THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 20. 1908.
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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
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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. ;
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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.
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