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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL, 29, 192Q GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SUE U. S. STEEL Supreme Court Asked to Re open Anti-Trust Action. OLD QUESTION REVIVED First Opinion Fails to Determine ; Whether Corporation Is Restrain ing Trade, Is Contention. "WASHINGTON, April 28. The su preme court was asked today by the government to reopen the anti-trust suit against the United States Steel corporation, dismissed on March 1 by a four to three decision. The government's argument was based largely on the court decision last Monday ordering the dissolution of the Reading company and its sub bidlaries. The government declared that the steel case would seem to fall within the Reading case and that "the hold ing of the steel corporation to be a corporation under the anti-trust act would appear to conflict with the conclusions expressed in this and other decisions." According to the government, the court's opinion failed to determine the question whether the corporation was a combination in restraint of trade. The government said, however, that apparently "the. opinion did not con cede that a crime was committed by the perpetrators of the steel corpora tion." The criminal combination, the mo tion continued, "is permitted to con tinue, however, because mere size is not a violation of the law; it did not achieve a 100 per cent monopoly; it did not oppress competitors; several attorney eencrals failed to file suit; dissolution involves a risk, of injury to the public interest. "Notwithstanding these considera tions we earnestly insist that a crim inal combination should not be per mitted to continue Its suppression of competition between the constituent members of the combination. No crim inal is exonerated from punishment because he makes a use of property so acquired; and no criminal combina tion should be exempted from the pains and penalties of the Sherman act because after having achieved its un lawful ends, it merely maintains the fruits of its illegal acts without seek ing daily to commit new ones." According to the government, the steel corporation is a "combination of combinations." by which approxi mately 480 independent concerns were brought under one business control. PURIFIED AIR IS USED SURGERY DISCOVERY. IX Johns Hopkins Doctor Declares Only Local Anaesthetic la Ad ministered for Operation. , BALTIMORE. Md.. April 28. (Spe cial.) Or. Walter 13. Dandy, associ ate in surgery at Johns Hopkins hos pital, has discovered a process by which purified air is pumped into the channels of the human brain thus making possible a study of the liv lng brain, something that has been the dream of scientists for genera tions. 1 The discovery is of tremendous Im portance in that it already has saved scores of persons from idiocy and premature death by making possible the exact location of - brain tumors and thus, after having been located, their removal. The discovery of Dr. Dandy is the result of a long series of experiments on animals, whose lives have been sacrificed that human beings might be saved. Trior to Dr. Dandy's discovery, ef forts to locate such tumors by means of the .X-ray were futile. In every case where it has been used, the method has been success ful in locating tumors and other brain obstructions within a hair breadth. One of the most remark able features of the discovery is that it is most efficacious when only a local anaesthetic is used. At first Dr. Dandy used a complete anaes thetic. Then he tried an anaesthetic designed only to kill the pain of bor ing through the skull and into the ventricle. It was discovered that the patient felt no ill-effects and was able to give assistance to the surgeon. PAID-UP POLICY PLANNED 'Continued From First Pasc.) means committee will report out a b HI to be taken up in the house Monday. While there has been much contro versy over the method proposed for raising the revenue to pay the bonuses, it is believed that the committee plan embodying a tax on gross retail sales, real estate and stock and bond sales, and an additional levy on tobacco and on incomes above J3000 will be adopted. While considerable support is claimed - for the plan of bi-partisan group for levying a retroactive tax on war prof its, house leaders said today that such a proposal would lose much of what TURN HAIR DARK WITH SAGE TEA If Mixed With Sulphur It JJarkens bo Naturally No body Can Tell. The old-time mixture of sage tea and sulphur for darkening gray, streaked and- faded hair is grand mother's recipe, and folks are again using it to keep-their haliv a good, even color, which is quite sensible, as we are living in an age when a youth ful appearance is of the greatest ad vantage. Nowadays, "though, we don't have the troublesome task of gathering the sage and the mussy mixing at home. All drug stores sell the ready-to-use product. Improved by the addition of other ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound." It is very popular because nobody can dis cover it has been applied. Simply moisten your comb or a soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair dis appears, but what delights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound is that, besides beautifully darkening the hair after a few appli cations, it also produces that soft lus ter and appearance of abundance which is so attractive. Adv. ever support it now has when an ex planation of its effect is made. Iti held by those who devised the committee plan that war profits are more or less intangible and difficult to locate. Many of the largest war profits were earned by corporations which, since the armistice, have dis solved and divided their earnings. The money so earned has been invested in other property or lines of business to an extent that much of it could not be found at an expense for collection that would make the proposal imprac ticable. Panic Mlgrht Be lavlted. Such a scheme, it is held, would dislocate business by forcing, many individuals to dispose of property to pay their taxes, with the almost cer tain effect of inciting a panic. While the bill as drafted is only tentative, the revenues necessary probably will be raised in this man ner: On incomes from $5000 to $10, 000, an additional 1 per cent; en in comes of $10,000 to $26,000, an addi tional 2 per cent; on incomes above $26,000 an additional 3 per cent. On gross retail sales, 1 per cent; on real estate sales, one-half of 1 per cent; on stock and bond sales, one-fifth of 1 per cent; on tobacco, an additional tax of 15 per cent of the present rate. The real estate sales, it is under stood, would e handled by a stamp tax, which would be collected only on the amount of cash received. If, for example, a piece of realty were sold for $10,000 in ten annual installments the receipt for each $1000 at the time paid would have to bear a $5 stamp to be valid. Tax Hot Forced on Customer. The difference between the retail sales tax plan of this ill and the present revenue law is that the deal er will not be required in the, new law to pass the tax on the customer. On the sales taxes of the present law the dealer is not obligated to pass the tax on to the customer in most cases, but it was intended that he should and the law was so drawn as to give him the excuse for doing it. The plan heretofore outlined is only tentative and therefore subject to some changes tomorrow but it was dSubted tonight that any radical al terations will be made. The rate of bonus In whatever form it is taken by the veteran will be $1.25 or $1.50 for each day's service prior to the signing of the armistice, it is under stood. The soldier settlement plan devised by a committee of which Representa tive Hawley of Oregon was chairman. appears likely of being adopted with out change, except that instead of having a definite appropriation of $300,000,000 for the establishment of soldier settlements, all appropriations to cover soldiers settlements, casta bonus, vocational training, paid-up in surance and other plans of compensa tion may be combined in one lump sum. Bonos' Opposition Grows Representative Hawley has so far successfully resisted all efforts in committee to reduce the amount avail able for soldiers settlement below the figure of $300,000,000. The country-wide opposition to the soldier bonus has grown to great proportions in the last few days, the objection being to the increased cost of living which admittedly will result. It has been asserted rather positively in the last day or two that the senate never will approve such legislation as the house will pass. Two or three sen ators have declared, privately in the last uay or iwo mat iney win accept retirement to private life at the close of their present terms rather than support such legislation. JAPAN MARKET FIRMER Government Measures Result In Financial Improvement. WASHINGTON, April 27. Measures taken by the government have re sulted In a steady improvement In the financial markets of Japan, the Jap anese embassy said in a statement is sued tonight. Interest on call money dropped to 2 cents on April 22, It was said. "The silk industry has been greatly affected by the financial depression, according to the embassy," and in some outlying localities of the prov' inces of Gumma and Fukui manufac turers have, had to shut down tem porarily." The foreign trade balance of Japan for the last three months showed an "unprecedented excess of imports over exports of about 260,000.000 yen," the statement said, but added that-the trade balance of Japan "has been un ravoraDie in tne tirst naif of every year. POWER PLANT PURCHASED Buyer Thinks Morton Has Pros- pect of Considerable Growth. MORTON. Wash., April 28. (Spe cial.) J. B. Campbell of Springfield, 111., has purchased the power plant and business of the Morton Electric company from C. S. Haggerty, for merly of Tacoma, who bought the outfit just about a year ago trum F. M. Broadbent. The transfer will be completed when a satisfactory ab stract Is delivered. The plant is sit uated on the Tilton river about mile west of town. Mr. Campbell only recently re signed his position as engineer with the Illinois public utilities commis sion. He states that one of the prin ciple reasons for his purchase of the business Is the evident prospect of a considerable growth of Morton, which could use 50 to 75 new houses right now. He intends to put in a retail electrical supply store in con nection with the business. MAY FETE IS PLANNED Pacific College to Have Festivities, Including Parade and Sports. NEWBERG. Or., April 28 (Special) Students of Pacific college are to celebrate this year the biennial fes tival of May. Frank C. Colcord is general manager. The programme will open with a breakfast on the college campus, to which the public is cordially invited. Fcllowing, the parade composed of pretty shepherdesses, foresters and various stunts, will leave the college at 10 A. M. Further events of. the morning will be- the crowning of Miss Frances Elliott, who has been chosen Queen of the May, the wind ing of the Maypole, and many accom panying drills. Lunch will be served, followed by a tennis tournament and baseball game, both with McMinn ville college. UGLY TEACHERS BARRED Honolulu Sends Delegate for Hun dreds of Pretty Scboolma'ams. HONOLULU, T. H.. April 28. (Spe cial.) None but gopd-looking teach ers will be employed by the depart ment of public Instruction in Hawaii. The edict has gone forth from the superintendent of the department. Vaughn MacCaughey. "It's a pedagogical sin," said he "to make pupils stare all day long at some freak of nature. In the future we are going to have teachers who are easy to look at. Mr. MacCaughey will leave shortly for the mainland to sign up several hundred more teachers for the next term. WRIT TO PREVENT ' PAPER SALE ASKED Seattle Publisher Wants Re turn of His Stock. CONTROL HELD AT STAKE Minority Stockholder Said to Hare Paid Xote and Taken Over Stock In "P.-I." SEATTLE, Wash., April 2S. (Spe cial.) On complaint of Clark Nettle ton, publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Superior Judge Jurey rate this afternoon signed an order citing George Boole to appear in court April 30 at 9:30 A. M. to show cause why he should not be restrained from sell- ng 700 shares of Post-Intelligencer company, stock to the Hearst In terests. The stock, the complaint alleges, is the property of Mr. Net tleton. and is necessary to enable him to retain control of the Post-Intelligencer. The complaint alleges that on about December 2. 1919, "the plaintiff exe cuted and delivered to the Union Na tional bank in Seattle his promissory note for $55,000, due March 1, 1920, and deposited said above x described stock as collateral security for the payment of said note." At the time of th? execution of the note, the com plaint continues, "the defendant. George Boole, and Kenneth Mackin tosh, for the accommodation of. the plaintiff, signed said note as joint makers with him." Stock Declared Held. It Is alleged that before the note was due, on or about February 20, 1920, "the defendant wrongfully and without the knowledge or consent of the plaintiff, paid to the said bank the amount of said note and the bank wrongfully delivered said cer tificates of stock to the defendant, who has retained possession of the same up to the present time and still retains them without the con sent of the plaintiff." l-ater, on March 4. 1920. th com plaint recites that the plaintiff tendered to George Boole in legal tender cash in the sum of $55,000 and Interest thereon from February 20 to the date of said tender and demanded a return of said certificates of stock." -ine defendant is alleged to have refused to accept the offer or return the stock to Mr. Nettleton. The complaint further alleges that the defendant is threatening to sell the said stock to William Randolph Hearst and others and to deliver said certificates to him and them in order to aid the said Hearst in procuring control of the management of the Post-Intelligencer company's newspa per, and will do so unless restrained ana enjoined as sought herein." Control In at Stake. The complaint sets forth that Mr. Nettleton owns and controls suffiuient other stock of the Post-Intelligencer company which, in conjunction with the 700 shares enables him to control the management- of the Post-Intelligencer, "bat which is not sufficient without said 700 shares to enable the plaintiff to retain said control." The plaintiff asks that a temporary restraining order be issued to prevent the defendant selling or disposing of the 700 shares of stock to Hearst or any persons other than the plaintiff during the pendency of the action; that at the conclusion of the hearing a permannent injunction be issued; that the defendant be required to re turn the 700 shares of stccic to Mr. Nettleton anu that the court require the defendant to pay the costs of the action. George Boole, when seen at his of fice in the Alaska building, said he had not seen the complaint and knew nothing of it. Judge Mackintosh is in California and as he will not be back before May 1 it is likely that a continuance of the cas will be asked when it is called Friday morning. Mr. Nettleton said this morning that one purpose of the present suit is to put an end, once and for all, the "recurrent and ajinoying rumors that this person and that person has bought control of the Post-lntelli-gencer." "I have no intention of selling my stock, that's all I care to say." WOOD KEEPS JERSEY LEAD (Continued From First Page.) 5882 precincts gave: Dougherty (Harding) 93,831, Boyd (Wood) 96, 475, Turner (Wood) 94.307, Galvin (Harding) 105,793. Herrick (Harding) 116,539, Willis (Harding) 106.115. Harry M. Daugherty, Harding's campaign manager, was the Harding candidate, who. on the face of the returns, appeared to be defeated by Boyd. Late returns, however, showed Daugherty making slow but substan tial gains. The presidential preference vote early tonight was almost complete. Sixty-nine out of 88 counties had re ported complete and only scattering" returns were still out from several of the more inaccessible rural coun ties. Returns tonight indicated 38 and possibly 41 of Ohio's 48 delegates to the republican national convention will be pledged to Senator Harding on first choice, while seven and possibly ten of the delegates will be pledged to w ooa. JOHNSON INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN Michigan Delegates Told to Vote as Long as There Is Chance. HOWELL. Mich.. April 28. Two delegates and alternates to the na tional convention were elected by .the sixth district republican convention here. today. Resolutions called upon the delegates to vote for Senator Johnson as "long as he has a reason able chance for nomination." PORT HURON. Mich., April 28. Republicans of the seventh Michigan district in convention here today named two delegates and alternates to the national convention at Chi cago. Resolutions indorsing Senator Sure Relief 3 t-""- 6 Belvans Hot water Sure Relief EZ LL-AEX3S FOR IN DIGESTION Hiram Johnson were adopted, but the delegates were not pledged. PAW PAW. Mich.. April 28. Two delegates to the national convention instructed "to vote for Senator Hiram Johnson," were elected by the fourth district republican convention here today. REPUBLICAN' CONTEST CLOSE John C. McBride Is Leading for Committeeman by 659. JUNEAU, Alaska, April 28. John C. McBride, Juneau, was leading Charles Herron, Anchorage, by 659 votes late today in the race for republican na tional committeeman, on the face of Incomplete returns from yesterday's primaries in Alaska. George C. Haze let, Cordova, and T. M. Reed, Nome, topped the list for delegates to the republican national convention, and ban Sutherland appeared to have se cured the' republican nomination for delegate to congress. John Rustgard. republican candidate for attorney general, apparently had been nomi nated by a large plurality. Lack of contest resulted in a small democratic vote being cast. George B. Grigsby, for delegate in congress; J. C. Murphy, for attorney-general, and Thomas J. Donahue, for national committeeman, were nominated with out opposition. Governor Thomas J. Riggs Jr. .will head an uninstructed delegation of six to the- democratic national convention. Partial returns from the first and third divisions, which include the cit ies of Juneau. Cordova, Valdes and Anchorage, late today gave the fol lowing results: For republican na tional committeeman: McBride 1523, Herron 864, Jack Chovln (Anchorage) 181. - i For delegates to the republican na- onal convention (two to be elected): Hazelet 1322, Reed 1214, Emory Valen tine (Juneau) 1080. A total of 181 republican votes were cast at Nome (second division), but no figures on candidates had been re ceived. The vote in the fourth divi sion (Fairbanks) was light, with fig ures not yet available. JOHNSON" VICTORY" CLAIMEIJ Manager Asserts Result Blow to Wood's Organization. NEW YORK. April 28. A. C. Joy, assistant eastern campaign manager for Senator. Hiram W". Johnson ol California, announced, tonight he was not willing to concede to Major-Gen-eral Leonard Wood victory in the New Jersey preferential presidential pri mary. He added that, even if Wood carried the state, the margin un doubtly would .be so small as to amount virtually to a victory for Johnson. "We entered New Jersey with no funds and virtually no organization to battle one of the strongest politi cal organizations in the country, the New. Jersey republican state organ isation," he said. "Unless Woo wins by a very large majority, it will b a series blow to his campaign." DEVELOP PORT, IS PLEA B. t Jones Points to Need for More Water Transportation. SALEM, Or, April 28. (Spelial.) F. Jones, candidate for secretary of state at the republican primary election, was the chief speaker 'at a banquet held here today under the direction of the Salem - Rotary club. Mr. Jones made special reference to the benefits to be derived "from the construction of the Roosevelt national highway and urged more co-operation among the people of 4he state in developing their natural ports. "Kxtenslon of- water transporta tion," Mr. Jones said, "would do more to develop Oregon and provide em ployment for .. its people than any other single agency." BLAST SHUTS OFF POWER Eugene Imluslrles Stalled Two Hours by Explosion. EUGENE. Or., April 28. A blast of dynamite used In clearing the right of way for a new road at Judkins Point, between Eugene and Springfield, broke the wires of the Eugene mu nicipal power line, the Mountain States company's power line, the trunk and suburban lines of the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph company and the wires of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. Eugene was without power or light for two hours and newspapers and other industries that depend upon electric power were idle and street cats were stalled. . BRITISH BUDGET CARRIES Chamberlain Defends" Effort to Re duce Nation's DebU. LONDON, April 28. Austen Cham berlain, chancellor of the exchequer, has carried the whole of his budget proposals. Motions for the rejection of an increase in the excess profits duty and thecorporation tax wvere defeated in the house of commons tonight by a vote of 287 to 75. Mr. Chamberlain, defending his pro posals, said it. was his duty to make a real effort while trade .was pros perous to reduce the vast load of debt which was a potential danger to the country's credit. Phone your'want ads to The'Orcgo nian. Main 7070. Automatic r60-95. Oriental . Rugs- .. Bring: your friends from . other cities to see . one of America's most impres . sive collections. - Persia, Turkey, China, India. Before your summer trip, let us call for your Ori ental Rugs and care for them until .you return. Storage, Repairing, Wash-Cleaning Cartozian Bros., Inc. Est. 1906. .shington, near. Tenth. HMebes & Co. Greater Expajrioi of&te of yMYS A Saving Worth While You may select now any Fur or Fur Coat at a saving of 40o to 50. Under the present market valuation. Make Your Selection Now ESTABLISHED ITJRS 149-ISI ' 1864 BRQADWXY ' if TUFT AGAINST JOHNSON . , STRENGTH OF SENATOR SAII TO 1SE WITH RADICALS. . Ex-Prcsldent Declares Interest of Republicans Centered in Out come of California Primary. NEW YOJtK, April ZS. (Special.) William Howard Taft. in the Phila delphia Public Ledger, Monday, said that Johnson's strength centered in pro-Germans, Sinn . Keiners, radical labor men, non-partisan leaguers, so cialists, but though not frightened, republican leaders still regard John son's nomination impossible. "It has the effect to heighten their interest in the California light be tween Mr. Johnson and Mr. Hoover," declares Mr. Taft. "They would be much pleased if Mr. Ibover were to beat Mr. Johnson in California, which would prove that his strength now comes largely from the elements that would not support any candidate but himself on the republican ticket and that his independent candidacy would weaken not republicans but the democrats. Indeed this might fol low even though he were to nose in ahead of Mr. Hoover in the California primaries." . 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The feasibility of establishing an Elks' home in Oregon, similar to in stitutes 'operated by the order In sev eral other states, has been referred to a special committee appointed yes terday by Harry U. Allen, president of the Oregon State Elks association. The committee is composed of Kob ert E. Smith of Kosoburg lodge, Wil liam F. McKenney, esteemed leading knight . of Portland lodge; I.ee L. Drake, past exalted ruler of Pendle ton lodge; Cieorge O. Brandenburg, esteemed, loyal knight of Portland lodge, and James D. Olson, secretary of the Oregon State Elks association and member of Oregon City lodge. A report will be presented to the annual convention of the state asso ciation in Salem, July 22. BRITISH . TO SURVEY ISLE Fannin? Inland Long Considered - for Proposed Naval Rase. HONOLULU, April 28. S. H. Little and A. L. Perfect arrived here yes terday en route to Fanning island with five tons of surveying and bor ing equipment for investigation in behalf of the'Britlsh admiralty. 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