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TTTT2 MORNING- OREGOXIAN, TUESDAT, ATJGTJST 3, 1920 3 TO SERVED BY ROMA Three Days Are Allowed to Withdraw Troops. the telegraph office here this after noon to send a telegram to a woman friend, he was arrested by Officer Rowe on a felony warrant and taken to the city jail. Advices received from Tacoma indicate that Ford faces a serious charge in that city and that an officer will arrive here in quest of the prisoner within a couple of days. When arrested here Ford had large touring car. He refused to comment on his arrest, other than ad mitting that he was previously lo cated at Tacoma. ARMY MOVE IS THREAT Mobilization Contemplated by In vaded Country; Poles Meet Soviet Armistice Envoys. VIENNA, Aug. 2. (By the Associ ated Press.) Roumania has served an ultimatum upon soviet Russia, glv inp; the Russians three days to with draw their troops from Roumanian territory, according to a Belgrade dis patch received here today. In the event of Russia's failure to comply, it is added. Rotfmania will declare a general mobilization. WARSAW, Aug. 1. (By the As sociated Press.) Doubt was ex pressed in diplomatic circles here to day as to whether an agreement for an armistic would result from nego tiations between the Polish and soviet emissaries at Baranovitchl. Severe Terms Expected. It was thought the soviet author itics were likely to insist upon terms too severe for the Poles to accept. The Polish delegates carried with them into the Russian lines a portable wireless outfit which they intended to use for communication with War saw. The foreign office gives out the fol lowing message sent by the new Polish premier, M. Witos, to Presi dent Wilson: "Mr. President: Having assumed the office Of prime minister of Poland, at this momentous hour I hasten to renew to your excellency the expres sion of the Polish government's deep est and sincere gratitude for Ameri ca's generous help and. continuous sympathy extended to this country. Friendship Is Emphaslxed. "Poland, for her part, not only has American welfare and American in terests strongly at heart, but the en tire Polish people consider Polish American friendship to be one of the greatest assets in the future prosper ity of both countries. "Let me add, Mr. President, that you, having been the - most staunch promoter and defender of Polish in dependence, are at this hour of our country's greatest need nearer and dearer than ever to every Polish heart." LONDON, Aug. 3. The Polish and bolshevik armistice delegates met Fri day night at Kobryn, on the railroad east of Brest-Litovsk, and the nego tiations began Saturday morning. Karl Radek representing the bolsheviki, said a dispatch to the JDajly Mail by tiernn. It was stated that the bolsheviki began by demanding the surrender of Brest-Litovsk, which already was in their hands. OPEN REBELLION BY IS DR. BROWN ANSWERS SUIT Portland Dentist Complains of "Too Much Mother-in-Law." SALEM, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) His mother-in-law's persistent desire to boss his household was the reason Phile Glenn Brown, Portland dentist, abandoned I his wife, according to charges made by the defendant in his answer to Mrs. Brown's suit for di vorce filed recently in the Marion county courts. Brown alleges in his answer that he and his wife lived happily together until his mother-in-law arrived at their home. According to Dr. Brown she accused him of being close with his money; also that he failed to take his wife to shows and shunned society. MOTHER 'FOUND HANGING Husband Held; Sheriff Says Body Shows No Signs of Strangulation. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 2. Mrs. Daniel N. Roderitch. mother of six children, was found hanging1 by a clothes line from a beam in her home near Sllverdale, Wash., early today, according to s. report received here, and her husband, an employe at the Puget Sound navy-yard, is held for investigation under order of Sheriff Sam Davis of Kitsap county, who is said to have declared the remains show no sigrns of strangulation. Roderitch is said to have admitted an argument with his wife in which he struck, her yesterday. Tacoma Man Under Arrest, SALEM. Or., Augr. 2. (Special.) hen Fred Ford of Tacoma entered RATE HEARING DATE SET Idaho Commission to Consider Railroad Plea August 19. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2. (Special.) The public utilities commission today set for hearing on August 19 the joint application of the 12 -railroad com panies doing business in Idaho for increased passenger and freight rates. The interstate commerce commis sion has granted increases on all in terstate freight and passenger busi ness. In anticipation of this order, the 12 Idaho roads filed with the commission in this state in June a petition for similar increases on intra state traffic. Garcia Says 60,000 Men Can Be Concentrated Anywhere. ELECTIONS ARE HELD Only Few Disorders Met In Taking Congressional Ballots; Peace Prospects Trifle Better. MEXICO CITT. Mex.. Aug. 2. (By The Associated Press. Governor Es teban Cantu of Lower California, has declared himself in open rebellion, according to advices received by the war department today as announced to the Associated Press by General Garcia. v While declining to tell his plans for combatting tne movement, the general said the government could concentrate 60,000 men at any point in the republic where rebellion might brak out. Efforts will be made to avoid con flict with United States authorities, the general added. Only a few minor disorders marked the congressional elections today. De tailed reports of the result were not available, but there were indications that the liberal constitutionalists or government party, were victorious. An urgent request for postpone ment of the presidential elections fof at least three months has been tele graphed President Huerta by Gover nor Cantu. OUTLAW UNION HOPEFUL Insurgents Expect Recognition by Kailroad Managers. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 2. Predic tion that railroad managers w'll rec ognize shortly the United Railway Employes association, the organiza tion of "insurgent switchmen and yardmen, and that its members now on "vacation" will return to work within a few days, was made today by C. F. McNeil, cecretary of the Spo kane branch of the organization. He said a prediction that such rec ognition would be extended has been received from Jan Dell, representative of the organization in Chicago.' PEACE IS DECLARED 'EARER Mexicans Are Reporting Overtures to Governor Cantu. MEXICALI, Lower California, Aug. 2. (By the Associated Press.) Pros pects for peace seemed a trifle brighter here tonight when it was reported three representatives of the provisional Mexican government General Angel Flores Sr., Juan Piatt and Lie Pinay Cuevas had announced in Calexico, Cal., just across the in ternational line, they were consider ing making overtures to Governor Esteban Cantu of the northern dis trict of Lower California. At the same time, it was stated at the offices of Governor Cantu there had been no let-down in his preparations to resist the occupation of the district by the federal forces reported on the way for that purpose. U. S. Denies Munitions Request. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. The Amer ican government has refused a re quest of Governor Cantu of the north ern district of Lower California for permission to import arms and am munition from the United States for use in repelling the reported threat ened occupation by Mexican provi sional government forces. The re quest was made by a Washington rep resentative of Governor Cantu. The basis for fixing dock dues is the net tonnage of a ship. DELICIOUS AND REFRESHING !j the hit that saves the day. jfe Demand the gemrfneby full name fife nicknames encourage substitution. H i$ The Coca-Cola Co. nfe I l SI 88.172 ROAD Ml LET WASHINGTON HIGHWAY BODY AWARDS CONTRACTS. Bids for Building of Approaches to Snake River Bridge, Walla Walla-Franklin, Rejected. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) The state highway commission today let contracts for highway im provements as follows: For clearing and draining 2.01 miles of state road No. 4 in Lincoln county from Willbur north, awarded to McKiver Bros, of Ritzville for $39,760. The estimate of the engineer for this work was $40,420. For grading 2.41 miles on state road No. 22 from Harvey to Rickey in Stevens county, to Root & Johnson of Spokane, for $19,188, estimate $16,371 For grading and surfacing with crushed rock 1.24 miles of the north bank highway from Skamania east, the contract was let to Rajotte, Fo bert & Winters of Spokane for $36,620. Estimate $46,110. For surfacing with crushed rock 8.61 miles of the Inland Umpire high way in Columbia and Marfield coun ties from Delaney to Dodge, the Gen eral Construction company of Spo kane was given the contract for $30,704, the estimate was $33,520. For grading the connections for the Underwood bridge on the Northbank bank highway from Skamania east. Klickitat counties to Ralnotte, Fo bert & Winters, Spokane, for $55,000. The estimate was $61,050. All bids for the construction of the approaches to the Snake river bridge between Walla Walla and Franklin counties were rejected. Alleged Thief to Salem. SALEM, Or., Aug. 2. Johnny Coy, arrested in Portland recently charged with the theft of a suitcase and contents belonging to L. W. Jacobs, a traveling salesman, was brquffht here Will YOU Profit by the Experience of the Ralston Purina Company? The Ralston Purina Company of St. Louis, Mo., i 8 using 75 Diciaphones in its various departments. Mr. R. A- Black, Treasurer, says: "The Ralston Purina Company considers The Dictaphone in dispensable. In fact, it is our firm con viction that we could not, nor would we undertake to, get along without it; especially now that we know what The Dictaphone is accomplishing for us." Whether your office is large or small, we are ready to give you a working de monstration of how The Dictaphone speeds up letter production and saves the time of both operator and executive. Try it out today. TOE Reg. V. S. Pau Off. and Foreign Countries "The Shortest Route to the Mail-Chute " The Creamery Package Mfg. Company, Chicago, 111. R. R Durdy, Comptroller, says: "The 22 Dictaphone used in all our departments have proved to he time -and -money savers in this office. The Dictaphone is always on the job. It certainly saves the time of both operator and dictator." Kelley Island Lime & Transport Co., Cleveland, Ohio. C A. McMorris. Secy., says: "We are using ' Dictaphones in every department of our General Offices for routine and special correspondence; also for inter-house memoranda and instructions. Dictaphones are as essential to us now as the telephone." Phone or write for convincing demonstration in your office, on yoar work THE DICTAPHONE, Phone Main 3890 Call at 420 Spalding Bldg., Portland m 1 .1 - 1 1 " There is but one Dictaphone, trade-marked "The Dictaphone." made and mercnanqtseo py tne mran.. " for trial. The suitcase was stolen while Mr. Jacobs was here attend ing the state convention of Elks. BOARD WARNS PROFESSOR Idaho educator Loses Job K He Accepts Nomination. BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 2. (Special.) Professor N. B. Adkison of the Idaho technical institute at Pocatello. who (is a candidate for representative in the state legislature from Bannock county, must Issue a statement de claring he will not accept the nom ination, if successful at the primary election tomorrow, or his place on the institute faculty will be declared vacant. That is the effect of formal action taken by the executive committee of the board of education at Pocatello Saturday. Dr. E. A. Bryan, commis sioner of education, said today that the committee had decided to Issue the ultimatum in keeping with its fixed and determined policy to keep every state educational institution out of politics. Kngland Sends $2,300,000 Gold. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. bold bullion valued at $2,300,000 arrived here to day on the steamship .Philadelphia from Southampton. The bullion was shipped by N. M. Rothschild to Kuhn, L,oeb & Co. 1ill111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:IIIIIIIIIIIlllI11IlllllllllllllllIllllll1IIIIIIIIIIIllHlllllllllllII Do Y To the People of Portland: Oil w ant to Pay M or fox Milk? We promised to expose the inner workings of the "Milk Trust" organized by Alma D. Katz, the agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, and now presi dent of the "Trust" the Oregon Dairymen's Co-operative League. Here Are the Facts: For all that follows we hold absolute proof in the form of Original Documents or Sworn Affidavits or the Testimony of Com petent Witnesses. About two years ago Alma D. Katz and his associates launched among the dairymen a cam paign for memberships using the most extravagant promises, misrepresentation and often times intimidation as well as vicious attacks upon the integrity of Oregon Companies engaged in the milk and milk product business. - These tactics have continued up to the present day. Dairymen were repeatedly told: ' That by "Joining the League" they could control the market and force prices to unheard-of levels. That the "League" had been a huge success in California and other states, etc., etc. Promises that could not be kept statements that were not true. In hundreds and hundreds of cases dairymen were induced to join because they were told all their neighbors had joined or that, The company to whom he was selling had signed up with the league and that unless the dairyman joined he would have no market for h's milk, or that, The truck-driver hauling his milk would hereafter haul only for "League, members," or that His friends and neighbors had all joined and they -would blacklist and ostracize him unless he joined. To further their ends these "Co-operators" repeatedly told, wrote and published that the dairyman had been "Robbed and cheated" for years by those to whom he sold his milk. And this is the way members were induced, cajoled and browbeaten into joining the "League," fhat the promoters now tearfully say is necessary "to save" the dairy industry from disaster. So much for promotion now the organization. In the beginning the foundation of this scheme the contract the dairymen signed was based upon the pattern of the California leagues, but as 5 California leagues are now facing 5 suits brought by the Attorney General of that state to dissolve them for violations of law, usur pations of authority, restraint of trade and price fixing and manipulation, Katz and his asso ciates reorganized the league into its present form in an attempt to legalize their Oregon scheme. The contract is a finely printed document of ten pages. It would take an attorney hours to unravel its legal technicalities but the dairyman is often rushed off his feet into signing or his wife induced to sign in his absence, which the league claims binds him. This contract attempts to bind the dairyman for five and one-half years to do the following: Surrender all -control of his milk to deliver his milk to the league or its order. To accept for his milk whatever the league gives him. To pay all costs and 5c per gallon if his own league sues him. This contract provides the league has power to do what it will, when and how with the milk of members. That it shall pay the dairyman what it pleases. That it may acquire plants, factories, agencies, etc. That it may borrow money upon the personal credit of its membership.. AND THEN comes the celebrated By-Products Corporation, organized under the Commercial Laws of Oregon. All the above by a great stretch of the imagination might be labeled co-operation But when the relations of this Disguised Co-operative Scheme to the Undisguised By-Products Corporation stands revealed in its true light, the sinister character of this whole promotion becomes clearer. Article 11, section D, on page 4 of the contract, provides that the preferred stock of the By-Products Corporation "MAY BE sold to the dairymen or any other person, firm or corporation whatsoever." AND THEN the supplementary Marketing Agreement signed at the same time by the farmer, provides in section 15, on page 9: - "The dairymen hereby expressly authorize the league to deliver to the Oregon Dairymen's By-Products Corporation any or all of his milk for handling, processing and manufac turing into by-products, etc. There you have it. The "Katz" are out of the bag at last. The dairymen tied up for 5 years. The dairymen have agreed to accept as low a price as the league may wish to give him. The dairyman has "expressly" permitted his milk to be sold -at such price to the By-Products company. Any person, firm or corporation desired by the promoters may own and control the stock of the By-Produces company. And that company in turn may sell the products for as high a price as it sees fit. Is this co-operation? Why such fear on the part of the promoters? Why the necessity of such 5 -year "cinch" agreements. Where Do Either Farmer or Consumer Get Off? Is This Not Exploitation of Both? Advertising Committee Portland Milk Dealers. BY C. M. GREGORY, Mgr. iiiiiiiiiiuiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiitiiitiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiniiiitii tiniiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiui !i!llll!llll!lllllllllllil!!!llllllill!(l!IH