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VOL, XVI. NO. 99
PRO-GERiflS
CAPTURED RIGA,
SAYS RUSSELL
Member of American Mission
r ;, to Russia, Noted Socialist,
Puts Russian Defeat Up to
La Foliette, Gronna, Stone-
BIGA NOT IMPORTANT, :
GERMAN OFFENSIVE IS
; A MERICAN TROOPS oni historic march thr'ough" London
: received by heads of . the British government. Lord
4 - French, ? ; Queen Mary, 5 King George and. Premier
Lloyd George are shown reviewing the troops, who were
greeted with'cheering crowds massed along the entire line of
: march. ' The head of the; American column, with the United
States flag and regimental ensign, is also shown. 4 , , .
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Germer Sends'
Appeal for Aid
to La Foliette
Telegraphs Wisconsin Senator When
"""Office of ; "American Socialist
Is Raided bj GoTernment.
- Chicago. Sept (U. ' P.) Adolph
Oermr, ditor and ecretary of the
Socialist party, and Seymour Stedman.
Socialist - and official of the People's
Council for lJemocracjr and Terras of
Peace, were , in the "American- Social
ist", of flcec-when the I. W. W. raid
was made. " ,
Germer uked the privilege of
sending- a telegram. It read:
, "Hon. Robert La Foliette, , United
States senator, Washington:
"United ; States marshals are In of
fice now with warrant to seize prop
erty" v:
FederaVOf f ibials ;
: Discover Bomb in ;
Eoom of I.;W. W.
JEW; POLITICAL
' Detolt. Mlch Sept .--(U.
P.) A bomb was found among
the stuff confiscated in the raid
of the L W. W. headquarters
in Detroit yesterflay, it was
revealed.-Federal otficials wera
preparing indictments to make
arrests in connection with the
.discovery,. The arrests will be
made either late today or to
morrow. While . federal officials re-.
fused to disclose the nature of
construction of the bomb, they
said it' was small enough to be
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PARTY TO COME
Every Disloyal Word Uttered
in This Country Helps to
. . i " -.-- at
H-wsaVon RiiRs an Line. -
Minneapolis. Mlnru. Sept. IV. P.1
-i-'ltiga was not captured by Germany,
Kga was captured ry Booerx .
Fpllette, Bill Stone and .Senator
Gronna. They cap:urea iga i
Patrorad la captured. It will be by li
iFwllette, qrotina. Stone an pro-ur-
inan mayors, who- lend their aantsianee
ta a.ntl-American movements." r
i Bo declared Charles Edward Kusseu.
Socialist and member or me mooi wm
: mliiBlon to Russia, on his arrival here
today- to attend the convention or xne
American Alliance , or ianor ana
Democracy,
: Russell ald the unni or Kiga ws
not Important, except as an indication
of the extent to. whlci the Russian
L people are being weakened.
; . Offensive nn vwppea
'l"Rlga dosn't amount to anything,"
he said. "We all 'knew perfectly well
before we left Russia that Rlra was
entirely likely to be taken. Riga Is
not the question. The great question
Is whether the German offensive is
going to be stopped.
"When the kaiser gives aecorauons
for the capture of Riga, he should not .
forget L Foliette. Gronna and Stone.
cause or Germany, prolong ine war.
and slaughter Americana In this re
spect - they are doing . more , than all
Germany, put together they ana tne
People's, coy nclu t
' Oonnerhaada Malslnr Kaiser .
' )1 "the interest of the Russian people
la-this war has been steadily under
mined by the disloyal utterances or ?
copperheads in the United. States sen
ate and bouse of representatives. Con-
umiintl.. f SiihIm ltfta fa atalIIV
: belnaT weakened.: Every disloyal word
uttered in , eontress,-; svery .disloyal
resolutlob that is passed by German.
agents id ' the People's cdanciL every
occaslftn ton which the mayor of Chi-.
' eoppftrhaad..: cqaventloa ; in hU'
(CoetlotMd oa.ras rn. Celaaia
DISPATCHES TELL OF
HAL
FLEET IN RIGA
OFuERMAN
'Warships Presumed to Be
A Aiding in Drive; Russians
v' Continue to Retreat.
ITD . V ,t , :i --Vy ' Jf l was made. v , I carried in a man's pocket and
ST A T 9 V C Germer 'asked the privilege of 1 yet largo enough to destroy a
r-V. --V iV W. ' ', V- O 7H1 sending a telegram. It read: . ship. '
I U- ' S (2 I II - "Hon. Robert La Foliette, , United nited States Marshal
II r ' , f v. f - I II I States senator. Washington: , ( Behrendt today advocated in- t
I! a:f s 4 "United States marshals are In of- ternment of all J. Wf. W.. for the
I Viilssy. fice now with warrant to seize prop- duration of the war. .
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GOLF S0lmCIIY
tXILNU WhLUUWih IU i ipMPONESTp: MSpLKHOPE: FOR RIGHT TO RAISE
OREGON SOLDIER BOYS PENDING CONFERENCE OF COAST BASIC PRICE
TO LIGHT SOON
Delegates to First Conference
T of American Alliance for
Labor ahd Democracy Dis
cuss" Plans Informally.
MOVEMENT DISTINCT
FROM LABOR MEETING
Samuel Gompers Said Not to
Be Connected With the
Proposition.
Italy, Resumes
Offensive on
Julian Front
, - .
Huge Concentration of Men ' and
Material Reported AdTancIng
Wear Border.
London, Sept. S. (U. P.)Italy re
sumed her offensive on the . Julian
front today, while redoubling her drive
toward Trieste and Laibach. Roin
dispatches detailed the greatest con
centration ' of men, ; artillery and air
planes on the Italtaa side that " this
front has ever seen. t .' ' - .
; Official statements mentioned ' 211
Italian planes as having participated
in the fighting. British. andJFrench
field artillery is aiding in . the land
fighting and in the Gulf of Trieste,
British and French warships are co
operating . with Italian monitora in
shelling Pola, Austria's great Adriatic
r-aval base. - .
Rome estimates today figure that
since August 19, when General Cadorna
started his present drive, at least IV
000 Austrlans have been taken prls
oner.
The main fighting today was south
of Ocroglo. on the Balnslssa plateau
and between Brestovisxa valley and the
sea. . .
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TAX ON PROFITS
t - i
. 1 '" 1 .'-V-,. s
Battle on Wealth .Conscrip
5 tionistslsebpeneddathe
. House; i Members , Applaud
views of Leader.
"80 PER CENT NOT TOO
MUCH ITjlS-ASSERTEDl
Senate Shifts, t Attention : . to
Proposed Levies on ln-v
' comes. ' "-
' Minneapolis. Minn.. Sept. . (U. P.)
A new political party was sin the
process of formation here today by
delegates to the first conference of
the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy.
Its nucleus. If was reported will be
the , recently organised 'Social Demo
cratic league of New York. An effort
Is being made to form a coalition of
Prohibitionists, former Progressives
and men who left the international So
cialist' party, because of the latter's
attitude toward the war.
Political Movement Distinct
The movement for a new political
organization is entirely distinct from
the labor convention. The men back
of it, many of whom are delegates to
the convention, are merely employing
this opportunity to get together and
formulate plans to launch the party
at a later date.
That there was some idea of organ
ising the new party during -the con
vention was Intimated by John
Spargo's Initial announcement of the
scheme the day before the. convention
got under way. With the arrival of
Samuel Gompers, president of the
STXry tSat Offers Opened by Dock Com-
tnere was no ornciai connection De-
tween the convention and the proposed
new party.
Gompers reiterated today that he
knew nothing of the new party.
Oompers Hot Zn On Flans
Spargo, who is chairman of the So
cial Democratic .league of Mew York,
said that plans for Its- organisation
have not been abandoned because of
opposition from : Gompers. y r
1 -PfrMr. Gomsers knows nothing- or tn
plans for a new fcarty.' ha said. "There
are ria-uca. pJans aa a part of this
conference. The two should not be
eonf used." ' ' v -: 1 , .
; Negotiations between leaders of the
Prohibitionists, tormsr 'Progressives
kri& former members of the present
Socialist party are saia to nave pro
gressed favorably.- The chief obstacle
More Attstriana Captured
Rome, Sept? . (U. P.) Capture
of more than 700 additional prisoners
in the continued Italian advance was
reported by the war office today.
"Continuing the struggle around
Gorlxia, we took more than II pris
oners." the statement said. "On the
Carso' front .repeated .enemy attacks
were broken up, 200 being captured.
HIGHEST PRICE . BID
ON ELEVATOR BONDS
IS BASIS OF 95.298
mission This Afternoon Are
Disappointing.
, Quantity of Material Captured
Berlin, Via London, 8ept. (.
U. P.)-iCapture of 120 Rus
, alan . officers. .7500 men, ISO
v guns and 100 machine guns
with several armored cars and
- a quantity of war material, was
announced from- the Riga front
- '; today.
' "Along, the Dvlna river, we
.have advanced as far as Ft led -.
' rlchstadt," the war office de-
' dared. . .
'.
'
:
, Petrofrad, Sept. (b. P.) Oer-
many called on her navy today to add
Speed to ner - Riga, offensive.
. Official - dispatches frow the front
reported the arrival in the Gulf of
Riga bt a fleot of German warships.
whose guns presumably were cooper
ating with the Teutonic land forces In
'the drive.
. : The war . office announced further
" retirements. In this sector today; No
mention, was made of actual fighting
there. .Official dispatcher, however
detailed a vigorous assault by the
advancing Germans.
1 "We retreated across the River Me
. lope." ' the statement said. "In the
sector of the Paakov road we retired
to' the region of Zegovoio and LJgat
approximately It miles southwest
,'Sf Vendeen.
i v; "our forces nave now reached ap-
: .proximately a line drawn from KUn
' genberr to- Kastran to FriedrichstadC
: ; Fiiedrichstadt is about 21 v miles
southeast of . Riga. Great swamps
surround the olty. .
: .An official announcement earlier In
-the .week- sUted - German warships
were shelling a number of villages
' -fronting, on-the Saltlo.: .'-s , V -
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Ch'arlottej'-N. C, Chamber of
Commerce Wants to Make
Men Feel-at; Home,- :
Of -War, Labor View
Blackpool, England.' Sept C-(I.
Charlotte.. N.'C.. having been ''.se
lected as the mobilisation camp- for
Oregon troops, the Chamber of Com
merce of that city has shown the
splendid . courtesy and hospitality: for
which the south is famed in sending
a welcome to them before, they leave
nome tnat rneir entrance -may , not. oe
as that of strangers entering-a strange
toWSV''"'"""- - .-'"-..--- ;fr
Through E. N. Farris, execWtiv-ec-
retary of the Charlotte -Chamber of
Commerce, r he message -comes to- Port
land: TWV want your . people to feel
that their boys , will be our .boys and
that the- cltieans of . Charlotte wilt do
everything t in their powSr" to make
them, happy ga&i9omtortnlV$:'
1 A pocket: map of the' southern telty
of 60,000 ; inhabitants Is enclosed, and
probably will .be one of the Jirst gif U
to "our. boys '- when : they. land. - ,
i Th invitation follows: '-
To tne rpeople-" of Orea-bn: . -.V
4 Ths ' United, -Stater, gqyernment has J
selected Charlotte. N. Cf.. as tho ite
or one-or in moDiiiation camps and
the . war department has1 decreed that
thef troops from ; your stata, will be
stationed here.: - --''-- -a ..r -
The Charlotte Chamber1 of Com
merceTthe Charlotte - Mtalsterial asso
ciation and the Young Men's Christian
association take occasion, ' therefore,
to express ' their pleasure at this de
cision .and to. assure: the- troops and
all : those whoso interest in them is
closest ahd affectionate 1 of thet wel
come wnicn awaiia mem. - . , A
We wish, the troota who coma to na
ta use the off icea and facilities of our
organ iaationa. freely in whatever way
may oe or aavan,iaga to them, we
extend the -same Invitation , to those
who'visit-theBoldiers in this camp and
we pledge the hospitality . and hearty
Welcome -of our "entire dtlsenshlp both
to the troops and to tnelr friends.
: Very sincerely. 3 , f
.Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, -.
. By DAVID OWEN. President.
E. K.'FARRIS. Executive Secretary.'
Government Takes i Step ', at
Eleventh Hour Which-Will
Avert1 Walkout Hire.
Food -Administrator Contends
1 Such: Action. Would Mddno
Prices to Consumer. -
FARES TO RAISE PAY
S. American workmen look for three
more years of warfare, said J. Lord.
Jelegata- from . ths : American Federa
tion of Labor, In an address to 'the
Trades .Union 'congress here today.
T . Lord said .that the: American, work"
ers have no illusions, but that they
- know Just what It means ' for them
with the United States : in the con'
n let. ' - Nothing f is j being -left -vto
.ana nee.
?Paf al Deleirate
m 1 i tr'; A i T i T . -1
su.ou mis itumorea
. Rome. Sept . (U. P.) A successor
is. shortly' to be appointed to-succeed
Monaignor Bonsane as papal delegate
to - the lioited. states,' according. to a
1 rpertcurrnt, here-today: ;No:reasons
Employes of "Portland's: Tour big
steel shipyards will not go on strike
Friday morning, as' scheduled.
"" A ' wire from the United - States
Shlpplnir Board ..Emergency Fleet
Corporation .' asking- that representa
tives b hurried to 'Washington -along
wttb-tho Seattle delegation" to" talk
over matters; -was taken . at its face
value, and tne strike postponed.
p Action of the executive committee
of the Metal Trades Council at noon
today ordered; the strike postponed In
definitely or untU such time as. the
government: could anow .its full hand,
j The eleven.? t(our. change caused
great rejoicing here. "The 'paralysing
of the, local:: shipyards, ihe Northwest
Steel company, -Columbia River Ship
building corporation, Willamette Iron
V Steel works, and Alblna-Engine &
Machine works, .ttnploytnir:. dosa to
60Oo men,would havo-foUowed sucli a
strike. -forAtho plants in.' question are
said to be-90 per' cent torjanlxMi th
Willamette Iron A Steel works, where
the Janoary . strike was- -succeasf ully
fought, being : th sole exception. .
As a.. result of .the? reouest . from
WashingtonvJoseph lB. 2 Bowles, presi
dent of the . Northwest tel company.
ana repreaentative ox Xnd unions w411
proDaoiy leave at once for the national
capital. r " ' .
James -Morrison, . organiser , for - the
machinists, and C. E. Kldd,' organize r
for:the .blacksmith's union, will repre
sent the Portland i unions ? at the. con
ference at Washington - The date set
for,; that . meeting. Is ' Thursday, Sep
tember 12. i- - " " '
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PrencE Mission Not .
Comingito Portland
- .The French miss Ion has" declined, ah
Invitation of I the Portland Chamber
of Commerce to visit Portland after It
visit' to Berkeley, Cal., where ft will
attend the- dedication; of Lafayette
halt ' . . : ' ) t ; ; ' - -V ; .
-jWord to this -effect was 'received
this morning in a telegram from the
mission j by : French Consul: Labbe. It
IS " aaid that revloua arrangements
prevented acceptance of the invitation.
fWasbingtorv Sept,-. 5. (WASHING
TON BUREAU -OF THE JOURNAL)-
A conference of the nothwest , delega
tion wlt!h' Food Administrator Hoover
today on the wheat situation 'affords
no basis - for teilef that the differen
tial against' Portland will be removed
orotjBodlfied. J -' -
Hoover's position 'is that '. It Is im
practical - to mu a oasic 1 price at n
Pacific coast point as the result would
be5 to increase the price of the wheat
by' the addition of freight rates and
the consumer is entitled to consldera
tion in the general results to follow
from price, fixing food control laws.
s Provision for fixing . prices' at . In
terior primary markets was likewise
pronounced - - impractical, - as to this
year's, crop the impression was given
that congress will be asked to change
the law so that next years price can
be fixed in the same manner as this
VearS.
t An appeal . to the president by , the
northwest manufacturers Is content
plated and an effort will bo made to
secure'? an -appointment at the "White
Houee Saturday. In the delegation to
day to see Hoover were Senators Me
Nary, Borah, Brady, Jones, Polndexter
and Johnson and Representative Sin-
SihnOttmadeTthai point that north
west stimmer fallow wheat la enUtled
to great conaideratiorf in that section
where- crops 1 ara produced -every year
on the same Jand. Hoover was appar-.
euny unacquainted withr this situation.
xne jignt to. nave Portland recog
nised as a -basic point in-the -govern
ment s determination 'of wheat prices
is shifted to Washington. ; D. C to
day; and ' Is - being conducted by Ore
gon's senators and representatives and
H. L.1 CorbetV president, of the Fort-
land Chamber of Commerce.
: The food administration and ' ttw
government- grain1 corporation i are
asked to take -cognizance of the fact
that -the overnment has ..under -Con
struction here a large- n umber, of jsteel
and wooden ships whlch so far as any
one" can see .could be loaded both" -t 6
the advantage of the government and
the wheat producers with flour for ex
port Between -23 and 25 'wooden 'ships
bant under private, contract, but which
i. .Coaeluaed-oa Page Jla,' Oeliuna BTre
at present, It was declared, is the op
position of aomo of the Socialists who
say they do not see tne neea or a new
party at this tuna.
Branches of AUianoe Tiaamsa .
Plans for establishing branches of
the Alliance for Labor and Democracy
in every town in tne unuea estates
Will be laid before the convention here
today or tomorrow by the committee
on resolutions. John Spargo will sup
plement the proposals with a motion
that ; the alliance form a sort of en
tente cordiale with other patriotic or
kanlzations. In order to give the great
est possible force and effect to the
patriotic propaganda.
Resolutions will be Intro need by
the Socialists demanding extension of
government control and government
ownership of basic industrlea .
Frsa Speech to Ba Urged
Other proposals will be made .for
the extension of democratic measures
during the war and for the protection
of the people against possible attempts
at "exploitation by big business." It
is also said that declarations In favor
Bids for the municipal grain eleva
tor bonds were opened by the dock
commission this afternoon and the of
fers made were disappointing, ,j
The highest bid was one on a basis
of 85.298. made by a. syndicate of New
York investment nouses consisting t
ths .National city - company, ' Harris.
Forbes & CO. and tne Equitable Trust
company. Ths aggregate of their bid
on this basis was 11,429,470, offered
for the. purchase f ths $1,600,000 cf
4H per cent serial bonds maturing
completely in SO years. f ...
The second highest bid was made by
Morris Bros. It was on a basis of
95.115. Blodgett company and John
E. Price composed a syndicate that
bid 04.08 and Henry Teal bid 4.5
The city treasurer of Portland offered
to take 130,000 of the bonds at par,
and the Cltlsens' bank bid for $26,000
of the bonds on a 5 per cent discount.
The dock commission took the bids
under consideration.
The . bonds are being sold to raise
money to construct a municipal grain
elevator on property recently pur
chased along the St Johns water front.
Speculation before the- bids were
opened indicated that the offerings
would be around a basis of 9$ or 99,
Washington., Sept. t U- P.J . '
SpeakeriGhamp Clark,Uking ths floor ' '
In tha house today, reonened the bat-'.':
tie of wealth cofiscriptionists. demand. ;- -ing
that great war profits be heavily .
taxed. . The . temper of ths house to:i t-'
ward the, corning- ftght was' shown la .
tremendous applause of Clark's words. : i
His declaration : that $0 per cent; of
war profits is not: too much to tak." J
aroused such . a demonstration that ' ;
Clark was forced to stop spesking. , ; .
He vigorously flayed profiteering, ! :
saying: ; 1 1. - - - -,-..'
"If our young - men are wming Co !
risk their -lives, ; our ., wealthy men I ?
neean t be afraid to risk tha dollar."
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Clark's action and his reception, on !j
tne neeis or ins senate s rerusal to
fix more than 31 per cent tax on war
profits, was taken as a strong inU- -cation
that . such profits are. not , yet
safe. It also emphasises the Vldespla
between ths houso and senate on the
revenue bill and augurs 'long drawn
out debate before the revenue bill is 1 '
law. The bill ss passed by the sen-'; '
ate will be fought oh the floor of tit 1 .
Meantime, senate conservatives be
gan their fight to. prevent the wealth:
conscriptionists Increasing tbe.tax oa
giant incomes, ; - ; :-': ;..
Senator McCumber. Korth Dakota.
said he. fears hither income taxes Will:;
aampen ins nation s war spirit. - j,
Sanata Siseusses Xaooms Taa ? : v - ; ;
"Few senators,- realise how heavily 4 l
we taxed , stockholders 3 bjrv our action
ysterdayon, war profit a" sald- Me- ; -
CumbeftiA.rnan; whoought 'get i 1
$30,OOQ in - dividends . from a corpora--: t
tloir. tnakinr: 10 " per cent p rofl ts th is 4 ; j
ear win . getronrjr-io.ooo v f or v, ths 1 .tft i
support of - Lis family after b has .':'
paid au federal,' state and t munition j: :
taxesv Therefore, ws ought not In- vi f
crease the Income tax na ewf WVVV
Ths fight began on an amendment '
br La Foliette' seeking lo per cent ef - i
ll incomes .in excess of' 147.600, Tns : i t
Simmons-Penrosa plan proposes i auch i : : i
levy only oh $1,000,900 Incomes. r i? "5; I
Half I a dosen other, amendments, :- i
growing Jess ' and2 less drastic, will i::, 1
follow If this proposal meets expected Hf-s
defeat 7 ' The Borah-Johnson group :
hopes to force' ths committee to make'
substantial concessions ? rather
- than
"Germany; Has Not;
Felt Final Strain"
ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE
ALONG PRACTICALLY
Birkenhead, England, Sept' 6. -(U.
P.) Germany has not felt the final
strain of the war; when sh does she
will realise the binding value of real
freedom,' Premier Lloyd Qeorge told
an audience here this afternoon.
"If Russia had enjoyed freedom be
fore the war she would have been more
united in prosecution of the war." he
continued. "Because in unity of action
there is no suppression, but on ths con
trary, it
freedom.1
Hearings Begin Before Public
Service: Commission; Fig
ures Given by Company.
... . -
(Continued on Pace Five. Oolamn One)
Ths Portland Railway. Lirht A
rower company is willing to grant
wage increases to its employes and
an eight hour day; provided the public
service commission , grants it the
privilege of raising fares in the city
01 roriiana.
The street carmen's union la win
ing to consent to a raise in carfare
jr u can te shown that the company
cannot grans its wage requests other
wise.
XaBoobs lata st "Be Shown?
The city is willine that fr
should be advanced If conditions war
rant it but. In the luituar. r
Attorney ' LaRoche, "we must be Rairie. PpnptratA ftp.rmnn Fi fCT I fotmed Representative Sinnott that ha
, , i ,1 em r . . P VP'm expon question
Line FHOnn OI nne mS Al- th French and British govern
menu wun a view 10 aiorase ot ax'
pies at Atlantic ports where they may
be used' to fill but cargoes when ships
nave space available.
(Concluded on Page flte; Colawa Tkrte) - ' : i
STiStf .
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Five Thousand Acres Involved
in Casej
Making of Entries,
in;
't rV:
, stata has :
ENTIRE FRENCH FRONT
Apple Export Query
Is to Be Taken up
Washington. Sept $. .(WASHINO
TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL.)
Food Administrator Hoover has . In
as a
snown inai tne company s claims f
Increased operating , costs.
true.-' . i--.: , .. .
The Portland Central .rho rvn.nii
ia wuimg mai ma company's conten
tions shall be given the t ullt n...
j. a. -Kifoian. contends that.
tiuiiiu Bcrijce commission-haj no au-
wiu. ii i-u permit tne ,r fares , to be
Trainmen WfU Protest
Sunset XiOdg NO. "2ft. .Bmt)ihM.l
of Railway? Trainmen, oddobm -th
petition of the street ' cap
.... - 1. . . cuuma .. mrm . a
-nuuicuuge. - , .
ej. so., vrross ai so appears
remonstrator. ? ! ;
' Ths foregoing is the linann in
fight instituted today before the pub
lic servics? commission of. Oregon in
rwwBoc- to ; ie streetcar fare sitna
tion; The weight of. admissions ap
peared to be to the effect that the
uv..v r fcv . &j4o .ultimate pay-
, .... Y f
Griffith First
r Sifted down to a flne,jKlnt ths sit
uation is as; iouows:
; fDoes the' Portland - Railway, Light
at Power company show sufficient, net
earnings to permit of a per cent rats
.01 return '.on a, pnysicai valuation tot
the property- of the company devoted
to the operation of It streetcars?
.-'According, to the figures of the pub
lics service- commission the Dbvairai
valuation of ths properties on - Decern-
: per-si iast : was s1s.z33.37i
f President Franklin T. Griffith. tn
first-: witness t called, aald -that? esti-
tacks Are Prevented,
ParlsHBept . (U. P.) Violent ar.
tlllery fire on almost the whole of
the French front was reported in to
day's official statement
'Around Cerny, on the Chemln des
Dames," the statement said, "artillery
fire was violent. - North of Rhelms.
French raids penetrated ths enemy's
first line.
In Champagne there was a violent
bombardment on both sides, the French
artillery aominaiiog ana preventing
enemy attacks. .
'On both banks of tha Meuse. gun
fire was also heavy. .
British Flyers Are Active
London, .Sept (U. PO Intense
aerial activity and success jof numer
ous British air raids was reported to
day by Field Jfarshal Halg. k
"During Tuesoay tsntisn - airplanes
dropped a total of 133 bombs on bil
lets, railway stations and lines, aid
tags," - ammunition dumps, training
schools and otner works : at - a dozen
different places." he said. , '
. 11
Only Local Attacks Reported.
London; " Sept. . I. N. S. Only
minor fighting has taken place on the
British front during ths past 34
hoars, ths war office stated today.
Southeast of St JuJIen, on the
Wet, Flanders, front, and near Fleu-
raix, tns nuan 1 mans local attacks.
Salem. Or -Sept .,.Ths
is ths highest expression of Jon tnI .aventhVandjlsstof tha widely i
known Hyde-Benson land fraud cases.:: .
cnrin( to " a memorandum of' the . J
decision made br Judge Kuykeftdall of
Klamath county, ; wnici was t receive. . fj j
today by Attorney Ofhsrat Brown.- -'
It? appears rrom rne i menroranauro, ; r :y
whick is In such shapa that ths attor- :
ney general's office' is ihavlng consld-;- .
arable f difficulty,! In determining Just K
what it means,1 that' ths court , found i ;
fraud lnf all the land 'entries Involved t-i vf"
except ons'tor saw acres, ano am nu .1 v -:y
will be returned to the stats, subject i:j
to any claims, ir any, the unuej mates;
may; hf vsC Alt fold J?0 acres ara la- ;
voivedj- .i; v f -t-i. , - i?.K4!ljt:
. .Usotss s FrSFaiaai:vi-: ;ft:iirK
Based upon thta-memoranduoCvAs-i
aiatant Attorney General Bailey Is pro-;
paring findings of fact and; a decree . '
which ha will submit to Judgs Kuyken- '
dall for approval- and signature. . .4 u
" Tha case was submitted, to Judge 1 :
Kuykendall last December and. was not :
decided until within tns last rsw-xiays. ': '.;
Two'dayr ago the-attorney general;
received a letter from the cleric f ths: 1
court in which incidental mention "was ft
made that the ca as had bean decided. ;
The attorney general telegraphed ;f or g!
Information as to which: way It wsg
decldeL:Tbe clerk of hrourt replied I Ji
that hs ? couldn't igtve tha" information lr
ia ' ths. space Of a telegram, hot was g
sending,?memorndum. .Today ths at ;f
used, phonograph 1 tomey general receiveo tna-memoran
shihea I dum, witnia. mu; jor. j.s:ior.copy?;
1H it-'" '
GARDEN glO MONTH
LIGHT FORD EXPRESS
Acreage 6T
:$10 PER month buys fine garden
tract. 1 evxzvu,
.provementa.
Automobiles Accessories . t '
LIGHT Ford express truck. ' Also
touring. . ; r ,.:
!
Organs and
XCaslcal
SELL me your
. records, talking; mac
Jr (CoociBded oar Page - igbteea,Cohisia Four) .' capturing-' soma Oerman prisoners.
The above-Want
found under . their.
headings on Pages 12
-today's JournaLv -
mar be
respective
and i. of.
-
Six Cases Woa
. -. Sis!;
s Journal- Want . Ads are dally
growing in xavor - among all
classes. ! The Hotel man and
woman with a spar room to rent
both .know tha --value . of a. llttla
Want .Ad In The. Journal. . The 1 1
oeaicri iu wii iiHf,iuii iou could
mention, look .upon. The. Journal
Want Ad 1 Page as their best
salesman . and .buyer; - Journal
want Ad get tns nest ana quick,
est results and - ars the - favorite
of Portland's buying and selling
On nt tha aeviin Hvda lanA Yraud i
cases tha attorney general has wort six;-;.-: .
In the circuit courts. - All but tha last J 'r .
one have already bees' appealed to ths I j i
Fsuorems court aad undoubtedly ' th :
rKlamath county casa will be carried tq I ' '
ths'hlgbsricoarui:: ,f-'-i;;ft''Nf j?f--r.
The other teases ha va been eoooll
f dated 'and if tbemamath caae'raaches t ;
I ths - hlgpsr -court , within reasonable i- i
tlmev It will ba . included with thJ ji !
Others. j''---'f: if&H
If ' thaw supremo court upholds ' ths f
I state's contentions the land, involving r r
altogether aboat 30,000 acrea. -wUl be
returned to thr stats ;for th bansfH - :
'of tha common school truA- ,'' 'j i-