TITE MCmXIXG OREGONIA3T. TUESDAY. MARCH 30, 1915.
HARVESTER
WORKS
DEFENSE ANSWERED
Government Argument Filed in
Anti-Trust Case Before
Supreme Court. -
"'TRADE IS HELD RETARDED
Control of All Commodities by Few
Masters Is Declared Inevitable
if Appeal of International
Company Is Sustained.
TVASHIN'GTOX, March 29. The Gov
ernments brief in the anti-trust suit
to dissolve the International Harvester
Company was filed today in the bu
jreme Court. It is largely directed
toward combating the arguments ad
vanced in the company's brief tiled in
support of its appeal after the District
Court for Minnesota had declared it a
combination in restraint of trade and
ordered its dissolution.
"If defendant's argument prevails,"
Bays the Government brief, "and if the
corporate combinations, however com
prehensive, do not come within the
purview of the act unless and only o
far as they demonstrably 'abuse' their
power, the inevitable result will be the
renewal of that great rush toward con
centration which proceeded with ever
accelerating rapidity until checked by
the decision of this court in the North
ern Securities case.
Other Combination Held Likely.
"If makers of harvesting machinery
may unite as here, why may not makers
of every other species of machinery do
likewise? And why may not all these
lesser combinations be integrated into
one super-combination of all the metal
working industries?
"What would prevent, In deed, the
creation of combinations with power
to control the market for every neces
sary of life? Necessary of life food,
coal. oil. metal, textile fabrics, etc.,
or alliances between all these combina
tions under the control of a few great
masters of industry.
"The desire for promoters, profits, the
desire to escjipe from the pressure of
competition, the natural gravitation of
power into the hands of the powerful
and the desire for more power which
great power engenders these motives
would still be adequate to produce such
concentration, even assuming that
prices, etc., could be rigidly con
trolled." Admission of Defense Ctted.
The brief says that the defendants
assert that while one-time competitors
controlling from 80 to 85 per cent of
the trade in the United States in har
vesting machines were combined in
, substantially the manner in which the
Government contends, the object was
not restraint of trade, but to promote
foreign trade and to establish domestic
trade on a more economical basis. Upon
these statements, the Government says,
and upon its good conduct, the "whole
defense rests."
Statistics are given to demonstrate
that the harvester company "has re
tarded, rather than accelerated, the
foreign trade In harvesting machines."
The Government declares that three
companies named by the defendant as
formidable competitors which have en
tered the field since its organization
"are practically negligible as factors
In the harvesting machine- business in
the United States."
BANDON DEBATERS WIN
Salem to Be Met to Becidc Contend
er for State Championship.
EUGENE, Or., March 29. (Special.)
The Batidon High School debating
team, taking the affirmative on the
Government ownership of railroads, de
feated Med ford High in Eugene today,
two to one. The Bandon team now
must debate Salem Hih School. The
w inner then will meet the Eastern Ore
gon champions for the state title.
The affirmative contended that Gov
ernment ownership of the railroads is
necessary for thn complete enonomic
development of the Nation. The nega
tive declared it financially Impossible,
ince the valuation of American rail
roads is $16,000,000,000.
The Bandon team was composed of
George Stolz, Fern Belong and Jack
Kronenberg.
BAKER IS SPARED DROUTH
Kaiu Itclievrs Farmers and Powder
Klxcr Is Kis-ins Fast.
BAKER. Or., March 29. (Special.)
One of the most welcome rains in thi3
X'iclnity started last night and continu
ed today, breaking a threatened drouth
in a season that is expected to be dry
because of the little snow n the moun
tains. In 24 hours. .74 inch fell,
which is one-fourth of the total preci
pitation since January 1.
Towder River is rising rapidly and
farmers who u.e irrigation are taking
advantage of it. The rainfall is still
1.01 inches below normal. For several
weeks there has been no rain and there
was great danger that grain and hay
would suffer for lack of moisture but
today's precipitation will add thousands
of dollars to the farmers' purses.
ALBANY FACTORY IS SOLD
Plant. Long Idle, Kxpected to Re
sume Furniture Manufaeture.
ALBANY. Or.. March 29. (Special.)
The big furniture manufacturing plant
At this city was sold today to A. C.
Girard, of Montesano, Wash. Though
no announcement of the plant was made
by the purchaser, it Is presumed this
ale means a reopening of the plant,
which has been idle since the Union
Furniture Manufacturing Company,
which formerly operated it. failed sev
eral months ago.
The sale included the machinery. The
consideration was not made public The
original cost of the factory was about
14 0.000.
ARMED GUARDS PLACED
Ixs Angeles orricial Declares He Is
Yk-tlQi of Plot.
ANGELES. Cal., March S3.
Charges of misconduct made by two
delinquent girls apalnst Charles E.
Sebastian. Chief of Police and candidate
for Mavor. developed a situation today
which Thomas Lee Woolwine, District
Attorney, declared had compelled him
to place armed guards about the homes
of witnesses who are expected to be
called before the county Errand jury.
The charges were lodged against Se
bastian Friday, when he was called to
the grand jury chamber and there iden
tified by the two sfirls, accordins to re-
port. The Police Chief responded with
the assertion that the charges were part
of a plot to ruin his chances of election,
but Mr. Woolwine supervened today
with a declaration that the police de
partment, determined to hamper a
proper investigation, had brought about
"an unbelievable situation." in which
methods rivaling those of the Russian
secret police were being employed.
Directly after the charges were made
against Sebastian Mrs. Lily Pratt, wife
of a business man, came forward with
a statement, made through the police
department, that she had been offered
$800 to trap the Police Chief. The of
fer, it was asserted, was made through
the medium of her sister, Mrs. Martha
Olivera. The latter was summoned to
the District Attorney's office and after
ward, Mr. Woolwine said, she was ar
rested by the police and held incom
municado while efforts were made to
Induce her to "stand by the chief."
Mr. Woolwine declared today that as
a result of the police department's ac
tion he would not only press the mis
conduct inouirv before the srrand Jury.
I but would bring up the alleged efforts
to hamper the work of his office. The
grand jury, however, is not expected to
meet again until Thursday.
EMPRESS BILL PRAISED
OWEX M'GIVEXEY CALLED BEFORE
CIRTAIX AND SPEECH DEMANDED.
Ethel Whltealde and Pickaninnies Win
Hearts, Countess Saechy and Other
Performers Lauded.
Art is manifested in the headline at
traction at the Empress, other acts
overflow with refreshing comedy and a
musical act was so popular with the
Monday audiences that the pretty player
was compelled to respond to several
encores.
Owen McGiveney, who is programmed
as the world's greatest protean actor,
seems to live up to the announcement
as it is hardly possible for anyone to
change clothes and expression quicker
than McGiveney. He presents a one-act
play, "Bill Sikes." taken from Dickens'
"Oliver Twist." McGiveney plays every
character even Nancy and shifts
from one to the other with such rapid
ity one might readily believe a com
pany of seven persons is appearing on
the stage. McGiveney was applauded so
insistently he was obliged to make a
curtain speech.
Ethel Whiteside and her six pick
aninnies were an instant hit. Miss
Whiteside changes costume thrice, be
fitting the scenes, and her little negroes
dance, prance, sing and "comede" in
such a lively manner that they win
hearts and hands from the outset.
Countess Szechy, with her gypsy
piano, the czimbalon, was a great fa
vorite, each of her solos earning great
applause and her final number being
the signal for insistent handclapping.
The Countess makes her greatest hit by
plaj-injr her own compositions on the
czimbalon while it is covered.
Ben and Hazel Mann also were liked
Immensely.' They have a patter, singing
and dancing turn that is bright
throughout.
Bob, Tip and Company a clown, a
pretty girl and a dog that almost talks
are the last number of the show. The
clown does several brand new tricks,
the dog is interesting and the girl
sings melodiously.
ELEClifiFDENlEO
I.NDIAJVA PLEAS OP 1VOT GUILTY
. - NOW NUMBER SEVEN.
Witness Is Held on Charge of Perjury;
Another Sayn Pay for Work Not
Performed Is Proper In Politics.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 29. When
court adjourned at the close of today's
session of the Terre Haute election
fraud case seven defendants had de
nied on the stand the contention of
the Government, that they consired to
corrupt the balloting of Terre Haute
last November. Andrew 'O'Brien and
Edward Drlscoll. the latter assistant
city engineer and secretary of the
Democratic county committee, were
witnesses today. Character witnesses
were introduced by counsel for both
men.
Both O'Brien and Driscoll entered
emphatic denials of the charges against
them. At the morning sessipn William
Davern, testifying In favor of the de
fendant. Kred Morrison, was held to
. . -liirv . nn hnnri of S5000.
charged with perjury. He was taken
to Jail.
O. C. Schuhardt. a grocer, said the
n.,tattnn FMwarrt Driscoll. as-
slstant city engineer, was good. When
United States J-USinct Attorney r rana
C. Dailey asked, on cross-examination,
t v. "that DHnrnll had Accented
money from the city for work he had
not done would not aiiect nis opinion,
the witness replied:
"It would, outside of politics."
MRS. GILMAN TO LECTURE
"Our Brains' and What Ails Them"
to Be Topic at Y. M. C. A.
- T rhnptnha rrlcin Oilman will
lecture on "Our Brains and What Ails
Them" tonight at S:15 o'clock in the
l'O'ing Men's Christian Association lecture-hall.
The lecture is to be given
under the auspices of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage, of which
she is a member.
Mrs. Gilman has always Deen a
leader in the woman's movement. She
lias been prominent for years in the
work for suffrage, especially in her
-... V-au.' Vnpk Whpn tnlH nf
the subject that had been selected for
tonight's lecture, she said, "Fine, that
is one of my best lectures." Great in
terest is being shown in Mrs. Gilman
and a large crowd is expected at the
lecture.
... - Kin ritiir thnt Mrs
Gilman was coming to Portland, tele
phoned to neauquariers lor iw tickets.
"I am deligntea mat we are 10 nave
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woman." she said. "I. don't want one
of my friends to miss nearing ner.
Dr. C. H. Chapman will be chairman
of the meeting.
CAR PINS MAN TO GROUND
Four Hurt and One Escapes Yhen
Auto Near Eugene Topples Over.
EUGENE. Or.. March 29. (Special.)
John Stark, a Junction City merchant,
was pinned under his car, unconscious,
and his wife, her mother. Mrs. George
Benson, of Moline. 111., and Hans Jen
son. of Junction City, were injured,
when the motorcar In which they
were driving was overturned in
Springfield early today. Miss Mildred
Herbst. also of Moline. was uninjured.
Jenson. who was also under the car.
extricated himself, and. though injured,
succeeded in raising the car while the
women removed Stark. According to
the elder Mr. Stark, only the top pre
vented his son from being crushed. A
heavy fog and the darkness obscured
a pile of building material in the
street, they state. The car was badly
damaged-
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Picked Workers of Chamber of
Commerce Ready for Race.
PROFESSIONAL MEN SEEN
Entire Committee of 330 to Open
Attack Tills Morning: and Work
Until 1'2:15, When Farewell
Luncheon Takes Place.
"The beginning of the end" of the
membership campaign of the new Port
land Chamber of Commerce was yes
terday afternoon, when three of the
"high" committees that worked last
week went out to clean up the pros
pects among the professional men of
the city.
The efforts of these committee will
be supplemented today by a massed at
tack by the entire membership com
ittee of 350, with its 79 sub-divisions,
in an effort to clean up every prospect
in the city that has not yet been
brought into the membership fold.
Everyone of the committeemen has
pledged himself to appear at 9:45
o'clock this morning in the green room
of the Commercial Club for the final
assignments for the campaign, and
thereafter for three hours the campaign
will be waged with greater zeal than
ever before.
Luncheon to Knd Campaign.
The committees will conclude their
work at 12:15 o'clock and assemble
for the farewell luncheon of the cam
paign in the main dining room of the
club.
Full reports on the campaign will
be made at a general meeting of all
members tonight at 8 o'clock in the
main dining room. All new members
will be present and the first steps in
perfecting the new organization will be
taken.
A constitution and by-laws covering
the general plan of the organization
will be presented and placed in the
hands of a committee for immediate
action. The reorganization will be
advanced far enough by the latter part
of the week to hold the election, at
which 30 directors, who will constitute
the chief executive body, will be
chosen.
Goal Appears Near.
The membership at the present time
is well past the 4200 mark and it is
believed that the report tonight will
show it close to the 5000 goal which
has been set.
The special committees that were
working yesterday afternoon consisted
of J. Fred Larson, Guy W. Talbot and
W. F. Woodward: W. J. Hofmann, A.
Feldenhelmer, S. D. Vincent, and John
Pauer: and Dr. E. A. Pierce, J. B. Wer
lein. J. Kanzler, C. C. Chapman and
W. C. Wilkes.
A. H. Averill, former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and one
of the enthusiastic advocates of con
solidation, telegraphed yesterday from
San Francisco his congratulations on
the success of the movement, in which
he was unable to participate owing to
his absence. His message follows:
"The Portland Chamber of Commerce
is to be congratulated on the excellent
results of the membership campaign.
With the backing of such a membership
much permanent good should be ac
complished for Oregon and the North
west. Sorry I could not be there to
help." -
CHINA IS NOT SATISFIED
NOTE SEXT JAPANESE REGARDING
GARRISON INCREASE.
Jlikado'a Troops Occupy Strategic Po
sitions and Can Cut Pekln'n Mil
itary Communication Lines.
PEKIN. March 29. Being dissatisfied
with the Japanese reply concerning the
increase in Japanese garrisons in China.
the Pekln government today addressed
a note to the Japanese legation on the
subject. The contents of the note have
not been divulged.
None of the Japanese reinforcements.
amounting to 30,000 raen, has yet ar
rived in China, except i the provinces
of Manchuria and Shantung. No serious
friction has occurred in those provinces
between Japanese and cninese iroops,
hut it is reported that many Chinese
soldiers are deserting in the sections
of Shantung into which the Japanese
have gone.
A Pekin newspaper says that the
Japanese have occupied strategic posi
tions at MuKaen ana isinan. -a l me
latter point, this paper says, the Jap
anese could cut the Tienstin-Pukow
Railway, which would interrupt China's
military communication between the
North and the South.
ANGLERS' PLOT RUMORED
Light System Near Astoria Reported
as Warning to Violators.
ASTORIA. Or., March 29. (Special.)
Victor Thompson, a resident of the Big
Creek district, was arrested Sunday by
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Hi B-d S-t i l N 'Ul CLOTHIER
Morrison at Fourth .
Deputy Fish Wardens Larson and
Clarkson on a charge of fishing for
mountain trout during the closed sea
son and without having a license. The
officers also arrested Albert Gjerp and
Clarence Peterson, of Puget Island, on
a charge of fishing for salmon in the
Columbia River during the closed sea
son. The men were using a diver net
and, when captured, had a steelhead
and a salmon in their possession. They
pleaded guilty in the Justice Court to
day and were fined $55 each.
It is rumored that a system of red
lights has been established near West
port and Clifton and. upon the ap
proach of any strange boat which
might contain officers, the lights flash
the signal and the violators are warned.
VANCOUVER EVENTS MANY
Various Organizations Are Planning
Card Parties and Dances.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 29.
(Special.) Members of the Kappa
Alpha PI In this city will give a dance
in Columbia Hall Friday evening. April
9, and invitations to it will be sent out
Monday.
The Ladles of the Altar Society of St.
James' Catholic Church will give an
elaborate card party, reception and
supper at the parish hall Easter Mon
day, April 5.
The Knights of Columbus of Columbia
Council, 1327. of this city, have issued
400 invitations to their second annual
ball, a formal affair, to be held at Co
lumbia Hall Monday evening, April 12.
The Haymakers, a branch order of
the Independent Order of Red Men, will
hold an informal dance in Columbia
Hall Tuesday evening, April 6.
$25,000 ASKED FOR INJURY
Suit Against Knappa Loggers Al
leges Negligence.
ASTORIA. Or., March 29. (Special.)
Charles Edward Knapp today filed
suit in the Circuit Court against
Bagley Bros., of Knappa, to recover
$25,000 damages for personal injuries.
The complaint alleges that the plain
tiff was employed as a chaser at the
defendants' logging camp and on Janu
ary 21, 1914, while at work in the
camp, he was struck by a log and his
left leg was broken and crushed.
The complaint avers that the plain
tiff was in the hospital for nearly a
year after the' accident and ia perma
nently disabled. Negligence on the
part of the donkey-engine driver is al
leged to have been the cause. The com
plaint cites that the defendants did not
take advantage of the liability law.
MORROW BOOSTING ROADS
Principal Part ot Work to Be Done
on Columbia Highway Extension-
The good roads movement has taken
Morrow County by storm, according to
L. K. Harlan, publisher of the Heppner
Herald, who is in Portland on business
for a few days. Mr. Harlan says a
road expert has been engaged, $30,000
has been raised and road construction
is to be started on a big scale.
J. B. Culick, formerly of Portland,
has been engaged as supervisor of road
work. The principal part of the work
will be done on the road to Heppner,
which is an extension of the Columbia
Highway. The road from lone to Lex
ington is to be entirely rebuilt by the
county and by the people of lone, who
have contributed $3000.
DR. AND MRS. COE TO SAIL
Xewlyweds "to Visit Hawaii Before
Taking Vp Portland Residence.
SAN FRANCISCOT March 29. (Spe
cial.) Among the passengers who will
leave here for Honolulu on the Oceanic
liner Sierra tomorrow will be Dr. and
Mrs. H. W. Coe, of Portland, who are
to spend their .honeymoon viewing
points of interest about the Islands.
They were married a few days ago in
the bride's home in Los Angeles, and
will make their home in Portland after
their return from Hawaii.
Dr. Coe said today he had not set
the date for the return voyage.
PASSOVER SERMON TODAY
Jewish People Observe Rites In
Simple, but Impressive Services.
In commemoration of the exodus
from Egypt the Jewish people of the
city began their seven-ay celebration
of the Passover last night with a sim
ple but impressive service in Temple
Beth Israel. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise con-
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o'clock and lasted less than an hour.
The service was one of prayer and
gong, preliminary to me ermuii ji
You Can Do Better for Less on Third Street "
"The proof of the pudding is in ths eating.''
Business men, their families and employes
trade with each other on the
Great Light Way.
to $25
LEADING
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Cascaret now and then tfhd never know
the misery caused by a lazy liver,
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Don't put in another day of distress.
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A Cascaret tonight straightens you
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Passover, which will be delivered this
morning at 10 o'clock by Rabbi Wise
in the Temple Beth Israel.
The Passover was celebrated in the
homes of the Jewish people last night
with a dinner consisting of unleavened
bread, herbs, a simple meat and wine.
J. N. TEAL TO TALK 'CANAL'
Student of Oregon to Be Heard by
Progressive Business Men.
J. N. Teal will be the principal
speaker of the weekly luncheon of the
Portland Progressive Business Men's
Club in the Multnomah Hotel Thureday
noon. He will talk on "The Celilo
Canal and What It Means." Mr. Teal
has devoted a great deal of time
studying the canal and its effects on
Portland and Oregon in particular.
Four Portland men who never have
made a public appearance will make
their debut at the luncheon and each
will sing a solo. L. R. Bailey is to be
the chairman of the day.
IDAHO C0-EDS BAR BOYS
University Men Attempting Retalia
tion for Dance, Are Disapopinted.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow,
March 29. (Special.) The girls at the
university recently decided they could
get along without the university boys
at dances, so they held their first an
nual co-ed dance Saturday night.
The university men In retaliation
held a "Jitney struggle" with music by
tne cadet band and for men only.
Both reported a great time, but while
the girls say they did not miss the
Adams, the boys admit It was an un
successful Kveless Eden.
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