THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,-PORT LAND, SATURDAY, JANUARY- 6, 1918.
11
ST TOAR REFINERS ROOST PR THE OF PROHTTHT ANOTHER DIME
Edit ht "
Hyman H. Cofca
I
NTERIOR
IS T
EGGS FROM PORTLAND ;
TRADE LESS
ANXIOUS
Prices .Elsewhere . Are Generally
Higher for Fresh Stock Than at
Portland and This Relieves the
Situation Here Slightly.
Columbia Smelt
Run Is Better
Gradual incrvas in the catch of smrlt In
the Columbia Titer la noted by iocti whole
salers. The receipts to date bare been con
fined entirely to those caucht by tillnetters,
and the quality lias not been u favorable a
norrl. The price has been redaced to 10c
a pound, making thia fish the eheapeit prod
act on the market. Indication point to an
early entrance of the fish into ithe Cowlita
river, and the the big supplies will come
and further reduction in price forced
. A demand lot eggs ha sprung up .from in
rfriot Pacific Northwest points and bid fair to
clean up prevailing holdings of freah atock here
anlea other section abow increased offerings
of similar quality soon.
Whna hum of tha trade was inclined to Tiew
th egg market with disfavor even loaay, w
,was lens inolinatlon to make further cuU in
'quotations. .
Storage stocks ot. eggs in this section are
Quite well cleaned up and there is a firm toll In
the egg market in practically all other sections
of tha country. Portland being an exception.
Kt srs firmer and higher at eastern pointa
than hv Portland and the same is true of Cali
fornia and the northern markets.
Receipts of eggs continue to increase here
and this ia what has been causing fear among
receivers. Th. market will continue to be
forced by the weather during the remainder of
tha season.
; SWEET POTATOES ADVASCIXG
General advance In the price of sweet potatoes
i WlU be quoted by the local trade Monday. Borne
: dealers sra already quoting as high aa 60 a
'pound, but nest week the value will be 5c in
lots ana 0 a in lees imaii.
vnnw itn REAXf ABE HIOHEE
One of the leading pork and bean caanert of
tha aountry has announced a general advance of
about 10 per cent lu 2 and 3s. effertlve at
one. No change wa made in is aunng me uj.
rniritEX TWAIIKET AT A RECORD
New high record price has been forced for
heavy Bens, sun sales as nign as ic m I-......,.
and with lighter hens at 24c. l.erga springs are
going at ItiC, witn 01a roosters at ion a
TiRFftftrn HOGS BILnG IOWF.R
With somewhat more liberal supplies offered
by tha country, general Weakness has been lorcen
In the dressed, hog trade along the street, with
1 sales generally down to 1 9 M c for tops and some
! mads below' this. Veals are also slightly easier.
BANANA TRAIX COMES EARLIER
Slightly In adrance of the time expected, the
' banana train is reported in by tha trade. The
market ia entirely bare of offering, and for
that reason the arrival are timely, i'rioea firm.
Power to Name- a
Price on Feeds Is
Being Questioned
Milling Fraternity Says That No Law
Exists to Force a Stable
Quotation.
SUGAR MARKET WILL
ADVANCE A DIME AT
ALL REFINERY POINTS
Further Ri in Prices to Become
Effective Monday but Local Trade
Will Make No Change Until Pres
ent Stocks Are Exhausted.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
Portland. Sat .
Year ago
Total this week.
Year ago.
Season to date.
Year ago
Tacoraa. Pri . .
Year ago
Reason to date.
Year ago.
Seattle. Fri. . .
xear ago. . . . .
Heason to date.
Year ago
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay.
Til
S 9 21
22 14 51
29 98 121
05 775 1171
B12 1412 1250
1
. 25
14
. 116
.8591
.8430
3
40
.SlftS
.4520
2
13
10
175
122
56
107
175 1130
241 1296
BRIEF OTF.H OE PRODl'CE TRADE
First car Southern California oranges now
rolling for city.
Butter and cheese trade steady at former
P'fc . .. .' . .., ...
nine continues in iresn asimou inarnn
I 1 11
.8272 186 072 HOT 2116
.8565 247 986 934 2484
There is much controvertarr among the mill
ing rraternity of the Pacific Northwest as to
wueiner tne government u empowered by lew to
make any certain price either on millatuffs or
flour.
Some of the trade is taking exceptions to the
recent orders of Flour CommisMonrr Wilcox
that he was going to enforce certs in rulings
made by him in regard to priees, when the trade
says that the orders were mad by the head of
the milling division and not here.
Demand for millstuffs is reported by millers
ss isr 111 excess of what they hsve to offer and
they see no change in the situation at least dur
ing the next month or so.
Much more liberal offering of grain ha is
shown at interior Pacific Northwest points, but
holders are asking full prices and are unwilling
to sell for leas.
Heavy orders for flour for foreign Shipment
are reported, but the exact destination has not
been made public.
The milrhig division of the food administra
tion adrlaee:
While report of the agricultural department
indicate the harvesting in this country during
the present crop year of verj large qusntitiea
of sll kinds of cereals, the increasing difficultly
of transportation and the uncertainty of the
future emphasize the importance of providing
surpluses during times of plenty to meet any
possible contingencies which might occur later.
Proceeding on thia theory, the food admin
istration milling division, is bending every ef
fort to effect a maximum saving in wheat
products, to tha end that ample supplies may be
Notwithstanding tha control of the sugar situa
tion br th food administration and tha expecta
tions of the trade that ttrkee would at least
go no higher this season than at present, there
will be an advance of 19c per hundred pounds
aadea to the price by tne manutacturera snxni
and early Monday morning. This information
naa aireaoy oven gives tne wnoiesai mam oj
the various refineries along tha coast.
No immediate change will be made In th
price ot sugar by local wholesalers, or at least
until me nava aniti out tneir notmnas purenssea
at th lower price. Thia has been the ruling
of tha food adminktratlon and will be generally
followed by the wholesale trad of th country.
Just what haa caused refiners to add a dim
to their previous price ia not known and tha
action created surprise generally among handlers
her.
Onion Market Is
Showing Eevival
A small amount of business ia passing in
th onion trade with California and some
other sections of the Pacific Northwest. An
nouncement to this effect was made during
the day by W. I. Swank, general selling rep
resentative of the Confederate Onion Grow
ers' association. Thia ia the first business
for, some time that haa passed with Cali
fornia. The price waa around 11.75 f. o. b,
Willamette valley pointa. There is a gradual
improvement noted in tha general situation.
, a .1 ..
Nebraska Sheep a
New Wrinkle Here;
Packers Get Stuff
Unusual Shipment of Mutton Re
ported In Yards General Sit
uation Unchanged.
PfiRTI.ANTi LIVESTOCK RUN
Hog'. cattle, caivea, Bneep.
Liberty Fours Are
Down at Opening;
Stock List Weaker
PRESSURE IN LEADERS
New York. Jan. 6. (I. N. 8.) Leading Is
sues war uneer pressur In th ttook market
during the entire session today. U. S. Steel sold
down to 82'.. a loss of over Z points. Utah
r.nnu rinAnnart fn in i. and Meefna nrefapeael
sold down to S3H-. Texas Company dropped j Trlings
S points to 187',. Final prices generally
war th lowest of th day.
Sate today, S10.80O shares; bones, 81.800,
000. Sales this weak, 4,780,800 share) bends,
828,688,000.
New York. Jan. L. . . N. B.) Stocks were
in supply at declining prices at the opening of
the stock market today, with initial prices show
ing losses of from fractions to over 1 point.
Steel common ranged from 84 to 88 HI
compared with 94 H t the close yesterday. Beth
lehem Steel B sold off to 78 H. Crucible dropped
1 'i to 63, and Republic sold down 1 to
77 H points.
Shortly after the opening Liberty 4s sold off
to 96.88.
The sails were weak. Tnion Pacific selling off
1 to 114 H. while St. Paul declined to
46 points. Losses of H point were sustained in
Reading. Canadian Pacific and Southern Pacific
American Tobacco declined over 4 points at
the opening, selling at 140 h. Central Leather
declined U toMS.
Utah was 1 4 points lower at 80, and Marine
preferred yielded point to 84.
78
858
100
804
168
1107
82
678
28
a
1
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5
8
8
1877
88
865
80
1
49
.00
Va m
Apple trade reflects nothing but weakness, available for home, war and allied requirements
With shaded prices. I aud if possible to accumulate any surpluses
Further sales of beans made to eastern points;
trad steady.
"WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather bureau advises.
Protect shipments during the next 36 hours
nlnd She follnwina temDeratures : Ooing
north. 4 degrees: northeast over 8-, P. A 8.'
railroad. 80 degrees; east to Baker, 28 degrees:
nd south to Ashland. 32 degrees. Minimum
temperature at Portland tomorrow about 48
degrees.
JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND
' These prices are those which wflolesaler aell
' to retailers, except as otherwise stated:
Dairy Products
BUTTER Creamery; prion, in paraffins wrsp
i pers, extras, 68c; prim firsts. 51c; firsts,
1 eStta: cubes. 100 lets; cartons. Is sdvanoe;
dairs, 85c per lb.
1 sour cream, 56e per lb.
CHEF.SE Selling price; Tillamook, fresh
Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 25 25 Ho lb.;
Toung America. 26 26 He lb Price to Jobbers:
Flats. 28c: Young America, 24c, f. o. b. ; brick.
umburger. aae; ones bwiss. sue per id.
scsin&t future needs.
t nod administration regulations are now be
ing issued to the trsde whrreby flour millers of
the country will be limited in the amount of
wheat from which a barrel of flour must be
manufactured, and toUlie trades of flour which
must be produced. tHfrefnn. Through these
measures s saving of considerably more than
Hi, oou, (Mill bushels of Wheat can be effected
without seriously changing the present quality
of the flour or inconveniencing the consuming
public
TJ.nno ef Vaur Yni-k n rl- fiirnlhi hv OveV-
beck A Cooke Co , 216-217 Board of Trade Prime heavy
buildlna : ' Ts
DESCPTPTIOX I Open! Hlb I Low Bid
Allis Chalmers, o. .
Am. Beet. Sugar . . .
Am. Can, c
Am. Car Found. .
Am. Unseed, C. . .
Am. Loco., c
Am. Tmelter, c . . . .
Am. Sugar, c
Am. V oolen. c . . .
Anaconda Min. Co.
Atchison, e
DlMnin T
it'i.u u .... . r j . '
. nil iiir ftiiiiuuiiiriiirm in iiiiv urw ijj OE O
administration regulations, the milling division.
emphasizes the wisdum of all lood producing 111
dusmes arranging to corierate with the food
administration at once in cftectiug economies in
all food stuffs, especially those that can be
readily exported.
Supplies of all kinds of cereals are very large,
but it is the part of wisdom to bring these into
proper consumption and to increase the pro
duction of cereal products not now in general
us. The food administration is confident that
the slight changes made necessary in the char
acter of wheat flour as a result of the new
milling regulationa will be accepted by the ! I 'tstillers
Bethlehem Steel. B
Butte A Superior.
Cal. Petroleum, c. .
Canadian Pacific . . .
Cent. Leather, c . . .
Chesapeake A Ohio.
C. ft O. W.. e. . . .
C, M. ft St. P
0. A N. W.. c
Chino Copper . . . .
Colo. F. & L, c. . .
Crucible Steel, c . . .
11. K. li., e . . . .
American oeonle in the spirit of conservation.
and that in this acceptance they will appreciate
that they are doing their part in aiding the gov
ernment's efforts.
Delays in transportation winch liave pre
EViOS Selling price: Ca.se count. 43o "per ! vented the free movement of coarse trams lure
doxen. Bnying price, 40 & 42c per doxn. Selling ' maintained the price of these cereals at high
pries, candled, 43(4ic; selected candled, 46c;
atorage, 85a.
LIVE POULTRY Hens, heavy Plymouth
Rocks,' 25e per lb.; ordlnsry chickens, 24c
per lb-; stags, 1 5c per lb. ; small springs,
24c: turkeys, 25&2flc par lb.; dressed, fancy,
t6 0 87c per lb.; No. Us, 84 35c per lb.;
squsos, 82.60 per doxen; geese, live, 18 20c;
ducks, 20$ 23c per lb.; pigeons, $1.25 dozen.
Fresh Fruits end Vegetables
levels. lnasmucu as mill leed normally ie
flect th Dries of these coarse grains, the value
of this latter commodity has been extremely
high. The results of these high prices, together
with the high price of other coarse grains, would
unquestionably lead to ths feeding to livestock
of the necessary and vual wheat supplies. It
hss therefore been considered advisable that the
maximum prices tor mill feed be established on
basis relative to toe cost or wnesi. 1 111.1
FRESH FRI IT8 Oranges, 83.25 g 6.00 per
box; bananas. 6t6c; lemons, 86.50 g 7.75;
California grapefruit, (3.0U3.25; Florida.
84 80 6.75; pears, 12.00 pr box.
BERRIES Huckleberries, lOo per lb.; cran
berries, local, per box, 1 ); eastern, lis. 50
. per barrel.
- APPLES OrfJey. extra fancy, $2.00; Ortley,
fancy, $1.75; Winter Banana, extra fancy, $2.35;
Winter Banana, fancy, $2.10; fancy Hood Klver
Spitzenbergs, $2 00; Hood River extra fancy
Spltxenbergs. $2.35 2.60; Baldwins, wrspped,
$1.60; Ncwtowns, choice, 4 tier, $1.25; iancy
table apples, 4 tier, $2.25; fancy table apples,
"4 Va tier. $1.75: fsncy Spitzenbergs, not wrapped,
.$1.50; cooking apples, 4 tier. $1.10.
' ONIONS Orsgon. $2.60; garlic. 6 V 8c
per lb.
POTATOES Selling price: Table stock, local,
81-25 0-1. 40. Buying price: Choice shipping,
80c $1.00; tweet potatoes, 5c pound.
VKGETABLliS Turnips, 81.80 per sack;
carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.75 per sack;
parsnips, $1.75 per sack; cabbage, local, $1.75
0 2.00 cwt; green onions, 3fio dozen bunches;
peppers, 17 He per lb.; head lettuce, 86c dozen;
celery, 85U0c per dozen; artichokes. $1.00
1.10 per dozen; cucumbers, hothouse. 11.80m
1.75 car dozen; tomatoes, California. 82.25 ir
lug; eggpUnt, 17 He per lb.; string beans, 10 &
18 Ho per lb.:- peas, ( ) per lb.; cauliflower.
California. $1.360 1.60 per dozen; pumpkins,
- 1H per lb.; sprouts. 10 J 11c per lb.
Meat, Fish and Provisions
DRESSED MEATS Selling price: Country
killed best hogs. 19 19 He; ordinary , 18
. 18 He? best veal. 18c; ordinary veal, 1618Vxc
per lb.; rough heavy, 14c per lb.; goats 5 A tjc
rir lb. I lambs. 1720e per lb; mutton, 11 a
8e per lb. ; beef. 7 1 0 W c per lb.
SMOKED MEATS Hams, 27 0 32o per
lb.; breakfast baeon, 88 4 80 per lb.; picnics
28o per lb.; cottage roll. 2 80 per lb.; abort
clears, 81 34a per lb.; Oregon exports, smoked.
' 840 per lb.
LARD Kttle rendered, tierce, 29c per
, lb.; standards. "28 Ho; lard compound, 24 He
.OKSTERS-Olympia. gallon. $4.60; canned
' eastern, 66o per can, $6.60 per dozen canst
eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack, $3 60.
FISH Dressed flounders, c; ailverside sal
. znon, 22c; perch. 7 8c; soles, 7; salmon trout
1 80 per lb.: halibut, 18 23c per lb.; black
: cod. 8c; hemng. 60 e lb.j smelt, 80 per
lb.; clams, hard shells, 4o per lb.; $2 76 m
box: crabs, .$1.75 2. 50 per dozen; Columbia
smelt. SaslOo.
. : Groceries
., SUGAR Cube. $8.89; powdered $8.60- fruit
: or berry, 88.10; D yellow, $7.50i; granulated
; 88.10 beet. $8.10; extra C. $7.70; goWen u
, - 87.80.
HONET ew, $4.25 4 50 per ease.
KICK Japan style No. 1. 7 He: New Orleans
head. c: blue rose. 8 He. "
- SAX T Coarse, half ground. lOOs. 815 00 ot
ton: 60.. $18.00; Uble dairy. 60s. $1975
100a. $18.86: bales. $2.45: fa-. ..tf. IJ
- ji a at K. W,.,, s- at rt A SbCSU
BEAN S minaX aVmali whtu, 13 He; larea
.whiu. 18 H: Pink. e; lUas. 14
'bayous. 104 e; red. 10 Ho. c.
Hope, Wool and Hides
HOPS Nominal. 11T orop, 2830c per lb
Eastern Oregon. 60 0 65a per Jb. v
tiiuM-a Beiiea, a 10a. ana up, I5c- uiti
vwiv. uf, 1 v. , Miiru ana green klti
15 lb, tie 25 lbs.. 15c: salted and green calf'
up to 15 lbs.. 21c; green hides. 28 lbs. and ud
12e; green stags, 50 lb, and up. 10c; dry flint
' 36e; dry flint calf, up to 7 lb.. 28c; dry salt
: 21e; dry horse hide, each, 61.26 to $1 50
IT i n0,?K f?- 00 00; hor-
hair, toll, 25c. horsehair mane, 15c; dry long
wool pelts, 38c; dry short wool pelts. 26c
i'i snd green pelts (January takeoff). $2.50
(4 8.50 each; dry sheep shearlings, each. ISM
80c: sited aheap ahearllnrs. TjasnV-
dr. hair. 25o; dry goat gbeartinga,
li oo ': 7 hort . ch, 10?
. .""Tt"? TSUey. BOc; medium valley,
88e; valley lamb wool, 45 ft 50c per lb.
juurtv 1, xo; .110. Z. 12e: mm
will result In a very marked reduction in price,
which it is hoped, will bo reflected in lowering
the prices of milk and other dairy products as
noon as iU effects shall be felt in large dairy
canters.
WHEAT New crop, bluestem. $2.05; forty
fold, $2.08; club. $2.01; Russian, $1.88. tide
water tMCK oasis.
1-LOLH Selling price: Patent. $10.00: Wil
lamette valley, $8.60; local straight, $9,20 0
KW0; bakers' locsl, $9.80 10.00; Montana
spring wheat, patent. $10.60 10.80; whole
whest. $9.60 ; graham, $9.40; rye flour. $10.73
per barrel.
HAY' Buying price, new crop: Willamette
timothy, fancy. $26.00 per ton; Eastern Oregon
Washington fancy timothy, $28.00 9 80.00 : al
falfa, $25.00; valley veton. ( ); cheat. ( );
clover. $22.00 per ton; grain. $24.00 25.00
per ton.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. Xo. 1 Calcutta.
18 H 20c In car lots: less amounts higher.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. 830.00 30.50 ;
shorts. $32 00 32.50,- middlings, $39.00
89.50 ton.
KOLLED OATS Per ton. 862.00
trie, c
Gen. Electric . .
Gen. Motors . . .
G. N. Ore Lands
Northern, pfd . .
Greene Can
Hide & Leather, c.
Illinois Central .
Int. Mpr, Msrino. .
Kan. City South., c.
Lackawanna Steel . .
Lehigh Valley . . . .
Lout. & Nash. . . .
Mexican Petroleum .
Miami Copper
M , K. & T. , p. . .
Missouri ; Pscific. .
Nstlonsl L Lead . . .
Nevada Cons. . . . .
New Haven
N. Y. Central
N. Y.. Ont. A W.
Nor. A W.. c. . . .
Northern Pacific .
Penn. Ry
Pressed S. Car. c
Ray Cons. Copper
Ry. Steel Springs.
Reading
Rep. I. A S , c. .
Rock Island ....
Studebaker. c. . .
Southern Pacific.
Southern Ry., c .
Tenn. Copper. . .
Texas Oil .....
Tobacco Products
Union Pacific, c .
U S. Rubber, c.
! V 8. Steel, c. . .
Utah Copper . . .
v lrgirua t hem., c
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74
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78
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784
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59 H
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78 H
19H
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70 H
87 H
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55 H
76 H
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97
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18 H
12H
135 H 135
60 H
86 H
57 H
53 H
7fi 4
184
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52 H
74
46 H
94
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35 H
62 H
83 H
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89
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21 s
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Saturday .. 888
Friday 1888
Thursday 887
Wednesday 202
Tuesday 887
Monday 1784
Week ago 108
Tear ago 46T
Two year ago. . . . 680
Three years ago .. . 108
Four years ago... ISO
Arrival in the North Portland yards of six
loads of sheep from Nebraska, destined to Frye
A Co. of Seattle, waa an unusual ooeurrene in
th yards here.
There was quit liberal run of sheep in th
yards overnight.' but most of the stuff came direct
to killers and did not enter the general trade.
- General ahaeB and lamb ranee!
Western lamb $18.00 A 18.80
Valley Iambi 12.60 18.00
12.-OOM1.2.90
W ether 11 00 11.75
Ewes 8.00 10.
Shorn sheep S H to Se under Quotation.
Cattl Market It Quiet
WHh considerable "iunky" stuff recently re
ported in the North Portland yards, the market
for cattle ia inclined to show a quiet and sluggish
tone, while there is a steady call and practically
unchangd values indicated for quality stuff, or
dinary to poor stuff is under pressure.
General cattle market ranee:
Uaallnm to Chofoa steers 88.75 A 10.60
Good to medium steers 8 75 8.63
Common to good steers . . . 7.25 8.40
Choice cows and heifers 7.85 8.60
Common to good cows and heifers. 6.75 7.85
Cannera
Bulls
Calves
Stocker and feeder steers. ......
Swine Run Liberal
Very liberal showing of hog was reported In
th. V f.rth Portland yards over night. With
weakness shown again in some eastern markets
the situation here is merely steady In general.
General hog market range:
Prim light $1 5 40 15. 50
in.no m m.oo
13.50r14 0O
Rouah and heavy 14 50 14.00
Saturday Livestock Shipper
Hogs M. Smeed. Swsn Island. 108 hesd by
boat; M. M. Hoc fir. Unldendale, 1 load; E.
Hubbard. Dolloer, Idaho. 1 load; llolian A Son,
Sunnyside, Wash.. 1 load.
Sheep Union Meat Co.. Lyle, 8 lnds direct:
Coffin Bros., Crawford, Neb.. 6 loadj direct to
Fry A Co.
Mixed stuff M. M Hoctor. Goldendale. 1
load cattle, calves and hogs. Robert McCrow, 8
loads cattle and hogs; Frye A Co., Grangeville,
Idaho, 1 load cattle and hogs direct; C. E.
I.ucke, Canby, 1 load cattle, hogs and aheep.
U- 9. Bureau of Marketa reports livestock
loaded January 4 (carloads reported west of Al
legheny mountains; double decks counted as two
cars) :
Cattle and siixea
Calves. Hogs. Sheep. 8toek. Tot.
Totals 1184 1446 161 211 8129
One week ago 948 1560 331 188 8166
Four weeks sgo. . ibis issz zoo i ooou
Stat origins of livestock loaaea:
For Portia nd-
8.00l 6.50
4.00(9 7 00
7.00 10 00
6.00 8.00
'OTATO MARKETS IN
CONGESTED
CONDITION
THROUGHOU
T
COUNTRY
Texas Advices Indicate That Not
Over $1.25 Is Available Here, Elimi-
natiQg Shrinkage Little, Selling Is
Shown Locally.
Private advices received by the local potato
trad stat that th market in other aectiona
continue dull and generally eongeetrd.
An advice from Oallaa. Texas, states that
eery nominal amount of business hag p eased
there during the last few dare at 88.00 per
cental, but . the taking were confined almost
entirely to seed requirements. There ia a
freight rate of T8e per cental from here on
potatoes going to Texaa and a refrigeration
charee in addition. Thia means that eliminating
shrinkage shippers here cannot obtain more man
l.ze per cental, roruana nests ror weir sup
plies, and even at that there 1 only a nominal
call.
While many potato grower her are Inquiring
regarding the market price at this time, few
are showing much willingness to sell at pre
vailing price.
Along Front street trad continue Very quiet
at former price.
Quiet Tone Shown
In Chicago Grain
SERBIA GRATEFUL
TO UNITED STATES
Chairman of War Mission Makes
Address Before Members
of -Senate.
Washington, Jan. 5.- (L N. S.) Ser
bia's profound ATAtlttid for America's
aid "ia the most tremendous struggle
for the highest principles ot humanity,"
was expressed this afternoon by Dr.
MinellAko Vesnitch, chairman of the
Serbian war mission, In An Address be-'
fore the senate. Dr. Vesnitch also
sounded a warning; that the war must
be won br the alli3 unleaa "civilised
nations are to be crushed In slavery un
der the Prussian beeL"
"We accept with enthualaam." he con
tinued, "the doctrine of Monroe as the
doctrine of th world. We are happy
to share with you the belief that right
shall command might and that it ought
not to be dishonored In Its very incep
tion. Serbia Did Her Bit
"How could an Amcrlcavn cltisen re
main indifferent to the violation of Bel
gian neutrality, expressed by the Im
perial German chancellor with the asser
tion that solemn International treaties
were but scrape of paper t
"Those who doubted the course you
would take are excused only by the con
sideration that they had forgotten your
hlstftry.
"I said to myself that the nation' with
thia origin and this history cannot con
sent to the overwhelming of the whole
Cap With Ear Flap
Will Eeplace Hat
Of Men in Trenoh
With th American Army In France,
Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) The campaign
hat, the distinguish in g mark of the
Amerioan doughboy when he first
struck Franca, appears to be doomed
to banishment- It haa proved un
suitable for the cold weather and la
too large to wear Ut the trenches.
A newly dsslsrned cap, with over
folding front and ear flaps is due
to make its appearance some time
this month.
5
GIANT WIRELESS TO
BERLIN WAS PLAN
Startling Evidence Brought Out
at Hindu Plot Trial at
San Francisco.
By Joseph F. Prltchsrd
Chicago, Jan. 6. (L N. 8.) Corn closed
irregular and unsettled, th nearby month ad
leave their native countries and seek
other homes.
"The Serbian nation, small but hon
est, has fought for Its liberties aa bravely
as any one of its gallant allies, and we
have rendered a real service, however
small it may be, to the better future of
humanity.
Tiibste Paid to Senate
"I appreciate th great Honor of being
received In your senate, which we re-
were 6 16c higher.
Chicago, Jan. B. (L N. 8.) The oat mar
ket was steady at the opening today with trade
limited. There waa pressure from local tradera
early, However, and a small aeciine louowea.
Predictions of increased movement and a lack
of export trade were the bearish influences. Open
ing prices were above yesterday's close.
Trade in corn was very light and the mar
ket featureless. Prices were practically un
changed from the previous close.
Th provisions market waa featureless and
slightly lower in sympathy with hogs. Trier
waa littl trading.
-..m. h. nrs-nt tvi. of Urd the strongest asylum of right of
trading in corn for future delivery be dieoon- liberty and of Justice, and as the noble
tinued. will be presented to the board ol directors temple lor trie prayer or a Deiter ruture
of the Chicago board of , trade" by President I ror the human race. We have faith that
the morning light will break In this good
year at hand and that it will break with
the sun of liberty rlnlnr upon a rose
tinted sky. We voice our unalterable
faith that this magnificent republic is
to lead the nations of the world to the
SO 29H
I 41 41
i Tel 28 22 S
I 4?. I 45 I 48V
I J " H ! 1H 18 181,
- 1 I 81 I 80 Vi, I go H
- 71 71 70V4 70
-! 21 21 I 20; lftil
T4
67H
112HU12
7HI 7.
29 K
4
2 4
43
104HI104
?6 86
45 Hi 45
60 I 60
23 a i 23H
Whole. $82.00; creckeed.
CORN
ner ton.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $60.00 82.
Merchants Exchange January bids;
OATS Week
Fri. Thursi. Wed.
1918
$83.00 "l0an, -
. csLiugjjouae r..iec.
8? 10e per lb,
CHITTIM OK CASCARA Hit!!.
prVe. per car lots. 8 V Bo per lb.
UUHAIH 1617. 40 60c per Hi.
- Buying
Sat.
1918 1917
Feed
8900 3578
Sales. 510.200 shares.
103 1034
84 4 84 S
45V4 45H
59 59 H
2 2 T4 I o a
47 47V.I 47 I ahi..
I 14 HI 75 I 73 14 1 73
8 ( 7S 78 I 76
2141 214 IBS 19.
50a BO 4SH 484
84 84H 88 I 88
234 23HI 28il 28 ta
12T4 13Vt 12 74
49 V 49 T 49 49
114 lift U84lll4
5? Si i. ih
80H 80) 79H
84 4 34 S I 34 H
V 8 1i sm
41 41H' 39
Oregon . 1
Washington .... 4
Totals Portland 8
One week ago
Four weeks ago . . 1 1
Ortgon 5
Totals Seattle . ft 1 . . .
One week ago. . . 14 8 12
Four weeks ago. . 2
Friday Afternoon Sales
8
IB
8
16
Griffin at a special meeting called for 2 o'clock
thia afternoon. He will offer in lieu thereof a
new plan, which in his judgment, better fits pres
ent eonditiona.
Range of Chicago prices furnished by United
Press :
COKM
Open. High. Low.
January 147 V 12TH 127 H
Uay 125S 128 125H
OATS
January 79 H 80 79 H
March 7 79 H 78 4
May j 77 H 78 H 77
TOKK
January .
May
January
February
May
January .
May
Ban Francisco, Cal., Jan. 8. (U. P.)
Oermany Intended to make Alamo a
secluded spot on the Lower California
coast the site of a giant wireless sta
tlon to transmit directly to Berlin in
formation gathered by German spies.
That was the revelation made by Gus-
tav N. Koeppel of San Diego on the wit
ness stand In the Hindu plot trial and
despite strenuous objection by the de
tense his story today was a part of
th record
According to Koeppel. In 1914 he was
summoned by Robert Capelle, agent for
th North-German Lloyd Steamship com
pany and alleged -paymaster" for the
kaiser's plotters on this city. He met
German Consul von Schaak and he said
the trio planned the wireless station
Returning to San Diego. Koeppel tee
tlfled. he retained J. Clyde HItar aa hi
attorney and started a party of work
men with aparatus to Alamo. The Mx
lean authorities broke up their plans
by arresting several or their agents.
Arcuscd Hindu Ends Life
Jacksonville, Fla.. Jan. 6. I. N. S.)
Mangus Ram. a Hindu, thought to have
been connected with German plots with
Vojt Papen. C. H. vvolf and Von Engel
arrested with Harm an Singh, alias
Chaud. another Hindu, in Santiago,
r.t v r. v. k 1 r xr a
rt, 1 . . - - - , , . . , 1 utciuiuvH, nan., .ii. w. -
127 I mountain of perfect peace and to become ,v " ?. 'I Going Into the street to InveatlgStS
125 H the arbiter of them all. because we know " ""1 ; " Dmi-J an esploslOi
that th American commandments of - Jl
r nusjr.
78 t
77S
...4485 449T
LAKD
...2367 2387
!.".'2407 2430
RIBS
...3342 2832
...2390 2412
.... 4548
4465 4487
3368 2380
.... 2890
2402 2420
233S 3347
2390 2402
EABLT GAINS ARE LOST
1" TH K COTTOX
TRADE
New Tork. Jan. 5. (L N. 8.) The tone
waa firm at the opening of the cotton market
today, with price 10 to 17 point net higher
After th call pressor price declined 4 to t
point in the Brat 10 minute of business.
Prices were irregular at th closa. at a net
advance of 6 pointa to a net decline of 11
points.
8
24
2
92 H
79S
84
84
39
ago. 1
1S17
5900 5850
5900 5900
BARLEY
Feed
5400 3900
Brewing
6700 4100
Thirty-day delivery was Quoted
OATS
Feed
BARLEY
Feed 8450
6450 6450 5450 5500
5750 5750 5750 5750
Bid
5900
w York Bond Market
Bid.
83
7H
Brewinff
Eastern oats and corn m duik:
OATS
No. 3 white
88 clipped white . .
No. a
Clipped
CORN
No. 3 yellow
No. 3 mixed
Yellow
Mixed -
5700
5550
5600
5550
6600
6460
8400
6450
6350
TOTATOE8 ALL ALOJfG THE COAST
r
Seattle Market
Seattle, Jan. 5. (U. P.) Onion Cali
fornia yellow, pound, 2H3Hc; laxima.
pound, 8e.
xotaioes iocajs, 9 1 , iuuu un, vet
332.. ,
San Francisco Markst
San Francisco, Jan. 5. (IT. P.) Onions,
per cental Brown or yeuow, i.o $
for good stock.
Potatoes, per cental Delta. Sl.65tiel.73
for fancr: do. choice, $1.40 A 1.80: do. So
noma, 11.70 (Si.au- ao. iaano Netted Gems,
$1.65 $1.75; do. Oregon Burbanks repacked,
$1.75 1.90.
Potatoes Sweet, per 100 pounds, $2.75
ex car.
Los Angeles Markat
Los Angeles. Jan. 5. (L N. S.) Potatoes
Northern Burbanks. 82.00 2.60; Russets
$1.90 ( 2.00; sweets, $3.83 4.00 per sack.
. San Francisco Grain Market
Sar Francisco, Jan. 5. (U. P.) Cash
grain:
Barley Per cental, feed, around $2.85; do.
shipping. $2.85 2.90 f. o. b. interior ship
ping points.
Oat Per cental, new red, feed, $2.80
3.5; do. seed grade, $8.10 9 3.23.
Atchison Oenl. 4s. ..
Bal. & Ohio Gold 4s
Beth. Steel Ref. 6s
Cent. Pacific 1st 4s.....
C. B. 6. CoU 4s
St. Paul Genl. 4 Ha
Chicago N. W. Genl 4s...
L. N. Cni. 4s..
New York R y. 5s
Northern Pacific P. L.
Reading Genl. 4s
I'nion Paeific 1st 4s
I'nited Stat-s Steel 5s....
I nion Pacific 1st Ref. 3s. .
Southern Pacific Conv. 5s.
Southern Pacific Conv. 4s
Pennsylvania Conv. 4-Hs
Pennsylvania 1st 4 Hs. . . .
Ches. & Ohio Conv. 5s. . .
87 H
78H
934
i''
84
19
84 tt
83 H
78 H
98 H
77H
88 V
77 4
88H
90 H
78
Foreign Bond Market
- Bid
j. r. os twt. i2t. ,
V. K. 5s Sept. 191 Re)
V. K. 5Hs Feb. 1918.
V. K. 6Hs Feb. 1919..
V. K. 5Hi Nov. J921 .
A. F. SeC. 6s Aug. 1919.
Hep. France 5s 1931. . .
Paris 6s Oct. 1921
Marseilles 6s Not. 1919.
Russia Extn. 5 Hi 1921.
Russian Intl. 5 Vis 1926.
Tom. 6s Aug. 1917....
Iom. 6s April 1921 . . . ,
l)om. 6s April 1931
Dom. 5s April 1926
Argentine 8s May 1920.
1MB. Canada 5s 1987.
88 V
97 4
994
98 V4
91 H
93
ISO
83
84
42
84
95 Vi
94
88 Vi
89
93
90
Ask.
83 H
784
88
80
94
84 v
82 H
87
22
84 H
88
' 79
98 Te
78
88
78
99
91
78
Ask.
88 H
98
100
98 V
92
954
139
83, V.
85i
46
8T
954
95
90 Vk
91Vi
STEERS
o. Ave. lbs. Price No. Ave. lb. Pries
2 840 $ 5.50 1 440 $ 4.00
COWS
2 805 $ 4.75 , 1 900 $ 6.50
1 780 5.25 1 870 4.50
1 1280 8.25 1 910 6.25
1 790 4.50 2 885 5.50
2 895 7.23 1 680 4.00
2 640 4.00 1 940 6.60
1 810 4.00 1 890 4.00
4 657 2.75 7 680 4.76
8 848 4.00 1 950 6.00
1 6D0 6.00 4 892 5.00
1 710 . 3.75 1 1070 6.23
BULLS
1 1290 $ 5.75 1 1010 $ 5.00
HEIFERS
2 760 $ 5.75
CALVES
1 180 $ 9.50
HOGS
47 188 $15.60 2 880 $14.30
2 240 15.70 2 260 15.63
2 300 15.70
January
Febrauary
March . .
April . . .
May
June ...
July . . .
August
October .
Open.
8159
High.
3159
Low.
8140
No.
8.
Saturday Morning Sale
COWS
Ave. lbs. Price No.
. . . 990 $ 6.25
HIM; 3
. . . 175 $14 00
Ave. Ib. Price
PACIFIC COAST BASK STATEMENT
Portland Bank
Monday $3,755,129.60
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday . .
Saturday .
Week
4.180.785.77
3.266,468.70
8,154,449.66
2.624.716.11
Holiday
2.604.668.14
2.497,268.18
1.949.864 2
2.051.082.57
Clearings
Ba lances
Clearings
8110 8115 8095
8075 8078 3056
8048
8009
2950
8048
3009
250
8023
8009
2925
Close.
8142
8090
8094
808
8062
3889
8080
8018
2929
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
peace are the commandments of Justice."
1
Heir to Millions
Jailed as Vagrant
Robert Allen, $1, Released After Jsdg
Decided There May Be Something la
Prisoner's Claim to Wealth.
San Francisco. Jan. 5. (IT. P.) Rob
ert Allen, aged 51. who says he Is heir
to an $8,000,000 estatw spent th night
In the city prison as a vagrant. When
he appeared in police court today, he
addressed Judge Fitfpatrick.
"I am a millionaire. I am Robert
Allen, heir to the fortune of the late
Colonel John Smith of Atlanta.
Judge Fitspatrlck investigated and an
hour later released Allen when informa
tion came which convinced the court
that perhaps there waa some basis of
truth in Alleys statement Allen de
clares Colonel Smith died In Atlanta sev
eral months , ago leaving $1. W0, 000 in
cash and $8. 800. 000 in valuable property.
He says he Is the nephew of Smith and
the principal If not the sole heir to th
fortune.
HUH
TO SUPPLY BOARD
Col. Lindsley Says Committee
Was Long on Ordertibut
Short on Delivery. -
. .
Washington. Jan. 6. (L K. R- J-
ponalblllty for th clothing shortage la
th army was placed squarely on th
supply committee of th' Council of Na-
UOnal Dfnse today. . In dolhg so th.
testimony of Charles Elsenman, vlcei
chairman of that committee, was flatly
contradicted. -V;;
Colonel Lindsley. Inspector ' at th
quartermaster depot at Philadelphia,
also told th senate military Affairs com- .
mittee that the army is short a million
yards of cloth needed for uniforms.
Without mincing words. Colonel Uhd
ley laid the blame for the difficulties la
obtaining clothing upon th supply com
mittee. . .. - ; .
"All ths friction and trouble w Kara .
had haa been due to the system of the
supply commute and not to th Quarter-.
master corpa." he testified. '
"This committee has heard th tftatl- .
mony of Mr. Elsenman that ther la
plenty of cloth 1 now you say. we ax s
million yards short how can there b
such a wide discrepancy In your stat- '
mentsr demanded Senator Chamberlain.
Mr. Elsenman may have baaed his
statements on contract while I am baa
ing mine on actual deliveries,'' xplain4
Colonel Llndaley.
"Well. I believe that the respomrihlllty
rests right there." declared Senator
Chamberlain. "Cither there has been a
lack of efficiently in the quartermaster's
department or a lack of efficiency la th
supply committee."
Price controversies last summer caused
delays entailing a loan of at least two
million yards of cloth. Colonel Ltndslsy
testified.
It waa brought out that overcoats Wr'
supplied to enlisted men at $ each whll
officers were compelled to go to tailor
and pay to i0. In explaining this
Colonel Lindsley said that If overcoats .
had been supplied to officers th short-'
age already complained of would hav
been that much greater. '
gjj 1 r jr "
Principal of School
Is Killed by Bandits
Chicago Host 81S.4S
Chieaao. Jkn. 5. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Receipts
SO, 000, slow, 5 910c lower. Mixed and batch
ers. 315.90flS16.45; good heavy. $1380
16.50; roogh heavy. $16,808(16.00; light.
818.50 lfl.so: pigs, siz.ouca 10. za: duix.
118.10 A 1S.45.
Cattle Receipt 400O, weaa Beeves, ii.no
18.60;' cow end heifers. 35.80011 40;
stockers and feeders, $6.60 910.40; calves.
$8. 60915 60.
Sheen Receinota 6000. steady. Native and
western, $9.35 18.20; lambs, $ 18.25 1 7.10.
Omaha Host S1S.40
Omaha, Jan. B. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Receipt
8300. lower. Top. $16.40; range. $14.00)
16.40; mixed, $16.25016 33; good choice.
$16 850 18 40; rough, $16 209 16 80; light.
$16 10(916.30; bulk. $16.18 18.80; pigs.
$12. 00 16.00.
Cattle Receipta 600. steady.
Sheep Receipts 800, steady.
Kansas Olty Mots $18.80
Kansas City, Jan. 6. (L N. S ) Cattl
Receipts. 500. No trade.
Hogs Receipts. 1500, 8 910c lower; tope,
$16 50: balk. $16.25 16.60 ; heavies, $18.40
(916 30; medinm. $18.85 014.50; lights.
$16.00(9 16.85.
Bheep Receipts, BOO. Direct to killers.
Dnvr Hoot 1S.4S
Denver. Jan. 5. (U. P.) Cattle Receipta.
300. ateady; quotations unchanged.
Hogs Receipts, 200, steady to 10c lower;
tops. $18.43; bulk. $16.20 016.45.
Sheep Receipta, none.' No market.
Swift A Co. Shares
Boston. Jan. S. Swift Co. shares 124
bid. 123 ask.
lots of 250
boiled, case. $1.46 per gallon
gallons, tees.
Rope. Paints, OH Jf I w-iM , Ai rZTL? 1 " dnuns nd iron
ROPE SW1. dark. 2S; whitet 21U. I "5?r lK snZ2- w. vo .
lb. 1 standard Manila, 82c T , lib 12 He.
French 6fes. 1919 94
90 H
94 H
DAIRY PRODUCE OX THE COAST
-Butter Wash-
54c;
Seattle Markat
Seattle. Jan. 5. ITL Isl
ington creamery,
storage California
Eggs Select ranch,
age, tt w 40c. a
Cheese Oregon triplets. 24 25c; Oregon
Toung America, 27e; Washington, triplets, 24 0
25c; Washington Toting America, 27e; Wiscon
sin Yonng America. 28c; Ttrang America, 24c
San Francisco Market
San Francisco, Jan. B. (O. p.) Butter
Extras, 61c; prime firsts, 60c.
Egg Extras, 62c; extra pullets, 55c.
Cheese California fists, fancy, 25 He.
Loc angel Market
1 Angeles, Jan. 5. (L N. g.) Egg
Cer dozen. 4 9c.
Butter For pound. 50c. '
.$46,981,649.74 $11,812,794 98
Tacoma Bank
$ 564.352.00
65.305.00
Seattle Banks
S 4.093.978.00
Balances 1,431,668.00
Spokane Banks
Clearings $ 1.377.31 TOO
Balances .. 462.664.00
San Francisco Bank.
Clearincs $15,657,789.00
Los Angeles Banks .
Clearings $ 3,688.793.00
Sew Tork Metal Market
New Tork. Jan. 6. (L N. 8.) The metal
market was not in session today.
Soldiers' Wives Not
To Secure Alimony
San Francisco. Jan. 5. Women who
have married this year and who seek a
divorce after their husbands have en
listed' will have to show good causes be
fore alimony will be granted, Superior
Judge Thomas F. Graham announced
from the bench today.
Some recent cases have Indicated, he
said, that soldiers' wives have brought
cube. 52c: do hri-k ti;.u'T""-w "uu.1 ,uuuu" l"r lI1 main
cube, 45c; do brick 460. " j purpose or securing anmony.
pallets, 45c; atop-
American Steamer
Damaged by Diver
Torpedo Strike Sarnga and Craft Is
Forced to Seek Safety on Shore of
Mediterranean.
New York. Jan. 5. (L N. a) Th
American steamer Suruga waa torpedoed
and badly damaged In the Mediterranean
on December 27, according to reports
received in maritime circles her today.
Th reports say that the captain of the
steamer waa forced to beach the vessel
to save her from sinking. The crew was
saved.
Officials of Barbour & Co.. agents for
the New Tork A Oriental Steamship
company, which owns the Suruga, de
clined to discuss the report.
The Suruga was a steel vessel and dis
placed 4374 tons. She waa last reported
as sailing from an Atlantic port for Italy
last October.
Gov. Capper vWould
Draft Inventions
Kansas Exeeatlve Also Advocates Be
fore Modern Woodmen Federal Co.
crtptlos of Factories a War Measare.
Topeka, Kansas, Jan. fc. (I. N. 8.)
In a speech before the district conven
tion of the Modern Woodmen held here
V-w vnrk b.f .d rnrrM last night. Governor Capper urged gov-
New Tork. Jan. 8. (U. P Ooffe spot ernment conscription of inventions and
'Princess Pats on
Way Home, Killed
Fire Dead, Twenty Injsred. Tw Ml.
Ing at Reialt ef Wreck or Casadlas
Paeirie Troop Train at DerraL
Dorval. Qu.. Jan. B. (I. N. S.) Five
soldiers killed. zf Injured and two miss
ing is the toll or the wreck ot a Can
adian Pacific troop train here, accord
ing to latest reports today. The dead
were all members of the Princess Pat
regiment returning from the war to
Vancouver, B. C.
Those injured, for the most part were
only slightly hurt. The most Seriously
injured were taken to the Victoria hospi
tal in Toronto.
There were 250 returning soldiers on
the train bound for Varicouver.
The wreck occurred when a train
bound for Point Fortune ran past a sig
nal which had been set against it, rail
way officials declare, and craahed into
the rear 6f the troop train. Th Point
Fortune tram, it Is declared, waa trav
eling rapidly.
Trolley Car Upsets
And Two Are Killed
plosion which had aroused him
early today. II. W. McCartney, high
school principal here, was shot and
killed by one of four bandits.
The burglars had blown tn sal
of Hart's general stor and looted th
Engkeman drug store next door. '
The trio escaped in a motor caf.
Posses were formed and are in pursuit.
Chicago Dairy Prodsee
Chicago. Jan. 6. (L N. Hi) Butter Re
ceipts, 7875 tubs; ereemery extra. 49o; extra
firsta. 48 ( 48 He; firsts, 44047o; packing
stock. 8286c
Eggs Receipts. 4 702 cases; current receipts.
49 0 65c; ordinary firsts, 62 0 54c; firsts. 65
(8 58 He; extra. 60041c; checks. 82033c;
dirties. 86 36c.
Money and Exchange
New Tork. Jan. 5. (U. P.) Bar silver.
New Tork, 90 Ho; London, 45'
sterling. $4.75 44.
Vkd; demand
?Tew Tork Bask Statement
New York, Jan. 5. (L X. 8.) Bank state
ment (five days). average. loans, increase,
81,206,000; demand deposits, increase, $88,
17,Oe0; time deposits, increase. $87,000; re
serve, decrease, $12,809,850.
. Actual Loans, , decrease. $1,342,000; de
mand deposits, increase, $66,276,000; time
deposits, decrease, $1,331,000; reserve, de
creased, $31,106,810. -
Vanderbilt's Fling
At Stage Is Costly
New Tork. Jan. 5. (L N. S.) The
Century Amusement corporation, which
produced the "Century Girl" and "Miss
1917," has been placed in the hands of
a receiver. This action is the result of
an equity suit brought by Miss Flore
Revalles. a dancer, who claims $13,000
due on a contract. The company, which
was largely financed by W. K. Vander
bilt. Joined In the petition for a receiver
and admitted th allegations tn th suit
. of the dancer. -
factories, along with men.
"Kansas haa gone over the top in.
everything connected with the war,"
aald the governor.
"If in time of war, as the people hav
conceded, the government In Its might
may conscript th lives of Its 10,000,000
young men, on the same terms it may
also conscript and it should and must
conscript Inventors and machine shops."
WBitman Predicts -
Suffrage Passage
No. 7 Rio. 8 He: No. 4 Santos, 10 Ha.
Sugar Centrifugal, holiday.
London in Midst of
Acute Meat Famine
Present Content ptlon to Be Cat I Half;
Bstekers Cannot Get SappUesi Poor
to Be Fed First.
London, Jan. 6. (U. P.) Th most
acute meat shortage sine the start of
the war struck London today. The
committee on meat supplies announced
that present consumption must be cut I Washington. Jan. 5. (I. N. 8- Gov
In half, but held out hope for Improve-1 ernor Whitman of New Tork is quoted
ment wiinin a snorr. iim. . predicting the constitutional amand-
The government released 4000 mutton ment on suffrage will pam the states if
carcasses today on condition that they adopted by congress, in a message to
be distributed only In the East End of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Tatt. Chairman
the city. Raker's house , committee on suffrage
Butchers are unable to get supplies, continued hearings on the amendment
Flv hundred of thern wer counted In today with anU-euffraglat on th stand
. u many part or th time
WW T7I 7 UUDUgiIiOVi a. a will B1 W U WMm
houses. A great many meat shops In
London have closed down from lack of I gteeks. Beads, Oct Srata, Sta,
supplies. I ai4-lf aveart f Traa BaUMlaa.
The government, it waa asserted, will
aim to keep the poor
munitions centers
the wealthy must come
Buffalo, N. T.. Jan. 5. (I. N. 8.) A
trolley car running from Depew to Buf
falo overturned at the city line her
early this morning snd two persons
were Instantly killed.
The dead are:
MARTIN P, SMITH. J4 yeara old, head
crushed.
J. BRUNER, who lived in Buffalo-
There were about 20 injured, three
believed fatally.
School Is Open
At Camp Kearney
8an Diego. Cal, Jan. 5. (I. N. 8.)
With more than. 700 student officers
enrolled, th training school of th
Fortieth ' division at Camp Kearny
opened today under th command of
Captain Wallace Philoon of Major Gen
eral Strong's staff. Th . cours Is
scheduled to last thre months follow
ing which th men successfully passing
the examinations will b granted com
missions. Busniess Msn Kills Self
Nashville. Tenn.. Jan. 5 I. N. 8.)
The Cumberland rlver near her Is
being dragged today to recover th
body qf Albert Blauvelt of Chicago,
who leaped to his death from a bridge
across the river. Blauvelt was associ
ate manager of th Western Factory
Insurance association at Chicago and
came here recently on a buslneaa trip.
He leaves a wife in Chicago.
Ex-Member Ring of ;
DUitlmintlnMn l I I rt-4
nirlliK I llrLl in H XYlllCLL
8an Francisco, Jan. 8. (U. P.) Gas- "
par Frinxvalll. age 14. a bag factory .
worker and alleged former member of
an Italian Diacamaii ring;, waa louna
murdered early today in a lot on Arkan- "
sas street
H had been shot in th back of th
head. Hla body was then riddled Witn
shot.
A few feet away policemen round
sa wed-off shotgun.
Fire Destroys Flour
Mill and Warehouse.
Reading. Pa.. Jan. 8-L N. 8.) Fir
today destroyed th Shanaman flour
mill, together with a storage house at
West Reading, causing a loas estimated .
at mor than $100,000. ' .
Hundreds of barrela Of flour and sev
eral hundred barrela of wheat and po
tatoes were destroyed.
The origin of the fir Is not known.
German Measles
Routed by Mumps
Great Lakes, 111.. Jan. 6. (L N. .)-
Mumps are routing the German measles
at the 0 rest Lakes naval training sta
tion hers, and now' the Hun variety of.'
Infection Is not the worst enemy th
embryo sailors hav to contend with.
The weekly health report issued today
shows 107 cases of mumps as compared
with 58 cases of German measles. .'
Kerensky Has Bank
Balance, of $161,670
Petrograd. Jan. B.-t-(U. P.) An -
count totalling 117.000 roubles (ap-'
proximately SKI. 470) was found to
day in one bank under the nam of
former Premier A. F. Kerensky.
Pins for "Martyrs"
k. Chicago, Jan. 8 I. N. 8.) Illinois
members of the National Woman's,
party will present prison pins to th
Illinois women who wer arrested for
Whit House picketing. Th ceremony
will be held today. Mrs. Will lam U.
Watson and Miss Lucy Ewlng, who.
were chosen for th distinction, both
served In the government work hous
at Ocooquant.
. . ,JI
11 waa aaserxea, win 1 ,
or and residents of I A 1 IO,: 1 f
oZpai 'HuverDeck&lookelo.
Police Seek Deserter
Chicago. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) Police to
day are looking for Private Dennis W.
Sloane, who was stationed alt Fort Ogle
thorpe, Ga., and who Is declared a de
serter. . .
dlRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Hssasors Caleage Beard f Trad
lTsfaats f Legs a Brjs
, CJaksac. lew Xrk
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
-PORTLAND BRANCH
THIRD AND STARK STREETS
Capitol paid in gold coin $8,500,000
Surplus and undivided profits $8,495,117
"Money conservation and food conserva-.
tion are the chief essentials to success and
final winning of the war : do bothY',--