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THE 3IORMXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER . FLOOD IN MISSOURI COSTS $1,500,000 Three Lives Already Lost and 3000 Homeless in Great est Rainstorm. KANSAS CITY IS HIT HARD Water Receding but Much Danger Seen From Collapsing Build ingsStreetcar service Sus pended Phones Out. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Sept. 7. As a result of the greatest rain storm ever experienced here, more than 3000 homes have been flooded and hundreds of per sons driven into the streets. Despite the fact that the waters are receding, there is much danger from collapsing buildings. The loss is esti mated at $1,500,000. Telephone service throughout the city is demoralized and streetcar service is suspended in many sections. The flood already has cost three lives. Two men were killed when they came In contact with a broken trolley wire and a woman was drowned when the waters engulfed her home. Overflowing streams flooded the Country Club district, the South Side, the east and west bottoms, Sheffield and other sections. The greatest dam age was done in the southwestern part of the city and in Kosedale, liui., a suburb, where the water stood 23 feet deep in places. Hain Falls 11 Honrs. Turkey Creek, a drainage stream, al ways treacherous, was a harmless thread of murky water when the men and women who live in the. valley southwest of the city went to bed last night. Then came rain which contin ued ten hours and 50 minutes and totaled 6.94 Inches. Turkey Creek began to rise, silently at first and then with a roar, until It was a mile wide. The water crept up the streets of Rosedale and into homes and the City Hall. The water rose so rapidly thai many were not awakened until it swishing under their beds. Mill Creek, a small stream flowing through the Country Club, an exclusive residence section, rose and carried away outbuildings and vehicles of all descrip tions. In the eastern part of the city .Mount Washington Cemetery was inun dated. The Blue River rose 15 feet in a few hours and washed away much of the property belonging to manufactur ers near Sheffield and Centropolis. Carload of Hoks Washed Away. In the stockyards district water rushed through a broken dyke near the plant of the Cudady Packing Company, and washed away three carloads of hogs. Two railroad bridges across Turkey Creek were "washed away and for sev eral hundred yards tracks were washed away. The body of Mrs. Sarah Wood was discovered in her home in the south western part of the city late today. Early this morning she was warned to leave, she refused. Shortly afterward the water came in a rush and engulfed the house, drowning her. prolonged session, Congress will re sume work tomorrow, chief interest centering in the emergency revenue bill to raise 1100,000,000. The House ways and means committee hopes to agree upon commodities to be taxed by Thursday at the latest and Representa tive "Underwood, chairman of the com mittee, believes the House can pass the bill by Saturday night. Informal conferences today resulted in the definite understanding as to what commodities should be taxed other than beer, proprietary prepara tions and soft drinks. Committee mem bers still insist that gasoline should be taxpd anH that the arguments against i it are not well founded- They do not believe that farmers and small manu facturers who use gasoline would make any serious complaint. Several members of the committee are still insistent that an additional tax should be levied on distilled liquors and the question probably will be de cided by a record vote in the commit tee. Taxes on automobiles and moving pictures appeared tonight the most likely additions to the list, although the form they would take was in doubt. Thus far all the plans of the ways and means committee have been on basis ignoring a stamp tax, but if agreement cannot be reached on tax able commodities that will yield 525. 000,000 in addition to the $75,000,000 already tentatively provided for, it may be necessary to adopt a stamp tax. This may be limited, however, to checks, drafts, telegrams and telephone messages, instead of being applied to conveyances, deeds, mortgages and all legal papers, as was done in 1898. PRESIDENT PLEADS TO END GOAL STRIKE Wilson Writes to Employers and Employes to Arbitrate Colorado Fight. THREE-YEAR TRUCE ASKED POLAR EXPLORER SAFE STEFAXSSON SE.VDS WORD THAT HE NEEDS XO AID. BKKCHKR, HOWEVER, PROVES GOOD I'UIMITIVE FIGHTER. M Inner DlncardM Ring Generalship and Takes Punishment He Might Have Avoided. LOS ANGELES. Sent. 7. Joe Rivers, of Los Angeles, was awarded the deci sion over Willie Beecher, of New York, In a 20-round fight at Vernon Arena today. Rivera was conceded a clean-cut vic tory on points, critics according him the better of 18 out of 20 rounds. Contrary to the expectations of those familiar with the tactics of the two fighters. Rivers stood up to Beecher and took punishment which his superi ority as a ring general might have en abled him to avoid. In spite of Beech er'a greater capacity for punishment. Rivers had him . trifle groggy in the ninth round but failed to follow up his advantage. Patterning his ring methods some what after the peculiarities of Bat tling Nelson, Beecher smiled at swing ing crushing blows and seemed glad to take two stingers for one chance at Rivers with a good body punch. On points. Rivers was hardly dis puted the decision by any one, but as a strong, slow slugger and a game, un yielding fighter in the primitive sense of the word, Beecher had much claim to be ranked the better man. COUNTY B00KSMAY CLOSE Old Law Likely to Stop Registration From September 1 0 to 25. The Multnomah County registration books will be. closed from next Thurs day until September 25, unless County Clerk Coffey with District Attorney Evans works out some plan to avoid it today. When the primaries were changed from September until May, the old law providing, that the registration books be closed from September 10 to 25 was not repealed. There would be no reason for closing them at this time, but, it is the law on the statute books. Should it be found impossible to evade the Jaw now still in effect the books will be re-opened on September 25 and will remain open until 15 days before the primaries in May. Missionary Tells of Letter From Eski mo Saying Supplies Are Ample. Whalers Bring Reassurance. WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 7. Vilh-jal-mur Stefansson, the Canadian explorer, is marooned on the ice off Herschell Island, according to Rev. W. H. Fry, a missionary, who has been among the Eskimos and who arrived here today from Kittigagjvik. Stefansson Is In no immediate danger, he declares. Dr. Pry based his assertion on a letter from an Eskimo on June 8, the day he started south. The Eskimo wrote that he knew Stefansson had left Herschell Island and had gone out on the ice with two of his men, Anderson (not Anderson, his lieutenant) and Stergenson. The ice broke up suddenly, the water opened up a few days later and the explorer and his companions were un able to get off. The Eskimo said he had been told by native whalers who had helped Stefansson on the ice that his party had ammunition and food sufficient to last all Winter. The last definite word of Stefansson was brought to Nome, Alaska, Septem ber 1, by a schooner from Point Bar row. The captain of the schooner re ported that after making an attempt to cross the ice, three of Stefansson's five companions had returned to Mar tin Point, east of the mouth of the Barter River, on April 16. The crew of Stefansson's ship, Karluk. which was crushed in the ice north of Herald Island, is believed to be marponed on Wrangel Island. There are 22 men in this party. The United. States revenue cutter Bear sailed for Wrangel Island September 5. in an attempt to rescue them. SEATTLE. Sept. 7. Much later news than that of Dr. Fry has been brought to Point Barrow by the whalers Polar Bear, Belvedere and Olga Anna, .which left the Hrschel Island neighborhood in July. They not only had all the news current in Herschel Island, but themselves cruised as far as Banks Land, looking for stefansson, Ole An derson and Stergen Stergensen, who left left Martin Point March 22, head ing due north. Three men who ac companied them for 16 days returned to Martin Point April 16. Stefansson requested that he be not sought for, saying that he would return to Banks Land. War Department Announces Prepa rations to Keep Federal Troops in Coal Fields Throughout Winter Casualties Now 60. CARLTON HOTEL IN RUINS I'ire (int.-. Building and Patrons Lose Their Clothing. CARLTON, Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.) Fire tonight practically gutted the Carlton Hotel, a two-story frame struc ture, and ruined the contents, entailing a, loss of about $5000. partly covered by Insurance of $2200. About 15 pa trons were In the hotel, all of whom escaped, but many lost their clothing. The Tire Is believed to have started from a range In the kitchen. Mrs. A. .1. Muckle was proprietor of the hotel. The Carlton livery barn, near the hotel, also caught tire, but was saved. MOVIE. AUTO TAX LIKELY Levy on Gasoline Insisted on in Committee. WASHINGTON'. Sept. 7 Following a brief Labor day recess, the first of the BUTTE HAS NO ARRESTS Arguments on Habeas Corpus Pro ceedings Made. BUTTE. Mont., Sept. 7. United States District Judge Bourquin took under advisement today the issuing of writs of habeas corpus in the cases of three men now held as prisoners by the Na tional Guard of Montana under mar tial law. Attorneys for the militia ap peared in court to show their reasons for holding the men. The argument lasted the entire day, and Judge Bour quin announced he would make his decision Wednesday. Attorneys for the prisoners admitted during the argu ment that a state of insurrection existed in Butte before the National Guardsmen arrived. The day was the quietest in Butte for many years. A record was established, in that the police made no arrests in the 24 hours preceding 6 o'clock to night. The militiamen completed arrange ments for a long stay by receiving overcoats and materials used in per manent campe. Major D. J. Donohue said today that he did not expect any organized rioting, but he would not be surprised if there were cases of isolated dynamiting. The summary court levied heavy fines against and gave jail sentences to saloonkeepers who violated the militia's order to keep saloons closed. Their licenses also were revoked. The state guard was augmented to day by the arrival of a detachment of 5 men and four machine guns from Helena. Under a permit granted by the militia, the mlneworkers' union will meet tonight. The old union also will meet in regular session tomorrow. HIGH SUGAR CAUSES THEFT Burglar Leaves Sufe L'ntouched but Takes Sack From Store. EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.) War prices on sugar are believed to be the cause of a burglary in the Lang wholesale grocery warehouse last night. A sack of sugar was the only article missed, with the exception of a small quantity of crackers and cheese. The office, with the cash drawer and the safe, was untouched. The entrance was made through a window. John Doe warrants were also Issued today for the arrest of a man' who asked to be allowed to Bleep in a livery stable last night and who disappeared with the lap robes offered him with which to keep warm. The Deputy Sheriff left this afternoon with a search warrant. Ruin Kevives Potato Crop. JHLLSBORO. Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.) A heavy rain visited this section last night, between a half inch and an inch falling in the Tualatin and Dairy val ues with heavier precipitation in the mountain districts. The moisture means thousands of dollars of benefit to mountain potatoes which are suffering from drouth, and was welcome to the dairymen where pasture was getting short. The rains have not interfered with the hop har vest all yards working today. The weather was threatening tonight with southerly winds. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. President Wilson sought to end the Colorado coal strike today by appealing to employers and employes to adopt a "tentative basis for the adjustment of the strike, drawn up by the commission of con ciliation, appointed by Secretary Wil son of the Labor Department. The appeal was sent to the president of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, the chairman of the Victor-American Fuel Company, the - president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and to the officers of the United Mine Workers of America. It was forwarded after the President had held several con ferences with Secretary Wilson. The basis of agreement offered by the President includes the establish ment of a three-year truce, subject to the enforcement of the mining and labor laws of Colorado; the return to work of miners who have not been convicted of law violations; the pro hibition of intimidation of union or nonunion men; the publication of cur rent scale of wages and rules, and the appointment of a-grlevance committee by the employes. Referees Provided For. The agreement provides that in cases where the officers of the company or the grievance committees cannot settle difficulties, a commission of three men named by the President shall step in and act as the final referee of all disputes. Under the agreement the claim for contractural relations would be waived, no mine guards would be employed, the Federal troops now on duty in the strike district would be withdrawn, picketing, parading, colonizing or mass campaigning by the miners would be stopped and the suspension of work would be prohibited pending a decision by the Commission. The expenses of the Commission jfvould be divided be tween the employers and employes. Wilson Reviews Situation. The President's letter follows: "1 feel justified in addressing you with regard to the present situation in Colorado because it has lasted so long, has gone through so many serious stages and is fraught with so many possibilities that it has become of Na tional importance. "As you know. Federal troops have been in the state for the purpose of maintaining order now for a long time. I have been hoping every day during that time that some light would come out of the perplexities of the situation; some indication that the mine operators and the miners who are now on strike were willing to consider proposals of accommodation and settlement, but no such indication has reached me and I am now obliged to determine whether I am Justified in using the Army of the United States indefinitely for police purposes. Bad Results Feared. "Many things may come out of this situation if it is not handled with pub lic spirit and a sincere desire to safe guard the public as well as all others concerned, perhaps the most serious of them all the feeling which is being generated and the impression of the public that no one is willing to act, no one willing to yield anything, no one willing even to consider terms of accommodation. "As you know, two representatives of the Government of the .United States have been actively engaged in investigating the whole situation and in trying to reach a dispassionate con clusion as to what it is possible to do in justice to both sides, and also in the interest of the public. The result of their investigations and of their very thoughtful consideration in the matter has been tnj drafting of the inclosed tentative basis for the adjust ment of the strike. I recommend it to you for your most serious considera tion. "I hope that you will consider It as if you were acting -for the whole coun try and I beg that you will regard It as urged upon your acceptance by my self with very deep earnestness. This is a time. I am sure you will feel, when everything should be' done that it ' is possible for men to do to see that all untoward and threatening circum stances of every sort are taken out of the life of the people of the United States." Clashes Marked by Casualties. Almost from the beginning the strike was marked by intermittent disorders until late In October, when Governor Ammo is sent the National Guard to the strike districts. The climax of these disorders came after most of the militia had been sent home, beginning with the battle of Ludlow between strikers and state troops on April 20 and continuing until President Wilson ordered to the scene Federal troops which arrived April 30. Sixty-six persons are known to have been killed In the strike dis orders and the known list of wounded numbers 48. Since the arrival of Fed eral soldiers quiet has prevailed. War Department omciais today an nounced that preparations were being made to keep the Federal troops in the Colorado coal fields throughout the Winter. This was taken to indicate that no prospects of a settlement of the strike have come out of the nego tiations which have extended over sev eral months. CARL GERLINGER IS SAFE Dallus Man Cables That He Cannot Get Transportation From Alsace. That his stay inAlsace may be pro longed indefinitely, as he is marooned there awaiting a chance to get out of the country, is the gist of a message received from Colonel Carl Gerlinger. of Dallas, by his uncle. L. Gerlinger, of Portland, yesterday. The message from Colonel Gerlinger came to the State Department at Wash ington, and Secretary Bryan gave it to Senator Chamberlain, who transmitted it to Mr. Gerlinger. Colonel Gerlinger and his party of seven are in no danger whatever, he says, but they are unable to leave be cause all trains are held for the use of the military force Specialty Styles for Fall! "I am Really Surprised to find such a waist shop." ex claimed one lady last week. Half of our entire first floor. Hun dreds of styles. Wonderfully moderate prices. New Fall Blouses 3 Fetching Styles $2.75 Batiste new long set-in sleeves new high frill collat ecru embroidered net and shadow lace insertion. Ask to see them. The word "Specialty" with us does not mean high prices. All .Arf L tiVoxtad in hnneinor for Portland women distinc- tive Outer Garments and Millinery. Where else in the North west is there such a store as this? Five entire floors devoted to these lines, exclusively! The new Fall Garments shown above were all sketched from our own merchandise. Fall Suits, $19.50. $22.50. $24.75, $29.50 Every advance fashion-feature. New Cape Suits, new Red ingotes, new novelties of every kind. Four models illustrated above. We want you to see especially our wonderful values at these prices. Coats! "New Styles New Fabrics -New Colors Glance at the two stunning Coats pictured above. Balmacaans. New Cape Coats, new fur-fabric Coats, new Plush Coats. All prices but particularly large selection at $13.95, $17.50, $19.50 and $24.75. Charming Dresses Silks and Wools Basque Dresses are the rage. Many different styles as well as the long tunic. Serges, poplins, broadcloth, charmeuse, crepe meteor, crepe de chine. Daintiest, most fetching little frocks ever shown at $10.75, $13.95, $19.50 upwards. How Many U mbrellas Have You ? Rainy days ahead here's a REAL bargain in $1.25 to $1.65 Umbrellas. Men's and Women's 98c Fully half the lot are best $1.65 umbrellas. Waterproof covers. All styles of handles. Emporium for Children's Millinery Bankrupt piano sale. $500 Weber piano, $288. Bead page 9, this paper. Hundreds of dainty little hats for the younger members of the family. Why do all the children like to come and see the Emporium hats? It's because no store has such an assort mentsuch truly youthful styles. Great special show ing of new Trimmed Hats at $5 continues this week. See our windows. Every mother will be agreeab) y sur prised at the low prices on children's millinery here. Whether a school hat or dress hat for the little one. you shouldn't fail to see our big showing first. Third Floor Visit our big Un trimmed Section Third Floor. Hats trimmed free when materials are bought here. CITY REPORT HOVS 112,050 PER SONS HEAR SUMMER MUSIC. Cost Estimated at Eight Cents Per Capita of Listeners as Against Ten Cents of Last Year. A total of 112,650 persons heard the td.. rv hnnd tit the 59 concerts given during the past Summer in the various parks of the city, according to a report compiled by City Commis sioner Brewster upon estimates made by the band leader, Park Superintend ent Convill and others. The average attendance at each con cert was about 1909 persons and the cost for each person wa luuu,. ..e,". cents. , . The report as completed yesterday shows that the concerts this year cost . -j ..Mrr.i -.rpatfir crowds than less iiim win ... -.-. o- those of 1913 and that the season as a whole was much more successiuj. the concerts, that at Peninsula Park. July 17. was the largest in point of at tendance. There were 4000 persons present. The smallest was at the con- rr. ill-.'.-r Park, in South Port- ccri in .,....-- land. July 5, when the attendance was 500. Concerts at which m wprfl a-iven at all was iuifv vi ...... - parks but Sellwood. Brooklyn. Terwil- liger, Rose city, oiumuii estry building. ' M A The total cost for the band for the season was 19162. An additional 100 was expended for incidentals. On ... - i nf attendance and Hie urto.o - the amount expended, it Is figured by uommissiunci pirewww that the cost was eight cents for each person as compared with a trifle more than 10 cents for the concerts in 1913. The total cost of the band this year Included the cost of music at the Play Festival at Peninsula Park, at which the attendance was 10.00Q. The attendance at this performance was not included In the total attendance at all the concerts. In 1913 the total attendance at 43 concerts was 66.415. This included S000 persons who attended the Play Festival In Peninsula Park in August, 1913. Eliminating this affair and the after noon concerts which were featured last year, the average attendance at the 1913 ' concerts was about 1600 persons, as compared with 1909 for this year. Commissioner Brewster said yester dav that he was extremely well pleased with the showing made this year. He expects to propose In the budget esti mates this year ample funds for about the same number of concerts for 1915 as were given this year. There will be a surplus in the concert fund this year, the appropriation for the season hav ing been 110,000 and the total ex penditures 19262 GRASS FIRE BAN LIFTED J Rain Soaks Kartli and Danger Held Past' by Mayor Albee. Bonfires are no longer under the ban. Mayor Albee will Issue orders u n.nt,in. in all fire stations to day to issue permits for fires to all parents who wish m ourn srds. weeds and other debris. Ttv order of the Mayor no permits have been issued in the past two months and bonfires have been pro- :v. ha.aiisA of thf ilanCiT Of the spread of fire. The rain of yesterday j has soaked the grass so that the dun ger of fire has been minimized. It is thought piles of debris will be dry enough within a few days to burn. Under the new fire arrangements per mits will be issued only at the fire station nearest the place the fire Is to be started. No permits will be Issued at the City Hall or at the fire headquarters. PORTLAND FOLK RETURNING Mr. and Mrs. Murtln W. Parelius Arrive In New York. Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Parelius. 441 East Twenty-third street North. Port land, who have been marooned In the war tone In Europe since the outbreak of hostilities; have finally reached New York, according to word received last night in Portland by U. H. Palmar. Mr. and Mrs. Parelius were In Nor way when war was declared and were among the crowds that waited at the various wharves for daya to obtain passage to England on one of the ships willing to make the passage across the mine-laden North Sea. Eventually they reached Liverpool aid sailed on the Mauretanla. Mr. Parelius Is president and man ager of the Parallus Manufacturing Company. Mr. and Mrs. Parelius will reach Portland In about two weeks. They sailed for Europe last May. Thf Philadelphia board of edurstlon extending manusl snd Industrial training In the nubile ,-hooln nf that city. A sub committee J Investigating the prscllcabllltr of a plan under which every boy In the el menrary schools would he required to work for st least a half day each week In the shopa. FISHER, THORSEN &CO. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Everything in Paints, Varnishes, Stains, Enamels. Etc The Big Paint Store Front and Morrison Streets PENDLETON, OREGON SEPTEMBER 24-25-26, 1914 EXCURSION FARES Wild and Wonderful PONY EXPRESS RACES BRONCHO BUSTING INDIANS, COWBOYS OUTLAW HORSES Get Fares and Particular Furious and Exciting New CuHlgilnili far Glory OM Champions, man and beast, hold you psinound with thair nerve mnt earing FromAentO-W.R.&N.