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i i E i UAGE dX THEDATLY CAPITAL JOURNAL, .SALEM, UKEGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 121919. Kieth Konqueror SHOES FOR WOMEN .iDDHir rami niiToinr DALHll I iiull UUIOIUL AT SPECIAL PRICES FOR TOMORROW Don't miss this opportunity to buy a good solid win ter shoe at the following prices. All $13.00 Brown Kid Shoes will go at $10.50 All $13.00 Black Kid Shoes wil go at ..$10.50 All $15.00 White Washable Kid Shoes, low high heels to go at , $10.J0 $10.50 Brown Kid Shoes to go at .......$9.00 $9.00 Brown or Black genuine kid oxfords to go at .......$7.50 ALL WHITE FOOTWEAR AT WHOLESALE PRICES Buy a pair for next season. It will pay you to investigate this reduction in Shoes Paris i GANG ISKOT FELONY Judge Defines Difference Be tween renames ror Ls caped Prisoners. Should a prisoner at the state peni tentiary attempt to escape while con fined within the walls of the institu tion, he would be guilty of a felony. But should he be a trusty working on the outside, or working in a flax field and escape or attempt to escape, he has not committed the crime of felony This ruling was handed down this morning by Judge Percy Kelly when the grand jury asked instructions in a supposed John Doe case, where the prisoner is supposed to have escaped while acting as a trusty on the outside i of the prison. Under Judge Kelly' rul ing, the grand jury failed to indict S. iB. Woods, who esenned June 13. 1919. while serving as a trusty outside .the prison walls. Ho was captured two days after hig escape Judge Kelly referred to the wording of the statute passed -by the 1919 legis lature wherein the law was made to read "whilfl confined within thp tien. itentiary." Also the reference to the law. in regarding to an escape "from tho penitentiary." As interpreted by Judge Kelly, there is no violation of the 1919 law if the convibt esVapes while serving as a trusty, as happened in the case of Woods. Referrinsr to authorities. Judao Kel ly quoted a former ruling of the Ore gon supreme court, -where it was held that .rt was not a crime to sell or civft liquor to a convict while outside the' penitentiary, although it was a crime to give liquor to one serving on the in side. In the case referred to, the Ore gon supremo court, (through aa opinion written by Judge Kakin, held that the law applied to thoso actually confined within the prison walls. Ket'erence was also made to a ruling of an Iowa cane where the concealing of a convict in a stone quarry did not constitute tho offense of attempting to aid the convict from escaping from tho Iowa penitentiary. Also to a Mis souri case wherft it wn held tlint nn escape while working on the road could not me nem as an escape irom tne pen itentiary. - NO SOFT GOAL PRICE COMBINE, ' ' SAYS WITNESS 1. D. A. Morrow Tells Senate Committee Such a Combina tion Would be Impossible. PRICES AT MINES LOWER THAN LAST YEAR j Better Grades of Coal Have Advanced ! 'But Lower Grades Declined, ; Making Average for all Grades Less. :S.ae m IS amplefStor 141 North Commercial Street Come to this store for your footwear and other wearing apparel. Quantity I ing for our chain of stores, our buyer always on the lookout for snaps : knowing where and how to secure same enables us to quote you the follow low prices that always prevail here. TRY US FIRST! - GET YOUR Job AT THE- Capital Journal Office Too Manv Votes Granted Great Britain Williams Tells Berkeley Students Berkeley, Cul., Sept. 12 An attack pn the provision in the league of na tions covenant whereby flreat Britain is given six votes, was made today by ur. n. t. iw imams, technical adviser of "the American daac AomiruRsinn in t oris, in an aduress octore tne student uouy or tne university, or California. "While it is -true that Canada, Aus tralia and New Zealand are self eov- erned,"' ho said, "none is more self governed than the state of New York, which has a greater nonulation than any of the throe. India with even less freedom than the Philippines, is given a vato while our island possessions are not." Dr. Williams, wlln wna rneentlv enll ed to WilHtliiiLrtml tn rtmnrt. tn tlrn oah.. ate on tne Miinutung settlement, bare- iv referred to the tar pastern aneatioii saying that .while he advised against tho present, disposition of ShnntuiVj? advise is more blessed to give than to receive." Just a Trifle Chilly ThisMom ing, Was'nt It? Time to begin thinking about that NEW HEATER. Our stock this year comprises all the lat est and best styles, at prices frcm $2.50 to $35.00. No matter what ycu want to pay for a heat er, we have the one to fit your pocket book, at prices less than asked elsewhere. Ray L. Farmer Corner Court & Commercial Sts. "Salem's Most Conscientious Business House" Hdw.-Co. Phone 191 Washington (Special) A combina tion among bituminous coal operators to maintain or fix prices does not exist and would be Impossible if attempted. J. D. A. Morrow, vice president of the National Coal association, told the -I senate subcommittee in its first day's inquiry here into the coal situation. Prices at the mine, Mr. Morrow added, have declined under the competition which prevails and are lower now than they were a year ago. "There are about 5,000 separate com mercial producers operating approxi mately seven thousand mines, from which bituminous coal is regularly shipped," Mr. Morrow said. "In addi tion there are some two thousand operators with about three thousand mines, who begin producing and sell ing coal whenever the price goes up a little and offers a profit to them. Many Sourest of Supply Available. ' "Such a condition obviously does not lend itself to restrictive combinations among producers. "Anyone who alleges that there is a nationwide combination among bitu- Tiinuous coal producers when these are the conditions of bituminous coal production and distribution, merely advertises his own ignorance or con victs himself of deliberate and vicious misstatements. 'Of the five thousand separate bitu- mtnous coal producers in the United States, 2,294, or approximately 45 per cent, hold membership in the National Coal association. They produce about SO per cent of the total output of bitu minous coal in the country. "Charges that the National Coal as sociation is a combination to maintain prices are without foundation In fact; they doubtless 1 proceed simply from Ignorance of its purpose and activities. The National Coal association neither buys nor sells coal; neither does it have anything whatsoever to do with the prices which its members ask or sell at, ner with the territory into which! Jhey ship their coal, nor the quantity which they produce." ' Prices Have Declined Since Armistice. Mr. Morrow stated that bituminous coal prices have declined since the armistice, and in general are lower than the prices fixed by the United btates Fuel administration. He sub mitted charts to the committee graphi- I calty showing the prices at which bitu minous coal sold at the mines in differ ent districts of the United States from April 1 to August 1, 1919. In connec tion with these charts, Mr. Morrow ex plained that when the price restric tions of the Fuel administration were removed on February 1 last, rhn better, more desirable coals went to a premium in the open competitive market and the less desirable coals lie- clined in price. This was the action to be expected. he said, in a market where the buyer exercises his choice and can ohtain the kind he prefers. As a result in stead of the uniform prices in differ ent districts, which were fixed by the United States Fuel administration, prices promptly spread out, some coal going higher and some lower than they hud been. Cost of Production Higher. 'Meantime." Mr. Morrow said. "Tho cost of producing bituminous coal is nigner now than it was a year ago, due to the fact that the mines then were operating six days a week and Iti many cases now are operating onlv four days per week, and in some cases oniy three days per week. The over head expense of maintainina mines goes on lust the same wheath fir pnnl is produced or not. These idle-day ex penses have resulted in increased cost per ton, as compared with last vnr When these inoreased costs are con sidered in connection with the general lecrense in prices, it is clear thnt profits of bitumiiiMu coal operators are materially less than a year ago." neierring to statements bv Reun (tentative ; Huddleston of Alahnnm rirector;General Mines of the Railroai' administration ana others to the effect that bituminous coal prices at the mines are unduly high, Mr. Morrow said: Foregln Mine Price Compared. - "I wish to deny publicly and em phatically these allegations that bitu minous coal prices are being main tained in mme Imnrnnpr' mmnor n ,i I are unduly high. I am convinced that tnese statements proceed simply from a lack of understanding of the facts." Mr. Morrow, drew comparisons be tween the prices of bituminous coals at the mines in the United States and foreign countries. - ' . . "Prices at the mines in Great til itain,". be said. "Are about three times the miue .prices prevalent in the Units 1 States;, m France the mine prices ere more than three and a halt time.' those of the United States. Men's Chippewa Shoes Men's Double Breasted i Plain toe, heavy outside counter and Mackinaws, belted models in vario sole, 8 or 10 inch top. plaid combinations $7.50. $7.85 $8.45, $9.50. $100. $12.00 12-Inch Chippewa Logger : Boys' Mackinaws. ; Pegged Sole, , Many pretty plaid patterns tocho $11.95. $12.95 from at 12-Inch Chippewa Pacs $5.85 to $7.45 Black or Tan Boys' School Suits $10.50. $12.50 Knee Pants with Belted Coats Men's High Too Shoes $3.95 to $8.45 I In blacks or tan, 8 to 16 inches top, Men's fluHnff NiVht Shirt " made by such well known makers as ei or i Ca , nr ! Weinbrenner, Freedman, Shelby, Chip- $1.Z5. $1.59, $1.95 : pewa's, Masons, and Washington Shoe " j, Manufacturing Company. Men's Logger Shirts I 1 1 $5.00 to $10.00 a pair A sod "e for ' IF IT IS SHOES-SEE US! M , . ' ,n Men's Heavy Work Shoes Mens Undershirts and Drawers 1 Black or tan in blucher style . Grey or tan each $2.98 $3.85, $4.85 to $6.50 ' I '-: Men's Dress Shoes Me's Heavv Union Suits f Black or tan Cotton Ribbed, $1.75 j $4.85 tO $8.50 WrightVnltur$at4$4.50' I Boys' and Girl's E. C. Sckuffer Misses School Dresses Shoes, Button, 12 1-2 to 2 Corduroys, Plain and Plaid serges $2.65 $3.45 to $3.85 j Children's Khaki Plav Men's Fine Rain Coats 1 Suits 2 to 8 Greys and Mixtures 9fc K $7.85 to $14.50 ; : C. J. BkilEfcd "You -Do Better Here For Less" ; " ' ;" Texas Coast Towns Fear Disastrous Gulf Storm Houston, , Texas, Sept. 12. Freight was moved Out of warehouses in several eoast towns, according to word received here today, and peplc moved inland, fearing the gulf storm will strike to night. " ' All gulf vessels have been warned in to port and most of them are reported safe, it was announced here ut noon to day, after n four point rise in the ba rometer indicated the nppronch of the tropical storm sweeping the Gulf of Mexico. Twelve hundred "Nnrtliprn " Pnifin. shopmen at Tacoma have decided to ac cent "President Wilson n nffor ftvr a . cent increase and will stay on the job tor su ixare without striking. Grand Jury To Consider Evidence Against Packers LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIO Chicago, Sept. 12. (United Puss.)- Diir packers will be presented to a spe cial federal grand jury here next Wednesday.. This announcement was made today ' fourth iv's 93-26; victory 3 V by Isadore Kresel, special assistant dis- vlct01T 4 99.72. trict attorney. Ho said 1000 subpoenas '' ..... t compelled the recipients to bring with .brand iWTV lllfliCtS IPll them all records, have been mr.iled. I j ft New York. Soot. 12. Ihertv quotations:. 3 's, 99.98; first 4's, second 4's. 93.09: first 4V. 'a. 9S.il: oua 4'4's, 93.J8; third 4 's, For, Race Riot Act PViloov 1(1 rr 4 -i " it . '. -Jci-i. J.CH persons tnflc.more than 49 gallons indicted by the grand jfiry whic Records of the Yakima county audit or snow tnat during the past six months a of wine were used bv the vkin ! - , . ' . . : , I raco nuts in . vjucagt churches for sacrimental purposes. latter part of July, it wa annm ' todnv. George W. Ellis, nionecr stoekmnn. ! " . m .. who settled in Umatilla county : 40 IT in .... years ago, is dead at Ukiaji, aged 65. 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