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TITE MORXTXO ' OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918. PACK PROFITS Ofl HIDES EXCESSIVE , Federal Trade Commission in Report to Congress Alleges Market Control. HOARDING CHARGE WADE tnpptic Said to Be Stored by Oil capo "lUg live" at Time WTico J"rlf of ShoM Thronghoot Coaatrv Co Souring. Vr.smSG?OS. Jan. :i. Hoarding of Bides br pack.c.1 while thorn price have been climbing ipward. an excessive profit tn the petaker. who practically contn.I the hide nsrirket. are charged la a report br th Krerl Trad Couirals Mon tubm:til tnlaj' to ConiMM. The cmnicium point out that al&urhtrrmc at cact and calve In the l'nl'.-d ttra incrcn.tl during the last (!tr years by ZV).jit head, or virtually 3'J p-r cent. 'Sti'-h a record of food animal ought not at the same time Mr mean inai in ottntrv should be force to pay abnor mally hUh prices for leather products mule from the; eorrrsi'ond'ngly In creased tike-off of bide- the report a.-lar-s. Estimates of the International Insti tute rf Agriculture u ta U14 do not lnii-te njr .-hortle In the world lo cal of rattle, the report said. Stered IMtpplWa lusi The r(tmmtiin reported that the e nniify of hiues storr by the "his; f v" Ch.rasn pjick-r Armour. Swift. ."' -rt.. Corlahy ana Wilson Increased . , ; r rent during 131 and the first ;..i'f of iir. i five concerns were declared to b the "rhi-f factors'" tn the hide, mar yt While they had on hand January 21. !!. a t :al of s1.i33J93 pounds of h'r.v. the amount had Increased to 127. ..1 eouuiU July 1L. lJlI. St cks held by the smnller packers ahirej an rwi mon atritamc tneree. amiuntinr to hi per c-nt In the same Prfxl. alcho'tch the total was only, l"2 pound. July 3U 131.. The Rranrt total held by -73 Inter state packers. !m-itiItnic the "birr fiveV rn. Teased from vi.7.' pounds to I 7.Tsi.;:;i pound or practically on' half. Import of hides also were found bv the commission to have Increased in 1)17 7'J per cent more than In 1912. t'hleaaeaaa Bis; Factors. "These isreat Increases In Import hn-e been principally from Argentine, I.rnzil and Uruguay." be report adds, "where the larse Chicago packers are Terr protulneuL Lie tor a la the hide bue.nes." Finally, the commlslson found that Votintr)"" hides, belnic the take-off of f-trmers and local butchers, are very plertlfuL The ownmlsslon reported that the value which the packers have placed on their hides aro much, grreater than tne Increase In the price they has paid for cattle. While the farmer received only 17 per cent more for their cattle from fewift'a five principal plants In 19M-1 the value Swift 4c Co. put on their hide from the same cattle, according; to the report, increased ii par ce&t Prvtlt laerraae Resaarkaale. "Phenomenal Increase" in the leather profits of Armour and Swift were re ported by the commission. Net profits of the larcrr tannins: companies In 15 1 were said to be from two to five times as Ianre as In 113. One unnamed company, said to have imde IMI.JJ'l in 1914, cleared IJ.57. H in 1U. K j ports of men' shoe were found Vy the commission to have dropped from the hlrh level of 13.o.M pair tn 1J1 tu elightly over C.UOO.0OD In 1)17. "Apparently the large demands of our Amy have been offset partially by the lessened exports, the report conclude. HOUSEHOLDERS GET COAL FIRST BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS LIKE THIS. ar'nc'-; fj - .... !' rr. -y-if 'C.' . X -i' M..!vl f?) A'T.- ' j:"L V, If-: ' ! ! m rrfi s-1 n 'iri e . T w mm 20 EXTRA Stamps Today and Saturday Bring the Coupon Bring This Coupon AVD GET 20 Extra 20 f "flil "S. & H."-TradinR S"?H Stamps on your .'-W;! fret Jl cash pur ,FWia' chase and double tJ!' ' on the balance. Good on first floor and In basement today and Satur day. January 25 and 26. We have just received a new supply of Thermos Fillers, Shock Absorbers And other supplies for Thermos Bottles of all sizes. Let us repair your old one for you. man 1918 Valentines For boys, girls, sweethearts, wives, uncles, aunts, mother, father, sister, brother. For Your Auto Regular $2.25 Auto Q" fcrj Chamois 3U I Regular $1.40 AutoQO- Duster JOL, Regular ?1.50 AntoQQp Sponge OU Regular 70c Auto WaxfjQ Photo Copyright by Underwood. POOR PEOPLE Pit KIVQ OVER ASH PILE FOR COAL. When lr. Harry A. Garfield, the Federal Fuel Administrator". Issued his order of preferences In coal dis tribution, his mind must have clearly pictured such scenes as this In many cities of the United States. Toor, driven to desperation, with no opportunity to get coal, picklnsr at ash dumps to retrieve what little coal was left there. This photograph drive home with force the gravity of tha coal situation, which is perhaps. not fully reauiea dt many wno nave tneir cms ruiea. me officials are ruiiy awake to the necessity of aulclc action. tout their plans are being blocked by the intense cold and snow. Hundreds of women and children are Pick ing ah dumps, combing it finely for bits of the precious fuel. About three tons are averaged out of 600 ton of ashes. This photo show a number of poor folks who. started Immediately to pick the ashes no sooner It wa damped. The picture was taken on the f. 12,000,000 city-planned Courthouse-site In New York City. ELECTRIC READING LAMPS REDUCED Solid Oak Stands Stained Glass Panel Shades. Regular $7.00 for $4.08 Regular $5.25 for $3.29 Regular $4.50 for $2.89 Ask for Booklet on. the JL 0 La Cascade The most scientific method of internal bathing. For the Man Who Shaves $2.00 Robeson Shur - Edge Razor, special now at only Shaving Stands and Mirrors brass, silver 1 "L?I? or nickel 74 UV V "E-Kon-I-Me" Stropper for Uulette blades new, nr genious, efficient only A $1.59 S1.00 S-quart Hot Water Bottle at the special price of $2.00 3-quart Red Rubber Fountain Syringe, one-year guarantee, special (J" fTQ now DJ.eJa7 15c S2.00 Geisha Scalp Cleaner comb and brush $2.00 Pyralin Ivory Hair Brush, 11-row, solid back, J1 4( snerial now at tDXeTIa i - .. Thatsit Whalebone Hair Brush $1.50 Oriental Cream $1.25 Antiseptic Hair Cleaning Comb 256, 50 $1.00 Othine, double strength v.....98 $1.00 Wood-Lark Freckle Cream 85 $1.00 Miolena Freckle Cream ...83 Soap Kewpie, absolutely pure 10 Phelactine Depilatory $1.00 50c Lablache Face Powder 390 43c 39c 47c ..250 ..390 ..180 25c Woodbury's Soap 220 50c Dagget & Ramsdell Cold Cream 50c Pompeian Day Cream Vanishing 50c Pompeian Massage Cream Klean-Rite Cloth Brush,.. 50c Pyralin Ivory Comb. . . 25c Cuticura Soap. CoM Umbrellas Off All the newest styles, in lav. ender, plum, light and dark green or blue, red and taupe. Each one guaranteed to be sun and -rainproof. Prices from $1.75 to $15. MBK MABSHALL WOO-liOMt AO'" STREET AT EST Alway "S. & H. " SUmps First Three Floor. CENTRALIA BOY PROMOTED Itn.-rll Litr;. Student Aviator la Trias. M.wle Corporal. - riTNTRALIA, Wi-h, Jan. "I. ffpe rlal. Russell ll:rh. a former Cen tralia hlh school boy. row at the avi ation training camp at Waco. Tex., has ten ma-le a corporal, according to a l'tter reclvcl from him yesterday by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Lltch. Russell Lltt-11. another local bish srbool boy. who enlisted In the Navy, is now on duty in the British Isles, his mother. Mrs. C- R. Lamb, havtna: re ceived a letter from him yesterday. In wrtttna- to his aunt. Mrs. Ueom IInry. Glenn tV. Norrls. signal corps. announces his arrival In franco on Le cember SI. The soldier In his letter says the throats of several Americana wnrnitfl we etit be f?rmni ftS IS CHARGE city of Feaside against C. G. Randalls and the Etna Accident Sl Liability Com pany. The action was brought to re cover the amount paid the defendant Randalls for the construction of a sewer system at Seaaide and the charge was made that the sewer was not properly laid. At the trial In the local Circuit Paul C. Hennig on Trial for Mu- j XTll tuTo? SZS? tor tilating Torpedo Gyroscopes.' COUNT M0NTEGLES IS HELD Wrltrr of Art Criticisms for Chicago Newspaper Declared Allen Ene my and Present Menace to Cnltcd States. WHEN GIRLS GROW PALE TV"h-it anemia is. how to recognise It mi the valne of the tonic treatment with Or. Williams rink Pill should be known by the mother of every crow Ini; KlrL Anemia Is simply lack of blond. It Is one of th most common and ilanperous disease from which growing girls suffer. It is common be cause the blood so often becomes lm- povenshed during development, when ;lrls are too frequently allowed to overstudy. overwork or suffer from lark of exercise. It Is a condition that calls emphatl rally for a tonic for ne blood. In. Will- Is tV Pink Pill are a tonic especially adipted to meet this need. Mrs. Mor iran Uo wen. of 1D2T Twenty-eighth turret. N. 11. M'inneapolls. Minn., re ceived trreat benefit from this treat tsi'nf. She says: "When I was fifteen year old I went Into a decline and my parents feared th.it I was Koina; Into consumption. I was sick lor a year and waa not able to do much of anythfasr. I wa pale and seemed slowly to lose my strength. A friend recommended Dr. Williams Pink Pills and before I used them long 1 was much Improved. I irave the pills ' a thorouKb trial and was fully restored to health. My health ha been Rood since, but I always keep Dr. Williams' Pink P1M In the house and take them whn I feel I need a tonic Dr. Williams' Pink Pill are sold by all draegtsts or sent, postpaid, on re ceipt of price. S4 cent per box; six boxes for $2.S'. by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady. N. Y. A copy of a useful booklet. "Building Cp tha Blood." will be sent free to anyone who write for It. Adv. NEW TOP.lv. Jan. II. Paul C Hen nig. said her to be the first person In the ITnlted Plates to face a charge of treason growing out of the war with ermany, went on trial In the r ederal Court In Brooklyn today. Federal authorities allege that as foreman of the assembling department ef the plant of E. W. Bliss at Co Hen nig. a nnturalized American of Oer- n birth, "maliciously mutilated parts of gyroscopes for use In torpe does made- for the United State Gov ernment. CTIICAGO. Jan. 24. Count Albrecht Montgelaa. who has been writing art criticism for a Chicago newspaper, wa arrested today on a Presidential warrant charging him with being a German enemy alien who Is a menace to the United States. lie will be In terned. It la said, for tha duration of the war. SAN FRANCISCOl Jan. J4. Count Felix von Lucker. former commander of the German raider Seeadler, which enjoyed an adventurous career In the South Pacific until wrecked, ha been captured agala by British authorities after be escaped from his Internment ramp near Auckland. New Zealand, ac cording to Information brought her today by thje master of a steamship which arrived from the South Pacific. A party of 43t Interned alien Ger mans, who have beeu detained at Angel Island here, left today for Hot Spring. N. C for permanent Internment, it waa announced by Federal authorities. The party contained one American citizen, a 3-weeka-old baby, born dur ing his mother's stay on Angel Island; li women and 13 children. SAN" FRANCISCoTjan. 14. Alleged efforts of Fred Jebsen. San Francisco shipping man. to hide hi connection with the steamer Maverick and the supposed mission of that vessel In sup plying arms and ammunition to revo lutionist in India were outlined In the trial her today of 31 alleged agents of the revolutionists. Evidence that a knocked-down sub marine was placed aboard the Maverick before she left the harbor of San Pedro. CaL. supposedly for an Indian desti nation, waa also introduced. Further evidence that tha Maverick carried $10,000 for the use of the revo lutionist was also introduced. NEW TORK. Jan. 14. The tran script of an alleged confession by Krnest Becker, who with Franx von Rlntelen. a German naval officer, and li others is on trial here charged with conspiracy to place fire bombs on ships In New 1 ork harbor, waa admitted in evidence today. Becker, who was deck electrician on the liner Frledrlch der Grosse, which was moored In Hoboken during August. 1M4.' Is said to have admitted having made the tubes which were used as fire bombs. MILL WORKERS EXCITED Paper Sack, Supposed to Contain Dynamite, Found Under Machine. Much excitement was occasioned at the plant of the Willamette Box & Lumber Company, below Llnnton, yes terday morning by the discovery of a paper sack, containing about one and a half pounds of material that reset bles ground dynamite. It was found beneath a planing machine by A. J. Vandolah, a workman, and the police were notified. Chief Inspector Clark sent Insnectors Goieman and Hyde to the scene and they brought the sack and Its contents to headquarters, later taking it to the Gity nail lor analysis. HILLMEN MEET TODAY INCREASE IX BOARD MEMBERSHIP UNDER CONSIDERATION. MARRIAGE DECLARED VOID Eugene Couple, United Nino Tears, Separated by Court. ETTGENK Or, Jan. 24. (Special.) Because they were first cousins and married In violation of the laws of Ore gon, the marriage of Lulu Hayes and George Hayes, of Eugene, has been an nulled by Judge C F. Sklpworta, ef the Lane County Circuit Court. Mrs. Hayes filed the petition for an nullment of the marriage. She stated that neither of them knew of the vio lation of the law until several years after their wedding, which took place December , 1308. They have two chil dren. SUPPOSED CONVICT VISITS Man Though" to Be) Terrell Pop D rnands Meal at Salem Home. SALEM. Or., Jan. J4. (Special. --A man supposed to be Terrell Pope, con vict who escaped from the penitentiary Tuesday, entered the home of Frank Cook on Waller street here last night while air. Cook waa preparing supper, It became known today. He demanded that she feed htm and hurry the preparations. He remained after her husband came home, had sup per with the family, chatted a few min utes and left. Case to Be Appealed. ASTORIA. Or, Jan. 14. (Special.) An appeal to the State Supreme Court 1 being perfected la u case 01 tha Clammons Logging Company. NEW OIL SUITS ARE FILED enasBsaaaaaaw Government Starts Action to Recover Kern County Lands. LOS ANGELES. Cal, Jan. !4. Three new Government suits to recover oil lands In Kern County, valued at a million dollars, under the Taft with drawal act of 1909, were on file today in the United States District Court as part of the "billion dollar" oil litiga tion of the Government for title to much oil land and aa accounting for the oil taken out. Grays Harbor Men Off for Service. ABERDEEN, Wash, Jan. 24. (Spe cial.) Three Grays Harbor lumbermen and loggers left for Washington. D. C, today to join the 20th Forestry En gineers, In which they have been com mission 1 as Lieutenants. These men are Dan McGllllcuddy, foreman of Wil son Brothers' camp at Independence; H. L. Dyer, planing mill foreman for the National Lumber Company, and H. L. Johnson head bookkeeper for the Plan Would Provide Larger Represen tation ef Oregon Lumbermen to Direct Affair of Association. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 24. (Special.) it is expected that Oregon manufac turers will be granted stronger repre sentation on the board of trustees at the annual meeting and election of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association at the annual meeting tomorrow after noon. The association Is endeavoring to In crease the membership among the West Coast mills and plans for achiev ing this will be broached before the election of officers. Stockholders will be authorised to nominate one or more candidates for trustees. Larger representation for manufac turers of Douglas fir, spruce and West ern hemlock in Oregon will be attained through an amendment to the consti tution Increasing the membership of the board of trustees. Secretary Robert B. Allen said today tnat be had been advised by telegraph that the committee sent from Wash ington to Investigate the spruce air- plane programme would be unable to be present, as was expected. COURTHOUSE WAR CENTER Classification of Registrants Keeps! Oregon City Board Busy. OREGON CITY. Or- Jan. 24. (Spe c's! ) The. work of classification ofl registrants goes onVteadlly. Last night I about 60 classifications were made by I the local board. With a continuous stream of Inquirers I In front of the desk from early morning I until nignt, and with the county Re corder and Treasurer assisting In han dling tha Government questionnaires, I the courthouse is a war center. Treas- I urer Dunn and his assistants and Re corder Boyles and his deputies have I been helping In the classification task. I and today for the first time they nearly I caught up with tn work. Austria, who has served more than 30 years In the United States Army. and for four years drawing retired pay as a sergeant, was arrested today by military officers, charged with mak ing seditious utterances. He was tak en to Vancouver Barracks ana win probably be interned for the period of the war. Mr. Salvagno was for 11 years In the Austrian army and served in the Bal kan war. The United States brought him to this country to play in the band, and for more than 30 years he was in the military bands of the country. He is married and has a wife and several daughters living In Vancouver. Since his retirement be has operated a snoe shop. Alleged Slackers Arrested. ASTORIA, Or, Jan. 24. (Special.) A man named Alfred Werberg was ar rested by the Federal authorities today on a charge of being a slacker In fall ing to register. Werberg Is a stranger here. He claims to be a native of Sweden, says he Is 24 years of age and asserts that he registered In Arizona, but has no card. He Is being held pending an investigation. MOTORISTS TO ORGANIZE MEMBERS OP "SMART SET FORM MOTOR SQUADRON. TO Hiss Helea Farrell, of Ambulance Serv ice. Will Outline Plan at Meet ing to Be Held at Liberty Shop. Prominent Portland "members of the smart set," soon will be organized in a motor squadron. The girls will meet tomorrow at the Liberty Shop, 106 Fifth street, to hear the plans and to begin the work. Miss Helen Farrell, who has spent four months In the ambulance service in Washinrton. will tell the girls what they will be expected to do. Mrs. Her man Cudltpp will be commandant and Miss Virginia Menefee, secretary of the local branch. Others who have been Invited to at tend the meeting are the Misses Eliz abeth Huber, Helen Wood, Margaret Porter. Isabel Clark and Virgjnla Men efee and Mrs. Holt Cookinghara (Win nifred Huber). Mrs. James Gordon Harriman Is col onel of the ambulance force in Wash ington, under the direction of Miss Mabel Boardman. The women and girls who enter havo to take the oath of allegiance and be ready 'to serve as ordered. Divisions of the ;work In clude: Civilian relief, delivery work and transportation. Miss Farrell will return soon to Washington' to renew her activities In this branch of patriotic service. Be fore she leaves, however,- the local girls are anxious to get all the Infor mation possible and to get their squad started in business-like form. The try-outa for admission to the organi zation will be held under the direction of Mrs. Cudlipp and under the advice of Amedee Smith, of the Red Cross. Men's Resort to Hear Concert. A concert will be given at the Men's Resort Saturday night at 8 o'clock by Jessie O. Steckle and William Paul, tenor. As this Is their first appearance this season the men who frequent the resort Intend to give them a big wel come. THE CLOTHING SITUATION IN THE SPOTLIGHT PRO-GERMAN IS ARRESTED Granta Pass Man Too Free In Criti cism of United States. GRANTS PASS. Or, Jan. 24. (Spe cial.) Fred Wlckman was arrested I here today charged with pro-German I utterances. It Is claimed that Wlck man has been very free In criticism of I the United States' entrance Into the I war. He has been a resident of Grants I Pass for nearly 29 years and Is sexton I of the cemeteries here. Henry Bacher, who was arrested I Wednesday for alleged seditious utter- I ances. Is out on J3000 ball and will I have a hearing tomorrow before United States Commissioner Herbert Smith. ot Mine Writes From New York . J Sixty per cent or trie woolen mills or the United States are working on war contracts. It is estimated that from 10 to 15 of the mills are either out of worsted and woolen yarns, tied up by labor shortages, or out of fuelr and that the other Zb7o tr of the mills will be the only avail 1 1 AT f -it-- auie means 01 luruisiuiig m woolens for the cloth- ,t i lij! ing trade.1 ill IIM BUY NOW- is AUSTRIAN TALKS TOO MUCH SO Tears' Service In U. S. Army Not Sufficient to Produce loyalty. VANCOUVER, Wash, Jan. 84. (Spe cial.) Antone Salvagno, a native ofl BUILDING ( Broadway SAlderJs SnEalSyrfJ LI Vn Koe4- ,4Tn'.a T .on ffor tn trinco in nppr? nf a ST ITT. RAINCOAT Vs3 Ulw O Ir CVvA V lvv V J-J- vv v - " or OVERCOAT. FKUJttS WIL-Li UU SilJLi HHjiir-ii. mere s no help for it, COME UPSTAIRS I Buy now while these low-rent prices last. MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS 15,$2Q, If you could compare these prices with current market prices, YOU'D BE ASTOUNDED AT THE VALUES. IMPORTANT NOTICE! Before yoa so to the cloalaa-out sale I or aelllng-out sales. Just atep Into Fae- I tory Sasaale Shop, 2al Morrtaoa street, I between Fourth and r lxth. next to Cor- I bett Building, for a genuine clearing ale. and yoa will save money and time Mil nrn nn farther for .DrMn- Snlfn- I Coat. Bklrta and walata. . . I RIGINAL UPSTAIRSk CLOTHIER , " - m - - r ia .1 -rr i -- .,r Trade Upstairs Save Your Dollars Open Saturdaq Until 8 P.M. eh fWT 1