Fair tonight and,
Sunday; north
erly winds. Hu
midity, 76.
VOL. XVI. NO. 128.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1917. TWELVE PAGES
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FIRST OF
E IS 2 TO 1
SERIES
SCOR
Chicago Scores First in the
Third With Hits by J. Col
lins and McMullin and
Felsch Gets Home 3un.
GIANT TALLY CROSSES
PLATE IN FIFTH FRAME
McCarty Tripled" and Made
Home on Sallee's Single
to Center Field.
?an MP0 It?Wl 100 SLOW
IN DOING ITS BIT
IN LIBERTY BONDS
Total Needed
$24,500,000
650,000
500,000
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Loft oa baaa New York 5, Chicago S.
Two baao blta McMullin. Hobertaoa. . J. Col
ThrM hau hit McCarty. Horn ran
wmtl. n.u. n h.lla Ht cicotta 1. Btnick
put aallaa t. Clcotte 2.. Double plajaWea
ar to B. OlBna to Oandll.' Sacrifice blta
MiMullln. Blolan baaea Burna. OanUU.
33.00O rul watoa mm - m
Tha total at receipts were
173.152.50. Of this the National
corhmlston get $7,315.20. the
Dlayera. 139,502.08 and the club
each 113.167.36.
The total attendance waa
000 exactljf.
The game was played In one
hour and Xorty-elght minutes.
1 nu 1
450,000
400,000
350,000-
300,000
250,000
Sales in Oregon Jump to To
tal of $653,100, but Now
Uncle Sam Wants State
to Raise $24,500,000.
MANAGER MILLER IS
EAGER FOR RESULTS
Bankers Will Meet Secretary
McAdoo for Conference
Next Wednesday.
Peru Decidestd
- - - .
Cut Relations
With Germany
Both Houses of Congress Cast
Overwhelming ( Vote After
All-Xight Session.
Lima, Peru, Oct. 6. (L N. S.) At
an all night session both houses of
the Peruvian congress voted to breaK
all diplomatic relations with Germany.
The majority Jn favor of the resolu
tion was 99 votes.. .
HUM'S H
VIEWS ON WAR
ARE PRESENTED
BY LA FOLLFJTE
Senator From Wisconsin De
livers Three Hour Speech
Before Colleagues Just Be
fore Adjournment.
TYPE OF AMERICAN PATROL vessel now in use in
. foreign waters and which is reported to have foundered,
but with no loss of life. The name of the lost vessel and
the reason for her loss, whether due to torpedo, mine or col
lision, has not been given out bythe navy department.
mm
OF' WARFARE
UTTERANCES AND
Course defended
. LIBERTY LOAN
Bank Information Report
City of Portland
through banks,
previous .. . $127,300
Reported today. 212,650
$339,050
State outside of
Portland, pre- ,
Tious ..$263,450 -
Reported today. 49,70O 313,150
$653,100
1200,00010 MARK
IN ITS BOND SALES
Company Comes- Forward
With $10,500,000.
New York. Oct 6. (I. N. S.) The
total subscription to the Liberty loan
In the Second federal district is near
ing the S200,000,000 mark. .The .amount
subscribed at the end of the fifth day
of the drive, as given out by the loan
Committee today, was $192,739,000.
The largest subscription Friday was
made by the Metropolitan Life Insur
ance company. It was $10,500,000.
Other subscriptions were:
International Mercantile company.
$2,000,000': Metropolitan Trust com
pany, $2,500,000; Chatham St Phoenix
National bank. $5,000,000; Wells Fargp
company, $1,000,000.
Banks throughout the city announced
that they would purchase bonds and
hold them for installment purchasers.
By H. C. Hamilton . i
Comlskey Park, Chicago. Oct 9 -(V.
P.l The Chicago -vvnTTB soi luom.
first step forward lnr-tkawXlrat .lti
spangled world's series ever played
here this afternoon when they whipped
the Giants. 2 to 1. '
1ft trie shadow of the Stars and
Stripes, Eddie Clcotteand 611m Bailee
fought to a finish in one of the great
est games .ever played in a worlds
series. It waa hard, rocky traveling
at every step. A powerful smash by
Happy Feisch into tne lertrieia Dieacn-i . ;r
ers was the straw that turned the bal- Metropolitan Lite InSUTanCe
ance to Chicago.
That came in the fourth inning.-The
first White Sox run crossed the plate
in the third. Cicotte himself provided
the start for a row of hits. Cicotte
singled but was thrown out at third
by Robertson on J. Collins' single, the
latter going to second. Collins scored
on a double by McMullin.
Bailee Scores McCarty
The Giants' run resulted from a
triple by McCarty and a single by Sal
lee In the fifth inning.
The fielding on both sides was ex
traordinary. Charley Herzog furnished
the first sensation when ht took .Jack
eon's drive over his shoulder while on
a dead run back of second. Herzog
made another remarkable play on a
grounder back of first, throwing out
McMullin. A sliding catch by .Jack
son off Mccarty's bat probably saved
the Sox from a tied score.
The action was fast and tense at
every step. The crowd was kept on
its toes by great fielding, and cheered
wildly the strong, valiant efforts of
the rival hurlera.
Benny Kauff, demon .slugger of the
late Federal league, failed to get a
hit He reached first only once and
then on an error. ,
Elmmermaa Is Booed
The mighty Heinle Zimmerman, a
special mark for booing by the Chi
cago fans, owing to his recent depar
ture from the Cubs, also failed to get
a hit and also never saw first base.
He fouled out twice and his other ef
forts were a pop fly and an Infield
out. Th Giants hit for two extra
bases, a double by Robertson and a
triple by McCarty. The White Sox
connected for the same number of
extra hits, with McMullln'a double,
which scored J. Collins, and Felsch-'s
home run.
For the Giants, Robertson's double
was- without result. Sis .be was left
, stranded at second.
.Although Chicago furnished one cf
the greatest outpourings ever seen for
i world's series, including those who
got Into the park and those who didn't,
the Windy City apparently ; takes Its
victories with less upheaval than doe
Boston. Where Boston has been in
the habit of staging wild parades
about the field for years, past, the
White Box crowd was content to let
loose one great roar as the last out
was mada and then beat It for home.
The game by innings follows:
v first ianX&r ?
Nw York Burnsstrike one- Strike
two. Ball one. Ball two.. Ball three.
Burns singled to cente.. It was a clean
mash over second. Hersog filed to
Jackson. Kauff -ip. " Strike ne. Kauff
popped to Jackson, -vho almost dropped
the ball, which struck his glove and
bounced out but Jackson made a-quick
recovery. Burns waa held on first
Zimmerman up. Ball one. Strike one.
. Burns stole second. Foul, strike two.
' Zimmerman filed to -"elsch. No runs.
One' hit, no errors.
i Cicotte's first two strikes served up to
Burns looked big as balloons as thv
came up to the plate. , Hersog's and
ifCauffs flies were the easiest sort of
' (top-ups. Burns made a ureat try and
Slid safely Into seconI by' Inches on
. , his dash as Zimmerman failed to con
nect on the hit and run.
Chicago J. Collins up. Foul, strike
. (Ooactnded oa Page Two, Cohuaa Three)
)-t t . . '.-''-
"Oregon hasn't awakened yet in the
second Liberty loan campaign," de
clared C. A. Miller, state campaign
manager, this morning. It was the
first word of complaint since he ar
rived In Portland to take charge of the
Oregon campaign for the government
The state has been apportioned $16,-
600.000 of the $3,000,000,000 second
Liberty bond issue. If the people of
the nation subscribe $5,000,000,000, as
expected, Oregon's share will be $24,-
600,000. Yet, while subscriptions In
San Francisco alone up to Friday eve
ning last night totaled $6,500,000, and
the state of Washington reported
more than $1,650,000 this morning,
Oregon as a whoTe had reported only
$663,100 up to 10:30 o'clock this morning-,
and Fridays total for all Oregon
was but $188,059.
Bay's Increase Half JfflUion
Though there was an element of en
couragement In the fact that the in
crease had been nearly half a million
dollars in a day, there was no evidence
that the banks had made the necessary
efforts to bring- In their large sub
scribers, or that the people generally
had roused to the "importance of ' de-
clisivelv loval suDDort of the govern
ment in its second appeal ror tunas
with which to finance the war.
There seemed to be rorgetruiness
that the eovernment's per cent sec
ond Liberty bonds are the soundest
Investment in the world because
backed by all the taxable wealth of
the United States.
OlUsens Xnst Wake TTp
There seemed to be an oversight of
the fact' that the government: must
have the money in order to prosecute
the war thereby protecting tn- very
nronertr which should produce the
amounts-needed for Liberty bond in
vestments.
The campaign committee will also
consider it necessary to impress more
(Oooclodad on Page Tea, Column Two)
FA1LST0 STEM DRIVE
Concrete Shell Crater De-
fefises Crumble Under the
Heavy Fire.
Critics Are Accused of Libel
and Character Assassi
nation by Solon.
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Oermans Bombard Trenches
London. Oct 6. (I. Jff. S.)
Bombardment of the new Brit-
ish positions on the west Fland-
ers frotot with heavy Gerrnan
guns continues, the war office
reported today. ' .
All along the eight-mile bat-
tie line, east of Ypres, num-
berless batteries of German
cannon are hurling shells
against the trenches captured
by the British on Thursday.
. No counterattacks were made
by the Germans last night, the
official statement added.
j
Investigation Committee ITamad
Washington. Oct 6. (I. N.
S.) The speelal sub-commlt-
tee authorized Friday by the
senate privileges and elections
committee to investigate Rob-
ert M. La Follette's alleged dls-
loyal speech at St. Paul will
sonsist of Senator Pomerene of
Ohio, Senator Walsh of Hon
tana. Senator James ' of Ken-
tucky, Senator Dillingham of
Vermont and Senator Fall of
New Mexico, it was announced
today. (
Senator Pomerene Issued a
call for the, first meeting of
the committee Monday.
Washington. Oct . (I. N. S.)
Congress adjourned at S o'clock this
afternoon.
Santa Fe Takes $5,000,000
San Francisco. Oct 6. (I. N. S)
The Santa Fe Railroad company au
thorized the 'announcement this after
noon that it had subscribed for $5,000,
000 worth of Liberty bonds.: Of this
amount $1,000,300 will be credited to
the San Francisco district
Total investments In Liberty loan
bonds Friday as reported by the Lio
erty loan publicity committee of San
Francisco was $10,950,700. Those re
ported during the morning: were by de
positors In the various banks and the
two largest were for $100,000 by J. I.
Flood and I. W. Hellman Sr.
Coalition Cabinet
Named in Russia
Petrograd. Oct 6. (I. N. S.) Defy
ing the democratic congress. Premier
K'erensky has framed a coalition cab
inet The congress has issued an ulti
matum to him to the effect that no
action must be taken without the full
cooperation and consent or the con
gress. The new ministry IS composed
as follows:
Premier, A. F. Kerensky; foreign af
fairs M. L. Tereschtenko; interior, M.
Nikitine; agriculture, M. Masloff; la
bor. M. Skobeleir; supplies, m. toko
povitch;" finance, M. Bernatzky; relig
ion. M. Kortasneii; puoiic wenare, -m.
Kishkln; trade and industry, M. Kono-
valoff: state controller, M. Smirnoff;
justice, M. Malyantovitch; education.
M Salaskin; war, uenerai verxnovsny;
marine. Admiral Verdervski; president
ecumenical council, M, .TretyaKori.
There are three constitutional demo
crats in the new cabinet, namely, Kisn
kin. Konovaloff and Smirnoff; The
democratic congress, led by the Bolshe
vlkl. opposes participation in the gov
eminent by the constitutional demo
crats.
Lansing Exonerates
Swedish Legation
Chicago Is Slow
Chicago. Oct 6. (I. N. S.) Sub
scriptions to the second Liberty loan
by Chicago and the seventh federal re
serve district total today v more than
$20,000,000. At the present rate of
subscriptions Jt would take nine weeks
to raise the allotment of $700,000,000.
FACTS ABOUT
SECOND BIG
LIBERTY LOAN
Here ire the facts concerning
the second big Liberty Loan.
Have you bought yours yet?
Amount, $3,000,000,000.
Interest, 4 per cent per annum,
paid semi-annualry.
Exemptions ' from all taxes ex
' .eept estate taxes, surtaxes and
excess profit taxes.
Redeemable in twenty -five years,
or at government's option
after ten years.
Payments, four in number by
government plan, last- pay.
ment January 15., 1918.
Twelfth District allotment,
$210,000,000 minimum;
" $350,000,000 desired.
When to buy, now.1 ..
With the British Armies In the
Field, Oct 6. (U. P.) Field Marshal
Haig's most successful blow against
the German lines was achieved against
Germany's newest defensive scheme
and against the plan of warfare on
which the Teutonic high command has
pinned all its hopes.
The outstanding fact of the victory,
as its fruits were computed today, was
that the German "pillbox" defense
scheme Is just as -vulnerable as the
.old style' trench defense plan.
The' Germans decaaed to give up the
complete trench warfare, because they
found the tremendous British offense
barrage made trenches deathtraps. The
Prussian lroperatorix," as Hindenburg
is now called "ftGenn8Ay'tweispn
devised the plan or concrete saeu
crater defenses, distributed -over a wide
sone -and : sprinkled with "pillboxes."
' Hew Plan Believed Invincible
This defense scheme succeeded the
intricately complete trench system on
the very front where Haig struck. The
new plan had for months been ex
tolled behind the German lines as
Germany's supreme tactical achieve
ment It was to the German rank
and file the unbreakable "Hindenburg
defense."
But Haig broke It. The Hinden
burg defensive did not live up to the
expectations which its first tryout
around Ypres in the summer's battles
had raited. The conviction must now
have been borne home crushlngly on
the Germans that their armor Is
cracking.
The terrible British barrage leveled
the wide defensive zone of the new
war system and a "wake" barrage
mopped up what was left. Between
the two wans or raining steel, me
British, more like bulldogs than ever,
tore apart the fabric of the Hinden
burg defense. .
Counter Attacks Fade Away
Not only this. ,but the counter at
tacks on which H'.ndenburg's new sys
tem counted so. heavily ror success
faded tway.
Par.t of the Hindenburg strategy In
giving up the completely linked ana
intricate system of trench lines for
scattered pillboxes and concreted sheil
craters, was bagted on the belief that
If there were only a few trenches the
attacking enemy would lack cov.r.
Heretofore, the line after lme or
trenches, even when half destroyed by
barrage fire, gave Immediate cover for
troops to wuhstana counter aitacas.
There were no Intricate trench lines
where the British assaulted. Neverthe
less, they dug in so quickly that the
German . counter djows iaiiea i ais-
Washlngton, Oct 6. (I. N. S.)
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, launch
ed a bitter attack upon Senator La
Follette In 'the senate this afternoon,
calling upon him ,to resign and apply
to the kaiser for a seat in the bundes-rath.
K - '-X'sy --'-.'.. -' V v"Vi ' 1 3. 1
mrmm initr" mviftt C?? i'-..!.- mftBnTiTiff'rtiiiirf t r-r t j
IN W ZONE,
BUT ALL OM
American Patrol Vessel Goes
Down, According to Report
Issued by Navy - Depart
ment ; No Details as to
Disaster Given Out.
FIRST U. S. WARSHIP
LOST IN PRESENT WAR
Admiral Sims States That
Officers and Crew of Craft,
Whose Identity Remain
Secret, Were Landed Safe
ly After Loss of Ship. '
"If I had made the speech of the sen
ator from Wisconsin, X would, resign
my seat this. minute and apply to the
kaiser for a seat in the bundesrato. I
would, not wait for the senate to pass
upon my loyalty." said Senator Robin
son. , "The kaiser could call Hindenburg
and Ludendorf f and say "We are Just
as well off as if we had peats In the
United States senate; : we've bought
enough influence In America to- (slock
war progress, ": ald" Senator Robinson,
' "Are you for the president or are
you for the kaiser? This is a time for
men to assert .their manhood. We
(Coneladed on Nine, Column Six)
PUBLIC IS TO BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR TAX
RETURNS
SAYS ROPER
Official Issues Statement
. Warning That Penalties to
Be Imposed.
Wilson Commends Congress
Washington Oct. 6. (I. N. S.) The president of the
United States today issued a statement commending the work
of the adjourning Sixty-fifth congress.
The president's statement follows r (
"The Sixty-fifth congress, now adjourning, deserves the
gratitude and appreciation of a people whose will ari4 purpose ,
I believe it has. faithfully expressed.. One cannot examine the
records of its action without being impressed by. its complete
ness, its courage and its' full comprehension of' a great task.
The needs of the army ancl the navy have been met: iff sarwajrr
that assures the effectiveness of American arms, and" the war
making branch of the government has been abundantly
equipped with the powers that were necessary to make the
action of the nation effective.
. VI believe that it has also, in equal degree and as far as
possible in the face of war, safeguarded the rights of the people
and kept in mind the considerations of social justice, so often
obscured in the hasty readjustments of such a crisis.
n "It seems to me that the work of this remarkable session
has not only been done thoroughly, but that it has also been
done with the utmost dispatch possible in the circumstance
or consistent with the critical matters dealt wi?h. Best of all,
it has left no doubt as to the spirit and determination of the
country, but has affirmed them as loyally and as emphatic
ally as our fine soldiers will affirm them on the firing line."
Washington, Oct. 6. An American
patrol vessel on duty in foreign wa-
I tejs has been lost, . the navy depart
ment announced today.
A dispatch from -Admiral Sims
states that the ship foundered, but the
entire crew and officers were saved
and safely landed. V
Th accident occurred oh the morn
ing of October 4. An lnvestf&atlbn is
berng made into the loss of the vessel.'
The department stated that beyond a ,
bare announcement of the-loss no fur
ther details are given.
This patrol vessel is the first Amerl- '
Can ship to be lost in foreign waters.
The committee on public information
announcement said:
"The navy department is in receipt
I of a dispatch , which states that an
American patrol vessel foundered while
on duty in foreign waters, on the
morning of October 4. All of the of
ficers and the entire crew were safety
landed.. An investigation Is being made
as to the loss of this vessel. The navy
department has ' no further lafornww -
I lion concerning tne aetaus except
those given,"
The department early this week an
(Concluded on Pi-e Five. Column Tfarae) -
CAR EMPLOYES AND
PRESIDENT GRIFFITH
H IN CONFERENCE
Washington. Oct 6. (L N. S.) The
Swedish Ip ration in Washington, sus
pected in some quarters, of having for- J lode them.
waraea me unneunai hbvu;u3 . i Germany s
Count von. Bernstorrr on tne aoio .,, breaking. The imperatorix
IZjSgiSt California Labor
To Aid Carmen
steel wall is slowly bin
Is
Pasha affair to the Berlin foreign or- i kil. aesrjerate search but has not
fice through Stockholm, was exoner- found props sufficient to uphold It
ated Dy secretary os omo umnains i - -
today.
There
for the statement
res went through tbe.Swedisb legation
here in washington.
The secretary of state refused to
say that the messages went through
no neutral legation in the national
capital and confined his statements.
in exonerating the Swedish diplomatic
service to the minister "here In Wash
the dispatches did not go by wireless.
How they did go was a question of
great interest to Washington diplo
mats today.
Washington, Oct 6. Responsibility ,
for tax returns is to rest with- the
public, accosdlng to a statement by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper,
in which' he Interprets the new war
revenue law.
Returns must be made within SO
days after October 4, the date on
whieh the law became operative, on all
articles or commodities in stock on
that date to which the law is applica
ble at that time.
Mr. Roper warned those who come
within the provisions of the law that
the government will not take the ini
tiative in securing the returns and
that they should at once communicate
with the nearest office of the internal
revenue service. The , government
wilL however, check up all - returns.
All who fall Mo make returns will be
subject to penalties.
Mr. Roper's statement shows returns
must be made by the following:
"All individuals receiving incomes of
more than $100ra year.
"All corporations, joint stock com
panies and associations.
"All distillers, rectifiers, wholesalers
and retailers, holders ef distilled
spirits Intended for sale or to be used
for manufacturing purposes.
"All dealers in fermented liquors or
malt liquors, wines, cordials, liquors,
domestic and Imported.
PLAN FOR REFORM OF
PRUSSIAN HOUSE OF
LORDS IS ANNOUNCED
Kaiser to Name 120 Repre
sentatives, Including 12
Princes, Others DMded,
FREDERICK FORSTER
KILLED IN NEW YORK
ENT I
Action Expected in Regard to
Demands of Men for Inr
crease in Their Wages.
MOTOR
ACCID
Friends Here Receive Brief
WoreKof Death of Former
Portland- Man,
Nathan -Strauss Is
Branch Bank Official
IToUficatlon Trom federal xeserre
Board at Washington Kecelved This
Xorningv ,'
The federal; reserve board at Wash
ington this morning named Nathan
Strauss as the fifth director of the
Portland . branch of the federal re
serve bank of San Francisco.
The other four dlrectors.ewho were
named last Monday, are A. L. Mills,
president of the First National bank;
j. C. Ainsworth, president of the
United States National bank; Thomas
A. Burke, former collector of customs
for Oregon, and William A. Day, as
sistant depnty governor of the . San
Francisco bank, who is acting mana
ger of the Portland branch.
-Mr. Strauss is managing head of
FJeischner, Mayer & Co., of thla city.
8tn -Francisco Strikers Tote to
main Out and Affiliated Bodies
Adopt Besolntlon to Assist.
San Francisco, Oct 6. (X. N. S.)
One case of minor disorder was re
ported today, following the vote of
the striking carmen of the United
Railroads to continue their fight for
advanced wages. Thomas O'Connor,
a street 'car guard, was baJly beaten
no by two men wne escapea,
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. Oregon Engineer
Expires m France
, Washington, Oct . (U. P.) Allen
B. Mercer, private of engineers, died of
pneumonia September 30, while on dutv
The vote of the strikers last night with the American expeditionary forces.
when they decided 770 to 22 to re-the war department announced today,
main out bears out the statements J His falher, A. R. Mercer, lives at
of the company tnat aDoui izuo or theicooston. Or.
original , sinners nave reiurnea to
The labor conncil today announced
that all Affiliated bodies in California
will be called upon to support the
strikers, as a result of a meeting
last night that adopted a resolution to
extend aid ana announced a boycott
against the United Railroads.
President Signs
Deficiency Bill
. . .
Washington. Oct- .(!.. N. S.)
President-Wilson this morning signed
the $7,758,124,000 - urgent deficiency
bily the largest appropriation bill ever
passed by a legislative ooay.
Was Former S. P. Employe
Marshfleld. Or- Oct 6. Allen V.
Mercer, who died in France where he
was with Pershing's army, was-about
30 year's old and tne son of A. R, Mer
cer, postmaster and general storekeep
er at cooston. on me easi side or Coos
bay. The family ha resided there for
the past-five years. The mother and
rather survive mm, oesiaes one
brother, aged IS, who is in Texas as
member of the aviation corrps of
the army.
Young Mercer was employed with
the Southern Pacific railroad for two
years, doing construction work and In
other capacities. Three months ago
he left with others of the railroad
construction men to join the army. He
was wen known in thla county.
Amsterdam. Oct . U. P.) The
German government has announced its
plan for reform of the Prussian house
of lords, according to oispatcnes irom
Berlin today. The plan of representa
tion is as follows: e
, Agriculture, 48 seats; commerce and
Industry. 48; trade. 12; labor. 48; edu
cation, 16; clergy, 17; municipalities,
36; rural communities, 6c; land own
ers, 24; burgomasters of large towns.
20. The kaiser is to name 120 repre
sentatives, among them 12 princes.
George W, Houk
; Dead at Hollywood
Anaeles. Cal., Oct .(I. N. 8.)
George W. Houk of Buffalo- the
wire' wheel magnate, died today at
his home in Hollywood as a result of
a caralytio - stroke suffered a month
'ago. '
Houk was. the Inventor of the wire
wheel for automobiles and owned large
factories In - Buffalo. He came here
six months ago. He was SI years
of age.
One daughter. Mrs. Margaret Moody,
survives.
Funeral "services will be held here
Monday. t
Dr. Geo. F. Wilson
Appointed Captain
Dr. George F. Wilson has-been com
missioned by the war department with
the rank of captain and ordered "to re
port . to Colonel George S Young in
Portland for duty with the army re
cruiting office here.
Dr. Wilson is now in Montreal, ac
cording to a - telegram received from
him this morning, but it Is expected
that he-will return at once to assume
Ua new duties.
Lieutenant Frederick A. 7nt..
formerly of Portland, waa killed in an
automoDiie accident in New Tork city
naay evening, according to
gram received today -by Mrs,
Ladd Corbett .- No details, were a-lvn
and Mrs. Corbett has wired for further
Information.
For four years Mr. Forster .Was em
ployed by the Corbett estate as as
sistant to Manager R. H. Strong. A
year and a half ago he went to New
Tork to accept a position with W. R.
Qrace Co., a shipping firm
Mr. Forster attended the first offi
cers training camp at Plat ts burs X.
T., and won a commission as second
lieutenant of inrantry m the national
army.
He waa well known In Portland and
had many friends here. He waa
member1 of the University and Wavar.
ley- clubs, and other organisations and
was a Harvard graduate.' He was be
tween 31 and 32 years ' of as-a. a
Developments in the Portland street
car situation following the refusal of
the state public service- commission
to grant requests for a 6 cent, carfare
are In the balance pending a result of
joint meeting between President
Franklin T. Griffith of the Portland
Railway, Light A Power company and
President R. Walker and the execu
tive committee of the car men's union.
Following the conference President
Griffith said: "The results of the
meeting today will be laid before the
mass meeting of the company employee
tonight It is hoped that the men will
continue to show the same spirit of
cooperation with the company they
have demonstrated In the past In ap
preciation of the efforts the company
Is making to meet the needs or its em
ployes.
Now that the nublro- aervtce eommla-
tele- k. ia ratttmmA tn arrant tha Mf.fara
Helen I increase, thereby blocking the original
plans of the- company to give the men
the increase asked for, the company is
facing a new situation. . The employes,-
likewlse, who were jointly interestedr
In the ear-fare rise, are facing a alto-
tlon affecting their industrial rela
tions with the company.
President Wslker declared this morn- . -Ing
that thus far there had been bo
talk of a strike. - -
S; F. Man Claims He -
: Has New ..Energy
Ran Francisco. eai...Ot; 6- (U. P
Aroused by dlspaters telling of the
mother and several brothers, who are I coming congressional investigation of
in the east, survive him.: The For-1 Garabed; Glragossian's announced dls
ster family Is socially prominent inleoverv of s new form of energy. El-s
New Tork and Boston:
Henry Ford's Son
Denied Exemption
FromKraf t Service
Detroit, Mien., ' Oct. 8 tt.
P.) Edsell Ford, son of Henry i
Hit Ford, today was denied exemp-
. tlon from - selective service, by 1
it the district appeals - board.
, Ford's- claim was based on in-
dostrlal grounds. It said he"
was - indispensable to mainten
ance of the Ford Motor com
pany.' . - i, .
Ford was married ' about a
year ago and. has a child.
te
rn .
bert .C KlrkpatOPE oeciarea toaay.
that he had discovered a free energy
iraneretor whieh he believes f o be
similar to GarabeL He. presented. Ws
discovery to the navy department ' tt ,
Washington In August, be sald, but :
waa - dented a patent until ne 4 could
prove more conclusively that bit tu-
wort. iicincai ..ana
ether 'experts in Washington ridiculed
Hia idea, be said. ? ; V ,
1 0 J negative anaw ex.
Irigoyen
Strike Intervention-
Buenos Aires, Oct. 6. A" delegation
of IS representative citizens, beaded
by the former ' mayor of Anchorena. ,
that called upon President Irtgoyen to :
ask for government Intervention to
end the national, atrike,-received
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