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THE MORNTXG OREGOXTAN, SATURDAY, ' RTTPTEMTVETl 19. 1014. HARBOR BILL MAY BE COMPROMISED Feeling With Grows That Passage Objectionable Fea tures Is Impossible. SUBSTITUTE IS PROPOSED Under Plan to Be Considered Today, $20,000,000 Would Be Appro priated and Apportioned by War Department. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Sept. IS.- The Senate commerce committee has virtually abandoned hope of forcing the river and harbor bill through the Senate as long as It carries objectionable appropriations. This was admitted when the commit tee met In special session today to con sider a compromise with a view to meeting the objections of Senators who had been filibustering against the bill. Senator Chamberlain who attended the meeting admitted that the outlook for passage was dark, and unless a compromise were made, he said, he was fearful the bill was lost. The com merce committee will meet tomorrow to consider further a compromise, and a vote will be taken on the proposal discussed today. If that proposal is Indorses the committee will report a substitute for the pending bill, appro priating $20,000,000 to be apportioned by the War Department among the projects on which work is to be con tinued. Proposal Would Aid Columbia. Under that plan, work would be con tinued at the mouth of the Columbia River, and on all other projects In Oregon and Washington which are in course of construction. No allotment would be made for the Improvement of Inner Grays Harbor, or fr wninrm Harbor. Washington, as both are new projects, but, according to estimates ui aiiiij oiieiuoio, ' would bo abundance of funds to con tinue all Northwestern projects up to June 30 next. If this substitute is adopted, however, the authorization of the continuing contract at the mouth of the Columbia River would be sac rificed and a new appropriation and new authorization would have to be se cured at the next session of Congress. After abandoning its "gag rule,' adopted in the heat of yesterday's de bate, the Senate today began trying Its plan of continuous session in the hope of wearing out those who are conduct ing the filibuster. Burton Says He la Determined. Senator Burton and Senator Kenyon say they are not alarmed at this pros pect, now that the -gag rule has been voted down, and Senator Burton de clared today that the Senate must ac cept the $20,000,000 compromise or aomething similar or else the bill would most certainly go to defeat. Privately Senate leaders confess they have little hope of breaking the fili buster and sentiment in favor of a compromise is growing stronger day who are worried over the prospects of a war tax would welcome an oppor tunity to vote for a compromise carry ing not more than $20,000,000. While such compromise is certain to be opposed, there is a strong Indica tion it will be accepted by the Senate If reported tomorrow by the commerce committee. The House rivers and harbors com mittee today voted to reject any com promise which proposes to allow the War Department to apportion a lump sum appropriated by Congress, but there was no action on the proposition to cut the amount appropriated to $20, 000.000. This is taken to mean that even the House may agree to a ma terial reduction if such a compromise becomes necessary. button. The - townspeople only got 1 wbat they deserved." "But why wreak your vengeance on women and children?" "None has been killed," the General asserted positively. "I am sorry to contradict you. Gen eral," I asserted with equal positlve ness, "but I have myself seen their mutilated bodies. So has Mr. Ginson, secretary of the American Legation at Brussels, who was present during the destruction of Louvain." "Of course, there always is danger of women and children being killed during street fighting," said General von Boehn, "if they Insist on coming into the street. It is unfortunate, but it Is war." LovTala Library Incident Told. "Apropos- of Louvain." I remarked, "why did you destroy the library? It was one of the literary storehouses of the world." "We regretted that as much as any one else," answered the General. "It caught fire from burning houses and we could not save It." "But why did you burn Louvain at all?" 1 asked. "Because the townspeople fired on our troops.. We actually found machine guns In some ' of the houses." And smashing his fist down on the table he continued: "Whenever civilians fire upon our troops we will teach them a lasting lesson. If women and children insist on getting in the way of bullets, so much the worse for the women and children." "How do you explain the bombard ment of Antwerp by Zeppelins?" I queried. Zeppelin Orders Revealed. "Zeppelins have orders to drop their bombs only on fortifications and sol diers," he answered. "As a matter of fact," I remarked, "they only destroyed private houses and civilians, several of them women. If one of those bombs had dropped 200 yards nearer my hotel I wouldn't be smoking one of your excellent cigars today." -"This is a calamity which I thank God didn't happen." "If you feel for my safety as deeply as that. General," I said earnestly, "you can make quite sure of my coming to no harm by sending no more Zeppe lins." "Well," he said, laughing, "we will think about It." He continued, gravely: "I trust you will tell the American people through your paper what I have told you today. Let them hear our side of this atrocity business. It Is only justice that they should be made familiar with both sides of the question." I have quoted my conversation with the General as nearly verbatim as I can remember it I have no comments to make. I will leave it to my read ers to decide for themselves just how convincing are the answers of the Ger man general staff to the Belgian accusations. Before we began our conversation I sked the General If Mr. Thompson might be permitted to take photo graphs of the great army passing. Five minutes later Thompson was whirled away In a military motor car ciceroned by an army officer who had attended the army school at Fort Riley. It seems they stopped the car beside the road in a place where the light was good, and when Thompson saw ap- roaching a regiment or battery of which he wished a picture he would tell the officer, whereupon the officer would blow his whistle and the whole column would halt. Just wait a few minutes until the dust settles." Thompson would remark. nonchalantly lighting a cigarette, and the Ninth Imperial army, whose col umns stretched over the countryside as far as the eye could see, would tand In Its tracks until the air was sufficiently clear to get a picture. Thus far the only one who has suc ceeded in halting the German army is thlc little photographer from Kansas. RAIN AND AIRSHIP VIE WEATHER HINDERS BENTON FAIR BUT FLIGHT . DRAWS MANY. WAR TALE FULL OF THRILLS (Continued From First Page.) tunlty to talk with Powell and give him the German version. Intrepid Photographer Taken. Mr. Van Hee said by a fortunate coin cidence I happened to be In Ghent, whereupon the General asked him to bring roe out to dinner the following day, and Issued a safe conduct through the German lines. Though nothing was said about 1 photographer, I took with me Photog rapher Donald Thompson. As there was some doubt regarding the propriety of taking a Belgian military driver into the German lines, I drove the car my self. Before we passed the city limits of Ghent things began to happen. Enter ing a street which leads through a sec tion Inhabited by the working classes, we found ourselves In the midst of a mob of several thousand excited Flem ings. Above the sea of threatening arms, brandishing sticks and angry faces rose the figures of two German soldiers with carbines slung across their backs, mounted on work horses. It seems they strayed into the city by mistake. Soldiers Saved From Mob. As we approached a burly Belgian raised a cane and the crowd made concerted rush for the Germans. A blast from my siren opened a lane through the crowd and I drove the car along side the terrified Germans. "Quick," shouted Van Hee In Ger man, "oft your horses. Into the car. Hide your rifles. Sit on the floor. Keep out or sight. The crowd, seeing its prey escaping, urged around us with a roar. For an instant things looked ticklish, indeed. Van Hee jumped on the seat. "I am American Consul," he shouted, "These men are under my protection. Tou civilians are attacking German sol diers In uniform. If a hair of these men's heads are harmed your city will be burned about your ears." Teutons Carried to Safety. At that moment a Belgian shouldered his way through the crowd and leaped on tna running board. Quick as thought Thompson knocked up the ma;i'a hand and the same instant threw on the power. The big car leaped forward like a startled horse, the mob scattering like Autumn leaves before it. It-was a close call for every one con cerned. but a muoh closer call for Orient, for had those German soldiers been murdered by the civilians In the city streets no power on earth could have saved the city from vengeance. ueneral von Boehn told me so himself. General von Boehn I found to be red-faced, gray-mustached. jovial old warior who seemed much worried fo fear we were not getting enough to eat, particularly not enough to drink. Aersehot Crimea Explained. "Three days ago, General." I said, "I was in Aersehot. The whole town now is but a ghastly, blackened, blood stained ruin." "When we entered Aersehot the son of the Burgomaster came into the room, drew a revolver, and assassi nated my chief of staff," the General said. "What followed was only retri- Irtsh Bend Exhibitors Take Five Awards, Including Two Cups, Har ness and School Exhibit Prise. GARDEN-AFFAIR IS PUT UPTO LONDON United States Expresses Dis pleasure at Alleged Words on Mexican Policy. DIPLOMAT MAY LOSE POST Reports of "Rapid Reconstruction, of Mexican Affairs Contradict Al leged Statement of Briton. Zapata Asks Truce. ments is as follows: C. C Colt, chair man; C. C. Chapman, William McMur ray, H. R. Albee, H. I Plttock. F. A. Kribs, Julius L. Meier, R. G. Morrow. R. H. Crozler, John M. Scott. George M. Hyland. J. R. Patterson, Thomas Hialop, General W. E. Finzer and Hy EUers. This committee met at luncheon at the Commercial Club with President Dunne and Manager Buckley, of the Land Products Show, and with the Ex position committee on special days and events, consisting of F. W. Hlld. W. E. Coman, J. Fred Larson and W. J. Hof man. The following tentative programme was arranged: Reception by committees at depots and escort to hotels or headquarters of visiting guests of honor; official tour and inspection of the Land Show In the afternoon; dinner at the Commer cial Club at 6:30, to be followed by the grand ball and programme in the even ing at the Land Show. Sub-committees of the committee on arrangements will be appointed by Chairman Colt to take care of the re ception, dinner, ball, invitation, auto mobile, parade, throne, ballroom, deco ration and ceremonies. Queen Thelma on this 'throne will receive the visiting queens and kings. CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. IS. (Spe cial.) Rain last night and this morning Interfered with the attendance at the Benton County Fair today. The aero plane flight this afternoon attracted hundreds of people in spite of the rains. G. W. Stromer made a success ful flight from Corvallls to Philomath and return. On the return trip engine trouble necessitated a descent in a field about three miles west of Corvallls. On his return :, to 'Corvallls he circled the city and alighted In the athletic field of the Oregon Agricultural college. The Irish Bend exhibit won the Great Northern Railway's cup offered for the best community display of agricultural products. M. J. Anderson, of the Irish Bend district, won the harness set of fered by the Southern Pacmc company for the best individual farm exhibit. Not only were the Irish Bend exhibitors successful in these two competitions, but the Irish Bend School District was awarded the Northern Paclfio chime clock for the best showing from any school district. Tomorrow is Grange day at the fair. The Grangers of this county will hold a meeting at the fair both in the morn, ing and afternoon, and a basket dinner will be spread at noon: Dr. Withy combe, Republican 'candidate for Gov ernor, has been Invited to address the Grangers at the morning session and will respond. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. The .United States Government has sent a. formal note to Great Britain inquiring if the recent interview attributed to eir Lionel Carden, British Minister to Mex ico, criticising President Wilson for withdrawing American forces from Vera Cruz, was authentic in any part. Sir Cecil' Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador here, already has ex pressed his own regret for the inci dent, apologizing personally to the State Department. An indication of the displeasure of the American Government over the In cident is understood to have been con veyed in the note. Just what is ex pected to be the outcome of the repre sentations was not explained by high officials tonight, but it would occasion no surprise here if a complete repudia tion of whatever views Sir Lionel may have expressed would be Issued by the British Foreign Office. It is also con sidered possible that Sir Lionel may not be accredited to Brazil, his new post, because of the Incident. Previous Offense Given. The American Government has had occasion more than once to intimate to the British Foreign Office that Sir Lionel Carden was thwarting the Mex ican policy of the American Govern ment. He was practically forced to leave Mexico by General Carranza, the diplomatic intervention of the United States alone preventing the constitu tionalist chief from abruptly handing his passports to the British envoy. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice expressed re gret for the incident without instruc tions from his foreign office, and while the Anferican Government does not be lieve Sir Lionel was expressing the views of his government, the formal in quiry was made to elicit some expres sion from Great Britain on the subject. President Wilson is constantly re ceiving reports of the rapid reconstruc tion of affairs in Mexico, contradicting the statements of disorders, alleged to have been made by Sir Lionel Carden. Villa Thanks Wilson. General Villa telegraphed the Presi dent today his thanks for the with drawal of the troops and spoke of his co-operation with the other chiefs for peace. The constitutionalist agency received advices from Mexico City that General Zapata had replied to General Car ranza's invitation to attend the national convention of military and political leaders to be held on October 1 for the purpose of choosing a provisional pres ident. Zapata has requested that a truce be declared and a cessation of hostilities be arranged pending the de liberations of the convention. It is generally understood here that General Carranza will resign as first1 chief and that Fernando Iglesias Cal deron will be named provisional pres ident. The latter will conduct a gen eral election, in which Carranza ex pects to be a candidate. STREET DANGER SIGNS OUT Council Posts Warning to Travel on Main Street, Oregon City. OREGON CITT. Or.. Sept 18. (Spe cial.) Signs reading "Danger Main street declared dangerous. All persons traveling on Main street between north side of Moss street and south side of Third street do so at their own. risk" were printed today and will be posted tomorrow as a result of the refusal of the property owners to consent to a permanent Improvement of the street. The notice is signed by the City Council. The resolution calling for the no tices was passed last Monday with the understanding that . if by Wednesday night the property owners would change their stand, the street would be improved. The property owners. nowever, ignored the offer of the council. HIGH WIND HITS BAKER ROOFS ARE LIFTED AND WIRE SERVICE BADLY DAMAGED. Diseased Blood Calls for Help Nature's Willing Worker. Always at Your Service. are Power Wire to Rock Creek Out of Commission for Hour Lumber Scattered' In All Directions. BAKER, Or.. Sept. 18. (Special.) The heaviest wind storm for 14 years and the highest September wind in the history of the city struck Baker at 11 o'clock this morning from the south west with a velocity reaching 50 miles an hour. The fair grounds, where the Baker County Fair Is in progress, had the appearance of wreck after a hurricane. More than 10,000 feet-of roofing was torn from the cattle sheds, the tent in which the children's exhibit was shown was blown down, the exhibits scattered and some of them badly damaged. The rest room was completely dismantled. The exhibits in the women's building were badly disheveled by the wind. The telegraph wires went down in all directions, leaving all lines out. For a while the line to Salt Lake was open, but was operated with difficul ty. Telephone trouble was reported from all directions, and the Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company line to Rock Creek was put out of commis sion for four hours, the high-tension wire on the east side of the city being broken. The large central plate glass window in the third story of the Eagles' build ing was smashed in badly and an or namental cornice piece was torn from the high school building. The chimney of the kitchen of St. Elizabeth's Hospi tal was blown away. Lumber was scattered In all direc tions In the different lumber yards. In the Oregon lumber yard a piece of om by four 20 feet long was carried across an alley and laid on top of anothe. pile. Chicken coops, sheds, trees fences and small outbuildings suffere from the storm, garbage cans went Ov lng before the wind and a not tamal wagon on Resort street ran around It a circle and stopped where it starte unharmed. The only other blow which equale this one In the history of the city o curred in December, 1900. The highest wind in any previous September was 40 miles an hour. If It Is eczema, pimples, bolls or wo: your safeguard is 8. 8. 8., the famous blood purifier. It Is always lined up to attack diseased blood. And It always does the work. It does the work after disap pointment, after alleged specialists, mer cury. Iodides, strychnine, arsenic and other destructive drugs that have reaped a bar vest of mistakes and left a host of Invalids guessing as to what Is to come. 8. 8. 8. 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COWLITZ FAIR IS OPEN EXHIBITS EXTENSIVE ASD ADDI- rITIO.'AL SPACE PROVIDED. PRINEVILLE-MAN -.GUILTY GIRL SHOT BY SUITOR DIES Miss Lillian Hendrickson, Victim of Six Bullets. 17, Is ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 18. (Special.) Miss Lillian Hendrickson, who was shot yesterday afternoon by August Ferola, died about noon today. The 17-year-old girl leaves a mother, stepfather, three sisters and two brothers. An examination by the physicians devel oped the fact that the girl was struck by six bullets. While Ferola is In a dangerous con dition as a result of the bullet which be fired into his abdomen, he has a chance for recovery. . He freely admits committing the crime, which he says he committed because he could not win the girl. TUITION STARTS RECALL Jennings Lodge Board Mandamused to Set Date of Election. OREGON CITV. Or., Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) A petition for a writ of man damus was filed in the Circuit Court today by Alex Gill to compel the Jen nings Lodge School Board to post no tices for a special recall election and recognize a recall petition presented last July. Judge Campbell signed the order and allowed ten days for an appearance In court with a defense. The Issue in the fight Is the tuition for high school pupils attending in Oregon City. This year 12 or 15 stu dents will attend the Oregon City High School, and William Jacobs and V. K. Smith formed the majority of the Jen nings Lodge Board that ordered the payment of tuition. The backers of the recall maintain that three-fourths of the voters in the district oppose the plan. Oregon Delegates Invited. SALEM, Or, Sept. 18. (Special.) Governor West has ben asked to ap point, delegates to the seventeenth an nual convention of the American Min ing Congress, in Phoenix, Ariz., Decem ber 7 to 10, and the convention of the American Prison Association, in St. Paul, Minn., October 3 to 8. Persons desiring to be named delegates to the convention should communicate with the Governor. Pilot Rock Cattle Shipments Big. PILOT ROCK, Or., Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) Pilot Rock is shipping a large amount of stock . at the present time. Boylen Bros, recently sent 23 cars of sheep to the Seattle markets; Charles Nelson shipped six cars of cattle to Portland and one to Pendleton, and William Evans several carloads of hogs to Portland. The wolf at the door makes more noise than opportunity. TUITION CHARGE OPPOSED Attorney-General Thinks Non-It esi- dent Fee Cannot Be Exacted. GRESHAM. Or., Sept. 18 (Special.) That tuition fees for non-resident high school pupils cannot be collected by any district that takes advantage of the state fund for high school tuition. is the opinion or tna Attorney-General. Last year the Gresham district col lected $15 from each non-resident pupil. and this year the charge is $28. The state fund provides for the pay ment of $40 each for the first 20 pupils attending high Bchool; $20 for the next 20 students each, and $12.60 for the re mainder. 'ROYALTY DArOCTOBER 26 Rosurians to Entertain Kings and Queens of Oregon at Land Show. The Royal Rosar lan s' "Royalty Day' at the Manufacturers' and Land Prod ucts Show will be celebrated Thursday, October 29. This day promises to be one of the biggest of the Exposition. There will be present as many as possi ble of the queens or kings who ruled over 1914 events in Oregon and Wash ington towns. The Kosarlan committee on arrange- H. L. M'DOWELL TO GET LIFE FOR MURDER OF A. SCOGGINS. Improper Relations Satd to Have Ex isted Bttwet Murderer and Wife of Victim, Hla Employer. PRINEVILLE, Or., Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) Henry L. McDowell was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a Jury here today and will be sen tenced to life imprisonment. McDowell was tried for the murder of his employer, Avery Scogglns, at the home of the latter on July 31 last. Evidence developed during the trial showed that McDowell walked into the dining-room where Scoggins was at breakfast and shot the latter in the back of the head with Scogglns' rifle. The weapon used was a 32 special, using an explosive ball, and as a result of the (hot the entire top of Scogglns' head v. as blown off. Scogglns was a mail contractor, owning the stage line from this point to Burns, and his mur derer was driving stage for him. The state introduced testimony al leging improper relations between Mc Dowell and Mrs. Scoggins, and held that the crime was the result of a controversy among- the three that covered a period of months. Accompanying McDowell to the State Penitentiary next week will be Gaylor McDaniel, who was sentenced this morning to life imprisonment for the killing of Herman Poch near this place in 1912. His case was returned from the Supreme Court for retrial. which resulted in the same verdict as that arrived at last May. CAMPAIGN EXPENSES SET Secretary of State Interpret Cor rupt Practices Act. SALEM. Or., Sept. 18 (Special.) Persons nominated for office by Indi vidual electors can spend for campaign purposes only 10 per cent of the salary of the office for one year, according to a construction put upon the law today by Secretary of State Olcott. The cor rupt practices act provides that as pirants for office may -spend 15 per cent of one year's salary before the primary and 10 per cent before the general elec tion. The campaign manager of Rep resentative Lafferty asked if Independ ent candidates could expend the entire 25 per cent. No mention is made in the law as to how much money independent candi dates may spend, but Mr. Olcott holds that it was the intention of the framera to place all candidates, no matter how nominated, on an equality. Lewis and Clarke Counties Ala Have Exhibits at Woodland and Sue cess Assured. WOODLAND. Wash.. Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) The fifth annual exhibit of the Cowlitz County Fair Association opened at Woodland Thursday. The livestock and poultry divisions are being filled rapidly. Owing to a heavy rain the at' tendance was not large. The indica tions are that the fair will be the most successful ever held In spite of the rain. In the main fair building, which is 70 by 40 feet, are exhibits from all over Lewis. Cowlitz and Olarke counties. The displays are larger and better than in any previous year, and they are coming from places never represented before. The agricultural department has some beautiful exhibits, as also have other departments. A big list of premiums has been offered. Awards will be made tomorrow. The Judges are II. II. Keim. of Rldgefleld, and Mr. Matches, of La Due, Wash. The officials of the associa tion were compelled to erect a large tent for the poultry department. The ehed of the cattle department is 200 feet long and 12 feet wide, and con tains 20 large stalls. Fifteen hundred dollars in premiums for farm, garden and field products, livestock and culin ary exhibits will be given out. Tomorrow will be Kelso day. and a large delegation from that city Is looked for. The fair officials are A. L. Bozarth president; Robert Barr, vice-president Dr. Raymond Andruss, secretary, and George Georig, treasurer. State Fair Race Entries Come In. SALEM. Or., Sept. 18. (Special.)- Secretary Meredith, of the State Fair, announced today that he had received the following race entries: Felix Comegys, of Amity Vlctorta, 4 years old; Lottie, 4 years old; Alta, 3 years old; Queen of Ivy Crest, 2 years old; fatta, 1 year old. C. A. Hoover, of utervais Anna Belle, black Percheron, 3 years old. H. C. Fletcher, Salem Mc- Alzo. 7-year-old stallion, sired by Zo lock, dam Zodell, standard bred; Robin West, standard bred 4-year-old stallion. George D. Hastings, of Boyd Jessie Reed, 11 years old, sired by Chieftain, dam Lady Jane; Princess May, 2 years old. Bonds for School Gymnasium Voted. MONMOUTH, Or., Sept. 18. (Special.) A meeting of the people of District No. 13, in Polk County, was held in the Central High ScRool building today to vote $1000 bonds for the purchase of the Cannery building for a gymnasium. KAY HAS MONEY LEFT State Treasurer to Return Several Thousands Xot Csed. SALEM, Ore., Sept. 18. (Special). Although the work of the office has increased 30 per cent since he was elected. State Treasurer Kay announced today that the expense of conducting the business T'-the department had been about the1 same as that of the pre vious one. Mr. Kay will be able to turn back into the state treasury several thousand dollars. The State Treasurer was allowed $14,000 for clerk hire for two years of whH-h he will return $1800. The traveling expense allowance was $500, but only $179.10 of it has been ex pended, and there probably will be a surplus of $300 at the end of the year. He was allowed $5430 for Incidentals, postage being the largest item, and ex pects to have a surplus of $2000. I LfflWal H fps ' II IIIIIP Good BEER Gambrinus Brewing Co. Main 49 All 49 candidates who sought nominations for Lewis County offices, according to statements Just filed with the County Auditor, range from $1 for P. C. Beaufort, who secured the Demo cratic nomination for Justice of the Peace in Chehalia. to $112.25. for C. D. Cunningham, who was renominated by Attorney. William Scales, nominated for State Representative, spent $101.20, while Val Myer, defeated for the Re publican nomination for treasurer, spent $105.50. Wherever there Is a great deal o the Republicans for Prosecuting noise you will find few Ideas. DAY AT FAIR CHILDREN'S Special Trains Carry Crowds From Three Places to Baker. BAKER. Or., Sept. 18. (Special.) Today was children's day at the Baker County Fair and thousands of little ones swarmed to the grounds. Hunting ton, Sumpter and Columbia Mine crowds came on special trains, while Haines, Pleasant Valley. Durkee, Half way and Richland and other places sent big delegations. Despite the storm of the morning the track was in splendid condition and the races exciting. Between heats Colonel E. Hofer, of Salem, and Clarence True Wilson, of Portland, held their debate on the wet and dry question and both were warmly applauded. RAY COOPER NOT GUILTY Tillamook Man Blamed for Death of Michael Eckers, Acquitted. TILLAMOOK. Or., Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) After deliberating two hours the Jury brought in a verdict of not guilty in the charge of murder in the second degree against Ray Cooper today. Cooper was accused of the shooting of Michael Eckers at Blaine last July. Court Adjourns to See Fair. MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. 18. (Spe cial). Judge John S. Coke, adjourned the petit Jury until September 28 to allow litigants and others time to at tend the Coos and Curry counties fair next week. Two indictments were re turned by the grand Jury today and three suspects were released. John Kelly; of Bandon, and Jim Ross, of North Bend, were held for larceny. Ruby Mrrison. known in Portland and who has caused the Marshfleld police much trouble, was taken before the grand Jury today, but no report was made on her case. today that the expense of conducting Candidates Expense Lists In. CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 18. (Spe cial.). The expenses of the numerous Hotel Multnomah Features Extraordinary Beginning tonight, from four until eight, the exclusive Dinner Dances and Afternoon Teas will take place in the Multnomah Ballroom and Tea Garden every week day. Profes sional dancers in charge. Admission by card of invitation only. Tea and a Ia carte dinner parties will be served. Complying with numerous requests, dancing will be continued after din ner, from nine until twelve, on Saturday nights. Those not having received invita tions please communicate with the ' management. Roy O. Yates. President, H. C. Bowers, Manager. L. P. Reynolds. Asst. Mgr. 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