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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 20. 1908. 13 TODAY'S MARKETS flRIFNT ASKS WIIILII I IIUIIV 1 a .sna. an ' mm m -am. bi . New Crop Delivery Inquired . , for but races Are Too . High to Suit. " ,:- ." ':; " K t. i -. Front street feature: " Inquiring for new flour. . , ,i s Wheat market nominal. ! , ..r ' '' Ending old potato season. - , Strawberry market ts bad. -v. - Eggs are steady; poultry dull. ; Pressed hogs ar not wanted, Dressed veal is steady. " Boosting up hop market ,- f A mimhttv r.r Inmi1rla. have bean .,- lately received by local millers' for new crop flour, but thus far no business has resulted so fat as known! Millers . are- showing a tendency to hold , the ; price sUff at $3.60 and 13.70, practi cally the present high value 4 for ex . port grade, ana the orient i la of 1 the (million that thpfin Tirlcea are too hi rh. .while some millers may be inclined to the opinion that they will be able duction from these f izures for next season's delivery, none of them are taxing onances.witn me maraec. xn local market Is fair according to sel lers, business showing a slight improve ment each 80 days over the preceding - period. if'.- ; Editor Leo Peterson of the Portland Commercial Review gives the following view of the general situation in flour: i- "Flour is hard to sell, and prices are difficult to maintain in the little bus iness possible. Flour, buyers in the orient are looking on, and sellers are compelled to do the same. Buyer have fixed their minds on low prices In the auiumn but do not expect oia crop flour to depreciate In market , value. The past week has been again a very nulet nna in the exoort flour trade, and Instead of any improvement, a lack of interest is in general prevailing. Buy ers for the time being are generally disposed to- use up existing supplies before entertaining fresh purchases. It takes not little to ma Ke me riour mar ket look sick, and this la its condi tion at the present time. There are more j sellers taan Buyers, ana moiur all purchases are of a hand to mouth character, As long aa this is their polloy, it will be no use forcing flour sales, for this reduces prloes without increasing orders. It seems that the remainder of the Current crop season will be devoted to piecing out orders by buyers, who propose to limit pur chase. The market for flour for local and coastwise trade is unonangea. aeons Am Changing. "During the transition from the old to the new season unsettled conditions DrevaJl. Millers oontinue to hold pal' enta and clears firmly, on the ground that there is no reason why new flour should be any cneaper man oia. Buy ers have bought so sparingly for sev eral months that their stocks are about exhausted, and consequently they will have to load up shortly. Occasionally a falr-slsed order is filled but In no Instance is there any evidence of stock ing ud. No particular seotion calls for supplies, the small orders coming from different directions. Clear flour la dull, and few sales are being made. The volume of trade Is much smaller than usual, and' the limited production is sufficient for all demands. ' Country mills, are having difficulty; in disposing of clears in the market. Prloes are betas- shaded more or less to keen in the market and prevent any storing of flour. There is some inquiry xor Aug ust and September shipment, but millers do not care for future contracts at present, being unable to figure on safe prloes, with the uncertainties of future h... A.-.. Mlllf-Aj nplAMU Ending Old ?otato Season. For old potatoes the market Is being rapidly orougnt to a ciosa nera ana by the first of the month most of the nresent stocks will have dlsaPDeared. Because of the heavier arrivals of new potatoes- from the south aa well as a sllfht increase in the volume of local arrivals, holders of old potatoes In this market are reducing their asking price. While for - perhaps two weeks ' some of the trade has been asking a high as 11.15 for old stock, prices today go no higher than SI and even this price is being shaded by some who are quite anxious to get from under while there Is a chance to make a profit instead or a loss. . Strawberry Harks Zs Bad, 'r Durln the past 14 hour the straw berry market showed a vsry bad com plexion. Arrivals were . generally in tad order and this had a depressing effect upon the better quality. Receipts of Magoons have been more liberal than the market would Justify and a these could not be held over any sort of price was accepted. With such a condition ruling It waa Impossible for the trade to sell the better elasa of Clarke at reasonable figures and sales during the day on this fruit were sren rally around $1-15 with some willing to clean up at a still lower figure. Tho heavy volume of poor arrivals 1 duo to the lack of sunshine,, the fruit not being able to stand up after picking. - Cantaloupe market Is shot to pieoes and sales ara reported from 11.45 to II a crate for best fruit. Thus is s very reasonable figure In - fact, the lowest In the country outside of " the producing seotion. Coot weather la the Interference the trade meets witn. Brief JTotes of tha Trade, . Eggs are steady with arrivals lust fair. '" Chicken market remain slow at (or tner prices. - Dressed hog are In a poor position with price scratched but best veal is showing a steady call at ruling figures. A car of lemons waa among tha ar rivals from tha south thl morning. Page A Son report in first arrivals Of fig from California this season.- Local cabbage supplies slightly In creased. ' : - " ' . 'J- ; Preparation for a grand boost In values are being mada by hop ahorts who In this manner force growers to cultivate and pick their crops as they did a year ago,. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: Grain, Tlotat and Stay, ; WHEAT - Buying 'price Track Portland Club 88c; bluestem, 90o; red, to; Willamette valley. 88o bushel. FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore gon patent. M.sVv straights, $4,050 UP, exports, fj.60 UO; alley, M.T graham, Us? $4.00: whole wheat. liMl rye, 6s, $5.60; bales, $3S. M1LLSTUFFS- Selling price Board of trade Bran, ! middlings, $80.(0; shorts, $2828.60; chop. $21J per ton. HAT Producers' price Timothy, Willamette valley, fancy, $15; ordinary, 111.60 18; eastern Oregon. $lQi7 mixed, $10 10.60: clover. $101$: grain, )Yneat, ( )! alfalfa 111 Oil. 1 BARLEY FeedV 1J5.S0& roUeJ, $17.89 O28,60i bTewlng. , OATS No. I whits,. $1T.B0j gray. $17 per ton. -"- r"' ' " ' ; arnmr, Xgg and Poultry. BUTTER FAT DaU very t o. b. port land Sweet cream, SJHCJ sour, JlHo BUTTER Extra creamery. t5e; fan cy ie; ordinary, tiHHo; atoro, , 1 EGOS Extra ", fancy, candled, .1$ CHEESE Full cream, fiats, triplets and daisies. l.Uc; Toung Atnerioaa, "rfiTTRT Mixed chickens, lott lie per lb; fancy hens. 1 lc; roosters.) vll 89o ib: fryers. HHOlTo lb; broil-J srs, . lBHWi'o o; gw"t wj io, turkeys, alive, 17cl dressed, 19a0c lb; spring ducks, 1517o lb; pigeons, $1.35 doi; dressed poultry, 11H lb. higher. Hops, Wool and Side. , HOPS 1907" crop, first prime, 5o; Latest News of - ; Oregon Crops NORTHWEST WEATHER FORECAST. Western Oregon and western Wash ingtonShowers tonight and, Sunday; southeast winds. ' . Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington and Idaho Showers tonight and bun day. ,., . . A Albany, Or.,, June 0. The heavy rains of the Inst few days . has been worth thousand!) of dollars to the farm ers of Linn county. Field crops were sadly In need of rain and the late gardens were In peril. - Grains, grasses and, especially, the pasture lands will be benefitted.. Crops in Linn county as a whole are now in excellent condition. The beginning of harvest has been made and the hay crop is being harvested. , Worden, ' Wash., June 20. Th rough but ' this district the farmers are or- fanlslng and getting ready to handle heir own grain crops. Warehouses will be built here by the Farmers' Grain company and practically all th business will be taken out of the commission merchants' hands. The - farmers claim that it costs as much to put their grain through th third party hands aa it costs to pay freight to the coast, t S rime, 4 He; medium to prime, 4or me lum, IHc lb; 10 crop. te lb; contract, to and 10c for three years. WOOL 1808 Willamette valley, u MOHAIR 1908 Nominal, J$Ho.' "- 1908 Nominal. J$Ho. ; y hldsa, 12lo lb: green, green, 67ci Kips. 6o lb; alt, ltt3Ho lb. - M1WH.B ury 46c; calves, i , 8HEEPSKINS Shearmg, riOOlSo each; short wool. 2B40o; medium wool, (0c9$t . each; long wool, 764 $1.25 each. . TALLOW Prime, par lb, 80o; No. I and arase, IftlMc CHZTTIM BARK 1I08 IO40 lb. Traits and Tegetables. POTATOES Old, selling. t0cO$1.0Q; buying. 8085o per twt; sweat, lHc; new potatoes, $2.26 per cwt. . ONIONS Bermuda, $1.40 i 1.50 per SO lb. crate; 6-orate lota, $1.40 per orate: California red, $1.50 per sack; yellow, $1.76 ; garlic, 15o lb. APPLES Select,- til fancy. $2,250 1.60. ;: FRESH FRUITS Orange. $8,159 4.00; bananas, 6 He per lb.; crated, to; lemons, $3.60 19 $4.76 box: grapefruit. $2.6008.50: pineapples. Hawaiian, $5 dos: strawberries. Willamette valley $101.60: cantalouges, $2. 2503.00: ap rtoots, 80c$1.10: . blackberries, $1.40; peaches, 90c$1.00. VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon, 10c; beets, tOo: carrpts, I Oo per dozen bunches; oarsnlps, 86c3)$1.00: cabbage, $2.00; tomatoes, California, $1.60 box; beans, 810o lb.; cauliflower, California., crate, $1.7602.00; peas, Oregon, 6c; horseradish, 8l0c; artichokes, 60 76c dos; green onions, 15o dos; peppers, bell, 85c: Chile, 25o lb; hothouse let tuce, $1.261.I0 box; head lettuce, 25 80c dos; cucumbers, hothouse, local, 8Sc$l dos; radishes, 16o dos bunches; rhubarb, Oregon, 3c; celery,- ); as paragus, Oregon, 6676c dos. bunches; gooseberries, 6c; eggplant, 1016c; green corn, 40o dos. ' firooerles, Vats. J5tc SUGAR California & Hawaiian Re fineryCuba, $6.60; powdered, $8.45: berry, $8.15; dry granulated. $8.26; XXX granulated. $6.15; oonf, A $6.86; extra UUil0i kiii ncaav B 6.u; goioen u., e.u: ju., yeuow. tKE: beet arranulated. 86.06: barrels. 15c; half barrels, 80c; boxes, 66o ad vance on sack basis. (Above prices ara .SO day net cash quotations.) ,, HONEY $.0 per crate, COFFEE Package brands, $18.60. SALT Coarse Half ground. 100. 811.00 per ton; 60s. $11.60; table, dairy 60s,-$18.50; 100s. 216.00V tnies. $2.35; Imported Liverpool. (, $20.00: 100s, 818.00; 4s, 213.00; extra fin barrels, is. 6s and 10s, 4. 60(3 6.60; Liverpool lump rock, X20.60 per ton. RICE Imperial Janan No. 1. Be: No. I. 6H5c; New Orleans, head, 70; AJax 7F; Creole. 60. BEANS Small white, $4.75; large white, $4.75; pink, $8.86: bayou, $I.6; Lima. $6.85; Mexican redk ). - -; Keats, Flab, and provlaloa. nniraaTim un Afs Front street Hogs, fancy, 7o lb; ordinary, 8Hc; large, 6tic; veai, extra, so per ID.; oruinary, irin per id., nwi;, iv per lb.: mutton, fancy, 8$Ho per lb.; spring lamb, 7c. . s j xlAMa, UAUUXN, HiiU. jroriiana pc yl 1 v. - in n IK- 1 ftn Wap IK. I1IH.OII .1 -Li, , A V v. ww - .v, breakfast bacon, 14H22Hc lb; picnics, lOo per lb; cottage roll, llo lb: regular short cleara smoked, 12o per lb: backs, smoked, 12o; Union butts. 1013o lb; moked. 13o lb; clear bellies, smoked, 14o per lb; shoulders, 11 per lb; pickled tongues, 70o each. .' , TX'AT. IARTV Kettle leaf. 10s. HUe per lb; 6s. l$He per lb; 60 lb tins, 12 Vic per lb; steam rendered. 10s. 12 fa a per lb; 6s, 12 per lb; compound. 10a. Daak 111ZA IK flAnftal to per ib; halibut, 6o per lb: striped bass, 15o par lb; catfish, llo per lb: sal- teelhead, to lb; herrings, 6o lb; soles, To per lb; shrlmpi 100 par lb, perch. so per id; tomooq, no per to: lODsters, 16o per lb; fresh maokerel, to per lb; crawfish. 25o per doaen; sturgeon, IS Ho per lb; black bass, SOo par lb: silver smelt, 7per lb: black cod. iHo lb: crabs, $1.00 1.60 dos: shad. IHOJ roe, had. 6e: shad roe, 12 He lb. ' ' OYSTERS Shoalwater Bar, per gal- ion. t.ev; per ivv-io wan, o.vv: uihi" pia. per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack. $6.006.60; Eagle, canned, 0o can. $7,00 dosen: eastern in shell, $1.76 per 100. vuima (liirainwi, per pax, rasor dams. $2.00 par box. lOo ser doa Palata, Oil. ROPE Pur Manila, 18Hc; standard, llo; sisal. tHo; I. B. slsaL, 8 Ho. BENZINE 86 dear., oasea lUa ear gal: iron bbls, 11 Ho per gal. -a utti-u.jviir.iu in cases, us per u, wood bbls, B8o per gal. " , . V cases, 69o; boiled, bbls., 58c: case, 60o gai; iot or ion gallons, 10 isss; oil ike meal, $84 ton. ! - - - WHITE LEAD Ton Iota, To par l: 600-lb lots, 8o lb; less lots, fUo lb. WIRE NAILS Present basis at $3.66. , OREGON SHEEP CLEARER. Few Caaea of Scab. Reported by ... Lytle. a-y '. Dr. W. H. Lytle. .federal sheen In spector for - Oregon, passed through Portland last night on A three weeks' trip of inspection up the Willamette valley.-' Dr. Lytla says that Oregon sheep are In better condition now than ever before, there being but a few iso lated eases of scab on th ranges. The wool market, while weaker than usual, he expect will improve before very long, aa the grower are holding their product for higher prices. None of the choice Wool clips of eastern Ore gon have been sold yet, as th sheep raisers, are all in circumstances that enable them to hold their product until tha prioe suits them. -, - Secretary Dan Smyth' Of tha Oregon Woolgrowers association I - also In Portland. He says tha Oregon sneepmen are well pleased with th outcome of their rent fight with the Washington wool raisers, who were defeated in their latest attempt to grab some of the Ore gon rang la tne wenana forest r serva. . v V'.;-k Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today ... 88i.024.TT xear ago .............. i,w.n.wn.3i Balances today 45,181.43 lear ago ............... - - ns.i-a.-a yrXv:..;, SEATTLE. ' Clearings . ",....... , 11,190.611 Balances ....... i ........... 1 5 0. 9 7 6 ' TACOMA. ' Clearings ..J ..$48,198 balances , 34,Sd world umtv QUITE BEARISH Wheat Prices are Lower " - Everywhere Fordgn 4 Values , Drop. WORLD'S WHEAT MARKETS. - t . juiy wption. Chicago 86 iuiutn Minneapoll , Winnipeg . ...... .v.. ... St. Louis . ........ 103H 87 101 H . 85 81H Liverpool . , Tslftd September, " " .''',',' CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. , Open. Close. ; June If. Loss. July,...-.. 8 , 8H . 87H Sept! 85 ", 85 : 85 . ji Deo, ...... 86H ',',, 89 ' f Chicago, Jun 10. Tha wheat market showed beariahness from tha start, opening prices being generally lower, with persistent selling by both tha long and short Interests. Th fact that Ar gentina haa been such a persistent sell er of wheat lately has drawn, bearish convert from th bull aid. Foreign marketa were very much inclined to the selling side today, with Liverpool Id to IHd lower than the close of Friday. This market waa rather dull and slow after the opening and prloes closed He to e under the final figure Of yesterday. , Th Inter Ocean say! Trade In tha wheat pit la largely of a professional character and manipulation is much in evidence. Th weather map shows ideal condition for harvesting and many re ports from the southwest say tne grain Is of line quality, damage wrought by recent rains havln ing been exaggerated. Rang by Overbook A Cooke WHEAT. Open. July 88 Sept. $5 DecT 88H CORN. July 69H Sept. Jjec. ......... VIM 7. OATS. .TulV . . . . Sep't $H May 41H , PORK. July I486 Sept. 1480 LARD. . July $$0 Sept 800 RIBS. July 795 Sept 822 1446 147$ 890 910 802 827 WEEKLY STATEMENT OF NEW YORK BANKS New fork. Juns 20. Bank statement! Members' daily cask reserve average 19.87 per cent p.n,. .' 1 B.820.676 Reserve, leaa II. S.. 6.175,900 Deposits , 82,002.100 Loans 16,066,800 Specie 10.649,800 Lea-al tender .;i?'SXX Circulation 9KJ00 Member' actual cash reserve 80.04. Increase, Reserve O01,42 Reserve less U. S .4,409,750 Loan H-ititi Specie 8.788.600 Legal tender .f'51i'S52 Deposits -I!-2 Circulation 896,400 Non-members: Loans, Increase ....I 8,901,100 Specie, increase 1,278,900 Legal tender, decrease ..... 258,600 Total deposits, increase ..... 1.422,800 Total deposits eliminating other banks and trust companies In New York olty, Increase. $4,780,300. Aggregate reserve on deposit. Increase, $3J50,800. Percentage of legal reserve, 11.80 per cent. STOCK MARKET RULES DULL BUT ADVANCED Nw York, Jund 10. Th tock mar ket was very dull today but th too wa stesdy to strong with th general list showing gain in value at th clos ing. Th market opened rather atrong on th expectations of a good bank statement. London waa strong for Am erican shares with price generally ad vanced, ....... New . York Bon6J Market, 1 Bid. ASK. Michigan Central 5s..... Pennsylvania R. R, 6s... Unl Railway, St. L. 4s. . So. Pao. 1st ref. 4s.. .... St, L. ot 8. JF ref. 4s .... N. & W. Cons., 4a..-,,... 100 H lOOVi 100H 100 Met St Ry ret. 4a..... R. L 1st ref. 4s Inter. Met 4Hs... ,. At fmtat L. (Ia. N. eoll 4s it 81 O. R. A N. 4s............ 9H O. & h. ref. jrold 4...... $9H Cons. Trao. Co. $.. 101 H Erie 1st Cons. 4s..,.,.., ..... Colo, A So. 1st 4 iH Cent Pao. 1st 4s. .. ...... 87 Atl. Coast con a ts.... ..... L. A N. unified 4s. ...... 98H C. B A. Q. iolnt 4s. ...... 9H RaadinaT'general 4s....,, 98 H C. ot 0. general 4s....... 101 , ITnl. Ify Old. tr. fhA ) ff Eleo. ft Pec, (Phil.) 4s... 9H U. R'y I. Co.. Col. -fPhlL ) 4s 78 H 67 90 74 News Gossip ' of. Finance ' New York. Jun 10. Sterling: 4.88 4.88. ' , ; - --: . New York. Jons 20. Bar silver. 64HC London 28 1-lOd, : New York. ; Juna 10. Government Bid. Ask bonds: .wos, regisierea ..... dn fiAUDnn.i........ .....104U 106 .....106 . Threes,; registered do coupon ......... Small bonds i .....191 .....101 .....1222 IB- luun rcKiaivrou .... do couoon ........ Twos, Panama ....... d t ' -Th cot ton st ill this city July New York. June 20. change will be. closed s, as weii as juiy . Liverpool TVbeat Market. . . Liverpool. June 10. Wheat ". elose: July, 7s IHd; September, 6 10d; De cember, $S lOHd. ' , con. Juiy, 6 . m; Beptamoeri . , i m i i-rf-w-A- , lr Th Nil contains a greater variety of fish than any other body of water. , H .1 ' . The wife in Abyssinia always owns the house and contents. . . ,' 8$ 93 2H 66 2 83 H 97 H 90 8 ??H 9IH 88 98 C 101U Just TOy Some Shippers Will Send Fruit to Market They Would Not Eat Themselves Cannot Be Explained Here SHEEP MARKET 25 CENTS OFF '---,'''' V '" 4V Bwsssssasaaaaassaaasiasaajw ';' fA" :V " ""' Vfv--',:: Wethers and Miied Lots are Down; WhOe Lambs are . Unchanged for the Day. PORTLAND UtVBSTOCK RUN. ' " - ' Hogs. Cattla : Sheep. Today .60 - J07 70 " 80 190$ .. . 125 ' 400 1906 ... : $7 $75 142 Portland Union Stockyards, Jun 20. Th entire livestock market continued permeated with dullness, and weakness is gathering in avery Una. While thers has been practically no business in the cattle market during tha past 24 hours ?aoker ar reducing their bids and hey are now unwilling to pay more than $4 for top stuff. - Additional weakness I shown in the price of - sheep owing to the overful condition of tha livestock market In general, and tha top of tha market for wethers today stands at 8)3.75, or a cut of 2So from former figures. No change ts shown in lambs, but tha low point for mixed lots has been reduced 26c, although the high mark la unchanged. Hog market is quiet and unchanged. Of lata the receipts have been light in all lines and this may mean somewhat better prices after th present- glut 1 out of the way. Today 40 horses war among tha ar rivals, i A year ago today all Unas were easy to steady at unchanged values, . Official yard values today: H)gs Best stuff. $6.36; China fata $66.60; stockers and feeders, ( ). Cattle Fancy eastern Oregon steers, 84; medium, $3,7604; beat cooks, $3 8.25; bulls and stags, $1.602.60. Sheep Best wethers, $3.75; spring lambs, weighing 75 pounds, $4.76; mixed. 83 fl 3,60. Produce In San Francisco. t (United Press Leued Wire.) San Franolsco, June 20. Eggs (per dosen) California fresh, including cases: Extras, 21 He; firsts, 21c; sec onds, 19c; thirds, lie; eastern seconds, 17a Butter (per pound) California fresh: Extras, 28c; firsts, 22c: seconds, 21c; packing. No. 1, 21c; do No. 2, 20 He New Cheese (per pound) California flats, fancy. He; firsts, 10 He; seconds, Ho; California Toung America, fancy, "13 Ho; firsts, IS He; eastern Oregon fancy, 11 Ho; do Young America fancy, 14 Ho; storage, eastern fancy, New York, 16o. Potatoes (per cental) Oregon Bur banks, 90cQ$1.15; new potatoes. $1,000 1.26 per cental; boxes, 40c1.25. Onions Bermudas, 50 6 6c per crate; Australian browns, $3.00 3.60 per crate; red oniona, 40 70c. Oranges (per box) Navels, $2,601$ 8:78; fancy Valenclas, $3.60; Med. sweets, fancy, $2.602.75. HEVVSTOREGAST OF WHIG IK (United Press tsutd Wire.) Washington, Jun 20. With the Re publican ticket named there will bo a temporary lull in the national political arena until the time approaches for the delegates to gather at Denver for the Democratic nominating convention. One of th Interesting political events of the week will be the state primary In Tennessee next Saturday, tha result of which will determine th guberna torial contest between Governor Pat terson and former Btnator Carmack. Iowa Republicans will meat in stats eonvsntlon at Watsrloo to ratify th results of the recent primary ana ueor gla Democrats will meet at Atlanta for the same purpose and also to choose delegates to tha Denver convention. Th. threa-cornered race for the gov ernorship of North Carolina will be set tied at th Democratto state convention In Charlotte Wednesday. Vermont Dem ocrats will meet in convention at Bur lington Friday to name a state ticket and select delegates-at-lsrga to th Den ver convention. , ... American will be much interested In th wedding of Miss Jean Reld, daugh ter of Whitelaw Reld, tha American ambassador to Oreat Britain, and Hon, John Hubert Ward, brother of th Karl of Dudley, whioh I soheduled to take place in tn cnapei royal oi bi. james palace next Tueaday. nurinv tha week commencement ex ercises will be held at Harvard, Yale and other big colleges, with reunions of alumni and addresses by men of note. The week will be filled with events of interest to all lovers Of aquatlo SDorts. including tha two biggest boat races of the year In America. Th crews of Tate ana iiarvara wiu nav it out on the Thames at New London Thurs day and two days later tha crews of half a dosen leading college will mast on tha Hudson In the annual regatta of th Intercollegiate Rowing associa tion. . - Saturday th athletlo team which will uphold the honor of th United States in the coming Olymplo game In Lon don will sail from New York on th steamship pnuaaeipnia. , - - Leading conventions of thai week will Include the annual (nestings of th Na tional Association of Credit Men at Denver, the Travelers' Protective asso ciation at Milwaukee, th United Com mercial Travelers at Columbus, th Amertoan Library association at Minne apolis, th International Association of Factory Inspector at Toronto, and the biennial convention of th General Fed eration of Women's clubs tn Boston. MAYOR SAYS NIX TO SPECIAL YERMIT Another "special permit" ordinance to fall beneath tha veto axe of Mayor Lane waa on granting permission to the Cof fin Grain aV Milling company to con struct an elevated sidewalk alongside of ita warehouse tn North , Alblna. The message follows: "To tha Honorable City Council, Gen tlemen I return herewith ordinance No. 17869 not approved, Thla Is an ordi nance which grants a permit to a pri vate person to utilise a portion of a public street for-his individual use by constructing a sidewalk on a grade above th street level, which is prescribed by the law. - - . t This grant la similar to many others which have been made heretofore, and Ita location Is such that It would prove to be no great obstruction to th public, for which reason It 1 deserving of mors consideration than some which have been made in the past, th fact remains, howver, that neither th city council nor the mayor have the authority to make such a grant and can only do so In violation of their oath of of flea "For thla reason and for the farther reason that the arrant can be obtained lawfully by following the provisions of the charter relating to the grranting of franchises, I return it to you for your further consideration.: -, , :r--"HARRY LANE.' Mayor. t The fossil remains of a 'pleslnaauVus have been unearthed at Talcahuano hay, Chile. The body of this marine reptile of bvrona are waa 46 feet Ions, IVORDS BIG BILL 1. Business Tlftcn of Portland Think Republican , Nom inees are Square Cut. . Business men of Portland and heads of commercial and buainess organisa tions lyok with favor upon the nomina tion of William H. Taft and James T. Sherman as th leader of th Repub lican party in the contest for president and vloepreeident, ' They also join in believing that the platform is a good on and will aid In giving strength to the candldatea in their race ending in November. C F. SwtaerL President of the cham ber of commerce, in answer to the ques tion, now ao ou regard w. if. -Tan a- a ' nMiaM..,lal aa..i,a A do you think of the Republican Plat- rormi ana tne second question, "Win tha- nominee and tha nlatform In vour Judgment make a strong appeal to the masses 01 tne people had the follow ing to say: Will xaspire Confidence, "I consider Mr. Taft absolutely Ideal for the present conditions. Of judicial temperament and riDe exDerlence. he ia preeminently fitted to carry out the pro- Sressivn policy wnicn in country un oubtedly demands, and at the same time inspire - confidence and end the unrest and uncertainty. Every man and every Interest will know what to expect.. 'In regard to the platform, It ia not a good as the candidate, but in the na ture of things it must be to a certain extent a compromise. . Tariff revision is inevitable, and while the injunction ?lank will not be entirely satisfactory o either side, a stronger declaration would certainly bav a very bad effect upon business. "I believe that th platform and the candidate ought to and will make a powerful and convincing appeal to the every day citizen who is neither a So cialist nor a plutoorat, but who is will ing to give every man and every In terest a fair and reasonable bearing." Almost as Oood as Teddy. w JTletcheF I. Inn nrlri.ni- nt tha V.-. ufacturers" association says: "The can- aiaaiea are tne oest the KepuDllcan party could offer, except Roosevelt. I am much Impressed with the platform and am glad that the anti-Injunction plank Is in the form given and not in the form proposed by Samuel Gompers. It is' hard to tell how the candidates and the platform will appeal to the people. Republicans seem satisfied but I have no Idea how It will affect the people at large." 1. B. Wilcox says: "My answer Is 'yes' to both ques tions, most emphatically," A. L. Mills, president of th First National bank, says: "The candidates were the best that could have been selected and will be elected hands down." C. F. Adams, president of the Clearing nouns association, says: "Mr. Taft Is a fine man personally, and is well qualified, but I do not pre tend to know what the temper of th people will be toward him." LITTLE BABIES STARVE IN PLENTY'S MIDST 4 One of the most pathetto eases that haa com under the observ- 4 ance of th police was dlscov- ered by Officer K. Burka yes- a terday. In answer to requests he visited a vacant lot on tha w grounds belonging to th Oregon electrlo company at 'th foot of 4 Hooker atreet, near Moody street. 4 In a dilapidated tent he found a ) a mother and four children, th youngest 16 months old and tha ' 4 eldest 10 years. 4) The mother was reduced to a skeleton and th children were fearfully emaciated. The mother 4 told the offioer she had had no- w thing to eat but ten cents worth 4 of crackers slnoe Monday. The 4 children were pitifully weak 4 4 from lack of food. The mother said her husband had been gon q two weeks in search of work 4 Tha case has been reported to the board of charities. 4 .V MAYORALTY AX FALLS Oil CLOCK PERMIT nt mi 1 ir Big Timepiece, on Morrison 0 Street Draped With Mayor's Crepe. Mayor Lane vetoed the ordinance per mitting th establishment of a clock on Morrison street between Fourth and Fifth streets this morning and re turned th measure to the council for further consideration. The clock Is owned by O. Hsttkempsr & Co., and while Mayor Lane did. not so stats in his veto message, he said thla morning that the clock never did keep time anyhow. Th veto message follows: "To the Honorable City Council, Gen tlemen I return herewith ordinance No. 17946, not approved. This is an ordin ance which grants permission to a pri vate person to take over and make us of a portion of one of the public atreet tor hi individual use. "This grant does not differ from many others which have been mad In the past, exoept that it Is mora favor able to the city, for the reason that a clock Is to b maintained upon the site designated which la in the nature of a niihlln h-nefit. "Heretofore it has been urged by some that the city council had the authority to grant such 'permit' (aa they are called) to the use of the streets, and for one reason or. another with or with out certain specified , restrictions and conditions they have been mada "It now appears that such grants are illegal and quite beyond our power to confer upon anyone. Tha only method which can lawfully be pursued in ac- 1 quiring such rights Is the one pre I scribed for the granting' of other fran Ichlses, and as that course has not been ; pursued in this instance, I return the ordinance to vou for your further con jsideration. Respectfully, ! "IIAKRY LANE, Mayor." FRISCO BROKER TO v OPEN SEOUL PLACERS (United Preu Leased' Whe t San . Francisco, June 20. Adolph Ot tlnger. a retired broker of this city, left for Chicago - today to . make - arrange ments to form a syndicate to mine for gold near Seoul, Corea. He has re ceived word that his title to 6,000 acres of placer claim in Corea has been ad lusted at a conference between . the American ambassador to Japan and the Japanese residence-general at Seoul and is elated over What he1 say, la a certainty-of making a big fortune. - 'A syndicate composed ,of himself, Mrs, K. 0. MoCormlck of Chicago, her brother. Charles, and Henry Frankv of Cincinnati- and John Deshler of the same city, w 11 U work the claims with dredaes to be built In this country. FDR ILLNESS STOPS VMLTOfl TRIAL Defendant's Attorney Too Sick to Proceed .With Case This Morning. Because of tha illness of Henry St Rayner, attorney for Charles W. Wal ton, the fourth trial of th defendant on th . charge of shooting Patrolman Olaua Nelson in September, 1904. did not proceed this morning;, as had been expected. Th-Jury was completed late reeterday atternoon and reported at :80 o'clock this morning for duty. After half an hour's wait Mr, St Ray ner appeared in court and announced that he did not feel able to proceed with the triaL so Judge Cleland adjourned the case until Monday morning. Three trials in one week proved too strenuous for Attorney St. Rayner, but the prose cutors. Deputy District Attorneys Ad ams and Hanev, appeared as usual, ready to begin taking testimony of wit nesses, by whom they hope to be ajjla to send Walton back to the penitentiary. In the two trials held within tha last week the juries were each time equally divided as to Walton's guilt and inno cence. - Following is the Jury sworn to try the case: George Lawrence, C H. Gaylord, L. H. Chambers, C. M. Paul, P. A. Pres ton, 'E. Silver, Harry E. Wood, E. Ver steeg. C A. R. Strauss, McKlnlfty Mitch ell, W. A. Currle and E. S, McCoy. PI DELTA KAPPA . 10 CAPTURE TOWN National Meeting of Fra ternity to Be Held Here Next Month. Subdued college yells by ' matured voices, and sweet reminiscences of days long gone, will be heard In Portland July 6 to 11, when the national meet ing of the Pi Delta Kappa will be held in this city, under the auspices of local member. Sessions will be held at the convention hall of the Portland Com mercial club, and there will be dinners and luncheons at the Portland hotel, the Commercial club and the University club. An extremely clever and humorous ar tist at program conception has Issued an illustrated program of the events to occup v the week the week beginning Monday, July 6, and , ar 11th. concluding Saturday night, the Monday morning and afternoon will be taken with the registering of dele- ? rates and a Stag reception at the Fort and hotel. In the evening there will be a leoeptton for ladles at the A. D. Charlton residence on Portland Hetarhta Tuesday morning th alumni' will hold a business meeting, and in the afternoon they will go for a river excursion, and have sunner at Bonneville. Wednesday morning and afternoon will be given over to business meetinga In the evening a stag social and ban nuet will be held at the Portland hotel. Thursday the delegates will see Port land, end round up with a plunge in th Willamette river at The Oaka In the evening they will go to Eatacada and nave a country nance in tne pnvuioo, under the auspices of Pix Sorority. The Saturday program will include luncheon at the Commercial olub, and the fraternity ball4 at Maaonlo Temple, Saturday the last business session wtll be held, and th oonvention will adjourn to a stag finale including events at The Oaka ana the Rock Island Country club. DR. RILEY SPEAKS Oil LOCAL flflCKSLIDERS A large audience was present at the White Temple laat night to hear tr. Riley's sermon on 'Peter or Portland Backsliders." Tomorrow Dr. Riley will preach three times. At 10:30 a. m., on Obedience and Its Blessing"; at 3:30 p. m. at a young psopie service, uu Mutual Confessions, and at 7:46 p. m. on A rooi r-armer. uaat mgm he took for th basis of his sermon the incident or ieter rouowing tnrm afar off. The steps by which peter descends to his disgrace are those by hinh cnlrl Christians in Portland have accomplished their own falling away. First, ne was oui or communion wnn fhrl.t. He was disappointed that I Jesus would not defend blmself against 'm - enemies and inta of going to th- rnaa create a crown. No man knows whether his religion is genuine until hrt hut suffered disappointment until till, w&vfl and the divine ways nav carted. Then the man without Chris tianity will complain. The true Christian will only say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." Being out of communion he fell Into evil company. The crowd In the porch of the high priest waa mada up of the sort of people with whom an apostle should find no fellowship. The old Scotch woman put It correctly when she said, "But Peter had na business with the flunkeys." . His third step wss unto cowardice. Having once lost his hope in Jesus, a little maid could aneer him Into fear, and a second one could secure from him a denial of Christ. There are quite a few folks who, Peter-like, boast in th day of no battle and run when th fight is on. Picked Up by the Police. TitrtAn-VAar-od ' Elmer Amldon. whose parents reside at Thirty-eight and Irwin streets, was piuaeu up uy uuicti Vessy last night about midnight at th corner of Sixth and Ankeny streets. Ha Said he was searching for bis 8-year-old brother who had run away from home the day befor. It was later found that be was attempting to deceive th officer. To Captain Slover he confessed that he had started to go to Taconaa. He returned to bis parents. ; - t Crossed Wire taase Fire. . ! Fire, ascribed to1 crossed electrlo wires, called the equipment from com pany No. T to 8. H. Bralnard's hardware store, 131 Grand avenue, at 6:16 o'clock this morning. Tha blaze waa confined to a partition ever the front show win. dowa. It was extinguished by a Uab- coca. , i ne aamage was trivial. Palls Into River. t t ' T AAA. A . KaMAW.A Jt : -A veara, wa stricken with an epileptics fit last night at the foot of Washington street, falling In the river In his con vulsions. He was - rescued and brought to tne ponce station, wnere lie . was tumea loose mis morning. Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commission Kerchanls, Slocis, Cczis, Ccllzz, Crz'n, P V ' V 216-217 BOARD OP TRADE BUILDINO Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan & F-rysri, ' ' Chicago, New York, Boiunu; . . ,Ve have the only private wire connecting Portland with the eaUrri v v, ..... .exchanges. ' , YALllllLL FILES ITS TAX SUI1 State Tax Double What It Should Be, Is Alleged ..Suit to Enjoin. ' (Salem Burean of Tb Journal.) 1 7 Salem, Or., Jun 10. On th ground that the apportionment of taxes levied against the counties by th state la arbitrary and was determined without reference to the relative value t the assessable property, as th institution provides, the county of Yamhill has started suit to enjoin th treasurer of that county from paying into the state treasury more than what th attorney term a Just and equitable proportion. Judge Martin L. Pipes has been re tained by Yamhill county to prosecute the suit, and th case promises to be one of the most important in Oregon tax law that baa come up for some time..' . .:!,. Th law passed last winter specifies exactly what shall be each county s share toward the state's expenses un til 1912. After that time a board, con sisting of the governor, t secretary of state and state treasurer, shall base It computation of apportionment upon the relation of the expense each county 1 called upon to make to the state's ex pense, Instead of upon the relative value of assessable property. This law waa reenacted In 1907 and has been the practice In this atat for the past six or eight year. ..---v, Wanta Xt Ont la Two. Tlv tha arran r ement lmnosed by tha legislature last winter Yamhill's share of taxes la 3.91 per cent of the total. , According to this assessment made upon Yamhill county for 1908 ' that county'a contribution toward the run ning expenses or tne state is Yamhill county by this action wants -Its county treasurer enjoined from pay ing more than $28,117.08 and alleges, that amount is due th state if the rel ative value of the asaeasable property is to be considered as the legal and constitutional ground upon which to . base a computation of apportionment between the counties. Th total assessed value of the tax able property of the state of Oregon is 3Sl,&.is,9m ana tne aesessea vs-ius 01 taxable property in Yamhill county Is $11,700,521. It Is upon these figures 1 that the authorities in Yamhill county base the claim that th proportion of taxes required of Yamlhll county Is dls proportionate and inequitable. Yamhill's Complaint. The complaint aerved upon th attor ney-general yesterday alleges that th proportion of such total revenue for state purposes to be paid by mora than half the counties as ascertained and apoprtloned by the board, consisting of the governor, secretary of state and treasurer, ia grossly disproportionate to the relative value of taxable property each of the counties of the state bears to the value of the taxable property or the whole state. And since Yamhill's share is almost double th amount -which the value of its taxable property bears to the value of th taxable prop erty in all the countlea or the state; therefore, it is alleged, the apportion ment required to b assessed upon the taxpayers 01 tne several counties is grossly inequitable. LIFTED PAVEf.1T UP WITH HIS II I Councilman Kellaher Tells of Feat of Strength Per formed on East Side. Councilman Kellaher declared at yes terday's meeting of th street eomm't tea that the pavement laid by the War ren Construction company on Grand avenue was- the worst ever installed by th paving company and for that rea son endeavored to hold up tha assess ment ordinance. His efforts were fu tile and the committee recommended the measure for passage. A minority report will be filed by Councilman Kellaher and Rushlight. During the debate on tha paasage of the measure a , tilt occurred betwe-sn Kellaher and A. M- Shannon, represent ing th company. Kellaher stated that he had his attention -called to the pave ment by property owners and upon examining It was able to lift a larea laver from the surface by Inserting his pen knife under It. Shannon retaliated ov saying that the pavement had been directed witn tn greatest care an t that the company had 'endeavored t, Install th very best pavement it could. Finally the debate filtered down to a personal squabble between the two and ended by Shannon declaring that Kellaher had been opposed to the pave ment from the start. Someone asked If Kellaher had to par any of tha cost of the improvement and Shannon said - that he did not but had opposed th pavement from the- start It la ex pected that when tha assessment ordi nance comes up in tne council a, warm debate will follow. Willamette Notes. Willamette. Or..' Juna !0. -Mrs.' W. Rhlner went to Portland Friday on bus iness. . .-. ' ...... Mrs. L W. Rives was shopping and visiting in Oregon City Friday. Charles w aid ron haa son to Port land, where he haa a good position. Mlsa Eva- Burke was given a sur prise party at her bom by her friends Thursday. : Wednesday ' night a crowd of 'our young folke had a good ttm around a campfir at Miss JeRttle Johnson's home. Miss Minnie JJatkharu is building a dwelling house on her kit. adjoining Peter Berdlne's property. A. Ross' new house, near the shoe factory, ia well under way. Mrs, A. Preston has moved to Wash ington where Mr. Preston is working.. Mrs. O. (X Groves, her two" children and. Grandpa Rogers, her father, are spending a couple of weeks with rela tives near xsewberg. Charles Kannev. for the third time. I drilling for water on - his place on the outskirts of Willamette. Mrs. Lcaader Capen was shopping at Portland and .Orcjron City vesterdwv. , C. Oross, a newcomer in Wlllametttj, is having an up-to-date residence erect ed, i - A; Albertson contemplates building a handsome and commodious residence on hi" lot the coming month. Herbert Waldron and family moved into their new dwelllnar this week. r ii 1 - j Btrrz-Ea's ox CATAX00U3 Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. . Address . 1 J. J. BUTZER-S2ZDS Dart A TkuJt'l IBS ft. 7