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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS

Portland Wheat Bluestem, $1.30
forty-fold, $1.28; club, $1.27; red fife
$1.28; red Russian, $1.26.
Flour - Patents, 1920; straights
$3.50 a 6; exports, $500; valley
$3.50; whole wheat, $6.40; graham,
1920.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, SEQ. .5t
per ton; shorts, $3.50; rolled barley,
$35@36.
Corn Whole, s42 per ton; cracked,
$43.
Hay-Producers' prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon SIG. 50@1S per ton;
timothy, valley, SIS "a 16; alfalfa,
$l4.50; wheat hay, s12. 50@13.5 so; oat
and vetch, $12 q 1880; cheat, s11;
clover, $40.
Butter - Exchange prices: Cubes,
extras, no bid, 30c asked. Jobbing
prices: Prints, extras, 32@34c; but
terfat, No. /, Bic; No. 2, 29c, Port
land.
Eggs - Oregon ranch, exchange
prices, current receipts. 27c dozen.
Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled,
28@30c; selects, 32c.
Poultry--Hens, 13a@14ac per pound /;
broilers, 16@17c; turkeys, live, 18@
22c; ducks. 11@14sc; geese, 9@11c.
Veal- Fancy, 12a@13c per pound.
Pork-Fancy, 12s@13c per pound.
vegetables-Artichok 75c@$1 per
dozen; tomatoes, 30@60c per crate;
cabbage, $1.75 per hundred; peppers,
4@5c per pound; eggplant, 6@7c; let
tuce, 20@25c per dozen; cucumbers,
25@50c per box; beans, &c per pound;
celery. 75@85c per dozen; corn, 10@
25c.
Potatoes New, 9Oc@s1. .15 per hun
dred; sweets, 3s@4c.
Onions California, $1.50 per sack;
Walla Walla, $1.50 per sack.
Green uitsApples, new, 75c a
$1.85 per box; cantaloupes, 60c@$1. so
per crate; peaches, 40@75c per box;
watermelons, 1ac per pound; plums,
75c0$1 per box; pears, $1.25@1 so;
grapes, s1.10@1.75; casabas, lie per
pound.
Sack Vegetables -- Turips, s1.25;
carrots. $1.25 q 1856; beets. SLIPS a
1.50.
Hops 1915 crop, nominal; 1916
contracts, Sc, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 23@26c
per pound; coarse, 30@32c; valley, 80
@32c.
Casara Bark-Old and new, 4ac per
pound.
Cattle - Steers, prime. Sc. 50@6. 75;
good, $6@6. so; common to fair. $5@
$50; cows, choice, $5@5. so; medium
to good, 4.50@5; ordinary to fair.
s4@4.5 so; heifers, $4@5. rs; bulls, So
04. 25; calves, $3@6.
Hogs-Prime, $9.55@9.65; good to
prime mixed, $3.50 a $50; rough |
,eavy. $s.75@9.25; pigs and skips,
b8. 25@8.75.
Sheep-Lambs, $3.50 a S.25; year
ing wethers. SIS. 1906. 80; old wethers,
IS. 50@6; ewes, So. .50@5. so.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
French Plants Visited.

Paris = Members of the American
Economic Mission, now visiting
France, were received Saturday by
David Mennet, of the National Associ-
alton Of Economic Expansion, and also
conferred with representatives of vari-
GUS industrial groups concerning ways
of developing the commercial relations
of the two countries. During the stay
in Paris the members will visit the
principal industries and the biggest es-
Establishments working for the army.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
Greece Awaiting AIIies's Decision.

London-Great Importance is at.
tached in dispatches of Saturday tc
Reuter- and the Exchange Telegraph tc
the conference at Athens between the
entente ministers ndsPremier Zaimis.
The Greek premier seemingly made
no definite statement regarding the
Greek governments intentions, but
sounded the diplomatic representatives
regarding the feeling of their govern
ments in the event of Greece's depar-
ture from neutrality. The ministers
replied that they welcomed proposals
from the Greek government, which
they would submit to their own gov
ernments.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
Villa Chase to Start.

Chihuahua City - Mexican govern
ment troops are preparing to take the
field in vigorous offensive against
Villa and his bandits, reported to be in
the Santa Clara canyon. This an
nouncement was made by General Ja-
cinto Trevino, following conference
with Generals Matios Ramos, Domingo
Arrieta and Elsondio. General Ire
vino withheld details of the plans
formulated, but said Is pieces of artil-
lery have been sent for the campaign.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
ITEMS
4 OF General Interest
About Oregon
Oregon Victims Alleged to Have
Lost $4,000 to Promote

4 Eugene - Officers Of the Unitet
States government are investigating
the record Of F. G. Mathison, Sar
Francisco real estate dealer, ARRESTED
In Oakland, Cal, Monday, according Il
a statement made here by District At
torney j. M. Devers. Attorney Deveri
also stated that the authorities believe
that Mathison, who is charged with
having obtained title to real estate ir
Lane and Linn counties worth from
$50, 900 to 100000 in exchange for
bogus abstracts Of title to Texas land,
did not operate alone and that other
arrests revealing a conspiracy to de.
fraud on an extensive scale are prob
able.
District Attorney Devers prepared
reqiustion papers for Mathison, to be
signed by the governor. In the event
Federal charge Is perferred the state
will likely turn the prisoner over to
the Federal authorities for trial, he
said.
In one Of the letters in the possess
sion Of the officers Mathison ia said to
have written that he had "unloaded
the Oregon stuff" and had done very
well. The Oregon stuff" referred to
10 alleged to have been land to which
he had obtained title In exchange for
alleged worthless abstracts Of title to
Texas land.
Attorney Devers stated that in the
cases he had investigated, the abb
stracts Of title which on their face
were genuine and set up clear chain
Of title purported to have been made
by an abstract company which did not
exist. The records in the county In
which the Texas land is located con-
tain no record Of such abstracts.
The land Mathison purported TO con-
vey to the Lane county farmers alleged
To have been swindled Of their farms,
Eelongs to Mrs. H. M. King, reputed
tl be multi-millionaire, Of Corpus
Christi, Tex. 1t is part Of her ranch,
which consists of Mexican grant that
has never been subdivided. Her agent,
Attorney Robert Kleberg, in letter
to District Attorney ]. M. Devers
stated that Mathison was unknown to
him.
From Andrew Bossen, who swore to
the complaint against Mathison, title
to Lane county land worth $40, 900 and
5000 in personal property was obtained
in exchange for an abstract Of title |
calling for 800 acres Of the Texas land. |
Bossen announced some time ago that |
he had sold his farm and that he was
going to Texas to develop his newly
acquired land.
From Pierce & Dehel, Of Pleasant
Hill, title to 320-acre tract Of Lane
county land was obtained by Mathison.
Marvin Martin, of Brownsville, Linn
county, gave deed for 378 acres of
Oregon land and note for $500 for
IN abstract Of title to 480 acres of
Texas land.
S. j. Johns, of Myrtle Creek, Doug
as county, was about to complete an
exchange Of his property for Texas
and offered by Mathison. He took
hathison's abstract of title to an at
orney. There was some question as
o Texas law and letters of inquiry
written to attorneys in Texas revealed
hat the abstracts Of title were not
,enuine, it is stated.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
Man 100 Years Old Dies.

Salem - George w. Bennett, aged
100 years and months, died Monday
at the State Insane hospital. He had
been patient of the hospital since
1910 and previous to that time was an
inmate of the Soldiers Home at Rose
burg. Mr.. Bennett was born in New
York and served through the Civil war.
He had no known relatives and the
body is being held pending instructions
from Benefits guardian, Captain ].
A. buchanan, of Roseburg.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
dent at Cheng Chiatun, in which 81

dent at Cheng Chiatun, in which six
Japanese and four Chinese soldiers were
killed in a clash between troops Of the
two garrisons, reports that the trouble
began with street fight between a
Japanese civilian and q Chinese SOL
dier. Japanese soldiers attempted to
force their way into the Chinese bar
racks to arrest the soldier. A jap
anese soldier, the commissioner says,
slashed the Chinese sentry with q
sword, where upon firing began.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
Heavy Rain Causes Loss to Growers

Heavy Rain Causes Loss to Growers.
Sheridan-The showers of Saturday
settled down into q steady drizzle,
threatening wholesale damage to grain
and hops. Hoppicking commenced
with the growers anxious to get the
crops in. They estimate a 20 per cent
loss already-100 bales of the 500 that
was estimated as the season output
from this section.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
No Slump in Produce Market.

| Tacoma-There was no slump in the
produce market as result Of jobbers
loading up with the expectation Of q
railroad strike and high prices when it
opened Tuesday after being closed two
days. None of the Tacoma jobbers
overloaded, although all had good stocks
on hand when they opened. The ar
rivals were heavy, especially in canta-
loupes and peaches, including several
cars Of Elbertas. Ebertas are now rs
cents box and dealers are advising
housewives to make their preserving
peace purchases now. as the price will
likely not drop any lower. The short
age of the crop and heavy Eastern de-
mand is responsible for the high price
this year.
Although beef prices dropped half
cent pound on the opening of the
market, pork and mutton advanced
from half cent to cents a pound.
Dressed hogs advanced from 125 to 143
cents a pound, and Diamond T. C.
lambs from Ia to 16 cents a pound.
Hog products in the East have ad-
vanced heavily during the past month
and the result is being felt here.
Heavy export trade is thought to be
responsible, as there is no shortage in
the hog crop in the Middle West. Nut
ton, because of high prices last spring,
caused heavy selling of the parent
stock, with the result that there were
fewer 1916 lambs than there other
wise would have been.
Egg and butter prices opened un-
changed. Cheese shows strong ten
dency to advance and the price may be
q cent higher all around by the end of
the week.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-09-14
Cheap Peaches Are Not Expected.

Portland-The peach market holds
firm. and. in the opinion of Front
street dealers, will continue SO
throughout the season, as there is not
likely to be any over-supply. The best
yellow peaches are held at 65 and rs
cents box. The market is about 20
cents over the level customary at this
time of the year. Cantaloupes were in
large supply and weak. Prices had a
wide range of 81 to s1.60 q crate, ac-
cording to quality. Buyers gave the
preference to California cantaloupes at
the higher prices over Toppenish stock.
The day book., 1916-10-31
COCHRAN'S COMMENT
unNME nIIAIMEA AND AEII1EP

This explanation of why I don't
think Guinea is as strong this year
as he was in 1912 may help some.
Four years ago organized labor was
at war with the trust press, because
of the lockout of union pressmen.
Hoyne was the Democratic nominee
and a member of the so-caIled
Hearst-Harirso faction. 1t was be-
Heved then that Hoyne, if elected,
would be controlled by the trust
press through Andy Lawrence Of the
Hearst papers. l believed it myself
and opposed Hoyne. The states at
torney's office always had played into
the hands of the trust press. I
thought Hoyne would do the same.
So did labor. And organized labor
supported Guinea, making one of
the hardest fights for him it ever
made in Chicago. After Hoyne took
office he proved that he wasn't a tool
of the trust press, wasn't controlled
by Hearst, Harrison, Lawrence or
anybody else, and that he wasn't
hostile to labor. AS a member of the
arbitration board he fought with all
his great ability for the street car
men and helped win great victory.
He has been fair to organized labor
ever since. He did prosecute graft
ing business agents, but honest
Unionists can't find fault with that.
The evidence proved that the con-
Victed men were guilty.
Today there is no fight of organ
lied labor against Hoyne. Socialists
are for Guinea, which is all right.
But organized labor hasn't endorsed
Guinea and isn't opposing Hoyne as
a body. Most of the street car men
are for HOyne, and I believe they are
right in standing by the man who
helped them win a substantial vic
tory. Other unions also are for
HOyne, and most of the trust press,
led by the Tribune, is against him.
The day book., 1916-10-31

tween Hoyne and Guinea so that
Miller can win-in the expectation,
probably, that Miller will be entirely
satisfactory to the trust press. There
is another reason. HOyne's success
full attack on the Thompson admins
tration and rottenness in the police
department, together with Wilson's
popularity, threatens the entire Re-
publican county ticket - hence the
Tribune fight to attempt to discredit
HOyne, and the silence of other Re-
publican papers that ordinarily
would be backing a states attorney
who has waged successful fight
against crime.
With a Wilson landslide on, with
organized labor not unfriendly to
Hoyne, with the Thompson admins
tration in bad, with danger Of free
crime in Chicago if the same bosses
that control the police in control of
the states attorneys office, with
Guinea not endorsed by the Chicago
Federation of Labor as he was in
1912, 1 can't see how Guinea has as
good a chance now as he had then.
And 1 can see grave danger, not to
organized labor, but to the entire
honest citizenship of Chicago in the
election of Miller as states attorney.
I have seen labor licked so often in
politics because it was divided that 1
have come to look for the tricks that
are played.to divide it. You can't
make me believe that the Tribune
wants a Socialist states attorney, or
a states attorney that will be fair to
labor. 1 am not urging Socialists or
anybody else to vote for HOyne.
am merely telling labor the truth as
l see it. When have done that I have
done my duty, and labor ought to.
vote as it pleases. My honest belief
is that the Trib's game is to split the
labor and Democratic vote in order
to help Miller, believing it can help
L. L l.
The day book., 1916-10-31

Up til Rip Van Wrinkles time paint
brushes were made with the handle
on the other end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Field for Illiteracy Work
le Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 A visit to the office of the probate judge of Jefferson county any day since the list of qualified voters was printed Saturday, March 8, 1916, shows a condition of injustice and wrong exist ing as the result of apparent ignorance of even the slightest principle of mathe- matics on the part of the majority of the members of the 1915 legislature, and it would be well for the voters of Jeffer- son county to ascertain from the candi- dates who desire to represent this county in the next legislature if they understand even the rudiments of mathematics. otn- erwise other legislation might be enacted attempting to compel gan officer to do 57 days work in 45 days.
 Section 12 of the new registration law, which is the cause of so much trouble and worry in the office of the probate judge, provides that the registrar in each county shall visit each precinct except the precinct in which is located the county site, at least once, and oftener If necessary, between November 15, 1915, and January l. 1916, and each two years thereafter and shall remain there al least one day from a. m. until sunset, and shall sit at the courthouse at the county seat from January 1, 1916, to Janu- ary 5, 1916. to make a complete registra- tion of all persons entitled to vote. This section also provides that the time con- stunned by the. board in completing such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16

registration shall not exceed 40 working days in any county except that in coun- ties having more than 5000 population the time shall not exceed 60 days.
 If anyone will take calendar he will lsee that there are exactly 45 working days in the period of time specified in section 12 of the new registration law, beginning November I5, 1915, and ending January D. 1916. five of which must be spent at the courthouse. leaving in Jeff ferson county 52 precincts, exclusive of the precinct in which the courthouse is located, to be visited in 40 working days. As the law expressly states that the reg istrar shall remain in each precinct at least one day from 8 a. m. until sunset,
 how could the registrar visit each of the there from a. m. until sunset, during the 70 days. Even the faintest knowl- edge of mathematics will show any per- son that 12 precincts would have to be left unvisited and this being 50, how would 1t be possible for the registrar ito make complete registration of all per-
 sons entitled to voteT' The only way by
 which the registrar would be able Ito make complete registration of all persons entitled to vote'' should be for that off, cer to act under that provision of sec- tion 12 fixing a limitation for completing the registration in counties having more than 5000 of not exceeding 50 days, and after completing his work at the court house to visit each of the remaining IF precincts and spending one day in each.
 This is what Registrar Ray did, but un- der the decision of the attorney general, all those who registered after January 5 1916, have been disfranchised for the next two years, and cannot vote either in the
 coming primary or at the general elec- ton. Is this not a rank injustice to those who so registered?
 Many young men, as well as new resi- dents, not only lost their time on the day of registration, but are losing fur ther and valuable time in calling on the probate judge to ascertain, if possible why they have been disfranchised. The only satisfaction they receive is that the registration law is to blame and not the registrar or probate judge. But that i: mighty little satisfaction when they also | learn that the wrong they have suffered cannot be righted, and that under the de- cision of the attorney general they have
 no redress for two years; that their dis | franchisement is due to the asininity of 8
 majority of the 1915 legislature, and theil gross ignorance in not seeing that task requiring 57 days for performance could
 not be done in 45 days. Does 1t not look
 as though the 1915 legislature might be 6 ! fertile field for the illiteracy commission to work in? It certainly does to me anc
 many of my friends.
 am not lawyer and. therefore. an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
PUBLIC UTILITIES RACE

Such is the situation with respect to the races for national committeeman and delegates at-large. In the several other political contests, the prohibit tion question has been given little prominence, since that already has been settled by the state. The race for president of the public service com mission, for which President Sam P. Kennedy, Henry Pc. Merritt, and J. A. Carnley are aspirants, has been fea- tured by personalities rather than by any political issues. Everyone of these candidates has had something to say about his opponents, and each has been kept busy publishing denials of charges.
 The other contests for state offices have progressed smoothly. The race for places on the court of appeals has been featureless. although there are six candidates for the three places, Judge John Pelham, Gen. Charles R. Bricken. Thomas E. Knight. Judge J. B. Brown, and Chancellor w. w. Whiteside. Such may also be said of the contest for chief justice of the supreme court, in which Judge John c. Anderson is op- posed by James A. Mitchell of Bir- mingham.
 of the state department of game and fish, is opposed by Capt. A. c. Goodwin and Kirby s. Ward, neither of whom on the voters of the state, judging by reports brought to the capitol. In fact, the election of Commissioner Wallace is the only one concerning which there is any unanimity of ODiniOu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
Without Morphine
 "Addicts' Go Crazy

Nashville, Tenn.-The sudden cutting off of the supply of morphine users un- der provision of the new law has proved a terrible shock to the system and in some instances has resulted in insanity,
 The system cannot stand the shock of sudden withdrawal. The only way to conquer the morphine or any drug habit is with the aid of scientific treatment
 such as is administered at Cedarcroft Sanitarium whose head, Dr. Power Gribble, has spent lifetime in curing drug addictions. This treatment re- moves the need for drugs, and removes cruelty or torture of any kind. We don't accept the fee unless the patient de. clares he is fully cured. Home treatmen under care of local physician for those who can't come to the Sanitarium. Write today for booklet. sent in plain wrapper addressing Cedarcroft 6anitarium. Bo1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
A Tender Conscience
rom the Pittsburg Post.

F4fon the Pittsburg Post.
 Molly and Minnie were two little girls Iwho had been very carefully brought up. Particularly had they learned that they must never tell a ne-not even white lie-nor deceive anyone.
 One day these small girls met large COW in a field they were crossing. They were much frightened and stopped, not Knowing what to do. Then said Minnie:
 T know, Molly! Let's go right on Lnnd pretend we're not afraid of it.
 But Mollyts conscience was wide awake
 ''Wou1dn't that be deceiving the cows?'' she objected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16

not versed in the technicalities of the game, but 1t seems to me as though the intent of the legislature should be taken into consideration, and the intention of the legislature is manifest to me in the use of the words have heretofore quoted, Ito make complete registration of all persons entitled to register" Also in the further provision that in complet-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
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ing the registration in counties having more than 50000 population the time shall not exceed 60 days. I am advising all my friends who have been disfranchised for registering after January 5, 1916 to go to the polls and offer to vote in the same way as though their vote was chal- lenged. EDWARD PATILLO.
 Birmingham, December IA. 1916.