historical novelists are
sometimes called in as aids to the chil
dren's imagination, but it is found that
the costumes of the period and the
simple dialogues provided enable the
pupils to create their own atmosphere.
Scenes from Roman and early British
history are very popular at the Clapham
school, especially a pretty playlet de
scriptive f a visit to the Druids, in
which a chanting melody is Introduced.
as 20 Druids in attitudes oi prayer are
-i A . A , V. a ar.rrt mistletoe.
Even chemistry is disintegrated into
component elements of romance at this
school. They have a play in which
simple chemical qualities are personi
fied, and distinguished chemists, in
cluding Madame Curie, are introduced
as characters. This method of playing
children into knowledge is gaining
ground in many educational esiauuon-
- . nMnf that American child
study, made known to Britishers in
numerous treatises, is Deginnmg to
bear fruit In the old country.
Young art students in the metropolis
are also excited by the concerted ac
.i . .nv.rfnl art natrons, ln-
tended to promote mural decoration in
t t-. . nrtnln extent this trail
1.1.1 ' 1 1. i ,J
was biassed by some young artists who
volunteered to cecoraie ine wan
the Borough Polytechnic The main
. . .. ,4a.rtent1nn ia comlnsr.
impeLua i.w -
however, from a strong committee or
.eminent artists ana experts worsinn
in conjunction with the art patrons.
who arranged an aisiuiuua ml biuucuu
designs, now open at Crosby HalL
T , I ... 1 , 1 ..V. A ..a, ,., lilrj, FM-
mund Davis and others have induced
school committees to give .wans m
their schools, and other authorities to
offer spaces in public buildings, to
gether with a sum of money to remu
nerate the young artists chosen" to
paint the designs. So far the Middle
sex Hospital has offered the biggest
figure, $500 each for four panels.
Walter Crane, who with others has
adjudicated upon the designs now on
exhibition, Is highly pleased with the
talent evidenced, and thinks his com
mittee have discovered a new and re
munerative line of business for capable
young artists.
ANTI - ZIONISTS CONVENE
ZangwiU's Followers Find Two New
Places for Jewish. Colonies.
VIENNA, July 20. (Special.) Those
Jews who dissent from the Zionist
movement, with Israel Zangwill at their
head, have -now found two new coun
tries where Hebrew settlers could form
i majority and so secure an autonom-
tus administration. The advantages of
these latest lands of promise are now
under consideration. ,
One of them is the Portuguese col
ony of Angola, in Southwest Africa
and the other a Central American state
which may not yet be mentioned as ne
gotiations are still in progress.
In this connection a congress of the
Jewish Territorial Organisation, with
Mr. Zangwill in the chair, sat here for
four days with closed doors. It was
learned that Mr. Zangwill pointed out
the trreat difficulties that had been en
countered in finding a suitable coun
try. In 1907 Turkey, fearing an Italian
occupation, offered them Barca (or
Cyrenalca), the eastern division of
Tripoli, but this proved unsuitable for
colonization owing to the lack of water.
An attempt to get land in Australia
failed owing to what Mr. Zangwill de
scribed as the narrow-mindedness of
the Labor party there. Offers In Mexico
and Paraguay had to be rejected, owing
to the unsettled state of political ar
faira in those countries. The proposal
to work some concessions of a Brazil
ian railway company also fell through,
owing to tho concessions proving in
sufficient. .There remained but Angola, a rich
and fertile country under the Portu
guese flag, and a certain central Amer
ican State. The Portuguese Chamber
had passed a bill opening the former
country to Jewish settler
The Congress passed a vote oi manas
to the Portuguese Chamber, and a
committee . was formed to study the
merits of the two projects, together
with the London Council of the Jewish
Territorial Organization. A land mort
gage and agricultural bank, with a
capital of two million pounds sterling.
will be estabiisned in Lonoon.
The council elected Israel Zangwill,
President Maver: A. Soielmann, London,
and Dr. Jochelmann, Kleft. presidents
of the international council of tne or
ganization.
BADGER A WASP -KILLER
Fond of F.oney and Its Thick Skin
Impervious to Stings.
Washlnrton T. C.) Post.
The badger Is indeed a creature of
. U . . 1 t.w n.nnla AVOr Ke One
in a wild state, for it never ventures
to leave us nome, tar unuei
irrntmH urttii the dark has really
come, and is home again before there
is tbe faintest nusn oi oawn m me
Eastern sky. This extreme shyness
1 1 us ciiiiiau l i. ....... .- --
which certainly exceeds the facts of
tne case.
The greatest treat a badger can meet
with Is a bumblebee's nest, for it loves
lilt; nunc, uuu iu . .
.lit. .... Imnai-vlOMS tfl thftr fttln?S.
On one occasion I found the spot where
a badger had enjoyed such a feast.
The nest naa Deen aiming mc uw,
brown, fallen leaves that had lain since
the previous autumn under the trees
. T, ha.4 Viaan ntflilA Of
ui a. tuuu. . . "
shredded leaves and moss, but all that
was it.ii w c v . .
little black and yellow, angry, buzzing
owners, who were crawling ovei
ruins and flying backward and forward
in great aistress.
I passed the spot nearly every any
, . .....I. an A nfltul tlOIV the indUS-
-!.... it, 1. . kaso ....varuil nv,r the few
cells and tried to start the colony
again, but aDout tne seventn cay,
rather night, tne naager came 6"t
, n . . i i rr V, . ...ma i ti , t r
ana imiauu w". ."o .
TO V, . V.aHrav C1AT-V rt nrntRCIlDQ UI1
nrt nthor cnr the number of wasp
. I, Aaatrnvn should CiVA it the
right to live unmolested, for not only
does it scratcn open me uuic
eats up every fragment of comb and
..it. .A that thntitrh a few adult in
sects' may be left the first heavy storm
of rail decides meir isw. i. mti
one realize how very "tnicK in tne
hide" this animal is when it attacks
single-handed strong colonies of wasps.
numbering pernaps many muuwiue,
v.. v, i. o e. not hAAti nrevlouslv soothed
by smoke or anything of the sort, as
Is the case witn tne numan v. o.nii c-
. I... tab-ci hocitilv tn bin heels
SLrujei, uv . j
If only one or two insects come out
and buzz arouna.
The badger faces a fully active and
wideawake nest and never leaves it un
til there is not an atom of comb left.
TEACHERS ARE GUN TARGET
Low Marks Constitute Sufficient
Cause- for Shooting.
ODESSA, July 20- (Special.) At
Lvoff, a boy of 16, In a class-room of
the local college, shot and dangerously
wounded the professor of mathematics.
The youthful criminal's grievance was
that he had received bad marks from
tha professor. This Is the sixth case
of the Tcind which has occurred In va
rious colleges during the last few
months, two of them proving fatal to
the teachers. In many gymnasia the
masters are afraid to give low marks,
however well deserved, to a certain
class of their hot-headed pupils.
At Balta last week the son and
daughter of a police Inspector, aged
respectively 15 and 16, quarreled over
some trifling matter while amusing
themselves in the garden. The girl
brought one of her father's revolvers
from the house and shot her brother
dead- I
A Good Excuse.
Harper's Weekly.
It was on the sleeping-car.
"Say, mister," said the man In the
upper berth to the occupant of the
lower, "quit that music, will you?
What do you think this is, a concert
hall? The rest of us want to sleep."
"Why, the car is so stuffy," said
the warbler, "I was only humming a
little air"
It was then that he was bit with
a Pullman pillow, remaining uncon
scious for seven hours.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE-
COOS BAY LINE
(TKAJfSHIP BKEAKWAIBB
Sails from Ainsworth Dock, Portland, at
A. M July 2. . 14. 1. 24. 29; August
3 8, 18, 18, 23. 28. Freight received at
Ainsworth Dock dally up to 6 P. M.
Passenger fare first-class, 810; second,
class 87, including berth and meals.
Ticket office Ainsworth Dock. Phones
Main 8800. A 2332.
POET WINS HONOR
American Woman Recognized
by Japanese Emperor.
FURTHER EFFORT INVITED
Mrs. Charles Burnett Contributes
New Year's Poem In Contest
Held Each Tear on Nippon
Isle by Royal Command.
BY P. BECKWITH DAVIS.
YOKOHAMA, July 6. (Special.)
Count Watanabe, master of ceremonies
of the court of their majesties, the
Emperor and Empress of Japan, re
cently proceeded to the home of Mrs.
Charles Burnett in Acyama to bear her
majesty's greeting and to present to
Mrs. Burnett a translation of the New
Year poem written by Mrs. Burnett
and contributed by her to the Emper
or's "New Year poem contest" at the
beginning of the present year, and
which contribution has been so highly
honored by her majesty.
The translation of the poem present
ed to Mrs. Burnett by County Watan
abe on behalf of the Empress has been
most beautifuly and comprehensively
accomplished by Viscount Suematsu
and is a duplicate of the original trans
lation which her majesty will preserve
on record for herself in the imperial
palace. The translation Is done in the
pure literary style of ancient Japan
and the workmanship is of the highest
quality.
Further Effort Invited.
Aside from the formal outward rec
ognition with which the Empress has
honored Mrs. Burnett's contribution to
the Imperial contest the first contri
bution that has ever been made by
other than a native of Japan perhaps
the truest compliment to the literary
value of the New Year poem, which
underlies the imperial recognition,
may be gathered from the intimation
of the court that a further offering
from Mrs. Burnett's pen would be wel
comed. Count Watanabe in presenting the
Empress' gift to Mrs. Burnett said that
this unusual honor was accorded to her
owing to the fact that it was the first
time that any contribution has been
made to the imperial contest by a for
eign writer and said that the recogni
tion had been delayed until a satis
factory translation had been rendered
by Viscount Suematsu, a celebrated llt
erateur. The message he delivered
from her majesty was to the effect that
the fact of its having been a gift of
the "heart and mind" was considered
by the Empress as being far beyond
the material offering and that her
majesty expressed sincere Interest in,
approval of and surprise at Mm. Bur
nett's handling of her majesty's chosen
subject, which she considered a re
markable insight into and sympathy
with Japanese sentiment.
Poem 1 Hand-Printed.
The story leading up to this Im
perial recognition bestowed upon Mrs.
Burnett which is indeed an unusual
honor is short, but one in which Mrs.
Burnett may rightfully feel proud.
Every year his majesty, the Emperor,
chooses a title for a New Year poem
and his subjects are privileged to write
upon the subject and send their ef
forts to his court to be read in his
presence, and those of special merit
are awarded imperial recognition. The
subject chosen for last New Year by
his majesty was "The Crane on the
Pine," and learning that the court
would have no objection to her wrltinff
on the subject, Mrs. Burnett decided to
compete and sent her verses, printed by
her own pen, to the court and received
the gracious acceptance of his majesty.
Mrs. Burnett Is the wife of Lieu
tenant Burnett, U. S. A., who is at
present attached to the American Em
bassy at Tokio as a student of the
Japanese language. She Is a daughter
of the late General and Mrs. Francis
H. Cameron, of Virginia, and the
granddaugher of John Cameron, a gen
tleman of rare literary attainments.
Her great-grandfather was Sir Erven
Cameron, a Highland chief and 24th
Lord Lochiel of the Clan Cameron.
Mrs. Burnett has recently written a
group of short sketches for the Jap
anese Magazine of Toklp, which are
said to have struck the keynote of
Japanese thought, as she does not at
tempt depiction of facts or enter into
analogies or discussions relative to
conditions in Japan, but merely
sketches in words of remarkable artis
tic sympathy and appreciation of its
loveliness, much as the Japanese art
ists have painted their pictures.
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people learn
about the en
during qualities
of bitulithic
pavement, the
more popular it
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