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ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918
of Daniel bii.1 tho Ilovulal If.n will )e
explained.
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It Is hoped to make those studies
of especial education:-.! val-.io to nil
Wblo students and at the same time
convince those who may be in doubt
of the truth of the Illble.
Nearly all the lectures will be II
lUHtratnd and the public Is cordially
Invited to attend.
Tho subject Friday night will be
"The Downfall of KalBe-.lsm," an
predicted In tho Scripture and the
upealcor, I'rof. O. Edmund Johnson,
who has devoteo many yearn to a
close Btudy of the prophecies will en-
onavor to prove that the present
iikwiic struggle was fortold by the
Hlhli) prophets.
The evangelistic company which
wlll carry on the campaign consists
of I'rof. 0. Kdniund Johnson, who
will speak the first evening, Elder A
A. Meyer, a wcrker who has had s
very wide experience not oily In the
i. out also In foreign countries
Miss Eliza Cole, who has had many
years of succesuful Wble teaching and
Mrs. Olive Johnson, wife of Prof.
Johnson, who will be with ll.e ccm
prny purt of the time she will as
sist with Hlhlo work.
All these workers will be in evi
dence when it comes to the song ser
vice beginning at 8:16.
TELLS OF FIGHTING
NEAR THE CLOUDS
Ensign Stephen Potter, United
States Naval Reserve Force, killed
In action with German planes April
25 last, was the first American naval
aviator to shoot down and destroy a
German seaplane, according to a
Navy Department statement.
The report states that on ' March
19,, 1918, a long-distance reconnals
ance of the German coast was made
by large American flying boats
operating from a British Royal Air
Force station. Ensign Potter was
one of two American naval aviators
accompanying this expedition and
Potjer was successful in shooting
down a German seaplane which at
rcked the reconnaisance formation
A second enemy seaplane found safe
ty In running away
Potter's death reflects credit on
his courage. He was killed in a
fight with seven enemy single-seater)
Ho vm second p'loi to a Brit Is l A'r
i"orce captn n, who was with Ir.w
when be shot down the German plune
In March. Two British planes had
flown to a point six miles from Hin
der Light, when two enemy planes
headed toward them. The British
planes closed on the nearest German
and opened fire. Two more hostile
planes then appeared overhead and
attacked vigorously, while three
ether enemy planes passed astern.
The two British planes dived and
speeded westward under continuous
volleys from the rear. One of the
Germans disappeared.
Of the seven Germans In action.
four were attacking Potter, who fell
behind his companion and began to
zigzag. Potter dodged, but was
broadside to all the enemy machines
end under their fire only 60 feet
from the water. His companion, 250
feet above, saw Potter's machine
burst into flame, then crash on the
port wing tip. Potter wag seen last
on the surface of the water amid the
Hemes, which turned suddenly to a
huge cloud of smcke. When the pall
had cleared not even wreckage was
visible.
NOTICK OK FINAL AfXX)UNT IX
i. H, BACON E8TATK
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, as executor of the es
tate of J. S. Bacon, has filed his final
account In the County Court or the
State of Oregon, for Columbia Coun
ty, and that Monday the 16th day of
July, 1918, at the hour of ten o'clock
in the forenoon or saia ,aay ana tne
Court room of said Court have been
appointed by said Court as the time
and place for the hearing of object
Ions thereto and the settlement
thereof.
Dated and first published June 14,
1918.
J. H. SOUTHARD,
Executor of the estate of J. S. Bacon,
Deceased.
J. W. Day. Attorney. 26-5
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR THE
COUNTY OF COLUMBIA.
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of John W.
Patrick, deceased, by the County
Court of the State of Oregon for Col
umbia County and has qualified. - All
persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified to present
same duly verified, as by law re
quired, to the undersigned at Reu
ben, Oregon, within six months from
the date hereof.
Dated and first published June 7,
1918.
T. C. WATTS,
Administrator.
GLEN R. METSKER,
Attorney. Z5-5
ARE THE PACKERS PROFITEERS?
Plain Facts About the Heat Business
Tlic I'Yik-ral Tnuie Commission in its recent report on war pro
fits, slated that the five lare meat packers have been profiteer
ing ami 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 oilier 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 stales that the aggregate profits of four large packers
were $140,000,000 for ihe three war years.
This sum is compared with $19,000,000 as the average annual
profit for the three vears before the war, making it appear that
the war profit was $121,000,000 greater than the pre-war profjt.
This compares a three-year profit with a one-year profit a mani
festly unfair method of comparison. It is not only misleading,
but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has made a mis
lake in the figures themselves.
The aggregate three-year profit of $'40,000,000 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
meat. 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 business. 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 bank
er 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.
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Furthermore, government figures show that the five large pack
ers 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 of the wonderful story of the methods of distribu
tion throughout this broad land, as well as in other countries.
The five packers mentioned reel 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 ''. American people with the facts before them.
ARMOUR AND COMPANY
CUDAHY PACKING CO.
MORRIS & COMPANY
SWIFT & COMPANY
WILSON & COMPANY