THR- OREGON TdAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . FRIDAY.:, EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1914.
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COMMISSION
STARTS
ON STILL HUNT FOH
BAHNACLESON PUBLIC
Witness Tells Industrial Re
lations Committee What
He Believes Causes Unrest
TESTIMONY DRAWS SNEER
Mesafcer of Board Belies Issue With
Employers' Association Betaf
Discussed.
a "bernacle on the body
What la
public 7"
Answer to th question sought by th
United States commission on Indus
trial relations at Its hearing; In the cen
tral library this morning; has not yet
been given to the satisfaction of the
commissioners,
M. C. Banfleld, organizer of the Em
ployers' association of the Pacific coast.
as a witness tesimea mat me numan
family la divided Into three clauses
employers, employes and barnacles on
the body public.
William O. Thompson, counsel for
the commission, asked him to define
the third characterization. Mr. Ban
field answered that every one should
know what he meant, but that he
would go further and say, that he had
In mind leaches and bloodsuckers.
Chairman Walsh Interrupted.
"I will confess I do not yet know
what you mean. Can you not put it In
plain Kngllshr
Mr. Banfleld explained that he had
organised the employers' association
in the Interests of capital and labor, to
be In readiness for attack by the "bar
nacles." Banfleld Defines "Barnacles."
"Do you mean those who inherited
money?" asked Chairman Walsh,
"I think I do," responded Mr. Ban
fleld. He was also ready to Include
thieves and pickpockets, but unwilling
to thus designate doctors and lawyers,
as, he said, they are always employed
by someone. -
"I mean those who live not on men
tal or physical energy, but by Jaw
bone," exclaimed Mr. Banfleld, with a
little show of Irritation at the ripple
of comment and amusement in an au
dience composed to an extent of labor
union representatives.
Some kinds of politicians and graft
ers he meant, too, but not agitators.
"We are agitators right here and we
are doing no., good by this Investiga
tion,' flared the witness, who added.
in response to continued questioning j
that he did not think of llteratteurs or
poets as barnacles, but that dealers In
real estate nearly fitted the descrip
tion. Witness Is Asked to Xxplaln.
I am not classifying anyone," he
said when asked If he also included
persons who hold real estate for la
crease in value.
Chairman Walsh relinquished the
questioning to Commissioner Commons
who is professor of economics In the
University of Wisconsin.
"When you refer to 'barnacles on the
body public' do you refer to officials
of trades unions?" asked Commons di
rectly. "You are making a pretty good
guess," admitted Mr. Banfleld.
"Do you mean business agents of
labor unions?"
"I have said all I will say."
WUI you give any speclfla Instances
of graft among officials or business
agents of labor unions?"
"I never dealt with labor unions."
Mr. Banfleld was asked to explain
what he meant by saying that the in
vestigation by the United States com
mission on Industrial relations Is un
necessary.
"All Organizations, commissions and
agencies that interfere with individual
liberty are failures," he answered
promptly, then explaining his idea
that work should be a matter of rela-
tlon between employer and employe,
as In former times, which, he said, are
much better than now.
Organisation Declared Wrong.
"Why, before all this carnage of
blood and murder and fighting one an
other the man who earned $30 a month
was better off . than many a banker
of today," he declared, adding expres
ion of his belief that, organization
both of employers and employes Is
wrong;. - "When in time of peace you
prepare by organization for trouble
you are sure to get it."
The witness said he thought unions
should have no salaried officials. As
organizer of the Employers' Associa
tion of the Pacific Coast he ssjRd he
had accepted no salary. - ,
"I consider the man who accepts sal
ary for organisation s coward,"- he
averred.
Commissioner Garretson, who ts
president of the Order of Railroad Con
ductors, cut In with a half-heard re
mark about Its seeming fully as
cowardly to him to refuse to give plain
definition of statements, then asked
what was the difference between or
ganisers of employers' associations and
labor unions as barnacles. Garretson
asked the witness what credentials
be had as a representative of labor In
.organizing the employers' association
"in behalf of capital and labor." Ban
field's answer was apparenly unsatis
factory and Garretson sneerlngly add
ed, "You were self elected, thent"
Teamsters' Strike Becslled.
Banfleld described the teamsters
strike of 1910 which he directed here
for the employers. He said that one
of his men, a hostler, claimed to have
gone on strike only because labor
union representatives kept him behind
a tree until 2 o'clock at night, threat
ening to kill him if he did not strike
next morning. The witness also re
lated that the union set the delivery
of four loads of fuel as a day's work,
and that when he fired men who sat
playing cards In the middle of the
afternoon, after delivering their four
loads, be had more trouble.
"There never has been a strike won
in Portland by the unions," said Mr.
Banfleld. answering a question as to
the success of strikes called In this
city.
rishermen's Secretary Complains.
H. M. Lornsten, secretary of the
Fishermen's union, Astoria, was the
first witness called. He complained
that public officials, from government
to state, seem to work against the gill-
net fishermen and for the trappers,
seiners and wheel fishermen. He said
that the laws passed are not enforced
if they favor the gill net fisherman.
and that most of the legislation Is in
favor of the others who compose
themselves the corporation.
He said there should be a take of
600,000 cases of salmon from the Co
lumbia river annually, but there is less
than 100,000 cases, partly because fish
ing below tidewater is permitted, part
ly because fish are taken from the up
per river in clear water and are pre
vented from spawning, and partly be
cause, he said, the government hatch
eries turned into the river Inferior fry.
Chairman Walsh ventured the asser
tlon that If conditions are as repre
sented by Lornsten, be should be able
to secure correction through support
lng publlo sentiment.
Lornsten said the average earnings
of a, boat and two men - per season is
$600, of which $200 must be taken for
the rig. leaving $100 for each man to
pay him for, say, four months' work;
Some of the boats, . ot course, earn
more than this but there are others
that come to : the end of the season
facing a deficit.
Pressmen's Troubles Discussed.
I.- D. Hunter, secretary of the Port
land Typothetae. an organisation, of i
employing printers, described the trou
ble that had been bad with pressmen.
Witnesses examined yesterday after
noon were A. H. Harris of the Labor
Press, Professor A. E. Wood of Reed
college, T. H. Burchard, president of
the State Federation of Labor; B. W.
Bleeman, business agent of the Car
penters union, and Mrs. Lizzie Gee of
the United Garment Workers.
Witnesses to be heard yet today are
George H. Howell of the International
Typographical union, Ernst Kroner.
an architect, and C E. S. Wood, who
Is listed as counsel for the unions of
Portland.
The hearing will conclude tomorrow
with the ' evidence of Father E. V.
O'Hara, Amedee Smith and Caroline
J. Gleason of the industrial welfare
commission, W. F. Woodward. Johr
Talt. C. F. Swigert and Benjamin Os
borne. Some surprise has been ex-
Stressed tUat Labor Commissioner
Hoff wa aot among the witnesses
subpenaed, because he has been con
stantly referred to by other witnesses.
Publicity Man Sues
Brewery- Concerns
1. X. Bowls Charges Breach of Con
tract and Asks Balance of Salary as
Campaign Xanagsr for "Wets."
Charging breach of contract, F. R.
Bowie began suit in the circuit court
today against 11 brewing concerns and
two Individuals for $1120, claimed as
the balance of salary which Bowie al
leges is due for his services as public
ity manager for the liquor interests
wet campaign.
The defendant seamed are: Gam
brlnus Brewing company, Portland
Brewing company, Rothchild Bros,
Olympla Beer agency, W. J. Van Schuy
ver & Co., F. Zimmerman & Co., Henry
Fleckensteln & Co., Salem Brewing as
sociation. North Pacific Brewing com
pany, American Brewing & Crystal Ice
company. Northern Brewing company,
H. Varwig and Sol Blumauer.
Bowie says he was employed by A.
M. Eppstein, secretary of the Oregon
Brewers' and Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' association on June S, at the sal
ary of $75 per week until November S.
He says he was discharged July 27 In
spite of the contract. Action was
brought through Logan & Smith, attorneys.
COMMISSIONER FAILS
NEW TELEPHONE RATE
H. Daly. Will Place Mat
ter Before Council Next
Wednesday,
REPORT IS COMPLETED
month; as the elimination of the meas-1
ured service at any time would leave
the subscribers with cheaper service
than $2.26 unlimited class." '
The new $1.60 a month rate was
placed in effect a short time ago and
allows $0 calls a month. Three cents
is charged for each additional call. The
rate was made following several con
ferences concerning Commissioner
Daly's resolution to have the company
return to rates embodied in the com
pany's franchise but long since abandoned.
EXCURSIONISTS START
Bankers Prepare to
Use New Currency
Statement Is XSade That If ew System
Kay Ziead to Increase In Cost In
stead of Seduction.
Contending that the new $1.60 a
month rate of the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company is in no sense a
reduction from the $2.25 two-party
unlimited service which the city seeks.
Will H. Daly, commissioner of publlo
utilities, and father of the movement
for cheaper rates, has taken steps to
require the company to replace its two-line-five-party
service.
In recommendations to be made to
the council next Wednesday, Commis
sioner Daly will ask that his original
resolution demanding the company to
replace its discontinued two-line-five-party,
service and other rates which
may have been discarded b adopted.
In his report, completed today, Com
missioner Daly says that while the new
rate will probably furnish a satisfac
tory service to subscribers having lit
tle use for a telephone, It is In no
sense a reduction, and Is In effect a
$1.50 ready-to-serve rate.
"If the process of elimination by
substitution of service is continued by
Journal Want Ads bring results.
ON COOS BAY TRIP BY
TRAIN IS EVENING
Sixteen Portland Business
Men Will Be In Large Party
to Make the Trip.
Hetlonal Currency AssoolaUom Termed
at Meeting Held Tester day Officers
Elected for Ensuing Term.
Oregon bankers are now in line to
make use of the government's new
emergency currency, following the for
mation yesterday of the National Cur
rency Association of Oregon in the di
rectors' room of the United States Na
tional bank. The officers chosen are:
President, C. F. Adams, president of
the Security Savings & Trust com
pany; vice president. R. Lee Barnes,
vice president of the United States
National; secretary, George W. Bates,
president of the Lumbermen! National I
treasurer, P. E. Snodgrass, president of
the First National bank of Eugene.
J. C. Alnsworth was chairman of a !
committee that did the preliminary 1
work Veadlng to the organisation. The
comptroller of the currency sent cer
tain blanks and forms for the use of .
the association, and these will be
filled out and sent back for the gov
ernment's records.
Eleven national banks of the state j
are now represented in the association,
including, besides the Portland banks, ,
the First National banks of Eugene, ;
Astoria, Albany, The Dalles and Baker j
and the Capital National of Salem.
An executive committee was appoint- )
ed. consisting of Joseph Schmltt, presi- i
dent of the First National of Albany;
eixieen roruana business men,
largely representative of the commer
cial interests of Portland, have signed
ror the excursion to the Coos bay
country, which starts tonight. The
party was limited to twenty, and sev
eral who were undecided at noon. It
was thought, would add their names
to the list before train time.
The Portland men are going In re
sponse to many urgent Invitations on
the part of commercial elobe and bus
iness interests or the coos nay region
for representative business men of this
section to go and see the progress that
has been made and the resources that
Southwestern Oregon has.
Leaving Portland by sleeper, the
party will breakfast at Eugene and
leave at i:S0 by the new Willamette
Pacific railroad. They will travel to
Its present terminus and from there go
to Mapleton to spend Saturday night.
Leaving Mapleton Sunday morning
In special conveyances, the line of the
railroad will be followed and progress
in its construction noted through Acme
and Florence to Gardiner. Leaving
Gardiner at t o'clock Monday morn
ing, Marshfleld will be reached a
noon.
Tuesday morning the party will go
to Myrtle Point and spend the day,
leaving In the evening for Coquille to
spend the night. Wednesday after
noon at 1 o'clock they leave rn auto
mobiles for Bandon. to stay until
Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Re
turning to Marshfleld the same day,
the night will be spent there and Fri
day at 12:20 the party will start for
Portland, arriving here late Saturday
afternoon.
touched are expected to iota the Port'
IndNmen and travel with them to the
ether points of Interest. ,
C C. Chapman, secretary of the
Portland Commercial club, ts manag
ing the excursion.
Others signed for the trtp so far are .
C C Colt, chairman of the delegation
and president of the ITtuoo Meat Co.;
John'M. Hcott. general passenger agent -
for the Southern Pacinc; O. L num
mer, secretary Portland Union stock
yards; J. Fred Larson, president Urn
denstock sc Larson Co.: C F. Wright,
rice president-secretary Ballou
Wright; F. 8. West, managsr Gooa
year Rubber Co.: Fred Blmlngton vice
president Miller - Blmlngton - Calhoun
company; Phil Metschan Jr., proprietor
Imperial hotel; R. M. Irvine, sales
manager Flescbner. Mayer Co.; A.
J. Ness, sales manager M. L.- Kline;
Arthur J. Raney. general agent Secur
ity Mutual Life Insurance Co.; W. H.
McVay, credit manager Marshall-Wells .
Hardware Co.: Frank E. Smith, Frank
E. Smith St Co., Inc.. general insur
ance; H. W. Mac Lean, manager Pa
cific Paper Co.; W. A. Lemon t, sales
manager Pacific Hardware & Steel Co.
Scientists tn both Germany and
France are seriously trying to ascer
tain if there Is any value in the divin
ing rod for locating underground water
Business men or tne cities and metals.
the company, as In the past,' says ! J. H. Albert, president or the capital j
Commissioner Dalv. I can see where ! National of Salem ; Emery Olmstead,
th meuranui mrvipn mav s-ra.tiv tn- vice president of the Northwestern Na- i
ereas the cost to those subscribers ' tlonal of Portland; R. L. Durham, presi- I
now using the present JZ.Z6 unlimited ( ot m mn,uaui .-.o-wwu. . ,
Lumbermens National.
service.
"There is no question In my mind
that the consumer should elect the
class of service he needs. As long
as the company can substitute or dic
tate the class of service it is willing
to install for the consumers, the way
will be open for the company to force
the measured service on the subscrib
ers who have a normal use for the tele
phone, and thereby greatly increase Its
revenue.
Th council should certainly not
admit this $1.50 a month measured
service as a scbstltutlon for the two-wlre-flve-party
line service at $1.25 a
Delegates Named.
Sacramento, Cel., Aug. 21. Gover
nor Johnson today named M. N. New
mark and Harold A. Oilman of Los
Angeles, and A. L. Powell of San
Francisco, delegates to attend the in
terstate irrigation commission's meet
ing at Helena, Mont., October 1. 2 and
3. Secretary of the Interior Lane has
called the congress to discuss irriga
tion problems and make recommenda
tions for Important reclamation work
in the west.
Special
For Saturday
17 Lbs.
Sugar
With every orUer of gro
ceries amounting to $5
or more. We have a
complete line of Grocer
ies and Liquors. Give us
your order for Saturday.
Ryan Grctery Co.
Phone Main 7632 Cor.
Ninth and Davis Streets
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ST A M P,.'s
With this advertisement and s pur
Chun of 3 lbs. Ardmore. Coffee for
$1.10 at oar store, or with six of tbe
jeltow ticket given by our salesmen.
This sd redeemable Saturday, Aug. 22,
.and. Monday, Aug. 24 only. Positively
Do stamps sent out.
Tbe tickets given by oer salesmen
ras be exchanged any time for 8.
H. stamps.
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Between Front and First.'
Main 8268. CLOSE SAT. P. K.
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We don't ask for your business on any other grounds than GOOD GROCERIES
FOR LESS MONEY. Don't buy here because you like us or because our clerks are at
tentive and' polite or our deliveries are quick and accurate. BUT, buy here because
you get more for the dollar.
POTATOES
100 lb. sack .$1.50
15 lb. sack ...250
Sweet Potatoes, lb 50
10 lbs. good, solid Onions 250
Watermelons, per lb. . ........ ...".lj
Green Corn, per dozen ....150
Fancy Gravenstein Apples, box $1.00
3 for 25c Specials
Splendid quality Corn, Tpmatoes,
Beans, Peas, Vinegar, Extracts, Cat
sup, Molasses, Clams, Shad, Salmon,
Olives, Mustard.
Salad Oil, bottle ....250
Crosse & Black well Salad Oil. . . .850
10 lbs. Compound .,950
5 lbs. Compound. m. t .500
Small Crisco . .300
Medium Crisco MMM..M....55(i
Large Crisco ... .$1.05
1 lb. Cocoanut ................. . 150
BUTTER
Extra Fancy Creamery ........ 700
Fancy Creamery .............650
2 lbs. Tillamook Cheese. 350
2 dozen Ranch Eggs .550
CONDENSED MILK
2 cans Supreme 150
2 cans Aster 150
2 cans Marigold 150
3 cans Carnation 250
3 cans of Pioneer Milk .-..250
Eagle Milk 150
SYRUPS
1 gal. Homestead . . 500
y2 gal. Homestead ....... ..250
1 gal. Monarch ....450
1 gaL Blue Label Karo 500
Y gal. Blue Label Karo. .... 300
gaL Homestead, cane and maple
at 500
New Honey, per comb 150
Strained Honey, pint. .....250
Strained Honey, quart.. ....... '.500
Strained Honey, gaL $1.25
BUY YOUR MEATS HERE
We carry a full line of smoked
and fresh meats and meat products.
We do an immense business be
cause we are satisfied with a small
profit. The result is more meat for
the money for youand YOU ARE
SURE OF FRESH MEAT.
All Cereals Are Advancing
BUY NOW
9 lbs. Oats and Wheat... 300
9 lbs. Cream Oats 400
9 lbs. Coarse or Fine Graham 300
9 lb. sack Farina 400
9 lb. sack Germ Meal.......... 400
Quaker Oats, package. ....... .100
2 pkgs. Violet "Oats 250
3 pkgs. Violet Wheat 250
Cream of Wheat ....150
2 pkgs. Wheat Eats. .250
9 lb. sack Corn Meal. .350
1 pkg. Uncle Sam... 200
1 pkg. Roman Meal 200
SOAPS
13 bars Elk Savon si 250
8 bars XLNT 250
7 bars Golden Star 250
6 bars Fels Naphtha 250
6 bars Sunny Monday 250
6 bars Crystal White 250
2 bars Sapolio .150
Gold Dust 200
Peariine 200
Citrus .......200
PHONE YOUR ORDERS
We're right at this end of the
line, ready to give you the same
personal service as though you were
actually in our store. When you
order over the phone, you put us
on our reputation for square deal
ing so don't' hesitate. Here is
ONE place phone orders get real
attention.
SPECIAL ON TEAS
Gunpowder, Japan, E. B., Cey- Of
Ion, all, per pound -aDC
EXTRA SPECIAL
1 lb. Lipton's Yellow Label Tea. 600
All Spices, except mace and nut
meg, per can ................ .50
1 lb. Black Pepper . ... . ..... .250
1 lb. Fine Pure Mustard 250
Hires Root Beer 200
SPECIALS
2 Dutch Cleanser 150
2 Large Ivory Soap 150
Postum 200
Instant Postum 250
Imported Peas, can 100
Bakers Cocoa 250
Homestead Cocoa 150
1 lb. W. H. Baker's Chocolate. . .350
1 lb. Sweet Chocolate 250
Snider's Catsup 200
COFFEP
Grand Special, lb .....250
Homestead, lb. 300
Gilt Edge, lb ...350
German-American, lb. can 300
3-lb. can 850
We also carry Golden West, De
pendable and Diamond W, in one and
three-pound cans at popular prices.
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1 lb. Royal Baking Powder 400
25 oz. K. C. Baking Powder 200
1 lb. Coledyke Baking Powder.. 100
1 lb. Ginger Snaps 100
3 lbs. Soda Crackers 250
1 large pkg. Soda Crackers. ...-.200
6 pkgs. Uneeda Biscuit 250
Large box Soda Crackers. 750
5 lbs. Broken Macaroni 250
1 No. 5 Macaroni 250
FLOUR BUY NOW
Our Special, sack $1.15; bbL $4.50
Corvallis, sack $1.20; bbL $4.75
Olympic Crown, Vim, White River,
sack $1.40; bbL $5.50
We Take Phone Orders
FRIDAY EVENINGS
Until 10 o'clock
Main 5700 A-6255
QUICK DELIVERY
Free, of course Sellwood, Tuesdays
and Thursdays; Rose City Park, Arleta.
. Kern Park, Tremont and Lents. Wednes
days and Fridays; Montavilla, Thurs
days. Daily deliveries to other sections
I isrn and
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SUNNYSIDE STORE
So many ople orer on the East Side
in the Sunnyside district have asked for
it, that we are conducting a Sunnyside
branch at
994-96 Belmont
Same prices as main store. Free de
liveries. Phones Tabor 18, B-1215.
Phone orders taken at Sunnyside Store
till 10 o'clock" Friday evenings
PEOPLE'S
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Wit snyarcBeses
Open BstrirAavy
Kvenlnffs
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tVwMrT" Corner Second and Yamhill Streets
Crree Tradim
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FREE
Wltfe sJl Furoisses
Oyea sfwO&r
Xve&lBs
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STALL 30
Pot Roast of Beef 120 and 150
Cottage Hams 100
Na 5 Pure Lard 700
No. 10 Wash Pure Lard $1.35
STALLS 4 AND 5
Our specials are everything to eat. Our
prices are die lowest. Call M. 6352, we will
fill your orders and deliver.
STALL 19
Bine Ribbon Butter, roll..
W. C. Special roll
Aster MUk, 2 cans .......
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700
.. ...... . 150
STALL 21
California Grape Fruit, 6 for 250
Oregon Crawford, box . . 500
STALLS 22 AND 24
Roast Beef . ..... . . . . . .:.12c
Bacon . . . 15c
Home-Made Liver Sausage 12c
STALL 16
Choice Juicy Steak 140
Pot Roast Beef 1240
Try a sack of the New Astoria Bread
Flour, the cleanest, whitest Flour made on
the coast 20th Century Grocery.
STALL 26
2 lbs. Peanut Butter . . ; 250
Double S. & H. Stamps with all bulk Teas
and Coffee.
STALL 9
Holly Milk, 2 cans ...150
Rogers Peanut Butter, lb 150
Tillamook Cheese, lb 200
STALL 7
Choice Oregon Halibut, lb 80
STALL 23
Only choice Inspected meats here. Dou
ble S. & H. Stamps with every 50c purchase.
STALL 20
Country Club Coffee 350
0 lbs. Rolled Oats 450
3 boxes Hudson Lye 250
STALL 12
Freestone Peaches, dozen 100
STALL 11
Sharpless Butter, roll 700-
Oregon Creamery Butter 600
Good Eggs, dozen 300
Wisconsin Sharp Cheese, lb 250
STALL 15
Home-Made Potato Salad, lb 150
Summer Sausage, lb 350
STALL 18
Full line of Fresh Killed Chickens and
Fish of all kinds.
STALL 14
Regular S5c Coffee 300
Regular 60c Tea 500
air 14
libs. $122
LAMB ROAST, lb. ;. 8c
Boiling Beef
Sausage. . .
Hamburger
Fancy Beef Roast . -Beef
Steak I .... .
Lamb Chops.
12 c
Bologna
Liver Sausage. . . . .,
lOc
Oregon CREAMERY BUTTER
Two Pounds
65c, 70c and 75c
Columbia River Salmon, lb. 10c
Halibut, lb . . ..fee
Kippered Salmon, 2 lbs. . . . 35c
3 cans tall Salmon
7 lbs. Rolled Wheat, Oats .
3 lbs. F'cy Dried Peaches.
3 lbs. Large Raisins PTQ
5 lbs. Macaroni .1 1 u.
25
MASON JARS
Quarts, per doz. 50c
Pints, per doz. . . 45c
SCHRAM FRUIT
JARS
Quarts, per doz. 45c
Pints, per doz.. .40c
WASHINGTON
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corner First and
washington ot.
Malaga Grapes, six
lbs. for .... .25c
Tomatoes, six lbs.
for .....25 c
Sweet Potatoes, six
pounds for . . 25c
Cantaloupes . 5c, 10c