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A. i - TnE SIORXING OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1920 111 : - T v ! R. P. Butchart, C. M. Moore Marketmaster Cuts Charges . for Many Commodities. Guilty on Two Counts. JURY FAVORS LENIENC OBJECTORS ARE QUELLED . i Penalty Is $5000 Fine and Jail Dealers Who Threaten to . Leave Stalls Remain "When TId Return Will Be Barred. Sentence of Tear on Each Indictment. i . . . l . , CES ARE REDUCED N PUBLIC MARKET BY 2 CEMENT H L , n :n f If a - . .4 't. - ' ' :. :.4 R. r.. Butchart. a prominent citizen of British Columbia and president of the Oretron i'ortland Cement com pany. and Clarke M. Moore of Denve sales manager of the same company, were found guilty of violating tn Sherman anti-trust law on two counts today by a Jury in the court of ed eral Judge Bean. Neither defendant was In court when the verdict was read. Maximum penalty for conviction under the law is a fine of $5000 and a jail sentence of one year on each indictment. Ln; ency was recommended by the jury. Clminsel for the two men gave ind (atinn thuf n snDeal from the Judj? nipnt nf the court would be attemp'ed when thev accepted 30 days in which to file a bill of exceptions. Butchart and Moore were tricJ and convicted under two indictments, tn first ciiarerinir that they, as officers o: the Oregon company, had entered into nn illpirnl combination with cement rnmmni of California and Washinr ton for the restraint of trade, and tfce second charging them with monopo lizing the cement industry in the state of Oregon. 14 0h-r I'leadrd Guilty. Fourteen officers of eight other companies, indicted with Butchart and Jloore in 1916, pleaded guilty to (hp rlmreeH more than a year ago. E;ich company was fined $2500 by Judge Bean. Under the indictment charging an illegitimate combine for the restraint nf trade, the government introaucea evidence to show that the Pacific Coast territory was divided Into sec. Hons bv the various cement compa nies, with the understanding that the different companies would not trade in certain sections. liniier this alieced agreement it was decided that' the California and Oregon companies would not trade in Washington and that the Washington concerns would not solicit orders in the other two states, the government maintained. A further pact between the Orrgon-Portland Cement company and the California firms regulated the tra.de in western Oregon, accord ing to the federal authorities. The government also charged under the first indictment that a conspir acv was entered into between the Orcron and California concerns for the establishment of price levels. City Rate for AIL According to witnesses for the nrosectition. a price of S2.30 a bar rel, f. o. b., Portland, was established for all cement, whether shipped from California or Oregon cities. Several witnesses from Astoria, Eugene and Salem testified that even though they purchased their cement from California companies and It was sent from that state, -they had to pay for it at the Portland freight rate. Aman Moore, a former officer of the Oregon company, who withdrew from the. concern and entered civil suit against it in August 1916,. was the star witness for the prosecution. He testified to certain, conversations with Butchart, in which the latter waa alleged to have admitted the forming of the combine, and.-produced letters written by Butchart in which the combination was mentioned. Following the filing of the civil suit by Aman Moore, the government took a hand tn the case, and indict ments against Butchart. Clarke Moore and the officers of the other con cerns were returned by the federal 1 grand jury. The first trial of But chart and Moore on the same charges resulted in a hung jury. All Allegations Denied. In the defense, Butchart and Moore denied practically every allegation made by government witnesses, and advanced the prevalent car shortage as the eole reason for not trading in certain sections. The defense intro duced in evidence several orders filled by the Oregon company In Washington, but on cross-examination tbe government attempted to ehow that these orders were taken after the civil euit bad been filed by Aman Moore. The alleged combina tions were entered Into during the early part of 1916. The defence tried to prove that competition existed be tween the California and Washington concerns. The concerns which pleaded guilty to the Indictments and which were fined by Judge Bean were the Cowell Portland Cement company of San Francisco, the Pacific Portland Ce ment company of San Francisco, the Riverside Portland Cement company of Riverside, Cal.; the Santa Cruz Portland Cement company of San Francisco, the Standard Portland Cement company of San Francisco, the Superior Portland Cement com pany of Seattle, the Washington Port land Cement company of Seattle and Olympic Portland Cement company of Seattle. The officers of the Oregon Portland Cement company were the only ones to fight the Indictments. Butchart, who is interested in cement com panies in British Columbia, is a resi dent of Vancouver, B. C. During the war he held a federal position under the Canadian government. Moore Is sales manager for numerous cement companies in the western states. I I WWW' fcTV r warn 'mmimkmmmjilmymmxmmmwmmm:-yylau tmuummm D9 v 11 in -xwaianmM, TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Columbia Mary Thurman. "The Scoffer." Liberty Katherine MacDonald, "Curtain." Peoples "Milestonea" Majestic Harold Lloyd, "Num ber, Please?" Rivoli Helen Jerome Eddy, "A Light Woman." Star Roy Stewart, "The Lone Hand." Circle Earle Williams, "Cap tain Swift." Globe Jack Holt, "The Best of Luck." Hippodrome Eva Novak, "Wanted at Headquarters." HARRY CAREY. IS SCENE FROM "WEST IS WEST," WrHICH OPESS TOMORROW AT THE STAR. "Way Down East," and followed this in a Universal picture, "The Green Cabinet," in which he was featured. He also appears in "The Ghost in the Garret," the Dorothy Gish picture which is scheduled for release early in 1921. William and Gordon Dooley, the well-known knock-about comedians now appearing in the show atop the Century theater roof in New York city and known throughout the United States for their vaudeville perform ances, are the latest stars announced to appear in the series of screen com edies now being distributed. mHE biggest copper mine in the I world was the "location" ou which Harry Carey and his com pany spent two weeks during the filming of "West Is West." This de lightful, breezy story of a country oat is still picturesque, even though it has developed modern methods, will shirt its run tomorrow at the Star theater. It shows us a man who will stake his worldly possessions on the turn of a card or his life to rescue in nocence in distress, who can answer bullets with jests or can double-cross a double-crosser. who is too proud to take alms, but not to take love. In other words, west Is still the west of chivalry even if it weara overalls and carries a miner's pick. The United Verde copper rain at Jerome, Arizona, was filmed for the first time when Harry Carey and his staff of camera and technical men and his actors went there to make the principal scenes for "West Is West." Val Paul was the director. Tbe company numbered 42 and In cluded Sue Mason, the leading lady; Mignonne, the little ingenue; Charles LeMoyne, Joeeph Harris, Ted Brooks, Otto Nelson, William Wickersham and many others. ' West Is West" is by Eugene Man- love Rhodes, an authority on the west of today and a close friend of H. H. KniWbs, who wrote two of Carey's previous pictures. - Unlike many stories of cowboys and miners, the hero of the picture, although a gunman, doesn't fire a shot from his introduction to the final fade-out. Screen Gossip. Roy Stewart, who for a number of years has been a screen star in his own right, is playing opposite Pauline Frederick in her latest production, which is now being filmed under the direction of Henry King. Frank C. Badgley, who is playing a prominent part in "Scrambled Wives," the Broadway stage success of las year. In which Marguerite Clark is starred, used to be a newspaper man in Canada before he became an actor. Badgley made his screen debut Just a few months ago. playing a small part In D. W. Griffith's production, I Al Kaufman, former heavyweight prize-fighter, will be seen as heavy lead in the production, "Bill of the B O Ranch," starring William Fair banks.. In this picture Bill Fairbanks and Al Kaufman fight three bloody rounds. Alice Lake and ten members of her company filming "Mother Love" have returned from an eight-day location trip in Big Bear valley. While in the high Sierras they encountered a real snow storm. Many of the scenes for pictures were taken about Big Bear lake. Madlaine Traverse, who will pro duce a series of attractions to be re leased during 1921, in which she will star, is experiencing difficulty in com pleting the cast for the first Madlaine Traverse photoplay, "The Ivory Disc," by Percy Brebner, the English novel ist. . Miss Traverse has had no trouble in making tentative selections of a lead ing man and other artists for the principal character roles. But to com plete the cast a highly intelligent Great Dane or other large dog is re quired. The part calls for an animal which can express affection or dis like for the same person in the same scene. Frank Ormston has been engaged by Benjamin B. Hampton, as art di rector, succeeding Homer I. Mesick. Mr. Ormston has been prominent in stage and motion picture circles for several years as scenic artist, direc tor and art director. He is a grad uate of Columbia university. Thomas Melghan, accompanied by Tom Forman, his director, and sev eral members of the eastern cast, will arrive in Los Angeles within a few days from New York, where he will finish scenes in his new picture, "The Quarry." . William Duncan, serial star and di rector, has taken his company for a few days to March field, near River side, to film some scenes with an air plane and a runaway train, for his latest thriller. v . Buster Keaton has started a new picture, which is yet untitled. He has just completed a comedy called The Haunted House, co-directing same with Eddie Cline. Virginia Fox is again playing opposite the come dian, with Joe Roberts as his foil. Lowered prices, in some cases more than cut in half as compared with those of the .previous day, put In an appearance yesterday on the Yamhill street public market with resumption of the practice of fixing maximum retail figures. Rumblings of discon tent were heard from the more aris tocratic farmer folk who have re cently been accustomed to profiteer ing, but the ruling held, and Mar ketmaster Eastman will continue daily to post hi figures, above wh'ch none in the public stalls may sell. An example of the radical change was cabbage, which sold on Wednes day as high as 4 cent per pound and on Thursday for 2 cents. Cauliflower was 30 cents and dropped to 20 cents. Ten cents was lopped off several items. Mr. Eastman placed the limit on pork chops at 28 cents per pound, although earlier in the week they had been up to 40 cents. Wholesale Price Basis, i The basis, of this price-fixing was the average daily wholesale quota tion. Price-fixing in the market was stopped a few months ago upon pro test of housewives, who believed it ade for higher prices. The effect was quite the opposite, recent expe rience has shown, and the old method of checking on sales was put in prac tice again for the first time yester day. In the morning a delegation of Italian dealers called on Mr. Eastman and threatened to take their wares off the market. They were told that if they did so they would not be allowed to come back, and this news was sufficient to convince them of the inadvisabllity of leaving. .The remainder of the stall proprietors were divided about half and half, when it came to protesting or ap proving the system. , Price Change Shown. The following figures show the change in the maximum price in two days: , Wednesday. Thursday. Cabbage, pound ... Cauliflower CHrrots, pound Celery Oniots, pound Parsnips, pound . . . Squash, pound Turnips, pound .... PotHtoes, pound ... Beans, pound Dry pruns, pound. Honey, quart Apples, pound Turkeys, pound . . . Ducks, pound Hens, Fries, Eggs, ,4c -o , . 30c 20c 5c 2c . Lie 13c .3c 2c .5c 3c 4c 3c . 5c 3c . 2Sc lUc . 10c 7c . 15c 12c . Jl 00 90c 5c 4c . . . . 55c . ... 60c -. 50c 45c . 2."c 20c . 40e 35c 45c 35c 70c 65c Sport News and Comment. A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Bridgeport (Ohio) lad la likely to make Frank Troeh, the famous scatter run expert, look to his laurela Tbe youngster ia Richard Lee Bock, who recently brought down 68 live pigeons in 5s shots. These birds were not killed in the line of "sport," but be cause they had become a nuisance jn the neighborhood. Every shot took effect wiu never a target at less than 100 feet. It also ia interesting to note that young Bock also Is a ritle expert, having for tbe second time won the Individual rifle championship of the Winchester Junior rifle corps, being the champion of this organization for 1919 and 19J0l The) fact that a tennis club is arranging for an active winter on the courts out of deora ia one of the incongruities whicb " make tbe easterner, who Is snow and ice . bound, take notice. This is just what the new tennis club at Santa Barbara, Cal., Is doing. It has a charter membership of SO members and has secured ample grounds. The club expects to be repre sented in the various titular events nest year. e When any promising heavyweight gets Into action these days be is cure to have the eyes of all ring followers on him for the reason that they are always looking for the man to dethrone tbe champion. Hence Captain Bob Roper will hold the middle of tbe stage when he meets Hugh Walker New Year's eve for a ten-round go n Kansas City. "The other fellow In the heavyweight division who may some day e the nemesis of Champion Jack Dtag- j sey is Bob Martin, the A E. T. cham pion. It is a close race between Roper and Martin and the careers of these two men who are being groomed for eventual championship honors Is having the close scrutiny of the ring world. At that. Roper made sorry sbowlng a a championship contender when be fought Boy McCor mick at Milwaukie. OHIO STATE HAS "WORKOUT Eastern Eleven Prepares for Big Xew Year's Grid Came. ing board, announced tonight it had been decided that the affair in fu ture would be confined to Columbia, Pennsylvania and Princeton, the three universities that have control of the race, The race next spring is scheduled for the Harlem river May 14. The navy won the race last spring with Princeton second, Pennsylvania third and Columbia fourth . SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23. The Ohio State football sauad, in Califor nia to play the University of Califor nia in the annual New Year's day tournament of roses east-west grid iron spectacle at Pasadena, worked out today on the Stanford gridiron at Palto Alto, 30 miles south of here. It was the first extended workout undergone by the western conference champions, and Coach Wilce planned a long practice in order to iron out the kinks developed in the transconti nental journey. Meanwhile the California team. Pa cific ' coast conference champions, went at their practice with renewed vigor as the result yesterday of the first sight of their prospective opponents. DERBY PCRSE TO BE $50,000. Sam for Racing Feature at Church ill Downs' Is Increased. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 23. The purse for the Kentucky derby to be run at Churchill Downs, Louisville, May 7, 1921, has been Increased to 150,000, it was announced today by Colonel M. J. Winn, general manager of the Kentucky Jockey club. This sum, together with entry and nomination fees, will make the total value of the race in excess of $60,000. The value of the race to the winner in 1920 was $33,000. The spring lacing season In Kentucky will open In Lexington April 23 and extend 61 days to July 8. XATY CREW OUT OF RACE Competition for . Child's Cup Is Confined to Colleges. NEW YORK, Deo. 23. The crew of the United States naval academy will not participate next spring in the Child's cup race, one of the annual features of the Intercollegiate row ing season. Charles Halstead Mapea, one of the stewards of the Child's cup govern- IDAHO INDUSTRIES UNITE Object of Organization Is to Pro tect Employers. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 23. (Special.) Representatives from many Idaho cit ies, including Boise, Idaho Falls, Oooding and Twin Falls, perfected the Idaho chapter of the Associated In dustries of Idajio at a meeting held at Gooding this week. Officers were elected as follows: J. E. Pike, Idaho Falls, president; Er nest White, Twin Falls, first vice president; O. M. Beatty, Twinn Falls, second vice-president; Stewart Tay lor, Twin Falls, secretary. The exec utive committee consists of the pres ident, first vice-president, secretary and George Scott, Idaho Falls, and E. tt. Peasley, Boise. The object of the association is to protect the interests of the employer. Similar organisa tions are being' perfected in many states. IXJCXCTIOX DE.MED DEALERS Judge Tazwell Refuses to Enjoin City From Fixing Prices. Efforts of a group of 18 marketers from the public market to restrain the city of Portland from establishing a maximum price of foodstuffs sold on the public market met with failure yesterday when Presiding- Judge Ta- well in the circuit court declined to issue a temporary Injunction re straining the city from putting an emergency ordinance establishing a maximum price into effect. In his oral decision, given after ar guments had been offered by A. K. Mickey, for the marketers, and Stan ley Myers, deputy city attorney. Judge Tazwell held that the city of Portland had Invaded no constitutional right in giving its market master the power to establish a maximum price on articles sold in the public market stalls. The court called attention to the fact that a similar ordinance had been in effect for several years and thait the marketers had1 never before sought to have it rescinded. The ordinance permitting the fixing of maximum prices on the public market was passed by the city council Wednesday with the emergency clause attached. The ordinance gives Max Eastman, market master, power to establish a maximum price for all articles sold in every public market stalL The Injunction proceedings brought by the 18 marketers were diireated against C A. Bigelow, acting mayor, the city of Portland and Max East man, market master. The marketers who joined In the efforts to defeat the establishment of maximum prices are Cassius John son, E. E. Borst, L. S. Alexander, E. G. Carpenter, N. Taylor, A. D. Reed, C. O. Erickson, John Willius, Mrs. George W. Hutchinson, Edith Bowles, Verne Fonnor, Dee Christiansen, C. S. Howard, C S. Bramwell. J. W. La Follette, R. A. Borst and C. C. Christiansen. MOONSHINE PRICE FULLS RETAIL RATE XOW $3.50 FOR PINT OF WHISKY. Bootlegger Trust Reported to Be Broken Up, With Result That Market Is Bearish. i In obedience to the well-known law of economics and gravity, decreeing that all which goes up. must come down, the moonshine market In Port land Is reported to be smashed, with prices rapidly retreating. It is said, and this on the authority of the po lice, that single drinks in north-end resorts have been cut in price from "four bits" to "two bits," and that the current retail rate for illicit home-distilled corn or raisin liquor is now I3.o0 a pint, instead of St or 7. "That's the fact," replied Sergeant Schad of the police bureau liquor squad, when the query was put to him. "Moonshine Is declining in price to precisely that extent, and miv e-o in I lower. But. oh. bov. tf thA nH ia Douglas county. Until recently the getting lower the quality Is follnwln uuring- sun. iiis emit mose Diras are ped- CONCRETE ARCH FINISHED Completion Eliminates AH but One Detour on Highway. SALEM, Or., Deo. 23. (Special.) The Canyon creek arch, the last un improved link in the Pacif io highway, was completed last night, according to information received at the offices of the sate highway department here today. This stretch of road has long been known to the traveling public as Cow creek canyon, and is situated a raw miles south of Roseburg, Or, road was almost impassable the winter, and was considered dan gerous at all times of the year. The Canyon crek arch is of rein forced concrete construction and is one of the largest bridges of Its kind in the state. It was built in co-operation with the forest service, under supervision of the bureau of public roads. The completion of this bridge eliminates all detours on the Pacific highway- with one exception. dling would bore a hole through zinc washtub in 54 seconds flat!" Gossip in the north end has It that the moonshine purveyors of fake soft-drink houses opened war on one another and cut prices without mercy. It used to be that the customer planted a half-dollar on the sloppy bar as the attendant slipped a, tiny glass of white lightning across, with one vigilant eye on th door. - Today QuaKty Stationery In Handsome Gift Boxes There is no mistaking the acceptability of a dainty box of stationery. It is distinctly useful and at the same time highly refined. The Owl Drug Stores offer a compre hensive assortment which includes many novelties as well as the more conservative ideas. Some of the boxes contain a combination of note paper and correspondence cards.There is a broad price range a price for every purse. MARKED REDUCTION IN PRICES Have been made to encourage you to give Stationery as a gift. We still have splendid selections to choose from. These LOW PRICES will prevail for the next three days: Symphony Charm, No. 9237 Regular price $1.50, special $1.19 Angelus Linen, No. S-901 Regular price $1.50, special $1.19 Scotch Linen, No. S-906- Regular price $1.75, special $1.39 Fairy Spun, No. S-905 Regular price $1.50, special $1.19 Scotch Linen, No. S-911 Regular price $2.50, special $1.98 Angelus Linen, No. S-910 Regular price $2.50, special $1.98 Fairy Spun, No. S-915 Regular price $3.00, special $2.39 Symphony Charm, No. 9237 Regular price $3.00, special $2.39 Symphony Lawn, No. 9251 Regular price $3.50, special $2.79 Marshal of France, No. 9250 Regular price $3.50, special $2.79 We have many other numbers that have been reduced. It will pay you well to see our complete line. Ivory Pyra-lin Sets Reduced To a New Low Price Level i3 OFF We are willing to pass this remarkable reduction of ONE-THIRD OFF to the CUS TOMER, which, coupled with our already LOW NORMAL PRICE, makes these IVORY PY-RA-LIN Sets within the reach of overyone who would like to give such a GIFT. We urge that you come as early as possible so that you can pick from larger assortments It is not possible to quote here the complete price list, but enough to indicate this BIG SAVING. ALL REGULAR $10.00 SETS, SPECIAL $6.65 ALL REGULAR 12.50 SETS, SPECIAL 8.35 16.50 SETS, SPECIAL 11.00 23.50 SETS, SPECIAL 15.70 26.50 SETS, SPECIAL 17.80 28.50 SETS, SPECIAL 19.00 38.50 SETS, SPECIAL 26.00 42.50 SETS, SPECIAL 28.35 50.00 SETS, SPECIAL 36.65 62.50 SETS. SPECIAL 41.65 80.00 SETS, SPECIAL 53.35 ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR ALL REGULAR 100.00 SETS, SPECIAL 66.65 The above is only a partial list of what we have. You can find SETS for less or more. Those who have bought SETS previous to THURSDAY are asked to call and get REBATE on the basis of these REDUCTIONS. JUs.UAPaT.Om We W. Brown, Manager Broadway and Washington St Marshall 2000 Mail Orders Given Special Attention those gentry hiss "two bits!" as the exchange is made. "We pinched a gny the other night, amplified Sergeant Sohad. "whose price- was $3.50 a pint. That was Tony Zovak, and he drew 60 days. Patrolman Epperson went to the bask door in nlain clothes. Was another bird there waiting. iTell him 1 m a friend of yours,' said Epperson. 'Sure,' said this other guy. z.ovaa openeu up and let "em in. When the pint hanged hands ror o.ou, j-ppersoo pinched 'em both." Two Firms Incorporate. ' SALEM, Or. Dee. 25. (Special.) The St. Holens Tie & Timber company, with headquarters in St. Helens, Or., today -filed articles of incorporation here. The oapital stock was 150.000 and the incorporators were H. F. Mc cormick, N. B. MoCormlck and H. D. Beckett. The Rotary Sign company, with headquarters in Portland, haa been organised by James Gilbert, C. E. Porter and Ida Porter. The capital stock was 126,000. , i CHECK PASSER ARRESTED YOUTH CATTGHT IN ATTEMPT TO CASH PAPER. Lloyd R. Zachary Cheerfully Ad mits Victimizing Local Bnslnees Men for Two Weeks. With bis name plainly tatooed on his right arm, above the smiling sem blance of a cowgirl, Lloyd R. Zachary, 20,' was arrested yesterday by In spectors Hellyer and Leonard in the act of attempting to pass a spurious check on the Sichel cigar store, 92 Third street. Issued in his own name against the Vancouver National bank and this despite the fact that his iBertlllon photographs and measure ments, with a notation of the distin guishing tatoo markings, already art on record with the police burean. "You've got the. world beat, son," commented Captain of Inspectors Cir. cle, "trying to play this game under your own name and with your calling card inked at your elbow." Zachary's arrest brings relief to the harassed inspectors, who for the past fortnight have wildly pursued the chain of bad checks issued by him to local business bouses. Suspicion fastened upon him when he attempt ed to cash a 111 check at the Sichel store, and a surreptitious telephone message brought his cptor( around the corner from headquarters. "I've been putting 'em out for about two weeks," cheerfully admit ted Zachary, "but I only cashed one today. That was at the Broadway bank. Just across from the Oregon hotel. They thought I was a Van couver boy with money in the bank across the river." In Zachary's pockets were a half dosen checks, some drawn upon the Vancouver National bank and soma upon the United States National bank of this city, for amounts from $25 to ITS. One was forged la the nam of T. L. Davidson, and another bore the fictitious signature of Christina Tenold. Zachary was arrested on a va grancy charge November 24, Mil, br Inspectors Coleman and Morak, an. I served 45 days. At that time he had In bis possession a number of similar checks, draw a and ready for presen tatlon. . Two XomlnaUsl for Vct Point. SALEM, Or, Deo. 2J. (Spoelil ) . Governor Olcott today nominated to the war department Private Wallaoe J. Walxh, Third company, coast ar tillery, Newport, Or, and Private Bo land E. Ucl'heren, company II. (ih Infantry, Oregon national gnard, Portland- for entrance to the military academy at West Point. These men scored th highest. In th examina tions held recently onder th direc tion of th war department, and wilt be auhject to admittance to lb school on March 1, 1121. Phone your want ad to Th Ore. Ionian, Uala 7070. Automatic. ltO-&. i i . i ' . - v..: .,--,.. '