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DAILY EDITION rrr-r-rr VOK VIII., '.. QlUrra PAM, JOSBPHIinB OOVVTT, OREGON, TU1MDAT SEPTKMBKH 1H, 117 WHOLE XUMBKR USA " ME 15 SHIP STRIKE CHAIRMAN HIIIITINO IMAKI Al. VKAMA TO IiAlioil LKAIWIt TO . INTKJtVKNK mrROGRi'isn All Wurfc on Wootlea Md Home Htael V maris on Wt Halted ly lagmr IMihniIo Wuhlnfton. Sept. IK. Chairman Hurley of lb federal skipping board haa apimaled to I'roaldnnt Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Ibor to put an end to the strikes now blocking government shlpbulld log on the PatHflo coast at San Fran cisco. Portland. Realtlf, AtOrla and other point. The shipping board olflolKla are afraid of an extension of the strike to the uilllii producing lumber for government lili. They realise that If thla happen It would take some time artnr the aettlemeut of the strikes to readjott tbe lumber aitily ao that operatlona In the hip yard could go on In a normal way. Chairman Hurley aluo today con ferred with Secretary of tbe Navy Daniel, regarding the navy's sat tlement Of tbe wage demand made by employee of the government hip yard. ' "" , Secretary of Ibor Wilson baa appoints W. T. Boyce. asalatant ImmigratWij eammlasloner at San Francisco to art a mediator In the etrlke at that city. "' The delegation of Portland . man who conferred Saturday with Chair man Hurley of the (hipping board, and Hear Admiral Capp of the Km rgenry fleet corporation, conferred gain' todny. Hear Admjral Capp ni l Mediator Hlackman nrrlvod at a tie Ihioii re garding ronreiiKlona the government will make. The problem hn. been taken, from tbe Jurisdiction of the wage adjustment department Seattle. Wash., Sept. la" - Five thousand striking carientor. oln ra and helper won tbe first points here today when one of the large! ateel shipyards In the city eurecri to use only lumber cut In elulitlimtr mills. The plant, the tiwMm Cm tructlon k Drydock lomnany, em ploye 225 woodwork or.d tbew men returned to work Hits morning. Portland, Sept. I --Tno .nlor for a general strike was adopted at a moss meeting in Portland Sunday. The men voted to Increase the effec tiveness of the strike out of sym pathy with the craftsmen who hnd been locked out at Astoria, It la eald. In dollars and cents the strike Is costing the workmen who went out a total of more than 120,000 a day (Oontlnued on page I.) TAMPEtt , A WAVE OF Taeoma, Sept. 1 8. Tacoma . ex pecfa a wave of crime this winter. , So do the Insurance companies op erating hero, for they have boosted the cost of burglar Insurance ap proximately IK per' cent. , "There 'J already nn Influx of criminals to Taconm," eald Chief or Police Olnrk today. "The criminal class I bound to follow the crowds and the reiwrt has gone out that Ta com n la having a boom, In addition, crooks in every part of the country know that we haven't a police ti partment anywhere nwir large noiiRh for a city of this sine." t The department Is composed of 40 patrolman and a "handful', of detectives, 1 , . ' ' ' , ' ' ASKED TO HELP CRIME FF IS Kusslaaa Seen to lie PuUlag Order Out of Chaoe. Kerensfcy (Jove to lYowt. Trtxifte Victorious I'etrograd, Sept 11. Twenty gen eral and other ofhoera arrested Fri day with General Kornlloff, leader of the revolution against the provl atonal govarasnent, are being closely guarded toy the new military author ities... , Ueneral KornlloS Is Imprlaloned In a hotel at Mohllev where bo la busy writing a atatement of the causes leading, up to lila recent sd venture. Premier Kerensky has gone to the headquarter of the army at the front. The Russians on the Klga front are continuing to make pro gress against the Germane. It ; waa officially announced that they have driven the Germans from position southwest of Hapsal which the Rua alan have In turn occupied. STRiXE RiOTS CALL TO Portland. Sept. 18. (Ule dis patch t -A special train ha been chartered to carry troops to Astoria tonight to guard the s Hammond lumber mill against Industrial Workers of the World, who, arcord- Inr to A. R. Hammond, president of in roiiiMi..y, aw liiveatenlng em ployes with violence If, tbey con tinue at work. Hammond reports that ' street disturbance are fre quent. . ., About 75 men at the Hammond mill went on strike today apparent ly In sympathy wltb the Seattle strike against th.eenjwiif; rjr Jn t."...tU Mill. ' . . '"' Milu.n-1 nulla. . . The ablpyard strike along the Co lumbia river remalna unchanged. Tbe steel yards are (till operating both at Portland and Seattle. CALL EXTRA SESSION Salem, Sept. 18 Governor Withy combe today announced hi Inten tion of Inaugurating an Investigation to determine how much money the state can and ahould use to aid the dependents of soldiers. Tbe gover nor stated that the war problems may require an extra session of tbe legislature within a few months but that tbe situation was not grave enough, at the present time, tor that step. Allt ItAII) ON IIKMJIAX TOWNt GERMANS KILLED Amsterdam, Sept. 18. Mine hun dred Germans were killed or wound ed when an air fleet of the entente dropped bombs on buildings near the market In the Belgian town of Roii lers, according to tha newspapers of Maastricht, (Holland. ' " Washington, Sept. 18. The house today passed the 97,000,000,000 war deficiency bill, carrying huge appro priations for army, fortifications and ship building program. The bill waa passed unanimously. AL L G ET POSIT Monmouth, Ore., Sept. 18. -Practically evory member of the ' 1917 ftluatos of the Oregon State Normal school here has obtained a teaching position, according to President C. U Ackerman. Ordinarily many grad uates are forced to wait a year af ter graduation, before'' obtaining places. Enlistment of many male teacher Is believed one. reason tor the fact that the demand for teach ers for gome grades la greater than the supply. The Normal open Sep tember 24 for the 1(17-18 year. 110 HELD 111 SOB NORMAL GRADUATES STATE HELPS GRADE ROUTE! PAC. HIGH HTATE COMMISSION TO FINISH GltADI XO I'ACJ PIC HJOHW A V ISf e-OHKPHINH UtH'WTV PAvi .follows mm (Vanity (taa Hpend Available Fntris oa fVeareat 1ty Road. Work llanned In Two Place ' V. V !!' ' ' . I Tbe state highway department haa advertised for bid for the grading of approximately one mile of the Pa cific highway between this ciy and the Jackson county line. The bid are to be received at the Portland office of the commission on or he fore September 25. The short time within which the olds must be filed Indicate the In tention of the commission to get at this work promptly so as to have the work doae tefore the rainy sea eon seta In. The work contemplated under this advertisement will com plete the entire line between thla city and the Jackson county line, which mesns that a winter's rain will be taken advantage of to settle the roadbed preparatory to paving operations next year. Commissioner Adams, while In thla city about three weeks ago, told the Courier that the commission had advised the county court to spend the small amount of money they had available this year, oa the Crsoant City rosd and that t stste commission would. In lieu of their promised aid oh thst rosd, fin ish the grading of this section of the Pacific highway and get it In shape for pavement next year. This arrangement ia satisfactory all around. It alloVs the stste com mission to confine their expendi tures, as much a possible, to the trunk highways, a policy they wish to follow. It lota the county court help out the large section of this oounty'a population living In the Illinois valley, and It permits of the Pacific: highway being put in shape to have the neW ' grades well set tled before paving season next year. v The county court Is already at work on making a ner grade for about a mile on Hays hill. It has about 17,000 available for work thla fall on the Crescent City road, which will be divided between the Hays hill work and a stretoh of road at Sisaon Gap between Selma and Xerby. E, FINANCE Ai I ARE HOLOilJG WAR Atlantic City. Sept. 18. With "victory" as their elogan, American buslnesa men met here today tori their first war convention. Leaders In finance, trade and Industry, In the greatest gathering of Its kind ever held In thla country, met to discuss their war duties and to prepare for re-adjustment after the world stmggla ends.' President Wilson In person, or a message from1 him through one of his cabinet members, Vlll be an Out standing vfeature. ' Prices, priorities;' Industrial rela tions, diplomatic problems the whole sweep of war' Intricate ques tions will foe treated' In' addresses by the country's war chiefs and dis tinguished foreign ... representatives. The convention was called by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.' ' . ' When the meetings close on Fri day, America's business men will he In step with the country's march gainst ,. autocrany, "showing the Whole world," said President R. G, Rhett, Charleston, 8. C, "In What spirit and with what determination business faces the task ahead.", .What may be done to control HIS,SAY III GERSUJT PAPETRS ' Ate&XT' TBEf HAVK OFFICIAL . AtTHORITV WR THIS erTlm : , km pttli iiEPol (ieranan Governor of 'Bdgtasa and Assistant .Have Reelgbe a Part of !for PrograM - ;. -' Amsterdam, Sept. 18 The Berlin Tagexeltung "ha publlabed a report that Germany has decided to aban don all claim to Belgium. In connection with this report the Koelnlsche Volks Zeitung aays: "We have also received similar Informa tion. from which It may be con cluded that the government reached a decision last week concerning Bel- glum which Is practically in con formity with the avowed views of the English government" ' German newspapers aay that Dr. von Sandt, dvll governor of Bel- glum, and Herr von Luts, assistant civil governor, have tendered their resignations to the Berlin govern ment. No successors have as yet been appointed. Tbe German news papers, commenting on thl an nouncement, state that the resigna tions are in conjunction with Ger many's newly formed plans regard ing Belgium. r- . Mc.. andMrs, J. Jd, RUJotf and little daughter, returned last night to Portland after visiting relatives here Tpr a month. niAPPi EARLY MM! Salem, Sept. 1 8 Governor. Withy combe haa announced that he favors the suggestion which comes from Adjutant General McCain to tbe ef fect that all drafted men ahould un dergo physical examination so the authorities could determine about how the army raising abilities among those now registered, stands. The governor has atated that he expects the plan will be put Into ef fect soon. He believes It will aave time when the calls come. mil prices and profits will be one of, the biggest problems before the busi ness- men. Secretary of War Baker. Secretary of Interior Lane, rood Administrator Herbert Hoover and Chalrnian Frank A. Scott of the war Industries board, who are on the program, may touch on the price question. They will appeal for ro opefalion In war work. President Rhett's message on pri vate. Interests during the war Is: "Every! business man,, firm or cor poration must subordinate - Individ ual J Interests to the common cause. This, they are ready to do, all that la nested Is direction." Secretary Elliot G. Goodwin stat ed that the Chamber' of Commerce has'gohe flatly on record against war,' profiteering. "H must not be overlooked, however." he said, "that jbuslhatls cannot live without profit. That Is the rule of the game. Pa triotic business, men are terfectly ready io work on another basis so konff ha' they can live, but they must hav clearly Indicated what the new baalk will be." Special Interest la shown In the 1. (Continued oa pee I.) ROVES NDOSTR? WHEAT SUPPLY I JoeephJne Couaty Raised Much Lew Ttian , I'soal Thla Tear. Lata Spring la Chief Caaae County Agent Thompson haa com pleted hla wheat survey of the coun ty. The eopply la considered abort of tta avaraga. A total at ,J40 b hel were prod a cad thla year., ' The spring crop was lata la being planted and when In, got a poor start. Some of the fields produced little aa bushels to the ecr.s The largest returns were in the neighborhood of 10 bushel to the acre. . .v . -t-'v The acreage waa smaller ' than usual, both because of the planting of other crone and because the late sprit discouraged the' planting of fields whose owners had planned to put in grain. ' tm Fl (, Paris, Sept. 18. 'Premier Paul Palnleve, reading the declaration of the new French , ministry in , the chamber of deputies today, re-affl rul ed the determination of France to continue' the war until Alsace-Lorraine had been returned," together with ample reparation for the dam age dona by German occupation of northern France and Belgium. '.4 SEOJMOTA EQHUE M5 Camp ' Lewis, ' American Lake, Wash.. Sept. 18. Arrangements are being completed here today for the second nuota of draft men which will begin to arrive here tomorrow or Thursday. . With the second quota in camp. I large percentage of the district's al lotment tor the first national army of 500.000 will be in training. It will be next week before all of the second quota will reach camp, pre dict o Beers hero. ; Many districts are making another call for physical examinations, ac cording to word reaching here to day. Bach draft district is requir ed to furnish a certain number of men able to pass the army physical examination. Rejections here ' be cause of the failuee of drafted men to meet physical requirements are much more numerous than expected, and additional men must be sent from the various local districts to fill out the quotas. Companies are being organised, drafted men are getting the swing of their training work and Camp Lewis la rapidly becoming one of the busiest spot In the entire state of Washington, but It will probably be a month before all the drafted men assigned to this camp have ar rived and actually. In training, army man predicted today. iE FAKE BOOZE CASES 8poWane, ' . Wash,, Sept. 18. A number of 8pokana physicians to day face arrest and prosecution on a charge of , "selling" liquor , pre scriptions to men not In need of booxe as a medicine. Certain doctors here are alleged to have made as much as $75 a day selling prescriptions,' which enabled the purchasers to buy liquor at drug stores. One doctor la said to have made 1500 since July 1. Authorities are carefully studying prescription records In all city drug stores. Authorities threaten prose cution to the limit. - . ' BELOW Mens PUBLIC RESPONM TO WAS DsV PARTafEMTB APP&A1. FOR SOUMEHS UBBABJU - Josephine's )inu Probably la OaaY Day. Reperta Win Be . Nad at Lancheos) Toanorrow Early reports from the covering Grants Pass ia today's War Library DrlTa indicate that th city'a response baa been " liberal and prompt. One of tbe taenia called at the Chamber of Commerce before 10 o'clock to get a second subscription paper, the first having been fUlad.' , Host of the teams got an early tart. Also each team reports that the payments of subscriptions are practically 100 per cent so that there will be no collection campaign -to follow the drlvei ' , The teams .working today are un der the captaincies of Mrs. W. W. Canby, Mrs. B. J. Bestnl, Miaa Alma . Wolke. Mrs. A. B. Pratt, Mm. OeO. Baton, Mrs. D. B. Reynolds, Mtsa Ufande Barnes, Mrs. .J. R. Gunning, and Mrs. P. Helmer. Working with them are: Mrs. Jc. Mo, Mrs. , W. W. Walker, Mra. Frank GWk- 1 ner, Mrs. R. L. BarUett, Mrs. J. C. Bigger,' "Mr. O. S. Blancfaard, aim. C. Miller, Mr. A. J. Oraan. Mra V. h. Upson, Mm. H. T. ; Hntt. ,. Misa Minnie Tuffs. Mrs. C P. rerria, iflsa Ethel Bocock. flUri, fistelle Howard, Mrs. Frank Masbbnrn, .Mrs. W. A. fern.' ':' ' ' l All member of the several teams will meet at luncheon la the,Chan ber of Commerce rooms , tomorrow noon, when reports will be made by the several teams, So certain la the war department that thla fund of f 1,000.000 will be promptly subscribed, It haa ordered 150,000 volumes for tese libraries. State Campaign Manager Win.' L, Brewster baa wired Washington that ha Is certain Oregon wilt ' at least double her, quota. It to borne In mind that Oregon la relativelya very good library state, whJJa noma of the sUte of the Union "nave 'been, very backward in providing for 'li brary need; , .''; v President Wllaon. Secretary iof ;' War Baker, Govern oj Wlthycombe, , Mrs. Crowles, national president of the Federation of Women's clubs and "Mrs. Castner, ..state president, have all Issued appeals to 'the peo ple of the country to make, their contributions promptly' and . generously. ul.:'. rWIESGUAiC' uu ill m San Francisco, Sept. 18. United States marines are guarding ' the Union ' Iron 'Works, the' largest of the plants Involved In yesterday's strike or 2M00 Iron workers ..The federal , authorltle have or-, dered all saloona within hair a mile ot the works closed as a precau tion against possible violence. BRITISH CABINET HAS ,..:.r., !.'. MEETINGS AT BREAKFAST London, Aug. 28. (By maD Many an Important word on - the world war has been spoken through a mouthful of muffin, . t To aaye every second of , his price less time, Uoyd-George has institut ed a break fait cabinet meeting. 1 USS COUNTY fA3Ui ''' V;"" '' , OPENS TODAT AT HCIO Solon Ore., Sept. 18.The annual Linn county fair and. stock exposi tion opened here today with a good' crowd. It will last three dsys."