T h e O bserver
MORO.
F R ID A Y ............
AS PUCES
HIGH COST OF LIVING
HITS THE RAILROADS
GENERAL BELL
OREGON.
April 6.
1917
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COUNT ZEPPELIN
i........ iitei i
■■■<»«
Servlet Will Be Crippled Un
less flpiel tomes Seen.
Rj
or rue Animal M»t.-»»*ul of (be
n atio n a l union h u e in w r a x c k
Srsopata o f the Annual SLaienwut a t th *
r n o B N ix
a rbubang s oo m fany , l t u
o f jAMulon, England, uo l i e Slat day of De*
comber. 1*18, made to tbe •'Itoruranca Ouwa*
mlaeAiinor e f the State of Ore«>*>, pursuant
to law :
C A P IT A L .
Amoent of eopital paid up.......... Not applicable
u> United State* Branch Statowent.
E IP K iE S IIP, RITES DOW«
COMPANY.
of Pit trim rg. In the S u it* <rf 1‘rnnaylvenia, ea
the 8’ *»
at I)e \e m 't-r. 1910, mad* to th*
(»«mmlaalouer o< to* State of Ure-
g.-o, ptm uant to law:
CAPIT a L.
Anwant of capital paid up.............. #1 000,<(00.00
INC O M E.
Net r r r m iiiM received (luring the
rw ir .................................................. #2,316 614 «2
lu 'eieet. dlvaleed» and rent« re-
dorl[< tbv je .tr ................
170.309.79
Incoue frt.ai other a«.ur.->a I revived
d u rli^ the rear '.............................
1.001 JO
1NVGMB.
Met premium* («eelved during
the gear ......................................... $ 2,966, 555. • *
Interest, dlrldeude and rente re-
cel red during the year..............
148.728.
Incoene from other sour. es ro-
eelvwd during the g e a r ...........
268.187.34
n
W a s t e fu l a n d C o n flic tin g R o g u la tio n ie
H a m p e r R a ilr o a d C r e d it, W h ile Ad«
vanoe
s tr ip s
In
L a b o r an d
R evenues,
e c h n itt
T e lls
M a te r ia ls
C h a ir m e n
C o n g ress
To tal Income ..........................
8,877.440«
D I SB I'ILS DM E N T S .
Met loeecs paid during the y e a r..* 1.483,387.1ft
OmniLwilomi and «a lei ba paid
daring the year ...........................
838,202.44
Taxea, lice nee» and
feca I * Id
98 086.27
during the
daring
'u * year ............................
Amount of a ll other expenditure*
ewi.MM» 83
O u t
K ru tt-
C o m m itte e .
U n ifie d F e d e r a l C o n tro l W ill Im p r o v e
............................... I2.4OU.R0B.81
IH SH I RSKM KNTS.
Net I-«***-* paid diH i.ijf tht je e r . .<1.230,307 40
T -v id e -<»* ,-nld on capital »Wick
90.000 no
'tw i:< the r e a r ...............................
t .. nhal'tu and «nlarte* |>ald
ill.n r the w a r .............. A ...........
892,«U0^4
*1 a
fcti*uwa and
fee»
paid
120.880.10
.1 trine the year .................. ..
202 »77 83
A.t. • mt of a ll other expenditure«. .
C o n d itio t
l'iota! 1
'-Reclamation of 961 acres of rich bob I The Holly Condensed If Ilk company
tom land lying between the Columbia Of Amity, baa invented * new product
and Oregon sloughs In Multnomah _ rice and milk—which to gaining
oounty, involving an ultimate outlay popularity with a hound, and many
of approximately $2Ob,-<*0flr''ia sought, housewives are welcoming it into their
As soon as weather will permit, the iigt of table delicacies. The Idea to
United States forest service will make entirely a new one and the Holly pen-
survey of a road over the moqn- pie are the originators and only mahu-
taina through the Wenaha national facturera to put out the article. It to
forest In Union and Umatilla coun- | j .^ cooked and canned with condons-
ties.
ed. milk. -
Synapala of thè Aiuiual Statement of thè
C A IJ9D O N IA N IN 8 U H A N C IÌ COM PAM Y,
Udlnburgh, Scotlaod, «
thè Slat d ar of
Seeentoer, 19Ì8 . mado lo ih» ItjHurenco Oom-
urtawdouer o f tha Stato al Oregon, purenant
to la W f
. ,L L .
~
of
■
CA PITA L
Aaeount o f cogitai paid .............. .. -•
MH.
INCOM M .
Net premiarne reeelved durtng thè
«1.48S.T8R »
/«•er
Inter<■eet, d t’ idenda end reut»
98 590 4?
reived during the year ........
from other eourree
1,000.00
reived during tbe year ..........
Total Income
........ .................gl.B83.7CS. A.
DISnUUSEMENTB.
Net loeeee paid during tbe y e e r..g
CoiunilMheat and as U rie * paid dur
lug tbe yt«ar .................................
Taxes, lU-enaee and Ire * paid dur
lug tbe yeor .................. ...............
Amount of a ll other expenditures..
_
'"plate glass windows were broken
and awnings fell under their load
when two Inches of hail fell In Oregon
City In the course of the worst hall
and electric storm in the memory of
that earliest settlers. Hailstones two
Inches in circumference were founds
after the storm___________
Synopela of the Unlu-d State* Annual Stale-
m»nt of the
N E W 'Z E A L A N D IN S U B ANCE CO_ L IM IT K n .
M A uctlaad. In the Uotuluion of New Zeeland,
on the Slat day of D- cember, 1918. made to tbe
Inauraiu-e OuoMnleekater of the State of Oregon
parsuant to la w :
‘
C A P IT A L .
Atnondt o f oapltal paid u p .............. * .......... «««« ax
IMCOMB. .
I
Net i«remtnme received during the
reef, ............................................ .........
In I Meet dividends and rente re-
- eel red during the year
other sourcoa during
Income from e
the year
Total Income
D18RUIUUCMRNTH.
Met lonaee poll
«Id during the year. ..g
Bem ltted to heed office during the
year .....................................
104.873.28
170,740 8#
Ona»mlard<ua aud salaries paid dur-
727,807.44
_lng
the year.............................
Taxes, license» and fee* paid dur
100.gS4.43
431.1
ing the veer .....................................
Amount of a ll okher expenditure#..
Loaa In valuu of ledger as»«ta........
14,013 00
B4.13O. hs
1,403.84
89.833.83
22...4AW3
TVtal expenditures . . . . . . . . . . .g l,448,904 OS
,
TLital expenditure* .........................g 4S1.00S.13
ARHBTS.
Value of real estate otw ed <market
veins) ................................................. g 340,000.00
Value of atoeke and hunde owned
(m arket value) ........................... ..
46O.O06.M)
M ila receivable and agecita' bal
S.S42.0B
anceo
Caah in banka and on b a n d ...
87.8S74<
Premiums In m urar of collection
»2,000.96
WTltten etnee Sept. 30. 1910........
lo t erect and renta due aud ac-
8,322.26
T o tal expenditure* .................... g 8.013.188.49
AsanM.
ASSETS.
Washington.
Value of real eatata owned (mar-
gtdp. April 2.—Tbe condition
Value of etecka and i«>uda owned
Set valu*) .......................................g 410,000.0»
In which the railroads find themselves
(m arket value) ...................
.g 3,400,896.00-
Value of atocha and bouda o w n e d __
Oeeb In banka and on bend ..........
313,106*8
arket vahte) .........................l.SSB.SieXM
as a result of constunt Increases In
Ate” Lurince recoverable on paid
Prvtntum* In uource of ctdlcction
wages, prices of muterial. taxes and
w ritte n since September 80,
ten ........................... ..
3,102 01
IBIS ............ J . . . . ......................
705.903.47
140.181 AO
Cent In banka and on bafkd.............
other expenses, while their revenues
Interest a id renta due and ac
Premium* In ouurae of oullectkm
crued ajad other a s a e t* ..............
8,783 28
w ritten since He,»t- 80. 1 0 1 0 ....
are restricted by legislation, was strlk-
Count Zeppelin, Inventor Of tbe air
........I2JM8.T8B.07
Total ax pendi : urea . . .
12.480.10
lutercet * ih 1 ruula <hw and accrued
Gen. J. Franklln Bell, who succeed. | ,ng,y ¿egcribed by Julius Krutts hnltt. ship which bears his name, who died
ASSETS.
To tal aaaato ................................. 7g 4.637.B47.84
Total
»ts........................... ............ I 040,896.04
Value < real estate owned linar
To
tal
a**«*»
................
....................#2,808,819.#»
ed Generak Wood In cemmand of the Chairman of the Executive Committee In Germany
Itabilttlee— nnpeld rein-
23.978 44
V ! aulne) .........................................•
To tal aaaato adm itted lu Oreffon..# 4.637,547.84
Le*» »pe»4al drp<«it* la any Otate
NWtoltlXM .......................
86.707.02
Vrlue of stocks and bond« owned
of the Southern Paciflc Company. In
( I f any there he) .........................
11,006 8»
eastern department of the army.
L IA B J L IT IR a .
itu.t.ket ruhiel ............................ 3.000.30« 23
Qrooa elaliaa for l<*»«* unpaid.. . $ 818,774.T9
Total aaaeto edm lttcd In Oregon « HO4.8M »12
tils testimony during the past few days
¿»eli» on nn»et<a<e* »nd collater
ta adm itted la Orrgon #2;862,383.9»
Total
Amount a t aaeornaA premium* ou
3t* «no oo
al. etc................................
.............
L I A B IL I T I KM
A study of the Douglaa fir timber of
a ll ovtstaadlna riaxa ................ 3.447,546.30
l»efore the Joint Congressional Com
LI A S T U T I!^
338,727 78
C .<> In Laoke and -m ha n d .. . . . . .
O ri*» r i a I n * fer k * * » u n p a ld ----- «
10.080.84
D*>
for
e»ana»l«al<>n
and
llo
k
i-
r
i*
«
O.flOO
60
io atuield . . J I 163.208«»
Grnea
claim
*
far loa*to
I z imi» In cjurae of odleetloa
Oregon
with
a
,vi&w
of
preventing
Anmunt <»f t»eam nd premimi)» <»i
mittee
on
Interstate
Commerce,
which
A
ll
other
U
a
b
lU
tla
*
.......................
U2.173.(0
Auaxu.t o f une.ireed liretniam* on
444.739:83
,. . l - ’eu «-Inc* Sept. :t0. 11118........
a
ll
outetanrilng
rtafc*.......................
360,066.10
.400.340 00
all (*i(atandlii0 r l * k e .....................
lofi. 430.43
La making a study of the question- of rotting and other defects in the trees
I
( t v u other conij ajii. a ............
A ll other lU blU tlaa ...........................
2S.44O 10
Tbtol U aW lltle* .......... ............... I 2,H.«).293.21
87.000.00
AU other UabUKtae.........................
4 0 *0 4 78
. ereet and rents due and aicrued
railroad regulation. Mr Kruttschnitt will be made by E. P. Melnecke, forest Total preutlnuai In torce Decern
Total llahllltlee. exclusive <rf cap
I
m
»
31.
1810
...................................#
4.736.308.»
T o ta l U abUIttM . M e ln a lre a t
Tota» asseta .....................................«1.4S9 429 98
urged the committee to recommend* a pathologist of the department of ag
ita l etnrk................ ............................# 407.804 02
a to rt ................................... $1.000,SS4A6
L-«* a i* tal dep-elU In anj state
a u a iN B H ä IN OBBUON F ü K T O « Y E A R ,
Tetal prvtnlume In force D ** 81,
plan of regulation which will center riculture.
>tal n re m lu n * In forre Deeem-
rtf .» y there le»
.......................
7.237.10
w ritten duntui
To tal lu*uri
1S 10..................................... ! . . . . $ 7OO.#O4 01
ber 31. 1»1S ................................ $S,S0l,900 47
. .$13,497.031.00
responsibility for regulation and Its
BUSINHBS IN ORDDON FOH T H E YKAM
recelrrd dur
T u '* ' aaeta admltted in o r*
Groe* trem i un
H I'MIN « W IN ORMGOM FOB T H 1 Y R A R .
The
war
department
has
named
a
Ttatnl taeurince w ritten Aurin# the
$4.432.172 83
160.573.86
ln< the year . . . .
Total Inaurane* w ritte n durine
fon ............................................
Seattle.—The Canadian Pacific liner resulta In the federal government, so coast defense battery on the Island praatlum*
year
.................................... . .#3.547,991 oo
datine
tbe
reta
rm
d
th * y S h r ....................................... .. #8.018.998 <k)
IJ A B IL IT I R».
Oreo* premium* received durtng the
17.873 79
year
Empress of Russia, on her-.laat trip to that conditions affecting both expenses of Oahu, Hawaii, “Battery Henry
Or»*t* premium * r e -ilr e d during
(, ->» da .ina fur Lwaea uripahl. * 221.(X« A3
«S'* 14 1»
77
879
21
d
durine
the
jreitr..
the year ................................... » . . .
■u .. f i:«e-rn«I i-reruiutus on
Vancouver from the Orient, brought J snd revenue» m*y be made
#.040 94
ita m ^ e ttout J (hiring the year
77.811.78
nrurred durine year.
rm p d u in * returned during y e a r...
a’’ ,«11»tarulli.# ri-li»
................ 2 382.104.24
Adair.”
in
honor
of
Lieutenant
Henry
•e
ld
during
the
y
e
a
r............
1A43119
s
uniform
policy
lnstend
of
the
waste
TVtal
anauunt
of
Inmiranee
«ut-
irre
10
I>*aee
paid
during
the
year.,
)
toc cuuiuilael-Hi and brokerage
B.OtMl.Oo
80
4S0H2
2500
Chinese
coolies,
men
of
fine
phy-
Incurred
during
the
year
.
.
.
etandln« In Drecon U eivnihrr
8,#90.81
ucinrcd during y e rr.
a Inc
XJl Aiher IlabUltha ...................... 07.742S6
ful and often conflicting policies In E. Adair, of Portland, who was killed
utal amount of Inaurauce (Mit
8 L I9 1 0
.........................
45 440.1#
nf Inan
Total amount, of
ln*urauce out
t^.n-.ne ............................................... 7M.2K2 16
sique, for service with the entente ar volved in the system of combined state
in
Oreg-
m
Itccwniher
>ii December
at Carrizal.
ataudlng In Oregon
FR O B SilX ASSI R A N U C C O M PA NY, LT D ..
« a ..................... ..................... 3.080 aas.ro
$2.010.3 7 « SO
her 81, 1918
mies in France. It is said that many and federal regulation.
By I’. BKREMFORl). Manager.
T r ia l UablUftee, exclnalve at
Two hundred and eighty two indus Statutory reaideut
N S W Z R A L A N D IM S l RAN4ÌB OO.. L IM IT O » .
tal »t.«k of »1,O rO.lMt.O0. g.i.432.172 M
general agent and attorney
C A L M M X l'lA N IN W B A N C « C O M PA N Y.
more coolies will be brought to Van
By W M S P B T M .
• '1 nreadum» In fun e Ifl «-cui
tor
eerrtoe
B
W
.
J
O
N
W
.
OF E D IN B U R G H BOOTLANP.
trial accidents, of which two were fa
Why Roads Na«d M o re M o n e y .
V. S Manager and Attorney la Feet.
- •>!. 1 0 1 8 ................................ #4.81*1,770.44
3U3 Merchant» Trust Bldg l ’or Hand. Or.
B r GEO R I A O. H O A D L N T ,
couver,
to
be
shipped
by
rail
to
the
Statutory
rmddent
general
ggrut end e ttx n e y
Pac'.Hr Department M oumw ^ i
p r f U N F M IN OIU.'GOX FOIA T H E Y E A B
Mr K rntucbn ltfs testimony also had tal, 1» the record for the past week,
O B ULJNO KK, ItK T IA ItD S * CO.. Agento.
for M rrta » :
W. O F O H T M A N N ,
Statutorr realdeut general «gent > nd atttoney
7 .1 Inaurane* w ill Ivii during
Atlantic coast and thence by transport a iiearing on the reasons for the appli- according to reports received by the
I’ortland, Otcgun.
•1 0 Dokwn Rida., Portland. Ór.
g
l
106
270
HO
f.M-
airvlce:
A
ÏM
V
W
T
JS
FI
JAUKSOW.
.
I
lir J ea* • . •
riSUm A U O N B Y M A N ,
to France. These men are not to be catlou of the roads to the Interstate state industrial accident commission.
I ’le tt il dg.. Portland, fir.
çjved during
C
|>. ano uni»
Syuopate of the Aunual H teteiM n t a t the
Rea I (tout Agenta. Y eon RMg.
50, .’4M) 40
W A R R E N S A IV E P .-T F U IV.gcrrd Bldg
and
• j e»z
O
R
B I J NOIOR. R IC H A R D S C O M PA N Y,
used
as
soldiers,
but
as
army
laborers.
LLOYDS'
M
.A
T
K
(.LAMS
INM
U
BA
N
CX
Commerce Commission for a general The victim s of the fatal accidents
1« 700.24
P E T T IS OlUdSBMAI I 'I CO.. Wilcox » M g ..
:
iJnui* rerume.l durine year..
BooMent Agent*. N orthwraten» Bank Bldg.
C O M PA N Y,
IH in» Oi
J
■ paid durili» Ih« vaJC........
Agent«.
Early In the war the French experi advance in freight rates. He showed were K. Onaka of Astoria, who was a t New York In the State of New York,
21 943 07 <
1 •- » Hiu-WT*d durlag year........
* 81#t day of December 1918. made to the
') zi wuwxint of lueur»nce <«it-
mented with Chlneee from Saigon as that while the price of transportation enrjrtoyed-ln a sawmill and Fred Wil th
lueurance Am m laeloocr oi the State of Ore
-..•ajuuug la Oc«gon
In- vmber
3 01N PM % '
gon punuont to la w r
employes In m unitions factories and has declined In recent years, the coat
C A P IT A L
t TRAN A U N IO N F U IE IN fti/IL A N O I 1 found thfiF work satisfactory.
of producing transporta lion, like the liams of Gaston.
..
• <, >•!• \N > .
Recent reports made to the state Amount of capital p ild ........................
cost of almost everything else, has rap
»:« i ‘ r r o l.K . President.
IMUOMBt.
It
was
predicted,
when
China
broke
r-wJriajit g 'ueral arcnt and a tto r-‘
idly advanced. This he lllustm led by board of health and examinations of Net premiums received I'urlng tht
■ P A N E E. IMHJLEY.
relations with Germany, that the Chi
.......................................................$550.T>1 80
Puri lend, Orwgun. (
showing that If freight and passenger the heads of animals suspected of hav In tere *t Alvldeuda a M
nese
government
would
encourage
the
during the yea- .................. 47.474.2#
rates had Increased durtng the past ing rabies show an alarming increase In eelved
* ; nopet» ol tbe Annual M auruient of tne
x ioe from otlwr »ourci a received
use of Chinese laborers by the allies. twenty years In the same proportion hh
a M i .KICAN IN S U R A N C E C O M PA NY
during the year .......... .. ................... 80.151 30
In
the
spread
of
hydrophobia
through
of Newark. 1» the State of New Jeeeey Ml the
The coolies landed at' Vancouver were average commodity prices the railroad*
1 t day ,-rf Decemliec. 1910. mad* to tbe lnaur-
To tal Income ..................................... »6M.H30 3#
out Oregon, according to Dr. David N.
»■ .-» < .«mtu’.MHjaer of the State o f Oregoo, pur
embarked at a British port in north- of
United Rtates would have re-
D I MB I MKEM ENTH.
i ..mt to law:
ftobsrg, state health officer.
Lna*»-a
paid (hiring the year In
C A P IT A L
ern China.
celved $1.654,^00.000 more for tr«ns
ckMlhtg adjustment e \|« n*^*. etc.,$2B.'! 330.07
W
illiam
Branson,
tried
on
a
charge
An.<wnt nt capital paid up . . .. g 1,000,000 00
D lrldoud* pkW on capital »lock dur
The C hinese wear a standard uni- portatIon in 1015 than they did receive
You mny think you esn Set alon< without that new «et of harnete
IN t'V M M . --------------
tng the year ....................................... 86,000*10
This saving to the public was effect of killing W illiam Booth in October, Commlaahai*
N. v-eml-ima received during the
ami aalariea paid dur
form,
and
rations
are
Issued
to
them
thia winter, and poeaibly you can—BUT W ILL IT PAY YOU?
,
..................... g 4.713,400.80
lag
tbe
year
.......................................
2R2.4H4
82
1915,
was
found
guilty
of
second
de
ed. in spite of an Increase of 03 per
the same as to enlisted men.
The time loot in repairing and tinkering and cuwing on old and
. .«art <«' blend» and rent» rc
Taxea. llcenaew and free I*I<1 dur-
cent In the cost of oi»eratlon of trains, gree murder at McMinnville. Thia
, . «•,* d u jlrg the y« »r ........ '• • •
462.1M 08
tag the year ....................................... 80 598 80
broken and unreliable harneaa will juat about pay for a new one.
---------
‘
-
-
5
—
—
1- •. » from other eourem re-
Amount of all other exjM-udlture*..
43.972.0»
by
a
reduction
In
the
average
paasen
was Branson’s third trial, the first
<-eiL«d ..itrl ig t .a y e a r .............................. 4BT.1S
And time is money theae day«.
Total expvudlturea .......................... >650,(9(9.12
^er rate per mile from 2.04 cents In having resulted in a hung Jury and the
IDAHO OFFERS $100.000
Then broken harnek* often cauae runaway«, and they often result
foial Imom* ....................... (•-g 6,100.1 OS OS
AMflETH
1805 to 1.98 cents In 1915, a decrease second in a verdict for conviction.
latally to the driver or the animals. No, unreliable harneer doe*
n is n U R 8 K M » N T S .
Value of real eatete own. d (market
value) ........................................#275.000.00
State Land Board Agrees to Invest of 8 per cent, and by a reduction in the
N»i ; —w» rub' during th * year
NOT
Buy a new aet NOW , and buy it from US, where it
T pay.
I
More
than
1100
people
attended
the
f ,.d odj-tstiarut«...............v .|. . . . g 2.844.730 02
Value of atnek« anJ b. :i(l* owned
average freight rate per ton mile from
ia
BEST
and
CHEAPEST.
Funds in Government Bonds.
(m
arket
value)
...............................
.
813.T32
06
I
•> nd» . aid ,« capital stock
mole trapping demonstrations given Ix>an* on mortgage* a*<5 colU teral
3»> 04ti 00
• the y ea r...............................
B ois^ Idaho.—The state of Idaho 8.39 mills In 1895 to 7.3 mills In 1915. or during the recent bad weather all over
Ue-«-: r--.li«»* *rd *al*rte« paid rtur- . . . .1
etc.
.
•
.
I * . \ ........ ................................ .
J.F. BELSHEE
13 per cent. During the same period
1.804 49H I0
and on hand.............. 80.876.17
.- tbe year ............ ..,_ ...
w ill subscribe $100,000 of the proposed tbe cost of operation per tmln mile Multnomah county under the auspices C**h In banka
Prop.
in crauss f*i «-oilectfcsn
T * #. '¡eenae* *nd fee* p-»ld dur-
lH0.1»ff 87
w ritte n alnre Meptemte r 8U, 191«. 87.027 20
",v J.e real ...................................
war
loan
of
$5,000,000,000.
This
de-
rose from 92 cents to $1.78, almost of the Oregon Agricultural Extension Interest and rent» due and accrued.. 6.169. M
3to» 187 06
A u. at of »'! other ex |>eudi turee.
c to lo p was reached at a m eeting of the doubUn<>
the same time the >Yer division and by Theodore Scheffer, of
g 4 544 00137
Tutel »ApewdKnre«
~ '
land board, when a motion Introduced I
price of 846 commodities enumer the United States biological survey.
^uf S r'tL ríX Í’í
«9,084 0» Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocxxxxx>oooooooooooooooo
L ?. Aflrih/rs.
(M
V » ' ••» «•* r»«l estele »»»ned («nev-
by Governor Alexander was unani ated in a bulletin of the Department of
The
Western
Broccoli
association
4T4.781.80
a * l - . I t * ) ......... •••
-jjg
Total aaaeta admitted In Oregon «946.839.74
mously carried. The money from thia Agriculture Increased 115 per cent. has placed $1000 worth of broccoli seed
V i.Ine
»teck» a«id bMtdi- owned
L IA B IU T IE r i
i nerki • v»h»«> ....................... • • ■ 7,309.010.00
Transportation
is
practically
the
only
state will be made as an investm ent
n w claim * tor !«••*<■*
. I .*»1.597 44
lx>. ’ ’ Wi >• <V.g»g*a *ud uollat-
in safety deposit vaults at Eugene for O
1 89* OSI 00
Amount
of
urna
rued »remiti ma
.............
of the various school and endowment commodity In general use that has not safe keeping until It is distributed to
all autMandlng rt«ka .......................
406.406. SO
( u. ' > **”•
VktiL' and -«’ band .........
for commi**!’»' and brokerage . 27.848 Tb
H ... ,uij'»i-e recoverable <m l * M
funds at par and regardless of the increased tremendously in price during l4tne county farmers, who have con Due
A ll other liab lltn ea ............................. 67..» 5 7«
4.477 08
Er w ........................ . . . . . . .
the past twenty years, freight and pas
U
g
t
t
a
l
$280.00008
etri-lu*
Interest
the
loan
will
be«r.
In
addi
I ‘i .urne in c tuw* '«f «’ dlecttia«
566.186 92
1.078.0TB .80
Meblllttoe (W #5.136.92) ........
aenger charges being lower thun the? tracted with the association to grow
R . H. M cK ean , M an ager, W a sco , O regon
--ri?.»»' eine* ^ep» 80. ’ 910 . . .
tion, the Btate land board pledged the were twenty years ago
1- «r vt and venta due and ae-
broccoli. The seed to valued at $2 an
. .................. $945.839 74
1«
744
14
Total
Habllltlee
• Ttt«d .................................................
----------------------------------------------------
— -------------------------
entire resources of the state to the
To tal prem tuu* tn force Dcceml»er
ounce.
•
B ig S a v in g to P u b lic .
gl 1.343.103 48
$1. IS IS ............... ............................ $506.779 90
rvt«i »«•'■t»
national government for the carrying
The amount due the 18 land grant
F IM IN ERA IN ORKG»’ N FOR T H E Y E A R .
If rates had risen proportionately to
rw . i g««*** adm itted In Oregon g l i . 206.E Ä . 17
p re m ia « * received during tbe
on of the war.
tbe Increase in the cost of other arti counties in Oregon on delinquent taxes Oe>wa
^ “r
.................................... # ».««I«
D E A L E R S IN
L I A B I L IT I! » .
The state of Idaho has $700,000 to cles of ordinary use, Mr. Kruttschnitt from the Oregon A California land premlnuW returned dnrlt g the yea r..
240 47
C M r«alte« fw lie*«» u n p a id ....g 803.454 3g
i.*» ..i. ¡.«Mi Raring the y v ir ..............
1.733 Id
A jux 'U. at unearned |iceiuluuie en
Invest. It is made up of endowment, told the committee, the average pas
L im e , P la s te r, C em en t, B u ild ers
6.469.000 I t
grant is $1,714,775.8$, according to Lomira lium red during the year . . . . 1.723.67
all cUtaüUEdln« ris k *............
23 49« 20
U O Y t A P LA TE GLAMS IN W R A N C K
D e for
and t«rufceragv
school and other moneys and is ready senger rate in 1915 would have been
Supplies,
L u m b e r, W ood , Coal,
tabulations
prepared
by
Oswald
Weot,
173.767
99
C O M PA NY,
AH <-'hcf lia b lllt lc a ........................ ..
to be placed at a reasonable rate of 2.95 cents a mile, or 60 j»er cent higher
¡KMHAIB 00
By W . T WOODS. TreMdent
a p e tla l reserve fund .......................
who
Is
representing
the
department
of'
«
961.427
40
C
ed
ar
Posts,
and H ay .
BtatntoTT reridetrt general agent and attor
B rplne ..................................................
Interest. The land board believes that than It was, and the average freight
ney for ecrvlee:
EDW E V n t B T T .
the interior in steps to collect the back
rate
would
have
been
1.21
cents,
or
66
Chaml>er
of
Comw-rce,
Portland,
O
r.
T V » ’ U abllltle*, exrlvebe of
it is the duty of the state to advance
•UU.Ì *»ock of gi . 006.00»».«O. glO.2H6.223 17
taxes.
Bynop*l* o f th * AtutueJ Htatetftent or the
T
r tm t'.x a In for*-* Dec. 31.
such funds as it feel# the state can per cent higher than It was. The sav
M A N U F A C T U R E R S OF
j ,,
.
........................... glO 427.410 47
Phil Metschan, Jr., and W. J. Hof
ing to the public in passenger fares
N O R D -D EU TSC H E IN SU R A N C B CO .
«pare.
a t Hamburg. Germany. «,u the Slat day e*
U U H IM W S IN OHBt.OK FOR T U B Y E A B .
through
this
difference
was
$314,000,-
mann,
both
of
Portland,
were
named
Fgcetober 191«. made to the luaurance Com
T> ' •nwjraiK'e w ritten durh.# tbe
’ ............................................................. I 1,76» 403 00
000 and In freight rates $1,340,000,000.
by Governor Wlthyoombe as members tn|rwt<«M>r of the State of Oregau. pursuant
■Or it premi'’ J-« received during
NO STRIKES DURING WAR Universal railroad bankruptcy under for Oregon of the finance committee of to law
C A P IT A L .
86.27H 7»
, t' e year ........................... .
of H. S. d e t« *lt capital
F if, ama vet or^-d daring tlie
thia reduction in rates and Increased six members which w ill hgve charge of Amount
»ooooooooooooocxxxxxxxxxxxx:
9
876
7«
paid
up
•
•
•
•
.
•
■
•
............ ..
460,000.00
j e a r .......... .....................................
7 1 02 20
Natiotai* Safety First Consideration, coat of opération, be »aid, was avoided disbursing a fund for exploiting the
U . . . • »»••. during ihe y e a r ,. .« ..
INCOMX.
5 5H2 31
1
. ln »iried »pir'ug tbe year
N et premium» received during the
only by heavy expenditures to obtain
8ays Labor Defense Committee.
T .
cnouuti' nf li«eurr.ncr <mt-
year ...........................................
.$3.874,092 79
~ .» .d in g In Oregon lwc. 81,
increased efficiency in train movement, scenic wonders and attractions of the Interest, dividend» and rent»
Washington.—No
strikes
or
labor
2.013.700
«0
Pacific
northwest.
oelved
during
the
year
................
69.703.13
11,18 . u ......................... ....................
making it possible to haul more tons of
from othw wmree*
i n r A M E R IC A N 1NMI R 4 N< T. C O M PA NY
disputes of any kind during the war
It is reported that >1 applicants have 1. Income
eelved durtng tbe / t o r ..............
H0.736 74
•
B, p L n O t D I KY. Prealdent.
freight per locomotive. This had re
IT
• t a in t w y rw»lient general agent and attorney
la the program of the labor com m ittee duced the average cost of hauling a filed requests to secure quarter sec
'J Total Incrttae ........ 5-.......................#2531.301.00
far service
AP(J, r n -8 u j a c u o N.
of the Council of National Defense's too of freight, but the decline In the tions of Oregon-California grant lands.
D IS B U R SEM EN TS
D A L L E S . O R E .
I
Portland. Or.
H
Net loeaea paid during the year. . «1.130.833.67
advisory commission, headed by Sam average freight rate had reduced the All the applications are made by resi eottunlaaloiM
A H B lR B E L I. CO.. IN C ..
*nd
«aJarie*
paid
Northwest Bank Bldg.,
durnlg tbe year .................... ..
5M5.S93 5?
uel Oompera, president of the Ameri net revenue of the roads from each ton dents of New York City. Attorney
P R A N K B. B M IT1I A CO., IN C .,
Thxea llcenaea and fee» paid dur
Is noted for it# comfortable surroundings and the courteous
Corlwtt B ld g - Ageats.
hauled. If the operating costs of the General Brown says no preference
can Federation of Iuibor.
ing the y e a r ....................................
05 212 11
Amount of e ll other expenditures..
224.043.30
railroads.
Including
the
prices
of
coal,
attention received by the traveling public.
In
a
report
unanimously
adopted
by
A i'««Mia of the Annual Statement of the
will be given to those who file early,
Total expenditure« .......................#2.013.7*2.00
C f turn F IR E IN S l’RA NCR ASSOCIATION
the council and commission, the com labor and material, continue to ad- except to those liviag on lands.
ASH «71 S.
o.
den. In ib« Ptete of New Jernev. on the
Rate# moderate priced. Room s equipped with modern
m ittee declares “the defense and safe rance at the present rate a lot of rail
SJ
c«y of !>e-Mnl«-i P»10. made to the Inaur
of »tneks and I v . ih L owned
Efforts to secure the revestm snt of Value
roads
will
be
In
tbe
hands
of
receivers
(m arket value) .......... ....................$1.764.046.0(
oj » ■ ''.uiuteeto.er of the State of Oregon, pur
convenience# and newly refurnished throughout.
ty of the nation must be the first con
ledger »«act* ..............
5.201 12
an . io lew;
by 1918 unless some relief Is afforded. the lands of the Coos bay wagon road Other
Ca*h In benk* and on hand ..........
H4,fl'>9 03
C A P IT A L
sideration of all patriotic citiaens,” Mr. Kruttschnitt told the committee.
V O U R P A T R O N A G E if e S O L I C I T E D
Air"<uat of oapltal paid up............ g
090,0*1.00
grant in the United States and their Premium* In e»atr»e o f collection
Written »Ince Sept. 30. «916. . . j
745.61
and proposes that whenever em ergen
IN OOM K.
“Owing to the rise of commodity sale according to the terms of the Interest and rents due and uccrcid
19.4
K«-. premiums vecel«»Ml during the
cies arise requiring a change of stan prices.” he aald. “the purchasing power grant are being put in motion by Os
>eor ................................................. g 2.004 43* 00
____#2.619.260.Hit
Total
»eecte
•••T ........
I t i rc^t. dlvldeoda end rents re-
dards, such changes should be made of the dollar has fallen 55 per cent and wald West, who has drafted a hill in
cHved Auric« tbe yeail
..........
10O,33SJ«7
admitted In Oregon #2.619.200.MO
Total I
trum utlier auur> e» rwvlved
only
after
investigation
and
approval
the
railroads
are
lu
the
position
of
be
1111 l l - M l I M l i M i M H I f t H I I 1
1
I
1 I I 1 I 1 1 H -I1
L IA B IIJ T IK S .
tentative form for stfbmlsslon to Sen
d jrtb g jjg ie y e a r.............................
154.HWfl.50
by the Council of National Defense. ing compelled by law to accept pay ator Chamberlain and presentation to O tom claim* for loeac* unnuld.. . .$ 448,238,07
r
Amount of unearned premiums ou
I 'Intel tacerne ........................ g 2.899.700.48
ment for tbeir service to the public in
a ll outotendlng rl»kfc..................
0BO.91#.S4
DIM BURSEM UNTR
A ll other llahllltlee . . . ' ....................
71.870.13
currency worth 45 cents on the dollar congress.
i F ' f tnaoM paid during the year, .g 1.140,307 21
Fruit Growers E le c t H e a d .
The
$35^)00
grain
elevator
of
the
,D ' ' lends paid ua capital etock
Total
Mahllltle»,
exclurive
of
de
Publlo’e Chief Interest.
»l.tkta n»
Spokane.— Paul H. Weyrauch, prom
«tag tbe year............ ..................
poalt capital of $460 600.00. . .«1.407.522 84
Farmers’ Union Grain agency was
O'tm ilealuna and »alarle* paid dur
Total premiums In force Decem-
“The public’s greateat Interest is In
inent fruit grower of W alla Walla,
635 010 00
log i l * year.............................
dedicated
at
Pendleton
Saturday.
.1 her W, 1918 .................................. #1.700.191.37
T * »■*, Itaeneee and fee« paid (hir
Wash., was elected president of the adequate transportation facilities and
IN ORBOON FOR T H E Y EA R
4H VSO .Hg
ing the year ...................................
Extensive plans are being made by T BC8INKBS
o tal lwmrance written during the
164,106.40
|Au nut o. «11 other eipcndltur»-«
Fruit Growers’ Agency, an organisa not so much In low rates As to most members of Oregon Lewis and Clark
year .......... ........................ ..,> .,.,.# 2,48 7 ,7 2 9.00
Fifth and Washington Sto.
commodities freight rates form a very
premium» received during
g 2.W V.818.78
ta i expettidlture*-...........
tion of fruit growers and shippers of small proportion of their coat. Ex chapter, Daughters of the American Or«**
tbe yexr ..........................
31.444.44
PORTLAND, ORE.*
AriSim*.
returned d u rin t y e a r...
4.M06.00
W ashington, Oregon, Montana and cluding low grade commodities, the Revolution, for the fourth annual state Premiums
e o' real estete uwned (mar-
I^ moo - r paid (hiring the y e a r . . . . . . :
18,956.83
108.300.60
».»lue)
.........................g
l.raecTT
Incurred
during
-be
y
e
a
r...
11,246.79
Idaho, at the first annual convention percentage of the freight rate to the conference, to be held In Eugene March
Room with privilege of bath, single,
V> e -.H «tock» and boon- w*ued
TotaJ amount of livxiranc»- exit-
75c up? double $1.00 up
..iket value, .............................
2,540.lflh.00
of the organization.
etandln* In Oregon I-ecernbee
cost is so slight as to offer no justlflcan 9 and 10.
.
L. <n <vi iixa tgagee aud <x>llat
Room with private bath, single $1.50 *
$1, 1 9 1 $ .....................................
1.872.030.00
tlon for any substantial Increase in
739.240 00
• I. etc................ i f .........................
NOttD-DEIUTSCHE IN SU R A N C E CO.
The
Cascade
Contract
company,
of
up; double $2.09 up.
90.092.01
'n banka and <»n hand ..........
by J. H L K N E H A N .
prices to the consumer, ¿t msy be
Intensive Cultivation Ordered.
Auto Meets Trains. Street cars from
deunatta. Philadelphia Un
Portland, has obtained an option on
United States Manager.
100 00
stated
with
little
fear
of
contradiction
-«Iter»’ Aaon .......... ............
Union Depot pass our doors.
realdent general agent and attorney
W ashington—Cato Sella.
Indian
Saddle butte, 12 mllea south of Albany, Statutory
.u n * la ciHire. «f < 4 ’.e«C '-
for service:
L. O. F E Y C N ,
IF1
Transfer at 5th and Glisan streets from
IV .F
«Sta-.- „Ml-,; ..L.-I
eonunlasloner, has ordered Intensive that the consumer seldom, if ever, and plans to develop-gn extensive rock "*
-
Portland. Orego#
, 19 0 ...................... ............................
337.5o6.s7
North Bank Depot.
profits from a lowering of freight rates
DOOLNY A OOMPANj^^Ayento
cultivation cf all Indian reservations
B vuioaxc* reuDvrrable <* paid
“Extortionate charges are a thing of quarry there. The plans contemplate
7.3(ta60
k oro ............................................... '
during the year because of the war the past, and under the attempt to cut the construction of a branch railroad
Notice of S.le of Reel E .U te.
‘ » F T T H T H l ■ ■ — ................. H > W .................... I M l 14 111 H i l l
la *, va» sad roots da* sud * r -
8B.Oia.T0
<: -eti .......................................
situation.
rates
to
their
lowest
possible
figure
two
and
one-half
mllea
from
the
quarry
T ata.
. ~ HH.666.341.2T
tbe Interest of the whole public In the to connect with the Southern Pacific In the County Court of the State of Ore
L r * . a,-«rial
lu any state
gon for Sherman counly.
021 07
. I l l auy tkerr l * i
Berlin Will Not Reply.
character and standard of transporta
railroad at Shedd.
Io the Matter of the Estate of Saidee A.
I T t a l ____J adm itted la Ore-
Berlin.—The foreign office let it be tlon to subordinated to tbe tnterest of
The McMinnville council has author
White, deceased.
» 8, W15.719 60
»••n ........................................... ..
known that the German governm ent I that part of tbe public only that profits
Notice is hereby given that under and
B Y A U TO
ized the calling of a special election
L IA B IL IT IE S .
will not officially reply to the Amerl- | by lower rates—that is to ssy, the #hip- March 20. when th,,
I 270 OH5 0»
O r » »'.alo* for k ««»* unpaid.
SSE
A i.
t at «neaiviaú prruiluin» < mi
A N D V IS IT T H E D A L L E S
can declaration of exit tenca of a sta ta pers and tbeir agents and not the gen
all ojt«tan<Un< rleka ........ / . t . .
1 ,0 0 0.2» 10
000 bond issue will he submitted
5th dsv of March, A. D. 1917, »he under-
era! public, the ultimate consum er.'
th:- Iw e»inu'1aa9«i »nd broker
tO.OTMl
<
10
of
war.
the voters of the pity, the funds thus ,igned will, oo and after Saturday,the 14th
at l'a -ttier lla M lltl« e ....................
26.» 1 .0 4
The etock industry of Grant county made available to be used to secure day of Aprill, A. D. 1917, at 10 o ’clock
e\f1«i»!ve of
R ab ílitl
C. W. McCullagh. for the l«nt
to suffering the heaviest I osb ex
ca dici »u« » ...................
« 2.173.29!» 14
an „ „ ( « o n « , . u p , . ,
years sales manager of tha Yakima perienced in the history of the county,
To'
t retaIusa* In force Ib -- 31.
In the concrete, recently completed, fully equipped,
mountain streams for the municipal
private «ale, for cash, «object to the
1 9 ( 6 .............................. 3 ................» 8.828 «35 11
Valley Growers’ association, has been | according to estim ates of forest offic-
n i 41NUH0 IN «»BE .'»N FDR T H E YEAR
roomy
garage of Walther-William# Company. Competent
gravity water system.
«nation by the court, the following
TX* incur*:..-» w rltteo during tbe
eiecled sales manager o l the Hood Riv- •!-> and others.
The project looking to the establish- described real eatste, aituated within the
j - ...................................................# 2 3C5 44". 00
workman always ready to help you in any way they can at
er Apple Growers* association, and
estim ate of tbe reproduction
Or«»« pcemlun.a i*<*4ved during
toamg
a to «1 Vk»w to wi *-» a
.„ 4 .4 Inn ba.«, asid county and «tste,' to-wit:
-r
8«. 574.72
th»- year
and eight (8) to block
least expense to you. For any service rendered the charge
signed a contract at a salary of $6000 ^ost of tbe lines of the Pacific Tele- ment of a submarine and aviation
Fn-ialatoa returne«! «Iirtag the
IO. #32 O’
year............... ..............
| phon«
phone A Telegraph Company in Ore- at the mouth of the Columbia river Lateen (16) to the city of Moro, Oregon,
a year.
lu tta» 92
will always be reasonable.
Lam-e* paid d u rh « tt>e rear .......
waa set back a year when the senate, together with the tenement#,hereditament»
9.894 Vi
Luwes b rarved dt-rlng the year.,
Senior members of the logging gon, ns prepared by the public service on a point of order, rejected an amend- and appurtenance* thereunto belonging and
TM«1 smeeel of InMuram-c "at
*<.n«ta< la Dreg«« IWF 81 >91« 2.1M2045 <«
engineering school of O. A C. are on commission, to $10,936.803.
ment proptmed by a»n«Mr C h.m b.rlat» * ^ * " ¿ * 5,1, d
March, A.D. 1017.
CAM IK K P1HK lN K I'R A N U K AMStMTATION.
their annual logging trip to camps of
Captain L. E. Davis, who died at
B' I K. **H 1 R P Secretary
appropriating
$800.006
to
purohaae
land
*<7
J. M. Parry,
•«a ‘«»T reeldtaet g uerel aren* <*•» ettaruey
the Columbia liv er region. They w ill Newport, was probably the last sur
A IG U 0 T I H I I JACKSON,
and
equip
such
a
»nation
the
alto
Administrator
of
the
estate
of Saidee A.
p ie r i Hu., d ig. P -rllaad. Or.
spend two weeks in Cathlamet receiv vivor of the colony of Eugene people
T H E DALLES,
- ■■■•,» O R E G O N , »
White, deceased
M M tn l-W A G O A F .R UO..
ed
most
favoraUc
by
the
ing practical instruction In the log that settled on South beach when the t
• ’ V# F#rt*»» t * kbia
.Bright
&
Bryant,
attorney#
lor
near Astoria.
Crar?G<»N IK IW C D L IL IM C M .
ging Industry.
Yauulna hay eouatry waa « p u M d . ^ 1
sr a h a
CHINESE SHIPPED TO
EUROPEAN FRONT
S
BUY HARNESS NOW!
Buy It From Us
MORO HARNESS SHOP,
Independent Uarebonee { H¡ Hing Co
M IL L F E E D A N D
FLOUR.
S p e c ia l R a te s
1
NEW HOTEL PERKINS
1 1 1 f ■ H 'iH ’
A LB E R T
H
W H E N YOU TR A V E L
S T O R E YOJUR CAR
Ml
WAlTHfR-WILLIAMS GARAGE
J
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