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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1915.
REVENU
E
PROBLEM
PROVES PERPLEXING
Government Confronted With
Deficit, Regardless of De
fense Programme.
MANY MILLIONS NEEDED
rimrins of Sugar on IVec I.lt Will
Only .Make Situation Wane.
Itepablkitn Urge Krlarn
to Pro retire Tariff.
JRE'JONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Waah.
tngtoa. Aug. . Ravenna legislation
will occupy the place of flrat Import-
tct in Congress next session, regard
less of the military proitramme that
may ba mommnnlML In fact, while
the military programme will arouse
more popular Interest, the revenue leg
islation muat take precedence, ana on
that will depend the military legists
tlon that la to follow. .
Much aa the country needs 'arms
and armament. Congress cannot pro
vide them with an empty treasury; It
must flrat provide means for raising
additional revenue.
The Oovernroent now Is running be
Mnd at the rate of 750.0i0 a day.-Such
a system cannot be continued. Yet
thla big deficit Is rolling up in the
faca of a so-called "war revenue" act.
which waa nothing mora nor Jeaa than
a special tax Imposed to cover the
losses resulting from the passage of
the Underwood tariff bilL Cons; reus
failed to make it big enough to cover
the ITrerwood tariff deficit. Thla
war revenue act. under ita terms, will
expire on December SI.
Tmblri Will Maltlpry.-
In round numbers, there Is a deficit
In the treasury today of about .
00.009. If the war tax should not be
re-enacted, another IM.000.000 would
be added, and when euaar goes) on the
free list on May 1. 11. the Oovern
ment can look forward to another $50,
eno.onO on Its deficit. Furthermore, if
the Supreme Court upholda the lower
courts and flnda that the 5 per cent
discount provision of the Underwood
tariff law really means what It says,
and can and muat be enforced, still an
other $li.000.tt0a will ba added to the
deficit. J
To make tbe showing; even worse.
It is to be remembered that during- the
past year the Government had an addi
tional I13.t00.000 which It will not have
next year that being the amount real
ised from the sale of two battleship
to Oreece.
Before Congress can make any pro
vision for Increasing: the Army and
the Navy It must devise means for rais
ins; $153,000,000 above the ordinary
. revenues of the Government, in order
to break even, and to thla must add
provision for raising; I17a.000.000 to
SlA0.e00.00o to put tha country In a
state of military preparedness. To de
vise means of raisins (150.000.000 above
what la raised through ordinary meth
ods of taxation is. of Itself, a biff prob
lem. -War Tax Likely Coattae.
That the so-called "war tax" will be
re-enact d and enlarged. Is almost cer
tain, and Inasmuch as that law expires
by limitation on December 11. It Is to
be presumed that an emergency meas
ure will ba passed In December. If
Congress does net convene before that
month. In order that much of the reve
nue may bo saved. One month, how
ever, ts hardly time enough to revise
that law. nolens the Senate and House
return ttteee are summoned to Washing
ton months In advance to work out a
new bill, and even then It may be Ira
possible to pasa such a. bill In a single
month.
How the revenue shall ba raised la a
problem to which Secretary McAdoo la
devoting- many hours of study. He
probably vUI favor Increasing the
war tax on beer, but if be and the !
resldent make that demand they will I
b met with a counter demand that
bin. jr. which escaped the first spe
cial tax. shall lake Its share of the
burden.
The Republican minority will pro
pose that the Ieraorrats admit the er
ror of their Judgment on the tariff
nnestlon and feet back to a protective
system, but that suggestion will be
team-rolled ss a political necessity.
FORMER NOTED GENERAL AND EX-SECRETARY OF NAVY,
I WHO DIED YESTERDAY.
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LATIN-AMERICANS
AGREE WITH WiLSOf.
Conference in Accord, as to
Purpose in Bringing About
Peace in Mexico.
GOERU BE.VJAMIV F. TRACT.
GENERAL TRACY DIES
"Father of Navy" Succumbs
to Paralysis at 85.
END HASTENED BY WORRY
Public Career Had Kxtcnded Over
Period of 60 Vears Modern
Warehips and Stronger Armor
Due to His Kfforts.
ALLIES SEEK BALKAN AIO
EFFORT MADE THROUGH KEFltC
EWTATiOS TO BF.RSIA.
IMplesaatl Xava CalacMea Wltk Prea
aare Brewght e Bear aa Oev
eraaaeat af Greece.
MJI1, Serbia, via London. Aug. .
Another step in the effort being: made
to bring- about a Balkan agreement, ao
that Bulgaria. Roumanla and Greece
tost be mustered on the side of the
entente powers, was taken here to
day by the ministers of Russia. Great
.Britain. France and Italy, who made
collective representatlona to Nikola
lachltch. the Serbian premier.
An official communication Issued In
thla connection today say a the min
isters' representations were of the
friendliest character and were made "In
the hope of avoiding; friction between
the Balkan atatea and in establishing
an entente between them, thua bring
ing nearer the final success of tbe allies
in tha war."
The collective representatlona made
by the ministers at NUb of the quadru
ple entente powera to the Serbian
Premier coincide with the pressure
brought to bear on the Greek Premier.
M. Oounaris. on Wednesday, when the
British. French. Russian and Italian
ministers at Athens made united rep
resentations to the Greek government
regarding the political situation In the
Balkans. Inasmuch aa It affected that
country.
OLYMPIA TO BE LIGHTED
City Council ProailM-a to Tarn On
Street Lamps September 1.
ALTMPIA. Wash Aug. S. (Special.)
The Governor, members tff the Su
preme Court and other distinguished
statesmen who hara to live at Olympla
because the yUapltol Is hero gave vent
to a sigh of relief this week when
the City Council of Olympla promiaed
to turn the street lights on again
September L
The town has been dark since the
legislature adjourned In March, be
cause of a spirit of economy on the
part of the municipal officials. Tbe
policy hsa -boomed spooning and no
complaint haa been made by the
younger generation. As state officials
consider themselves more or leas
guests of Olympla while living here,
tbey made no open complaint.
NEW YORK, Aug-. . General Ben
jamin F. Tracy, who was President
Harrison's Secretary of the Navy, died
of paralysis here today In his Stub
year, after a period of unconsciousness
lasting; nine days.
General Tracy'a oeath followed
fight for life that amased his phy
sicians. Tire illness which resulted In
his death was Induced. It -was believed,
by worry Incident to his having been
detained a long while on a railroad
lournev from Ithaca. N. 1- to this city
because of a heavy rain storm and
several washouts.
General Tracy bad een In public life
more than (0 year a. He argued a case
before one of tbe New York courts only
two years ago with vigor and bril
liance seemingly undiminished by age.
Necessity for Stress; Navy Seea.
General Tracy had been called the
"father of the fighting Navy." At the
time he entered President Harrison's
Cabinet tbe protected cruiser Balti
more waa the beat ship the Navy bad.
He uttered this historic phrase:
"What's the use of building a ship
that can't run away from a ship It
can't whlpr
His plans won approval. The
armored cruiser, the armored battle
ship and the scout cruiser in the Ameri
can Navy were the result. He also
replaced all-steel armor with tbe
nickel-steel of today. All naval powers.
as a result, were compelled to adopt
new methods of protection.
General Tracy was born In Oswego,
N. Y. He was admitted to the bar at
11. When SS he waa elected District
Attorney of Tioga County. He helped
Horace Greeley organise the Republi
can party In New York state at 2S
yeara of age. At the outbreak of the
Clvik War he was serving In the New
York legislature as an Assemblyman.
Ho went to the front, after organising
two regiments. He served first as
Colonel of the One Hundred and Ninth
New York.
title AVea la Battle. ,
He was made a Breret-BrUadler-General
of volunteers at the close of
the war. largely because of dis
tinguished bravery shown In the battle
of the Wilderness. Four times la the
Wilderness he rallied his regiment
finally to sweep over the Confederate
ramparts. At the moment of victory he
fell desperately wounded upon his bat
tle flag. Historian say his deed made
possible Sherman's march to the sea.
Ha closed his war record as commander
of the military post and prison at
Klmira. N. Y.
As United States District Attorney
for the eastern district of New York
he fought the famous "whisky ring."
despite the threats of mobs and- pres
sure from every side. When he waa
1 yeara old he waa appointed a Judge
of the New York Court of Appeals.
President Harrison selected him for the
portfolio of Secretary of tbe Navy at
it yeara of age.
The tragedy of General Tracy's life
was the loss of bis wife and daughter
at a single blow. It was while Secre
tary of the Navy. In 1190. His beau
tiful Washington home caught fire and
Mrs. Tracy and Uary Tracy were burned
to death.
Later he acted as counsel for Vene
zuela In the dispute over boundary
lines between that country and Knit
land, in 19. He was one of the
counsel for the defense In tha cele
brated Beecher-Tilton esse,
new tITssoises
proximately $3,330,000. To assess the
landa only for the amount of the rail
road's equity would mean a reduction
of more than $62,000 revenue. The
railroad has not paid taxes for two
years.
John B. Eaton, member of the State
Tax Commission, waa in the city yes
terday conferring- with County Tress
urer 11. K. Keeney. He stated that tbe
Commission had asked the Attorney'
General for an opinion as to whether
the lands should be asseaaed as for
tnerly. or whether they should be as
sessed for the amount of the railroad's
equity In tbe land. Instructions, be
said, would soon be Issued by the Com
mission to Assessors.
County Assessor Keeney holds the
view that if the lands are taxable they
can be taxed for tha full amount.
MILITIA .USES GUNS TODAY
Targets and Ranges Laid Out by AI
bany Preparatory to Practice.
PORT ANGELES. Wash., Aug. . .
(Special.) The Oregon Naval MUltla
Saturday will do Us best to win the
National Naval Militia honors at target
practice with bis; naval guns. The men
aboard the cruiser Albany assisted by
a Navy tug; laid out all the targets
and ranges today and tha shooting
win start esrly tomorrow. In add!
tion to competition between the four
gun crews, the militia as a whole will
go after the National trophy for the
best shooting by a State Naval MUltla.
The shooting; will be on the five-Inch
SO-ca liber runs, at a range of one and
one-quarter miles. As yet the large
guns have not been fired on this years
cruise, except in sub-caliber practice.
After the ahootlnir. the cruiser will
return to Port Angeles, where the
men will have their first shore leave
since they left San Frsnclsco. The
militia band will play at Port Angeles.
Tbe ship will leave for Portland Sun
day, arriving- on Monday.
PACKERS RENEW PROTESTS
British Interference AVIth Trade
With Neutrals Set Forth.
WASHINGTON. Aug. C Representa
tives of American packers renewed
their protests to the State Department
today against British interference with
their trade with neutral Kuropsan
countries. They asked that rcjireaentan
ttons be made in the forthcoming- re-
Joinder to recent British notes on neu
tral rights which would establish and
maintain their right to encage In this
business.
Arthur Meeker, of the Armour com
pany, and Henry Veeder. of Swift &
Co.. preaented the protest to Chandler
Anderson, special counsellor at the
Department, calling attention again to
the five ahips loaded with American
meat products en route to neutral
countries, but held for English prise
court action:
The protest will be considered In the
preparation of the American reply to
the British notes.
OBEGOV MAY LOSE a30.000.000
GR4XT LAXD VALCATlOX.
Atterary-Geaeral Called Up a for
x Opinion as to Present Appraise
saeat Basis.
EUGENE. Or.. Aug-, t. (Special.)
County Assessors in Oregon are con
fronted by a situation which may re
sult In reducing- the total appraised
valuation of all taxable property In
the state $30,000,000. The question Is
whether. In view of the recent decision
of the United States Supreme Court,
the Oregon A California Railroad grant
lands can be assessed for taxation, and
If these Isnds can be assessed, whether
the property shall be listed at tbe South
ern Pacific Railroad's equity of $2.60
or listed as they have been in the paat
at valuations ranging- from $S to $20
an acre.
The total valuation placed upon the
Oregon & California Railroad lands in
Lane Count alono last rear was ap-
MINERS STRIKE AT MONS
Serious Ttlot Follows Collision With
German Soldiers.
HAVRE. Aug. (.Miners In the
Mons district have gone on strike. Ac
cording to reports received here,
groups of miners collided with Ger
man soldiers and a serious riot fol
lowed during; which two Germans and
seven minera were killed.
Disorders also are reported from
CharleroL The disturbances resulted
from the high cost of food, the stores
having- been pillaged. German troops
are said to have charged a crowd of
civilians which had congregated, kill
Ins; ten and wounding; 40. Four bat
talions of the landsturm have been
sent to Mons and two to Charleroi, In
tense unrest Is reported to prevail
throughout that region.'
The rich Belgian coal mining- dis
trict, of which Mons Is the center. Is
called Borlnage and the miners are
known as Boralna.
ONION GROWERS TO GET AID
"Bny-a-Sack" Move Started by
IVaUa-AValla Commercial Club.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug-. 6.
(Special.) A movement to buy a aack
of oniona la being- fostered by the
Commercial Club to save the onion
growers. With the Eastern markets
glutted and the markets of the West
not, calling- for the local product,
thousands of sacks of onions here are
not In demand and some of the grow
er face ruin.
The Commercial Club Is arranging
a campaign, the onions to be sold at
about SS cents a sack. The scheme is
patterned somewhat on the "buy a bare
of cotton" campaign carried on in the
East ar.d South.
DETAILS YET UNDECIDED
Prince. They will sail from Philadel
phia next week on the cruiser Ten
nessee, and Colonel L. W. Waller,
United States Marine Corps, command-
lng- .the advance base marina detach
ment, will be placed In charge of oper
ations ashore in Haiti under the direc
tion of Admiral Caperton. He will have
available in all 1900 men. 79 machine
guns and four three-inch Navy field
pieces. .
A meeting- of tho Haitien Parliament
will be held Sunday in Port-au-Prince
to elect a President. Resolvo Bobo,
leader of the successful revolution in
Northern Haiti, ia thought to be en
route to the capital with 800 soldiers.
but his representatives have promised
Admiral Caperton that the troops will
disarm on their arrival.
This is taken to. mean that Bobo ex
pects to be elected to the Presidency
without further fighting-, his chief op
ponent. General Blot, a supporter of
J the overthrown government, having
left the country.
TRADE C011I5S1
HEARS APPLE MEN
Relief From Present System
of Marketing Is Asked
of Federal Body. -
Warring; Factions Itegardcd as Only
, Small Proportion of People of .
Country South Americans
Are. Xot Sanguine. - v
WASHINGTON. Aug;. . The Pan
American conference considering means
to restore peace to Mexico adjourned
today after having- developed no di
vergence of opinion as to its general
purposes, but leaving; undecided the
exact course to be pursued. It will
reassemble in New York probably early
next week.
Meanwhile the Latin-American dip
lomats will communicate with their
governments, and Secretary ' Lansing
will confer with President Wilson.
It was reported tonight that the gen
eral form of the final appeal to the
factional leaders had been agreed on
by the conferees and adjournment
taken while Mr. Lansing laid it before
the President. . The Secretary was aaid
to be at work on a draft of the appeal
tonight in consultation with Secretary
Lane, who has kept in close touch with
the Mexican situation.
Appeal Addressed to People.
The appeal will be addressed to the
Mexjcan people. Copies .will be pre
sented to the various Mexican leaders
and to the Governors of the Mexican
stages without regard to the faction
they represent, and also will be circu
lated throughout Mexico -by American
and Latin-American consular officers.
bearing the ratification of all South and
Central American governments.
Two days of conferences and hear
ing reports have brought all the par
ticipants in accord with President
Wilson's general plan, which is
premised on the fact that the great
majority of the people of Mexico de
sire peace, which to be lasting- must
go beyond consideration of those who
have furthered their plans through
force of arms.
The conferees were impressed that
while the armed forces are in position
to keep the country In a state of tur
moil, they are, nevertheless, only a
small proportion of the people of
Mexico.
While all the participants are In
sympathy with the President's plan to
induce the military factions to enter
another peace conference and have
signified their willingness to co
operate with it to the fullest extent,
the South Americans are not sanguine
of success, unless some way-can be
round lor elimination or the military
leaders and recognition of all classes
in Mexico. -
Momentous Issues Peadlagr.
It Is realised that there are questions
of vast moment, when considered in the
light of Mexico's International obliga
tions and the responsibility of the na
tions which are preparing to sponsor
her rehabilitation, that -cannot be de
termined in any brief conference. - but
muat be the subject of much delibera
tion.
Foremost Is the extent to which the
claims of the military chiefs shall be
considered and what concessions be
tween them can bo arranged. One de
velopment which emphasised that fea-
ure was the dispatch tonight of Major-
General Scott. Chief-of-Staff of the
Army, to the Mexican border to confer
with Generat Villa,
The War Department refused to com
ment on General Soott's mission and it
waa said there that any statement
would be made by the State Depart
ment. After a conference between Gen
eral Scott. Secretary Lansing and Act'
ng secretary Breckinridge, of the War
Department, It was said the General
waa going to readjust the American
forces in the light of recent develop
ments which have threatened attacks
on border towns. It waa generally be
lieved, however, that General Scott, In
whom General V ilia haa expressed con
fldence, and to whom he often has
turned for advice, will outline to the
Northern chieftain the need of consid
oration for the other factions.
Carransa's Successes Considered.
This was taken to indicate that some
of the conferees were Impressed that
the military successes and the extent
of territory conquered by General Car
ranxa would entitle him to a greater
measure of consideration than General
Villa has been Inclined to admit.
Another point Is the extent to which
the business and industrial element
sometimes called the cientlflcos, must
oe taken into consideration. It Is urged
n their behalf that most of them
ave not been .identified with any mill.
tary activity. .
In the conference today were Paul
Fuller, Secretary Lansing. President
Wilsons unofficial adviser In Mexican
affairs, and the diplomatic representa-
ves or Argentina, Bras!!. Bolivia.
Chile. Uruguay and Guatemala.
There was no change - in the first
tep to send final representations to
he military leaders, and to General
arranxa in particular, demanding for
he sake of the millions of non-com
batants that they form a new govern
ment that can be recognised and sup
ported by the American nations and
the world.
Ruaaorsj ef Breach Denied.
Rumors that a breach had occurred
over personalities were emphatically de
led, and It was said the discussion had
not yet reached the stage where tbe
presidency waa being considered.
Questions of International law, vari
ous provisions of the Mexican consti
tution and the probability that many
f currania s adherents might not fol
low him in-defiance of a genuine pan
American effort to restore peace and
government in their country are to- be
carefully studied before the final pro
gramme Is determined.
LUMBERMEN ALSO TESTIFY
CARS BLAMED FOR ILLS
STRIPHANGLXQ DECLARED FRUIT
FUL CAUSE OF STRAIX.
Hla-b. Steps Denounced in Address by
Dr. Fryette as Responsible for'
Many Twisted Joints.
A new ground for complaint on the
part of tbe straphanger on urban
streetcars was brought forward yester-
AVasle in Manufacture, Over-Pm
ductlon and Cutthroat Coiupetl
tlon Are Complaints Cur
tailment Is "Wanted.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 6. "Farmers
of the Northwest are bejjng penalized
ior growing appies, . eaia jonn jr.
Da vies, testifying - before the Federal
Trade Commission at Its investigation
into the status of the fruit industry in
this region today, "'me consumer 1
paying much and the grower is not get
Dr. H. H. Fryette, of Chicago, one of
the most prominent specialists of Amer
lean osteopathy. .'
"Straphanglng and high steps on
streetcars are wrecking the anatomy
of the American people, declared Dr.
Fryette. "One of the most common
causes of lesions of the innominate
bone and the sacro-iliac Joint Is th
peculiar twist 'and strain produced In
tern of handling the applo crop." he
aaaea.
Representatives of apple-growers In
Washington, Oregon. Idaho and Mon
tana were present at the hearing, which
is Demg held at the call of the United
States Commission appointed to study
and, where advisable, remedy industrial
conditions throughout the country.
.I TTl n.irU.nn , .I 1 1) I.. n I
the attempt to mount cars which have denj of' the Northwest Shl ppers' League,
100 Jllgn steps. was tha first witness callari. H tl-
"StraDhanging. particularly for worn- I , .
en. Is another thing to be denounced. ,v, .,. v-.v,...' .
11 may V ,, . r ' L. . lDf Bn investment of JiOO.000,000 and
" Til! employing 20,000 persons.
.v.innMl miisctilarlv to offset the I
strain that stranhansrlner brings upon ' " Selllns; Method Favored.
the Joints at the Junction of the in- in his opening remarks Mr. Da vies
nominate bones and the spine. Not only I said tbe growers of the Pacific North
thls Doint. but other even more vital 1 west were producing a highly special-
parts of the body are affected by the ized article that is midway between a
strain which is produced by the partic- necessity and a luxury. He said the
ularly extreme position required in I growers want to make their product
straDhanaing. Osteopaths have record- I more available to consumers at lower
ed thousands of cases of this sort that I prices, and yet at a price which would
have been produced, for the most part. I give tne grower a lair profit. Me
In Just that way." I voiced tne sentiment on ail growers in
Low streetcar steps and a substltu- I the fruit-growing states when he said
tlon of some less straining device than I that some radical change in the present
the overhead strap for passengers who I method of handling and selling the ap-
must stand, he declared, would eumi- pie crop is necessary.
nate the source of
amount of Illness,
the women.
tremendous
193 ACCIDENTS IN WEEK
Lumber, Construction and Railway
Victims Most Sinmerous.
"Orchards all over the fruit districts
especially among I are being uprooted and the Sheriff is
at the door to foreclose on the growers.
who are vainly struggling under the
present system." said Mr. Davles. "If
the Federal Commission has not the
power to solve the problem, the fruit
growers of the Northwest will help
you get additional power, he con
eluded.
Lumberman Advises Curtailment.
At the morning session of the Trade
Commission representatives or the lura
ber industry in Idaho and Kastern
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.) Ac
cordinir to the report of the State In
dustrial Accident Commission for -the Washington declared that "the lumber
week ending August 6, 193 accidents, business is sick, manufacturing waste
one of them fatal, were reported. Of ful an1 tne industry trqubled with over-
tho total, 1Z oi tne injured persona production and cutthroat competition.
were subject Jo the workmen's com- j w Toole, president of the Western
oensation act. 82 were employed bylpnA Manufacturers' Association, said
public utility corporations. 28 were em- that lf lumbermen were allowed to
ployed by firms and corporations wnicn curtaii the production and organize
have rejected the act, and three were soIllns. a8rencles under Government su
employed by firms that have no has- perVisJon he believed a remedy might
ardous work.
:. The following 'shows the number of
accidents by industry:
Construction St. sawmill. 3 Togslnz 20,
railroad operstloa 26; Iron and steel rk Waahinglon, 'D. C, went on record to
olPrr.rU."nJ,i pS day as of the opinion that the North
4. minim S. department store 3, laundry 2,
sand and gravel bunkers 2, rock crushers 2,
tsvedorinr 2. telephone companies 2.
Cresmarv. Ice cream manufactures, light
and power companies, machine manufsc- IdCIMITV CIC PITV fl!u1A7PC
turss, deck hands, express companies, stock- I DCHU I I - Ul ' wl I I ttiilHCE.0
ysrds, brewery, heating engineering, blast-
i M.niif..tn,u ann iv Innnhnr
lng! plumbing, building wrecking, farming, F. B. T. Hollenberg, Arkansas OOIU'
woodsaw, all one each,
ba found.
Charles X-Brand, director of the bu
reau of markets and rural organization
of ! the Department of Agriculture,
I west Fruitgrowers' Council was not in
violation of the Clayton anti-trust law.
mlssioncr, Visits on Way to Fair.
ICailway Officials Inspect.
MARSHFIELD. Or, Aug. . (Spe
cial.) Superintendent Campbell, of
the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon,
and Attorney Ralph Moody are looking
over the company's holdings in this
section In company with local officials.
Engineers H. P. Hoey and W. R. Fon
taine arrived tonight, and F. L. Burck
halter la expected from Roseburg this
evening. The officials will inspect the
bridge and view the 10-mile trackage
before leayjnc Sunday,
HAITIEN POSITIONS SEIZED
fCont'nued From Flrnt Page.)
Port au Prince and the death of Pres
ident Gulllaume, have left here for Port
au Prince to be present at the forth
coming election by the National As
sembly of a new President, -
Acting on orders issued by the Amer
ican authorities, 800 revolutionary sol
diers sailed today from this port on
board the dispatch boat Nord Alexis.
They are going to Port au Prince. The
forces, still faithful to the late Presi
dent Gulllaume have taken refuge at
Evecbe.
The local committee of safety, not
having been recognized by the Amer
ican naval authorities, has been obliged
to disband.
REGIMEXT OF MARIXES SKXT
American Admiral to Have 1900
Men and 7 9 Machine Guns.
ABERDEEN TO VOTE TODAY
I think that Portland. Or., so far
as floral beauty is concerned, is the
r.. n.-- i.tnn nan U'mpp Kon1 I second most beautiful city in the
IWOrlU, 8aia r. a. I. nynenucis, JJi coi
dent of the Hollenberg Music Company,
of Little Rock, Ark., last night. Mr.
TTlii.nk..p la hnri ftf the Arkansas
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 6. (Spe- r.--..,!.. Panama-Pacific Interna-
clal.) Interest waxed keen here today tonal Exposition, San Francisco, and
over the special election to be held to- wltn Mra Hollenberg and his son. F.
morrow to determine whether the city B T Hollenberg, Jr., was the guest
shall.be bonded for 1500,000 to build a ye8te'rday of his friend, Hy J. Eilers.
new water system. All city officials f tnl clty
have Indorsed the project but never- "The most beautiful city In the world
theless considerable opposition Is ap- . the fiorai u B Hamburg, Ger-
pearlng. Both sides are admitting that Mr. Hollenberg. "My
the election will be close and will work towrt LUue Rock, lays claim to be a
hard tomorrow. Street mass meetings. .ro ' clty' but Is not in it so far as
at Which Mayor Phillips and !ty At- portland la concerned. I am delighted
torney Cross were the principal speak- . Pnrti.n schnnl children
ers, were held here last night and to- have community gardens in vacant lots
nlsn- ... throughout the cKy. and am sure tnai
The Question of buying the toll ,..,,,,,. fin-.(,rs.
bridge across the Chehalis River also ..? ,ntBnd. when t return to Little
s being much discussed and the Mayor . that wn hav similar
and Council have gone on record as community gardens for our school
favoring it. Arrangements for its pur- ., also remember with
chase probably will be made Monday.
It .is estimated that the cost will be
$62,000.
BEETHOVEN IS HONORED
German-Americana Attend Tnvell-
lng of Bust at San Francisco.
STILL MISSING
Patrolman Stewart May Be Brought
Before Grand Jury.
great pleasure, looking at Portland
from Council Crest. In early dusk. Just
as the street lamps were being lighted
the effect was like that of rairy-
land. It seemed to spread out tne ctty
more, and if anyone would then assert
that Portland had 350.000 people instead
of 250.000 he would be henevea,
Mr. Hollenberg believes in tne ward
xvstem of government for cities. In op
position to commission government, and
thini. th. larrer envnm or monircnv.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6. German- wnn ..tn- ideal ought to be represen-
Americans honored today the memory I tative government by Mayor and Alder-
of Ludwig Von Beethoven, the Prus- men elected from wards. .
slan composer, at the unveiling of a
Francisco by the Beethoven Maenner- DIAMOND
cnor or ixew lorn.
A parade of German societies and
delegates, who attended the convention
of the National German-American Alli
ance, which concluded its business ses
sions Wednesday, marched to Golden
Gate Park, where addresses were de- "When the grand Jury convenes on
livered by George E. Alstadt, president August 24, it probably will take under
of the Beethoven Maennerchor of New consideration the case of Robert
York, and others. Stewart, the patrolman who was sus-
The concluding event on the pro- nended by Chief Clark and later dis-
gramme was a Beethoven concert at missed by Mayor Albee for his alleged
the municipal auditorium tonight un- connection with the theft of a diamond
tier the direction of Alfred Herts, for- I watch fob. Recommendations that the
merly conductor of German opera at lease be thoroughly investigated were
the Metropolitan .Opera-House, New I made yesterday by. Deputy District At
York, now conductor of the. San Fran- I torney. Deich in his report to the grand
Cisco Symphony Orchestra. - I jury.
If innocent he should be vindicated,
ie o-uiltv. he should be nunlahed read
HIGHWAY CONTRACT IS LET report, w .u.p. be-
I cause he failed to make an adequate
.rtn - -, explanation of his part in the disposal
Medford Man Will Extend Koad o"tne 6tolen diamond. He has not
From Tolo Xorth. vet found Ralph Stoitz, the man he
says can clear mm oi suspicion, aiiu
denies that he has the diamond Chief
MEDFORD. Or., Aug. 6. (Special.) I Clark demanded he produce If he
Chris Natwich. builder of the Crater wished to escape criminal charges.
Lake road, has been awarded the con- No criminal complaint has been made
tract for the extension of the Pacific against the former patrolman, and it is
Highway from Tolo north to tbe Jose- probable that nothing will be done
phlne County line, the contract price unless the grand Jury should indict
being 116, 6ba.u. This roaa win not be him.
hard-surfaced, but graded, curbed and
rift, with oulvsrts.
The County Court is now preparing Yn r-IMlilNFFK KrttThW
Hre ir f(m (Vntrnl Pnln t tr Tnln. fiVAr
the new route selected to eliminate Former Portland Man Probably Fa
grade crossings. When these two units
are completed the entire Pacific High
way from Grants Pasa to the Cali
fornia line will be ready for travel.
"New York
can't boast
of a classier
shop,,, were
the words of
an Easterner
yesterday.
You can't imagine
how' distinctive a
clothes-service can
be made, until you
visit the new Politz.
Welcome!
Clothes of Culture
Washington at -Sixth
ment of the State University, was fore
man of a sewer construction gang. It
was his first Job.
His assailant, Frank Novak, crushed
his skull with a shovel. Novak is In
jail.
Edmund Ryan, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. 13. J. Ryan, of 613 East Fifty-
fourth street North, Portland, has been
employed as a civil engineer by a con
tractor in Milwaukee for the past few
months. His father is in Pennsylvania,
attending to some real estate trans
actions, and Mrs. Ryan was endeavor
ing to get into communication with
him yesterday.
AERIE CHIEFS COMING HERE
Milwaukee Lodge Wins $3000 Prize
in Ritual Exemplification.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 6. Exodus of
delegates attending the grand aerie.
fraternal order of Iagles, began to
day with the departure of tho Seattle
delegation this morning.
The grand officers of the order win
leave Spokane Monday for Seattle,
where they will attend a banquet ar
ranged for them on Monday nlsjlit.
They will pass Tuesday at Portland
on their way to San Francisco. Eagles'
day will be celebrated at the Exposition
Thursday.
The Milwaukee Aerie of Eagles won
the first prise in the $3000 contest in the
xemplincation of the ritual at the
grand aerie of the fraternal order of
Eagles here today. Snohomish, Wash.,
was second, San Francisco third, Seattlo
fourth and Helena. Mont, fifth.
In the military drill Judged by United
States Army officers, the Helena temii
won first prize of $100 and Milwaukeo
the second of $50.
The ritual prize was divided $1000.
800. $600,' $400 and $200.
The grand aerie considered means to
build up the order in the smaller cities.
Marihuana, a narcotic derived from a
Mexican henin. is stronger than opium airl
corresponds to the hasheesh of the Far Ei.
horticulturist recently round tne pinnin
growing in a Su Antonio (Tex.) cattle
orrnl
STAR
LAST DAY
"The Faithless Wife"
or
DR. RAMEAU
with
AN ALL-STAR CAST
A Picture Worth Seeing
VVM. FOX REVIEW
Starts Tomorrow With
Wm. Farnum in
"A Gilded Fool"
tally Injured by Laborer.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6. Edmund
Ryan, formerly of Portland, Or., was
nrobablv fatally Injured today Dy a
laborer whom he had reprimanded for
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. An addi-
tlonal regiment or martnea was or- Santiseptlc for a Perfect Complexion
Adnura? Caperton": men now maintain- 1 '0 .PrV! wori. Ryan, who was graduated
Ins order in cape iiauieu ana on-au- uke its cleanly, aeaiuu ooar. coe. All druggists. juub uum iu
PEOPLES
LAST DAY
"The Puppet Crown"
WITH INA CLAIRE AND
CARLYLE BLACKWELL
A Genuine Romance
COMING TOMORROW
MARY PICKFORD
IN "RAGS"
Royal Canton Restaurant
852-SM Alder St., Cor. rark, fori land.
Or. Open fntil 1 A. M.
Sp-elal tiunclav Chicken Itlnner, M5C.
SPWIAL UM'n, lie lf-llrom 11
A. M. to 8 V. SI. American and hl
nee Ilinhes. Open Day aad Mailt. ,
I'honeo: A iJ8J. Alain 8149.
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