davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-01-10
Grain, Provisions Etc.

FLOUR-The United States food admin
istration flour standards are as follows:
Per Dbl. in jute, IS lb sack basis: Barley
flour, $3.50; corn -four, $3.50; white ] Q
flour. $500; dark rye, So 40; spring wheat.
SO 4O@l0.70; first clears, in jute, $3.50; Soc
ond clears, $3.50: special brands. $11.00:
hard winter, $10.SO@1O.90; soft winter. 5000.
HAY-Timothy. sSo.oO@S1.OO; standard,
$29 O0030O0 No. 1 light clover mixed.
$2S OOQ29OO; No. 2 timothy and No / clover
mixed, $2S.0O@29CO; No. 5. $2S. 00&025. 90: sani-
pie, $1oOO7l5.Oo; clocer. $1s.OO@26OO
BUTTER Creamery. extras 6611c; frsts
SSQ95 scores. 6tk966c; seconds SSQSH
scores, 541k@5Sc; centralized standards.
full cars, 61A0G2c; packing stock. fresh.
S8044c
EGGS-Fresh frsts, 6S1zc: ordinary frsts
60661c: miscellaneous lots cases included.
s1Isc; cases returned. 6O@616c; storage. 81
@35c; dirties, 40G44c.
LIVE Turkeys, SIC; fowls,
24G3oc; roosters, zoe: spring chickens,
251kc: ducks. soc; geese, 25c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys 40c:
fowls 2002Sc; ROSTERS, 1Sc; springs, 220
26c; ducks, &c; geese, 2S@2Sc.
CATTLE-Ch to prime steers, 1850
79o. q: good to choice steers $175001S5O;
medium to good steers, s15.O0117.5o: plain
to medium steers. $S.00@15.o0; yearlings.
fair to cnoice, $13OO@1s5O; stockers and
feeders. s7.Oo@12 Is; good to prime cows.
So. 5O@12.75; fair to prime heifers, 5000
H.75: fair to good cows. IS. 75@9.50; cam
ners. $7.a097 IS; cutters. 7.90@8.40; bologna
bulls. 49, O0011. 90; veal calves $l450@16 %.
HOGS-Fair to choice light hogs. ST. 50
1880: choice light butchers. $17700179 S:
medium weight butchers. 22sG26O lbs, $17.7O
mis-. 90: heavy butchers 2700350 lbs, SIT 500
IRIS: mixed packing ST.. 1901. so; heavy
packing, SIS 7O@17.1O rough packing, 1850
6716.75: pigs, fair to good. $1450016.25;
stays. $15250i6.S5
SHEEP Western lambs, $l5OO01675:
native lambs, good to choice, $14 75@166 s.:
yearlings. $1OoO@14.oO wethers. good to
choice, s7OO@11 SO; ewes, fair to choice.
a.. 0ca71O. 25; feeding lambs, $12.00014.0O.
POTATOES Bulk. $l.55@1.eO; sacked.
e1.75@1SO.
! Buffalo, N T.. Jan. 4
CATTLE Receipts, 600: steady.
CALvEs-Receipts. 500; steady; $500
ZOO
HOGs-Receipts, 600: steady heavy,
mixed. yorkers, light workers. and pigs.
S17.s6: q few $3.50; roughs. 4l2.Oo016 80;
sc Ua so f06D1S 90
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Mel GlITIDO dGgIi 0I1Ii
La Federal Trust Company

Fra breve la Federal Trust Com
pany trasferira suoi uffci dirimpet-
to a quelli attuah, al N. E. Cor. Broad
e Federal, dove fra breve sorgera un
nuovo fabbricato.
La scope del trasferimento va ri
cercato nella grande mole di AFFAIR." che
essa oggi transige, cui local. sono
inadeguati ALA bisogna.
La colonia italiana 81 va estenden-
do nella parte Southwest di questa
citta; ed nostri connazionali, sia per
la vicinanza che per le opportunita
che essa offre, trovano conveniente
servirsi della Federal Trust Company.
Questa Banca offre un interesse del
$50 per cento sui depositi a rispar-
mio e il 2 per cento su quelli a checks.
I lettori del nostro giornale potran-
no leggere Tinserzione della reclame
su queste stesse colonne, che risponde
esattamente ala verita di quanto So
pra diciamo.
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pc Cirotti rimase solo a mettere di
propria tasca migiaia di dollari guam
do 81 presentava PIspettore Statale;
in quel tempo, mentre denarosi e pi1
intelligent GIffidavano, Pattuale pri-
mo vice presidente, che diresse per
lungo tempo le sorti di quella istitu-
zione, trovo piena ed illimitata fidu-
cia nellelemento lavoratore gil fu
possible superare qualsiasi ostacolo.
Pi6 tardi, quando profitti erano ri
levanti e l'avvenire assicurato, entra-
rono SALVATORE della patria ed oggi,
modestamente. vi fanno saccenti.
Ma essi nulla sacrificarono, invece tut
to guadagnarono.
Durante il "cattivo tempo" fu as
sunto al posto di ragioniere il signor
Silvio Giardinelli e, anche Sc la verita
dovesse far piacere al nostro piu ca
pitale nemico, dobbiamo dire che il
suo valevole contribute concorse eff
cacemente a darci una banca come
quella che fra qualche mese installera
suoi uffci mel nuovo fabbricato che
per opera dellinteligente architetto-
contrattore signor Francesca Lucci
vera eretto al N. E. Cor. 18th and
Montrose SITS. In quel palazzo per6
dovrebbe essere inciso a caratteri do
ro il nome di Giuseppe Cirotti.
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Parole ChiaTe

La South Philadelphia State Bank
ha talmente progredito nei suoi affa-
ri, che lie state possible di acqui-
stare, per diroccarle, quattro case al
Pangolo N. E. dele undici strade e
Montrose, e farvi sorgere, in uno spa
zio di 32 per SO piedi, il nuovo e su-
perbo fabbricatO, consistente in due
piani, che sara pronto per la fine del
prossimo mese di settembre. Mel pri-
mo piano saranno impiantati gil uffi-
eli bancarii; mel secondo quelli privati
la sala di adunanze del direttori.
MOI ricordiamo le origini di questa
banca quando, incerta mel suo cammi-
no, ebbe ad attraversare dele crisi
semplieemente terribili, combattuta da
element deleterii che vi 81 erano in
/ fltrati. Non oggi, ma prima d'oggi ed
/ in lutte le occasioni moi abbiamo rel
terata la nostra opinione, che cioe del
/ l'esistenza della South Philadelphia
state Bank IL merito principale, Sc
non punico, e di Giuseppe Cirotti. An
ii siamo stati sempre del parere che
Sc amministrata da uomini del tipo de
Croft, quella banca avrebbe potut'
far meglio che non in mano di perso
ne di pia alta levatura. p moi, insi
/ stentemente sollecitati, specialment
duando di azioni ne avremmo potut
avere regalate, ei siamo tenuti lonta
nj pure essendo anche oggi azioni
sti, non ci siamo mai intncati dell
faccende della South Philadelphia Sts
; te Bank.
Mel periodo di disfacimento GiuseI
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HARRISBURG, PA

LIE BELLE NOZZE.

(AIichele CerzulIo). - La Chestnut
street Hall, quella stessa ampia ed e.
/ legante sala nella quale, circa ami
or sono, 81 tenne la convenzione sta
tale delPOrdine FigH dItalia, Ia sera
/ di mercoledi scorso, Is cOrTente me-
+ Sc, rigurgitava del miglor elemento
italiano - il sesso gentle in special
modo - di cui ricca questa colonia
nostra.
Erano cola intervenuti per parteci-
pare ala fiesta nuziale, data in onore
della virtuosissima signorina Virginia
Intrieri, figlia degli stimatissimi Emf
| lio G Maria UrsO, che andava sposa
allegregio giovane signor Adolfo
l Muoio di Lancaster, Pa. La famiglia
I Intrieri ha qui una estesa parentela;
/ e dunque facile comprendere che, men
1 tire il ricevimento fu dato in una gran
/ de sala, esso 81 svolse nella cordialita
/ piu intima.
! Flu ospite gradito il vostro direttore
signor Giuseppe Di Silvestro che, j.
/ gnaro dell'avvenimento, 81 era recato
/ in Steelton per visitarvi, nella sua
/ qualita di Grande Venerable per que
sto State, la loggia San Michele di
Serrastretta N. 329 delpO. F. d'I.
All'ultimo momento Intervene an
che il signor Salvatore Loiacono,
/ Grande Oratore delPOrdine Figli d'I-
talia in Pennsylvania.
Presenziarono il ricevimento, appo-
sitamente venute da Williamsport, lie
graziose figlie del signor Oreste Gil
Clio, tesoriere Supreme delPO. F. d'L:
signorine Ida e Ester.
Nella cerimonia rehgiosa, che pre-
cedette la fiesta e che ebbe luogo nella
"San Patric Cathedral, a State St,
funzionarono da testimoni dell'anello
/ il sigonr Agostino Branca, ex Grande
/ Curatore delPO. F. dT. in questo Sta
to, e sua moglie la gentihssima signo-
ia Anna, relativamente cognato e So
rella della spOsa.
Al suono della Municipal Orchestra
81 ballo fin verso le ore undici, guam
do gil sposi 81 accommiatarono per
recarsi ala residenza della sposa do
We fu dato un altro ricevimento al piu
intimi che 81 prolungo fno allora in
eui partirono per Lancaster, Pa.
Prima che il ballo 81 chiudesse fu
|eseguita la rituale marcia capitanata
dagli sposi ed avente a seconda cop
I pia il vostro direttore e la sig.ra Anna
/ Branca; poscia la sposa fece larga di-
stribuzione della wedding cake"
Degh intervenuti raccoIsi ! nOmi
del piu intimi che sono con le rispet-
! tive famiglie: Pietro G Gabrielle Ma
garo, r. Ciccone di Lancaster, L. Tu-
rano, Mauro Massiminio, Calderazzo,
fratelh Pugliesi, Bartolacci, G. Cinel-
10, Antonio Settimo, Salvatore Maga-
70, G. Carucuto F. Iuliano, p. Lavia,
S. Tucci, Clemente LAVA, G. Nacca-
ratio, S. De Franco, E. Donate, Santo
Malvito; le signorine Jennie e Tere-
sa Cerzullo, figlie del vostro corrispon-
dente ed altri motif.
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rancore
Soil, di sera. Il fuoco scintllante
Gil irradiava il viso;
Aveva sulla bocca, arsa tremante
Appassionato e tenero il sorriso.
O.
10 10 guardava e mi sentia morre,
Mi serravan Ia gola
I singhiozzi iii spasimo desire;
10 10 guardava senza dir parola.
%
Quand'egh 81 levo, distolse il viso
Pallido risoluto.
- f il folle desiderio fu conquiso,
II nostro primo bacio fu perduto!
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NOTIZIE DALE COLONIE

nitario di questo State, 81 recato a
Monte Alto, dove rimarra per circa
due settimane, per ragioni di studio
nella observations del tubercolotici.
EgH tornera qui il giorno Z del pros
simo mese di luglio.
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VERONA, PA.
"A glugno.
ELEZIONI NELLIE LOGGE
DELL'O. I. d'I.

(NicOla Caruso). - ALE elezioni a.
vute luogo nella loggia Nuova Giova-
ne italia di New kensington, il 10
corrente mese, per la gestione ammini-
strativa 1919-19120, vennero eletti al
le cariche i seguenti signori:
Venerable, Paolino Fragale - as
sistente venerable, Spineli Giuseppe
- eX venerable, Santo Rosa - ora
tore, Orlando Pessolano - segretario
archivista, Ruzzi Domenico - segre-
tario di fnanza, Vairo Domenico -
tesoriere, Antonio Cato - Curatori:
Rossi Giovanni Bruno Vincenzo, Vel
tli Giuseppe, Bartolaccio Domenico,
Abbate Settimio - Cerimonieri: Pa
lermo Angelo Tito Michele - senti-
nella interna, Toscano Francesca -
sentinella esterna, Maestro Giovanni.
Il Grande Delegate eletto e Paolino
Fragale - Assistente Grande Delega-
to, Giuseppe Spinelli.
# x X
Nella loggia Pittsburg N. "a di Pitt
sburg, Pa, il 16 giugno riuscirono e
letti a:
Venerable, Caruso Nicola - ASST
stente venerable, P. Pietrangelo -
ex venerable, Avvocato G. B. Fortu-
nato - oratore, Biondi Luigi - Sc
gretario archivista, Massa francesca
- segretario di finanza, Bonaccio Pie
tro - tesoriere, Marini Natalie -
curatori: Iandiorio Leonardo, Blasi
Michele, Capone Nicola, Scarpino A.
medeo, ScardamagHa Vincenzo - ce-
rimonieri: Ella Giuseppe Tallarico
Silvestro - sentinella interna, Capoz-
ri Vito - sentinella esterna, Caruso
Francesca - Grande Delegate, Bo-
naccio Pietro - Supplente Grande
Delegate, Caruso Nicola.
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O.
Cd quando, in braccia a lui, giaccio
(rapita,
Soavemente stanca,
Da baci senza fine illanguidita,
Piegando, sui suo cor, la faccia blanca,
o
10 gil sussurro: Non perdono mai.
f ancor palpito fremo
Pensando che fra baci che mi dai
Quel primo bacio non ritroveremo
Conte AZZURRO.
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NORRISTOWN, PA.
PATRIOTTICA INIZIATIVA

(n Comitato). 49, Gil italiani di
Sciacca, in quel di Girgenti, Stella,
che formano il maggior nucleo di no.
stra immigrazione in questa colonia,
hanno portato a compimento una pa
triottica iniziativa.
Da quella Biblioteca circolante fu
presa, in Sciacca, Piniziativa di erige-
re un Monumento al Caduti in Guer-
ra. Saputasi la notizia in Norristown,
ouesti bravi siciliani di Sciacca 81 mi
sero subito al lavoro onde venire in
auto del loro concittadini d'oltre o.
ceano.
La iniziativa fu presa da questa
loggia Stella n. 666 dell'O. +. d'I. che
nomino un comitato esecutivo nellie
persone del signori Giovanni Lauro,
venerable; Pietro Marino, segretario
Archivista; Vito Indelicato, tesoriere.
ALA loggia Stella aderirono signo-
ri Matteo Baldassano, presidente c
Salvatore Caraeoppa, segretario del
la Societa Maria SIS. del Soccorsoi
Antonio Scirica, presidente, Aureic
Marino vice presidente, Michele Ca
| tanzaro Mario Veneza della Socie-
I ia San Calogero ed un comitato DO
more composite del DR.. Reno Fabbri
/ Vincenzo De Stefani, Gaspare Puccio
/ Francesca Macaluso, Gioacchino Rus
so e Baldassare Ciaccio.
La patriottica iniziativa, mercI
IPentusiasmo del comitato che ha la
vorato alacremente, e stata coronati
/ da successo c come frutto del lavor
fatto venivano spedite 1925 lire ita
[ Hane al tesoriere del Comitato centra
le Cav. Avv Giuseppe Zallo.
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"a gingno.

PER RAGI0NI DI STUDIO
on. S. Volpe). n Il DR.. Reno Fab
bri, che ia parte del Diparhmento sa
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dal mio album

il dolore e Ia legge del monde, il
pessimismO Ia verita.
y =
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la fligrana

la sventura rende ruomo sospettoso:
la prosperita 10 rende ingrato.
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Reading matter per line of - ems 0.i5
Translation and set-up type paid separately
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pasteIIo muIiebre

ha un poetico nome. Alta, da la VIII
ma flessuosa come una lbellula az
zura azzurra, ha nellie forme Ia BELIEF
"a g Peuritmia delParte classica. Ha
la capigliatura abbondante, spiovente
per le spalle nellie sue iridiscenze DO
70: tutta un'aureola, tutta una vapo-
rosita d'intorno al viso ovale dal pro-
flo greco, idealmente scultorio. Ha
quel sayoir faire caratteristico di tut
te le intelligence esuberant di fanta-
sia. Ha nei suoi oechi azzmri come
foghe di mammola, quel ie ne saia
quoi che incanta: le labbra sorrdenti
di un tenuissino roseo, vorrebbero di-
re tante e tante cose.-
Ella sospira sempre tutta un mi
sterO, tuUta un ideale.
=
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-14
You WANT A
SAFE INVESTMENT?
Have You Purchased Yeur Allotment
eef War Savings Stamps

Fathers who are planning to send
their sons or daughters to college,
farmers or merchants who are laying
aside money for improvements on
their property within the next few
years and persons with surplus funds
for which they seeking a perfectly
safe investment are urged to study
carefully the new 800 and $1,000 is,
sues Of treasury savings certificates
in a message received today from
Theodore Void, governor of the Ninth
District Federal Reserve bank. The
certificates can be bought in August
for sS3.Se and $S3S respectively. They
mature January 1. 1924 at face value.
Supported by the entire credit of
the United States of America the new
issues OF treasury savings certificates
are safe beyond anything else in the
world" said Governor Void. 1.-The
money invested is loaned to the gov
lesnment of the United States and does
the nations work at the same time
that it is earning four per cent, COM
pounded every 80 days for the invest
This comes to a little over four ard
a quarter per cent for the entire per-
iod of the investment The money can
also be taken out of the certificates at
any time after two months nv giving
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-14
Tangle In Treasury
Cause OF Bond Los:

Washington. Aug 14.-There are al
legged to be more than 100000 sailors
and soldiers who, after subscribing
to the various war loan campaigns.
and having the amounts of their sub
scriptions taken out OF their pay by
the Government. have been unable to
secure their bonds or to get trace OF
them. In a number Of cases, 1t is
said. these men have died in the line
Of duty and their relatives have been
unable to secure the bonds or to re-
gain the money collected for them.
This phase OF the allotment and
insurance tangle In the Treasury De-
partment will be brought to the at
tention of the House committee which
will shortly begin its investigation
Of the War Risk Insurance by Repre-
sentative william z. Andrews. Of Ne
braska. a member of the committed
Mr.. Andrews said today that In his
correspondence he had conn across a
number OF cases OF this kind and that
sImost every other member had SINH
lar cases. and that 1t was his purpose
to request the committee to make
thorough inquiry in the hope that the
men can either secure their war bonds
or be refunded the money which was
taken from their pay.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-14
10 days notice to an authorized treas

10 days notice to an authorized treas
Try department agency"
All pOstofices of the frs. aud SC
cond class are authorized To sell the
800 certificates and those Of the st,00G
denomination are handled by banks
and trust companies. which "a carry
the 500 also. Banks which have no
invested in the certificates can -
tain them by sending a draft to thu
Federal Reserve bank at Minneapolis
The cost of registered treasury saw
ings certificates for the remaining
months of 1919 will be as follows:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-14

Persons who have books filled with
20 War Savings Stamps OF the S. ma
turity value can exchange them for
500 certificates and those with 10
such books can exchange them for a
certificate of $1,000 face value. Only
the 1919 stamps can be so exchanged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11
GRAIN FIELD FIRE
WORKS HEAVY LOSS

A grain fire destroyed between 25
and 80 acres Of wheat belonging to
Frank Kiser. on the Whiskey Greek
road about two miles east of Waits
burg, Wednesday afternoon. 1t was
one of the fiercest blazes reported
from that section in recent years.
and had it not been for the prompt
efforts of a large number of fire
fighters from Waitsburg. the fire
would likely have spread over two or
three adjoining farms.
The fire was probably started from
n match or cigarette thrown by some-
one passing in the road. 1t was first
discovered at about 2:30 in the after
noon. The alarm was Immediately
sent to waitsburg, where the ringing
Of the fire gong brought quick re-
sponse from "A large crowd of people
who rushed in automobiles to the
scene of the fire. A wide swath was
cut around the scene of the fire with
n moving machine while n large num-
ber of people fought with sacks. The
heat was so intense that one man was
overcome and taken unconscious from
the field. The fire was under control
in an hour after the alarm was given
The burned field before the fire
gave promise of a splendid yield. es-
timated at about 35 bushels an acre.
No insurance was carried.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11
WALTER LEHMAN BUYS
RETAIL CIGAR STORE
Gillanders & Burroughs Dis
pose of Retail Business ;
Will Keep Wholesale.

Gillanders G. Burroughs have sold
their retail cigar store business and
fixtures to Walter Lehman who takes
Possession of the business tomorrow
morning. At the same time it is an
nCunced by Gillanders & Burroughs
that they will hereafter devote all
their attention to the wholesale trade
and will have location in the Bow
man building, using the Main street
room adjoining the lobby. which was
formerly used as a lobby by the hotel.
Mr.. Lehman mas been with H. w.
Collins in his grain business for many
Years and will continue in the grain
office until after the wheat season is
over when he Will devote his personal
time to the cigar store. In the mean
time the cigar store will be managed
by Charles Towne, who has been a
salesman under Gillanders & Bur-
roughS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11

II she maintains her present rate
OF speed. she will reach London Sat
urday.
As the R-34 crossed the Harlem
river over New York at the start. the
dirigible climbed to an altitude OF
1000 feet to make certain that she
would clear the downtown skyscrap-
crs.
A few minutes afterwards she was
swallowed up in the darkness. The ra-
dio operator at Roosevelt field receiv-
ed this message
''To the American officers, Roose-
welt field
Goodbye, America; We thank you
for your hospitality and we hope the
good relations of the two countries
will continue.
GREW OF THE R-34."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11
$4,000 HISS ALL BUT
IRELAND REPUBLIC

NEW YORK. July 11.-Fifteen
thousand Irish men and women in
Madison square garden last night
Kissed President Wilson. England,
Sir Douglas Haig and others, and
cheered the Irish republic and Pres
ident" Devalera
The demonstration was echoed by
an overflow crowd of 10000. Reso-
lutions were passed demanding that
the United States recognize the Irish
republic. The meeting was a greet
ing to Devalera, who sat on the plat
form.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11
TO HOUSE
U. S. GAME WARDEN

Pendleton will be headquarters
this fall for United states game war
den, according to word received today
by E. f. Averill, of the L. ). Biologi-
cal Survey. The federal game warden
will have Eastern oregon as his terri
tory and one of his duties will be the
enforcement OF the migratory bird
law. 1t is probable that the appoint
ment of the warden viii be made
The new official will have his Of
flee in the rooms in the federal. build
ing, part of the biological survey Of
flee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11
SEE DANGER OF
MEAT PACKERS
FOOD MONOPOLY
Congress Called Upon by
Trade Commission to
Check Powerful DOmina-
ton.
FIVE WELD SECRET
CONTROL OF MANY
Law Inadequate; Report
Urges Full Publicity of all
Corporate Ownership.

WASHINGTON, july 1.-THE "big
five" meat packers will soon exercise
powerful domination over the nations
food supply and international control
OF meat products unless congress inn
nediately foresralls these aims, the
federal trade commission today re-
ported to President Wilson.
In the approaching packer DOM
ination of all important foods in this
country. international dontrol OF
meat products with foreign companies
seems a certainty unless fundamental
action is taken to prevent it," says a
report which il part of one of the
commissions investigation of the
meat Industry
The commission claims the pack
ers .are fast obtaining domination by
manufacturing OF dealing in 775
commodities. largely products. and by
gaining control of T62 other compan-
les, many of which are public utility
corporations.
THE big five jointly or separately
WELD controlling interests in 574
companies. minority interest in s5 9TH
ers and an undetermined interest in
93,' the report gays. History of pack
ers' growth IS interviewer with 1llegaf
and rebates and with
control of corporations.
The commission urges full publicity
os corporate ownership of all indus
tries. As to devices for secret con-
troll there does not exist adequate
law, In its absence unfair competi-
ton may run its course to the goal
of monopoly ruin of competitors
without secret ownership being sus-
nscted."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-11

That there is hard shedding ahead
for men who forfeited naturalization
privileges In order to escape the draft
during the war, is shown by a letter
received by County Clerk r. It. Brown
from ]. C. Argyll. commissioner of
finance, in Spokane.
Mr.. Argyll had made inquiries oil
Mr.. Brown concerning the record of
Adolph q. s. Trouw, who was en-
ployed in local mill during the war
end escaped the draft by suspendins
his application for first citizenship
papers and by rcnouncng forever all
rights of citizenship in America. The
facts as shown by the county records
were forwarded to Spokane.
Mr.. Argill reports that Trouw