; i nlvoraily of Ore. Llbwrrj i VOL. IX., No. SIW. COMMISSION SEES BOTTOM OF ROAD PURSE OWIMJ TO HIGH V.(il AMI STIFF l'HKTX .M.Ti:ill.U WOltK TO ItK hl.ACKIAKU HARROW ROADS ARE SUGGESTED Milm of IUmuI lk-ondaiit on Itofihluu of Attorney Keiiera! In Itegnnljo Itoan-ltarreU lll'l Honlnnd, Ore., 'Auk. S..Advauc lug iages find materials are Increas ing the costs of road oouslruutluu so rapidly that the brakes will be ap plied lo the road-bulldlng program. It I totting more than the original (lniate and thla will nucwtNltaie curtailment. The slowing down pro cuaa will affect not only the slate work but the government ro-opera ttve project, aome of which will have to be revlMnd and other aban doned. At the tame time the alate high way commission I In sight of the uoiiom or trie puree, Funds are rapidly becoming exhausted. Miles of road project are now dependent on the opinion of the attorney-gen ral. If the attorney-genoral opine that the iflean-Darrctt bill enable bond to ibe sold to meet the federal appropriation for Oregon the road progrsin can be carried forward, with due consideration for mounting ooati, but If the attorney general'! opinion I otherwise It la Imtmulluto ly necessary for the itale highway commlmlon to aet aside $3,600,000 to meet thl governmental assitance Unlet the government money I matched, dolltr for dollar, by the state, the federal aid will be with held from Oregon. Such was the situation which do . veloped at yesterday's meeting of the state rlghway commission. Immediately after the adjourn ment several member of the legis lature, who attended the session, do vlurod that If a special session is called they will undertake to do some rond legislation which will be calculated to 'straighten out a few kink In the matter of the road problem, ll'ossjbly of greatest concern ,to the commlKsInn Is the matter ' of meeting the government appropria tion. Commissioner V. I,. Thomp son declared the people of the statt would never forgive .the commission If thla federal money wag lost, The Hoan-UIarrelt bill was passed to match federal money, but since Its ttnactment the government haa ' al lotted a much larger Bum than that In sight when the 1)111 was passed by the legislature. The theory of the commission and of legislators at yes terday's meeting Is that the Bean Harrett 1)111 la sufficiently elastic to match any amount of rqpney the gov ernment may set aside for Oregon, for many months the commission has hoped for an opinion from ,At-torney-fleneral Brown. "ATTEND CONFERENCE " Salt iLake .City,. Aug, 6. Twenty three governors of abates or the '" ' (Union ha.ve definitely decided f 5 o attend the annual governor's con ference, to be held In Salt Lake City August 19, 20 and 21.vFlve of the executives. nave answered inquiries Indefinitely while the remainder, ap parently will be unable to attend. The representation of western gov ernors seems assured, while several eastern and middle-western execu tives will be present. DECLARES BUYERS AND SELLERS MAD "J-Ui:li-Qulrk" CmM In Kiiglam! - HllIU $10 to f(M 1-ondon, Aug. 6. The food riots In Italy and agitation elsewhere on the continent are- focusing atten tion on the continued Icrease In the price of food and clothing In this country. -Public feeling, Judged by protesting letters lo the press and the talk one hears In restaurants and prfvute house, U mounting to' the point of exlreme Indignation. There I great discontent among small householder. One write to a lndon pupcr complitinlug of high prices dnmiinded for eggs, milk and fruit and declaring "Those who buy and sell aeein to have gone mad Jn tneir gei-rlfii-qulck" crane, and their Impertinence 'iu ' what thty charge the public 1 something gross." "If that is. so." the writer com menu, "why are all woolen good ramlne prices, and why doe a man's suit of clothe cost anything rrom eight to 18 guinea ($40 lo $90)? why U the profiteering allowed?" MILLIONS ARE NEEDED FOR OIL DEVELOPMENT Mexico City, lAug. 8. The sum of $1,800,000,000 Is needed to develop thoroughly the petroleum resource of 'Mexico says an announcement of the doparUnont of commerce and In dustry. The amount already Invest ed In the petroleum Industry Is es timated as In excese of $200,000, 000. The department announce that eight producing oil wells with a daily flow of C84.798 barrels have been drilled In the Tamplco field In the first five months of this year. The department says there I great need of "better transiiortatlon facili ties and that If these were provided the monthly shipments which now amount to 6.000,000 barrels could be Increased to 17,534,940 barrels. The vast surplus of crude petroleum Is stored In the ground awaitimr im. provement In trana'portatlon. TELEPHONE RATES TO HAVE HEARING AUG. 27 Salem, Ore.. Aug. C The Oregon P ii bl In service commission ''has set August 27. at Portland, as the time and place for a hearing on the tele phone rates. The Investigation Is to be on the commission's own motion. due to sharp advance the telephone company made effeotlve on July 29 wnen the to-called (Burleson sched ule was Imposed upon Oregon." COPY AMERICAN DRAFT- I DE LOCATED Washington, Aug. 6. Secretary Lansing today told the senate for eign relations committee that the American iplan for - league of na tions "wa& not ipressed" at Versailles and was never presented to the full ueaoe conference. The secretary said 'he did not know whether there was a copy of the lAmerlcan draft In existence, (but said the president might have a copy. Discussing Shantung. . Secretary Lapsing said - the .- ILanBlng-Ishll Agreement, made to obtain reaffir mation 'by Japap of an open-door pol icy In lOhlna was entnrnri Intn ihv theTAmerlcan government without the knowlodgeof the secret treaty between japan &nd the allies for the transfer of German concessions In Shantung to Japan. - om.n pass, jOBErrnxg ooujirr. oreoox. wfjxkiav, auoust , Entire Nation, Aroused, to Give Whole Attention to Profiteers-Unions Representing 2,000,000 Employes, Act as Unit in Demands on the Government Washington, Aug. 6. Department of justice agents throughout the conntr are currying out the attor ney general's order that profiteer aD (I h on Hers be tra-ed down and prosecuted under the Lever food con trol act. ' President 'WlUon will address con gress Friday to make recommenda tions for legislation designed to aid In reducing living cost. The cabinet sub-committee furnished him recom mendations. It Is believed that one or the pres ident's recommendation will be for "more teeth" to make existing laws effective to cope with profiteering. He may also ask a modified li censing system under which margins of profit' could toe - controlled to bring Immediate reduction of prices. , Washington, Aug. fl, .Represen tatives of 'fourteen of the different railroad unions now have Joined In the communication to Director Gen 1). S. EAGLE BOATS USED FOR DISPATCH SERVICE AIoard V. 3. Eagle Boat No. 3. in White Sea, June 13. '(Correspon dence of the Associated Preea.) American Eagle boats now are der ating on dispatch service in North Russian waters. Baffle Boats No. il.'i and 3, the first built of this type for the Am erican government, arrived In Arch angel after a 6.200 mile run 'under their own steam from the Atlantic seaboard and according to their of ficers, have more than made good. Crews of the larger naval vessels are Inclined lo chaff the iBagle boat men and call these craft "tin lizzies" of the navy, but the officers of the Eagles are proud of their sea worth iness and efficiency. The Associated tPresa correspon dent has just made a trip from Arch angel to Kent, across the W hite Sea. Aboard the flagship of the little flo tilla, and In this 16-hour run. In stormy weather, the flagship and the No. '1 had ample opportunity to show their seaworthiness. . Jn Archangel, at this season of the year, the weather has 'been al most iroplcal, aiul the (American pf-! fleers, who had expected to find the Arctic frigid even 1n the eternal day light days of June, were confronted. luatead. with temperatures and sun shine that made white duck the pre scribed uniform. lAlgona, Iowa, Aug. 6. The king of porkers nolda court In Iowa. He measures seven' feet from nose to tall and weighs l.?00. pounds. Jas. Vlpond, stockman near here, an nounced that he refused an offer of $36,000 for the 1xar and that he wouldn't take twice the amount for him. ; Careful watch Is kept on the royal hog by a retinue of attendantsThe royal pen and Jiog wallow ' are the best that money and science can produce. THE ALLIES POWERS (Paris, lAug. 6. Messages to the peace conference say that the Rou manians have served an ultimatum on Hungary,, making demands tar in excess of the armistice terms and giving the 'Hungarians until 8 o'clock today to comply. eral nines, asking an immediate in crease in wages. Thl Is the first In stance on record, where all the unions representing 2,000,000 employes, have actedes a unit. Mr. Mines said the communication seemed to lie a formal presentation of wage de mands alrendymade public. Washington, Aug. 6. High prices of shoes are declared to be due' to excessive protiU taken by every fac tor in shoe production. In a report by the federal trades commission. The commission claims that, the packers began pyramiding of shoe prices by an unwarranted increase In the price of bides, and that tan ners, manufacturers ' and retailers followed suit! L-n-don, Aug. 6. Uraat Britain pro.iot establishing centr.V author ity to i'sl with profit er. Sir Auck land Ccit'lr announce 1 today, (Portland, Aug. 6. Charges that discrimination has been exercised hy V. 8. Myers, Portland .postmaster, against, returned service men. will be given through Investigation by the employment committee of Portland Poat.'No. 1. American 'Legion, it was announced here today. 'A report will be made to the executive committee which. If It finds the charges sub stantiated, has (been, authorized to take whatever action may seem best. Returned soldiers formerly em ployed in the postofflce here recently explained to Mayor George Baker that thev had been denied annlnrltv privileges and thevhoice of positions. when put back to work In the oost offlce following their return. The mayor espoused the icause of the sol diers and called upon 'Postmaster Myers to give them their due. . He also presented the case to the past master general. The postmaster here denied the soldiers had been dis criminated against. Resolutions authorising the Inves tigation were adopted unanimously at the monthly meeting of the Port land post of the legion. MOltK BLANKS XR IMTltOLV OP OREtiOX'H KOUKKTS Salem. Aug. 6. Six army planes to 1)e used In the Oregon forest fire patrol service will report to Major Albert Smith in Salem, within the next 48 hours, according to a tele gram received ere today by Lieu tenant Kiel, from Major Crissy, in command of the air service at Ma ther field, Cal. ,-. With .eight planes In commission, state and federal forestry officials plan to maintain dally service throughout southern and western Oregon. Two ibases will be estab llshedyone of which will be at Salem and the other at IReseburg, provided the latter city furnishes, a' suitable landing field. REDS TRY TO START TROUBLE AT TRIESTE Trieste,, Aug. 6. A group of bol shevtsts appeared on the streets here today and attempted o start rioting. The disturbers, were dispersed .toy the ipollce with the assistance of the population and several hundred ar rests were made. - CHICAGO MARKET PRICES TUMBLE roMdbllity of (1iWier Wheat to Co. timer Cause of Ik-moral fiat! on Among Sxvoliaor Chicago, Aug. 6. Demoralization seized the grain and provision trade yesterday afternoon and fofted corn down Vt cents a, bushel In some cases and pork $3.50 a twxreL Ex treme breaks were $1.39 for Ha? delivery of corn and $44.60 for Sep tember delivery of pork. The reason for the collaose of values was the possibility that the price of wheat to consumers mleht he slashed at once by the eovern ment as a radical measure against the high cost of living. $750 PEAL IX CLAM BHKLL Albany, Ore., Aug. . a tI, probably worth $750, ' was found grown tp the interior of one of the lids of a large Uno clam, picked up by J. C. Crawford Sunday, in Bry ant's park. 1 FOR GOLD HILL LIME Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallte. Aug: . The state limit plant at Cold Mill will be closed down not later than September IS unless more order are placed. This la the an nouncement of Dr. -A. B. Cord ley. secretary, although the board as an organization has taken no delr-lte actl-in. - The Oregon Agricultural experi ment elation recommends that sev eral farmers get together and place a trial order to learn the effects of liming the soil. More than half of the hundreds of farmers renortlne say that beneficial results liave been obtained through the use of lime but only Iby trials can the value be determined. lck of storage capa city makes It necessary that at least 30 tons of ground limestone be. sold from the plant every day. IS PACIFIC COAST DRY Mexico City, (Aug. . The rain fall during the past month has been the heaviest in many years and ser ious damage to crops Is reported in" several districts. Train service has been interrupted on nearly all lines and, the Isolation of several towns was completed when telegraphio c6m munlcations were cut due to storms. ENT FAVORS- THOSE WHOIRE LOYAL E. IU Coburn. county clerk. ' has been advised toy Che bureau of na turalization that a person of foreign birth who served in the military or naval forces of the United . States during the present war and who has been , honorably discharged may be naturalized without proving . five years residence In the United States and one year residence In the state in which he resides; without first papers and without .payment of fee. In order to take advantage of the act aa approved by congress, all pe titions must be filed within one year after all the troops are returned to the United States. FIiAGSHlP AXCHOKS San JIego, Aug. 6. The flagship New Mexico, with (Admiral Rodman aboard, together with other dread naughts, anchored off the Coronndo Islands this morning. WHOLE I'M R Ell 2737. s ON THE 5 BIG SUITS T(J BE INSTITUTE! AT ONCB FOB " VIOLATION' OF AXTT- TRUST LAWS" WILSON SAYS SITUATION ACUTE Clil of Locomotive Engineers R. commends Firing Squad for Those Responsible for Profiteering Washington, Aug.'6. The depart ment of Justice Is to Institute anti trust suite Immediately against the five Iblg meat packers. General Palmer said the ertdenc In dicated a "clear "violation of the anti trust laws." The packers Include Swift moors. (Morris. Cndahr ami wnin All federal district attorneys hare been ordered to prosecute Immedi ately persons guilty of hoarding foodstuffs. N Washington. Anr a n.t t labor may. after a more thorough Inquiry, advocate a firing- squad for some of those responsible for the wave or proflteerine nn .r,i.. over the eonntry. Warren 8. Stone, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers, told the house. In- . "rc" committee today. Washington. " lAng: . President Wilson declined toda to acceDt the suggestion of (Representative Mon- dull, republican floor leader, that he postpone addressing oonrresa itnHt Tuesday. The president said the situation was acute and felt tt his duty to present his rlewa tmmuH. ately.; . ,. . . . ... SHIPPING BARMS; APPLE CROP EXCELLENT Two cars of Bartlett pears have been shipped from Orants Pass this season and another car will be sent out Thursday.. These shipments were made by Denney & Company, who will begin to ship canning pears the first of next week. O. O. (Hatton, who has had 15 years exa)erience in the fruit (bus iness, and who is busy making boxes for the pears, states that this year's crop is a heavy one and that 'the quality is excellent. A- (Mr. (Hatton states that there Will also be a fine apple crop this season, due to more Irrigation, and the fact that some of the farmers-have been getting rid of many of their old. di seased trPAa nnH mnnv na tfnnn oomlng Into bearing. ''"'.' OLD BATTLKK OUKOO.v", " ' V TO JO HACK OS DUTY Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 6. The battleship Oregon will be put back ' into commission and sent to ' San -Francisco. President Wilson , will prooably view the great Pacific fleet from the Oregon. CO LO TAKE DAILY OFATH TON r Jerusalem Augi 8. iMany chil dren are Injured each, day in Pales tine by shells and explosives which were scattered throughout the coun try during the open warfare between the Turks and the allies'. The bat tlefields cover 'such , a! large . area that careful salvaging has been im possible, and the' result Is that chil dren, farmers, or peasant women are manarlAfl nlmnaf varv An ISv a'!- 1 Tun MEAT PACKERS lental explosions,