TITE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAX. TUESDAT, FEBRUARY 14, IDS
CONTRACT IS SNAG
TO FORD S PROPOSAL
Power Agreement at Muscle
Shoals Stands in Way.
OPINIONS ARE AT VARIANCE
Government Department Officials
Hitler on llnforcibllily of,
JLcasc of Plant.
TVAHIXGTOX. D. C, Feb. 1J.
Effort of house military committee
men to exact a pledge for the manu
facture of fertilizers during the 10U
ar life of the proposed contract by
iienry Ford for purchase and lease of
the Kovernment's properties at .Muscle
fihnal. Ala., tailed today.
W. H, Mayo, appearing before the
committee as the personal representa
tive of Jir. ford, declared the Detroit
manufacturer was not willing to
modify his offer In any of its exist
ing provisions unless it was to clarify
iangruage only and not alter the pla
iu.c.r.
-'tract 1 lalatloa Charged.
Committeemen alao failed in the
attempts during examination of Majo
J. II. Burns, chief of the ammunition
division of the army's ordnance de
partmcnt. to adjust difference of
opinion between ordnance officers and
those in the Judge advocate-general's
department, with regard to the War
rlor power plant. Major Burns in
ais-.ed thropghout an extended inter
rogation that the government was
obligated to cell that property to the
Alabama Power company or remove it
from their grounds. ' lie declared I
could not be sold to Mr. Ford is I
part of the Muscle hoals project
unices the government violated a con
tract with the company.
ITeviously officers of the judge ad
vocate-general's department, had said
tee contract was non-enforceable.
Hr Held .fe.
Statements by Major Burns that the
tYarrior plant was not essential to
the Ford plan were countered-later by
Mr. Mayo who declared the power de
veloped there was needed and Mr.
Ford would demand a clear title to
that unit as specified in his offer.
This situation was regarded by sev
eral committee members as interpos
ing a difficult obstruction to be over
come before they could return the
Ford plan to the house for disposition
by that body, while others declared
they could see no solution at all un
less the contract with the company
was violated.
While the committee worked on the
Ford offer at the Capitol. Secretary
Weeks continued study at the war de
partment of the other offers be has
on Muscle Shoals.
Mr. Mayo told the committee Mr,
Ford Intended to manufacture ferti
lizers in their finished forms and
would not produce "exclusively"
their nitrate Ingredients. He also de
ciared that not more than 8 per cent
profit would be Imposed and that
was Mn Ford's intention to deliver
the completed product direct to the
farmer, preventing their purchase by
agencies which might buy them and
possibly fix the price before they
reached the farmers bands.
Ait Flaaa Revealed.
Questions by several committeemen
developed that it was Mr. Ford 9 in
tention to use all the power developed
by the water projects and other
plants for his ov a purposes at Muscle
Shoals.
A part of the power created. It was
explained, would be consumed in the
life of "automobile parts from raw
materials." This statement by the
witness revealed for the first time
that t w-. the Intention- to operate
the Alabama plants in connection
with Mr. Ford's automobile business
and was construed as implying the
production cf light metals possibly of
aluminum, wnicn wouta enter into ine
construction of automobiles at the
Detroit factory.
The Ford offer was scheduled for
consideration tomorrow by the senate
agriculture committee.
Further examination of Mr. Mayo
aill be conducted by the house com
mittee tomorrow.
BULGARIA ASKS FOR TIME
Koperatfons Commission Is Asked
to Postpone Payments.
' SOFIA. Bulgaria. Feb. 11. The rep
arations commission has been re
quested by Bulgaria to postpone the
time, of Bulgaria's) payments of repa
xations three years.
The committee of the allies In Sofia
supported the request that the mem
bers of the reparations commission
art favorable to agreeing on condi
tion that Bulgaria show her good will
ty ry'n lu.0OO.OOv) franes In gold
and givinir guarantees that the coun
try will follow a sane economic policy.
that would have kept many a poor
child warm this wiater."
The Judge issued injunctions re
straining anyone from disposing of
, the iitschoff home or automobiles, al
S though ail are in the name or the
I stepfather or of Bischoff" s mother.
After Bischoff had told Judge Ln
J dis that he had joined the Canadian
I army in searcn or adventure me
jjudge asked him if he had been bon-
"That matter hasn't been settled
yet," was the reply.
Judge Landia asked Bischotf's
mother if her conscience felt clear
over a J0.000 building Bischoff
bought and which- was in ber tame.
After discussing it with ber hus
band, she replied:
"li is mine legally."
"What's legality got to do with it?"
111c juufc. Allele u c jvu t
men doing legal things w ho belong in
jail. Don't you realize that at least
! - . - . t.w ' ...... 1 1 .1 .... . Ka
longs to people who had sweat
blood to get the money they Favs this
follow T'
OTHER OPERATORS ARRESTED
HOUSE TO HEAR PLEA
ARMY
Intention to Demand Reduc-
tion Is Announced.
75,000 MAY BE URGED
WIZARD SORRY'GAME'S UP
equal sum. 1 gambled in stocks. We
won won big.
"Dozens of friends then brought me
money to Invest lor them. I decided .
1 was wasting my time in a packing)
plant and opened an office, announc
ing that I would ileal in finances
gener'alir.
"My friends and their friends
brought me their money and in return
1 gave my personal promissory note.
I gambled in stocks mainly oil and
frequently won big returns for my
investors. 1 played absolutely fair
with them.
Then 1 tried to obtain control of
an oil well in Louisiana. I put hun
dreds of thousands into it and just
when 1 thouxht 1 had won I learned
I had been double-crossed by bucket
shop stock brokers and that I was not
even -lose to controlling the well.
My money my investors" money was
gone.
Judge landis questioned Blschoff
ctosely as to whether he had dealt
with the Bolan Syndicate of i-1 i'aso.
Texas.
He s.aid he had not and the judge
ordered Investigators to get in touch
with the syndicate. I
Dai la t ailed t Stand. '
Then Judce Dandfs took personal !
efcarse vf the examination, shooting
rapid fire questions at Bischoff. The j
Judpe then called Mr. Davis and
learned from him that B'schoff had
supplied the money for their 1
home and three expensive automo
biles. "'And where'd ou get that fur
coat?" the Judge asked.
"Raymond gave mo the money."
was the reply.
"And lie got it from hundreds of
poor hard-working families whom he
swindled. bitterly shouted the
Jutiae. j
"That coat that keeps you so coin-j
fortmbla represent! swindled money
Losses to Small Chicago Investors
May Total Million.
CHICAGO. Feb. 11. Three me
were taken into custody by the police
tonight after a raid on offices of th
American Xovaoulite company. Th
concern was declared by the police
to have offered large profits to sma
Investors and the belief was ex
pressed that the losses may tota
II.OOO.UOO.
Those arrested In the raid were
Luke Byrne, president of the com
pany; Thomas Moran. treasurer, an
Anton I.ebecki. a clerk. Search also
w-as made for Leslie Harrington, wh
was declared to have been the rea
bead of the company.
According to the police the concer
was interested In the making of road
way materials. One of the Investors,
the mother of four children, told th
police that she had Invested $1330 on
the promise that she would be paid
20 per cent Interest.
When the police appeared seven
hundred investors were storming th
office in the hope of getting thei
money. At one side, however, wss a
small group of men and women wait
lng patiently to add to their invest
menu They refused to believe thai
the company was unsound.
With the arrival of the police the
crowds became more disorderly, and
as the prisoners were led out there
were cries of "you robbers, we w
our money back" and "let's lynch
them.
BISCHOFF K.NOWX IX OMAHA
Young Broker Remembered a
"Sergeant D. C. Breckenridge."
OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 13. Raymond
J. Bischoff, detained by Chicago po
lice in connection with his financial
dealings. Is remembered here as "Ser
geant D. C. Breckenridge." who
claimed he was one of the few sur
viving member of the Princess Fat
regiment, almost annihilated in the
battle of Tpres during the world war,
according to the Omaha Bee.
Bischoff was here In 1917 after
publication In a well-known weekly
of a story by Corporal Edwards, one
of the regiments survivors.
"Edwards?" He was quoted as cay
lng. sure. I know him. We were
buddies, In fact, be owes me $10 bor
rowed just before the battle, but 1
know he s good and 111 get my
money.
NEW SPOTS FOUND IN SUN
FOl'K GROUPS DISCOVERED BY
ASTRONOMERS.
Influence on Earth Expected Xot
to Be Felt Until Solar Meri
dian Is Approached.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 13.
New groups ot sun spots, reported to
have been discovered Saturday at Mi
ami by Dr. Dayid Todd, former direc
tor ot the Amherst observatory, have
been under observation for several
days at tho naval observatory here.
Astronomers at the big government
Institution declared today they had
found four groups of the new spots,
two on Wednesday and the others Friday.
The astronomers were unwilling to
predict auroral displays or telegraphic
disturbances as the result of the solar
outbreaks. The two spots found
Wednesday were too far west of the
solar meridian to cause trouble;, but
he large and small groups seen Fri
day will reach the meridian today.
It is when sun spots approacn tne
solar meridian, it was said, that their
nfluence is felt on the earth.
Upon the last occasion In November,
when sun spots caused electrical dis-
urbances on the earth, brilliant auro
ral displays were seen for several days
and telegraphic and telephonic serv
ices were badly crippled in several
portions of tho world.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 13.
Some trouble was experienced by
wires in the south tonight, due it
was believed, to the sun spots. Tele
graph wires radiating from this city
felt the effects, particularly in North
arolina. South Carolina. Georgia and
sections of Alabama. The trouble, al
though considerable, was not serioua.
8. A H. green cramps for
Bolman Fuel Co, coil and wod
M 1SJ: &SO-I1 Adr
Action Predicted When Approprla
tlou Bill Comes Up for
Consideration.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 13. De
mand for a reduction in toe size of
the army to 100.000 enlisted men. or
even to a maximum of 75.000, will be
made in the house when the annua
array appropriation bill comes up for
consideration, members of the sub
committee which is drafting the
measure predicted today.
A formidable bloc ot representa
tives, the sub-committee members de
clared, was preparing to wage a de
termined fight to limit the army's
size to 75.000 men, while others who
favor reduction bad indicated they
would be satisfied if the maximum
was fixed at 100,000.
Other factions among the house
membership were said to favor a .125.
000 maximum, or to oppose any re
duction in the present size, which.
under a limitation for pay of enlisted
men. approximates 137,000.
Estimates Are Made.
War department estimates trans
mitted through the budget bureau
call for an appropriation for the fiscal
year beginning July 1 sufficient for
the pay of 150,000 men and approxi
mately It, 004 officers. Chairman
Anthony of the sub-committee in
charge of the bill announced today
that three new estimates had been
called for from .the war department
to be computed on the basis of an
army of 75,000, of 100,000 and 125,000
enlisted men.
Members ot the sub-committee were
ot the opinion that the appropriation
bill would provide, when reported, for
an army of 100.000 or 125.000 men.
Efforts to cut the number below 100.
000, it was said, were expected to be
made by democratic members of the
bouse and by some of the members
who believe the armament conference
has practically removed the possibility
of war.
1154 .36,513 Is Asked.
The budget estimates call for a
total appropriation of $154,266,512 for
pay of all persons connected witn
the army, including field clerks ana
officers on the retired list. The total
requested in estimates for the war
department Is approximately fS6t.-
000.000.
Hearings on the appropriation bill
before the sub-committee probably
will be concluded this week with Sec
retary Weeks and General Pershing
as the last witnesses. 11 pruuauijr
will be several weeks, members of
the committee said, before the bill is
reported by the appropriations com
mittee.
1NFAXTRV STILD FIRST JLIXE
Doughboy Still Indispensable Is
Unanimous Judgment.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 13. The
"doughboy" with a bayonet still is
the "basic combatant" unit in battle
n the virtually unanimous judgment
of the American army, oniciauy ren
dered In cold post-war analysis. Air
craft, tanks, bombs, machine suns.
cannon merely are vaiuaoie
arien for the Infantry "man In tne
bulk " armed with rifle and bayonet
and each foot soldier armored only by
hi "own agility and a steel neimet.
For "battle is normally determined
by physical encounter with the bay
onet or tha fear thereof the official
conclusion of the army made public
today asserted. It Is Dased. on an
wera to a widespread 'question
naire," sent recently through the war
epartment bureaus ana out tnrougn
corps ana divisional areas, even oown
to the commaders of regiments, to lay
the ground work for the "doctrines of
tactics and of training on wnicn
post-war building of the army shall
Droceed.
The answers were unmisiaicaoie.
There has been no change soldiers
who fought in France believe in the
age-old gsspel of "cold steel" in war.
As it was with Cromwell's grim host
mdding for victory "with push of
pike." with Napoleon's old guard that
"dies but never surrenders." with Pic
kett's "flower of the south" at Get
tysburg, so it was with the Americpn
army in France. Cold steel was the
ultimate arbiter of battle.
The conclusion follows an "exhaus
tive study of the influence that mod
ern scientific developments will have
upon the technique 'of warfare, espe
ciallywith regard to aviation, motor
transport and tanks."
Chiefs of all combat brapches had
ineir say on tne questionnaire, de
signed "to brins: out tha best nres-
ent military thought." both on basic
principles and as to changes in fight
ing technique necessitated by new
weapons.
As the research work goes on, tests
will be made "to solve debatable ques
tions." Among these is that of the
"comparative value of bombing planes
and fixed heavy guns in seacoast de
fenses." 4'It is possible at this time," the
statement added, 'to announce the
conclusion of the war department re
sulting from the answers to the basic
question as to which there was sub
stantially unanimous agreement. It
is concluded, and doctrines of tactics
and of training will be based accord
ingly, "that man remains the funda
mental instrument In battle, and as
such cannot be replaced by any imag
inable instrument short of a more
perfect thing than the buman body,
including the mind.
"That man in the bulk meaning
ins greater portion of the armed
forces fights with greatest freedom
of action and with greatest efficiency
when on foot, not cn horseback, in a
tank, in an airplane, in a fixed forti
fication, etc That to achieve deci
sive action he is best armed with the
rifle and bayonet, that man is ren
dered least vulnerable when merely
clothed against the weather and ar
mored by his own agility with steel
helmet.
"That battle Is normally determined
by physical encounter with the bay
onet or the fear thereof, al! other
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agencies, of destruction as artillery. O:
machine guns and aircraft, are'auxil- ft
iary in their effect, however potent, if
and serve to make possible the ad
vance of the foot soldier to handrto
hand encounter.
"That infantry is ' the basis com
batant arm upon whose ' success nor
ma Hi, ,1 f r.A r c ,a gii(0q nf the
army, the primary duty of other arms, j O
when associated with infantry is to
assist the infantry to achieve its mis- j I
sion by protecting and aiding it in T
every way and by destroying enemy j a
resistance to its efforts. 4 j I
"That no arm except infantry can ; J
be expected under normal conditions'
to destroy an approximately equal If
forca pf enemy intantry armed with 1 I
rifle and bayonet.
"That while infantry is normally j
the basic arm of war under certain.?
conditions or during certain phases,
cavalry may replace It as the basic
arm, for example, in operations
against mounted forces cr against
foot troops whose efficiency is below
normal for any reason."
Misconceptions arise in the public
mind, the statement said, as to the
possible efforts of new agencies of
war and in making public results of
its studies, the war department "hopes 1 T
to insure thatthe heresy shall never fx
become implanted in the country that' fl
any material means can ever replace f
in war the individual soldier who is . O
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willing and able to fight."
FALL IS. FATAL TO MAN
Big Creek Kancher Dies as Result
of Accident Saturday.
NORTH BEND. Or.. Feb. 13. (Spe
cial.) L. A. Lieby. rancher of Big
Creek, near the coast, who fell on the j
horn of a sawbuck Saturday, died this
morning.
Mr. Dieby'told the attending physi
cian that he fell across the sawbuck.
which grazed his abdomen. There was
no abrasion. This morning Mr, Lieby
bceame worse and died while his fam
ily were starting with him to Mercy
hospital in this city. .
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I Remember our Semi-Annual Sale of I
used PIANOS. You can now buy a I
good make in a used PIANO and
save a great deal. Store open even- 1
ings during sale. 1
Bush & Lane Piano Co. 1
Broadway at Alder. Bush & Lane Bldg.
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Merchandise. dc Merit Only
"Spanish Combs"
, They're Here, ajjd -Today a
Sale of Them' at $2.95 and $3.95
Many the Styles
Many the Colors
Striking the Values
Common, everyday selling
is one thing, but getting spark
ling, fashionable, new merchan
dise such as these combs to sell at extra special prices is something
exceedingly worthy of mention.
A display of them in our windows today. Demi, transparent
and jet black combs set with brilliants in various colors and with
black stones. Such pricing practically without precedent.
, t . jewelry. Section On the First Floor LipmM, "Wolfe 4t Co.
Umbrella Sale
A Clearaway of Umbrellas From
Our Own Regular Stocks
$6.75
Fine silk umbrellas are these
umbrellas from our own care
fully selected stock umbrellas
in the fashionable styles um
brellas with the stylish handles umbrellas in the wanted colors
every one of these umbrellas with satin border.
Some of Tnem Half Price
Many the women who are going to recognize how unusual and
how' thoroughly important this selling is, but only 277 women
are to share the bargains there are only 277 of the umbrellas.
Umbrella Section On the First Floor Lipman. Wolfe A Co.
S. & H. Green Stamps for Cash
The Only Large
Supply of Fir Blocks and Short
Slab wood Under Cover
DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN THE CITY
H H0LMAN FUEL CO. ill
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Bradford's
$25to45
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Meyer's Orchestra
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Thoroug hly experienced
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Skilled workmen to con
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glasses at reasonable price
Complete I.en8 (Grinding
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Women Should Know now Lydia
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Melancholia, nervousness, irritabil
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STOMACH SUFFERERS
Says Indigestion Comes From
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A well-known authority states that
stomach trouble and indigestion are
nearly always due to acidity acid
stomach and not, as most folks be
lieve, from a lack of digestive Juices.
He states that an excess of hydro
chloric acid ir. the stomach retards
digestion and starts food fermenta
tion, then our meals sour like garb
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gases which inflate the stomach like
a toy balloon. We then get that
heavy, lumpy feeling in the chest, we
eructate sour food, belch gas, or have
hea.rtburn. flatulence, water-brash, ,
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He tells us to lay aside all digest
ive aids and instead, get from any
pharmacy four ounces of Jad Salts
and take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast while it is
effervescing. ' and, furthermore, to
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move the gas-making mass, start the
liver, stimulate the kidneys and thus
promote a free tlo:r of pure digestive
juices. , .
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from the acid of grapes and lemon
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No griping or inconvenience follows
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