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i THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1918. POLICE OF BERLIN CORRUPTED IN WAR Tribute Exacted and Loot Re- i covered From Robbers Bra . zer.ly Appropriated. SOLDIERS TURN THIEVES Vae-Earners Embittered by Seeing mplO)ers Making Vast Profits While Burden, of Taxation Unevenly Rests. labor at minimum cost, wu embitter ing: the wage-earners to the breaking polnt. The longer the war lasted the worse their lot was becoming-. Serv ants were taxed not only on their wages, but on an amount which was supposed to be equivalent to the value of their board and the presents they received at Christmas, while the aris tocrats, living in plenty, went compara tively tax-free! Civilian patients in the interior hos pitals, especially the older ones, died In such alarming numbers that foul play was beginning to be hinted at. Less mouths to feed meant less of a burden on the natron as a whole, and it was quite in accord with the German idea that the weak should be sacrificed for the sake of the strong. Army's Loyalty Prevents Revolt. How much worse internal conditions might get without bringing about a se rious conflict between the hunger crazed, war-suffering civilians and the authorities, it was impossible definitely to say, but It was quite evident that no v.v. win I I Innn 11111 CI T .1 1 rt .. .1 L - thing for the liberation of the people -,U'J oc- from the yoke of militarism while the vr-RnlU Kliltw P.. in Af..- AMERICAN TRADE VITAL AFTER WAR Statesmen Recognize Situa tion to Be Confronted Fol lowing Conflict. ENTERPRISE TO FRONT army remained loyal. Underfed and unequipped, what could the civilian population, made up as it was of the aged, the Infirm and the immature youth of the land, accomplish against the veterans of the German army? A successful revolt against the organized military forces would be out of the question. Another factor that must be taken into consideration in connection with to chant Marine of Other Na tions All Must Awaken. BT ARTHUR N. DAVIS. D. D. 8. Ttonffar In lh. k'llwF for 14 Tears. fCopTrlhtd. 1818. by the McClure News paper Syndicate.) Pronhoilvin-r Is a rash undertaking at I the suffering and privation which was est; in these cataclysmic times it ap-Jao genera! in Germany at this time is proaches rank presumption. I that there was a strong undercurrent Nevertheless, the danger of attempt- of patriotism still working against the ing to penetrate the curtain of the iu- tide of discontent that was developing, ture lies principally, I imagine, in the There was a feeling that the govern- difficulty of understanding the present, ment was doing all that it could to The more accurate our knowledge of alleviate conditions, and that civilians prevailing conditions, at any rate, the easier it become? to estimate their probable consequences. Our views as to the future may prove unsound, of course, no matter how cor rectly we gauge the present, but certain It is that If we start out with an Inade quate knowledge of the present we shall make a sad mess or it wnen we attempt to appraise the future. To foresee the Germany of tomor row, then, we must first understand the Germany of today, and although I may not be able to offer much or value in the way of prophecy, I feel that I ought to be able to describe with some degree of accuracy the conditions which pre-1 Recruiting Officer Well Pleased vailed in Germany up to the time 1 leu arlv in 1918. The 20th century has seen such radi cal changes in world conditions, view and aspirations, that I am afraid his tory will prove but a poor guide to. the future. Germaa Police Become Corrupt OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 13. Assuming, as one must, that this war will end long be fore the combatants are completely ex hausted, all indications point to an era of American foreign trade expan sion that challenges the mettle of every young American who has a talent for trade and a spirit of adventure. Assuming as we must, that the Ger man submarine will be conquered be- niichr in k o. ..min m,,ftr tnr fore our newly-built ships have been sunn, mo ciia VI l 1 1 1 war Will 1IIIU bUO United States the owner of a fleet of the fatherland, just as the soldiers at the front do. (To Be Continued.) PORTLAND BEST GROUND VOLUNTEERS FOR TANK CORPS EQUAL THOSE OF CHICAGO. STDUNG men here are the new Fall clothes You young fellows in your twenties or late 'teens want to wear just the sort of clothes that I am displaying now. These are the Fall fabrics the Fall tints the Fall models. The tailoring1 is superb the fit fault less. They're clothes of quality you cannot buy better for less. $15 $18 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 Young Men, Second Floor Elevator. 11. Morrison at RttirtiO P by Rash of Men to Get Into Mov able Iron Forta. merchant ships surpassing in number and excellence anything that even the most optimistic would have conceived of in his dreams. Assuming, again, as we must, that the enormously increased productive power of the Nation will not be suffered to shrink to normal proportions at the end of the war. we shall have commoa- ities to sell that must either find markets abroad or must glut our mar kets at home. American Enterprise to Front. It Is safe to assert that the American people will not be content to see our war-built ships pass to the merchant ships will continue In Government Phi arlfi nhia UlSnUte S UIS- ownership and operation, or shall re- I r r WAGE CASE SETTLED main in Government ownership with missed by War Board. LIVING COST CONSIDERED Portland Scale Not to Be Decided for Two Weeks; Inquiry Under Way as to (Conditions In Portland as the best recruiting ground for red-blooded men was the private operation, or shall pass Into distinction accorded this city yesterday rlv,i. .rchin nri nn.rtinn. it is t i.... m..tinn. h.fnr. tht Ik. Rr. Lieutenant G. G. Garland who is ,.., that ih. nennia f th Vatlnn. man police, although the most arrogant her for B week of recruiting for the through a spirit of pride as well as a I In the world, were always free Irom i "v- umj ub tumo sense or National safety, will insist mmii,n in nf none, hut with UP to the mark of 225 applications in that all or nraeticallv all of these ves the changed living conditions! brought ne day Portland's record for Hon- sels shall continue to fly the Stars and about by the war. the police yielded I uy inn oou m iwo uj, accorumg stripes. These ships, flying tne Amer to temptation and not only exacted to the lieutenant. lean flag, will not stand idly at their tribute and accepted bribes, but braxen- I And that lsn t all, says the lieuten- I docks, if American enterprise can find It BDnroDriated the loot which they I ant. More than a hundred letters of anything for them to do. recovered from thieves and robbers. I Inquiry greeted him yesterday morn- I It Is altogether probable that many One of the nollce officers of Berlin I Ing upon his arrival at the Corbett I of our war-built industries will be openly admitted to me that it was no I building office and dozens of long-dis- I "scrapped." Some of them have been longer nossible for him to exist on his tance phone calls and telegrams were I established and operated with that ex 150 marks a month In view of the in-1 received from points all over Oregon I pectation. But a far greater number creased nrlces of food and clothing, and and Washington and even from San I will be continued In some form or that he was forced to eke out a liveli- Francisco. other, if American enterprise can find hood by resorting to corruption. The I Only personal applications are con-I markets for their output. Of the large Tood regulations, wnicn it was ine amy i sldered. i uumoers oi wuuieu wni imvo s,uu m..v OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Wash vl ins pouto iu euiui V.C. i,"""" leiegramB are nnnwfrea oui loners r t f ) Th. rtinmlnfjal tnHsv excellent opportunity for bribery. In rarely receive attention. dIng the war. many will remain per- lnton, Aug 13. The dismissal today return for allowing civilians to pur- Twenty-nine men have been accepted manef nly. and a large proportion of the of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit chase or otherwise obtain more than i the two days of recruiting. Fifty young men whose financial condition wage case by the War Labor Board the allotted quantities of food, the ts the goal aimed at by the lieutenant would permit them to follow lives of after agreement between the company police were able to extort noeraiiand 8 assistant. Sergeant J. A. bonuses. On the 1st of August. 1917, three rob ra entered m v house. Thev stole about $500 worth of gold, platinum and silver, besides a typewriter, some cellu loid brushes and other articles of little This City. 1.1..... ill living fnr I ... and his assistant. Sergeant J. A. I '-"" i ,, . k v,j anl1 us employes is taken nere as a Rod ems. by Saturday night. Only those "J; , h L. Z"l ,1 r pretty strong indication that the board j,, i 1... tw. their work when the war is over. ,... ... ..t ,o.o ci.h Men who were formerly proud to De " , in the leisure ciass are now proud of n previous cases as a reasonable max- .kAirfjb -.,i j r,intiva nimatirtn j imum scaie unaer present conaitions. Most of the men who come back from " highest rates fixed in the cases of present draft age and in class two, three or four are considered. Men who ran the gauntlet success fully yesterday were: Lloyd K. Pres seL Ralph B. Schlatter. Edward M. value. An idea or tne lawless condition Gardner, Arthur J. Windsor. Earl F. France will return to their useful oc cupations, with the result that In pro- decided August 1 were 43 cents an hour for the first three months and of the city may be gathered rrom tne Met lf wd H Hopkins and Ray "ortion to the total Donulat on Amer- a ful1 wa& of 48 cents an hour after fact that the band of burglars who had all of PortJan(,. Maurice F. fwSlaVi an tmmenseU increTsed a of apprenticeship. Higher rates ntrri mv rtlarA had no sooner reached I . . w . I 1( a will nave an immensely iut.rcucu k tho. entered my place had no sooner reached CrlKer. of Huber; Harold E. Ross, of the street than they were set upon by M. Kllnghammer, of Mil- FILM TO DEPICT FARMS Ing Will Be Taken. George R. Goevens, motion-picture photographer for the Bureau of Mar kets of the United States Department of Agriculture, arrived yesterday to make preliminary arrangements for ob taining a series of pictures in the Northwest. Mr. Goergens will oper ate In co-operation with C. C. Ruth, lo cal representative of the Bureau of w..t., Knim tk. ,,i advantage, for the reason that certain feature is to be a film reproduction of harvesting in this section, tracing the disposition of the grain through the process of harvesting, shipping and every enori 10 reB.n tu.,uW ul lu.. milling. More than 10,000 feet of film interrupted trade. will be used. I American wago scams win uo u Mr. Goergens. who is impressed with nicnesi in mo worm auu motion picture possibilities in this r securing a low cu. KruuwU.. section, expects to make some pictures that will enable the American producer for the forest service while in the compcie .n u. "V"" Northwest. I uiiiK-un 10 soive. in me buiuhuu bi tms proDiem, me mainieuance ui nisu standards of quality, production on pun I t.... T anotner nana 01 ourgiars ana and clarence R. Barnhart, of La bers turned out to be lads of 17 and 18. -enler They were so incensed at being robbed themselves that they made a clean breaat of the affair to the first police man they came to and the whole lot of them were arrested. The second group of robber proved to be soldiers on fur lough. All Valuable Metal Retained. I applied to the local police station for the return of my property. They exhibited some of it to me but told me that I would have to obtain It through police headquarters, in another part of the city. A few days later I called there accordingly and was given th celluloid toilet articles and other things of nomi nal value, but the gold, platinum and silver were retained by the police and I was made to elgn a paper to the effect that I was satisfied with the work they had done in apprehending the burglars and with the property that had been returned to me. The same night the house, of Von Rletchroeder, the banker, a few doors from mine, was broken Into by soldier burglars and a large quantity of silver removed. The police said they captured the burglars but restored only a trifling part of the booty to the banker. The fact that they had captured the crim Inals ought to be enough, the police believed, to satisfy the most exacting civilian, but they made it a custom to restore some of the cheaper articles to the victim of the robbery, figuring that as he probably expected to lose all he would be well satisfied lf he regained part. These and other similar cases sug gested the possibility that the police were working as accomplices of the criminal classes. They were certainly becoming as much of a menace as the law-breaking class they were supposed to suppress. Waco Earners Embittered. The dissatisfaction of the workers in the factories was becoming greater every day. The director of one of the larger arms factories, employing more than 60,000 operatives, told me that conditions were becoming unbearable. "It's just living in a lunatic asylum," he explained to me. "An explosion the other day in the vicinity of our plant blew out 15,000 marks worth of win dow panes and the strikers are demand ing seven and one-half cents an hour Increase. What with explosions blow ing our plants to pieces and our hands constantly on strike, the lot of an em ployer Is not a very happy one these days, and It looks as if it is going to be worse!" The fact that these employers were making vast profits and that the land owners, mine-owners and agrarians were using prisoners of war to furnish number of producers. L. Ih. y,,-r.K.t. fnr anrfc line. Statesmen Recognize Sltnation. Those were the rates fixed for Detroit American statesmen have recognized I and Chicago, and the acquiescence of tho commercial situation that will con- I the board in an agreement fixing the front this country at the close of the same rates for Philadelphia is deemed war. and, as an aid to the development significant for the reason that the big of foreign markets, have passed what I shipbuilding plants at the place have is known as the Webb bill, whicn per- created high local wage scales in other of the box bureau of the Western Pine Manufacturers' Association. "The Army has decided to use do mestic boxes for domestic shipments this season and is asking for domestic prices," says the telegram received from J. C. Nellls, secretary-manager of the National association of the wooden box industry, Washington, D. C. "Can you give prices on domestic boxes in accordance with the food ad ministration specifications?" Thirty-five box manufacturers from the coast and Inland Empire points are now holding a meeting here. WILLAMETTE GETS CORPS Army Training Organization to Be Formed at University. SALEM, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) Willamette University will have military-training, according to indications contained in the following dispatch re ceived tonight by President Doney from Senator McNary: "The War Department Is advised to day that inasmuch as your university has enrollment of above 100 male stu dents and the academic status of the institution is satisfactory, it meets the requirements of the Adjutant-General's letter of June 29 for the Student Army Training Corps." Charity Act Goes Awry. Workers of the Red Cross at Third and Oak streets are highly indignant at the action of Patrolman G. H. Riley, who arrested Leonardo Campenille Saturday night and charged him with stealing two pairs of old shoes which the Red Cross had packed in boxes on the sidewalk, together with a large as sortment of other articles of wearing apparel that are given gratis to the needy. Campenille was held In jail since last Saturday, and was fined $25 in the municipal court yesterday for the theft of the old shoes. Mrs. Kahn. one of the workers of the Red Cross, called at the police station yesterday and asked to have the fine remitted to Campenille, as the shoes were placed on the walk tor distribution among persons in need of such articles. A sign marked on the boxes says "Help Yourself." OCEAN FISHING EXTENSIVE Hundred of Trollers and Purse Seiners Off Month of River. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) Ocean fishing for salmon has become more extensive this year than ever be fore, and every day hundreds of trollers as well as a large number of purse seines are operating off the mouth of the Columbia River. Their catch con tinues fairly good and some estimates say fully 60 per cent of the pack on the lower river is fish caught in the open sea. With only 10 fishing days of the sea son remaining, the catch by the traps, seines and gill nets Inside the river has been the poorest in years. Mlssonrians to Meet. Members of the Missouri Society, as well as other former residents of the "show me" state, are requested to meet in the blue room of the Hotel Portland on Friday night at 8 o'clock to discuss BURIED ALIVE THREE HOURS Tacoma Man Attributes Poor Health to Horrible Occurrence Following Explosion. Only once in a great while do we hear of someone being burled alive, and F. B. Slominski, of 506 East Twenty-sixth street, Tacoma, Washington, is one of the very limited number who have ever undergone this terrible ex perience and lived to tell the story. Mr. Slominski attributes his long period of suffering and ill health, from which he says he was never able to find relief until he began the use of Tanlac, to this tragic occurrence. But we will let him tell his own story, which is as fol lows: "Being buried alive is a horrible ex perience, but that is what happened to me in & mine explosion ten years ago. We were pinned in for three hours be fore the rescuers could get to us, with hardly enough air to keep soul and body together. I was the luckiest man of the lot, as two of the men had their ears blown off and one poor fellow had his eyes blown out. I was unconscious for five days after they got me home, and I have never gotten over the effects of it till now. "I think my stomach must have been poisoned by the fire damp, as It has been in a very bad condition ever since. My food would not digest properly, but would ferment and cause gas to form. which gave me a great deal of pain. I had a pain in my back all the time and suffered with headaches and dizzy spells. I was very nervous and when I did manage to get off to sleep the Eiigntest noise would wake me. I made special request of my sons to make no noise on coming in at night, as I wanted to try to get a little sleep. fliy appetite was very poor, and I got so weak I could hardly walk. I didn't seem to have one bit of strength. laniao is tne only thing I have ever been able to get to help me, and it cer tainly has done me a world of good. My appetite is fine, and my stomach Is in good condition, and I can eat any thing without Buffering a bit from ran and indigestion. My boys can make all the noise they please now; it don't bother me at all, and I can sleep through anything. The oaln is tone out of my back, my head don't ache any more and I sent word to the Tanlac man the other day that I had strength ened up until I could run and Jump a fence as good as I ever could. I come home after a hard day's work, and after a few minutes' rest feel fine and ready to go anywhere. I have gained several pounds and feel better than I have in years, and it's all due to Tanlac." Tanlac is sold in Portland by the Owl Drug Co. Adv. 1HID Ov Saves wheat. v 'fmllllQf i A Victory F f 11 1111 1 bread treat. I-f'K Tour ' S Grocer's KfSlLV -Ea I U plans for co-operation with other state societies in entertaining the Grand Army of the Republics at a picnic to be given at the Oaks on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday. August 20. Motion Pictures of Oregon Harvest-1 mits the formation of combinations In industries. affecting sales abroad. Practices which are forbidden in domestic transactions under the anti-trust laws, are encour aged so far as they legitimately tend to aid in finding ana noiding new mar kets for American products. It cannot be assumed that America will have a free field for the contin uance of her present expanded trade or that she will be without keen rivals in the still more extended trade she will seek. In fact. In some respects. America will be at a considerable dis- Kuropean nations will be debtor na tions to such a large degree that they will be spurred by necessity to make v Cost of Living a Factor. In laying down the general principles concerning Its decisions, the board said it would consider costs of living and local wage conditions in each locality. The cost-of-living factor was not ex pected to Indicate a higher wage scale for Portland than for Chicago, but it was believed by some who studied the situation that Portland carmen might get a higher wage on the plea that wages, in general in Portland are high er than in the East. It is extremely doubtful whether the records will show that to be the case, as compared with either Philadelphia or Detroit. The agreement In the Philadelphia case was evidently hastened by the very plainly expressed desire of the board that em' ployers and employes get together and adjust their differences. Portland Case to Wait. It is estimated that the Portland case will not be decided for two weeks yet. and there are some Indications that the hnarrl thlnVs t ri n t rr i rH n mnlA fnr tViA KflRI 9RIIHF ARFWfll UIX large scaie. ana siuuy oi ino prcjuu.uc, street rallway company and its em .... and tpecial needs or intended custom- l 8 to a&re8 on a scale of wa&eai ers. will be or large importance, wnere The board has been conducting an inde- Northern Part of Station Seriously we cannot meet the prices or competi- dent investigation, of its own rela tors, wb may i hi . tlve to costs of living and general wage auce in sucn quanin.co u.... scales in Portland as compared with control the market, as otner nations i otner dtles, but there is no intimation sometimes controiiea ours, or wo may make a mora successful appeal to the whims of the buyers. But whatever the means may be by which we attain the end, there can be no doubt that we shall, lf we can, es tablish and maintain America as the greatest trading nation of the world. To build up our trade in South Amer- Damaged by British Flyers. GENEVA, Aug. 13. Details received here concerning the recent British aerial bombardment of Karlsruhe says that the northern portion of the sta tion was seriously damaged, as also was the arsenal, where there was a heavy explosion. One bomb exploded on the wing of the palace of the Grand Duchess Sophie, killing or Injuring!." j .-.a - as to the nature of the evidence ob tained, BIG BOX ORDER IN SIGHT several visitors and servants. A second bomb fell near a cannon faotory, which, however, escaped in Jury. A third bomb smashed the win dows of the principal church of the city. At the time, the church was filled with worshippers, who fled in panic. Many persons were injured. The Germans admit that 11 persons were killed and 26 Injured. Up to the present no train from Karlsruhe has arrived at Basel since the air raid. New Siberia, will call for the skill and the persistent efforts of the best sales men America can produce. - Toung men who are now in high school or in the common schools, or who are appren tice clerks In stores., or banks, or who are learning; the simpler phases of manufacturing, will find a field foi their talents. NORTHWEST . OPERATORS TO SUBMIT BIDS. ASKED Hanntacrnrers Would Obtain $5,000,000 to 97,000,000 in Government Contracts. Moose Band and Degree Team Picnic TAX COMMISSION TO ACT State Board of Control Makes No Recommendations on Funds. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. IS. (Spe cial.) The Government today asked for bids on the largest wooden box or der ever submitted to Northwestern manufacturers. The order will mean from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000 for manu Portland Lodge Moose Band and de gree team will give its first picnic at Crystal Lake Park Sunday, August 25. Corey Munro Is chairman of the com mittee, Dick Freyermnth assistant I facturers. chairman, L. E. Knowlton and W. C I From 20,000,000 to 25.000.000 boxes H. Smith and other well-known mem- I will be needed for Army shipments and bers of the committee are all work- I domestic boxes will be used by the War ine hard to make this the star picnic I DeDartment. according to a telee-ram Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) I of the season. read here this morning at the meeting Bellevue Hotel SALEM, The State Board of Control today ten' tatively discussed requests of the vari ous state Institutions for funds for the next biennium. and shoved them all over to the tax commission meeting Thursday, when it is believed that commission will determine how much the people shall be asked to vote upon at the next November election In -excess of the amount allowed by the C per cent limitation amendment. It developed at the meeting that, whatever excess is asked, the levy can only be for one year, and if more money needed during lszu, a special election ill have to be called in 1919 to vote pon it. brtlandQMiatorMm SAX FRANCISCO Maaaaemeat A. T. Land bora. Formerly Manager Benaoa Hotel. This excellent hotel is Northwest head quarters In San Francisco. Rooms with bath 2.M per day aaa upward. Lawyers to Donate Autos. Unanimously In favor of contributing their bit toward the successful enter tainment of visiting Grand Army of the Republic delegates next week, mem bers of the Portland Bar Association at a meeting last night volunteered to se cure the use of 50 automobiles during the encampment. Co-operation in the natter of procuring rooms for the liaitors was also assured. mm mmm Cremation Is Democratic Cremation permits of an expres sion of honor to the dead as does not other form of disposal of the remains for the reason that it is permanently beautiful. It gives mis same privilege to all people, for it Is beyond the reach of none. Crema tion's greatest mission is that it spares much grief to tender feelings. Write, phone or eaU for booklet. Sellwood Car Visitors to Fourteenth A By bee to S Sturdy N ew Briscoe Attracts Economy Buyers "So Much for so Little" This nutshells the popular verdict and goes further. It actually typifies the spirit of the whole Briscoe organization and the ten mammoth factories at Jackson, Michigan. Think of a motor in a $825 car being given an individual test and examination in a silent room. Transmission gears are run in with ground glass to make them noiseless. We cut, grind and heat-treat every gear blank. Every Briscoe frame is made in our own plants and hot rivited to prevent rattling and pulling apart. You are offered a car that is 99 factory.built. This means that you get a better car for less money because . profits that would otherwise go to parts makers stay in the car. ,ompaic Val ues With other cars anywhere near the Briscoe price. The famous Half Million Dollar Motor yields 25 to 30 miles on thinner mixture and on less oil. Exp eptionally light on tires roomy richly upholstered in every way good to look at. W. H. WALLINGFORD 522-26 ALDER STREET Phone Bdwy 2492 ' PORTLAND PRICE $1035 Includes War Tax I