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THE - OREGON DAILY "JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY. APRIL 5. 1917. 19 GHEAP1W00L upward MOVEMENT HROUGHOUT NATION Purchases Made of Fancy Stuff la Nearby SecUons at $3.10, or a " Dim Above Previous Figures California Still Bearish. rvimw prices i c -u ' " -- " Btomitent at country point. Purchases of timer Barbanks wer feporfcd til nearby sections at 93.10 per cental down to $S for ordlurjr stripping tock. FTrywh(-r in tb country, with the ,po lbl ierUoti of California, tn trend of the Xitsto trail 1 bettsr with price showing an improvement. ' ,-Jt beflu to KioS .a. I? ri weakness In the 'Cf Ilficuta market la a tort of prearranged plau J foroe Oregon potato growers to sell- re maining st-k a -vjatever price the Cali fornia are willing :a Unrlr charitable mo ment, to glV. There is ao liberal an eastern, far south ern, middle wait and beuthwestwu demand for potatoes tt tnc iraiie nere o not care whether California -ou another sack tHU ,.i at .tlui Front trrt firma mi dlaDlsy- Jnu new crop' California potatoes. Thla stuck was passed by the Inspector It being stated that - the potatoes ware too amall to hold a tnlwr mottt safely. 'liU stock la selling at I'Zfit K pound. ' A - t. - - 8A1A1)' OIL SENSATIONAL With an ad vaiice 'f 85c a Case lrl a (leading brand ot aalad 41 the price of that product la fait going to the point where It la almost aa cheap to purchase vllve oil . it FISH 'MARKET VERY FIRM Great scarcity of frwch crab is shown In the local trade, and prices are advanced . tempur rllir. J la Illicit Is ahto firmer at 12ttQ('14c a pound, wMIe fresh aalinon la extremely scarce at 20c a podhd. FANCY LOCAL RHUBARB IN A amall tfilmiient of fancy lfcal rhubarb was displayed along the street by Mark Ijevy during the- day. ' The atock was ununually f avorablu for UiU period, and attracted mnch attention. Hales at Ser a pouud. ' - v ' VEAlf MARKET IS WEAKER - Market .for veal continues to ahow weakneaa,- with only fractional change lo prion. Brett bog art-nov quite ao firm, and the balk of uw tbpoy quality stuff Is not (selling above .18c a pound. BUTTER SITUATION FIRMER i All t-Vivn.i crh thA Amv a firmer tnti vu shown In the offtter market generally along the eogt. Stocks ot all irradca are ao limited that the scramble for supplies keeps everything cleaned I up promptly. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Rplnacii market slightly easier at 91.3G l.BO box. ! Onions ae firmer, with $11 reported far No. 1 Oregon.-.. - - Oaliiorala.. cauliflower Is 'easier at 92.25 a mi ie . Asparagus market weaker here; steady In the smilluT; " ... Fur the Advance In tobacco almost every day. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE . Weattter bureau adTines: Protect shipments as far nui-th as Seattle against minimum tem peratures Of about 36 degrees; northeast to Spokane,; S2 degrees; 'southeast to Boise. 90 oegreea;, auuin to a-niaua. aegrees. juni mnm" teCnperature" at Portland ' tonight, about &8 decrees. JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND - f. . ' 'l ' These , 'prices are .Umimj at which wholeaalert ,'sell to retaUera, expt as otherwise statef.: . . - Dairy . Produce, BD-TTER Creamery prints in paraffin wrappers, extras, 43c; prime flrsta, 41c; firsts, oc; cubes, le.less; cartons,. lc advance.: ' BUTTERf AT Portland deUvery No. 1 crenm. 44c. EUGS rVlllng ltce: One cUnnt, 28e' per dosen; buying price. 2S&2Vac; selling price candled. 2Mc. LIVK POULTRY Hens, heavy Plymouth 1 stags. 18c; broilers, under. 2 lbs., 940 doa ; turkeys. "20(321e; drid fancy, 25 28c; culls, , HlU'i; squabs, 92 (1(.en; geese, live, 12Q . 18c; 'Pekitt - ducks, voting, 2ac; indun Run ners, young, 22c; old ducks, 20i21c DCr lb.: .'1 plgeona,. 11.25 dosen. '. L'HKERk-.Selllng prli-c: Freah Oregon fancy i full cream triplets. iBc; Young America, 2c. i Price tq JobJrs: Plata, 22c; Young America, . 24c f. o. b.; cream bri.k, 272Sc, Umburg- r, :2C3ci block 8wlsa. S4iuC3oc. Trah Fraita sjid Vnntalilaa. FRB8H rROirS Orsngea. navel, 92.O0Q g.2& per box; bananas, 6c per lb.; lemons. 92.7SttOi; Califcrnla grapefruit, 92.5042,76; i'lOTlds, 9i.0flQi0.O0; pears. $1.40422.00 BERRV Huckleberries ( ): cranberries local, .() per box; eastejn, 98.00 per barrel. APPLKd Local, UOcfe 92.00, accordlaa to quality. ONION& N0..1, 911: No. 2, 9 per TnUl. liOTAXOBS Selling tice: local, 93.254 9.60. buying price:- Ordinary shipping, 92.736a 9.00; iweeU. o. 1, 94.60. . VEGETABLES Turui-M, 91.75QXOO eack carrot, 91.25; parsnips, $2.50; cabbage focal! c par lb; California. 44c lb.; green on ions, 25 dosen ' bunches; peppers. 40c lb -.bead lettuce, 92.00(3.75 crate ;Vcelery, to 66 evatet artichokes. 91,01.1O; encumbers. ?$c a IM dosen; tomatoes, 93.5U3.75 lug; ea planU 20c lb. J string beans, (): rhubarb 1.75Q2.40 box; peas, 12e; canUflower. lb. apliiach, $1.50 box. . 'V ' i Meats, Fish and Prtrvtaloa. ' bRSSSeo MEATS Selling price, connirv J klUed nest bogs, 18i8fce; oVdlMry, 1741 iJc- beat veals. 14jUi,C; ordinary veaUi Umbs, W17i lb.; inuttoui'' 12m 15c; beef' SMOKitD MEAT Ham,' 3527c per lb. - breakfast bacon, 256jH5c; picnics, Sue; -oI tags ro 2.V; abort clears, 2224ctWSi exports, .smoked 24 tec per lb. ..... LAK-tp-Kettle pandered, tierce 23 Ue n, . tandardi 23or lard cvmpoutd, lfiUe. uioiir-jjj ium, iiuuo, Ki.ao: eannHl 91-80 pU06; raior clam. - ( ) ; satm or oys- usrn,- uw Kftuuu, voiiu pavs, 94. to TiSH Dressed flounders, 7c; Chinook i. mon, 20c; perch. 8c; lobsters, ) iTef. melt, he; salmon trout, 20c per lb'.: halibut. Jltillc; turgeon, ( ); Columbia smelt. ivs tit'JfJ rar clsms, 20c doaen. CRABSeLsrge, 92.uO; medinm. 91.75 dosen barring. Be; olack cod, 9c lb. " "UTO. . .vv Orocaries. UQAB-rp. : Mowdered, 96.TO; fruit r berry. 98.10; Honolulu, 98.05: beet. I7JX) . dry grauuiated. 9S.W; D yellow. VlSoT Abov; quotations are 3U days let sash ' --. HONEY New, 93.00ia3.25 per case RICK Japan style. No. 2, 4c; New Or. lean, head, 8c; blue roe. 5c SALT Coarse, halt grdunda, 100 911 tf ton; 60s - 911.75; tabic utatry, aos, 9li0- jfloi 10.5O; Wle. $2.25; fuc "table 'aid 'dairy 923.00; Jump rock, 920.00 .ton. . s BSAN3 Small wh.te, 13c; large white cjplnk. 10c; lima..' 14c;' baj?u iOc -i- Hop. Wool and Hldss. HOPS Nominal: rSuylng price 19l cronL ordinary,-. 9S$0c; setoeted, c; euatracu ( ) f'hftr?11 WOliitotto valley eoars, CoUwold.' 42j4tJc; medium Shnmshlre 4o . 42c Per lb.; coarse and n-edtum. 42c. - HIDES-iSalted hides. 25 lbs. ant tin alted stsgs 5t lbs. snd up, 14c: green and icu ,ip, iu, ic; ieea and salted ealf ., Hjr w . -. , (Htm uiues. 20 lbs snd up, 3C5 green stags, &t- lbs. snd up, 13c dry bides, 82c; dry snit hides. 25c; dry bores hides. H.OOttlsO: salt boru hi.lL svI 6.00; horse hair, 80c; dry long Wool pelts, 24? . dry .abort wooi pelts, J7 dry sheep shesrl lings, each, lOSoc; salted sheep shaaciinaa. each. lOQSOc; sslted long wool pdasTBach 9l.60Q2.QO; a&e4 abort wool pelts, each, oOe TALLWW-No. t; 10c; No. i, iefgttm. Sc . CHIimr OK CASC.tRA BARK Bovine mIm m. m UJ. Ukl. ,k .... MOHAIB J917, aOc lb. f : SISAXr-Dark. 14 Vc; , write, 15 n, : .; 14 Paiata and Oils. , - OO AX. OIL Water white la drum and Iron swrrels. ,luc jper galUn. - ? , . LINSEED OIL Raw. bbl.. 91.17IgaUnn; iu uotira,. now., -. ai.iw; raw, cases, . 91.24; boiled, cases, JiU gsi.j lots of20O gallons. DOES NOT Br Chicken Famine Is Shown Along Street With Prices High Offers) of 22c Pound for Live Hens Falls to Bring More Than Nominal Supply. There is the moat serious famine in the chicken trade known cn the local market for many a day. Offers of 22c a pound are being freely made for- bene along the street hot vea this record Talue does not force- more than a Terr nomi nal supplj from the xuntry. m. uw soiau iota or at. lingers are arriving. These are scillug from 8 to 96 a dozen, which means approximately 50e a pound for such small birds. Trading la the egg market continues fery' firm tut the bulk ot the sales of current re ceipt ounllnue at 2bc a dosen. Actual offers of this price- to the country are being made by '- o. b. buyers ia torn Instances although they are unwilling o pay eren a fraction more alung the street. BthiDmentS of trz. in fha imrrh mntlnno tn clean up the local rade with receipt rather nuuiea iur tats time or the season. Nervous Market for Wheat in Chicago, . Prices Hit Record Chioago, April . (I. N, 8.) Unas war pressure, Kay wheat futures mounted skyward this afternoon and closed at $8.06, 4c above yesterday's record smashing price. Hay corn closed at 11.271i, this highest price since the Civil war, Net gain for the various grains today were Tt&BHa in wheat, l&2e in earn, and (& lo in oats. ' Ohicajro, April B (C. P.) After setttas; new figures st the opening today, wheat re acted on May futures. July uul September. opening with a . lo, recovered and showed "gut gains.' Considerable nervousness was exhibited. Oalna were rtiiefhr lne to thu nn favorable crop conditions over the wheat belt and the war. May wheat opened ap tyc. later nosing iije to sz.ti4. nly opened down e, snttseqaeutly gaining lc to 91.71 Septem ber opened down tic later gaining c to l.u714. Com was strong at the opening. May opened op c later gaining c. going to 1.26i July opened unchanged, later gaining e, to i -i'- eptembejr opened op ac, and ad vanced U to 91rafc. Oats opened -rong, but tafe declined sbarp- . aiay opens! up Vfec and lost 1c, to mkc Jury opened An e, and later decUoed c to 6osc. September opened up lie. later losing rroviaintM advanard sharply, owing to strength tn the hog market. Hange of CMcago price furnished by United WHB1AT. Open. High. 170 175Vi l&ttfe laii COEN. 1M . 127 124, 136 Vl 123 H OATS. ft4 64T, PORK. ssas 3noo 348o 8S1S LA ED. 9075 208S 2100 2110 ' RIBS. 1SW- 18A7 1S)2 1905 Low. 200 itwy 155 124 122 120 63 '4, 62 Vi ! JKEW) 8476 aw 2087 Close. 206 May . . .., July .... September May July September May Jnly September May ..... July May ..j.. July .... May .... July . . . . "5 161 127H 125 l 134 64 oiT 54 8S0O 8510 S08S 2110 18fl7 '1S83 1883 1905 MILDER WEATHER IS HAILED BY LIVESTOCK INTERESTS "Baker. Or.. April 5. With the coming of mlkler weather cattle, and sheep men are be ginning to tak heart again and J the pres ii: conditions continue, another two weeks will see the range tn such state that stock can be turned out. With hy almost unob tainable for several -eeks, thousands of do' lsrs' have been: lust by both cattle and sheen men, although the couditloM have been 1m acute- in this Immediate vicinity then la othe; localities, especially in Pirn- aud Dagle vallev and along Snake rivet, Jordan valley section of Malheur county and southern Idsbo gener ally. In ten dsy more stockman believe they can torn their cattle and sheep out, pos slhty sooner. Frh grass is growing under the (snow and there ia little or no frost in the ground, so few warm day will mean much. While it will benefit stockmen. sudden moderation tor several successive day means great danger from ires beta, aa snow is still very deep rn the mountains snd will go off rapidly. The Sumpter Valley railroad ia espe cially menaced by this possibility. FUR PRICES CONTINUE TO SHOW ADVANCE IN EAST The New York Fur Auction Sale iwnrrt. tion announce th followlna nrlcea on ran old at it public auction aal March 27 as compared wun those ror.llsed at the Janu ary, 191", sale: White rox, 5 per cent higher. Bllrer fox, 20 per cent higher Beawr, 10 per cent higher. Maften, 30 per ceot hiithtsr. Nutria, same as January. Bear, sam a January. PORTLAND DAIRY EXCHANGE Cube butter, ertra. aftrane&i 1 XL mm jua prims 11m on uio exncaisr. ; jaggs advanced jc iwern wms nno. Price between dealers: BtJTTBtt. . - ' Week Cube Ttinr. Wed. TVmsl Mm. M n Eitrs .......41 40 89 39 30 89 Prime first 40 SHiA m - M M na First ............36, 36 84 , Sit 86 e Dairy 30 80 80 , 80 80 80 BOOS. Onrrent receipts. 2SH 2 2TH 27U 27 20U Tillamook trip. 23 XI 23 38 2) Oregon trip. ....23 23 33 imi 22 22 POTATOES ALONG THE COAST SeaHI Xarket. J.. v2TU' . ' '"" Jiion vreuo, nm'i'n;; xnuna, bc; DoUlBg. 414c: green, doaeo. 85c. Saa Francisoo Karket. Saa, Francisco, April 5. (O. P.) Onions ii " vi 11. mivimjr ain, ex-icenouse. Potatoes Per cental Delta. 93,O08.2S, with 93.60 asked for one fancy brand: Oregon Los Anaslea Wmrkm -. Los Angeles, CL, April 6. (P. N.: 8 Potatic, northern, f4.10nl4.25; local, 94.00. Idaho Ruaneto. 94.S5; seed potatoe. Whtle Ro 94.25; now, oufSc lb.; saraeto Te per lb. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Ssettl Karaat. Seattle April 6 (U. P. ) Butter Native Washington creamery, culies. 42c; do, brick 43c; fresh California, crrbe. 41c: de 'brick 42 ' Rgg-elect ranch. Sic. ' Cheese Oregon- triiileta. 25c; Wisconsin trip, teta, 25c; do, twins, 25c; Young America, 25c. Saa Frsncisoo Market. f Saa Francisco, April 6. (Di P.J Butter, Extras, 0c; prime flrsta, 89c. - Bggs &ttras, 29;; eirr firsts.' 28c; x tra, pulieta. 27c: extva ftrst. pullets, 26Ue. Cbeeee Calif ornU fancy, SOc; fhwts. l-0c: Oregon trlpiets, fancy. 24c - ' Lea Angels Karket, Lo Angeles, April 6. (P. JS. S ) Butter Per pound. 37e. , Eggs Per dosen. SOe. . - - New York Sugar and Coffee. ..New York. AprU 5. (U. P. ) -Oof fee Spot, No. T Rio, 944c: No. .9 Santo. 10c. .-. -Bogar Ontrifural. 96S6. Money and Exchange. New York,' April 6. (V. P.r-Vfoney oa call, 2t4 per cent; six month. 4?4 per cent: m. Ole paper. 44H per cent; bar silver, Mew York. 734o; demand sterling. 94.73 7-16. WHITB LBAD Ton lots, 12e lb.; 600 lh. Ic less. v - .. , 1- v -' TVRPENT1NB Tanka. ease, T4e gat. tots. 1214c; less lots, (SHc. ' OASOLINB Basis price, zle , L; di. filiate, lOfto par galluu. ANY MEANS BOSTON OFFER iS NOT Trade in the West Feels That There I Something Back of the Offer to Turn Stocks Over to the Gov ernment Growers Not Asked. By Hyman H. Cohen. From a really patriotic standpoint, you've got to hand it to those member of the Boston wool trad who have formally offered the en tire stocks of wool to the government. On paper this looks exceedinsTly rood, bnt there are manj In. this section of the conn try who doubt the Intentions of the Bos-ton parties. The fact of the matter la that there la really so small an amount of wool remaining ' nnaold in tn Boston ' trade aa to be scarcely consid ered as any sort of a market factor. Probably some of this wool belongs to producer, and the Boston parties really do not own It. For months the Boston Interests have been resenting the extreme price that western wool growers have forced them to pay or leave the wool alone. They have been using all sort of tactic to depress the trade here and all along tuo maraet us gone higher. In some quarters of the trade here there is very strong suspicion that Boston 1 trying to rorce oown the price of wool in the west by making this offer to the government. The western wool grower has not been asked regard ing the disposition, of bis fleece, and thee 1 a serious question a to whether he will torn It over at tow price and allow astera manufac turing Interest to charge full price for cloth and. clothing. There appear to be no offer of ciotning at low prices. STRONG BUYING MOVEMENT SENDS; COTTON MARKET UP New York, April 5. I. N. fk) A strong btylng movement In cotton at the openlug advanced cotton price from 11 to. 17 points. After the call new bnylng developed anJ price moved up to nlguer level, new crop positions selling 25 to A cents net hiaber. While the buying was general In th last boor.- it was particularly aggrsaslv ia July Th close was steady at a act advance of 24 to 30 points. Range of New York cotton price furnished by Overbeck Oooke Co., 216-217 Board ot XTaoe ouiiamg: January May CONSIDERED SERIOUS BY GROWERS OF WOOL Open. Hiarh. Low. Close. 1875 1S87 1875 1887 24)00 2229 19m 2012 1WO . 2001 I960 1085 1059 " 1853 1870 1851 1875 1800 1888 1859 1879 July August October December ..... AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago, April 9. ,L S. B.) New high lav els were obtained by th hog market today, en a 1 60 to SOo advance. Th supply was light everywhere. Cattle wer strong mt the recent 507Bo ad- vmnoa ana omy in tna sneep nous aid to selling side meet sdvarsity. St. Louis Hags 915.75. Eswt St. Louis. Mo.. Anrll 5. (V. P.l- Wlth a 20a and SOc boost in the hog market here today, bog reached 915.75. the highest price ever paia in any western market. Chicaaro Hon 915.69. unicago, April o, ti. -if- a.) Ho Re vcii'tar vr1 t -a-wu iv vv as K rfpt 14,000,- 15o to l Ia 1 av bee. Mixed and butcher, 916.OT.4il5.o7: good heavy. 915.4S(tt 16-fl6; rough heavy 916.0516.35; light, 914.05 rau.w pigs, iii.uuvai-io; ouia, i-za 1S.OU. Cattle Receipt 3500. Stromr. . Beeves. 98.90 13. 15; cows and heifers, 95. 16 11.78; stocaers ana neeaers, i .wo'tfio.o; x 99.M11.90; calves. 12.001326. Sheen Kecelnu souo. Weak. Native and Western. 99.35412.00; lambs, 912.00 15.15. Kansas City Hon 915.65. Kansas Cltv. Mo.. Aoril 6. (I. N. S.l Cattle IteceApts 1500, 10 15c higher. Steers, ll.OO(Z.oO; cow and heifers, Jft.OOail.W stocker and leaders, 96.00glO.5O; oalvea. Hoes ReceiDts 5000. 10t315c hleher. Too. 915.A6: bulk. 15.00ai5U: heavies. 15.90a 15.05; mediume, 915.25 15.00;' lights, 914.75 U10.BO. Sheep Receipt 5000, 10?$1 5c hljrher. Lambs, i4..0'ql4.l; ewes, 911.006I1Z.50; wether 11.50(ai3.O0. Seattle Hon 114.78. - Seaittl. Wash., AprU 5. (P. N. g.) Hogs neceipi an. orron. mm lignt. yia-ooKi 14.75: nwdimn to choice. tl4.504il4.U0: smooth heavies, 914-0O14.7: rough heavies, 918.60 Oia.ra; pigs. sio.wiMia.TO. Cattle Becelnts 2b. 'Strong. - Beat steer. 99.7ofst9.&0; medium to choice. 99.259.50; common to medium, l8.BOii9.O0; beat rowi, 97.50Q8.75; common to medium cow. 84.O0 8.25; bulls. 9S.50a7.iK): calves, 96.6010.OOi. liheep -Receipts none, strong. ' Lamb, 912.50 Mia.uw; wethers. tw.oo u.ou; ewe, 99.501 1V.UU. Denver Hoes 915.30. Denver. Onto. April 6. (U. p. ) Cattle Re ceipts 900, strong. Steers, 99.00911.25; cow snd heifers, 97-O0$9.50; stocker and feeders. sT.waa.Po: carves, xii .coax 13.0a. Hogs Receipt 2500. 15 to 26c higher. Top io.;h: tram, a14.uuazid.10. Sheep Receipt 1300, steady. Ewes, 911.25 til 1. 00; iambs, 9is.&i4i3. BANK STATEMENT OF. COAST Portland Basks. This Wftk. ....9 2,390,273.69 .... 2.5S4.20S.15 . . . . 2.56,08O.87 .... 2.906.110.06 Clewrlngs- Monday Tuesday ' ... Wednesday , Xfaursday . . Clearing) ... Balance . . Wearlngs Balance . . Clearings . . Balance . . tear Ago. 9 2.297,500.76 2.345.85.78 2.385.90g.6a 1,768,780J5 Spokane Bank. 862.199.00 102,647.00 Seattle Banks. Taooma Banks. ...9 3,068,946.00 O05,Z.W 305.174.00 90,685.00 Saa Francisoo Banks. Clearing Clearings 912,310.961.00 Los angels Banks. 9 4,682,279.00 New York Bond Market. Range of price rurMsbed by Overbeck A Cook Co., 216-217 Board of Trade building: Bid. Ask AtchlaoD Genl.. 4 94 14 BbL A Ohio Gold 4 91 C Central Pacific 1st, 4a.... 90 U C. B. A Q. Cot., 4 87 St. Psal Genl., 4a .-. .101 Chicsg N. W. OenL, 4a 94 U N. TJnl., 4s 9414 New York Rj., 6 , 38 NV-rthern Pac P L.. 4. . . ... . . 92 ReadiiaV Genl., 4a 93 fnioa Pac 1st. 4s ... 97 V. S. Steel. 6 105 Virion Pac. 1st Rf., 5 911 Southern Pac. Ooov., 5s. 101 Southern Pac. Ooav 4s. 85 14 Penaa. Ooov., 4V4s .v. '.A1041 Peon. 1st. 4s 98 Cfaea. A Ohio Conv, 5 91 941 91 101 8814 102 97 95 K9 93 04 98 106 9214 102 85 Vi 106H 99 91 ' San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, April 5. Barley calls: April 5 AprU 4 . Open. . Close. Close. Mav 247B 2C0A 248 December 189 189 l&o . Barley sale. SOO tons December. .' Spot quotation: Wheat' Walla Walla, 92.7BHg2.76; red Russian. 93a033.15: Tur key red, 93.258.30; bkteetem, 93.22 35. Keed Barley, . 9a.404t2.42; whit Oats, 93.30j3.82. . Milbtruffa Brwo, 93738; middling. 98 48; snorts, 9&fl40. v New. York Metal Market. - New York.' April 5. (L N. 8. ) Tin Steady. Spot. 5455e. - - Lead $uiet. Spot, 9c;' April, 914c; May, c. ' ' r . , ; . Copper Quiet April 84c; May. S34c: June, 83c; July, 32c; August. 31 c; September, 81 He Spelter Dull. Prime wen teta spot, 10Q lOe: May, 10c; Juae, ; third quarter, 089c . Seattle Grain Market. . , Seattle. April 5. (P. N. S.) Wheat Bloe stem. 91.84, Turkey red. 81-80: fertyfold. 91.78; clnh, $1.78; red rife, 9178; ted Rus sia n. Jl.lO., ... Barley Per ton. 942.00. Receipts Wbrat, 3 Whea wrtlrirt or eaVUag ea affwrtlsera. pleas mention The Journai. - - . (lAdr.k -, . . . . . ., ? SPELL CHEAP Hog Market Has a Drifting Tone m N, Portland Yards Balk of Real Good Staff Goes at $14.25, a Dime Lower Again . Cattle Are Holding. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Rim. Cattle. Carres. Sheen. Thursday sm 224 . . 1 .... Wednesday . 523 55 S .... Tuesday ......... 83 0 .... M Monoay ........... 14! KW3 14 4S4 Saturday 204 45 S Friday 830 78 S 540 wee ago, 200 io 2 17 ier sjro 8MB 13 1 242 Two years ago..... 224 115 .. 110 Three year ago.:.. 230 1 1 37 rour. year ago.... 19 ZT5 00 . &41 Steady to weaker conditions rs showing in tie bog market at North Portland. Record val ues were again established in th eastern and western market during the day. only- a very small run of Wlllsmett valley stock came forward aver night, and thee were orougnt forward mainly on guaranteed prices, tb bulk ot the tops'golng at 914.25. General hoc ran:: Best heavy ..914.2S (314.35 .. 14 JJOig 14.25 Meat ua-ht Kouga heavy .......... ...v..... Pis ia.wa. 10.00 ll.OOii 11.60 12.7518.o0 Stocker Cattle Jurt Holding. Market for cattle Is rather dun. with the trade juat about holding 11 own. Threa toad of Condon stuff of quality sold at 98.0039.06 lor tops, wtotch 1 about a dime off. Six load of Montana stuff came through direct to Cars- ten or uacoma, and did not enter the market.' General cattl msrket ranaa; Prim heavy beef 1 tears 99.404? .Si Prim light beef steers .... Choice beef cows , 8.50J 9.6S Beef heifers 8.004U 8.50 6.004 7.75 6.751 7.25 6.00 6.50 Ordinary to good 'cows Prime heavy butcher bulla..... Lieut bulls Cal 7.003 10.00 e.ooa 7.00 Stocker-feeder steer Stocker-feeder cow a.ou Ho Sheep Com forward I ws another day without a single head of sheep reported ia th mutton division ot the North Portland market.' Trend of th trade 1 steady, but th extreme high price have forced aemana down. Oenaral mutton and lasb marks Best esst of mountain Iambs 913.00013.69 Best valley lamb 12.60313(3 Wether 11.6oil2.o Ewe . 10.004jl0.75 uoata 4.25U 4.M1 Moorn soeep aad lamb tower. Thnnday Livestock Shippan. Hoge O. I'ucker. Moamontb. 1 load: Hout a Snodgras. Let Don, 1 load. Cattle W. J. Boomer. Bed Bock. Mont.. load; J. 8. Borreas, Condon, 3 toad. Mixed stuff W. Given. Eatacada, 1 load cattl and hog; McMabaa A From, Halsey, 8 loaoa cacue ana nogs. Wasdey Afternoon Sales, STsIKKS. l No. Av. Lb. Price 8 steer 890 8 8J5 COWS. 1 cow 870 9 6 0 1 cow 690 6.00 1 cow 65U 6.80 1 Cow 850 6.50 CALVES. 1 calf 230 9 8.00 HOGS. T nogs 214 914.25 8 .hogs , 'I 13.60 Thursday Morning Sales. COWS. No. . Ave. lbs. Price. - 1 cow 880 9 7.25 1 cow .' 820 6.75 1 cow 860 6.50 1 cow 690 ft. 25 r 2 cow & 6 00 1 steer tm 4.00 2 cow 930 5.50 cow 1017 7.25 1 cow 1240 8.25 9 cow 1066 8.25 5 cow 3O0S 8.0O 1 cow 1140 7.25 1 cow - 10rtO 6.75 W- qowv ta lOMO t.so 1 cow , 900 6.50 1 cow 106O ' 1M STEERS. 25 steer 1047 $9.65 5 steer - 980 9.00 6 Steers 1167 S.O0 2 Steers 1055 8.50 1 steer 7TO 6.50 BULLS. 1 bull .- 920 8 5.26 1 bull 1030 6.60 KE1 ITERS. 1 heifer 1 bog '.. 2 hog ., 83 hogs . 8 bog ., 1 bog ., 2 bogs . 780 9 8.00 HOGS. 1 175 183 860 180 130 170 186 243 142 914.25 14.25 14.25 19.25 s e e 18.00 13.00 18.00 1 bog 11 bog 22 hogs 24 hog s . 11.60 145 14.00 UP TO GOVERNMENT TO HANDLE QUESTION OFGEI Effect of War on Insurance Companies Discussed by Commissioner Wells. Salem, Or., April 5. Many inquiries hare xome to Insurance Commission er Harvey Wells. as to what win hap pen fm American policy holders in German fire and life Insurance, com panies In tire event of war between the United States and Germany. Five German fire Insurance compa nies and one German life insurance company are licensed to transact .bus iness In Oregon. Commissioner Wells expresses confidence that when war Is declared congress will take some action which will enable the compa nies to safeguard, their policy holders In this country. The companies are the Aachen- & Munich Fire Insurance company o Alx-la-Chapelle, Germany: the ' Ham burg-Bremen Fire Insurance company of Hamburg. Germany; the Nord Deutsche Insurance company of Ham burg. Germany; the Prussian National Insurance company of Stettin, Ger many;: the Prussian National Under writers agency of the same place. and, the Prussian Life Insurance com pany or iseriin. uermany. Commissioner Wells says: "As to what would occur in event of war be tween the United States and Germany is a subject of much speculation. The old treaty with the Kingdom of Prus la provides a period of nine months within wQiich v commercial matters might be adjusted and closed without Interference, and there is no doubt but what the United States would recog nlse this. I feel confident that con gress will enact some law - that ) wilt protect . the i policyholders of these companies) -and permit the -companies to conduct their business without any interference on account of the declara tion of war with their home "cojintry. These companies have 'compiled wrai tbe laws oz Oregon and It 1 queatlon for th .government to han die.'; ' ' Parliament Takes Recess for Easter London. April 9. (L N. S.) Parlia ment adjourned- today until April 17 for the Easter recess. - It had been hoped that the United States mlarht make bar formal entry into the war In time for the premier to announce the I act In . commons before th adjourn ment was taicen. , iMAN CONCERNS CLOTH y Edited by -Hynaan H. Cohe ALL RECORDS BROKEN. FOR -ViTiEAT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHVEST Country Sales of Bluest em Con firmed Basis $1.88 Bushel Tide water Delivery Chicago Makes New Record With Cash Premiums rioar Kits $9 a Barrel. There was a further and ex 4r Pscted advance of -0 cents per barrel in the price of flour here during- the day. This placed patent at 99 per barrel, the highest point on record in the 4 Pacific northwest. The market is firmer at the advance. ' p m NORTH WEST URAIN RECEIPTS. Cars.- Portland. Ttaura. 17 1 5 s So xear ago. n, Season to date.. 4434 Year aao. orit 3 i8u 1471 7 1812 lbf7 4 2059 891 ' 8 "802 815 2091 2110 4 1672 2032 15 8321 8604 Tacoma, Wedn'y 9 iar ago...., Staaon to date-.. 6419 lear ago 64d4 fVattle, Weday. 8 113 496 4 4 1379 1821 r go...i... .... Season to dare.. 4326 301 1237 1048 BSu Year ago . 71J1 With Chicago touching another new biarh rec ord for wheat options shortly after the opening ana wiut easb wtieat premium still well main tained there, the can tor wheat m th Pacific northwest 1 very keen. althougA trading Is not extensive. A few lots have been moved dur ing the last 24 hours, purchase of bluestem have been made a high aa 8L8S, basis tide water delivery. Thla is the record for Pacific northwest transactions, beating th price of all previous time. In son i quarters of the trade the fear Is expressed that value are now getting so high max me government is liable to step in and take control of not only the distribution, bat tbe price ot the product. Whether this report i being spread simply to fore th country into a selling scar or not, is not known, al though there la some possibility of such ac tion. .... In th meantime there 1 a very tror ton la th flour market, with nrososcto briaht tor a further sharp advance. in only war for the local milUnc trade to keep California from taking every toe of mlll staffa ia tbe Pacific northwest seem to be to put the price at an almost prohibitive mark. During tbe day there was eharp advanc of 91 to 92 a ton ia mill stuff a, th greatest ad vanc being at bran. Bven these extreme vain bran 934 and short 937 a ton bay failed to keep California from buying, so keen are requirement of the south. Broomhall cabled from Liverpool: Liverpool wheat firm, bdt dull. Arrival In- ereaalng, and at present adequate, with expec- tanona of continued ample arrival. Corn strong, arrivala moderate. Export offer lim ited. Oats firm. Argentina Rain reported tn th north and gathering of corn being interfered with. Pore cart of shipments this week, wheat, 1,295,000 bushels, corn 720,000 bushels; oats, 400,006 bushel. FLOUR Selling nrica: Patent. 99.00: Wil lamette valley, 98.50; local straight. 98.2CM0 8.00; bakers' local. 9H.SOfe9.Oii; Montana spring, 9 1-0.00; exports. 97.96: whole wheat. 9U.20; graham, 9w.oo; rye flour. 98.75 pet oarrei. HAl Buying pric. sew crop. Wills rostta valley timothy, fsnc7, 917; eastern Oregos- isocy : vall TltlTT . iriUU. fl1.UOUltfiVV cheat. 814.0043 1SO0: clover. 813.00 ukaijn BAC&J9 nominal, no. 1. uaicatta llfeitllfce la car lota; less amounts higher. MlLXCTUFFS selling price: Bran. x4.oo: shorts. 937.00. ROLLED OATS Per barrel. 97AOSOO. ROLL&D BARLEY Per ton. g42.0u43.0o. Bid for April wheat on th Portland Mer chants' Exchange wor 2c to 3c a boebl hlaber than the previous day with new high price record established. Ami oat bid also touched a new high rec ord with 942.50 bid, an sdvasce of TGe a ton over to previous aay. A aaie 01 iw tow Hsvr wa made ax gait ana iw tone at 4B.20 per ton. April barley bid were up SOC a ton with no akw for tbe day. Mareaaat' Excnang apru bids: WHEAT. Thura. Wed. Toe. Mon. 1917. 191S. 1817 Bloe tern .....IS 1 lf-4 179 179 177 172 170 lit 4060 4100 Forty fold 177 9J 1T4 178 Clnb 176 90 178 171 Uusmaa ITS 90 172 170 OAT. Teed 4250 .M60 9170 4125 BAH LETT. Heed 4325 SAO 4278 4100 future were Quoted: WHEAT. Bid. 182 .... 177 .... 177 .... 175 ....4300 4250 May bluestem . May fortyfold Msy club May Russian . FEED OATS. FBKD BARLEY. May ..... May WITNESSES SAY THAT DEPUTIES BEGAN THE . I. W. W. EveretttyVoman Tells of Be ing "Punched" in the Ribs With Officers' "Billies." I Scattl-e, April 6. (U. P.) The de fense in the case of Thomas Tracy, charged with murder at the time of the at earner Verona shooting in Ev erett, November 5, Spent most of the session yesterday afternoon - attempt ing to show that Che street speakers at Everett, prior to the sWootlng. were orderly and that they af. no time ad vocated violence. Most of the witnesses examined were women and nearly every witness testified that the citiaen deputies were responsible for any disturbance which bad occurred on Everett street;. Mrs. Annie Pomeror, 58, a widow, testified that . the deputies had "punched her in the ribs with billies.' She ia not ah I. W. W.. she said. Mrs. Rebecca Wade, also an Everett widow, testified the meetings were peaceful and ; declared that aha had detected the odor of liquor on Sheriff Donald McRae's breath.' Dr. Edwin J. Brown told the Jury that he had seen James Rowan's back after he waa beaten by deputies, and some time was. spent in a description of the lacerations and bruises he is alleged to have received from depu ties' clubs. : , . Plotters Believed to Have Caused Lima.' Ohio, April 6 fU P. Of ficial of th Chicago sa Erie railroad today believe plotters are responsible for a .wreck: op ' that Una last night in which 'Charles Gorrell of Kenton waa killed. . ; .. j s- DISTURBANC Specialty Staffes I Depressed' After an " Early Morning Gain; Yaw York, AyrB Ml .VTae stock market closed fevsrtok.' Osiemmast Va4 sa changed, railway and etaer 1 a tis Most r the bnpertaat ttscha oioss weak te y. with Steal eetsme eacliaiag to 111 aad Maria prefsrred to 96 potato. New York. AprU 9. (L N. S- Stocrs were aa small supply at tutitessloc at the opening tooay, and la th first few minute substantial gain were recorded. --:- : Ta specialties - generally Suffered dec Unas later tn the first half bour Marin preferred declined petals to and then ' advanced to 88. American Sugar yielded 1 to. 119. and then advanced to 114w ' - - : To war order atock wer generally heavy, rnited State -Steel common dropped from 113 to 114 under heavy selling. Oncible Steet and Amerlcaa Locomotive each c lined 1 point. Studebakar sold down to 93 point, tbe rallied to 98t Oeaaral Motors dropped 8 point to 114. Tbe tone- tiitlmmd smcertala to the nt forenoon but nrlca aesnraUv helS sham ik low- level reached ia the first hour. United State Steel cotamoa sold down to 113 and General Motor to 3'a.. , Range of New. York price famished by Over beck A Cook Co.. 216-217 Board of Trad build ing: DESCRIPTION. ' Openl Hlghl Low Clos woia--.. ..... Alii-Chalmers, c '.;.. Amerlcaa Beet Sugar.,. Amerlcaa Can, ........ Amerlcaa Car Fdy .. American Cotton OU. e. American Linseed, ... American Loc..c.... Amerlcaa Smelter, ... Amerlcaa ftngar, j . Americaa Tel. A Tel... American Woolea. c... Anaconda allalng Co. . . Atchirvo, e. .......... Baldwin Loo., o. Baltlmor Ohio, ... Bethlehem Steel. .... Brooklyn R Transit... Butte A Supsrtor.i... tlif. Petroleum, e.... CanaxHaa Pactfle ' C. .... i-jneaapeaite A Onto.... Chicago A Ot. W e.. Chicago A Gt. W, pf. Chicago. M. St. P.... Chicago A N. W c... (Ino Copper ......... Colorado F. V I.. .. Con. Gaa Carn Prolucts, . ..... Crucible Steel, e D. A B. ., Distiller rrle, e. .,....,.., General Electrte Goodrich Rubber . . . . . 84V 344 811 814 11s 5. 97 60 67 so I. 2814 te 19 17 " iwac, rra: 104U4 031 3 North.. Or Land. B3f 87 xmc ixortn., pea Green-Can. ;., lUde A Leather, c. . IlHnoi Usatral ..... Indostrisl Alcohol ... I Inspiration . Interbnro, c Kenttecott Copper .., 112 112 424 42 16 ' rv'i o 1 12 44! Kan. tary Southern, C 21W 21 ijsvcb warms steel ... Lehigh Valfcey ... Louis. A NashvUl ... Maxwell Motors, o ... Mexican Petroleum ... Miami Cornier ........ Mid vale Steel 42j 41 Mo., Kan. A Texas, c. AtiRsoun pacific. W. I National Lead Nevada Consolidated .. New Haven Now York Central. . . , 66I 68 23 N. Y Out. A Westcrnl nor. m western, e .... Northern Pacafla 120 l(Blln rsciric Mall ;. Pennsylvania Railway People Oas Pittsburg Goal, c... FreaVd Steel Car. ... Raw Cons. Courier o Hallway Steel Springs.. rteaoing, c Rep. Iron A Steel, e. Hock Island 2d p?d.. Sears, Rosouck A Co. Mint ruck atuotebaker. c Southern rsctfie. . .... Southern I tall way, c 94141 OoV 27441 27T4 lvwmeseee Copper Texas Otl Texas Pscjflc 16 16 Hard Aveon ........ Unsoa Pacific, e U. S. Rubber, e V. S. Steel, e ... .. Utah Copper 199 1M 07 T 115 118 11V11B 110 11 av 40 96 "0 82 138 Virginia tJbemlcal. c... W. V. Telegraph tWesttogaons Electric Willy overland ..... . Wootworth 97 4 9 frt 82 V. 1I 83 rm 1 - j 138 198 Total sales for day 908.7UO share. Ex. 1. tBx. tf. ICx. dlv., . tBa. div.. 1. " Congressman, Fined, Wires Resignation Bepreseatatlve Bleakley Pleads Yolo Contendere to Charge Xlectioa'Bx penses Wsr Bxoessive. Pittsburg, Pa.. April 6. (U. P.) Congresoman Orrin D. Bleakley. of Venango county was fined 9800 in federal district court- here today by Judge Thompson, following his plea of nolo contendere to a charge that his election expenses were excessive. Bleakley. who represented the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania district, was triad in ErlaJast week. He is a Re pa oilcan. , Immediately after sentence was passed Bleakley wired hla resig nation to Speaker Clark at 'Washing ton. Costs assessed in, addition to the nno made the total penalty about 12000. a i Much Married Man Is Caught in N. Y. S. K. xndsea. Who Escaped rxom the Oregoa ttats rrlws la Ills, vn Be Betaraed Jtay Be 'Oliver Oshorn. Salem, Or.. April 6 H. M. Hudson, who ' escaped from the , Oregon peni tentiary In 1919, has been arrested in New York, and a prison guard will leave tonight to bring him back to this state. He was serving five years for forgery, committed from Multnomah county. He has served time in a num ber of prisons, and was known as "the man with many wives."' Prison offi cials are inclined to believe that he is the' man known as Oliver Osborn and Wax, who was recently in the limelight as the swindler of many New York women. Compliments Wilson Upon War Message Captain J. P. Shaw has sent the fol lowing telegrard to Senator Chamber lain, with the request that he present it personally to President Wllapn: i "To the. President: . Warmest con gratulations on your what must have been Inspired splendid 'patriotic ad dress to congress Tuesday. One can not but feel .that knighthood once more la in flower, and that our coun try,' under your leadership, goes forth to battle for the rights of humanity wherever its - rights - have been abridged." f - Separate Companies Formed, j -80 many men have turned put fdr the ' military training classes being held at the Armory, under the leader ship of LJu tenant Colonel U. G. Mo Alexander. U. S. A, that separate companies havs been formed to drill on different nights. Lectures for all will be given Saturdays after S p. m- Finance :: Timber ii Industry GoveYnntent Report J9ajs Philippine Iiunber Is Supplanting Oregon Tir In Chinese . Market Allied IVoans Strengthened in Portland by President's Message, i t ' . ' ayplaatlar Orsfoa Xnaiber A Bote of warning as to. the effect, of. high TraaspacUlo freight rates on th Ore gwa lumber IndOatry Is given , out in a report made recently tor the. United States', department. . of commerce by Consul General4 George -K. Anderson, stationed At . Hongkong, Chins, The report follows: - - s ; -High freight rates' la the Tranapa clflo trade -have, driven - nearly ;'. all American lumber out. of ' the Hong kong market, whila certain grades of Philippine ltrmber have taken the-place of the Pacific coast product. Imports of the so-called "Oregon pine" Doug las fir) in normal years have 'aggre gated 10.000,000 board feet annually, while the imports in 1918 from -the United States exceeded S.000,000 feet by only a alight margin.-as compared with, about 4,250,090 feet inJll& i and 12,155,241 feet in 1914. -Users of , this pine have turned to the, more com mon Fooehow pins or the cheap, colt. lumber from .Formosa end .Japan 'or to Philippine woods of-the-lauan type. Owing to th comparative cost ot lauan in Hongkong under normal conditions add. thesUccess with which It has -been used" here' of late, it la likely to raalritain a good bold, on the .market. Even' the Philippine product works against high freight obstacles, for an advaAce'of 25 per cent has Just been announced en lumber from the Philippines to .Hongkong and Chinese ports. Normally Hongkong imports - about SO, 000. 000 board feet of lumber- and timber, about , CO iper cent of which la hardwood timber . and logs. Because of exceptional -freight conditio as. la eluding special steamer arrangements serving Borneo, there has been an exceptional Import of Borneo hard woods,, which axe generally used; for heavy Ream and other purposes re quiring logs or heavy timbers In other forms. Against this supply - Philip pine ' woods and. of course, American lumber at present prices are handi capped. In the China ports generally the first consideration is a low, price, and the quality of the woods for most purposes is of comparatively secondary importance. For interior finishing there is a good, demand for some va rieties of Philippine hard woods and some Japanese oak is Imported occa sionally. 1 Imports of - teak from the East Indies,- Biam and. Indo-CMna have been kept' at the lowest possible point to meet a limited demand for ship building and Interior finishing and for furniture. Philippine log tim ber can be sold in large quantities along the South China coast as soon as It is offered at prices equal to or better than those obtained for similar timber from Borneo. Th quality of the Philippine timber usually offered on 'this market at present is much better than that of Borneo woods of the same class. Whether Pacific coast lumber from the United States will regain its hold 10 MORE VILLAGES ARE CAPTURED WITH 22 GERMAN SOLDIERS General Haig Reports Contin ued Progress "Despite Con siderable Resistance." London, April 5. (U. P.) Capture of the villages on Rons soy and Basse boulogne, with 22 German prisoners, waa reported as todays progress of the British forward movement on the western front by Field Marshal Haig. To the east and northeast of Mets-en-Couture. tho British commander-in-chief reported continued progress, "de spite considerable resistance." lis troops have reached the western anJ southwestern edges ,of the woods of Gonzeaucourt and Havrlncourt. Sixty prisoners were taken "The enemy wa caught on hla own wire entanglements at Rapssoy and Basseboulogne. suffering heavily," the statement said. Ronssoy or Rosnoy is about three and a half miles northeast of RolseL on tho road to Le Catelet and Is about three and a half miles distant from what is supposed to be tbe Hinden burg defense line, running from Cam bral to St. Quentln. Basseboulogne does not show on available maps. It is probably a vil lage in the same section. French Near New Line. Paris, April I. (U. P.) -French troops made reconnaissance on the ground north of Gauohy and Moy dur ing the night, as far as the German lines, which they found occupied In force." declared today's official state ment, describing the closing In on St. Quentln. The report also aetauea intermittent shelling east and west of the Bom me. German counter attacks on the front from Laffaux to Marglval, and at tacks northwest of Rhelms. were all repulsed. Moy and Gauchy are within less than two miles of St. Quentln to the south. Moy was occupied in force by the French yesterday, according to last night's statement. Marglval and Laffaux are. villages situated about a mile apart and lying southwest of Anlsy le Chateau, at About two and; three miles distance, respectively. British and Russians Join. - London. April S-U. P.) English and Russian troops in Mesopotamia have effected A junction and Persia has been cleared of all Turkish forces. General F. B. Maurice, ,'n charge of military operations, announced today. The British and Russians cams in contact at Khanikan. Poles hr America Will Furnish Army r - 1 - Pittsburg. Pa.. Aprfl 5. (L ,N. 8.) An army of 190.000 men is to be raised by tha Polish factions of Amer ica and placed at the disposal of the United Btates. Dr. T. R. Starnyskl. national president of tho alliance, which baa lust concluded a four days session here, telegraphed President Wilson today, tendering the services of his army and, expressing tho sln- eeer admiration of th alliance for "tho . supremely noblo humanitarian spirit wniea is dictating . all your woraa ana 90,-,.:,.-. ,, ?.- upon this market 'with mors moderate , freight rate) is uncertain. Some lnv . proveraent is, being made In Chinese and Japanese lumbering for the ser - -vice of Central and North China, While freight rates and increasing output of Lauan and similar Philippine woods are securing an . increasing bold on South China. However, for some spe cial purposes the Oregon- fir ia by far the best wood offered, and re- " r1lrit rr.l.Vt rlli. will 1u. m. turn some of , the trade to the Puget ' Sound country. rorelfa Xtoans Strengthaiied-Oae effect of President Wilson's . message tA NIDffflii Ykmm huii t atr.n m t ,an tUm ; market for all allied foreign loans. Too - largest allied loan floated la this coup try, the Anglo-French convertible loan. ; due October 16, 1920, has jumped In tte Portland market from 81 to. 95. The British two year secured loan. 6 per cent convertible notes, is now quot ed by Hall 4 Co. at 99. This loaa came out at 99.07 and has sold aa low -' cot . The external Russian 8 per cent -loan due In 1921 has advanced a point. - 10 x-ian uoxvfnaoiu At a meeting Friday, a committee appointed from . the Insurance Federation of Oregon-, will draw up plans for a state-wide convention to be held here April 2S. .. Among inn diversions aircauy ueciuau - upon are an auto trip on tne nignway and a banquet tn the evening. Mark T. AIcKee, secretary of thj national coun- t , . . w m-. .W mm. vention. The convention committee constats of W. E. Pearson, chairman; H. II. Ward. H. 8. Hudson, a H. Wes ton, Burt W. Klcbmond and C. D. Bah. . Bonds Authorised An issue of f 300, 000 municipal bonds has been author ised by the voters of Pocatello, Idaho. twnai will oe in oenoniinauvna vi 91000. redeemable in 10 years, with ln- . . . . ., . . - mm., f k mm terest at tn rate 01 per cuk ah proceeas zrora tne saie wii e uses w extend the water system. " a - Another Brewery to Openl Plans are - aiOOl to convert tne sitwn J run . Angeles, Wash., into i tannery. An drew Blockatone of Seattle is back of the enterprise. ... .- .-.,'" WW Build Gold Separators A company composed mostly or .Fort - ivuia men 1 mm -vtt i yvt wu Vancouver. Wash., to be known aa the Anhydrous Mines company. Capital is placed at 9125.000; The purpose of the concern 1 to manufacture on a royalty basis a machine- Invented by A. U. Fiah of. this city, which, it i claimed, will separate fine flour gold from sand and other matter. The trustees named in the articles of incorporation are W. E. Rogers, J. . W. Hanselman. Jacob Miller and A. D. -Fish, all of Portland, and George IX Davis of Vancouver. - , Another company soon Is to . be" formed by some or all of these men to develop a claim on the Deschutes riv er in central Oregon, by the use of the . newly Invented machine. . . - -: Gas Explodes in Restaurant, 2 Dead Chicago, April B. (U. P.1 Twoare dead and more than 40 known to be iniured as a result of a gaa explosion at the restaurant of Alexander The dooka. Lake and Hal ted streets, to day. The force of the explosion Caused -th roof to fall In upon the crowd that had gathered during trie lunch hour. Firemen believe that more bodies may be recovered from the rulna. Toothed blocks rcr carrying large pieces of Ice for which a patent has been issued are said to have advent -ages ovr tongs. A Triist Company Acting ' As Executor- Insures an impartial adminlst ration of your estate. Rela tives or family frienda. serving in the same capacity, and with honest In ' tent, can seldom guarantee as much. The probate courts are daily petitioned for their removal. Consultation Invited Lnmbermens Trust Company usyiwt viuyiuai awupw . - Ltunbarmni Bldf Tlfth aad Itark Ftunoui ' Avenue FACTS Holladay avenue from East Sixth to East Twelfth atreet. OI1U 1IUIII 111 1 dUCC LU i-a S b : Sixth street, was improved . : -i nra 1 ... - t 111 .tiiii a. s-ir-v ri 1 v ri imi More than a decade has passed since this streetwai hard-surfaced. Yet it is Jri perfect condition, because It was improved swith , , . : Bitolithic Warren Bros. Co. Jon r nil Bta$. -Portland, Ora Koefcs. Bends, Ootwa. als-aiT Board oa DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO AlX EXCeHANGES . amasswrs caioago soars mt xiaoa. - Xavao BaUMiaAV Overbeck & Ccbke Co, iaioago. slew xaxa, i.