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THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND-"THURSDAY, MARCH 6.M919. 5 E PLAN TO REVISE ANTI TRUST LAWS Members' Meeting Takes Action on Several Matters, Including Approval of Buyers' Week. " WILL USE UPPER COLUMBIA k- , . ? Effort Will Be Made to Start Line of. Steamers, to Have Govern ment-Aid Maintained. HAM FAVORS Several important measures were con sidered at the meeting: of the- Chamber of Commerce members at luncheon Wednes day noon. The chamber decided that a revision of the anti-trust legislation, in answer to a questionnaire, was neces sary, worked out plans for buyers' week again, this year, named some special committees to handle the rivers and har- bors proposition, which is demanding: at tention at the present time. and. in addi tion to other matters, drafted a resolu tion of sympathy to be forwarded to the family of the late Governor James Wlthycombe. Of the four questions asked the local CM amber of Commerce concerning- refer endum No. 26, regarding trust legisla tion, the body went on record as being- in opposition to the following- measures: That the membership of the federal trade commission should be increased from five to nine : that an enlarged fed eral trade commission should be made . the supervisory body, and that standards should be formulated to be administered by a supervisory body. , ; f -Will Hold Byer Week On the other hand, the local commerce body expressed itself as being- In favor of recommending- that congress should at once consider the situation of all statutes constituting the present antl- , trust legislation. C. W. Hbdson, who has .been attending " the Rivers and Harbors convention in Washington, was appointed as chairman "of a special committee to, look into the matter of developing traffic on the Columbia river. The government has decreed that rivers not in use as ways f of commerce will receive no further aid . from the department of commerce. An f effort will be made by this committee v to start travel on the upper Columbia river and thus have the aid of the gov ernment maintained. It was decided that owing to the suc- cess of previous buyers weeks that the Chamber of Commerce will hold this feature again this year at a date to be . announced later: David Honeyraan was named for this committee and he has - appointed Nathan Strauss as general chairman. Mr. Strauss will designate jthe majte-up of the necessary sub committees. To Stndy Tax SHoatton ' A special committee to study the tax situation existing in Oregon and have a report prepared to be given to the leg- ; ialature two years hence. William Mac Tgty aster was ' named chairman of this rScommlttee and he will appoint his aides. '-This action was brought about by the calling ef the chamber's attention to a . : firm, which, after an investigation of " tax conditions in both the states of Ore i'pon and Washington, was able to es vtablish their main office In Washington and pay the entire overhead office Charges, and also establish an office as a branch in Portland for the difference In tax' rates. It is the purpose of the chamber to have the tax laws changed to prevent such a state of affairs. Resolutions of sympathy were drafted ' by . the members of the Chamber of Commerce to be forwarded to the fam ily of Governor Wlthycombe. Whitney I.. . Boise1 was appointed to attend the ' funeral 1 in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and a beautiful floral tribute vas sent In memory. RUSS ISSUE BLAMED ON AMERICANS (Continued From Pace One) propaganda In Russia was worse than9 nothing. It consisted, he said, of posters telling how great France was. how mighty England was and how over whelming Americans would be. It promised 20.000 airplanes and 4,000,000 soldiers in a few months. "When the Russians saw that." said Robins., "they said that inasmuch as the allies were so strong and were go Ing to do so much, they, the Russians, ' might as well go home and see the ; folks whom they had not seen through Jong years of fighting." . . Robins declared Kerensky was a sin , cere friend, of the allies and of revolu tionary Russia. He said that in Russia there were only two things either the Soviets or the old autocracy mustirule. I If It proved impossible to get the," nec- essary Russian rifles with which , to ob tain control of the government, then foreign rifles must be depended on aad -.the nearestforeign rifles were those of ih$ GermanA Robins said that, after a careful sijrvey of the situation, it was apparent to -the Red Cross mission that the best means of defeating the Ger mans -would be through : cooperation with the Soviets for the time .being. , Plaa Worked Against Germany v Robins said that after the Bolshevik! took control he discussed with Trotsky the question of keeping raw materials Jrom getting into Germany. . i "Trotsky assured me that he would permit : all the allied military officials to be stationed along the frontier to en force an embargo against raw materials ! getting Into Germany. I was a little i dubious about the plan and told Trotsky - I thought he had something up his i. sleeve. He replied that it was all very simple, that he simply wanted to keep the central empires from getting any i raw materials so that they would have ""Mo make a democratic peace with Rus sia in exchange for raw materials. It : was for. that reason that Trotsky delayed : the Brest conference so long. His theory was that every day that Imports of raw , materials into Germany was delayed aided the Russian cause , that much more." . . . . .: v . "Trotsky offered to put the American railroad mission In charge of the Trans Siberian railroad, so that munitions and other supplies could be moved away from the Germans' reach, His purpose in both the embargo and the railroad control matter -was purely selfish, and did not arise out of friendship for the United States or the allies, but it worked to the same end to which we were working the defeat of Germany. For that reason. I thoroughly favored keeping with the soviet government.' r f . Seat .Cable la Code Robins, summing up his testimony this afternoon, told of a cable he sent to Colonel Thompson In the - code of the American emba'ssyRoblns in the cable declared that the soviet government rep resented tie only hope of a non-German peace. Robins said that after the ratification of the Brest treaty he was convinced that the allies could not be expected to recognize the soviet government. But he added that did not preclude work along- economic lines In cooperation with the soviet, in his opinion. "The Soviets asked' me to send an economic mission to the United States under pledge not to spread Bolshevik propaganda here," isald Robins, "but I never "heard what the United. States gov ernment said, in reply to the message sent by Ambassador Francis, conveying tAe Soviets' request." Lenlne Favored Acceptance Geneva. March 6 (U. P.) A Bolshe vik official, alleged to be a eonfidante of Premier Lenlne, has revealed wnat transpired in the soviet council of war at Moscow early In February, according to a dispatch received from Kieff today. Upon receipt of the alleged proposal for a Joint conference at Prinklpo, Lenine is said to have -called a conference', which was attended by War Minister Trotsky. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin and Ministers Lunarcharsky and Zon vieff. Lenine is reported o have fa vored acceptance of the invitation as a matter of policy to obtain a "recuper ative peace." The conference is report ed to have decided to accept the pro posal and offer financial guarantees and economic concessions to the allies In Siberia, Milkless Diet Is Handicap to School Children, Is Claim A showing that milk is no part of the diet of 297 children among the 831 attending Thompson school coupled with an urgent suggestion from Shat tuck school brought the Oregon Dairy council Wednesday afternoon to a decision which will result in the estab lishment of a milk station at Shattuck school and probably in other schools successively. E. C. Calloway reported that milk which contains elements essential to the growth of children is unknown to many children who 'need It worst, and that a milkless diet frequently Is at tended by backwardness in school work. Plans of the membership committee headed by J. E. Dunne were discussed. The addition of 100 sustaining members Is proposed. Lieut. Weitknecht Appraising Damage To Forests of France Lieutenant Robert H. Weitknecht. formerly of the forest service, has been called to Paris for duty on the peace commission, according to information received by the forest service. Lieutenant Weitknecht is employed in war damages work, together with 25 other foresters, including Colonel C. S. Chapman, and Captains Ames, Ringland and Godwin, appraising damages to the forests as a basis for reparation from Germany. Lieutenant Weitknecht has been assigned to work on the British front In Northwestern France, near Nord and Pas de Calais. Captain Ames, with several lieutenants, is making examina tion and appraisals in Belgium. Weitknecht expected the work to last six or eight weeks, at the end of which time, he will rejoin his heavy artillery brigade on the Rhine. He expects to return to the United States by mid summer. Dorsey, Cattle King, Must Serve 5 Years For Fraud by Mail Chicago. March K. (I. N. S.) James JJorsey. millionaire "cattle king" of Gil bert, 111., must serve five years in the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth. Kan., for using the malls to defraud by the sale of tubercular cattle. Dorsey was denied a new trial by the United States circuit court of anneals. He had been convicted and sentenced several weeks ago by Federal Judge UU1Q13. London Dock Burns; Damage $8,000,000 London, March 6. (I. N. S.) Fire destroyed the Santos dock today with tne loss or is.ooo.ooo. it was stored with jute and coffee. Seasoned slab wood and tnMa wmvt green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel (JO. Atain 3&3. A-3353. Adv. LONG WEAR AND ECONOMY "Last year I purchased a standard make of shoes, and in sixty days the soles were worn through. I had them re-soled with ; Neolin Soles which lasted me six months in the same service that wore out the other soles in two," writes E. A. Lancaster of Lancaster & Company, jewelers," Greeneviile, Tenn. " Mr. Lancaster's experience with Neolin Soles is not unusual. Millions of people can testify to their long wear and economy. J To reduce your shoe expense, buy Neolin-soled shoes. You can get them in many styles for every member of the family, i Neolin Soles are created by Science to be comfortable and waterproof as well as long wearing. Good repair shops carry them. They are made by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels- guaranteed to outwear all other heels. . CHINA WANTS TRADE r "THROUGH PORTLAND? WITH; ALL AMERICA Ad Club Hears Profession of Interest in Oceanic Connec tion With Orient. A steamship line between Portland and the ports of China is desired both by China and Portland, declared speakers befofe the Portland Ad club Wednesday afternoon at the Benson hotel. "Suppose we can 'develop a market for American goods In China in future years," said President Lee Hong of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, "which port on the Pacific "toast will carry this Oriental trade? Will it be San Francisco or will it be Seattle? "We all agree that it will be Port land. We have no doubt that after the war pressure is over, a part of the American merchant fleet will engage in trade between, this country and the far east. It is up to Portland to secure this trade. Let us all make utmost efforts to establish Portland as the ' home' of Oriental trade and- the commercial cen ter of the Pacific coast. Market. Has Great Fatare "We all know that China is a great field for American goods. She is be coming more accustomed to western ways and is beginning to demand more western merchandise. And when you consider her enormous population, 400, 000,000 people who are rapidly trans forming from the old ways of doing things to the new and western ways, you can imagine what great possibilities the American market has in China. It must bo remembered that China is friendly to America. She can never forpet the gra ciousness of the United States. It was the United States that returned her share of the indemnity fund to the Chi nese government after the Boxer upris ing in 1900. Again it was the United States that laid down the celebrated principle, the open dodr .policy, wh saved China from destruction at the hands of the Boxers. Finally it was the United States that first recognized the present republic. China Owes Much to Us "So you see, all these facts show that China owes much gratitude to this coun try and with this gratitude in mind, her pecple like to consume American mer chandise and are glad to buy it. If you only have enough representatives in China to represent your goods, I am sure you can develbp a great market in our country. I urge you to send .your men to the far east and get in con tact with the business conditions in China. Find out what, they need and what this country may need from China." On Sulum, Chinese educator, "further developed the desirability of cultivating trade relations with China and Hay Sing Wong, a Chinese student at Reed col lege, eloquently and patriotically re viewed social and political conditions in China today. In Frank Jue as soloist, accompanied by" Miss mily Lowe, the daughter of the Chinese interpreter of the immigration service, the Ad club iound a musician of exceptional merit. Major P. P. Marion, commanding the Special Opening Sale OUR BIG THIRD .. v- Once you become acquainted with our Third Flodr and the wonderful hat values offered there, you will have found a way to economize and at the same time have the prettiest hats the season offers; f Loyal Legion Will Establish Club and Employment Bureau The Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumberman will center Its work in Portland by establishing at Third and Oak streets, in the building formerly occupied by the Portland Trust com pany, a club room and free employment bureau for Its members with Roy Williams, formerly of the United States employment service, in charge. W. A. Pratt of Knappton and George B. Sypher, district manager, are perfecting arrangements. The Loyal Legion has about 8000 members, many of whom are employed in or near Portland. The club rooms will be fitted with lounging chairs, pool tables and reading matter. The grand opening has been set for March 15, but the informal opening will occur on Saturday. REALTY MEN INTEND TO STOP SALES TO Property Values' Said to Drop With Influx of Any but White Residents. Members of the Portland Realty board will not be permitted to sell prop erty in white residence districts of this city to colored people or orientals if a proposed amendment to ' the code of ethics governing the board carries at the regular meeting Friday noon. The meeting will be held in the Crystal room of the Benson hotel at 12 :15 p. ra. .The proposed amendment was recom mended by the executive committee of the board and was read at the last meeting. Realty men are adopting this rule because of the depreciation in prop erty values which they say follows an Influx of colored or oriental population to any residence district, and not be cause of any prejudice against mem bers of these races. Frederick Coan, D. D., a missionary from Armenia, will be the principal speaker. Dr. Coan was born in Asia Minor and has lived until recently in Armenia. He was an eye witness to many atrocities perpetrated by the Turks on the native population. W. B. ShlveJy, chairman of the legal committee, will explain : "Where a ten ant vacates and abandons leased prem ises, may the landlord take possession thereof and still hold the tenant to the terms of the written lease ; and under the same circumstances; may the land lord re-let the premises to another and not thereby release the tenant from fur ther obligation to pay rent?" - Harry G. Beck with will be chairman of the day. boys of the 69th artillery, who arrived in Portland yesterday morning, was a guest of honor and was received with cheers. In silent respect to the mem ory of the late Governor James Wlthy combe the club stood for a moment. . Reg. $5, $6, $7, NEGROES ORIENTALS A sale planned that you may become acquainted with our big popular priced millinery floor. Three of the hats are illustrated, but there are 300 in all every one a beautiful style for spring but at a much lower price than you will find elsewhere 200RoughStrawSailors Never was there so great AQ a demand tor straw and the smartest hat of all is the sailor. Select the style that best becomes you colors, for your choice; small, large and the drooping type in our Third Floor Opening Sale only $2.98. 5000Yds.-Only50cYd. Rough Straw Braid There is a scarcity of this braid, so buy now whHe we have a supply. -You will note we sell it by the yard, so you can purchase as much or: as little as you re quire. . NEW RECORD PORK PRICES EXPECTED Not Enough Hogs in Country ;to Meet Increased Demand, Say Experts. Chicago. March . (U. P.) The balloon has been cut loose, according' to experts today commenting on 'the un fixed price of hogs. Packing house of ficials said they expected immediate ad vances in live hog prices to set marks far above the $20 record set last winter. "Prices will be up for two or three years to come." said F. W. Waddell, head of Armour & Co.'s pork and pro vision department. - "Lifting of the embargo on pork .ex ports, of course, opens much new ter ritory. There isn't enough pork on hand to meet this demand. "The live hog supply in this country is almost exhausted. The farmer rushed his hogs to market while the food ad ministration had a fixed price for his animals." Live hog prices have advanced in the last week in the belief that no price would be fixed. . , Grains, slowed up in a nervou.s mar ket here, were expected to react today to the hog price announcement. Sharp rises were predicted from the opening of the marketa Charges that the farm er, sure of a high price forfwheat,'haa neglected corn, a necessary ad junct to the pork business, were made by meat experts. Unofficially some startling high prices were named as possible records for both grains and meats. Mazamas to Camp On South Slope of Eainier in August Mazamas will spend their 1919 annual outing on the south Bide of Mount Rai nier, the first two weeks in August, in the vicinity of Mazama ridge, according to an announcement made by Roy Ayer, chairman of the outing committee. This Is the first time the Mazamas have selected the south slope of Rainier for the outing since 1905, although they spent their 1914 outing on the north bide. During the outing the Mazamas -will be joined by five or six members of tie government park service, under the di rection of the biological survey, who will make a study of the flora and fauna of Rainier National park. To interest Mazamas and friend's in the outing, L. A. Nelson of the forest service will show a series of lantern pi ides of Rainier lent by the Moun taineers of Tacoma, at a meeting Friday night In the Central library. Bids for Highway Work Are Opened By Commissioners Out of respect to the memory of Gov ernor Withycombe, the state highway commission, which was in- session, today adjourned, at noon until Friday, after FLOOR Friday and Saturday 300 Trimmed Hats $1.98 $8 Vals. rough JJ U ;7d three distinct models, all Jr- ZL H I it Z L-i nn opening bids for four road projects which had been advertised for. The bids will be tabulated and the awards announced tomorrow. n'Tho projects for which pro posals were ' received were for seven miles of pavement on the Pacifio high way between Jefferson and Albany, In Linn county; macadamising five miles lat Josephine county, between Wolf creek and Grave creek ; grading and macadam ising 2.7 miles Tamhill-Nestucca high way, between Grand Ronde and Dolpk. and grading and, gravelling 7.2 miles of John Day highway, between Prairie City It is important. to make your selections with care. The models and materials of the suits I show are sufficiently varied to satisfy men of all preferences. ," ' Ultra models for young men; the more conservative types i for men; the utmost in durability, style and .service. Priced from $20 to $55 Men, Main Floor Young Men, Second Floor The Prettiest Suit Styles Every style feature designed for Sprihg-box coat ideas, vests of brightest Victory red and more sombre sand and even rose shades, livening navy blue.! Braid and button trimming, too and long narrow; skirts now so smart. You have never seen more clever suits at the price come in and Are You Familiar With j The Little Box Coat Dresses? .... "'...' ; ' : ' We have just received a number to sell at only . ....... . . . . . . . -. .......... .!-;.'. . One in navy, blue serge is too clever for words. A collarless stvle. with the coat in box effect, with a handsomely embroidered holds the vest in place. Think Of It A Cape at $17.50 Fine quality navy serge, too, all bound and. fin ished in black silk braid. The front and collar fall in tuxedo style ahd with the belt, give a neat vest effect. You just must see these and you wjll surely want one. 10 Dozen Blouses-- Crepe de Chine and Georgette .Excellent quality, all brand witn !T in I I I I 1 i I in none and John Day. The latter two projects are to receive federal aid tinder the post road act. ' i Ship worker Injured Wednesday Is Dead - "SSSlBMa" . ; j F. A. Stanley of 11444 Union avenue, injure Wednesday at the Northwest Steel plant, died ; about T . o'clock this -McrrisonStreet atFourtH select yours now while there vest. A belt'across the front There are other models, too - new, dainty and -pretty fell tneir tnmminjrtr lace or nand emDroidery. aizes 44. 'If vriii wish one nr two nf rly they were made jo'sell for $3.95 .So reserved; first. come first served! A ear morning at Good Samaritan hospital. The coroner said death was due to a fracture "of ! the skull. A widow eur rlves. Stanley's address was erroneously reported Wednesday as U444 Missis sippi avenue. ? , ..-,( j - s , " Noted Author Is Dr ad Peoria. k 111 , March .tU.' P.) Mis Julia Harriet Johnston, author of over1 500 tiymna and otier spiritual works, died here early today, following an at tack of tonsllitis. She was 50 years, old. Showing garments for men and young men X 4 Seen! is a large assortment. n (0).5O ? and all $19.50. these blouses. Come