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r TODAY'S -FEATURES Attains Sees Is Llaeols Seetlos (, Fsc 1. Mr. Htsssflelrt Eevlewi 8. 8. Lmioiii Section , Par i. History of Ball t Player Seetloa 9, Part . . THE WEATHER Portland aid rlclilty Sasday, nonet, tied i probably thowert; moderate aorta to wet wlada. Oregon aad Washington Ksniiay, un settled, probably nhoweni moderate aorlb to west wind. i ! VOL. XVII. NO. 23. CITY EDITION PORTLAND. OREGON,. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER PRICE FIVE CENTS HLII0H IBM Despite Magnitude of Railway C:L M !.u h:.....!, ' Strike No Violence or Disturb- ance Occurs; Airplanes Used. Virtual Dictatorship in Food Is Established and Navy ,1s Em ployed tff Keep Markets Open. By Ed L. Keen liOndon, Sept. 27. (U. P.) A whole nation In the grip of the strike a strike which halted practically very means of modern transporta tion! was the experience which Great Britain passed through today. The strike called by the National Railway union had become thor oughly effective early today, and by the time Great Britain arose for the lay's work the walkout was making itself felt In almost every form of Uritlsh life. Hopes for an early settlement of the trouble rested In a conference: between Sir Eric Geddes, minister of transporta tion, and C. T. Cramp, president of the railway, union. While loih Bides had announced their determination to fisht to a finish, it was the general belief that Britain's peril in the face of a national railway strike wns too menacing to per mit Its continuance long as a chance for agreement existed. SITUATION GRAVE I The gravity, of the situation v.as! heightened by the fear thnt the miuers and trarieraort workers, who. with the h the ia-K-e, 1 railway men, compose the triple all wouiO join the strike. "The titrike means the triple alliance 1h involved automatically," Roucrt Wil liams, secretary of the transport work era, said today. "The country: will be paralyzed, but I do not think the strike v.tfl be a lengthy one." Later reports today indicated the strike was practically complete in all fa;-ts of the country exceyl Ireland. The orkmen there were awaiting- orders rom union headquarters In London, but ntrike committees were be(ng( formed .throughout the country. ' 05E Wlll.IOir IDI.fe It wa estimated that more tjian 500, 000 actual Etrikers and another 500,000 allied, workers, including clerks, were idle today. , v, If . the transport workers ceise work In ; a ' sympathetic movement. ; England would fac the danger of Isolation from the outside world', inasmuch as pie load ing and operation of. steamers -ould be sffected. Dock workers are included in the transport union. j with the London tube system also suspended, the only available trapsporta- lion today was offered by busses, street cars, motor lorries and taxicabs, the lat- ( Concluded cm Past Two, Column One) TAX DELINQUENTS UP But Six Days Remain in Which to Pay:l9i8 Taxes Before They Draw Penalties. Tax delinquents promise to be ex tremely numerous this year, unless -there is a remarkable Increase in the payments at the tax collector's bu reau during the next six days. Only six days remain for the payment of 1918 taxes before) they become delin quent and subject to interest charges. This announcement was made Satur day by Chief Deputy Tax Collector George Huckaby. "InstHllments for the second half of the 191 taxes have' been coming in very tkwiy, salrt HucKaKy. "Last Week the averagu dally collections up to Saturday Might were $31,957.30. j H.9.ft(itt T.VV. An average of $600,0OC a cday. for every day of this week must be. main tained," he said, "to meet the! amount of ?4.000,0','1. which Is the balance of tho tax roll remaining unpaid." "Taxes muet be paid by Octclber r to a void .delinquency and an Intertijt charge of 1! per .cent per annum. A penalty of 5 per cent in addition to thel interest will be charged after November 5. The tax law In Dart provides as fol- "All taxes not paid eri or before thej said October 5 shall become "delinquent and If W. paid on Or before Ithe fifth cast yf Koven.bst next fallowing. 4 pen- ! hlty of G Der cent shall be- oiiarired nd : collected t:ere"in. In addition to the in- i tf rest: provided therein. i rATES- DF.riJlBEI FIX A I. "The days or dates herein i specified j or provided are final as to tjhe appli-' catiort "of all Intercut and ljenaltyl :hargfs, irrespective of any fsuoh lav ' MOUNTING or rial, falllr, tinnn Si.nd-J n i.oH'a,v l omoiiiHg. i n.; noiumg up oi one i.-wj":. 7m. . This year October 5 falls op Stmcay sr.d all taxes to be paid in person musts reach the tair collector's office at the ! ' any sns&T asKecl tne Iamb courthouse not later than Saturday, j "'a of ,t" answered the wolf. October 4, a the tax department Willi "Give me 1 worth," cried the citizen, be closed ail ay Sunday, t)ctetf.r ."i. j his meekness giving way to jubilancy. Remittance sent by mail and bear Ing the postmark of October 5 will, hewever.-be- accepted and received as of that date. The tax office will be cpen to receive taxes - until o'clock Saturday evening, October 4. Shipyard Worker Gets Unexpected Legacy Through Innocent Letter Minneapolis Uncle Leaves Loceyi R. Decker Property and Cash Amounting to $250,000. It was an Innocent enough looking letter, and when the postman slipped it under the door at 2225 East Glisan itre neither R De shipyard worker, nor his wife thought that it was anything more than a circular advertisement or "just another bill." Equivalent of $250,000 lay in that envelope! "It's from Uncle Fred, v.ith whom I lived when a boy," said Decker, reading the postmark. "Open It," counselled friend wife. Uncle Fred had died. He had left Locey, his favorite nephew, J50.000 In property and $200,000 cash. Uncle Fred was Frederick Miller of Minneapolis. The Deckers- gasped. " Then Locey Decker notified his brother, Carl Decker. St. Johns, but Carl had not received any of the inheritance. Decker left at once for Minneapolis. Mrs. Decker waits for htm here, study ing the shop windows, while brother Carl ungrudgingly spreads the news i.mong the Deckers' friends. Will Hold Fiume to Last Drop of Blood, He Says; His Men Have Signed Covenant of Death. By tali.ti 1 , r sml By fiabriele IVAumiiizio. 1 ' iv .r. "in' rv n:j4 f n ni- I'mmc and iln-Ijrii.x it . pne xaticn to IU.y. Fiume. Via Paris, Sept. 27. The Fiume problem is solved. I am here, and I will stay here, alive or dead. Not only the harbor of Fiume' but the hinterland as well, must ba., Italian. Internationalization of the hjirpor is impossible. Concessions, commercial privileges and.jj interest, but the sovereignty of Italy must be established positively; In this way theharbor of Flume wilt fulfill on the Adriatic the same duty that Genoa performs on the Mediterranean, where international commerce finds free expan sion and a natural outlet to Switzerland. SO SEPARATION POSSIBLE The territorial continuity between Fiume and Italy Is paramount, and no suggestion of separation from the moth erland can even be considered. Fiume ! anno,1 remam isolated ana surrounaea smother it. , Whatever the Italian government may do or say against this irrevocable deci sion of the military command the pop ulation of Fiume will be useless. Everything is ready for the occupation of Abbasia and Volosca should the Ital ian government decide to withdraw its own troops from that territory. SHOUTS DEFIANCE TO WORLD We are resolved to go the limit, even' to the force of arms, against anyone opposed to the popular will.. We want to shout this 'decision to the world. What can the entente do against us? Will the England of Milton bombard tha right of Fiume? What can Italy do? The army and navy arV with us ; if there is anyone wishing to chase Gabrlele d'Annunzio out of here, let him try. I am surrounded by men who are willing to do anything. An aviator sailed yesterday to drop, a manifesto upon Milan. Nothing has been heard of him since. Another sails today for Rome. All the soldiers and officers have signed a covenant of death and all we can do is to limit the sarrison as daily thousands offer to join us. DEMANDS NITTI'S RECALL As for the navy, we have enough units here for all emergencies. So far the Jugo-Slavs have not at- 1 mpted any armed attacks and only a j few commands are reported in the sur- 1 counoing territory. We re ready to meet them. One . origan e aircaoy is noiaing me line. The artillery is in position in case of an attack which might prove welcome, as certainly it will spell the ultimate solution. Politically speaking, the only measure necessary for the public safety is the withdrawal of the Nitti government be cause Nitti is worse than Giolette (for mer Italian premier). I tried to speak to Nittl, but he eluded ! :he meeting, fearing to compromise hitn ! self in the eyes of President Wilson. v honi 1 accuse, ,,0 XT T. i. JtlOlQ-UP JN Oi J US I Case of Very Fine y a JjUSinftSS AClinieil 1 Who ptill contends that Oregon has a j : T ... . LILi : . . 1 1 , . . person by another? Listen. meek-eyed citiie'i stepped up to a bt Id -eyed grocery men Saturday. "Only on certain conditions," advised the grocery man. . "Name your terms, man." "Well, for every two bits' worth of sugar you buy, you must purchase $1 t worth of other groceries. D HO FUNGS; DEFIANCE AT WORLD; I ELIZABETH QUEEN Q UEEN ELIZABETH of Belgium, wbdwithiier husband, King Albert, and thcireldest son, Prince Leopold, will be Portland's guest on Thursday, October J.6, was, at the time of her marriage to Albert in 1900, Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria. She is domestic in temperament and. is the. mother of three chil dren Prince Leopold, 18; Prince Charles, 16, , and Princess Marie Jose, 13 years old. " Ir-iHr lIFTi ".ft. T-' ill :,vr i t 1 - h ;i 1 : 1 III 'ml I I '.V.'Kli ' 1 F 1 I tit . f I III Vi II II II 11 II! i I ? lit II a-"- . 1 m JLviT m:- i fen.- 'yfM ratei-i HI 11E1 'f W FRANCHISE PLAN PUTS OPERATING SERVICE I AT COST By Ward A. Irvtno The Newell franchise proposed for 1 the Portland Railway, Light & Pow er company is based on operating service at cost and tripartite share in benefits.between public, company and employes. Interest on toonds is guaranteed by the city, inasmuch as the franchise assures a fare to provide revenue sufficient to cover interest. In the come wav it maximum and! ... . - minimum return on tlie investment, tne valuation less the d,ebt. is assured,, and when profits exceed the minimum return they are to be divided equally among employes and company until a fixed point is reached, tentatively placed at a mlximum of 10 per cent of the pay roll for employes, and eight per cent on 1 the Investment for the company. De crease of the bonus maximum and in crease of the minimum return to the company have been suggested. When the maximum for company and I emploves is reacneo, a guarantee runa ! oW,000 for use.ln emergency, is pro vtded, and later a purchase runa ror ex- tensions. CITY 31CST APPROVE . . , ..... : I the company nas so.e uireciiou mi I oiierations. although the city must ap- j prove bond sales and improvements. Fares are automatically raised when profits fail to meet the minimum re turn, and the city council may decrease fares when the maximum Is reached. . The public Is expected to benefit through ability of the company to ob tain new . money at lower Interest, re sultant from guarantee of safety, of in-, terest, through decreased fares when H t proiiu meet mo iiMAauiuui, wiu ladedettJclency..AIterations . may be profits meet the maximum, and through 4 i,,j , . . , , . , . . I!ed in the franchise calculated to al- loic earlier decrease in fares. The company will te placed on a BOtfhd financial . basis, assisted in ob- taming new money I re'tSurn on the' investment and guaranteed a j JEmpIoyes . . are assured reasonable I vajpes, and a, bonus aeeturns ri2 above ( u minimum. I Ane.Newen plan is broader application ofithe principles underlvimr th. -fVon- ,flT6es: in Cleveland and Youngstown. i okio. The eastern nlnH .-r..t. -mttl la, nrovide Hosor ,.io,; 7 i.: '-"T' " vision bv the, rltv a hwrrw,- rw -.., oif: the entire investment and no share i Imperial Laundry company. 35o Rus ini profit by employes. - sell street: "We. have taken laundry vi v.ii.wltJ Iright along, But the strike does ham- 'IT " he Cleveland and Yrmnratn. franchisee the company return is. placed at. a definite figure. An initial value oe the property was fixed by agreement uomH -n.. anu company, the value city ingiuamg indebtedness, and such re maining amount as brought the total to the agreement. point. Added capital value ismaae through sale of bonds and stock for extensions under municipal super vision, and decreased by sale of prop erty; ( -jtt the inmaI valu! th(i mmnariv ia allowed 7 per cent in Youngstown j uwd , yie lowest rate possible on added ' vattlte secured hv inHphtolnciia 1 x;- Ja ssnrfa. th ulllity ' .Pr cent on j bonded and S per cent on indebtedness. anq Pr cent, on capital etocK. Fares can fluctuate from 3 to 9 cents in Youngstown, and from 4 to ( In Cleve land. In each an additional charge of 1 cent for transfers is levied. PLAIT IS ELASTIC A stabilizing fund in Youngstown and aw4nterest fund of $500,000 In Cleveland ara' meters for fares. When the operat- - f , . . Concluded -tm Pia Firs, Column One) ' Whaler Herman Comes Out of Far North Laden With Treasure Brings Richest Cargo of Fur Ever Taken; Icebound Trappers and 2 of Stefansson's Men Saved. Following the rescue of a group of trappers who had been icebound on Banks land for three years, and the picking up of the two remaining members of the Stefansson expedi tion, who had been in the Far North for almost six years, the steam whaler Herman, under charter to H. Liebes &. Co., is returning to San Francisco with the richest cargo of furs that ever came out of the Arctic. First v. ord of the remarkable voyage of the Herman was received Saturday from Captain C. T. Pederson, after months of silence, by John Plagemann. president oF the Portland establishment of H. l.icbes & Co., through the San Francisco office. Tha u-IfAlnua t rfrvi Ynme otatfl that the Herman will leave Alaska in a few ! days, and is due In San Francisco Octo ber 22 with a cargo valued at close to STiO.000. TRAPPERS FACKD STARVATION During the summtr the Herman suc ceeded in reaching Banks Land in Coro nation gulf, at the mouth of the North west passage, after lhrpe unsuccessful attempt3 in as many yv,rs. A party of trappers for the Liebes company, who lad been marooned lor iour years, was taken off just in time to prevent them starving to death, ;.a their ammunition mis exhausted and the only same in t'M were io Arctic cranes. ; The message did not state whether or ' ot the two members of the fctefanpson : expedition had been lost or whether they were left in the Arctic purposely for scientific research. ICK DYNAMITED On Banks Land a four years' accumula- ' lion of pelts trapped in this almost virgin field was taken. In order to get to the rescue place, members of the crew of the Herman were compelled to dynamite ; lanes through the ice. which has been exceptionally heavy for two years. Quantities of white fox, silver fox. red t'ox. inusk ox, blue fox, Hudson sable : and ermine pelts, in addition to bowhead whales and two live polar bears, make up the cargo. ' The Herman left San Francisco April , ; D ar.d. reached Jiome July 21. The vessel . left Nome:" Juittg-ty4 the jjiebesj;. pta-1 lions to the north.;; ' '. " " - ' ' i Three Others Admit Walkout Still Hampers Them; Strikers Deny Claims of the- Proprietors. ! Nearly one third of the laundry j i workers of Portland are now out on i ' strike, according to a representative 1 of the Central Labor council. Yet out of 14 representative laun- j dries six report they were never af fected. I Five which failed to "pick tip" I wash at one time are now on the job again. Three admit that they up to regular business. Many laundries have ceDtance of wash bundles, are still not resumed ac- huf will not promise a definite date or aeiiverj. STRIKERS COXnPKNT The laundry workers say they are sure of obtaining their ends and that three large laundries have agreed to capitulate. Demands of the union are: Eight hour day, minimum wage of $18 a week, recognition of the organization, and better working conditions. A mass meeting of all laundry workers, or ganized and unorganized, will be held at 8 o'clock Monday night at Columbia hall. . . . 3 - .. . 1 V. , - 1 J aim. ! dries were as follows: j American Laundry company, 140 East ' i ntra streex norm : e nuve auxiJtcu ,aUndry all the time. We have not b bothered by the strike." Brown-Meyer company, Yale laundry. ; Rast Morrison street : "We started in strain last Monday." I Consolidated Wet Wasjt laundry. '256 Halsey street: ' Business as usual. Crescent Laundry, i ast Thirty-first and Alder streets: "Running full force again this week." Crystal Laundry company, 721 East Glisan street: ."We are doing the best j we can. We are not picking up today, i but things are better than last week." SOME STILL HAMPERED ..-Tim. nivprpti P us 1 l r ...nrfrv .nmnonv 9Q9 TTa at ; Eighth street: "There are still a few ! workers out. We have run right j through the strike, but decreased our volume." New System Wet Wash Laundry, 07 East Flanders street : "We are not affected at all." Opera House Laundry, 245 Everett street : "We are doing our work 'more quickly' than last week. But the girls outelde still cause us some trouble." Opera House Laundry company, 289 Stark street : "We are not promising laundry at any special, time, and not delivering any one-day bundles. But things are much better than last week." Oregon Laundry company, 54 East Sixth street: "We run as usual but can't promise deliveries. Things are not much better than last week." Palace Laundry company, 78 East Tenth street north: "Business as usual this week again." Troy Laundry company. East Tenth aryd Pine streets: "N'o business last week but all right again now." j :. union launury uuinp; 'street: "We are pickis "Union Laundry compaiy, 301 Second "We are pick in C up again." 11 LAUNDRIES SAY RUN AGAIN NORMAL 1 MESSES Their Titles Gone, Pathetic Is Return of Those Who Mar ried Germans and Austrians. European Holdings Seized and Their U. S. Interests in Hands of Custodian of Alien Property. By Karl II. von Wlcganri Berlin. Sept. 27. The advance guard of American princesses, coun tesses and baronesses in Germany and Austria has started on the way back to the United States, and oth ers are preparing to follow soon, to reestablish their American rights and rescue millions of dollars' worth of property. There is no agreement among the ; American girls who adopted Herman j or Austrian citizenship by virtue of I marriage to titled nationals of those 1 countries, as to whether they should j make a concerted attack on the pro j eedure of the United States custodian ! of alien enemy property, or whether ; they should appeal to congress on the j ground that an American girl will al ; ways be American. POOR GLADYS VAX UERBILT Among the first to receive permission trom Washington to return to America are Countess Szechenyl. nee Gladys : Vanderbilt, who has already arrived on the other side. Slgray and Von Scherr, Mine, von Rach. who was Cecille May. and Princess Anita Stewart Braganza. Countess fc.ua v. ara Matuschka. a m native of Detroit, will sail for America j weather forecaster, who at first sus next month. j !ectpl that it might he volcanic dust. In each case these titled American i , til they decide whether to divorce them . r- tK.m m,U l,i.f cans out of them. When the subject of 1 dTvorce was suggested whereby the i woman regains her American citizen ship one of the American princesses remarked, "Our husband, might not trust bs ty pfek the SmebrldegTt,om Bga,p- j BELA KT5 GETS IT i The oases of American girls married I to Hungarian nobles are the ntost pa- theilc. for under Bela Kun's soviet rule: all their possessions are seised, while the alien property custodian of the United States seized everything that be longed to them in America. The Hague and Swiss cities are the centers where American wives of titled Teutons have been reestablishing fman - cial and family connections with America. Henry White, the Republican member or tne American pence ucicjuoh, ir- ceutly visited his daughter, the Coun- tess von Scherr, at the Hague. Ex-, Ambassador Leishman also visited his j daughter, the Duchess Croy. who. it is ; reported. Is planning to acquire rrencn or Spanish citizenship with her hus band. News Index T(A-: ' Journal in Sefn Sections Editorial Si-etion 1. Pne 8. Forelfln Mi li m Jlr:i Idle in KnffUmi Section 1, Pi 1. meriran Irinceset Sorry Section 1. P 1. j Home, Needed in Ireland Section 1, Ia2e 0. j i()iami 1 Is Bulwark ARainst Paie Itol'hcTiki Section National Sleep Refreiliins to Wilson Section 1, Pase 1. Suffrage States Will t'ontrj'. Section 1, Page H. Fifty Thou: ami Workers Or.lere!; Out Section 1. P-e -J. Domett Ic regulation of Labor J"r;ed Section 1, I'ase 3 Northwest O. i C. Lands to Be Opened Section 1. Paje 3. Southern Oreion Offers Trade Section 1. Page 12 Y. M. C. A. Hon Owl e-tinn 1. Page 12. Bova to Meet at Medford Section U Page 1H. Itecortl Made at Salem Section 1. Page 13. Awards at State Veir Section 1, Page 13. Dusty Kain Storm I naolted Section 1. Page 1. Portland s'aipjard Worker tiets Legacy Section 1 pace 1. . whaler Brines Treasure Section I. raze 1. purpose of Episcetl DrlTe--Section 1. Page S I Local Hotel Men Entertain Section 1 . Page 1 1 Overseas Warriors ArriTt Home Section 1 Pae 10. Buslnas Newt Keal Estate and Buildint Section 2, Page 6. Markets and Finance .Section 2, Page 15. Marine Section 2, Page lfl Sports Section 2, Pages 2 5 Automotive Section 5, Pages On the Finer Sid The Week in Society Section 3. Pages 2-5. Women's Club Affairs Section 3. Page . Fraternal News Section 4. Page 5. Tho Realm of Music Section 4, Pages -7. Prams and Photoplai Section 4. Page 1-4. Foaauves StandfieM HeTiews S. S. Lessons Section S. Pace 5. Suggestive Dancing Waning Section 4. Page 8 Clackamas Haunts Lure Motorist Section 5. Page 1. I.uciles Kail Fashions Section 0, Page S. HUtorj of Ball Player Section 2, Page 3. Magaxln Autumn Scene in Lincoln- Section S. Page 1. Anthrax and Sharing Brush Seetioa 8. Page 2. Problem Raised b Death Section 8, pas t. Where We Got Oar Forehead Section 6, .Page 4 Puzsiing Finish of Romance Section 6, Pag $, The First Boro Section , Page 6 Health and Beauty Section 6, Page 7. Locile's Fall Fashions Section 6. Pag S. Oetnlo Stvtaoa I Page 1-4. DOUGHBOYS' PROMISES ARE FORGOTTEN y ITTLK, lonesome mademoi selles all mademoiselles are little, and since evacuation of Americans, lonesome are ap pealing to C. Henri Lab be, French consul here, for word from American soildlers who promised they wonld return and make them brides. Oregon subscribed her quota In French brides, Labbe asserts. "There are more French brides in Oregon than I ever believed. And Judging by the number of letters from girls over there, we're likely to oversubscribe." ILL UNSOLVED Diligent Inquiries of Weather Man Failed to Gain Knowledge of Any Storm Elsewhere. The dusty rain storm of Saturday morning, which mystified Portland folks, who thought they were ac quainted with all the fancy varieties of rain, is still a deep and unsolved affair, so far as any completely sat isfactory explanation of its cause was concerned. The combination of dust and water descended gently for a couple of hours before noon and came back with a trace in the afternoon. It was noticed generally all over Port land, and more especially in the bus iness district. It was also noticeable at points along the Columbia river highway. No other reports of its occurrence were 1 received. Edward L. Wells, district made special Inquiry through the, dis- t,i,.. i,.,t ri.a w,,,,,,.. r ,w, iinat storm elsewhere. At North Head It wm , lr.;Jr u Hv nnrl nnlhine ... nWH Had the dust been of volcanic origin. Wells explained, it would have leen dis tributed over a wide area and there 1 would have been advance notice of Its coming- through volcanic eruaiiona. Qll tna other han(J( lhe tIuwt was niut.n finer than the volcanic variety, strongly alkali and in every other detail the same brand of stuff that occasionally seeps through double windows of lmUmancars in Eastern Oregon and gives , to oc- cupants. seats and everything else within a gray tone. It has been exceedingly dusty in Eastern Oregon for several weeks, and weather conditions have been conducive for air passage of the dust to . the Willamette valley. The fact that the , tlust wag noticed at points along the j highway adds strength to this hypothesis 1 by the weather man. It could have been . forest flre al,hi ne explains, but does not resemble wood carbon, and fire condi tions have not been such as to cause Mich phenomena. Whatever the composition, however, the stuff had the tenacity of glue and stuck and stained whatever il hit. New ly polished automobiles, parasols and weie me mum ruecuve from a standpoint of hlgli visibility. Many a Portland woman who knew from previous experience that a little Oregon mist couldn't hurt her clothes was perplexed on going home Saturday to find that the dress she wore looked like the raincoat of a traffic policeman on a muddy day. PROFESOR III H( KII ALTKH LIKENS OtR MYSTERY TO "RED II A IV Oakland. Cab. Sept. 27. (U. P.) Some strange current of air. coming possibly from a great distance, carried ashes ; DUSTi Ml Avorian6 People Make Generous according to the belief of Professor Charles Uurckhalter of Chabot observa- lory, j He recalled the "red rain" that falls in Spain. " I "For many years it foiled Tne best sc!- i eutiots of Europe," said the astronomer. ; "and caused extreme fear among the j superstitious and peasants. It was known as the 'bloody rain." The phenomenon finally was explained. The red sub j stunce was traced to Morocco. The winds that carried the rain carried with it red dust from the desert near Fes. j l ne reu boiuuuii uincuiureu ever) iiang n I touched. Just as the 'gray rain' did In Portland today." Transfer of 0, & C, Lands to the Forest Reserve Is Favored Washington, Sept. 27. (WASHING TON BUREAU OK T1IK JOURNAL) Tht house public lands committee has ordered a favorable report on the Haw ley bill to transfer the Oregon & Cali fornia lands to forest reserves to protect the watersheds of I'orvallis, Dallas, Ore gon City and Ashland. To Plek Postoffice Site j Washington, Kept. 27. The postoffice i department Informs Senator McNary j tha' on reconsideration of the postoffice j site at Hood River, it has decided that the proposal of C. A. Cass for a new j site should be accepted, but will defer ! final action until October 2 to permit further suggestions to be offered. Eeport Is Received Paderewski Resigns Chicago, Sept. 27. (U. P.) Ignace Jan Paderewski, premier or Poland, has resigned, according to a cablegram re ceived by Rev. Nicholas Stiutinsky. head ef the Ukrainian national committee, here tonight. Paderewskl's resignation followed - the refusal of the peace con ference to withdraw its decision for a plebiscite in East Gallcia, according to SLEEP IS Hi 10 WILSON General Condition of President, While on Dash to Washington, Unchanged, Says Dr. Grayson. Atmosphere of Cheerfulness Per vades Private Car Mayflower as Patient's Condition Noted. Ity HtiKh Dalllle I Aboard the President's Special Train, Columbus. Ohio, Sept. 27. (I'. P.) There has been "no very material change" in President Wil son's condition today. This an nouncement was made late in the afternoon by Hear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the president's physician, who has been in almost constant at tendance upon the president since his nervous breakdown at Wichita, Kan., yesterday morning. Dr. flrayson'a bulletin said: "The condition of Ihe president this afternoon showed no very material change since t lie morning, but he has benefited from the sleep and rest of tha early hours of the dHV. URAVSON." The special train reached Columbus at 3 :."o p. ni. and left at 4 o'clock, after i chsnglng engines. SI.KKl ItKFRKSHKS PHKSIDF.NT ' From other sources it was lenrned President Wilson looked much better - ' alter getting a little sleep. What he most needs is complete relaxation, tr. (Jrayson believes' Following his nap the president Insisted upon sitting up, but weakness forced Mm hack to bed. Although there have been alterations mi tne scneauie 01 me presidential train. u, . "v' .m h.?. h '" t0dy Wpre stl" expecting to hSVe President Wilson bnck In Washington t 8 a. m. Sunday. The ride late this afternoon wa rather weather was quite warm. But the presi dent seemed to le standing It well. it is necessary that his mind ts burdened r.n little as possible so his rest may be undisturbed. Therefore, since his illness he has not seen newspaper men, and no telegrams bearing on mat ters of state have been placed before him. so far as could be learned. HK FORtl KTS siKSATK FMJIIT He hus, to some extent at least, Inst touch with the senate fight over treaty riilif icatlon the fight in which he spent hln own vigor until he came to th point of collapse, with his task still unfinished. It had been reported that a lielega-tJon of senator! planned to call on ffiui in Washington and Inform him of the situation with regard to reser vations. However, lie will hardly be In condition to meet such a delegation for Mime time to come. There was a distinct atmosphere of cheerfulness around the private ctr May- ; fiower in inidafternoon. Dr. Cray son smiled more readily I Major Brooks, the I (VnrJti'led on I'age Me. t.'oltimn Two) Response to Needs of Al- bertina Kerr Nursery. Port land gave its liable; J5000 Saturday. According to an estimate made hurriedly Saturday night by (Jeorge A. Thatcher, chairman of the finance committee of the "Be-a-llrlck. Ruy-a-P.rick" campaign for the Alberllna Kerr nursery and the Loiiimo Home, the day's sale of tags totaled about 50,000, netting a total sum of $0000. Many "bricks," bringing contribu tions of $ 1, were sold during the day, in addition to the smaller contribu tions. Thatcher estimated that 2&0 women workers sold tags on sidewalks and In office bulldingM. The Dalles reimrted ' early Saturday night an oversubscription 'of J&6 on Ha quota of $600. Tillamook oversubscribed during the day, and good news of prog ress at Klamath Fall cheered the drive workers during the closing hours of the local campaign. Helen Taft Favors Professors Striking' For Higher Salaries Philadelphia. Sept. 27. (I. N. S.) Miss Helen Taft, acting president of Bryn Mawr college, wishes the professors of the country would form a union and strike for higher salaries. She mads hat statement today at the alumnae con ference In the Bryn Mawr campaign for $1,000,000 to Increase faculty remunera tion. "I think they have as much right to strike as ministers," she said. "Wealthy men of the country owe professors living. "If persons of wealth in the country refuse to support colleges and universi ties, so that professors and teachers can obtain adequate salaries, the faculties are justified In striking and In refusing; to serve under present condition."' , ISDDD OBTAINED i mo raw unMP i un unui iiuiiil 1 I