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PRICES SEEM
DETERMINED
TO GO ON UP
Latest Reports From Federal
Reserve Agents Through
out Country Show Condi
tion Grows Worse
FARMING CONDITIONS
ESPECIALLY SERIOUS
Only Hope Expressed Is in
Decrease of Number of Un-
filled Orders on Hand
WASHINGTON, April '29. Re
ports from federal reserve agents
throughout the country showed a
marked tendency of prices tdrre
sume their upward movement, the
federal reserve board "reported to
night In Its summary of business
conditions for April. But the board
noted the hopeful sing, from the
, consumers' viewpoint, of "anxiety
concerning the Overstrained "situa
tion resulting from Excessively high
prices and wages,'' which it believed
forecast a slowing; down in the sky
rocketing of prices,
While "high prices of necessaries
were obvioaslp chargeable to Inef
ficiency and under-production to n
large degree, the board advanced
the belief that the already high costs
of production were aggravated by
the added expense of obtaining cap-
' ital. The result has been that, dur
ing April, conditions were not as
favorable to a drop in price as
they were in February and March,
according to the summary.
(Continued on page 2.)
m.-j ijt-.l.a.,
Ota
Special Bargains in
Gaps and Footwear
Our entire line of Men's
reduced
9c to .$1.15 lines now 75c
$1.50 line now.
$1.83. to
now..
Two
25c
White Duck
Hats for Bisf
and Little Folks
20c aiid 50c
V6meits White Ileinskin Clotli Shoes with
Ivory Welted soles, covered Iouis heel. laee.
.This is an excellent shoe and was cheap at th
regular price of $5.23; sizes 3 to QY, now $3.85
Brbkcn lot Women's White Canvas Shoes, re
duced to. . .$2.65
Women's White, best grade Kids with full rub
ber hett and sole, reduced from $2.25 to.. $1.65
A few Men's White Kids, reduced from $1.05
to ........$1.45
Still some extra good values in Women's and
Misses' Shoes, sizes 2 V to 4lA at
..............$1.85, $2.85, $35, $3.75, $3.95
cii&m waxn irrienas
16 YEAR OLD CRIPPLE
WINS BIG ESSAY PRIZE
C'AX MOVE ONLY TWO KIXfJEHS
AXD HEAD BUT HEAD WOUKS
Colonel Jackson Present Two Cut.,
kld Watch, and Hundred IXollnra
From Various Donors
CHICAGO. April 29. Jimmie O'
Malley, aged 16, able to move only
two mingers and his head because
of paralysis, today -received the war
department's sliver cup for writing
the best essay on "what the army
has to offer a young man,"
The cup, together with another
from a local sank. a gold watch
troin the Fort Sheridan "Recall" and
$100 lrom the Knights of Columbus, i
was presented by Colonel Jackson.
a member of Major General Leonard
Wood's staff.
The presentation took place in the
Spaulding school, where Jimmic and
400 other cripples, most of them
like O'Malley, bcng confined to
.wheel chairs, are educated j
SUGAR 31 CENTS
STILL GOING UP
Top Price Hit on Chicago
Market in Thursday
Sales
CHICAGO, April 29. Sugar has
reacheVl the highest price on record
In Chicago today, according to com
mission men. A 1000-pound lot sold
rcr 31 cents a pound, -wholesale.
Buyers attempted to buy more bp
offering 52 cents, but there was
none for sale.
ATLANTA. Ga., April 9. The
Oglesby Grocery ' company, whole
salers, and, W. A. 'Albright, presi
dent of the firm, were indicted by
the federal grand jury here today on
rharges of profiteering in sugar by
buying at 16 scents and selling at
20 cents a pound.
ii'iV-i I i mm
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS
7
and Boys Caps radically
95c
4 i
Sjfc2.85 lines
....$1.45
lots at
& 50c
A Dozen Shades
or chiffon-' riot n
Bedueetl to Yard
25c
RIP MAV Fl A V I
DlU If 1 ill lill I
1LU1 ILiilYIjls
BY U.S. AGENTS
Reds Spread 1 Propaganda
Throughout Country and
Instigate Rising and Class
Warfare
ntrtr CDDC An 117 A I IfiIIT
WIUtrDrliliAll WALMJUl
PART OF RADICAL PLAN
Little Apprehension Felt 0n,been ociated with the mercantile
Coast but Portland Officers
MakeArrests
WASHINGTON. April 29. riots
against the lives of more than a
score of federal and state officials
have been discovered ny the depart
ment of justice as a part of radical
May day demonstrations. Attorney
General Palmer announced tonight.
The department has information,
according to the attorney general,
that the instigators of the May day
demonstration here have been work
ing "in direct eoonnection and uni
son" with leaders of disturbances set
ror Europe.
As in Europe, attempts are heinc
made to Incite strikes in all baric
American industries. Mr. Palmer
said, although Tie did not believe
they would be tuccessful.
" am not going to prophesy what
will happen." Mr. Palmer said. "I am
Just making public some of the
things our agents have discovered.
But if a will to upset our nation's
whole scheme of living coounts for
anything the radicals may cause some
trouble."
Pl.m Wholesale Walkout. s
Mr. Palmer said that while he
could not disclose the nature of the
communist labor party's plan In con
nection with further strikes, leaders
of that organization had concentrat
ed on several important Industries
and that the demonstrations planned
threatened to cause trouble In the
way of walkouts. . '
All of the propaganda advocating
May day disturbance referred to
"inhuman treatment" of the soviet
government of Runsia by the United
States and the allied powers. Mrr.
Palmer continued.
In foreign sections of Industrial
centers appeals for "peace with Rus
sia" have been employed as the main
method In stirring up dissatisfaction
with this government. Mr. Palmer
said. Strikes and disorders, he aiu.
simply are meant to emphasize to
American officials the threat of the
radicals that relations must be re
sumed with Kupsia.
lnfljuntory IJteraturr Spread.
Tons of inflamatory literature Lave
beeit Circulated in the last month
by express and freight and secretly
distributed by local leaders, accord
ing to Information obtained by de
partment agents. The communist
labor group also has sent nuiueiuu
personal emissaries, in cities where
. I r ! 1 ,1 rloAOTiiwI rina f Val-
ilUV IIC1U (W Vi lilt ' I-. ..... .
mer reDorted. These men have been
under constant surveillance by fed
eral agents and it was throuch their
activities that the government was
first able to establish definitely the
aims of the group for May day dis
turbances. Men and women have
been used particularly in the textile
manufacturing districts.
. Try to Foment ! reruns.
In these areas, reports showed
radicafleaders were appealing to the
workers to strike in behalf of soviet
Russia and as a protest against the
high cost of Uvlnng.
Some of the literature showed that
many radical loaders tea inai ranis
conducted against th communist" and,
communist labor elemtns last winter
had broken our formation. Th
agitators, however, continued to
spread reports atnonc the workers
that the arrest of certailnn of thir
members was a certain proof of the
American government's "hatred for
the proletariat."
Federal agents are taking every
precaution to check violence. Mr
Palmer saJd .adding that he bolicved
thev Would be able to meet any sit
uation. He did not diwlose what
course of action was br ing considered
ing forwarned. was forearmed.
Coast Not Very Aprvhen4ve.
TACOMA. Wash.. April 29. Th;t
officials In the west wore not likely
to be on the list mentioned by At
torney General Palmer in connection
with May day developments, waj the
opinion of United States Attorney R
C. Saunders tonight In a long dls
(Continued on page S)
ana truusoana &.err F-ser inere -asr
DALLAS YOUNG MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
FIXSKTH KMlS Ills LIFE
WHILE lKSltXIENT
Iead Man Member of .OM C ompMiiy
L and Veteran of Mexican llorder
Trtmble of JOIO
DALLAS. Or.. April 23. I Special
to The Sii'iefiaanl Hoy W. Finsrth.
loungest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A.
Finseth of this city committed sui
cide about 9:. "50 o'clock Wednesday
night L shooting himself wiih a 2
caliber revolver. The act was com
mitted in hi home at 210 Maple
street and is believed to have b?ea
done in a fit. of despondency. The
tatal shot lod;,cd Just above the
heart and death was instantaneous.
Mr. FiiiteMi had lived in . Dallai
practically all his life, coming here
with hi.i parents from Portland when
a small boy. 11c received his edu
cation in I ho nulla-
ii.-nunii ui his inner tor me
past several years. He was a like
able yo ing mau erfd his sad Heath
caused a v.ave of sorrow and gloom
to fettle on the city this morning.
For several years he was a member
of old Comiany L and was a veteran
of the Mexican border trouble. At
the time of his death he was first
sergeant of the prerent Dallas mili
tia company.
He leaes a wife and one small
child, his fr. trier and mother. Mr.
and Mrs. P. A. Finselh. and one bro
ther. Lief S. Finfeth. all residiag in
this city. Arranre.'nts for the
funeral have not yet been made.
CORONER HEARS
KILLING STORY
Evidence Offered That Shots
Came From Simons
House -
lil'TTK. Mont.. April 2S Testi
mony or Under-Sheriff Jark Whelan
that the first shotj in the Hrlke riot
on Anaconda road near the Ncver
sweat mine, the afternoon of Arrtl
21. came from the Simons boarding
Lous, with the corroborating testi
mony of Chief iHputy Iave 0-Con-nor
that he saw men run out of th
noardlng house after the trouble
started, featured the first day of the
coroner's inquest in connection mith
The death of Thomas Manninr. vic
tim or the shooting, who died sev
eral days later.
Roth ot thebe officers testified
that the only person they saw using
sawed -off shotgun was John Her-
kin. t nine manacer. although they
said prohatlp a dnxen mine guards
were armed with thes weapons and
that a tutillade cf shot was fired
bv the guards afrr the shots were
fired from the hoarding hous. Un
der-sheriff Whalcn raicl that aft-r
the second sli't from tt tioardint:
house narrowly nm-wd his head, he
ran toward llerkin and shouted:
"Fire m the air to scare them off. '
We declared R-rkin complied and
shouted back: '"That will scare
them."
Medical testimony given was to
the effect that Manning died from
the effect of a Kunshot wound whln
entered th rltht hip ar.d. ranging
upward. piefYed through almost to
the skin and lodged near the stom
ach. SCOTCH UNIONS
WANT DRY LAND
Congress at Dumfermline
Passes Resolution Favor
ing Prohibition
DUNFKIt M I A S K, Scotland. April
-;. The .-rot!ih trades union con-J
.ires nas pa.'S'ti a ri'wuniion id ia
vor of liquor prohibition.
Let the Old Folks Ride
in Yoar Automobile Sunday
Volunteers arc wanted to allow the
use of their automobiles Funday aft
ernoon when aged Saieu, nVle nre
to 1k treated to rides through the
blossoming fruit districts near the
elty. A ride of about an hour will
b given each party.
Persons who are willing that their
cars be used for this romraendible
purpose hou!d telephone the Com
mercial club and inform the manacer
what time in the afternoon their au
tomobiles will 1m- available.
Alto any aged men and wom. ot
the city who wish to take the ride
should telephone to the club, phone
number 302. and give their street
addresses.
COURT CASE
IS LOST BY
PHEZ FIRM
Decree Holds That Salem
Fruit Union Is Not Obligat
ed to Deliver Stipulated
Annual Berry Tonnage
APPEAL WILL GO TO
STATE SUPREME COURT
More Than Hundred Growers
Named as Defendants in
Fruit Litigation
'Judges Ringham and Kelly yester
day signed a decree dismissing the
action of The Ihx company against
the Salrm Fruit union and more
than lOrt locanherry growers of Mar
ion county, ho'dtng that the plain
tiff cannot onije the fruit union
to deliver the annual tonnage of
berries prated for In the complaint
at a price to which The Phet com
pany eontended the defendants were
bound by centrprt.
The Phez company will aryeal to
th supreme court Immediately.
Th action Is dismiss without
prejudice The ult was Instituted
to romnel the Falem Frail union to
deliver to The Phej company 1200
tons r "tetrle5 annually which the
plaintiff assorted the defendant was
hotid to do under a contract, also
to compel the growers to furnish
the berri-s to the unicn !or delivery
to The PWz company.
The oririnal contract price was 3
cents a pound, aecorling to the al
letcntlons of The Phei company.
Ronus offers, howotcr. increased thi
tiaure. first to 3 cents, and then
last year up to .". t-j cents.'
The defendants contended that by
virtue of a verbal cooert thy were
released from performing the arree
ment. The cas h?s Ixen fndlnr in the
circuit court nearly 11 months
The growers who were nanxd as
rtef ndants are:
iContin-jfd on pasc 2
STATE'S BONDED DEBT
SOON'TO REACH TOTAL
OVER ELEVEN MILLIONS
, i
With the issuing of S I .nfiA.neo in , than that amount could be loaned
londs iy the date board of control under the art. T test the law the
on May 11. If favorable b.ds are re- ; slate highway r otr inli'n refjestej
reived, to match available federal I the txvard of rontrol to i ie an ai-
appror nations for the construction
of jwist anil forest road-. the bond I
Indebtedness of the Mate of Oregon
The limit of tond-d inde'.iedn
for the s'ate. untler Ilie pre-nt con
stitutional limitation of 2 per cent
of the a;.j.ed valuation of properly
Is S 1 9.MH.709. I. so that it will
still be possible tor the stale to l.sue
the diffen nee between thee two
amounts, or I . 1 I -. 9 . . The st
ressed valuation of propertr In 1 1
state Is $.V.4i.-..72 IT.
!t w t'otrr I. loot.
While only SI l.fif.S.I.'.u In bon is
will have been Issued. rreaMnt: a
bonded lndelteins. in tlut amount
laws now on the stamte b'toks a -it h
orire an indebtedness roenr.g the
entire limit of 2 per rent of the as
sessed valuation of probity. Th.
llean-Iarrett a t of I S 1 T. the '..
nno.iioo bonding art of IVI? and th
S l'. '. fturt bon.ling a-t of 1)1
alone brouht the authored amount
ur o 1 17. . o. and there are
other statutes allowuir lond issues
The lie m-iurrett art aut ftonaen j
a bond lst.e of S I .soo.oho to match:
leoeral mor.ey lor tr.e iuiiaing oi
pot and forest r"ads I'nder that ,
art the state board of control. In'o
whne hands the administration (f
the nrt was plireil by the lerii.Utur.
made two iues. acaregating II.
jOs.immi !re money b-csru- avail-,
able from tho 'government than
could be met by the art If It wer
limited to the ll.S00.00O mentioned i
'specifically in the law. and' it then I
tiecame a question whether morel
Bluebeard"
'mm. m '
REAL OREGON WILD MAN
SEES FIRST BALL GAME
TAKES FIRST TIUH.I.KY RIIlK
AND VISITS PKKMIIIU MOVIE
SHOW
Tndlejs Are Not Needed and 11
at Hon Can't Nypport Shorn
or IlarbIl
IH)I!TI.AM). April 25 l-awr.e
It Krown saw hU first stre-l car
and his firt baseball can.e her? to
day. In the Upper Irift creek set
tlement. 10 miles south of ToiedJ.
Or., where 1- wrT.ce hs.tent all
of his 11 "r. there are only two
other boys near his are. hardly
cnonrh to form a baseball team.
S when l-awrcacc came to Port
ln 1 this morolnr to testify for the
government in the arraignment pi
l. A. Hurst, rhargrd with stealing
government property from a forest
reserve, he asked his -guardian to
take h'ra to the tall game today
When he rode to the tail park M
was his first trolley ride. Tonight
he was to see his first moving pic
ture show.
OLD SIGNS TO
BE TAKEN DOVN
,
Boards on Highways Leading
Into Salem Lead Tourists
to Wrong Place
One of the earliest moves of the
Falem committee back ot the tourist
camp ground moveu-t dovbtlers
will be to have removed the obsolete
rims on roads leading Into Salem di
rect I m travelers to the state fair
grounds as a camping place.
These signs were placed oa the
thoroughfares approaching Salem
when the fair grounds were used
an inadequately eo.alppd camping
spot, and the fact that the sIkbb still
stand in a number of places has al
ready proved misleading to the ear
lier automobile tourists who have
parsed throush the city, and will con
tinue to He a nuisance unless thy are
taken down.
IWinite action has been taken rel
ative to the propoed 'ramping
grounds on the Albert property Just
eff Charch street. An aereemert his
bcrn entered Into and the rent has
hen paid. As son as the committee
meets araln In a few days to arrange
certain details the builders will go to
work eo,ulp4ng the grounds for soot
I fort able camping.
' d'tionl f , .. oo.i undr the art.
' 1 ' " "iru
- ,Th 'n nd, rom"
... ...-..-.-...-m- ... ... rK. ......
rouri lo rol.ir.el me ,..Ue Jul te
fore the special sessioa ot the lest -
i;.tur. Ia-i January the soi reme
court handed down an opinion sis-
ta;ning th loard of control. Uon-
fluently an art was Introduced at
the !.. a I ijinn and pase- auth -
i rorirc .he trd of control to
li-atrh h lond any amoeat ava.I -
a'Ie from i?e covernmmt. without
li!i!t. a lone the ate'a total
l-ouded lr.t'ettrd:i-rf rei.in"d wj!h
lli the Iir'l' fiel r. the r nt It ittion.
This ret hal the tf'ert of btatinc!
tjie Itean-ltarrett art. and slthourh'
a i-oni is ie or wouin iri t inorr a?nr.
h.-ve iM-n (M.n!ilr uu.ler the lU-an-1 O.'fierrs give out the fallow leg
lUrrett a-t. all l-in.I lu- by the information fon-einInc the foar o
liotird of miitrol for pt and forest men w bnw. dra'ihs wrre rentioscd:
rrt i onxtn-rtion nboi nt to tbe VartW-re fnrwi Had Mowef.
fteclal seslon of 1J0. beginr.lna Nine Ixe Wloner. whose tone
with the Sl.Cto.Qo0 lsee -was at Kureka. Merit., rcarrtd Hairt
Mav 1 1. wl'l te uc ler th nw act. under the name of Chariew N. Har
If the proposed constitutional ( rr al n Kranrtsro. IiKmUr Z.
amn jhl,.nl .0
ar ihe
be voed on br thet
p-ial fkCon slay
21. providing that the limit of U.nJ
fd lndebtelnes shall 1- 4 per cnt
ir.ntead rt Z r frnt of the aed
valuation of property In the tat.
the limit will te- rai-d lo twice th
present po.-lb!e amount. wheh, oa
the la'.s nt he present as J
valuation wou'd b $!.. I J. 1
lAt i IW.a-l Usev
tlelow Is shown the bond Issue
(Continued on page 2 )
Was. Legal
. .
ntristtna
iflLLED 4
James R. Hairt Now Con
fessed Bigamist and Brutal
Murderer of Four of His
Many Wires at Least and
Prohahly Sereral More
FAVORITE METHODS ARE
DROWNING AND HAMMER
Says Two Were Drowned at
Odd Times hy Tipping 0-t
of Boat in Washington and
"Drowning" in Idaho Ritct
LOS AKOELES. April 23.
Jsaet E. Ealrt, ttld ttr izr
ireeki whilt officers inTtrJit"!
his marrixrs to cssber ci to.
mea, ccsfraed Uu tcrJbl ht
kid murdered two of then, sx
corlisg to offlccrt; xA raadt par.
tUl cocfesdosj of tht csrdexi of
two othen.
The confeuions were xude to
Tbotnxs Lee Woolwine, district tU
torney, snd to a cusber of ether
officul.
! ot:icrs said that Hairt Hat
ed "he raixht have murdered nore.
but la his weakened cot I tU?. re
sulting from two attetcpta at aslclj.
be roald not retaember.
He alo declared, according to th
officer, that h had married
"te!v r ftftrea vomtn. prota
rfly more". tby qoted him. Hit h
was "too weak to give drat!t.
Hulrt. according to tte cff.cn.
coafeed having murdered Nit
Le ivloaey and Hetty Prior, tl
fotmer with a hammer tar Ltg
P-rarh. Ual . and the latter hy craV
Lng her had with m lece t-3 3r.
near II um Station. Wash.
He made "partial rotf csaloss" t?e
officers said, of the runy-rs of Ber
tha .odni'h aid Alice LadUsa.
The ronrrr. the otflccrs iUUJ. h
iiptsj out of a bot ia Lake aV
t net on near Seattle. Wash-, ard the
latter he "drowned" la a rtr U
Idaho.
They stated however, that Hilrt's
actual words la coaaecttoa witk-he
deaths of thee two wrre Ihry vt.t
killed "by accident.
Iloirt told th offieeva tfey sa'.A.
where he had turled the bodr of
the Iioc.y woman, at a spot geaf
Idll I '.. -r t Knf Jim. : . . m.
! maV th e&ac't sjt peHcr " Thy
isiarted there to ditaier It ta' lo-
S niht- rtr being by Intxtmtt
nuiri i roaiesaion vn ram im
:thr- Anceles roasty hospital
1 where he Uy on his cot. at.21 weak
j f r ,OT wounis he had laf.ic'ed la tU
j throat and writs thre weeia at.
ilmmedlaiely after his arreit.
Although no offclal staUmeat wa
1 glien or.t. bis ron.'eioa was b
lierid to base bt made la th hep
iot less ssere psnUhrneat ttaa h
I wo-ild hate r eret ,l s.J he ro-
lcged lie lnesMgatioa of his a
leged crimes.
The rr.nf.on. it was stated.
rr-,a l to the dlelrtet atlorbef. Hafrt'a
ttnrnev. thre drpatr sheriffs and a
1I. 8he waa. Iat mB at a hotel
at nanta Monica, fl.. Jacuary i.
!:. Ehe had property v!ud at
S2'i.noi. Fotne ot it was loind la
llnlrl's p-eAios).
Iiertha A. (".'Ir.'rh ( pokan.
Wash., snarrted llwirt wnier tit
name of U Cordoe. Juwe u.
I1. at North Yakima. Wash. Her
tody waa found near flam giatioa.
W'ub, short lira afterward
Trunks heloagtag to her were !
OF WIVES
OR ME
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