Paok H t OUMON' OITV KXTKIiHJISK. FRIDAY. MAY 2$. 1917 -i .1 ,tr ALLIES TO HAVE HELP III WASHINGTON, May 21. All three arms of America' fighting forces - th army, navy and marine corps oon m 111 b represented la the mn. With American destroyer already In Kuropean water and army regu - Uri concentrating to carry the flag lo th battle UnM la Jtclglura au.l Franco, regiment of marine a designated today to Join the army dlvl Ion under General 1'ernhlng, which In under ordera to proceed abroad a anon aa practicable. Although detalla are not brine made public. It waa calculated tonight that with the marine regiment the total American force tow designated for land service In Europe U clo to 40. 000. An army division at war strength eomprlaee about 25.000 men. and up warda of 12.000 are ei peeled to be In the Dine volunteer regtmnu of eng ineer now being recruited. The for a try reclment and the marine regi ment each will number more than O00. The strength of the naval force In European water baa not been re vealed. General Pershing and bit lUff will all for Europe ahead ot th troop Hi pt the way for final training of tfc huge army the United State la preparing to pour acroaa the aeaa aa rapidly a men can be trained and quipped. For obvious reason no Information a to th Urn ot th American com mander' departure or bis destination will be mad public. WASHINGTON, May Flatly re jecting that section of th measure which would permit Colonel Roosevelt to organise volunteer dlrUlon. Presi dent Wilson Friday night signed the conscription MIL Th bill was signed despite opposition which manifested Itself at th eleventh, hour In many quarters. Th president Issued th following statement at the Whit Houie: "I shall not avail myself, at any rat at the present stage ot the war. of th authorisation conferred by the act to organize volunteer divisions. "To do so would seriously Interfere witb th carrying out ot th chief and most Immediately Important purpose contemplated by this legislation. Th prompt creation and early use ot a volunteer army would contribute practically nothing to th effective strength ot the armies now engaged against Germany." IS TO ESCAPE DRAFT LAW PORTLAND, May 19. Young, able bodied men, who are within the draft age limits, still have a chance to en list voluntarily before the draft reg istration on June 5. Troops A, B and C, battery A, and the engineers' com pany ot the Oregan National Guard are to be brought up to war strength ot 105 men each and enlistments are being received at 106 Fifth street So far there are about 85 men In each troop and it is expected the va cancies will be filled within two or three days. As there will be no fur ther division or increase of troops aft er war strength is reached, enlist ments will cease. It should be under stood that men who enlist at the pres ent time will be discharged after the war. SUPPLY OF AMERICANS WASHINGTON, May 21. President Wilson announced today that Herbert C. Hoover, who has won international fame by feeding Belgium, has accep ted the all-important task of food ad ministration. Moreover, the president has aban doned the food control measure de vised by Secretary of Agriculture Houston and has come out squarely entnd the views of Mr. Hoover. Mr. Hoover wil ladmlnlster an agen cy separate and distinct from the de partment of agriculture. WOMAN WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT DIES, AGED 86 WASHINGTON, May 21 Mrs. Bel va A. B. Lock wood, the first woman admitted to practice before the su. preme court, a pioneer in the woman suffrage movement, and the only wo man who ever was a candidate for Dresident of the United States, died here today after a long illness, aged 86 years. MARTIAL LAW IN LISBON PAJtIS, May 23. Martial law has been declared in Lisbon, Portugal, as the result of food riots there, accord ing to a dispatch received here today. One hundred persons are declared to have been killed in the fighting on Ui streets. MAN WHO FED BELGIANS Atlanta is Swept by Fire With an Estimated Loss of $2, 000, 000 and One Death j ATLANTA, C . May II Pre dial r tur. d this afternoon in an obscure ! n"rt -t!oii aw.pt a broad put : , (hrotigh die residential a.vtiou of At j l.ph, deputing sores of M ks mi l ; ,,.stroing iii.my of the ut niu't 1 1,,,,,,,., nlll hundred of n. gro hou. : l"lr Chief I'mly announced lain to- night dial tin' pre li4 De.n urouniit under control. llrat estimate of die ihm.ifo plu.cd It at U-lweeti J.'.lUni.Oc'O nnj .I.iH0,0ihi. 0 far aa could be learned the only fife lost u that of a woman. I Miss llcsslo Hodges, who dud from ho k. The fire as confined to the north . . .M at... at... ..11 U u v. ...1- v..,. .uv vu , bunltiraa bouses bum.'J wore several warchoUM 1 ki..k .1.1 a.-, U.hll -IIIM . Ml I IV I.IV IIHIH. northeiut.ard with a p.-d ,hu.h soon outran the efforts of the fire dcrrtmnL Wtttln. an hour after the flr.l alarm the biate began to assume the trnw Pylons of a conflagration and fir official called In several hundred men fmm th. FVrt MrPheraon offlc-r training camp to aid In the fight. Ap peals for help also brought fire equip ment from a half dozen neighboring cities. F SALEM. Or.. May 21. The public Service commission today ordered a reduction is the light and power rates of the Portland Railway, Llsht t Tow er company. On the company's present volume ol business the reductions will amount to approximately 160,000 to $65,000 a year. This reduction of rate was ordered by the Public Service commission In face of figures showing that the Port land Railway. Light t Power com. pany in the last four and a halt years has not received fair returns on Its Investment. Keen competition is th cause ot the rapid falling off In tht company s revenues, and the commls slon decided that the only way to In crease revenues is to meet competition In rates. Hence the order for a re duction. Her Is an ilustratlon showing how the new rates, based on an average case ot 600-watt connected load, will affect residence lighting: Kilowatt hours. Old rate. New rate. 11 11.00 $1.00 12 1.04 1.00 13 1.11 1.00 15 1 25 I.14 20 1.60 1.49 25 1.80 1.64 The minimum rate under both the old and new schedule is $1 a month for residences. Following Is the commission's order relating to residence lighting rates. First 20 kilowatt hours per month for first 600 wats or less of installa tion, plus 1 kilowatt hour per month for each additional 30 watts of In- j stallation (in excess of $00) will be at the primary rate. An consumption in excess of that at the primary rate will be at the sec ondary rate. Primary rates First 13 kilowatt hours or less, II; excess over 13 kilo watt hours 7 cents per kilowatt. Secondary rate First 50 kilowatt ! hours 3 cents per kilowatt; excess over 50 kilowatt hours 2 cents per kilowatt. Discount of 5 per cent will bo given for payment within 10 days from the date of the bill. Minimum bill for lighting service $1 per month. shell from the gun had exploded about 175 feet distant Just as It was striking the water and that pieces of the shell rlcochetted back and struck the nurses. Another was that the accident was caused by a breach explosion of a de fective shell as the gun was fired. Another was that the shell exploded as It was being loaded. Information bb to the seriounneas 1 of Miss Matzen's injuries was re fused at the navy yard hospital, al though it was understood that she was expectftd to reocver. j There were about 2C0 members ot j we .No. 1 base hospital on board the ship, of whom CO were women nurses. PORTLAND MEN j WILL CAMPAIGN j FOR ROAD BILL' PORTLAND, Or., May 21. Multno-j man county will be tho scene of a' ble wlnd-uo camnalpn In hphalf nf tho 1 ,..... . " , , . . 1 JS.000,000 road bond issue that is to' be voted upon in the June election. ine namoer or commerce yester-j day appointed the following commit tee to organize and direct the cam paign: W. L. Boise, Frank Branch Riley, C. C. Chapman, John B. Yeon, Julius ti. Meier, Conrad P. Olsen, F. L. McGuire and J. R. Latoarette. JOFFRE AND VIVIANI RETURN PARIS, May 23. General Joffre and ex-Premier Viviani, who beaded the French mission to the United States, have arrived safely at Brest upon their return. The ttruniatii' lrtKs! with ttu faim-a renin'-! a ilii. av M inMf.il In n die In.' r M . 1 in.i.l.' a si.tiul at ll.utlet ar.l I ! 1. e and b-nn d Haunting a nr. .i to prole- t di IVm e de I ..sni lion A lull In tin- wind f.tti.r.d tin 11 work, ni" I tonight liny were aUoil )llU c ,,.,,. nir,,,,,.., Uljtliy ' feared dint U-foftf Illuming the rUui.s a-ilti would v.-.'.n bra.! a) and t .1 1 1. tlicir .iy ttironn!! to the r.ljje of the .It)-. The tliou.tmM i'f tn'nirl. er I Ivlne iari-,1 for liuilchl by a 1 iti.'.i ( toiiitiiltti'e and by tin' Atl.iut.i !(.! t'ro 1 haplrr. Mont of llii'iu vutnvr , .,ut)c buiij.,,,.. j I Mn minor Injuries were remrtel ..'hut 0ffl1-1.1l ald thiTV h.td l-eeit ( ' J lr.n badly hurt. I The fire started In a ator.iae house I pn ',',"a,lir stre. t and swept umil l'(n,c,"1 ,B,, ,h'' rrldvnc sec '" l'r, twrt of the devatta himei-r. a In nelghU.rliiHHls . omi-os-d largely of home ranging , In 1 from l.'iOtf t. I'lHOA Wires er cut an J streets ere choked lth debris, slreeti-itr that did not get out of the area In time and vehicle of all sorts. IS CHICAGO. May. IS. Coupled h authentic Information that the federal government has ordered 1000 car of wheat and barley eiportcd from 'h Pacific northwest at ouce about 2.000.000 bushels and Auntrallun wheat is being brought In to make-up the deficit, the actual position of the allied government in the Chicago wheat market today became known. A short time prior to the sensational flurry In wheat which resulted In the prohibition of trading in futures, the allied powers had 2j.000.0OO bushel of wheat futures. At die time the ex change closed they had 3.000,000 bush els of July and 4.0.10,000 bushels of September futures. Their ui-tual de mand for wheat amounts to 4,000.000 a week, they exchanging the futures for the cash products. . The ordering ot wheat and barley amounting to 1000 curs about 40 per cent being the latter grain exported from the Pacific northwest la in line with the government's policy to see that Us allies are red. This will be replaced by grain from Australia, either here now or on the way. The grain is being exported through New port News and the gulf. Vndex the system which has been arranged, the cars are being routed to terminals en route, each road receiv ing the cars being forced to turn over to the road from w hom It receives j them an equal number of cars, so that! the car situutiun will be equalized. One outgrowth of tho hysterical out burst of the board of trade came to day with the announcement that the "corporation plan" of settlements will 1)e recommended at the meeting of the directors next Tuesday The plan provides for the organiza tion of a corporation to act aa a clear ing house, which, while under board supervision, would not he directly con nected w ith it. Gloom was deep sealed about the big hoard today. Tomorrow about Suuu cl,;rks' stenographers and other help will be given vacations as a rcHiilt ot the prohibition of speculation in wheat futures. I'nder the new rules onlv about 30 per cent of the normal busl ness can be conducted, and there are indications that this situation will ex ist until the July wheat comes into the market. Resolutions were adopted asking the co-operation of the hoiisewivpx. grocers and bakers in finding a solu tion of the waste problem occasioned by the present practice of the return of stale bread to bakers. L BODY RE AFTER 1 1 YEARS' WORK NEWBERG, Or., May 21.Charlea A. Phlpps, for 11 years secretary of the Oregon State Sunday school asso ciation, resigned at the annual con vention of that body which was held here Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mr. Phlpps' resignation Is to take effect September 1. President C. A. Rice, of Portland, was re-elected with the following as- Q.ipl'ilno VIpo-nraaManl T O Tlr.n "em, or Mcwinnvnie; recording secre tary and editor Sunday School Opti mist. J. V. Guthrie, of Portland, trea- gurer, G. C. Blohm. of Portland: suoer- intendent of elementary work, Mrs George H. Lee, of Newberg; second ary department, Charles A. Phlpps, of Portland; adult and home department, Elton Shaw, of Portland; educational director and girls' conference work, Mrs. M. A. Danenhower, of Portland; members general executive commit tee, TJ. S. O. Miller, of Newberg; Pro fessor H. L. Bates, of Forest Grove; James F. Ewing and Earl Felke, of Portland. "Father" Joseph Hoberg was made honorary president of the association. PASSPORTS TO SOCIALISTS WAtflllNliTON. Mi n Kiiiphalle disapproval .if the .o " prupaguuil 1 of Kuropi-ait fmliii'ii . .Mpri'Sat-.l lotl.iv by die Aiiu ii. in g 'Trnninil lib h denied t! to American dcl.-t.-att s to llin pt,- L ! 1 . ' 1 1 .oiifcicni't and lui-d waruii t!nt ."' Amort can taking part In fie nrrl!utlotit would be legally lu' ' I" b.-a y pun iKhim-nt, No formal announc-un nl of purpot was Issuad. Mr. UnsitJj vipU.ii.il that It ha t bvi'tl the policy of tli s Kvniiiielit foi more than 100 years nt t H-riult any Interference In Intern'.:. 'ii.il affair b private rltlivna that mM in any a defeat the plana of the iitternment. Officials bctlrve. howet.-r. that the govrmnipiit'a course would have the twofold effect of discrediting general ly any peace move by nn.iuthorlred perMiu and of rond-iuning In partlcu lar the present Socialist aKlt.Klon. re- rarded since Ita Inception ns Inspired by Germany. In making known die dcldon not to give pasiort to the American Social ist designated to take part In the Stockholm conference. Secretary tn ing cited the I-ogn Act of 179 as d nuliig the punishments which might tie expected by any American now In Stockholm ,or who might co thcr without a passport and participated In the peace discussions I'nder this law unauthorised persons who directly or ludlrectly tr.-t with foreign agents regarding controversies of the I'nlted States mav be Itnprls oned for three years and fined I'.oon The American delinte to the ton ference authorised to represent the So clal party over the protest of some or Its foremost members are Victor I llorger. of Milwaukee, and Morris Hill, quit and Algernon 1-e. of New York They were selected by the party's legislative committee after a notable group of Socialists, headed by Charles Edward Ilussell and William Knglish Walling, and condemned the move ment In a Joint statement "as the most dangerous of all the kaiser's p'ots." The same statement denounced Hill quit and I.ee. who are Socialist writ ers, as radically pro-German. Merger a native of Austria Hungary, has bsn editor of several German lungnuge newspapers In Milwaukee nnd in 1911 waa elected as the first Soclallut to sit in congress. American diplomatic agents abroad have kept a close watch on the social movement and their representatives nre understood to show clear'y that the plan for a conference at Stockholn had Its origin In Germany and has met tho active cscouragement of the tier man government. Passport have already been rranteu to Gorman delegates who will keep at the front of the negotiations the slogai. of "no annexations." Interpreted here as a cardinal feature of Germany's pro gri'.m for a trine further to consoli date the great central Kuropean power Russian Socialists also have selected delegates to the meeting ns a result, It Ih believed here, of German Influence. It was in Russia thnt tho proposal or "no annexations" first camo Into prom- I Inencn, and It promptly was taken up by the German Socialists, who have urged tho government an Immediate declaration renouncing conquered ter ritory In the eaHt and west. Such pro posals are regarded here as only a blind to end the war while Germany')- I expansion to the south Is secure. The Socialist party of Great Ilrltalr. has refused to send representatives to Stockholm. Officials Hinit. it clear tonight that their decision should be regarded rather as a disapproval of the peace move than ns H reflection upon sin cerity of Socialists in tills country. It whs emphasized that great danger might result if unauthorized persons attempted at present to negotiate peace with foreign agents who appear In reality the instruments of a cleverly directed war move. ATTENDANCE AT COLLEGE SHOWS HEAVY INCREASE COnVALLIS, Or., May 22. Statis tics concerning the total attendance at the Oregon Agricultural college dur ing tho present year have been com piled for the annual catalogue, as follows: Resident, summer and win ter courses, 3797, a gain over last year of 546; long course students only, 1820, a gain of 171. Of the total number of students enrolled, 3150 were from Or egon, 205 from California, 191 from Washington and 51 from foreign coun tries. Of the long course students, 1248 were men and 672 women. LABORER COMMITS 8UICIDE EUGENE, Or., May 19. Despondent over his debt, Erastus Jones, a laborer aged 56 years, committed suicide at his home in this city yesterday by hanging himself with a rein from bis harness. DENIED MM CAN IS liAhr ll. dr. May L'l - In an Inter tlew put. lulled lore H 1 1 11 1 11 . t'ouiil) I'. mini,. I,. in r Idler, whose rccill with II1.1I ni Jiiil. e M.-ssli k Is sougiil hi iiutt y A liilllips, prominent 11 the re, ll in ii t . in, in li.iil nrTi'r.'J I1I111 Ills anpiMiil. f lie It II t,-l I u.iilUI In ii-IIi-.hu die.-iimmitt.e s il it I mi l limke a sUn-1 r. imrt. im 10. titer wluil that report III In M be This ullecnl efturt of die cmiiinlt tee In sis-ore the .1i fi-.it of Jiulco Mcs slik by 1 1 1 1 .1 lit ind, Ills opponent In be recall by 'iloiililc 1 rinsing' John I'r.tsrr. nominated lo o.'pnic Hitter,, I d'Olcd I SUille.l st.iteilient, pllti lulled Mtimliiy In u IH, h liillllps bran. lo Hitter s statement as false. The recall Unlit lias 1 11 shunted from tho Issue on which removal 01 the officers was sought iillered reck lets Mpendlturo of county funds-to personalities and recriminations, r siiltitu In Julius Mvsslrk suing liil1 Hps and other for Un.Ooo for alleged IIIhI. KSilUtratlon fknrc for the special fleitlun show a total of m'i'i7. or ll'OO more than for the fall election, 1 11 1 1 1 eating a large vote on the recall, bond Issue an other matters on the ballot June 4 OF MONMOl'TII. Or . May : -The Girls Honor Guard of the Oregon Nor mal school has organised Itself Into three corps for the purpose, of pro moting the agricultural Interests of the town and doing work for which no main help can be secured The first corps does much of the aweeplng In the buildings on the cam pus. This division also aid the Com mercial club In utilising all the vacant lot In the city for the raising of food tuff. The second corps, composed of 19 girls, Is taking floral culture, with Miss Rita Olson aa captain of the group. All the flower and shrubbery on the campus I cared for by these girls. They are In full charge and do the cultivating themaelvea. In order that they may do their bit In supplying the armies ot Kurope with food atuffa the member ot the third group are planting tho vacant lot south ot the training school building to po tatoes, beans and corn. No male help at all Is employed. Mis Margaret Cupp is captain of the third corps. P WASHINGTON. May 22. It has been definitely decided there will bo no conscription of farm laborers. Tho Council of National Defense, the de partment of ngrlculture and the de partment of labor have thoroughly can vascd tho situation and decided that advocacy of legislation which would penult conscription would seriously Interfero with tho operation of the mil itary law. In consoiiuonco, any plan that may be finally decided upon by the federal government will call for voluntary work. Tho department of lubor hnB boon advised by labor leaders throughout the country that any offort to extend conscrltlon to industry will bo fought to the last ditch. WILSON HOLDS NEWSPAPER TAX HAS RAD EFFECT WASHINGTON, May 21. To tho legions opposed to various features of the $1,800,000,000 war rovenue bill now on Its stormy way through tho house there can bo addod today the nnmo of President Wilson. It was loarned In official circles that at least two foat.ures ot the bill do not meet his approval but what steps he will take to make them conform to his ideas will not be divulged. It is understood that be does not approve of the proposed general 10 per cent Increase on imports already taxed and that he agrees with publishers that the tax on second class matter would have a very bad effect, if, In deed, it did not drive many publica tions out of business altogether. JOBBERS BLAMED FOR RAI8E PORTLAND, May 18. Charges that Portland Jobbers manipulated the sugar market and forced that com modity to rise from (8 to $9 per hun dredd are contained in a resolution adopted Thursday night by the Cen tral Labor Council. FOOD RIOTS IN PORTUGAL LISBON, May 21. Food riot oc curred here today. Mob attacked the stores. IE RUSSIA ADMITS AKMISTICK ON KASTKKN rUONT LONDON, May II-Considerable comment aroused her today by th official admission of Critics l.voff, th Russian premier, that an armistice otlata oil th eastern front. Tho dec larallon, which waa mad In I'ntro grad yesterday, was dm first official admission that fighting has stopped between Russian and German troops. 'Th rtlsdng ariulstli a at dm front, which gav th Gorman chancellor pretest 10 ormulale lit lile or a eparat peace, dishonorable lo Russia, must cease," the premier said. BEAN BILL 1ST GO TAT T rOHTI.AND, Or. May 17-Circuit Judge ti.-orge II. lUnghum, of Marlon county, In a written opinion bunded down this morning, upheld dm demurr er filed by IVitnk S. Grant and U K Dean. In the Injunction proceedings In slltuted by District Attorney Mai Gehlbar of Marlon county agulust I' ti. Hoyer, county 1 lerk. and ruled that the "lloali bill" should go on the Mar lon county ballot. Judge Martin I. I'lpcs. who argued the rase on bidialf of Mr. Gehlhur. will at once appeal from the decUlon to the supremo court. Judge Pipes, In support of the peti tion for an Injunction, contended dial the Ileal! bill had not been legally en sited because the record showed thai (he aiiiiit.) amendments had recelvei. but i't ufTlrmuthe votes, while the con stltutlon requires an affirmative vott of 31 iiiembi-rs In the house. This record. Judge 'lllngham hold. Is sufficient to show that the hous". concurred lu the senate amendment. OF BE ESTIMATED IF THE CENSUS BILL PASSES WASHINGTON. May 23.-The gov ernment' first food bill providing for a national foodstuff census and appro priating about tl5.ono.000 for measures to stimulate production wua briefly considered by the senate today and placed In position for continuous dis cussion, beginning tomorrow, until final disposal. In the houso tomorrow the second anil more drastic administration meas ure for control of foodstuffs will be pressed for passuge, subject to Inter ruption only by conference reports. Thin bill would authorlto the crea tion of a food administrator, price fixing and preventing of hoarding. After severul days of preliminary work, occuiii'd largely In revising the original draft, the production bill was brought before tho senate today by Chairman Gore, of the agricultural committee The brief discussion Indi cated sumo measure of oposltlon even to tho proMisei conferring of powei upon tho Sccrctnry of Agriculture to luivo agents Inquire Into business of food dealers and owners. Opposition In tho senate, however, Is largely centered upon tho control measure While congressional leaders plan to expedlto both food bills, the senate leaders expect to await house oction upon the control measure, and possibly will postpone Its considera tion for several weeks, until after tin war revenue bill has been disponed of. IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT CLAY MINE NEAR HERE MOLL A LA, Or., May 18.-Work has been started by tho Mollaln Klre Clay company on their clay mine near this place. A 100-foot tunnel Is being put through tho mountain to tap tho clay. About 00 feet of tho tunnel is com pleted. It Is expected that the work on tho kilns will commence, this sum mer. It is said that this Is tho only clay known on tho Pacific coast which will mako white stoiiownro pottery. SCARCITY OF FOOD IN CHINA PEKING, May 21. The food scarci ty in China has bncotno so ncuto that actual famine Is throatoned lu some districts. GERMAN LOSSE9 4,245,800. THE HAGUE, May 2.1. The total German losses up to the end of April aro 4,215,800. These llgures were com piled today from the various lists Is sued In licrjln. Nearly 1,000,000 Our mans have been killed In battle. SENATE FAVORS DAYLIGHT PLAN WASHINGTON, May 18. The day light saving plan was today Indorsed by the senate Interstate commerce committee, which ordered reported the bill providing that clocks shall be moved ahead one hour during the Biim mer month LICEN8E I8SUED TO WED A marriage license was Issued In Vancouver, Wash., Wednesday, to Pe ter Swan, aged 36, and Selma Fischer, aged 28, both of Sandy. Of STATE HIGHWAYS WASHINGTON, II. C. May IJ (Special ) - ('tilled Stales Heiialor t'haiuberlulii, who received an Inquiry from dm good roads committee, of the llreeon City fomincrclitl club as to his oluloll relntlva In llin proposed road program for Oregon, bus sent the fob lowing letter lo din committee: "I beg to acknowleilgn llin receipt of your favor of thu Mil. ultimo, ask lug for an eipressloii from ma as to dm huportaiicn of a system of perm neat highway aa military aids. In reply permit in" to say that dm mere suggestion of the question answers It j self, for It Is almost IiiiimissIIiI lo move largo bodies of IriHips with heavy artillery pieces and Impedimenta over a bail avsteui 01 mails. Tim dlffli ul Ilea which th Italian army ham en countered show how Important It la to bav good roada for rapid inohlllta tlon of limn and materials. Hut In Ore gon mora Important for consideration la Ihn us lo b inula of road In get ting Ihn product of th field aud farm to market. A system of highly Im proved road will very greatly lessen th cost of taking tha product of the aoll to river and rail. It la Impossible to state what tha aavlng will be, but It la safe to aay that It will be enough to pay the wholn cost of the system In a decade. Tho money eipondod In road building, provided only th roada are kept up, ought not to bn looked upon aa an eipense, but rather a an Investment of th people for them selves and future generaltona. "I have tha honor to remain, "Youra very sincerely, "OKOROK K. CHAMIIKKLAIN." EVIDENCE KILLS HOPE CONDON. Or.. May 22 Joe Wal lace, who has been coiitlned In (he county J is 1 1 here for the past mouth oil tho churge of killing his wife, made a complete confession this afternoon to Sheriff Ulllu and District Attorney Weinke. Mrs. Wallace wa shot with a heavy caliber autouiutlc revolver on the morning of April 23 at the Everett Stlllwey ranch, near Mayvllle, about 13 miles from Condon. Wnllaco was with her at tha time and was Immedi ately arrested by Sheriff l.lllle. Hn protested tils Innocence vehemently, but nil circumstances In the case pointed to his gul't and he wua bound over to appear before the grand Jury In Juno. Several times Sheriff l.lllle and Dis trict Attorney Welnko have talked with the prisoner about tho killing and at ail times lie has shown entire Indifference In regard to the matter. Wallace asserted that Ills wlf.i had shot herself and has stuck to this story until this afternoon, when In talk with tho sheriff ho said ho wanted to make a clean breast of It. SACRIFICES FIVE LIVES SAN I'ltANCISCO, May 17-Uevu'n-Huns of live murders, the destruction of 2M homes mid tho terrorlliK of wealthy Italians Into tho payment of thousands of dollars by a lif.u k hand gang of 15 members were placed lu the hands of the San Kranclsco pollen today by Joseph I'endolio, under 1 : 1 1 sentence for the murder of Guotano IngniHslit, ThnnksKlvIng day. Today, with San Mateo county authorities, Chief of Police Wlilto Is Investigating the story deeper. For II years the gang has Imcn extorting money and carrvltig out threats of death or destruction of property lutalust pr iix-nt I'allnni of the bay countloa. Thu iniirderi. J'enilonu told i;f included tllosi of iiim lseo I'alii.zotlo In in 1,1 in sau I'nineiHCo, Mrs. Josephine Haiim-ors') at Mniiiilaliivlcw In l!i.!, and l iiiiph Mel'o nt Moiintulnvlew In l!ll I. TO PLACE ON TAX BOARD SALEM, Or., May 19. Charlos V. Galloway was appointed tax commis sioner today by the stnte tax commis sion, under tho new law passed by the recent legislature. The tax commis sion heetofore has been composed of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, Charles Galloway and J. B. Eaton. The latter two wore sal aried commissioners, but the last leg islature reduced the numbor of sal aried commissioners to one. 8ECTION OF RE8ERVE CALLED SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Mobll-Ixatlon of 2000 members of the quarter master reserve waa ordered today.