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Newspaper Page TextS3 Tllfi MORNING OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY SEPTE3IBER 7, 1017. ELEVEN BILLIONS OF LOANS AUTHORIZED House Passes Unanimously Vast War Credits Bill r Asked by President.. M'ADOO HAS FULL CONTROL Cannon Obtains Adoption of Com promise Amendment Exempting 1'ruin Taxation Interest on vi,... .1 - . i , e. t n nn WASHINGTOX, Sept. 6. The war credits bill authorizing- $I1,538.94I460 In bonds and certificates passed the House tonight unanimously. Action by the Senate, as soon as the pending war tax bill is disposed of, is planned by Administration leaders. Not a material amendment was added to the bill by the House. Representa tive Moore, of Pennsylvania, led a proup of Republicans in a futile fight for consideration of his proposal for a war expenditures committee, which was thrown out on a point of order. Kvery effort of Republicans to limit the control the bill would give Secre tary McAdoo over the bonds and certi ficates resulted in failure. The last fight, made by Representative Johnson, of Washington, to direct the Secretary to spend at least $2,500,000 for news paper advertising in disposing of the bonds was defeated overwhelmingly. If the Secretary desires, under the meas ure, he may use some of the $17,600,000 appropriated for disposing of all the bonds and certificates in newspaper publicity. Representative Cannon, of Illinois, managed to obtain the adoption of a compromise amendment to exempt from taxation forever interest on bonds not in excess of $5000. He wanted to make it $10,000. but Democratic Leader lvitchin would not agree to that. The bill authorizes the issuance of $7,53S, 945,460 worth of convertible 4 per cent bonds, subject to super taxes and war profit taxes, and to terminate at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. Of this total $4,000,000,000 worth is for a. new allied loan; $3,000, 000,000 worth to take over a 34 per cent issue already authorized, and the remaining $538,945,460 to be used for converting certain outstanding bonds. nI.)ni1iticr iA 1 l.nUt. Wou, Tnillaa Alaskan, Railway, Panama. Canal ami Naval Construction issues. Issuance is also authorized of not more than $2,000,000,000 worth each of certificates of indebtedness and war savings certificates to run not more than one year and five years, respect ively, at rates of interest to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury. These issues are to be subject to the same taxes as the bonds. The bill provides that foreign bonds, taken in exchange for loans, shall not be sold at less than the purchase price. HIGHER TAX URGED BY CLARK Speaker of House Makes Vigorous Speech on War Credits Bill. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. In a vigor out speech curing consideration of the war credits bill today Speaker Clark warned the House against financing the war too largely by bond issues. "I favor a 50-50 proposition, as be tween taxes or bonds, or something near that, for financing t-ie war ex clusive of foreign loans," he declared emphatically "If we issue more bonds in proportion to taxes than we should, the money speculators and bond gamblers will urive them be'ow par." Wealth, he insisted, is able to stand eut-h taxes as his proposed "50-50" proposition would levy. Responsibility for delay in enacting legislation at this session of Congress also was laid to the Senate by the Speaker. He declared that no previous House ever had expedited work as has the present one. He also insisted that its work had been accomplished with out a "shade of politics." A declaration by Speaker Clark that he would, if noceusary as a temporary proposition, agree to raising the tariff, aroused laughter and applause. tives living in or near Roseburg, al though they believe he has because of hia extended residence there. Mr. Crawfora suffered no ill effects from his wrestling with Robinett other than a chill from his immersion in the water while attempting to restrain Robinett from carrying out his sui cidal efforts. ROBINETT WAS AVEXJj KNOWN Positions of Trust Held During Xiong Residence in Douglas County. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) H. J. Robinett. who committed suicide in Portland today, following his arrest on a serious charge preferred by his 15-year-old daughter, had resided" in Douglas County for many years and had held several positions of public trust. , ' He was at one time Justice of the Peace here and had taught school in various parts of the county. For the past few years he lived on a homestead near Peel and owned property in this city. Mr. Robinett was about 45 years old and is survived by his widow and several children. Hia arrest and sub sequent suicide caused a sensation here. " ARMY OFFICER SUICIDE CAPTAIN I J. KROOK XILLS SELF AT FORT STEVENS. Deed Follows Disability From Nervous Collapse While Actlnar urn Post Quartermaster. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) Captain Lenus G. Krook, acting Quar termaster at Fort Stevens, committed suicide, last night by cutting his throat with a razor. He had been suffering from a nervous collapse during the past few days and had been at the post hospital. Yesterday he returned to his home and is supposed to have become mentally deranged. Last even ing he went to the bathroom in his quarters, locked the Uoor, and after cutting his left wrist slashed his throat from ear to ear. He was dead when found by his wife. Captain Krook had been at the post about two months. He was connected with the Army transport service for many years and later was in the em ploy of the Standard Oil Company at San , Francisco. He belonged to the Officers' Reserve Corps, and on the declaration of war was called into active service. He was about 40 years old and left a widow, but no children. Military services will be held at the post to rn or; ir evening and the body will be sent to the Presidio for interment. THEO KARLE MARRIES NOTED TENOR WIXS PIANIST OF SEATTLE, CHILDHOOD FRIEND. Concert Given Before Wedding, Which la Witnessed Only by Immediate Relatives of Couple. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 6. (Special.) Theo Karl Johnson, known to the stage as Theo Karle, the noted tenor whose home is in this city, married Miss Nora Christof at 11 o'clock this morning. Rev. H. A. Strub performing the ceremony in the Norwegian Luther an Church here. Miss Christof, who is a well-known pianist of Seattle, and Mr. Johnson have been acquainted since childhood and their engagement was announced August 15. The couple were unattended. Immediately after the wedding the couple left for the East, where Mr. Johnson will appear In concert this Winter. He gave a concert in the Pres byterian Church here last night.. The wedding was a quiet affair, only relatives of the bride, the sister of the bridegroom and her husband and a few intimate friends attended the cere monies. Mr. Johnson was drafted for the selective service army but rejected by the examining board. RADICALS WIN IN RUSSIA Tctrograd Election Is Defeat for i Moderate Socialists. PETROGRAD, Sept. E. (Delayed.) New municipal elections have been held in Petrograd, resulting in a vic tory for the radicals. The Social Revolutionaries and Bolsheviki inflict ed a severe defeat on the Moderate Socialists and the Constitutional Dem crats. The Social Revolutionaries polled 1S2.000 votes, the Bolsheviki 17,000 and the Constitutional Democrats 101,000. The Social Revolutionaries elected 73 municipal councillors, the Bolsheviki 70 and the Constitutional Iemocrats 44. 10,001 DIEBY RAILWAYS In 191 ff Passengers Killed Total 291 and Injured 8008. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Ten thou sand and one persons were killed in railroad accidents during l6l6. and 196,722 were injured, according to fig ures covering the year made public today by the Interstate Commerce Com mission. As usual, the greater number were trespassers on railroad property, Passengers killed numbered 291; In jured, 8008 employes, killed 2941, in jured 176.923. These figures show an increase over 1915 of 1371 persons killed and 34,835 injured. H. J. ROBINETT KILLS SELF Continued Frfmi First Paffe. land. When taken to the County Jail yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff Marks he expressed surprise over ni arrest and apparently did not believe he was in serious trouble. He said that he had purchased an automobile in Roseburg. on which $86 was still due, and he-aid he thought possibly that his arrest might be be cause of his automobile. He asked Sheriff Hurlburt for permission to drive his machine to Roseburg, declar ing that he would return at once and give himself up as he had no fear of cunseq jences. Auto Trip Refused. This, of course, the Sheriff refused to do, and It was only a short time later that another telegram was re ceived from Sheriff Quine, of Rose burg. announcing that Robinett was wanted on a more serious charge. County officials yesterday had not learned whether or not Robinett wai married or whether he had any rela PICTURETHEATER BURNS ST. HELENS AUDIENCE LEAVES BUILDING CALMLY. Blase In Garage in Rear of Structure la Thought to Have Spread, but Bio One Is Hart. ST. HELENS, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) The Strand Theater, a moving picture house, was destroyed by fire tonight about 8 o'clock. The audience of 75 or more persons left the theater with out panic or serious accident. The fire is believed to have started in a small garage at the rear of the theater. The piano and other musical instruments of the theater were saved and the , volunteer fighters, under Ed Ballagh, did quick work in handling the crowd and fighting the flames. There was no confusion in relieving the burning structure of the audience of men, women and children. Books in the office of H. J. Dillard, an attorney, were damaged also, but most of the valuable effects were saved. DYNAMITE OUTRAGE .TOLD Confession Made About Attempt on Montreal Editor's Life. MONTREAL, Sept. 6. Weeping bit terly, Joseph Tremblay was arraigned late today and made what he claimed was a full confession of his part in the recent attempt on the lives of Lord Athclstan and his family by dynamit ing tneir nome at Cartierville on the night of August 9. Tremblay aaid four or five men were in the plot. Jt was agreed, he de clared, that if any of the party turned traitor tne lives of his wife and fam ily would be in danger. Tremblay as serted his connection with the plot ended with the theft of the dynamite used after the night watchman at a quarry had been held up with revolvers. He was the only member of the party who was not armed, he said. AMIS LEARN SHELLS' VAGARIES Full French Regiment Demon strates Barrage, Bombard ment and "Flying Pigs." NOVICES FEEL BOREDOM Watching Artillery Fire Induces Feeling of Drowsiness American Soldiers Sleep on Sunnj 11111 Amid Iiu of Song of Hate, (By the Associated Press.)' -AMERICAN , TRAINING CAMP IN FRANCE, Sept. 6. The American sol diers training in France had their sec ond demonstration today of artillery fire by an entire French regiment of famous 75s and learned something more of the vagaries and intricacies of rol ling barrages, annihilating bombard ments, minenwerfers and "flying pigs." As a matter of fact, the "pigs" made a far deeper impression on the troops than the delicate timing and placing of the perfect French curtain of fire. Fired from nearby trench mortars at very low velocity the flying porkers came ambling through th'e air at a most ungainly gait and pace, exploding in or near the practice trenches with a roar that filled all the air and sur rounding hills with terrific echoes. "Flying Pigs" Watched. The. soldiers liked the shells, because they could see them coming and wait for the big blowrup. The trim, true shells from the French 75s slipped by so noiselessly overhead without being seen that the troops rather were in clined to underestimate their effective ness until the barrage curtain was fully built and maintained across a space of nearly 1000 yards. The "fly ing pigs" roared with the explosive force of a 15-inch shell, calling forth immediate attention and respect. tt had been expected that the French troops might carry out a sham attack under the. rolling or creeping barrage, but at the last moment the programme was changed, as it was thought best that the Americans should study bar rage lire and infantry attacks sepa rately rather than involve the two. Therefore, the morning was given over to artillery display, including trench mortar fire, indirect machine gun fire and all the various examples of military preparation, concluding with the barrage intended to break up an enemy counter attack. Americans Sleep Amid Din. Virtually all the American troops in training saw the demonstration from neighboring hilltops. They were in tensely interested at first, but, toward noon some of them rolled over and fell asleep in the midst of the din Just as tired troopers at the battlefront sleep peacefully when all the massed guns are clattering out a song of hate. It is one of the strange psychologies of the war that one cannot long watch even the most intense bombardment without soon experiencing a certain amount of boredom, the guns seem so precise and the exploding shells far away so impersonal. The American officers followed every phase of the demonstration with stu dious attention. The ordinary soldier generally has to get into the thick of the shellfire before it makes a par ticularly personal impression on him. The infantry attacks this afternoon were more to his liking. The French went "over the top in four suoessive waves, taking three lines of trenche-j and beating off theoretical counter at tacks. Real Battle Simulated. The French attack was carried out precisely as intended. Artillery bar rage was being laid and a low-flying airplane co-operated, both as an artil lery observer and in liaison with the infantry commander, signalling him consantly the position of his forward units. It was an impressive picture, as un der the dazzling hot September sun the blue French waves swept forward, hurling bombs and firing rifles and rifle grenades in exact simulation of a real attack. Today saw the farewell display of in structions from the French chasseurs who have been with the American troops ever since they went into train ing here. Other French troops will be brought in from the firing line to take up the work with the Americans, but the first expeditionary force will ever be grateful to and ever feel the bond of comradeship with the first French troopers, whom they have come to ad mire so much. the President to permit by proclama tion foreign vessels to engage In the American coastwise trade during the war began today before the House merchant marine committee. Alfred Huger, admiralty counsel of the board, urged it as a war measure for relieving traffic congestion. Fear that the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk lines would grasp the United States maritime trade with Alaska if American coastwise vessels were diverted overseas and the coast wise traffic opened to foreign com petition was expressed by John H. Bunch, of Seattle, traffic manager of the. Alaska Steamship Company. He said the Canadian lines were waiting to divert Alaska's $100,000,000 of annual commerce to Canada and that this involved war supply problems, in view of the immense output of cop per ore and canned salmon which American ships are now bringing to the United States. MEAT PRICES IT FIXED SHORTAGE OK PRODUCTION FORCES COST CP STEADILY. Control of Quotations on Dairy Prod ucts Also Hot Contemplated, Says Food Controller. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.. Price fixing for meat and dairy products has no place in the Government's food con trol plans, Herbert Hoover, the Food Administrator, today, told the National Livestock Conference. Not only would it be inadvisable to institute price fixing in these industries, he declared, but the food administration has no such power. As long as there is a heavy demand for meat with a decreased production, Mr. Hoover said, meat prices will con tinue to soar. The hope of the food administration is that it can stabilize quotations and thus eliminate specula tion. "I cannot believe there is a panacea for a situation of this kind," said Mr. Hoover. "Our problem is to increase production. The best we may expect is a slow development towards the ends we seek. Drastic control of packing plants with Government operation an alternative, will not work. We can administer food control only through the co-operation of all interests con cerned. "Beef and pork present different sit uations. We export a small amount of beef, relatively, but now we are over exporting pork and it may become necessary to take measures to keep a proper relation between the price of corn and hogs. We want your advice as to how this may be done. "There is nothing that can be don to stop the rise in meat prices if the shortage continues, but if we stabilize prices the rise will move at a con tinuous level. Producers must have a price that will stimulate production and must get that price, though there can be no Government guarantee, and I see no way to bring about a volun tary agreement as to the prices that should be paid. "I doubt if legislation to guarantee producers a minimum price is wise, and in meat I believe it is impossible to accomplish this." Many of those attending the confer ence expressed the opinion that prices might be stabilized through centraliza tion of the allies' purchasing. TORPEDO PLANE SOUGHT Aero Club of America Gives $30,000 for Experiments. NEW YORK, Sept. In an effort to develop the torpedo plane as a weapon against battleships, Godfrey L. Cabot, of Boston, a vice-president of the Aero Club of America, has placed $30,000 at the disposal of Rear-Admiral Bradley A. Fiske. U. S. N., retired, to carry on experimental work, it was an nounced here today by the club. The announcement says it is hoped to develop a machine that can carry the heaviest torpedo direct from Eng land to the German naval base at Kiel. SUMMER'S WAGES STOLEN Harry Ulrcy, 18, Reports Loss of $100 by Theft. Harry Ulrey, aged 18, who is en route to his home in San Francisco after a Summer's work in Washington, reported to the police last night that a man had stolen $100 from him in the Amsdon Hotel, 268 Third street. Will Melvin. a cook, who answered the description of the thief, was ar rested later by Detectives Coleman and Maloney. The police say they found an opiate in his pocket, and held him on a charge of having illicit drugs in his possession. JAPAN ASKS FOR STEEL Members of Mission Confer With Secretary of State Lansing. WASHINGTON, Sept . Formal con ferences with the Japanese mission began today when Secretary Lansing received Viscount Ishii. head of the mission. The supplying of Japan with ateel to carry out her enormous shipbuilding plan will be given early consideration. That question and others, affecting the further strengthening of Japan's eco nomic and industrial position probably will be the main points' at issue. DEATH GIVES NO WARNING G. M. Bales; of Newberg, in Usual Health, Drops Dead in Street. NEWBERG, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) G. M. Bales dropped dead on the streets of this city this morning about 9:30. He was in his usual health and had had" just picked a box of plums in his orchard and was taking them home in a push-cart. As he crossed First street he stopped and spoke with a friend, went on two blocks further and dropped dead. Mr. Bales was senior member of the firm of G. M. and J. E. Bales, shoe mer chants, a member of The Friends and a liberal supporter of Pacific College. He was born near Greenville. Tenn., in 1849. married at the age of 18 to Miss Elizabeth Grimm, coming to New berg In 1891. where he had been in business ever since. Mrs. Bales died four years ago. Six children survive: Ernest Bales. of McMinnville; Mrs. J. II. Hutchin son, of Lawn dale. Cal.; Mrs. W. A. Bales, of Patterson, Cal.: Mrs. C. R. Judd. Earl, Or.: Jasper Bales and Mrs. G. W. Range, of New berg. DEFICIENCY IS FIVE BILLION War Expenditures Chief Cause of Shortage in Fund. WASHINGTON. Sept. . Appropriar tlons and authorizations totaling $4, 810.000,000 are proposed in a general deficiency bill embracing chiefly war expenditures, reported favorably today to the House by the appropriations committee. Actual appropriations proposed total $.1,775,006,000, and the other $1,035,000, 060 would be authorized now and ap propriated at the next session of Con gress. The bill probably will be passed within two weeks. ALASKA TRADE IN DANGER Seattle Shippers Protest Entry of Foreign Craft In Alaska Trade. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Hearings on the Shipping Hoard's bill to authorize CHINA WON'T SELL SHIPS Offer of Allies for Seized German Vessels Is Declined. PEKIN. Sept. 3. Delayed.) The of fer of the allied governments to pur chase or charter German ships which were seized by the Chinese authorities on the rupture of relations between Germany and China has been declined by the government. The ships are being turned over to a Chinese syndicate for the ostensible purpose of augmenting China's mer chant marine. IOC lOl aoi These Special Underpriced Offerings for Our Great 878th Bargain Friday Sale D A Timely Sale of Women's and Children's Fine Fa 1 1- We ig h t UNDER WE A R Children s Wool Mixed Women's Fleeced Cotton Union Suits 69c Bargain Friday Fine Ribbed White Cotton TTnion 8uits. in hlgh neck, long-sleeve styles, in ankle length; also with Dutch neck, elbow sleeves and ankle length all sizes. Perfect-fitting garments at a bargain price only 69c Richelieu Union Suits at $139 and $1.69 Vests and Pants at 69c Garment Run-of-the-mill garments in the celebrated Riche lieu wool-mixed underwear, in correct Fall weight. All sizes in vests, pants and union suits an un usual saving opportunity and one that few parents will care to miss. O Q o 8c 1800 Yards of . Wash Goods To Close Friday at, Yard. Desirable materials for com fort coverings, waists, dresses and many other purposes. Ba tistes, tissues, lawns, organ dies, voiles, crepe voiles, stripe suitings, etc. 27. 30, 86 and 38-inch widths, in plain colors and pleasing patterns: fabrics worth two or three times the price quoted for this sale. ifiiiinuiniiiituuiiimuiHuiiimimiLfwiuttfwmMn mimintiiitiH Sale of Men's 1 Jersey Ribbed Cotton I UNIONSUITS 1 At $1.29 I Perfect-KIttln-. Heavy-Weight Cotton I n ion Salts. In sttyleai with Ion b: MleeveH. cloned crotch and an I ankle lensrtbi all slxea 34 to 46 In ecru rolor. Standard made underwear, especially under- priced nor this sale. TimnmiminmiltHiroinniuiMiiiniinninmmma4iuiiuiHiiiimiirt 3000 Yards of Curtain Goods 19c On Sale Friday at, Yard Manufacturers' short lengths of Scrims and Marquisette, in white, cream and ecru: plain styles, and others with drawn work borders 36 and 38-inch widths, in 10 to 20-yard lengths. A splendid opportunity to se cure crisp, new window cover ings at little cost. n o o D o REMNANTS and SHORT LENGTHS OF. Fine Woolen Dress Goods and Silks Our Entire Stock on Sale Friday at HALF PRICE Tnclnded are all , lengths, weights, wldthn. patterns and colorings) Taffeta. MeMnlinen, Popltnat. China SilkM. rt-, in plain' colon and novelties! alMO the snout ataple and nonnlnr new wcitm In Y oolru Drew (iooda for both women's) and children'! garment. o phone or mall ordera none sent C. O. U. or ex changed. CHOOSE FKO.H THE ENTIHE ASSOKTJlli.XT AT O.VE-UALF HEUlLAR Rli)I.VA.T PRICES. Thoroughly Reliable Qualities in Children's NEW SCHOOL SHOES Misses' and Children's Shoes In the latest Fall and Winter styles. They come in gunmetal and patent leather, with cloth of mat kid tops. All are extra well stitched and have good, heavy soles. Priced as follows: Siren !t to 8 at fixes Vi to II at 6ir.es 1 1' i to 2 at Misses' Siaes SVj to . . S1.50 and 2.00 2.00. and 3.00 (2.25. 3.0 and S3.50 S2.50. Sa.OO and 3.50 Boys' School Shoes Good. Strong, All-Leather Shoes in button and Blncher lace styles, in gunmetal, velour and box calf leathers and extra heavy soles Just the thing for school wear. They look well and wear well nothing to equal them elsewhere at these prices: Slrn to l.-Hi at F2.00, S2.SO and $3.00 Blaea 1 at $2.25. S62.50 and 1S3.00 n s n o o Q o o a o Store Opens at 8:30 A, M. Saturdays at 9 A, M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. a a o ZXOl 301 LAFAYETTE IS HONORED FLAGS I'NFURLGD I!T AMERICA AND IX FRANCE. SHIP'S CARGO IS TOBACCO Virginia Contributes Abundance of "Weed" for V. S. A. Boys. AN ATLANTIC PORT. Sept. 6. Vir ginia tobacco for the American soldiers abroad will fill the holds of a four- masted schooner that sailed from here today for another port to take aboard its cargo. Smoking and chewjng tobacco will be included in the shipment, which, it Is said, will be the largest of its kind ever tent from the United States to FLYER FALLS TO DEATH Trial Flight for Pilot's License Fatal to Fred Oclisner. SAN MATEO. CaL. Sept. 5. Fred Ochsncr, of San Francisco, died here tonight from injuries sustained today when he fell 300 feet while making a test flight for a pilot's license at the California aviation corps school at San Carlos. Witnesses said his engine either stopped or he lost control of the air plane prior to his fall. Traffic Rules Held Violated. Seid Back, prominent Chinese mer chant, was arrested last night by Motorcycle Patrolman Ervin and charged with violating the traffic or dinance. He was released on his own recognizance. The temperature of Southern Austra lia varies not more than 29 degrees during the year. ' Breaking of Pledged Word Leads to Lust for Killing, Even of Trec, Says French Ambassador. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 6. The 160th anniversary of the birth of Lafayette was observed in Independence Hall to day by the raising of a specially made flag, a duplicate of which was unfurled at the City Hall in Paris. France. James Jusserand. the French Ambassador, was present as a guest of honor and delivered a brief address in which he spoke of the ideals of Lafay ette. Cable messages of greeting from General Pershing, General Joffre, Pres ident Poincare and Admiral Beatty, of the British fleet, sent to the New York Lafayette committee, were read and loudly cheered. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Jules Jusse rand, the French Ambassador, speaking here tonight on the 160th anniversary of the birth of Lafayette, said the ex ample set by Lafayette and France in coming to the rescue of the struggling American colonies had stood unimltat ed -until the United States, with no selfish ends to serve, joined in the present fight for the world's liberty. "There is scarcely a better test of the progress of mankind toward hap piness and peaceful development," said the Ambassador, "than the degree of observance of the pledged word. "From this results between nations, peace, trust, joyful development; from the reverse results what we see to day, a state of things so fearful that the world has never seen tne line, even in the days of those Huns on whose barbarity our enemies cheerfully pre tend to model theirs; those Huns who could spare a city; at tho request of It3 bishop they spared Troyes; their followers of today cannot spare a child, a woman, a wounded soldier, a church. They even take the trouble of killing trees, so great is their lust for killing." BILLINGS LOSES APPEAL Attorney's jlteference to JLaushlng Ifvcna Not "Misconduct." SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 6. Warren K. Billings, the first of five suspects to be convicted of murder in connec tion with the bomb explosion which claimed 10 lives during a prepared ness parade here in July, 1916. - was denied a retrial by the' State District Court of Appeals here today. The sen tence of life imprisonment given Bil lings was upheld. The claim made by the appellant's counsel that the District Attorney was guilty of misconduct in his declaration ti the Jury that Billings "laughed like a hyena during his testimony and con sidered the charge against him a joke was not upheld by the court. COAL PRICE LIKELY TODAY Recommendations for State of "Washington Sent to Capital. SEATTLE. Wash- Sept. 6. A confer ence was held at tne Chamber of Com merce this afternoon, presided over by Dr. Henry Suzzallo, to consider the price of coal in the state of Washing ton. Coal consumers, producers, im porters and oilmen gave their views. Dr. Suzzallo will telegraph his recom mendations to National Coal Adminis trator Garfield in Washington. it Is expected that M.r. Uarfleld will fix the Washington retail price of coal tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 6. In defer ence to the request of Dr. H: A. Gar field. National coal director, the Joint conference of coal mine operators of the central competitive field and officials of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica to discuss a wage increase for coal miners was postponed late today. BELGIANS INSULT KAISER Residents of Brussels Refuse to Fly Flags in Kmperor's Honor. LONDON. Sept. 6. It Is related by the Amsterdam correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company that when Emperor William visited Brussels last week on his way to the Flanders front the populace refused to comply with a request of the authorities to dis play flags. Instead, they remained Indoors and drew the window blinds on which they inscribed: "Closed for National Mourn ing." . RHODES EXAMINATIONS OFF Elections for Scholarships Dropped as Draft Hits Candidates. CHICAGO, Sept. 6. Dr. G. R. Parkin, of London. England, organizing secre tary of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, has announced that all elections to the scholarships in the United States and Canada have been postponed indefi nitely because of the war. He declares that the conscription law In Canada and the selective draft in the United States, which claim all elig ible candidates, have made this de cision necessary. prosperity of the city and urged that the embargo be lifted as it affects Japan. A cablegram requesting relief was sent to President Wilson. EXPORTS SHOW BIG LOSS July Mark Lowest Since February, 1016, and Imports Gain. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. American exports, the Department of Commerce announced today, fell In July to the lowest record since February, 1916, de creasing $201,000,000 from the June figures of $!75,000,000. Imports for July decreased $81,000, 000 from June figures. Japan Hurt by Steel Embargo. KOBE, Japan, Sept. 2. (Delayed.) At a large mass meeting here today resolutions were adopted declaring that the American embargo on steel prod ucts used for buildinir menaced the PALO ALTO WORK ORDERED, Order Sending Guardsmen to Camp Greene Xot Revoked. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Secretary Baker today ordered resumption of construction work on the National Guard camp at Palo Alto, Cal., pro viding state health authorities will approve a camp sewerage system in volving expenditure of not more than $15,000 additional. Meanwhile orders will not be changed for sending the National Guard troops from Washing ton, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wyo ming to Camp Greene at Charlotte, N. O. The War Department plans to use the Palo Alto site as an emergency camp. YHEN YOUR COLOR FADES When a girl's color fades, when her cheeks and Hps grow pale and she gets short of breath easily and her heart palpitates after slight exertion or under the least excitement it means that she Is suffering from thin blood. Headache and backache often ac company this condition and nervous ness is frequently present. The remedy, of course, is to build up the blood, and for this purpose Dr. Williams' Fink Pills are recommended. They are tho remedy best suited to re store the blood, bring brightness to the eyes and put color In the cheeks and lips. The only other treatment needed, costs nothing. It is this: Give the patient plenty of sunlight, moderate exercise every day, not enough to cause fatigue, and use care In the diet because tho food craved is often not the best for the condition. Two books. "Building Up the Blood" and "What to Eat and How to Eat," give Just the Information that every mother of a growing girl needs. They are free. Write for them today to The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schen ectady, N. Y. Your own druggist sells Dr. Williams' Pink rills or they will be mailed postpaid on receipt of price, 60 cents per box, six boxes for $2.60. Adv. Vb Santiseptic After Shaving. e Snothlnir. cooling, rfrahing. LraTM Knfr. vi?. vety finisb. Instantly rliTes and prevents irri tation, rwfnu Infection. You'll like its cleanly, healthy odor. &UC. Ail drugsiats. Adv. "The drink that fits" U 'aj ji w .vwr9W' As refreshing as a cold plunge! t-4 Excellent THE at lunch. Take a bottle home. Everybody Sells It. PORTLAND BREWING CO.