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ftfi OREGON DAILY TOURNAL. .PORTLAND. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ' 3, 19- VICTIM OF 'BADGER' E TELLS POLICE If UC HI .Edward R, West, Prominent - f Business Man, Admits His ...-.Identity, BLACKMAIL IS REFUSED Bniu" ef OeiurpiretoTs Meads Oallty ; to XmpeztonatUMr omoet 't , ant Gts 18 JttontUg' Sentence. r New York, Bept 2.(U. t.) WUk ,11a Butler, alleged "brains" 6f the - snllllon-dollar blackmail ihot, pleaded fruiltv to a charge of Impersonating- a federal officer when arraigned before Justice Manton here thle afternoon, : 'end was aentenced to II months In the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. He la the first Of the conspirators to be ar 'ralgned, and hie 'mentenca marka the tflrat victory of "government agenti tracking the alleged conspirator who piav preyed upon wee-lthy men and women, 'Chicago. Sept. tt.-(V. P.)-Edward ilt West, vice president of the C. D. 'dr.rr T Coffee company with or hr mil in New York is tnm a. AM urn IIUI I IIL lino unuuill ' iK. Wesley" whoSras Vletimls t6t llll,00o by tba Mtlonal syndicate of .blackmailers, it waft aerinltely learned - Hodar. . . , West's personal attorney, Egbert Robertson, and Million 0. Clabaugh. Irefleral Inveetlgator here, both ad 4 .alttd West wee the person. I Robertson said West voluntarily told Ala atory of telng lured to New York by Buda Oodman, supposedly a mem ber of the gang, that otnere might be warhed and the guilty punished. 5 West waa trapped by Buda Oodman, Jwhom ha met in a cafe several montha goy he aald today. They saw each thr frequently for eeverai weeke, and - "fche Induced him to take her to New ' ?York with him on a business trip, he . 'state. On their first night there, Sthrea men knocked at the door of their hotel room and said they were govern. ' nent officers, and that the couple were lunder arrest for violating the Matin ' fact. The woman became frantic, and laatd exposure would ruin her Social ' jposltlon. Then the fake offlcera sug gested the affair might be hushed up. West refused to yield to the black Snail and the couple waa brought here. Negotiations continued three or four Says while the two were held at a otel here,' supposedly aa prisoners of ,, he federal government. Finally the 'woman's pleas that she be not ex posed won West and he paid the jrnoney, $12,600, and later IJS00. Both were released on the first payment. , t Tha men who posed as federal agents lira supposed to be Oeorge Irwin, John T. Freneh and "Doc" Brady, alias frames Christian. French was arrested Itt connection with the Kllpper kidnap " Jng several days before West paid the econd installment. Irwin and Brady Jar under arrest s , i Buda Oodman, who is said to be the former wife of a song writer, is being jtuestoned today by federal agaftt West IS a wealthy widower. Who - lives In Highland Park, ah exclusive Suburb of Chicago. He la vlea presi dent of on of tha largest tea and feoffee importing houses. ' f Miss Godman Is said to be an asso ciate of Mrs. Helen Evert, who has figured. prominently In the kidnapping Jtnd blackmailing case. West says he 1 tmpposed she was a wealthy woman of . Independent means. I West told today how the plotters carefully laid each detail of the fake Street, even to having one of their v Siiembexs pose as United States Co.n ! tnlssloner Foote. Tha "hearing" was - field in the private rooms of "Commls , ' blonr Foote." ' Mtss Godman is a small brunette. She is exceedingly pretty, with plenty of snap; and the federal officer ay She l well known In Chicago cafe life. 1 "I have concluded to acrlflce toy personal humiliation In this case for he sake of others," West said. Because of West's confession, the government will not prosecute him for violation of the Mann act. Uinton a. Clebaugh, federal investigator, la re ported today to hava offered Immunity la- any one else who would testify against the alleged blackmailers. ;,f B-HOUR LAW IS GIVEN DEFENSE BY LA FOLLETTE (Con H sued Frnm lne On.) ! t r es. the ampalgn to shape publlo opinion in heir favor, nor did they have the dltlonal advantage of placing flam It's underwear for men tomorrow! The Norfolk and New Brunswick wor sted, Jersey ribbed union suits the kind that are sold the country over at $2.00. Specially priced for tomor row at $1.45. It pays to watch the front door case for timely heeds at these one-day special prices. Morrison at PduHh 8, H, Stamps Given. . -Do yon wear Ralston Shoes? grata a. i S i I i You LZzy . Havo Tried . Ikc&m ATTENDANTt UPON - i I, 1 , i i, , i ii ill i. .. a mi in ili. Hi in" ,) ij in ii inn,., in. m. n.ii li ii... .-.. ...nil... . i. -ii urn it, i i. i J i( riM hn ujfe i k Kk ssksMBBBMslBMMBsTBBtMB -" S boyant placards upon the walls of waiting rooms at railway stations to influence their ease with the travel ing public. "This eight hour day law has been called a 'forced bill' enacted under tha demands of organized railroad trainmen," continues the senator. 'This IS not true. The railroad em ployes demanded an eight hour day from the railroad, not from conareas They made no demand whatever on congress. They said the railroads did not grant an eight hour day and they would quit Work. BaUroada' Action Criticised. "This was their right. They Set a day (September 4) to quit work in case the railroad managers refused them the eight hour day. Then the railroads inaugurated a strike against the public. They refused to accept freight for shipment especially per ishable goods, lrf many parts of the country. Thia meant appalling dis aster to farmers and particularly to fruit growers. It meant great dam age to business, even to the railroads themselves. 'The president sought to' adJuat the trouble and avert the disaster about to be thrust upon the country. He was not successful. The railroad macagera were particularly obstinate and refused to concede the principle of the eight hour day. Congress Was Ziast Bssort. "At this point the presideht put the eratlon. Congress, disinterested, under iaw Douna 10 consiaer oniy me puoita good, was forced to act lb tha public's interest, it was not forced to act be cause of "any demands upon congress by the worklngmen or by the rail roads, but because the public Interest demanded Immediate action. "Congress acted. It passed What Is known aa the eight-hour law for men in the employ of the railroads, en gaged In moving trafllc in interstate commerce. The pill became a law and averted the strike. It Is claimed that congress acted without due consideration. Did It? The question of the eight-hour day for skilled employes was' not new. lSvery congressman alive to the Issues of the day must have been very familiar with the pro and con on the subject of the eight-hour day." X4mitatton Met Sams Opposition. Senator LaFollette says that when he secured the 16-hour limitation for railroad employes he was met by the Same argument that -is now goibg on against the eighjt-hour law. "The railroads and some large em ployers, are slow to learn," continues the. senator, "that abundant experience hac shown that for the trades, profes sions and crafts where skill, courage, caution and close attention are re quired, the eight-hour day is the max imum for eniciency. "However, tha railroads generally use no' principle of progress that Is not forced upon them by legislation. The dawn of better days would never brighten the path of workmen were it left to the railroad managers. The railroad employes have been patient and lon suffering. Theirs is a haz ardous business, their labor is per formed Under dangeroas condition." BRITISH ENTER COMfiLES AFTfcR FURIOUS BATTLE (Onntlnned from Page ttaM fighting, drew a noose about tha Ger man rarrlson which made thilr es cape almost impossible. - For weeks the Germans had used the town, with Its wonderful system of fortifications. as a pivot point from which to swing attacks, north and south, at the al- tlea' lines. Town Brought Into rocket, tn the last month ot fighting, the British and French lines pressed stead ily forward on both aides until the town was In a deep pocket. It was no toriger available for the Germans as a plvdtal point, but it still held out. buttressing the German line and block ing a further allied advance. The British not only gained this Im portant Victory, but pressed forward n their drive toward Bapaume last night And early today. A strong re doubt between Les Bocfs and' Guerde court fell before a British attack. Tha French also swept forward again last hight, carrying Fregicourt villag and later repulsing German at tacks against positions won yesterday. FRENCH TROOfc TAKE SEVERAL VILLAGES IN VICINITY OF COMBLES PArls, Spt. 2ft. (U. P.) French troops captured the village of Fregl conrti. a little more than a mile eatt northeast of Combles, last night, clos ing? still further the Anglo-French noose about tha German garrison of Combles. - Tha war office also announced today that French advance guards penetrated th Combles cemetery, while others reached, the southern edge of Combte.. Southwest of ' Combles, a , German trench was captured. ' -' Tha capture of Fregicourt wag Ac conypUshfcd. with, scarcely any lull la RETURN OF SOLDIERS OF the great battle that began yesterday, when British and French advanced simultaneously on a It mile front. French detachments had fetched the outskirts of Fregicourt, while othw forces Wars occupying Rancourt and driving tha Germans from positions farther South. A storming attack last night swept the Germans out of Fregi court. In tha fighting a-outhwest Of Combles, a German company waa cap tured. Southeast of Combles, the French Spent last hlght consolidating positions won in yesterday's attack. German at tacks between the Bethune road and the Somme were repulsed and BOO pris oner, taken. The Teutons made a violent attack on the northeastern front of Verdun at o'clock last night, on the sector between Thlaumont and Fleury. The assault was stopped short by French curtain fire, the Germans losing heav ily. In 47 air duals on tha Somms front yesterday, nine German fliers, were brought down. Berlin Admits Loss. Berlin. Via, Wireless to Sayville, Sept. 26. (U. P.) The losg of villages to tha allied forces, under one of the most terjiflc attacks of the whole Somme offensive, was officially admit ted this afternoon. "The allied Infantry, after a four day artillery duel, launched a uniform attack between the Ancre and the Somme," the war office stated. "The fighUng commenced at noon and went on last hlght with tna same fury. "Between tha Ancre and Eaucourt L'Abbaye the hostile thrust was stifled in our fire and broke down with bloody losses before our lines. The successes obtained by tha enemy east of Eaucourt L'Abbays and the con quest of villages on the line of Geude-court-Bouehavesnes must be recog nized, but before all we must think of our heroic troops who face the united Anglo-French principal forces and massed employment of tha whole worlds war Industry prepared for many montha. Near Bouchaveshas and further south to the Somme, repeated French charges failed under the heav iest losses." it6, ,aerrnn official statement that the allies have conquered villages on th Una of Guadecourt-Bouchavesnes bTTTI 18 DROBABLY no exdusivfe thop U belter known Or has a larger circle of patrons than the Needlecraft Shop! Yet because of the wonderful growth of her wholesale manufacturing trade, Mrs. E. H. White has decided to close out th retail store immediately. The sale began last Thursday in spite of the crowds and eager buying;, many wonderful bargains still remairr! BUY FOR FUTURE NEEDS FOR CHRISTMAS NEEDLEWORK! nviost Exclusive Stock bf Needlework in the West, Now at Final Sale! Here are a few illustrations of the sensational reductions t $12 Embrtodsrad Canter, 36x36 inches, closing-out only S7.50 To , S7 Hand-Embroidered Night Gowns. andChemUa $3.50 $1.50 Hand Embroidered S....,... 73c All Christmaa NovettUs, to be etnbroidsred QQn -Hh values at ... OaV $1.50 SUmpe Baft Tow- 'ft r;.u..,."c.' 6Be Est. 1903. 331 TTlie -He(fedlecirt: Shoo THIRD OREGON REGIMENT I f i I r. . v i P B ii - i ii'i v r fliifiir imi nvi ) ii r-, tn"nw II ?t"'fi r "Tli t.'y.-i ' 'ii JJ II H Ac left Soldiers lined up. for the scene on pay day which always boys. la seemingly an admission that .Com bles has been captured by the 'allies. The villages of Les Bouefs, Morval and Combles lie on the line Indicated. DID HUGHES FAVOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE . PRIOR TO CAMPAIGN? (Continued Prom Pare One.) their mother. All the women of my family have found tnelr needs and du ties in their homes. X am talking to you not for publication. If I have any announcement to make publicly. I prefer to make It when the time comes, through the usual channels. As a pres idential candidate I shall not add to nor take away from tha party plat form. " "As a private citizen I reserve the right of giving my personal views if it seems desirable that I shall do so, and I reserve the right a lady's right of changing my mind. I do not say that I will make any announcement or that I will not. I should prefer not to do so, but it. may not be possible for me to go through the strife of a poli tical campaign, particularly of this po litical campaign, and keep silent. Says Ugh Will Wot Be Dropped. " 'I Bhali not go into the arguments usually advanced by One Side or the other, because my own convictions arise from an entirely different point of view. There may be many who it rui EXTRA! Ode Lot of Stamped Pillow Topa, Centers, Library Scarfs, Stamped on Novelty Fabrics. Values to in $1.50 at... JSC Ohe Lot Crochet Embroidery Cot ton, All Colors; 10c Values; While They Last, Skein. . ; . . . One Lot Linen Centers, 18-Inch Site! While They Last, at, . . . Fe Instructions Given WitK Every Purchase. Classes in Crochelinfc Every Day But Monday and Saturday Morrison St. Northwestern Bank Bldg. V Terms Cash! disagraa wita tna but . X caanot e how any aaadid romd east atudr dltlons and Mlfava tha Totes will per manently ba denied to women. Tha incfeaslngly active feminist movement, to say mind, makes & sltimate grant ing to- Votes to wonsan lamentable but Inevitable. , , Tha fernlntats are not goUig t drop thta fight Wa shall haa a constantly lntsnsified effort among the feminists perfecting their organisation and con stantly Increasing struggle and bitter- last mess. At right Familiar brings smiles to faces of the ness between sexes tnless We give it to them. " Sex antagonisms and tha subver sion Of national issues into petty per sonal Issues is to me mora lamentable still, more ruinous to our womanhood and our country, than tha doubling of the electorate or votes for woman, ca lamitous as that may be.' " Reverting to the inquiry with Which his letter opened, Senator Thomas con cluded, significantly: "A negative answer to this) question would be interesting." Government Brief Is Filed in Car Case m in r, Stand Takes Carriers' Duty Zs to rttr fcish Cars "Seasonably" Heeded to San die ITorxnal Tvaffio of T.iaes. Washington, Sept. 26. (U. P.) De claring It Is the duty of avery Inter state carrier to furnish such cars as "reasonably" necessary for handling the normal traffic of which It Is a common carrier, tha government to day filed Its brief in the supreme court in its suit to compel the Penn sylvania railroad to furnish adequate tank car facilities for the transpor tation of petroleum products. The suit is based on the refusal of the road to supply tank cars for the shipment of products of tha Pennsyl vania Paraffins company, shipments being made by barrel. 1 r m i - i ii i. All Hand-EmbroM Pillows and Centers, on finest lin en SS grades (J7 PA $3, 15 trades P 4 eOU $1.25 Beautiful Shirtwaist Patterns stamped on ir.e K'.'.'T.'!:.... 79c $1.45 Stamped Night Gowns, all , newest pat terns, for this final Stamped Baby Dresses Infants' to 2, years. Are stamped on fine KQ lawn. Sale price. , UuC It 9c Qfos HONOR IS ACCORDED RETURNED MEMBERS OF 'THIRD OREGON' Company M ofNSa!em "Re ceived by Patriotic League; Woodburn Gives Banquet. I esJSsiesei"BBaessaas COMPANY C AT FAREWELL Eatirs msffaftaut Xg to Weleomed at Armory la Portlafed rrlday Hirst Vrograas la Satag Arranged. Company If. thlf d. Oregon. Infantry, lit strong, wag welcomed by tha Pa triots League tapon Its return to Sa lem last night. A banquet was served in tha Armory. Publlo officials made speeches of welcome. Woodburn cltlsens also received the officers and man of Company I last night with a dance and banquet. Prom- The HARDMAN An Instrument of mxmwriittjr grace ful (in as, that oc ttpie$ fid Mor tpaem than ttn up right piano. Cam taytt "Itt TONS I tvondtf faL" $675 r.o.. New York Easy Term IF desired Morrison Street Let us make you acquainted with the new, luscious flavor It's all that the name suggests! Wrigley-quality made where chewing gum making is a science. Now ihreo Bont fotQet after evertf tncal ; Inent officials extended a eordial wel come: bom. Company C of Portland bald a fare well banquet last night, every man and oiricer being present. Captain Dan lot E. Bowman waa tha toastmastsr. Of ficers of tha. regiment were guests. Company G took the new National Guard bath without any delay as aoon as possible on reaching Camp Withy combe and 109 out of II were signed up. The entire regiment Is to be wel comed at the Armory in this city next Friday night by tha cltlsena of Port land and prominent officers of the state under tha auspices of tha Im proved Order of Red Men. A program of speeches, muslo and dancing is be ing arranged. Engineer Thomas Is Dead. Whlttier, Cal., Sept X. P. N. S.) William H. Thomas, who waa an en gineer tor the Bouthem Pacific until he was si years old, died here yesterday, aged 94. Thomaa waa second engineer on Farraguts flagship and after the C1VU war ha lived in Sacramento. He became tha father of two daughters after reaching the age of TO. He Ii survived by a widow and several chil dren. , Directors Accused of Fraud. Les Angeles, Sept, 26. (P. N. B.) Directors of the Alfalfa Farming & Dairying company, lncorporatad In 1912 for '$1,000,000, today went on trial In ti United States district court on a charge of fraudulently using tha malls Five-Foot Grand at Broadway flavors z tARUSO tr wi tl fflSfS m v to pfotnots tha corporation. It I a leged that ITS.OOO worth of stock was : sold with no authorised capital to pro- -'' tect It. One of the defendant! i J. B. Mayer, preildent of tha First Na- ' tlonal bank and the First State bank ' of Corcoran, , . Wrinning( Your Market This bank is deeply interested in every move which acids pres tige to Portland as a market It is a willing listener to any le gitimate proposal which has in view its co-operation in business ex tension plans. FiratNational Bank 4 4 Capital and Surplus $3,500,000 Fifth and Morrison Streets Portland. Ore. IVRIGLEYS w m mm m mmm wi vwt PERFECT niMriAtt Havo a pac!&QO of oaclt alwayo Irr r&sch Wrapped IN j 'immm)f. .. " ill I'lihl '.v I S t! a - ri-