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VOL. XIII. NO. 229. PORTLAND, - OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1914 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. EffiFmPcX r fy- nni ipu nuTTi r truuon DHIILL NOTAVICTORY TO EITHER SIDE lissians Admit That German :Line Is Intact but Clairft They Are in a Better Po- smon xo win success.. ;aiser goes east to make supreme effort u German First Line Troops "Being Used Against the. - Russians. , Thm War In Brief. Russia Even ; Slavs at last admit Germans r are not yet beaten In - Poland; deeperate fighting rages aJong 100 mile front. Czar goes to front; AustriaImportant victory of Russia is claimed in Galicia; Germany Thousands of first . 'line troops rushed from west ern fighting gone to" face Slave; East Prussia officially reported - quiet. . i France and Belgium Heavy artillery fighting from Ypres to the Lys; .Germans 'massing from Ypres to the sea and ac tive north of Arras. England King George re ported en route home from 'the front;'belleved his visit to con tinent .foreshadows allies' as sumption of offensive. . . United Priio Leased Wire.) Petrograd, Dec. 1. The czar left r the front at 10 a. m. today. It aa stated that he would visit .16 headauarters of the "army in 'oland. Berlin, by wireless via Sayville, ec. 1.- The Germans were on the tensive again today in Russian -oland. i They had resumed the execution their plan to - encompass the av'a right 'or northern wing, to" rce back their center, and to cut their line . of" communications itween their front - and Warsaw, le development or this plan be in with the Russian defeat at pio and Plock. Later it was rown out of joint by the arrival t Russian reinforcements, which it the Germans temporarily upon te defensive. It appeared today, however, that ter repulsing numerous .attacks iey were Advancing again to ard Lowicz. j:." .S '.--L - , - Jjntidon. Dec. 1. Teuton and Slav lies '-battled desperately today along Moo. mile .'front stretching north; and uth through Russian Poland. Petrograd statements had at last sen' brought into accord with those rom Berlin to the extent of admitting, nat the German line was Intact. Rus !an military experts still Insisted that ie csar's army occupied the better Tuition of the two, but they conceded -at no decisive result was near. The Germans seemed full of confl mce. Field Marshal von Hindenberg. (Concluded n Pile Two, Column t'iTe) HAND JAPANESE FLEETS CLOSING IN ON THE GERMAN QUARRY erman Squadron Rounded Magellan and is Off River Plata, is Report. (United Pres Leased Wire.) Montevideo. Uruguay,- Dec. 1. Brit' i and Japanese warships today were ported 1 closing in . on a : German nadron . In South American waters. big naval battle was expected and affic in the south Atlantic was- at ttt&ndstill. . IThe German squadron was reported f the mouth of the River Plata, .vlng cleared the straits of Magellan, vvo British warships and the Japan- e Pacific rquadron were following e Germans. The. British steamship Voltaire, en ite to Nw York, heard the- Ger- ns exchanging wireless messages d, fearing capture, immediately put to this port. Officers of the Vol 're " said the enemy was calling to e atipply ships. J iinny Southland Is Drenched Again & , ? U. mini m ifiii .mil .. .ahing Kaln and HaSl Storm Floods Streets and ' Inter feres With Wires; Tnch Fall la Two Sours. ong Beach, Cal., Dec- 1. A dash- -ratn whicli began at 4 o'clock this rriing was accompanied by a violent "f storm, the first display of the d witnessed in Long Beach -in sev- ! years. The downpour flooded the ,"iets,aiid interfered with telephone . - telegraph communication. , Almost inch of rain fell in two hour . i OFFICIAL ' .. GERMANY (issued hv War Office at Berlin. "QUlr prevails im SaatV Prussia and the sooth of Bus lan JPOland. Out booty in 1 northern vnl inil was vr.a.L if a result ft1?- ' . . FS?oX yesterdays uo- prls kjk c . oners 19 cannons, 36 and ijt-TT"i Coavt of Bnmirovi amwinnt- FRENCH issued by War Office at Bordeaux ' "There was heavy cannonading In Bel- glum yesterday but no attacks ., by the German infantry. "North! of Arras the Germans showed much activity. "Cannonading con tinues along the Alsne. Coat of Arm at Prase. ' . "In the Argonne and - other regions their has been no change." AUSTRIA f (Issued by WarV Of flee at Vienna.) : "The Russians' defeat by the Ans trlans In the battle of Hammonna was overwhelming. , "Our troops sur rounded the Slav position and dellv exed a double. In ward flank attack from both wings. Austrian Coat of Arms. .,. Our artillery caused fearful losces to the enemy, "Our attack was Irresistible and the Russians were -forced to retreat, losing 1500 prisoners. ' "Their casualties exceeded 1O0O." Hammonna, where the fight occur red, Is on the railroad running south from Sanok, Galicia,' across the Car pathlans. It la 143 miles northeast of ..Budapest, i i Alarming Mexican Keports Inspired President See Purpose Behind Becent ! Accounts; , Ventral Commerce ' Zone I for Americas Being Considered. "Washington, Dec. 1 President Wll son let it be known today that he had received information . which Indicated the Mexican situation is working out satisfactorily. lie Bald recent alarm ing reports seemed to have' been in spired In. San Antonio and El Paso. Mr. "Wilson denied he had decided In advance, to "oppose Representative Gardner's plan to investigate the coun- try a naval and military resources The, president conferred today with Secretary of State Bryand and So, lloitor Lansing regarding a proposal by certain South American diplomats to create a neutral zone for commerce extending around the' United States and all of South America. " It was said that no tangible progress .. had been made I toward such .an agreement. The: Colorado strike commission will meet' here December, 14 to organize. President Wilson said he did no be lleve the commission would partici pate in the Colorado situation, as It was believed the miners and operators had about decided to settle, their own trodfoics. In this event the commission will devote its efforts to prevent fu ture trouble: The president also said he intends to withdraw federal troops from Colorado whenever Governor Am uions gives the i word. lie believes Colorado should preserve order within its own borders, i Ghent Bombarded By British Fliers Two British Aviators Bain Bombs on Belgian City Held by Germans, In juring Seven of the XAtter. Th Harac. Deo. LrTwo British aviators flew over Ghent Monday, a Mirdlnar to advices received tier today. raining bombs Into , the city. ;It was stated that seven Germans were wounded. BOND MARKET. IS FIRMER KIjiw "Vnrlr Ti! t.--Th bond mnN ket was noticeably firm today. Many prices advanced slightly over yester day's figures. Fur Coats, Carpenters' Tools and 20 Wells 'The name of the classification' in which it appears today precedes each of these Journal Want Ads: T OB SAXB HOUSES 61 "FOR .SALE Only $1600. new 5 room modern house. This house is Kolng to- be sold and some one will get a bargain; Dutch kitchen, built-in buffet, good basement, all ilicely finished, 8 blocks to a busi ness center 1 block to car. Don't fail to see this. Call owner. FOB BEHT FAB MS 14 "I WANT 2 good dairymen with 25 to 60 fresh cows; I will furnish two fine 100 acre A airy farms ort shares for milk delivered In Port land. Come and see me." WASTED mSCXIJEAMTGOITB 5 "WANTEUSet cabinetmaker's or carpenter's tools; must be cheap for cash." swap co&vior as "WANT party to figure on drilling 1 to JO wells', must take part real estate." FOB SAKE BnSCEX.XaJrEOTS 19 "FOR SALE Two gentlemen's fur overcoats, cost t&50 each; sell for J50 each." . . Premiums with Want Ads. See announcement on page 5 for details. BULLY SCOOP" IS PRAISED BY BRITISH P S von Wiegand's Interview With "Clown Prince" as They Term Kaiser's Heir, Incites Wide Comment. CALLED GERMAN PLAY TO GAIN OUR SYMPATHY Interviewer Is Praised, lnter viewed, Lampooned in' Editorials. London. Dec. 1. With tlie exception of the .Telegraph and 1 the Post, the London newspapers and all the lead ing English provincial dailies pub lished today Karl H. von Wiegand's Interview with the crbwn prince of Germany carried by the United Press Monday, It appeared In each paper under von Wiegand's signature and with the copyright line of the United Press, to which full credit was given Evidently unaware of the fact that the Interviewer m home la San Francis co and that his parents live, in Iowa. where he was reared, ithe majority or English publications referred sar castically to the corespondent's name. "We are almost tempted, in our admiration for von Wiegand's per formance, said the Birmingham Post. vto say we would una to know him. despite the forbidding sound of his name: . - Admit "Bully 80007." "Von ; Wlegand achieved what his American Press comrades will de scribe as a bully scoop., He cap tured the crown prince and the crown prince churned him out live copy. Moreover von Wiegand must be of a generous disposition; as ; he might have kept - his interview exclusively for America," (. Commenting on the correspondent's reference ' to his" highness' strategic ability, the Post remarks: "The crown prince handled the strategic problem of facing a news paper interviewer with conspicuous ability." , . ' The London Express, edited by Ralph Blumenfeld, himself a native man of German descent, but a natur alized Englishman, headed its publi cation - of the story: 1 Call Him "Clown Frlnee. - "Interview with German clown prince. - - i . It expressed the editorial opinion that the interview was Germany's latest attempt to Influence American public opinion, referred - to the Inter viewer as an "amiable, obedient lour nalist," and added "we wonder ; what would have happened to the loyal von Wiegand if he had Interpolated something more like the truth in his interview. 1 ; The Dally Mirror's headline was: "Clown prince interviewed 1 Just be fore battle; fearlessly asks to be (Concluded on Pmge Thirteen, Column Two) GENERAL VILLA TAKES CHARGE OF AFFAIRS IN CITY OF MEXICO Marches in at Head of His Troops; Assures Diplomats He Will Maintain Order, (United Preai Leased Wire.) I - El raso,. Texas, Dec. 1 A delayed dispatch received here this afternoon reported the arrival of General Fran cisco Villa and several thousand of his troops in 'Mexico City', yesterday. ( His first, official act, the dispatch said, was to call the foreign diplomats to gether and 'assu; them he would preserve- order and protect the lives .and property of foreigners. , v Provisional President Gutierres, the despatch said, had not. arrived in the capital yet. It ' was also announced that 'General Zapata had appcjintetl Cam! 11 o Arriega as his diplomatic agent in Washington. Battle in Border Town. San IXMneo.' Cal.. Dec. 1. 'The Mex ican tourist ktown of Tijuana, just across the line from San Diego county, was the scene of. much excitement to day when a body of troops, said to be 200 or 300 Of General Villa's men, ap peared from the south and surrounded the town: ' 1 - Reports to the, United States au- (Ooncladed on Page Im,- Column Four Audacious Being" iCesPairea m -DenasL British Battleship Beported Destroyed Will Be Out: Again In Three Months Says acall From England. New York.?" Dec. 1. -Mail received here today from London brought In formation (that: the British battleship Audacious, reported . destroyed Octo. be$ 2, with two , casualties, was under going repairs in a drydock at -Belfast. The .British admiralty, it was said, expected the Audacious to be in com mission within three months. . . Word " received by the United Press recently indicated thadt the Audacious may have, been saved, and today's ad vices appear to have confirmed this inform at ion. ; GRAND RUSH TO COMPLY WIJH WAR TAX LAW TAKES PLACE If f '' '('.'It ' "Xir . Jr V-;A';W f7 ' R. C. Dewey, manager American Druggist Syndicate, filling out war tax application blank in office of , ; ' Customs building, with Sherman Miles, chief deputy collector, assisting SHERIFF WORD FILES NOTICE OF CONTEST OF RECENT- ELECTION -S- j :r-r,"- -t&.i: -,.- - ' " -: J :V ..,.'- t '! S in Will Mai ,. ' Errors in Count .Alleged in Every Precinct in County; 7000 Votes Involved. ' Notice of contest of election for the office of sheriff was filed this after noon by. the attorneys for Sheriff Tom M. Word.. .... ! v Errors In the count are alleged In every precinct in the county. It Is al leged that the official election return asmade by the county board of can vassers Is false and erroneous. Nearly 7000 votes are included in the alleged errors. -a- A cnrT0nt nntmt of thA bflllntA cn.rt for sheriff, the petition alleges, wll! show that Sheriff Word received 87,- 501 votes and Tom M. Hurrbur.t, his opponent, against Whom they contest Is directed, received only 30,680, a plurality of 6821 for Word. ' is The official canvass by the county board of canvassers gave Hurlburt 14,- 290 votes and Word 34,119, a plurality of 171 for Hurlourtv - , Fraud or anything of that nature is not charged in the notice. The con test is based on an alleged erroneous count . of the ballots, including the counting of more than 1000 yotes for Hurlburt which are alleged - to have been. void. . .' -, v - .:-J; ' In one or two Instances, also; the al legation is made that illegal votes were sworn in. - ' ,.- i The contest will come up .- before Presiding Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. It is probabre that a request will Demade for a judge from outside of Multnomah County to hear the contest. Sheriff Wosd la being represented by Attorneys Ralph E. Moody and A. E. Clark. Helen' Eeese Got ( That Letter 0. K. She Uvea in Baltimore.-' at . the Ad dress Mentioned iby Shepherd. In His Slary; Ket Xileutenanf Abroad. Baltimore, Dee. 1. Mrs. Philip R. Reese of No. 1300 North Calvert street. the "Helen O. Reese" - mentioned In William G; Shepherd's article from Przemysl,' received last Saturday the letter Lieutenant Hoffman of the Aus trian army showed - Shepherd at . the front. ' - - ; Mrs. Reese said she met Lieutenant Hoffman while she and her father were Abroad. In his letter ' Hoffman , re ferred - to meeting Shepherd at Frse mysl. - s News Thief Admits Bureau Paid Him New York, Dec. 1. H. I Lfnder. telegraph operator, was held today for i the action of a grand . jury on a charge of pilfering Associated Press news and selling it to the New York News ' Bureau. The specific charge was that Linder "'jacked In" a re ceiving instrument at his desk in the Evening Globe's office so the ., news bureau could - hear matter the Associ- td Press Was sending to the Globe. Linder admitted he was r receiving a weekly salary from the New York News Bureau and that It was sent to him, by a. masses gee Ji YSVfc,' ' - 1 , " SS Mr m ,1 ' ,t;; ? - f I ', ? . .v1 ' - ''-'; ct'l f" '-?y' fa DIARY OF A DAY AT THE BATTLE FRONT , WITH . THE AUSTRIAN ARMY TELLS OF SIGHTS SEEN : ' BY AMERICAN -NEWSPAPER MAN ON GROUND William G. Shepherd Gives His Experiences at, Pfiemysl When He, Robert Dunn and John: Quincy Adams Are Permitted to See "Inside" of the Battle. . (Note This la tke first of two torls cov ering on day' experience of an American nempaner wan at- te root ttth the Aus trian armr- - To aecosd Installment will be published tomoriow.) - . By William O. Shepherd. Prsemysl, Oct. 29. (Passed, by the War Press Bureau.) By Mail to New York.) -This Is my diary of yesterday, which l spent on the firing line, 12 miles from here: 7:45 a. m. Under the escort of Colo nel John and Cap tain - Miakch, we start for the front. "We" included John Quincy Adams, the American painter; Robert W. Dunn of the New York Even ing Post, who has Just arrived, and myself.. We bun-djftd-into one of the typical sprlngless, basket bodied Gal i- s . . ' llcian -wagons.', ' ' 8 a. m. We are on the main" road leading from the great fortification of, Praemysi to the hills, where the artillery firing Is heaviest. At 8:10 ATTORNEY DISBARRED FOR PART PLAYED . W. W. DEPORTATION Supreme Court Says Provo cation, However Great, Did Not Warrant Mob -Rule, . (SatPtn Bureau of The Jotrrnal.) . Salem, Or, Dec. 1. Because he par ticipated In the deportation of J. W. Edgeworth, Wesley, Everett and Ffed Roberts, members of the Industrial Workers of the World, from Marsh field, the supreme court-today handed down a- decision "disbarring Robert O. Graves from the practice of lavsr for three months. Tho; court vigorously denounced mob rule' in its decision. Complaint against Graves was filed by Clarence' 21. McLaughlin, who as serted that Graves acted as spokesman and leader of the mob which forced the three I." W. ' W. members to leave Marsbfleld in a launch, and -assaulted and beat them.. ' - 1 The supreme, court finds that the facts as shows by the evidence are that the. three men who were deported had been attempting to promote a general strike among the laborers employed in ; (OsKladeaVen Face lUse, Ctotasaa, rare) S 9 I,' -irfj; ' - - .,x 11 we pass the cholera "hospital and five minutes later we pass through the gate of, the' Inner fortifications.- The road Is covered with wagons. Two tightly packed lines of them are going in our direction. Another line on the left side is going toward Przemysl with sick and wounded. . The steam from thousands of sweating horses rises like a thin mist along thj trail. The sight is so wonderful that even the wounded men keep their eyes .on it. The sick men,-some with the gfeon faces , and loose opened mouths of cholera victims, hang their heads half Beeruits Are Training. 8:15 a. m. On both sides of the road, on plow farm lands, huge bands of recruits are training.- They have stamped the wet earth into -a black. smooth, shining field that glitters like Jet. V; ..; 8:3,0 a. m. Among the thousands of sights we catch a glimpse of a pig. riding on' a seat like a soldier. He has been tied there to keep him from running away from dinner, though it will be someone else's -meaL not his own. 8:35 a. m. W pass the outer line of ( fortifications. The trenches are lined arid floored with willow or straw matting. As far as - our eyes can fOmclnded en Pare Three, Coin tan One I BANKERS NOT EAGER TO ACCEPT COIN THAT UNCLE SAM REFUSES Return of -Light Weight Gold May Become Issue of Na tional Import, , The' United States National has re ceived from the federal reserve bank at San Francisco 8800 in lightweight cold coins, part, of Its shipment of 8275,000 In gold. . Thereby a. question has been raised that will probably become na tkxnal in importance" and go back to tlie federal reserve board or the treas ury department for setlement.' ? "If the cams are , light weight be cause of the: abrasion through 'circula tion, why does the reserve bank re turn them? . Why does It not keep them to be remlnted, and why does it ask us to make up the shortage?" These are the questions the bankers are asking. . The bankers will not use so strong a term, but they intimate that the return of the ' money appears like a bit of sharp practice. The reserve bank gives notice th.it the coins are not full weight, hence ,tOaQolana em- Fage Worn. Catania Rrnl ' ' xA - :',: :?.V ,- - a Internal revenue collector la the him. VOICE FROM CRADLE - FATHER IS PENNILESS Pitiful, Appeals for . Aid Come to Winter Relief Bureau ' From Homes of Destitute; Winter ntatef : Previously enrnaw1- edged i..-.5.75 Mrs. W. 3. Gallagher ... 6.00 Fred Lock ley 6.00 Cash . 1,00 Cash v. .60 Total . ,...78.2I X'onlrlbutlonn o t h e r than ca.nh: Mrs. PbUys Slim, cloth ing; P. A. Wiles, clothing; G. W. Snider, fruit and vegetables; . Mrs. Gigeure, clothing; "Tom. my." sweaters; W. N. Lurn stone, clothes; Mrs. W. B. Had- ' ley, bedding;- Mas. Kilts, bed ding and .canned fruit; Mrs. Beucke, clothing; C 11. Rupery, clothing. In one -of the' poverty oppressed -homes of Portland Is a little new Oaby. Its life depends on a dally suf ply of wholesome milk, the father ha j , been unable to get .work and i there, la, i money with which to buy either the milk or other .nourishing food that the mother needs in' order to nourish her baby. The Visiting Nurse association knows of the family and wants to help, but Its fund is depleted. Through the winter relief bureau help is asked not only for this little one, but ' for three others a trifle older, but needing food badly. " Three dollars a month will buy milk for a baby. 1 t - Yesterday was Thanksgiving day for. one man. He has been out of work for a long time. Ills wife was to become a mother and s needed good food and comfortable surroundings, 1 They were penniless. She lacked everything she needed. The baby was born on Thanksgiving in a, hospital (Concluded on Pit i'mr, Colosin Koor) Nurses Use Fists;" Drive Off Burglars Two Masked Ken Wlh Savolvers Break Into Xks Angelas Vorses' Home asd Glad to Break Out Again. Los AngeleV Dec. J Swinging ef fective fists, Three' scantily clad girls, drove a pair of maakedT burglars from the FIgtiroa street nurses' home early today. The young women, after pur suing the burglars into the street, fled into the house thrdugh a drenching rain, when a policeman, who had tmarrt their shrieks, trundled himself into tho scene.1 . . According tw the story the girls, who were student nurses, told the police, they " were awakened by prowlers in their room. Turning on a light, they were confronted by two masked men with leveled revolvers in their -hands. Seizing a blanket, one of the girls sprang- for - the nearest" burglar; at tempting to throw the blanket over his Head. The .man dropped his gun and flcd.Y His companion pocketed his weapon and galloped from the build. CRIES R MILK AND Ing on, trvajnrst one' heels, . ALL 1ST PHY Uncle Sam's Internal Rev- enue ; Collectors Through- j out Land Begin to Enforce j Federal Law. . PORTLAND OFFICE IS SCENE OF. ACTIVITY Business Houses Load' Up With Stamps but Sup ply Runs.Short.. Tlie war tax is now In effect. . '' TW ivg the first day of Decern er,the sot , of October 38, IH, today became operative all over the Jnd. and from now on each individual will contribute his mite to mnk up the deficit in governmental' 'revenues oc i-asloned by the falling off of customs due to the Kuropean war, The money wilt come In from the' sale of war stamp licenses for certain businesses, extra taxes on wines and other liquors, stamp taxes on legal and commercial papers and on toilet preparations n chawing gum. and ?J?ttMmtmm'nt,t ,n other conW paratlve luxuries. . , I, , money will come t'n a few dot. iTlt.i, v " cent ther ,n1 eighth oY a cont somewhere else, j , i Office Hearty Swamped. , . The collection of the tax in this state Is In charge of Milton A. MlUer. collector of Internal revenue for the office to furnlah applications for li censee, sell stamps, answer all i In quiries, impose penalties and enforce the law.-,- j .. .j -h 'fare office force at the revenue orrice in thef customs house building has 'been almost swamped for the paat week. Some (000 applications have been received, through the malls or in peraon, and thousands' of stamps have been disposed of. while the two phones in the collector's office sre busy every minute of the day. 7 No governmental measure In recent years has necessitated answering so I?nr. flu,aUon"' Affecting as It does VOfPl ,Davidual in the united States and so Many buslnetts transactions of. an every -day nature there are scare of uttle points to ex plain and clarify, ' ; , -As far as possible the collectors throughout the- country are basing their explanations on the treasury do partment rulings made for the war tai: of188. Points not covered by these rulings are referred to the treasury ufijwuBcn mi wasnin cislon, Stamp Supply Short. " The collector's office force work! until midnight lat evening In order to dispose of yesterday's returns and Were erected with hiinilr,H. . wi ( l applications -this morning as well ss a line or personal applicants.,' . Most applications received " this (Concluded on I'aae mir. Colamn . i- PANAMA CANAL IS BIG AID TO PORTLAND Statistician at Customs Col" ( 'lector's ; Off ice Completes Interesting Report.' What does the Panama canal mean' to i Portland commerce? j It has brought this port fOOfl miles nearer Europe, shortening the time and Increasing the profit on wheat ship ments and other commodities, ': ... j , Statistician Brooke of the customs office, reported tWs morning that iths business from- Portland: through "the Panama canal last month totaled "II,--478,018. Nearly all of this was foreign' trade. - The value of-shlpments to the eastern coast was bnt 8166,361, the re mainder, or l,szz,7, was, foreign business. , More; tnah half -of November's total exports is Included In Panama canal business. The total was 82,A33,357. dl , vided as followa: Oats, bushels, 877.- 842; -Wheat, bushels, l,5tt,7 7 ; flour, barrels,"" 11M77; . lumber, ' 6,801,000 : feet; prunes, pounds, , 40,00di-salmon. : pounds, 1750.v j ;. I V . t. The shipments ( from -Portland , through tbe Panami taital aKsrecmted 1 ' a value of I2S8.434- last August; I53S,- i 857 September, 1.138,04 In October, These amounts represent more than 80 per cent of the- total exports, the values pf all exports for the months mentioned, being as follows: August. 8488,544; September 8877.121: -. ber.-82.li2.,80.'-:.i.j The principal exports t here durin the last four months were . wheat,' . flour, lumber, salmon, barley and oats. -, ' . mi' ' . Left 850,000,000; : Wouldn't Use It ,- - , , ' - ;"" ' New York. Dec. lJ iohn O. tVendclT. who dled yesterday at Santa Monica. Cel.; Uged 75 years, Jeff real eatat 1 In New York - valued at mor than 160,000.000. .He. did hot believe In im proving property, owning, many ins and two story buiidinSs: en Hrosdway. Ills -Flf til a venue1 residence ruM qny 15000. .The land -on which the house stands Is w4MIi $1,000,000. ' Wendfll s taxes for the first half of this yeas FIGURES SHOW THAT amounted to f.'io.ooa . . r