16 CITY OFFICIALS TO KEEP TUXES DOWN Estimates of Running Differ ent Departments in 1915 Being Prepared Now. ALL HEADS PROMISE CUTS Surplus Will Be lft In Nearly All lands' and as Improvements Will ' Be l'cwer and Assessment Higher Levy "Will Drop. SPECIAL 1915 ATPROPBUTIOSS GONTEMFLATED Bt CITY COM-UISSIOXEKS. Completion first unit Deten tion Horn for Women....? 17,000 Construction city's part Sandy boulevard vladuot. 20,000 Construction new fire station In Sell wood 5,000 Construction new fire station on Sherlock avenue, near Klcolal street 6.000 Construction fire station at 1027 Union avenue - 5,000 Completion bench level and ewer surveys 6,000 Construction of .vaults Sn the basement of City Ball.... 30,000 Permanent Improvement of parks uncertain Rounding of curb corners. . .uncertain Note The amounts given are approximations. RETIRING PRESIDENT OF WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, WHO WILL GO EAST. Retrenchment wherever possible is to be the slogan of the City Commission in compiling: and arranging- estimates of expenses for the various city de partments for next year. Budgets now nearlng completion in all departments will have to be sent in by October 5 after which time the budget committee comprising Commissioners Bigelow and Brewster and. City Auditor Barbur will commence the work of pruning. To save - the committee much work with the pruning knife all city bureaus and departments have announced their Intention of holding estimates to a minimum. Only such appropriations for improvements outside the regular amounts necessary to run the city gov ernment, as are absolutely necessary will be asked. This policy will result In a reduction of probably several hun dred thousand dollars in the amount to be raised by taxation for municipal purposes in 1915 over the amount raised (or the present year. Commissioner Bigelow, chairman of the budget committee, says all the members of the Commission have de cided not to let the city budget for 1915 total more than 7 mills and an at tempt will be made to get It consider ably under that. Last year it was 7.7 mills. Condition Aid Evonomy. A number of conditions are seen which will aid in this reduction. There are no big Improvements contemplated: there will be surpluses in practically all of the standing funds duo to abil ity of the Commissioners to stay within appropriations for this year; assessed valuation will be increased so that there will be more revenue for each mill of taxation, and public improve ments as regulated by property owners will be minimized thus possibly en abling reductions in working forces. In the bureaus under Mayor Albee there will be considerable reduction in all probability owing to surpluses of funds and elimination of nearly all improvements. Because of the ef ficiency code there will be some in creases -in salaries. The amount of toese is uncertain. These apply prin cipally to the police and fire depart ments. The Mayor says he Is uncer tain as to jwhether he will ask for any additional policemen but a few addi tional firemen probably will be neces sary.. No appropriations will have to be made for such things as the emerg ency hospital apparatus; Jail cells and supplies of various kinds which ran up the appropriations for the present year. . New Fire Station Wanted. The Mayor likely will ask for ap propriations for three or four new fire stations and one or two new pieces of fire apparatus and an amount suffi cient to finish the first unit of the Detention Home for Women. Although the question is not settled, fire sta tions may be provided for Sellwood, Sherlock avenue near Nicolai street and 1027 Union avenue. New buildings are needed for these places. The Mayor tays ne may also ask ror an appropria tion to erect a new building for the headquarters station on Fourth street between. Morrison and Yamhill streets. In the health department the onlv requests for increases will be for four additional school inspectors, six dis trict medical Inspectors and two addi tional school nurses. These were asked for last year, but their granting was deferred on belief that the School Board would provide them. City Health Officer Marcellus says he expects to cut down expenses elsewhere to make up for the cdditlonal positions. He says his appropriations in the aggre gate will be less than last year. Auto Sweepers to Cut Cost. Commissioner Daly says his estimate will be $56,000 less than last year. Of this amount $20,000 will be saved in the street-cleaning; department by putting on t automobile street-flushers. In the budget last year there was an appro priation of $35,000 for new barns. This will be out of the estimate this year. Commissioner ieck says his appro prlations will be at least 10 per cent less than for this year. This will mean a saving of about $47,000. The only special appropriations to be asked are $20,000 for the city's part of the con struction of a viaduct over the O.-W. R. & N. tracks at Thirty-seventh street and Sandy boulevard; small appropria tions for continuance of surveys, and a few small appropriations for scat tered improvements. City Auditor Barbur expects to cut forces and thereby reduce the cost of hl derjartment. He will ask for a spe cial appropriation of $-0,000 to pay for construction of vaults in the basement of the City Hall for stoia.se or docu ments. Citv Commissioner Brewster an nounced yesterday that his budge is uncertain as yet. tie nopes, nowever, to be able to reduce expenses. Commis sioner Bigelow says he cut his depart ment to the bone last year, but expects to find some way of making still more cuts. Big Water System Planned. Bids probably will be Invited within a few days for the construction of a pipeline and water system to extena from Clackamas to Oregon City. The plans, already drawn by Hurlburt & - Hands, engineers, estimate the cost of the work at about $225,000.. one tea ture will be a reservoir with a capacity of 5,000,000 gallons. TSUBOl-MORI Harukichl Tsubol, 84. 82 jvorcn cronaway, ana Jvioioe iion, zs, 3 l orra jeroaaway. DR. HONUN TO LEAVE STATE COUNCIL OF CLUBWOMEN MEETS Luncheon Followed by Short Reports and Discussions of Interesting Topics. XK. KLETCHEH MQJIAX. Retiring College Head Goes East September 28.. ; HARVARD STUDY PLANNED MANY VISITORS PRESENT Alumni of Salem Institution Resrret That Educator, Ixng President, Is to Leave State Work In Church and School Great. When Dr. Fletcher Soman. . retiring president of Willamette University, of Salem, leaves on September 28 for the East to take, up study along various educational lines, he will carry with him the distinction of having converted Willamette from a small school- into one of the biggest universities of the state, with a standing recognized . by all the leading colleges and educational organizations of the country.. It is with regret that members of the alumni of Willamette University learned of the retirement of President Homan and It was with still greater regret that they learned of his plan to leave the state. He will go to Cam bridge, Mass.. where he will study ed ucation in. .Harvard university. He also will study university . and col lege administration by visiting several institutions and making a study of their methods. In addition ' to these things, he will make a study of social conditions in Boston.- On his way East with his family he will deliver a num ber of addresses at Methodist confer ences in various states en route. When Dr. Homan became president of Willamette in June, 1908, the at tendance at the school was about 265, with only 67 in the college of liberal arts. During the last two years the total attendance was about 400, with about 200 in the college of libera arts. During that time there have been many additions made to the school and many endowments carried out. Endowment Fond Raised. In April, 1910, R. A. Booth offered $100,000 for the endowment of Willam ette University provided the endowment was raised to $500,000 and $50,000 ad ditional to be secured for building pur poses. Arter three years of hard work Mr. Booth's conditons were met and as a result $560,000 is now in the hands of the trustees. In December, 1910, James J. Hill as sured President Homan that he would give $50,000 on the endowment when $250,000 cash or guaranteed securties had been procured. The conditions were fulfilled and a. check for the $50, 000 from Mr. Hill was received. While prosecuting the search for funds In Portland in February, 1912, Peter W. Severson, was found and turned over a mortgage for $100,000, which has since been a material aid in adding to the interest of the annual Income of the Institution. This mort gage made possible the meeting of the conditions of the offers made by Mr, Booth and by Mr. Hill. , President Homan's administration as president was based on good business principles. One of his first efforts was to place the institution on a sound edu cational basis. Accredited standing with the best universities and colleges was-the aim. He consulted with lead ing educational people of the country and studied the methods of the lead ing institutions, with the result that Willamette stands today accredited in the first -rank of Oregon institutions by the educational boards of the country and by the greatest of the universities. For four years Dr. Homan has been a member of the University Senate of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which body studies- college standards and fixes the standards tor all the colleges and . universities of the Methodist Church come 50 in number and also for' 'the Methodist secondary schools. Much credit has been given Dr. Homan for his ability so successfully to con duct the educational features of Wil lamette, and at the same time serve on the -University Senate and handle the big financial problems which have been cared for during his administra tion. During the last six years Dr. Homan has been called upon many times for platform and pulpit service. He has dedicated a number of churches, spoken before conventions and business organ ization meetings and has occupied a pulpit somewhere in the state nearly every - Sunday; has given popular lec tures and - conducted many successful educational enterprises, including the Wilamette Valley Chautauqua, of which he was president, In May, 1912, he was chosen by the Oregon Methodist conference to repre sent that body at the general confer ence of the Methodist Church at Min neapolis. Last November he was elected by the Anti-Saloon league of America as a member of the executive commit tee. In -this capacity he represented Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and North and South Dakota. In January of this year he was made a member of a committee of ten from the educators of Methodism, whose business it is to plan for raising sev eral million dollars for Methodist col leges and universities in order that they may be fully standardized. Mrs. Homan has also been influential in Oregon Methodism, having taken an active Interest in church and school affairs. For three years she was presi dent of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Oregon conference, and has greatly advanced the work of that organization. BIRDS DESTROYING GRAIN Flocks Fly In Clotids to Valleys in Fleeing From Frost. . SILVER LAKE,"or, Sept. 19. (Spec laL) Grain stacks and . stubble fields of the valley have been covered for a week past with clouds of blackbirds, apparently driven from the uplands by recent heavy snows and cold weather. The birds are so numerous that un threshed stacks at times appear to be shrouded in an animated mantle of black. Fourteen birds were killed by one charge of fine shot fired into a flock. No way has been found to keep these grain destroyers out of the fields. Poisoning is impracticable and illegal, and the shotgun method Is too costly. GENERAL FILM COMPANY PLAY WILL BE SEEN THIS WEEK. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans Announces) X ac tional Conference Has Been Ob tained for Citjp Slight by Festival Body Told. A large gathering of prominent club women, many guests from out of town and several from neighboring states. assembled In the crystal dining room of the Hotel Benson yesterday for the first Fall meeting of the Council of the Oregon Federation, of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, the state presi dent, presided. A luncheon was fol lowed by short reports, addresses and a discussion of interesting topics. Mrs. Evans announced that the meet ing of the National conference had been procured for Portland for next June. Mrs. William H. Fear gave a re port of the biennial, referring specially to the amendments to the constitution that had been passed. She paid high tribute to Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. J. A. Pettlt gave an informal talk on the biennial, giving interesting sidelights and im pressions. Slight by Festival Body Told. Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorsfa re port on the Rose Festival committee board election caused some discussion. Mrs. Voorhorst said that she felt the women had been slighted In being left off the board, as there are plenty of good, broad, capable women in Port land and that surely out of the whole membership there should have been room for two or three women. Mrs. Evans took up the matter, explaining: "We were asked to attend the meeting and suggest names of women for mem bership on the board and then were turned down and told that we might have an auxiliary, that we might sip our tea and gossip and do the little artistic thing's that women could do." Don t let us put pride of sex above civic pride," Interposed Mrs. Colista M. Dowllng, president of the Woman's State Press Club. "We want the Rose Festival to be a success. Let us all stand by the board and help them. Let us show them that we can do things well." Others voiced Mrs. Dowllng's senti ment, and what at first looked like an approaching storm calmed down. Universal peace was urged. This, however, referred to the broader mean ing that of the nations. A letter from the Minneapolis Woman's Club was read asking the co-operation of the Oregon women in a general movement for peace. Baby Shows Draw Protest. Mrs. Millie Trumbull, in a short talk, entered a protest against public baby shows, and war and some forms of pol itics. Mrs. S. M. Blumauer, Mrs. H. C. Uthoff and others voiced the peace sentiment. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, re porting for the anti-tuberculosis work, said that the federated clubs would have entire charge of the selling of Red Cross seals this year and urged the co-operation cf all the clubs. Mrs. Evans, in her address asked the loyalty and assistance of the federated organizations in preparing for the ap proaching national council meeting. She said in part: "Today is, as it were, the formal and official opening of the club year. A few of the clubs have held their first meetings,, and all will within the next week or two, but this Is our first get- together. And may we hope it is the joining of all hands, the cementing of a stronger tie- than has ever bound us together before, for we have larger and greater things to work for than ever before. Charity la Urged. "Never in the history of the world did our yesterday seem so far distant; a century of events has been crowded into a few short weeks, and the world stands aghast, waiting to know what the morrow will bring. "But of one thing only are we cer tain: That is, from the crowned head to the humblest peasant none shall es cape its consequences. How it will be brought to us, in what directions our path of duty will lead us, we know not but, under any circumstances, it is for us to stand loyally together, believe in one another, and clothed with the broad mantle of charity which thlnk- eth no evil, and thus will the hardest work and duty become apples qf gold 111 pictures oe silver. These conferences are not for speech making, but for Just what the name Implies a conference of all the clubwomen for mutual benefit and pleasure without formality, and where every one will feej. at liberty to ask questions and express an opinion. Welcoming; Council la Doty. "With our duties this year will come the rare privilege of preparing for ana entertaining tno council of the lieneral Federation of Women s Clubs. "This will bring to us about 1000 of the most distinguished women of the United States. They are women who are sought by every city In the land. "When we Invited them, we set our selves a delightful task, but one that will require our best, our untiring ef forts, but with all of us It will be, I am sure, a service of love, for they will bring to us a new word: they will put Into our clubs a new meaning, and shed a new light upon our paths. "For the entertainment and pleasure of this Council we must plead your best endeavor, your good will, your gener osity and above all your loyal support.' gette, of Washington, D. C. is at the Carlton. - O. D. Hoffman, a Medford merchant, is at the-Oregon. Gus Newbury, attorney of Medford. is at the Imperial. M. M. Pearson, of White Salmon, Is at the Washington. ' E. L. Wleder. an Albany merchant. Is at the Multnomah. Mrs. W. F. Thomas, ,of Woodburn, is at the Washington.' Mrr and Mrs. R. E. King, of Ashland, are at the Washington. W. C. Knighton, state architect, is at the Seward from Salem. 3. O. Thomas, an Astoria business man. Is at the Multnomah. . Mr. and Mrs. .J. H. Qutnton, of Los Angeles, are at the Benson. Circuit Judge Ersklne M. Ross, of Los Angeles, is at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. Johnstone, of Okla homa City, are at the Carlton. Mr. 'and Mrs. H. Wilson, of Santa Monica, Cal.. are at the Carlton. M. S. Plttman, professor, of Mon mouth Normal School, is at the Seward. Miss Bessie Shepherd, of Yamhill, is sisfci SCENE FROM "THE FORTUNE HUNTER." AT TUK MAJESTIC PERSONAbMENTION. -r rea a. lee, 01 Seattle, is at the Seward. B. Roberts, of Condon, Or., Is at the imperial. . W. R. Knight, of Corbett. is at the Nortonla. C. H. Howard, of Taoolt, Is at the Nortonla. C S. Howatt, of Roseburg, is at the Nortonla. Mrs. J. R. Haines, of Salem, is at the Cornelius. J. B. Hayes, of Albany, is at the Cornelius. J. E. Burke, of Medford, Is at the Cornelius. R. R. Anson, of The Dalles, is at the Washington. Dr. Bertha Stuart, of Eugene, Is at the Imperial. Captain T. J. Magenn, of Coos Bay, is at the Perkins. Ed Larkin, of Blind Slough. Or., is at the Oragon. Asmus Brix, Astoria contractor, is at the Imperial. - . Mrs. R. E. Scott, of Hood River, is at the Nortonla. Miss Margaret Whitman, -of Detroit, Is at the Carlton. Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs, suffra MISSIONARY AMONG IXDIAN8 4 DRAMATIZES CUSTER'S MASSACRE. , I i-fit-Tiw mn-iffi-'ilitf niiiiniiifi-r irr mil -s I Rev. A. McG. Beede. BISMARCK. N. D Sept. 19. (Special.) Custer's famous mas sacre and the incidents leading up to that notable historical event have been dramatized. The au thor of the drama, which has been given the title of "Sitting Bull and Custer," is the Rev. A. McG. Beede, a well-known Episcopal priest who has served as missionary among the Indians for many years. He is known personally to nearly every In dian In North Dakota and In his drama gives the Sioux version of the Custer affair. His character ization of Sitting Bull is that of a , peace-loving, gentle Indian driven only to warfare as a means of last resort This is contrary to the popular concep tion of the famous Indian chief. The drama recently was enacted by students of North Dakota Uni versity at Grand' Forks and will be reproduced soon by the dra matic class of Harvard Univer sity at Cambridge, Mass. at the Multnomah during a week-end trip. . T. M. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Neal and daughter, of Odell, Or., are at tne ferKins. Circuit Judge William W. Morrow and Mrs. Morrow, of San Francisco, are at the Portland. W. L. Powers, professor at the Ore gon Agricultural College, at Corvallis, is at the Seward. Milton A. Miller, Internal Revenue Collector, is back from an Eastern trip and is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Stearns and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cunningham, of Oak land, Or., are at the Perkins. Lawrence Duffy, of Philadelphia, Is at the Benson. Duffy is a globe-trotter advertising a big medical concern. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Churchill, of Sa lem, are at the Cornelius. Mr. Church ill Is State Superintendent of Schools. G. A. Barry and A. F. Barry, of St. Helens, are at the Oregon. They are owners of a creosoting plant at that city. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Henningsen, of Butte, are at the Benson. Mr. Henning sen is a wealthy creamery man of that section. . W. E. Smith- and William Booth, of Corvallis, are at the Perkins. Mr. Smith Is editor of the Corvallis Re publican. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Le Mar Talbot and F. W. Heron, of Philadelphia, are at the Multnomah. Mr. Talbot is presi dent of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insur ance Company. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Wlnchell, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Russell and R. A. Dennis, of Chicago, are at the Benson. Mr. Wln chell is traffic manager for the Union Pacific, and Mr. Russell is vice-president of the Otis Elevaor Company. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Stoner and -sons, Robert and Richard, have Just returned home after a three months' visit In Chicago, Philadelphia and New York. Mrs. Stoner passed some time with her brother. P. S. Heintzelman. at his country home near Chambersburg, Pa., before his departure on the Korea from San Francisco to Mukden, Manchuria, where he takes up his new post as United States Consul-General. CHICAGO, Sept. 19. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. EL E. Wright, of Portland, Or, are registered at the Great North ern Hotel. RECALL ISSUE AT WARREN Discussion of Situation Held by Taxpayers' Club. ' ST. HELENS, Or.. Sept. 19. (Spe cial.) A public discussion of the re call situation was held at Warren last evening by the Taxpayers' Club. 1 A. L. Clark, candidate for County Judge, and C R. Reeves, of Portland, spoke. The candidate for County Judge. In answer to many questions admitted that he knew nothing about the facts of the NO HEADACHE OR NEURALGIA PAN Get a 10-Cent Package of Dr. James' Headache Powders and Don't Suffer. When your head aches you simply must have relief or you will go wild. It's needless to suffer when you can take a remedy like Dr. James' Head ache Powders and relieve the pain and neuralgia at once. Send someone to the drugstore now for a dime package of Dr. James Headache Powders. Don't suffer. In a few moments you will feel fine headache gone no more neuralgia pain. Adv. i The THE gaieties of the Pall and Winter season are upon us plays, din-1 ners, dancing", delights without end. Portland's Grill and Dining Rooms will satisfy cypu by their air of refine ment by the courtesy of j; the service, and by the delicious ness of the dainty, -wholesome menus that are served. Table d'Hote Dinner 5:30 to 8. Grill service un til 1 A. M. The Portland Hotel . C!. J. Kaufman ii, Manager 4m 3CBS3B3SE2S 'iHHTHsffnfK Fox Trot Dance (COMMENCING Monday Sep- tember 21st vre "will stage the most unusual program ever produced on the Pacific Coast. The Carvtlles, late of European fame, will present Ballroom, Spanish, Turkish and Oriental Dances in Costume. Bresoaler a d Glovachint .(stars) known from coast to coast, in scenes and songs from Grand Opera. Arcadian Garden during; dinner and after theater."- Heller's Orchestra attending'. Hotel Multnomah H. C Bowers. Msrr. L. P. Reynolds, Ass't Mgr. Afternoon Teas and Dinner Dances Every Weekday Kroni 4 Until 1 in Ballroom run i recall petition, and agreed with the County Court in . building: the road thrtfugh St, Helena, for which the court is being- recalled. ALLEGED FORGER IS HELD Practice Signatures Are Evidence Against Vancouver Prisoner. The Chief of Police of Vancouver. Wash., telephoned, the local depart ment Friday that Fred T. Monett had been arrested there after passing a bad check for $152, to which the name Charles W. Sanders was signed. The check was drawn on a local bank. On request of the Vancouver depart ment. Detectives Vaughn and Grislm searched a room in the Nortonla Hotel which had been occupied by Monett. In a waste basket was found a torn piece of paper on which someone had practiced signing the names Charles W. Sanders and Albert Burns. Monett is believed to be from Bandon, Or. A spreading oak tree 60 test high h abont 6.00Q.01K) Iwvfi. $750 Value A Chance Only Oire In a Lifetime Sonle Bros. Kalled. I,oti of New Latest Muilo Rolls Free. Read l'airc Five, This 8ertlon. M'CROSKEYS MT. HOOD AUTO STAGS leaves dally for Government Cam? and way points, three stages daily For reservations Phone East 1S3, r Call Hawthora Garage. 443 Haw. borne avenue. Ir'A. VfiA CH I " fl I EBGBEB EH EE KB EB ES EE EH PR PP Hi nn i e 111 WHEN IN SEATTLE Your lie-. quart era at tb Hotel Savoy eolld Comforf A strictly 1 1 r prooX. steel, cos crte and mwhi building. rlttt la tbe center at LA city's aotlvltlea within two mis- t s walk t Ibesters. star si b d sl4mslu wharves. i.k. nofKAM rt.. n fcr IJmy Co SAN FRANCISCO Ceary Street, above Union Square European Plan $1.50 a day up American Plan $3.50 a dat m New steel and concrete structure. Third addition of hundred rooms Just com pleted. Every modem convenience. Moderate rates. Center of theatre and retail district. On -nrln ring all over city. Electric omnibus meets trains and steamers. fg'i 1 1 Entire New Management. A 1 i Newly decorated and re- H I 1 furnished throughout. B f ' .r JUnn, !.00 per Day d e gj Fifty-Thir regoii d Annual tate Fair ! Salem, Sept. 28 -Oct. 3, 1914 $20,000.00 - offered in Premiums for Agricultural, Live stock, Poultry, Textile and other exhibits. Horse Races, Shooting Tournament. Band Concerts, Boys' Camp, Moving Pictures, Children's Playground, Bee Demonstrations, Animal Circus and other free attractions. You are invited. Free Camp Grounds. Send for Premium List and Entry Blanks. Reduced Rates on all Railroads. Automobile Exhibit, Machinery Hall 50 Pleasure Cax3 and Trucks Will Be Shown. For particulars address Frank Meredith, Sec, Salem, Or.