VOL. LIX. 0. 18,12.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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TRIAL OF CREAMERY
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LEG SLAT ON
1AIUY ENRAGED
Corruption Charge by Mr.
Schuebel Roils Members.
NEAR-FIGHT IS PRECIPITATED
Bribe Offered to Back Bill,
E. E. Smith Asserts.
DEBATE LASTS SIX HOURS
On Final Vote Ten Million Dollar
Highway Measure Goes Through
' by a Vote of 51 to S.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or, Feb.
(Special) Wrath, aspersions on
the character of members of the house.
allegations of attemoted bribery, per
sonal words and almost physical en
counters marked tne course of the 810,-
000.000 road bond bill today before it
was passed by the bouse by a vote of
1 for to 5 against.
Chris Schuebel. Clackamas county
representative, aroused the anger of
almost the entire house membership
when he charged that bitulithic was
"trying; to put something over." Fol
lowing; this statement, a personal com
bat between Mr. Schuebel and Repre
aentatlve Bean of Lane county was
averted only by intervention of Ser-
geant-at-Arms Singer and others.
Members Are Angered.
Later Representative Stewart of
Fossil and IT, K. Smith of Multnomah
county reached the verge of a clash.
and enough bad blood was created in
the course of the six-hour debate to
last out the remainder of the session.
"Mean, low, dirty," were among the
adjectives burled at Mr. Schuebel by
A. A. Smith of Baker. Representatives
Dennis of Yamhill and Jones of Lincoln
and Polk also expressed themselves
angrily and forcibly following Mr.
Scbuebel's statement.
Mr. Senaebcl Starts Debate.
All was goinr well enough until Mr.
Schuebel. following a warm debate be
tween Representatives Hare and Bean,
charged that "bitulithic is trying to put
something over." The statement came
at a time and in such a manner that Mr.
Bean construed It as an insult. White
with anger, ha demanded: "What do
you mean. Whom do you mean?" He
started across the aisle toward Mr.
SchuebcL The latter seeing the repre
sentative from Lane furious, removed
his eye glasses and called: "Keep away
from me for' the present." Meanwhile
Sergeant-at-Arma Singer blocked Mr.
Bean's progress. He was reinforced
by Representatives Hare. Ben Jones
and others who pulled Mr. Bean back
by the coat and arms.
Representative Schuebel then
launched an attack against the pat
ented paving people, accusing them of
having "wine, m-hisky. women and
cards" at a hotel: that one night
fire hose was dropped on a man. nearly
killing him. In conclusion Mr. Schue
bet said a member of the house had
been approached and offered money.
Members Voire Protest.
Cries of "Name the man" came from
all parts of the hall and members
lumped to their feet, moving toward
the Clackamas representative.
"Are we to stand here and be abused
by this man?" Representative Dennis
demanded, and as the confusion was
increasing. E. E. Smith prose and an
nounced: T am the man."
Then Representative Kubll moved
that a committee of 1? be appointed to
investigate, but as the house was in
committee as a whole it was ruled out
of order.
Later In the day E. E. Smith gave
out more details. He stated that last
Thursday he was for the bond bill
with tho emergency clause, but Fri
day morning a friend offered him mon
ey if he would rote for the bill.
"It was unfortunate for me." ex
plained Mr. Smith, "that Mr. Schuebel
made the statement he did this morn
ing; It was mistaken judgment. I cast
no aspersions on any member of the
legislature, directly nor Indirectly, nor
on any corporation, contractor or any
individual. I don't want to be placed
in tjje position of Mr. Schuebel and have
Louie Bean or some one else try to tear
my can off. 1 have no evidence to
corroborate my word. I was approached
Friday morning and offered a consider
able sum. I am humiliated that my
character is such that out of the 60
members of this house I was selected
lor such a thing."
Mr. mlth Is Retlrrat.
"Will you give his name?" asked Mr.
Haynes. chairman of the committee of
the whole. "I will not." emphatically
answered Mr. Smith. "He is a friend.
I could have taken the money and
waved it here now and made a grand
stand play, or I could have dragged the
man in here and forever ruined him
and disgraced his family. The money
was offered for a vote against senate
bill ;."
Mr. Smith advised against Mr. Kubli's
proposal for an investigation, taying
the investigation would get nowhere.
He also served notice on everyone that
when his vote is wanted the way to
get it is to discuss the proposition, and
if the bill Is right he will' support it.
Subsequently in offering an amend
ment directing the state highway com
mission to build roads, only by force
account rather than by contract, Mr.
Smith discussed the unsettled labor
Letters Introduced at Boise Trial to
Show Espionage on Business
of Competitors.
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BOISE. Idaho. Feb. IS. (Special.)
Alleging violation of the Sherman
anti-trust act and unlawful combtna
tion in restraint of trade In handling
the commodity of butter, the govern
ment today opened the trial of big
creamery concerns operating in the
northwest The defendants are: A. P.
Hennlngsen. Carl Hennlngsen. Carl
Shallinger and R. A. Goodhue, officers
and directors of the following com
panies, also Indicted: Hennlngsen
Produce company. Butte; Shallinger
Produce company. Spokane; Haselwood
Creamery company. Portland; Klock
Produce company, Seattle.
The government introduced 101 let
ters as evidence to show that the de
fendants were maintaining a system
of espionage over the business of their
competitors, giving false weights and
tests to producers, attempted to bribe
agents of common carriers to divert
raw material to them and sought to
obstruct the laws.
W. F. Jansen, late president of the
Jansen Creamery company, but now
president 6f the Mutual Creamery com
pany, who pleaded guilty to conspir
acy and overt acts as charged under
the indictment and paid a fine of 110,
000 recently, was the first witness. He
identified the 101 letters as being writ
ten to him and to others engaged in
the dairy and produce business. The
letters were introduced as evidence by
Leon Bone, special agent, departmen
of justice, who is also handling a part
of the case as an attorney, and dated
as far back as 1912. There were some
objections made by attorneys for the
Hefenna rearardina- the admittance oi
the letters prior to the time outlined
a the indictment, but Judge Dietrich
overruled them.
One of the letters tended to show
that an organisation of farmers at
tempting to establish a creamery were
in the way of the combine and were in
formed that "a word to tho wise was
sufficient." whereupon they kept out
of the creamery field.
Temporary Military Provi
sions Taken From
Senate Passes Bill for V
tary Enlistments,' $
175,000 IS TO BE MAXIMUM
PRESS SOCIETY ELECTS
Constitution Revised and Board of
Directors Created.
rHtfAno. Feb. 18. Tho Inland
Daily Press association at its annual
eeting today revised its constitution
and created a board of directors in
addition to electing regular officers.
Tha now.xnaner heads are trying to
meet the problems of the reconstruc
tion oeriod. but most of them em
phastxed the high cost of materials and
the. lack of efficient help.
Reconstruction problems, including
rnwrnlon and reduction oi over
head expenses, were topics of discus
sion by John Sullivan, secretary and
manager of the Association of National
Advertisers: Lincoln Palmer, manager
of the American Newspaper ruDiisners
association: Frank O. Throop, Daen-
port. Ia.. and others.
A. W. Peterson, Waterloo tia.j
Courier, was elected president, and
Will V". Tufford. secretary-treasurer.
BURNETT IS FOUND GUILTY
Shipworker, Accused of Murdering
Wife and Children, Calm.
OLT.MPIA, Wash., Feb. 18. (Special.)
Norman E. Burnett, shipyard worker,
tonight was found guilty of murder in
the first degree after less than two
hours' deliberation by the jury. Four
ballots were taken on the question of
degree of guilt. Burnett on the wit
ness stand had removed all doubt of
murdering his wife and two children
by confessing and describing the crime.
Burnett had expected the verdict and
showed no sign of emotion on hearing
it. Sentence to life imprisonment, the
maximum penalty in this state, will be
passed after the ten days allowed for
motion for retrial. Whether an appeal
will be taken was undecided tonight.
The temporary insanity defense made
on behalf of Burnett was heavily at
tacked today by Prosecuting Attorney
T. L. O'Leary In his address to the jury.
NAVY YARDS TO BE VIEWED
House Committee to Spend six
Weeks in Coast States.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. A tour of
all Pacific coast navy yards will be
made next month by the house naval
committee.
The party will leave Washington on
March 8 and be gone six weeks or
longer. It will include Representative
Padgett of Tennessee, chairman; Rlor-
dan of New York: Oliver. Alabama;
Venable, Mississippi: Vincent. Georgia:
Wilson, Texas: Browning. New Jersey;
Kelley. Michigan: Peters, Maine; Hicks.
New York; Kettner of California, and
McArthur of Oregon.
The Pacific coast members were
asked today to arrange the itinerary.
Vessels lo Be Completed Within Four
Years After They Are Started,
Says Admiral Taylor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. All of the
q .apital ships already authorized for
j 3 navy will be under construction
PtACt-T Mt ARMY S WANTF ?- Bear-Adm.ra, Taylor,
. jhief of construction, today informed
the senate naval arralrs committee dur
Ing consideration of the naval appro
prlatlon bill.
These ships will be completed within
four-years -at a maximum from th
time they are started. Admiral Taylor
estimated.
The committee restored to the bill
provision continuing wartime increased
pay in the navy, which was stricken
out by the house on a point of order.
' Discussion of the additional building
programme provided in the house bill
at the request of President Wilson was
deferred. The committee, however, ap1
proved appropriations for improvements
to navy-yards totaling 82,800,000, which
Admiral Taylor said was necessary to
provide for increased building econom
ically'and expeditiously. Tho yards af
fected," with amounts, are:
New York, 8250.000; Philadelphia,
82,300,000; Norfolk, 8300,000.
Replying to questions of Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania about the proba
ble disposition of the surrendered Ger
man navy. Admiral Taylor said he was
Informed that some of the submarines
already had been divided among France,
England and Japan.
"Didn't we get any?" asked Senator
Lodge. .
"We will have to get a few samples,"
replied the admiral.
Admiral Taylor said he understood
about two-thirds of the German battle
ships ' were in possession of the allies
and America, but that the German crews
were still aboard.
He said the surrendered ships would
prove of little- value save as 'coal
barges" and that as "scrap" they would
be practically worthless.
They could not be used for fighting
purposes by any nation except Ger
many, he said, because of their differ
ence in type from allied warships.
Senate Measure Goes to Conference
and Becomes Effective Upon
Approval by President. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Legislation
providing tor a temporary military es.
tablishment of . about 640, 0d0 officers
and men during the fiscal year begin
ning next July 1 was eliminated from
the annual army appropriation bill to.
night In (he house, after passage of the
senate bill for resumption of voluntary
enlistments in the peace time army,
which would be restricted to the maxi
mum of 175,000 men authorized in the
national defense act of 1916.
- The senate measure now goes to con
ference and will become effective upon
its approval by President WIT an.
The army bill also was adopted by
the house without a record vote and
now goes to the senate with its com
pletion there at this session regarded
by many leaders as doubtful. It carries
a total of 81,070.000.000 for the war de
partment for the 12 months after
June 3ft.
Senate Bill Explained.
It was explained by members of the
house that the senate bill did not af
fect the present wartime army, which,
under the selective service act. must
be demobilized within four months
after peace formally is declared by
presidential proclamation.
Decision of the house to consider the
senate measure was by a vote of 172
to 162. .Chairman Dent, by direction of
the house . military committee, had
asked for a rule to make the temporary
army legislation in the regular appro
priation bill in order, but the rules
committee took no formal action on the
request.
Instead, it voted, 7 to 5, to report a
resolution giving the senate measure
the right of way. Ten republicans
joined with 162 democrats in voting for
the resolution in the house after a sharp
debate. Before adopting the senate bill.
the house amended it so as to provide
that recruits should be enrolled in the
regular army for only one year with
out further service in the reserve. Their
pay was fixed by another amendment
at 830 a month, the war-time basis in
the army.
Recruiting Bill Adopted.
Republican Leader Mann, in explain
ing the votes of 155 republicans against
adopting the rule to consider the senate
bill, said opposition was not against the
bill, but was a protest against the
failure to consider a temporary pro
gramme that would enable the quicker
return of troops from Europe. The re-
MAYOR HANSON COLLAPSES
Seattle Executive Suffering From
Nervous Breakdown.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) Mayor Ole Hanson at his home
today - is suffering from .a nervous
breakdown, declared to be the result
of his strenuous work during the gen
era! strike.
The mayor was stricken last even.
ing. A physician is in almost constant
attendance. He will be confined to his
bed for several days at least,' accord
ing to a bulletin issued tonight.
Seattle's mayor was to have been the
chief speaker Thursday at a meeting
of the Portland Progressive Business
Men's club. Regrets were telegraphed
by his secretary. G. A. Conkling.
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CANADA TO GIVE CREDITS
France and Roumania Arrange for
Loan of $25,000,000 Each.
PARIS, Feb. 18. Contracts have just
been concluded by which Canada will
furnish credits of 825,000,000 each to
France and Roumania, the credits to be
expended in the purchase of important
necessities in Canada.
Negotiations for a similar loan, it is
said, are under way between Belgium
and Canada.
New Armistice Terms De
clared Degrading.
ERZBERGER HOTLY CRITICISED
Clause Limiting Size of Army
Is Held Intolerable.
OTHER . FEATURES DECRIED
Supervision of Control of Ammuni
tion Factories Galls Party Head
ed by Marshal Hindenbnrg.
LONDON. Feb. 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Advices received from
Berlin, by way of Basel, today are to
the effect that the pan-German mil
itary party, headed by Field Marshal
von Hlndenburg, bitterly resents the
new clauses in the armistice, especially
those limiting the German army to the
size of a simple police force, tho super
vision of control ' of ammunition fac
tories and the demand that Germany
pay the expenses of the allied armies
of occupation on the Rhine.
These conditions, it is compiamea.
will throw out of work thousands of
German officers, from generals down
ward, while the army of 600.000 volun
teers reported by the German press to
h, been organized must be ais-
banded.
Enberger Hotly Criticised.
The advices add that indignation
against Mathias Erzberger on the part
of the military authorities is increas
ing.
WEIMAR. Monday, Feb. 17. (By the
Associated Press.) The German cab
inet voted early Sunday morning to
reject tho allied terms for the re
newal of the armistice and take the
chances of an allied military advance
being ordered. After consultation with
party leaders, however, tne aecision
w chsntred. and on Sunday night or-
ers- were Issued that the armistice do
igned.
Agreement Held Degrading.
It appears that the government con
sidered one of the aiuea conamons
as capable of being construed to mean
that the allies, if they found It neces
sary, might occupy an uermnuj,
tho cabinet is considered to have felt
that ultimately there would be such
an occupation and that it might be as
well to bring things to a crisis now
rather than sign an agreement which
considered was degrading in its
terms.
The cabinet originally went Into ses
sion Saturday on receipt or a Delated
copy of Marshal Foch's ultimatum. The
ministers were in conference until 2
clock Sunday morning. "They then
took a recess until 3 o clock, lowara
morning they tooK a unai voit, wnica
was in favor of a declination to sign
the terms.
People's Representatives Rule.
It was felt, however, that all the
German parties had a right to a voice
in the decision, and since there were
Prohibition of Immigration for Four
Years and Payment of Sol
diers Recommended.
NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Resumption of
all government work suspended because
of the war, payment of soldiers' wages
until they obtain employment, devel
opment of government lands with finan
cial assistance provided to the ten
ants and prohibition of immigration for
four years are recommended in the
draft of a legislative reform programme
adopted and made public by the exec
utive council of the American Federa
tion of Labor.
"If these measures are carried into
effect," says a statement made by
Frank Morrison, secretary, "it will pre
vent a critical situation and destroy
a fruitful field which tho representa
tives of the I. W. W. and the bol
shevik! will have for furthering their
propaganda."
The council expects to present these
reforms to congress within a few days.
Several members of the council left for
Washington tonight to participate in
the conference tomorrow between Sec
retaries Baker and Wilson, and repre
sentatives of the Building Trades Em
ployers' association of this city and
their striking basic building trades j
workers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Dr. George
Klrchwey, state director of the United
States employment service, expressed
the belief today that less than 10 per
cent of the women' who held positions
during the war would lose them now
that the war Is over.
"We are not advising employers to
release their women workers now that
the war is over," he said., "We want
them to make room for soldiers and
also to retain as many other workers
as possible." He predicted that the
present labor surplus would change to
a labor scarcity within six months.
Victory Drive Expected to
Open by April 21.
CONGRESS WILL FIX TERMS
Four Kinds of Issues Under
Consideration of House.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Quantity of Non-Xegotiable Securi
ties Probably AVill Be Lim
ited to $7,000,000,000.
MANY BIG GUNS GIVEN UP
List of Army Equipment Surren
dered Made Public.
LONDON, Feb. 18. (British Wireless
Service.) On behalf of the government
it has been announced in the house of
commons, in answer to a question that
the following equipment of the German
armies had been surrendered to the
British up- to February 9:
Heavy guns, 2500; field guns, 2300
machine guns, 25,000; trench mortars,
3000; airplanes, 1700; locomotives, 4065
motor trucks, 1220.
Up to February 14 the Germans had
surrendered to the British 126,828
freight cars.
DEPORT ALIBLSAY WOMEN
Punishment for All Who Failed to
Seek Citizenship Demanded.
BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 18. Resolutions
asking the government to deport all
aliens classed as enemies or who were
eligible for naturalization during the
war and failed to declare their in
tentions of becoming citizens, were
adopted today by the delegations of
the Montana Federation of Women's
clubs at the close of their convention
here today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
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OILING THE WATERS.
BOSTON TO GREET WILSON
iieociudcd on 6 coluiua l-
Mayor Peters Holds Long-Distanco
Conference With Secretary.
BOSTON. Feb. IS. Mayor Peters pro
ceeded today with his plans for the re
ception of President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson on the assumption that the
steamship George Washington, on which"
they are returning from France, would
arrive early next Monday. He had a
long conference "by telephone with
Joseph P. Tumulty, the president's sec
retary, who is at Atlantic City, during
which the tentative programme, as out
lined by the mayor, and Governor
Coolidge yesterday, was discussed.
No new features. Mayor Peters said
would be added to the programme with
out the approval of Mr. Tumulty.
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The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 41
degrees; minimum. 34 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably rain; moderate south
erly winds.
Foreign.
New armistice 'terms rouse ire of pan
German military party. Page 1.
President Wilson declared dominant figure
at peace conference. Page 4.
French press angry at American critics.
Page 3.
Coming industrial conference raises British
hopes. Page 3.
Serious break between Lenine and Trotsky
reported. Page 12,
Americans need more room in occupied area
of Germany. Page 4.
National.
Bhort-term notes favored for loan. Page 1.
Building of new United States warships ta
begin within year, rage l.
Opposition to proposed league of nations Is
umlng lorm.- rage u.
Oregon boys named for United States cadet-
snips, rage zu.
Army military bill approved by house.
Page 1.
Portland prepares for continued soldier
welcome. Page 12.
Women to tackle post-war problems. Page 12.
Rotarians complete entertainment pro
gramme. Page Id.
Probe of losses in Argonne to go over to
next congress. Page 2.
Domestic.
Labor lays plans to combat bolshevism.
Page 1.
Senate passes 833.000,000 rivers and harbors
bill. Page SO.
Oregon wounded New York guests. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Trial of northwest creamery concerns opens
at Boise. Page 1.
Marshfleld suffers 8100.000 loss by fire.
Page 10.
Seattle strike still unsettled- Page 11.
Sports.
Corvallis wrestlers and basketball teams to
meet Washington this week. Page 14.
Washington defeated by James John high.
44 to II. Page 14.
Catcher Boezela accepts Portland magnate's
offer, rage 14.
' legislatures.
House passes 810,000,000 road bond bill.
Page 1.
House, eager to punish Mr. Schuebel. to3-s
with Oswego annexation bill. Page 12. .
Idaho house votes eight-hour day for women.
Page 7.
Olympia recalls armory appropriations.
rage l.
Commercial and Marine.
Apple crop nearly all shipped east Page 21.
Local livestock market quiet. Page .1.
Lower grain prices likely. Page 21.
Five wooden steamers to carry railroad ties
to Atlantic coast, rage SO.
Portland and Vicinity..
Metal trades delay 'vote on support of Se
attle strike, rage -1.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Short-term
notes, maturing in from one to fivs
years, would be offered In the forth
coming victory liberty loan campaign.
instead of long-term notes, under a
tentative agreement reached today by
the house ways and means committee
to fix the terms of the loan by legis
lation rather than to give Secretary
Glass wide discretionary powers to de
termine them as he had asked.
At the same time Secretary Glass
explained that an extensive popular
campaign will be conducted as con
templated regardless of the terms ar
ranged by congress and that it would
start not later than April 21.
Financial Disturbance Feared.
The secretary had asked congress
for authority to issue either bonds or
notes as market conditions at the time
might warrant, but members of the
committee concluded that a new loan
Issue would necessarily carry with It
such a high rate of interest that finan
cial markets might be adversely af-
iectea ror some time.
Under the tentative agreement of
the committee reported in executive
session, at which Assistant Secretary-
Laffingwell of the treasury was pres
ent. Secretary Glass would be given the
aiscretion of issuing any one of four
kinds of notes to be prescribed by tha
legislation. The quantity of these non-
negotiable securities would be limited
to probably 87,000,000,000, of which the
treasury now plans to issue only about
86,000,000,000.
Fonr lasnea Proposed. -
The principal features of each of ths
four kinds of notes proposed would ba
as follows;
One class would be at a low rate of
interest, possibly 4 per cent, and exempt
irom aa lederal taxation; one would
be at a comparatively high rate, nos-
reibly 5 per cent, and subject to all fed
eral taxes; a third would bear a mod
erate rate of interest 414 per cent was
suggested and be exempt from nor
mal income tax levies; the fourth
would be exempt from taxation up to
certain amount.
These terms have not yet been de
fined but treasury officials said the
proposed alternatives would satisfy the
treasury department and cover all pos
sible terms which the treasury might
choose, even if It had broad discretion.
it was explained.
Small Investors Protected.
In denomination the notes probably
would correspond with past Liberty
loans, ranging from 850 up. The mem
bers of the committee felt this would
permit of as wide a scale as In pre
vious campaigns as the short term
notes would prove more attractive to
small investors.
The ways and means committee also
ecided tentatively not to increase the
authorization for issuance of bonds
from about 85,000,000,000 to 810,000,000,
000. This means that the treasury will
till have power to issue up to 85,000,-
000,000 in Liberty bonds at the 44
per cent of the last two loans and
with the same terms. Most officials
believe these securities could not be
floated advantageously under new
conditions, and consequently that the
treasury would not use any of the re
maining' authorization at this time. It
is possible, however, that some of the
notes to be issued would be convertible
in the next three or four years into
Diberty bonds of longer maturity.
Legislation Draft Ordered.
The draft of the proposed legislation
for the short-term notes was ordered
by 'the tommittee and its experts be
gan immediately to consider the plans
for the new measure. It is expected
to be complete in a few days, with a
final action to be followed shortly
afterward by the committee. When tho
committee's report is completed efforts
will be made by Chairman Kltchln to
expedite passage of the legislation be
fore the adjournment of the present
congress.
Secretary Glass' statement, issued to
night after announcement of the ways
and means committees action, iouows:
"The victory liberty loan campaign
will begin not later than April 21. Tho
requirements of the treasury are im
perative and cannot be financed with
out such a campaign.
Wide Campaign Is Areed.
"The form and terms of the securi
ties to be issued remain to be deter
mined. Whether they be bonds or
notes, it is .absolutely essential that
the widest possible measure of distribu
tion be realized. This will necessitate
a campaign of the same character wi
that conducted in the past through Ui
existing liberty loan organizations.
They have pledged again Iheir unitvd
support in order that the victory libert'y
loan bonds or notes may be distributed
as widely as possible among the Aint--ican
people."
This furnished the flrst official no,
tlce of the date of the campaign, and
disposed of reports that an issue of
OTAa.hoi- ninnrL data and forecast.' Pairn 1
Oregon farms call for men and wives, notes would De iioatea mainly amonx
Page 9. the bankers, rather than the general
Methodists to meet in Portland. Page 10. I public '
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