The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 11, 1920, Page 12

Seah AIA tt Dag: ND POUR | THRU U. S.. Thousands Flock to Cuba to: Face Bitter Disappoint- ment There SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11 Thousands of Chinese laborers ship ped thru the United Statew to the Cuban plantations, and thousands of others now on the way there from the Orient, face a bitter prospect as the result of tho disturbed sugar Market Government have cial officials Gognizance of the situation and are| Geliberating steps that may be take to prevent further aggravation of! the situation. The question of juris @iction is the crux of the problem, for these Chinese laborers merely pass thru the United States in bond $3 DAY IS RICHES TO NEWCOMERS At short intervals ships arrive at Pacific ports loaded with i}clad Chi nese who have scraped together bare ly enough to pay passage to this land where work for all at $3 per day Qn undreamed of wage in their own country—might be secured. But now these hopeful, cheerful yellow men Are being met on the docks by their wn countrymen working their way back home a@ best they can And these few who are returning ‘ell tales to the new arrivals of star vation, of no work and of thousands» @f others they have left beh @tranded Sugar has dropped to a point total |the war ly unexpected in Cuba. Sugur pla Yations have been reported forved to! shut down, ships are lying idle in th arbor of Havana, and forty to fifty R@housand Chinese, lured by the high "wages are now moneyles. workless nd subeisting on what they can pick fp—all this according to the stories by those who have come this on their return trip. VEL THRU U.S BARRED TRAINS But still they come in from the it. Agents for the sugar plant go it is understood here, have thruout China setting forth alluring propect of riches in and thoumnds of Chinese who Ve rushed to the steamship offices Passage long in advance, which they are now traveling In first clase day coaches they Wel under bond from San Fran to Tampa, Florida, where they again loaded on ships for Cuba. windows of the coaches are the doors sealed up and and government inspectors in charge of each train An stove is set up in each end each car. The coolies bring their rice and do their own cooking, taking his turn at the stove. also take turns at washing @ishes and clothing in the one the car. None ever at pe from the train as at the Attempts are being maile by Chi \Mese officials here to persuade those now arriving to return to but most of them have paid out capital for the one-way pas- and, as they are under bond allowed to stop in the United they must continue on to has rn Fy a been sent to China of the in Cuba, but several ship- of coolies are now understood be on the ocean bound for San , 80 that several thousands More will undoubtedly land in Cuba the movement can be stopped. APPROVE VAST ELECTRIC PLAN Power Chain From B. C. to Mexico Proposed Approval of the proposed project to establish a vast electrical power chain from British Columbia to Mex- feo by linking up all hydro-electric energy in Washington, Oregon, Cali- fornia and other Pacific coast pointa | ‘was voiced by many Seattle electric @xperts today. Vital Statistics MARRIAGE LICENSES | Name and Residence Age Gale, James V., Kansas City,..Legal Pyle, Effie, Seattle ..... : Legal ‘Whaley, cary, J., Seattle +Legal | Olanie, Grace mattle ... “Legal| MeGribb, ovittia . Spokane ...,..44! Burns, Neliie, Detroit, Mich Jorgensen, John, Seattle . Faull, Viola, Renton Zoreman, Chatles P, Buckley Legal , Metta, Buckley ........Legal al oat tel M. C,, 6326 46th ave. & Ww. er, Ma. H., 1214 B. Bpruce st., Butorin, Geo. A., 612 Zist ave Conery, Joseph, 2312 N. 60t “er Orvile KR, East girl girl . gir Bremerton, cater, Chas,, 3504 Ferdinand ave. Manon, Sam, 201 12th ave. girk Kionquiest, Victor, 6644 11th Bantord, te W., 1418 Forrest ave. eirl. DIVORCES GRANTED Crow, Joseph from Annie. Hammar; Maude from Hariey F, Brown, Jerry 8. trom Ethel. ndig, Clarence from Riley urkee, Henry C. from Mabel, DEATHS Johnson, Sophia, 62, 416 B. Denny | ave. Buckley. William A., 58, 3624 Dayton | Denver Live Stock Market | calver, 16@9. a; market 265 of salen, $9.25@ 1,400 head; 60@10; ewes, market 5; Bheep—Receipta, In the 15th century it was believed that a roasted mouse, applied tight ly, would cure cannon ball wounds. | This, Ship News Tides in Seattle First Low Tide 4s a om, Ta tt Second High Tide 419 pom, 104 tt Second Low Tide jis pm, OT STORM WARNING The southwest storm warning has been continued. A severe storm is ving inland over British Columbia, Tt will cause strong to whole southwesterly gales today and tonight from Point Reyes north to Tatoosh island, at all sea ports, MUNY WIRELESS WILL CONTINUE City Station to Be Given New Wireless Viest Low Tide ry .tf naval wir a new lic s received by neitman om station will nae, according Mayor Cald Fred ‘Tindal! from Senator Wesley L. Friday The wireless station ts located tn the office of the port warden on the waterfront and is considered one of the city's most valuable adjuncts to / its port facilities U. 8. radio inspector recently notified the harbor master that the wireless station must accept all com mercial business offered or surrender present license and accept a limited commercial license officials declare would nd to the usefulness of its atrletly elty ave put an WOULD HOLD UP NEW RATE PLAN Ask indefinite Delay of Preferential WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The United States shipping board has asked the interstate commerce com | mission to suspend “until further not " the order giving preferential |railroad freight rates to Americap from American ships at American ports. The order is now suspended until January 1 Pacific coast ports, with the ex: ception of Los Angeles, recently pro- ent enforcement of the rules. Chair man Benson said, however, that he hopes to be able soon to request the interstate commerce commission to apply the preferential rate order to some ports and routes that now have/ enough American ships to handie| thelr business. eee Collect Over $400 to Reward Indians Over $400 has been collected by the Puget Sound Maritime circle to suit: ably reward the Indians of the Northwest Washington coast who have aided shipwrecked mariners, it was announced at a meeting of the circle Friday. Other large support has been promised. oe Refrigerator Boats for Apples Proposed Washington producers should give hearty support to @ plan to use re this state to South America and Europe, aceording to J. 8. Crutch field, president of the American Fruit Growers, Ine., speaking at the mem- bers’ council luncheon at the Ma- sonic clubrooma Friday. |Reduced Rates to Seattle Announced | and pineapples from Singapore and | the Straits Settlements to have been announced by the U. 8. | Shipping board. The former differ-| ential of $11.50 @ ton on rubber tn favor of New York wl be replace by « preferential for Seattle of} | | $4.62% @ ton. . |Hawaii Maru Due to Dock Here Saturday rrival of the Onaka Shosen Kaune steamship Hawall Maru. which touched at Vancouver, B. C.,| | Friday night, was expected here late Saturday. The vessel has 1,500 | tona of cargo and 116 passengers, | oe | | Weather Duirenis Report} TATOOSH ISLAND, Dee. 11 5AM |—Partly cloudy; wind southwest, 10 |milles aa oer, 10:30 A. M.—Warometer \tuina: partly Guay: wind northweet 1 aulitae Ween Ortsian, beond ta: 4 December 1¢--Moon--fain; wind south A two-manted at ach rT, lumber | laden, at 9:30 a. m. P.M. Rain; wind | south, 2% miles an hour Passed out: Str Hattie Luckenbach at opm Arrivals and Departures Arrived None. « December 11—#tr ity of Seattle for Seetusacters Aldana st 1:90 0. December 10--atr Ketchikan for Bouth weotern, Via Southeestera Alaska, ot 6:30 p.m, eee Alaskan Vessels Ketohtkan—Sailed December 10 Jefferson, northbo: at 10:50 p. m. Vessels in Other Ports fan Francisco—Sailed December 10 Mitr Griffau for Seattle and Puget Bound ports at 6 p. m.; str Oranqumaick for Be Jattle at 7 p.m. Arrived December 10 Str Admiral Seohley from Beattle at mid night. Arrived December 11: Str ¢ goninn from Henttle, via ports, at % @ str J. A. Moffett from Meattio at 4 Str jm. am Yokohama--Salted December 6: Suwa Maru for #eattle. Arriv Ate mber 10: Str lk- oma. ember 10; Str Moer- Victoria, B. Arrived Str Keshimt Maru from Seattle at 4 p. m., and sailed for Oriental ports at $:15 p.m. see Reported by Wireless Canadian Government December 10—S8tr Admire leaving Ocean Falin, B. € 4b ms} tr Jette Watno southbound n paswed Mary Jones late! exports and imports moving to and! tested to the board against the pres./ frigerator boats to move apples from |7' Reduced rates on rubber, tin, ten| © Seattle} December 10 | THE SEAT | Left to right: John N. Teal, Frederick 1. Tisaiesins 4 Guy c hester R. Row le v, John A, Donald, New York Exchange Shows Reactionary Trend; Steel Down NeW Yor ‘The stock market showed a reactionary ten- | ney thruout today's short session, United States Steel was forced down | to within % of Friday's low and Baldwin again sold under 90. There } was selling in Tobacco stocka Liggett & Myers falling off @ points and Ii" dropping 9% pointa Stocks opened fract ly lower. Opening prices tmelnded: United ates Steel was off % at 80%; Lehigh Valley 49, unchanged; Mexican Pe- | troleum 168%, eff 1; Corn Products 65%, ap %i Cmmcible Steel 69, off | | 4: New Haven 18%, unchanged: Southern Railway 21%, off %; Atlan te Gulf 109%. off %: Sinclair Ol 24%, umebanged; Bethiehem “Ti” 5%. off \%; Texas Company 43%, off %; Studebaker 42%, off 4%: Norfolk & Western 9T%, off 1; Bouthern Pacific 100, up %; General Motors 14 Jott “: New York Central 11%, off %; Northern Pacific 19%, of | Pan-American Petroleum §0, up %; Raldwin Locomotive 914, unchange American Woolen 664%, up %; Te Pacific 3%, unchanged, Union I 116%, off %. The market closed lower. prices Included: United States Steet ff %; Crucible 86%, off 3% Petroleum 169%, off 7; Pan-American 78 oft % exas Company 42\% off 1%; Reading #3%, off 24%; Southern Pacific 98%, off 1; United States Rubber 64%. off 1%; Studebaker 42, off 4%; Retail Stores 54%, off 2 American Woolen 64% off 1%: Atlantic Gulf 106%, bye | GRAIN FUTURES | &.%:Seiteee GAIN STRENGTH .: 619 Becomd Aveaue Increased Demand Bulges! Quotations m4 on CHICcaco, howed considerable strength on the hieago Board of Trade today, with most quotations showing gaina Ur gent short covering caused a bulme In prices at the opening of the mar- ket and the increased demand for wheat for domestic milling and re ports that moat of the excess Cana | dian stock has been #6ld for eapory were bullish influencea. \pa were irregular ‘ wees ! ber wheat opened op 2%c. 6 . and jater gained ad ss CY wheat opened up M 26, at $160 | Dee 1 %. off 1; Bethlehem Baldwin 89%, off 2\6; Mexican Chom 1% ti% Btock— f. International Amer. Apeoere Amer. Lacomotive Dee. 11.—Grain prices | neta Canadian Central Leather nd Inter lont reonmber corn was up tee opening, 66%, but later May opened op %o, at hs opping ‘se at the ned Up te at Tig We at the cloea Up ‘ee at the o * and cloned up an we July was uncha: opening, (8% CHICAGO, Dee. 11--Cash wheat— No, 2 red, $2 5, | Mtudede: Texas ¢ Pacific co Produc Chicago Board. of Trade! Crom nt ef D (Satorday's Quotations) pirinat— Opes Seectseesee 3 PELEEFEPEREPELEEIOE FC os es | 19% . . % Woeatinghowe . 2.6.5. ae Willys -Overiand wee Proek. Rapid Transit. 16 % kaJuncen 1% i wales, 1,203,800 sharon LIBERTY BONDS Heh Lew 90.20 90.10 ee 72% Reriom Firat Piret « Kecond 4's First 44" Becond 4's | tard jise eee | May | Jan Fough 4% Fifth 3%'s Fitch 448 Furnished by 1. Th. Manning & Co, 619 Kecomd Avenue Cont. ~s A yt | .waW TORE, change closed generally lower Sterling demand was 82.44% and cables 1 tame oe es, “Otaer wre: France 6.86e, lire Tite, fan dollars | kromen Grato— ns Danian Chicago Live Stock PAGO, Dee. 11 Ilo @ #—Recsipte, whet Ihe to She higher, toes.ts e 4 11 —fiefgar- Eranulated, 1% G5 Coffee—No, 7 Rio o~ ner me per Why No, 4 Banton, 10 6) Portland Market Status 2.000 head: market ts| PORTLAND, Dec. 11—Cattlieo—te- cwen, $206. | Colpts, #8 head; market momi head; market ts| $11.50@12. 50; butcher wteady. Lamba | northbound. 2:20 pm. a | . .\e aval Communten December 10-—8tr Vigilant, for Rellingham, 160 miiee se Cape Flattery at & p.m: str W ter. lingham for Yokohama, 1,111 miles from Capt Flattery at # p. m.; mo- tor sehr Libby Maine, Beattie for Al icdilihaheideettisidiaerenecni ty fa mee eth Ses "ive || Public Markets ‘| ee for Wilmington, 465 miles trom Wim to 4p, m.! ate Norwood, Ban Fran- | QUEEN crry ‘0 tor Heattie, 240 miler from Seattle! geal 18. American cane sugar Meattle | trent jat § p. m.; str Admiral Dewey 200 milen from Heat- | 6 for Ban Francisco, tle: ste Weet Flartiand. Honolulu for te attie, 260 miles from Port Townsend: str Seattle for Kobe, 600 miles from 18@ 26¢ per ib. | Edmore Seattle, fresh churned ld ™.; fresh ranch eggs, 660 dox.; Vessels in Port at Seattle |°” ™ Smith Cove termimal—Str Kartern Lead-| Stale or, str Maquan, atr Westward Ho, $1.49 por be | Pier 14—-Motor schr Wakena. tatoen, $1.75 per rack Grand Trunk terminal-—Btr City of Beat-|1%¢ pkx.; 60° can Cottolena, tie. cank Chinook salinon, 300; Pier #—Motor sehr Dorm, fancy prunes, 1c. Stalls Pier 5—8tr Went Ivan jchops, 28¢ Tb. Stall a2, Hell st. terminal § 8 Serveyor, 0 B| 2246 TM CG. Algonautin, | re PLACk Pier D-—Str Governor, Stalin 27-29, veal roast, 166 T | Pacific Const coal bunkers ® 1 /1827, bacon, 260 Mf. tall 12, cling | Awittwute, str Yosemite, US LH T| peaches, 2% can i hiight Heather matches, @ boxes 400; m, abe Pacific Const Finginsering Stall 1638, yellow corn meal, No. 10 sack Nile, str foontur, 3ho; large white beans, 6 The, 260; new Alanka’ steamahip currants, T.: dry onions, 4 The. 106 |" way Stall 29, aweet potatoes, be ih inst waterway terminal—Str West Jes-| Me te; sugar. loo. Ib nup and Centennial flour, $2.46. Todd drydocke Behr Columbia, ate po- BANITARY otr Eldridge. Stal 45, 3 Ts. Kood ries, 260 Dn Hulls Abitia, Abnota, Aby- | ing, te; f pkes. Rings Jinon, Allenhurat, Ahmii, An- * gions or corn starch, 280. Stall 24 Rertrand, Bingamon, 4 Te. rice, 2 Wolf, Hianford, Oel- Kellogg shoulder leg of ‘mutton, pot roast, fe th CORNER fresh candied exes, 660 rinom, kaon, Wort Stanwix, don. eanut butter, 2 Mt 090 . Fort ‘Union, Imutka, ‘Leotl, Kitan, ett | tneess, 290M. Seal 118, lamb reese are Oregon. age . a |t.;_ sirloin roast, 20¢ th,; rolled prime Amen yards—fitr Roosevelt. Hb roant, 260 T.; genuine Norway mack i Bridge & Dredging works orel, 20¢ each; salt herring, % for 0 ergon, hull Rainbow, Stalie 04 |, mutton chops, 12%e rh. fancy 6-1 1-2-8, plonte Stall works—site | atr Went Norranun moorings—-Sitr Bkag- beans, 2 Fisher, Holly | 3 rolls totlet pai corn flakes, mutton, fe I. lke 1, Stalla 6-7-9. abe Elinnn, Hndymion, Fort Har. Atala 102-103, In an effort to increase the use of | South Carolina cotton, the women of that state have launched a “wear cotton hose” campaign, Breaking an ontmeal cake over the bride's head for good luck in #till the Scotland, TLE STAR y D. Goff, Admiral W. FRUIT FROM a Benson, chairman, Charles Sutter, |r FOREIGN TRADE SOUTH COMING IS DEADLOCKED Quotations Are Received on|Banker Urges f Americans to) Western Ave. Quotations are being received by | Western ava. jobbers on oranges from Southern California, and fruit from that district Is now rolling, it was reported Saturday Oranges from the northern part of | me run pretty much to but the oppo the state have large sizes this year, alte is true of those from below, if crop estimates r Orang from $4 te wweet end of their next week t aweets a box reason feet arriv expected quoted at a higher figure, ppo! jobbers way around 6 to 6 cents top price today is 4% cents aching Seattle quoted Satur are potatoes Are nearing and of cellar They pill ba bly early The Butter and eggs were steady at un changed prices Saturday Local Markets Prieee Paid Whewanle Dealers Vegetables and Vruit Per ™ Artichokes Nrogenie: Ver Squash. Marbiebead Sweet Potatoes Per M Cal, per ing Arizona Comb, per crate D>. Warkleberrion Ter Tb. Lemons Per bor | Oranges Per case Japanese 41% [Beare poe RE Per ™ DAIRY PRODUCTS Prices Japanene, per Mm Pecans closing fieures | seit DAIRY rropu CTS Paid Whelesale Desiers Leo re creamery, cubes. Or. triptete ... 20+ Wisconsin eream brick Limburger . Young America Mock Swiew Wash. triplets POULTRY tinder @ tha’! and up Hens 4 he | Sretiers—All weights Live, per Tb. POULTRY Prices Paki Wholesalers Ducks—-Dressed .... Pulia ives. Yearlings ... Wethers Ewes HAY, GRAT A Wholesale Price Fer Ton, one Price | Barley -Whole Meat Berape |... .... Molasses Dalry Food. Shell Meal-—Cal, custom in some parts of}... Pruit—Fiorida, per ouse “80% * 4 « 63,00) ‘155.00 | break it Break It BY DON FE. € MBERLAIN CHICAGO, Dec, 11.—World foreign trade in 4 locked and it is up to the people of the United States to! thru, giving whole-hearted | support to the proposed establish. t of the $100,000,000 foreign trade | Paul H. War-| burg, New York banker and former | member of the federal reserve board, | wuld in an exclusive interview here today. Warburg and other bankeré meeting here today hope to complete plans for the corporation before} night | The United States has to organize | iteelf to render service to the world,” | Warburg said. “And on the other hand the degree to which we can realize our power dependa on on countriea, “Burope tn that rempect ts a on | cleus, for unless Europe can buy, Ar-| fentina can not buy United States | | | | Products | peace restored.” “Our inability to break the dead. | lock depends on two thing» | and the degree to which we ean jlize our financial resources. | “Second, on Europe's ability to cre- ate conditions which are prerequisite xtension of credits on a large} nea te Warburg indorsed the Herbert Hoover and John McHugh, | New York banker, that Burope must settle the German indemnity in an| intelligent way We must views of also have an actual! he maid. Warburg expressed the belief that the corporation will be beneficial to] farmers DENY MARRIED 278) WOMEN WORK’ One Plan for Re Relieving Un-} employment Here Recommendations looking to the reilef of the unemployment situation here were made at a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce Friday | and attended by representatives of li organizations and Mayor Cala well, i Included in the recommendations were suggestions that married women in business be displaced in| favor of heads of families; that reai- dents make an effort to buy home products; that employers make| every effort to give at least a few days work before Christmas, and that city, county and state go ahead | with public improvements so that a much employment as possible be fu | nished by this source, | ‘Banks Urge Farmers | to Pay Up Debts CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Farmers and county banks of the seventh federal reserve district were urged today by |g the Chicago federal reserve bank to liquidate their loans. The appeal, directed mainty to) lowa fariners, urged that the far-| mers sell their crops to meet their debts, The bank officials took the stand that farmers should bear their share of declining prices and that | other Industries are feeling the ef-| fecta of the readjustment just o | keenly as farmers. 52.00 54.00 63.00 Most of the furniture used in Par- | aguay is made locally by small man- SATURDAY, DECEMPEN 11, 1926, ‘SALMON MEN PLAN CAMPAIGN en to Be Given Slug- gish Market Balmon packers, whose in the Far North ar with fish for whieh thi palling lack of demand the New Washington hotel he rtining cam public the almon cannerien piled high is an ap and financed a national to bring before th advantages of pink and chum » an a desirable food. Fifty men, reprenenting a $150,000. 000 industry that is threatened with disaster due to a stagnant market Hstened to addresses by W. H. Paul hamusef Puyallup, Nathan Eckstein of Schwabacher Vros.,, and P. J. An drae of the promotion di vision of the Pacific Salmon Fisher jen association, It was pointed out that the public knows practically nothing of the food value and desirability of pink chum salmon, 80 per cent of the demand of housewives being for red or sockeye salmon, which is ob- tainable only every four years, while | pinks and chums are to be caught annually. PIECE OF SHIN BONE GRAFTED TO SPINAL COLUMN OF SICK LAD LOS ANGELES, Dee, 11.—With a piece of bone about the size of a new pencil removed from his shin and grafted on his spinal column, i2-yearcold Cleo Hibbs in expected to leave a hospital within a few weeks, a healthy boy His body has been encased In a cast for two years following an accitent which resulted in curva ture of the spine. For two weeks previous to the operation he had lain continuously on bis stomach. FIGHTS CHANGE OF GIRL'S NAME John Quient his fight in| pale necretary and began Fe King Dykeman's court Satur. | day to vacate the court order by husband, adopted his Kooken, and her new Eimer Ralph Kooken, her name to Elizabeth Kooken. Quient, who was ruled out of all rights as father of the girl, claims he did not know of the proceedings until they had been finished and that he withheld his court until now because he feared for the effect #f it on the health of Mrs. Kooken. The adoption of Betty was accom Plished November 28, 1919. Reorganication Is Now to Be Rushed FB Segoe ins i Dee. house rules committee today recom- mended immediate action on the reso- lution of Senator Smoot, Utah, look- ed toward reorganization of the gov- | ernment departments. The resolution provides for a joint senate and house committee to frame reorganization plans, It passed the senate at the last session. |War Laws Repeal Now Considered WASHINGTON, Dec, 11.—Expedi- | tion of the Volstead resolutiofi repeal- ing the war laws was recommended to the house today by the rules com. mittee, Consideration of the resolution may be started in the house late to- Accused of Bombing Smith Is in Doubt Marcus Elon Smith could not make up his mind when asked to plead be fore Presiding Judge J. T. Ronald Friday afternoon to a charge of dam. aging property and endangering life. The court entered a plea of not guil- ty. Smith is accused of exploding dynamite in the home of F. R. Shong, 215 Belmont ave. N, BANK CLEARINGS Seattle $5,880,244.83 + 1,203,554.00 Tacoma Clearings ..-. ...-. 730,967.00 Balances ... 136,686.00 | Geartngs | Clearings | Portland Clearings ...... «++ 5,121,891.00 Balances . . 776,371.00 7,535.00 “esi, 739.00 | ufacturers. lpg. SAY BOBBY, HOW'D You LIKE ME FOR YOUR easly 9 LAW GUESS NOT- 'HEARO POP SAY YoU WU2 HOPELESS ¢ eric = dein tuieicthieebpeecasiteana-ciaeonaeDiciacc met today in} action | 1L—The! Bi INCOME TAX D __ BEFORE DEC | Abatement Claim to L] | No Difference AN persons In the wtate of regardiess of whether filed « n abatement tate community law, etal l by I ington have der the be required to pay fourth & of their Income tax in f ber 15, it was announced Sat by William T. Beeks, chief dey collector of internal revenu A t ved Reeks from the sioner at Washington states thai fund of part of the income te persons ected by the com: y law applies at pres@il to the state of Texan. Wash law is under consideration, and cision Is expected some time WHEAT LOWERS | FLOUR ISN No 10-Cent Loaf Til! Is $8 a Barrel BY EDWARD M. THIERR CHICAGO, Dec. 10—Who is profiteer between the wheat in field and the bread on the f dinner ble? Make a complete survey of # wheatflour-bread situation, everybody's viewpoint, and find no profiteer—because eve has an alibi! i 2 | “We're all getting our share,” Herbert Hoover, “for everythin abor when you reduce it to its est terms.” BAKERS SHAVE DOWN [fier CENT BY CENT Bakers, until recently, predict decrease in bread prices in spit@ | wheat and flour drops. BUT: | hag now slid back about 100 per and flour around 80 per cent, bakers now are slowly shaving o jcent or so in the price of @ po loaf of bread. “We said bread wasn’t |down,” say the bakers now, flour has dropped more than we q |saw. However, in fairness to there cannot be 10-cent bread wi reasonable profit to the baker gram re turday conn propert | child, Betty Quient, 6, and changed | ¢our goes under $8 a barre! Bakers have cut prices tn vidual cases. But all are fall line, for they are reluctantly way before public pressure and going to take a loss the same as clothing, shoe and other trades been taking their medicine in tion-wide reaction against high and spending, Small bakers ducing faster than large cause they didn't have such stocks of high priced flour. HERE'S HOW HOOVER SPLITS COST OF BREAD Here is the way Hoover split up the cost of a loaf of | Plour ... Other ingredients ....... 1. Labor, overhead, etc. ....- 4.10 Retailer's share. ‘Total Of the 4 1-3 cents paid fo flour in a loaf of bread, the is credited by Hoover with 3 cents of this, The big item ts labor—4.20 per loaf. This has doubled tripled since pre-war. Then | got from $20 to $25 a week. | skilled bakers command almost price, In New York they get $70 a week. In Chicago the $48 to $60. Bakers in Brook! ting $50 to $60, recently strike for a 6 per cent 1 The farmer also blames tl creased cost of producing wi! labor, harvest hands getting as as $7 a day in Oklahoma, f | ample. |Death of Olive Thomas A PARIS, Dec. 11.—The aut | In closing the inquest in the Olive Thomas, American film who died from poisoning here ; months ago, announced today accidental death had been p Parcel Post to Norway Re Parcel post to Norway, a abolished a few days ago, hag temporarily resumed. Anno ment to this effect was recet' urday by George E. Williams, intendent of mails. |Ellen Terry’s Je Is Sold for $2, PARIS, France, Dec. 11—A dant in enamel and gold, whi presented by Henry Irving to | Terry, has been purchased ff Paris jeweler for $2,500 by an’3 lish actress. Boat $ Schedull SAVE MONEY= TAC fej M a SAFTY pa * ay 00,7588, 8%, ise ee SINGLE ROUND. TRuP fe oe mr $1, Including War Tax VICTORIA. BC PORT ANGELES - STRAIT PO == AT MIDNIGHT — SAN JUAN IS! AND Po! 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