Morning Oregonian., April 14, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

TIfK OREtJOMA!?. FRIDAY. AFRILi 14, 1916.
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OIL IS LOOKED INTO
Government Still Investigating
Gasoline Situation.
EXPERT IS CALLED IN
Fundamental Defect in Decree Dis-
solving Trnst Is Found No Real
v Competition Among Original
Companies Is Found.
"WASHINGTON". April 13. Evidence
delating to the rise In gasoline Is being
considered by the Department of Jus
tice with a view, it Is understood, to
determine If prosecutions can be
brought under the law as it stands or
whether additional legislation will be
required.
Attorney-General Gregory declined
today to give the Senate the informa
tion sought in the Kenyon r&solution
regarding the results of an investiga
tion of the working of the Supreme
Court Standard Oil decree, on the
ground that to do so would be incom
patible with the public interest. This
development and the reappearance of
Charles Morrison, of Chicago, in con
nection with the case strengthened the
belief in some quarters that the de
partment had not finished its investi
gation and gave rise to the report that
department officials had requested Mr.
Morrison to look into the gasoline sit
uation, with a view to further prose
cutions. Mr. Morrisoi is thoroughly
familiar with the Standard Oil litiga
tion and aided the department in the
prosecution of the dissolution suit.
It is understood department offi
cials are in doubt as to whether prose
cutions under the present law could be
successfully carried out, in view of
the dissolution decree. - What is re
garded as a fundamental defect in the
decree is the provision which permitted
the original owners of the oil trust to
retain ownership of the various com
panies into which the combine was
split up. New legislation to correct
this situation may be sought.
Whether the dissolution decree has
prevented the so-called Standard Oil
subsidiaries from districting the
United States among themselves, there
by avoiding competition with one an
other, likewise had been investigated.
The investigation is said to disclose
that there is no real competition today
among the various companies that went
to make up the oil trust. The question
that has arisen in this connection late
ly is whether the decree permits this
Etate of affairs.
LABOR RULE TO BE TESTED
Civil Service Board AVants Suit to
Determine Seniority Rule.
A friendly lawsuit to test out the
question of the extent the seniority
rule shall apply in the municipal civil
service has been invited by the Civil
Service Board. The question has been
put up to City Attorney LaRoche in
the case of a number of street clean
ing laborers who have been ouBct,-.'
from the service by the transfer of la
borers of the water bureau who were
senior in service.
Chairman Caldwell, of the board,
said yesterday that he will report to
the board In favor of the street clean
ing men, but he wishes a suit brought
to determine the question finally as
to whether the seniority rule shall ap
ply only within bureaus or departments
or shall cover the entire service.
LITTLE THEATER IS SAFE
Council Order Due to Failure to
Comply With Ordinance.
A crack in the wall of the Little
Theater, 60 North Twenty-third street,
home of the Portland Drama League, i3
not at all dangerous, according to ex-
NEW OFFICIAL OF GREAT
NORTHERN RAILWAY NOW
ACTIVELY ON JOB.
I I I V 4 1
It. K. Pretty.
- R. K. Pretty, the newly ap
pointed assistant general freight
agent of the Great Northern Rail
way, arrived in Portland yester
day morning from Seattle. For
the last year and a half he has
been general agent for the Great
Northern there. He at once took
up his new duties. succeeding
George H. Smitton. who has been
promoted to the office of assist
ant traffic manager at St Paul.
Mr. Pretty has been with the
Hill system for nearly 12 years,
serving his apprenticeship before
going to Seattle, in St. Louis.
planations given yesterday by Commis
sioner Dieck to members of the Dra
matic League. Mr. Dieck says he has
inspected the crack personally.
The Drama League officers have
agreed to make alterations in the build
ing, principally on the stige, to bring
it up to the requirements of the city
theater ordinance.
The City Council has ruled that the
changes must be made by May 1 or
the theater closed. Mr. Dieck explains
that the building is not considered dan
gerous and that the Council order had
been given because of parts of the in
terior not complying with the ordi
nance to which all theaters are required
to conform.
YUAN'S LOSS
GROWS
Kiang-si, with 20,000,000
People, Join Revolt.
INDEPENDENCE DECLARED
Revolutionists Now Dominate Eiglit
of 19 Provinces in China Prop
er; 2 Located on Sea Coast
Are Strategic Advantage.
SHANGHAI. April 13. The Governor
of Klang-ei province today officially
declared his independence of the ad
ministration of President Yuan Shi
Kai.
Kiang-si is one of the southern
provinces of China. It has an area
of about 72.000 square miles and a
population of about 20,030,000. The
capital is Nanchang.'
SAN FRANCISCO. April 13. A revolu
tionary military governor of the Chi
nese Province of Che Kiang, which de
clared its independence of Yuan Shi
Kai two days ago, has been appointed
to succeed Chu Chang Chun, the Yuan
Shi Kai Governor, who Is in Jail. The
new revolutionary military aovernor is
Brigadier-General Ting Tao Chuan. ac-1
coraing to ine Lnmese Republic Asso
ciation here.
With the official declaration of the
independence of Kiang-si proving to
day, the revolutionaries now dominate
eight southeastern provinces of the 19
provinces in China proper. These have
an aggregate population of about 180,
000.000. Two of these provinces are
on the seacoast, a strategic advantage
in the progress of the revolution.
The revolutionists are trying to oust
Yuan Shi Kai because he accepted the
emperorship, although he later re
nounced it and declared a return to
the Republican form of government.
JAPANESE GROWING CXEASY
Fear Expressed Yuan "Will Find It
Hard to Hold Presidency.
TOKIO. April 13. The revolution in
China is causing some disquietude in
Japan, where the opinion is held that
it will be difficult for Yuan Shi Kai
to retain the presidency. In well-informed
circles, both Japanese and
foreign, military intervention by Japan
is regarded as extremely improbable
unless the lives and interests of Jap
anese subjects should be impe-iled.
Should intervention become necessary,
Japan presumably would act on behalf
of her allies, on account of the fact
that they are occupied by the war.
Reports that the entente has given
Japan a free hand in China are dis
credited. Officials rearfirm the de
termination of the government not to
interfere in Chinese affairs.
The opinion expressed in some quar
ters, but not officially, is in favor of
the withdrawal of Yuan Shi Kai and
the substitution of a stable govern
ment which would be more favorably
disposed toward co-operation with
Japan in the future development of
the Far East.
Russo-Japanese Treaty Alarms.
PEKIN. April 13. Chinese news
papers express alarm concerning the
reported Russo-Japanese treaty, which
is said to grant Japan control In Far
Eastern affairs. The Journals say that
Russia's need of war materials doubt
less brought about the reported agreement.
BAPTISTS MEET AT ALBANY
Delegates Discuss Cliureli Problems
at Annual Conference.
ALBANY, Or., April .13. (Special.)
With all of the Baptist churches in
this section of tiie state represented,
the Central Baptist Association met in
-9th annual convention in Albany
Wednesday. The session will close Fri
day. Rev. R. F. Jameson, of Lebanon,
moderator of the association, presided,
and Mrs. O. B. Neptune, of Albany, i3
secretary.
Talks were made as follows:" "Pas
torless Churches Why?" Rev. F. S.
Lawrence, of Stayton; "Financing the
Local Church," O. P. Coshow, of Rose
burg; "Central Association in Com
parison With Others," Rev. R. F. Jame
son, of Lebanon; "The Roseburg Plan,"
Rev. W. H. Eaton, of Roseburg; "How
Can the Church Hold the Boys," M. A.
Kees, assistant secretary, Albany Y.
M. C. A.
EUGENE VETERAN ENTERED
A. W. McLaughlin Candidate for
State Commander at Encampment.
EUGENE, Or.. April 13. (Special.)
Eugene vill have a candidate for state
commander of the United Spanish War
Veterans at the encampment to be held
in this city June 14. 15 and 16. A. W.
McLaughlin, of the Flint-McLaughlin
Furniture Company, has been Indorsed
by General Lawton Camp, No. 10. the
Eugene organization. Mr. McLaughlin
was a member of the Second Oregon
volunteer regiment that did service in
the Philippine Islands.
All organizations interested are mak
ing elaborate plans for the entertain
ment of the Joint state encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
United Spanish War Veterans. tht
Ladies of the Grand Army and the
Woman's Relief Corps.
SCHOOL HEAD IS NAMED
Cottage Grove Elects W. B. Beattie
as Superintendent.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., April 13.
(Special.) W. B. Beattie, of Juneau,
Alaska, an Oregon man, has been elect
ed superintendent of the Cottage Grove
schools for next year to succeed J. E.
Dunton. who goes to Lebanon, after be
ing here four years.
Mrs. J. A, Abene died at London.
April 5. She had been a resident of
Oregon 30 years. The husband and six
children survive.
The following officers have been
elected by the Cottage Grove volunteer
fire department: Chief, Frank Wood
ruff; secretary-treasurer. Worth Har
vey: captains, S. R. Smith, Chet Church
ill and George Matthews.
Rabbit Drive Gets 2 8 60 Victims.
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(Special.) The rabbit drive at Lorella
is reported as having been successful,
about 2860 bunnies being killed. The
drive took place at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, and was witnessed by about
70 automobile-loads of strangers who
came from a distance. About 40 cars
went from this city.
MILL TRANSFER IS MADE
New North Bend Company Takes
Charge of Simpson Property.
NORTH BEND. Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) The Simpson property, purchased
by the Buehner interests, of Portland.
was transferred to the new company
and is working under its officials. With
one or two exceptions, all the old em
ployes of the Simpson Lumber Company
were retained.
The Buehner syndicate assumed the
contract between the Simpson Lumber
Company and the McDonald & Vaughan
Logging Company, who maintain camps
at Sumner and Daniels Creek and which
will run for 18 months or two years
longer.
II. Leighton Kelly May Be Candidat.
OREGON CITY. Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) H. Leighton Kelly. ex-Master
Fish Warden, will be the Democratic
candidate for Sheriff, according to a
persistent report being firculated here.
Democratic candidates in Clackamas
County are few and leaders are exert
ing every effort to get together and
fill out the ticket before nexe Wed
nesday night.
Liquor Seller Appeals. ,
NORTH BEND. Or., April 13 (Spe
cial.) Justice of the Peace A. E. Shus
ter sentenced Chris Grohs, the man con
victed of maintaining a common nui
sance and selling liquor, to three
months in Jail and imposed a fine of
$o50. Grohs appealed the case and
furnished a bond of $600, as required by
the justice.
Ninety thousand farms in Texas hftve no
cows.
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