OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918.
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PORTLMOMIIS
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. With
two dozen other suffragettes, who at
tempted to hold a meeting In Lafay
ette Square a few day ago, Mtsa
Clara Wold, of Portland, ia on a
hunger strike In the Jail of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
It having been reported that Miss
"Wold is ill, President Campbell, of the
University of Oregon, where Miss
Wold was formerly a student, went to
the Jail today In company with Clara's
sister, Cora, to visit the prisoner, but
they were refused admittance. None
of the prisoners will be permitted to
receive visitors.
At the headquarters of the National
Women's party, under whose auspices
the attempt was made to hold a meet
ing in front of the White House, it
wa stated that the prisoners are not
permitted to receive clothing or other
articles proffered by friends. No
statement is made aa to the length of
time the hunger strike wiU continue.
Miss Wold's sentence was 15 days .
LABOR FEDERATION
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TRACTION MEASURE
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 The Chicago
Federation of Labor today presented
a resolution to Mayor Thompson, de
manding that he veto the trustee trac
tion ordinance and denouncing the
methods -used In the passage of the
measure. The federation's action, it
wa sexplained, was a direct result of
State's Attorney Hoyne's charges of
bribery.
The attention of the mayor is called
to the padded valuation of traction
properties fixed by the ordinance, and
the federation fixes the watered figure
at not less than $60,000,000.
"Each cent added to the present
fare,' asserts the resolution, "will add
$7,000,000 to the profits of the trac
tion trust, giving the companies not
only $3,000,000 excess gain annually
on watered stock, but also $4,000 000
a year aa a fund to Btm further be
devil our public life in ways that al
ready are too notorious, as Illustrated
by the present grand Jury tnvestiga
tion."
TO S2 PER GALLON
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MANILA, Aug. 19. The gasoline
famine in the Philippines has become
acute and none is for sale in the is
lands except on contracts which are
also endangered by delays in the ar
rival of cargo shipments from Ameri
ca. .
The price, when obtainable, is $1
to $2 per gallon.
A crude oil famine also seriously af
fects manufacturers. The government
is importing from Borneo to continue
the operation of the Manila Gas Com
pany. Other plants have closed down.
Many provincial auto station lines
have suspended.
The Dutch East Indian supply is
cut off, as the Poseidon, a vessel ud
for this trade, was- recently seized as
a Dutch vesBel by the Government
and its release Is now refused. The
importers claim that no other vessel
ia obtainable.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. A cable
gram urging them to deal with the
case of Thomas J. Mooney as a war
measure was sent to President Wilson
and Governor Stehpens today by the
National Federation of Building
Trades of England, according to an
announcement by the International
Workers' Defense League here.
Mooney is under sentence of death
following his conviciton on a charge
of murder in connection with the pre
paredness day bomb explosion here
July 22. 1916.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. A force
of 50 000 women necessary to care for
all sick and wounded American sol
diers, must be raised by July 1, next,
Surgeon G-eneral Gorgas announced to
day. Women with Husbands fighting
in France are permitted under new
rules to become hospital assistants.
Single women over 35 are eligible also.
General Gorgas has arranged to in
crease the supply of nurses by a sys
tem of training which 'will untimately
make women entering as hospital as
sistants graduate nurses. High school
educations or equivalent are essen
tial, it is stated. Women will be put
into nursing work in convalescent
hospitals here and in France.
N NURSES FOR
He Just Lo ved Jail
Hankers For Prison
Sheriff Is Obdurate
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AURORA, Or., Aug. 17,-Frank Du
rant was arrested this week while
sleeping in a barn about three miles
west of Aurora, as a s'isplclous char
acter. He was brought to Aurora and
lodged in Jail, and yesterday he wag
taken to Salem. He said he did not
like work, and wouldn't work, and
that he liked Jail life fine. Accord
ing to his story, he has been in Jail
almost continuously for the last six
months in San Francisco, Oakland and
Marysvllle, Cal., and in Jacksonville
Albany and other Oregon towns. Be
cause of his evident anxiety to try the
Marion county Jail as a lodging and
boarding place, the sheriff refused to
prosecute him on the charge of beg
King, and ordered him to move on.
The "traveler" said he was on his
way to Portland, as he regarded the
"work or fight" ordinance pure bluff
in his case, as he is 35 years of age.
MANPOWER BILL ILL
6E ARGUED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Both Sen
ate and House will on Thursday begin
consideration of the manpower bill ex
tending the Army draft age limit to
18 and 45 years.
The House military affairs commit
tee today closed its hearings and the
bill will be reported tomorrow with
an amendment adopted by a vote of
9 to 7 to defer service of youths 18
to 19 years of age until all others are
called.
An agreement waa secured with
Speaker Clark and with Representa
tive Sims, in charge of the pending
water power bill, to give the manpow
er act right of way Thursday.
Chairman Dent, of the House Com
mittee, believes it can be passed in a
single day.
Passage of the bill by the House
Thursday and by the Senate Saturday
Is planned by leaders. Contents are
expected in both branches.
In the Senate debate is expected on
the "work or fight" amendment.
In the House a controversy is brew
ing over the committee's amendment
to defer calling boys of 18 and 19
years, a mandatory provision which
Secretary Baker, General March and
General Crowder have vigorously op
posed.
With both Senate and House com-
mitees pledged to the lowering of the
minimum age to 18 years it appears
the age limits will be fixed at recom
mended by the War Department.
ORIGIN OF FIRE AT
YOKUM LUMBER MILL
SPRINGWATER, Or., Aug. 19.
Mystery still surrounds the origin of
the fire which destroyed the Yokum
lumber mill near Springwater a few
days ago. The fire completely burned
the mill and equipment, valued at
$3000, and about $2000 worth of lum
ber stacked in the yards. The fire
wag discovered at a little past mid
night by watchmen on the premises
and could nave been extinguished had
there been any water available. For
some unknown reason the usual steam
pressure had not been kept up and
the flames gained rapid headway.
When discovered the Art was start
ing some little distance from the en
gine and boiler room, and the theo.ty
that it started from that source is not
held tenable. The plant carried no in
surance and the plans of the owner,
Thomas Yokum, of Garfield, have not
Deen maae Puduc. rne business ror
merly went under the name of the
Cascade Lumber Company.
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WASHINGTON, Ajg. 19. The Am
erican army in France Is amply sup
plied with bread made of all wheat
flour, the war department announced
today and the daily ration of 18
ounces of flour for bread Is so over
abundant that a reduction to 16
ounces is under consideration.
Soldiers In the United States con
sume Victory bread with the pre
scribed amount of substitutes for
wheat flour. Not until they get to
France are they allowed all wheat
bread.
GOVERNOR ASKED TO RESIGN
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 17. Gov
ernor Horace Graham has been asked
to resign his office, in resolutions
'adopted by the Republican state com
mittee at a special executive session.
This week discrepancies amounting to
$20,000 were said to have been found
in the accounts of the governor when
he was state auditor.
' OIL PRICES STABILIZED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Plans for
the stabilization of petroleum prices,
recommended by the national petrol
eum war service committee In New
York last week, were accepted today
by the fuel administration which an
nounced its belief that the agreement
will prevent any radical change in
consumers' prices of gasoline and oth
er oi products.
VETERANS III
ANNUAL MARCH
STIR PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. SO. Their
heads as hly.h and their spirits aa un
broken as when they marched in the
last grand review up Pennsylvania
avenue In the national capital 53 years
ago, veterans of the Civil war, mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Re
public, 5000 of them, tramped through
the streets of Portland this morning
in the annual parade of the graud en
campment. Fifteen hundred followed
in automobiles.
Some of them marched with falter
ing steps, some were aided with canes
Some saved their strength and march
ed steadily to make sure they would
march to the end. nut others, hund
reds, thousands, could not repress
their spirits and they kept time to
the music and dosens of them danced
as they went through the streets.
And Portland paid tribute, Men un
covered as the veterans went by. Wo
wen sang with the boys of '65 and
cheered. Young soldiers in uniform
came to salute. As the parade march
ed down Broadway It was greeted with
applause that grew to be a vedltablo
tumult as the downtown crossings
were passed and a renewed cheer of
increased strength marked the ad
vent of every state delegation.
Many members of Meade Post, No.
2. Q. A. R. of Oregon City were tn
tne parade, marching with the larse
delegation representing the state of
Oregon . ,
ROLL OF HONOR
NORTHWEST
KILLED IN ACTION
F. G. MERRITT, Portland. Ore.
MISSING IN ACTION
WILLIAM EATON. Ellensburg
Wash.
EVERETT MILLER. Joseph. Ore.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
RAY G. DAWSON,. Salem, Ore.
KILLED IN ACTION
SERGEANT PETER DANIEL
JOHNSON, Oshkosh, Wis.
Corporals
FREDERICK DIXON. CaUettsburg,
Ky.
' SNEDEN E. WINTON, Ames, Iowa.
Privates
JOHN ALLARA, Calumet, Mich.
' DANIEL T. BOSWELL, Byhaila,
Miss.
PAT'S Y FCREY, Uniontown, Pa.
JOHN O. CATES, Kalamazoo, Mich.
ROBERT GROOMS, Rushville. Mo
MICHAEL HOEFER, Marinette (no
state given).
MATHIAS KNEER. Eau Claire, Wis.
ANTONI KOSSEWSKI, Wallace,
Mich.
CHARLES K. KRUMREY, Charles
City. Iowa.
PAULINE PELLACCH, Portland
Maine.
ARTO E. PICKREL, Glenwood, Iowa
ROHERT H. REED, Red Oak, Iowa.
WALTER HENRY SOLES, Marsh
field, WTls.
PATRICK A. W'ALSH, New York.
JOE S. WHITSON. Rosemary, N. C
WOUNDED
..H. HOLDS, Everett, Wash.
CARPORAL LAIRD A. WRAY, 525
Tenth ave., Seattle, Wash.
PRIVATE JOHN A. TORKLEP,
17.09 South Sheridan, Tacoma, Wash
PRIVATE ARMER J. VANDERZEE
Burlington, Wash.
MISSING IN ACTION
SERGEANT EDWARD S. BIGE
LOW, Colfax, Wash.
SERGEANT CHARLES L. ECK
ROAT, Bremerton, Wash.
SERGEANT THEODORE HANS
FORD, 1627 Weller SU Seattle. Wash.
PRIVATE ARNOLD V. NELSON
Aberdeen, Wash.
PRIVATE JOSEPH A. MARCOTTE
Winlock, Wash.
MISSING IN ACTION
PRIVATE EDWARD A. SMITH
nearest relative, Jessie Dilly, Port
land, Ore.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
PRIVATE CARL WIMMER, Lew
iston, Idaho.
PRIVATE JOHN B. FARRINGTON
Farmington, Wash.
F. Y. McFEE, Seattle, Wash.
C. H. BURKMAN, Seattle, Wash
W. J. SHEIGHT, Portland, Ore.
KILLED IN ACTION
PRIVATE WALTER E. AKELEY,
Port Angeles, Wash.
ARTHUR C. STILL, Tacoma, Wash,
WOUNDED (Degree Undetermined)
PRIVATE EARL V. OSROURNE,
Harrah, Wash.
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SEATTLE, Wn., Aug. 19. Yesterday
irom a a, m. to 3 P., M. Ole Hanson
was mayor of Seattle From 4 P.
until midnight last night he was just
Ole Hanson, sh nvard common lahnr
er. The mayor put in his first day's
work at a local vard on niirht nhift.
answer to the appeal of the federal
employment service for 2006 emerg
ency helpers, which nracticallr 1
brought the butcher, baker and aandle-
stick-maker to respond. County court
house clerks, Harvey L. Glenn, gov
ernment assayer, a postmaster and
editor from out of town and other
prominent professional ' men Jeined
the working ranks today.
Pendleton Bids called for erection
of modern school for Thorn Hollow.
Brother Joins T w i n
Both Are' Devil Dogs
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Boys Happy Together
WILMINGTON. Del.. Aug. 19.
John J. Ayara and George W. Ayars.
of this city, are twins. George en
listed In the Naval Reserve lust
month. John couldn't "see" anything
but the Marine Corps so he enlisted
with the devil dogs. All their lives
the twins had been Inseparable. They
were anxious to serve their country.
but the separation proved unendur
able. Mrs. Ayara, learning that her
an boys were unhappy, went to
ashlngtou. and succeeded In settinc
eorge discharged from the Naval
oserve so that he could enlist In the
Marine Corps. The twins, happily re
united, are now both of them devil
dogs, and have been transferred to
the Marine Corps camp at Paris Is
land. They will be assigned to the
same organisation while undergoing
training, and whenever they go away
for active duty they will be kept lu
the same outfit.
MEN NOT TO BE GENERAL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-N0 gen
eral exemption of married men simp
ly because of their married status is
contemplated by too war department
In preparing for the proposed exten
sion of draft ages, Secretary Baker
declarsd today in a statement before
the houso military committee on the
new admtnltsratlon man power bill.
Mr. Baker said his previous re
marks oa this subject had been mis
construed, and that married men who
do not support their families and who
are not engaged in useful occupations
will continue to be called. "There are
many married men In the country
who ought to go and fight as freely
as the single men," he added.
The war secretary, with General
March and Provost Marshal General
Crowder, appeared before the house
committee to reiterate their explana
tion that immediate enactment of the
man power bill ia Imperative.
The secretary announced that he
would not object to placing a provi
sion In the bill making a separate
class of men between IS and 19 years
and to defer calling them "as far as
practicable" until after others In Class
1 had been exhausted.
There Is a sentiment In this com
mittee," said Mr. Baker, "I don't
know how large against calling men
fs young as 18 unless it Is absolutely
necessary. I think the sentiment of
the country is to get all the men nec-
cessary. But from the beginning 1
have planned as a matter of fegula
tlon to have men from 18 to 19 put In
a separate class with a view to de
ferring their call until It Is neces
sary."
He added that this preference might
well be left to executive regulations
but he would have no objection to
having a specific provision written
into the bill.
Regarding exemption of married
men, Secretary Baker wna closely ex
amined by committee members. Rep
resentative Tilaon. of Connecticut,
suggested that many men are being
married to evade the new draft, and
that the bill should provide that those
married after the new bill was Intro
duced should not b8 exempt. Mr.
Baker said such a rigid provision of
the law was unnecessary; that the
department could disregard all mar
riages made to evade the new law.
Mr. Baker said not more than six
months' training would be given at
home to the new registrants.
LOUIS WEBERT
IS REGISTRAR
FOR PRECINCT
AURORA, Or., Aug. 17. The Wood
burn local board, Marlon county, No.
2, has notified Louis Webert that he
has been appointed chief registrar for
Aurora precinct for the September
registration for military service. He
served In the same position last year
and will this year choose his own as
sistants. While the date is not yet
known, the registration will take
place at the I. O. O. F. hall early In
September. Lase year 41 men be
tween 21 and 31 registered In the Au
rora precinct. The registration in
September will be much larger.
The reglntrars In the surrounding
precincts are: fluttevllle, Napoleon
Davis; Donald, .Tames P. Felled; East
Hubbard, J. A. Dlmlck; West Hub
bard, J. L. Calvert. There registrars
will not register the young men who
become 21 prior to August 24. That
class will be obliged to go to Wood
burn to register.
MILL WORKERS
FACE CHARGES
FOR SABOTAGE
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 19. First
Indictments charging violations of
the sabotage act, to be returned in
this district, were returned by a fed
eral grand jury here yesterday against
Leo Hendricks, of Everett, and Arthur
Larson, of Belllngham, lumber mill
sawyers.
Hendricks is charged with causing
large ship timbers to be cut too short
for use, and Larson of driving nails
Into airplane stock with the alleged
intention of ruining an expensive saw
at the Morrison Mill company plant.
Assistant Attorney General C. L.
'Reames Introduced the 'evidence in
'the cases.
RUSS
.1
DOB BY III
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Three
special trains carrying 800 German
soldiers wearing Russian uniforms
and the German "embassy stuff have
loft Moscow for Petrograd, according
to cables reaching the state depart
ment today.
The Germans left Moscow August 9
and on the same day unusual military
and police measures wore taken In
Petrograd In preparation for their
arrival. Trotsky and Lonlne arrived
In Petrograd on the same day and Im
mediately extraordinary police meas
ures were taken at Kornstadt, the sup
position beliyi that the Bolshevik
leaders, together with the Germans,
would go on to the strongly fortified
city.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
get refugees out of Russia, according
to the cable.
The Swedish vice consul at Mos
cow has requested the Swedish gov
ernment to send a number of ships
to Petrograd to take a party of 800
out of Russia. These are Relieved to
be refugees of entente nations. In
case this step fails, arrangements are
already under way to permit passage
of the party through Fiuland.
German representatives in Stock
holm explain the departure of their
countrymen from Moscow on the the
ory that the Bolshevik! are about to
fall. The new government at Moscow
propably will be headed by Chernoft
and the social revolutionaries.
This government Is expected to
summon constituent assembly . at
once. Germany would recognise the
government, the Stockholm agent
said.
Difficulties In removing refugees
from Russia were encountered, accord
ing to Swedish dispatches, which stat
ed the uermans refused to grant tt
safe conduct to any refugees until
negotiations with England covering
treatment of Germans la China is
settled.
Negotiations are also under way to
permit departure of English and
French hostages. The soviet govern
ment has notified the Czechoslovaks
that if they execute any of the peo
ples' commissaries along the Sumara
front. . Crechd-Slovaks at Moscow
would be executed in return. Railway
service between Moscow and Petro
grad Is Interrupted.
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.WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. OrnanUod
labor's emphatic opposition to the
work or fight amendment to the new
manpower bill extending the draft
ages was presented to the house mili
tary committee toduy by Frank Mor
rison, secretary of the American Fer
erntlon of Labor.
Mr. Morrison declared that the pro
vision authorizing withdrawal of de
ferred classification from men absent
from work without cause was "con
scription of labor In a covert" way.
He declared the provision unneces
sary and suggested that special In
terests wtre secretly pressing antl
li'bor legislation. Scores of protests
from labor unions were received.
After discussing problems of edu
cating drafted youths the committee
closed Its hearing and began work on
the bill. It probably will be reported
In a few days for Immediate consider
ation In the house.
After the hearings In which con
pressmen Indulged In lively comment
committeemen predicted that the bill
would be reported shortly, substan
tially as submitted by the war de
partment and without a "work or
fluht" amendment.
The senate will take up the meusure
Thursday,
PRESIDENT HAS .
PEACEFUL TIME
ON EAST SHORE
MANCHESTER Mass., Auk. 19.
President Wilson told friends today
that he was enjoying the most restful
outing In years. Getting away from
the intense heat at Washington he
found the weather along the north
shore almost like early autumn with
ideal conditions for golfing.
Members of the president's party
'said he wag extremely gratefled' with
the attitude of home folk and visi
tors who had permitted him to go
about like an ordinary citizen as he
desired.
CHILDLESS MEN
ARE PLACED IN
INITIAL CLASS
LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 16. The
Union county exemption board has
recently made a second reclassifica
tion of first registrants and transfer
red to class 1 about 75 who at the
time of the return of the question
naires were married but had no child
ren. It Is expected Union county will
be able to meet all calls made before
the class under the new draft law 1b
available. M
NATURALIZE SPRUCE 80LDIERS
TOLEDO, Or., Aug. 19. A Bpeclal
session of circuit court will convene
In this county tomorrow for tho pur
pose of. naturalizing 150' alien sol
diers, who are enlisted in the spruce
production division.
FORMS
MOSCOW ESCORT
Had Kaiser Oh Chest
Feared Joslig plates
1 "'' ' '.'"
Submits to Operation
BALTIMORE Md., Aug. 20,-Ho-cause
he had ft picture of the kaiser
tattooed on his breast, Arthur Ran
dolph Martin, of Baden City, W. Vs..
Is going to undergo a serious and pain
ful operation so that hs will not' he
"Joshed" nor his loyalty to the Unit
ed Slates questioned, by his follow
Marines after enlistment,
Martin was a tattooed man with a
circus lit civil life. He Is a regular
walking moving picture show, On his
chest Is dona a large picture of the
German war lord.
"I'm going to enlist In the Murine
Corps tn a few days," Murtlu told the
recruiting sergeant, "b;tt I'm going
to the hospital first and have the piece
of skin that contains this thing re
moved and new skin grafted on In Its
pmce, If the job Is successful, I rati
then enlist and go to ramp without lie
tug afraid to take my clothes off be
fore my puis."
WAR OBECTORS
ARE WORKED ON
LARGE FARMS
WASHINGTON. l C, Aug. 20.-Af-tor
struKgllng for a long time with
the knotty problem of conscientious
objectors In army cantonments, the
War Department now announces that
the difficulty has to a large degree
been solved through the aid of the
farm help specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
In the various states where there
are farming comm. initios which lu
elude sects opposed to war, such as
the Dunkards and Mennoultea. and
where additional farm help Is needed
these places are made known to the
cantonment commanders, together
with r. record of their farm lubor
needs.
The plan hut worked out so well
that In the three camps where defin
ite lists of objectors were complied,
practically all of these men have been
placed. Camp Mead hud Kg, all of the n
now at labor on farms; 100 of the 102
men at Cnmp I.ee huve been placed,
and the majority of these at Cump
Taylor.
MOSS GATHERING
RECORD BROKEN
BY ODD FELLOWS
TILLAMOOK, Ore., Aug. 20. The
largest quantity of sphagnum moss
gathered tn the county In one day was
picked at the Sand luke moss bogs
Sunday, when Tillamook lode No, 94,
I. O. O. F., Rebekahs and friends
joined in a picnic for the purpose of
breaking all former gathering records,
which they did by tilling 672 sacks.
Dr. Amelia Zlegler of Portland was a
guest of the picnic party and la en
thusiastic tn trying to get help from
Portland and other valley towns to
gather tho moss. Great credit is due
to U. S. Edwards, Roy Robertson, II.
II. Brandt and J. Smith for assisting
the moss gatherers by hauling the
moss to the summit of the divide.
BINDING TWINE
FACTORY URGED
FOR STATE PEN
SALEM, Or., Aug. 19. An Industry
which Governor Wlthycombe bellevos
could be established inside the walls
of the state penitentiary, and for the
establishment of which there may be
a move, la a binding-twine factory
The state's flax fiber would not bo
available for making the twine and
It would be necessnry to Import the
material, but, notwithstanding this,
the governor says such a factory
could be operated profitably,
"A factory of this kind, together
with the flax plant we now have,"
said the governor, ''would keep every
man In the prison employed contin
ually." WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Although
measles and pneumonia show an In
crease among the army camps and
cantonments In the United States, the
general health of the men contlnuos
to be good, according to Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas' report Issued Friday for
the week ending August 9. There
were 2G0 pneumonia cases, tho re
port shows, sg compared with 207 the
preceding week. Deaths show a light
Increase with 128, compared with 109
the preceding week.
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"When a man gets to wanting
real tobacco comfort and
lasting quality he can go
straight to Real Gravely
Chewing Plug every time.
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STRIKE IS CALLED
LONDON, Aug. 19.Motor bus and
tramway systems were practically
paralysed this morning us a result
of the strike of conduotorotto. which
threatens to spread throughout the
country. At midnight the union voted
to call out today Its 80,000 members
lu Loudon and the provinces. ,
lxmdoiiors walked to work today or
rode In taxis and tube trains. Between
13,000 and 15.000 workers, Including
conductors, are striking In sympathy
with the eonduetorettes, Thousands
of motor buses are Idle.
The women want five shillings a
week bonus, the siuue as granted rec
ently to the men.
!JU MEN WHO HAVE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l. Revised
estimates announced today by the
provost marshal generul shows that
158,000 young men who have become
31 since last June 6 should register
tor military service next Saturday.
Of this number tt Is estimated that
bout half will go into Class 1, sub
ject to Immediate call to the colors.
The estimates of Saturday's regis
tration by states Include: California,
3768; Idaho. (143; Montana. 931; Ore
gon, 999; Washington. 1618.
RATE: TO BE HELD
NP0RTLANDSEPL2O
8 A I.EM. Or.. Aug. 20 The public
service commission has received of
ficial notice that Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Clyde II. Altchlson will
hold a hearing In the United States
courtroom In Portland on September
20 on the complaint filed by tho Ore
gon and Washington public service
commission against the American
Railway Express company. The two
commissions are opposing an increase
tn express rates on berries and froh
fruits.
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WOUNT VERNON, Wash.. Aug. 20.
William Houch of Skagit county,
master of the Washington state grange
was arrested here on a federal war
rant charging him with making sedit
ious remarks at a public meeting. He
was taken to Seattle Monday by a
United States deputy marshal to ap
pear before tho federal grand jury
now in session In thut city.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Shortage
of skilled labor In war Industries Is
being considerably relieved by re
strictions upon non-war production,
tho department of labor today an
nounced. Curtailment of automobile
production alone has released many
mechanics and other workers. There
Is still a serious shortage, however,
which can be relieved only by further
transfer of labor from non-war In.
dustrles.
BROWNSVILLE TIMES LEASED
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Ag. 19.
Duld II. Talmage, a newspaperman
from Salem, has secured by lease the
Brownsvlllo Times from F. M. Brown,
of ortland, chief' deputy game ward
en. Lyn A. Brown, son of the owner,
has conducted the paper for the past
three years. The paper will be Issued
as a weekly.
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Peyton Brand
Real Gravely
Chewing Plug
10c a pouch and worth it
Crawly lattt to much longer ll co$tt
no more to chaw than ordinary plug
P. B. Gravely Tobacco Company
Danville, Virginia ' -