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ILL TRY * FRANCE AND BRITAIN
TO SELL VESSELS OPPOSE CONCESSIONS
SPRING
Our new Stock o f
Disposal to Private Owners Is 6rants By Turkey to U. S. In- ip
Planned. But Prices Must
terests to Be Aired at
Suit Government
Lausanne.*
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Washington, D C.—Til* f'.v tm m iit
*111 get oat of the saipp a ; buvines* ’
if It can find purchasers for its ship*
and lines; if It cannot, then the gov-
erameat will continue In the (hipping
business, economising as much as pea
uble
Th a was the opahot of an extended
conference between Preaideai Hard
ing, Chairman A. D. Lasker and the
entire personnel of the United States
shipping board. The decision on this
policy was announced as unanimous.
The agreement was reached that the
shipplng board will at once proceed
to the consolidation of ita foreign
trade lines and offer them to private
owners at attractive and fair prices.
with proviso that the routes be main
tained
If “fair” prices cannot be obtained
then President Harding and his ship
ping advisors concluded there is noth-
inf left for th« government but to
continue government operation undar
th« Jonas h s .
The government should be able to
determine within <0 days, or by June
II. whether It can effect a satisfactory
sale of Ita shipping holdings. Chairman
Lasker announced.
Ten years from now jm t will Ht emious of yeur fritad» or
*ill Ifcey bc eaviona « f ywi? It deprnd» oa what >»u do with
7 « r moaey XOW. If j et iprad all liiere u d u chaace of yeer
gettiap ahtad. If >oa täte s part of what *ou eara. yoa »il! be
in Petition to grcel Opporteally with a sai'.e wbea it kaoelu at
your door.
And it ia surprising how quick!* taring* accumulate. Aliaoit
before 70a know it, you have built ap a Savings Account that
you thought hardly possible. And 70a did it without any hard-
at- p or selfdeniaL The iatereat we pay helpa your saviags
grow. If you haven’t already started a Saving* Account, do M
without further delay.
First National Bank
M ONM O UTH, OREGON
IP A. C POWfcLL, I' kes . J. B. V. BUTLER, V ice P ees .
F E. CHAMBERS, Ca*Higa; C. C. POWELL. A m t C a m ie «
Officer*
Directors-J B. V. BUTLER. CB a IKM a * ;
WM. RIDDELL.
I- M. SIMPSON. G. A. CONN. D. R. RIDDELL. IRA C. POWELL
Tennis and Base Ball
g ood s has arrived. Co m e
your selections early.
Part«—Franc« la preparing to pro-
teat to the near east conference when
Ita tetaiona are resumed at Lausannt
H o w i s your old tennis racket? Bring i t
oa April 29 against the concession*
in ar.O let us have i t restrung for you.
recently ratified by the Turkish na-
tiocal assembly in favor of the A cer-
ican Interests headed by Rear Admiral
Colby M Chester,
The government already has hand
lur.m .ti.’s largest and moat complete Confectionery and Book Store
ed to the Turks, through its high corn-
missioner at Constantinople, a note
selling forth ita objections,
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Londoh.—Great Britain proposes en-
terlng an energetic protest against tha
granting by the Turkish nationalists of
certain concessions in Anatolia to the
American Interests headed by Rear
Admiral Colby M. Chester If these con
at my new place of business.
cessions are found to embrace the
Mosul oil fields, it was declared here
One door west of bank. Light and roomy,
In view of the official protest al
clean and sanitary, we are at your service.
ready made by France against these
commitments to Americans as being
P. H. JOHNSON “ The Normal Book Store’
In contravention of the Franco-Turk-
tsh railway and ports agreement of
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mg peace conference in Lausanne.
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Pulverlier after those clods. At this time of the year, with the
groond dried on top, when you plow, you are throwing the clods
u.idir where your seed ia to lie and this soil must be cot up and
pulverir d *0 the young plant roots can withstand the long hot
weather which is sure to come. Cut them up and smash them
(Inc and have no air pocketa to dry out the aeed bed.
The International Pulveriser
? ®rll senders in this kind of a job and with their removable
wood boiinga practically never wear out.
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Independence
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Tennis shoes for ladies, children and
iv.cn, Children’s sandals, Child’s oxfords
Ladies’ oxfords $2.50 up
A full line of Men's oxfords, all styles
All kinds of dress and work shoes
Oils, Polishes Shoe strings, etc.
Harness supplies o f all kinds
CHARLES M. ATW ATER
1 ost office block
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Phone 6 8 0 2
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Good to be Sure
Better to be Insured
Be& to be insured in the
H A R T F O R D
Fire Insurance Company
Accident and Indemnity Compa ny
Chambers & Powell
Agents
Transferring by
auto truck and by
team, within the
city or out of town.
Leave order* at Garage
Call Phone 2003
Vancouver, B. C. — Newspapers In
C O F F IN A E G L E S T O N
the United States which have been -1
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slamming Canada and particularly
British Columbia for permitting liquor
to leave this port for Mexico, which it
Is said eventually finds its way back
to the United States, have been asked
to clean their own doorsteps before at
tacking thefr neighbors.
It has been pointed out that 210,*
000 cases of Kentucky and New Tork
liquor have come into this port since
the first of this year under permis
sion from the United States authori
ties
United States Consul Ryd.r stated
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ted States on the understanding that
It is for medicinal or sacramental pur
poses. But once It arrives in Canada
there Is no check as to what ;t is used
Liability and Surety Bonds
for and much of it goes to Mexico or
China.
Philadelphia. — Ex President Wilton
M opposed to President Harding's pro
poaal for "conditional" American ad
heelon to the permanent court of In
ternatlonal justice, established at The
Hague under the auspices of the
league of nations, the Philadelphia
Pnbllc Ledger and the Louisville Cour
ier-Journal said in copyrighted dla-
patch ee from Washington.
Mr. Wilson expressed bis views In
a letter to Arthur B. Rouse of Ken
tucky. chairman of the democratic con-
greeilocal campaign committee, In re
sponse to an Inquiry. The letter fol
lows:
**!n reply to your letter of March
19, let me say that I approve not of
the ’conditional.' but of the uncondi
tional adhesion of the United States
to the world court set up under the
auspices of the league of nations,
though I think it would be more con
AGREEMENT IS CANCELED
sistent With the fame of the United
States tor candor and courage to be Formal Announcement of Action of
come a member of the league of na- J a p a n a m A m e r i c a M a d e a t C a p i t a l .
$ | tlons and share with the other mem
Wasr.ir.fton, D. C —Cancellation of
hers the full responsibilities which Its the Lansing-Ishii agreement between
covenant involves.”
the United States and Japan was form
ally announced by the state depart
BIG WHEAT YIELD FORECAST ment In a statement making public an
exchange of notes between Secretary
E aster« Washington Output May Sur Hughes and Masanao Hanlhara, the
pass That of 1914, Bankers Report.
Japanese ambassador. The exchange
Spokane, W ash— Favorable growing of notes set forth that in the "light
condition* for the early spring indirate of the understanding arrived at by
a wheat and grain crop this year the Washington conference on the
which will equal or surpass the ban limitation of armament, the American
ner harvest of 1914, in the opinion of and Japanese governments are agreed
bankers (ran grain districts of East to consider the Lansing-Ishii corre
ern Washington who attended the ses spondence of November 2. 1917, as can
sion here of the executive committee celled and of no further force or ef
of gjyoup two of the Washington Bank fect.”
It was revealed for the first time
ers" association.
Jfcst two things, they said, may In the communications that the ne
stand in the way of the biggest wheat gotiations leading up to the cancel!«
yield In the history of the Inland Em tlon agreement were conducted per
plre. The flrst is Use possibility of no sonally by Secretary Hughes and Jap
rain In.June and the second the danger anese embassy officials in Washing
of holy winds in July. Without a June ton.
«kin the crop will be cut down, as a
Grain Futures Law Valid.
large percentage of Use moisture will
have'to be In the ground by that time
Washington, D. C.—The grain fa-
Excessively hot whids in July would tures trading act was declared valid
and constitutional by the supreme
tend to burn up Use wheat.
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court. It was the second time the
court bad passed on the validity of a
France and Belgium Firm.
Parts—The French and Belgian gov grain future« trading law, a previous
frm en ts decided at the conference of statute based on the taxing power of
minister« bera to reimburse the federal government having been
selves for the Ruhr occupation ex held unconstitutional. The law upheld
ea out of merchant!tse and money was based on the right to control tn-
i«Sed from the Germans
The two terstate commerce.
tlSas again emphasised their determ
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•nation to ewscuste the Ruhr only «•
U. S. Asks For Sugar Records.
Tefmaoy pays
New York.—The flrit definite step
In the government invwstltatlon of
!Allies Shy at Meeting U. 9 Bill.
sugar price increases was revealed
Parts —Wide divergence of views be- when members of the New York Sugar
iween the delegates of the United Exchange received from \the United
Btstee and tha allies on the question States attorney’s office «.(form letter
tatmbarslng the United States for the asking for submission of * s record of
yost of Its occupation of the Rhineland all their transactions In 'new and re-
leveloped just as It was hoped to term fined sugar from January hfto April 1.
Inats the spoliations
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Battleship Oregon te be Fixed Ua.
Flrwt Petition For Ford Filed.
Salem. Ore. — The federfc! goverw-
Omaha. Nteb.— Petit kins requestln* ment will paint and put into ship shape
thst the narta of Henry Fbrd. auto- the historic battleship Oregon and
mobile manufacturer, be placed on th« all doubt about Ita being giviea to the
primal?)' ballot.of the progressive party state of Oregon appears to leave p.-en
la Nebraska iJ 1924 for prealdeat Wert cleared,
filed «tlth the secretary of state
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CalWerBia Pe*»««* Twro-Cent Qee Te*
Chicago. — Improved business coo-
9acr^n*ntof Cal. — The Breed bill dltlons In the packing IndQstry a as
fixing ,a t rvdit tax oa gaaoliae was given se the reason for th*- l i per
passedtby thsAsccate withoi'. a dis cest Increase la wagea ifor^
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Monmouth A ve.
PHONE 503
Guaranteed work, Cleaning, Pressing
Men’s Suits, Overcoats, Sweaters
Ladies’ Suits, Dresses, Sweaters
G ive me an order and be convinced.
T. J. W ED EK IN D
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Monmouth Ore.
N e w Location
One Door East o f Post Office
New Features
H om e made Candy,
Fresh popcorn
Peanuts
Sanitarily wrapped bread
Improved e qu ipm e nt for lunch serving
W e bake everything we sell.
“ Fresh Every Day”
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