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THE MORXTXG OTTER ONTAN'. TITimSDAT. SEPTEMBER 9. 1Q15. : BORDER UNDER IS CONTROL OF ARMY Circular Calling for Overthrow of Americans Found by Authorities. MANY HOUSES SEARCHED contracts and that overtime was neces sary on occasions. Attorneys John F. Logan and A. E. Clark were present in the courtroom as representatives of other paving- con tractors who are similarly charged. The other cases, however, were not called. Mr. Hotl dismissed the complaint against George W. Simon, of the Pa cific Bridge Company, because, he said, his witnesses had "gone back on him." When they arrived in the courtroom under subpena, he said, the workers tol-d him they would not testify that they had worked more than eight hours. C. F. Swigert, of the Pacific Bridge Company, and R. D. Hoyt. of the War ren Construction Company, will be tried J Friday on similar complaint. Others who are now under arrest are: S. S. Montague and J. S. Compton. of the Montague-O'Reilly Company; Anton Giebisch. of Giebisch & Joplin, and L X. Day, of the Oregon Independent Paving Company. More Letters From California Are Disclosed and Organized Plans Seem to Have Seen on Foot for More Than Year. HESPERIAN NOT WARNED ALLAN LINE ISSLES FORMAL STATE. MEXT OK DENIAL. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 8. It was announced here last night that Major-General Funston. of the South ern Department, Is to issue orders plac ing practically me entire Rio Grande country in the Brownsville section in the hands of the United States Army. It is understood that the Army wil. devote its forces primarily to guarding the border, leaving the policing work in the interior, except when special troops are needed, to state and county officers. I Utile Work Both Ways. It Is understood also that that order probably will work to prevent firing across the boundary from the Texas side by armed forces, except the United .States troops. The immediate regio.i of the international boundary is to be under complete control of Army offi cers in command in this district. The purpose is to minimize the dan ger to international relations from a continuation of fighting across the Rio Grande, such as occurred several times last week between Mexicans on one Tens ransers and county offi cers, aided by American citizens, on the other. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 8. More evidence of a widespread conspiracy among Mexicans on both sides of the boundary to try to overthrow Ameri can authority in the border country was turned up by the authorities here Tuesday. Circular Calls for Vprlsins. A circular letter was found which antedated by three months the plan of the San Diego revolution. This circular was dated October 1, 1014. It was sent by a Mexican resident pn a ranch near Brownsville to Mexi cans on both sides of the border, ap pealing to them to "rise inv favor of Carranza and of independence because at the rate we are going here we soon will be living as slaves of the Americans." The letter promised those answering the call "money and offices provided they still live at the end of the bat tles." The authorities did not make public the names of the Mexicans ap pearing on these circulars, believing that by keeping the identities secret they will have an opportunity to cap ture some of the signers. Houses f Mexicans Searched. It also was learned today that more letters from California have been found among the effects of Mexican houses, which have been searched for many miles inside the American border. These letters indicated that organized plans have been afoot for probably more than a year. More buttons bearing a red flag inscribed "Land and Liberty," also have been found. Today passed, however, without re ports of outbreaks. Americans arriving in Mataraoros to day by automobile from Victoria, about 200 miles south of Matamoros, reported no sijjns of trouble or unrest in the territory they passed through. DIPLOMATS TO MEET SOON Carruiiza Meanwhile Makes Great Kffort to Trovc Supremacy. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 Secretary I.ansing and the Latin-American dip lomats co-operating with him in the effort to re-establish constitutional government m Mexico will meet next week to consider replies to their ap peal to tlie Mexicdn factions for a peace conference and to formulate the next step in their plan. Mr. Lansing said today the meeting had not been definitely arranged, but that it would be held before Septem ber 13, because the Argentine Ambas sador. Senor Naon. leaves on that date for a visit to his home. As to what the next move Is to be. nothing has been disclosed. General Carranza has not yet replied to the ap peal, although he has given indications unofficially that he would decline the offer of assistance made by the Pan- American conferees. Generals Villa and Zapata and many leaders affiliated with them have agreed to the proposed peace conterence. General Carranza may reply before the conferees meet again and there are some officials who believe that he at least will leave the way open for further negotiations. Officials are con vineed, however, that Carranza will make a tremendous effort within the next few weeks to drive Villa from his strongholds at Torreon and Chihuahu and thus establish virtually complete supremacy of his government. General Ohregon and other Carranza command ers have been unusually active within the last 10 days. A statement of the military operations issued tonight by the Carranza agency described the cap ture of Icamole. Saltillo, Paredon and other cities from the Villa forces. BRITISH OPEN WAY TO RELEASE GOODS Americans May Obtain German and Austrian Products for Which -They Contracted. BIG VOLUME AFFECTED Washington Not Disposed to Question Good Faith of Recent Assurances tiiven by G LIVERPOOL, Sept. 8. "No submarine seen by anyone oeiore tne snip was struck, nor was any warning given." says an official statement is sued by the Allan line regarding the steamer Hesperian and which seemingly sets at rest the story that a warning was shouted by a lookout just before the vessel was struck. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. Evidence that the liner Hesperian carried a "six inch gun," masked by being painted service gray, gave a new aspect to the case, in the view of the State Depart ment Tuesday. The commander and first and second officers made affidavits, which were cabled today by Consul Frost, in which this assertion was made. They averred, however, that the vessel undoubtedly was sunk by a torpedo. Officials . held that a gun of sucn caliber was of sufficient size to sink a submarine. Proof of 'this fact, offi cials think, might be construed as a purpose to challenge the German block aders. The present position of the United States is to take no steps to question the good faith of Germany's recent as surances unless it is shown clearly that the sinking of the Hesperian was in violation of them. LONDON. Sept. 8. The American Consul at Queenstown, according to the Daily Mail, has received information that a man named Wolff, aged 21, and born in New Jersey, was lost in the sinking of the Hesperian. LONDON. Sept- 8. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Rotterdam says: "It is freely rumored in Berlin that the sinking of the Allan line steamer Hesperian was deliberately designed by the party of Admiral von Tlrpitz, the German Minister of Marine, to bring to a climax the difference be tween Von Tirpitz and Dr. von Beth-mann-Hollweg. the Imperial Chancellor. over the last note to President Wilson concerning the use of submarine boats against liners. CORVALLIS TEAM FIRST FIREMEN KM) THRILLING MBET AT OREGON CITV. Trade Advisers to Resume Negotia tions Broken Off by Itefusal to Consider Further Applica tions for Permits. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. Definite in formation was cabled by Ambassador Page from London Tuesday that Great Britain is now prepared to accept in formal representations by the foreign trade advisers of the State Department as a means of releasing American owned goods of German and Austrian origin now held up at neutral ports by the British order in council. Receipt of the Ambassador's message was followed by a conference attended by Trade Adviser Fleming, Sir Richard Crawford, commercial attache of the British Embassy here, and T. S. Shar retts, counsel for the American Im porters' Asociation. after which it was announced that the plan would ba worked out in the next three or four days. The arrangement will result in the trade advisers' resuming negotiations which have been interrupted since June 15 by the British refusal to con sider ' further applications for special permits under the order in council. Goods amounting to $167,000,000 have been tied up at Rotterdam alone, anr it is expected that the new arrange ment will release not only these ship ments, but all goods of German and Austrian manufacture for which Amer ican importers have incurred obliga tions. Details now under consideration by the British authorities include the question as to how long the arrange ment will be allowed to continue in force and the question of limiting con tinulng contracts under which Amerl can importers are liable for goods which may not be delivered for months to come. This store will be closed Thursday, Sept. 9 in observance of A Jewish Holiday BEN SELLING Morrison at Fourth MORMON CHIEF DN VISIT B. II. ROBERTS, OF SALT LAKE CITY, GIVES VIEWS ON WAR. LABOR LAW IS INVOKED rAVIXG CONTRACTOR MOl .D OVER TO JURY. Hundreds Awed by In announced Fea ture in Programme Leap of 75 Feet In A max In sr. . OREGON CITY, Sept. 8. (Special.) In the firemen's tournament that closed ! here Tuesday, the Corvallis team cap- j tured first place by a margin of only one point. Oregon City ranked second with 35 tallies and the St. Johns team which failed to put ir its appearance for the contests in the second day of the meet scored 17. The fire alarm was sounded, at 2:10 o'clock this afternoon. At 2:11 the com bined Oregon City and Corvallis fire de partments reached the Electric Hotel and one minute later ladders were hoisted to the top of the building. The alarm was an unannounced feature of the day's programme aikd hundreds followed the firemen down Main street to the hotel building. The exhibition of ladder work and the Jump of 75 feet into a life net held the crowd in awe. The St. Johns team was unable to ap pear in today's tournament, although the firemen from the Multnomah County town led in yesterday's results. But with the two teams left, the races and contests today were easily the equal of those put on yesterday be tween the three departments. The tournament will go probably to Corvallis next year, although this has not been definitely decided. The Cor vallis team left for home tonight. A score of concessions, which were on almost every side street and on many of the vacant lots along Main street, are being taken down tonight, and to morrow the town will be minus Its gala appearance. In the race against time," which had to be run three times before a decision could be reached, the Corvallis team took first place in 12 seconds. Results in the other contests were: Hose coupling race, Corval lis, 19 seconds; relay race, -Oregon City. 19 seconds; ladder race, Corvallis, 1 1 seconds: hose and ladder race, Corvallis 3-5 sec onds; horskey box test, Corvallis, 9 seconds. - Keardon, of the Corvallis team, took first in the lt0-ysrd race in 10 seconds. A. W. riork'n Cane 1m Ktrwt of Several Brought Before Court by State Commissioner Hoff. A. V. Clark, of the Clark-Henery Construction Company, was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday by Dis trict Judge Dayton on a charge of allowing George Anderson, an engi neer, to work more than eight hours on the Clark-Henery paving contract. The Clark case was the only one of several charges which was brought to trial yesterday. O. P. Hoff, State Labor Commissioner, made the complaints as the result of investigations by hi ni si' If and deputies into working condi tions on . the county ro:id paving projects and the interstate bridge. Violations of the new law which fixes a maximum of eight hours a day on all public work is charged in the complaint. Anderson was the only witness called, and he was an unwilling one. He ad nutted that he had worked more than eijcht hours August 24, but said there whs no other man to run the steam roller. Asked if he had been paid double time for his overtime, as re quired by law, he said he had not. John Mannincr acted as attorney for Mr. LlarK. and argued that an emergency existed; that it was neces Peace Will Aot Come Until Blood Hnit Washed Hatred From Europe Declares Churchman B. H. Roberts, of Sa 1 1 Lake C i ty, one of the pillars of the Mormon Church, the man who was elected from Utah to the 56th Congress and about whose election so much controversy arose. Is In Portland for a short visit. Mr. Roberts said Tuesday night that the people of his faith are absolutely loyal to America. "Why shouldn't they be? They be lieve that America is a holy land; that it was founded by men inspired by God. The perpetuation of any coun try depends upon its righteousness,' declared Mr. Roberts. V hen asked if he thought peace would come soon, Mr. Roberts said "No, I fear not. It may sound radical to say, but I do say I hope not. If there should be a sudden cessation of hostilities now there would still bo in the hearts of those battling a hatred that would rankle until there was an other outbreak. It will only be when they have satisfied the madness that impels them that the thing will be fought out and the final baptism of blood will have cleansed from their hearts and minds the desire for bat tle." Mr. Roberts is one of the seven Presidents of the 70 of the Mormon Church and he has written an ex haustive history of the church, which is being published in six volumes. It has been running in a magazine for the past six years. garded as the most Important member of the Philes' team. He caught Alex ander, Mayer and Rixey regularly. WOMAN BURGLAR IN HOUSE Loot Is Dropped AVhen Owner Enters and Hurried Flight Is Made. A "woman burglar Tuesday night en tered the home of S. I. Guiss, 109 East Seventeenth street, and was escaping with an automobile robe whe-n Mr. Guiss returned home. The woman dropped the robe and lied to the brush close by. Nothing: of value was taken. ' Masher Felled by Blow. Swift justice was administered by T. Decker, 195 McClellan street, to a man who accosted Mr. Decker's small daughter near her home last night.. With two blows Mr. Decker knocked the man flat on his back. The fellow jumped up and escaped, leaving his hat. ly BANK DEPOSITS INCREASE Portland Institutions Have Tota or $70,000,000. Deposits in the various city and state banks of Portland have grown substan tially in the last year, as indicated by the responses made Tuesday to the periodical -call of the Controller of the Currency. Most of the banks show big increases. The aggregate of deposits is now ap proximately $70,000,000, with those in the Linnton and St. Johns banks, which now are included with the Portland banks in making reports for the city at large. Portland banks also are maintaining a strong and healthy reserve, as shown by yesterday's reports. The av erage reserve fund of all the Portland banks is approximately 35 per cent. GOAT WRECKS CAR AND 4 TROLLEY COMPANY BLAMED Coroner's Jury Says Lack of Guards on Cars Caused H. Obersr's Ieath. That Henning Oberg came to his death through the negligence of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany in failing to properly safeguard their streetcars, was the verdict of a Coroner's jury who held an inquest over the body Tuesday night. Mr. Oberg fell to his death between the third and fourth cars of an Oregon City train on the Hawthorne bridge Monday. W. Rufner was motorroan on the train and W. K. Cochrane and C. B. West were the conductors. Mr. Oberg was a passenger. Apparently ill, the man went to the rear of his car and felL FLOODS CHECK GERMANS Rivers in Russia Reported Over flowing Banks. COPENHAGEN, via London, Sept. 8. A dispatch to the Politiken from Ber lin says: "The Autumn floods already have started all along the eastern front. The rivers everywhere are overflow ing their .banks and the German ad vance has been checked." "Hailstones 14 incites In circumfrence have Defiant Animal Drags Clmin Across Road and Auto Ditched. V 1 LLI A M S PO RT, Ta., Sept. 3. A jroat wrecked a motor car near Galeton recently and sent four people to the Austin State Hospital. The animal was chained to a fence at tho roadside and ran out and stood defiantly in the middle of the road in front of the machine. The car was slowed down, but not before the soat's liter chain became entangled m the heels. The automobile went over r.n embankment. Stephen Waters and his wife, of Logue, Pa., suffered broken legs and two others were bruised seri ously. The goat escaped unhurt. PHILLIES' STAR INJURED Catcher Ilillifer, or Leading Nat Ion ul League Club, May Be Out All Year. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8. William Killefer, star catcher of the Philadel phia Nationals, may be out of the game the rest of the season because of an injury to his shoulder, according to Manager Moran, who returned here to night from Brooklyn. Killefer did not accompany the other members of the team to this city, but remained in New York under the care of a specialist Next to Alexander, Killefer is re- AwridGola Hdl Jk Frueiuoltpoutioc 1. hiyhat honor ra Imported Olive OH. HE TALIC OF THE THE CLAWSMM Accompanied by an Aug mented Orchestra YOU HAD BETTER HURRY a RESERVE YOUR SEATS EARLY Daily Matinee, 2 P. M 25c and 50c Every Evening, 8 P. M 50c and 75c Every Seat Reserved Busy Boys Use Shinola "The shine that 2v?) stays shined " zfeTV . It's good for leather V)5 and shines in a AKhrA Tk iiffy- 4 W K 1 OUR FAII GRESHAM SEPTEMBER 14-to 18 o o o GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE Told the Rotary Club that the cow is the wet nurse of prosperity and prosperity follows the cow. PRES. KERR, of the Agricultural College Told the Ad Club that the fair is one of the most potent agencies for the welfare of this community and that our mercantile establishments prosper in just such proportion as our farmers are pros perous. PRES. LEWIS, of the Multnomah County Fair Assn. States that never in the history of the fair has such a wealth of superior . exhibits been shown. o o o Sill m if JP Boys you should have a SHINOLA shining kit a box of SHINOLA and two soft dry cloths one to put on the SHINOLA with, the other for polishing. Keeps your shoes looking just a little better than the other fellow's. Have you seen the key that lifts the cover of the SHINOLA box ? Blaok Tan White. Ask Narst Stre. America's Home Shoe Polish Attractions: Eight Grange Exhibits. Hundreds of head of the finest stock in the state. Daily lectures by Miss Anna M. Turley, Domestic Science Dept. of the Oregon Agricultural College. Multnomah County Corn Show, in charge of "Farmer Smith," Agriculturist of the O.-W. R. & N. Demonstration Herd of Dairy" Cows in charge of J. D. Mickle, State Dairy and Food Commissioner. Daily lectures by J. M. Dickson, Shedd ; Wm. Schulmerich, Hillsboro ; W. K. Newell, Seghers; A. E. Westcott, Banks; Professor R. R. Graves, Dairy Dept. Oregon Agricultural College. Races Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Interspersed with exhibition driving of J. D. Farrell's Fancy Carriage Horses, "Old Glory" and "Union Jack." These fine carriage types will be hitched to a George the 4th Phaeton and a Seaton wagon and driven by Miss Farrell. Mr. Farrell will also have his celebrated jumper, Premier, on exhibition. Fireworks every evening. Round Trip, Fare on Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. and Bull Run Lines, 25 Cents Students' Special Train from Portland to Eugene To accommodate Students who desire to enroll at the opening of the University of Oregon on Monday, Sep tember 13, a Special Train will leave Sunday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 P. M. (Arrive at Eugene 7:30 P. M.) Stops will be made to pick up and discharge passengers at Oregon City, Woodburn, Salem and Albany. Full particulars at City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth street, cor. Oak; Union Depot or East Morrison-Street Depot. Telephones Broadway 2760, A 6704 SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland. Last Chance Summer Excursions On sale daily to September 30. Chicago and Return $72.50 St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth; Omaha, Kansas City ' and return $60. Reduced fares to many other destinations. Final return limit, October 31. Good for stopovers going and returning. Throuprh standard and tourist sleepers to OMcajro leave Portland daily 7:25 P. M. Arrange for stopover at GLACIEK NATIONAL TAfiK. Tickets and sleepinir car reservations at City Ticket Office. 3 48 Wash ington St.. and at Depot. Tenth and Hoyt Streets. II. Dickson. C. P. & T. A. Telephones Marshall 3071, A 22S6. Hggj PHONE YOUR WANT ADS TO THE OREGON! AN Main 7070 A 6095 sury to rubh the work on these paving been found in Knsland. v