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21 a'.T.yj' 'ja5thii""m'.i TO HELP - - M-tr - tr- FEDERAL PRICE WAR Administration Gets Promise of State Co-operation. TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. rORTXAND. AUGUST 31, 1919. mm THESE (Even Before the War) Would Have Sold These Pianos Within 24 Hours TODAY THEY ARE WORTH JUST DOUBLE THEIR PRE-WAR PRICE Kosii and Laxie Plan Co. - '"71 j far COST-FIGHTERS OPTIMISTIC Officials Expect Remits Within 90 Days to Bead Off Strike of Railroad Men. WASHINGTON". Aug. 30. New im petus vu given the government's campaign to reduce the cost of living at conferences here yesterday which assured the closest co-operation be tween federal and state authorities. Six governors. Gardner. Missouri; Mllllken. Maine; Bufnquist. Minnesota; Campbell. Aritona; Sprout. Pennsyl vania, and Cooper. South Carolina, and Lieutenant-Governor McDowell of Mon tana, representing the national confer ence of governors, spent several hours studying the situation' with Attorney General Palmer and then called at the White House to offer President Wilson the full machinery of the states in the effort to restore a normal price level As a result there was greater optim ism In the capital lust night ove rthe outlook than has been evident in many d. With tuo far-reaching state or ganizations cnrrylns; the message of economy and Increased production Into every county and aiding the federal au thcrities in bringing to justice hoard ers and profiteers, officials believed ext-ellert r..HU.li could be obtained In the next St) davs. which would avert the monace of transportation strikes to obtain higher wage. Situation Is sanuriied. "After our meetings yesterday with the president and the attorney-general." the committee of governera an nounced "certain facts are clear: -I That all the people of the nation an! all organizations should Immedi ately co-operate for the purpose of in-cr-lni the production of the necea rarles of life. "2 That economy in consumption and rare in purchasing the necessaries cf life art equally important with pro duction. "J That every agency of the federal and state governments should co-operate forthwith to prevent profiteering. The attorney-general has assured us that he will pursue under existing and proposed laws all profiteers. The suKgestlon or the attorney-general that a fair-price commissioner be appointed in each of th. states and fair-price commissions in the different localities of the states, upon the nom nations of the governors, was in dorsed. Justice Department let Act. "While the attorney-general ex pressed a desire to rely upon the assist ance of community efforts In the di rection of the elimination or profiteer t.ig. through local fair-price commit tees, he gave assurances that when uch efforts were not forthcoming and results were not satisfactory, his de prtment would handle these questions directly. The attorney-general waa assured that every state agency which could be of service in this emergency was placed at his command, and he was at liberty to call for any Information and assistance he desired from the state au thorities -Results of the conferences here will be communicated immediately to every governor by Miles C. Rliey, secretary of the national conference." -One of the most important things to be done Is to convince the public that prices are not going higher." Mr. Riley said. "Prices won't be higher If the peo ple are not stampeded Into purchasing thlr.es they don t neeo or can ao witn out and we are going to tell them so. If we can convince them, the victory's won. E ENTERS DENIAL SIGNATURE TRE.1TV TO NOT AUSTRIAN REFUSED. Colonel Decline to Discuss Ques tions InToIvinf Himself and President. CopTTlht bv the New Yer Werld. Pub Itshed br arram.m.nt.) LONDON. Aug. 30. tSpeclal cable.) Colonel Edward House told a Pally Mall representative Thursday night that there waa no truth In the state ment that be had refused to sign the Austrian treaty. The fact of the matter." he said. "Is that they want to know a long way ahead the names of people who will sign a treaty, so that the names may be printed. I waa quite unable to say such a long while ahead whether I should be able to go to Parle to sign. To say I refused Is quite untrue I shall be perfectly willing to sign It it 1 am there." Asked if it was correct that he bad had differences of opinion with Presi dent Wilson about Shantung. Colonel Uouse said: "I'm making no statement with regard to that." Asked further If there waa a direr ence of news between himself and the president on the question regarding th league of nations corenant and the peace treaty as Inadvisable, be would only say: That's something new on me. I have not seen that suggested before. " He emphatically refused to discuss the suggestion that ha was no longer the president's agent in Europe. 2 EMPTY BUILDINGS BURN Spectacular Blase Draws Large Crowds; Incendiarism Suspected. Spectacular flames Friday otrht de stroyed two empty buildings at Union avenue and East Tambill street, and damaged a lodging house conducted by Mrs. M. E- Gile at 14 H Union avenue. The fire, the cause of which Is un known, waa visible from all parts of the west side. It attracted large crowds of spectators, who believed that a conflagration was destroying the waterfront. The buildings were the property of S. U Selling of Seattle. Wash. Those entirely destroyed cad been used as a harness shop and a blacksmith shop. Residents of the neighborhood said a negro named George had been living in the blacksmith shop, but tt Is be lieved that he moved away some time ago. Captain Day of the fir marshal's ofrice is investigating reports that the fir was incendiary. The loss was about STSO. fully covered by Insurance. The Malay peninsula la now supply ing more than two-thirds of the world's And their merchandise needs no introduction to the public our value and service dollar for dollar. Kimball Grand, Mahogany $465 Wellington upright, Oak $145 Ivers & Pond upright, Walnut. $300 Farrand upright, Oak $315 Richter upright, Mahogany. . .$210 Steinway square, Rosewood ... $ 75 Whitney, Mahogany $185 NOTE: F V 1J. AV - . - r S1SS1SS a," J "WP 5 f' - T IE E Sergeant Snm W. Raker Says Train Was Salvaged. Americans Crossing Border After Armistice Arouse Curiosity of Germans Along Way. When some of the German citizens along the Rhine river aaw a bunch of soldiers leisurely traveling through the country In a salvaged train after the armistice was signed they were in cllned to regard them with considerable curiosity. It happens that Sam W, Raker, a Portland boy. waa with the fortunate outfit aa sergeant in Com pany E. 37th engineers, from which he recently received his discharge. Sergeant Raker reached this city a few days ago and is staying at the Sergeaat 9ass ". Raker, vrk has just retvraeel Irani Fraac. home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Raker, at 1S East Sherman street. Before enlisting he waa in the postal service 14 years. He does not. however. plan to return to tbls work, out win go Into his fathers Insurance office. Strange as It may seem the boy got his boost Into the army by Joining the Multnomah guard. He waa turned down numerous times when he attempted to enlist because of a -game" leg. so finally went Into the local organization. A year ago last March be answered a call for truck drivers and Uncle Sam let him enlist. In a short time he was appointed company clerk and finally was promoted to top sergeant. He waa transferred to the engineers In a de tached company near the front. The sompany opened up tne way ror the army of occupation when It went mm Luxemburg toward the Rhine country and it so happened that Raker waa color sergeant at the time and car ried th American nag across tne Bor der. When th company was salvaging a German trench the men unearthed a baby grand piano from some officers' quarters. Th Instrument was badly waterlogged, but It was removed from the dugout and taken to the mess room, where a plumber waa delegated to tune it. in the absence of a piano tuner. The train in which the men traveled Into Germany waa taken over in the same fashion, repaired and converted Into living quarters. Sergeant Raker landed in France In July. ISIS, and was near the front until the signing of the armistice. He re turned to th United Statea six weeks ago. receiving his discharge at Fort Myers. Virginia. He has been on the road ever since, stopping at a number of eastern cltie to visit friends. While the boy was in France he lost his sister, who was also engaged In war work as executive secretary of the home service division of the Red Cross Mssssssssssssssssssssssssassssssassssssssssssssssi.. - - , ..... , - - - . I .... ........... , , . r-v- !T:V'?I " --V-'-' " ; ; . 1 i J: ! i I' 4 il. f ' j: : - -Cv. ,v.v I f v. ' Some few of the above-are sold. k t i ii n - i r r . hvi it "J i ft. rl it 1 ft a i x W "!' 1 1 111 11 ass " at Olympia, Wash, at American Lake, from influenza. She did much work Last May she died ANZAC GIRLS QUIT SWIMS Misses Durack and TVylle Break With A. A. TJ. NEW YORK. Aug. 30. Fanny Do rack. Australian woman swimming champion, and Wllhelmina Wylie of Australia, have canceled their proposed tour of this country under the super vision of the Amateur Athletic union, and will return home, Frederick W. Rubien. secretary of the union, an nounced here last night. The two swimmers, who came to the United States six weeks ago, declined to swim in scratch events except where a championship title was in volved. Mr. Rubien said. Miss Durack suffered her first de feat two weeks ago, when Miss Ethelda Bleibtrev of New York won the 440 yard national championship event In record time. The Australians were to have competed tomorrow in events at Kye Beach, New York, which Included the SSO-yard national championship. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30. Announce ment was made here today that ian- nte Durack and Mlna Wylle. the Aus tralian women swimmers, have been suspended by the Middle Atlantic asso ciation of the A. A. V. because of their refusal to compete In a specially ar ranged swimming meet last night. COIN PROFITEER APPEARS Heavy Discount Is Charged on Cana dian Money. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 29. (Spe cial.) Profiteering of a new sort waa begun in many Seattle business houses Friday when It became permissmie, nnder an order Issued by the clearing house, to discount Canadian money 10 oer cent. Not a few concerns were discount ing small Canadian coins aa much as 20 and in some cases 50 per cent. This waa done in transactions involving Canadian dimes and quarters. Some firms discounted these two coins 5 cents. The discount should have been 1 cent on the dime and 2Vi centa on the Quarter. . Canadian money was not accepted today on city streetcar lines. The discount of 10 per cent was or dered after the clearing-house learned that tons of Canadian currency bad shown ud In Seattle. The reason for the flood of Canadian money was the fact that American money was at 5 per cent premium in Canada. American speculators were carrying tona of American money over the boundary and exchanging it for Ca nadian .currency, which was brought back and dumped here. The specu lator was able to sell an American dol lar in Canada for 11.05 in Canadian money, which he could put into circu lation here at its face value. PEARLS STOLEN BY BOYS i Children Are Arrested . Charged With Robbing Mails. Two small boys arrested on charges of robbing the United States mall of a string of pearls which, accordlg to po lice, they later tried to trade for candy at a grocery store, created a furore of excitement in police circles last night. The boys were Ernest Clatt. 8 years old, and his brother. Arthur, two years older. Patrolman Miller arrested the boys on a charge of stealing the jewels from mill box at the home 01 Mrs. J-u u. Church, 1S44 Macadam road. Her hus band bad mailed them irom ncoma, Wash., as a birthday present to his wife. Police took the children to head quarters. Mrs. Church urged mat no attempt be mad to prosecute them. Captain Inskeep decided to refer the case to the juvenile court. The jewels were returned to their owner. Mrs. cnurcn saia sne naa no idea of their value. Phone your want ads to Th Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. Below is a partial list of refinished Pianos and Players Kimball upright, Mahogany $135 Bush & Lane up. Mah. (Louis XV) art style, new. . .$500 A. B. Furlong upright, Mahogany $285 Sherman & Hyde square, Rosewood case. .$ 75 Erd upright, Walnut $285 Bush & Lane Circassian waL grand (almost new) . .$800 F. Raddle, Walnut, new $395 ' - What remains unsold by Terms and Exchange Allow ance Good for One Year Some of these pianos are practically new and would not be placed on sale at this time were it not for the fact that seven carloads of Bush & Lane Pianos are now en route from our factory to the Portland store. Bush and Lane Piano Co. Builders of Standard Guaranteed Pianos. Bush & Lane Bldg. Broadway at Alder . ' i MARINES WIN TEAM SHOOT SEA SOLDLETRS REGISTER VICTORY IX CONTEST. 3D Connecticut Civilians Take Sixth Rank Presidio Training School Men Capture Trophy. CALDWELL, N. J., Aug. SO. For the third consecutive time the United States marine corps team won the na tional team match, the final event of the National Rifle association meet, which ended at the navy rifle range yesterday. Shooting at 1000 yards, the marines maintained their lead over the A.. B. F. team obtained yesterday at the Bhorter ranges and finished with a total score of 3329 points, 47 more than the -A. E. F. men. The Hilton trophy, awarded to the leading team of the class next below the winner of the national trophy, went to the Connecticut civilian team, which was sixth, with 3216. The marathon trophy; for highest school or college team, was won by the Camp Presidio reserve officers' training school team. 18th. with 3107. GRAIN SHIPMENTS STOP Shortage of Vessels Brings Action Affecting Atlantic and Gulf. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Grain ship ments to Atlantic and gulf ports have been temporarily suspended owing to a shortage of vessel tonnage and a re sultant overcrowding of storage facili ties, officials of the United States Grain corporation announced last night. The suspension was described as an ordinary control movement and mean ingless so far as foreign shipments are concerned. It was stated that ago em- ... I PIONEER RESIDENT OF ORE 0 DIES I Si 11IAH. --tx V V.V v L ,-.'ftA. .' j:-.jalifal : A Mrs. Mary Campbell Ladling, Mrs. Mary Campbell Luelling, pioneer resident of Oregon, died 1 August 33 at the home of her son In-law. Dr. J. W. Givens, of Oro fino. Idaho, at the age of 85. She was born in Chester, Mass., in 183 and in 1849 came west with her parents to Milwaukie, Or., where she was married to Alfred Luelling. who passed away in 1904. She Is survived by four children Miss Jane Luelling of Orofino. Charles Luelling of Prlneville. John C. and Seth Lu elling of Madras, Or.; 16 grand children and 13 great-grandchildren. Burial was made at the family plot in Milwaukie cemetery last Tuesday. Rev. A. L. Hutchinson officiated at the services. past record is sufficient . -.. 1 'in 1 Tuesday, sept. zat win oe bargo had been placed or was con templated on gram exports. The railroad administration, it was explained, keeps an accurate check on terminal facilities and calls for a sus pension whenever a shortage of tonnage or elevator spaoe threatens to tie up its rolling stock. VANDERBILT IS REPORTER Society Iion Takes Job as "Cub" for $25 a Week. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., son of Brigadier-General Cornelius Vanderbilt, has forsaken New port society life to accept a job as "cub" reporter on the New York Herald at 325 a week, it was learned here last night. The young millionaire obtained the po sition by a letter he wrote to the city editor of the paper. "I wanted to be a reporter," he said, "because I have always found news paper men to be the brightest and most alert people I know." U. S. TANKS ON BORDER Army Group of 100 on Mexican Line With 650 in Reserve. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. American troops on the Mexican border have 100 tanks, while 650 others are held else where in the country, army ordnance officers yesterday told a house war in vestigating committee. One thousand and fifty additional tankk are under construction for the army, it also was revealed. How Lack of Saps the Vitality and Physical and Mental yy earnings Nuxated Iron the Red Blood Food By Helping to Supply the Iron Deficiency in the Blood Often Increases the Strength and Endurance of Weak, Nervous, Kun-Down Folks in Two Weeks Time. To every man and woman who lacks physical strength and energy there comes a longing at times to possess the power and endurance of an athlete, yet they go on struggling through life weak, nervous and run-down simply because they fail to realize that their trouble Is nothing more than lack of sufficient Iron in the blood. Once the needed iron is supplied to enrich the blood and create new red blood cells, signs of weakness disappear and the body quickly gains in strength and vigor. If peo ple would only i o v thuir hlood filled with strength-giving iron by taking a true blood food like Nuxated Iron when they feel weak, nervous and generally "out of sorts" they might readi ly instill renewed en ergy and endurance into the whole system is the opinion of Dr. Ferdinand King, New York physi cian and medical author who says: "Many a man and woman who ought still to be young in feeling is losing the old time vim and energy that make life worth living simply because thai. hlnnH 111 starving for iron. Iron is absolutely essential to enable the blood to change food Into muscular, nerve ana uram udbuc iiii.k...t i-nn 17 n 1 1 riftn'l t7pi t n sirencLll out of your food. Tour blood becomes your strength again and see how much weak thin and pale and as a conse- you have gained. Numbers of nerv ninr vou feel irritable, run-down ous. run-down people who were ail- ind constantly worn-out. 'Nuxatea iron oy enncuins " blood and creating new blood cells, urrartlmni the nerves. reDUllos the weakened tissues, ana neips to in- .tin ronitwed energy in the whole sys- tern wnetner tne P"i ?"' 1 wnenrrtiC; in severely aggra- in my own practice in successful vated cases with the most successiui results. I have induced many other physicians to give it a trial, all 01 whom have made very gratifying ports in regard to its great power as a health and strength-builder." If you are not well or strong you owe it to yourself to make the following assurance of your getting Bush & Lane Bush & Lane Player, Walnut .. $675 Brown & Allen.. ...$ 65 Bush & Lane (famous style 10) $490 Baus upright, Mahogany $175 Weideman upright, Mahogany $150 Victor up., Mah. (art style) .$197 F. Raddle, Mah., new.w..M.-$395 J 1 1 1 1J iaKen on saie ana sum GUARD Tfl HOLD ELECTION COLOKEL TO COMMAND THIRD OREGOX WASTED. Open Field for Candidates Left by Refusal of Colonel Dentler to Run; Ballots to Be Mailed. Election of a colonel to command the 3d Oregon regiment will be held with- . r A i rr In tinn tnlcAn in ten cr.neral staff of tne C-'reTonnation" held ?n' Portland Friday. a nnniinrdinent of the election win be made at the various national guard posts in the state by means of an order issued by the adjutant-general. Colonel North said. The balloting for the election of colonel will be done by mail, captains and majors of the regiment being en titled to vote. Colonel C. E. Dentler had been men tioned a a candidate for the colonelcy, but Colonel Dentler, in a speech made to officers of the regiment on lnurs day night, is said to have refused to run. This leaves tne neia uyou. Explaining the situation with refer ence to himself, Colonel John L. May, who was recently reported to have re signed as colonel of the 3d Oregon, said last night that he did not as sume the colonelcy of the regiment when ordered to that office by the adjutant-general and consequently no resignation was necessary. Colonel May said that he commanded Iron a-tsw. ,.is.j uu. .1 111 aypAayi'"' lg,,IP,j" I " c v i - I I . " 'I If "l I ' Weakens the Blood Strength and Makes test: See how long you can work or how far you can walk without becoming tired. Next take two five-grain tablets of ordinary Nuxated Iron three times per day iw. ."w .. ...... .j Then test ing all the while have most aston- -""bi. endurance simply by taking iron in the proper mrm. Aiiu una jtiLci lutj i.ttu m u.i.e months v cases, been doctoring for months without obtaining any benefit. ,.,, No,e: Nuxated Iron which i recommended above 1. not a secret remedy one which 13 we" known to druSBist ., UDnke the older Inorsanic Iron pnl(lac u 1, euur aalmiuted and doa not injure tna teeth, make them black nor untet re-.tno gtomach. The manufacturers guarantee successful and entirely satisfactory results to every purchaser or they will refund your money. It is dispensed in this city by the .Own Drug Co. and all other drusemu. X ...T. ai regwi rni m the 3d Oregon for about seven days previous to assuming his duties as adjutant-general of the state, but that since relinquishing his position as adjutant-general he had been and is still on the unaeslgned list of the guard. FRENCH TO MOVE OFFICE Army Headquarters Place of Sorrow and Rejoicing. PARIS. The general headquarters of the French army, established August 2. 1914, at Vitry le Francois, soon will b8 discontinued after five years of vary ing fortunes, vicissitudes, reverses and victories; It will now be superseded I by the old French supreme war council, w?th headquarters at the military school in Paris. Marshal Petain, It Is understood, will drop the title of commander-in-chief to take that of chief of staff, which Joffre held at the beginning of he war. Read The Oregonlan classified arts. I Had Piles For Eight Year ORECO GAVE INSTANT RELIEF So writes Mrs. Ltndholtr of Chlca go. 111. She says: "I tried every thing but the knife, but nothing helped me until I tried Oreco, which which gave instant relief. It is a year since I used it, and I have not been troubled since." We guaran. tee you 'will be satisfied with re-, suits or will refund your moneyi Oregon Remedy Co., Box 62, Port land, Oregon. Sold by Stont-Lyon Drug Co.'S three stores, A. C. Chumasero, Van couver; Huntley Drag Co., Oregon City and other first-class druggists. CATARRH is no'T earily overcome by using an antiseptic oil spray, which ab sorbs and dislodges the hard web like mucous membrane of throat and nose. Quick relief is always ob tained by using the McKenzie Ca tarrh Spray. The price complete: with special atomizer, is only $2.00. We pay the postage on this and all other drug orders. LAUE-DAYIS DRUG CO. Trasa Experts, Dept. 3. Portland, Oregon. Finds Unexpected Some times Happens "I suffered for 10 years with stom-; ach trouble and doctored away a lot; of money before I found a medicine that was a real benefit to me. Since taking one dose of Mayr's Wonerful Remedy 14 weeks ago, I have had more real joy of living than I had in 0 years before."' It is a simple, harmless preparation' that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the In tlammation which causes practically all stomach, liver ai.d intestinal ailments. Including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. At all druggists. Adv yyiliniKIC Wholesome, Cleansing, f VG-il Refreshing and Heallnf v Lolion Murine tor Kea & ness, Soreness, Granula- X r-.rr C tion.Itchtng and Burning TfiSlD rYl"Jof the Eves or Eyelids: "2 Drops" After the Movies, Motoring or Golf will win your confidence. Ask Your Druggist for Murine when your Eyes Need Care. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago For Headache 'tfUsed Wherever Heeds Ache 7!