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. ' ... ' .... .. . ' ' - . .. . . - , :. " I " ... ,.!-,. U . . ! " . -' THE PRECOX STATESMAXi " THUMP Vt APRIL 11, ' . " - " 8 AMERICAN LABOR IS ATTACKED IN SENATE DERATE Ship Shortage Laid by Sena tor Underwood to Work men Y Poor Response STRIKES GIVEN BLAME Martial Law Suggested by Senator Sterling As One WayOut " WASHINGTON:.: April 10 Amer ican labor In its relation to the pro-s.r-cutlon of the war, wait a1tack.'d and defended in the senute today during 'debate on a confmnw e port on a bill making it unlawful t bstrnct Ubo nmnu failure of wM l.ia t -ria 1-4 or to damage warfaetor Us or their products. Objection cen tered on a bouse amendment, ac cepted by the ' con f erven, exempting from the measure's provision work men who strike for higher wage or better living conditions. s ..The debate had not been conclud ed when the senate adjourned. v Opposing Hie amendment. Senator Ttnderwood of Alabama, said failure of the1 nation to have more whips on the seas it more directly due to lateir failing to respond to the nation's demands - than anything else. lie added that whilf he favored exemp tion, from military service for work er needed for the prosecution nt tno war, be ; believed when labor ie fuped to do its duty . it should be made to fight. Senator Fletcher of Florida, chairman- cf the foiiinwr' eomutitu-e, which has -4een investigating s p. Tln& for manv weeks, d'-'areil tlt the lack of American tani5Kf on the reas la not due tn labor li I fI"Ulti tabor is loyal and willing .to word! he Slid, b .it in order to build ship, yrrds had to be constructed and th0 had taken time. ; The. housing proH- : HONEY MAIDS AMERICAN FOLLIES -l: CO. 12 People 12 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS MUSICAL COiEDY and :: o-v 7: vaudeville Last jimes TONIGHT yBLIGH THEATRE 3 "PAY ME" the photo dramatic sensation that made all New York stop-look-and-listen, is one of the few really big wonders of the screen. Played by a brilliant cast. 1 i FEATURING DORpTHY" PHILLIPS Heroine of that other sensational success "Hell Morgan's GirL" supported by Lon Chaney and Wm. StowelL STARTS TODAY FOR. THREE DAYS Liberty Tliatre I. ietn alno had delayed the shipping program, he said. Henator Sterling of South Dakota attacked, circulars which he. said bad been sent out by the public service iiKerve of the department tf labor, mltlslng non-union workmen to r inain away from Pacific coast ship yard as all place were filled by union men. lie naid those respond Ible for the circulars should be re moved from office. If the government la to have a con i;kl with labor. It should have 't wow. Senator. Sterling declared, add ing that ..those loyal to the govern ment would rally to the country's support and that for those who dM not there was sneh a thing as mar tial law. , Senator Xelnonof Minnesota, one cf the conferees, said nothing had led. more to labor difficulties thin the fact that the administration "through various channels, has ca tered to labor." Strikes, he said had much to do with delay In main taining the shipbuilding program. TIII.S WOMAX FOUND RELIEF Iiaekache, sore muscles, stiff or swollen Joints, rheumatic pains, diz ziness and like symptoms are caused by disordered kidneys and bladder. Mrs.-Thos. II. Davis, Montgomery, ll. V. V. 3, Ind., writes: "1 doctored mouths without relief. I recom menced tisincr Foley Kidney Pills and rot relief. Eight bottles cured me." J. C. Ferry J WAR INDUSTRIES WILL GET FUEL Revised Priority Regulations Issued by War Industries Board WASH I KOTO N April 10. Revv ed priority regulations, designed te assure fuel and transportation to In dustrle necessary to the war an eential to the public welfare, wer .jed today by the war Industrie board." . , A b-nvthv prfrerentf' list mad piiblie ejpi lf'es dozens sof transport . t ion "'and ' fuel users a sv !' rubers, it was announce d, will be added from time to time. The pro ferret! Industries under ft plan nov h preparation itlso are to be given preference In obtaininsr raw mater isl and other supplies. i t.rJority list Js a follows: "It Is proper to say" a statnent by the lnard set forth, "that the board hes not undertaken to classify env Industry rs non-essential or at .this time to limit the quantity of fuel which pny particnlar Industry, or plant t hall receive. The board has. however, listed certain Indus iles whose operations of exceptional Importance: measured by the extent of their direct and Indirect contribu tion either toward winning the war or toward prbhioting the national welfare, and these Indnstrles will be recorded preferential reatment y the fuel administration in the dis tribution of coal and coke and als" In the transportation of surh coal and coke br the railroads. t "TWa same plan wcftild b follow ed In according nreferentlal treat ment to a war Industries and plant in he transportation or raw mater ials and supplies required by them In their manufacturing operations, so that they may not he delayed or hampered In complying with priority rdera Issued governing their pro ducts. . ; . .." " "Preference list No. 1 Is not com plete In Itself, but it will be noted hat provision Is made for certifying additional classes of industries and also individual plants whose opera tions are necessary; as a wear meas ure. In determining what Industrie or plants are entitled to bo certified, two factors will control: "The relative urgency of the uses : ... - .. , t" This Is Oregon's official slogan Tiar Freedom's 04ll; lend Your All. Defend yourself. If you can't go across to rirht. you can do the next best thing by Investing In Liberty Donds to kep your boy your neighbor's boyon the firing line j To Protect Your Country To Perpetuate American Freedom To Keep yie Demon Hun From Your Door. We can't act too quickly. The danger Is Imminent. Wm will be tardy than yon would stop to think whether to strike buck If you wm threatened win you jeoparaize your iioeny uy rutnus to do your duty? lie who hesitates Is most assuredly lost All that yur forefathers fought ait J tiud lor is lost. Alt that the patriots of '65 fought for Is lost This Is your great opportunity. : Use it and j Take your place as a real American. j or purposes for which the product of he plant Is utilized .and "The per cent of the product of the plant utilized In war work", direct or Indirect, or In work of exceptional tr national Importance. No plant, a mbstantlal part of whose product.! 's not of exceptional Importance, can bo accorded preferen lal treatment. "Tlie priorities commissioner shall, nader the direction of and with the approval of the priorities board, cer tify additional classes of industries, and also certify Individual plants Those operations as a war measure Is cf exceptional Importance, which industries and plants when so certi fied shall be automa ically Included in Jhls preference list, which shall be amended or revised from time to time by action of the priorities board to meet changing conditions." LEASE ON LAKES EXTENDED AGAIN Standard Portland Cement Corporation Secures Hold u of Deposits On condition that representatives of the Standard Portland Cement corporation of San Francisco appear before the state land board by April 22 and put tin a surety bond to pay j the state $15,000 by December 20., the board yesterday granted an ?x'- tension to the latter date of .the lease ( of Jason C. Moore on soda and salt deposits In Abert and Summer lakes in Lake county. Moore has recently transferred his stock' tn Georee T. Cameron of 8an Francisco, president of the) Standard. Portland Cement corpora tion. Mr. Cameron Is in the cast and was reoresented at the meeting vesterday by 1. J. Maher of Pot -land, who Is Orepon representative. Moore will be' retained on the project as manager. Uy a former arrangement, all of the stock of the I'acific Chem! -al company, which proposed to :devrl p the project was issued to Moore n navnient,of hls-iease from the state. This Is the stock that he has trana 'erred to -Cameron. The lease grant ed Moore bv the state covered a pe riod of forty ye)prs and called for annual payments of $25,000 in addi tion to royalties on deposits taken from the lakes. He was required to make an Initial payment of $2. ".,010. Of this amonnt he paid $10,000 in cash and was given until April. 22. this year, to pay the remaining $15, 000, the alternative lelng cancela tion of the lease, t'nable to make the payment he tnsferred the stock. ? Secretary of State Olcott was with difficulty persuaded to agree to the extension . granted yesterday, but finally agreed to do so on condition that a surety bond be required and that no further extensions be grant ed. - To these terms Governor Wlthycombe- and State Treasurer Kay agrrru. i , Olcott took the position tWat sev eral previous extensions had, Wn allowed Moore, and thst unless the remaining $15,000 could be paid in cash by April 22 the lease should be cancelled and . the Summer and Abert lakes thrown open to anv other persons or firms who might "'TIS FREEDOM'S GALLLEND YOUR; ALL" i want to negotiate with the state for their use. I Kay's position was that the state's Interests would be protected If tho San Francisco firm would put ip a bond approved by the attorney ften eral as a sua ran tee of payment of the $15,000 at the fperlfled time. The povernor agreed with Kay ex cept that he declared the state's roy alty on the. deposits ' Is not high enough.' Notwithstanding a discour aging report. that was made by II. M. Parks, .formerly director of the Oregon bureau of mines and geology. Governor Wlthycombe said he had been told by one of the best engi neers of the coast that the lakes con tain rich chemical deposits. The prohibition law has put about 3000 saloons out of business In New Jersey. But where did the put so many booze Joints in that 2x4 States? MJ.B.Coftee Best Coffee at any price You can make mclre cups of good coffee with less M. J. B. than vi th any other coffee. Ground just right to make the best cup of coffee. Blended from the finest, flavored coffees grown in the world. Thoroughly aged before it is roasted. Quality never changes. It's the most economical. It goes further. Vacuum Packed by Spec ial Process to Preserve its strength and flavor ; - It Reaches You Fresh EvtEY Cam Guaranteed avaFh i v v if riorenre B. Ifoyt, PortUnd. at best Don't stop to think, any more' by an assassin. . Third Regiment Completed by State Superintendent J. A. Churchill, state superintend ent of schools, yesterday complete! enrollment for the tJiird or. his Jun ior Rainbow regiments of 1000 school children each. Every one of the 2000 chllden composing the regiments has sold or bought not less than $50 worth of war savings stamps. Enrollment for the fourth regiment has begun. '- The last hundred names for the third; regiment folic w: Freda llarber, Frances Welling, Eugene Welling. Portland: Pauline Welch. Salem; Irma Wilson. Wood burn: Marjorie O'lirien. Kenneth Tully, Raymond McDaniel. Wallowa: Helen Wood. Odessa Mailoy. Sadie Malloy, Winifred Amy, The Dalles: Grace Price. Friend: Jack Nielsen. The Dalles: William K Anient. Don Darnes, Waldo Uaker. Ralph Dobzi en. Norrls Clement. Howard FIfleld. LeRoy 1 teuton. Harold Lundburg. Thomas McKinstry, Newell McKlo stry, Claud McCracken. Theodore Randle, Julius Keller, Orin Nazor, Robert RIggs. Albert Jewell. Charles Krnst. Ross Johnston, Gordon Hood. ix?e Wlnetrout. Thaddeua Green. Paul Itlsdon. Paul Gentry. Jack Illanchard. . Walter Smith, .Howard Knapp. Chester Edgerton. Chester P.rittaln, lleula Lowe, Helen Spauld Inp. Elizabeth Chapln. Izetta Uarrell. Kathrun McVlcker, Marie Garrett Uernlce Cox. Selma Cox. Mary Hran- my.f1 fm.mt . I ...LI ; "ill. uiuillB I anil . IICTAiU tVUDin, naiem; j nomas caivert. ' Junction City; Ieroy Krdmann. Wayne Pick ers. Klmlra; lilondel Carleton. Panl Ine Knowland. Leah. Pettlt. John Skewls. Salem: FlorVnce Getchell, Creswell: Dorothy Mean. Delilah En dlcttt. P.andon: Charlie Mahafry. Marshfleld: Charles C. iUwlings. Albanv: John Dav Gross. Jack Var ley, Milwaukie; Alma liarklns. Mu llno: Hester Wakefield. Warren Hamlin.. Medford; Helle Fleming. Jacksonville: llrent E. Perkins. Haker: Mildred Worsham. Cake: Karl M. Nelson. Margaret Ronald. Hubert llurnett. Howard Hanthorn. Kills Antrim. John Bennett; Dorothy Mehr. Stanley Drownhlll. Laurence Cashnert Helen Danielson. Evelyn Delano. George Davis, Robert Full er, Carroll Hansen. Roy Hansen. Carl Hawkes. Earl Hoist. Sonla Iron side. Genevieve Johnston. Richard Johnston. Dorothy Kimball, Duretta Kolh. Hope Iampman. Claire Und. Marjorie Ivejoy. Iee Marvin. Helen Milliven. Eldon Neely, I'ortland. Thomas F. Ryan Filed Declaration Yesterday Thomas F. Ryan, who for more than seven years has been assistant Mate treasurer under -Thomas 11. Kay, yesterday filed declaration of his candidacy to succeed Mr. Kay In that office. After his name on the ballot will appear the words "Experi ence In office, your guarantee of ef ficient, economical and business ad ministration." In filing his declar ation Judge Ryan submits the rol lowlng'platform. "Stand for united and progressive state; for organization in all state Institutions whereby maximum effi ciency can be obfdned at minimum expense; for elimination of favorit ism In state appointments, ability, experience and patriotic nrice to I iff i Poraand.Cloa and Styles EXTRA (DO Cn 2 EXTRA SPECIAL fP-JU 3 SPECIAL Cloak k control same; for advancement of all worthy measures and projects that will aid In development of state: construction or roads. Irrigation of arid lands, drainage, of wet lands, development of water resources and reclaiming of overflowed and logged off lands." Polk County Will Get Better Highway Bridges Two highway bridges in Polk coun ty have been designed by engineers connected with the state highway commission who will superintend their construction. A bridge Is to span La Creole creek at Dallas where It will take the place or a wooden bridge now In use. It will be of re inforced concrete material and the cost will be $10,500. John W. Ash will superintend construction work. i .1 nit Co, A Brand New Stock rUnder New Management At a Old Location Some New Arrivals 300 Waists Values That Will Astound Extra Extra Special for Friday and Saturday, Chlzi Silk and Crepe De Chine Waists, All Colors, Sizes zzi $2:95 We Are Showing Some Beautiful New SILK DRESSES AT $ 12.75 AND UP SUITS SEGES, POPLINS, GABA2 pINES. RIPPLE EFFECTS AND PLEATED $15 and up COATS FULL LENOTH iff BEEQEL POPLINS, AND VELOUES $10 and up HATS LAEOE, SMALLtAKD MEDrtJil, ALL THE FASHIONABLE BRAID AND TEEIMINC3 $3.45 and up Skirts and Petticoats Service and Quality at Popular Prices t Portland . Suit COo At Stocktoe's . Corner Court and Commercial Itweeir Monmouth and'Dalla inner bridge wllll built at c t t $ U.so. the work to be done by th IkpjiIs construction company. Ertt i n ft Jones have been awarded t tuntract to build a concrete retil Ing wall and curbing for the vc end approach to the new Inter-coa&t bridge. ltcMrr axi iittiM MKiitcrn . Indian medicine men contend t& the roots and herb of tat field 1 nlsb a panacea for every 111 to wfeK human flesh Is heir. He that 1 may. It is Interesting to note that t most successful remedy in the cr for female Ills. Lydia E. Pinki' Vegetable Compound, was compe5 ed more than forty years ago by Jydla E. PInkham of Lynn. M from the roots and herbs of l field, and today it is recognized fr0' shore to shore as the standard ttj edr foe-female Ills. U this coupon and enjoy a plerasant afternoon at the BLIGH THEATRE Three of these coupons of consecptlre date will 6e exrhaaged The 8TATES31AX office for ticket which will admit one person to any matinee, except Saturday and Sanday, by paying Sc. Thla Coupon la dated April 11, 1 Din. ... i ... : "v