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HI ACT 1 PICT
Hitchcock Rejects Caucus to
Fix Democrats' Stand.
VOTE SOON IS PREDICTION
Lodge Claim of 22 Totes of Op
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Plana- to
hasten a final decision on the peace
treaty were made by senate republi
cans today while the administration
leaders were taking counsel among
their divided colleagues as to what
should be the final democratic stand.
The republican determination to
bring the question to a conclusion
was announced on the senate floor
by Senator Lodge, who said, that while
today and tomorrow had been. allotted
to consideration of pressing . legisla
tion, he would call up the treaty again
Thursday and would ask that it re
main the business of the senate until
. disposed of.
Meantime, Senator Hitchcock vetoed
for the present the proposal for
party caucus, sponsored by demo
cratic senators who want to end the
long controversy by taking the re
publican reservations as they stand.
Senator Hitchcock said he had talked
to those who differed with him as
to the course to be adopted and had
about decided that to call a caucus
would be inadvisable.
In some quarters It was predicted
that under the programme outlined
by Senator Lodge, the treaty could be
brought to a ratification vote within
a week or ten days. The irreconcil
ablea are expected, however, to insist'
that there be no hasty action and no
in the far east. President Wilson
probably would not have selected him
without feeling that his appointment
would cause no disagreeable incident
between the United States and Japan.
Minister Called Back.
Mr. Crane was appointed minister
to China by President Taft in Sep
tember, 1909, and a month later, when
in San Francisco on the eve of em
barking, he was ordered back to
Washington. The reason for the -sud
den change was not made public at
the time, Mr. Crane professing ig
norance of it. but diplomats in Wash
ington began talking about his
speeches, and it began to leak out
that someone was offended. It finally
developed that a story appearing in a
western newspaper accredited to Mr.
Crane, and reportnig him as attack-
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QUITS CABINET POST
Testimony Adduced in Libel
Suit Causes Resignation.
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NAMED V, S. MINISTER TO .
CHINA TO SUCCEED OB.
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SMUGGLING IS CHARGED
Finance " Minister Said to Have
Amassed Fortune During War by
Use of Political. Position..
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Charles R. Crane,
ng: the Manchurian agreements be
tween China and Japan, was the real
cause of his recall. The story also
nnnenrprl n t h J .innn ta nrpsn and
one could predict with certainty how I caused a considerable reaction in
much time they mJtfht consume in I Japan over the supposed views of the
debate.
The decision of Senator Hitchcock
Dot to call' democratic senators into
a. conference caused considerable sur
prise among those who had advanced
the suggestion and they predicted
that some sort of a party get-together
yet would be held before the ratifi
cation vote was reached.
Republican claims as to the num
ber of democrats ready to accept the
republican reservations still at 22
with a dozen more needed to insure
ratification.
The administration leaders con
tinued to insist that the figure was
exaggerted.
ADVENTISTS WILL MEET
Quadrennial Sessions to Start Feb
ruary 2 6 at Waila Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Feb. 24.
(Special.) Adventists from all parts
of the northwest will attend the
quadrennial session of the North Pa
cific union conference to be held at
College Place starting Thursday.
February 26, and continuing until
Marqh 6, The conference was called
last fall but was postponed-because
the. new Adventist church Was not
completed.
C. W. Flail, president of the. union.
has advised the local conference
presidents in Oregon,, Washington,
Idaho and Montana to send practically
all of the ordained', and. licensed
clergymen as delegates, also the sec
retary-treasurers and secretaries of
the publishing, .educational, medical,
young people's and -Sabbath school departments.
; COW'S WORTHJS PROVED
? Young People's Club Demonstrates
t ' Test to Parents.
1 UMATILLA, Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.)
i The Umatilla Dairy Herd Industrial
club members demonstrated to t,heir
; parents that the best way to get a
f fair estimate of the worth of a cow
was to use the Babcock test. This
; demonstration was a surprise to many
I of the visitors who attended the
r souse warming given in the South
t high school by the ladies' home bu-
reau.
t ' The farm boys have installed mod
ern equipment In the building and
I every means is taken to insure an
i accurate test. The club, the first to
be organised in the state, has the fol
t lowing officers: President, Dan Dob
J ler; vice-president. Roger Terxa; and
secretary. Leslie Thompson.
new minister from the United States
to China.
Mr. Crane was not the first Amer
ican minister to China who failed to
reach his post because some govern
ment objected to something he had
said beforehand. In the previous case
it was the protest of China itself
which held up former Senator-Henry
u. Blair of New Hampshire, who was
on his way to take up the legation
at Pekin, because he had made certain
"yellow peril" statements in senate
debates on the Chinese exclusion law
which the Chinese felt made him per
sona non grata to them.
CRAXE MAKES XO COMMENT
Envoy Professes to Be Ignorant of
Wilson's Selection.
BOSTON". Feb. 24. Charles R. Crane,
who was here tonight, said he knew
nothing of his reported selection by
President W ilson to be minister to
China. He added that he would no
comment unt.i he had received offi
clal .notification from Washington.
He remarked, however, that in case
he were chosen for the post there
were several things he would like to
know about it before deciding wheth
er to accept.
AGED PAIR WED QUICKLY
Mail Order Couple Meet Friday and
Marry on Sunday.
PHILOMATH, Or., Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) Abraham Wood, a resident ot
Philomath for the past 65 years, re
turned yesterday from a trip to Port
land, bringrinff with hfm a new wife.
Mrs. Louisa Brown came all the way
from Columbus, Mont., to meet Mr.
Wood. The couple met for the first
time Friday, were married on Sunday
and came to Philomath on Monday.
They had corresponded for several
years, however. This is the bride's
third marriage and the second mar
riage of the bridegroom.
DRY LAW TEST CASE SET
Rhode Island Motion to Dismiss to
; He Heard March 8.
I : WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. Arguments
I en the governments motion to dis
l miss the original suit instituted by
t JRhode Island to test the constitution
f atlty of the federal prohibition con-
stiutional amendment will be held in
the supreme court March S. Assistant
t Attorney-General Frierson and Solic
t itor-General King will appear for the
? government.
I i While the suit will be heard on the
I motion to dismiss, all the issues ln
l yolved will be argued. Mr. Frierson
r said today, and the entire case sub
t, in it ted upon its merits to the court.
1 A decision at this term Is expected
ft by court officials.
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RECALLED ENVOY NAMED
(Continued Knm First Pace.)
China can only be a conjecture, for
While it is not customary for one gov
ernment to consult a third govern
ment on its selection of diplomats to
be accredited to another power, some
Official folk in Washington feel that
-In view of the previous incident and
thp irpneral aspects of the situation
OLIVE INQUEST PROMISED
California Packers and Others to
Make Full Investigation.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 24. California
olive packers will meet in San Fran
cisco, March 4, with representatives of
the state board of health to consider
reports from the east of bacillus bo
tulinus poisoning attributed to eating
ripe olives.
Dr. W. H. Kellogg, secretary of the
board of health, in announcing the
conference, said that an exhaustive
investigation had been undertaken by
Vr. Karl F. Meyer of the University
of California and Dr. Ernest Dickson
of Stanford university.
TALESMEN AWAIT TESTS
Bisbee Kidnaping Case Venire of
4 00 Xames Xears End.
TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Feb. 24. Sixty-
four talesmen were waiting examina
tion (r jury duty in the trial of
Harry E. Wootton, first defendant to
go to trial charged with kidnaping
in connection with the Bisbee depor
tations. then court adjourned today.
The 64 are all that remained of
venire of 400 names drawn last week.
BERLIN Feb.. 24. (By . the Asso
ciated Press.) Mathias Erzberger,
minister of -finance, voluntarily re
signed from the cabinet today.
Erzberger's resignation came as a
climax to a day of. sensational tes
timony in his libel suit against Dr.
Karl Helfferich. former minister of
the treasury. The nature of this
testimony, it was considered, left
Erzberger no other choice than to
relinquish his portfolio.
According to the testimony of State
Attorney Messerschmidt, which was
given with the utmost reserve and
caution, Erzberger had smuggled
large amounts of his private funds
to Switzerland. Previously testimony
adduced from Dr. Helfferich involved
Erzberger in numerous questionable
transactions in connection with the
issuance of import and export per
mits, and otherwise misuse of his of
ficial position and influence in the
futherance of ventures in which Erz
berger was alleged to be interested.
The official statement of Erzber-
ger's retirement from the cabinet
bases his action on his desire to have
an investigation concerning his In-
come tax without reference to or in
consideration of his official position.
The resignation was tendered to
President Ebert, who ordered an -in
vestigation of the income tax inci
dent conducted with all possible
speed.
Mathias Erzberger brought suit
against Dr. Helfferich, formerly vice
chancellor and minister of the treas
ury, because of attacks in September
which Helfferich designated erz
berger as a "menace to the purity of
our public life," and asserted that he
was a dangerous member of the gov
ernment. On the witness stand Helf
ferich declared that years of obser
vation of Erzberger's activities had
convinced him that "this man
bound to become fateful to German
nation and he must be removed from
public office if our political life again
is to become healthy and normal.
He charged that Erzberger was "the
British propaganda minister's best
ally."
Helfferich also said that Erzber
ger's fortune was made during the
war by utilization of his political and
parliamentary position.
wardins the candidacy of any partle
u!ar presidential candidate, but rs.ther
support- the idea or contributing ac
tivity alonir republican lines to
strengthen the party for the 1920
campaign. The Coos Bay Harbor, of
Coos Bay, expresses these sentiments
and refers in the article to tne tor
mation of a Leonard Wood club in
Marshfield, claiming partisanship for
special candidates has a tendency to
hamper united work within the
ranks.
The Lincoln day banquet was the
op.niner rvn of the republican cam
paign in Coos county and at the time
a number of sp)akers spoke upon the
necessity for active work this year
and for onity in the party's work.
Mrs. it D. Bromberger, who was one
of the speakers, declared the women
were witi the republican party, be
cause of Its aid in bringing about
suffrage, but she warned the gather
ing, that the party must keep its
pledges, stand for right principles, or
it would l&e the women's votes. -
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GENERAL- WITHDRAWAL FROM
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JOBBER ALSO BLAMED.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
Revolt in Honduras Follows Re
cent Elections.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Martial
law has been declared by the Hon
duran congress in the southern de-
Dartment of the republic, the ; state
deoartment was advised today. Re
cent advices from Honduras have con
tained reports of demonstrations re
suiting from the elections held a few
weeks ago.
Some officials here regarded tne
proclamation of martial law in such
large part of Honduras as inaicat
ing that the revolt against the new
president. General Lopez uutierrez,
had assumed serious proportions. Op
position to General Gutierrez, headed
by Dr. Alberto Membreno, former
president, is said to be based upon
the militaristic policies Gutierrez an
nounced before he took office Feb
ruary 15. Membreno has remained in
Tegucigalpa since his exile from the
country.
Soviet Government Promises Ships
as Soon as Relations With
World Become Settled.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. A movement
with the avowed object of bringing
about a general exodus from America
of all Russians "as a protest against
the government's conduct of alien de
portation cases" was announced here
today by the Workers' Defense union,
of which Elizabeth Gurley Flynn is
the head. The union stated that it
had received an invitation from a
group of Russians to attend a con
ference in Washington at some fu
ture date to discuss plans.
The Russians back of the movement,
according to the union's statement,
disclaim any connection with com
munist or soviet organizations and
declare they are acting because of
"injustices inflicted upon foreigners
by the government's conduct of de
portation proceedings."
It vas added, however, that the
soviet government of Russia had of
fered to provide 100 ships for' the
general withdrawal as soon as its re
lations with the outside world become
more settled. Tentative plans, it was
said, call for all Russian workers in
the United States to quit their tasks
at a given hour and assemble at piers
and wharves.
A committee claiming to represent
170 men held in deportation cases on
Ellis island today announced that it
had sent a telegram to Secretary of
Labor Wilson demanding immediate
release or immediate .deportation to
soviet Russia. The telegram declared
the deportees are subjected to in
human treatment" on the island.
Massachusetts Commission Finds
Retailers Have Made Little More
Than Profit of 19 IS.
BOSTON", Feb. 24. The basic reason
for the high, prices of shoes lies in
the price of leather, and the manu
facturer, the leather jobber, tanner
and packer have reaped the greatest
gain, the state commission on neces
saries of life asserted today. Retail
dealers, the commission finds, have
made little, if any. more profit than
in 1913.
When the government control of
the price of leather was released
February 1. 1919, the commission
says, "'a period of excessive specula
tion ensued, the cost of the product
doubling in six months."
The report shows that the cost of
manufacturing an average pair of
medium cost shoes advanced 18S per
cent from 1913 to 1919. In the for
mer year the average cost was 12.55
and in 1919 it was $7.26. - This high
average is asserted to have been due
solely to an increase in cost of upper
leather from 73 cents per pair in 1913
to (3.25 in 1919.
The percentage of manufacturers'
gross profit above the cost of manu
facture, according to the commission,
averaged 9.82 in 1913 and 11.2 in 1919.
"In percentage this is a small gain,"
the commission points out, "but in
actual money it Is nearly three-times
as much as in 1913. From the annual
statements received, it would appear
that some manufacturers have made
very large profits."
Figures given by the commission
relative to the retail trade tend to
show that the retailers have not in
creased the cost to customers in pro
portion to the advance they have been
forced to pay for stocks. For exam
ple, dealers had to pay for men's
shoes an average of 161 per cent more '
than in 1913, but the advance to the I
public has been only 154 per cent; i
women's shoes advanced 154 per cent
to the retailers and 142 per cent to
the public.
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COMMERCE MONEY URGED
INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION
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STUDENT STORE PLANNED
University of Idaho Undergradu
ates Favor Campus Concern.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow,
Feb. 24. University of Idaho under
graduates will soon nave a co-operar
ive store at wmch books, stationery,
confections and other undergraduate
necessities may be purchased. The
university student body recently
adopted a committee report detailing
the feasibility of such a plan.
Harmon Hozier of weiser chairman
of a committee empowered to invest!
gate the student store situation, ob
tained statements from all the west-
rn colleges having such institutions
and conclusions drawn from the data
obtained were so favorable that three
ndergraduates were appointed to
make definite arrangements for the
establishing of a store on the imi-
ersity campus.
PARTY BANS PARTISANSHIP
Coos Bay Republicans to Support
Principles Not Persons.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Feb 24. (Spe
cial.) North Bend republicans do not
favor the formation of partisan or-
Curtailment Will Injure Foreign
Trade Expansion, Declares
Marine Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Increase
lrr appropriations for the department
of commerce in the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
now before the house, will be urged
by the merchant marine committee.
The bill reported cuts, in the de
partment's items from about $12,000,
000 requested to around $3,000,000, in
cluding a reduction of more than
$1,000,000 for the foreign commercial
agents.
"The committee feels that this is
not the time to curtail efforts to stim
ulate American foreign trade," Chair
man Greene announced. "While every
other nation in the world is endeavor-
ng to increase its foreign commerce
this reduction in appropriations for
the department of commerce would
result in embarrassment to our trade
extension."
Several - commercial ., organizations
have telegraphed protests against the
appropriation reductions and other
protests were presented to the com
mittee today by department officials.
MISSOURI DEMOCRAT WINS
Jacob L. Miiligan Elected in Third
Congressional District.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb. 24.
Complete official returns received to
day from the Third Missouri con
gressional district show that Captain
Jacob L. Mill-igan; . democrat, was
elected to congress over John E.
Frost, republican, by a majority of
1859. Milligan's vote was 13,919 and
Frost's 12,060.
NEW WAGE SCALE DRAWN 1 I
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Indorsed by Council.
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe.
cial.) Proposed new wage Ecales for
the teamsters' and chauffeurs' and
the cooks' and waiters' unions were
indorsed by the central labor council
last night.
By this scale tractor chauffeurs
will receive $6 a day, truck drivers
$5, steady helpers $4.30 and drivers
of light parcel delivery and grocery
deliveries $4.25. Truck drivers now
are getting $4.35 a day and others in
proportion.
For chief cooks in class A houses
$5.50 per shift, and in clasps B houses
$5 is demanded.
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Monster Demonstration In Tokio h
Planned for March 1.
HONOLULU. T. H., Feb. 13. (Cor
respondence of the Associated Press.)
Forty-one political and other organ
izations in Japan are planning i
parade of 50,000 persons in Tokio
March 1 in support of the universal
suffrage movement, according to To
kio advices to the Hochi, a local Jap
anese language newspaper.
A mass meeting will precede the
parade, both having been approved by
the Tokio police department provided
they are conducted in an orderly man
ner, the Hochi's correspondent said.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Feb. 24. Sixteen
members of the St. Louis Americans,
headed by Manager1 Jimmy Burke, to-
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they will begin training Thursday.
Alleged Red Extradited
tion papers for return to Illinois of
Max Bedacht, under arrest in Oak
land and wanted in Chicago on a
charge of "attempting to overthrow
the government."
Argentina Sugar Embargo Off.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 23. Argen
tina has lifted the ban on exporta
tion of sugar to the extent that all
Argentine diplomats in foreign cap
itals will be allowed to receive small
quantities for their personal use.
Mexicans Release Captive.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. Release of
Joseph K. Askew, an American citizen
captured by bandits in Mexico, was
reported to the state department to
day by the Tlahualilo company of
ganifRtions for the purpose of for-' New York, which employed him.
House Vqles Army Expenditure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. The con
ference report on the bill authoriz
ing expenditure of approximately $6.-
000.000 at two score army camps and
fields was adopted in the house to
day without opposition and now goes
to the president.
ROBUST CHILDREN
A child should not look pale,
' thin or worn. Such condition
'denotes malnutrition.- To
keep up growth and robust
ness a child needs a pleni
tude of food rich in vitamiriA.
Scoffs Emulsion
, abundant in growth -promoting
properties, is an ideal supple
mental food that could well be
a part of the diet of every
growing child.
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Railway Law Held Benefit.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24. Samuel
Rhea, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad, today said passage of the
railroad' bill is beneficial to the coun
try Cecause it has thus been removed
from a political discussion that in
creased public unrest and uncertainty.
Canal Strike Threatened.
.. PANAMA-. Feb. 24. A strike of the
colored maintenancs-of-way employes
in tha canal' sore is threatened for
tomorrow to enforce their demands
for 25 cents an hour." Labor leaders
say 17,000 men will be affected. Canal
authorities put the figure at 6000.
TTilson dominates Philippe.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. William
Philipps of Massachusetts, now as
sistant secretary of state, was nomi
nated today by President Wilson to
be minister to The Netherlands and
Luxemburg.
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identity of goods called for, 'Substitution" is in fact obtaining
money under false pretense.
But when a dealer persuades his customer to take Bjax
Glory Soap instead of Ivory, for which he had asked, that is
not substitution it's competition.
All progress is a matter of substitution.
Misrepresentation is the "evil" and as advertised goods are
better known, fraud becomes more difficult and less profitable.
Without monopoly, competition always persists.
Advertising tends to create a monopoly of demand.
Advertising space in the Butterick publications
is for sale through accredited advertising agencies.
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