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THE DAILY CAPITAL JCUKNAL, SALEM. ORE. SATURDAY. JUNE 29, 191S. THREE Under Ac Red Trian With our Boys in the Y.M.CA. Huts in France CarlJ. GETTING THE ATMOSPHERE I am leaving for the field tomorrow after eight days in Paris, a Bad but a beautiful Paris. Death has come close to everybody here. Nearly every woman I hava pass ed on the streets was in mourning. J am told that those wearing black have prob ably done so during the past three and oae-half years. The atmosphere is of course, military. A look down any street in a busy hour is like a peep into a kaleidoscope, with its weaving and shifting Btrands of all the colors of the rainbow. French, Mo roccan, Hindu, Australian, English, Am erican and Canadian officers in dress uniform, passing and repassing, present a continuous kiemacolor show against tho dazzling whiteness of the winter snow or the dull drab of pavements and buildings. Though Paris is not gay, the theatres ar,9 open and the cafes full day times, but the patrons are mostly warriors and at night everything closes early. One gets the impression of a nation tired but determined, with no thought but the winning of the war. Willamette Valley News i Polk County Picnic . ; at Rickreall, July 4th (Capital Journal Special Servico) Dallas, Or., Juno 29. A big joint pic nic of all the communities of Polk coun ty will be held next Thursday, July 4th to celebrate the birthday of the great American republic in the Burch Grove near Rickreall. As no city in the county had planned a celebration the county council of National Defense took up the matter and are preparing an interesting program for the entertainment of the people on that date. Each community council has been asked to furnish a least one number on the program of en tertainment and the sport feature of tho day is in the hands of a special com mittee for arrangements. The Home Guard companies of Buena Vista and Dallas have been invited to attend the Home Guard Band of this city has agreed to furnish music for the day free of cost to the council of defense. No expanse of any great magnitude will bo created and the only stands let hy con cession on tho grounds will be for the sale of ice cream and lunches. Dallas Boy to Receive Commission. County Treasurer A. V. E. Snyder has received word from his son, Will . Snyder, who has been attending the officer's training camp at Camp Lewis that ha has been selected for a lieu tenant's commission and that the same will be granted his as soon as he finishes a course in an advanced school for artil lerymen at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. The Snyder family held a sort of a family Teunion at McMinnville last Sunday at which Will attended, he left Tuesday morning for Camp Taylor to begin his special work. Monmouth Man Sent to State Asylum. County Judge E. C. Kirkpatriek, Wed nesday committed to the state asylum for the insane at Salem a man named Young of Monmouth on whom a charge of insanity had been brought by a son of the old gentleman. Sheriff John W, Orr, and Deputy Hooker experienced quite a little difficulty in bringing the man to this city as he resisted arrest and threatened to shoot the officers. He was hiding in the barn on his son's place when the officers arrived and a search was instituted which resulted in Mr. Hooker accidently" coming into con tact with the old man who had a gun in his possession and threatened to kill. Sheriff Orr grappled with him and after a fierce struggle he was overpowered and the gun taken from him. During the struggle Young iried to shoot him self but was prevented by the officers. Patriotic Sermon Sunday Evening. At the Methodist Episcopal fhurch ill Dallas, Sunday evening Dr. B. N. Avi son, pastor of the First Methodist church in the Capital City.will deliver his famous patriotic lecture entitled "Pan Germanism Unmasked." This will be the geratest patriotic sermon ovel delivered in Dallas and a cordial invita tion hag been issued to all residents of hing ew The Keith Konquerer Shoe Company, of Brockton, Mass., notified their exclusive local dealer, The Paris Shoe Shop, that for one week, July 1st to July 6th, they will inaugurate a new profit-sharing system of introducing their shoes for men and women, by giving any man or woman that buys a pair of shoes at the regular purchase price the opportunity to buy the se cond pair at ONE-HALF PRICE and the second pair may be any style or size. Remember this special introduction of Keith Konquerer Shoes for one week only, July 1st to July 6th. 91e Balliott The T. M. C. A. needs more good men and true. Paris headquarters is strain ed to the limit. Our army is crying for more Y. M. C. A.'s. Our party of re cruits was the largest that had ever been collected up to that time, but has melted away into the vastness of the field like the merging of scattored birds into a landscape seen from a moving train. The tasks are so innumerable and the men so few. The needs of the moment jolt men out of the grooves of a life time. The president and organizer of one largo American corporation is act ing as postmaster at headquarters. A college professor is purchasing agent. A banker is running Y. M. C. A. hotel. A lawyer is superintendent of all construc tion for tho Y. M. C. A. in Prance. We arrive, are dumped into the hop per and come out unrccognizableevcu to ourselves. I start for the field tomorrow to re port to somebody I have never seen, to be assigned to some task of which I havo no idea. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way, the county to hear it. Tlw sermon -will begin at eight o'clock. Special musical services will be rendered by the large choir of the church. Dallas Babies Being Regigteid A registration is being conducted in Dalas this week for all children of the city under six years of age for the in formation of the child's welfare bureau. Dr. y. C. Staats of this city is chairman of the Polk county bureau and he is be ing assited in Dallas by various commit tees of patriotic women who have vol unteered their services for the better ment of better babies. After tho regis tration of th children has been complet ed the little ones will bo given a thor ough examination by local physicians wao have volunteered their services for the work. A similar movement is being conducted throughout the county and every community has a committee at work registering the infants. A. E. Thompson, a former owner of the Dallas Steam Laundry who has been conducting an establishment of the kind at Kelso for the past year has sold his interest in the property and moved back to this city. Dan West, son of Fred B. West, left this week for Dayton where he will spend the summer on a farm owned, by his grandfather. Miss Zella Boman, stenographer in the office of Oscar Hayter for the past sev eral months resigned her position last week and has gone to Minneapolis to make her future home. Her place in the law office has been taken by Gertrude Snow of Eugene. Mrs. George Muscott is in Portland this week visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Biggs and little daughter returned this week from a trip to Tillamook, Seaside and other beach resorts. Mrs. Fred Crowley visited with rela tives in Portland this week. C. P. Davis of Salem visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Davis in west Dallas the first of the week. Frank Gilliam, a prominent raneher m the Peace neighborhood was a coun ty seat visitor Thursday. Mrs. W. P. Miller and children who have been making their home in El lensburg, Washington, for the past year have returned to their home in this city where they will spend the summer. Samuel Cairnes of Woodburn was a Dallas business visitor the first of the week. Mrs. Paul Bonce of Falls City wag a Dallas visitor this week with relatives. Mrs. H. P. Shriver, spent Thursday In tho Capital City. GERMANY HAS AGREED Wfljiliinrtna .Time 29. Gftrmanv has formnllv aremtpH thn Ameriian offer to meet in Berne, August 5, to discuss care, maintenance and exchange of prisoners. JOURNAL WANT ADS SELL PARIS SHOE SHOP GERMANS FAILED (Continued from page one) Prisoners Number 400 London, June 29. Prisoners taken in the British advance east of Nieppe for est yesterday totalled more than 400, Field Marshal Haig announced today. "The total prisoners in yesterday's successful operation eat of Nieppe for est exceeds 400, including those taken west of Merris," the statement said. "Two German field guns and a num ber of machine gun3 and trench mor tars also were taken." "Opposite Vaire wood, south ol the Somme, and west of Feuchy there was hostile artillery fine. "In the Nieppe forest sector there was increased mutual artillery firing" Artillery la Active. Home, Juno 29. Lively artillery fight ing in the mountain region and consid erable aerial activity was reported by the Italian war office today. - "Allied airmen bombed railway cen ters and troop concentrations and brought down three enemy planes," the statement said. "On the Asiago plateau artillery fighting was lively. Elsewhere it was moderate." Destroyers Battle London, June 29. Four British de stroyers engaged eleven German de stroyers off the Belgian coast in a long range battle Thursday, the admiral ty announced today. No material dam age resulted to either force. "Four of our destroyers, while pal rolling the Belgian coast Thursday even ing, sighted eight enemy destroyers," til?, statement said. ' ' We engaged them at long range. Af ter an action lasting a quarter of an hour, three additional enemy dostroy ers in the fight. ' "We foil back to our supporting for ces. The enemy did not follow, and the action was broken off. Our ships were not damaged." The presence of eleven German de stroyers in these waters indicates unus ual enemy patrolling activity. This area is swept almost constantly by British naval craft, yet this is the first de stroyer encounter in several weeks. A short tinio ago reports from various neutral sources declared Germany was preparing for a big naval demonstratio with its high seas fleet in the North sea. British Casualties London, June 29. British casualties published in official lists during the past week total 32,178. They were di vided as follows: Officers: Killed, 122; Wounded, 37G; Missing, 80; total, 578. Men: Killed, 4,198; Wounded, 19,382; Missing, 8,020; total 31,600. Grand Total: Killed 4,320; Wounded 19,758; Missing, 8,100; Grand Total all casualties, 32,178. Stayton News (Capital Journal Special Scrvice.l Stayton, Ore., . Juno 29. Tho Wnr Savings Stamps drive, which has been in progress here the past few days, has Dcen a success, Stayton, as usual, going over the top. The amount is not yet decided but it will" be several hundred do;!nrs. July 14th will be a day to be re membered in the history of the Stav ten C'aiholic church. On that day a serv'ce flag will be dedicated by the catholic Order of Foresters, and a large T idled States flag 9x18 feet w.l! be :mfurled. Irciiuoit speakers will be present and there is no ques tion but that the occasion wil lbe one of much interest. The exercises will be cut of doors on the church grounds. Miss Lois Williams, a teacher in the Portland schools, is spending her vaca tion at the home of her father J. P. Williams. Win. Nendel wil leave soon for east ern Oiegon, ty remain for several wt(ks. W. J. Smuck has gone to eastern Oregon to remain during harvest. C. C. Nott and wife leave Saturday foi a visit of several weeks in Van couver, Washington. Mrs. W. F. Follis is home from a visit with relatives in Silverton. W. E. Thomas, of Eatonville, Wash., visited relatives here several days this week. , " " Miss Maude Eskew came up from Salem end spent several days vth friends here. The M. E. parsonage is undergoing considerable Tepair, the old kitchen bun" torn away and a two-story ad dition being built. Everet Gardnear met with a painfif accident Wednesday. He was working in the B.-own-Petzel logging camp and up in a tree about 50 feet cutting off limbs tor the purpose of putting up a high line. The ax he was using struck a branch and glanced, striking him just below the knee and cutting quite a gash. He was working alone, and after climbing down from the tree, tied up his wouud. cranked up the Ford and drove to ?own, where he had his injury treated. He will be laid up for several days. Chas. Stoweli is eonfined to his home suffering from a mall he had from the saw mill elab wagon. Ho was hauling slabs, when in some way he fell out of the wagon, injuring himself severely but not seriously. The flag pole at the end of Third street now carries a large "Old Glory." It was purchased by popular subscrip tion, and the necessary funds were secured in a few minutes. Separate Co. A will have muster and inspection July 1st, at 7:30. No ex cuse will be granted for this meeting. Mr. end Mrs. W. H. Tate were in from the Waldo Hills, Friday. These people have four sons with. Uncle Sam's foices. Scotts Mills Items (Capital Journal Special Service) Scotts Mills, June 29. Prof. E. S. Stultz came from Camp Lewis last Fri day for a visit with friends, here and at Salem. Mrs. Sam Adkins is quito sick at present writing. Relatives from Port land have boon summoned to her bed side. Arthur Ritchie of Anaconda, Mont., has joined his wife here in visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John liitchie. Raymond Taylor. .o ., .Vancouver, Wash, but who recently has boen at tending school at Huntington Park, Cal., has been visiting some of his old schoolmates of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Kent of eastern Ore gon are visiting their daughter, . Mrs. Forrest Cartholomew. Mr. Kents are expecting ta locate in this vicinity. Mrs, M.rM. Russell of Marion and littlo sonk Ivan Lloyd, visited her par ents of this place Saturday and Sunday returning1 home Monday. Mrs. Russell preached Sunday afc the Friicnds church (both morning and evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Taylor, Mrs. Bus sell and son of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Kent of eastern Oregon, Mr. find Mrs. Forrest Bartholomew and little son, Wiilber, enjoyed an ice cream social at tihe W.-L. Taylor homo Saturday even ing. Mr John Merry and daughter, Olive have returned to their home here, from an extended visit to Chicago and other places in Illinois; on their return they visited their old home in Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Leeds are here from Portland on account, of the illness of Mrs. Leeds mother, Mrs. Adkins. Miss Sarah Graves is visiting at the home of L. C. Russell of Marion, th'( week. J. E. Coulson, Mrs. Ethel Cox and Miss Bertha, McCracken visited with relatives in Salem last Thursday. Mr. Addleman, accompanied by J. 13. Coulson, Mrs. Cox, Sarah Gravesi and MiFS Bertha McCracken, attended Sub bath school at Beaver Lake Sunday af ternoon. J. A. 'and W. L. Taylor made a bus iness trip to Woodburn last week. Miss Bertha McCracken will start for her homo in Cuba this week, sl'ter an absence of over four years. Tho long drouth is making the liny crop very short. Parties here are hav ing alfalfa hay shipped in from Idaho. WHEN LABOR IS CHEAP Much work can b had for a cenl if you choosa your worker from your own household. Remember this in canning and drying. Send 2 cents for pottage on free book of instructions utued by the National War Gardei Commission, Washington, D. C. TAD DDHmXlr THAT jvu i mm in u iimi Gives yon satisfaction and at Bates yon can afford to pay - ; THE CAPITAL JOUBNAL 357 State Street TWO MORE CALLS NORTH JHARION MEN Will Take 71 Men Out of This District Next Month Other Board News The government made a call Fiidav for 1350 class 1 men from Oregon for July 5, and the following day called for 2500 more for July 22, making an aggregate of 3850. This distiict's quota will be 25 on tha first and 46 on the second call. Those liable to go on the nrst call will be: A. L. Wilser, Silverton, serial No, 973: order No. 552. F. A. Choquette, Woodburn, serial No. vuz; order JNo. 07a. t G. Torriauo, Salem, serial No, 702; order. 497. , . R. A. Lawrence, Scotts Mills, serial jno. ouj oracr .No. 499. O. B. Baker, Hubbard, serial No. 44; order No. 514. C. M. W. Will, Hubabrd, serial No. zjy; order JNo. 020. E. Schnider, Mt. Angel, serial No 478: order No. 531. J. L. Schmaltz, Mt. Angel, serial No. tuii; order JNo. 54 J. L. A. Will, Hubbard, serial No. 238; order No, 547. W. Jackson, Gervais, serial No. 160; order No. 686. A. J. Carlson, Silverton, serial No, J. C. Lincoln, Silverton, ' serial No, 4j order JNo. 5U7. 938; order No. 599. J. Ewert, Woilburn, serial No. 497; order No. 600. Chin June, Mt. Angel, serial No. 409; order No. 609. F. Eniney, Woodburn, serial No. 109; order No. 617. W. A. Lawrence, Scotts Mills, serial ino. uva; order JNo. oils. E. Duffy, Silverton, Berial No. 993; order No. 634. E. DcGuire, Woodburn, serial No. 790; order No. 641, . C. O. Vinyard, Waconda, serial No. 174; order No. 642. A. M. Gottcnberg, -Mt. Angel, serial No. 459; order No. 652. L. Cadernartori, Salem, serial No, 659 order No. 656. W. E. Dusenberry, Gervais, serial No. 361; order No. 657. J. II. Kirkwood, Gervais, serial No. 129; order No. 600. T. O. Karamenas, Waconda, serial No, 163; order No. 663. It. E. Meadaek, Mt. Angel, serial No. 405; order No. 667. Alternates G. J. Schnee, Mt. Angel, serial No. 426; order No. 673. G. A. Buss. Gervais, serial No. 731: order No. 676. H, J. Leis, Brooks, serial No. 682; order No. 677. A. H. Gibbons, Woodburn, serial No. 551; order No. 684. B. C. Bateson, Silverton, serial No. 821; order No. 688. These men will entrain here on July a aim go to iort McDowell, California. On the second call for July 22. there wil be those of tho above alternates not needed on the first call and 46 of the following: C. J. Harris, Silverton, ' serial No. 855; order No. 691. L. Gcmenara, Salem, serial No. 609; order No. 694. E. A. Becker, Woodburn, serial No, 540, order No. 697. H. C. Taylor, Silverton, serial No. 901 order No. 711. O. C. Erbcn, Silverton serial No. 1000 order No. 717. , J. O. Parrish, West Wood, serial No, 812; order No. 721. ' M. K. Smith, Silverton, serial No, 962 order No, 724. A. E. C. Miller, Monitor, serial No. 516; order No. 745. J. A. Kcinhart, Silverton, serial No. 887; order No. 752. 10. I'linsky, Silverton, serial No. 1033; order No. 756. T.Thornl'ey, Silverton, serial No. 903: order No. 757. F. E. Zurlinden', Jr., Woodburn, serial No. 210; order No. 759. E. J .Clark, Woodburn, serial No. 787; crdor No. 780. L. M. Connor, St. Paul, serial No. 81; order No. 782. C. Bowen, Silverton, serial No. 826; order No. 784. A. M. Follrich, Woodburn, serial No. 296; order No. 785. K. C. Hansen, Silverton, serial No. 1005; order No. 787. V. Gicr, Mt, Angel, serial No. 395; order No 73!. L. C. Kriegsr, Hubbard, serial No. 27; order No. 7y0. T. Bognrd, Woodburn, serial No. 289; orfar No. 799. WAR PROFITS EXCESSIVE (Continued from page one) 191T. Steel and Copper Proflin. Tlw net income of the corporation for 1917 after deducting federal income and excess taxes was (244,738,908, of which about one tenth was applicable for div idends and surplus as compared with 46,520,407 in 1914. The copper industry mora than doub led its average earnings. Twenty on companies made profits in 1917 which ranged from one to 107 per cent on their investments. The average profit was over 24.4 per cent as compared with 11.7 per eent in 1913, a normal year. These increases were partly due to the heavy war demands. Some Not Abnormal. No unusual profits were found "by the commission in the zinc industry with the exception of the New Jersey Zinc company. Basing percentage on the capital stock issue of 135,000,000 this concern mado 56 per cent profit in 1917, and paid a dividend of 46 per cent. The large profits of this concern are explained by the possession of an ore body of unusual purity and richness. The International Nickel company made profits in 1916 of $13,557,000, for ty per cent, the increased profits here are due largely to increased output, rath erer than advanced prices. The commis sion was not inclined to blame them for profiteering. Information of the commission doct not indicate excessive profits on lum ber on- the western coast. - Lumber and Coal Forty eight southern pine producers made an average profit on the net in vestment in 1917 of J7 per cent as compared with 5.2 per cent in 1918. Margins on the coal industry in many cjSies were two or three times normal. Twenty threo bituminous mines ia cen tral Pennsylvania averaged a margin of 90 cents a ton in 1917 as compared with twenty cents in 1916. The highest mar. O. W. l.iiulquist, Aurora, serial No. 779, order No. 803. it. B. t'llfers, Silverton, serial No. 1017; order No. 810. V. A Schwcrter, Mt. Angel, serial No. 4S2; order No. 810. O. Dnhlen, FilCi ton, serial No. 839; order No. 814. i'. 1 1. Ci!oe, Woodburn, serial No. 247; order No. 8:'it, . 8. Cleveland, Monitor, serial No. 496; order No. Mi',. J. r'nukaid, Bilvt.lcn, serial No. 849; order No. 847. .1, .11. Schied'er, S.lverlon, serial No. 607; order No. 849. I;. E. Anundson, Silverton, serial .No, 819; order No. 854. . . C. R. banner, McKoo, serial No. 474; order JNo. 8u7. O. E. Mocn, Woodburn, serial No. 518 order No. r:. Soults, Woodburn, serial No. 277; order o. bbU. . J. Lulsch, Mt. Angel, aerial No. .'.Hi; oruer No. 888. G. W. Rickctts, Salem, serial No. 644; order jno. 894. J. jCvbtrg, Silverton, serial No. 1026; order jno. . J. Wiicox, Brooks, serial No. 706; or Jer No. 308, . O. V. Howard, Gervais, serial No. 719; order Jo. Ull. W. C. Lucht, Mt. Angel, serial No &ij; order No. 912. J. M. Iccigcr, Woodburn, serial No. vi 1, order no. U14. 1". J, ,'w'inolke, Scotts Mills, serial No. 61'.', order JNo, UUtf. .. I . uewis, Scotts Mills, serial No. ; ; Older JNo. t43. M. . W. Westendorf, Mt. Angel, ser ial No. bib; order No. 956. F. it. Griffiths, West Wocdburn, ser ial No. 7j4; order No. 800. W. hulilittaiihart, Hubbard, serial No. o.-dcr No. 'J61. 15 llaiiison, Gervais. serial No. 330; order JNo. UhJ. J. L. Snyder, Aurora, serial No. 39; order No. Sb . Alternates. C. G. Davis, Silverton, serial No. 917; order JNo. 070. T. C'ronen, Aurora, serial No. 47; or der No. 973. II. L. Raymond, St., Paul, serial No. Ill; order No. 975. H. W. IToughmnn, Mt. Angel, seriul No. 466; order No. 979. - W. B. Jones, Scotts Mills, serial No. .51)1 order No. 982. R. W. Nusom, Gervais, serial No. 107 order No. 987. K. R. Waruock, Silverton, serial No. 968; order No. 991. I. B. Lyons, Silverton, serial No. 101!); order No. 993. II. E. Dalo, Silverton, serial No. '992; order No. 995. W. F. J. Fritzke, Gervais, serial No. 718; order No. 1002. Tb.ese men will entrain here on the 22nd and go on to Camp Lewis. The twelve who will leave for the spruce division, Vancouver, on the 30th arc: W. C. Campbell, Aurora. E. J. Holt, Broks. J. J. Kisehnick, Gervais. Ray Wilson, Hoscburg. J. L. Schimller, St. Ifemodict. H. Wetzel, Mt. Angel. Anthony J. Becker, Woodburn, L. J. Smith, Silverton, A. Villing, Mt. Angel. W. II. L. Daniels, Hubbard. S. 8. Lekas, Silverton, A. N. Larson, 8ilverton, The board has sclectjj these three men on a special call for a two mouths' course in a California mechanical school. They will eave here on the 30th F. E. McCarroll, Gervais, serial No. 724; order No. 598. J. B. Christie, Woodburn, serial No. 246; order No. 675. Bruno'L. Schmidt, Mt. Angel, t&O'. This will leave few of tho original class I registrants for the next call and classificatioa for the 81 just coming of age and rece.nty registering wil havo to be made to meet further demand for more class 1 men. The board hai started sending out rjiicstionnires to those registering June! 5 and expects to finish this work by Friday. I WANTED, JIM : And All Kinds of 2nd Hand Goods. Pull Market Prices Special Prices paid for Sacks. Gt our price before yon sell. THJS TEOPLE-g JUNK ft 2ND HAND STOKE 271 H. Com'l St. Phone 734 M X.M.HUM t care of t VIr.lr X Chinese Medicine anil Ta. n X i f Haa medicine which will earn . . any known disease. Open Sundays front 10 a, at i . nntil 8 p. m. ; ; 153 South High Bt. i Salem, Oregon. phone 283 I MMMM44 . - t Used Fumitnre Wanted J Highest Cash Prices Paid for Used Furniture e. ik snrr ft son Phone 941 or S08 I WANT TO BUY Your Junk and give you a square business deal I always pay the highest cash prices. ' I WANT YOUR: SACKS AND BAGS I buy all kinds of used goods, 2nd hand furni ture, rubber and junk. Get my prices before you selL THE CAPITAL JUNK CO. The Square Deal House 271 Chemeketa Street Phone 398 gin of any of thesw companies was 1.8S as compared with 41 cents in 1916. Out of 106 refining companies in vestigated, the first quarter of 1918 shows au averave profit of about 21 per cent. The average pre-war profit was about 15 per cent. Leather industry profits increased as high as five times over thoso of pre-war years. Xho flour millers have had unusunl profits and their average earnings are oaui to be 38 per cent of the investment. The av,ernge net profit of jobbers for 1 ..'! and 1914 is said to havo boon about flitcen cents per barrel, but increased to nearly fifty cents in 1917. ' Condensed Milk Trust fenrvfly of the leading canned milk) companies show that practically every increase or decline was inaugurated by either the Borden Condensed Milk com pany or tho Holvatia JillK kxinaensiiig company. In 1917, according to the statu mcnt. of the company, Helvatia made o er 20 per cent ou cost and 56 per cent on investment. The Bordjn made ap proximately 18 per cent on cost, consid ered relatively high. ' halmon canners' profits wero approxi mately 52.8 per tout on. the' net invest ment. " his averago does not reveal that svnc of the low cost companies includ ed in the averago mado over 200 per C'illt. Fraud Practiced. Numerous subtorfuges were resorted to by concerns coming under tlw ban of government prico fixing. In many cases the companies sought to evade the law by account juggling, tho roport suid. Somo padded' costs by heavily increas ing officers' salaries. One concern was found to hav churged to expenses near ly $2,000,000 paid in salaries and com missions. Scveray single items showed payments of over $150,000. J. Ogden Armour Replies Chicago, June 29. "These charges, liko previous ones from this commission aro designed to impress the headline readers," J. Ogden Armour said today, referring to accusations of profiteering in the fedoral tradu commission's re port. It is a fuct known to government auditors that our company's profit oa ach pound of product in the moat food lines is only one fourth of a cent, we have developed our business to a point where those quarter pennies ara brought in lust enough to niako millions of dol lars. The return on our investment is now less than 9 per cent." Armour (kisignated tho commission's charges as the "old cry against business because it is big" and cluimcd the packing busincs is the one industry measuring fully up to war needs. History will show that In order to ficd the American people, the packers have had to find $3 of outside capital fur every $1 provided from earnings of the business," Armour asserted. It was enough, the packer said, for vie branch of the government to make inch another report when another de partment had placed such largo orders with the company for feeding soldiers that new capital had to bo sought. JOURNAL WANT ADS SELL