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TOE SUNDAY OTtEGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, SEPTEMBER 2G, 1920
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RATES TO
Action Will Be of Benefit
Trade With Orient.
to
LUMBER TARIFF CHANGED
Korlhwcst Mill Men N"1w Have Op
portunity to Compete With
Gulf Port Shipments.
General reductions in the import
and export rail rates, which wer2
advanced 33 1-3 per cent on August
2I, are to be made immediately on
transcontinental lines to and from
the Pacific coast, according to ad
vices which were received yesterday
hy 11. I Hudson, general traffic man-
ger of the Port of Tort land and
Cirk commissions.
Mr. Hudson was informed that all
western lines had reached an agree
ment and that the new rates would
be made an advance on the rates
previous to August 26 only sufficient
to meet the advance on the rates
from producing points, east of Chi
cago, and the Atlantic seaboard.
The reduction, it is estimated here,
will mean that the 33 1-3 per cent
advance will be practically cut in
half. This will leave Pacific coast
ports in relatively the same competi
tive condition as they were prior to
Augifbt -6.
Action of Importance.
R. H. Countiss of the trans-continental
freight bureau at Chicago has
"been instructed to prepare supple
ments immediately which will make
reductions in the rates to and from
the Pacific coast in accordance with
the agreement reached, Mr. Hudson
was advised.
The action is of especial, importance
In connection with trade between this
port end the orient. The advance
made in the Pacific coast rates had
been interfering with the ability of
Portland to compete with the Atlan
tic seaboard in the movement of
freight to and from the orient.
The new adjustment will make It
possible to handle shipments over
land much cheaper and will conse
quently encourage the handling of
oriental trade via this port.
The'definite date for the going into
fleet of the new rate has not been
received here but it is expected that
it will be effective within thecourse
(Of the next few days.
Lumber Hate Changed.
llr. Hudson was also advised that
a reduction from 545 to C40 a thous
and feet in the rate on lumber from
the Colu-mbia river.to the Platte river
had been made by the shipping board.
"The $40 rate was in effect some
time ago," Mr. Hudson said, "and re
sulted in the movement of four car
roes of lumber from this territory."
"When the rate was advanced to
545 it put the northwest lumbermen
out of this business owing to their
inability to compete with shipments
from the gulf ports.
V. J. Kuht, manager of the Douglas
Kir Exploitation & Export company,
expressed the belief that the new
nvte would mean the movement of
large quantities of lumber from thie
port.
Pacinc Const Shipping Notes.
PRATTLE, "Was-h., Sfpt. 2Z. (Special.
Northern Cluwf, New Zi-alanJ-o
mrhoonf r, left port yesterday in tow for
tiii cape, to clear away for Nukuolofa
on her first voyage out of Fuget Bound.
Fho carriid SOO.lHMi feet of lumlwr loaded
h-ene. Cuptain . J. AlcDonaltl is in com
mand of the vessel and. has his family
ith him.
Construction of a 500-foot two-story
transit shed on the wwt side of the port
ei-m.misMon's gigantic new Smith cove pier
3, the liiTKeFt ocean terminal in th-e world,
will be htgun in the opening days of .Oc
tober. Purchased by Xiednr & Marcun of Se
attle, the old Canadian cruiser Rainbow,
which has lain idle since the end of the
war in the ENquimalt naval basin, Van
couver island, is to be brought to Seattle
here she will be moored at the west
waterway plant of the owners.
At the present time 4H0.0O0 feet of white
c-Mlar i-ot?s are piled on the open wharf of
the port commnission docks. The white
cedtr comes from Oregon an-d it has been
moving to Japan in'larse Quantities this
season. To date .VK,00i feet have bt-en
chipped from Smith cove pier A. going
out on the ships of the Pacific Steamship
company, Stxuthers & Dixon and .Mitsui
Ac Co.
Five blgr ocean cteamrhlps. Including
the first vesse-1 in the Holland-American
l.ne's new service to Europe, wilt arrive
et the harbor island terminal of the East
Wat or-way Docks & Warehouse company
in the next two w-f-ks, giving the property
a .strenuous period of activity.
TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 25. (Special.)
To load a full cargo of lumber here for
west cnast ports, the bark Uelfast shifted
lier this morning from down sound, where
the had been in drydock. The Belfast will
be worked nltfht and day In order to get
Jier' out in time to tow south with the
Hean-r Santa lne. The Inez will prob
ably ne shifting: here to load tomorrow. It
is figured that it will take about six days
to load the Belfast.
The barkentine L&haina is loading and
the A. F. Coats dicharging ballast.
The Coast, which arrived yesterdav af
tTJioon, wiil load a full cargo of lumber
5ire tor Adelaide and then go to the west
coast with coal and then to the Atlanttc.
Ths well-known coaster has been bought
y D. M. Pcott. who will use her in the
trade out of Mobile. Captain "Vy. W. Ja
mieson will take the vessel around.
The Mukllteo is du here this afternoon
Jrom Pan Francisco. The vessel has con
riderahle freight for local concerns, among
which .Is a large amount of ore for the
Taroma smelter. The Mukilteo goes to
tFtritish Columbia to load south his voy
age. The Admiral Schley, of the Pacific
Stt-nmshlp company line; is due here to
rn orrti- night or Monday morning from
'allf ornia ports.
Local shipping men are still awaiting
the arrival of the Lerhlay and Tjitaroem.
Jioth vessels have been expected the past
tiire days by dock operators.
PAN PEDRO. Cal., Sept. 2.". (Foec!aI.
Tin?, steamer West Ilonaker was launched
irom the yards of the I-os Angeles Ship
luiiaing ana Dry Dock company this
morning The launching was successful.
Mrs. John E. Mauer was sponsor for the
vossel. which was the twenty-eighth hull
to be launched from the yards. Immedi
ately following the launching the keel of
the est rarrallone was laid. The lat
t-r" fs the thirty-second keel to be laid
Jn,.the yarpa sinoe they were built In
The West Farralone Is a 12,000-ton
Ffiimcr. Following it the keels of the
AVest Grehlock. West Prospect and West
t'TVVpuka, all sister ships, will be laid.
The Van Camp barge was returned here
this morning in tow of the tug Bahada
fr-flin Cape San Lucas, in Lower California.
t'tdnal!y it was a tender for the floating
c tlinery John G. North. The latter burned
3 ear. The barge was taken in tow
o4:inally by the steamer Northland.. The
:pin'was too great and the seams opened
lift and the Northland left the barge at
rg;i;dalena Bay. where It was repaired and
tt i takeTv in tow by the Bahada,
n'h West Kehar, an SSou-ton steamer,
will be launched from the yards of the
Lone Beach Shipbuilding company next
month.
S oRT TOWNSEND, TVnsh., Sept. 23
cfal. The largest shipment of piles
esj-r made from Puge-t sound to the orient
wi, lurried by the steamer West Ivan,
last night for Hongkong. The ship
rulift consisted of 4' piles, wmf of which
were (M feet in length. They will be used
lri,.:'he construction of a big dock at Hong
kong. In addition to the piles the West
I&n carried a big shipment of general
freight.
lyit't sound tow boa ts are feeling the
, effects of the high cut of operation. To
BE 10
meet this emergency the Northern Tow
boat Owners' association has made appli
cation to the public service commliwion at
Olympia to increase rats for towing on
Puget sound IS per cent over the present
rates. A further increase of 25 per cent
for towing steam, sailing and dismantled
vessels from any point west of Point Wil
son. The new rates, if granted by the
commission, wWI go into effect October '22.
Flying the Australian fla. the schooner
Northern Chief sailed this morning for
Nukuolofa with about 500.000 feet of lum- i
ber loaded at Seattle. x At her port ot
discharge, she wiH load copra for return
cargo to Puget sound, coming by way ot ,
Portland.
The San Francisco-built steamer Derblay 1
arrived this afternoon, proceeding to Se- j
at tie, where she will complete cargo for
Vaipa raiso.
Loaded down to her pllmsol with gen
eral freight, the. Nippon Yosen Katsha
steamer Toyoma Maru sailed today for
the orient. Another steamer will be added
to the service of the Northwestern & At
lantic Steamship company's line between
Boston. New York and Philadelphia and
ports on the Pacific coast.',
The division of operations of the United
States shipping board has announced a
reduction in lumber freight rates from Pa
cific coast ports to the River Platte to $40
a thousand feet. With the new rate. Pa
cific coast lumbermen can com pete with
lumber dealers at the south Atlantic and
gulf ports.
SAN' FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 2.V (Spe
cial.) The Rene Kervl'.ler Is en route from
St. Nazaire, the bark Pierre Antonine from
Dunkirk and the DuguSy Trouin from
Montevideo.
The departure today of the China mail
liner Nanking for Honolulu and the orient
was made Interesting by the presence of
a number of moving pic-ture actors who
staged several soenes on deck and on tha
gangway. The Nanking slipped into the
stream propmptly at 1 o'clock headed for
the Golden Gate. The liner carries a
capacity list of passengers, there being
2m2ii ca-bin and steerage travelers on
board. She has a heavy cargo of exports
and $2,000,0011 in gold and silver bullion.
Among the Nanking's passengers are six
Catholic priests, who are going to mis
sions. The new shipping board steamer Stock
ton. engiTied and fitted at the Moore yards
In 2fl calendar days, has been turned over
to Struthers & Dixon for operation.
The new steamer Jalapa. launched at
the Moore yard in December. VJ10, will have
her trial trip tomorrow after which she
will be turned over to operators. The
vessel will load flour at Port 1 ami for the
United Kingdom under fixtures to M.
Houser.
The freighter West Eldara. which was
aground near Barber Point, Honolulu, is
expected to reach here tomorrow. It Is
understood the vessel is i-n need of keel
repairs, although reports from Honolulu
said she was coming to the coast with
Lcargo intact.
-i ne west Kidara loaded Philippine sugar.
The schooner Honoipu, Captain Page,
sailed today for Vancouver to load lumber
for Peru under operation of Hind,
Rolph & Co.
The Japanese freighter Lima Maru, New
York for Yokohama, which put in here
for fuel, continued today.
Departures today included the Pwayne
& Hoyt motorship Mazatlan, Captain
Meyer, for ManzanUlo, and the Matson
steamer .Enterprise, Captain Youngren, for
Hiio.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.)
The British steamer Minnie De Larrinaga.
laden with grain from Portland, sailed for
Europe at 8:30 last evening.
The steamer Egeria shifted at 10 o'clock
this morning for Portland to the Ham
mond mill where she is loading lumber for
Australia.
The steamer Eastern Soldier arrived at
R:4. this morning from Puget sound and
went to St. Helens where she is taking on
lumber for the Atlantic coast.
After discharging fuel oil in Portland,
barge 93 shifted to the local harbor at 3
o'clock this morning and left at 11:45 to
day for California, being towed by the
tank steamer Colonel E. L. Drake.
After discharging ballast at pier 3 of
the port terminals, the British steamer
Memphis shifted today to pier 1, where
she is being lined, and on Monday will be
gin loading 2800 tons of flour lor Europe.
She will go to Portland to complete her
cargo for Europe.
The tug Daniel Kern with a barge in
tow arrived at 8:43 this morning from
Oregon coast points aud proceeded to
Portland.
The steamer Steel Worker, en route
from Puget sound for the Panama canal.
Is having trouble with her steering gear
and will come into the Columbia tonight
for repairs.
The steam schooner Horace D. Baxter,
with freight from San Francisco, and the
tank steamer Wm. F. Herrin. with oil from.
California, are due en route to Portland,
COOS BAY, Or., Sept. 25. (Special!
The steamer C. A. Smith, barbound here
two days, sailed this morning with her
lumber cargo for San Francisco at ten.
The steamship City of Topeka, which
laid In port over last night, awaiting
a smooth bar, sailed for .Eureka at l0:Uo
this forenoon.
The Johanna Smith, which was laden
with lumber at the Smith docks, sailed
this morning for the south, following the
C. A. Smith out at 30:ii0. These vessels
are usually three days apart, but the
delay of the C. A. by bad weather al
lowed her sister ship to overhaul her.
V. S. Xuval Radio Reports.
(AH position reported at 8 P. M. yes
terday uiiIcns otherwise indicated.)
WEST ISON, Kobe for Seattle, arrived
at Hort Townsend, 9 P. M., September So.
NORTHWESTERN. Comox, B. C, for
Seattle, off Point No Point.
DILWORTH. San Pedro tor Seattle, 80
miles from San Francisco.
WIIITTIER. Port San Luia for Cooa Bay,
4V.'t miles from Coos Bay.
LU R LINE, Honolulu for San Franc IscQ
i(t amfUs west of San Francisco.
H AY NIC, Seattle for San Pedro, 123
milts south of San Francirco.
CAPT. A. F. LUCAS, La Touche for San
Pedro. 115-u miles north of San Pedro.
ORAM ALEXANDRI. New York for San
Pedro. Gi)0 miles Bouth of San Pedro.
BROAD ARROW. Balhna for San Pedro,
5-SH rni'.ea south of San Pedro
CURACAO. Corinto for San Francisco,
14-4tt milth south of San Francisco.
EL SEtiUXDO, Honolulu for San Pedro,
94 mis from an Pedro.
RICHMOND. San Pedro for Seattle. 45
mile from San Pdro.
M 1 R A L FARRAGUT. San Francisco
for Wilmington, -1 miles from San- Fran
cisco. QUEEN. Seattle for San Francisco. 39
miles from San Franoiseo.
IAJRLINE. Honolulu for Kan Francisco.
34(5 miles west of San Francisco, Septem
ber i4.
WEST ELDARA, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 301 milea from San Francisco. Sep
tember 24.
WESTERN KNIGHT, San Francisco for
Manila. 5U0 miles from San Francisco, Sep
tember 24.
U. S. TOPATOPA. Pan Frftnrlrn fnl
Vancouver, B. C, 44t milea from San
Francisco, Septemiher 24.
RED HOOK, Honolulu for Sen Pedro,
104),"i miles from San Pedro.
NILE, orient for San Francisco. 6S4 milea
west oi n Francisco. Sect ember 24
MATSOMA. Honolulu for San Francisco.
a - - lanes wesi oi ran r rancisco
MALI, San Francisco for Honolulu, 81J
miles west ot ban Francisco, September 24,
HOLLYWOOD, Seattle for Honolulu,
-u.nr miies irom Seattle, September 24.
LYMAN STEWART. San Luis for Van
couver, 55 miles from Vancouver.
JOHANNA SMITH, Coos Bay for San
i-Taiwjisco, iyt miles north of San Fran
cibco.
OLEU'M. Portland for Oleum, 237 miles
irom uieum.
v. ii.-tr,. i, oan rearo ror v niapa
Harbor. 318 miles from Willapa Harbor.
CITY OF TOPE K A. Marshfleld for Eu-
reica, t.i miies or cureua.
AVALON. San Francisco for Willapi
Harbor. 32f miles north of San Francist-o
EASTERN' TEMPLE. Everett for Cl
lan. Peru, 39 miles south of Cape Blanco,
w est l'AN. Keatue for Yokohama, ICS
miies west oi p laiiery.
COL. E. 1RA KE, towinff barge Xo. 93,
Astoria for ban Pedro, S3 miles south
oi Astoria.
CELILO, 33 miles south of Columbia
river.
HORACE X. BAXTER. Fan Francisco for
.fort! ana, on iniumnia river lix htshio.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY. San Francisco for
Seattle, urn miles irorn Seattle.
A RDMORE. Vancouver for San Fran
Cisco, ;:.- miies soutn or lattery.
STANDARD ARROW, 9,,T mile north
vwt of San francisco, San Pedro foi
1M LAY, Shanghai for San Francisco,
lJ4o mnea west of San Krancisco.
LUMBER CARGO GOES DOWN
British Steamer, Jacksonville to
Havana, Reported Sunk.
MIAMI. Fla., Sept. 25. The British
steamer Albert Soper, Jacksonville t
Havana with a carno of lumber, i
said to have sunk off Cape Canaveral
last night.
The vessel is under charter to the
Bahamas-Cuban company of Jackson
villa. No further details have bee
received.
TACOMA COMMERCE
IS FAST REBUILDING
Mew
Port Commission Docks
Afford Facility.
8 OCEAN CARRIERS ON WAY
Smelter and Manufacturing Plants
Furnish Cargoes for Liners
to All Parts of World.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial) Commerce is steadily working
its way back to the volume of pre
war days. With eight ocean carriers
on the way to load -off-shore freights
and many new-lines having: announced
establishment of headquarters in Ta
coma, shipping- is looking up. With
STEAMER EGERIA RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED FROM SHIPPING
BOARD HULL AND NOW TAKING ON LUMBER FOR SYDNEY.
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Photo by Angelus Studio.
VIEW OF VESSEL OX TRIAL, TRIP.
The steam schooner Kgerla, which was recently constructed on the
Willamette river from a shipping board hull, is now completing a cargo of
1.700,000 feet of lumber, which she will take to Sydney. Home-built and
home-owned, the vessel is likewise operated by a home concern, the Colum
bia Shipping company of Portland.
From Sydney the Egeria will go to Newcastle to load coal for Honolulu.
It is probable that she will bring a cargo of pineapples to Portland from
Honolulu.
the completion bf the port commission
docks, Tacoma should resume its old
place.
The first big carpo of wheat to pro
foreign will be taken by the Holland
American line steamship Eemdyk, 12,
000 tons, which will arrive about Oc
tober 1 to take part of her 4000-ton
cargro of grain. Announcement that
this line planned to dperate to Tacoma
regularly was made several weeks
ago by U M. Gillespie & Co.
Tacoma Favored Port.
The big Dutch steamship Tjitaroem
which has shifted from Everett to
Tacoma to complete loading lumber,
is one of the Java-Pacific fleet, repre
sented here by the General Steamship
corporation, which is operating a
service between Tacoma, Peru, Chile
and Australia. '
That Tacoma will be more benefited
by the establisnmer.t of these tw,o
new lines than other ports of the
sound is the statement of well posted
marine men. Because of the many
manufacturing plants here this port.
is said, is in a position to oiler
reight against the output of other
sound ports, which have reached me
maximum in local cargo offerings.
Bearing out these assertions is the
peration of vessels or ine w. xi.
Grace & Co., fleet. These ships op-
ratinir to Peru and Chile get prac-
ically all their cargo at Tacoma, and
s inbound freight have Mutn Amer-
,-.t or., for the smelter. The General
Steamship company In the same trade
btains much of its outward cargoes
here.
Oil Trade Showing Gains.
The ' oil trade is showing great
gains. Struthers & Dixon nave m
teamship West ivis coming wim
big cargo of oil and the uoyonasm
Maru has another cargo of wood and
ocoanut oil for Gillespie & bona ana
th Phil nnine Oil company, wnicn
have been enlarging storage facilities
here.
The European - Pacific foteamsnip
company, Iormeny ine American
Hawaiian line, has re-entered the At
lantic and Hawaiian service. The
Hawaiian will be the first to come
here and other Vessels of the Ileet
now operating on time charter will
be placed In service as soon as re
leased. .
New Lines Operating.
ntoot lines oijerating out of Ta
coma Include the Johnson line and
the Norway-Pacific, which operates
some ot tne largesi raniuraniin.
Johnson liner Kronprinsessen Mar-
gareta is due this month witn cargo
and the big motorship George Wash-
ngton is coming to load ior Europe.
The Holland-American line, wnicn
operates a joint service wnn tne
Royal Mall line, win nave m
ton steamer Kindt'idyke at Tacoma
within a short time to load. These
vessels are equipped with refriger
ating plants for carrying fresh Irults
or other perishable cargo offering
from this section and In demand In
European markets.
TRAFFIC BUREAU IS LAXDEJ)
Boston Marine Guide Takes Xote of
Work in Xorthwest.
The traffic bureau of the Port of
Portland 'and the dock commission
were held up as a model which the
port of Boston, Mass.. might well fol
low in the issue of the Boston Marine
Guide of September 18.
Referring to the traffic bureau ana
the work it was doing to route trade
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vewsel From Data.
Str. Artigas Boston Sapt. 25
Sir. Wast Katan ,.,ew iorn ....aeputt
Str. W. F- Herrin. .. -Monterey . ...Spt. 20
Str. Johan Poulsen . .San Fran Sept. 27
tr. Santlara an t-eoro. . . .sept. 7
Str. Trinidad San Pedro. .. .Sept. 27
6tr. Waterbury ... .. rsew xorK . ...Sept. 2
str West Keats China Sept. 28
Str. Horace X- Baxter , Sept. 28
Str. Wahkeena San Pedro. . . .Sept. 28
Str. Willamette tan l- ran Sept. 20
Str. Multnomah San Fran Sept. 20
Str. Rose City San Fran Sept. 20
Str. Ernest H. Meyer.San Fran Sept. 30
Str. Wapama San Fran. Oct. 1
Sir. City of Topeka. -San Fran. Oet. 2
Str. City of Reno ....Honolulu Oct. fi
Str. Witram Balboa Oct. 8
To Depart From Portland.
Vessel For Data
Str. Pawlet . China -..Oct. 2
Vessel In Port.
Vessel Berth.
Bkt. Annie M. Rol-ph. Clark-Wilson mill.
Bk. Berlin G-ible.
Sir. Daisy Putnam... St, Helens.
Str. Olen ...........P. F. M. Co.
Str. Pawlet Terminal No. 4.
Str. Tannenbttrf .... Irving dock.
Str. W aban ......... Terminal No. 4.
Str. Coaxet . . ...... ..Terminal No. 4.
Str. Hawarden Municipal No. I.
Ktr. Daisy Freeman. . Prescott.
Bkt. r.uffon Clark-Wilson.
Stx. Bermuda, Columbia dock.
Str. Memphis ..Aetorla.
Str. Heilbrond AH'inn dock.
Scr. Wm. Bowden toi in.
Str. Sprin?fif w t--tport.
Ft r. Tyiltr H a nify . , ,. Wauna.
I Sir. Eastern Soluier.-St. Helens, :
by way of Portland, the publication
says: ,
"This shows what a live western
city is doinff to secure business
through its port. The Port of Port
land is reaching all the way across
the continent, as well as to the orient
and to India, for traffic to be handled
through the city. It knows that what
will benefit the city and community
in general will also benefit the indi
vidual. It is a progressive idea."
CRAFT TO TAKE liUSIBER
6, 000, 000 in Columbia River Be
longs to McCormlck Company.
More than 6,000,000 feet of lumber
will be taken out of the Columbia
river for the Charles R. McCormick
company by vessels now in the river,
according to announcement
made
yesterday by E. H. Meyer, local man-i
ager. The vessels are all Douna lor
Atlantic ports.
The steamer Eastern Soldier, which
got into the river yesterday from
Seattle, will take out l.SOO.000 feet;
the steamer Springfield, now loading
on the river for Philadelphia and Bos
ton, will take out 1.400.000 feet, and
the steamer Artigas, now en route
here, will take 2,250,000 eet.
In addition, two vessels now load
ing on Puget sound will take out
lumber for the same company. They
are the steamer Archer, which will
carry 3,250,000 feet, and the steamer
"V I - - - "-"f y$''s rrirtfff i"- ,2
Stanley Dollar, which will take 1.2E0,
000 feet.
HAWAIIAN IS OX WAY HERE
Pre-War Service of Steamship Line
to lie Resumed.
The steamer Hawaiian will sail
from New York on October 2 for Port
land and other ports on the Pacific
coast, according to advices received
in Portland yesterday by the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company, agents
for the Williams-Diamond company of
San Francisco.
The departure of the Hawaiian will
mean the resumption of the pre-war
service of the American-Hawaiian
Steamship company.
In addition to vessels of the American-Hawaiian
line, the service will
be augmented by steamers of the
shipping board, with westbound sail
ings at. laast three times a month, it
has been announced. The eastbound
service will be maintained with American-Hawaiian
steamers exclusively,
with sailings once a month.
It is the announced plan to increase
the sailings as steamers become avail
able. Marine Xotes.
The steamer Springfield completed dis
charging- cargo from Boston at Terminal
No. 'J yeBterday morning and was nhtfted
to Westport. where ah -will begin taking
on & cargo of lumber for the Atlantic
seaboard. She -will fininb her. cargo at
the Portland Lumber company's plant.
The steamer Bermuda, of the grain
rieet. will be shifted from the O.-W
R. N. dock this morning to the Co-
lumbia dock for- the completion of her
cargo.
The Admiral line steamer City of To
peka Is scheduled to reach Portland on
her return trip from San Francisco and
way points on October 2. She will leave
again the following day for the south.
The steamer Eastern Soldier of the
Luckenback line got into the river yes
terday morning. She will take lumber
cargo to- New York.
The steamer Daisy Putnam sailed from
St. Helens last night for California ports
with a cargo of lumber.
The French bark Buffon was brought
up the river yesterday from Astoria and
she will begin taking on cargo Immedi
ately at the Clark & Wilson mill. She
will take grain to the United Klnidem.
The steamer Daisy Freeman was shift
ed from Wauna to PreBCott yesterday to
complete her lumber cargo.
Tides nt Astoria Sunday.
High. Low.
11:49 A. 11... 8.0 fee.5:M A. M...0.7 foot
6:17 P. M...1.0 foot
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL KEPORT.
PORTLAXD, Sept. 25. Maximum tem
perature. 565 decrees; minimum 50.6 de
grees. River reading at 8 A. M., 5.5 feet:
change in Jast 24 hours, 0.9 font rise. Total
rainfa.lt 5 P. M. to 5 P. M. ), .38 Inrh; total
rainfall since September 1. ItrJQ. 3.8
inches; Normal rainfall since September 1.
1.30 inches; excess of rain-fall Bitjce Sep
tember 1, 1020, 2.59 inches. Sunrise. 6:02
A. M. ; sunset, 6:03 P. M. ; total sunshine,
22 minutes; possible sunshine. 12 hours and
1 minute. Moonrise. 4:44 P. M. ; moonset,
3:32 A, M. Barometer (reduced to sea
level) 5 P. M., 30 inches. Relative humid
ity: 5 A. M. , 8ft per cent; noon. 66 per
cent; 5 P. M-. 82 per cent.
THE WEATHER. .
Wind
E 5
3 3
STATIONS. a
3 5
9 5
Weather.
Baker I
361 0210.011. .IS
44 5t; 0.02 . . S
Cloudy
Boise
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Boston .....
Stvil.OOi. , SB
Calsary
Chicago
32' 5(110.00
90 10 8
Clear
Denver
Ies Moines. .
Eureka
Galveston
Helena 1
.1 uneaut - . . .
Kansas City .
Los Angeles.
Marphfield .
Medford
441 0 '12V
I 74 0 12:3
lear
Clear
Cloudy
U J . UU I J. U I A vv
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3S( 500.0010'SW Cloudy
42lt.iH-0.04l ,,iW Cloudy
72; 8S;0.001SSE Clear
o 70)0. 00'. .W Clear
441 2 0.04!..ISW Rain
4i 50 0.00. ,x Cloudy
68) W00.OO. .tSE Clear ,
7HJ 860.24t..E Clear
60 S2'0.0Utl0S Clear
50( 54i0.26:i0d Rain
5SI 84 0. no!. AS Clear
Minneapolis .
New Orleans.
New York..
North Head.
Phoenix
Pocatello . . .
Portlaad . . ..
Jloseburs . . .
Sacramento .
St. Louis. . . .
Salt Lake...
San Diego. . .
San Fran. . ..
Seattle
Sitkat ,
Spokane
Tacoma
38 48 0.04110ISW Pt. cloudy
iii ;iti;u.:is. .K Rain
4X fi0;0 . 2-S . .INE Cloudy
48; 540.0tt. . ffctW Clear
7o 8.MO.OO10S Clear
3S 52)0.02 . .S Clear
541 50:o. Oililo'XW Clear
541 ;ito.ooto!W v'lear
5o 58 .0.03 1SS Cloudy
anUcin cm'. 1 si -
44! oo!o2!l2iSW;Pt. cloudy
Tatoosh Isl..
54! 5410.10 .
3Hlt4Nj0.00(.
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vaidezf . . .
Walla Wall
ft. cloudy
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W Pt. cloudy
Washington .
Winnipeg ,
Yakima . .
74 l!f8 i2
70O.OO . .
i Pt. cloudy
NWjCloudy
tA. M. today. P. M. report preceding day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Probably showers;
moderate southwesterly winds.
Uregon and Washington Probably show,
ers: moderate southwesterly winda,
Idaho Probably showers.
T
AVERSE
TO SUBSTITUTE BILL
Fund Raising Measure Will
Not Be Given Voters.
BOND VERDICT WANTED
ixjading Ballot With Alternatives
Believed to Confuse Mind of
Public at Polls.
No proposition as an alternative to
the general port bill will be sub
mitted to the voters at the November
election for the purpose of raising
funds for channel development work,
according to a decision reached yes
terday at a meeting of the Port of
Portland commission.
It was decided by that body to
await the decision of the voters on
the port bill which provides for the
Issuance of bonds equal to 6 per cent
of the assessed valuation of prop
erty in the port district and also for
the consolidation of the port and dock
commissions with a view to the pur-,
chase of Swan island. Mock's bottom
and Guild's lake districts and the
transformation of the area into a
water and rail terminal and an in
dustrial site.
Alternative Bill Suggested.
It had been suggested that 1n view
of the possibility that the port bill
might nt be approved by the voters
an alternative bill, providing for rais
ing of funds for carrying on the
channel development work of the
commission, should be presented at
the same election. This, it was de
clared, would prevent the work on
the channel from being crippled.
The commission at yesterday's
meeting took the view that the load
ing of ' the ballot with alternative
measures would only tend to con
fuse the voters arid might lead to the
defeat of all measures. It was also
declarWl that the plan of raising
funds by taxation would not be feas
ible owing to the fact that the tax
ing power of the port commission is
limited under its charter to three
twentieths of 1 per cent of the as
sessed valuation of property in the
port district. The imposing of the
full amount of this levy would raise
about $480,000. However, on account
of the 6 per cent constitutional limita
tion, the port is now limited to a
revenue from taxation of $368,000.
Voters' Consent Sufficient,'
The commission reached the' de
cision yesterday that it would be Im
possible, even with the consent of the
voters, to confer power upon the com
mission to raise more than- $480,000.
This, it is declared, falls fag short
of the amount required to carry out
the channel development programme
contemplated by the commission.
The suggestion has been made that
the port has been invested with the
eame taxing power as that enjoyed
by ports organized under the general
laws and that Its limit of taxation
for general purposes is consequently
not three-twentieths of 1 per cent
but 1 per cent. The commission,
however, decided that there was
grave doubt if such were the case
and.- if so, there would be difficulties
In undertaking to Invoke the power
to raise a 1 per cent tax.
The commission adopted a resolu
tion declaring it to be the intention
of that body to give first considera
tion to the main channel of the port
and that other work would be con
sidered secondary in Importance.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Sept. 2. failed at 6 A. M
Steamer PprinKflelUi ior Boston, via
Westport.' Sailed at 3 P. M. Steamer
Atlas, for San Franrisco Arrived at 9
A. M. French bark Buffon, from St.
Namire. Arrived at St. Helens, 6 P. M
Steamer Eastern Soldier, from Blakeley,
Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Daisy Putnam,
from St. Helens, lor San Pedro.
ASTORIA. Sept. 25. Arrived at 7:45
X. M. Steamer Col. B. L. Drake, from
Pufpet sound. Arrived at R:45 A. M. Tu
Daniel Iern. from Coos Bay. Arrived i
0 (in and left up lO;30 A. M. Steam
Kfistern Soldier, from Blakeley, for (
Helens. Sailed at 11 :3ft A. M. St.eu.mer
Coi. B. L. Drake, tow-Ins; nare 93, for San
Francisco. Sailed at 3 :15 P. Al. Tuc
Daniel Kern, for Pu;et sound.
COOS BAY, Sept. 25. Sailed at 10 A. M.
Steamer City of Tupeka. from Portland.
for San Krancisco via Eureka.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. Arrived at
9 last night Steamer Willamette, from
San Pedro, for Portland.
ASTORIA. Sept. 24. Sailed at 4:25 P. M.
Steamer Derblay, for "West Ooat. Sailed
at 6 P. M. Barge steamer Minnie De Lar
rinaga. for Unifcei ttniRdom. L,ert up at
7 P. M. 1-r. bark, B buffon, from St.
Nazairs,
SAN PEDRO. Sept. 24. Sailed at 6
P. M.- Steamer llalco, for Columbia river
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 25. Departed
Lima Maru for Yokohama; Nanking, for
Hon (ikons ; Providence, for Santa Rosalia ;
Enterprise, for Hllo; Rose City, for Port
land. Arrived Acme, from Taku Bar.
HONGKONO, Sept. 22. Arrived Katori
Maru, for Seattle, '
MANILA, Sept. x3.-
-Sailed Empress of
Asia, for Vancouver.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 25. Arrived
Argyll, from Port San Luis; J. A. Moffett.
from San Pedro.
Departed Toyama Maru, for Manila;
President, for San, Pedro via San Francisco;
Latouche. for southwestern Alaska; water
bury, for United Kingdom ports; Archer,
for jtew York.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25. Arrived
Bark Belfast, from Seattle; steamer Mukil
teo. from San Francisco; Quadra, from
Britannia Reach.
Sailed Quadra, for Britannia Beach.
PAN PEDRO, Cal., Sept. 25, (Special.
Arrived, steamers Governor. from Ban
Francisco, 11 A. M. ; Babinda. from Sun
Francisco, 7A.M.
Sailed, steamers Raymond, for Grays
Harbor, 5 A. M.; Solnno, for Willapa, fl
P. M. ; Celllo. for Prays Harbor, 6 I. M.
Report From Month of Colombisu
NORTH HEAD, 3"pt. 25. Condition of
the se at 5 P. M., smooth. Wind, south,
10 miles.
SENTENCE IS POSTPONED
Case of Mrs. Lena Steiger to Be
Taken Up Next Tuesday.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 25.-Special.)
Sentencing: of Mrs. Lena Steig-er. aged
65, who was convicted in the circuit
court here last week on a charge of
conspiring with Jesse Mullinix in a
plot to murder her husband, was post
poned by Judge Kelly today until
next Tuesday mornlnff at 10 o'clock.
Motion to postpone sentencing of the
aged woman was made by Attorney
John McNary, who represented Mrs.
Steiger at the trial. The prosecution
made no objection to the delay.
Mrs. Steiger entered the courtroom
at the time originally set for sentence
leaning on the arm of her sister. She
appeared extremely nervous and
sobbed as Judge Kelly announced that
the time for imposing sentence had
been postponed.
Attorney McNary explained that he
was compelled to ask for postpone
ment of sentence in the case lor tne
reason that he was busy with other
court matters and had not definitely
decided what action he would take
regarding an appeal to the supreme
court. Under the statutes Mrs. Stei
ger is subject to a sefttence ranging
from one to ten years.
District Attorney Heltzel admitted
that a strong effort was being made
to have Mrs. Steiger paroled from the
bench, and that he would make no
recommendation in the case. "I pros
ecuted and convicted Mrs. Steiger."
said District Attorney Heltzel, "and
the responsibility of sentence rests
entirely with the court."
SALEM TO VOTE 1 TAX
EXPENSE OF CITY HELD TO RE.
QCIRE GREATER BUDGET.
Council Without Authority to Raise
in Excess of $1017.38, Which
Is Xot Sufficient.
SAZ.BM, Or., Sept. 26. (Special. )
Voters of Salem, at the city election
In November, will be confronted with
the issue of approving a special tax
measure to increase the city budget
for 1921, in the sum of $20,000 in ex
cess of the 6 per cent tax limitation
provision of the state constitution.
Increases in salaries voted to the
police, fire department, street depart
ment and the advanced cost of labor
and materials necessary to conduct
the city's affairs make the increased
budget necessary, according to the
finance committee which conferred
here today. During the present year
the city 0as been operating on a
surplus- from previous years. Be
cause of the policy of retrenchment
during the war there was a surplus
of $11,000 on- hand at the beginning
of this year, while the sale of a
paving plant added $4000 to thiB
amount. Had it not Jjeen for this
surplus, the city would now be facing
deficit estimated in the neighbor
hood of $15,000.
The amount of money, outside of
interest on bonds, and payments on
bonded indebtedness, raised this year
totaled $95,971. A 6 per cent increase
over this amount, followed by the
constitutional limitation, would be
an increase of 5767, making $101,738
that can be raised without going to
the people for a special levy.
At a meeting of the ways and means
committee of the council today it was
estimated that approximately $121, S00,
$20,000 in excess df what will be
available without a special vote.
would be required to conduct the city
government next year. To raise this
amount the committee decided to sub
mit the proposition of extending the
city's credit beyond the 6 per cent
tax limitation to the voters.
HOG DECLINE CONTINUES
RECEIPTS STEAIHIr GAIXIXO
AT LOCvVli YARDS.
Prices Jjowered 5 0 to 75 Cents
During Day Cattle and Sheep
Steady at Close.
There was another drop of 50 to 75
cents in the hog market yesterday as
resul t of better receipts and weakness
in the east. The top quotation at the yards
now is IS cents. Cattle, sheep and lambs
closed unchanged. There was but little
business reported 014 the last day of the
week.
As compared with one week ago, clos1
Ine prices show decline of $1.75 on hoprs.
itit cents on cattle ana 20 cents on shep.
Receipts yesterday were 33 cattle, ilO
hops and 948 sheep.
The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Price.
21 hogs i:i5 $10.00
ft" hops ; lMt Lvoo
4 horfti alii 10. ui
a hogs KM) 15.00
Official quotations nt the Portland Union
stockyards were as xollows:
Caitle Price.
Choice grass steers. ......... .$ S.75(3 9.50
Good to choice steers 7.75 8.75
Medium to good steers 6.75(3) 7.75
Fair to good steers .2.".4 tt.75
Common to fair steers........ 5.75 6.25
Choice cows and heifers 6.75U 7.50
Good to choice cows, heifers.. 5.7.i& 6.75
Fair to medium cows, heifers. 8.75(d) 4.75
Canners 2. 75o 3.75
Bulla 5.00 0.00
Choice dairy calves 1.1.00 213. OP
Prime light calves 11.5013.00
Medium light calves O.Oog? n.ou
Heavy calves 7.00 tj O.oo
Best feeders 5.i0itf 6,50
Hogs
Prime mixed 17.50 38.00
Medium mixed
Smooth heavy
17.00i, i
10.75 fir 37. 5o
34. -'5 (w Hi. 0O
12. -o ip lo.50
Itouuh heavy
Pigs T:
neep
East of mountain lambs. .
, 9.50ff?10.50
8.50(j) -50
S.OU'ftf . 50
ti.00 4u S.50
, 6.50-5) 7-o)
6.00 4j 6 50
2.25 & 6.0(1
Valley lambs ............
i-eeder iambs ..........
Cull lambs
Yearlings
Wethers
Ewes
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2R. Cattle Receipts
-00O, . compared with week ago good and
choice steers steady to 50c lower; others
$1 to $1.50 lower; best she stock and can
ners, 25 to 5uc lower ; others $1 to $ l .50
lower; good bulls and veal calves steady.
Hogs Receipts 200O, lights steady; others
10 to 25c higher than yesterday's average.
Top, $17.65; bulk. $15,75417.50; pigs, slow
5 to 50c lower.
. Sheep Receipts 4000. mostly direct, com
pared with week ago, fat native lambs,
$1 to $1.50 lower; tat westerns, 50 to 75c
lower; fat yearlings and sheep, 50c to $1
lower; feeding classeH weak to 25c lower.
Omaba Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Sept. 25. Hoi?s Receipts 2000,
mostly steady to 10c higher; closing weak;
bulk of sales $10,airt 50; top, $17.25.
Cattle Receipts, 250; market compared
with weak ago, best steers, steady to
weak; top, $17: graaa steers arid butcher
stock mostly 25c to 50c lower; in spots
more; canners, cutters and veals steady ;
others and stockers, 25 to 75c lower.
Sheep Receipts none, market compared
with week ago, fat lambs 50 to 75c lower;
sheep" 25c lower; feeding and breeding
sheep and lambs, 25 to 5Qc lower.
Kansas -City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25. Cattle. -400; J
for week: Best fd steers steady, other fed j
lots and best grassers, 25 50c lower; all ,
other classes. 75efi $1 lower; better grades;
she fctock, 25 !& 50c lower; other kinds and j
bulls steady: canners 25c lower; vealers
ard she stock, steady: other calves, 50c 5i 1
$1 lower; stockers and feeders mostly 50c
m $1 lower. 1
Hogs, 50O; g-enerally steady to 15c higher; !
main roixd and butcher droves selling
mostly, $10.50& 16.75; quality common to j
good. I
Sheep, 300; for week: Sheep. 75c $1 j
tower; top lambs, $lft1.50 lower; medium,
natives up most; best light feeding- lambs,
50fi75c lower; medium heavy kinds, $1 Ci I
1.50 lower; breeding ewes mostly $1 lower, j
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE, Sept. 25. Hogs, receipts. I
none : weak. Prime. $1 S.75 'a 10.25; medium
to choice, $17.75 18.75 ; smooth heavies.
$16.75il7.25; rough heavies, $14,754 15.25; i
pigs, $1515.
Cattle Receipts, none; weak. Prime
steers. $0.50 10; medium to choice, $3r
0; common to cooa, $n ., uest cows ana
heifers, $7.25& 7.75; medium to choice,
$(, 7 ; "common to good, $4.50 G; bulls, $4
5; calves. T7fi?15. j
i
Al Ivader to Go to State Fair.
Xext Saturday will be Al Kader '
day at the state '. fair in Salem. A ;
large contingent of Shriners from
Portland will travel to Salem on a j
special train, leaving the union sta-'
tion at 11:40 and arriving at the fair;
grounds at 1:20 P. M. This train will i
leave Salem on the return trip at j
10:15 P. M. A. H. Lea, secretary of
the state fair board is potentate of
Al Kader temple. It is estimated that
several thousand wearers of the f ex
will be on the fair grounds next Saturday.
LIVING COST MMH ISSUE
FRAXKLIX K. LAXE SAYS BOTH
PARTIES OVERLOOK IT.
"
Analysis of Fidelity & Deposit Sur
vey Shows Country on Sound
Economic Bats.
The greatest Issue in the public mind
today is being overlooked by the political
campaigners, says Franklin K. I.ane, for
mer secretary of the interior. This issue
is the high cost of living. In a summary
of the business survey, made by the Fi
delity 4: Deposit company of Maryland,
Mr. Iane declarea the country is on a
sound economic basis, the wave of litrav
agance Is subsiding, saving is increasing,
merchants are optimistic over the winter
outlook and there is a growing disposi
tion for hard work, though the individual
productivity of labor is not yet showing
much increase. 1
la his analysis of the survey Mr. Lane
says:
"With the presidential election but six
weeks away and the winter rapidly ap
proaching, many thoughtful people stand
hesitant and undecided, having difficulty
becaus of the general lack of knowledge
of business conditions outside their own
locality or interests. The gent-ral tendency
has been to see what the next man thinks.
with the uncomfortable foeline that his
guess Is no bt'tTer thnn unnthor'N T holUv
for this reason tha picture prepented
In the tabulated anlvKis ma.i hv
the Fidelity & Deposit company is of in
terest to every business mn and votor.
While it is not, of course, perfect in de
tail and exact in prophecy, it is as clar
and Valuable a consnerin nf nr.-snt ...n
tilt ions as can be Kaihrrpd.
"There is no stiortneM nf f-aur m.tHul,
sufficient to curtail production reported
from any of the nine geographical districts
into which the country was divided for
the purpose of the survev Oniv in th
district including Minnesota, tho Dakota?,
lowa, Kansas. Nebraska and Wisconsin is
there evidence of lrk nf nr.l.-i- v w
Kngland industries report a number of can
cellations, but there, as elsewhere, manu
facturers are well filled with calU for
their product.
Transportation Conditions Rotter. !
"Transportation conditions are Improv- '
ing everywhere and & u list ant i.-vi rpri-ir.
tion in the freight car shortage is reported
m ery uistrict except m the llocky moun
tain states, in th nut hw..st 11 nrt In 1
district including Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama and Mi.ssfssippl, although an Im
provement is noted In the latter district.
A shortage of coal and the failure of
labor to inerea.se individual productivity
appear to be the only two unfavorable
aspects in the immediate industrial situa
tion. 1 he Rocky mountain and Tarinc
states report a sufficient supply of fuel.
All other sections of the country are feel
ing the shortage, but it is apparently least
felt by the south Atlantic slates.
"Although labor is costing still more
than it did last year. It apparently is pro
ducing no more. Wages have advanced
from 10 to 50 per cent in the last 12
months, and yet nowhere Is there reported
increase in productivity per man. 1 am not
expecting mat tho cot-t of labor will fall
off, even in the worst of times, to its pre
war stage, for I believe that the real dif
ferential between directing labor and man
ual labor will never be as great as it has
been.
"An Important disclosure of the survey
Is the seriousness of the housing situation.
In many of the larger Industrial centers,
where the shortage has been most acute,
the investigation of the Fidelity & Deposit
company has disclosed building operations
to be decreasing instead of Increasing.
"The call for building comes loudest
1 w.e mum essential places or manu
facture rather than from the retail cen
ters, and is for low-priced buildings. Build
ing construction is Increasing in New Kng
lann, dui tne bulk of the construction is
of factories, warehouses and stores. New
iorK, i'ennsyivanfa and most of the ot
great industrial states of the east and
miaaie west snow lalltnir off In bild
ing operations. There is improvement in
tne nousing situation In southern and Pa
cific coast industrial centers, with special
emphasis on the erection of workmen
nomes, ,
Jn no section of the country did the
Investigators find sentiment in favor of
government ownership of the railroads;
and everywhere better transportation con-
aitions ate reported.
"Agriculture is generally recognized
rne t.ackhone of the country, and the
"""h Buutiiion iih excellent; from no
section nas an uniavorable report been
received. Our farmers appear everywhere
to be in too happy a mood to permit the
cynicism. The farmer is always grum
Diing. iney are well supplied with funds
irom tne sale of this yearn crop, but the
are iso in mat they know that mnr
favorable marketing conditions can be cre-
atea.
Bunks Well Loaned lp.
In the financial field, money is tlpht.
That may mean several thlnirs. Kii-t t.t
the people want money badly to put Into
producing activities; second, that the banks
attempt to get whatever the traffic will
Dear, shearing close to the skin ; third
that there Is an inadequate supply ot
money, or fourth, that those who have
money lack confidence. There are other
reasons, no doubt, and among them that
tne dollar now buys les than heretofore
people with money wish to charge more
ror tne service than money gives. No one
can accurately say which of these causes
Is the most Important factor, but proba
bly all contribute to the present situation.
Telegraphic reports from every section
of the country state that the banks are
well loaned up, although money Is availa
ble in the east and central districts at
from 6 to 8 per cent Interest. The south
west. Rocky mountain and Pacific states
report the highest interest rates, averag
ing from 8 to 10 per cent, and In the
mountain district as high as 12 per cent.
"There is great encouragement, how
ever, to be drawn from the fact that in
only one of the nine geographical divisions,
the Rocky mountain, has there been a de
crease in bank deposits during the last six
months. While the general Increase in
cludes corporation deposits, individual sav
in km accounts snow a more marked im
provement everywhere. This seems to show
clearly that the orgy of spending and ex
travagance is over.
"The country does not like the present
$2.76 Round Trip
Plus War Tax 8
TO
SALEM
VIA
Oregon Electric Railway
Daily to Saturday, Oct. 2, Inclusive
Return Limit Oct. 4
Account
o
resron State Fair
TRAINS LEAVE NORTH BANK STATION
6:30, 8:30, 10:45 A. M.; 2:05, 4:45, 6:05, 9:20 P. M.
Leave Jefferson-street Station 15 minutes later. Train
leaving: at 8:30 A. M. will be run in sections
Wednesday to Saturday, inclusive.
RETURNING, TRAINS LEAVE SALEM
7:15, 9:45, 11:30 A. M.; 1:40, 4:00, 5:30 and 7:55 P. M.
Thursday only special train leaves Salem 10 P. M.,
arrives Portland 11:45.
TICKETS AND DETAILS AT:
Tenth and Hoyt Sts. Tenth and Stark Sts.
Seward Hotel Tenth and Morrison Sts.
Third and Washington Front and Jefferson Sts.
Oregon Electric Railway
taxation system. The excess profits tax
is in bad favor everywhere. Opinion ia
divided, however, as to a substitute. In
the east and central west sentiment runs
strongly for a sales tax, but elsewhere
opinion as to a substitute Is divided.
"We are not yet masters of the art of
distribution of products. The fact that the
farmers uniformly report a desire lor some
co-operative method by which their prod
ucts can be brought to consumers means
that this problem is of greatest importance.
Fiut it is not ior the farmers benefit, pri
marily, tii at such a movement mu&t
quickly culminate in action.
"The consumer feels that somewhere be
tween the farmer and himself too much,
Is taken for a service of comparative in
significance in contrast with that which,
the producer himself renders.
"The farmers apparently are rot a.one
In desiring co-operative action. The sur
vey shows opposition to co-operative move
ments only in the New Knjjland and Pa
cific coast districts. Sentiment Is divided
in Ohio, Illinois and the other north cen
tral and middle Atlant lc, the south cen
tral and southern states.
Political Trend Republican.
'Politically, the replies indicate that It
Is too early to tell what the outcome of
the November election w 111 be. Three
months ago there was a stronger republi
can sentiment than there appears to he
now. The trend has been and is repub
lican. What it will be in' November thesa
gent lomcn do not prophesy.
"The larse outstanding fact developed
by the Fidelity & Deposit company seems
to be that the greatest issue in the public
mind Is being overlooked by the cam
pHisners the high cost of living. I think
this conclusion will be justified, but the
blame should riot be cast upon the pro
ducer, and certainly the farmer has not
received his share of the wealth which ha
creates.
"The cost of living and foreign rela
tions seems to be the main issues. Taxa
tion and industrial relations also occupy
a space In the general political thought.
J.east interest appears to be shown in the
railroad policy of the present administra
tion, radical movements and prohibition.
"It is clear that tho country is on a
sound economic basis and there is gen
erally a spirit of confidence In the future,
regardless of the outcome of the election.
"The business outlook appears to bo
good In e ery sectiorrT Wholesalers and
retailers view the fall and winter optimis
tically. The retailer is finding that the
consume Is looking forward without fear
to the winter, and his purchases from the
wholesaler are founded upon this optimism.
From the simple toilnr up through to the
tradesman, to the industry and the finan
cier, there runs the reeling of confidence."
PRUNES, APPLES SUFFER
RAIN'S BENEFIT SHEEP RANGE
IX CEXTRAL OREGON,
Clover in Willamette Valley Will Bo
lanirctl if Precipitation Con
tinues; Wheat Districts HU.
Telegraphic advices received yester
day by 11. W. Pickard, assistant gen
eral freight a pent of the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle, Oregon Trunk and
Oregon Electric railways, indicate
that the heavy rain of Friday reached
the Willamette valley, the lower Co-
umbia river district, the Goldendale
and Spokane wheat territories and
central Oregon.
In the Willamette valley the rain
fall, which is estimated at 1-5 inches,
tended to increase the damage to
prunes and to cause apples to fall. It
is reported that clover seed will prob
ably suffer some damage if rain con
tinues in the valley. Little damapc is
reported in the Spokane district, other
than to reduce the quality of a small
prcentage of grufn. unharvested, and
retard threshing a few days.
In the Goldendale district and cen
tral Oregon the rainfall was in the
neighborhood of half an inch, and
while it stopped grain hauling a cou
ple of days, put the soil in good con
dition for fall plowing, helped the
sheep range materially 'and is re
garded by central Oregon farmers as
a good thing.
RATE OPINIOM IS GIVEN
Mere Filing of Schedule Does Not
Alter Tarifi", Is Ruling.
SA-LEM, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.)
Rates prescribed by the Oregon Public
Service commission cannot be abro
gated by a utility merely filing a new
schedule of rates, according to a legal
opinion given here today by Attorney
Ueneral Brown.
"It seems to me," said the attorney
general's opinion, 'that as far as
rates which have been fixed are con
cerned, the only way to change the
same is by a. suit in court, or a com
plaint with the commission on the
ground that they are unreasonable.
"The commission- may authorize cer
tain maximum rates to be charged by
railroad companies or until i ties, but
I know oS no law which requires the
railroad or the utility to charge the
maximum allowed. Moreover, both the
railroad and utility must charge the
rates shown on their schedule on file
with the commission, and this can
not be done, regardless of any order
of the com mission, where the rates
have been increased, without the new
schedule being filed.
In conclusion the attorney-general
said that in his judgment a hearing
must be had .before a public utility
may be permitted to advance its rates.
The opinion was aked by the pub
lic service commission.
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