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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
AMERICAN FARMS PROSPEROUS
Gross Value of Products in 1916 Esti.
mated at the Great Total Of
$13,449. 900, 900.

Washington. - American farm prod
ucts attained gross value of $13,
449, 100000 in 1916, making that yeal
the greatest in point of value of any
nthe nations existence. That esti
mate of the years gross value of farm
crops and animal products announced
recently by the department of agricul
ture exceeds by $2,674, 100000 the to-
tai of 1915, the previous record, and
by more than $4,000, 100000 the val
ue in 1914. Crop production for. the
year was comparatively low and did
not reach record figures except in a
few minor instances, but high prices
sent total values up.
Crops were valued at $9,111, 900 900
and animal products at $4,338, OOO, 900.
The crop value exceeded that Of 1915
by $2,204 100000 and of 1914 by ST.
299,00O.OOO.
The level of prices paid to produc-
ers for the principal crops on Deem
Der l, 1916, was about $50 per cent
higher than year previous.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

chicago.
Wheat-No. 2 red, s1.ee@1.e 7A; No
3 red, $1.9OA@1.91; No. hard, 81. es
No. 8 hard, nominal.
Hogs-Slow, SC under yesterdays
average; bulk, $1o.so@11.o5; light
$1o.45@11; mixed $1O.65011.10; heavy
$1O.70@11.10; rough, s10.7001O.sO;
pigs, 5000.
Steady. Native beef cattle
$s@11.s0; western steers $7.7O01O.1O;
stockers and feeders, $5.75@5.s5; COWS
and heifers, $4.75@1O.1O; calves, $1OG
| 1850.
Sheep = Steady; wethers, Se.65@
1910; lambs, $11.6OQ14.25.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, $1.O1s4; No. A
yellow, 97kc@$1.OO1a; No. white
9shc@$1.
Barley-s1@1.a2.
Timothy-$3.50@5.5o.
Clover-$12@17.
Butter-Lower; creamery, 31h@
36Ac. -
New York.
Raw sugar steady; centrifugal
5.27c; molasses, 4.4Oc; refined steady;
fine granulated, 675c.
Spot cotton quiet; middling upland
1880.
Coffee-Spot quiet; Rio U.s. 1oc: San.
tos As, 1OHc. The cost and freight
situation was reported unchanged.
Portland.
Hogs = Strong; bulk of packing
grades, $1O.40@1O.5O; heavy packing,
$1o.45@1o.55; heavy butchers, $1o.4o
@1o.5o; light packing, $10.35@1o.45;
rough heavies, $9.25@1O; pigs and
skips, scoops; stock hogs, $s.25@9;
cripples, $500.
Cattle-steady; steers, prime light,
$S.35@s.50; prime heavy, $s@8.35;
good, $7.75@s; COWS, choice, 1880
$50; medium to good, $6.25@7; ordi-
nary to fair, $5.75@6.25; heifers, $40
ESQ; bulls, $3.5o@5.5o; calves, SEQ
1000.
Sheep-Higher. Lambs, east of
mountains, $11@11.5O; lambs, valley,
$1o.75@11; lambs, good. s9.75@1o.25;
choice yearling wethers, $9.75@10.0O;
good yearlings, $9.50@975; choice
ewes, $9@8.25; heavy ewes, $6.75@
$50.
Butter - Prints, extras, 3s@39c;
cubes, extras, SEC; prime firsts, 35hc;
tirsts, 341z@35c.
Wheat-Bluestem, SLIP; fortyfold,
SLIGO; club, $1.67; red Russian, s1.63.
Oats, No. 1 white, $37. Barley, No. /
feed, $40
Tacoma.
Wheat-Bluestem, SLIGO; fortyfold,
$l.66; club and red fife, $1.66; red
Russian, $1.64.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26

from Spokane, but many from other
towns, according to records of the in
stitution. Shelter was found for all OF
them, in nearby homes and the other
hospitals of the city. Many of the
hotels offered to place all their
available rooms at the disposal of the
hospital authorities, but it was not
found necessary to accept the tender.
Will Rebuild.
Trustees Of the st. Luke's hospital
held a meeting before the firemen
had left the institution and decided
to erect 100000 building to re
place the entire structure.
Bishop Herman Page of the Episco
pal churches of the district was pres
ent when it was decided to start the
campaign for funds for new build
ing. The trustees and physicians OF
the staff in attendance pledged over
$4,000 as starter for the campaign
The Fidelity National bank will be
headquarters for the collection of the
funds.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
FRANZ BOPP TO PRISON;
PARTNERS GO WITH HIM
Jail Term and Fines for German Con.
sui Who Violated Neutrality
Crowley Also PenaIized.

San Francisco-Franz Bopp, former
consul of Germany here, was sen.
fenced by Judge William H. Hunt in
the United States court Tuesday to
serve two years in prison and pay a
fine of $4,000 for conspiring to VIC
late the neutrality of the United States
and restrain interstate war munition
shipments.
Il. H. Won Setback, former vice con.
sui, similarly convicted, was given a
like sentence.
Each was sentenced to two years
and fine of $4,000 on an indictment
charging conspiracy to set afoot mil.
itary enterprise against Canada, and
one year and $4,000 for conspiring tc
restrain Interstate commerce munitior
shipments in the United States. The
sentences run concurrently, making
an aggregate of two years imprison
ment
Lieutenant George Wilhelm Won
Brincken of the German army and a
consulate attache, was given a like
sentence.
Charles Carlos Crowley, secret con
sulate war agent, convicted as CO
conspirator, was given the same sen
tence as his superiors, and Judge Hunt
added that they were to stay in Jail
until the fine is paid even though they
would have to serve their sentences.
Mrs. Margaret Cornell, Crowley
secretary, for whom special clemency
was asked, got year and one day on
the military enterprise indictment and
a year for violating the Sherman law,
but no fines. Her sentences also are
to run concurrently
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
STOCK. AND CROP NOTES.

j. M. Perry & Co. of North Yakima
Wash, this week sold three carloads
of potatoes to Chicago parties at $50
per ton, which is SIS more than the
price three weeks ago. 1t is predicted
that sales will be made at $50 before
spring.
Three carloads of onions were sold
at North Yakima, Wash, by a Wapa.
to rancher to Thomas Davidson, rep
resenting C. r. Paddock. One car
was purchased for $40 ton and the
other two at SIS per ton. The grow.
er received $1,000 for the three car.
loads.
One of the largest sheep deals in
that vicinity was reported last week
when e. G. Johnston of Baker, Ore,
purchased $500 head from s. w. Fal.
kenes of Enterprise, Ore. While the
exact amount involved was not Civ.
en- out, 1t is known to be more than
100000.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings Ir
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

Chicago's coal wagon drivers strik,
called without warning Saturday, wal
declared over by night
The ministry of munitions of Eng
land issued an appeal for 5000 more
women to work in munition factories
Vhe Japanese army has announced
the invention of a new infantry ri
file by Colonel Kijiro Nambu, an au
thority on ordnance.
Three Americans were members
of the crew of the British steamer
Yarrowdale, captured by the German
raider in the South Atlantic.
A statewide prohibition bill was re
ported favorably to the lower branch
of the Indiana state legislature by
the public morals committee.
Russian forces are continuing their
counter attacks in the eastern Car
pathians and north of the SuchitZa
valley, on the Moldavian frontier.
The capture of the town of Names
ii, on the Sereth river, by German
troops on Friday was the most recent
important development on the war
fronts
Reports of the supposed movements
of the unidentified German raider in
the South Atlantic and details now
coming to light suggest that she may
have been accompanied by two or
three small submarines acting as
scouts.
An anonymous gift Of $4,000 to
the Polish relief fund was announced
Monday at New York. 1t set what
was declared to be high record for
war reliefs by unidentified donors.
The largest anonymous contribution
for that purpose previously announc-
ed was 100000 for Jewish relief.
Swiss consulates in the United
States and elsewhere throughout the
world have been instructed to inform
members of the second Swiss army
division and parts Of the fourth and
fifth army divisions which are not
already under arms to return i'm
mediately to Switzerland and join
the colors. There are but few in
this country.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
General Trade Conditions.

Dun's Review says: With the end
of the holidays and annual settlements,
business has regained momentum,
though wholesome caution is every
where manifest. While the outlook is
obscure, both buyers and sellers rec
ognize that transition to more nat
ural range of commodity prices is In
evitable, and among interests whose
requirements are covered far ahead
there is o disposition to defer pur-
chases in anticipation Of concessions.
Weekly bank clearings, S5,367 ,643, 070.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
BLIZZARD IN MIDDLE WEST.
Heavy Snow Hats Traffic In Mime.
sofa, Iowa and Wisconsin,.

Heavy Snow HaIts Traffic In Mime
sofa, Iowa and Wisconsin.
1908 ragged over southern Minnesota
western Wisconsin, North and South
Dakota and northern Iowa Sunday;
and all Monday with but slight signs
Of abatement. No loss of life has been
reported.
Snow began falling here early and
at daybreak the storm had assumed
the proportions of blizzard. With
out the slightest lull the storm con-
tinued during the day and at p. m.
the weather bureau announced that
Is inches of snow had fallen.
ALI traffic has been seriously i'm
peded.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
Expect Wilson to Veto AGAIN.

President Wilson has denied ap
plication for public hearing on the
immigration bill recently passed by
congress, and it is expected he will
veto the bill because of its literacy
test provision, which led him to veto
a similar measure previously. An
effort will be made to pass the bin
over his veto.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
Locomotive Business Good.

New York.-Gross earnings of the
American Locomotive company for 6
months ended December 81 amount
ed to $37,863,594, an increase Of $685.
464,735 over the corresponding period
of 1915. Profits for the six months
were $3,630,S34, a gain of $503,094,
Untitled orders at the end OF 1916
were reported as amounting to $751;
746.377,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
LUMBER AND WOODWORKING.

One of the biggest deals of recent
years In state lumber circles was the
sale last month of the Empire Lum-
Der Co.'s line Of seven yards to the
Libby Lumber Co. This new acqui-
sition gives the latter company "a
yards in Montana The consideration
was given as approximately 100000.
The Empire had yards at Great Falls,
Shelby, Big Sandy, simms, Conrad
and Waller.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION MEET
Salt Lake City Gets the Meet for 1871
New Officers.

Salt Lake City Gets the Meet for 1917
New Officers.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-Salt Lake City
was chosen for the 1918 meeting place
Of the American National Live Stock
association late Saturday. The Utah
city won over Kansas City, Mo.
The convention adopted resolutions
covering many phases of the meat
industry and allied activities. Touch.
ing on it's hope Of a federal investi
cation of the industry it passed a
draft urging that the department OF
agriculture be given the same powers
to make inquiries that the federal
trade commission possesses.
Want Reasonable" Import Duties.
The stockmen went on record as
against the placing Of live stock prod.
ucts on the free list and urged "rea.
sonable" import duties on them. 1t
also Endorsed state control of intra.
state live stock freight rates.
Abandonment of the plan of state
payments of bounties for wild animals
was recommended. the association
going on record as favoring cooper
alton with the biological survey In
stead, as a means of eradicating
predatory animals.
Officers.
Officers elected Isaac T. Pryor,
San Antonio. president; vice presi-
dents, John B. Kendrick. Sheridan,
Wyo.; c. M. O'Donnen, Bell Ranch,
N. M; M. X. Parson, Salt Lake City;
Wallis Huidekoper, Walls, Mont;
Isaac Baer, Meeker. COL; w. j. Tod,
Maple Hill. Kan; E. l.. Burke, Oma-
ha. John W. Springer. Denver. was
elected treasurer and r. w. Tomlin-
son, Denver, secretary.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
Autos Only. for Park.

The order has igone forth that
henceforth all horse-drawn stages
will be barred from Yellowstone park
This, however, does not mean that
there will be bar to the travel
through that wonderland with a horse
drawn vehicle. 1t only applies to the
stage lines.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26

United States Consul Alger of Fer
ME, B. c., passed through his office
in December records of rs cars of
lead bullion shipped from Trail by the
Consolidated Mining & Smelling Co.
to the East Chicago refinery. These
cars represent total value of $780,
600, or $1,000 per car.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
week, with bluestem quoting at $1.5s,
club $1.55 and red Russian $1.52.

Flour-Market is strong at the ad-
vance noted last week and from pres
ent indications of the wheat market
further advance might be put into eff
feet. Dealers seem to have plenty of
stock for cfrrent needs and are only
buying as demands require.
Feed-No further changes as to
prices have been noted since the adj
vances indicated last week, and the
market is firm at present holdings.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
Great churn.

An immense churn, in use in Eng.
land, can turn out 600 pounds of but
ter at one time
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26

We don't blame some men for refus-
Ing to take their own advice.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26

Recommending that a total of near
.4y $3,000,000 be spent on the improve.
ment of state highways during the
coming biennium, State Highway
Commissioner James Allen has trans
mitted his so-called road budget to
the roads and bridges committees of
the statet legislature, setting forth
the proposed distribution of highway
moneys.
He .recommends that $1,135,022 be
spent on eastern Washington high.
ways during the biennium and ST.
847,96S on western Washington high
ways. OF the sum to be spent on
the east side he recommends that
$565,254 be raised in the public high
way fund by the one mill levy, while
east side counties will get $17S,76s
of federal aid money If his recon.
mendations are followed, and $751;
900 county money raised in the per.
manent highway fund will be spent
on improvement of public highways
in eastern Washington
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26

Women would be happy if they
could linve long without getting very
old
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
Grain, Flour and Feed.

Wheat-In spite of the reported &C.
tivities of submarines, the wheat mar.
ket held at about the same figures in
Chicago, and coast and local markets
reflect that Of the middle west to a
great extent. Locally, the prices are
up about cents over that named last
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
MARKET AT SPOKANE.

Demands have been we'll up to nor
NAL. Barring the usual quiet inner
ent to the turn of the year, the inven.
tories and clearance sales general de-
mands have been very good. Better
ment in the demand for lumber con.
tinues. The movement of farm prod.
ucts has been rather slow, due in large
measure to the fact that growers are
still holding for better prices, although
the present level is a very profitable
one.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
Patients From Nearby Towns.

The patients in the hospital at the
time the fire broke out were mostly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
BANKS NOT RESTRICTED.
Court Holds They May Buy Any Sum
in Liberty Bonds.

Il
Minneapolis, Dec. 21GDistrict Judge
W. C. Leary reversed recent ruling
Of Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
and held that there is nothing in the
law to limit the amount of United
States bonds for which any bank may
subscribe. Judge Leary's decision
was given in the test case brought at
the instance Of the ninth district Lib
erty Loan committee, M. E. Trumer as
q stakeholder Of the South Side State
bank asking for an Injunction compell-
ing the bank to dispose Of its Liberty
Loan holdings In excess Of N$22,500, or
IL per cent Of the banks capital and
surplus.
The attorney general had ruled that
the United States Is a corporation in
the meaning of the law, which says
that no state bank may invest more
than. Is per cent OF, it's capital and sur
plus in the seurities Of any one cor
poration. This ruling seriously ham,
pered the work Of the committee in the
second Liberty Loan campaign, and
toward its close r. e. Pearson, state
bank examiner, gave the banks per-
mission to disregard it, with the un-
derstanding that q suit would be
brought to get court ruling. It will
be carried to the state supreme court
at once for a final determination be-
fore the next Liberty Loan campaign.
Judge Leary holds that the United
States is not corporation within the
meaning Of the state law; and that the
plaintiffs conclusions Of law are not
true conclusions: The South Side State
bank, with $3.50, capital and surplus,
had $41,S00 in United States securities,
in addition to its subscription to the
second Liberty Loans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
ONE MAN CARS FOR CITY.
Burlington Company May Adopt Econ
ony in Operation Of Street Cars,

Burlington Company May Adopt Econ.
omy in Operation Of Street Cars.
Burlington. Dec. 21.-rhat eventually
the one-man car system will be in
troduced in Burlington on the local
street car lines is the information OBJ
tanned today thru an authentic source.
Increased cost of operation has plac-
ed street railway companies all over
the United States in q serious>position,
with the ultimate end nearing-in-
creased fares. Rather than raise the
fare to 6 cents, as number of cor
porations have already been forced to
resort to, the one-man car system has
sprung into use, which is said to have
lightened the traction company's imam
cial burden and thus avoided an in
crease in fares,
Burlington cost Of operating ex-
ceeds Any other city in the state" said
prominent local street railway Off
cial today In discussing the feasibility
o fthe one-man system in Burlington.
and states that, in all probability, per-
mission will be asked Of the city to try
out the new system in the near future.
The contention that the system
would sendanger the lives of the pas
sengers, according to local officials, has
been disproved, and they cite condi-
lions in towns where the one-man sys-
tenn prevails to back up their state
ment. IS, tlt,lsd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
PoRKLEss DAYS FOR 1918.
Saturdays TO 30 Made Another Day for
Food Conservation.


Waterloo, Dec. 21.-Porkless Satur-
day, which becomes effective Jan. ) Is
the latest measure Of conservation to
/ be adopted by the food administration,
according to Jacob 4evingston, man
ager Of Hotel Russell-Lamson who re-
turned yesterday from Sioux City
where he attended the annual meeting
Of the iowa State Hotel Mems. Associa-
ton. Porkless Saturday, in addition to
the regular meatless days once each
week, is expected to effect saving OF
tremendous proportions.
Another important feature Of the
convention was decision to bar COM
pletely the serving Of meats on Tues
day-meatless day. Dispensation had
been made in some instances whereby
restaurants were permitted to serve
meat between the hours of 8 p. m. and
6 a. M, but this resulted in consider
able confusion and will be done away
with.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
WANTED
FOUND
LOST

would follow If the price named 10Y
Mr.. Webster is sustained at Washing
ton" said a representative dealer yes
terday. ut is likely the dealers will
deliver what stock they may have on
hand and then shut up shop. AS Ions
as the price at the mine remains as a.
present coal can not be oousht anu
sold here for $5.15."
The beginning Of the hesitation on
the part Of the coal administrator 70
make a fiat price for Des Moines was
occasioned by the threat OF operators
to appeal whatever price might ne
fixed by Webster, should it Aontorm 10
the recommendations Of the Des iMoines
committee.
Operators threatened to stop the
sale Of coal entirely. Farmers in the
vicinity Of the wagon mines brought
the matter to a climax by threatening
to seize the coal unless Webster took
action. Since the controversy started
the price has remained as desired by
the operators.
In addition to fixing tentative prices
for Des- Moines, Mr.. Webster notified
J. B. Uhl, chairman Of the Polk county
COIIlIItttLCS, tldIs Tvs vi SoS"A ~ =
mouth Of mines at iMitchellvil1e should
be reduced from $4.40 to 81 to conform
with prices in Des Moines.
Webster declared that he had ar
rived at his decision without recon-
mendations from Herring. Herring was
appointed by Webster to sit as board
of arbitration. He also announced that
Herring would continue in the same
capacity and later hear appeals from
Following the telegram from WASH
ington, Webster made an Immediate re-
ply to the national administration stat
ing that the price had been tentatively
fixed.
Macvicar, chairman Of the Des
Moines committee, was notified by let
ter from webster that the recommen-
dations Of the committee had finally
been accepted. He said that they
would remain IN force until such time
as opportunity is given for further In
vesttgation. IA,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
COAL PRICE is, FIXED
Ordered Delivered in Des Moines at
$5.15 a Ton-Fuel Administrators
Order Conforms With Commissions


Order Conforms With Commission
Figures.
Des Moines, Dec. a1.-,State Fuel Ad-
ministrator CHARLES Webster yesterday
ordered coal delivered in Des Moinas
at $5.15 ton. The new order goes
into effect today.
It Is the price fixed by the local fuel
board and handed to Webster some
weeks ago.
Upon receipt Of telegram from
Washington yesterday demanding i'm
mediate action in the Des Moines case
the state fuel administrator called e,
l. Herring, the new city arbiter, to
the state house and requested the lat
ter to make a decision.
Herring is said to have refused and
Webster then announced the price as
fixed by the local board.
It is likely a rehearing will be In
stituted and the whole matter again
threshed out. In this event Mr.. Her
ring, as coal arbiter. will probably sit
as judge.
In the meantime dealers state they
would deliver at the price adopted but
that it would mean cessation Of bust
ness.
mo coal dealer Is going to conduct
a business at a loss and that is what
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
HOW TO ANSWER
Advertising Where No Address
Is Given, But Key Mum.
Der Used.

When an advertiser does not use his
name, it is because he does not want
the public to know it; so you must
address letter to Times Republican,
using the letters he uses. We deliver
them to the advertiser promptly. We
can not give you his name or. address.
All advertisements for this column
must be in this Office by II (noon)
for publication that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-21
Written Resident Dead.

Special to mes-Republican.
Union, Dec. 21.-Charley Day, born
at Clinton Feb. Z, 1886, died at his
home in Written Dec. 10. He was
married to Laura Ingham at Washing
ton, Iowa, Nov 20, 1861. They moved
to Grundy county, following farming for
several years. About eleven years ago
they went to Whittier. Mr.. Day was q
veteran Of the civil war. There were