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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1918)
SO, 1918. " 11 fillLLIIIG DIVISION FIXES 110 PRICES RUSSIA'S "REIGN OF TERROR" CONTINUES; LAW, ORDER GONE Politics, Science and Business as Boggled by Bolsheviki Shown Late and Authentic Returns From Land of Lenine Look Into Future Taken. ENNING' HENRY JENNING & SONS Washington at Fifth Washington at Fifth THE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE Temporary Schedule Made for Flour, Allowing Rise on Ba sis of Wheat Increase. $9.95 A BARREL IS SCALE Hulk Price Just About Meets New Grain Charge Millers Are Warned Against Taking Excessive Profits. The delay In fixing the Government wheat price, owing to the change in freight rates, has made it impossible for the milling division of the food administration to announce definite flour prices at the came time that the wheat quotation was made public. Temporary prices have, therefore, been made so that the business of the mill ing industry may not be interrupted. v As soon as possible a final schedule of Hour prices will De announeea. Slight Increase Indicated. In a circular issued to millers yester day the bulk flour price at Portland and other Pacific Coast cities was eet at $9.95 a barrel. Allowing for the cost of sacks, the price of flour of the 1918 crop will be about $10.65 a barrel against $10 a barrel, the old price. This advance just about provides for the in crease in wheat prices. The temporary millfeed price is $24.44 a ton for mixed feed in bulk.' The added cost of sacks will make the price about the same as that now in effect. The bulletin sent to millers says: "A plan for the regulation of the wheat flour milling industry for the 1918 crop year has been formulated and will be promulgated at the earliest pos sible date. This plan, however, necessi tates the working out for each mill in the country of a definite schedule of prices for flour and feed, bulk each mill. Freight rates have recently been advanced and in some instances read justed. This has made it impossible to work out basic wheat prices in time to allow the working out of the detailed flour and feed price schedules as above. The operation of mills must not, of course, be interrupted and it, therefore, seems advisable that a temporary plan of price control or supervision be used. ExcesslTe Profits Forbidden. "The food administration regulation prohibit the taking of unreasonable profit. Pending the issuing of the final plan, the food administration, for the purpose of enforcing these regulations, will regard any sales of flour or fee at prices in excess of those indicated as unreasonable and as returning an excessive profit. The schedule of bulk flour and bulk mixed feed prices in carload lots for the various distributing points follow Portland. Me. ..... Boston, Mass. Xew York. N. V. .. Philadelphia. Pa. .. Baltimore. Md Norfolk, J a. Newport Kewi, Ya. Wilmington, N. C. . Charleston, P. C, ... Savannah. Ga Jacksonville. Fla, , Tampa. Fla Pfmsacola. Fla Mobile. Ala New Orleans, La. .. Oalveston, Tex San Antonio. Tex. . K! Paso, Tex Brownsville. Tex. .. San Diejro. Cal IjOr Angeles, Cal. . San Francisco, CaT. Portland. Ore Seattle, Wash Mixed Flour Feed $io.s:: $ -26.su . 10.8:1 ZH.CH 10.77 liti.71 10.7.1 2H.3H . 10.71 1-6. 53 10.71 26.33 10.71 28.53 10.84 2B.80 lO.h.1 28.9 lO.S.-i -JBOH 10.RS 2.6fl . 10.8S 27.03 . 10..r3 26.05 , 10.47 25.80 . 10.27 25.83 . io.:tr, 2.-..r . iu.nr, 25.ro . 10.35 25.50 . 10r 25.50 . 05 24.44 . 0.05 24.44 . ft.Ot 24.44 . n.!r, 24.44 . 9.'.l.j 24.44 (Extract from the report of an American firm a representative stationed in Russia to his house in the United States.) THE political and general situation in Russia is anything but satlsfac- Jtelatlve Scale Provided For. Until the schedules tor operation of the so-cailed "1918 crop plan" can be worked out. it will be considered "fair practice" for any mill in the country to sell flour in any of the above mar kets at prices bulk basis not to exceed the flour and feed prices named. In making sales at points other than those named, the circular says the mill can figure the proper relative reason able price by deducting the regularly used local freight rate between the milling point and any of the terminal points on which their freight rates, in milling, are naturally baed. This de duction of freight will . give a price, bulk mill, for carload, cash or draft sales. Then the addition to this bullc mill price of the regularly used local freight rate from the mill to destina tion will give the relative maximum reasonable bulk selling price at des tination. After June 30 millers will be per mitted to obtain wheat supplies from any available source. Milling; Division Disbanded. The milling division, which has had charge of this branch of Government work during the past year, is to be disbanded. A letter to this effect has been issued by the general and divi sional chairmen. It is signed by .lames F. Bell, E. V. Hoffman, K. M. Kelly, M. N. Mennel, ,B. A. Eckhart, A. C. Loringr. Samuel Plant, A. J. Hunt. . W. Ganong, E. B. McNear and A. P. Husband. The letter follows: "With the ctose or the present- crop year and the adoption of the new plan for regulation and control of the mill ing industry during the ensuing year, the purposes and activities of the present milting division are no longer necessary. The members, therefore, have made request that they be re lieved from further active duty. "In laying aside the work, the chair man, and we believe every element of the industry, are conscious of the privilege of having served with Mr. Hoover, and will continue every effort within their ability to the success of himself and his associates. V. J. Llugham In Charsre. "The milling chairmen are in most full accord with the selection of F. J. Lingham, who has been chosen as chief of the milling section of the Cereal division. Mr. Lingham, in di vesting himself of an personal in terests in milling and grain, furnishes the highest example of patriotism and self-sacrifice and approaches his work in an entirely disinterested manner. In our private capacity we feel it a, pri vilege to extend to Mr. Lingham every cooperation and support, and to place at his disposal all facilities at our command. We also bespeak for him the active aid and whole-hearted as sistance of every member of the mill ine industry. To tiie many patriotic millers, who have given us their cooperation dur ing the past year we extend full meas ure of appreciation, and trust that the fine inheritances and traditions of the millers of the United States may be perpetuated and further unchanged by undilded devotion to the Nation, and undivided devotion to the Nation, and tory. The peace concluded with the central powers has not made the situation any clearer, and before a gen eral peace has been concluded the Brest-Litovsk peace treay will not be regarded as a final result. The future position of Esthonia and Llfland is still uncertain and the peace with Ukraine has not yet been concluded, arid the frontiers of that country have not yet been fixed. Further, the situation in South Russia and the Caucasus is very unolear, and parts thereof may want to unite with Ukraine or form inde pendent states. Fetrograd has no doubt been support ing the red government in Finland, and is supporting the allies on the Murman coast. It is not unlikely that the Ger mans will occupy Petrograd; moreover, the peace treaty contains many items which enable Germany to mix into Rus sian affairs at any time. In Russia the unsafe condition of life and property continues all over the country. Robbery and murder are the order of the.- day. At Petrograd rob bery goes on In broad daylight. Gangs of armed hooligans go about in motor cars or lorries and openly plunder not only private but also state property. Petrograd Is constantly on the verge of famine, and by and by it will become almost impossible to get the necessities of life. Our doctor told me a few days before I left that very many, especially elderly, people die because they do not get sufficient food and partly on ac count of the nervous strain, numerous epidemic diseases are prevalent. Social Situation Explained. The interior policy is determined ex clusively by the Bolsheviki, who are continuing their social revolution, which constantly proves to be a failure, and It seems that a reaction will and must set in; but when and how this will take place it is of course difficult to prophesy. As was to be expected, the Russian people are about a hundred years be hind the reforms and the social con struction which are being carried though, and the government has had to act in a way which Is in the very strongest opposition to the theories which they are preaching, and it will probably have to continue in this way. The intelligent part of toe population expects salvation from the Germans, or on the whole from the great powers, and It is believed by many that the monarchy will have to be reintroduced In any event only a very strong gov ernment will be able to bring in and maintain order. The laws and courts have been done away with, and revolutionary tribunals deal with all matters. lawyers are not allowed to practice. The right of private property is not respected; but for the time being at least foreign property is in some degree respected. though the left wing of the Bolsheviki does not acknowledge foreign property, either. The land Is being taken from the big land owners and given to the peasants without any compensation. Consequently, the large land owners are not in a position to cultivate their land, and the peasants, fearing that another change might take place In the govern ment, or other measures be taken in regard to the property, are not cultivat ing the land, either. The peasants have considerable stocks of grains, which they are withholding ' for their own use, and, although the present gov ernment has made efforts to have them dispose of their surplus, they do not feel Inclined to do this, and are not doing it generally; and as the peasants comprise a large number of the pre vious Russian army, who have returned to their homes with their rifles and ammunitions, it will be difficult for the government to force them to do any thing which they do not feel Inclined to do. In the towns, houses have been heav ily taxed, and in such cases where the owners have hot been able to pay, the houses have been nationalized. If the space in an apartment exceeds certain nd a. rather low maximum, work men's families may be lodged in some of the rooms, with the right to use the furniture; but the original occupants of the flat have to pay the whole of the rent, and if they have sufficient fuel in stock they are compelled to share It with the newcomers. Financial Situation Vital. The government insists that the na tionalization is to be carried through. All bank-shares have been cancelled without compensation, and have to be delivered up to the government. The deposits held by the banks cannot be disposed of money is only paid out for salaries, under control. Private per sons are able to obtain from their de posits 250 roubles a fortnight. Russia s financial position Is un known. Since the October revolution no balance sheets from the Bank of Russia have been published. It is feared that the government itself does not know how matters stand. It is said that about 60,000,000 roubles of paper are being printed daily. The government has cancelled all na tional debts; but according to the Brest-Litovsk treaty Germany is to re celve payment in full, and It Is expected that In the near future tne rouble will be quoted on the exchange again in Germany. The value of the money is sinking continually, but at the same time Rus sian banknotes, i. e.. Romanoff notes, fetch good prices in Scandinavia and Germany. Germany is arranging loan with Ukraine. The Romanoff notes were printed under the old regime. Kerensky notes issued later are for roubles 1000. 250, 40 and 20. These notes were issued by the Provisional Government, and the Bolsheviks have continued to issue them. The 40 and 20-rouble notes are much disliked, and on the whole Romanoff notes are strongly preferred. The prices at Copenhagen now run from 85.9 for the 100-rouble notes to 83.65 for the 1000-rouble notes. In Bus sia they sell at from 10 to 25 per cent above the Kerensky Issues. Exchequer bills are at 5 per cent discount. Gov ernment loan obligations, up to 100 roubles inclusive, circulate as money. Coincident to this situafion, nobody pays money into the banks, the re sources of which are consequently be ing steadily drained. Several plans have been devised to help matters: con trol of cash, limit of Income, fewer payments and more transfers from one account to another, etc. For example: Commercial concerns are not allowed to keep, cash of any amount, and the surplus is to be put into the banks. If a customer purchases goods from us, he is allowed to transfer from his ac count the amount for same to our ac count at the bank, that is according to a recent decree. Opinions differ very much regarding the future. The general impression is that foreigners will step in and ar range matters. Factories Rob at Less. Matters are In a miserable condition, as the previous administrators have absolutely lost control. Factory com mittees, I. e., the men, decide every thing; most factories are running with a loss, and the owners have got - to make the best out of a bad game and try to save a little of their property if 'they can, and at the same time by bo doing keep out of prison. In several cases factories have been seised and given to the workmen in them, without compensation to the owners. This course has proved to be unprofitable to the men, who In this way kill the goose which lays the golden eggs; and generally the manu facturers have got to struggle oa as best they can. Putting the fact con stantly before the men that the con cern would -cease to exist without the experience and supervision of the ad ministrators, several owners have been able to gain a little ground. Considering all that I have said in this. I see no reason for forwarding further goods to Russia at the present time, especially owing to the political situation. On the other hand, we should be prepared at a very short notice to do business again In Russia at the earliest possible opportunity. v ben normal times return, we shall have to face very keen German com petition, and if the war ends in the near future, we hope to be able' to fight it; but if the war continues, the German competitors may get hold of the market, and we shall - have no means in our possession to oppose them. It is important to find means to pro tect our interests in Poland and Ukraine; and maybe the German In fluence will beeome great in Russia proper. It looks as though Finland has somewhat bound herself to Ger many; consequently our interests are also threatened there. According to the papers, the ne German Ambassador, Count Mirbach. has left for Moscow, and the renrasen tative of the Russian Council govern ment, Joffet baa arrived at Berlin. After the loss of the Baltic provinces. Petrograd will be rather far from Rus sia. The commercial and political cen ter will probably be Moscow. Here is a translation of the "Regu lations for the Workmen s Control, which have been proclaimed: 1. Id order to obtain a systematical regu lation of the national-economical matters in all industrial, trades, bank, national-eco nomical, forwarding, co-operative companies associations of producers, and other under takings which employ laborers or give work to them at their homes, a workmen a con trol ot the manufacture, purchass and re sale of the products and raw materials, the, storing- of same, and the financial part of tbo undertaainKS. will De introduced. 2. The workmen's control will Be iccom plished by all the laborers ot the undertak ins in ousstle.ii, that is by means of organi sations chosen by them; factory committees, councils of laborers, etc Other representa tives of the stiJ . and the technical employes will also be members of those organizations. 3. For each larger town, province or in dustrial rayon a special workmen's control will be established, which through Its na ture as an organisation of the council of laborers, soldiers and peasants' deputies. Is composed of representatives of the profes sional societies, of Uie factory and other workmen's committees and workmen's cooperative- societies, 4. Up to the time of calling a congress of the councils of the workmen's control, an all-Russian council of the workmen's con trol will be founded at Petregrad, la which the foUowtne; organizations will be repre sented: The all-Russlan central executive committee of the Council of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies, five; the all-Russian central executive committee of the peasants' deputies, five: the all-Russlan council of professional unions, two; tne all-Russlan of fice of the factory committee, five; the all- PORTLAND NEWSBOYS WHO START FOR CHICAGO TO LEARN, IF POSSIBLE, ANY NEW POINTS IN THE GAME. Threat to Kill Is Charge. Veto Deligo was arrested yesterday by Deputy Constable Watkinds. charged with threatening to kill his wife, who, it is alleged, called for assistance. He is held at the County Jail in default of bail. t mtnKmivmmmMmtoimBwwmv'i'UHW.!wam sniJaj.iisauinsjsiiijs.i imium i m '-si m H m t: r y ' I J ? V . , i i W1XLIB (8COTTT) AND MATH AN MeCOIlE". On the theory that if it is good for other business men to go East and study methods and conditions, it is equally good for newsboy to do so. Willie (Scotty) - MacCohtn, "king of newsboys," and his brother, Nathan MacCohen, will leave this week for Chicago, where they will compete for several months with the newsboys of that city. The MacCohen boys are from Scotland, where Willie was educated until he was 11 years old. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob MacCohen. 462 Fifth street. "We have heard a lot about the Chicago methods," said "Scotty" MacCohen, "and we are going back there to see how they compare with us. We have been told here by men passing through that we are aa up-to-date as the best in the East, but we want to know. Exchange Department Find in this department furniture, for every room in the house at a fraction of its original cost. Won derful bargains! This Solid Oak Dining Suite for $102.50 ' . Only $10 Down and $2 Weekly This is a massive straight-line suite, correctly designed and of superior work manship. The utmost in service at a moderate price. Solid Oak Extension Table, $22.50 Six Solid Oak Dining Chairs, $36.00 Quartered Oak Buffet, 48-inch Plank Top, $44.00 r PittsburgElectric Vacuum Cleaner $27.50 $3 Down $1 Weekly ' Use it for all kinds of cleaning: ruars. draperies, walls, furniture. Saves labor. t1 1 . i - 1 a lAal -.l l- ...- I E3 Your Vacation Grafonola Only $18 Here is an instrument just the size to take to mountains or sea shore. Easily packed and easily carried. 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Special, pair ' New arrivals are here in Sunfast of a very good quality in 6mall all over designs; light apple green, dark blue, and light brown. Regu lar price is $1.25 the yard; QFt special this week.... atJC This Mattress $25 $5 Down $3 Monthly This is a Stearns & Foster Mat tress long fiber, staple white cotton felt; full 50-lbn covered with art tick; roll edge. Com fort and value in one. We carry these m o s t convenient shades in all colors and combinations, including the new green and white combination. Buy them and add an attractive Summer room to your home. Price from $3.75 to $7.50. Sold only by us. Mil WttF&y VpnTilT.'firf UuuJ " H f 'Porch Shades 2 IWfl This Rocker $18 Queen Anne style in ma hogany f i n ish; uphol stered in fig ured damask. 'i This Ivory Enamel Bedroom Suite $12? $1250 Down $250 Weeklv This is a handsome example of fine furniture craftsmanship; it is a suite that will lend distinction and comfort to any bedchamber. In our window today. Full-Size Bed $30.00 Large Dresser $35.00 Chiffonier $33.50 Dressing: Table with Triple Mirror $28.50 Ruwlan Enplnr and Mechanics' Union. live; the all-Ruulan sAricuiturtt lnion. two: one representative uch of all the Rua- lan workmen's unions with less than 3 00. 000 members, two representatives each of all with mora than 10O.00O members and the Petrograd Council ot Professional Unions, two. 5 In the hi ir her organs of the workmen's control will be elected auditors out of the special Is ta in same mechanics, bookkeep ers), who whl on tne initiative ot tnese organs, and also at the request of the lower organs) of tne worKmen s control, oe sent out to Investigate the financial and technical matters of the undertakings 6. The organisations of the workmen's con trol have the right to watch the manufac ture, fix the minimum of the Income and use every means to una our. tne cost prices of the goods. 7. The organizations or tne worKmen nave the right to control all business correspond ence, and In case the proprietors keep any correspondence secret, they will Have to take the consequence before the court. The busi ness secret Is to be done away with. The proprietors are boun4 to show to the work men's control a!! books and accounts, as well for the current as for the past account years. 8. Tne decision or tne organisation oi the workmen's control are binding to the proprietors, and can only be annulled by the hltrher organs or tne worKmen s control. . The proprietors, respectively the ad mlnlstrators of the undertakings, will have a respite of three days for complaints about the arrangements of the lower orfanUailone to the mgner organizations. 10. In all undertakings the owners and the representatives of the workmen and em n loves, who are elected for the realisation of the workmen'! control, are bound to main tain tho strongest order, discipline and pro tection of the property. Those who make themselves guilty of keeping sny material, 1 products or orders secret, or making incor rect bookings, will be held responsible In a criminal way. 11. The councils of the workmen's con trol In the different rayons shall decide all questions and conflicts between the lower organizations of the control, and also the complaints of the owners of the undertak ings, and give their Instructions according to the peculiarities of the business la question and according to the rules of that place, also according to the stipulations of the All-Russian Council of Workmen's Control, and they shall also supervise the actions of the lower organizations of tho control. 12. The All-Russlan Council of the "Work men's Control maps out general plans for the workmen's control, issues binding stipu lations, regulates the mutual connections of the rayon-council of the workmen's control, and la considered a higher authority fox all matters connected with the workmen's con trol. 13. The All-Russlan Council of the Work men's Control connects the work of tho or ganlzatloae of the workmen's control with all other institutions concerning the organi sation of the national economy. The rules regarding the mutual connections ofshr regarding the mutual connections of tho Ail- Russian council or tne v oramen s control and the Institutions which orr.tnlze and CoroNA The personal writing machine writes anywhere,- any time. Only $50 In regular case. E. V. PEASE CO. US SIXTH ST. Spend your vacation in SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL im STOP AT THE STEUflRT Oa Geary Street, Just off Union Square, close to everything worth while. Good accommodations from tl.CO P. Breakfast 35e and 60o (Sundays 75c), Lnnch 60c, Dinner $1 (Sundays $1.25). Municipal car line passes the door. Stewart Votor Boa meet principal trains, and steamers. regulate the national economy will he Issued separately. 14. 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