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PORTLAND, OREGON, TII DAY, .SKPTE3IBEK 29, 1921
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
JUDGES GIVE JACKSON !
IWAR OF '98 TER?C (SENATORS PLAN CURB
STAGE MONOPOLY
IN CITY CHARGED
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD
IS MADE BY AVIATOR
HEIGHT OK 40,800 FEET IS AT
TAINED IX BIPLANE.
COUNTY FIRST PRIZE
SOCTIIEIIN OHEGON' LK.IDS
REST OF STATE AT FAIR.
TOLD IN T. y jIARY ON FLOW OF DEBATE
FOR CITY'S BUDGET
WILL DEMERGED
EXTRIES BRIE), HISTORIC
DRIVE BEGUN FOR MAJORITY
. VOTE OX CLOTURE.
AXD MAXV CRITICAL.
FftTTY IT LIBERTY
UNDER S5000 GAIL
Murder Charge Reduced
to Manslaughter.
ASKED
MJO
RAILWAYS
COURT'S ACTION PROTESTED
Judge Holds Evidence Could
Not Prove Murder.
GIRL'S CRIES RECALLED
Release Brings Trace of Famous
Motion Picture Smile to Face
of Film Comedian.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 28. Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle walked out of the
city prison late today after It day
of Imprisonment, released on $5000
ball, tha charge of the murder of Miss
Virginia Rappe having been reduced
to manslaughter after a six-day po
lice court hearing;.
Not enough evidence was Intro
duced to warrant Arbuckle being held
to answer for murder. Police Judge
Lazarus said In reducing; the charge.
There was enough In Arbuckle's con
duct at the drinking party at tha
Hotel St. Francis, which led to Miss
Rappe's death, to justify his being
held for manslaughter, however, he
announced.
A trace of Arbuckle's famous mo
tion picture smile was restored to his
face by his release, but he had no
statement to make beyond saying
"thank you" to varloua people who
shook his hand and aaid "Congratu
lations. Roscoe.'' He left the prison
In company with his brother, A. C.
Arbuckle of San Francisco, and went
to a hotel, where the announcement
waa given out later that he would
not return to hla home In Los An
geles tonight, although he probably
would go south later,
DerUioa la Protested.
Assistant District Attorney Golden
and Milton T. U'Ren, who prosecuted
the police court hearing, objected vig
orously to Judge Laxarua' decision,
saying they felt Miss Rappe's
screams, "I am dying; he hurt me,"
when she was found in agony were
sufficient evidence alone to warrant
Arbuckle'a being tried on a murder
charge. District Attorney Brady an
nounced that a statement regarding
the case would be given out later
tonight.
Two manslaughter charge now are
pending against-the film comedian, as
he county grand Jury returned an in
dictment against him two weeks ago.
Arraignment on that accusation has
been set for October J. Today's police
court proceedings require the dis'rlct
attorney to file an Information charg
ing manslaughter In the superior
court within SO days.
The fact that the district attorney
failed to put the complaining witness,
Mrs. Bamblna Delmont, on the st.nd.
was commented on by both Judge
arus and the defense. The judge said
he was disappointed that the prose
cution had put on a mere akeletor of
a case, admittedly barely sufficient to
warrant a holding, while Frank Do
mingues, Arbuckle's chief counsel, as
serted that If Mra. Delmont were to
testify he would prove her acusat'ons
j were falsehoods.
Evidence Held Inadeqaate.
"I feel that there was no rape or
attempted rape committed by the de
fendant," said Judge Laiarus. "The
only one whose testimony might have
connected him with the commission
of a crime was that of the nervous
hotel chambermaid, who heard from
the corridor the cry of a woman's
't.o, no, oh, my God oh, my God!" and
a man's reply, 'oh, shut up"
Assistant District Attorney U'Ren
asked If he placed no stress on M'ss I
Rappe's screams of agony and her
cry "I am dying. He hurt me," but
the Judge replied that he did not con
sider It of sufficient Importance to
Justify charging Arbuckle with mur
der. Other acta of Arbuckle, such as
buttery, might have been committed,
which would warrant a manslaughter
charge, however, he said.
"Evidence has been given of al
leged ribald conduct of the defend
ant regarding the use of Ice," the
court added, "but It haa no connection
with any possible injuries received
by the deceased, although it waa a
regrettable Incident." Judge Lasarus
declaring and explaining that certain
other testimony Indicated use of ice
at another time waa too flimsy to
consider.
Complaining Wltaeas Drank.
The court also said that the photo
graphs and other testimony regarding
bruises on Miss Rappe's body were
not to be credited in view of
the statement of Dr. Arthur Beards
lee, who attended Miss Rappe after
the party, that he saw only a bruise
on her right arm. Judge Lasarua de
scribed the party in Arbuckle's suite
at the St. Francis on September I as
one whose doings he would "chari
tably describe as festivities," where
much drinking waa going on and
where the complaining witness par
ticularly was Intoxicated.
Mlsa Rappe, according to the pic
ture he drew, went into an adjoining
room, followed by Arbuckle and re
mained for about three-quarters of
an hour, with no screams being heard
by the rest of the party. Then Miss
Coott Heads Coast Division Fruits,
Grains and Grasses Feature
Excellent Exhibits.
FAIR GROUNDS, Salem. Or., Sept.
21. (Special.) Jackson county, with
a score of 96.4 out of , possible 100,
walked off with first prixe in the
county exhibits at thla year's state
fair, according to announcement made
by the Judges tonight. Jackson coun
ty's exhibits specialised in fine pears,
although there were included in the
exhibit some choice apples, small
fruits and grains and grasses typical
of that section of the state.
Coos county, which featured cheese
and dairy products, obtained second
prise with a score of 93.1, while Doug
las county was awarded third prise
with a score of 89.7. The Douglas
county exhibit waa diversified and in
cluded frulta, grains, grasses, pota
toes, choice grapes and other prod
ucts which thrive in that locality.
The awarda aa aegregated by divi
sions follow:
Coast counties Coos, first, 93.8;
Tillamook, aecond, 87.05.
'Willamette valley district Polk,
first. 88.1; Lane, second, 85.05; Hood
River, third, 84.
Southern Oregon district Jackson,
first, 96.4; Douglas, second, 89.7.
Blue mountain district Union, first,
81.8.
Central Oregon district Lake, first.
86; Malheur, second, (6.5.
Columbia river district Morrow,
first, 79.8; Wasco, aecond, 66.5.
The Judges Included E. B. Fitts. spe
cialist in dairying at Oregon Agricul
tural college; G. R. Hislop, chief of
the farm crops department at Oregon
Agricultural college, and Clayton L.
Long, extension horticulturist. There
were 17 counties competing, practi
cally all of which had creditable dis
plays. These exhibits will remain on
the grounds until the fair closes late
Saturday night and belated visitors
will not be disappointed.
ALASKA CAPTAIN BLAMED
Other Officers Exonerated From
Wreck Responsibility.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.-Cap-taln
Harry Hobey, master of the ill
fated steamer Alaska, wrecked on
Blunts Reef on the north California
coast early in August with heavy
loss of life, was charged with re
sponsibility for the disaster by a coro
ner's Jury here today, at -the con
cluding session of aa Inquest Into the
deaths of two of the ship's dead. Cap
tain Hobey went down with his ship
and the coroner's Jury verdict exon
erated all other officers of the vessel
of blame.
The Inquest was held In the cases
of Ruth Hart of Pendleton. Or., and
Dr. J. A. Morse of Spokane. Wash.,
whose bodies were brought to San
Francisco after their recovery from
the wreck. The Inquest had been
held over a period of several weeks.
Coroner Leland summoning witnesses
when they were available. '
SENATE TO RUSH TREATIES
Night Sessions, Are Inaugurated to
Expedite Ratification.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 28.
The first of the senate night sessions.
In the effort of republican leaders to
expedite ratification of the peace
treaties, was held tonight It was ar
ranged solely for debate.
In order not to delay the tax-re-
vision bill, which was before the sen
ate all day, and to speed up the trea
ties, the plan for night sessions,
which today was said to have received
President Hardlng'a approval, was put
through, but not without vigorous
protests from democratic and repub
lican opponents.
Reports were In circulation that
democratic opposition was increasing.
but Senator Lodge, republican leader,
was said to have expressed convic
tion to President Harding that ratifi
cation ultimately waa believed as
sured. QEBT LIMIT LIFT OPPOSED
Forest Grove Bond Proposal De
feated by Two Votes.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Sept. 28.
(Special.) The special eleclon held
here yesterday to vote on raising the
bonded Indebtedness limit of the city
ef Forest Grove from 8150.000 to
1200.000 and to float additional bonds
amounting to $36,000 to pay off out
standing Indebtedness, also to pro
vide for charter amendments whereby
cement sidewalks may be constructed
under the bondlnvr act, resulted In de
feat for the bonding amendments.
The proposal to raise the bonded
Indebtedness limit lost by two votes,
while the bond issue of $35,000 was
defeated by 21 votes, only property
owners being permitted to vote on
this Issue. The sidewalk amendments
carried by large majorities.
BIG BANK MERGER LIKELY
Consolidation of Two New York
Institutions Proposed.
NEW YORK. Sept. 28 Merger Of
the Metropolitan National bank with
the Chase National bank has been ap
proved by the directors of the latter.
It waa announced today. Directors of
the Metropolitan bank will meet to
morrow for the same purpose.
The total assets of the Chase Na
tional bank are' $377,767,860. and those
of the Metropolitan National bank
$56,796,056, which will give the con
solidated banks total assets of 1134,-SSJ.Irls.
Requests Far Exceed
1921 Appropriations.
HEAYY SLASHES FORECAST
Estimates of Services, Sup
plies and Materials Larger.
INCREASE IS $637,781.09
Lower Tax Levy In 1922 Than This
Year Exected After Items
Are Double Checked.
A total of $4,336,584 has been re
quested by heads of municipal de
partments for fie conduct of their
business in 1923, as compared with
$3,698,802.91 given to these depart
ments for personal service, materials
and supplies for the present . year.
The Increase in the request for' 1922
over the actual appropriations grant
ed for 1921 amount to $637,781.09.
The requests were filed with City
Commissioner Pier, In charge of the
department of finance, and compiled
by employes of his department and a
staff assigned by City Auditor Funk.
The compilation of the tentative
budgets was completed late yesterday.
Heavy Slashes Expected.
The requests filed yesterday will be
placed before the city council next
Monday morning when the considera
tion of such estimates will begin. It
Is expected that some heavy slashes
will be made by the members of the
council In the requests shown in the
estimates, and that the total amount
will be greatly reduced when the
actual budget Is filed with the tax
conservation and supervision camnils
sion on October 16.
The tax commission. Incidentally,
will have power to make further re
ductions In the budget. If It deems
It expedient to do so. and aa a result
of this double check it Is almost cer
tain that the amount to be raised by a
tax levy for the conduct of the city
government will be lower in 1922 than
It was In 1921.
Public Works Estimate Higher
One Instance of a large Increase in
the estimates that probably will be
stricken from the budget comes from
the department of public works In a
request for $227,195 to carry on work
which has been deferred from year
to year. In making this request. City
Commissioner Barbur has announced
that he does not recommend that
such projects be pushed forward next
year, but explains that It Is his duty
to call attention of the council to the
work that has been neglected. This
department received $35,000 for spe
cial work In 1921.
City Commissioner Pier has re
quested $108,968.9$ more for the con
duct of the park bureau than he re
ceived for the present year. He has
placed this additional request because
there are many new playgrounds U
maintain. Mr. Pier is anxious to In-
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EXCURSION jlvlewu!
1 MmT&ALCV VOU GOXNG W0tG A
ovtiOMt . TOO? NvE HtfWO.
"Blunders of Ordnance Depart
ment" Declared tot "Surpass Be
lief "Xo Head, Xo Energy."
NEW YORK. Septr 28. A terse
history of the Spanish-American war
as seen through the eyes of one of
Its most famous participants came to
light .today when Mrs. Theodore
Rooseevlt presented the former presi
dent's war diary to the Roosevelt
Memorial association.
The diary Is a record of experiences
end Impressions made up of laconic
entries, some historical, some critical.
The diary Is a small pocket volume
and contained notes In pencil and Ink.
Some of the most characteristic en
tries follow:
May 6, 1898 Commissioned as lieutenant-colonel
United States volun
tary cavalry. Wood aa colonel by
choice.
Mayq 7. The delays and stupidity
of the ordnance department surpass
belief. The quartermaster's depart
ment Is better but bad. The com
missary department is good. There it
no management whatever in the war
department. Against a good nation
we would be helpless.
May 21 The blunders and delaya of
the ordnance bureau sur passe belief.
They express ua stuff we don't need
and send us the rifles by slow freight!
There is no head, no energy, no intel
ligence In the war department.
May 24 Quota nearly filled. It is
astonishing how rapidly we have
armed, mounted and drille dthese men.
Wood's power of work and executive
capacity are wonderful.
May 30. Railway system teiMJs to
break down. Interminable delays;
no proper facilities for unloading
horses, to rest, water or feed, etc,
etc.
June 3. Reached Tampa in morn
ing. Railway system In wildest con
fusion; It took us 12 hours to get into
camp with our bag-gage.
June 6. No words can, paint the
confusion. No head; a breakdown of
both the railroad and military sys
tems. June No plans; no staff officers;
no Instruction to us. Each officer
finds out for himself and takea his
chances. We are doing as well as the
regular regiments. Have very light
baggage.
June 8 Told to go aboard trans
port. - Worst confusion yet. No al
lotment of transports; no plans; utter
confusion.
June 20 Reached Santiago.
June' 22 Landed. "'
June 23 Marched.
June 24 Fight Las Guaslmae. We
drove enemy In fine shape. Lost 60
men. killed and wounded. 20 slight.
July 1 Rose at 4. Big battle. Com
manded regiment. Held extreme front
of firing line.
July 3 Truce at noon. Spanish
fleet destroyed.
July. 4 Truce. Mismanagement
horrible. No head to army.
July 10 Bombardment again.
July 11 Truce again. Shifted
camp a mile to extend lines. Heav
iest rains yet, at night.
July 17 Surrender at Santiago.
July 18 Shifted camp to foothills.
Half of men of my regiment dead
or disabled by wounds or Mckness.
Mrs. Roosevelt also presented the
association with the pectacle case
and manuscript of an addres, pierced
by a bullet aimed at Roosevelt in
Milwaukee in 1912. It waa from this
manuscript that Roosevelt a half hour
later read his campaign speech with
the assassin's bullet still Imbedded
In hla body.
Group Seeks to Overturn Long
standing Rules and Compel Ex
pedition of aXtlon's Business.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. D. C, Sept. 28. A revo
lutionary movement to overturn the
long-standing rules of the senate and
compel the transaction of the nation's
business with the same expedition
that the house of representatives now
disposes of public matters, was start
ed last night at a meeting attended
by Senators McNary, Oregon; Len
root, Wisconsin; Kellogg, Mtnnesota;
Willis. Ohio; Sterling. South Dakota,
and Frellnghuysen, New Jersey.
The programme proposed Includes
forcing through the senate a revision
on the rules to provide that a cloture
on debate may be established by a
majority vote of the membership of
that body. , At present a two-thirds
vote Is necessary to put on a cloture,
which makes It so difficult tb shut
off debate and force a vote that only
once in several years haa it been pos
sible to apply this remedy. This in
stance of the application of the clo
ture was during the last weeks of the
consideration of the Versailles
treaty. In this instance, however. It
was not possible- to force a cloture
until the senate had debated the
question for months and several sena
tors .had delivered speeches running
Into the millions of words. The rule
established under the cloture on that
occasion was that each senator would
be given but one hour .to speak and
that, the senate would take up no
other question until the treaty waa
voted upon.
A later effort on another measure
to' establish a cloture failed, and
since then much popular and much
desired legislation, It Is declared, has
been defeated by filibuster. Just now.
for example. It Is Impossible to adopt
the conference report on the anti
beer bill because of a well-organised
opposition., which insists oa endless
debate every time the question Is laid
before te senate.
The lack of cloture la blamed for
failure to enact Into law weeks ago
the last proposal on President Hard
ing's reconstruction programme. In
stead of disposing of Important bills
before the senate,' a few senators. It
rs declared, have persisted In occu
pying long hours and days, sometimes
weeks. In saying over and over the
same thing and putting Into the rec
ord interminable jumbles or words
about . everylhi."at. - and sometimes
nothing, for the obvious purpose of
causing delay.
Admittedly, the worst offender
throughout the last few years has
been Senator Lafollette. who, on one
occasion, filibustered for 19 hours in
his efforts to defeat railroad legisla
tion of country-wide demand. There
are slgns-that this character of fight
la to be made on the revenue bill and
another such plan of ' attack Is said
to be threatened against tha tariff
bill.
The senators who organized the re
volt last night made a canvass of
the senate today and Senator Mc
Nary declared this afternoon that
they had enough votes to adopt the
rule; While it requires a two-thirds
vote of the senate to adopt cloture, a
revision of the senate rules may be
made by a majority vote. .
"The country is demanding that
congress get down to business." said
Senator McNary. "But It la useless
to hope for early results unless a way
Is found to stop the endless flow of
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Auto Transit Company Is
Attacked.
BONDAGE SCHEME IS EXPOSED
Firm Said to Hold All Oper
ators Under Its Thumb.
LEGISLATION IS SOUGHT
Allegations Develop at Council
Hearing on Proponed Law Re
quiring $10,000 Bond.
Charges that the officers of the
Auto Transit company were controll
ing automobile stage stands and
routes In Portland and releasing such
stands and routes to operators who
bonded their cars with the company
was made last night before the city
council by John F. Logan, attorney
for a group of stage operators.
The charges were made during a
stormy hearing on a proposed ordi
nance requiring a $10,000 liability
bond for every stage operated in or
out of Portland.
It developed that the stage opera
tors were in favor of putting up the
higher bond, the present ordinance
requiring only $1000 aurety bond.
Officers and representatives of ( the
Auto Transit company,- although
claiming not to oppose any features
of the ordinance, pleaded for IS or
20 days before the ordinance was
placed Into effect. N
Minor Amendments Sagaeated. ,
Several minor amendments were
suggested by members of the city
council and at the conclusion of the
hearing it was announced that City
Attorney Grant would write in such
amendments. The ordinance will come
for final consideration tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Before this decision waa reached
Attorney Logan charged that the de
lay sought by representatives of the
Auto Transit company waa a subter
fuge to force the stage operators to
procure bonds from this company,
paying approximately $1500 for such
bonds during the month of October.
"Here Is a curious proposition," de
clared Attorney Logan. "We find the
actual operators of the stages plead
ing with this council for the oppor
tunity of giving the public more pro
tection, while the opposition, who
operates no cars, but who, by the
virtue of a lease, have these boys in
bondage, are praying for an extension
of time."
Bondage Is Denied.
Frederick H. Drake and Chester V.
Dolph, attorneys for the Auto Transit
company, denied that they held the
stage operators In bondage, and de
clared that, while they were not op
posed to the ordinance, they were
anxious to have sufficient time in
which to prepare for the new regula
tions, s
The ordinance, Jt developed, has
Deen In the course of formation for
the last eight months, and It was said
that all persons Interested had seeo
copies of the proposed legislation
weeks ago.
The Auto Transit company has a
blanket- bond of $10,000 filed with
the city, and under this ordinance is
granted stands and rights to operate
cars to various localities. It was
claimed that the company Issued bonds
to stage operators, but took a lease
on the cars, and by virtue of this
lease practically controlled a large
percentage of the stage business in
Portland.
Vicious Graft Seen.
"This has opened my eyes." said
Acting Mayor Bigelow. "I think that
the system, which has been worked up
permits vicious graft and also an un
savory practice of permitting officers
o fthls company to say who shall
operate on certain? runs and who shall
not. This authority should be held
by the commissioner of public utili
ties, and I am glad that his men have
unearthed this practice. It Is a rev
elation to me."
In addition to the bonding feature
of the proposed ordinance, there are
a number of clauses Inserted to pro
tect the public, and sections provid
ing for the filing of schedules, rates
and runs with the commissioner of
public utilities.
Anto Transit Opposed.
The ordinance was drafted by City
Attorney Grant at the request of City
Commissioner Mann, and Its passage,
to become effective October 1, was
urged by every stage operator. It was
claimed. The only opposition that
loomed last night came from the Auto
Transit company, which owns no cars
and operates but five.
The ordinance probably will be
passed by the council tomorrow morn
ing. Royal Arch Masons In Session.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, Sept. 28. A re
ception to the general high priest and
ataff by the grand chapter of Iowa
waa the concluding feature of the
opening session of the S8th triennial
convention of the general grand chap
ter. Royal Arch Masons, today. In
cluded In the programme today was
an address by F. W. Craig, general
grand high priest of Ies Moines,
Lieutenant John A. Maercady, Test
Pilot of McCook Field, Sets
New High Mark.
DAYTON. O.. Sept. 28 Lieutenant
Jc-hn A. Macready, test pilot of
McCook field, today shattered the
world'a airplane altitude record, at
taining a height of 40,800 feet In the
same La Pere biplane used by Rudolph
C. Schroeder, who set a record of
28.180 feet February 28, 1920.
Lieutenant Macready was In the air
one hour, 47 minutes, requiring all
but a few moments of the total fly
ing time to reach his mark. At
89.000 feet Ice formed on his oxygen
tank, but he pressed on until the alti
meter registered 40.800 feet. At this
point his engine died. He then glided
safely down.
Macready's new record is 2620 feet
higher than that of Schroeder and In
this flight the pilot suffered none of
the hardship met by the former chief
test pilot. Schroeder's eye-balls froze
and excessive dilation of the heart
kept him in a hospital nearly two
weeks.
Today's flight primarily was to
test Improvements made on the super
charger invented by S. A. Moss, who
viewed the flight, and also a new
propeller of high pitch, perfected by
engineers at the local field.
Captain O. S. E. A. Hallet. chief of
mechanical designing, and Moss pre
pared the plane for flight and every
precaution waa taken to provide aux
iliary oxygen tanks for the pilot.
On landing Macready declared he
suffered nothing but numbness. He
climbed out of the plane unassisted.
Accumulation of Ice on the plane
at 19.000 feet caused one oxygen tank
to cease functioning, but auxiliary
tanks were brought into use.
Macready was clothed in heavy
furs with special helmet and goggles,
covered with special gelatine. The
suit was electrically heated.
A centrifugal air compressor oper
ated by a gas turbine forms the
super-charger, which made the flight
possible. The turbine derives Its
power from the exhaust gas of the
liberty motor on the ship and a It
thus compressed Is fed to the carbu
retor at the same pressure as air at
sea level.
The biplane was designed In Janu
ary. 1918, by Captain La Pere. a
French aviator, while working under
direction of the United States government.
HARDWARE ST0RE RAIDED
Proprietor Charged With Manu
facturing Liquor Stills.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 28. Federal
prohibition agents nere today raided
the place of business of the Puget
Sound Hardware company, seized a
truck load of copper kettles, copper
tubing and block tin, and arrested
Sam and Herman Aronln, proprietors,
on a charge of manufacturing still
to be used in the making of liquor.
The seizure was said to have been
the first of Its kind in the state of
Washington. Included In the seizure
was one completed liquor still, for
which, officers declared, they placed
an order yesterday.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 68
desreea; minimum, 47 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly
winds.
Foreign.
Talk of government bankruptcy starts
frenzy of speculation in Berlin. Pass 4.
National.
Senators plan curb on flow of debate.
Page 1.
Impetus given plans to relieve unemploy
ment problem, fad. 2.
Major railroads will be consolidated.
Face 1.
Crl.la In Europe portends trouble for com
ins armament conference, riitt 4.
Japan appoints three arms delegates.
Page 3.
Domestic.
Arbuckle out on ball and murder charge
reduced to manslaughter. Pass 1.
American landscape painter deorles per
verted art. Paa-e 8.
Aviator makes new altitude record of
40.800 feet. Page 1.
Kansas coal miners ordered back tor work.
Pae 2.
Wife asks Gardner to go back to Jail.
Fase 13.
Paelfle Northwest.
Trial of Southard cm delayed by failure
of special venire to appear. Fase o.
Splllane finds business, conditions In Seat
tle Improving. Pane 5.
Fraternity pledging at University of Ore
gon practically flnlahed. Page T.
Jackaon county wtna first prise at state
fair. Fas 1.
Experts east doubt on Identity of body In
Mahoney murder trial. Pass 1.
University of Washington students pro
teat high fees. Page 1.
Chambermaid may be witness against
Brumfleld. Fag 8.
Bride pities suitor who tried suicide.
Page 8.
Thirty-five thousand pais gates at Salem
fair. Page .
Sports.
Captain Harry Hansen chosen matchmaker
for Portland boxing commission.
Page IS.
Paririe eoaat league re.ulta; At Portland
S. Los Angelea 5; at Seattle 5. San Fran, j
Cisco 4: at loa Angeiea, vernon n. oac
ramento I: at San Francisco, Oakland
7, Bait Lake 6. Page 14.
Seaaon records broken In circuit racing.
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Jock Hutchison loses his professional golf
title. Page 1.
Commerelal and Marine.
Coffee firmest of all leading food staples
Page 28.
Chicago wheat slumps and export buying Is
heavy, rase a.
Bond trading lighter and stocks Irregular
and heavy. Page 28.
Steamer Abercos rescues ten Japanese
fishermen from sea. Page 22.
Suzuki Co. sends traffic expert hare to
arrange for shipping wheat In bulk.
Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Chairman Meier appoints statewlds execu.
tlve committee for 10-5 exposition.
Page 12.
Morris bond house aaaets ordered sold.
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I4.H3H.5S4 aaked for 1022 city budget
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Alibi of alleged murderer shaken by tes
Tentative Plan Provides
19 Competing Systems.
STABILIZATION IS PURPOSE
Classifications Are Ruled by
. Rate Schedules.
STRONG LINES AID WEAK
Interstate Commerce Commission
Launches Scheme to Strengthen
National Transportation.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 28. A
tentative plan for consolidation of all
msjor American railroads Into 19
competing systems was announced
today by the Interstate commerce
ccmmislon.
The proposed combination, author
ised under the transportation act. '
designed to remove weakness In the
national railroad system shown by
the operation of the rate-making:
power of the commission, and to ef
fect readjustment of terminal and
other subsidiary facilities with re
sultant economy In operation and de
livery of shipment.
Weak lines which have shown their
inability to "live" under rate schedule
profitable to stronger roads would be
attached to systems more advanta
geously situated, but It was announced
that In every ense the effort was
made to maintain the Identity of ex
isting strong systems.
Hearings will be called by the com
mission to discuss the proposed con
solidations. Since, under the law, no
plan can be adopted which has not
been given approval of the Individual
lines affected, as well as that of the
commission, it was expected discus
sion would be prolonged and that a
number of modifications from the
plan would be suggested.
Proposed Consolidation Outlined.
' As announced today, the proposed
consolidations are:
No. 1 New York Central. Including
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
St. Louis; Monongahela; Boston &
Maine; Bangor At Aroostock and
others.
No. 2 Pennsylvania. Including To
ledo, Peoria At Western; Long Island;
Monongahela, as an alternative to the
Inclusion of that road In the New
York Central system, and othera.
No. 8 Baltimore Si Ohio: Reading:
New York, New Haven & Hartford;
Lehigh Hudson, and others.
No. 4 Chicago A Erie; Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western; Bessemer s
Lake Erie; Wabash lines east of the
Missouri, and others.
No. 5 Lehigh Yalley; New York.
Chicago & St. Louis; Pittsburg to
West Virginia, and others.
jo. 6 Pere Marquette; Ann Arbor,
and others.
Neve England Maes Classified.
No. 7 New York, New Haven
Hartford: Boston & Maine; Bana-or &
Aroostock; Lehigh & Huoson Klver.
all of these being alternatively to be
taken into other systems.
No. 8 Chesapeake & Ohio; Hocking
Valley & Virginian.
No. t Norfolk & Western.; Toledo
& Ohio Central, and others.
v. 10 Southern, New Orleans,
Great Northern and Alabama & Vlcks-
burg. . ,,
No 11 Atlantic Coast line, Norfolk
Southern. Florida East Coast, Missis
sippi Central, Louisville & Nashville
and others.
No. 12 Illinois Central, Seaboard
Air Line, Carolina. Cllnchfleld At Ohio
and other.
No. 13 Union Pacific lines, Chlca.
go At Northwestern, Wabash lines
west of the Missouri and others.
No. 14 Chicago. Burlington As
Qulncy, Northern Pacific, Spokane,
Portland & Seattle and others.
Western Itoads Included.
No. 15 Chicago & St. Paul, Great
Northern and others.
Ho. 16 Atchison-, Topeka & Santa
Fe, Colorado & Southern, Denver &
Rio Grande, Western Pacific and
others.
No. 17 Southern Paclflo company,
Chicago, Rock Island At Pacific, El
Paso At Southwestern, Vlcksburg,
Shreveport At Pacific and others.
No. 18 St. Louis-San Francisco, St,
Louis-Southwestern, Chicago At Alton.
Missouri, Kansas At Texas, San An
tonio. Uvalda At Gulf and others.
No. 19 Chicago At Eastern Illinois,
Missouri Pacific, Texas At Pacific, Gulf
Coast lines and others.
The commission noted that Cana
dian railroad subsidiaries, such as tha
Minneapolis, St. Paul At Sault Ste.
Marie an dthe Central Vermont hava
been eliminated from Its consollda
tion and that water carriers where
controlled by railroads concerned,
were Included.
In the main thla plan follows tha
line of consolidations worked out un
der the direction of the Interstate
commerce commission by Professor
W. Z. Ripley of Harvard, but soma
changes were made and alternatives)
proposed.
Rail Presidents Are Silent.
CHICAGO, Sept 28. Railroad pres
idents -here declined today to com
ment on the Interstate commerce com
mission's proposed combination of tie
major railroad lines Into It systems
ICvuuluded ea ' 2, Cwliuua 8-i
timony of friend. Pace 18. . . I
tGsacluded ea Pas 2. Coltuua i-