THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915.
WESTBOUND FREIGHT
RATES ARE LOWERED
Panama Canal Completion Is
Cause'to Railroads Reduc
ing Tariff Generally.
NEW SCHEDULES ARE FILED
Many Shipping Concessions Ara
Made Coast Terminal Points
Benefit by Change to
Occur October 18.
Substantial reduction in the west
bound transcontinental freight rates
will become effective October 18 under
the new tariffs filed yesterday with the
Interstate Commerce Commission by all
the carriers comprising the Transcon
tinental Freight Bureau, which in
cludes all the lines terminating in the
Northwest.
The carriers, under the new tariff,
propose to apply "postage stamp" rates
on most of the principal commodities
moving from Bast to West.
In other words, the rates on like com
modities from Is'ew York to Portland
or from Pittsburg to Portland will be
the same as from Chicago to Portland.
The Portland rate also will apply to
Seattle, Tacoma and other Coast ter
minal points.
The new tariff is intended by the car
riers to meet the competition of the
Panama Canal. Ever since the Canal
has been opened many heavy commodi
ties have been moving in large volume
by water. The earnings of the rail
roads have suffered materially.
Harvey E. Lounsbury, general freight
agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Company,
who participated in the recent confer
ences at Chicago, covering a period of
six months, when the new tariffs were
prepared, said yesterday that scores of
shippers appeared before the freight
officials and told them that, in the event
of sufficient reductions, the shippers
would use the rail lines instead of the
Canal route.
Retail Prices May Lower.'
The new tariff will affect almost
every commodity shipped to the North
west from the East, and may result in
slight reductions in the retail prices on
many of them.
These rates are issued on the same
basis as the schedule C rates published
a few months ago, and against which
the Portland Chamber of Commerce
made serious complaint with the In
terstate Commercee Commission on the
ground that they were unjustly dis
criminatory against Portland and Seat
tle and in favor of Spokane. It was
pointed out that the reductions to Spo
kane were greater than those to Port
id and Seattle, and that as a result
. ,kane would be able to invade the
trade territory now held by the Coast
cities.
In fact. It was contended that the
carriers intended to make the rates to
Spokane so low, in contrast to the
rates to Portland, that the distributors
would be forced to center their busi
ness at Spokane.
The schedule C tariff applied only
to commodities like iron and steel,
linoleum, canned goods and similar
heavy products taking rates below $1
r per 100 pounds.
The new tariff applies to commodities
taking the higher rates. The carriers
Fay the present proportions between
Portland and Spokane are maintained
in the new. tariff, some of the typical
reductions are as follows:
Farming Implements Included.
Agricultural implements and their
parts, such as blades for graders or
scrapers, plow discs, harrow plates,
weeder plates and numerous other sim
ilar articles: the old rates varied from
$1.55 per 100 pounds to $1.75; the new
rate will be $1.
Bottles, Jars and flasks. Including
fruit and jelly glasses, tops and top
fastenings: Old rate, 85 cents; new
rate, 75 cents.
Carpets and rusrs: Old rate for less
than carload shipments, $2.60; new
rate, J2; carload shipments, old rate,
$1.R5; new rate, 51.25.
Baking powder, spices, etc., in cans:
OH rate. $1.25; new rate, $1.
i Motorcycles, boxed or crated; Old
rate. J3.75 from New York, and $3.40
from Chicago; new rate, $2.50.
Plumbing goods, including bath tubs,
laundry tubs made of cement, con
crtte, slate or soapstone: Old rate,
ll.su; new rate, $1.30.
China and earthenware bathroom
fixtures and laundry fixtures Old rate,
$1.70; new rate, $1.25.
Kitchen sinks, etc. Old rate, $1.50;
new rate, $1.25.
Ammunition, bullets, cartridges, shot,
shells. etc. Old rate, $1.50; new
rate $1.
Mixed Shipments 1'ermltted.
Pianos. unboxed Old rate, $2.50;
newjate, $2. The tariff also permits
shippers to mix boxed and unboxed
pianos in the same car.
Woodcnware and fiberware New
rate, $2 in less than carload lots. The
old rates varied substantially in ex
cess of that figure.
Talking marlnoes Old rate, $2.20;
new rate, $1.50.
Rubber boots anil shoes Old rate,
$1.;0; new rate, $1.25.
Concessions also were made to the
automobile industry. The new tariff
will permit shipments of automobiles
in "set up" condition that is. on their
own wheels with enough gasoline in
the tank to permit them to be removed
from the cars on their own power.
Kiectric battery connections also will
be pet-fnitied. The railroads hereto-
f ore have denied the automobile deal
. ers the right to ship their cars with
gasoline in the tanks ' on the theory
that the practice was dangerous. They
are satisfied now that there is no
danger so long as only enough gaso
. line is contained in the tanks to run
the machines out of the cars into the
warehouses.
It will l.e permissible, also, under the
new tariff to siiip inner tubes, wheel
channels, rims, flanges, rings and other
rim parts in the same car with rubber
automobile and motorcycle tires and ot
the same rate. This was a concession
that the automobile industry had
sought for several years.
WEDDING MUCH ATTENDED
Mis Altlioa K. Moores Marries Rob
ert C. Kinney, of Astoria. "
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.) A
prominent social event of the year was
the marriage Wednesday of Miss
Althea E. Moores to Kobert Crouche
Kinney, of Astoria, The nuptials were
solemnized at the home of tlie bride'
parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Moores,
Chemeketa and Summer streets.
Before the Service Miss Margery
Marvin sang VI Send You My Heart."
by Lelimann, with Miss Mary Sehultz
in violin obligato. Guests were met at
the door by Kobert Chauncey Bishop
and were greeted at the head of the
stairway by little Ellen Bell, of Port
land. The bridal party entered the
large parlor as Mrs. Chester Moores,
of Portland, played Lohengrin's wed
ding march. Rev. James Elvin read the
ceremony, and the bride was given
away by her father. Marshall Jackson,
of Seattle, was best man.
Among the out-of-town guets were
the following: Merrill Moores, Repre
sentative in Congress, Indianapolis;
Judge and Mrs. Charles A. Wolverton,
Mrs. R. S. Bean, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
S. Farrell. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell. Miss
Edna Bell, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moores.
Merrill B. Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Moores, Mre. Albert Wells, Miss Helen
Krausse and the Misses Carrie and
Bertha Moores, of Portland; Mrs. W. S.
Kinney, William Kinney, Dr. and Mrs.
Alfred E. Kinney. Mr. and Mrs. John
Smith and Miss Mildred Smith, of As
toria; Miss Lillian Bain, of New York
J PIOSEKR WOMAN OF 1S45 DIES
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Mrs. Jllartba Frances Co Hard.
M'MINNVILLE. Or., Sept. 4.
(Special.) In the passing1 of
Mrs. Martha Prances Collard, 75,
the community loses one of its
early homebuilders and commun
ity workers. Mrs. Collard died
August 29. She crossed the plains
with her parents to Oregon in
1845 and was the last charter
member of the local Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Collard was born in Mis
souri. She is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Rhodes, of
McMinnville; a son, Hugh H.
Collard, of Minneapolis, Minn, a
sister, Mrs. Margaret Bean, of
Seattle, and a brother, T. D.
Henderson, of McMinnville, and
seven grandchildren. Funeral
services were held at a the resi
dence Tuesday. Interment in the
Masonic- Cemetery.
City, and the Misses Margaret and Ger
trude Gray, of Seattle.
1CC0 ACRES TO GET FLAX
Control Board Decides on Amount of
Crop for Penitentiary.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
After inspecting the flax yield stored
at the penitentiary the ' State Board
of Control today virtually decided to
urge the planting of 1000 acres to
flax next year.
It also was decided that home grown
seed oe sold to growers for $i.50 a
bushel and that the growers be paid
by the state $15 a ton for flax, picked
by convicts but delivered by the grow
ers to the prison.
SUSPECT WALKS FROM JAIL
Prisoner Held as Holdup Dons Garb
of Painter and Goes Free.
N
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 4. John Hart
well, one of the four suspects held in
connection with the hold-up of nine
automobiles here two weeks ago,
escaped from the city jail this after
noon. Donning some old clothing discarded
by painters who were at work on the
Jail, llartwell in the guise of a work
man deliberately walked through the
jail office to freedom.
Washington Licenses -J0,O92 Motors.
OU'MPIA, Wash., Sept. 4. (Spe'cial.)
Since Washington's new motor code
became effective June 10. there have
been 40,01)2 motor vehicle licenses is
sued, 35,:11 for autos and 4571 for mo
torcycles. Secretary of State I. M.
Howell announced today, and orders
have been placed for 7000 more num
ber plates to meet the estimated de
mand for the next six months. In
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1915,
under the old motor laws, only 32,324
licenses were issued, no segregation
being made under the former law be
tween autos and motorcycles.
HEAD OK BOTAM AD ri-AM'
1'A.THOLOGY AT O. A- C
NAMED.
I f
tl. H. Barns,
O K K G C N AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE, Corvallis, Sept. 4.
(.Special.) Announcement of the
appointment of H. P. Barss as
head of the botany and plant
pathology department of the Ore
gon Agricultural College to suc
ceed Professor H. S. Jackson, re
signed, has been made. Profes
sor Barss has been connected
with the departments, he now
heads for several years and is
fully acquainted with the needs
of Oregon growers as well as
with the facilities of the college
for meeting them.
In research work as well as
field work among farmers and
orchardists. Professor Barss has
been counted as one of the de
partment's strongest men, and
his appointment doubtless will be
most acceptable . to the many
Oregon growers whom he has
met in course of his work.
3 WOMEN JAILED
ON FORGERY CHARGE
Baker Authorities Also Ask
Arrest of Leota.Yates, Said
to Be in Portland..
COIN OBTAINED ON CHECKS
Accused Women Formerly Conducted
Barber Shop in This City, Later
loving to Baker Lodging
House Kaid Is Climax.
BAKER, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
What is believed to be the beginning of
the round-up of a ring of women for
gers was started tonight when Mrs. M.
J. Collins, Julia Moore and Blanche Wil
son were arrested here and Portland
police were instructed by telegraph to
arrest Leota Yates, who went to that
city not long ago.
Already claims for more than $700
have been presented to the county of
ficials and there is a possibility that
more will be unearthed. 'Frank Polllta,
a prominent sheepman of Baker, is said
to have declared that more than this
amount was obtained f. om him. Some
of the checks are said to be outright
forgeries and others were raised. Many
of them are said to have been made
payable to T. W. Yoakum. It is said
that Blanche Wilson was the most ac
tive and that she even tried to get one
of the checks cashed at a Baker bank.
Mrs. Collins Is believed to be the
mother of Blanche Wilson and Leota
Yates. She formerly lived here and
left some time ago for Portland, where
she and the Moore and Wilson women
conducted a barber shop. The Moore
and Wilson women returned to Baker
last Spring and opened a barber shop
on Center street. Airs. Collins soon
followed and the barber shop thrived.
Soon afterward the three opened the
Alpine rooming-house. Chief of Police
Ed Jackson last night raided the
house and arrested the three women
on the charge of selling- liquor with
out a license. They were released on
$100 bail each and their hearing set
for next Tuesday. '
Arrest of the women brought out the
forgery charge and Deputy Sheriff Rob
ert Nelson placed the three in the Coun
ty Jail, where they are held without
bond. - Nelson then ordered the arrest
of the Yates woman. The three women
deny flatly all the charges. The author
ities say there will be more arrests
later. District Attorney C. T. Goodwin
tonight said he woiKd order the Alpine
rooming-house closed at once.
The Wilson woman is a striking
young blonde, the Moore woman - a
comely brunette and Mrs. Collins is
believed to be over 50.
SALE AT $2.50 SOUGHT
LAND GRANT DISPOSAL IS TOPIC
AT GRANTS PASS MEETING.
Petition Will Be Circulated in Josephine
County Calling; it CongreHM to
Enforce Original Provisions.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) A largo and enthusiastic audi
ence assembled at the Courthouse to
night to express the sentiments of Jose
phine County relative to the disposition
of the Oregon & California land grant.
County Judge C. G. Gillette presided.
John A. Jeffery, of Portland, formerly
Prosecuting Attorney for thia judicial
district, and Robert G. Smith, ex-Mayor
of this city, were the principal speak
ers. The sense of the meeting was that
the original terms of the grant should
be enforced by Congress permitting
sales of the land In quantities not ex
ceding 160 acres at a price not more
than $2.50 an acre. A Tnemorial to Con
gress wa adopted" to this effect. Peti
tions will be circulated throughout the
county embodying" these sentiments.
The Forestry Service came in for
severe condemnation, it being shown
that out of a total area of 1,100.000
acres, 55 per cent is embraced in forest
reserves and escapes taxation. The en
tire system of county government must
be maintained on revenues derived from
less than 30 per cent of the total area.
The memorial adopted protests strongly
against the incorporation of the grant
lands in forest reserves, and insists
upon enforcement of original terms of
the grant.
One of the speakers declared that
there are 40,000 acres of agricultural
Ianj embraced in the grant within a
radius of TO miles of this city.
BISHOP COOKE IS VEXED
CONFERENCE FAVORS 4-VEARTERM
INSTEAD OF LIFE TEN C RE.
Memorial AhRh Church Press to Open
Columns to Awaken People to
-PerIls of Popery.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Sept. 4. The Co
lumbia River conference- of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church went on record
today as favoring a four-year term of
office with one re-election for a like
term for bishops, instead of life ten
ure, as obtains at present. The bishops,
after serving their term of office, to
be returned to the conference from
which they were elected.
Bishop Cooke, after the vote was
takn, said he was glad to know how
the ministers of the conference appre
ciated their bishops. He said if the
general conference should act favorably
on the resolution, after many years'
hard and faithful labor for the church
in general, he would have to return to
his former pastorate in New York,
where often he did not receive the ne
cessities of life.
A memorial asking1 that the official
press of the Methodist Episcopal Church
open its columns freely for such news
items, correspondence and discussions
as will tend to awaken "our people" to
the magnitude of the "perils of
Popery" and the "menace' of the
Roman Catholic Church, wag adopted
at today's session of the conference.
The memorial was adopted without
discussion.
The clergymen brought in the race
question in their discussion of the amal
gamation of their parent organization
with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. The clergymen went on record
as favoring, a union, of the two or
ganizations. Several speakers urged
that to disregard further the question
of the impossibility of mingling the
negro and white races in congregations
would be a mistake, and the negroes
should be given an opportunity to seg
regate themselves and conduct their
own church.
The cenference completed the elec
tion of delegates to the general con-
ference in New York next year by 1
electing: the Rev. XT. F. Hawk, of Spo
kane, and the Rev. Robert Warner, of
Moscow, Idaho. Yesterday two other
delegates, the Rev. B. E. Koontz, of
Spokane, and the Rev. Robert Brumley,
of Wenatchee, were elected.
ROGUE. WATER SURVEY DUE
Area Open to Irrigation and Costs
Are to Be Determined.
MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
A. P. Davis, director and chief engi
neer of the United States Reclamation
Service, in answer tot requests of the
Medford Water Users' Association, will
investigate the water resources pf the
Rogue River Valley at once. The ob
ject of the survey is to determine the
area of the valley that can be irri
gated, the amount of water available
and the cost of construction.
Chief Engineer Whistler, of Portland,
will start the survey at once in con
junction with State Engineer Lewis,
the expense to be paid from the fund
set aside by the state and Govern
ment for joint reclamation work. With
the survey made, members of the Wa
ter Users' Association believe that a
comprehensive irrigation system for
191 will he assured.
WOMAN SWIMS FOUR MILES
Miiss Alma Watt Battles Kough Co
lumbia at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Miss Alma A. Watt, of Portfand, at
tempted to swim across the Columbia
River from Astoria to Megler this after
noon, a distance of seven miles. After
swimming four miles she was attacked
with cramps and was taken into one of
the boats that accompanied her.
The water was rough with whitecaps
breaking all the way across and Miss
Watt's feat in face -of the existing con
ditions is considered marvelous. Gene
Gusti, a fisherman, who attempted to
swim with Miss Watt, gave up after
covering the first mile.
FUNERAL TO BE TOMORROW
Sam-uel Wrcnn, Willamette Box Com
pany Manager, to Be Laid to Rest.
Funeral services for Samuel Edward
Wrenn, manager of the Willamette Box
& Lumber Company, who died last
Thursday, will be held from Skewes'
chapel at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Inter
ment will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Wrenn was 60 years old. He is
survived by his widow. Nolia Gray
Wrenn: one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
Wrenn Maston, of Los Angeles, and
three sons, Moultrie F., Grover C. and
Ashby Wrenn. The Wrenn home is at
772 Johnson street.
WOMAN IN AUTO KILLED
Machine Skids and Rolls Down C0
Koot Bank; Children Jump.
v LIVINGSTON. Mont, Sept. 4. Mrs.
George Higgins, of Rlngling. Mont.,
was fatally injured and her husband
seriously injured when their automo
bile, driven by their son, skidded and
rolled 60 feet down a steep hill, eight
miles from Gardiner. Mrs. Higgins
died last night...four hours after the
accident, in the military hospital at
Fort Yellowstone.
The son and daughter Jumped from
the machine as it started to turn over.
CHARGE OF INSANITY FAILS
Warrant for Arrest of Husband De
nied Canby Woman.
. OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) Efforts on the part of Mrs. F.
Astman, of Canby, Or., to obtain a
warrant for the arrest of her husband
on the grounds of insanity proved a
failure here today when restrict Attor
ney Hedges refused to grant the wom
an's request.
Attorney Hedges has sent Sheriff
Wilson to investigate the case. At
present Mr. Astman is said to be spend
ing a two weeks' vacation in Portland.
INDIAN PRINCESS, 105, DIES
Kil-So-Quah, of Miami Tribe, Suc
cumbs at Indiana Home,
WABASH, lnd., Sept. 4. Kil-So-Quah,
a Miami Indian Princess, reputed to be
105 years old, died at her home near
here today.
She had been ill for several weeks.
BIG TIME UP THE COLUMBIA
Tomorrow, Labor day; everybody's
going to inspect Columbia Highway.
Special trains leave Union Depot 9 A.
M. Tickets at Union Depot Adv.
IjmIrc Instituted at GrCKliam.
GRESHAM. Or., Sept. 4 (Special.)
Mrs. Yettu Haines, organizer for the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen, Fri
day night instituted a homestead of the
order in this city. Officers chosen are:
Master f6reman. W. R. Kern; master
of ceremonies, Paul Elford; correspon
dent, Mrs. Gertrude Belt: overseer,
Snoda Cook: master of accounts, Emma
Cook; Rowena, Mrs. V. A. Haskins;
Rebecca. Mrs. Cora Childers; sentinel,
V. A. Haskins.
C. K. liiislier Kloeled Janitor.
GRESHAM, Or.. Sept. . (Special.)
At the meeting of the Union High
School Board last Saturday C. E.
Rusher was elected Janitor of the new
schoolhouse. A telephone was installed
today. The installation of a programme
clock system will commence soon.
Arthur Dixon has been apopinted Jani
tor for the district school, which will
commence on Monday, September 6.
Kour-Year-Old Hit by Auto.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.)
Marguerite, the 4-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nusbaum, this city,
was run down by an automobile on
Nor.a Commercial street tonight and
besides internal injuries suffered severe
bruises and lacerations about the body.
It is thought she will recover. C. E.
Burtnett was driving the automobile
which struck the child.
Alleged Child Annoyer Arrested.
John Clausen, of 367 East Oak street
was arrested by Patrolmen Webster
and Shaffer at Milwaukie and Center
streets yesterday. Mrs. J. M. Kinney,
540 Cora street, was the complainant,
who said that Clausen had been prowl
ing about the neighborhood for some
time and accosted her two little daugh
ters improperly.
Wisconsin People Are Visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Enke have re
turned from Seaview. where they have
been the guests o Herman Enke and
family. They are now visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Bracher, at 410 East Twenty
first street North. Mrs. Enke U a sis
ter of Mrs. Bracher, and will visit hore
for a month. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Enke
live at Bloomlngton, Wis.
A Complete Style Exhibit
Showing the Best in
Men's Fall Apparel
The finest products of loom and tailor are represented in my Fall Exposition
of Men's Suits, and Overcoats. These are clothes of uncommon style and
quality, modestly priced.
$20, $25, $30 and $35
BEN SELLING Jgffif
Morrison at Fourth
The Store Will Be Closed Monday, Labor Day.
CLACKAMAS FAIR NEAR
SPECIAL DAYS FOR FKTB OPENING
SEPTEMBER SO ARRANGED.
exhibit Inquiries Are Pouring; In Ftvn
Points as Distant as in
Washington.
OREGON CITT. Or., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) From all indications the Clack
amas County Fair, to be held at Canby,
Or., will be one of the most successful
ever held, as many exhibitors are ap
plying for space in the big pavilion,
stock barns and poultry barn. Among
the granges that will have exhibits
will be Molalla and Warner.
Ward B. Lawton, of Oregon City,
secretary of the association. Is receiv
ing inquiries every day, some coming
from Washington and others from Port
land, Salem and other parts of Ore
gon. The live stock, always an attractive
feature, will no doubt be among the
main features this year, and also tsie
horse races.
Four big days are being planned by
the association. Monday, September
20, is Canby day; Tuesday, Oregon City
day; Wednesday, Molalla day; Thurs
day, the last day of the fair. Juvenile
day. There will be a large crowd go
from this city on Oregon City day, and
a special programme is being arranged.
The Southern Pacific Company will
stop its trains at the fairgrounds to
accommodate its passengers.
Among the close competition this
year will be the individual farm ex
hibit for the handsome loving cup of
fered by the Northern Pacific Rail
road. E. E. Kellogg, of Oregon City,
was the winner of this cup in the 1913
fair and George DeBok, of Oregon City,
won it last year and will try again
this year. '
Spokane Gets Additional Games.
SPOKANE, Wsh., Sept 4. President
Farr, of the Spokane Northwest base
ball club, announced tonight that the
directors granted his demand for ad
ditional games here and that beginning
Monday, Tacoma will play a series of
12 games here.
Ashland Riflemen Leave for Range.
ASHLAND. Or., Sept. 4 (Special.)
Sergeant Adams, Corporals Irwin and
Porter and Private Hadfield have gone
ou
Tuesday, September 14th GRANGE DAY
Wednesday, September loth MULTNOMAH
SCHOOL DAY
Thursday, September 16th PORTLAND DAY
Friday, September 17th PRESS DAY
Saturday, September 18th BABY DAY
ATTRACTIONS:
Eight Grange Exhibits. .
Hundreds of heads of the finest stock in the state.
Daily lectures by Miss Anna M. Turley, Domestic Science Department of
the Oregon Agricultural College.
Multnomah County Corn Show, in charge of "Farmer Smith," Agricultur
ist of the O.-W. R. &.N.
Demonstration Herd of Dairy Cows, in charge of J. D. Mickle, State Dairy
and Food Commissioner." Daily lectures by J. M. Dickson, Shedd; Wm.
Schulmerich,' Hillsboro; W. K. Newell, Seghers; A. E. Westcott, Banks;
Professor R. R. Graves, Dairy Dept. Oregon Agricultural College.
Races Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Interspersed with exhibition driv
ing of J. D. Farrell's Fancy Carriage Horses, "Old. Glory" and "Union
Jack." These fine carriage types will be hitched to a George the 4th
Phaeton and a Seaton wagon and driven by Miss Farrell. Mr. Farrell
will also have his celebrated jumper, "Premier," on exhibition.
Fireworks every evening.
Round Trip Fare on Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. Line and Bull Run Line, 25c
Admittance Tuesday and Wednesday, 25c
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Including Races, 50c
to Clackamas as expert rifle shots at
the 6tate range, where they will com
pete in the contests to take place Sep
tember 9-11, from which will be chosen
those who are to represent Oregon at
the National shooting tournament at
Jacksonville, Fla., in October. This
team represents the First Company,
Coast Artillery Reserves, of this city,
and the detail will be under command
of Lieutenant W. E. Blake.
GALE RAGES IN FLORIDA
Winds and Water Wipe Out Fishing
Camp, but Xo Lives Are I.ot.
TAMPA. Kla.. Sept. 4. High winds
and water have wrought damage along
the Florida coast north of Tampa. One
quarter of a mile of the south end of
San Key, an island opposite Clearwater,
was washed away, the water carrying
with it a fishing camp with all houses
and equipment.
No lives were lost, but the property
loss was considerable. A launch with
six people is missing from Tarpon
Springs.
ROOMMATE IS EXONERATED
Man Confessing Grand Larceny Is
Sentenced at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 4 (Spe
cial.) Taking upon himself all respon
bility for a felony and exonerating his
roommate, Albert Huber today pleaded
guilty to grand larceny and was sen
tenced to from six months to 15 years
in the state reformatory at Monroe by
Judge Back.
John Schain. the man exonerated,
pleaded not guilty, and his bond was
fixed at $1500, which he was unable to
obtain.
MANY AT MOUNTAIN HOME
E. P. Uopnoods, of Portland, Ren
ters at Clackamas County Resort.
WELCHES, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
The following guests were registered
at Tawney's Mountain Home the past
week:
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Garton. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Howell, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Bale, Peggy Baker, Miss Mary Rose,
Mrs. James Grady. Eva L. Cress, Mrs.
Joseph Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
FAIR
Gresham, Sept. 14 to 18, 1915
Open Tuesday Mdrning.
Livingston, Vivian V. Mickle, Harriett
E. Monroe, Margaret M. Purvine, Nellie
Findlay. all of Portland: May bell
Felker. of Vamouver, Wash.; Mrs. C.
Couch, Laura Sehroeder. Hazel Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kemler, Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Brown, Mrs. 12. M. Brown.
Neil 1. Spurek. W. A. Daly. J. G. Bell.
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. George Luders. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gram, Miss Myrtle Gram,
E. E. Kingsley and family, Howard H.
Jenkins. W. F. J elf less. Walter R.
Jeffress. Mrs. John Wood. John Wood.
Jr., Katherine Short. Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Marlitt. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lincoln
and son, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hopwood,
Elston Hopwood. . S. Blako Hopwood.
all of Portland. Or.; Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Bertroche and Miss Bertroche. of
Beaverton, Or.: Marie Auer and Carrie
Slater, of Portland, Or.
SPIRITUALISTS MAKE PEACE
Kactions in Association Unite After
Break of Seven Vears.
A union of the two factions of the
State Spiritualist Association was
completed at a gathering: of the church
leaders and delegates yesterday at their
church. Sixth and Montgomery streets.
The association was reorganized and
officers elected, a breach of seven
years' standing beinB1 thereby healed.
The officers chosen were: Hojert
Schnus, president; Mrs. Margaret
Marks and J. T. Hetlrick, vice-presidents
: M rs. M. L. Stevens, secretary,
and M. J. Downes, treasurer. The five
members of the board of trustees ore;
Irene CJacimini, Emma Strublc, A. i-.
Clark. Mrs. M. K. Allen and Mrs. Jennie
Bratton.
The new officers will be initiated to- .
nlgrht at 8 o'clock in the auditorium,
208 Third street. The united organ!-,
zation will also hold a symposium to-
day at 11 and a meeting at 3 o'clock at
the same place.
NOTED RUSSIANS GATHER
Congress of Representative Men '
Plan Means to Prosecute War.
PETROGRAD, via London, Sept. 4.
A congress of Russia's representative
men and institutions, summoned by
Emperor Nicholas to discuss, organize
and unify means for prosecuting the
war to a successful conclusion, held its,
first session this morning in the Im-.
perial Palace.
The Emperor presided and in a speech,
outlined the object of the conference.
COUNTY SABBATH
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