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5 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917, SOLDIERS IS ST HQulE QRM CENTER Board of Control Hears Quarrel Between Command ant and Architect. of INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW Governor's Absence Causes Matter to Be Laid Temporarily on Shelf. Commandant Said to Have Criticised Board Members. PALKM, Or.. Sept. 13. (Special.) The State Soldiers" Home at Roseburg promises to become a political storm center for several days to come from developments at a meeting of the State Board of Control today. Lewis I. Thompson. Portland architect; in charge of the construction of a Dew hospital for the home, reported, to the board this morning that Commandant Markep. fcad told him to get off the grounds and that the commandant mentioned some thing about -using a bullet if Mr. Thompson did not leave. The Boarrl with Secretary Olcott and State Treasurer Kay present instructed Secretary Ooodin to write Commandant Markee and inform him that Architect Thompson was to be treated courte ously at all times while at the home on business in connection with the con Btruction of the new hospital. Some time ago it was reported that Commandant Markee had asked Archi tect Thompson to prepare a plan of the new hospital with Jlarkee's portrait Attached, but this Mr. Thompson re fused to do. Since then troubles have been brewing at the home and Mr. Thompson has made two or three trips liere to -take the matter up with indi vidual members of the Board. Change May Result. It is possible the present difficulty rnay result in a chango in the organiza tion at the Soldiers' Home. At the time Commandant Elder was unseated and Markee named in his place Secre tary Olcott voted for Mr. Elder and G-overnor Withycombe and State Treas urer Kay for Mr. Markee. Ihe State Treasurer has expressed j-'ime dissatisfaction as to Mr. Markee lately. He was a strong advocate for giving Mr. Thompson the architectural work on the new hospital. AVhether this dissatisfaction is strong enough for him to vote to unseat Markee is riot known definitely although it was Iiinted. at a Board meeting recently that unless difficulties at the home were straightened out a change might be made. The question has been laid on. the shelf until Governor Wlthycombe's re turn. Probably it will bob up again at a 5oard meeting next week. DiMputex Have Arisen. A number of disputes have arisen be tween Mr. Thompson and Mr. Markee over the construction of the new hos pital the Board was told today. "Vari ous features as to the arrangement and more particularly the question of dividing up the cost have been some what responsible for these differences. The commandant it is understood has been' averse to a plan of the Board to equip nurses' quarters in the new hos jjii-ii iium a. u escneai iuna or foOOO or more made up from money reverting to the state which belonged to inmates who have died. The commandant be lieved the cost for this equipment should come from money appropriated for construction but the Board decided on rerently. Architect Thompson reported today, eiso. that Commandant Markee had made rude remarks as to the ability vl me coara or control to handle af fairs and this probably will be invest! eaiea, me commandants side of the Btory being heard before final action la laKen. RIVER HIDES FUGITIVE ILtRY KELLY STAXDS IX WATER A VP TO HIS AECIC . the side of the jitneys. "William It. Boone will preside at the new organ nd give a concert commencing at 8 o'clock. Opportunity will be presented for of fering resolutions, so that the audience may express themselves in a definite manner. The Public Service Commis sioners of the state have been invited, and it is expected that one of them may attend. SALEM. Or.. Sept. 13. Special.) More protests against the proposed In crease In fares on the street railway lines of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company were filed with the Public Service Commission today, and the Commission also- received an invi- ation from the Alberta Commercial Club to attend a meeting at Portland Friday night. H. L. Hareourt. of Portland, said he objected to Commissioner Corey's pro posal on the grounds that it shifted the burden of the extra fare to those least able to pay. J. A. Chapman, of 4 72 ancouver avenue. .Portland, warned the Commission that the public would strenuously object to granting an in crease in fare. O U2 Cu 3 T O H2 O C3 EZ3 ir i FAIR ATTRACTS CROWDS PORTLAND DAI SETS NEW MARK FOR ATTE.VDAJTE AT GHBSHAM. Mayor Baiter's Proclamation Gains Hearty Response and Fast Races Are Enjoyed by Throngs. Yesterday was Portland dar at -the Multnomah County Fair at Gresham. and also bore the distinction of being automobile day. Gate receipts showed record attendance. The day was opened by a parade of decorated auto mobiles, which had carried a number of Portland residents to the fair. Campbell's band supplied the music. There had been a hearty response to the proclamation issued by Mayor Baker, of Portland, and a lively crowd was present. The usual features of the fair were displayed to advantage. The features of the day were the races, which, re sulted as follows: Half-mile Shetland pony race First. Lucille, owned by Mtddleton; second, Susie, owned by Brown. Winner's time, 110. Standard horse race irst. B. &. M., owned by O. P. Mozey. Winner's time, -:"JS. Automobile high-gear slow race First, Elgin six, owned by Charles King-. Win ners time. -:04Va. Standard horse race First, Kin? Zolock. owned by William Martin, winner's time, a:254. Half-mile dash First, Drummer, owned by I'offman; second. Dandy Jim, owned by Perry Hale. Winners time, 0:54. An exceptionally fine racing card has been made up. for today, and lovers of horseflesh, throughout the state are expected to turn out for the turf events. The events and entries follow: First race. 2 : -." trot. Purse flr0. En tries, Hal Wilkes, owned by J. M. Myers: Bois D'Arc, owned by Mrs. A. Newell; Song Sparrow, owned by William Martin, and Salem Boy, owned by O. P. Mozey. Second race, special trot. Purse fl.iO. Entries. Dandy Jim, owned by Perry Hale; Lena Patch, owned by O. J. Brown: T. R. MacOregor, owned by Z. Shaw; Jennie May, owned by Frank Lockmore, and Mark H, owned by J. Cook. Third race, ruunlne half-mile. Purse ST5. Entries, Annie Zalion, owned by Ed Gllzary; Drummer, owned by A. J. Coffman; Letitla, owned by T. Murato ; PUaon, owned by Clyde Murray. Fourth race, free-for-all half-mile pony race. Purse 2o. Today will be Gresham, Fairview and Troutdale day at the fair. The Mayor of Gresham has declared a half holiday, and the Greshamites are go ng to try to beat the attendance rec ord of Portland day. MOUNTAIN MERCHANT DIES John Outerson, of Detroit, Known All Over Oregon. ALBANY", Or., Sept. 13. (Special.) John Outerson, a merchant of Detroit aged about 60. died last night in his store in the Mountain City, which is the eastern terminus of the Corvallls & Eastern Railroad. Through having operated pack trains to Summer resorts for many years Outerson.-became well known to peo ple in all sections of the state who visited the Breitenbush Hot Springs. Marion Lake, Pamelia Lake and Mount Jefferson. Outerson had lived at Detroit about 21 years and was postmaster there many years. He was a Mason and a member of the Elks lodge of Albany, Outerson had no near relatives. SCHOOL FOR DEAF OPENS Officers Search Within Five Feet c Man Who Leaped From Aato When Arrested on Theft Charge. Harry Kelly, who was arrested las Clune for the theft of an automobile and later paroled by the Circuit Court, stood in, the waters of the Willamette Utiver up to his neck for five hours end escaped the police for some time early Thursday morning after leaping from an automobile while in the cus tody of Patrolman Linton. The officer lhad arrested him a short time before with Carrie and Ruth Keller and II. H. Slaynes, a soldier, at Twenty-fourth and Broadway, for larceny of an auto. After escaping from the automobile while traveling at a high rate of speed at Second and Pine streets, Kelly head ed toward the river. He crawled under the Ash-strect dock and stood in the water up to his neck while the police searched within three feet of him. At 7 o'clock he emerged from the river after, the police had given uj the search and lie started, up . . Front street. "Patrolman Abbott hid behind an automobile and sprang out with drawn revolver as Kelly got in front of him. Kelly said afterwards In the City Jail; . . "It was a good thing the "copVpulled the revcflver". for T woJld have "gotten away. As it Is now T will kill myself before I will go to the Penitentiary." Aliout 10O Pupils Are Enlisted Institution at Vancouver. in CAR MEETING TONIGHT ALBERTA CLl'B FATHERS MOVE TO GET OPIXIOX ON FAHES. M. C. George to Preside, H. E. McGinn, W. S. U'llen, E. W. Rossman nnd ' I Griffith to . Speak. A mass meeting of streetcar patrons will be held in the municipal audito rium at S o clock this evening to dis cuss the, question of the proposed 6 cent car fare asked by the Portland Hallway, light & Power . Company. The committee appointed by the Al berta. Commercial Club to arrange the meeting consists of Captain O. F. Bel cher, Ernest Oetzen, T. L. Thomas. C; K. Henshaw and W. K. Royal, Judge M. C. George will be chairman of the evening. Judge Henry E. McGinn will present the side of the public. W. S. U'Ren will present the side of the plat form men, which is the attitude of all organized labor. Mr. Royal also has in vited Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, to present the side of the company. E. W. Rossman will present VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) The Washington State School for the Deaf opened yesterday and about 100 pupils have registered, but it is expected that from 25 to 40 more wiil enroll soon, some of the boys being late on account of assisting in farm work. There are 18 pupils, some. 16 years old, who never attended a school for the deaf at any time. Two pupil3 came from. Alaska. W. M. Fltzpatrlck is the new super intendent, having come here from the New Jersey State School for the Deaf. in nTlTr mm r :- 1 1 7 . T'r; ft llStlt.li MEN, you simply can't buy the . equal of these clothes anywhere else, except at a higher price. I absolutely guarantee your entire satisfaction on every gar ment there are hundreds here from which to select. Positively, these $15 and $18 clothes will save you money. See them. Third Floor Elevator MomstmatroHiOT b lua 4 6 J m p 50 REPORTED LOST Minnehaha Returning on 26th Voyage With Munitions. VALUABLE HORSE ABOARD Censored Cablegram About Ship From Knglund Conveys Xo In formation Many of Crew Said -to Have Drowned. NEW YORK, Sept. 13. An effort to get further details of tho reported sinking by a submarine of the Atlantic Transport Line steamship Minnehaha, with the loss oC. 0 of her officers and crew, was made today by the owners. The only official information the line had today in the nature of confirma tion was a cable from England, deleted by the censor, which referred to the Minnehaha, but was meaningless. First news was received here last night from England that the Minne haha, which had made 26 voyages be tween New York and London carry ing 16,000 tons of munitions and sup plies on each trip, was-sunk by a sub marine last Friday a short distance off the coast of Ireland and 50 of her officers and crew were lost. The Minnehaha was struck in the engine-room on the siarDoara site, ine report said, the explosion killing sev eral of the engine-room force and men in the stokehold, as well as seamen on deck. She had a. crew of 140 men. Of the 50 who were lost some were said to have been drowned in getting away in the boats. TV.f Minnehaha left here five weeks ago. delivered her cargo safely in Lon don and was on her way to mis pori with a small quantity of general cargo and a race horse valued .at $30,000 when Bhe was destroyed. n . The Minnehaha was commanded by Captain Frank Claret, who is a com mander in the naval reserves. She was one of a group of six steamships escorted by destroyers through the dan ger zone. - . - SINKING OF DEVONIAN IS TOLD Submarines Appear Suddenly iu Fleet of Merchantmen, Sinking 5. AN ATLANTIC PORT. Sept. 13. First-hand reports of the sinking, three weeks ago. of the Leyland liner Devon ian, with the loss of four lives, were brought today by survivors, who were picked up soon after the ship went down. Early dispatches to the State Depart ment from London stated all of the crew were saved. According to American horse ten- ders, an American, whose name they did not know;- a British gunner, the ship's carpenter and his assistant, were killed when a torpedo, fired by the U-boat, caught the Devonian amid ships and sent her to the bottom 40 minutes later. Several submarines, the survivors said, suddenly appeared on the surface and began an attack on a fleet of merchantmen, sinking the De vonian and four other steamers. 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Part of your wages saved will make it possible for you. ..Deposit in our Savings Department 'LUMBERMENS) National Bank Fifth and Stark Xo Limit to Agents Is Opinion. SALEM, Or., Sept. 13. (Special.) Attorney-General Brown, in an opinion to Insurance Commissioner Wells to day, holds that there is no limitation as to the number of agents that an insur- I ,itM...;lik.a....; l;:.. ance company may appoint in the state 1 to transact automobile Insurance busi- j ness. Mitchell Bank to Do Business. SALEM. Or., Sept. 13. (Special.) The Mitchell State Bank of Mitchell. Wheeler County, was granted a permit to do business by Superintendent of Banks Sargent today. The bank has a capital of $20,000, a surplus of $5000 and its directors are S. B. Barker, C Brown and C "V. Horner. I THE REAL THING 1 WILL BE 1 I SEPT. 20, 21, 22 I Round-Up 1 Let 'Er Back mmimi M tm Ml II 1 FORT REPELS "ATTACK" War Game Is Played and Troops Arc Trained to Forced Marches. FORT STEVENS, Or., Sept. 14. (Special.) 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