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mm r,vwimna news wmnesiav, july to, huh.
O. J. Johnson, of (ilemlale, Hpent
yesterday in this city trannactins
business matters.
Kodak finishing by one who knows
how to give you the best. Clark's
Photo & Kodak Shop. til
Mrs. Phillip Jameson, of this city,
left this morning for Chicugo where
she will spend the winter.
Jefferson Tester arrived in this city
yesterday from northern pointB to
spend several days visiting with his
parents.
Have your duds cieanea ana press
ed by Sloper, tne cleaner and pressor.
All work promptly attended to and
L-'-tisf action guaranteed. tf
Miss Josephine M. Tooley arrived
here last evening from her horn in
The Dalles, to spend several days
visiting.
Archie L. Bushnell, of Fort Stev
ens, who has been spending a fur
lough at his home at Ten Mile, re
turned to the fort this morning. J
Lieutenant H. V. Belknap, ol
Washington, left this morning for
soutnern California In his car after
spending yesterday in this city.
V. O. Bridges, of Oakland, arriv
ed in this city last evening to spend
several days attending to business
in attorn. Ho will return later to his
ranch near Ouklaml.
Sam Black has returned to Marsh
Held and made the trip in the ma
chine with Mrs. Harth and son, Phil.
Mr. Black Is holding a position as
main lineman in that city.
The new dusting process Installed
by Sloper, the cleaner and pressed,
eradicates every particle of dust
from your clothing before they are
pressed and cleaned, thus assuring
Miss Dale Cos how has arrived in
this city to spend the summer with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Co
show of this city. She has been at
tending the normal at Monmouth for
the past few years.
George W. Burnett was arrested
by Marshal Shambrook yesterday
afternoon for operating an automo
bile without a license. Me was lined
$2.50 for tlio offense hy Acting City
Recorder Corlnne C. Alley.
Thomas J. Cunningham, of Camp
Lewis, and who has been stationed
Jn the Hawaiian Islands for the past
year, has returned for a ten days'
furlough which he will enjoy with his
parents at Dixonville and others in
this vicinity.
Mrs. A. L. Brownell, wife of Sup
erintendent Brownell of the local
canning company, will leave Satur
dal for Portland to arrange for the
shipment of her husehold goods to
this city where the family will make
their permanent home.
The iJmpqua Building & Loan As
sociation held its regular monthly
meeting last evening and aside from
attending to the regular business
matters of the association the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: L. Wimberly, presi
dent; E. X. Ewart. vice-president;
H. O. Pargeter, secretary; Jos. MI
celii, treasurer.
m WJKT LAW AXXl'LLEI).
The act passed by the 1915 legisla
ture, which was intended to make
the county budget law apply to
road districts and other districts
having power to levy taxes, is held
to be unconstitutional by the state
supreme court, in an opinion handed
down yesterday in the case of A. H.
Martin vs. Gilliam county, appellant.
Circuit Judge Parker, of Gilliam
county is reversed.
Chief Justice Mi'Bride, who wrote
the opinion, holds that the law is
unconstitutional because it attempts
to amend the 1913 coui.'ty budget
law without quoting in full the por
tion of the law amended. This is in
contradiction to the provisions of
section 22. article IV ol" the state
constitution, which says. "No act
shall ever be revised or amended by
mere reference to its title, but the
net revised or section amended shall
le pet forth and published at full
length."
KKTt ltN TO XKBHASKA.
Grant Henderson and his sister,
Miss Ada, who arrived here a few
days ago to attend the fneral of
their sister, the late Mrs. A. L. De
Ross, left for their homes in Nebras
ka this morning, the former to Lin
coln and the latter to Harding.
MEETING OF FIU'XK GROWERS.
All prune growers of Douglas
county are requested to be present
at a meeting of the prune growers
to be held in the city hall, Rope1mrg
Saturday, July 13. at 2 p. m. for the
purpose of receiving report of com
mltt who met with the federal food
administration of Oregon, and for
completing arrangements for grow
ers to grade and pack, their own
prunes.
I.'MPQL'A VALLEY FRUIT UNION,
j 1 2 A. H. Marsh, President.
Are the Packers Profiteers?
Plain Facts About the Neat Business
The Federal Trade Commission in its recent report on war
profits, stated that the five large meat packers have been
profiteering and that they have a monopoly of the market.
These conclusions, if fair and just, are matters of serious concern
not only to those engaged in the meat packing business but to
every other citizen of our country.
The figures given on profits are misleading' and the statement
that the packers have a monopoly is unsupported by the facts.
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready to prove their
profits reasonable and necessary.
The meat business is one of the largest American industries.
Any citizen who would familiarize himself with its details must
be prepared for large totals.
The report states that the aggregate profits of four large puck
ers were $140,000,000 for the three war years.
This sum is compared with $19,000,000 as the average annual
profit for the. three years before the war, making it appear that
the war profit was $121,000,000 greater than the pre-war profit.
This compares a three-year profit with a one-year profit a
manifestly unfair method of comparison. It is not only mis
leading, but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has made
a mistake in the figures themselves.
The aggregate three-year profit of $140,000,000 was earned
on sales of over four and a half billion dollars. It means about
three cents on each dollar of sales or a mere fraction of a cent
per pound of product.
Packers' profits are a negligible factor in prices of live stock
and meats. No other large business is conducted upon such
small margins of profit.
Furthermore and this is very important only a small portion
of this profit has been paid in dividends. The balance has been
put back into the businesses. It had to be, as you realize when
you consider the problems the packers have had to solve and
solve quickly during these war years.
To conduct this business in war times, with higher costs and the
necessity of paying two or three times the former prices for live
stock, has 'required the use of two or three times the ordinary
amount of working capital. The additional profit makes only a
fair return on this, and as has been stated, the larger portion of
the profits earned has been used to finance huge stocks of goods
and to provide additions and improvements made necessary by
the enormous demands of our army and navy and the Allies.
If you are a business man you will appreciate the significance
of these facts. If you are unacquainted with business, talk this
matter over with some business acquaintance with your
banker, say and ask him to compare profits of the packing
industry with those of any other large industry at the present
time.
No evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission in
support of the statement that the large packers have a monopoly.
The Commission's own report shows the large number and im
portance of other packers.
The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready to prove
to any fair minded person that they are in keen competition
with each other, and that they have no power to manipulate
prices.
If this were not true they would not dare to make this positive
statement.
Furthermore, government figure's show that the five large
packers mentioned in the report account for only about one
third of the meat business of the country.
They wish it were possible to interest you in the details of their
business. Of how, for instance, they can sell dressed beef for
less than the cost of the live animal, owing to utilization of by
products, and the wonderful story of the methods of distribution
throughout this broad land, as well as in other countries.
The five packers mentioned feel justified in co-operating with
each other to the extent of together presenting this public state
ment. They have been able to do a big job for your government in its
time of need; they have met all war time demands promptly and
completely and they are willing to trust their case to the fair
mindedness of the American people with the facts before them.
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
MARSHAL'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that as
city marshal of the city of noseburg.
Oregon. I have on the 9th day of
.July. 1918, taken up and Impounded
In the city pound the following de
scribed animal, to-wlt:' One Jersey
yearling steer. No marks or brands.
That if the said animal is not
claimed by the owner or owners
within three days from the date of
this notice, or shall refuse to pay
the legal charges for taking up and
Impounding said animal I shall pro
ceed to sell said animal at public
auction In the same manner as Is
provided for the sale of personal
property on executon under the laws
of the state of Oregon, and Mnder
ordinance No. 218, of the city of
Roseburg, Oregon. Date of sale Is
hereby fixed for the 13th day of
July, 1918, at 1 o'clock p. m.
Dated this 9th day of July. 1918.
D. R. SHAMBROOK,
jlO City Marshal.
DR. S. L. DevLAPP
Osteopathic Phralcian & Surgeon
Phones: 217-218 Perkins Bldg.
Office 110
Res. 252-L Roseburg, Ore.
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If any trouble breaks out In your
plumbing. No matter how trivial
the damage may seem to you don't
delay a minute In calling us. Little
troubles grow alarmingly big In a
surprisingly short time. And don't
forget that In calling us, you are
commanding both expert and hon
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Roseburg Plumbing & Heating Co.
PHONE 181.
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