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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
MELONS RECEIVED
 ON MORRIS AVENUE
Eggs Advance, While Butter Declines-Changes Noted
 in Flour and Feedstuff

Several carloads of watermelons were received by produce dealers on Morris avenue yesterday. The melons are some what larger than the first shipments heretofore. This is due to the lateness of the arrival. For a number of years watermelons have been received in Bir- mingham several weeks earlier than this years crop. The early quotations range from 40 to 50 cents
 Fresh country eggs started on the up- ward trend again yesterday, while butter took the chute again for from 1kdlc on the pound. The advance of 1 cent a dozen on eggs is due to scarcity on ac- count of warm weather and the supply being placed in cold storage for winter. Butter has been on the decline for sev- eral weeks.
 Several changes were noted in the flour and feedstuff market. Flour is off sew eral points, while some of the other ar ticles made slight advances.
 Todays quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants Price)
 Fryers-30c.
 Hens-16c. Guineas-55c.
 Roosters-10c per lb.
 Fresh Country Eggs-21c graded 23c. Turkeys-Live. PC; dressed, 2ac.
 Geese-75c, or 13c pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Fish

(Wholesale Selling Price) Perch-S11c. Salt Water Trout-121ac. Red Snapper-10c in bbi, lots. lie small lots. Gray Snapper-7c. sMullet-6Q61zc. Spanish Mackerel-121sG15c. Shrimp-21ac. Sheephead-S1Ac. Virginia Croker-6c. Pompano-90c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 12s5c; receipts 230S; shipments. 1855; sales, 1211; stock, 63.771.
 Memphis: Middlins, 13c: receipts, All shipments, 165; sales. 300; stock, 112.- S7S.
 Augusta; Middling, 12.44c; receipts, 126; shipments, S50 sales, 15; stock, S6,762
 St. Louis: Middling. 12Nc; receipts, 13.978.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, s3s; shipments. 326: stock, 10,670.
 Little Rock: Middling, 12.SSc re- ceipts, 220; shipments, 1896; sales, 1896; stock, 17694.
 Total today: Receipts, 45S3; ship ments, 7691; stock, 305,153.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Metal Market

New York, June 5.--Copper firmer; elec- trolytic nearby nominal. September and later, S2S@2925. Iro nsteady: No. 1 north ern, $2o. 75@21.25; No. 2, S20. .25m20 75; No. i southern, s2O50@21; No. 2, S20 25@20 75 Metal exchange quotes tin steady; spot, s4o At London, spot copper. e124; fu- lures, 912O; electrolytic, s140. Spot tin 91S3 los; futures, s1S3 los. The metal ex- change quotes lead, S. Spelter easy; spot, East St. Louis delivery. SIS asked At London, lead e31 los. Spelter, s75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
English Money

London, June 5.-Bar silver, 31% pence pc rounce. Money, S% per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 4-9-16@4ss per cent; three months, 49-16@ss per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06

Mexican, dollars. 51Ac; government
 1 bonds steady; railroad bonds firm time loans firm, SO and 90 days, 3X per | cent six months, 3A @31k per cent; tcall money, firm; high, per cent; low, 21a per cent; ruling rate, 2b per l cent last loan, 3 per cent; closing bid, 27s per cent; offered at 3 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
GRAIN MARKET

On account of a local election held yesterday in Chicago there will we no review of Chicago grain market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Naval Stores

Savannah, June 5.-Turpentine, 3sdSskc: sales, BOA; receipts. 753; shipments, 6o2; stock 11,920. Resin firm: sales, 915 re- ceipts, 2e52: shipments, SIP: stock, 56, ,5s6 Quote, A, B, s4.90; c, D, s5.o5; E, F. G, H, I, s5.10; K, $5.3 30; M, $535; N, $55o; we, $5.75; wv, $6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Creamery Products

(WhoIesaIe SelIlngl Prlce) Creamery Butter-32hc; A. & M. cream
 cry, 3Ic; process butter, S0hc; oleomar-
 garine, l5@23c; country butter, 20c. Full Cream Cheese-1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06

HOTOGRAt UI1Es 00TOGlkAvUREs ROTOGRAvUREl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Poultry and Eggs
Meats

Crackers Selling Price) Extra Ribs-13ac. Bellies-14%c. Pork Loins-17c. Neck Bones-4c. Breakfast .-Bacon-20G2Sc. Spare Ribs-11c. Regular Hams-2cc. Skinned Hams-92c. Pure Lard-14c; compound, 12kc.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Smudging Need Shown in
Southern Oregon Fruit District

Medford - In the opinion of local
fruit men the year 1916 will mark the
final demonstration of the necessity Of
crude oil smudging in the growing of
fine fruit and apples in Southern Ore
gon.
At the beginning of the season there
was a distinct movement against
smudging, chiefly because of the an
noyance involved and damage to trees
from overflowing pots. In fact an in
junction against smudging was OBJ
tained by one group of orchards shortly
before the May freeze.
All this anti-smudge agitation is
ended now in the opinion of local grow
ers, for from May to May IA smudg-
ing in Rogue River valley orchards
was worth at least $500, 900.
Those orchardists who smudged, and
fortunately large proportion of them
did, lost practically nothing from the
low temperature, while except on the
high hillsides those who did not
smudge were wiped out. While the
loss has been serious, it is certain ac-
cording to experts who examined the
orchards that the first reports were
greatly exaggerated.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25

the rear of the column had passed by
thousands of spectators still fingered
to express their sense of confidence in
the strength OF government which
could claim such an army"
The statistics Of the Civil war are
highly interesting in view of what is
going on in Europe today. 1t has been
carefully figured out that there were
2,S9S,304 enlistments in the Union ar
mics during the war and approx
mately 100000 in the Confederate
armies. Reduced to the three-year
period there were the equivalent Of
1,556,67S enlistments in the Union
armies and 1.0S2.119 in the Confeder-
ate armies. The Union casualties were
67.05S killed in battle, 43,012 died Of
wounds, 224,5S6 died from disease, "a.
S72 died from accidents and other
causes; total deaths, S59,52S; total
wounded and recovered, 275,175. The
Confederates had $4,000 killed or dead
from wounds in battle and $4,000 lost
by disease or other causes.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Great Occasion Recalled.

The men who parade through the
streets of the country's cities and
towns on Memorial day do not ask to be
thought heroes. They are elderly citi-
zens who in their day answered the
cali Just as their sons and their sons
sons would answer it II it came today.
The country gave the command, they
obeyed.
What makes the parade of these
men a great occasion is the great.
ness of the occasion which it com.
memorates. Every one of the vet
erans is a unit In the mass which
made up fifty years ago the utmost
strength of the greatest republic on
earth, exerted to save itself from de-
struction and to wipe out from it the
curse of human slavery.
It is impossible to exaggerate the
Importance of the work which the
Union achieved for humanity or the
beauty Of the self-sacriflce which the
soldiers of 1861 made for the ideal of
liberty. 1t could not be easy for the
spectators In Pennsylvania avenue to
keep the tears from their eyes as the
blue-clad ranks passed by.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
NEWS ITEMS
Of General Interest
About Oregon
Oregon and California Land
Grant Title Is Not Clear

Washington, d. CAS- the Oregon
& California land grant bill stands on
the house calendar, it will not enable
the government Of the United States
10 pass clear title to any settler or
purchaser, in the opinion Of Repre-
sentative Hawley, and he has the sup
porting opinion Of several Of the good
lawyers Of the public lands committee
In this opinion.
"The BILL" said Mr.. Hawley,
"makes provision for the payment Of
back taxes-that is, for taxes that
have accrued for the past three years,
but | believe it does not provide for
the payment Of taxes which are now
becoming collectable. Moreover, the
bill fails to make provision for the
payment Of interest on back taxes and
fails also to provide for the payment
of penalties on those accrued taxes.
These omissions, in my opinion, render
it impossible for the United States to
give an absolutely clear title and / will
call attention to this shortcoming when
the bill is before the house.
"The prime reason for providing in
the bill for the payment of back taxes
was to enable the government to give
a clear title. Unless that section is
enlarged and made complete it will
fail Of its purpose and those who ac-
quire these lands from the government
will be liable for interest and for the
unpaid penalties and for the taxes that
are not paid by the government under
the Ferris BILL"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Clocks Moved One Hour
forward All Over Britain

London-Great Britain lost an hour
Sunday morning between 2 and 8
O'Clock through the Inauguration of
the daylight-saving experiment. Two
O'Clock Sunday morning was chosen as
the time of the change on the repre-
sentation of railroad companies, as
fewer trains were then running. At
that hour clocks in stations, signal
boxes and telegraph offices throughout
thee ountry were changed by the men
in charge.
A few long-distance trains, which
were running at the time of the
change, arrived an hour late, but ar
rangements were made for connecting
trains at functions to wait for them.
Time tables were not altered and
everything continued automatically as
usual.
The change was welcomed generally,
though there were some minor incon-
veniences in London, when alterations
to thousands of public clocks began
and continued throughout the night.
The fact that neither France nor
America adpoted the scheme caused
novel complications in newspaper
offices, news from these countries hav-
ing the appearance of being delayed an
hour.
The only opposition to the change
comes from the farmers in North
Hamptonshire, who at meeting rec
that the new system be ig-
nored as far as possible in working
farms, but not to the extent of defy
ing the railroad time tables.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Presidential Aspirant Has Clear
Majority Over Opponents.
MACARTHUR HOLDS Big LEAD AT START
0Icott Leads Moores for Secretary Of
State -Cummins Second, Bur-
ton Third-FeW for T. R.

Nearly every county of Oregon from
Multnomah county to the remotest cor
ners of the state has given Charles
Evans Hughes substantial majority
over all other candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for the Presi-
dency.
Returns from Oregon's statewide
primary election Friday show conclu-
sively that Justice Hughes is decidedly
the choice of Oregon Republicans for
the Chicago nomination next month.
He has large majority over all other
candidates put together. Senator AL
bert B. Cummins, of Iowa, is running
second, and ex-senator Burton, of
Ohio, third.
Colonel Roosevelt has received only
a light vote. His name was written
in on the ballot by supporters in near
ly every county represented in the
early returns.
Ben w. Olcott maintained a strong
lead over Charles B. Moores for the
Republican nomination for sectertary
of state. Mr.. Olcott is the incum-
bent.
For delegate-at-large to the National
convention there are seven leading
candidates, as follows: Cameron,
1924; Boyd, $3.50; Carey, 3488; Full
ton, 1926; Hawkins, 2913; Spencer,
2912; Ackerson, 21O8; Case,
1879; Peterson, 1876; Buland, 1893;
Warren, 1440; Morsley, 1862. The
situation is therefore left in doubt ex-
cept apparently as to Cameron and
Fulton.
In the Second district, with two to
elect, the vote seems to favor Brooke,
with 493.
In the First district the incomplete
vote on delegates is as follows: Bis
hop 1907; Calkins 1142; Abraham
1888; Sleeves 594.
w. G. Hawley and N. J. Sinnott,
Representatives in congress from the
First and Second districts, respective
ly, have been nominated to succeed
themselves without opposition. It is
P1oOobiC Iudt tilGy hdNC ISCCAfCu tuC
Democratic and Progressive nomina-
tions as well. In the Third district,
comprised of Multnomah county, a
fight was waged for
honors.
Complete returns from a few pre-
cincts and incomplete returns from
all the 375 precincts in Multi
nomah county at 8 80 o'clock Saturday
indicate that the Republicans
of the have renominated C. N. Nc
Arthur for representative in congress.
A. w. Lafferty is running second;
E. v. Littlefied is far to the rear.
At that hour the returns gave Mr..
lead of 877 votes over
Lafferty, who in turn was 703 ahead
of Littlefield.
McArthur's lead has been steadily
since the first returns were
received.
George H. Burnett and Frank A.
Moore have been nominated to succeed
on the Supreme bench, as
has John D. Micke for food and dairy
They had no opposi-
tiOn
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
THE OLD SOLDIERS!

Our ranks are growing thinner. every
year.
And death IL still a winner, every year,
Yet wo still must stick together
Like the toughest sort OF leather
And In any kind OF weather. every year
Our comrades have departed. every year
And leave us broken hearted. every year,
But their spirits fondly greet US
And constantly entreat US
To come that they may meet us. every
year.
Our steps are growing slower every year.
Pale death In still mower. every year.
Yet we faced him In the battle
Amid the muskets rattle.
Dcfying showers OF metal, every year.
We are growing old and lonely. every
year,
We have recollection only, every year.
And we bled for this grand nation
On many q field and station
And with any kind OF ration, every year.
And our enemies may fret us, every year,
But while onward We are drifting
Our souls with hopes are lifting
To heavenly scenes still shifting. every
year.
The Stars and Stripes grow brighter. ev-
cry year,
With labor burdens lighter. every year.
By blood OF soldier sages
Along the rolling ages
On freemen's holy pages. every year.
In the May time of the flowers, every
year,
We have lived in golden hours, every
year.
And our deeds be sung In story
the future growing hoary
With blaze OF living glory. every year!
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
TREASURY DEPARTMENT fRUSTRA!E
EVA1ONS IN INCOME REPORTS

Washington, d. G. - Attempted
frauds and evasions of the income tax
law aggregating SO, $50, 1856 have been
frustrated by the Treasury department,
it was announced Monday during the
first nine months Of the current fiscal
year.
The SO, $50, 1876 has been added by
the incorrect returns, assessed against
the delinquent corporations and indi-
viduals and will be collected. What
ever additional evasions and omissions
may be uncovered in returns yet to be
Investigated will be similarly treated.
More than 80, 900 Individual and cor
poration returns have yet to be exam
ined before the total Of the amount
withheld can be ascertained.
Agents Of the Internal Revenue bu-
reau, working under the direction of
Commissioner Osborn, have for months
Investigated all income tax returns
and will continue their work until
every one has been checked and veri-
fed. The investigation is said to have
disclosed that corporations have been
greater offenders than individuals. By
alleged evasion, omissions and direct
attempts to defraud, corporations
whose returns have thus far been ex-
amined are said to have failed 70 de-
clare their correct taxes to the extent
of SIS, 034, 026, while individuals failed
by So, 346, 159.
The general method of making in
correct returns, it is said, has been to
pad expense items, which are deducted
from gross receipts to determine net
income. Few corporations or individ-
uals, it is said, understand their gross
incomes. Many are said to have add
ed tens of thousands of dollars to
their incomes of expense.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25

out tho grounds. A signal gun fred
by Dupont's battery announced that
the days work was over and benedic'
tlon was then pronounced by Rev. b.
Swallow, chaplain OF the department
OF the Potomac.
Tho day was q beautiful one and II
IL estimated that between $4,000 and
10000 people attended tho services.
All tho departments OF the general and
municipal governments. the banks.
courts and principal places OF business
were closed. TO give all chance OF
participating In the ceremonies.
Simple exercises In keeping with the
spirit OF tho day were also held at the
Soldiers Homo, Oak Hill, Congress
Bional and Glenwood cemeteries.
The amDhitheater at Arlington was
built In 1873 for the memorial day
ceremonies. II was put up hurriedly
after the design OF Gen. Montgomery
Meigs. twenty-five carpenters. twelve
bricklayers and thirty laborers worked
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
WHEN THE GREAT
ARMY Of THE WEST
PASSED IN REVIEW

~ PEAKING OF his troops, who
passed In grand review al
Washington ut the close OF the
great war, General Sherman
says:
1T was, in my judgment, the most
magnificent army In existence-65,0 900
men, in splendid physique. who had
Just completed march Of nearly
1000 miles In hostile country, In
good drill, and who realized that they
were being closely scrutinized by
thousands OF their fellow countrymen
and by foreigners. Division after divi.
sion passed, each commander Of an
army corps or division coming on
the stand during the passage of his
command TO be presented to the presi.
dent, cabinet and spectators. The
steadiness and firmness OF tread. the
careful dress on the guides, the uni.
form intervals between the companies,
all eyes directly to the front, and the
tattered and bulletriven flags, fes.
tooned with flowers, all attracted no.
tice. Many good people up to that
time had looked upon our Western
army as sort of a mob; but the world
then saw and recognized as a fact that
1t was an army in the proper sense.
well organized. well commanded and
disciplined. and II was no wonder that
1t had swept through the South like
tornado. For six hours and half
that strong tread of the army OF the
West resounded along Pennsylvania
avenue. Not soul OF that vast crowd
of spectators left his place. and when
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Bryan Attacks Saloons.

Atlantic City, N. j. William j.
Bryan was the principal speaker at a
meeting here Sunday under the au-
spices of the Presbyterian General as
sembly which is holding its 128th an
nual convention in this city. Mr..
Bryan spoke for an hour, conining his
remarks chiefly to temperance.
'The most pathetic struggle in the
world" he declared, sis not that on
the battlefield, by men Injured to hard
ships, but the mother struggling to
save her boy from the influence of the
saloon"
Referring briefly to the European
war, Mr.. Bryan said it was Americas
duty to relieve the suffering on both
sides and ''turn them like prodigal
sons away from the husks on which
they feed and establish worldwide
neace ~
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Entrance to Arlington.

day. The bodies OF thousands and thou
sands which were gathered from the
battlefields OF Virginia and Maryland,
together with those whose remains
were removed from trenches and pits
on battle sites, were inferred at the
beautiful resting place that the govern
ment had set aside, and 1t seemed just
ly appropriate that unusual ceremonies
should take place there.
The decoration Of the graves con-
cluded the days lengthy program.
Every mound was ornamented with
bouquets, wreaths and flags and sew
eral memorials of unique design were
erected at various intervals through
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
1000 Acres in willamette
Valley Can Be Watered

Salem-Approximately 100, 900 acres
of land can be feasibly irriagted in the
Willamette valley at,the present time,
results of an investigation just COM
pleted by the United States Reclama-
tion Service in cooperation with the
state engineers Office show. A joint
report of the inquiry into irrigation
and power deveoplment possibilities of
the Willamette valley was issued this
week.
The survey extended from Candy at
the mouth of the Molalla river to the
head of the Willamette river above
Cottage Grove and included the area in
the immediate vicinity of Portland.
1t is pointed out that the water sup
ply for the proposed irrigation of the
valley lands in many cases may be OBJ
tanned from wells by pumping. The
report declares that the average econ
omic duty of water which seems to be
indicated for the valley as whole is
eight inches delivered to the land,
varying with local conditions of soil
and crops.
Those employed in the survey inves-
tigated the water power development
possibilities on the north fork of the
Santiam river with storage at Marion
lake; the upper reaches of the Nc
Kinzie river and the middle fork of
the Willamette river.
On the McKinzie river there are
two existing plants and at least two
new developments proposed, one at
Vida and the other between the outlet
of Clear lake and the mouth of Smith
river, involving the use of Clear lake
for regulation of flow.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
NATION QUICK TO
ADOPT IDEA OF
HONOR|NG DEAD

A BOUT two years after the war
~ between tho sections OF tho
~ country had ended II was OBJ
served that few women OF
Columbus. Miss. had decorated the
graves In that vicinity with tho
choicest OF springs early blooms. This
little act OF thoughtfulnoSs included
Union as we'll as Confederate soldiers.
A New York newspaper published II
notice OF this occurrence and made a
fow remarks commanding IT,
From that humble beginning has
sprung our great holiday OF tho deco
ration, which was formally established
In 1868. At that time AdJutant General
Chapman suggested TO Gen. John A.
Logan, commander In chief OF the o..
A. r.. that tho organization set reg.
ular day on which TO decorate the
was decided upon by General Logan.
who urged the people OF tho nation to
keep the day In every city. village and
hamlet churchyard throughout tho
land. lie offered no form OF ceremony
TO be followed. but suggested TO his
comrades that they carry out such
testimonials and services OF respect
as they deemed fitting and proper. In
concluding he set forth the earnest
hope that the observance which he In
augurated would be kept up from year
10 year as long as a survivor OF the
war remains
On tho first memorial day twenty.
seven states Joined In the celebration
and the heroes graves were strewn
with flowers In 1873 burying places. At
Arlington on that occasion the serv-
ices were unusually impressive and
James A. Garfield was the speaker OF
the day. His address will ever be re-
membered as foremost exponent OF
the spirit and Significance Of the great
holiday.
In the following year. 1869. however.
more elaborate preparations had been
made and the program carried out at
the national cemetery was one OF the
best In all the history OF Decoration
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
General Buffers Way.

Probably more stories were told
about Butler than Of any other man in
the war-unless, perhaps, it was
Grant. To illustrate his habit of do
ing things promptly and effectively,
an incident is mentioned where
newspaper correspondent called to ask
him for something that had to be writ
ten. Possibly it was pass. At all
events, there was no place to write,
because the only table in the room
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
Hughes-Herick Is Cry.

Chicago" Hughes and Herrick."
"H and HIP Catchy. isn't it, and
easy to remember.
Word of this combination comes to
Republican headquarters in Chicago
just after ex-President Taft had visit
ed Justice Hughes in Washington and
discussed with him his willingness to
accept the Republican nomination for
President.
Mr.. Taft and Myron T. Herrick, Of
Ohio, are close political friends. AS
President, Mr.. Taft sent Mr.. Merrick
to France as ambassador.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-25
500, 900 Left to Music.

Chicago = A trust fund of $500, 900
to provide for the establishment in Chi
cago of great school of music, "for
the benefit not only of said city, but
of all America" was left to the Chi
cago Orchestral association by Bryan
Lathrop, wealthy real estate broker.
The will was filed for probate and un-
der it's terms the income from the fund
would be used in establishing and
maintaining such school in connec-
tion with the orchestra association.