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LINN MAY IMPROVE
200 MILES OF ROAD
Plan of Systematic Highway
Work Proposed in Peti
tions to County Court.
TAX LEVY CONTEMPLATED
Seven Roads Are Embraced In Gen
eral Scheme of Improvements,
Thesw? to Be intimately Con
nected by Belt Road.
ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 26. (Special.)
A plan of systematic road improve
ment, which contemplates the hard
surfacing of most of the leading roads
of the county, has been worked out by
a committee representing the Farmers'
Union and petitions have been pre
pared for circulation to ascertain pop
ular opinion on the matter.
These petitions ask. the County Court
to adopt this plan of improvement,
which it will require several years to
accomplish, and in order to provide
for an increased tax levy, which Is
necessary, to submit to the voters at
the next general election, under the
terms of the Bingham tax limitation
law. a. proposal to increase the levy for
this purpose. Though votirg directly
on the increased tax the people of the
county will be voting, indirectly, as
to whether or not they favor the plan
proposed.
Bonding; Is Not Planned.
No bonding Is contemplated In this
project but the plan is to develop- the
system of paved roads gradually by
constructing a portion each year,
building only such an amount each
year as the county can pay for from
Its current levy.
The committee has suggested that
the present levies for road and bridge
Improvement be reduced until there is
just enough for necessary repairs. It
Tnaa AatlmatAd thflt 24 mills Could be
taken from the present levies and with
an additional two mills levied, the
money realized from a 4 -mill levy
rvelop a system of paved roads.
The plans for this work contemplate
the improvement of 200 miles of road
in liinn uouoiy ay iiaruauriuciog. u
is planned to construct a roadway 30
feet wide and then hardsurface 16
feet in the center.
According to the detailed plans which
have been developed, seven roads will
be Improved In this manner, if the plan
is adopted, and then a belt road will
be built connecting them.
Roads Are Designated.
The roads which it is proposed, to
construct are: No. 1, from Albany,
following the Pacific Highway to Jef
ferson, the county line: beginning
again at Green's Bridge and running
to Kingston via Shelburn. No. 2, irom
Road No. 1 at a point about one and a
half miles north of Albany and run
ning past Knox Butte, crossing the
South Santiam River near Thomas,
thence to Scio and on to Jordan. No. 3,
from Albany to Crabtree, via Sander
son's Bridge, and from there to Lacomb
via Larwood. No. 4, from Albany to
Lebanon and thence to Sweet Home.
No. 5, from Albany to Brownsville. No.
6, from Albany, following the Pacific
Highway, via Tangent, Shedd and Hal
Bey to Harrisburg. No. 7, from Albany
to Peoria, via Oakville, and from Pe
oria east to the Pacific Highway.
year, if the plan Is adopted, on two of
these roads.
GIRLS'llS HIKES
VANCOUVER II ED CROSS CAMP MEM.
BERS NOW LIKE ROUTINE.
Tea and Toast Prove Delightful Sur
prise After Instruction and March
Through Reservation.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
Aug. 27. (Special.) After two nights
during which the Red Cross training
camp for girls became familiar with
military cots, with the days taken up
with manifold new experiences, it is be
lieved that all of the young women are
enjoying the disciplined routine. From
now on the rest of the encampment will
be easy.
Yesterday the company, in command
of Captain Maisle MacMaster, of Port
land, who took the course at San Fran
cisco, took1 a hike- through the mili
tary reservation. They visited the
latest models of trenches, bomb-proof
end other fortifications, and then went
on to the top of the hill where halt
was called to Inspect the water station
of the Government.
Part of the day was given over to
first lessons In wig-wagging, a form of
signaling by means of flags in use in
the Army and on ships. The girls
proved apt pupils.
The first setting-up exercises were
given, and will be a part of the week
day programme.
When the girls finally returned to
camp In the afternoon, all dusty, hot
and somewhat fatigued, they were de
lighted to be called to dispose of toast
and tea, which had been provided by
the camp cook.
Tomorrow Dr. Holt Wilson, of Port
land, will lecture on "Surgical Care of
Wounds." Dr. Carl V. Morro-w, of
Portland, on August 30, will tell his
personal experiences in the war. He
was In Belgium attached to the Red
Cross. On September 1, Dr. Ray Nel
son will relate his personal experi
ences on the western front in Europe.
Dr. Herbert C. Lieser, of Vancouver,
will speak on tuberculosis, September
4, and on SepteAber 6, Dr. K. A. J.
MacKenzie will lecture.
BEND CHILDREN DO WELL
Summer Gardening and Canning
Work Are Praised. .
BEND, Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.) The
work done by the school children this
Summer in their school gardens and
canning club Is of equal quality with
that found anywhere else in the state,
according to L. J. Allen, of the exten
sion service of the Oregon Agricultural
College. Mr. Allen has been here re
cently Inspecting the work.
Since the schools closed, 20 boys and
girls have been cultivating 'garden
plats, and six girls have been working
in the canning club under the direction
of Mrs. J. D. Davidson, who has given
her services during the Summer. A
number of prizes were taken at the
recent flower show by exhibits, from
the school gardens. The girls of the
club will give a demonstration of the
canning work at the coming Crook
County fair in Prineville.
In frarre there Is t& pnze amoifntinir to
about u.mt.i awaiting tUe liisewery of a
cure for Asiatic cholera,
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BESSIE LOVE. STAR-OF H ELL-TO-PAY AUSTIN," PLATING THIS WEEK.
AT COLUMBIA THEATER.
Today's Film Features.
Majestic "The Serpent."
Sunset "Still Waters."
Heilig "Civilization."
Peoples "Public Opinion."
Pickford "The River of Ro
mance." Columbia "Hell-to-Pay Aus
tin." T & D "Fathers of Men,"
"Gloria's Romance," "The Rail
Rider." '
Peoples.
ONE of the best problem plays
shown In ' Portland for many
months Is "Public Opinion." star
ring Blanche Sweet, at the People's
Theater this week. The story Is built
on the Idea that the biggest and hard
est Jury Is public opinion and that, al
though the courts acquit an accused
person, the public still holds her guilty.
The winding of evidence about an In
nocent girl and a sensational case of
recent date In New York are the sub
stance for the story. Blanche Sweet, as
the nurse, does remarkable acting and
a strong all-star cast supports her:
Some exceptional photography of court.
moo ana street scenes is embodied; in
the play.
A young nurse staying at a boarding-house
is reminded of a mistake she
committed, when in training, of eloping
with a doctor whom she afterwards
discovered to be already married. At
the same house there is the son of a
wealthy - Mrs. Morgan. The son has
quarreled with his step-father, but
when notified that his mother is near
death he returns to his home. A new
physician is called in and the son per
suades the girl to come and take care
of his mqther. The new nurse recog
nizes Dr. Morgan, her sweetheart's
step-father, as the man who tricked
"her and hides the fact from her fiance
because she is afraid, of Dr. Morgan.
Clever scenes follow in which Morgan
substitutes poison for the medicine pre
scribed by the other doctor, so that tha
nurse kills Mrs. Morgan.
Then the Coroner pronounces It mur
der. All fasten their suspicion on the
girl. Dr. Morgan helps by his testL
money to prove her guilty, and papers
print articles on her crime. Everyone
sees In her a fiend who poisoned the
woman because she wished to marry
Dr. Morgan.
In the Jury- Is a young millionaire
who believes the girl Innocent and
proves to the Jury that only circum
stantial evidence holds her. Acquitted,
the girl faces absolute ostracism. Her
lover forsakes her because she did not
tell him her story first and outside of
the court a mob awaits her. The mil
lionaire comes to her rescue. He loves
her, but she cannot marry, because her
name has become a byword and- she
dares not even appear on the streets.
Such is the story that Margaret
Trumball has made of Public Opinion,"
and she has made a thrilling and un
expected climax, too. It is one of the
big plays of the season and brings
tears and thought. Never once Is there
a hint in the play, until the end. of
what the climax will be.
The magazine weekly and a special
attraction, Ted Henkel, xylophonist, are
additional features.
Sunset.
A play as delightful as "Still Waters"
needs just such an actress as dainty
Marguerite Clarke. "31111 Waters"
opened at the Sunset for a week's run
yesterday and the wee actress Is seen
as a little country girl whose child
hood had been hidden away in a house
boat by a grandfather who had lost his
own daughter and wished to keep the
little one always with him.
They couldn't keep Cupid away, how
ever, for when the girl saw a certain
handsome young physician she lost her
heart and wearied of the houseboat.
Nesta has a playmate, a lanky boy who
drives the horse that runs the canal
boat. He helps her and when they de
cide to play circus Nesta goes to an old
trunk in the boat and finds all sorts of
fluffy things that a real circus rider
should wear. The old horse has been a
circus horse, so when he hears the
calliope he runs full speed into a great
circus tent.
It has been Nesta's plan all the time
t. remain with the circus, for the ap
parent duplicity of her lover has left
her heartbroken and longing for ex
citement. But when the end of tb
tenf falls on her and she awakes to
find herself in the arms of a lovely,
motherly young person, she abandons
the idea and. Is carried home to the
houseboat.
Something too strange for her to
comprehend happens there. The kindly
young woman is clasped In the old
grandfather's arms and all seem to for
get her save the handsome young
doctor who has been called to attend
her. Tie old grandfather has found
'his daughter. Of course the handsome
doctor wins his suit.
Besides this delightful circus play.
comedy and short reel pictures are
shown.
Pickford.
A band of singing, dancing and play
ing Hawaiians, Kulolla's Troubadors
are at the Pickford for the week, of
fering a programme of native dances,
with songs and string instrument se
lections. There are evea of tbejn two
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girls and five men and every one the
embodiment of the ideal Hawaiian In
appearance. Guitar playing, native
style, ukuleles, and other Instruments,
with an attractive stage setting and
novel lighting effects make the stage
a gay place. The Hawaiian act is a
new one, and Is making Its first Amer
ican tour.
Along with the Pickford feature pro
gramme Is a five-act Metro play.
"The River of Romance," a clean, de
lightful, romantic picture starring
Harold Lockwood and May Allison, as
a pair of sweethearts passing the
Summer in the Thousand Islands re
gion. 'William Kellogg, the hero, after
a disagreement with his uncle, gets a
camp and with his one-cylinder motor
boat begins to show what he can do
for himself. William charges "war
prices," $10 a trip, and although pa
trons object, he still makes .money.
The romance begins when he sees
Rosalind Chalmers, from New York,
come to pass the Summer at the
islands. Rosalind has a vivid imag
ination, and fancies that William is a
pirate. Once she Is lost in the woods
and wanders to his cabin, but they
frame up a drowning story and all is
well.
But Rosalind scorns the tattered
pilot, and when he sees her at the
yacht club dance the temptation be
comes too strong. So he dons con
ventional dress and kidnaps her from
the .ball. The boat is upset so he
takes the girl home with him and
makes plans for the elopJmenL But
when Rosalind discovers who her mod
ern Lochinvar is there's no need for
an elopement, and the climax is Just
what it should be.
A Musty Suffer comedy Is also
shown.
Majestic.
If Theda Bars was ever fascinating
she surely is in "The Serpent," which
opened yesterday at the Majestic
Theater. She Is perhaps more of" a
vampire than ever before, and. now that
"The Serpent" has passed from under
Ihe censors, the public may see the
story of how a little Russian peasant
girl was betrayed by a villianous Grand
Duke and how she began her career as
a dangerous .and notorious vampire.
From a scenic standpoint the play is
great and the plot is quite entrancing.
The story opens at the crude home of
Ivan, where Vania, the daughter, leads
a sordid existence. She is in love with
a young peasant, but the romance is in
terrupted by the Grand Duke Valonoff,
who, when on a visit to the serfs, leaves
his cigarette case at the cottage of
Ivan. Vania Is sent to return It and
when she does not return, her sweet
heart goes to fetch her. He is shot
down by the guards, so Vania Is left at
the mercy of the Grand Duke. In spite
of the unhappiness of her old home she
hates the life at the Duke's and, when
finally the Duke tires of her and casts
her off, she goes forth a "serpent'
ready to wreak vengeance on all men.
Vania first becomes a governess and
succeeds in captivating the two broth
ers of the household, so that the esca
pade results In a murder and suicide.
When she goes to Paris her beauty
wins her a place on the stage. Again
she encounters the Grand Duke, and
this time he does not recognize her.
While he is on a trip she leaves him
and goes to Russia as a Red Cross
nurse at the front. A wounded sol
dter Interests her. for she knows he is
the son of the Grand Duke Valonoff.
She nurses him back to health and be
comes engaged to him.
The day before he is to return to his
father's home she precedes him. When
he comes he finds her in the arms of
his father and commits suicide. The
"serpent" has had her revenge, that
isn't all, there is an after climax almost
more interesting than the first.
The' athletic film series at the Ma
jestic is proving popular, especially to
the men. This week boxing, wrestling
and outdoor sports are Aown. Pathe
Weekly is also on the bill.
t & r.
Three features, all good, are the
week's offering at the T & D where
"The Fathers of Men." starring Robert
Edeson and Naomi Childers; "The Rai
Rider," with House Peters; and "Glo
ria's Romance," with Billie Burke, are
being shown.
If you love the great outdoors, the
Canadian pines and hills and rugged
life of the trapper, you'll appreciate
"The Fathers of Men." a vigorous
drama. A man had a wife and little
boy, and happiness, but the wife was
stolen by Blake. For 20 years hate
lodged in Howland's bosom. ' Blake had
cast off Jeanne, and Howland's small
son liad grown to manhood.
Aftef- all that time Howland and his
son had become members of the Mount
ed Police, and the opportunity offered
Itself for Howland's revenge. He found
Blake with a murdered man. Although
he knew that Blake was innocent he
let him be convicted of the murder
Blake is shot trying to escape and
Howland dies while Blake's son is
threatening him. The finding of
Jeanne, and the meeting of the sons
of Howland and Blake provide dra
matic episodes for the play. A girl.
young and pretty, provides more ro
mance.
House Peters In the comedy-drama
"The Rail Rider." has one of hi.fa
vorltes. that of an energetic young hero.
Love-making, funny episodes, and
clever plot dealing with stolen bonds,
make an enjoyable feature ot "Xie
BESSIE LOVE
IN
HELL-TO-PAY
AUSTIN
A tale of California Sierras, per
fumed with the a r o m a ' of big
pines, sweetened by the presence
of "Little Nettles," Bessie Love,
around whose tempestuous young
life is woven a romance that
alternates between tears and
smiles, right up to a. wholly cap
tivating and unexpected climax.
SOME FOREIGN BIRDS.
Colored Educational Subject.
A JfEW, NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE
KEYSTONE COMEDY,
"Pills of Peril"
Passed by the Pure Food Act.
Guaranteed to Cause an Acute At
tack of Laughter, Featuring
Charles Murray
AND
Louise Fazenda
Continuous 10i30 A. M: to 11 P. M.
COLUM
Sixth and Washington.
Rail Rider,
lead.
Zena Keef plays the
Billle Burke In the sixteenth, episode
of "Gloria's Romance" entitled "A Mod
ern Pirate," brings the serial to an
exciting pitch.
Columbia.
Big like the West and brim full of
homely humor and romance is "Hell-
to-Pay Austin-a Triangle feature that
opened yesterday at Columbia Th
Bonnie Bessie Love, one of the most
talented of the young film stars, has
the lead and Wilfred Lucas plays
'Hell-to-Pay Austin." Typical lumber
country scenes are shown. The wild
wesi. setting ana the lumber jacks, the
boys, ring true, even to the Dioneer
preacher and his neglected little
motherless girl.
The boss, Austin, called "Hell-to-Pav
has been at the camn four vears and
fias oeen made leader, both for Intel
ectual and physical superiority, when
ine preacner dies . and leaves little
Nettles, his daughter. The bovs havn
me -sweiiest funeral ever held in their
part of the country." and then elect
that "Hell-to-Pay" should adopt little
Nettles. Austin looks after Nettles,
who is known as his "kid." and Nettles
sees that he keeps away from th bar.
When Austin's nephew comes. It is gen
erally -understood that little Nettles
should in time marry him. A woman
from New York also comes and leaves
her card with Nettles. She is Doris
a woman who tricked Austin into
thinking he killed her husband, so that
he has been In hiding ever since.
w hen the boys agree that Austin
should send Nettles to school, thev de
cide by a poker game In favor of a
New York seminary. There Nettles is
unhappy. So she runs away to the
home of Doris and leaves a letter tell
ing her guardian her whereabouts. In
the meantime Doris has put Nettles
into the clutches of a dissolute young
man ana they are on the verge of a
European trip. Austin risks the dan
ger of going back to New York and
arrives Just in time to save the girl.
Xhe next thing that happens is the
discovery that he didn't kill a man
after all. By that time Nettles has be
come a polished young woman and is
quite ready for a real engagement.
This time there really Is one, but not
with' the nephew, for "Hell-to-Pay"
Austin has won the love of the little
girl he befriended and the Indications
are that they might live happily ever
after.
A riotously funny Keystone comedy
is also on the bill.
Heilig.
"Civilization." the great ll-reel Ince
pro-peace picture, began Its second
week at the Heilig Theater yesterday.
when it played before large audiences.
The picture is proving popular and thou
sands have already seen it. All through
California and the East the film is
having an "almost phenomenal run.
The spectacular production fairly
bristles with war and soldiers. Trench
ngnting. tne sinKing oi a liner, the
destruction of a submarine, and the
fall of a great city are but a few fea
tures of "Civilization."
Into the peace picture is woven the
suffering of women during a war; the
hardships of the people and children,
and the struggle to maintain peace. A
sad but beautiful romance of the sub
marine inventor and a girl "of the peo
ple" forms a part of the film.
A unique prelude In which living
characters figure in a staged panto
mime lends tone to the production.
Many actors are in this cast for the
prelude. Special music accompanies
Civilization."
N D IAN VETERAN GONE
LATE J. S. RAMSEY OHEGO.V RESI
DENT SIXCE 18S2.
Native of Illinois, Coming West as Boy,
Leaves Record as Church Member.
Ten Children Survive.
J. S. Ramsey, who died at Halse1),
Or., on August 3. was born In Athens,
111., on March 11. 1837. Death claimed
this pioneer of 1852 at the home of his
son. A. L. Ramsey.
When he was a boy of 15. Mr. Ram
sey cros&ed the plains with his parents.
riding in the big covered wagons of
the train, or trudging beside the oxen.
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He settled In the Mohawk Valley, and
resided there for some time, but his
later years were passed in the Willam
ette Valley .near Halsey.
AVhen the Rogue River Indians took
up the hatchet, and a tremor of fear
ran through the settlements, the strip
ling enlisted under Captain James
Blakely. He was then 18 years of age,
and he served through the campaign
that quelled the Indian uprising In
Oregon for all time.
During his entire life Mr. Ramsey
was loved for his splendid traits of
character. He was a church member
in more than the accepted sense of tho
term. - ' "
Ten children survive him. six grand
children and three great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by two sisters.
Mrs. Mary Pollock and Mrs. Joseph
Powell. The children are Mrs. Lavina
Glass, Brownsville, Or.: Mrs. L. Mich
enor. Mulvane, Kan.: Mrs. Lulu Searcy.
Condon. Or.: Mrs. Ida Smith. Portland;
Mrs. Auda Frazer. Vancouver, Wash.:
Amos Ramsey. Halsey. Or.: William
Ramsey, The Dalles. Or.: Samuel Ram
sey, Portland: Archie Ramsey. Rick
reall. Or.; Mrs. Esta Washburne, Leb
anon, Or.
INVASION PROVED POSSIBLE
War Game Shows I.ack of Scout
Ships in Defending Force.
NEWPORT. R- I.. Aug. 27. The war
game just completed by the United
States Navy proved that under fairly
favorable weather conditions an at
tacking fleet has excellent chance to
land troops within 20 miles of New
York. Rear-Admiral Austin Knight de
clared tonight.
"Nothing of this eort would have
been possible." he said, "if the defend
ing 'Blue' fleet had an eificient scout
ing force."
Admiral Knight, umpire In the game,
which ended yesterday in the virtual
annihilation of the "Blue" or defend
ing fleet, arrived tonight on the-, bat
tleship Pennsylvania, of the victorious
"Red" fleet, which represented the ln-
The "Red" fleet will be Jolnevj hero
tomorrow by the "Blue" fleet, which Is
believed to have anchorage off Block
Island.
EX-PORTLAND DOCTOR ILL
Irwin C. Sntton in Hospital at Los
Angeles For Last Few Weeks.
Word has been received in Portland
of the serious illness In Los Angeles
of Dr. Irwin C. Sutton, formerly of
Portland.
Dr. Sutton left Portland about a year
ago for Los Angeles, believing the
change of climate would improve his
health. For several weeks he has been
in a Los Angeles hospital tinder the
care of several eminent physicians,
one of whom is his brother, of Kansas
City.
Dr. Sutton practiced his profession in
Portland for a number of years.
Portland Girl Slakes Glee Club.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Aug. 27. Sje
clal.) June Shea, of Portland. Is mak
inu. rin. nvmrroKA nnd eAminir honors
! ou the Treble Clef, the lrr" s tlee club.
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ROUND TRIP TIIREE DOLLARS
Special Steamer Service
Going Saturday Returning Monday
City Ticket Office, Washington at Third, or Ash
St. Dock for tickets, reservations, etc.
She passed the recent try-outs with
ease, and is rated as one of the sweet
est singers on the campus.
CITY SALUTES VETERANS
Strike Threat May Ueduce Attend
ance at Encampment.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 27. Kansas
City stood at attention today in salute
to the hundreds ot veterans of the Civil
War, who were arriving on every train
to attend the SOth annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
all departments of which - will be
opened officially tomorrow. Churches
held services in honor of the wearers
of the blue, and flags and bunting
were hung on buildings throughout the
business and residence districts.
Estimates at departmental headquar
ters tonight are that from 25,000 to
30.000 veterans will be In the city
within he next two or three vlays to an
swer the regimental rollcalls.
Commanders and executives said that
fear of the threatened railroad strike
was serving to prevent some of the vet
erans from coming to Kansas City.
Western College Golf Date Set.
CHICAGO. Aug. 27. The Western In
tercollegiate golf tournament will take
place on August SO to September 1. at
the Westmoreland Country Club, ac
cording to Information given out by
officials of the meet.
Like the Serpent that tempted
Eve in the Garden of Eden is the
modern role of the screen vam
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Willie Ritchie vs. Lew Steffens.
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this famous little star has
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Pictographs and Bray Car
toonthey're top-notch, too.
Today, Tomorrow and Wed.
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"The Fathers of
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