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FLOUR PRICES RISE;
BREAD TO FOLLOW
federal Investigation Being Considered
With Reference to Bakers.
LONDON CHARGES ARE DENIED
Members of Chicago Board of Trade
Say Farmers Hard Hit Must
Recover Weather Losses.
Chicago The Federal Trade com
mission may take a hand in the prob
lem of America's breadstuffs supply if
bakers made good their threat to in
crease the price of bread on account of
the advance in wheat and flour. This
possibility loomed Saturday with the
arrival from Washington of Edward
N. Hurley, chairman of the commis
sion. Prospects that bread will soon
feel the effects of the soaring market
wer'e increased when millers announced
an increase of another 20 cents a bar
rel in advertised brands of spring
wheat flour. This brings the price to
$8.30, an increase of 70 cents in three
days.
During his three or four days' stay
in Chicago Mr. Hurley will make an
informal inquiry into soaring wheat
and flour prices, as well as the threat
ened advance in the price of bread.
The results of his findings will be em
bodied in a report which he will sub
mit to the commission on his return to
Washington.
"Before leaving Washington I was
asked by the commission to look into
this matter, particularly as Chicago is
a grain and flour center," Mr. Hurley
said.
District Attorney Clyne began Sat
urday to check up figures on the rise in
the price of flour and wheat.
Replying to a London dispatch,
quoting the Daily Express, which said
that the rise in bread which goes into
effect in London Monday, is due to
manipulation in Chicago, members of
the Chicago board of trade declared
that such statements showed ignorance.
"The article in the London paper,"
said Caleb H. Canby, ex-president of
the board of trade, "shows lack of
knowledge of actual conditions. Ad
justment in prices and conditions come
together, and the situation is much
different from last year."
"Our sharp advance in the price of
wheat," said Robert McDougal, "is
merely in response to American crop
conditions and the world supply situa
tion. Europe is in a terrible predica
ment for supplies of wheat and natur
ally is much concerned over price
bulges.
Income Tax Limit Not to Be
Changed by Democratic Vote
Washington, D. C Yielding to a
flood of protests from the country and
from senate and house members of
their own party, Democrats of the sen-
ate finance committee reconsidered
Saturday their decision to lower the
exemption in the income tax law from
$4000 to $3000 for married, and single
persons to $3000 and $2000, respec
tively, but voted to make the rate of
tax on the lowest taxable class of in
comes 2 per cent instead of 1 per cent.
This action was approved latei1 by the
caucus.
Had the committe declined to yield
on the amendment the Democratic sen
ate caucus probably would have re
versed it. The amendment increasing
the surtax on incomes exceeding $2,-
000,000 from 10 to 13 per cent is re
tained. The caucus voted down pro
posals to make the surtax as high as
15, 20 and even 25 per cent, as some
senators advocated.
The Democratic caucus continued
consideration of committee amend
ments and had before it the proposal
agreed on by the committee, striking
out the specific excise taxes on muni
tions manufacturers and substituting a
10 per cent net profit on the profits of
all manufacturers of munitions ana
wares that enter into munitions.
Aid for Syrians Blocked.
Washington, D. C Turkey has re
fused to grant the request of the Unit-
u4 St-atoa that a neutral committee be
permitted to undertake relief work in
Syria, where thousands of native
Christiana are rennrted to be starving,
Charge Miller, of Constantinople, in
a pahlecrram received at the State de
partment Saturday, said the Turkish
government had informed mm renei
operations in Syria were considered
unnecessary because crops there were
better than anywhere elBe in the em
pire.
Austria to Get New Note.
Washington, D. C. The State de
partment has assembled for transmis
sion to the Austrian foreign office ad
ditional data regarding the Austrian
submarine attack on the American
tanker Petrolite, supporting the charge
of the Petrolite's captain tnai tne at
tort was made in violation of interna
tional law. The United States already
has demanded an apology, punishment
of the submarine commander ana rep
aration.
GREAT BRITAIN EXPLAINS TO U. S.
HOW NEUTRAL MAIL IS EXAMINED
Washington, D. C. An explanatory
statement of how Great Britain's ex
amination of mails is being conducted
was presented Tuesday to Secretary
Lansing by the British embassy. It is
preparatory to the more comprehensive
reply to American representations now
being prepared jointly by the London
and Paris foreign offices.
Figures show that the average time
for examination of intercepted mail is
from one to three days. The minimum
ay to mail between the United
States and Holland is given at two
days and the maximum at seven.
Danish mails have been delayed from
seven to ten days, when it has been
necessary to remove them from a ship;
otherwise only four days.
"It is admitted," says the state
ment, "that at the outset neutral cor-
Leads Russians to Victory.
GEM. BRUSILOFF
General Brusiloff is the new hero of
the Russians. He took the place of
Grand Duke Nicholas in command of
the armies of Russia on the Eastern
front, and has succeeded in smashing
the armies of Austria. Mme. Brusiloff
is the sister of Mrs. Charles Johnston,
wife of the New York author.
respondence in which enemy interests
were in no way concerned was sub
jected to a delay, which is greatly re
gretted and which has since been re
duced to a minimum. All preparations
which seemed necessary were made,
but unfortunately those responsible for
them were not aware of some of the
difficulties.
"For instance, there was no reason
to suppose that (as proved to be the
case) mail bags marked as dispatched
from one neutral country to another
would contain nothing but mails for or
from an enemy country, that bags
marked as containing printed matter
would contain rubber, coffee, jewelry,
etc, sometimes disguised as newspa
pers, as well as corrsepondence of all
kinds, registered and unregistered, or
that persons writing to or from enemy
countries would already have adopted
the practice of sending their lettters
under cover to intermediaries in neu
tral countries, or that great numbers
of complete sacks appearing to contain
merely business circulars from neutral
countries would contain in reality noth
ing but propaganda from Germany un
der covers bearing neutral postage
stamps.
"These and similar unforseen pecu
liarities made it impossible until the
staff engaged had been largely in
creased and had become accustomed to
them, to select on any fixed principle
those mail bags which, when all could
not be examined within a reasonable
time, should be forwarded without ex
amination." Italian Boys on Duty,
Rome, via Paris Italy's Boy Scouts
are to have their share in the war.
The minister of War have called out
all the boys belonging to the organiza
tion for service until school opens in
October. These scouts will be divided
into two' classes. Boys over 15, with
their parents' consent will do duty in
the war zone as guards at railroad sta
tions and depots. Those younger will
be enrolled in the territorial service to
be stationed at hospitals, mobilization
centers, munitions factories, aeroplane
stations and hangars.
Liquor Destruction Ends.
Girard, Ala. Destruction of whisky
and beer which had been seized from
alleged violators of the prohibition law
ceased here Tuesday on order of Cir
cuit Judge Alston, when counsel for
the owners filed bond for appeal to the
state Supreme court from judge Al
ston's former decision ordering the li
quor's destruction.
It is estimated that $125,000 worth
has been poured out by the Bheriff the
last few days.
Turkish Reply Rejected.
Washintgon, D. C. New represen
tations to Turkey in behalf of starving
Syrians will be taken to the Porte by
Abram I. Elkus, the new American
ambassador, who received his final in
structions Tuesday from President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing before
departing for Constantinople. The
United States does not accept as suffi
cient Turkey's statement that the Sy
rian harvest is ample.
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NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS
Portland Wheat Bluestem, $1.12
per bushel; forty fold, $1.08 ; club,
$1.07; red fife, $1,071; red Russian,
$1.06.
Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $26
26.50 per ton; shorts, $2929.50;
rolled barley, $31.5032.50.
Corn Whole, $38 per ton; cracked,-
$39.
Hay Producers' prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon, $18.5020 per ton;
alfalfa, $13.50 14.60; wheat hay,
$13.5014.50; oat and vetch, $12
12.50; cheat, $11; clover, $10.
Butter Exchange prices: Cubes,
extras, 25c per pound; prime firsts,
25c. Jobbing prices. Prime extras,
2730c; butterfat, No. 1, 27c; No. 2,
25c, Portland. v
Eggs Oregon ranch, exchange
prices, current receipts, 26c per dozen.
Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, can
dled, 2627c; selects, no bid.
Poultry Hens, 1415c per pound;
broilers, 1617c; turkeys, live, 20
22c; ducks, ll14c; geese, 89c. f
Veal Fancy, 12c per pound.
Pork Fancy, llc per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes, 76c$l per
dozen; tomatoes, 75c$1.25 per crate;
cabbage, $1.75 per cwt; garlic, 10c
per pound; peppers, 56c per pound;
eggplant, 78c per pound; lettuce, 30
35c box; cucumbers, 60c80 per
dozen; peas, 45c per pound; beans, 4
7c; celery, 7585c per dozen; corn,
1025c.
Potatoes New, $1.862 per sack;
Walla Walla, $2.
Green Fruits Apples, new, $1.25
1.75 per box; cherries, 510c per
pound; cantaloupes, 90c$2 per crate;
peaches, 8580c per box; watermel
ons, lilc per pound; plums, 75c
$1.35 per box; pears, $12; apricots,
$11.10; grapes, $1.752.25; black
berries, $1.25; loganberries, $1.25;
raspberries, $1.601.75.
Hops 1915 crop, 810c; contracts,
nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 23
26c; per pound; coarse, 3032c; val
ley, 8033c.
Cattle Steers, prime light, $6.75
7.10; heavy, $6.506.75; good,
$6.256.50; cows, choice, $5.25
5.50; medium to good, $4.605; or
dinary to fair, $44.50; heifers,
$5.505.75; bulls, $36; calves,
$3.507.
Hogs Prime light, $9.60 9.75;
prime strong weights, $9.25 9.50;
good to prime mixed, $99.25; rough
heavy packing, $8.759; pigB and
skips, $8.508.75.
Sheep Spring lambs, $8 8.26;
common, $5.506; choice yearlings,
$66.25; good, $5. 60 5. 75; choice
wethers, $5.756; choice ewes, $!
5.25; common, $2.603.
.Quartz Claims Are Opened.
Holland, Ore. The "Portland"
group of gold mining claims located
near this place in Josephine county,
and owned by V. C. McKinney and
Wade V. Lewis, of Portland, has been
recently leased to the Kerby Mining &
Development company. A stamp mill
with a capacity of 20 tons has already
been installed on the property and is
now ready for continuous operation, a
considerable body of muling ore hav
ing already been blocked out. Hereto
fore this section of Southern Oregon
had been considered wholly a placer
region, but in recent years many gold
quartz properties have been opened.
Klickitat Tax Goes Up.
Goldendale, Wash. The Klickitat
county commissioners convened Thurs
day as a board of equalization, as re
quired by law, to review the 1916 real
estate assessment and hear complaints
of taxpayers who object to values
placed on their property by the asses
sor. They will probably be in session
about two weeks. The assessed value
of real property in Klickitat county
this year was raised from 25 per cent
of the cash value, as determined by the
assessor, to 60 per cent, the latter be
ing the full ratio required by the law.
Ranchers Holding Wheat,
Wilbur, Wash. The majority of
farmers will not contract .their new
wheat at $1 the bushel, and some
farmers are holding their last year's
crop. Saturday 20,000 bushels were
contracted for at $1 a bushel. Wheat
harvest will begin about August 14.
The weather has been favorable for
ripening the grain. The acreage is
smaller than last year. So far the
supply of labor has been equal to the
demand.
Pays $40,000 for Wheat Crop.
Starbuck, Wash C. W. Pearson, a
rancher 12 miles west of here, sold to
C. F. Actor, grain buyer, 40,000 bush
els of wheat for $1 per bushel net,
The varieties were divided as follows:
Turkey red, 14,000 bushels; sixty-
three, 12,000 bushels; bluestem, 9500
bushels; one hundred twenty-three,
500 bushels. The grain is to be de
livered at the Pleasant View ware
house on Eureka flat.
39 Holsteins Bring $11,000.
North Yakima, Wash. Thirty-nine
Holstein cows from the Tyson-McKeel-her
ranch in the Moxee were sold and
Bhipped Thursday to the Bitter Root
Holstein company at Corvallis, Mont.
The price was $11,000. All were reg
istered. Several cows with high rec
ords were included.
Harvest on at Gaston.
Gaston, Ore. The weather the past
week has been delightfully cool and
breezy, with nights quite cool and fog
in early mornings. Threshing has
just begun. Baling started last week,
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This Is one of the heavy British guns
trenches for many miles.
This remarkable photograph just lecelved, shows the Austrian troops on the peaks of the great range of mouutulns
where the Italians and Austrian troops are engaged. It Is reported that In many places the Ice and snow are beginning
to melt and great holes are encountered everywhere. Blocks of snow and ice are sliding down the mountains, imped
ing the progress of the Alpine fighters
HUGHES' SUCCESSOR
John Hessln Clarke of Cleveland, O., umumuted by President Wilson to be
associate justice of the United States Supreme court, has been federal Judge
for the northern district of Ohio since 1014.
SEACOAST TRENCHES IN FLANDERS
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Photograph shows the remarkable construction of German trenches on the
sands of a beuch on the extreme seacoast of Flanders. Boomproof shelters
have also been built out of timber work, and sand and sand bugs.
GUNS THAT ARE BATTERING THE
lu action ou the west front, whore such
AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN THE TYROL ALPS
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MINE USED AS A BUOY 11
This Gerninn mine, Intercepted on
the Tigris river, Is being used as a'
buoy by the British.
Unique Document.
In the "American Mugazlne" Profj
Churles Downer lluzeu tells some
ludicrous Incidents of the Franco-j
Prussian wur, describing a document:
that Is a modern curiosity:
"Cohesion was lucking, us were num-
bers," he says. "Muny generals were(
sent to command troops with whlcuj
they were entirely unacquainted.
"Not only soldiers, but sometimes!
generals went astray, unublo to lliid
their places, 'lluve arrived at Bel
fort,' telegraphed General Illchel on
July 21, 'can't find tny brigade; cau't
find the general of the division. What
shall 1 do? Don't know where uiyj
regiments are.' This document Is prob
ably unique in military records. An-
other general hunted for his artillery
stuff; another for a cuvulry corps
which did not exist." !
Whiskers and Corsets.
Putleuce 1 see tliut the first baby
born In Lorraine, O., will receive from,
merchants of the town gifts Including
a theater puss for life and corsets or
barber service for life, as the case may
bo.
Patrice It would be awful If the
buby should cling to the corsets and
decide to let the whiskers grow. .
In These Days. 1
Wife You say you saw Miss Pick
ering walking on the avenue. What
did she have on?
Husband I can't recall. i
Wife Well, she must have had on
something.
Husband Quite possible, my dearj 1
probably overlooked It. Life. j
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