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THE " MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. AUGUST 3, 1917. 5 THREE HURT WHEN KENTON CARS HIT Crash Sends Rush-Hour Crowd in Heap: Lives of 50 Pas- - . sengers Endangered, fl BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND I! ;,ih I.IImM u ill : I. I li!!u: !:! I ! : ! ! I I I ,' ! ! l!llilllllilllM !!!!l.l!l!n;! i!!li!i!!t EM Mi:' II rv-J I I m IT J.Iotornian of Offending Car in Rcar End Collision Places Blame on Faulty Grips 3Irs. K. Seibert Sustains Body Injuries. Three persons were injured seriously and two carloads shaken more or less at 6:45 o'clock last night in a rear-end collision between two Kenton cars at Bryant street and Mississippi avenue. The seriously injured were: Mrs. Katherine Seibert. 973 East Ninth street, probably broken ankle. X. Son, East Thirty-fifth street North, conductor on the car hit from behind, cut about the head by flying glass. It. B. Snedden, motorman on the same car, back sprained. Motorcycle Patrolman Crane and Pa trolman George Adams, who investi gated, said that passengers in both cars were thrown from their seats by the force of '-he collision. Passengers in the rear car were skidded along the floor. Crane said, and landed in a pile at the front end. The policeman said that many persons whose names were not obtained were cut by flying glass and bruised and trampled. Wrecking Crew Clear Dehrio. The Ambulance Service Company took the carmen to the Good Samari tan Hospital Tor attention. Mrs. Sei bert was taken home, saying that she would pro to a hospital later if neces sary. Mr. Soden's cuts were dressed and he was allowed to go home after & short time. Meantime a wrecking' crew cleared sway the debris and took the damaged cars to the I'iedmont barns. Traffic was delayed only a few moments. The leading car, ZVo. 52-1. 'was com ing towards Portland eight minutes behind time when the accident hap pened. The other car, scheduled to travel six minutes behind 5:24, was two minutes late, and following 524 at a short distance. Traffic rules of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company require the cars to keep at least a block apart outside the con stated district. Defective Brake Blamed. Car No. 524 slowed down to let Mrs. Seibert, the injured woman, descend, and Xo. 569. the car following, crashed into the rear platform. C. A. Donald son, motorman of Xo. 569. reported to Fred A. Ilasch, examiner for the State Public Service Commission, that the ac cident was due o defective brakes. Mr. Itasch said he tested the brakes at the car barns- and found them in good working order. The cars were ordered interned for the night, however, and Mr. Jlasch will make another test to day. Donaldson's report, in full, was to the effect that he was coasting down the hill behind No. 524, going at a rate of about tix miles an hour. He said that No. 524 passed the stopping point on Bryant street, and he sup posed that it would go on to the next block. The car stopped suddenly in the middle of the block, Donaldson said, and he immediately applied his brakes. When the brakes failed to work, he said, he released them and tried them unsuccessfully again. Then. h said, he tried the emergency brake" which also failed to work. Police Make Complaint. Mr. Kasch was at his home when informed of the accident, and nearly was arrested while speeding to the scene in a taxicab. He had told the driver to make the best speed com patible with caution and was travel ing about 35 miles an hour when he was overhauled by Motorcycle Patrol man Krvin. Mr. Jtasch explained that his posi tion with the Kailway Commission re quired him to get to the wreck as soon as possible to learn if the accident was caused by lack of precaution on the part of the railroad. He was re leased, although he went to police headquarters and made a further ex planation to Captain Inskeen. The no- lice complained that their investiga-4 tion was hampered by the haste with which the carmeji carted off evidence of the wreck and withheld names of injured. There were about 50 passen gers on each car. grit s?". j Vat , STRIKE MAY BE AVERTED SOl'THERV PACIFIC A IJ MEX CON- SIDKU GRIEVANCES. Assistant General Manager J. H. Dyer, , of Portland, One of Company' !i Representatives. SAX FRAXCISCO, Aug. 2. A confer ence between officials -of the Southern Pacific Company and officers of the four large railroad brotherhoods on difficulties over which 8500 emploves threaten to strike next Saturday night adjourned totugrht after an all-day ses sion. Xo statement was made by either party to the conference, but ft was understood great headway was made toward settling the grievances of the men. The conference will continue to morrow. The strike ultimatum, which was re ceived yesterday by railroad officials, stated the men would withdraw from the service unless certain grievance cases against the company were de- cided in a manner satisfactory to broth erhood heads. W. li. Scott, vice-presi dent and general manager of the road suggested Federal mediation of the dif ficulties. Mr. Scott and Assistant General Man agers U. W. Campbell and J. H. Dyer, of Portland, represented the road at the conference. TODAY'S FILM FEATURES, Sunset J. Warren Kerrigan, "The Social Buccaneer." . . ' Columbia Pauline Frederick, "The Love That Lives-" . Liberty Sessue Hayakawa, "For bidden Paths." . Majestic Antonio 'Moreno, "A Son of the Hills." People "The Tanks at the Bat tle of the Ancre." Star Mary Pickford," "Less Than the Dust": "Mystery of the -Double Cross." Globe Henry B. Walthall, "Lit tle Shoes." pircle "The Adventures of the Jealous Wife." CAVALRY MOBILIZES TODAY Washington Troops to Concentrate at American Lake. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) Now that the Kighteenth Kngineers have started for "somewhere in France," their place at the American l,ake cantonment will be taken by the Washington National Guard. Tomor row is the date set for mobilization of cavalry from Wenatchee, Spokane and Kllensburg and this city. They will e under command of Major Hartwell Palmer. In all probability the state Guard will be mobilized at American Lake before the end of the present week. Orders have been received for them to hold themselves in readiness. . Liberty. SESSUE HAYAKAWA, the Japanese actor whom Alan Dale, one of the country's foremost dramatic critics, speaks of in these words, "l am lost in admiration of Sessue Hayakawa. Cer tainly he is the finest film artist I have ever seen, is the stellar attraction at the Liberty Theater on the week-end bill. Hayakawa, together with that demure blonde lass, Vivian Martin, Car men Phillips and Tom Forman. are seen in "Forbidden Paths, a powerful dra matic tale of the eternal triangle. The play has for its climax the well- known personal loyalty of the Japan ese. T-fayakawa. Miss Martin and Miss Phillips form a strong trio in the unraveling of the story of a man who makes a mess of his life by marrying woman he does not . love, but whose happiness "is preserved by the startling action of the Nipponese, whose love is superior to all else. When Mildred Thornton s father dies he leaves the girl in the care of Sato, his Japanese business partner. Mildred feels the deepest friendship for Sato, but his affection for the girl is still greater. He loves her and the knowl edge that he can never marry Mildred adds to his sorrow. .The girl's love long before has been given to Harry Maxwell, who upon his return from Mexico renews his friendship with Mil dred. The next day- he is forced to confess that he is married. His .wife is an adventuress who has deceived him. When Sato learns that this wom an stands between Mildred and happt- r.ess he determines upon a plan to re move the obstacle. Paramount- Pictographs, the screen magazine, is another subject screened. Star. Turn your attention to the solution of another mystery. Pathe's "The Mys tery of the Double Cross" is a mystery no longer, for the' 15th and final chap ter of this unusually good serial, to be screened at the Star Theater until Sat urday night, solves, the . mystery that has been monopolizing the photoplay in terest of some' hundred thousands of fans throughout-the -country. . "Who is the girl of the Double Cross?" "Who is the Mysterious Stranger?" These are the questions fandom : has been asking- for many weeks. Incidentally,- these questions are answered in the final installment of one of the best many :chaptered tales Pathe'has given the film world. Mollie King, a beautiful blonde, is the star of the serial, while other players are Leon Bary. Gladden James and Ralph Stuart. As for the solution. Why Bpoii nim pleasure with a few printed words? "Less Than the Dust." that Mary Pickford photoplay of Indian and Eng lish life, with Little Mary in the' role of a waif of the' Indian bazaars and then, as an English heiress, also Is be ing shown at the Star. David Powell is her leading man in this first of her Artcraft pictures, t . An Indian uprising, the massacre of the British, and the final rescue of the survivors of the garrison, form a spec tacular part of this picture. " Peoples. - An unusual feature of the screening of the British government official war pictures. "The Tanks, at the Battle of the Ancre," at the Peoples Theater, is the large number of soldiers who wit ness the graphic and illuminating series of pictures each day. Cavalrymen, arr tillerymen. infantry from Vancouver and Clackamas, sailors and ' members of hospital units have been eager spec tators of scenes the like of which they expect to be principals in ere long. . This photoplay presentation of war as it really is. minus -only aerial ac tivity and the actual hand-to-hand clash in the trenches, pictures the Battle of the Ancre. a victorious attack the Brit ish made on the Germans at the Biver Ancre. in France, last Fall- An Inti mate glimpse of life in the trenches, transportation facilities. ' barrage fire methods, and. most, interesting of all, the huge tanks in action, moving' pon derously over or through barbed wire obstructions. climbing, hillocks or straddling shell holes, are shown in the pictures. These must have been taken at considerable casualty cost among cameramen, for closeups of men on "Xo Man's Land placed photographers di rectly in line with German fire. These "tanks" are gigantic war prod ucts of the American invention, the caterpillar engine. They are so large that they house several guns of small caliber in revolving turrets, numerous machine guns, and a score of men. Heavy armor plate makes them indiffer ent to rifle and machine gun fire, as well as shrapnel, and only the high ex plosive shells can conquer the tank. A brief talk by William Poteet. Port land boy who was at Vimy io with the Canadians, and returned home wounded a few weeks ago, is an in teresting part of the entertainment. Sunset. "The Social Buccaneer," the Sunset Theater's week-end photoplay offering, serves to bring back J. Warren Kerri gan to his Portland admirers. It's the first downtown film appearance of "Handsome Jack" since he was in Portland at the big "movie" ball of late Spring. Not only Is Kerrigan seen In a Blue bird picture of unusual plot attractive ness, a story of a modern Robin Hood, but Louise Lovely, a pretty lass who has starred independently in so many productions, is Jack's leading woman. "The Social Buccaneer" is a plcturl zation of Frederic S. Isham's novel of the same name. Kerrigan is introduced as Chattfield Bruce, an American in China buying goods for his home firm. Ho is impressed by the conduct of Wong Lee. a pirate who robs the rich of rice and money and gives to the poor. Bruce admires this peculiar type of philanthropy. Becoming master of a secret which means the betrayal of Wong Lee. Bruce wins the gratitude of the Chinese by saving him from Cag lioni, henchman who has turned traitor. In return he is given a ring which gives the wearer the allegiance of Chi namen anywhere in the world. Bruce returns to America, assumes a place in good society and then com mences a career of secret crime, and open philanthropy. He steals from his wealthy friends and endows hospitals, organizes charities and otherwise wins recognition as the friend of the poor. However, he retains his position with Nathan Goldberg. socially aspiring merchant, and through him meets Mar jorie Wood, a girl in whom he soon be comes deeply interested. A Hank Mann comed and Sunset tours complete the programme. 'FLOOR' TAX PUT ON TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR Revenue to Be Obtained From Hoarded Stocks to Re ' place Surplus Levy. FARRIERS ARE NOT EXEMPT Majestic. Exceptionally good photography, well maintained atmosphere, particu larly of the country life of the Caro lina hills, and a noteworthy cast are three of the good qualities of "A Son of the Hills," a Vitagraph photoplay starring Antonio Moreno, who is more recently in the limelight as leading man for Mrs. Vernon Castle. A two-reel Foxfilm comedy, "Suds of Love," With the ex-Keytoner, Hank Mann, in the leading role, is an efficient laugh-producer, . while Hearst-Pathe News presents some interesting items, including Greece welcoming the return of Venizelos. Bisbee I. W. W. at Colum bus, the famous Forty-second Division on the French front, Zeppelin, downed in England and Canadians leaving for the front. . The plot of "A Son of the Hills" deals with the poor but ambitious son of the hills. 'Sandy. Mo rley. -Unable to- endure his stepmother's hard treatment. Sandy leaves his home in the mountains of North Carolina. After wandering for a number of days he falls exhausted in front of the home of. Markham, a rich factory owner from the Xorth. Sandy appeals to Markham and the latter offers to send the boy of the hills through college. After Sandy's . graduation he is sent to his old home to start building a new fac tory. Lansing, a nephew of Markham and jealous of the position Sandy holds in the uncle's esteem, visits the same town and through suggestion falsely causes Cynthia to marry him. Later, however, a girl with whom Lansing had an affair while at college faces Cynthia, with the result that a divorce is granted and Cynthia returns to mar ry Sandy. . . Columbia. Pauline Frederick gives another exhi bition of remarkably fine screen acting in "The Love That Lives." demonstrat ing her right to rank among the great est of emotionalists. This production, a Paramount five reeler, at the Columbia Theater, is a novelty affair, for it pre sents Miss Frederick in the role of a scrubwoman, who sells herself to a broker In order to get money to edu cate her son. "The Department Case" is another excellent O. Henry story pictured by Vitagraph. - The histrionics of Miss Frederick is easily the outstanding feature of "The Love That Lives" and the admiration of the spectator cannot but mount high as the star portrays emotions with deft shading and fine feeling. Also when she. by means of a wonderful makeup, simulates the physical features of three varying stages in the character devel opment of a familiar type. The story is that of a young woman who is forced to support herself and son by scrubbing floors In an otfice building. It is apparent that the boy will go the route orf his father, who was killed in a drunken brawl, unless he is removed from his environment, and Molly, who is attractive, sells her self to a wealthy broker in order to send her boy to boarding school. They are separated for years and then the mother sees her Jimmy as a fireman who has won medals for bravery. Molly Is trapped in a burning building along with the girl Jimmy is to marry. The mother steps aside and hides while Jimmy climbs the ladder and saves Dora. Gore's Amendment Rejected by Vote of Committee Measure Is Ex pected to Go to Senate Early Next - Week for Debate. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Reduction from 15 to 10 per cent in the proposed tax on undivided surplus of corpora tions, joint stock companies and as sociations and imposition of new "floor" taxes upon large accumulated stocks of sugar, coffee, tea and cocoa, were steps decided upon today by the Senate finance committee in revising the war tax bill. It is planned to com plete the bill Tuesday and begin Sen ate debate next week. The levy on undistributed surplus virtually is a surtax on corporate in comes which now pay only a flat tax, although individual Incomes are sur taxed. Reductions of the rate to 1 per cent followed the committee's re cent decision to treble the normal cor poration tVtx, raising $167,000,000 more revenue from that source. - Large Stocks to Be Taxed. From the proposed 15 per cent rate it was estimated that 525,000,000 in revenues would, result. ' The 10 pe cent tax will, raise much less, as, Ju addition to the 5 per cent reduction, the .committee decided to exempt fron the 10 per cent tax any surplus that is "actually invested and employed in business or retained for employment in the reasonable requirements of th. business" The new floor tax on sugar, tea and cocoa is atthe same rates as are pre scribed in the bill for consumption taxes on these products. The provision was added to make subject to taxation large stocks of these commodities im ported in anticipation of tne proposed consumption taxes. Some dealers are said to have a year's supply on hand which would be reached only by a floor tax. The rates are: Sugar, ',-cenc a pound; coffee, 2 cents; tea. 5 cents. and cocoa, 2 to 5 cents. - Limited amounts in the hands of small dealers are to be exempt. Important administrative provisions affecting income and war profits taxes approved today by the commitee au thorize the Treasury Department to permit or require monthly Installment payment of such taxes, between March and June 25 of -each year when they are , payable. Many corporations hav requested the monthly installment pay ment privileges because of their ne cessity to borrow large sums fre quently for balk payment required un der the existing law. Another new clause authorizes pay ment of income and war excess profits taxes by uncertified checks or by tn. new Treasury short-term .certificates of indebtedness. Farmers Are Act Exempt. A motion by Senator Gore to exempt farmers from the new war excess prof its tax on individuals in trade or busi ness was rejected by the committee. A new clause added to the war prof its section pnov.ides a new standard for calculating tax exemptions or thos. claiming that, their- pre-war profit were sub-normal. Under the plan, if the Secretary "Of the Treasury should find exemption claims are justifies, those claiming exemption would be en titled to that allowed new corpora tions not in existence before tne wa. whose income and profit tax would be based upon that of companies or In dividual engaged in the same gen eral line of trade-or business. EVADERS TO FEEL FORGE EXEMPTION RIGHTS LOST BY FAIL- IRE TO REPORT, House Takes Up Bill far Drastic Action Against Allen Slackers Residing in United States. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Hundreds of men in the chief cities of the country reports to the Department of Justice show, gave fictitious addresses for draft registration and are now being sought by Ciovernment agents. Evaders who, after having regis tered, fail to report for physical ex amination will be ordered into the mil itary service of the United States with out further preliminaries, losing claims of exemptions and other considerations. Machinery for dealing with them has been set up in co-ordination with the Adjutants-General of the states. A weekly checklng-up process has been devised. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Drastic dealing with alien slackers is proposed by a bill agreed on today by the House immigration committee and slated for pushing in the House. Alien slackers who do not wish to take military service in the American forces would be deported; the entry of others to the country would be prohib ited. Any person who claims exemp tion from military duty on the ground that he is an alien never could become a naturalized citizen. Aliens of any class could be drafted for work on farms, in industrial plants and for other home duty. Fifteen ollar Clothes for Men Aside from their coolness, their com fort and their easy fit, these $15 clothes are without question the best you can buy at the price. They cost me more than the ordinary dealer pays for $15 clothes I sell them at a closer margin, and I guarantee every suit to give satisfaction. They're good clothes none better at the price. Entire Third Floor Elevator All Panama and Straw Hats Reduced : $1.50 Toyo Panamas, 50d C tf. .GllOGlllftS 'MomsonaJ Fourth OF 49 SUICIDE NELLIE HARLESS TAKES POISON AS DAUGHTER GETS LICENSE. tter Kit of Despondency Lasting Sev eral Months, C'resollne Is Taken and Warning; Is Late. Mrs. Nellie Harless, aged 49, of 80 Kast Fifty-seventh street, committed suicide yesterday by drinking creso- line shortly after her daughter had taken out a marriage license. Mrs. Harless took her young grand son and went into the yard shortly after noon to sit for some, time under a cherry tree. One of her' daughters, a Mrs. Horn, wJao resides just across the street from the Harless residence, noticed her mother in the yard and watched her for some time. She saw her drink from the bottle, but thought lothing of it. A short time later Mrs. Harless went to the house and, lying down on her bed. told another daughter, Mrs. Kose Woodard, that she had drunk the poison. The daughter at once tele phoned for Dr. J. A. Hughes, but every effort to revive her was of no avail. Her daughter. Delena May, and Ivan Walter Bachteler, of 203 East Fif ty- third street, were granted a license to wed yesterday morning.' and after a conference of all concerned followln the tragedy were married last night at Mr. Bachtelers home. It was ex plained that Mrs. Harless had been despondent for some weeks, but that she had not opposed the marriage, but. on. the other hand, had given her con sent willingly. Mrs. Harless is survived by six chil dren, three sons and three daughters. Coroner Smith took charge of the body and it will remain at the public morgue pending funeral arrangements. REGISTERED MEN MEET Hibernians Arc Hosts to - Persons Subject to Draft. Several young men who are subject to the draft responded to an invitation from members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians to attend a meeting at Hi bernian Hall last night. Steps were taken to form an organization of men subject to the draft for social purposes. E. H. Deery ' presided. Mr. Deery emphasized the fact that it is the duty of every person, regardless of his opin ions or sympathies before the United States entered the war. to do all in his power to help the country. f SOCIALIST IS IN TROUBLE Floyd Ramp lias Argument AVith Soldiers at Roscburg. ROSEBURG, Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.) T. A. Rafferty. Deputy Sheriff, was summoned to the business district at 12 o'clock last night to act as mediator in a dispute between Floyd Ramp, a local Socialist, and a number of Wood burn soldiers who 'were doing guard duty in this city. The controversy started when Ramp inferred that he held-the same opinion of the soldiers as that held by the I. W. W. Ramp is also alleged to have CLACKAMAS DRAFT CALLED Examination of 35 Conscripts Set for Wednesday. OREGON CITT. Or.. Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) Clackamas County's draft board late this afternoon placed in the mail the official notices for the first 35 men to be examined tor exemption claims. These are to report at the Courthouse Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock. The local board is composed of Sher iff W. J. Wilson, chairman; County Clerk Harrington, clerk; Dr. J. W. Norris and Dr. Hugh Mount, examining physicians. Two of the men who would be in cluded in the first 35 called have enlisted. V. S. Sailor Dies of Poison. SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2. Arthur J. Wallace, aged 33, chief gunner's mate. U. S. N., died at the hospital at the Puget Sound Navy-yard today from the effect of poison taken last Friday night,-according to the oSicial report. Ii. C. Ungcr to Be Buried Today. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) The funeral services of the late L. C. Unger, who died at the Oregon City Hospital Wednesday, will be con ducted at Ellwood, Clackamas County, tomorrow afternoon, the interment to take place there. Mr. Unger was "71 years old and unmarried. Relatives re side in Ohio. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A. 6035. ' T A R "The House of Hits" Today and Tomorrow The surprising final chap ter; the climax of . "The Mystery of the Double Cross" and the last opportunity you will have in Portland to see m ary i r i icKTora In the unusual, delightfully different drama Less Than the Dust said that he would not have registered had he been of conscriptionable age. District Attorney Nuener is investi gating the disturbance. Ramp is a Socialist orator and has spoken in Portland on several occasions. AVIATOR FALLS TO DEATH Companion of Captain Suffers Bro ken Jaw and Internal Injuries. MINEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 2. Captain Ralph I. Taylor, in command of the training section of the Aviation Sig nal Corps here, lost control of his air plane today and plunged 800 feet to his death. Sergeant Thomas Pell, who was in the machine with him. suffered a brok en jaw and internal injuries. Colby's Nomination Confirmed. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Nomination of Rainhridge Colby, of New York, as a member of the Shipping Board was today reported favorably by the Senate commerce committee. GLASS FRONT IS TARGET Second Medford Autolst Smashes Ashland Building Window. ASHLAND. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) For the second time in the past year, M. C. Reed, president of the Chautau quna Association of Ashland, has had the plate-glass front in two of his Main-street properties smashed by au tolsts from the neighboring city of Medford. The second time was this afternoon, when A. 1. Hobbs. a traveling sales man for a Medford house, who was learning to run a car. lost control of it and ran into the building. Mr. Reed witnessed the accident. The machine was not seriously damaged. Read The Oregonlan -!nsified ad?. r TODAY AND i TOMORROW ONLY I ; from, all over the country has. come word that "Forbidden Paths" is the most popu lar, of Hayakawa photoplays the story is convincing-, full of thrills and spec tacular dramatic situations; the talented Japanese is supported by that tantalizing vision of beauty and grace, Vivian Martin; we' think it's a mighty, g-ood picture; we're sure you will too. WE WILL KEEP UP THE QUALITY 13c Children 5c Broadway at Stark cornkr