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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market

Silver aud Hongacug exchange were lower
Yesterday. Other local rates remained I'M
changed. There was nofnin. new in loans
Tie steamer Siberia took ont treasure list
of 10 bars of rene,! silver. valued at ri. 40.
Inc Angle alifornia bank limited shipped
S26.500 to Shanghai TIE noneAoag ard SEans-
hal hansing corporation S3l $40 10 Hongkong.
and the International banking corporation SCOT
4fn 10 Hongkong Or Shanghai
Edward Fl. Geary of the Merchants national
hank has been elected cashier of the United
states national bank. to succeed R. 3. Muir
dock, resigned
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Available Grain supply

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Special cable and tele-
graphic communications to Bradstreet's this week
show the following changes in available supplies
compared with last account:
Wheat-United States east Of the Rockies in
creased 1850, 900 bushels; Canada increased
1,0S0,000 bushels; total United States and Can
ada increased 100000 bushels aioat for and
IN Europe, 100000 bushels; total American and
Corn-United States and Canada, decreased
$50, 600 bushels.
|. ZIG. 600 bushels
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Calls Page Of Commercial News

bullishiy affected by good export demand Mt
Duiutn. where 1t was claimed exporters took
everything offered over night
The corn market was firm al day. The
market closed steady. December closed at 63ai
@637sc and May at 63c
Trade in oats was upiet The market closed
nrm at the top. with prices i, q sse higher than
yesterday December closed at 4se and May at
Decreased receipts of live hogs at western
packing eenters caused frmness in provisions.
,. The market closed strong al the top point for
The leading futures ranged rs follows:
than the previous close
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WASHINGTON. Oct 21-Today's statement
of the treasury balances In the. general fund.-
exclusive of the $50. 100000 gold reserve.
shows Available cash balance. S165 3S7, 600;
gold coin and bullion, $3S, 49,, 0S7; gold GER
tifcates $40 III 100
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The fruit market is becoming unsettled.
Pruncs are frner and more active with 1907
goods 20 longer quotable. Apricots are also
frmer, while peaches are weak Pears are lower
Raisins are quiet. with quotations generally
lower: Some descriptions are dropped from the
list. there being none left in first hands,
Fruits-Evaporated apples. 566c; apricots.
6la@1Oc; peaches. Al @5c for standards. J1s6
&c for choice, 61sc for extra choice and &c for
fancy; pears. sac; pitted plums, 7Is6S1sc:
nectarines, 51a@6c; figs, 21a@4c; prnnes.
size basis, 5@S%c for new crop, with a pre-
MUM for the large sizes.
Raisins thew crop)-Clusters@ crown. S175:
no or 8 crown left; London laycrs-2
crown, $1.lG; crown. $1.2o. Seeded. 6a6Isc;
seedless. Size; Thompson's seedless. &c for IN
bleached; loose museatels. Jlte for crown
45ie for ; crown and &c for = crown
Nuts-Alm0nds nonpareils. III :. f112c: III
10s.M11c; plus ultra. 10c brakes 9lac:
ianguedocs. S1s 09c; hardshells. IKE. WaInuts-
1xs2 Tf5c per ID for No l softshell and sale.
for No do; lee for No. 1 hardsheH and size
lor No. do: chestnuts. 1215 f617lAc per H.
H0ney-Water white. comb. 166i17c: white
t5c; water white, extracted. SdSisc: white "a
Re; light amber. THT1ac; dark amber and can
died. 81 GJ%4c per h.
Beeswax-2s@29c per ID for Hight and 24a25c
tar dark.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Money on call steady
IL @f12 per cent; ruling rate, IA; closing
bid. 1 Il offered at III.
Time loans very dull and steady; 60 day bills,
2s4 as per cent; 90 days. 303A: 6 months 81 .
Prime mercantile paper, 46415 per cent.
Sterling exchange easy. with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S470@4. $3.50 for 60 day
bills and at S4.S650 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.S414 @4.S41z.
Bar silver. 51Hc
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. firm.
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cash Grain and Prnyisiona

CHICAGO Oct. 27.-cash quotations were as
follows: Flour steady. No 3 spring wheat,
9Sc@$l:03; No. red. 991sc@S1 .00l4. No. =
corn, bt12 @7oc; No. yellow, T0@76c. No.
white oats. 451aM50c. No. 2 rye, 74@I5c.
Good feeding barley 52@53c; fair to choice
mailing, 55@60c. No. L northwestern faxseed,
Sis. Short ribs sides Cloosel, $S.25@S. ST1s.
Mess pork per Dbl, $13. T00Q IS. 81 y. Lard, per
100 lbs, SO. T21a d9.75. Short clear sides
(boxedl, $9.25@9.50. Whisky, basis Of high
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Northcrn yvhent Marked

PORTLAND. Oct. 27.-Clearings. 81, oo9;
balances. S22S. 1884,
ances. S262, 443.
ances. $27. 1T3.
ances, S1G4.312
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady. Creameries,
20G26c; dairies, 1SM23c ! Eggs steady; at
mark, cases included, 19@22c: firsts 25c; prime
trsts, 26c. Cheese steady. 12h @13hc.
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st. Louis Wool Market

ST. LOUIS, Oct 27.-Wool firm. Territory
and western mediums, 170l2oc; fine mediums
l5@ltc; line. l2W14c. Medium grades-Comb-
ing and clothing. l6@2oc: light fine. 1G01l6lsc;
heavy fine, 11G12c; tub washed, 20@27c.
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Northern Business

WASHINGTON
: TACOMA, Oct. 27.-Wheat: Milling Blue
stem, Soc; club. Gle; red 9oc. Export-Blue
stem. 93c; club, SIC; red S5c
fOhfLAND, Oct. 27.-Wheat: TracI
prices-Club Sc; bluestem. Ole; Turkey red
9oc; red Russian, SEC; valley. Ole.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turncntine and eo.;,

Naval Storcs-Turpcntine and Rosin
SAVANNAH, Oct. 27-Turpentine steady
36a4c. Sales. 3S3; receipts. Lip; shipments,
800 Rosin firm; sales, 2,633; receipts, 4,442;
shipments, 415; stock, 134.170 Quotations /:
B, $50; D, $2.75; E, S2.75; F, 81. f5dl2 s21S
q. $275@2.S5; H, $3.50@3. 30; i, S3.906l4:s X
$40; M, $5.25; ~ $3.50; VIC, $6.35; WV,
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London Closing stocks

Bar siIver-Steady; 23ssd per ounce.
MONEY! al per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is 113@19s per cent and for three
months bills 2@2B per cent.
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kegs and s1.so for kits; smoked beef. 1s5s@2
Lard-Tierces quoted at TIC for California
purs I2iac for tierces; half bbls. pure. &c.,
80 ID tins. IKE: 10 ID tins, 13hcs ID tins,
l3ssc: 8 10 tins, Is 1ac.
Ice: / fierce. eye: tierces. 9&e: 3 tierces.
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After many months OF dullness. wool has
taken a turn for the better. and. while prices
show no Improvement. there is more selling
Hops are also reported fairly active through
out tine coast, with prices standing about the
same
Hides are easy. with business slack. No
changes in quotations are announced
Hides-Culls and brands sell about y ale I'M
der quotations Heavy salted steers. 12c; me-
dunn. lie; light. &c: eowhides, Toe for heavy. DC
FOR light: stays. SIC: sailed kip. Zoe, salted
veal lac: sailed calf. 141kc: dry hides. lie; dry
kip 15c dry calf. 20c: dry stays. 12c; dry veal.
1Sc: Mexican dry hides. 1615c: Mexican dry
salted do. BE: Mexican picked do. 15e; sheep
skins shearlngs. 2O@3Oc each; short WOOL 354
zoe eGch medium. 550S0c each; long wool.
SJcT$f. %: lambs. 15645c: horse hides. salt.
So 5002.T5 for large and $f.75@2 for medium,
75cGlSi2 % for small aud 25GJOc for colts; horse
hides. dry. S2@2-25 for large and $L2542 for
medium, 5oc4$1 for small and 25950c for colts;
ceerskins. dry Mexican. 2SG3Ocs dry salted do.
24Qe6c; picked do. zoe; dry Central American.
26M3Oc; goat skins. prime angora. 1oeGSl:
large hair goats, 35cs medium. zoe; small.
TaIlow-No. rendered. 5@5kc; No. ?. s1A@
4iac; grease. 2Q21ac-
Woci-Spring clip (freel Humboldt. years sta
pIe I5FlISc: northern Humboldt and Mendocino.
nominal none here; San Joaquin 7G9cs southern
coast case; Nevada. 90D12c per ID FAN clip.
northern mountain (free). 667c; defective. 44
&c. oregon wools-Easrern, Sg1Ses valley, III
4161ac per 10
HOps-Prices to growers are from &c 70 Sc
PER b. with an advance occasionally paid.
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Loans, Exchange and silver

LOCAL
Prime mercantile paper. ........ 5677 per cent
Loans on real estate. $1,000. Gas per cent
Sterling exchange 60 days.. at S5L
Sterling exchange. sight. -614 81
Sterling exchange. cables $500. at Sta
New York exchange, sight IA
New York exchange. telegraphic. "a 7Ia
Hongkong exchange, sight.-M 1890
Hongkong exchange. telegraphie. "a 1910
Silver, per ounce. .............- IN 5fK
Mexicnn dollars, nominal q 50
CONTINENTAL
New York on Paris. Observation-Disclosures. 5f61t
New York Mexico. .s....... POI
San Francisco on Mexico ............ 80
Paris London ...................25 1919
Berlin on London Observation-Disclosures. .s
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View York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The London tin market
was higher at 1888 It's Cd for spot and at f135
los for futures today. The local market was
quiet but higher. in sympathy with the foreign
gain, being quoted at %. 256l29. 75c.
Copper advanced to f61 IS Sd for spot and f62
for futures in the London market The local
market was firm. Lake. 10 6215 ala. ST15c: cleo
trolytic. 1914 @13. 6215c casting, 13.121h a
13.3715c.
Lead was unchanged at f13 6s Sd in the Lon
don market. The local market was firm and a
shade higher at 4271a 6i4.3215c
Spelter unchanged at EGO in the London
market. The local market steady at 4s0@
4. SIC.
The English iron market was lower with
standard foundry quoted at AIS I'd and. Cleveland
warrants at ass AID. Locally the market was
unchanged. No ] foundry northern, $1650n
17.25; No. . do, s16G16.75: No 1 southern and
No. ! southern soft. S16.7h0l17 d
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Everything is reported plentiful. with an easy
tone TO the market. Dairy calves are now com
ing forward freely. An prices stand the same
DRESSED MEATS
Beef-6G615c per ID for steers. 506e for eows
and heifers.
Veal-6@715c for large and S99c for small
Mutton-Wethers, &c; ewes, &c per pound
Lamb-SQl9c per ID.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-09911e for Light and
SGiS1zc Tor heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock delivered IN San francisco, gross
weight:
CattIe-Steers. No. 1. S%cs second quality,
S1ac third quality. 293e; cows and hefrers.
2$I d3c for No. l. second quality, 23Ac; third
quality 202Nc; thin, 115@2cs bulls and stays.
IL d12tc; thin bulls. 141Hc-
Calves-415 G4%c per 10 for light. &C Tor me-
dunn and 315c for heavy
Sheep-wethers, 3&c per lbs ewes, eAeg
shorn, &c less
Lambs=4614Hc per ID.
HOgs-1OO to 40 lbs. &c; 140 to go lbs. Scr
$50 to 325 lbs. 5h @5%e; boars so per cent
stays so to 40 per cent and sows 1920 per cent
of from above quotations
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Portland Butter Market

PORTLAND. Oct. Butter-Extras, $50
5oc; fancy. 53c; choice, SOC; store, 1sc.
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Wheat-Liverpool futures were higher and Chi
cago advanced &c. The San Francisco market
was unchanged.
a brokers wire from Chicago said
The government agent for Kansas says the
indications are for decreased acreage this
year The wheat crop will be about 60. 600 600
bushels, or 100000 less than the government
made it,
CASH WHEAT
california club, $1.67 y 10; do milling. ST. 20
Mlf2la; California white Australian, S1.75G
l-SO; lower grades of California, $1.456l1 go;
northern club. $1-65GI671s; northern bluestem
Slt2ls "a l1Ia; northern red, 81 631 y a So; tur
key red, $1.75@1.S so per ell.
FUTURES
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New York stock List
Z. z. Hutton & Co., $50 California street,
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
iish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday.
Sales STOCKS High Low Bid ASK
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Receipts of Produce
WASHINGTON

Flour. or skis. L. 1S6l AIiddlings. SKIS - feo4
Wheat ctIs III SIS. Flaxseed SKIS - 2Q6
Oats ctls ---.-- LOGO shorts. SKIS 1890. $500
Bran SKIS 5000 5o0l
WESTERN STATES
Corn meal. etls -....-...-.--.-..-....... 500
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Flour- Receipts.
As. 400 barrels exports, 9,loo barrels Market
wheat Receipts. 1ee. 600 bushels exports,
23s.69o bushels. Spot market firm; No. red,
northern Duluth, S1.13% f. o. b. afoat; No. 2
hard winter. 1101s f. o. b. afoat- Reports of
severe Argentine damage by frosts, backed up
by large export sales and higher cables, gave
wheat a strong advance today and promoted act
i've buying for local and public account. Final
prices were 7s@1Mc net higher December
S1.09 9-16@1.10 SIG, closed $1-1oA; May $1-10H
@1.105s, closed $L107s.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining, s.56c; cen
trifugal, 90 test, 4.06c; molasses sugar, 3.31c.
Refined, steady: crushed. 5.90c; powdered, 5-3oc;
granulated. 5.20c.
to . points higher. Sales 3l,500 bags including
October, 5.40c; November and December, 5.15c;
January, bloc; MaIAh. 5@5. o5c; May and June,
5.05c; July, 5.05G3.10c; September 800 as. 10c.
Spot, quiet; Rio No. Z, 6ssc; Santos No. 4,
Sc. Mild, dull; Cordova, 81 @1214c.
Butter-Firm, unchanged
Cheese-Steady. unchanged.
Eggs-Firm. Western frsts, 25@2s15c; sec
onds 22Q24c.
l1@i4c do 1907 s06c; Pacific coast, 1908,
9@l1c; do 1907, 3G6c.
Hides-Quiet.
Wool-Quiet
Petroleum. STEADY.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-The market is rather easy
in tone, with new crop prime quoted at 81 @7c;
1907 fruit, 41A@7c, according to grade.
Prunes-Are wanted only in small way, but
prices are sustained by expectations that with
the coming Of cold weather the strong statisti-
cal position will make itself felt. Quotations
range from AZ @13c for California and from
614 01715c for Oregon fruit
Apricots-Are steady. with choice quoted at
S4S14c; extra choice, So Q9c; fancy, 9A@101sc.
quoted at 6% @Tc; extra choice, 71h09Sc; fancy,
81 a9c.
Rasins quiet on spot but the tone OF
the market is firm, with loose museatel quoted
at 5AM6Mc; choice to fancy seeded. 6QT%c;
seedless, As acc; London layers, $160@1.65.
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1880 a. In. Session
No quotations.
. d. m. Session

No quotations
Bariey-0cean freights are weak at 25s usual
european options The chartered tonnage in
port is 12,954, against p, 427 tons on the same
date last year, dlsengaged. %, 523, against 3,057
on the way to this port, 1872 95 tons, against
242. GRO.
The large receipts yesterday included 215 $50
ctis down from Port Costa for shipment.
me market continues firm, with all prices I'M
changed Fairly active sales are reported.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed spot, s1.371adf 40; COM
mon TO falr, S1.30M13j per ctl; brewing. 81 .4215
a -; shipping, S1.42la a. 49, chevalier, s1.J2I5
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FITRRES
1880 n m. Session
May-No sales; -. 49, bid, $1.44A asked.
IN Open. High. Low. Close.
December 81 ~ 81 423s 81 40 81 42ak

p. IN. Session.
May-$1.43% bid, 81 .44L asked
December-$1. 1925.
oats-Some dealers report fair trade, while
others say there is nothing doing. Quotations
consists of reds.
Choice white, s1.7o@1.75: No. do, s1.o5@
L6d2' common do, $3.50 Leo; gray, 81. 65@
Ito; red. receaned, for seed. $1.75G11. so; feed
lots, S1.6501 40 for choice, S1.5Ja1 60 for good
and 81 .50d 1.52 y for common; black for. seed
81. G2.65 per ctl
Corn-There was further change in quota
mons yesterday. The market continues practical
ly bare of stock.
California small round yellow, nominal: large
yellow, SlS5G190; white. nominal; western
states yellow. sacked, $1.90; in bulk, San Fran
CISCO track, yellow, S1.I5: white, $1.75; mixed,
Sl;I2; Egyptian, nominal
Rye-Qaiet at 81. 45@ 80 per ell.
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New York Mining Stock,
Boston Stocks and Bonds

The following list is furnished by f. r. Hut
ton & Co., 400 California street, San Fran
cisco. CAL:
Bid Ask Bid Ask
Adventure =. Mass Mining. 81
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
1877 MILES OF
NEW ROADS
HARTMAN HAS ORDERED THAI
WAluOWh EXTENSION BE
COMPLETED.
PORTLAND. ore, May 2S.-Edwar'

PORTLAND, ore, May 2S.-Edward
II. Hartman has ordered the con
structior and completion of the Wal
iowa extension Immediately. With
The UrIs.tiila Central, the Ilwaco line
the .iraria Lewiston line and the re-
building of the main line Of the O. r.
& ~. is marked 1S7 miles of new
tracI, in ore gOn this summer
Most of these lines were affected by
tho ratrenclIng orders last fall when
Hartman suddenly caused to be
dropped every shovel and pick on the
road mentioned
The Wallowa extension is perhaps
t-e most vital of any Of these
h, .nc;ies. excepting the lewiston Ri
rarfa cutoff. Work will be resumed
in the rear future and will be COM
ple5ed late in the fall or next spriHg'
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ANNA GOULD WILL
HOLO PURSE STRINGS
HAS PROFITTED SOME BY HER
EXPERIENCE WITH COUNT
BONi.

PARIS, May 2S.-M. Cachard. at
torney for Nine Anna Gould who is
at present engaged in preparing the
contract for Nine. Gould'S marriage to
Prince Helie de Sagan, denies absolute
~ that the couple were secretly mar
ried at HokOben. y. j., on the eve OF
their departure from Acmerica last
month. AS already stated in these dis
patches. the Gould familys opposi-
ton to the marriage has been with
drawn. The marriage will take place
soon, the French law requiring that the
bans be published ten days in advance
of the wedding.
There will be both civil and relig-
iOus ceremonies. the latter under the
protestant rite. The couple will be car
ried under what is known in France
as the separation of property regime,
each party to remain in absolute con-
troll OF his or her own fortune, which
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
STUDENTS SLIDE 200
FEET DOWN MOUNTAIN.
Bows and Girls From Santa Clara High
School Toboggan In Carriage
Cover.

SAN JOSE. Cal. May 2S.-Twenty-
one students. half the graduating class
of the Santa Clara high school. were
carried down a mountain side When a
darry-a all toppled from the Mount
Hamilton road at midnight Saturday
night The vehicle broke up when it
started in its descent, and most of the
young people tCbogganed down the
mountain side in the cover of the vehi-
Gle The injured are:
E. c. Berry. chest crushed. fatally
hurt: ]. C. Hanford. arm broken; Miss
Maude Lamb. cut about fact; Miss Lee
ora Dean, sprainej arm and bruised
about the body; Bernard Schultz. cut
on head and bruised about the body.
News of the accident reached this
city early yesterday and a physician
and nurses were dispatched to the
scene in an automobile. Those that es-
capped reached here Monday, some OF
the girls walking the entire distance
of 25 miles.
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Nine. Anna Gould, Who Is to Take
Second Try at French Nobility.

in the event of death shall not pass to
the survivor. but to the heirs of the
deceased After the marriage the couple
will reside in France, the idea Of SELL
ing Nine. Gould's magnificent mansion
On the Avenue MalakOff and her coun-
try seat. the Chateau Marais, and
living abroad, as contemplated, having
beer abandoned.
Count Boni de Castellane, the di-
vOrced husband of Nine. Gould, is pre-
pared the moment the bans are pub
lished to bring suit to transfer the
custody of the Castellane children to
himself on the ground that Prince De
Sagan is not fit to be their step
father.
The count however. is not yet APP
Erised of the exact situation, as he
imagines that Mime. Gould is still hest
tating with regard to the marriage. He
counts upon the continued opposition
of George Gould. who. he says. is ex-
pocted in Paris within a fortnight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
NO MORE SAILOR
SUITS FOR YOUNGSTERS
PASSAGE OF PROPOSED LAW
WILL WORK MANY
HARDSHIPS.

SEATTLE, May 2S.-Aithough the
bill introduced in congress by Sena-
tor Dick, prohibiting the wearing OF
the army and navy uniform by eli
villains, is considered a good one by
the officers stationed at Fort LaWtOn
and by most or those on the Warships
now In the harbOr, it is said that if it
becomes a law it will work a hardship
undreamed CT by its friends. Local
merchants who sell secondhand and
surplus army goods and uniforms of
other kinds are protesting against the
law They say it is unjust. The rea-
son the army and naval officers want
such a law is that men wearing the
uniform but rot belonging to the SER
vice so often become intoxicated or are
guilty Of other offenses that have a
tendency to bring blue Jackets and SOL
diers into bad repute.
The men who sell uniforms, how
ever. are busy pointing out that If the
bill becomes a law it will no longer
even be possible for girls to wear
sailor dresses. Parents will no long
err have the right to dress their little
boys in miniature uniforms: the sal
walton Army will have to give up or
get a permit to wear the cap they
adopted long before the United states
army took a fancy to It; yachtsmen
will have to discard the navy blue
Even street car conductors IN some
instances will be affected.
1t is also claimed that such sYS-
TEN would discourage the military
spirit among the youths of the land,
because they would not he able to Wea'
the uniforms to which they have been
accustomed.
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ROTTEN BASEBALL At
PENOLETOn YESTERDAY
GRAMMAR SCHOOL KIDS COULD
HAVE PUT UP BETTER
EXHIBITION.

From all reports the rottenest game
Of baseball ever played in this part
Of the country was that pulled off yes
trrday between the PendletOn and Wal
IA Walla league teams at the forme"
city.
With % hits and 80 runs chalked up
during the afternoon, errors so plen
titul that there was no way Of telling
haw many there really were, the game
was town ball with cross eat features.
The boys had an off day and nobody
could get in the game. However. they
en- pay and there is every reason to
believe that the game will be played
right when the teams lire up here Sat
urday. Anderson and Ehmke for Walla
WalIa and Dean Cross and VanHouten
for the Pendletonians. did the twirling.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
Officers Chosen and Committees APP
pointed.

At the annual meeting of the high
school alumni in the auditorium last
night. officers for the ensuing year
were chosen and committees were
named to take charge of the banquet
which will probably be given In DAD
Fellows temple, Saturday evening,
June IS.
George Ring was elected president;
Miss Minnie Malloy, vice president;
Miss Laura Bowles, secretary; Mrs. K
r Bracket. treasurer. Chairmen OF
committees appointed were as follows;
Hall. Miss Marguerite Painter: decora
ton, Harry PrOudfoOt: banquet, Miss
Anna Pauly; program, Miss Minnie
Malloy.