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VOLUME XVIH
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EXCESSIVE
PBOFITSIH
SHOE TRADE
SUCH IS THE lTM)li lVliEPOlM
OK FEDEltAL TliADIS
COMMJSSIOX.
BEGINS WITH PACKERS WHO
ADVANCED HIDE PRICES
Pepnrtnicnt if Justice Agents Carry
ing Out Order of Attorney t'oncinl
To Hunt Down Profiteer!-, and
Hoarders and Proseclll Under Oil'
Food Control Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Tho high
prices of shoos aro duo to excess. vc
profits taken by every factor in
their production is embodied in the
report of the federal trade com
mission to congress. It is claimed
that the packers began the "pyra
miding," of shoe prices by an un
warranted increaso in the price ot
bides.
Tanners, manufacturers and re
tailers followed suit. '
Prosecutions .May Follow
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 The de
partment of justico agents through
out the country aro carrying out the
attorney general's orders that profi
teers and hoarders be traced down
and prosecuted undor tho Lever
food control act. Tho presidont will
Dlso address congress Friday to
make recommendations for legisla
tion designed to reduce living coals
A cabinot sub-committoe has furnish
ed him recommendations.
It Is believed that one of the presi
dent's recommendations will bo
"more teeth" to mako the existing
laws effftctivo to copo with profiteer
ing. He may also ask a modified
license system under which niar'gini!
of profit could be controlled to brinf
an immediate reduction ill prices.
Drastic Method Suggested
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Oigan
Ized labor may, after a moro thorough
inquiry, advocato tho .firing squad
for Boino of those responsible foi
the wave of profiteering sweeping
over the country, Warren Stone,
chiof of the brotherhood ot locomo
tive engineers, told the houso inter
state commerce committee .today.
President Will ot Wait
WASHINGTON, Alls'. Ii President
Wilson declined to uccopt the sug
gestion of Representative Mondell,
Republican floor leader, that he
postpone addressing congress until
Tuesday. Tho president said that
the situation is very acute and ho
felt it his duty to present his views
immediately..
GREAT BRITAIN IS
AFTER PROFITEERS
' LONDON, Aug. 6 Great Britten
purposes establishing a center
authority to deal with profiteering.
Sir Aukland Gcddes announced to
day. ROUMANIANS MAKE
SEVERE DEMANDS
FARI3. Aug. 6 Messages to the
peace conference my that the Rou
manlsni. have served sa ultimatum,
oa the Hungarian government inak
ing demand! far In mess of the.
armistice, tonus and giving' the-Hun
strUna until S o'clo a . today t
comply.
THE WHTHtU
tDRTI.A.NH, Aug. 6 for fireirnri;
Inn '.Kb t f-'t "'l Mrmr cajropt 0niar
4 Ha mist. ThurA. fair and
vrariner in thi? tMtu(rtia. Gentl
ISI4&SJMIIS HOSOll W-'M&S
Haa-lrtdth'fUi.tlutat o4 PuCet feMimi
s Pum . o
fit .A.a l t- a.. C t'linn
0 plansO to Celebrate on Tuesrfey life
olnfc'K thi:e CDils oni i cirtien.
7.r Ve'ltA I.. Javnps. he, iinle
8 1 (f the '.-! ye&r KO p'omtsed to
celebrate .e rvent uld the w)
round out a century O
In th "5'u. Mm. Jaync and her
t -:.ihfiid iii-w-i O from the Rl. Law-
" .;..y ...
lley to
fO n neai'
wheie Madison, W'v.. now is. They
31 NIIOS INDICTS
25 ('uses, Involta'iat 80 I'frsons, tS be
Ijild lk-fore Chicago (traucl Jury
t CHICAGO, Aug. 6 Twonly-five
cases, Involving 30 persons, black mid
white, alleged to havo participated
In the race rioting last wonk, on
charge of murder and assault, were
prepared Tuesday for presentation
to a special grand jury Wednesday.
Seven indictments, naming 1 1
negroes, including two women, were
returned Tuesday.
TweUq indictments, naming 17
negroes, were voted Monday.
Tho county commissioners Tues
day voted $100,000 to the sheriff for
pay of special deiputios and other ex
penses incident to suppression of the
riot spirit and $50,000 to the state's
attorney for use in his Investigation.
The -3000 state troops, as well as
policemen and deputy sheriffs, con
tinue on guard duty !n the negro dis
trlcts.
FEWER THAN 100,000
TROOPS OVERSEAS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Genoral
ershing cabled tho war department
Tuesday that on July 31 a total of
98,497 troops were still overseas.
DOTE SET FOR
PHONE
COMMISSION TAKES I V1TAT1VK
IN THIS INyl IKY.
Investigation of Advance Itutcs Made
by Telephone Company on
tile Burleson Schedule. ,
SALEM, Aug. 6 Tho public so
vlce- commission of Oregon has sot
August 27 at Portland as the time
and place for a hcan Ing on tele
phone rates. Tho investigation is
to be made on the commission's own
motion, and ip (Vile to jtho sharp
advance made by tho company ef
fective July 29th when the so-called
Burleson schedule was Imposed upon
Oregon;
E.M1L MARTIN'S DHAD
Former Resident of Island City Pass
ed Away at The Dalles.
Emil G. Man tons, for many years
a uesidont of Island City whero he
conducted a tanning establishment.
died at his home in The Dalles. Sun
day morning. The deceased was
born In Germany, April 14, 1850 and
was sixty-nine years old. A licphcw,
Adam Beck, who- lives on a farm
oast of town, is among tho surviv
ing relatives.
PACIFIC FLEET WILL
i:i;yiii!i; iik; vaicdh
Coining! of New Naval Cull Means
Increased Facilities on
This Const
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 Facilities
at-all Pacific navy yards will have to
bo extended, and there is a sttong
HroUability that one or more id'-
dltional navy yards will havo to bt
provided to meet the needs of til
new Pacific fleet, according to Rear
Admiral John S. McCain, chief of
tlm bureau of construction and
pair, who is hero from Washington
with Rear Admiral C. W. Parks,
chief of the bureau of yards and
docks, and Commander James Hil
ton of tho bu-ieau of supplies and
accounts. -
These three offlcrs make up
special board that will visit the varl-
on ports of the Pacific and- l.uer
make recommendations to trie na
department. Members of tho board
say that they will make thoroug'i
ivetintlo of every port on the Pa
cific and ill then makt their recom
innclallis to' Secretary.- Daniels on
additions 40 the present navy yards
and any npo establishments that
may bo ncqtled. e
The th re, office will remain here
untfi the departure of the Pacific
fleet ,0SoSaturday nornlng. when
they will go to LosorieJ'o
BELIEVES STIUkI; AVEItTED
Q o igcfe gt W allHje. s
o n f
SPOBANE, Aug. 6 ItobctA M?
?, adn
coverninent representative.
stated Wallaof Monday that he
noes not minx mere win a sirm
nf Ihn Pnntlr ri'Alone mfnnin
V lavs Btrss on thertiemand ot
HEARING
'oi!nrirs for an (j:ht-hr,'Q- day
froinrjKMIal to lO'(j Hia posit iCO
siwtKeaU that the ownecs niagrant
this.
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BIG SLUMP
OH BOARD
OF TRADE
COHN VALUES MAKE Sl'DDKN
UKOP OI' TIUHTY-nvO CENTS
IX PAST FEW DAYS.
THREAT OF LOWER WHEAT
ASSIGNED AS THE CAUSE
Grain and Provision Trade Appeared
to Hare (Jiven Credence to the Ke
ports That the Government Mould
Make Radical Cut in Price of Whea'
to the Consumers.
CHICAGO, Aiip. G. Efforts to an
ticipate the results of any quick switel)
the United States jrovernment
policy as to tho disposal of the 1019
domestic crop of wheat knocked th
bottom out of values yesterday on the
board of trade. Downward plunge;
in the price of the chief trading com
modity, corn, did not stop until th
market was '32 cents a bushel lowe-
than when the campaign against tho
high cost of living began a week ago
It was not until there remained open
only a single hour for business activity
before the time set for a conference
between President Wilson and Federal
Wheat Director Julius 'Barnes that tho
grain and provision trade appeared to
give serious credence to reports thu
have been circulating for days that tho
government would make a radical cut
in the price of wheat to consumer?. ;
The most definite of these reports was
that millers would get wheat from th
government 50 cents a bushel cheaper
than the government had guaranteed
growers. This, it was said, wouhf
make flour less expensive than af-
present by $2 a barrel.
i ,u,i; Tnllll.lt IN.lt K10S TWO
OREGON CITY, Auk- 0 Two men
wero injured yosteiday morning near
the Ilaw'ey Pulp ti Paper com
pany's plant by a fulling limber used
in the construction of the, new fish
ladder. C. Stutz, aged 54, and A.
Undsey, aged 17, wore both struck
on the head when the timber fell
to the. ground. Htlltz suffered a bad
scalp wound, aiul was considerably
stunned lor a length of time. Doth
men are under tho care of Dr. C. M
Slickland, ot this city.
PACIFIC ACADEMY WAITS
Navy Department Not Yet Heady to
Establish Const School.
WASHINGTON, Am;. GAltbou(;h
establishment of a naval academy on
the I'aciflc coast, especiolly for the
training of officers Tor the new Pa
cific floal, has been siiRgc-ted to the
navy department, Acting Secretary
Koosevelt taid today that no definite
action would be t.;iken until Hie
recently enlarged facilities ot- the
AnmnnoHa academy had boeji thor
ougbly tried.
The
MI&ICO AND CUBA
ON GOOD TERMS
(Hr Associated Press to The Observer)
MEXICO QW, Au. 8. Attorney
Manual Garcia urado, who has long
been in the Mexican diplomatic ser
vice, has been named minister to
Guatemala.
Diplomatic relations between Mcx
ico" and Cuba, interrupted nearly hall
a year, were formally resumed re
cently when Dr. E.equiol .Garcia En,
senat, the new Cuban minister, was
received by President Cnrranzn and
presented his credentials.
PRES. WILSON NOMIN
ATES PORTLAND MAN
dent Yilson Tuosday nomlnatod
Alexander Sweek of Portland, Ore.,
to be registoi- of the. land office at
that city.
ATTEMPTED RIOT ,
IS SUPPRESSED
TltlESTE, Aug. 6 A group of
Ilolsliovikl appeared on tho streets
today and attempted to start riot
ing. The disturbers wore, dUporscd
by, tho police with the asslstaneo of
tho population. Soven handled of
the Ilolsliovikl we.ro put under i
rest.
BY HEAD MEN
RAILROAD SHOPMAN IN THIS
CITY WILL OBEY ORDERS.
Strike Sentiment Very Light, But the
Men Will Stand By Their
Organization.
With railroad shopmen in Everett,
Washington, aid Spokane out on a
strike, the question is being asked on
La Grande streets whnt wilt be tho ef
fect on the hhops in this city.
Thus far there is little strike senti
ment among railroad men in Ln
(iramle. All appreciate the conditions,
and like all other people, they are bur
dened with high prices and the hard
task of living under present condi
tions, but the men in O.-W. shops seen
inclined to wait until further develop
ments. An order from headquarters would
cause a walkout in this city, it is be
lieved, for the men aro standing firm
ly by their organization. This does
not mean however, that. anyone iH fo
menting trouble in the La Grand'!
shops, for such is not tho case. Tho
men arc working regularly and await
word from their headquarters befori
then take any action.
KRHERGEK TO BE TARGET
BERLIN, Aug. (i A now aliac.k on
V-ilhiiiH Krrlieri'cr. vice-nremier and
(.,. (,r finiinr(, cllUirinir that he
violulcd the taxation laws and en
gaged in illicit trade Is about to be
launched, according to tho Wjlff bu
reau. The news agency declares that
(danders against President Khort, Phil
ipp Scheidcmann, former chancellor,
and llerr Erzberger are lacing -iu-
latcd "wibch are so base that no
healthy mind can believe them."
End of a Perfect
WILL BE GUIDED
in .
EMPLOYESJ
ARE A UNIT
Alii. THE OliCAMZATIONS HAVE
JOINED IN DEMAND EOU AN
1NCUEASE OK WAGES.
TWO MILLION EMPLOYES'
REPRESENTED IN DEMAND
First Instance On Hecord In Which
All the Kailroad U.iiens Act With
One Accord Communication to Di
rector tieneral Mines, a Formal Call
For Increase Already Made.
i
(Hy Associated Tress tu Tho Observer)
WASHINGTON, Auk. . Hepre-
scntativc of fourteen different railroad
unions havo now joined in a comniuni
cation to Director General Hines ask
inp; an immediate increase of wnirus.
This is the first instance on record in
which all the unions, representing two
million employes acted as a unit.
Director llines said that tho com
munication seemed to be u formal pre
s'ontation of waire ' demands iitrenily
made public.
MIKE HOWAItl) WI1.I. NOT
V HUSTLE FUEHEKG
NOW
Mike Iluwaid, henvyweiirlit wrestler
who has been spending the sprint: and
summer in La Grande, gave out the
following Tegnrdinjr the challenge of
John Freherg fur n finish match to be
held in this cily within the next few-
lays. "I will not accept the challenge
of John Kreherg to wrestle u finish
match in La Grande', the match to be
held within the next few days, for the
reason that the time is too short for
ino to get in proper condition to meet
a man of Ereberg's ability.- Frchoig
is one of the hardest heavyweights in
America, and in order to do myself
justice and give local followers a run
the very best of condition. Had Fro
berg alloweil the time to properly con
dition myself, I would have talked bus
iness with him, but a -hurry-up match
Villi a high class wrestler, just for the
sake of wrestling does not appeal ','.
me. I have in view u contest for La
bor Day with a mighty good wrestler.
and that is receiving my attention at
present." Howard is the wrestler who
as Harold Christiansen, was c-hidlenged
by Freherg yesterday.
HOtJL'lAM LI'.MHEK OljTI'l'T.
IIOQIIIAM, Wash., Aug. B --Fig-urea
compiled by the Grays Harbor
county assessor nhow approximately
a billion feet of lumber was the out
put of county mills last year.
Day
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HAILEY6rIRL INJURED
,BY A MOUNTAIN LION
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UAll.KV, lda.. Aug. 6 Letlfa
liurrell, 15. while. hunliiiR cattle on
outskirts of town, was Tuesday morn
Iiik mauled hy a mountain lion and
Site" u stniKKlo, In which the kKI
Hied t,chtiko tho animal, 'she was
found uncpuscltius, her arms, back
and chost badfy lacerated. Tho Hon
jnitiped upon her back while she wiib
tu a slllliiK posture, tearliiK hor eloth
iiiK into sir eds and A shoo which
was to:n from her foot could not
he found. Citlr.ms at once organized
to hunt the Hon, which lias been
seen In the vicinity of the town for
a month. Thu girl will recover.
MAKES LONG FLIGHT
IN SOUTH AMERICA
UUENOS AIRES, Aug. 0 Llou.
Uieatelli; an Italian aviator, who last
week flew ti-oiu Ilucnos Alrea to
Valpaiaiso, Tuesday mado a non
stop flight from Santiago, Chllo. to
this city. Th-i time of tho flight was
seven hours and 10 minutes. Tues
day's air voyage completed the
aviator's round trip from tho Atlantic
to llui Pacific and over tho Andes
mountains.
PAST 5 YEARS
DltYEIt THAN LAST YEA It WHICH
WAS I1ELOW NOU.MAL.
IdgliK-sl l-roripllaUim Wag In 11)11
Hut About n Third Was In Juno
mid July Hecord Reviewed
Eastern Oregon Experiment Bta
linn, Union, Aug. 5 (Spoclal to the
Observe,!-) Tho rain fall last Sun
day was the first this vicinity han
hud for lit! days and tho heaviest It
hasj had since May 2D. .according to
tho weather o.bsei vn-tlous takon at
the Exporinuint Station. Binco April
1 there bus been less than 1.5 Inches
of rain and the total procipltatlor-'
which Includes both ruin and snow
since January 1 amounts to but 4.R
inches.
Thi'ro was loss n'aln this yoair than
last even through tho rainfall of lust
year was below normal. From Janu
ary 1 In August 1 last yuar tho
total piocipllulion was 05 Inchon
while during the) samo period thin
year If was 4.4 Inches. During Jul)'
tills year (hero was no rain while
last year there was l.fi Inches. Dur
ing Juno and July this ycfW', the
mouths when rain Is needed, thorn
wan only .11 of an Inch. Laatyeur
during thu samo inonthR thoru war
l.lill liichea and the averago Tain
fall fur tho months or Juno and
July during tho yearn 1914, '15, und
'1(1 was 2. St Inches.
The ave ago annual (precipitation
in this section for Iho last five yearn
(s in. 85 Inches. In 1!)1S it was
12.41 Inches whllo up to this time
this year there has boon but 4.fi
Incliiyi or rain and melted snow. If
this year's precipitation Is to equal
the average of tho last .five year
tin in must bo mole than nlno Inchon
in Iho remaining five months.
Tho banner year for precipitation
during (he last fivo yours was In
110 5 which had 18.fi Inches. The
lowesl yi ar was tho year previous
Hill, wiilehliiid but J. 8 Inclios, how
over, during that year there was
more than :i linli'f t rain in J"""
and July and conse'tuenlly crops did
not lack moisture as I hoy havo the
Ii wont year which lu:d but .11 of an
Inch of rain during I huso two crop
Si-owing months, Juno and July.
FARMERS HOLD WHEAT
Idaho and Ginin ,roweis Itefuse to
Market Product.
OGDE-, Aug. (i Fanners of the
iniei luoiiiitaln states aro refusing to
:-ell tlielr wheat at tho govo'nment
tin rii Hlt-j.-il pi tee anil several mills
in (hi dliitrirt are now Idle because
of Inability to get grain, accio-dlng lo
anthori.ed statements of Ogden gralir
exehe,r. titflcials today. 'I'iio fol
lowing statement was Issued:
"Pawners If. lilnh and Idaho will
not nell wheat c-cpilng at aprcm-j
turn i f, 20 to 21, eems a bushel ovr
(he government basis. Several of the
tmiilla are Idle for want of wheat,
which the f.fimcrs wll not Una loose,
ojfrepi'ng at. th : 0 ' ii in , "
The xaln etthnngo Inrlud'n ropre
ii( nl atle;( ,f three large l'atoi: cons"
louProiiipanies aurl all other promi
nent nuyoiH"oi tins ihmoci.
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Aug.
6 DIs-
.t-:et (ftiuirnry C. l. Flelurt under
, e, i wn.u ins pnM'iann say w
i.ijioiis a O ' inn Br a growth on hig
SI in-, -n ie li,i,ay.
RAINFALL OR
The blness las kJ! Flrkiiri away
P om bis offlcO tor threo inonths.
o
SCIIilO
BE6IN ON
"616 FIVE"
ANTI-Tltl'ST Kl ITS AltE TO COM.
MEXCE At'AINST MEAT
l'ACKEHS.
PALMER SAYS EVIDENCE
SHOWS CLEAR VIOLATION
Orders Have Gone Out to the Federal
1-ro.sci-utliiK Attorneys Over tho
Omnlry to Prosecute Immediately
All I'erKons AVho May bo Guilty
of Hoarding Food Supplies.
WASHINGTON, Aug. C - The de
partment of justico is to Institute
anti-trust suits lnimodia.-elir against,
tho five big moat packers. At
torney Oeneral Palmer said today
(hat tho evidonoo on hiind "Indicated
a clear violation ot tho nntl-trust
laws." '
Tho packing concerns which will
bo made the defendants hi the suits
Inclndo tho Swift, Armour, Morris,
Cudahy and Wilson companies
All fodoral district uttornevs are
ordorefl to piotaeelit'o Immediately
poisons guilty of hoarding food
stuffs,
Campaign la Planned J
to Advertise Opportun
ities of This Statq
A. W. Nelson, who is secretary of
tho association of Oregon Chamber
of Commerce Bocreuuies, is In ire
colpt of a communication umiounu- .
Ing a proposed extensive advertising
campaign which will make known all
IhB continent tho business oppor
tunities, tho scenic beauties and tho
climatic advantages of tho state ot
Oregon. Tho sum of from J225,0()U
to 240,f.OO Is tho figure at which
tin" cost is tentatively placed. On
Septciulior 1st there la to bo u moot
ing of tho secrelnrles nnd ot the
dlroctiirso t tho Htato Chamber, one
of whom la Vincent Palmer, of this
clly. Thin meeting is to bo held in
Portland, and the plans for tho
campaign will then ho thoroughly
talked over and the details ut ranged.
FOOD PRICES RISE
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Newspapers Are Devoting Much Spuce
in a Demand That Profiteer
ing He SlepiMid.
LONDON, July 20. (Associated
Press Correspondence.) Tho food
riots in Italy and agitations elsewhere
on the continent are focusing attention
on the continued increase in the price
of food ad clothing in this country.
Public feeling, judged by protesting
letters to the press and the talk one
hears in restaurants and private houses
is mounting to tho point of cxtremo
indignntion.
Newspapers are devoting much
spaco to this subject and warning the
government that unless it takes uction
to curb profiteering, troiildo may bn
expected this winter. Tho govern
ment's recent announcement that ils
present modified fooil control would
he continued ut least through tho win
ter does not appear to have appeased
tho public, and the demand is widely
made for a return lo tho strict war
time regulations.
There js great discontent among the
small householders. One writes to iT
Ixmdon paper cumphtining of high
prices demanded for eggs, milk and
fruit and declaring "Those who huj
und sell seem to have gone mad i it
theid 'get-rich-iiuick' ern-.e, and their
impertinence, in what frhey cluirge the
public is something.gros!"
Tho same writer, discussing thij
"extortion on clothing," quofes tho an-'
noiyicomcnt made in thy aou.ie of com
mons the other "lay that the.high price,
of woolen garments is not due to
short supplies or government cltfrges,
and that the stocks of wool in thir
cuntry are the greatest cvor kijwn,
"If that's so," tho writer jomments,
"wy are all woolen goods fnmifa
prices, and whytoe! a man's suit o
clonics cost ryiything ar0ti c'ht to
eighteen guineas ($40 t ?00)' Why ,
is f he profiteering .flloSef.'" '
The mistry tifmtinitinns official
yJio made flhc announ'incnt rga'
inir wool said (hat thealk ofOrsiiiku.
sibilit? for the high prices of offoli-ri
gOls lay betwy 0the man whojuakefi
Abe cloth nnd the dealer. He said tho
jgovernmcnt wa considering action to
prevent profitoring.
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were amo:.g0.ie first seitlera ijthal
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