THE ORF.GQX RTATTMMAX: jntrjISIlAY, 3IARCH. JST.. Jl If 117 ITT H IfflTn we I..Vf.:Vf. UlAlUlHb MUCH HEADWAY IN NORTHWEST Steps Needed to Discourage Spread of 4 Wobbly Propa TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY T TWICE DAILY 2 P.M. 8 P. M. if --r If ganda, Says Barrett (56 ITT. I mm o in rri . n qgg it i V .' -'4 , .i '- m 1 I ii I a, -. IT DOROTHY GISH WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, WEEP, STAND UP AND SHOUT, AS IT ALREADY . MADt MILLIONS DO IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON, ETC. Patrons are respectfully Requested to be in? their seats at 2 and 8 P. M. L ' Showings start promptly. 1 CONFERENCE IN DARK f ;. V.: LILLIAN GISH 1 MATINEES 30c EVENINGS-50c CHILDREN One half. THE JV FIRST TIME AT THESE PRICES. COME TODAY Number of Conierts in Ta coma Increasing Rapidly; Ship Men Concerned In- hi i Note Mr. Raymond Ballard will play the beautiful music score of Hearts of the World on our new,.Orchestral Hope-Jones Worlitier organ TACOMA. Vh.. March 2C duatrial Wot hem of th World r luakinc so many roorrrt amoac th anion tnn of Txomi and th North west that iglfM rondltlooa ar ebajrrd anrh aa to ditcoarasr tb proparanda. Ibry will oon control this section. ii th ward ant to tb Tacomi Uetal Trade CouArtl retreentatlirea at VaMnjrtoa. D. C. today by Serrrlary C. It. Barrett. of th local coaorll. The Tacoma council haa heard nothinc fron Ita reprentaU for several days and Is entirely In th dark as to the results of the cojfer ence between International officer. roast shipyard worker. oat ship yard owners and rpr-Tjtatle of the j:mrrencr Fleet Corporation I Secretary Barrett said twilcbt. I The tt-leitram snt tonltht says: The I. W. W. are takinr onr membership fast aid unless some thing in the sbipe of satisfactory conditions la forthc.-mlnr. tney soon will have contra! of this section. This la not turn work bat facta.' Tha Todd shipyard management tonight professed equal lyaoranre of developments at Washington. P. C bnt stated that Information had been received of a meeting with Charle-i Flex Tuesday night and that forme- Governor Heary Mcimde. irproen talive of the Emergenrjr rit cor poratlon In the Narthr-est district is cn his way home. GOOD BASEBALL PLAYERS SCARCE Goldman Says Not ; Enough First Class Ones in Coun- i try to Form Team WA'SflKCfiTOX. March 26. TesU i6nv; apparently designed to prov r.rgaritred ba-wball a monopoly with in th, meaning of, the Sh3rn'an an-tl-trtfs-f act was Introduced today in the trfal la the DiRtrict or". Columbia 8pr?in' court of the damase suit of l,he Baltimore Federal league' club agaiast:,the. National and American leagues' and certain offic'als ot tha rot-mtr Federal leacue. Thi lialti- n?ore club is seeking to tf-rcver dam ages Of. $900,000. v Counsel for the Baltimore club 1 clld two ' witnesses- today, F. Otto Knabe.' assistant manager of' the Chioara club of the National leap-t a mV formerly manager of the Dalti- piainai'.t club. The former Aid he bnd signed numerous ptayerj and that the club wag compelled t of fer unusually large ( salaries. Thi; was due, he says, to realization by the plars that the werj -f, to a new organization and fear that If anything happened to the new ven ture Ifcey might find It extremely dif ficult ta ret'irn to the ranka of or gaized baaeball. Both witnesses' were asXed -any questions regarding 4he reserve clansa in the contracts of profession al baseball players, Goldman assert ing that it was through the3e claus es the prganization maintained con trol of players from one season to another. ' In respoae to questions regarding the relative value of baseball play era. Goldman gave it as his opinion that actually there were not enough real first class baseball players in the country to form one team. He explained the system through which clayer3 are purchased and uvaTtefi and agreed," on cross examination, that the Federal league in paying bie salaries to National aad Araerl can league stars who jumped to the Federals did not have to take into r.irf Federals and L. pdwitt ,.Goid-.l consideration tne original aran price man.. foiner - director 01 inc. com- 01 me iuuiuu.ii. George Wharton Peppe-, ounsol for organized baseball Interests, ask ed the witness whether he consid ered that part of the salary paid pro fessional ball player w:s given them in coasideratlon of the reservation the clubs held up on their" services fO" the next reason. Gjldman said it was not his understanding that the salary of ball players was so divid ed Into two parts. RATES ON GAS ARE EEVATED 1 1 " - . r Southern Oregon Company Is Extended Favor by Service Commission Investigation the commission arrived at the conclusion that the Increase was accessary to . prevent the com pany from shutting down because of financial stringency. The, increase ia above a former temporary rise granted by the commission July 1. 1918. ' The new rates established are as follows: First 200 cubic feet per month, ar less. 11.05; next 4 800 cubic feet per month. $2.10 per lift-cnDio feet; all over 5000 cuDic.Teet per ynontn. $1.75 per 100 cubic Teet. A dis count of 5 per cent will be allow ed on all bills If paid withla Id days of the date of the bill. - The company made the conten tion that Its receipts under the pres ent rates, are not sufficient to pay actual expenses of operation or In terest on investment, bonds, or oth er indebtedness "Testimoay produced says the or der, "shows that the plans at these To become effective April 1 an or-! towns were built and ready for op der was made by the public servico eratlon In 1912 at a time of great commission yesterday allowing aa in crease in gas rates to the Oregon Gas & Electric company. .The com pany supplies gas for the towns of Ruseburg, Grants Pass. Medfo-tf, Phoenix. Talent and Ashland. After . . . i " A " ssslBaW ' "JJW-",VMVfMMIIfaBw -J J ;t. " $ I T' S' ll r- , i',;, i: the national joy smoke j :W lmmamSm M.U -A rm i 'ifeV I ? "v;':W;; ,:,....:!V-. ' f Wi it liUiiil ti l-lintilllHillliiii.Miil - 5 ';V:??::SsfSvr ..j ;.. ..i.. i m 1 1 ; j 1 1 m 1 1 1 s ; ; 1 1 ! V t ( t! 1 1 ' j i : i 1 ' ri J- ! l ill' prosperity. A steady growth of the towns tm expected, but with Just the reversal of this condition hap pening. It is now proven that the building of such ' substantial gas plants and distribution systems, has been aa unprofitable investment. The commission says that the new rate will not give the utility a com pensatory return but win tend to alleviate a critical aituatirn. Theft of Stamps Charged to Penydale Young Man DALAS, Ore.. March 25 (Spe cial to The Stat?smanJ Alford Enas.' a Perrrdale young luan, waa arrested and brought to Dallas latelclinK of returned servic men. OREGON IS TO FINANCE BUREAU State Will Give Financial Backing . to Employ . ,ment Agency ; . PORTLAND, pre.., March 2. The ?ailots and soldlenbranch of the United States employment' ser vice coaducttC at Liberty temple here under ti e direction of Captain J. O. ConvIU, will be financed lor the present by the stat-j of Oregon. Ihis waa announced tojay by Fred erick Mulkey, chairman of the stale st Idler and sailor comuiinsloQ ap pointed to administer th? $10C,000 arprcpriation made by the recent legrlature fr the relief of returaed soldiers and sailors. This action was taken. Mulkey aid. because of the failure of the retent congress to provid-? approprl ationr for the continuance of Ihii but it !s expected thai the fed- ea! government will le able to take over the work here aga'o within two months. Edward R. Ralfe. senior examiner, who returned recently from Wa.h- i.'Pton. where he attended ti c third normal training confenacj for fed eral employmentworkeri. will open a course tomorrow at Liberty temple for the local staff of examiner, giv- ng special Instructions fa the han- Ttirlma Individual chocolates S rents. Fori salo everywhere. IOVA GOVERNOR BEFORE HOUSE mi mm jiiiijijihi j, i. u r vv.v. V. VA v. . 'Wi . S. b7 K. i. lurynoUla t i.lh.i. l6ai-'-'-- 4 I J : i i i i! 'I I 111 is ?l ll'ti i M , 'v r ' If f 'n 1 it I I V NEVER was such right-handsd-two-fisted srr.oksjoy as you puff out of a iimmv t)iDe packed vith Prince Albert! That's because P. A. has tho quality! - You can't fool your taste apparatus any mcro than you can get five aces cut of a family deck! , Sovhen you hit Prince Albert, coming and going, and get up half, an hour earlier just to start stoking your pipe or rolling cigarettes, you know you've got the big prize on the end of your line ! Prince Albert's quality alone puts it in a class of its own, but when you j figure that P. A. is made by our exclusive patented process thst cuts out bite and porch well you feel like getting a flock ot dictionaries to tmd enough words to express your zizTJ c!ays'Eentrsient3l; . : V , MP,u Mi. i.. itt.i ;K t uU , I I., I ii' ll'iit, 8 II H " " : Toppy red bars, tidy ret! tin, httrltirr.t pivn 4 and half-poand tin humidor and (hat clan-', practical r?vni crystal glass humidor with, ipar.j'i moist ener top thai keeps the tgbacco in such perfect condition, W J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Winston-Salem, N. G . J !!i t!i (!!i MM mm A fx-?-- i ? yesterday afternoon by Sheriff John W. Orr on a eharge or having en tered the home of P. V. Hannery near that place and a olen $260 worth; of ,war saving stamps. The robbery iook 'place Sunday while the family was away from home. The clue to the robbery was ascer tained from tracks' of an automobile vhlch correspond with those machiae belonging to young Enns When questioned by Sheriff Orr about the robbery Enns declared that he was innocent of any crime but a search of his home disclosed the stamns hidden behind a fruit lar In the pantry. Enas Is a younK man about 35 years of afte and comes from a-' well- known and reputable family. His brother. Albert Enns was for a num ber of years postmaster and s'atlon aeent at Perrydale, The younic man -was lodged last night in the county bastile. CLOVKIUALK VEltSONALS CLOVERDALE. Ore.. March 24. Cloverdale had an Armeniaa mtrls ter of Salem as speaker" SunJay. both moraine and evening. He was an aMe speaker. . Miss Althea McKinney. student at Orescon Agricultural college, spent the week-end here wi'.h her parents Mr. and Mrs. John McKinney. Miss Ethel Craig spent the week end with hr parents. Mr. and Mrs J. D. Craig. F. A. Wood and family spent Sun day in Salem with Mrs. Nora Rob ertson M. Fliflet and family apent Run- dav In Salem with their son. Levi FliflPt. Mr. and Mrs. Arthnr Kunke. whA hive Just moved la their new home. won1 Riven a houm warming partv Frldav evening There were friends . nnd -neighbors preaen Lunch was served at an appropriate hour. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mored of Salem spent Sunday at the Craig home. Although the b:n?h offices in O-egoa were left mlthut nrp'oprl- atlons by congrefs. Astori.i and En- gem already hav tkn over .he fl- nr.rclng of the office and si.nilar action is expected in sevi-ral nther cities. Si TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS Kat .Meat If Von Feci lUck achy or Have Bladder Trouble. m 1! !! II.' ; ( ; I t . I J ' li it . SQUEEGEE TREAD lire? "' You Meat forms uric acid which excites and overworks thCTkldneys in their efforts to filter It from the system. Regular caters of meat must flush the kidneys occasionally. You must relieve them like you relieve your bowels; removing all the aeidx. waste and poison, elae you feel a dull misery In the kidney region, sharp pains inthe back or sick headache, dlnfncrs. your stomach sours. tongue in coated and when the weather Is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine Is cloudy, full of sediment; the channels oft?n get ir ritated. obllcitfe you to get. up two or three times duringthe night. To neutralise these irritating acids and flush off the body's urinous waste get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take tablespoonf uT in a glass of water be fore breakfast for a few days and jour kidneys will then act fine and bladder disorders disappear. This famous salts Is made from the acid of anpe and b-mon Juice, combined with lithia. and has been ased for cenerations to clean and stimulate slnrrlsb kidneys and sto- bladder Ir rltatlon. Jad Salts Is Inoxpcnsl' harmless and makes a delightful er fervescent llthia-wafr drink which millions of men and women take now and then, thns avoiding serious kidney and bladder disease. Testifies in Investigation of Rathbttrn Pardon.. Case Now Questioned DE3 MOINES. la.. March Governor W. L. Harding apreared a witness late today In the Iowa house Judiciary committee's lrvetl- ration of the Rathbnn pardon e.se and began an explanation of his rea sons for granting the pardon? It was brought out that the gov ernor's information Ir? the case be fore granting tha pardon, was-con fined to an examination ' an ab stract of testimony In the trial an letters from Georsre Clark, the Rath bun attorney, with recommendatlon- of clemency from the trial Judge ano Ida eountr attorney. No reference was made by, either the governor or members of the eom tnittM in an affidavit by William Uathbuo. father or the p-rdec" In which the senior nnttihnr -erted It wa hl understanding th $sono he rav- Clark for obtaln lr tht pardon was to go to the rntfrnor. Th. governor te?tlfle-1 he now le-, Here there Is no ijne-tlon as to the milt of ErneM Rathftun. M is if Anamosa reformatory, following re vocation of his pardon at the instance of Attorney General Havner. When he aid tbH opinion wa- baed on the records in trt" ra Pncclal Cn-inell Ttvers aed: "And von could have obtained the same opinion If had. with silent uiu- re-.ee lnvet Cited tle ca." Kiorf erantinz the pardon?" Well not with slirbt dillrencc. the srovernor replied, "but I conld Sir found it ont all right." "If at the time you had granted ihn n-rdon vo.i kr.ew what yo-i now know, would you have granted the nardoliT" Ryers oueried. "No. I wouldn't." was the cx"U- tlve's renlr. " "Then why didn't yon call In the the parole hoard and let the pard.in n issuca in in- rnum.n j -.- he rsked. "Mr mind was made up. tne ov- ernor answered. "After reading tne abstract riven me by Clark and tr. rnrnmmendations for clemency Irned bv the presiding Judge and the county attorney, I tnongni inr boy Innocent." WouioVt ssmmmmmmsmsmsmsmmssmsssmmsm Site In Dress Sho es Suppose, fcr cx2rnp!e, yoahzd a lot of walk ing tc do, day after day, would you 'wear flimsy-soled dress . shoes? . t Of course not for you'd see 'to it that your shoes were the tough-solcd, substan " tial, serviceable sort. The same holds with the "shoes for your autcmbbile. You wnnt your car to keep noir-f- cn one set cf Lresr-3 Iras pos sible. s ' ' v&amo SQUEEGEE TREAD. ' . latest Stahilizini Wool Prices in Allied Trade Taken Up WASHINGTON. March 23. To protect American wool growers unti the present clip has been disport of. Senator King, of Utah, today asked Bernard Raruch. former chair man of the war industries boetd now serving in an advicory capacity with the .jnerlcan pcac commlrj'.on to take up with the Itritish rom- ment the question of temporal lly blliting wool prices among the allied governments. ' Great Ilritaln Is said to have scv eral billion pounds of wool available and Senator King desire perfection of some agreement to prevent lais wool from being thrown upon the market at one time or in such quan tities to eaupo a deprc.ion of rric The war department Iat January agreed to withdraw from the mar ket all stocks of wool from July 1 until November, to enable growers to dlspoa of their present clip. the tires with"" the red sidewalls, arc the touh-trcad-ed, mbrstantial, serv iceable tires that will give y the long mile age you have hoped for, v 'plus a little more for geed measure. If you v-ant a, tire that will make you come back for . more, buy CC2 DiAiioro. t LOT L. 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