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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
HIGHER GAS RATE
WANTED IN salem
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company Goes Be-
fore Commission

The Portland Railway, Light & Pow.
er Company this morning filed a petit.
ton with the Public Service Com.
mission asking o hearing, and an in.
crease in its rates on gas furnished pa
irons in Salem. It shows that the
schedule heretofore fixed by the com.
mission is wholly inadequate to meet
the expense of carrying on the bust.
ness Of supplying gas to the city. 1t
alleges that the value fixed on the
company's property for rate making
purposes is $2l1, 797. "a and that since
this valuation was fixed the company
has made additions to its plant at q
cost of $3,779.54. The Public Service
commission has fixed the amount prop.
erly allowed for depreciation at $500.
The petition alleges the minimum re-
turn which the company has the right
to expect is 8 per cent and this amounts
to $l2,934.60. The gross operating in
come for 1917 was $38, 990.S2 and the
net operating revenue was $2,353, or
100 per cent upon the value of the
plant as fixed by the commission.
The company in order TO assist the
commission in reaching a conclusion
points out that the operating expenses
for 1918 will be $3S,402, taxes and
franchises $1,000, depreciation 1890.
and accounts charged off, 1855, a total
of SALLY. The petition alleges that
certain improvements are necessary
and that unless the increase in rates is
permitted it will be impossible to
raise the money for these. It is also
alleged that the present rates would
fall short by $l,46l of letting the com.
pany com out even at the end Of the
year. According to this showing it
win require an increase Of practically
so per cert to meet the demands made
by the company and TO pay the six
per cent on the valuation. The date
for the hearing has not been set yet,
but will probably be given out tomor.
row. At the hearing anyone interested
may appear and be heard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
Seventeen Wounded
In Marine Corps

Washington, May 10. Seventeen
slightly wounded in action and one
missing were listed in the marine corps
casualty report today. The list includ-
ed:
Slightly Wounded
Privates Dewitt Weible, Desloge, Mo
Joseph ConOr Lamb, Chicago
Sergeant Myron Dcbert Beals, Ply
mouth, Mich.
Sergeant Harold James Coke, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Corporals William Alexis Sweeney,
Cleveland, Ohio. .
Odin Alexander Thomson, Chicago
Privates George Adelhardt, Troy, Ill
Clarence Otto Bruner, Chicago.
Samuel Geogelein, Benwold, w. Va.
William James Gormeley, New Der
lin, Ill.
Archie Lewis Lake, LaGrange, Ill
James Schuyler Lance, St. Louis, Nc
Zeno Charles Mosier, Bonnie Terre
Mo.
Harry Joseph Roth, Johnstown' Pa
Arnold Roman Wilmanns, Chicago.
Missing
Private Ray Howard Aselltine, Ian
sing, Mich.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

each manufacturer must make and sub
nit to the Food Administration. Under
this system fictitious demands will be
elimina ed, and every phase of the man
u~facturing business has been so careful
ly considered that injustice and unfair
discrimination will be avoided, and in
reference with business kept at the
lowest possible minimum consistent with
the essential saving of sugar.
Included with confectionery and sof
drinks, in the class of "lesser essen
%tials'', and therefore restricted to 80
per cent of their normal requirements
in the use of sugar, are condiments
chocolates, candies, beverage syrups,
fruit syrups, ~flavoring extracts, chew
ing gums, cocoa, sweet pickles, cereals
and inveri sugar. New business, started
since April l, will be cut off altogether
from the use of sugar, and those start
ed or expanded after Nov. /, 1917, but
before April /, 1918, will be restricted
to so per cent of their requirements.
"This regulation will go into effect
simultaneously Ill ONNt thS SouhtiJ WI
May l." said Mr.. Newell, "and con-
troll will be in the hands Of the state
food administrators. 1 have received a
telegram from Washington saying that
the certificates and blank statements to
BE- filled in by manufae ,drers are now
On their way and they should be here
within a few days. Until these arrive
very little can be done towards inaug'
urating the new system, but all manu-.
facturers should hold themselves in
readiness to adjust their business to he
new requirements, which will be strictly
enforced beginning May Is. ! wish e
give warning, also, to all wholesale and
retail dealers not to sell sugar TO manu-.
featuring concerns for stocking up
purposes previous to May Is, and all
manufae urers are likewise warned
against attempts to 'stock up" for flu
ture needs before that date. The food
administration has adequate facilities
for checking up on such eases, and viii
promptly know of any attempt TO axe
advantage Of this preliminary notice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
SIMPSON WILL TALK
TO SALEM VOTERS
At BLIGH THEATER
Candidate For Governor /
Meeting Voters Of Capital
City Today

l. J. Simpson, republican candidate
for governor, will speak this evening
at the Bhgh theater, which will be
thrown open free to the public that il
may hear Mr.. Simpson and learn Just
what he would do should he become
the next governor of the state.
Before the address is made several
reels will be Shown, beginning at 1880
o'clock. And as this is to be especial
ly for voters, the theater this evening
is for adults oply and children will
not be admitted.
Mr.. Simpson takes the stand that
when he. becomes the governor of the
state, he viii live in Salem, make this
his home and entertain visitors wh0
may come to the city. And more than
that, when prominent eastern people
come to Portland, they will be invit-
ed to- visit Salem before returning cas-.
and be entertained by the governor.
Mr.. Simpson stands for the follow
ing:
Do all that can be done to encourage
manufacturing plants in the state to
increase the states payroll and pre-.
vent raw materials from being ship
ped east.
The establishing of vocational school:
and co~nvaleGcent hospitals throughout
the state for returning soldiers.
Having the government undertake
the development of Oregon through the
construction of railways in isolated
parts of the state, especially to give
employment to returning soldiers.
The building of military highways
for the Pacific coast and government
aid in the development of irrigation
projects. Also that the shipbuildhng in
dustry as now established become per
manent in Oregon.
Government aid in securing 40 or sc
acres, land grants to farmer soldiers
returning from the war, the grants u
be made on long terms and easy pay
mentSL
MI. Simpson frankly states that al
a business man, he would like to be
come governor of the state, OH account
Of the development that is sure to eomt
to Oregon during the next few years
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
First HALF OF MONTH
HAS LITTLE rain FALL
Less Than 0neNhird Of Ain
| Inch Rainfall Which Is
Below Average

This Is a weather story comparing tho
FIRST half of this month with the same
period of May in the four preceding
years. There is always o saying that the
Innate is changing. The observations oe
he weather bureau in Salem as official
ly reported to tho officiol wea her OBJ
server at Portland for this district gives
the actual weather conditions, and does
not SHOW any change in climate.
Tie present month started in much
warmer man the average for May, with
maximum temperatures of ~, 20, rs, 20.
70, then drifting down into maximum
temperatures the post week of SO, So
| 70 and II.
The minimum temperatures for this
month were also much higher than the
average for several years, as the official
records show SO, SO, "a and AS, with
minimums for the past week of As, 80
Az and Al. This is warmer ,han one
year ago at nights for this first half
Of May.
In 1914, the first half Of May showed
q maximum temperature running from
So to ~, with an average of 90, while
the minimum average was about the
! same as this month, For 1915, the
weather was a few degrees cooler with
the night temperature az low as "a de-
gi0es, For 1916, the May weather was
stmewhat cooler than this month with
an average Of So maximam and the min
mum average a degree or Two lower
than for this month.
The first half of May, 1917, was con-
siderably cooler thar 50 iar tnis month
as the highest temperature reached tho
first half of the month was 90 and the
average was GO. May Of one year ago
was one of the coolest months for years
and SO far the month Of May has been
above the average in warmth.
The official weather report for tho
month of May of 1905 proves that the
climate is not changing 10 any great ex-
tent. The maximum Of May for 1908
opened with GA, rs, N, 70, and then
dropped for several days to SO, 62, Oh
IA and 66, much the same as in years
pass while the low night temperature
averaged along A, AZ, AZ, 80 and so, just
as it has been doing for years past.
Rainfall for May is not changing
enough to say that the climate is chang
ing. The rainfall for the months of May
for the past ten years, as shown by the
government s official records are as fol-
lows.
1908, two and 40 hundredths inches.
1909, one and As handredths inches.
1910, One and so hnndredths inches.
1911, two and ~ hnndredths inches.
1912, two and AZ hundredths inches
1913, two and fourteen hundredths in
ches.
1914, one aud SO hundredths inches.
1915, two and eighty one hundredths
inches.
1916, two and So hundredths inches.
1917, one and 90 hundr9dths inches.
And for May 1918, for the first thir-
teen days only thirty five hundredths
of an inch Of rain. So far, this is the
driest May for this section Of the coun-
try for the past ten years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

n" pledge TO save any definite amouns
any individual may become a member or
a number of saving soeieties.
Following are the chairmen in tho
several districts of the county: Dallas,
Mrs. J.. r.. Craven, Dallas; Independ-
ence, Mrs. b. +. swope, Independence;
Monmouth, Mrs. Loretta Smith, Mon.
mouth; Buena Vista, Mrs. Geo. Wells,
independence, R. D.; West Salem, Mrs
Kelsey, Salem, No. g.; Suver, Mrs. J. i.
Thu-ston. Snver, Rucll. Mrs. T. B. Stone
Sheridan. r. D.; Ballson. Mrs. Mary
Fudge, Ballston; Spring Valley, Mrs.
Wayne Henry. Salom No. l; Rickraali
sfiss ca~olirr Prreh. Riekreail: Airlie
Mrs c. v. johnson, Aifiiej Falls City
Mrs w. n. Beard. Falls City; Brueb
o-u 70 Me y Q. Ewing Salem No.
=. pe--vdale. Mrs. =. b. Lynn, Perry
l,Ta. Foia Mrs r T. Ferguson, Salem
No ., Mccoy. Mrs, c. L. Hawley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
Court House News
y 4 X 4 X X X y r y 4 y


Taking advantage of his being
brought into this jurisdiction under
arrest, a citation was served on Frank
Goebel Saturday afternoon requiring
him to appear in department 2 of the
circuit court within ten days to show
eause why he does not support his min
or child.
An undertaking IN appeal was filed
Saturday afternoon in the suit Of Ma
RE Hallberg against Cornelia B. Har-
riett and another in the suit of w. :.
Hurst against J. B. Hill.
Two marriage Licenses were issued
Saturday afternoon, one to Frederick
William Mora Of England and Bernice
Emelia Wicklander of Salem, and the
other to Eugene Thomas of Denver,
Colorado, and Mabel Patterson of Ger
vais.
The first consignment Of ballot box
os was sent on today, six precincts be-
ing served. They were Liberty, Rose
dale, Sidney, Jefferson, Marion and
Turner. In addition the sheriff took
the boxes to Riverview and Croisan.
Twenty boxes were shipped to Gervais
and will be distributed from there and
seven were sent to Silverton for dis
tribution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
BREAK BUILDING RECORDS

Philadelphia, May l3.-Breaking all
previous records for building a ship,
the New York S~hipbuilding plant,
South Camden, N. J, win give the col
lier Tuckahoe its trial trip "Wednesday
morning. The ship was launched q
week ago yesterday, twenty seven days
after the keel was laid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
Polk County National
Council of Defense

MIs. Winnie Braden, secretary Of the
Polk county Council of National De-
fense, having bctL instructed to organ
ize a Woman's committee Of the Coun.
ell, has named the ehairmen in the var
ious districts Of Polk county, with a
request that local ~organiza ions be per
fecied as speedily as possible in the ter.
ritory allotted to each. The first work
assigned Is that of creating a War Saw
ings society, such as church societies
fraternal societies, Red Cross a~uxiliar
les, Woman clubs, Parent.Teaeher as
s9cia ions and the like. Since there is
go to the city tomorrow TO follow up
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
". ". ATTORNEYS CLAIM
CHARGES ARE ONLY TRANQUIL

Chicago, May 13.-Attorneys de-
Tending the 112 l. W. w. leaders being
tried here on charges of sedition, will
claim much Of the governments evi-
dence is trumped up, it was indicated
today,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
APPOINTMENTS MADE

Washington, May 13.-The following
nominations were sent to the senate
today by the president:
To be brigadier general, medical
corps, national army:
Colonel Robert E. Noble, medical
corps, national army.
To be register of the land office:
vene BlOomer, at Ell Centre, Cal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

SOME one wants your property and
you would sell. We charge no com
mission for putting buyer and sell
er together. For further information
Oregon Realty Exchange Investment
Co, Inc. II Breyman bldg Salem,
Or, Chamber Of Commerce bldg, Eu-
gene, Or, 250h Sd st. Portland,
Oregon. II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

WANTED-A job9 No experience re-
quired. Wages 1886 to 1854 for 5
hour day. Clean bed at mill DC night,
eats zoe meal, or board and bed in
Oregon City 81 week. Free employ
ment office in West Linn across
bridge from Oregon City. Chances
for advancement good. Come and
send for your family later. Farmers
can work until harvest and come
back again in the fall. Strike now
six months old. Don't wait to write.
Come and your fare up to So will be
refunded by mill cashier after work
ing one week. Take railroad agent s
receipt for fare paid. 5-l3
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

It's a poor shipwOrker who can't af
ford a Ford.
Now is the time to order your next
Winters fuel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

UNDERWOOD typewriters for rent.
Latest model 81 per month. New
1918 Underwoods at no advance in
price. Underwood Typewriter Co. G..
L. Steinau, resident manager. Phone
$40. GA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

go TO the city tomorrow to follow up
this clue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

THE Oregon Realty Exchange Invest
ment Co., Inc, Lists property every
where and charges no commission for
putting buyers, sellers and exchang-
ers Of realty together. Room %, Brey
man bldg, Salem, Or. 5-lS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

LABORERS wANTED-For Rodgers
ship yard. Good wages and fine op-
portunity to the right kind of men.
Apply Fl. A. johnson & Co., room 2
Ladd C Bush bank bldg. bib
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

FOR SALE-The following mortgages,
$3.50, $3.50, $1,000 and $500. H. M.
Hawkins, 314 Masonic building. 5-lS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

s ACRES for sale, 4 miles out, 31a
acres in Loganberries, good stand
Would trade for good city property
or open land close to Salem. x. j
ARE Journal. 5-l4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

FOR RENT-5 room house on 18th and
state, rent very reasonable. For in
formation Phone 773R. STA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

WANTED - Second hand car, Ford,
self starter preferred. Address p, M.
McGovern. Black Rock, Or. 5-14
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

PASTURE for rent and oak wood for
sale, at Oak Grove, John Lorenz,
RickreaH, Or. 5-l5
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13

A GOOD, strong building, about Is
by 20 feet for sale cheap; good for
garage chicken house or barn; must
be moved quickly. H. s. Gile 8 Co.
Ii
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-19
INTERPRETATION |. OF LABOR BOARD
 AWARD LACKING

Up to o'clock this afternoon the National War Labor Board had failed to transmit to the Bridgeport Ma chinists' union a detailed interpreta- tion of it's ruling with regard to men returning to work and as a conse- quence the men who are out on what is termed recess" are in quandry as to what they will have to do.
 According to statement issued by the business agent of the Machinists' union today the men who returned to work as requested to by the Presi- dent of the United States found that women had been placed in their posi- tions and that they were put at work which did not pay them as much money as their old jobs.
 The business agent further pointed out that the machines operated by women were going into disrepair and that the women were petitioning the manufacturers to put them back al the work from which they had been taken when the strike started.
 At the various plants there was nothing to report, the managers merely saying that everything was rapidly assuming normal condition
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-19
THE PLOT FOR
 A SHAMEFUL PEACE.

Germany made it's Russian peace with its own puppet government, the misnamed council of Peoples Com missars, the president of which Is Via dimir Ulianov (Lenin), the foreign minister of which was Leon Trotsky, and the ambassador of which to Ger many is A. Joffe. Germany made this peace harder upon the Russian people as punishment to the ambition of it's tools in seeking to become too powerful and in hoping for a little while not only that Russia would be delivered over to them but that they could double-cross their masters by turning a simulated German revolu- ton into a real one.
 But their craftiness was toy i'll the hands of rough German force. Germany was actually double-crossing them by negotiating with the Ukrain- | ian Rada at the moment they dream | ed they were tricking Germany. Germany, however, did not discard | the Bolshevik leaders, recognizing | their further use in the German world l campaign for internal Reorganization 1 in the nations with which it wars, but ! confined them to the limited inland | provinces which Great Russia proper I has now become.
 Lenin, according to statements l made public as soon as Trotsky' s 1 spectacular device of No peace-No
 war; failed, always was for peace on
 any German terms. He dominated | the situation thereafter and conceded
 everything that Germany asked Nor
 did Trotsky cease to continue to obey 1 the German orders delivered to him l by both Gen. Hoffman, at Brest-
 Litovsk and at Petrograd, directly by
 the Russian division of the German | General Staff, which was seated in | Petrograd itself from November, and 1 which was still there in full operation
 Monday, March 4 the day that Petro-
 grad received notification that peace
 had been signed at Brest-Litovsk by
 the Russian and German delegations. Trotsky, therefore, rests rightly un-
 der the accusation of having staged 1 his theatrical scene as climax 10 the
 Russian Reorganization desired by
 Germany. The actual order ne gave was for the immediate demobilizatfon
 of the Russian Army, leaving the Ger
 man Army unopposed.
 Il The actual effect of the work or the
 Bolshevik leaders, moreover, was 10 enable Germany to combine it's TOT
 mer army of the Russian front Wltn
 it's western army for the launchlns oi it's MaGch offensive in France. oucn
 has been the gruition of Russia's Ger \ man. directed Bolshevikism.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-19
GOVERNOR AT
 THE OPENING
 OF WESLEYAN
University Begins 89th Year Today-Impressive Exer-
 cises Held.

Middletown Conn.,, Sept. 19-Wes- leyn University began it's S9th year today, the initial gathering of faculty and students being in Memorial chap el. President William Arnold Shank lin presided and Gov. Marcus H. Hol- comb spoke, after he had been intro duced as governor to be ranked with Trumbull, of revolutionary days and Buckingham, of the Civil War years.
 President Shanklin outlined the inn mediate future of the University which will be taken over by the war department on October 1. The en- tering class today was 225 of whom only 21 are seniors
 Gov. Holcomb in his remarks said that a mans start in life depended largely upon himself. A man travels the road but once and only success comes through life of service. From the Scripture the governor read the Parable of the Talents.
 Gov. Holcomb said that the present war was the greatest illustration of 6 life of service ever seen. He praised the patriotic endeavors of Connecticut the deeds of its sons, and added that five per cent. of the sons of the state are in service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-19
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATS.

Concord. N. H., Sept. 19-The Dem ocratic state convention here today adopted a platform in which the 7arty pledged itself to care for re- turning soldiers and sailors and for the dependents of those who lose their lives. Full support during the war was pledged to the military and naval <orces while the administration and policies of President Wilson were warmly endorsed.
 In state affairs demand was made for some arrangement whereby sol l;iers may vote at the coming elec- :ion, for the abolition of the executive council for a state senate of large membership, for the initiative and referendum and for gubernatorial 5eto in appropriation bills. National And state prohibition were endorsed and the submission to the people o1 an equal suffrage amendment to the state constitution was urged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-19
STUDENTS MAY
 ENLIST SOON IN TRAINING CORPS

Probably about the first of October, regularly enrolled students in colleges may enlist in the s. A. T. c. This means voluntary induction into the service. The student then becomes a soldier in the United States Army with uniform and subsistence furnished by the government, with the pay of pri- vate and subject to course to military discipline. When called for active service, the students status will be largely determined by recommends tions from the president and the com- mandant. Student soldiers will be assigned to military duty in one o1 the five following ways: He may be assigned to a cen. tral officers training camp. 2-He may be transferred to a non- commissioned officers trainins school.
 3-He may be detailed to the schoo l in which he is enrolled for further intensive study for limited specia time if his collegiate work has especia military application.
 file may be assigned to the vo cational training section of the corps | | trades.
 | 5-He may be transferred to a can tonment for duty with troops as { private.
 The ranks of trained men, iron | among whom future officers and spe cial service soldiers must be drawn are being rapidly depleted. Througl the Student Army Training Corps, tn, war department is enlisting the aid O hundreds of educational institution in the work of training new men. Thi imposes upon the colleges great re sponsibility while affording the op portunity to render immediate an, impera tive service. No one can ore dict what will happen to the curricu lum, but it seems safe to say tha whatever the nature of the work it sure to be much more intensive am every subject taught in college vii no doubt be considered chiefly fo its military value.