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Portland Ldve.tock Martxet

PORTLAND, Dec. 24.-Cattle-Receipts. 200
head; market firm. Steers, prime Sc. 70Q so.
good to choice S6@6.50; cows, choice S. 5oR
3. good S5@5. so; heifers, good to choice s4 IS
Qoo0; bulls, choice to good fat S4-2514. so;
calves. good to choice, S767.5o: good to choice
heavy calves, Sc. 5.25@6; good to choice stays,
Hogs-Receipts. 200 head; market firm. Choice.
ssSnoa9; 1923; good to choice. ss.5o@s,75.
sheep~Receipts. none; market steady. Year
choice ewes, SO. 1904; good to choice ewes ss Is
g@gS;a5; choice lambs, $650@7 choice to good.
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|AI Local Stock Exchanges Closed
Yesterday for Christmas Holiday

stem, SSc; club, sic; red Russian 79c Export
wheat; Bluestem. s3c; forty-foid S2c; club.
SIC; red Russian. soc. Car receipts Wheat,
sSs barley, Z; corn, /; oats .; hay s.
SEATTLE. Dec. 24.-Milling quotations; Blue
stem, Soc; forty-fold, S3c: club, s2c; fife S2c;
req req Russian. soc. Export wheat: BIuestem,
&c; rorty-fold, soc; club 79c fife. 79c red
Russian, TIC Yesterdays car receipts: Wheat,
l6; oats, j; barley 3; hay s; corn, l.
OREGON
tORILAND Dec. 24.-Wheat-Track prices:
club. so@sle; bluestem. s2@s3c; red Russian.
1sc; valley, soc: forty-fold. s1@S2c. Car re-
ceipts; Wheat. IS: barley s; oats, 1; hay. 10.
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EASTERN EXCHANGES CLOSED

There were no quotations from
New York or Boston yesterday,
as the stock exchanges In those
cities were closed for the
Christmas holidays, but the Chi
cagO board of trade did business
as usual.
The San Francisco bond, oil
and mining exchanges were also
closed yesterday, but the grain
exchange held it's session, though
it did no business.
All business will be suspended
throughout the United States to-
morrow.
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without discount; bakers extras, S5 .4O@5 so;
superfne,- 81. 5o@4.70; Oregon and Washngto
per Dbl, 81 60@4. 80 for family. bakers and pat
ents and S4@4.25 for cutoff; Kansas patents,
S6.7o; 90 straghts, $3.50; Dakota patents, 81 40;
do straights 81 20; do clear, $500 per barrel 90
buckwheat -four, self-rising, So; buckwheat
groats, IS: cornmeal, yellow So, white So, extra
cream yellow $3.25, extra cream white SO 70
-four, 800: farina, $3.50; graham -four, S3 hom-
my: large $3. small So. granulated SO; oatmeai,
S42o; do groats, $4.25; pearl barley $4.2O; rice
-four So; rolled oats, 81 20: rolled wheat, S3 80;
rye -four, S325; rye meal. $40; split peas, vel,
low 80, green $500; extra rolled oats, lSO
lbs $3.50 80 lbs sacks 81: rolled fakes. $50 ID
bbls 81. so; 80 lb sacks So 25; rolled wheat $50
lb bbs SAFE 2 10 lb sacks $4.25.
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Minneapolis and Duluth Grain and Flax /

NqNNEAPoLIs. pec. 2Asmoash =. wheat.De- q, De
d1o4ss No / hard, s1.oSA No. 1 northern.
S1-o1% @L02%: No. northern 99e0$1.olA a;
No. 8, 97s< q 99c.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 42c.
Osts-No white 30Q30I5c.
Rye-No 2. 761s dT7c.
Flax-Closed at S2.39.
DULUTH, Dec. 24.-FIsx-0n track and to
arrive, S2.Ss; December, $2.Ss bid; May, s.. 43
bid
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Loans. EIchange and silver
GRAIN MARKET
wheat and Other Grain.

Whe1t and Other Grains
Whest-Ihe market was Of a holiday charae-
ter Yesterday and there was no business re-
ported
The wprld's shipments for the week were as
follows, in quarters: Russian 52T. 600; Danu-
bisn, $4,000. Argentina. $4,000; Indian. GO O0O;
CASH WHEAT
California club, SI475k dI.50 Sonora sl.62b
01.b1 =; white Australian. sE55QI- -62lk north
eEo club, $l4715 q l.50; Russian red 81 Az:
bluestem, s1.661l a1-571z per ell.
FUTURES
10 a. m Session
No Quoations.
Barlev-Ihe week closed on 9 neglected and
holiday market. Prices unchanged
CASH BARLEY
No. feed, S1-10; choice. S1.IlA; of grades
Sl.O54l.O71A per ctl; brewing and Shipping
grades, S1.13& d116A
FUTURES
10 &. m Session
Nsy-S1.I3K.
Osts-Red for feed. $1.O5dl I2Ls for Of grades.
Sfl641.25 for ordinary 10 choice red for seed
Sly Q1-S5: black. sl.o7l5 dLI215 FOR feed and
SlS6QL4o for seed; gray, nominal; white.
sl.47aa 6l55
Corn-Arr1vsI Of ZOO ctls western Western
states new yellow, in bulk. San Francisco track
$l27 dl-50; white, $1.2SdI.3O: old 59i0c
higher: sacked prices, 1zc higher: white Egyp-
ran. sI.40dl-5O; brown do sl.350l. .42I5 DER
GENITAL
Rye-sL5O@lsO per ct
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Patents for CaIifornians.
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

< WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-CaliforrHfa
patents have been issued as follows:
Frederic L. Alley. San Francisco. heel: John
F. Anderson, San Francisco wrench; Fred z.
Bennett Los Angeles. permutation paddock;
Bernhard ]. L. Bolt, San Francisco. matchbox;
Joseph Bolton, Fresno, frost preventing appara-
tus; Lester L. Conradt, Oakland. sprinkler;
Charles D.. Cromley, Alameda. bag sewing ma.
chine; Frederick ]. Dick. Point Iona. sun dial
gnonnon; George Q. Fain. Bakersfield. gasoline
engine, Adolph, F. Feller, Berkeley. combined
clutch and multiple transmission: George "
Garrison. Hanford. earth scraper: Harry 4. Jaw
ms Burlingame, combined can container and
apparatus; Nicholas Luxembourger. Santa Ana,
shock absorbing vehicle spring; Francis J.
Macin San Francisco, Jar closure; Reuben G.
Nelson. Healdsburg. pressure regulator; William
]. Pierce, Los Angeles. shock absorber for
vehicles: James Porteous, Fresno, adjustant
truck; Alphonse Roos. Los Angeles. mold; Har-
old B. Ross Etiwanda. rake tooth cleaner:
Harvey T.. Shawyer, Santa Monica. detachable
wise for carpenters benches; Ignatius ]. Stadel-
mann, Los angeles pneumatic spring: Michael
Straub, San Francisco, pile remedy; William G.
whittemore. Redlands, milk bottle holder.
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Alfalfa has become one OF the leading
agricultural products of the province of
Cordoba. Argentina. and the area under
cultivation is steadily increasing-in
1905. 1,235,000 acres; In 190S 1000, 900
acres in 1909, 2,5oe000 acres, and in
1910, 3,500.oo0 acres (estimated).
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PORTLAND. Dec. 24.-Clearings. s1.147. $50;
balances Sl15.720
TACOMA. Dec 24.-Clesrings. se65. .s1s; bal
anceg S4S.1
SEATTLE. Dec. 24-Clesrings, S1.475, SIT:
balances. Sl5e. .992
SPOKANE Dec 24-Clesrings S67S 72s.
balances SO 7S1
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Beans and seed.

Beans (per ctIl-Rayos. 81 1906 .25; small
white, So 2503 so; large white, s3 rs 03. 90;
pink S5a5 %; red. s5@5. 5o blacizeye S5@5. 20;
lima, s4-6064.S0; red kidneys. $5@5.T5; cram
horse beans, $1.7562 25.
Seeds-Brown mustard 4Ac: yellow mustard.
-; faxseed, 5455Rc; canary, 3@3%c: alfalfa
is@l9c; rape, 1@2%cs timothy, she; hemp, ~
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Nhlcago Sirain and Provision Eutures

i6c. steady; Oregon fats, 16c. weak; Wisconsin
daisies, 1Sc, steady; California storage fats,
steady at 15c for fancy and 14hc for frsts;
storage Young Americas, 16c, steady; Oregon
storage hsts, 151hc, firm; do Young Americas.
l7c, firm; eastern storage, 1Sk @19c, steady.
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& AT AUCTION d

6S Sick benefits to the amount OF $50
We're allowed. The Vallejo lodge sent
down S175 to the strikers in the north
and south The local voted it's usual
donation for the same purpose.
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Bank CIearfuCN
Norfhern RueInerr

Local bank clearings last week were So. COS -.
1so. against S37-39s 991 for the same week last
year. an increase OF S5.eQ9. .l99. OF 10 per cent
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The statement Of clearing house banks for
the week shows that the banks hold Sl0,O61.95O
more than the requirements Of the = per cent
reserve rule. This is incrase Of So. les $50 in
th proporticnste cash reserve as compared with
last week.
The Financier viii say: A gain of S2.91s,1o0
in cash holdings shown by the statement OF
the actual condition Of the clearing house banks
for the week ending December "a enabled these
institutions TO overcome the increased reserve
necessitated by expansion of e.441 800 in
deposits. and add the SUN of S556.2T5 TO the
surplus. bringing that item up to s.. s95 725 The
gain in cash reported in actual conditions Was
not large as had been anticipated. although
the statement Of averages. issued Saturday,
showed an increase Of SJ.00O.O00 in this item,
which just about the amount looked for as
result Of the opera rions Of the week. The in
crease in loans. according TO the statement Of
actual conditions was S6.24 500. and IN the
average statement only S2.6T1 800. The state
ments for the next following week or ywo VIII
be complicated by reason Of the January divi-
dend. Interest disbursements. etc. and may show
rather wide ysriances. The outlook taking into
consideration the fact that money from the in
terror is already flowing this way. foreshndows
period Of easy money rates. The summary CT
outside institutions not reporting TO the New
York clearing house reveals only unimportant
changes for the week.
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SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 24.-Eggs still remain
firm. dealers paying S5c dozen and selling them
at 40c Under present prices the demand for
choice eggs has the call. Shipments continue un-
usually brisk.
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KANSAS CITY. No. Dec. 24-There was no
livestock market here today. At the stockysryis
il was observed as q holiday There win be a
market Monday.
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NuIIfon Shinuenf

LONDON. Dec 24-BuIlion amounting 10
100000 wss taken into the Bank OF England
today and 100000 was Withdrawn for shipment
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Los Angeles Produce Market

~ 4 nc Nott
Los ANGELES, Dec. 24.-The demand for po-
tatoes was strong today on the produce ex-
change, and rise in prices is expected next
week. Eggs We're steady The buttcr market
was easy. PINK beans continued rather weak,
but other varieties were firm
Receipts of produce were Egus an5 cascs
butter S1.I23 pounds: cheese s. 466 pounds po-
tatoes, 2:1I6 sacks: beans, 800 sacks: sweet Pr
tatoes. aS7 sacks apples. 200 boxes.
Cheese-Northern fresh. 1Sc; northern storage,
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New York Metal srarkst

NEW YORK. Dec. 24-The metal markat.
were were duh and nominalfy unchanged. being prac-
I'm am noisaaS In o the absence Of exchanges
eieotroiytic y 16918c; casting, 12.5o1512.75c
Lead 445@4 SOC; spelter. 5.55@5. s5c
Bar silver 541ke
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Egg Market I'm Nearby Counties

ELGIN. n.y. Dec. -Butter-Firm. soc.
Output, 603, 700 pounds.
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Portland Butter Market
Elgin Butter

PORTLAND, Dec. -Butter-City creamery,
solid pack, BIC; eastern S0@35c; butter fat
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st. Louis Wool Mark.t

ST LOUIS, Dec. 24.-WoolESteady: medium
grades. combing and clothing 22G23c: light
me, me 2oQ22c; heavy fine, 15@i7c; tub washed.
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New york Grain Market

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Flour-ste but
very quiet Spring patents. s51OG5 40; winter
straights. $z.15@425; winter patents. 81 z6d
LIS; spring clears. $4.10@4.40; winter extras
No. i SO 340G5.7O: winter extras No. . 81 25G
$40: Kansas straighfs. S4.50@4.65. Receipts
is 700; shipments 300
Wheat-Spot. steady. but very quiet: No .
red 9sike elevator and 9sc Z. o. b. -afoat: No /
northern Duluth SL1s% Z. O. b. ahoat Fu-
lures ma rket opened easy the cables rallied
IN sympathy with and closed steady at net
unchanged prices. December closed 972<c, May
closed Sl.o215. July closed $1-o0ss. Receipts
IS 500: shipments. 69o17.
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HoIidnv Id Sfocl.rards

Sugar and Coffee, Holiday
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Raw sugar and coffee
holiday.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

csc; millet, &c per h.
Dried Peas-Green, Sc 7564 per ctl; Niles,
| no nj
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MARKET AND COMMERCIAL NEWS REPORTED FOR THE CALL
SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York and Boston exchanges
closed.
open.
Local oil, bond and mining boards
closed.
No business anywhere tomorrow.
Bank cIearings gain 15 per cent.
No change in the grain markets.
Butter higher and eggs lower.
Potatoes and onions quiet and
firm.
Fresh fruit market quiet.
Turkeys cleaned up and higher.
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Deciduou. and Citru. Emit.

mere was not much LIE to the market for
fresh fruits yesterday as a majority Of retail
tradesmen had practically finished buying for
holiday wants on Friday. What few grapes and
berries came In, however, found prompt sale at
satisfactory prices, they were in demand for
the hotel and restaurant trade. -. Prices for ap-
pies and oranges stood as heforSduoted
Suawberries-S6GS per chest for Malinda and
S12Q13 for Longworths.
Raspberries- 2@15 per chest
Cranberries-Cape Cod, S13M14 per bbl for late
Howe and s1e@11 fog early black.
Apples (per boxl-Fsnoy tier red. $101. .25;
dowers. $i9ie25; fancy greetings. T5cGsi: com
mon to choice fruit, 4o@e5c; Christmas apples.
Pears-winter NeIlis, 225@2.75 per box;
cooking varieties. S16l1.25.
Persimmons- -5OQT5c per box.
Grapes-Crates, S11i.b0; small boxes G5c6S1.
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-Navel oranges, $3.50
q1.eo for choice and s2G2.50 for extra choice;
tangerines, .s1la1.5O; grapefruit, s2.5O@s for
lemons. s363.5o for fancs, So 25a2 so for choice
and sl.5o@2 for standard; Mexican lines, SAG
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, 75c@s1.25 per bunch
for Hawaiian and s1.50@2.5 so for Central Ameri-
can; ptneapples, $225@275 per dozen.
Dried Fruits, Rnisins, Nuts and Honey
FruIts-Evaporated apples. s@1oc: aprieots,
I@lSc; fancy -Mo9rparks. 1ah@l4c: peaches,
ngs, nominal; pears. l6@1sc
RaisIns-Layer clusters-e crown. $3.50; S
crown, 81; seeded, Sc for choice and 51hc for
fancy; Thompson's seedless. Az G5c; loose mus
caters, crown. 412c; 8 crown, DC; crown,
SIC; seedess. 319@4c; raisins in sweatbox at
Fresno, 2N @2Xc.
Nuts Almonds nonpareils. 15ci IxL, 14c; ne
plus ultra, 13c; peerless. 12c; brakes, 11hc;
languedocs. 11c hardshell, 71S @ec; shelled
almonds, 30QS5c; new walnuts, 15c per lb for
No softshells. 1415c for No; standards; No.
2 standard. lie; pecans. 14h @15c; peanuts,
AZ 45c; pine nuts, 1S@2oc; italian chestnuts.
SQ1Oc
Honey-water white comb, sage honey. 14@
Ice; white do, 12@12hc; amber do. 1o6l1c;
Sacramento river comb. 10@13c; extracted, SN a
&c for white, 7QSc for light amber and 5h q
6Izc per lb for amber.
Beeswax-2715 @Soc per lb for light and 2S@
DC fnr darr -
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Carpenters union No. 4ss at its Mon.
day night meeting appointed a commits
tee 70 make arrangements for the twen-
ty-second annual ball TO be held In Car
penters' hall Light refreshments will
be served There will be no meeting
tomorrow, owing OF the holidays. The
next session will be January 2.
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London CIosIng stoclzn

Noney-S5k d83k per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills Is 3& per cent, and for three months
bills 80 G3 s-16 per cent
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Turkeys Make a Sudden Advance
Butter Higher and Eggs Weaker


17c; local, 1sc; eastern singles, 1sc; eastern
twins. 1sc; eastern cheddars. 1992oc; eastern
iSon,snorn o 1sc Oregon daisy. 1s@ 1sei eastern
domestic. 21@24c: brick cream, 19120c; lin
burger, 19@2oc: Roquefort. 36@4Oc.
Butter (per lb)-Creamery extras. 35c: frsts
~ z5c; ladle butter, 25c; country butter. 25c.
Eggs.oLocal ranch candled. frsts. 40c; case
count, 36c; eastern fresh, SIC; storage, 2S13Oc.
Beans tper ctl)-No. / pink, So; No j lima,
soq5.25; No. Lady Washington. 81 -25: No.
small white. S4@4. 20; blackeye. $3.50; garvan
Potatoes tper Highland. s1.6o@175: Ne
Vada, S1S5; Lompoc, $2G2. 10; Salinas, S262 10;
oregon rose, S2 white rose, local. 81 S563; new
potatoes, 4Q5c per lb; sweets, s.. IS.
Chicago Dairy Produce Market
CHICAGO. Dec. -ButteT9Steady Cream
cries. 23G 29c: dairies. p 1G25c.
Eggs-Receipts. 1,201 cases. Steady: at mark
firsts, 3Ic.
Cheese-Steady.- Daisies. 15@15Ac: twins L.
horns, 15M15Nc
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change adjourned at the close of business until
Tuesday morning.
Sales on the exchange as follows:
Butter-1o cases of fresh extras at 3S12c, 20
at 3Sc and 800 pounds of storage extras at 29c
pound.
SIC. 80 at 361bc 10 cases selected pullets at &c
and 10 at 26c dozen.
Receipts were 900 pounds of butter, 81 800
pounds of cheese and ,293 cases of eggs.
The following official quotations estab-
lshed the floor of the dairy exchange. Prices
in the street. while governed by the exchange
quotations. generally range from 112c to &c
higher. owing TO the various charges TO be added.
BUTTER. PER POUND
Grades Dec. 81 Dec. % Dec. % Dec "a
Firsts ........ .2sc 29c 29c 2sc
Extra storage. ..30lkc 2Sc 2sc 29c
Cheese--CaitornIa fancy fats, lie per Id,
firm; do firsts, 15c. firm; do second, 13c firm;
fancy Young Americas. 17c. steady; do irsts.
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Condition of the treasury

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-At the beginning Of
business today the condition Of the United States
treasury was: Working balance IN treasury Of
fees SIS. o15, T30; in banks and Philippine treas
urv. So .o56 SIS; total balance In general fund,
$50 667 0GSs the ordinary receipts yesterday were
81 ee1 645 with disbursements Of 81 SIG, 34S; the
deficit TO date this fiscal year is 6.793, as
against S27 GIL, ,66S at this time last year. These
figures exclude Panama canal and public debt
transactions.
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The building trades republican club
Is booming the proposed International
Panama-Pacihc exposition Members
are sending out literature to congress-
men In the east and are urging every
one to vote and talk for San Francisco.
The officers Of the club are: President.
George J. Smith; secretary. William ],
Bell; treasurer, John Tuttle.
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bank Statement

Bank Statement
The following is the New York clearing house
sumnery Of the weekly statement OF banks for
the week ending December "a. 1910:
CLEARING HOUSE BANKS, DAILY
AVERAGES
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northern Nhcat Market

WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Dec. 4.-Wheat-AiIIlng: Blue.
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Under the name of the book keepers
and assistants association, city hall
clerks and assistants OF department
heads in Chicago have formed a union
and will demand that IN the next bud
get minimum salary OF $500 per
year be paid to book keepers and
clerks. The organization has obtained
charter and has become affiliated with
the Chicago federation OF labor.
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Hnraea and nInIea

The following quotations for horses and mules
e furnished by the Butchers and Stock Grow
= Io4rnai.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts Of
Provisions

Corn. ctls. Observation-Disclosures 1.2c
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The tile settlers union has elected
these officers: President, Morris Ker-
win; recording secretary, j. Lamey;
financial secretary, Charles Black;
treasurer, John Schoen; warden. Max
Dasen; delegate to the state building
trades council convention, =. @. McDon-
aid
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
ARE THE RATES UNREASONABL E
Tariffs Are Too Low Declare Railroads -New Rates Will Be Charged
 After December i.

Washington, Nov. 3.--Although beat. en before the Interstate Commerce commission, in the lower courts and finally before the United States SUI preme court the railroads have re. opened their fight to maintain the higher freight rates, which, when first ordered, led to the litigation which became famous under the name of Che Missouri river rate case"
 Rates from Missouri river points to the Atlantic seaboard are involved. Two years ago new and higher rates were filed. They were protested and the commission decided they were un- reasonable. The court upheld the com mission. Now the railroads have filed notice with the commission that the same rates-the higher ones causing the whole controversy-will be put in effect December 1. This new action Is taken on the contention that new conditions justify the advances. Prob. ably the commission will suspend the rates now filed and the whole contest will be fought over again.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
EACH WANTS OPPONENT ELECTEr
Indiana Man Nominated for Office Try ing to Elect the Other Fellow
 Job Worthless.

Muncie. Ind. Nov 5.--"Any party that didn't have any more sense than to nominate me for the position of justice ought to see elected a man like Joseph Zehner, even though he is 8 Democrat"
 That is the kind of a stump speech Isaiah Duddleston. Republican candi- date for justice of the peace in Dela- ware township, has been making. He has been working hard for the election of his opponent, Joseph Zehner, and Mr. Zehner has been working just as hard for his opponent. The campaign has become so warm that each has been decrying his own abilities and lauding his opponent. The campaign is no joke with the two candidates, as the office pays little and would inter tere with the business interests of each candidate.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
SEND ID FARMERS
FEARS A RETARDED DEVELop- MENT OF OUR AeRIcuL-
 TuRALL RESOURCES.
INSUFFICIANT SUPPLY OF LABOR
The President Would Have Ships Bring Their Loads to South Atlantic ana Gulf Ports-Laborers Are Needed There-May Reduce Living.

Washington, Nov 5.-The perpiex- ing problem confronting the American farmer which is offered by the grow ing scarcity of efficient farm laDor may be at least partly solved by Presi- dent Taft's decision to urge plan TOT better distribution of immigrants
 Government experts say the insuf- flcient supply of laborers on the farms Is the cause of a retarded develop ment of agricultural resources, and IS one of the most important factors Tn the high cost of living problem The statement has been made that unless labor conditions on the farms are righted the price of articles both on the rich mans table and in the work lngman's dinner pail will increase 2l to 50 per cent in the next ten years.
 Problem of Food Supply.
 Secretary Wilson's best trained and most practical agriculturists point out that the problem of getting enough food to supply the rapidly increasing population of the United States de- bends for solution on increasing the average yield of land per acre. This means more intensive agriculture, with wise fertilization, and the in creased work will naturally bring about a much greater demand for good tarm help. The supply of native farm laborers to-day does not equal the de- mand, due to the influx of the young men to the large cities.
 The character of the European i'm migrants is predominantly agricul- tural, but they land at one or two ports and remain in the crowded cities where they can find neither good food, good homes nor profitable employ ment, when the farmers of the country are calling for their much needed ser vices. The presidents idea is to de- fleet the immigrant ships to South At lantie and gulf ports, from which they may be distributed throughout the farming districts.
 Immigrants Present Plight.
 Immigration experts say that the one solution of the immigration prob. lem depends upon the distribution of these immigrants. Failure to assist the landtilling Europeans in finding their natural place on the farms robs the immigrants of the opportunity to get home and profitable employment and loses for this country the worlds best trained food producers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
K. (. s. FREIGHT WRECK
No 56 Derailed Near Sallisaw = Pas
 sengsr Train No. Over Five Hours Late.

The Kansas City Southern Railway Company's fast freight No. 56, north bound. had a bad wreck Friday night about 10 o'clock when between Sal lisaw, Ok. and Cans. Though twelve cars were thrown in the ditch no one was injured. The train was in charge of Conductor D. s. Campbell. The cause of the wreck is unknown.
 As a result of the accident Passen- ger train No. 1 was hours and 20 minutes late. leaving Mena $40 Satur- morning. The train was detoured form Sallisaw to Fort Simth over the St. Louis and Iron Mountain tracks and from Fort Smith back to the main line at Spiro over the Fort Smith branch.
 Trainmaster J. M. Scott of Heaven CT, arrived in the city Friday night on the Traveller. When he heard of the wreck he caught an extra freight for the scene.