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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER HO, 1917. IP MILK GARRIERS TO STAND Oil PRICES Distributing Plants, Handling About 60 Per Cent of City's Supply, Will Not Change. PRODUCERS ARE WILLING Small Dairymen Who Both Produce and Distribute Are Thorns in Side or Big Companies, Who Forecast Shortage. Portland milk plants handling1 about 60 per cnt of the city's milk supply will not adopt the reronvnendation of the City Milk Commission to increase the price of. milk both, to producer and con sumer as a means of checking produc ers from qui Ulnar business for lack of profit. Ajcffement to thi.s effect was reat-hed yesterday by the distributors. The decision wai reached and a let ter forwarded to the Milk Commission, after the distributing plant managers had made extensive inquiry, which showed that dairymen who both pro duce and distribute their milk are not. except in one or two rases, groins; to rale their prices to the y cents a quart recommended by the commission, ftraall Dalryaveat Are Thoraa. These producer-distributors are the thorn in the side of the large plants. With " these dairymen maintaining prices at from $3 to 13.25 a month for a. quart of milk daily, the plants say they would bo put out of business if they raised to the 3.75 recommended hy the commission. While the small Slrymen would not be able to meet the city's demand for milk, they would add a. sufficient number of cows to their herds, the distributors say, to increase their output enough to cut off about 30 per rent of the business of the dis tributors. With the overhead expenses of the distributors still standing under the rearranged conditions it would be but a matter of time before they would e out of business. The distributors recommend in their letter to the Milk Commission that rteps be taken to require the dairy men who produce and distribute their own milk to adopt the same scale of prices at the distributing" plants. Un less this is done, the distributors say, Portland will encounter a very serious xntllc famine because the small dealers cannot supply the city. C'o'adenaary I rice a Are Same. Tleport that condensaries were going to increase their prices to the pro ducers, thereby giving1 the producers a chance to cct rid of their milk if the distributors do not increase their prices, were checked up yesterday and found to bo groundless. The condensa ries say they expect to keep their prices at 12.40 a hundred pounds net to the producers. Robert Ireland, manager or the Prt-hnci-Oam&scus Company, said yester day that his plant or the others were unable lo make the changes recom mended by the commission. To do so, he says, would leave but 5.65 cents to the distributors for distribution, and It cannot bo done. "In 191K. paid Mr. Ireland yester day, wo nan i i o- m " v m. v -tribution and there was no profit 4n It at that. Under the proposed revi sion, of rates we would get but 665 rents a quart for distribution. The futility of this on our part is seen when you investigate out' expenses now aa compared with a year ago. larreaaea Pointed Oat. 4 Labor has increased more than 2 per cent, bottles have increased 2a per rent, paper caps 300 per cent, washing powders 150 per cent, fuel oil 100 per cent, ice 0 per cent, refrigera tion chemicals 50 per cent, feed for horses 60 per cent, automobile upkeep 25 per cent and all other items entering into our expenses have gone up at cor responding rates." Thirty-five dairymen who uistribute their own milk were called by tele phone yesterday and. except In one or two cases, they all reported little or no increase In prices for October. It was this fact that caused the final decision on the part of the distributors not to increase either to the producers or to the consumers. This decision-was reached and agreed to by the City Dairy, Independent Creamery, Modern Dairy. Portland Dairy Association, Port land -Damascus, Vine Lodge I Hi try, Willamette Dairy, ' Wholesale Dairy. This Is not all the distributors, but It is said by Mr. Ireland that the others will sign. Distributors end Letter. Following is the letter sent to the Milk Commission yesterday by the dis tributors: Tha city milk distributors have carefully ftotrd your report of hrpiembrr 2" to (h ton. rron 1a iwKfr, jib y or. ana aiier report as follows: ". feel that the situation of retailing milk at 1 -1 3 cents per quart, making a division of a 2'c to th producer at th firm and 1 a "Si- to the distributor could be trid out , for the month of iViot-r if oiher conditions surround ilia th milk ttuMtiou would per mit. W'u would be perfectly acreeabla to lnllourlns: out thin plan laid down by onr commission, unt we find It will be im possible for us to do so owl nit to the fct that thTc ar such a lura-c number of lot-ml producer who sIpo distribute direct to the consumer, who hive put o,ut their price liit for (.k-tobr 1 at per month for quarts In mot rase. Some are even at this time Just raining thlr price per quart to Our char has ben $.1 2.1 In advance and 93.aU if paid after th lith. since May 1. 1IT. In v i w of this condition, should we at tempt to nU our price to l'."tc Pr tjuurt or tr :tO-dT month. It would simply Tnn that the lo 1 producer who Is a dis tributor, would buy few more cows or buy additional milk frm producers near by and take on a many riminmr as would b pot hie. w hlch In turn would result la 5S p-r cent to 1-3 per cent decreaso Hi our buainens. with but very little opportunity on our part to reduce our overhead expense ac cordingly. By toxins; thla percentape of busineiA -it means lonser distance between stops, llithter lot da. fnrrinc a hijrtir cost of distribution. hih condition we are endear ortns; to eliminate mm much aa possible. The IrMia on snrplua milk on account of this re duct ton In buein e won'd be prohibitive If w paid, the producer 6.2.1c per quart at his doer. Milk thrtajre Feared. Tho prath of the local producer which ras been In mtn for men v year appar entiv nV exlM. and a this local man ones not figure bte 1 . hours' ork per torether with the hoip of his wife and poa eiblv children, it will bo a rather difficult matter to mak tho public understand this difference in prlco bet ween the local pnw ducer and the city plant distributor. They can handle poenihly on-thlrd of the busi ness now belnc; handled by the city plant distributor, which would b a sufficient loss to force the city plant out of businee. rhouid this condition be orouaht shout tho ether two-third of the business w htch we y re now handling direct to tne consnmcr w ouin not no uki c i n. n - en extreme milk shortac In this city. Vurther. the lo-al producer would not b ah'e to take care" of the store trade, the medium tbrontrh whih rotummer seen re thfir emtra milk and cream. Tho mnwmrr rot buyins: rftulpiy durtnc the month a'so acctirea hi milk supply thmufh this eonrce. We therefor eameMv request your hon orable Commission to tske such steps as sro licr. ?rv to brine about a rcRulatton of th locjii producer who dletrtbut-s milk as well as the dty plant distributors. W wieh to assure yu of our hearty co-operation In any action which you may taka and if wo can t or any assistance pleas do not besltata to rail upott us. Wo await your decision. Producers who sell their milk to the distributing plants have accepted the Milk Commission's proposition. In a letter signed by Alma IX Kats. mho la president of the Oregon Dairymen's League, of which most of these pro ducers are members, the proposition is accepted. This letter reads: PORTUNO, Or.. Stpt. '28. 1017. Mrs. Henry E. Heed, Mr. W. B. Ayer Mr. W. L,. Brewster: Iear Madam and Gentlemen We have noted tn the press of this data that tha milk commission of Portlnnd have recom mended a retail price of 12 3 ce-nts per quart for- imik for the month of October. We also understand that this amount is to be so apportioned that the price; trrthe milk producers, f. o. b. the faxm, is deter mined at t2.Wi per cwt It Is tha desire of the Producers Associ ation to pat itself la harmony as far - aa ooooesesaaeeoeoosesoasssa GIFTED MATROX TO ASSIST AT i .MI.KSOT SOCIETV . MKKTIVG. e T t t :r- -V.V"!..?J : If: ' """N--- ' ; i mf . m " ; .' c - t i : S '-. .. ' V;:- ' i f i J Mrs. Myrtle WHIIsob Drake. t Mrs. Myrtle Wllllaoa Drake. The Minnesota State Society will hold a rally on Tuesday night in Library Kail. Mrs. Myr tle Willlson Drake will sing. Other attractions will be included la the programme. possible with your body, realising as "we do the spirit of faimes shown in all ymir meeting and tne sincere desire to adjust this matter equitably. Wo hnd hoped for a higher price and believe the situation warranted it, but it will be our purpose to work in harmony with you and try out the present -adjustment, la such, spirit, at least for October. Wo therefore accept the rullnss of the commission, as we understand them, and the adjustment of the price, and propose put ting ourselves In full accord with the find ings Riven. It is our hope that the din trlhutors will do likewise. We would sug gest that your body notify all the distribu tors of milk In tho city of Portland of your findlnujs and ssk for an snswer as to wheth e they are willing to accept tha same as the producers have accepted, and to pay the price agreed upon as fair and equitable by the com in 1 salon. It will be our purpose, therefore, to make e ery possible effort to seo that Portland's milk supply Is In no sense endangered either in quality or quantity, and we truMt your findings will be accepted ty the distributors tn the same spirit ns our association has accepted the eame. Very truly, OREGON DAIRY MUX'S LEAGUE. : By ALMA F. KATZ. President. DRYERS SOLVE PROBLEM Plants in Walla Walla County Have Capacity of 4 5 Tons. "WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Sept. 29. (Special.) The waste fruit and vege table problem in Walla Walla County has been solved. Within 10 days or two weeks plants with . a combined capacity of 45 tona a day will be in operation. These plants are the one at the state prison now being; constructed which will, have a 20-ton capacity; the Bla lock plant, leased to D. A. Snyder, of Dayton, Or., with a capacity of 15 tons a day, and the Luther Dehydrating: plant, with a capacity of 10 tons a day. Herbert C. Miller, of The Dalles, has arrived to take charge of the plant at the prison. The state is erectlng- the buildlna-s, but the orchardists of the valley bought the machinery. COOS POPULATION JUMPS Marsliflcld and ortli Rend Have Big Increase in 18 Months. MARPHFIELD, Or.. Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) Kstimates are made that the twin cities. Marshfield and North Bend, have had an increase of population be tween 25 and 33 per cent within the past IS months. All residences are oc cupied for the first time since 1908. Kxtension of milling; and los;ina:. new development work in conl mines. immense business in the Kruse A Banks shipyard, and establshment of the new Coos Kay Shipbuilding Com pany yard are the assigned causes of the chanae. Kollowina the prohibition law Marsh- field had 26 vacant business buildings on Front street, but there are none left now - Liberty Bonds do On lp to 100.30. NKW YORK, Sept. 29. The price for liberty bonds continued to move up ward today. At the outst of the tradlnr on the stock market a lot or $4000 sold at 100.30. a new hieh record. six point above yesterday's hia-h. roRTi.txn BOV TRMSIXG IJT KAKTERX CAMP. i y v i V ? !i rr ft Hada Free. One of the well-known Port land boys now In traininar at Madison liar racks. Now York, Is Hudd Free, son of Mr. W. H. Shore, 264 Failing; street. He la enlisted In the Quartermaster Corps and left for Madison Bar racks about three weeks aajo. He Is 22 years old and a- frraduate from Hotladay School, where he was active In athletics. His de tachment la expected soon to be sent to France. Though, the Margin of Profit Is Almost Nothing efll thi( Piannos alt Ounce Comes the . Order From Omf Factory These Are the Pianos For Sale In order to, demonstrate to the public beyond all contradiction that the Bush & Lane piano has no superior, we agree to pay -. $1000 in Gold to anyone who can prove that the Bush & Lane piano is not a strictly high-grade and artistic pi ano, or that there is any piano sold in America " today that from a standpoint of workmanship' and material (case excepted)-costs more money to build than the Bush & Lane piano. This Offer Is Open to All BUSH & LANE PIANO COMPANY. The Bush & Lane Piano Company, Portland, Oregon, is owned, controlled and operated by the Bush & Lane Piano Manufacturing Company, of Chicago and Hol land, Michigan, whose factories are among the largest, finest and best equipped in America, and pianos and player pianos made in these factories are recognized by the entire legitimate trade as being among the world's best instruments. . : -f 1 1 1 ' a -m a. -v. aa . . .x.-w . . . , . A , - Unlimited capital and the highest skilled workmen ob tainable have carried the construction and tone quality of these instruments to the highest state of perfection possible during this age, but their makers have seen fit to put out a new line of case designs. Each new style is original, but up to the minute, refined and rich and in perfect keeping with the wonderful construction and beautiful tone of the instrument it encases. r 1 And Right Here Is Where Your Interest Should Be In tense Because the Factory Says We Must Sell All Discontinued Styles On Hand Before They Will Ship Us the New Case Designs For this reason they have ordered us to sell all of this immense stock at prices that will insure their removal from our floors at once. This is not a sale of a few pianos of one style, but in this immense stock you will find large, medium and small pianos and player pianos, some in carved cases, others in plain designs and in ma hogany, walnut and oak to suit the most fastidious tastes. All of these Bush & Lane and Victor pianos and player pianos offered at this great reduction sale are brand new and artistically and musically as perfect and as durable as the new styles coming; absolutely no 'dif ference in quality whatever between these and any of our new stock on the floor. The styles of the cases have been changed, that is all. Can you afford to hesitate when you can buy one of these brand new pianos or player pianos, not shop worn, -not checked or scratched, but actually brand new, at unbelievable reductions for the sole reason that there are newer case designs com ing? Really, we do not think you can. While the prices are much below cash, terms can be arranged to suit. WE DO AS WE ADVERTISE MANUFACTURERS i J. flti? xV V 12th and Washington BRING THIS AD WITH YOU WSi t' Mil illiirYi" ' OREGON IS LIBERAL War Library Fund Drive Ends in Whirlwind. GOBLE. RECORD IS HIGH Karly Returns Indicate Beaver Town Leads Country In Per Capita Con tribution; State Gives Between $12,000 and $16,000. With the Oregon ir library fund mounting- by leaps and bounds and last nleht bolns; more than 11000. the total of the fund In Oreajon will amount to between IllOQ and llS.nno. Portland raised more tlian 16000. The campaign ended yesterday. At the same time It appears that Oregon holds two conspicuous Na tional records in raiaing this Tund. Uoble, on the basis of present returns, has raised mor per capita. 38 cents, than any other city in the Vnlten States. Antelope, Or., belna; second, and Washington. N. Y., third. Antelope raised 34 cents per capita and Washing-ton 30 cents. Grants Pass Seta RrrflH. In addition Oreg-on had the distinc tion of havinr the first city In the United States. Grants Pasa. under the leadership of Ben Sheldon, to com plete Its quota. It was Krtward Voiaht who made the Ooble record, raisins; $S7.50, and H. C Hooper who raised Antelope's SSI. 10. Sir. Rooper has one. son in the Army and in In the Navy. Between Wasco County and Baker County will reet the distinction of havina; raised, mora per capita than any other county in Oreg-on. Wasco County has contributed about $506 and Baker County around IISOO. "orllls made the most unique cam paign. (27S being- contributed without a sinsrle personal call. The entire sum was raised, and the whole cam patarn conducted through tha Corvallls Gazette-Times. It Is probable the Cor vallls total will be at least 1300. fil rara la. Hundreds of dollars were turned Into war library headquarters yesterday, and much mOTa Is to come. llstlnc tlon In Portland, rests upon tha aat Portland. Branch Library, which, with a business men's eommiUcc unuer M. B. McFaul, for the downtown section, and a women'a committee for the resident section, contributed nearly ,1000. In the Portland business district. A. A. Hampson, who collected $345 from the Yeon building-, and K. H. Strongr, with $276, hold the city records. L. A. Andrus. in charere of Portland Heights, with $200, undoubtedly holds the res idence record. Misses Mary Fallino; and Henrietta Falling telegraphed from Manchester, Vt.. subscriptions of $200 and $100, respectively, to W. 1.. Brewster, state director. Cottage Grove Banks Prosper. COTTAGE GROVK, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) The recent statements by the two Cottage Grove banks show a healthy increase in deposits since the previous report in June. Demand de posits have Increased $2. 781. IS and time deposits $13.765. 94. The total de mand deposits are SSS8.445 and total time deposits $88,355. a grand total of $4 4, 800. Pearson's Magazine Bankrupt. NKW YORK. Bept. 29. An invol untary petition in bankruptcy ..for Pearson's Magasine was filed In the Federal Court here today. Liabilities were given at $100,000, with assets unknown. PAYMENTS HELD UP Law Thought Faulty by County Treasurer. FUND PROVIDED IN BUDGET Amount Is Raised to - Satisfy Liti gants With Claims Due to Loss of Former County Clerk by Failure of Bank. Apparent defects in the enabling act of the 1917 Legislature undoubtedly will defeat the proposed disbursement by the county of $15,622.43, Involved. In the shortage of a former County Clerk through a bank failure, to Interested FOUR OREGON-PHYSICIANS ARE ON DUTY AT FORT DOUGLAS. LLm:-V- i,L - ... -- . Left ta Rta-kt Llewtewaat Jba tf. Rtwnkrrs, Prtatevlllel LleateaaraC rrrlprtrk D. Ktrieklnv Urasti Pmi Lteateaaat Kdtfir 2i. Brava, BfeSSJaavUlei Llrateaaart Ssalth t- Mua, Basin. FORT ErOTTGLAS, Ml, Sept. !.-Speelal.) Lieutenant John II. Roaenberar, of Prinevllle; Lieutenant Frederick T. Strlebler, of Grants Pass; Lieutenant Kdgar H. Brown, of McMinnville, and Lieutenant Pmlth L Mann, of Bandon, are Orejron physicians on duty with the Twentieth, Forty-second and Forty-third regiments, stationed at Fort Touglas. All are enjoying their work and are anxious to get to France. Two of these regiments are scheduled to move soon, but where they - will a;o Is not known. litigants until the next session of the atate'a lawmakers can provide ade quate legislation on the subject. The money has been raised by taxation and is now In the hands of County Treas urer Lewis, the item having been regu larly audited by the proper authorities and approved by the taxpayers' budget committee. . . The situation developed yesterday following: the action of the Board of County Commissioners - In ordering County Auditor Martin to draw a war rant in favor of County Clerk Bever idge for the amount of feea involved, the same to be disbursed by the Clerk to the proper claimants. This order was made after an opinion was re ceived from District Attorney Evans as to the proper procedure. County Auditor Martin said yester day that he would submit the item to the Commissioners, along with other claims, but would not draw the warrant until he received an opinion from the District Attorney's office directing him to do so. Mr. Evans takes the position that he has already passed on the subject when he advised the Com missioners regarding their authority to order the warrant drawn. The real hitch in tha attempts of the county officials to disburse this money comes from County Treasurer Lewis, who insists that, even if the warrant is drawn, there is no legal authority by which he can cash the same and turn the money over to the County Clerk as contetrfplated. An examina tion of the legislative act reveals that, although it authorises the Board of County Commissioners to draw the warrant In favor of the County Clerk, the statute does not specifically say that the Auditor shall issue the war rant, neither does it provide that the County Treasurer shall cash the war rant when drawn by the Auditor. In addition, Mr. Lewis saya he has been unable to find anything in the statutes authorizing the County Treasurer to recognise and pay any warrant issued by any other official than the County Clerk. The various connty' officials Inter ested in the controversy confess that a further act by the Legislature which will not meet until January, ISIS, will probably be necessary before the money can be paid over to those entitled to receive it. full information, apply at once to the local secretary. Board of Civil Service Examiners, Portland, or to the secre tary of the Eleventh Civil Service District, 303 Postoffice building;, Seattle. XJ. S. Wants Stenographers. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces that an examination for stenographer and typewriter for men and women and for typewriter only for men and women will be held In 45 cities in the Northwest on Octo ber 11. The usual entrance salaries are from $909 to $1200 per annum. All qualified stenographers and typewrit ers are urged to apply for and take the coming examination, as a suffi cient number of stenographers and typewriters have not been reached to meet the needs of the Government service. For application blanks and HOOD SCHOOL HAS PAPER "Royal Blue" Is Patriotic Name of New Publication. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept. 29. "The Royal Blue," a new twice-a-month publication of tho Hood River Hiph School, made its appearance today. The editor of the new paper is Forrest Carter. Wilbur Hoyt is business man ager. One of the articles of tho "Royal Blue" is devoted to encourag ing patriotism among the students. Boys are called on to enlist with a company of Junior Home Guards, or ganised hero last Summer with Teddy Hackett as captain. Under tutelage of officers of Tweirth Company, Oregon Coat Ar tillery, young Hackett developed a well-drilled lot of youngsters. Head The Oregonian classified ads. A Drop On a Touchy Corn Instant relief! Then corn or callus lift off with fingera. II II Just think! You can lift off any corn or callus with out one twinge of pain. A Cincinnati man dimw ered this ether compound and named it freefone. Any druggist will ell a tiny bottle of fron for a very little cost. You apply a few drops directly upon a tender corn or callus. In stantly the soreness disap pears, then shortly you wiU find the corn or eallus so. loose that you can lift it right off. Freezone is wonderfnl. Tt dries instantly. It doesu't eat away the corn or callus. but shrivels it up without even irritating the skin. Hard corns, soft corns or 'orna between the toes, as .veil as painful calluses. 11ft ia;ht off. There Is no pain oefore or afterwards. No lorenees or smarting. Worn n nhould keep a tiny bot tle on the dresser and nevr-p let a corn, ache twiiudsft Adv. 4 s. 1