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4 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY. AUGUST 29, 1913. CANDY GIRLS TELL OF STOLEN KISSES Wife of San Francisco Store keeper Takes Retinue Into Divorce Court. EMPLOYER CALLED 'FRESH' Toung Women Obviously Against Husband In Case--Mother-ln-Law, Who Says She Lotm Him, la Sarcastic " About It. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug.'2S. (Special.) Judge Trabucco's courtroom was fairly Jammed with pulchritude today when Annie McCay. followed by 15 "candy girls." entered the llsta as an applicant for a divorce. George L. Mc Cay. who owns five randy stores In San Francisco and Oakland, came alone, save for his lawyer, and It was easy to see from the expressions of the girls that they were all against him. Several of them testified. In fact, that he had tried to steal kisses, notwith standing the fact that they were his employes, and some went so far as to say that he had affronted them. Mrs. Katherlne Shoemaker, the defendant's mother-in-law. alone said thai she loved him-, but her tone was so obviously Ironical that the wife's attorney asked to have some note of her "tone of voice" put Into the stenographer's rec ord. Wife Compelled to Work. The wife testified that she had been compelled to work IS hours a day her husband's stores; that once she had been forced to barricade the door against him with the piano, and that lie had broken In through the panel. She declared also that he had called her a dirty Dutch liar," because she had said It was' only "after one" when she came in from a dance, and had on one occasion thrown her against the stove, and on another hurled a razor In her direction, to say nothing of a shoe. The husband admitted the shoe and even the razor, but Insisted that she bad first thrown the shoe at him. He told the court he had not struck her with the shoe, because when throw lng things at her he was always care ful not to hit the mark. The razor, he declared, he had thrown at the floor. He also called attention to the fact that he had made his wife a present of one of his stores. "The Bear." at 211 Church street. Gift Saddled With Debt. "Tes." admitted tbe wife. "He did give it to me. It was a store with more debts than it was worth." Then she went on to tell about his alleged misconduct with the beautiful candy girls. The girls were soon al lowed to speak for themselves. Miss Edna Gough. who appears to have for many years been the wife'! friend, testified that McCay had paid her unwelcome attentions at one of the Oakland stores in 1S09. "I slapped his face and knocked him over," said the witness. "Then I told his wife about it." Miss Gough also told about McCay 's making the wife "wait on the trade" at the "Bear." cook his supper and try to eat at the same time, "while he sat at peace." Girl gays McCay Was Freak. Miss Eva Dubois, another employe, swore that one day in May, 1912, Mc Cay "got fresh." "It was about the first time I ever met him." she said. "He asked me If I could play the piano. I said yes. and he showed me where the piano was. Then be put his hand on my shoulders and I started to scream. He grabbed me and closed the door." Miss Emily Clark declared that the defendant had attempted to practice his gay lothariolsms on 'her and had tried to possess himself of a kiss, she was bitter in her denunciation of her employer. PEACE PALACE DEDICATED rContlnaed From First Psse.) and has proved its deep appreciation of your generosity by voting with Im posing unanimity the funds necessary to keep this temple always at the high standard to which you enabled its con structors to raise it." Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie were both pre sented to Queen Wilhelmlna, vho dec orated Mr. Carnegie with the grand cross of the Order of Orange Nassau. The Palace of Peace as completed does not represent any precise style of architecture, but it is regarded by architects as one of the most Impres sive of modern buildings to be seen In Europe. Rectangular in shape, it forms roughly a square of 85 yards by 86 yards, and incloses a beautiful formal garden. On three sides the building constitutes the Courthouse and on the fourth or west side are the quarters of the library. The facade of the sec ond floor is adorned with statues, the figures representing Science, Agri culture, Art, Navigation, Commerce, Industry, Conscience, Eloquence. Will Force, Study, Authority, Humanity, Constancy and Wisdom. Four Bleat Boaored by Bnatsw The main windows of the great court are guarded by statues of Justice and Law, and over the central gable above the main entrance stands a figure of Peace, her hands resting on tbe hilt of a sheathed sword, around which are swathed scrolls. Just below, over the corridor, stand two lions. The statuary, hovsrver, is not con fined to the symbolic Four men have been honored by busts. These are Hugo Grotlus, who has been called the pioneer of international law: King Ed ward VIT, Sir Randall Cremer and William T. Stead, the English writer and peace leader who perished in ths Titanic The bust of Cremer was the gift of the International Arbitration League. Within all that modern art and skill could .do to symbolize the purpose of the palace has been devoted to the decoration. The grand marble stair case which forms the main entrance is illuminated from a group of stained glass windows, showing Peace shedding rays of light on Art and Science. Land and Sea. Commerce and Industry; while to the left and light are other stained glass windows depleting the ancient horrors of War. and above them are companion panels of Terror and Death. Great Cnrt Is Impoalac The great court Is an imposing hall, about 74 feet long by 40 feet in width and rising to the full height of the palace. It will accommodate about S00 persons. At the rear, facing the bench or presiding officers' stand, is an enormous arched stained-glass window. To one side of it is a draped figure of Justice bearing a sword, and to the other Truth surveying her naked ness in a mirror. Over the throne is a huge oil painting, a gift of France. To the left of tbe great hall are the arched galleries for the us of the public The walla are paneled with oak and the celling Is of embossed oak in wonderful designs. - la addition to the great Hall of Jus- tica and the Library are numerous apartments for the Judges, hung with tapestries of old Dutch style, rooms for counsel and many parlors. One of the most Imposing of all the cham bers is that assigned to the Admin istrative Council, which is composed of all the foreign ministers credentialed to The Hague. This wonderful room is paneled with rosewood and satlnwood and hung with Japanese cartoons and embroidered silks. There are the rooms also for the president of the court, the secretary-general and his assistant, and numerous handsome reception rooms, all adorned with oil paintings and ornamented with carvings in rare woods. Materials From Maay Cosmtrlea. The building materials of the Pence Palace came from many countries. The brick, which Is the chief component, came from the famous fields near Ley den, while the hard white sandstone used for - trimming is from French quarries, and the wood used for floor ing and paneling Is largely from Aus tria. The granite constituting the base of the walls was presented by the Governments of Norway and Sweden. The Italian government presented the marble which decorates the Interior of the corridors, and the grand marble staircase is a gift from the city of The -Hague. The stained-glass win dows are the gifts of the Dutch gov ernment and Great . Britain: while France has sent not only the great painting which Is the most striking decoration of the great hall, but many of the tapestries and minor decorations. There are vases of precious materials from Russia, Hungary and Austria, and groups of statuary In marble and bronze which ornament the first land ing of the great staircase are the gifts of the United Stares. The beautiful rosewood and satlnwood paneling of the administrative council chamber came from China and Japan. Rare woods from San Salvador are used to line many of the chambers. Turkey's gift Is a wonderful carpet which, as one writer has said. Is "i gift symbolic of. his fate, to be trod den under foot of man." The clock In the great tower la Swltzerlad's trib ute, and the beautiful wrought-lron grill work of the main entrance was presented by Belgium. The gift of Germany la the great front entrance to the ground, consisting of walls and handsome wrought-lron gates. M WAGED ON FEVER DISEASE OP HIGH ALTITUDES IS FOCXD IX OREGOX. Sate and Government Health Offi cers Co-operating to Stamp Out Mountain Sickness. Oregon's assistance has been enlist ed by the United States Government In combatting mountain fever, and Dr. Calvin White, state health officer, has just returned from his first trip Into the part of Oregon where the disease was reported. Mountain fever, also called spotted fever, is a disease which results from the bites of ticks, and Is prevalent only in high altitudes. Until within a year or so ago, it was hardly noted on the health records of Oregon, but as the northeast corner of the state has become more thickly populated the disease has appeared. The Government Is about. to prepare a card index system for use of Fed eral and state authorities In helping stamp out the disease. The portion of the state visited by Dr. White In cluded Cove, in Union County, and parts of Wallowa and Malheur Coun ties. The state health officer found that there have been four deaths in Oregon this year from mountain fever. Two of these were children. The fever Is prevalent only during the hot sea son. Although mountain fever Is as old as the mountains. It hitherto has not attracted the attention of tbe Oregon and Washington health officials. Dr. White reports that the "storm cen ter" of the fever appears to be in Montana, where considerable trouble haa been experienced this Summer, by the . health authorities In combatting the disease. Dr. White's report will be mailed to Washington. It is predicted that by another Summer the state and National Government will be able to reduce the disease to a minimum. Company E Has Reunion. At a reunion and booster meeting of Company E. Third Regiment, Oregon National Guard, at the Armory last night enthusiasm ran high and a num ber of yoing men were recruited. The full strength of the company attended the meeting, which resolved Itself Into a smoker and watermelon feast. Talks were made by Captain Schumacher and other officers of the company, which had a strong influence in gaining the new enlistments. SEVENTY-ONE CHILDREN HAVE GLORIOUS OUTING Trip on River Steamer Gatzert and Big Time at Hood River Given Boys" and Girls' Aid Society Wards. BY 71 little wards of the Boys and Girls' Aid Society of Portland yes terday will be remembered as one wonderful, happy and thrilling day through all their Uvea. As guests of President Young, of the North Bank Road, they .went to Hood River in the morning on the steamer Bailey Gatzert a really, truly ride in a real steamboat. And there they were feasted, and petted, and taken for rides in chugging autos by the big-hearted folks of that place, who all. seemed to think everything of children, until for once In their empty little lives there was nothing more to be desired not a thing in the world, not even Christmas. To say nothing of the treat of a ride on tbe river, there was Ice cream and cake aboard the boat on tbe way up. five gallons of it. which Is enough even for 71 ice-cream hungry youngsters. When you haven't tasted Ice cream in a long, long time, you have no idea of the delightful, thrllly feel of It as It trickles down your throat. When the boat reached Hood River at 1:30 o'clock, there waa a big dele gation down at the landing. Mrs. Charles Castener was there with mem bers of the Women's Club, of which she is president. So waa Truman But ler, banker; E. L. Smith, apple grower, and a host of other men and women. They bundled the kids into autos as fast as a-body could bundle and whisked 'em up to the Courthouse Square, where a wonderful spread waa waiting. "Now, dears." said the women, "bless your hearts, sit right down and eat. Just fill up!" . And did they eat? Did they?' Just ask 'era! They ate till their small tummies were like to burst and then they still kept eating. Many of those women had children of their own. and they know Just what m kid likes. Som of tha smallest of the little ones, aged three, had to be helped a bit with their knives and forks and spoons, but the larger ones, ranging all the way up to 18, and didn't need any help. Not they! Best of all. the Hood River folks took such a liking to the youngsters that W. T. Gardner, superintendent of of the society for 20 years, was fairly LEADERS AGREE OH HIGHER NGOMETAX Added Levy on Big Fortunes Heads Off Threatened In surgency in Senate. ISSUE GOES INTO CAUCUS Revision to Apply to Ail Sums Above $20,000 a Tear, and Will Ran Tp to 10 Per Cent on Half Million. WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. An insur gent movement among Democratic Senatora that threatened to break party lines on the Income tax was was headed off by the leaders today by an agreement to revise the tariff bill so s to levy a heavier tax on the incomes from large fortunes. It is understood that Democratic leaders have agreed to a revision of the Income tax section, so that the ex tra tax on incomes of more than 8100.000 will be 6 per cent, with an increase reaching 10 per cent on In comes of a half-million dollars. Th hill an It now stands provides for a S per cent tax above 8100.000. The present rates on Incomes between 120,000 and 1100,000 also will be In creased. The insurgent leaders began with a demand for a party conference and claimed the support of J7 Democratic Senatora of the 60 In the Senate in support of an increase in the tax. They finally agreed to withdraw their de mand for a special cauoua. but the question will be taken up In a party caucus tomorrow or Saturday. Ineffectual attempts were made re peatedly by Republicans to amend the Income tax provisions. An amendment by Senator Norris to allow an exemp tion of 1500 for each minor child, in stead of limiting the exemption to two children, was defeated. 24 to 37. An other by Senator Dolge to substitute "dependent" for "minor" children also was promptly voted down. LANE IS SEEKIXG .CONVERTS Oregon Senator Worts for Borah's Income Tax Plan. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash, ina-ton. Aua 28. Senator Lane, of Ore gou. Is conducting an active campaign among the Democrats of the senate in the hope of inducing them to accept an amendment to the income tax feature of the tariff bill similar to the amend ment offered by Senator Borah, of Ida ho. After brief discussion, the Borah amendment was voted on and the Dem ocrats, following their caucus rule, vot ed against it, it not having been ap proved by the finance committee. When the roll call was complete It was found that ten "standpat" Republicans, In cluding Penrose, Gallinger, Smoot, Lodge and Root, had voted with the Democrats. Senator Lane was quick to detect this fact, and as soon as he found ten "standpat" Republicans lining up with the Democrats he concluded there was sometning wrong with the Demo cratic stand. Within a few minutes he found 12 Democratic . Senators who agreed with' him that the Democrats could not afford to let that record stand against them, and at their united appeal Chairman Simmons agreed to have Senator Borah's amendment con sidered by the Democratic caucus at an early hour today and to let the caucus determine whether or not it is advisable, as Senator Borah proposes, to Increase the rate of sur-tax on large Incomes above the rate now imposed by the Democratic bill. The 18 Democrats who united In this request are inclined to favor Senator Borah's amendment, with possibly some modifications, and it Is their, hope that the caucus after further consideration will reach this conclusion. Senator Lane having made the Ini tial move to have this question re ferred back to the caucus, haa been busy today with his Democratic col leagues arousing their interest In Bo rah's proposal or some similar read justment. He personally believes Bo- rah'a idea is well-founded, and thinks the sur-tax feature of the pending bill should be changed to increase the tax on large Incomes, but Is not prepared at this time to commit himself abso besieged by people who wanted to adopt some of them. He said that as a result of that trip alone perhaps as many as a dozen of the children would be taken into the homea of Hood River piople who want them as their own little ones. After dinner the autos came around again, and this time it waa for a trip about the town first, and then Into the country up the West Side. Just before they started, one small girl who had been as quiet aa a mouse looked as mum aa Superintendent Gardner. "Please, may we yell?" she lisped. "Bless you. yes! Yell all you like." said he. " And the chorus of "Hi's!" and "Whee's!" that rose - from 71 throats after ' that would have done your heart good. There's nothing like yelling for a growing child. Wherever they went through the town and up the famous apple-growing valley the people seemed to be wait ing for them. They stood out In front of their houses and waved handker chiefs and yelled back. Aa they whizzed past many of the orchards men and women would come out with buckets chuck abrim with apples or plums or peaches. They dumped them right into the autos. At one place a farmer came out. stopped one of the autos and took all the children into the yard for a drink of milk. He made them drink all they could of It. He said it would make their cheeks red. After the West Side had been ex plored the children went for a short spin on the East Side and then it was time for the boat. Aa they went back to the Courthouse square again an other Jolly aurprise was in store. The women stopped two autos. loaded them full of cakes and fruits and other goodies from the dinner and sent them to the boat for the kids to take home with them. It was a subdued and sleepy party that got back to Portland on the Gat zert at 10:30 o'clock last night. 'with many a nodding little bead. But If you had asked 'em who was the great est man on earth, there wasn't a one of them that wouldn't have waked up long enough to say: "Mr. Young, and Mr. Butler and Mr. Smith and and all tha Hood River men. and women and And then happy slumber. lutely to the rates proposed by Sen ator Borah. Senator Lane is hopeful that the cau cus.' after considering this question fully, wtll accept his view and report out a Democratic amendment along the' line suggested by Senator Borah. Senator Lanes activities today have convinced many Democratic Senators that they are on unsafe ground when they support a proposal that Is accept, ed and defended by the "standpat" Re publicans of the Senate. On this peculiar issue. Senator Lane calls attention to the fact that all the "standpatters" who voted with the Democras - to defeat Borah's amend- men are rich men and would be direct ly affected should any advance In rate of sur-tax be made by the Senate. Senator Chamberlain is one of the recruits in Senator Lane's camp, having Joined in urging reconsideration when Senator Lane made plain the predica ment in which the Democratlo major Ity placed itself by Ita record vote. LAXE HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS Plan Like That of Borah's Seems Certain to Be Adopted. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton, Aug. 88. Senator Lens's cam paign among Democratlo Senators to bring about amendment to the income tax provision of the tariff bill increas ing tax ' on large incomes today reached a point where success seems certain. Senator Lane tonight declared his conviction that a satisfactory amend ment would be authorised by the Dem ocratlc caucua and that rates would be so advanced that Republican "stand patters" would not again vote with the Democrats. Open revolt by Sen ator Vardaman today was the first public indication of Democratic dlssat lsfactlon with the bill as it now stands, but there are many other Dem ocrats who will not again vote for Income tax rates as they stand at present. In fact It Is asserted that a substan tial majority of the Democratlo caucus sices with Senator Lane and in view of this fact a change along the lines proposed by Senator Borah Is likely to be made before the bill la brought up for a final vote. ROAD EXPERT APPOINTED S. C. LANCASTER TO BE COX SCITIXG ENGINEER. Work on Portion of Colombia River Will Be Resumed at Once by State Convicts. As predicted In Wednesday's issue of The Oregonian. the County Commis sioners yesterday made an order. Com missioner Llghtner dissenting, appoint Ing Samuel C. Lancaster good roads expert. Consulting Engineer on Coun ty Roads for a period of not less than one year. Under the arrangement with Mr. Lancaster his salary will be 1150 a month for a third of his time, and If additional services are required of him he will be compensated proportionate ly. Mr. Lancaster's services will be uti lized not only In the construction of the Columbia River highway tPort-land-Hood River scenic road along the Columbia River), but also in connec tion with roads in all parts of the county. The appointment of an expert was recommended by the County Hignwar Advisory Board, consisting of W. W. Cotton, C. S. Jackson, W. B. Fechhelm er, Samuel Hill and A. S. Benson. Work on a nortion of the Columbia River Highway, whioh already has been graded iV, miles east from La- tourell Falls, is to be taken up at once. The next step will be the relocating of the present steep-graded road from Chantecler Inn to Latourell Falls. The relocated road will wind around a natural amphitheater in loops, taking three miles of road to cover a distance which is only three-fourths of a mile In an air line. The countv has appropriated $180.- 000 out of this year's road funds to be expended on the Hood River road, and work Is to be carried on vigorously. J. B. Small, County Road Superintendent, is to be in actual charge on the ground. Convict camps are to be established. Their number and exact locations have not been definitely determined yet with the exception that they will be where there Is difficult work in short stretches, the idea being to minimize as far as possible the number of guards. HIGHWAY AIDES TO MEET Fonr Counties to Be Represented at Gcarhart Session. Vlnoi prnffmnta for the first an nual convention of the Columbia High way Association at Gearhart Sunday and . Monday have been made. Clat mrn f'nliimhio T ii f n nm n h and 'Wash ington Counties will Join hands In a. great effort tor Detter nignways, me inaf state election having made pos sible the bonding: of counties for this purpose. Among .the advocates of good roads wL-hr. will addresa th convention are County Judge C E. Judd, of Clatsop County; County Judge W. A, Haines. r, . ri lii m Vi t a fnuntv: TV. 12. Reasoner. of Washington County: Circuit Judge T. J. Cleeton and county commissioner Rufus Holman, of Multnomah. The convention will have a thorough Cl.l. ..AimtV Tl nrA- clnct bonding and road work. Indica tions point to great enthusiasm irom points all down the river. $35 IS LEFT BY THIEF Uninvited Visitor Takes 970 From Suitcase In East Side Home. A considerate thief was the man who yesterday entered the home of Mrs. C. F. Stewart, of 62 East Davis street, and took $70 from a suitcase belonging to her, for he left In the suitcase some 133 additional which was with the rest of the money and would not easily have been overlooked. Mrs. Stewart, who Is away from home most of the day, returned to find the room rifled, but a full third of her money left. She was unable to furnish Detectives Mallett and Price with any clew to the probable thief. Man's Citizens hip Doubted. John Speed Smith, of Seattle, chief naturalization examiner for the North, western States, has been written to by County Clerk Coffey regarding Isaac Meyer, an aged Portland man who con tends that he Is a citizen because he came here In 18S5 while the state was still a territory. Mr. Meyer took out his first papers In 1859, tbe year Oregon was admitted to the Union. Mr. Coffey does not think the man la right In his belief, but is communicating with Mr. Smith Just to make certain. ' Longshoreman Is Injured. Bert Gibson, a longshoreman, was taken from the steamer Omega to St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday, suffer ing from severe bruises and abrasions on the right side of his body. At the hospital it was said that his injuries were sot of a fatal character. At All Family i Insist M. f.OM ,1 Tp fT3 ra " BRUNN & CO. RULES (JOT CHANGED New York Yacht Club Sticks . to Deed of Gift. CONDITIONS MADE PUBLIC First Event to Be to Windward 30 Miles, Second Over Equilateral Triangle, and Third Same as First; Llpton Plea fnbeard. NEW YORK. Aug. 2S. The New York Yacht Club tonight made public the conditions agreed upon between It and the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, repre senting Sir Thomas Upton, to govern tne races in September of next year between an American defender and Sir Thomas' Shamrock TV. The state ment was made as to the probable di mensions of the contending craft. ine rules, as announced, do not dif fer materially from those under which the last races for the America's cup were sailed. Starting Thursday, Sep tember 10, 1914. the races will be sailed on Thursdays. Saturdays and Tuesdays, until a winner of the cup Is determined. Time Limit la Fixed. Should the- Shamrock IV. the chal lenger, be detained by weather or other cause from reaching here in time, she will be given time for fitting out after her arrival, but the first race must, under the rules, be started not later than September 15. The first will be 0 miles to windward, the sec ond over an equilateral triangle and the third similar to the first. If fourth and fifth races are necessary to determine the winner they are to be sailed respectively aa were the second and first races. The races are to be started from the Sandy Hook lightship. The challenger must name at least one week before the first race what vessel Is to race for the cup. The sys tem of measurement, time allowances and racing rules of the New York Yatcbt Club as they exist shall govern the races, unless Inconsistent with the provisions of the agreement between tne clubs. CablearrasM Are Exehasce. Cablegrams and lettera made public tonight from the Royal Ulster Yacht Club informed the American Yacht Club: "Sir Thomas understands and annre elates the grounds on which the New York Yacht Club desires to keen alive the fight and defend with a yacht of greater length than a challenger, but he is convinced that a right so opposed to the best interests of this important event., will not be exercised by your CiUD. In reply the New York Yacht Club reiterated that it "would not accede to the question that the challenge club connected in any manner, directly or indirectly, be conceded the right to determine the power or size of the defending vessel, so long as she came within the extreme limits aet forth in the deed of gift." The Royal Ulster Yacht Club in re ply disclaimed any wish to Impose upon the New York Yacht. Club condi tions opposed to those already agreed and 4Igned by Sir Thomas. PENSION WIDOWS VISITED Judge Gatens Uses Available Time Learning of Condition.. Juvenile Judge Gatens passed yester day afternoon visiting widows who Liquor Stores, have been granted pensions. Accord ing to Peter Mcintosh, chief probation officer of the court, the Judge Is utiliz ing his evenings In the same occupation and intends to visit every one of about 100 .widows who have been allowed pensions. The Judge's object is to fa miliarize himself wltb conditions first hand. Yesterday the "case" committee rec ommended the granting of more pen sions, as follows: Mrs. Hattie Craw ford, East 28th and Alberta, streets. 813.50; Matilda Ruks, 902 North Leon ard street. $25; Lena Spady, 536 Beech street. $10; Rosetta Morris. 417 North Seventy-fourth street. 817.50. Other applications previously passed upon favorably by the committee were allowed by Judge Gatens as follows: Agnes Ar Schmltz, $17.50; Martha EL Mitchell. 810; Addie Gold foot, $25: Mary Wilkinson, $17.50; Christina Freauf, $17.60, and Bessie EL Ruscoe, $10. LATER PAYMENTS URGED WILL K. KIXG WOULD LIGHTEX BCKDEXS OF SETTLEKS. Chief Counsel of Reclamation Serv ice Visits Numerous Irriga tion Projects. That some system should be devised to postpone the first payments of set tlers on Government reclamation projects until after the land has be gun to produce and that their burdens should otherwise be lightened. Is the opinion of Will R. King, ex-Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, now chief counsel for the United States Reclama tion Service, after having seen a half dozen of the largest reclamation projects In the West and having talked to the water users concerning their problems. - Judge King arrived in Portland yes terday from Salem, where he bad been on business relating to hla work. "The policy of the Administration." said Judge King, "is to attend to the development of the various projects as rapidly- as money becomes available and to make It as easy as possible for bona fide settlers to make homes." Judge King also Is a member or tne Reclamation Commission, a body of five men whose duty it Is to look after all reclamation projects and the wel fare of the settlers thereon. Leaving Washington August 14, Judge King first visited Scotts Bluff, in Nebraska; Denver, the Grand Val ley project; the Provo, Utah, project, and the Truckee-Carson project In Nevada. Judge King will remain In Portland a few days and on his way East ex pects to stop at Hermlston and inter view the water-users on the Umatilla projects and will visit the Minidoka project of Idaho and other projects in that state and Montana. RUNAWAY WAITS IN VAIN Fleeing Wife Appeals to Police to Find Her Hoboing: Affinity. When Joseph Capp failed to appear at the Union Station last night, Mrs. Hilda Egberg, a Seattle matron, whose husband is at Cherrygrove, Or, went to the police station to make inquiries as to whether he had been arrested. Mrs. Egberg. who made no secret that she was running sway from her husband and three children, said that she was In love with Capp, an Italian. When Mrs. Egberg left Seattle Capp was without funds and she advised him to "hobo" to Portland and meet her here. Sh gave him $3 for expenses, sbe said. Detectives Mallett and Price, who were at the station on another case, made Inquiries, but failed to find the Italian among the hobos in tbe freight yards. Grills and Cafes WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS OFFICIAL STILL MISSING EFFORTS TO FIND A. FLEISCH H.MEK rNSUCCESSFCL. No Shortage Found in Hnrried Ex amination of Accounts of Skamania Treasurer. STEVENSON, Wash.. Aug. 28. (Spe cial.) Despite tnorough search, noth ing has been learned concerning the whereabouts of County Treasurer A. Klelschhauer, who mysteriously disap peared two weeks ago and who has not been seen by friends since he vis ited the office of Frederick A. Krlbs, of Portland. It is the opinion of a few that he has met with foul play, but tbe large ma jority of the people here are of the opinion that his disappearance was de liberately planned. One report is to the effect that he has likely taken passage for Germany, where he will urdoubtedly remain. Others say that he has stated that he had had a splen did offer to sell wagons in South Amer ica for a German firm and that when he could he would accept It and it would be useless to look for him after he disappeared. Sheriff Gray says that all efforts made by the Eagles and Oddfellows, as well as by his office, had failed to lo cate the missing man. His books have been checked over by the county au thorities, under the assistance of Dep uty Treasurer John Wachter. and no shortage has been detected. When the County Commisssloners meet next Tuesday it is thought that the stats examiner will be requested to expert the books. COURTEOUS CONSIDERATION AND EFFICIENT SERVICE combined with that ele ment of perfect attention, so essential in all depart ment? of strictly com mercial banks, are some of tbe requirements to which this bank consist ently adheres. United States National Bank Third and Oak Sts. Resources over $13,000,000