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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
SPORTING ITEMS

Report now is that Jack Dillon, the
giantkiller, is going to retire from the
ring.
The spring race meeting of the Ken
lucky association opens April 20 for II
days.
Notable among the come-backs of
the season may be mentioned Ad VOL
CAST and Joe Rivers, the Mexican.
Charlie White no longer is the idol
of Chicago fight fans. His place in
the sun has been taken by Joe Well.
ing.
Spokane and Vancouver are tied for
first place in the northwest hockey
league, then comes Portland and
Seattle.
Frank Chance, manager of the Los
Angeles baseball team of the Pacific
Coast league, will manage the team
next year.
Coach Dietz is in doubt on the $4,000
offer for next season at Washington
State college. He says he wants a
year round job and coach on the side.
Harvard would make the customary
football periods contain so many plays
instead of terminating at given time.
And in that manner completely wipe
out the present system of governing
the duration of the game by the clock.
Changes in the rules governing the
worlds series, as proposed by August
Herman and President Tener, were
recommended by the league. These
include the provision that the players
of the two teams competing in the ser.
les receive stipulated amount and
that percentage Of the receipts be
divided among the players on other
clubs finishing in the first division OF
each league. BY this plan, it is claim.
ed, interest would be stimulated
among the second division clubs in
their efforts to finish within the
money"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22

ing to hand are Of sufficient volume
to care for the demands and the
quality Is little better.
Lard and Cured Meats-Market re-
mains firm on hams and bacon, while
lard has not been reduced since last
week, the situation is inclined to be
easier.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-There has not been much
change in the local market, which is
rather quiet one compared with
past seasons at this time of the year.
Locally, fancy stocks are little cas-
Ter, with quotations declined from
$3.50 to $l@1.25, while cookers re-
main at coo.
Oranges-As far as the wholesale
market Is concerned, Valencias are a
thing of the past for this season, but
there are still some to be had in the
retail stores. Navels are down sew.
eral points this week, with quotations
for fancy at $4,000 and choice 1926
03.5O. Jap oranges are off csc al
75c.
Other Fruits-Lemons are little
easier, the figures being $5.5006 fol
the fancy and $505.50 for the choice
Pears are Off the jobbing market
and Casaba melons are now quoted
at 3hc per pound.
Potatoes There has been nc
change In the local spud situation as
far as the price Ia concerned on the
Irish variety. Sweets are little
easier at $2.75@3.
Other Vegetables-Dry onions are
easier at 1925 per cwt., as Is also
parsley at 40c per dozen. In root
vegetables beets are up CSC at S175
while carrots are down Csc at 81
Parsnips have also advanced Csc, be
| ing quoted at 1925. Hothouse let
tuce Is easier at 75c per box, as IL
also green peppers at 15c per pound
Celery has declined foe per dozen
and Is quoted at 10000. Pumpkin
and squash are out Of the jobbinl
market.
Wheat--The peace proposals sub
mitted by Germany threw big scare
into the wheat market and as re
suit quotations dropped materially
especially at Chicago In the Inlant
Empire there is practically no whea
offered and the movement has beer
shut off 30 far as the eastern mar
kets are concerned by the embargo
placed by the railroads. While 1t II
probable that the market will re
cover later, 1t may not go as higf
as 1t was a few weeks ago. At The
moment, quotations are hard to give
with accuracy, but figures offered are
35 for bluestem, club $l.32 and rec
Russian $l.30.
Flour-There has been on change
as yet in the quotations on loca
-four.
Feed-No change as to prices hal
been made in the feed line this week
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
U. s. NOW CREDITOR NATION
SECRETARY M'ADoo REPORTS
Secretary Of Treasury in Report to
Congress Tells of Record Gold
SuppIy-The Federal Reserve
Banks Big Help-Predicts
Big Deficit in 1918.

Washington. = Secretary McAdoo's
annual report of the governments fl
nances, presented to congress recent
ly, estimates that the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1917, will show balance
of $115 100000 in the general fund, but
that the figures year later-June 80,
1918-will show a deficit in the gen
eral fund of $1s5, 100000.
Preliminary estimates place the cost
of conducting the government for the
coming fiscal year 1918, exclusive of
the postal service, which is expected
to be self-sustaining, and other deduc.
lions, at 1000. The ordinary
receipts for the fiscal year 1918 he es-
Inmates at 1895, 900, which is $780,
471,OOO less than the estimated ex.
penses.
Estimates of large expenditures for
national defense carry the estimated
outlay beyond the estimated income.
Regarding the country's financial
strength, the report says:
"The financial strength of the Unit
ed States-the greatest in our history
gives us a commanding position in
world finance. We have been trans.
formed from a debtor into creditor
nation. On November /, 1916, the
stock of gold coin and bullion in the
United States was estimated at $2,700,.
136.976, an increase Of $714,597,804 in
the last 16 months. This is the larg-
est stock of gold ever held in the Uni
ted States or in any other country of
the world. Through the operations OF
the federal reserve system and with
our abundant supply of gold as ba-
sis, the credit resources Of the United
States have become ore than suffl-
cient for home demand, and we have
been able to finance our great domes-
tic and foreign trade without strain
and to extend vast amounts of credit
to other nations throughout the world
1.-THE increasing strength and eff
ficiency of the federal reserve banks
have enabled them to enlarge theiI
direct service to the business com
munity through the introduction Of a
definite and comprehensive system fol
par clearance of checks throughout
the country"
Mr.. McAdoo points out that for the
year the value of imports was about
$484,O0O,O00 greater than the previ
GUS year and those of exports $2,768,
589,340 greater.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Clear, Peachy Skin
Awaits Anyone Who
Drinks Hot Water
Says an inside bath, before break
fast helps us look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Sparkling and vivacious-Merry
bright, alert-a good, clear skin and
natural, rosy, healthy complexion
are assured only by pure blood. II
only every man and women could be
induced to adopt the morning inside
bath, what gratifying change would
take place. Instead of the thousands
Of sickly, anaemic-looking men, WON
en- and girls, with pasty OF muddy
compilations; instead of the multi
tudes of nerve wrecks" "rundowns,'
brain flags" and pessimists we should
see virile, optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
AN inside bath is had by drinking
each morning, before breakfast, q
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in il
to wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste, sour
lamentations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sweetening and freshening
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill.
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who
have pallid, sallow complexion and
who are constipated very often, are
urged to obtain quarter pound OF
limestone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but a trifle, but is suf-
ficient to demonstrate the quick and
remarkable change in both health and
appearance, awaiting those who prac.
tice internal sanitation. We must re.
member that inside cleanliness is
more important than outside, because
the skin does not absorb impurities
to contaminate the blood while the
pores in the thirty feet of bowels do
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
SUFFERED FROM BACKACHE.
RHEUMATISM, DROPSY.

Dear Mr. Ediior-I wish to tell YOU
of recent experience | had when suf-
fering from backache weak back, rheu-
matism, dropsy and congestion of the
kidneys. | tried new medicine called
"Anuric," which has recently been dis
covered by Dr. Pierce, of whose medi-
cines and Surgical Institution in Buffalo,
N. Y, you have no doubt heard for
years. This medicine acted upon me
in wonderful manner. never have
taken any medicine so helpful in such
quick time. | do wish anyone in need
OF such remedy would give it trial
(Signed) G.. II. HERR.
NoTE.-Folks in town and adjoining
counties are delighted with the results
they have obtained by using ANURIC,"
the newest discovery of DR.. Pierce, who
is head of the Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, in Buffalo,, N. Y. Those
who started the day with backache,
stiff legs, arms and muscles, and an
aching head (worn out before the day
began because they were in and out
of bed half dozen times at night are
approaching the perfect rest, comfort
and new strength they obtained from
DR.. Pierce's Anuric Tablets. To prove
that this is certain uric acid solvent
and conquers headache, kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism, if
you've never used the "Anurc" cut
this out and send ten cents to Doctor
Pierce for large sample package This
will prove to you that "Anuric" is
thirty-seven times more active than
lithia in eliminating uric acid-and the
most perfect kidney and bladder cor
rector. If you are sufferer, go to your
best druggist and ask for 50-cent box
of "Anuric." You run no risk for DR..
Picrcc's good name stands behind this
wonderful new discovery as it has for
the past half century for his Golden
Medical Discovery" which makes the
blood pure, his "Favorite Prescription
for weak women and pleasant Pellets"
for liver ills.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
NEAR WHEAT PANIC
ON CHICAGO MART
MARKET UP 10 CENTS WHEN
VARIED WAR REPORTS
COME IN.
UPSET BIGGEST SINCE WAR
Now Believed Peace Is Long Way
off-French verdun Victory and
Russia's Attitude Toward Ger
many Reflect on Market.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Somersaulting OF
prices took place today on gigantic
scale in the wheat market here. An
upward jump of 101a cents bushel
impelled by the Russian dumas re
lection of peace, came as violent
contrast to yesterdays setback of IL
cents. During the rise the rapidly
Of trading and the accompanying ex
element were at pitch not sur
passed since the war began was wit
messed in war.
The fact was apparent that sen
timent in the wheat pit had under
gone a complete reversal from the
day before.
Turbulent Opening.
One of the most turbulent open.
ings since the war began was wit.
messed in the wheat pit. 1t seemed
as If the crowd almost to a man was
rushing to buy on the assumption
that peace was yet far distant and
that the recent severe breaks in price
were based on a ruinous mistake as
to the outlook. Like flash all OF.
ferings to sell were grabbed at by
hundreds of nearly frantic brokers,
and the buying stampede continued
until the volume of transactions had
reached huge aggregation. The
French victory in the Verdun district
added to the vehemence Of purchas.
ers, but some degree of caution be-
gan to be manifest when the rise was
approaching II cents.
Brief Reactions.
Reactions, however. proved brief
and the bulls were in a strong drive
again during the last hour, when at
tention was focused largely on Wash
ington dispatches Indicating that Ger
many would withhold definite peace
terms until the belligerents agreed
to conference.
Announcement of revival of ex-
port business counted to a material
extent in the uplift of the wheat mar.
ket. 1t was said that 100000 bush.
els or more had been taken for Eu.
rope within "a hours, and that i'm
portant relief was at hand in the
matter of transatlantic shipping ia.
cilities. For Baltimore alone ten
steamers were reported as due to
arrive next week to load grain.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
RUSHING TEUTONS
AFTER RUMAN|ANS
CROSS THE BuZEU, TAKE 115C
PRISONERS AND GREAT GUAM
TITLES OF SUPPLIES.
V0LHYNIA BATTLE FIERCE ONE
German Forces Under Prince Leopold
Desperately Assault the Russians
Capturing Men and Machine
Guns and Mine Throwers.

London, Dec. 1S.-The Teutonic ar
mics under Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen in eastern Wallachia have
crossed the Buzeu and lower Calma
tuiul rivers, and, in addition to TAX
ing 1850 prisoners, captured great
quantities of railroad rolling stock
with innumerable vehicles of Other
kinds.
The pursuit of the Russian and Ru
manian troops in Dobrudja continues
and the Teutonic forces now are close
to the forest district in the north
where it is expected the Russo-Ru
manian armies will offer a stiff re
sistance. Petrograd admits the cap
ture by the Germans and Bulgarian
forces of the village of Testmele in
Dobrudja.
Battling in voIhynia.
Desperate encounters marked the
fighting in Volhynia, where the forces
of Prince Leopold are declared by the
Berlin war office to have stormed
Russian positions on front of 60(
yards north of the railroad between
Kovel and Lutsk, capturing five of
ficers, 300 men and several machine
guns and mine throwers. A thrust by
the Russians near nloukst was re
pulsed. This result was accomplished
only after three desperate attacks
according to Petrograd.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Loan Act Is for Real Farmer.

Washington.-Herb Quick of the
federal farm loan board, in a recent
address before the annual conference
Of county agent leaders employed
Jointly by the agricultural colleges OF
the country and the department OF
agriculture, declared the farm loan
act would be administered in the in
terests of actual farming and actual
farmers and not in the interest OF
landlording or tenancy. He described
the rural credits system as "a system
not for loaning government money
to farmers, but system by which the
farmer is afforded the opportunity OF
borrowing from investors on secu
rity."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
U. S. MILLIONS, PEACE FUND.
Money to Be Raised by Popular Con-
tribution-What Will You Give?

Money to Be Raised by Popular Con-
trbution-What Will You Give?
Washington.-Fred c. Walcott
of New York, who recently investiga-
ted conditions in Poland and Belgium
for the Rockefeller foundation, told
number of senators and represent.
atives, also members of the Red Cross
that a fund of $5O0,OO0,00O collected
in this country and offered for relief
of non-combatants in Europe would
be a powerful peace influence at this
time. He said such an act would
tend to create great popular demon.
strations for peace among civilian
populations of warning nations, be.
cause they would be anxious for the
assistance in rehabilitating their
homes and restoring normal living
conditions.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

Chicago.
Hogs-Active, 1Oc above yester
days average; bulk, $9.6o01O; light
$9.1O@9.s5; mixed, $9.35@10.1O;
heavy, $9.55@1O15; rough, $9.55@
9.70; pigs, $7@s.75.
Cattle-Weak. Native beef cattle
$6.5O@12.6o; western steers, $4,000
1910; stockers and feeders, $4.5O@
IT'S; COWS and heifers, $3.75@10.1O;
calves, $s.25@12.5O.
Sheep - Firm. Wethers, $3.50
975; lambs, $1075@13.25.
Wheat-No. 2 red, nominal; No.
red, $1.62; No. 2 hard, nominal; No
hard, $1.67.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, e1Q91kc; No
A yellow, s71a @9Oc; No. 4 white, sS34
@90c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 51k@52Hc;
standard, 52@52hc.
Rye-No. 2, $1.39.
Barley-s5c@$1.2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
New York.
Raw sugar easy; centrifugal, $500;
molasses, 4.52c; refined, dull; fine
granulated, 7.15c.
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands
1890.
Coffee-spot firm; Rio rs, o9sc;
Santos as, 10%c.
Portland.
Hogs-Steady Prime light, $4,000
OTIS; prime strong weights, $0.6O@
OTIS; good to prime mixed, $s.25G
$50; rough heavy packing, $S.50@910;
pigs and skips, $s@s.25; stock hogs
$7@s.
Cattle-Steady. Steers-Prime light
$7@7.5o; prime heavy, $725@750;
good, $6.50@7; cows, choice, $5.75@
G.25; medium to good, $5.75@6; ordi
nary to fair, $5@5.5O; heifers, $50
6.25: bulls, $2.75@5; calves, $5@7.
Sheep-Higher. Choice lambs, 500
9.75; common lambs, $7@750; choice
yearling wethers, $S@S.50; good year
lings, $7@7.75; choice light ewes, $6d
I: heavy ewes, $5@5.50.
San Francisco.
Butter-Unchanged
Eggs-Fresh extras, SOC.
Tacoma.
Wheat-Bluestem, STAG; fortyfold
$1.45; club and red fife, $1.44; ret
Russian, $1.40.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
BANKERS ARE WARNED TO
MEET NEW PROBLEMS
Vanderbilt Says After War Issues Will
Tax Strict Attention of Business
Men of the United States

Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the
National City bank of New York, ad
dressing the Chicago Bankers club
recently, warned the auditors that the
United States would have to meet
social and economic problems as
result Of the European war that would
tax the ingenuity and resourcefulness
of the nation, and called upon the
bankers to prepare to aid in the
solution of these problems.
The belief that the United States
could proceed along it's own way unaf-
fected by the war and seeking only to
keep out of 1t, he declared a lack OF
Imagination, blindness of vision and
complete failure to understand the
unity of the Industrial, commercial and
financial world.
Unless l utterly misjudge AFFAIRS"
he said, there are going to develop
for this country problems of the gra-
vest import, problems that will need
for their correct solution the atten.
ton Of the most enlightened minds.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
AT Los ANGELES
GASOLINE BLADDERs USED TO
SPREAD FLAMES ACCORDING
FIRE CHIEFS REPORT
LLEWELLYN IRON WORKS co
John McNarama, Now Feion, somo
ed Same Building on Christmas
Day. Loss is Placed Between
100000 and 100000

Los Angeles, Cal-Fire which de-
stroyed the greater part of the LEV
ellyn iron works here Saturday was
caused by gasoline bladders, accord
ing to the report of A. J. Ely, chief OF
the fire department He said nc
bombs were used.
"It was apparent the fire was of in
cendary origin" said the chief
when / reached the scene, several
minutes after the first alarm, the
building was virtually destroyed. The
flames had spread to the acetylene
tanks and caused several explosions
From evidence l have I am confident
gasoline bladders were used. These
are made of canvas and some hold as
much as five gallons Of gasoline. They
do not explode"
A little over half of the company s
plant, which covered II acres, was
burned, destroying seven departments
The loss is placed between 100000
and 100000.
1t was at the front entrance of the
building, on Redondo street, where the
fire was discovered Saturday that
there occurred bomb explosion on
Christmas morning, 1910.
John j. Mcnamara, former secre
tary-treasurer of the international
Bridge and structural Iron Workers
one of the four men charged with dy
namiting the Los Angeles Times build
ing, pleaded guilty to the LIewellyn
dynamiting, and now is serving 10
year sentence for it at San Quentin
penitentiary.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
BUY NEW AVIATION FIELD
The U. S. Government Proving
Grounds to Be Among Worlds
Very Best

Washington.-The war department
has puschased 100 acres on lower
Chesapeake bay near Fort Monroe fo1
use as an aviation experimental and
proving ground for the army. The
price paid was s29O,OO0. Officials
estimate that s1,5OO,OO will be asked OF
congress for buildings and equipments
with the idea of making it among the
foremost stations of the kind in the
world outside of countries now en-
gagged in war.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Vote for Continuous School.

The academic council at Stanford
university voted in favor of college
year around, with the work divided
into four semesters, which will elm
mate the summer vacation. A normal
course, however, will require only
three semesters' attendance each
year, although student may apply
himself continuously throughout the
year, thus becoming candidate for
graduation at the end of three years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Sylvia Pankhurst Mobbed.

London.--Sylvia Pankhurst, the mil
liant suffragette, and number OF
sympathizers endeavored to hold a
demonstration at the East India
dock gates Sunday to demand peace.
A big crowd assembled and mobbed
the speaker.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Aqree On Larqer Homesteads

Washington.-All Of the disputed
points in the Ferris bill to provide
640-acre homesteads, principally for
grazing purposes, were smoothed out
Saturday in conferences between the
house and senate and the measure
goes to the president now for sigma
ure the bill has been supported by
the interior department and western
congressman as a measure of further
opening the public domain.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES.

All the elevators in the Harlem,
Mont, section are full of grain.
The flour mill and grain elevator
are two new enterprises for Chinook,
Mont.
The Farmers Equity Cooperative
association has been formed at Shell
by, Mont, and will erect an elevator.
The first annual Northwest grain
convention will be held at Corvallis,
Ore, during the first week Of Janu-
airy on the 3D., 4th and 5th. Bulk
Of grain and the discard Of
the sack system will be thoroughly
and fully discussed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Egg King Has Laugh.

Chicago.-After three weeks in
vestigation Of the operations Of
the operations Of James e. Wetz, self
styled egg king, who is said to have
72,000,00o dozen eggs in Chicago cold
storage houses and to be one Of the
four men who are said to control the
egg market Of the middle west, it
was discovered they were within the
law.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
MARKET AT SPOKANE.

Despite the continued agitation con
corning the high cost of living, with
the resultant flood of panaceas Of.
fered by impractical enthusiasts
which ordinarily would have deter.
rent effect, the business condition of
the country was never better. Bust.
ness men generally have apparently
arrived at the definite conclusion
that, no matter what transpires in
connection with the foreign and do
nestle difficulties that beset the
United States, prosperity Is here fol-
a permanent stay.
Provisions.
Butter--In sympathy with the re
action at other points and because OF
unsettled conditions, the butter mar
ket Is q little easier this week and
quotations have been shaded about 2t
all along the line. This makes the
range 3s@40c for Washington cream
cry.
Eggs - Slightly increased receipts
of local fresh eggs has caused the
market to take on an easier feeling
and prices have been shaded trifle
Quotations on local fresh to the pro
ducers are now $13. At wholesale
eastern fresh are quoted at $14, while
the local are 81 more.
Fresh Meats-No change as to quo
tations is noted in this department
for the week, but the situation Is in
clined to be a little firmer, though
no radical changes are looked for.
Poultry-An advance of 1c on hem
Is noted this week, with all othe
quotations unchanged. Supplies com
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-22
Lowell Leads in Foreign Born

Eighty-one per cent of the population
of Lowell, Mass, is either foreign born
or of foreign parentage. With the ex-
ception of one other city this is the
highest percentage of residents OF
foreign extraction of any city in the
United States.