Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 28, 1920, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1920 E TO DROP SIDELINES i Free Competition Purpose of i- Sweeping Decree. -J MANDATORY IS SIGNED Supreme Court Action "Taken by Mutual Consent of' Attorney' General and Meat Industry. Z: WASHINGTON. Feh,27. Divorce- ment of the packers from all busi ness not directly related to the pack ina of meat was made mandatory to day through signature of Chief Jus tice McCoy In 4 he District of Colum tia supreme court of a decree filed ; by Attorney-General Palmer with the concurrence of the packers. The decree, which must be carried out within two years, affects 87 cor porations and 49 individuals, of which Swift A Co., Armour & Co., Morris & Co., Wilson & Co. and the Cudahy . 1'acking company, are the major mem bers. In his statement to the court Mr. Palmer said the decree was sweep ,. inn in Its scope," adding that he was sure it would be "highly beneficial to the public in its effect." Free Competition Proposed. "The decree," he said, "is designed to restore freedom, of competition and increase the opportunities for Indi vidual initiative in business, which must in time bear good fruit for the public welfare. In brief, the decree removes the menace' of control of un related industries by the "big five' and confines their activities in future to the business of distributing meat and its by-products under an injunc tion which restrains them from un fair and unlawful practices." M. W. Borders, in making a joint statement for the defendants, said it was . not guilt which prompted the packers to enter into the decree, for they have not violated any law." In stead the packers, he said, desired to assure the American people that mo nopoly of the food supply by the packers was not possible; to stop criticism of the Industry, damaging aiiKe io it ana 10 me people; 10 pro mote better understanding between thA Inriiistrv and thtt ntihlt riitrlnff "the dangerous period of reconstruc tion, and to stabilise conditions in oruer mat tne emciency ana Denents Square Deal la Urared. "That the packing industry Is ef- margin of profits of any large basic industry in the country." he said, "the Z defendants stand ready and willing to uemonsiraie at ail limes, xi mis is true as to profits, a bich we most sol emnly assert, men 11 is io me inter est .of every man, woman and child in this nation that this essential and : complex Industry be given just, fair and equitable treatment." menting on the effect of the divorce ment decree, said Rohlfs won from him July JO, 1919. with an official altitude of 30.300 feet and later increased in a second flight to 31,000 feet. Major Schroeder's first altitude rec ord wa! made at Dayton September 18. 1918, when he . flew a Bristol fighting machine to an altitude of 28.900 feet. 0 Leaving the field at 10:45 o'clock this morning. Major Schroeder- bat tled for two hours and five minutes against changing air currents and in a bitter cold atmosphere nntil he reached an altitude of 36.020 feet Riding alone, almost seven miles above the earth In a polar climate and against a wind like Peary en countered, that blows always at 100 miles an hour or more. Major Schroeder fought foot by foot to drive his plane higher. Tall Spin Theory Airs nerd. Officers of the field say his ma chine must have fallen into a ' tail spin, as otherwise bis plane would have collapsed when he regained con sciousness and righted it after the descent of more than five miles. The sudden change in air pressure from less tban three pounds at 36,000 feet to 14.7 pounds at sea level crushed his gasoline tanks and caused them to collapse, besides jolting Major Schroeder to his senses. Modern Inventions unthought of be fore the war made not only Major Schroeder's voyage possible, but also enabled him to return with an accu rate scientific record. His machine was equipped with a Moss super charger and was the same as used August 2, 1919, when he broke the world's speed record for high altitude by flying 137 miles an hour at a height of 18,400 feet. Motor's Power Unhampered. The liberty motor delivered full 400 horsepower, even though at high altitude. Major Schroeder was dressed heav ier than any polar explorer. He liter ally was wrapped in flexible electric heaters. His flying suit was 'lined U. AID MED I QUESTION Premier's Reply Is Received v' . and Sent to Wilson. NEW PLAN APPROVED President's Suggestion of Mutual Settlement Xot at Expense of . Third Power Well Received. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The invi tation of the British and French pre miers to President Wilson to join them in a formal proposal to the Italian and Jugo-Slav governments to negotiate a new Adriatic settlement on tthe basis of the withdrawal of all previous agreements caused no sur prise in official Washington. The note, received today at the state department, is now before the president and his reply Is expected to be made soon. Meantime, officials are refraining from any discussion of it or of the presidents probable course. It was pointed out, however, that while adhering to the agreement of December 9, the president In his last reply to the premiers had said that he "would, of course, make no objec tion to a settlement .mutually aerree wun me iur or tninese isucnwang able to Italy and Jugo-Slavia dogs and between the-fur and outer lining flexible electric-heat units, connected by silk-covered wires with the dynamo of the engine, heated the entire outfit. Captain Harrison W. Fllckenger, chief calibration officer of McCook field, said Major Schroeder's record would be first sent to war departmen officials at Washington and later to officials of the Aero Club of America. The Aero Club of America will be asked to certify the record to the world, "SORHY," EXPLAIMS SMITH AVIATOR RELIEVES FRIEXDS WITH SIMPLE STATEMENT. Flight Made From Seattle to Camp Lewis So Swiftly Xo One Expected Him. SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 27. Spe' cial.) "I'm sorry." With this state ment Major Albert D. Smith, army aviator who flew from San Diego to Seattle, expressed his regret at keep ine: a score or more Seattle friends p all night keeping telephone and telegraph wires busy between Seattle nd Portland inquiring for his safety, He left Seattle at 4 o'clock Thurs day and arrived at the far end of Camp Lewis 18 minutes later. Looking about, he saw not a soul in that giant camp. But half a mile 'Those great aggregations of capi-laway was a building. ' Not having tal which have come to be known as the 'big Ave1 have been able to domi ; nate so many lines of trade that their continued and unrestricted growth constituted a real menace not only to American business, but to the Amer ican consuming public as well. "Under the decree entered today the chief packing companies, their subsidiaries and principal stockhold ers, are compelled to sell, preferably to livestock producers and the public: "All their holdings in public stock yards. "All their interests in stockyard railroads and terminals. "All their interest in market news papers. "All their Interest in public cold storage warehouses, except that which is necessary for thsir own meat products. "They are barred forever from the retail meat business. Many Lines Are Barred. "They are barred forever. from deal ing in 'unrelated lines,' which in clude: "Wholesale groceries, fresh, canned, sailed fish; fresh, dried or canned vegetables: fresh, crushed, dried, evaporated or canned fruits, confec tions, syrups, soda water fountain supplies, mohissta. honey, jams. Jellies and preserves, spices, sauces, relishes, etc.. coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa nuts, flour, sugar, rice and cereal (with certain limited exceptions with respect to cereals), bread, wafers, crackers, biscuits, spaghetti, vermi celli, macaroni, cigars, china, furni ture, and so forth. " "They are required to abandon for ever the use of their branch houses, route cars and automobile trucks comprising their distribution system, for any other than their own meats and dairy products. "They are required to submit per petually to the court's injunction for bidding all the defendants from, di rectly or Indirectly maintaining any combination or conspiracy with them selves or any other person or persons or monopolizing oit attempting to monopolize any food product in the I'nited States, or Indulge In any un fair or unlawful practice." FLIER TUMBLES 6 MILES (Continued From First Pare.)' eyes hurt and I could not open them. I realized. 1 was falling. "I fuess 1 pulled hard on the stick, for I knew I must straighten out for a glide. The plane seemed to ride easy. I opened my eyes, but could aee nothing of the ground. "1 closed my eyes tightly and again opened them, seeing that I was over Wilbur Wright field, close to the hangars. I couldn'Mand there. "1 tilted my machine for a. climb, intending to make sure of a good alti tude and then jump for it with my parachute. But at that instant Mc Cook field came into view.. I guess 1 just became an automaton and came down ail right." Major Schroeder announced his In tention of making another attempt to reach an altitude of 40.00 feet. Flier Temporarily Blinded. Major Schroeder was temporarily blinded and hta limbs were numb de spite the electrically heated suit in which he was encased. He was suf fering from the effects of a lack of oxygen. When nearly seven miles above the earth his oxygen tanks be came exhausted, and it was this which robbed htm of consciousness, causing the fall. The instruments on bis machine re corded the best story of his experi ences and tiring first honors to the air forces of the United States army. The thermometer registered a tem perature of 17 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Altitude figures from the barograph reading indicated a height of 37.000 feet, and when cali brated by Captain Harrison W. Flick inner showed an official altitude of 16.020 feet, a new world's record. The mark set by Major Schroeder asain gives him the record which announced his coming. Major Smith was not at all surprised at not be ing welcome. Trudging across the parade ground he found .himself at field army head quarters." "Where will I find Colonel E. J. Nowlan?" he asked. The colonel's quarters were pointed out and Major Smith went there at once. This morning at 9:15 word came from the adjutant-general's office at Camp Lewis that a great mistake had been made, that Major Smith had been there all the time and that he had a fine night's sleep and a great visit withhie chum. Colonel Nowlan. The aviator had awaited until after breakfast before reporting. The big airplane which Major Smith will test out at Camp Lewis tomor row, was dispatched by truck from the Boeing airplane factory in Se attle. It will be set tip today, tested tomorrow, and If permission is re ceived by that time he will fly on an attempted one-day jump from Camp Lewis to San Diego. SURVEYOR-GENERAL KEPT Oregon, Washington and Idaho Xot to Lose Post. OREGON UX NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Feb. 27. (Special.) Oregon, Washington and Idaho will retain their united states surveyor! general by the action of the house in committee or tne wnoie tnis alter noon. By the terms of the legisla tive, executive and judicial appropria tion bill recently reported out, the office of surveyor general was abolished on the recommendation of the commissioner of the general land office. Commissioner Tallman asserted that the work handled by the surveyors general in the west could be taken care of in the general land office here In Washington at a saving in cost. Western members of congress took Issue with this statement and won their fight by this afternoon's action. CLUB ENROLLS NORTHUP Judge Made Honorary Member by Republican Organization. Judge H. H. Northup, one of the earliest presidents of the Republican Club of Oregon, was made an hon orary member of that organization at luncheon held in- celebration of his 81st birthday yesterday. Circuit court judges, county commissioners, - mem bers of the O. A. R. and others en rolled in the Republican club were in attendance. The luncheon was served on the fifth floor of the court house by ladles of the Lincoln-Garfield post. Women's Relief Corps. Charles Lockwood, president of the club, presided, but the programme was under the direction of Mrs. Har riett Hendee, chairman of the lunch eon committee, assisted by Ralph W. Hoyt and A. M. Evans. IDA M. TARBELL . '; Ellison-White Lyceum burea pre sents America's famous author and journalist, auditorium, Tuesday even ing! March. i. Seats -now selling at Meier Frank's. 5,5c, 83c. SL10. Fourth number Portland lyceum course. Dan E. Hardin Appointed. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 37. Dan E. Hardin of Vancouver, Wash., was yes terday appointed United States com missioner for that district by Federal Judge Edward E. Cuahman. - Far Celds. oru or lafloeasa sad as a Preventative, take LAXATtva BKOiiO yULNLN iumu. imi tor & w faiiOt VS igaiur on in. Oex, aos. . provided that such an agreement is not made at the expense of the na tionals of a third power." Long Negotiations Possible. If the premiers proposal is ac cepted by the president, Italy and Jugo-Slavia will have their first op portunity to undertake a settlement between themselves. Therels such a wide divergence between the - territorial aspirations of the two countries that it was re garded as almost certain that such negotiations, to be successful, would consume many months. In the view of some officials here, the time required to reach an agree ment would be immaterial as com pared with the lasting benefits to be derived from a satisfactory settle ment. In fact, it is known that some higsj officials believe that delay might be advisable, as they believe the nat ural operation of economic laws will serve to eliminate the troublesome problem resulting from. IXAnnunzio's seizure of Flume. Publication Is Proposed. What appeared to be at least a semi-official summary of the pre miers' note was received in press dis patches from London only a short time after the official text had reached the state department and before it had been laid before the president. The state department already had taken up with London tje question of making the note public f?ere, and it was assumed that it woule be given out after the president had studied It. It was noted from the surtmary or the premiers' note as transmitted In the press dispatches that Great Brit ain and France had not agreed to the withdrawal of the treaty of London, holding do its terms as a last resort should -all efforts at a voluntary agreement fail. Wilson Makes Stand Clear. President Wilson has made it clear that he cannot accept the treaty of London as a basis for a settlement. Under the premiers' proposal, how ever, no effort would be made to carry but the terms of this treaty until another attempt had been made by the United States, Great Britain and France to arrive at a settlement should the proposed negotiations be tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia come to naught. The premiers express appreciation of and agreement with President Wil son's views with regard to the future of the Albanian people and say they are willing to urge upon the govern ments interested that they should bring their desires into line with the American viewpoint. With regard to the treaty of Lon don, the premiers state that its "se cret character" was due to military exigencies preventing its publication during the war. The premiers declare tney cannot disguise that should no voluntary set tlement of the Adriatic problem be attained, the. treaty of London would become the only valid alternative as far as they are concerned. of which airs. Sophie Moody, close friend of Marjorie, demanded an apology from Mr. Allen for his ref erence to soldiers. The attorney had indicated that Marjorie had per- ! mitted her 15-year-old maid at Bar I View to run around with soldiers of the spruce division stationed there, and testimony showed that the maid. Mabel Swick. had sat on the porch with a soldier until after 3 o'clock in the morning. "The soldiers were good fighters.' observed Allen, "but oh, you girls!" - Mother Tells of Dispute- Mrs. Moody said she was a, .widow and her only son had been- in the army during the' late war and she thouht Allen's remark was a reflec tion. The attorney explained.that it was a mere pleasantry.' Major Cas sius R. Peck, commander of the Amer ican Legion, and Allen's associate. was complimented, he said. On cross-examination this morning Mrs. Fraker. mother of the plaintiff. was questioned as to details of the conversations at the Hawley home the two nights before the divorce complaint was filed, when a recon ciliation was attempted. "Willard came into the room down stairs, after he' had had a talk with Marjorie, and said that he had done all he could. Hef said he had asked his wife what she had decided to do and she would not even talk to him. Marjorie followed him into the room. "Yes, , you did. You came in your ugly, domineering way. and told me I had had time to think it over and asked me what I was going to do about it," Marjorie said. Mrs. Hawley Jr. was recalled to the stand this morning and denied in de tail that her-conduct at Barview had been improper. "Mrs. Kirk has testified that she saw you with Claud Johnson seven times. Is that true?" asked Mr. Schuebel. ID PARLIAMENTS PROVIDED BY BILL Government Measure'Confers Quite Extensive Powers. COUNCIL OF 40 PLANNED Local Matters Are Delegated to Irish Bodies While Those of General Welfare Are Held. HAWLEY CASE IS CLOSED (Continued From First Page.) was told that Mrs. Hawley and Mrs. Ball had debated about removing their wedding rings and having a "high time." - i "'After hearing that, I naturally ob served Mrs. Hawley, and she did not have her ring on," said Mrs. Kirk, M. D. Davidson said that Mr. Schue bel had come to Tillamook early in December and' asked him about the case and wanted to talk(to Mrs. Da vldson. "My wife was baking and he had to go away and come back again, said Davidson, "as she did not care to ruin a bunch of pies to see Mr. Schuebel. I told him he would further his case by leaving our country alone, as Mrs. Hawley had been Indiscreet. Mr. Schuebel told us that Mr. Hawley was a rich fellow, that he( was ' arrogant and proud and that he wanted to get rid of his wife, as there was another woman In his station of life that be wanted to marry." Home for Babe Promised. - The court promptly ordered David son's testimony stricken from the rec ord as being merely a conversation with the attorney. Mrs. W. P. Hawley Sr. said she would provide a home for .-the baby If the child should be awarded to Willard. 'My wife deceived me and caused ms great concern." testified Willard this afternoon. "Mr. Ball asked me to induce my wife to come home from Bar View. He said he did not think they would do anything wrong at the beach, but they stayed out late to dances and it would look better IT they came home." He said that Mabel Swick had come to his house before his wife returned from Bar View and had told him she felt pretty bad be cause Mrs. Hawley had accused her of stealing one of her dressesV " He testified that the wrist watch of Mrs. Hawley, worn by Claud Johnson, was a birthday gift from him to his wife efore- their marriage. "Tou and I will settle this thin? after It's all over," declared Clifford Ball, husband of Mrs. Zelma Ball, who was with Mrs. Marjorie Hawley Impropriety Is Denied. "Mrs. Kirk has poor eyesight. She needs a telescope," replied the plain tiff. , "All of her statements are un true and I think she is a snoopy old woman." . Mrs. Hawley said she had no Idea of the motives of the witnesses who had testified against her. "Cooper was somewhat of a snob." she declared. "He went around with his nose in the air. I would not trust Sheldon's word. He is a pessimistic low-minded man. All of these people are crabby-lik and Claud Johnson must have a wonderful imagination." She said Johnson had not carried her baby to the train, but had just happened by and offered to help them with their luggage and had carried a grip, while she took the baby herself. Mrs. Hawley insisted that Robinson must have mixed her and her sister, Mrs. Ball, up with some other girls, in his testimony that he had treated them to refreshments after a dance. She was shown a picture of Robinson in his bathing suit and explained that Robinson was bashful and that she had caught him unawares. The witness said that Mrs. Gilbert Horton also had bad eyesight, that she had never invited Robinson or Johnson into her cottage. Robinson never had been In, she said, and Johnson was, there for perhaps five minutes after the bonfire, when she gave him a piece of pie and he took it and went out. Kisses Are Denied. "He came right in and turned around and walked right out again," observed Allen. Mrs. Hawley denied having em braced or kissed Johnson. She said the party came home from the bonfire ahout 11:30 o'clock and Robinson had left a robe by mistake. -She said she never had sat on the bed with John son's head in her lap and was never on the path to the old lookout sta tion in her life. "It is not true that I was there with Johnson," she declared. "If you would turn me loose in Barview I would not know where to find the place. The witness said she had never al lowed any man to kisa her except her own husband, that she had been to the jetty lookout station on one occasion when Johnson was on watch, but she had stayed for only five minutes and her little niece was with her. She testified that she had written to Willard almost- every night and re lated to him what had transpired at the resort. Mrs. Hawley told of a discussion after her return to Oregon City about going back to Barview with the baby. "You did not want to go back on Johnson's account," asked Mr. Allen. "I should say not," exclaimed Mar jorie. The witness denied having con cealed a man in her bedroom at any time and said she had discharged a maid, now Mrs. Leslie Kidder, after Mrs. George Pusey had made certain statements to her about the girl and that Mrs. Pusey was responsible. She insisted that the maid bad stolen clothes and that she had found a mul berry skirt and a blue flannel middy under the mattress. WARRENT0N LOSES CASE Interstate Commerce Commission Decides Adversely to City. OR.EGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 27. The city of Warren ton, Or., loBt Its case before the in terstate commerce commission today, in which it was contended that class and commodity rates between War- renton on the one hand and Inland Empire points and points east thereof, on the other, were unreasonable. However, eastbound transcontinen tal rates from Warrenton, eastbound and westbound transcontinental com modity rates from or to Warrenton. class and commodity rates from so called median territory to Warrenton and commodity rates on lumber and canned fish, in carloads, from War renton to Inland Empire points and pointa east are found unduly preju dicial to Warrenton to the extent that they exceed corresponding rates to or from Astoria, Or. IDAHO UPHOLDS DRY LAW Gem State Joins Fight Started by Rhode Island Against Measure. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 27. (Special.) Governor Davis and Attorney-General-Black today officially enlisted Idaho with the "drr states In the legal bat tle which has been begun before the supreme court of the United States by the state of Rhode Island which seeks to have ths eighteenth amendment, the national prohibition measure, de clared unconstltuticnai. Attorney General Black wired Judge Charles E. Hughes, general counsel for the "dry" states asking that his name be en tered as counsel of record for Idaho. A telegram received, by Governor Davis from Governor Carl L. Milli ken of Maine, brought about the an nouncement of Idaho's stand. Gover nor Milliken asked permission to list Idaho with the states that will fight the position taken by .Rhode Island. Mill Has $9 00 Fire. LONDON, Feb 27. The government tonight made public the text of its Irish home-rule bill introduced in the house of commons on Wednesday-and passed through its first rinding by title. The measure follows closely the outlrne given the house by Premier Lloyd George in December. By its provisions, two parliaments will be set up one for the north and the other for the south of Ireland; the northern to consist of 62 members and the soathern of 128 members. The representation in the imperial parlia ment would be 12 for North Ireland and 30 for South Ireland, necessitat ing the reapportionment of Ireland, which is provided for in the bilL The northern area would be com posed of the counties of Antrim, Ar magh, Downs, Fermanagh, London derry and Tyrone and the boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry. A "council for Ireland," composed of 40 members, half of whom would be selected by each of the parlia ments, is also provided for in the bill. The legislative powers of the new council would be only those granted it by the two legislatures, but the framers of the bill hope it will form a nucleus around which would be built one parliament for the whole of Ireland. Extensive Powers Granted. Almost unlimited executive, legisla tive and judicial powers are provided for such a united parliament, but the powers to be conferred on the sepa rate parliaments would be consider ably curtailed. Responsibility for or ganizing the united parliament and the power -to create it is left entirely with the two legislaturea The bill provides that the united parliament, if formed, would control the customs and excise. At the outset, accordlnsr to the bill. t"he parliament would have full con trol of education, local government and the land policy, agriculture! roads and bridges, transportation, old age pensions, insurance, municipal affairs, housing, hospitals and licenses, all the judicial offices would be con trolled by the Irish parliaments, each body controlling the officers in its own district, but there would be a court of appeal for the whole of Ire land, presided over by the lord chan cellor. What the government considers one of the chief safeguards in drafting the powers of the parliament Is a provision specifically prohibiting either body from establishing any particular religious creed or penaliz ing any one for belonging to or not belonging to any religious denomina tion. It is provided in the bill that the Imperial parliament control the higher judiciary officers until such time as the two parliaments might be agreed on the method of appoint ing them. The Imperial parliament also, would control the royal Irish constabulary of Dublin and the Met ropolitan police for three years. If a united parliament is not organized by that time. " t Larger Matters Reserved. The powers reserved to the Im perial parliament embrace the crown, peace, and war, foreign affairs, army and navy, coinage, defense, treason, trade outside Ireland, postoffice, navi gation, including merchant shipping, wireless and cables, collection of in come and excess profit taxes and cus toms and excises. The two parliaments would have the immediate- authority to collect certain taxes, including death duties, stamp taxes; entertainment taxes, license fees and such others of a similar nature which the legislatures might devise. It is stipulated that Ireland contribute for two years to the support of the empire on the basis of 1919-1920, which figures about f 18, 000.000 annually. Of this North Ire land contributes 42 per cent and South Ireland 58 per cent. A joint exchequer board would be created to determine the taxable ca pacity of Ireland In relation to the rest of the United Kingdom and de cide what amount Ireland should con tribute after the two-year period. The decision of this board, will stand for five years, when the case may be re opened. The board shall consist of equal" numbers of representatives of the two Irish parliaments and the im perial parliament, with an independ ent chairman. This board will also be charged with devising means of providing guarantees for Ireland's contribution toward the support, of the empire, should a united Irish par liament assume control of the excises and customs. Expenses Are Presented. The amount Ireland would have to contribute is somewhat reduced by a provision In the bill that the United Kingdom shall present 1,000,000 to each of the two parliaments at the outset to defray their expenses. It is also provided that the Irish shall have land annuities worth about 3,000,000 annually. The bill contains' a detailed government proposal for immediate completion of a land pur chase scheme. Civil servants as regards pensions would be protected by the imperial government, according to another provision of the bill. This is ons of the reasons why imperial control of the postoffice is to be retained, not withstanding the home rule bill of 1914 made Ireland's postoffice an Irish institution. The imperial parliament would retain this control until such time as the two parliaments work out a scheme for its direction by the coun cil for Ireland and request the impe rial pariiament to turn it over- Our Store Opens at 9 A. M. Agents for th Buttericlc Patterns and Delineator. 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Principals,, at- J cial.) rire of unknown origin this torneysj and witnesses eng-aged In a mornins partly destroyed the dry kiln war of words until Bailiff Tom Miller cleared the courtroom. The . trouble started when C- E. Fraker, father of Marjorie, took Har rison Allen to task for the manner in which he had cross-examined Fraker's daughter, and Allen resent ed his criticism. Willard and Mar jorie as well as Mr. Ball took a hand in. the discussion, at the clots and contents of the Keystone Shingle company of this city. Practically all of the shingles in the kiln were burned. The loss is estimated at about 9000. partly covered by insurance. The Keystone Shingle company was built last year upon the site of the old Coats Shingle company which was totally destroyed by fire March, 191. - , SURVEYOR -GENERAL KEPT House Rejects Bill Which Would Have Abolished Oregon Office. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Discon tinuance of the offices of surveyors- general in 12 western states and the territory of Alaska next June 20 was disapproved today by the house, which by a vote of 82 to 50 granted aDDropriations of JLDO.OOO for the ex penses of these offices for the next fiscal year. w The work of the state offices, under a section of the pending legislative appropriation bill, would have been centralized in Washington, with the state field forces being required to report direct to the general land of fice instead of to the surveyor-generals' offices. The states in which the surveyors general will be continued are Ari zona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana. Nevada, New Mexico, Ore gon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Publishers, Contending Contract Was Violated, Hold Papers to Same Sl;ee; Hearing JiowOn. ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. 27. (Special.) Publishers of Atlanta newspapers were in conference today with a rep resentative of the International Print ing- Pressmens" Union regarding a working agreement for the press- men of this city. The conference fol lowean unexpected walkout of three weeks ago by .pressmen in violation of their contract with the newspapers. Ths strike was declared by mem- be of Atlanta web Pressmen's Union, No. 10, following the refusal of immediate granting of demands beyond the terms of their contract. The men were ordered back to work by J. C. Orr, secretary of the Inter national Pressmen's Union, after an investigation of the circumstances, j When the walkout occurred the' three Atlanta papers, the Georgian, Journal and Constitution, stood to gether, although most of the Con stitution's pressmen remained at work. The papers agreed to limit the size of their editions to the ca pacity of the weakest one. The Sun day following the strike each paper published eight pages only, in excess of the color sections which had gone to press when the strike occurred. They then appealed to the interna tional union, which ordered the men to resume work, the publishers agree ing to discuss terms of a new agree ment with the pressmen. The Atlanta pressmen who went out contended that It was Individual and not union 'action. The publish ers call attention to the fact that even 3000 AUTOS UNLICENSED County Auditor Has Big Task to Issue Permits In Clarke. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 27. (Special.) The busiest' place in Clarke county for the next week or ten days will be ths office of J. U Garrett, county auditor, who, with his deputies, will be compelled to fill out applications for at least 3000 persons who own automobiles, trucas ana mo torcycles. There are or will be 4000 machines licensed In the county this year, and to date only 800 applications have been made. About 10 or 11 years ago there was only one automobile in this city. STATE TO TAKE RAILWAYS Germany to Pay Off Debto of Prus sia in Exchange. LONDON. Feb. 17. A wireless" d.s patch from Berlin says ths German state will take over the Prussian rail ways for 34.000.000,000 marks, of which 24,000,000.000 marks will be used to pay all the converted and un converted debts of the Prussian state. From the balance of 10,000.000,000 marks the Germsn state will receive annually 400.000,000 marks as interest Influenza Epidemic Slackens. KLAMATH FALLS, Or Feb, 27. (Special.) Only one new case of In fluenza was reported today. Dr. A. A. Souls, city health officer, says the epidemic is practically over. Two deaths are reported for the past 24 hours. The isolation hospital Is still filled, but the general quarantine Is relaxed and the force of quarantine Inspectors reduced to three. Churches will hold services Sunday and the Today 20 Free 20 W Airplane Rides To be dropped from the skies at Look Up 1 P. M. Look Up ! Airplanes will fly over' every part of the city. ' Oregon, Wash. & Idaho Airplane Co. Yeon Bldg.Main 2796 schools will reopen Monday, tLfter be Inpr Honed two wkn. Sure Relief I 6 BCLL-ANS I Hot water Sure Relief . E LL-ANS FOR IN DIG SSTIWri fflfRINCmht ,nd Mo'"-"- ft HaveStronir, Healthy ' JraOsiETea. If they Tire. toy W' itchj Smart or Burn, I OUR FVF" irritated. In. I WUri a.1 U (i.nd orUrnuUt.L see Murine often, soothes. Hxfreebr, Gafe for infant or Adult. At all Uruagiata. Writs for free . Boon. Try Our Uc Lonca Daily r Broadway Blag-, 1G3 Broadway Up-to-Date Chinese-American Reitanrant Dancing and Music 2 Special Sunday Dinner, 75c j fdllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllimiS "Laxativo Brosno Qu!nin& Tablet"