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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1920
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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. All
styles and sizes 'now showing.
"The Store That
Undersells Because
It Sells for Cash"
Our Store Closes 5:30 P. M.
Mail orders receive our
prompt and careful attention
the same day as received.
For Saturday A Sale of
Corsets! Corsets! Corsets!
$1.89
$2.98 $3.79
3 Rousing specials that will
complete our month-end sale
Models taken right oat of stock to fill in wanted sizes
in discontinued and sample lines. Buy your favorite
model in a strictly guaranteed corset and boy NOW AT
A "PHENOMENAL SAVING.
The future outlook in the corset line is truly alarming
to the retail merchant. We have been forced to discon
tinue model after model in our brocades and fancies, due
to the scarcity of fabrics.
Represented are 100 corsets you are all familiar with.
The range of materials includes satins, novelty patterns,
fancies, rich brocades, double batistes, medium and heavy
weight coutils in pink, white and combinations.
Models of every description, in sizes 19 to 36;
others in 19 to SO. The makes are the best of the
good ones R. & G., Kengo Belt, Henderson,
Colma, Merito and Empire. Popular models with
elastic waist, sport styles, double-boned models
and others for stout and average figures.
Purchase from any of the above lots and secure a Worth-While Bargain
A Clearance
Odds and Ends
In Our Ready-to-Wear Section
at Ridiculously Low Prices
qo For choice from many good styles and
70C many sizes in Girls' Gingham Dresses.
QQ For choice from a splendid lot of the
wOv popular Middy Blouses; broken sizes.
- Q For choice from a special lot of Women's
Xv Percale Dressing (Jacques; broken sizes.
QQ For choice from broken lines Women's
70C Kimonos 'in various styles and colors;
only a limited number.
$2S8 for Women's Dress Skirts
At this low price you have choice from sev
eral different 6tyles in wool and wool mixed
materials in models for both Misses and Women
wonderful values.
Saturday Sale
Drug Sundries
Five large bars Wool Soap for....50
Limit, five bars to any one purchaser.
No delivery except with other goods.
Sea Foam Washing Powder 2."
Sunbright Cleanser, four cans for 25
Sweetheart Soap .....of
Santiseptic Lotion 45f
Hind's Honey and Almond Cream .'-13
Tevla Lotion 4"f
Listerine, bottl 12f 24i, 4rf, S5f
Mavis Face Powder 50 f
Mavis Talcum Powder 23
Squibb's Paraffine Oil, bottle $1, 6 for $5
Our Store
Now Opens
at 9 A. M.
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
Store Closes
at 5:30 P.M.
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
ATLAXTA PRESSMEN STRIKE,
BUT ARE ORDERED BACK.
If this were so their agreement with
the union was that no man would
leave without ten days notice.
S. A H. Green Stamps tot cash.
Holman Fuel Co. Main JSi. Q-JL
v-Adv. v ;
t -Rnr view. AifHroftsinff Ttrillarri'.
Hawley after court had adjourned! RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 27. (Spe-
today for luncheon. 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
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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.
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