lygggrp-' tcte itrtiauow CTAraaiAK, aujoi, -Oregon . . 6 MERGFR xmsuumoxx jiprnwg, December is, 1&22 IS UNOPPOSED Government Can See no Oc casion for Contrary Ac tion at This Time WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. The government will take no action c this time on the proposed acquisition of Morris Co s phy sical assets by Armour & Co. of Chicago, It was formally announc ed today by the secretary off ag riculture. This decision was reached by Secretary Wallace atter long; etudy o the proposal aad conferences with President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty. There was no indi cation in Washington whether Armour & Co. would proceed with their negotiations for the Morris establishment which Is a competitor and one of the "big five" packing establishments. Action Unnecessary Secretary Wallace declared there appeared to be no occa sion for action at this time, un der the packers and stockyards act which he administers, in con nection with the proposal infor mally laid before him by J. Og den Armour. Mr. Wallace also transmitted this information and additional data on the proposal to the senate, in response to a resolution of Senator LaFollette, Republican, Wisconsin. 1 a formal announcement Mr. Wallace declared there waa . nothing in the packers and 'stock yards act which specifically pro hibits the purchase by one pack r of the physical assets of another An opinion by Attorney Daugh erty, made public with the an nouncement, said the act is es sentially a regulatory one and that the duties and powers ot the secretary of agriculture there under are to regulate the in dustry. Would Increase Competition "The language of the packers and stockyards act." said Mr Daugherty. "makes it clear to me that the -act does not require yon to take any formal action unless you have reason to be lieve that the law has been vio lated or is being violated. To constitute a violation of the lav within the meaning of this act there must be something more than a mere statement of what a person or corporation contem plated." Briefs of Armour & Co. pre sented to Secretary Wallace and transmitted to the senate, con tended that the consolidation would not hinder, but would in crease competition in the pack ing industry. Decisions inter preting the Sherman and Clayton anti-trust laws, the federal trade commission act and the packers and stockyards' act were cited to support the proposed consolida tion. Armour Leads Swift Statistics regarding the meat industry were submitted to show that Armour and Morris during Hie. last tan years had slaughter ed 24.57 per cent of the total livestock in federal inspected plants while Swift & Co. had slaughtered 22.39 per cent. Ot ' the ' total neat production or 1921 of 16,159.000.000 pounds, it was said Armour produced 10.44 per cent and Morris 5.23 par cent. Figures on subsidiary products also were given in part. ASTORIA NEEDS BERRY MEN ARE CALLED All Growers Asked to Attend Conference on Logan berry Situation Every loganberry-growing com munity that has not already elected a delegate to the big log anberry meeting scheduled for Salem, December 10, is urged to do so in time lor the delegate to post himself a little on the con ditions in his locality, and be pre pared to speak authoritatively on the subject of what berries cost to grow, and what his people will 1 1 1 J" ' .'i a hi i ....... A. ' .-tTtj HEAD STUFFED FROM CATARRH OR A COLO Says Cream Applied in Nostrils Ppes Air Passages Bight Up. -Instant relief no waiting. Your clogged nostrils open right up: the air passages of your head clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuffing, blow ing, headache dryness. No strug gling for breath at night; your cold or catarrh disappears. Get a small bottle of Kly s Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fra grant, antiseptic, healing cream In your nostrils. it penetrates through every air passage of the head, soothes the inflamed 'swollen mucous membrane relief comes instantly. It's Just fine. Don't be willing to do towards unifying the growing industry. Starts at Liberty The movement started a few months ago by the growers of the Liberty district seems to have borne fruit, for the present con certed movement, sponsored by the Oregon Growers, looks like the big thing that the industry has prayed for. One of the things that seems imperative is to connect the log anberry with some national or international fruit service, per haps as part of a "line" produc tion that gives the Oregon logan berry the advertising of all the other fruits that Oregon produces. Even this might not immediately take care of all the Oregon logan berries, for this is a specialized Oregon product and is produced in a larger, quantity than many, of the other fruits that should be its natural selling complement. Soma special loganberry adver tising on a national scale seems to be necessary to create the de mand for a product that has not yet firmly established Itself in the world market. All Expected to Help It is believed that the canners and berry handlers will be willing to help in the movement to give the logans a fair price on which the industry can live. Because the loganberry is not universally known, however, perhaps the can ners may not be solely respon sible for creating a market. It may be a vital part of the grow ers business to help make this an insistent, buying market that de mands logans without substitu tions of any other fruit. The at titude of the growers towards helping to establish this world market may be the deciding: slant in the question of whether the Industry is to thrive or languish. This meeting is called for del- egates only, and not for a general mass meeting, with the idea of getting closer together and lay ing out a program that might work. Later there will come a wholesale appeal to the growers for the adoption of whatever plan is adopted as a real solution of the berry question. suffered loss of their entire prop erty and are without employment or means of subsistence. Busi ness is paralyzed and the city wholly without adequate means either to furnish employment or sustain its citizens who have so suffered. Situation Serious Contributions have been secur ed from coast cities and from in dividuals, but this cannot be em ployed to rehabilitate tbe devas tated district. In order to re build it will be necessary to fill by dredging tbe entire part of the city destroyed. Practically all of the streets and sewers de stroyed were constructed on and underriaducts, and costs assessed against the property. Such as sessments have not been paid, which together with the enorm ous loss sustained, makes it im possible to reconstruct. The sit uation is serious and appalling. Unless the city receives immedi ate government aid it seems that it will cease to lunci;or. ,anG bank ruptcy of its people heretofore solvent, will result. Hirer Million Needed The disaster, not counting loss of life, equals that caused by the tidal wave which devastated Gal veston, and the San Francisco holocaust of 1906. We deem the situation so critical that we feel it is necessary' to appeal to the congress of the United States for immediate aid, such as was grant ed Galveston and San Francisco. It is believed that it will require 'at least three miHhra dollars to i afford any ways near adequate relief." Make a remedy worse than the 1 disease and most people will take (it. i Telegrams Sent to Washing- ion iay situation Grow ing More Critical ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 12. Fed- eral relief for Astoria by a three- mllllon dollar appropriation for the immediate rebuilding of streets, sewers and viaducts was asked today in a telegram sent resident Harding and the Ore gon congressional delegation by the general relief committee. Un less the city receives immediate government aid, it was pointed out, the city government will cease to function and the bank ruptcy of the people will result. That the situation is critical was the claim made in the telegram, j Many -Telegrams Seat In addition to tbe telegrams i sent to Washington, copies of the telegram were sent to the gover nors of all western states, the chambers of commerce of San Francisco, Galveston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland and ail other Pacific northwest cities. Following Is the telegram dis patched by Mayor Bremner to President Harding and Oregon's congressional delegation: "On Friday morning last, the entire business part of this city was totally destroyed by the most devastating fire in the history of the Pacific coast. Streets, water system, sewer system and fire system in the entire devastated district are totally destroyed. Over five thousand citizens have Fine Piano 5 down, $5 a month. See this piano before you buy. Geo. C.Will 482 State Street or and stav nasty MARION DAVIES 1 "When Knighthood Was in Flower: ofr CosmopoIUaPro,(u.iun Starting Next Sunday I NEW CORPORATIONS I a Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday with the state cor poration commissioner by Willam ette chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution. Headquar ters is in Portland. Alice C Ward and others are the incorpor ators. Other articles tiled yesterday were: Nicolai Realty company, Port land; incorporators. Louis Nico lai. J. W. Beach; capitalization. 1120.000. Dayton Meat company, Dayton. Or.; incorporators, J. E. Proffltt. W. L. Sheard, J. Claude Proffltt; capitalisation. $10,000. A permit to operate in Oregon J was Issued to The Texas and Texas incorporation. at S164.400.000, which Ben C. Day of attorney-in-face for Oi Fine VictroU $19 Only $1 down. 50c a m this real buy. 4l r r mm vjcu. v. nut 432 State Street XM AS SEAL YOUR XMAS MAIL "A Seal on each letter helps manv get better' (Christmas Seal Booth Main Aailes) X m as Sale at a Giant s Gait ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY t rench hid Gloves Through special arrange ment we have secured ex clusive agency of AURELE BORRISS. Famous makers of IMPORTED Our stocks consist of a full line nf nowpsl nnvoltiai as well as ordinary styles. Imported gloves are on an upward trend due to the excessive high rate of tariff on this certain article. Rest assured that oar prices will be exceptionally low on thetM fine lines, in conformity with our policy of selling merchandise at a quick turnover and umall profit. We Suggest Gloves for Christmas JUST 10 DAYS LEFT FOR SHOPPING Extra salespeople in attendance. Morning hours are best. Please Shop Early BSl jAJv T.vH 0. Read Our Eight Page Circular at Your Door tha-'yornS at In Our Pure Food GROCERY 797 Items Underpriced you'll save 25 per cent or more on every dollar you spend at the People's Cash Store. Special Announcement In keeping with our policy of the past Our Offer Yearly to All Churches, Lodges and Societies Wholesale prices on Candies, Fruits and Nuts for the Christmas Season Toys Toys Toytown In the Basement SEE The walking and talking dolls, the mighty miniature whippet tanks, autos that fly like "sixty", games that fascinate, big toys, little toys, and all kinds of toys, and Santa Claus will be here every day. Ms.a mm hi i mm n au Christmas Sale Starts Thursday , December 14 at 9 : 30 Our stock comprises articles which are suitable for every member of the We extend to you a cordial invitation to make this your shopping headquarters. WE NEED THE MONEY All bills must be met on the first of the yeare and to meet them we must sacrifice our stock. Our loss is your gain. Here are a few of the specials. We have hdndrS more ust as good. Suits .$6.50 to $25.00 Brown and black Cotton Sox, 2 for 22c Genuine Silk Sox 69c Silk Lisle Sox ....... 29c -Pure All Wool Sox 33c Canvas Gloves, per pair 12c All Wool Union Suits $2.45 3 Season Underwear $1.12 2 pc. All Wool underwear .63c Hats, all siaes and colors 9Se Caps J5 4 in hand and Bow Ties jjg O' Coats $i to $15.0$ Silk Knitted Ties 3t Reg. $2 value Silk Ties 98c Handkerchiefs 9c Army All Wool Pants .$1.78 Ladies House Slippers .98c Brown work shoes $2.48 Brown and black work shoes, double soles ....$3.48 Brown and black dress shoes $4.45 Dolls As our Xmas pres ent to you we are giving you a doll as large as a baby and worth $5.00 for only $1.98 DRESS SHIRTS $1.29 WASH SHIRTS 78c ' Shop Early CAPITAL EXCHANGE IE v 342 N. Com! Phone 1 368 W A RANGE ! NEAT HOUSEWIFE 1 " " WW mmmmmW jmf 1WX UNIVERSAL i Hot Biscuits With Pastry and Coffee WU1 be served during this great demonstration See Our West Windows UNIVIT Porcelain Enamel It is Washable v Not ane HS? w.. the ranBe with a namp cloth, wiped with a cloth. The T nickel trfmm n are Smooth IS P1?'lshed aDd burni8i1 nd simply jo be ersal ranges are famous for thel Hnuadmo Z '"8" esv t maintain the beautiful lustre. Cniv attention and much less' rubbing to keep it brfght h niCkel p,ating- Re1uir's less frequent SANITARY - - tile or Makers of UNIVERSAL STOVES AND RANGES Oilers Special Inducements Until Saturday Only n 4K Y9,VR 0LD STOVE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE During this exhibit we will take your wasteful, old broken down tii,i. you a special liberal allowance on your new purchasT 72 elS Free Set RnriTB Silvvrivaro Jin v. inr this Demonstration mrfv. With every Universal range We will inrlurfp withnat ohanw (this, beautiful 26-piece set of uogers Hampden design guar anteed silverware. This set of Silverware ear. Has an Unlimited omannlM rrwn the maker, Wm. Rogers v aons. Don't miss this opportunity. $5.00 Deposit vaou wiji fiuiu any uni versal Porcelain ranee you may select for future delivery and entitles veu to all special (inducements of this demon stration. 4 See Our West Windows stuiied-up with a cold or