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Attempts of Folk to Show a
Connection Between Loans
to Boston Herald and R. R.
Merger Are a Failure.
ROCKEFELLER CLAIMS
HIS ACTIONS JUSTIFIED
He and Other Financiers Say
Purchase of Westchester
Line Was Wise Move.
(Tnltitd Vrtrnt I .! Wire.)
Washington. May 20. Justification
wilt he the plea voiced by William
(I. Rockefeller and other financier to
chafes by Charles S. Mellen, former
president of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad, before the Inter
state Comnjerce commission, that the
New Haven road paid millions for the
Westchester line when In reality the
stock, according to Mellen. was not
worth more than "10 cents a pound
Mellen' Judgment will be criticized
by the financiers, who-will' also assert
liiut the Westchester road Ih a six
track, high-power line and eventually
will be worth three times Its original
COBt.
Attorneys for the financiers insist
that no act on which criminal proceed
In km could b- based baa been divulged.
Thov miv it is nolely a question of
whether' the New Haven company paid
too much for the Westchester road.
Jur.i't.h W. Folk, chief counsel for
the commission. iuestioiied Mellen at
lenKtll whi-ri today's session opened re
Kirding $300.00 in notes given by
the Huston Herald, a newspaper, to the
New England Navigation 'company and
later turned over to the Hillard com
luiij. Folk tried to show a connection
between til.- loan and tlie passage by
.Iht state, legislature of a bill author
izing the New Haven system to take
over the Boston & Maine road. Mellen,
however, denied that the New Haven
lompur.y forced the pusfcage of the
bill.
Mellen (Mid the real trouble in the
New Haven-Boston & Maine merger
was thfy latter's ownership of trolley
lines. Thin, tie said, started the origi
nal criticism of the amalgamation.
The witness also denied that the
profits resulting from the deal exceed
ed $2,000,000.
VILLA SENDS WORD OF
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IL
Takes 900 Prisoners, 600,
000 Rounds of Ammunition
and Much Equipment.
(United Treu Leaned Wire.)
Juarez, Mexico. May 20. General
Villa telegraphed to rebel headquarters
here this afternoon:
"I have won an Important victory in
the first engagement of the Saltillo
campaign, capturing 900 prisoners,
(00.000 rounds of ammunition and
much equipment."
The fight occurred near Paredon,
constitutionalists said, where the reb
els' rear guard engaged the combined
Paredon and Monclova garrisons. Gen
erals Muncz and Alvarez were killed.
It was stated also that four rebel
brigades routed the federal garrison
t Zertuche, between Paredon and
Saltillo, General Osorno and 32 other
federal officers being captured and
executed.
ine reoei loss, u was said, was
small.
New First Unit for
West Umatilla
Reclamation Service Considering Con
struction and Zs Obtaining Prices
On Z.and for Reservoir Site,
i W.hlnirtnn purenu rf T .T-Minil.)
Washington. May 20. F. P. Newell,
director of reclamation service, in
forms Senator Chamberlain that a
new. first unit of the west extension
to the L'mattlla project is being seri
ously considered.
Steps have been taken toward ob
taining prices of )aiul In the, proposed
reservoir site. Construction of this
reservoir will .depend largely on the
price demanded for the land required.
Newell eays ne hopes the west ex
tension can be pushed to an early
completion.
WOLVES GET C0LLIGAN
Sacramento, Cal., May 20. An
nouncement was made today by Mana
ger AV'olverlon of the Sacramento club
that he had purchased Second Baseman
Colllgan from San r ranclsco. He wil
alternate with Kid Mohler, the latter
being used against southpaws and Col
llgan against right handers. Colllgan
will Join the Sacramento team tomor
row.
Traction Car Kills Four.
Ashcville, Ohio, May 20. A Scioto
Valley traction car struck an automo
bile driven by W. M. Miller today, in
trntly killing Miller, three women and
a girl. The wreckage was burned, bu
m Domes or tne rive victims were
saved.
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State Department,
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Washington. May 20. That Saltillo
would be In General Villa's hands with
in 48 hours was expected today in of-
hficial circles here.
George Carothcrs, special agent of
the state department. Is with the rebel
leader's forces. He has Instructions to
take steps, as soon as the city is taken,
to learn the fate qf Jobn R. Stlliman,
who was United States consul there
and has not been heard from lor many
days.
Grave fears were expressed here that
Carothers would find he had been
killed. Should this prove to be the
case It was admitted the "A. B. C. '
mediators prolmbly would be seriously
hampered in effecting a peaceful set
tlement of American-Mexican differ
ences, In the meantime the Washington ad
iHJnistriition has suspended all warlike
mVvemcnts, pending the. outcome of
theMnediation negotiations.
The state department having de
clared Tampico an open port, the reb
els, now In control there, were reported
to be preparing to rush in war muni
tions through that channel.
From the Brazilian minister In Mex
ico City the state department receive!
a report that Private Parks was shot
by Mexican federals and that his body
was cremated. The minister said he
got his Information from an eye wit
ness of the shooting. Secretary of
War Garrison denied the assertion
made by Robert J. Kerr, lor a day or
two civil governor of Vera Cruz, that
General Funston already had made a
similar report.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Frank
lin Roosevelt announced that five bat
tleships, four destroyers and u tender
probably would return from Mexico
within a week.
Albanian Revolt Is
Quelled by Marines
Essad Pasha Leads Revolt Against
New King Because Turkish Is Hot
Taught in Schools; He Zs Arrested.
Durazzo, Albania, May 20. Backed by
the GOO Austrian and Italian marines
landed here at his request, King Wil
Ham, Albania's new ruler, was in con
trol of the situation In Durazzo today.
There were grave fears, however, of
an uprising throughout the entire
country, which it would require a
large foreign army to quell.
The Immediate cause of the trouble
in Durazzo was a demand, made on
King William through Kssad Pasha,
who was Instrumental in placing the
new monarch on the throne, that the
Turkish language be taught In- the Al
banian schools. This would have
been so unpopular with the Albanian
Christians that William refused.
The result was a revolt by the 50Q0
Mohammedans in Durazzo and an at
tack on William's palace, Kssad firing
the first shot. William asked ; the
commanders of the Italian and ;Aus-
trlan warships In the harbor foi aid
marines were landed and Essad was
arrested and was held a prisoner to
day on the Austrian cruiser Szlgetvar.
Eugene Woman Was
Near Century Mark
Mrs. Sarah Rankin, Born In 1831, Came
to Oregon in 1862 Livil in Tan.
couver, Wash., Four Tears.
Eugene, Or., May 20. Mrs. Sarah
Rankin, pioneer of 1862, nearly 93
year's old, died at her home in Eugene
last night after a long illness. She
leaves three children, Miss S. C. Ran
kin. Mrs. M. 8. Matzger and F. A
Rankin, all of this city.
Mrs. HanKln, whose maiden name
was Poison, was" born in Harrison
county, Ind., July 29, 1821. She was
married to John L- Rankin January 5
1843. They came to Oregon in 1862
from Iowa, settling first at Portland
and then going to Vancouver, Wash.,
where they resided four years before
coming to Eugene. Mr. Rankin died
in 1890.
Presbyterians View
Times With Alarm
Tango, Immodest Dress, Suggestive
Hovels and Bisque Movies Are Held
Contributors to Social Evil.
Chicago, May 20. The tango, im
modest dress, suggestive novels and
risque "movies" are denounced in the
Presbyterian general assembly's blue
book, distributed to the delegates to-
"The increasing craze for unchaste
and exciting amusements,"' says t;he
bluebook, "together with certain as
pects of modern life, contribute to an
increase of the social evil, now assum
ing alarming proportions."
The general assembly will open to
morrow. Preliminary conferences were
already in progress today.
Rain Checks Fires,
Town in Danger
Heavy Showers Improve Situation in
Michigan Peninsula, but Town of
Bliss, Emmet County, Zs Threatened.
Calumet, Mich, May 20. Heavy
showers which prevailed along the up
per peninsula today enabled fire fight
ers to control the forest fires which
have raged in that vicinity for several
days.
Hewever, the village of Bliss. In Em
met county, was threatened today by
forest fires. A strong southwest wind
was spreading the flames.
I'NARY LEADS
BENSON
OW
BY 18 VOTES
Returns for Fourth Nominee
for Supreme Court Justice
Are Complete From 27
Counties of State.
NEITHER CANDIDATE
HAS ADVANTAGE YET
Seven Counties Only Partially
Complete and Any One
May Swing Balance.
In the race for the fourth Republi
can nomination for justice of the su
preme court, Charles L. McNary is now
leading Henry L. Benson by the scant
margin of IS votes.
With complete returns from 27 coun
ties and incomplete returns from the
remaining seven counties the figures
are as follows:
Benson ??,,!37
McNary 33,955
McNary's lead IS
The counties from which returns are
still Incomplete are Coos. Crook Gil
liam, Harney, Malheur, Sherman
and Wallowa. Whether the final re
ports from these counties will swing
the victory to Benson or to McNary
is a pure guess.
So uncertain is the result that at
1:30 o'clock this afternoon Benson was
leading his competitor by 92 votes,
with strong prospect of increasing his
lead still more. A few minutes later
complete official returns from Linn
and Yamhill counties reversed fie sit
uation, McNary forging to the front
and Benson taking second place. The
Salem man was especially strong in
idiniiMi cuuniy, wnicn gave mm a
plurality of over 400.
Some confusion has been caused bv
the statement published in other Port
land papers to the effect that Benson's
vote in Benton county was 517. This
is an error. He received 416 votes in
that county.
The close race between Benson and
McNary has proved by far the most
interesting and exciting of the whole
primary contest.
Chief Justice McBride. Justice Bean
and Circuit Judge Lawrence T. Harris
were early assured of their nomina
tion, but the fourth place is still
merely a toss up between Justice Mc
Nary and Judge Benson. -
Tote Ty Counties.
Vote by counties on Benson and Mc
Nary, for supreme' Judge:
Benson. McN'ai-v.
HaKfr
3W .144
418 r.42
l.li'.S l.r..'!4
47? 707
2R.r
,7o r."4
sr. 74
1.249 H26
1 2.i4
2:14 219
H4 45
L'7o 4or,
7." "40
:m;:; 2f8
2;6 m
l. :.! 1.2.T0
.".07 ".11
St.' 1.211
178 141
2.7:iH 4.4!2
210 209
14,4!i. 13.0C.4
rts'tf 79
172 t.V
222 49S
550 WVi
4A8 31S
!)o 05
12 !l!3
." 1 NKS
2'.l 240
25 l.i98
,33,937 33,055
Fenton
Clai'kumas
('la wop
Columbia
Coos
Crook
Curry
Douglas 1.249
(illliam
Grant
Harney
Hood Ktrer :
Jackson
Josephine
Klamath
Lake
Lincoln
Unn
Malheur
Marlon
Morrow
Multnomah .
Folk
Sherman
Tillamook . .
Umatilla
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington .
Wheeler . . . .
Vaninill
Total
Complete.
Health Officer Is
Enforcing Measure
Arrests will be made today of
persons found expectorating on the
sidewalks, floors of public buildings
and on streetcars. A campaign, in
earnest, to end this practice was
started by City Health Officer Mai-,
cellus this morning and he had his
entire sanitary force in the down town
section to catch violators of the ordi
nance. This Is the first time that a con
certed effort has been made to- catch
violators of the law. Although it has
been in force a number of years it has
been generally overlooked by health
officials and members of the police de
partment. Dr. Marcellus Is havin
cooperation of the police today,
ever.
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One Person in 27 in
California Has Car
Golden Stat Leads in Basis of Popu
lation in Automobile Ownership, but
Hew York Has the Host Cars.
San Francisco, May 20. On a basis
of population California leads any
section of the United States in the
ownership of automobiles. The latest
figures, compiled inder tho new au
tomobile law, show that In this state
one person in every ::7 is the owner
of a motor car. In New York state
only one person in every S3 Is the
owner of an automobile. The fig
ures which established the lead of
California in auto ownership are for
motor cars that are actually in com
mission, with no duplications and
are taken from tho registration,
which to date shows 94.718 cars in
the state. The New York total, fig
ured from the end of 1913, and add
ing the normal percentage of in
crease each month would show the
Empire State to have about 120,000
machines in actual commission. In
a table brought to an appropriate
total in each state to date by adding
the percentage of growth, it is shown
that next to California the greatest
per capita ratio is Nebraska, where
one in 37 persons owns an automo
bile.
Dexter Field Is
Apoplexy Victim
Well Known Agriculturist Never Fully
Recovered From Effects of Fall in
Portland Last January,
Salem, Or., May 20. Dexter Field
72 years old, pioneer, well known agri
culturalist and a member of the stat
pure seed board, died at his home neat
Salem yesterday afternoon, leaving a
widow, two sons and five daughters
His death was due to apoplexy, which
was brought on by a fall he sustained
while visiting his daughter, Mrs. A
W. Eagley, ,in Portland last January.
Funeral services will be held this aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock from the residence,
known as Chestnut farm. Rev. R. N.
Avison, pastor of the First Methodist
church, of which Mr. Field was a lead
ing member, will officiate.
Mr. Field came to Salem about 34
years ago. One of his sons, Ambrie,
lives in New Hampshire and the other
1-loyd, lives in Atlanta, ua. Both ars
college professors. His daughters are
Mrs. A. W. Eagley, of Portland; Miss
Hetta Field. Mrs. Inez Fleming and
Miss Ruth Field, of Salem, and Mrs
Mary Whipple, of Vancouver, Wash.
Negroes and Indians
In Deadly Race War
Plantation in Guatemala
Scene of
Bloody Battle
ttle in Which 250 Are
Xilledand
New Orleans. May 20. Two hundred
and fifty persons were killed and 300
wounded in a race war between Indians
r.nd nesroes on a United Fruit com
fany plantation,, near Puerto Barrios
Guatemala, according to advices re
ceived here today. Ihe uprising was
precipitated by the attempt of an
American negro to woo an Indian
jueen. The tribe later tortured the
girl queen.
Cures Gila Monster's Bite.
Venice, Cal., May 20. Poisoned by
the bite of a gila monster, Frank
Bronson Is recovering today after a
tteserate fight for his life. The treat
ment that saved lilm was suggestd
by long distance telephone by Dr
George Wharton James, of Pasadena,
a naturalist and explorer.
BEGIIMIMIING
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UNTIL DAY. a .W,i V. kA
ATTACK ON
DELAYED
Rebel Genera! Villa Said to
Have Postponed Capture of
City So It Could Be Filmed
(Special to The Jrmrnal.)
Pendleton, Or., May 20. Confirming
a dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio, to
the effect that General Villa had de
layed the attack on Torreon in order
to accommodate a moving picture op
erator, John l- Connolly, representa
tive of a film company, who has just
come from the Mexican border, told a
rebel general to forego the night at
tack.
Egotism and not a bribe was the
channel through which Villa was
reached, says Connolly, who got the
story from Galligan's Hps. Hearing
that a night attack was planned, Gal
ligan called upon Villa and the follow
ing conversation took place:
"Your excellency, do I understand
you Intend taking Torreon at night?"
"81. senor, it is so ordained."
"That's a h of a note How do you
expect your friends in America are
going to see you capturing the city If
there is no light for me to use my
camera?"
"War does not wait for photography,
amigo," answered Villa.
"Maybe not, but all the same I do
(Concluded on rage Kleren, Column 8Yen)
HIS TRICKS!
Hot Day in Chicago
Acts as Reminder
Government Thermometer Registers 80
and Chicagoans Wonder What Will
Sappen by JText August, Say.
Chicago, May 20. Chicago Is experi
encing one of the hottest May days
in years. The thermometer on top of
the Federal building registered 80 de
grees, while instruments on the street
level mounted to 8"3. The weather bu
reau held out no promise of Immediate
relief.
The first heat victim or the year
was reported when Thomas Birming
ham, aged 69, dropped dead in 'his of
fice on the fourteenth floor of the Chi
cago Tribune- building. Heart failure,
superinduced . by r the intensely hot
weather, was responsible.
FOR MOB' BENEFIT r-fe .) SS "V
i' ROOSEVELT IN FAVOR
Y h OF ARBITRATION FOR
Top -Senor Luis Elguero, one of
thd. mnfst i
guez, who is 70 years old.
Bottom Senor EmlJio Rabasa,
chairman of Huerta mediation
commission. All pictures from
snapshots taken at Vera Cruz,
Mexico.
FARMERS GIVE
UP HUNTING SPANGLE.
Believed That Bandits Have
Made Way to Spokane or
Coast City,
(Special toThe Journal.)
Spangle, Wash.. May 20. Fully
armed farmers from all over the coun
try about Spangle. Waverly and other
small towns in this vicinity, early this
morning began closing in 'on the brush
covered section of Hangman creek val
ley into which three young bandits
who yesterday robbed the Bpangie
bank of $5000, plunged last night. Sev
eral hundred had Joined in the hunt
at 10;30 this morning, but gave up
the search at noon. it is believed
the bandits have gone let Spokane or
some coast city.
Along Hangman creek, to which the
bandits retreated, is for miles one of
the wildest sections of Kastern Wash
ington, even to the very limits of
Spokane, near where the creek empties
into the Spokane river. Many ideal
hiding places are afforded, the creek
winding between almost perpendicular
walls of deep canyon. In the broader
spaces of the canyon the walls are
densely wooded.
Three Suspects Arrested.
Spokane, Wash., May 20. Three men
were arrested here today in connec
tion with the robbery of the bank at
Spangle yesterday, in which nearly
(5000 was secured. No considerable
amount of money was found on their
person.
It is believed here that one of the
robbers, mounted on a speeding mo
torcycle, had escaped with the booty.
The sheriff's posses, which started
In pursuit of the three bandits yester
day and supposedly had them sur
rounded in the timber near Waverly
last night, returned early today and
reported that the highwaymen had ap
parently escaped from the woods.
University Cashier
Held as Embezzler
Harry X- Wright, formerly of Univer
sity of California, Arrested at
Berkeley for Theft of $14,000..
Berkeley, Cal., May 20. Harry L.
Wright, until recently cashier of the
University of California, was taken in
custody today by Detective Davidson to
answer charges that he embezzled
11-4,000 of the Institution's money. He
was taken at once before Prosecutor
Hynes for examination.
ARMED
BANK
ROBBERS
NIAGARA FALLS
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
Says Payment of Colombia
for Territory Taken by Him
Would be "Unspeakable."
(United Prow Leed Wire.)
Oyster Bay, 1. I.. May 20. Colonel
Roosevelt lost no time in getting down
to business today.
It was easy enough to see that h
had been through a pretty severe ill
ness but it bad not Interfered in th
least with his energy. One of the firs
things he did was to summon his sec
retary, John McGrath, from New York.
and as soon as McOrath arrived th
ex-presldent proceeded to overhaul hi
accumulated mall. There was a moun
tain of it and reading and answerin
it promised to occupy several days.
The colonel would not talk politics
for publication but It was evident that
he had not lost his Interest In the
sublect for he had an afternoon ap
pointment with George W. Perkins, of
New York, who was coming to Oystet
Bay to see him. Other Progressives
were scheduled to meet him later.
It was understood the colonel would
not discuss 1918 presidential probabili
ties or Progressive-Republican affairs
until after these Interviews. That he
had discussed the presidency was ono
of the first things he denied as his
steamer, the Aldan, drew Into New
York harbor yesterday.
The colonel was said to be planning
a speaking tour during the next politi
cal campaign, which would take him
as far as the Pacific coast, with side
trips north and south on the way.
He expressed himself In favor of ar
bitrating the Panama canal tolls ques
tion, but as opposed to yielding Ameri
can coastwise shipping's exemption
otherwise. Payment of anything to
Colombia for the loss of Panama he de
clared "unthinkable."
The ex-presldent seemed entirely to
have forgotten his new South Ameri
can river In his Interest in his new
grandson, Richard Derby Jr., son of
his daughter, Ethel, and of Dr. Rich
ard Derby. 'He even neglected his work
to make the. acquaintance of this young
person, with whom he was plainly de
lighted to the point of infatuation.
Naturally there were many peopl
who wanted to question the colonel on
all sorts of subjects but his family had
taken great pains to keep his home
as quiet as possible, and not many
visitors were admitted.
He looked tanned and robust but
had lost considerable weight and
walked with a slight limp as a result
of the wound from the abscess In his
leg from which he suffered during the
latter part of his Journey in the Bra
zilian interior.
Tomorrow morning he will visit the
Outlook office and next Tuesday even
ing he is slated to deliver a lecture
before the National Geographical so
ciety, to which he will announce his
discovery of the hitherto unexplored
Brazilian river.
Asked for Divorce;
Husband Shot Her
Aberdeen, Wash., May .20. Mrs,
Alice Fields, who was shot by her hus
band. Frank Fields of Tacoma, late
yesterday, has an even chance for re
co very. She was shot three times in
the back of thj r In the cheek and
In the. top of th- head. One bullet
lodged In the lungs. Fields committed
suicide. He was a chauffeur and mu
sician. The woman ' had started suit for
divorce, which enraged her husband,
who had been drinking prior to the
tragedy.
MEDIATORS SAY
THEY GUN SAVE
DOVE OF PEACE
Begin Conferences at Niagara
Falls Today and Are Opti
mistic Over Outcome of
Their Negotiations:
WELCOMED TO CANADA
BY DOMINION OFFICIALS
Mexican Oil Concessions to
Play Prominent Part in
Proceedings.
By
Mexico
Fred S. Ferguson.
City, May 20. President
Huerta denied today that h!s envoys
at Niagara Falls were authorized to
submit his resignation. It was known
that he had considered terms under
which he would be willing to retire.
but It was strongly doubted if his con
ditions would be acceptable to the -Washington
administration.
Niagara Falls. Ont , May 20. Ths
"A. B. C." American-Mexican mediation
conference began here at 3 p. m. to
day. The American envoys w-r the
first to enter the room, tho Mexicans
following. The session lasted only 3
minutes and was occupied mainly with
formal Introduction. Then nn ad
journment was taken until tomorrow.
The "A. R. C." mediators were very
hopeful. Minister Naon of' Argentina
spoke In an especially optimistic tone
.Not only, he said, did he think the
American-Mexican difficulty would be
settled, but he believed the conference
would have a far-reaching effect In
cementing good relations between
North and South America. .
It was agreed that today, would see
little more than preliminary formali
ties. It was thought possible that the'
mediators and the envoys from both
Washington and Mexico City would be
present at the beginning of the nego
tiations. After the Initial session, it was said,
however, the mediators would confer
with the American and .Mexican repre
sentatives separately.
Ambassador Da (lama of Brazil and -Ministers
Naon of Argentina and 8ua
rez of Chile, the mediators, had their
quarters on the Canadian side of the
border, as did Envoys Rabasa. Rodri
guez -and Elguero of Mexico. The
American envoys, Justice Lamar and
Frederick Lehman, stopped at the
Prospect house, on the American side,
in the Interests of speedier communi
cation with Washington. A special
telephone wire connected their suite
with the White House.
Besides the mediators and tlie en
voys, there were present a small army
of newspaper correspondents. Minis
ter Cordova of Ecuador was also pres
ent to report to his government the
progress of the 1 negotiations and It
was understood Minister Menibreno of
Honduras and other Latin American
diplomats would arrive soon to watch
proceedings.
At 11 o'clock I-amar. Lehmann and
their secretary, Perdval Dodge, for
mally paid their respects to the media
tors, calling on them at their hotel.
The mediators and envoys, both
American and Mexican, were welcomed
to Canada by Sir Joseph Pope, Cana
dian under secretary of state; Minis- .
ter of Agriculture BurlU and Senator
Ixmgheed of the upper house of the
dominion parliament.
From a source close to the media
tors It was learned that the Wash
ington state department's decision ts
allow the Mexican rebels to Import
war munitions through Tampico would
not Interrupt the negotiations. It de-
veloped, too, that the question of Mex
ican oil land concessions would figure
prominently in the coming delibera
tions. Envoy Elguero, a director In
many corporations. Including a num-.
ber engaged In oil production, was '
said to be regarded as an especial
guardian of these rights.
Girl Testifiedj"
Lost Position
Seattle, Wash.. 1 May 20. Johanna
Hilts, a Seattle girl, for a year past an
employe In a local laundry, has been
dismissed from her position. MIks
Hilts declares her only offense consist
ed of telling the truth about girls'
condition In the Olympla minimum
wage hearing.
The state labor commission, with La
bor Commlstoner Olson at the head,
is in Seattle today gathering evidence
against B. F. Ivy, manager of the laun
dry, with a view to starting proceed
ings against him for the discharge of
the girl, under such circumstances.
LABOR SAVERS
"Bargains In lawn mowers,
lawn hose, electric fans. Ice
boxes and refrigerators." Class 55.
"Double flat top desk, 4 arm
chair, 4 flat top desks, filing
cabinet, 3 revolving chairs, safe
and 2 roll top desks; slightly
used; bargains." Class 1.
"Cole, 6 passenger. 30 H. P.,
guaranteed, $750." Class 44.
"For sale 3 room houseboat,
furnished, $200; half . cash."
Class 64.
"A Snaj) 1914 ,-Kxcelsior motor
cycle, fully equipped, slightly
used." Class 65.
"Bargain In White Leghorn
baby chicks, $7.20 per hundred
until June 1; we guarantee safe
delivery." Class 3".
"Two young, fresh Jersey and
Durham 4 and 6 gal. cows, rien
milkers, trial allowed." Class 30.
These are a few of the Items
appearing in today's Journal
Want Ads. The number of the
classification in which it appears
follows each item.
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