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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1916
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TAKING STEPS TO
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OF
Revenue Bill Empowers Pres
i ident to Use Retaliatory
: Measures
AMENDMENT PROVIDES
DENIAL OF USE OF MAILS
Also Cuts Off Wireless, Tele
graph and Cables Use of
Force Provided For
By J. P. Yoder.
' (I'nitei Press stuff correspondent.)
Washington, Went. 5 With allied dip
lomats in Washington protesting
iiiii8t retaliatory legislation already
t'liucted by congress to offset the British
blacklist, the senate today atruck two
more blows. Amendments adopted to
the revenue bill are likely, some of
ficials believe, to result in official ob
jections taking the place of the private,
though positive protests against retalia
tion which certain diplomats here have
voiced.
The first act today was passage of
senator Thomas' amendment to the
revenue bill empowering the president
to retaliate against any belligtrent com
merce ship that discriminates against
American shippers and exporters.
The second was adoption of (Senator
Ph elan's amendment to the same meas
ure refusing rights of the United States
mails or the facilities of any interstate
express company or of any wireless,
telegraph or cable company to the citi
zens of belligerent countries which dis
criminate against Americans.
Both amendments explicitly empower
the president to take these steps " when
. ever during existence of a war in which
the Vnited States is not engaged, the
president shall be satisfied there is rea
sonable ground to believe" belligerent
governments have denied all lawful
rights to all American citizens.
Violations of both proposed laws are
punishable by fines of $i0,000 or two
years' imprisonment or both. Both ad
mittedly are retaliatory measures
ogninst Great Britain's blacklist and
seizure and detention of mails.
Thomas' amendment was drawn with
the approval of the state department
and the president is empowered by its
terms to use "any part of the land and
naval forces he deems necessary" to up
bold it.
Wheat Jumps Again
In Chicago Market
' Chicago, Sept. 5. Bull raids shot
(September wheat up five cents over
Saturday's close in the Chicago grain
market today. Light offerings and
strong cables accentuated the upward
movement. September at $1.50 was up
2 1-2 cents above the opening. Decem
ber gained 1 3-4 at 1.5t 3-4 while May
advanced 1 1-2 to $1.52 1-2.
Corn opened firmer, assisted bv the
advance in wheat. Further gains were
made later on good buying movement
and reports of a corn scarcity. Sep
tember at 87 was quarter above the
opening. December gnined half at 74 1-4
and May was up 3-8 at 77 3-8.
Oats was strong at the opening but
declined later on a general rush to buy
at the advanced prices. September was
down quarter at 4i 5-S; December un
changed at 49 and Mav unchanged at
52. .
GETS LAtfD OFFICE JOB
Washington, Sept. 5. The president
today nominated Charles S. Puhn, La
Grande, Ore., to be registrar of the land
office at that place.
It's th' feller who don't te!'. how he's
t;oin' t' vote who settles elections.
When some fellers take a vacation ever'
buddy gits a rest.
AKRQGANC
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PUBLICJJTILITIES
A. B. Garretson, Leader of
Brotherhoods' Fight, Sees
i 'p This As Final Outcome
tEDICTS BIG CHANGE
OTHIN NEXT TEN YEARS
I First of Series of Events
Leading to Government
Ownership
By Carl D. Groat
(I'nited I'ress staff correspondent)
Washington, Sept. 5. Government
ownership of railroads mid Cither pub
lic utilities is coming, in the opinion
of A. B. Garretson. leader of the big
four railroad brotherhoods fight for an
eight hour day. Avoidance of a nation
al rail strike, throng strong governmen
tal interference, he believes, is only one
oi a series of steps toward such an end.
"Ten years hence," he predicted,
"you will see a mighty stride toward
government ownership and operation of
all railroads as well as other public and
quasi-public utilities. I believe in such
a program after mature reflection. I
take this view that there are deadly
dnngers in goernnient ownership but
with the government engaged in reg
ulation as it must I feel that we
must choose the least dangerous. That
is government operation and ownership.
The sentiment in that direction has
grown steadily "as a bricklayer would
say; settlement of the strike is just
another course in the structure."
Garretson explained that some roads
may face a balance on the wrong side
of their books, as a result of govern
ment regulation.
"Then," he continued, "such lines
must look to the government for reim
bursement. But the lines making a
profit should not be allowed to escape
while their weaker associates are put
under government control and assist
ance. Hence as I see it, government
operation and control of all railroads
must result.
Commenting on the Garetson inter
view, one of the foremost experts of
the country said today:
"His statement that this is one
course in the structure is mild, It ap
pears to me that this law has about
built the whole structure for govern
ment ownership. It certainly has
brought such a situation ten years near
er to realization."
BUTSCORES FAIR
First Government Ammuni
tion Was Used In Target
Practice Yesterday
Tho shooters of the Salem Rifle club
used their first government ammuni
tion Sunday under rntiier unfavorable
weather conditions. It wns not only
misty and rainy, but there was a fish
tail wind from 1 until 3 o'clock and
the ground was pretty wet. However,
the boys made sonic very favorable
scores considering, and these conditions
were noted in tho report to the secre
tary of war.
Shootine at 200 vnrds. standine. out
of a possible 50, Dr. Clay scored 34,'
tying with Don Wiggins at 34: Ken-i
neth Brown came next with a score of
31, Chester Frnzer scored 21, Dr. More
liouse 2 anil William Gahlsdorf 23 out
of the possible .r0.
Shooting at 300 yards, prone, Wil
liam Gnhlsdorf and Dr. Morehouse
made the best scores with 33 out of the
pugirime no; ur. nay anu rienueiu
Brown tied at 31, while Don Wiggins
came in for next to the top with a
score of 34, Chester Frazer hit the tar
get to the score of 20, George C. L.
Snyder with 23 anil Gus Taw with a
score of 20.
Lying on the ground, shooting at
500 "yards, Don Wiggins had the best,
eye, as his score was 25 out of the
possible 50, with Dr. Morehouse com
ing in second on a score of 23. F. A.
Robertson scored 17, William Gahls
dorf 16 and Dr. ( lay 12, and Kenneth
Brown 12.
Shooting at 000 yards prone, F. A.
Robertson scored 20, Dr. Clay 25, Don
Wiggins 22, and Dr. Morehouse and
Kenneth Brown with a score of 15.
Tho rapid fire target shooting at 200
yards is yet to be taken.
FIRE IN PENITENTIARY
Jefferson City. Mo., Sept. 5. What
may prove to be a very serious fire
started at the pentitentiary in the Cen
tral Broom company plant shortly be
fore 4 p. m.
SAYS GGVERNMEH
WILL IN
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R0UMANIA, WITH 1,000,000 FRESH TROOPS,
MAY REALIZE DREAM OF GREATER EMPIRE
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KING OF ROUMRWtft-MflP QF GREFITER ROUMRNm
One million fresh troops have been the force with which Roumnnia has
held her neutrality sacred until she was ready to choose her own course. in
the war. - Ambition -for a greater empire has been the object of her policies
for years,' and the heads of her government havo long looked with envious
eyes on Temesvar, Transylvania, Bukon ina and Bessarabia, the three former.
Austro-Hungarian territory and the latter a Russian' province. When King
Ferdinand say the Balkan situation growing dangerous he convened a confer
ence of representatives of all the polit ical parties, former premiers, former
presidents of the legislative etiapibers, ministers and government, representa
tives with the idea of ascertaining the view o' all sections of public opinion
on. the situation. Directly after this ho declared war on Austria. The black
portions of map above how the object of Roumania '8 ambition; King Ferd?
inand and Jus minister of -war, Take .Toncscu, are also shown. - ...
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Woman In the Case Permitted
to Leave Body Will Be
Sent Home
New York, Sept. 5. Satisfied that
Dwight P. Dilworth, well to do lawyer
of Montclnir, N. J., was killed in lov
ers lane" in Vnn Cortland Park here
Sunday night by would-be blackmailers,
the police today are searching for two
men who shot him to death.
Miss Mary McNiff, who with
Dilworth when the two men suddenly
appeared from the brush 'anil ordered
him to throw up liis hands, was permit
ted to go to Long Beach today. Mis Mc
Niff had been eliminated insofar as
learning through her who was respon
sible for the murder is concerned. The
plan to have her re-enact the incident
connected with the killing of her com
panion on' the spot where Dilworth was
shot, was abandoned today. Miss Mc
Niff told the police she would return to
New York to lend such Bid as she could j
at any time but the police have lit" i
hope of her meager description of the'
highwaymen aiding them to any great
extent.
The police base their conclusion that
Dilworth was killed by blackmailers on.
the description of the holdup men and
of the shooting given by Miss McNiff
and numerous complaints that have
come in revealing that the nark has
apparently been infested with black
mailers of the type that attacked Dil
worth. I'pnn receipt of telegraphic instruc
tions from Mrs. Dilworth the body of
Dilworth was today turned over to the
Masons of Montclair, N. J. Prepara
tions were made there for a Masonic fu
neral and the bodv will then be sent to
Mrs. Dilworth in Kansas.
To Aid the Police
New York, Sept. 5. Miss Mury Mc
Niff will re-ennct todsy her part in tne
tragedy of Sunday night when Dwight
Dilworth, her companion 'was shot and
killed supposedly by highwaymen on
"lovers lane" in Van Cortland Park.
The audience will consist of police of
ficers and detectives anxious to learn
the full details of tho crime.
Baffled by the fact that Dilworth
was not robbed, the police today believe
the murder to have been committed
by park blackmailers who have been!
constantly preying upon young couples
"spooning" in the park. J
Prom Kansas City enme a message
which read, "As he is gone I will not
come home, but will wait for him.
here." The message was from Dil-J
worth's wife and directed that the,
body be shipped to Port Scott, K.nn.,
for burial.
ALL SALEM WAS THERE
TO SEE "WHEN JOHNNY
CAME MARCHING HOME"
"Hello, George; Hello Bill there he
is my dear old boy," and even more
tender greetings were heard at the
Southern Pacific depot this morning as
members of Company M jumped from
the train looking around eagerly fori
friends and relatives.
It was a bronzed and hardened lot of
healthy looking soldiers that greeted
their friends and relatives when the
long delayed H. P. special pulled into
the depot at 9:30 this morning. There
was none of the pallor of the office
man nor of the student on the faces of
thnt bunch of soldier boys. Instead, it
Was about the healthiest looking lot of
young men that ever got together in
Siilem. Those who were thin and care
worn are now full faced and full of
vigor.
In fact, every member of the com
pany, with but one exception, has in
creused in weight from five to 15
pounds and the general appearance of
tho boys was highly satisfactory to relo
tives as well as civilians.
After the first greetings, coming
down the station platform as conquering
heroes, attention was given to the 150 ;
packages of good things to eat that j
were stacked high on a truck in the
baggugo room and it is needless to ay
that the boys will be eating home cook
ies and delicacies for several days. '
Many of the packages were addressed '
to the corporal and his squad. J
Third Regiment Is
at Camp Withycombe j
Camp Withycombe, Or., Sept. fi.
Bronzed and hurd ns regulars, two bat
talions of the Oregon National Guard
arrived here today froih points near
the Mexican border. Pirst battalion
was the first to detrain. The Second
battalion came in several hours Utter.
Officers said the Third battalion would
be due tonight.
Headquarters company anil Colonel
Clcnard McLougiilin with lis staff nc-
confpamed the troops. Tents were;
pitched at the cam, sentries posted J
and the routine or army lire rnpimy
resumeil after the trip. Many were
detailed to unload equipment. Visit
ors, it was stated, will not be welcome
until the infantrymen hnve a chance to
get "settled."
All nlong thi homeward route, men
said, they were given hearty recep
tions. The same steam engine has been
pumping water out of an Kuglish coal
mine more than a century.
EL Jl
f MINISTER Of WfZ
The Salem Patriotic - league was on
duty taking care of the packages and
arranging them. Also the Cherrians un
der command of Captain Dick and the
Salem Hifle club in charge of Captain
Rosenberg, who with Chief Welch and
his deputies, aided in keeping the crowd
back while the near relatives had first
chance at the returning ones.
In referring to the general condition
of the boys Captain Oehlhar said: "We
are bringing the boys back absolutely
in perfect health, many of them having
gained in weight from 10 to 15 pounds.
There never was a lot of healthier sol
diers or men in better spirits. We are
grateful to the good meu and women
of Hnlem for their various remembrnnces
and the interest they have taken in our
welfnre. There is no telling how long
we will be nt Camp Withycombe. We
will entrnin and return to the regular
routine of the soldiers 's life."
Lieutenant Gingrich and Lieutenant
Allen were among thoso who looked as
if a soldier's life agreed with them.
Lieutenant Spaulding was not with the
company as he will travel with the quar
termaster's department. '
After remaining nt the depot about
45 minutes, the speciul left for Clack
umas, but as one mother suid, "It's all
right now as our dear boys are breath
ing the good old Oregon air and we
won't feel so bad if they do have to
stay a while at Clackamas."
R. NorrisWilliams Is
National Tennis Champion
By H. O. Hamilton,
(t'nited Press Staff Correspondent.)
Porest Hills, Ij. I., Sept. 5. R. Norris
Williams IT of Philadelphia this after
noon wrested the nationnl tennis cham
pionship crown from William M. Johns
ton of California in five hurd fought
sets, f 6, fi 4, 00, 0 2, ft 4.
In winning the title the new cham
pion staged one of the most remarkable
returns to form seen in the east in
years. .
After losing two of the first thre
sets and apparently off his game, the
I'hiladclphiun came through with a rush
and swept the tiring champion off his
feet with terrific drives which went
true to the mark.
In the early sets the Californiun
played the best game of his career,
while Williams was eratic. The cham
pion tired toward the end, however,
and the Philadelphia!! ' passing shots
had him running over the court with
the result that he lacked the punch in
the closing games to win. v
ALLIES GAINED IN
FURIOUS FIGHTING
E FRONT
Whole German System of De
fenses at Falfemont Is
Captureir
SEVEN MILES OF GERMAN
SECOND LINE OCCUPIED
Allies Have Taken 29 Villages
and 41,000 Prisoners Since
Big Drive Began
. By Wilbur S. Forrest.
(United I'ress staff correspondent.)
London, Sept. 5. The Germans are
being pushed steadily eastward in a
renewal of the allies' great offensive
on the Somine, but in the Balkans the
Rumanian armies have been compelled
to give ground.
In a driving rain, the British ad
vanced 1,500 yards east of Guillemont
liiit night, capturing the whole system
of intricate German defenses at Falfe
mont and obtaining a footing in Leuse
wood, General Haig reported this aft
ernoon. Bad weather impended the de
velopment of the French offensive south
of the Sommc but the French this aft
ernoon reported the repulse of all Ger
man counter attacks.. The German war
office admitted the loss of the village of
Chilly to the French in yesterday's
fighting. Russian detachments have
been in action for the first time in the
defense of the southeastern frontier of
Rumania. The Germans and Bulgarian
forces, however, eontiuue to sweep on
into Rumania and have captured three
towns in the Dubruja region, including
Dobric. . .
The flat plain of the Duhurja region
offering no natural obstacles to an
enemy advance has greatly facilitated
the German-Bulgarian invasion. Unof
ficial dispatches from Berlin, today de
clared that not only are the German and
Bulgar armies pressing their invasion
but that the Austrians have halted
both wings of the Rumanian army that
invaded Transylvania.
The . Russians engaged in clearing
Austro-Germans from - the wooded
heights north of the Hungarian frontier,
have captured more enemy positions in
the Carpathians, it was officially an
nounced at Petrograd today, besides
taking 4,514 more prisoners in Volhynia
and Galicia.
Great Battle on Somme Front.
Paris, Sept. 5. Field Marshal Von
Hindenburg has arrived on the western
front for the first time since the be
ginning of the war and is urging his
commanders to a more stubborn defense
along the Somme, the Echo De Paris
stated today.
The "old man of Mauzurinn Lakes"
witnessed the retreat of the German
armies under smashing British and
French blows in Sunday and Monday's
fighting. It was the first great battle
in which the Teutons have been engaged
since Hindenburg was appointed chief
ot the German general staff.
The whole Somme battle front has
suddenly burst into activity with fur
ious infantry fighting slid soiae of the
most terrific shell blastings since the
Anglo-French offensive began. The Ger
mans are fighting desperately but in
the past 4H hours hnve been pushed
steadily eastward by impetuous French
attacks.
General Foch struck south of the
Somme yesterday while the mnin body
of Teuton reserves wns preparing to re
sist another great blow north of the
river. The French successes in this
new drive equalled the gains made north
of the river on the preceding duy.
Soyecourt has been been captured by a
storming attack, and extending their
gains far to the south, the trench oc
cupied the. village of Chilly. The out
skirts of three other villages were
seized and about three thousand prison
ers were taken.
While tnis great battle was going
on south of the Somme the Germans con
tinue their preparations for a counter
attack against position captured by
tho French and British in Sunday's
fighting north of the river. The heav
iest German blows are expected to fall
in the region of Chaulnes where the
French gains imperilled German posi
tions on a very wide front.
France's new 40 centimeter guns
ployed an important role in the new vic
tories over the Germans, according to
dispatches from the front today.
The existence of these guns wns kept
secret for many weeks. It is believed
it will work more wonders in the clos
ing days of the war than did the Oer
man 42 centimeters thnt battered in the
Belgian forts.
Since the beginning of the allied of
fensive on July 1 the French and Eng
lish have captured 20 vitiligos which the
Germans had organized to the highest
defensive degree. They have taken
about 41,000 prisoners, 150 cannon and
several hundred machine guns.
British Advance Lines.
London, Sept. 5. The British pushed
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PIT OPERATING
Shortage On Southern Pacific
North of Ashland Now
1,200 Cars - V
SITUATION GROWING
MORE SERIOUS DAILY
Appeals Pouring In To Public
Service Commission In
Hope of Relief
The car shortage on the Southern Pay
cific lines north of Ashland amounts
this morning to 1,200.
that conditions resulting from the in
ability of this company to meet orders
for cars are becoming more serious each
succeeding K4 hours is evidenced by
telegrams coining to the public service
commission.
The following teletrram was received
this morning from the Ewana Box com
pany of Klamath Falls:
Have received but four cars sine
Thursday noon and no promise of any
today, we are needing five to seven
cars every day. Unless we can get ear
quick and continuously our business will
be forced into the hands of a receiver.
During the past CO days have been un-.
able to secure cars of any consequence
witnout your assistance, hence are tele
graphing you often."
A telegram from the Summit Mill
company of Summit, says: "Mill closed.
No cars. Must have cars before we can
turn a wheel." .
These are but. two of several mill
and
luuiiuitH'iumig . .esmuusnmenta
iff
which have notified the commission that,
a close-down, -with all the inconvenien
ces and suffering resultant therefrom.'
is inevitable if fart are not forthcom
ing soon. .-
The commission is still continuing it "
policy of urging the railroad oompanv
to take Immediate action looking to the
relief of tho situation. It has hot aa
yet taken formal action against the"
railroad company. Whether or not is
will be required to do so the develop
ments of the next few days will deter- ,
mine, although no official announce
ment to this effect has been issued. .
JAILEDJN OAKLAND
Fred G. Mathison Accused of
Sellling Fictitious Lands
to Oregonians
Oakland, Cal Sept. 8. Alleged to
have traded titles to land in Texas ha
did not own for binds In the Willamette
valley, Oregon, Fred O. Mathison is in
jail here today awaiting the arrival of
an officer to take him to I.ane county
officials who snr Mathison swindled
farmers out of $40,000 by his opera
tions. There is a belief that Mathison
could not have' carried the scheme out
alone If lie operated as alleged, and a
search is being made for others.
I he lands on which Mathison is al
leged to have traded worthless abstracts)
for Oregon lands, are said to be owned
by Mrs. M. H. King, a wealthy resident
of Corpus Christi, Texas. Letters writ
ten by Mathisou in which he spoke of
"unloading the Oregon stuff ' and do
ing very well, hnve been eeized.
Says Picture Is That
of Nebraska Robber !
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 5. Harrv Day
wnlt, taxi driver, todav identified f
photograph of Kdwnrd VonWalden, un
der arrest, in San Frnncisco for a dar
ing daylight bank robbery, as the maa -who
forced him on August 5 to help
him hold up the bank at Florence, Neb. '
a suburb. The Florence roobora ,
cap(i with nearly 1000.
THE WEATHER
Oregon: To
night and Wed
nesday partly
cloudy; north
westerly winds. ;
SHORTAGE
MILLS
BACK F?OAft tiTJ
.Sir
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