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scribed as secondary defendants, con-
• gating of the 48 minor concerns.
KING VISITS BERLIN
' VIOLATE TRUST LAW |
Speaking of the patent pools, the
opinion says, “these various agree-
menta step outside the limits of law
Decision by U. S. Court Hits ful monopolies which arose from the
Issuance of the patents. The patent
Half Hundred Concerns.
monopoly Itself Is a property right and
agreements la respect thereto must be
Chicago—The Standard O il Com
subject
to the same antimonopoly tests
pany of Indiana and 51 associated con-.
cerna were found guilty of violating as any other property rights."
Referring to the decision In the fa
the Sherman antitrust act by pooling
their so-called “oil cracking*’ processes, mous Packers’ case. In which the gov
in decision given In the United States ernment obtained the dissolution of
trusts, the opinion reads: “There Is
District court.
The decision which granted the gov no substantial difference between
ernment a permanent Injonction re agreements entered Into by competing
straining the defendant companies packing companies respecting the
from farther violations of the law, prices at which, or territories where
came after more than four years’ liti in, their products may be sold and an
agreement between holders of patent
gation, wherein dismissal of the suit
was once recommended by an Indian monopolies which fix the rates of roy
alties that shall he charged to the
apolis master-ln-ehancery.
Decision
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probably will be appealed to thé U n it licensees.“
ed States Supreme court.
Kansas Wheat Crop Put
In the original suit, filed In 1925,
the government claimed the defend
at 160,660,000 Bushels
ants conspired to restrain trade and
Washington.—The
United States De
create a monopoly by refusing inde
partment
of
Agriculture,
in Its crop
pendent concerns the right to use their
forecast for June, placed the 1929 win
patented Burton “cracking” process,
used to extract gasoline from crude ter wheat crop of Kansas , the largest
producing state, at 160,660,000 bushels.
oil.
Safety Stressed In Auto
mobile Construction
The most importas! fcrend in auto
mobile design today i» safety, from
the body itself to the smallest parts.
The 1930 ca n feature fuller vision,
all-steel bodies, non-ahattcrable glass,
ball bearing spring »hackles, easier
steering, centralisation of light con
trols on steering «heel, four-speed
transmission and bright colors.
One of the large»! manufacturers
has announced result» of tests con
ducted at night aa to the visibility of
can painted in various colors and of
pedestrians dressed "In clothing of
different colon. Brilliant hues and
light colored clothing are visible for
a much greater distance than somber
colors. While the ninufacturer will
use bright colon on hit can, he
Ahmed Fuad Pasha.
doubts whether pedestrians will wear
Berlli^—Ahmed Fuad Pasha, king of white at night on highways although
Egypt, and his suite arrived here a it would be a great accident pre
few days ago from Genoa for a visit. ventative.
He was welcomed formally by Presi
Already six million of our 25 mil
dent von Hindenburg.
lion cars are equipped with all-steel
bodies as a safety factor. Art in
creasing number of the new models
Miles of Good Roads
have adopted thia construction as well
as installing glass which will not
“Oregon has over 3500 miles of shatter or splinter in accidents. J
improved highway” stated Phil Meta
Ball bearing spring shackles which
chan, director of the Oregon State require no lubrication or attention
Motor Association to a group of high and improve the riding qualities and
way enthusiasts at the time of the control of cars on rough or slippery
May meeting of the highway com roads, are the newest development to
mission in Portland. “And when be adopted by some of the most im
one takes into consideration the short portant car makers; by making a car
space of time in which Oregon has easy to handle another safety factor
built those highways, one marvels at
is added and it is said the ball bearing
the rapid development of the\:ountry.
spring shackles last the life-time of a
In 1904, according to information re
car without rattles and squeaks.
ceived from the United States bureau
Having light controls on the steer
of public roads, there were only 142
ing wheel instead of groping for them
miles of paved roads in the United
on the dash when passing, is an im
States. These were made up of, brick
portant safety feature. Four for
126 miles, bituminous macadam 13
ward speeds which are being adopted
miles, sheet asphalt 3 miles. Just 25
by an increasing number of manu
years later, Oregon has many times
facturera, is a further valuable con
the mileage of improved roads in the
tribution to safety because of mort
whole of the United States at that
flexible control of the car’s momen
time.
turn.
APPORTIONMENT ACT
ADOPTED BY SENATE
CHIEF JUSTICE RECOVERS
Census Measure Report Is
Approved, 48-37.
DEBENTURE PLAN IS
DEFEATED BY HOUSE
Farm Relief Measure May
Be in Effect by July.
Waahlngton.— One o f the tour
Washington.—President Hoover won
emergency measures recommended by
the support of the house In his fight
President Hoover in his message to
to defeat the debenture plan of fa r»
the special session, the census renp-
relief when that body rejected the sub
portionment bill, took Its last hurdle,
sidy scheme by a vote of 230 to 113.
the senate, by a vote of 48 to 37,
While the two branches of congress
adopted a conference committee re
are now technically at odds on the Is
port on the bill, and It now goes to
sue, enough senators have indicated
the White House for Presidential ap
their readiness to drop the fight tor
proval.
the debenture to assure a reveraal <Jf
The bill not only authorizes an ap
the senate’s action In support of the
propriation of approximately $40,000,-
bounty.
000 for the 1930 census, but also pro
Tha house voted directly on the de
vides for the first reapportionment of
benture, when Representative TUson,
house membership since 1911, and cre
Connecticut, Republican floor leader,
ates permanent machlaery for auto
moved the conferees be Instructed to
matic redistribution of house seats
Insist that this amendment J>y the,
ufter each future decennial census.
senate be struck from the bill.
Under the terms of the measure. If
Thirty-four Democrats voted against
congress itself fails to act. promptly
the 'debenture plan, thirteen Repub
after the 1030 and succeeding popula
licans for It. Eighteen pairs were an
tion counts, the President will be em
W. H. T aft
nounced, showing five Democrats
powered to proclaim a reapportion
against debenture nnd two Repub
Washington.—Fully recovered from licans for It, with, the Fnrmer-Labor-
ment of representation among the
states based on the so-called “major the uiiment which sent him to a hospi ltes also In favor of the bounty.
Thia figure compared with the esti
fractions” system, the method used tal recently, Chief Justice Taft ar
The Tammany Democrats from New
In defense the Standard of Indiana mated actual production of 177,301,000
In 1911 and on which present house rived at his summer home at Murray York went overwhelmingly against de
held that the process had been of vast
Bay, Canadn. The chief Justice Is look
1928.
membership Is determined.
benefit to consumers and had mate In The
ing forward to a restful vacation dur benture.
department estimates eight of
As
finally
passed
by
the
house,
the
Democrats who voted against the
rially lowered the price of gasoline. the other large winter wheat states as
bill went to the conference commit ing which, however, he will not be subsidy were:
Two hundred patents were involved
follows :
tee without either the alien exclu free of the cares of his high office.
Aswell, Louisiana; Black, Bloom,
in the suit
Nebraska, 63,384.000; Oklahoma, 55.-
sion,
the Ttnkhain, or the Wagner He wjll -undertake, before his return Boylan, Carley. CUllen, Dlcksteln.
The defendant companies are di 336,000; Illinois, 38,763,000; Ohio, 36,-
civil gen Ice amendment, and provid to Washington, a review of a number Fitzpatrick, Griffin, Lindsay. Mead,
vided Into two classes; one called the 689,000 ; Texas, 31,013,000; Indiana.
ed that Instead of November 1 next, of cases now before the court and will Qunyle, Somers and Sullivan of New
primary defendants. Including the 27,334,000; Missouri. 23,639,000 and
as proposed In the senate bill, the give attention to other court business York; Cochran, Missouri; Grosser and
Standard Oil of Indiana, the Texas Washington, 22,663,000.
next census should begin on May 1, wide enjoying the friendships he has Mooney of Ohio; Douglas, Arizona;
company, the Standard Oil company
1930. Another senate amendment, fa built up* nt Murray Bay.
Drane, Green, Yon, Florida; Klnche-
of New Jersey, and the Gasoline Prod
thered
by
Senator
C.
C.
Dill
(Dem.,
Business
Men
say
:
“Advertising
Pays”
loe,
Kentucky; Lea, California; Lud
ucts company, and the other, de-
Wash.) authorizing a census of house
low, Indiana; McCormack, Douglass,
IMPORTS
INCREASE
hold radio receiving sets, was killed
Massachusetts; Montague, Moore,
OVER U. S. EXPORTS Woodrum, Virginia; O’Connell. Rhode
in the house.
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The reapportionment phase of the
Island ; Pulmlsano, Maryland ; Smith,
bill leaves the present totul member
West Virginia; Whittington, Mississip
ship of the house unchanged at 435, Form er T otaled $401,000,000; pi; Auf Der Helde, New Jersey.—34.
Latter O nly $387,000,000.
and, bnRed on official estimates that
Republicans voting for debenture
C. V. Belknap, Proprietor
Moro, Oregon
the 1930 census will show a national
w ere:
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■'population of approximately 123,000,
Washington.—For the first time since
Browne, Hull, I.ampert, Nelson,
~ BATHS
000. A total of 23 house seats will be April, 1920, Imports of American Schneider, Wisconsin; Campbell, Iowa;
Involved In the proposed redistribu products last mouth exceeded export» Chrisfenu, Selvlg, Minnesota; James,
of foreign goods with the result that Michigan; Johnson, Williamson, South
tion.
Seventeen states will lose seats, ns an unfavorable balance was created Dakota; Lambertson, Kansas; Sinclair,
AGENCY FOR
follows: Missouri, th ree; - Indiana, In May. Exports, according to the De North Dakota.—13.
WILLIAM'S CLEANERS and
Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, two each; partment of Commerce, aggregated
Democrats paired against debenture
MODEL LAUNDRY
,...
Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, only $387.000,000, while Imports were: .
” When the work of bumping off
O’Connell and Cornlug, New York;
James Barston of London wrott Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, reached an aggregate of $401,000,000.
THE DALLES
rival gangsters gets slack it’s time for
North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennes A surplus of Imports amounting to Mrs. Norton, New Jersey; Connery,
a
single
postcard.
3,000
words
on
ii, ! ! i ! n i i n n ' u i i i . ! i H n i i n i n i i i t H m m : n T m n n i i i i i ! : i r : i n n i ! i i ! ; ; t » n c n n a :
law officers watch out.
see, Vermont, and Virginia, one each $14,000,(XX) was left. In April, 1926, Maasachnsetts, and De Rouen, Louisi
On the same basis eleven states will the unfavorably balance was $10,- ana.
ghin house seats as follows: Call 000,000.
Republicans paired for debenture:
In the corresponding period of last
forula, six; Michigan, four; Ohio
Christopherson, South Dakota, and
three; New Jersey and Texas, two year, exports totaled $421,676,000, Freer, Wisconsin.
each; Arizona. Connecticut. Florida
while Imports reached only $354,715,-
The majority of 137 against putting
North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Wash 000, this creating a favorable balance the debenture plan In the farm relief
of $08,570,000 for May, 1928.
bill came as a surprise to opponents
ington, one each.
Efforts to prevent tiie so-called na
Various reasons were offered tor of the bounty. It was equally sur
tional origins immigration quota sys the reversal of American foreign trade prising to the southern Democrats In
tem from becoming effective by Pres in May. One was the rush of foreign, favor of It.
idential proclamation on July 1 met Imports to avoid a prospective In
That the house Is dead set against
finul defeat in the senate when a crease In American Import tariffs, It the debenture plan was the construc
resolution which would have brought wns said. Another explanation was tion placed upon the overwhelming do-
a repealer to the floor was rejected the high money rates In the United feat. Once the conferees report an
States, wlrlch depressed foreign cur agreement with tha senate leaders In
by a roll call vote of 37 to 43.
Under the provision, bitterly fought rencies. Attention wns called to the favor of eliminating the Item another
by racial groups ajl over the coun fact that Imports for May were larger overwhelming vote In favor of that
try and twice postponed since Its in value than any May In the last six course undoubtedly will follow in the
Inclusion In the 1924 Immigration law, years.
house.
On the other hand, exports dropped
It was predicted that the farm re
the total annual Immigration to the
United Stutes will be reduced after In comparison with lust year. E. lief measure may be In effect by July.
Dana Durand, of the statistical re
July 1 from 164,007 to 153,714.
Instead of being fixed at 2 per-cent search division of the Department of
of their nationals resident fin the Commerce, snld the decline was due Austrian Girl Winner
All over the store you will find bargain after bargain of which the following are only a few
United* States In 1890, quotas will be to the decrease In the value of cotton
in World Beauty Show
assigned the various nations In pro exports. Exports of cctton last month
suggestions, selected at random. Visit our store tomorrow, select your needs an^ PAY AS
Galveston, Texas.—Miss” LI si Gold-
portion to the natiounl origins of the totaled only $43,000,000, while In the srbelter of Austria was crowned
YOU ARE PAID— Your credit is good. A small down payment deliver^ any order, large
corresponding period of last year they
whole population In 1920.
Miss Universe” at the International
Opposition to the national orglns aggregated $05,000,000 or $22,000,000 Pageant of Pulchritude here. It was
or small.
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provision has been based principally more.
the first time in the history of the
For the five months ended wkh pageant a foreign beauty captured the
on the contention that the quotas de
termined by the cabinet commission, May the trade bulance was in favor of title of beauty queen of the universe.
of which President Hoover, then sec the United States by $298,632,000. In In the final count she received six
retary of commerce, was a member, that period, exports aggregated $2,- votes to one for Miss Magda Demet-
discriminate In favor of English, 232,449,000, wldle Imports totaled $1,- rescue, representing Romania.
northern Irish and southern European 933,817,000. That fnvornble balance
Miss Universe" was awarded $2,000
Immigration at the expense of Ger was greater than In the corresponding In gold and a sliver plaque. Miss Ahi-
1928
period
when
exports
of
$1,989,-
man, Scandinavian and northern Eu
berg was voted the second prize of
328,000, compared with Imports of $1,000.
ropean countries.
President Hoover, during his cum- $1 708,083,000, leaving a favorable
Six of the eight other beauties who
pagln last fall, advocated suspension ba’lftnce of but $220,045,000. Both ex finished In the money were North
of the plan pending further studies ports and imports foi the first five American girls. “Miss Ohio,” Dorothy
to determine more accurate quotas, months of the current year were ¿can Davis of Massillon, was ranked
and postponing operation of the sys larger than for the corresponding five third and was awarded a $500 prise.
months of 1928.
$1.85
Large
Size
Gal
tem.
‘Miss Greater New York,’’ Miss
$18,00
Sag
Seat
Cast Iron
75c Porch or Chair
Irene Ahlberg, wal the North Ameri
vanized
can hope for the first award. The
Retrial 1» Denied to
Pull Up Chair
Worry Drive» Illinois
Cooking Ware
Cushions
elghteen-year-old blonde stenographer
Garbage Can
Kentucky
Dry
Slayer»
Jail Warden to Suicide
had been chosen "Miss United States”
Dutch Ovens, Waffle
Upholstered Seat and
LootsVille, Ky.—Two officers who in a field of 34 contestants.
Good size, fancy ere-
Heavy
Welded
Chicago.—Warden Edward J. Fo
Irons,
Fry
Pans
and
back,
large
roomy,
garty of the Cook county Jail, for 25 killed In a prohibition raid were held
tonne cover, cotton
Handles,
Hot
Cake
Griddles—
.
Choice
—
years a public official, shot himself to to have been rightfully convicted when Census Report Is to
filled —
death In the home of a nephew In they appeared before Judge Charles I.
99c
Half
Price
$7.95
Be Made by District»
South Bend, Ind., where he had gone Dawson In Federal dourt and asked
59c
to recuperate from a nervous break for a retrial of their case. In the first
Washington—Population statistic»
trial each wns convicted and sentenced
down.
of the 1930 decennial census will be
Regular $1.50
two years’ Imprisonment.
Plain White Coffee
Fogarty's breakdown Is generally at to The
$2.50 Decorated Hall
Folding Ironing
officers, Roy Miller, prohibition announced publicly in each of 500 dis
tributed to months of political difficul agent, nnd Clarence Gossett.^ deputy tricts Immediately after they are gath
Pink Glasses
ties at the county Jail in which pres sheriff, both of Hopkinsville, Ky., were ered, Instead of being tabulated first
Cups
and
China Tea Pots
Board
sure was brought to bear on him to said to be the first ever convicted of in Washington.
New heavy base style
put petty politicians to work as guards killing a citizen when a case of that
William M. Steuart, director of the
Saucers
Set of 6 —=
Medim size, light
Assorted Colorings,
in the Institution. The Illness result nature was transferred front a state census, explains that this procedure
weight
Choice —
ing from this situation Is believed by to a United States court.
Extra quality, regular
would be followed for the first time
89c
his relatives to have caused 1dm to
with the forthcoming census, In order
$1.50 value —:
end Ids life.
f
»1,25
that Inaccuracies may be detected be
$1.00
Civ* SOS Call« Right of Way
$2.25 Roll Top
59c
Washington.—All broadcasting sta fore the figures are tabulated for tbe
Root P rotocol Approved
tions were ordered by the federal ra permanent record.
Madrid.—The
protocol which was dio commission to cease sending when
At least 100,000 enumerators will be
Bread
and
Cake
Guaranteed
9 X 12 Size
prepared chiefly by Ellhu Root to per ever their operations might Interfere needed to canvas the nation’s homes
Walnut Finished
mit the United States to Join the world with SOS calls from ships or air for the census, he says, and between
Grass Rugs
Electric Iron
Boxes
court was unanimously approved by
6,000 and 8,000 more will be employed
End Tables
the council of the League of Nations. planes.
Blue, green or white,
With stand and long
here later,,
. .
Decorated, bound
Hotel Moro Barber Shop
MARCELLING
Docherty - Powers
DISSOLUTION SALE
There Are Hundreds of Values
Like T h ese-B u y N o w a n d S a v e
ends
$3.85 s
Semi Oval Tops
Choice —
Cord •—
$2.39
$2.35
$1.39
Docherty - Powers Furniture Company
Speed» P lane Production
St. Louis, Mo.—The Curtiss Robert
son Aircraft corporation expects to
double Its production of slxty-flve air
planes a week with the enlargement
of Its plant for manufacture of the
new six passenger monoplane, the
Thrust,
D uluth Get« P olice M eet
Third & Washington Sts.
The Dalles
A tlnntn^G n.-D uluth was chosen
for tho 1930 convention by the Inter
national Association of Police Chiefs
hers.
Give $1,000,000 to Hotpital
Chicago.—Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan
and Ids wife announce a gift of
$1,(MX),000 to the Presbyterian hospi
tal for a large extension program. The
hospital expects to raise $0,000,000 for
Its project.
Sign« to Fl»ht H *o n*y ;
F ive o f F am ily D rew »
Randolph. Vt.—Five members of one
family were drowned here, four of
them In attempting to rescue an
other. The victims were: Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Boardman, their son. Har
ry, and two daughters, Iona and Bee-
trice.
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Charleroi, Pa.—Harry Fay, heavy
C h i. ago to Gradaata 2»,7«S
weight boxer of Charleroi, signed
’
Chicago.—Chicago
public schools.
contract to fight Tom Heeney, Aus
tralian heavyweight, at Miami, Fla^ Including senior and Junior high
schools, will graduate 29,7«5 pupils
on July 4.
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