4 I - v . . , :.
rm Oregon daily , journaU Portland; : Thursday; evening,', march v isoa..
Prospective Prices for Both Mohair and
J.Wo'oI Arc, (tonsiderably.Below the Fig.
urcs That Ruled In Market -Year 'Ago.
Shipments I of Potatoes Are
Made at A Loss Freight
Is too High,
i
0
HOT PROFITABLE i
LENT DOES'NOT stop - prill I niinni U
DEMAND FOR MEATS 0 i ll 0 rr I
Front street fe
Flan to boost
Uur potatoes 1
Onion market
Hon ir hoMln
Creamery butter
v nerna market I
rmaii run ib i
Pressed meat
turea:--" "
opa. '
be east,
firmer.
eteady,
ia firm.
weak.
river.
active.
lm V aa4L 1
rn advices, eaatern
ihlngton and Idaho
Oar Potatoes
According to aaat
yregon, weatern wi
Iota toes Lava raean
iiere and. sales aref
ier ouanei , a, a.
aim . muni annul
punda. From nitern Oregon and 1m-
au nointa that ia a. xreixnt rate
IT ioo ear hundred feounda. This would
sve ma snipper n
fading-, shrihkege
iner expense.
L Tfct cpeniof,.thaV Lenten
season , does not aam to havs
affected tha demand for dressed
meata along Front street, for '
4 the' market Js firm as aver,
1 4 even though arrivals are in- 4
creasing.' During the paet few
4 ' daya tha oualltr of vest haa ,
le shown hither aundard than" e)
usual f or thla tlma ot, year. ,
a .: .. .. , : .
4owwe
! 1 ii ! tn 'I I . 1 1 .I'll ii wiiii 4 raatca
orange. lOo a box: parslmmonS. 11.75.
vjLUkriAlSLjcb) Turnipa, new. see
60c, aackj carrots, 0o ier ack; beets,
Lafiffa ra aarki naranlna. tact til cab.
page, li.26Mi.eo; toroatqee, Mexican,
12.76 C3.36 beans, 16c: cauliflower,
California, . $1,76M.Q0 per crate peas.
Hoi horeeradlah, Is lb; artichokes, 76o
01-00 dosenj green onlona, 4jo dosen:
peppers,- bail? f6ci Chile, 16 lb( hot
bouaa lettuce, pOe0$1.26 box; head lot
luce, laa dosen l cucumbers, hothouse.
II dosenj radishes, Ho doaan bunch
IVIIEAT REGAINS
OF LIVESTOCK SHARP DECLINE
, , " j , ' r ", '
Nominal Run Shown In All Market Loses Over a Cent
Lines -Prospects for;
Wool and Mohair.
PORTLAND
07
ISO
105
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Hoga. Cattle. Sheep.
106 25 M
60
100
onnda to pay fop
exi
ia and idaho potato would not aeu at
'terras: HWiwp
mUldfa wat polnu? erata; cranbarrlea, aaatarn, lro.iOi
Ww lm33 aprouta, lOIHe 1 ;aplnach. tf box,
urn orexon ana im-1 srooanea. xrata. art -
a la a freight rata I hitoar uailfornta and Hawaiian
WtnA. Thla would Cuba, a; powdered, 6.a6) berry, i.!6
ut elo per hundreJ Jry Jranulated. 6.l: XXX fran-
hia potatoea. aacka. uutad, 6 0; cont A., I6.I61 axtrl a,
com million and i.i6i aolden ImIj .6. . jr Jlow.
Portland Union Stookyarda. March 6.
Arrivals of such a light nature aa
to make ' quoting almost lmpoaalble are
till ahown In tha local llraatook xaar
ket. Recelpta are acant In avatT Una
ana more eapeoiaiiy eo in aheap.
Early but Closes Near
; Last Night's Price.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Opn, Clone. Mch. 4. Lose.
Mar tW 8 Hi u
Uly 4j3 9i H
Chicago, March 6. The wheat market
opened Arm, with a steady to strong
Uverpool. bat aoou drifted Into In
tenaa difllneas. with eubseauent weak.
neas In ouotatlona The early market
broke lHo from the start, but on at-
lempiing to taxe pronta tha ahorte bid
up ma price again ana tha closing tig
WOMAN TOO FAT TO ;
SUBMIT TO ARREST
SITS DOWN. WHEN COPS COME
(United Prsa Uese4 Wlre.l
Oakland. Cal. March I. Joala liar
per of 46) floae atreet la under arrest
on a charge of selling liquore In Oak
tana without a license but she retains
her freedom at her own .home becaua
she Is so plump that six atalwgrt po
llcemeu were unable to oarrv her to the
station and the pelloe automobile eould
not be run within a block of tha house
beoaua of the condition of the streets.
Patrolmen Kearick. Tasraj-L NeUa
and Hanlay were s-pt to Ear house to
arreat her. Mrs. Harper weighs 160
pounds and when Jha officers arrived
aha eat down and defied their efforts
to tako her to tha a tat Ion. The police
conferred and decided she wee tight
Then they telephoned for the automo
bllo. I
It aoon arrived with Policeman Cav
eny and Brown. That la. tbe machine
arrived within a block of the house
and steadfaatly refuaed to go any far
ther beeeuee ef the mud. The ooeu
panta arrived ,. on foot. Another con
sultation was held, but there was
nothing doing," with Joala Harper. The
policemen wandered sadly back to the
station and made their resort to Cap
tain Bock.
Taaterday Policeman Taxgart awore
to a complnlht In formal charge of the
weinan'f offense, a warrant waa Issued
but It will not be aerved until the
streets dry up.
Only lures went almost back to the opening.
or me aay, witn a
May dropped He
a handful of eattle came In during tneiiiuiy was weaxesi ror tne aay, with
it hours, a very discouraging euuoon i nei loss pi hi
ahlDDera. All Unas are firm atlUvernool elesed
nar Quotations. 1 ' I Weaknesa la the Wheat
A year ago today the weakneaa In I whatever today on corn trading and the
Hd above yeaterday.
iaa no erfeot
restem
', com mission ana I i&.it: mida
Whiue the eaetern ore- U.ll Tet aranulated. 16.46: bar
rels, taei itaix oarreia, svi vosea aae
aavanca va mcb mmmm
(Above Vflcest are It days net cask
quotation au
HONEY 11.10 per crate.
CdyiluJ Package branda, I16.IIO
ore than 40o per hundred pounds for
upmeni to this mwrKeb me price on
Ined In making shipments to Mlnne
ta Is much smallter because of the
eat expense. No ftreatern Oregon or
waahlnxton JpoUtoea have bee
i potatoes have
i frelxht rate
teae points Is 76o pr hundred poun
ent east because th freight rate from
nan
id good stock cannot be purchased
rom growers
lundred pounds.
COFiluJ rtcaage branda, iti.iio
8 ALT Ccaree lulf . around. 100a
lll.t per toa; a, 14. UbTe. Aairy
Iva. IlLOO: 100a ,116,76; balea. 13.60;
Imported Liverpool, 60s, llv.Oet 10
under 46e and 60e per
Hotever. me unicago
cker saya the al.ii?menla are being
ade. Here la the ParVker atory:
"Minneapolis. Feb. irt. Values on po-
toes have reached tool high a point to
ow local Jobbers muuth or a lootnoia
far as holding tradle la concerned.
or the first time In sevvral yeara Call-
prnla and Oregon have! gone Into the
rruory supplied rroml nere ana at
reaent are quoting a raeflxe that makes
nipping rrom nere aimovi an lmpossi-
lltv. within the raat flaw oava snip-
lents rrom the latter stAte nave come
hto the local market end Vecelvers here
hve been able to unloatl at 6o per
M local shipper out of Vhe running,
holders of etoclc eatle-faetory ror
rnnina: want that nrure aSad will not
if for leaa. nrefarrtno- to hnliv for later
- . . . .
rveioomenta A vcar aao
om this section were being
Ulw a h P.mIAa nrxmmt hut n.
Vet ion haa a larare aurolua. t
."There Is a good outlet to thCT west
a onions and cabbage and the nnove
nt on theae commodities has ahwn
1 Increase during the week." S
Potato nlpments to Southwest. J
There continues a small amount of
jalness for the southwest principally I lb; picnics, o per lb; eotiag roll, lOo
Irlaona but potato buyers aa'' the I oar Id: rerular short eleara smoked.
ovement is not heavy. Durlnpa? the I Ilo par lb; unsmoked. lOo per lb; clear
pi iew aaya iney nave purcneisoa n i Dacna. unamoxea. iuc: amoxea. lie
w cars around 45i60o for gooin qual- I Union butta 10 to 13o lb: unsmoked.
y, but Uia latter price ia top.4 Local to per lb; smoked, llo per lb; clear
tuito traae is Blow yvltn a aipoauion belllea unomoked. im per lb: smoked.
tiong consigners to take tbf cheaper lJUo per lb; shoulders. 10o; per lb;
pickiea tongues, ivc ascn.
leaf. 10s. lt
12
potatoes
hlpped
n(W that
Imported Liverpool, 60s, llv.Oet l0a
116.00: 4a 16-00I extra tine arrels, la
ts and 10a, f4.60J6.60; Liverpool luma
ock, 120.69 per ta 10-lb rock, 111.69;
iUOa tia.oo.
(Above prices apply to sales of less
than car lots. Car Iota at special prices
suDjeci te nuniuaiioaa.;
RICE Imperial Japan, No. I, to: No.
I. 6H96c; New Orieana head. To;
AJax, 6c; Creole. 6ie.
JJKANfe Small white. 14.26; large
white. 14.10; pink. 64.10; bayou. 3.(0;
NUTS Pesjjuts. Jurabo! jo per lb;
Virginia, 114 a ver lb; roasted. o
per lb; Jspanese, fJ4 0IHe$ roasted, 3 o
per id, wainuta. iaiuoruia, iva par to;
fine nuts, l6o per lb; hickory nuts,
Oo per lb: brsill nuts. Ho per Ib; fit-
I berta. 16o per lb; fancy pecans. 14010c
per id: ejmonas, ia
Meata nm aad Prortaleaa.
DRk.BiD MEATS iront street-
Bogs, fancr, TVto lb; ordinary, 7e;
large, asV'o id; veai, exira, VtttflPo;
per id; ordinary, o
itilo per lb; mutton.
UAMS, BACON, ETC Portia oi peek
cattle waa so pronounced that prices I advance today amounted to Ho for the
QTODDea zoe aesDite tne raci mat noiiuav ana io net. tor tne juiv aenverv.
arrivals were ahown for tha day. Other! Oats market opened firmer, but drifted
lines heia firm but unchanged. . I along witn wneat. However, it eloeed
Outlook for Wool aad Mehalr. uncnang rrom tra y in poth op-
moVfl:rVntht.hVm1.?a'.0e,. Si U l"o7 bog.
SS'JLLli tt!.5om'5f 5f?."T were lower In the yarda
fn0..'.'"! '? b.Uv.Li JJJlrf fr Downlng-Hopkln. company
ellpDed. lluyers are not worrying muoh
about the future of the market. None
of them seem disposed to Jump and I Mar
run up Quotations ilka a year ago. Onel July
lit uiHiuwiii Duyvr Riaivs tnevc nivnair
a111 1 1 fnllv If a nnunit .nil., a wm
aao, which would put tne value around I ?T
Buyers are not stlrrlnx In the wool
market oecauaa oi tne exDeotation mat
prioee at the opening will be about thel jni.
oral trade today the Idea prevails that
opening values on Willamette valley May
wool will not ranae beyond lte andlJulr
no a pouaa. wnue eastern vregon will
yard a
Ing-Hc
WHEAT.
Open. High.
61 U IIH
1441 66
CORN.
1 61H
1H X
OATS.
41 W
MESS PORK.
Ill 1103
1117 1141
s!5
Ml
1110
1117
Close.
01
61H
mi
1230
RETIRED LUMBERMAN SPENDS TIME
WATCHING SONS BARK THEIR SHINS
REALTY OEilLS
TOOCII 8300,000
' pBsWsl6aWsBwXasaxjxxtXj
Transfers Show Bemarkahlo
Activity "During First ;
Three Days of Week, j;
Nearly $300,000 worth of Portland
real eatate has changed hands SO far
thla week. ' Transfers of realty fUnd
for reoord, Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday amounted fa about f 171.000,
while 'sales for nearly that sum have
oeen eiosea, no reoora or wnien nse yc
been made. The largest deal so far
to per lo; heavy.
fancy, llo per lb.
(local) ham a. 10 to 11 lba. l:Wo per ib:
14 to It lba. ISo per lb; 16 to SO lba.
llo; breaxiaai Dacon, iavtOieO par
i lallty even though beat etack Is very pickled tongues, 70c osc
priced. ) JLOCAL LARL) Kettle
i 'A better tone Is shown in the local per lb; 6a llo per lb;
lon situation, but at the est the mar- per lb; steam raudered.
in nominal with but
ies. A sale of a fl
little outside
action lot ii
to I
I i the extent of outside shipments.
i i Bad Pall for Ohlttlim Bark. '
!r iChlttlra or cascara ba-rk Is quoted
60-lb. tins.
ICS, 11 mo p
er
11 per lb; coaipound, 10s,
nut th. iXrii" hilvitia nrira It'on, It Ho per lb; black baaa. lOo per
than tlh0,Cpo,unbdUyi.,n5 eveS & -"vr .melt. 6 bio per lb: ColumU
re it la nfot likely that deal- .m0'i1?o A'jff eoi- 74e ,b; crab"-
the
West In yeara. A prvominent handler
i speaking or tne situation toaay aars
tat he has been off ering bark In the
kit at 6c a pound ddOlvered there, but
Is bean unable to
r fils would
i h hixher
; I that flxure
5 . h ivntilrl ahow tnv Alisnosltinn tn hurrv
1 les. Some of the (large speculators in
j (Ittlm lost consltderable money by
S ', tiding this sen sot 4 and thev are un-
Jlllnsr to try the trick again not at
hst in the immediate future. '
I Brief Xfoteia of the Trade.
I Cheese market la weak locally with
' , mniifia nr BHnrnnu K ru tin vrtv iikhvt
(cal. market tpaa same flrst-class goods
filch Is not rinavlng very fast
tereamery butter Is firmly held locally
Jth no chaaige In price for the day.
Eggs are Ilioldlng about steady, sl
ough thejte has been a disposition
long the, larger reoelvers to acoept
; in ordir to .clean up.
thickens, are almost too scarce to
ote. the few coops coming sometimes
Inglnn an advance over quoted flgurea
A ruin of smelt is reported in the
wis i river and dip-net men shipped
Tie an this morning. Pries down to
a.' pound. .Plenty of Other fen at
Wf prices.
avheat and flour are both quoted un
.anged. Still an absence of export
II In the latter.
lhront street sells at the following
Ices. Prices paid' shippers are less
feular commissioner '
1 rain, nour aaa reed.
t uRAIN BAOS Calcutta, to; large
lbs 6a i
6 44e per
FISH Rock cod. HHe lbi flounders.
6o lb: halibut, 6 8a per lb; striped
bass, 160 per 10; catrisn, no per lb; sal
mon. cninoon. ize id: steeineau. ii
rer lb; froxen, 6c; herrlnga
o lb; soles, 7q lb; khrlmpa lOo per
Ibt parch, to per lb: tomcod. lie oer 1
lobsters, llo per lb.; fresh mackerel, Je
per id: crawrisn, too per aosea; stur-
OTSTER8 Shoalwater bav. oer sal
Ion. $3.60: per 100-lb sack. $6.00: Olym
ner xallon. 11.40: oer 100-lb aack.
Pla.
$6.00 04.60; Eagle, canned, 60o can; $7
flosen; eastern la sDeu, L76 per nun.
area.
CLAMS Hardshell ner box. 11.46
razor clam a $1.00 per box: 10c per doa
Balnts, Coal OH. Ste.
ROPE Pure manlla, llo; standard,
HVic; sisal. c; L B. sisal, Sc
Coal Oils
Iron Bbla Casea Wood Bbla
.11
"livio
lltHo
tee e e
liui
lSo
21Vio
ii"o
21HO
16 c
e e e e
ltVio
llHe
Hi
amail lots. 9t4e.
Track prices Club, tlft
as
WEAT
ISra.1 Russian. SQlffila: hlueatom
"j; vaney, si iff sic. .
o'PN Whole. ist oracked, lis ton.
th?RLEY New Feed, $: per ton;
d $291; brewlnit7f3.
mfE -.66 per cwt
thATS New Producers' price No,
alhlte $37 per tonj gray, $2oi.b0.
PLOUR tSaatern Oregon patenta
i: straights. $4.86: exports. $3.70;
hiy. $4.46; graham. 4 s, $4.60;
cjla wheat, $4.78; rye, 6us, 46.60;
stLL STUFFS Nominal Bran, $31
lfiton;-.n?ldi1,n!v. $S?31j shorta
cUtry, $Tl city, lit; chop, 1210 34.
Y Producera' price Timothy,
Water White
Head Ugbt
Kocene
Special W. W,
Elaine
Extra Star
Qaaollne
Iron Bbla.
V. M. and P. Naptha ...lHo
Red Crown Gasoline ...liUo
Motor Qaaollne I'tto
8t per cent Oasoline ...30 o
No. 1 Enxtna Distillate. .10 a
BENZINE It deg., cases, 36o per gal;
Iron bbla 33c ner eraL
TURPENINE In casea T!c psr gal;
wood bbls, 6$ Ho per gal.
. LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls 63e, cases
pbo; Douea, ddis 040, eases too a gai;
lots or n&u ganons 10 leaa,
WT1ITE LEAD Ton lota, 7io per lb;
"StJ'A.lS'A llEr loos lots, 8Vte.
WIRE NAILS Present basis at $3 10.
Casea
3?Hc
n e
SUMMER FALLOW WILL
BE GIVEN DEATHBLOW
lllamette yauey. fancy tit: ordln
liz.fiotr-is; eastern Oregon, $ltO
mixed, $10010.60; clover, $10417:
6120
Y it
kin. t ; cheat. ( j; alfalfa.
160.
Batter. Errs ana Poultry.
't UTTER FAT F. O- n. Portland
eet cream, 33 Ho; sour, 32a
J UTTER Extra rancy fresh cream-
fl
ii'
Pendleton, March 6. Pendleton Com
mercial association started an active
campaign against summer fallowing,
and the slip-shod methods of farming
In the Inland empire, when at the meet
ing of the association last night Pres
ident R. Alexander appointed a commit
tee consisting of Dr. I. U. Judge, S. A.
Lowell and Will Moore to cooperate
fresh maiiK. "'"'. '"". ". !
. . ; . , iium ae... ....J.... i I pro vina rarmina methods anil or aaina
Gnarv 8 2 &0'' best storai ituliii way with the useless and unprofitable
iml aradeT 26o at orfcoe a iJouli ! Prct'cf - aummer fallowing rich
3CaGS-Ex!trr0 fancy?" candleT 18 SlT i"",6?A of c.in 11
e: eastern storage. 160 doa I i."v.' V"".'""".'.' T"". w um v w
- ' . . . I IJ. I. A IN. in ITa nrrnfll rrv Inpron em trtm
MKttaiv- w - run i cream, nate, Dro7,uctlon of Vh fanrt nH ?h,TV T
a per 10; oung Americans. 170 per methods hv whlh -,.m-. "V.1irn.
Will be unnecessary. The anti-summer
fallow train of farming experts which
will be run over the O. R. A N. in east
ern wasnington tnis spring will be
urged to come to Umatilla county and
easiurn vjresTon aiso.
The commercial association also took
up the matter of better roads and dis
trict fair and the coming year promises
to be one of the most active In the his
tory of the organization. President R.
Alexander upon his installation Into of
fice last night named committees for
tne ensuing year and nas organised to
do some excellent work for Umatilla
county ixiis season,
probably go between lOo and 16o.
A buyer' thus expresses himself on
the situation: "What's the use of my
iumplng Into the market and paying
ilgh prleea for wool and mohair when
I firmly believe that quotations will
go lower. Then, even thouah we do
sell the supplies to the east, there Is
the chance of not getting our money be
cause of the financial situation there
and the conxested conditions in manu
facturing llnea"
Official yard values today:
Hoks Best stuff. 15.S64tS.60: Block
ers and china fats, ( ); block, $6,000
9. to.
Cattle Best eastern Orexon steers.
$4.8604.60; medium, $4.0004.38; cows
ana neirers, is.eooi.ea; bulls, iz.26
O1.00.
Sheen Best wethers. 16.76At.0A:
lambs, $1.0006.60;' ewes, $6.0006.60.
DOGS ARE DOWN A NOTCH.
Eastern Price Is 5 Cents Lower
Cattle Steady and Sheep Strong.
(United Preat taa Wire.)
Chicago. March 6. Hogs, 86.600; cat
lie, 7
lower
mixed,
rough and heavy, $4.1604.26; light,
M.lDtg't.tV.
Cattle Steady.
Sheep Strong.
Liverpool Wheat Market.
Liverpool. March 6. May wheat
opened at 7s $14d; closed at 7s 4d, a net
advance of Vad rrom yeaterday.
Snow Helps Wheat.
(eeetal Dtrpatab te The Journal.)
Ccndon. Or., March 6. Six. Inches of
snow fell last night and was an Im
mense benefit to the wheat.
Cheap Cash Barley.
Chicago, March 6. Cash barley,
lo.
103
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Dullness and Weakness Follows'
Early Rise Which Forces Loss.
New York, March 6 Steady, with a
continuation of former dullness, the
stock market opened this morning. A
frood gain for the small amount of trad
ng was soon made by Union Pacific and
a few or its allies, but after lapsing
sgaln Into extreme dullness, the market
the early
7,000; sheep, 10.000. kog's are 6e . practically all tl
r; left over from yesterday. 7.600; raln being lost.
a ii n- hniii ti inmi ii. '
" . . - ' :;-.7A.v;"v.::v n.... v.. r,-i u .
" ii an i I JF " , TL yvll,t'iml'lf
DESCRIPTION.
Kansas City. March 8. Hoxs Re
ceipts. 1,000; cattle. 3,000; sheep. 3,000. Amai. Copper
Omaha, March 6. Hogs Receipts,
10,600; cattle, 800; sheep, 4,500.
COPPER
SHARE
THE BOSTON MARKET
(Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.)
Boston, Marcn o. uixiciai prices:
Adventure
Alloues
Atlanta. l
Blnaham ... IVi
Copper Range60H
Daly West... 8
Dom. Cop z V
n ir.lv 714
Gold Hill..... HB
Greens
Mtohigaa
No. Butte 60U
Mohawk 4U
Nevada Cons. 9 Vi ,
Qiroux '. $
Old Dom
Osceola .
Quincy ..
shannon .
Tamarack
Utah , -.88
Victoria 8
Winona 6
Butte Coala..lt
United cop. . . 6
Trinity ..,.,,14
.St
80j
80.
10HB
OA
if
Parrot . . .
Nlpplsslng
Wolverine
ItH
iiiHB
SPOKAfiE Ml'iE SHARES
cos sll EoH
116 lit 116 116U
1 1CK lt 1HI ltK
. 40 H 41 40M 40
It
. 29 80 29 31H
. z n tii t
. 8S 9 H t8H
794 79 79 7
.I143H 148 14SH 148H
ItH 13H ItH U
89
82 31H
1184,114 113 111H
4H 97 95 98
lit" tt
484 6 84 684
nofi ui4 iioh iio4
118 114 112H il2
tO 60 69 V. 69
1H 92 1H 91 '4
66 95H 95 95
122H 126 122 122
32 82Vi 8J4 32 '2
11914 uV
9 9 94 ti
$s 3m
26 2
80 80
98 103
17
James Dempsey, a pioneer lumber
dealer of Mlohlgan. Is gt the Hotel Port
land, accompanied by bis daughter. In
1864 Mr. Dempsey began cutting timber
In Mlohlgan. Two years ago hs retired.
His home Is at Manistee,, which town be
has watched grow from nothing to a
city of 16,000. During that time Mr.
Dempsey has held nearly every positlen
In ths city from mayor down.
Lawrence Neal and J. J. Dempsey, three
of his sons, are In the lumber business
at Tsooma. Some time ago their mill
burped, and now they are rebuilding.
Mr. Demnsev and his dauxhter have
been there visiting the boys. Mr. Demp
sey leavee ror ijos Angelas tomorrow.
I engaged In the lumber bualness at
a time when there was anything else
naroiy in the state but timber." Mr.
Dempsey aald thla morning. "Then I
began to climb the ladder Of sucoaa.
Now and then a round or two broke, and
I would slip back a few pega But I
kept on climbing. It was slow work,
and' that ladder was a long one, and It
waa steep.
"Bometlmes It looked as If I'd never
manage to get to the top. I sometimes
hesitated, in the beginning, and looked
back. It was so far from the bottom
where I had begun that I soon decided
that this retrospective business wouldn't
do. Then and there I determined never
to look back again until I had finished
my task. I
"Several years ago tbe timber gave
out I was then compelled to quit the
lumoer business. utnerwiae wuuiu
still be there climbing and pegging
away trying to reach tbe top of that
ladder."
Mr. Dempsey is TS years old. He
doesn't look more than 10. He says he
never held a state office although, be
had the opportunity. "I was always too
busy trying to reacn tne .top oi urn
laaoer to pay mucn attention w poii
tics," Mr. Dempsey eiplalna.
"Thraa of mv bora are now follow.
Ing in the footsteps of their father,"
Mr. Dempaey eontinuea. i gave tnern
a start some time axo. Ana incident
ally, they are getting along mighty
fine. They couldn't do better.
"You might say I threw them out In
the middle of the big pond and let them
F addle for themeelvee. Now and then
go and take a look over the lake and
If I should see either of them about to
go under I'd reaoh In and grab him and
drag mm to snore. And then I suppose
I'd get back in the lumber bualneas ths
same as or eld.
"But the boys are mighty good swim
mers. They eeem to be staying on top
better man l aid at tne start, ana so
I'm satisfied with them in every war.
"I tell you, It'a mighty fine, to have a
lot of children and see them xettlna
along well In the world."
Mr. Demneey travele a areat deal now
ana always taxes ma aaugnter with
him.
NOT HIS FAULT THAT HIS NAME IS
SPREAD ALL OVER UNITED STATES
8 uxor
Colo. F. &
Brooklyn . ..
People's Oaa
U. 8. SteeL c.
do pfd
Atchison . .. .
B. ft O.
Can. Paclflo
Brie
L. & N. ...
Mo. Paclflo
Pennsylvania
Reading . ..
Rock Island
do pfd. ....
8. Paclflc
St. Paul
U. Pacific
Am. Smelter . . .
do pfd
N. Y. Central ..
N. Pacific
Anaconda
G. Northern . . . .
So. Railway
Am. Locomotive
Cotton OH ..9..
Ont. & West. ..
Boo, o
Central Leather
ExMdendV
Call money opened 14 ner cent, hlxh
Z per cent, low 1 per cent, closed 1
02 per oent.
Total sales 1ST.800 shares.
"I've figured It all out there Isn't so
much In a name, after all," said O. W.
Mersey of Memphis, at the Hotel Port
land this morning. My name la George
Washington Mersey. I never did any
thing great. But it wasn't my fault that
I waa given this name.
nut, as i wss saying, mere isn t so
much -in a name. For Instance, there
are 23 men In the Tennessee state peni
tentiary whose names are George Wash
inaton. Think of that! Twenty-two
convicts in one prison, all with the name
ot the father of this country. It's
enough to make the old man turn over
In his grava
"Every one of these 23 either lied or
stole otherwise he wouldn t be In the
pen
"Washington la a pretty name and at 1 merous every day.
the aame time It la much abused. There
are so many George Washing tons among
the colored people of the south that If
you yell George' or 'Washington' on
the streets of any southern city several
dosen men will probably answer.
"But I suppose there will be aa many
Theodore Roosevelts all over the land
in It or 20 years from now.
"In addition, there is a state named
Washington. And then the capital of
the nation. Nearly every state In the
Union has a city or town oalled Wash
ington. All told, there sre 37 postofflces
in the United States by that name.
Many of the ststes have Washington
oounue.
"Washington was a great man. Wash
ington is being; recoxnlzed. It aeema
I the Washlngtons are. becoming more nu-
reported la the pure baa by the Ganv
brlnus Brewing company Of the trlangu , '
lar block at the Intersection of Twenty r
third and Washington streets and tM
Cornell road. The property was tvt,
merly owned by Max Smith, the Logus t
state and the Welnhard estate aiul
was sold for $46,000. v . ,
M. Pally haa closed A deal with In as 1
DeLAsiipiut for an 61 by 103-foot lot 1
at the northwest corner Of Columbia"''
and Fourteenth streets, for which 31V .'
600 was paid. - V ,
M. A. Zollinger has sold ts Sarah B. '.
Reed a house and lot on Broadway
between East Twentieth and Esat -Twenty-eeoond
streets, consideration
$t,500. ; , .
Alfred A. Baker haa purchased' front
Augustus Walker several email bodies
of acreage on Columbia boulevard !n '
the John Rankin donation land claim,
consideration ls,S00. -
C. W. Oantenbeln has sold t K. ;
M. Karo a residence occupying s $ -foot
lot on Hall between Tenth and
Eleventh streets for $4,0a.
A house and lot at the northwest
corner of 8herman and 81xth streets
haa been purchaaed by Ernest De
scamps from A. F I'm hell for $6,600.
Sophia Schneider has purchased front'
J. C. Roberts a houao and lot on East '
Eighteenth street between Waahlnxton .-'
and Stark streets, consideration $$,600.
Two Improved lots on Vancouver aver -nue,
between Shaver and Mason streets,
have been purehaeed by Chris Haa
rlekson from John Johnson, con aid at a'
lion ij.zao.
An Improved auarter-block In Lin-
eoln Park hae been sold by John IX '
Near to Albert Mundorff for $3,060.
KILLED BY FALLING .
FROM HIGH TKESTLE
Timothy Collins Tries to Escape
Train and Drop to
Death. ' '
ARE STILL MIXING OHLY BEST APPLES
Spokane, Wash., March J. There waa
fractional decline In some of the
leading Issues today, but others were
quoted an equal amount higher. Nabob
dropped Ho with a sale at 8. Pan
handle advanced a fraction with a
transaction at the advance. There was
rise of lo in Hammer cariboo and
to in Snowshoe at 10. Snowatorm
sold 8c higher at 178.
Ran sre by Downlnr-HoDklna comn&nr.
membera Spokane mining exohange:
HOLD!
LNO
Bid
AJax '. 10
Alameda tW.
Alhambra 6
20
lOULTRY Mixer chlckene,
Lit I ID, AOML.JT 1 113 jib, liu i U a I UU9 ItJ IS. I
10 lie: fryers, 4.60W dos; broii-
4ft&.uu oox; geese, oia. o perl
lurxeys. anv, iraiao per it.
ssea, lDwisu id; squaos, z.dv aoxen;
on. J1.2& os. : dressed Doultrv. ltt
c per lb higher.
Sops. Wool aad Sides.
10PS 1907 crop, first prime, 6c;
me, 6e: raamm io prime, o (refto;
Hum, 4 woo id; iioa crop, toze it;
tracts, iwua, t j.
TOOL Nominal.
iOHAIR-Nomlnal.
ury niaee, utnio iu: rreen.
6c; calves, green, S0Tci kliB, 6c
hulls, green sail. 1910 to
ipaMttLrmnira -miiarin. ocifiva
kh; short wool. :sco4vc: meaijm,
Bd. ooctfti eeca; long wool., tecw
' 26 escn. .
jE'ALLOW Prime, per lb. 3c04o;
V 2 and grease. IffliHo.
. IhITTIM BARK 2 08c.
' Prults aad Tegetables.
"OTATOE8 Select, 60066c, sell
. buying. Willametto valley, 40tf46oj
I ern Multnomah and Claokamaa, 460
per cwt; sweets, 804o; seed stock
ij. b. Portland. American Wonders,
1 Early Rose, $1. -INIONS
Jobblna- price, $1 80(f8,00;
ing. spot. $3.2603.60; garlic, 7o lb.
lPPLes Select. $2.00; fancy r 61. . 6;
lie. $1.25W1.60: ordinary, 0cO$t.0rt,
I RESH FRUITS Oranges, new. $1.86
(.26; bananas, 60 per lb; crated. 6 He;
ions, $203.60 box: grapefruit $200
.) pineapples, $4 dosen; pears, fancy,,
1.761 tang erjnee, ii.e a oai
Northwest Bank Statement.
PORTLAND.
Clearings today $1,128,061.1$
Jear ago 1,391,765.8$
Balances today 160,619.45
Year ao 1 261,398.03
Chicago Dairy Markets.
Chicago, - March Butter easier;
creameries, 222c. Eggs steady,
western firsts, 1 7 1 8 c, Cheese,
strong, 11 011 e;
New York' Dairy Market.
New York. March. 6. Rut tar aaa
bst creameries, tie. Cheese. ateaAv
Ito. Eggs, steady, 21022c.
Former Senator T3vM n niii'nf n
York. ,who has noti mlaaarf a naiinn!
convention of his party for many years,
does not Intend to go to the Denver
convention this year. .:.-'. ...,-f..,,,,, ...
Alliuiu ui a. ...,.......
Alberta Coal & Coke
American Commander
Bell
Bullion
Can. ,Cons. Smelter
Copper King 4..
Dominion Copper
Evolution
Echo
Galbralth Coal
Gertie
Granby Smelter
Hecla 200
Happy Day ... 4H
Holden Gold & Copper 8
Humming Bird - (U
Hypotheek . . . , r. . 1 U
Idaho uiant 4
international u. ft c 7B
4
5
6)4
17
63
8
2
i
18
8
80
e e t
60
14
6
Kendall
Lucky Calumet . .
Missoula Copper .
Mineral Farm . . ,
Moonlight
Nabob , . .
Nine Mile
v. iv. tjons
riw r,,i
panhandle Smelter .......
Park OoDner
Rambler Cariboo
Reindeer .....
Rex (16 to 1).
Sonora 3
Snowshoe 10
Snowatorm ,..,,178
Sullivan ............!...! 1
Sullivan Bonds 80
Stewart o
Wonder ' ' , 1
The London apple market is thus
reviewed under date of February 22,
by W. Dennis & Sons of Coven t Gar
den market:
"After holding up fairly throughout
the week, thla market yesterday broke
on best' quality red fruit to the extent
of fully 2s to 2s 6d per barrel, but
Greenings and best Newtowns fully
maintained their prices. We therefore
quote at the moment as follows:
Ontario No. 1 Baldwins, best quality,
20s per barrel; State Baldwins, best
quality, IBs to 19s per barrel; Nova
Sootlan Baldwins, beat quality, lis to
lis per barrel; Maine Baldwins, best
auality, Its to 16s per barrel; Ontario
reenlngS, best quality, 18s to 22s per
barrel; Ontario Golden Russets, best
quality, 16s to 17s per barrel; Nova
Scotian Baldwins, best auallty. 16s to
17s 6s per barrel; Ontario No. 1 Soles.
best quility, 20s to 22s per barrel; Nova
Scotian Baldwins, best quality, 14a to
350 lis per barrel; California Newtowns,
4-tier, first quality, s aa to 10s td
per box; California Newtowns, 4-tier,
second quality, 6s fd to ts 6d per box;
California Newtowns. 4 -tier, first
quality, 8s to 8s 6d per box; California
Newtowns. 4-tler, sncond quality, 6s
td to 7s 6d per box: Oregon Newtowns,
128 count, first quality. 14s to 15a ner
dox; uregon newipwna, jis count, sec
ond quality, 10s to 12s per box; Oregon
Newtowns, large fruit, T such as 88 to
112 count. 8s 6d to 10s Id bar box- Al
bemarle Pippins, first quality, 22s to 28s
per barrel.
1 1 " "-V
Read Sharkey's Saturday ad.
SEATTLE fffl
10SEJFFICEBS
General Aleshire Wants
Regimental Headquarters ,
Jloved to Spokane.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 6. At a recent
hearing before the house committee on
military affairs Quartermaster-General
Aleshire expressed the opinion thst
as Fort Wright Is a larger post than
Fort Lawton, the regimental head
quarters and band should be removed
from Seattle to Spokane. The matter
has attracted the attention of the
Seattle chamber Of commerce and Presi
dent McOraw of the chamber, who is
here, received a telegram today urging
him to take up the subject with the
proper authorities and protest against
tne removal.
BAKER COUNTY SPENDS
MONEY FOR ROADS
(SDselal DisDatch te Tbe Journal.)
Baker City. Or.. March 6. That this
county hns been liberal with road Im
provementa the past Vear Is shown by
the county treasurer's statement of the
aurerent runas' conaition. 'ine roaa
BAKER AND DALIES
DEBATERS TO MEET
Championship of Eastern
Oregon Will Be Settled
.This Month.
fund of approximately $20,000 waa ex
hausted and I6.494.li rrom tne gi
fund was transferred to the road fund
, " t, , Today's Solan. ; Sr; '
144c. 2.000 Nabob at IVtV nnn r;.S!
aie i i.uuu itambisr it. 17UA
1.000 Snowahoe i r 10c.i. 100 Snow-f
aiorm f. 410, o.uuu annanaie at litc
.v.. :,:t L' im a ui,, ,. . ,v ( , s
See us for Information on Coeur
d Alene and. othf active stocks. Orders
executed promptly. Th L. Y.' Keady
Inveatmeift vCl ; JftUTj,-. JSV
" V '-'
Northwest Crop Weather. v
Western Oregon and western Wash
ington Fair tonight and Friday; north
to w3st winds
Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington
and northern Idaho Rain or snow to
night or Friday.
Southern Idaho Rain or snow tonight
or Friday; oolder tonight
' Mnscatlnes Win Again.
(Special Piapatck to Tbe Journal)
Dallas. Or.. March 6. In the best and
most hotly contested game of basket
ball ever-seen in Dallas, the team from
Muscatine, Iowa, won the second game
from the Dallas college basketball team
by a score of 16 to 13. The game waa
in doubt - from the blowing of the
referee's 'whistle to the finish, each
team being alternately in the lead. Mus
catine plays . at CorvaWs , tonight. - 1 1
In urder to meet the expense of im
provements made on highways, makln
a total expenditure of about $26,00
on the oountv roada.
The transferring of this amount Sid
not leave the general fund depleted,
however, for M the beginning of the
fiscal year. March 1. there was on
hand tn that fund alone 86.487.69. Thi
is after the $6,494.32 needed to apply
on rouds and for which the road tax
proved Insufficient, was deducted.
BRYAN SENTIMENT
AT OMAHA SESSION
(United Prm Loused Wire.)
Omaha, Neb., March 6. Bryan senti
ment swayed the Nebraska state con
vention which met here today. The
four delegatesat-large elected to the
Democratic national convention were in
structed to throw their strength to the
Nebraskan at the coming big meeting
at Denver. The 13 delegates named by
the district convention In session here
were also pledged to Bryan, who was
also indorsed by the Populist state com
mittee this morning. Bryan spoke in
Omaha today.
KANSANS SETTLE IN
SOUTHERN OREGON
(Special Dienateb te Tbe Jeornal.)
Klamath Falls, Or., March 6. Green
wood county, Kansas, will send quite a
colony to Klamath county- this year.
Twelve people arrived last evening and
other delegations of Kansas families
will leave tomorrow. It ts expected
that fully 76 people from that county
will make Klamath eoubty their home
thie eomlng season.
This Immigration has been brought
about by the. firm or Maron Slough
of this city, as Greenwood county was
their former home.
All of these, people ar practical
farmers.' V- :-'.,-'.,.-..
..- i- 11 ? 1 n 1 . -,i .v. 1 .
Read Sharkey's Saturday s6V
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Baker City, March 6. March It has
been set sx the dale for holding the 'de
bate to decide the championship of the
eastern Oregon district of the state de
bating league. On this date The Dalles
will meet Baker City In this city, and
the winner will represent the district
In the debates for the state nhamnlnn.
ship. There are six districts In the
state, ana tne winners in each district
will debate against each ether fnv ra
championship of the state, the final da
bate being held In Eugene in May. Thus
r me Bmau ncnoois nave won In most
of the other districts, and if Baker City
wins this debate she stands a good
chance of winning in the other eon
icaia.
The question which will be debated
here is the ame one that was argued
with Union, The Dalles having the af-
urmauve 01 me question ana uaker City
the negative side. It Is ths same old
question of the government ownership
and operation of railroads, and prom
ises to be hotly eontested.
Washington Club Starts South.
(L'nlted Pteaa Leaaed Wire.)
Chicago, March 6. The players of
the Washington club of the American
league. In charge of Manager Cantlllon,
left this city today for their training
trip in the south. The club proceeds
direct to Galveston, where a week will
be spent In practice. After leaving Gal
veston exhibition games will be played
in Dallas. Waco, Wichita, Kansas City,
Springfield, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and
Louisville. 1
(Special Dlapatek te Tbe Joarsal) '
Vancouver, Wash., March. 8. Timo
thy Collins, a resident ot Yaoolt, was
killed yesterday by falling frohj '
trestle on the Yacolt braneb of tha
Northern Paclflo. Collins felt 60 feet.
breaking both lower Hmbs, He lived
only a few houra The accident took
place near HeUaon.
Collins had started to cross ths
trestle when he heard a train approaeli-
ing. Stepping to toe edge of tbe tres
tle he made ready to get out of the
way of the train, but in doing so let
his balance and fell clear of tli
trestle to tbe bottom of tha gulch. Tha
train crew at once removed him te one
of the coaches and took him back to
Yacolt but he died soon after reaohlng
that place, without recovering.
Collina waa about 60 years old and .
leaves considerable property. He had
no family. For several years ha re
sided at Battle Ground put recently
FORMER SUPERVISOR '
ON WITNESS STAND
(United Frees Lesaed Wire ..
San Francisco March (.When ths
Crothers-Older libel suit was resumed
this morning Andrew Wilson, a member '
of the boodling board of supervisors and .
former state railroad commissioner,
sgaln took the stand. His answers un
der direct examination offered a sub
stantiation of ex-Supervisor Phillips
testimony. The defense attempted to
draw out an explanation of tha star
chamber proceedings In the water deal.
rne prosecution attempted 10 snow
that Tevla' nresence at one of the board '
meetings was not to make a. proposi
tion, but to answer the charge of "graft"
made against him by ex-Mayor James
D. Phelan. .
SMALLPOX CLOSED uil).
SAN JOSE SCHOOLS
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Jose. Cal.. March 6. As a result :
of the gradual spread of smallpox In '
San Jose, tbe board of education has
decided to close all . of the g ram mar
schools and tha hixU school. They will i
reopen March 19.
There are 12 eases of smallpox among
hlxh school students and 2 or 3 among
the grammar grade pupils.
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WATCHMAN FINDS. V
MEN BLOWING SAFE .
exexesaaaaataajaaaaswahaaxwi i - ' j . .'-'f
(Catt-d Press Leased Wire.) - ' ,
Lvnden. Wash.. March 6. The vigi
lance of Night watchman King last "
nisrht prevented daring safe-crackers - .
here from blowing the safe of the.poft- .
office and looting the strong box of .
31.600 belonalna- to cltixens of the town.
as well aa the small amount of funds
belonxin to the government, ' When he
discovered thieves at work and fright- ',
end them away they had opened the
safo locks and were preparing t oyna- ,
mite the box. The would-be robbers , v
escaped. , 'f v
ROOMS AND BOARD i
LIGHT FRONT ROOM WITH BOARD
(private family), suitable rot . twa
gentlemen. Phone Main 8025. ...
Merchants Savings &
Trust Company t
247
WASHINGTON STREXT
Capital $150,000.00 V
t
Does a general banking business, -
Pays interest on Savings Accounts an4 on Time
Certificates. - .
Acts as trustee in bond issues. '.:
Holds title to properties for corporations; snydi
cates, estates and individuals, pending distribution, set
tlement or other disposition. v - '
Collects interestsincomes,' rents, "etc., and fur
nishes substantial, investments for idle funds,
f The trust business kept entirely "separate from f
other business of the'eomoanv. .
, Correspondence or Interviews solicited vii!
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