BUYING A GIFT
FOR HIS WIFE
WORLD HAPPENINGS
Of CURRENT WEEK
This Man H ad Plenty of Help
While on a Shopping
To u r.
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
IIK male «hopper ■ walked
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up a ml down t tu- • ui«l«j of
tlo- big store looking
about him with an ex*
preHMlon of despair. He
knew what he wanted
to buy ail right.
It
wasn't that. Ilut he kept wandering
about looking at the saleswomen be
hind the counters with nil the jierplex-
Ity o f u dog trying to recall where
he had buried a soup bone.
lie Htood off to one side staring in
tently at a busy young creature with
dark bay hair behind the ribbon coun
ter, and at last walked up within talk*
Ing distance.
“ Don’t suppose you can leave here
for a few minutes, can you?” he be
gan in a low tone.“
“ W-h-a-t!“
“ I say— never mind. I mean wait u
minute I’ll be back."
And he rushed away to hide his con
fusion from the other shoppers, lie
did not return, hut went over to an
other aisle and begun sizing up poo
pie there, both in front and behind the
counters.
Was tlie man bughouse? No. Just
he patient and you'll hear all about it.
He kept looking and looking, and at
last Ills gaze took in a tall young wom
an— reasonably young—with a bunch
o f small packages tucked under her
arm. He walked up to her, hesitated,
and then blurted:
“ Beg pardon,
madam, hut may I speak to you a mo
ment ?’’
She gave him a look and started to
Imrry invìi)
P fai rt*D
✓ set"
“ Don't You Suppose You Can Leave
Here for a Few Minute«?”
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T PO N the East appears
a shining star,
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Pinned lifte a je w e l to the
purple night,
One glowing star that
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O n e gleaming star, a bea
con .and a lamp.\
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(C h r is t m a s W is h e s
N]ay Ihe mus»c o f the chimes
F^ing you glad and happy times,
/\r>d their voices clear and sweet;
Onto you my wish repeat.
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seen It," replied the mule shopper. “ I*
you suppose she’d Ilk«* some other coloi
better?’’
“ You see," pointed out the kind worn
an in considerate, hnlf-symputheth
tones, “ that particular shade of hlut
doesn't go with any other color. Now.
If I were receiving u shirt waist for
t'hrisfinus I should want a white waist
O f course your w ife may have ex
pressed a preference for some othei
color. No? Well, now you understand
it’s none of my affair and tills is cer
talnly rather Informal, me helping you
to select something for your w ife
whom I don’t even know, to say noth
log of not even knowing your nain«*—
but I should think any woman would
he delighted with something like thb
one, for Instance." And she reached
over to pick up one with a lot o f laca
and mosquito netting on the front o f It
The male person Inquired the price.
It was $4 more than the blue one In
had selected, but he said he would
take* it, nnd no questions naked.
“ Mend it out to number so und so
Such and such street, and -oh. that
won’t do. It might be delivered when
she was at home and that would queer
the whole tiling. Hetfer send it to m\
office. Thomas J. Wlngett Is the name
In the Pretentious building. I ’d carry
It, but I ’ve got u lot of stops to make.’’
“ Wlngett,” repeated the woman
after hearing Ids name; “ there’s a Mrs.
Wlngett In our curd club. You don't
happen to lie Mrs. Alie** Wlngett'shus
hand, do you?“
“ I sure am,” grinned the man. “ She’s
the girl that’s going to get that
shirtwaist off the pine tree next Mon
day.’*
“ Well, o f all tilings," gasped the
kindly disposed woman. “ 1 don't know
Alie«* W lngett so very well, hut I ’ve
met her at the club, nnd It does seem
funny that I should be helping her hus
band to pick out 11 Christmas present
for her. My name Is Cummins. I don’t
suppose you know my husband. He
travels most o f the time.“
“ Seems to me I ’ve heard Alice speak
o f a Mrs. Cummins,’’ says Wlngett. "K r
— by the way, mehby you'd better not
say anything to Alice w hen you see j
her about— about how informally we I
were Introduced.
She might think It
funny.
Like ns not she’d think I’d
been walking up und down the uisle
staring at folks.“
“ I have 11 notion to tell her what
you Just said,” gurgled Mrs. Cum
mins. “ I guess I won’t though. Seems
to in«* the Jok«* would he partly on
me. Well, I hope Alice likes the shirt
waist.“ ,
“ If she doesn’t she hasn’t good
taste,” grinned Wlngett. “ I certainly
am obliged to you. If you can’t make 1
up your mind what to get your hus
band, let no* know, and mebby I can
help you out."
And hi* bowed gracefully as his new
aequain;.ic.ee gathered up her pack-
ages and tripped on her way.
Ing gone that fur. to make good and
convince her o f the innocence o f his
motives.
“ Don’t he alarmed,” he said, catch
Ing up with her. “ I’m not trying to
flirt or get fresh.
Honestly, now, I ’m
not In the habit of speaking to worn
eii I don’t know.
Look me over and
you’ll see that I’m well-meaning
enough. Hut tlft* fact 1 m you ah, you
ail, you're Just the same size us my
w ife— apparently! And—“
The woman gasped. *1 don’t see
she began.
“ Oh, hut I want to ask 11 favor of
you,’’ went on the male shopper, more
at ease now. “ I've Imiked all over the
sales women and the only one that
would do was busy behind the ribbon
counter, but you’re Just precisely what
I need—oh, I beg your pardon, 1 mean
you’re Just exactly my wife's size and
cun tell me what to ask for. You
see, I came here to buy her a shirt
waist that site's been dropping little
hints about, and now that I'm here
It's Just struck me that I haven’t the
Holiday Activities.
remotest Idea about her size. I'm the D ear father*« busy a « cun he.
densest person you ever saw about
II»* t o ll« w h en «lay 1« done.
•uch things -don't even know tny own Tin* « m a ll h oy g r t a th e «'h rla tn iu a tree.
H u t fa t h e r lia s th e fun
waist measurement.
I’m positive,
Washington Star.
though, that whatever your size Is
would do for her. You may he an
Utility.
Inch taller than my wife, but thut’s
“ Docs Volir Wlft* favor useful g ift»? “
about the only difference.“
“ Too much," replied Mr. Mc«*kton.
“ It’s a little unconventional. Isn’t “ Last Christina« she bought iuc a Dices
It?” the woman smiled not unpleas new niiow »hovel.
antly. “ Still I don’t see why I shouldn’t
tell you that my size is that my
shirtwaists are usually size thirty
six.”
They hud been walking down the
aisle and were now right by the shirt
waist counter.
“ I had a blue one picked out there.’*
remarked the man. “ that seemed to be
about what 1 wanted to get, but I
didn’t know what sice It was. See!
That'll lying over there on top o f thnt
pink outfit."
“ Ik»**« your w ife like that shade of
blue?" the woman asked significantly,
after biting her lips for a moment.
'W hy— t r — well, o f course she hasn’t
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and Pacific Northwest snd Other
Things Worth
Knowing.
The “ dry squad" o f the Seattle po
lice department destroys another fine
cafe barroom fixtures, including plate
glass mirrors, cut glass and cash regis
ter.
The total assessed valuation o f the
state o f Oregon for 1916 is $55,731,-
087.54 less than the preceding year,
according to the State Tax commis-
j sion.
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prominence.
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Orders for 135 members o f the Okla
homa National Guard to report for
duty immeditely or be prosecuted as
deserters were received Friday by Ad
jutant General Earp from Colonel R.
A. Brown, at Fort San
Houston,
Texas. These men failed to go to the
border when the First Oklahoma In
fantry went South.
from them all, from
every shining poi
forth such rays!
radiant
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The House o f Lords denies the legit
That see^s and finds the\ imacy petition in the Slingsby case,
ruling that Charies Eugene Slingsby
was the son o f Lillian Anderson, of
heaven’s highest dome,
San Francisco, Cal.
The child loses
That seeKs and finc^s the an estate of $500,000 by the decision,
which ends a legal contest that has
deepest vale of Earth,
t>een fought in the English and Am eri
courts for several years.
jY ( The hearts of princes melts, can South
Bend, • Wash. — The Kleeb
j Lumber company's mill here was de
v 1 the beggars’ warms. \
stroyed by fire late Friday night, caus
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EHOLD the Star,” they
cry, “of Bethlehem!”
The Star of Faith and Love,
of Brotherhood, v
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O f Charity arid Kindness!
A n d behold
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^Around, about, its fair, efful-
'^¿Ygent rays—
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le Christmas Spirit—light
ing all thle World!
low “Peace on Earth,” they
cry, “Good Will to Meri!”
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Good Christm as M otto.
“ l'eace «»u earth, and good
will t«> men.“ 1« th«* Christmas
motto, and the Christum« spirit
should ring In our heart« and §
find a kindly expression in act«
and words. What a Joyful tiling
for the world it would be If the
Christmas spirit o f peace and
gtHx! will «*«>ul«l al»l«le with us
all every day of the year. And
what a beautiful plait* this
world would h«* to live In. And
it might he so if each one of us 3
would ivsolve I11 our h«*arts that
peace and good will should be
*>ur motto every day. and that
w*. individually. would do our 3
afrsld 1 wasn’t going to give
host to mnkt> Iho Christutus S anything to her.
spirit lost «11 tin* your round.
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"Sho sunt in hor present to me yes-
;«ji»i»in«.Ai».siS'S.fcfcfc^w w ^n<Wh)tj | terday.”
Benevolence Vs. Extravagance.
What He Missed.
The greatest obstacle to charity In i Groans- Old Adam was a lucky man
the Christian church today Is the fact In on«« respect, anyway.
thnt men expend so much on thdr
Grime -W h at’s the answer?
table and women so much on their | Groans Eve never gave him n hoi
dress, th«‘y have got nothing left for o f bargain-counter cigars for Christ
the work of God and the world's bet mas,
terment.—'Tnlmage.
Everything Matters.
Always New.
Christianity Is not man's confession
"You surely don't give your husband to God that nothing mutters, since man
a neektl«1 every Christmas?"
Is what he Is. It Is God’s shout to
"Oh. yes. I dot Aral th*» poor dear | man that everything matters, since
never seems to know that it Is the same ‘ that sees In man what man may be
«un-
come.— W H. Blake.
Our Christmas Sermon.
The hilarious rluip who feels tike a
In (Maxing let us tarry to on- \ king on Christmas eve is very apt to
joy the da) -the most hallowed | find like the ileu« e the m st morn
o f all the year. Let good cheer H Ing.
dispel the bitter-sweets of the jg
Could W e Survive?
day
that
w a s ; contentment
C h r is t i n a s «
chase the morrow's fitful menr* ;
T r i t e the
s, but true
health and prosperity give our
I f It rame
twice or more
hearts and minds unreservedly
into a common communion o f X
The man who want« to «how appre
peace and charity nod good will
ciation will wear «»n New Year « «lujr
to all men
he bright • ? i
«• win. h he rw
* i reived «»a CbrlMiima
Christian's Right Is Happiness.
Through Our Friends.
that gives ns always strength anil
We shsll he grestly I i «‘I| h ’«I In «>ur
rase'enough f««r what he wants us to acquaintam w ith God by knowing fhe
do; If we either
e ourselves or pus M enila o f G«st Mu. h of the l«est that
tie ours«*lvi s. It p air own fanlt. An«! Go*I has f«»r us of self revelation conies
we may always I sure, whatever we , thus Intermediately through others'
arv doing that w
-unn«»t he pleastng 1 ve- No fricntlsldp, Indmsl. has yet ren-
him If '
are noi happy ourselves.
der««l its l««'st until the M em is hare
Raskin.
no..le It i
« xy for **««« h other ts
! believe In G.s| nini tl. spiritual world.
Think of the Future.
II. C. King.
When you h*ing up t he hahy*« «forfe
Ing« he grnft f ul that it tan't enough
N«t reward o f puHritt re dea ear can
a« yet to feel the ne
«»f an ankle « v « t b.- t*s« gr t to si «wer upon n
watch.
I loved m o th e r— W . st. Roy sten.
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Event, o f Noted People, Governments
IVE -points it has. five
— points liKe le sser
Caviar from the Alaskan salmon
-Joan1 ^
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supplant in the American market
; 'stars:
that o f the Russian sturgeon i f experi
ments made at the Alaskan cannery
One I o q K s to Heaven, dnd during
the season just closed live up to
judgment pronounced in San Francisco
its name is Faith.
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by epicures who tasted the product.
Two follow th< horizon: one The immigration bill containing the
restrictive literacy test for adminssion
is Love,
aliens, which has caused three Pres-
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idents to veto such a measure, was
le other world-encircling passed by the senate Thursday, 64 to
7. The bill as amended in the senate
. Brotherhood.
now goes to conference. It passed the
' (Another, Kindness, burning house last session.
Apprehension and confusion created
Y on unchanged,
by the Teutonic peace proposals and
heightened by vulnerable
technical
A n d Charity, the fifth, are conditions caused another outburst of
liquidation in the New York stock
set toward Earth
market Friday, leaders other than rails
breaking 5 to 10 points, with far more
To bring
it nearer Heaven. serious
impairment in shares o f less
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A Christmas Plot.
Always a New Lot.
She wanted some Christ mas cigars
About t'hrtstinas, consider this:
and the denier sold her a box of bay There tire ill least four thouxniid kids
perfect«»* for 40 cents.
who were tini young to take note lust
“ H it husband will give y«»«, u«.« when year who nre Just old enough to he
he get,* those." remarked a bystander. surprised when lit«* tree lights up this
“ N o; he told me lo do It," explained year. Always there is a new hunch of
the dealer. “ Why, his w ife would sue Christmas corneous.
for divorce If she knew he pay* $0 11
box for his cigars."
Howdy, Unele T
T.« keep the Merry Christmas fr«>m
Hobday Thought.
turning out n botch when the girls
Hive the Lord Ids due, the devil It hang up their stockings (««or dad
certain to take his.
hangs up his watch.
NHNlWW0r>vrjrir>vr*
COMPILED EOR BUSY READERS
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Portland Egg Boycott Slackens,
but Product is Lower, However
Portland— E gg boy cotters are weak
ening.
Dealers report it i* not so strong as
it was. but, even at that, the price o f
eggs at wholesale has been forced
down approximately 8 cents a dozen.
Before the boycott eggs were sold to
Portland consumers at 55 and 60 cents;
now they are retailing at from 40 to
45 cents.
Eggs at wholesale Thursday were 35
cents; before the boycott they were 43
cents a dozen.
This is deemed considerable o f an
accomplishment for the boycotterB, but
it is denied that to them belongs the
credit. The hens have again begun to
lay, it is . stated, and fo r this reason
eggs are in better supply, with conse
quently lower quotations.
Eggs are not so high in Portland as
they were one year ago, when 60 and
70 cents prevailed fo r a time.
That
figure is not unusual at this tim e o f
the year, it is said.
The boycott unquestionably made
itself felt, however, and commission
men agree that consumption was les
sened.
However, they maintain that the ill
effects o f the boycott have been felt
by the farmer, instead of themselves
or any other factor in the marketing
process.
Peace Rumors Bring Down
Wheat Prices; Trading Stops
Portland — Trade in all branches of
the grain business in the Northwest
came to a complete stop Wednesday.
Wheat buyers absolutely
withdrew
from the market, in view o f the Ger
man peace proposals.
W ith no bids
put out in the country, it was difficult
to figure out what wheat was worth,
but it was the opinion that the market
was off fu lly 8 to 10 cents from Mon
day’ s prices. Bids at the local ex
change were reduced 5 to 8 cents, but
the drop at Seattle was more severe.
The market, strictly speaking, was
in a waiting attitude and no one was
w illing to operate on either the buying
or the selling side. It was the belief
o f local traders that Chicago w ill show
further decline.
The oats and barley
markets naturally were weak. Oats
bids at the Exchange were 25 to 50
cents lower and offers fo r barley were
reduced $2.50 a ton.
BOTH SIDES RIAN
REPEAL OE LAW
Adamson Promises to "Spank”
Brotherhoods and Railways.
TfSI SUIT MAY BE WITHDRAWN
Presidential Election Makes Railroads
and Men More Eager for Indua-
trial Peace to Continue.
Washington, D. C. — Reports that
railroad and brotherhood heads in
peace conferences have planned to pro
pose the repeal o f the Adamson act
and the substitution o f a working
agreement o f their own making for it,
Sunday aroused Representative Adam
son, author o f the law, to declare’ that
congress would “ spank” both sides to
the controversy i f necessary.
Mr. Adamson is w illin g to co-operate
; in any plan employes and employers
may evolve fo r the interpretation o f
hjs law, but w ill oppose vigorously re
peal of it.
“ The measure was passed in good
faith and it is a constitutional enact
ment regulating hours of labor and not
wages,” he said. “ L et the roads and
their men settle their wage disputes.
“ Congress w ill see that the public
gets a fa ir deal.
I f it becomes neces
sary to spank both sides, w e ’ll spank
them, though 1 hope that won’ t be nec
essary.”
Representative Adamson sayB the
result o f the Presidential election made
the employers more eager for peace
than they were last last fa ll and that
the grow ing b elief that the President
stands for compulsory arbitration law
has put the brotherhood leaders in a
conciliatory fram e o f mind.
Neither labor nor congressional lead
ers here have official reports as to just
what phases o f the railw ay situation
the conferees have taken up. B elief
is current, however, in congressional
circles that the foremost feature of
the final agreement w ill be an inter
pretation o f the Adamson law so satis
factory to both sides that the suit to
test the act’ s constitutionality now be
fore the Supreme court may be w ith
drawn.
Bond Issue is Opposed.
Kennewick, Wash.-— A suit filed by
H. A. Bier, a taxpayer o f Eastern Ben
ton county, and supported by others in
the Superior court fo r the purpose of
having set aside the proceedings o f the
board o f county commissioners, which
provide the issuance and sale o f bonds
o f $125,000 for a courthouse at Pros Coast Products to Move
ser, w ill be heard at that place this
Eastward at Old Rates
week. A t a m eeting o f the board of j
commissioners two weeks ago the
Washington, D. C.— Decision o f the
bonds were issued and
sold,
and transcontinental railroad companies to
further proceedings halted by a re
suspend for 60 dayB proposed increased
straining order.
ing a loss o f $200,000.
The blaze
rates o f 10 cents per 100 pounds on the
started in the fireroom and spread to
1916 output o f canned goods, dried
Cranberries to Be Raised.
j the main mill. The plant is owned by
Aberdeen, Wash. — The planting of fruits, wine, beans, barley, canned
i John W. Kleeb, state senator from Pa-
! cific and Wahkiakum counties. He is 380 acres to cranberries on the South salmon and asphalt from Pacific Coast
I now on his ranch at Pasco. Some in- Beach bog at Grays Harbor is contem states to Eastern cities was form ally
plated by a company being organized
! surance was carried on the mill.
here with a capitalization o f $50,000. approved late Saturday by the Inter
Ex-Presidents T a ft and Roosevelt Some 30 acres o f bog are now in culti state commerce commission.
and all future Presidents o f the United vation by Btnall land owners and some
Under traiffs filed with the commis
I States a fter their terms expire would o f this land has started bearing. A c
sion the new rates would have becomo
be seated in the house o f representa cording to plans o f the proposed com
They are sus
tives, without vote, at a salary of pany, planting o f ^the bog w ill com effective December 30.
$25,000 yearly, by a bill introduced by mence next season.
It w ill be three pended until March 1 by voluntary ac
Representative Moore, o f
Pennsyl years before the plants w ill bear any tion o f the railroads, who are under
vania.
Candidacy for any political , fruit, and five years before they bear stood to have been influenced in their
office would automatically bar such their largest crops.
decision by congestion o f traffic which
men from membership in the house.
interrupted the movement of these
commoidties eastward, now
at its
W hile it is practically'settled that
height.
no safe conduct w ill be issued by the
Officials estimate that the loss in
entente allied governments to Count
revenue to the railroads through sus
Tarnowski, the newly appointed am
pension o f the increased rates w ill be
bassador from Austria, it is also confi
dently expected that he w ill be per
Wheat— Bluestem, $1.45 per bushel; considerable, as hundreds o f trainloads
mitted to pass through the blockade fortyfold, $1.42; club, $1.42; red Rus of these commodities are moving east
ward and the flood o f this traffic w ill
lines, like any other civilian passen sian, $1.40.
continue for tw o months.
I t is point
ger, on the Danish ship on which he
Oats— No. 1 white feed, $35.50.
ed out, however, that the general car
w ill sail from Copenhagen for New
Barley— No. 1 feed, $37.00.
York.
Flour — Patents. $8.00; straights, shortage has delayed transportation of
the crops East, and that much o f the
W ilson's plurality in Kentucky is Sfi.SOfti 7.20; exports, $6.80; valley, traffic yet to be handled would other
$7.50; whole wheat, $8.20; graham,
officially announced as 28,136.
wise have been delivered before now.
$ 8 .
Suspension o f increased transconti
The Germans, after taking Buch
M illfeed — Spot
prices:
Bran,
arest, levy heavy taxes on Roumania. $16.60 per ton; shorts, $30.50; rolled nental rates on eastbound traffic w ill
not affect tariffs on westbound traffic.
Arguments in the Adamson bill be barley $40ftl41.60.
H ay— Producers’ prices: Timothy, Increases o f from 10 to 25 cents per
fore the U. S. Supreme court are set
100 pounds on iron, steel and other
Eastern Oregon. $19(<i21 per ton; tim
for January 8.
othy, valley, $16ftil7; a lfa lfa ; $17® commodities shipped in large quanti
A third and fourth merchant sub 18; valley grain hay, $13(d:15; clover, ties to the Pacific Coast w ill become
marine for the trans-Atlantic service $12.50.
effective December 30 unless suspend
now are under construction in Ger
Butter — Cubes,
extras, 36c per ed by the commission, a contingency
many.
pound. Jobbing prices:
Prints, e x regarded as improbable.
38c;
butterfat. No. 1,38c;
The French cabinet is reconstructed tras,
Autos Supersede Stages.
No. 2, 36c, Portland.
and a list of members will soon be
Eggs
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Oregon
ranch,
current
re
Washington,
D. C.— Completion of
i made public.
ceipts 35 fti 37c per dozen; Oregon long-talked-of plans fo r substituting
One man and three women killed and ranch, candled, 39(a40c; Oregon ranch,
automobiles for the picturesque horse-
37 persons injured, including seven selects, 42c.
drawn stages in Yellowstony National
children, was the total casualty list
P ou ltry -H e n s , 13fttl5c per pound;
from the last German air raid made on springs, 14(it;16c; turkeys, live, 1861 Park was announced Monday by Secre
tary Lane. N ext summer there w ill be
London.
20c; dressed, 23@24c; ducks, 14@17 c ;
10 passenger motor cars to speed visi
John McVickar, 73 years o f age. geese. 11c.
tors through the long stretches o f for
1 once president o f the International
Veal— Fancy, 12}ft!13c per pound.
est, g ivin g them tim e to linger at
i Typographical union and formerly ed
Pork— Fancy. 12ftfl2}c per pound.
points o f special interest. The passing
itor o f the Detroit News, is dead in
Vegetables— Artichokes. 75ofti$1.10
o f the horse is a feature o f a general
I Chicago.
per dozen; tomatoes, $1631.75 per
reorganization o f liv in g and trans
crate; cabbage, $2 per
hundred;
Peace overtures bring down the peppers. 20c per pound; eggplant, 15c; portation facilities in the park, under
price o f wheat on the Chicago market lettuce, $1.85; cucumbers, $1(111.25 per which better service is promised.
8 cents the first day.
dozen; celery. $4.25fti4.S0 per crate;
Fuel Famine is Serious.
President Wilson stamps his ap pumpk:ns, I t a l i c per pound; cauli
Geneva,
Switzerland— The question
flower.
Jl.75ftll.85
per
crate;
peas.
proval on the investigation by the de
of a fuel supply is becoming more seri
partment o f Justice, as to the high 15c per pound.
Potatoes — Oregon buying prices, ous throughout all Europe, according
cost o f living,
The output of
$1.25 ft$ 1.40 per hundred,
country to Swiss newspapers.
A Rome dispatch to the London points; sweets. $3.50 per hundred.
German mines is said to be normal,
W ireless Press says that Petrograd
Onions— Oregon buying prices, $2.60 but the principal towns and factories,
reports the Germans have begun the per sack, country points.
especially at Berlin, are said to be
retirem ent o f some o f their divisions
Green Fruits — Apples, new, 50cfti short of fuel because o f lack o f trans
from Roumania. transferring them to $1.50 per box; pears, $ lftil.6 0 ; grapes, portation facilities. The Germans have
other fronts, and the situation in Rou lugs. $1.60; cranberries, $12.00 fti rut down shipments o f coal to Sw itzer
mania is becoming more favorable for 12.50 per barrel.
land by 30 per cent and i f the situation
the entente.
Wool— Eastern Oregon, fine. 25fti27c is not relieved, train service on Swiss
roads must be cut in half. I t is be
The Federal Trade commission an- per pound; coarse. 33ot34c; valley. 33
lieved the situation in Italy is worse.
nounces it w ill start an inquiry o f ft!35c; mohair, 35ft!45c.
Cattle— Steers, prime. $6.75617.50;
changes in the news print paper situa
Winemen Ask Indemnity.
good, $6.40fti6.75; common to good,
tion at a hearing Wednesday.
Paris — The government’s intention
S4.25tg6.25; cows, choice, $5.50616.15;
Prussia's official headsman, Lorenz me«iiura to good, $5.25615.50; ordinary to prohibit the consumption o f alcohol
Schwieta, has just retired, after hold to fair, $5.(H)*<i 5 50; heifers, $5.00fti in France has aroused strong opposi
ing his unenviable position for 16 6.00; bulla, $2.75615.00; calves, $3.00 tion among the large wine and spirit
years, and with a record o f 1*0 be 647,00.
dealers. A protest signed by a Paria
headings. He is now 67 years old.
Hogs— Prime, $9.50619.75; good to syndicate o f wine and spirit merchants
A cat with a diamond-set, gold-filled prime, mixed, $9.40 w 9.50; rough declares that the proposed measure
tooth, and other Persians valued at as heavy. $9.50619.10;
pigs and skips, w ill have a serious effect on agri ul-
much as $2000 each w ill be features of $9,50619.75.
ture as well as the wholesale and re
the seventh annual show o f the Pacific
Sheep— Lamba, $7.00*1 9.60; year tail dealer*. Demands are to be made
Cat cluh, to he held in San Francisco ling wethers. $7.6061.9.60; old weth for substantial indemnities i f the new
i December 16 and 17, It was announced. er». $6 75<g7.00; ewes, $6.00^7.00.
L measure* go into effect.