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a (I (I ' W $ fV" r S- I'i H 1 1 1 AzmAaaa a. . n Full I Today's News Printed Today Leased -wfrvri Dispatches 01 imm g q ni THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS KSS V V- N1KKENT IS FIRST BUT OLDFIELD WINS ON ELAPSED TIE The Cactus Derby, Owing to Muddy Roads, Is Severe Test of Machines RIVER GOT OLDFIELD OTHERS CROSSED Missouri Mule Vindicated, for His Work Instead of Ma chine Won Race Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 11. Barney Olil field won the nnnuul Los Angeles to Phoenix automobile road race, driving his Stilt!! car No. 5 into the state fair grounds here nt 3:3(1 o'clock through a driving rniu. Louis Nikrent, in Paige No. 8, was first to arrive at l'hoeiiix, but Old field's enrly lend gave him the advan tage on elapsed time. Nikrent arrivad nt 3:10 moiiutain time. HELPED CAPTURE BOOTH. Portland, Or., Nov. ll.John W. Milliugton, one of the cap ' tors of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, died at his home here today at the age of 71. TEST CASE MADE IN. CONVENTION TURNS GARB OFFER DOIJEISTT Agent of Union Meat Company of Portland Is First To Be. Convicted After All Night's Session Car ranza's Offer Is Unani mously Rejected Prescott, Aril., Nov. I!. Though Barney Oldfield "checked out" of the Prescott control station at 10 o'clock (mountain timet and was followed at two-minute intorvuls by the other ten I.os Angeles-Phoenix racers, it was much luter when the big cars actually left Prescott on the last leg of their desert journey. Practically every car had to be ex teasively repaired after leaving the checking station. This work was (lone in a pouring ruin. Thousand.! of per Hons, however, saw the machines plow through the uuii'dy streets md bead southward. Hut IIM miles of the 071 of the course remained to be covered, but much of that distance was over steep grades and bad roads. It was expected that the winner would roll into the Arizona stute fair grounds at Phoenix about neon. An error of nn hour's time, duo to the checkers' failure to allow for the change to mountain timo at Neligrann, wns found when the unofficial elapsed time wns checked by the timers. The official tin e from Los Angeles to Prea cott of the eleven survivors who con tinned in fhe race ti day Is as follows: oldfield, Mot. No. 5-17 hours, .'; minutes. Davis, Simplex No. 417 hours, 5" minutes. Nikrent. Paige No. 8 1H hours Hnutlet, Pnige No. I lit hours, 11! minutes. Duruiit, Chevrolet No. 211) hours. .1H minutes. Brniulott, Cndillac No. 1920 hours, HI minutes. Ellis. Buick No. 1521 hours, 14 minutes, Hums, Htutss No. 1721 hours, 32 minutes. Kincnid, Klnmld Special No. 10 83 hours, -IS minute. Dubois, Cole No. 2124 hours, 15 minutes. Wing, Mete. No.'D 2C hours, 21 minutes. Ia the conviction of E. J. Nedd, an agent of the Union heat company of Portland, of violation of the act of the legislature of 113 for selling four piecas of wrapped bacon to the Fouts Grocery company of Medford under weights which included the paper and canvas wrapper, in the circuit court of Jackson countv yesterday, State Dep uty Scaler of Weights and Measures rred (i. liuchtel has fired the first gun and won his first battle with the big pacMng concerns ot the country in the enforcement of the net-weight statute and he naturally fecis gratitied with the results. Nedd is to be sentenced by Judge Cnlkin today and if the conviction stands the test of appeal to the supreme court, wincu will be made, Mr. Buchtel will have laid the foundation for the working of a great reform in the meth od of selling wrapped or packed com modities to the retailor aad a tremen dous saving to the consumer. He also figures, and rightly too, that too saving which such a reform alone will bring about in a year's time to the consumers of cured meats in the wrapper, with the weight of the wrapper deducted, win more than pay for the entire cost of maintaining his department. faction j i, t hupter 325. of the ses- sioii laws of 1IH3 provides that it shall "In unlawful in the selling of auv commodity by weight or measure to in clude the weight or measure of any thing other than the weiuht or measure of such commodity so sold." Mr. Nedd wns arrested for selling four pieces of wrapped bacon to the Fonts Grocery company on March 21, last. The bacon in the wrappers weighed 38 pounds but when tiie wrappers were removed the bacon allowed a net weight of but 3(i pounds II ounces, showing lliat the deal er puid for one pound seven ounces of paper and canvas covering. On No vember 7 he was tried before a jury in the circuit court and was found guilty, ami he is to l:e sentenced today, when an appeal will be taken to the supreme court to test the constitutional ity of the act. Mr. Buchtel noticed In a news item of recent date that tho city of New York will follow too example set by Oregon in connection with the net- weght act in which it was stated thnt the U'Ral authorities of New York City were agitating the same question and will nsk the attorney general of the state if there is any law under which prosecutions can he brought against ini'iit packing companies winch include the weight of the wrappers In the sell ing of their prepared products. Ilenco Oregon has become the pioneer in still another reform movement for the bene fit of the consumer, which promises to VILLA IS APPOINTED COMMANDER IN CHIEF First Battle Expected at Quer- atero, Unless Carranza Weakens TUBES AGAINST WAS. Athens, Nov. 11. A conspir acy against the Germans and pro-German Young Turki uas been discovered in Constantino ple and Its leaders have been shot, according to a message received here today from the Ottoman capital. Reports of Turkish defeats were said to hare created wild excitement in Constantinople Sunday, mobs attacking a num ber of German non-commissioned officers who ventured into the streets. The dispatch gave the impres sion plainly that a considerable element in Turkey felt that Ger many had dragged tho country into what was likely to be a disastrous war, but the military authorities were reported to be keeping a tight rein on the situation. FACING THE TURKS 111 N T WEAKEN T HE OTHER ARMIES El Taso, Texas, Nov. 11. The Aguas Onlientes peace convention after an all night session unanimously rejected to day Provisional President Carranza 's conditional offer to resign, according to advices received hero at noon. The de cision means that the convention will take immediate steps to oust Carrnaza unless he recedes, from his stand. After tiie convention had reached its decision, General Villa immediately transferred his command or the divi sion of the north to General Jose Ysobel Rubles, recently named secretary of war by the peace convention. Kobles in turn appointed Villa commnndor-in- ehief of all the forces controllod by the convention and ordered military op erations against Carranza to proceed General Maitiniano bervin, at the head of 10,000 Villistus, was preparing this afternoon to invest Han Luis Poto si and another Villista division was re ported near Leon. The first battle be tween the two factions was expected to take place at (jueretaro, where General Paulo Gouzalcs is reported to nave 411, iKH) (Jnrjuiizu troops under his command. During the debate over Carranza 's resignation, General Julio Madero sup ported CarWinza and General Haoul Ma dero supported Villa. Both aro brothers of the late President Madero. I IV, Occasion Unusually Quiet, Of ficials in Khaki, King Looks Careworn (By Ed. L. Keen.) . London, Nov. 11. Parliament opened today. It was not the usual brilliant occasion. There mere troops in plenty for tho customary state procession but they wore sober khaki instead of the gorgeous dress uniforms which ordinar ily lend color to the gutheriugs of the umush JawmaKera. Since Guy Fawkes day a search of tho vaults under parliament house hus Fighting Yesterday. Wellington, Nov. 11. Heavy firing at Nuco, Honora, Mexico, throughout yesterday afternoon was reported by Colonel Hatfield in dispatches received today at the war department. Three guns opened a shrapnel fire from the east and two from the Bouthwest. The tiring contiiiued until dark. General Mayiorenn, commanding the Villista troops, informed Colonel Hatfield that his move was a defensive one anil not an attack on the Carranza foices, Say Czar's Forces Will Crush Germans by Sheer Force of Numbers GERMANS SAY NO FEAR OF RUSSIAN INVASION Claim Kaiser Is Reinforcing Army at Expense of That in Belgium Petrograd, Nov. 11. Everywhere the Russians continued their advance to day against the Germans and A us tnnns. Strategy aside, military men hero predicted that the czar's forces would crush the Teutons by sheer weight of numbers. The task of dealing with the Turks, prominent officials said, did not in volve a relaxation of the pressure againBt the German and Austrian fron tiers. The official statement was made that the Germans had been defeated at Lyck and driven westward into the East Prussian lake region. The Russians were reported making rapid progress toward the important Gorman entrenched positions of Thorn and l'osen. the kaiser was reinforcing .' . BURDETTE STILL LIVE8. Pasadena, Calif., Nov. 11. Although gradually growing weaker, Dr. Robert-J. Burdette still lived today. His physician announced that no material change was noticeable in the patient's condition. BOARD IS TWIG ESTIMATES OF THE T Test Case Now Before Rail road Commission South ern Pacific Objects SUPERINTENDENTS Asylums for Insane Crowded to Capacity and More Room Is a Necessity $125,000 LOPPED OFF IN FIRST DAY'S WORK always been made for explosives before a bo,h taints. " fresh troops in the lords and commons assembled, but1 , " 11 """. "-- on for generation! past this has bceu pure-1 tho we,ter theatre of war. At any ly perfunctory. In view of the Oermnnl rat0 troops of commands which were spy scare, today it was genuine audi reported in Belgium a week ago were thorough. Detective from Scotland Yard assisted the pjctnreaque Yeomen of tho guard in uenduHing it. In the lobbies of the houses many of the members appeared in khaki uni forms. About 100 members of the house of commons and approximately an equal number of tho peers are in active service on the continent, and a number of them were present on fur lough. Ono Touch of Color. Tho euirassed Life Guards furnished the onlv touch of brilliuuev to the statu orocess'ion which uroccded the oneuino-l an successes in the enst wero brush- or tno session. Tne nine nua queen iu "' uccinruuun miu being captured by the Rumiians. In their advance of Cracow the czar's forces had reached the town of Nikovv. The German Version. Berlin, via The Hague, Nov. 11, righting in Belgium continued indecis ively today, the war office here stated this afternoon. In the Argonne region the situation was reported favorable, frm the German standpoint. Petrograd claims of important R.is become nation-wide. Oldfield Lead at Skull Valley. Kkull Vnlley, Arlr... Nov. 11. Old- field, Nikrent and Durnnt passed Skuli Vnlley In order at one minute Inter vals, Oldfli'ld's arrival being caught tit 11:113 o'clock (in mi n I n In time). rkiill Vnlley Is 2.1 miles east of Prescott. Hlmplex No. (I (Davis) overturned ten miles north of here. Neither Davis nor hii mechanician wns hurt. Davis expected to get back into the race. A driving ruin wns tailing unl the nmtintiiln ronds wero treacherous, Oldfield Wa First. Congress Junction, Ariz., Nov, 11 One minute ahead of the speeding Che vrolet, Barney Oldfield, In MuU No. 5, iinssed ('oliirress Junction at 12:45 o'clock tlilt afternoon. Durnnt, in Chevrolet No. 2, followed at 13:4(1. Brnmlett, Cndillac No. Ill, roared by almost hood to hood with Chevrolet. Nikrent, Pnige No. 8, followed at 12:47. Durant in Lead. Wlckenluirg, Ariz., Nov. II Durnnt, In Chevrolet No. 2, led the Phoenix rucera through Wickenburg at 1:21 p. m. Oldfield followed one minute lat er, and Nikrent a few seconds behind. Wickenburg Is M miles from I'hne nl. The glue-like mud of the Agua Frls ri"er, south of Wickenburg, cost Old field another position. The veternq driver rsn his Htutr. Into the mornns. where he stuck until he was towed out bv mule team on the hank, Meanwhile Brnmlett. in Cadlllnc No. 10, driving like a wild man, took the river with a rush, sending high spirals of mud and slush. Behind him flew Nikrent, In Pnige Nn. H, and he, too, successfully negotiated tint river with nut the aid of mules, These two drivers left the river and headed for Phoenix In the van, hmnl to hood. Durmit, in Chevrolet No. 2, also GERMANS CLAIM GAINS ON WESTERN FRONT Berlin, via The Hague. Nov. 11. Three distinct German gains in the western theatre of war ami the repulse of nil the counter attacks directed bv the allies against the kaiser's lines were claimed tonight in a wnr office state ment issued here. Dixmude was captured, it wns stated, mid with it were taken null prisoners and nine machine guns. Two thousand prixoucrs ami six guns were snid to nave been taken In assault tin one of the allies positions nt Lungcinnrck. Fin ally, it wus asserted, still more prison ers, whore exact number was not given, were taken In the vicinity of Leliasse. The stuteinent was hopeful in Itl tone. Situation Dangerous. Washington, Nov. 11. Tho crisis in the breach between Provisional Presi dent Carranza of Mexico and the Aguas Calicutcs peace convention was expect ed today by government officials horn. It was hoped that a conflict would be avoided, but the situation was admit tedly dangerous, .state department officials were nwniting confirmation of a report that Carranu had agreed to American de mands in connection with tho evacua tion of Vera Cruz. Even If Carranza completely complies with these do mnnds, -it wus not believed a date for the departure of the American troops would be fixed until conditions in Mex ico became settled. WILL OPEN MONDAY. Chicago, Nov. 11. The disinfecting of the Chl"ngo stockyards on account of the foot and mouth disease will be completed tonight, but t lie yurds will not be reopened until Monday, when the quarantine expires. struggled through the mini, and soon was niter the lenders. Oldfield resum ed the chase in fourth position, but apparently confident that his big mar gin of elnpsed time would win for him, even if he failed to overtake his rivals. COMMISSIONER TALKS OF THEBUIE SKY LAW Two fundamental principles as a basis upon which to build a model "blue sltv" law to make It more ef fective and far-reaching in its effects are offered bv Corporal ion Commission er Hnlph A. Vintson in tils rirst report to the Icgiidnture embracing recom mendations for amendments to the present Inw, and these are t "The plain requirement that nil men, In the pro motion, incorporation and financing of corporations or other companies, should denl openly, fairly, honestly, without concealment, reservation or deceit, with the Inventing public; and, the promise, equally plain mid unequivocal, thnt he who offended against the re quirement, or evaded it, would suffer the penalties that the law set up. In other words, the principal criticism which Mr. Watson has to make of tho law as It now stands upon the statutes Is that It throws the burden of proof of fraud or virtue, as the cnn may be, upon the state and that, when the elo rode in the huge gilt coach invariably used on such occusions, but tho othor carriage wore plainer than usual. Most of the generals who ordinarily ac company their majesties on their drive from the palace to parliament house were missing. Those who did Bjl'-'Pr were in khuki, The king was attired In a field mar shal's unilorin. He looked pale Hud careworn. The Prince of Wales vi one of the guard of honor outside the house of lords but during the ceremony attend ing the opening of the session he slipped Into the chamber and took a plucu near the throne. War Minister Lord Kitchener rode to the houses behind the king, a member of the general staff explaining that he had "sacrificed his lunch" to do tt. In the street crowds thousands of French and Belgian refugees joined the British In cheering the king. SAYS WAR WILL NOT BE LONG AS PREDICTED there wns nothing to indicate that general Slav Invasion was imminent. The Turks were said to bo driving the Russians from their positions on tho Trans-Caucasian front and to have forced tho retirement of the fleet which was bombarding Koslu, At Austrian Tell It. Berlin, by nireless via Hnyvillo, Nov. 11. Fighting ulong theAustro-Horvinn frontier still continues, according to messages received here today from Vi enna. The Austrinns were snid to have enptured a number of Hervlnn en trenchments and to be advancing on Lozuitza Krupnnjl and I.jibnvlja. London, Nov. 11. "I doubt If the war will last as long as people origin ally predicted," Premier Asquith told the house of commons tonight. He based his skepticism on the ground that the Germnns' first plan for a quick drive to Paris, before the Hussions could get into action, hnd been frustrated, leaving the advantage at present with the nines. A. Boiinr Law, the conservative lend er in the house, seemed to agree with the premier. "Germany's aim," he said, "was to win before the allies' resources could be mad.) available, but they failed on both fronta. "I have never cherlehed the delu sion that this nr wns begun by Ger many's rulers only. It is a wnr with the German nation, but the allies' re sources are greater than Germany THIS IS EXCITINO. Portland, Or., Nov. 11. The police department was spurred to tiuusiinl activity today by the report of K, E. Swan that a burglar hail stolen three dozen eggs and a ham from his home, TRYING TO o'lSCOVER ORIGIN OF FIRE A wealthy New York woman wants to buy alt the guns that a Wilmington firearms factory can turn out In two u tr.,l.lilv tho Imlv lina ffnotl moot of fraud or Intent to defraud has J, ;.f at ,,,, !(1 tlr )Bl,k yBr,. Bratnlett in Lead. Peoria, Ariz., Nov. 1 1. Hrnmlett, In Cadillac No. 1H, led the Phoenix rneers through Peoria, passing here at .1:10 o'clock. Peoria is 12 miles north of Phoenix. Nikrent, in Paige No. S, passed Pe oria at il:li o'clock. A Ten minute Lead. Glcndale, Ariz., Nov. II. Hramlett pulsed Glendnle, nine mile north of Phoenix, at 3: IW. Nikrent, in Paige No, H, passed at 3:21. been established, there should be stringent and severe penalties provided which would operate as a discourage ment against infraction of the provis ion of the law by others. Furthermore Mr. Watson recommends, as additional need for amendment, that these amend ments should go to capitalization con trol, the control of the sale of what I known as "promotion stock," and, in J lie organization of mining corpora tions, to the acquisition of title to property claimed as a primary tep in the promotion of the company, Mr. Watson's report to the governor cover numerous printed page, too voluminous to digest in a brief sum maty and It will be treated in a more enlightening detail la a later issue of the journal. The Weather Norfolk, Va., Nov. 11. Armed men wero guarding the entrances to the British ship llembrniidt, afire at sea for 24 hours, before It docked today at Newport News. A a result ot ( upturn Edwin's suspicion that (lormaii spvs set fire to the vessel, no one wns allowed to leave or enter without first submit ting to a rigid exnmlnntlon, Of the Him horses aboard the vessel when It left Baltimore for France, only seven were alive to lay. Mnnv of the enreaasea were found to be mutiluteil Captain Edwin charged that someone set fire to the vessel soon niter It loft Baltimore and then started knifing the horses. Before the hearing of the complaint of the Goode-Mnye Brick company, of Donald, to require tho Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric railroads to make physical connection of their linea at Sulem to permit tho transfer of cars of freight from, one line to the other in transit, had progressed very far, before tho railroad commission yesterday aft eruoon, the scope of tho testimony had Droadoned to such aa extent as to em brace shipments of wood pulp and oth er commodities ever these lines and other railroad lines that the commis sion, upon the request of counsel for the Southern Pncitic company, ad journed the henring until another date, to be fixod later, and ordered that the Portland, Eugi ne ft Eastern railroad be given 10 duya notice to make nn ap pearance us u party defenduut to the complaint. Would Benefit Wood Pulp Shipmenta. Tho hearing was opened up in the morning and continued until lute in the afternoon. The plaintiff wns rep resented by President If. W. Monde, o the Goode-Mnyo Brick company, of Donald, and the Southern Pacific cum puny, defendant, appeared bv Counsel Ben C, Duv. Witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the Southern Pniifie, who wore in attendance nnd gave testi mouy, .were: J. .1. Kcber mid George B. May, ti Mt. Angel: t.'. M. Bitncy of Woodburn, And V. E. Wilson, ot .Se.lem, all manufacturers cf brick, mid the witnesses who appeared upon be- uuir or t no commission were r,d t ham bers, B. L. Carothers, E. J. Noble, J. W. Oilmore nnd F, L. Uunikholter, of Dever and Talbot, In Linn county, nil dealer In aud shippers of wood pull It developed in course of the tukiiiir of testimony thnt Mr. Chambers ship ped annuully about 14 carloads of wood pulp from Dever, nnd Mr. Car others shipped about 65 carloads of the same commodity annuully from Talbot to Oregon City, which, in order to reach their destinations under present conditions, hud to bo moved via Port land and the Portland Itailway, Light A Power company lino to Oregon City. will uonnect on front street. It ulso developed thut, in the event a physical connection should be order ed mndo by the commission, the most feasible and convenient point for the establishment of such connection woulu bo upon Front street, where both the Oregon Electric, and the Portland, Eu gene ft Eustern miiintnin and operute separato tracks, and, since the Port land, Eugene ft Eastern was not men tioned es a defendant in the complaint, the complaint would have to l.e unload ed so as to Include thut Hue as a de fendant or respondent, it wns d led necessary to postpone the henring un til such time as the P., E. & E. could prepare for an appearance. Not than 10 days notice Is required under the l iw, and the hearing adjourned un til n future dato could bo fixed by the commission. The Oregon Electric, not being op posed to n.nklng the physical connec tion asked for, did not put In tin up- penrunee nt tho henring, No Improvements Will Be Considered Except Those Absolutely Required STRAIGHT ROADS That the State board of control, hav ing jurisdiction over all of the nins Btnto institution and buildings located in and near nulem, tne eastern Oregon hospital at Pendleton, and the soldiers' home, at Itoseburg, has provided itself with a double-bitted axe and is wield ing it unmercifully upon the estimate for appropriations ror "needed im provements and betterments " of the siiperinttendents of these institutions ia evidenced from the fa.t that over $125,-. 000 has already been lopped off these estimates in less than a half day 'a work and tho board's work has but just begun, Tho board was In session a part of yesterday afternoon when the estimatoa of appropriations for the ensuing hlen nium for tha needs of three of the state institutions, as submitted by the superintendents of these respective in stitutions, were gone oven- thoroughly with the heads of the Institutions and all of the recommendations, with the exception of those ronsidorod absolute ly ucecsearv for the upkeep aud well (lining of same, were unceremoniously , lopiwii on ana adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning when the estl-' mates of tho superintendents of other . Institution will be taken np in turni nnd put through the same course of sprouts. Estimatoa Out to tha "Quick" In preparing the budget of appro priation to cover tho cost of mainten ance and needed repairs and improve ments of the different state institu tions, which will form the foundation for the hoard ' recommendations to tha next legislature for appropriations, the board of control Is bearing in mind tha steady growth of the populatioa anil consequent noeds of the institutional "charges' and Is Inclined to make due and generous allowance for theso con dition", hence no appropriation asked for will be cut off If such cutting off wilt iu anywise have a tendency to crlpplo the efficiency and good govern ment of tho institution or rob the in mate of any comfort to which they ara entitled. But the line of demarcation as between "absolute need" and seem ing 'superfluity" has been very sharply drawn and will be closely adhered to and all estimates will ho cut to tha "quirk", as it were, before being sub mitted lo the consideration of the leg islature. In thi respect tho board la receiving the honrty co operation of tha superintendents. Of nil tha state Institutions those which aro making the most rapid growth in population ara the two in- i...-l"B"0 asylums, tho main building at r-iiii'iii Him iiiv iiihiii ii iipyiuin bv i en dletnn. Two years ago tho Eastern Ore gon branch wns thrown open and It waa thought thi would provide ample re lief for tho main Institution here. Tha relief wn only temporary, however, for the Eastern Oregon branch Is rltiadv full to tho point of overflowing as welt as the innlii institution In Snlcm nixl (Continued nn Page Five.) 'tis LtF.a PCTC To MS . tnerl i W rti Oregon: Tonight and Thursday, of- eiiklonal . rain In northwest portion, nutherly winds, RUSSIANS MOVING AGAINST TURKEY Berlin, by wlrules via Hnyvllle, Nov, II. Important movement! of Hussinn troops In Bessarabia and eastern Gall cia were reported here today In a mes sage received fiom Czernnwltz. Austria. Apparently, the dispatch said, tne op eration were directed against Turkey. Vienna sent word that Kuseinn artil lery shelled Czernnwlth Hominy, but that the czar batteries were soon si lenced by the Austrinns. $10,000 FOR WELSH. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 11. Promo ters of the Welsh-White ten-round boul here Monday night today announced that the contest drnw it,000. Welsh, It was believed, received at least 10, 000 for bis end, Atlanta, Ga., Nov, 11, Austin Fletcher of fiaeratnonto, Cal., addressed the delegates to the good roads con vention here today. "Htraight and wide roads put down i ...... .iti.......i. ... .i.n.t......i ,n.iti IV llll.r, III! lllfltbFI III mill II I1UIMI Vtn., said Fletcher, "should be planned by every county nnd state In the United Htuto. Cut through hill and groves, but at all cost keep the roads straight, avoiding turns and crooks. Put In the PUT DOWN TO STAY ASSESSORS TELL TALES OF TROUBLES Portland, Or., Nov. 11. Whllo tha assessor may be hard hearted in tha eyes of the tax payer, he has hia troubles, his problems and plenty of grief, as was mado very plalu at thi forenoon's session of the Oregon, county assessor association meeting at the court house, Quite incidentally the debates that best bridge and culverts, as their cnst arose frequently indicated that opinion of maintenance I much less than the cost of rebuilding." TO INVEBT CRACOW. rvtrogrnd. Nov, 11. The speedy In vestment of Cracow wa expected hern today. It Is officially stntcd thnt Kus slan troops were at Miechlow, 20 miles from the western Gnliclnn city, jneir vnngunrd had traveled by rail from Ivaimorod. Miechlow being on the main railroad line, the rapid transporta tion of reinforcements, It was explained, would be easv. LOSS HALF A MILLION. Copenhagen, Nov. 11. The names of il)i,0il0 German officers and men killed, wounded and missing in August, Hop temiier and early tictober were included In the latest rnsiinltv list Issued In Ber lin, It wa stated III dispatches received here from the kaiser capital today among them is not iinnnlmnua In rela tion to the manner and methods that should be used In arriving at values, land, industrial and ennunnrelnl. Whether bank stock should be as sessed for full value while lands aud cattle are passe,) on a valuation rang ing anywhere from 40 to 73 per cent, took up much time In discussion, and no; decision wa reached after all. riailT BREAKS EVEN. Paris, Nov. 11, Between Nieuport snd the Itiver l.ys fighting continued today with unabated violence, an nounced the communication received here this afternoon from the Bordeaux; war office. "Alternate gulns and losae" wore reported. The allien, it wns stated, had re occunled Lombaert zyde, but the German held Dixmude. The key to uocei li aeldom used aa a night Key.