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THS CnZGON DAILY JOURNAL, FOIZTLAIID, OHZCOII
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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
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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.
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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
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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:
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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.
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TODAY AND
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"4thof July" Offering
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Hand Made Blouses
Timed Just Right for Vacation Wear
Featuring Strong Values on
the Season's Favored Fancies
$3.95 $.95
$6
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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.
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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
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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
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