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THE 3IOKNIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1917. POLICE FRAME-UP IS .) CHARGED BY UNiOfiS MAP SHOWING SCENE OF LATEST BRITISH DRIVE. WAR TAX BILL IS "THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH" Come! Join the Throng of Prudent, Thrifty Shoppers Who Have Learned to Profit By Our Weekly Bargain Friday Sales The Following Items Are Bat a Part of the Many Underpriced Offerings Ar ranged for This Occasion: DELAYED III HOUSE v Mayor of San Francisco Urged to Investigate "Conspiracy" : . Against T. J. Mooney. . Unexpected Demand for High er Rate Postpones Vote That Was Set for Next Week. 2 r -r ; RIGALi! IS CHIEF WITNESS ' letters and Tele-grams Introduced to Implicate K. C. Oxraan in . Conspiracy to Give Perjured X , Testimony Against Mooney. SAN FRANCISCO. tpt. 20. A com mittee of the an Francisco Labor Counril today addressed a. letter to Mayor James RolDh. Jr.. urging; him to immediately investigate what, tbey termed "the conspiracy of the police department," in connection with the bomb murder cases here of July. 1916, O'lt of which grew the conviction of Thomas J. Mooney for murder and the present trial of Frank C. Oxman on charges of attempted guborna'tion of pel-.iury. After reviewing incidents and! testi utony on which Mooney was sentenced to death and the alleged "frameup" on the part of Oxman. the letter read: "You are the I ead of the. San Fran cisco police department, and it is the prevent criminal activity of this de partment which is making1 possible the certain acquittal of FranK C. Oxman and the ultimate success of the con spiracy asralnst the defendants in the bomb cases." J5AM FRANCISCO, Pept 20. P E. ytifrall. of Cirayville. IlL. .chief prose cution witness In the trial of Frank C. Oaman. of Iurkee. Or., charged with attempted subornation of perjury frrowing out of the conviction for mur cier of Thomas J. Mooney, continued his testimony today. The prosecution contends Oxman at tempted to prevail upon Kigali to Kive false testimony against Mooney. hose appeal from sentence is pending: in the btate Supreme Court- Mooney was convicted of murder in connection with the preparedness parade bomb explo sion here in July, 116. Letters Are la Evidence. Ttijrall today showed letters and telegrams inviting him to testify against Mooney, despite the fact he was not in ian Francisco when the ex plosion happened. lie testified that Oxman wrote these. "Why did you not submit these let ters to the District Attorney, to Bourke Cochran, counsel for Mooney, or to the Jurtir asked Attorney Samuel M. hortridge. representing Oxman. "You knew Mooney was battling for his life. "Why did ; u not submit that evidence to Kdward A. Cunha, Assistant UMstrict Attorney, when you told him previous to Oxman's testimony that you would "come clean'?'" "I did not exactly trut Cunha and was afraid of the others, ao I took the letters back home," the witness re plied. Kigali admitted that he had. been convicted of selling; "JtnKo," a spiri tuous liquor, in .- prohibition portion of 1 Uinois. but that the fine placed against htm was never collected "because the lrstrict Attorney was a friend of mine." The term "cock-eyed." appearing In some of his wires to Oxman, the wit ness explained as meaning "half drunk." He declared lie was "cock-eyed" a por tion of the time ho was en route from Orayville to San Francisco to accept Oxman'. allesed invitation to give falsa testimony against llooney. ElieaK" Pajauat Relate. Details of a supposed ortkt of 1250 from Oxman if he "west Wnug-h- with counterfeit testimony against Mooney were offered by the witness. "1 never intended to give such testi mony," he declared. "I wanted to get back home and wash my hands of the whole affair." "You would make a dandy witness." Iistriet Attorney Charles it. Fickert told him on one occasion, the witness stated. lie admitted that he "started out to work a fraud on the District At torney." and told of an alleged payment of il50 made him by Fickert "for his expenses." After the hearing tdav Ttigalt was told by Superior Judge Prank Dunne, who is presiding, that he would toe obliged to attend all sessions of the trial until the case is ended and would rot be excused after his present testi mony. "No telling how long he will be needed." Judge Dunne declared. In ex planation of this order. DISLOYAL SOLDIER FOUND Sergeant in Regular Array Is la nterned for Term of "War. FORT OGLKTHOKPE, Ga Sept 20. Sergeant Alfred Honhaupt, of the Sixth United States Infantry. wb nerved with General Pershing In Mex ico, has been discharged from the Army, it was learned today, and in terned at the (Jerman prison camp here a? an enemy alien. Honhaupt 'a dismissal from the Army S ol towed the intercepting of a tetter whu-h he wrote hit sister In Germany, In which he expressed regret that the United, states naj entered the war. Phon your want ads to The Orego Ttn. Mn 707. A 05. iAt- 0jren0 y y--OsM ryyg- 'fr'. "TL L A yP?4ZSXj I Heavy Line Marks Battle Front. Dotted I.lne IVear Vprea Marks Ground Won y Mrltl.lt Yesterday. Other Toffiu Mentioned In Accounts of K I sat ing Are Also Shown. BRITONS GAIN MILE Drive Centers About Menin Road East of Ypres. 2000 PRISONERS TAKEN Drive Apparently Is Being Made to Cut Germans From Im portant U-Boat and Aerial Bases on Belgian Coast. Continued From First Pita.) POSLAM BEST THERE IS FOR AILING SKIN You'll find In Poslam the quick re lief you tee-t for ailing skin, the active help you need to be rid of IMmples, to heal KrzPtiia, to drive away Hashes, Kedness and to clear Inflamed com plenlona. When Poslam In applied angry skin la pleasantly soothed, irritation is al layed. J tclilng:. however intense, is 4-nded. Nothins but a healing- power rare and -universal could accomplish ih complete and satfwf ylnjr work. That is what Foalam possesses In the hiaheat dewree. vulti very where. For free sample write to K me reentry Laboratories. 243 V'st 47th st.. Nw tork Oitv. Adv. VELOUR AND PLUSH COATS Are going to be-the thing -this Fall. It yon buy yours at CHERRY'S you'll have two advantages plenty of style and convenience in paying for it. New models Jupt in, plush a.ml fnr-trtmmed. Washington street. Pittock block. Adv. made in the direction of Routers and Courtrai, from which Belgian towns, according to recent dispatches from the Dutch frontier, the German mili tary authorities nave been evacuating the civilian population. That the Brltisn offensive had been in preparation for several days was made known in recent statements of the German general army headquarters staff. The Germans reported that the British were maintaining a violent and destructive fire against the Teuton po sitions, the bombardment frequently reaching the intensity of drumfire. FIGHT KAGES FOR UiXS HOUSE Germans Throw Gas Shells in Areas Back of Battle Lines. CANADIAN IIEAlQTJARTER3 IN FRANCE. Sept. 2D. (By the Canadian Pi ess, Limited.) Sharp outpost actions occurred west of Lens yesterday and today, in which the enemy were the ag gressors. The objective of today's skirmish was a house in the western Part of Lens, occupied by us as an out post. Last night a strong party of Germans attacked the house, but were driven off. They returned to the at tack in stronger force and captured the house. The Canadians, who had held it. at oroe organised a counter at- tjrk. driving out the Germans. 1 1 1 lin J .tl.li.li3r MD.l Ul til 1 H. 1 today, aided by brilliunt sunshine than for several days. The tendency of the enemy already noted to devote more attention to shelling our back areas with long-range, high-velocity guns increases, as does his use of gas shells in sections where noncombatants live. The object apparently is to terrorise mine workers and their families and make more difficult the work of rais ing coal. Beyond a doubt in no part of the Western front, not even at Verdun itself, has there been as prolonged and steady a gun. fire maintained during tne past three years as around Ypres. This tragrtc city of the dead looks hide ous, but it doubtless Is true that in the moonlight, when the shadows of pin nacles and inound of crumbling stone that mark the site of the cloth hall, one ct the chief architectural glories of the Middle Ages, fall upon the grand place, Ypres has a beauty that not all the malevolence of the people can de stroy. V. S. ARMY TO 1-TtiHT WITH FIRE Special Corps to Be Organized for Latest Battle Service. WASHINOTOV. Sept. SO. American troops in France are to be supplied fully with trained forces to deliver gas and liquid fire attacks, according to Army general orders made public to day, giving the organisation of special engineer units to handle these devices of modern trench warfare. The orders show that each Army, three corps under the new organiza tion, will have a special engineer regi ment of one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel and three Captains and 3S en listed men tn the headquarters division and six companies with six officers and 2S0 men each, whose business it will be to handle the "gas and flame serv ice." In addition each Army will have thousands of men in supplementsi en -gineer units to deal with other phases of modern fighting. n San Francisco and the bay region will be closed, in compliance with Gov ernor William I. Stephens requset. during the entrainment of the second contingent of the new National Array Saturday and Sunday, accordinsrto an nouncementa today of eity ofwcials. "WAR LIBRARIES" PLANNED Kast Sldo Business Men and Edu cators to Aid Soldiers. An organization composed of promi nent Kast Side business men and edu cators last night perfected what is to be known as the "War Library Coun cil.", in the East Portland Library, it Is the intention of the council to or ganize all residents of the Kast Port land library district for the purpose of furnishing- books and other reading1 ma terial for the soldiers and sailors now in the service of their country. Within a few days a committee which is to be appointed will make a canvass of the district to solicit books and money to furnish reading1 matter for the. soldiers. Prominent in the movement and offi cers elected last night are: Chairman. M. B. McFauI, of the Averil Machinery Company; members of the Coun cil. K. la. Knight, N. U. Carpenter. F. L,. Richard. 1. C. Frfriman, Marry Mitchell, Fred Heile, If. M. Mercer. J. Hupple. F. A. Ballin, K. Newbegln, E. J. Werlln, Charles E. McCullough, A. E. Oebhardt, lr. A. W. Moore, Dr. H. E. Joseph I. Lr. A. M. Web ter, Ir. V. V. Amo.i, Kev. J. J. Staub, Rev. Arthur F. Bishop, Father J. H. Black. H. H. Herdman. E. J. Hartley, H. M. Hherwoorf, C L. Curtis, A. C. Jr'ry, C. M. ULaltord and Theodore- J. Ciary. TOO MANY BONDS FEARED Zone System for Second-Class Mail Kates Is Worked Out and Sonic Demand Tax on Advertising to Meet Need for . Money. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Unex pected demands of House members for substantial increase in war profits taxes so complicated the contest over the-war tax bill lato today that final enactment of the measure early next week was doubtful. Coincident with the adjournment of the conference, a meeting of the noase ways and means committee, which drew the original bill, was called for tomorrow to discuss the situation and some Western and Southern members of the committee announced that they would demand an increase in the Senate excess war profits figures from H.OtfO, 000,000 to $1,500,000,000. It was tsar. plained that the ways and means committee would try to induce the conferees to accept the laraer figrure, but phould this fail high tax advocates declared they would carry the conttrst to the floor of the House. They said that recent announcements that approximately 92.500,000,000 more money would be needed thia year than already provided makes it certain that unless a start is made now to increase taxes further, the country will be swamped with bonds. Jn conference today definition of capital, on which there is a wide dif ference of opinion between the two houses, was one of the blur stumbling blocks and the basis for figuring values of patents, copyrights, trade marks. Rood will and other intangible ssets also caused much discussion. Senator 'Underwood and other experts were called into the conference for advice. Besides the differences en the excess profits section, proposed ad vertising? and automobile taxes and second-class maiL rates were under consideration. The postal rate dispute has virtually been settled, a zone rate bein'ff agreed upon, but the other pro posals are contested and may be sub mitted to the ways and means com mittee tomorrow. The bill, as it final ly passed the Senate, contained no ad vertising tax, but in view of the pro posed reduced second-class mail rates some members demand that it b rein serted. The tentative agreement reached to day on postal rates proposes mainte nance of the present 1-cent rate through the first zone of 250 miles and a graduated zone increase above that point to something less than C cents a pound in the farthest zone. BIGGER LOAF IS PROMISED Vancouver, B. C, Bakers Will Sell 18 Ounces for Dime. VANCOUVER, B. C. Sept. JO. Van couver bakers today adopted a rec omrr.endation that, commencing; Monday next, they sell an 18-ounce loaf of wheat bread for 10 cents. The present price is 10 cents for 18 ounces. Saloons to Be Closed Two Days. SAN FRAN CISCO, Sept.. 20 Saloons MITCHEL WINS NARROWLY Continued From First Page.) paign to appreciate the danger their candidate wag in. The antipathy results first from the fact that Mr. AI itch el is a Democrat, though elected on a fusion ticket four years ago. It is true, too, that he has ignored Republican machine leaders in some sections of the city. There is an expressed fear in Republican circles that he seeks to build his own machine with the purpose of contending for Gubernatorial honors against the Re publicans next year, but this report, though current, appears unjustified. Mr. Bennett has the reputation of be ing a chronic malcontent. He has op posed other candidates in the primaries, notably Charles S. Whitman, now Gov ernor. He has not the confidence of the more important Republican lead ers, but he is an enrolled Republican, and it waa as such that he appealed to the rank and file of his party with euch good effect. In his other efforts he has made a poor showing. This year he made the most of every aspersion that has been leveled at the Mayor in the last four years. Bennett If rd Campaigner. The fusion managers assured Mr. Mitchel that he need not concern him self about the primaries, because they, in turn, had been so assured by the Republican leaders. Apparently not the slightest effort was made to check up the sentiment in various parts of town or to learn whether Bennett was making headway with his speech making. He frequently spoke at as many as' five small meetings a night, while Mr. Mitchel made no speeches whatever There seems to be no reason to be lievo tha: Mr. Mitchel will fa.fl of sup port from the Republican organization in the election, but the primaries have thown that there is a strong under current of opposition to him which may be sufficient to defeat him. A substan tial part of the strength he had four year ago wili almost certainly go to the Socialist candidate this year. The primaries have shown that party lines may be entirely eliminated in the elec tion, Phon your want ads to The Orege nian. Alain 707 0. A 6055. ARMY CLERKS DRY, TOO All Uniforms Iook Alike to Bartend ers and Men Go Thirsty. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20. (Spe cial.) The fiery old Bourbon, the sparkling Burgundy or the satisfying dark and light brews are not for the Army field clerks. It is all because the Army field clerks have been ordered to don service uni forms. Tho esa?ntial difference be tween the soldier's uniform and clerk's regalia is that the clerk's insignia is crossed quill pens. He wears a black and-white hat cord. When it comes to serving drinks to men in uniform, a white hat cord looks the same as any other kind of hat cord to the bartender. SECOND LOAN IS CALLED Campaign for War Funds Will Be' gin October land Last 4 Weeks. liberty loan campaign will last four weeks, opening: October 1 and closing October 27. Wednesday. October 24, will be cele brated as Liberty day throughout the country and arrangements will be made to hold patriotic meetings in every city, town and village. Details of the second liberty loan, it was officially ajinounced tonight, vlll be made public as soon as possible after Congress disposes of the J11.00U, 000,000 bond bill. VILLA GIVES WAR WARNING Rebel Offers Services to Mexico to Fight Vnlted States. EL PASO, Tex.. Sept. 20. Francisco Villa believes the United States and Mexico will be at war. soon and baa warned General Francisco Murguia against pursuing him, suggesting he might be needed as an officer or a soldier in the invent of an international conflict and especially with the United States. Andrees Garcia, inspector-general of Mexican customs, who makes the an nouncement, ays General ilurguia wiU ignore Villa's warning. KELSO MILL IN OPERATION Contracts Closed for Logs to Keep Plant Going Steadily. KELSO, Wash., Sept. 20. (Special.) Clark & Itobb, who have been over hauling the old Taylor mill on .the West Side, started operations this week and expect to keep the mill operating steadily. Mr. Clark has made arrangements for logs so there will be no shortage. The mill is now cutting lumber and timber to be used in making further improvements about the plant. EX-CONVICTS MAKE GOOD Twenty Thousand Employers Say Men Give Satisfaction. NEW TORK, Sept. 20. Twenty thou sand employers of the country are co operating to give employment to former convicts, 95 per cent of whom have made good when given the chance, ac cording to a statement made here to day by the Kotary Club, by E. E. Dudd ing. of Huntington. W. V". Mr. Iuddina- is connected wiUk the Prisoners" Relief Society, Wonderfully Attrac tive Showing and Sale of Silk Umbrellas A Great Special Purchase Just Received Enables yf Z Us to Offer Extraordinary Values at. TE". CO Don't "wait for rain," but purchase now! Profit by this saving opportunity! Women who would pur chase a high-grade Fancy Silk Umbrella at less than regular selling figures should not fail to attend this sale. They are warranted rainproof Silk Umbrellas with paragon frame, steel rod and neat han dles in most popular new styles. They come in fashionable shades of green, purple, red, navy, etc., fin ished with fancy colored silk border. Nothing to equal them in this city at anywhere near above figures. Sale of Women's Hosiery 39c a Pair Sale of Women's Underwear 79c Gar Z Fine Fiber Silk Boot Stockina-s of and make all sizes in black only priced for this sale at, a pair itandard quality "J??: ! ...39c Kine Silk liste vests and Pants in all six- rerfect fitting garments of medium weight. This 7Q ale only at, a garment t C A Timely and Important Sale of Trimming Braids Botfy Silk and Mercerized Braids t ES Narrow Metal Bands, Edges, Yd.JL J Ls About 5000 yards in this great showing and sale of Trimming Braids Included are Plain Military Silk Braids in black and col ors in 1 to 2-lnch widths; also Fancy Silk and Mercerized Braids from 1 to 2-inch widths, shown In an extensive variety of pat terns and colors; also narrow Metal Bands and Kdges, and Nar row Biiic and Mercerized Bands and Edges in light and dark If' colors. All at one price Bargain Friday, a yard only IOC Stamped Scarfs, Pillow Tops 19c Regular 50c Lines At this great price reduction we are closing out a fine lot of stamped Scarfs and Pillow Tops broken lines in tan linen crash in styles with knotted fringe many designs to se lect from. Regular 35c to - 50c lines, to close, Friday at -l-C Extra! . A Sale of . Women s Goats Popular QC Styles aH-L-Ly- A splendid new lot of Wom en's Coats in popular , Fall models styles with large collar and belt all sizes in brown, green and navy de cided bargain. Especially Undervalued Offerings in Misses' and Children 's Shoes Well made, durable Shoes in gunmetal and patent leather with cloth or mat kid top; seasonable weight Shoes that will both fit and wear to your satisfaction. size, 5 to 8 S2.00 and $2.25 fi2!! .!0.1.1.... S2.00 and S2.50 Sizes ll'i to 2 at, pair $2.50 and $3.00 Boys' Box Calf and Velour Shoes in heavy Winter weight and in button and lace styles. Sizes 9 to 13' i at $2.00 and $2.50 pair. Sizes 1 to 5J at $2.oO and $3.50 pair. Extra! A Sale of Middy, Blouses In All Sizes at. 93c These popular garments are shown in plain white and white with colored collar all sizes 16 to 42 most ex ceptional values at 93 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. ALEXANDER SEEKS BRIDE KINO OF GREECE! MOllD WED UAieHTER OF COl'RT OFFICIAL. Statesmen Desire Matrimony to Strengthen Alliance With Some Ttartlon Among Entente. ATHENS. Sept. 16. (Delayed.) The prospects of a matrimonial alliance for Kirnr Alexander are being widely dis cussed and have become an affair of state. Since he ascended the throne and Greece joined the entente, the view has been held that the marriage of the young King with a Princess of one of the entente countries would be more in the interests of Oreece than a private alliance. King Alexander has made it known, however, that he did not arnrove this view, his de sire beinc to marry a young Greek woman of high character, the cughter of a court official. The issue thus remains open as to whether tho decision will conform with what are considered the state s inter eats or with the private inclinations of the monarch. SIGNALS WERE MISTAKEN Brukemau Seriously Hurt In Wreck Near Hilt, Cal. GOLD HILL. Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) Brakeman Basil B. Kellogg, of Duns muir. Cal.. who received serious in juries in the train wreck which oc curred near Hilt. Cal., last Saturday, is a brother of Attorney A, 13. Kellogg, of Gold Hill, and a son of the late Captain Edward Kellogg, formerly of Portland. The accident occurrea wnen the second section of southbound pas senger train No. 13 ran into the rear of his train, which was a freight train northbound. The accident was due to ft misunder standing of signals given to the flag ging brakeman while the trains were switching. Kellogg was on the rear of his train when the collision oc curred. He received a badly smashed face and broken ribs, but the injuries are.-not considered to be dangerous. He was taken to fhe Southern Pacific Company's hospttal at San Francisco. JOHN F. EASTMAN DIES Funeral of Restaurant Man to Be Held Tomorrow. Funeral services for John F. East man, who died yesterday following a brief illness, will be held from the chapel of Miller & Tracey's undertak ing parlors Saturday at 2 o'clock. In terment will be in Mount Scott Ceme tery. Mr. Eastman was born in Illinois and came to Portland about six years ago. During that time he has been in the restaurant business. He is survived by his widow. . Mrs. Lizzie Eastman, 731 Montgomery drive. Portland, and twe sons, Ralph S. Eastman, of San Fran cisco, and Koyal C. Eastman, of Los Angeles. LAD EMULATES LOTHARIO Joseph Evans, 19, Arrested in Elope ment. Faces More Serious Charge. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.) Because he started to elope across tne mountains with 17-year-old Orace TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANT experienced arve builder aod caulk er. AI U83, Oregoulan, Tscheudi, of Crawfordsvllle, Joseph Ev ans, 1 of Brownsville, landed in the Linn County Jail. The pair were cap tured near Cascadia by teputy Sheriff Slavens, and Evans was bound over to the errand Jury on a char are of con tributing to the delinquency of a minor. Late this afternoon another complaint was filed against Kvans, charging him with a statutory offense against June Anderson, a 15-year-old girl of Crawfordsvllle. gitifmrnOTiifflflMDiinnHifflnnTO IS THE TIME TO GO EAST The Autumn Season, with its Indian Summer, crisp atmosphere, genial tem perature, soft breezes and rich colors, is queen of all the year. UNION PACIFIC IS THE WAY Tickets at Summer Tourist Fares to all the chief cities East on sale Fridays and Saturdays only to September 29. Return limit October 31. Denver . . $62.50 Omaha .- . $67.50 St. Louis . SS.70 Chicago . SO.OO Detroit . . 91.00 New York 118.20 Let us help arrange your trip. CITY TICKET OFFICE Third and Washington B'way 4500; A-6121 liYai. SIcSlurray, General Passenger Agent -oj 1 Br 'ii iii CWcBf( Ua. miLPm? 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