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7 un it THE JIORXINTr O I EGO XI AN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1914." innian COURT EXCORIATES , FIREBUG WITNESS If You Neglect Your Scalp Your Hair Will Fall llltil u V, STATE IS REPORTED THE SMTUBMIT MVMNING POST Wide Range in Civic, Social and Educational Uplift Oc cupies CJub Members. Judge McGinn in Thai De clares He "Wouldn't Hang Dog" on Testimony. rORK of the bankers, had been possessed by the Secretary for the last 60 years. He said he agreed, however, that some sec retaries might do wrong and believed the reserve law should have provided that the regional banks carry the de posits and act as fiscal agents of the Government. Mr. Glass said bankers had not been ignored in the making of the new law and that it was based on a hearing in which the "greatest bankers" in the country participated. Every safeguard had been, placed in the bill, he said, to prevent inflation. The nominating committee of the as sociation agreed tonight to recommend tomorrow the election of William A. Law, of Philadelphia, for president, and James K. Lynch, of San Francisco, for vice-president. Mr. Law is now vice president. The executive council probably will decide tomorrow upon the next conven tion city. Seattle, Toledo, Columbus and San Francisco are contenders. "Only the wisdom of management by the directors and officers of the vari ous reserve hanks and of the Federal Reserve Board can insure the success of the experiment," declared Arthur Reynolds, president of the association, in his annual address. "It is a just criticism of the meas wu TAX EXEMPTION DISLIKED Cheers Greet Crook County Dele Sate Who Tells of Organization Kxceeding Men in .Number on Good Roads Iay- EUGENE, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) A Btory of what SO.OOO Oregon clubwomen have done by devotins part of their time during- the past year to the pro motion of the civic interests of their communities was condensed into the reports from women's organizations , from all portions of the state, which i were read before the delegates attend- ; Jnsr the convention of the Oregon Fed eration of Women's Clubs today. They ; told the growth of a remarkable com- munity pride based upon principles of; molern sociology. La Grande women have found work systematically for their unemployed men, lave obtained -dancehall regula tions and have done rescue work. The Cresweli club had helped organize a co-operative cannery. Harrisburg worn n ma in ta in a free library. The Council of J e wish Women in Portland, with a membership of 4 3 4, has spent J726 during the year in public service work, in addition to supporting a "neighborhood house, at an expendi ture of $7000. These women have es tablished a child's bank and have Iden tified themselves with civic and polit ical interests in Portland. W ome-n'a Activities Shown. Report after report told of systema tized charity, civic beautification, cen sorship, inspection of food supplies, education, passage of , ordinances and countless other activities, including even actual labor on good roads proj ects. The reports come from large and cultured city clubs, from ranch dwell ers in Eastern Oregon and from the Southern Oregon farms. Mrs. Ada. B. Mi I Mean reported how members of the Sku-ke-leek Club, of Crook County, turned out in full force on good roads day. far outnumbering the men. and did their work effectively and intelligently, shirking no part from handling the plow to driving teams. This report was greeted with prolonged cheers. This afternoon the women partici pated in an active discussion of the measures to be voted on at the Novem ber election. Absolute parliamentary order and harmony prevailed in the dis cussion. "I was never prouder of the Oregon Federation than I am at the present moment," declared Saruh A. Evans, when it was concluded. "We women have been criticised for being unable to discuss the most minor political is sue without ending in a row. I would like to see a men's convention take up seven or eight leading political issues as we have done without a disagree- Tax Kxemption Condemned. During the discussion the women -heered when the proposed $1500 tax exemption law was declared the most vicious measure upon the ballot. W. H. Galvani, secretary of the Ore gon Peace Society, in an address to night declared that the present war is the factor which will make possible universal peace, gradual disarmament of nations and an international tri bunal. He asserted that the United States, the only "great neutral nation, is in a position to step in u the proper time and obtain more than temporary peace. lie accused manufacturers of arma ments and military men, prompted by dcsj re for promotion and by hero-worship, of responsibility for the present situation ; and declared the pub lished efforts of each nation, seeking to shift the blame, omens of a dissatis faction existent among the common people at war. VKXSIOX MEASURE ASSAILED l'etlcration or Women Ask Modifica tion of Present Law. EXGENE, On, Oct. 14. (Special.) A demand for radical modification of tho widows pension law, now involving ihe expenditure of thousands of dollars of state taxes monthly, was announced today at the convention of the Oregon Federation of Women, in session here. This stand is the result of a year's in vestigation of tho merits of the law introduced two years ago. Resolutions to the Legislature are now being prepared. The year's Inves tigation covers all available authorities, includes conferences with the Case committee of the Widows Pension Bureau of Multnomah County and the use of its statistics. The Child Labor Commission was interviewed, and lastly a question aire was sent to all the County Judges in Oregon. One conclusion reached was this: "The widows' pensipn law, burdened as it is with officialism, is drying up the springs of human sympathy. It is making professional the old neighbor ly helpfulness for the widows and fatherless. We found fraternal organi zations referring their widowed charges to the pension commission. We found church societies taking refuge in the law; relatives withdrew support, and charity organizations were relieved of their widowed charges. We found a truth that was overlooked by the fram ers of the law; that a public charge is public property. The public is entitled to the most intimate acquaintence. Taxpayers have no respect for family privacy or prejudicies when taxes are involved and no power of sentiment or sympathy will alter this attribute." An appeal to the women of Oregon to better acquaint themselves with the Oregon school law, in view of antici pated legislation, much of which is deemed undesirable, was made yester day in the report of the educational committee of the Oregon Federation of W omens' Clubs, of which Mrs. Howard G. Pettinger, of Oswego, is chairman. Resolutions were recommended, one denying support to the proposal that domestic science be made compulsory in Oregon high schools; the other fav oring the re-opening of the State Normal School at Monmouth. LAW IS CALLED "MIRACLE" Glass Gives Wilson Credit Tor Bank ing Act. RICHMOND, Va-Toct. H. Represen tative Glass, one of the authors of the Nation's new banking- law, told mem bers of the American Bankers' Asso ciation today that President Wilson de served supreme credit for the new law. He characterized it as a "legislative miracle. :' Mr. Olass said the discretionary pow er of the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit and transfer Government funds, which was criticised earlier in the day In the address or President Reynolds, ure," said Mr. Reynolds of the reserve law, "to say that it does not take the Government out of the banking busi ness and that itconfers on one of our Government officials an extraordinary power and discretion unwarranted by the spirit of our institutions and re pugnant to republican principles." NEW PAPER MILL PUN tltOWS-tOI.I JIBI l PLAJiT MAY BE REPLACED BY BETTER ONE. Force to Be Transferred to Willamette Machinery, but None Will Be Left Idle. OREGON CITY, Or.. Oct. 14. (Spe cial.) Plans of the newly-organized Crown-Willamette Paper Company, which recently purchased the proper ties of both the Crown-Columbia and the Willamette paper companies, it is understood, provide for replacing the old Crown-Columbia plant here- with a larger and better-equipped mllL It Is said that construction of the new plant is only a part of the im provement plan of the Crown-Willamette Company. The engineering department of the Crown-Willamette Paper Company is busy on the plans, which will be sub mitted to the officials of the new cor poration when they visit Oregon City. It is understood that the new build ings will be much larger and more complete than the old ones and su perior to any of the mills in the country. The date when construction on the new plant will begin is not known, but if the plans of the engineers here are adopted it is considered probable that work will start soon. Several of the paper machines in the Crown-Columbia mill will be shut down in a few days and the men trans ferred to the Willamette mill, where the machinery is more modern and ef ficient. No men will be laid off. It is said. Temporary repairs are planned for the Crown-Columbia mill, accordlnjr to the statement of officials, and the "safety first" department of the Wil lamette company will extend its work to the other plant. The head officials of the new corpor ation are expected in Oregon City in short 'time. TWO DRUGGISTS ACCUSED .Oregon ...City Pharmacists Charged M'ith Illegal Poison Sales. , OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 14. (Spe cial.) Warrants have been issued in the Justice Court here for the arrest of George A. Harding and T. L. Char- man, local druggists, on charges of selling poisons without prescriptions trom a doctor or oentist- Special agents representing the state came to Oregon City last Saturday and pur chased heroin from the Charman store and tincture of iodine from George A. Harding, it is alleged. According to the state agents, they walked into the Charman store and asked for opium. Mr. Charman per sonally waited on them, they allege, and said that the store was out of opium, but had heroin, "which had the same kick.1' At the Harding store a boy, who is not a registered pharma cist, sold them tincture of iodine, the authorities say. The packages are held by District Attorney Hedges. ENACTING CLAUSE LACKING Bill Designed to Abolish Orflccs, If O. K.'d by People, Is Invalid. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) Be cause of the failure of the writer to incorporate an enacting clause in the proposed measure, the bill designed to abolish the State Desert Land Board and the office of State Engineer as an appointive one, even though approved by the people at the coming election, would be invalid. The eight-hour law. cassed at the last election, was without an enacting cmuse ana tor tnat reason was held to be invalid. The Legislature, how ever, corrected the defect and re-enact ed the measure, which could be done in tho case of the Desert Land' Board bill if it should be approved by the people. While the measure was initi ated by W. P. George, proprietor of a Salem restaurant, it is known that Gov ernor west Is behind it. COLLEGE CLUB ELECTS Kenneth L. Fox, ot Chicago, Heads Easterners at Corvallis. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Oct. 14 (Special.) Kenneth U Fox. of Chicago, 111., a student in the Junior class in mining engineering at the Oregon Agricultural College, last night was elected president of the Easterners' Club, composed o all stu dents in the college whose homes are east of the Mississippi River. Foster Murphy, or Evanston. 111., is vice-president; F. L. Ballard, of Meredith. N. H.. secretary; W. S. Zimmerman, of La Salle. N. Y., treasurer; E. G. Bates, of w llliamsport. Pa., sergeant at arms and N. C-Carnie, of Chicago, press re porter. The function of the Fasteners is to interest other Easterners in this in stitution. . . NORMAL SCHOOL INDORSED Jackson-Josephine Institute Closes I-'avorlng- Proposed Measures. MEDFORD. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) The Jackson-Josephine County Insti tute closed its session of three days to day with resolutions favoring normal schools at Ashland and Weston and the passage of educational measures. Three hundred and filty teachers attended. There is a decided sentiment among the teachers at the institute ip favor of the normal echool. and the visiting educational heads from various parts of the state will return to their homes to work for the amendment, t This after noon the teachers were given an auto mobile ride through the valley. STATE DISLIKES ATTACK Star Testifier for Prosecution Is Ob- ject or Wrath Philip Davis, ex-Convict and Confessed Ar sonist, Scored Before Jury. Philip Davis. Russian ex-convict self-confessed agent for the locai arson trust and star witness for the atu": nt ine present series or prose cutions, was reDuKed by Judge McGinn "mie on tne witness-stand yesterday giving evidence in the case against A. w oilman. i wouldn't hang a dog on the testimony of the man, Davis." de clared Judge McGinn .shortly after the noon recess. "This man ought to be in the penitentiary for the remainder or nis lire. He admits having re peatedly set houses on fire. Gentle men, no jury will convict a man who comes before me on the testimony of a DciL-t-uiuessea criminal. Davis had Just admitted that he had been active as a firebug. Judge Mc Ginn looked closely at the witness and then spoke his mind freely. He added that there was a sort of justice in the Insurance companies being de frauded in this way if they did not have better business judgment than to take such risks. Rebuke Surprises Froeciitor. Deputy District Attorney Collier, who, assisted by Deputy Hammersly, Is pressing the arson charge against Wolfman, was annoyed at the state ment of Judge McGinn and his bitter references to Davis. Mr. Collier said last night: "I .was surprised at the sudden out burst of Judge McGinn this afternoon. To say the least his remarks are gross ly Improper and highly prejudical to the state's case. Particularly Is this true in view of the fact that the re marks were made before the state had an opportunity of presenting more than one-halt of its case. "If the same remarks were made concerning the defendant's case, it would constitute reversible error, but as the state has no appeal, we are com pelled to submit and say nothing. "Under the law, the jurors are the sole judges as to questions of fact and that should have been left to them to determine." Intimidation la Alleged. The defense yesterday put Wolfman on the stand and tried to show that the state used third-degree methods in trying to wring a confession from Wolfman. Finally he did make a con fession to the District Attorney. It was taken down in shorthand by a stenographer. Later Wolfman said he did not intend to stand by his state ment and .had obtained other lawyers. On the stand yesterday he said he was visited by Deputy District Attor ney C. W. Robison last Spring and also was taken to the District Attorney's of fice frequently, where, he said, he was cursed and Intimidated. A coincidence is that Deputy Robison and Wolfman are distant relatives. The defendant said that because o this slight tie he was told that Mr. Robison wanted to save him from jail and urged him to make his confession. Wolfman said he was urged to tell that Davis set a fire for him. This was the statement the District Attor ney desired, he said. He was promised that if he would make this statement he would never so to jail, he would not be called into court and he would never be mentioned in the newspapers as a firebug. He said Deputy Robison swore to him by his dead father to give him complete immunity if he would do as was desired. Testimony Is Conflicting. It wns testified that the statement made was not true, but that answers returned were, such as were desired by Mr. Robison. The defense took much time yesterday in the effort to prove that the confession was made to the District AttorridsAjnder duress. On cross-examination. Attorney Collier mixed Wolfman up on some points. The witness failed to remember in some instances and contradicted himself- somewhat. The testimony of Wolfman was neg atived largely by witnesses for the state. District Attorney Evans, Special Agent Geren and a stenographer who took down Wolfman's confession, con tradicted "him in many essentials. Deputy Robison testified that no threats or intimidation were used In his interviews with Wolfman. Philip Davis recounted his story of the Wolfman fire. The store of Wolf man, at 122H Burnside street, was burned out in the Summer of 1912, and insurance to the amount of $2212 was collected. Judge McGinn yesterday put the ban on babies in the courtroom. The Wolf man family came early and the court ordered children kept away from the space reserved for counsel and defend ants. In the afternoon a child set up a wail and again the order against babies was enforced. OSTEND'S FATE IN DOUBT (Continued From First Page.) gees who were at the siege of Ant werp blanched as they listened to the bombardment and increased the fear among the residents of Obtend by de scribing the horrors attending the fall of that fortress. IluMinewa Houses Close - Most of the business houses in Ostend closed yesterday and professional men, merchants and hotelkeepers joined the throng that dared not leave the water front for fear of losing places in the ever-growing line of men. women and children clamoring for a chance to es cape All taxicabs and cab horses were taken by the army long ago. so there was little means of transportation. The tramcars were commandeered by the hospitals and civilians had little chance to ride. The hotels near the quay which remained open were crowded with refugees who had money and who begged for the opportunity to rent even a chair. Fishermen LtTt In Small Boats. Tuesday night brought insistent re ports that the Germans would enter Ostend on Wednesday at dawn, with the result that few persons In the city slept. Before daybreak every street of Ostend was alive with Belgians making their way to the waterfront. Hundreds of fishermen took their famL lies and friends away in their small boats, which sailed out of the shipping basin In a steady stream, loaded down with frightened women and children, carrying their personal effects wrapped in tablecloths and. blankets. The failure of the Germans to arrive Cuticura Soap Shampoos Preceded by light touches of Cuticura Ointment ap plied by the end of finger to the scalp skin will soften and remove patches of dandruff, allay itching or irritation and quickly promote hair-grow-ingconditions. Special direc tions accompany each cake. Samples Free by Mail Cutlcur 8oap and Ointment old throughout the world. Liberal sample ot each mailed free, with 32-B book. Addreaa "Cuticura." Iept- 3F. Boston. at daybreak afforded only a slight re lief to the anxious crowds. Rumors were current that German cavalry was less than 20 miles away and the ap pearance of the Taube in the sky was taken as an indication that the Ger mans were perfecting their plans for entering the city. Government Without Direction. Practically no government of any sort remains at Ostend: the departure or Ivlng Albert and military headquar ters lert only the Civil Governor and policemen, who are attempting to pre serve order, and there is lack of direc tion, as the Burgomaster, head of the municipal government, has also left. The crowds mass about the Kaner ways of the vessel, making the work of emoarking the refugees more difficult. Women and children are trampled in stampedes that follow almost everv rumor. Bundles of clothes, trunks and bags are stacked everywhere in con fusion, preventing the free movement of the crowds. "Women at children first" is the announcement the ship officials make In Flemish and French as the gang ways are lowered. This rule has been enforced for several days, but with the greatest effort: women cling to their nusoanoa and other male relatives, de fiantly blocking the gangways. Refugees CllnK to Bacsase. All attempts to persuade the refugees to drop their bundles and hasten aboard the boats are unavailing. "It is all we have left." was the pitiful reply of an aged and infirm woman staggering under heavy baggage. Ostend today-is amazlnglv unlike the gay Atlantic city of Belgium which formerly attracted most of the fash- lonaoie pleasure-seekers of tho world The shutters are closed on tne- great hotels facing the splendid bathins beach, where rich and poor alike, resi dents of Ostend and refugees of u.11 classes from the interior of Belgium, are huddling together. But there ait otners which afford comparative com fort to many of the women and chil dren whose only food for days has been bread and coffee provided by the committees which are attempting to keep down tne hunger of the people in spite of the fact that all the ordinary activities have been suspended. Now even bread is becoming scarce. Relief Boats Overcrowded. The relief boats to Folkestone are so crowded and hurried that they have little time to consider the question of meals, and frequently they are unable to offer even a cold lunch to the refugees crowded into every available inch of deck space. Marked attention is shown the wounded soldiers by tne refugees, who gather about the litters and on the docks and on shipboard, offering cigar ettes, chocolate and other delicacies which the almost empty lunch baskets afford. Many of the soldiers speak only Flemish, while their nurses know only English or French, and must rely on refugees who understand all three lan guages to make known the wants of the sufferers. Little children often bridge the language chasm and with rare sympathy assist the nurses. Belgian. English and French sol diers alike have endured such hard ships during the recent campaign that the uniforms of the wounded soldiers are in tatters. This is especially true of the Belgians, whose once bright red-and-blue uniforms are now faded and in shreds as unkempt in appearance as their unshaven faces. Army Needs Six Weeks Rest. "My poor Belgian boys have such disreputable-looking uniforms when they come to me." a Red Cross surgeon re marked, "that I try to get some sort of civilian clothes for them to tone them up. Of course, we cannot get new uni forms now, but the poor chaps are dis heartened enough by their Injuries without having to hobble about in rags." The same surgeon said that, in his opinion, the entire Belgian array should have six weeks' respite to re cover from the shock of its constant service under unprecedented hardships. The American Consul, Henry A. Johns ton, has the affairs of the allies under his care, and is on the docks day and night assisting his charges. Americans are not numerous at Ostend, but a few have been coming in daily from Ant werp. Ghent and Bruges. The British Consul left Ostend sev eral days ago, the Consuls represent ing the other allies accompanying him. Rains Add to Snfferlnc. Rains last night and today intensi fied the sufferings of the crowds, which were Bhoved to the edge of the pier, where they remained without shelter, in the hope of catching the next boat Several persons were pushed off the docks by the surging masses, but all were rescued by the guards. A dense fog last night cast further gloom over the dimly-ltghted piers lined with refugees trying to sleep. The fog guns were kept firing to warn fish ing boats off tlie reefs. Every report startled the fugitives, who were ready to believe that the expected raid of the Germans had begun. A Red Cross doctor, provided with a motor ambulance and assisted by boy scouts, has been working without ces sation on the docks caring for the sick and exhausted. Several children have broken their arms by falling over the scattered luggage. Constant calls are made for attendance on women who faint through sheer exhaustion or fright. Frequently hysteria seizes some woman' and at once spreads, espe cially among the older women, who be lieve that the arrival of the Germans would mean the end of themselves and their families. Among the wounded Belgians were h ' "Here Fido! . One of Herbert Johnson's Cartoons on the War, Which Will Appear Weekly ' Mr.Grex of Monte Carlo By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM A novel of international intrigue, leading up to the great war, in which an adventurous young American first falls in love, then into trouble, and becomes a part of events that are making history. Sherman Said It By IRVTN S. COBB A vivid story of the wake of war, written day by day in the ruined villages of Belgium and France through which Mr. Cobb followed the German Juggernaut. Liberty A Statement of the British Case, by Arnold Bennett, the famous English novelist. In This Week's Issue J The One Dated October 17th i Murder Will Out No matter which Emperor wins, the people always lose, and censor or no censor, the real story of the war will be given to them. Week by week The Saturday Evening Post will tell the vital facts not the news of battles, not the tawdry glory stuff, but the story of what war does to the man in the ranks the "cannon fodder" the man in the streets, the laborer, the little business man and the farmer; the women and children in the home, against whom finally all war is waged. Articles in this great series will appear every week By Samuel G. Blythe From England By Irvin S. Cobb From Belgium and Germany' By Corra Harris From France And Many World-Famous Writers and Statesmen In the Countries Involved. EVENING POST Five Cents the Copy, of All News Agents Or, $1.50 a Year (52 Issues) by Mail, Ordered Through Our Subscription Agents or Direct Our Sales Agent is JT7- IT A "irfPT V 270 FOURTH STREE -tV. Ilri V L 1 , PORTLAND, OREGO Boys "Wanted to Deliver on Routes THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY Independence Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania several good sing-era. who relieved the strain of the situation Tuesday night with folk Bongs, in which a great chorus joined. One young chap, whose knee was badly wounded in a recent engagement, proved an excellent yodeler and amuad the sleepless crowd which gathered about bis litter with Tyrolean airs that called forth great applause, in marked contrast to the wails and raoanings of the nerve-racked women Mltchel Supports Glynn. NEW, YORK, Oct- 14. Mayor Mlt chel, elected last year on a fusion ticket opposed to the local Democratic organization, announced today his in tention of supporting Governor Glynn, Democratic nominee for Goveror. The Amrffon Valley in the first thr months of 1014 exported -3,2S,447- pound of crude rubber v fa 109.0