THE OIUXJOX STATESSIAIt. FRIDAY. MAY SI, tVM.
iTHY PRICES ARE
BEING REDUCED
.Yomen and Men Quit Buying
and Wear Old or Cheap
Clothes
WASHIN(iTOfvMay 20. Regard-
tj of the spreading wave of price
redactions, 'Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Garran announced tonight that
the government's efforts at hunting
lown profiteering merchants through
Investigation of profits made by in
dividual stores! had been extended
to more, than a score of cities. Tac
tics employed by the "flying squad
ron" of the department of justice in
New, York, were being employed, he
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That'i what this COMEDY
CHOW contains. And lots
of them, It begins with a
laugh and ends with a roar.
It's another sparkling gem
In the crown of king comedy
said,5 in the larger cities from coast
to coast.
While Mr. Garvan declared he was
gratified at the price drop, reported
in nearly every community and did
not believe the department "deserved
too much of the credit." he would
not endorse, claims of some mer
chants that : they were actuated oj
patriotic motives.
"That stuff is the purest bun
combe." Mr. Garvan said. "If they
are patriotic, now where was their
patriotism a sear ago when prices
were going up and incidentally,
those fellows were making more and
more money. ,
"There are-three things responsi
ble for this clamor of merchants to
get on the band wagon of falling
prices: The women of the country
have stopped buying articles at ex
orbitant prices;, men are wearing,
former cast oft clothing and shoes;
the -market haa broken, something
which could not be avoided, and a
lot of people jaw indictments for
profiteering coming.. 1 saw that a
few, if any, of; the merchants were
sure that the -department's agents
were not at the moment gathering
evidence on their stores. They simp
ly saw the" light."
Mr. GaTvan said that the women
and the press of the country had
formed a "combination" to break the
power of the profiteer and he be
lieved the.v had succeeded.- While
the downward trend may not con
tinue as rapidly as it now appears.
reir. Garvan said he believed the
peak had been passed and that a
."general recession had set in which
might go. a long way toward re-establishing
a normal condition."
But. he explained, ''normal" must
not i be construed to mean pre-war
price levels. . ,J - zl-
Vote For Wrightjnan Urged
Editor Statesman: It will be a very
graceful thing lor the city of Salem
and Marion county to give to Prank
T. .Wrightman a practically unani
mous vote for delegate to the nation
al Republican convention from. this
congressional district. Mr. Wright-
man has lived in this county nearly
all his life and he has been at all
times . since attaining maturity a
man of strict Integrity, reliability r.f
character, genuine loyalty, forceful
ability and intelligent, uncompromis
ing .Republicanism. - He will faithful
ly represne tthe best sentiment of the
state of Oregon in choosing a candi
date for the- presidency and he will
reflect credit on his home county and
district. Neighborly friendship will
be deserved and. local pride .In a good
citizen should inspire very Repub
lican voter to place a cross before
Frank Wright man's name today.
. Republican Friend.
U. OF W. PITCHER
STRIKES OUT 15
Senator Poindexter. Republican
Washington, asked.
"No" Senator Owen replied;
do not think anybody is in favor of
that. It would be an improper use
of the taxing power."
"I am sorry to say there are peo
ple
lONE MAN SHOT
IN COAL RIOTS
the lateness of shearing and the de
layed arrival of wool here. to
backward shearing and the car ehort
age. About one million pounds o(
wool have come la already, but
kr ! not enoush variety la the
shipments as yet for the sale.
.Wool baying la the opa manei
Score Resulted. Oregon 2, C-"- S U.ordr Keuu in " 'VST VSSS Z
I nere dv taxation. senator t.... a -.t. m..- . wm i . . . ... . . . - .. -.
H htk.m I. ,! -rahla 1 WU IIC1 UJUHI diUOB CI wwoi ir mam . u,
of a movement on foot for that pur
Washington 6, at Eugene
pose in New York now. Mr. Henry P.
Davison, former head of the lied
EUGENE. Or.. May 20. Univer- Cross, is actuallr urring It. Of
sity or Washington won tne
From Woodj
MATTE WAN. W. Va., May 20-
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base- coorse. ln tlme or war. u mIght be Tne snooting T
two arrests were the caief develop- local go of the International Pro-
TKAMSTKKa KKKTOAIXED
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SPOKANE. Wash.. May JO. A
. . m . . , m M n1 I i - i aM I am A leA aw4 a rt In sf
ball eame from University of Oregon Fnnr ,n i - for loan, to m" T uniaenuuea av.. temporary 'ZT
. - - - - i y.wjr. . - r r - '
here this afternoon by the score of our allies, but in time of peace it is "" , in ocai . 2." ,.7"""V"f.
6 to 2. Captain Chamberlain, who questionable whether the con- meat, in this coaT "tag" rtabieme. sad IWp. of
occupied the mound for the visitors. .uS,ion would extend that power to ..J fo lowing the battle yterday nrX "lSb2
pitched gilt edged ball, striking out
15 Oregon batters.
' Score: R- H.
Washington .. 6 12 .1
Oregon .. 2 7 4
Chamberlain and Land; Jacob
bergerj and Leslie.
Seizure of Automobiles
Is Risk to the Dealer s
congress, lm giaa xo near ioe n- "-. " vl, f ntnera r i.uw.h., rballr or other-
, rt it.. . m a vl.w i milieu uu m , iiivih ... . m - .
DOJlkS r leased With Today's shooting occurred at wag issed here today by Superior
D-J D..:M CIaa Lynn, a small mining village tare I judge Oswald.
rnce tieaaCllOn Dales mne, from Matewan. According to I The petitioners, whose union eta-
reports from Lynn, two men. said tolpioyt went oa strike May 1Z. over
a wage dispute cnargea un me sa
lon men Insulted and assaulted men
who took their places.
Hearing oa the Injunction was aer.
for May 24.
LARRYSETilON
. THE aYC0P!
Iff entirely new and
different .t:,-::v'':;i-'
TAYLOR HOLMES
in the whirlwind farce '
NOTHING BUT THE
TRUTH
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CHICAGO. May ZO. wntie ioe u. it.idwin.Felta detectives were
continued spread of the price cutting! wai)tin along a road Dear a dense
ave was noted in central and far) wooi wnen a vollt-y of hn was
western state today. Chicago bank-rtrMi n- nr th. men. Bud" lle-
ers expressed satisfaction with thrv w.. .hm in 1 .miu uui no
Insurance companies cannot insert financial situation, one man declar- mm- 'a mnA w. a - hosnltal at
naers in meir policies proieciing au- jng mat tne liquidation or stocks oy Welch. The man who accompanies
looiouue aeaiers againsi cunuiciuuu i mercnants wouia greaiiy aia in i cCoy was not Injured.
or cars mat are seizea.Dy oiuciais bringing credit back to normal. A corrected list of the dead as
ior carrying nquor, Aiiorney teoer- Tne price lowering movement, reJUu Gf yesterday's battle compiled
at i ii un u wiviiua v. usiwi, bm. i wniie noi general m qicsko. wn b authorities follows:
insurance commissioner, ine anor-i aided today by action or stores In jjayor Cabell Testerman- Albert
ney general explains that such a ottumwa. Iowa, and another ,San Fell ' ytllu j. w Ferguson. A.
cm use wouia oe aaiosi me puunc i jTancisco esiaDUsnmeni, tn announc-i rjooker E. O. Powell. C. li. Cun-
poucy m xnai u wouia encouras ing cuts ot Irom ZO to 50 per cent. DUl(tlta and C. J. Hlgglns. all mem-
lawlessness and lessen the diligence
of sellers of automobiles. The deal
Action to aid ln the campaign
against the cost living was taken
bers of the Baldwin-Kelts detective
agency: Robert Mullins. a miner;
ers are complaining that automobiles at St. Louis In resolutions adopted and ..T'ot.. TInsley. son of a miner
so seized, are often not entirely paid
for, and when confiscated by the
government are a financial loss to
the dealers.
Robertson's Store at
by the convention of the Internation
al Association Garment Manufactu
rers pledging its members to manu
facture and Inell garments at (the
lowest price possible. According to J
a survey taken by the Cleveland
VinnfiplnMn' luiwHillan nf th
Turner Is BurglaTizedclrl,in Garment Industry, prices
ui nuiucu wniui. Ayain win is J
no higher unless. It was stated, labor
and material costs are advanced.
George M. Reynolds. Chicago fi
nancier, who returned todaw after
a conference of bankers at Wash in g-
Between the hours of 3 and 4
o'clock Thursday morning the gene
ral store of I. L. Robertson at Tur
ner was entered by burglars and sev-
chandise taken. The thieves gained ?n- XnA T!in?.0f. m0Ml Bl."
BANKERS WAR
ON HIGH PRICES
Present Morement Largely
Necessary Readjustment
of Values
iaLV-TO-T-LR pfUCta
PORTLAND. Or.. May 20. Low
ering of prices on clothing and wear
ing a p par J continued to spreaa to
day. Cothlng merchants, who led
the van la cutting prices early la
the week, were being generally fol
lowed by dealers la women's wear
sad la a few cases by shoes dealers.
There was no appreciable redaction
apparent la aay staple articles ot
food.
HIPPODROME
VAUDEVILLE Li
TODAY -TWO
ACTS .
ALL-NEW PICTURES
SUNDAY
THE
KINCAID
KILTIES
The Great Scotch Mnrical
'Act-
Wonderful Dinrtrg
Sinking and Piping
BLIGH THEATRE
The Stateznn's Chtrtfied
' -AckBrinzRer&i
entrance to the store by cutting a
IT". " r. ? aloa of credit was -not due to sneca- "w iuniv. way zv. ine oau-
KSTV.1 JSZ. Ution. "but to the general condition fr's w.r on high prices, declared at
loot carried away consisted ot sev
eral dozen pairs of shoes, pocket
knives, Ingersoll watches, fountain
pens, overalls, work trousers and
cigars and cigarettes valued at $100.
of prices coupled with an unusual behest of the federal reserve
business activity.- He advised the ooara. toaay orouxni anotner wii.
borrowing public to co-operate with f liquidation In the securities mar-
the banks, adding that "if everybody
will reduce his loans by six per cent. I'nmaruy inaucea oy me country-
When A Vant Ad Is Working for You
You're making sore progress la your hunt tor a buyer tor UU
used machinery, or furniture or office appliance. PecpU ars mot
afraid to bay seeded things teeaasa they are "second laad." The
Important thing Is that they ara stlU good aaouga U give ssftifis
tory service. If they are. your ad. will do basin for yow.
Baptist Minister Unable -
' to till Local Pulpit
Owing to the fact that Rev. Mr.
Hoofer, of Riverside, Calif., was un
able to accept a call to the local Bap
tist pulpit, that church is, for the
present, without a minister,
v For the 'last few Sundays tempo
rary speakers have been invited to
address the congregation Inorder that
services might go on as usual. Rev.
Mr. Hoofer has been afflicted with
throat trouble for some time and felt
It Impossible to move from his Call
fornla home to a less dry climate.
The Baptist pulpit will be filled
Sunday by J. C. Tibbets of this city.
the members. will also vote upon an'
other pastor whom they are consider
ing calling to this field.
Armour Investigation A
r Proceeding at Spokane
i i
SPOKANE, Wash.. May 20. -Presentation
ot evidence in the case
brought by the federal trade com
mission against Armour and com
pany, charging violation of the Clay
ton act In the purchase by the Ar
mours of the E. H. Stanton Packing
plant here In 1917, was concluded
here today before an examiner of
the commission.
Arguments will be presented later
ln Washington, it was announced.
Walter D. Roberts, president of
the local union stockyards, test!
tied today that competition has In
creased since the purchase. He tes
tified to an increase In livestock sales
of 400 per cent since 1917.
LAter the thieves tried to break I . . w, 1. i. i ... I wm irini.i .riit .nniitinna tht
into the Moore Brothers store bat I . , . .iv. .nt KnnHi
uivuui, iuci will w uiuuc; cuuuu i - - s
were frightened away when their ef
forts to force an entrance awoke
Frank Moore, who was sleeping in
tne store. Mr. Moore huried to the
to move the crops and necessities." to fall to still lower quotations for
ine current movement.
Support of a substantial charae-
7 V i ; . I r;T,a ter was forthcoming, however, and
street but arrived only in time to UOrman-tSrOWn tight bargain hunters were also active la
mow; and" speed away. M r Moore I M Whirl-Wiltd DtaW "W?.1" LT"..A
described the men as being very
large. PORTLAND, Ore.. May 20. Joe
Sheriff "W. I. Needham was notl-1 Gorman. Portland 'featherweight.
fled and hurried to the scene at once and Young Brown of Los Angeles,
but no trace of the robbers could I fought ten rounds to a draw in the
re round.
suit, prices rallied vigorously before
the close, liberty bonds and victory
notes sharing largely In th recov
ery.
From every responsible authority
vtA eaenMnaaa t K t Kskstljs f Ins vti.t I I
.IS? -i AbA f0.-1!? conditions all over the country offer
no occasion for apprehension. la IT
commission smoker held at the arm-
wry lomsuu h iiui-w. .H.r Ul.r riMi.Mr till
greatest ever staged tn this city with V rJV lt i- iI7J i- ih.
of values. Including commercial and
Industrial inventories,
The price slashing movement
Charter Is ItxatA for
. - ... : .. I in, the 'seml-wladup of. eight
Will H. Bennett.- stale nm.Hn-1 rounds, Puggy Morton of Loa An-
Jr I?.? :Str T' to oe' gsVaVag'-iound-'among
Z.S? L J: u... oco .V.nni?l r,:;.-,". New York reuiler.
wttua. oi i uc uanes. n is capiuuizea I . .
"l ueorge u. Biaaeiey l I "Vn" .r" " I f TV TV Ami i- j- 1
president. X. H. West vice president weiaon wing, a locai iMinerwwKni, w, jy. jy, ttucmpi lO CHI
went eigni rounas 10 a araw. iro TVL1 T I
Hoke. Portland featherweight, stop- Itiroat While Oft lTlCd
ped Neil Zimmerman, another local
boy. in the third round of a schedul- WALLACE. Ida.. May 20. Felix
ed four round go. Johnny Fugate Jovanovlch. an alleged Industrial
Worker of the World organlxer. oa
and E. E FItx water cashier. The
directors are Blakeley. West, R. I
Stevens. Dr. H. C. Dodda and J.
Parke Bolton.
This Is the institution toward
which Bennett was accused of show, and Jimmy Moscow, local light
ing favors when promoters of the weights, drew in the lour round cur
proposed Citizens bank ot The Dalles tUn raiser.
railed, (to obtain the approval ot
Bennett. Bennett was upheld by the
Dan king board.
Government Foreign Loan
Improper SeU Tax Power I fractional votes. The national
mittee will be called on to i
trial here on the lharge of criminal
syndicalism, cut his throat with a
razor at the nooa recess oo court to
day. In a second attempt to commit
sudlclde. and Is still la a weak cob-
-ni- MJ " recovery. The first attempt was
MOST COXTESTS FROM SOCTIL
contests. 47 surplus delegates have madd rai weeks sgo while he wss
dd coosea irum nine iir, wnu
torn-
decide
Read tixe Classified Ads.
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SELL IT TO: THE
ERS
In Jail, a rasor having beea obtained
through unknown means. In the at-
WASwivrsTftv "f n c I wnemer us rules aainst iraciionai h.v. k,. .inuu4 tn Kim h nmni.
gestion by Senator Owen. Democrat. Totln" delegations shall stand and tnlMrs
Oklahoma, that the United States lh "rplus f,leKte afnle1 While on the stand this morning,
facilitate extension of commercial at "Je KeP0,01" convention. Jovanovlch testified that he had been
credits to Europe brought for the principal contests are between n the emploT of ln i. v. W. but
senate today criticism of proposals apiK)rters. of General Nood and nad ntended to resign. He was ar-
that the government Itself should CovenH Lowden. Senator Johnson rested before he had an opportunity
lend money to European govern- and JotT,er cnlafct not, lntr- to do so. sccordlng to his testimony,
ments or national. sted directly In these disputes but Jud N Dunn was hearing the
Do I understanding the senator f0" i"CTUra rrru,u ease.
to be advocating the direct loan, of wmrT cuniel ,n nonnem iir.
money by the United States govern- A" DUl Iour ol In 1ZZ coniesu
ment to European rovernmenur' f,,ed are trom utnrn Democratic
siaies. ine exceptions are aispuies
over two .delegates from the Minne
sota tenth district and two from the
District ot Columbia where citizens
are disenfranchised.
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Reading Advertisements
has. helped to. make this
a united country:::::::
FARM
No matter what it is, from a threshing machine, horse, or cow, to a paper of pins.
The farmer is the best buyer.
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THE GREAT, WESTERN
FARM PAPER
Published in Salem, Oregon, will place your advertisement in the hands of 20,
000 farmers and they read it -.
Bargain Column ads cost only 3 cents a word, or Zxh cents a word for
four or more insertions.
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Statesman Bailding, Salexa, Oregon t
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AERIAL CIRCUS
HOLDS THRILLS
New Sale Plan Submitted
To U. S. Shipping Board
WASHINGTON. May 20. Sales
of steel cargo vessels by the shipping
board has been temporarily suspend
ed pending completion of a new sales
plan recommended by Eugene Meyer
Jr.. chairman of a committee of busi
nessmen appointed by Chairman Den
son to suggest the best means for
disposing of the board's vessels.
Terms ot sales recommended by
Mr. Meyer call for ten per cent cash
on delivery ot the ship, with pay
ments at the rate of five per cent
semi-annually for three years, the
balance to be payable ln 12 equal
yearly Installments.
During the course ot payment for
vessels purchased under these terms,
earnings above an adequate return
on the capital Invested by the pur
chasers would be spplied on the pur
chase price. Interest would be at
the rate of six per cent yearly, and
title would remain in the board un
til most ot the purchase price had
been paid.
LOWER DEALERS ELECT.
Eugene Citizens Witness
Stunts of Six Planes Ca
rolling Over City
(EUGENE. Or.. May 20. Thou
rands viewed Eugene's first aerial
circus here today. Three big De
Havlland planes, ln the forest patrol
service In California and which had
been sent hero, two Curtis shops
owned by the Oregon. Washington
ildaho corporation pt Portland,
and a Curtis owned by the Eugene
Airplane company, took part la the
circus. The Curtis Oriole, brought
here from Portland, broke a tall skid
early la the afternoon and was oat
of commission and the Curtis ship.
owned by the Eugene company, de
veloped an overheated engine, there
by lessening the number of ships
taking part, but the program was
carried out during the arternoon.
Colonel IL II. Arnold, bead ot the
air service ot the westers depart
ment ot the army. Lieutenant IL M.
Kelly and Lieutenant Williams were
here with their De llavllands.
Portland Wool Auction
Sales Deferred to June 14
PORTLAND. May 20. The wool
auction sales, which was scheduled
CHICAGO. May 20. The Ameri
can Wholesale Lumber , association
was organized today at a mass meet
ing of lumber distributors from all
parts or the country. It was an- to be held la this city oa Mar
nounced that the purpose of the or- has been toetnoned until 1A a. m
iganixatlon is to co-ordinate the in- June 14. Announcement to this rf-
terests of the lumber industry. feet was made today by T. J. Ma-
ortlcers elected were: President, bonev. n-ri mrr nf i. ri.
j. ii. nunon. rew Tort.; vice presl-1 umbla Itasta Wool Warehouse com-
uenis. m. a. woodneai. Beaumont, pany. The sale will take place at
icxas, ana v. w. jonnson. oeatue. the ronrbenr's warehouse Th nntt.
Wash. 1 ponemeat was made necessary by
Jim Hiwkini props his feet ca the
rose festooned porch 'railing in an
Oregon suburb and reads the same
motor car advertisement that Corma
Peter is stsdybg as he rides home
from work in the New York sobway.
In Arizona yon can boy the same
tooth paste and tobacco that are
used by the folks in Maine.
California fruit growers adrtrtise v
their oranges and lemons to the peo
ple of (he East New Hampshire
factories make ice cream freezers
for Texas households.
There can be no dirision in a conn
try so bound together by Uste, habit
and custom.
Ton can meet up with anybody in
the United States and Quickly get
on a conrersational footing because
you both read the same advertise
ments. Advertising .is the daily guide to
what's good to buy.
Advertisements gire you the latest
news from the front line of business
progress.
Reading advertisements enables you -to
get more for your money btcause
they tell you where, whit and when
to buy.
And it is a well-known fact that
advertised goods are more reliable
and better nine than the cnad
rertised lands.
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