THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OkuUOK.
FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 21. 1020
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$25 00 Reward
Bicycle Stolen
! For the recovery of a Niagara bicycle. No.
62728. or for information leading thereto. Stolen
from the Y. M. C A. sidewalk Wednesday evening.
Advise police or the undersigned.
F. (i. DECKEHACII, Phone 1081
COAL MEN MAKE
LARGE PROFITS
War Department Enable
Coal Men Make $8,000,.
000 During Shortage
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Sen
ate investigation of the coal in
dustry was suspended today un
jt.t l.txt euutsuay, but harp
j (ri'riii of Ii national co-t r
sociation and the government de
partments came up on the senate 0hio demanded that Ihc commit
that the committee would proceed
next to rlear up charges by Ceo.
II. Cushing, managing director of
the American wholesale coal a-
.soclation. that government offic
ials had rcn-onally participated
in coal profits during the period
o Khertave last fall. y .
Senator Calder, si-eakinc on
the senate floor, iaid the war'
department had enabled coal men
fo make $'s.ou.fl0 in profits by
buying 2,0.0.0m ions uf coal dur-
inu tb J-triiirency. anl reported
that D. W. Wents, piesident of
the National Coal association,
took f i.".oo in commissions for
purchasing a
tity.
Senator Pomereiip, Democrat of
HARDING HEARS
LEADERS ADVICE
Taft Will Discuss Peace As-
sociation Plan Today with
President-elect
floor when Senator K-alder lof
New York, chairman of the inves
tigating committee,' brought le
cent disclosures into debate. The
XT THAT makes your community a' prosperous one?
You don't need to do a ''Sherlock Holmes' to rig
ure out that the industries ofa state or community are
the sturdy oaks around which the vine of prosperity
twines. And that the successful development of an
industry depends upon the qiiality of the product
and o. market r
Oregon manufacturers arc putting, the quality into
their products; you can help extend their market by
asking for "Oregon Made" when you buy. And in
cidentally put more butter on your own bread..
tee re'er the matter to the de
partment' of justice if it found
that Colonel Wentz fold coal
mined I)V hiiiisr-lf for ".II a Inn
New York senator cave notice ,. r.i
for its '.iota.
Senator Kdj;e. Itc-pnbiican of
New Jersey, said that in fairness
to' the association president, the
senate should note that he ad
vised the war department acainst-'
making the purchases and did not
.;ell the government his wn coal.
Senators Pomerene and Ken
yon. Republican or Iowa, ex
changed remarks as to "common
honesty" involved in coal dealings
while , Senator Calder charged
that the coal association had in
fluenced the interrtate commerce
commission, inanipitliit d geologi
cal survey figures on coal pro
duction and collected $1.00.00
from its members to maintain for
three years the organization, the
activities of which he criticised.
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BUY OREGON
PRODUCTS
Associated Industries of Oregon
L'tntMMWUiiIj Will
n'f'''rwyi'MCT'y:M
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CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS
ON SALE i
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Every Slipper to Be Closed Out
v Before Christmas. Come in
and Get the Finest Slippers
in the Land at Wholesale Prices
Men's Slippers
$1.95, $2.95 and $3.95
Women's Slippers
$1.95 and $2.35
Boys' Slippers
V $1.95
Children's Slippers
I 95c to $1.95
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Get ThenrtMow
In Every Known Style
WHEPRICEJt
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326 Statist -HcrtiLrK.p55fe&B.
Knights Templar Will
Held Christmas Service
MAKION. O.. Dec. r3. WorlJ
peace and American bus.ii"fs con
ditions were foremost a;ain t-1
ilav in Pre: -ident-eler-t I lard in ten
pait of the quan- j c-nnMiltatlon atout the roliciei
of his administration.
Th? plans for an association of
nations he li.cus?ed ith Myron
T. Ihrr'tk of Cleveland. American
ambassador to Trance at the be
ginning of the world war who
has been MCRevil pernitentlv
ai a possible sH"clion for a rimi
lar pt under the next pr-idnt.
Iuring the summer Mr. Merrick
made an extended tour abroad
and his advic- to Mr. Harding on
the peace problem is understood
to have ben hael on information
cathred in conference with lead
ing Ktirop'aii statesmen.
Afterwards the former .ambas
sador would only say that var
ious international and national
matters had been discussed in his
talk with Mr: Harding.
Business conditions vrer talc-
en up by the president-elect with
Fred I'pham. William Wrigley
and Marshatl Field, all of Chica
go. Mr. I'pham. who is treasur
er of th Republican national
committee. ao discussed various
organization questions left over
rfom the campaign.
Others who saw Mr. Harding
during the dav included Mrs. Har
riett Taylor Fpton of v rren. t..
tie- chairman of the Republican
national committee and Harry M.
Daugherty of Columbus, memlw-r
of the Republican campaign com
mittee. '
Former President Taft is to
come to Marion tomorrow in re
snonse to Mr. Harding's invita
tion to discuss the peace associa
tion plan and other subject.. Al
though an advocat- of the Ver
sailles league Mr. TaTt has Indi
cate! that he will support any
other practical plan to promote
peace and he is counted on to
contribute prticularly to the pro
posal for an International court.
ttiidentificd persons, according to )
superintendent of the mine II. V.
Inghsni. No eaaaltie were re
ported. The fire was returned by
'cderal soldiers on duty there, the
idlcs said. Military
:ers ordered an ff'icer
rov i investigate an
"liarge 01 the Umc limr-in
that point. The mine, one ot the
I nriiiuMy ferfi by the
strike, rallfsl in the Mingw i.rbl
iat July. Las tx ii in teration i
a month, workiu; with non-union ,
labor. i
trpihi':
hcad juar- M AgjC '.- A.'ii'V. -'- xC'r-l-i ,
to Chatta-1 J-l?ta? r rr: ,JJf2L.r. f ?J V"l t
1 to take ' -rfr. f JWrC rA.i?
Ongmmtti v
tfOKLKK
Laugh & Grow Fat
WITH
Fatty Arbuckle
Knights Templar commander
ies of Salem. Woodbnrn and Mc
Minnville will join in Christmas
services Saturday morning it the
Salem Masonic temple. .About t
Knights will come Trom Wood
burn and about 30 from Mc.Miun-
vill". i
The priatipal responses to
toasts will be by Ixt L. I'earce of
Salem to the grand master, by
Judge George II. liurnett of Sa
lem, to the grand high priea and
the grand chapter, and by nr. W.
Carlton Smith to all KnMghts
Templar wheresoever dispersed.
' Music will be furnished by a
special qua tette . Th knights
will attend in full regalia.
Storm of Erratic Natare
Strikes Pacific Coast
Trade Slump Seriously
Affects Shipbuilders
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec.. 23.
Slump in world trade and shlp
oing has seriously affected ship
builders throughout th world,
affording to a statement of Guy
M. Standifer. head of the C.. M.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2::. j Standifer Construction corpora
A storm of erratic tendencies, lion of ancouvcr. W ash on his
i rpiurn iduit irum inf -aM. n
vessels built and thos building
which struck the Pacific coas re
cently and mbsequently curved
back out over the ocoan, moved
on the coast again today, causing
fain from Central California
northward over the western sec
tions of Orecon and Washington,
the weather bureau announce! to
night.
Precipitation will continue to
morrow and probably will extend
o southern California, with show
ers, the bureau taid.
The storm was accouipinkd by
;ales which caused 'mtheast
storm warnings to be po.1- ed from
Point Uejes to Point Tatoosh Is
land, f
Another result of the disturb
ance was the deepest snowpack
In more than 1 t years at Summit.
where ' inches were leported on
he ground.
thttre Is a surplus of bottoms at
this time.-' said Mr. Standifer
"Yards throughout the world are
closing or curtailing their xrork.
"When business improves to
point where th"re is a demand for
existing and additional tonnage
the Columbia river will be able to
hare In the building. However.
a readjustment f was-3 will be
necessarv. We are layinr higher
wages than any other shipbuild
ing area in the world
The present contracts on fiv
standard oil tankers will be com
pleted about July, the company
expects. About 3000 mrfi are
employed by th? plant, thep ayroll
of which is in the neighborhood
of $2 I. a a day.
Now riayinj
DUST1N FARNUM
"BIG
HAPPINESS"
Also
CHARLES MUKKAY
In
2 Reel Sennett Comedy
Who's Little Wire Arc
You?
Starting Sunday
Vivian Martin in Hus
bands and Wives
GRAND
T H E A T R E
Army and Navy Deserters
Captured at Gold Hill
MKHPOUU. Or.. IKt. 23. -In
the county jail at Jacksonville
were held todav two aliened de
serters from the navy. Clarence
Hennes and ll?rbert Ward, and
two allegede deserters from the r
who were captured at 5old
Hill yesterday afterno!i with
new automoliilo which thev al
.leged to have stolen at Seattle
last Thursday.
The quartet arrived at Hold
lltll yesterday noon In th car and
after getting 1 gallons of gaso
line al a garage are charged with
having sneedet away without pay
ing for it. Th- garage man pur
sued thui and headed thern off
at the brdge at Cold Hill by
McMkinc the !ridge with his own
car. Th?n they jumie, out and
lied Into the brush where they
! wer later captured by Sheriff
Terill.
Troops Answer Shots of
! Unknown Persons at Mine
1 WILLIAMSON. W. Vn.. l-c.
23. The Howard Collieries rum-
j any mine at Chatiaroy. near
'here, was fired upon tonight bv
R0STF.IN & GREENBADM
Gift Suggestions
Handkerchiefs, real fine quality, for ladies or children,
looks just like-25c values, for .irc
Handkerchiefs, for men, sjecial j?rxxl values 23c and 30c
Silk Umbrellas, colored, high grade, $9.00and tax D0o
(Were selling at $15 two months ago.)
Silk Camisols, dainty and pretty, nice ones at $1.30
Silk Petticoats, green, old rose, purple and changeable
. shades . S1.50
Silk Hose, Ulack Cat brand, pair $1.30
Silk Socks and Silk Lisle, 75c grade, now ,. . .. .. 30c
Silk Neckwear for men. not cheap, but real swell tic-',
choice patterns at - ..$2.00, $1.30 and $1.00
Ivory Mirrors, IlairRcceiverst and Powder Boxes, spe
cial low prices. . ,
SLIPPERS Daniel Green's, best assortment shown in
Salem, -not cheap ones, but real lcuutiful ginnls.
INDIAN RLANKETS, all-wool Oregon goods at $S.30
P.lankets, pretty plaids, 08x79, pair ...v: --- $3.23
Tf)VEIS, big assortment, fancy patterns.
PURSES, La'lics leather Purses, special, gMl nes at
reasonable prices.
240-246 Commercial Street
Gel the ORIGINAL
Fresh, f -cream milk: and the extract of e
lcctcd malted train, reduced to powder fern.
Th Fcod-Drink for Ail Aces.
Used tuccesifuUy for over 13 century,
fw" Superior to tea, coffee, cocoa
A qUk Untcli r&3f dtgtl
Ufittratiae, KoaritbiBr. Deliclns
Aik fjf Hactiffa at A3 Fououias
Prrpred in m moment by brkkly stirrint powder U
Lot or coU water, lire? at bexxx or wbca Vvxlxt
Ask For. Cot Horlick'o
thus Avoidinn Imitations
R2SJpScee SUBSTITUTES Cott YOU Sam. Pric .
! Wrii fi fir Mtrpta to IIoil", Dpt. D, Rci NS'i.
I WANT AI. IN THE STATESMAN WILL imiNO KESLLTS
fXJW f.
"The Art of Giving Lies in the Appropri
ateness of the Thing Given"
Selecting CliristniaH (Jift Iimh iftcn bet ii difficult, but in simplified
today lrcatise on ran give Electrical Appliances which arc ahvay
3FPrPriate always appreciated.
They help to solve the many )iou4'l.ld problem while giving tone
to the home bv their arlTstic uesigrtH and lcautiful finUIi.
I;iy ;i visit to our showroom and M-b-t your gifK fnnn cur wonder
ful assortment of Table Electrical Appliance.
Portland Railway Light & Power Co.
We Don't Have Specials
in Order to Sell a Lot
of Inferior Meats
Our low prices arc for the choicest the market affords. Call and
see for yourself. We refer you to any of our customers. Note
the difference in price when you trade at an independent marktt.
Hound Steak, per iound 20 C
Sirloin Steak, per pound 20 C
Pork Steak, per ound 22c
Loin Pork Chops, per iound 28 C
Fresh Sausage, per Hund. 15c
Fresh Liberty Steak, jer io;ind....; I5c
I'reakfast Hacon, jer Hund 30 C
Fresh Side Pork, per jniund 22c
'For your Christmas dinner. Ham Roast of youn
Iork, ir pound 25c
grain fed pig
A lot of fancy dressed chickens.
Midget
'Market
OKK'.IKATOKS OF LOW PKICES
:rl State Street
NOT IN Till: COMniNK
(hit of ciinsideratiftii to our employes, v will close at oVhvk
Frit lay (Christmas Kve). )K-n Sntunlay until 1U a.m.
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