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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON v DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY. MAY 24, 1917. 21 OUTLOOK FOR THE APPLE MARKET EXCEEDINGLY GLOOMY Edited by Hymen H. Genoa MANIPULATORS TRY TO FORCE GROWERS TO SELL POTATOES Want to Huy Cheaper to Fill Or ders and Therefore Invent Vari ous Bearish Stories Good De mand Continues for Stock. BERRY FAMINE NOW SHOWN IN COUNTRY P PRICES HIGHER Sales of California Stock Made as High as $2.25 Crate for 20s Here Kennewick Picks First Crate Which Sells for Red Cross. APPLE MARE NOW A BAD POSITION; FUTURE IS DARKER Lack of Foreign Markets Due to Embargo Against Shipments I" Likely to Have Depressing Effect Upon Northwest Industry. -Gfirernment pun lift?! of old potatoes con tlTiue, arcordliig to the general trade, despite the attempt of certain buyers and newspapers to force growers retaining the limited sup plies In tlie state, to Bell thetr product at lower price than the market Justifies by say lt.g that the goTernrapnt baa quit buying: old potato and la taking new stuck Instead. If this Is true, then the government Is pur chasing Inferior quality because quality for quality at thl time, the old atock Is far better than the new growth for both keeping end coHfumptlv purposes. It deyelopa that the reason that ome of the buyers are talking so tx-arlsh regsrdlng the price snd demand Is because there are prnrtlcally no stocks remslning here In speca lat'.Te bsuxls; the remaining small lot will probably L moved out wltlilu the presnt week. YVtllw there 1 more offering of potato from the country at thl Urn because 01 the delayed s.-edlng and the Impossibility of ! planting the acreage ome of the grower had Intended to put to. stUltae total of these small lot remaining la not Urg and there will be a demand foe every aack left. Call for eed from outside point la keea with the possible exception of California and even there sum of the grower ax pur chasing Oregon, ed at thl Urn. ASPARAGUS MARKET FIRM Firmer tone 1 showing for asparagus In the local trade with aale of Columbia river banco lock at Sl.&ViU.OO per dozen generally. A carload of Wall WeJia stock Is du Friday nornlng and will sell around 91.30 Pr pyra mid. VEAIj market again better There la a ateadler tone generally In the ra! market along the street and a!e are gain reported a high as Uc a pound for top quality. Receipt during the 2 hours were more limited. Hogs firm. WHITE ROSE SPUDS COMING Mrst full carload of white roee potatoes of the season I due to arrive from Lea An geles In the local market next week. The stock Is .Hil to be In g'xxi condition and will sell around 7'c a pound. A famine of atrawberrlea la shown all over the country generally and higher price are shown at all points. Tba first crate of northwest berries has been picked at Kenne wlck and has been sold ther for th benefit of tba Red Cron, bringing a vary high price. Not' only are California berry shipment ex ceedingly small, but tba morning train waa ao delayed during to day that practically no sales could be made until th afternoon. Market for atrawberrlea hers la firmer and higher with further advance at primary point In the south. Sales wer shown along the wholesale way during the laaC 21 hours at i.uuiU.zo per crate tor aos. It la stated that the big chipper of Call forma bare practically secured a "corner on remaining supplies In th Sacramento and rvBsno section and that this la a big influ ence la boosting value upward. It 1 expected that It will ba fully two week before any material supply of north- art berries Is available for tba trad ana extreme values are expected to continue. RIPE BANANAS ARE SCARCE (iri-st scarcity of rlie banana la shown In the trade, Hereafter ahlpmenta will be made ..i... . fr,m New Orleans instead oi weekly as heretofore. General sjeUUig price la now &c a pound locally. CARRAGE MARKET IS EASIER u-hii iho rnrlonri of Ix Angeles cabbage which arrived durliig the day came at the former full price, values are lower again in the south and a reaction Is due here during the cuinlng week. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE No truth In the report that hide market ha gone to pieces. Cirrus powder washing compound la ZBc a case higher. Sugar market weaker and lower In the eaat. ? Salmon run almost quit In the Columbia and Willamette. . Carload of mixed vegetables In from the south. . . . . . Mohair market 1 extremely quiet and In clined to show weakness. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau advises: I'rotect shipments during the next 48 hour as far north a Seattle against minimum temperaturea of about 40 degrees; northeast to Spokane. 44 degrees; southeast to Boise. 42 degrees; south to Ashland, 44 degrees. Minimum temperature at 1'ortland tonight about 48 degrees. 30 CARS CALIFORNIA CATTLE COME HERE; L MARE 25C WE Big Run of Grassers Reported in From South Overnight Only one Car of Local Stuff Hogs and Sheep Holding Steady Locally. All Cereals Show A Loss in Chicago Trade for Session By Joseph F. Prttchard, Chicago. May 24. (I. N. S.) The wheat market sold off sharply during th last half boor of the session. July ranged 8c lower. September ranged 7o lower. The bearish fluence waa a message received here from Dow Jones sajlng that In a naval battle 4.8 German vessels were sunk and eight vessels of the allies were lost. This csused those who owned grain to open the chutes and al low It to pasa down to the various pits Corn price were MiiS6Tc lower. Oats were off 1U2TsC. Hog products -were Irregular and mainly lower In price. Cash sales or wheat to mill ers today were 20,000 bushel, corn, ao,0u, and oats, 85.O0O. Chicago, May 24. (U. V.) Trading In wboat continued dull today, with the comparatively few aale recorded somewhat tower than yes terday's close. There were as sale la July daring the first quarter boor. That future then opened at $2.24, 8c under yesterday's close, and later dropped to $2.23. 'September .opened down lc at J2, sad later lost c " Corn alumped with wheat. -'July was down IVrc at th opening, to 11.&5H, continuing at that figure. September waa off c, subse quently losing another 2c, to 1.45. Oata were lower. July opened unchanged at 6fic, later going to 3c. September opened down Vic, later going to &4.c, a loea of c. Pork and ribs were lower, while lard was higher, on a dull and lower hog market. Range of Chicago prices a furnlahed by the United Pre: WHEAT. Open. High. 224 20 Vs 200 2O0 OOBN. 156 Vi IC7 147 V, 147ft OATS. 65 65 66 65V IX) RK. 8785 8795 871X5 3805 LA ED. 2225 2242 2245 2257 1UBS. The Fruit Growers Agency, through the chairman of lta export committee. W. F. Gwin. boa been corresponding with the department of state at Washington, with a view of determin ing the possibility of the removal of the Brit ish embargo on American apples. The pros pects are not encouraging, as Indicated In a letter received by Mr. Owln from Alvey A. Adee, second assistant secretary of state, under oate or May 19, 1017, aa follows: "The department bas received your letter of May 11, 1917. with reference to the possibility of the removal, ao far a the United State ia concerned, of the British restrictions upon th Importation of fruit product into th United Kingdom. In reply, you are Informed that It la the policy of the British government to In sure that British tonnage be employed to th best oatlooal advantage, which would lnvolvs confining ahlpping apace as far as possible to article needed for the prosecution' of th war. Under the circumstance. It Is Dot likely that any action will be taken at the present time with a view to the removal of British Import restrictions, although changes may be made from time to time with reference to particular commodities. "The department adds for your information that special license are sometimes granted for the Importation of particular consignments upon the application of the British Importer to the controller, department of Import restrictions, Westminster, London." Commenting on this matter, Mr. Gwin said: "It appears that not only are United Statea apple barred, but also apples from the British coioule, including Canada, and Auatralla. With th very serious destruction of shipping by tnemy submarines, and the consignment dimin ution In cargo space tor which there 1 urgent need for the transportation of ammunition and primary staples, it appears extremely unlikely that exports, not only to Great Britain, but to any of the other foreign countries this year will be feasible. This Is a factor that wlU hare to be taken Into consideration, and unless there 1 some alteration in the situation be tween now and the time of harvest, the domes tic markets will have to absorb the entire United States and Canadian crops, which nor mally go to export. Fortunately, the capacity of domestic markets 1 very great, because of th prosperity that prevails; nevertheless the loss of the export outlet la undeniably serloua. and will no doubt be a definite factor In the determination of next season' market." HOGS DROP 85 CENTS. With weakneea and lower prices all ever the country, the hog market dropped 25o to 15.76 late ia the day for tops. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs'. Cattle. Oalvea. 8beep. Thursday . v ednesday Tuesday .. Monday .. . Saturday . Friday , Week ago Year ago Two Tears ago.. Three years ego. Four years sgo. 1U7 170 274 1756 2K5 755 744 804 88 237 191 872 122 S48 70 143 145 5 851 203 27 U 19 24 a 23 19 ' A 2 FURTHER WEAKNESS IS GENERALLY SHOWN IN THE WHEAT MART Early trading at American Centers Is Weaker and Lower Flour Is Off 40c Barrel as Expected Millstuffs Going South. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Cars.- Portland. Thurs. Year ago IT Pearon to date.. 5.9V7 Year ago 10.16 Tacoma. Vedn"y S 1046 Year ago 21 reason 10 oate. . o.om Year affo 6.S51 Seattle. Wedn'y 1 Year ago. , 15 Season to date.. 5.1S1 Year ago. 7. tin I Wheat. Barley. Kir. Oats. Hay. 277 9 559 inn 667 327 817 1154 ..$10.2510.50 . . 10. 25f 10.50 ,. 9.00ftJ 9.00 . . .00n lO.Ow . . 8.25(8 8-75 .. 7.50 8.00 .. C.OOiyi 7.00 . . 7.00i10.00 1 "260 151 .... 12 500 321 1301 s 1414 105 5 6 1645 2014 1 2 22" lo22 1 4 2403 2491 7 7 BIO 2023 396 2325 13 . 3 5 119.1 3Sf3 1050 420o LARGE SUPPLIES FORCES A LOWER PRICE FOR COTTON July September .. Sep'emLer .. July September .. May July July Septemper . . IjOW. 222 193 151 H 141 62 63 8785 8792 2220 2232 May uly September JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND These price are thoee at which wholesalers aell to retailers, except aa otherwise stated: Dairy Producta. BUTTER Creamery, prints In parafflne wrappers, extras, 39c; prime firsts. 37 He: firsts, boVac; cubes, le less; cartons, lc ad vance. BUTTERF AT Portland delivery No. 1 cream, 39c. . EGGS Selling prh-e: Case count. 83c per dosen; buying price, 32(32 Vic; selling price, candled, 83V4c. ' LlVa POULTRY nens. heavy riymouth Rocks, 17c per lb.; ordinary chickens, 16V4C; stags, 14c lb.; broiler, under 1 lb.. 17c per lb.; turkeys, 20U21c per lb.; dressed, fancy, 2Cfr.i2.Hc; culls. 2r24e; squabs. $2.00 per dosen; geese, live. ( ); Pekln ducks, young. 25c per lb.; Indian runners, old ducks, 17(Ji 18c per lb.; pigeons, $1.25 per dosen. CHEESE Selling price: Fresh Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 2!fti'Mf, Young America, 28ft(2c. Price to Jobbers, flats, 24c; 'Young America, 26c, f. o. b.; cream brick. 28(ij29c; Llmburger. 3 Hi 32c; block Hwlss. 34 4136c. Fresh Fruits snd Vegetables. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, navel. $2.50(8 $3.00 box; bananas. per lb.; lemons, $2.75&4.25; California grapefruit. 12.50(32.75; Florida. Jo.OOdrd.OO; pears. $1.40(32.00. BERRIES Strawberries, Hollars. $1.90(3 25 per crate of 20 plnta; cranberries, local, $2.00 box; eastern, $8. IK) per barrel. Al'PLEg Local, $1.50&2.50, according to quality. ONIONS California, $2.002.75; new red, ft 25fifS.50 sack. Pii ATOES Selling nclce. table atock. lo cal. $3,754X4.00. Buying price, ordinary ablp- nlim. aa.&O: new potatoes. iic per lb. VEGETABLES Turnips, $2.75 per aack; rsrrots... 354140c per dosen bunches: parsnlpa. t2. SO sack; cabbage, California, SHfttUc lb.; green onions, 2oc doxen bunches; peppers, 30c lb.; head lettuce, $1.60 per crate; celery, 7 on crate: artichokes. 90V(i$1.10; cucumbers. ' Il.001.50 per dos. ; tomatoes, $2.504i2-75 lug; egg plant, 20c per lb.; string beans, 1114 4il2Mic; rhubarb, 14i2c lb.: peaa. 5Vifcic lb.; u 1 1 flower, local. $l.u0Ul.Go per dosen: as paragus. $1.254l-50 doseu bunches; spinach. Il.ou per 001. Meats, Fish and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Selling price, country killed best hogs. 19419fec lb.: ordinary. 184J 18o. lb.; best veala, 14tfl4e lb.; ordinary veals. 13$l3Vic; heavy, 12C(fl2Vje; gnat, 4(i(lc; lambs, igi(c 10.; muuon, injioc; beef, ' 11 (a 12c ner lb. SMOKED MEATS name. 2738c per lb.; bicakfaat bo eon, 2839c; picnics, 23c: cot tage roll, 27c; short clears. 2&aj27c; Oregon exports, smoseu. tc pvr id. LARD Kettle rendered tierces, 25c lb.; Stanaara, etoc; isra wmtvouau. 10c. OYSTERS' Olympla, gallon. $3.00; canned . eastern, 65c; 0. 00 per dosen; eastern In shell, $1.80 per 100; eastern oysters, per gal lon, solid Deck. $2.75. .FISH Dressed flounders 7c; Chinook sal mon. 18c; percn, iw, soies, oc; flounders. e; salmon trout, 22c per lb.; halibut, 10gi4c lb.; black coo, uc; ioiumnia smelt, l)frj2c herring, 8c; rasor clams, 20c doxen. CRABS Large, $2.50; medium, $1.75 dos. Groceries. fruit or berry, $8.50; Honolulu. $.4B; beet. $.30; dry. granulated. $S.50; D yellow, $7j5 llUNaix :sew, per case. RICB Japan atyle. No. 1, Tc; New Or Uans head. c: bine roee. sue. SALT Coarse, half grounds: lOos, $11.50 ton; oOs, glB.W, taoie oairy, 00s, io.W; ittos, $1050; bales, $2.25 : fancy tuble and dairy, S22.O0; lump rocs, v.w ir iim. BEANS Small white, 17c; large white, 18 Vic per lb.; pink, 14c; llmaa. liVjc; bayous 13Vtc; rea. ic. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS Nominal: buying price 191 ordinary, 5uttc; selected, Cc; contracts. 10c per lb. bWOOL Nominal; Willamette valley coarse Cotswold, 48fri47c; medium Shropshire, 49 M 50c; fine, 45(tf48c; eastern Oregou staple. Ml Q44SC per lb.; coarse and medium. 4o48c per to- HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs, and up, 20c salted stags &o 10a. ana up, 14c: green ami , aalted kip, 15 lbs., 20c; green and aalted calf sains, sy iv o; , crnu niues, ins and up, lie; green stags, 50 lbs. and uu. 13c dry bides, 81c; dry salt hides, 28c: dry boie hides, $1.002.50; salt horse hides. $3.O03 I.0O; horse hair, SOe; dry long wool pelts, Z2uX Uc; dry short wool pelts, 25c; dry sheep hearings, each 10 25c: salted shevp s bear ings, each. $2&50c salted long wool pelu. I eh, $L60O4 00; saJted short wool pelts. .V sacb, Wci$i.oa. . T 2045 2O07 0 20S0 2045 2000 Clowe. 222 13 V4 162 142 68 8795 2232. 2250 2040 2050 New York, May 24. (I. N. S.) There waa a large supply at the opening of the cotton mar ket today, and the market had an eaaler ap pearance. May decllued 30 points on the call. while other months were 0 to 12 points lower. Liverpool wss partly responsible for the de cline, prices there .being 3 points down for July and 9 to 12 points off for other months, they were due 3 to 6Vi points off. 'there were freouent realizing periods ac companied by amall reactions In the last hour. Final prices were 13 to 19 points net higher with the closing tone steady. Range of New York cotton prices furnished by Overbeck tt Cooke Co.. 210-217 Board X Trade building: January 1.... May June .. t July Beiteniber October December .... All Valley Crops Are Veiry Late Is The Eeport of S. P. The Southern.- Pacific railroad has the fol lowing crop reporta of agents: Albany. Owing to the rains and cool weath er, most all crops ace fully three weeks late In being planted. Those that nave been plant ed - are making good progress and indications are for a Urge Increase In acreage, especially in potatoee and beans. Newberg Planting of small gralna delayed fully three weeks due to the continued rains. Hay snd paaturea are in very best condition. Acreage of potatoes and beans will ahow a very large Increase. Those which have been nlanted are ma kin a good progress. Fruit No damage In this section. Indications are for an abnormal crop. Berry crop Just beginning to bloom. Indications are for s good yield. McMlnnville Fall and spring crops which hare beh seeded are making rapid progress and are In good condition. Considerable acre age yet to be seeded. Besns planted and Indications sre for a large increase in acre age. Independence Weather conditions sdv for Burina n lan tine. Farmers tore weeks be hind In thetr work. Such crops ss sre already In the ground are looking well, aiany nop fields are being plowed up, others are planting beans and potatoes between the rows of vines. retaining vine in hope of better condltlone next year. A large acreage of sugar beets is being planted in this vicinity, which sre tak- tna nisce or bona in moat instances. Oorvallis All crops are late on account of continued wet weather. Those wmcn nave Wn nlanted are making good growth and looking well, lndlcatlona are for good yield of all crops. PORTLAND'S DAIRY EXCHANGE With rh excentlon of dalrr butter, whlcb was up lc a pound, all lines were unchanged. Prices between dealers: BUTTER. Week rtiW Thur. Wed. rues. Mon. rTl. ago. Extras 38 88 7 91 at aoy, Prime firsts. 86 H 35ft 35 35K 35 35 Dklry 29 z 23 o EGGS. Current recelpts.82 32Va 32 32 33 S3 CHEESE. Oregon triplets. .23 28 28 23 24 24 BANK STATEMENT OF COA3T Open. 2063 2100 , 2088 , 2050 ' , 20ol High. Low. Close. 2080 2150 2065 2120 2121 2085 2110 20K8 2OS0 2050 2078 20W 2058 20t AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chic age. May 14. (I. H. 8.1 All markets were filled with hogs today, the speculative at tempt or the trade being paralysed by a big tale took, and prices alumped. Bales were anywhere from 10 to 80o under the erratio Wednesday session. The bulk sold at $15.75 xs.su, wiu top or sia.su. Killing grades of oattlo were firm at the est prloea of the weak. Sheen and lambs uTegtuax, 1 Of the 81 loads of cattle that came Into the North Portland yards over night, all but one were from California, and consisted of grassers. This very liberal aupply caused an easier tone In the general oattle trade at North Portland for one day, and lower prices were generally offering. The market in general waa off 25c. The big run of California grassers in this direction is somewhat of a surprise to the trade, although it bas been known for some time that the southern shippers had thetr eyes in this direction because, quality considered, the Portland market paid more than any com petltlve points. uite s few feeders were among tba California supplies. General cattle market range: Prime llfibt beef steers I'rinio heavy beet steers Choice beef cows Best heifers Ordinary to goot cows Prime heavy butcher bulls Light bulls Calves Nominal Bun of Hoga. Only a very nominal run of hogs made Its appearance In the North Portland yards over night. Very little stuff was offering st the opening of the day's trading. General market contlnnea steady to firm, with nothing avail able to test extreme quo tattoo a. Later the market dropped. General bog range: Best heavy packers .....$ 15. 1 5 Bulk of packing grades 15.8515.75 Best light packers 15. 654ji 15.75 uougn ana heavy 14.ouu10.zo Pigs 13.0013.50 Blockers 12.OOS13.0O Shorn Sheep Coming. A small run of shorn stuff greeted the trade at the opening of the sheep and lamb market at North Portland for the day. Trade condltiooa remain quiet here, but so little stuff is offering that at no time re cently baa the market been given a thorough test. General aheep and lamb market: Best esst of mountain lambs S13.00lRlS.50 Beat Willamette valley lambs $12.75ft$18.00 Best yearlings 12.0J((l la.ou Best ewes 10.O0iMll.50 Heavy ewes 0.0010.00 Shorn sheep and lambs lg2c pound less. Thursday Livestock Shippers. Hogs 11 out & Snodgrass, Lebanon, 1 load. Cattle F. C. Oxman, Portervllle. Cel., 1 load; Gaxelle. 6 loads; Hunt A Robinson, Mer ced, Cel.. 5 loads; J. S. Flint. 2 loads. Robin son Bros., 12 loads; M. J. Cross, 1 load; J. Evans, Ohico, Cal., 2 loads; J. W. Chandler, Oreland, Cal., 1 load; L. Glass, Tangent, 1 load. Calves F. C. Oxman, Gaxelle, Cal., 1 load. Sheep Stnythe Bros., Arlington, 1 load. Mixed stuff A. O. Nelson, East Portland, 1 load cattle, calves and hogs; F. A. llaggedoo. Montague, Cal., 2 loads cattle and hoga. Movement of livestock at North Portland: Cattle. Calves. Hoga. Sheep. Further weakness snd lower prices were forced far wheat and flour at practicably all American centers during the day. Chicago wheat optlooe started with a depressed tone. with lower prices, snd the early trading was all on the same basis. There Is practically no business reported for wheat at Pacific northwest centers on account of the unsettled conditions In the eastern trade. aa well as the fact that remaining supplies in the three states sre very smsll and extremely scattered. Flour market made its expected decline of 40c a barrel, which took effect at the opening of the day's trading, a similar decline also taklug effect on Puget sound, according to ad vices received from there during the morning. Little trailing is shown in millstuffs locally, but millers are able to dispose of all they have to offer to the California market, and trices sre unchanged. FLOUR Selling price: Pstent. $12.50; Wil lamelte valley, $11. BO; local straight, 1 1.700 12.20; bakers' local. $12.20xl2.M: Montana spring, $13.10313.5O: exports. $9.80; whole wheat, $12.70; graham, $12.50; rye flour, $9.25 per barrel. HAY Buying price, new crop, Willamette valley timothy, fancy. $2f.00; eastern Oregon Idaho fancy timothy. $28.00(327.00; alfalfa. $28.50; valley vetch. $20.00; cheat. $20.00; clover, $20.00. GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 4 Calcutta, llHCll4c in carlots; leas amounts higher. MlLLfrtrFFS Selling price: Bran, $41.00; shorts. $46.00. ROLLED OATS Per ton. $58.00. ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $57.00. CORN Whole. $72.00; cracked. $73.00 per ton. Cash wheat bids on the Portland Merchants' exchange were 3c to 7c lower. Oata blda lost 60c and barley unchanged. Sales: 300 tons of barley at $48.00. Merchants' Exchange cash bids: WHEAT. Thurs. Wed. Tiles. Mon. 1017. 1916. 1917 U. S..Steel Breaks All High Records In Day's Trading By F. C. Relt-es. During the final rnah of trading em the stock exchange this aftemoem United Statea Steel ccnunoa sold st 181, a sew high record. Hew York. May 14. (L X. 8.) United States Steal common, leading a war boom oa the stock exchange this aftsrnooa bowled tLrough 130 and aet a new high reoord priee whea at 18:80 there were three sales of 1000 shares eaea at 1804 During two days this week when sales wsre nearly a million shares snd yesterday when a million and a quarter shares were traded in, the market leader climbed steadily. Today's ret gam was 1 from yesterday s closing. Various reasons for the boom market were heard in Wall street, the most common being a Deiier teat the war bona issue' ana pians jot ritantic purchases in this country will be fol lowed by a ported of inflation, ia which steel j will become a leadsr. Profit taking checked the advance aad at 1 o'clock the stock was e,aoted at 129. New York. May 24 (I. N. 9 ) The stock market continued to reflect pronounced strength st the opening today in lta underlying condi tion, and during the early trading many stocks registered substantial gains. United States Steel continued to be the key note of the speculative stfustlon, again being in good demand and advancing a point to 12S. Interest was attached to the trading In Repub lic Iron A Rteel. which continued Its upward movement, advancing 1 i points to K9li. Cru cible Steel advanced Iti polnta to 71. Unlou Pacific made a gain of point to 1304. and Reading point to 92 V - The copper stocks were irregular. Marine advanced 1 point to 2S, and the preferred IS points to 1. A new high record prVe of $130 a share waa set by United States Steel common during s burst of heavy buying en the stock exchange shortly sfter noon today. The new mark exceeded by H point the rec ord of last November, which was duplicated Tuesday. Six thousand shares were traded In at 8130 a share. During the morning a total of 1S7.00O share of Steel wss traded In. Over one quarter of the total transactions in the first hour were in United States Steel common. There was a rigorous buying move ment, a good deal of it coming from western houses, on which the price moved up 1 points to 129. later dropping back to 128. Price movementa in other Issues followed Steel common closely. Crucible advanced 1 points to 71. from which It reacted to 70T4. and Republic Iron A Steel oontluucd Its upwsrd n.ovement. moving up 2 points to 9l. followed by a reaction to 884 points. Corn Product moved Dp over a point to 27 Vt- The copper storks were Irregulsr In price movement, but generally strong. There was continued active accumnlatlon of National Enamel, which moved up 2 '4 points to 88. Msrlne preferred advanced li points to 81 7. followed by a reaction to 80. Nearly all of the Interest in the stock mar ket this afternoon was In Steel common, which sold as high as 130. At 1:30 fully 50 brokers wers in the crowd with stop orders on both sides of the market, and trading was excited. borne or the railroad stocks showed pro nounced weakness. New Haven selling down to s new low record of 32, a .loss of over 3 polnta in all. Finance : "Tim ber : Industry Lumbermen's Association Urgea Members to Protest Against Pro posed 5 Per Cent Horizontal Increase In Freight Rates Hear ing to Be Held May SQJieforc Commerce Commission. jC Range of New York wlcea furnished br Overbeck 4 Cooke Co., 210-217 Board of Trade building: Openl Hlghl Low .Close lueetem Forty fold Club Russian . Feed Feed MRS. LAUGHLIN SAYS DESERTED Same 1910... Gain 1917... Loss 1917.... Year to date. Same 1918... Gain 1017.. Lobs 1917. . 5.794 . 4,040 '. 1,148 !32.375 .25,061 . 3,714 Mo 394 111 iisio 1453 37 13.941 23.359 9.418 98,238 133,798 4,700 12,143 7.3S3 87.908 49.014 Wednesday Afternoon Sales. 35.500 11,040 Clearing Monday .. . luesday ... Wednesday Thursday Clearings .. Balances . . Clearings .. Beiances .. Clearings .. Clearings .. Balances .. Clearings .. Portland Banks, Thia Week. 2.904.271.05 .... 2.952,974.00 . ... 2.854,125.65 2.736,304.88 Seattle Banks. Year Ago. $ 2.48S.207.02 2.224.778.77 1,944.293.97 1,569,897.25 .$ 3,190.145.00 OZZ.8TT.O0 Spokane Banks. $ 872.089.00 00.810.O0 San Trancisoo Banks. $13,750,701.00 Xaooma Banks. $ 4S5, 400.00 .: 102,001.00 Los Angeles Banks. $ 4,183.887.00 TALLOW No, 1, 14e; No. 2, 12c; grease, fUS&c ner lb. CUITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying price, per car lota, 6V(si7c per lb. MOHAIR 1917. 5o&o0c per lb. Rope, faints. Oils. ROPE Sisal, dark. JSOc; white. 20e per lb.-, standard Manila. 27c. UNSEED Raw, bbls., $1.32 per gallon; kettle boiled, bbls., $1.34; raw, casra, $1.89; boiled, cases, $1.41 per gallon; lots of 254 gallons. COAXi OIL Water white In drama sod iron barrels. We per gallon. WUTIB LEAD Ton lota, 13c lb.; 600 lbs.. ISTJRPKJITINB CTanka, 62c; casea. fl&c; 19 ctse lots, le less. . r .. . GASOLINE Basis price. aoc per gallon, distillate. Wttc par gallon. Chicago Hogs 816.25. Clilcsgo. May 24. (I. N. 8.1 Hoe's Re. cekpts 13.0OO, dull, 1016c lower: mixed and buteners, Sl&.&ow ltj.v: eood hetfvr. 111. R.lia 10.20; rough heavy, $15.5015.65; light, $14.90 mio.io, pigs, ia.iuaiio.so; bulk. lj.75a 16.80. Cattle Receipts 6500. steodv. Beeves, tu rn raia.iv cows sna neirers sii.nnniii.wi- nrk. ers and.feedera, $7.60 10.35; calves, $13.00 Sheep Receipts 7000. strong. Western. $12.50 (814.75; lambs. $13.002 21.0u. Omaha Hogs 815-85. Omaha. Neb. Mav 24. (I. X SL1 Ttt Receipts 4800. steady. Beeves. 810.25(313.45: cows and heifers. 7.00fe 12.35: stockers and ieeaers, f . .vu(wi.40; calves, 89.00(13.60. nogs .Receipts 10.500. weak and 10c low.r uooa and cboloe heavy, gl5.7515.85; rough eip.outgi 10. 10; iirni, io.u"ti;-73 piga, $12.U08 14.75; buU. $15.4O(tfl5.80. Jieep Receipts 4-tou. stronger. Shorn year lings, $13.5015.50; wooled lambs, $19.50 oj.oj, saorn lamDS. sio.iosiiy.10. Kansaa City Hogs $18.20. Kansas City. Mo.. Mav 24. (I. X. Hi rw tie Receipts 5O0O. alow, stead v to nnoii . sixers, e'v.wiuia.so; cows ana heifers. $6.O012.75; stockers and feeders. $u.Q0a Hobs Recelota 8000. lOCKM Intra-. Twn $16.20; bulk, $15.4016.15: hesvles. $15.958 lij.W: mediums. 115.90(216.10: llzhta xis ', 16.00. Sheep Receipts 3000, lB25c higher. Lambs. $16.00(320.50. No sheep. Denver Hogs $16.15. Denver. Colo.. Msy 24. (U. P.) Cattle Receipts 6400, slow to steady. Steers, $9,000 12.85; cows and heifers, $8.00 10.75; stock erssnd feeders, $7.504110.25; calvea. $18.00 Hofs Receipts . 1400, 10Q15C lower. Too, $16.15; bulk. $15.50 18.75. Sheep Receipts none, unchanged. Seattle Hogs $16-40. Seattle, Waah.. May 24. (P. N. S.) Hogs Receipts 45. Strong. Prime lights, $l6.25316.40;medlum to choice, $16.0018.15; smooth heavies. $15.5015.90; Tough heavlea. $16.00(315.40; pigs. $15.0015.40. Cattle Receipts 7. Steady. Best steers, $10.5011.00; medium to choice, $9.75010.25; common to medium, $7.0U(a9.50; best cows, $8.259.25; common to medium cows. $5.00 8.00; bulls, $4.008.00; calves. $6.o0(911.f. Sheep Receipts 15. Steady. Lambs, $13.00 S 13.50; yearlings, $1260$ 12.78; ewes. $10.00 11.00; wethers, $11.0012.50. San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, May 24. Barley calls: May 24 May 23 upen. Close. Close December 203 202 2004 Barley sales, IOO tons December. Wtieat Per cental. California club, nominal; Sooora. nominal; northern club, $4.904.93; do red Russian, $4.904.92; do blues tern. Barley Per cental, feed, """irnil. RyeCalifornia, nominal. Oats Per cental, No. 1 northern, cost about ..ia iaia aown cere. New York Metal Market. New York, May -24. (I. N. S.) Spelter mui. may ana jane. v4c; July. 9c. Copper Steady. Spot. 83(ffi331ic; June, 33Msc; July, 30V431c Anrnst. 29i4c; Seo- cnioer, c; last quarter, ZMjrssc. Tin Easy. Spot. 6665Vc. Lead Strong. May. 11c bid; May, 11 liftc; juiy, iv-fc Wi.ic. Money and Exchange. New York. Mar 24. (U. P.l Miner on call, 2V4 per cent; alx months, 4H44 per cent; mercantile paper, s per cent ; oar all ver, London. 37d; bar silver. New York. 74c; demand sterling. $4.76 9-16. O0 WS. No. Ave. lbs. Price. 1 cow 1T0 $9.00 1 cow S90 6 60 1 cow 7oo 6.00 4 cows 893 4.00 HEIFERS. 1 heifer 790 $8 50 1 heifer 790 8.00 HOGS. 6 hogs 210 $16.00 2 hogs 220 16.90 2 hogs 215 16.90 2 hogs 173 15.80 Thursday Morning Sales. STEERS. No. Ave. lbs. Price. IO steers 1030 $ 6.00 COWS. 20 cows 748 $ 8.50 1 cow 920 8 00 1 cow 900 850 1 cow 600 6-50 3 cons 927 4.25 1 cow 10OO 6.50 1 cow 1O10 8.23 1 cow 1130 8.00 1 cow 1000 7.50 HEIFERS. 1 heifer 670 $ 8.25 BULLS. 2 bulls 1225 $ 8.00 2 bulls 3400 7.75 1 bull 1410 T.26 1 bull 1590 7.25 1 bull 1210 6.50 HOGS. 1 hog 300 $14.B0 62 hogs 198 15.75 4 hogs 362 14.75 1 bog 490 14.75 1 bog . 110 14.60 6 bogs . . 132 18.05 2 hogs 195 15.75 6 hogs 208 15.75 5 hogs 172 16.60 7 hogs . 133 15.rl0 1 hog 400 14.75 S hoga 137 18.63 POTATOES ALONG THE COAST Seattle Grain Market. Seattle. Wash.. May 24. (P. N. S. Wheat Bluest em. $2.60; Turkey Red. $2 60: forty fold. $2.56; club, $2.54; Fife, $2.64; Red Hessian, $2.62; barley, $48.00. Receipts nam, a car. j New York Sugar and Coffee. New. York. Mar Z4 (U. P.LWfcf feawSpot No. 7 Rio. IOVic; No. -4 Santos, 10c. Sugar lentxifgual, $6.&. Seattle Market. Seattle. May 24. (U. P.) Onions Aus tralia, oc; was, 93.00. Potatoes Yakima Oms. 800.00: $75.00; locals. $75.00(880.00. Los Angeles Market. V as A nalma 1 'II.. .it . n V O Potatoes Northern, $4.50t4.75; Oregon, $5.00 ltussets, 15.00; new. ei.404fi.ao lug; itatoes, sc a pouno. San Francisco Market. San Francisco. May 24. L'. P.) Potatoes Per cental. Delta. 83.75 asked for icehouse stock; do "plow lot," $3.00; Oregon Burbanks. 4.00 4.25. Onions Australian, iz.73 per cental: ne Stockton red, $2.252.45 per sack on the wharf; new potatoes, per pound, white, 4 oc; vasxuecs, uc. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST 200 2fxl 256 263 1O0 92 HO 00 283 21 241 200 2C7 204 2K1 262 287 264 261 262 OATS. . . 4S50 2625 BARLEY. . .4700 2700 49O0 6000 5000 4700 4800 4800 laaka Gold Allia-Ctialmers, c do pfd American Beet Sugar.. American Can, c do pfd American Oar Fdy., c. American Linseed,, c. do pfd American Loco., c. . . . American Smelter, c. HUSBAND FOR ANOTHE R WOMAN Story Wife Tells Is Far Dif ferent From That Given by Spouse in Divorce Suit, Deserted in a lonely cabin In th mountains, with two children ana no money, the rtory told by Mrs. Laugh in today bears littie resemblance to Vi Aearrlntton of he activities KB pictured by Lloyd B. Laughlin In hi bill filed for divorce Wednesday. Lauehlln in his complaint speaks or griUs, restaurants, hotels and dance halls without number, and ays that hi wrife attended all of them. As a result of this and her continued asso elation with other men, he says she became cold. Indifferent and Intolerant towards him. "Not a single word of It Is true," said Mrs. Laughein today. ""My hus band took me away up in the moun tains, near a place called Olenwood in Washington, In the spring of 1916. He deserted me there with the two cfhll- dren and no money. I got along for awhile and then my friends assisted me in cominr to Portland, I found Ldoyd living nere with another worn an. who was supposed to bo his wife.' LausThflln is the on or a weaituy wheat rancher from The Dalles and was arrested the other day to be l.eld pending the action of the grand Jury on a charge of non-support. According to Deputy District At toroey Dempsey, who drew up va complaint. LaughUn's action for dl vorce is merely a ruse to circumvent the criminal proceedings. "I have investigated Mrs. Laughllns story thoroughly," he avald, "and I find that It corresponds to the evidence have In every defalk The man merely trying to make some sort of Justification of his own conduct. SHERIFF MAY SEARCH SHIP DESCRIPTION. do pfd American Sugar, c. American Tel. A Tel. American Woolen, c. . Anaconda Mining Co.. Atcblsoo, c do pfd BaJdwIn Loco., c do pfd Baltimore A Ohio, c. . Bethlehem Steel, c. . do pfd Brooklyn R. Transit. Butte A Superior.... Calif. Petroleum, c... do pfd Canadian Pacific Central Leather, c... do pfd Chesapeake & Ohio 68V, UOIcbko & ut W-. c... UVfc do pfd 82 Chicairo. M at St. P.... 73 Obicag-o & i. W., e 1122 Cliino Copper tT Cokirsdo F. k I., c 62H Oous. Oas 107 Corn Producta, e 29 ft do pfd 1101 Crucible Steel, o I 71 do nfd D. A K G., c 7H do pfd 1 1H Distillers 17 Erie, c 244 do 1st pfd 87 W General Kleetrle 160 Goodrich Rubber 52 Ot. North., Ore Lands.. 84H Ot. North., pfd 107H Greene-Can. 44' Hide 4 Leather, c 13 do pfd 1H ice Securities M Illinois Central 101 Vs Industrial Alcohol 130V, iMplratlim eiH Interboro. e I lOV Ken necott Copper 44 Kan. City Southern, c. SS Kelly Springfield Lrckawanna steel ... Lehls-h Valley Louis. A Nashville... Maxwell Motors, e. ... Mexlesn Petroleuxa .. Miami Copper Mldvale 8teel Mo.. Kan. A Texas, c do pfd Missouri Pacific W. I. Natlonsl Lead Nevada. Ooosotidated . New Haven New York Air Brake.. New York OentraL.. N. Y.. Out. Western. Nor. at Western, e Northern Pacific Psciflc Msil Penn. Railwsy Peoples Uss Plttsburf Coal, 0 do pfd Pressed Steel Car. c. . do pfd Ray Cons. Copper Railwsy Steel Sprlnrs. UeaatDf, c do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Rep. Iron A 8teeL c do pfd Rock Island W. I Scars, Roebvck A Co. ShattucV Stude baker, c do xfd Shws Sheffield Southern Pacific Southern Railway; .. do pfd Tennessee Copper .... Texss Oil Texas Pacific Third Avenue Cnlou Pacific, e . do pfd TJ S. Rubber, c U. S. Steel, c do pfd . ..113 91 9J Seattle Market. Seattle. May 24. (V. P.i Butter Nstlve Washington creamery, cube. 38c; do brick, S9r; fresh Celifornls cube, SSc;' do brick, SSc Cheese Oregon triplets, 27c; do twins, 2Sc; Young America, 28c. Kegs Fresh ranch, 37c. San Francisco Market. San Francisco. May 24. U. P.) Batter Eitraa. 354c; prime firsts. 35c. Kggs Kxtrss. 32fcc; extras, firsts, tie; extre pullets, 29c; extra first pullets, 23c; seconds, 27c. Ctioese California fancy. 22c; firsts. 21. Los Angeles Market. Los Angeles. Cal., May 24. (P. N 8.) Butter. 30c; eggs, 33c. American Wheat Options. Minneapolis. - Close. May, S2.96B; J sly. S2.3S: September: S1.86. Duluth Ckwe. May. 2.M; air, Z41; durum July, $2.32; Msy. $2.58. Kansas City Clone. May," I2.S4A; Jely, $2.25; September. 1 1.92 A. Sc Louis Close. July, 2.1SVs; Srpttnv I Whea writing to or calling en advertisers, p laaae stentluu Tbs JouraaL -. . (Adv.) BootletTKer Will Have to Make Early Exit Hereafter. Bootleggers in the future brlngin In liauor on steamers from San Fran Cisco had better be prepared to make a auick exit when the ship uocks here, According to Sheriff Hurlburt, It will not be- necessary from now on to get search warrants in order to go through incoming steamers. As soon as the vessel docks the sheriff's men if they feel so Inclined, may go aboard and search for liquor from stem to stern. This is provided for by the lw which went into effect Monday. Deputies from Sheriff Hurlburt's of fice secured five trunks at the Union station Tuesday, checked to unidenti fied persons, and containing altogether about 50 gallons of whiskey. No at tempt was made to claim them. A novel attempt at evading the pro hibition law was disclosed, when a typewriter case taken from a check stand at 62 North Second Hlreet, con signed to parties unidentified, proved on investigation to contain a five gal lon keg of whiskey. Wool Sales Are Heavy. Pendleton, Or., May 24. Besides tna 30,000 pound lot of fine wool which sold yesterday at Echo at 60 cents, several other sales in thia county at that figure are reported. K. O. Warner of Pilot Bock, sold 40,000 pounds to K. J. Burke at 60 cents and the same buyer purchased other small lots at this figure. Frank Chapman and Mike Doherty each sold about 20.00Q pounds t a less figure. 72 21 T 6Vi 71 113 2GMi 27V ...,. uiVa 47V 49 103 70 72 Vi 21 S 21 .7Va f'S 70 71 Vi 104; KIT) 112V112 1104 110 1110 122 laissiizis. 51 82 101 50! CI 50 1 17 100 62 85 107 45 14 63 2i lOl 132 62 10 47 22 9C 97 06 3 40 62 "27 Mi 25 32 140 21 122 Utah Copper Virginia Chemical, c. W. V. Telegraph .... Westlnghouse Electric. Willys overland . 24 62 73 78 So"' 62 88 27 81 '65 93 2l 64 214 15 20 i:Vs 67 12H 11 129 131 1 4fli 3 62 07 63 ZiUzabarmen Protest state Advaxtoe, The West Coast Lumbermen's associa tion has appealed to its members to irake a vigorous protest to congress men and senators agatnst the applica tion recently made by the railroads for a horizontal 15 per cent advance in freight rates. The president of the association a few weeks ago appointed ; special committee to look after the handling of the industry's Interests as affected by the proposed advance. This committee has employed legal counsel and a delegation of lumbermen are now in Washington, together with E. T. Alien, oniciai representative. As a result of the lumbermen's formal pro test, they have been granted a limited time on May 30 to 'appear before the interstate Comniecce commission. The protest Is based on these grounds First, against any increase in freight rates, either upon a percentage or flat rate per hundred pounds, because of the comparative effect the advance would have on this and competitive producing sections. This would dis turb the present rate relationship, it is said, because of the northwest's Kreater distance from the consuming market than its chief competitors. The second protest is against any change in lates until shippers have been given full opportunity to present their posi tions in the matter. The third pro test ask3 that the Industry be pro tected on business taken at a delivered basis rate. Much of this, business was secured previous to any notice of the proposed advance being given. There ur0 some 30.000 carloads of lumber al ready sold In the northwest on a de livered basis which manufacturers can not move be?ausj of lack of equipment on the part of the transportation com panies. Any advance on such business would have to be paid by the ship per, a general statement in addition io these protests is made that the gen- ral depression of the lumber business or the past ten years will not permit t to now assume an increase in freight rate burden, It is further alleged that earnings of western railway lines dur- ng the past five years do not Justify ne increase. Canadian Bank of Commerce Lettsr. The monthly commercial letter of ne Canadian Bank of Commerce of Toronto Just Issued, contains interest ing commentary us to the efier-t of the war on the financial and industrial interests of the dominion in the Dast tnree years. It says: "The entry of the United States into iho war has aroused much interest in that country as to the effects which tne war has had on business and fi nance In Canada. In a general way it may be said that, at the outset, there was no period of uncertainty during which business of all kinds lagged. Canada had borrowed heavily during me years preceding the war, and im ports had largely exceeded exports. vVhen war broke out there was a cessa tion of the flow of money Into the country, and the Question of how to pay the Interest on the money pre viousiy borrowed became a live one. Much of thia :r.oney had gone into permanent betterments, not all of wuicn were completed or could earn in terest on -the ""money invested in them. After this period of uncertainty there loiiowea an increased dejnand and higher prices for foodstuffs, which con stitute the largest part of Canada's exports. Orders for munitions and war supplies of nil kinds were placed in constantly Increasing volume, until ihe country became- one vast ware house for the neeis ot the allies. It is worthy of notehat exports of agricultural and animal produce for 1916-17 were valued at $501,000,000. an amount exceeding the total exports of all kinds during the first three years. No doubt high prices are responsible for part of this increase, but it ia none the less a gratifying showing. The increases in imports during 1J16-1S and 1916-17 are in the main due to lm ports of raw material for the menu facture of munitions. Bank deposits, including savings. In creased from $626,000,000 at the end of 1913 to IS45.000.000 at the end of 1916 ano reached 1888,000.000 at the end of March. The growth was steady. There In no doubt that the high wages earned in munition factories, aided perhaps by the increased employment given to women, nan brought about a distribu tion of unusual wealth among the wage earning classes. A pleasing side of the picture is tho almost complete ab rence of unemployment and . necessi tous poverty. The surplus national income for the fiscal year ending March il after providing for ordinary expenditures not directly connected with the war. amounted to M0.09O.OOO. and this aum will be available for war purposes The gross income was IJ3I 000,000, or more than $100,000,000 greater than for the previous fiscal year. The bulk ot the revenue is, as usual, from customs receipts, but av substantial sum has been derived froaa special war taxes, notably that on ex cess profits. It waa estimated that this tax would produce $16,000,000 in the three year's of lta currency, oat. according to the recent statement E the finance minister, $16,000,00a will be collected for this first period aad $20,000,000 for the second. Additional taxes on excess profits are now pro posed for accounting periods ending after December SI. 1016. From the" proceeds ot the recent loan, the do m la Ion government will be able to finance its own war expenditure and tbat of the imperial government In Canada to the end of June, after which tfja intended to issue treasury bills -or notes and, if conditions warrant, - to offer another war loan in the early fall. The war loans so far issued ia Canada amount to $350,000,000, of which sum $L25,000.000. together with, $170,000,03 supplied by the banks, ha been advanced to the imperial treasury to meet the cost of munitions and sup plies purchased mainly in Canada. This has enabled Canada to take a use ful she re in the financing of the war, i and has at the ame time stimulated, f her own Industry and trade. , I Corporation Take Bonds. AH : of- i flcials. agents -and employes of the ' Aetna Life Insurance oompany, Aetna , Casualty & Surety company, and the v Automobile Insurance compeuiy ' of Hartford, will be able to subscribe for the Liberty loan under a plan Just an nounced. The life insurance concern nas suDscnoea ii.uw.uuu tne casuaitv ana surety company, iou.ouy ana tne automobile Insurance company, $150, 000, total of $1,500,000. Those con nected with the company may make a deposit of 5 per cent on the bonds they desire and thereafter pay t per cent per month until payment is completed. The bonds will be held by the com pany in security until the payments are complete. The company also under takes to convert the bonds it holds for its employes, provided the government, in subsequent loan issues, creates fe. higher rato of Interest. . Conservation Bulletin Ont Large bulletins with "scareheada," warning the public of the seriousness of the situation as a result of the war, are being distributed broadcast along tna Pacific coast by Archibald Kalna, gov ernor of the San Francisco federal re serve bank. The bullotln le entitled. "The World Is Short of Fe'od." It says: "The city man should plant back yards, front yards, the vacaat lot next door, and save food. The farmer should plant every acre, not-only for this year, but for next year. No fear of labor shortage should prevent heavy planting. Men will be mobilised to farm as well as to fight The meat supply must be Increased, and female stock saved. The banker should sea that every dependable solvent farmer Is Supplied with money st a fair rate With which to plant, cultivate aad harvest his crop. The elogan now should be, 'Cultivation, Cooperation. Conservation.' " Bossta'a Liberty Loan Russia also has a Liberty loan. Subscriptions to it were opened April 14, according to a report from Moscow recently published in the government's commercial bulle tin. The subscriptions will end Jan 2. The total amount of the loan is to be 3.000,000.000 rubles, or $1,(46,000. 000 at the normal exchange rate now prevalent in the United States. It 1 to be marketed at 86 per cent of Its nominal value, the interest rats beinr 6 per cent with maturity la 40 years. A syndicate of banks has -agreed to take $772,500,000 of the loan, only half of the total thus being left to popu lar subscription. Posters in Polish, Lettish, unman, Jewish and other lan guages and dialects were printed to promote interest in the loan. i Bond Broker leads Campaign. C. A. aUlliV . beiej sn.aT.eil a, 1ssh i r ar sasa ii L I u j-irie land to instruct tne clearing house committee on tne manner or conduct ing the campaign tav popularise- the Liberty loan bonds, is a membersox the firm of Gervin ft Miller, bond brokers a M O & J m . as iti . a . oi nmn r isncisco. Mr. Aimer IS S member or the publicity committee of tnn ban Francisco federal reserve Lib erty bond campaign commission. He is expected in Portland Friday. ARM NTENDED FOR GEN V LLA MAY ARM 13 zr. r2 73 76 30 68 98 tl 27 81 '57' ' S4 26 M 214 20 137 M0 67 131 102 ,102 ft . , M . . 52 ii 73 '29 62 91 83 27 80 66 93 25 54 213 13 19 13 HO 67 12S 119 118 52 72 4 115 75 101 29 68 U3 4 40 91 104 33 1 102 5 94 ! 64 15 212 16 ! 187 KO 67 181 118 RESERVE REGIMENT Commissioners Are Asked to Purchase Firearms and Ammunition Seized, 114115, 114, 115 93 62 2 I 93 63 28 43 44 2 92 62 63 271 2H Total sales for day were 1.11,400 shrea. Grants Pass Victim Was Well Known Oranta Pass. Or.. May 24. Grants Pass is much upset by the death of Joseph R. Smith, well known mining man, who " was killed near Central Point Tuesday night, when an auto mobile in which be was riding with James T. White, Mrs. II. D. Elamann and Mrs. George Radford, turned turtle on a sharp curve on the Pacific high way. The party was bound for Bed ford to get some fishing tackle, the property of White, and Smith' was speeding along, as be was anxious to get back to Grants Pass before mid night. Mrs. Radford suffered a broken arm. Neither of the other occupants of the car was injured. Smith died la five minutes, Dr- Dow of Central Point arriving soon afterward. is. Huntington for no reason, la tba year iB4, became sullen, morose and Musnsiiums ana nas remained SO ever aince. uustofly of their child is asked rjy tne husband. - Paul . Ernst Arrested. -. WWOW. a. U.Hri, 11.. UKVn KT. rested in Montesafto Wash hr ahcrlfr cu .Barren or uravs harbor ronnle v... w non-suppon. a -tele gram to tne constables office here. irom wnicn tne complaint, was issued runounces mat ne win return without ciirauiuon. 1 Rifles and ammunition, once des tined for Villa and his followers but Intercepted in their Journey by United States federal authorities, may become part of the equipment of the Oregon Home Guard, if the petition of General Charles "F. Beebe, placed Wednesday before the county commissioners, is granted. Some time ago the government con fiscated 20,000 rifles of the old Spring field type, and 1,000,000 -founds of am munition, which were being smuggled into Mexico for Villa. They were sola to a Philadelphia firm, from whom General Beebe secured an option for the purchase of 1000 of them and 100 rounds of ammunition apiece It was his idea that the commission ers might be Induced to buy them for the First regiment Infantry, Oregon Reserves, which he is seeking to or ganise. It would be a splendid thing, he explained, to have this regiment equipped with rifles in order that gen uine army training might De secured for these men. 1 The rifles and ammunition can be secured for $6000. The commissioners took the petition under advisement. TWO DIVORCES ARE ASKED The Motor Girl. From the New York Tlma. ' onaii 1 teacn you to make dough nun : sLssea gran a ma. xes. x sun terribly Interested. ' T can't understand how you arrange, tho inner tuoes. L Business a Usual" rTTT mmm assssssisssm.ss?sBi sssnswysj Wife Charges Non-Support, Hus band Says Wife Has "Grouch." Notwithstanding ths fact tbat he was married and had a child. Albert R. McCurry refused to work any more than was Just sufficient to keep him self, according to one of the charges made by Gladys Oliver McCurry In a suit filed for divorce. The complaint shows they were married in Vancou ver in 1914 and asks that the custody of tho child be awarded to Mrs. Mc- vurrr. i A C. a Huntington sayg his istfe, Anna FACTS A Positive Assertion ; An improved road Is a vital factor in the pros-, perity. social life, relij-l lous feeling and educa tional advantage of : every community. Ai road, street or-highway to be properly Improved must be hard-surfaced' with : BITULITHIC WARREN BROS. CO. j Journal Banding, Portland, Or. Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, CraisL, Eta. j 216-217 Board of Trade BoOdtaf Overbeck & Cooke Col DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES ; Members CThloac Board ef Trade, Correspondents of asogam $s Bryan, ; i Chisago, ew York, .