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PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 191G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONGRESS REMOVES
ALL STAMP TAXES
TCAPUTD IC DIIDMCn ISTREET GAR STRIKE
MEN WIN BATTLE IN
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS
FRENCH NEAR FOE'S
SANTA FE NOT TO
OBEY 8-HOUR LAW
SHORTAGE OF
i L.rtiin 10 uuanLui ..
I ItS UP NEW YORK
CHECKS INDOSTRY
MKS. FLORA F. FOKKMAV IX
LIMELIGHT AGAIN.
CAXSERY TENDER WRECKED 2 0
MILES OFF ALASKAN COAST.
ORDER BY SUPREME COURT
WILL BE AWAITED.
GARS
111 SOPPORTPOINT
v
Conferees to Increase
Levy on Munitions.
ADJOURNMENT IS POSTPONED
Filibuster Directed at Corrupt
. Practices Act in Senate.
SATURDAY MAY SEE FINISH
T.on-j Debate on Emergency Revenue
Bill in Conference Becomes
ProbableSenators Meanwhile
Clamor for Minor Bills.
' WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. Elimination
of all stamp taxes in the emergency
revenue bill, seriously objected to by
the House, was agreed upon' late to
night by the conference committee, the
House conferees yielding ir exchange
for this concession their demand for
restoration of a tax on copper.
To make up for the loss of about
$5,000,000 revenue in sacrificing the
stamp taxes the conferees are expected
to agree to a suggestion of House mem
bers that the net profit tax of manu
facturers of munitions of war be in
creased from 10 to 12 per cent.
Public Annoyance Removed.
Sacrifice of the proposed stamp taxes
puts the revenue bill back in accord
with the original determination of the
Administration leaders to repeal all the
provisions in the existing revenue law
which were generally regarded as an
noyances by the public. The proposed
stamp taxes, now eliminated, included
bonds, debentures and certificates of
stock, agreements to sale, conveyances,
warehouse and Custom-House receipts,
foreign steamship tickets and Pullman
car tickets.
At midnight the conference declared
that working out of details of the
report could not be concluded until
come time tomorrow.
Retaliatory Clauaea Retained.
Amendments empowering the Presi
dent to retaliate against foreign Inter
ference of American mails and com
merce, it was said, would be retained,
with probable revision of the Phelan
amendment, regarding interference
with the mails, which had not been
submitted to the State Department be
fore its adoption by the Senate.
The proposed license tax on corpora
tion stock, increases in tho duty on
dyestuffs, increase in the income and
inheritance taxes and the provisions
creating a tariff commission all were
approved.
A continuing appropriation of $300,
000 a year for the tariff commission,
however, was said to have been
stricken out. The conference also was
reported to have under consideration
changes in the proposed taxes on
wines.
House May Act Again.
The conference adjourned shortly
after midnight to meet again at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning. Several
important matters were said to be still
in dispute and that all agreements thus
far made would be held as tentative.
This would include the revision of the
stamp taxes and all other sections of
the bill.
It was announced that some of the
House members -were considering
referring one or two matters back to
the House before final agreement could
be reached. This will be determined
v when the conferees meet early in the
morning.
Members of the committee predicted
that full nrreement nmh.hlr w..l ,
tPrhPH infmw
reached tomorrow
Adjournment Is Delayed.
Plans of Administration leaders to
adjourn Congress tomorrow night, how
ever, were abandoned tonight when
the committee indicated that it could
not reach an agreement until some
time tomorrow at the earliest. The
report might not be ready before Fri
day, delaying adjournment until Sat
urday. Senator Simmons, chairman of the
Senate conferees, said he believed an
agreement would be reached in time
for presentation to the House tomor
row soon after it meets at noon.
Filibuster la Started.
But the revenue bill is not all that Is
delaying adjournment. In the Senate
a filibuster has developed against the
passage of the corrupt practices act.
and various Senators are clamoring for
consideration of minor bills. The gen
eral deficiency bill is held up in con
ference until a report on the revenue
measure has been made. Leaders of
both Houses also expect that general
debate on the revenue bill conference
report will occupy many hours.
Senator Kern, the majority leader,
said he did not look for adjournment
before Saturday.
Rates of Taxation Fixed.
After an all-day discussion of the
revenue bill the conferees had not com
pleted consideration of amendments to
the income tax section when they ad
journed by dinner. Administrative
features of the income tax provisions
were the stumbling block. They had
settled the rates of taxation, however,
and agreed finally that the normal tax
on incomes should be two per cent,
and that the Senate amendments in
creasing the surtaxes on large incomes
should be retained in the bill.
ments empowering the President to
retaliate against British interference
(Concluded on Paxe
Colurau 1.)
Possessions Are AH Destroyed While
She Is at Marshficld Com
plaining of Beating.
JIARSHFIELD, Or.. Sept. S. (Spe
cial.) While Mrs. Flora I. Foreman,
the socialist school teacher, was absent
at Coquille, attending a session of the
grand jury, to give evidence in her
complaint against Mrs. Abe Anderson,
of Kentuck Inlet, whom Mrs. Foreman
claimed assaulted her, her home on
Kentuk Inlet burned and all her earthly
possessions were consumed In the con
flagration. The case of alleged assault was being
investigated at Coquille and besides
Mrs. Foreman, Mr. and Mrs. Abe An
derson and several witness for both
side were at the county seat.
The house of the militant social
ist school teacher stood only a few
rods from that of J. Olson, who was
her closest neighbor and from whom
she rented. Mr. and 'Mrs. Olson were
visiting in another portion of the Ken
tuck Inlet neighborhood last night,
when Mrs..Foreman's home burned.
Today, Mrs. Foreman, on returning
to Marshfield from Coquille. where the
grand Jury found in her case "not a
true bill," said:
"You se me here with all my pos
sessions. I haven't another article of
clothing nor anything else left to my
name. All I possessed went up when
my home burned."
Mrs. Foreman hesitated to see if
there would be any sympathy extended
her, and hearing none continued: "No
matter. I shall still be a revolutionist.
I will stick to principle if they burn
even the clothes I have on my person."
Upon being informed of the burning
of the home. District Attorney L. A.
Liljeqvist ordered the strictest investi
gation, and hailed, through Sheriff
Alfred Johnson, every material wit
ness from Kentuck Inlet who might
have any information valuable to a
grand jury.
IMPORTED MONKEYS DYING
Climate Deadly to Animals Brought
for Medical Experiments.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. Out of
100 monkeys which arrived here Fri
day from the Orient for Government
laboratories, 40 have died and many
of the survivors are reported dying.
Tho monkeys were .. to have been
used for experiments with infantile
paralysis serum.
The monkeys, according to the offi
cials in charge, of them, were in good
health until they reached the tem
perate zone, where the cool . breezes
proved too much for their sensitive
lungs. Death in nearly every case was
the result of pulmonary trouble.
P0ST0FFICE SAFE BLOWN
Athena Office Robbed of $40
1 Stamps and Few Cents.
In
PENDLETON, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.)
The Athena postofflce safe was dyna
mited last night by robbers. About
$40 in stamps and a few cents which
had been left in the safe were taken
by the robbers. Postmaster Charles
O. Henry discovered the robbery this
morning when he opened the office.
The door was blown so skillfully
that no one in the city heard the re
port. Sheriff T. D. Taylor and Deputy
James Estes, who are at work on the
case, have no clew to the robbers.
OFFICER LOSS IS HEAVY
250G British Commanders Added to
List in Two Weeks.
LONDON, Aug. 25. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) Casualty
lists for the first two weeks of Aug
ust show that the British army lost
.. i. : 1 1 . j iirnq .. r.
I OUU Oiricers twucu.
204 missing, a total of 2506.
This brings up the losses since the
beginning of the war to 38.922 officers,
of whom 11,443 have been killed or died
of wounds. 24,680 wounded and 2800
are missing.
JELLER ROUTS 2 ROBBERS
Armed Pair Flee When Bank Em
ploye Opens Fire.
DETROIT, Sept. 6. Two armed men
unsuccessfully attempted to rob the
branch of the Federal State Bank here
shortly before noon today. The men
retreated as bullets from the paying
teller's revolver whistled by their
heads.
They did not obtain any money.
361,693 CANADIANS ARMED
Enlistments Show Decrease Since
Montli of May.
OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 6 Canada has
361,693 men under arms, according to
figures announced today.
During the month of August there
were 7246 enlistments, as against 8675
in July, 10.796 in June and 15,090 in
May.
BREMEN IS EXPECTED SOON
Submarine Liner's Arrival In Amer
ica Forecast in London.
LONDON. Sept. 6. It is reported here
that the German submarine merchant
man Bremen may be expected at
Ameriuatn port within 10 days.
She probably will dock at New Lon
don, Conn.
Subway and Elevated
Lines Men Quit
SURFACE CARS AFFECTED, TOO
Thousands of Policemen Ready
to Aid in Keeping Order.
BARNS HEAVILY GUARDED
4000 Strikebreakers on Hand and
More En Route to Aid in Keep
ing Traffic Moving Cnlon
Officials Seem Confident.
NEW TORK. Sept. 6. A strike was
declared early tonight by unionized em
ployes of the subway and elevated rail
way lines operated by the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company.
Union officials asserted that New
York's electric transportation facilities
would be completely paralyzed by
morning. They were confident that the
motormen and conductors on the sur
face lines would strike through sym
pathy.
Theodore P. Shonts. president of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company,
declared that the company could cope
successfully with the situation and
guarantee transportation to the pub
lic-
Great Tie-Up Feared.
Should the strikers succeed in their
purpose. New York will face the worst
tie-up in its history. Thus far the
union has confined its demands to the
Interborough and its subsidiary surface
carline, the New York Railways Com
pany. Employes on the "Green Car"
line of the New York Railways Com
pany also voted to strike. This is one
of the most important of the city's sur
face car lines. The men acted through
sympathy for the subway and elevated
railway employes.
The Interborough employes demand
an annulment of individual contracts
binding them not to seek wage in
creases for two years.
Five thousand patrolmen held in sta.
tion houses in, anticipation of the strike
were pressed into service. Preliminary
details called for policing each subway
and elevated trains and all stations. In
the event of a strike on the surface car
lines, it was said, one patrolman would
be placed on each car.
Barns to Be Guarded.
Special squads of policemen and de
tectives will guard power houses and
car barns, in many of which strike
breakers have been quartered.
Oscar S. Strauss, chairman of the
Public Service Commission, requested
that the strike be held up pending an
other attempt by himself and Mayor
Mitchel to settle the trouble. The labor
leaders declined.
Union leaders declare many workers
were discharged today because they re
fused to take off their union badges.
Interborough car barns gave the ap
pearance of barracks. Approximately
4000 men have been housed and fed in
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Metal-Lined Hold Saves Craft From
Breaking Vp 'on Rock and
Enables Early Salvage.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 6. (Special.)
Five men were forced to abandon
their vessel In the dead of the night
on a pinnacle rock, 20 miles off the
barren Alaska shore, and to battle with
mountainous seas in open lifeboats for
15 hours. This was the exciting expe
rience told today by the crew of the
cannery tender Katmal, which arrived
in' Seattle late yesterday. nine days
from Uyak, Kodiak Island.
The wreck occurfed shortly after
midnight, August 2, while the Katmal,
bound from Chignik for Uyak, was
feeling her way along in a dense fog.
Suddenly there was a crash. The ves
sel soon was leaking. The crew lost
no time in launching the two lifeboats.
With a heavy sea running, and their
small craft in grave danger of being
swamped, the crew of the Katmal start
ed for Chignik, 20 miles distant, leav
ing their vessel to her fate on the pin
nacle rock. It was a hard pull of 15
hours, but the men weathered the storm
and reached the cannery at Chignik in
safety.
A few days later the Katmal was
floated, patched up and towed to Uyak,
where she was made ready for her
voyage to Seattle in tow of the Sheli
kof. Members of the crew of the Katmal
said that the fact that the fishhold of
the vessel is lined with metal saved
her from being pounded to pieces by
the seas that swept over her for many
houra.
BEE STING NEARLY KILLS
Stanfield Man Has Narrow Escape
From Death.
6TANFIELD, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.)
Shortly after receiving a sting over
the eye from a honey bee this after
noon, A. D. Greaves collapsed and it
was with difficulty his life was saved.
He was in a buggy with his wife
when the bee struck him. He asked
his wife to drive hurriedly to Stan
field to a physician's office. Before
reaching the doctor he collapsed, and
for a time it seemed he would die.
Dr. Alex Reid, whose work saved
Mr. Greaves' life, said he had never
seen a like case before. He said poison
from the bee evidently had been in
jected into a blood vessel and was
carried, directly to the heart, where it
had exerted a most unusual effect.
BULL GORES MAN TO DEATH
Farm Hand Near Oakville Attacked
While Watering Animal.
ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.)
Clifford Smith, a farmhand, was gored
by a bull last night and died today as
a result.
He was employed on the farm of
Victor Yates near Oakville. He went
to the barn to water the animal. Soon
Mr. and Mrs. Yates, who were in the
house, heard him crying for help and
rushed to his assistance. He was badly
gored and tramped before the animal
could be driven away.
Smith was 42 years old and was un
married. The funeral will be held at
the Oakville Church tomorrow, with
interment in the Oakville Cemetery.
HIS MEAT.
German Supply Rail
way Is Cut Also.
NEW POSITIONS ARE CAPTURED
Chaulnes Is Now Threatened
From Two Sides.
BRITISH GAIN GROUND, TOO
Advance Is Made to Within Mile of
Combles London Sees Hint of
Withdrawal in Oificial Re
lort From Berlin.
BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
(War correspondent of the New York Trlb
bune. By special cable.)
LONDON, Sept. 6. (Special.) Gen
eral Koch, shifting his attack again to
day from the north to the south of the
Somme. reached the outskirts of
Chaulnes, the main support of the Ger
man line in the sector from Peronne to
Roye. The French also reached the
railway from Chaulnes to Roye. thus
cutting one of the two roads which sup
ply the Roye salient.
The French gains were made after
heavy counter-attacks had been beaten
back. Assailing the Teuton line on a
front of more than 12 miles, Foch's
troops carried the greater part of the
village of Berny-en-Hanterre, north
cast of Chaulnes, and the northern part
of Vermandovillers, lying to the south
west. Chaulnes Is Threatened.
Chaulnes is threatened from two di
rections. The thrust directly eastward
has not yet been turned, and besides
the capture of the positions to the
north today menaces this important
village with a flanking movement.
A large part of the salient from
Chaulnes to Peronne now has been
eliminated.
The British meanwhile have endan
gered the German grip on Combles. Re.
Burning the attack last night. General
rlalg's troops captured the Leuze wood,
less than a mile northwest of Combles.
This gain in addition imperils Ginchy,
which lies well west of the new French
line, and leaves the Germans the al
ternative of withdrawing or surrend
ering. 'Withdrawal May Follow. . ,
On both banks or the Somme the
fierce battle continues. Berlin reports
that 50,000 allied troops are attacking
the Picardy line and that south of the
Somme 200,000 French are massed.
Taken in conjunction with Berlin's of
ficial statement that the artillery fire
in the last few days exceeded in ex
penditure anything known before, some
observers here see a hint that the Ger
mans plan a withdrawal from the Roye
sector.
The power behind the French strokes
has aroused the greatest admiration in
London. Foch's troops hardly have
rested from one blow before another
is begun. Less than 12 hours after
they had repelled repeated counter
blows south of the Somme last night.
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Railroad President Says Legislation
Was Enacted Under Duress
and Will Be Ignored.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Sept. 6. E. P. Ripley.
president of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad, declared tonight in
a formal statement that the Santa Fe
does not intend to comply with the
Adamson eight-hour law, recently
enacted by Congress to avert a threat
ened railroad strike, until ordered to
Uo so by the United States Supreme
Court.
Mr. Ripley's statement follows:
"Congress, hastily acting under a
threat of four leaders of labor organi
zations, enacted a. so-called eight-hour
law, which is nothing more or less
than an advance of 20 to 25 per cent
in the vages of the best-paid men in
railway service. It isonly fair to the
public and to our employes to say that
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
way Company does not intend to com
ply with the law until ordered to do so
by the court of last resort."
"There Is no likelihood that any
class of Santa Fe employes will receive
Increase in salary until, the wage
trouble with the trainmen is settled,"
Mr. Ripley said later.
"I have said, and still maintain, that
any other class of railway workers is
entitled to more money than the train
men," Mr. Ripley explained, "but by
saying that other workers than train
men are entitled to more money, I do
not mean to say that we have in mind
any advance in wages for any of our
employes.
"Advances certainly will await the
outcome of the argument with the
brotherhoods."
PEARL FOUND IN GIZZARD
Gem Recovered From Solo Rooster
Retained in Big Flock.
HELENA. Mont.. Sept. 6. A yrar
ago Mrs. Reinold Kleinschmidt, then
livi-ig In Missoula. Mont., lost from an
earring a pearl said to be worth JlOO'a.
When she left Missoula she sold a
flock of chickens, keeping one old
rooster.
Yesterday she slew the bird and the
pearl was found in his gizzard.
GASOLINE PRICE AGAIN CUT
Another Reduction of One Cent Puts
Mark at 23 Cents a tiallon.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Another reduc
tion of 1 cent a gallon in the price
of gasoline, making the wholesale price
now 22 cents a gallon, was announced
today by the Standard Oil Company.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 72
degree: minimum, 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
War.
French and British add to gains. Page 1,
Berlin reports advance by Russians In Ga
licia. Page 4
Mexico.
Mexican-American Commission holds first
formal conference. Page 3.
Troop A reaches Calexlco. Page 3.
Americans prepare to resist attack by
Villa. Fuse X
National.
Conference committee eliminates all stamp
taxes from revenue bill. Page 1.
Crisis threatened by retaliatory laws against
aiuea powers. rage l.
Senate takes up corrupt practices bin.
Page -i.
Domestic.
New York streetcar employes declare strike.
Page 1.
Santa Fe not to obey eight-hour law until
Supreme Court orders. Page 1.
National Suffrage Association votes to con
tinue dual fight for equal rights. Page 2.
California commission cuts millions from
corporations' valuation of Los Angeles
electric system. Page 2.
Civilians on cruise have torpedo practice on
debtroycr. Page 7.
8 ports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 1.
San Frinclsco u; Salt Lake 5, Oakland O.
Page 14.
Red Sox give Athletics their lOOth defeat of
point. Page 14
Phillies row lead National League by one
points, page i.
BUI Spens draws unconditional release.
Page 14.
Fast Coast horses vie at La Grande meet.
Page 15.
Pacific Northwest.
Shipwrecked mariners win battle in moun
tainous Alaska seas. Page 1.
Thompson Jury tslts murder farm. Page 6.
Home of Socialist school teacher Is burned.
Page 1.
Guardsmen at Clackamas expect to see more
border service. Page 7.
Chief Justice Sullivan seems to be beaten In
Idaho primary. Page 6.
Girls' training camp at Vancouver Barracks
breaks up today. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Hleh prices paid by country mills check
sales of wheat to go East. Page 19.
Chlcaio wheat advances on large export
buvlns Parte 10.
Outside buying Is feature of Wall-street
market. Page 19.
St. Helens shipyard adds sixth set of ways.
Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Western Oregon lumbermen face desperate
situation because of car shortage. Page 1.
Ad Club bids farewell to R. D. Carpenter,
soon to leave for Arizona. Page 5.
Mother hunts for Wyeth elopers that she
may torsive. Page 13.
Council votes to eliminate O.-W. R. & N.
grade crossings. Page 18.
New traffic ordinance passed by City Coun
cil. Page 20.
Body of A. B. Richardson found in river.
Page 13.
Council kills proposed movie censorship or
dinance. Page 9.
Barnum Bailey circus is due tomorrow.
Page 11.
S. S. Mohler asks Crane Prairie be opened
to homesteaders, page s.
Eugene agents for Ford car win damages
from company. Page 1).
Mary Roberts Rinehart gives essentials of
literary career. Page 9.
Home Chautauqua opens at Armory with
large attendance. Page 18.
Eugene Bosse. flax expert, dies. Page 5.
Centenary Church celebrates 50th anniver
sary. Page 5.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 10.
Lumbermen Clamorfor
Rolling Stock.
MANY MILLS FACE SHUTDOWN
One Already Has Been Forced
to Close Plant.
RELIEF NOT YET IN SIGHT
Eastern Kouds Divert Southern Pa
cific Cars to Own Uses While
Oregon Suffers Hear
ing May Be Held.
"Western Oregon lumber manufac
turers, dependent upon the Southern
Pacific for their cars, are growing des
perate. One mill already has been forced to
close and others soon will be con
fronted with a similar necessity unless
the situation is relieved.
And no immediate relief is in sight.
The Southern Pacific has an orvler for
3000 new cars due from Eastern man
ufacturers within the next 30 days and
as soon as they start to arrive a meas
ure of relief may be forthcoming.
Cars Needed mt Once.
3ut many mills cannot wait 30 days.
In fact some of them cannot wait 10
days. They must have cars at once or
they will be forced to quit business,
temporarily at least.
A temporary shutdown, it Is feared,
will cause permanent Carnage. Such
mills will be forced to turn their busi
ness over to their competitors in tne
state of Washington and in those parts
of Oregon that are able to get cars.
Business once so diverted is llkely-to
remain diverted, they say. A customer
likes to do burliness where he can de
pend on service. When once the wo'il
goes out that a mill cannot give de
pendable car service. It Is feared, the
resulting damage through loss of
business will be irreparable.
Hearing: M ill Be Held.
Frank A. Miller, chairman of the Ore
gon Public Service Commission, was In
Portland yesterday and discussed in
formally the suggested proposal of con
ducting a public hearing on the sub
ject. It is probable, though, that the
hearing cannot take place for 10 days,
and by that time some mills will be
past the stage where a hearing will do
them any good.
Meanwhile, the Willamette Valley
Lumber Manufacturers' Association is
proceeding with its plans to bring civil
action against the Southern Pacific for
damages. They will seek to recover for
the losses sustained through failure to
get cars.
Suit Will II o Little Good.
This suit, if it is brought, will be
filed in the Federal Court. But, even
should it prove successful, it would
offer little compensation for the In
trinsic damage.
What the lumbermen want is cars.
They are not seeking revenge, they
say. and have no spiteful purpose of
punishing the railroad. They are hope
ful only that their action will bring the
desired result cars.
It is apparent that the Southern
Pacific officials in Portland and other
places along the line are doing their
utmost to relieve the situation. They
are trying to distribute their meager
supply of cars among their numerous
clamoring customers, but their efforts
are woefully deficient, simply because
they haven't near enough cars to go
around.
Improvement Is Sllfcht.
The net shortage last night, accord
ing to the Southern Pacific car service
department's own figures, was 895.
This shows a slight reduction since
last week, but this total has been
fluctuating erratically and is as apt to
cross the 1000 mark again today as not.
The gross shortage yesterday was
approximately 1500. representing the
demands not only of the lumber Indus
try but of mercnandise shippers, farm
ers and all other classes of business
combined.
To offset, partially, this enormous
demand, the Southern Pacific received,
through the Ashland gateway, yester
day 23 closed and three open cars un
der load and 14 closed and 17 open
cars empty. There are also on hand
233 empty closed and 80 empty open
cars and 183 closed and G8 open cars
under load awaiting to be unloaded.
Fruit Not Affected.
The fruit industry is not seriously
affected by the shortage, as it is served
with refrigerator cars by the Pacific
Fruit Express, whose car service bu
reau operates independently of the rail
road bureaus. The cars are handled
by the railroad on a wheelage basis.
Local officials of the Southern Pa
cific deny that Oregon is the only suf
ferer from the car shortage. They
had reports yesterday that the Califor
nia lines were short an aggregate gross
of 1891 cars last Saturday. This short
age is distributed all over the South
ern Pacific lines in California, where,
naturally, the requirements are much
greater than in the western counties
of Oregon. Obviously, the shortage
there is not so severely felt as a shortr
age of like proportions in Oregon.
Kleetrlc Line llelpK.
A. C. Dixon, manager of the Booth
Kelly mills at Springfield and Wend
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