VOL. LV.-XO. 17,110. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICAN TROOPER KILLED ON BORDER Mexicans Cover Raid ers' Retreat. PITCHED BATTLE IS FOUGHT Pursuit Across Line May Fol low Another Attack. WASHINGTON IS ALARMED Captain A. V. P. Anderson, of Aiucr tcan Forces, Is Slightly Wound ed Progreso Postoffice Is Looted and Burned. WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. Details of a fight today between United States cavalrymen and Mexican raiders at Progreso, Tex., in which an American trooper was killed and the captain commanding wounded, were given in a report from Major Anderson at Mer cedes, forwarded to the War Depart ment tonight by Major-General Fun cton. After looting . the Progreso postof fice and store, which they burned, the raiders escaped across the Rio Grande under cover of rifle fire from several hundred Mexicans on the south side ot the river. An early report from General Funs ton, quoting Colonel Ballard Harlingen, said that "officers described the Mexi can raiders as Carranzisla soldiers." Major Anderson's report only said that rome of the Mexicans were uniformed, but territory across the river from Progresso is completely in Carranzista control. Incident Regarded as Serious, The report was telegraphed to Sec retary Garrison at Seabright, N. J., by Assistant Secretary Breckenridge. De partment officials would not comment In the absence of the Secretary, but it was made apparent that the incident was regarded as one of the most serious of the many disturbances along the border. No new orders have been given Gen eral Funston. lie is in full charge of the border situation and is authorized to deal with emergencies as may be necessary. Repetition of such affairs as that of today may be followed by sending American troops across the border to deal with escaping raiders and their accomplices. Carrania to lie Notified. The matter will be laid before the ptate Department tomorrow In order that representations may be made to General Carranza, whoso troops occupy the territory opposite Progreso. Following is Major Anderson's re port: "Party of about 80 Mexicans attacked storehouse at Pregreso postoffice at about daybreak this morning, broke into store, looted the place and set fire to it- A detachment of Troops B and C, Twelfth Cavalry, numbering about 12 men. were fired upon as they approached the store. The fire was returned. Soldier Is Shot Twice, "Private Henry Stubblef ield, Troop B. was shot twice In the body and killed. Reinforcements closed in from all sides. Four officers and about 60 of our men participated in the fight. ' The firing kept up about two hours. "Captain A. V. P. Anderson, who was in command, received flesh wound In arm, but is not considered dangerous. Two horses were killed and one wounded. "The Mexicans were pursued in brush to the river. Several hundred Mexi cans on other side of the river kept up a heavy fire to cover crossing of Mex icans. A large part,, if not all. have recrossed now (5:20 P. M.). Mexicans fired some 2000 shots and our men about 1000. Two Mexicans were re ported shot in the boat crossing the river. Several were shot on other side of the ri'er. Some of Mexicans In Uniform. "Some of the Mexicans were in unl form and some in civilian clothes. A Captain reported in full uniform. SuT ficient troops here to handle situa tion." Twelve Mexican bandits, mounted and well armed, yesterday raided the Palpa ranch, north of Mission, accord ing to reports received from Browns ville today. Francisco Guerra, manager of the ranch, said the Mexicans took all horses, mules, arms and ammunition on the place and escaped. Cavalry and infantry from Mission are search Ing for the Mexicans. Venturo Longoria and his son, Daniel Longoria, Mexicans, who were arrested by United States cavalrymen after the recent battle at Los Indios, today were rearrested by the Sheriffs department in connection with the killing of Pri vate Kraft, of the Twelfth Cavalry, In that fight. BROWNSVILLE. Tex., Sept. 24. Re ports late tonight said that at least four and probably more Mexican ban dits were killed in today's fighting at Progreso. Two of the Mexicans were killed on the American side, it Is said, two while crossing the river in boats and four others are believed to have lost their lives while scrambling up SUSPECT HELD FOR 3 TRAIN ROBBERIES JAMES TAYLOR CAPTURED IS SHACK AT OREGOS CITY. "Raincoat With White Spot," Seen on Sight of Canemah Holdup, Found, in House. OREGON CITT, Or.. Sept. 24. ((Spe cial.) James Taylor, aged 38, who is believed to have been involved in three streetcar robberies near here and in Portland in June and July of this year, was captured here this afternoon In a shack in a lonely, deserted part of the city by Sheriff Wilson and . Special Agent Lillis, of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Co., aided by B. Mc Shane and Morris Cutture. Taylor is said to be an ex-convict from San Quentin. Evidence against Taylor has come to the officials of Clackamas County and the corporation from various sources; one particularly being an informant who resides in Milwaukie, William Doyle, an employe and the Silver Falls Lumber Company. Taylor and his movements have been under surveillance for several weeks, and It Is said that when he today made tracks toward his shack, looking from side to eide and turning back as he en tered his habitation with a sack on his shoulder no was being watched from ambush by Doyle, who notified the of ficials. When he was inside his abode the officers surrounded the place and Taylor surrendered. That the officials made a "good catch" is evidenced from the wealth of burglars' tools and holdup artists' necessities found in the shack. Taylor is believed to have taken part or known considerable about the holdups of the Canemah car on July 15, the Mount Tabor car on July 5 and a Woodstock car on June 18. One of the important features to the capture is the fact that the captors pro cured the alleged "raincoat with the white spot" which is said to have been worn by the man who held up the streetcars. The Canemah car crew, Cooper and Moore, will be brought here tomorrow in an attempt to identify Taylor. ALIEN ACTORS MUST PAY Exemption om Income Tax to Be Discontinued Under Ruling. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Aliens who are residing; temporarily in the United States will not hereafter be allowed the exemptions given citizens and resident aliens under the income tax law. They will be compelled to pay 1 per cent on all net Income by a ruling of the Treas ury Department today. Aliens who can show an intention of becoming permanent residents will have the benefit of the usual exemp tions. Treasury officials said the rul ing was designed to tax actors, sing ers and other persons ' who come to this country for a few months only, but who hitherto have claimed exemp tions as resident aliens. HEIRLOOMS GIVEN WILSON Zachary Taylor's Property Added to White House Collection. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Mrs. Wal ter R. Stauffer, of New Orleans, grand daughter of President Zachary Taylor, presented to President Wilson today for the White House Collection several heirlooms belonging to her ancestors, They included a pair of silver candle stocks, a cut-glass decanter and sev eral wine glasses used by President Taylor in the White House, a brooch containing a lock of his hair, a silver spur and the handle of a walking stick given him during the Mexican War. ARMY AIRMEN LOOP LOOP Xon-Com missioned Officers Break Military Records. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 24. Sergeant William Ocher and Corporal Albert Smith, attached to the United States Army aviation corps at North Island. today made 15 loops each while en gaged in flights, snattering all Army and Navy aviation records. Both officers used the same machine. As it is of the heavy Army type, de signed solely for long-distance flying, the feats or the two Army aviators are considered remarkable in aviation circles. GERMAN COTTON BID RISES Firms Offer 16 Cents for Million Bales Delivered. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. The group of German firms which recently of fered to buy a, million bales of Araeri can cotton at 15 cents a pound if de livered in Bremen, today cabled Senato Hoke Smith they now are willing to pay 16 cents. ( The firms have deposited securities with the American Consulate in Berli to cover the purchase price and guaran tee that the cotton will not be put to military or naval uses. HISTORIC SHIP CONDEMNED Navy Probably Will Sell Franklin as Junk. NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 24. The old re ceiving ship Franklin, which has bee in the service of the United States for a century, has been condemned by Naval board of survey and probably will be sold for junk. The Franklin, formerly used as quar ters for about 1000 men, began to lea several weeks ago. The men were forced to leave the ship and seek quar ters elsewhere. SIX BIG WARSHIPS PLANNED FOR One, Maybe Two, Bat tle Cruisers Urged. BOARD FAVORS PROGRAMME Fast Vessels Declared to Have Proved Usefulness. EXPERTS DECLARE VIEWS Submarines Regarded in Light of Auxiliaries Daniels May Not Be Willing to Adopt Pro gramme in Full. W ASHINGTON, Sept. 24. (Special.) The building programme of the General Board of the Navy will call for at least six big ships. It was learned today from authoritative sources at the Navy De partment. At least one, and possibly two, of these will be battle cruisers and the rest super-dreadnoughts. At present the Navy has no battle cruisers, but experts of the General Board are convinced that the develop ment of this type by nations against . ... . ' u,s oica la uuuscu prepare makes it necessary to provide ships of this type without delay. Battle Cruiser Proved Useful. Japan, Great Britain and Germany have experimented with the battle cruiser and have amply demonstrated its usefulness. It has been shown that there is no effective way of combat- ; a battle cruiser except wtth ships of the same type, and for that reason. xperts say, it is absolutely necessary for the United States to construct them. Submarines are considered as auxiliary nly. The board is at work on a compre- ensive battle cruiser programme. which, it is hoped, can be followed from ear to year until the Navy Is equipped with an adequate number. Certain members of the board favor building two a year, beginning at once, and con tinuing at that rate until the required ratio to other navies is reached. Little Navy Like So Navy. "It is all a question of what nation we are going to fight," said a high naval official today. '"If we are pre paring for defense against a first-class naval power we might as well have no navy at all as a little one." The Secretary of the Navy will recommend substantial increases in the Navy, but it is generally believed he will not go as far in this direction as the general board will recommend. Members of the board refuse to believe there is any considerable sentiment among the chiefs of the Administra tion for keeping the naval estimates down to the customary level, but are convinced that the President and Sec retary Daniels will support them in their plans for a really adequate naval equipment. BULGARIA NAVY INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 68 degrees; minimum. 52 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwest winds. War. Artillery duels continue incessantly in Gal- lipoli. Page J.. Greeks mobilizing to offset move by Bul garia, page 1. Loan to allies now likely to be less than half billion. Page 3. Mexico. American trooper killed on border. Page 1. National. General board of Navy favors six big war ships this year. Page 1. Domestic. Head of Armenian Church asks America to save race from annihilation. Page Lack of fire protection declared menace to nation a defense, page i. , Sports. Coast Lague results San Francisco Port land l; Oakland 5, Los Angeles 3; Ver non 3, Salt Lake 0. Page 10. Multnomah eleven will clash with Oregon at Kugene today. Page 10. Boston Braves climb into second place. Page 10. Driver Yates, n Grand Circuit accident, loses fool. Page 1 1. ( Pacific Northwest. Politics feature election of lay delegates at Methodist conference. Page 4. Second day mere thrilling than first . at Hound up. Pago 1. James Taylor at Oregon City held as sus pt In three train robberies. Pace 1. Knights Templar of Washington elect offi cers and close conclave. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Etort wheat buying is on larger scale. Page 13. Indications of early foreign trade lift Chi cago wheat prices. Page 13. Strong demand for railroad stocks in New York market. Page 13. British bark Tridorna. to call here for grain, completes triangular voyage. Page 12. Fort land and Vicinity. Knights Templar of -Oregon and "Washing ton give spectacular street paradu in Portland. Page 1 Seamstress lumps from fourth floor of Kited ner building; clothesline saves life. Page 7. Dying leper, who mingled with Portland crowds for two years, discovered. Page 16. Portland nhops get offer for 300.000 shrap nel shell orr.er. Page -:. ' New dahlias entered and attendance large, Pa.-e t. City efficiency code source or new trouble. Pase 11. I Weather report, data and forecast Paie 15. HARBOR CELEBRATION PLAN Chamber Will Ask Outside Torts to Join Deep-Water Jubilee. Torts of the entire Columbia basin will be asked by the Portland Cham ber of Commerce to participate in a meeting in Portland to celebrate the achievement of 35 feet of water at the mouth of the river. The bureau of trade and commerce in the Chamber has just received the maps of the Government engineers, which show that this depth has been reached in tho channel operations. F. A. Spencer, H. E. Pennell. E. W. Wright, F. C. Knapp and G. B. Hegardt have been appointed on a committee to arrange for the celebration, to set the date for it and to invite delega tions from Astoria, Vancouver and other ports. DIVE IS FATAL TO BOY, 18 Voutli Dies as Result of Injuries Received on Outing. Charles Newman, 641 Thurman street, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital early last night from Injuries received in diving four feet into Co lumbia Slough on August 8. He was 18 years old. The boy was injured while on an outing with a party of young folks. Members of the party went swimming in the slough. Newman dived into two feet of water and struck his head on the bottom. The shock fractured one of his cervical vertebrae and the spinal cord was injured. HOLDS THE CENTER OF THE BALKAN STAGE. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF 2 STATES MEET Street Parade Makes a Brilliant Show. iT WASHINGTON f UREGON Marching Cross Formation Is Striking Spectacle. VETERAN, 80, GOES AFOOT Visitors Attend Closing Ceremonial Session in Portland and Wit ness Rare Performance of Masonic Ritual. Knights Templar of Oregon and Washington, who have beer. Holding their annual conclaves at Portland and Vancouver, Wash., respectively, joined forces in a brilliant street parade in Portland yesterday afternoon. In their full-dress uniforms of dark blue, their cocked hats 'with flowing white ostrich plumes, and their gleam ing swords at the carry, the Knights made an imposing spectacle as they marched through the streets in perfect formation and with military precision. Templars' Hand Lradi. It. L. Pittock. as one of the mounted aides to Captain William Davis, granl marshal of the day. rode at the head of the procession, following a platoon of police who cleared the way. Behind the marshal and his aides came the Oregtn Knights Templar Band, and then marching Knights for blocks and blocks. ' Members of the grand commandery of Knights Templar of Oregon, Oregon commandery No. 1, and Washington commandery No. 15, both of Portland, and Hood River commandery No. 12, marched as separate formations in the Oregon part of the parade. In their ranks, however, were also delegates from the 14 other commanderies of the state. Miowlnj? I YlMitora Splendid. The Washington Knights also made a splendid showing. The Seattle. Spo kane and Vancouver commanderies, marching as separate formations, pre ceded the grand commandery of Knights Templar of Washington, which brought up the rear. Members of Cataract Commandery No. 3, of Spokane, headed by H. T. Tlnling, eminent commander, and W. II. Stowell, generalissimo, and the Vancouver Commandery. executed drills as they marched. One of the most striking formations was a change from regular order of threes or sixes abreast to .a long column in the form of a cross. Veteran AValkn Vnaidcd. The parade formed at Broadway and Couch streets at 3 o'clock. Thence it moved eouth on Broadway to Wash ington, east to Third, south to Morrison, west to Sixth, noi th to Alder, west to Twelftn, north to Washington, east to Concluded on Phko 4. Column 3.) Friday's War Moves S a "measure of elementary pru dence," Greece has ordered the mobilization of her naval and military forces. Thus the action of Bulgaria in making military preparations has brought the last remaining Balkan state under arms, for Roumania, while not fully mobilized, has had her troops ready for an emergency for some time. What plans Bulgaria really has in mind a-' what Greece and Koumania will . . JV vnen these plans mature are still .natters of SDeculatlon. One thins; seems clear, however: Bulgaria and Turkey, for so many years sworn ene mies, have composed their differences. The successes which the Russian General Ivanoff has been having in Galicia and Volhynia, it is considered in military circles of the allies, may still have an influence in more than one way in the Balkans. General Ivan off has been so successful that the German Field Marshal von Mackensen, who is fighting north of the Pripet marshes eastward of Brest-Litovsk. ac cording to the German official report. has been compelled to withdraw his line somewhat, as it was in danger of being encircled, while the Austrians have been driven back across the Styr and, according to one account, have evacuated the fortress of Lutsk in the Volhynian triangle of fortresses, which they captured during the great drive. These successes, which extend to the Roumanian frontier, would. in the opinion of military observers, serve to ease the situation on the Roumanian flank should Roumania join Russia, and in addition might well prevent the Austro-Germans from sending an army, which it is estimated must con sist of at least a half-million men. to make an attack on Serbia. In the center the Russians are still falling back, while in the north Field Marshal von Hindenburg continues to make nrogress with his offensive against Dvinsk. although at a much slower rate than formerly, as the Rus sians are stiffening their resistance. East of Vilna the Germans admit a temporary check, during which they lost guns to the Russians. There has been a continuation of the further artillery struggle in the west According to the Berlin official report a British attack south of the canal of La Bassco broke down under the Ger man fire. After a fortnight of comparative in activity, during which they sank only Ave British merchant ships, German submarines again are the move off the Irish coast. Since Tuesday they have sent five British steamers to the bottom. September , t!!4. rremifr Asquith visits Ireland and asks for aid. War tax bill passed by House. Battle especially Intense on German right wing in France. Austrians bombard Belgrade. 13TH CHAMPIONSHIP WON Mrs. Richardson, of Lane Count) Adds to Angel Cuke Honors. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) Thirteen years the champion angel cake artist of her county, Mrs. Frank Richardson again carried off the blu ribbon from all other Lane County com petitors yesterday. Ten of Mrs. Rich ardson s blue ribbons have been won in her home state of Minnesota, thr of them here. Today was Eugene day at the County Fair. All stores closed this afternoon Four thousand persons attended the races. Mrs. Al Finch, of Creswell, was adjudged the best bread-maker and Mrs. A. E. Edbloom the best butter maker. CHAMPION ICE DOGS SOLD Alaskan Team and Driver, Scotty Allan, to Go to War Front. NOME, Alaska. Sept. 24. The Allan Darling team of racing dogs, twice win ners of the famous 412-mile all-Alaska sweepstake race, was sold today to Lieutenant Haas, of the French army, who will take the dogs to France for use in Alpine service. A. A (Scotty) Allan, the noted rac ing dog driver, will accompany the dogs to France. One hundred dogs, the pick of this camp and including all the equipment of Mr. Allan and Mrs. Charles E. Dar ling, of Berkeley, Cal., were bought by the French officer and will be taken to Seattle on the steamer Senator. SCHOOL DRILL PLANS READY Adjutant-General While to Submit Draft for Scliool Hoard. Upon the request of the School Board Adjutant-General White, of the Oregon National Guard, is preparing a com plete draft of the details necessary for the installation and maintenance of voluntary military instruction in the Portland high schools. In case the School Board should act favorably on the matter of allowing military instruction to be part of the school training the plans prepared by General White will allow the system to be initiated immediately. RAIN STOPS FOREST FIRE Timely .Downpour Comes to Aid of Colorado Forest Rangers. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.. Sept- 24. Forest rangers today, aided by a heavy rain which swept over Mesa County, extinguished the forest fires which were burning on a face of three sides of Grand Junction yesterday. Forest Officer Walter Serfoss and a force of men worked all night ex tinguishing a six-acre fire on the head water of Kannah Creek. 1 ROUNDUP PUNCHERS EVER IRE DARING Feats More Spectacu lar Second Day. HAPPY CANYON IS HIURIflU? Close Races and Bucking Con tests Add Excitement. RANGE SKILL ELECTRIFIES Stage Coucli Race linds in Confused Muss of Tangled and Struggling Horses, and Other Contests Are as Xervc-Tingling. PENDLETON. Or.. Sept. 24. (Sic cial.) With the second stage of tl; battle between four-footed outlaws ari'i ranger soldiers of fortune having bee 'i passed today after an afternoon of tl: wildest sort of exhibitions of feats thct keep the frontier of long ago fresh 1 i mind and history. Pendleton and he: thousands of visitors tonight are drink ing "red likker" between dance: . "gambling" and other hilarity at Happy Canyon. The second day performances a. Roundup Park were vastly more ex citing and more closely contested than the events of yesterday, while th.'-' crowd in the stands was much great er, too. With a tinge of Fall crispness In th air, the bucking horses had unusiiall well-defined "crooks In their backs," while the improved condition of tlx turf, caused by light showers before the show besan, t i.abled the bad ones to do their best. Several punchers who were reckles. in their assurance inai iney woum scratch 'em" from stem to stern ar- tonight telling the more fortunate one how they "would'da rid him" if etc.. etc. On the other hand, there were sev eral good rides made, some of the worst beasts -f the Roundup being roH)t" through every contortion known to the unbreakable spirit of Western rang animals. l-'iiinltt De Thrilling. In the finals tomorrow it is evi denced that rough riding of the most thrilling character will be staged, for many good buckaroos have been sprawled in the dust during the past two days, and only the very best bust ers from all parts of the world are left to try issues with the most vicious horses that are left for the supreme test that will decide the world's cham pionship. It was a well-satisfied crowd that left Roundup Park this afternoon to hurry somewhere for a snack to eat and prepare for the night carnival at Happy Canyon. The crowd had en joyed to the limit exhibitions of riding and roiling that vere even better than the whirlwind exhibitions of yesterday. and hart been treated to thrills galore. Morning; Events Staged. The hazardous events began this morning with the elimination contests, made necessary by the large number of contestants entered in the world's championship steer-roping and bronco busting contests. From the crack of the tirst starter's pistol this afternoon, the crowd was kept electrified by the daring feats of the reckless range riders. This afternoon's events opened with the riding of wild steers, burros and Sharkey, the Roundup's famous bull. Lightning changes were made both by the cowboys and cowgirls in the re lay races. Some wonderful riding of outlaw horses was witnessed, while in the steer-roping and bulldogging con tests not a cowboy missed his first lariat cast or lost his steer. Relay Rare Exciting. The cowboys' relay race again today brought bleachers and grandstand to their feet in a howling mass. Allen Drumheller, of Walla Walla, by light ning changes of mount, outdistanced the held with the exception of Sleepy Armstrong, who pressed him close un til the final stretch. Drumheller finished the first quarter mile in second place, but sprang into the lead on the change of horses and held first place by at least a full length throughout the bal ance of the race, getting away first after each change. Sid Seale again won the cowboys" standing race, duplicating yesterday's feat. There were 14 entries in the Indian pony race, and it was a neck-and-neck contest at the finish. Senator Chamberlain and Representa tive Sinnott, guests at the Roundup, with other public officials of city, county and state, rode at the head ot the cowboys' and cowgirls' mounted grand march, which was followed by the spectacular Indian parade. Trick. Performer Good. Exhibitions of fancy riding were given by Tom Grimes, Tom Kernan. Sid Seale. Vera McGinnis and Mabel Delong, followed by exhibitions of fancy roping by Cuba Crutchfleld, the world's premier lariat handler; Roy Jones, Ben Corbett and Juan Montano. Sid Seale's cowboy's drunken ride, a spectacular performance, was the big feature of the riding, and Roy Jones featured the roping by lassoing tan racing horses In a single noose. Ruth Parton again won the cowgirls' pony race and the cowgirls' champion ship relay race. The stage coach race had to b (Concluded i n I ia 2, Column 2). (.Concluded on Page Column 1.)