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Tim OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, -1! ubit phofueeb inquiries secret UiiTIL-FACTS SHOW Sessions of the rent profiteering Investigating; j cominWtee hereafter are to be secret. . Until alt the facts are gleaned and . all finding de termined upon, names of landlords who exact undue profits from ten ants are to be withheld. : C-y- i c This .was. tle upshot of . a teapot tempest Jn; the office of Mayer Baker Tuesday 'afternoon, : when attorneys or eigrht apartment' house owners charged that Irreparable harm had . been done by announcement of names 'of operators before facts .were in 'hand to support the profiteering theory- - - ' ; ATTOBJfEY BOLTS MEETING Deputy, City Attorney Lionel Mackay, special investigator for the committee, was the butt of charges made by the attorneys and by Herbert Gordon, realty board member f the committee. "The damage has' been done already," said Roscoe Hurst, boltlnjr from the meeting, accompanied by his woman client. ' ! . . . . : -My client has been done Incalculable damage by announcement that he has been c!t4 to appear before thts commit tee before he has been given a hearing," aid Thomas. G. Ryan. "This is a fine time for paid attorneys to throw a monkeywrench-lnto the ma chinery to stop this investigation," re torted the mayor. . "And if an agent of the committee Is going ' to issue statements for publica tion before the. committee baa reviewed the facts. I intend to resign," put tn : Oprdon.--:. -iv-M-i' -'t''- "-Al.t.y'', LEA5 DATS RECALLED -One thing is lost sight of completely in ' this investigation, and that is for years the apartment house owners failed to set any returns on their investments." Mayor Baker prophesied that if the committee did. not. get results rents would soar next September. -. C. C. Colt of the First National bank defend , ed Gordon in his position.- : - , A definite line of procedure tn. the in vestigation, pertaining especially to de preciation and Interest on investment, will be laid down by a committee ap pointed by the mayor, x consisting of R. W. Price, C. C. Colt and A. L. , Veasie. Some of the apartment house owners - had refused to give information sought, ' Mackay said, and ' in one Instance at least the investigators were' threatened with ejectment. Bones Found Show Old Death Threat Was: Carried Out Hillaboro, June 4. The . skull and ' a .... few remaining bones of the skeleton of an Italian were: unearthed by a logging crew near Cherrygrove. Close by the skull was found a weather beaten fuse, indicating that death . was due to a . dynamite explosion. The grewsome find was explained when an Incident of seven years ago was recalled. Dave, an Ital ian, was drinking with a party' of men one Sunday. - He told his companions that he intended to put a fuse and cap a stick of dynamite, lie' down on the explosive and touch it off. The others thought the Italian was Joking and when he left with the giant powder, bad a good laugh at his ex pense. An hour later , an explosion was heard. A search was '.made, but- the man was not found. 'As they, knew be had said he was about to leave for other parts, nothing, more was-thought ' of the Incident. As the years slipped by and Dave did not return the Incident was forgotten. ' Employes Invited To Profit Sharing : Plan by Packers Giving' employes the privilege of pur chasing stock ' in their company at par value, the Libby, McNeill Ltbby. food product manufacturers, have, announced a rof it sharing plan which -will permit about 1000 employee In this district to become personally Interested la the com pany, .. . ... " . The company already has in opera tion a plan which permits employes to buy from 10 to 50 shares at par. $10, giving - him two years to pay for the stock. The offer is made la connection with the new imrae of stock, - . Portland is the headquarters for -the company's office in this district. Pack ins plants are located . at The .Dalles, Or., and Kent and Yakima, -Wash. G.;F. : fHowell Is local manager. V ' Cliinaman BouhdOver For, Having Morphine -Jimmy Sing, arrested by Federal Agent Woods at Donald station several days ago and charged with having; mor phine in his possession, was held to an swer to the - federal grand Jury this morning by United States Commissioner : Drake. Bail was set at 95000. Jim Yuen, arrested in the .North End about two weeks ago. was also held to the federal grand jury unr $500 ball. He likewise in charged wia' violating the narcotics act.. ,;. : .,- - . . i Dodson Leavei f or . Trip Through East " . TV. JJ. B. Dodson, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will leave Tr; Jay morning for k an extended tour of eastern manufacturing centers. Sev eral industrial firms are considering movement to the Pacific; coast or eatab 1. hment of western branch factories.- Pent Impeachment! Sesolution'Ditohed ton, June 8. I. N. S.) The rues committee' this afternoon I to pigeonhole the Hoch resolu- providing for irrpeachment rro- .,-.r against Assistant Secretary cf r Louis K. Post. . . :: - Prosecutions for .Violation of Bird Law Are Abandoned Prosecution of IS prominent Portland business men for alleged violation of the federal migratory bird law has been ordered discontinued by the de partment of justice at Washington. D. C., according to telegraphic instructions, received this morning: by United States Attorney Humphreys. Prosecution was begun upon orders received from Washington when a large number of wild ducks were found in cold storage 10 days after the season had closed. : . Upon investigation government agents found that- the -local sportsmen had sought the advice of State Game War den Carl Shoemaker before placing the birds in storage. Z(e is said to have advised that the birds could be legally kept after the close of the season pro vided they were marked with state tags. Shoemaker Is said to have based - his opinion upon ad vice given by an of ficer of, the blolocal survey. Next year this -leniency will not be shown, the federal attorney explained. Girl Drowned by Falling' Into Eiver .Off Logboom Stick Vuy;- -- ; : --- : ii i k":."- - v Centralis. Wash., June J. Eva Schmitt, aged I, daughter of Mrs. Mary Schmitt of Bucoda, was drowned Tues day - night ' when she slipped from , a boom log Into the Skookumchuck river at Bucoda, The little girl, with Lorna Martina ale, 6, and Marna Davis, 6, were playing on the river bank. . 1 The elder girl attempted to cross on the boom stick. When near the middle of the - river the end of : the log sank and the girl slipped into the deep water. Her cry for help was heard by two boys down the river and they ran to the scene, but were unable to do anything to rescue the child. The body was re Jeffery Co. Adds 3 Avro Planes to Local Equipment Portland's aerial fleet will be rein forced this week -by three Avro flying machines, consigned to O. K. Jeffery, head of the newly organized O. K. Jef fery Airplane company. The new ma chines are of . English manufacture and more than 20.000 of them were used by the British flying corps during the war. Jeffery has the agency for the sale of the Avro machine tn Oregon, Washing? ton, Idaho and Montana. Captain V. S. McCiurg. who was decorated for gal lantry as a flyer In the. British service, will be chief of the Jeffery pilots. fjr Special for T. p. A, Delegates : Railroads centering , tn Portland are making arrangements or the handling Of a number of special movements of delegates to the T. P.tA. convention here June 14 , to 1. The Southern Pa cific will handle the movement of - a special train bringing 'about 17S dele gates from Texaa and a special car from Baltimore, both - arriving June 14. . The O-W. win handle a special car from Ala bame and two from- Omaha arriving in Portland the' evening, of June IS. Other special movements are being arranged. P. 0. Committee in Favor of Increase Washington, Jane 2. (L N. S- The senate postofflce committee this after noon reported out a bill granting In creased, salaries to postal employes as recommended by the joint postal commission. Charles S. Fee Departs Charles S. Fee. passenger traffic man ager of: the Southern Pacific, who has been in the Portland district for the last 10 days familiarising himself with local conditions, left Tuesday evening for California. He will lslt Klamath Falls before continuing to his headquar ters at San Francisco. . . . . a United Press. War 1 Expert Decorated By Order of-King London, June 1-U. P. The list of new officers of the Order f the British Empire, appointed by the king in recog nition - of distinguished ; service during the war. Includes the name of X. W. T. Mason of "New York. United Press war expert. - The Order of the British Empire was created by King George as a suitable means ef honoring those who; while not in uniform,- did valuable : work during the war. Mason's knowledge of war tac tics and his cldse study of the varying situations from 1914 to 19 IS enabled him to give United Press clients reliable facts on the progress of the campaigns. Larch Monntatn Cruisers . Cruising of Larch mountain as an ad ditional unit of the Oregon national for est was commenced this morning when C J. Conover and O. W. llult of the forest managemeent department of ..the forest service left , with a email crew of local men with a-truck for the moun tain. A month wtll be . spent cruising the region, of which a forest service map will be made. John W. Jacksbn to Be Buried Friday at North Plaihsr Or. Funeral services will .osiheld Friday for John W. Jackson. , Hitlstein cattle breeder of North Plains, who died Sun day. Jackson was born m his father's claim near North Plains, March 2, JSSS. He married"! In v I S7S Miss Maria L Brooks, who survives him. f Jackson was one Of the first farmers In Washington county to take up the raising of pure bred livestock. -;'v';r'- -fi.! r ' 'Besides his widow, he 'm survived by four daughters. Mrs. Mary Mabel Hahn, Mountain J ale. Or.; Mrs, Etta May Lin coln, Inverness, Mont; Mrs. Letitia Catherine Haas, Sheridan, Or.; Mrs. , Graoe Marie Haffety. Mountaindale ; . two eons, Frank Wesley Jackson, Js'orth j Plain; John Ray Jackson. North Plains. : and the following brothers and sisters : ' Mrs. Levies Crane, Portland ; Mrs. Mary Carpenter.JRTlnona, Wash.; Mrs.: LydU Dersham, CentervllleOr. Ulysses Jack son. Fossil, and William C. Jackson, North Plains. Destroyers Coming For Naval Reserves : Several destroyers will be in the bar- bor for a few days during July, prior to the - embarking of. the 4000 Oregon naval reserves on their annual cruise, according to Information received by,, Lieutenant Commander John A. Beck wlth. - The ' naval reserve men are re-' quired to spend from 15 to 22 days in . actual service each year. S. H. Green Stamps for cash. Hol man Fuel Co., Main 353. 660-21. 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Despite the re cent reductions in prices, little relief from the general reign of high prices . : is seen by the federal reserve board in its analysis of May business cen- ditions, . made - public tonight. The ' board expressed the view that there - has been no change in the underlying'. . conditions responsible for the high cost : of living-, f . i . - Asserting that while "store sales" ' ; and 'a - tendency to lower prices bear witness to the presence of "disturbing factors" which suggest the advent of wide alteration in price levels, the " board declares it cannot accept the ; situation as a whole for its face value. The explanation is added that there '' has been only a slight increase in pro duction and there is no greater dispo sition on the part of the general pub lic to economise - and Invest than had ruled heretofore. ' ' '.j ; - , The Eveslag Tel f ram ef - May 41, saldi RESERV BOARD E SEES NO SIGNS OF PRCE DROP Slashing of Retail Figures Held No Indication of ' General ;pr Permanent . Reduction. . . By Artksr Sears RessJsg (By tesMd Wire Pram Net York Timts -v and Chicaflo Tribuaa.) . Washington. May SI. Doubt that the retail price slashing of the last fortnight presages any general or per manent reduction of the high cost of living Is expressed by the federal re-, serve board in a survey of busines con ditions. , The board does not expect the cost of living to take a permanent down ward trend until production begins to overtake consumption demands. - Its analysis strengthens the Impres sion that price cutting has been due - to enforced liquidation 1 of stocks by retailers with widespread refusal of the publio to buy at excessive prices, an Important factor of the phenomenon. What About YD UR : Clothes? Buy at the Lion Now and Save. 20 qt Waif Awhile and Pay Tremendous Advances? of T7 K , ,1 s. We tell you frinkly that this sale won't last long. We couldn't maintaiii these prices and stay in business.- Already Omaha and many other cities that were swept.by the clothes reduction movement have gone back to former prices. So must we. There isn't going to be any price decline. Read what the government has to say about it, to the left here, as published in last Monday's papers. Many rrien, the; widest ones, are buying now, not only for next season's needs but for next year's as well. ; j All Kuppenheimer Suits and Overcoats Known as the finest ready-to-wear clothes in the United States. Yes, and every other make in stock, too. i Not one reserved for any reason whatsoever. , i - $25 Values, Now $35 Values, Now $45 Values, Now; $55 Values, Now . . . . . . rf - .$2000 L. $28.po I ,$36.00 . . .$44.00 $65 Values, Now . . . . .... I . .$52.00 $75 Values, Now . J . . . . . . .... ;. . $60.00 $85 Values, Now . . , . $68.00 $75 to $100 Drew Suits and Tuxe does, Now ... . $60.00 to $80.00 20 Reduction on All $30, $40, $50, $60, - and $70 Suiits and Overcoats. x : r ; OapTriflitUlS Tk.aa.i 20 Reduction! on All Clothes for Boys ! Everything that is Sturdy and Dependable in Bqyst' Wear Boy's Knicker Snits. Wers. $10 to i ; $30,-now Don't forget to ask for your S. & H. Stamps. They mean an additional discount. $8 to $24 20 Reduction on All ;,: Men's Furnishings Latest Neckwear of the season Was. 5oc to $A -Now . ...... r .v. ..... . .40c to $3.20 Summer and Fall Weight UnderwearWas 5 0c' to ; SS Now ;. v: . . V. . .40c to $4.00 Night Shirts and Pajamas Were; $2.56 to $6 - Now , . f ......... . .$2.00 to $4.80 Men's and Women's Bathing Suits Were $2 to 1 " $10 Now ; . ..... . .$1.60 to $3.00 20 Off All, Full Dress .Furnishings, Lujage, Umbrellas, . Shirts, Sweaters in f act, every article 'in' the store. Juvenile Suits. Were $5 to $12, now S4toS9.60 . Juveiulo Wash Suits. Were $1.50 to $6, now S1.2Q to S4.80 ; Boys mod Juvenile Overcoats. Were : $10 to $25, now : ; , ; $8 to-S20 -, Boys' Corduroy "SuiU.' Were $10 to $15, now ' S8 to S12. ; Boys' Eatra . Knicker Peats. Were .4 $2.50 to $5, now - S2 to S4 20 REDUCTION ON ALL BOYS' HATS, CAPS, Y ; SHOES, AND FURNISHINGS epi "V !:;iJ .r. ' . ' ' ::yrt y - f SJ Exclusive Kuppenheimer House in Portland 1 MORRISON AT FOURTH 20 Reduction On Entire Stock of Hats and Gaps AH Standard Makes and Shapes. :j :-yr ! ' y ." ::y-'y" - ." ' . : : . ; ; ".' SAILOR STRAWS, in sennits and fancy ' braids. WERE $3 to $5 Now. .$2.40 to $4 PANAMAS Were $S to $ 1 0 Now ... $4 to $3 FELT HATS Were $5.50 to $13.50 Now ...... .$4 to $10.S0 - ' .. :i ' ' 20 OFF ALL CSLOTH HATS and ' CAPS Were $2 to $6 Now. .$1.60 to $4X0 'I - . ' We reserve the right, to limit quantities to ( customers. No goods sold to dealers. No goods . tent C,0. D. None on approval. 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