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r THE" OREGON" DAILYf - JOURNAL. r PO RTL AND.' sWEiyNESDAYJULYv 3. 1918. BANK STATEMENTS SHOW DEPOSITS OF $95,669,347 JUNE 9 Total Is $9,000,000 Under, State- i ment of May 29, Due to Liberty Bonds and Otheis Causes. Complying- with a call by the comp troller of the currency, Portland banks . today iMued a statement showing: their condition of business on June 29. To- day's statement shows a falling off in de posits amounting to over $9,000,000 com pared with the statement for May 10. This decrease Is attributed to transfers ' of Liberty loan bonds and other normal business fluctuations. The figures are as follows; Loans and Bank T)fnonlt Discounts First National $27,729,802.40 $18,121,292.45 Irfuld & Til ton lX.S77,3KtU5 11,763,678.03 , .TJ. 8. National 21.466.773.11 N. W. National 12.545,202.10 Hec. Sav. A Tr. 1,827.093.40 Can. B. of Cm. 3.443.700.28 Hank of Calif. 6.465.156.48 Hlhemla Hav. 3,548,606.18 CI. W. Bate Co. 843.372.01 13.044,874.39 7.153,307,07 1.172.166.11 f 1,81 A 2,14 1,815.391.75 131.027.07 42.742.58 476.505.94 Citizens Hank 988,615.21 619.945.10 Hart'n-Thomn. 521.009.52 561,735.88 252.690.89 277,460.45 466.28S.40 173,656.65 178.949.98 1,345,529.86 155.182.14 296,662.34 227.774.34 240,798.89 396,995.14 119.28L90 99,575.87 . 695.232.53 102,825.50 214,910.17 688,779.75 1,802,744,35 Kant Hide Hk. Ash'y. A Humlln Hk, of Bell wo' d Bk. of , Kenton Montavllla v. .Multnomah St. Peninsula, Nat. lst..Tr. A 8aV. ' 1st Nat L'nton livestock Htate Bt Bk. of 1'ort. 71.270.43 252.035.22 1.574.516.39 2,256,449.50 . Total .$95,669,347.41 $66,481,693.11 .Western Grain Will Be Shipped to Coast iAt Present Only That Grown West of - Cascades Will Be Sent West Later All Grata From Montana Will Come. "Advices from Washingtoa state that grain raised In washing-ton, Oregon, Idaho, and In Montana, east to tha summit of the- Cascades range, will be . routetj this year to the coast and later. when tonnage Is available, all Montana grain will go west." - The above message received this morn ' jriR irom n.. a. lyier or ureat Kails, a director of the Equity Cooperative asso- : clatlou .of JVIodUlbo. (arrsara, 4 a digest of information received from the Mon ' tana delegation that left some davn m j to appeal to the food administration for an order, diverting aU .MopUpa jTraJn, -along with the grain of other Pacific Northwtet states, to Northwest tlde- Vater terminals for export. The state ment is taken to mean that the Wash ington officials have confidence there ,"WU . be enough ships locally to carry flour and grain produced In the region west of the Rocky mountains, but that "an order diverting westward wheat grown In the region between the Rocky mountains and the Dakotas will be de ferred until there Is 'positive assurance, there will be sufficient ships to carry the grain. , It has been estimated that approxt mately 1,000,000 tons of ships built on i the Columbia river will be available for .,wurb , iiuur siiipiiieiiia irom ' lull port, while as much more . tonnasre Tsl . expected o be available on Puget Sound; Colored Man Is Held As Alleged Deserter Joseph. Williams, alias Fred Johnson, colored. Is being held as an alleged de serter from the United States naval re serve at Bremerton.' Wash., until his case can be Investigated by Assistant ; United States Attorney Veatch. When taken Into custody he carried an identif leaf ion tag bearing the name of Joset Williams and the date of his enristme- and also his finger print. After being questioned by Veatch, addl- . tlonal finger -prints were taken and they correspond with the one on the back of the tag. Williams told several dif ferent, stories and finally admitted his identity,- stating that he enlisted June 27, 1917, and was assigned as a ..ship's cook to the merchant marina, , He claimed that he was on a five-day furlough,, and as soon as word is re ceived from the eommandant at Bremer ton he Will either be turned over to the military authorities at Vancouver or sent back to Bremerton. 2 Killed, 75 Hurt In 478 Accidents Seventy-five persons were injured and two killed In the 478 traffic accidents in . Portland during the month of June, ac cording to a report submitted to the chief of police by Traffic Captain Harms." Those I killed were: Peter ' Autser? of 710 Schuyler, and Mrs. R. V. . Orady of 2070 Hodge street. An esti mated damage of $17,400 was done to , automobiles during the month. Fines totaling $5576 were imposed by Judge Rossman for violation of .the traffic laws. Besides this, 587 persons were pa roled with a warning for minor viola tions of the traffic rules. Store Closed Independence Day -r, SALEM BOY IS .APPOINTED "MIDDY" try ' 'v7 f "i" : i f i I ii mmmmmmmmmmmm Everett W. Lisle Salem, Of., July S. Everett W. Lisle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lisle of this city, has received notice of his ap polntment as a midshipman at Annapo lis. His appointment came from Con gressman , Addison T. Smith of Idaho, -where , the .Dales lived until last year. whpn. they. ..moved- to Salem. Charles Lisle is a well known Idaho newspaper man. Everett Lisle was the youngest mem ber of a class of 150 graduated by the Salem high school In June. He will at tend Willamette, university next fall and will take his examination for entrance at Annapolis next February at Cor- vallis. OLD CISPUS. BURN FIRE CONTROLLED (Continued from Pic One) the destruction of the young Umber stand, according to the forest examiner. This has been growing to replace the burned off areas of 1,902. A fine stand of U-year-old trees, covering 90 per cent of the area burned over, was destroyed. Fire in Siuslaw Forest Eugene, Or.. July 3. The first fire of tha seaaop .In .the. SJystaw forest, broke out Monday according to E. S. Shelley, the supervisor, word to that effect hav ing reached him today. He states that the sea fog, which is usually one of the main protections of the Siuslaw forest, has been almost absent for several days and there Is a chance for bad fires if the dry .weather continues. The fire Monday was . quickly extinguished and did little damage. A forest fire near Foster, in Linn county, has burned over 400 acres of land, but. is under control. Little merchantable timber Is being . de stroyed" by the blaze. TrJn. Service Interrupted Tillamook, Or., July 3. The train ser vice between Tillamook . and .Portland has been delayed for three days on ae cdunt or forest fires between Cochran and Knrlght. Soldiers from .Portland ii tmm th nruc camps near iMiimonV hav beer ordered "-oifclti fight the fires, on Tuesoay n no through train between Portland and Tillamook. Deschutes Fires Controlled Bend. Or.. July 3. Six forest fires which have been raging on the Deschutes national forest for the past week are now reported under control. Crews of re fiahters are being maintained, how ever, to guard against possible escape of the fires from the areas in which they are confined. The laraest blase is at Bachelor Butte, rnverlne approximately 200 acres, where Assistant Supervisor H. E. Vincent has been with a crew since Thursday night. Others are at Crescent lake. Big river ranirer station. Tumaio ana uavis moun tain. The latest to break out was at Suttle's lake, a crew being sent to that point Sunday night. Fires' Sweep Heavy Timber Belts Seattle. July 8. Forest fires, some of them serious and sweeping many tim bered localities from British Columbia to the Columbia river, are . ravaging the woods of Skagit and wnatsom counties. State Fire Warden Pope said today that ho is confident several of the fires were of Incendiary origin. Five distinct fires are raging in Skagit county, and much valuable logging timber has been destroyed, spruce grovea nave oeen seriously damaged in several districts. Fires Have NoA Hurt Tourist . Travel Medford. Or., July 8. Forest fires in this district have not interfered in the least with tourist travel to crater lake, which, is the largest 'ever recorded. There are no fires near the road to the lake Vat "any point and the highway is reported in excellent condition. The atmosphere ; is clear at the rim ' of the lake and the temperatures are nne. Fire, at trout Lake Subdued White Salmon, Wash., July 3. The first serious, forest fire this year, be tween Trout Lake and Glen wood, has been brought under control. That government by the people 9hall not perish,1 CALL COMES FOR T50 E BOYS TO HELP T J, ClMeehan of Y. M. C.A. ' Will Renrtairi in Office All Day to Enlist Workers. Issuing an urgent call to the boys of community, ' J. C. Meehan, head of - the boys department of the Portland Y. M. C. A., declared this morning- that the sit uation in the berry fields of the Willam ette valley is such that he should have front 10 to 150 boys above-14 years of age immediately - in order to meet the present, requirements. As an Indication of the necessity of prompt action If the crops are to be saved. Mr., Meehan said that althousrh tomorrow fs July -4 ana a big celebration is to be in progress here, that he and his assistants will, be on the job at their neaaquartera, second floor of the "Y" building, from morning until night fpr the purpose of seeing any boys who may wish to report thus promptly to assist ial "We are in dire need of from 100 to 150 boys ,at once." said Mr. Meehan "and unless we get them the berry crop is going' to be largely wasted. We are in receipt-of calls from our camps now organised at Newbersv Amltv. fialem. Estacada and Dundee, and we rnuft meet the demands that are being made upon Os. T therefore make this apneal to the parents of Portiana and vicinity and to me Doys ; to the parents that they will help us to get boys and to the boys that mey volunteer and that quickly." The boys now in the field are show mis i aeepest patriotism ana as an evidence of this, Mr. Meehan cited the case of a crowd of boys who have been picklhg berries at Mosier. . They re turned to Portland this morning and im mediately left for Estacada. All boys who are to be sent into the camps now' will have work from three to six weeks, says Mr. Meehan. Council Considers Coal Rate Protest 31ay or. Objects. to City Traffic Expert's Criticism of Federal Officials Unless lie Can Make Good on His Statements. Portland's right to protest to the rail road administration against any advance on freight rates on coal handled by lines m Oregon, providing grounds for- the complaint were apparent ; was main tained by Mayor Baker, at the meeting of the council today. The . letter of F. W. Robinson, chair man of the federal freight traffic -com mittee, which contended that proposed advances were justified, was read to the council, together with the comment- thereon of Edward Cousin, city traffic expert. Robinson stated that Portland Is the only' community In the country which has made such a protest. Cousin declared that the federal authorities are not, apparently, 'familiar with the coal situation In Oregon, and that the fed eral officials' here-are not endeavoring to do what they might to help out the Portland situation. 'J Mayor Baker. however. voleeoL objec tion to what he termed an "unauthor ized : action" on the part of the traffic expert of the city in taking the course that he had in criticising the federal or f iclals, "unless he Is able to prove his statements." The question will be taken up at a special meeting of the council this afternoon for further consideration. President Foster to Lecture President Foster of Reed college will give an illustrated lecture on the "Care of Wounded - Men in France," in the chapel at the college, Thursday morn ing at 8 o'clock. The lecture Is open to the public. . Friday evening ' at 8 :30 o'clock, in the chapel. Honorable Maurice Casenove of the French high commis sion will deliver an address. MOR HARVES BERRY CROP Russellite Arrested On Seditious Charge - ..-v . - -.. jS MSjMMHMHMMSt 'V Ernest D. Sexton, Under $SS0 Bead at Los Angeles, Is. ricked. Up Hers for Alleged Bemnrks Against tke War. At liberty on $5000 bail under a fed eral Indictment at Los Angeles for al leged, seditious remarks, Ernest D. Sex ton, one of ' Pastor - Russell's followers, was taken, into custody Tuesday after noon by Deputy: United. States Marshal E. T. Mass on a charge of .violation of the espionage, act. Sexton is confined in the county Jail and is making an effort to secure" bondsmen. His bond has been set at $2500. Sexton was preparing" to leave for Se attle when taken into custody. He stated that he was given permission to leave Los Angeles. : . Charges in the warrant-are that Sex ton published "language to Incite, pro voke and encourage resistance to the United fetatea and oppose the cause of the United tSates in the war." It is charged that Sexton used the words "Fight the war In Pastor Russell's way.' and also, ."Don't go to, war." Sexton will be given a preliminary hearing Tlaay. Quayle in Charge of Development Work George Quayle, formerly secretary and manager of all war activities for the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, has been installed in the offices of the Portland Chamber as secretary of the Oregon de velopment bureau, a berth heretofore held by Secretary Crawford. Mr. 'Craw ford has taken charge of the bureau of Industries and manufactories. A revision of the plans of work of the Oregon development bureau is - antici pated by chamber officials as a result of Mr. Quayle's advent on the .staff. That much attention will be directed to ward state development, rather than Portland alone. Is Intimated. Large American Flag Raised at Sawmill A formal flag raising occurred at the Eastern & Western Lumber company mill at noon, when a large American flag purchased by the employes of the mill through subscription was raised on a huge pole that reaches 98 feet above the ground. The ceremony was held by chance during the visit to the mill of the delegation of Mexican editors, who are Portland visitors, and Lieutenant P. S.. O'Reilly, U. S. N., who is with the party, , made a brief and inspiring flag address. As "The Star Spangled Ban ner" was played by the Foundation com pany band, the new flag was raised by Miss Irene Bodway, whose father Is em ployed in the mill and who has two brothers In the service. The ceremony was concluded by an address by a signal corps officer . on the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. London to Observe Independence Day London, July 8. Preparations for the celebration here of the Fourth of July are practically complete. The chief event of the day will be the Anglo-Saxon fellowship meeting Ins Central hall, at which Viscount Bryce will preside. Col onel Winston Spencer Churchill will propose greetings to President Wilson and the people of the United States, which win be cabled to Washington. Boise Forbids Speech ., Boise, Idaho, July 8. (U. . P.) Five hundred Boise men marched to the city hall today and asked Mayor Hays to prevent C. -A. Townley, president of the National Non-Partlsan league, ' from speaking in Idaho tomorrow. "The county council of defense have decided it inadvisable to have Mr. Townley speak in Boise, that's all there is to It," said the mayor. y ( BQrin j v v. IsCea, .U SSSSSf INCREASED EXPRESS RATES WITHIN STATE ARE TO BE REQUESTED Superintendent of Consolidated Company Confers With Com mission. Members. Salem, July 3. O. B. Viets, superin tendent of the American Railway Ex press company, was here today In con ference with members of the public service commission over procedure nec essary legally to get before the com mission a proposed; increase In- express rates. To comply with the Oregon laws, Mr, Viets will file, 10 days "before the ef fective date, tariffs with a 10 per cent increase on all rates which have not heretofore been fixed by the commis sion. These new rates will be subject to attack by . any interested shipper . at the time they are filed or at any time thereafter. In. cases where- rates have been here tofore fixed by the commission, the ex press company will file application for an Increases in rates. Before the in crease can be allowed a formal hearing must be held by the commission and an order Issued. Increases sought on all express rates within the state will be 10 per cent, ex cept on the Sumpter Valley railroad, where the company will ask for a much greater increase in order to get ap ex press rate higher than' the first class freight rate. Since the railroad ' com pany attempted to increase its freight rates 25 per cent, which the public serv ice commission holds is Illegal, the freight rate is higher than the express rate. Mr. Viets pointed out that the contract between the express company and the railroad company provides that the express rate shall be 150 per cent of the first class freight rate, and to get it that high it will require a tremendous increase in express rates. , Mr. Viets said that the rules and practices heretofore established by the various express companies operating in this state will be observed by the con solidated company. Sanity of Woman Is Under Investigation United States Commissioner Drake and Assistant United States Attorney Veatch conducted a preliminary hearing in the case against Anna M. Weston, held on a charge of violating the espionage act, today and ordered her held until her mental condition can be investigated. While being -questioned by Commis sioner Drake, Mrs. Weston declared that "Germany was not to blame for the war," but President Wilson." Several witnesses testified that the alleged viola tions occurred several times during June while they were working in the Pullman company yards In .North Portland. The examination to determine her mental condition will be made this after' noon. More Americans Win Awards Washington. July 3. (U. P.) Sixty three more soldiers have been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for gal lantry in action. General Pershing re ported today in section B of Tuesday's communique. Slayer of Partner Ends Life Sonora. Cal., July 8. (I. N. S.) Be cause he slew his partner in a rage dur ing a quarrel over management of their business, Thomas Peckham sat upon keg of powder and lighted the fuse to day. He shot D. I. Nlcholls Monday. Newspaper Man Is Paroled Paris, July 3. (U. P.) Caesar Hanau an Italian newspaperman, charged with having Intelligence with the enemy, to day was sentenced to two years' im prisonment. He was paroled. A ruthless expose of Germany's war lord and Germany's way of making war. It will make you a better patriot, be cause it will really wake you up. Huge Plant to Turn ; Out TJrBoat:Chasers Kearney,! X. J- July ; 3.'Submarin chasers and patrol boats will bo turned out In ' quantity production here from the largest slant of its kind in the world. it waa announced Tuesday bv a re nrene imi tative of Henry Ford. ? The plant, work upon which is to be started immediately, will front on the Passaic river and will be in the center of the local shipbuilding industry- The building will cost $3,000.- 000. The Washington authorities were reported to have approved plans for the new pianc Tillamook Plans Big Celebration Tillamook. Or.. July 3. The program and sports committees are making every effort to have one of the largest celebra tions in Tillamook on the Fourth ever held in this county. Soldiers from vari ous spruce camps as well as fraternal oraers. ciuos and other organizations will parade In the morning. There will be two ball games and other contests in me inemoon, followed by a street aance in the evening. Friendliness for cKaiser Brings Term Camp Dodge. Iowa, July S. (U. P.) 1 think the kaiser is all right," said Private Martin Fuhrmann of Salem, N. D., a member of the Quartermaster's corps at Camp Dodge. The general courtmartial convicted him of uttering disloyal and seditious statements and sentenced him to five years at hard la bor at Fort Leavenworth. He also Is discharged from the service and must forfeit all pay and allowances due hlmor to become due. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra V Makes Records, Exclusivsry for Columbia The enlistment of this historic organ ization under the Columbia standard is the best proof of how high that standard is held. And this first glorious record of Faust's famous Ballet Music Is only a promise of what is to come. A6041 $1.50 Amparito Farrar Joins ihe Columbia This brilliant young American soprano makes a particularly happy debut with a record including "Sweet and Low" and "Mighty Lak a Rose." Rarely beautiful songs both, enriched by a voice of ra diant loveliness. r iii i If t i n ik t , " ii v ..... i 25,000 VOMEN ARE WANTED tO REPLACE NURSES SERVICE Council of National Defense and Other Bodies United in Ex- ' tending Call. ' Washington. July 3. U, P.) Ap pealing for public cooperation and un derstanding of the needs, the Council Lof National Defense and other bodies today Issued the following : statement on the necessity for 25,000 student nurses to take the nlaces of nurses called for overseas duty with-the army "There exists now an extreme - need for at least 25.000 women of character Intelligence and education to nil the ds in our hosnltal staffs -caused by the calling of many thousands of skilled nurses to the fighting front. "The surgeon general of the United States army, the surgeon general of the United States public health service, the American Red Cross, the medical boara and the women's committee of the Coun ell of National Defense therefore, unite In an earnest appeal for 25,000 young , I women between the ages of 19 and 35 to enroll in wnai snail db cauea ure United States student nurse reserve. The enrollment will begin July 29. 1918. Those who register In this volunteer body will engage to hold themselves in readiness until April 1. 1919. to be as signed to training schools 1st civilian hospitals or to the army nursltig school and begin there a course of study and active student nursing. "The service which we are asking calls for the best that the womanhood : of America can offer in courage, devo i tion and resourcefulness." New July Numbers of CoiisteHati A2535 $1.00 Newbrk Philhaiinordc Flavs Victor Herberts American war songs in s thrilling medley that fairly Barnes with patriotism. A' record that ex plains why this great symphony orchestra won such, thunderous applause in its cantonment concerts. - " " A6040 $L50 . 39 other Splendid Selections In Jvfc Lbt 8ead soma records to yxmr soldier. TberVa a OraioooU ia bi T.M.CA. or Knljtta of Colambma hot. Nrw Cotnmblm Record oo h tbm 10th mad 30th of rrv- xxKittfh . Colombia ojtAreoraoxs Daniel Solorials;: ; - Sought by i Sister - Chief of Police Johnson has received a : letter from the Minneapolis - chief re questing him to locate Daniel 8olorla If possible. The letter states that a man died recently In Minneapolis who had sev eral letters In his pockets belonging to - DumriB. i ne coroner noimea mmw, -. Marlanna Solorla at Amarlllo. Texas.- of : the death of tha supposed brother.- She -' ordered the body sent home, but It was ' not the body of her brother. " Now tho -chief of police at Minneapolis Is trying to ... locate Solorla. It is thought that the' dead man stole Solorla's coat while toe waa living in Minneapolis. : Recently Solorla lived In Portland at , 647 First street and at 29V North Ninth street and was employed-at tha Northwest Steel company and the Co lumbia River. Shipbuilding company. -' About three weeks ago he Is said to have told friends that he was going to Seattle i and from there to Alaska. Anyone knowing of his whereabouts Is asked to notify Detective Hawley of the local de- . ' partment. , Fires Rage Along Tillamook Railway Hillsboro, Or., July 8, Forest fires ' along the Tillamook railway, north of here, are destroying much green timber.' ' Thirty acres of heavy standing timber " belonging to Russell McGee and brother. George McGee. now la France with tha : Twenty-third engineers, burned Sunaay. 2C Cents for Copper -Approved Washington. July S. I. N. 8.) -President Wilson has approved 28 -cents a pound as tha. maximum price for copper, It was . announced this . afternoon. The price. Is effective July 2 and subject to revision after - Aug ust 15. Did It "For God and Kaiser" -Oswego. N. T.. July 8. U. P. After killing his brother, wife and grand daughter with an ax, George Gero. farmer, announced he did it "for Qod and the kaiser." He will probably ba sent to Mstteawan. American Fantasie COKPAMT. KZW TOXX 0IV 7 . ..... . ..j I. limglr'i crKsrJ.sssTss cfcJMsHt (XLT