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THE: OREGON DAILY- JOURNAL, P ORTLAND. TUESDAY; JUNE : 23. 1918.
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Colonel Zinn of U. S. Army En
gineers Not to Consider
. Personal Interests.
Utrong protests against the proposed
plan of property owners In Multnomah
drainage dlatrlct No. 1 to reclaim 8000
acre of land for forming alone the
Columbia slough were registered at the
hearing today before Colonel George A.
Zlnri' of the United' States engineer
corps. The hearing was held In the qus
toms house, -
Opposing the plan to reclaim the land.
which Mould be dne by the construc-
' tlon of two dams In tlie slough, la the
City Of Portland, which wants the cur
t rent unimpeded that sewage from the
' Kenton district may be carried away.
, and property owners of the St. Johns
and Kenton districts, who fear the de
. velopment of industrial enterprises
would be Impeded by damning of the
.waters of the slough.
Personal laterests Pot Aside
3. O. Klrod, preaident of the drainage
dlatrlct, preaented a petition to the war
i department, asking a permit for the
1 placing of the dams, signed by about
i . 100 property owner, who represent more
' than 7(00 acres of land. Others of the
property owners, in all about 5 per cent,
; have not signed, mainly, Klrod contends,
' because they are non-residents. He
asserted the project means adding 50
per cent to the agricultural acreage of
the county and Increasing of taxes $42,
000 in the dlatrlct.
The interest of the war department,
Colonel Zinn pointed out at the open
ing of the hearing, was whether or not
navigation of Columbia slough would
be Impeded by the proposed dams. Per
sonal interests of residents will have
; no effect on the decision to Joe reached
. by him in the matter.
So Damage, Klrod Conteads
Elrod claimed there would be no dam
age whatever to navigation. He con
tended that during, low water, the gates
to be provided in tho dams would let the
current flow as at Vrcsent. The gates
, would be closed only at flood stages of
the Columbia to prevent the overflowing
of the lands.
During low water, he said, springs and
seepage water furnish the only water in
the slough at present, and as no water
comes In from the river anyway, condi
tions would not be changed and there
would be as much current as ever to
. ,' carry sewage and as much water to pro
Vide navigation. During high water on
: .the Willamette when water backs up to
, the lower dam proposed at Union avenue,
the seepage water would be pumped out
to provide drainage. The upper dam, at
the head of the slough, would have no ef
fect on the waters as far as navigation
Is concerned, because at normal stages
;' of the Columbia, the bed of the slough
v is above the water mark of the river.
Dikes Called Too Kxpenslve
It' was contended by the opposition,
however, that the placing of dams would
. cut off the current in the slough, and
that high water in the Willamette rtver
would mean that the water, backing up
in the slough, would deposit sediment
. that soon would nearly close the slough,
. that would Impede navigation and create
an unsanitary condition because of the
Kenton sewer and factories located in the
district that use the slough for emptying
; offal.
Colonel Zinn brought up the question
of dikes along the channel of the slough
In place of damn to prevent flooding the
- lowlands. Klrod explained that the cost
, Of this would be prohibitive. He con-
tended, too. that if the slough is devel
: oped as a harbor it must be dredged.
' , and that the dirt removed by this dredg
ing could be placed to best advantage In
dikes along the slough, and that it
would be expensive to haul It to any
other place. When this work Is under
taken by the Port of Portland, he said.
, then the dams could be removed. And
at any time. It was pointed out. the
permit provides for the removal of the
dams upon demand of the war depart-
; ; ment, If they are found to be Impeding
. ? navigation.
' Opponents Are Numerous
George Shepherd, representing property-owners
of the district, who, he
- said, would be affected, presented a de
' tailed statement of the opposition,- gtv-
, ing figures as to stages of water, the
condition of the rivers and slough, and
: argued that the dams wnuM
i closing the slough to navigation, while
J r ,r . If the channel of the slough were cleaned
of drifts it soon would cut its depth to
n or me Columbia river at the head
and a current would flow the entire
length at all times, opening the slough
1 for navigation the entire length.
Others who opposed the petition were
Green C. Love, a property-owner; W.
H. Fowler, another property-owner ; L.
H Latourette. deputy city attorney ; O
Laurgaard. city engineer ; Newton Mc Coy
C. W. Borders. O. D. Brooks and
the Western Lumber company
auv w. a. a. !
Engineer Scalded
As Donkey Upsets
-; Oscar Cornelius, badly scalded . was
; brought to Portland on the Tillamook
" train Saturday evening from Mahler. Or
According to reports from Good Samar
itan hospital, Cornelius is an engineer
on a donkey engine at the Brighton
Mill company. The donkey engine over
turned on him, the escaping steam
scalding him. The ambulance Service
company met the train and took Cor-
nellus to the hospital. His case is re
ported serious.
1 WHAT DO YOU MEAN BK
-Tha term -far-sighted or that you
can see a long way off. does not
mean a normal eye by any means,
but does indicate the wvarer must
use Just that much extra nerve en
ergy to overcome it when doing
ckme work.
. .The eyeball from front to back Is
too short, which causes the eye, to
rtra best results when' looking at a
distance, but when doing close work
causes the cHlarv muscle t
tract to hold the lens of, the eye. in.
t"v" iiiuu using , nsrve en
ergy, that should go .to., some other
part of the body, thus caaslng nerve
exhaustion.
Der your children, come under this
had? If "A you will confer a last
ing favor to- them, by having their
eyes corrected by glasses and put
thent; in -a position to get to the
head of their classes.
,rl specialise on tha eye only.
Dr.; J. D. DUBACK
;' . : Kyetlgnt Specialist '
Oldest established - optical estab-
lishment hi tha city 1901. .
1 J Broadway (near Washington) ;
FARSIGHTED
Chance Is Offered
Portland Folk to
Taste the Kaiser'
Ins A. H. Deers, colonel of a s
las) downtown division of the W. S. pal
fcai S. drive, was the first man to KM
It "paste the kaiser" in front of the feaj
Ml .Liberty Temple this morning. asl
tal Three effigies of gigantic size IBs.
sa have been erected by the Elks
Jai for a stunt. Each person who M
buys a War Savings Stamp is Ik
las given a sticker to paste on one M
Ins) of the figures. )bb
IBSi The committee of Elks. A. T. ss)
(n Bonney, Herbert Greenland and lm
nai Kxalted Ruler Charles Ringler, In
In superintendents the erection of
n the dummies this forenoon and n
11 scarcely were the figures in place ft
fe than Colonel Devers Invested in
11 a stamp, took a sticker and
In slammed it on the kaiser's coat.
fe These effigies will be complete- fe
fe ly covered with the stickers be- fe
fe fore the end of the drive and the fe
fe Elks, are contemplating other fe
fe stunts with the effigies for the fe
fe wind up. h
-BUY W. t. .-
LAD BORN IN RUSSIA
WINS GRAND PRI2E IN
THRIFT STAMP ESSAY
Paul Halparin, Unable to Write
English a Few Months Ago,
Takes First Place.
Prizes for essays on "Thrift,"
amounting to $160. were distributed
among ten pupils of the Portland pub
lic schools by the United States Na
tional bank Monday afternoon. The
contest was Inaugurated by officials of
the bank several weeks ago.
For contest purposes pupils of the
schools were divided into three classes,
the first class consisting of pupils of
the high schools, second, the seventh
and eighth grades, and third, students
of the fifth and sixth grades. Prizes of
$20. $15 and $10 were offered for the
three best essays written by pupils of
each class and a grand prize of $25 for
the best essay submitted.
Several hundred essays were turned
in to the teachers and 150 of these,
considered most meritorious, were sub
mitted to a committee of Judges con
sisting of Miss Vella Winner of The
Journal, Miss Edith Knight Holmes of
the Oregonian and Harry Burke of the
Telegram.
Native f Russia Prize Winner
The grand prize was awarded to Paul
Halparin, aged 12 years, of the Failing
school. Paul was born in Russia and
came to the United States less than a
year ago. His home is at 212 Caru
thers street. When he entered the
Falling school last February he was
unable to read, write or speak the Eng
lish language. His essay shows mar
velous progress in the mastery of the
language and deep consideration of the
subject In hand. Other awards were :
High school prizes: Lllah Brown, 184
Dakota street, pupil in High School of
Commerce, first : Virginia Broughton,
601 Tillamook street, student at Jeffer
son high, second ; J. Leonard Murphy,
411 Third street, student of Lincoln
high, third prize.
Seventh and eighth grades : Ethel
wynne Murton, 898 Overton street, at
tending Chapman .school, first; Donald
Watson, 595 East Eighteenth street north,
of Irvington school, second prize ; Mar
garet E. Meeker. 328 East Forty-seventh
street, Richmond school, third.
Theater Party Arranged
Fifth and sixth grades : Dorothy
Mansfield, 1433 East Nineteenth street,
Llewellyn school, first prize ; Lena
Grover, 652 Sixth street, Shattuck
school, second prize ; Richard Detje, 685
Savler street, Richmond school, third.
Through .officials of the United States
National bank, the management of Lib
erty theater has reserved two loges for
the prize winners, for the matinee per
formance on Thrift Stamp day, Friday,
June 28.
-BUY W.t.tV
Sick Allowed Wheat
Flour if Necessary
Permits Will , Be issued By Food Ad
ministrator oa Certificate of Physician
That Suostltntes Are Harmful.
Persons who are sick and unable to
eat wheat substitutes, by obtaining cer-.
tificates from their physician and pre
senting them to the food administration
may secure permits from the admin
istration to purchase wheat flour, ac
cording to W. K. Newell, assistant food
administrator for Oregon.
The question was brought up by a
man who claims to be a stomach trou
ble victim and must have wheat, which
he . cannot buy in Portland.
,"If the man is really sick and must
have wheat flour, in the opinion of his
physician, who will furnish a certificate
to that effect, we will issue a permit
for its purchase." said the administrator
RUY w. a. a.
Loganberry Pickers
Are Wanted at Once
A special appeal' for 50 women and
girls to be sent out in groups into the
loganberry fields of the Willamette val
ley was Issued todav bv J. W. Brewer
federal farm-help specialist, - from his
criice, w Oregon building.
''We must have the help or serious
crop damage will result," declared Mr.
wewer. i am eager that. every person
who will help meet the criBts shall come
to my office and register at once."
Forty boys recruited by the Catholic
War Council will leave fnr ,-. -
berry fields at Broad acras, on the Ore
gon Electric, at 6 o'clock tonight. These
lads are the first of several groups
which are being sent out to save the
crop, which, advices said today is
ripening faster thart was anticipated'
Josenh Rets a n.K- . .
f - t "aiiimi ui mo lacuity
of Columbia university, is, in charge of
wnts ana provisions
hv been supplied that all may have
abundant comfort. The Knights of
Columbus hall was mobilization point
this" morning and will be headquarters
VWIOI UUVB WnO Will tut aanf .
later.
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-BUY W. t. 8.-
i. R. C. Webber Is Recovering
Joseph It. C. Webber. Inns- . ,i
?' J!0rand nd rOI- m been sent
to his home at the Fordham apartment,
following a serious operation performed
three weeks ago at S. Vlnc.nt. k
, uuo,!-
pr. George S. Whiteside. United, Statea
navy, attending sure-aon ..m V.
i Webber had made a splendid recovery?
YOUNG SOLDIERS ARE
GIVEN BIG DINNER
AND ROUSING ADIEU
Women Serve Fine Meal to
Draft Men at Auditorium;
Stirring Talks Made.
As patriotic drive succeeds patriotic
drive, each more successful than the
last one, so do the patriotic "sendoffs"
which Portland citizens give to their
boys who are inducted into the service
steadily increase in impresslveness and
interest, as demonstrated by the im
mense crowd which bade farewell today
to the current quota. At The Audi
torium, along the streets, and even to
the station, the crowds gave vent to
their adieux.
As the men entered the Banquet hall
the entire audience arose, and, with
mighty cheers and waving of hats and
handkerchiefs, greeted the future sol
diers. Down the aisles between the ta
bles came the long rows, 500 of them,
filling up all the tables. Then came
marching down the same aisles nearly
100 young women, dressed in white,
members of organizations throughout
the city, who, under the direction of
Mrs. R. D. Inman of the National
League for Woman's Service, attended
to the serving.
Dinner Greatly Enjoyed
"Nelson is getting another helping.
I guess he thinks it will be the last
square meal he'll get for some time.
"There's Jack down there behind that
fern. See. he is taking a mouthful now.1
"See, there Is Daddy down there be
hind that rose," said a woman to a lit
tle flaxen-haired girl she was holding
In her arms. The little girl waved her
Arm excitedly, but Daddy wouldn't look
"He doesn't see us, honey," said the
woman ; "he's too busy eating."
Mayor Baker presided at the dinner,
Solos were sung by Mrs. Leslie Scott,
Ross Fargo and Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller,
accompanied by Miss Mamie Helen
Flynn. Professor uooarlch playea a
number of patriotic selections on the
organ.
Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy was the
chief speaker. As she was introduced
the 500 boys all rose and gave a cheer
which could be heard for blocks.
Dr. Lovejoy Speaks
"It is a glorious thing," she explained,
assuming her characteristic fighting at
titude. "I envy everyone of you boys
who are going. I would like to be a boy
so that I could go over there and fight
Do you know what they think of an
American uniform in France? Much the
same as we" thought of a French uni
form 145 years ago. This war did not
begin In 1914 it began in the year 1
and it will not be over until freedom
of. the world is established. You are
fighting for Germany as well as for
the United States, fighting for liberty
of the world. The imperial government
is upside down but the German people
don't know It."
This was the gist of her speech, nece's-
sarily cut short because of lack of time,
but full of snap and vim.
Headed by a platoon of police and the
Foundation company band, led by Ku
gene Cloffi, the men paraded to the
Union station.
Here they entrained, the gates were
thrown open ta the public and throngs
of relatives and friends poured through
to say a last farewell. Thus was an
other contingent sent on its way.
buy w. a. a.
580 Alien Women
Registered So Far
Wednesday Last Day for Registration!
These Without Cards Will Be Liable
to Internment After That Date.
Wednesday is the last day for German
alien women to register. AH who do
not comply with the government's orders
before 8 p. m. will be liable to 'intern
ment. The registration office will be
open until 8 o'clock tonight and from 6
a. m. to 8 p. m. Wednesday.
Any person who is ill "or unable to
otherwise go to registration headquar
ters at the police station should notify
Captain Harms at once and provision
will be made for taking the registration
at the home. Captaian Harms and a
few clerks have been making the rounds
of the old people's homes and they ex
pect to finish this work tonight.
Up to noon. 580 women had registered.
It is thought there are about 50 more
to register. These women are cautioned
by registration officials not to wait
until the ast minute, for the government
officers will not take cognizance of mere
application for registration. The law
requires that every registration must be
completed Wednesday night at closing
time.
Two Fail to Appear
When Men Entrain
Albany, June 25. Linn county today
sent 62 men to the army, will send 41
mOre on July 6, and on July 22 will
send 76 more, thus taking every man
now in class one, .except the recently
registered 21 year olds and the men
exempted for emergency fleet work.
The leaving of the draft quota Mon
day was made the occasion of a pa
triotic demonstration by the O. A. R.
and the auxiliaries. A special program
was given at the railroad station be
fore the men entrained.
The quota was one man short, as but
one alternate was called and two failed
to appear.
BUY W. S. S. .
Chiropractors Will
Hold Convention
The eleventh annual convention olhe
Oregon Chiropractic association will be
held at the Hotel Portland July 4, 5 and
6. Dr. J. E. La VaUey. Is president of
the association and wHl preside at tha
sessions, giving his annuaj address the
second day of the convention. Dr. C. H.
Parish is ylce 'president; Dr. E. W.
Slater, secretary-treasurer and E. B.
Daniels, auditor. Addreses on the treat
ment of various diseases and discussions
of same will occupy the time up to noon
of the third day. That' evening at :80 a
banquet will be served, after which there
will be a dance, for which extensive
plans are being made, the committee on
this feature Of the convention consisting
of Dr. It- A. Peebles, Dr. W. O. Hoffman.
Dr. C. E. Clefton, Dr. R. E. Walters.
Mrs. E. W. Slater. Mrs. J. E. La Valley,
Mra. C. H,. Parish. Mrs. C E. Clefton,
BUY W. . t.
Buekland Elected President
New Tork. June 25. (L N. a) E O.
Buekland was elected president of the
New York. New Haren Hartford rail
road at a meeting of tha director of the
company - here today. : He succeeds
former President E. J. Pearson, who is
federal manager for the road. - ; ;: v
Mighty Good for
Small Investors,
Says U. S. Marine
I "War Savings Stamps are a
I mighty good investment for a
I person who lists only a small sum
I to invest." said Sergeant F. J.
I Harter, of the United States Ma
I line Corps recruiting station. "A
I person does not have to have a
I large sum of money to get them
I and the money he puts into them
I is going for a good cause and
hl helps things out. Poor persons
I can invest when persons of bet
I ter means can buy Liberty
I bonds."
-BUY w. t.;
l( DESPITE
HIS PLEA, WILL BE
SENT TO CANADA
Army Surgeons Fail to Find Bullet
Wounds on Blake, Who Has
Bad Record.
"Master Ansae Scout" Thomas L,
Blake was released from the city jail
today and is now in the hands of the
United States Immigration officials,
who will deport him to Canada at
once. He was taken from the city
Jajl this morning.
Blake was greatly disappointed when
he learned that he was to be sent back
to Canada and begged that he be al
lowed to go anywhere else. R. P.
Bonham, chief Immigration officer, said
this morning:
"We have three charges on which
we can deport Blake. Any one of them
is strong enough for us to get rid of
him as an undesirable. He came to
this country from Canada without a
passport or permit, and he is going to
go back in the same manner."
An army surgeon examined Blake
Monday night and reports that he has
no bullet wounds. The one large scar
which he bears on his back is said to
closely resemble one, but the surgeon
declared it was nothing more than a j
queer boll. The surgeon also said he i
doubted greatly if Blake lost his arm ,
as late as September, 1914, the- date of
the battle of the Marne. The Injury
appeared to the surgeon to be more
than four years old, as the wound has
completely healed.
The British consulate is assisting the
immigration office in speedy deporta
tion. Blake admitted to the govern-
IMPOSTEI
ment investigators Monday that he was , Wash. She testified Monday before
arrested in Vancouver, B. C, last Presiding Judge Morrow that her fath
November on a statutory charge but t er-in-law. WlUiam Reidt. had been un
says he doesn't know what the sen- ,
tence was.
Blake Is said to have confessed Mon
day night that he stole 100 pounds
from the Prudential Life Insurance
company. Instead of 28 pounds, as he j
told the police officers . earlier in the j
day. He is alleged to have said he !
sioie me money in uia souinern pun ui '
Wales and fled to America on a tramp
steamer.
-BUY W. B. .
Western Union Is
DiscHarging Others
Still Continues to Get Rid of Employes
Who Have Anything to Do With !
Members of Telegraphers' Union. i
"They are still continuing their anti
quated practices," commented James R.
Kelly, organiser for the Commercial
Telegraphers' union, upon the recent
discharge of Miss ' Bernice Morris, an
employe of the Western Union Tele
graph company. 'The company charged
that Miss Morris was three minutes
late on one occasion, and two minutes
late to her work on another occasion.
According to Miss Morris, however,
some other reason actuated the West
ern Union. She admits that she was
visited last Saturday by Miss Cora
Cooley, who had been previously dis
charged, and who is now working In
the cause of the keymen's union. She
had also declined to sign a testimonial
to President Wilson, putting the em
ployes on record as being satisfied with
their working conditions.
Miss Morris says she was granted (5
a month increase June 1 and that she
would have received a bonus July 1.
She cites this to show that her work
must have been satisfactory.
Seattle Operators Win
Seattle.'- June 25. (I. N. S.) Locked
out telegraphers here have won their
fight for reinstatement by the Postal
Telegraph company, according to an
nouncement today by International Vice
President Rice of the Commercial Teleg
raphers' Union of America. A com
mittee of telegraphers is now rounding
up the men to get them back to their
positions.
BUY W. B.S.
Canadians Making
Raids. on Germans
London, June 25. (I. N. S.) Cana
dians last night raided German trenches
at Neuvllle Vltasse, - taking 22 prison
ers and six machine guns. General Halg
reported to. the war office today.
There was artillery firing and gas
shelling at Merville and south of Avion
and Vlllers Bretonneux.
French Repel Attacks
Paris, J-une . 25 (U. P.) French
troops who, advanced slightly - northeast
of Le Port, yesterday maintained their
new positions despite a violent German
attack, the war- office announced toaay.
Successful raids were conducted in Lor
raine and the Woevre,
"North of the Aisne, after violent
shelling and grenade fighting In the
works taken by us yesterday northeast
of Le Port (six miles west of Solssons),
tho French . front was integrally main
tained." the communique said. .
"There, was fairly active artillery
fighting In the Favrollea and Corey
section.
"Twenty prisoners in three raids in
the 'Woevre and Lorraine."
BUY W.
Annual Chautauqua
At Joseph Opens
Joseph, Or.. June 25. The second an
nual Chautauqua at Joseph opened Mon
day with a record attendance and Ideal
weather. ; Tha required season ticket
quota has been sold, and it la expected
a surplus of $500 will be taken In to
be turned over to the Red Cross, -v
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
GENERAL FUND NEAR
STATE OF EXHAUSTION
Necessity . May Com- .! Nonpay
ment of Warrants Temporarily,
but Not for Long.
Unless Multnomah county receives an
additional supply of cash from some
source to be added to the general fund;
that fund will be exhausted and the
county will fbe obliged to indorse its
warrants "Not paid for want of funds,"
according to a statement of County
Treasurer Lewis this morning. . His
books showed only $40,000 on hand. War
rants issued for the month of June to
tal $96,290.53. Besides this, the treas
urer was obliged to pay out $50,000 to
redeem interstate bridge bonds, an ex
penditure confronting the county for
the first time this year.
Added to this extra drain on the
county's resources is the high cost of
all materials bought by the county, an
additional expense not anticipated by
the budget committee. In some In- j
stances, supplies needed by the county '
have risen in cost more than 100 per
cent. These things, with the recent In
crease in salaries and wages of court
officials and employes, have left the
county in a temporarily embarrassed fi
nancial condition.
Payees of county warrants, however,
will not suffer loss, as the warrants will
draw 6 per cent interest and the banks
will cash them at par.
TWO DIVORCE CASES
Woman Alleges Husband Sold Furni
ture and Left Home.
Alleging that her husband sold the
household furniture and left her and
their two sons without a home or means
of support, Owendola Neldigh began suit
for divorce in 'the circuit court this
morning against Ray Neidigh, whom she
married at Muskogee, Okla., July 3,
1908. She asks for the legal custody of
the two boys, aged 9 and 7.
Arne Kornelelus charges that Thllda
Korneleius threatened to kill him. They
were married at Ada, Norman county.
Minn.. March 8, 1905. He asks for tho
custody of four children, aged 12, 9, 7
and 5.
-
jirs, REiDT GIVEN DIVORCE
Tesimes Her Father-in-Law, William
Reldt Sr., Was Unduly Attentive.
Viola Jane Reidt was awarded a de
cree of divorce from William Reldt Jr.,
whom she married August 21, 1917, after
a romantic courtship at Sea View,
duly attentive. Her husband, she assert
ed, insisted that her father buy her
clothes. Her husband refused to pro
vide her with a home, she testified.
. "
TWO WIVES CHARGE DESERTION
Marguerite Farrar Asks Custody of
Daughter and $60 Per Month.
Marguerite Farrar filed suit for divorce
Monday against John A. Farrar, a trav
eling salesman, alleging desertion. They
were married at Seattle May 4. 1908,
and have one daughter, whose custody
the mother seeks. She asks for S30 a
month alimony and $30 a month support
for the girl.
riowrtlnn i nlsn oharced bv Pearl Mr-
Hale affaln8t Thomas MrHale, whom
she 4 married at Walla Walla, Wash.,
October 2. 1913.
Speeders Are Fined
J. J. O'Brien. C. O. Kills and A. East
lanM were fined 10. $15 and $10 respect
ively for speeding on the county high
ways by District Judge Dayton this
morning. They were arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff Harrv 1. Taylor.
, BUY W. . .
Traffic Men to Go
Ho Bay City Meeting
Formulation of rnlform Freight Rate
Sehedales for Fralt and Otker Prod
sets From Coast to Be Considered.
F. W. Robinson, chairman of the Port
land district traffic committee; W. D.
Skinner, traffic manager of the Spokane.
Portland & Seattle railway, and F. D.
Burroughs, wesern freight traffic man
ager of the Mllwauke line in Seattle,
leave tonight for San Francisco to at
tend a conference of Pacific coast traf
fic men. It is the purpose of the traf
fic commitees, having charge of coast
territory, to formulate uniform freight
rate schedules for fruit and other prod
ucts shipped from the coast states.
At a recent meeting of the Portland
district committee in Seattle the fruit
growers and shippers of the Pacific
Northwest filed a protest against the
proposed 25 per'cent Increase In freight
rates as applied to their products. It is
understood that California shippers have
made similar protests.
The conference In San Francisco will
take up the question of uniform rates on
shipments of fruit and also discuss prob
lems of shippers of other classes of
freight.
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Drives While Drunk;
Gets 45 Days in Jail
A. M. Carter was fined $100 and sen
tenced to 45 days in the city jail this
morning by Judge Rossman on a charge
of operating an automobile while Intoxi
cated Monday night at Second and Mor
rison streets. His partner, Harry New
kirk, was fined $50 and sentenced to
five days on a charge of being drunk.
Both pleaded guilty. The men were ar
rested by Motorcycle Officers N'oren and
Tully, after Captain Inskeep had been
informed that two men -were running
their machine "all over the street m a
manner extremely dangeroas to pedes
trians." Carter is employed by a local
automobile firm. Newkirk Is a farm
laborer.
American Regiment
Honored in Winnipeg
Winnipeg. Man.. June 25. U. P.) A
holtday was officially declared here
today when the city gave an American
regiment one of the greatest ovations
ever offered a military force in
Winnipeg.
The occasion was the arrival of the
Three Hundred Sixty-third regiment.
U. 8. Infantry, tha first armed force of
the United Statea which has been on
Western Canadian soil since 1S13T. The
regiment spent tha day here and leaves
at midnight for the East.
Nothing as -Good ' ; .
As W.S. S. to Give
Thrift Training
nl C. J. Buck, assistant district 1
IBs, forester, and forest service rep- j
B resentative of the Federal War 1
IBs Savings club, thinks War Sav- j
Bl ings Stamps are a fine thing. 1
IBs "In the first place, " he said. 1
ha "they are the source of inforraa-
nai tlon which parents are getting 1
MSi through their children who bring 1
)Bt home from chool information on 1
IB the subject of patriotic saving. I
IBs. Then children are being brought 1
fen. up into habits of thrift that wer
.Kt unknown in the past. Instead
fea of spending money for candy
Bfc now, the child buys a War Sav
Bt ings Stamp. They have got in
Bl the habit of thrift, and if this
B habit Is established, it is going to
B be an excellent thing for the
IB country-"
KBtBa:fefe.nniBlBa)b
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JUDGE GANTEIEIN IS
AGAINST OFFICIALS
Plaintiff, Supreme Court Holds,
Has Remedy; Mandamus Not
Necessary.
Salem. June 25. The supreme court
today reversed Circuit Judge Ganten
beln of Multnomah county in the case
of J. W. Dryden against Will H. Daly,
as commissioner of public utilities of
the city of Portland, and others, appel
lants, and ordered a writ of manda
mus, which had been Issued against the
defendants, dismissed.
This suit Involved the procedure of
Commissioner Daly and the city water
department under civil service rules.
Dryden was employed as caulker,
meterman and tapper. He was laid off
in 1916 and Instituted mandamus pro
ceedings against Commissioner Daly and
the heads of the water department to
compel his reinstatement on the grounds
that other employes who were Junior to
him in point of service had been given
employment In his place. He also sought
to collect the amount that would have
been due him for wages if he had been
employed. Judge Gantenbein allowed a
writ ordering the reinstatement of Dry
den and directing the city officials to
comply with all civil service rules of the
city. The city denied the allegations of
Dryden. who was again in the employ
of the city before the case was even ar
gued in the circuit court.
Dryden Given Post Again
The supreme court, in an opinion
written by Justice Burnett, points out
that the plaintiff had made no case for
himself. He had merely stated conclu
sions of law without giving any facts
about the case. Justice Burnett points
out information which should have been
furnished the court as an essential part
of the case.
"Moreover." says the opinion, "as it
appears without controversy that, prior
to the hearing, .the plaintiff had been
restored to employment the court was
not required to do the vain thing of
issuing a peremptory writ for the ac
complishment of something which had
already been performed. Even so late
as when the cause reaches this court on
appeal, such a state of facts' may be
made to appear by affidavit and the
court will decline to proceed further.
Conceding that the plaintiff was wrong
fully deprived of his employment, he has
ample remedy at law by an action
against the city. The mandamus is not
to be used primarily for the ooHection of
debts."
Attorney (Jains Modification
In an opinion written by Justice
Johns, the supreme court modified the
Judgment granted In the court of Judge
McGinn in Multnomah county In favor
of Matilda S. Stabler against F. E. Mel
vin. Mrs. Stabler Is a widow, 65 years
old. and Melvin waa her attorney. She
brought suit against him to recover
money in compensation for losses she
had sustained In connection with jeal
estate deals, in which Melvin had acted
as her agent. She alleged that the at
torney defrauded her and the Jury in
the lower court awarded her a Judg
ment for $1411.69.
Justice Johns holds In his opinion
that the Judgment of the lower court
should be sustained as to 1750 of the
amount, but that as plaintiff has never
been forced to pay one of the notes in
question, which wa3 for $650, that
amount should be deducted from the
total of the Judgment.
Circuit Judge Kelly of Linn county
waa affirmed In the case of the First
Savings bank of Albany, appellant, ver
sus John MacXeill. a suit to collect on
a promissory note. The opinion was
per curiam. - .
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Trolley Lines Must
Give Higher Wages
Washington, June 25. (I. X. S.)
The standards of the living wage must
be the paramount consideration in the
operation of street railways and rn all
cases where the adjustment of wages
through the standards .adopted by the
government are ordered, the companies
must comply, even if they have to in
crease their fares.
This is the dictum announced this
afternoon by former- President -WUltam
H. Taft and Frank P. Walsh, Joint
chairman of the national war labor
board, at the close of a hearing at
tended by the representatives of ii
street railway companies and their at
torneys. It was intimated that Taft and Walsh
would - secure their demands "by going
before congress, if necessary, and urg
ing that the government assume federal
regulation of street railways of the
country, especially those that are In
poor financial condition.
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Call in Umatilla
To Exhaust Class 1
Pendleton, Or., June 25. Ninety-two
more men were called late Saturday
evening from Umatilla county to leave
Pendleton July 2L This number, will
take all the class 1 men in tha county.
The list of names has not been made
up by the draft board, but Clerk E. O.
Draper says all the class 1 men In the
county will be required to fill the calL
Friday evening a call waa received
for 48 men. These will leave Pendle
ton July 6. With those who leave to
day Umatilla county haa been asked for
212 men before the first of August. Five
volunteers for special service are to
leava Saturday, . -,.-..
REVERSED IN DECISION
CABINET DIVIDED
ON LIQUOR ISSUE
Secretary Daniels Favors Dry
Cause; Burleson Takes Sides
With the Wets.
Washington. June 25. (U. P.) Cabi
net members were sharply divided on
the prohibition question at the hearing
of the senate agricultural committee
today, with Secretary of the Navy
Daniels espousing the measure and
Postmaster General Burleson oh the
side of the wets.
Emphasising the point that any ex
periment at this time is dangerous. Hur
ley said.
"We've got to put all the smash and
drive we've got into this war. We've
got to fight and fight and still fight
with every muscle straining, and put
aside non-essential experimenting if we
are to wring victory from the Huns.'
Hurley Would Avoid l'nret
He declared that shipyards auto
matically got rid of drunkards and said '
the chief effect of prohibition "will be
to call a sudden halt upon a part of ;
sober men. One of the greatest diffi- ; Texas Saloons to Close
cutties we have had to combat was the Austin. Texas. June ."..--t r. P.)
turn-over of labor. We have been lm- 1 Seven hundred saloons in Texas, surviv
proving that situation gradually and or of the local option laws and the 10
we are frankly worried lest this pro- i ,mle zo"e leRtslatlon. will Ko out of
posed experiment may cause additional t ''uslness tonight at midnight when the
unrest." : statewide prohibtion law become effec-
Danlels contends that the efficiency ttve-
of the navyyard has increased wherever j rrr;
prohibition has been adopted.
Burleson said such a law "miKht re- I
suit in delaying the successful prosecu
tion of the war."
ot Speaking tor Administration
In response' to a question by Senator
Kenyon. Burleson said he was not ! fermrntation of food, distress after eat
speaklng for the administration, but I ing and indigestion and neek relief in
expressing his personal views. large chunks of artificial diKentorti, are
"The great bulk of the men In Bhlp- I killing their stomachs by inaction Just
yards are capable and trustworthy." : as "urely as the victim of morphine Is
said Daniels. "In every case where pro- ' deadenl" and Injuring beyond repair
hibition has been adopted, the change "erv. everv 8ufferer
has resulted In Increased efficiency. from ingestion needs i h "Bood pre-
Newport. R. I., and Mare Inland, scrlptlon that will build up lit Ktomach.
Cal.. are two of the placet where a put strength, energy and elasticity into
great improvement has been brought j it. and make it sturdy enoutjh to digest
about.
"Many protested the Mare Island rul
ing at the time. There are few opirosed
today. A destroyer was recently
launched there In record-breaking time.
"At Newport conditions were so de
plorable that It would have been a
crime to have permitted them to con
tinue. It Is a mistake to think men in
the yards would lessen work because of
prohibition.
avy Rating Gains Favor
"When congress says 2,000.000 men In
the army and more than 400.000 in the
navy shall b denied liquor, I do not
think you are encroaching on the right
or citizens to make the same ruling
. . . . .
we ought not to use one bushel of
wheat except to aid in winning the war
W e ought not to use a single man ex
cept in some kind of work that will
help win the war."
Daniels said the workers in the ship
yards ought to be as patriotic as the
men In the service and quite as willing
to make any sacrifice for the good of
the country.
"Prohibition in the navy was opposed
by a
number of officers when it was
adopted, but very few would go back to
the old rule," he declared.
Talks for Personal Liberty
"This Is no time to have patience with
fanatics,." declared Burleson. "Nothing
should be done to lessen the strength or
diminish the energy of the American
people. I don't believe in class legisla
tion! ' If I believed this legislation would
help bring the war speedily to an end.
I would be In favor of It at once. It
seems to me that you gentlemen should
seek Information of the food adminis
trator or the secretary of agriculture.
"I believe this legislation would be
disturbing and might result in delaying
he prosecution of the war. I do not
believe 'it would be disastrous.
"I have always believed in the per
sonal liberty of the citizens and have
been against prohibition as I am now.
Banker Pears Iajsry to t'reslt
"If this bone dry law is enacted it
will cause a fight In every congres
sional district in the United States
wiere prohibition would be an Issue."
Burleson said he had no specific
knowledge of what the effect of prohi
bition had been where adopted. Re
ferring to the action of some of the
prohibitionists, he said "they are pester
ing you to act."
Percv H. Johnston, vice nresident of
the OwmlcaJ National hank N'ewr York
said he believed the enactment of the
i. Innti' amendment mould throw thou.
sands into bankruptcy and entail a loss
ofVrnm ? on nno ooo to l?sn ooo Oofi Xhl.
amount, he said, represented the amount
of "liquor" paper held by banks
throughout the country.
Oempers I Opposed to More
"It would seriously affect our entire
credit structure and bring losses to
stockholders, many of whom are women
and children." he declared.
Johnston said 15 months would be nec
essary to enable the distillers and liquor
dealers to liquidate without heavy losses.
He declared many bankers bellevel the
liquor traffic should be wiped out but
that sufficient time should be given
before putting the law Into effect.
Samuel Oompers, president of the
American Federation of Ibor. speak
ing against the amendment, urged the
committee not to "make the task we
have on hand harder."
"I protest against my shopmates being
treated as Inanimate things without feel
ing or desire," he declared.
"You tell them It's not good for them,
and they will listen and then tell what
they think of you. You live the life
of the workingman and you'll know
something about it." he added.
Fear to Htlr 1 p Tronble
Oompers said thousands of Americans
of Teutonic origin had always been ac
customed' to their beer and would bit
terly resnt its being taken away. Such
a course, he said, might have a bad ef
fect and would make useless much of
the work that has been accomplished In
wiping out race feeling.
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Shipyard Records
Raided for Graft
Hoboken. N. J June 25. (I. N. S.)
The offices of the Tltjen & Lang Dry
dock were raided today by secret serv
ice men and naval Intelligence officers,
who carried off automobile loads of
books to examine In connection with
"complaints regarding Irregularities in
the carrying out of government con
tracts." It was further reported that tha raids
were connected with evidence of ship
yard graft that caused similar raids
In Brooklyn some time ago. Investiga
tors are said to have discovered that
young boys, through political influence,
have been placed on shipyard payrolls
at wages of from $50 to $60 a week.
Women of the volunteer motor corps
yQoted tha Yaldituj: autoe. .
Big Orders Received
For Fir Products
Orders have been received, this week
by H. B. Van Duxer. chairman of the
fir production board, for approximately
S.000,000 feet of fir lumber to be shipped
to eastern and southern points. Among
the most important orders are the fol
lowing :
.An order from the quartermaster's de
partment of the United States army for
1.000.000 feet of timbers and planking to
be shipped to South Schenwtady. N. Y.
Orders for 1.500.000 feet of piling and
other timbers, from the quarte rmaster's
department, for use in construction work
at Charleston, S.
An order from the I'nited States ship
ping board for 150.000 feet of bin tim
bers for the shipyards at Hog Inland? Pa.
These orders will be distributed
among the lumbermen of Oregon and
Washington. There is a constant and
increasing demand for fir products from
various departments of the government.
BUY W. . 1.
Failure to Register Cols 10 Days
Toiva Alanko and Kalle Mann men.
Klnns. who failed to register in the draft
of a year ago, were brought before
Judge C. E. Wolverton in the United
States district court today and, uion
their pleas of guilty, were given 10 days
In the county jail. Following this they
will be inducted into the national army.
Both are from Astoria.
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Stomach Dead
Man Still Lives
a hearty meal without artificial aid.
The itent prescription for indigestion
ever written is sold by druggists every
where and by Tlia Owl Drug Co. and is
rigidly guaranteed to build up the stom
ach and cure indigestion, or money buck.
This prescription is named Ml-o-na.
and Is sold ifi small tablet form in large
boxes, for only a few cents. Kememb
the name, Mi-o-na stomach tablets. They
never fail. Adv.
MORE DEADLY THAN
A MAD DOG'S BITE
i l HO uuu Ul B ic&lsiu J"fc r uj lunger
. Jeadly. due to the now famous Pasteur
Treatment, l-ut the slow, living death.
the resultant of poisoning or the sys
tem by deadly uric acid is as sure and
inevitable as day follows night
No other organs of the human body
are so important to health making as
the kidneys and uladder. Keep your
kidneys clean and your biadUer in
working condition and you need have
no fear of disease. Don't try to cheat
nature. It is a cruel master. When
ever you experience oacKahe. nerv-
ousness, difficulty In passing urine.
I "get on the lob." Your kidneys and
bladder require immediate attention.
Don't delay. This is tne time to take
the bull by the horns GOLU MKDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules will do the.
trick. For over two hundred years
they have proven meritorious in the
treatment of diseases of the stomacn,
kidneys, liver and bladder. It is a
world-famed remedy. in use as a
housenold necessity for over 200 years.
If you have been doctoring withoit
results, get a box of OUi.U 11KUAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules toiay.
Your druggist sells them. Abso
lutely guaranteed or money refunded.
Beware of Imitations. Look for the
name GOLD MEDAL on evry box.
For sale and guaranteed by The Owl
Irug c:o. ( AO v.
Old Portland Resident
Given Up by Physicians
Oiven up by five dootorp. my only
hope an operation. I rebelled on cut
ting me open, as I am 75 years old A
neighbor advised trying Mayr's Won
derful Remedy for stomach trouble I
got relief right sway. I had not e.-ten
for 10 days and was as yellow a a gold
piece. I could have lived only a few
days but for this medicine." it is a
simple, harmless preparation that re
moves the catarrhal mucus from the In-
tcstlnal tract and allays the Inflamma-
; tion which causes practically all Mom-
' nch. liver and intestinal aliments, ln-
: emmng appenaicms. one nose wu
convince or money refunded. The Owl
D'Uii Company.
(Adv.)
"BALMWORT"
FOR RHEUMATISM
Mr. J. M. Hunter, Longmont. Colo.,
writes: "I have ben taking Balm
wort Kidney Tablets for my rheuma
tism and find they help me more than
anything I ever took," etc. Some
forms of rheumatism are caused by
failure of the Kidneys to s;-rete and
throw off the waste and poisons of
the body. If Kidneys and bladder
are not doing their full duty. Balm
wort Kidney Tablets will thoroughly
revive their activity. For sale by The
Owl Drug Co. and all other druggists.
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Being seed fcy over tlree SuHloa peo
ple annually. It will increase ths
strength of weak, nervous, run-dowa
folks ia two weeks time hi attar la
stances, Aik roar Doctor, or drug
gist about it.
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