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PORTLAND; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, , DECEMBER 19, 1920
PRICE TEN CENTS
BLAST KILLING 4
HARDING HEARS REED
NEW ON WORLD PEACE
IXDIAXAX 1 FAYO.RS yPLEDGES
MARINES EXONERATED
OF MURDERS IN HAITI
INTOXICATING'CIDER
IN HOME IS LAWFUL
OUSTER TO STAND
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
OFF OREGON COAST
RADIO STATIOX REPORTS SVEA
LAID TO
IN RETAIL SHOPS
OXLY 2 CRIMINAL HOMICIDES
rXCOVERED BY COXRT.
PALMER ROLES DRY ACT PRE-
OF POWERS TO DISARM.
XEEDIXO HELP.
4Pr
CAPITAL JOYMAY
YET BE EXPUfiGED
MEJITPR EES DROP
REVENGE
AT 11 STATION
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Defeat 1st jailed.''
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filRL Ad I71THER" VICTIMS
South Bend,' Wash., Dyker
Blown to Bits.
DYNAMITE FOUND MISSING
Suspect, Described as Radical
Member of I. W. W., ' Is
Only Survivor.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Dec. 18.
(Special.) After an all-day hearing
the coroner's jury late this afternoon
brought in a verdict charging; J. Fred
Welch ofAstoria and Ilwaco with
having caused the dynamite explosion
which killed four persons aboard the
dredger Beaver, on which Welch was
working, Thursday night.
The dead are the manager and part
owner, Frank Behnke, his daughter
Blanche, Adolph Jarvi and Eigel
Christensen.
Welch was actuated by revenge be
cause his attentions to Miss Blanche
Behnke were not received, according
to a dying statement attributed to
Eigel Christensen, one of tl;e four
victims.
A reused Sera Bodies.
Welch was at the South Bend hos
pital all day yesterday, and this
morning for the tirst time loonea
upon the ghastly bodies of the vic
tims of the explosion. All are badly
burned and their limbs are contorted,
except the daughter, whose skull was
fractured. '.'.."
Witnesses said that Welch, after
the explosion, exclaimed: "Oh, why
did I do it?" Witnesses who brought
the bodies of Christensen and Jarvi
to South Bend late Thursday evening
testified that Christensen, before
dying, pointed t Welch and said:
"He did the Job and clubbed me in
the water." .
Victim Identifies Welch. -At
tht inquest Jesse Myers, A. L.
Myers, Cirk Stoddard and Bert
Graves testified that Christensen
identified Fred Welch as the man
who struck him on the head after
he was in the water, and that Welch
" threw three sticks of dynamite into
the' room where Behnke, Christensen
uni Jarvi were playing cards. Laura
Anderson helped dress the wounds
of Christensen and heard Welch say,
she testified: "I wish I had never
done it." Mrs. Bacon corroborated
her statement and asserted that
Christensen pointed to Welch and
said: "There is the man . who did
it." According to Jesse Myers, Welch
said when he came up on 'the burning
dredge, referring to 'Christensen: "He
tried to get away and I killed him
with a club," and Christensen kept
saying: "He even clubbed me after 1
was in the water." Peter Williamson
testified that a box of dynamite in
the toolhouse had been broken into
that day and some sticks taken out.
No dynamite was left on the dredger.
Man Clubbed, Testimony.
Bert Graves also heard Christen
sen say: "The crazy guy," he clubbed
me In deep water." Clark Stoddard
said Welch told him "he tried to get
away, and I killed him with a club."
; Welch In his 'testimony said he was
working on a hammock and was not
playing cards as usual with the other
three men and had gone to the lower
deck for a drink of water and was
at the rear by a woodpile when the
explosion occurred.
He said he .found himself In the
water covered with driftwood and
was trying to get out, Myers and
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Missourlan Has Little Faith
-Plans to Abolish War; Dr.
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Butler Urges. Trade Ties.
In
MARIO!?, O.. Dec 18. President
elect, Harding heard suggestions for
his association' of nations plan from
widely' divergent viewpoints today In
Lfconferenees,v4lth. Senator. New- of In
diana, Senator Reed pf Missouri and
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of Columbia university.
Each iifdicated that he thought Mr
Harding was following along hopeful
lines, but each had his own idea of
what should be made the basis an
form of any International agreement
to promote peace.
Senator New, republican member
of the foreign relations committee
was inclined to favor a disarmament
agreement If one could be made. ' H
Indicated that he would not - be ad
verse to taking such machinery of th
Versailles league as might be found
practicable, but told Mr. Harding that
in his opinion a covenant mutually
pledging the leading nations to re
duce armaments' would be vastly su
perior to any complicated interna
tional peace structure.
As a democrat who has made
bitter fight for flat rejection of the
Versailles treaty, Senator Reed coun
seled the president-elect against ac
ceptance of league membership on
any basis and recommended modiflca
tion of international law as the best
hope of averting misunderstandings.
To go into the league in the face of
th. people's verdict at the election
he declared, would be -a breach of
faith and a costly blunder. He evl
denced little faith that wars could
be abolished, but conceded a plan
for more deliberate diplomatic par
leys might prevent some of them,
Economic considerations were ad
vanced by Dr. Butler as the determin
ing factor of the international situa
tion. He prophesied Jjiat in the end.
trade and commercial ties would be
found more binding and more prac
tically useful than peace covenants, in
rehabilitating . civilization and guar
anteeing Its security. He suggested
that Germany's burden of war in
demnity be definitely fixed as appro
priate and that markets be stabilized
by establishing credits among con'
sumers abroad.
Both Senator Reed and Dr. Butler
indicated they considered the war
referendum proposal Impracticable,
and Senator New reserved judgment
regarding It.
FOOD PRICES DECREASE
November Decline in Portland 2
Per Cent, in Seattle 4 Per Cent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. A further
decrease of 2 "4 per cent in retail food
prices in November, as compared with
October, was reported today by the
department of labor's bureau of sta
tistics.
The greatest decrease, S per cent.
was shown in Memphis.
In Birmingham and Seattle the de
crease was 4 per cent; in Butte, Dal
las and Kansas City, 3 per cent; in
Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Omaha,
Portland, Or., and Salt Lake City. 2
per cent; in New York, San Fran
cisco and Washington 1 per cent.
LOLITA ARMOUR ENGAGED
J. J. Mitchell, Son or Wealthy
Banker of Chicago, Is Fiance.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 Announcement
was made today by Mr and Mrs. J.
Ogden Armour of the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Lolita Armour,
to John J. Mitchell Jr.
Mr. Mitchell is the son of the chair
man of. the boards of directors of
three of Chicago's largest ba--:s.
FERRY STRIKE HALTED
San Francisco Water Service Xot
to Be Tied Cp, Report.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 18. A threat
ened strike of ferry workers on San-
Francisco bay was called off tonight.
The strike had been called effective
with the close of service tonight.
Jubilance Over Inaugural
Ball Premature v
jtoOYS:' REPORTED BUSY
Westerners Would Cut Out
Vain Demonstration.
PROTEST SENT TO MARION
Plea Made at This Time Such Dis
play at Public Expense Would
Be Unwise. -
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec. 1$. Washington,
the home of high society, high living
and sky-high prices, jubilant almost
to the -point of intoxication because
of the promise to revive the inaugural
ball, may be due for a terrific shock.
All of this local exhilaration would
drop with the sound of shattering
glass if inhabitants hereabouts knew
of the message being communicated
to President-elect Harding today at
his home in Marion, O.
Leave U 'to the west to take all
the joy out of life." these Washing
ton folk probably will remark if they
ever learn the contents of .the message
carried to r. Harding by Senator
New ot Indiana, from so-ne of his
colleagues, mainly senators from the
west. ' "
Hardlnara Position Known.
The president-elect is likely to wel
come the message, because it is well
known that if he could have his way
only the simplest ceremonies would
mark the inaugural occasion. Senator
New went to Marion to discuss var
ious questions with Mr. Harding, but
before leaving he was urged to advise
the president-elect against approval
of an inaugural ball as haj been
planned. , ,
Republican senators who discussed
the matter were Borah of Idaho, Mc-1
Nary of Oregon, Kenon of Idaho ajtd
Spencer of Missouri. They conferred
yesterday, after which They requested
Senator New to say to Mr. Harding
that in their opinion an inaugural
ball, in the face of the country's pres-
nt financial status and the delicacy
of the general . economic situation.
would be a monumental mistake.
Inangrural Ball Costly. 1
It was suggested that Senator New
point out to the next president that
the expense of an inaugural would ' '
not less than $100,000, which would
be paid out of the treasury; that.
with people already outburdened with
taxes and clamoring for relief, the ef
fect on the country of such a dis
play at public expense would be un
favorable. - It would be a case, the
senators declared, where all of the
people would be asked to foot the
bill for a frolic for a very few at a
time' when the strictest economy
should be practiced both in govern
ment and in private affairs.
Just what the result of this pro
test will be remains to be seen. Sii.cs
the appointment a few days, ago of
Edward B. McLean, newspaper pub
lisher, as chairman of the inaugural
committee, plans have been going
ahead for a programme surpassing
those of all former Inaugurations, in
cluding the restoration of the ball, a
custom which has been a dead letter
in the ushering in of presidents for
the last 12 years.
Shopkeepers Are Concerned.
Inaugural affairs are always great
cessions In Washington. Society
gets the peak of enjoyment out of
such events, and the merchants, flor
ists, modistes and taxi owners derive
enough profits to warrant a vacation
for the remainder of the year. Many
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EVENTS IN
Findings Declare All Crimes Have
Been Properly Punished, and
, V Praise' Corps Work. "'
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WASHINGTON. Dec IS. (By the
Associated Press.) The naval court
of inquiry which --Investigated the
conduct of the marines in Haiti, re
ported to Secretary Daniels today
that - there "had. ' been no . proper
grounds" for the statement by Brigadier-General
George Barnett. former
ly commandant of the marine corps,
that the force had been guilty of
"practically Indiscriminate killing" of
Haitiens.'
After a careful survey, the court,
presided over by Rear-Admiral Henry
T. Mayo, found General Barnett'a
charges were "Ill-considered, regret
able and thoroughly unwarranted re
flections" on the work of the marine
corps in Haiti, adding that the corps
had performed difficult, dangerous
and delicate duty worthy of the high
est commendation.
The marines virtually were given a
clean bill by the court, which de
clined to, recommend trial by court
martial of Freeman Lang of Los An
geles and Doras Williams -of, Birm
ingham, Ala charged by native wit
nesses with the murder of Haitiens.
Indeed, the Lang and Williams cases
were not mentioned.
In all "isolated" cases of unjusti
fiable conduct by marines the court
found disciplinary action had been
taken. The findings as made public
were approved by Secretary Daniels
and Major-General John A. Lejeune,
commandant of the marine corps. I
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. . ' -
VESTERDATS Maximum temperature, iS
aegrees; minimum, 39 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; easterly winds.
j Departments.
Editorial. Section 3, page 10.
Dramatic. Section 4! page 4.
Moving picture new. . Section 4. page 3.
Real estate and building news. Section 4,
page 8.
Music Section 4, page 7.
Churches. Section 5, page 2.
Schools. Section 5, page 6.
Books. Section 5, page 3.
Automobile news.. Section C.
Women's Features.
Society. Section 3, page
Women's actlivtles. Section 4, page a. '
Auction bridge. Section page 8..
Fashions. Section 5, page 6. . , ' -'
Miss Tingle's column. Section 6, page 5.
Special Features. , ' .", ...:-.' .
Most 'beautiful woman In America. Sec
tion 4, page 9.
Two ot four larch trees found in state of
.Oregon. -' Section 4, page 10.
Christmas cheer for world made here.
Magazine section, page 1.
Bleak city of Xsme goes Into annual hiber
nation. Magazine section, page 1.
The Christmas romance of a blacksmith's
daughter. - Magazine section, page 2.
How I tost 40 pounds. ' Magazine section,
page 3.
News of world as 'seen by camera. Maga
zine section, page 4.
Talks with T. R. Magazine section, page 6.
Three hundred years after the Pilgrims.
Magazine section, page ft.
Rich deposits of fuel lie neglected beneath
our feet. Magazine section, page 7.
Marse Henry Watterson at 80 optimistic
on future. Magazine section,, page 7.
Hill's cartoons "Among Us Mortals." Mag
azine section, page 8.
Christmas tree now world institution.
Section 5, page 4. ,
Star of Bethlehem unknown to astrono-
: mers. Section 6, page 4.
The spirit of, the Christmas tree.- Section
5, page 6.
Modern Santa Claus born in bleak garret.
' Section 5. page S.
Topics of day as shown by Ding's cartoons.
, Foreign.
Covenant meeting closes In debate. Section
1, page 23. -
Domestic '
Harding hears Reed and New on world
peace. Section 1, page 1. -Mother'
of Bdmond Murphy, pugilist-
gangster, pleads with jury from witness
"stand to acquit son. Section 1, page 2.
Steamer Svea reported In distress off Coos
bay. - Section. 1, page 1. . -
National. .
Congress Is expected to pass important leg
islation at this cession. Section 1. page 6.
Capital high society may yet be. denied joy
of inaugural ball. Section 1, page 1,
Intoxicating cider in home lawful. Section-
1. page 1.
Marines exonerated of Haiti murders". Sec
tion 1, page 1. '
Country-wide questionnaire through ' ed
itors shows pe6ple generally opposed to
government control of industries. Sec
tion 2, page 6.
American legion exhorted to focus on
bonus. Section 1. page 11.
THE NEWS AS PORTRAYED BY CARTOONIST PERRY.
TEXTS OXLY SALE,
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Prohibition, Officer, According to
bplnlon,---Writhonf Authority2." ;
- ' , Houstba'Asks Verdict."; .
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WASHINGTON. Dec ' 18. Use 'of
elder in the home by Its manufac
turer, even after ft has become In
toxicating, Is lawful and without the.
bounds . of the prohibition ' enforce
ment act, according to an opinion sub
mitted to the secretary of the treas
ury by Attorney-General Palmer and
made public today. .
The opinion is in conflict with the
regulations of the bureau of internal
revenue, which state' home-made cider
must be "non-Intoxicating in fact, al
though not necessarily containing less
than one-half of one per cent of
alcohol." ..
Secretary Houston asked for an
opinion as to whether the term "non-
intoxicating cider and fruit juices'
means non-intoxicating in fact or con
taining less than, one-half ot one
Per cent of alcohol. The phraseoccurs
In section. 29 of the prohibition act
which permits manufacture of non
Intoxlcatlng cider for use in the home
without a permit. "
In answer the . attorney-general
held that the expression meant con
taining fess than -one-half of 1 per
cent, but added: '
In view, however, of what I un
derstand section. 29 to mean, I am
sure It would be misleading for me
to content myself with this direct
answer to your question."
Congress intended n by section 29
to prohibit the sale, but not the man
ufacture, of intoxicating cider' for
use in the home, the opinion said.
Congress seems to have recog-
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National.
Senate mayvconflrm nomination of Senator
Nugent of Idaho as cnalrman or leaerai
trade, commission. Section 1, page 8.
Emergency tariff ready for house. Section
1. page 23.
Eastern forests being devastated and na
tion will soon be dependent upon Pacific
coast, says United States forester. Sec
tion 2, page 6. '
Pacific Northwest.
Blast killing four laid to revenge. Seotlon
: 1, page 1, . ' j, .
Oregon wool-growers ask for Immediate
embargo on foreign products. ( Section
1, page 4. - ' .
Stagg sentenced to 10 to 15 years for kid
naping own son. section 2, page V
Unaided Armenians turning bolshevik. Sec
tion 1, page 21. '
Gooding to keep op tariff issue fight. Sec
tion 1. page 10.
'Vfhisky smuggling becoming common. Sec
tion l, page v. -
Sports. .
McCarthy ts deaf to magnates' plea. - Sec
tion 2, page 1. -
Friends of Joe Benjamin expect him to
win over Harry Schuman. section z,
page 2. ,
World's champion swimmers now on long
way to Australia seeking new laurels.
Section 2, page 2.
League disruption causes discussion. . Sec.
tion 2, page 2.
Davis team cup given by American. Sec
tion 2, page 3.
Fred Clark rough player as recruit. Sec
tion 2, page 3.
Cobb as team head declared Trie Speaker's
equal. Section Z, page B.
Jack Routledge new physical Instructor of
B'nal B'rith club. Section 2, page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Large sizes of apples scarce and at pre
mtum. Section 2. page 21. '
Chicago wheat market Irregular without
export oemana. eecuon page zi.
Wall street market Is In control of shorts.
. Section 2,. page 21, '. , ,
More lumber to go by water.. Section 2,
page 20.
Sail tontuige to be further increased. Sec
tion 2. page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Meat prices drop In retail shops. Section 1,
page 1. - '
Terminal company stands upon original
order ousting Hill lines from Portland
union station. Section- 1, page 1.
P. T. Shaw censures X-ray purchase. Sec
tion 2, page S.
Commissioner - Bigelow proposes to curb
,. Yamhill market profiteers. Section 2,
page ft. '
American brewery operating in Jerusalem.
, Section 2, page o.
Several counties to lose senators. Section
1, page 16. -
Oregon campaign in behalf .of starving Eu
ropean children begins today. Section 1,
page 17.
Bill to be Introduced' In legislature giving
tax supervision commission plenary
powers. Section 1, page 18.
Contour maps of Multnomah county just
completed by Assessor Reed. Section 1,
page 19.
Tule-cheer fund totals 11830. Section I,
page .20.
Experts tell costs of making gas. Section
1, page 22. . . -
Frank 8. Grant elected Illustrious poten
tate of Al. Kader temple. Mystic Shrine.
Section 1, page 22.
Terminal. Company Will
: ; Not Suspend Order.
DECISION BREAKS LIKE BOMB
Public Service Commission to
Seek Quick Remedy.
CITY WILL CO-OPERATE
Xon-Member Railroads Blamed by
, Member Lines for Present Trou
ble and Compromise Refused.
FACTS REGARDING PORT
LAND TERMINAL SITUATION.
J. P. O'Brien, president of
the board of directors of the
Northern Pacific Terminal com
pany, notifies state public serv
ice commission It cannot grant
to Great Northern and Spokane,
Portland Seattle lines privi
leges of Joint-user after Decem
ber 31.
Mr. O'Brien, In a letter to the
state commission, says efforts
were . made by Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific to get a
common-user terminal, but that
Great Northern and Spokane,
Portland & Seattle refused to
come In and that It Is their
fault that tbey cannot now be
granted use of .the terminal fa
cilities. State commission and city
next will appeal to the Inter
state commerce commission for
an order rescinding the ouster
notice and for full Investigation
of the entire terminal situation
on behalf of the traveling
public
In a letter to the state public serv
ice commission, handed to the mem
bers late yesterday, J. P. O'Brien,
general manager of the O.-W. R. & N.
company and president of the North
ern Pacific Terminal company, stands
oh the original ouster order, issued
recently, notifying the Great North
ern and the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle roads that they cannot use
the Portland union station after De
cember 31.
Mr. O'Brien goes' into considerable
detail in his letter as to the reasons
actuating himself and the officials of
the terminal company and of the
Southern Pacific system, but the bur
den of his statement is that an effort
made by members of true, terminal
company and interested roads to ef
fect an amicable agreement with the
non-member roads named, met with
failure because of the non-members'
attitude; also that lhe terminal yard
is sufficient only far the increased
traffic of the member roads and can
not accommodate outsiders.
State Commission te Act.
Fred G. Buchtel, chairman of the
public service commission, after re
ceiving -the reply, which came in re
sponse to a request of the state body,
that the ouster order be stayed until
an investigation could be made, said
that this was the first time in the
history of the state that any public
utility corporation thus had defied
the state commission and refused to
extend what he and his colleagues
regarded as a courtesy to the people
of Oregon, speaking through the mem
bers of the commission.
Mr. Buchtel said that while he could
not go into details of the next move
of the commission, until he has con
tended with Messrs. Corey and Will-
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Details of Trouble North of Coos
Bay Lacking Signals Picked
TJp byX Guard.
SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. 18. The
Svea, a wooden screw steamer of 618
tons, was reported anchored, appar
ently in distress, off Coos bay bar
when darkness fell tonight. The Svea
was en route from Coos bay to San
Francisco with lumber.
The naval radio station at Tuerba
Buena gave out the following met
sage from the radio station at Marsh
field, Or.:
"Coast guard reported steamer Sves
appeared in distress shortly before
darkness. She had lost deckload and
apparently anchored 300 yards north
of Coos bay bar In 1C feet of water.
Unable to see- vessel's lights now,
due to the mlstV
The message was received about 11
o'clock tonight.
The Svea was reported arriving at
Coos bay December 15. She is listed
as belonging to Wilson Bros. & Co,
So far as known she carried no pas
sengers. It was not known how many
were In her crew. Her registered
captain is K. Rosberg.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 18. Rsdlo
distress signals from a vessel off Coos
bay. Or were picked up tonight by
the coast guard vessel Snohomish and
the steamship Elkhorn, off Cape Flat
tery, Wash., according to a message
received at the port warden's office
here. ,
The distressed vessel was believed
to be the lumber steamer Svea, en
route from Grays harboc. Wash., to
San Francisco. No details were given.
Efforts were being made by the com
mander of the Snohomish to com
munlcate with the coast guard vessel
believed to be in the vicinity of Coos
bay.
BOAT SINKS; 12 DROWNED
Steam Launch Lists and Goes
Cnder in Less Than S Minutes
AUGUSTA, Ky., Dec. 18. Twelve
persons were drowned In the Ohio
river when the United States steam
launch Margaret sprang a leak and
sank three miles below Augusta to
night. The boat, which was used at the
government dam at Chllo, was bring
ing 21 passengers to Augusta. The
launch was In sight of Augusta when
the engineer discovered a leak. He
started the pumps, but the water
came in too fast.
Within less than five minutes, it
was said, the boat listed and went
under.
. Eight men survived by jumping into
the water. Seven swam ashore and
two were picked up by fishermen
The boat sank in mid-river. Accord
ing to the survivors, the launch was
carrying the party to Augusta to at
tend church se vices.
ENVOYS MAY QUIT ATHENS
British and French to Have 'o
Dealings WlCli Constanline.
LONDON, Dec. 18. The government
will instruct the British minister In
Athens to .have no official relations
with Constantino, it was announced
today.
PARIS, Dec 18. The French for
eign office announced this evening
that the French minister in Athens
would leave the Greek capital Sunday
and that it was probable the British
minister also would depart from
Athens.
RAINS COMING THIS WEEK
Forecast Says Weather Will Be Un
. settled, Temperature Xormal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Northern Rocky mountain and pla
teau regions Cold and generally fair,
but with occasional snows in high
regions.
Pacific states Normal tempera
ture, unsettled and rains. I
NEW TA.rVOEAs
UAVT YEAN.
Wholesalers' Decrease Is
Passed On to Public.
YEAL EXCEPTION TO RULE
Dealers Declare Hide Slump
Makes Calves Costly.
PORK AND BEEF TUMBLE
Buyers Say Stores Near Yamhill
Market and In Suburbs Are
Charging Too Much.
Meat prices have shown a greater
fall this year than almost any other
of the food lines. There has been a
substantial decrease In wholesale
prices and the retailers, with some ex
ceptions, have given their patrons the
benefit of the drop. This applies par-
Tlcuiarly In the central marketing seo
tlon of the city. In some of the resi
dence and suburban districts and In
some of the shops along the public
market consumers have reported that
they do not see as much of a reduc
tion as the circumstances warrant.
The wholesale price of the best
quality of beef Is now 17 cents a
pound. It was highest In January
and February of this year, when the
ruling price was 24 cents. In the lead
ing retail markets the prices ssked by
retailers now and those they received
when wholesale prices were highest
follow:
Big Drop I Rbewn.
Now. Highest.
2 to 41 1,1
mo .vi
Mo l
l.'a 22
130 '.'0o
lite llto
So lou
Prims rib ro.at
Hlrluln and T-bon. steaks.
Itnund steak
rot roast
nirntng beef
Neck
Soup shanks
Pork prices, both wholesale and re-
all, have declined at the same rate.
and as the live hog market Is very
weak, still lower prices are expected.
Dressed pork Is now quoted at It
cents wholesale as against it cents
last winter. In the average block
hog, weighing 150 pounds, the butcher
gets' two legs of pork averaging 14
pounds etch, and the prices he asks
now and those current last January
compare:
Nnw ,' lll.k...
L"r -."-'a s.in
-oin gib, .v,.
Shoulders llfi'iio ;.ni
100 12 o lio
Lambs have not fallen in price as
much as other stock, yet there has
been a fair reduction In retalWquota
tlons. The best lambs cost the butch
ers st retail 21 cents a pound, with
poorer grades selling as low as It
cents. The highest wholesale prl'-e
last winter was 24 cents. The best
quality of lumb now In the stores
compares with tho top price of last
February:
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t'hnps . . ,
shoulders
Teal at Ts Trice.
Veal Is the only item In the fresh.
meat trade that has not come down In
retail prices, although the wholesale
price has fallen from 24 to 18 cent.
The slump In the hide market Is cited
by the dealers as responsible for this
situation. When the butcher buys a
cklf weighing 100 pounds he gets a
bide of about 10 pounds in weight.
' Last winter, when the hide market
was high, with everything else, the
retailer was able to sell this hide for
9. Now the same calf skin Is worth
only 73 cents, and the butcher cannot
find a buyer even at that price. There
fore, he declares, he must get th
same price for his veal as heretofore.
Veal cutlets are selling at 20 cents
and loin roasts at 21 cents.
Smelted Meats Cheaper.
Smoked meats are also cheaper la
about the same ratio as fresh meats,
although In many instances the r
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