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Tim GttXlOX STATESMAN: WEDYTSD AT. rEBHrAHY 27, ffll
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DR, BANKS IS
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Noted Orator and Author to
: Conduct Ratification Mass
. Meeting
LOUIS ALBERT BANKS
"Makine Uncle Sam a Safe Leader
for Democracy". will; be the subject
on which Lotus Albert Banks will
address a mas meeting at the First
Methodist church: next riunday after
noon at 2:34) o'clock,' The gather
ing will be a ratification meeting to
strengthen sentiment favorable to
ratification by the. next legislature
of the nation-wJde prohibition amend
ment to the national constitution.
Governor Wlthycontbe will preside
at tbe 'meeting and a inarlet from
Willamette university will sing.
Dr. Bank J-fan orateor of national
fame. ! lie has served remarkably
successful , pastorates In the leading
churches of the largest cities all
over the American continent and a;
an evangelist h!i Itineraries have
"been nation-wide. He has the repu
tation of having written and publish,
ed more books than any busy evanf-gellst-
of his years and has fought
the liqnor traffic from the beginning
of his iulnl3terjr. He Is a speaker of
the aggressive and convincing- type.
Dr. Banks is. referred to by one
writer asf a "distinguished example
of the modern peoples; preacher."
He began his career In the north
west.' haying done his. first work as
a minister la Washington . territory
when be , was 16 years old. "
CTn'KTtDAIJS PERHOXAM.-
CLOtERDALE, Or.. Feb. 26.
Mrs. J. D. , Craig ... returned home
from Salem Tuesday.
Mnt Glenn Moored and daughter
Ilene of -Salem epent the week visit
ing Mrs. J. D. Craig. -
0 Garneh visited, hjii, aqnt.Mrs
J. DU"Cralg,.;the past week.,
Mjr,. Walter Blaco motored to Sa
lem u Friday to. vislst , Miss Ethel
Craig who, Is In the hospital.
F. A. Wood and sou Carl are plow
ing for y. J. lladiey on the Hann
place..- - .
- Arthur Kunke was called to Salem
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Francis Whitehead of Turner
visited her mother, Mrs. Joseph Mor
ris of Cloverdale Tuesday.- - ,
Mrs. Minnie Comstock and .Mrs.
Alice Budlong of Salem spent the
week-end with their sister, Mrs. F.
A. Wood.-
BOLSHEVIKI ISSUES
CALL FOR DEFENSE
(Continued from. page 1)
te'r Btrme' fighting and. 5 according to
, the Berlin of ficlal communication,
bands of the Bolsbevikl In Zkralne
havel)een put to flight. '
An official proclamation Issued In
Petrograd calls upon-the people to
rallvl to -thfe ' cause of 'Russia if the
BoUheTlkl Rovernnaent Is to be saved.
Healizing the seriousness of the
git nation 'the American' ambassador
and his staff made preparations on
Monday, to, quit petrograd with the
Chinese' " and Japanese , diplomats,
f who were arranging to depart. The
Germa0 army then was only eight
houttt'iWarc h from Petrograd.
On the various battle fronts oper
" attons similar to those that have
been In progress for several weeks
continue. Daily the Americans . on
their sector northwest of Toul are
under heavy German artillery fire,
but they are answering the enemy
guns with spirit and effectively shell
ing the enemy?s front line trenches,
battery positions end wire entangle
ments. ,
LONDON', Feb. 26. A Petrograd
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
. company dated Monday, says:
. "That resistance to the German
advance la growing Is shown by the
- report's of fighting which continues
German Auto tr Cut
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has chanted hands several times, j
The Gcriuan' - d eta chat ents: which 1
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iirsi I'uiereu i su nj c-.nt-i.
but they have since been reinforced.
'There is a general belief that the
Germans are moving forward has
tily because supplies of ammunition
worth -foiic' hundred.. million rubles
are concentrated in the neighborhood
or Pskov.: The Russians, however,
are taking measures to guard the
railway and are sending, more-soviet
troop to Pskov." 1
Later advices say that the soviet
armies are now everywhere resisting
the invaders. At Narva the garrison
and workmen have formed an army
of 10.000 and gone to Reval. There
are similar reports from "Walk.
Great activity is manifested at the
BolshevlkT headquarters- in Petrograd
and arnmnad ammunition are being:
distributed"
EDITORIALS
OF THE
PETOPLE
(The Pt.tt-rnan Is pcnni"i to nrint
mmmunicntiunii upon tt.pie of K-ri'-r;l
intrt'iit at nny tfinv " Th re is irrjri.jiy
any limit to tW tutfriq tt 'Kmr-tt In
terest." It l k.d nly that c.rn
fpomJtqritii rirfriitri frnni pern!il)ilt,s
ntid tl tare that rtJnrii? b wrlttcN
of a litxlou nature. fBttr munt have
writer', riiimn anl ad0rrn), fhoiitch rt
necmarny for -innycatlon. Ki.
Marlon, Or, Feb. 2i, 1918.
Editor Statesman:
I am a farmer arid, nave o(?slo.i
to ship farm produce to Portland
Thursday I bhlpped a bog to a Iwal
firm in the ; above mentioned city.
The report cam-back:
"One hog' head; weight j,onds.
Yon are ordered - to withdraw xjis
the same wrota. market as unfit for
human food. , and' dlstroy same,
(signed! Dr. George Parrish, health
officer, by; Peter Hanson, Inspector."
; Now 1 would like to know what n
farmer is going to do, and what be
comes of the meat that is condemn.!
If the head has tuberculosis, how can
the rest of the circase be of any ac
count fori food? We qn the small
farms do not have' very ranch 'dis
ease In our stock and if we did have
we would not put', the same t;h the
market. , ? ' i
I know a farmer that killed fo:ir
hags, fed In the same pen, all of the
KSTTiA Utter, fitfd killed at the ama
time. Two went to one firm In'PoH-
land. two! to another. Ctme;. firm
rent back a report the' sam-6 as the
one mentlonedlabVjve.'the other earn
back O. K. Novr is Jt possible that
those two particular hogs that were
condemned reallyr,had any trouble
or Is ther a graft? . i " : - i
Another ; f arnTer sent, six- hogs to ;
Portland, i The next day after, he;
butchered thera and they were con- i
demned .a stale,, at a, loss to tbl
farmer of $1 - yet'.'tunder these
conditions the farrier feeds them alt.
.tands all the, lopsea,-pays all the.
bosses. Wiu some one suggest i
remedy and relief?- ...
---!- rA.FAKMER.
PRENDERGAST IS
DEAD AGED 75
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Archbishop Is Third in Phila
delphia and Seventh in
! Prelates
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26. The
most Rev. Edmond Francis Prender
gst, archbishop of Phllodelphia.
died at he arch-Episcopal residence
here to&lght of diabetes. lie was
stricken- on December 1 S last and
had been confined to his bed virtual
ly ever since. He was in his 75th
year. " '- ' .
Archbishop Prendergast was the
third archbishop, of Philadelphia and
seventh in the series of prelates
who have occupied the see establish,
ed by Pope Ptu VII, in 108. He
had been aictbishop since May19ll.
Previous to that, since Febrtiary.
1897, he was auxiliary to the late
Archbishop Rfan with thei title of
bishop of clllio. Hetalsi held thc
office of vicar general 'nna for many
yearn was rector-of St. Malachy's
church, Philadelphia. 4 -
Archbishop Prendergast was horn
In Clonmel, County Tlpperary, Ire
land, May 5, and came of a
family that has given many1 promi
nent members to the Catholic chnrsn
He came U the United States In -1859
entered a seminary at Glen Riddle,
Pa-, and wart ordained at the ca
thidra' in! Phlladelhria In Novem
ber, 1865.' ' ' " V
Yon ; Should Worry Let the
Classified Ads Work for Yon
Barbed Wire . Entanglements
PACKERS ARE
CHARGED WITH
'DUMMY- FIRMS
Testimony Is Given to Show
Packers Crowded Out
-
Little Dealers
LOBBYING IS CHARGED
Hoover Denies Packers Hold
Position cn U. S. Food
Administration
MUC.nn. 1H. 26.: Testimony
to subs nntiate tburges that the lug
Chicago puckers eliminated the little
poultry and crrsr dealer . by under
selling1 them, 17 selling up "duut
my'' firms. Iy ime.of special railway
faeilltie and y other unfair menns.
was f ntroduced at the hearine con
duct ?d" liv Francis J. lleney h'fon
amutl W. Tutor, examiner for thf
federal trade -commission, today.
W. F. Prld-. who Is fuiii lv Mr.
Hn' to te drawing a salary ftom
Swift - Co., while serving th" gov
ernment on the fond 'administration
at 1 a year, wan iucuwd of being
especially active arainst the xmall
dealer.
Idthhyinx 1 fliawiL
Mr. lleney nlo attempted to show
that ihv rockers lobbied in slate
capital during the consideration of
laws to letter labor conditions, that
they sought to increase netrrohc!p
in the packing plants, jrhd that in
general fought, againxt all legislation
for the good of the working 'nian and
worlrJng woman. ,
In;one Instance, accord! n r to Mr.
Ifeney, the packers had made a do
nation to be used 'at a church bazaar
to Mrs. T. J. Ifealy. wife of an avbi
tralor for the Illinois industrial
board, before disputed cases of
workingmens compensation were
heard. . r
"It might be advisable' to make
some kind Of a contribution to Mrs.
Ilea I y, 1 would advise about $13
Worth ft our product," read a. part
of a letter writtenjby II. A. (5cm
brlch,' of the "Wilson tz Co legal de
partment, to V. rt. Kkipworth, vice
president of the firm. i
"In nstrtictin the wholesale de
partment txf deliver $15 worth of
goods' .to Mrs. Healy.- Mr. Skipworth
wrote that he wanted the donation
to appear as large as possible.
"I think a rr assortment of pre
serves would make up a larger pack
age than anything else," he suggest
edv la hii memorandum;
Hoover lenles Clitrge.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.Chare-
M made in the federal trade com
mission'.'" meat packing Investigation
that men fctill in the pay of the big
packing interests are holding impor
tant positions In the food adminls
tfatfon;"dr5w'4 clfegorlcal denial to
night ? from Food ' Commissioner
j Hoover.
eration for, the men referred to la
fffe4 packers investigation at Chfcagj
yesterday, who rae. or, Jhave been,
employed in the food administra
tion," Mr. Hoover said, "Iwish to
say .that nonev of the men refer re i
to has had anything whatever to do
with the regulation or control of the
packing trade. (They are employet
in. other directions and not now paid
by the packers.
"From time to time, as In thes?
cases, many men are tried out tem
porarily In the food administration
and if they are able to give the time
and -prove to have the devotion, eKr
perlence and skill necessary for this
work, they ; are required to resign
from any connection that would in
volve any conflict of ineret before
they become permanent lemjplos'es of
the administration. ;
"All of the men referred to have
rendered valuable servleo to the, gov
ernment as considerable sacrifice to
themselves and ther is nr qnestlon
whatever as "to their 4 loyalty tp'the
public interests." '- - U ', ..,
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Service Flag Dedicated
. rLs.Js.L. 4-,M
oy Lnaaanck Lnapter
, Chadwick Chapter 'o. 27, Order
of Eastern Star. of Salem, on Tues
day, February 19. dedicated a .se r
vice flag with six stars, to the
U m members of the orer who are In
the service. Dr.! W. Carloton 8mib,
Cloyd Itauch, Cl J. Green, Ilusell
Brooks, Joe McAllister and Frank
Reeves, Therewas. also presented
a mil of honor qf fife names of tho
meinbers of the order-who have giv
en boys to the service, as follows:
Mrs. Elizabeth Adair. Mrs. Ruth
Bishop, Mrs. , Mildred: Drooks. Mrs
Lena Cherrington. Mr. W'iliiam'Cber
rington, Mrs. Carrie Fowle. Miss
Catharine Fowle,, Miss-. Teresa FowleJ
Claud Gatcli, Mrs. Melon Gtfh, Mrs,
Taken by French
Mamie HaUiT.-'Mrs. Mabel. - i-ock-
oo.i. Mrs. .Ktta Mott. Dr. ..V. ri.
Moft. Mrs O. P. Hoff. U P. Hoff.
.Mrs. .May Pearce. Jot pea rce. Mra.
Floieye Piigh, -Mr?. lit?ina llau h,
Mrs. .vary Ranch. Miss Ruth Ranch.
M?s' Mav. Ranch, Mrs. Lottie C.
fimith-, Mrs. Elizabeth tfh.-.rer, Mrs,
Jennie Creen, Mrs. Mona Tipple, Mra
.l.an C. Woods. G. A. Woods, .Mrs.
Wfnnifred' Reeves. Henry Sctiomalr
tr Mrs. -Magrie Miliar. Franklin .1.
Miller. -Mr:. Mary James.
The de:icatlon was preceded by J
ul. C o'clock siprer. and a regular
neetins cf the chapter. There wre
two polos i.i connection with the ded
ication, ore' by Miss Joanna .lames
and the other by William Harris,
also a talk on the efficiency of Red
Cross by Mrs. Rollln'K. Page, and
an address by Frcnklin J. Miller.
Also, there wa 3 a dret bv Rev. K.
H. Gill and Rev. H. NV Aldrich.
The hli;h school, glee club san.-
"Ieep the Home Fires Hurn'ris" an 1
America, I J.ovo You." Just before
.In dare Itjinett presented the service
flag. ;
Marion Falls Short of ,
Qaota for Shipyard Men
Out of a quota' of 197 for 1ho
United Ft.ites shipyards volunteers.
b.Marion county succeeded in listing
only thirty Wimes. according m rf
poit emanating from stat head
iiiartr.i r t .. Portland". The state,
however, exceeded Its quota of ?,2H
hv llKtlrcr ttt'e names of :i2H men
who are willing to take employment
In the shipyards. Several ' counties
in the st:te were lower In their per
centage ttan Marlon.
Committees Preparing
for Big Convention
The rofimltteer appointed for the
lafttnen' mistlortary convention
which Is to be held In this city
March17, 18 and K9. are busily en
gaged g43!ng the " preliminary ar
rangemeri of the covneAtlon into
shaie.
The deputation, registration and
literature committees will meet at
the Rovsti cafeteria during the
luncheon boor to dfseuHs deputation
work which will take in the U rrl
tory from the Washington state lino
south to urid Including the city of
Kugcne,
iJeputatlniwork has already been
started with;" the following men in
charge:
!Rev. K. M. Smith and Rev. J. A.
Pennett. Silverton: Rev. H. C. Stiv
er and Dr. It anlc Drown, Woodburn:
Rev. F. S. C cino;Jrfcron: Rev, O.
F. Holt, McMlCTjVlIle;Rev. R. S.
Gill, Salem; KeyiiMf. ;Hood, Che
mawa; iRav. Mr. McFafland. Turn
er; Dr. It. N. Avlson. Kaiser; Dr. G.
F. Holt, Kimball college- Rev. J. W.
Pertklns. Albnny, Corvallis, Kugene
and Springfield. .
CHASER ARRIVES
AFTER LONG TRIP
m
Little Craft Separated by Gail
Not Heard From Since?
January 15
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26v Safe ar
rival at tin European port of a 110
foot submarine chajser with a French
crew aboard which had not been
heard from since January 15, was
announced today by the navy de
partment. The little craft was sep
arated from her escort during a ter
rific gale while bonnd for Europe.
No navigating - Instruments were
nbocrd, but after being blown far
off the'r cou-se, 4he Frenchmen es
timated their position and headed
fcr port.- To their remarkable sea
manship is attributed the success of
the vova re.- ' . : . !
With the engines disabled by tho
stcrm. the crew rigged up sails f rom j
bed overinis and sailed for thirtj-j
nine days.
5ecretary Ianiels announced the
new in th'-s ftatement:
"I was delighted to receive a mes
sage today filing of the arrival in
port of an American-built submarine
er which became separated irom
hr escort in th terrific aie oi
January 1, had not leen -reported
since that time, end which we feared
was lost. This was one of the 110
foot boats wh!(-h we are turning over
to the French government, and waj
manned by . a French crew which;
saved the craft by a remarkable feat
of navigation '
"In I he tor m. 'Which was one of
the worst on record. . the engines
were disabled an tho boat left
adrift far out rt sea. The crew
managed to up a sail made from
bed cover wsgs. and were able . to
make two or three knots an hour
lefore the wind There were no
navigating instruments except a com
pass aboard, and the crew had to
estimate their positions. They sailed
for hirty-nioe. days, going on shott
ratlons.and Ifnallf reached port."
NEW TODAY
TOO JLATE TO CLASSIFY
12 ACRES IM PkbVKDrCLOSE "TO
Salem, to trade for ranch not over
$4,000.
Equity In 40 acre Irrigated
ranch to exchange for grocery
stock not over $2500.
1 acre with fruit. G room-house,
close to car line $2,000 easy termr..
1 acre with modern five room
bungalow, at ear line. $3,000.
16 acrea ' improved, prunen,
loganberries, good Income. $6500.
acrea, modern 6 room bung
alow, pruned lofanberries, want
to trade this for a larger ranch.
might assume some., price $6,000.
IiOvely B acres, pru mm. logan-
herries. modem bungalow, $38L0.
32 acre peach to-exchange for
. Portland or Seattle income prop
erty, price $12,000.
80 acres similar, transportation
5 facilities, will exchange for Income
, property. , , ;
Socolofsky; 341 State etreet.
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STAMP TAXES
ARE EXPLAINED
Letter From Miller to Gehlhar
Clears Up Misnuderstood
Points
Doubt has been expressed In cer
tain quartets -as to the scope of the
stamp taxes JrupOfsed on business pap
ers, bonds, deeds, mortgages, prom
issory notes, etc. District Attorney
Max . Guhiliar yesterday received a
letter from Collector M .lit oh A. Mil
ler, of Portland, which with a circu
lar enclosed with it, explains certain
points.
The letter follows:
"Replying to yours of the 22rd
Inst, I enclose extracts from treasury
decision with regard to the war
stamp tax. In whjch ymt will note
that tho department, holds sheriff's
deeds subject to tax. The same rule
of taxation applies In cases where
property Is deeded back to the mortg
agee by the mortgagor. It Is alno
held that the giving of the deed by
the sheriff Is simply an agency
through which tbe transaction is
completed. In arriving at the value
for tax purposes the. com t costs are
added to the consideration of the
transfer."
The schedule for stamp taxes, ef
fective on and after December 1,
1917, follows:
1. Bonds,' debentures, or certifi
cates of indebtedness: Five cents for
each $100 face -value or fraction
thereof. m
2. Indemnity and surety hoc ds:
Fifty cents. Where a premium is
charged for such bonds tbe tax Is
one cent on each dollar of the prem
ium paid.
3. Capital stock Issue. " Five
cents on each $100 face value or
fraction thereof on each certificate.
The stamps are to be attached to
the stock book and not to the stock
certificate.
4. Capital stock, sales or trans-
in-, x n u vt-uis on wn jiuv lacRi
value or fraction thereof on each i
imu'ici, i iic Bianim are 10 oe ax-1
fixed to the certificate of transferj
wnicn appears on the back oi the
stock certificate transferred.
5. Produce, sales of, .on exchange:
Upon each sale, agreement of sale,
or agreement to sell any products or
merchandise at any exchange or
board Or similar place, for future do
livery, two cents on each $100 or
fraction thereof on the vaue of the
merchandise sold, as covered by such
agreement.
6. .Drafts or checks, payable
otherwise than at sight or on de
mand: Two cents on each $100 or
fraction thereof. Promissory notes,
and for eachrenewal thereof: Two
cents on each $100 or fraction theie
of. .-
7. .Conveyances: Deed. Instru
ment, or writing conveying lands, ten
ements, or other realty, etc.. w m re
the value Is In excess of $100. fifty
cents on each $500 or fraction there
of. ' .
8. Entry of goods, wares, or mer
chandise at any custom house: Twenty-five
.cent on an amount not ex-(
ceedmg $100 in value; fifty cents
on ove $100 and not over $500 in
value! one dollar on over $500 v
value.
f. Entry for withdrawal of goods
or merchandise rom customs-bonded
arehouses: Fifty cents for each
entry.
10. Passage tickets, one way or
round trip, for each pfissenger, sold
or Issued In the United! States for
passage by vessel to place not in the
United States. Canada, or Mexico:
One dollar where coBt does not ex
ceed $30; three dollars where : cost
exceeds $30 and not exceeding $0;
five dollars where cost exceeds I$fi0.
Where cost Is less than $10, not tax.
11. Proxy for voting at any elec
tion of officers of any Incorporated
company or association, except relig
ious, charitable, fraternal, or literary
societies, or public cemeteries. (This
applies also to proxies for voting at
meetings for the transaction of busi
ness. -: ' - ! ' : .
12. Power of Attorney: Tweniy
fiwve centa on each Instrument.
CTbls do ! not Include pape rs nised
in the co'lection of claims for pen
sions, bac't pay, or lounty, for prop
erty lost in the military or naval
service, or in bankruptcy cases.)
13. PI tying cards: Five cents on
every pack manufactured or repacked
for s-ile from and after October 4.
1317, con tai Bins: not more than fifty
four cards. j(This Is In addition to
the tax under existing law. Stocks in
hands of retailers on October 4, 1917,
are not subject to this tax.
14. ra reel-post packaees: Where
the postage amounts to twenty-rive
cents or more, one cent on each
twenty-flvft cents or fractional part
thereof.
Ed Howe: I care nolhlnnr for
Anna Shaw, Jane Adams, Sarah
Bernhardt or Joan of Arc. .
Starting! Out to Photograph Enemy Lines
Peace Talk Revived;
.Corn Prices Go Down
CHICAGO. Feb. 2C Downturns
In grain prices took place today ow
ing to a revival oj peace talk. Oats
especially showed weakness. Com
recovered and closed steady at the
same as yesterday's finish, with Feb
ruary $1.2-8 and May $1.26 7-8. Oats
lost Zp c net. In provisions, the
outcome varied from 25c decline to
a rise o 10O12Hc '
15earih sentiment due to Chancel-
J lor von Jlcrtling'a professed aree
I ment with President Wilson's four
fundamentals for peace made an ev
ident impression on corn values dur
ing the first half of the esloii.
Subsequently, however; trading
was governed. by. the fact that coun
try offerings were small and the
Letter grades of corn arriving here
were being purchased for export.
, , Reports that oats were 'In active
demand at Minneapolis to o went
bad only, a fans lent Influence as an
offset for peace talk.
.1.1 kli hood of enlarged demand In
case of an end of hostilities made
provisions average higher. Realizing,
holders weakened pork.
i i' A
Mary Pickford Shows
in Remarkable Role
Hundreds of people have seed
Mary Pickford In her latest film.
"Stella Maria," which has been
shown daring the past three days at
the Oregon theatre. Although Mary
Pickford holds the hearts of millions
ef movie fans, she has drawn them
closer In this last film, wbleta la a
masterpiece.
A celebrated poet once said that!
humans should gaze each day upon a
beautiful picture and read a bit Of
fine poetry. "Stella Marls" Is both.
The fscenery of-the film- Is remark
able for Its hUh arttstrys V The hero
ine. "Stella Marls," a rich crippled
girl, affords an opportunity for Mlsi
Pickford to display character which
la humanly perfect.
Her dual pact as "Unity." the waif
and Stella Marls, shows Mary Pick
ford in some of her strongest acting.
-pi...
A". , -Ji .
becorae3 a murderess la
of the waif. Is a new part
for her to play. The depths of error
are depicted In splendid contrast,
lint even, this heavy acting Is com
pletely overshadowed by her still
greater effort in the high portrayal
of Stella Marls, the child of purity
and Idealism. .
TAFT IS CHOSEN
AT LABOR MEET
Ex-President Will Serve for
Public at Capital-Labor
Adjustment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. With
the selection by employerss repre
sentatives of former President Wil
liam H. Taft as one of two men to
serve for the general public, the con
ference between spokesmen of capital
and labor which rin't today to frrfme
the baMs of a natlvnal labor polfcy,
adjojirned for a wek to permit the
workers to name tbe pther member
for the public.
The conferees met at the call of
the government to arrive at an agree
ment governing relation during the
war. Five men were namd by the
national Industrial oom'erente board
and five by tbe American. Fe4eratfon
of Labor and they with the two rep
resentatives of the public will com
pose a board or twelve.
The selection of Mr. Taft, officials
said, would give prestige to the con
ference and impress upon the public
mind, its Importance. The labor rep
resentatives are expected to name a
prominent man also and tonight It
was said that Associate Justice
Brandeis of tbe Supreme Court,
might b asked to serve.
When the "conferees meet again a
week from tomorrow each side will
that both sides win agree to soe i
trict boards with the right of appeal!
to a general board or department to j
be established under
the depart-
ment of labor.
Chicago Board of Trade
Stops Trading in Corn
CHICAGO, Feb. 26. The Chicago
beard of trade late this aft ernonn
stopped all trade In corn for dellv-l
ery in store by grade alone In Chica
go in the month of February, The
Ttttlement price for this delivery was
set at $1.58. '
Mrs. Willie Stephens of Ballinger,
Texas, has been apoplnted county
tax assessor to succeed her husband,
who was drafted for military service.
LAST GAMES ON
BOARDS TONIGHT
BisKops Have Last Opporf ib
nity to Beat Capital Na
tional Bank
I j. ".
The last series of basketball, games
of the Y. M. C. A. Commercial Das
kef ball league- will be played to
night at the association gymnasium.
The first game of the evening will
be Hauser Brothers rand tne Wat
Shipp company. - The second game
between the Capital National bank i
and the Dbhops.. . , r
The game between tbe I Wo 'f port-,
ing goods houses is always a good
one as the rivalry between these two
learns Is alwayg keen noth withstand
ing the percentages of either.
The Bishops will have the on i,
last opportunity to determine wheth
er 4he Capital National team' Can he
beaten. The bankers, have 'won. an
enviable record for themselves this
year and have also brdlcen all rec
ords of previous years. This Is th4
fourth consecutive; year for ths
league and the bankers are tbe first
team to go through the entire sched
ule for the year undefeated. Qf
course that Is assuming that they
will win tonight. .Even though the
game tonight should bo 'lost' by the
bankers they will nevertheless have
made a'record. No team In previous
years has won nine consecutlva
games as they did. .
BRYAN TALKS
FOR PROHIBITION
i . i
Ratification j in New York Is
Argued by Prominent
Men for Hours
ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 26. For
more than five hours today a crowd
ed audience In the room and galleries
of the assembly chamber of the state
capital heard men of International
reputation argue for and against the
ratification by the New York legls-'
laturej of the federal prohibition
amendment. William Jennings Bry
an led the prohibition forces. Ills
principal opponent was Samuel
Gompers, president- of the American
Federation of Labor, . who was sec
onded, by former United States Sen
ator Bailey of Texas.
' The hearing was held before joint
legislative committees, to which the .
ratification resolution had been re
ferred. "At the close of the hearing
no indication wrs given as to what :
the committeemen would decide to
report. ' ' '-
Prohibition and Its relation to the
war was one f dhe principal argu
ments. Mr. Ilryn . declared that It
was vital to the success of the United
States' and its allies that this country
send men clean In mind and body ;
to the battle front.
Mr. Gompers asserted that. In1 the '
'present crisis the people of the conn
try had enough to do in the fighting
line by opposing the central powers
and that their attention from this
most important subject should not
be diverted by any measure loss vital. '
Opponents of the ratification as-:
serted that the federal amendment
was unconstitutional In that ft
would give both federal and states'
concurrent Jurisdiction in enforcing
the prohibitory clause. The reso
lution's sponsors were equally as em
phatic in their deslaratlon that the
enforcement provisions contained in
the amendment were legal and valid.
RUPERTlMCTCD
ON FOUR COUNTS
lheit , ot Liberty Bonds If,
.Charged Arraignment
Comes -Today
PORTLAND, Feb. 26. Clyde J.
(Red) Rupert. exspeclal jpoliceman
In a local bank; and prominent in
athletic circles, was today indicted by
the United States grand Jury on four
counts charging him with having
"abstracted and converted to his own
use" liberty lqanbonds of the value
of $19,000 from 'the funds of the Na
tional Banking. association in pos
session of the bnk by which he was
employed. IU4all was fixed at
$10.000,, He will he arraigned to
morrow. Rupert Is now under sen
tence of one to three years fol)ow
ing his recent conviction In the state "
courts for larceny of $5000 worth of
liberty loan bonds. '. :
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