Morning Oregonian., September 05, 1917, Page 7, Image 7

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917.
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LABOR TO PROMOTE
SPIRIT OF LOYALTY
Gompers Leads Movement
Intended to Spread to
I Every Part of Country.
PARTY HELD OUT OF STEP
'Ex-Socialists, if There Be Any, Are
Ones Now Members of Socialist
Party," Says John Spargo.
Spirit Sweeps Nation.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4. Labor rep
resentatives from aJl parts of the coun
try and former leading' members of
the Socialist party tonight had set the
stag for the big- loyalty conference
under the auspices of the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy, an
organization born two weeks ago to
stamp out disloyalty and solidifying
labor behind the Government.
Preliminary conferences, relative to
the establishment of local branches of
the alliance throughout the country,
(held the attention of delegates during
the day, and tonight several members.
Including1 John Spargo, former mem
Der of the executive committee of the
Socialist party, spoke before soldiers'
relief organizations. The first formal
session will be held tomorrow.
Gompers Chief Speaker.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor and
chairman of the alliance, arrived to
night. Mr. Gompers probably will bo
elected permanent chairman and de
liver his keynote speech, later tomor
row, it was stated.
Delegates expressed regret over
Governor Burnquist's order barring- the
People's Council.
"We wanted to sweep back the veil
of evasiveness and show the shallow
ness of their programme to the world,"
It was announced at convention head
quarter.". "There is no doubt that the
back of the pro-German movement has
ibeen broken.
"The tremendous enthusiasm wo have
found in every- part of the Nation be
tokens a unity of thought and a deter
mination to win the war that leaves
no doubt as to the firmness of the
American pople in support of the pur
pose to make the world safe for de
mocracy. "
Ex-Sorlallata Attend Session.
In explaining the presence of the
large number of former members of
the Socialist party, including 12 for
mer editors of well-known Socialist
publications, Mr. Spargo declared that
"all real Socialists have been unable
to agree with the party's stand.
"We are still loyal to Socialist prin
ciples. "If there are any ex-Socialists, they
are the ones who are the members of
the party now. There is being formed
An organization of Socialists who have
left the party, and it will almost im
mediately be a tremendously strong
power- so that the American people
no longer will look to the Socialist
party for the interpretation of social
ism. This conference will effect a per
manent National organization. During
the war it will fight for Industrial
democracy and when the war is over
we expect it will continue to fight."
Loyalty Sweeps Country.
A great flame of patriotism, carrying
with it an awakening of all Americans
to a spirit of loyalty, is sweeping the
country, and before it subsides no sen
sible man or woman will continue to
oppose the Government's war policy,
according to Frank P. Walsh, chair
man of the United States Commission
on Industrial Relations, who will be
one of the principal speakers at the
conference.
"This movement to solidify all labor
forces behind, the Government and de
feat efforts of certain dangerous ele
ments to encourage disloyalty is, in my
opinion, one of the greatest ever un
dertaken," Mr. Walsh declared. "And
its success already has been assured.
"The feeling of loyalty is growing so
rapidly that in 90 days there will not
be a word of disloyalty heard in any
part of the country," he declared.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. The League to
Enforce Peace announced today it had
accepted the invitation of the Confer
ence on Labor and Democracy to take
part in the meeting that begins at
Minneapolis tomorrow and will be rep
resented on the platform by Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, of New York, and
the Rev. Charles Sanderson Medbury,
of Des Moines, la., chaplain of the
One Hundred and Fity-seventh In
diana Volunteers during the Spanish
:War.
MYSTERY OF DARK-HUED COAT
PUTS POETIC STRAINS AFLOAT
John Stack's Odd Garment Puzzles Dicks, Who Strive in Vain to -Solve the
Mix, Then Leave It for the Judge to Fix.
BAR INDORSES ALL
HIS OF WARFARE
IT IS just a coat; a dark-hued coat
of generous proportions, which
hangs friendless and alone in a
closet at police headquarters awaiting
Its owner. It was found early Sunday
morning in the waving arm of one
John Stack, awaiting trial on a charge
of drunkenness. When arrested Stack
strongly asserted the coat belonged to
Dan Kellaher, City Commissioner. Mr.
Kellaher says he never saw Stack or
the coat; that.he has only one coat in
his entire wardrobe, and that he is
entirely guiltless.
The detective force has "combed the
city" in search of the owner, without
avail. They have investigated an al
leged riotous party in which Stack
participated Saturday night, but it has
brought them no nearer their goal
the owner of the coat.
With these facts in mind, could the
reporter who was told last night to
"cover" the story be blamed for this?
Tou can talk about your "dicks"
An their many steuthin' tricks
Such as Sherlock -Holmes and Doctor Wat
son pull;
But believe me, bo, you'll wonder
How the dev , er, how in thunder
That the city sleuths can fall to trace a
little piece of wool.
For it's just a little coat, little coat
That appears to have completely ffot their
For the mystery is steepia'
"sroat" ;
An" it's g-ot the "bulls" to weepin
'Cause they cannot find the owner of a coat.
Now It seems' that one John Slack,
With one eye all blue an' black.
Was picked up by "Copper" Crowder Sun
day morn;
He was singin' and was ravin
An In his right hand was a-wavln
To the breeze a dark-hued coat a fat man
could have worn.
Sure, 'twas Just a little coat, little coat.
That John Slack was havln' such a time to
tote;
From the pockets papers scattered.
But to Slack it never mattered
As he laughed aloud and talked about the
coat.
"Now, look here," quoth qoyous Slack,
Rippin' CrowdQr up the back,
"Thish here little coat I got belongs to Dan;
You mua know him my frlen' iCell'her;
City commlsh one fine feller:
Thish Is his coat that 1 grabbed an' ran."
Yes. It's Just a little coat, little coat.
That has started quite a mystery afloat
Where the dickens is the owner?
Who in thunder's pulled a boner'?
Can't they really find a frame to fit the
coat?
"What! Sly coat? Aw. stop your klddin';
You should know that I'm not riddin'
My scant wardrobe of a coat that's fit to
wer,"
Is what portly Dan comes back with
And dismisses one John Slack with
A curt statement that he knows him not,
and likewise doesn't care.
So it seems that this coat myst'ry
Now is doomed to a short hist'ry
'Cause the sleuths admit they're 'way tip in
the air;
Portly Dan says: "It ain't mine, son,
"Cause I only got Just this one."
And John Stack? Well, he ain't talkin
now; he's silent, bo. for fair.
Yes. It's just a little coat, little coat
That the "Dicks" have tried by every rule
and rote
To give back to him who wore It
Ere John Slack with laughter bore it
To the "station" where It's now a friend
less coat.
COLLAPSE TAKES RAILS
"WAR BRIDES" CAUGHT IX CRUSH
WHEN MARKET IS UNDERMINED.
New York Central, St, Paul and New
Haven Fall to' Lowest Figures! In
Years U. S. Steel Suffers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Prices on the
Stock Exchange broke sharply today,
the decline attaining almost the widest
dimensions of any session this year.
The slump embraced many railroad is
sues at recessions of 2 to 5 points.
Some of the rails were carried down
to lowest quotations since the memor
able decline of last December, and a
few others, such as New York Central,
St. Paul & New Haven, fell to lowest
quotations recorded in many years, if
not in their history.
There was a general unloading of
speculative holdings and many ac
counts were closed when traders found
themselves unable to respond to calls
for additional margin.
Today's decline was the more sur
prising: because the session began with
every indication of betterment. War
shares and affiliated stocks gained 1
to 4 points in the morning. Their im
provement was attributed to the defeat
of the excess profits tax in the Senate.
All this advantage was suddenly
swept away toward noon when rails
began to waver. The liquidation spread
later to the Pacifies and others rails
whose financial status has remained
unclouded. Union Pacific breaking AVs
to 127.
Next industrials began to fade away.
United States Steel reacting from 111.
a gain of 2Vi from last week's final
price, to 104 Vi, just before the close,
a gross decline of 5 points with only
the slightest fractional rally. Other
Industrials, equipments, coppers and
many miscellaneous shares forfeited
as much or more, the market ending
in feverish weakness.
OREGON CITY MAN IS HELD
John Ployt Accused of Ransacking
House Near Goldendale.
GOLDENDALE, Wash., Sept. 4.
Special.) John Ployt was arrested
Sunday by Sheriff Henderson and Dep
uty Baker, after having entered and
ransacked the house of Joe Young, a
farmer in the No. 6 country, eight miles
cast of Goldendale.
Mr. and Mrs. Young were visiting a
neighbor and found the man going
throusrh their house when they re
turned. He fled and was found hiding
in the brush along the north slope of
the Columbia hills, several miles from
the Young farm. Ployt had a military
registration card in his pocket, issued
in Precinct No. 2. Oregon xCity.
RUSSIANS FLEE FROM RIGA
(Continued From First Pagc
Lawyers Urge Vigorous Ef
forts to Encompass De
feat of Germany.
STATE OWNERSHIP RAPPED
WAR TIME NERVOUSNESS
In these war times many people are
Hying In an unnatural condition of
nervous excitement. Unless something
Is ' done to correct it the inevitable
result will be a nervous breakdown,
an exhaustion of nervous energy , that
may take a very serious and unfore
seen turn . . i r
Neurasthenia is one such result with
Its accompaniment of worry, irritabil
ity, oversensitiveness and severe head
ache. It means that the patient has
lost the power to - recover and etore
up energy. The condition will grow
.worse if not corrected.
The' treatment is one of nutrition of
the nerve cells, requiring a non-alcoholic
tonic As the nerves get their
nourishment from the blood, the treat
ment must be directed towards build
ing up the blood. Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills act directly on the blood and
have proved of the greatest benefit in
many cases of neurasthenia. A ten
dency to anemia, or bloodlessness,
shown by most neurasthenic patients.
Is also corrected by these tonic pills.
Two useful books, "Diseases of the
Nervous System" and "What to Eat
and How to Eat." will be sent free by
the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schen
ectady, N. Y. Your own druggist sells
r. ."Williams'. FlnK Pills. Adv.
though overwhelmed by the enemy's
heavy artillery and gases, and although
compelled to retreat, preserves Its
fighting- spirit.
Most of the newspapers are of the
opinion that the fall of Riga in itself
does not threaten Petrograd For such
an operation, says the Rech, Von Hin
denburg has on the north front only
seven corps.
New Defense Forming;.
Boris Savinkoff. Assistant Minister
of War, says measures are being taken
to halt the German advance, but that
it is not yet possible to state the posi
tion of the new defensive line.
The Russkia Volia expresses fear that
the next German operations will be
against Minsk. Riga's fall, declares
the paper, is the last warning. The
Novoe Vreyma echoes this sentiment.
declaring that the army must be re
organized at once. It adds:
Dictatorship la Necessary.
"The enemy is marching on Petro
grad. A revolutionary dictatorship is
necessary to which, if an iron hand
were immediately shown, all Russia
would submit.
At a meeting of the Council of Deo-
uties one speaker declared that the
loss or the Riga front was a new blow
to the revolution, as the monarchists
would exploit their misfortune for the
purpose of agitation.
The Bolshevik! does not conceal their
sausiaction at the fall of Riga, a small
part of this faction declaring that a
German victory was welcome, as it
would bring peace. The Bolshevikl
organ, Novala Zhizn. says that Riira. is
a fresh warning to the government to
accelerate a congress for the recon
sideration of the treaties between the
allies.
LONDON, Sept. 4. Reuter's Petro
grad correspondent says the German
attack on Riga had ' been anticipated
a long time and that the evacuation of
tho principal establishments already
had had taken place and provision
been made to abandon the town owing
to the slight resistance expected from
the troops on the northern front, who,
as elsewhere, were largely contami
nated by Maximalist and other prop
aganda. At the time of the German
advance in 1915 virtually all the fac
tories in Riga were removed to Cen
tral Russia.
. Gaa Waves Start Battle. .
The offensive began September 1. The
arnuery preparations commenced at 5
o'clock in the morning with asphyxiat
ing shells and gas waves." The' bom
bardment lasted six hours, being particularly-
intense in the region of Ux
kull. At 11 o'clock in " the morning,
under cover of his artillery fire, the
enemy threw his first pontoons across
me uvina. xwo or nis Dridges were
destroyed by Russian batteries. At
1 o clock the Germans succeeded in
gaining a footing on the right bank of
the river.
Throughout the afternoon bitter
struggles took place, the loyal element
among the Russian troops constantly
counter-attacking and advancing
against the enemy, their flags unfurled
and singing, the "Marsellaise." During
the night, however, the Germans, hav
ing received reinforcements, compelled
the Russians to retir north of the line
of Uxkull-Koger.
At 5 o'clock in the evening Riga was
subjected to the fire of the German
heavy artillery, which caused serious
damage to the town cod numerous cas
ualties among the remaining popula
tion. Th3 Russian evacuation produced
a great impression in l'etrograd, and
there was a considerable fall in prices
on the Bourse.
BERLIN, via London, Sept. 4. The
city of Riga was on fire at many points
when it was taken by the Germans, it is
announced.
Several thousand Russians were taken
prisoner by the Germans in their ad--ance
in the Riga region, army head
quarters announced today. More than
150 guns were captured by the Ger
man forces in the great Jaegel River
district.
Emperor William has sent the fol
lowing telegram to the Empress:
"Kield Marshal Prince Leopold of
Bavaria reports the capture of Riga by
our troops, which is a new milestone
of German strength Rnd unerring will
to victory. May God help us further."
Kaiser Pralnes Pristee.
The Emperor has telegraphed Prince
Leopold as follows:
"On the occasion of the capture of
Riga, I express to you and the Eighth
Army my and the Fatherland's con
gratulations and thanks. Far-seeing
leadership and steel-hard will to vic
tory guaranteed this fine success. On
ward with God."
LONDON. Sept. 4. Tho capture of
Riga by the Germans caused rejoicing
among the people of Berlin, according
to German press reports relayed by
the ' Central News correspondent at
Amsterdam. All the newspapers printed
leading articles on the subject in which.
in grandiloquent language, the victory
was represented as having been
achieved by force of arms and as fur
nishing one more proof of Germany's
invincibility. Emperor William ordered
that nags be displayed throughout
Prussia and in Alsace-Lorraine, the
advices state.
"Riga," says the Deutsche Tages
Zeltung, "must convince the German
people that we are conquerors. We
mut not let the prize of victory slip
through any political action by our
adversary."
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. Riga was
evacuated by the civilian population
and foreign Consuls three weeks ago.
This was the news contained in the
official dispatches surrounded with so
much mystery at the time, and over
which so much uneasiness was felt.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 4. German
correspondents on the Riga front Bay
that the new offensive, which was
mapped out according to a favorite plan
of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, had
been prepared a long time. Von Hin
denburg recently visited the front on
several occasions.
The correspondents add that the task
of capturing Riga was not difficult, as
the bulk of the Russian forcer with
drew without resistance. Last week CO
German airplanes were busy In the
gulfs of Riga and Finland, bombarding
ships, naval batteries and harbors.
while several days ago a large German
fleet appeared, consisting of cruisers,
destroyers i-nd submarines, and began
a violent bombardment.
It is reported from Helsingfors that
the Germans are now busy mine-sweeping
the Riga and Finland gulfs, and it
is expected they will make a naval at
tack on Petrograd through the Gulf of
Finland to assist General Von Beseler s
land advance The German papers
comment gleefully on the recapture of
this "German city," and declare that,
with God's help, Riga will now eter
nally remain German.
Micbaclis Returns to Berlin.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 4. The German
Chancellor. Dr. George Mlchaells, has
returned to Berlin after a trip of five
days to Belgium and the western front.
Phone your want ads to The Orego-
gonian. Main 7070. A 6095.
Private Initiative Threatened, De
clare) Speakers Child Labor
Law Called Invasion of .
State's Rights.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y., Sept. 4.
The American Bar Association, at tho
opening of its meeting here today, de
ferred all business until it had adopt
ed, by a unanimous rising vote, resolu
tions expressing approvaPof vigorous
prosecution of the war, and had eet in
motion plans designed to marshal to
the aid of the country lawyers who are
members of National, state or local as
sociations. The resolutions, which were offered
by Elihu Root, were adopted amid
scenes of enthusiasm, characterized by
many members as surpassing any ever
enacted at a similar meeting.
The association reoorded it 3 absolute
and unqualified loyalty to the Gov
ernment and expressed its belief that
the future freedom and security of the
country depended on the defeat of Ger
many, urged the most vigorous prose
cution of the war, indorsed the plan
to send American . troops, however
raised, to Europe, and condemned as
pro-German all attempts, in and out of
Congress, to hinder and embarrass the
carrying on of the war "under what
ever cover of pacifism or technicality
such attempts are made."
In a report of the executive commit
tee, adopted without a dissenting vote.
it was recommended that proposals be
sent to state and local bar associa
tions requesting them to undertake
the following work:
Lawyers to Talk Loyalty.
"To render assistance to those en
tering the Federal service and to ex
emption boards to conserve the prac
tice of lawyers entering such service;
to give relief, where not otherwise
provided for, to the families of law
yers engaged in the service; to assist
the Federal and state authorities in all
activities In connection with the war,
including furnishing capable public
speakers for the promotion of patriot
ism and patriotic endeavor." Ex-United
States Senator George Sutherland, of
Utah, president of the association, in
his annual address condemned all pro
posals whereby the Government may
engage In business for Jtseir. Among
these he criticised the proposed armor
plate and nitrate plant.
"It may, of course, be urged that this
course is justified as a measure of
public defense," he said, "but alterna
tive provision ie made for utilizing the
nitrate plants when their product Is
not needed for powder for the purpose
of producing fertilizers to be sold to
the farmers. It Is difficult to conceive
of any legitimate basis for putting the
Federal Government into the business
of manufacturing fertilizer as a trade
commodity."
"" Private Initiative Threatened.
"We seem to be approaching more
and more nearly the point where the
old philosophy that whatever can be
done by the individual should not be
done by the Government, even though
it may be well done, le to be abandoned
for the new and dangerous doctrine
that whatever can be done by-the Gov
ernment. even though it may be badly
done, should not be permitted to the
individual.
He predicted an annual railroad
"pork barrel" amounting to a vast sum,
if . the Government ever acquires the
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines.
In such a case, he declared, more than
3,000,000 persons would be added to the
roll of Government employes and if or
ganized they would virtually dictate
the policy of any administration.
The opinion that the "most danger
ous assault upon the autonomy of the
states, upon the integrity of local' self
government, that the entire history xf
our country records, was made by the
Congress of the United States when It
passed the recent so-called 'child labor
law,' " was expressed here today by
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick of
Georgia In an address on "the regula
tlon of commerce between the states
under the commerce clause of the Con
stitution of the United States."
"If it be within the power of Con
gress to pass the recent child labor
legislation why is it not within Its
power to legislate so as to deny the
privileges of interstate commerce to
legitimate and wholesome commodities
because they were producd by the labor
of women? the Senator said. "Or ber
cause produced by union labor or be
cause produced by labor that was em
ployed more than eight hours, or more
than six hours per day? Who- can sav
where it will stop, or how it will end?
"If Congress, on the pretext of regu
lating commerce between Jhe states,
may lawfully regulate the processes of
manufacture and production, may fix
and ' control the hours and conditions
of labor and may say who shall be per
mltted to work in field and hi factory.
in mine ana in worKsnop, in every state
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Styles for Fall
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This year of all years, it's important
to be sure of what you buy in clothes
and to be sure of the merchant you
buy them of. Cotton adulterated
clothes will be plentiful, but you
don't want them. The real economy
is in all wool.
This announcement that Hart Schaff
ner & Marx Clothes for Fall are here
means all wool and value.
You'll find a choice, clean, new stock
of beautiful all-wool patterns here.
The newest in style for men and
young men.
We'll be pleased to have you come in
and look them over.
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Tomorrow, Thursday,
Is Fall Hat Day
You'll find the style, shape and
shade in our large assortment of
New Stetson, Trimble, Leyburn
and Multnomah Hats. "Best in
value." S3, S4, S5 and up.
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
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Southwest Corner
Fifth and Alder
of the Union, then it is easy to see
how speedily and how completely Con
gress will usurp the rights of the
states, deprive them of their reserved
powers, strip them of every vestige of
their sovereign police power and re
duce them to a state of Impotent and
insignificant vassalage.
"Unless it is speedily checked we
may not hope to see the glorious Gov
ernment, founded by our fathers, sur
vive, for the chief glory, as well as the
distinctive feature, of that Government
was its nicely adjusted, evenly balanced
and finely tempered quality which pro
vided combined strength and consol
idated power for the transaction of for
eign affairs and matters of general
concern with local independence and
local self-government in all matters
that were entirely domestic and purely
local. "
RAILROAD BUILDER VISITOR
Sir John G. Barton, of Belfast,
Passes Day in Portland.
Increased passenger fares of more
than 25 per cent have been put into ef
fect on Bnglish and Irish railways by
the government in order to discourage
travel during the war, according to Sir
John George Barton, an engineering
expert of Ireland, who made a visit to
Portland yesterday. He said the plan
is working out well and the movement
of troops is facilitated by decreased
private travel.
Sir John is a railroad constructor in
his own country and the tour of the
Pacific Coast he is now making has
priven him a hich sense of appreciation
of the difficulties of an engineering
nature American railroad builders have
had to face and how they have been
overcome. Yesterday he made a trip
over the Columbia River Highway and
was much impressed by its scenic
beauty.
Farmers May Be Exempted.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Representa
tive Doolittle, of Kansas, introduced an
amendment to the draft law designed
to exempt farm laborers as a class. It
was referred to the military committee.
"Orokerit" Is a natural mineral wax,
found originally oozing in small quanti
ties from rocks of the coal formation.
It has been discovered In Moldavia and
Galicla. and is used chiefly in candle
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adjustment or repair
r longer lived will outrun any ."other
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much higher average efficiency im
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quieter the quietest motor known,
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. more powerful and more- flexible
given equal size and number of cylin
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'And' we have yet to discover a single
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