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THE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1917. 5 Owrtcht 1111. A. M. Dnkteia Cm. The One Way to Get the Best Is to pay its price which always proves to be the true economy in the long run. Fair suits and overcoats tailored by A. B. Kirschbaum Company at $15, $20, $25 and up PHEGLEY & CAVENDER Corner Fourth and Alder Streets AMERICAN BANKS IN BOLO'S DEALS Levantine Now in Prison Said to Have Handled $1,600,000. POLICE HERE HAVE NAMES Money Received From Germany Was Divided as It Passed On Until Finally Origin Was Lost. PARIS. Sept: 30. Captain Bouchar don, examining magistrate for the court-martial of Bolo Pasha, charged with having relations with the enemy, after examining the Levantine suspect for two hours decided that although he had been ill his condition would permit his transfer to prison. A pri vate ambulance conveyed him to Fres ne Jail, where he was placed in a hos pital cell. The prison authorities have been ordered to treat Bolo Pasha as an ordi nary prisoner without either privileges or unusual severity. In taking Bolo Pasha to prison he was carried on a stretcher from his room in the Grand Hotel. A crowd of about 2000 persons assembled around the ambulance shouting: "Death to the traitor! Throw him into the Seine! Kill him!" It now is said Bolo Pasha received $1,600,000 from the Deutsche Bank. In the transfer the sum was divided into several parts, passing through a number of hands before it finally reached any bank. By that time all traces of its origin had been lost. The Matin says that nine American banks figured in these transactions and that the American police have been able to make out a list of names of persons in America to whom checks were drawn by the Deutsche Bank, with the intention of making payment to secret German agents in France. The Figaro says Bolo went to New York in February, 1915, remained there a fortnight and returned with eight million marks drawn from a German bank in New York. The Echo De Paris says twelve American banks were utilized in the transfer, and that one of the interme diaries in the sending of money to Bolo was a relative of an official in the Imperial Bank of Germany who is connected with a German-American bank. According to the Journal, Bolo's con dition is most grave, as he is suffer ing from a violent attack of uraemia, and his physicians are doubtful of his recovery. WARTAXSQONTOBELAW LEADERS REGARD ITS EXACTMEAT CERTAIN IX FEW DAYS. Unofficial Figures Estimate Total to Be Raised by w Act at About fS,70O,00O,0OO. 'WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. Enactment into law this week of the great war tax bill, upon which conferees agreed last night, was regarded as certain to day by leaders of both houses. The report will be presented to the House tomorrow and the Senate probably on Tuesday, and by Thursday, at the lat est, the bill should be ready for the President's signature. Estimating the income and excess profit taxes has proved difficult for the experts. The latest unofficial esti mate prepared tonight, shows a total of approximately $2,610,000,000, with indications that the final figures will be probably $15,000,000 higher. It fol lows: Income tax, $600,000,000; excess prof its, $1,110,000,000; distilled spirits, $135, 000,000; rectified spirits, $5,000,000; fer mented liquors, $46,000,000; wines, $6, 000,000; soft drinks and syrups, $13, 000,000: cigars, $10,000000; cigarettes, $21,600,000; tobacco, $28,000,000: snuff, $2,000,000; cigarette papers, $100,000; freight transportation, $77,500,000; ex press and parcels post, $16,000,000; pas senger transportation, $56,000,000; pipe lines, $4,500,000; seats and berths, $4, 000.000; telegraph and telephone mas sages, $7,000,000; insurance policies, $5,000,000; automobiles, $40,000,000; mu sical instruments, $3,000,000; motion picture films, $3,000,000; jewelry. $4, 500,000; sporting goods, $1,200,000; pleasure boats, $500,000; perfumes and cosmetics, $1,900,000; proprietary medi cines. $3,000,000: cameras, $750,000; ad missions, $50,000,000; club dues, $1. 200,000; stamp taxes, $30,000,000, in heritances, $5,000,000; virgin island products, $20,000; first-class mail mat ter, $60,000,000; second-class mail mat ter, $14,000,000. Organ Recital Is Given at Auditorium. Mrs. Gladys Morgan Farmer, Or ganist, and Hartrldge Whlpp, Baritone, Delight Large Audience. MKS. GLADYS MORGAN FARMER, organist of the First Methodist Church, assisted by Hartridge Whipp. baritone soloist and music director in that church, appeared in the Public Auditorium yesterday afternoon in a music recital, and were greeted cor dially by a large audience. In the pipe organ recital by Mrs. Farmer, she played with ease, and smoothness of registration, and beau tiful finish, commencing with a splen did rendition of Rene L. Becker's "First The Stork's Arrival What a world of love the baby brings! Thousands of women for over three generations awaiting mother hood have themselves given nature a helping hand by the daily use of the time - honored external preparation, Mother's Friend." By its regular use the tendons and ligaments are made clastic and the tendency to morning sickness is avoided. Stretching and bearing down pains usually are not felt and the muscles relax easily when baby arrives. Do not go a single night without applying it. By assisting na ture, the crisis is one of less pain and danger. Ask for a bottle of "Mother's Friend" at your druggist's today and write for valuable book brimful of in formation, "Motherhood and the Baby." It Is free. Address The Bradfield Regu lator Co., Dept. B, 33 Lamar Building, Atlanta, Ga. Adv. Sonata In G Major." Saint-Saens' fa miliar and loved selection, "The Swan," was played softly, with manifest ap preciation of its many harmonic excel lencies. Franz Liszt's "St Francois D' Assise," a little tone-poem describing the legend relating to the sermon the good saint of that name preached to the birds, was played with reverential feeling, ending with throbbing harp notes. The Guilmant, Dubois and Kin der numbers were fitting contrasts. Mr. Whipp was in first-class voice, and sang with true oratorio style and superb diction, the aria "O God Have Mercy," from Mendelssohn's "St. Paul." He was warmly recalled, and he re sponded with "The Lord Is My Light," by Allitsen, in which his breath control and mastery of tone placement were remarkable. The programme yesterday was so well balanced and so varied that the hope was expressed by many in the audience that at future, in some pipe organ recitals in the Auditorium, there will be an organist and a singer on the programme. The pipe organ again "acted up" yes terday, but was subdued after a little while. The organ was affected by newness of the building and insuffiency of heating, it was explained. MR. AIR HEART LEAVES ASSISTANT PASTOR OF FIRST M. E. CHURCH GETS Pl'LPIT. Rev. TV. TV. Switzer, Former Pastor at Coupeville, Wash., Is Transferred to First Church, Hoqulam. Having been transferred by Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes from the Oregon to the Puget Sound Conference, Rev. Walter L. Airheart, for 18 months assistant pastsr of First Methodist Episcopal Church, Portland, is in the city, bound for Coupeville, Wash., his new charge. He is happy and enthusi astic at the prospect of having charge in this growing community, but nat urally dislikes to leave Portland, where he has made so many friends. With Mrs. Airheart and their boy and girls. Rev. Mr. Airheart will leave for Coupeville in a day or so, relieving Rev. W. W. Switzer, who. after four years' continuous service has been as signed by Bishop Hughes to First Church, Hoquiam, assuming immediate charge. It is understood that with the de parture of Rev. Mr. Airheart, First Church here will have no assistant pas tor. Dr. Joshua Stanfield, the pastor, will be assisted in the various fields of work by a deaconess and perhaps by a layman, who will be secretary to him. MIRTH GALORE AT LYRIC "TWO OLD SPORTS" IS VEHICLE FOR HIGH-CLASS COMEDY. Aside From Amusing Situation's, "Port land Rosebuds" Offer Good Songs and Dances. Ben Dillon, comedian of the Keating & Flood Musical Comedy Company, has uncorked a genuine laugh hit this week at the Lyric Theater. It is called "Two Old Sports," and there is as much fun about it as the name Implies. It Is the company's best offering in musical comedy. The scene is a fashionable hotel and cabaret, with Dillon as one of the two old sports. And he is "some" old sport until he gets in a tilt with the manage ment. Then amusing situations fall all over each other. He drops from the blue-veined class to the position of waiter in order that he may settle a bill that piles up higher than his bank roll. It doesn't take long to see that the house might better have forgotten the bill. It doesn't take much imag ination to see the opportunity there is for fun in such a layout, and Dillon is the sort who overlooks no chance in this line. Life, action and music are added to the entertainment by the "Portland Rosebuds." They have a number of song hits and present some good dan cing. "Two Old Sports" will run at the Lyric all this week, with a matinee each day and continuous night perform ances starting at 7 o'clock. BALLSTLIN F!0 UTE UPHELD ROAD MEETING AT SHERIDAN ADOPTS RESOLUTION. Oscar Hayter, Proponent of Resolution, Expresses Opinion Routing Will Not Be Changed. SHERIDAN, Or.. Sept. 30. (Special.) Emphatic espousal of the Ballston route of the Pacific Highway from Mc Minnville to Dallas marked a meeting here last night of the Sheridan Good Roads Association, which was attended by prominent advocates of good roads from Yamhill and Polk counties. The feature of the meeting was the first reading in public of the report made by Commissioner Adams to the State Highway Commission of his hear ings in McMinnvtlle and Dallas, Sep tember 10 and 11. This report was read by Oscar Hayter, an attorney of Dallas, who expressed the opinion that no change would be made in the com mission's adoption of the Ballston route. E. L. Sechrist, of Dallas, appearing for Ballston, declared that the attitude of S. Benson, who has been reported as opposed to the Ballston route, was gen erally misunderstood. Mr. Sechrist said that, from an Interview with Mr. Benson, he gathered that the chairman of the board was not definitely against the Ballston route, but would vote with the majority on the question. He did say, however, that he favored doing the first work on the most direct route, which would be on the east side of the river, with the consequence that the road in controversy would be delayed. After the reading of Mr. Adams' re port a resolution commending the de cision of the Highway Commission was offered by Mr. Hayter and adopted, as follows: "Resolved, That we heartily commend and approve the action of the State Highway Commission in locating the West Side Highway from McMinnville to Dallas by way of Bellevue and Ballston, for the reason that such lo cation is in accord with the spirit of the law and will serve best the people of the counties affected. Five Runaway Boys Caught. Five runaway boys from Astoria were captured by Detectives Swennes and Smith last night, and held pending action by their parents. The lads were Harry Jackson, Anclo Lantl, Victor Rainey, Harry Harold and Teddy Ack erman, all about 14 years old. They were sent to the Frazer Detention Home. French Pass Appropriation Bill. PARIS. Sept. 30 The Senate yes terday passed the appropriation bill for the fourth quarter with slight mod ifications, after which the Chamber of Deputies concurred by a vote of 465 to 5 in the amendments made by the upper house. ALLEN EATON WILL MEET HIS STUDENTS Dismissal From Faculty of University of Oregon Will Not Be Immediate. LOYALTY NOW ASSERTED President Campbell Receives Ex planation and Says Full State ment Will Be Made to Eu gene Chamber of Commerce. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON", Eugene, Sept. 30. (Special.) Allen Eaton, whose dismissal from the faculty of the university is demanded in a reso lution adopted by the Eugene Chamber of Commerce because he attended the Chicago meeting of the People's Coun cil for Democracy and Terms of Peace, will be in his office on the campus Monday to confer with students desir ing to register in his courses, is the announcement made tonight by Presi dent Campbell, following a conference with Mr. Eaton. President Campbell also gave out the following statement: "Mr. Eaton, in his statement to me, makes it clear that he is absolutely loyal to the Government and is in full sympathy with the President's pur poses in prosecuting the war. Explanation Is Made. "It was only after making his posi tion in this respect perfectly clear, that he acceded to a request of a croup of citizens at Wyoming, N. T., where He has spent the last two Summers, to attend a Minneapolis meeting, which afterward became the Chicago meeting of the People's Council for Democracy and Terms of Peace. "Mr. Eaton has offered to present all of the facts in the case to the Eugene Chamber of Commerce or to the board of regents at the University, but pre fers to make a statement first to the Chamber of Commerce, since the reso lution calling for his resignation came from the Chamber. He will present a signed statement at once. In the meantime, taking into account Mr. Eaton's long record of absolute loyalty to everything American, it does not seem fair that his work should be In terrupted before he has had opportu nity of stating his case in full." Work AVou Id Be Hindered. President Campbell, in explaining his announcement that Mr. Eaton would continue his connection with the University for the present, pointed out that unless Mr. Eaton was on hand tomorrow the work of his department would be hindered throughout the year and his absence might necessitate the complete abandonment of those courses for the year. Mr. Eaton is ex pected to present his statement to the Chamber of Commerce not later than Monday evening. JEWISH RITE OBSERVED FEAST OF SCKKOTH OPENS IN PORTLAND SYNAGOGUES. In Addition to Week's Thanksgiving for Harvest Prayers for Peace Will Be Offered Up. With elaborate formality the feast of Sukkoth, a Jewish rite symbolizing spiritual thanksgiving, opened yester day in Portland synagogues. The feast will continue until next Sunday night, when it will close with the Sheminl Hazereths, the reading of the last chap ter of the Pentateuch. At the synagogues booths were draped in Fall splendor v. 1th fruits, vegetables and grains and prayers of thanksgiving were offered for the abundance of the crops. A particular feature of -the ceremony this year was prayers for peace. During the entire week the Jewish people will continue to celebrate the Sukkoth, offering prayers of thanks and pleas for peace. During the first two days work is prohibited. The annual election of officers of the Sixth-Street Synagogue was held yes terday, the following being chosen: President, D. Nemerovsky; vice-president, H. Goodman; recording secretary. Dr. George Rubensteln; financial secre tary, Joseph Tonken; treasurer, J. Solo mon; trustees, M- Gale (elected to this office for life), Sam Horowitz, Charles Edelson, Meis Barrel and G. H. Badder. Beth Israel religious school met in Portland Academy building yesterday morning. Progress of the War. THE veil of secrecy which has hung over the operations along the Brit ish front in Belgium and Northern France since the latter part of the week still remains impenetrable so far as the news offerings of the British War Office are concerned. Since Friday nothing except brief statements have reached the outside world from Field Marshal Haig's headquarters. Sunday night's report chronicles the repulse of three German attacks in the Ypres sector, with losses to the at tackers, including a number of prison ers and several machine guns. The Germans, the British statement says, after heavily bombarding' their objec tives, employed a thick smoke barrage to cloak their advance and also used flame-throwing apparatus. The artil lery activity continues between the Ypres-Comines canal and Zonnebeke, and in the Nieuport sector. The Berlin official communication of Sunday characterizes the artillery duel along the Belgian Coast and southward to the Ypres-Comines Canal as "severe." Berlin also indicates that the British troops are keeping the enemy on the alert by stabs at various points from reconnoitering parties. Meanwhile, the Italians have started another big offensive against the Aus trians on the Isonzo front. On the Bainsizza plateau hetght positions have been stormed and taken by General Ca dorna's forces and 1409 prisoners cap tured. By their new successes the Italians have brought their line almost to the bridgehead of the Chiapovano River, near Podlaca and Madoni, which also gives them possession of nearly all of the Southwestern portion of the plateau. The Austrians, realizing the strategic value of the Italian gain, have delivered extremely heavy counter-attacks, but to no purpose. Daily the Italians continue their aerial bombardments of Austrian posi tions with large quantities of explo sives. The great fortress of Pola has again received a visitation and enemy depots at Berle, near Nabresina, north east of Triest, on the Gulf of Trlest, have been bombed. Keeping up their almost nightly at tacks by air during the last week. Ger man air raiders again visited the Lon don district and the Kent and Essex coasts Sunday night. Everywhere the raiders dropped bombs. It is reported that three of them were brought down. NIGHT SCHOOLS TO OPEN WIDE RANGE OF COURSES OF FERED TO STUDENTS. Classes Free of Charge and May Be Attended by All Residents of City Over 16 Tears of Asre. With a wide range of courses the Portland night schools will start to night in nine school buildings. The classes will be free of charge and open to all residents of the city over 16 years of age. The sessions will be held three evenings each week, from 7:15 to 9:15. Following is a list of the schools and a summary of the courses in each: Lincoln High School, Park and Mar ket streets Courses Mondays, Wednes days and Thursdays in mathematics, chemistry, history, economics, psychol ogy, public speaking, languages, gram mar, literature, freehand drawing, art and basketry. Jefferson High Evening School, Kerby and Emerson streets Classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays In mathe matics, mechanical drawing, manual training, printing, chemistry, history, public speaking, grammar, languages, commercial law and general commer cial courses and domestic science. Evening High School of Commerce, Fifth and Harrison streets General commercial course, Mondays, Wednes days and Thursdays. Benson Polytechnic Evening School, East Twelfth and Hoyt streets Gen eral mechanical courses, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Girls' Evening School, Fourteenth and Morrison streets General courses in domestic science, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Albina Homestead Evening School, Beech street and Mallory avenue A complete grammar course from first to sixth grades and a course in American ism for preparing aliens for citizen ship, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. Sellwood Evening School, East' Fif teenth and Umatilla streets Ungraded elementary and foreign work, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. James John Evening School, Fillmore and Tacoma streets English for for eigners, grammar school subjects, and general commercial studies, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Ladd Evening School, West Park and Jefferson streets A complete gram mar school course from the first to eighth grades, including a class for preparing foreigners for citizenship, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MUSH AIDRIDGE CAPTURED Ahmed Bey and Staff Taken When British liout Turks. LONDON. Sept. 30. A British official report concerning the operations in Mesopotamia announce the capture of Mush Aidridge. The British attacked the Turkish main position In the re gion of Ramadie from the south, east i and west and continued the attack Sat urday, the enemy everywhere surren dering. The captures by the British includes guns, ammunition and several thousand of prisoners, including Ahmed Bey and his staff. When water in a minnow pall can not be changed often a bicycle pump blowing air into the water is worth while. RUSSIAN MOBS PILLAGE RELEASED EXILES BURN GRAIN AND OTHER PROPERTY. Premier Kerensky Points to Coastal Danger and Papers Com ment on Navy's Strength. PETROGRAD, Sept. 30. Disorders are reported at Tambov. -300 miles southeast of Moscow, and at Koz lov. In Crimea, where mobs led by former criminal exiles to Siberia burned and destroyed much grain and other property. Rioting also Is reported In Turkestan, whither troops have been dispatched. Commenting on the statement made by Premier Kerensky in his speech to the Democratic Congress that a Ger man fleet was menacing Petrograd from the Gulf of Finland, the news papers say every means of repulsing the enemy is at hand, but that it re mains to be seen whether the revo lution has hampered the fighting power of the Russian fleet. "It is not the first time that Ger many has menaced us from the Baltic." says the Novoe Vremya. "It is vitally important for the enemy to seize some part of the coast as a landing base, but in 1914, 1915 and 1916 our fleet was on the watch and all attempts were unsuccessful. Let us hope the revolution has strengthened rather than weakened the fighting power of our fleet." Supreme Court Meets Today. WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. With many Important cases pending, the Supreme Court will reconvene tomorrow after the regular Summer recess. The ses- Ision on the opening day will be purely perfunctory, the court adjourning al most immediately in order to permit Chief Justice White and his Associates to pay their customary call on Presi dent Wilson. Arguments will begin Tuesday, but court offi.jfils anticipate no decisions for several weeks. Cargo Space Can Be Taken. PARIS, Sept. SO. President Poincarc at yesterday's Cabinet meeting signed a decree providing for the requisition ing of cargo accommodation on all ves sels French, allied and neutral for the service of the government. Fhone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears Signature of iiiu.an.ii... El 6 OC n no n m 9 WE iiuiuivvcoicili M r ' BarikBuildinX THE SECOND LIBERTY LOAN of 1917 is now open for sub scription. Bonds $50, $100 and up ward. Four Per Cent Interest. Easy Term Payments. We shall be glad to give information and accept subscriptions. 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