TTTE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, rORTLAXD, AUGUST VZ 19T5.
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FOREST SERVICE IS
TARGET OF CHARGES
Intrigue, Squandering Big
Sums in Salaries and Incom
. petency Are Alleged.
FRICTION IN WORK IS BARED
prtmirralic Periodical Irclarr I1
action MtouUl Noc B -Lcf- to
Official ProwU.uff louct
Bam Till Tarty lrfcat.
OH ROOM AN NKWS Hl'flTAL. Wh
Infton, Auj. - I. One of th mott
r ait -In vff made in print upon
tb torst rrtr appears la tba "Na
tional Monthly." a Democratic part
atual mn"4 and puIiahad bjr Nor
mar tl Mk. Lxm-ratio National
tomtiuttfmda from NVw York.
Tn artulf la quvation, writ tan by
raulc K I-ord. V aphinvton r-prvsn-ttivt
of tha Monthly. muk the chars
that lha Kornt 9fvir ) filled with
!ntrtu. that It t -iundrtn larae
aurn tn .irie of r mploye not in
thortJ-i by fonts r: that incompi-nt
mn fill htitU i-4i:.or.. aiMl cvocludca
witr. thi ntcna:
tnl th rrrnt Administration
wialir mr.y to hold tba Koraat dr
lr trust until tba return of tb
llepubtlan party, it vhould not leave
Ita direction entirely to rf.ct.iU who
are k now n to J; promised liif ford
J'lrv hoi that only dimtal from the
tvk will de;er Cbem from boldin
the bureau In tart until the earnestly
h'pl for tfrfeat of tba l-mcKrt.c
party.-
I rlnlee la Moral barer.
Th article, to part, ta an arjrument
ii Uvor of outtn eom of the liepuo
litan tn'mbenta. and f ilitnic their
plas with loyal I-vmorratj. but there
la much el that ta illuminating, espe
cially a it appeara in a recognized
ItTBorrittf orca.
Aft-r de. -rtuin In detail tba organl-
eton of tba Forest Service, the ar
says:
"The runnlnc of thla srreat roachtne
fa well known t be arompanted wttb
a -raf rt-al of friction. Tbera feaa
beer much sh if tine? of protects and
ftroc ninv of uncompleted Investlcatlona.
"There bee been mm h talk of scan
tfaL and several proposed C'oncreaelonal
ftnestittous of the technical work of
the rtic e. Humors ar prerelent of
fnuth tticrd. ontvm.iwc official ton
duct, faka studies, dui lt. etlon or work.
sTfvtna; to the public Incorrect Informa
tion, exercise of rrrjud-ca toward
clrksv mt-approprution of f in-Is and
abustv and tbrratenlnc conduct to
ward subordinate. All or none of this
talk may be Incorrect.
Adsata seem them la Haada af Oae.
"The latest arl-uttura MM plares
th administration of the forest er
lr m the hand of one forester at
9-ve; one chief of accounts and fiscal
aent at IIj-J. acvrn district acenta at
$;) each, and one forest supervisor
at f.?4. etc. down the ltt of ranaera.
rterka. artists and meenaer. urvi tl
9 1. ) J X 3 1 la appropriated for the sala
ries of about IJi en r Icy esc To the
lay mind this ecma like a ast sum
and a .treat army. It only remain,
therefore, to place tte other U.-lT.;.
which la appropriated for nral -penea.
la the han't of this mlchly
corps of worker and treat wilt b tba
results.
"In baste to Justify larae salaries. In
complete publications were Issued over
th protest of those who bad been com
pelled l do th work, and than the
flea of the Service wotiM contain con
ITtctinsT information, t'nder thla atro
cious system tare classes f forestry
fticial dv.r-ed.
s CeaelleS t Kaaealt.
On a; roup, nnebte to obtain em
ployment elsewhere and havlna flnan
cial responstblUtkeA. were comie!led to
submit. A second croup rfueed to
submit and went elsewhere. Th third
and moat numerous were wtiltna to
proetttute Ihctr talent In order to cur
ry favor, and cheerfully submitted.
They w rMe vtrorously for the sicna
ture of thetr chiefs. In turn they wera
rewarded with detlcMful and extend
ed beld trtpa and with substantial pro
Boot ton.
"Nat a sincte orTu-iat of Importance
was placed In the forest m-rvic by the
Ifcsmocrattc party, when it had been
anticipated that there would be a gen
eral rorj4nii4lr'tu lirstlually few
1 m'KrMc subordinate members of the
pervh'a who bad coma Into th bureau
under the ftpubicsn rrsrtme be
came obects of contempt and persecu
tion. They were unable to appeal to
thetr Keiublb-aa friend for he p. as
that party w out of power.
Ml NAM FOREST IN DANGER
Ilarnln Sawmill Thrcalrn
Vnlll (on n died.
Ilrrn c.
HA K V K. Or . Aui. . I. tstpevUI. )
tr htt-n df-irovrti tha null of
1. II. tuer. nvar Medt a prins, -I
mite e-at of here, late yrterUy. start
ed a forest fire that threatened th
Xtnam National Forest. tnly by strenu.
cu aork of null hant, ranchers and
foreat Ore ilfhters un.ter the dtrectlotl
f Klre tu.rd Arthur Turner. ws the
Mit in the timber titiurd. Ia trots
are still betnc msmtsinr I
Th. loss i estimate.! at '. tha I
mill hem VAlued t mhtie flj"
In lumber mi timber was d..trod.
Tt milt sis not Inj-ure-!. The blase
tarti from an overheated engine and
tte sawmill w. burned to the ground.
Mr. stover e.ats he will rebuild at once.
FIRE IS NEAR OREGON CITY
Plus? la Ma.hlns. I w-llr-ird to lte
1 mlcr fVtnirol.
pr;N city. r.. .tu.-. ri spe-
rleLl A sniAll fire Is lurnin tn sl.h-
ns ae'it lour mtle ..t of I'recon
Ihern.thv Thef
f J.i le (Irani,
flty lf the tanon of At'
fire is Dti the property
Tl. Pimtck. president of the M illam
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rvler Cltr..l ,1
The tlje broke out
ut Il ntcnt when'
in home of s-th r. lower, l-urned to,0iiil r.ceive.1 letters from the offlclala
trie around arvl bru-h near the hou.e c ,iu,n,rn pacific Company org
eauaht fir-. Twelve men f.ixht the, ,nB ,hra 0 tuTn to work. Not a
flames pert of Is.t tvsBt ontil then n cnspioj e of the company could
were re. trolled- The .-ause of the fire
at tha Towers home I. n. t krwarn. The
Km was .Hell.
TAFT SAYS CRISIS SERIOUS
llol Citterns Told Mcalcma Intcr
vrntlon l IolMllty.
.!- Msh.v. Auc i' "pe.lvl
J4dce nillom Howard Tart. ei-Tre.!-d.nt
delivered address here toJ..
rollowtac a reception at the Commer
cial CluS. '' Int'rven.
ton la Me stew was a posibil;ty. for
wblca ta.s country sSould da well to
pr.par. Illf. Ha crltUi.'d th pr-
nt Admlnitratlun for thr rloot
bl'indcr refusal to raeosnUa Ilaerta.
failur to ptac. an embargo on anm
and th -i-hoain- of Vara Crul by
engine th warahtpa thara.
Wnll aucb art could b criticised,
ha nil t:ie fact rmaJaa that a rl
ous crisis Is at band and Amralcan
rltiier.a bould stand solidly behind tba
Prrsid.nl. II. U lsrd for tba rlht
of nautrala on tba blxh sea and as.
sert.d Ntvjr and coast defense
should ba Increased for preparedness
In rasa of foreign Invasion.
- am nt one of. those who believe.-
said Judce Tart, "that war with
Mexico would be an easy task. It
would take an amy of at least J 00..
men to restore proper conditions
In that unfortunate country. Before
It was oer American pride would suf
fer not a little over some of the early I
reverses tiat we would meet with.
"The M.xlcans , have many trained
flchlers. They are experienced in the
x.Tlr. or okkco xvili. be
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Fraak Irvlae.
The funeral of Krsnk Irvine,
who died last Thursday nisjht at
his lata residence. 117 East Un
co. n street, at the ska of SS years,
will be held from tbe family home
Monday mornlnc at 10 o'clock.
Interment will be In Mount
bVott Cemetery.
Mr. Irvine waa taken 111 several
weeks ago when In Eastern Ore
icon and was rushed to his home
In this city, where he srrsdually
arew worse. His wife and dauich
t.r were at his bedside durlnc
hi final Illness.
Mr. Irvine waa born October
II. I. at Th Lal. whera h
received his early education. In
Hl he moved to Ante ope and
was enksaed In the mercantile
bustnr. th're until 110.
Besides his wife and daughter.
Pertba. Mr. Irvine leavea a sis
ter. Mrs. Henry Lorenien. of The
Dallr.
use of modern arms. They can carry
on the most evasive kind of warfare.
end tie country Itself presents many
hard and difficult prohiems which our
own troops would have to meet and
iht at the cost of many lives."
MEN BARRED FROM POOL
Loitcrr r o Ison iter May An nor
Fair hwlmmrrs at Hood Itlvcr.
Iform it 1 V K ft. or- Aug. SI. (Spe
cial, i Men end bos wera barred from
tha City Kerk yesterday. It belns;
womsn'a and jrtrls afternoon at tbe
newly-opened municipal awlmminr pooL
A special policeman was authorised to
arrest any who without authority trea
pa-sed Into forbidden territory.
Tha action was taken followlns tha
presence on Tuesday, the first day tha
pool was set aside for the aentler sex.
of manv loiterers, a ho gathered to
watch and pass remarks.
1 FRANK LYNCHER KNOWN
Juclsc I'rrpsrn Sxrll C'harc;
l'rtrt'Ulor Make I'ranilM.
ATI-ANTA. 'Is,. Auc. SI. It was In
timated In official circles here tonight-
that the Identity of a member of the
so-called "vlellance committee" that
lynched Leo il. Frank was known to
some official, and that the Information
probably would be placed before Gov
ernor Harris next week.
Judge J. l. Patterson, of the Superior
Court, let it be known today that he
would prepare a special charge to the
grand Jury, which will meet September
I. Herbert flay. Cobb County Solici
tor, assured the Governor ha would do
all In his power to end and bring to
trial men responsible for tha lynching.
LAST OF 19 WIVES DIES
Plural Mow of ftrlcliam You us
l.lvc. tn lie It 7.
SALT LAKK CITY. Auu. SI Ellxa
"urge.. Young. Inst survivor of
:rigiam Young's wives, died at her
home here last night She was a na
tive of Unradiirr, Kngland. and had
lived in I tan since 1S4V
She vu 5 7 yrnrs old. Her death
rl..n the estate of the noted Mormon
lea.ler. wh died in 1". 'His mill pro
ttdr! a life annuity f.r each of the It
wive, si hi survived Hint. inc eetate.
.mounting to about I l.mm.itoo after the
. attraction of claim. a Incorporate"
into a trust conn my. which discharged
the provision of tho will.
Ore con City Man Ilc- In Nevada.
OREUoV CITT. Ur. Aur. SI. ISpe
rtal. John D irry. horn in this city
4 years ao and a resMent of CTlack
. n-m. Countv until le veer ago. has
died at his home In Neisda. according
to ord received here olay hy friend,
lie eras 111 some time and tieath was
c-i-tsed by Hrtttiit ft lteM.e. The body
l'.l he se:it to San Kiamisi-u tor Inter
ment. He is survived by one daughter
and t sisters.
I1 - Imi
men I'rni Offer forllcturn
IK'tftKHI UO. or, Auc. St. iSpeclaL)
i number of former eHuthern I a-
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hoimn who left tha company's
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: ft. I .uft -. v .1 - n tmA ft K . I Fh.r
be found here who had received one
of tbe letters.
Two Atlmlt Rtrftcburg; Robberies.
Iti 'sriH'Kl!. -'r, Aug. 21. (Special
Ari-uvel of entering a number of
Koeeburc dwelling. Jess Wilson and
Krack Keed were arrested at Auburn.
ftml. acrerdina to word received here
lu,ir. The coOftls t.ken front dwell
Irtcs were found on their persons. Both
have rrnfe.sed and will be returned to
Kosehurz for trtaL A third man con
nected wits tha robberies eluded cap
tare. Ks-kies is eaty gioag the ota.r frllew
adftextisiag.
YARDS STRIPPED OF
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Preparations to Send 1000
Additional Men to Haiti
Held Significant.
VERA CRUZ IS NEARBY
All Kbrcea, Exce-pt Company of E
pecially Trained 3 Lin-Layers,
Being; Assembled for Early
Ie part ur Southward.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) Concentratloa at the Philadel
phia Navy-yard of every available ma
rine now In the United States has been
ordered by the Navy Department. Near
ly 1600 marines will be mobilised at
the yard within the next week or 10
days. As a result of tha order 1000
men will be sent to Haiti as soon as
possible.
Orders for tha mobilization of the
marines aroused much speculation at
the Philadelphia yard and more than
ona officer there seemed to regard the
transfer of tha last of the United Slates
Marine Corps to Haiti, which Is only
two days' sail on a fast cruiser from
Vera Crus. as possessing special signif
lcance.
Oaly Oae Compear Left.
When the marines leave the yard it.
as well as the Brooklyn. Boston, Nor
folk and other yards, will have to be
patrolled by blue Jackets or civilians
for the first time since the Spanish
American war, for all of the marines
that wiir be left behind will be the
Second company. Second Regiment, U.
8. il. C which Is the "mining.com
pany" of the corps, and which is now
at League Island-
It Is said that this company Is so
proficient in mine laying that it could
so protect the Delaware Bay and Lower
Delaware Klver with mlnea that no
enemy vessel could pass the hreakwa
ter. The members of this company are
engaged In dslly mine-laying drills.
and would therefore not be available
for guard duty.
Od, and Rade Art Gathered.
The quartermaster's" department at
the yard received orders from nusn
ington today to tush preparations for
the departure o' the marines. The
r'irst. Ninth and Thirteenth companies
of the Third Iteglmeot have been or
dered there from Annapolis. Another
detachment will come from the rifle
range at WaVefleld. Mass. Kven what
are known In the service as "odds and
ends." barrack detachments and "short-
termers." men whose enlistments are
to end within 0 days, have been or
dered to tho yard. It Is expected also
that the detail of marines now at the
San Francisco Exposition will be called
In. Tbe Boston. Brooklyn and Norfolk
yards will all ba stripped of marines,
that aa many as possible may be con
centrated at League Island and sent to
HaitL
Repairs are being rushed on the bat
tleships Minnesota and Kansas, now
lying at the yard, so that they may
soon leave drydock and sail down the
river. The Minnesota is to go to An
napolis to take aboard all available ar
tillery for tha marines, including IS
three-inch run, known aa landing
guna and employed In advance base
work.
PROJECTS PLAN WORK
K.X.I.F.KR FIM ETERrmES OF
EASTERN OREVO.v PROGHESMXG.
100,000 Acres teesekates I Be Irri
gated by siphon Fraaa Reservoir
at Low Cast.
SARLLM. Or. Aug. SI. (Special.)
Percv A. CunDer. Assistant State Engi
neer, who returned today from a trip
of inspection of Irrigation projects, said
Ike outlook for irrigation in eastern
Oregon Is excellent. Virtually all new
projects, he announced, are being pro
moted by the landowners, which will
eliminate the necessity of colonising to
any extent. Regarding the organisa
tion of an Irrigation district in the
north unit of the Deschutea project, Mr.
Cupper said:
This project, which contains snout
loo.ooo acres of land on the Agency
Plains near Madras. Metolius and Cul
ver. has been Investlftated and reported
UDon by tha United States reclamation
service In co-operation with the state.
It Is proposed to store the water ot
the Deschutes Klver and divert It at
Aubrey Fells, siphon It across the
Crooked Klver csnyon to the land to
be Irrigated. It is estimated that the
project will cost 155 an acre. It is the
purpose of the landowners to organise
nto a district.
landowners In the Suttles Lake Irrl-
aatlon district are planning a small
amount of actual construction work in
the near future. It is proposed to con
struct a dam at the outlet of Suttles
.ake of a sufficient helKht for that and
Blue Lake. Vy means of a feed canal
water from First Creek will be turned
nto the reservoir. The wster will
then be carried in a canal about 30
miles for the irritation of lu.ouo or
lS.oou acres near tfrand View.
"A number of landowners on the
Uoo-arre project at Twickenham, on
he John Pay Itlver in Wheeler County,
plan tho construction of a dam across
he John Pay Klver for tba Irrigation
of river bottom and low bench lands."
MEN DANCE IF WOMEN ASK
Maid Nrlet-t Partners and Take
lad at "Snffrasrtte Ball."
NKWPiJRT. Or.. Aus. 21. (Special.)
Mere man learned his true worth last
night at a suffragette dance given at
the Casino for the benent of the New
port Catholic Church by the women of
Tent City. Mrs. A. J. Van Waasenhove
was the chaperon In'charce.
. The men were not allowed to select
partner for dances nor were they al
lowed tit pay any admission or buy
lemonade. They had to sit until some
young woman. Impressed with their ap
pearance. Invited them to dance.
The noor managers were women, snd
they bunted up partners for tbe men.
There wera no "wall flowers" among
the women.
TRIAL FACED FOR ARSON
James Wharton Held on Charge of
Starting Coppcrflrld Fire.
BAKER. Or. Aug. 21. (Special. )
Jamea Wharton, of fine Valley, today
was bound over to the a rand Jury on
the cha-.te of arson In connection with
the destruction of th City of Copper
neld a week ago last Thursday. HU
ICESOFllS
bond waa placed by Justice F. L. Hub
bard at J 1000. which Wharton has been
unable to procure.
Witnesses, which included Mayor H.
A. Stewart, of Copperfleld, testified
that they had seen hjm on his way
from Langrell to Copperfleld Just be
fore the ore and that he had attempt
ed to escapa from Sheriff Anderson
when It was known the Sheriff was
hunting for those suspected of setting;
the biaxe.
WOMAN TRAPS FUGITIVE
HanchfT's Wife Turns Kerohfr and
Officers .Make Arrest.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug:. SI. (SpeciaL)
Mrs. Talbert. m-ife of a rancher liv-
)nts four miles from Summervllle, pre
vented bloodsned tonignc wnen sne
eixed the revolver a young man named
FOL'NDKR OK OREUOX PAPER
BOX FACTORY IJIfc-S.
Otte Hoenlcke.
A resident of Portland since
1877, Otto Roenicke died at his
late home, 1085 East Eighteenth
street North. Saturday morning.
The funeral will be held tomor
row at 3 o'clock from tbe
Deutches Haus.
Mr. Hoenlcke was born In
Dessau Anhult. Germany. D-'
ceniber 10, 1S53. and came to the
t'nlted States in October. 1874.
He lived in the Far Eastern
states until 1875. when he went
to Davenport. Ia.
In July. 1879, he founded the
Oregon Paper Box Fac:ory, which
he continued to operate with
much success for 30 years, sell
ing out In January, 1909.
Mr. Roenicke leaves a didow,
daughter, Mrs. A. J Jlaeder, and
two sons, Walter and Albert
Hoenlcke.
McAllister had drawn to prevent Ills
arrest.
McAllister is accused of stealing a
saddle, escaping to Vale. Ktealing an
other saddle and a gnn. and firing at
officers in pursuit. He was'arreKted
but eacaDed. and is said to have stolen
horse near Vale. He was arrestee.
again only to break Jail a second time.
two weeks sgo. He was captured.
ENEMIES TO PAY BILLS
German Secretary Says People Win
Not Be Taxed Further.
BERLIN, via Amsterdam and London,
Aug. 21. Dr. Karl HelHerlcn, secre
tary of tha German Imperial Treasury,
nuklnr in the Reichstag on the sec
ond reading of the war loan of 12,500,-
000.000. said:
Tntil now 20.000.000.000 marks nave
been voted and our estimates of war
needs still are exceeded by real expen
ditures. The expenditur In one month
Is higher by one-third than the total
expenditure for the war of 1870. but
every German knows that the sacrifice
will not ba in vain.
"During the war we will not increase
the gigantic burden of the people Dy
i.r.tlnn. A tax on war profits
can only be raised at tho conclusion of
the war. The heavy burden of thou
.nri. of millions will be borne through
decadea by the instigators of tbe war.
and not by ns."
70 FIRE PERMITS GIVEN
Clarke County Has No Serious Blaze
Resulting From Slashings.
vivmiTVER. Wash- Aur. 21. (Spe
cial.) H. C. Hanley, Deputy State Fire
Warden of Claras county, nas issueu
it- tnr- TA tn hurn slashings this
month. No serious fire has resulted
this year, though 2o0 permits nave Deen
granted since the first of the year.
Mr. Hanley said today that the smokt
that has filled the air during the past
few days comes not from fires in this
u-otintv. but from ureson. i ne ciosesi
fire of any-ixe in Washington is near
Centralia.
TRAVELING MEN GAIN POINT
Kail roads Ordered to Modify "Sam
ple Baggage' Regulation.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today up
held the contention of traveling sales
men thst regulations defining sample
bairKSKe us that carried by commercial
travelers, "and not tor sale or tree Dis
tribution," are unreasonable. The
commission prescribed a new regula
tion which does not prohibit the oc
casional sale or free distribution of
aumnll.
All the railroads were ordered to
cease enforcing their present restric
tions on October IS.
Astoria Is Sued for 919,140.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 21 (Special.)
A suit waa riled in the Circuit Court
today by A- Spexarth and Charles Anet
sgalnst the City of Astoria to restrain
the city rrom paying in iriinn
avenue Improvement warrants by is
suing warrants on the general fund.
The complaint avers that under the city
ordinancea the improvement cannot be
paid for until completed, and then only
from a special fund created by assess
ments on the property benefited.
Glen wood Will Be Fair Scene.
WHITE SALMON, Wash.. Aug. 21
(Special.) The second annual Camas
Prairie Fair and Roundup Is to be
held at Olenwood on September 10 and
11. This was decided at a meeting of
the association yesterday. Halsey D.
Cole It president of the organization.
Charles He bard vice-president and'R.
E. Oearhart secretary.
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Wheat Hay Yield In Orchard Big.
WHITE -SALMON. Wash, Aug. 21.
(Special.) On 0 acres of the White
Salmon Fruit Company's orchard 125
ton of wheat hay have Just been har
vested. This was planted between tha
tree rows of the younc trees, reducing
the acreage of the hay land to about
SO acres. This la providing an Income
until the trees come Into bearing-.
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rpHESE NEW SUITS
J- for early Fall wear,
marked at special prices,
are proving mighty popular with
the men about town.
There's an over-Sunday display of a few of the models
in the Morrison-street windows. The special prices:
$14.85, $19.85, $23.50
In the same windows note the new Topcoats, tailored from
knitted fabrics. You who have yet to visit the Exposition will
find they're just the weight to temper San Francisco's sea
breezes. Two prices:
$19.85, $23.50
Hosts of new models for
second floor. Clothes for
young business man.
$15
BEN SELLING
Morrison
FLOOD IS RECEDING
Little Stream That Caosed
Damage Now Norma!.
DEATH LIST INCREASED
Large Factories Along Dcs Peres
Are Baldly Damaged Merrimac
Is Now Rising and Bridges
Are Threatened.
ST LOUIS. Aug. 21. Eleven bodies ot
victims of the flood that swept a nar
row section of SL Louis and suburbs
Friday were recovered today and the
death roll from the Gulf storm that
struck this section was increased by
two.
A farmer perished near Edwardsvllle,
111., when his home was swept away
by a rise in Cahokia Creek, and an
other man perished when a boat in
which he was rowing with throe others
in East 6L Louis capsized.
Of the 11 dead in St- Louis and sub
urbs, ten were negroes and one was a
white woman.
The Des Peres River, the riso m
which was responsible for most of the
destruction of property and all the
destruction of life on the Missouri side
of tha Mississippi, fell rapidly toaay
and normal streetcar service to sub-
urhsn towns was almost restored.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad, how
ever, was handicapped by a rise in
the Merrimac River, which flows along
the Frisco main line for 100 miles, and
several bridges over the Uasconade
River were threatened by a rise in
that mountain stream. Main line serv
ice on the Frisco line probably will bo
Interrupted for three or four days.
Several factories along the Des Peres
uiftr.e ftjL-.r. badlv damaged by the flood
and most of these establishments will
be closed for a week to ten (lays.
Though suburban service on the Mis
souri Pacific was restored, inrougn
service will be Interrupted until Sun
day night, as a bridge nas gone uui
west of JvirKwooa. mu.
PAROLES ISSUED TO 12
PRISOERS NOT TO BE RELEASED
UNTIL JOBS ARE FOUND.
Excellent Success In Obtaining Posi
tion and Co-operation of Em
ployer Are Reported.
SALEM. Or.. .Aug. 21. (Special.)
Acting upon the recommendation- or
the Parole Board, Governor Withy-
combe has Issued paroles to the follow
ing, who have served at least minimum
sentences:
George Miller. Lincoln County, lar
ceny; Herman diggers, jacasun i-uuou,
statutory charge; Harry H. femlth, Wal
lowa County, larceny In a dwelling;
George Hill. Umatilla County, statutory
charge: Bert Henning, uougias (jouniy,
larceny in a dwelling; Emzie Hunni
cntt. Polk County, larceny in a build-
ine:: Frank Miller, Umatilla t'ounty.
lurcenv from a dwelling; E. D. Smith,
Jackson County, child stealing; Harry
1 Huirhes. Multnomah counts, crim
inal assault; T. A. McLean. Polk County,
obtaining money by false pretenses;
Philip Martin. Jackson County, larceny
in a building: H. E. Vogie, Umatilla
County, obtaining property by false
pretenses.
According to the rule established
by the Parole Board these men will
not be released from the penitentiary
until employment has been provided
for them. Parole Officer Keller re
ports excellent success in obtaining
positions and most gratifying co-oiera-tion
on the part of employers. Thus
far. all men for whom the prison au
thorities have found work have made
good.
Colorado Visitor of 82 Is
Spry and Enjoys Exercise.
Seven Snrvlvor of Family Scattered
Kraa Central West to Pacific Hold
Aaaaal HcualOB.
HOOD RIVER, Or, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Although he is 82 years old.
the oldest of a family of 12 children,
there is perhaps no man in Oregon
today, exceeding 50 years, who is more
agile and who enjoys exercise more
than does I. W. Dabney, of Canyon
City. Colo., who is here spending a
portion of the Summer with the fam
ily of his brother, O. P. Dabney. Mr.
Dabney. a veteran of the Civil War. was
with Sherman on his march to the sea.
"I have traveled extensively over
the United States," says the octoge
narian, "but I have never seen any
state that I like anv better than Ore
gon. This weather here, with Its snap,
gives me the vigor of youth." While
her Mr. Dabney has xaade frequent
young men are arriving on the
college men and clothes for the
to $25
at Fourth
excursions on foot into the neighbor
ing hills.
The family resided in Valentine
County, Indiana, where the 12 children
were born. Six sons and a daughter
are still living." They are: Thomas L.
Dabney, of Long Beach, Cal, aged 68
J-ears: O. P. Dabney. of Hood River,
aged 65: Dr.F. K. Dabney, of Los An
geles, , aged 63; R. T. Dabney, of Port
land, aged 61; Joseph Dabney, of Los
Angeles, aged 58 I. W. Dabney. of
Canyon City, Colo., aged 82, and Mrs.
Ellen Holiday, of Livingstone, Mont.,
aged 75.
For a number of years it has been
the custom of the family to hold an
annual reunion. Last Winter all of
them met in Long Beach, Cal.
"We have not made our plans for
the coming year," says O. P. Dabney,
but we contemplate gathering at one
of our homes or some centrally located
place for our regular reunion."
HARVESTING MADE SPEEDY
Combinations of Machines Reaps
130 Acres of Wheat Daily.
HEPPNER, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
Heading and threshing more than 130
acres of wheat daily is the feat of the
harvesting crew at work on the large
ranch of R. L. Benge in Eastern Mor
row County The outfit consists of three
headers, nine header boxes, one gas
tractor and separator.
Mr. Padberg's method is to cut a
circle of the grain and pull the engine
and separator in, and as each header
box Is filled, it proceeds to the ma
chine, where it is pitched into a 24
foot feeder, which carries it direct to
the cylinders, wnere it is tnresnea ana
cleaned. When one circle Is completed.
one header goes forward and cuts a
new circle.
CHICAGO AUGUST IS COLD
Month Breaks AH Records, With
Many Snnless Days.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. (Special.) This
is the coldest August in 20 years. Not
only has the temperature for the first
20 days been lower, but there has
been a greater number of sunless days
and more cold, drizzling rain than dur
ing most of the mid-Summer months
of the last half century.
The warmest day so far and the
prospect ts there will be no more nearly
so warm had a temperature of 86 de
grees.
The majority of the other 20 days
during the frigid August range around
60 degrees at night and 73 at midday.
William Welch Is Dead.
BAKER, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
William Welch, one of the best known
men in the Haines district, died late
last rught from stomach trouble. He
had been ill for some time. He was 83
years old and came to this county 10
years ago. He is survived by his wife
and one son, " County Commissioner
William J. Welch, of Haines.
3Ian Jailed "Until State Goes Dry."
Peter Johnson, whose very frequent
visits to the city Jail have led him to
regard it as his home, will make his
home there "until the state goes dry."
This sentence has been imposed by Mu
nicipal Judge Stevenson, and may be
expected by other habitual drunkards
who appear before the court between
now and January 1, according to tha
magistrate.
rninnarativelv few women are as nervous
as the stock market, which Is mostly con
ducted by men.
Agency RepresentativeWanted
One of the most prosperous and rapidly growing
life companies in the United States wants an
agency representative for Oregon. A man of suc
cessful experience and good record in this terri
tory can secure an old-fashioned,, continuous
renewal contract with a well-established and pro
gressive institution. A fine opportunity for the
right man. Address B 27, Oregonian.
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TAX LAW EXPLAINED
County Officials Find Public
Misunderstands Act.
PENALTY EXAMPLE GIVEN
Statement Illustrates Meaning of
Statute to Clear Vp , Doubts as
to Dates Charges Are to Be
Added to Assessment.
Misunderstanding over the payment
of taxes due to the changes in the tax
laws made at the last session of the
State Legislature, has led to the ne
cessity of an explanation of the laws
as they now stand. Officials of the
tax department of Multnomah County
have supplied the following informa
tion for the public and Ithey advise that
the new laws be studied carefully:
"Where one-half of the 1914 taxes
on any property was paid before April
1, 1915, the second half may be paid
any time before .October 1, 1915, with
out penalty or interest; if the second
half is not so paid it will become de
linquent on October 1, and be then
subject to a penalty of 10 per cent and
interest at the rate of 12 per cent per
annum from said date.
Penalty ts Explained.
Where one-half was not paid before
April 1, 1915. a penalty of 1 per cent
for each calendar month-or part there
at, on the total amount unpam, cumu
lates during the period beginning April
1 and ending August 31. 1915. For il
lustration, if a tax bill as charged on
the roll totals J100 and the full amount
is Daid in the month of August a pen
alty of 5 per cent (J5),is to be added
thereto.
These cumulative penalties are not
to be collected on or alter September 1,
1915, being superseded on that date by
the penalties and interest applicable to
delinquent taxes.
Delinquency Charge Added.
"Where one-half of the 1914 taxes
on any property was not paid before
April 1, 1915, the entire amount unpaid
will become delinquent on September
1, 1915, and be then subject to a penally
of 10 per cent and interest at the
rate of 12 per cent per annum.
"For instanse, the taxes as originally
charged on a certain property amount
to $100, if paid in full on September
15. 1915. the total amount required
would be J110.50, a penalty of 10 pur
cent ($10) and interest at the rate of
12 ner cent per annum for 15 days (50
cents) being added to the original tax
'Commencinir with January l,
there will be new laws affecting the
payment of taxes which will apply to
the 1915 taxroll, but in order to avoid
confusion at this time we shall not of-
fer an explanation of the operation of
the new laws until a later date."
White Snlnion Boys Kill Bear.
WHITE SALMON. Wash., .Aug. 21.
(Snocinl.i Two White Salmon boys.
Walter Wilke and Calvin BullArd. have
just returned from a week's vacation at
the huckleberry fields near Mount
Adams with the hide of a 400 pound
bear. Both boys and their parents are
very proud of the trophy.