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The Weather
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Today nutl Tliiir.sdity,
Hliowera.
MEDFORD
Pnlly potirtranth Yor.
Forty-ninth your.
MEDFORD, 'ORKCION,- WEDNESDAY, MAY If, 39.19
NO. 45 ,
MAI
BUNE
BIG NAVY
I ' ' ' ' ' , .
PLANE HITS
Fast Time Made Bv NC-4 On Trio
From Chatham to Halifax. 340
Miles In 3 Hours 51 Minutes Will
Join Fleet at Trepassev Tomorrow
U. S. Dlrlulhle Also On Wav
. Americans Expect "Jumu Oft"
Across Atluntlo Tomorrow.
HALIFAX. N. 8.. Miiv 14 The
I'liilcd Slates Kfiipiiuic M'-4 which
flow here tutlaV from ('huthuni,
MllHH.. :l 0 lllill'H in three Iioiii mm
.11 million, will remain hern overniuhl
iiml Ntnrt fur Tri'iuiKM-v. N. V., flint
liiir imiiit ill' thii.traiix-Atlmitit! flight
ill davliulit tomorrow.
l.ilMlllMIHIlt ('lllllllllllllll'r Itt'llll,
"hkippcr" of lint plane. Minted lluit
minor mutter, prini'i'uillv lln ili'luv
ill hliirtiiiir from f hiilliiitii, hud uiixnl
the nricinul ltnn In niiiku n Ktrniulil
Iliulil from III" MiixNiii'liiiMi'ttH const
to Now t'oy ml Intnl.
Willi a nmilii'iil mile I'tmn II tnu' 1.15
statute or luiiil miles, Ilio N(.'-4'ii nv.
itriiui Hix'i'il in III" lut t or rcckotiinir
ww n frurtiiiu MindiT Mil wilt' nil
lioiir.
, Hlnrl Trip Tomorrow
TIIKPASSKY. N. V.. Miiv II.
Weather condition over tho Atlantic.
ImliiV wuro not ho propitious n with
expected and Oh' iuliontioiiH were
IhU fiiriTiinoii llmt (.'oiiiiiiiinili'r John
II rl.u..j ...niilil ntikl titimi lint tttnrt
of the American nnviil Hcnplmit" on
their lrau-Atlntilii flight until to
morrow. '
i)tniiion'invT lr..n 1 l 'PL
nnvv depart ini'tit cnniiminli'i'.tiul with
tliu hciipIiiiio NC-4 from .Witsliington
it lli'O n, in. I ho mettxiiuo Mini
ill v fro.ni Commniider Ueiul and Iiml
broadcasted to l-'iirniw mid toihe
ck( coast nl' the I'liilcd Slates the
plane' position in til re minute of
elapsed limn.,' The .coinmiiiiientiuu
wan nccniuplinhcil without previous
nolii'o to 11 11 v of Ilio wtutioii involv
ed. .
ItOKTON. Miiv 14. TIio NC I re
ported to tlm nnvv department here
Hint hIio iuikhi'iI Sen I Island, Maine,
nt 1 1 :'J0(l n. in. Tho nieiigo Biiiil
Hint tliu machine wiih making H. miles
n n hour. "
Dentniyem In Follow
I'ONTa" DI'.I.OADO. Miiv 1.1. (llv
tlm Aocintcd Pre.) The nioteor
iilotrieiil ship between Iho Azores nnil
New Found land ronort n Blorni mov
ini! over the course of Iho Aiiierieiin
Hcnplmio flight toillfv but predict iiooil
went her for tomorrow wirh Mrong
northwesterly wind. It in believed
hero thnt tho demilune wilt slnrt
from Tronussov tomorrow. Miiv I I.
' 'flip ltMtrovr.ru whieh lire Htrctch
cil tmt nt .'ill mile interval tiloiiir the
course to guide nntl nist the fiver,
will emit Itcavv Muck smoko the dnv
..e ii... ri:..t.i i ...ill I....... ft..,.., nn.l
... II1U I HUfll 11.111 .111. .'III. I .,. r- ..l
nIiooI Mtnr mIioIIk nt niulil. At no
time, will the MeiinlnneH ho mora than
:10 miniitvH flvinir ilihtuncii from n
1omI rover.
Tho iilnncH will flv direct to Pontti
Delirmlo iiml land in the huv. If Ihev
lire unnli(e to eomiileln the iotirnev.
however, fliev will Innd nt Ilortii, 10
miles from here, whero the cruiser
Coliimliin in Ktntioiied with suiMilics
(OoDtlnuod on Pago Throo.)
CLARENCE REAMES 10
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101
4.4.414. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4.
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.SKATTLR, Mnv M. Clnr-
oneo' I UumiicHi bihio'iiiI nRsiwt-
mil; 10 1110 u lined MpticH nttor-
iinv irnnernl. nlttloltneiwl lodnv
connection wij.li tho Kovernmont
' tomorrow mid retire In tho uri-
vntii ni'iiclicn nl Invv here.
Wliilo wervinir iih Bpeeinl n-
Hinliint. Mr. Hemnes liiindlod
nhont 1,000 oedition nmt nliun
onomv ciibos, ho nnnoiineed to.-"
dnv.
, Hefnro e.omin'tj to Senlllo Mr.
RonmoB wiih United Slnles "tlis-
. trict ntlornev nt I'ortlmid, Ore.,
ninl Tor nimiv vonw p'rnelieod
lew nt Mlotlford, Ore. f
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99 MILES
YANKE-IRISH
DELEGATION IS
Enulanri Enraueri at Etfronlerv of
Uncle Sam's Sinn Felners Llovd
Ge6rue Criticized for Encourauinu
Envoys Fcellnn So S Iron a Colonel
House Backs Down On Promise.
I.ONIKIN, Mnv i:i. ll wiih leiirncil
loniuhl ill 'ollii'iiil iiinirtcrB Ihnl
H'rmik I'. Witl-h. Kdwnrd K. Ilutiiie
iiml Mii'lincl J''. Ilviiil. renreeiilii
liveM of Irii-li Hociclii'M ill the I'niled
Sliiti-H who have hreiuviitiii'.' Irelitnil
will mil he rcoTveil hv ' Premier
I.I11V1I (leorue 011 Iheir relnni to
I'iiHh nor will Ihev he iiceonlcil iinv
oirieiiil or Beiiii-oi'l'iciitl recounilion.
AeeordiiM' to n Keiitcr' dipnleh
In 1111 1'iiri". Colniicl K. M, MoiiMe, who
! 11 il iiroiiiiMi-d to emleiivor to ttrrmme
nil interview hetween the Anierii'iin
ileli'uiiteB mid the llrilii-li nremier. in
view of Iheir uctivilicH in Irelnnd.
decided not to net iih mi interme
din rv.
Mr. limine nml Mr. Kvnn renehed
I. air. lull liilliiilll lf IViilull I'l.tiiillllllll
ill I 11 ll in mid is exiM'ctcd here to
morrow.
Mr. I. hud (liiirtrc linn licen biiIi
iceteil to' limit hitler nltiictlB for Iiim
ttllet'eil etit'otirtiuetiicnt of the dele
uiile'H iietiviiicB. Kven n BerioiiB
ioiirnnl like the Snectutor Iiiib mine
ho lur iih In iisi.ert Unit a "ilmiuerotiH
eoiiBiiimev" is 11 foot lor committitnr
he nremier mid the llritifh uovern-
inent to virtual i iL'lul inn of the Ir-
iwh rennlilic. tlllier iiewBimiH-rM eom
nltlill Unit the fuel that the ilclcifiitcx
lnfie fraternized with Sinn Fein lend
cim Iiiih uii'eii the Sinn Kein move
menl new life. The nutation litis heen
HNkeil ultnt would he tlioiiuht if n
llritixh tlclecntioii bIioiiIiI vihil the
t'nitnd Staler on u mi-ion of n like
eliiinicler.
T RECRU1
I'OHTI.AND, May 11. Orotton
iiiiihC recruit tin nrmy of from SO0O
In 10,000 iiinmliorR buforo May 25 It
tho Oregon horry and fruit crop Is to
ho unveil, J. W. Itrowor. federal furm
help upocliillnl, taltl todny.
Buparvlxlon anil rorrultlnir of tlit
nrmy lnw boon plncotl In tho linnils ot
Mrn, llruco Scott, miporlnlondenl ot
tho womon'a dlvlHlon of tho United
.Staten employment bureau. Pimm
aro boliiK mado by tho omployniont
bureau to lnrrcano tho staff of Mrs.
Scott to litiiiillo the work of tho farm
reserve army.
Of tho ontlro number of pickers
Hint will bo used 111 Iho Willamette
and Hood Itlvcr valleys, botwocn
3000 mid 5000 will lie recruited In
Portland. Any parson Ih cllKlblo,
providing girls aro over 13 yours of
ago and Iiob ovor 4 yonrs. Appli
cants nro nuked to sign up for a min
imum of twp weeks work. .Moro than
four months work Is botoro tho army
as tho strawberry crop Is expocted to
bb ready for picking hy May 25. This
will bo followod by tho logunborry,
raspberry, cultivated nnd wild black
berry niM cranborry crops, not In
cluding tho chOrry ptckjng.
Wnges linvo not yet boon announc
ed by fiirmexB. Tho wages, from
prosont Indications will bo bottor
trtnn InHt year whon ono-half cont a
pound wns paid for pncklng.
RAILROADS ASK HIGHER
RATES 0W FOREST PRODUCTS
, WASIIINOTONT. Mnv Tn-
eruiiHOH in rutes on lumber nnd other
forest nroiluelM from Wiishimttoiii
Oicuon, Iditlio mid Montunn to On mi -(linn
ilestinnlion.s were asked todnv
in iiiinlienliiinB filed witlt tho. inter-
while (.'oininereo eonittiisBion hv the
Northern. Pncifio nnd Great Norlhorn
rnilromlB. ' ' ,
Idaho Flour Shortwelnht.
SACliAMKNTO, Calif.. Mav 14.
Permi'sKion Iiib been uiven sliiiuiers to
reniwk throo carloudB of Idaho flour
found bv the bIiiIo denutv sealer of
wciuhlH nid ineasurt)H in San Kran
eiseo.'to he 4,17(1 lioundH Bhortweiuht,
OhnrlcH G, Johnson, stale suiieriu
k'ndont of weiuhts tind luoasurcs nn
noiineed, : : '
Five Prisoner in Jail Break.
. SHATTI.H. Wash..' Mav 11. Ad
vices received. at (lie sheriff's office
liero said five prisoners snwed their
wav Ihrouiih Bleel liars of a ooll m
tile county iuil at Kverett, Wash.,
early today. nnd nindo iheir cscnpo,
STORM CENTER
GERMANS WERE
HYPNOTIZED BY
WILSON WORDS
President Eliert Walls of Broken
Faith an:l Disillusioned Peonies
Scorns Sumtestion of Reslutratlon
Still Has Hope That American
President Will Not Prove False.
IIICUW'.V, May 14. (Hy Associat
ed press.) Declaring llmt Iho terms
of peine presumed by the allied and
lusoclalod governments to Uermany
"contemplato tho physical, moral and
Intellectual paralysis of tho (lermun
people"', thut (ioniums wero "hypno
tized" by statements made by Presi
dent Wilson and that ho himself is
looking forward to tho future "with
grnvest apprehensions," President
Kliert suld to tho Associated Press
Hint lie still liopoil that American
democracy would not accept the
treaty framed at the peaco confer
ence. I la rejected with disdain the
suggestion Hint tho present German
government would resign rather than
accept or reject tho terms, saying
that tho government would "hold out
to tho end."
"When In. tho course of 2000
years," ho asked, "was aver a peace
offered defeated people which so
completely contemplated Its physical,
moral and Inlelloctual paralysis as do
tho tonus enunciated at Versailles?"
Awake From Hypnosis
"Tho (iorman people," President
Kfttrt continued, "Is only beginning
to awake from the ilrypnosls Into
which It has boon lulled because of
Its solid faith In tho sincerity and
truthfulnass of Mr. Wilson's program
and his 14 points. The' awakening
will be terrifying and we all look for
ward to It with gravest apprehen
sions.. In tho face ot the cold, naked)
realities wo still consciously cling to
tho faith which found its epitome In
the names ot Wilson and the United
Status and the conception of the de
mocracy of the Loagtio of Nations.
"Wo cannot hollovo that this has
all hoen an Illusion nnd thnt tho con
fidence and hopes of a whole people
have been duped In a ninnnor un
known to history. Kvcn now optim
ists aro saying 'Wilson wilt not per
mit It, 'he dare not possibly permit
it.' " .
Pun-icrttimiH JiiHtifiml
Tho prosldont addod that he and
his party could not lilnmo tho Pan-
(lormans for "Hie Immodest haste
with which they nro now digging up
their former speeches and editorials
Ih which the soclul-democrats and
nlhor liberals wero ridiculed for their
belief in Prosldont Wilson's , pro
gram." "1 and my colleagues," he said in
conclusion, "upon whom rests the
terrific burden of tho forthcoming
declskuis hope and pray the Herman
people who staked all on Prosldont
Wilson and the United States, shall
not find thomsolves deceived.
"Notwithstanding tho night now
covering It, I have abiding' faith in
the future of tho Gorman people and
In Iho unronquernblllly of Its soul.
This peoplo, which has given the
world so much In science, learning
nnd Industry must not 'go down to
oblivion. It still has a cultural mis
sion to perform and ethical trea
sures to bestow."
President Kliert closed his state
ment by declaring the prosent gov
ernment would "hold out to tho Inst"
nnd scouted tho idea thnt it would
"miiko room for others to accept or
rejoct tho treaty." '
15
POUTLAND. Mnv 14. All men in
the 3rd infiuitry who enlisted dr
wero drafted for tho period of the
war will be discharged by Juno 15 If
possible Genoral Murch, chief, of
stuff, said todny, according to a
Washington dlsputch received here.
Orders, fionornl .March said, had
been ii'iiit to tho coWiinnclIng genoral
of Iho eastern .department to make
overy effort to discharge those men
by tint time. 'Mnny ot tho men in
tlifs reglmont, which Is divided be
twoen Washington, Bnltimore and
Now York, nro from Orogon nnd they
hnvo boon nppcallng desporatoly for
tholr reloaso for sovornl woeks.
3000 MILK DRIVERS IN
CHICAGO ON A STRIKE
CHICAGO,' Mnv 14. Three thou
sand milk wntion drivers todnv went
on strike, in Chicniro. Heprosentn
lives of. tho drivers, who nro askinir
wn'go ini'rense from $2(1 n week nnd
commission to '' nnd commission,
said emeriienev deliveries would bo
nmdo lo hospitals nml bubv asylums.
ALL SET TOR FLIGHT
COMPASS
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b If " trt M I sw1
f:.J...V;.'" AfjfZuM. ; " : .. . n
' - 'A '' V-sau" J',4L i'Z' U J
B''T-Ti . vo .
CommUder It. E. Dlrd of the
W. Milium sdjusllng the compass,
first leg ot the overseas flight.
DECLARE PEACE 5 ;
TREATYIN ACCORD
WITH 14 POINTS
NKW YOrtK. Mnv 14. An nnpenl
for support of the pence treatv which
is declared to be in accord with
President Wilson's 14 points nnd to
solve "intollicentlu nnd humanely',
mnnv world nroblcins wns issued to
dnv bv tho Soeitil Democratic I.ciisuo
of America. The leniriie which is de
scribed its the socialist oninnizntion
wliich supported the wnA is bended
bv Allen I, liensoll. socialist candi
date for president in 19111: John
Spnruo. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gil
nuin. flinrles VMward Hussell. Wil
liniii Enalish Wulliiiir nml J. G.
Phelps Stokes.
The nppeal declares Hint the pence
conference in a few mouths "bus car
ried us further nlonir Hie rond to
international dcnioeracv than we have
traveled in a thousand venrs" nnd
culls on all American socinlists and
democrats to support tho pence
treatv nml the I.enuue of Nations.
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION IN BRIEF
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS; Mny 14.
Several additional, notes from the
German peace delegation at. - Ver
sailles now(nre before the allied pow
ers for consideration. Their contents
have not 'been made public.
Tho council also had under consid
eration tho subject ot ports and
wntorwnys nnd dotnlls of the Aus
trian ponce, treaty now being framed.
The subject ot tho Gorman ships,'
both mercantile, and naval, Is ngnln
being proased upon the attention ot
the pence makers. Poland is claiming
some of tho warships which Ger
many surrendered. .
Today's Paris advices nlno report
renewed efforts iby tho Hrltlsh dolo
gntlon to secure tho pooling ot for
mer Herman merchant vossols. It Is
sou Kht to hnvo them distributed in
accordance with tonnage. Iossob by
tho various nations during tho war.
This would throw tho ships Interned
In the United Stntos prior to Amer
ica's entry into the war Into tho pool,
Instead ot tholr nil being retained by
this country. " -.-
Tho lending ' figures of tho' Aus
ti'luu delegation nre expected to ar-
AND ADJUSTING THE
NC3 on the "bridge" and Lieutenant
the last step in preparatioa for the
? .
1 1 U - VS
MEN TO VOTE ON
CHICAGO, May 14. Officials of
the Chicago Federation of Labor an
nounced today that the votes ot or-,
ganlzed American labor on the
"Mooney general protest strike pro
gram" will be counted In public on
June 2 by tho federal intervention
committee. " .
It wr.s stated that 80.000 organiz
ed workers in Chicago have voted to
accept tljs. program and that 4,000,
800 votes would be cast thruout the
country to decide whether the wheels
ot Industry shall remain motionless
until Thomas Mooney and Warren K.
Iillllngs nre released from prison.
' The Chicago Stockyards Labor
Council, representing 30,000 workers
voted unanimously for the general
strike in behalf ot the two men con
victed of participation in the pre
paredness day bomb explosion in San
I'ranclsco. Sixty thousand iron and
steel workers here also favored the
strike, it was announced.
rive at St. Germnln.-en-Lnye, near
Paris, tonight. In a statement be
fore lonving Vienna Karl Renner,
chief ot the delegation, said that he
would do his best to get as good
terms as. possible, but thnt a "van
quished people could expect but lit
tle." it has been announced Hint the
Bolshevik government ot Russia has
rejected tho offer made thru Dr.
Frldtjot Nnnsen to toed the Russian
peoplo It tho soviet regime would
cease hostilities ngnlnst other Rus
sian factions. Nevertheless, Dr.
Nansen has gone tON Russia to open
direct negotiations with Premier Lon
Ine rngnrdlug food relief. '
Andrew Boimr Law, government
leader in the British house of com
mons, said yesterday thnt no attack
on Petrograd hy the allies was con
templated "at this moment." He
ridfied, however, Hint British war
ships were nt Holslngfors, Finland,
to net in case of emergency.
It is reported from Paris that the
Poles and Ukrainians have nrranged
tor a truce and it is indicated they
may Join forco9 ngainst tho Bolahe
vlkl, .
SEN. CUMMINS
PRESIDENT OF
Gl P. SENATE
Iowa Senator Selected After Johnson
of California Declines Senator
Lodqe Re-elected Party Leader
Progressive Fiaht Auainst Penrose
and Warren Postponed.
WASHINGTON, May 14. Senator
Cummins of Iowa, favored by the
progressive group, was chosen unani
mously for president pro-tern pore of
the senate at tho organization confer
ence today ot republican senators.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts was
re-elected party leaden and discus
sion of the controversy over commit
tee chairmanships for Senators Pen
rose ot Pennsylvania and Warren of
Wyoming was postponed.
A committee of six senators called
on Senator Johnson ot California, be
fore the republican conference met
and urged him to accept the presi
dency pro-tempore, but the senator
again declined the position. The
committee consisted of Senators Kel
logg, Minnesota; Frellnghuysen, New
Jersey: Sutherland, West Vlrglna;
Calder. New York; Hale, Maine, and
Curtis, Kansas'.
lrogresslves to Fight
Senator Lodge was authorized to
appoint a committee on committees
and pending its report the fight of
the progressives against election of
Senator Penrose to the chairmanship
ot the finance committee, and ot
Senator Warren as head of the appro
priations committee, will be held In
abeyance. The progressives, however
at a meeting before the conference
determined to pursue their opposition
to the senate floor If necessary. Some
of the progressives said they had re
ports that the democrats might be
asked to co-operate to elect Senator
Penrose by absenting themselves
when the finance committee la-organ
lzed and thus offsetting the progres
sive opposition... ,
Forty-three of the 49 republican
senators and senators-elect attended
the conference today. The absentees
'were Senators Cummins, LaFollette
of Wisconsin. Gronna of North Da
kota, Townsend of jtifhigan, -Lenroot
ot Wisconsin, and Fall of New Mex
ico. '
, Beside the president pro-tempore
the conference chose Its candidates
for all other senate officers. George
A. Sanderson, a Chicago attorney,
was selected for secretary, and David
Barry, a Providence, R. I., newspaper
man tor sergeant-at-arms. ,
OF KILLING WIFE
DIES IN JAIL
PORTLAND. Mnv 14 Euaene
Tuck: who was beina held in the
eountv iuil here under chnrtres of
bavins murdered his wife, died in the
corridor of the mil todnv. lie had
been ill onlv about a half hour. Death
apponred to hnve been the result of
natural onuses. An autopsy was to
be held this afternoon..
Tuck nnd Mrs. Marie Mitldleton
nsred 20. were arrested Saturday lif
ter the findin? of Mirs. Tuck's bodv
in bed. n bullet through her heart and
n revolver under her pillow. Tuck
told the police that his wife had com
mitted suicide. She obiected to his
havinsr Mrs. Jliddleton livimr in the
house with them, he said. Both Tuck
and Mrs. Middleton were chnrced
with second degree murder but no in
dictment has been returned.
Mrs. Middleton wns apparently
verv much Krief . stricken nt Tuck's
.death. '
IN OREGON CITY
OREGON CITY. Ore.. Mnv 14.
A raid was nmdo today by federal
officers on n moonshine still, situated
about n mile from the Tualatin river
nenr here. Officers had been watch
inc the place for several days unit
when thov were certain that n still
wns bcina operated, mnde the raid.
About bO , callons of "sour ninslr
rendv for distilling, was found nnd
destroyed bv the officers. The
house where the still wns located was
made of heavy wood pulp, nnd wns
completely rovorcd bv brush to avoid
detection. The operators of Iho still
hcnriiur the officers nppi'ouehimr. ran
tlirounn the woods und mnde their cs
capo, ; t
RED TI N
IIL. PRICE
Immediate Decline Assured Bv New
Agreement With Millers 'and Ba
kersWheat Director Barnes Se
cures Consent of Millers to Oper
ate On Fixed Profit Jobbers to
Cooperate Also Bakers Aqree to
Reduce Price of Bread at Once.
PORTLAND. Mav 14.-I!rend
prices whieh were advanced here oiiu
cent n loaf a few ilavs nuo to nino
cents' for the pound loaf wholesale
and 11 cents retail, have been reduc
ed, owinr lo competitive reasons, to
the old price of 8 cents wholesale anil
10 cents retail. This was announced
bv a leudinir bakinir company toduv.
The chance became effecivo imnie- .
diutelv. -
NEW YORK. Ma v 14. An immc
iliute reduction in the price of wheat
reaehinu all down the line from tho
producer to the buker, is believed as
sured, according to a statement is- -sued
todnv bv Julius Barnes, wheat
director following a prolonged con
ference yesterday between Mr.
Barnes and representatives of the
erain industry, including grain hand
lers, millers, iobbers nnd bnkers. !'
The statement issued bv Mr. Barnes
savs in part: . .
"There wns a general agreement
thnt in order that nil the whent pro
ducers of the country should secure
ennui benefits, that - the various .
trades could be bound bv contracts
to see that wheat trading should be
only on the guurnnteed price nnd if.
a lower basis was.,iustifeil with ,tho
developments of world factors an the
senson mlvnlieed. this lower basis
should be made to rench the con
sumer bv trade agreements with tnd
lers nnd manufacturing facilities, the
wheat director making the readpist
ing basis effective bv the pnvtnent o
the difference as allowed under act
of congress. .-
"In return for protection agninsti
a full in price, after the guaranteed
price had been made for wheat bought1,
the whent director would reonire from
the vnrious trades contract oblign- j
tions bv whieh their trade practices ;
nnd margins of profit would be sub-)
iect to review and eontrol bv tho.
wheat director. . V I
Millers' Profit Fixed
"It was suggested for instance
that the mills agree that their total
gross operating profits between
wheat 'bought nnd the finished pro
ducts sold should not exceed na.
agreed basis per barrel of flour
manufactured, thus assuring imme
diate reflection to the consumer o
any reduced price of wheat supplied
to the mills.
"The jobbers expressed n willing
ness also to contract that their hand
ling margins should not exceed tho
price fixed on an agreed basts, thus
making immedintelv effective a low
en retail price of flour when nindo
bv the mills on a readjusted whent
basis. ...... k
linkers Also Agree
"The bnkers were willing to enter
into a contract bv whieh they would
reflect nt once in their products the
lower price of flour made effective
bv the mills. In this way, down to
the retail trade there is thought to .
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BRITAIN SHIP LOSS
WAR 7
LOSS OF ALLIES
LONDON, May 14. (Via '
Montreal). The , ministry ot
shipping announced today that '
tho number and tonnage ot al-
lied merchantmen lost thru en-
emy activity in the war were as
follows:
Great Britain, 2197 Bhlps;
7,63S,000 tons. -
, France 23S : ships; ; 607,000
tons. ,. 1 . i
Italy, 230 , shipB; 742,000 '
tons. . .
; Japan, 29 ships, 120,000 tons,
United States, 80 ships; 341,-
000 tons. '
In addition to the British
ships above, twenty British ves-
.sels aggregating '95,000 tons
:wero lost on admiralty service.
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