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THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX, PORTLAND. MARCH 3, 1918.
TO MILK SUPPLY
MAY BE SHUT OFF
Dairymen Threaten to Go on
Strike if They Cannot Be
Assured Fair Price.
WDUSTRY HELD IMPERILED
Ifirk Producers, VTbo Bay t Others'
Price and Set. at Others rrlcca,
6a y CondltJon Have Bfcom
Almost Intolerable.
a'.! producer wti tTl to tha mtlk
attributing plants of Portland my go
em ink. Because of the alleged milk
ever-eipply and the comwmm redac
tlon of prices paid to producers for
their product, dairymen at a meeting
yesterday of the Oregon Dairyman a
Leasae adopted a raaolutloa by onanl
an on a vota declaring they would. If
ceaaary. atop shipping to Portland at
together antll thy assured prion
commensurate with tha cost of produc
tion, keeping their milk to fead nor
r make batter.
At tha aama meeting step wars
takaa toward tha Immediate establlah
, onant of a co-operative or aaml-co-op-ratlva
distributing plant. Plana have
been under war for sometime to taka
ver tha plant of tha Portland tlm
cue) Company at tho old Gambrtnus
bra vary and considerable monay baa
baa raised among tho dairyman for
thta purpose. Tho plat, however, baa
t baaa taraad over rat and tha
dairymen's league accord In a ly baa beea
seeking a aaw placo and baa takan aa
pttosj oa proparty and machinery con
trolled br 1L C Campbell and C F.
Aartgert at Linnton.
f abaiilptt Are lamtwl.
Tha bm1!d( adoptad motlona leaving
fno question of establishing thla plant
or taking; over tho Gambrtnua plant In
the) banda of tho executive committee.
The maatlna voted to allow tha uao of
all money aubscrtbed for tha Gambrlnna
plant la tha Uanton plant If tho execu
tive coramlttao dacldaa on that court
Xatryraea prent lncraaaad subscrtp
tnns by !:.;.
Tha meeting waa call ad In conse
quence of tho daplorabla condition of
too dairy business, caueed. or at least
accentuated, by tho redaction In prloee
aad change of payment from ovary two
weeke to every month, and tha with
holding- of li days pay by Gleblach
Joplta at their M-Mlnnrlla rondenaary
and tha failure of tho Bclo aad Xewbers;
condenser! oa.
la giving tha facta as to tho Pclo
and Newbera failures tha chalrmanri
etated that tbay aavored mora of rob
bery, for tbo planla wera doing wall,
making monay, but tha fly-by-nlicbta
who wars operating them bad no capl
tal worth mentioning; Invented, and as
soon aa tharo waa a ehorlage of sales
thay had to quit. It waa not tha fault
or conditions of tha bualneaa. but of
tho blkh-nnaaco mathoda of tho opera
tors of tho planla, ba hold, for tho
accredited ownara actually bad no
money taveated and no capital to do
bualnaaa on. go both plants now are
la tha banda of receivers, wlla a poor
outlook tor tho creditors.
Milk. Price Red seed.
Chairman Kata of tha meeting stated
that while tha Oleblach Joplln plant
had reduced the price of milk about
II centa per 100 pounda, the Carnation
people had made a reduction of only 1
centa per 100 pounda. tho now price
feeing Si. per 1'W pounda
lie read a letter from ths Brand's
Creamery Company, of Portland., aa
follows: "liegtnninc today, March 2.
we aro offered milk at quite a reduction
from laat year's price." A letter from
tha Oregon Creamery waa as follow:
Owlnr to tho steadily Increasing dally
receipt of milk and our Inability to die-
pose of tho aurplua at preaent coat
price will bo unable to pay SI for milk
after March 1."
Tharo waa a rood deal of discussion
f this ver-eupply and finally a resolu
tioa waa adopted that the producera
would. If aeceaMry. atop shipping to
Portland altogether until they were as
sured of prices somewhat commensu
rate with tho coat of tha product. Thla
matter was left In tha bauds of the si
ocullve committee.
President Kata presented a statement
cf tho offer of tha Portland Damascus
Company for tho sals of lis plant to
tha league.
A resolution was adopted calling
poa the Mayor or Portland to aak tha
City Milk CommlHelon to Inquire Into
tha alleged ver-eupply of milk being
shipped Into Portland. Tha member,
aa a unit, agreed to atand by tha league
If aa order waa Issued by tho executive
commute to ths league either to cur
tail or entirely cease shipments to tills
euty.
ladwatrr Declared La Peril.
Tbo following resolutions ware than
flJnpted:
"Whereas; The dairymen of Oregon
IS mrtfoT-nr aemhl1 In Portland
LEADING DELEGATES AT CONVENTION OF DAIRYMEN
YESTERDAY.
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Poaaersy. Lower Photo Groap of Dalryaaoa "Talking It Over" After Adjournment.
thta Id day of March. 1(1 S. find them
salvea confronted with a situation tha
reduces their Industry to a most pre
carious condition: and
Whrreaa. We have faith In tha ulti
mate juattca and high purpose of ths
containing public: therefore be It
Keanived. That wo hereby make tne
following atatement and aubmlt It with
confidence to the sober consideration
of tha people of Oregon:
e are struggling under conditions
hat make it almont tmpoaalble for our
Induetry to survive. We have been
paying almost 3S per ton for hay the
aat tew montha and mora than that
for bran and aborts.
"Our product Is a family essential,
nd there aro limits beyond which, for
bvloua reaaona. It la lmpolbl to go
advancing the price both In milk
for family consumption and for ths
products of milk.
Dalryaaeai la Dilemma.
"We have no power over our rasrket.
Ths prico of what wo sell Is fixed by
tho few creamerlc and condenserlea
that buy our output, la tho main we
aro unorganized and each dairyman
muat deal Individually with hie buyer
In marketing his product. Wo must
pay alraoat prohibitive prices for feed,
and almost Impossible prices for labor.
Ths pries ws pay for these things Is
fixed by others and ths price of what
wo sell Is fixed by others, facts that
put our Industry batweea tha two mill
atones. "Ihere Is a very close alliance be
tween the condenserlea and creameries.
They determine what they will pay ua.
when they will pay oa snd fix all other
terms under which ws do business. Wa
havo no voice In ths transaction.
Though soiling to organised lntereete.
when wa attempt to organise tha cry
of trust Is raised aralnst us.
Berieaa Abaaea Charged.
"Though enjoying tho full benefits
of war prices, those who buy our out
put have been holdlnr us to a prlc
level that Is. much of tho tlms, below
ths cost of production. In some locali
ties they pay us In ths middle of ths
OR. PEDLEY ARRIVES
First Congregational Church
.Pulpit to Be Filled.
3 MONTHS' STAY ASSURED
Newcomer to Portland Tastor
ImmanncI Congrccallonal Church
at Montreal, Canada, for the
Past Eighteen. Years.
of
following month for milk delivered to
them the first of tho preceding month
giving them six wseks In which to
do business on oun capital. In three
localitlea recently condeserlea so con
ducted went Into bankruptcy In spite
of tho fact that tho condensing an
creamery bualneaa never before had so
great a margin of profits. This en
tailed upon 'many of us a heavy loss.
W e aro beginning now to receive no
tifications from thoso who buy our out
put that tho prices are belnr dropped.
Wo ara not consulted as to whether or
not tbo prices so cut ars below ths cos
of production, but aro arbitrarily forced
to accedo or go out of business.
Dairyaaea Work Overtime
"Our business keeps us on duty seven
days a week, and on very long hours.
We know no such thins; as Sunday tha
cowa must bo milked, 8unday or no
Sunday. Thcra la no day of limited
hours for us.
"Wo hold that tha character of our
business, that our placo In tho social
order, that our service to tha peopla in
tho great lite necesalty that wa sup
ply, entitles us to nlgher consideration
and better rewarda than wa are re
ceiving, and we make thla publlo stats
ment In tho belief that the people may
better understand and mora seriously
consider the difficulties and discour
agements under which wo ara strug
gling.-
"IIZ" FOR ACHING,
SORE, TIRED FEE!
Use TIz" fcr Tender, Puffed
k Up, Burning, CaHoosed
Feet and Corns.
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INSURANCE HEAD WINS
CO CRT HCI.ES IX FAVOR OP SEW
TOOK LirU PftESIDEXT.
People who aro forced to stand on
their feet all day know what sore, ten
der, sweaty, burning feet mean. They
ne "Tlx." and "Tlx" curea their feet
right up. It kaepa feet In perfect con
dition. "Tlx" Is the only remedy In the
world that draws out all the poisonous
exudations, which puff op the feel and
eanee tender, aore. tired, aching feet. It
tnatantly atopa the pain In corn, cal
lousaa and bunions. It's simply glorious.
Ah! how comfortable your feet feel
after using "Tlx." Tou'll never limp or
draw up your faro In pain. Tour ahoes
won't tighten and hurt your feet.
Get a 2i-eent box of "Tlx" now from
any druggist. Just think! a whola
year's foot comfort for only li cents.
Adv.
laekaae Jadge TJelda That Artlea of
Sir. Cadlgaa la Tatlag Proxies
J aat if led Company Proapera.
In a decision banded down laat week
Judge W. W. Zent. special Superior
Court Judge of Bpokana County, found
a Tsrdlct for John J. Cadtgan. presi
dent, and E. J. O'Shaa. secretary-treasurer
of New World Ufa Insurance Company.
Thomas A. EX. LaJIy. former Tice-
preaident of. tho company, had sought
through tho Introduction of a resolu
tion to restrict Ur. Cadlgaa. the presi
dent. In voting proxies that had been
given to him by ths stockholders. The
resolution) restricted tha president to
voting for certain changea In the by
law, and for the re-election of three
trustees whoso terms were expiring,
thus Insuring ths perpetuation of Mr.
Lally and his aaaoctates In office, air.
Cadlgan acted properly, the court ruled,
la voting the proxlea according to his
best Judirment.
The company Is In a flourishing con
dition financially, and had aa of De
cember II. 1H7. mora than $17,000,000
of Insurance In fores and mora than
IJ.tlS.OOO In assets. It made an In
crease of approximately 1 11.000.000 in
Inaurance in force over 19K, being the
most progressive In tha company's history.
Dr. Hugh Pedley arrived yesterday
morning from Montreal. Canada, where
ho has been the pastor of the Immanuel
Congregational Church for the past 18
yeare. and this morning ha will conduct
ths services at the First Congregations
Church, where he will occupy ths pulpit
for tho next three months.
Hs waa born In the northern part of
En gland, but baa spent tha greater part
of his Ufa In Canada. Kefore he waa
pastor of the church In Montreal he waa
he pastor of the Central Congress
ional Church of Winnipeg for It years.
Ha retired from tho pastorate In Mont
real laat Pall and since has been trav
eling throughout Canada, giving lec-
ures to the students of the United
Theological Seminaries on "Practical
Theoaugy."
Pleaaaro la Expressed.
"It Is a great pleaauro for ma to
come to Portland." ha said yesterday.
I have always been deeply Interested in
.ths pioneer history of the West and
ara glad to see with my own eyes the
actual scenes of the struggles and suf
ferings of tha pioneers of tha Paclnc"
Dr. Pedley Is alive with patriotism.
"I am one of those who rejoiced greatly
at ths coming together of the two coun
tries, Canada and the United States. We
have bsen at peace for over 100 years,
but the peace la now cemented by a
common struggle and common sacrl
flee a. Canada has been giving her very
best In tha present war and before long
will have enlisted and equipped 600.000
men, which la a very considerable pro
portion from a country whose total
population Is only about 1.000,000."
Eldest Soa Killed la France.
Dr. Pedley Is the father of three chil
dren, two boys and a girl, all of whom
have actively engaged in some part of
the service. His eldest son. Captain
Hugh Pedley, who waa the Captain of
J. - . :ip i
daughter of Mrs. N. S. Berkshire,
Thursday shook the pennies from her
bank, and when they were counted It
waa found she had enough to buy two
war-savings stamps, with at few left
over. The "penny fund" from which
the stamps were purchased was started
two years sgo by one of the child's
relatives, who has since died, but ithe
little girl has steadfastly followed the
example of thrift feet for her and has
saved every penny coming her way.
The local war-savinrs committee has
had designs drawn for a number of at
tractive posters which will be printed
and distributed during the course of
the campaign.
An extra supply of stamps has been
ordered to care for the rush of sales
that is expected to follow the house-to-house
campaign March 19, SO, 21,
22 and 23.
a a
"All of the dollars In the world can
not buy victory. Viotory is not pur
chasable, we must work for it, and. If
need be, die for It. Dollars can work
for victory only Insofar ss they are
converted Into labor and materials."
a .
M. L. Blumenthal, whose illustrations
appear on the cover page of some of
our most widely read periodicals, has
become associated with the National
war-savings committee as art editor.
What is believed to be a record sale
of thrift and war-savings stamps in one
day to employes of one department in
the City Hall was established Friday
In the Department of Public Works,
with a total sale of I205.&0. Organiza
tion of a committee to stimulate the
sale of thrift and war-savings stamps
was effected Thursday, and the cam
paign began the next day.
Brothers in
dependability
OWL Cigar and WHITE
OWL! Friends to smokers!
Brothers in dependability!
Sharing alike the great
OWL leaf reserve which is
always worth at least $1,
000,000. And sometimes
worth $2,000,000.
Sharing equally the 18
months or so of time cur
ing which guarantees every
OWL or WHITE OWL fra
grant and dependably fra
grant. And always will.
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-wSa!-4vO Broadway 2800, A 2198
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W THE MILLION DOLLAR CIGARS fl
ALL WILL BE HEARD
'roprietors of Banned Houses
to Be Questioned.
66 UNDER CONDEMNATION
Evidence Said to Have Been Found
Showing That Immoral Women
and Bootleggers Have Been
Admitted to Places.
Late P. T. Barnum'i Aide
Leaves $2100 Estate.
Petltloa for Probate of Will of
Charles Marchand. AVho Helped
Prove There'a One Bora Kvery
Mia ate," Kited Here.
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Dr. Hash Pea ley, of MoatreaU
Wis Will Oreapy the Palplt of
the First Coasrrraatloaal Cbarch
for tne Xext Tbro Moaiba.
the Light Trench Mortar Battery, was
killed In action In Franca on the laat
day of January.
Hla younger son. Frank O.. was In
the medical service In France for one
and a half years, but Is In Montreal at
the present time. Both sons were
warded military crosses of honor.
His dauarbter, Nora, who Is Mrs. w. R.
Gurd, is now In Montreal, but etent
three montha as a trained nurse in a
ospltal in Belgium.
Or. Pedley Is accompanied by bis
wife, and durlns; their stay In Portland
they will live at the Wheeldon Annex.
CARD OP TUA.VK3.
We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness and sympathy In our re
rent loss of our dear father. Hans
Nacrel. and also for the many beautiful
flowera. CANTY PKtilKIO TH1ESEX
Adv. AND NAGKL. FAMILY.
A cattle trail Is to ba built In British
Guiana by the government. It will lead
from the Abbal savanna on tha Rupun
ml River to the Tawakurl savanna, a
distance of 120 miles.
f& WAR, !
IMSTAMPS
CHARLES MARCHAND, the man who
assisted the late P. T. Barnum to
prove that there's "one born every mln
ute." left an estate valued at $2 100 In
Multnomah County, according to the
petition for the probate of his will.
which was filed yesterday in the Coun
ty Court.
Mr. Marchand. who was a resident of
New Tork In his declining years. Is said
to be the man who first painted one of
Barnum's big elephants a snowy wffite
and assisted the late circus man to his
fame as a showman. Mr. Marchand was
an Inventor. .
A peculiar coincidence In the signing
of his last will was brought to light
with the court proceedings yesterday.
Both Mr. Marchand and his widow, who
survives him. wrote out their last wills
on the same day.
By accident Mr. Marchand signed the
will which was meant for his wife, and
his wife's signature was attached to his
own will. Despite this error, which ap
parently was nothing more than an
oversight. Judge Taswell allowed the
estate to be admitted to probate with
out any legal tangles.
The proprietors of each of the 66 ho
tels. . rooming-houses and lodging
houses which have fallen under the
ban as a result of Mayor Baker's In
vestigation to determine the character
of the places and proprietors will be
given a hearing before the City Coun
cil. This was decided by the council yes
terday, when Mayor Baker, at an In
formal session, announced that out of
the 450 places which have applied for
licenses under the new ordinance
passed recently to safeguard soldiers.
66 have been found, on investigation,
to be places that should not be tol
erated. In each case careful Investi
gation has been made and evidence
found showing that immoral women or
bootleggers have been permitted to fre
quent the places. ' Each of the 66, It is
said, has a court and police record. -
Mayor Baker Informed the council
that he does not want to o any of the
proprietors any injustice and wishes to
give each an opportunity to be heard
before the council takes final action.
Also he wants the police to tell the
council members what they know and
what the police court records show.
The proprietors will be taken In
groups and will be heard oy the coun
cil each day until the list is completed.
The first hearing will be Tuesday. Tne
council will sit behind closed doors
and Mayor Baker says the names of
the 66 places will not be made public
until the hearings are completed and
the cases finally decided.
I have decided on this course, said
the Mayor yesterday, "in order that no
M.
XSiA'-dl
conditions
STUMPING AGRICULTUOAfv
I Western, toil, trumps and climate need f
vencra explosives, xaai t wny jiaotT Jint-.. ;
Itowderc cut the cost of clearihfj western """ ,. . ,
ahd. Manufactured for morethan half a. .
century especially for the Wtst, they natu-j .
give ociux rcsuii. on wcncrn urmsj
ichardt.
MS
Uiant rirtn Fowdeft lead in economy'
Because tneveo further than ordinary explo
tives. They creak up the stumps thoroughly'
thereby cuttinV down labdr cost. Money
and trouble ark.aKLlM3use of thek low
freezing qualities.
InliiDllna m v Ka rlnna anv rf tha nrn,
DEATH ENDS LONG ILLNESS prietors. I have made my investiga
I uon ana reacnea my
I .1 T ... i .. V.
Mrs. Eleanor Francis Passes Away
at Kyasa, Aged 75.
NTSSA, Or., March 2. SpeclaL)
Mrs. Eleanor Francis died February 22,
after a long illnesa. She waa born at
Sweldon Farm. South Wales, Septem
ber S, 1840, and waa
age of IS to Thomas
tlon and reached my decision in the
cases and 1 wlsn to present ail tne
facts to the council in order that that
body may act with full knowledge of
the facta. It is only fair that the pro
prietors be given every opportunity to
defend themselves.
The ordinance under which the 66
have fallen under the ban was passed
some time ago at tne instigation or
married at the I the Foderal Government, the purpose
Francis. Ten I being to eradicate commercialized vice,
including bootlegging. Mayor Baker
children wars born: two died in Wales
and five are bifried In America. Three says he has given the subject his at
chlldren survive her. Harry T-. of tentlon for more than a month and Is
Nyssa; William P., of Roblnette, Or.,
and Mrs. Margaret A. Chambers, of
Caldwell, Idaho.
In 1866 Mrs. Francis came to Amer
ica to her husband who bad preceded
her. They lived two years In Pennsyl
vania and from thera went to Iowa.
where they lived until 18S2, when they
striving to accomplish the results
wanted by the Governme: t and at the
same time to do no injustice to the pro
prietors.
MORE MAGAZINES WANTED
MTncVaTTbt Styeago! Ked1 ''
Mrs. Francis made her home with her I Soldiers in Camps,
son. narrr x .. in nyws. iuis. rmuui
was baptised Into the Baptist Church
at the age of 20.. She waa of a kind
and gentle nature, a patient sufferer,
and leaves many friends. Funeral serv
ices were held at ' the Presbyterian
Church February 24. Interment waa In
the Nyssa Cemetery,
RELICS GIVEN TO MUSEUM
THE purpose of the war-savings-stamps
campaign, according to the
National committee. Is to create an
army of savers who will, by saving, re
lease labor and materials for the use
of the Government In the war and who
lend their savings to tha Government
to prosecute the war.
a e
Ella Grace Berkshire, 4tf years old,!
Articles Are Taken From Graves of
Ancient Peruvians.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls, March 2. (Special.)
A collection of interesting relics taken
from graves at Ancon. a lost city near
Lima, Peru, have been presented to the
domestic department of Oregon Agri
cultural College. Mrs. O. F. Yaeger, of
Corvallls. Is the donor. She received
the articles from the wife of the Amer
ican Consul to Lima, while visiting in
that city. Amsng the relics are bits of
weaving, primitive spindles, shuttles
and a baton.
The graves from which the articles
were taken mark the burial places of
ancient Peruvians who had attained a
relatively high plane of civilization.
The gifts will be placed in the do
mestic art museum.
"More magazines for soldiers" is the
plea of the committee In charge of the
work of collecting and sending reading
matter to the men In the various
branches of the service. The number
of troops in the field is increasing every
day and the consequent demand for
magazines is becoming greater.
Next Tuesday is Soldiers' day an over
the country, and pupils are asked to
bring one magazine apiece to scnool
with them. Others are asked to bring
their contributions to the collection
desks at the various city libraries.
Read The Oregoniaa classified ads.
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