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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. TIESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 7. 1920 AMI-TRUST PROCEEDINGS MAY RE-OP EN dored by th ppnate, disclosed that in the period betwn 1914 and 1J1S prieH paid by, farmers for implement advanacfd 75 P -r cnt with greater portion of th in--ras com iti? in 1 1 7 and 1318. Fh lucrea. 1 com mis it:i a Kteol buaJnfss. Is than half the product of which have liet-n iitll- plenieuts by concerted action dur ing: the period of 1916 to 1918. ized by its implement factories InciuHive and m therefore much tm large "That the officers and member to left with any one of them. 'of the manufacturers' association To nr.ke any such division r-t the ! realiztd they were engaged in il. harvesting machine lines etrrctUe ei:al activities is in.litt-d by the Trade Commisson Recom mends Action Against Implement Firms PRICES UP 73 PER CENT International Harvester Company Nanied in Of ficial Report WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. De claring prices of farm implements to have been . increased without warrant throngb ' concerted ac tion" of manufacturers and deal rs;tJie federal trade commission tonight recommends re-opening of antitrust proceeding against the International Harvester company and institution of judicial pro ceedings against implement man ufacturers and dealers. The; commission declares' that its Investigation, which was or- iperted. was larger than warranted ; ;n restoring competition, it would attempied wcreey they sought to ! by the advances in the cost and aol-ut-ly 'essential to separate . throw over all price activities." rfjrpnss of the manufacturers and J th- .! (ormirk and I leering Among the farm Implement j dealers and resulted in unusually j plants and the McCorm'ck and ; dealers. th comtnlssiou charges larA profits. iie M ing brands. It would also ; concerted action was practiced Product- Pri Ikrnn b" n"e' ry (t ?"r9' to t-nfore , th.oughlhe Nationa: Federation of i x . , . X Jahwliite M-paration of ownership t l,lpe..1t and Vehlc'e dealers' Notwithstanding the ineree ! , ,lmk , thtf ne w. com pany f h JuI ions with offices at Abe- farmers, according to the comm.- organized. It Is ry i line. Kan., and the Kastern Fede7 :-!.,n s report were nt prevented , s,.,iafi,te the MctVrmick ami I leer- '.., f Vl . jl-ilt-. from making as much profit as ; ;.lsr ,,!ants and brands becau-. witli orfices at" l hi!aalnh before. because the prices of farm j 4-cordin to jndicial decision. fcS rii n b, tl Two products increased 16 an even j thv w r,? illegally combined in I greater extent." The report adds, j v,ri end beanne It is these that' however, that if present imple-; na)4 given the International Har-i '. nient prices are maintained while j vtvter company its dominating : LaeSChe If 171 J FtCt FOT hU'h implement costs "may well machine line. !?y their volume of ; All tiCCC Up llkCStCQR necome a i.ctor in preenuim no- j outfm. tneir low cost ot proiuc-j COI.OKADO STIUNGS Colo farmer from making a fair profit." rj(,n and reputation in the trade, j Sept. Hieing through a drlv- inirraaiiriwi iwmmair fine possession oi itte two pianis ( ja stlow storm. blinded by hail "The partial dissolution of the a.:n! brands make effective com- ,an' a bitter wind. Otto Ixescne iniern.uionat tarvsier coiupu'ij j.peit'ton irom otner manu:aciuf ers ; n; C'line won first and in ll.- the commission's report j ije0ry" !,nd places in the free for all tieciareu. am not cnane i investigation oi z manuiaciur-; rlimb to the rummit of dominating position oi mat c!'-i- ;erj ana more than zuv dealers thej t.ajj ns afternoon pany in the harvesting macHne report says, showed the average j William Hentrup won the small Une and v.Hl not do so while the r3te of profit for the dealers "on car race and Davis Lewis was sec McCormick and Deering plants : investment increased Trom 9 periond. Loesche not only won the and the ?teel business vemain cnt ln 1Slls to 17 7 cent in Penrose trophy and the $500 priie united under its control e'ther di-1 which Is an increase of 97 butalso the SiOO priie for the derectly or ny common o nersn.p ; pr C(nt that of manufae- t ig cit event and In addition he 01 siocx. me aonuua.iug itnrers "increased from 9.7 ner ! sol tl lima fnr tho Aatf cent in lTlG to 19.9 per cent In lf18. wh en is. an increase of 1S per cent." The National Implement and sec-hill Pike TUB XOISELKSS TYPEWRITER Is In no way Inferior to other machines- ' In many ways superior la it quiet - way Incompar ably more satisfying. See the NOISELESS todiy i In your own office Phone II. S. Tuttle, Hotel v, ! . Marlon ! tion of the International Harves ter company is chiefly with re frect to the harvesting machine lines and particularly with re epect to grain binders. The main tenance of the position is aided . . . t 1 1 . . t Ko rnmn.nv ri,i.h f.imlshM iti"oa and the Carriage Builders' i fo':r ST driving, which was 22.2" 2-3 com. pared to Hal?h Mulford time In 1916 of IS minutes and 24 seconds. Vehlc'ft iiHSfM-'x tinn Iho nitthprn KalJ Wn- nn MannfiMnnru' .r.Mo win because of his .record here P.alrh Mulford. picked by many abandoned the . rn rn iiiut -j nn ! v w n mm win a iwii n either with large Profits or with f1'"' "ciai on are t.esianaT- blindinz snow al- steel at cost therebv farther in- h' tne commission as the or- ca"t .ot Dl miin "now. ai sieei ai cost, inereoy lurmer iu , thrntieh hirh ih. though two other cars had P re creasing the lnternaonal Har- 'ganu.vions llirougn which the h; . . ty. vester comnanfs dominating po- i manufacturers acted by "cooncert- cede1 hm Into the storm. sition by reducing already low jed act on'' "" f MILlTAItV UtUllY FIIU:i OX. co?t of manufactttre. I nner cover of nrmging alout "Th divitan e.f the business uniform cost accounting, uniform HKLr AST. ept. . A null of the International Harvester terms of sale and s'aniardixation j tary lorry containing an armed company therefore should be in S of product." the report asserts, escort broke don today near Etich a way as to divide effective- j"tho manufacturers who are mem-t P.allyjnayfccra. fo.inty Cork, and Iv th harvesting machine lines jbers of these associations repeat-j was attacked by a Icrge body of and to separate therefrom theiedly advanced price of farm lm-' e'vllian. 1 At LL L 3 n r 1 1 m m Jam W W W I Spar". rart trowa yL -h-M 1 A ' y : fsrt3n 1 t v y;-y-;:-tf .... ;: g ;!? JWffim That's why Spur Cigarettes have won. There are plenty of cigarettes of merit, some claiming one pleasing feature, some another. But there was rccm at the top for a. still better cigarette one that had all the goodness of the others arid then some. Spur's new blend of choicest. Oriental and American tobaccos fives greater richness, aroma and mildness than1 you thought a ciga rette could have. Spur's crimped, not pasted, ssam makes a longer lasting cigarette. If you're looking for the highest possible quality at the lowest possible price that's Spuu CONSPIRATORS CONFESS PLAN 19 Communists Under Ar rest Chzigtd With Plot ting to Wreck Train SPRIXGFIKLD. III.. Sept. C. Confessions from the eight con spirator said to be directly con nected with the plot to wreck the "Diamond Special" or the Illin ois Central railroad near here Wednesday were obtained tontf ht by Chier of Police Morris and federal agents. Officials declared their belief that had the plan been carried out. not ene paasen- Ik. .. 1 .1 ... caped alive. Nineteep foreigners are under arrest and all are declared by of ficials to be Communists. The track, according to the confes sions, was to have been torn up about 300 (feet from a bridge near Hissel. so that the train would be plunged into a 50-foot ravine. Whatever passenger remained alive. Chief Morris declared the confessions ald. the ''plotters In tended to kill and then "to kick in the teeth of the tich." The Diamond Special was selected "because only the rich ride on It. poor people don't ride In sleep er. A member of the gang wa to be stationed at the nearest farm hcuse to kill Its owner If he ra'sed an outcrr. and telephone wire were to be cat. according to the confessions. "In my 23 year of -police ser vice I have never known a more esrefollylald a nd d'abollcal plot to destroy life." declared Chief of Police Morris. Direct connection between the men In rtistody and other Com munists who scattered leaflets here today urging destruction of the government and rapport of the soviet regime of Russia ha ;een established, according to the authorities. State and federal warrant charging conspiracy, attempt to commit a felony and counterfeit ing will prevent any chance ot liberty on bonds, officials declare, and the eight men who have con fessed will be held to the grand iury. Deoortation proceeding are probable. LEAGUE SCORED BY ROOSEVET Colonel Critizes Cabinet Members Especially Dan- iels and Baker MARIOS'. Ind-. Sept. C. The 200-mile international champion ship motorcycle race today was won by Ray Weishaar of Bridge port, Conn., in two hoars. 48 min utes and 37 seconds or at a rate of 73.63 miles per hour, 7.2 miles faster than last year. KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Sept. . Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Raymond Robins of Chicago, addressing a mass meet in; of Republican women here to day assailed the league of nations an a menace to American nation ality and criticised the Democrat ic national administration for al leged extravagance and blunder ing. Colonel Roosevelt said that the calibre of the cabinet member se lected by President Wilson made efficient administration difficult. Secretaries Daniels. Baker and Postmaster lturleson were com pared with the men who had held those posts daring his father's administration. When Colonel Roosevelt criticized Secretary Ba ker's record as head of the war department a woman shouted Hit him aealn. Teddy." "I like to hit them when they deserve it." he responded.. Allied Intervention In RussiO and Siberia was the result ot an attempt to collect the debts owed bv the czar s government to inter national bankers. Mr. Robins de clared. -It was a blunder that cost America 11 00.000.000 " he asserted. Pope Confer Title on Albany Rector JACK DEMPSEY, WHO KEEPS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELT . - j " - - A itles. Mr. Mills predicted that the non-partisan league would carry this year Washington, the Dakotas. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and Idaho. WEISHAAR IS CHAMPION DEMPSEY (Continued from page 1) camp just outside the arena, made this statement: "I told my friends I would win. I never had a doubt of it. Miske is tough and I trained for htm with as much caution as I would fight any heavyweight. He did not hit me hard enough to ser iously hurt. The punch that started him on his way was a smash to the stomach in the sec ond round. I felt my fist sink into his ribs and knew he was hart. After that I was confident I could end it whenever I wanted to. bat I fought carefajiy and took no chances. The finish came before I could get warmed mm w op. Police Hold Crowd lUck With a wboon the crowd which ITALIAN BEATS JACK EDWARDS Labor Day Boxing Card it State Prison Affcrdj Good Entertainment Carmed Demellia. svipTy . tie Italito. woa from Jar wards In the third rooal . scheduled five round boat r State penitentiary last nlft; ixui was in neaauner oil tout boxing card, and Ux won by what amoaated t knockout with Edward Lii n helple over the ropes. Dcmev Ila's victory woa bla U till weight championship o( prison. The first go was a birtmni fcarrH boat between "Texas Ea and "Dangerous Das McCrvv, n which each contestant . Lad i stand la barrel. Otherwise t was Marquis of Gooseberry relet, and camt oat a draw. Eddie Q a in Ian and Jack Dale; fongbV a three-round draw. U a fast three-round match A. Perry beat O. Arnold, the "righting cow boy. only the gone saving ai sold from a knockout. Jim Dtt Eia and Frank Williams pat ri three roands of good eatertai. meat. Jim Orle and Unto Tarter started a four-round go. bat Tir- ner failed to do aay flghtisg m Referee d'Aotremoat declar4 Ogle winner before the cad e.' the first roaod. Ogle then went la with' Jew Jar vis. the clever colored ku. for a two-roaod boxing exkiv Uon. This was so excelleat - tertslnmenU the veteran Jams keeping the spectator la aa t road by his comedy, . eomblfiH with classy boxlag. "These are gloomy times." "No wonder, with everybody tii. ot spirits. Baltimore Americu. had come to see their "Jack the Giant Killer knock his man cold and bad their desire satisfied, started to swarm over benches and beads and anything else that stood in their path to reach the ring. ' Hat they never arrived. A squad of Michigan slat constab ulary with Sam Brown belts sag ging under the weight ot revol vers and cartridges was there firct and cleared a path and formed a body guard to escort the victor out of the arena. Only two ot the many ' that sought to reach the champion a be lert the ringsUe succeeded. They were Major General John Kiddle, commander of Camp Cos ter and Colonel F. R. Day, his chief of staff. Preliminary Matches Held The three round fight for the world's heavyweight champlon shio closed a day of sport that included a terrific slx-ronnd mill between Harry Greb, Pittsburgh and "Chuck" Wiggins. Indianap olis, light-heavyweights, and a serlo comic six-round mlxap In which BUI Tate, the elongated sparring partner who ha become a fixture ln the Demsep training camps, employed one of the long est arms ever seen la a squared circle, to make Sam Langford. Boston negro heavyweight, keep his distance." Tate woa by a shade, bat not because Langford was not game, for the visitor from the east displayed an almost inhuman capacity for turning wicked right by Interposing hi head as an obstacle. ALBANY. Ore.. Sept, 6. Rev Father Arthur Lane, rector of the Albany parish ot the Roman Cath olic church, today was Invested with the office of protonotory apostolic. aJ instar. with the title of monsignor. to which he was ap pointed recently by Pope Benedict Impressive ceremonies attended by prominent clergymen from all part of the Pacific northwest marked the investiture. Among the distinguished clergy present were Archbishop Christie ot Portland; Bishop Carol of Hel ena. Mont.; Bishop McQrath ot Baker. Ore.; Vicar General Han ley of Seattle: Monsignor Day of Great Falls. Mont.; Abbott Adel helm of Mount Angel. Ore.; Prior Maura of Mount Angel; Rev. Father-Black of Portland; Chan cellor ot the diocese of Oregon City. Almost 100 priest from Ore gon. Washington. Idaho and Mon tana participated in the ceremon ies and prominent officers and members of the Knights of Colum bus from various sections of Ore gon were here also. 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