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THE DAILY BULLETIN Your Subscription Solicited ltl:.l; OHIIGON, Till HHIMV AITKK.VOON, DDI IIMIIKIt 7, IUHI. Vol.. I xo. a Sample Copy ITY TAX LEVY SET AT 18 MILLS BIG CUT MADE IN THE ESTIMATE. Hop to KrolioiiiUe In IIH7 Debt In Hill MiiihIiiiI lliM'iinmrnd In nlitlliilliili of Pollen Signal ' Syalcm IIIIIn In He 1'nlil. Tim U lnvy fr I'm coming yenr wii n.-t hi IH iiiIIIii in Hi" regular in.-t'llllg of III" rnlllirll hint I'VI'lllllg. The luliil I" mini" up of thn-e Items. 4111.1 mill fur llii' library, hi-vi-ii tulllii for mtrr lunula hiii-ri'Ht, noil I ill 1 1 In lor K -ml purpose. Tim b'vy fur llm rinri'iil your wim IK mlllr) on n valuation of 4 C I , f. 8 4 . Tim vuluiilloii for I 10. on whirl) lint lie levy In iniiili', Is I6S2.7U0. . In witling Hi" levy ut IK in I Hit, III., loiim ll trliiinied seven mill from lllii till proposed In III" figures pre liurnil lay llm Ways mill Means emu iiilll..tt. piibllalmd III Tim llulli'tln In November. Tim ritdiicllon rumcs v. holly on llm l"vy for gem-rul pur llm lllimry anil n-er fiiml ill II luKcit remaining unchanged. Only two taxpayers annulled lhi tii"tliiK 1" express tlmlr views on ' III" proponed levy. Of Urns". V. A. Korlii'it, when iinkml for Ilia opinion ii lil Hint Im IIioukIi ! -I iiiIIIk proposed should not )' Ii'VIimI. "Willi llm sellout district lovy ut 17 in 1 1 In, nnil llm county promising in be S7 or 2N inllln." nul.l Mr. Forbes. "If you plant llm city lux ,nl 26 in II Iw , yon will Ki'l a loiul of 70 m!IU r mor". which means a per cont tax. or belter. Now thin i iy Im iienil.'il lo run our nffnlrn. j i pl It la aurn lo mare awny tlm In M'tnr wha coinim hern luoklnK fori a huHlnemi npenliiK. In aplta of tho fail that our valiintloiia are low." KiiIIuwIiik llm budKi't dlHeimalon, ,Murlnil' llrport Henil. j -iln report of Ihe eity -tnnrTitiBf wna ?ail. the moat Important fentum lie Ink a rrroramenilullon that tlm city WikII bb clirtrle pollen alunul aya t.'m fur uan In ralllliK tlm olni'nra ut lllht. The mnrahal olmi rerom mended tho rnnatrurllotl of u renmtit ,li!ewalk on llm eanl nidi) of Wall ittreel, between Ori'Kiin mid tireen wood, A rvqueat from the l.ndlea' Auxll ,l..ry of tho Coinmeri iul elub thai the iiiliuell srnnt the uae of tlm ruuui'll room for a real room wna referred to llm roiaiulllen on publli' properly. Tlm olertloua coinmlttee rauviiHHed the Tmaduy'a vole and deelured Ihe renult. I" Illlla wern ordered paid In lenla lred war ran In na followa: K. It, imil.l. clljr n I t.H M. Mlrlrh. alrn-l work 3',. 10 N. Mlrlrh. ilrrt wnrk 0.n0 llrrel I'rmB. ii.lv 1.40 M. K. rolrmHn, trrMurrr I. A. W. Nli.n. lillfi 1011.00 llnil Bulletin. Iirlnllna 10.51 Ormon TrHfrr limy 111. 00 A. ' II. ;rtan. Jltnrr 4.00 It. (I'Ku), rrnt ?. .Henry Tamm, Nllr 12.00 F. K. Ilill.l.ltl.l, JaU.r .M. ). Mnln. iiilla 9.76 JSkuHe llnrili'lirr. Co., mieelftfi. .40 Wa. lUrrlny. Jllney 7A llon.l lluyrr. n.lv .T..CI0 II. ('. KIM., m-unlrr .1.1. HI H ThoriMtn. iM.llrr. I. AO II, W. I.. I'. IV,., iKht liiul l.-i' . . 2IH.MI tlwl I'lwrmiiry, r.lliill.n I.4A V, I. Killp, police 110.110 it. 1L (if.lllil, enuincer 2l.'Btl Itnulliitf Co., unri.nuo 2H.R0 GERMANY'S ANSWER Nolc Asks for I'roof iovcrnmc tit OIIIcIiiIn Hny (ierniiin Cum. Weak, (lly Unltril I'rnui lo The Dally lliillellnl WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. 7. The, Hluti) Department today nintln public Gurmany'a answer to Amor ijcnli lnqnlrlis regarding the sinking Convict Says His Inventio n Keeps German Zepps Going 1 lly United Press I" The Pally llulletln)" OOI.UMIIUS, ()., Dec. 7. Would Uiirmuny'g U-bonl cnmpiilgn; f.eppn 1 1 it raids nud other aerial activities H'citso it It wcro not for nn Ohio con-vlcl-lnventor, Dr. Kinerlch W. Kil ter? lr. lllttor lodny clnlmtui'tliey not "hnraiiso my procesa for on vertlug mil urn) gas Into giiMolliio la nil thai wives thorn." Dr. Illm-i. Impi'lHoned on n enn Biilnicy chui'go, la tho Inventor tit (loimnny'a ilqultl tiro. Hoth Inven llolia nienlloned, and others Im had perfected mid prcBentod to Oermntiy Jroui IiIb cell In stnto'a prison hero. of llm nli.ninnr "Arable" hy u German Hiihiniirlim. Tim Gi.rmnn answer I'onliuiilH Unit tlm vtiHMi'l was u Iroop Oiinnpiirl. However, llm Mluti'iimnl proceeds ihiit Germany agrees In 'promptly druw iippniprlal" ronnit- (ilnlii"M If lim i mum nmiri i'""'" tli ut llm ship wim mi ordinary pas senger MlllT, From offli'lul sources It In lour I Ihut tlm American government m gards tlm German explanation iu wnuk. Tlm government has no arts to illnpriivo tlm German claim, hut itoi'ii not rrd Dm situation as es sentially dullrat". OInclaIn refuse lo Imllrulu whether N break In dlplo tunt It; relations will result If Grr Hiuny'H riise In proved too weak. H. '. I AI.HN KM.. .M)iir-F.li'cl of llend, MRS. COOPER DIES Aged Itralilrnt Succumb- In I'urulyttc ; hlrilii r'nuernl In lie Nalurilii). Mrs. Iluiih Copper tiled Miildenly "i'"'" 'V l ' 0 "":R' ' " r hud ben In o weakeneil eoiidllloii j for iot in time, dun to parulylle alre.a The funeral will be held on laturtlny nl 2:30, m the I'rea- byt-rtt-n rhurrh. lira Cooper wna born on Murrh l. Jli.lViUl'iollle. Ohio, nud u. a. nii.r.li..l .... i lit.-ltili.,!' t. 1R7'J.I 0 y & at Slanon City. Illlnola. where nhoj''""" V "" "i '; war. ttachiiiK Mchool. The family rain, tq Lend a few year. KO ..d ! I took up hoiiiealead. Mr. Cooper dyliiK hrre In September. 1914. al the one of 71 years. Ho was a na tive of Kngland, hVvnn r'llldcrn survive, being Mm W. 1". Coble, of Ashwnod. Ore goif; Arthur Cooper and Mrs. Olio Zlppwnld. of Chicago: Hoy and Ralph Cooper, and Misses Kdllh anil Lillian Cooper, of llend. Miss l.llllnn Coop er Is a teacher In Ihe lleiul schools. WHEAT FOR ENGLAND illy I'nllnl I'rvu Iu The Daily llollrtml I'OHTI.AND. Or.. Dec. 7. advices riHelved hero by prlvalu grain deal en Indicate that the Hrltlsh govern ment will soon send a fleet of iner chinlmeul lo Portland to carry away alt available uorlhneslerii wlteiit. This movu haa been lontemplated for some time, the delay In the an nouncement arising from the furl not be fixed for several days. At tlitt the government has been await-1 totney General Brown, w ho is here lux lower grain prices. Ilritlsh aents, iiecordliig lo the word re ceived here, arc empowered lo draw os the Hank of ICuglnml tor all sales. VII.I.ISTAS H.Wti l-OKUMAX ll'.y I'nllr.l l'r,a to The Dully llulletln) Kl, I'ASl), Tex., Dec. 7. Two min ers coming in from llm lutei'lor of Mexico report that bandits under the Oliiinaiiil or Francisco Villa tortured and hanged Howard Grey, an employe of the Alvarado Mining company, upon entering I'niTiil it month ago. Grey was the acting foreman of it it American owned mine. Reporting to tho owners on the condition of their property, n native foreman telegraphed "Everything Is sfo except Grey. He's (lead." It It believed that tho report Is au thentic. "There la no riihoIIiio nnd Ger nmny's nerlnl and miderseft nctlvl tloH depend on my Invention. The DmitBi'hlnml Is fed on my product, made from tho great giiB fields be longing to former Ambassador Duni bn, In Austria.. "I hnvo plituiied ten factories for making my gnsolinn In thin country when I nm I'ulnused In Jiinuiiry. My wife Ib lining paid $!10 u week by Germany nnd our nncestrnl ostnten, cntiflRcatod In 1S4S, will bo returned to iib whtm the war oikIb." VrlBon offlelals nay Dr. Hlttor ro nlly Ib ii genius wllh chemicals, DAILY BULLETIN 15 E MANY CONGRATULATE NEW PAPER. Mrri IiiiiiI nnil Laborer, Alike, Hlioiv Tlll'll' I'll-linlnc I poll Receiving: Cop)' of ( i n I nil Ori'Kon'N l-'lrwl Afternoon Piiprr. "Well" "What do you think of thin?" ".Morn lliilli-tln enterprise." "JiiBt what thlK town needs" And many others, with expres sions wlilrh greeted n representative of 'l lm llull. lln iih ho mini" a tour of tin; IiiihIih'HH section of town yes terday iirii-rnoon. To nwryonn ir Hi'iit.'d with n copy of Tlm Dally llul li'tln. Hi" flml Onlrnl On-Kon dully iii'wupaprr, th" i lninKu wan a lilK hiii prlH". Within a few mlnuti'H afler the flrnt Ibui! iippi'iireil on tlm HtreelK In the handii of tiuwKhoyn, The Hulletlii t.'li'phoiie, f.Ol, wuh rlnKliiK. mid the paper hum heartily eonKratuluteil hy many of Hh pulroini. Alieuily ineri'hiinlH have expreHHeil Iheuihelven hlchly ptenKeil with the truiiHitlou. a the rolumnH of The Hulletlii will he more effertlve for their ad vert InlliR. The lahorer, bIko, exrenneil IiIm dellfiht tlniL now he would huve mi eveniiiK paper to Kreet him upon IiIk return from hix duy'B work, wllh iiewH of hln town fresh anil Ihe blKKent luippeniiiKH from the wur,j u, argr. Y. nterduy won a busy day In the Hulletlii office, niukltiK preparutlonn for the Initial uppennini'e of the new paper, wlili h whh iBMiied tonetlier with tlm rexular IG pnuc weekly pa- per. One Importiiiit thliiK The llulletln wiaheH lo call the attention of Its readeni. The Bulletin, above all, want local newa. I. oral uewa la underatooil to b HnyUilnit thai Im of Internal to miy of lta readera. A de , , ' "r "," "T''" Birrl"'"1 "r ae,U1,ll.lnre from h It.if lt.r Hurl rir Ihm pnhtilrv lll.inau r ' . , ' ' ',h; ,h,r,h- " " "I f tin. I the weekly hapucuiugs of the various fraternal orders, n reul estate trans actions, announcement of the erec tion of new buildings, or improve ments In the buildings standing, is news. The llulletln will appreciate calls from officers of church socle ties lulling of their meeting dules. These matters will receive careful attention if you wilt take down the receiver of tile telephone and call Ctil. tOCXTV HI DGKT DKI.AVKO THINKVIIXK, Dec. 7. Ilecause of various legal (iiiestlons having arisen In connection with the pro posed county budget, tho county court has been forced to delay set ting the levy for next eur. It Is now expected that the mllliiKii may for the trial of a case before Judge Duffy, is advising the court on some of tlm questions which are up be fore it. C. Al. .McKay. II. 10. Allen. I. ('. Garrison, Anton Aunc. and G. S. Voting lire here us a delegation from the llend Commercial club to iliNciiKS budget matters with the court. Casey, of Harvard, is One of Foot Ball's Marvels Hy Hamilton, (Ullit.il rrr Staff Cnrrenpomlent.) NEW YORK, Dec. 7 Eddie Cnsey, the young buck field star of Harvard, Is one of the most remarkable, font hall players of an ngc. Ills weight, 1G5 pounds, Ib the only thing that keeps him from being rated on a par with Oliphant of tho army, or Hur ley, of Ohio Stale. A graduate of Exeter, the school where Tad Jones drilled football pluyors nnd made thorn future groats beforo ho look up his duties with Yale, Casey went to Harvard, Insist ed that ho was n football player, nnd nm do it stick, dcBpita his light noas. Percy Iliiughton sprung him on Cornell with n surprise that was so sudden that Cornell hasn't fully recovered Its breath yet. Ho simply ran nniuck. Against Princeton, Cnsey ngnln did soma Blurring, nnd hu virtually was the entire Harvard backfinld In tho gnmo with Yale. Given n real hnrkfleld slur to help him out, Casey might hnvo kept up that string of victories for the Crimson over tho Now I In von bulldogs. INVADING Al CREATES PANIC ROUMANIANS ARE MAD WITH TERROR. (Jou'l-nini'iit Orilern Alinmloiiment of Home Mini HlurvInK ltifueeM I'rotvil ItouiLt Clillilren Die ;pleH Looting. ity Carl W. Arkerman, U.'iiiteU I'rrwi KUiff C(.rrnp..niicnt.) liKUI.IN. Dee. 7. (From llead iiuartera of (ietieral Kalkenhayn, iu Koiimaiila, hy wireleaa.) The Ger man advance through Houmania haa created unhellevahle panic. The in liahltanta of the. country are mad wllh terror. Anarchy and chaoa ri'lKii. while the mlxery of the people la terrible. A the InvudinK armlea proKreshed ou their HWift ailvauce. the Rouman ian Kovernmenl ordered all civilians to uhandon their liotnea and the roadB bi'cauie blocked Willi crowd, of ref-UK'-'i'H. Wildest discr! r prevailed. In llm vlllaiseH, atreetn were littered with household noocls. papers, win dow curtains, dead horses and dogs. With the suspension of govern ment control, Kypsi'H appeared, nmatihlnK windows, plundering hous es and lootliiK vcr thliiK. To provide food for their starv- tiiK bodies, the refuKwa stole cattle wherever found, but food was not enouRh, and on the Ioiik marches over muddy roads. draKged along with their parents, many children died. In the rlntintr. numerous buildingB wern fired and burned furniture was strewn by the roadside. Starving dogs devoured half-dead horses and tho crows picked at their eyes. Itl KSIAXS I'OVKft HKTKKAT. Illy t'nited I'rna lo The Daily Bulletin) PKTHOGIIAD, Dec. 7. The evac uation of Bucharest occurred Wed nesday noon. During the retreat the Russian army covered the flank of the Roumanians, according to a statement of the war office, the pro tecting force retiring successfully. LOSS OK lift 'HA RUNT IS ADMITTED HY Al.l.IKS (Hy United Piw to The Daily Bulletini--I'AKIS, Dec. 7. The first official admission by any of the Ally powers of the fall of Bucharest, capital of Rotimanln, wos made here today. According to it, the authoritative statement is made that the Rouman ians evacuated their capital in good order, saving tho army, which it was feared would be caught in the Ger man trap. The retreat was covered by a rear guard which fought stren uously, to protect the main army. GERMANS SWEEP ON Tonus Heyouil Bucharest are Cap I tired KoumniiimiH In Flight. (lly United Fr.n to The Dally Bulletin) HE KLIN, Dec. 7. (Via wireless to Sayvilic, Long Island.) The vic torious German army has not stayed its advance with the capture of Buch arest, troops having swept on be yond the enpitnl city nud captured Gnmpimt and Slnaca, beyond the cap- Casey isn't of the plunging, smash ing type. His luck of weight pre vents any such tactics in his play. Hut he can hit a line, and hit it hard. Ho is a good ground gainer anywhere. Ills specialty, however, is tho long, swooping cud runs, elud ing bunches of tacklors, spinning and twisting forward for gains almost be lievable. Against Ytilo, Cnsey showed to ex cellent advantage when ho broke around Harvard's right end, shaking off three tarklers In his sprint, run ning into another nust after a 30 yttrd dash, slinking them off, and continuing 70 yards to a touchdown, which, so far Caaey'B work was con cerned was legitimate Tho thick ness of a Harvard lineman, who dis covered n Ynlo player In tho way and tackled him, iilono saved Yale. The ollicinla noticed tho tackle, called tho ball back, and penalized Harvard 15 yards for holding. Hut always thoro Is a next year to football, nnd next year, It-seems, this CiiBoy person will bo a force to bo reckoned with by Harvard's opponents. Ital city, according to official an nouncements made bern today. The defeated Iloumaiilun army la report ed to be retreating along its whole front. Reports from tho Ninth German army stale that 9,200 prisoners have been taken. In a statement Issued by the com manding officers, the bravery of the invading forces of Turks, -Austrlans aril Germans is praised. TurkB are sweeping Houmania. DALTON STEALS WATCH WHICH COSTS 365 DAYS IN JAIL I'ormer IteHtnuront Man Kinds As MttiltiiiK His Attorney Kxpenslvo When Time I'lecc is Dropped. When George Dalton started to handle IiIb attorney, A. J. Moore, roughly Tuesday evening, by using abusive language, little did he think that he would not only, be the worse off for getting up Mr, Moore's ire, but afso that he would have to serve 365 days in the county jail. Dalton will not serve one year In the county jail for assaulting Mr. Moore, but be will find the taking of Levi Ruthruff's watch rather ex pensive. It appears that on Tuesday even ing. Dalton and Mr. Moore, his at torney, who haa been defending him in former suits, had some words. Dalton was under the influence of liquor, and his language was any thing but pleasing to Mr. Moore. While the men were scuffling, i watch dropped from Dalton's pocket. Shortly before the altercation, Levi Ruthruff complained to the city au thorities that he had lost his watch and that he presumed it had been stolen. Ituthruff gave marks of iden tification. When Frank Kulp, night policeman, picked up the watch which dropped from Dalton's pocket, he no ticed the marks on it. given by Ruth ruff. Dalton was arrested, tried be fore Judge J. A. Eastes, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 365 days iu the county jail. Dalton, with several others, was formerly tried before City Recorder H. C. Ellia on a gambling and per jury charge. The case was dis missed. Mr. Moore suffered a badly sprain ed .iand in the affair. The state was represented by Dep uty District Attorney Chas. W. Ers kine, and Dalton, by F. S. Hale. GRAFT IN ARGENTINE Nutionul ('npiti)I Ls Said to lie the Source of Loot. (By United Prwa to The Daily Bulletin) Bl'ENOS AIRES, Dec. 7. The ventilation of scandal as awful or worse than tho Pennsylvania state house scandal, connected with the construction of the Argentine nation al capitol today promises to be an early incident of Hipolito Irigoyen's receutly-begun regimo ns president. Work on the capitol was started about 10 years ago. It is nearly, but not quite, done. -The original plans was to spend 6,000.000 pesos, or $2,640,000 U. S. money. In fact, 32.640,000 pesos or to be exact. $14,295,696.80. has gone into the building. It has been charged in print and practically ad mitted, that of this sum 12,000,000 pesos, or $5,280,000 was "graft." It is understood that President Irlgoyen is getting realty to start civil and criminal proceedings against tho persons accused of sharing in tho plunder. They ore said to in clude some big contractor and num erous politicians of great prominence. Tho building is a small edition of the Washington capitol and is pop ularly known as the "palace of gold" because It cost so much. Federal Council Has Big (By United Tn-w to The Dally Bulletin) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 7. With the organization and other preliminaries completed at the opening yostordny of tho Third Quadrennial meeting of tho Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America, today settled dowu to the transaction of business. The 450 delegates attending represent 30 of tho lending protostnnt denomina tions in tho United States with a total membership of more than eighteen millions. Some of thoso who will address tho sessions are William Jennings Bryan, Prof. Shatter Mathews, the LABOR TO SHARE JEW CABINET POSITIONS OFFERED BY LLOYD-GEORGE. Membership Xot Yet Announced Commons Mert for Two Minutes and Adjourn Charges Aguin.st Germany. (Hy United Preaa to The Daily Bulletin) LONDON, Dec. 7. The House of Commons met last night for only two minutes, being called to order and adjourning at once until Tuesday, without having any announcement made concerning Lloyd-George's new ministry. That the labor party will partici pate In the new government appears in an announcement from the official press bureau. According to tho an nouncement, the labor party has agreed to participate in the new gov ernment. The Central News (Ays that Lloyd- George has offered the labor party two cabinet places, one position in the war council and three under-sec- retaryships. Confirmation of this report Is found In the fact that Lloyd George has conferred with William Henderson, the present labor mem ber of the cabinet, holding the office of president of the Board of Educa tion. Others present were Bonar Law, the Conservative leader, and Sir Edward Carson. That Germany fears Lloyd-George's leadership appears in the- charge, made in the Evening News, that a powerful German propaganda is op erating against bim. TO LSSI E FARM BONDS . (By United Preu to The Daily Bulletin) -WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 7. It was learned today that early next year, probably in February, the Fed eral Farm Loan banks will declare a bond issue of $100,000,000 for the purpose'.of setting the farm loan law in action. It is planned, to issue the bonds in denominations of from $2S to $100. They will bear interest at four and five per cent. LABOR SITUATION t'RITICAJi (By United Preu to The Diily Bulletin) SALEM, Or., Dec. 7. Exaggerat ed accounts of the magnitude of the newly developed shipbuilding indust ry of Portland have created a ser ious situation, according to state ments made here today by Labor Commissioner Hoff. According to Mr. Hoft, these accounts have at tracted a large number of workers, glutting the labor market. Many of the unemployed are unskilled and are unable to fill shipyard jobs, and, as a result, much suffering is re sulting. POPE TO PKKSEXT HED CAPS TO TWO XEW ( ARDIXALS (By United Presn to The Daily Bulletin) ROME. Dec. 7. Two new cardi nals were given the red cap by the Pope at his public consistory here today. Both new cardinals are for ber pupal nuncios. They are Mgr. Count Raffacle Scraplnelli, former papal nuncio nt Vienna, .and Mgr. Fruewlrth, former papcl nuncio at Munich. Pope Benedict will deliver an ad dress in which he will outline the Vatican's neutral attitude in the war and pray for a cessation of hostil ities as soon as possible. Ho will make a plea (or tho continuance of Catholic prayers for peace through out the world. Thia public consis tory followB the Becret consistory of the Pope on December 4. of Churches Business Session Rev. Charles S. McFarland, Dr. Fred erick Lynch, Clifford Pinchot, Ray mond Robins, Fred B. Smith, Dr. Charles L. Thompson, Dr. Robert E. Spcer, Dr. Sidney L. Gulic.k, Bishop Samuel Fullnws, Bishop E. R. Hen drix, Prof. Edward A. Stelner, Bishop Edwin A. Hughes and Hamilton Holt. At noon today nnd each noon until the mooting cIobos December 11, evangelistic metlngB will bo held In a downtown theatre and others In the shops nnd factories. Prof. Shaller Mathews, of Chicago University, I president of the Council and will pre-' side at most ot tho sessions.