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' the penitentiary, by which Crawford kougbt .to compel the -: governor . to him a bonus of 800, alleged to - be due on ccount v.of Crawford's worlTas superintendent of the- plant. , - Judge -Bingham's decisions sus- Uined the demurrer of Attorney Gec 7 eral Brown. -. -Tbe case developed after Crawford s had been discharged from his -posl- - tJon' by' the- governor who charged, tmopg other things, that Crawford ' was a faiUire at handling the men at the prison plant and that h was iil ' atory in his methods of caring for the X flax crop.- 'Crawford was employed through a contract made th btate board, of control when the board was - lot-charge of state prison affaira, -and the contract provided that he should receive a bonurof 50 a month if be v could produce a -profij , from ',the op eration of the plant. - Later, by a tion of the last legislature, the gov- - erno : assumed entire- - control o! - prison, affairs, and, Crawford's dis ; chajte ' followed several months "1 later----- . v ' - - " ' Crawford Claims Bonus. , , ..Crawford Jnuufediately 1 demanded hia bonus of IS 00.- Governor Withy-' - combe claimed Crawford . ; had not nude a profit fronx the plant, but of- fered- in- the -interests of fair play to allow 1400, or half the amount . he demanded.'' Crawford - said he would have 1800 or nothing.- The - governor stood his ground and Craw-foi-d started suit. ' Judge -Biagbani's decision . hpMs " . ( Continued on par 2) ITS.A.G00D ":THAI'WEEDS:-MQ , c: HANGING OUR POLICY HAS ALWAYS BEEN T0; GIVE CASH VALUES FOR CASH . " : 1 ' - '. : -For 20 years we have' been followinfifexactly the same plan of business which the United Statei Oorernment through the ; Commercial Economy 'Board 1 now; urgini ALL retail .dealers to adopt. We sell for spot cash only find have strictly , , ; j ' , ONE PRICE for EVERYBODY The General Public does not realize how many exenses ; are offered to secure lower prices or hoW.inany.. especially- favored classes of customers regularly receive a special A discount at most dry .goods stores. , i; .r ; if you are not one or mgse . ay orca f,wlw . j r " ein areP helping to pay for the goods which THEY received at a reduced price. Then the losses from i'bad accounts .i mnst also be charged to the customers who DO pay. The -ettrayagant service which will( deUver a spool of thread ' ri' or a paper of pins as an accommodation is another expense , . item which requires larger profits in order that the dealer, - v may 4 Come out whole." Just compare our prices with ; prices at other stores for the same ,&tiity of merchandise r and we believe that you will be a regular customer ox . - - ' j ? ' j , - J i Large shipments of. New Spring " 4 daily. -"p'j INTER-ALLIED ACCEPTS Labor and Socialism to Bring i Prejjurron Germany I : and Austria . MINIMUM DEMAND GIVEN Labor Delegation to Be Sent I to America to Consult Witb Wilson LONdON. Feb. 23 The inter allied labor conference which ended its sessions here today has accepted the war aims programs as enunciat ed by ; British labor. 1 December 28, and I the next step probably will be the calling of an international con ference at an earlyf date, including both: labor and Socialism. 4 At luncheon given voday In honor of ; the foreign delegates to. thecon fereaces, Arthur Henderson, former njember of the- war cabinet, and leader of the Iabor party, described these alms as meaning the establish ment of a leaguer of nations, involv ing 7 international co-operation ; - for disarmament ana .the prevention of warfa.3. in -the future; the restora- -tfonsof -Belgium, Serbia. Rumania and Montenegro and only territorial changes In the future based on jus? tlce and right. . . , .j . Iibor to .Continue War. ' Mr. Henderson declared that peace aimed at was of the peoplerand that the peoples must stand behind it, and he added that labor was prepared )o go on with the war until all the con ditions insisted upftn for a perma nent peace were met. : . V ' James Jtamsay MacDonald, Social ist and Labor member" of parliament, said that the next step of labor and Socialism was to bring the matter before the German ' art) "Austrian people themselves. . V ; ' " The program as adopted orre sponds in general, to the declarations of President Wilson and Premier Lloyd XJeorge. ' It has the support of the Socialist ' or Labor parties of England, -France, Italy. Belgium, Portugal, Rumania and South Africa. The Sicial Revolutionary,' or Minl taalist Russians, telegraphed an .en dorsement 'of ' Brttlsb labor's war alms and added that, they' Bad tried to send delegates to London, but that Leon Trotsky, the Bolshevik Continued on pare . m -1; Uerchandise arriving LABOR NO EARLY PEACE mi ; ' 1 I. .ii , 1 .1 - .. . . t . 11 1, j WHEAT PRICE BY WILSON Stimulation of Spring Plant ing and Halting of Price raising Legislation Orjccts of President PORTLAND PRICE IS . PUT AT $2.05 A BUSHEL Executive Likens Patriotic Service of. Ftfrmer Unto That of Soldier WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. A price Of 12.20 a bushel the same -as for last years' crop was fixed by Pres ident .Wilson tonight or the coming season's wheat yield. The price Is for s No. 1 northern spring weat at Chicago, with a scale of differential r other markets. The differentials differ t6 a slight extent from those now operative and range from a min imum of $2 to a maximum of $2.28. In filing a price ndw for the new wop, which will not be 'harvested nntll June, the president was believ ed to have, had two objects in view. The first was to Jralt legislation pend ing in-congrfess to Hx prices at from $2.25 to $3' and ? the .other , was to stimulate sprigs plantings. . ' . r .. lrice-Ralnr Talk Harmful. The Introduction of the prise-raising bills had begin to check the flow of wheat to market and food admin istration officials feared - that mills soon would have to dose down. Hop ing tbe legislation would pass, far mers J.lt Is declared, have been ref us- Ing- to sell at the present price of $2.20 In enacting the food control law congress put; a guaranteed price of $2 on next season's crop and this has been construed as a minimum price. To draw wheat, to market the presi dent, fixed i a price of $2.20 on last season's yield and it bad this effect Until the priceralslng- bills were in troduced. Then the flow began to stop. . , s ' - .-- : Food adininlstratldn offIclaI.have declared tbU If the bills passed the government would be forced to raise present 'prices to the new levels anl that to do so would upset; the fool administration's flour and bread pro gram j " ': -i - 4s ' "-' ' -V ' On the basis of No.' 1 northern spring wheat1 and ifs equivalents, the president fixed the prices as follows: ; Qnotatfot . Are Fixed. ; '' Chicago. $2.20; Omaha, $2.15; Kansas City. $2.15; St. Lonis, $2.18; Minneapolis, $2.17; Duluth,$2.17; New York.; $.2.28:' Philadelphia. $2.27; - naltlmore. ; $2.27; Newport News, $22f; Charleston, ' S. C. $2."27; Savannah, $2.27? Portfand, Or.'. $2.5; Seattle, $2.05; San Fran cifco, $2.10; Los Angles, $2.10; Ualreston, $2.20; New Orleans. $2.20; Salt Lake City, $2; Great Falls. Mont., $2; Spokane, $2: Poc- .plello. rdaho. Z Fort WorthTexas. $2.09; Oklanomi City. $Z.OO; wicn ita. Kan., $2.0$. The eulvalent of No. 1 northern to which the same nricfc applies are Xo. 1 hard winter; Np. 1. red winter; No. 1 Durum and. No. 1 hard white. The wheat must be harvested In the fJnlted States during 1918 and sold in the market before June 1, 1919. . The president's proclamation states that the action Is to meet an emergency requiring the cumulation of wheat planting. , In a statement accompanying his croclamation the president said: ? "Under the food control act of August 10, 19,17, It Is my duty to pnnounce a .guaranteed , price for wheat if the 1918 harvest. I am, therefore. Issuing a proclamation set I ting the price at the principal Inter ior primary markets. It makes no essential' alteration In the - present guarantee. It is a .continuation of the present prices of wheat, with some .'adjustments arising from; the designation of additional terminal marketing. p6luts.; f . Reasonablci Profit Assnred. "This guaranteed price assures the farmer - of wsonable profit even if the war should end within the year and the large stores of araln in those sections of th world now cut off from transportation should - again eonie Into competition with his pro ducts. To Incre.we - the price of wheat above the -resent-figure, or to agitate any Increase of price, would have the eft!ct of seriously hampering the larxe operations of the nation and of the allies by caus ing the wheat of last year's crop, to he withheld f rptn tlu market. It Lwould,' moreover. ? dislocate an tae present wage levels tnai nave own established after ranch anxious dls eassidn and would; therefore, create an industrial unrest which would be harmful to every Industry In the coontry. ' ' ' ' , 'i know the spirit of oar farmers and have not th least daubt as to the leyatty with which they will ae rrnt the present t decision. : The fall wheat planting, which furnishes two- thirds of our"wneat pronuciion, 100 place with no other assurance than SET AT $220 (Continued on page 2) M'ADflO SAYS HE CAN CARRY ALL HOOVER'S FOOD: Director Premises Rapid Ad- jusuneni 01 naiiroad ortation FRIENDLINESS IS SHOWN BothHeads Deny Spirit of ConfrQversy ; Co-operation Is Aim WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Prompt adjustment of railroad transporta tion to the country's- food needs ss Food - Administrator Hoover may demanstrate them, was promised to day ; by Director General McAdoo, v ho reiterated his statement of yes terday that practically all food of .feied for- movement by farmers and food dealers is being transported. , ; Aailroad . administration , officials pointed, to . the report, that virtually o ships Jo New-York haTrbor were Jield up by.' lack of food cargoes as proof " Jhat the movement of food stuffs is'r satisfactory. Some ships are- detains, at South -Atlantic and "Gutf -porU,' they said, because grain merchants of the west are not,load Ing cars: as '.rapidly as had been expected.--; ... ; ; Report to the food administxa tion told of shortage bf cars.- how ever,, particularly for r the transpor tation of .grata products eastward from western primary -markets. The railroad Administration ' explained that if this condition exists,. it must be caused by the; failure- of. shippers or the food administration to make specific requests for cars. The danger of a serious food short age. 1 the east was emphasized leas Reolyina to a letter from . Mr. Ur- LAdeo promising to provide for exjr food shipment, to. which bis attention wastcalled by theVfood admlnhttra t ion. Mr. .Hoover 'said: " "I am certain that this assurance from you will greatly quiet the grow ing apprehension of the country -of the last few weeks." - Mr. McAdoo replied to this letter by saying that Mr. Hooverhad fail ed to point to specific cases of the failure of raHroads to move food shipments, and repeated his request 'of yesterday. Both officials explained that their relations were entirely friendly and that their efforts to clarify the food and transportation situation did not represent a controversy either in fact or In spirit. Mr. McAdoo said he was only trying to help Mr. Hoov er and to do the best possible for country and that his only; antagon ism was for the kaiser. Mr. Hoover after giving out a cony of his letter to the director rAfiavsl Af thiel 4Atmsn . 1 f aavs v a a vi v u siib ivuituvu "I have nothing more to say. My face is toward the future and not toward tho pat." -Subordlnae officials of the food and railroad administrations, how ever, did not disply the same degree Of friendliness. 16 CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED Three Kiljed in Action and 13 Among Pershing's Forces Wounded ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 2$. Three men have been killed In action, five seriously wounded and eight slightly wounded, -General Pershing tonight reported to .the war department. The dead are: V Privates- ' Thomas V.- Ratcliffe, Clarksvllle, Tenn. William. H. Scott, Calvert City. Ky. ' Ralph T. Klngery, Ontario, Cal. The severely wounded were: Corporals ' Edwin F Titus, Manchester, Conn. Thaddeus , Dlazejowski, ; Meriden, Conn. Privates .Thomas Morrison; South Manches ter, Conn. , Walter V. Moran, Norwich, Cona. Gustave P. Hermanson, i Ansonla, Conn. , The slightly wounded were: ; First Lieutenants Guy I. Sweet, South 'Paris. Maine. I Ihomas M. Holmes, Albany, N. Y. . Second Lieutenant Edwin C. Call. Pexter Maine. Privates 1 Clyde F. Andrews, Orono, Malnd. Peter Rubeek, Egeland, N. D. Walter DrodowskJ, Lennox, Mass. William H. Hale, SomerviMe, Mass: t - ri Private Fred Kopanske. , Chicago, died as a result of wounds received in action. It also was announced, and Private Sidney M. Cowley, of New York, succumbed on February j& to gunshot wounds. ' COWTRACTIS AWARDED TO LOCAL FIRT.1 Quartermaster General Goe : thals Gives $250,000 Gov eminent Order ' to Salem Kingi Products Company 600 TONS DEHYDRATED POTATOES ARE WANTED Plant Is Put in Order to Turn Out Commissary Supplies for Army , . ' Byf W. C. COWGILL ' Manager "Jack" ..W.alker.4 of the Salem-Kings Products company, re ceived a telegram yesterday :from quartermaster General ' Ooetbals nf the United 4 States army to furnish the war department' 600 tons or -dt-hryrated potatoes, at a prlce-agroed upon, which. 1 round figures, when .the goods are furbished will amount to about:250,000- ''v-( f ' It was predicted by some men only a few days ago that this order never would be awarded to the Salem-Kings Products company,, for the reaoa that It was to be awarded on bids, and in commenting on this last night Manager Walker said that it was ho first time the government has ever called ror bids on dried vegetables of any kind. He submitted bids, and when ten' different quartermasters' had sampled his goods, .besides the quartermaster general himself. . he felt confident the company' would get the order. 7 ' - -- - ,- - McNary Crves Tip. . -When Senator Charles McKary wired a few days ago to the. com mercial club requesting that the Sa lem plant shubmit bids on dehydrat ed-potatoes, onions, carrots and beets. Manager McDanlel took the matter up at once by wire and local ly. v As . authorized -agent was de spatshwd at once to Washington and altera thorough test was made of the samples there, as well as by army officers In Portland. last night's con traet by wire- was the result. " Mr. Walker. Is much gratified and Mr. MeDaniel snares -the elation, for "It was through the hard and earnest efforts of the club In the first' place that the Salem-Kings Products com-' pany was Induced to locate In 8a!em last September ,and since the firm is the youngest factor In the city with a large payroll, it Is especially grat ifying to all concerned. Big Boost For Valley. "I consider this the biggest thing for Salem, and thew hole valley that could have happened." said Mr. Mc Danlel, "and JuK at this juncture It means much more than might appear on the surface. It will carry with It, in my opinion, the establishment In Salem of the proposed starch factory. ror that will use all the culled po tatoes, while the first grades will go into the now government contract." 1 Six hundred tons of deydrated po tatoes, Mr. walker says, will require upwards of 6,000,000 pounds of green spuds, or in one: train, abbot 4,000 car loads. No sooner had Mr, Walker receiv ed the telegram from Washington, than he took steps by telephone to assemble his forces again." The crews have been laid off temporarily, while the steam colls were being, cleaned and the automatic packing machin ery Inspected. Mfau Five Months Ran. It will require at least 150 diys, running the plant with three shift of workmen, to. get this order out, and that is also 'good news to tbe 125 or more employes of the plant, who have had only partial employ ment during the winter months, as tebre was not much to do after the long runs; on carrots, cellery, cauli flower, cabbage, beets and a fev tons of onions. Now there is steady employment for the whole force, and when the new vegetables and - fruit begin to come from outstanding con tracts more help will be required. . . FORMER STAR KILLED IN FALL FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Feb. f. Horace Higgonbotham, former all Amerlcan football -star from , Yale nd a crfdet aviator at Hicks field near here, was killed this afternoon when the airplane In which he was flying fell 1000 feet. Ensign Frank Lynch, also of the' naval ." flying corps, who was piloting the plane, was probably fatally injured In -the crash. j i . " :.,.- v .;' Tbe wrek was discovered about an hour after the crash, by a farmer who had seen tbo1 plane fall" He thought at tbe time that ths9 avia tors were descending In full control of the machine, t " " ' - - Higginbotbam ias the son of H. W. Higginbotham, a wealthy busi ness of Dallas, Texas. ' t Lynch arrived here recently from Hampton - Roads after a period of training In Canada with tbe Royal Flying Corps. His home Is In Law rence, Mass, BRITISH TOMMY i FIRMLY GRIPPED BY FATALISM if Bullet's Not Made for You, You Won't Be tfit," - They Say ODD NUMBERS UNLUCKY 4 Black Cats Regarded Luckiest Possession Detachments ' Can-Have ' BEHIND 5 BRITISH LINES IN FRANCE; " Jan. " 3 0. I Correspond ence' of the Associated" Press.) JTbe feeling of , fatalism is. strong amohs soldiers. Many hold, - the, opinion that if the bullet' ia' not' made for you, jrou won't be hit.". One sol dier, boast ; that ' te knews , he will come through thenar 'all right be cause during his latest battle, a large piece of shrapnel, on which he found his own- initials fell at his feet: "It was made forme,- all right,-. ne sajd, . butlt missed the mark bo nothing else can ' k HU me."- p r - Mascots and luclcbringers of var ious sorts, are numerous In all the armies of today .They are of great variety, although -uerhans tlay rab bits and black cats made of "lucky" metal are-' encou ntered more fre quently, than any t sing else. Prob ably in most'ases- the- lucky charm which a soldier carries is something sent him by -his womenfolk- in i the homeland -a' thin.ble. a- ring, or a child's trinket of same bird that has been passed down In the family as a luck-brlnger.' -v?. r - -. r. '; - i- - Among, soldiers' superstitions, of which the British soldier has his fall share, one' of the most characteristic Is connected with the number three. "The third time , Is never the same," is a proverb among the Irish troops. - "The third of anything Is fatal. ' Is a common expression among the English country battal ions. Soldiers have been known to refuse to take their third leave, feel ing certain that it will be their last. A soldier's third wound Is said to be tbe one which must be most careful- ly attended .to. A development of this same superstition prohibits the lighting of three cigarettes witb one batch.. , . ' .. ( : - Odd numbers, according to the British Tommy, are more likely to be unlucky than even ones, and thir teen is no worse than nine. Friday as an unlneky day has been dethron ed, and -there Is no. particular bad luck connected with any day of the week in Tommy's estimation. Sun day, however Is preeminently a lucky days for battles. ' r The lnckv flower, by common eon tent, is white heather, and a piece properly fucked away inside the hat band Is. supposed to save the wearer from a fatal wound. - - - - - Some regiments regard certain decorations and - medals as unlucky not to the wearer, but to 'the regi ment In general. One very well known battalion objects strongly every time one of its number is awarded the Military Oro. As regimental pets, black cats are regarded as the luckiest possession detachment can have, and the ar rival of a stray animal of this color at a gun-pit or dugout Is on event of great Importance. Everyone Is bound to be lucky for some hours at least. To met a black -cat while marching up to tbe trenches puts every , mem ber of the company In the happiest humor. On tbe other hand, a black magpie flying across tbe line of March is a bad omen. To hear the cuckoo calling before breakfast la another .bad omen. s; - ; HOP GROWERS TO DISSOLVE Meeting for Purpose is Called "'. for Friday, March 29, . in Salem ;For the purpose of dissolving the Orgknizatlon, a meeting of tbe Ore gon Hopgrowers' association has been called for Friday, March 23. The date ; was set yesterday when about 300 members of the' organiza tion met at the Salem Commercial club to take up Important business, but since this number did not con stitute a quorum tbe meeting was postponed. The gathering yesterday was . abort 4 40 shares short of a quorum.' w - Prior to the meeting of March zs the books of tbe organization will be experted. , This isf-a-legal require ment. ' Several months ' ago a com mittee, of which Louis thmund Is chairman, was apopinted to have the books experted and this committee has been continued. WKATIIKIt. , Sunday, rain la west, rain or snow east portion; fresh westerly winds. mm. tlffthhljy tiifi - - Invasion Findi ; Little Opposi tion; ; Disorganized Rus--' sian i Army Does Not Heed Call Sen! Out by Helpless Bolsh'eviki CONDITIONS OF PEACE SET FORTH BY HUNS Territory, and IndezmlUes Db manded ; Quids' D cm cliHi- Treaty to Be Renewed , f - V - " - -. . : . ... , .J ,. -LONDON. Feb. 2 J. The Germans, according to the -latest 'dispatches ' from Petrograd,-some of which were sent from there last uighttkre' meet ing - with little ' er no .opposition in their newest. Invasion -of .Rnssla,' whose': disorganized and -scattered army is taking no notice of the ap peal of the Bolshevik! to engage in guarllla warfare.'; .-f : . ; i Livonia is completely, overrun with with the . German armies, and the Germans are not far from the out skirts of the naval base of : Reval. the evacuation of which could hard ly be completed,, as Petrograd dis patches sly the' soldiers refused to assist In the work. At Minsk the Germans are astride one of4 the main routes- to" Moscow. :v.whlle further south Austrian- and Ukrainians are on their way to Kiev. ; Until the ' Ukrainian peace, these 'Ukrainian soldiers were prisoners of war, but since have- been -released and armed by the central powers.. . ... Bokherlkl Appeal for Help. Meanwhlle,.the helpless Bolshevik! are publishing appeals to the people to resist the invaders and there is talk at Petrograd of convoking the constituent assembly. Some' of -the agency headqarters say that units of the German array are refusing to participate ia the In vasion, while disorders have been ob- jserved among tbe Auitrians. LONDON. Feb. Z3. A Russian wireless government statement re ceived here tonight says: "Germany will renew tbe peace negotiations and will conclude peace on the following conditions: "Both td declare the war ended. ' "All regions west of the line indi cated at Brest-Litovsk to tbe Russian delegation -which formerly belonged to Ruitlato be no longer under the territorial protection of Russia.- i "In the region of Dyinsk this line'; must be' 'advanced to the eastern frontier of Courland. ' "The former attachment of these regions to 'the Russian state must in no case involve for them obliga tions toward ' Russia. Russia r- -nounces jevery claim to Intervene ln the Internal affairs of these regions. "Germany and Austria-Hungary have the Intention to define further the fate of these regions In agree ment with their populations. Eftthonla Demanded Cleared. "Germany Is ready, after the com pletion of Russian demobilization, to evacuate the regions which are east1 of the above line. So far as It is not stated otherwise,. Livonia and Es thonia must'lmmediately be cleared of Russian-troops and red guards.' "Livonia and Esthonia will be oc cupied, by German police until the date wh&n the constitution of the respective- countries shall guarantee their social security and political or der. All Inhabitants who were ar rested for political reasons must be released immediately. , r - "Rustia will cgnclne peace with the Ukrainian people's ' republic. Ukraine and Finland will be tmme- . diately evacuated by Russian trodps and red guards. - "Russia will do all in Its power to secure for Turkey the orderly re- turn of Its Anatollsn frontiers. Rna sia recogulifs the ahbulatlon of the Turkish capitulation. . Quirk Demobilization Ordered.- "The complete IdemoblUzatloh of the Russian armyi inclusive of tbe detachments newly formed by the present government, must be carried ' put Immediately. : "Russian . warships' la' the Black sea, the Baltic sea and the Arctic ocean must Immediately either he sent to Russian harbors' and kept there until, tbe 'Conclusion of peare or be- disarmed. -Warships of th entente which are in the sphere of Russian authority most be regarded as Russian ships. I. .1 "Merchant -navigation of the Black sea and Baltic aea must be renewed, as stated In the armistice treaty. The clearing away 6j mines Is o he- (Continued on Page 7) t