The Oregon daily journal., August 17, 1919, Page 21, Image 21

PACKERS EXPLAIN
THEIR VERSION OF
HIDE SITUATION
Several Facts Are Said to
' Cause Existing Conditions of
Trade, According to Writer.'
-SHARE OF COST IS SMALL
Most of Expense in Making
Shoes Asserted to Be included
In Labor and Other Things.
.Chicago, Auk. 12- To the Editor
of The Journal: Dear Sir In The
Journal of July 18 we have noticed a
short article by Hyman H. Cohen.
. which appaarB under the box head,
"packers Oet Big Profit." There are
neveral facts as to hides and as to the
packing industry in general -which
Mr. Cohen has not mentioned. Some
of these facta, we believe, explain the
existing situation.
Mr. Cohen writes : "If you have to pay
several times the usual price for your
shoes or other things that contain a
small percentage of leather, don't blame
the packers, for, if you ask them, they
have nothing .whatever to do with the
problem. The fact that some of them
are aald to have accumulated practically
. the entire take-off of cattle for a period
of several years and are boosting the
price of this stock now, has nothing
. whatever to do with the price -of shoes."
EXPLANATION IS GIVEN
The real explanation for advance In
prices of hides lies in the exhaustion of
hide and leather supplies in this and
foreign countries, in the Inability to use
such stocks of hides and skins as were
available in foreign countries, owing to
' lack of ships and to frenzied purchasing
by foreign and domestic agents.
The packers' stocks of hides were prac
tically exhausted by war demands and
there was little reserve stock to meet
this sudden demand from abroad.
All commodities have gone up In price
because of the inflation of world credit
and currency.
The greater part of packer hides is
used for sole, belting and harness leath
er and for upper leather for the cheaper
grades of men's shoes. The leather used
in the uppers of women's shoes and in
the higher grade of men's shoes comes
from goat and calf skins. It is in these
last qualities that the greatest price in
creases have, occurred.
There has been no manipulation of
prices, such as Mr. Cohen's article infers.
We think this is clear from the fact that
the five largest packers handle a quan
tity less than 25 per cent of the total cat
tle hides and calf, sheep and lamb skins
tanned In the United States.
:. MAJOR CAUSE STATED
The fact that leather is not the most
important cause of higher prices of shoes
to the consumer usually is overlooked.
Libor employed in manufacturing is tne
major cause for price advances. The
'cost of tanning materials also. went up
. i . . J . . . . J . . .Ua ivu r ti n (1 )U.4 not
returned to normal.
it is untrue that the packers have
been making great profits because of the
high prices tor hidws. On their beef
operations the so-called "big five" have
actually been losing money, after due
credit has been given for sales of hides
and all by-products.
It should be noted, therefore, that in
asmuch as the packer, applies full credit
for the hide and other by-products in ar-
riving at me vui u. ....
values of the former result directly In
' lower prices for beef to the consumer
, r higher prices for live cattle to the
. producer.
Mr. Cohen writes : "The packers are
not a little bit agitated at this time re-
i ; . 1 m.1 Ka ffnvprnmftnt
."' to regulate their business, for today they
ere said to be grabbing down the biggest
profits known in their history, and the
pastures look greener than ever so- far
as the future is concerned, if the gov
ernment will but let them alone."
POSITION NOT CLEAB
-This reference to huge profits is di
rectly contradicted by figures which
. have been subject to audit by the fed
eral trade commission, and prove that
on every dollar of sales the packer's
profit amounts only to about 2 cents.
According to the report of the United
States food administration for 1918, 'the
packers' profit wu only 1.6 per cent on
As to government regulation, it is not
.at all clear to us what the government
can do to lower prices or to benefit the
consumer.
The price of livestock is determined by
competitive buying and cannot be con-
' trolled in any way by the packers. The
packer cannot continue to give more- for
: live cattle than the retailer Is willing to
pay for dressed meats.
With expenses at a minimum and
profits on their proved low level, noth
ing the government can do to the packer
will lower prices. If the profit should
- be eliminated entirely, the cost to pro
ducer and consumer on small units
r would- be practically the same. If the
, government should arbitrarily put down
prices, regardless of costs, the producer
could not stay 'in business, for the de
partment of agriculture has stated that
i cattlemen even now are threatened with
loss.
We think Mr. Cohen will agree that
the foregoing facts represent a fair ex
planation of the points raised in his ar
' ticle. The packers are anxious to meet
squarely all questions that are put re-
garding the Industry, and we believe
the honesty and frankness of their po
" sition will appeal to The Journal and its
'readers. Tours. very truly,,
.-BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS.
AMERICAN MEAT PACKERS' AS
SOCIATION. .
i W. W. Ward,' Associate Director.
: WiMmette's 75tK
Anniversary Will
! M Observed Today
Salem, Aug. 16. Today is the seven-
ty -fifth anniversary of the founding
of Willamette university, the oldest in-
etitution - of higher learning west of
s the Rocky mountains. This event.': the
commemoration of which was the occa
f sion for the stupendous historic pageant
of ; the , commencement ' season,- will be
- further observed at this time by special
' services at the First Methodist church
K i - , ........ t n r. Tr :' fAvt HMfftf TisinA
; president of the university, and Charles
B.' Moores ' of Portland, a member : of
the class of -1870, will deliver addresses
dealing with the early history and pro-
gress of the institution.
YOUNG WOMAN CHOSEN,
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Miss Nellie Thrift
Aberdeen, Wash., Aug.' 16. Aberdeen's
new city clerk is a young woman. The
city council ' has named Miss Nellie
Thrift, fortaer assistant, to the position,
following the resignation of Peter Clark.
She had been practically handling all
the work for two years, as Clark's
health has been poor. It is understood
she will be a candidate for election to
the office at the spring election. Clark
had filled the position for 13 years.
T
OF
ES
NOT TO KEEP DREDGE
Many New Industries "Rumored
Be Seeking Locations;
One Plant Expands.
Vancouver, Wash.. Aug. 16. The port
commission today decided not to retain
the dredge Tacoma for further work,
either on the eastern end of the Iailey
Clay Products company nor west of the
city, where dredging is necessary in pre
paring industrial sites for Immediate
occupancy.
This action, taken at a time when
much of interest to the further develop
ment of this city industrially is being
rumored leads to the belief that plans
for government cooperation, outlined at
a recent meeting of the Commercial
club by Mayor O. R. Percival and Port
Engineer A. L, Haley may be contem
plated. While local manufacturing plants are
developing here rapidly, persistent rum
ors of other concerns considering Van
couver as a place to locate are thick.
The Johnson Auto , Signal company,
which recently located here near Third
and Main streets, will enlarge its-plant
and has .purchased a tract at Seven
teenth and . Railroad from Foster W.
Hidden. On this tract is the framework
of a large . four story building, which
will be completed and utilized as a fac
tory. The entire investment will repre
sent the expenditure of about $30,000.
It has been announced that the signal
company ' has secured a contract with
the King Eight Auto company of Grand
Rapids, and all of the King output for
1820, it is said, will be equipped with
the signal. It is planned to increase
the output to 5000 signals a, day when
the factory is running to capaaclty.
A. L. Haley, sent here during the war
from Minneapolis, Minn., to superintend
the construction of the Liberty hotel and
cottages, is in touch with manufacturing
interests in the East, and recent com
munications from acquaintances there
indicate that flouring interests, and a
variety of other concerns, 'including a
paper mill company, are making in
quiries as to inducements offered here
for the location of manufacturing plants.
Haley Is construction engineer for the
Dalley Clay Products company.
He is in touch with men who will des
ignate where a drydock shall be located
on the Columbia. By prompt action. It
is believed, Vancouver stands a good
chance of securing the dock. The lat
est specifications covering the construc
tion of a drydock such as is proposed
for the Columbia calls for' 12.500-ton
wooden pontoons, six in number, with
steel wings and self-docking.
Party Leaves for Yakima
Vancouver, Wash.. Aug. 16. Mr. and
Mrs. R. I Fullenwider, Mrs. Stanley
Miller and Mrs. Delia Wagner left to
day for Yakima to attend the Elks' con
vention, which meets August 21. They
will motor to Seattle and from there to
Yakima via the Sunset highway. Mrs.
Miller will spend- several weeks visiting
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Grant of Yakima.
Tlte others will return in' about 10 days.
Horticulturists
of Oregon Close
Successful Meet
Astoria, f Aug. 16. The Oregon State
Horticultural society closed its three
days' session in this city this afternoon.
The thirty-fourth annual convention
proved a big success and the delegates
are highly pleased with the program
and the entertainment. The program
today included addresses by P. J. Lech
ner on "Agricultural Adaptability of
Clatsop County,' H. S. Gile on "The
Future of: the Fruit Juice Industry,"
Colonel Henry E. Dosch on "Functions
of the State Horticultural Board," M.
McDonald on 'rThe Relation of the Nur
seryman to the Fruitgrower, J. O. Holt
on The Future of the Canning Indus
try, Professor C. I. Lewis of the O. A.
C. on "Brambles," and A.. H. Harris on
"Will ' Cooperation Solve Our Prob
lems?'' . ; ..,,: "
Olcott Urges Ships
Be Sent to Columbia
Salem, Aug. 16. Admiral Rodman is
urged, in a telegram' sent by Governor
Olcott today, to send ss many of the
ships of the Pacific fleet as is possible
to Portland 1 and other Columbia river
points immediately following the. presi
dential review at San Francisco, in
stead of sending them ; directly to the
Bremerton navy yard- as is now nro-
josed. The telegram also asks that the
snips stop at Astoria on tnelr way up
the Columbia river. -
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COMMISSION
VANCOUVER
DEC D
FORESTS AFIRE 111
SCORE OF PLACES;
WIND FANS FLAMES
Boys' Camp at Wahtum Lake
Safe From Fires, Reports J. E.
Brock way, in Charge of Lads.
LANE COUNTY BLAZE SERIOUS
Valuable Timber Threatened and
Additional Fire Fighting Crew
Hurried to the Mountains.
One hundred .Portland boys, who
are enjoying outdoor life at the Boy
Scout camp at Wahtum lake, at the
end of Eagle creek trail, are not en-"
dangered by the forest fires which
were reported Saturday to be sweep
ing timber tracts on Hecman and
Eagle creeks. ; The fire ; is reported
on the opposite side of a high ridge,
and does not menace thf Wahtum
lake territory.
J. E. Brockway, in" charge of the
boys' camp, telephoned this informa
tion to Albert Weleendanger, forest
ranger at the Eagle Creek camp, lte
Saturday, to Inform parents of the boys
who might have been troubled by the
news that fire had broken out near
the camp.
TIMBER 18 THEEATE5ED
Almost a score of other new forest
blazes, some of them threatening val
uable timber and being spread by strong
winds, were reported in various dis
tricts west of the Cascade mountains
and north of Eugene.
Weisendanger at the Eagle. Creek
camp reported that five new fires were
started Saturday afternoon along the
Columbia highway by locomotive sparks.
Thesefblazes center in the McCord and
Market creek districts, and approxi
mately 100 acres of second growth tim
ber was burning."
East of Eugene several bad fires were
reported by the superintendent of the
forest service to be raging in the vicin
ity of some valuable timber stands. On
the south fork ot the McKenzle river
two fires were said to be spreading over
two . or three sections Saturday even
ing. Two threatening fires were like
wise reported on Fall creek and Dead
mountain. 'Both the latter blazes ae
rapidly approaching large timber areas.
FIRES XEAB WALLA WALLA
Several poor timber belts were at
tacked by sweeping barriers of flames
on Alpine ridge. A big fire has been
sighted near Imnaha. Three destructive
fires are being fought near Walla Walla.
The forest service has recognized the
most pressing need to be near Eugene,
and additional men have been dispatched
to fight the fires reported in the moun
tains near there.
From the summit of Molalla butte
In the rugged Clackamas lake country
Miss Henrietta McKaughan. a member
of The Journal staff, who is on a unique
vacation trip afoot, telephoned that a
fierce forest fire could be seen burning
along the Breltenbush river.
The distance-was. so great that she
could ascertain no details, but took the
means of giving information. Molaiia
butte is in the heart of the Cascades
north of the Santiam national forest.
Breitenbusr river is in the Santiam
reservation and flows into the Santiam
river in northeastern Marion county.
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650 ACRES OF STANDING
GRAIN DESTROYED BY FIRE
Walla Walla. Aug. 16. (U. P.) About
650 acres of standing grain, a combine
harvester and nine mules were de
stroyed by fire this afternoon on the
Conroy and Shaffer farms northeast of
Waitsburg, the loss being estimated at
$30,000. . The fires resulted' from a
smut explosion in -4he separator, this
being about the twentieth fire from
a similar cause near here this season.
The grain fire losses this year break all
records here, now approximateing
$150,000 or more than the premiums
paid irT.
California Pioneer,
93, Dies at Home of
Daughter in Salem
Salem. Aug. 18. Mrs. Mary Foster
French, a native of Illinois and a pio
neer of California, died at the home
of her daughter; Mrs. Irwin Griffith, of
this city, Friday morning, at the age
of 93 years. Mrs. French came to Sa
lem with her daughter nine years ago.
Other than the daughter, with whom
she lived, the only surviving . near rela
tives are a granddaughter and a grand
son. Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Rlg
don funeral parlors. The body will 'be
sent to-Marysvtlle, Cat., for burial.
SALEM PIANO SALESMAN DIES?
' HAD BEEN ILL TWO MONTHS
Salem. Aug. 6. Theron L. Holley. 43,
died at - his home ' bere this morning,
after ah illness of two months from
Brlght's disease. Holley was a piano
salesman employed by the George C.
Wills company of this city. He leaves a
widow, a son, Virgil, aged 10 years, and
his mother.. Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon," conducted by
the local lodge of Elks,, of which Holley
was an active member.
Wealth Rolls in but
Homes Are Scarce
Walla Walla, Aug. 1. According to
reliable - estimates gathered here today
the total value of the 1919 products in
the Walla Walla territory will be nearly
$22,000,000. The housing situation here
is serious, people turning away from the
city owing to inability to get homes. To
day the Commercial club took up the
problem and will give it a thorough In
vestigation. : -.-j-
Bloodhounds Trail
. ' Escaped Convict
Walla Walla. Wash-. Aug. Is. Cleo
phas Viens. alias Louis Parker, sent up
last October from Spokane county, five
to 10 years for rape,' escaped from the
state prison early this morning, and this
afternoon was seen heading towards the
hills north of Lowden and Touchet. Pris
on bloodhounds are on his trail and five
more guards were sent out by automo
bile to Join In the pursuit. He is con
sidered a desperate character.
HOW BMPFIVE HAS -MEAT
INDUSTRY
IN ITS CONTROL
Federal Trade Commission's Report Divulges Methods by Which
Big Packers Have Strangle Hold. on Meat Industry ,
of theCountry.
Washington, Aug. 1 6. Part three
of . the federal trade commission's
report on the meat packers is en
titled "Methods of the Five packers
in Controlling the Meat Packing In
dustry," and deals with the big
packers' control of the stockyards
and their related facilities, their In
fluence over livestock market prices,
their dominion over the manufacture
and distribution of meat products
with particular reference to their
branch house and cold storage
systems. . ' .' .
Incidental to the tracing of the' own
erships and controls of the packers In
stockyards, the commission uncovered
the remarkable financial device known
as the "bearer warrant" and devotes
considerable attention to it. j
The commission says that the "bearer
warrant" device is such that it might
be used not only to completely hide
rna nviwnihin. hut ! AOIiallV effective
in making possible the evasion of in
come, corporation ana sur-iaxes ji -n
came into more general use.
OWNERSHIP CONCEALED '
Briefly, a "bearer warrant" is a re
ceipt for a stock certificate. The cer
tificate itself runs to the treasurer of
the corporation and he issues a receipt
or warrant for it. The warrant runs to
"bearer" and the tllvidends can be col
lected and the stock actually voted with
out even the officers of the corporation
knowing who the stockholder is.
The device was discovered by the com
mission in its search for the true: own
ership of certain Chicago stockyards in
terests and it prevented the commission
from fully determining the identity of
the real stockholders.
The Chicago yards, yard railways and
adjacent real estate development are op
erated by companies whose stock Is
owned by the Chicago 'Junction Rail
ways and Union Stock Yards company
of New Jersey, which. In turn, is con
trolled by the Chicago Stock Yards com
pany of Maine. "Bearer warrants" for
19.4 per cent of the Maine company
stock have been identified as belonging
to J. Ogden Armour, president of Ar
mour & Co.
In the $8,000,000 deal superimposing
the Maine corporation over control of
the Chicago yards and in which In
1911 $7,000,000 of stock was exchanged
for a typewritten document known as
"The Plan," and the original capitalisa
tion of $1,000,000 increased to $8,000,000
without additional cash investment J.
Ogden Armour, the commission found,
paid in $194,000 in cash, receiving $1.
652,000 in stock In the Maine company.
On this stock he has drawn $356,960 in
dividends up to 1917 $162,960 more than
his investment; and he will continue
to draw his 19.4 per cent of all the
earnings the Maine company is. able
to realise on its control of the New
Jersey corporation. , :
MEAT INDUSTRY CONTROLLED
How the big five packers. Swift & Co.,
Armour & Co.. .Wilson & Co.. Morris &
Co. and the Cudahy Packing company,
control the American meat industry
their means and methods of controlling
livestock prices, their dominating posi
tion in the maufacture of meat prod
ucts, their dominion over the distribu
tion of products through their refrig
ator cars, branch houses and cold stor
age plants is set out in the report.
. The five great packers, have used their
numerous stockyards to Increase, their
control over the livestock market and
the meat packing industry as a whole,
the commission believes, 'and it summar
ized their control as follows : (
Although there are 60 stockyards in
the United States at which livestock are
bought and sold, more than 69 per cent
of the animals pass through 12 of these
yards (Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis,
Omaha, St. Joseph. St. Paul, New York
city. Fort Worth, SJoux City, Oklahoma
City, Denver and Wichita, and the four,
largest yards alone receive more than
52 per cent of the cattle, 43 per cent
of the hogs and 5JI per cent of the sheep.
These four markets, which dominate all
others and which largely determine the
prices of cattle, hogs and sheep for the
entire country, are Chicago, Kansas
City, St. Louis and Omaha.
OWNERSHIP OF YARDS
The five big packers either jointly or
separately have an interest in 28 of the
50 market yards ; they control a majority
of voting stock in 22 of these yards
and. are jointly interested in 15 of them.
More than 84 per cent of the animals
pass through the yards in which they
have an interest.
In addition to the 20 yards controlled
by stock ownership, the commission said,
the . Big Five also control the ! Union
stockyards of Omaha through 36.8 per
cent ownership, plus control of proxies
for other voting stock, and control the
Wichita Union Stockyards company
through 41.7 per cent ownership, plus
proxies.
OWNERSHIP OF YARDS
Yards in which the Big Five are not
interested, the commission - found, are
comparatively unimportant. Of all live
stock slaughtered by interstate slaugh
terers, 70.1 per cent of all animals 81
per cent of cattle, 65.3 of calves, 78.5 of
sheep and 68 of hogs are slaughtered
at these 12 principal yards.
Both before and since the big packers
acquired this financial interest in stock
yards they have received from the yards
companies many millions of dollars in
cash, bonds and land as bonuses for
locating packing plants at the yards.
SMALL CASH INVESTMENT
Taken aS a whole a very small per
cent of the present voting stock held
by the big packers in the principal stock
yards represents actual cash investment
by them ; the greater part - of it was
given to them by the yard companies
and local citizens as bonuses or by the
yard companies as stock dividends, or,
through the organisation , of new yard
companies to take over control of exist
ing yards, they obtained stock without
equivalent ' cash investment. , Moreover,
the big packers have in numerous cases
forced the original owners to relinquish
controL. ' -v ; , , -
: The "earnings of the packer-controlled
yards have sufficed to pay the large
cash bonuses to the packers and to in-
I crease the outstanding capital stock
lFOXil surplus " Cll lilfi&o . u uianj nana
the original capital paid in and at the
same time pay regular reasonable caah
dividends on the outstanding capitaliza
tion. : The large part ef ; this Increased
capital stock has gone to the big pack
ers as - stock bonuses or ; gifts and as
stock dividends.
- There has been much complaint on thi
part of producers of livestock and live
stock commission men as to the inferior
facilities and' services which these pack
er controlled stockyards give; there is
also a wide, complaint -against the high
rates which these "stockyards charge' for
their1" ' services particularly ' the feed
charges. ... .... ...
- The big packers have used their numei -ous
- stockyards to make large profits
and to t increase their control - over 1 the
livestock" market and the meat-packing
industry as a whole. v
Although an Increase in the number
of stockyards markets and meat-packing
centers may he regarded as desirajs,
the big packers use thelir power to pre
vent the development of such additional
market and slaughtering centers.
PRICES MANIPULATED
"The ability of the Big Five to deter
mine from day to day the general level
of livestock prices is incontrovertible.!
says the report. Their manipulation of
the livestock market Is summarised by
the commission as follows :
! "The livestock market in the United
States is dominated by the five big
packing companies . because :
"1. They control the principal stock
yards at which livestock prices for the
nation are made.
, "2. They buy most of the livestock
which is sold at the principal , stock
yards markets ; and
: "3. They have, through their control
over the stockyards and the exercise in
concert of their great buying power, in
fluence over the activities of many of
the livestock commission men who are
Supposed to represent the interests ef
the livestock producers, whose agents
they are.
"In the exercise of their power over
the livestock market:
- "1. They discriminate against, and put
at great disadvantage, independent buy
ersindependent packers,' order buyers,
and traders who are their competitors
in the market.
"i. They manipulate on occasions, the
livestock market in such a way as to
cause extreme and unwarranted fluctua
tions in the daily prices paid for live
stock. COMPETITION ELIMINATED
"The principal results of their domin
ion over the livestock market are :
"1. They have eliminated many of
their previous competitors at the stock
yards and have prevented new ones from
coming into those yards.
"2. They have restricted the meat
supply of the nation by manipulating
dally livestock prices and thus discourag
ing the producers of livestock.
"When the packers buy animals tn
the country the price is based On th
prevailing price at the stockyards mar
kets. As to whether the producer Is
benefited by country buying depends
mainly on whether there Is competltlou.
In the corn belt the big packers compete
with the independents in country buy
ing, whereas on the Pacific Coast there
is a division of territory between the
packers. The advantage of the big pack
ers through their concentration stations
in the corn, belt lies to a degree at th-j
way in which railroad tariffs are made ".
FRICES FIXED
As to their great buying power t-.nd
control of market prices by the Big
Five, the report further says
"As they buy most of the animals
slaughtered at the 12 great markets,
their ability to determine from day to
day the general level of livestock prices
is incontrovertible. That they do deter
mine it is generally recognized bv live
stock producers and commission men,
and this is confirmed by correspondence
from their files. The big packers through
their centralized buying system deter
mine the general level of prices eaci
day at Chicago before the market has
opened and send out the orders to their
buyers at the different markets as to
the prices to be paid. The local buyers
for the different packers go Into the
market at the same time and assume
the same buying attitude.','
The report presents numerous letters
from the packers' Tiles indicating collu
sion among the Big Five In buying,
determining of prices and manipulations
of the markets. .
Why and how they dominate in the
manufacture and distribution of me it
products is summarized as follows :
"Of the meat trade in the hands of
interstate slaughterers in the United
States, the five big packing companies
have more than 73 per cent of the total.
Of the meat trade of both interstate and
wholesale local slaughterers they have
more than 67 per cent of the total."
In addition to the superior advantages
over the independents in the buying of
livestock, the big packers obtain cheaper
credit, buy supplies for less, get better
transportation facilities and services
through their control of great tonnages
of shipments. ,
INDEPENDENTS LIMITED
The big packers ownership of refrig
erator cars they own 91 per cent of all
beef refrigerator, cars and their devel
opment of car route and branch house
systems is such that the small inde
pendent's opportunity of widening his
field beyond a purely local business is
much' restricted and tfie big packers,
by extending their ownership into the
outlying areas of the Industry (whole
sale meat houses, consignment , houses,
and hotel supply companies), " have so
restricted the general markets that tltc
small Independents in many cases can
dispose of no surplus products over the
local demand - unless to the big packers
themselves. . This has made possible the
invasion by the Big Five of fields not
related to the products and by-products
of meat packing.
- The pure-food act haS been construed
so that the meat packers are permitted
to sell their wrapped net products at
gross weight instead of net Weight, while
all other food products in package form
are sold at net weight,
f- Through their control', of the supply
of meat throughout the country the t1g
packers have the prices of dressed meat
and packing house products so .well in
hand that, within certain ; limitations,
meat prices are made to respond to their
Wishes. - .' -i ';: 'C -
t Notwithstanding ths, special advan
tages which the big packers obtain and
in the face of the subordinate position
of the independent packers, It is not
demonstrable that they are mors efficient
than the medium-sized and larger in
dependents, s';
Bonus Given Employes ,
Bayonne, N. J., Aug. 16. (U. P.) A
10 per cent bonus to all employes . not
on regular salary- was announced today
by ' the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey and the Tidewater-Oil company.
The bonuses will be monthly until the
cost of living becomes cheaper
C. B. FE11II POST,
AMERICAN LEGION, IS
FORMED AT DALLAS
Majority of Officers and Mem
bers,of Executive Committer
Arer Overseas Men.
Dallas, Aug. 16. Completion of the
organization ., of ,Carl B. Fenton post,
American Legion, was effected here by
the election of the , following officers :
President. Frank E.. Kersey; vice president,-
Laird . V. Woods ; secretary Jo
seph N. Helgerson ; treasurer, William
P Miller historian, V, Ray Boydston ;
chaplain, Lew Ballanfyne : executive
committee.-. Edward E. ' Sttiaw. Al vie R.
Morton. Walter E. Pallantyne, William
J. White and Lindley L. Bowles. All
the officers and members of the execu
tive committee, with two exceptions,
are overseas men.
BALD MOUNTAIN TO BE
. LANDINO FOR AIRPLANES
Dallas, Aug. 16. County Fire "Warden
W. V. Fuller is planning a landing place
for the forest patrol airplanes on-top
of Bald mountain, in the western, part
of Polk county. , Several acres oh the
top of the mountain, .in the heart of
the timbered area, are entirely devoid
of vegetation and almost level. A few
boulders at present prevent it from being,-
an ideal landing place. These are
being removed.
WOUNDED SOLDIER IS
FOUND UXCONSCIOUS
Dallas, Aug. 16. Lee Dafls, a recent
ly .returned soldier, whose home Is at
Oregon City, was found unconscious on
the street here, and has since been in
tending physician says the soldiers',
a serious mental condition. : The at
trouble is 'due to brain pressure, where
a large piece of his skull was crushed
in by a bursting shell - in one of the
battles In France. .
Mrs. Marshall Resigns
Dallas, Aug. 16. Mrs. Lillian Mar
shall, who succeeded Mrs. Winnie Bra
den as secretary of the Dallas Com
mercial, club about a year ago. has ten
dered her resignation to the board of
directors, effective September I. Her
successor has not been selected.
Farmers IgnoreLaw
Dallas,' Aug. I6.r-In spite of the presi
dent's Veto twice of the repeal of the
daylight saving law, many Polk county
farmers are ignoring the law. having
set their clocks back to the old time.
None of the cities in this county, how
ever, have refused to recognize the fed
eral time law.
New County Judge
Of Douglas Takes
Oath at Koseburg
Boseburg, Aug. 16. D. J. Stewart
took the oath of office Friday to fill
the unexpired term of Douglas county
judge, made vacant by the resignation
of Judge R. W. Marsters. The official
family of the courthouse gave the new
judge a house warming. Judge Mars
ters was presented with a safety razor
by the officials.
Post Gels Charter .
Roseburg, Aug. 16. Local post No.
16 of the American Legion has received
its charter. Carl E. Wimberley, chair
man, announced the first meeting for
September 1.
Sawmill Employes
S(gek $5 Minimum
Aberdeen, Wash., Aug. 16. A mini
mum wage of $5 for an eight houf day
for Grays Harbor sawmills is asked in
resolutions passed by local No. 22, saw
mill branch of the International Union
of Timberworkers, to become effective
September L
NEW TODAY
TERMINAL
TRACKAGE
We are prepared td furnish
any amount of terminal
trackage on .
North 13 th St.
North 1 5th St.
Sherlock Ave.'
and . v
York Street.
Also trackage on the lines of
the United Railway and
Southern Pacific Systems, in
South Portland.
Also along United Railway
lines on
Pettygrbve Street
North 22nd Street
Nicolai Street
and
, St. Helens Road
WAKEFIELD
&CO.
FRIES
Greatest silo improvement
to adertiM will plaea ona in aach community
at about coat.
SP1DEBUCG CLAMP AUTOMATIC SILO
Paraanent slrtisht vail, automatically adjust
ed aa to expansion and contraction by mechanical
dTiea. Drop card. Fun information gladly lur-
JOHN B." MATTHEWS.
T22 Chamber of Commem building,
Portland, Oregon.
A very fine Emerson Piano. Will take
one-half actual value If sold at once. It
is a very' fine mahogany model. See
immediately if you want something good
and save money.. Oregon Eilers Music
House, seven floors devoted to music
and musician a Entrance 287 Washlng
ton street, below Fifth. -
Peaches: Yellow Crawford and Cling,
will be ripe at Eilers Landing (best road
via Wilsonvllle ; ' free terry), after Sat
urday next week (Aug, 23). Bring your
own crates and boxes. Extra charge for
boxes 25c each. , Gerd Eilers, Sr;
NEW TODAY
: - ESTABLISHED 1892.
ON TUESDAY NEXT
, AT THE BAKER AUCTION HOUSE
"WE SHALL SELL 'i THE FIRST
CLASS FURNITURE. , ETC., - FROM
ROSE CITY PARK HOME. THESE
GOODS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT
OUR SALESROOMS. ; -
FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL LIST
OF WHAT WILL BE SOLD: .
Suite of new "style, sun room furniture
viz : two rockers, table and stool ; library
table, oak cockers, hall seat, pictures,
room size rugs, a very large stuffed pea
cock, rattan . chair, couches, bookcase,
niantle clock, parlor furniture, books,
pictures," quartered oak dining - room
suite as follows : pedestal table, set of
chairs, buffet and china cabinet, set of
dlnnerware silverware , two full size
brass beds, ' enameled bed, dressers and
chiffoniers In . quarter sawed oak and
ivory enamel, center tables, steel. range
and other effects. . .
Also from another private home we
shall sell mahogany library table, rock
ers, beautiful blrdseye maple' bedroom
suite viz: bedstead, dresser, dressing
table and chair. All beds in this sale
have best .steel springs, clean high grade
mattresses, pillows. - Chest of drawers,
bookshelf, etc. .' . ,y.
NOTE All the goods for this auction
are now on view. Please call tomorrow
and look them over,
AUCTION ON TUESDAY NEXT AT
10 A.- M. ' k
ON THURSDAY NEXT
In addition to our usual furniture sale,
we shall sell a lot of restaurant dishes.
AUCTION ON THURSDAY NEXT AT
10 A. M.
WE PAY CASH FOR HOUSEHOLD
GOODS. OUR PHONE NUMBER 13
MAIN 3332;
W. C. BAKER & W H. DEAN,
' - Furniture Dealers and Auctioneers,
Masonic Temple bldg.( : .
Yamhill and W. Park sts.
PHONE , MAIN 8332.
AT
WILSON'S AUCTION
HOUSE . ,
169-171 SECOND ST.
NEAR YAMHILL
MONDAY, WEDNES
DAY AND FRIDAY
AT .10 A. M.
MONDAY'S SALB includes a good as
sortment of general housefurniehings as
follows: DININO ROOM FURNITURE,
ROCKERS- COUCHES, library and cen
ter tables, RUGS, CARPETS, portieres,
couch covers. Iron beds, springs and mat
tresses, DRESSERS, commodes, LARGE
HALL TREE, kitchen cupboards and
tables, TWO STEEL RANGES. GAS
rtAJNtija, utensils and -other effects.
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY we sell
again at 10 A. M. -
PRIVATE SALE
DEPARTMENT
. WE SELL ALL KINDS OF
HIGH CLASS HOUSE
FURNISHINGS
Including LIVING ROOM PIECES in
MAHOGANY, GOLDEN OAK and
WICKER, DINING SUITES of the very
latest, BEDROOM FURNITURE in
MAHOGANY. CIRCASSIAN WALNUT,
GOLDEN OAK and IVORY ENAMKL.
large assortment of ROOM SIZE RUGS,
LINOLEUMS, FIBER CARPET, STEEL
RANGES; OAS RANGES, GAS WATER
HEATERS. GAS PLATES, REFRIGER
ATORS, etc - .
.WE' ALSO. CARRY A COMPLETE
LINE OF i; .
STAPLE GROCERI ES
WHICH WE 8ETjL AT BARGAIN
- PRICEa
J. T. WILSON, Auctioneer.
We Pay You" Cash for Furniture.
Call Main 1626.
S r i A r ;
FARM SNAPf
This splendid 82-acre ranch, about
of which are in cultivation. House
is plastered and contains eight large,
airy rooms ; has fireplace, concrete
foundation and basement; five acres
of commercial apple orchard, besides
assorted family orchard. - Barn 60x50
and other outbuildings. Improve
ment alone cost over 9S000. Total
price $7800. $4300 cash. Located six
miles from Beaver creek in Clacka
mas county in the Clark's district.
This is' a real snap. Photos at off ice.
FRED W. GKRMA7T CO,
-.' Cham, of Com. Bldg.
'- Open Evenings and Sundays.
Send U Your Old Carpets
' ' Old Biff aid. Wools Clothing.
We Make SeversIblSt Hssd-Wovaa
Fluff Rugs
' - Tftey West- Like Ires
Rag Riga Wevea All Sixes.
Mall Orders Send for Booklet,
Carpet Cleaning
txU Rags. Steam Cleaned, LS0
WBSTERW FLCFF BUO CO.
M TJslos Ave. V,
Bait rnones B.147f
Will pay. $169.00 or more for good up
right piano. Write what make and how
old and where can between. Address
S-834. Journal.,
AuctionSales
KE1V T'i '"
An almost brand new
beautiful regular Victrola
type phonograph. An ex
cellent assortment of rec
ords, many Red Seal.
Everything in perfect .or
der and well worth $100.
Will sacrifice $G0 for im
mediate sale. This instru
ment equipped witlr best
self registering push
button filing system.
We have also left for us
to sell by family called
back to. Europe a smaller
; size but latest model Vic
trola, the regular $100
model ; beautiful mahog
any. Cannot be told from
new. Complete with
choice assortment of rec
ords which alone cost
over $30. Take every
thing' complete for $80 or
for $85 on payments $10
a month. See these gen-
nine bargains as soon as
you can come or tele
phone Main 11'23. Ore
gon Eilers Music House,
upstairs. Entrance and
elevator 287 Washington
St. between 5th and 4th
Sts.
Ideal Home
Site
An ideal home site in the
city, 25 minutes' walk to
shopping district; 5r2 acres,
fine grove, good view; 800
feet on paved street. Can
sell adjoining 54 acres.
Price $4000; some terms.
SCANDINAVIAN
AMERICAN REALTY
CO.
248 STARK ST.
MAIN 649
Peaches : Jarly Crawfords and Clinc,
will be ripe at Kilera Landing (beat roa.t
via Wilsonvllle: free ferry) after Satur
day this week (Aug. 23rd). Bring yo. r
own crates and boxes or pay extra
charge of 25c per box. Gerd tillers, Hr.
MKKTItfO WOTItE
READ READ . READ
BisKMt picnic of tha enUra enaaon at Cry-'. I
Laka park, uett - Humlay, Auiut 24, inm
by Anchor council No. 74, K. and I.,
of 8. i Championship box ins aihlhitim,,
featuring Billy Maarott, champion of tha Vk-u n
rout, and ae.eral other bigu-claita bnnta. An. i -j-baaaball
tan play. Itock Inland to. in ; awtnunin ..
rare of al) kimls, rowing, dandy cuiu euUm,, go i
trixe, largmt jazs band In tha cltj. v wi i
tiara avery entertaining fcatura that ran t. ,r""
curcd to ahow you tha tima of your Ufa. All tut
10 rcnta. Bring your lunch and atay all d.y.
THE aacond annual outlns it
tlia band and t.ara of l"ori
land Ixdga No. 2tl will ba
Cryatal Ika Park Sunday, A" t.
17. Thia will inrluda a In
gram of aporta and raeaa wmut
wbilr. A llat of rahi.1,1.
prtaea haa bn aacurvd. Ainvii
fhji mm, will V i . , . .
Jren a and boya' and girla raeaa, ladiaa' awin.
tnnig raraw, tlia Ladiea of Monaaheart legion V .'.
yard daab ; ladiea' awlmmlng conrt, band con
orru, parilion dancing from 3 to 10 p. m . tun
? "d oh' ""J"' th min "Hh tha larar- f.
family 2q tha ground! ia to recelra a ton i.f
briiiiett. Krcrybody to welcome.
KtREKAC6i;NCn7K-0.207 g.
Mrmorra. atuntion: You are rriiufntd to h.
r""?." Monday erening. Augn.t. 18. Kail flii.
W. O; W. hail, B. Sth and Alder, to t.,U u.i
changing data of election of offtcr. fWt j,
which to legal holiday; alao data of Knreka w.t. r
carnival and picnio at Hock ialand. After ahnrt
acHaion Monday erening, Aug, 18, free aoi-i. I
dance will ba siren. Mna union muaic. A.i
welcome. MIUS. M. U JOHXBON, rry
I'OKTr.ANIJ UTAH IfUNlV
BTKAD No. 42. Broth.,
hood of American Teeraeri, ti i
hare card, dance and a fct - f
watermelon, Thursday enii'-M.
Ang. 21, Jn the I. S. T.
halt, 2SS lStli at. Admli.,,,
8Ae, member, by receipt.. I tin i
iialnea, Correspondent, I'iiI
MOOSE Band and -Ierea Tm
will hold their aacond annu. t
pienio on Sunday, Auguat 17, at
Cryatal laka park. (,tmi, apon i
and dancing. Mnaio by tu
Mooaa band and orchestra.
STATED communication Kat :
lodge No. 16S. A. P. and A. M..
Aug. 18, 7:80 p. nr.. Kul fto' i
and GUaan aU. Work in K.
degree. Viaiting b rot-Urn curdmlly
Invited to attend.
C. f. NEfJtON, Bee.
K. P. Wertjs. W. M.
KIPKFATHK K OOCM-ft 227, Knight i an-l
Ladiea ot Security Yoq are cordially innt. 1
to coma to tha big free open meeting il Kr,
iay. Aug. 22..Jiwia liall, 8d and Jrfteroi
Or da. ia hundred. Ifoch'a fnmmu anion mui
for dancing, tiood prize. Bring, your lru.i. i-
for a good tlma.
IV AN HOE MOMK8TEAD.. Brotherhood f
American Yeomen, will meet Monday nis',
Aug. IS, at tba Maeonb) temple, 38 Tamtu i
at. Initiatory work. Kef reaiiroenta. iiiig
t-rrtbren welcome. lira. E. arl Feike, Cut.
Phone Main 1020. -
M, W. A. Paring July and Aw t
Bvls Rem City camp will meet only toe
fSCVA Monday in each month. Wall r
V v J Koaa, ConauL i. W. Simmon, Clet
Xi' 818 Yeon bldg.
EDWARDS In thia city, Aug. 1 8,""i. Wnv.m
Edwarda, age 28 years, lata of 1170 Belmont,
at. lie lea.ee wife and one .on. Remains at tl
parlora of Breeca A Snook, Belmont at 85 th et.
Notice of funeral jater.
CJ4BLEM JKWELKY a apeetalty; buttons, pui
ebamta. Jaeger Brae.. 181-18 Stb a.
DEATHS AKT rPITKltAlS
BENEFIKI. In thia eity, Auguat 16, Vri, . i
If. flrtwflel, aged 72 yearn, husband of ii
C. BenefieL Tba funeral aerrlcee wiil be h.- .
at the conaerratary chapel of V. 8, Dunning, In. ,
Kaxt Kixtb and Ka-t Alder atreoU, at 2:80 p. in ,
Monday, An rait 18. friends inrited. liittr-
ment Mt Scrrtt Part cemetery.
GROAT. Tho funeral nt Jolin Baxter Croat . ,
bo held at tha conaerratory chapel of V. V
Dunning; Inc., Eaat 8itb and Eat Alder rtrert-i.
it 2 in m., trxiay f Hunday). Friends inru i
Interment Broh Prairie. Waah.
ILfSKEIJLe In thia city, August 18, Liia I.
keU, aged 88 years, beloeed wife of Harold .
Haxkcll, mother of Edna and Harold Hakli.
ll rural notice later. Itemalns at Ui reeidru-
tUl parlora-of Miller Tracy. .
r6 KTITME -In tliia city, August 18, Cheir
V. Fortumo, age 87 years of 6414 44th ae
S. B. Funeral -notice later. Remains are it
tha funeral parlora of A. D. Ken worthy V Co.,
8&02-O4 K2d at. . K., tn inta.
HANSON August 16, 6lier M. Ilanikiii, a,
SS yeara,- of Alberta, Canada. Funeral tiotii
later. ttrmatna are at the fnneral parlora t
A. D. Kanworthy at Co.. 5802-04 82d at. S. Y. ,
in Lenta. -
VFTlf S-August 12, at hia lata reAideoca i t
Bearerton. Or., W. B. Veita. age 63 y-r
Ramaina forwarded today, August 17, by I'm -ton
company undertakers, Kuanell and 1'r.n .
t, to Balem, Or., tor aerrices and tntermn
MoCOiftMlCk TTie fnneral serricea of"ti '
Francis H. MrCormick will be beld Mntvi ,
August 1R, at 1" a. m., at Finley's, Monr.j,,
ery at Fifth. Fnenda tented. Interment .
Lone Fir cemetery.
PiuriA, . Yetts
Alieky bldg.