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The sun., 1917-08-30

FOR cergoes on certain vessels ana the
amount reported to the complainant,
The amount mentioned. s1st.13'. threw
some Ngnt upon Assistant Dtstrict Al
torney Mortons statement in court tina,
"the total larceny known IL slS'.evV
and more
Reccivership for Duckett 4 o..
Frank Ffnklcr. representing Leary.
told Judge Muloueen that through the
activities OF the Royal Belgian 0feam-
ship Company a receiver had been ap-
pointed for A. w. Duckett Il CO., Inc.
and that this receivcrship-the receiver,
John s Sheppard was in court In the
interest OF the Belgian complainants-
was tying UP 81 900 in assets" that
formed further complications.
"lf they know of sl,O00,000 assets Ia
like TO know where they are" broke IN
MIR Sheppard IF Il please your honor
We should like 20 see this man held an
very be bail
we ask ,ha; this defendant. Leary,
bo held in 100000 hail " said Assistant
District Attorney Morton, and Leary and
his counsel gssped
Il hold this defendcnt in $50 600 bail,
said the court after Lcarys counsel hah
said that $4,000 ha bond was all that
l.eHry could raise. and the prisoner was
then taken TO the Tonhs.
Matter of Accounting.
This whole affair is matter Of ac-
counts hetweer A W. Duckett 4 Co.,
Inc and the Royal Belgian line said
Joseph r. Herzbors of counsel for
leary. after bail had been fixed. An
o1 parte receivership was taken by the
Royal Relgian company. which took pos
session Of the offices OF Duckeu Co
Nj Duckett went abroad in June leav-
ing NJ Leary In charge Of the business.
This action on the part Of the Royal
Belgian company ie wholly unwarranted.
"Duckeit & Co, is amply solvent and
able TO pay all claims All the puckett
funds and all tnc funds OF Nj Leary are
tied AZ 10y The ~ pRrte application. A
motion TO NnCate this -eceiVership is on
In the United states District Court
Tomorrow = W puckett Il Co. Inc.
own several steamships and the aggre-
gate funds tied W would more than
PAY the alleged claims 20
kirlIu. WNuls'y a NivknX. counsel for
the compla ming line however contended
that tho Ruva' RelriHu Sieamsn y Com
PAM had frequently asked Leary and
the puckett frw "io furnish true and
correct mauifests " the frejghts col
leoted" for the DeRian lire hut failed
IN Obtain them.
The sun., 1917-08-30
HEALTH BOARD ASKS INCREASE
Or. Emersop says x4,IO1 .O1. u.
Rcuuired for IaIS Budr-t

Requests for large increases In the
appropriations for many city depart
ments for 1918 were made yesterday to
the subcommittee OF budget which is
preparing estimates for submission to
the main budget committee of the Board
Of Estimate.
pr. Haven Emerson Health Commis.
sioner, asked for s4l0l.046 90. as com
pared with SS,ST3,5s9 in 1917. The
Increases are mainly for new pos tions
and increases iu salaries. He wanted
ST9OsO 10 provide an adequate force for
child hygiene activities and S62,240 to
extend the Industrial hygiene service
George l.. Trrell director Of the
hureau OF personal service Of the Board
Of Estimate. wanted S9o,S4o for 1915,
an Increase Of S3,9eO Tn, request for
1918 Of the CITY Court totals S@79.4@q
as compa red with s@56 o6O for 1917
The sun., 1917-08-30
GoMPERs PLEDGES WAR AID.
New York Labor Convention
shouts Approval of stand.

JAMEsrowN. y. Y, Aug. .9.-Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Fedora ton of Labor, to-day emphasized
the patriotic stand OF American work.
ing men in an address before the New
York State Federation in convention
here Representative OF the 100000 or
ganized laboring men Of the State, the
con vention roared its approval OF his
declaration that America should with
draw from war only when the milftarism
of the Imperial German Government is
downed and freedom and democracy
are assured 10 the world
The convention approved the appoint
ment Of FIVE delegates to the Nat .oial
Americanixation Conference at Mime
apohs on September 5. The unseatlng
Il James Bagley delegate from New
York. because of his activity in the
Peoples Council and against President
Gompers was deferred by . committee
reference after heated argument.
The sun., 1917-08-30
MANY LusrGARTEN LIENS PAID
Records show Quarter O Com
pany's Loans Returned.

Approximately % per cent of the
liens held by thc Tax Lien Company
which were traced in ,he public records
have been found 20 be'cancelled. accord
ing 10 q statement yesterday by A. Wey-
man. attorney for the company. This
means the property they represented was
redeemed before the disappearance OF
William Lustgarren, the president. on
August ls considerable proportion
Of these liens was on improved property,
II was stated.
To all Appearances LustSartens con
tinued absence Is as much a mystery at
the company's offices, SS William street,
as 10 the general public. II II rcpo ted
that oficials and members Of the office
staff including one Of the young women
stenoErspher. have lost something like
$4,000.
The sun., 1917-08-30
EX-SENATOR SHOT IN FRANCE.
q. l.. Mcclellan W"unded b! Man
who Sought Loan.

PARIS. Aug. go. L. Mcclellan, a
wealthy American. formerly a louisiana
Senator. was slightly wounded yester-
day by revolver shot fred by fellow
pa tron of the hotel in Lyons where Mr..
Mcclellan was stopping, says a despatch
to rhe PETIT Pdrrsien from Lyons
Mr. Mcclellan, although 65 years old.
went 10 Lyons TO enlist in the Foreign
Legion. While awaiting medical exam
ination for fitness he made friends with
fellow visitor, who tried to borrow
5000 from him. Mr.. Mcclellan refused
the request and the man fired several
revolver shots, one Of which slightly
wounded the American in the right
shoulder.
The sun., 1917-08-30
BISHOP GREER DENIES REPORT.
says He Did Not Bsr "The Star
SpanGled Banner

Bishop David II. Greer telegraphed
to the Veterans Of Foreign Wars yester-
day that they labored under a misap-
prehension when they charged that he
had forbidden the playing Of THE Star
Spangled Banner" at the Cathedral of
St John the Divine.
The impression received by YOU re-
gar ding my instructions as to the play
inr OF the national anthem" he red
is entirely erroneous II is customary
to play and sing patriotic hymns and
anthems at the Cathedral of St John
the Divine and that practice will be
continued"
The sun., 1917-08-30
HOLLAND SAYS NO 10 KAISER
D~cltnes Demand for Post he n . q,
Use Of Dutch ships.

WASHINGTON. Aug es.-The Neither
lands Government has declined to ac-
cede to the demand OF Germany that
Dutch ships repaired with German steel
be devoted 10 German use for a period
covering Ave years after the war
In response TO Hollands request for
steel Germany made this condition and
also stipulated that II German steel was
used for the construction OF new vessels
Holland must give her an option on the
ships after the war in case any tonnage
was NOT needed for Dutch trade. This
last point is still the subject of 'nego.
tiation.
The sun., 1917-08-30

WASHINGTON, Aug, $50 that the
nona Ade labor movement OF America
may he represented at the national con-
rerence of the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy ~ Minneapolis
septcmber 8 President Gompers OF the
American Federation OF Labor directed
all organizers to-day 10 have local
unions and labor interests send dele
gates.
The sun., 1917-08-30

that the sentiments Of ths peace at any
price pacifists crystallixce By the 'Pco-
pies Council are scorned and repudi-
ated by the real wcrkingmen Of the
United States
The sun., 1917-08-30

The suit o. Offices mas three doors on a
long corridor. the door marked with inc
name OF the Hamilton Detective A'senCN
being a; one en- OF the corridor and
around a bend 60 that IL is hidden as
one walks past the doors The door Just
before one aches the bend !s the one
through which sailors were taken Tor
their detention on the glass is nag
Of the United States and written under
il. Capt n A Reed Entrance" Any
one would suppose that II was the ONCE
OF a naval officer.
But in addition to THIS when the sail
ors got inside they were confronted with
navy posters marked Your Countr!
Needs You" Enlist Now AND with
similar captions, and on the walls are
hundreds of pictures of deser'ers. Al
one side is filing cabinet with sections
marked in gold letters, "deserters and
'.stragglers," Capt Reed" and other
legends which made II appear that 1t
| was an Office devoted to the legitimate
running down OF deeerters from the
navy Even the furniture had nautical
, look. said Mr Talley.
| When the young sailors got one look
/ at ta!s they had little doubt that they
were in the hands OF naval officers and
made no attempt to resist their deien-
! tion After being questioned they were
, kent IN two rooms adjoining the offices.
rooms which mad no furniture. not even
| a lounge 10 sleep on, where they mad 70
gel vhat rest they could on the floor So
! thorcrIghly cowed were they that David
son nae told the authorities that Las
! SUNDAY the men detained there were
s!yen citizen clothes and sent out TO buy
! liquor for their captors. Tney made nc
attempt TO get away, believing that II
| would be unsuccessful,
The sun., 1917-08-30

Mr. Talley also learned yesterday from
a Mrs Cotton. wnose address ne did not
have. that some time ago a man called
on her and presented a card on which
was written Cart Harry A. Reed, 1852
broadway, pesertior Bureau" He told
her that he waN representln- Capt Reed
and that If sne did not tell where her
son was the hoy would be shot when he
Was found she did not believe him, be-
cause her sou had enlisted but short
time before and when he hal returned
on his FIRST leave ne painted such a
glowing picture Of navy life that ne took
I'VE o. MS friends in the neighhorhood TO
recruiting station and had them enlist
Agent. from the Department Of Justice
went with detectives from the District
Attorneys Office yesterday to look over
tn, records OF the Hamilton office. They
told Mr. Taley the Government was
much pleased al the quick work which
mad resulted IN exposing the activities
of the bureau CApt. Webster also con-
rratula'ed M Talley
The detective bureau license OF Will
am G Hamilton was suspended yester-
day by order Of Deputy State Comptroller
William Buar'man, pending an invcSti'
cation nv Comptroller Travis
The sun., 1917-08-30

Lesry Is n young man. perhaps iu his
early thirties. thin and Of low stature.
living at 1904 p'tmas avenue Brooklyn.
detectives Mex emma. Haskins and Kelly ,
all husky cops from Headquarters az
rested the 100 pound defendant yester-
day a, the office of Leary's counsel
Finkler McEntire q Herzherg. The
Royal Belgian Steamship Company in
its complaint. which resulted in the In
dic.ment Of Leary, charges that the
money involved is due Il because Lea ry
in his capacity as one NJ Is local agents
took the money ny conversion IN that
only part of the freight and other ac-
counts collected for the Relgian shipping
company hss been accounted for
Accompanying the complaint Is an affl-
davit sworn to by a certified accountant
Benedict II Buhle. in which the account
ant lays stress upon the item that when
going over the books Of puckett Co
ne came upon an account marked "pes-
watch and pemurraee Account show
ing total credits Of slS-.137 and tha;
these credits represent and are. IDcCord-
Ing to the books, the difference hetweer
the amount received by the defendant
The sun., 1917-08-30
ship AGENT INDICTED
ON LARCENY CHARGE
ROYAL Belgian Line Causes Ar
rest of Daniel $. Leary of
A. w. Duckett 4 Co.
COMMITTED TO TOMBS
Conversion Of S21. 900 Alleged.
hut Larceny of $4,000
Mentioned in Court.

Daniel s. Leary. secretary and treas
urer Of the a. W puckctt q Co.. Inc.
Shipping agency Of II Battery place. was
arrested Yesterday, arrhign.d and sent
TO the Tornbs IN default OF $4,000 hail
after four indictments had beec retUr-e
against him by the Grand Jury on grand
larceny charges winch specifically accuse
L"ary and others Of converting to their
own uses s?l 900 belonging TO the COM
plainsnt the Royal Belgian Stea rship
Company, also OF l. Battery place.
Although s2l 900 was the amount
mentioned In the complaint, it was said
in court by Assistant District Attorney
r. Q. Morton when Leary was arraigned
that the total larceny known is s1s7-
900 and more" The arrest Of Yesterday
was the outErovth OF a civil action
which :ht Royal Bclgiac Steamship Com
pany. which has It's home offices at la
Panne, Belgium, and runs fleet Of
cargo carrying ships between this port
and Havre, beguL early In the summer
for an accounting from l.earys trm Of
4. W. Duckett & Co. Inc. local agent
Of the Belgian shipping company
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
HINDENBURG LINE
. CRUMBuNG UNDER
TERRIFIC ATTACK
Lens Most important Of
Frances Coal Centers,
About To Fall
GERMAN RESISTANCE
GETS MORE DESPERATE
City Of Lens AbIaze indicating
Germans Are Ready To
Abandon Il
BY William Philip Simms.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies Afield, April
14.-Another mile of the Hindenburg
line was taken by the British onslaught
today.
Pit No 6 to the north of Givenchy
and pit No. II, east of Double Crassier
were both captured. This extends by
three miles to the north, the front along
which the Teutons line is now brok-
en-.
The Arras position, on which the Ger
mans swung piyot-like in the retreat to
the Hindenburg line, is now turned to
a distance Of nearly eight miles south
east of Arras.
Lens, most important of France s
coal cities, is likely to fall at any mo-
ment. British troops are encircling it
on two sides.
Advance posts of the British forces
were today pushed a considerable dis
tance toward Queant and Pronville.
The British forces were slowly but
steadily closing in around France IS
great mining capital today. The Can
adams were hurting themselves from
the yimy heights on German troops
staggering back across the plain The
Canadians will probably have the honor
of first entering Lens-a city which
the Germans had hoped to hold at all
costs.
When I left the Canadian sector, /
saw from the Vimy ridge the city of
Lens ablaze. 1t was plain the Germans
intend to sack and destroy the town as
they sacked and destroyed Bapaume
and Peronne.
German resistance was growing more
and more desperate with each hour that
Field Marshal Haig showed his men for
ward. But the resistance was ineffective
against the powerful British blows.
Today Vimy ridge was still shelled
from afar off by German guns, as well
as other positions held by the British.
But everywhere the Teutonic army was
shooting excitedly rather than method
ically. 1t was erractic, not accurate.
British forces were steadily gaining
command of all high ground villages and
other vantage points as they progressed
lastride the Hindenburg line. To-day
even the spreading plain below Vimy
ridge, from which Lens was directly
menaced, was being asorbed.
The Canadians continued irresistibly
pressing on down the Vimy slopes, oc-
cupying Petit Vimy, Givenchy and the
Bailleul railway station.
"We've got Fritz where we want
him now" observed one Canadian Of
ficer grimly today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
HAVING
BUNKER HILL SCRAP
Hotel LObbies Filled With
Backers Of Candidates for
Preside cy

Washington, April 14.-The annual
battle for the presidency of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution is or.
When it comes to political fight
nothing can beat the fight staged at
the end of every twelve months by the
descendants of Americas revolution
ary heroes,
And they are here today operating
full blast.
Three hotel lobbies are filled with
gathered in groups of three to
twenty-talking furiously = nodding,
gestieulating--in short, campaigning.
There are four eandidates-eaeh
with commodious headquarters, Mrs.
George Thatcher Guernsey of Kansas,
and Mrs. John Miller Horton of New
York, have established sumptuous
rooms in the New Willard Mrs j.
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois and Mrs.
George G. Squires have attempted to
go them one better at the Shoreham.
In the lobbies campaign literature
vies with arguments in occupying the
air spaces.
According to the best ,"dope' Of
the political managers at this writing,
Mrs, Guernsey is slated to win the elcc-
tion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
Turner Case Sent
To Federal Courts

The case of the state of Oregon
against j. A. Turner, who was convict
ed in the city recorder S court in Sep
tember, 1916, of importing 272 quarts
of liquor into the state without proper
labelling. was turned over 10 the fed.
eral authorities tthis morning. and the
272 quarts that have been held by the
city in the city hall were shipped
back to California. The 272 quarts fill
ed an auto truck.
Turner is the man who was caught
by the Salem police about ten miles
north OF the city travelling toward
Portland with the 272 quarts of whis-
key in his auto. He was charged with
transporting liquor into dry territory
without having the same properly Ia
belled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
Prices Keep Climbing
In Chicago Market

Chicago. April 14.-Sharply higher
prices in all pits with scarcity of of
fcrings featured the wheat market to-
day. Demand for cash wheat is most
urgent and reports OF rains over the
wheat belt failed to offset the bulhsh-
ness induced by the shortage and high
prices in cash grains
Nav wheat opened up 2h and later
gained 1i2, closing at $2.25; July open
ed down is, later advancing to 81
the closing figure. September opened
up y and advanced rs to the close at
$l.7l 5-8.
Corn showed strength. Offerings
were extremely light. May opened up
/, later gaining y, closing at $l.3s.
July opened up u and later gained 11S
closing at $l.35H. September opened
up is, subsequently gaining is,
closing at $1.30 3-S.
Oats had a strong undertone, follow
ing the major grains in the advance.
May opened up n later advancing II
to closing figures of 66. July opened
up Il and closed at 64Ih, q gain of
half. September opened unchanged but
advanced u.
Provisions opened higher but during
later trading declined pereeptibly. The
market was irregular.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
BY Perry Arnold

ktHllcu IfeSS f0felBH GultOf
New York, April 14.-Approximatcly
one month ago the British and French
offensive began coincidental with the
German strategic retreat" on the
western front
In that month, including Field Mar
shal Haig 5 captures today the Fran
co British forces have recovered ap-
proXimately $50 square miles of French
territory from the invader, extending
over front of more than Is miles
Some of it has been wrenehed from
the Germans hands in the most vic
lent fighting of the war. In some plac
es the British advance has reached for
ward % miles. This much was register
ed in the jump from around Estress
10 Fresnoy-LtPetit, north of St. Quen-
tin.
The line of the Hindenburg retreat
was swung on two pivots-around
Lens on the north and around st. Quen-
tin on the south. 1t is at these two
pivotal positions that the greatest
drive of the war are now being made
-Haig and his British forces singly
around Lens which official statements
today declared about to fall; General
Nivelle 's forces cooperating with the
British around st. Quentin and La
Fere st. Quentin cannot hold ont much
longer Allied troops are within less
than two miles Of the cathedral, fight
ing in the suburbs Of the city.
The line on which the fighting in
jthis entire front was waged all winter
runs approximately from Loos to Lie
Euwn, to Angres, to a point east Of
sSouehez, thence to Melville st. Vast
Ito Ecuries around the east outskirts
Iof Arras to near Tilloy, thence down
the railroad line to Achiet lie Grand
and Pys, Thiepval and Contalmaison.
There the line swept sharply eastward
TO around Hardecourt, then south again
to Ablaincourt and west of Roye and
| Ribecourt
| In the month just passed this line
has been shifted somewhat as follows
as far as official statements to date
have Indicated:
| One mile gain around Loos.
Two and a half miles gain from
Souchez to Vimy.
Four and half miles from Arras tc
Fampoux.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
DIAMOND Jim" BRADY
CROSSES THE DIVIDE
Was One Of New YOrk's Best
Known Men in Sporting
Circles

Atlantic City; N. j., April I4-James
Buchanan Brady, New York IS famous
Diamond jim died here today. Not
even his famous "million dollar stom-
ach - was proof against the illness
which racked his frame for the past
year. Brady's stomach had been "made
for him. by surgeons at Johns Hop
sins hospital several years ago and
until recently had served its purpose
perfectly. 1t was in gratitude for this
operation that Brady gave large sums
ito Johns Hopkins.
First nighter and White-l lighter, Bra
Idy was picturesque figure in New
York night life, although he never
drank drop and ate sparingly. He was
known as prince of good fellows, an
admirer of pretty women, walking
show case Of jewels, dictionary of
the theatre and Of New York city
all this by night; a keen business man
and shrewd market marker in the day
time.
Brady's Jewels always outshone the
footlights at first nights. They were
always unique and ran to large effects
diamond pieces showing automobiles
and showing flags. He frequently wore
several hundred thousands worth Of
emeralds and diamonds at one time.
Brady had fondness for being seen
in the compasy of pretty women
mainly young women.
Actresses mourned his death, re-
membering help and substantial aid
he had given them. A Broadway first
night was incomplete without "Dia-
mond Jim" always living up to his
nickname.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
CONTINUED on page two.)
What the Allies Haue Gained
Along the Western Front Since
Germans Began Retreaiing

Five miles Mercatel to Wancourt
and Heninel.
Eight miles from Courcelles to near
Queant.
Fifteen miles from Pys to Havrin-
court.
Fifteen miles from Pozieres to Go
zeaucourt
Eighteen miles from Mametz to
Ronssoy.
Twenty two miles from Estedees
and Ablaincourt to Fresnoy lie Petit
Further south the French have made
these gains;
Approximately twenty one miles Of
advance on line drawn from Ablain-
court south Of Royc westward from
Gaunchy (near st. Quentin) down to
Guiscard, Ham Coucy and along the
Disc. Further south than this the
French have driven forward into st.
Gobain forest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
Wall Street Lishess
Waits On Washington

New York, April 1.-THE New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Today's stock market was rather
eolorless affair. more typical, perhaps,
of the Saturdays short session than
most Of these sessions have been in re-
cent weeks. There was no pronounced
trend to the course of prices, although
there were some strong spots like the
steel, sugar and munitions shares and
n few weak ones, like the motor group,
People IS Gas, Consolidated Gas and SO
on. the two latter issues being affect
ed by cut in the dividend rate of
People 8 Gas. Trading was quiet and
in the hands of the few professional
traders who had not seized advantage
of the brilliant weather to betake them
selves to golf or other rural pastimeS
Commission houses were practically de-
serted
Wall Street s attention was riyeted
on Washington in anticipation of ae-
tion on the finance bill in congress.
Among the outstanding industrials
United States Steel sold above ll3, the
highest price of the week. The copper
group made little change. Aside from
Atlantic Gulf, which advanced some
two points, there were but indifferent
changes for the shipping shares.