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Newspaper Page TextKit ' - THE OREGON DAILY: JOURNAL; - PORTLAND, MONDAY, MAY 1 21, 1917; 1 SIX CARLOADS OF POTATOES HELD BY OREGON 'GROWERS Edited W " Hjinan H. ColMa BUTTERT MARKET I IS WEAKER AND DECLINE IS LIKELY IN PIE Lowering of Butterfat Price Cent Pound Is Indication of Plentiful Supplies Cubed Are Moved (gen erally at Redaction. There is k weaker ton In the butter our let generally in the loosl territory snd lower price generally named would not be unexpected by the trade. Weakness in cnbea la natnrall- tha flrat 1(Q of impending slo nrss in the general trade. At the monwnt Oiere la a weaker tone In the cube market and general telling la i-ariionauy lower. The dro of lc a nouml in tha nrlra of hnt tertat by loral creameries during the day waa alao a clear indication of accumulation of atocka of butter for whlls there is a ahortage of butter, the demand for butterfat is siso on a keen baala. Just how this drop in butterfat la to work out remalna to be seen. While It la expected that the lowering of the butterfat price means an early decline In batter, a till the fact that the condense rles are paying more money for raw milk meana that the supplies win get away rrom trie Dot tear men. VEAL starts weak, slow Bemuse of the liberal atocka of veaJa held by retailer, and the carryover by torn of the wboleaalera from Batsrday the soafket tor country killed ealtee started alow on the opening day of the week. LETTUCE MARKET LOWERED Another fractional decline la ebowtng In the uxaei ior neaa lettuce wltn additional ear load 'shipments In from the south. The rx trem top of tha market during Lbe day waa ei.io per crat. SHARP BREAK EARLY FOR WHEAT CAUSES WEAKER FLOUR TONE POTATO SUPPLY NOW DWINDLING FAST IN THE LOCAL MARKET EUROPE IS PAYING A " PREMIUM FOR MILK; Boosting Millers Strangely Silent Only Six Carloads Can Be Disco When It Conies Turn to Reduce Flour Secret Cutting Is, Factor In General Trading. ered in the Hands of Oregon Growers East Is Eager Bidder for Supplies at This Time. SOUTHWEST OBAIX RECEIPTS. -dm Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oat. Her, Seeaoa to date.. 8,011 Sol 1404 2223 243 lear tin. lo.ioi lr.is 178 jecoma. Batnr-y 40 Tear ago 9 reason to date.. ,2l Veer Ago. 0,7ftft Seattle. Safy.. 62 Year ngo SI Season to date.. B.126 129 601 1 11 6 Y ar ago. There waa 820 1630 1101 7.656 12B1 2O03 1034 4177 for rery abarp fares.- early wheat in the Chicago option trade, and thla weakened the trade of tbs entire country. Much better crop condition generally In Oie country are factors of Importance In Potato supplies of Oregon are dwindling a faat that the altuatlon at tbla time la really alarming. Moat of tha trade and eapecially retailer and consumers hare not yet realised the full meaning of the lack of surplus stock. A careful csnvass of the situation Indicate 1015 2476 I that not more than eight or possibly nine full . , I carioede of potatoes remain In the atate in Ho 1 ,lx ctrt C1 04 Plced at the moment; an io Ta eatimate of three oars of sleepers'" being added for good tueaaure There are two car owned by Japanese growers in the Greaham aectioa which are be ing he id for 14 or more per bnitdred pounds, Two can are aald to be retained by a Scap pceae grower ana two cmra era reported in tha handa of Yamhill county growers. Aside from these there are be known potato in Carload lota remaining In the handa of Ore gon growera and the amount held by local 10 5 16 15 8805 STRAWBERRIES ARE FIRMER Market for atrawbeniea waa generally firm er and higher along the etreet with no sales of good quality below 11.75 per crate, daring the morning. Reeelpte were fust of fair vo4 ome. South la higher. shaping the price of wheat at thla time, al- shippers and not destined for outside mar- thsh it la beHered that the bertahnee. 1. "cTnue. liberal bidding for pota ilTT iTjZ. ' . - . . ,tom pointa eaat of tha Bocklea. One of T f tour prices wm be forced to follow the ,miu,ltlg futures of the trade Is the re !JDwl!? U norr lh conclusion cent interview of a ahlpper in a local morning . ut; uvm wji were in me pper to the effect that the market waa weak front ranka in the effort to force flour higher with hlantr at stock in airht for all needs. Whenever there waa the slightest advance The earn ahlpper la credited with tha purchase Quoted for wheat, are now etrangely silent of about fir carloads recently in order to " io ioi lowing we price or wseai i (m preTloUs orders downward with a similar morement In flour. I ', NeTerthelesa the cutting by some of the rtrirm pnTTOV ritt, AT smaller millers la shaping the market. UOUD LU1 lOA CAJjIj AT Coarse grains continue extremely quiet at primary centers, with no change indicated In TtlnM In tha mntiHr FLOUR Selling price: Patent. $12,90; Wll-L.Ke,r York' J1'ZIL-V- S,r4,t5on.f Umette valley. 111!); local straight, $l2.10fj tl4 wr? " lar orders executed at the OPENING OF MARKET WALLA WALLA GRASS SELLS The carload of asparagus which arrived from Walla Walla on Saturday la movtng out vary freely at 11.00!. is per pyramid sup pored to contain 20 pounds. The stock en tered a bars market as California la said to be through. NEWPORT HALIBUT COMING Slightly Increasing supplies of Oregon corst halibut are shown in the local trade and it is believed that within a few daya auf. fclent home stock will be available to take caro of the entire trade. Price aame. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Banana train reported out of Billings, Mont., Sunday. ' String beans In bettt-r supply; wax llc; green, 12VSC per- pound. Cabbage again 50c up south; unchanged here at Rftjoc per pound. Rurplua peaa cleaned up; market steady at CHfJt.' per pound. New potatoca firmer at "Vie for best red atock. Various soap advances go Into effect during the day. JOIiRING PRICES IN PORTLAND 12.S; bakers' local. S12.80iil2.O: Montana spring, 18.70313.90: export!., fi0.4O: whole wneai, io.iu; graliam, 112.90; rye flour, S9.es ner baireL HAX Buying price, new crop. Willamette ! vuey xunoxny, raney, szo.uu; eastern Oregon o-ne xancy uinouiy. szH.uuttgZ7.W; alfalfa B26.0O valley vetch, $20.00; eheat, $20.00; vtUIN SACKS Nominal, No. 4 Calcutta UQllic In earlots: lem amounts Wgher. MlliOTUFPS Splllrur nrlce: Rran 141 CIO anuria, aw.mj ROLLBU OATS Per ton, $36.00. : ROJ-IED BARLEY Per ton. 3t.00. CORN Whole. 72 0O- cracked T3 nn nar tan. ' ' r Chicago Wheat Closed aharnlr lower and the local market waa weak. Cash bids on the opening of the cotton market a good general demand Waa encountered and the tone was steady with prices 1 point lower to S points higher Spot houses were sellers of the near months and buy era of the distant montha. while com mission houses purchased July and sold some of the late options. Laverpuol was a good seller of October and December and room traders and Wall street bought. At the open inc here Liverpool was 19 to 26 points net higher wheresa prices were due to oome 23hi to 29 pointa higher, but thla factor waa dis regarded locally The close was steady at a net advance ot 8 pointa to a decline of 13 points. Ranaa of New York cotton Drlcea furnished Portland Merchants' Sxobana-e were lc to Cc ."JTr """" w- " " Off. I n.n UM T rtn casn oats lost 7Bc a ton and barlev was I t..,. or?a orwi aorjt off 1J50. iMarch ..'..'."..".'.". 20T9 2079 2072 2068 Merchants' Erchanre caah bids! Mar 201 .2094 2060 2084 WHEAT. Jury 2075 2080 267 3067 Mir 21 Mav 19. I August xixtn awyi asm zww 1 l- , ivuio nrvil ' o.b;o IvlT. 1JJ7. ovpiciuucr 9T2 I iKriooer no ainM ai 27 December 2004 2077 20j0 20S0 2IUS CONSUMER FAVORED SWINE VALUES HIT A NEW HIGH RECORD AT $16.25 FOR TOPS ; Americans Purchase Bnpplies at Less Than Allied Nations Are Willing to Offer in Carload Lots Retailers Selling Surplus. Advance of 25c Made for The demand for canned milk from Europe Is so keen at this time that the biggest con denaarlea of the country are1- unable to keep pace with the orders. More money is betas' offered for canned milk la carload lota br foreign aoverumenta at this umi or at least BOc a case that the retailers are aelllng these supplies to the consumers. mia, therefore, has caused some of toe brokerage Interests to hurry around to the re- icuers ana enaeavuf to purenase au tne canned milk on their shelves at higher prices than they can secure at thla time by doling one supplies one can at a time. it la stated that the efforts of coast con- denaaries to keep tne nrlce ot canned milk down her bejt cost them many thousands ot dollars In profits which they could just ss well nsve secured by selling the entire produc tion to the allied governments. The eondenanr lea bave therefore issued strict orders that hereafter the retailer is not to secure more biock man nia actus needs it navlng been round tnat some or nuem are aelllng to brokera for the account of the allied e-overnments at higher prices than the retail values fixed. In other words the coodehsary companies have de cided that if anyone was to secure the extra profits they were entitled to them because of th money lost in holdlns down the uric to American consumers. Biuestem .... Fortyfold .... Club . Russian ..... . . . . Feed) Feed 2W7 263 262 OATS. 5000 BART .BY. 4SO0 102 m 92 82- 263 BANK STATEMENT OF COAST 2650 2700 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES S07S Portland aBnks. 4950 I Clearlnss This Week. - . Monday Bpokane Banks. Clearings Balances "Plicae prices are those at which wholesalers ewn 10 reraners, except as otherwise stated: , Dairy Products. HUiih.it creamery, prints in parafflne .... h riumi. owe; prime nrsts, al y,e llrsta. .-XJVic;- cubes, lc leas; carton, lc ad vancp, BlTTErtFAT-VPorflsnd delivery No. cream. ri9c. r.uiirv welling price: Case count, 33e iwr ooien: i.uyins price, S24J32Vjc; selling lir lSB naniHail Oil Ll E POn.TRY Hens, heavv Plymouth ltocki, lie per lb.; orrtluarv chickens 16MiC Jtajra, He lb.: broilers, under 1 lb. 17c per lb.: turkeys. 20W21-- -r lb.; dres.Hl, fancy. w6t2Sc: cuIIb. .)4f2ic; siuahs. $2.00 per doaen: geese, live. ( ); Ivkln ducks, young. .TC r lb.; Indian runners, old ducks, 1742 8J.,PSJt': -Plffeons, l.2T, per dozen. CIIBKSB Celling price: I-resh Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 23(3 2uc; Young America. 2si2!)c. Price to Jobbers, flat. 24" lonng Anxwlea, 2((c. f. o. b.; cream brick 2Hgac; Umburger, 31(S32c; blwk Swiss 34 lljiOC. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. .,FEiiH lirs Oranges, navel. $2.S0 ii i..bf?.i bananas, &3thp per lb.; lemons. Vi4"4"' ("f"rnia grnpernilt. i2.fK)r(f 2.75; Horfda. $.1.000-6. (H); pears $1.40S2C0 BKMJIIE8 Strawberries. Dollars. $l.aBJ fsI5 Pr or,', of 2,1 Pints; iranlierrlea local $2.00 box; eastern. $S.no per barrel. APPLES IxH-al, $1.302.50, according to uuallty. ONfONS-rallfornla. $2.00J2.10 per crate cal. $..7.ifl.o. Buying price, ordinary ahlp pine. ri: new potaloea. 71ifti Hc ner lb VEOETrA I11.KS - Turntpe. a.Vs er sack; rart-ota, nf(ti40c per doaen bunches; parsnips. $J.5 sack: cnbbnire. C'allfwnla. B,iSxi;c lb ; green onions. 2.V doen bunches; peppers, 30c lb.: bend lettuce. $1.50il.7r cmte; celery llai;: r"',bokes, 90.ffI,.10. eneumheri. yi.liostl.OO per doa. ; tomatoes. $2.50fti2 75 4il?.: rhubarb. Il2c lb.; peas. 5'4iaec IbTl ecullflower. local, $1.00fiJ1.6f) p, r draen; a l?r5u- ftr;aK5c Per doaen bunches; spinach. $1.00 per box. Heats, Fish and rovisions. nil.BPS,iIl MEATS-Selllng price, country killed best hogs. 10lHc lb.: ordinary, 1& iSJ??nl.b-; '. IVjC lb.; ordinary veais, ldai3fc,v; heavy, 1212Mic; p.wt. 4ffJtSc ' llc lb.; mutton. 12M15c; beef, SMOKED MEATS Hams. 27ffi38c per lb.; bieskfsst bacon. Q3i)c; picnics zbc- cot tage roll. 27c: short clears, 25 4f7c- drexon exports, smoked. 27 He ner ib. LARD Kettle rendered tierces. 2Sic lh Clearings Balances Clearings Balances Clearings Chicago Hora $16.40. Chicago. May 21. (L .N. S.) Hogs Re celpta 4O.000, steady. Mixed and butchers, $lo.75 16.40: good heavy, $16.15lu&0; peavy, ia.iw$ in.io: ligiit, 5l.loiie.35 Pigs.' tia.0txai4.fl0: balk. il5.0O4ilO.40 Cattle ReceipU 21,000, steady to 10c lower. Beeves, $0,00418.70; cows and helfera, $0.B0 I Clearings ttitf-w; atucaera uu leeoera, as.ovttvitr.w; Texana, $10.754102.00; calves, $12.73(314.75. Sheep Receipts 11,000, steady. Native and western, $10.00(16.00; lambs, $15.0020.40. Kansas City Hogs $16.40, Kansas City, May 21. Cettle Receipts 12.: 000, steady to strong. Steers, $10.504213.10; cowa end neirers, ju.00ftjl2.50: stockers and leeuers. ao.OOMll.OO: calves, $0.004113.75 Hogs Receipts 8000, stendr to" 5c lower. Top. $1C.40; bulk, $15.5O4il0..tO; hesvy, flf.,00 411C.13 ttlieep Receipts 4000, ateady Taosine, Banks. Yesr Ago. $ 2,488,207.03 $ 082.929-00 129,163.00 $ 670,0W.OO 111.5S9.00 Seattle Banks. $ B.MS.472.00 4S4,ft3.00 Ban Franoisco Basks. $18,3e5.90.00 Los Angeles Bsnks. 77 rTT7T:$ 4.S7S.21T.00 Eestricted Trading Keeps Wheat Trade Featureless for Day By Joseph F. Pritchard. ' Chicago . 1 (I V. S.. TWa wara losses in all the grain markets on the board sf trade as the. tailing pressure beoajne mere preoennoed as the aession grew old. Tha losses inelsded 7o for wheat 4lo in corn and l'io for oats. A great deal of the business waa done is the way of settling outside oon txmcts la wheat, out the business in eon was spaa. Caah salts of grain were: 00,000 trash- sis of wheat, 80,000 of corn and 75,000 of oats. Of the latter thai were sales of 85,000 susneis for export. Chicago, May $1. (U. P.) Restricted trading continued to exert Its Influence to day and the train market was erratic and fea tureless. July opened 74 under Saturday's close, but ster recovered 2c to $2.36. September, down Bo st ths opening, subsequently lost snotner 2c to $2.12. Cora followed ths trend In wheat. July waa off He at the opening and later west to $1.66, up He- September was oft e at $1.4H and later went to $1.49. Oats trading also was erratic. July opened down e at 67e and later gained He. Rep Umber was down He and later lost He to S7c. Provisions were lower on a lower hog arket. Range of Chicago orlceS as fnraisned br ue united frees: WHEAT. Open. High , 238 239 , 214 217 CORN. 1R6H 157H . 147H 150, OATS . 7 88H . 67 H 6T5 PORK. Joly September Jsly September July Beptemoer San Francisco Grain Market. Ban Francisco, May 21. Barley calls: May 21. May 19. Open. Close. Close. December 201 206 200 Barley sales! 400 tons of December. WheatPer am til California club and So- medium, $16,004 16.30; lights, $15.33 nora, nosainaU northern chib $5.02H415.07H: I do, BM r"! ae.wufD-uo; oo uiueaieui, umM, xio.oo $5.10. May July May July September Mar July September MAO; ewes. $13.00315.00: wethers. $14.00 Barley Peg OsiitaJ Feed, nominally around Seattle Hoes llfi.40. 1 Oata Par cental na, l northern, nominally neaiue. May a. (P. N. , s.) Hon Re- I around S2.40. ceip oui, suor.g. rrime iigntB, Jl 0.7 fed 10.40: meaium to cuoice. i.wttiu.u: amootn - - 1 heavies, $15.504D15.iM; rough heavies. $15.00 Money ana MCiuuige. 4il0.w; pigs, $15.Otftil5.40. New York. May 21. (U. P.) Money on call, Ottle Receipts 33. steady. Hot steers. 1 9k wr cent: six months. 44fi4a otm centi $10.504311.00; medium to choice, $9.754110.25; mercantile paper, 6 per cent. Bar silver, Lon- oommon to menium, i.wiiiK.W; best cows, don. .ilia; New lorn, 74Hc; demand aterung. ts..'oigv.zo; common to nicuima cows. $5.00'$ $4.75H o."w; Buiis, .ows4'a.w; caives, t..x(a ll..K. eep receipts none, steady. Lambs. $13.00 c-.l f.rt-.f 13.00; yearllnKS. Sia.DOfti 12. 73: ewes. 110.00 a-awo iu i.... 4A11.O0; wsthcrs. $11.04il2 50. Seattle. Wash.. May 21. Wheat Bloestem Denver Hoes $16.10. $2.70: Turkey Red. $2.70; fortyfold. $a.w; T.w,a r . r, , t t ....... I 1 i. m n aa . . O tb t)M..l.n 'J rfSfe iytu ci . j i tiy 1. iu. t . j van it' itecemrs 1 ciuu. m.w, ...w, 4900, 10016c higher. Steers. $9.504i 12.50: Brley. $3O.00. Receipts W heat. 62 ears, and cows and heifers. $7.&0(Tx 10.50: stockers and reeaers, st .vv(g m.w; calves, $ia.5U4f 14.Z. Hogs Receipts BOO, steady. Top. $10.10; bulk. $15.75(016.10. Sheep Receipts BOO, Unchanged. lUe. OYSTERS Ofympla. gallon. S3 Ir.'. 5?c; w r, P" doxen; eastern In shell, $1.80 per 100; eastern oysters per gal Ion. solid peck, $2.76. FISH Iressed flounders 7c: Chinook sal mon. IBe; perch, lOc; soles. 6e; flounders, c; salmon trout. 22c per lb.: hallbnt, 10M14c lb.; black cod. 0c: Columbia smelt, 1HI2--herring .tic; raaor clsms, 20c doaen. CRABS Large, $2.50; medium, $1.75 dos. Groceries. , SUGAR Cube. $0.4O; powdered. $f.10; berry, $8.50; Honolulu. $S.43; beet. mVtSTJ ranultd. $S.ts0; D yellow, $75. gONBY New, $3.O0ftr3.25 per caae RICH Japan atyle, No. 1. 7Hc; New Or leans bead. 9c; blue ros. SVie. l.-VXV, wi",c "alrT. 00s. $16.00; 100s, flOCO; .bales, $2.0; fancy table and dairy, $22.00; lump rock. $20.00 per ton. BEANS Small white. 17c; large white 16HC per lb ; pink. 14c; limas. 17Hc; bayous! 13Hc; fed, 14c. Hope, Wool and Rides. HOPS Nominal; buying price. 1916 Crop. ordinary, ot&tje; selected, 6c; contracts. lOc Der lb. WOOL Nominal; Willamette valley Coarse vviawuiu, -ic; meaium nnronshire. 49411 60c: fine, 45y46c; eastern Oregon staple. 40 40e per lb.; coarse and medium. 4648c HI DEB Raited hldea. 25 lbs and up, 20c saitsd stags. 00 ins. and np, 14c; green and salted kip, 15 lbs.. 20c; green end salted Calf skins np to 15 lbs., 82c; green hides, 23 lbs. and up, ISc; green stags. 50 lbs. snd up 18c dry hides, 34c; dry salt hides, a)c; dry horse .hides, $1,004(2.50; salt horse hides $3 00a 5.00; horse hair, 30c; dry long wool pelts 30c! dry short Wool pelts, 25c; dry alieep shear ings, each 138lde; salted sheep shearings, eech 23iS0c; salted long wool pelts, each. , $1 JM4(3.50; salted short wool pelts, each. 50c ilfl.OO. TALLOW No. 1, 13Hc; No. 4, 1213c; grease, 4Jc per lb. X CHJTTlil OR CASCARA BARK Buying price, per ear lots, 6Hj7c per lb. MOliAlK 117, 604161c per lb. Rope, Paints, Oils. BOPB Sisal, dark. 20c; white th.; standard Mantis. 27c. UNSBED Raw, Mils.. $1.82 per gallon;. "i boiiu, uu. raw, rues, si. 39 bulled, casss, $1.41 per gallon; lots of 250 ral Ions. uusjrf oil water whits la drums and iron ;ion, on lots, 13c lb.; 600 lbs.. SHIPPERS WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau advises: Protect sbln- tcents daring the next 48 hours ss far north aa Seattle" against minimum tem pera turea of about 46 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 44 degrees; southeast to Boiae. 40 degrees: south to Ashland, 40 degrees. Mini mum temperature at Portland tonight about 48 degrees. PORTIiAND'S DAIRl' EXCHANGE Butter was unchanged, eggs and cheese down He for the day. , Prlcea between dealers: BUTTER. Week Mon. Ft!. Thnr. Wed. Toes. ago. .37 37 KGy. 3H 36 36 ..35H 35H 35H 3TH 35 H 33 ..28 28 23 23 29 23 EGGS. Current recelpts.32H 33 83 33 S3 33 CHEESE. Oregon triplets. .23H 24 24 24 24 H 24S POTATOES ALONG -THE COAST Cubes Extrss Prime firsts.. Dairy Seattle Market. Seattle, Wash., May 21. (U. P.) Onions Australia. 6c; green, 25c dozen; wax, $2.50. Potatoes Yakima Gems, $85.00; seed, $79.00; local, $75.OOgS0.00. Los Angeles Market. Los Angelea. Cal.. May 21. (P. N. S.) Potatoes Northern, $4.50414.75; Oregon. $4.00 4)4.75; russets, $1.50414. 75; new, $1.65431.05 lug; sweets, 8c per pound. a. San Francisco If arket. San Francisco. May 21. (U. P.) potatoes Per Cental Delta, $3.75 ssked for Ice-bonse atock; do "plow" lot, $2.U03.00; Oregon Eurbanks,' $4.00434.50, New, per pound, white, 5425H?; garnets, 5Hc. Onions Australian, $3.00 per cental; do. Imperial, $1.752.00 asked per W pound crate- new Stockton, $2.00 per sack "on tha wharf." barley, 1 car. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST 20He per sarrels, 10Q per gallon . WHITS LEAD X ISUe. TLRPEW TISB Tanks, e2c; esses, eflc- jo lass lots, is less. ' OASOUN&--Basis price. 21 He per gallon; ttttlltaf, MHs pea- gaiiotu Seattle Market. Seattle, May 21. (U. P. ) Brttter Native Washington creamery cub. 88c: do brick. 39c; fresh California cube, 3xc; do brick, S8c. Eggs Select ranch, 37e. Cheese Oregon triplets. ZTc; Wisconsin trlp leta, 28c; do twins. 23c; Young America, 28c. San Francisco Market. 8a Francisco, Cal.. May 21. (U. P.) But ter Extras, 36 Vie; prime rlrsts, 36c. Egge Extraa. 33Hc; extra firsts, 33c; ex. tra pullets 90c; extra firsts pullets, 29Hc. Cnaess California fancy. 22c; firsts. Zlc. Los Angeles Ifarket. Los Angeles. Cal.. May 21. (P. N. S.) Et.tter, 35c; eggs, 32Hc. New York Metal Market. New York, My 21. U. N. S- Copper Quiet. Spot, 32H33cl June. 32c; July 90(ft 81c; Anrnst and September, 294J29HOv last quarter, 28t28Hc. Spelter Steady. May and June, 9c; July. 9H pound. Lead Strong. May and June, 10c New York Sugar and Coffee. " "Ksw Tor. May a. (tT. P. orf pot, Ko. T Rio, -ion: No. 4 Santos, 10 c, n wttJfttfsV l.oa. Spanish Protest Is Heeded by Germany The Hagrue, May 21. (I. N. S Germany has returned a conciliatory reply to Spain s latest auDmanne pro test, cays a dispatch from Berlin today. According- to this telegram, the Ger man under secretary for foreign af fairs handed the reply to the Spanish ambassador on Saturday. Germany, It was Indicated, would exert herself to keep Spain's friendship. Troops Sent to Stop Swiss Disturbances Berne. May 11. (I. N. S.) Heavy forces of Infantry and a squadron of cavalry were today rushed to Chaux n Tconda 89 the result of disturb ances there yesterday. A mob marched to the Jail and liberated faui urao-. Socialist national councillor," who had been sentenced to eight days Im prisonment for an article he wrote in La Sentlneile. Hop Crops Are Abundant. Eugene, Or., May 21. Norria Owen and Walter Holland of Crow have decided ..to plant their hop yards to beans and other garden truck this year. Hobert Liles, alao of Crow, has gone out of the hop business entirely. These men have been in this business for many years and they conducted the largest -yards In' that section of the county. ! Idaho Has Better Wheat Crop Outlook Lewlston, Idaho. May 21. Ideal weather conditions pre 4 vailed here throughout the week lust closing and every- 4 where in the wheat section farmers are busy doing work long delayed by rain. With warm sunshiny days bringing a few showers ths weather con jjt ditions were all that could be 4 desired for late spring seeding Ais and harrowing. Many ranchers 4 have purchased farm tractors y. on account of the scarcity of tt labor and horses and are work- lng them day and nlsht. Pros 3fr pacta are promising for abump- er wheat crop as well as a bountiful yield of fruit. Low. Clnaa 230 233 200 210 154U 1944 147 H t 1474 6 66 Vigorous Buying in Snares' at Orjenine Of N. Y. trading Finance : Tim ber : Industry steel, at xmr xxooms. XTsw Tork. Ksv It, fl. K. S.) Tnitag Itatea Steel eommsm, the tell oew of WalTl Portland Banks Arrange to Make Subscriptions to Third Short Term TreasuryvIiOan Asked for By the Government Traveling Sales men Should Be Equipped With liberty Loan Information. ' Street. lirabe4 SH a akars today, selllag at a new racers pries or us ior vas ysax at -cjosb tus afternoon. Ifew Xoaa OaUed or8sveral Port-i land banks will arrange to take large amounts of the third issue of United Ths stocks of ; ths a-reet rtaai aorparatioa I Statea treasury short terra certificates kick at one thorn went beggimg at ahovt Al I today. Bubecrlptions for thla emer . shars sad which soli la tha sixtias whaa ths I a-anov in.. nr nn nna one .n sskad lZrZLZiTl -nlTSre a 5 for " telegram from Archibald ! U Tf ks' xr4uIt waa the Kalns, governor ot.th. federal reserve Best ' erterrtTa UJSZi rtSeh cisTpric! bank, last Friday The notes are in . tiaally all atoeks spwaxd. asngminausni ox iiwwu, savvvu, iv,vvv Quality at North Portland With i v ... -r: w ftri .land 1100,000, payable to the bearer at a Smaller Boa Reported 0 I A a1 r h . ik m... ta. I ponds vh.y 3H Der cent. Tne bonds will Monday Nominal Cattle Stocks, j sues selling st the highest prices reached in be accepted at par and accrued interest severs montha There wss a wide opening la l Jn payment for Liberty loan.subscnp- I'nlted States Steel, ths first ssles being onoj I tlons. The two previous short termJ shares from 123 to 1234 snd within s .few ioaM requested a month ago by the?! r," ' .Z" " "A "'government, paid 3 per cent, and about 277 1 " " " " . 7 ' . . I one and a Quarter million dollars waa , r-99 ' 0"" p;7hle,"nr, ST aHn, --ibed in Portly Governor 180 ito 12S and Crucible Steel to 68. The cop- Kaina atrongly requested that the cer- 91 , per stocks were also strong, Anaconda bovtag tiflcates Of the third loan be given is up H to sis. wide distribution, the loan having the The railroad stocks mads good gains. Read-1 particular purpose of gradually bring Jv l ing sriung up to 90 snd M tssonri Pacific to I ing about a general preparation KAg.zsH. . , . throughout the country for a convert . . . . . -; leni msinoa 01 anticipating payments .t,iiehBi.dr:n.ffof1iH,0t.1H jlss: The manner In which the strong tone waa re amounts subscribed to previous malnuined la the leading Issues durlsg ths W"-" Jld the anticipated aubscriptiona sreater Dart of tha forenoon waa the subleet DoB to be made to the Liberty loan. of re ners 1 comment on the floor. I Portland banks are exercising extreme Vnlted Ststes Steel common sdvsnced over I care In aubscrlblgig to this third short PORTLAND LIVSTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheen. Monday lifW am 24 Satnrday 23 r 70 3 l-TIOay 753 143 23 Thursday 744 145 19 Wednesday G73 17H 13 Tuesday 107 8 23 weeg ago 2335 stn 10 Year ago 27 W 0fl 11 Two years sgo 2030 0H2 l-nree years ago... 18BT 43 90 Four years ago. . . . 104O 1040 22 10.'i Very serloas decrease In the runs ot live stock wsa shown st North Portland over Son day, this being full confirmation of recent forecasts in this paper. There was a farther advance of 23c In tops In the swlns division of the North Portland yards for ths week's opening, one lot of extra good stuff commanding $16.25, or ths highest price on record for the open market here. Over Sunday the total run of swine at North Portland waa bat lTn head. Including a fair run of stockers from California. Last kionday morning the run totaled 233S bead, and a year ago today tha a bow lng waa 2780 bead. While tons were a noted at an advance of 13c for the day, the general market was 15 te 25c np. General hoe- ran re : Best beery $10.00310.29 Best light 15.7Ba 16.00 Rough aeavv 14.7343 IS. 23 Pigs 14.25&14.S0 Stockers 13.504Z 14.00 Cattle Market Steady. Steadiness was shown In the cattle trade at North Portland for the week's opening. There wsa s very small run fee the Monday market. 2 points to 124H and the other steel stocks term iB8U out the government's desire Z'J ,SUIH wlu bt accommodated as far aa possl- 15T, Bait?nii'. SfiZJ.Sitl.. The United States' National bank an Mldvale Steel 1 to 004. announced Saturday that It has aub- Ths railroads were generally higher with I acrioed 1100,000, making 1400,000 la all Unkn Pacific advancing to 138V Ion short term loans, and other banks -ins gresTesi gam waa maoo in unio nim 1 win lajte up ine matter this Week, til. which advanced over 4 oolnts to lS8k. I Lackswanns Stsel made a further advance I Dnunmsri. should Tell of to, ' to ss. coiorsdo Fuel sold un 2 points to Traveling salesmen should be f ullv &SH Baldwin Locomotive sdranced to 61 equipped with information about the snd American Locomotive to 71. The stock I liberty loan, according to F. A. Free- .jnri c nrem. u.r,uUi v " I .tiw. vice nrealdent of ths T.iimKae. mens Trust oompany. "Men constantly changed, railway and other bonds strong. Trading in the hist hour waa almoat wholly is "slin h. sn constantly .... .71., 1 ... ini,i a. to. art. I traveling the highways and byways. IUD IWTI laVniscsM vuni-u ' , , " - ' s vanced to a new high record for the yesr of I reaching the most remote districts, are 125H- All the other industrial stocks were I in a position to Carry Information -and total receipts being but S3S head, compared building: in rood demand with Bethlehem Steel "B'1 crossing 131. Range of New York prlcea furnished by Over beck a Cooke Co., 210-217 Board of Trade strong requests to the hundreds of peo ple wisy mev said Mr. Freeman. "Salesmen, railway men and others constantly n ths go, can, It they will, -help people of the state do their duty m buying the war bonds. Salesmen" of -other companies can do as muA as ours, who are completely equipped with jioarcy loan information, k. a. Hlrach, demurraee inspector for the fioutaern - ratine, railed at our offlcea Saturday 10 obtain information for use In his travels In telling people about the state where and bow to place bond 'or ders." i 5 Commercial Vapor Softoaa. New Tork and Chicago banks reentered the commercial paper market about . the . middle of laat week after leaving thla claaa of investment alone for several weeks, waiting; to see how the financial situation, because of the war loans, ' would adjuat itself. Commercial paper rates, because of this money scarcity, had been steadily increasing, but: tha reentrant. e ot these heavy buyers had a marked softening effect. Choice names that had Been running from 5 to tli for a week dropped to 44, and it la probable that a further decrease la rates will ensue. Xaak CLaavgea Xandav The controll ing interest la the Peoples Bank at tniverton has recently been sold to T. -V. and 'i. P. RU'telgen. B. s. Portar, " formerly controlling ' owner, retired . from business. One half interest in the building in which the bank is to- . cated waa included in the deal. A. P. Rlatelgen. who waa cashier of the bank 1 for a considerable period before the..' sale, becomes active manager. : T. T. Klatelgen, his uncle, is a heavy prop- rty owner in North Dakota. X, umber Operations Bestuned. Th' Sllverton Lumber company - resnmed operations last woek after a shutdown since eaily in March, due to heavy snows In the mountains. The Bilver Palls Timber company mill is alao run ning on schedule time, very little trou ble being experienced from lack of tabor. with 845 last Monday, and 606 bead for this aame day a year ago. Early sales in the cattle division indicated a generally ateady to strong tone, with prices not tested for top staff. Oenersl cattle market ransa: Prime light beef steers Prime heavy beef steers Choice beet cows Best heifers Ordinary to rood cowt Prime heavy butcher bulls. Light bulls 5.004 Calves 8860 SS63 LARD. 2272 2277 2285 22S7 RIBS. 2O90 2107 2090 2107 3830 22T 2201 2062 2077 SS23 3S30 2245 22.V5 kK7 aofio 2062 2077 Food Situation of Germany Improves Traveler Bays Shortage Sas Waver Been aa Serious as Cformaa Author ities Themselves Xnalaate. Washington, May Jl. (I. If. S.) The food situation in Germany is im proving daily. The food shortage nev er has been as serious as it was in sinuated by the derman authorities themselves. This information was conveyed to Officials today by a trav eler just returned from a tour of the German empire, made late in April. An exaggerated impression of the scarcity has become prevalent, offi cials were told, owing to the publica tion of the pessimistic reports in spired by the navy party and the agrarians for the purpose of Impress ing the people with the necessity of the submarine warfare. Goods Withdrawn To Beat War Tax San Francisco, May 21. (P. N. S.) To avoid payment of the 10 per cent ad valorum tax provided in the pend ing war tax bill, there has been the greatest withdrawal of imported goods from bonded warehouses throughout the country in ae nation's history, ac cording to word received here from "Washington. This will deprive the government of millions in revenue. $10. do g 11. 21 10.10010.75 0.004 so W.tXIM 10.00 8.23r 8.7S 8.00a 8.50 7.50 TOOfi 1O.00 stocker-feeder steers T.OOO 8.00 Stockbreeder cows 0.00O 7.50 Mutton am sins Xsa ilnaL While a somewhat better showing of sheep and lambs is expected In the north Portland marketing dating the immediate .future, there wss only sary neoiinai supply reported in the yards over Sunday. Total showing was but S77 head, compared with 1083 last Mondsy, snd 635 head tn4s ssms day a year ago. Not enough stuff cams forward daring the day to test the trend of the trade. Nominal wool mutton and hunb market: Best east of mountain yearlings. . .S1S.5013.50 Best valley yesrllngs 12. 232 13.23 Kwes 11.0Oai2.00 Best esst of mountain spring lambs 13.50a 14.00 Goat a 4.25 4.60 Best valley lambs 13.00613. 50 Shm stock lH02c per po-nd less. Monday Livestock Shippers. Bogs Kiddle Bros., L'nlon Junction, 1 load; F. B. Graham, Elgin. 1 load; P. D. Johnson, La Orande, 1 load; L. I Mill, Nampa, Idaho, 1 load; r. Dlz, Pecabo, Idaho, 1 load; A. Luce. Corning, Cel., 2 loads; George Wnrster, Montague, Cel., 1 load; Q. W. Offleld, Cotton wood. Cal., 1 load; B. I lowland. Condon 1 load; Dalles Dressed Meat Co., The Dalles, 1 load; J. Martin, Maupln, 1 load. Cattle o. D. Teal. Echo, 1 load; H. R, Kuehn, Castle Rock. 1 load; William Shepard. Waabongal, Wash., 3 loads. Cattle and calves O. St. Weed. Cottonwood. Cal, 3 loads; Joe MellU, Rldgefleld snd Sso- vios lslsad, its? csttle and 13 caltea, by boat. Slseep J. W. Weeks. Caldwell, Idaho, 1 load. Mixed stuff F. K.' Flak. Parma, Idaho. 3 loads cattle and bogs; Caldwell Equity Society, Caldwell, Idaho. 1 load csttle and bogs; B. J. Stilllngs, llermlstoo, 1 load csttle snd hogs; C R. Behabee, Moro, 1 losd bogs and sheep. Com para tire statement of North Portland run: Cattle. Cal Tea. Hof. Sheep. S.11M ao( DESCttlPTION. 'Open! nigh Low Month to data. Same 1910 Osln 1917 Lose 1017 Year to date. Same 1010.... Gain 1917.... 1917 8.335 200 11.504 11.521 3.423 .5ol 1,450 147 .31..T75 .23.750 .. 7.025 13P2 1319 73 7.057 95.8J1 120.000 e.ios 30.031 40.402 Three Dys at Sea In an Open Boat San Francisco, CaL, May 21. U. p.) J. J. Searle. official of Libby, McNeill ft Libby, today received a cablegram from his son, J. K. Searle, that he and his wife were three days in an open boat before being rescued from the wrecking of the three-masted ship Standard on Cape ' Constantlne, Bristol bay, last week. Klamath Class Graduates. Klamath, Or.. May 21. Graduation exercises for the senior class of the Klamath county high school were held Friday in the school auditorium. Forty-isix students received diplomas this year, the largest clasp to gradu ate in the history of the school. Bac calaureate services were held Sunday morning- with Rev. W. H. Cox, Bap tist pastor, officiating. laaaaaaaa-al aa-aaaaaaaa-aaa No. 2 steers . 1 steer .. 2A steers .. 21 steers J steer 4 steers 1 cow R cows . . 3 cows . , 1 cow 1 cow 1 cow .. . 1 cow ... 1 cow . . , 2 cows 1 cow ... 3 cows 1 cow .. , 1 cow .. , 3 cows 2 cows ., 1 cow 1 cow 1 cow 1 cow 1 heifer 1 heifer 7 heifers 0 heifers Monday Morn las; Salea. STBKOS 34,098 COWS. Ave. lbs. ... J0O8 . .. S.TO . . . ian . .. 10M . . . 750 ... 565 ... 870 . .. 1083 ... 1040 ... 910 . .. two ... 500 . . . 940 ... 10 ... 1205 ... no . . . 1 WW ... r0 ... 822 . .. 1023 . . . 795 ... 1160 ... 12tsl .. . 040 ... 1000 BEIFERS. Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Etc 216-217 Board of Trad Building Overbeck & Cooke Co. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES aVeeaaara CUcagro Board of Trade, Correspondents of Xogaa St Bryan, auoafa. Hew Ton. 600 f 622 712 BULLS. 2 bulls 925 1 bull 1400 1 bull 14.V) 1 bull 1870 1 bull 1100 STAGS. 1 stag 1280 YEARLING WETHERS. 10 wethers 99 S3 yearling wethers 107 12 yearling wethers 84 13 yearling wethers 90 EWES. 87 ewes IOC 7 ewes 100 107 ewes 91 1 ewe 130 BUCK SHEEP. S buck steep 07 OLD WETHERS. 1 old wether 100 BOGS. NP0 bogs 230 Zl bogs 1S8 72 hogs 92 hogs 00 hogs 48 hogs 0 bogs 1 hogs 0 bogs 1 hog U hogs 3 bogs 2 hogs 86 hogs 17 bogs 78 boge 81 bogs 2 hoga 8 bogs 19 bogs 5 bogs 33 bogs 4 hogs 100 bogs 87 hoS a nogs 5 hegg 1 hog 1 hog 1 bog 1 hog ' bogs 6 hogs ...... 4 hogs 10 bogs 1 hog t bogs hogs 2 hogs 1 bog 2 hrs 9.771 Price. lio.no 8 00 10.2S 10.15 9.2.-. 8.00 S O.OO 8.75 8.5, 6.." R.75 BOO 7.27. 9.25 9.25 6.50 8.25 7.00 6M 9.25 7.75 8.25 9 00 7.00 9.25 $ 8.50 8. no TOO 7.00 $ 7.73 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.00 $ 9.00 $11. on ll.OO 10 2- 10.25 Alaska Gold Allis-Chalmers, c do nfd American Beet Sugar. American Can, e. do pfd American Car Fdy.. c. American Cotton Oil, C American Linseed, c. . do pfd American Loco.. C American Smelter, c. . do pfd American Sugar, c... American Tel. a Tel.. American Woolen, e. . Anaconda Mining Co.. Atchison, c do pfd. : Baldwin Loco., e do pfd Bsltlmore a Ohio, e. Bethlehem Steel., c do pfd Brooklyn R. Transit.. Butte A Superior Ohllf. Petroleum, e... do nfd Canadian Pacific Oen tra 1 Leather, c Chesapeake & Ohio... Cblcago a Gt. W.. c. do pfd Chicago. M. a St. P... Chicago K. W-, s... utilno copper Colorado V. St I., c. .. Cone. Oas Cera Products, e do prd Craclbls Steel, e do pfd D. a R. G e do pfd Distillers Exle. c , do pfd General Rlectrle Goodrich Rubber Gt. North., ore Lands. . Gt North., pfd Greene-Can. Hide a Leather, c do pfd lee Securities Illinois Central Indostrlal Alcohol Inspiration Interhoro. c Kennecott Copper Kan. City, Southern, C. Kelly Springfield Lt-ckawanna Steel .... Lehigh Valley Louis. 4 NssbvUle .. Msrwell Motors, e .... Mexlcajj Petroleum .... Miami Copper Midvale Steel' Mo., Kssi. a Teiaa, c. do pfd Missouri Pacific W. I. National Lead Nevada Consolidated... New Haven New Tork Air Brake .. New York Central N. Y Ont. a Western. Nor. a Western, e. . . N orb tern Peeific Pacific Mall Penn. Railway Peoples Gas Pittsburg Coal, c do pfd Pressed Steel Car, c. . Ray Cona. Copper Hallway Steel Springs. Reading, c do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Rep. Iron a Steel, c. do pfd . ..' Rock Island W. I Sears. Roeouck ' 4 Go... Sbattuck 8tudebaker, do pfd Sloes Sheffield Southern Psclflc Southern Railway. C. .. do pfd Tennessee Copper Texas Oil Texas Pacific Third Avenne Union Pacific, e do pfd U. 8. Rubber, c do pfd U. S. Steel, c, do pfd Utah Cupper ' Virginia Cbemlcel, c. . W. V Telegraph V.'eatlngbouee Electric. Willys Overland Woolworth . . . . H 27H 90H 40 t" 21 Hi 09 102 H 6H 2SH 90 40 '70 21 56 Tl lOSH HO 1104 1204il20H 80Hi 81H 100 iiooH 96H, 9 60 1 60 6H 27H '96 H 48H '69" 21 H 57 H 6H 10ZH iio" 120H WH 80 H 10O 96H 68H 09H 58 H eo 43 HI 44 U 20HI 20U 40V, I 49 101 ilOlHIlOOH 80-! 88 1 m 58H 49 Itioi nr Tniiiimn n n 1 I AVIATION FORCES FOR 40 21H llfin in nniiiirnnrn WAK MMhrJ llllll It UUIIIIIILallULaU 102 H 112H 1104 120H 52 H 81 10OH 90H 60 99H 60 137 120 69H 43 19 4 Preliminary Schools Open at Six Places, Each to Train 600 Men. 68 68 574 110 rHI 10 32 73H 33 33 32T41 74H 74 H 72H llOS 110H HOHilloH 50 I 50H 55) 65 umi siv.1 tki 25 J 1V1 0H 107 H 20 19 23 25 101 71 107 2l'" 19 lH 158H 108 60H eon 84 844 106 H' 106 V 1 bog 193 201 1.88 1R9 433 397 848 160 143 . 147 14.1 12S 111 128 221 4O0 383 152 124 197 1W 177 219 811 170 220 190 240 200 206 230 190 19 170 194 - 901 195 670 4 ST0, eo 28 i" 57 9 40 21 '92" 125 4 93 40 28 24U 39 so' 121 101 23 5:1 TO 74 2fla 2 80 40 j i isH io" 80 92 64 26V ' 13 2tt 135 23 101 09 107 24, 168 49 88 106 00 20 iis"' 67 46 21 180 67 9 4CH 21 'fto' 125 125 48 4U 98 91 92 40 OOf, '28 24 C9 89 121 1! 24 03 77 7' 291k 52 40 80H '33 40 1 Tl 24 39 89 5 23 62 75 74 2B 02 8t 39 84 33 Washington. May 21. (I. N. S.) The United Statea today began the 180 task of training the thousands of " aviators needed for the war with Ger many. The war department officials realize that the number of military aviators now in training in the United States army is but a small fraction of those required when half a million troops take their place on the battle Una 28 With every division sent abroad there 70 muat sTO a fully equipped aerial squad- 10H I 1 xii u in, iTM na,i a lat&s lhjiu 7 I men and machines. ?a I Tne fiirhting machines can be fur- LT nished by France. The men the United 84. States must train for Itself. 159 With the object of turning out thou I.: sands of highly trained air pilots La the shortest possible space of time, six " I - I - A I , , . . . . 42 I lcw sviaiiuu sunugis wrrs openpu io 12 day. ' The schools are located at the ei I Massachuseta Institute, of Technoloo-T. Cornell unlveraity. the University of Illinois, the University of Chicago, Texas State university and the Uni versify of California risen scnooi win train eoo men. When the preliminary education is complete the men will have only to learn to fly. They win receive this instruction at the regular army flying schools at San Diego, Chicago, iilneoH eo i ana Jssington, tra. Other flying schools are to be "v tablished throughout the country at a cost of 11.000,000 each. The war 6 part men t has plans for nine additional schools, three of which, it is under stood, will be located immediately at Dayton, Ohio, Detroit and Champaign, 111. Each school will be equipped with 72 machines. "We have had to start at the begln ntng," said Howard E. Coffin, head of the chief aircraft production board of the council of national defense. "In a few days the various univer sities of the country will be hard at work training aerial cadet corps from which "our aviation corps will be recruited." 20 101 128 & 40 21 51 94 02 124 48 2 10 27 00 s 147 89 21 121 121 101 101 CHINESE ASSOCIATION SEEKS PERMISSION TO FURNISH FARM LABOR Six Companies of San Fran. cisco Would Import Celes tials on Any Terms Offered Can Francisco, May XI. (P. N. 8.) Chinese residents in tha United Statea, speaking through the Chinese Consoli dated Benevolent association, or six companies of San Francisco, formally have made an offer to the Council of National Defense to supply this coun try with aa many Chinese farm labor ers as the government may decide aro necessary to keep up the food produc tion of the nation during the period of the war. "Gratitude and affection toward the American nation and people, and the wish of all Chlneao in thla country to assist the United States in the pres ent struggle" aro the expressed rea sons for the offer. 23 77 4S 112 75 29 52 40 5 JUS 33 165 20 20 -0 hll 7 80 1041. 123 125 IIS 118 113 114 56 V,! 54 92 92 25 26 64 64 209:V2oV ' 15l I.". 20 20 13o I33ji: MUI 60 104104 mm a Strange Submarine sH Believed to Be Whale 04 92 25 54 16 2 13 JO 50 43 92 M 25 1T Total salt's for lbe day were 02C 43 92 54 2H 127 ( 11? 113 43 92 4 53 25 127 118 113 43 92 R4 20 12:1 300 shares. $ 9.26 9.23 9.25 8.00 I 8.00 $10.00 $10.23 10.00 10.00 10.00' 1550 I 15.90 16.00 15.00 14.90 14.50 18.50 1350 1 18.60 13.50 13.50 18.50 JOOlj 1.5.00 15.00 15.90 13.00 1ft. 91) 15.90 ISxiO 18 10 15.10 10.00 10.00 18.00 10.00 li.fn io.oe 16.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 14VOO lo.oa 1.1.00 15.00 U.00 1 bog 4 hogs 2 bogs 54 bogs 4 tef'g 15 bogs 102 bogs 8 hogs 08 hogs 1 hog 1 3 hogs 1 nog 410 173 15 179 392 113 194 440 18rt 4.V) 137 230 -tan Diego. Cal.. May 21 (TT. P.) That "unidentified submarine" which lookouts at Fort Rosecrans reported on Saturday they sighted was probably an usually active whale, military au thorities declared today. Aviators from the North Island aviation school scouted over the water for several hours Sunday but could aee nothing resembling a submarine. How A boat This? A ton of wheat takes $7 worth of fertility from the soil. A ton of butter takes 50 cents. The wheat is worth $20 and the butter 1400. Which do rou raise? Lookout Station on Mt. Adams Planned White Salmon, Wash May 11. Mt. Adams is to have a forest ranger look out station similar to the one estab lished on Mt, Hood a year or so ago. The lumber for the station will bo hauled from Trout lake to the 600O foot elevation and from there It will be taken by meana of an endleaa line to the site of the proposed station an elevation of tiOO feet, ; Clauds Crumb, an experienced mountaineer. oas beer, engaged aa guard for the lookout tower. 15.00 p. 15.00 15.00 -15.90 ' 14.90 14 '10 lfl.10 15.10 ja.nu i i 14 .00 I 13 .50 II 1Q.Q v Edison Telegraphs - Message in rerson Orange. N. J.. May 21.-r-(I. N. 8.) Thotnss A. Edison the Invenlive witard, was h's own telegrapher last" night. . He came here from his home in West Orange, entered a telegraph office and asked permission to use one of the wlica. This was speedily granted. Mr. Edison then sat down and sent a mes sage of about 60 words, directed to Chicago, a formality of the opening' of the music convention In that city. .'- College Athletes to Swell 'Y' War Fund Chicago. May tl. (I. N. S.) . Tho net profits of tho western confer ence track meet to be held at tho Unlveraity of Chicago June 9 will be 1 turned over to the war fund ot tho Toung Men's Christian association. Avery Brundage, secretary of th vuiusreui:v sjiiivunHu. an eyifliTltm officers of th conference have da-, elded to invest the $1000 sicking; fund In Liberty bonds. , STOCKS-BONDS- MORTGAGES SECURITIES OFFERED BY PORTLAND HOUSES' 4 'Business as Usual INCOME TAX EXEMPT BONDS o o o o o a o a FACTS ADMITTED WITHOUT ARGUMENT . There is no dlvitlon of opinion regarding the value of good roads. The definition of a good road is "A roid that is serviceable every day in the year." This is accomplished only when it is hard-sarfaced with BITULITHIC o o n o o o o Yiokting 4H to 6H7c $100, $500, $1000 For Cash or on Partial Paymant Plan Lumbermens . Trust Company rifta - aad Stark WARREN BROS. CO. Journal Bldf.,' Portland. MORRIS BROTHERS. IN r s Railway Exchange BuUding-STAJSUSKD 1893 "' DAVID LUPTOfTS SONS COMPANY 7 PREFERRED ,'. PORTLAND GAS Jb COKE COMPANY 7 PREFERRED j ; ; Al lvark This firm deals exclusively la high-grade securities. - ; Investment Bonds Preferred Stocks Uwi Bidg. ihon Mar. 63i Local Securities 1 Amounts as small at $100 maj ht forested through us, and stjcS i order receive as careful consideratioo as those for larger sums.