THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 7, 1917.
RELIEF SOUGHT US
PAPER COST RISES
A
-PORTLAND'S GREATEST SALE GOING ON AT EDWARDS'
Investigation Into News Print
Prices by Congress Asked
. by Publisher.
During these strenuous times one hears a lot about the "High Cost of Living." True, foodstuffs, clothing and other commodities have gone
exorbitantly high. To offset these excessive expenses EDWARDS meets the emergency for economic wage-earners and housewives. The big,
JANUARY SALE is now gohfg on. The immense stock of this old, reliable furniture house has been reduced to a mere aggregation of sacrifices
a
1T7TT YOTIHTIT TTTDIC A
NO. END TO INCREASE SEEN
Representative Bailey Points Out
, Paper Cost Is 50 to 500 Per Cent
Greater Than It Was, and
r Makers Threaten Increase.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Representa
tive W. W. Bailey, of Pennsylvania,
owner of the Johnstown (Pa.) Demo
crat, has Introduced In the House of
Representatives a resolution which In
no uncertain terms states the causes
of the high cost of print paper.
After setting- forth In vigorous lan
guage what he believes to be the un
precedented price of paper, he asks that
a select committee, composed of five
members of the House, be empowered
to make a thorough and exhaustive ln
' qulry Into the paper situation.
Situation Is Acute.
The preamble of his resolution reads:
"Whereas, the print paper situation is
daily becoming more acute, prices ad
vancing toward higher and higher lev
els; the supply becoming more and
more uncertain, and general conditions
such as to bring serious embarrassment
to the publishers of the country; and,
"Whereas, the belief widely prevails
that there is no adequate reason for the
scarcity and the high prices, these be
ing. In fact, due to arbitrary manipu
lation, monopoly control of production,
to an unlawful conspiracy against the
consumers of print and other papers;
and
"Whereas, the American Publishers'
Association and numerous other organ
izations representing the consumers of
news print and other papers have made
serious charges regarding the manner
In which the paper market has been
brought under control and competition
throttled; and
Price Manipulation Charged.
"Whereas, the publishers of the
United States are facing a most dis
turbing situation as a result of the
alleged combination of papermakers,
who have forced up prices from BO to
600 per centum and who are threaten
ing still further increases; and
"Whereas, the American Publishers'
Association and other organizations
representing the consumers of paper
have adopted resolutions calling on
Congress to Investigate the situation
with a view to ascertaining all the
facts and affording greatly needed re
lief: Therefore, be It resolved, that a
committee of five members," etc
PAPER ISTORCED TO CUT SIZE
Supply of News Print Stock Ex
hausted; Subscription Price Up.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Jan. 6. Owing
to the shortage of white paper,' Jhe
Birmingham Age-Herald ' appears In
six-page form. -In -explaining the pa
per situation. E. W. Barrett..- of the
Age-Herald, said: - i -
"The Age-Herald for the past 17
years has been buying paper from one
mill and paying $1.90 a hundred at the
mill, plus freight to Birmingham, for
its paper supply. A month ago the
Age-Herald was notified that the price
would be J3.75 a hundred, but when
shipments came, the price was made
$5.60 a hundred at the mill. The mill
had been bought over night by another
concern and an arbitrary price of $5.50
made, and, even at that price, only
about 100 tons, or a month s supply,
was shipped.
"For ten days past the writer has
been In New York and has bought a
supply of paper for the next year, de
liveries beginning March 15.
. "For the supply from January 15,
when our stock on hand will be ex
hausted, the Age-Herald has been un
able to buy at any price a supply to
last for the months Intervening, but
Is promised bad paper at a very high
price.
"Paper on which this Issue is printed
costs, laid down in the Age-Herald of
flee, something more than 6 cents i
pound. These papers are sold to dis
iriDutors, wno nanaie a thousand or
more, as low as 2 cents each, and to
the newsboys at 2H cents each. This
Issue weighs nearly a pound, and the
white paper alone in It costs the Age-
Herald a fraction over 6 cents.
"The subscription price of the Age
Herald was increased a month ago from
J6 to $8 a year. The protests against
this increase were less than a scpre.'
CANADIANS FUSS OVER PRICE
Neves Print at 3 Cents at Mill, Is
Turned Down; Better Price Asked.
TORONTO, Jan. 6. Important con
ferences between the Minister of Fi
nance, Sir Thomas White, and the rep
resentatives of the paper manufac
turers and newspaper publishers of the
Dominion took place at Ottawa. The
deadlock still continues, neither party
being willing to concede enough to
bring about a settlement of the price
clilliculty. Representatives of the pub
Ushers advised Sir Thomas that they
were prepared to pay (a a ton more
lor their paper, but when the paper
manufacturers were apprised of this,
they refused to accept so small an ad
Vance. The Minister endeavored to
bring about a reconciliation of the
conflicting interests, but so far without
avail, and It is expected that govern
mental action will be necessary to
compel . the paper manufacturers to
reduce their prices.
Pending the settlement of the ques
tlon at Issue the manufacturers have
EVERYBODY NEEDS
PURE, RICH BLOOD
EDWARDS' WINDOWS
today reflect an array of mag
nificent furniture. It is well
worth a trip downtown to see
the beautiful Bedroom Sets,
the individual Chiffoniers,
Dressers, Chairs, Dining
Tables, Rugs and other ar
ticles which are marked down
so low in price as to fairly
take one's breath away with
astonishment.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
is drawn to that exceedingly
beautiful Colonial Bedroom
Set of Extra-Special Quarter
Sawed Oak in one of the Fifth-1
street windows. This exquisite
outfit was specially priced at
$275 and it is well worth this
price, but for this SALE the
price is CUT DOWN to $165.
Now, if YOU are wise YOU
will see this set TODAY. We
venture to say that it would be
sold TODAY if we were open
for business.
Last Sunday a customer selected a
lot of furniture from our window
display. He was one of the first
to call when the store opened Tues
day. Buying for him was easy at
EDWARDS' as It will be for You.
MASSIVE BRASS BEDS, REG. $32.50, CUT TO
(Like Cut) , , Luh $18.75
JfJ-Ml! V K " : I II iH
2 - Inch continuous v i. 1 yrl YFtrls TARXIJH
posts and -lnch LJ2&-' PROOF
filling rods, solid
husks and ferules,
manufactured by Simmons Co, the world's biggest bed makers. Height
of head 61 Inches, foot 41 inches. Full size only. Just 13 left. $2
cash and 50c a week will put one of these in your home.
Mission .' Tfi tfltt
Rocker T J
Reg. $11.75, cut to 7.85
Wax golden finish, auto spring
seat, genuine leather, full box
seat, steel construction, steam
bent rockers.
$14.50 solid oak. quarter
sawed, leather seat
Rocker cut to $9.95
$15.25 tapestry seat and
back oak Rocker and
Arm Chair to match.
Each cut to S9.75
$ 4.25 solid oak Arm,
Rocker cut to ' 82.95
$25.00 high-back leather .
auto seat Rocker, cane-
paneled back, or Jaco
bean period, cut to
.S1T.85
Beautiful Wax Golden Full
Quarter Oak Colonial Bedroom
Set (Like Cut)
Re
Dresser and
Chiffonier
fitted with
best guaranteed
French
Plate
. Mirrors.
.This set is
by Norquist
Co., James
town. Cab
inet work
and finish
the best.
Regular $35.50 Bed $26.50
Regular $31.50 Chiffonier 819.65
Regular $33.50 Dresser. . ..22.85
TERMS $7.50 Cash and $5 a mo.
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$100.00
Cut to
169.00
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REGULAR $275 SET CUT TO $165
Magnificent three-piece Colonial Bedroom Set, very massive pro
portions, quarter-sawed oak highly finished, full Napoleon. Dust
proof drawers, best French mirrors a reverie of delight for Milady.
See this TODAY in our window. TERMS $25 Cash, $10 Month.
$3.75 Diamond Brand Pure
Aluminum Tea Kettle, Combi
nation Double Boil- Qf AQ
er. Cut to JrTt7
These are GUARANTEED 99
per cent pure aluminum the
equal of any on the market.
LIBRARY TABLE
li U Rcsrnlar SS-SO Table
R 27x42, plank top and ptn
ttkJ eled ends, book shelf, legs
2Vi Inches square. Big
drawer, rich golden finish (like
sun xweive otner sample Tables,
solid oak and mahogany In Mission. Co
lonial and William and Mary styles.
ALL CUT TO LITTLE OVER HALF.
5rJ
48-inch Quarter Oak
Dining Table Colon
ial platform base,
extends 6 feet. Mas
sive flush rim 4 ins.
deep. Solid ped
estal, 10
inches di
ameter. $29.50
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MORE SACRIFICE
Reg. $15 Oak.. $9.95
$17.50 Oak at $14.75
$29.50 Oak at $21.50
$40 Jacobe
an Table,
48-inch top,
extends six
feet, cut to
$29.50
RUG BARGAINS
Fine Wilton Rugs, including
Whittall's
$65.00 Whlttalls 9x13
Wilton choice designs.
cut to 849.75
$67.50 Whittall's 9x12
Wilton S51.50
$67.60 Bigelow Wilton 9x
12, linen fringe ends.
. cut to 8-49.75
$40.00 Colonial Wilton
velvet 9x12. cut to S27.50
$50.00 Smith Wilton Vel
vet. 9x12 839.65
Bcora Redaecd Proportionately.
COLONIAL BARGAINS
$27.50 Mahogany Bed
(Napoleon) S1S.OO
$31.00 Mahogany Chif
fonier. S drawer!" 823. 50
$33.50 Mahogany Dres
ser to match 825. 60
$27.50 Mahogany Prin
cess Dresser 82-4.75
$39.00 Mahogany Chif
fonier (Serpentine) . ...824.5Q
($39 wan special price for this.)
$32.50 Mahogany Chif
fonier, cut to 823.50
$37.50 Mahogany Dresser
to match 829.75
Others too Numerous to Mention
T T"WIsT TT'TTAT Regular 65o FIberlln Linoleum Clearance 1,, 4n
iill VJlrjUiU prica 49 the yard. This includes very vUl IO
SPECIALS
choice patterns In tile effects and matting
designs. -"r-
KU, EDWARDS' is the Store of WONDERFUL BARGAINS, v
MEM EDWARDS' Credit System makes "That Good Furniture" possible for
T J? T even the the smaU wage-earner. YOUR credit is GOOD here. OUT-OF-TOWN
15 hi IC people can buy on as liberal terms as city customers. Write for advertised article.
A GDOP PLACE TO TRADE
agreed to keep the newspapers sup
plied with paper, for which the price
to be agreed upon or to be prescribed
by the government, falling agreement,
will be charged.- In the meantime, ef
forts have been made by the manu
facturers to get publishers Individually
to sign up new contracts, their price
being 3 cents at the mill for dailies
and 4 cents for weeklies. Publishers,
however, have so far refused to sign
at that price and such contracts as
have been entered into have been
blank ones. . . .
COST DAILY $2 000 GREATER
Xew York Times Forced to Increase
Subscription Rates.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. The New York
Times will pay $2000 a day more for
news print In 1917 than It paid last
year. While the Times had a contract
that did not expire until April. 1917.
in order to assure Itself for the com
ing year. Jt surrendered the last three
months of its contract, making a new
one, as of January 1, 1917.
The only increase the Times has
made in subscription rates, as a re
sult of the new price of print paper,
Is in its vnail subscriptions, which has
been advanced for the dally and Sun
day from $8.50 to $10 a year. The
daily without the Sunday issue ' will
cost $8 a year, by mail, in the future.
while the Sunday only will cost $3
year by mall. '
LANSING TO APPEAR
Tumulty Also Asks to
Heard in Leak Inquiry.
Be
T. W.. LAWSON SUMMONED
Baruch, Telegraph Compauy Man
agers and Others Subpenaed to
Testify About Advance Infor
mation Before Congress.
(Continued Vrom First Face.)
having made an effort to inquire into
the genuineness of his Informant.
Seoretary Tumulty's statement deny
ing an assertion In the memorandum
that he and Mr. Baruch conferred In
New York prior to publication of the
note was put Into the record and a
motion was adopted calling upon the
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ridding it of scrofulous and othe
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blood-purifying, nerve-toning, strength
giving substances. Get It today. '
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New York and Chicago Stock Exchange
to preserve all their brokerage slips
from December 10 to 23.
' News Report Stamlfleant.
In his statement to the committee.
Representative Gardner also said that
while the Wall-Street Journal on De
cember 20 stated "there will be no
peace manifesto Issued by President
Wilson,1' the New York Evening Sun
on that date reported rumors and hints
of th sending of such a note la the fol
lowing terms:
"The Washington advices were bear
ish, these 'saying that President Wilson
may address foreign powers on the
peace proposals."
"Where did the Sun get this advance
Information?" asked Mr. Gardner. "I
think that I see Indications of a leak.
But the absolutely definite visible wa
termark of a leak Is contained In the
ticker record of Dow Jones & Co.
Ticker Record Stndled.
"The beginning of the downward
tendency in the stock market Is first
apparent between 12:43 'and 1:45, of
December 19. United States Steel,
which opened at 10 o'clock at 113 and
rose as high as 11SH. got as low as
109 and closed at 111.
"On December 20, opening at 112, Jt
continued Its downward course, clos
ing at 108. Then came the publication
of the note.
"On December 21 it opened at 104,
showed an upward tendency until al
most noon, then fell, touching its low
est point at 100tt and closing at 101.
Hr counsel. Judge wunam ja. rL.
Olcott, of New York, will present to
you a complete comparison of tne
course of prices on the New York 6tock
Exchange side by side with a state
ment of the news and rumors . from
Washington. This comparison pre
sents a chain of events which be
yond peradventure of doubt proves ths
existence of a leaK.
If you find a prima facie case that
there was a leak, you cannot take the
position that you will do nothing; at
all about it until someone Informs you
as to the names of those who profited
by the leak or the names of those re
sponsible for the leak. -
Coarse Is Suggested.
"It seems to roe that the right way
to go about the matter is to find out
from the President whom he talked
this peace nots over with and then
summon them and find out whether
there was any way In which they might
inadvertently have let the cat out of
the bag. Next, I should grt a list of
those employes of the White House
and the State Department and of our
embassies abroad who handled this
particular peace note. I think you will
rind that list quite formidable in
length."
"Have you any evidence that would
connect anyone at the White House
with the leak?" asked Chairman Henry.
, Is one whatever, said Mr. Gardner.
"Have you any evidence that would
connect anyone at the State Department?'
"Xo.- nor anyone ele." lnrATer re-
-Pboto by Bain News Service.
THOMAS V. JLAWSOX JLSD HIS VAX GHTEK, B1ARIK.
plied. "I have no evidence that I con
sider worth the paper it's written on-
Barnch to Be at Capital.
CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan. . Ber
nard Baruch left his Winter home near
here late today for New York. It Is
understood he expects to be in Wash
ington Monday.
runs and a larger vessel for the more
elaborate drills are explained, he said.
The desire for men from the regular
service as instructors is also set forth.
Franchise Petition Is Out.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jan. 6. Iceland has enacted civil service re-
(Speclal.) Circulation of an initiative t'.rement lotrislation.
petition calling for a special election
May 7, to vote on a franchise for the
Keno Power Company has begun. The
petition is addressed to Police Judge A.
L Leavitt. and directs him to place the
franchise measure on the ballot.
MILITIA WORKS FOR FUPJD
Lawyers' Auxiliary Sending Letters
to Legislators Asking Aid.
Carlos W. Huntington, representing a
committee appointed by the lawyers'
auxiliary of the Oregon Naval Militia,
reported at a luncheon at the Hazle
wood yesterdnv that steps had been
taken to obtain an adequate appropria
tion for the state's naval forces.
Mr. Huntington said that letters were
being sent to legislators explaining the
needs of the Naval Militia. The plans
to get a torpedo-boat for week-end
Wholesale Retail
LUtabUahed ISO.
Save 25
, ON
Oriental Rugs
WHILE the market is going up
and Rugs are getting scarce,
we still have a splendid assortment
of choice Oriental Rugs, Under the
present conditions we undersell any
dealer by 2.5. Honest goods, hon
est" prices and honest methods.
Take advantage of this opportun
ity, as we do not believe Oriental
Rugs will ever be as reasonable and
as plentiful as they are now.
jCartozian Bros.
Importers of Oriental Rugs.
Washington at Tenth, Pittock BIk.
Have You One of Our Policies?
Assets $11,000,000.00
Columbu. New Mexico. Sept. il. 1010.
Thm Old Uno Bankers Lit Inuranc Co.,
Lincoln. Nebraska.
Gentlemen: Thla la to acknowledge re
ceipt of the Paid-up Fartlelpatlnc Policy
No. 67BSA. tor 10OO 00. which I havo with
you In favor of my tnro daughter, tog-ether
with your check for S.MI8.S4. In settlement of
the surplus. The above )s In lieu of my
policy No. elS6 for 10on 00, which expired
September 2 The policy on which you
have made this settlement oost mo S3S.40 a
year for twenty years, or a toal amount
paid by ma to your Company of Mg 00
This settlement la a much better ona
than I could possibly have anticipated, and
the business of your Company has surely
been nunigedbOMitly and very skillfully.
I feel, from the way you have treated me.
that you urc certainly entitled to business
la preference to a.; ether companies.
Again thanking you. I am
Vary truly yours,
441 J. R. BLAIR.
TWENTY-PAYMENT LIFE
POLICY
Matured in the
Old Line Bankers Life Tnsnrance Company
of Lincon, Nebraska
Name of insured John R. Blair
Residence. . . .Columbus, New Mexico
Amount of policy $1,000.00
Total premiums psid Co.. .. 668.00
SETTLEMENT
Total cash paid Mr. Blair.. $ 508.84
And Paid-up Participating
Policy 1.000.00
It's easy to sell Bankers Life Policies- They mature, to the satisfaction of
every policyholder. Why no try jti
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