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4 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1918. u. L Comp any Contends Alteration Is War Measure. SHIPWORKERS WOULD GAIN Ex-Senator Mulkcj-, as a Property Owner, and Gcrllnjrcr Interests, Opposo Va mill II Street Vsts. "Whether an application of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company for permission to lay a third rail on Yamhill street, between First and Sec ond, so that, during the busy hours, come of the cars crossing: the Hawthorne-avenue bridge can be routed via Yamhill instead of Alder street, is a war measure, because the change is In the interest of shipworkers in South Portland plants. Is to be decided by the Commission of Public Docks. There was a hearing held yesterday afternoon beginning? at 2 o'clock and at- the conclusion of testimony Com missioner Knapp moved the matter be referred to the chairman and secretary to investigate and report at the next session and that another hearing would be conducted afterward. It was said by O. B. Coldwell. greneral superin tendent of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, that -the facilities on Yamhill street were desired by the Emergency Fleet Corporation because of the need of shipworkers reaching their places of employment promptly, also that they be accorded means of Fretting home in a reasonable time. H. B. Beckett, counsel for the Oregon dis trict of the Emergency Fleet Corpora tion, corroborated that statement. Property Owner Objects. Ex-Senator F. W. Mulkey, owner of property at Second and Morrison streets, said tha same step was at tempted three years ago by the com pany and that it was not original with the Emergency Fleet Corporation. He recited that damage would be done to certain business property if the point of transfer was changed from the Alder etreet loop, and took occasion to refer to Traffic Expert West, of the Emerg ency Fleet Corporation, as a former em ploye of the company. That was re sented by Sir. Beckett, who said he knew the present application was the result of a conference between officials of the Fleet Corporation and that Mr. tVest was acting In the best of faith in the matter. Judge Wallace MeCamant. appearing for L. Uerlinger, owner of the Gerlinger building at Second and Alder streets, and the Oddfellows Hall Association, also objected to the Yamhill-street loop being allowed, saying that while there was an estimate that probably 25 cars would be routed that way, there was nothing in the ordinance to prevent the company sending all of its cars via Yamhill street. On behalf of Mr. Ger linger he said the original cost of the Oerlinger building was $180,000, and that it netted only 3 per cent now while, If the looping of cars was changed, owing to so much depending on its value because of the proximity to the transfer point, it would not be worth $90,000. Judge la Facetious. As to the, application being a war measure, he said the German army had met the allies with a stifT resistance at the Marne, at St. Quentin and other points, until the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company sought to ob tain the loop privileges, whereupon the Germans sued for peace. Mr. Coldwell was called on to produce figures as to the number of cars pass ing certain transfer points and inter sections, and opponents of the applica tion sought to show the loop change w-as to relieve a congestion that was greater at other points. Judge Fred Olson, representing clients at Second and Alder streets, also epoke for the general public, urging that the meeting De postponed so they might be heard. ber of musical shows of other days. There's a Kloradora specialty, a Yama Yama number, one from the "Merry Widow," one from the "Prince of Pil sen" and Lotta. Faust's celebrated "Sammie" song. All of these are done cleverly and interwoven into a song by Dixon called "Waiting for a Girl." He passes 'em all up, even a Winter Gar den doll, and picks out a simple, modest little sweetie who sits on the doorstep and waits for him. Of the other acts Britt Wood, billed as a boob, and looking it, is the clev erest sort of an entertainer. Britt Just saunters in and twangs a guitar while he sings lazily and then gets Into mu sical and dance action with his har monica. He is In a class with Britt Wood, and has every one yelling for more. Octavla Handworth and Gordon De Maine offer a brilliant little sketch called "Twice a Week," ln-whlch a de voted widower and a devoted widow meet at their departed partners' graves and exchange revelations. Despite its unusual atmosphere, the. sketch is a riot, full of fun and human nartire and delightfully enacted. P. J. Murphy as a sexton is a joy. The Follis sisters, plus Nat Le Roy. offer gay songs and quick-fire dances with novel eccentric touches and a happy development of original Ideas In entrances and exits. Zeno Dunbar and Jordan are a sen sational comedy flying act and work rapidly, with funny departures. A sextet of red-white-and-blue-clad lasses are the "Over the Top"'glrl, who sing up-to-the-minute patriotic songs pleasingly. Ruth Roland Is still being pursued by the lncas Indians In the seventh episode of "Hands Up." HOLD WHEAT, SAYS HOUR FARMERS ADVISED XOT TO SELL r'DER FEDERAL PRICE. PRECINCT WORKERS READY SERVICES IX HOUSING SURVEY ARE VOLUNTEERED. Theaters, Churches, Merchants and Children, Will Assist in Im 1 port ant Undertaking. Fully !0 per cent of the precinct workers or Portland have volunteered their services to aid in securing a com plete emergency survey of tmmediately uvailablc rooms, apartments and dwell ings, and do everything: possible on October 14 and 15 to make the survey si success. Letters were sent to th 4000 precinct officials, asking- whether they would donate their services, and the response was highly gratifying. Sydney B. Vincent, publicity manager, placed an order for 125,000 cards yes terday, and these are to-be distributed by merchants. Drawings are being made for a series of posters, similar to those used in liberty loan cam paigns, while the theaters are to be asked to project publicity slides at each performance. All pastors will be requested to presen t the importance of the survey to their congregations next Sunday. School children, also, are being enlisted for the undertaking, on which largely will depend Port land's future prosperity. The committee in charge will meet this afternoon to further perfect plans, nd precinct workers will receive in structions Friday evening at meetings to he held in Iincotn, Washington and Jefferson high schools. Food Administration Declares Thai All Grata Will Bo Moved After Present Emergency Ceases. All wheat at tidewater and that In the country within the demands of the Government will be taken care of and tonnage will be supplied for wheat needed in France and in other coun tries where combataat forces are op eratlng, but for the present, vessels expected to be assigned to the move ment of cereal have been pressed into service for moving actual war muni tions, troops and the like. Assurances that there is no occasion for the concern of growers have been received by Max H. Houser, vice-presi dent of the Food Administration Grain Corporation. Mr. Houser yesterday was informed of the true situation message fro in Food Administrator Hoover as follows: Enlarged demands by General Perching for material, resulting- from progress en western front, haa necessitated temporary diversion of grain shira to his service. Thl temporarily curtails wheat movement from seaboard and has filled our seaboard and terminal elevators and thus checks move ment. Reported that some farmers have become panicky and are selling wheat at less than Governmental prices. No oc casion for this. If holders will have i ittle patience wheat will alt be moved and full price secured by every grower. WOODS CALL . FOR MEN ONE HUNDRED AND KIFT5T TO GO TO SPRUCE DIVISION. Apportionments Made for Oregon Divisions to Entrain for Van couver On or Abont Oct. 14. Apportionments were made yester day by the State Selective Service Bu reau under a new call which will take 150 limited service men from Oregan divisions and place them in the Spruce Division of the Army. It is stipulated that the men inducted must have no physical defects which will prevent them from doing work in the woods. The new inductees of this call. No. 1380. will be entrained for Vancouver on or about October 14. The reservoir of limited and special service' regis trants from old classifications Is fast being depleted in Oregon and. presum ably, in other states. Local divisions of the state are al lotted these quotas in the new call: Baker. 5: Benton. 3; nackamts. 12; Clat sop, lo: Columbia, u; Coob, 10; Deschutes, 3; Douglas. 3; Jackson. 3; Klamath, 3; Lane, 8; I.lnn. (; Malheur, o: Marion o. 1, 10 Marlon No. 2. 3; Multnomah 3: Tillamook 3; Union. .T; Wallowa. 3: Washington, o Portland City No. 1, 4: Portland City No. '1, lo; fortland city No. a. s; Portland Cit No. 5. 3; Portland City No. 6. 0: Portland City No. 7, 4; Portland City No. 8, 4; Port land City No. 10, 4. Total 150. PEASE TO BE TRIED NOV. 20 Demurrer of Alleged Enemy of Hed Crona Overruled. Federal Judpe Bean yesterday over ruled the demurrer in the case of A. A Pe3se. who was arrested on a. charge making derogatory statements abou the lied Cross and the case was set for trial November 20. In the case of Nels Lund the court took its decision on the demurrer under a-3 visenient. Lund, who is house phy sician at St. Vincent's Hospital, is alleged to have written a letter con taining disloyal statements to a friend in China. YANKS BEGIN NEW DRIVE, SAYS BERLIN Assault' Started Toward Dark East of Argonne Forest. CAMBRAI SECTOR IS QUIET Germans Admit Retiring to tions on Alsnc and Snlppe, i Bay Allies Are on Heels. Posl-nd men. If tbe number . Increases this trip tie will remain in Portland over Monday. Civilians examined for the central of ficers' training camps will be sent to Camp MacArlhur, Texas: Camp Zach ary Taylor. Kentucky, and Camp Han cock, (ia. for schools in Infantry. fie1l artillery and machine sun work, respectively. BERLIN", via London, Oct. 7. The Americans this evening began an at tack against the Germans between the Argonne forest and the Meusc. accord ing to the Gwman official communica tion issued tomgnt. The German statement Issued this morning reads:- Flanders In front of Cambral the day waa quiet. North of St. Quentin heavy fighting has been , kept up al most uninterruptedly since the middle of September. In spite of repeatedly bringing fresh formations Into action, the enemy has not been able to obtain any successes here worth mentioning un to the present. "Yesterday, also, his atacks, wnicn developed In the forenoon nontheast of L Catelet and on both sides of Le dines and in the afternoon on a broad front north of St. Quentin, broke down Repulse ef Allies Alleged. "The enemy. who first gained ground from the Bomme Canal in the direction of Essigny-Le Petit, was pressed back as far as Hemaucourt by successful counter-attacks and noc turnal raids. "The enemy followed us closely toward our new positions on the Aisne and the Sulppa, between Pontavert and Bazancourt, and frequently launched attacks against them. Near Pontavert and Berry-au-Bac, on both sides of the Rheims - N'eufchatel road and near Bavancourt, the' enemy was repulsed everywhere.' "At isolated points small detach ments maintained a hold on the north bank of the Suippe. The enemy at tacked with strong forces on the Arnes and west of St. Etienne. Here also his attacks met with no success owing to counter-attacks. "On the battle front In Champagne there was a lull, in the fighting yester day after 10 days of bitter combat. East of St. Etienne, near Orfeull and Autry, partial attacks by the enemy broke oyt. Strong reconnoltertng thrusts on the rest of the front were repulsed. Americans Give No Heat to Foe. "Between the Argonne and the Meuse the Americans continued their violent attacks. The center of gravity of the enemy's attacks yesterday lay on both sides of the road leading from Char- pentry to Romagne." AMSTERDAM. Oct. 7. The Berlin Tageblatt's correspondent, Hegeler, writing from Montmedy, October 1, describes the attack made by the Amer icans in the Argonne forest during a dense fog. in which American small. fast tanks, like phantoms, suddenly coming out of the depths, took part and fell upon the Germans in the rear. "The result," says the correspondent, "naturally was wild .confusion. They got right into our artillery positions. Before the fog lifted, and that was late in the afternoon, we had some anxious hours. Contact between the regiments and with the higher com niand was broken, except for carrier pigeons and runners, as all wires were down and heliographtng was impossi ble. "About midday the weather cleared. We found a break through had failed, but the enemy held the line of Danne-voux-Montfaucon. Pressing forward be yond Malincourt, the Americans very nearly captured the whole of a regi mental staff. The staff was released by our counter attack." MINISTERIAL UNION MEETS Laanage leed by Speakers In Keark Liberty Loaa Coadeaaned. A. resolution adopted by the Minister ial Union yesterday condemns the ue of i tti n rnn r li n it n in t ha lihArtv as follows: Rev. Joshua Stansfleld. First Method ist, president: Wilhelm Pettersen, tf l nnea isorwegian J.,utneran. vice-presi- aent; itev. u. Jfoor, wood lawn aietn odlFt. secretary. Chairman Woodward, of the State Council of Defense, spoke on Sunday closing, scoring cigar store proprietors for remaining open Sunday. Spldiers' day will be observed in Port land churches Sunday, October 27, through the influence of the Women's Protective League, which was repre sented at the meeting. Special effort will be made to give the soldier boys a warm welcome, and appropriate ser mons will be delivered by many pastors. JURY FAVORS HUSBAND Portland Man' Snes to Recover Money Lent to Prospective Bride. OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) About six years ago M. Schnei derman, of Portland, sent $100 abroad and with the money a young lady cxma over to America, where, voon after her arrival, she was married to Maurice Cohen. Schneldei"ma n asked the bride groom to pay him for his outlay, and Cohen signed a note for $100, and paid half of it. but declined to pay the balance, and Schnelderman sued him for $0 and $31.50 interest. After hearing the testimony In the Circuit Court today, the Jury decided that Cohen had paid enough, and brought in a verdict for the defendant. The Jurors were J. J. Price. H. CI. Hlegler, James Prater, Roy B. Cox, (eorge Eberly, P. Gray, V. H. Dunton, J. W. Reed. C W. Bertchet, John Wan ker, James DeShaser, George Staben. EA HI Mil lit up m 3. IF YOU WOULD ECONOMIZE SAVE YOUR S. & II. GREEN TRADING STAMPS Lighten the Labor in Your Home with a HAMILTON-BEACH HOME MOTOR Enjoy the pleasure , I J? of sewinsr without uHf the tiresome, harm ful effects of foot pedaling; the ma chine. 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He Is the son of Mrs. Mattie S. never. 93S Couch street, and received his com mission at the first officers' training camp at the Presidio, when he waa as. signed to the 363d Infantry, 91st Di vision. In civil life he was a member of the firm of Sever & Cooke. Socialist Parmer Arreatea. OREGON CITV, Or., Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) Joseph Melndl, a Socialist and for many years a resident of Clackamas County, was arrested today at his farm on the Abernethy road, charged with violating the espionage act in the utter ance of seditious statements. Meindl was taken to Portland for preliminary hearing in the Federal Court. $1.00 D. D. D 03 $1.00 Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur f)0 30c Miles' A. P. Pills 25 $1.00 Wine Cardui J)0 Allen's One Day Cold Remerdy. .Z5 Sl.yu S. S. S S1.60 60c Syrup of Figs 50 S1.00 llydrohne DO Johnstone's Sarsaparilla ?)0 $1.00 Horlick's Malted Milk 80 25c Carter's Little Liver Pills. . -20 $1.00 Danderine 60c Sal Hepatica $1.00 Mother's Friend nOt Red Blood Pills 50 ?1.00 5 Drops Soc Jad Salts 75 TWO SITES ARE OFFERED LOCATIONS FOrt ITOMES HEAD QUARTERS ARE CONSIDERED. TO GET OFFICER TO BE IX PORTLAND TO EXAMINE MEN FOR CAMPS. Read The OregoniAn classified eds. Applicants Who Are Accepted Will Be Sent to Officers Training Schools for" Instruction. Examination of civilians for central officers' training camps and the or ganization of the University of Oregon medical school Into & Student Army Training Corps will be undertaken thia week-end by Colonel W. H. O. Bowen, commander of the Student Army Train ing Corps at Eugene. He will arrive in Portland Satur day and will be accompanied by his adjutant. Captain Kiare Covert, re cently stationed at the University after six months' overseas service with the American forces. Headquarters for the examining officers will be at the Imperial Hotel. Colonel Bowen on two former occa sions has examined Portland men for the central officers' training camps and at each time haa received over loo Japan Line nbcrtbe V30.0O0. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 7. fSpeclal.) Japan's patriotism in the allied cause was shown when the Osaka Shosen Katsha steamship line subscribed 150, 000 to the fourth liberty loan in Ta- coma today. The main American office of the company is in Tacoma. The Osaka Shoshen Kaisha subscribed to the three former loans, but to no such extent as In the present case. UNION DENTISTS Work on Building 2000 Cottages by January 1 to Start When Of fice Building Is Arranged. In response to the call issued Satur day by Vice-President Powers, of the housing committee. John Clark, owner of the lot at the northwest corner of Fourth and etark streets, tendered the ii.c of that tract of land for use of the committee in erecting a building to be used as headquarters for the Homes Corporation and Us various depart ments. The lot in question Is located near the heart of the business section and but a short distance from the old Ains worth National Bank building. In which headquarters of the Placement Bureau are located. Acceptance has not been voted by the committee, but it was announced yesterday that ad vantage would undoubtedly be taxen of Mr. Clark's offer unless a more suit able site were offered. Harry Hamlet, owner of a vacant lot at Kleventh and Davis streets, offered the use of that tract to the committee, and It Is being considered also as a possible headquarters for the Homes Corporation. At Its meeting yesterday afternoon. the executive committee of the Homes Corporation took up the question of securing a release from the advertising concern holding a lease on the tract. The erection of headquarters building Is to be the first big step in the accom plishment of the task before the gen eral committee 2000 cottages by Janu ary 1 and work la to be started as soon as a decision Is reached relative to the location of the proposed building. TRAINING ADDS TO WEIGHT BM MerkHln neapond Well to Military Regime. Six weeks of training given the pres ent contingent of the Benson Polytech nic United States Army training detach ment has worked wonders In putting weight upon the men. Kisures Juet alven out by Major Robert A Root. t'.e commander, show this. Seventy-two per cent of the mechanics in training have Increased In avoirdupois. Klght per cent of the men lost weight and 10 per cent recorded no change. Thirty-two men, or 1 1 per cent, gained more than 10 pounds. Thirty-three per cent, or 10 students, gained from five to 10 pound, and I per cent, or SS students, pound. gained from one to five lrnragaa Le.ial to V. !. MANAliL'A, Oct. 7. President Cham orro has issued a decree that October 12 shall be celebrated throughout Nica ragua as a festival day. The President also nkfl the people to subscribe to th American liberty loan through tha Nation si Bunk of NicMrsrus. A Plates $7.50 We GuaranteeOurW ork PORCKLA1V CROWXS S5.00 eoKiKi.Ai v i-n.i.iMis SI. CO Vt-K COLD CROWNS 95.00 S2-K UOLU BRIDGE S5.00 tiXTRACTIIVU BO A great number of people must have plates. Sick n e s s. neglect or other causes have rendered their own teeth useless. In that cane we can fit you perfectly with a plate that will prove a blessing. It will look well and feel perfectly comfortable. 231H MO It RI HON, CORKR p.KCO.U, E.M1KK FLOOR. CCLOOK FOR THE BIG UNION SIGN '-I Pi . Theatrical Review rant a cca. DIVERTING, and oT excellent enter taining merit. 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