SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1917. - EIGHT JOIN THE RED THE COLD EH OPERATING 175 BUSY STORES IN 22 STATES THE STORE THAT BUYS FOR CASH AND SELLS FOR CASH PERSOMS H. E. Tayer of Dallas was in tha city yesterday. L. A. Gerber, of Silverton, is regis tered at the Bligh. Asaliul Bush, Jr., spent the day in Portland on business. -.. N. A. Beauchamp of Stayton regis tered yesterday at the Bligh. B. W. .Reynolds left today for Iowa, traveling over the Great Northern. Br. T. C. Smith, Jr., was a Portland jasscnger this morning on the O. C Willis McNary is in the city today from Portland, calling on bid tiini; f i lends. Miss Gooch of Mill City is staying at the J. E. Scott home during the teach er's examination period. Tom Cooper was up from Portland for the day visiting his mother, who lives at 1715 South Liberty. 8. J. Butts and wife leave this even ing for California where they go to spend the holidays with their son who is at the Presidio training lor the signal corps. Peter 8. Schmidt, of Olympia, proci dout of the Northwest Produce com pany, is in the city this week in con nection with business affairs of the company. 6 Glenn L. Adams left today for Iowa on a combination business and pleasure trip. lie will visit with relatives while in Iowa, and plans being away about four weeks. Mrs. Julia nopt, oi uuo coutn L,irjrr- , - . j.jV,,. ., . , ty, received word that her mother , 8 ' ;' M W H Me.Ree. died vestcrdav at'.,1 a'".af,!? .l,00U,0Uu surplus when Newport. The funeral will be hold Sat- fcrday at Corvallis. CHANDLER. December 19, 1917, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Guy Chandler, a daughter. BOKN JJPPOLD. December 19, 1917, to Mr. and Mrs. John M, Lippold, 1386 Fer ry street, a son. tft DIED IiATJDEN. At the residence of hot sis ter, Mrs. llonry Franke, 19C7 Stato streot, Wednesday nigut, liocemuer 1917, Miss Sophie Lauden, 08 years old. The doceased had lived with her bis ter for about forty years. Tho Fraako family came to Oregon from Iowa about seven, years ago. Miss Lauden was l orn in Germany. The body is at tho residence and the funeral, under the auspices of the Big dim company, will be announced later. IFl:XL8. At her lute residence, 308 6 Farm Loans 6 Five and seveu yeors loans with privilege to repay $100 or multiples on any interest date, J. M. and H. M. Hawkins, Local Agents J Vermont Loan & Trust Co. 311 Masonic Bldg., Salem, Ore. t r -in wri Highest , Cash Pm ftafcl tor Used Furniture Phone 941 or 508 The &p:td Jsdi Co. Pays the Highest Price for ail kinds of junk Phone 3i8 71 CHEMEKKTA ST. - mm I I SALEM TAX1CAB CO. I PHONE 709 1 CAES OF ANY KIND FOS ANY I I PLACE AT ANY TIME. ' I COUNTRY TRIPS 10c A MILE. 1 I OFFICE BLIGH HOTEL, j J. A. BECK, Mgr. CROSS TODAY f RULE HENEY ASSAILS HEAT -PACKERS AS COMBINE TO CONTROL MARKETS Prosecutor Lays Damaging ; Evidence More Federal Trade Commission Washington, Dec. 20. How the Chicago Junction Railway and Stock yards company was wrecked and higher prices saddled on the public when pack ers obtained control of the yards, was developod at tho opening of tho fed eral trade commission's meat probe to day. Through ,T. B. Hart, Boston financier, Spocial Probe Council Francis J. Heney, uncovered frenzied finance; how Frank B. Pegram, an alleged "dum my" of no wealth, purchased $1,000,- 000 worth of.stock was developed. By threatening to remove his pack ing plants from (Chicago, J. Ogd?n Armour, it was charged, forced a re organization of stockyards ownership by which he obtained a bonus. Kumors of rebates and other practices which commissioners hint will astound the public, were heard. The Chicago Junction Bailway and DiocKyaras company, in ami. whs pnv. tne packors' threat was made. Hart. vice chairman of tho Old Colony Trust Company, who engineered ihe finances declared that stockholders were per suaded to surrender their securities and accept paper in a now concern promis ing 9 per cent. Under this agreement any surplus earned by tho stockyards was to go to Armour ns a bonus for keeping his plant in Chicago. Tho packers had claimed to be ablo to do businoss cheaper outsido of Chi cago, but when this change in stock yards ownership was effected they agreed to remain and higher prices fol lowed. Heney submitted minutes of the mooting of tho directors of tho Chi cago Stockyards company, the new company, dated June 30, 1911, showing that Frnnk B. regram turned over to tho now company on that date, 65,000 shares of common stock in tho new company. The $1,000,000 was loaned to Armour and F. It. Prince of the firm of F. n.- Prince & Company, Boston, bankers, two days later, the testimony showed. Pcgrnm, who testified he was treas urer of the old stockyards company and cashier of Prince and company, ad mitted that he knew no details of tho transaction, but merely signed his name at the direction of Bradley Palmer, at torney for Prince, who is president of the now stockyards company. Pegram said he drew $500 a year as treasurer of tho old stockyards com pany and $3,000 a year as cashier with Prince and company. I'egram admitted ho would have sigued anything Palmer put in front of him. In reply to a letter sent him ty tho trade commission as to who were tho real owners of tho common stock of the old company, Pegram claimed to hold nil of it as trustee. Ho admitted that Palmer had dictated this reply. "Didn't you know your answer that Palmer wroto and you signed was an attempt at evasion " asked Heney. "1 didn't give it much thought," said Pegram. South Nineteenth street, in Salem, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1917, Miss Min erva Wells, 88 years old. Tho deceased lived at the T. H. Ide home. Surviving her are two nieces, Mrs. Alice L. Poe, of Newberg, Or., and Mrs. William Irwin of Chippewa Kails, Wis., and a nephew, George M. Hunter, of Portland. The body will be sent to Mt. Carroll 111., for burial by the Rigdon company. WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS IN THE SALVATION ARMY Christmas always spells work for the Salvationist and this year is no ex ception. Appeals for help aro coming in all the time, no one in need must be refused. Money is needed and the kettles are on the streets to catch it, don't pass them by. The newsboys are getting interested; after a long and serious consultation three of thera came with their contributions and dropped them in tha kettle. The children are to bo entertained on Christmas eve; s large Christmas tree and Santa Clous the special fea tures of tho evening. Every child will receive a gift from the Tree. The gift this year will be mostly wearable and useful articles The entertainment will be held in the Ryan Hall on South Commercial street. All donations of goods should bo de livered at the JRyan hall or to Captain Miller at 356 North Liberty Street- Doraldina, the dancer of exotic meth ods, is now appearing in Spanish dances at the Palace theatre, New York. All Around Tow COMGOTNTS December 25 Tuesday Christ mas. December 9 Meeting Marion ' County Taxpayers to discuss eounty budget. January 11 "The First Lady of the Land," at- High School for benefit of ArmyY. . C. A. o Dr. Mendelsohn, the eye specialist, will return Jan. Int. tf The womens auxiliary of St. Paul's Episcopal church will meet with Mrs. Ada Strong at 485 South Commercial street Friday afternoon at 2:30. o Patten Plumbing Co. 865 Cbemeketa P&ene 1906. We do repair Work. Stoves and furnaces coiled. tf o Dr. Fred Ellis, formerly with Dr. Griffith, has moved bis dental office to 302 V, S. Nat. bang bldg. Phon-i 2106. 1-4 Dr. Garujobst was operated on Mon day at Willamette Sanitarium and is doing nicely. Bo will be'back in his of fice in about three weeks to resume his practice o A complete line of the latest in watches, jewelry and diamonds, at Gardner & Keene's, the store with the street clock. Mrs. Junta's china Capital Drug Store State St., and Porter's, Court St. 12-21 o The Modern Woodmen are planning for a big time at their meeting tonight. A class of 75 candidates will be initiat ed, tho candidates being of this city and from various points over tho val ley. o Ebony, ivory and silver toilet sets at Gardnor & Keene's. The store with the street clock. o Send a few 10 pound boxes of select ed prunes to your friends for Christ mas, advertise Oregon products, $1.25 per box whilo they last. Salem Fruit Union, cor. Trade and High Sts. 10-22 o The Christmas cantata, "Santa Claus' Election" will be given by the school department of the state institu tion for feeble minded tomorrow (Fri day) evening, at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. o Silverware, cut glass and clocks a Gardner & Keene's, Salem's most reli able jowelers. The store with the street clock. o Special meeting of Pacific lodge No. 50, A. F. & A. M., this evening. Work in the F. C. oVgroe. Visiting (brethren Welcome, ' O i Recruiting Is slow these days. The lo cal army and navy recruiting stations aro still "open for busifless. " The for mer can accept recruits from 18 to 21, and from 31 to 41, but no registered man. The navy can accept recruits with theso ago limits and in addition niny tako registered men whoso number makes them not subject to early call. o The burial place beautiful. Here all is peace, no tipsy headstones, no mounds of mud, no sunken graves, no snakes or worms or vermin, no weedy evidence of neglect. The body is plac ed in a snowwhito, always dry, sani tary tomb, there to remain forevor, all is quiet, reverant and beautiful. This is civilizations final tribute to its dead This is Mouut Crest Abbey Mausole um. Tombs $-25 up. Phone manager 1OG0W. tf o- Classy W. & B. dance Sat. night ar mory. The three Industrial Accident Com misisoners -of Idaho, E. F. Caton, H. H. Bnmes and Geo. IT. Fisher, accom panied by Assistant Attorney General H. C. Hiudmnnn were in Salem today consulting with the Industrial Accident Commission regarding methods and tho administering of department generally. They came to tho city from Olympia where they examined into tho workings of the Washington laws pertaining to accident insurance. They left for Port land and home this afternoon. o Who that is interested in clean homes, isn't interested in a Hoover swoeperf Wm. Gahlsdorf, 135 N. Lib erty St. Sat. night W. & B. dance armory. -o- "Forefathers' Day" will be observed bv Chemeketa Chanter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at the home of Mrs. Geo. M. Post, 1370 State streot, Saturday afternoon, December 22nd, at 2:30 o'clock. The program committee would like to have each member, so far as possible, bring a small ancestral relic and give an historical incident relating to it, or favor the Chapter with the story of somo family heirloom. The times demand that tie gifts be practical and serviceable. Come in and get ideas from a large stock. Wm. Gahlsdorf, the storo of housewares. Terrible epidemic, dance fever. Try W. & B. dance armory Sat. night- o - Tomorrow afternoon and evening Is "home-coining day" at the high school. An interesting program has been pre pared for the alumni which will open with exercises at the school tomorrow afternoon at 1:45 o'clock. A basketball game between the alumni and the reg ular high school team will be played in the evening, and other various enter tainment features offered. A hfTge num ber of alumni are expected. 1 I The funeral of the late Mrs. Kay Grant will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Kigdou parlors. He v. George L. Novell, pastor of the United Evangelical church, will have 'hargj. Interment will be in the City View cemetrry. o No mail from outside points reached Salem yesterday, or could be sent out. The trains are moving again today, how ever, and Postmaster Huckestein says that the mail will soon be moving again as normal. Young man wanted, A permanent po sition at The Spa, o Dance at Highland hall tonight. o - Mrs. George Doust, living on the Bivcr Road, received word yesterday that her son, Harry B. Doust stationed at New York, had been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the ord nance department. Mr. Doust formerly lived in Salem, but has been employed in the automobile factories at Detroit for the past three years. o Late arrivals in davenports marked low to make a quick turnover. See .thera in our west window. Hamilton's. o MILLER, tires are good tires. Clark Sales Agt., Y. M. C. A. bldg. 12-22 o The surgical department of the Red Cross had nine boxes of material ready for shipment today. Tho lot contained 8,270 individual pieces of surgical dress ing made up into gauze compresses, strips, and rolls, which represents a considerable lot of work. The workers of the department will have a vaca tion from tomorrow night till Thursday after Christmas. .The Salem Fuel Yards located at 785 Trade, suffered the loss of eight or ten cords of wood yesterday as a re sult of the high water. Two hundred and fifty cords of wood in the yards were for a time endangered. One of the employes of tho yard fell into the swirling waters of Mill creek during the efforts that were ntado to save the wood, but reached safety with the aid of fellow workmen. J. E. Scott, owner of the yard, said about a cord and a half of the wood had been recov ered at noon, and that wiih tne subsid ing of Mill creek efforts would be made to recover more. -o Now is the time to buy a davenport and save some money. See the late ar rivals in our west window. Special prices till after Christmas. Hamilton's. O i i Xmas eve, swell dance at armory. W. & B... Be there. With the subsiding of the flood wat ers over the city which took place dur ing the night, street car traffic was resumed this morning. Cars were run ning their regular schedule today with the exception of those crossing the Win ter street bridge. One car crossed the bridge this morning but the structure saggod so much under the weight of the wheels that it was not considered safe by Street Commissioner Low and tho operators of the car to cross again and the car was left on the other side, mak ing the run throughput tho day from the bridgo to the end' of the line. o- The Elks dance last night was pro claimed by all those who attended that it was the best of the season. The fa mous Hunt orchestra featured Salem society's popular singer, Mr. Albert Kgnn, as well as V iola vercier noiman on saxaphone. o 1 Young man wanted. A permanent po sition at The Spa. o O. M. Plummer, representing the food conservation branch of the federal gov ernment, gave an interesting address to the students and teachers at tho high school assembly yesterday afternoon. Mr. Plummer told of some of the re cent experiences he had had over the county holding meetings in tho rural districts to awaken the fanners to the need of greater production -and greater co-operation between themselves and the agents of the government, especially the county agricultural agent. He also urged upon the students that as a pat riotic duty they sacrifice unnecessary extravagances in their everyday living in furtherance of tho food conservation policies of the government. o Xmas eve we will be at armory. W. & IS. dance 8:30 The trial In recorder's court yester day afternoon of R. C. Miles, charged with cutting a corner in violatiou of the traffic ordinance, resulted in the dis missal of the case. Miles held that he cut the corner in an effort to avoid a collision with a youth on a bicycle, William Vogt. The collision neverthe less occurred, the boy beiug thrown from his wheel and injureo, oo Occi dent occurred Thursday evening at the intersection of State and High streets. The jurors sitting on the case were R. C. Bishop, Fred Rice, O. L. McFeek, W. H. Clark and A. T. Moffitt. The de fendant was represented by his brother, Attorney Donald W. Miles, whilo City Attorney Macy represented the city's interests in the matter. A special meeting of the school board has been called for tonight to consider the securing rifles for the high school cadet corps. Superintendent Todd has just received a sample rifle with quota tions on the same and action looking I ion urn uie purcnase oi ioo for the cadet corps is expected to oe taken by the board this evening. Every I effort has been made to secure arms i from the state but without avail. A law passed by the last legislature provides that high schools offering military in- structiou shall be provided with the necessary material, but it seems the state is unable to provide the arms. Pour hours of military instruction a week are required in the course as pro-i vided by the state educational depart-1 uient. Divorce Court Asked to Free Mrs. Smiley . From tlie Creek Version Two marriage licenses against one divorce suit commenced today gives Cu pid a little advantage of Thersites, who is the fellow who causes most of the divorces. Mrs. Clara Smiley brought suit to sever the ties that bind her to Frank Smiley. She alleges in her com plaint that she married Smiley at Ste venson, Washington, in 1912. Love's young dream slowly became a reality with all the roseate features and fol-de-rols left out, She learned, as so many women have, that a front view of mar riage presents a vista of roses, window boxes guarded with blooms and all that sort of stuff. A rear view of this same marriage shows Cupid is heavy on cam ouflage. The view presented from the kitchen side of the marital premises shows spuds, cabbage and onions and "Mall that sort of the real things of life. ("YT ,.1 J M 1L. .1- Ml uuwBvn out, biuuu lur me uisiijusiou- ment all right until in 1915 her hus band forgot the way home and has not been back since. 'Neither has he pro vided roses or garden stuff or anything in all that time. That is why she wants the relationship between them severed, and who can blame herf When the pa pers were served on the defendant he told the sheriff ho was undoubtedly the right man but that his real name is Popontonius, which he says translated into such English as Oregon uses means "the man who smiles." Despite her other niislortunes the would-be divorcee is to be congratulated on the fact that she never had to answer to her hus band's, true name. Smiley is rustic enough in English, but the Greek var iety of the name is sufficient to secure a divorce without further evidence. Sharles Maxwell, porter at the Oi E. depot spent yesterday aftern'.on in Portland. o Modern Woodmen attention. Big class initiation tonight. 0' Attorney Frank A. Turner, supreme court reporter, has just completed vol ume 85 of the supreme court reports and placed it in tho hands of the state printer. The volume is expected to be off the press by the first of the year. o Modern Woodmen attention. Big class initiation tonight. The Willamette Chapter of the Red Cross has received a communication from headquarters to the effect that Christmas funds donated by school children for relief of children of the war-stricken countries of Europe might be received and forwarded. The "hapter have had soveral inquiries from teach ers asking if the children could expr?ss their Christmas good will for the un fortunate children of Europe m this manner, -o Attorney Ray L. Smith has received a letter from his brother, Paul Lv who has been with the Union Oil company at San Francisco the past year, paying that he would leave shortly for San Antonia, Texas, where he will go in training for aviation. Mr. Smith grad uated from the Willamette law college and practiced with his brother at tiii3 place up to the time of his departure for California to accept the position he has since held with the oil company. o J. D. King, representing the Albers Milling company and W. C. Kulisch, salesman for the Heinz products, camo down from Albany today over the Ore gon Electric. They attempted to drive through with a machine yesterday, but it was a case where the "trusty" Ford couldn't make it. Leaving Lebanon yes terday morning they started for Scio aud Stayton and alter trying every kuown road to these points and finding them all blocked with water, they gave it up and drove to Albany. From hero they decided to drive to Salem. The road was found passable till they reach ed a low stretch vjust beyond the ban tiam bridgo at Jefferson. Here the flood water from the Santiam was so high that all traffic was stopped aud they word compelled to return to Albany, where they left the Ford and came over .the O. E. They reported whole sections of flat country covered with water yes terday. Hope for Entombed Misers Now Given Up Wilkeson, Wash, Dec. 20. Hope of finding the five men entombed in the Wilkeson mine early yesterday, alive, was destroyed today by the discovery of the feet" of one of the miners stick ing out from under tons of rocks aud dirt in the entry in w hich" he and his companions were working at the time of the accident. The rescue party was working today to exhume tlie rest oi the body. Four more men are under the debris. Those missing are: William Scroup, married, two children; Jonn( Tomeo. married, seven children; Jos eph Kusnak, married, six children; Mike Zeiiik, married, four children and Peter Marchetti, married, two chil dren. George Thurston and Jacob Fliess got out through an air shaft late yes terday by wading in water up to their chins. Red Cross Cainpaip Receives New Impetus Portland, Or., Dee. 20. Total Bed Cross members in Portland 1o,i41 or sixteen per cent. Outside of this city, 35.931, total in state 51,(572, twenty one per cent- I nion leads three thousand, sixty per cent. Sherman county, 575, ... - , . w . hundred, fifty per cent; Des- Wp3 Klamath 351. Alarion my Portland is now, growing as fast as the r(?st of the jrtate gml a tcrriti(. fff(rt ig M ma(K t) Mtfh citv iders feej the disgrace keenly. Out in the suburbs there's a variety of shrub that sprouts pussvwillows each vflT -hist Kefnrt the Yuletide holidavs. Whi(.n just goes to show that pne pussT. wiUow doesn't make a spring, Ladies' New Hose 0" Fibre Silks. In All the Latest Colors 75c and 79c pair Other grades at l2c, 15c and 39c Pair. Our Prices Always the Lowest Gale & Co. Commercial and Court Sts., formerly Chicago Store Phone 1072 I. W. W. Held Responsible For Sugar Shortage Washington, Dec 20. The I. W. W. was added to railroad congestion, tho food administration and "sugar trust" as cause of the sugar famine, in Earl D. Babst's testimony before the sen ate investigation today. Babst, head of the trust, said the I. W. W. caused hoarding of sugar last March and the subsequent1 shortage by inaugurating strikes at refineries. "They then circulated false stories that the United States would be with out sugar in a short time," said Babst. . I He admitted, on cross examination, ' replacing tho strikers with negroes. j Chairman Beed continued the sugar probe instead of taking up coal today. He also postponed Herbert Hoover's appearance by deciding to hear first a half dozen big sugar men who hayo been cooling their heels for days wait ing to tejtify. During bis testimony, Babst was asked by Senator Kenyon, whether sugar had increased disproportionately with other commodities since the war Oegan. Babst answered: I "According to its caloric value, su gar is now one of the very cheapest commodities-" . I Sharp buying between various na tions beforo the American sugar em bargo" was clamped down forced prices up. according to Babst. i The United States ."must "continue sending Bugar to the enemies of yr manv out of America's small supply because shipping cannot be economic ally diverted to bring in Java sugar, he stated- Railroad Stocks Made New Low Record Today, New York, Dec. 20. The New York Evening Sun financial review todny said: - . Tn a market characterized by thin buying power and affected bv the ac tion Into yesterday or tne rsauimurc nnd Ohio directors in deferring action on the dividend until January 16, many rail stocks tednv made new low rec ord and United States Steel sold at 701i- the lowest since 1915. Stocks at the "start were irrcsrular, but fraction ally higher. During the first few min utes selling, impetus was lessened by newspaper reports of . Secretary. Mc Adoo's ruline that unsold securities mav be inventoried for income and ex cess profits taxes, either at cot or nt the prevailing market prices. While the price decline was heaviest in the rails, it was noted that coppers, equipments nnd motors held better than other issues. At midday support .. .. i .1. . l.-i. ma evidently thrown into ine marivoi and prices for the most part covered their losses, with fractional gains in DOUGLAS IHFAIRBA- TODAY TOMORROW In his very best. The picture that made him famous iBLIGHi 2 THEATRE XMAS W.B. Dance Hunt's 5 Pieces Special tt'-fflrHIH IT gSTHHiiVlMrlllH' MM Auction Sale Woodry's Auction Market Ferry and Liberty St. Saturday, Dec. 22, 10:30 a. m. 6 Birkshire and Poland China pigs 2 months old, extra good; horses, wagon, machinery, har ness, and tools which the farmers and others are invited to bring in for sale. 1:30 p.m. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Choice of 4 good Pxl2 Bugs, 1 waxed oak library table, 1 waxed oak round extension table, 4 oak diners, 1 Climax D. H. Sew ing machine, 1 Singer D. H. Sewing machine, 1 white enamel Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet, 1. Ver ms Martin bed stead, 2-in. posts; 1 large dresser, 1 good 4.hole range, 4 good heaters, 1 good coal and wood heater and many other articles. Note: All the above is just like new and suitable for any home; will make the wife a fine Xmas present. Everybody wel come. F.N. WOODRY, The Auctioneer, Phone 510 or 511 f j some cases. The report from Tetrograd that tTie Central Powers had notified Bussfia they intended to make peace proposals to the allies had much to do with tha upturn in prices. With the advance from tho low pri ces trading quieted and appeared to ho largely professional. In the late trad- ing stocks generally continued to show strength and in many caes registered suDstanTial gains over weunesaay a nln.d T W-finnrffrt'. .Infomniif rn uiju.Sv.' it..uw.. submarine sinkings caused further gains. 'if -tmrii 'if irmrifl fritllnflii fr'i Ifmt" EVE I At Armory Band Great Time Music ANICS