The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 28, 1920, Page 15

REE PRG. enst frontage to 312 timber for Oreck ble Veh and Tie —fresecrere™=™ (80. P, WILL NOT | g SOUND: soil Ne sravelly beach es and fuel " electric Meation, An investment ‘country home location. Bib; terms B25 cash. | re ia AP ore Charles a Re? aleexe Bullaing LOGGED. OFF LANDS POR MAP low price and easy ale of logged of! lan eaitiers im Western W Lo 33. HE | MEET IN JULY ip Down "Proposal for “Elimination” Convention RELLINGHAM, April Dy a gtern Washing vote of $04 to 225, the state repub LABUSR R CO | Hoan 0 RA RUSE oF eee: } convention yesterday refused to call another convention in July for STOCKS AND.HONDS [the purpose of dndorsing party can 5 “WILL BUY, ~ |didates for the September grimartes: The purpose of the July conven: tion, a& proposed by 15 members of jthe platform committee headed by Judge Clinton Howard, was to fur: Tea Bonds Petroleum & Coal WILL SELL Net Rolterup Wick Tire & Rubber wer |nigh-a weapon against the invasion jof the republican primaries by the | triple alliance, In the same man ner as the triple alliance proposes to meet in June to aelect candidates: the republicans were to meet in July The result would be that when the | republican primaries wore held, there jwould be but one regular republican candidate and one triple alliance candidate for each office. | ‘The plan was assailed, however, as an attack on the direct primary law and because in actual practice ft jeould not keep any other candidates Jout. Several of the speakers favored urity Auto Tube. ri iy Spokane International h Power, Process Berta Hi thert Stee! Be Tite jcord Tite. Western Smetting & Power. lipper Sickle Co, tke Drilling. con Coal ; \ rks Oil. i Ree MA , st Union St. a T $ SHARES OF ‘stock, at $125 por share, a4 B @ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES eg ja change in the primary law, but — exested that it was the province the legislature and not the conven- ST |tion to make the change, nh SAT A SACRIFICE PRICE } ‘The discussion wan the liveliest of the convention, It gave the only HF @ Jesse Bo a 1%-room house | treea: the Bros semblance of a real fight. Because $4,200: lp tersiahed: house strtetiy lof its importance, Permanent Chair- furniture of the ge; tm fm thruou » double man FB. K, Brown allowed the great roved: T must sel) on jest freedom of debate, refusing to! house, bh. Tt will sell my shut it off. ie —e B. B. Cox, of Seattle, declared that “iy ~4 RE a statewide study of the situation de na ot oN TERMS | veloped that there were approximat ees ae ~es ly 100.000 triple alliance votes in it Owner at Ca tol 1e99 an, 186 BE cal Owner at Cop |the state. Judge Howard warned 562 B73 | the convention that if they did not 8 Jadopt the July convention, there 4 danger that republicans would hav TORPEDO STATION eco take contract |tO Vote the democratic ticket in order streets. Long job to right |tod efeat the triple alliance repub- ust move to and live at | ticans BONUS US MEASURE = WANTED. AT ONCE enc EYPORT. ACTFIC COAST WIRELESS } 2 r if excellent location for garage ied eee RT AGENT AT po CLIFFORD LAND. CO acre, ra A Elliott $9. Worth PING APARTMENTS . 86 i? ROOMS co te red and cleaned thrucut 3 and net income of $12% realm ain't room andra Committee, However, Sub- water in most of them: ure: rent $15. on lease. Re- $1,009 cash, with balance mitted Camouflage Clause BELLINGHAM, April —The state republican convention {is on record for the adoption of the sol- diers’ bonus bill, which comes to a vote of the people in November. If it had pot been for the wide awake Veterans, hawever, the con- vention might have passed on with out such a definite indorsement. Th platform committee submitted a camouflaged resolution which praised the legislature for submit- ting the bonus bill to the people— and let it go at that. The saldiers, ded By Tom Kennedy of Seattle, de- manded that the convention speak out plainly whether it ia for th bonus bill or not. And it opened its mouth and spake almost unant mousty. N AIR” WAVING, ponee pack for gray ROVEMENT Tafa Be OU WAN TO it vee, nie Bidg ‘ tiem, Kojtre, for rheuma' eatarrh. Informati itd ave. with ° ut rshelle, 231 Elliott 6232. eS te DLER— Ret pec citi pm 2. Witeaten Ficst ave. LILLIAN ei LO: NG-—DRUGLESS Scientific massage. 415 a iif] FE a sir eiiae 6 a HG C0! ie to certity that Herbert 8 made yo} ae ard, ii lot 10, rman Addition. Anyon ine Pe ag vt such occupancy such protest at the Btrice M ia eae z ‘rT MAY CONCERN: : te verty, tha application alt * made . to TaN; |g Iataln snacking and nd: § tnd ants ‘and jron works at cow, Pure ss N., south half of Le block 79, Denny &| ents, stock goods, B Rahation’ Anyone desiring| tracts, 30 ¥ is lo~ such must racitic hag St the office of eet the td ros nt, pom ° Sait e9 “Ey ing, prior i ‘To20. af. AILERS PLAN “r+ il Collect Data and SP acres Propaganda heads of two important bu- to be established by the Wash- operation, May 1, by the officers of the asso- M. Livengood, of Spokane, a 1c of Whitman college and of law school of Columbia Univer. ECREHAN & CO. 509 Tamber Exch. dank ALAS, JUNK CO., 1129 First ave Pirin se i: | Reme—Strictiy treatm THE 7] EATTLE STAR--WEDN Mut re EGG STORING IS COMPLETED Demand for Fresh Rafch Variety Reported Heavy With the storing season practically over, local egg market holds firm.|to roost, Wheat shortage, Demand for fresh stock is heavy./ tended to ulate Quotations remain unchanged at 44) planting and the conservation of ex: BY BASIL M. MANLY WASHINGTON, April 28-—The United States Department of agri cultufe, predicting a world shortage epring wheat) this recomme ® great slump in wheat prices, went the department riment of agriculture in| duced their acreage by more than , APRIL 28, 1920. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BLAMED FOR WHEAT SHORTAGE of 1918," The department thus oMetally ree ommended that wheat acreage be cut 15 per cent with in-| inevitable, the farmers, in acting on 8,000,000 acres dation which intima one better and SHEAT SHORTAGE to 45 cents a dozen for the fresh! isting wheat supplic ranch variety and 38 to 40 for) qhe a pullets \itself primarily responsible for this| per cent Butter market ts steady, with | threatened shortage Vv creamerymen “reporting & slight) American farmers in reducing their | NOW INEVITABLE stock shortage owing to shipments | acreage of winter wheat merely fol-| made to the Bast in the early part|jowed the specific recommendations of the week, Prices will not change, | of the department of agriculture. however, aay the dealers. " Demand for potatoes has fallen off page kg Burnagying to a very low point, jobbers report . pales Yakima Gems are still at the high| Secretary of Agriculture Meredith level of $196 a ton, New California |!* now at the 11th hour attempting | apuds are firmer, with dealers asking |‘ Tetrieve the blunder made by Sec |trom 13% to 14 cents @ pound, retary Houston last September A shipment of Australian onions| ©8 September 20, 1919, the depart fa due to arrive on the local market |™Ment of agricukture, then under th Thursday or Friday, Dealers pay | contro of Becretary Houston, they will ask 8% cents @ pound for | the following recommendation the new onions. “More wheat should be sown this|* Hog market at the Joga! atock| fall than was the a yards is 26 cents per hundred pounds | Years but not so much wown as Waa sown last year should be to roost, Wheat evitable higher prices for flour and) bread, issued | further | donment erage in pre-war | plains that apparently over Thin! year's crop is principally wheat Of} no. pound than in 1918 © now come ho shortage, with The chickens ha is now inevitable, On April 2 “Tho department points out of winter killed The department further a large car i of 150,000,000 b An was , 1920, the department innued the following statement: that | the estimated production of 483,617, | |000 bushels of winter w Jon April 1 condition, as against 731 | 636,000 bushels last year, may be still reduced by a further aban fields t, based SALMON SCARCE IN NEW CYCLE Fish Prices Will Be Boosted Accordingly SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 Would-be re # of the H.C. L Jare running in circles “because nal mon run in cycles, Reports today re | from fishing centers along the Wert 20 | ero t Were that this in to be @ lean year for fishermen, The transiavion was that fish will cost more. State Commissioner L. H. Darwin, of Washington, said today “This ia the small year in the sal mon cycle, I understand cannerios will pay an increase of We to le per pound. In addition, our fish stock Js being depleted.” In Portland, Ore,, It was reported | that schooner owners found it diffi ult to man their fishing fleets, and that the boats for this reason came ted me in in with emall catcher. Halibut and salmon were reported abnormally high and of lttle prospective value **\in lowering living comts, ry In San Francisco retafl prices Mtl showed salmon selling at 10¢ more The retail lower. Cattle market rules steady eat ta ao el anal ls the outstanding fall farming rec: | low milling quality, and therefore M8 | hrice was 30¢ k * | cmmendation of the United States| ures in the equation as a much lower I ocal Mar' PS | Department of agriculture, which is| amount. Stocks on hand in the three " | Re |g} | watching the changes™%¢ world sup: | principal spring Wheat states are Tides in Seattle e ——* ply and demand while European| only about half as large as a year) Prices Pald Whercsate Desire | | countries are getting back to normal|ago, * * * The reports from the|| WEDNEADAY | rnunspay | for Vegetables and Freit Jin food production and thus affecting| spring wheat region Indicate that || »,APHIN 4) | APHIN "ig, | eet ae eg many farmers are likely to reduce||(i¢ «om. 114 ft/s a m, re | | che market for American products. * * As to winter wheat, ebvibae suggests that Tl acres be sown this full to the crop * * * ‘The suggested acre ¢ | tall-sown wheat is approximately 85 so | Drs cent = the area sown in tho fall dnnsnens Artichetes—Por dex aparagn | ey ce —Per t faatitewee Ve iSoen’ Sete Per th Potatoes Per ton GRINDS COCOA the de| their acreage of this crop j ! 42,000,000| The poor condition of the winter ||*, | wheat crop, together witi®the ap | ‘son then for! parently continuing world demand for wheat, spring wheat belt in revising their! plans in order to increase plantingw) WORK IN justify farmers in SEATTLE FIRM of the spring crop in spite of dif culties CITY MEN ASKED TO FIELDS On. April 23, 1920, the departm: of agriculture issued another state First Low Tide 47 om, 2.2 1] Second HI Tide | bet p.m, 9 | ° |], diet Lew Fide | ide | st the ent Balances .. PISS ment: | Tacoma > z “With the shortage of hired farm|| Clearings ........<+ 790,487.00 Walla Walia Twenty-five Seattle business m . . Tomatees—Mexican inanincts of the woverning board of} MUOF aa acute ag in 1918 threatening | | Balances 180,466.00 Fierida ... 4 ae to curtall food froduction of Ameri asuMm the Industrial Bureau of the Seattle = Chambers of Commerce and com joe? farmers, I. T. Meredith, secre.|| Clenrings . 5,036,408.49 tary of agriculture, has issued an/ | Balances 1,132,309.86 mercial Club, learntd the difference cocoa and chocolate many ‘other things relating to products of the cocoa bean when they paid a ving to the new plant of the Washington Chocolate com pany at Pontius ave, and Mercer st The establishment of the Wash ington Chocolate Company was a di- lrect result of efforts of the Indus-| trial Bureau of the Chamber of| Commerce BEARS CONTINUE y MARKET CONTROL NEW YORK, April 28—With eal! money at 10 per cent, bears continued in control of trading on the stock market today, Practically all trans: | ki actions were between professional traders and the general trend of prices was downward. 2) While cait money at its high-| | ent, United States Steel’ common got Testers Washington Mesence Per % between and Batter—-Local creamery, cubes. Local creamery, bricks... ...+ | down to a new low level at 95% and Hi Crucible sold at 229, a decline of 17 1] points from the high of Tuesday. jamounting to 6,800 shares changed hands at 98% } Reactions of the morning were Iat- | pn , has been placed in charge of iB bureau of statistics and research was a member of the Ek ME of ex-president Taft's commis onroe, on economy and efficiency in 1-12 which investigated the busi- 7 methods of the departments and of the gavernment at Wash- —_ For several years he has been con- with the taxation and re- th work of the Spokane Cham- of Commerce as secretary of the affairs committee of that or- The bureau of education will be the direction of W. J, Hind. 1 former mayot of Spokane and nown Chautauqua lecturer. ‘The prime purpose of the bureau #ducation is to bring to the atten- of the public the value of the t distributive system of mer- dising. ‘The constructive program to be 4 out calls for the presentation facts which will be of benefit to Tetailer and to the consumer clubs, high schools, colleges, la- unions, women’s clubs, farmers’ | grange sessions and Chau- gatherings within the state. iis active dutiew will start May 1. The aim of the association is to e and make more efficient the it distributive service to the ner. ‘The state office of the new Netall- [*¥ association has been opened in ‘Hekane at 511 Empire State build. F ghatitic Coast-European se of Dimond & Co. has. been inted by three vessels, W. C. , local agents have been | The ships are the Pa- Topo Topo and West Kedron. Hindley will speak before commer. | ——Woxr On diamonds and Jewelry, om factory ter socinTY Mee sett LOANS 335. PIh opie BY TO LO. Peden sha Secrey. Comes ates er} f° pag ra N mw « Oy AURA ey 499. ums ROKNOKE BANITA RIVM—REA sonable rates; Le service; in- fants bor raed; ate nurse. pitol 24 tai ‘Nesew! Pre | : OHIO CUT-RATE DENTISTS |in the industrial, Olle, motors and| $2 equipments also suffered losses {a6} _ In the rafiroad lint the trond was) ‘U8 \also lower with the | Reading, which continfied compara- tively firm. Reports of further heavy gold ship- ments from Great Pritain had a de! cldediy steadying effect on foreign exchange, particularly on sterting. | Sterling advanced to $3.85 after mid day, compared'with a low on Tuesday | Cowe— Country, Hege;Choice light, per ». Veal-¥ancy Medium Common to good Best cows and heifers Bulle . Calves Sens ; the th | Salifornia smati white | beans, 4 Tha. spook! you beans, | 380; 4 boxes matches, Stalle 24-36. 4) $1.50; 9 bare | Foreign poem ————a| TORK, April ~Demand eter | Gothen Ming was ste at the foreign exchange market opéning today. first quotations | 242%, off i. Franc checks were comtinn at 16.906; lire cheeks, 10 centimes; marks, demand were ‘slightly higher at 1 cables, kaos Cemadieg_dotlers, t08te, $9.9 (rar. 398) NEW te; fresh roasted coffe, | $1.00; White, 200 tb, | roast, 2 Stall’, \| Hit by Autos || This Year rIKE PLACE Stan 79, pure fresh milk, 160 at, stali | Mrs. Hi. zr Kreitle, 1120 15th | 68, tall oan Carnation milk, li%e Stall reported to the police Wed: || xround-« vocolnte. the Tb 3 fee nesday of having struck an un- |) Jiffy J 2 for the. & By {dentified pedestrian Tuesday || Pork, 25¢.™ 5 pure lard, Wha, 480; veal night while driving her @utomo- bile at Ninth ave. and Pine st, ECONOMY Stalin 37-28, Ie pail rolled 100; Cam: REAL PAINLESS DENTISTS In order te introdace our new (whalebone) plate, which is the Ii and strongest plate known, covers very Tittle? ot the Fpef of the Tourn! you can bite corn off the cob; guari teed 15 years. sini EXAMINATION FREE $15.00 Set of Teeth. . 00 $10.00 Set Whalebone Teeth. $8. . Crowns . 2he K C baking powder, the Royal baking powder, 81c; 10-1 Karo sy o; 400 pke. “Ale: 2 n pork and beans, pell's Roupe, 16. She declared the man was not knocked down and said he wasn't te early a whose work is stil) Guns 500d satisfacti len ve tested our work. aftion, be are in the right place. Bring this peg A “Gaede Open Sundays Frem © to 12 for Working People S00 UNIVERSITY ST, Oppesite Vraser-Pataresa On the normal supply age is almost that of two years ago when large | fy numbers of men were in military ser. vies.” Just what this means to the aver. age consumer is shown in a state- ment by Chief Statistician Murray of | 33 the department of agriculture: Where They Are Invited, and Stay Where A|They Are Well ingle block of United States atest | Treated. ae ler augmented by a slump in prices years exception of on. EDWIN J. BROWN appeal to city men, college students and others to spend their vacations working on farms, helpers in harvest felds particularly “Reports secured by the federal | partment from its representatives in} | every state in the union way that the supply of hired farm labor in this country is only about 72 per cent of | ‘This year’s short: | exactly the same “The 1920 crop will be short only in the United States but thruout | % the world. This will affect prices in it a side the United States. what the trade calis a ‘healthy mar- People Go This is why my den- ctice has grown diy for twenty Do ‘not tail to read my artic uestions turday Tested Flower and Vegetable Seeds Poultry and Stock Sup- plies, Hee Supplies, Gar- den Tools, Tables and Information for the ag- riculturist. Jt means) as "Status of the New York | Stock Exchange | NEW YORK, April 25.—Go0d buyin with little tendency toward profit tak- de News develo: an evidenced by both were sold at Sed i point, respectively. Birel opened 4.000 shares i% and % Ind) Mexican not | oft 1%: Sinclair, 37 & ng early Ormmess large eeliing or- s appeared with particular pressure | Sing ted against the Dobeney ol! stocks and some of the steel Crucible fontinued to give ® good account of ftectf while the teat of the lst was sell- Ing off, Crucible advanced ¢ points from the previous close to 23% A tion in Mexican Pecrot ock off points acted ove tive on the # per cent 41115 a m new tn fact, call money am: for the Replogle Bteel During the third hour of trading Rald- win, United Btates Stee! and Republic were forced below i bad | week's lowe. Bethlehem, however. held |firm and despite bear raiding did not | geil below the low of a work ago. Lack- | awanne also held comparatively well a | || Chicago Live Stock J CHICAGO, April | 19,000 head; market steady to the higher © per Ib, Kxtrag, (Te per fon per doz; unde extra pul- 2d pullets, per dor Cheene—California flate, faney, 27¢ per 1b; firsts, 240 por tb. without making sacrifices; most men and women who marry for it sacri- fice their happiness, Most “people want t justice for the need it. manent highways. CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENT OF SAVINGS Is the duty of every American citizen today. With, values fluctuating and conditions uncertain, no more conservative securities can than those based on taxation and issued for pub- lic improvements, such as schoolhouses and per- On our list are nine choice issues of tax-exempt tnunicipal bonds from which to make a selection, |} Flour prices have reached a Pan-American | 1, METROPOLITAN COMING MONDAY MARGARET A In fler Latest and Greatest Piny “THE WOMAN OF BRONZE” —<A HER. THE MAIL ORDERS NOW EVENT SEATS THURSDAY MAT. FLOUR PRICES REACH “PEAK” Dealers Say Grain Move- ment Soon to Begin MINNEAPOL 18, Minn., April 28. according to milling authorities here today. The car shortage was expected to} tm» relieved early, permitting grain dealers to move millions of bushels of wheat tied up in elevators thruout the Northwest Flour reached $15.90 a barrel in car lots here Sesterday—a ifgh mark for the year, Prices have been stead- ily advancing for the last two or three months, Jumps of 20 to 30 cents a day were recorded. Quota-| tions for choice family patents on the market here were $15 to $ 6 Oats Make Record . on Chicago Market CHICAGO, April 28.—Histery was n le on th yesterday when May oats reached $1 The price was the highest mark for the crop and a record oats price, May corn also made a new high record for the crop at $1.7 *:|Ford Planning New Auto Organization| ‘G, Mich. April 28.—Ford automobile and tractor business will be consolidated and incorporated for $100,000,000 under Delaware laws, it ty reported Lots of men are suspicious because they know themaclves, ~ ANNOUNCEMENT _ CAMP LEWIS WIRELESS Now ot 906 Third Avenve U.S. ARMY sae t r Halves, complete New Feather Pillows New White, Large Woolen Blankets . Wool-nap * & Navy Tents, Government Duck 50 » Be Sale Condacted by : Camp Lewis Wireless gor Up AVENUE, near MADISON Mail and Express Orders Filled as Rapidly as Possible cCrrIC TRESS’ GREATEST OFFERING, MAT. WED. BAT “peak,” | Chicago board of trade | PAGE 15 MAY 3rd VOR THE WEEK NGLIN ALDED BY CRITICS FROM ATLANTIC T0 THE PA AS THIS FAMOUS AC- to $2.50 to $1.50 to $2.00 Pius War Tax. A fool for luck is @ man who sue onede in getting what you wont. THEATRE MATINEE TODAY | i] | A MATINEE Alexis Luce Returns to the - | pa in That Big New York it— i “The Little Journey” AMUSEMENTS _ } “Toney,” “Able” and “Ole” “THE SURF RIDERS” |, 4c; Mats. fex~ Ladies Mats. nd 9:55 Direction of Ackerman @ Harris MERCEDES, the Fi ORPHEUM cmcvuir WALLIS CLARK Anthony and Regers; Newhof! Phelps; mie Cutty; F rey TWICE Mocaperea |] Madison near Second. BM. 5434 is Week. Mats. Today and Sat. evy's DRAMATIC STOCK Oo. ie Mats. 18 to 27c. 36c to 50c. NO s in Her Joyous Muntent Comedy “LADIES FIRST Eves., 50c to $2. “ag Loomer 50c to $1.50. Si PORE NE PRE re FRANCISCO, April 2%.—Butter— It is impossible to acquire money | purpose of passing it on to those who | be found Ferris & Ti arg Weeneney OBER renee SUNS Elliott 6072 OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD SWITCHMEN Men experienced in railroad yard work wanted by O-W. R. & N. Co. to take place of switchmen who have walked out, but who claim they are not striking. Their action not author- ized by Railroad Brotherhoods. Apply to J. 0. BOYLE, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM & NAVIGATION CO. WANTED Depot Master, Oregon & Washington Station,