THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 191
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j NEW POSTAL ACT
I 15 IDE TARGET
s Requirement of Publication of
Stockholders and Bohd
z holders Assailed.
DEMAND HELD PERNICIOUS
Credit of Smaller Newspapers Would
Z Be Imperiled, Is Contention of
Z Periodical Attacking Constl
2 tntlonality of Ifew Law.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. The open-?
Ing attack upon the constitutionality
of the sections of the recent postal ap
propriation act requiring newspapers
to give postal authorities access to their
circulation records, and to publish the
names of their stockholders and bond
holders as well as to label paid politi
cal articles as advertisements, was
made today before the Supreme Court
in a printed brief filed by Robert C.
Morris and G. B. Plante, on behalf of
the Journal of Commerce and Commer
cial Bulletin of New York. The case
is set for argument orally on Decem
ber 2.
The attorneys for the newspapers
contend principally that the sections
violate the constitutional liberty of
the 25.000 newspapers, magazines and
periodicals published throughout the
United States..
Newspapers' Rights Cited.
Unlike public service corporations,
the newspapers, the attorneys contend,
have no element which gives the Gov
ernment a right to regulate their busi
ness except insofar as the public morals
or public welfare Is concerned.
"Absolutely no authority can be
found for a contention that the pro
visions complained of In this act were
enacted for the public benefit," declare
the attorneys. "Neither the Govern
ment nor the public at large, can be
benefited by the knowledge of the pri
vate business affairs and the financial
affairs of the owners of a newspaper.
On the other hand, provisions objected
to in the act are more than unreason
able In their demands upon the owner
of a newspaper. They are perniciously
inquisitorial. They strike down private
rights and Invade personal freedom and
destroy private property in that they
ruin the publication if It refuses to
meet their arbitrary demands, for ruin
would surely follow the denial of the
privileges of the mail.
Society Not Benefited.
"In the act individual Injury is In
flicted without any corresponding ben
efit to society. If the corporation is
doing business on borrowed money, for
which it has Issued its notes or other
obligations. It must publish to the world
the holders of such obligations, to the
annoyance of such lenders and the en
dangering of its credit. It must show
the vulnerable spots in its financial
armor to the benefit of its competitors
and enemies. Banks and other large
financial institutions will refuse to lend
it money for fear that ' they will be
" held out and advertised as supporting
.or controlling its editorial or political
t policy. Nor are these fanciful objec
' tions. To the business man they are
' real and alarming."
The attorneys warn lawyers, doctors
and other professional men that If this
, act is upheld. Congress may equally
require them to publish and disclose
. the names of their clients.
TURKS LOSE STRONGHOLDS
. (Continued From First Page.)
array hammering at the gates of the
capital, Turkey must again appeal to
- the allies for terms. Undoubtedly the
object of the commanders in ordering
the attack on the Tchatalja lines was
to compel this course. It seems in
credible .that Bulgaria, for the mere
glory of a triumphal entry into a city
she does not desire, should wish to
take her army Into a disease-infected
cone.
Turkish reports, even the officers of
ficial dispatches, of the result, of the
operations ' have been so unreliable
throughout that little attention can be
paid to the statements regarding the
Tchatalja battle Issued at Constanti
nople Sunday and Monday. The opera
tion probably was little more than an
artillery preparation, which. In all im
portant battles lasts several days, for
the purpose of drawing the enemy's
fire and locating his batteries.
As the effect of the victory at Mon
astlr will be to stiffen the Servian gov
ernment in resisting Austrian preten
sions, the consular troubles at Prisrend
and Montrovitza are breeding a dan
gerous spirit of ill-feeling between
Austria and Servia, which is little cal
culated to favor diplomatic negotia
tions. The newspapers of both capitals
reflect this feeling.
No news has yet reached Vienna of
the Austrian Consul Prechaska, at
Prisrend. The Servian government has
declined to comply with Austria's re
quest to allow an Austrian representa
tive to go to Prisrend to make inquiries
and practically Ignores Austrfa's pro
test on the subject.
Proof that the cholera has affected
tha Bulgarian army comes in a report
that the noted German doctor. Roth,
has been summoned to Bulgarian head
quarters to assist In stamping out the
disease.
BATTLE AT MOXASTIR PIERCE
Turks, Beleangered for Several Bays,
' Forced to Yield.
J BELGRADE. Nov. 18. The Turkish
fortress of Monastlr surrendered this
afternoon to the Servian troops. Fifty
. thousand Turkish sokliars and three
Generals laid down their arms.
? The possession of the heights com-
. manding Monastlr by Servian troops
under Crown Prince Alexander ren
4 dered the fortress untenable.
- Fethl Pasha, former Turkish Minis-
" ter to Belgrade, was one of the first
to hand over his sword. At the be-
ginning of the war he made the re-
mark:
"We will soon Invite our friends to
Z dinner in Belgrade."
Monastlr had been surrounded by
Servian troops for several days, while
Greek troops, coming from the south,
1 had cut off theTurkish line of retreat
to Ochrlda. On Saturday the Servian
troops throughout the day and night
succeeded in capturing two important
heights commanding the city. Then
2 they advanced through the morass
upon the inner fortifications, which
surrendered today.
4 Monastlr was the headquarters of
the Sixth Turkish-Army Corps, com
m manded by Fethl Pasha, but many oth
J er Turkish troops fleeing from sur
4 rounding towns which had been cap
' tnred by the Servians, concentrated
? there. Djavld pasha, the commander
of the Seventh Turkish Army Corps,
went there with many of his soldiers
after the fall of Uskup to the Servians.
It was thought that the Turkish
troops would be able to stand a
lengthy siege on Monastir, but it is
evident that the army was totally dis
organized and lacked provisions. Many
of the soldiers were reservists, only
recently called to the colors.
Monastlr occupied a capital position
for defense. It Is the market center
for the entire district and has a popu
lation of 45,000, composed of Servians,
Bulgarians, Albanians, Armenians and
Turks. The Christians number about
half of the inhabitants.
The representatives of Germany and
Italy Informed Premier Pachdjtch, of
Servia. today that their governments
supported Austria's view of Servla's
claims to an extension of her terri
tory after the war.
M. Pachditch declined to give a def
inite answer until the conclusion of
the war.
The fighting that preceded the sur
render of Monastlr lasted two -days.
The Servians had occupied all the high
points to the northwest of the town.
They brought up a large number of
field batteries, howitzers and other
heavy guns, which enabled them to
silence the Turkish artillery.
On Saturday a Servian division was
ordered to storm a position west of
the town, held by 20.000 Turks with
guns. Colonel Nedich; commanding the
Servian Moravia division, was detailed
for this operation. He encountered
great difficulties in the marshy ground,
but effectually prevented the attempt
of this section of the Turks to break
through the retreat into Albania.
According to unofficial accounts the
Turks suffered the loss of 2000 killed
AGED PIONEER PASTOR AND WIFE CELEBRATE SIXTIETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
G
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REVl C. H. WALLACE AND W IKE, OF COTTAGE GROVE, OR.
COTTAGE. GROVE, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) With reminiscences of
the early days nearly a half century ago, when congregations were
small and scattered and the position of pastor a strenuous one. Rev.
C. H. Wallace and wife entertained a large number of relatives and
friends November 11 in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary.
Of the score of Cumberland Presbyterian pastors in the valley,
when Mr. Wallace arrived here 1n 1864, after a trip by oxteam across
the plains, only two others are living Rev. W. R. Bishop, of Portland,
and Rev. C. A. Wooley. of Eugene. Mr. Wallace filled pulpits from
Salem to Ashland, schoolhouses and public halls being pressed into
service, often a private home being the only accommodation available.
During his service he performed' approximately 300 marriages.
Mr. Wallace is now 81 and his wife 78. Owing to ill health, both -have
retired from active life and are living' quietly with their son,
John Wallace, in this city.
and wounded,. Including several su
perior officers. . , ... . i
In the meantime tne (Servian rignt
wing swung -around - and seized the
Dollntze-Glawar road, cutting into the
Turkish line of communication. The
Turks thus surrounded, fought des
Derately and it is supposed that the
arrival of the Greek army from the
south rendered surrender inevitable.
AUSTRIA AXD ITALY AGREED
Count von Berchtold Speaks on
Balkan Situation.
BUDAPEST,. Nov. 18. The Austro-
Hungarlan Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Count Von Berchthold, in a debate to
day on the budget reiterated Austria's
policy with regard to tne .Hainan situ
ation.
He said the changes wrought Dy the
war obliged the government to concern
Itself with the effect those changes
would have on Interests of the mon
archy. The Cabinets at Vienna and
Rome, he declared, were agreed on tne
future autonomous position of Al
bania, adding:
"Our policy, like that of Italy, is
based on that principle."
He hoped that the pour parleurs now
proceeding would result in the speedy
cessation of hostilities and the conclu
sion of peace.
"We have reasons, he said. "In pre
suming that the states at war will not
overlook the legitimate interests of the
other powers."
CHICAGO SHOW IS OPEN
'OAL.Iv TO THE SOIL" EXHIBIT
WILL LAST TWO WEEKS.
Government to Have Various Depart
ments Represented Which Bear
on Agriculture.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18. (Special.) The
answer to the "Call of the Soil" will be
heard at the Coliseum Saturday, when
the United States Land Show opens for
a two weeks' engagement. Every state
in the Union will contribute her bounty
as a great Thanksgiving expression of
the $10,000,000,000 crop produced by the
United States this year.
"Agricultural America" will be as
sembled under one roof, and the pros
pective homeseeker can wander from
the Everglades of Florida to the New
England hills or from the reclaimed
"Gardens of Eden" made possible by
giant irrigation projects, to the waving
wheat belts of the Middle West while
munching a Montana apple or devour
ing one of "Mammy's" candied yams.
One of the most important exhibits
will be by the Government. The Recla
mation Bureau will show the land re
claimed from the wilderness. The Bu
reau of Plant Industry will have some
thing interesting to offer. The Weather
Bureau will have charts illustrating
climatic conditions In every nook and
corner of the country, while the possi
bilities of dry farming in the semi-arid
regions will be demonstrated by the
Department of Agriculture. The For
estry Bureau will show what has been
done toward conserving our natural
resources, while the "Good Roads" ex
hibit will tell graphically how town and
country are rapidly being brought to
gether. The most spectacular feature of the
Land Show will be the colony of Black
foot Indians imported from the Glacier
National Park.
Commercial associations, boards of
trade, railroads and publicity commis
sions from every part of the United
States will be on hand at this exposi
tion, which has attained an Interna
tional Importance.
Each section of the country will ex
ploit its resources and opportunities so
that the land seeker will only have to
wander from one booth to another to
view in miniature the United States in
its most productive phases.
RAIDS IN SIX CITIES
HE BIG GANG
Government Swoops on Chain
of Alleged Get-Rich-Quick
Operators Loot Large.-
INDICTMENTS ARE SECRET
Small Stockholders, Corporations,
. Investors and Promoters Said to
Have Been Mulcted as Re
sult of Clever Scheme.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 18. With the ar
rests today in six cities of . men alleged
by the Government to constitute a
monumental get-rlch-qulck chain of
swindlers. United States secret service
men declare they have, brought to the
surface an organization that has
mulcted small corporations, inventors
and promoters of 81,500,000 in the last
three years. The arrests were made
as the result of secret indictments re
turned here by the United States grand
jury. Those arrested were: ,
F. D. Minyard, at Cleveland, O.; George
S. Hannaford, at Chicago; Halford
Wardin, at Rochester, N. T.; Mason G.
Worth, at New York; Thomas Fishwick,
at Boston; A. Bruce Crane, at "Newark,
N. J.
- Five Are Indicted.
- The indictments were returned here
against five men who are alleged to
have constituted one link of the chain.
The five are Minyard, Hannaford, Fish
wick, J. R. Long and J. G. Malcolm, who
are said to be in Canada. The other
arrests were made on affidavits of Gov
ernment officials.
Much of the evidence which resulted
in the indictments, it was said, was
given the grand Jury by a woman, Miss
Clara Kronage, formerly employed as
stenographer by the firm of Minyard,
Kessler & Malcolm.
The plan of operation, it is charged
in the indictments, was for members of
the concern to advertise their ability
to sell stocks for promoters and In
vestors. Those who answered the ad
vertisements were told that the stock
should not be sold -at its true value un
less guaranteed by a reliable guaranty
company.
Stock Owners Mulcted.
. The customer was then recommended
to George S. Hannaford. who conducted
the Chicago Debenture Company. Han
naford, the indictment states, would
guarantee the stock, charging 1 per
cent of its par yalue. The promoter
then would be informed that a pur
chaser for the entire issue had been
found providing the proposition was
found worthy. A charge rating as high
as one-third or sometimes 45 per cent
of the par value of the stock would be
made for this investigation. After
wards the promoter was Informed that
his proposition bad proved to be no
good and was dropped.
The indictment charges that the pro
ceeds from the two institutions were
divided among members of the broker
age concerns and the debenture com
panies. No effort was made to sell any
stock, it declares, and only a perfunc
tory Investigation made of the merits
of the different enterprises. ,
Letters Given mm Evidence.
The individuals and corporations
named in the indictments here as
having been victms of the brokers n
elude the Bitter Root Valley Fruit &
Products Company, the Folding Fibre
Mining & Milling Company, the Tucson
Consolidated Mining Company, the
Derbyshire Manufacturing Company,
the United Mine and Smelting Com
pany, the Burrell Manufacturing Com
pany, Bradley, 111.; W. H. Moorey,
Rockford, 111., and J. H. Wlssow, Mil
waukee, Wis.
Numerous letters, advising prospec
tive consumers to communicate with
the Chicago Debenture Company or
relating to the sale of stocks were
attached to the Indictments as
evidence.
The sending through the mails to H.
E. Wlssow, of Milwaukee, of a pamph
let called "Investment vs. Speculation,"
was made the basis of owe count in the
indictments.
Wardin is president of the American
Redemption Company at Rochester and
Worth was charged with complicity in
a scheme to defraud In connection with
the concern. Government officials de
clare that they have evidence showing
that these concerns were all involved
In the one chain.
The firm of Minyard, Kessler & Mal
colm, whose activities here are said to
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209-10-11 Corbett Bide-, Second
Floor, Fifth and Morrison.
have resulted in the Government in
vestigation, went out of business last
April and its members all left the city.
During its activities the firm's name
was changed . several times, the signs
on the offices changing , from- J. G.
Minyard & Co., to Minyard, Kessler &
Co., then to Malcolm & Kessler Com
pany and then to Minyard, Kessler &
Malcolm.
CONSUL FISHER RETURNING
Oregon Man Coming Home From
Mukden in IU-Healtht
Fred B. Fisher, United States Consul
General at Mukden, China, will arrive
at Seattle Friday on the steamship
Sado Maru, and after a few days' visH
with friends there will spend the Win
ter in Portland with his brother. R. W.
Fisher, and with relatives at Albany.
Consul-General Fisher went to the
Philippines with the Third Oregon and
at ' the conclusion of the Spanish
American War entered the consular
service of this Government. Following
a number of rapid promotions in the
service on account of excellent work
he reached his present position. He
comes home an invalid, but expects to
be able to return to his duties at Muk
den in the Spring.
Restricted District Opposed. '
The address delivered by Francis D.
Morrison, a member of the Vice Com
mission, on "A Segregated District,"
was heard by a crowded auditorium at
the Y. M. C. A. Sunday. The speaker
said that the belief that the social evil
Is a necessity, and that restricted terri
tories, wherein vice is allowed to flour
ish with legal sanction, should be es
tablished, was a fallacy.
Campaign Expenses Filed.
SALEM, Or., Nov. ' 18. (Special.)
The Oregon State. Prohibition Commit
tee expended J12.476.71 in its cam
paign, according to a statement filed
with the Secretary of State today. The
league against the division of Clack
amas County spent 1984.64 and C. E. S.
Wood, for the Democratic party,
$522.50. The Equal Suffrage Associa
tion spent $1704.
RELIEVES
CATARRH
IN ONE
HOUR
Tha nnfrkARt nnd pasleSt WftV to OOen
up your mucus clogged head and free
the throat from Catarrhal secretions Is
to breathe Booth's HYOMEI.
Don t waste time witn impossible
, u tr I ) vrif r hno enripri th mis
ery of Catarrh for thousands of des
pairing sulterers: it win ao tne same
for you If you will give it a fair trial.
T,i, Hi-atho it- H kills Catarrh srerms
and banishes Catarrh. A HYOMEI out
t nrhtnh infinite inhaipr. li.no. Sep
arate bottles. If afterward needed, 50c
at pharmacists everywnere.
Started In Pimples. Nearly All One
Cheek Solid Sore. Very Fretful.
Used Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment. Face All Healed Up.
Klngsley. Mich. "Last May my thir
teen months old baby had a sore come on
her cheek. It started In four or Are small
plmplea and In two or
three hours' time spread
to the slse of a silver dol
lar. It spread to her eye.
Then water would run
from the pimples and
wherever that touched It
caused more sores until
nearly all one cheek and
up her nostrils were one
olid sore. She was very
fretful. She certainly
was a terrible looking
child, andnothingseemed
to be of any use. Then
X got soma Cuticura Soap and Cuti
cura Ointment. . She tried to rub oil
everything we put on so that we would sit
and hold her hands for two hours at a time,
trying to give the medicine a chance to help
her, but after I washed it with Cuticura Soap
and then put on the Cuticura Ointment
they seemed to soothe her and she did not
try to rub them off. It waa only a few
day before her face waa aO. healed up,
and there has been no return of the trouble
since. We thought that baby's face would
surely be scarred, but it la not." (Signed)
Mrs. W. J. Cleland. Jan. 6. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
old throughout the world. Liberal sample of
each mailed free, with 82-p. Skin Book. Ad
dress poet-card "Cuticura, DepCT, Boston."
49"Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Seas Shaving Stick, 25c Sample fraa.
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PORTLAND LOGICAL
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ALDER STREET
AT WEST PARK
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Double A?M- Stamps
With every purchase of 10c or over made on
our first three floors all day
TODAY
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One special item
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IN THE BARGAIN BASEMENT
$1.00 Gordon Dry Gin on sale at 7tt n
small price of Jl
75c Sink Soap Tray for two A
faucets at only..:
$3.50 Marvel Whirling Spray J0 ACk
Syringe at 'l'
4x6 Photograph Trays, special it C
only, each "
ONE-KALF OFF ZuT Footba11 ,n the
Cream Nut Fudge special at the in.
small price of
$1.00 Sherwin-Williams' Stencil CQ.
Outfit for only .' iJOV.
ON THE MAIN FLOOR.
AVampoie'a Extract Cod Liver Oil, "71
one bottle to a customer... f X t
rnrr a Beautiful Fancy Hat Pin with
illLL every purchase of $1 or over at
our Jewelry Counter.
50 La Blacbe Face Powder tor OQ-
only, per box Ail
35c Sachet Powder In different OO.
odors at, per ounce
Leather Wallets, Blllbookn and Card
Ci.fi, Values up to $2.50 for ( 1 OC
small price of Dl-0
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These Specials for Today ONLY
Shop Early and Buy Part of Your
Christmas Gifts With M Stamps
Our $475 Player Piano
Is Worth More
J "We are thoroughly familiar with the merits
of practically every Player Piano on the market
today. We, therefore, can state positively that
our $475 Player Piano offers more real, tangible
worth than any Player for which $600 is asked
elsewhere.
I Does not such a statement make our $475'
Player Piano worth investigating?
Ik
Sherman,play & Go.
Steinnay and Other Planoa. Victor Talking Machines.
Apollo and Ceclllan Player Pianos.
Morrison at Sixth, Opposite Postoffice
ONE AND ONE -THIRD FARE
?g,NDTo PORTLAND
SALE DATES
from points south of
Roseburg, November
18, 19 and 20. and
from points north of
Roseburg, Including
points on tha C. &
E., P. R. & N., S. F.
C. & W. and Branch
line points Novem
ber 18, 19, 20 and 21,
with final return
limit of November 25
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent Portland, Or.
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-AMERICAS LARGEST
and here is
from each department to give you
.n; n. nn-TL "nil if til O-Vl .VHTl t.
H, V lOlU llJ UlU UUITWKUmcu-
111.00 Parisian Ivory Tray for the CQ.
low price of UCl
To close out $.1 Military Ilnlr IlniNbex,
solid back, 11 rows lontf white bristles,
in cocobolo wood or genuine QQ
ebony wood handles, per pair DO0
Regular 10c size Choice Mixed "T
Birdseed today only
85c Flexible Manicure Nail File, f
eight Inches long, at only
Whiting's Flnent Box Pnper, stamped
with two Initials to order, for OCi,,
small price of 0JI
Adtlrexti Books, all colors, namo 7Vtf,
stamped in gold free Zjs
ThnnksElvIng PoMals, 15 for the 1A.
small price of ilt
Sl.OO Wood-Lark S t y I oitrupMc 7Ctn
Pen for small price of f Jt
MEZZANINE FLOOR.
Homeopathic nepnrtment offers 50c
size Pettlt's Pills for constipation
with a total of 15 "S. & H." Cfn
stamps for Jvl
ART DEPARTMENT, SECOND FLOOR.
Frame vour postal cards. Special Pout
Card Frame in black, gold, brown
and ivory, fitted with glass, 1 Cj
your choice for XJV.
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Dairy Show
Pacific Land Products
Show
State Convention of Manufacturers
November 18 to 23
For further details as to fares from any
speclfio station, train schedules, etc., call on
nearest Agent or Write to
DRUG STORE
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It is a sanitary cleanser
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Home Industries Day. Xov. 21.
Made-in-Oregon
Fixtures Here
All the Gas and Elec
trical Fixtures ana
Supplies sold by
The Lighthouse are
either made in Ore
gon or bougnt rrom
Oregon wholesalers.
Western Gas Mantles
are made in Portland,
by the only Gas Man
tle factory west of
the Rockies. We carry
a full line 10c to 3c.
Our best quality guar
anteed 100 nights.
This $6.00 Electric
Fixture $4.45
Beautiful. Solid,
Brushed Brass.
Three - LiKht
Eler trollers, just
as illustrated, 14
lnch disc. For
living or dining-room. Regular
6, three days only
Complete, 'Without Glasaware.