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SWIFT DECLARES HUGE DIVIDEND Packers - Increase Capital StockFrom$100,000,000 to $150,000,000 CHICAGO, Aril 11. The board of directors of Swift and company, packers;- today decided to declare a stock dividend of $50,000,000, half at, par and the rest free, increasing the capital stock from 100.000,000 to 11 sn nn nnn . The dividend. It was said, was not from earnings, but to cover increas ed property values and procure inon- sey tfor . carrying on business under high costs., ,The plan will be submlt ed for apprival at the annual meet ing on May 13. The stock of Swift and company today was quoted on the Chicago stock exchange at $141 rhare, a decline of $2 from yester day close. The announcement of the plan." made after the close of the market, had been rumored in various forms for some time-and was accomplished by a statement from President Louis "F Swift, saying that the financing I mm i : : : : LET'S WEIGH THE t REASONS For wearing our shoes. Jst QUALITY-You must be -satisfied or we're ! i m : ! It t o . not i , ; 2nd STYLE Styles that give that f'just right" I feeling in dress. I 3rd iFI'T-We've a cor-: WW rect shape for every 2 reasonable foot I 4lh PRICE-Price right, above it or below it is extravagance. o 2 The f ollowing . items in S , dude the above assets. Brown Kid; Cloth Top,,; jrrencn ,or Low Military Heels,; Beautiful, Dainty, Dressy; Vol $10.00, just only t, . $8.00 LoveljfOreyi in either Dark or Pearl to wear with new Spring Dresses at ......... . .....;;.... $650 and $7.00 A Neat, trim, i Black Kid. 5 New Military Heels, just the 5 thin? in Black at $8.00 Black Vamps with Orey i Tops,' serviceable, stylish, 4L .lit. ll.Li neat nitu cnucr. ugut ur m dark suit and in prices from . . ... . : .$7.00 down to $5.45 Whites, yes lots of them. : High, or low Heels, $7.50, 1 $0.00, $5.50 down to $2.05 2 . aixcu a, i.aui, uiuici ana Children's, Shoes at real eco nomical Prices. ..''. i i Third Liberty Loan ... MNllNltNfNfiWm i ' 3 &f m: 2 r i 2 iV.V.' had been approved by the capital la sues committee of the federal reserve board. Mr. Swift adds: "Increased business lequlres 'in creased capital; The' extremely high prices of livestock, for which we pay cash, and the continuous increase in cost of operation have made large demands on us. The $25,000,000 cash proceeds of this issue will great ly strengthen the financial position of the Company, and will enable it to discharge its functions with a full degree of efficiency. . "We realize that there are many calls for funds at this time; and, in order not to Interfere with gov ernment financing, we have thought it opportune to issue free of cost a divident of $25,000,000 in stock, which will facilitate the purchase of the new stock at par by our share holders, i - , "This divident is not being paid out of earnings, but is issued against surplus resulting from an adjust ment vf values of the fixed assets of the company to values current on January 1. 1914. bared on an ap praisal. Such "stock is not taxable until sold." DEFENSE RESTS AFTER 71 DAYS Testimony Taking in Trial of Hindus at San Francisco To End Today SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. Tes timony taken in the trial here of the group" of 'Hindus, German consular agents and others on a charge of conspiring in this country to over throw British 'rule in India, is to end tomorrow morning. Counsel on both sides were to confer at that time on the question of submitting the case to the Jurv; without argument. United States District Judge Wil liam C. Van. Fleet who is trying the cane, announced late today that he would Tesclnd ' his order allowing four A&ya for argument, and grant additional time If counsel decided to frgue and found such extension of time necessary. ' The defense rested its case today after the action had progressed for seventy-one court days. It was started on November 20 last, and has continued steadily since that time with the exception of two recesses of one week each. . ' John W. Preston. United States district attorney, successfully resist ed the, introduction into the evidence of testimony tending to show that the British secret service secured the-lnformation against the defend ants. He said that If such evidence was permitted in the record "the safety, of many British secret service agents would be endangered." He admitted that the British govern ment supplied the bulk of the infor mation against the defendants. . William Jennings Bryan failed to respond to a subpoena today to tes tify io behair of the defense. It was understood that he would be ex cused from testifying if he expressed fitch s desire. ; . CATARRH VANISHES Her la One Trfta That All Batterers Cm Heir Vpmm. It you' want to drive catarrh and all ita disgusting symptoms from your system in the shortest possible time, go to your druggist and ask (or a ily omH outfit today. Breathe Hyomet and It will rid you of all catarrh; It glvos such quick rr llr that all who s it for th first time are astonished. - Hjromel is a pure pleasant antiseptic, which Is breathed into the lungs over the Inflamed membrane: it kills the catarrh germs, soothes the sore spots, and heals all Inflammation. font stirrer anjiner aay wiin ca tarrh; the- disease Is dangerous and often ends in consumption. Start the tiyomei treatment today. No stomach dosing, no sprsys or douches; just breathe It that's all. Ask Daniel J. Fry. . HONOR PAID TO U. S. WORKERS President of Standard Oil Company Says Officials Are Efficient CIIICAOO. April 11. Unreserve I P-nlse for the high efficiency or Trea Ic'-nt Wllnon'a 'buslnena battalion' wa? voiced today by A. fJ. Hedfori, president of the Standard Oil com. pany of New Jersey. In a speech be fore the chamber of commerce of the Urfi ted States. "There is too much for eaoh of us to do to listen to the wild stories of the alarmist kind that seem to be the Invariable accompaniment of ev ery war In every country." he de rlered. "I am not a defender of th 'men who are handling the work of the government. Bnt I would be larking In fairness if. after my own experience at Washington, I with held a tribute to these men. thoa tried and proven generals of our in dustrlal army who have grappled with the government's prob'em an1 who are silently, aultly. and I say hrre and now, successfully working them out." While declaring that the petroleum industry will meet every demand made upon it by war time conditions. Mr. Itedford urged the imperative necessity of conservation in the. use pf gasoline. . V. Ieslle Comvn, president of th corporation which construrt"d Amer leas first big concrete shin. 1 h" Talth, which was launced on the Pa clflc coast recently, declared In speech that the ship promise to prove a success In every way. The shipyard in which the Faith was built was put up within a -week at a cost-bf S22.ROO. The same yarl for the construction of steel ships of ths same tonnage R000 desd weight would cost, according to the speak er, 1100,000 and would require- i year's time to erect. Mr. Comyn said that at present mere is a need or government aid to concrete shipbuilding. If the Faith AFTER SICKNESS THEY GAVE HER VINOL And She Soon Got Back Her , Strength New Castle. Ind. "The measles left me run down, no appetite, could not rest at night, and I took a severe cold which settled on my lungs, so I was unable to keep about my housework- My doctor advised me to take Vinol, . and sit bottles restored my health so I jdo all my housework. In cluding washing. Vinol is the best medicine I ever used." Alice Rec ord. 437 So. 11th St.. NV;w Castle, Ind. We guarantee this wonderfill col liver and Iron tonic, Vinol. for all weak, run-down, nervous conditions. Emil A. Schaefer. Druggist. Salem, and at the best drug store in every town and city in the country. proves seaworthy with government backing, concrete ships can be turn ed out in large numbers without in terfering with any other branch of the industry or drawing on materials needed In erecting steel or wooden vessels.. The. Great Lakes shipbuilding plants are turning out two ships ev ery three days, according to John A. Penton. . He said that thirty-fivo boats would be started - toward the Atlantic seaboard May 1 and that 135 more would be ready before De cember 1. THOMAS B. KAY . WINS DECISION (Continue from page 1) the mere Question of whether per sonal property could be divided un der the provisions of the will of the father of the litigants, Thomas Kay. Sr.. or whether it together with real estate would have to he adminis tered on. Mr. Kay made the contention In the case that he made a complete accounting in February and March. 1915, which was not satisfactory-to Mrs. Bishop. She was permitted to employ a firm of accountants to audit the records cf the previous fourteen vears. dating hack to the death of their father. The account ants are, said to have spent a. month on the work and to have covered a'l details of the business affairs of both estates. . Heir Adopt Iteport. The heirs all met August 9, 1915, and heard the report, which; accord ing to Mr. Kay s . answer, showed that all the heirs had received the same amount and distribution. Evi dence iltbmitted In the case appear ed to support this contention.. The report was unanimously adopted hy the heirs, who ordered that the ac countant be paid for their work. ThHr charre was $459.40. Further evidence showed that the heirs then proceeded tp divide 'ip the remainder of the .funds of the estate and made various bequests and donations which were voted on by all the heirs. At the trial cancelled checks were Introduced from each heir showing that each had received the full amount due and that all funds of both estates had been dis tributed. . . After this had been done business relative to certain real estate In Llnn countr which was In the name of the mother could not be settled without an administrator. Jt was agreed unanimously that J. K. Weatherford of Albany be appointed. Mr. Weatherford declined to act. and Mrs. Bishop was appointed upon petition of Mr. Kav. on' the supposi tion that there would be no further property to administer on. Mrs. Bishop filed her Inventory on the Mnn county property nly. bnt later decided, according to th defeni'f nt's contention, that she could administer on all the property, though It had been distributed by mutual consent, hence she demanded an accounting of Mr. Kay. He contended that a complete audit had been made which covered both estate In detail and that the properties had been divided Stop Com Agony . m Four Seconds CVrn I'eol Off? Th TUt that "lcts-lt" gives Trom corn-pains the way5 It nrnkri corns and rallu pc. off painlessly In one piece Is one of the wonders of the world. The woman in the home, the "Cet Me Ct4f Quick! It Ease Cera Pafawaarf Makes Cera Feel Right OffT shoppers the1danrer, the foot traveler. me men in m oiiice. the clrk in the store, the worker In the shop, have In. aay. In this great -discovery, "fiets-H " the one sure, quick relief from , all .". ,,u pains me one sure, painless retnover that makes corns ime on ss easily as you would peel a bannna. It takes 3 seconds to an. ply; "Oets-lt dries at once. Then walk with pslnless Joy, even with tlshl shoes. Tou know your corn will loosen from your te pfel it off wth your VnW ,.rry u corn ufferers. and uets-iy is sold at . all druggists you need pay no more than J5 cents a bottle), or sent on receipt of price by K. Lawrence St Co, Chicago, III. ld In Salem and recommended ss ine worm s oesi corn remedy by 1. O l'erry and D. J. Fry. 1 r " ft! in detail. Mrs. Bishop having given and receipted for her sh,are. "When the accounting demanded by her' was not forthcoming she began suit. GERMANS DRIVE IN (Continued from page 1) . original- front of attack, helped by the misty weather, j The territory whlcl the enemy over ran was very sparsely populated by cllvllans and as regards the character of the coun try, it Is a barren pain. Moreover, the enemy communications are lengthening across long tracts of clay. i Huns Attack lltdleheke. "The weather has I Improved and at. 10 o'clock this morning the ene n;v made a formidably attack against Hollebeke. Fighting! of great in tensity followed,. Masses of the en emy advanced in wares over tha heavy ground flanking Rooscbeek, making a great targe. for the rifle men and machine guns, which wrought what is described as terri ble execution. Comoaratlvelv fewl of the enemy pot to grips with the defenders, and eventually the attack was complete ly repulsed, the straggling retreat being followed by the field guns un til the enemy disappeared in tin mict. j "Around Ploegsteert; wood and Es talres there has been continuous fighting but results (are not yet known. The enemy hM brought up more reserves and we have aUo thrown in reinforcements. MtiftUrtl das lit Abandoned. "Northwest of Armentleres, In the direction of Ploegsteert, large bodies of German (Infantry are reported by our airmen as massing. Artillery heavily concentrated there on tho evacuation of Armentleres, carried out very successful firing on these bodies. The enemy Is j not, attempt ing to press our retirement. The whole place is a vast pit of mustarJ par. and out soldiers welcome me re lease from the place." PARIS. April 11. The war offlco announcement tonight reads: "There was violent artillery flght Inr at certain points on the front north of Montdldler and In the re gion of Lasslgn last night and this morning. We repuisea; iwo eumj attacks which were quit spiraea, in Ik. inr of N'ovon. There was in- i.... - - - - - . . V termittent cannonading on Dotn bannks of the river and around Le Pretre wood. I "Aviation: Last March 28 Oer- man airplanes were onmgm " ottaWA. Ont.. Aprlll 11. "Rel ative quiet prevail from jHangard to Noyon." says Reuter'a correspotident at French headquarters Jn France. In a dispatch sent tonight, 'The French, tne corresponuem adds, "carried out a small inrantry attack "at Orlvesnes chateau, locally Improving their position "In the park. "The gun are active on both sides alone the whole front. The Germans have done little trench digging. The enemy airmen are more active, uut are showing -little Jncllnatlon to take the offensive, chiefly patrolling their own aide of the front in powerful groups or a doien or more macnines, with the object of preventing air flights," I . MARINES OF U. Si LAND (Continued from page 1) at Vladivostok and the step was not unexpected. ' HAliniN. Saturday. April 6. Refugees reaching Harbin from Rlag nvieshtchensk give details of recent disorders in that city. Thf trouolo arose as a result or an attempt by the Jtolshevlkl to disarm the Japan--se who had armed for self-defens. During the first day of the trouble (ieneral Koshevnlkoff. commanding a few Cossacks, aided the Japanese and repulsed the llolsbevlkl, but the latter, reinforced by red ) guards, overcame the defenders of the city. Several buildings were looted and burned. Including the leading stores, after which the others were sealed and proclaimed community property Armed farmers, hearing of the sit uation, came Into the city and forced the red guards to yield. A second orgy of pillaging ensued. Ceneral Koshevnlkoff lost 100 men killed. In cluding eight Japanese and two Chi nese. Itetween 200 and 300 non combatants are reported to have been slain. The refugees secured eight million rubles of the Imperial bank funds which they are bringing to Harbin. : , I EMPEROR KARL CREATES STIR Kaiser Investigating Austrian - Statement France Should s Have Alsace .WASHINGTON. April 11. Refer ence in a Vienna dispatch to the llerlln Tageblstt to ace dlacusslons carried on t i"r"na by a "Profesvr Anderson of Washington" puzzled of-flclals-here today until they recalled that months ago, Jiist before the United Starts declared a state of wir lth Austria-Hungary a man named Anderson transmitted a report on conversations he had held - with Count Andrassy. a former Austrian premier, and Count Aponyl. Hun garian statesman ror many years identified with The Hague tribunal and movements In behalf of univer sal peace. Anderson., who. though he could not be definitely Identified at lb state department. Is assumed to be an American of some prominence who happened to he in Vienna. Ho bore no commission from the Ameri can government and entered Into the conversations solely aa an Indl vidual. So far as officials here know he advanced no Ideas of his own but nerely was called in br the Austro Hungarlans to hear what they had to say about the possibility of termlnat log the war. i Consider! Interest -Is manifest' id here la reports from Austria and v 1 Special Purchased t y. r T Y Y ? T Y T r r Y r Y f r Y Aft. SILK Dozens of Wonderfully Attractive Models i - ' t A fortunate purchase of sample lines' permits us to offer these dresses and some from our own stock at remarkable savings from their proper price. - All new and all smart The season's latest. . BEAUTIFUL SILK DRESSES. SOME IN TAFFETA. SOME IN GEORGETTE SOME IN COMBINATIONS OF SILKS with Satin and Georgette. - f X t Y t f Y t Y t Y T r t t t 12.48 AN EARLY SELECTION U. G. QUAUTY Germany on the . situation created there' by Count Czernln's recent speech and the French statement that Emperor Charles considered the French demand for Alsace-Lorraine a Just one. An official dispatch from France today says the German news papers are plrntlng demands, semi official In tone, asking the Austrian government to ezplaln. A message from Zurich says Chan cellor Hertllng baa 'been called to headquarters by the kaiser to dis cuss the revelations concerning the Austrian emperor. All Lane County Districts Surpass Liberty Bond Quota EUGENE. Or.. April 11. Lane county, whose quota for the third liberty loan was set at S 477.000. has already subscribed for $561,000 worth of the bonds. Every town and district In the county exceeded its quota. The campaign is still on with enough money In sight to Justify the county campaign committee In making the announcement, which it made tonight, that tho county will exceed Its quota by $100,000. Every District in State May Be Over by Tonight PORTLAND. Or.. April 11. (Spe cial to The Statesman) That Fri day night will see every county and district in Oregan well over the top with a pleasing percentage la the opinion of committeemen at state headquarters . for the third liberty loan. Twenty-two counties and 137 tonwns are in tho blue column to night leaving but twelve counties and thirty towns yet to come through Wheeler. Tillamook county, won Mhe right to ten stars on Its honor flag before noon Monday. Twelve towns and two counties wired heal quarters on the stroke of 9 on th opening day, stating they had sur passed their quotas. Campaign of ficials confidently expect that th? Mate will reach $25,000,000 by th tnd of the week. 234 Americans on War Department Casualty List WASHINGTON. April 11. Two carualty lists from the American ex peditionary forces, issue dtodav l.y the war department, contained the names of 234 men killed, wounded or missing in action and dead from wounds, accidents and dlweases. 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Fully two hundred thousand visitors from Texas and Oklahoma wltneaaed the review of the 36th dlvMnn. United States army, here, today. Texas and Oklahoma realised for the flrrt time their sons, taken front various vocation six months ago, arc now finished fighting men. For four hours the stream nf fighting men. carrying full equip ment, drowned the frantic checrln with the sound of their steady tread. Mere than 25-.0OQ soldiers partici pated In the parade. In addition to this, there were sis thousand horsei and mules and some fifteen hundred chicles. 7 IMilf The Big I F in Life! . Why "if" your,way through weary washdays? Your f . . weekly washing costs only a few cents for Electricity . when you use an Electric Washing Machine, and all the hard work of washing even the wringing is done by Electricity, quickly, economically and without fuss ', or muss. Let Electricity Do Your Washing Easiest on clothes, .time, trouble, health and expense. 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