PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LVIII NO. 18,113.
FRENCH
GUNS
ROAR
WILSON WELCOME
Brest Witnesses Thunder
ous Demonstration.
' GREAT FLEET REACHES PORT
American Chief Now Guest of
French Republic.
BIG NAVAL REVIEW TO
BE HELD IN NEW YORK
ATLANTIC FLEET TO PARADE
FOR SECRETARY DANIELS.
AMERICAN SOLDIER
DrcadnaughU, Destroyers, Subma
rines, Converted Yachts to Take
Tart in Demonstration.
EQUAL TO HIS TASK
Many Unable to See Fran
Line Are Disappointed.
TEXAN GETS NEW LIFE VIEW
PORT SCENE INSPIRING ONE
Elg nattlehips and Destroyers,
Ranged in Columns, Witness
Notable motoric Event.
WASHINGTON. Dec 11. Return to
horn waters of the first ships of the
In,.-!-... armada sent to Europe to
combat German sea power will be
n.rk.f h. a a-i-tat naval pageant In
New York harbor atout December 21.
Secretary Daniels announced today
w - ...,1,1 n in tcmmr Tork on the
Mayr.ower to review the fleet which Men r-rom Kio urande Found
win K il br Admiral Mayo, com
Not the Only Fighters.
HOSPITAL STORIES TOLD
Prefer to Take Chances
With German Shells Instead of
Machine Gun Fire.
BREST. Dec 11. fBy the Associated
Presa) President 'Wilson landed In
France at J:II o'clock this afternoon
amid a demonstration of popular en
thusiasm and national sympathy such
as rarely. If ever, has been accorded the
head of a foreign government visiting
France. The President left Brest at'
o'clock this afternoon for Paris, where
the heart of France will acclaim bira
tomorrow as the nation's guest.
Tba landing of the President was not
only a remarkable spectacle, with a
notable naval pageant for Its back
ground, but also marked the first
entry of an American President Into
personal contact with Europe and Its
affairs.
Warship Fleet Roars Salate.
Although the Presidential fleet ar
rived at Brest shortly after noon. It was
not until after 3 o'clock that President
and Mrs. Wilson debarked on a harbor
boat and set foot on the soil of France.
Vast crowds watched the trip ashore
and the fleets of warships roared a
Salute as the last stage of the journey
waa accomplished.
On the harbor boat going ashore the
President was seen atanding on the
upper deck with Jules J. Jusserand.
French Ambassador to the United
States, who pointed out the historic
walls and monuments of the ancient
city.
Slar.Sraaaled Banner Beard.
As the boat touched tba pier fie
French and American guard- of honor
presented arms and the atralna of the
"Star-Spangled Banner" mingled with
the cheers of the great multitude.
Mrs. Wilson came up the gangplank
with General Perching. She carried a
large bouquet, as, as she passed, the
American Army nurses handed her an
American flag, which she bore proudly.
The President was the last to come
ashore, amid great applause. He held
his syk hat in his hand; he smiled and
bowed bis acknowledgments to those
about and to the masses on the walla
and terracea of the city. Stephen
Pichon. French Foreign Minister, and.
Georgea Leyguea. Minister of Marine.
Joined the President aa he stepped
ashore and conducted him to a beauti
fully decorated pavilion.
Striking Pletara Pretested.
Here the first formal welcome were
given President Wilson aa the guest of
the French nation. It was a striking
picture aa he stood there, surrounded
by Old World statesmen, officials and
v' . ,, " . Police, Firemen and Other City Em-
...,Mn. .Irk a jmlt, and a K.m.t 1
handshake, only speaking a few words I ployes Return to Work.
as aome well-known rrlend welcomed I tinvTREAL r.- IS. The atrlka of
policemen, firemen and other city em
ployes was settled tonight and the men
ward, president n nion listened alien- j returned to work,
lively to aa addresa of welcome and . -The strikers agi
received with a bow a large parchment
mander-tn-Chlef of the Atlantic fleet.
on his flagship, the Pennsylvania.
Tn th- hma-comlnr fleet will be
nine dreadnoughts, 10 destroyers and
mora than 40 converted yachts, mine
planters, submarines and other craft.
The destroyer force, part of which al
ready la on the way to New York. In
cludes many of the vessels first sent
to the war sons and some of them carry I Yankees
on their funnela the stars awarded for
destruction of German submarines.
Owing to the character of some of
the craft ordered home, no definite
date can be set for their arrival and
it is possible that some of the smaller
ships will not get back In tima lor I SIXTEENTH LETTER.
the review, which will give New York-I BT EDGAR B. PIPER.
ers an opportunity to see the fighting I PARIS, France, Nov. 20. (Editorial
ships that helped materially to defeat I Correspondence.) A million American
the German menace. I soldiers In France, more or less, heard
Instructions to Admiral Mayo called I not a shot fired by the Germans, and
for the return of all naval craft that I will come home disappointed,-not. of
can be spared. Some portions of the course, that the war Is over, but that
American forces, however, must remain they had no actual experience in the
on the other side temporarily to com- I front line.
plete the work of carrying out naval It Is natural and laudable enough;
conditions of the armistice. hut they need have no regrets. No
soldier who was In the Argonne or
c lriki.i . i i
rum nvrn T !--T PTrtfl I"'" '""" r nnywnero in
tlVlrLUItO IU UCI OIUlyfN close contact with the Boche has any
Illusions about the dash and glory of
Packers to Share in Profits and Also I war, or Is In any way displeased that
, I he Is to have no more of it. He want-
Give 10 Per Cent Bonus. I, to fight JnJeed ttrf
CHICAGO, Dec 11. Thomas E. WI1- was fighting to do; but no longer.
son. president of vv ilson Company, I it Is remarkable how universal Is
packers, today said that a proflt-shar-I the testimony that the American sol
ing plan whereby all employes of com- I aier always was equal to his tasks, and
pany may own stock In the company, j more. He never weakened, and he was
would be announced soon. This does I ever ready to go.
not affect the cash bonus system, the
Texaa Gets New View of Lite.
T have got over any possible notion."
said a Texas Captain, in an Ameri
can hospital at Paris, with a machine
gun bullet in his elbow, "that the best
fighters in all creation come from the
region of the Rio Grande. I know
now that all Americans are alike the
fullest extent in both voting as well as
earnings." said Mr. Wilson's state
ment.
employes to receive the usual Christ-
maa gift of 10 per cent of their last
six months' salary.
It is expected that by January 1, or
very soon thereafter, a plan whereby
employes will participate in the profits
of the company through the ownership
a . 1. -, V. Mnna.imm.ta S.A that
, . . Ki. nien from Texas, from New York, from
employes can purchase at a favorable! , ' , "
price and on favorable terms, a portion ' """"-
of the present IV.00ABQ0 l.ueof com-4 f"ra America- When the
m.;-.loek whfcTiirt--Ipate. to t nil Cf.m" t0 &Ver ... top rami
TV. . . . . . " .. . you yen. -woya, iers- go,' tney go, every
man of them. They have a pride, that
they are Americans, rather than Tex
ans, or MIssourians. or New Yorkers,
and they all live up to the American
name.
It doesn't make any difference.
either, whether your soldier was
store clerk, or a farmer, or a fire
man, or a motorman, or a teamster, of
a millionaire. It's just the same,
I have seen men who I thought
would be afraid to fire a pistol go out
to certain death without the flicker
of an eyelid. I don't understand it.
exactly. Sometimes I think there's
something in this talk that the Ameri
cans were ordained by God to fight
and die for humanity, and that the
courage they all had waa given them
by a higher power. The Idea of dying
doesn t worry you mucn at tht front.
UNIFORMS MAY BE KEPT
War Department Decides Soldiers Do
Not Have to Return Clothes.
WASHINGTON. Dec 11. Secretary
Baker informed Chairman Dent, of the
House military committee, today that
the War Department had decided that
all discharged soluiers msy perms,
nently retain the uniform and over
coat they wear when mustered out
Mr. Dent prepared a bill embodying
the necessary authority.
Previously the Department had
planned to have the clothing returned
to the Government three months after
a soldier's discharge.
Official Casualty List.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13. Casualty
reports today contain 438S names;
351 were killed in action. 85 died of
wounds, 5 in accidents, 208 of disease,
1254 wounded severely, 1027 degree un
determined. 1046 slightly and 412 are
missing. Following is the tabulated
summary:
Death. Reported. Today. Total.
Killed in action 24.773 351
Lost at aea S96 ....
Died of wound! 9.520 85
Died of disease 13.6HS 208
Died of accident...... 1,800 5
649
3327
413
25.124
396
9.005
13,906
1.955
DELAYS
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PEACE CONFERENCE
Total deaths S0.S.17
Wounded Cti.tioS
Mining and prisoners 14.360
so. ess
69.965
14.
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.)
Total casualties 131.335 43S8 135.723
OKEGOX. -
K111A In artinn
Caufield, Waldo E. (SgL, Oregon City, Or.
Branson. I.ewls, Burns. Or.
Died of wound
Keller, lunula. Mount Angel. Or.
Wounded severely
Shadley. Matt U. (Corp.). Chiloquln, Or.
Cooper. Albert F., Hood River. Or.
Isli. Plovd B. (Cant.). Salem. Or.
Moore. Clayton C, 308 V Tenth street. Port
and. Or.
Walt. Raymond O., Aumsville, Or.
Ingalls. Robert F.. Pendleton. Or.
Kn.nf. James H.. Silverton. Or.
Tobin. Thomas J. (Sgt.). 783 Ochoco avenue,
Portland, or.
W.unded undetermined-
Atkinson. Ralph J.. 491 Goldsmith atreet.
Portland. Or.
Kirahlan, Megr, 393 Washington street.
Portland. Or.
Wounded slightly
Jahmii. tt.nni. Weston. Or.
Kraus. Waino. 624 Marshall street. Fort.
land Or.
Mudge. Orton K., Echo. Or.
Strvffler. Arnold. Gaston. Or.
Cochran. Loren C (Corp.), 533 East Six
teenth street. Portland. Or.
Farchi. Vincenio (Sgt.), 631 Fifth street.
Portland. Or.
8peake. Krancls.. New Grant Hotel. Port
land. Or.
Mam. George M., Lorance, Or.
WASHINGTON. .
Killed la artion
Waltersdorf. Miss A., Seattle. Wash,
Peterson. G. W., Aberdeen, wash.
Brenner. Luis, Seattle, Wash.
Bair, Tom C. Woodland, Wash.
Woanaed severevy
Tork. Frank A.. Doty, Wash.
Mix, Fred. Aberdeen. Wash.
Hill. Arthur. Everett. Wash.
Swearingen, Vernire, Walla Walla, Wash.
Carlson, Roy R., Touchet, Wash.
Thaanum, Dean C. (I.t.). Seattle, Wash.
Woounded undetermined
Ogden, Merlin M., Pomeroy, Wash.
Pomeroy, John Patrick, Seattle, Wash.
Wounded slightly
Olson Harry J. Medical Lake. Wash.
Rledel, Grover F-, Vader. Wash.
Jackson. Emery K.. Seattle, Wash.
Jacobson, Ingward B Seattle, Wash.
Brink, John. Lynden, Wash.
Belles, Ralph J., Geneva. Wash.
Hixson, Floyd fe?.. Loom is. Wash.
Orr. Joseph R-. Centralis, Wash.
Father. Carl, Seattle. Wash.
indelis. Roscoe C Tacoma, Wash,
Madden, George W., Omsk, Wash.
Missing in action-
White. Richard W. (Sgt.), Tacoma, Wash.
Blanchat, Clifford P. Enumclaw, Wash.
IDAHO.
Killed In action .
Court right, Wilbur, Indiana Valley. Idaho-
Died of disease
Bock. Carl c, Wallace, Idaho.
Wounded severely
Croft. George H., Heyburn, Idahe.
Hammond, Lyle B.. Troy, Idaho.
Osterburg, Alex. R., Troy. Idaho.
Robinson. Richard P., Burley. Idaho.
Howe, Waldo SL (Corp.). Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Wounded undetermined
O'lirien, Charles 1., Jerome, Idaho. ' .
Wounded slightly -- .(. . r
ensen. John O.,- Coeur dA1ene, Idaho.
Montgomery Frank D. Twin Falls Idaho.
Benson, Ludwig, Bibbs, Idaho,
Rebhan. Harrison J., Sublett. Idaho.
Abbott, Jesse W., Boise, Idaho.
Wolf, Lowell H.. Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Wounded slightly
Drummond, Frank D., Fairyland, Idahe.
Kelly, Heber L., Idaho Falls. Idaho.
Chagnon, Paul A., Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Clegg, Henry A.. Dubois. Idaho.
ALABAMA.
Killed In action
Essary, Sylas G. (Sgt.), Moundsvllle, Ala.
Dllbeck. Andrew, Crossville, Ala.
Davis, Hugh O., Newmarket. Ala. "
Died of disease
Hess, Alvey O., Birmingham, Ala.
Pouncy. Alto, Osark, Ala,
Miller, Charlie C, Wallace, Ala.
McNeely, Wm. T.. Birmingham, Ala.
McNelly, Wm. T., Birmingham, Ala.
ARIZONA.
Died of wounds
Gardner, George W.p Phoenix, Aria
Died of disease
Florex, Guadalupe. Tucson. Ariz.
ARKANSAS.
Killed In action
McFadden, Odus E. (cook). Mesa, Ark.
Allies Would Talk First and
Meet in April.
PLANS NOT CO-ORDINATED
GOTHAM BOLSHEVIST
FAILS TO MAKE GOOD
PREDICTED REIGN OF REDS IS
FRUSTRATED.
ONUS OF RATE RISE
LAID ON BURLESOf.
for
On Day Lloyd George Reaches
Paris, Wilson Goes to Rome.
TROOPS EAGER TO RETURN
Impatience Xoted for Men to Be Re
turned to Civil Life, as Demob
ilization Is Postponed.
BT JAMES M. TUOHY,
fr-nnvrlrht bv the Press Publishing Com
pany, the New York World, fumisnea oj
Arrangement.)
PARIS, Dec 13. (Special.) All ar
rangements relating not only to the
peace conference proper, but also to the
preliminary conversations betwee
President Wilson and the entente Pre
mlers, still are in a state of flux.
According; to the latest Information
received by the World correspondent,
Lloyd George Is not expected to arrive
here until December 22, the date pro
vlsionally set for President Wilson'
departure for Rome.
Such a contretemps would be at least
curious, were it not to be attributed
merely to a "defective, co-ordination.
which must be the case If rumored ar
rangements hold.
Conference to Be Late.
Pourparlers by the associated govern
ments probably will be deferred until
close to the New Tear; in fact, tne
World corresDondent is Informed on
allied authority that the actual peace
conference will not begin until April.
It is hoped the preliminaries for peace
will be settled by March and will then
be communicated to the German gov
ernment in the form of a note. When
the then existing German government
shall signify Its acceptance, the peace
conference will, be .called -and Otf Ger
man .' government will "be" represented
there for the discussion of details re
lating to the application of the terms.
It is maintained In some allied quar
ters that the situation In Germany fur
nishes conclusive reason for leisurely
procedure. This view Is not generally
accepted, its opponents urging the im
portance of determining peace as rap
idly as possible, in order that the de
mobilization of the army may really
begin.
Demobilisation Is Slow.
Demobilization Is now progressing
nly in a provisional way and piecemeal
to meet the most urgent industrial re
quirements of the different countries.
The bulk of the armies remains ,un
touched and the continuous and grow
ing demand for the return of the sol
diers to civil life is- unsatisfied.
It seems apparent that there will be
navoidable cause for delay in the ne
(Continued on Page 8.)
(Concluded on Page 8. Column 1.)
MONTREAL STRIKE ENDED
him.
As the Mayer of Brest stepped for.
roll, wound with the American colors,
containing the City Council's greeting
to him. Speaking In a clear voice the
President acknowledged the greeting
and from a manuscript read a brief
address In response.
Military lleaera Aeeorded.
Following the addresses the Presi
dential party drove through the Cours
Dajot. where vast crowds were assem
bled. Every foot of the way was lined
with Amer'ran s :dtcrs In their rusty
service khakl. and along the road were
great stores of war material, recently
being rushed to the American front.
It gave the President his first glimpse
of the American troops and material on
the fighting ground. Military honors
'were accorded as he passed and large
numbers of soldiers off duty mingled
with the throng in Its enthusiastic
tribute.
Spectacle aa Isapealag One.
President Wilson arrived In the har
bor of Brest at I o'clock this afternoon
on board the steamer George Washing
ton among deafening salvos of artil
lery afloat and on shore. The arrival
was the culmination of an Imposing
naval spectacle which began as the
Presidential fleet rounded the outer
capes, then passed the entrance to the
forts and moved majestically Into the
harbor where the George Washington
Anchored at the head of a long double
olumn of American dreadnoughts and
destroyers and the units of a French
cruiser squadron.
The -Presidential fleet was first
sighted at 11:30 o'clock this morning
li miles off shore. The sea was calm
and the stately fleet moved landward
under skies which were steadily bright
ening after a dark and gloomy morn
ing. It was more than an hour later
that the ships were signalled at the
entrance of the harbor and a great
cheer arose from the waiting crowd as
the cloud of black smoke showed that
the Presidential fleet was near.
Ahead came a single destroyer, show
ing the way to the fleet, and close be
tCuaciuded en Fag 6, Column 1.)
agreed So arbitrate after
the City Council had voted to accede
to their demands for the dismissal of I
Joseph Tremelay, Director of Public
Safety: his assistant and the chief of
detectives.
While the strike lasted only S3 hours.
gangs of hoodlums caused damage es
timated, at more than 1250.000.
SEVERE GALE HITS COAST j
Mind Attains High Telocity and
High Sea Is Running.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec II. (Special.)
The southerly gale that has been blow
ing along the coast during the past I
two or three days was one of the most
severe of the season. The wind at
tained a high velocity and a rough sea
has been running.
Locally the rainfall has been excep
tionally heavy, but aside from the
blocking of sewers and drains and the
consequent flooding of basements, no
damage has resulted.
JUDGES MAY GET PAY RISE
Honse Passes Measure Providing fori
Increase of $1500 Annually.
WASHINGTON. Dec 13. By a rote
of 193 to 7S, the house tonight passed
a bill providing salary Increases of I
1 1300 a year for each of the 131
Judges of the United Stajes district I
and circuit courts and the court of I
claims. The measure now goes to the I
Senate.
KATHERINE CROCKER DIES
Niece of Well-Known Banker Suc-
cumbs to Influenza.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13. Miss
Katherine Crocker, 22-year-old daugh- I
ter of Mrs. Henry J. Crocker and niece I
of William H. Crocker, banker of Na-I
tlonal repute, died here today of in
fluenza after a 10 days' illness.
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Author of Proclamation Calling
Demonstration Arrested at
Park Meeting.
NEW TORK. Dec. 13 Ellis O. Jones,
purported author of a document spread
broadcast here yesterday "proclaiming"
that a reign of Bolshevism would be
gin in this country at noon today, was
arrested this afternoon on the Mall at
Central Park when he attempted to
deliver an address.
Prior to Jones' arrival at Central
Park 600 mounted policemen and mo
torcycle officers and a detachment of
the Army Provost Guard had been sta
tioned, prepared for a demonstration
by radicals. In a' police station 12
Browning machine guns were held In
readiness.
When Jones appeared, wearing a red
tie, he found several score men and
women standing in the rain. Asked
by reporters if he waa in favor of dis
banding the Army and the Navy, as
advocated in the "proclamation," circu
lated yesterday, he was quoted as re
plying: "Tes, I am. We have no need
for them now. They should be dis
banded." A police captain then made his way
through the gathering and placing his
hand on Jcjnes, said: "Here, Mr. Jones,
I will take you into custody. Tour
utterances are seditious."
As Jones entered the patrol wagon,
a middle-aged woman shouted:
'Three cheers for Jones." No one
cheered.
At a police station, Jones was form
ally charged with making seditious ut
terances in favor of disbanding the
National's military and naval forces
Jones is widely known as a writer of
humor and satire.
Telephone CompanyShifts
Burden to Government.
CONTRACT CITED IN PROOF
Oregon Public Service Cq
mission Opens Hearing.
MANY CITIES REPRESENTED
Objection Made to Admitting Con-
tract as Exhibit on Ground It Is
Not According to Statutes.
EAST SIDE HOME ROBBED
Dr. G. S. Breitling Loses Property
Valued at About $500.
The home of Dr. G. S. Breitling, 639
East Seventeenth street North, was
robbed last night while the family were
away and SaOO worth of silverware,
jewelry, clothing and fancy wearing
apparel stolen. The intruder gained
entrance by using a jimmy on the
kitchen window and breaking the latch.
The police believe the robbery was
the work of the same person who
robbed residences on the East and West
sides a short time ago, when a total
of several thousand dollars' in silver
ware and jewelry were stolen.
HUNS EVACUATING ODESSA
Disarmament of Von Mackensen's
Army Proceeds Systematically.
LONDON, Dec 13. Odessa, the prin
cipal Russian port on the Black Sea, is
being evacuated by the Germans, ac
cording to an official statement re
ceived here today from Berlin. The dis
armament of Field Marshal von Mack
ensen's army, it is added, is proceeding
systematically.
Reports from London last week said
that allied warships had arrived at
Odessa and had taken over German
and Russian ships in the harbor there.
WESTERN WOMAN AT RHINE
Miss Marion, of California, With. TJ.
S. Army at Coblenz.
COBLENZ, Germany, Dec. 13. (By
Chief among the exhibits on which
rests the claim for Increased telephone
rates Is the existing contract between
the Government and the telephone and
telegraph lines, presented yesterday by
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph ,
Company before the Oregon Publlo
Service Commission, at the opening
hearing of the rate case.
It Is the contention of the company,
as set forth by James T. Shaw, counsel,
that the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company is not financially concerned
in the proposed Increase, inasmuch as
the Government has taken over the
property and guaranteed certain spe
cified returns to the company during
the period of Federal control.
Many Towns Represented.
Keen Interest is manifested by the
numerous appearances before the com
mission, representing various Oregon
communities, including civic represent
atives from Pendleton, Corvallis. Al
bany, Eugene and St. Helens, with J. O.
Bailey, Assistant Attorney-General, ap
pearing for Oregon, and H. M. Tomlin
son. Deputy City Attorney, for Port
land. Both Mr. Bailey and Mr. Tomlinson
entered strong objections to the admis
sion of the Federal contract, consum
mated by Postmaster-General Burle
son, as an exhibit. Insisting that, such
procedure' was not in accord with the
statutes, and that a petition for the
hearing should have-been received from
Postmaster-General Burleson.
Contract Is Admitted.
The commission ruled, however, that
the telegram with which the Post
master-General conceded the right of
the Public Service Commission to hold
the rate hearing constituted such pe
tition. The contract was admitted as
an exhibit, after prolonged discussion,
with the understanding that Its pro
visions were considered debatable, and
that the compensation and depreciation
items allowed by the Government
would be probed.
Attorney Sbaw, for the company, de
clared that it would be shown that the
company is not deriving sufficient oper
ating revenue to meet the demands
upon It, or to Insure to it the com
pensation admitted by the Federal
contract. In general his attitude touch
ing this point was that the commission
cannot legally set aside the Federal
contract.
the Associated Press.) Miss Marion, of
Hollywood, Cal., claims the distinction
of being the first American woman to
reach the Rhine with the army of occu
pation. She arrived at
Tuesday.
Two Salvation Army women, "Eddie"
Hodges, of Richmond, Va., arid Florence
Tirklngton, of South Manchester, Conn.,
reached this city on Wednesday.
Contract Provisions Given.
To the question of whether, if the
compensation Items ehould be regard
ed as a base for fixing rates, such rates
Coblenz on j would continue after the wartime
I period, Mr. Shaw replied that he was
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 87
degrees; minimum, D3 degrees.
TODAY'S Bain; fresh southerly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Page X.
American soldier, equal to all his tasks.
f age 1.
Foreign.
American and German armies race each other
across Rhine. Page 3.
Big French guns roar thunderous welcome
to President. Page 1.
Bavarian Premier says Germany will be
democracy. Page .
Delays loom for peace conference. Page 1.
National.
I Ships in Government service to return to
trade routes. Page 15.
Huns, long before conflict, told to prepare
for coming war. Page 5.
V. S. develops huge chemical service. Page 8.
Domestic.
Naval review to be held In New York.
Page 1.
Predicted Bolshevist reign In New York
fails to materialize. Page 1.
I Western Union chief In charge ef consoli
dated cable systems. Pag 2.
Plans of Socialists revealed in letters seized
by Government. Page 4.
Army ridiculed by I. W. W. posters. Fed
eral officer testifies. Page 16.
Delays In Government housing cause huge
losses, rage lit.
Two New York bank officers killed In rob
bery. Page 5.
Sports.
Enlargement of Paciflo Coast League now
advocated. Page 14.
Interscholastic football title to be fought
for today. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
I Oregon potato crop estimated larger than
in October. Page l'J.
Corn sells at highest prices of season in
Chicago market. Page 1U.
Stocks weaken with decline In volume of
trading. Page IU.
Pacific Marine Iron Works contemplates con
crete dry dock. Page !..
Portland and Vicinity,
Burden of telephone rate rise laid on Gov
ernment. Page .
Plans outlined for Victory Christmas In
Portland. Page 20.
Banquet closes eighth annual livestock ex
hibition, page v.
County officials form association. Page 6.
Mr. Burdick releases support to Seymour
Jones. Page 12.
eather report, data ant forecast. Pace 19.
unable to answer.
The contract Itself shows that It was
entered into between the Government,
by the Postmaster-General, and the
American Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany, representing all subsidiary com
panies. It agrees that interest on all
outstanding obligations shall be paiid
by the Government during the period
of control. Including the I4S, 000,000
bond issue, which bears a date identical
with that of the contract, and that
dividends shall be paid equal to the
average for the three-year period end
ing December 31, 1S17.
Royalty to Continue.
Still another provision of the con
tract, which applies to all subsidiary
companies, is that the regular per
cent annual payment, or royalty, made
for many years to the controlling cor
poration, shall be continued. Agalnt
t! "s provision numerous public service
commissions In as many states long
have contended without success.
Mr. Shaw, in his opening statement.
said that the company must be con a ti
ered merely as an agent of the Gov
ernment In the request for a rate In
crease, and informed the commission
that he apepared before them by the
authority of the Government, through
the Postmaster-General, to seek the
remedial advance. Despite contrary
assertions, said Mr. Shaw, the wage
increase has been in effect since Octo
ber 16, ial8, and present revenues are
wholly Inadequate to meet or maintain
it.
Figures Are Submitted.
Testimony regarding the value of the
investment, with estimated rate bfese
for the year 1919, was submitted by E.
Flaeger, plant engineer. The figures
in summary were as follows:
Estimated rate base for Oregon, S910,
fixed at $13,464,007. Commission's valu
ation, 1916. $12,429,507; added In 1917,
$483,500; added in 1918 and partially
estimated. $326,000; estimated addition
for 1919, $450,000.
Estimated rate base for Portland,
1919, fixed at $8,028,305. Commission's
valuation, 1916, $7,396,910; added In
1917, $253,195; added In 1918 and par
tially estimated, $238,200; estimated ad
ditlon for 1919, $282,000.
Estimated rate base for Salem, 1919,
iCuncluded on 1'ase 2, Column 2.).