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CITY EDITION ie All Here and r Alt Tra GPXKRAL CONVENTION In news. reviews and pictures In The Sunday Journal tomorrow. The circulation of The .Sunday Journal is over 100,000. CITY EDITION It's All Here and It's All True- THE WEATHER Tonight, fair ; Sun- ; :; day, fair and warmer. . k Maximum temperatures "Friday t. - Portland... ..... tt 1 New Orleans... S Boise. ... . . . ...i . f New York.,. .7 Los Angeles..... S St. Paul... 8 ,8 .72 " - .84 VOLJ XX.vN0. 158. LSLtt n PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING; SEPTEMBER 9, 1922-SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ; ON TWAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS DR. WIAYO WIAY OPERATE ON MRS. HARDING Famous Surgeon Speeding ' Toward White House, Where President's Wife Is Seriously III; Opiates Given Patient. Washington, Sept. 9. I. N. S.) At ,3:45 this afternoon it was an nounced at .the White House that Mrs. Hardi-ng was resting easier, with no Improvement In jier condition. Former President and Mrs. Woodrow AVilson called at the White House this afternoon to inquire about Mrs. Hard ing's condition. They drove up to the portico of the executive mansion,- made an lnquirey and then left their cards and drove away. It was the former president's first close-up view of the White House since his retirement March 4. 1921. Washington, Sept. 9. (U. P.) Mrs Harding passed a fairly good night and1 her condition is as favorable as can b' expected at this time, an offi cial bulletin from the White House stated today. The official statement said : "9 a. m. Mrs. Kardtng had a fairly good night. "The complications of yesterday are lesw prevalent thij morning. "On the whole, her condition is as favorable as can te expected a: this time. 1 (Signed) "Sawyer." This announcement was accomffSBnied "iy an order closing the White Hise and: grounds to -visitors and by the cancellation of President Harding's en gagements for the day. BR. MAYO CALLED General Sawyer came out of the sick chamber at 12:35 p, m. and told news paper men there was no change in Mrs. Harding's condition. No further official bulletins will be issued- until 8 p; m.'. he said. T.lr. George T. Harding, brother of the president, arrived this morning and is itn attendance. Hr. Charles Mayo of Rochester, Minn., who has been called, will arrive here at 7;40 Sunday morning. General Sawyer said. i Jro-nephroats, the malady from which Mrs. Harding is suffering, is an affection of the kidneys. In the pres ent instance it is complicated by a se vere told. OPIATES ARE GITE!f Opiates were administered to the patient during the night to relieve the paiti. Chairman Leaker of the shipping . board said today. . Lasker said the doctors expected the crisis within 24 hours and were exerting every effort to prevent poisonous secretions from accumulating. If tnese efforts are sue- HToncluOed on Pass TwH.e. Column Thine) SWEETZER IS NEW Country Club, Brookllne. Mass.. Sept. .(!. X. S ) The United States has a new golf champion. Jesse Sweetser, of Xew Tork, play ing like a champion since a week ago. whpn he was one of the number to plug his way through the terrific qualifying rounds, defeated the old master. Chick Evans of Chicago, three and two to day, the 36-hole final Over the country club course. ; Sweetxer, 20-year-old Metropolitan titfleholder. and one of the sensations of. the tournament played against the worlds finest golfers. The sky was overcast thiB morning and' it felt a lit tle like rain, but the course was in good shape. N At the end of the first seven holes Sweetxer was one up on Evans. The Metropolitan champion won the first hale with a perfect four. The second waa halved at par four. Both were off on the third, which Sweetxer took with a bad five on the par four hole. Evans rallied at the fourth and won it with a birdie three. The fifth was hotly contested and was finally j halved In th regular five. Sweetxer took the sixth with a fine birdie three. They went wild on the seventh, which Evans took with a bad four. The eighth and ninth holes were di vided. Sweetxer won the eighth with a, par four and Evans took the ninth with a par four. This left Sweetxer one up at the turn. Jimmy Britt Hits Shed a Hard Blow San Francisco. Sept 9. U. P- James K. Jimmy) Britt. former light weight pugilist, was treated at a hos pital here early today for severe cuts and . bruises sustained when be drove bis automobile into a tool shed at Stockton and California streets. He w6 arrested and released on $250 bail, charged with reckless driving. Plane Catches Fire : In Fall; Pilot Hurt '8agtnaw. Mich Sept. S. (I. X. S- Whila attempting to make a landing from a height of about 75 feet in an army airplane from Selfridge field. Sergeant Trace y W. Johnson and Cor f)ftrai George Horning fell and their plan caught, n re. Sergeant Johnson was terribly burned and may die. Horning was unhurt;' ' GOLF CHAMPION Fighting for Her Life MRS. WARREN G. HARDING, wife of the presi dent, whok is critically ill at the White House. Below, at the left, General Charles E. Sawyer, the Harding family phy sician, and at the right. Dr. Charles Mayo, noted surgeon, two of the five doctors who are trying to keep the Grim Reaper away from the White House. Af:. J 5,'V x ,1 . i i i nn9 t 0it& fx vrc.y Sa SMYRNA REPORTED AS SURRENDERED London. Sept. . (I. 7T. 8.) A wire, less message from Constantinople, taj Smyrna ssrrendered. By Conotantlae Brown (Special Cabla to The Journal and tna Chicago Daity News) (Copyright, t822.) Smyrna. Asia Minor. Sept. 9. Greek authorities at 10 o'clock abandoned the city. They turned, over administration of affairs. to the allies, whose consuls met and decided to send emissaries to request the Turkish commander. Kemal, not to attack since the Greek army had evacuated Smyrna. American, British. French and Italian officers will leave tomorrow to meet Kemal's representa tives and discuss conditions under which there may be a peaceful occupa tl&i of tha town by the Turkish forces. TURKS SAT 89,800 GREEKS KILLED, 4MH CAPTURED London. Sept. 9. (L X. S.) Turkish Nationalist military authorities at An gora claim that 30,000 Greeks have been killed and ' 40,000 captured since the Turkish offensive opened on the Anatolian battletront. said a Constanti nople dispatch to the Iaily Mail. ' Turkish cavalry is approaching the suburbs of Smyrna. Greek soldtars are reported in flight from the Asia "Minor -oaat in ships. 1 AMERICAN DESTROYERS REPORTED AT SMYRNA Washington, Sept. 9. (I. N. S.) The arrival of the American destroyers Litchfield and Simpson at Smyrna and the return of the destroyer Parrott to Constantinople "was reported to v the navy department , today by Rear Ad miral Mark . Bristol, Am'erican high commissioner at .'Constantinople ITALY SENDS NOTE Rome, Sept. S.-'-O. X. S. Italy has sent notes to Athens and Angora -asking tha: Creeks " and Turks to discon tinue hostilities pending the opening of tha proposed peace conference at Venice," it was learned today. Chicago Heat Wave Is Broken by Rain Chicago, Sept.' 9. (L X. S. A week of the hottest weather in September in 50 - years came to an end today when showers v broke f the heat wave. Two additional-deaths front-yesterday's heat were reported, makinr a total of in tnr the. record1 breaking period , ? 4 STEAMER BEARING 1000 IS SINKING " " I,ondon Sept. . (I. N. 8.) The Hamburg-American User H ammonia, bosad from Hamburg for Hnerta, Sftx lco, with about 1(90 passengers on board, is slaking at sea, areordlng to a dispatch to Lloyds tonight " from Oporto, Porto gal. A Greek ship Is go lag to the Hammoaia'g assistance. Window-Shopper Struck iby Auto Tacoma, Sept. 9. (U. P.) Struck by an automobile driven by ' A. H. Schutzman of Tacoma. as he waa looking Into the window of a ' cigar store on Pacific avenue here todav Harold Ypungberg of 4424 West Mor gan street, Seattle, suffered two broken legs. ' severe cuts about the head and other in juries. 'Schutxman told the police that he drove onto the sidewalk to avoid another machine. Dry Navy Halts Rum Boats Lake Champlain Is Blocked By Leal F. Dew (Ssecial THspatrh to Hi ' Journal) . . t t Copyright. 1922) . . Burlington. Vt... Sept.; 9. The , "dry navy." flushed with its success n the Atlantic coast and' alone, the . Great Lakes, today established a blockade on Lake Champlain which, officials, say will dry up one of the 'greatest supply sources of liquor for the United States. That the navjr had . boat operating became -known with the Jodgiag ? of crews of two vessels in .the Plattsburg jail charged with rom; running. The methods ; in use are distinctly up to date. The" new. patrol is one of the famous Dixie type and, although she - has - been kept oat of sight as much as possible, she Is declared to be capable of making; 40 knots. : " This gives, her the edge in speed over any thing else on ' the lake. In addition her crew. has the assistance of an aviator who scouts the, wooded shores of the lake watching for suspicious craft and keeping in touch with the enforcement, ere w by wireless. ? -. v . The ; first - boat captured : was - the CONVENTION 'oiSGUSSiONS Episcopalian Session Is Debat ing Bishop Paddock's jResig nation; Drastic Action bn Di vorce Also Being Considered. TODAT'S HIGHLIGHTS IS BOTH HOUSES OF THE EPISCOPAL . GENERAL Ct'VEXTI0N Motion made in house of iishops to accept resignation of tie Bt. Rev. Robert L. Paddock, bishop of Eastern Oregon. i Resolutions introduced inf house of deputies to admit women as del egates to General Convention. , Commission' on healing trecom mends church give fuller recogni tion to divine neaiing. i Bishops hear resolution forbid ding divorced members to riemarry as long as first mate lives. Resolutions of sympathy iextend ed to President Harding (on ill ness of Mrs. Harding. i Deputies start action to admit women as lay readers. Bishops decide to reconsider Jhe resolution to give suffragan bishops the right of franchisenext Jklonday at 3 o'clock. & Bishops decide revision fl prayer book most important business of convention, and refuse to give re port of commission on relation to other churches a place on the cal endar. Suggestion made by ' Bishop Gailor that Haiti be made; a mis sionary diocese. Xew alternate prayer for presi dent of the United States' adopted by bishops. j ' Bishops go into executive ses sion to consider trouble Bishop of Alabama has had with one of his priests, the Rev. Richard; Wilkin son. Lively debate over the resignation of the'Rt. Rev. Robert I. Paddock, bishop of Eastern Oregon : a resolution tor bidding divorced members to remarry as long as their first mate lii'es ; a mo tion to give suffragan bishopis tho right of franchise, and an attempt; to get the house to lay . aside consideration of proposed prayer book revision in favor to-discussion of the denomination's re lation to ether communions-fewured this morning's session of the house j0f bishops of the Eplocopal General Con vention, assembled at The Auairorium. The house also voted resolutions of sympathy for Mi:.. Harding in her illness. ( The report of the commission to In vestigate the resignation pf Bishop Paddock was presented by the Rt. Rev. A. S. Lloyd, suffragan bishop of New York. I RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE The commission recommended that the resignation be. accepted ias a med ical specialist had advised Ithem that "an invalid's chair Is ahead; of him If he continues his work." They recom mended, that the regisnatln be re ceived with "profound regrej," after a long resolution commending the bish op's work had been read. Xhe motion was put and the vote was about to be taken, whe nthe "Rt. Rev. Ft P. John son, bishop coadjutor of Missouri, said he ' would refuse to vote unjtll he had heard a full report, and especially a report from the diocese. The sugges tion was then made that the bishops (Concluded on Pae Thre. Colfinin One) James Henderson Is Elected President Postmasters League "At the annual meeting of the Ore gon branch of the National League of Postmasters, held Friday in the Cham ber of Commerce. James Henderson of Cascade Locks was electedpresident, Lenora Hemler of Mosier. Vice presi dent, and W. A. Morand ;of Boring was re-elected secretary-treasurer and also as a delegate to the national con vention in San Francisco ! September 18-19. . Postmaster John M. Jones of Port land gave, the address of welcome. In the afternoon the postmasters visited the Montgomery Ward plant and the Portland postof fice. The organisation is composed of third and fourth class postmasters. I Wave, an 18-ton craft, which, was over hauled - Just as It was putting Into a wooded oove to transfer a cargo of 3360 quarts of Canadian ale. Three members of the crew, J pesette, for whom enforcement officials! have been searching a long time ; John Mack and Henry Potvin, were ai)ed. the wet goods confiscated and j the yacht seized. En route to port with the Wave in tow, the enforcement craft sighted an unnamed 2$-foot cabin cruiser two miles south of Cumberland Head. apparenUy stopped 'because of engine trouble. .Letting the Wave drlftj, the fed eral boat aped ahead to (investigate. As the n eared the other yacht two men jumped overboard and attempted to swim to shore. They wreri halted by a volley ef rifle shots and finally sur rendered. . . The yscht was searched and was found laden with Canadian whiskey, Scotch and beer. The two men cap tured gave their name aa Thn Smith and Barney Stone, and they', too, were locked at Plattsnurg. -.. , t 5 Firms to Get City's Tire Orders The city's purchasing department was in the strong glare of the spot light Friday afternoon, when the city council held an adjourned session to consider Commissioner Pier's recom mendation on tire purchases. This was j the "follow-up" of the Wednesday j meeting, when the purchasing depart ment had come In for severe criticism on the part of Mayor Baker and Com missioner Blgelow. Commissioner Pier was absent, but hurried back when re learned that the department in his charge was to be investigated by another commissioner at the request of the council. He felt deeply grieved, declaring he could have been reached easily. Mayor Baker said no discourtesy to P,ier had been in tended, but that the city's business must proceed regardless of the absence of a commissioner. SOMETHING EXPLODES "I feel it Isn't exactly safe for a commissioner to go on a vacation," said TMer. "When he does, something explodes." "Well, when you go away, leave some one in your place to represent you who can give us accurate informa tion," came back Mayor Baker. "Mr. Hooper absolutely failed us. I sup posed he was purchasing agent and familiar with the details of your office affairs. There was no intention to be unfair to you, Mr. Pier. If I want to ' put you in the hole, I can do so any time, but that is, not my purpose." The mayor then explained what had happened at the previous council meet ing, where the methods of the pur chasing department were criticised, and told of the constant complaints he had been receiving from business men who claimed they could not get "a look in" on any of the city'e business, although ( Concluded on Pace Two. Column Ktghfl OFF FOR VERNONIA A special train carrying nearly 400 business and professional men left Xorth F.ank station at 8 :30 a. m. today for a trip over the Portland. Astoria & Pacific line to Vernonia. The new road extends northwesterly from Wilkesboro for a distance of 36 miles and- taps immense areas of standing timber in Columbia and Clatsop con- Ternonia, hns een chosen as the site4 of new lumber'tnina to be erected by the Central Coat A Coke company of Kansas City, which acquired the Ec effts interests in the rail line together with timber holdings aggregating 27, 000 acres In the Xehalem valley. The mills will have a daily capacity of, 500,000 feet, according to Charles Ss Keith, president of the Central Coal & Coke company. The Portland delegation to the of ficial opening of the town today was organised by the Chamber of Com merce. Similar delegations are sched uled to attend from points along the new rail line. LARGE DELEGATION GOES TO VERNONIA FROM ST. HELENS St. Helens, Sept. 9. With Conductor J. Mooney and Engineer K. Stuta on duty, the St. Helens Chamber of Com merce special, in charge of J. R. Gilby, local agent, and with J76 passengers aboard, pulled out of StHelens at 7 :30 o'clock this morning for Vernonia. The special carried the officers of the St. Helens Chamber of Commerce, who. ar ranged for the train, and a number of people from Rainier, Goble, Deer Island, Warren and Sappoose. County Commissioner Judson Weed Is the guest of honor. He resided in the Xehalem district for 46 years and it is his first trip by train to 'that section. The St. Helens special will be the first passen ger train to reach Vernonia. Sacramento Takes Morning Game ; Score Four in First Inning Oakland. CaU Sept. 9. Pounding Harry Krause for four runs in the first inning. Sacramento copped the morning game from Oakland1 by a count of 7 to i. Score: R. H. E. Sacramento 402 100 000 7 12 2 Oakland 000. 101 0024 8 1 Batteries Shea and Schang-; Krause, Jones and Koehler, Mltze., Games Today NATIONAL AT PHILADELPHIA R. H. E. New Tork 010 V0 020 8 7 2 Philadelphia OOO O00 JOl 2 8 1 Battariea McQuillan and Snyder; Rind and Renhaa. AT PrrSBCRG (Tint Gine) R. H. E. Chteaco 001 0O0 03 4 10 0 Pittaimnr 201 103 OO 7 14 1 B&Ufrina Alexander, Cheerea, Jones and O'FVrreH ; Glumr and Schmidt. At Brooklyn (11 inainsx) : R. H. E. Boston 0O1 01O 80O O0 5 IS 2 Brooklyn---- OOO 210 02O OOl 6 11 3 Batteries Miller and O'Neill; Crimea and Miller. DeBerrj. St. Louis at Cincinnati, clear, 3 p. m. AMERICAN At Boston Pint Cn: R.: H. E. Philadelphia 019 001 O0I S T O Boston ......... 000 000 001 1 O BaUeriee 4dn and Perkins; Peaaock. Pieroey and-CkapBa. AT BOSTON (Second kn) R. JL E- Philadelphia . .OOO 19 100 S T 1 Beaton OOO StO 002 3 8 O Battris Boatmen and Perkaaa; - Quion. Fenraaoa aad SQel. ' AT NEW TORK UO taainssl R. H. E. WachinctoB ...100 OOO 100 02 H t Sew Tork . .01O lOO OOO 18 10 Bateciea Mocridga and Ubarrtty; Joaea and Schaac . . j, At CMeaao: R. H. K. CleTeiajMl OH OOO OfM 3 8 n Ckiraao... . lei OOO 00 4 8 2 Batteries - Edwards, U&la sad Sewell; Tlnm-hip and Xaxayaa. - . Detroit at St. Louis, part cloudy, 3 3. HI. . . , 1 . ifi'V. '; r T.-. 400 PORTLAND MEN TALK OVER ND IV! DUAL STRIKE PEACE Shopmen and Executives of Sev eral Roads Meet; Latter Are Willing to Settle; Jewell Is to Urge Acceptance Monday. Chicago. Sept. u. Informal confer ence between striking railroad shop men's chiefs and executives of several railroads to discuss a separate peace was under way here today. The union leaders were sounding out the sentiment of the managers pending the meeting of the policy committee of the shopmen, to be held Monday, when Bert M. Jewell, president of the work ers' organization, will recommend ac ceptance of offers of individual agree ments to end the strike on a few roads. These roads were reported to have notified Jewell that they would make separate agreement. They include the Baltimore & Ohio the Chicago. Mil waukee & St. Paul and other such lines which were not prepaied to meet the strike with new workers when It was called July 1. and since have had little success In efforts to break the walk out. When JeweH recommends to his ad visers making a separate peace it will be a backdown from his original stand that the strike was nationwide and only a nationwide settlement would be acceptable to the shopmen. JEWELL IN CONFERENCE Jewell was In conference most of Fri day with the executive board of his organization. A hard fight is in pros pect, it waa admitted, but confidence was expressed that the plan would be approved. The adoption of this plan. It was said, would spell the end of the strike. The setlement gives skilled mechan ics, according to the information, 90 cents an hour, 20 cents over the rail way labor board scale. Other labor in machine shops are given lower rates of pay. The policy that is expected to be pursued by those roads that 'decline to make peace with Jewell's organization was indicated today by tha Union Pacific. This road recognized, its new snop employes association composed, of old shop- employes who did not strike tConehidedon Pafcf Tbseav Coftnna L SEEKING EQUALITY Recommendations for an amendment to the constitution of the Episcopal church to permit the admission of women as delegates to the house of deputies, were, received this morning and placed upon the calendar for set tlement next week. The proposed change is the altera tion of Article 1. "Section 4 of the constitution striking out the "man" in "layman" to read "lay communicants of this church, etc ; and also later In the section to read "one lay commu nicant." The report of the commis sion on women's work in the church was' unanimous, the personnel of the commission including William Ford Nichols, chairman : Herbert H. Powell, secretary ; Bishop Harding of Wash ington. D. C. Bishop Woodcock, Ken tucky, Rev. Dr. Sedgwick of Caivary church. New Tork, the Rev. Dr. Phil lips of the Church of Our Savior, Phil adelphia, Judge Philip A. Parker, Bos ton, Mortimer Mathews of Cincinnati, Warren Kearny of New Orleans. The meeting was featured by two messages of greeting and benediction from the visiting prelates of the Near East, his grace Pantelelmon, arch bishop of Neapolis. and his grace Gerassimos - Messara. archbishop of Beirut. The latter spoke through the medium of his archdeacon, Anthony Bachir of Beltut, who accompanies him. Each bishop stressed the. im portance of unity in Christian faith. A vote was taken in the house of deputies as to the elimination of para graph. 41 of the Gloria iA Excelsis of evening prayer service, vV'hich reads, "Thou takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon Pis." as a repetition and therefore unnecessary. After an eloquent plea In Vbehalf of its retention in the present form of the Book of Common Prayer by Judge Bradford Prince of Xew Mexico, the vote of the diocese was carried,. 47 for elimination and 46 against it. A resolution forbidding 'applause In any session , of the house of deputies was discharged from further consid eration as Inexpedient and the com mittee was released. Nationalization Act Now Up to Harding Washington.- Sept. 9 (I. N. S ) The right of married women to an Inde pendent status as citizens of the United States was established this afternoon when the senate passed a new nation alization act. The measure, already passed by the house, now goes to the president for his signature. Sheriff Indicted On Liquor Charge Spokane. Wash.,'! Sept. 9. tL N. S.) Sheriff Thomas Barker.' H. P. Car penter, Great Northern- station agent at Republic, and John Woods, farmer, all of Ferry unty. today stand : In dicted by a grand jury - charged with conspiring. to aid in bringing liquor EPUPA WOMEN League Held By Speech Of Haitien By Edgar Ansel atowrer, ( Special Cable to The Jnnnul and tha Chicaco Daily Ncr. (CopyTtsbt. 1822) Geneva, Sept. 9 Race prejudice re ceived a severe blow Friday when the league assembly listened to a brilliant speech by' Bellegarde. tho negro dele gate from Haiti, who In well chosen moderate words discussed the league's duties to mankind and especially the duties of the mandatory powers to the native populations under their control. Referring to the reciLit reported mas sacre of the Bondel4lottentots by a South African expeditionary force, he asked for a full investigation, declar ing that the "massacre "of women and children In the name of the League of Nations is an abominable thing, which we cannot admit." This was a refer ence to the leaffue control over the execution of the mandates. The United States comptroller of Haitien finances is said to have refused to recommend the payment of the ex penses of the Haitien delegate to the assembly. Bellegarde ia living in a modest hotel and avoiding ostentation. The entire assembly followed the Haitien's speech with attention and many of the delegates congratulated the orator on his command of ideas and his courage in defending the Africans. MINERS ALIVE, IS GUST'S BELIEF Jackaon, Cal., Sept. .9. (L N. S.) That the .47 miners entombed at the bottom of the mtne shaft of the Argo naut gold mine nearly one mile under ground are alive today, after 13 days have elapsed since they were first trapped by fire. Is the belief of Dr. L. H. Duschak, consulting chemical engi neer. He said that chemical tests made in the Muldoon shaft established the fact that there are no corpses in the Argonaut. To lend, further impetus to the rescue work, the managements of the, Kennedy and Argonaut mines have posted a $5000 reward for the crew which first reaches the unfortunate men.' With the declaration of the engineer came optimistic statements from mine officials. They stated", it was their "be lief the t men were alive, -basing this belief on the chemical tests taken at the 2408 foot level of the - Muldoon shaft, v For- tho -first - time since the beginning of the fire the non-presence of , poisonous., gases-was,, noted by-ex naustive chemieaV,.naiysis they said.. Rescue crews, working - on: the ' 8600 foot level of the adjoining Kennedy shaft reported they had reached - an uncharted bulkhead, presumably erect ed during a previous fire. It is be lieved this bulkhead served to check theflood of water used in extinguish ing this fire and that better progress will be made beyond the bulkhead toward the 75 foot wall of quarts sep arating the two mines than has been (Concluded on Pace Three. Column Poor) Hills of Arkansas Found Bee Hive Of Moonshiners Fort Smith, Ark.. Sept. 9. (U. P.) Federal dry agents swept through the hills of Northwest Arkansas today and arrested 210 persons on moonshininl cnarges. . In one raid 143 were taken, and 140 of them immediately pleaded guilty when arraigned before a United States commissioner. j. - More than 200 gallons of illicit liquor and 2400 gallons of mash were seized. War Food Seizure Costs TJ. S. $620,623 Washington, Sept. 9. fl. N. 8.) A claim of 1620,623 brought by Louis Levitt of New Tork city against the government for Illegal seizure of food stuffs during the war, was ordered paid this afternoon by the senate. It was the largest claim yet acted upon by congress. QStK!t3? By liendfik Monday. s j Whit is said about thi more fasdrfating : thaa-fairyv you o .to Hendrik Van .. Detroit 4ii'."Pr. Vari:Loon.has gone through the dusty files and brought out a great deal f lasci- radnlt as it must be to boys and girls who5 ages range ; ; Loon ;cwweiMra like a father's informing -r7 m - nrrr. UNJUSUAYS COMMISSI! Public Service Board, in Reso lution. Formally Calls for In quiry Into Telephone 5 Rates; Hearing to Begin Here Oct. 2 Salem, Sept. 9. The telephone rat question in Oregon is to be reopened In a formal investigation by the pubj lie service commission. A resolution providing for the !n vest igat ion and setting the date for the hearing as October 2 at the of fices of the commission In the .-courthouse, Portland, waa - unanimously adopted by the commission 1n session this morning. "' c ' The resolution, which was Introduced by Commissioner McCoy, is almost identical with one introduced by Com- -missioner Corey several weeks v ago. . upon which no action was taken. It sets forth that a period of 18 months, has elapsed since the adoption of the present rates' by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company in this state, in which time' Imany changes have been -brought .about In, conditions affecting the rate, question. ' i- Attention is also called to the "popu lar disapproval' of the present tele phone rates as voiced by the peopie of the state in the recent recall election when two of the commissioner' re sponsible for the present telephone tar iff Fred A. WUliams and Fred.G. Buchtel were removed from offiiat and replaced by Commissioners T. M. Ker rigan and Newton McCoy. . . HOLD RATES UN J 1ST - " These two new members, the resolu- , tion sets out, have carefully examined the records in the previous rate inquiry and are of the opinion that the rates in effect "are unreasonable and many of them unjustly discriminatory.'. Occasion " is also taken to point out. that during the entire time ; the pres ent rates, have been In effect "the serv ice of the eaid telephone company has been and still Is inadequate." - While the members of the commis sion are not in a position to Indicate Just how long iho investigation will requirj, it was stated that everything; possible would be lone to-expedite he inquiry with a "View to affording relief to patrons of the telephone company as oon as possible, if the investigation should, show that present rates are not justified. wauLDXT AFrjr ct rrr , . - ' The Investigation,- it - was explained by a, member of the commission, would have no effect one way or another oit the progress, of the Duncan suit Insti tuted in an' effort to set aside the pres ent telephone ' rales and - reestablish those in effect prior to Marcn 1, l;i. St. Louis. Mo.. Sept . U. P.) Ken Williams hit his 37th home run of the year In the second inning of the Detroit-SL louis game here today. Sisler was on base and Pillette waa pitching. House Leaders Plan ; Adjournment Early In Week df Sept. 18. Washington. Sept. 9. I. N. S.) House leaders planned today for an adjournment early in the week of Sep tember 18. ' They will have cleared the legislative program eo far as rests with the house, during the coming The date of adjournment" rests with tho senate. Conferences today be tween house and senate leader fild to develop .a day certain on which aa adjournment could be takew ' ; - -.- It is expected that both the' tariff and soldiers' bonus bills will pass con- . gress finally during the coming: weekvv .Vart Loon iiwealhirei:: tales?No.casonri; Loon to tell it to you.". T .: tounds talk with his young son. J WILLIAMS. HITS 37TH HOME RUN into the United eta tea "from Canada. '-. . i -i - - 4 -J--.L,5S.-',r.i.i -t" ;