EGG MANIPULATORS SHOWING CONTEMPT, FOR THE
EASTERN EGGS ARE
OF INFERIOR QUALITY;
PROFITS ARE
Speculators Boost Values on the Fresh
Product Sharply Every Time a Car
load of Stock Arrive Show Con
tempt for Public Opinion.
FRESH H(iG8 AKE ABSENT
Vth total arrtrals of but 1SJ esses
f egg In Portland dnrlng the 14 hour,
1 tils city Is today facing an actnal fam
Ine of fresh, supplies. Reports from the
country indicate that country shippers
ere holding back stock In the hope of
obtaining still farther advances.
Unusually poor quality has been
shown among most of the arrivals of
-ggs from the East and Central West
in the local market recently. To force
the price of this stock higher in order
to Secure bigger profits for the specu
lators, the price of fresh stock is being
boosted 2c to 3c a dozen almost every
day, a condition which calls for Im
mediate consideration at the hands of
officials.
Tliat mnlpultion of the egg market i go
ing on. in one of thoss secret of ths trad that
vervone srjosrstitly la acquainted with. Tli i
ork of the manipulating interests 1 exceedingly
coarae, seemingly no fear being sxpressed as to
vtlist the public la going to do.
Ksct of the matter la that the egg manipula
tors bflieve the public will pay them any old
profit they seek on their speculations.
That the market price vt egt'H here in being
boosted beyond a bauia where the supplies will
movs. i indicated by reports received from those
tint do nut handle the eastern stock. They
claim that the manipulators of prices can. even
though taking a loan on the local stock, force
big profit on the hot weather, junky Quality
eaitern stork
Ilalry produce receipts at Portland Tuesday :
'lif ornia .
Oregon . . .
. V aahlngton
Total . .
Colorado , .
Illinois . . .
Oregon . .
ashington
31 7 S pounds
A40 pounds
3410 pounda
7223 pounda
1160 pounds
215 pounds
1524 pounds
753 pounds
CHKEME
Total
3654 pounds
eg;b
Cases
Kipress. Freight.
Idaho
Oregon
Washington .
Total
I r rand total
14
13
BO
104
28
154
183
I'OITTRV MAHKET SI DDESt.T OFF
While In a limited way some sellers are, ob
taining full former prices for poultry, the gen
eral market is off about lc a found all around,
lteceipu ate accumulating In the district.
,ONION PRICES ADVANCING HERE
Because of the temporary scarcity of onions,
tlx local price In soaring rapidly, with salea to
retailers during the last 24 hours as high as
$3.73 per cental. Local stock will soon more.
H rrKl.EBEHHY MARKET IS DOWN
. , . 1. i O 1 e. wtinr4 in I
the local trade for the daj, as a result of, much
ut the stock arriving in a wet condition. De
mand is also quiet becauae of the inability of
consumers to get sugar.
FAXCY CAR YAKIMA OEM SPUDS
What Is believed to be the first full carload
of Netted Gem potatoes from the Yakima sec
tion, was received yesterday by Dindia Son.
and within a few minutes sold to other jobbers.
The stock was excellent.
PEACH PRICES ARE TOO HIGH
There has been a alight reaction in the de
mand loir peaches here, due to the sugar shortage.
Th. Mtrtms ton of the market la now $1 a box,
and the bulk of tbe best quality is going around L
wuc lor me uflj.
BRIEF JTOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE
Veal market slightly easier.
Butter market ery firm, with premium for
Taney cubes.
More, declines noted in gome brands of cook
ing fats.
Italian prunes In larger supply;
. , ,
traae siow,
jut firm priced.
Only limited supplies of pears offered, witli
market firm. .
'RS
tvKATHFR NOTICE FOR SHIPPE
Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments
during the next 38 Hours against the following
maximum temperatures: Going north, 75 de
grees: northeast over 8.. P. & H. It. K.. 88 de
grees; east to Baker, 8 8 degrees, and south to
Ashland. 92 degree. Maximum temperature at
Portland tomorrow about 80 degrees.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTLAND
These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except as otherwise noted:
Dairy Products
BUTTER Selling price, box lots: Creamery
prime, parchment wrapped, extra-". !3n tier lb :
I rime fir Lt, 02c; firts, 6iic per lb.; smaller
le t at an flfaric. Jobbing prices: Cubes, extra.
6S w SVrVf prime firsts, 57 0 87 4 c; cartotu
lc extra.
BUTTERFAT Portland delivery basis, 05 ft
l.fcc country stations, 03 ( 64c lb.
OLF.OMARGAINE Ix'oal brands, 30 ( fiOc
Jh. ; tub, 32c; 1 lb cartons, 39c; 2 lb carton-.
35r- Nn'marersr'ne, 1 lb cartons. 81e tier lb.
CHEESE Selling price. Tillamook, fresh Ore
con fraHey ct-rim triplets. 80 37c lb.: Youna
American. S7S8e lb. Price to Jobbers: f. o b.
Tillamook triplet. 88c: Young American, 3 4c.
Selling price: Bricks. 4 0 4 2c. Buying price of
Cms and Curry triplet, 81 He; Young America.
83c per lb., f. o. b. Myrtle Point. Block Swiss.
4s r 4 lie; limbnrgcr. 40(42o lb.
RKG8 Buying price, current receipts, 55
0 58c doteu; selling price, case count, 50 58c;
candled. 58('BOc; selects, CO (" 04c,
KCCH Public markit retail urice. f.Oc tr
rii.json : association belling price to trad. 5.i(!f
HUGE
" tiC r dnTl
I4VE POULTRY Heavy hens. 20 30c per
lb; light bens, 2fl&20c lb.; broilers. 25c lb.: old
roosters, 17lc lb.; squabs, $8.00; ducks,
25 35c lb.; pigeons. 1.5O(S2.O0 per down;
turkeys, live. 28 80c per lb.; geese, live, 15c
' per lb.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
FKESH Fit t ITS Orange. S.V7S (S 75 pet
box; banana. 9 9 V c per lb.; lrtnonn. 7 253
M 50 per crate; Florida grapefruit, ( ) ; Cal
i'ornla grapefruit, f 5.00 (4 fl.00 ; cantaloupes,
1 .3tt 3 25 : watermelons, 2c In. ; California
figs 1 25 m 1 flO; pencil), X.V W 1 00; peach
plums, 7Bc1.00; pears. $2.002 50: seedless
nar, e- 1U 1 " ( .uaiaii., - v V" - m' , iufii;,
S3 25; Muscat. 2 0: Concords. 30c basket.
11 lb"
BERRIES Blackberries, 12.00 2.25 per
elate.
APPLES Virions varieties, local, 80c
$3.00 per box; crabapples, $1.00 per bok.
DRIED FRUITS Dates, Dromedaries. ( ) ;
Farda, $8.75 per box; raisins, 3-crown loose
Muscatel, 10c per lb.; figs, $5.00 per box of
jafiO 6-ox. packages.
fJ ONIONS Sallinj price to reUilera, Oregon.
$3.75 per rwt., association selling price, carload
) f. o. b. country; garlic. 25c; green oninos,
40e per dneen bunches; Walla Walla $3.75.
POTATOES--Selling price, $2.75 3.75 per
cwf,; buying price for fancy large sij, $2.25
(jer lb.
VEGETABLES Turnips, $2.79 per tack;
?arrota, $2.60: beets, $2.75; cabbage, Oregon,
8 He lb ; lettuce, 03 75c dozen; cucumbers,
80c ft $1.25 per dozen: tomatoes, 90e
$1.00 per box; egg plant, 5c per lb.; cauli
flower (California), $2.25 per crate; horse
radish, 15c per lb.; bell peppen, 12 He; peas,
c; rutabaga, $2.00 & 2.25 per sack; string
, STOCKS BONDS GRAIN COTTON
J. B. Steinbach & Co.
201-2-3. Railway Exchang Bid.
, Telt Mala tst-tf
Direct Private Wires
Potato Industry
Is In Danger
Infected Slock Is Being Marketed
Here From the Yakima Section.
By Hyman II. Cohen
Fears ,are expressed by some of the
leaders of the local trade that unless
Oregon state officials get more quickly
on the job, the industry here will be com
pletely ruined by the shipment of in
fected stock from other states.
For years Oregon has been practically
a dumping ground for all the inferior
and Infected potatoes that the north and
south could find a place to store here.
While state officials have attempted to
keep this stock out, they have been
badly handicapped In the work because
of the lack of adequate funds.
Japanese growers of the Yakima sec
tion are reported the latest offenders
against the horticultural laws of Oregon
and a number of carloads of what Is
said to be badly Infected stock, have
been received and distributed among the
trade here.
Market for potatoes is showing a
strong- tone with J3 ruling for good
quality and large sizes although some
business Is shown as high as J3.25 per
cental.
Those desiring special information regarding
any market should write the Market Editor
Oregon Journal, enclosing stamp for reply.
Chicago Trade Is
Generally at Loss
By JOSEPH F. PRITCHSRD
Chicago. Sept. 10. (I. N. 8.) The grain
markets closed lower for the day, and while
there was some reaction from the bottom fig
ures, these reactiona failed to hold. Keating
spots were at losses of 1 2c for September.
lorn, Hi 1 He for rVcember and (Sic for
May. Oat were off, declining 18H4. Pork
was unchanged to Hoc higher, lard was 5
22 He lower and ribs unchanged to 5c lower
to - hi c higher.
Chicago, Sept. 10. (I. N. 8.) With the
weakness in hogs everting a depressing influenre
on the market, corn started tc higher to c
lower today. At the start there was scattered
cclline by iocal commission houses. Strong com
mission houses appear to want December on
resting orders around 128H.-
Oats orieried easier in sympathy with rorn.
Early selling was mostly local, commission house
absorbing the bulk of the offerings. Trade via
not large.
Provisions opened slightly lower. Trade was
limited and without feature.
Chicago range by Orerbeck Sc Cooke Co. :
CORN
Open. High.
Low.
159
12S
12
70
72 H
74
4200
3 (ISO
2395
2557
Close.
1594
128
125
70
72 H
74
4200
3US0
Wept
1 ec.
May
Sept
Dec.
May
Sept
Oct
112 162 Vi
... .124 130 4
....12(1 120T.
OATS
70 74 71
73 73 i
75 hi 7D H
PORK
. . . .4250 4250
3605 3710
I,ARI
. . . 2H00 2H32
, . . . 25W5 2HU7
Sept
Oct
Jan.
2610
255
2275
RIBS
M10 2110
20(15 2112
Sept
Oct.
2100
2005
2100
2073
POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST
San Francisco Market
San Francisco. Sept, 10. ( L. P.) Pota
toes w crop, Kiver White, $2.00 2.o0 ;
swept. 5 (ai 5 H c per pound.
Onions Yellow. 12.25 rr cental; do. Aus-
1 J Tt .. OR. i '
Lot Anaele Market
Ixia Angeles. Sept. 10. (1. N. 8. ) Potatoes
Stockton bnrbanks, resorted. $2. 85 3 00;
others, best, $2.0(2.75: poorer. 2 00
2 25; home grown White Hose, $1.001-15.
Seattle Market
. Seattle. Sept 10. (I. N. S.) Onions
Walla Walla, 3 Vic pound.
Potatoes Yakima, 150 per ton; local Rose,
2c; whit-, 2 He; sweet. 7 Vi per pound.
Seattle Fruit Market
Seattle. Sept. 10. 1P.) Peaches East
ern Washington, small, 60 Iff 75c; do Elbertas,
M5c&$1.10.
IVars Eastern Washington Bartletta, fancy.
$2.60 (S 3.00; do ripe. J2.00 2.60.
beans, 5 8c per lb.; green com, su(3uo per
dozrb.
Meat and Provisions
COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Country
hogs 28i26VjC lb., for top blockers; best veal,
24 25c; heavy veal. 14 16c
SMOKED MEATS Ham, 27H42H:
breakfast bacon, 3t)&54c; picnic, 27 Vi ; cottage
t roll. 83 Vic lb.
1 , inn Kttl. rendered. a4Ue: standard.
33 '.ic. tierce basis, compound, 28 Vic
Fish and Shellfish
L'T L- C I F VIAM. Milmnn (limtV 50 ? 1 n
llper lb.; halibut, fresh. 10(lSc; tomcod, 8c;
'.sturgeon. 18(s20c; fresh herring. 67c lb.;
dressed shad. 6c lb.; shad roe, lUc lb.
SHELLFISH Crabs, 12.25 t 00 per doz. ;
shrimp meat, 52c per lb.; lobsters, 30c per lb.
Groceries
SUGAR t'uhe, 110.30; powdered, 110.25;
fruit and berry, $9.65; yellow, 19.05; granu
lated. 19.65; beet, $9.55; extra C, $9.25;
golden C. $9.15.
HONEY New, $7.50 per case.
RICE Japan style, No. 1. 14c; New Orleans
head, 15 Vic; Blue Rose, 14 He per lb.
SALT- Coarse, half ground. 100s, $17.00
per ton; 60s, $18.60; Uble dairy. 00s, $28.50;
bales. $3.15 8.55; fancy table and dairy.
$32.50; lump rock, $25.00 per ton.
BEAN'S Oregon (sales by jobbers) ; Lady
Washington, 7 H c (8 Sc per lb.: pink, 7 J e lb.;
limas, 14c; bayou, 7c; red. 7c; Oregon beans,
buving price normal.
CANNED MILK Camition, $7 28; Borden.
$7.15; Aster, $715; Eagle. $11.25; Libby,
$7.15; Yeloban. $7.05: Mount Vernon, $7.13;
llazelwood, $7.15 per case.
COFFEES Roasted, 37 51c, in sacks or
drums.
SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 17c per lb.
NUTS Budded walnuts, 35 g 36e per lb.;
almonds, 31 (9 33c; filberts, 30c in sack lota;
peanuts, 10c, pecans, 25c; Brazils, 85c
Ropas, Paints, Oils
ROPE Sisal, dark, 1 8 Vi c ; white, 20c lb. ;
standard manila. 23 He lb.
UNSEED OIL Raw, bbls , $2.46 gallon;
kettle boiled, bbl., $2.48; raw, cases, $2.56;
boiled, cases. J0ft per gallon.
V"-.7 .ln arun" or Iron
bbls.. 11 gallon; ease, 24c per gallon.
UASOUNE Iron bbls, 23 Sc; case, 34C;
engine distillate, iron bbrs.. 16c; cases 76 d
WHITE LEAD Ton loU, 12H 600 lbs
124c.
TCRPENTINE Tanki, $1.91; cases. $2.01
10 case lota lc lesa. '
WIRE NAILS Basio price. $5.16.
Hops, Wool and Hides
HOPS Nominal, 1918 crop contracts
crop, 55c per lb.
1919
HIDES No. 1 salt, cured hides, 30 lha. and
up. 34c; No. 1 part cured hides, 30 lbs. and
lip. 32e; No. 1 green hides, 80 lbs. and up. 30c
No. 1 salt cured bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 25c; No!
1 part cured bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 23c; No: 1
green bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 21c; No. 2 "hides
lc per lb. less. '
CALF AND KIP SKINS No. 1 calf akins up
to. 15 lbs., W5c; No. 2 calf skins, up to 15 lbs.
80c; No. 1 kip, 15 to 30 lbs., 50c; No 2 kin
skins, 15. to 30 lbs., 45c.
DRY HIDES Dry flint hides, 7 lbs. and up
40c; dry flint calf, under 7 lbs., 80c; dry flint
bulls, 20o: dry salt hides, 7 lbs and up 24c
dry salt calf, under 7 lbs., 74c; dry salt bulla!
20c; dry coll hides, and skins, half price
HORSE HIDES Large, good take-off with
heads on. from $5.00 to $10.00 each; small or
poorly taken off, half price; hides with bead
off, 50c less.
PELTS Dry long wool pelta, per lb., 36c
dry medium wool pelts, per lb., 30c; dry shear
ling pelts, 50c $1.00 each; salt long wool
pelia, $2.00 3.50 eaclu salt medium wool pelts
$1.50 02.50 each; salt shearling pelts, 60c a'
$1 each.
V,, . I I . TT) T . 1 . ,
h. anjianm Lm suwie, too per in.; snort
slaple, 30c per lb.
TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow 13e
No. 2, 12c; No. 1 grease, 10c; No. 2 grease'
80 per lb. '
CHITTIM OR CASCARA BARK New peel
14c per lb. '
WOOL Valley half blood Merino and Shrop
shire, 60o; Coltswold and Lincoln, 40t45e
matted Coltswold. 80 Sue; timber stained 60
per lb. leas; lambs' Wool 4c per lb. less. '
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and
California Wool Merino and Shropshire, 35 a
40c; half blood Merino and Cotswold. 37 42c
Shropshire, 37&42Ci Cotrwoid and Lincoln'
straight and mixed, 32 9 85c; biirry. So per lb!
less, lambs' 4o per lb. leas.
Fine Wools Manna combing and
grades. tOtfSte.
carding
CHEESE IS .STEADY
AT TILLAMOOK, BUT
SOME SECTIONS CUT
Various Oregon-Washington Districts
Quoting at Wide Range Prices Too
High on Coast to Admit of fine
ness From Across Atlantic.
While cheese from various Oregon
Washington districts is still obtainable
below the prices asked by Tillamook,
the latter section is showing a steady
tone generally.
Efforts to Interest the export trade in
the Northwest product are futile for the
reason that prices on the Coast are far
above those of the Atlantic seaboard,
which also has the advantage of lower
freight rates.
The Wisconsin cheese market opened rather
quiet and as a consequence in most cases asking
prices were lowered so that a fair movement was
noticed toward the week end bnt at decidedly
lower price thin were first asked. Most sales
were yy close, in some in.'tancfe) large dealers
with packer connections were reported quoting
and selling freely at Plymouth market Wiscon
sin's apparent trade output for the week ending
September 6 was 7.4S0.8S6, a decrease under
the pruvfous week of 987, S54 pounds. At Chi
cago a good deal af improvement was noted, esjie
cially toward the end of the week. Dealers were
compelled to lower prices in order to meet Wis
consin competition. New York reported market
lirm and active all week especially in a jobbing
way. Trices held fairly steady with flats showing
a slight advance and Young-American lower.
Some export demand was noted. Boston showed
a fairly active market all week especially on under
priced cheese, iair quality twins brought 31 He
and Young Americas sold from 34c to 34 He.
Very few fancy cheese available but owing to the
asking price for this clais of goods the demand
is not actiTe. The trading was largely on New
York state make. The dealers do not appear to
like present prices and are buvina mostly small
lots, Philadelphia market opened firm and active
on Tuesday with Daisies and I.onghorns ad
vancing 14 c per pound, with a fair demand for
under gTade flats at from 2!c to 31c. On
Wednesday the trading slowed up and the market
declined somewhat. This condition continued
throughout the balance of the week and the
market closed dull and inactive with trading only
in a mall Jobbing way.
Sales on Plymouth board:
Number of
Styles boxes.
ronghoms 600
Iongbnrns 1 ()(
!onghoms n,3
Single Daisies 2200
Single Daisies 700
Square Print 1 00
Twins 70O-
Price.
29c
2!c
29 Sic
28 c
28Hc
30Kc
27 Vic
DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST
in Francisco Market
an Francisco", Sept.
10.-
(U. P.) Butter
pullets, 57 He;
Extras. (14c
Eggs Extras. 6Rc; extra
undersized pullets. 38 He.
Cheese California flat., fancy, 34 He.
Seettle Market
Seattle. Sept. 10 (U. P.) Butter Local
country creamery. H2c: storage, 50c.
Eggs Local strictly freh. 05c; pullets. 55c
storage, 50i 5Rc; peewees. 40c.
Cheese Wahincton and Oregon triplets. 34
(&35C.
Los Angeles Market
Los Angeles. Sept. lu. 1 1. N. S) Butter
California creamery extras, 62c.
Kggs, fresh extra. Glc; case count. 57
pullet 62c
Live poultry, hens, 26 Vi 30c; broilers, 29
30c; fryers, 29c.
MANY HOP YARDS ARE
BENEFITED BY THE RAINS
Eugene, Sept 10. Hopgrowers will benefit
by the rain, said Rory Palmer, a leading Lane
county crower today. Although some fields
that were well advanced may be damaged
slightly, crops that were, still green will be in
creased through added growth of the Tines, he
said.
llop-piekioai was about to start when tbe
storm began. A few days of clear weather
will be a signal for a general harvest.
HOME CAXXERIES ARE t'SABLE
TO GET A SUGAR SUPPLY
Eugene, Sept. 10. Not a pound of sncar
was obtainable in any of the local wholesale
houses yesterday. Not all ol the retailers pos
sessed a supply of tbe sweet commodity. The
few who did limited customers to one package
containing twenty-five centa worth. One store
sold fifty cents worth with each grocery order.
Jobbers said they did not know when further
stocks would arrive, the general shortage on
the Pacific coast preventing filling orders placed
weeks ago.
Canning of fall fruits and berrle suffers a
serious inconvenience, but housewives will use
syrup until the sugar shortage is relieved.
CRACKED FRUXES CAX BE
SAVED IF DRIED QUICKLY
September 10. County Fruit Inspector E.
C Armstrong reports that no damage to the
rmnss will result from the recent heavy rains.
Mr. Armstrong advises the prune men to take
particular pains to pick the ripe prunes as
soon as they show signs of cracking, or drop,
and that in this way there will be no loss from
the storm. Prunes thst have slightly cracked
will dry all right, and should be taken care of
at once.
HERRITS-e A I'D SARDUSES IX
THE ROGUE CATCH HEAVT
Reedsport, Sept. 10. There are big runs of
herring and sardines in the lower t"oipqa river
now and large catches are made. Tbe sardines
are canned by the Reedsport Fiah company and
it is expected to turn out a large quantity of
that variety of canned fish this season.
YAKIMA HOP GROWERS ARE
IX NEED OF MORE MEX
Yakima. Sept. 10. A shortage of help in
the hop picking is reported here this week. Rich
ard Strobach took up the matter with Lawrence
Wood, state director of the federal employment
service and received the assurance that enough
help would be beaded this way by the last of the
week to meet all requirements. The hop harvest
will bs in swing by the end of the week if help
can be liad to work in the yards. It was esti
mated at the beginning of the harvest that 4000
men would be needed. Very few are arriving
now and growers are getting anxious.
FARM SUNSHINE
Medford, Or., Sept. I. "What is be
Uered to be the finest crop of De Anjon
pears ever raised in the Rogve Rlrer
valley was shipped out this week from
the Young; ft Hall orchard, consisting; of
637 40-ponnd boxes picked from seven
seres of trees planted SO feet apart. In
packing this fruit there were only 11
boxes of calls, and the fruit was sold
at $110 per ton, which netted the grow
ers $303.7S, or more than $S00 per
acre.
From 0 acres of bearing; orchard.
Young ft Hall will realize mora than
$12,000 this season. The trees are 10
and 11 years old, and have bornsfwtor
three straight seasons very heaYily.
Seventeen boxes of pears were picked
from one 10.year-old De Anjon tree, and
from 10 to li boxes were picked off
numerous others.
N, Y. Celebrates
And All Markets
Close for the Day
There wag no session of any Of the
New Tork markets during the day.
AH exchanges were closed on ac
count of a .celebratloa la honor of
General Pershing.
Kecord Price
Is Secured for
. Bartlett Pears
Medford, Sept. is. The Bardwell
Fruit company old a carload of
Bartlett pears Monday la the 5w
York market, at i average price
per box.
Tals breaks all records for Bart
left pear prices In carload lots In tbe
history of the Bogne river Talley.
Sluggish Tone Is
Continued in Grain
Local Market Remains Extremely
Quiet Deadlock in Regard to
the Quotations.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
(,'ara -
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Osta. Hay.
t'ormnd. Wed. . . 5
Year ago. 1 03
Season to date. ..1871
Year ago. 2127
Tacoma. Tues 27
Year ago 99
Season to date.. . 899
Year ago. 11 OS
Seattle, Tues.. . . 40
Year ago. 63
Season to date... 840
Year ago. 1147
6 8
11 13 5 2S
97 314 198 395
207 308 167 65rt
1 3
4 9
45 ... 46 204
17 ... 45 271
2 1 1 12
12
77 99 121 299
18 380 122 662
There continues very sluggish tone
in the local cereal trade. There was
further weakness in the eastern coarse
grain list and naturally this affected
sentiment here. The deadlock between
the interior and tidewater regarding
values continues, and the former is still
refusing to do business.
Mill8tjiffs continue to ease up slightly,
but general prices were unchanged for
the day.
FLOUR Selling price, old erop: Willamette.
$11.60: whole wheat flour. $1.0.25; Willamette
valley, $11.35: local straight, $11.25 $ 11.35;
bnkers' local. $1 0.00 1 1 .10 ; Montana spring
wheat patent, $11.10: rye flour, $10.10; oat
meal, 113.00; graham, $11.00. Price for city
delivery in five barrel lota.
HAY Buying price, new crop: Willamette
timothy, fancy, $27.00 a 28.00; Eastern Oregon
Washington fancy timothy. ( ) ; alfalfa, $30.00
(r32.25: valley vetch, $22.00; cheat. $19.00;
straw, $8 00 (3 9.00; clover, $22.00 23.00 ;
grain, $18.50.
GRAIN SACKS Normal. New crop, delivery.
No. 1 Calcutta, 19c in cx riots, less amount
higher.
MILLSTUFFS Mixed run at milla, sacked.
$37,000 38 00.
ROLLED OATS Per ton. $60.00 61 .00.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $67.00
68.00.
CORN Whole. $79.00; cracked- $81.00.
Merchants Exchange bids:
FEED OATS
Sept.
No. 8 white 5150
BARLEY
Standard feed 6350
No. 3 blue 6350
Eastern oats and corn in bulk :
OATS v
Oct
6200
6350
64 00
36 lb.
38 lb.
clipped
clipped
4850
6150.
6500
5100
5200
6550
CORN
No. 3 yelluw
BARLEY
No. 2
5700 5725
Sales for the day were 100 tons of September
No. 2 Blue barley at $64.00 and 100 tons of
October No. 3 Blue barley, $C4.S0.
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicago Hogs $18.75
Chicago, Sept. 10. (I. N.4 H.) Hogs Re
ceipts, 10.000; slow, fully $1.00 lower.. Tops,
$18.75; heavyweight, $10.00 S 18.00 : medium
weight, $17. 00( 18.25; lightweight, $17.50(!,
18.50; heavy packing sows, smooth, $14.75 (fi
1".50; packing sows, rough, $14 23 & 14.75 ;
piss, $10.50(1rl8.25.
Cstt le Receipt. 12,000; slow, about stfady.
Beef steers, choice and prime, $15.85(3 17.85;
medium and (rood, $1 1.25 1 5.S5 ; light weight,
good and choice, $13.75 & 17.75; common and
medium. $8 50 13. 50; butcher cattle, heifers.
$0.5O14.75; cows, $8.25 1 3.50 ; bulls,
$0.75 12 00; canners and cutters, cows and
heifers, $5.50S6.25; canner steers $5.75(
8.25; veal calves, light and handyweight, $19.75
(a 21.25: feedrr steers, $7.25 i 12.50 ; stockrr
steers, $8.75 (g 10 25; stocker cows and heifer",
$6.508.O0; stocker calves. $8.00 ft 10.0.0 ;
western range cattle, beef steers, $10.75(3'
15.50; cows and heifers, $7.75 612.50.
Sheep Receipts, 32.000; steady, higher
undertone. Lambs, 84 lbs. down, $14.00 &
10.25; lambs, culls and common, $8.50 3 3.75;
yearling wethers, $10.75 (s 12.75 ; ewes. $7.25 (
8 75; ewes, culls and common, $12.25 14.25 ;
breeding ewes, $8.25 14.75.
6atMe Hoi $19.00
Seattle, Sept. 10. (I. N. S. ) Hogs Re
ceipts, 160; strong. Prime lights, $18.00
$10.00; medium to choice, $16. 50fa 17.50;
roujih heavies, $15.00 1 6.00 ; pig, $16.00(f
17.00.
Cattle --Receipts, 35; strong. Best steers,
$10.50fc 11.25; medium choice. $9.00 i
10.00; common to good, $6 008.00; best
cows and heifers, $f .25 9.00; common to
good cow., $5.00 i 7.50; bulls, $5.00 7.50;
calves. $7.00 14.00.
bneep None.
Denver Hog, S16.7B
Denver, Sept. 10. (U. U.) Cattle Re
ceipts 1000; steady. Stoers $9.75 C 13.25 ;
cows and heifers $7.50 9.25: stock ers and
feeders $7.50 ( 1 1.50 ; calves $10.00 ( 14.00.
Hogs Receipts 400; $1 lower. Top $16.75;
bulk $16.50 ( 16.75.
Sheep Receipts 7000; steady. Iambs
$13.5014.75: ewes $7.00 7.75 ; feeder
lambs $11.75 13.00.
Chicago Dairy Produce
Chicago, Sept 10. L N. 8.) Butter Re
ceipts 7332 tubs. Creamery, extra, 66c; firsts,
49H53Hc; parking stock, 42 (a 45c.
Kggs Receipts 10,258 cases. Current receipts,
38H(o43Hc; ordinary firsts. 38 (ft 39c; firsts,
43 C! 44 He: extra, oils 52 He; checks,
2528c; dirties, 25 34c.
Cheese Twins, new. 2828c; dairies,
28 29 hi c"; Young American, 31c; long-
norns, ale; brick, aac.
Live poultry Turkeys, 30c; chickens, 26
31c; rringa, 2514 c; roosters,
docks, 25c.
21c
geese, L'c;
Kansas City Moss, $18.80
Kansas City. Mo., Sept 10. (I. N. B.)
Cattle Receipts 14,000: about steady. Steers
$11.00 17.50; cows and heifers $8.00 ( 11.51;
stockers and feeders $8.00 14.00; calves $9
17.00.
Hogs Receipts 10,000; 50c lower to $1.00
lower; top $18.60; bulk $1 6.75 S 1 8.00 ; heavies
$16.75)18.00; mediums $17.00 ( 18.10;
lights $16.80 18.60; pigs $16.00 s 18.00.
Sheep Receipts 13.000; steady to 10c
higher; lambs $ 1 4.50 w 15.85 ; ewes $8.00
9.00; yearlings $11 25.
San Francisco Cash Grain
San Francisco. Sept 10. (U. P.) Barley
Spot feed, per cental. $3.05 3 3.12 hi ; do. ship
ping, $3.07 H 3 12H-.
flats Red feed, $2.85 92.95 per cental;
seed prioes. $3 1008 20; black seed, $8.00 W
3.20; feed, $2.602.75.
Chicago Potato Market
Chicago. Sept. 10. (L N. S.) Potatoes
Receipts 44 cars. Minnesota and Dakota new
Chios, $3.00 3.20.
Minneapolis Flax Market
Minneapolis, Sept 10. (L N. SO Flaxseed,
$5.75(s 5.30; April, $5.27 (f 5.30'; September
and October, to arrive. $48 4.98.
Carranzista Ruse Is
Fabricated to Get
Army Out of Mexico
San Francisco, Sept. 10. f (U. P.)
Staff officers of the Western department
understood for the first time today why
the false report was sent out of Lower
California that the two American avi
ators lost there had been found.
Mexicans have told American army
officers that the report was circulated
as a ruse to obtain the withdrawal of
American army searching parties from
Mexico.
Governor Canta first invited the Amer
ican parties across the border and then,
at Um Instance of Carranza, did his best
to get rid of them, these Mexicans said.
PUBLIC -2.
DROP IN HOGS AT
NOT EFFECTIVE HERE
Only a Handful of Stock Offering and
Prices Are .Nominal at Unchanged
Figures Cattle and Sheep Show
Maintained Quotations.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hogs Cattle Calves Beef
Wednesday 6 48 2H 117
Week ago 114- 3 12S
2 weeks ago 606 46 9
69
1484
140
676
67
440
4 weeks ago 46 131
Year ago 757 73
2 years ago 741 99
8 years ago 257 5 5
4 years ago 397 60
7
15
1
11
Packers Depress Yalnei
' Chicago, Sept. 10. (U. P.) A flrop
of from fl to $1.85 In the price of hogs
at the Chicago stockyards today was
charged to a panicky feeling among
Mlltr and to the reported Intention of
packer to ran down prices at the start
of the winter packing seasou, tccoriling
to the I'nlted (states bureau of markets
here.
There was only a handful or so of live
stock reported in the North Portland
alleys overnight and trade therefore was
of a very quiet tone. The extreme
weakness forced in the hog divisions of
the eastern market caused some concern,
hut as there waTs practically nothing of
fering, no effect was shown.
Just six head of bogs entered the North Port
land alleys overnight therefore there was not
much trend to the trade either way. No sales
were shown during the morning and prioes were
nominally quoted at 1H.75 for tops.
General hog market range 1
Prime mixed $1 S.00 ( 1 R.75
Medium mixed 17.5018.00
Hough heavies 16.00 16.75
Iigs 15.50 16 00
Bulk ! 18.5O0J 18.75
Cattle Situation Stsady
Cattle market situation at North Portland
was of steady character with 110 change in
prices noted for the day. Arrivals in the
alleys were limited and no real tops came for
ward to test extreme prices.
General cattle range:
Ilest steers
$10.50 (3 11.2S
o. ro a 10.25
8.50(26 U.00
7.M lit 8 25
iJood to choice steers
Medium to good steers
Fair to good steers
Common to fair steers
Choice cows and heifers
Good to choice cows and heifers.
Medium to good cows and heifers.
Fair to medium cows and heilers.
I 'innp rw
6.00 (t 7.00
7 7f. (i S.fiO
7.00 7.50
6.50 m 7.00
5.00(3! 6.00
8.00 4.80
nuii, 5.00 m 7 00
halves S.OO ( 14. 1U
Stockers'a'nd feeders' 6.50 ( 9.00
Mutton Continues to Hold
Both mutton and lamb prices continned to
hold at North Portland for the day with a
small run reported overnight- Killers appear to
be willing to pay prevailing values for liberal
supplies.
General sheep and lamb range:
Eastern Oregon lamba $12.80 13.00
Valley lambs II - g 1--J"
Yearlings 7.80 9.50
Wethers 7.00 7.50
Eirea 5.00 7.50
Tuesday Afternoon Sales
No.
At. WL Price., No.
Ave. Wt Pnce.
STEF.U8
830 $
t-
620
00
f50
670
780
8.10 I 1.
860 $ 7.00
COWS
4.50 1 2.
5.25 1.
4.50 I 2.
5.50 I 1.
4.00 I 6.
BLCL8
5.75 I
CALVES
7.00 I
. 775
.1080
. 895
. 750
. 99S
4.00
4 00
4.75
4 00 1
7.50
2.
2.
B.
6.
5.
6.
16.
3.
16.
10.
4.
IS.
12.
3 .
39.
254.
6 .
35.
.1010
. 320
HOGS
199 $18.75
180 16.00
5.
160 $16.00
162 18.50
12.
8.
8.
17.
7.
2.
2 .
225
18.50
16.50
17.50
17.50
17.50
17.60
1S.50
390
180
800
23.
175
815
285
16 50
. . 132
, . 230
, . 260
. vMIO
. 7242
. . 210
18.50
17.25
18.25
18.35
16.60
17.25
11 .
LAMBS
60
73
73
64
85
103
114
$ 8.25 I 21.
$ 8 25
12.00
12.50 17.
12.50 10.
8.50 I 14.
EWES
t 5.00 I 2.
12.50
12.00
130 $ 6.75
WETHERS
$ 9.27 I 31 112
9.36 7 93
9 18
9.25
Wednesday Morning Sale
HEIFERS
4. .
1 . . .
1 . .
10. .
1 . . ,
1 . . .
1...
6. .
497
$ 6.50
600
6.50 I JBO 0 -0
6.25 I
COWS
670
640
$ K.00 I
590
!'70
750
$ 5.00 I 1.. .
890
830
1080
322
243
I 7.50
7.50
7.35
$ 8.50
12.00
B.50 1. . .
6.50 I 1.. .
CALVES
. 3 80 $ 8.50 I 4 . .
. 3X0 12 00 I 3 . .
. 330 $ 7.50 I
STEERS
. 870 $ 9.50 I 1.. .
.1140 10.50 1. . .
3-
3.
1.
10.
eo
1020
8.50
8.50
MIXED CATTLE
. 645 $ U.25 ! 5 628 $ 8.50
HOXJS
. 273 $16 25 I 21 528
. 185 17.00 216
$ 8 50
18.75
Steel Industry Sets
September 22 Date
For General Strike
Washington, Sept. 10. (I. N. ,S.)
September 22 was this afternoon set as
the date for a general strme in tne
1 gteel industry.
The announcement that they had de
termined to put the recent strike vote
of the men Into effect at that time was
made by the heads of the 24 Inter
national unions In which the workers
are enrolled, following the receipt of
a telegram from President Wilson
they characterized as "unsatisfactory."
Earlier in the day the committee had
made public the text of a telegram to
the president stating that unless he
could give assurance that a meeting
between the men and the heads of the
United States Steel corporation was
possible, the strike would be called
within 48 hours.
Mexican Officials
Hold Moro Castle
Laredo. Texas. Sept. 10. (U. P.) The
steamer Moro Castle is held by Mexican
officials at Tampico, charged with be
ing loaded with contraband arms and
ammunition for rebels, according to dis
patches received here today. The ves
sel Is under military guard.
Los Angeles Has Big Fire
Los Angeles, Cat, Sept. 10. (I. N. S.)
Fire early today destroyed the store
house of the Pacific Electric Railway
company, causing a loss of $150.000.
Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain. Etc
tl(-tl7 Board of Trade BaUdlsg.
Overbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of Trade
EASTERN CENTERS IS
Correspondent
i Chicago
of i Logan Bryan
ICew Tork
Inquiry Ordered in
Lee Roy Keeley Case
Salem. Sept. 10. The examining; board
of the Oregon Bar association is In
structed, in an order Issued by the su
preme court Tuesday, to investigate the
obectiona filed by Albert B. Ridgetoay
of Portland against the permanent ad
mission of Lee Roy E. Keeley of Port
land to the practice of law in Oregon.
Following the investigation a report
will be made to the supreme court,
which will then set a date for a format
hearing, in the event that step is fcund
to be necessary.
SERVICE MAN NAMED
Af
HIS FIRS! MEETING
Practically New Set of Officers
Chosen by Albany Lodge Has
Been Installed.
Albany, Sept. 10. Owins to vacancies
by removal and resignations, practically
a complete new set of officers was
elected and Installed Monday night by
Laurel lodee No. 7. Knights of Pythlaa.
B. L. Brotherton, recently released from
army duty, was elected prelate at the
first meeting he attended after return
ing: from France. The present roster of
officers of the lodge Is: J. M. Hawkins,
chancellor commander ; Fred Hofllch,
vice chancellor; B. L. Brotherton, prel
ate; R. Ward Cyrus, master of work;
L. M. Curl, keeper of records and seals;
K. B. Williamson, master of finance ; H.
B. Cusick, master of exchequer ; K. T.
Carter, master-at-arms ; H. D. Preeton,
inner guard, and Homer A. Dowd, outer
guard. R. Ward Cyrus, J. H. Allison,
U B. Self, F. M. Arnold and W. J.
Patterson are the grand lodge repre
sentatives. Two candidates were ini
tiated. POETtAT.ALBAXT HIGHWAY
WORK SEARING C0MP1ITI05
Albany, Sept. 10. C. C, Kelly, state
highway engineer, made the announce
ment Tuesday that a hard surface road
sufficient to insure comfortable travel
all winter would be completed between
Albany and Portland within the ;next
26 days. It is stated that there wiil be
several stretches where pavement will
not be laid until next season, but t"hese
stretches will have a rock base and be
much better than former winter roads in
Oregon.
KNIGHTS OF COITMBUS
OF ALBANY ELECT OFFICERS
Albany, Sept. 10. At the annual elec
tion of officers of Albany council No.
1577, Knights of Columbus, Monday
night the following were chosen : Kasper
Kropp, grand knight; Michael J. Miller,
deputy grand knight; Joseph, Tauciher,
chancellor ; Ben J. Rlddersj, warden ;
John Dooley, financial secretary ; Lieo
Kropp, recording hecretary ; William
Eagles, treasurer ; William A. Barrett,,
advocate ; Merrick Darcy, inside guard ;
John F. Shea, outside guard; James
Darcy and William J. Tyrrell, trustees.
Institute Is Scheduled
Albany, Sept. 10. The first regular
institute for Linn county school teachers
will be held in Albany the three days
immediately preceding Thanksgiving.
Cupid Making Gain
Albany, Sept. 10. Unless the efforts
of Cu-pld take a slump, September will
prove a more popular month than June
i of this year. Already 15 licenses have
i heen issued, whereas previous years
have averaged one a day for both June
and September. June of thla year had
only 28 licenses.
Chautauqua Leaders Named
Albany, Kept. 10. Dr. O. H. Young,
pastor of the Baptist church. Judge L.
'-. Lewelling. city recorder, and . O.
Woodworth, druggist, were chosen Mon
day night to have charge of the Chau
tauqua program in Albany next sum
mer. New Bakery Installed
Albany, Sept. 10. A new hakeshop for
Albany was assured Tuesday when the
Klite confectionery installed a portable
electric oven with a capacity of 180
leaves Of bread per hour.
Name Change Slight
Albany, Sept. 10. A marriage license
was Issued here to Mary Hill and John
Underhill.
Army of 250,000 Is
Adequate, Says Wood
Washington. Sept 10. (U. P.) An
army of 250,00 men Is adequate for the
ITnited States, General Leonard Wood
declared today before the senate trilll
tary affairs subcommittee. . He advo
cated universal military training to
accompany this regular force.
PYTHIAN
OFF CER
DATED: September 1, 1919 DUEi September 1, 1939
DENOMINATION $1000
We wish to call your especial attention to this issue of
GOLD NOTES of the CITY OF EDMONTON. Edmonton is
the capital of the Province of Alberta, Canada, and is one of
those stable and prosperous cities which has proved itself as,
possessing the spirit which will assure its continued growth-and
prosperity.
Back of these GOLD NOTES there are taxable resources
and property, the assessed value of which is over ten times
greater than the indebtedness of the city. These are 6
GOLD NOTES and" are offered at 97. 1 and accrued interest,
to yield 64-
PRICES: 97.17 and Interest to Yield 6.25
Telephone:
masses mm
PERSHING'S PETS
Famous Fighting First Division
Led Down Fifth Avenue by
General Pershing.
By Frank Charlton
New York. Sept. 10. (I. N. S.)
General John J. Pershing made
his first appearance in America at
the head of his victorious overseas
troops hero today when he led the
famous fighting First division and
his own composite regiment "Per
shing's Pets" down Fifth avenue
between banked masses of human
ity that shattered all cheering rec
ords. The weather was gray and foggy and
sunless with a threat of rain in the
heavy wet breese. But ln spite of mist
and murk, crowds began gathering along
the line of march long before 10 o'clock,
the hour set for the lean locked ranks
of helmeted doughboys to move south
ward from One Hundred and Tenth
street on their long holiday hike to
Washington arch.
2,000,000 SEE SPECTACLE
From the enormous vangilard which
began lining the streets and roof-tops
and filling windows and grandstands, it
was evident that the police department
had not exaggerated when thev made
preparations to handle a Jam of prob
ably 2,000,000 persons. This estimate
Included all the spectators, those ln the
buildings and tree tops and the perl
scope area In the rear as well as the
lucky ones who acclaimed General
Pershing and his valiant warriors from
bleacher stands and from the front
ranl-.s of the crush that filled the side
walks to overflowing.
TEABS ASD THBILX8
Six thousand pollceruen held the
exuberant multitude in check. The tu
mult and shouting which greeted Gen
eral Pershing on 4ils arrival on Monday
was again enacted today on a bigger
seals than ever. More people got u
chance to see the world famous soldier
at close range. The sight of the long
khaki-clad column that followed him
made qulvvery little thrills run up and
down the spines of the spectators and
brought tears of excitement to the ye
and made people yell whether they
wanted to or not.
PERSHING ON CHARGER
The troops began forming an hour
before the vanguard of the procession
swung south with General Pershing, a
stern, martial figure, proudly erect on
his charger "Captain," In the lead. There
was a crash of brass band music, a long
roiling cheer and then the echoing rumble
of nail-studded army shoes and the mag
nificent pageant was under way. 'Irere
w re 25,600 men In line as ell as guns.
Fifth avenue was one mass of flags
and bunting from end to end.
PRICE COMMITTEE IS
TOO MM WOMEN
(Continned Prom Tags One)
meeting were bread, apartment houses,
and the telephone problem.
"If bread goes up ln price we will se
lect a Committee of from 150 to 200
women to canvass the town and obtain
a list of grocers and bakers who have
not advanced the price," Mrs. Chapman
announced to the meeting, "and a reso
lution will be brought before the mass
meeting pledging housewives to patron
ize those grocers and bakers."
A committee, menabershlp to be an
nounced later, will be appointed to visit
different parts of the city to urge house
wives to attend the mass meeting, the
women voted.
AND TJP GOES THE KE3IT
Mrs. 3. C. Othus and Mrs. Henry Cave
of the committee on rentals reported
that complaints have been received of
the following apartments: Ionian,
Wheeldon Annex, Stelwyn, American, La
Follette. Trinity Place, King Albert and
LIBERTY and VICTORY BONDS
If you must soil yeaie Llbtrtf or Victory bonds, soil to ut
If you can buy more Llborty ee Victory bonds, buy from us
No markt Wrln'sdajJptmbr 10. Tho clcsiini New Tort market pile ea Ttmsday.
Benlembar . wero aa siren bslow. Thsy art ths g-ovrnlnf prices for Liberty and Victory
bonds all ovtr the world, and the hifhwrt W adwrtiss theso prices daily tn order that
you may always know ths Nsw Tork roarkst and tho exact value of your Liberty and
Victory bonds:
1st 2nd 1st 8nd Urd 4th Victory
IHi 4s 4s 4i 4 44s Vis S t
Market prleo 9 3 04. M 03 10 04. 4 0 10 05.22 03 8 09.S0 .
Accrued interest. 88 .84 1.2 1 00 l.Sfl 2 07 1.71 1.15 1-45
Total -...100.05 05. 7S 04. 05 R4 94 52 07 20 05.07 100. 7S 101.08
When bnyint w deduct 37c on a J10 bond, and 2.60 on a 11000 bond. Wo.
sell at the New Tork market plus ths accrued interest.
ufftar ans Pleapeoof Safe Deposit Boss foe Rent
MORRIS BROTHERS, INC.
TMB PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOU1E
Morris Sulldlno, S0S-S11 Stark St., Bsiwosn Bin and Sth.
Telephone Broadway 1B1. Stts.MI.hsd svse SB yean.
EXEMPT FROM ALL DOMINION GOVERNMENT
$251,000.00
THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE
CAPITAL ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Morris Building, 309-11 Stark Street Between Fifth and Sixth
Broadway; .2151 . .. .. Established Over ,a Quarter Centpry
Mordaunt. At the Wheeldo Annex ao
cording to the committee, rents on threw .
room apartments have been raised from T
$70 to 190; the Stelwyn has rsls4 1! :
apartments $10. The American, with
rented apartments four years a$ra at
$30, now. It is said, charges 65 and r
fuses to paint rooms where paint is
needed. Trinity Dace has raised rents '
$-'0. according to another complaint
The landlady who controls destinies':
at the King Albert apartments runs
tliines with an Moil hand, mm vm nna Inf.
m
lei- received hy the committee. U any
tenant date complain of the slightest
wronje. whoonee. tin sroes tha rant!'
SOME ;OOD LANDLORDS
AM apartments claim waiting lists' of
40 or 60 names. Mrs. Cave said. "And
wnen you asK them about their leases,
they tell you it is 'none of your busl
ness." - y
There are some virtuous landlords,
at'cording to women present St ths)
meeting. "They haven"t raised ths rsnt
in three years at the Auditorium -
Court," said one woman. "It's still 125 -for
three room apartments to old
tenants." Another woman told of a ;
landlord who recently reduced rents .
$1.50 to make up for the increased
telephone tolls now paid hy the tenant.-
She did not give the name of the apart
ment. It was believed io have been
In Arcfady.
II. M. Toniltnson, deputy city attor
ney, explained the telephone situation
to the housewives. '
EXORBITANT PHONE CHARGES
"I am certain that the present rates
charged by the telephone company
the Burleson rates are void," said
Tomllnson. "Thpy will have to be re
funded. Meanwhile, everyone wishes to
know what to do with these bills that
keep arriving at the end of the month.
"There are two things to do with the
Mils. One Is pay m and wait for
tho refjii'I. already promised by the
company. The other method Is, pay the
old mte and wait to see what happens.
1 followed the second method. Nothing,
has bappened yet."
Tomllnson advised the women to have
a representative present at the hearings
lefore tho public eervlee commission
soon to be resumed. He agreed that
abuses were prevalent. Several women
told stories of charges made for remov
ing phones when no phones were re
moved and of exorbitant charges , for
ntpying phones.
C(BQ;A5Y takes advantage
"They are taklnft advantage of per
sons who are unable to fight back,"
eaid Tomllnson. "They charged ma $3
for moving a phone from one desk to
another. The change cost them about JO
cents in material and a half an hour Of
one man's work." '
A report by Mrs. F. O. Northrop,
chairman of the committee on public
markets, brought the discussion back to
that subject.
"We have succeeded In having gar
bnge cans placed at appropriate inter
vals throughout the market limits."
said Mrs. Northrup, "In obtaining the
enforcement of more respectful atten
tion from produce vendors toward ths
purchaser, in having goods carefully
graded, ard in having the side stripped
off corn that Is offered for sale.
"On August 20, the council passed an
ordinance eompelIlng: vendors to protect
exposed produce from dirt and files and
restaurant owners to. screen their kitch
ens. Certain vendors are trying to get,
this ordinance rescinded. It will come
before tho council Wednesday after
noon. This committee wishes a vote of
the meeting empowering us to go before
the council and support the. ordinance."
it was so voted.
A meeting of the market committee
and one from the Market Producers' as
sociation will take place this week, ac
cording to Mrs. Northrup. The eggs
and potatoes committee will be in
creased to five members, on recom
mendation of its chairman.
Robbers Steal Cash ;
From tJ. S. Destroyer
Ran Francisco, Sept. 1 0. ( U. P.)
Kobbers last night broke open the safe
on the destrover Lsmhertnn nt tti
Taclflo fleet and escaped with $385 In
cash, it was learned Tuesday.
Conscription Denied "
Toklo, Sept. 5. (Delayed.) (U. P.)
The foreign office has denied as un
founded tho report that Russians re
siding in Japan are to be conscripted
for the Kolchak army.
TAXATION
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