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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
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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.
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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
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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
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342 N. Com!
Phone 1 368 W
A RANGE ! NEAT HOUSEWIFE
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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