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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY; DECEMBER 14, 1916. 1 1 rSAWMIl LS REPORT RRFATFR SHORT AfiF IN TRANSPORTATION' . , . ' - - - . i v mmm m m w - w mm w sv m m , a a Edited by- Hymaj H. CobA ni nil lunirr nnrc tyUI1:pilLI UULO 'rVfif -J -. 4V JJ a; dime higher for CARLOAD LOTS HER E '- Price on No. 1 Stock Has Advanced r . to $2.00 Per Ilundred at Country " Points by Confederate Associa .''' lion; Sales at the Rise. . : The market for ootons U showing an sd- ,', net of 10c per cental at country polota. For ,XUi Ko. -1 atock the Confederals Onion Growers' association has adrajired the price to t2.HO pr 'ntil, f. . t. country shipping point. No 'J he lb this effect waa cItcii during the dr ., It W. 1. 8wuk, gtneral sales agent of the . association, - "'.- 'The silra d- Includes only No. 1 stock be-csa-s tbere la a shortag of ueh offering "' "ami a rather sioed shipping demsnd, while for ., o. 2 tnck therg la a good supply aud leaa '"-' hipping calls -i t- - According lo Mr. gwsnk. sales of onion In f carload tots lisve arresdy been msds at the v suvaurea once. . Tvmie urn ttuuiu iiwi j ot,w -k tlm shipments are belDg made. It la ander- stood that ifcwi are solo- to the caat and ceu- ' tral treat. Along Front street (be market la lomewhat firmer nd the limited holdings ot No. 1 stock are being quoted it 2.S5Q3.00 per hundred . pounds. KOO MARKET IS WEAKENED Continued liberal arrivals of egg with ve.'y V, little local demaud boa further weakened the trade along ttie (street. Half are atlll being ntde In a limited way for rate count at " lit, but the bulk of the atock la niovln- . artond 85e. No Orders Arrive For Hops; Brewers Not After Supply ' i Seemingly All Appear, to Have Snf flcient on Hand and Outlook Is Not Hopeful for the Future. Tbere la practically no lidding for hope by brt-wlng loterenta at aay point In the United Sir tea at thla time, lteporia receWed by The Journal from .Now York, California and Wash ington prdnta Indicate an almost complete stop page cf trade. Ho far aa brewers' orders are concerned, there la practically no hope, at least for the Immediate future. The only ray of bope, and that is a rather Indeftute one, la that the embargo agaluit bop atilpmenls into Kugland will be llfl.'d after tbe turu of the year. tirower. wltb ordinary quality all alona; the coaat are wearieel by the Inactivity of the market and are wRUna; to accept any thing atalluble In the way of orders. , On the other band the few remaining lota of real good quality are firmly held and coot any transaction for recent weeka. A New York mall advice aaya: LI UMBER OD ERS AND CUT SHOW INCREASE; SHIPMENTS LIGHTER 'Stocks at Mills Are Increased as Result of Aggravated Car Short age; Unshipped Transcontinental Business Placed at 11,831 Cars. TURKEY DEMAND SHOWS GOOD ' lTiere la a fairly pood demand tor frenh ' ai rivals of dreaaed .vrkeys along tbe whole sale way wltb limited arrlvala and sale ot So I stock at 232Ue a pound. Storage stock 1 not yet morlng. EMBARGO AGAINST POTATOES Northern Parlflc railway baa notified tb lorsl trade against shipment of potatoes on wkst la called No. 2 option tbe railroad to protrct the shipment againat cold weather. No. 1 option la atlll allowable. Thla mean' that the shipper must take the risk. If NO CHANGE IN HIDES HERE While there la more or less unconfirmed re ports of weakness aud depression In the east ern hide msrket, kxnl conditions remain ateady to firm, with fornur prices atlll lo effect. It la believed that tbe ttistern weaknesa la but temporary affair. BUTTER IS HOLDING STEADY Batter -market la showing a ateady tone lo cally. Creamery men report no an r pi as what ever ot freah atock as the ontput la very small. Storage atock Is holding rather firm at former quotations. BRIEF NOTES OP THE TRADE Country killed bog and calvea holding firm. I'otsto market la quiet at former prieea. Orsnae recelpta are extremely heavy; mar Let lower. Jack rabbits are lower wltb heavier offer ings. .'. sugar decline of 35c per cental now In effect. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments durlug tbe next 48 hours aa far north aa Se at tl againat minimum temperaturea of about 82 degrees; northeaft to Spokane1, 6 degreea; aontheast lo Boise, 0 degreea; aouth to Aah lurd. 32 degreea. Minimum temperatnrs at rortland toulgbt about 32 degreea. JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND delivery No. 1 aour 1 I Tbeee price are those st which whnleeslera eell to retailers, except ss otherwise atated: Dairy Produce. ' HUTTta Creamery, prints, eitres. 8Sc; prime firsts. SUc; tlrsta, a6Vc; cubes, lc less; cartons ic aavunce bl'T'l ERKAT--Vortlalld crenoi, Uc; HO. 2, UUv. E(K4-elllng price: Nominal, case connt, ltoia7c; 1 buying price, Sa&lttv; April storage, 82c. UVH POULTRY Hens, heavy Plymouth kvt'k-4. l-"x'; ordlnar- cblckeua 12Htl3Hc; tags, 11c; brollera, 15c; turkeys, lQ2uc; ilrr.ed, fancy, 20u; culls. 2Uj21c; auiwbe. $2.00 doaen; gerse, live, lie per lb.; Pekln Viiks. young. 17c lb.; Indian Runners, yon Kg, old duika, 13l-tc; pigeons, 1.00 dozen. CD KfcSE Selling price: rtesb Oregon fancy iui' .resm iripu-is, uttc; loang Amen es. j4iU24V(,c. I'rlce to Jobbers. Flats, 22c; Young Amv-ra, 23c f. o. b.; cream brick. S7U 28c: Lluburgi-r, 25(tilw; block Swiss, 343Mo. rruiU and Vegetables. t FRESH KUlitt Oranea, navel, $2.00(3 Z.2i per boa: bauanaa, iitbe lb.; lemons, 14.0j9.0U; California grapefruit, 2.50f3.00 lorlds,. M.36M4.00; peara. gl.26tai.75. i BSHiUXS Huckleberries, bai)c; cranber-.-eles, local, $Jb& box; eaatern. $12012.00. ., APPU Local. I&c4iliO, accurdlog to quality. - ONIONS Oregon 1260(33.00 per cental: aa- soclatlon .aalllug prlco st country polnta, $2.60 per cental. POTATOES Selling price. New local, f 1.60 .,, 4t 1.7ft. Buying price: Ordinary ahlpping. ' $i.lft; fancy .fl.25iil.40; sweet., No. 1. 3.70. VSaSTABLGS Turnips. $1.25 rack; carrots, fl.OO; "nlP. el 25; Oregon cabbage, $2.00 " cwt.; green oulosa, tie doaeu buncbea; oeupeia, toe lb. t bead lettuce, 1.60iil.75 crate; celery $4.00 per erate; arttebokea, 80cQ$1.00; cu .;.ctimbera. ( ; tomatoes. California, $1.60 lug egg plant, 2uo lb.; string beans, lie lb.; rhu . bsrb, I) lb.; peaa, 15i20c; cauliflower. Cali fornia, $1.76(82 00 per crate. f - VesvU. riah and ProvUlou, ; tUle4. lea boga,: 12ffll2i,e; poor. lOuTi ! beat veala, ,18c; ordinary, ll(ijl2Hc; heavy! : ton. i10c; beef. 4(ii6c lb. 71 ' J SMOKED MEATS Hama. 2ia24e oer in. ( breakfast beooo. 20Hlc; plcnk-., 14UC- -o.! , tags roll. 17c; abort clears, f7tt81c Oregon, I txports, smoked, 20e b. ,' tARDr-ltstUs rendered tiercea, 19'.4c; aUnd ' ard, lc; lard compound, 18 c. OYSXKHa-Olympla, gallou, $3.25; canned . eastern, 65c can, $d.90 doaen, eaatern In shell 1.S6 per 100; raaor clams, ( ) .Mr. ' Mlbm - Mn! l.t n, nir I I . - (tna. V -.'- . .w. rlSli Ureaaea noanci Recelpta for week Kcelpta since September 1. Kxporla fur week, Kxporta from September 1.. IK. . Bales. . 1.0W7 . 13.8:t8 ltk) . S.43J 23 CO Imborts for wee ItcuorU from September 1.... 'llis general altuatiou teems to to so uu certaln that no on wanta to stock up and the marketa of tbe country are in a very dull, unsatisfactory condition. Tbe local po sition is lust ss lifeless ss the interior. Brew ers bars pretty good supplies on band and aliow no disposition to make further purchases at present. So few state bo pa offering tbat vcluea are laigely nominal; effort to realise promptly on even tbe flutat grades, would necessitate tbe acceptance of lower prices. 1'a taflc coast hope havo further declined. New York bop market, per pound: State. 1918, choice 47 50 State, lttltl, medium to prime 4ut(4d State, 1U16. common to prime 7(12 1-aclflc coast, JUlti. choice 134fl I'm. lflc coast, 1V10, inedluoi to prime lld$12 Pacific coast, 1010, common &&10 Pacific coast, lUlo, medium to prime. S4J 9 State and Pacific coaat, old olds 4(j 7 ?- Liverpool Firmness Boosts Cotton Up New York, Dec. 14. (1. N. S.) Influenced by a bullish government consumption report and firm Liverpool cables, cotton opende strong today, at an advance of from 19 to 'J6 point.. Trading waa smaller than recently. Room tradera, Liverpool and commission and southern bouaea all purcbaaed, while Wall street, uptown and western Interests snd New Orleans houses sold. After the call tba de mand Increased materially, and by the end of the first 15 ndnutea trading, further price ad vances of sbout 15 to 20 points wers reported. The beat prices of the session were made la tbe hour. The Improvement bad been pre ceded bjr a break. The close was Irregular at a net advance of 30 to 40 polnta. High. Low. 1M0 180. 1870 1S34 1K1 1863 18U5 1ST, 7 10U2 ldtM Open. Jannary 1S23 March Fttl May 175 July 1S7U October 130 CVa 182S 18t!7 1881 1805 leoo POTATOES ALONG THE COAST Seattle Market. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 14 (U. P.) Onlona Oregon, aHSc; Yakima, 3Vic. Potatoes White Hirer. $36; Yakima Gems, $45; sweets. 8c. Ban Franolaeo Market. San Francisco. Dec 14. tU. I'. ) Potatoes River, $2.00412.25 per cental for choice on the wbarf: .Salinas, $Z6otf2.60; sweeta. field. $1.75(32.00; do cellar atock, $2.73(3 8.00; Oregon Burbanka, $2.002.25; I'eta lunia and Tomalea, $2.00(32.25. Onlona-7-Callfornia cold atorags. In carload lota, from tbe Icehouse, $.1.00. Los Angelas Market. Los Angeles, Cel., Dec. 14. (P. N. B ) Potatoes Northern, $2. 66 a 2.76 cwt.; Idaho Kuasets, $2.66(82.70; Lompoc. $3.00(33.10; lo cal. $2.86(32.40; Oregon Burbanka, $2.6SQ2.70; aweeta, $2.75 cwt.; ttoc lug. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Dreaaed flounders. 7c: allrarai. ..i mon, lac per io.j niwurao, iac; perch, gHc , tobstsra, )ci silTer smeU c; salmon trout'. f- 141c per lb.; halibut, 14Q1&C; iturgeoa. 12W S218c. - CRABS Large. $1.75: medium. $1.25 dozen. " - JSCOAR Cubs, $.46 powdered. $8.20; fruit ..or berry. $1.70; Mosoiulu, 7.66; beet, $7 fto-'-4tt franolsted. $7.70; D yellow, $7.10 (Above unotatlona are 80 days net eaab.) HUNK Y New. 3.O0x3.25 per caae KICK Japaa style, No. 2, 44t; New Or. leans, bead. 6eie; blue ros?5Uc. W SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100. $11 Mr too; 60s, $11.76; table dairy. OOa. $18.00- loo, fl5i0; bale. $2 25; fane, table and da"?' $22; lump rock. $ao ton. a,lry BEANS Small whit. !M4c; large white FACTS r SATISFACTION . WHERE EVERETT IS Evidently the paving of Everett street from Third to Tenth In 1506 .was so satisfactory that a repeating contract was awarded for the Improvement- of the same street from Twenty-third to Cornell road . In '1910wIth the same ' material, that standard pavement, -e,; v-: 1BITULITHIC Warren Bros. Co., Jour - tral Bldf., Portland. See-ttU Market. Seattle, Dec. 14. (U. P.) Butter Native Washington creamery cube, 89c: ditto bTIc, 40c. storage cube, 86c; ditto brick, 36c. Cneea Oregon tripleta, 2&c; Wisconsin triplets, 25o; ditto twins. 25c; Young Amer ica, 25c. Eggs Select ranch, 40c; freab eastern, BSe; April storage. 86c. Baa Fruotaos Market. San Francisco, Dec. 14. ( V. P.) Butter Extras, 83Hc; prim firsts, 83c; flrsU, 32C Eggs Eitraa, 80c; pullets, 86c. Cheese California fancy, 10c; firsts, 15Hc; Oregon triplets, fancy, 21 He Los Angeles Market. Los Angeles, Dec. 14. (P. N. 8.) Eggs Case count, 88c. ButteT Yeh extra. 84c. PORTLAND DAIRY EXCHANGE Batter was unchanged. Egga aold weaker, while, cheese waa ancbanged. Prices between dealera: BUTTER Bid. Dairy EGOS Currents recelpta, sold CHESSB Tillamook triplet Oregon triplets Ask. as 23 ss 23 22 New York Metal Market, New Tork. Dec. 14. (I. N. S.) Metal ex change prices: Lead Eaay, $7.60(37.60. Tin Quiet, 42Hc Spelter Weak; prime western apot, 10 11c; first quarter, oftc; second quarter, 1UV (glOHo. Copper Dull; tint quarter. 83Q.34c; second quarter. 83c; third quarter, 82 S3c; last. Bltt3Zc. Money and Exchange. New York, Dec. 14. (U. P.) Money on call 4 per cent; 6 mon the, 4H per cent; mer cantile paper, 4 per cent. Bar silver, Lon don. 3CSd; bar silver, New York, 75c; de mand, sterling. 4.75ft.' Liverpool Cash Wheat. Liverpool, Dec. 14. (I. N. 8.) Wheat 8pot, dull, unchanged; No. 1 northern Man itoba. 17 8d: No. 2 bard winter and New Zealand. 18 lid. lOJfceplnk. 8e; llmss. Be; bsyoa, 8c; Hops, Wool and Hid. HOPS Nominal, buying price, 1010 crop, ordinary, 74110c; selectsd. UQllHo lb. WOOL1814 cUp: WlUamstta lley coarse Couwold. 83; medium Shropshire. 84e; fin. 82c: eaatern Oregon staple. 2CQ25o per lb.; coarse and medium. 2Ssj22c lb. HIDF.S Salted bide, va Jim, and op. ISc: salted stags, 60 lbs. and up, 15c; greea and salted kip. 15 lbs. to 26 lbs., 20c j green and aalted calf skins, op to 15 Ibt., jrc; greea bides, 25 lbs. and op, 17c groan stags, 50 lbs. snd ap. 18c; Or bides. 81c: dry salt aides, 26c; dry horse "hidee, $1.0OQ2.60; aalt bone hldea, $3.00B5XIO; bortebair. 2Sc; dry long wool pelts, 2lc; dry abort wool peMa, 17c; dry sheep abearllngs, each. lOtjasc; aaltsd aheep shearllnga, each, 15((J2dc; aalted long wool pelta, each, $1.00$1.7S; salted short wool pelta. each, 60cj$l.0o. TALLOW No. 1, &c; No. S, sc; greaae. oe pay lb. CHITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Bdylng rise, per ear lots, ft fee; leaa thaa car lots. llOHAtR 101S. 80045c. SISAL Dark, 14c ib.; white, 14 lb. faints and Oils, COAL OIL Water white, in drum and Iron barrels, 10c. UNSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $l.o nUon; kettle boiled, barrels. $1.10; raw. cases, $1.13; boiled, cases, $L15 gallon; lot of 260 gallon. Ie less. ' TURPENTINE Tsnks. Sic: eases. S0- gat WHITB LEAD Ton lota. 11 c lb.: 600 tb. lota. naes learn lota. 12e pe- tt ZV GASOLINE Basis price. 211 gallon . OIL MEAL Cau'load lots, Sal; lea Ttbta eu lOtS, $36.(0.' . Seed, Buying Price, j ( CT-OVFTt Red, 14c; alalke. 15e per Id. -TIMOTHY 14244e; domeatlc rys grasa. 8H&4ci tetcb, SViOae; onion, 8e.. - Lumber orders and production Increased Ufct week as compared with the previous week. Shipments were lighter Stocks fct tbe mill show a proportionate Increase. The balance of unshipped traaacontlnental rail orders waa 11.831 carloada at 128 mills laat Monday morn ing, according to tbe weekly trade baroiLeter of the West Coast Luinbermen'a association. Normally tbe unshipped balance la about 0000 carloads. While tbe production of lumber Increased 5 per cent, eoiuimred with tbe previous week, It is estimated by the association to atlll be Id. 32 per cent below normal. Actual output of tbe mills laat week waa 72.S52.033 feet. Tbe 1 rev lone week 134 nulla produced but 67.503,o40 feet. Tbe only ex planation offered for. this Increased produc tion lu the face ot adverse shipping condi tions, 1 tbat many milla are believed to be working an accumulation of stock in antlcipa tlou of an extended holiday close down. Order exceeded production by 8.98 per cent and exceeded shipments by 26.S4 per cent. Tne total volume of new business booked at 128 mills was 80,040,210 feet, aa compared wltb 03,817, 782 feet at 134 lnllli the previous week From eaatern and middle west markets new business booked last week waa 2393 carloads as compared with but 18-M carloads tbe pre vioua week. In the cargo trade order wjere 12,b42,B58 feet, as against 11,870,738 feet tbe previous week. Local buaiuesa booked last weeJp amounted to 7,S72,W feet, aa compared S1U1 a.Afl.Wd A L IUI lilt pm.TUlUJf WKCK. 1 gyjla la tbe cvgo trade export orders increased ! -aTe irom z, ita.ww teei to o,o,wv teei. vxssi wlse domestic orders decreaaed about 8,000.000 feet. The unahipped balances in tbe cargo trade last Monday morning amounted to 61, 40S.647 feet for coastwise delivery and 60, 443,832 feet for offshore delivery. shipments by rail lait week amounted to 17103 carloads aa against 1433 carloads the previous week . Cargo shipments decreased from 20,868,240 feet to S,73ti,73i feet. Top Lambs Move to $9.75 in Yards but None Are Offering Extreme Quality Stuff Absent With Demand Showing Good; Prime Beef Steers Hold Firmer. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sbeep. Thursday M4 55 Wednesday 203 7 1 12S5 Tuesday 785 1 ... 2 Monday 4032 f75 ,11. 4 Saturday 82 3 1 10 Friday 1770 189 20 72 Week ago 443 lis 3 123 Year aco mJ7 2 1113 Two years ago 424 2 7 Three yeara ago... 778 158 00 Excellent tone bt showing sll through the livestock trade, wltb only nominal recelpta at North Portland over tilsht. Situation in the mutton and lamb trade li Intensely firm. Wbile tbere have been no ar rivals to test quotations here for extreme top quality, tbe local trade during tbe day ad vanced the price of east of the mountain lambs to 48.75, which Is 15c better than any recent price received at North Portland. ieoeral mutton and lama market: Best east of mountain lamba $ ft-75 Best valley lamba 8-60 Yearling wethers 8.00(88.50 Ewe 6.007.0O UoaU 6-25 Poor Cattle Coining. Only poor atuff waa among tbe limited ar rivals ot cattle at North Portland over night. Trend of tbe market for real good prims beef la excellent, tbe demand being good, but noth ing available wltb which to fill It. Practically all the recent arrivals kave been of poor quality, which have gone to botchere ai low prices, but, quality considered, are relatively high. General cattle market ranee: Beat beef steer ARG ENTiNA CROP IS shape wm BAD BIG LOSS RD Wheat Market Situation Is Very Favorable Considering Political Events in Europe; London and Liverpool Hold Unchanged. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. Good beef atcera.. Best beef cows .. Ordinary to good . Best heifers Trading in Wheat Starts Light but Rallies Slightly By Joseph F. Prlchard. Chicago. Dec. 14. (I. N. 8.) Wheat closed wltb losaea ot ',4 to 1VC. but showed reactions and advances from the bottom prieea of 1 1 cents. There were no sales of wbest re ported on exxort sccount. Cash sales here were 20.000 bushels wheat. 15,000 buabels corn aud OO.OuO bushels of cats. Tbere was little change In coarse grain prices for the day. corn closing unchanged to 4.c higher to c lower, aud oata were un changed to Hf(tc higher. Ribs were unchanged, pork 15Q17Hc higher, and lard 5ei2Ho lower. Chicago, Dec. 14. (I. N. S.) Trading In wheat was light today, buying by bouses with seaboard connection being tbe only feature. Prieea opened He higher to c lower, but all offerings were absorbed and a sharp fractional rally followed. Corn opened at a decline of H4XHe, but trtde waa not heavy. Oats wer Vt&Mfi up at tbe atart. Provisions were virtually unchanged. Range of Chicago prices furnished by United Press: WHEAT. . .$7.60(37.55 . . .5tft(7.i0 .. 5.75a 25 . . 5.25H5 50 , . 6 008.25 3.25SI5.00 6.O0 rt 7.O0 4. 00(9 6. 00 8.00 (fto.tX) Open. High. Low. Close. December 1534 164', 152H 153U Msy 167 lf8 1 65 106 July 144 144 1414 142 CORN. December SOW &9 MV4 Boat May 81 81 80 91 v July 81 91 89 90 OATS. December 60 0 40 4 May 64 64 t 634 68 July 61 61 14 60 60 PORK. January 2GS5 2687 2685 2685 May 2030 2045 2120 2632 LARD. December 1670 1675 19T0 1950 January 1602 1612 1585 1587 May 1605 1017 1600 1600 RIBS. January lSHo 1305 1385 1385 May 1422 1427 1425 1425 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hoga $10.10. Chicago. Dec. 14. II. N. 8.) Hoga Re cclptst 48,000, strong. Mixed and butchers, $9.20 10.05 : god heavy, u.ik( rougb heavy. $0.559.80: light, $8.909.80; pigs. $7.15 8.65; bulk. $9.50S10.00. Cattle Recelpta 10.000. weak. Beeves, $9.50 a 12.30; cows and belters. g3.S5S10.25; atock era and feeders. $8.40(310.75; Texana, $7.25 (BO. 85; calves, $10.60(312.00. Bheep Receipts 16,000, steady. Native and western, $4.75(311.00; lambs, $8.75(313.25. Bt. Louis Hogs $10.10. St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 14. (I.. N. 8.) Csttls Receipt 50OO, Including 700 southerns, ateady. Native beef steers, $7.50(312.60; yearling steers and betters, $7.50311 .60; cows, $5.50ig8.50: stoekers and feeders, $5.30(37.75; calves, $6.00 4212.00; Texas ateera. $5.60(38.00; prime southerns, $S.0oi29.00; beef cqsra and heifers. $4.507.50; prime yearlings and aouthern steers, $7.50311.00. Hoga Receipts 16.000, ateady to weak. Mixed. $8,456(10.05: good. $10.X3 10.10; rough. $0.23&9.40; lights. $9.409.90; pigs, $S.OO.0O; bulk,$8.55(U8.95. Sheep Recelpta 2200. ateady. Ewes, $5.00$ 8.75: yearlings, $U. 50(311. 25; lamba, $8.00& 13.25. Seattle Hoga $10.16. Seattle, Waeh., Dec. 14. (P. N. 8.) Hoc Recelpta 381, steady. Prime lights $10 10.15; medium to cboic. $9.769.ft5; smooth htsvles, $8.25(38.60; rough beavlea, $8.75 (t, 9.15; pigs, $8.23.15. Cattle Recelpta 19, higher. Beat ateera. $7.507.75; medium to choice, $7.00(37.25; common to medium, $5.5036.76; beat cowrs, $e.506.75; common to medium cow. $4,503 6.73; bull. $3.5004.75; calve, $7.008.5O. Sheep Receipts none, strong. Lambs, $8.50 09.60; yearlings, $7.009T.S0; ewes, $3.00 Q 0.50; wetbera, $6.50&7.5f. Xaaaaa City Hoga $10.10. Kansaa City, Mo., Dec. 14. I. N. S.) Cat tic Receipts 3000, steady to stronger. Steers $9.00611.50; cows aud heifers, $4.0010.50; stoekers and feedera, $5.00g8.50; calvea, $6.00 tj 11.00. Hogs Receipt 9000, S310c higher. Top, $10.10; bulk, f9.504ilO.06: heavy, $9.85 10.10; medium, $9.b0410.03; lights, $9.30y 9.85. . Sheep Receipt 7500. strong to 10c higher. Lamb. $10 18; ewes, $S.0OJ8.60; wethers, $s.ooeoo, Denver Hogs' $9.$0. Denver, Dec. 14. (U. P.) Cattle Receipts 1800. 10c lower. Steers. $6.509.00; cows and heifers, $5.6037.00; atockers and feeder $5.7." 08.80; calvea, $80010.00 Hoga Recelpta low), strong. Top, $0.90; bulk. $0.40(39.70. Sheep RoceipU 2800, atrong. Ewe. $7,609 8-10; lambs, $12.00 12. 40. Omaha Hogs $9.7$. Omaha. Dec 14. (I. N. S.) Cattle Re ceipts 4300, stegdy. Beeves, $8.60U.50, cews sad heifers; $4.50 137. 65; stoekers and feedera, $5.758.25; weo terns. $7.739.00; rrlves. $8.00110.00. Hogs Receipts 14.800; steady. Good and choice heavy, $9.709.75; rough teavy, $9.55 439.70: mixed snd butchers. $9.4009.80: light $J.10C9.75; pigs. $7.009.00; bulk. $8.40 9.70. 8heep Receipts SOOO, firm. Tesrllng. $8.50 B 10.50; feeders, $7.008.00; Umbs, $12.0CQ 13.00. San Francisco Grata Market, Saa Francisco, Dec.' 14. Barley calls-. Dec 14 Dee. J3 Open. . Cloae. Close. TVcember 220A 230A 216B May ... 228A ' 226V A 227V, Spot rraotaUona: Wheat Walua Walla. $702172; red Rnoalaa, $167Hfa2.T0; Tur key red. $2-80iX82; . bioeetem. SXSOQ Feed-Barlcy; ' $2.20; white oats, ; $2.00t 2.02 r bran, $28.0041 30.00; middlings, $37.00 Q38.00! ahorU, $32.00(338.00. - - .- ves Stocker-feeder steers Stocker-feeder cows Hog Market About Steady. Situation In the swine trade at North Port land was Just about ateady for the day. Tbere was a email run ever night, and It consisted principally of ordinary to poor quality. Bulk of sale are quoted around $8.60. with a small supply around (.9.65. although tops would com mand on this basis $9.75. General hog market price range: Prime light $9.5039.H Prime heavy 8.60(39.73 Mixed lots 8.25i9.30 Bulk of salea 8.60 Thursday Livestock Bhlppera. Hogs McMahan & Frum, HaUey. 1 load; Bout at bnodgraas, Lebanou, 1 load; M. D. Wheeler, 1 load; J. E. Parrlah. West Sclo. 1 load. Cattle J. C. Brown, Kalama, Wash., 1 load; F. Mayfield. Beaver Creek, 1 load. Mixed stuff W. Olvens, Estacada, 1 load cattle and hoga. Livestock receipts at North Portland: Hotrs. Cattle. Calvea. Sheen. 143 17.162 a.ttsu 87 27,370 5,183 Month to date 3,816 Same 1815... 3.349 Gain 1916... 467 I .oss 1916 IT to date.. 75.028 Same 1815. . .70.808 56 44J0 2U28 Oain 1916... Los 1816. . . 2.120 1831 10,188 304,251 281,142 22,709 1.284 163.488 188,717 26,228 Thursday Morning Salea. STEERS. 1 steer .. 1 steer . . 2 steer . 7 steers 2 ateer 0 ateer No. 1 cow 2 cows 1 cow . . . 2 cows . 1 cow . . , 1 cow . . , 1 cow . . . 1 cow 1 cow ., 1 cow . . 2 heifers 1 heifer 6 belfers 1 heifer 2 belfers COWS. HEIFERS. BULLS. 8 lulu 1 buck abeep 71 hogs 1 bog . 5 hogs 7 nog 2 boga 10 bogs . 1 hog . 1 bog . 6 hogs 11 boga is hoga lo hoga 3 hoc 15 bogs 1 hog . 17 bogs 14 bogs 22 hogs 6 bogs 5 bogs 80 hogs 28 hogs 4 hogs 2 hogs 4 bogs BUCK SHEEP, HOGS. .. 1000 $5.25 . . 825 5.25 . . 805 6.25 .. 800 6.50 . . loOO 6.25 .. 112S 6.25 Ave. lbs. Price. .. 1080 $3.75 . . 696 3.85 .. 1230 4.75 . . 975 6.00 . . 990 4.00 .. 1260 5.60 .. 920 4.00 .. 860 4.50 .. 1150 6.00 .. 000 6.23 .. 570 $3 50 .. 820 5.60 .. 913 4.00 . . 690 6.00 680 4.60 .. 1430 $3.00 .. 1167 8.50 P. .. 170 $6.50 . . 181 $9.60 . . 130 8.60 .. 144 8.23 , .. 170 8.60 . .. 230 9.60 ... 194 9 00 . . 180 8.00 ... 250 8.00 . . 170 9.60 . . 124 8 .25 .. 138 8.75 ... 141 82.") . . 157 8.75 72 6.50 ,.. 250 9.60 ,.. 211 8.00 . .. 241 8.60 , .. 206 9.60 ,.. ISO 8.85 ,.. 124 8.25 ... 140 8.25 , .. 166 9.60 , .. 4O0 8.60 , .. 650 8.60 , .. 172 8.60 17 27 8053 8281 32 25 3921 5723 48 19 3230 9407 Cars Barley. Fir. Oats. Hay. 1 1 8 11 2 a 5 11 98 837 1135 800 1083 707 700 1134 1 7 2 100 ... 210 1110 200 ... 236 1531 5 3 90 5 12 ... 14 214 X70 854 2008 1138 1220 601 2360 Portland. Thur.. sear ago Season to date. . Year ago Ttwmi, Wed... Year ago Season to date. . Year ago Seattle. Wed... Year ago Season to date. . Year ago Wheat market at Chicago la holding rather well, considering tbe highly speculative condi tion ot that trade. That tbere was really do alarm to be felt by the grain grower as s tesult of recent European political matters, is Indicated by tbe fact that Chicago baa shown liberal recover; from the extreme declines Then again, there Is not tbe slightest show lng of weakne.'s In tbe foreign trade. At Liverpool spot wheat waa quoted unchanged for tbe day. while London reporteu no change u curgoea on passage. Many inquiries continue to come for Padflf northwest wheat from tbe east. Some busi ness baa passed between dealers, but Uttk country activity is reported. Farmer are 00. Inclined to accept "urreut quotations. Flour market while dull la inclined to re main unchanged In price at the moment. Argentina Harvesting thowing very bad and in parts tbere ia no harvesting, lu tbe north and central dlatgltta grain ia turning out poor ly, while tbe south averages 20 per cent of normal. In Cordoba wheat and linseed are completely lost and the locuata are eating up cattle feed. The droutb baa been unprece dented and locusts are very serious. India Weather continues favorable. Acre age will show sn Increase. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $8.00; Wil lamette valley. $7.54; local straight, $7.2001 7.0U; bakers' local, X7.8O4j8.O0; Montana spring, $9.20: export, $7.40; whole wheat. $8.4o; graham, $8.2o; rye floor, $8.75 per barrel. HAY" Buying price, new crop: Willamette valley tlmotby, fancy. $17; eaatern Oregon Idaho fancy timothy, $21.0o; alfalfa, $18,003 20.00; valley vetch, $14XK)6J14.jO; cheat, $14.00(314.60; clover, $14.00. GRAIN SACKS 1016, nominal: No. 1 Cal cutta, 11 Vi 19)11 H in car lota; less amounts ar bigber. MILLSTUFFS Selling price: Bran, $25.00; iborta, $29.00. ROLLED OATS $7.504t8.00 per barrel. ROLLED BARLEY $41.00414:4.00 per ton. Chicago wheat closed wltb a amail loaa. Th local market turned weak in sympathy, and bida on the exchange were 2c lower. December oata bids were unchanged. December bid prices on the Merchants Ex change: WHEAT. Thur 1910 1815 Bluetem 143 86 Fortyfold Club Red Russian. reed Feed 140 85 ..140 92 ..138 80 OATS. ..3550 2400 BARLEY. . .8700 2ttu0 Futures were quoted: WHEAT. Jannary bluestem January fortyfokl January club January Russian Wed. Tuea. Mon. 1816 145 145 151 142 142 142 142 140 140 148 148 145 Jannary January FEED OATS. FEED BARLEY. 8660 8550 8575 8700 8700 8050 Bid .. 144 . . 140 .. 140 .. 138 ..8875 ..8700 Yakima Crops Have Much Greater Total North Yakima, Wash.. Dec. 14. Tha total vnlue of the 1916 crop on the Yakima reserva tion Is mora than $1,000,000 greater than tha crop of laat year, according to totals an nounced by L. M. Holt, auperintendent of Irri gation, who has Just completed his surrey and is forwarding bis report to the depart ment. Tbe largest crop on the reservation is slfalfa and tbe acreage this year la 20.500 acres end tha field five tons to tha acre, worth on an sversge of $10. Tha alfslfs orop la figured at $1,131,460. The second largest crop Is potatoes, which sre figured st an average of $23 per ton and foo. up a total of $500,000. Tbe acreage la dor li aegregated Into Irrigated and aublrrt rated. Of the former tbere la 48,126 acres 5no th total of aU crops i. $2,839,947. Tbo gublrrlgated section cropped Is 7500 seres, where the crop Is estimated at $35 per acre, adding $282,600 to the total, or $3,102, 44T for the year'e crop oil the reservation. Th averag per acre for the irrigated section Is $58.60, a gain of $20 per sere over last yesx Prices have been better for all crops. Bay Is worth $12 to $16 per ton as against $0 laat year and potatoes are worth $32 to $40 now as against $18 to $20 a year, ago. BANK STATEMENT OF COAST Monday . . Toeeday ... Wednesday Thursday Clearing . Balances Clearing Balances Clearings Clearing Portland Banks. This week. ....$ 3.006. 625.38 2.763.470.24 .... 2,575.985.67 .... 2,408.598.81 Taoomav Banka. Tear ago. $ 2.202,071.37 2.550, 608.b3 1. 872,87 1.92 1,872,863.00 ..$ 889.775.00 .. 80,680.00 . .$ $.268,833.00 I 480,284.00 Saa Francises Banks. $13,040,480.00 Los Aageleo Banks. $ 8.588,648.00 Seattle Banks. Grows Fancy Potatoes. Some excellent samples of fancy potatoes were brought to tbe city by James Brady, liv ing five miles west of Portland. They were of tbe Early 81x Weeks variety, and uniform In aiae and quality. U. S. SUBMARINE IS AGROUND OFF HUMBOLDT BAY (Continued From Pag One.) Gains.Vanish When Market Loses Its First Strength By Charles W. Storm. New York. Dec. 14. (I. N. - Tbe show of strength st the opening of the stork msrket to day waa not wng maintained, me aemaim at th bigber levels which were then established was eup piled, and before tbe end ot the first 18 minutes a downward movesnent started, on which the early gains were wiped out. snd on wBica some issue declined to oetow yester day's cIom. United States Steel assumed market leader ablp. opening with aales of 2500 shares, from iJUhi to VM. against 118 at tbe Clou yes terday, from which it quickly dropped to 118. a ioaa of 1 points. Anaconda waa under pressure from the start, declining 14. point to 80. I'tab, after advancing polnta to 117, quickly declined In 115. American Smelling opened points higher at llo. from which It declined lo 10!. The railway lMirs moved tbe same way, with Union Pacific "renin- op 4 point at 145V4. followed by a Aecliue to 114H- United State Industrial Alcohol w on of the weakest features, declining 3 po'nts to ummrt or 1 to over 2 polnta were recoroea in n-.any of the mlnoreeteel lndustriala. Reouullc Steel dropped to 81, against at the close yesterday. ice speculative interest In the iste ror nooa was concentrated lu Steel common and tbat atock, after dropuloc to llSVs under ntrsisteBt bear raids, .allied to 118 with thj demand vigorous. Industrial Alcohol contin ued lta downward moveiueut. selling at 119, a kvs lo all of 7 points. Union Pacific re slated bear efforta uud after declining f) liSa,, rallied to 141. Many other rallwav litues, after sbsrp declines, sold only sIigMI bt-low yesterday's final. Net declines of around 2 polnta were noted In tbe copper shares, tbe war order grouu and many of tbe minor steel lndustriala. Money loaning at 4 per cent. Vigorous besr attacka caused liquidation In many Issues In th late afternoon, and further declinea were recorded in nearly all tbe active Issue. Losses ranging from 4 to 11 points from yesterday's close were numerous. The greatest decline wss in Industrisl Alcohol, which dropped to 115, s lose ot 11 points. Cen tral Leather dropped 6 polnta to 88, and Ma rine common over 4 point to 38. Steel com mon fell to 115. Declines in tbe railway laaues ranged only from frictions to around a point. - Tbe stock market closed weak today. Gov ernment bonds uncbsnged, railway aud other bonds weak. Range of New York prW furnished by Overbeck at Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade building: Finance :: Timber :: Industry Public Service Corporations of the Northwest Continue to! Show Gain In Business -Portland Railway, light & Power Has Ex cellent Showing for the Month of Novembers: " 1 . Corporation Zaxnlag-g Oaln. Public service corporations of Oregon and othar portions of th Pacific North west continue to show trains in bual nesa. Reflecting, aa it doea. the im proved business conditions, the In creases shown In earnings of the pub lic service corporations are attracting the attention of investors. This is especially irue of the streetcar lrnea, which have been running close to the wind for some time past. The Portland Railway, Light Power com pany is chief among these in the northwest. So-called "Jitney'' com petition has been said to have caused the previous falling off in streetcar earnings, but the losses from that source are believed to be much less than interested parties hud believed. Good Statement for UoTember. For the month of November, the statement of the Portland Railway, Light A Power company shows liberal gains in gross and net earnings as well as in the surplus. The increase of the surplus Is especially gratifying, total ing $32,770.23 over that of November 1915. The November statement shows In detail: , 1916. 1913. Gross earnings $4?9,;to7.46 $455,105.06 Operating expense 188.073.80 208.S50.17 DESCRIPTION 129, 81 V 88 V4 102 67 72 2m 62 H Alaska Gold 12 AJlis Chalmers, c bl do pfd 88 An-erlcan Beet Sugar. . 102 American Can, c 67H American Car Fdy., c. 72 An erica n Linseed, c. 21 H do pfd 62H American Loco., c... 874 Anerlcan Smelter, c. HOVa Aaetican Sugar. C....113 Am. Tel. A Tel 126 American Woolen, e...60 Ai.scond Mining Co...) 9l Atchleon, c 10 Btldwin Loco., e 754 Baltimore A Ohio, c.l KoVi Bethlehem Steel, c 5S0 Butte It Buperior 68 Ct II for n I a Petroleum do pfd C-nadian Pacific... C t.tral Leather, c. Cess pes ke A Ohio. lb. ut. western, c. do pfd C . M. A St. P Ch:.- A N. W.. c Cfclno Copper Colo. F. A I., c Consolidated Gas Corn Products, c Crucible Steel, c IVuver A R. G., pfd. Distillers Eiie. c do 1st nfd General Electric 175 !l7 Goodrich Rubber 6S', GUV, O. Northern Ore Lands 42 4214 li. Northern, pld lltt'fc 117 Greene Can 1 49 49 Lids A Leather, e I 15'V 15 Open, High i Low jCiose 12V 284 88 86 60 68 Vi 184 61 79 110 105 113 1110 126 1125 l 40 H 85 C 25 .1 55 .1167 .il)6 I 66 14 41 02 .124. .! 25 i 77 434 40 36 51 50T, 81 104 754 85 S 25 65 167', 106 66 14 41n 92 424 64 62 183 25 77 hi 43 40 87 614 .54 102 68 84 ISJSO 1 34 Z3 63 164 86 644 14 40 12 284 K, 88 li 50- 6i 61 80 106 110 123 46 8d4 103 080 04 23 53 105 86 644 14V4 40 804 81. 128 1234 00 60 46 40 Hobo Convention Is Held by Elks . i. ,ii Th Elks hobo parad hit Portland between th eyes last night and the procession of Weary Willies brought back memories of Coxeys Army. Clad In tattered garments the bewhiskered gentry, equipped with tin ean, soap and other paraphernalia of tb hobo, tbe COO members of the order cut the wildest antics that human ingenuity could devise. The procession was fea tured by three brass bands .which played stirring airs along the fin of age had been washed ashore, including a part of the submarine's rail. The mother ship Cheyenne "at 11 o'clock made a daring attempt to reach the submarine. She ran In past the first line of breakers, but evidently fearing disaster soon withdrew out to sea. Exactly what happened to the sub marine has not yet been ascertained. X.ittle Girl Discovers Flight. Th vessel was discovered in dis tress shortly before 10 o'clock this morning by a little girl, who was walking on the shore about two miles north of th entrance to the bay. A shoal runs out Into the bay at this point for a considerable distance, with deep water on either side. The sub marine was in the angle formed by the north side of the shoal and the beach. The girl reported the situation to the Samoa offices of the Hammond Lumber company, and tho tug Relief was started out. Simultaneously the submarine tender Cheyenne wirelessed that th vessel was in distress and asked for Immediate help, but gave no particulars. Tog Blieved Accident's Cans. The Relief and the Cheyenne are standing offshore away from th apot where the submarine Is located, evi dently being unable to get In closer. A great crowd gathered on shore to watch the work of rescue. It was believed that the H-3 was in serious trouble, apparently touching bottom and helpless. It is believed here that the sub marine ran aground in the dense fog which enveloped the bay and shore, all night. This lifted shortly before the H-3 was located. TJaraally Carries Twenty Van. The H-S is under command of Lieu tenant H. R. Bogusch with Lieutenant E. P. Zemke second in command. The vessel usually carries 20 men, but It Is not known how many were. aboard when she went ashore. Th submarines H-l, H-2 and H-3 wer sent on a cruise recently, under the protection of the Cheyenne as the parent ship, to take soundings at various-points along th shore in order to select a site for a proposed subma rine base on this coaat. The fact that the H-3 had serious engln trouble When at Astoria Tues day and had not been able to repair it. yesterday, indicates mat ner en gines may have "gone dead" during th early morning fog, causing her to drift upon the breakers. ' Th H-S has a displacement of 430 tons and a cruising radius at 11 knots of 2500 miles. Her engines are 800 horsepower. She carries four torpedo tuoes ana is xti reel long, with 17 foot beam. - do Dfd Illinois Central Iuanstrlal Alcohol Inspiration Ii:tei boro, c Kelly Springfield Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motora. c Mexican Petroleum . . . . Miami Copper Mid vale Steel M., K. A T, c do pfd Missouri Pacific National Lead Nevada Con New Haven New York Air Brake... New York Central N. Y., Ont. A W Norfolk A V., r Northern Pacific pacific Mall Pennaylvani Ry People' 0m Pressed Stwl Car, e... Uay Cons, tapper Railway Steel tipilngs. Keadlog. evr Republic KL4V S., e do pfd Rot k Island Fhattuok Studebaker, c Sloss Sheffield Southern Pacific Southern Ry., e do pfd Texas OH Texas Pacific Third Avenue Union Psrlflc, c U. S. Rubber, e U. S. Steel, e do pfd Utah Copper Virginia Chemical, e... W. U. Telegraph Westing boose K lectrlc 721 72 108 1106 12125 J7l 1J 69 102 81 66 103 43 64 10 20 17 61 28 544 158 106 814 137 110 234 66 100 79 80 56 108 64 115 39 29 117 75 88 82 60 200 18 50, 145 66 1211 121 117 46 103 68 69 102 81 OS 103 43 64 10 20 17 61 28 15 106 82 138 111 254 56 105 79 30 50 H 84 115 39 29 117 75 98 82 68 200 18 50 145 66 120 121 117 46 103 68 133 22: 65 40 36 35 484 17S 66 38 116 4S 13 68 106 114 58 16 69 86 78 62 88 39 59 20 17 61 27 52 133 66 40 36 35 49 -V 1734 884 116 48 13 68 100 116 59 16 69 80 78 62 8 88 68 9 30 17 61 28 52 152jin2 104 1 105 iK 80 134 110 23 56 105 76 28 52 100 77 114 37 134 110 24 56 105 76 28 52 106 79 114 87 T4 26 20 112 69 87 81 68 184 18 60 143 63 112 120 110 42 101 64 113 68 87 81 68 iub 18 50. 144 64 110 120 114 43 101 54 Net earnings $280,282.16 $246,314.80 interest, taxes snd othtr fixed charge 225,606.30 224,186 26 Surplus $ 64.688.86 $ 22.118.63 TJ. 8. Advertises Trad. In its at tempts to educate American business men up to modern methods of foreign and domestic commerce, the depart ment of commerce spent JS89, 806 dur ing th, last year in Issuing publica tions, vn account of the Increased cost of paper and other publishing ma terials a liberal policy of widespread free distribution of publications has been curtailed. A price is being charged for more of the department's publications than heretofore, $44,27 being: realized from this source during the year compared with $25,508 last year. During th year S1L747 docu ments were sold by special order and 3,280,888 through subscriptions. Xaiiroad lees prosperity. Chair man Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pa cific in an Interview in New York after returning from a western trip, reports business along the coast as reaching better levels. China Waking Up. China gradually is waking up, according to consular advices that the Chiaese government with the aid of foreign engineers has completed surveys of several hundred miles of new railway to be construct ed in Manchuria. These roads will open up a vast new territory which the department believes can be made a market fof American ? goods.: The estimated cost of the new railways is $23,300 to $31,100 per mile. , Th Chin ese government has aevisea v n way of getting land for the right of way tor these roads. It will tak what , li reauires rrom tns nrivaia jrotaers . and give them twice ss much land as is taken in another section. : i new weamngnoBs siwa ts Westinghuse Electric fc Man u fact ur--y ng Co. has announced a proposed is- us oi eio.uuu.vvv si oca to siwanviu crs of record December 30, Th , Stock ' will be dlstributed-Jn ratio of on new :. share to every four shares held on thHt day at 160,11. - ' f Wild Bpaealatiom Tsaxea. Frank M. . Huston, financial writer of the Chi- , ago Herald says that this country: appears to be on tho threshold of n period of more or less wild specula-' ttcn. The tremendous volume of new credit made possible by the accumu lations of gold imported from abroad, together Vlth the abnormal profits that have accrued to Individual Stock, holder, of corporations taking wr orders, has resulted in a situation , that fosters speculation. A taste of what may come was ex perienced in the war boom in muni . tion stocks last year. The recent ad- ,nM In 1 1.. .f.,L m.,b.t hASSVSf. aiiv.o ill 1 1 1 13 iiulii tiioi n.v, wnu-v- has been more substantial, because 'it . , . . . . , . . - nil mciuQCQ iiiuuiri&iaf isimv sw w whillv it.n.ndent unun war business for their abnormal earnings. Money Vow Plentiful. Money" is' so plentiful and Interest rates, becasfis of the abundance of money and credit, are so low as to encourage various kinds of speculation, and i list fact that1 bunks have warned customers to keep themselves in as liquid a position as possible has encouraged activity in th market. The consequence of this .is that everybody who has any business acumen is watching the markets. Nevr before were so many office boys getting a man's wage as at the resent along the line of employes, so tar ' those Industries are concerned which .J... .In- m th nKnsi.it.. I Whrjlflim HIS DIIMi III lift oi. .uvi in... f ...., ; i . . II.- . ' n growing oui oi mo wai. This nas lea to a perion oi extrava gance in all directions. The American people naturally are great spend era, .. J I U .-!.. t. n v n , a . . I. IK ,n Ik. allU LUC ajaaivi mo iiiviicjt v vitiv. .. more liberal are those who accumu lated In their expenditures. Th grent lanl ii.iiultir nOfnAa in (inllnf rv At TU ' a people in times of plenty rather than In times of adversity. Although the strain of adversity may be more acute, the cause for that strain Is found in lh methods adopted in times . f plenty. . - Santa Claus Is Popular H s. ero st t Many Tots Send Him Letters march. Conspicuous among th dilapi dated marcher ,was a delegation at Scots. The Camerous and th Mac Pnersons and th MacDonaldg and the Duncans and the Grahams wers all thre, resplendent - in : their . kliHea Following th parad a rousing con vention was held in- th Elk : ball. Man Charged With Attempted Assault On th complaint of a Westport, Or., woman, the police are searching for Frank Shaffer, until recently em ployed as clerk at the Teton hotel, Tenth and Hoyt streets, on a charge of attempted assault. The woman went to the hotel Tuesday evening with her 6-months-old baby and pro cured a room. Sh was awakened about 10 o'clock In the evening to find that Shaffer had broken into the room. After a struggle sh brok away and escaped, making; a. report to Patrol man R. L. Phillips. She left for her home in Westport yesterday morning in a hysterical condition from fright. Shaffer has not been seen since Tues day evening, th policeman reported. He was employed at th hotel only a few days. Oar Men Mastering New Traffic Enles Street car men have been coached in the new city traffic ordinance until th officials of tbe P. R., L. 4fe P. Co. believe they will find no trouble n living up to the new rule. As a mat ter of fact, explained Superintendent Fred Cooper today, the new ordinance makes few changes in the rules apply ing to street cars, the principal ones being that passengers are required to wait at th curb rather than In th street for approaching cars. This would require more vigilance on tha part of the motonnen to avoid pass ing by before people can get on. PORTLAND FIRE RECORD Wednesday. No fires. Thursday. 1:32 a. m. Automobile belonging to J. A.- and B. -W. Hill, $21 Marshall street, at Twenty-eighth . street and Ldnnton road, qnknowa origin, $40 damage. - By Ella McMnnn. With Christmas 10 days distant, and letters to Santa Claus coming In at the rate of 60 each day, the public welfare bureau, to which the letters are sent from the postofflce, is find ing work for a large number of volun teers, who are Investigating th cases as fast as possible, so that all the little people will be put in touch with Santa. Some of them show plainly the guidance of an older hand, but this is not believed to indicate that there is a desire to impose upon th benevo lent so much as it Is an indication of the faith the average kiddle feels in the power of Unci Sam to lay his wishes before his patron saint. The addresses of the little writers are kept by the commission at room 444, court house, so that the wants of some one child may not be over supplied, as would be the cane If the matter were left to a generous public, more gen erous at this season and always so with the children. Boy Zs Hopeful. Edwin, a little Portland lad, has a mother very skeptical on the subject of Santa, but Edwin has very evident assurance In his own mlnl that Santa does come, for he writes as follows: "Dear Santa Claus I wonder If you will get a letter if I write to you. Mamma don't think you will find our house thla year. Papa has been sick a long time and has been in the hospital three weeks now. Don't know he will b home by Christmas. I am 10 years old today. I am most too big for toys. But I have three Utile sisters and they like little, pretty things. I hope you will not forget them if you come this way Edwin ha asked nothing for him self, but has written in behalf of his three little sisters, who like "little, pretty things," and manfully throws out his chest in the dignity of his recently acquired 10 years, and an nounces that he has grown too old for toys, having put childhood and its symbols behind him. Growing Uttls rssslxalstlo. Frederick, who ha road a battle wit,h th world for something like 11 rears. Is growing a trifle pessimistic. but as Christmas approaches nis raitn revives. Here is his letter, in which he mentions his modest wants: "Dear Santa I am 11 years arf papa has now (no) work and we will have a small Cnrlstmas this year. I would lik It If you w'U bring me some candy and some nuts an' some other things that you like." Lois, after divulging her age, which is 10 years, and getting th confidence of Santa by this unfemlnlne-like con fesslon, continues: "1 want a big doll and a doll buggy. My brother Burle wanta a big wagon. a train with fore cars. My sisters Helen, B 11 lee and Edna, all want a big doll." One lad makes a request for but on thing. It Is either soup or soap. but . aa soap and small boys are not generally th best of friends. It may b presumed tbat it is soup bs wants. So modest is this request tbat it seems not too much to hop that he may find both when h awakens Christmas morning. Has laxg-sr Zdsas. Clyde has larger Ideas. A gun. a train of cars, a bicycle ar all he re quires avt present, but he may tblnk of otber things. Johnnie, who presumably goes to bed at 8 o'clock and manifests other symptoms of the good-boy-befor-Christmas, is mindful of b poor peo ple In the "old country," but does not specify his wishes in this respect. He i more definite in regard to his own family. Her Is bis letter: "Dear Santa Claus I bops you find nlc people and don't forget th poor people in th old country. y mamma wants a skirt. I want a set of erec tors and a suit. My sister wants a dress. I hope th children hav a good time. I must doss as it is I o'clock. . . .. . JOHNNIE, " . Beatrice, a -year-old, : wants .. a . - ' " "dras" and a "gulls," whatever that might happen to be, and then, as an after thought, adds that her mother would like a "okrt." ' Olrl Beads tetter. ' . .ii-if From Troutdale Alice writes, men tioning her griefs and hopes all In on breath and cajoles Santa along wltb the promise of what she will do when she In old. as a sort of subtl hint to the old fellow as to how ho should conduct himself In the matter Of gift giving. She says: V "I am writing you a few lines. When I was three years old my papa died and I have always wanted a big doll. Hut mamma never has any money to ' give you dear Santa Claus to buy dolls with. And I thought you would bring me a big doll thla Xmas, and when I get old and earn some money Ho buy dolls for some poor llttl girl who always has, wanted a doll as bad' SS I have T hnne vnn ar wall an1 that lots of snow will com for your ralu dears." , t Walter Is an Industrious lad pre sumably, since he asks for a ripsaw and two plar.ea. His brother will tak a wheelbarrow, a "trlke" and a ham mer. Another member of th family who appears to bear th unusual nam of "Persimmon" wants a doll and a doll bed. Dorothy wants a pair Of ball bearing or God fearing skates. Problem Zs Difficult. It Is difficult to tell which, although ball bearing has precedence - In this case, since the youthful wearers Of skates fear neither God nor man when properly equipped for a sidewalk skat. Th mother of this flook of young hopefuls has said that Santa will have to do the lob himself without any financial aid from her and that Santa is to be told emphatically that ther Is to be no "pang" af trward, th family evidently having had anough of this pay-on-lnstallment easy-as-tent business. Baby Jamie merely .sends his name, evidently feeling that Santa win know th rest. Mary, who writes from Linnton snd signs herself Santa's "lovlly and truly girl." asks for dolls and all th things with which 'dolls are clothed, In addition to which sh asks for a doll's "nipple," being no doubt a modern mother who cannot tak so much time from her social duties to properly supply her young from the natural source. j ? b Waats a Sweater. ; - Susl wants a sweater and a rock ing "hearse." also everything sisa. AW A m. nln suit urA rvramlaaa f is UU n (1 i & i w --" --" love Santa more, like a true daughter of Eve, If he will send thorn. -y Alfred implores "Santa Clous"' to bring him a pair of "skats" and asks for dolls for all the femal members of th family from th grandmother down, and Margaret of Alblna rebukes Santa for his paat parsimonlouBnesa, evidently wishing to eonvy to him a slight hint of the total Inadequacy f bis gilt last year, oam writ; - . ' "All that Z had last ysar was a baby doll with a nippl and a . doll trunk." Tb Inference la obvious and Margaret wisely refrains from .com ment. Put down In cold lead pencil, Santa can see for himself that h did not fully corns up to expectations, but no doubt will make amends this year, at least- Margaret has given him a chance to tnaks rood. . . ' When pies' writing or calling est : User. tlss TkS JMTMl. U4v. 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