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6 TIIE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, PORTE AND, OCTOBER 29, 191G. PLANT FOR MAKING BOGUS BILLS FOUND Skillful Counterfeiter, Who Says He Has Passed $50, x OOp in Bad Money, Held. ETCHING OUTFIT SEIZED 71. Rnssel Wilken Poses as Artist and Turns Out Great Quantities of Spurious Bank Notes, Which '. Are Almost Like Genuine. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28. A counter feiting plant, which was said to have produced the notorious spurious flO Federal Reserve Jackson silver certifi cate, was found today in the studio of 11. Russel Wllaen, when secret service operatives from San Francisco brought "Wilken here to seize the outfit after Ills arrest in Santa Cruz and his alleged confession that he had made and passed more than $50,000 of spurious paper In seven years. The plant a copper etching outfit was found concealed in a covered sink in a room on the second story of 311 .South Hill street, three blocks from police headquarters and in the heart of the city. Wilken's quarters were fitted up as a studio, and he pretended to carry on a business of commercial art, according to the authorities. There were easels, unfinished pictures, a painting Jacket and 'brushes about, although Wilken apparently worked at has profession only enough to make it a blind for counterfeiting. Work Is Skillful. An etched plate, seized by the secret service men, was lined with steel for strength, and the work, it was said, was the most skillful seen In years. The "Jackson" silver certificate, one of the most troublesome forgeries au thorities have encountered, they, said, was made by Wilken. Recently he read in a Los Angeles paper that the darker shading of the spurious certificates aided detection. This he attempted to correct. It was while trying to pass one of the "perfected", counterfeits that he was arrested. Wilken has defied the United States Secret Service i'or years by operating alone. The spurious IssueB to which he has confessed, according to Harry N. MofTit, chief secret service agent, and Isadore Costanzo, lieutenant, are $25,000 In $5 Indian Head notes; $5000 In $10 Federal Reserve Bank of Min neapolis, Minn., notes. Money Passed at Bank. He had a large number of the latter In his possession when he was arrested several days ago in Santa Cruz, Cal., under the name of J. H. Williams, alias J. H. Harris. He passed a $10 note which a Santa Cruz bank pronounced good, but another bank detected the clever counterfeit, and he was arrested. When turned over to the secret service men, he leaped through a window, nearly making; his escape. Wilken has shown the secret service men his process for making the paper on which the bogus bills were printed. It consisted of boiling bits of linen bark into a pulp, and by hand working into the texture the silken threads characteristic of genuine paper money. He also demonstrated to the authori ties his method of making the photo engravings and his mixture of the Inks, which marked his work as the closest approach to the genuine ever seen. Work Done Intermittently. After he had made what he consid ered a sufficient amount of the coun terfeits, he would lock up his commer cial artist offices and take a trip through the country, passing the bills without any difficulty whatever. He would resume his work as an artist for a period of several weeks before again manufacturing and passing the counterfeit bills. Wilken has a mother dependent on him In New York City, and the author ities have found that he has regularly sent funds to his aged parent. He is 28 years old. WOMAN BAGS LARGE BEAR Many Other Fat Ones Killed and Indians Predict Hard Winter. WHITE SALMON, Wash., Oct S 8. SpeciaL) A great; many bear hare been killed in the White Salmon Val ley this Fall, many of them of more than 600 pounds. The. latest kill was made in the mountains back of Trout Lake yesterday, by Miss Ruth Woods, who accompanied by her father and several others, with a well-broken pack of dogs, brought down the larg. est bear of the season. Miss Woods was close behind on her horse and brought it down with the first shot. It weighed more than 600 pounds. The local Indians say this will be a hard Winter, as the bear are unusual ly fat this FalL KICK BY HORSE IS FATAL Scott Curry Succumbs at Iiangrell; Nephew Hurt In Woods. BAKER CITT, Oct. 28. (SpeclaL) As the result of Injuries received when kicked by a horse Thursday, Scott Curry died at the home of An drew Hathaway, at Langrell, 65 miles east of here, today. He was 57 years old, and had been a resident of Pine Valley 30 years. He was unmarried and Is survived by a brother. Bert, of Pine Valley. A nephew, John. Curry. Is in a criti cal condition, having sustained prob ably fatal injuries when crushed be tween two rolling logs the first of the week. 1 STRIKE ENDS; 1 SPREADS Greek Troops to Be Withdrawn From Thessally. ATHENS, via London, Oct 28 The strike on the Larissa Railway has been ended and the withdrawal of the Greek troops from Thessally will begin promptly. LONDON, Oct. 28. The employes of the Greek railways declared a. general strike Friday evening, their request for an Increase in pay having been re fused by the government, says a dis patch from Athens to the Wireless Press. New Torlt Bureau of Pure Food, with Its corps of Inspectors, claims to have put TAlnfnrced sugar out of the toce.1 market ni killed the Industry of freshening stale fish with paint. Starved chicken, bogus salmon and doped caudits are also chased Into seclusion. . THESE CHILDREN ARE HEIRS Iff- ' . - y 11 ' ts:.y h t ,,. - - '- A W hy- - ? ' ! , . t 'A - ' j j i v. -.. - . .'v --av , - I !-" - ' - ' If il r - (- - . i - r y - - I - ' ""' - til V - - '3 . ' . - 1 ' i I ,: , . . - ' w r- ' . ' ' i ' ' ' ' " f f K I- ' - " ' K . . X yy Photo Copyright by Underwood. rOCSQ TOM SHETLIN AD ELIZABETH SHEVLIN, HIS SISTER. This Is Thomas L. Shevlln. son of the late Thomas L. Shevlln, millionaire lumberman, financier and one of the greatest athletes ever turned out by Yale, and his sister, Elizabeth. Master Shevlin Is a native of Minneapolis, but Just as present he is having the time of his life at Hot Springs., Va, where this picture was taken. The fact that young Tom has a good many millions more than the average youngster doesn't make him any different from any regular fellow. The for tune was left him by his father. RALPH HETZEL HONORED O. A. C. MAN NAMED TO AID FARM CREDITS -WORK. Appointments of State Director In Oreoa for National Conference on Marketing Made. CHICAGO. Oct. 28. R. D. Hetzel, director of extension service of the Oregon Agricultural College, at Cor- vallla, has been appointed state director for the National Conference on Market ing and Farm Credits. Mr. Hetzel will aid the educational work of the con ference in his state, where he is well known for his advanced Ideas on agri cultural problems. The fourth annual meeting of the conference will be held at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, December 4-8. Farm leaders ' from all the states and Can ada are to discuss plans for the im provement of farm oredlt accommoda tions. The checking of waste In both the production and distribution of farm products Is .also to receive at tention. Delegates are to make plans for a Nation-wide movement for elimination of waste in the sale of whole milk, livestock, grain and perishable prod ucts. Representatives of more than 2,000,000 farmers will co-operate with prominent educators and others Inter ested for "better business, better farm ing and better living." Discussion of the workings of the new Federal farm loan act will be part of the Important work of the delegates. The conference will make recommenda tions to Congress for its more effect ive operation. They also will discuss the next steps In legislation for turn ing tenant farmers and landless men into home owners. CLEVELAND ABBE BEAB "FATHER OB" WEATHER. BUREAU" PASSES AT WASHINGTON. Scientist Noted for Pioneer Work In Issuing; ITorecaat and la Stsxtlng Federal Boreal. WASHINGTON. Oct. 28. Professor Cleveland Aboe. known as "The Father of the Weather Bureau," died here to day after an illness of a year. The son of a New York merchant and born December 3, 1838, Cleveland Abbe became an instructor in rnathe matics and astronomy at the Univer sity of Michigan in 1860, and during the Civil War period he was an aide at Cambridge, Mass., to Dr. B. A. Gould, then astronomer of the United States Coast Survey. The years 1865-66 he spent In Russia at the Imperial Ob servatory as guest of the resident staff of observers there, and on his return to the United States he was chosen di rector of the Cincinnati Observatory. In beginning his astronomical work at Cincinnati, in May, 1868, Professor Abbe expressed to the Chamber of Commerce of that city his willingness to make dally predictions of the weather for the benefit of the ottlzens. His proposition was accepted, and the work actually began in September, 1869, by the publication of a daily bul letin of weather, telegrams and prob abilities. The success of his scheme led some of his friends to introduce a resolution calling on Congress to establish a Na tional bureau of storm warnings for TO THE SHEVLIN BULLIONS. the benefit of commerce. This bureau was established by Joint resolution of February 4. 1870. The regular tri-dally issue of "prob abilities" began in February, 1871, and was kept up by Professor Abbe until others could be trained for this serv ice. These forecasts were published throughout the country anonymously official documents, and the cog nomen of "Old Prob," which had been Invented in Cincinnati, was soon widely applied to their author. From that time on the weather serv Ice extended yearly until the United States bureau came to rank first among such services In the world, and Pro fessor Abbe himself came to be known as one of the world's foremost me teorologists. TAX COLLECTION UPHELD WEI.LS-FARGO SSOO.OOO SUIT EN CALL FORMA LOST. JudsTinent Affects 9,000,000 Takes In by State Fna Interstate Cornora tlonst Says Atterney-GeaeraL SAN FEANCISCO. Oct 28. Superior Judge George A. Sturtevant. of this city, in a decision handed down here today, decided that corporations pro. testing the collection of taxes by the state during the last four years could not recover them, and that the amend ment to the tax laws, passed by the Legislature four years ago, was con stitutional. Judge sturtevant s decision was handed down In the action of the Wells-Fargo Express Company against the state, which sought to collect ap proximately $500,000 in taxes, which the plaintiff has paid ' under protest during the last four years and which it alleged the state had no right to col lect. Judge Sturtevant held that the com pany could not recover the taxes paid and that the state had the right to so collect them. Assistant Attorney-General Raymond Benjamin, who handled the case for the state, said today that Judge Sturte vant's decision was one of the most important handed down in years. He said that substantially $9,000,000 In taxes collected by the state from cor porations doing an interstate business was affected. Had the Wells-Fargo suit been decided In favor of the cor poratlon. he said, lt would have Jeopardized the state's right to collect taxes from corporations doing an In terstate business. WHEAT SETS PACE IN RISE (Continued Frorn First Page.) is rife and is contributing to the price advances, it is declared. Chicagoans will be paying $10 a ton for chestnut anthracite coal within a few days. In the opinion of L. Romanski, president of the Atlas Coal & Coke Company. That price, he says, is now being paid in the suburbs and is bound to prevail In Chicago. The normal price has been $8.15 a ton. Coal Aviating;, Too. "Illinois coal screenings, which now bring $2.50 a ton at the mine, will cost the consumer $3.80 a ton on ac count of hauling and freight charges," Mr. Romanski said. "'Franklin County coal, now $3 a ton at the mine, will cost the consumer $5.50, and smokeless lump will be sold here for $8.50." Buy a Friedlander diamond. Rings from $10 up, 810 Washington. Adv. RAILWAYS TO TOUCH ALL PARTS OF CHINA American Builders Plan Con struction of 2600 Miles of New Lines. COST TO BE $100,000,000 Rich Wheat-Growing: and Mineral Districts Are to Be Traversed by Great Project Financed by St. Paul Capitalists. PEKIN. Oct, 3. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) American rail way builders are planning to touch virtually every section of China in car rying out the agreement for the con struction of 2600 miles of railway which the Chinese government has signed with the Slems-Carey Company, of St. Paul, which is financed by the American International Corporation. North. Central and Southern China will be traversed by lines already reed on under the contract, and other routes are to be located later. More than 1100.000.000 in gold will be required to carry the great project into execution. China now has only about 6000 miles of railway in actual opera. tion. The most northern of the routes do. cided on extends west from Feng Cheng. In Chansl Province, to Nirtgsia, In Kimaau Province, a distance of ap proximately 200 miles. Line to Cat Through Wall. From Nlngsla the line will extend southwest to Lanchowfu, the capital of KanBU Province, a distance of 200 miles. This route will cut through the great wall in several places and trav erse a virgin grain country, much of which Is unsettled and capable of ex tensive agricultural development. The line will parallel the Tellow River from Lanchowfu to Nlngsla and croan a portion of Mongolia in passing from Shansi to Kansu Province. Much of the country traversed by this rail way is similar to the grain sections of western Canada. Feng Cheng, the eastern terminus of this route, is about 200 miles west of Pekln. The Chinese government now operates a railway from Pekln to Feng Cheng, which will -give the great un developed northern country connection with the capital and a rail outlet to the sea by way of Tien Tsln. Mineral District Traversed. In the heart of Central China the American contractors are to construct line 500 miles long, beginning at Heng Chow Fu, in Hunan Province, and extending southwest to Nanking,- in Kwangsi Province, which is connected with Canton by the West River, stream of great commercial importance. The district traversed by this line Is heavily mineralized and is also a rich agricultural section. A line 200 miles long is to be con structed in Cheklang Province between the cities of Wenchow and Hangcbow which are Important silk and tea cen ters, and on the Island of Hainan. which Is a part of Kwantung Province, line 100 miles in length will be built between Luhwel and Chungchow. RUSSIA EXPLAINS PROTEST PETROGRAD, via London. Oct. 28. Russia's protest to China against the concession granted an American firm, the Slems-Carey Company, of St. Paul, for an extension of the Kalgan Rail way, which would run through terrl tory north of the Chinese Wall, must be understood, as explained by the Russian Foreign Office, as directed ex clusively aginst the action of the Pekln government. The action, according to tne Kuasian government, is a violation of the treaty of 1889. In which the Chinese government agreed not to give the subjects of foreign powers otbe than Russian railway concessions In the region north of the wall. With the exception of this partlcn lar region. Russia, it Is declared, would welcome the participation of American capital, together with Russian. Eng llsh, French and Japanese capital, in Chinese railway construction, and -has already viewed with complacency for mer concessions, not In violation o the Russo-Chlnese treaty, to American interests. A.. CAMINETTI IS COWING Women's Federal Employment Of flee to Be Discussed. ins worn or establishing a women and girls' division to the United States employment service will be taken u In Portland by Anthony Caminetti Commissioner-General of Immigration who will arrive in Portland Tuesday according to advices received by R. P. uonnam director or the United State employment service here. Mr. Cam! nettl will meet and confer with club organizations and Individuals inter ested in the Government's taking hold of the women s employment situation. A meeting has been arranged at Library Hall at 2 P. M. on Tuesday, when Mr. Caminetti will discuss his plans for the public benefit. CITY IS TO BE STUDIED Progressive Business Men to Hosts on Factory Tour. Be "Know Portland" is the new slogan of the Progressive Business Men's Club, which has decided, by the appointmen of a new committee by Preslden Jaeger, which Is to learn at first-hand tho facts about Portland's businesse and dispense such Information to Port land business men through the means of the club as well as by personal visits to the various plants. At 1:15 next Saturday afternoon the club will be host to other business men and traveling salesmen, who are the city that day. on an auto tour through the South Portland manufac turlng center. The start will be made from the Multnomah Hotel. CAR RELIEF NOT PROMISED Baker Shippers Visited by Railroad Official and Plaint Made. BAKER, Oct. 28. (Special.) As the result of appeals of Baker lumberme for more cars to ship their products, J. P. O'Brien, general manager of th O.-W.. R. & N. arrived in Baker last night and conferred with representa tives of the four mills and A. H. Dougherty, local agent of the railroad. The conference was held in M O'Brien's private car. He frankly ad mitted he saw no possibility of provement and passed the responsibll ity to the mills, recommending that all cars be loaded to full capacity and that they be loaded within 48 hours after einir spotted. He promised that the railroad would supply more open cars nd keep up the present supply or closed cars. Cars for grain are scarce and at North Powder the warehouses hare been filled and thousands of bushels are being stacked in a vacant lot near the town. REMIERSHIP IS DECIDED Dr. Von Koerber Thought Certain of Austrian Office. VIENNA. Oct. 26. via London. Oct. 28. It may be accepted as certain that Dr. Von Koerber. now Austro-iiunga- rian Minister of Finance, will succeed the late Cojfnt Karl Stuergkh as) Pre mier. Dr. von Koerber was received yesterday by the Emperor and went to- ay to Budapest to confer witn v-ount Tlsza. It Is understood that Dr. Von Koerber is willing to accept the position, but official announcement to that effect as been delayed thus far because he emands guarantees that his hands hall remain untied. If Dr. Von Koer ber finally accepts, his successor in the financial ministry probably will he ur. on Spitzmueller, now Minister of com merce. B0PP INDICTMENT UPHELD Government's Demurrer In Bomb Case Against Consul Sustained. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. United States District Judge M. T. Dooling this morning sustained the demurrer Interposed by the Government In bomb cases against German Consul General Frani Bopp, holding that the plea in bar of Bopp in the Indictment charg- ng conspiracy in connection with or ganizing a military expedition of "once in Jeopardy" was insufficient. Judge Dooling held, in sustaining the Government's demurrer, that here was no chance of Bopp being placed more han once in Jeopardy on that one in dictment. CITIZENSHIP IS DISPUTED Bncoda Woman Treasurer Marries Allen and Question Arises. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. Oct. 28. (Spe cial.) Miss Nettle Nichols. Treasurer of Bucoda, registration officer and a member of the Bucoda Schol Board, recently married an Australian named Morris. Residents of Bucoda main tain that she lost her rights as an American citizen when she married an alien and have asked the Thurston County Attorney for an opinion. He has not yet rendered it, but it is understood that he believes Mrs. Mor ris has lost her rights as a citizen. Ben Sawyer, Town Attorney of Bucoda, ruled at variance with the County At torney, and a warm argument is an ticipated. FIVE VESSELS ARE SUNK Four Neutrals and Briton Destroyed Latter With Four Deaths. LONDON. Oct. 28. The sinking of four more steamships and one sailing vessel is announced by Lloyd's. Three of the vessels sunk were Norwegian, one Swedish and one Brfitlsh. The neutral vessels sunk were the Norwe gian steamers Pan and Dan, the Nor wegian sailing vessel Kathrynka and the Swedish steamer Jonjoking. The sinking of the British ship Sparta was attended with the' loss of four mem bers of her crew. The safe arrival of the Norwegian steamer Garibaldi, previously reported sunk at Archangel, Is also announced by the shipping agency. Ashland Has Lincoln Monument. ASHLAND. Or.. Oct. 28. (Special.) The statue of Abraham Lincoln which G. S. Butler, of this city, has presented to the parks as a memorial to his step father, Jacob Thompson, a pioneer of Southern Oregon, has arrived from Italy. It is of heroic size, of Carra marble, and weighs nearly 3000 pounds. It will be placed on a base of Ashland Creek boulders. Xhe statue La the replica of one selected by the donor from the Italian art exhibit at the Pan ama Exposition at San Francisco, and represents Lincoln extending the eman cipation proclamation. Medford 2 7, Klamath Falls 0. MEDFORD, Oct. 28. (Special.) The Medford High School football team de feated Klamath Falls here today. 27 to 0. before a crowd of 600 persons. The stars for the local team were Brandon. Corum, Calhoun and Young, The visitors played hard, but at no time seriously threatened Medford's goal. Medford and Klamath played a 13-13 tie at Klamath Falls two weeks ago. Russian women predominate anions for. elm-horn students of thflr sex In polltlos the others We Didn't Crawl to the Top by Mere Accident "The Boston's" quality with "The Boston's" economy prices placed us where we belong on top. If that real saving of one to three dollars and our continued showing of the very latest novel ties in the wanted combinations have a bearing upon our position we're on top to stay. It's absolutely an advantage to buy your foot wear from us. The styles pictured are white, champagne and gray tops with tan, black or brown foxing. Sold up to $8.00 in other stores. $3.45, $3.95, $4.45, $4.95 Exquisite Suits And Dresses! That will make a strong appeal to ladies who appreciate the very smart styles and most excellent quality in the garments they buy. That is the character of the garments now in our wardrobes ready for your inspection. Suits for golf and outing of Tyrol Wool, very smart, $30 to $45. Beautiful Fur Trimmed Suits, Ve lours, Broadcloth, Velvets, $40 to $125. Splendid Street Suits in Tweeds, Velours, Cheviots, $30 to $65. Dresses for day and afternoon dress wear, priced $25 to $100. Dainty Waists in Crepe de Chine and Georgettes, $3.50 to $10. Coats and Rain coats priced $20 to $85. Most happy to show you the late style modes. Store of Style R. M. GRAY Comer Washington and West Park Sts. CAMPAIGN GETS HOT Western Leaders Prepare for Final Week's Drive. FIGHT CARRIED TO OREGON Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mon tana, Washington, Oregon and Colorado Chief Battle Grounds in Western' District. CHICAGO, Oct. 28. Extraordinary activity will mark the last week of the Presidential campaign in the Western states in both the Republican and Democratic ranks. Leaders in charge of both tho Ra- publican and Democratic Western Na tional headquarters were busy today planning their campaigns for the final week of the fight and sending instruc tions to field lieutenants. Democratic managers will continue to wage a vigorous fight inevery state in the west until election day, but will concentrate their attack on Illi nois, Indiana. Wisconsin, Montana. Washington. Oregon. Utah. Arizona. New Mexico, Colurad) and Nebraska, where they believe they have a good chance of success. livery speaker of National prominence that is available will be sent Into these slates' during the closi".'r days of the campaign. Particular attention will be paid by the managers to the progressive and women's vote in this territory. 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