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TITE MORXIXG OREGOSTAy. TTEDXESDAT,' JOE 7, 19H. STEEL TRUST TO BE PROSECUTED? RLTnors of Intended Criminal Action Are Rife at Washington. VVICKERSHAM IS SILENT Report on Trnt Soon to Be Ild Before. Tmft and Art ton Mar Fal low Stanley Saj ran Arc Persistently WlUibeld. FT imxit CfltTtn. WASHINGTON. IX C- June . (Ppe rleL) The Bteel Trait cam Into tha limelight mora tfcea ever today. Bn satloaal rumors regarding prosecution In tha Immediate future. a!a Involv Inr criminal anion asalnet tha mag nate of the aiaaatla corporation, cre ated excitement In various clrclea Tha ealtent fart Mini to be that the Government la giving eerlou con sideration lo tha cane of tha trut In Question, ana while no definite room of procdur may have been de-ined upon aa yet. tha Department of Jus tice has aroused added Interest In tha situation by refusing to affirm or deny tha stortes In circulation. Aa afternoon newspaper not (Ivan to sensationalism printed a story de rlartng that tha Steel Inut was soon to feel tha atrong arm of tha Govern ment, baaing tha assertion on "trust worthy Information hies enough to warrant credibility." Mletiow Follows Coofr rcvu-ci. Seekers for mora definite Informa tln at tha Department of Justice wera referred to Solicitor-General Leh mtan. who aald: The matter la ona that cannot be talked about." Then when It tMirot evident from tha flood of tnqulrtea that tba course of th Government's Intention would so broadcast, there was a. Inns; conferenra between Attorney-General Wlckereharo, folirltor-Genaral Lehmann. aaaistant to Attorney-General rowler. the "trust buster." and special assistant to Attorney-General Croavenor. who helped to handle tha to be coo rue. It was thouarht this conference would develop a statement, butat Its eonclu sloa air. Wlrkersnam declared not a word would be aald ona way or tha other, and ha thereupon placed himself Incommunicado. ILr-povt May Drills; ITrxwutloo. It Is known that for two or three years tha Government has been Investi gating tha steel trust through tba Bu reau of Corporations. This Investiga tion. It Is now learned on excellent au thority, baa been completed, and within ! tava the report of es-Commlssloner Herbert Knox rtmltfc will be placed be fore President Tafl Very recently tha Department of Jus tice InveatlKStlon bureau baa been ac tive wlih the affairs of tha sama trust and It Is believed that aa Inkling of some of tha matters uncovered caused rertala pee-sana who are on the Inside to speculate ea tha prospect of action la the courts. The whole matter la one which the administration has desired to keep un der cover until a definite course of ac tion wae mapped out. As one high official stated this evening, action In each a case le somethinc that must "announce Itself at tha proper time. The bastenine of tha report from the Bureau of Corporetlona la the reeutt ef directions Issued by tha President himself to Hecreiary of Commerce and labor XaaeL It la reported tha Infor mation Fathered T the bureau will be timed ever to the House committee now conductlnr a steel trust Inquiry. SUanb-y Stupex-ta Supprr -aioa. The activity of tha Administration drew from Chairman Stanley a state meat la which be said: "reaalnr Cuibereon. myself snd others who bad studied this question have Ions; harbored tha eu.ptvlon that loot a here In the archives of the Govern ment there wss evl.lenee that would throw a flood of llsht upon tha sets and doings ef tha I olted tf-atee Steel Corporation, "The J'ldtflary committee of the Sen ate made tha most strenuous efforts to ascertain these tacts at a time when the anaorpttoa of tha Tennessee Coal A Irou Company by the ateel corpor ation couid bardty have been called consummated- I regret that reaaona of state' then eileted which prevented lha giving of fils Information to tha peo ple of the I'nlted States Infiwrnailota tlaily Ilrfnerd. 11m year aero ! aas advised by Rep-, reaentatlva Parker, of New Jereey. then chairman of the House jiidirtery com mittee, tret neither the president nor tha Attorney-General favored a reaolu tioa of Inquiry Into tha I'nlted Statee fhteel Corporation- When the reeolutlon to have tha Department of Justice ad vise confrrees as to the conditions Into which wa are now Inquiring: was favor ably reported, tha Attorney-General, with the advice and approval of tha iTestdent. to I am Informed, flatly re fused to furnish this Information, on tha ground that It waa not compatible with publle poller. "It waa well known that this resolu tion, although heartily approved by tha people and tha press, waa over my re peated proteeta. pigeonholed In tha rules committee In the last Congress. "I am delighted to know that, what ever these 'ressons of stats wars, they ro longer exist, and Congress will at last be furnished with the Information which haa ao long been refused: that the Department of Justice snd tha Hn veau of Corporations will take us Into their confidence, and tha courts of Jus tice are at last ready to deal with the I'nlted Statee fteel Corporation aa with similar and Inflnltelyy mailer concerns." I umNcr Trade Prop Low. HOJlTAf. Wash, Juns . Rail limber shipments for Grsys Harbor, the greateat lumber district In tha world, fell off more than :i per cent during May. compared with tha buai neea of that month a year ago. tshlp menta f r last month were approxi mately Til cars, sgslnst a former ave rage of 10' cars monthly. Lumber men say orders are scarce and that curtailment Is absolutely necessary to right tha market. Better Than IVe Could Do In New York City." V.tlcalmed a customer who wss look ing ever the Oriental Rues at Atlyeh Trlroa' Removal Sale. People who have bought la New Torn, find a better as sortment of Oriental Rugs carried here. And Itemovsl sa'e Prices are onlv shout haf New Tork figures. tate nw on. loth and Washington fts. a Kngland s Beautiful Women, strand Ena-lan la today full of beautiful women. Too, sea them la Hyde Park, yoa sea Lhasa la Lha ballroom, jrou, sea them en the stage. Their faces beam forth from a thousand photographers' shop windows and In all the weekly Illustrated papers. They are popular "beauties." beautiful by tha common consent of mankind, and their charms are unmistakable even to the dullest misogynist. But do they does any one of thero "-fulfill the canons of Ideal beauty? Sir Thomas Lawrence, who aimed mora beautiful women tn. perhaps any man of his day. confessed that he bad never bad a sitter whom I. a .. ... M..utKata fea tures, forehesd. eyes. nose, mouth, chin. neck and bust were an narmooiuue. . . . ........ . Mirtnlf painter, how much more would It prove a atumbltng block to the painter of I , I V. v a fnmwl tO confine himself to the living model? Of course, the Impressionists and the post-lmpressionlsis and tha ultra-modern school of portrait painting would nave no uixiicuny. peceuee iu-i ugliness "au they nave to ao. ently." aa a recent critic of the Fair Women exhibition remefked. "Is to i w v. - . . ,, mv vnald of their aequalrtance. paint ber faithfully and entitle the result "Venus. "Helen." uu:n-( ri. f i . 1 1 -i u uuv . cording to their taste or their resdlng. SALARIES ARE RAISED FIFTY OR.EGOX rOSTStASTE RS GAINFJS BY rnospr.niTY. Pnrtlauid nfflclal Oeta No Mom In Spite) of LaorBsJoi Grvrvrtla of BualneMt Tran-iartevl. OP.EGrtNLAN JTEWS BTTREAO. Wash ington. Juna . The Postofflce Depart ment today announced changea In sal aries of Presidential postmasters, based pon tha Increase or decline of postal receipts during tha paat year, tba changes to become effective July 1. Eleven Oregon postmasters will re ceive an Increase of :. 1 will re ceive an Increase of 1100 and only four will have salaries reduced. Portland la now a maximum office and though Its receipts have enormously In- PORTt.itfD mDMT AT COR V ALL l WITV9 OAH PRIZK IS PUARMACr. 1 r t i t i . N JZ ; If - ) ". I : . A " 5 t j . V i a a -Mltllaaa J. There tern. or.KHON AGRICfLTVRAL COLr I.KGr. Corvallla. Or.. June . (.Special.) William J. Thornton, of Portland, haa been awarded the cash prise offered by John M. A. Laue. of Portland, for the beat grade la the competitive exam ination, which covers the entire , field of pharmacy. J. E. Jackson, of Roeeburg. was awarded tha first prlxe for tha Junior exam ination, which covers tha work required in the ahort course la pharmacy. The examination for these prises covered two days, and waa taken by IS students who gradu ate from the school of pharmacy this year. The gradea of all tha atudents writing the examination were exceptionally high. The I-aue prise la aa annual trophy offered by Mr. Laue. The money la so apportioned that US Is awarded to the atudent In the four-year courae who has the highest grade, and $1S for a Ilka standing In tba two-year course. created the poat master's salary will not be sdvanced. Those offices where a 1:40 Increase ts ordered are ss follows: the figures Indicating tha postmasters salary after July 1: rund etaoo voereoirth ......IMno rntrsl folnt .. l"o Ontario 1 r.ti... tirove.. -.1 llelrns ...... 1 '."O ll-rvnieteo ..... lie' iumi'irr ItoO K " rails.. Si-' weiioea liuo 3e.!ftrii --""O An Increase of 110 will raise the salaries of tha following postmasters to the figures named below: Albany ?1 Jarksoovllle flJie) Ah:n 1 " Lenta Aurora ........ 1-1"" vlrMlnavllla .. Ii.krr t;, Milton Tl.ndoa lvw-Vtlaaukle lums lT,vn Mount Angel . I'ubr 11' Newport Canvea City ... I'-' 'reroifc City... l iatskasla ll-M Roaehurg roauir.e -- Jonns I'sllss TloterpHaa .. K.useoe );: oi'T -Forest Grove yreeater ... Ormnta laaa. Utile tore ... 2ow alem . .. I'"" Shanlke ... . .. 7V .Oirlilaa ... ... l.too shereood .. rou Sprlnafleld ... ler- The lallaa . .. U'-oe Toledo .... ... li-o 1 Dion O0 S4"0 1 1 liOO S.vm .. lw .. aiv . . 10 .. 12O0 . . SHOO .. Ill .. ISoO .. lO0 n. G. GOODWIN SUES HIS LAST EX-WIFE Annulment of Pre-Marriage Contract and Return of Property Demanded. TERMS MISS GOODRICH'S Much Slarrlfd Actor Now ciays He Mad "Mttlc to Do With Agreement. Declare He Was Vt at Time, So Deed I Void. tt ivnvtre inm g rSneclal.V Nathaniel C. Goodwin filed suit yester- . . - vrn. nooorich-Ooodwin and T. H. Dudley to rescind tba mar riage contract whlcn was mi. ..o before he became tha husband of tha fair Edna. He avera that there were ir regularities In tha Inetrument and the subsequent- vjew w - . tee of stocks valued at 10.000. the La- Karette apartment nouse in on claco and conalderabla beach property. The couple entered Into the truat agree ment on May 14. 108. They wore mar ried on November li following. The actor declares that ha never consented to tha subscription and acknowledg ment of the trust, ny " ; " agreement It was understood that the . i jt k- K-ii hv Dudley un- properxy invmu - . til the death of ona of the parties and i a eAe asvjsa aaB h fl I aa that the survivor snouiu u-o '"The agreement waa "apparently very saUsfactory until tha couple could not agree and the actress recently procured a divorce. , . Goodwin now seeks to a raw ow. tha grounds that the Instrument was 7. . merried man at the time It was drawn aaya that he was then the nusoana - - Dermott-Goodwln. although he nays ". - .L i i rimn why mat inero is -'- the contract should be cancelled and the property reconveyeo ta m.u. ... . i . stneay -am,-1 1 1 1 n fF t O talKlCO nuch provision for th woman. bo was recentiy ni who, think qultabla. hpa la reason to bellera that Mra. Goodwin dictated about aa ne pieasea " , ahnnlr. ha. mAnaiTM. in prUrfl a. J ""a'1 fact Goodwin says that hs dldn t know that the agreement nau . for some time after such action had i ihat inn nro- been turn, m nvw - - - - ceeded without authority to Inatruct Dudley to nave n epreeu u. public records. The commencement of the suit, which was Died yesterday, has been threatened by Goodwin for soma time and Is a nt- v. i (mirOi venture no ting Climax iwi - on the matrimonial sea; each one end ing In a snipwreca. foil fSer1s"asked SENATE COMMITTEE E-GEIl TO I1KG1N OX IXRIMER. Ilw River .... t''-o wood bora liunttngtoa .... lJOUj Decreases are: Pcfue Ii nrw irs Valley I t I""" lln, ! to l.ioo Tiusmook l-" to IT The principal Increases In Washing ton will raise salaries to the figures given: AherMeen M'nwr. I1X fssMe KOCk ... I'""" Itepuhllo ....... 1700 t'hehalts I,o Snohomish 2.h rotktlie -r'.oo .outh Bend l-'"vd I'..nport Spokane 40 paMon ........ 1 ."'O Sannyslde ...... II "O Mlenihorg S'-oo Ticoma 3TOO i.o:jen.1al lTca. 1S0 Hoqulam S.'.ooi : oprx-nlsh Sli KaiAma lto n'enatchre 2T"0 l.s ivo white aalmoa... lono K'nnewlck tn There are eight decreases In Wash ington. The Increased salaries In Idaho will be: Rotse 1l00t, Anthony ....$MO0 va.awell Mia Potot...... 2?i0 Hsll-v ......... I-' Shoshone ....... IS Montr-oiler iw Twin Faila IToO ai.iM-oe; : wstr zw ,inn There were alx decreasea Srattle 1-lre Chlcfahip Not Songht. CHICAGO. June C If Seattle wants a new fire chief, the city will have to look elsewhere than In the Chicago de partment for an applicant In response to a request from tha Mayor of Prattle. Chief f?efer!Ich. of the Chlcaro Depart, mcnt. wired back yesterday that ha did not know anybody la hie department a ho wanted the Job. -The place la under civil service rules." the Chief aald. "None of my men aant to go out there snd take an examination. They have teen ciaJig-lx.a- cfclafa too eXiaW nntnJution Provides for Inquiry Forth with and Requires) Knowledge About Jackpot. WASHINGTON. June . Carrying out the programme aeTa on yes terday by tha Senate committee on . elections. Dillingham today Introduced In tha Senate a reso lution authorising tha special com mittee of eight members of the regu lar elections committee to relnvestl gste the charges against Lorlmer. Culberson object to the Immediate consideration of the resolution and It went over. Culberson said tha documsnt differed k. - . K nrlvlnal resolu- eomewnai " ' ' " tlon and ho desired time to consider It The resolution nsroes inno"-. Gamble, Jones. Kenyon. Johnson. Fletcher. Kern and Lee. Thay are di rected "forthwith to Investigate whether In the election of William Lorlmer. a Senator of the United States from the State of Illinois, there were used and employed corrupt meth ods and practices and whsther he Is now entitled to retain his seat The committee la authorised by tha resolution to sit during tha sesaloni of the Senate and during any rers of the Senate or of Congress, to hold - ... . v. niira or nlacea aa It sessions - - e- - shall deem most convenient for the purpose of investigation, i w counsel aceofintanta ItrnoBi mi . . and to send for persons, books, records and papers, i" aa early as practicable to report to the Senate the results of the Investi gation. Tha committee la further and spe- . .... 1 . - j tn tniinlra fnllv Into ClSliy iaiur - and report on the sources and use of the alleged -jacapois. or fund In lt relation to ana eurw tha election of Lorlmer. CHERRY FAIR DATE SET 6alem to Celebrate July , T and 8. Committees Are Named. SALEM. Or, Juna . CEpaclaX)" Tentative oatas .or . k -.1 - rmu m t Til 1 V K 7 and ( by the committee of the Board of Trade In charge 01 me iir. special committees to have charge of k-. .rimis denartments are: w. I. . ir 14 niino-er. con Biaier. rwi.. -- - - -cessions; 1L Bynon, parades; in. v. Bolam. amusements and decorations; R. M. Hofer. publicity; F. G. Decke- : T V Dae n. prrarMumwi - - i atlons; Charles V. Galloway and C L. pick, exhibits and entries; George F. no,! iters, automobiles; Max O. Buran. transportation; W. T. Stols. finance. Among new parade -features will ba a baby parade, besides the parade of Industries and products and tha comlo and sutomooiie parausa. PORTLAND WOMAN'S TRIAL Attorney for Mrs, Peterson Assert IShe la of Vnaound Mind. . raivnGrYi Juna I Tn.i Ps a a . . - . . terson. of Portland. Or., was placed on trial ta tha Supreme Court here today on a charge of having forged tba name of Mra Henrietta Farrelly to a roort gsge for the purpose of obtaining a loan of I10.00 from the Frankenau In veetment Company. In attempting to prove that the de fendant wss of unsound mind, her at torneys called a local clairvoyant to -w- i who testified that she hsd consulted 'hlra snd had offered to psy him LIS ICS UI PIS til"". - Savings Deposits These deposits are kept separate from the other funds of the Banks and in vested in unquestioned se curities, insuring absolute safety to depositors. Accounts may be opened with $1 or more at the con venience of depositors. SATURDAY" "ErVT37IGS, TO 8. Merchants Savings & Trust Company CAPITAL 5150,000.00 OFFICERS A.VD DIRECTORS! W. H. Fear..... Preeldeat -A lllard Caae Vlee-Prealdeat O. C Bortseneyer Cashier E. M. Haldea Asalstaat Caahler Ceo. K. Davis. GastaT Frlevrald. Jaaaea B. Kerr. terson. testifying In her own behalf, ssld she did not remember having bor rowed the 110.000 from the Frankenau company. PORTLAND STUDENTS WIN One Heads Corrallis Student Body, Other I Editor-in-Chief. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallls. Or, June . (Special.)- Two Portland boys, Ernest G. Rica and Charles R. Thompson, cap tured tha plums at the annual student body election. Mr. Rice was elected president of tha student body and Mr. -rhomnann was chosen aa editor-in- chief of the college paper. Both men have been prominent in stuaeni activi ties during their attendance at the ln- Th other elections were: First vice-president. Vane O. Gibson: second vice-president, S. W. Richardson; third vice-president, Gerald Wilcox; secre tary Student Assembly, Nell Sykes; manager of Barometer. A. V. Swart hout; president oratory and debate, A. F. Eschrlat: secretary oratory and do bate. Fred Weatherford; treasurer ora tory and debate, John Cooler; auditor athletic board, J. C Leedy; alumni member athletic board. Chauncy Hard ing yell leader, S. H. Boddlnghouse. S. C. L0VEFILES APPEAL Plvorce leoree of W ife Is Subject of Latent Court Proceeding-. NEW TORK. June . (Special.) Sydney C. Love. wno Burns-Love, obtained Interlocutory de cree of divorce from him """J ti-kii. -Diss t-ifi nn MaT 24. Illea n appeal from the decree at Whtte Plain, tooar. At tat " neys It was said that the appeal ta brought on purely tacaui . Xorthvveaterners Visit Gotham. NEW TORK. June . (Special.) There's No Risk If This Medicine Does Not Benefit. You Pay Nothing ' A physician who msde a specialty of stomach troubles, particularly dyspep sia, after years of study perfected tha formula from which Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are made. Our experience with Rexall Dyspep sia Tableta leads us to believe them to be the greatest remedy known for tha relief of acute Indigestion and chronio dyspepsia. Their ingredients are aoothlng and healing; to tha in flamed membranes of the stomach. 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Pitney, at the Imperial More Postal Banks Created. WASHINGTON, June 6. Fifty post offices totlayweredesipriatedaspostal savings depositaries to open July 3 making; the total of such offices S00. Western offices designated are: Delta. Colo.; CaldwelL Idaho; Anaheim, Pa cific Grove. Sausalito and Watsonville, Cal.; Ashland, Or.; Colfax and Prosser. Wash. , -JT-T il m imm nt mmn- Mini r a j j ' . ! , j , Mi Every resource of the manufacturer has been exhausted to enable us to offer this cigar to the smoker FOR CENT It costs the dealer more than ordinary cigars sold for the same price. WHY NOT GET THE BEST? This elrar la generally packed 60 In a cedar box. Wt also have It packed especially for vacation time. 25 in a decorated tin box. Vo danger of breaking or drying out Allen & Lewis, Distributors