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L4 THS CnZGON DAILY JOURNAL, FOIZTLAIID, OHZCOII W li'MTED 111 IIIVESTIBMIOilOP Q SALES OF SUGAR The federal grand Jury Wednea . day returned Indictment .charging violation 6f the Lever act against L. M. Starr, president of the Starr Fruit Product company. 321 East Yamhill atreet; Richard Adams, lo cal agent for Parfot & Co.. brokers, and against Julian Hurley, state sen ator, charged with subornation of perjury. Speculation in sugar .'is charged Starr and Adams. Starr Is said to have purchased sugar In 100ft sack lots from a sugar refinery, ostensibly to) use. In hie cannery. Chief Assistant United States Attorney; Lusk says that Starr .never intended to use certain amounts purchased, but Sunder previous arrangements with Adams, who is a broker, arrangements' were made to, resell the sugrar at a higher price. Lusk says be has information on three cars, which were resold to jobbers in Omaha and Chleaso before the cars reached rortland frorrt San Francisco. On one car the men are said to have netted H0GO. on another 12000. and on another 1600. -. ' .TAKE ADTA5TAUB Ur BIIUA'UUA These transactions are said to nave been made during May, 1820. Owing to the scarcity of sugar In the East. Adams is said to have found a ready market tor it. X,UKk eays umt of the sugar '.. was bought for 120.7s including freight costs, ana resoia in me w u . v, . Luslt explained that this is a violation ' v of the Lever act which prohibits unjust t and unreasonable 'charges and profits on food products and also prohibit a conspiracy, to engage in an unfair de vice Jn the handling of food products. . "The government believes tliat the refiner, broker, jobber and retailer are enough merchants to handle foodstuffs before they reach the consumer, Lusk .said. "In this transaction we have an extra broker and Jobber." ; The government ' is in possession of additional . Information, according to , Lusk, which may lead to further prose cutions. ,t. STATE SEITATOE ACCUSED Hurley is saia by xeaerai oincers to have urged witnesses in a land hearing, -'he was-' cbnductrng, to perjure themselves. They t say Hurley represented Zella Becker, a homesteader, near .Huntington, in. a land hearing at Vale, against Wil liam A. Clark. Clark contested Mrs. Becker's application for a patent on the joining her homestead, and not actually ' her Own land. Clark took photographs of old shacks on the place, but his at torney did not present these until the close of the trial. " ; . He did this, it Is aid. to substantiate the testimony of his witnesses, to show i that Mrs. Becker had not improved the property, Hurley is said to have re called his witnesses, who are said to have sworn under oath that the pictures intro- r . duced by Clark were not pictures of the ' buildings en the contested land. . The provernment charges Hurley with' urging - these witnesses to perjure themselves by 'taking false statements concerning the ..futures.: Hurley's ball is 11000. i Elvtn E. Whetstone and Kdward S. i Kirk were - indicted on charges of stealing : mail from the box of Ed S. Bowers of Shedd. Their ball is placed at . $500 each." Indictments for alleged violation of the national prohibition law' were returned against Anton Anderson, Emit Reko, t Adolph ' Thomas. D.- A. Snyder, Mike KoHch, J. F. McDonald. Bert Hughes, Guy Bufftngton. Frank Heinz, Oraydon Linebaugo, James Baslch and Harry Casey. OTHER CHARGES MADE A. H. Beckner, a soldier, is charged with presenting a false claim to the captain at Fort Stevens. -He is said to have , put In an expense bill for 940 for hotel bills in Portland, whereas he is said to have spent only 926. His ball was placed at 9600. Adolph Thomas will be tried under . the federal motor vehicle law. He is said ' to have driven a stolen automobile -from Spokane to Salem in violation of the laws of interstate commerce. , Not : true bills' were also returned in tne cases oi Mixe juammi ana vessel George ff. bpth of whom were myolved In llauor investigations. - . Portlahd; Youth Is To Get Lieutenancy ; When. Age Permits Salem, July 1. -Although recommend ed for promotion to a second lieutenancy in the Oregon National Guard by Colonel Creed C. Hammond. Edwin CJ Wied maier of Portland must await his next : birthday in October before be can wear the uniform of an officer in the guard. Wiedmaier Is only 20 years of age, whereas the law requires that he must be of age before he can be commis sioned. Wiedmaier Is a member of company B. Portland. He saw service on the - Mexican border and later in France with the Oregon unit. Power Development Planned by Eugene ww4tj SMBM ,s,BWSl M J fkilfS JJI"V" posed ;i development v of hydro-electric power on the Willamette and McKenzie " river, as a means of attracting m&nu? facturing Interests to this city. Thou sands of horsepower are available in the . two streams. The matter has. been taken over, - by the industrial bureau of- the chamber, which Is expected to take defi. nlte steps toward the financing of power projects. Leading spirits propose that the city be bonded for funds with which to carry on preliminary work. War Risk Insurance Terms Made Easier Washington. July 1. (L N. a) New conditions by which lapsed or cancelled war risk insuranee.. may be reinstated were announced today by Director R. O. Cholmley-Jonea at the approval of the . secretary of the treasury. The terms. which are extremely generous, affect $ millions of former service men. ' Farmer Faces Charge I Newberg, July LGeorge Bush, a farmer, gave bail In the circuit court at MeMinnviUe or appearance at the next prand jury on a charge that he struck Neal Hodges on the head with an iron bar; rendering Hodges unconscious. The trouble followed an altercation between Hodges and a minor son of Bush. ",' --i - : ' . ,., ....... . . . ' ' ' - Only ,Sk Initiative Measures Filed for November Ballots Salem. July 1. With only one day left Jn which to comply with the require ments of the initiative and referendum act. only four of the dozen or more measures in process of initiation for a place on the November ballot had been filed with the secretary of state's office up to quitting time Wednesday 'evening. These were the oleomargarine bill, backed by the associated industries of Oregon ; the single tax constitutional amendment, ' initiated by the . Oregon Single Tax league; the proposed' con stitutional amendment fixing the terms of county officers at four years Instead of two as now provided, initiated bv Herbert R. Dewart of Portland and J. R. Greene of La Grande, and the Port of Portland-dock commission consolidation bill initiated by the Portland committee of fifteen. . 60,000 REQUEST MOTOR LICENSES Salem, July 1. Approximately 60,000 Oregon residents who operate motor vehicles had applied for the State license up to closing"; time of the secretary of state's office Wed nesday evening. ' At the rate of re ceipts for the past few days it is ex pected that the 1 100,000 marlc will be In sight, if not exceeded, by the end. of this week. A dosen extra girls are engaged in checking over the applications and mak ing out the licenses, but even with this extra assistance it will be a physical Impossibility to clear the application files for at least three weeks. In-vlew of this fact, it Is not; expected that any attempt will be made to enforce the law, which became operative Thursday, until about August 1. By that time it is believed applications will be taken care. of. as fast as received,: leaving no excuse for a driver to be without the required state permit. Under the provisions of the law no person, whether the owner of an auto mobile or not. is permitted to drive a car without a state license. Licenses will be issued to all persons applying, who are more than Id years of age and who have had at least five, days' expe rience in the operation of a motor ve hicle. Special learners' permits are also provided for. The licenses, to which a fee of 25 cents appends, are perpetual, except that they may be. revoked upon the recommendation of a peace officer for violation of traffic rules or 'for reckless -driving or incompetency. Motor Oar, Service Will B,e Resumed Pendleton. July 1. Motor car service is to be restored between Pendleton and Umatilla. July 11, when schedules are revised 'to bring the fast mail through here shortly after midnight Steam train service now. serving the west end towns at night will-be discontinued. KILIZA110F GUARD TO SUFFER FROM LIMIT ROLE Salem July 1. A bomb was thrown Into the plans for the annual mobilization of the Oregon National Guardv Wednesday when a ruling was received by Adjutant General George A. ; White from the militia' bureau of the war department re quiring a minimum of 62 men per company in order to draw federal pay. Under this ruling no transfers of men from one company to another in order to meet the minimum requirement nor the consolidation of companies will be permitted. This means. Adjutant Gen eral White states, that, with two or three exceptions, none of the companies oi the Fifth Oregon Infantry regiment will at tend the camp unless a special dispensa tion is secured modifying, the ruling so as to permit the consolidation of compa niea as heretofore.; " , Company commanders of the three coast artillery companies informed the adjutant general that they would be able to muster the required minimum Strength. Adjutant General White has wired a protest against the ruling to the war department, asking for a modification In favor of the Oregon guard. Orders have already been issued call ing for the annual encampment of the Oregon guard at Camp Lewis, Wash ington, from July 6 to 20. The order In cludes all units In the Fifth infantry regiment, the three coast artillery com panies, the staff corps and Company 'A. engineers. The units affected are located at Portland, Salem. Independence. Sil verton, Eugene, Med ford, Ashland. Marshfield and Newport. S P. Pierce of Sixes is the Democratic-! candidate for state representative from the sixth representative district, compris ing Coos and Curry counties, as the result of a drawing conducted in the secretary of state's office. Pierce and R. EL L. BCdillion received two votes each for the Democratic nomination. In the contest In the twenty-second district, comprising ' -Morrow and Uma tilla counties, Joe Scott of Athena was the successful contestant in the drawing to determine the honors between Scott. Roy Kaley and C. E. Woodson, each of whom received one vote at the primary-election. It was decided to send a delegation from the organisation to Ridgefield. Monday, to participate in the Fourth celebration. An Invitation extended by E. E. Larri more of the Liberty hotel, asking the Prunarians, in full uniform, to take part In a dance and social for the Oregon Greeters, was accepted. . Pioneer Woman of ; Ilwaco Dies at 86 Uwaco, Wash., July L Mrs. Mary Hawks, a pioneer of Pacific county, died Store Your Furs in Our Modern Refrigerated Storage Vault Phone Marshall 785 for Rate of Million " ,. iv-Fur the Dollar Sale An application for an Increase In steam heating rates in the , near future by the Northwestern Electric company of Portland is foreseen In conference here Wednesday between E. C Pierce, general manager of the company, and members of the public service commis sion. Pierce was accompanied by sev eral engineers of the company. Fred B. Fletcher of Klamath Falls and Albertus H. Swttzer Of -Corvallls have been temporarily admitted to the practice of law in Oregon by the Oregon supreme, court. Cohen Heads Prunarians Vancouver, . Wash., July 1., - M. S. Cohen was elected president of-the Pru narians at their weekly meeting . Wed nesday noon. ' George B. Simpson was Chosen vice president. W. , S. Short, treasurer, and R. E. Dunbar, secretary, Why This Sale Appeals to Hundreds of Portlanders: ' ' ' J ', - . ':" ' T - - " . i. ' y- Savings of 25 to 50 per cent. EveryFur reduced. . New next Winter's Furs just completed, included. - Furs bought in . this sale stored free m our cold storage vaults until wanted, eSOXJSHED JOKjS M9-ST , J8G4. , " BftoADmrr Monday following" a stroke of paralysis. She Is survived by three daughters and one eon, Mrs. Hawks has been a resi dent of Ilwaco for 12 years, and of the county for 60 years. She , was 8$ years old. , Columbia Highway . Traffic Restricted Salem. Jury L -The Columbia river hishway,' betwepn Ca--n' L. ' s anl The Dalles, Is clofeA t a:i tra::..i dur ing working hours whi.e construction work ts In projress, acrordsr.;? to an nouncement by State- H!rhwy Lngi neer Nunn 'The road will be c-e.n to traffic from 12 to 1 o'clock ton and from S p. m. to 7 a. m. ill UT TODAY AND FRIDAY LAST TIMES NORMA r TALfJADGE - iir "THE WOMAN GIVES" A Uramatle Triumph With ameriea's Ideal TyplHeatloa of Womanhood In a Wonder ful Bole. KEATES A I ( -C "NSSSSx AT THE . . A f r 3 ' J 1 - I , i lmmmmmmmmmmm,mm m mi I l l I i I i liiinii ii ii ii i ii Miller & Tracey Adult Casket $30 to $1000 Main 2691 578-85 o0 o ooc oo oo oo "4thof July" Offering IS Hand Made Blouses Timed Just Right for Vacation Wear Featuring Strong Values on the Season's Favored Fancies $3.95 $.95 $6 .95 I Tntluding a new shipment just 'received in which are many new and choice styles not shown before These popular blouses of Hand drawn work, hand em snowy white, so cool on warm , broidered, hand hemstitched days, -so fresh and crisp to . and made by hand, . giving look at, so serviceable for suit them the custom tailored ef and skirt wear. feet. ess (0 CSVUOJSHEO .FURS M9-m ZKQADMTf. lOO ill.-' ' pocr oocn ooa e Selling of Sport Coats - The kind you'll want for Fourth and all Summer wear, - especially for your vacation. 42'50 $19-50-$21- T , Heather Jersey Velour Polo All desired colors will be' found, including navy, tan, brown, copen and white. Plain Jersey -Burella Silvertone Tuxedo collars,, belts and pockets put a great deal of snap into these coats.- Low Prices and Big Values Play the Important Role In This Event Timed Precisely to Sutt Your Needs V Matchless Collection of : New Wool Sport Skirts $12-75 $14-75 $18-75 5 Large plaids, small plaids, checks, stripes and plain colors with floss, stitching, in most beautiful colors and combinations. Every known style of pleating , is . to be had, stylish belts and pockets and other features make ug the corrlbined charm shown in 'each skirt. - - . Charming Silk Skirts $14.75 $13.75 $24.75 Richly woven and' colored silks formed into most graceful designs, also plain white; and white with satin stripes and plaids. Fantasi, Kumsi -Kumsa, Drapoli, Faille, Tricolette and other new and pop ular weaves. - - ... , White Wash Skirts . C2?QJi Jy 0 in all the popular ' CX y&Bls&& & materials. Prices starting at $1.95 lbM ' v Li H V 1473 -tld3W C ESBJIU&ED. FURS .Jffl'Z', J864 - BROADWAY Colored Smocks will be greatly in demand for July Fourth 001 coa ca ooe IOO( OttZ H if ',1)8 4 f oo oaac