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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1916. BRITISH REFUSE TO AMEND VOTING LAW OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS Cabinet Decides Question Too Controversial to Con V.i sider During War. Is WOMEN, TOO, MUST WAIT Grave Military Objections Held to Wclgu Against Hofding General . , Election in Field LiXe of i Parliament Extended. French. PARIS. Aug. 14. The text of today's official statement is: ' "North of the Somme, there -was a lively cannonade in the region of Maurepas. The night was calm in the other sectors. "South of the Somme we appreciably enlarged our positions southwest of Estrees by capturing several trench elements to the left of the Fay-Deni-court road. We made some prisoners. "Between the Oise and the Aisne, a violent artillery struggle took place ifl the sector of Moulin-sous-Toutvent. "On the left bank of the Meuse skir mishing with grenades was reported in tne neignoornooa 01 Avopoin reaouoL A German attempt against our trenches east of Hill 304 was checked. On the right bank of the river, our grenadiers easily repulsed two attacks by the enemy against Fleury and against other positions southeast." ern sector of Hamadan plain, were at tacked and driven off. the plain being cleared." British. LONDON, Aug. 14. The text of the statement issued by the War Office to day is: "Last night west of Pozleres the en emy gained & temporary footing on a portion of the trenches captured by us yesterday. Otherwise there were no developments on the British front be tween the 6omme and the Ancre. "South of the Tpres salient we car rled out a successful raid without in curring any losses ourselves. There has been further mining activity. We forced 'an entry into a German gallery at the blurr north of the xpres-Comines canal and after exploration, blew in a consld erable length. We captured some of the enemy's mining stores. We also successfully exploded a mine near Cor- donnerie. ' LONDON", Aug. 14. The decision of tne cabinet that the undertaking of new franchise and registration reform in the mldi:t of a great war was too complex and controvesial a problem was announced, by Premier Asquith In the Hojse of Commons. At a time, saia the Premier, when the war had reached a happy, promising stage and when it more than ever required the absolute concentration of the govern ment, it was impossible to consider the large questions involved in a revision of the franchise. He further implied that any new bill for franchise reforms in the future must of necessity include women. After a brief criticism by Sir Ed ward Caison, who urged that every combatant, irrespective of age, was en titled to vote and contended there was no r jason why the women's claims should stand in the way of giving all combatants the franchise- the House passed the first reading of the bill ex- I Thiaumont work yesterday failed." tending the life of the present Parlia ment. Women's Threats Effective. A separate bill bringing into force a new register on the basis of present qualifications on May 31 next will be introduced in the House tomorrow. There is no doubt that one of the main reasons for the government's Germans on Western Front. BERLIN, via London, Aug. 14. The following account of fighting on the western front was given here officially today: "South of La Basse Canal, there was lively fighting. Ehemy patrols fre quently showed great energy, especially northwest of a Khelms. where strong reconnoitering' detachments advanced after extensive artillery preparations. Their operations were without success. Southwest of the Thiepval (Pozleres high road), the British succeeded early yesterday in penetrating our first line trenches over a front of 700 yards. They were driven out by a counter-attack during the night. Before Guillemont and the lines ad joining to the south a massed attack. of the enemy was repulsed with heavy losses for him. 'Two strong attacks by the French in the sector between Maurepas and the east of Hem also broke down. 'Supplementary reports say that In the nisrht of Aueust 12. the French at tacked the village of Fleury and our positions east of this town, but wers repulsed completely. A hand-grenade attack by the enemy northwest of Germans on Eastern Front. ERLIN. via London. Aug. 14. Con Icerning military operations -on the eastern front an official statement given out here today says "Front of Field Marshal von Hlnaen- burg In the region of Skroblowa and avoidance of the franchise problem was n the Oginsky Canal south of Lake the threat of the women that thev - - would refuse to recognise any change in the franchise in favor of fighting men wmch failed at the same tim to recognize women's rights to the irancnise. Mr. Asquitn said It was not the purpose of the government to ask Parliament at this time to take up alteration of the qualifications for tne franchise. Military Objections Trged. Dealing with a suggestion that the franchise should be extended to all soldiers and munition workers, Mr. As quith said there were the gravest dif- reDUlsed. Oerman detachments dis persed Russian advanced guards east of the canal with considerable losses for the enemy. Near Zarecze, on th Stokhod, the battle against Russian troops will be decided in our favor. Strong Russian attacks were direct ed against Lub and the Graberka sec tor south of Brody. They were repulsed with sanguinary losses. New attacks are now taking place. Front of Archduke Charles Francis Russian attacks against the Zboroff- Konjucay sector failed. Such units of the enemy as had penetrated our lines ficultles in the way and that there were I were driven back by a counter-attack serious objections from a military viewpoint to holding a general elec tion among the troops in the field. He added: "General enfranchisement has bwn brought face to face with another prob lem. What are we going to do with women r He was bound to say. the Premier went on, tnat representatives of the bunion uhq presented to film a per fectly unanswerable case. They were content to abide by the present fran- and more than 300 prisoners were taken. West of Monasterzyska the enemy made an attack in- vain." Austrian. BERLIN, Aug. 14. (By wireless Sayville. N. Y.) Violent fighting under way In Galicia, particularly the Stanislau Tegion, where the Rus sians are delivering attacks unceas ingly. The official Austrian statement to is in the were altered of Sunday renorts the renulse of sev chiso, but would urge their claims if I eral Russian assaults. The announce iunuiiumion lor tne franchise ment says: i 'Front of Archduke Charles Francis Southeast of Vorocht our troops maintained their positions in the face of violent attacks by the enemy, which failed completely. In the district just west of Stanislau, two Russian divl sions were repulsed. 'Front Of Field Marshal von Hinden- burg Northwest of Zalocze, General Boehm-Ermolli once more repulsed at' tacks by masses of Russian troops. 'In volhynia and along the stokhod the engagements were-less bitter. It Is stated with certainty that during the last attacks along the Stokhod front. which failed completely, the Russian guard was employed and that it suf fered still heavier losses than the other formations of the enemy." 19 CANDIDATES FILE All of Wahkiakum Aspirants Are Republicans but Three. A1HLA.MET, Wash., Aug. 14. peciai.j ur tne 19 aspirants for of. ilee in Wahkiakum County all are Re jiuuiiuanB Dut inree. and those r. three women candidates. The complete ii iinga are as louows: Representative, Robert Bowman, Joseph Girard and jonra ivenneay, republican: M. Qor man, uemoorat. Commissioner of the x' irsi district. t. iiuswell and William x,una, republican: L. Fitcha. Demosrit Commissioner of the Second Distri-t, H. L. Weister. Treasurer, Winnifred Cooper, Robert McMath. Prosecuting Attorney. George F. Hanigan, Republi can; J. C. McFadden. Democrat. Super interment of Schools, Mrs. Maude K, Butler, Martin Olson. Miss Blanche Heron, who has made an encient Auaitor, will have no oppo rltion for the next term, and neither will N. P. Overn, Assessor. No one filed ior county .Engineer. Italian. ROME, Aug. 14. The text of today's official statement is: 'In the Gorisia area artillery duels took place. The enemy's batteries shelled the town and bridges over the Isonzo. 'On the remainder of the front, small but sharp encounters took place on the slopes of Forame at the head of the Costeana Valley, on the Voile and on the slopes of Monte Civarone. The enemy was repulsed everywhere. "Last night hostile aircraft dropped bombs on Monfalcone and other places on the lower Isonzo. No damage nor casualties have been reported." Ttusslan. PETROORAD. via London. Aug. 14. Today s official statement says: Western front In the Prlamur hoi pltal. near the little town of Sinlavka, two sisters and one hospital orderly were killed and two sisters wounded by bomb from an enemy aeroplane. "South of Stobychva, on the evening of August 13. the enemy attacked on the western bank Of the Etokhod, but as the result of a counter-attack which followed, he was driven back to his positions. "On the Upper Sereth, our advance continues. The enemy retired to the west to & fortified position behind which at some points he Is checking our advance by fierce artillery fire. "In the region of the Middle btrlpa and the River Koropice. our troops, continuing to pursue the enemy, ad vanced to the west, and arriving before the Zlota Llpa, near Zavalov and Kor- sov, reached the northern bank of the Dniester before Mariampol. "In the region of laremcze, YalovlO' zary and Kirlibab, in the wooded Car- pathians, local attacks of the enemy were everywhere repelled by Ioul troops." Monday's War Moves CONTINUED GAINS IDE BY RUSSIANS MM Retreat of Austrians Goes On in Effort to Contract Circle of Defense. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN Petrograd Estimates Xumber Past Week at 1730 Officers and 53,200 Men, With Largo Quantity of Booty. tn PETROGRAD, via London. Aug. 14. Continued gains for the Russians In the Sereth River region and along the Zlota Llpa, where their troops have crossed at several points to the west ern bank, and the capture of th vil lage of Tustobaby, northwest of the Dniester, are chronicled In the official Russian statement Issued late today. The retreat of the Austrians from the Stripa continues, with the Russians pounding the Austrian rear guard. Podgiacy, on the Koropice, has fallen, and General Count von Bothmer's forces are taking up positions on the went bank of the Zlota Llpa. The line of the Austrian defense as it appears today runs from Berestechk through Shezurovltsa along the head waters of the Styr and through OlesKO Zboroff to Brzesany, forming a slg-sag to the upper Zlota Stripa; along that stream to Korsor, thence west toJeau Pol. 10 miles northwest of Stanislau; thence south to Solotvlna. In other words, the Austrians, con tracting the circle about Lemberg, are withdrawing to a line between the Carpathians and Ptnsk marshes, th shorter length of which will compen sate them in some measure for the tremendous losses they have suffered since the beginning of the Russian ad vance. The surrender of Mlrlampol by the Austrians has enabled General Letehlt zky to strengthen the front of his ad vance toward llalicz. this now forming an almost direct east and west line only seven miles from that town at the nearest approach. The Rech. In Its summary of the prisoners and booty taken by the Rus sians during last week's operations. estimates that 83.200 men and 1730 of ficers were captured and 69 guns and 342 machine guns and bomb-throwers taken. Mm m rr HI rb -II 111 a Take Your Trading Stamps and Exchange Them for Cash OUR NINTH COMPETITION IN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY CLOSES SEPTEMBER i. NOTE We reserve the right to call for any negative winning any prize, for the purpose of reproducing same in the newspapers. Neg 'ative not wanted for any other purpose and will be returned to contestant. $50 cash la 9 prizes. Particulars Photo Dept. TOILET GOODS 50cLablache Face Pwd. 39 $1 Miolena Freckle Cream 50c Java Riz Face Pwd. 37 50c Pozzoni's Face Pwd. 39 i 25c Colgate's Tooth Paste only 21.e oOcPebeco Tooth Paste. 39( 25c Euthymol T'th Pasts 15 25c Sanitol Tooth Paste 20 i BATTERY BOYS SWIM Lpip in Irrigation Reservoir Thoroughly Enjoyed. HORSE CASUALTY LISTED First Buffering Prom Cold Report ed From Ca lex loo Where Troops Shiver When Cold Wind Is an Vnexpected Arrival. THE Austrians and Germans in' Galicia are still' falling back be fore the advance of the Russians, who, aooording to Petrograd, have made ad ditional gains along the Sereth and Zlota Lipa rivers and have captured the strongly fortified town of Tustobaby, northwest of the Dniester. On the Upper Sereth, however, the Teutonic allies at some points 6n their newly chosen line are holding back the Russians with a vigorous artillery fire. Berlin says that south of Brody on the Lub and Graberka sector Russian attacks were put down with heavy losses and that Russians who had pene trated the Teutonic positions on the Zboroff-Konjucay line, northeast of Tarnopol, were driven off and 300 of them taken prisoner. According to Vienna a Russian attack southwest of Podkamien, near Brody, ended with the field before the Austro-German positions covered with Russian dead. COMPANY G MAN BACK OREGON CITY SOLDIER. TF.LI.S OF DORDER KXI'KBIKXCa Married ,11m Want to Return, He Says, to Relieve Cltlseas of Burden of Caring for families. Turkish. IDAHO FRUIT RATE DROPPED Crop Failure Causes Commission to Order Cancellation. BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 14. (Special.) T he Interstate Commerce Commission has given permission to cancel the green fruit rate tariff of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company in this Etate. That road consented because of the almost complete failure of the .fruit crop in Southern Idaho, and the Yinancial difficulties the growers had to overcome. The Interstate Commerce Commission has a rule that tariffs must be in force and effect 30 days before they can be canceled. It waived this rule. It is estimated that approximately $23,000 was saved to the growers of Idaho as a result of the Commission's action. The tariff was to have become effective August 28. CONSTANTINOPLE, via London, Aug. 14. The Turkish army In Persia, press ing vigorously on the recently inaugu rated offensive, has put to rout tne Russians opposing their right wing, the War Office announced today. The statement says: 'Persian front The right wing of our army, after several battles, pur sued the Russians, forcing them to flee to the northeast, leaving 315 prisoners in our hands. 'The enemy lost in one battle In a fortified, position about 1000 dead or wounded. 'Russians expelled from Essadabad took up fortified positions north of the village, but were expelled by the Turks. In successive attacks August 10, our troops drove the Russians east ward in Hamadan plain and then pene trated Hamadan. on the same even ing, our detachments on the wing en gaged hostile cavalry in the environs of Hamadan, forcing them to flee to the northeast. On August 11, in the morn ing. hostile troops occupying the north- No change took place Monday along either the British or French lines ii France, bad weather hindering the op erations, which were confined almost exclusively to artillery duels. Accord- ng to Berlin, the British have been expelled from trenches over a front of "00 yards southwest of the Thiepva Pozleres sector, which they occupied Sunday. On the Isonzo front, according to Rome, the Italians have made stil further advances against the Austrians along the Carso plateau and east of Hill 212. In the latter sector another line of trenches was penetrated and more men taken prisoner. In the Gorisia Sector, Rome says, the Austrian guns are being busily em ployed against the Italians. Here, ac cording to Vienna, seven charges by the Italians were put down by the Aus trians. Petrograd reports a continuation of the Turkish offensive on the Persian frontier, but asserts that a retreat of the Turks has been forced on the southwest bank of Lake Van, Turkish Armenia, through the fire of the Rus sian flotilla on the lake. The Turkish War Office says the Russians in Persia continue to be driven back by the Ottoman troops and that in Armenia, north of Bitlls, the Turks have made a further advance. OREGON CITY. Aug. 14. (Special.) Harry Warswick, . private in Company Third Oregon Infantry, who is on month's furlough, arrive! in Oregon City last evening from the camp in California, coming to this city on busi ness, and will return to his company again to take up his duties about bep tember 6. Mr. Warswick 1a somewhat tanned from the California sun and said that the boys of all the companies sta- ioned there are taking on the color he has done, and are enjoying the best of health. He said that the married men of Company G all are anxious to return to their homes in this city, since here is no fighting, and they do not feel that it iei right to compel th relief committee or the citizens to put up the money for their families. The single men are willing to stay, according to Mr. Warswick. and from all Indications they will be there for some time, as permanent quarters for the Winter are being arranged, in the way If installing a sewerage system. shower baths, kitchens with flooring, and laying of waterplpe to each kitchen. The camp of Company -G Is located eight miles from the beach and 14 miles from the fair. While stationed near the fair grounds before moving to their present location they were allowed to visit the fair grounds and also the state buildings free of charge. The British torpedo-boat destroyer Lassoo has been sunk by a German submarine. 11 HAS NOTE Britain Explains How Neutral Mail Is Examined. JURY IGNORES ALIENISTS Alleged Slayer Held ' Sane, Despite Kvldence of Physicians. NOGALES. Ariz., Aug. 14. Jack Fall, charged with the murder of his busi ness partner several months ago at Patagonia, Ariz., was declared sane to il ay by a Jury called to determine his mental condition. Fall is now to be tried for murder. Six alienists. Including Army sur geons and local physicians, testified tney consioerea ail insane, and no evidence to the contrary was presented. DELAYS ACCOUNTED FOR Alleged Forger Held. Many Instances Cited in Which Sup posed Letters and Newspapers Proved to Be Contraband Goods in Disguise. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. An explan atory statement of how Great Britain's examination of mails is being conduct ed was presented today to Secretary Lansing by the British Embassy, It Is preparatory to the more comprehensive CHEHALIS. Wash., Aug. 14. (Spe ciai.) J. A. Hutchins was arrested vei terday and lodged in jail charged with I reply to American representations now inducing C. F. Walter, a Centralla being prepared jointly by the London $20. The check was drawn on the Pa cific State Bank, of South Bend. The alleged offense was committed Au gust 3. Sunday School Meeting Held. CATHTiAMET, Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) Ihe County bunday School con vention began a two days' session at Grays River today. Among the speak ers are: W. C. Moore, secretary of the Western Washington Sunday School Association; W. S. HoUls. of Everett, and Mrs. G. H. Covey. ' Hlklnv 4TK miles from "Waahlnffton. r. C. to get a Job a man carried his bed witn film in a cart. He sot the Job in Bridge port, tomi. and Paris foreign offices. Figures snow that the average time for examination of Intercepted mail is from one to three days. The minimum delay to mail between the United States and Holland is given at two days and the maximum at seven. Danish mails have been delayed from seven to ten days, when It has been necessary to remove them from a ship; otherwise only four days. "It is admitted, says the statement, that at the outset neutral correspond ence in which enemy interests were in no way concerned was subjected to a delay, which is greatly regretted and which has since been reduced to a min imum. All preparations which seemed necessary were made, but unfortunate ly those responsible for them were not aware of some of the difficulties. "For instance, there was no reason to suppose that (as proved to be the case) mail bags marked as dispatched from one neutral country to another neutral country would contain nothing but malls for or from an enemy ooun try, that bags marked as containing printed matter would contain rubber, coffee. Jewelry, etc., sometimes dis guised as newspapers, as well as cor respondence of all kinds, registered and unregistered, or that persons writing to or from enemy countries would already have adopted the practice of Eerftlng their letters under cover to intermedia ries in neutral countries, or that rreat numbers of complete sacks appearing to contain merely business circulars from neutral countries would contain in reality nothing but propaganda from Germany under covers bearing neutral postage stamps. "These and similar unforeseen pecu liarities made it impossible until the staff engaged had been largely in creased and had become accustomed to them, to select on any fixed principle those mail bags which, when all could not be examined within a reasonable time, should be forwarded without ex amination. ' FLASK-BEARER IS FINED E. Henricksen and II. llelzer Pay for Liquor Law Violation. E. Henricksen, arrested Sunday at Columbia Beach for carrying a flask of whisky to a public gathering, plead ed guilty to the charge before District Judge Bell yesterday and was sentenced to jail for 10 days. "He was the first to ba arrested in Multnomah County for this violation of the prohibition law. H..Helzer-was charged with drunken ness and obscenity, to which he entered a plea of guilty, and was fined ISO and sentenced to 10 days in Jail. Special Officer H. K. Bridwell and Deputy Sheriff John II- Roy made the arrests at the beach. Deputy District .Attorney ilowrr prosecuted the cases. 'BRIDE CONTEST' LOOMS COOS COUNTY HAS MANY JUBILEES CANDIDATES IN FIELD. Successful Contestant Will Become the Bride of "Eugene Lane ha Alle gorical Marshfleld Wedding. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Aug. 14. (Spe claL) Great Interest now center throughout the county on the "bride contest" and every town is backing Its candidates to win. The young woman who is selected and obtains the highest number of votes will represent Coos Bay in the allegorical marriage to "Eu gene Lane. Governor V lthycombe, who was in this part of the state las week, consented to perform the moc ceremony and wiu return to coos Bay on the dates of the Railroad Jubilee. Eugene has promised to send In fine-looking bridegroom, and some Coos Bay folks who allow their minds to ru toward the sentimental are wonderin if a real romance might spring ou of the occasion. The candidates to date are: Misses Virginia Clarke, Gladys. Roddy. Eu genla Daigle and Alice McLain. Marshfleld; Misses Edith Thomas and Olive Philip, of North Bend: Mlsse Flora McLeod and Theresa Manciet, Bandon; Misses Agnes McCracken and Helen Whltaker, of Myrtle Point, and Miss Marvel Skeels, of Powers. The rivalry is expected to be spirited this week, since the- contest closes nex Saturday night. The nominations were held open last week until Saturday night. A EXTRA: v STAMPS I with every Framing order J of $1 or more this week in J Our Art Department, 2d Floor. Bring this coupon. HOSE HOSE J A .Teat special on Garden m Hose, the UNKLNKABLE KIND that is guaranteed for two years. TEN EXTRA STAMPS ON EACH PUR- CHASE TODAY OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIALS: " 50 ft, i-inch, regular $10.00. H today $7.65) 60 ft, '.i-inch, regular $9.00, today $0.79 50 ft. H-inch, regular $8.50, today $5.70 50 ft -inch, regular $7.50, 5 today $3.49 50 ft, 4-inch, regular $6.50, m today $4u9 25 feet H-inch, regular $3.50. today $2.79 Our Last Lawn Mower, a $4 number, 14Vi-inch blade, goes " to first customer at. . . $3.2! m iii iiiiaii ii iiml for 85c $1 Othine Double Strength for only Hor $2 Hair Brush, solid back, now $1.49 50c Hard Rubber Comb. .32r 50e Nail Brush 25c Tooth Brush 17f STATIONERY DEPARTMENT 4 pVgs. 5c Envelopes.... 151 Paper Plates, 5 dz.-6 dz. 25 3 pkgs. 10c Envelopes. . ,25 llurd s Polo Linen in the lat- 5 pkgs. Wax Paper 25f est tints the box 75? Hurd's Polo Cards, box.. 75? MAS SMALL '- ALDZX STEXETAT WEST FABK killed and Miss Clark was Injured. Miss Clark will recover. Howard opens an engagement Irk New Tork this wek, Hasel Shelly will sub stitute for Miss Clark 1 the latter Is not able to appear. CALEXICO. ca!.. Aug. 10. (Special.) The battery boys had their first official wtm today. At least it was official In asmuch as Captain Helm obtained the permission from the good-natured farmer, and the Oregon soldiers, after dusty road march of about five miles. plashed about in the cool pool in im- romptu bathing suits of regulation un erwear. Some of the drivers were un ble to leave their teams, while others contented themselves with watching rem the banks of the nearby roaring irrigation ditch that kept the swim ming hole filled. After half an hour of aquatics the bugler sounded recall and hastily dressed soldiers piled on the seats of the carriages. A little further on the first difficulty of the trip was encountered. when the horses and guns were nearly mired where the water had overflowed the roadside; but the heavy draft ani mals met the emergency and the rest of the way was made at a trot. This afternoon the boys have been put to work digging a ditch to run water pipe through camp to supply the troughs for the horses. Heavy flooring s being placed in the blacksmith shop and a forge is being Installed. The first casualty tn the horse hos- rpital list was recorded today. One of the horses that was Injured in trans portation here and which the best of care and treatment had failed to re lieve from its suffering, was led out of camp and to the place where a detail dug the grave. Then Lieutenant B. V. Clayton put a shot through tne ani mal's head. Last night the weather played a new trick on the Oregonians. when a cool breexe turned to chill wind. Then tne sweaters, extra clothing and. In fact, everythfhg handy to keep out the cld came Into their own as. one by one, the sleepers shivered and awoke. As a result, the first note of reveille was welcome for perhaps the first time since camn was set up here and the real lively calisthenics were followed by a short run. What s more, tne lor mer heat-oppressed oitixen-soiaiers iked It and took to it with a will. SCHOOL'S TASK OUTLINED Dr. De Bask Says Clilld Should Ho Prepared to Help World. OREGON CITr. Or.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) Dr. B. W. DtBusk. of the faculty Of the University of Oregon, was th speaker at th Clackamas County Teachers' Normal today, discussing Adaptation" before a large delegation of the county school teachers. It Is the buslnass of the school as n organisation of society, said Dr. DeBuak, "to bring to the child the ex perlence of the past, but not to make of him the creature of habit. The child must be trained not only to see the world as It Is. but to prepare himself to live In It as It should be, and to cultivate the mastery over facts and aws of nature, so as to change that which Is to that which ought to be." SOUTH HEARS OF HOAD TEXXEtSEE HAKCUER SAYS HANY FAMILIES TO TOl'R WEST. BURGLAR IS BOOKWORM Intruder IJrraks Into Vancouver Li brary, but Takes Nothing. VANCOUVKO, Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) An amateur burglar with an ax smashed the big piste-glass door In the Publlo Library last night and pried the inside doors open with the same implement. All of the drawers in the desk of Mrs. Oval Plrkey, Librarian, were pulled out In a search tor valua bles or money, but so far as can be found, nothing was taken away. The ax used In pulverizing the big glass was left on the desk. After the burglar had looked until he was through he washed, wiped his hands on a clean towel, unlocked the back door and went his way. No clews have been found. Oresoa Pabliclty Caasalgaa Declare Have Made Highway Ksi Fatrena ( Movies. HOOD RIVER, Or, Aug. 14 (Spe cial.) The fame of the Columbia River Highway has extended to the Sunny South, according to Tolman Thotnlscn. a young planter near rayettevilln. Tenn.. who has arrived her to fish in mid-Columbia streams and to study methods of apple tree cultivation. "You people of the Northwest are to b congratulated on th way you conduct your publicity campaigns. Multnomah Kalis, Crown Point and a number of other .points of th Colum bia Highway have become familiar to us of th South. We have seen pic tures of them in leading publications and scenes of the road have been shown in th movies. "Perhaps you haven't heard so much about thein, but we, too. have been doing some highway work and th Dixie and Jackson highways, travers ing Kentucky and Tennessee, bid fair to become as well-known longitudinal routes os is the Lirv.-oln Highway crossing the country fiom coast to coast. "But your campaign of publicity Is going to he valuable. I know of a dozen families at least, who are plan ning automobile trips across th con tinent next year." Mr. Thomison declares that th Northwest has set a standard for fruit raisers of the South. Chief Mechanic Pattlson rolled out of his bunk at a mighty early hour and passed the rest of the night behind th kitchen stove. "Chuck" O'Mally has been mad sta ble orderly. H like horses and has an inclination for veterinary surgery. The Issue of canteen checks for this week was mad yesterday. Fifty cents Is allowed each soldier as a loan from his pay. The tickets purchsse many of the necessities ss well as the near luxuries of camp life. The proceeds from the canteen are devoted to the mess fund, and a great Improvement in quality and quantity already has been noted. 1 CaDtaln Helme Is endeavoring to hv the money that is being raised for the soldiers st the front devoted to ins aunoort of dependents at home The- soldiers of the regular Coast Artillery companies stationed her hav Just completed th erection of several big cane-roofea rest rooms, which leave an impression ol Hawaiian iii-ua wr ice, JOE HOWARD WEOS AGAIN FACT OF MARRIAGJ3 DISCLOSED BY AtTTOMOBILB ACCIDENT. John I". Su John Critically III. OLATItn. Kan.. Aug. 14. John P. Kt. John. cx-t?overnor of Kansas and at one time Presidential candidate on th Prohibition ticket, is critically ill at his home here. He Is 81 years old. Ccntralians to Sco Mr. Hughes. CENT R ALIA. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) Many local Republicans will go to Tacoma tomorrow to meet Charles Hughes. Republican Presidential can didate. It was originally supposed that Mr. Hughes would pass through Cen tralla Wednesday on his way from Se attle to Portland, but he Vrlll travel by a night train, spoiling local plana. Rocltester Bridge Is Begun. CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) Construction hss started on a new steel bridge over Black Creek, west of Rochester. Th bridge will be 200 feet long. It will tak five months tor Completion. . A NEW CORPORATION composed of well-known local men, desires to communicate with soma party who can In vest $25,000 to 1100.000 with them in a clean, lucrative busi ness; an u n u s u ally attractive and interesting proposition will be mad to the right party; references exchanged. AP 734, Oregonian Company M Sends Two Home. CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe clal.) According to a letter received today from Charles Hods, First Ser geant in Company M. Bert Kent, a pn vate in the company, left for bom August 9. Ill-health was responsible for Kent's being sent home. Sergeant Hois' letter also stated that Walter Johnson would leave for home th fol lowing day. Two-Year-Old Cows Cost $4 5. 70. SALEM", Or Aug. 14. (Special.) It costs I31.1S a head to produce yearlin. beef cattle in Oregon and $45.70 to produce two-year-olds, according to estimates of th Slate Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average valuation of Oregon range cattle for assessment purposes Is placed at $25.80. according to Labor ComtaiBSioner Hoff. Latest Wife Was Ethelya Clark, Vaude ville Partaer, Reverted Causa ef Previous Mrs. Howard's Baleld. NEW TORK. Aug. 14 (Special.) Through an automobile accident at Atlantic City, in which two persons were killed, another marriage venture of Jo Howard, th Chicago actor, has been revealed. It Is said he married Miss Bthelyn Clark, who was Injured in the smashup, which occurred ten days ago. Howard married Miss Inna Kilgallon, of Chicago, the former Countess de Beaufort, who shot and killed herself in an Omaha hotel last Spring, not long after the wedding. Howard and Miss Clark, his vaudeville partner, war at th tim of th shooting In a dressing room ready to appear for their act. It was then reported that Miss Kilgallon had killed herself because of the attention Howard was showing Miss Clark. According to a story from Atlantic City. N. J., an automobile which Howard was -driving and another car crashed into a bridge at Gretna. N. J Two occupants of the other car were jffif Ready Money f in the Bank Y If is good backing-. It's fine ammuni- I j j tion when you stand "on the firing Ejpyjj "Preparedness' means start sav- JJ 1LUMBERMENS ' ffcJ V NATIONAL.. BANK ? Fifth and Stark 0y Interest on savings. j&&y ri The HARDMAN Five-Foot Grand Ln cViSTnunenr of exoYiai'fey groc ful fin, thmt oc cspi'u no nt or pace than an up right piano. 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