THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORT LAND. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 121917.
CONGRESS
TOE
FIXING
XltllD
ED
PRICE
Prominent Sbcietv Girl to Wed
r at Y at at at i st . at ' ' at : . at .
Engagement Announced Today
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Miss Alls . HaeMaster. whose betrothal to Lieutenant '. Reads M. Ireland
was made known to their friends at an informal tea at the home of
Mrs.' MaeMaster's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William MaeJIaster.
Federal Trade Commission . Rec
ommends Granting r Greater
" Powers Over Business.
REPORT .IS SUBMITTED
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Investigation of f Trade Associa
tions," Suspected of Boosting
Prices Advocated. .
Washington, Dec 12. .Pries fixing
must be 'extended to many other prod
ucts than fuel and food, the federal
trade commission declared jt Its an
nual report submitted to congress to
day. Far greater powers over business
are necessary If the government Is to
act for the, protection of its citizens
from profiteering and unfair trade prac
tices, the commission, asserted. v It rec
ommended also:
Ask investigation of "trade associa
tions" suspected of promoting - price
boosting campaign among members;-a
further attempt to unscramble the pe
troleum industry; passage by oongre
"The commission 'is particularly I of
the opinion," the resort read, "that
price fixing by authority of law should
be exercised with respect to the Iron
and steel Industry, for which a bfll has
been introduced in the senate. Equally
important is the regulation: of the dla
tributton of raw materials and Inter
mediate products inr the industry af
reet ed and of the distribution of the
final products to the consumer." ,
Aatl-Trsit Legislation Urged .
The commission declared the purpose
of these laws would be defeated, If ex
lstlng contracts, largely-based on in
flated war prices, were allowed to con-
Trade, association are declared 9
"engage In activities tending artificial'
ly to control price and channels of
distribution." Maki6g,rfubllo all the
records and files of these associations
is recommended as a. remedy.
More effectively to check, the "mo
nopolized" petroleum: Industry, the com
mission suggests laws to abolish com
mon stock , ownership In corporations
which have been members of a com
bination dissolved under the Sherman
anti-trust law, andV legislation which
would make the owners - of ' stock In
"naturally" or "potentially' competing
companies responsible- ror any acts
which the various companies which
they controlled performed rto prevent
' competition. t
Few Control Oil Satinets
The petroleum industry at present
is declared to be p conducted by
number of separate corporations
"owned by a small body of capitalists,"
, which do not compete.
A chief difficulty of the coal indus
try, the report said, is the ownership
by railroads of coal mines to which
favoritism la shown in supplying cars.
This, it is -declared, accounts for much
"car shortage" elsewhere, and .keeps
coal production 60 per cent under its
capacity production, ss . , J
Railroads 'which own anthracite mines
,- are accused of another offense obtain
ing from the Interstate commerce com
mission "extortionate freight rates" on
the coal they ship. Increased costs have
passed on to the consumer.
Unfair Practices Esstierated
On recommendations. , from the . com
mission, the Justice department Is run
. nlng down evidence on flag manufao
. turera who raised prices at the begin
ning of the war.
Among "unfair practices" the' com
mission has discovered the past year are
included: Intimidation, refusal to ac
cept advertising, price cutting, dlspar
agement of. goods, i disparagement of
Mrs. Horace Kerr
To Return to Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College. Deo. 1A
Although unable because of Illness to ae
oompany the body of her husband. W.
Horaoe Kerr, to Corvallie for burial.
Mrs. Kerr - will - return' to Oregon
soon as her health permits. - She
formerly a,, member, of. the art and
architecture faculty, and her original on
pununii ana arawings navs reoeivea
ravorabie recognition in the East, no
tably at Washington, D. C. Her sketches
from nature are said to be remarkably
clever. -.
Mrs. Kerr resided In Washington with
her husband for several years, removing
tp Denver only when ale falling health
rendered a change necessary. Her care
la nursing him In his last Ulnees and
sorrow at the loss undermined her own
health, but she is expected to be able to
prepare soon for the Journey west.
Mr. and Mrs, William MacMaater an
nounced today the engagement of their
daughter, Mlas Allsa MacMaater, and
Lieutenant Reads M. Ireland of the
44th TJ. 'S. Infantry, formerly of De
troit. The news was first told this aft
ernoon at a tea given by Mrs. MacMaa
ter and her daughters. It waa an In
formal affair, largely attended by
friends of this popular family, at the
MacMaater home, Ardgour, near the
Waverley Country club.
Miss AUs&v MacMaater Is a charming
girl and one of the prettiest and most
popular in the younger set. As Port
land leader for the Portland chapter
Girls' National Honor Guard, she has
been actively occupied this season i
has done much clever and constructive
work for that organisation. The engage
ment has the usual war interest, and
In keeping with the fortunes of war all
arrangements for the wedding- are. as
yet Indefinite. The bridegroom elect is
now stationed at Camp Lewis, American
Lake. ,
EIRE III FACTORY
CAUSES QUE DEATH
Bethlehem Steel Plant at New
Cutle, Del., Scene of Spec-
- -.tacular Blaze. -
HALIFAX
DISASTER
COST 1500 LIVES
Official Estimate Based on Re
covery of Bodies and Thor
ough Check.
Wilmington. " Del, Deo. - 12. One
is known to be dead and a
portion of the town of New Castle.
Del, was bombarded by exploding sheila
the result of a fire which broke out
today la the shell room of the Bethle
hem Steel plant at New Castle, seven
miles from Wilmington.
Chief of Guards Jacobson. after direct
ing a. acorn of men to remove eases of
shells from the burning building, met
death when hie bevd waa blown off,by
a bursting shell.
All -ambulances in Wilmington and
other nearby cities were rushed to New
Castle. Members of the Wilmington fire
department also hastened to the scene.
The force of the explosion waa felt for
miles. Chester. Pa, reported that win
dows were shaken in baildlngs there.
Five workmen were Injured. -Becauee
of blocked trolley ears hun
dreds of workmen who are usually at
work at the hour of the explosion had
not arrived when the blow-up occurred.
.The flames were extinguished at. noon
and an Immediate investigation was be
gun by Superintendent Harris.
The fire occurred during the melting
of TNT, a powerful explosive of tar-like
Woman Is Murdered; Z
, Attacked Germany
Pittsburg, ra, Deo. Ik L N. E.)
The s wrath of Germaa bate tea upon
the, household of Hugo Beyers, a weU
known Oermaa electrical - engineer of
Edgewood Acres, late Tuesday after
noon. His wife, rrama Beyers, a
pretty blonde, was found dead la
pool of blood flowing from . knife
wounds In her left side, throat and
wrists, and his homo waa completely
destroyed by an explosion, . -. ,
Autopsy Disoloses
Negro Murder Clues
As a result of an autopsy held
Tuesday. Deputy Coroner Smith has
decided that Prtnee Minfllck. Barb
does negro. was murdered. -MlnQlck
waa found dead la his rooms at ltt
North Broadway Monday night. The
autopsy disclosed that his skull -was
kractured la several planes.
Mlnilick waa la the habit of carry
Ins; considerable money-on his parson
and th theory of robbery Is ad
vanced. Detective) Moloney. LaSalle.
Ooits and Howell have been assigned
to the
sufficient causa for arrest and trial. The
labor unions approved the ordinance and
denounced ' the X. W. W. as having to
leanings towards work or labor. .
Marshf ield to Jail
Members of I. W. W.
Hallfax. N. 8, Dee, 1J. U. P.) Fif
teen hundred men. women and children
died in the Halifax disaster, according
to orOdal estimates today, based on
recovery of bodies and thorough check'
lnr up at all Identification stations. A
big percent sge of the recovered dead
have not been Identified.
Justice Dry ad ale of the supreme court
expected to start bis investigation Into
causes of the catastrophe today. Wit
nesses of the collision between the
French munitions ship Mont Blanc and
the Belgian relief steamer I mo said the
Mont Blano flew no red flag-, as pre
scribed by regulations, when she en
tared the harbor.
Relief work is going ahead rapidly.
Threatened distress from lack of food
has been averted. The homeless
all being sheltered and warmly clothed.
Supplies are coming In steadily. Ad
dltional surgical volunteers and nurses
arrive on every train.
Reconstruction of buildings needed
for shelter has begun. Military, naval
and civilian parties are contlnuVQg the
search ror ooaies nut snow is j
pering them.
The situation In Halifax hospitals
is much Improved since many of the
Injured have been taken to outside
points.
The dead wQl be buried next Friday.
Scores of the 1500 who perished hae
been already identified and Interred.
But Friday there will be a general
funeral for all bodies taken from the
ruins up to that time.
Three of the cemeteries In Halifax
will be entirely filled with victims
by Friday night.
Swery minister In Halifax and near
by towns will be called Into service.
Canadian and American relief workers-estimated
today that BOO persons
may have been blinded in the explo
sion. Two hundred children have been
orptfanod. .
Marehfleld. Or, Deo. IS. The city
consistency that la liquified before being Monday .night passed a drastic
nlaoad In shells. It burned SO alowlv . v. . oruinanc. w
that most of the workmen escaped be
fore the explosion occurred.
for the arreet of any L W. W. found In
the city. Fines and jail sentences are
to be Imposed where convictions are se
cured. L W. W. Insignia of ajiy nature
la considered, when found upon a person.
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Pepse Manas leese. Massfaetsrlng Chemists .
business, false advertising, misbranding,
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Inducing breach of contract, use of same
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Lulu Van Ness Seeks Divorce
- Lulu Van Ness wants a divorce from
Nestor Van Ness. She alleges cruelty.
She asks for the custody of two minor
children.
Scientific Eye Glass Fitting
CONTEST
FALING VILL
HEARING IS RESUMED;
T. N. STRONG TESTIFIES
England .Sends Relief Fund
London. Dec 11. (U. P.) The Brit
ish government today eent 1,000.000
pounds to Halifax for relief work and
rebuilding of the city.
Plummer May Run
For State Treasurer
Salem. Or- Dee. 12. O. M. Plum
mer of Portland, nowngaged In food
conservation work under W. B. Ayer,
will probably become a candidate for
state treasurer, according to remarks
Attorney Coy Burnett, Repre- e dropped wine m saiem Tuesday.
. ' I He eeld he wae giving some oonsidera-
senting Lontestants, to rut in
His. Side of Case.
tlon to the matter. He la a member
of the Portland school board and long
haa been active in public affairs.
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determination of a firm to give then customers the
benefit of all the new scientific advancements made in
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' skillful, painstaking workmen, and a sound and varied
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THOMPSON 0PTICALINST1TU t E
Portland's .Oldest and Largest' Exclusive 'Optical
Places-Established 1901 V;
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That Mrs. Zarifa Fallng waa mentally
Incompetent In October, 1914, and that
that fact waa proved by the" power of
attorney which she executed on the last
day of that month empowering- Thomas
N. Strong to transact and attend To the
details of a mass of her personal af
fairs will be the contention of Coy Bur
nett, attorney, for Dr W.' Tyler Smith.
contestant of the will, when his side of
the case la presented to the'eourt.
, After nearly a week'a reoess the hear
ing of the Fallng will contest waa re
sumed this morning before County
Judge TaawelL Thomas N. Strong, one
of the two chief beneficiaries.
called to the stand under direct exami
nation. He Introduced In evidence
power of attorney given htm' by Mrs.
Paling which authorised him to trans
act all her business and personal af
fairs, pay bills, engage nurses, doctors,
buy or- lease houses or household furni
ture in' any way that seemed to him
best.
The power of attorney waa produced
by Strong to show the Intimate relation-
'.ship, both or a menxuy ana
character, existing; between
Mrs. Kalfnar. .
Attorney Burnett moved "the court to
aooolnt a third executor, to serve with
Mead and Strong- until the oonteet Is
decided, to protect the Interests of his
client. The motion win be argued Fri
day morning; at t o'clock.
Townsend Left 130,000 .Estate)
manager of the Bank oi British Colum
bia In early days, waa admitted to pro-1
bate this morning. ' The estate is
to he worth S30.0O0. of which 600e was
left to the. eon. Robert Townsend. who
waa appointed executor. ' The residue
of the estate will go to the widow, Jane
Townsend. In trust for- the remainder
of her life.
- . Tanar Murder Trial Begun
The selection of the Jury to try Chlnl
Jung Hln. for alleged complicity m the
murder of Chin Hong m tne tong war
of last June waa completed at noon to
day In Circuit Judge BagleVs court.
Taking of testimony will begin at the
afternoon : session.
V S650 Damages Awarded '
Herbert C Key obtained a verdict for
S650 ' in Circuit " Judge " Gatens court
this morning against Harry uurano.
who' was being sued for $15,000 dam-
axes for Injuries alleged to have been
auatalnad- In an automobile-motor cycle
accident at Broadway and Grand ave
nue last June.
Texas Bird Girl
Captures Kecord
San Francisco, Dec 12. (I. N. 8.) 1
Miss Xatherlhe Sttnson. young Texas
bird girl, Tuesday flew from San Diego
to San Francisco, a measured distance of
MS milea, breaking; the American non
stop distance record made by Miss
Ruth Law in her famous Chicago to
New TorJt flight. Miss Law's measured
distance was ISO miles. Her corrected
distance waa BIS miles. Miss Stlnson's
corrected distance was KS0 miles.
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: Deputy ; Sheriff - Oeorge ; Hnrlburt
seised a trunk containing one keg and
four- quart bottles . of whiskey aa It I
came off the steamer Beaver at the
Alnsworth dock last night. The owner
Colorless faces often show
the absence of Iron m the
blood. .
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