-TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN', - PORTLAND, niARCII 10, 1913.
IRRIGATION NEEDS
NEW HOME OF LC PAPE IX LAURELHURST.
$800,000 RELIEF
FUND MISAPPLIED
the labor element in Montana to further
WHEAT PRICE
mutual aims, it was decided after a
plea had been made before the com
mittee by O. H. T. Shelley and Miss
Linda Alexander, of Montana, for co
operation between labor and the Na
tionals. Mrs. Howard Gould, of New Tork,
presented her resignation to the 'exec
utive committee, saying it was impossi
ble for her to serve, and Frank A. Pat
terson, of New Jersey, was elected in
her place. John Spargo. of New York,
TOLD By ENGINEER
Fl
J.!r. Cupper Points Out Impor
tance of Arid Land Devel
opment After War.
Money Collected by German
American Alliance Went to
Propaganda Chief.
also was elected to the executive com
mittee. Sacked Grain to Command
Nine-Cent Premium Over
Bulk Quotation.
Virgil G. Hinshaw. chairman of the
Prohibition party's National committee.
informed the Nationals that the prohi
bition committee had decided to do
everything possible to bring closer co
ordination and co-operation between
the two parties.
AID OF BANKERS REQUIRED
SENATORS HEAR CHARGE
AGREEMENT IS ANNOUNCED
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A-l-lant State Fn-jlnrrr faror
Appolalnx-nl of Committee of
American Hanker Associa
, lion to ImcMljatc Hoods.
BA'wDf. ft. Mat h 1C -Special)
Appointment of a committee of th
Aniertran Hankers' Association for th
purpose ff Investigating th question
of Irrigation securities with the re
turning tide In favor cf the develop
ment of and land la ,nf of the sug
gestions offerrd by Assistant Stat Kn
rinr Cupper In a a-aten-ier.t Ian
relative to tha development of Irriga
tion and reclamation generally.
Th hop of preparing- farming area
for tha soldier returning from war. he
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Attractive Jieven-Ra-aas Hnw at 103 Kaet Flanders. Roaght by "Willamette Iron Steel IVork Official for M000
I'rvM tao aaarrlkant Comaaay. The Sale Wai Made hy J. H. Velahaaty. of the Paul C. Marphy Salea A(cr
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.... o..,:r ruron.a ...... -r. . ...... n inapn Bfnd Press. The deal Involve:
says, la t be on. of th. big factora " II 1 1 T 1 1 1 1 I U I U III I I LI I acres owned by Mr. Shonquiat an
th rlval of irr'cation. U I I I U I I I 171 II I I I I I I crea of ranKc land extndlnic f r
The iuetion of .-Uritir. la a live fill I I I I I I III 1 1 N I I M A t k inxon ranrh. near Harper, tc
anJ whll- the American Bankera" " ,w " " " I ham Falls, on which ho htld a
Asportation a few jrrara no named a
committee to Inventisate the queatlon
of agricultural aeruritiea. he polnta
out that adverse conditions at that
time could not brine forth a favorable
report. With chanced conditions, how.
err. he believe that such a committee
would be a wonderful aid In aaatatina:
to finance the -rl Irrtcatlon devel
opment that la bound to come.
Mr. tappr haa the following to say
relative to the promised Irritation
boom and the need for Interesting
bankera In acrlcultural securities:
per cent bonds are alwaya of
Interest to the bond-buylna public
However, such bonds are attractive
only If the enterprise ran afford to pay
the rate. Irrt-ratioa securities have
been regarded as too speculative and
utwertaln to warrant even an Investl
Otlon. "tr ithstandmc thla there
are many Irrigation projects the bords
which would be safe and sound In
vestments secured by ever-Increasing
property aralue. Much projecte are aim
ply parlns the penalty of past Irrlga
t.on failures due la a large measure to
esnlottarton.
"It lvrt..flnn la to rli lis tiapt In III.
great National campaign for an In-I """'"a as last as country reaiiy utn
The deal Involves 30
nd 8000
from the
to Ben-
long-
Farm Lands Continue to Move
at Brisk Rate.
CITY DEMAND BETTER, TOO
Snak nittr Ranch Sells for Sum of
$30. 090. 35 Acres Sell for f J2,-
0. and Other Large Tran-
actions. Are Made.
I'arro sales rontlnue to constitute the
bright side of the real estate market
In Oregon. U city real estate were
creased fooj supply, confidence In Irrl-I "rouM a lively market
cation as an enterprise must be re-ea-tabtlshed
and there must be co-operation
between th banking and Irriga
tion Intereats. This ran only be ac
complished when thoeo who handle
b-nts will again consent to consider
Irrigation securities on their merit and
not condemn them as a whole.
-The scl. on of no one bank or small
group ef banks will do much to restore
general confidence but an Investigation
of the ettuation by a committee of the
American Bankers Association would
undoubtedly bring desired results. Such
a committee. II la anderslood. was ap
pointed a few years ago to Investigate
agricultural securities. ilut with the
adverse conditiona prevailing a few
y.ars ago unless special attention was
paid to Irrigation an adverse report on
Irrigation securities Is all that could be
hopad for. However, condition sur
rounding; Irricstlon enterprises have
changed considerably. Thank to the
adoption ef the Irrigation district plan
However, with th Increasing demand
for homes, the city market Is unques
tionably on the up-lrend. There Is al
ready a shortage in the smaller Bora
properties, and price ar rising.
Transfers of farm properties, as noted
by the country presa are being mad
at good price. Thla demand for farm
lands Indicates a healthy .situation, a
for a long time It waa complained tha
the city was grow Ing at th expense of
outside territory.
Th following farm land transactions
are noted In th country paper:
An exchange of land worthy of note
I the sale of the ranch known as th
!-nak Uiver ranch, formerly owned by
Mrs. Q. t'asche. to Orson Moody, of
Maker, at tbe price of IJ0.004. says th
Haker Herald. This ranch has become
famous among Bak.r County ranches
for th quality and quantity of fruit
that Is raised there each year. It Joins
the IV. IL Baker ranch.
A. Hrnrlkson. of Cecil, was In town
vf reclamation. It has been reduced to I Tuesday closing a deal with II. 8. Kw
a buamesa proposition with land In I inK for bis SIS-acre ranch In th Cecil
private ownership as aecurlty. country, says the ll.ppn'r Herald. A
"The Irrigation district plan haa urge portion of th place Is fine alfalfa
Solved some of the prot.lxnve and were lend under water. Tbe deal Included
It not for the fart that thla plan haa to all tbe horses, rattle and machinery.
v.reome all tbe adverse sentiment I and the price paid was fll.SOO. Mr.
created against Irrigation securities I Henrikson bought the W. B. Ewlnc
by past faiturea under other plana.
there would be little difficulty In solv
ing the entire Irrigation problem.
. n Irrigation district la an organ
Its Ion of land owners, henr the col
onisation problem la largely If not
entirely solved. The lands are of ne-
ranch last year and hia latest purchase
gives him a fine body of land under
bis own ditch. t
The fine farm of John Klesper, lo
cated five miles northeast of Harris
burg, and containing 10 acres, was
saity partially Improved. This has I sold Isst week through the Corralll
the two-fold advantage of requiring I real estate firm of Kinney Tracy, th
Ua expenditure of funds by the set-1 consideration being 111.003 rash, says
tl.r at the outset and also that much I the Harrleb'irff Bulletin. The buyer
of the land la In condition to Imme- I waa U. K. Walker, late of Amity. Or.
diaiely produce a crop as soon as th I Kinney g Tracy are listing a number
water la available. This makes It poa- I of farms In th llarrtsborg district and
siMe for the Irrigator to get returns I mad five trips with prospective buyers
and pay his Interest Immmedlately and I over here last week. In company with
it., the reject from a rather com-la Colorado man. Mr. Tracy mad the
iron fat ef having profits aqd every
thing el-e eaten up by unpaid Interest.
"Take for an example a hundred
thousand-acre project. i per cent of
which Is under cultivation, all In pri
vate holding and practically all fenced
end the oa n.ra having the necessary
firm macMnerr to farm It. With
an estimated coot of reclamation of
letween i and J an acre. Xuch a
project should be a safe Investment
under any conditions barrlns misman
agement. I rvalue that there are thoee who
will arce that all available funda must
be concentrated on those activities
which pertain directly to the war. Yet
it will be admitted that the moat vital
war requirement la Increased food
production which Irrigation can
Uraely Insure. .Not only this, but we
will have a post be Hum problem th
" solution of which will Involve th
ehole social structure of the Nation.
V" h. are we going to do with and for
trie returning soldier? Thos return
ing American soldiers augmented by
. iho-e of i'uropean countries who are
fortunate enough to escape th antl
emigration Idas, all with the wan
werluel In their veins, will sweep
across this country looking for and
entitled tt the best the world ran af
t rd. satisfied with nothing less. What
- win this Nation have to offer? It
will be a "ba.-k to th land" period
tecauee) It has been brought hoin to
that In the land lies the might and
Jower by which the world Is ruled.
The frccdern of farm life after th
Bulletin a pleaxant rail Monday of this
week.
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A deal Is being closed up today on
J J acre of land In township I north,
rsng S3 east. W. M.. which 11 M. Tem
ple Is selling to Km 1 1 W. Kggerth for a
consideration of IS2.000, says the Pen
dleton Kast Oregonlan. This la the sec
ond time this land has been sold In the
last days. K. T. Wad handled both
sale.
II. L Wiseman sold his ranch In
T x a . r Rock Creek to Wilbur France
last. week. 1100 acres for 11.000. says
the Condon Times.
A deal was completed yesterday
whereby Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hartley sold
their l0-acre farm on the McKenxie
Klver. above Watervllle. to Jamea K.
Knth and Chester Nye. says the Eugene
Register. The consideration was l00.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruth now live on a farm
In that territory, and Mr. Ny has been
occupied as an employe In th Cham
ber hardware store of this city. They
will take possession of their new pur
chase Immediately.
John C. Reach has bought the Dr. J
P. Tamlesle ranch of US acres near
North Plains, and will take possession
of the property October 1. after the 1I8
crop s removed, says th lllllshc.ro Ar
gus. This give Mr. Beach a holding
of Washington County farm land
amounting In all to nearly S00 acres,
situated In the most fertile part of the
Tualatin Valley. Dr. Tamlesle has
time leas.
t P. Batch has sold hia farm adjoin
ing: Dufur on the west, H. K. Carleton.
of tieattle, being th purchaser, says
th Dufur Dispatch. Tha price has not
been stated, but Is mid to be in tbe
neighborhood of $2.".0i0
CACHE KAXCII PURCHASED
I. C. San ford, of Portland, Buys Big
Wheat Farm.
L C. Sanford. president of the North
ern Grain A Warehouse Company, has
Just purchased a 960-aere wheat ranch
near Waplnltla. In Wasco County, south
of Th Dalles.
Th ranch was purchased from Sam
Brown, of Wapanltla. Mr. Sanford
paid around I23.KU0 cash for the place,
which la In th neighborhood of $36
per acre.
About half th property Is now In
wheat, and a larger acreage is to be
put In st once. Also. Mr. Sanford
plans to plant about 100 acres to
alfalfa. There' is an Irrigating ditch
running; through tha property and It
will be entirely feasible to Irrigate the
airaira.
Approximately 200 acres of the SSO
ars pasture. Mr. Sanford will put cat
tle and hogs on the place.
DOSGH CORNER SOLD
Major C. E Worden Buys
Downtown Quarter Block.
PRICE CLOSE TO $85,000
Colonel Henry E. Dosch Takes
Part Payment for Old Home Site
Theater and Store Properly
In Klamath Falls, Or.
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REED STUDENTS FROLIC
COLLEGE GIRLS STAGE DACE AND
MAW OTHER I'E Tl RES.
Half af Yeaag W eaten boa Meaa At
tire and Are Daarlna Partner for
Tkeee Eatraarlagly Kemlalae.
Reed College girls danced, laughed
and frollcad to their heart's content
In th big assembly room at the college
yesterday afternoon, and not a man
waa allowed to enter the halls of mer
riment. Early In the week a large
poster was placed on th bulletin
boards, announcing the woman's party.
and every girl waa bidden to the fes
tivities. The party was the source of
much mystery and speculation among
the men students, who found it diffi
cult to get enllghtment on the subject,
except one point, that no gentleman
would be admitted.
Tha girls were divided into two
groups, those who were entrancing!
feminine and others who appeared in
more sober garb and were tha "men
of th party. And very good "men
they were, too, as well as excellent
d .nclng partners. In fact, they played
their part so well that more than one
girl forgot to bemoan that her dancing
partner was fighting- In France.
One of the pleasant features of the
entertainment was an original pro
gramme of stunts, put on by some of
he talented members of the jrathennic.
The first number represented the freh
mu,n public speaking class and was a
scream from start to finish, being par
ticularly realistic.
The Impersonations Included some of
he faculty members, and these were
enjoyed particularly.
Miss Frieda tmidsmlth. of the phys
ical training department, gave a beau-
Iful Interpretation of aesthetic danc-
Infg. Her first selection was "The
Nightingale. and she gracefully re-
ponded with an encore. "Tolka de Con-
cert. The third feature was some-
hlng quite new. entitled "Realistic
Wretchedness." a burlesque that was
sensational success.
The programme ended with a pret-
lly rendered aesthetic dance, the
"Raindrop Prelude." by Miss Imogene
Seton. Th afternoon was concluded
by dancing, after dainty refreshments
had been served. I
One of the most important sales of
downtown Portland property in some
time was closed when Major Charles
K. Worden. until recently of Klamath
Falls, bought from Colonel Henry E.
Uosch the quarter block at the north
west corner of Taylor and West Park
streets.
This property adjoins the Masonic
Temple on the south. It Is Improved
with two three-story frame buildings
used as apartments.
The deal Involved cash and property
in Klamath Falls, which Colonel Dosch
took In part payment. This property
Included tha Orpheus Hotel and four
store rooms In Klamath Palls across
the street from the Whit Pelican Ho
tel. It was taken at a valuation of
145.000. the total amount Involved in
the sale of the Dosch property being in
the neighborhood. It is understood, of
IS 5. 0U0.
Colonel Dosch has owned this quar
ter block for many years. He acquired
It some 45 years ago and for years he
and his family lived on it as a home
site. Colonel Dosch is the father of
Arno Dosch-Fleurot. the war corre
spondent, now in Russia.
The purchase of this property makes
a total of nearly 1200.000 that Major
Worden has invested In Portland prop
erty In the past year. He Is the largest
stockholder In the Mount Scott private
cemetery and owns other property in
the city. Ha has great faith in Port
land's future.
Major Worden has been Identified
with the growth of the city of Klamath
Falls for the past 25 years. He was
the founder and president there first
of the First National Bank and then of
the American Bank A Trust Company.
Two months ago Major Worden, who
still owns much property at Klamath
Falls, came to Portland and decided to
make this city his permanent home.
Major Worden has not yet decided
what disposition he will make of the
Dosch property, but may build upon it.
The deal for the property was made
through J. C. Nickum.
Four Lumber Exporters at New Or
leans Arrested on Suspicion of
Being Dangerous En
emy Aliens.
WASHINGTON. March 9 More than
1800,000 collected by the National Ger
man-American Alliance for the relief
of war sufferers in Germany before
tha United States entered the war,
reached the hands of Dr. Bernard Dern
burg, chief German propagandist in
this country at the time, according to
evidence today before a Senate com
mittee holding a hearing on the bill by
Senator King, of Utah, to revoke the
alliance's charter.
J. T. Jarks. of Baltimore, treasurer
of the alliance; told the committee
that he turned the money over to
Count von Bernstorff, former German
Ambassador to the United States and
produced checks covering a greater
portion or the vast fund, which h
been indorsed over to Dr. Dernber-r bv
von uernstorrr.
When asked today by Senator Wal
cott, or Delaware, whether any of th
money which Dr. Dernberjr received
was used for propaganda work. Jark
said he did not know that it was. and
aaaea mat lr it was used it was mis
applied. He justified the action of Vo
Bernstorff in delivering the money to
ur. uernberg on the ground that th
latter was "regarded as the representa
tjve or the German Red Cross.
Proper t'se Alleged.
Some of the money, the witness said,
reached Germany, as was evidenced by
acKnowledgments received by th
onors from widows in that country.
borne or it also was used for war relie
in Turkey, the witness said, but those
hecks were not turned over to Dr.
Dern berg.
Earlier in the day witnesses testified
mat mere was a working agreemen
between the alliance and the National
Association of Commerce and Labor to
fight prohibition.
Records of the National Association
of Commerce and Labor, which were
said to have recently been read before
a Federal grand Jury at Pittsburg,
were used at today's hearing. They
disclosed that brewers contributed up
ward of $700,000 to the organization to
fight prohibition. The money was
turned over to J. T. Jarks. of Baltimore
I'OCJfG WOMEN OF OREGON
EVOLVE PROJECT.
CITY
BIG TIMBKR, Mont., March 9. Rob
ert Burns Martin, a Non-Irtiaan
League organizer, and W. J. Hannah
resident of this county, were requested
to leave, the' city this afternoon and not
to attempt to hold a meeting in the in
terests of that organization.
Nan-Partisans Depart Promptly.
They left on the first train. Martin
was also requested not to leave' the
tain at Columbus and he went to Bill
ings.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. March 9 Four
lumber exporters of this city were ar
rested by agents of the Department of
Justice late today, suspected of being
dangerous enemy aliens and of viola
tion of the espionage law. They are:
Hans S. Forcheimer, general man
ager for Hugo Forcheimer; Ernest
Albrecht, chief assistant to Forcheimer;
Phil L Adam and his brother, Robert
M. Adam.
FLAG CARRIES 316 STARS
Biggest Service Banner In City to Be
Dedicated Wednesday.
A service flag with 31S stars the
largest school service flag in the city
will be dedicated Wednesday afternoon
t 1:15 o'clock at Jefferson High
School. Hopkin Jenkins, principal, has
Issued a general Invitation to all par
ents of the Jefferson boys to be present.
The programme will Include selec
tions by the school orchestra, songs by
the student body, a, dedicatory address
by Mrs. Mildred Kyle, mother of Ma
rion and ITugh Kyle, now in the service.
one with the French escadriile and one
with the engineers, and an address in
behalf of the fathers by B. F. Irvine,
father of Ward Irvine, one of the boys
in the service.
restrictions of war will appeal to thloirnM th. place for about 20 years.
J, ome -coming soldier a nothing else
! will and farm within easy financial
t reach upon which a llvlrg is assured
r-iust bo provided. For this reason If
lima of her It will be but a short lime
until Irrigation will com. into It own
nd capital will seek It out as an In
wetment. Against this tlm In order
; to prevent a repetition of th evplotta-
lions of th past, th banking Interests
sncui-i fnrtiriea inrougn a pivir
understanding of th problem. No one
ran afford to Investigate tha entire
Irriration situation to band! taw
ton4t on one project, por can an or
ganisation b-r perfected for property
safeguarding th Interests of Investors
ttnlesn it is an undertaking of great
saanitnd.. and no on roncom ran
vwcesaf vl'y handle Irrigation securl
!' in tha face of genrral opposition
f other bond-handling concerns. Con
fidences In Irrigation securities can only
I restored through a careful study
vf the Irrigation situation by those
thronf-h whom th securities will be
handled.
"Under caref business methods Ir
rigation may Insure to tha banker bet
ter tha per cent Interest on tb
f'inds advanced, mak good homes and
give aubatantial returns to th Irriga
tor, assist In developing th atat and
l.vuiUS Lb Nation.
The Lunowa have been having the farm
under lease for some time. Fred
svhombenc formerly had th place un
der leas prior to his Identification
with th condenser In lilllsboro.
C. R. Short haa sold his ranrh to Ed
Russln. who recently came from Michi
gan, say. th Fleetwood Tribune. C. li.
will i-nov hi family to Portland, where
be will again lake up steamboat work.
HIGH CHILD MORTALITY DUE
TO LACK OF LIFE INSURANCE
Mother Left Without Funds and Obliged to Go to Work in Factories and
the Like Unable to Take Proper Care of Children, Who Die Off Fast.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. March 9 Non-
Partisan League activities met no inter
ference in Jackson County until a great
abundance of evidence of disloyalty
was collected and they could not be
tolerated longer. County Attorney F. H.
Nicholas, of that county, testified on
oath yesterday before Governor Burn
quint. Preliminary Hearing Continued.
The preliminary hearing to determine
whether a formal investigation will be
ordered on charges of non-feasance and
malfeasance filed against Sheriff O. C.
Lee, of Jackson County, by Non-Partisan
League representatives was con
tinued until March 28. when, evidence
in rebuttal will be offered by the com
plainants, according to James A.
Manahan, league attorney.
"Farmers were told," the County At
torney said, "that if they' joined the
league their sons could be kept out of
the Army; that It was a rich man's war
In which the farmers were forced to
bear the burden, and that there was no
lark of food, and the wheatless. -meatless
and beatless days were for the
benefit of speculators and gamblers.
Bond Baying Discouraged.
"The farmers were advised not to buy
liberty bonds and told that France and
Great Britain already were bankrupt
and - that- the United States soon
would be." .
Savings Bank to Be Used In Making
Collections for Candy and Smokes
for the Boys In France.
OREGON CITY, Or., March 9 The
Beaver- Auxiliary to the American sol
diers and sailors in France has been
formed by some of the young women of
Oregon City. There are no officers, but
some of the well-known women who
evolved the plan and who are to carry
it out are to forward each month
"smokes," gum and chocolate to the
soldiers. The First National Bank has
loaned the auxiliary a large number of
savings banks, and these are to be left
at places of business for contributions,
and the amounts taken up will be used
at these places in making purchases
for the boys "over there."
Cards bearing the wording "Tobacco
and Chocolate Fund for Our Boys In
France have been printed. A large
hand points to the savings bank, with
the words "Drop Donation in Box."
These banks and cards are to be dis
tributed tomorrow morning, and from
Indications there will be some compe
tition at the business houses.
M. D. Latourette, of the First Na
tional Bank, is to act as financier, and
two or three young women each month
will make the collections and turn them
over to Mr. Latourette.
ALIEN RETAINS FIREARMS
Max Schultz', Well-Know n German
Rancher, Violates Proclamation,
MEDFORD. Or., March 9. (Special.)
Max Schultz, a well-known German
rancher, who has lived in Sams Valley
20 or 30 years, was arrested today by
Sheriff Jennings for having firearms in
his possession contrary to Presidential
edict. Schultz registered as an enemy
alien, but said he knew nothing of the
law .compelling him to turn over, fire
arms to the authorities. He had two
Savage rifles, two shotguns and a .22-
caliber Winchester at his ranch.
According to the Sheriff, neighbors
complained of mysterious meetings' at
the Schultz house since the declara
tion of war, but he is Inclined to dis
credit such stories.
Schultz is the father of William
Schultz, the barber arrested Friday
night for the same offense.
Sheriff Jennings, while in the Sams
Valley district, picked up two more al
leged slackers William Harshman, of
St. Louis, Mo., anH. D. Keen, of Ta
coma. Wash. Both young men prac
tically admitted their guilt.
WOMEN ANXIOUS TO HELP
Drive for Distribution of Kitchen
Cards Is Great Success.
Report was made last night by Man
ager W. M. Davidson that the drive in
Portland for the distribution of kitchen
cards and food conservation pamphlets
90 per cent completed. This work
was accomplished by food administra
tion volunteers Friday and Saturday.
This is to be a 100 per cent drive.
said Mr. Davidson, "so the workers
will complete their rounds of homes
not yet reached, Monday and Tuesday.
Even in homes where the pledge cards
were not signed up in the first drive
the canvassers find the women appreci-
tive of the attention the food adminis-
ration is giving them in placing the
ew cards and recipe leaflets in their
hands."
M. II. Honscr, Agent for Food Ad
ministration Grain Corporation,
'Issues Statement of Interest
. to Coast Producers.
Wheat farmers on the Pacific Coast
will thla year receive a premium of 9
cents a bushel over the bulk price on
all wheat sold in sacks to the Food
Administration, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by M. H,
Houser, agent of the Food Administra
tion Grain Corporation, which follows:
"The Urain Corporation will provide
a premium of 9 cents over the basic
price for sacked wheat; basis of good
order sacks. This is based on the pre
sumption that the Grain Corporation
will control the distribution of the
new crop as now anticipated, slid it
undoubtedly will unless the ending of
the war or some unforeseen conditions
prevent."
At the recent conference at Wash
ington between the Grain Corporation
officials, grain bag dealers of the Pa
cific Coast and wheatgrowers of tho
Northwest, the bag dealers agreed to
maintain a maximum price of 25 cents
each on sacks, provided the Grain Cor
poration would fix the differential be
tween bulk and sacked prices of wheat
at not less than 7 nor more than 9
cents a bushel. The Federal officials
took the matter under advisement until
they could check up the figures of the
dealers as to costs, imports, available
supplies, etc.
Mr. Houser's announcement ivould
Indicate that the differential matter is
now settled, so far as the 191S crop is
concerned, provided the Grain Corpora
tion continues to control the distribu
tion of the wheat crop.
The Government wheat price, when
it is finally settled upon, will be bused
on the delivery of wheat in bulk to the
Grain Corporation, as was the case
with the 1917 crop. Farmers selling
their wheat sacked will, therefore, re
ceive a premium over the bulk base
price of about 20 cents a sack, as a
grain sack holds something, over two
bushels of wheat. This will largely
relieve -tke burden of the extremely
high price of grain sacks this year. In
the past season the sack differential
over the bulk basis was 4'i cents per
bushel, with the average price of grain
sacks 14 cents each.
RANCH BRINGS $70,000
K. HOLDS SELLS 2000 ACR'.S IN
GILLIAM COL'NTY'.
WASHINGTON, March 9 Legislation
authorizing the custodian of alien
property to sell all enemy interests in
this country, as a blow at German com
mercialism, and also empowering the
President to buy the German docks and
wharves at Hoboken, N. J., was brought
before the Senate late today, but desire
of Senators to study it postponed con
sideration until Monday.
Draft Law to Be Explained.
This evening at the Unitarian Church
Broadway and Yamhill, at 7:45, William
F. Woodward, chairman of local exemp
on board No. 7, will briefly outline
the work of the selective service law
under which an army which has been
augmented to several millions has been
and is being assembled. He will re
count the cases, pathetic and tragic, and
at times humorous, which have come
to his notice and that of others con
nected with the work. Few people
fully appreciate the magnitude of the
task which the Nation entered into
and the unselfish service rendered by
thousands of citizens men and women
throughout our land, in carrying out
effectively this law.
Robert W. Kaseberg, of Portland, is
Purchaser, and Experts to Take
Possession at Once.
- Robert W. Kaseberg. of Portland, for
merly of Sherman County, has Just com
pleted the purchase of a "JUOO-acre
wheat ranch from C..E. Bolds, of Gil
liam. County.
Included with the place was tho crop
and farming equipment. The consid
eration was $76,000, one-half cash, tin
remainder to be paid this coming Fall.
Mr. Kaseberg will at once take posses
sion of the ranch, and Mr. Bolds expects
to make his future home in Portland,
where he has other large interests.
The sale was made through the
offices of L. K. Moore and the Luedde
mann Company. Mr. Moore reports
quite a demand for going wheat
ranches.
R'
J. J. Klepser has sold Ms farm three
mllea south ef ICalsey to a Mr. Walker.
for March J 5. says th Halsey Knter- "rh.!5h'
prtse. W ar told he received Ill.eOO
for th properly. II Intends moving to
Eastern Oregon.
ACE suicide cannot be traced to
any on cause alone, but accord
ing to Investigators and social
settlement workers, the death rate
among babies of mothers who work
outside their homes is Increasing to an
alarming degree.
Ther ar approximately 3.127.000
widow In th United States. A large
percentage of them are compelled to
earn a living not only for themselves.
but for young children as well. In
cases where the widows have not been
left the proceeds of a' life Insurance
policy, and are compelled to make a
livelihood, the mortality of children is
Joslah. Williams recently purchased
4 acre nf land from G. W. Slayton,
saya th Prtnevtrl Journal. The land
Is situated about five mllea west, of
PrlneviUe. under lb Ochoco Irrigation
project. Tbe consideration was
Perhaps on of th largest transac
tions to be recorded for some tlm waa
made public this week when It waa an
nounced that Fred A. Fhonqulst. old-
time resident of Pig Meadows, had
turned over all of bis holdings In Cen
tral Oregon to. Henry Mc-Call. the weil
kaoa siockiuaa gl rrlacvUic, tajra U.
According to a report of the Federal
Children's Bureau. Just made public
there la an average death rate of 134
out of every 1000 bablca in a steel
making and roal-mlnlng town, in con
trast to a rate of 14 out of every 1000
in a residential suburb. The contrast
la even "greater between the congested
quarters and the cholc residential sec
tions of large cities.
A prominent social settlement work
er mad thla atalement In response to
an Inquiry of a reporter:
"Race suicide haa been agitating the
people for years. We have failed to
consider that race suicide and the ab
sence .of adequate life Insurance go
hand In hand: that th lack of money
aXUC lh death of. .the. tread winner
forces the mother out into a factory or
sweatshop, and although she suffers
hardship. It is the children who suffer
most. With even a little life Insurance
the widow Is able to tide over a critical
period. - It Is an absolute Impossibility
for a widow to work in a factory and
give the necessary attention to a small
child. - That Is the reason why the
mortality Is so high."
"As the number of women who enter
business and professional life in
creases," says a writer In the February
American Magazine, "the relation of
their sex to Insurance assumes greater
Importance. Even where a young, self-
supporting woman has no old mother
or other relative dependent upon her,
and is absolutely certain she will never
marry and have children, yet thnre are
several forms of Insurance and an
nuities which alone will keep her out
of the "Old Ladles' Home' later on. But
self-supporting women seem to be rel
atively far more indifferent to their
material future than men. The head
of a women's agency of a well-known
life Inaurance company senda her so
licitors to stand In front of a shirt
waist store popular with working
women in New York on pay day to in
tercept the girls If possible and induce
them to save something for the future,
rather than to put the whole week's
u i iiu. 1 1 1 4 u " . i r i o. , v. in v. viuirill I
method of producing thrift, but war-1
ranted by the callous -indifference I
which it aims to break, up." 1
INFIDELITY IS CHARGED
Prominent Rancher Near Hubbard
Sued for Divorce.
OREGON CITY. Or March 9. (Spe
cial.) Alice E. Fish, wife of a promi
nent rancher in the Hubbard country
has brought suit for divorce against
her husband. Frank E. Fish, alleging
cruel and inhuman treatment as the
basis for the suit.
Infidelity Is the sensational charge
brought by Mrs. Fish, and Rose Bailey,
a neighbor, is named.
During the past year the wife claims
she has continually remonstrated with
her husband, but that her pleadings
have been in vain. She asks control
of one of the two minor children, $250
attorney's fees and an equitable inter
est In the lands of the defendant.
NATIONALS OUTLINE PLANS
Executive Committee of Xew Party
ilolds First Meeting;.
CHICAGO. March 9. The executive
committee of the new National party,
at Its first meeting today, mapped out
plana for future campaigns. The coun
try will be -divided .into five divisions
with a chairman, to be named by the
executive committee, in charge "of each.
The divisions will be Northern, South
ern; central, jortnestern.ana , west
ern -
The new, party. -will join. hands with
Bohemian Released on Parole.
Felix Kordina, a Bohemian tailor, of
Salem, was yesterday formally released
on parole following an investigation
by the Federal authorities. Mr. Kordina
was arrested three weeks ago on com
plaint that he had made disloyal re
marks in time of war. The conditions
of his parole are that Mr. Kordina
shall report every week to the United
States Marshal and once every two
weeks to Assistant United States At
torney Veatch, who investigated his
case.
Illinois Society to Meet.
The annual meeting of the Illinois
Society will be held Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock in assembly room of the
Portland Hotel. Every Illinoisian should
be present at the important and enjoy
able meeting. Miss Alice Phelps has
prepared a programme. An orchestra
will furnish music for dancing. There
will be tables for all who wish cards.
Directory of Prominent
Life Insurance Agencies
Members of Life Underwiieti
Association of Oregon
Wm. Goldman, General Manager.
NATIONAL LIKE UP VEUMuNT.
Oregonian Bldg.
K. G. Colton, Manager.
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL, I.IlIi
Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
Harmon & Cumminss, General Ageotfc
PJSNN MUTUAL L.1KE.
Northwestern Bank Bids.
Horace Mecklem, Manager.
NEW ENUlfAiSL MUTUAL LIFE.
Northwestern Bank Bidg.
MORTGAGE LOAN'S
Very flexible contract.
NEW WOULD LIKE INSUKANCS CO..
U Stevens Bldg.
A!bee & Amesbury, CSeneral Agents,
NOKTHWESTEKN MUTUAL LIFE LNfx CO.
Northwestern Bank Bldg.
T. H. McAllla, State Mgr.,
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO
Board of Trade Bldg.
Edgar VV. Smith. Manager.
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUKAXCia SOCIETY.
eoe uregonian Htui.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Representative Realty Operators of
tbe Mates of Oregon, Washington.
Wlto Are Non-ttettiiient Member of
Portland Kealty Board
These men can be depended upon to
sell or exchange your property, or
represent you In any way.
OREGON.
Bend -J. A. Eastrs.
Marsbfield Title Guarantee Abstract Co.
tstanfleld -James M. Kyle.
WASHINGTON.
Hoq iiinm Grays Harbor Land Co.
Ridgrfield H. B. App;rson.
Yacolt -Lew F. Williams.
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