THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER '9, V 1914. LANDOWNERS ASKED; -TO; lAEOFiS IN ARMORY SITE PROBLEM County Commissioners Adopt New Plan" of Securing the Cheapest, Best Location. NEW TENDERS ARE MADE Three Tracts Submitted This Morning ud Proposition An Sdnnl to Btata Militia Offlein, Tne county commissioner this morn ing decided to invite all property own erg who havo land suitable for Armory purpose to make offers of their land. An received the. offers wll be referred .to the g-eneral staff of the Oregon National guard. The commissioners also wrote to Adjutant General V. E. Flnzer asking what pUns for 1915 the militia is mak ing and what financial plans will In volve the county. lie was warned that expenses must 'be figured on a mini mum basis. Three tracts of land were offered this morning and were sent to the militia officers. One offer was made' by Lief T. Holte of 35 lots in Irvington fur a total of $55,476, which are as scssed at $34,000. ?The lots are held at $1585 each. A. B. Slauson made of fers of two sites, bne assessed to L. If. Tarpley and K. K. Merges, contain in approximately six acres, at $3000 an acre or $18,000. This property is assessed at S70R0. The other is as sessed to Paul Wessinger and contains approximately four acres. It is offered for $10,000. The property is assessed at $5150. The Holte property consists of, por tion of three blocks which extend north and cast from, the corner of heyenth and Er;izee streets with a frontage or 355.5 feet on East Seventh ft reel.- K;.st Kltjhth and Kast Ninth streets divide the blocks. Two lots in one of tho blocks are assessed to other peopln. The Tarpley and Merges property is Just north of Beaumont and faces Fremont street. The tract is level. Kant Thirty-ninth street ends at Fre mont street across from the tract. The Wessenger tract overlooks the Jlose City Speedway, which is across the rocd to the south. The Alameda ends at the west end , of the tract. The property is an Irregular Bhaped piece cornering on -East Sixty-eighth street, nortii, and Hill Crest drive. Theft Is Suspected; Warrant Is Issued Anooat Bail to Be Missing From Tor- ma Agents of Arrow ZJas Estimated 920O0 to .tSOOO. : Alleged theft of several hundred dollars from Baumgartner & Baker, formerly agents for the Arrow line of steamers, was brought to light late-; - last: week, and this morning waT" I TlfTlA 1 Imit ffir Filing ACCcTDt- THIRTEEN FAILED TO ; ACT ON NOiVIINAlN AND iSS BALLOT rant was issued for the arrest of II- I Reed, 'the cashier" of the company. who' has disappeared. The alleged ! thefts are thouirht to have totaled something between $2000 and $5000. wbea- the announcement .of tne ; opening of a Portland office by Swayn : & Hoyt, owners lot the Arrow line. was made a short time, ago, Reed, familiarly knows on the wter front as "Scotty." asked for tinse" off to look i for another- position. The ; leave or absence was granted. A reward of $109 has been posted for his arrest, and circulars bearing his photograph and, description scat tered broadcast over the country. He f Salem Bureau of Tb Journal;) . a a i!-' i.ii I r. i i. a m. t 1 ( . I is aw years 01 a KB. leei o meats vml, i eaiem, ur, oeu i v.-xut mna uiu weighed 160 pounds, light complexion, expired yesterday and the following smooth shaven and had a decided castrperBona receiving nominations at ine in his right eyeJ He lived at tho : primary election May 15, having failed Palace hotel whiH here. . j to file acceptances or non-acceptances ' Reed was: married four years ago. ' of the nomination with the secretary but was divorced a short time ago. of state, their names will not be certi His former wife ! and their son still ficd to be printed on the official bal- ance or Refusal at Salem Expired Yesterday. BENSON ACCEPTS TWO Boms Who railed as XspuoUcaas X.and Places as ProgTsssivss Eleo- ' . tioa Sovembsr 3. live here. U. S. GOVERNMENT TO ACT IN BENSON-HYDE E IF NECE CA ARY Action Promised if Amended .Complaint Insufficient to Keep Suit tn Circuit, United Railways Gets More Time State Commission Grants Ten Bays' Extension Beforrf Wew Bates Oo Into Effect Wo Injunction Yet Allowed. B;ilem, Or., Sept. 9. The state rail road iommisBlon today granted n extension of- 10 days in the order put ting new rates In effect o.n the United Railways lines, making it September 21. Instead of September 11. This ac tion was i taken upon application of both the town of IJnntori and the rail road company. Recently the town of Linnton fSld a suit here to restrain the railroad commission from putting into effect the new rates, which doubled the fare from Linn ton to k Portland, but there has been no cir cuit Judge here, and no injunction has been secured. 3alem Bureau ; of The Journal.! Salem, Or., Sept 9. The United States government will begin suits in the Hyde-Benson j school land fraud eases should the state lose In the Ore gon courts, according to Information given today at Attorney General Craw ford's office. I An amended complaint, setting forth that the- state had started Its suit as promptly 'as possible, and was not guilty of laches, jwas filed In Judge Harris' court, lnj Eugene, yesterday; Should this, complaint be Insufficient to keep the case in circuit court for trial, an appeal will be taken to the supreme court. j Attorney General Crawford had de cided recently to appeal from the de cision of Judge Li T. Harris, sustain ing a demurrer of the defendants in the suit, but C. R. Arundell. special agent of the fedejral government per suaded him to file an amended com plaint, j According to Assistant Attorney General James Crawford, a suit brought by the federal government, If successful, would j have the same re sult in recovering title to $1,000,000 worth of school lands for the state as would a state proceeding. AVIATORS FIGHT IN MID-AIR IN TERRIFIC EFFORT TO SUBDUE (Continued Krom Pajre One.) Shot Through Heart "Buns Into Saloon i lots for the general election in Novem ' ber 3: y Glen O. Hoi man, Dallas, Progressive nomination for circuit judge, Twelfth Judicial district J. N.. Burgess, Pendleton, Progres sive nomination for state senator, Twentieth district, embracing Umatilla county. James R. Coleman and A. M. Dal rytnple, Salem, Democratic nomination for representative, First district, em bracing Marlon county. - Edward Bywater, Grants Pass, Dem ocratic nomination for representative. Seventh district, embracing Josephine county, J. K. Barkdull, Medford, Democratic nomination for representative. Eighth district, embracing Jackson county. Edward Schulmerich, Hillsboro, Dem ocratic nomination for representative. Fifteenth district, embracing Washing ton county. William G. Hare, Hillsboa), Demo cratic and "Progressive nominations for representative, b If teenth district em bracing Washington county. C. H, Meissner, Oregon City, Demo cratio nomination for representative. Sixteenth district, embracing Clacka mas county. F. S. J. Tooze, Portland. Progressive nomination for representative. Seven teenth district embracing Clackamas and Multnomah counties. J. M. Yates, Portland, Democratic nomination for representative. Eigh teenth district embracing Multnomah county. James Stewart, Fossil, Democratic nomination for. representative. Twenty eighth district, embracing Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler counties. M. M. Hill, Hood River, Democratic nomination for representative. Twenty-ninth district. embracing Hood Rlvef and Wasco counties. A. I. Mason, Hood River, Progressive nomination for representative. Twenty-ninth district, embracing Hood River and Wasco counties. Some of those who failed to land nominations on the Republican ticket will go on the Progressive ballot Among this number are William P. Lord, " candidate for attorney general, and B. J.-Miles, candidate-for state senator in Marlon county,, both of whom have accepted Progressive nomi nations. Judge Benson late yesterday ac cepted both the Republican and Pro gressive nominations for supremd court judge Alaska Commission: Work Is Delayed Task of Boloetinf Ooveramsnt Bail- road Boat ; Can Bo : rtslsnoA Be fore sroxt Socsmhor. ; . ; That the' Alaska railroad engineering commission, which has for Its task' the selection of a route for the proposed government railroad in Alaska will not finish its preliminary work nn til De cember, end not September, as orig inally intended, was the report re ceived In Portland today. . Members of the commission are known to have covered territory along Indian creek; and the Susitna river la July, and also to have worked south from Fairbanks to near Healy creek on the north section of the divide, going back to Fairbanks down the Nenana river. It is expected that the commission is now going from Fairbanks by govern ment steamer to Mccarty's roadhouse. a distance of 100 miles, and thence over the government roads aa far as Tazlina roadhouse, north of Chltina. To reach the Matannska coal fields the commission must go by horse, and thence back to the commission's permanent camp on Ship creek, near JvniK, Alaska, i It is believed the last work of the season will be to cover the Portage Bay line of the Alaska Northern rail road from Turnagain to Seward, and then to look over the route from Val dez to Chitlna. enabling the commlsr slon to reach Seattle December 1. The personnel of the commission In cludes Lieutenant Frederick Mears, U. A., Thomas Riggs of the United States coast and geodetic survey, and W. C. Edes, California railroad locator. TAX ON GASOLINE IS AGREED TO DESPITE OPPOSIN N HOUSE Beer 'and Income! Tax Will Produce Bulk of Revenue; Wilson, Opposes latter, j WOULD LOWER EXEMPTION FsUau Tickets, Playing Cards and Cigarettes Also Ticked on as Oood Taxable Articles. Butte Copper Mines, Announce Open Snop Twlv ' Companies, Employing 10,000 Xen, Take Step Because of Quarrels Between Bival Unions. , : Butte. Mont. Sect . -Twelve cop per companies here, employing 10,000 men, announced today that hereafter they will conduct their mines on an onen-shOD basis as a result of dissen sions among the rival unions nere. ine ; agreement was signed. It was siatea. at a secret meeting last night union wages and hours will be established, but the employers will hot secognise the existing anions. Renewed trouble was feared as a . resurt of the an nouncement ' (United Prem Leaaed Wire.) Washington, Sept 9. President Wll son conferred today with Represents ttve Underwood of Alabama, chairman of the bouse ways and means commit tee: In regard to the war tax - bill. After the conference. Underwood, ad mitted that gasoline will be taxed, despite the opposition to such action. The Democratic1 members of ; the committee will meet tomorrow to draft the bill. The members have tentative ly agreed already to make beer and the income tax produce the bulk of the revenue. Beer will be taxed $1.50 per barrel. Present plans also contemplate in creasing the Income tax rate 1 per Troors in Orient Ordered to France Fat -Hagerty, Bead, and Michael Mnr- phy, Old Timer in Coenr d'Alenes, Xs Held Responsible. j Spokane, Wash., Sept. 9. As the re-j suit of a Labor Day spree, Pat Hager- J ty is dead at Burke, Idaho, and Michael j Murphy is in Jail, charered with Hasrer- tv'a death. Murnlw nsKerts ho Unnwa Hongkong. Sept 9. The Cornwall nothing about the affair. Murphy is an old timer In the Coeur d'Alenes, having come here 2o years ago. Hag- Two Begiments Stationed at Hong kong Will Sail Monday, Accompanied by Hospital Ehlp and a Cruiser. with an eagle or a hawk swooping upon it. 1 "The bipl.me evidently was trying to get so close that a bomb could not miss us. Airmen Battle in Sky. "My nerves were unstrung. Sud denly I saw a flash beside me and thought for a moment that a bomb had struck us. "Then I realized that Lieutenant von ; Heidson was firing at the biplane with Ids auton.atic pistol. "The biplane'a propeller was in front so that those In it could not fire from that direction. Then it became certain that it carried no bombs. Instead, It veered aside and opened fire. "Simultaneously we plunged north' ward toward the German lines. "Accurate Bhooting was impossible because of the speed at which we were moving, but one bullet struck our plane. Both Aim at Motors. "It was evident that the Englishmen . were trying to disable our motor, as we were trying to ao to theirs. "So far as we were concerned, we fsit helpless, our machine was so much slower and more unwieldy. "Suddenly the lieutenant touched mv arm again, and pointed to a spot thou. sands of feet above us. There, ap proacbing at tremendous speed was a small uierioi monoplane. "It looked Ilk an eagle coming to tne attacK. "I felt certain then that the end waa near. "The Bleriot was even speedier than- tne iirisioi, nor it also was without bombs, and those In it had to depend pa pisiois. German Troops Join Battle. "Sweeping and circling, the Bleriot Kep.t firing at us, von Hetdsen answer lng tne snots quite .calmly. "ouuaeniy uerman troops appeared rteiow ana o'lan iinngat the enemy, ine iiriBiaj miiu mg rsierioi. tnelr am munition exhausted, disappeared to the cuwiwuru. - "We landed safely, bearing an ex iremeiy vaiuaoie report "But I don't want a similar expert enoe again." . . Sergeant Werner, a university grad uate, declared that the Zeppelins have not yet been folly tested. He nredicted great things for them when' they be come .really active. erty came here from Butte about six weeks ago. Ilagrty, who was shot through the heart, got up and ran nto a saloon, where he died. and Gloucester regiments, stationed ! here, received orders today to leave September 14 for service in France. They will sail for Marseilles on the steamship Nile, accompanied by the hospital ship Delta and convoyed by a British cruiser. Pacific Highway Is ! pandits Rob Auto Now Being Surfaced Medford, Or.. Sept. 9. Work was started today on laying the permanent surface on the Ashland-Talent section of the Pacific Highway, and, accord ing to the contractors. Clark & Hen ery. they will average 1000 feet rer day, completing the road by October IB. The state meanwhile Is working on the stretch between Medford and Phoenix, so that-, the entire highway from Central Point to Ashland will be completed before the end of the year. Tacoma Kecall Is Given Knockout Stage Passengers Spokane, Wrash., Sept. 9. Holding up the Priest River-Priest Lake auto stage in the heavy timber three miles from Priest Rii-er late yesterday, three masked bandira.rwith revolver drawn,.! robbed seven passengers, one of them a woman, of nearly $200 in money and other valuables,After the robbery one of the trio fired five shots from his revolver Into theauto engine, and then fled with his companions. The shots disarranged the mechan ism of the engine, stalling the stage for some time Rnd giving the bandits a in pie ume vo escape. The highwaymen wore strips of white curtain for masks. They were armarentlv novices sav th naasen- gers, and .trembled violently during! the holdup, pood descriptions of the Olympia, Wash., Sept 9. By hold-! men were secured by the passengers ing that the 1914 vote should have ! nd the wholi countryside is hunting Deen tatcen as tne oasis or computation : tise men toia?. instead or the 1912 vote, the state su-' Members of Ithe party held, up were: preme court today practically knocked out the recall against Commissioners A. TJ. Mills and Owen Woods in Ta coma. The court held the recall ac tion was legal and sustained the Pierce county superior court in all other legal phases of the recall move ment CARPENTER ADMITS GUILT Hugo Ijesmettl chauffeur; F. J. War ren, Dave Buin and M. J. Luby, all from Spokane ih Mrs. II. A. Dewolff, Coeur d'Alene: J. F. Forsythe, New port, Wash.; V. m Roberts and J. G. Hogun, both of Hepublic. Ernest H. Carpenter, indicted with Kota Pierce ,Helm, known as "June the Blonde," and George Hammond, on charges of forgery, pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of obtaining mon ey by false pretenses, returned by the grand Jury last Saturday On the same facts. Sentence will be passed Sep tember 21. The penalty Is one to five years in the penitentiary. Carpenter's father ana mother and his wife and young daughter, as well as two attorneys representing him, were present and the father made an eloquent plea for; the hoy. All of the family, Including Carpenter, wept reailfe Insurance Company Federal Agents Try To Prove Innes' Guilt (Special tn The Journal.) Ran Antonio; Texas- Sept. 9. Ap- i parently in the belief that the staie will he unable to make a case against! victor E. Inncs because of Inability to prove up the corpus delicti, the post- office department, through Chief R. I Barnes of the bureau of investigation, today renewed its inquiry Into trans actions that may lead to federal court. ', action against Innes. . Chief Barnes visited the county Jail and questioned innes and Mrs. innes. htit the purport of Information 'secured by him was not disclosed. City Chem ist Herman A. Nester has not made a report yet regarding the analysis' of j substances taken from the cesspool back of 120 Wllklns avenue, and Dis trict Attorney" W. C." Linden said this morning i that he did not believe it would be worth anything when made. No effort to obtain habeas corpus for the defendants has been made. Only Company ''fexclusively Oregon" Best for Oregonians Hom Office Corbett Building,' Fifth and i Morrison, Portland A. 1 Millv President, L. SamueL General Manager, : i O S. Samuel, . Assistant Manager. 'S.x& H." Stamps Given Starting the Boys to School Smart, New Fall Suits boys and chil dren in a wide variety of styles, fab rics and patterns, $3.85 up. See the two pants suits at $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, $10.00. Morrison Window School days mean sturdy clothes for school boys. And we're ready with the best assortment of new styles, materials, and patterns you'll see in ; any Boys' Suits at any price. Boys' Norfolk Suits with two pairs of pants; in blues, grays, browns, and mixtures in plaids, stripes and plain shades. They're the biggest money's worth you ever got in boys Two-Pants Suits 4.8, v See 4th Street Window Boys' Long Pants' Suits In English and box-back models, of high grade, all-wool fabrics. Blues, browns, grays, greens in plaids, stripes and checks at $10 upwards. Everything that boys wear is ready here for them. A Knife. Top or other play thing free with each Boy's Suit GUS KUHN, President Successor to Morrison Steinbach & Co. At Fourth Boys' Depart ment conven iently located s on main floor IIIIIIl III TAR THEATER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Fdr Today, Thursday Friday, Saturday OUR FIRST PARAMOUNT RELEASE BOS STH PRESENTS JACK LONDON'S OF THE ODYSSEY 6 Stupendous Parts NORTH Wealthiest Couple Married 50 Tears Tarrytown. N. Y Sept. ' 9. Mrs. Rockefeller being ill, John XX Rockefel ler and Ma wife celebrated very quietly their golden wedding anniversary yes terday. ' i- Is m r. j j j , a.v i . Featuring Mr. Hpbart Bosworth in a tremendous acting part; in fact, the greatest art that he has ever played. This is Mr. Bosworth's first appearance since his masterly production of "The Sea- Wolf." Mr. Bosworth is admittedly the Reading legitimate screen actor of the world, i "The Odyssey of the North'! is easily his masterpiece. 3Sc Coffee Manning's Jones' Market Coffee Store Fourth and Alder cent, and reducing the exemption limit. Under the plan proposed, married men will have an -exemption of only $8000 Instead of $4000, and unmarried men of only 2000. TJnderwood estimated that the beer tax will produce $13,000,000 immediate ly and the increased Income tax $35,- 000.000. beginning July 1 next A tax of 2 cents per gallon on rectified spir its was expected to produce $2,000,000, : and a 10 cent tax on wines iio.ooo.oou. A majority of the members of the committee favor a tax of 1 cent per gallon on gasoline. Pullman tickets, playing cards and cigarettes also prob ably will be taxed. It was learned today from an offi cial source here that President Wilson is opposed to any plan for a reduction of the income tax limit as a means for raising a war tax. He believes it Would be several months before any revenue from this sdurce would be available. " One never tire of HAZELWOOD HOME-MADE SPECIALS 50c and ' $1 a box because of the 10 different combinations of chocolate, nnts and fondant. . Sol cL only at The Hazelwood Confectionery and. Restaurant Wash., at Tenth HOC nsococ When you want something different, something you'll like and tell your friends about, come to The Imperial Hotel Grill where the best to eat and drink is served to, every one. Lunch, 12 to 2 35c, 50c Dinner, 5:30 to 9 75c S Sundav Dinner One Dollar M MM M48I MM M AMUSEMENTS THEATKX Main t, A-B860 Ceo. L. Baker, Mfr. Tbnlpht, nil weok. matloe Wd., 8at. Mont cDtatlonsI atock oprutng ever known In I'ort laud. An lntaataueooa bit. EUia Fcrcuaon'a great succpsa, "SUCH A LITTLE QUHS." Firat tiaia In tke weat. ETning. 28c, SBc. Wc, 7!5c. Box fat. $1.00. Matinaea, 25c, 50c. Box, 75c. Bargain Wefl. Matj aU aeata (except box). 25c. Next waek "Tbs Maatar Mind." Bill WBESE 60ES 1 0-Big Features-1 0 COHTTNTTOirS Afternoon. 1:30 to 6:80; night. 6:80 to 11:00; Sunday. 1:00 to 11:00. PEICES Afternoona. 10c and 15c Night. 15c and 25c. llATWIEDAIIY 30 SHOAilWAt AX Ai.Sa. WEEK SEPT. 7. Menlo Moore'a Fair Oo-da SchilWa Strinieed Quintet. Kitner. Haynr and Montgomery. Heraa and Preaton. Cbase and Latour. Underwood and Underwood War Serice. Mutual Weekly. Box and firat row balcony aeata reserved tr pbona. Main 463i. A-2236. FOURTH AST STABK ST8. Tbe New Lyric Musical Comedy Co. Present! LOVE AND WAR A Smilo-a-Mlnnt Cocktail of Mirth and Muate. Two performancea nlgbtly. 7:Siand :10, 15o and 25c. Matlne dally. 2:30, any aeat 15c Irlday night. Chorus Cirla' Conteat. AMUSEMENTS HEILIG BROADWAY AT TAYLOR Main 1. A-112X. THIS AND NEXT WEEK. Afternoon 1:15 and S. Nigata l:S0. SR,1"" SERIES 1914 PAUL J. RAINEY AFRICAN HUNT. Second Expedition Motion Plctjir-s POPULAR PRICES ANY SEAT1 ANY TIXE RESERVED SEATS AT NIGHT. Multnomah County Fair Gresham, Oregon SEPT. 15. 16, 17. 18. 19 . Round Trip Tickets 25 ' Take car at 'First and Alder THEATRE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY 1 , Present Mr. GEORGE KLEINE'S BrASTZafcFXXCB "Vendetta" Adptd Trom the Boo of Tlutt Jffnjn Miss Marie Corelli Frodacad nndt tb pmoul di rection of Ht. Oaorf XI a In, with Vim: Bearina Bdt of tb luta Bernhardt Tnitr, Paris, aa th Count a a, and a lartro notablo company of foroigv artiata. MAJESTIC THEATRE 11 A. It TO 11 P. M. ASatXSSXOK 10 C3SHTS. Oregon State Fair SALEM Sopt. 28 to Oct. 2. 1914 Splendid exhibits and races Reduced rates on all lines For information, address FRANK MEREDITH. Sec'y. THE JUIUND-UP The World Epic Drams o! the West Pendleton, Oregon September 24, 25, 26 For railroad rates, special trains and. tickets, see your local Rail road Agent. Reduced rates on all roads. "Let 'er Buck' RIVER STEAMERS STEAMER GE0RGIANA Leave Waahinftton-atreet dock- at 7 A. M daily, except Sunday. Bunday at 7:30 A. M. tor Astoria and Way Landings Returning, leaves Aatoria at 2 P. M. Far Sl.eo each way. Main Mi. Night Boat toThe Dalles Steamer State of Washington rTM Tayk St. Dock 11 p. to. datljr cit Tboraday tor Tb I !!. LtW. Hood Blvcr. Wbit Balinoo, L'n-rxxt. Caraon. StToao. Ketorolac tearea Itw UiilWa 12 ea. auoo. rreisbt and oaaaavcrra Tai-iBot taata U. L ! ' lOc- nKumiiiraimmn'mmmf iiiuiuiiiiimiiuiimiiiiiftiiiiiiiiiiii Onl3r lOc Attractions Today Until Sunday: - "The Elusive Tieasurs Chesty v MiHiona Are Found, Lost, Then Found Again " . 1;; ')' 'i r . Twelfth Episode of t: p -: THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY,'' s Showing Under the Ocean Pictures, ; . . .if "Granny1 The Little Slavey Protects Her j... Grandmother ' Majestic Drama Maqueraders" Keystone Farce ' f "The Stolen Ore' . Thrilling Escape -' From a Landslide, . Reliance Drama Fred Scholl . At. the Great Organ Ten Cents ADMISSION Ten Cents - r " - " " , - " 'f - '"r --'fa''