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CANADIANS WIN
SPURS IN FIRST
Americans, New Zealanders,
English, Scotch, Irish, All
Mixed in the Contingent
. That Won Sept. 15 Victory
k'WE GOT IN THE BIG
SHOW," SAYS AMERICAN
Attack Carried Out in Manner
Worthy of Civil War
Traditions.
By Frederick Palmer.
At Field Headauarters With The
British Army In France, Sept 19. (I.
N. fcj) At last we may tell how nil
kinds of men from all ends of the
earth fought on September 15 In wnit
via the most dramatic and picturesque
battle the British army has fought
In all Us two years In France.
In the same dressing station your
correspondent this week has seen Cn
Tiadlans. New Zealanders. Englisn,
Scotch, Irish, New Foundlanders, an.l
Americans. All were cnganed, not ;o
mention thrtse armored motor cars,
called "tanks." the building of which
Is credited to a quiet officer of en
gineers. When your correspondent met him
Jn London six months ago and asl:t.d
him what Job . he was on he replied,
"Sh-h, don't tell."
"Tanks" Bid the Business.
' It was "tanks" that he was work
ing on then and It was "tanks" coni
pleted that did the wonderful business
In this battle.
Today, when your correspondent wns
calling upon a Canadian brigadier gen
eral, a '"tank" called "Oorden Rouge,"
looking like a prehistoric monster In
a skin of modem armor with the en
gine Inside, came across the field of
shell craters, weaving Us way with
pythonlike adaptabllty to all Irregular
ities "under foot, to the door of (he
brigadier general's . dugout.
The skipper of the "Gorden Rouge"
. alighted and, with phlegmatic drawl.
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SILENT TRIBUTE PI
Thousands Stand Bareheaded
While the President's Train
Leaves Columbia,
By Robert J. Bender.
Washington, Sept. 19 (Aboard the
Presidents Special Train). (U. P.)
There is to be more political noise at
Shadow Lawn. The president. Chair
man Vance McCormick. and other po
litical leaders have reached the
decision that from now on po
litical horses will be spurred all the
day down the remainder of the stretch.
Several big "Jersey days," several
m--. "open-house" days at Shadow Lawn
for woman suffrage workeis, numer
ous porch speeches in which the presi
dent will uphold Democracy's record
of the past four years and an occa
sional sally into surrounding states by
the presidential party will be some of
the heavy artillery unlimbered.
Western Trip Urged,
Democratic leaders admit the cam
paign from their standpoint, has been
necesarily lagging the past week or
so. But from the' time the president
gets back to the summer White House
things are to be set humming. It Is
believed the president will be . once
more urged to make a western trip.
The first political porcn speech will
come on Saturday when the president
will address the Business Men's league
of Trenton. The same day he expects
to receive a delegation of child wel
fare workers who will thank him for
getting th child labor bill througn
congress.
Monday the president goes to Balti
more to address the National Grain
Dealers' association.
Fay Silent Tribute to Wilson.
The president spent a quiet day on
the train. Upon leaving Columbia, 8.
C. last evening after the burial of his
sister. Mrs. Annie Howe, he was ac
corded a remarkable tribute. Several
thousand persons gathered aboyt the
tear end of the train. As it pulled
slowly out, every man removed his hat
and the women stood silent; There
was no sound of cheering.
Entering his car, the president said:
"That was splendid."
At all other points where crowds
metthe train the same silent greeting
was accorded the president.
Air Raids on Venice
Deplored' in Letter
Pop - Benedict Calls city "Dear to
Papal Keartt Precious to Xllgioa
and Art"; Bemoastratloa Mad.
Rome, Sept. 1 (I. N. S.) Pope
Benedict today sent to Monsignor La
Fontaine, patriarch of Venice, a letter
deploring repeated aerial attack by
the Austrians upon Venice, which he
. described as "dear to the papal heart,
r precious to religion and art"
, the letter states that th pop has
'remonstrated vehemently with Franz
v Josef and exhorts tne inhabitant to
.courage and patience while expressing
the. hop that th incursions, will d.
crease. ... ' . , ; --,;. - .
BIG OFFENSIVE
WILSON BY CROWD AS
HE STARTS FOR HOME
LEADERS ON THE WESTERN FRONT Left to right, General Joffre; President Poin
care, King George, General Foch, Sir Douglas Haig. This unusual picture was taken
during the recent visit of the king to the front. Below is Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba
varia, who is now in high command of all the German forces on the Somme front. ' . i
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COMBINATION SAID TO mfT
CONTROL TWO THIRDS NfJ fSf JpM
OF ANTHRACITE COAL W fWm
Government Charges Anti
Trust Law Violation, Asks
for Complete Separation.
Washington, Sept. 19. (U. P.) De
claring the "Reading combination" is
the backbone of an alleged anthracite
monopoly, that it controls about two
thirds of the anthracite deposits and
that its supply will outlast many
years' that of any other producer, the
government today filed in the United
States supreme court its brief asking
for complete separation of the Read
ing company, the Philadelphia &
Reading Railways company, the Phil
adelphia & Reading Coal & Iron com
pany and others. Violation .of the
anti-trust law is charged.
A decision in this case in the dis
trict courts was only partly favorable
to the government but in some inde
pendent aspects the decision was ad
verse to the government. Cross appeals
to the supreme court followed.
In its brief the government contends
that unless the combination is 'com
pieteiy dissolved, it win in time own
or control every available ton of com
mercially available coal known to ex
ist. The, combination was established
the government contends, through ac
quisition of the Schuylkill canal,
wholesale purchase of anthracite coal
lands, purchases of the output of in
dependent producers, excessive freignt
rates, preferences and rebates granted
to the Reading Coal company and
other ways.
It is furtKer contended the Reading
combination acquired control of the
Central railroad of New Jersey, a com
peting carrier, and of the Lehigh &
wiiKes-uarre coal company, a com
peting anthracite producer, "thereby
further restraining and monopolizing
production,, transportation and sale of
anthracite coal."
21st Infantry Will
Be Sent to Calexico
Begnlars Prom Vancouver Barracks
Who Have Been on Mexican Border
Ax First to Be Ordtred Horn.
Kan Francisco, Sept. 19. (P. N. S.
The first move, so far as the west
ern department of the army Is con
cerned, to bring regular troops back
from the border to their home stations,
was made today when the Twenty-firet
infantry, home station. Vancouver
Barracks, Wash., but which formontns
has been scattered along the border
line, was ordered to Calexico and Palm
City. Cal.
This means that the Infantrymen
will relieve five companies of coasi
artillery from San Francisco bay for
tifications from further border duty,
and these, will be sent back here at
once, making the only northern move
ment of troops since the Mexican
trouble reached Its crisis last March.
There are six San .Francisco companies
of coast artillery on border duty, and
but one of these will remain in the
souh.
First Lieutenant Kunzig and Second
Lieutenant Paul V, Newgarden, Twenty-first
infantry, now at Fort Doug
las, Utah, on detached duty, are or
dered to this city for temporary duty
and Captain William H. Tefft, medi
cal corps, is relieved from furtner
temporary duty-at Fort Baker.
i
Two British Vessels
Sunk by Submarines
London. Sept. 19. (I. N. B.) The
British steamer Dewa, 3S02 tons, and
the Lord T red gear, 3856 tons, have been
torpedoed and sunk by German subma
rines. Ths Dewa, built In 1913, left Port
land, Maine, -for Avonmouth, on July
lsvThef Lord Tredgear. built la 1U4,
cleared for Europe - frouM New .'York
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CEMENT COMPANY
STOCKHOLDERS WILL
MET TOMORROW
Filing of Affidavits Gives New
Angle to Litigation; Court
Injunction Hearing Today,
The cement trust litigation insti
tuted by Aman Moore, vice-president
and treasurer of the Oregon Portland
"ement company, is today in the tense
situation of "waiting for the worst."
Moore's application for a temporary
injunction restraining other officers of
th-: company, whom he -has named as
defendant in his suit, v.' as taken up for
hearing on a show-cause order by Fed
eral Judge Bean this afternoon just be
fore the hearing commenced. Counsel
for Mr. Moore filed an affidavit deny
ing the allegations set forth in affi
davits filed by the defendants.
Tomorrow, as is disclosed by affi
davits filed by the defendants and
stockholders in the company late yes
terday evening, a stockholders' .meet
ing is to be held. At this meeting,
very probably, motion will be made to
dismiss 11 the proceedings brought by
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Queen Wilhelmina's
Speech Is Warlike
The Hague. Sept 1 (U. P.)
Queen Wilhelmlna struck a warlike
note in her speech at the opening ses
sion of parliament today.
She told parliamsnt that Important
steps to strengthen the Dutch forces
to -resist any attack on the country's
neutrality are being taken and that
the supply of war materials and muni
tions Is growing. She warned bel
ligerents on both 'sides that Holland
is prepared to resist such an attack.
-We will fullflll the duties that
international law Imposes upon-neutrals,"
said the queen. "At ths same
time we" have strongly. decided to de
fend our independence against whom
ever assails it." ;. . ;-.Tr ir
NO PLACE FOR NAME
OF E. E. COOVERT
NOVEMBER BALLOT
Supreme Court Holds That Re
publican Precinct Commit
teemen Exceeded Authority
Salem. Or., Sept. 19. The supreme
court held in a decision today that E.
E. Coovert's name cannot go on the
November ballot as the Republican
candidate for joint senator from Mult
nomah, Clackamas and Columbia coun
ties. Coovert brought suit to compel
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Let 'er Buck Train
Will Leave Here
Thursday Evening
tft i "Day after tomorrow night." 4k
The time- of departure for
Hr the Pendleton Round-Up on The
Journal Let 'Er Buck Special
hag come as close as all that!
Friday and Saturday this
week, mind you are to be -
id spent at the Round-Up. It is
jfc not necessary to foretell what
those two days will mean to
j those who go The Journal way.
The admonitions of the past
few days have been heeded.
There was a rush yesterday to
4 close reservations. But, as al-
t ways, there were a few who did
4fr not make good with them-
selves. The space on The Jour-
4 nal special may be had by the -H
He very few who come first. m
The fare is 25, which covers
jjt transportation, Pullman, meals,
4$ accommodations aboard the 4
& train at Pendleton, " the best of
4 all grandstand seats at the
Round-Up Friday and Saturday, t
and a . ticket to Happy Canyon.
jjt Don't forget the time of de-
parture Thursday - evening at i
ii o cjock. jrom tne union
False Alarm Is
Attributed to
Boy's Curiosity
Lad Climbs to Box and Pulls Hook,
Summoning Fire Laddies on
the Run.
Ralph Harris, a tiny lad of 5 years
residing on Thirteenth street near
Salmon, climbed the steps of a tele
phone pole near his home yesterday tp
see why the door on the little red Dox
had dropped on Its hinges.
Closer inspection showed Ralph a
hook protruding from the box, and he
seized It. When h. pulled, a bell in
side Jingled and the mechanism purred
pleasantly. So Ralpn pulled again and
again.
At fire alarm headquarter box 171
jangled its call and half a dozen trucks
started for the scene. Then It came
again and again. The insistent alarm
denoted to the operators that some
thing big was under way. and more
apparatus and a couple of chiefs
started out.
The firemen found Ralph at the foot
of the pole, staring wide eyed at the
commotion. Other oys in the crowd
told the firemen that Ralph had
"pulled the box." The frightened
youngster began to cry.
Fire Marshal Steven and Captain
Groce gathered Ralph in their arms,
calmed his fears and took him home.
This is the first false alarm turned
in in Portland for four months.
COUNTRY WILL PAY
EXPENSES OF THOSE
All Traveling and Other Ex
. penses of "Citizens' Train
ing Camp to Be Paid.
San Francisco. Sept. 19. (P. N. S.)
Uncle Sam is going to "blow back"
with all the money it cost San Fran
cisco to attend the military training
camp for civilians at Monterey in
July. A month and a half after camp
has closed the federal government
finds itself with funds on hand to re
lmburse all those who attended the
camo tor the actual expense thy
7jr.tr. put to, .and local army fceaaouar
iers is nuw making up we rexuna
statements.
Those who went to camp will get
a refund for the sums they spent for
train transportation, including sleeping
berths or parlor car accommodations,
and for the amounts they paid in for
meals and subsistence at camp. The
only thing that Uncle Sam will not re
imburs them for is the uniforms they
bought.
The army appropriation bill is re
sponsible for the government's liberal
lty. This bill, that has just become
a law, appropriated $1,500,000 for re
funds to men who put up their own
money to attend training camps.
There were 1200 men at Monterey,
an it is believed that if it could ha?
been definitely stated that they would
he reimbursed for all the cash the
camps cost them, at least 3S0O would
have participated.
Portland men who attended the Mon
terey training camp received word last
night they would be given a refund for
all expense to and from the camp
Similar refunds will be made those
who attended the camp at American
Lake, Wash., it is expected.
American Army to
Have Caterpillars
Twenty-seren Huge Cars, Similar to
"Tanks" That Hut Made Such
Hit In France, Soon xd Be Delivered.
Washington, Sept. 19. (U. P.)
Twenty-seven caterpillar tractors.
similar to those converted into "land
dreadnaught tanks" by the British i
nortnern r rance. win soon De a part
of the United States army's war para
phernalla. The same Peoria, 111., firm
which supplied the British with th
engines for the armored fighting mon
sters has contracted to build the huge
tractors ,for this government. They,
are to be delivered within 90 days.
The tractors will weigh between
12,000 and 14,000 pounds. This is con
siderably below the weight of the trac
tors furnished for Great Britain, erheir
price will be $4775 each. It will cost
$1000 additional for encasing them in
armor.
The tractors bought for the United
States army are to be used to haul
big guns. They will be armored and
probably will carry rapid-firing rifles,
but more for defense than offense.
They are much similar to the ordinary
farm tractors, except that they are
more powerfully constructed.
Mystery Presents
No Definite Glue
Formal investigation of the death
of Axel Nelson, the man found mur
dered at the old United States saloon
building ,in South Portland early Sun
day morning, will be made at an in
quest to be held Thursday evening at
7:3n at the public morgue.
The inquisition will be conducted by
Acting Coroner Smith. The jury was
selected and sworn in this morning.
E. A. and Ludwlg Larson, half-broth-
ers of the murdered man, arrived in
Portland from their homes In Tacoma
last night, and they have asked that
the funeral be held tomorrow.
The brothers were unable to shed
sny light on the murder mystery.
They said they had not seen Nelson
since July 4. when he made a visit to
Tacoma.
Rossis Plans New Loan.
London. Sept. 3 9. l. N. 8.) Rossi
is planning a new internal BH ner rent,
ten year war loan of tLBOO.OOa.OOO to
be placed on ths market at 96. accord
ing to ,a Beuter, dispatch from Fetro
rad received here today' ':'
WH0GAWA1NS
NEW
CAMPAIGN
AT PEORIA. ILL
Enthusiastic Reception Given
Republican, Though He
Adds Little to Speeches on
His Previous Tour.
MAN ASKING QUESTION
IS QUICKLY KICKED OUT
Democracy's Broken Prom
ises. Republican Achieve
ments Are Discussed.
By Perry Arnold.
Peoria, 111., Sept. 19. (U. P.) Re
freshed by hl rest at Bridgehampton
and stimulated by an enthusiastic re
ception here. Nominee Hughes struck
out even more vigorously today at his
Democratic opponents. In the first
speech of hia second campaign trip.
He spoke before the Illinois Repub
lican state conference.
While the Republican candidate had
little new in his speech from the dia
tribes he hurled during his transconti
nental trip, it was evident his period
of study at Bridgehampton had en
abled him to assemble his facts In
more orderly fashion, and to ram home
his thrusts with greater power. His
audience gave him a tremendous re
ception of cheers and applause.
Broken Promises Scored.
For the most part the theme to
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ERIE PRESIDENT SAYS
T
AGAINST 8-HOUR LAW
He Decries Suggestion .That
Wilson Was Playing Poli
tics in Forcing Measure.
Milwaukee. "Wis.. Sept 19. "The
railroad chiefs of the country were
not opposed to the eight hour day
contrary to the opinion that has pre
vailed throughout the country," said
President F. D. Underwood, of the
Erio railroad, in an ii terview in the
Milwaukee Journal Monday.
"There is a general feeling that the
eight hour day is coming and no doubt
it will come, and it ought to come.
"The eight hour day law will cost
the Erie railroad $3,000,000 a year.
do not believe any additional legisla
tion is needed by congress on this
question.
"The Interstate Commerce commis
sion can take care of the raise In
rates if any should be needed. Con
gress has set up the Interstate Com
merce commission to take care of
railroad matters. If the commission
could take care of both wages and
rates there would be no objection be
cause the commission is unquestlona
bly honest and capable.
"Mr. Wilson, however, is not play
ing politics. He is doing what he
honestly believed was for the good of
the country.
"No one could associate with Mr.
Wilson as the railroad men of the
country did during these negotiations
and charge Mr. Wilson with playing
politics in any way."
Prayers for Jews .
Will Be Eliminated
Revision Committee of Episcopal Vrayex
Book to Kecommrnd Elimination of
"Insult to God's Chosen People."
New York, Sept. 19.' (I. N. 8.) The
Protestant Episcopal church will cease
praying for the Jews, by name, after
next month if the special commission
on the revision of the prayer book has
its way. The commission will mane
each a recommendation at the trien
nial general convention of that com
munion which opens in St. Louis. Oc
tober 11 and continues the rest of the
month.
The same body will recommend that
no more special prayers, as a part of
the regular ritual, be offered for the
Turks. Aside from nationalities it is
proposed to omit specific petitions for
"infidels and heretics."
The' reason the commission would
eliminate the Jews in the formal pray
ers is because it feels it is an Insult
to God's chosen people to classify them
with "infidels and heretics.'-
The cause of leaving out the Turks
is mainly because all down through the
years this has caused them to be syn
onymous in the minds of churchmen
with Mohammedans.
New Greek Minister
Displeases Allies
rorelgn Minister Carapaaos Xas a
estred Official Calls rom All XMplo.
mats Excepting- Those of Allies.
Athens, Sept. 19. (U. P. Foreign
Minister Carapanos has received the
congratulatory visits of all the diplo
mats in Athens, except those of the
allies. ' ' ; ;- -'
This is the first dispatch to pass the
Anglo-French censorship -rat Athena.
showing that the allies are not pleased
wits the new Greek foreign minister.
RAIL HEADS WERE NO
Double Called
to Show Man Is
Not Murderer
Defense in Trial of Warren K.
Billings, Accused of Placing
Bomb, Plays Trump Card.
San Francisco, Sept. 19. (U. P.)
kT Billings to the witness stand, the
defense in the murder trial resulting
from the preparedness day bomb plot,
this morning opened a wide breach
In the state's chain of evidence.
Shortly after the defense opened its
case. Attorney Maxwell McNutt called
to the witness stand Al. DeCassia, a
nierir naiaiii hiAr a. remarkable
resemblance to Billings. He testified
.h.t i. . v, not RllllnM. whom
the prosecution witnesses saw on the
I Wl S k I A swfcsvw"
the explosion.
The Br.tiA V. I rrW .tiaalr Krtn stt TAI sTflt
nose and peculiar indentation of the
a m caiuw " -
Identified Billings were prominent
characteristics of the defense's new
witness.
DeCassia testified that It was he who
leaned over the edge of the roof and
vaved at pedestrians below. The peo
ple he hailed were not Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Mooney. bomb plot suspects,
but were companions who worked for
the same firm on Market street.
DeCassia climbed on a chair, leaned
over the edge and imitated the gestures
wnicn states witnesses iwuuea were i mg tne lowest desth rate. The rig
made by Billings. lures given are for all cities having in
The only other person on the roof
with him at any time, DeCassia testi
fied, was a photographer, carrying a
small black camera, who remained
there until after 4 o'clock.
Attorney McNutt intimated that Bill
ings himself may take the stand this
afternoon or tomorrow.
RABBI MAGNES KEPT
Barred Not Because He Is a
Jew, but Because He ?ub -
licly Spoke for Germany,
By William Philip Slmmf.
United Presi Staff Correi pendent
Petrograd. Aug. 18,-JBy Matl.)-
wit - I it iiinn n i nn rvi si mrn mm hot n i
Russia, not because he was a Jew. but
because his publio utterances had
classified him as a pro-German.
Attorney Henrv Sliozbers:. a leadina
Jewish member of the Jewish relief
committee. for 30 years an
active Israelite worker, made this
statement today. He explained why
Dr. Magnes was' refused admission to
Russia, after he had come to Europe
to distribute a fund for relief of Jew
ish refugees from the war zone, raised
in America.
"I am not acquainted with Dr.
f a en si narnnnallv hitf- T Ir-r st n him b
reputation, as a man of absolutely
honest convictions." Kaid Sllozber
honest convictions," said Sllozberg.
"He possesses a forceful charac
ter, but if he is pro-German and said
things he is reported to have said in
speeches, I am not surprised that he
was not permitted to enter Russii
I believe the same thins- would have
happened in England, France, or even
America, if America vere at war and
a known anti-American wished to
enter
'Dr. Magnes was not barred because
he is a Jew but because if his opin
ions. I am certain that some other
Jew would not have been refused.
personally i regret tnat ne was
barred, for had he come to Petro-
grad I am sure I could have con
vinced him that tne Jews here are
Russians first and Jews afterwards.
am Russian myself, but were I not.
and simply as a Jew asked myself
which was best for my people, a
Russian victory or a Bsian defeat,
I would unhesitatingly say a Rus-
sian victory and a victory for th
'I believe I could have convinced
Dr. Magnes of this. Jf his corellglon-
ists abroad are desirous or aidlnar the
cause of the Jews, they will serv best
by aiding the allies."
Dr. Magnes was halted at Stock
holm by the refusal of the Russian
government to permit him to enter.
At his New York offices it was said
today that he is now in Germany.
Local Steel Plant
to Fabricate Plates
Approximately 10,000 Tons of Material
Will Be Whipped Into Bhap Xers
for Seattle Yard.
Steel for the hulls of five Norwegian
ships, to be built st Seattle for Nor
wegian owners; Is to be fabricated st
ine pjani oi ine nnnwen oieei com-
pany nere, it was aamitiea toaay oy
officers of the company. It is estl-
matea mat tne price win range be
tween 3750,000 and 11,000.000.
The five ships Involved in this con
tract are to be built by J. F. Duthle
A Co. at the Seattle yards. Probably
10,000 tons will be required, which. ii
connection with the seven steel ships
previously contracted ror ror construc
tion 'at Portland, this will mean that
a gfeat portion of the work on 13
steel snips will be performed by Port
tana worsmen.
Effort to Avert Big
Strike Is Continued
New York. Sept. 19. U. P.) Mayor
Mltchel and Oscar Straus, chairman of
the public service Commission, are to
meet today in the first of a series of
conferences with committees from the
Chamber of Commerce and the Mer
chants' association.' - In an . effort to
avert a- ' sympathetic strike - again
threatened by mors than half a Million
worker. - ;y n i' - :S , --r- T v -
OUT OF RUSSIA BY HIS
GERMAN UTTERANCES
CITIES OF NJ.
!
Ill
DEATH RATES
Portland. Seattle and Spo
kane Appear as Three Cit
ies of Over 100,000 Popu
lation With Lowest Average
PORTLAND. WITH 8.4 PER
1 w" 1 ,r,"w filllU.Tll.il
J QQO, NEXT TO SEATTLE
leas t. . . . ... .
WaSmngtOn State Rate LOW-
est, but Is Only Northwest
State Included.
Washington, Sept. 19. (WASHING- V
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) j K
Portland, Seattle end Spokane ap ;i
pear, in a bulletin of the United States i
census bureau, as the three cities of " '
large population In the country bar- '
1910 MnulllMfin . ,fto non
This record for healthfulness i&; -
1915 is also true for the two preceding,. !
years. In each of these years thtf
three northwest cities have had a
death rate of less than 10 to 1000. all
others having a hlsher rate. Some
eastern cities have a rate twice a
high. J:
Portland's ratio for 1915 1. 8.4 rmr -V
1000; Spokane is rated at 8.8. and":.:.
Seattle at 7.4. Computation Is made
on estimates of population, assuming Ifi
w population nas increased yearly .
in the same proportion In which it in- ;
creased In the years between 1900 and
iio. This method gives Portland an
estimated population of !72,$8a Spo
kane 142,990, and Seattle 330,814, :-
Decrease la Mortality.
Only 13.5 persons out of vrv ions
in the United States died during 1915, '
according to the census flrures. This
constitutes the lowest mortality rate ?
ever recoraea in mis country. l.
t:iB0dS?
ine widespread awakening of the
i ij iuo ouresu. ioriner with t h, s
treat progress in medicine and sani. 1
m
taiion. nas resulted in the saving of X
170,000 lives durlna- the vur a.i ibos.
ine decrease in the mortality rats
during the decade is 18 7 rr cent, ur
almost. onS-JUth the bulled Sv? '
I sogneat Bates Are in Sonta.
. w -
L.Tn n,n" mortality sppears for
mo Prt 1 cities of the south.
lnere ,ar colored popu
ion, mough a few northern cities
a.PIar .t0 no better advantage. Thus
?5mpnu, L dth rat of
:'u"u,,n w uneans Zl.Z. Bal
"more 17.1, New York 13.9. and SU
h"!"1" U'm Alany. N. Y.. for some
ouu iiuv a.i,sreni, nas tne aonor
mally high rate of 20.
Speaking generally, cities of ths
n-rth and middle west have a rats of
13 to 15 per 1000. St Paul, with 10.7.
has the best record for any city east
'". touowea oy
Minneapolis with 11.5 and Milwaukee-
with 11.4. San Francisco has a rat
of 16.9, Oakland 11.4, Los Angeles 13.S
and Denver 1?.3.
Washington mats Lowest.
It Is a notable fact that the death
rate for whites alone in Atlanta and
Birmingham ranks favorably with ths
healthiest sections of the country,
being 11.4 for Atlanta and ll.l for
Birmingham. The blacks in those clU
les have rates of 23.3 and 22.7.
Washington is the only northwest,,
state Included in the census bureau's '
utate figures, only those states having
a certain standard of vlttl statistics .
reports being recorded. Washington
also shows the lowest rate of S.l per
1000, closely followed by Utah with
9.9, Minnesota and Kansas with 10.1
each, and Wisconsin with 10.8,
Death Kate y States.
The death rate per 1000 by states,:
included In the 1916 registration was
Callfornla. 13.7
Missouri. 12.
Soloral?' .A1?-. -
Montana. 11.4.
N. Hampshire, K.l.
New Jersey. 13.8.
New York. 14..
Ohio, 13.
Pennsylvania, IS..
Utah. 9.9.
I Kansas 10 1
1 Indiana 17 7
I Kentucky, 12.3.
I Maine. 16. S.
Maryland, 15.8,
Massachusetts, 14. B.Virginia, 14.2.
Mlchlsan, 13.4. Washington. 8.1.
Minnesota. 10.1. Wisconsin. 10.8.
What Portland Needs.
"If Portland had a municipal gar-:
bage collection system and spent ths
money In health work that Seattle,
spends, undoubtedly the death rats
here would be lower."
Such was the statement of Dr. L.
J. Wolf, city health officer, today.
"As it is Portlsnd had the second
lowest death rate." said Dr. Woif.
"This speaks well for the climate and
the healthful condition of the city.
"Disease Is spread by the scattering
of garbage and debris." he continued..
"If we had a municipal garbage col
lection system this could be remedied.
Most of our complaints are caused by
garbage being dumped where it should
I not be.
"Portland SDenda ahrmt iko nns
year while Seattle for its health work ;
and garbage disposal system spends
about $300,000 a year."
Switzerland to Tax
War Profits Heavily!
Berne. Switzerland, Sept. 19. (I. N. '.
S.) A heavy tax on all war profits
has been ordered by the government.
The federal council has decreed that '
a special tax of 25 per cent will be de- : :
rm-nded. Profits on the sale of mnnl- '.-i;
tions and war supplies since January ,
1, 1916, are affected. .', a:-
- k i;
Lieutenant Sntton Resigns.
Washington. Sept. 19. First Lieu- "
tenant Redondo B. Sutton, Coast Ar 4'
tillery corps, has resigned. The resl .
nation became effective September li, ;.
Lieutenant Sutton Is the son of Mrsv ;
Rosa , B. Sutton of Portland, - His .
brother's Jeath soma years ago at the
naval academy brought ths family Into
'public notice ( v ' i .
"r.