THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27. 191&
BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB
WORKS LIKE BEAVERS
TO SWELL TRAIL FUND
a h .- ' - i WMHHMHMMMMMMV- ''
Every .Effort Being Made to
Sell All Seats by Tuesday
. for "Whirl of World."
NO ADVANCE IN THE PRICE
sir pi4 wiu ii u Mwau to
? Advertise iow Vaioae Stttate
Axe rraalMl.
By MonOay eventosr th Progressive
Business Men club intends that very
-seat shall be sold for Tuesday night's
performance of the "Whirl llie
Wrld at the ileitis; theatre.
The auccese of tK elub'e ttcaet aell
" lag- campaign win rae the addition
iOf UDO (4 to the fun! for the
; Larch Mountaio trail, said Kobinaon
"V. Nisbot, cfeairHkau of the committee.
. The HeUig theatre Tttea4y night be
longa te the club for the purpose of
the'trtll fund ciTivljn. While there
bs been bo advance In prtc for
eats. arrangement ha been made ith
the theatre nueuaxemeHt which ptrmlta
, tlse generous apportionment from the
proceeds for the fund.
Beatae Xemsea CuTtutd,
; ' Groups of club renm began this mors
ins; a canvass of business houses and
. offices seeking to dispose today of
the to end "-cnt seats. A letter
,1 was also sent each member of the
club asking help in disposing of these
seats which, though lower priced, have
rest effect to determining the re
suits.
Monday st noon there will be a. parade
through the business streets. It will
be a means of advertising the cam
paign Tor the Larch Mountain trail
. , fund. The police band will lead. There
will be a varied and unique assort
ment of banner. A force of clubmen
. disguised as laborers will ride on con
.. tractors' wagons, announcing with
their overalls, picks, shovels, dinner,
paws ana signs mat tney are on tneir
way to bulla the trail, and asking that
all who are interested in the project to
" open a way to the top of the famous
mountain Join tbem with pocket-book
",. approval.
rins aCaslcal Comedy.
Jacob Kansler, chairman of the
committee in charge of the sale of
the boxes, announced tills- morning
that, but three boxes were left. In
: addition to sales announced yesterday
evening- boxes were bought by A. S.
Benson, the officials of the Union
Meat company, and the Portland Hunt
club. ..
have no doubt of the success of
the show Tuesday night," said Mr.
Nisbet. "It is recognized ; as one of
the best ' musical comedies' that ever
; csroe to the city. It is direct from the
New York winter garden, and its 125
- people are the same who played in
J New Tork. "We have made no advance
In prices for seats. Our appeal for
the. Larch Mountain trail fund is
something that every citizen should
respond to. The building of the trail
will open to tourists and townspeople
;" the greatest view in the country and
attract to' this district visitors from
many states and countries."
LIQUID FIRE IS
;; USED IN BOMBS
SHOT AT ALLIES
(Consfnued From Page One.)
to abandon the trenches taken by these
methods.
Near St. Hubert, French artillery
. shelled and blew up a German ammu
nition depot. A battery along the
- heights of the Meuse was demolished
snd 20 ammunition wagons blown up
in -the same vicinity.
The German commander on the
. heights ordered a large detachment of
: Infantry to deliver a charge against
the French guns but before this force
could concentrate the French artillery
shelled and annihilated it.
- French aviators are declared in the
statement to have flown over Meta
- and to .have dropped bombs on the
barracks there causing severe damage.
D
IDC
inz
VOU judge a
hoss's age,, by
his teeth, a tobac
co's by it's lack of
U 'cm. Two years'
D
takes the
agein
out of
ICCIJU
VELVET.
la the slow, csrefal earing
of VELVET, The Smoothest
Ssscring Tobacco, is seen
the result of more tbsn 30
.years experience f the
world's largest tobacco
manufacturer. This cuing
make. VELVET alow
burning, bitelese smoke,
, which combine the famous
pipe qualities of Kentucky
BurUy dm
JLMX9 with
a, aged-in-the-wood
,
BsbUowmm
a lJ
M'LANE: POSTMASTER
: AT MARSHFIELD
Hush P. McL-ane.
Washington, Feb. 27. President
Wilson today nominated Hugh P. Mc
Lane postmaster at Marshfield, Or.
Funeral Awaits
Steamer's Arrival
Great northern Expected to Beach
Xock Tuesday With Bodies of Mrs.
Bule and Mrs. Bell.
Hinging on the time of arrival of
the steamer Great Northern at San
Francisco, no definite funeral arrange
ments have been made as ytft for Mrs.
Miles Bell, the Portland woman, who,
wlfh her friend, Mrs. M. F. Rule, was
killed in an auto accident on the island
of Hawaii Thursday.
The Great Northern is scheduled to
dock Tuesday, however, and if on
schedule, the body of Mrs. Bell will
probably reach Portland Thursday.
The steamer will be met by her son,
rr. Charles A. Bell, of Anderson,
Cal., who will accompany the body to
Portland.
Funeral services will be held at St.
uavid s Episcopal church, of which ,'
Mrs. Bell was a member, and inter- '
ment will be in the family plot at
Salem.
In accordance with instructions re-
ctived from her brother, Luther S. I
Fristoe. the body of Mrs. Rule will be'
shipped to Washington. E. C,
funeral services will be held.
where ,
ArThur'H: Cousins' distrrfi8c;7aegenyt
i lh SZl 'l servlce- V J13 officials
of the forest service at San Francisco,
meet the body at the pier in that city
US tVah?pmrntneaesrryMrse.taiRu!.f I
was Mr. Cousins'
secretary.
t
PROMOTERS OF
U. S. CASHIER
ARE INDICTED
(Continued From Page One.)
puting machine, the bank cashier ma-
Chine, the lightning change maker, the 1
currency payri.g machine, and a new ,
ovjtjc nuujng macnine tnai me assets ;
r .V,. j.j
v.i luuiiiauj ciceeueu lis uaoiuiies; 1
that the company was in receipt of j
large bona fide orders for the purchase t
of its product; that a large part of the
stock was being offered for sals under
the representation- that the croceedi
were to be used for building a factorv
for the company, while, in fact, the
factory was privately owned by pro
moters or tne company: that, for the
p-irpoee of inducing the public to be
lieve that the stock was of great com
mercial value, the price was gradually
raised from par value of $11 to $12.50
to $15. to $20, and finally to $30 per
share; and that these advances were
widely advertised to induce the public
to matte additional stock purchases.
in furtherance of the stock selling
scheme, it is further charged that th
defendants published false statements
of their asset? and liabilities and that
in tnem liabilities exceeding half a'
million dollars were omitted
From independent sources it la
learned that no less than $250,000 in
cash and property was received hv
salesmen, and officials over and above
targe diocks or stock in exchange for
thein efforts.
Government Begins Investigation.
Of this Le Monn, the sales manager,
is reputed to have gotten between
$60,000 and" $90,000 in cash and Men-
efee and Bilyeu thousands of dollars
and stock. On stock sales 20 per cent
commission was paid.
During its career of three and one-
half years, an expensive suite of of
fices was maintained, and those on the
inside were the .recipients of large sal
aries, and expenditures were on a lav
ish scale.
The government began its investi
gation in July of 1914. and HI
House, expert accountant in the em
ploy of the department of Justice, was
selected "Tor the Job, owing to his far-
reaching knowledge and experience in
such matters.
Operations of the company were
really stopped, however, bv the
of the Oregon blue sky law. When the
law was adopted, LeMonn. it la
was bitterly disappointed and is said
to nave aeciared that he was out a
"cool million" on account of the
statute.
LeMonn In California "Broke.
Despite the fact mat he received
thousands of dollars in commissions,
he left Portland "broke" and at the
present time is said to be selling books
for a living in California.
In Portland his income Is said to
have been as high as $4000 a week. He
spent money lavishly, however, in the
entertainment of prospective stock pur-
cnsers &nu uvea on a luxurious scale.
The company's operations extended
throughout the west, and while the
major portion of the stock was sold to
Oregonians and to residents of Wash
ington and Idaho, . several hundred
people of California, Montana, Wyo-
huub, uT.au, xexas. lowa. North Da-
II!!UMJS J Iinol and Colorado
purchased stock.
United States Attorney Reames said
today that the whereabouts of all men
Indicted in the alleged gigantie con
spiracy are known and that he expects
to arraign most of them early next
week.
j Additional Matron Is Named.
Mrs. Lucy Dougherty was appointed
matron of the countv la.il iniv k
LSheriff Hurlburt. The appointment is
errective Monday. Mrs. Dougherty is
the widow of Ned Dougherty, who far
many years was Jailer. During his in
cumbency, Mrs. Dougherty previously
served an matron... The county com
missioners recently granted the sher
iffs request for an additional matron
to Mrs. Rodgers.
PORTLAND WILL BE
WELL REPRESENTED
ON TRIP TO FLAVEL
-r- o I r ni'ti -r i
TWO SpeCial TrainS Wit Take
1500 People to Meet the
Steamship Great Northern.!
,
j
ROSARIAN BAND WILL GO
inks' Band WiU Also Make Journey
and Big- Parade Will Preceds
Departure prom City.
Portland will welcome the 'Great
Northern at the mouth of the Colum
bia river March 16 and celebrate the
inauguration of Hill steamship service
between Flavel and San Francisco in
royal style, according to arrangements
by committees representing all Port
land business organisations at a meet
ing in the Commercial club yesterday
afternoon.
Two special trains will carry 1500
Portlanders, their wives and families
to the new Hill terminal at the mouth
of the river. The Royal Rosarian band
will furnish music for one train, the
Elks' band for the other. The Ad club
quartet will sing.
A parade from the business center of
the city to the North Bank depot, with
suitable music and banners, will pre
cede the departure.
Publlo Is ZnTlted.
The bjjslness club committees un
animously voted to invite the general
public to participate in the excursion.
The clubs themselves will be permitted
each to reserve space on the trains
that the membership of each may go
in a body ' There will be competition
between the various business organ
izations to see which will be most
largely represented. The committee
appointed by each organisation will be
responsible for the ticket sales to that
organization. The privilege of special
reservation will be closed to the clubs
on Friday, March 12 at 4 p. m. Al
though the public ticket sale will have
opened before this date It will only be
possible to buy from the railroad
ticket agents thereafter. Only as
many tickets will be sold as there are
seats provided on the train. Although
usually against the rules it was said
that organizations will be permitted
to put' banners on spaces and cars
reserved for the trip,
Schedule Is Discussed.
w n Skinny traffic m
the s p p & 8 4xpiaJne1 to the gen.
L lb
portiand probably about 9 a. m. March
16 rf,a(.h, thft . '
noon-o1'??
T Lll
in. As the trains ' pass throueh As
toria there will be a demonstration of
welcome on the part of the Astoria
citizens. The Great NorthernwiU be
saluted by the guns of Fort Stevens.
The program at the Flavel cock will
be brief and simple. Astorians will
present two timepieces, one for the i
ureai xxorinern, me other for the
Northern Pacific, and L. C. Gilman.
president or tne B., . P.
& S . will re
spond. On the bow of the steamsh'D
the Portlandf i will nrmAm n .n.
gorical ceremonial. "The Werldintr of I
the Rail and the Sail." Lunch will be i
servea and an intiwi't m f h
... . " "
uai steamer win re permitted. The
trains will return to Portland, arriving
here about 6:30 d. m. Movine nirtnr
will be made of the entire trip.
Special Bate ICade.
Although the regular one way Portland-Astoria
fare is $3, the commit
tee has arranged with the S., P. & S.
for a round trip excursion fare on
March 16 of $1.60, including lunch at
Flavel. It was said yesterday that
the Importance of the occasion, the
pleasure of the trip and the extreme
ly low .fare would probably attract
many more than can be ' cared for.
Clubs will, therefore, work strenuous
ly next week to complete their reser
vations without delay.
Represented at yesterday's meeting
were the Ad club, which proposed the
excursion and the celebration at the
mouth of the river, thcK Commercial.
Transportation, Rotary, Progressive
Business Men's and East Side Busi
ness Men's clubs, the Chamber of
Commerce, Royal Rosarlans and Real
ty Board. The general chairman an
nounced the following special appoint-
ment.- r.r,.r,i tiif ZlT" V,
ments: General ticket committee R
H. Crosier; parade, W. J. Hofmann;
special features, S. S. Hewitt; public
ity, Mark Woodruff; music. Dr. R. M.
Emerson; Ad club ticket committee,
T. J. Baldwin.
LOCAL FIRMS '
TO BUILD MOST
OF BIG SPAN
-
(Continued From Page One.)
the awards were announced, and after
the announcement had been made by
John Lyle Harrington, engineer of the
commission, there Were vigorous pro
tests both from these representatives
and from a representative of organized
labor.
Wtif Be Xdft Span.
Before the awards were given it was
announced that the commission had de
cided at an executive session Just be
fore the meeting that the bridge
should be of the lift span instead of
the swing span type.
The Northwest Steel company was
the successful bidder for the manufac
ture of the steel for the slough sec
tions of the bridge, and it was pointed
out by A. L. Veazie that if its bid for
tms worn, 389,140.50 be combined with
its bid for the steel for the main span.
$417,402.60, the amount would be some!
$300 less than the combined bids that 1
bad been accepted
, Asked by Chairman Holman, of the
commission, to explain the . commis
sion's attitude on combined bids. En
gineer Harrington said that the bids
for the steel on the two sections bad
been separated With the .idea of get
tingas many bidders and as much com-
: v. i . . i
least $150,000 had been saved by do
ing this.
Favor Some Contractors.
The specifications did not contemp
late me comoining or Dlds ror the dif
ferent pieces of work. Mr. Harrington
said, and therefore it v could not be
done. ; f '. ' - '..-!;. . ,
Arthur Langguth, speaking for the
Progressive Business Men's club, urged
that all the bids be rejected and new
bids asked for, with notice of the law
Jusu signed by ' the governor with an
emergency clause, giving Oregon con
tractors a 5 per cent preferential on
bidding for public work. The commission-
did not consider- Mr. Lang
guth' s suggestion. .'
Among those who spoke in favor of
home contractors were George I
Baker, : David ML Dunne, William J.
Kheehy atidf .Ben Osborne, labor rep-
lesentative. . i
The report of Engineer Harrington ,
and Howard to the commission, whose
adoption made the awards, was as fol
lows: .
KeoommendsUons of Engineers.
Gentlemen In accordance with the
Instructions contained in the resolu
tion passed at your meeting of Febru
ary 23. we have carefully canvassed.
fVi a nrl snmrnAil un ttlA If 4 bids
received that day on the 12 divisions!
of the work of constructing the Colum-
i bia rhiF tntntit bridxe and ap-
( proaones. we nave inorougmy n;
veatigated the reHnonaibility experi
! Droaohes. We have thoroughly in-4
Anra BnH fltnuaa nf iwitlinmtnt of the
SUgSSr WmffiSSSJ:- wt &
tach hereto a blue print sheet which
contains a summation of all the bids
receiveo.
For the manufacture and delivery of ;
the superstructure metal worK jor
the main river bridge, the lowest re
sponsible bidder is the United Btates
Steel Products company, and we rec
ommend that you award them the con
tract. For the erection of the superstruc
ture metal work erf the main river
brige, the lowest responsible bidder is
Porter Brothers, and we recommend
that you award them' the contract.
For the manufacture and delivery of
the superstructure metal work for the
bridges over the Oregon slough and the
Columbia slough, the lowest bidder is
the Northwest Steel company, and we
recommended that you award them the
contract.
For the erection of the superstruc
ture metal work of the bridges over
the Oregon slough and the Columbia
slough, the lowest bidder is Porter
Brothers, and we recommend that you
award them the contract.
For the substructure - of the main
river bridge, . the lowest responsible
bidder is the Pacific Bridge company,
and we recommend that you award
them the contract
Coast Bidders Fare Well.
For the substructure of the bridges
over the Oregon slough and the Co
lumbia slough, the lowest responsible
bidder is the Pacific Bridge company
and we recommend that you award
them the contract.
For the construction of the embank
ments, the lowest responsible bidder is
the Tacoma Dredging- company, and
we recommend that you award them
the contract.
For the construction , of the re
inforced concrete floor upon the steel
structures, we recommend that you
award the contract to the Warren
Construction company, for weXP.nsider
theirs the lowest satisfactory bid
upon the construction desired.
All of ttese recommendations are
contingent of course upon the execu
tion of a contract and bond satis
factory to the commissioners.
For the laying of the pavement upon
the embankments, which under ordi
nary circumstances would receive the
fullest competitive bidding, we have
out of 24 bidders only five bids on this
work, and wo have no bids on an or the
types of . pavements covered in
the specifications. It is probable that
one reason for this condition is that
the work of paving on the embank
ments will not begin for a matter of
12 to 15 months from the present time,
and bidders are under the difficulty
of trying to anticipate the cost of ma
terials and labor at that future date.
Under these conditions we recommend
that all bids on contract No. 12, for
the paving upon the embankments, be
rejected, and that a new call for bids
on this work be made at about ona
year from this date.
The summation of the above bids
recommended for award amounts to
91,305,063.52. There are certain small
er items which are not included in the
general contracts above listed, such
as the raising of the buildings on the
streets in Vancouver; the lighting sys
tem for the bridge and approaches; the
changes on Main street in Vancouver;
right of way costs, and other inciden
tal items. With a Droper allowance
! for all of these items, an allowance
j for the paving on embankments under
contract No. 12. and oavment of the
fees of your engineers, you will have
remaining in your fund from $225,000
tn c;n nAfi
As shown by comparative
figures, the gross savins: in the bids
by the USe ot a llft sPan instead of a
BT"S "P" munui 10 iu,uu.ou
I The division of the entire work- Into
Th. d c on tt th ntA nrl.
12 portions has given the freest pos
sible competition, especially to local
or nearby contractors, with the result
that six of the seven bidders above
recommended for award are Oregon
and Washington contractors, who have
secured about 70 per cent in value of
the total work.
There is nothing now that should
hinder an immediate start upon the
work as soon as the contracts can be
signed. " Very respectfully submitted,
(Signed) JOHN LTLE HARRINGTON,
(Signed E. E. HOWARD.
Governor Against Eastern Bid.
It was announced that in the adop
tion of the lift span type. Governor
Withycombe did not vote.-
The vote of the commission on the
awarding of the contracts as recom
mended was unanimous with the ex
ception of the vote of Governor Withy
combe, who saved an exception to the
award of the steel contract' for the
main river span to an eastern com
pany. "I am strongly in favor of home
T k , '
?mbe' P announcing his opposition to
the award, "and I understand there is
industries' said Governor Withy
only 580 difference between an east
ern and a northwestern concern. I fa
vor the home bidder."
There was a roar of applause, but
the governor said that he did not de
tire to be applauded, and that he was
not talking for political effect,
Paltb Must Be Kept.
The law giving home bidders a 5 per
cent preferential was urged by several
speakers as a reason for favoring the
Northwest Steel company as against
an eastern firm.
In answer to these arguments Chair
man Holman said that such a course
would not be a square deal.
"We based our decision on the
grounds of common honesty," he said.
"We advertised to the world for
bids. There was no law at that
time. The bids were made in good
faith and Multnomah county, because
it will have other work of this sort to
do, if for no other reason, must keep
faith with the firms who have spent
their money to make these bids. We
advertised to award these contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder, and if
we were not going to do this, we
should have put that fact in our pros
pectus." Sheehey Hot Satisfied.
William J. Sheehey, chairman of the
made-in-Oregon committee of the
Progressive Business Men's club, made
the demand which brought forth
Chairman Holman's explanation of the
commission's policy.
He was not sat-
isfied with the explanation and asked
If the engineering firm of Waddell St
Harrington had been the lowest re
sponsible - bidder on the engineering
work for the bridge.
Mr. Holman said that the meeting
was not open to a discussion of that
question.
When all the others had spoken,
Ben Osborne, third vice president' of
the International Bridge and Struc
tural Iron Workers' Union, asked if tho
commission had considered the matter
of subcontracting in' deciding on its
awards. He said that one of the suc
cessful bidders, it was known, would
not employ home labor, but would send
east for Its workmen.
Commission Powerless to Specify.
"Has. not the commission considered
whether or no home labor wHl get this
workr he asked. "There are 300 men
here who. need this work. They are
citizens and taxpayers and should beJ
Mr. Holman said that attorneys had
advised the commission that it was
powerless to specify to a contractor
what manner of labor he should em
ploy, or a subcontractor should employ.
PURCHASE OF A FIRE -BOAT
SITE PURPOSE
OF CITY COMMISSION
Ordinance Proposing to Buy
Piece From 0-W. R. & N.
Co. Is Given Reading.
$4500 IS PRICE NAMED
At Present the City Is Xentlng Place
foe Keeping tie Plreboat .
Williams.
The city proposes to purchase a fire
boat site from the O-W, R. & N. com
pany for $4600. The property is with
in the carshop yards of the railroad
company in Lower Albina near the in
tersection of River and Essex streets.
It has 65 feet frontage on the river
and extends back from the harbor line
approximately 250 feet.
An ordinance authorizing the pur
chase was given first and second read
ings by the city council -yesterday aft
ernoon and as the measure carries an
emergency clause it is proposed to
have it adopted by the council Wednes
day.
It is proposed to erect the fireboat
home of the George H. Williams on
this property. At present the city is
renting dock space for the boat at the
old Alaska dock.
MUST COMPIiV WITH THE LAW
Tent Dwellers Must Keep Premises
Sanitary, Dr. Marcellus Says.
Those who propose to live in tents
on the vacant lots will have to comply
with the ordinances of tho bureau of
health, according to City Health Offi
cer Marcellus this morning. Ho says
that while the rules for sanitation will
have to be followed they will not pro
hibit people from living on the vacant
lots.
Complaint has been made of the cost
of waterproof garbage cans which the
law provides for the dumping of
garbage, but Health Officer Marcellus
says that any kind of a can, even a
coal oil can, if it is waterproof, may
be used.
NAMKD AS POLICE SERGEANTS
3Iayor Appoints West, Ellis and
Brothers.
Mayor Albee yesterday afternoon ap
pointed F. M. West, R. J. Ellis and E.
E. Brothers as sergeants of police, to
fill vacancies existing. These men all
passed the recent municipal civil serv
ice examination. West and Ellis head
ed the eligible list, while Brothers was
fourth. M. E. Llllis was third, but as
Brothers has served as sergeant temporarily,-
the appointment went to him.
Sergeant Wells, who has held a tempo
rary appointment, goes back to the
ranks by the change.
West has been a member of the de
partment since 1907, serving as a
mounted patrolman. Ellis has been In
the department since 1908, while
Brothers was appointed In 1909.
The United States Steel Products
company, whiph will furnish the steel
for the main span for $417,316.20, rep
resents the American Bridge company,
a New Tork corporation.
The erection of the main span will
be by Porter Brothers, of Portland,
whose bid was $99,829 for the work.
This firm also will erect the spans
over the slough sections. The bid for
this work is $18,686.50.
Another Portland concern, the Pa
cific Bridge company, will put in the
substructure for the main river and
slough spans, their successful bid for
the first being $313,415 and for the
second $119,769.
The embankment work will be -done
by the Tacoma Dredging company of
Tacoma at a cost of $168,214.40. The
floor on the steel portions will be put
in by the Warren Construction com
pany of Portland, $82,802.92 to be the
cost. The Northwest Steel company
of Portland secured the contract for
the steel for the slough spans, $89,
140.50 being their bid.
The entire commission was present,
as follows: Governor Withycombe,
Rufus Holman, W. L. Lightner and
Philo Holbrook, Multnomah county
commissioners; J. P. Kiggins. W. L.
Lindsay and A. Rawson, Clarke coun
ty. Wash., commissioners. Sitting
with the commission were its consult
ing engineers, John Lyle Harrington
and E, E. Howard.
Republicans Indorse Lewis.
Aberdeen, Wash., Feb. 27. At last
night's meeting of the Young Men's
Republican .club, John M. Lewis, a
well known resident of the harbor, was
indorsed as Republican candidate for
governor. The resolution of Indorse
ment was made by T. D. Rockwell of
Seattle, formerly state tax commis
sioner. Mr. Lewis In accepting the
indorsement declared he would make
no pledges.
Mrs. Byers Is Insane.
Mrs. Rose Byers, . who shot and
killed her son last week and attempted
sutcide later, was declared Insane this
morning by Drs. House and Josephl
and will be taken to the asylum to
night. She has spells of apparent
rationality but at times is violent. On
one occasion she broke a waterglass,
crushing it with her hands alone. She
is 43 years old and was born In Ger
many, sne came to uregon in 1893,
three years after coming to the United
States.
Week-day Lunch.
12 to 2
35c and SOe
.Week-day Dinner.
5:30 to 9
75c
Music
Land Locators Are I
Indicted by Jury;
1 t
CArlriK - T. b.m mi A VmhV IB. Allav i
Aooused of Having Pursued Illegal
- Xetaods. '; . "
Charging that the defendants pre
sented to the Roseburg land office six t
false timber and stone affidavits and J
claims, with an intent to defraud the
united states, Carlos L. Byron, a tim
ber operator of Seattle, and Frank K.
Alley, an attorney, at Roseburg, were
indicted by the federal grand jury to
day. Behind the indictment is evidence
in possession of the government to th j
eiiect mat tne two men were engageu
in the practice of "locating" people
upon the lands secured in the Hyde
Benson frauds, which the government
is seeking to recover following the
conviction of Hyde and Benson. For
a location, it is said they charged a
fee of approximately $500. Sixty-five
people, it is said, have been "located"
already on these lands.
Six claimants who have filed affi
davits, it is said, were informed that
to swear to an affidavit that they had
personally seen the land was not per
jury, and for this reason the grand
jury Indicted the locators.
Y. M. C. A. CONTEST
IS GAINING STEADILY
At
Noon Luncheon It Was
Announced That 86,300
Points Had Been Added.
Added to the T. M. C. A.'s member
ship record today were 86,300 points,
according to announcement at the noon
luncheon. No official score was made
up.
W. B. Umdenstock's contingent was
awarded the daily bouquet for having
the largest point record, which is based
on number of members and eash col
lected. The score by points stood as
follows: I. C. Cunningham. 14,400; V.
B. Umdenstock, 28,700; R. D. Carpen
ter, 11,550; E. B. McNaughton, 10,700,
The membership contest closes on
Tuesday. Beginning the day's activi
ties, a ham and egg breakfast will be
served to the team workers and the
Portland clergymen at 8:30 a. m., and
the rest of the day will be spent in
the final roundup. The Monday noon
luncheon will be featured by-a vaude
ville stunt put on by several of the
leading players from the Baker theatre.
To make the last day of the cam
paign as fruitful as possible. E. L.
Thompson, W. M. Ladd and Tom Rich
ardson were designated today as a com
mittee 'to wait upon employers and se
cure their sanction for a Tuesday re
cess for employes who wish to work
for new members.
The Portland workers were still
ahead of Seattle in its campaign, ac
cording to unofficial announcements,
though the day's official returns from
Seattle had not been received.
Reames Summoned
in Locators' Cases
Canadian Government Takes Vp Prose
cution Against SCen Who Operated
in Oregon.
An echo of the recent land location
frauds in connection with the Oregon
it California grant lands, which were
squelched in this state by the govern
ment, is seen in the trial of a number
of locators which the Canadian gov
ernment will start at Vancouver, B. C,
Monday.
- Among those who will testify for
the crown will be United States Dis
trict Attorney Reames, who leaves for
Vancouver tonight.
Under the Canadian law, a person
can be tried for securing money under
false pretenses, no matter whether the
lands are In a foreign country or not.
It is reported that 75 people residing
In British Columbia have been "located"-
on the southern Oregon lands by
the Canadian group of locators.
Reames' testimony is being offered
in regard to the question of whether
the lands are subject to locatioji. which
they are not, according to federal de
cisions in the trial of locators in
Portland a few months ago. Reames
goes to Vancouver on the request of
the United States consul general at
Vancouver and Attorney General
Gregory.
WORK OF FEDERAL JURY
Eleven true bills, four 'secret nd
two not true bills were returned by the
federal grand jury today when It ren
dered its final report and was dis
charged by United States Judge Bean.
The Jury considered 120 cases and re
turned 75 true bills. It examined 400
witnesses and first convened in Octo
ber, John Driscoll being the foreman.
Among those indicted today were Har
ry M. Beck, postal clerk, for embez
zling money from the mails; Gay
Harshmann and J. S. Stevens for coun
terfeiting at Marshfield, and Robert
Baker, fdr withholding information
concerning Marshfield counterfeiters.
William M. . Hornlbrook, appointed
United States- minister to Hlam, is
only SO years old. He hails from Al- ,
I bany. Or.
ni
Make Your Bodv
FOR
NEW
MEMBERS
Comfortable and Your Mind
Easy by Having Your
-SUNDAY DINNER
in the
IMPERIAL
HOTEL GRILL
For One Dollar you get a
delightful repast, composed of
well-selected, properly prepared
dishes, all daintily served - by
pleasing table maids. Large
first-floor dining-rooms, well
ventilated and lighted.
5:30 to 9 Music
- -"-rvn-iiiit
I. I ::('
CONSTRUCTION PUT
ON NEW TAX LAWS
BY THE COLLECTOR
Those Who Pay Half Before
April 1 May Pay Balance
From May 22 to Sept, 30.
LEGAL CONFERENCE HELD
Matter Xs Taken Vp With District
Attorney Evans of SCnltnoman
County.
- Taxpayers who pay one half of their
taxes on or before March 31, may pay
the other half on or before September
30, without penalty with one exception,
that should any taxpayer pay the sec
ond half after March 31, and before
May 23, such a payment will be. sub
ject to a 1 per cent penalty per montn.
This is the substance of a statement
issued by Tax Collector John M. Lewis
this morning, covering tho interprets-,
tion of the new tax law as affecting
Multnomah county.
Mr. Lewis, after conferring Ith
District Attorney Evans, decided? t)iat
where second half payments are made
between March 31, the last day for
first half payments, and May 22, when
the new law becomes effective, ho
could not legally wipe out the interest
charge provided in the old law.
His statement in full-follows;
' To the Taxpayers of Multnomah
County The twenty-eighth legislative
assembly has passed an act relative
to penalties affesting the second half
or taxes to De collected on tfte 1814 tax
roll. Section 3 of this act reads as
lollows:
"Section 3. If one half of the taxes
on any property for the year 1914 shall
have been paid before the first day of
April, 1915, the second half of such
taxes may be paid at any time beforo
tne nrst aay or uctoDer, 1316, without
any penalty or interest of any kind or
amount."
This act has been signed by the
governor and will become a law on
May 22, 1915. The state tax commis
sion has construed the act to apply as
follows:
"Taxpayers who pay one half of the
taxes charged against their property
before April 1. 1915. may pay the sec
ond half any lime from May 22 to Sep
tember 30, 1915, both dates inclusive,
without penalty or interest on said
second half. Where one half is paid
before April 1, 1916. the second half
will not become delinquent until Octo
ber 1, 1915.
May Pay Penalty.
""Taxpayers who do not pay at least
one-half of the taxes charged against
their property before April 1, 1915, will
be subject to a penalty of 1 per cent
for each calendar month or fraction
thereof on the entire amount unpaid,
until September 1, 1915. Where one
half is not paid before April 1, 1915,
the amount unpaid will become delin
quent on September 1. 1915.
"By the enactment of house bill No.
471, the recent legislative assembly
provided for certain changes in the
manner of tax payments, to become
effective in 1916. This act has nothing
whatever to do with tax payments in
the present year."
Having carefully considered the
above ruling of the state tax commis
sion, and having consulted the district
attorney and other legal countse, we
have reached the conclusion that . it
will be our duty to abide by. the pro
visions of the new law as Interpreted
by the state tax commission; therefore
we offer the following advice snd in
formation as to the rules which will
govern our actions in the collection
of the 1914 taxes:
Taxes may be paid in full or in two
equal installments, subject to tne roi
lowing conditions;
First If any tax is paid in two in
stallments. the first half must be paid
on or before March 31, 1916. If the
first half is paid in time, the second
half may be paid without penalty
alter May zz, 191&, and before uctoDer
1. 1915. If the second half is not paid
aurmg tms penoa, it win become ae
Hnntian An "krKAM 1 1.1B any anh
Ject to a penalty of 10 per cent and
interest at the rate of 12 per cent per
annum until paia.
Will Become Delinquent.
Second If the first half of any tax
is not paid on or berore March 31,
1915, then the whole of the tax will
be 1 u a and subject to a penalty of
per cent a month from April 1, 1916,
until August 31. 1915. On September
1, all taxes ot which one half has not
been paia prior to April l, 1S16, will
be delinquent and subject to a penalty
of 10 per cent and interest at the rate
of 12 per cent per annum until paid.
Third If the first half of any tax
is paid in time (before April 1, 191o),
it will be necessary for the taxpayer
to defer the payment of the second
one half until after May 22, 1915, to
avoid a penalty on that half, as the
present law, wnicn win De in errect
until May 22, 1915, requires the tax
collector to collect a penalty of 1 per
cent a month on all taxes paid after
March 31, 1915. JOHN M. LEWIS,
County Treasurer.
"A Famine
in the Land"
is the subject of a lecture to be
delivered
SUNDAY NEXT
28th inst., 3 P. M., at
L 0.0. F. Hall
East Sixth and Alder Sts."
By Evangelist
A. A. Yerex
Lecture for the Associated
Bible Students.
Mr. Yerex is said to develop
scripture matters' of unusual in
terest in -the examination of the
above and kindred texts, and all
who are interested in careful
scripture research should not fail
to hear his address.
"As always, this lecture it en
tirely free, 'No collections.' 'All
are cordially invited to attend.
II
Hundreds Attend :
Talbot's Funeral
Services Held at Bealdence, 323 Bast
Twelfth Street, This Morning In
terment at Seattle. -
Funeral services for Marcus Talbot,
late general manager of the Port of
Portland commission, who didl Thurs
day morning, were held at the family
residence, 323 East Twelfth street,
north, this morning t 11 o'clock." '
Hundreds of friends, numbering burli
ness and personal friends of the dead
man. thronged the house. Tho floral
offerings expressive of the sympathy
of the hundreds .of. employes of the'
Port of Portland, and other friends
were abundant.
Dr. A. A. Morrison, pastor of Trinity
Kpiscopal church, officiated at the
house. The body was borne to the
hearse by CaptaltvJSj S. Kd wards. Cap
tain J. W. Shaver, Captain H. tT.
Oroves. D. C. O'Reilly. W. II. MaeKtlW
sio and John Burgurd. From the
house it was taken to the Union depot,
there to be shipped to Seattle wher
burial will take place at It o'clock
tomorrow morning. ,
AMUSEMENTS
THEATRE
DON'T
MARRY
Until You Have
Seen
TIE
ESCAPE
Featuring
BLANCHE SWEET .
Kae Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bob
ert Barron and Owen Moore. -
TODAY
Last Day
Coming Sunday
Betty Nansen
' . in
"The Celebrated Scandal'
o
The World and Hi. Wife"
HEILIG
Bdw'y. at TayUi
Baia 1 A-llJl
1 TONIGHT 8:15
The MuDltai Comedy Bit
HIGH JINKS
Stella Maybew 60 Company 0
PHICCS 12, S1.60. $1, 780. 800, ,
SbIoSSikq Next Tuesday
fkf Matinees WED. and FRL
SPECIAL TRICK MAT. HATURDAT -N.
Y. Winter Uarden Musical Revue
WHIRL .a WORLD
ETJGIHE HOWARD wTIXIS
EXCELf.KNT CAST loo COM PA NT
Augmented Orchestra
Bt. 12. $1.50, fl, 7r:, 60 Barcaln Wed.
and Frl. Mata., II. 75c, 60c. Special Sat.
Mat. 11.50. fl. 75c, 50c.
SEATS VOW SCLLIKO. .
THEaTKZ
Main S. A-6S60
Oao. Z Baker, Kgr.
Home of the Fa room Raker Flayer
Last Time Tonlht William Cllllotte'a re
markable drama
- -SECRET SERVICE"
Immenee eaat and pruductioo A thrllllnf In
cident In tbe life of a apr. Of juorueofoue
lr.treat to everyone. Price. 25c, 00c, 75c,
Boxes fl.'
SPECIAL A TfKOXTl" CEMENT
Next week Baker Pieyets will reat. In their
place wLU be aeea tbe original Out Bill cobi;
pan? Is
Bringing Up Father
From h noted cartoona of Oeorre MeMaona.
Moat aenaatlonal mual.'al corned of a decade, .
A landslide of laughter.
Opening Tomorrow Matinee Beata Vow Bailing;
Mats ' ' Broadway at Stark A-1020
CKESST DAYE
SAM AND KITTY MOaTOV
MARIA tO
MZXXVXIXE HIGOIlf S
BERTISH CZRT0
HARRT W ATKINS
JiATIHZE i-'AlXT
triTfirrtr risirs" OtA
Speeial Ena-acement Extraordinary -HAROLD
GRADY to HARRIET HARLOW
Portland 'a Favorite Society TJanoer
12 Golden Troupe IS
OTHER BIG-EATURE ACTS
Smi and first rev baloonr aoats . reserved
by phone. Main 4636. A-8236.
Eleventh - Street Playhouse
ZU vesta and MorrUoa.
rormarly the Baker.)
Ona week, atartlng. tomorrow (Sun
day). Continuous from It A. M, to 11
P. M. ine Iim miu irai auiutuuc
film. aonrtlntiMl hv the KaiatAr nnii Art-
proved by German War Board Censors.
The German Side
of the War
Now Tjlaylnc to record-breaklnar at
tendance San Franclaco. Lob Anareles
and New York. First time in this city.
rZXCXS 15e ABT2 ase.
IUYKR STEAMERS
TEMPORARY SCHEDULE ;
DALLES-COLUMBIA LINE
Stcamei J. N. Teal .
Leaves Taylor 8t. dock 11 p. t. Monday,
w ednesday and Frldaya for Tb Dal lee and
al; way landte. Returning-, leaves lee
Lalles bnniiaya. Wedoesdaye and Fridays at
7 s. m. i'reiaht and uaeMiicera, Fare si. (ml.
Berth 60c i'buu I'.ila tua.
M
-IV1
'a
.- t '