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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1911)
ELY Vi TWO CLOSE RACES Flight Against Automobile and Motorcycle Is Interesting. TRACK RECORDS BROKEN IMrdanaa Make vnie la 1:14 4-5 Aralnst T.dw arris anil 1:10 Aclat MmiI( on Indian. Hind Affects UipUoA. 8AI jrw. or . Jun . Special rirint la a atralcht line. Kur. Kir. avutnr. surprised th thousand wlth Ir a trat r'atr around ar.d thoe out ;de this afternoon. hn h ent hts erotln ortr th city. circled th P'at t'apl'ol domt and returned to th ground. To tbo lnsll th gates fc i plan becam a (pack on too horl ott and d'.APpard. gradually cornlne? Into view asain and. aa a circled th track, ho w greeted with rhvarlng. TMi feat vu not on tho public pro rnaiiMi Ho accomplished tho flight to iao dom la lust six minute, follow ing tht with rlippinc and alidln. but fco aval O ofTort at a high rimnt. Trrhapa hi moot ni-na feats of tho dUy wer races with a Ford racing rr and a seven-horsepower Indian pwtir cycle to each of which Kir peved wtnnor. Wits a firm start. Fir In h plan, and A. J. Tdwarda In hts llttl racer. trtd a sensational burst of eneed around tho trmrk. Tho Ford took tho iai at tho quarter and hold It whlla tho plnoo waa tlvh'lns Its way aaalnat tho wind, but on tho stretch tho avi ator awoopod past tho inarhln Mko a cannon ball and won by practically la 1-nrth. fc.tward' timo waa 1:1a till rr.T rlrrlod tho track In l it I S. I'.rdarra Time la Swind Race. Hi raro acalnet tho motorcycle, orlv.n by Otto Mumik. of Portland, waa vn mora thrilling. Tho motor trri haJ practically an olabth of a milo leJ when tho plana wa drlrina: acatnt tho wind, but. on tha stretch. I Iv succeeded In catching up and and Atn.lns- naarly tho earn load him self, blplan circled tho track In 1 10. with tho ir.ot.rcy.-l two aoconda behind In tho t'.rro. r.rml ohlMiioaa wor tn by awt-iinnhlle and motorcycle. Otto l .i--: otaMihln a tra--k record of tot for a evn-horepwr Ind'an. r.lamli In hta Ford unoTlrUUr took thre mile In I 41. tho laps bln 1.14. I 1 : and I 11- Albort Iwmpko. of Tort-l-in l. will a four-!:or wor motr cvcl an.! M Harratl. of I'ortland. with a fWo-hi-roopowor motorcycle, each malt vhltttlon trtl. Ther wer ther minor ohlhltlona and racoa. t ar Sera too) Dlaappolnta People. Mur.arr.li of pple wro unablo to rach tho ground today becius of Ih car aervie. 1'aTlna; tmproTmnt on mmTciU atroot btd up tho tma. . O. HyU manr for V.ly. and tho m.tnbri of tho Cherry Fair commlttaa harlna chare of tho hiblt!on. Iud lr niKuhxl lror Lachmund. Trior Bra'od that tho atrootcar company waa vllllnl to oprat tho cara. but tho Maror forbaMo It aftr h had twlr prm id that tho cara could op-rat tno onttro d!tan-o to tha aroun.la r4.tri hualnrw mm and Itayl atato that tho apparently allm atteB'Unco at tho - hMtlon waa entirely duo to Lacnmuuu o attitu.i asd crct him aoveroly for tht failaro In point of attondanca. SWAIN WOULD END LIFE IMrbnrc lan. Ilcbnkrd by Girl. I .rate Note. Shio Slf. Rosy: Ftm-1. Or, Juno . (Spocla! ) MjlTer!n from deapondency. follow, tn d:aaitln'nent tn lore, I'hlllip Lnrkwrnxl. of Hxldle. attempted to fum rrll aulrtdo by ahooiina hlmaeif tbrouch tho rtaht brooat ahortly beforo 1 o'clock tiia mornina. . II was brought to a ! l hoepital thla af .ernoon and Is paid to ho In a precartoua condition. IvivixkI at'endrd a dance at mo di t t ntsht an t I aald t. ha bern r'huked br Hm f-raco Wortnlneion. Ant.n.L he went direct t hta hom a few mites from ln and ahot him self wlin a JJ-cllber rolrr. 11 tna called for aaai'tani-o and medical aid waa aumm-nl. lckwood aald that he IntenOrd to ahoot htmseif thr'ich tho h-rt. but on account of nervoog na mii,d his aim. Mim Vortl.iktn Is a dai"htr or nraftn XoriMnctcn. a ccntractr of Koaehurf. and l well tnin here. l JlrkftNl ha lived near liwiai tr rna tlm and w a mpUyed by A. V Cirn-itt. a wealthy farmer, tockwood left a nt tmrlorln Slia Mor'htns tn ! i-Unt flowers on his rrar. NEW ARMY WELL IS DUG Water riant ml Vtncnmrr Ilarrarks .rar t'omplctloa. VtN'nrVKR BARR tCKft Wuli . Juno t.-liU! A we; II feet c-ea. )it f-et .;uar and lined with relr.fo-red c-n re;. I aS-Mit wmiL I'd at th .-T-ernn-'nt puirplr ltlin and water j art a; tl u;rr end of the pot. An , a crA.:ty cf J.. ra.U'ria an Hour. A Tl-rorT-wr e!-tn? motor to b In'.tal.ed baa been ! Ip;d from tha fc- r. TSe prent p-implnc p. ant. antra ! hen ot-vrated by ateaai. will b re- flx.ed fr th trotor a-d e.ctrlc pump, b :t ti i!n p a-.t wi:l t retained la of an n-.er.'n.-y. ELIND HEAR MARY GARDEN I'spll of Stato S.Ih'I at Vancoa-ve-r Attend ( oocrrt. VV"iHVER. WTaah.. June t - c'. rvTen x-r'l of ti s:at fV-.ool f .r tt H ind attended the concert jir-en ty Vjr-r UaMrg In th Arni,X7 in la.-.d .t rlrt. Th treat to th P-rLS i siren be tv cit iena' roma-.itte. i. s was arc-iir.td recert y t .erj as- f'arirct In pai-fj in i;: pi ir. in mtea of tn ir.atuutlon mors ocjtab.a. T Dupl wer In rrarfe cf oe-irr la.lin. principal, and M'aa Miry Cray. teaener. WAR ON LOCATORS BEGUN Alaka land Offtrw Offwiala Notify Seattle rnatmri of Salt. AVIATOR irrt.l' w&. Jic 4. 11 lo t prlnt3dot of ths JlJSlclpal E'.sctrta Plant. Ktchard il- Arms and 74 other Patti peraoaa. claimants of land la tha Macky coal croup. Alaaka. bav bn notl.'led by ta Janaaa Land Of ncs ta show cau within 44 day why thlr locations should not b cancelled for fallur loAtomp'.y wltb tbs rtaulrs mr.'. of ths United States statutes. wMch proril that a coal land locator must Si application for pstast. within thre yea- aftff dats of location. Th Mackey croup Is situated en Cook Inlet, near Homr Hplt. o crim inal chara-es are mads la tha prasant procllnsa. Th Mackey fro up. th McAlpIn fnup and th Buthnell rreup ar known In th land otftv as th Detroit claims. bcu lhy II contljruoualy and th Micblaan-Alaaka Derelopment Company of Detroit was formed to ao qu'r tlU to than alL Ther ar no Indictments In ths Mackey s-roup. but ther ar several Indictments In th other two arroupa. the fraud In which ar said l.y land otflc otnclais to rival tho of any group In Alaska. Th thre itroups romprla V4 acres or land valued at ;o.o.09. Ths claim II 44 miles alonv Cook Inlet. Ths coal Is llsnlte. It crops out alone th bluIT overlooklns; salt water and a a AVIATOR MAKES FAST RrCEB KLT, WHO It will b an easy matter to mine and ship the coaL GUARD FELLS WALTKK JOIOSOX FOILS AT. TKMPT TO ATTACK HIM. Prlennrr. Whoso XsnHS Aalhorllrcs Withheld. Is Ilentea With Cane. Vlotr la nh4 Has Record. SAIJ:. Or June 4. Spclal- Whil th prlaonr at th Stat Pnl tentiarv wer In th yard this morn In a convict, whoa nam th prison ...ihoriti.a will not Jlvulaa. threatenea to aaaault Walter Tohnaon. a guard. becaui he waa ordered to take his po sition hr Jul'.niOB. Th. rnnviri atenpod from the line snd started to attack the guard, but nKn-..n .truck him down with h cane, and than by flatlcuffs compelled ih. m.n ta return to nls place. Jnhnaon waa the hero of the Buna Vlata convict hunt killing one of the -.n.i men and being a ounaeu mm aelf. He alo arreated Homer Plark n t'hl. citv after he had ahot Dr. C. 1L i:h.riun Black's arrest was accom pll-hed by th ue of strategy and a shotgun. It Is rumor -4 that Black Is th con vict who lungec at Johnson todsy. but this Is denied at ths prison, where the name of the convict is witnneio. ONEWHEEL CART INVENTED Vancouver Man Wonld Have Rnral Carrier Adopt Vehicle. VANCOUVER. Wsb Juns 4. (Spe eiaLt I. H Keraaaw. of 410 Eaat Twentieth tr.t. dcUrea he bas la vested a monowheel which will rvolu Hon lie th present rural fr delivery of th poatofflc. He has received a let tor from an attorney In Portland informa him that a patent has been allowed, snd that there are aev Mil concerna In the Kaat attempting to ohMln the right to place It on th Th monowheel la drawn by a borae snd la aald by the Inventor to be abl to carry a man' weighing 145 pound and from 74 to 1 pounda of mail. The alngl wheel follow In th track of th animal pulling It and can go over rough roada without difficulty. SOCIALISTS ENTER RING rtootlon of Major at Wall Walla Will He "Battle Rojal." WALl.A WAI.LA. tViih, Jun 4. It lock Ilk ther I to b a battle royal at th cltv election for th offlc of Mayor. Th primartea will leave one republican and on liemocral aa can didate, and now In addition com th S-,-laat with the announcement that their "castor la to b ahled.tnto th r:n" Ju.t who will -hy" It Is not decided, but It will b at the Socialist convention, which will be held the day of the primaries. In aJ.titlon to th efforts to get their candidate for Mayor, the Socialists plan to make It lnteretlng for th candi date for Councllmen In th three warda Interested. Action on these line waa taken at a recent meeting, and th member of th party ar lla tenlnc for th busa of the little bee around some likely person's head. EASTERN EXCURSIONS. Via Northwestern Lines. On Jun S. T. . 14. IS. 14. 17. L SS. S. S and 3' s will aell tlckete to all polr.ta Eaat at great. v rducd ratea Train ar now operating Into our nw :.itve.4 terminal at Chicago, where eery known cnvenienc Is supplied tie travlr. Kor rates. InformaUon, tickets or berths apply R. V. HOLDER. 141 Third strt. Gnral agaat. Jcho to Ilaie Catholic Church. ECHO. Or.. Jun 4. (Special.) Echo Is to tar another church. t-tnoiira purchase a lot recentiy and Uiroush th effort of Mia Jams MrLeushiln. i:iv4 haa been raised to start vnirk oa th new atructure. Ground nUl be I j ' J t . '' ';x'r:::: .-r ';?-; ; l v , . , i 'if. f" J' y..;- X '.; f j ,y ; Kn- ' : a jm , J w i . : an r - - : ' ! j, .- j,' , , , LIGHT PLANT BURNS Vancouver Emergency Power Station Is Destroyed. $65,000 LOSS SUFFERED Flro Orlsinatint; la Boiler Room Consumes Wooden Balldlng la Karlv Mornlnc City Dark. Insars.nc IJ5.000. VANCOUVER. Wuh, June 4. (Spe cial.) Fir orlrlnatlnn In th boiler room datroyd th local emergency TIME AGAINST WIND. RACtD AT SALEM. power plant of the Portland Railway. Light Powr Company at o'clock thla morning, causing a loaa of 445.000 with Insurance of $15,000. The plant was on lower Eighth street near the riltock Lesdbetter Lumber Com pany's plant. The building being wooden buroed so rapidly that It oould not be saved. The firemen 'devoted their efforts to prevent spread of the flsmes and keep the wstsr from crack ing ths hot machinery. The night watchman was In the front part of the plant making out his re port when he discovered smoke In the room- He tried to set to the boiler room, but found It was all sblsse. The power plsnt cutting off the electric IlKbta. the city waa left la total dark neaa In a abort time electricity waa transmitted from tha Portlsnd plant to Vancouver through aa extra cable laid for emergency. So quiet was ths fire tbst vsry few knew of its occurrence. The plsnt consisted of three large stesm engines, of a combined horse power of 1200. The units were 400. 4&a and ISO horsepower. It Is thought ths boilers are not damsged greatly. An additional 15000 In Insurance bad been added to the plant In th last month. The company contemplated replacing tha wooden building with a brick structure and plans for this Improve ment ars drawn. Th new plant will cost from 125.000 to 414.400 and will be built soon. UMATILLA ALFALFA SHORT Mowing to Begin Thla Week Later Crop to Be Heavy. PENDLETON. Or, Jun 1. (Special.) Growers of alfalfa In Umatilla County are preparing to harvest ths first crop of ths season. The song of the mower will be heard In several fields thla week but It will be about ten dnva yet before the harvest Is In full swing. According to most of the growers In th vicinity of Pendleton, the first crop will be about -6 pT cent short this year. This Is due to the exceptionally chilly Spring which retarded the growth In most sections. The shortage will be more than made up by the Incressed acreage and, by the second and third rroni which promlae to go above nor mal. CO-EDS FIELD TO BE LARGE Women Studenta at Washington Have Diamond and Courts. UNIVER8ITT OF WASHINGTON. Se attle, Wash., June 4. (Special.) The co eds of ths university will hsv a new and complete athletic field next year to replace the Inadequate place In which they exercise now. , For the last four months of this col lege year women's athletics hsvs been unuvualty popular. I ndcr the direction of Miss Jessie Merrick ths tleld will be complete, with baseball diamond, track. tennla and basketball courts. Women's athletics and contests next yvar will be one of the bright features of sthletlrs. They will be csrrled out under the supervision or the physical department. ' ' I PICNIC LUNCHES. No picnic Is complete without one of thoee delicious lunches put up at the Woman's Exchange. Neatly packed In boxes. Everything that's good to eat. Try ons for that automobile party. 14 Fifth street. . Elgin Crop and Fralt Heavy. ELGIN. Or, Jun 4 -(Special.) Rains of ths lat two weeke assurs record crops In this psrt of ths country- Tim othy and alfalfa are In fine condition and the grs" crops are promising. Fall wheat is so rank tn growth thst It will be necessary to mow a crop of hsy from It thst It msy be Si to bold Its burden of grain. Several fsrmers navs airesay cut their whest down and many will follow suit Full crops or apples, pears. cherries snd small fruits seem certain. Gaynctr en Roate to Honolnla. SAN FRANCISCO. Jun 4. John T. Ga? nor. who, wlta Benjamin ti ureen. served a term ot yeara in to eoerai penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga, for par ticipation la th Savannah harbor Im provement frauds and who recently was released, arrived here yesterday n route to Honolulu. He Is accompa nied bv Ms wire, jonn r . uijnur, jr, Taxpayers' League Recommendations and Information for Voters City Election, June 5, 1 9 1 1 Approaching the coming dty election of June S.1411. the "m I'.um Is manifested by the public aa in the past to use the Initiative and ""nd.unJ for purpoacs of general legislation. The Taxpayers' Lesgue dPcates th" tendency as hsrmful to the best use of the Initiative and referendum and as tending to an unwieldy ballot snd the confusion of the e'ertgxs. Ths Increase In valustlon of property and the taxation fro m 1,11 are shown by the following table, figures being given In round numbers. Vear. I fM.Nl . , loos. 11)11 . . - - - . """" Tn nonaea inaeuieanwi as won tendency seema to be toward tncreaaed expenditures ana 'nQeDleQ""" than toward economy, without giving sufficient thought to ths "s1"5"1ce8ana As an sld to the public, the following suggestions, after careful study ano Investm.tion. are made by the TaxparLe.KU., ( p F. W. Mulkey, President. L. J. Goldsmith. Secr-Jtary. WOODWARD-AVENUE BRIDGE 100. Yes. This Is "a proposed smendment to bridge over the Willamette River from Kss to Meade and Water streets, on the 11.400.000 of city bonds therefor. The bonded Indebtedness of the city Ontftandlng Additional authorised - Tots! t .jji.i.. .. d ciidi.d Fchool District No. 1 has 4869.000 outstanding and authorized, and of improve ment bonds ther are. now outstanding . .... . . i In sddltlon. there are several measures now proposed that will call f or tne tosusnr of more city bonds. In late years the city has rebuilt and enlarged, the Burnslds bridge, and at the south end ofthe city the M0?-'' bridge; Is now building the Broadway bridge, and In addition to these the new ratiroaa orioK, cuniruiy locaveu, wm In the Judgment of the League, this la a- good place to call a halt in our somewhat rapid career of exhauiting the city's credit; a city to be truly pros perous must llks any Individual, retain at all times ample borrowing capacity to meet absolutely necemary expenditures. - . VOTE11S ARB ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." 1-MILL TAX FOR STREET CLEANING lot. Te. ' i?i. i. . -n-.f .1 l.w ,f not to exceed one mill' for street cleaning purposes. The street cleaning work of the city has In late years grown far more rapidly than funds have been provided for thst purpose, and the general fund Is unable to meet the deficiency. In 10S the street cleaning cost In round number 1144.000. This year It will cost 4300.000, and If the city is to be kept In a sanitary condition and present a decent appearance, thia levy must be voted. VOTER. ARB ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." 1-20-MILI. TAX FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND 104. Yes. JSSr. ...r m o, disabled and .red city flr men. and carri-e with It a levy of 1-10 with this and contributions from the firemen's wages and rrom otner sources. 10 build up a pension fund of 43U0.000. applicable to the relief of aged and dis abled firemen. The fire department has now about t0 men engaged In an occupation that rapidly ages men and subjects them to the daily risk of Injury. It is believed some or tne provisions oi mi aci unu - - ems to be a conflict In the time of service required for retirement the long- est time required for voluntary retirement being 25 years. DlReTnEVlRCMSTANCES, THE LEAGCE MAKES NO RECOMMEND A-TlOJi". SALARY CITY 104. Yes. twJi- i- I- - fi. K. aBianf . 10' No. This character of legislation ought to be only within the province of the Council, but as a stsp towards the better payment of a much-underpaid public officinl. the Leaicue recommends its passage. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "VES." POLICE PENSION AND RELIEF FUND 10S. Tos. Ttft measure substantially similar to that proposed for the firemen and also comes with a 1-20 mill tax and Is governed by the same consideration. The S0O or more men subjected to the daily strain and risk of city police work ars entitled to some protection against disablement and old age. HK Till. RE4SOXS STATED IX CONNECTION WITH THE FIREMEN'S I-K.NSIO.N H.0, THE LEAUIE MAKES XO RECOMMENDATION. MUNICIPAL POLICE BUILDING 110. Yes. This ksan act for th construction of a new Municipal Police Court and headquarters building and for a bond Issue of 4200,000 therefor. While the League objects strongly to the issuance of city bonds additional to those sltesdy now authorized. It nevertheless, recognizes the gravity of the police builulng situation. ... . . For years the police building of the City of Portland has been a standing disgrace to the city, and It prevents an orderly Municipal Court administration, or the orderly and efficient handling of police buBlneas. A new building la a necessity and cannot he erected and fitted out too soon, and this can only be done by the bond Ibsue In this act provided for. Th best Interest of the city require that the expenditure should be made at once. VOTF.HS ARB ADVISED TO VOTE "VKS." COUNCIL CREST PARK lit. Yes. Th! Is an act for the purchase by th city as a park. Council Crest and for a bond Issue of 4250.000 therefor. It Is quite certain that Council Crest will remain a pleasure resort, and It Is practically Inaccessible to tne great the railway company. It IS alBO a I a C l inai 111117 ibvv.vvw 000 which has alresdy been autnorixea. is nut- yei expenaea, nua 11. xne cara Commission deems It wise to purchase Council Crest they have the means at their a nposai to ao n. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "SO. STREET FILLS 114. Yes. Vhls lsan act to add earth and other fills In streets to the words "Bridge" and "Bridges" as used In section 114 of the charter, and so to authorize the solid filllna- of streets under that section across gulches and ravines. Up to a mod erate height solid fills are cheaper than bridges, and at any practical height they are much more desirable; so It Is apparent that this amendment la a "OTEIM ARE ADVISED TO VOTE 1T,S." . PUBLIC AUDITORIUM 114. Yes. . This laan act suthorlztng the construction of Issuance of $o.00rt In bonds tnereior. NO RECOMMENDATION'. GARBAGE COLLECTING SYSTEM 114. Yes. , . This lsan act for the establishment of a municipal garbage collection sys tem and for a bond Issue of 475,000 to provide the necessary plant for its operation consisting of wagons, trucks, etc., the expense of operation to be borne by 'the citizens upon ratt-s to be charged. Notwithstanding the reluctance ot the League to Increase the bonded in debtedness of the city, this seems a wise measure In this case. Hoth for economic sanitary and police reasons the city should handle and control the disposition of garbage, and th only way to do it Is to do it Borrow the money, buy the plant and operate It as economically as possible under wise and proper reicu la t Ions. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO YOTB TES. CITY ENGINEER'S SALARY 1?0. Y-.-S. This lsan act allowing the Council to fix the' salary of the City Engi neer at not lees than (3uuw per annum. In the hope that the Council would. If authorized pay a decent salary to any first-class engineer fit to hold such an Imrorinnt position. VOTEKS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE STREET CLEANERS' PENSION III. Yes. 'Thin isan set to provide a pension and relief fund for the operatives of the street cleaning department snd for a 1-20 mill tax therefor. It is liberally drawn and under It an employe In the atreet cleaning department commencing work at the age of 21. mlgut be retired at half pay at 41 or 46 years of age. None of th considerations tiiat favor similar measures for firemen and police-apply to thl act. It la In no respect sn extra hazardous or wearing occupation, but is iuch Hunt and easy work that elderly workmen are very often selected for it. In some respects this pension act In compelling the dismissal or rejection of lderlv men would very likely rsoee more suffering than It would relieve. VOT4JIS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." DOUBLE SEWER PLANS AND BIDS 1S4. Yes. This isan act requiring two or more sets of plans and specifications of different kinds of sewer pipes ana estimates, nc itoiiuiujij, win-never a new sewer Is contemplated It Increases very greatly- the work of the City Engineer nil I entirely unnecessary. 11 wvum UMATILLA CROPS ROSEATE Farmers Believe 6,000.000-BnsheI Record Will Be 'Surpassed. PESILETON. Or, Jun 4. (Special.) With the wheat In thousands of fields Just beginning to head and with the promise of additional ahowers. Umatilla County farmers ar freely predicting the greatest harvest the county has ever seen. From all sections of the county and regarding all kinds of grain the same reports are being received. All say they never saw th prospects brighter. . . It is said that the normal crop or S.CmM0 buahels of wheat will be har vested even though there should be no more rain bet wen now and harvest. hlle many ay that W.1 recoru Jiem friit r-e wu easux b TAXATION Aaaeaaed Levy Total Collected. a,(MM,00 Valuation. (mill) gl44.tMKI.tMH 14.S 233.IMH,UOO . UJ S.INI.ItMJ 6300,000 , v ., . i . n ia M-nainv ranldlv. and the - .-"""' D r . - .,.,.. the city charter for the erection of a Woodward and nd venues, on the West and to authorize the issuance of of Portland Is now: . 0,100.000 gl4,81VSOO h, it 540 nno ontstsndlna ana aumonteu. over o,uuu,uu. ih. ttt ham been "rnlnr some. mwu " of a mill of taxation, the object belngt whlch is thought to ATTORNEY thA rritv Attnrnev at 1300 ner month. masa ox mo peupio Mcejii uy mo car ui ir I" " 1 joauo ex.vuw,- public auditorium and the "YES." - -'"-" --... .. .... . parity (Paid Advertisement.) passed If the normal amount of rainfall comes during June. Prettier stands of Fall wheat were never seen than are to be found In any direction from Pendleton' while the May rains have brought the Spring grain out until a good crop Is assured. A peculiar feature of this year's Fall-sown grain is that It is heading out as early as the barley, which usually- precedes It by a week or two. Tha harvesting of ths two crops will therefor probably start simultaneously. Surveyors Start From Burna. BURNS, Or., June 4. (Special.) Three crews of Government surveyors, each containing 14 men. arrived In Burns this week and ar on their way to different parts of the county, wher onsurveyed land Is situated to proceed with th work of subdivision which they began last year. One (ana will go to SUens with a regulation requiring the street department whenever t wanted a new horse, also to call for, examine and price a new cow not that it wanted the cow, or would buy It but simply as a protection against an exorbitant charge for the horse. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." SEATS IN STREETCARS 12(1. Yes. This is an act to put in operation In this city the rule that prevails in Paris and perhaps in some other European cities, that streetcars shall on.y carry passengers to their seating capacity and a fixed atanding capacity. . Whil this League is ia full sympathy with any proper effort to compel the streetcar companies to run enough cars reasonably to supply the demand, it Is not prepared to endorse any such drastic measure as this one is. It is unfair both to the street railway and to the public. Doing their- very best, it would be Impossible for the company in a rapidly extending city as Portland is to be at all times and places prepared to furnish seats, and a refusal upon its part to allow passengers up6n an emergency to ride standing up, would almost precipi tate a riot. The public woulc! not tolerate for a miment being refused passage on a car that was provided with ample standing room. VOTERS ARE ADVTSEI TO VOTE "NO." GAS LICENSE AND VEES 12. Yes. 129. No. . . This is an act to levy a license tax of t per cent on the gross receipts of the gas company, and is unreasonable. This company Is now paying taxes upon Its personal property, its real estate and Its franchises on the same basis as that paid by other property holders. If It Is desirable to change the method of taxing companies of this kind, it should be so provided, and all companies of a like nature taxed on a like basis. It is also, as are other public service corporations in this city, expending large sums In providing additional plants and facilities that the phenomenal growth of the city makes necessary, and has to borrow largely for that purpose. The citizens cannot afford to be without Increased facilities; an increased tax adds to the expenses of the company, and Is but another way of taxing the consumer, who In the end must pay all of the expenses. Better service and reduction in rates is In the Interest of the con sumer. We, therefore, believe that the people of this city will be more bene fited by Increased eervice and reduction in rates than by voting this tax. VOTERS ARB ADVISED TO VOTf? "NO." ELECTRIC LICENSE AND FEES 130. Yea. This is an act similar to No. 128 and 129, Just mentioned, and Is governed by similar considerations. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 13!. Tee. ' This Is an act to constitute a city commission of three to do practically tna same work as the State Commission under the Malarkey bill, now held up under the referendum, Is authorized to do. This League disapproves of It for several reasons. First, It creates three commissioners at a salary of $5000 each, with no limitation on the expenses that can be incurred by them, and with a manda tory provision that the Council must provide by taxation for such expenses. In the first instance the commission is to be appointed by the Governor, a very doubtful delegation of power. Second, the law is involved, and in our opinion, unworkable, and not unlikely unconstitutional, a it attempts to control state functions and state authorities by the act of the municipality. Third, those who have given this subject the closest study, and who have large experience In other states and cities, are almost unanimously opposed to city commissions: particularly Is thla the case where companies serving the city also serve sur rounding territory not under the Jurisdiction of the city. Fourth, It would .be far better to have one strong capable state commission In full control of the entire field, than scores of city commissions with only fragmentary control. The City Commissions of Portland, of Milwaukie, Oregon City and Estacada, as well as other numerous towne tn this county and In Clackamas County, would not only have to work together but in conjunction with the State Railway Com mission, to control one line of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. Fifth, it Is quite probable the Malarkey bill will be approved by the people, and, if so, it will at once supersede the local law, and the expenditures mads by the Public Service Commission would be thrown away. Sixth, from any aspect of the case. It Is unwise legislation. 4 VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." MUNICIPAL PAVING PLANT 134. Yes. 135. No. This is an act to Issue $1,000,000 of bonds and to create and operate a munlcioal paving plant. It also contains the old and discredited "little Joker' that no patented article need apply, and provides that all streets shall be here after improved enly by such municipal paving plant and be maintained forever by the city a very long time. , It would be to the members of the League a partial consolation. In case such an act Is passed, that their paving work was already largely done, for thla act Is not only crudely drawn and inconsistent but in the opinion of the League, Is vicious. If desirable, a paving plant to maintain the streets could be purchased for twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars, and a bond Issue of $1,000,000 for euch a purpose la outrageously excessive and unjustifiable. The city's paving Is now largely done or contracted for, and the municipal plant would only get the little tag ends of the paving of the present city, and it is without the practical knowledge or practical man to conduct such a business. Graft extravagance and Inefficiency might well be feared In such an en terprise. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "SO." MAKING CITY WATERFRONT INALIENABLE 1S6. Tes. This Is an act forbidding the city to sell or alienate any of Its waterfront property within 2000 feet of the river. Although .this act may have to ba modified hereafter, It is not an unwise precaution to pass it now. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES. BILLBOARDS 13S. Yes. This is an act to regulate billboards and a similar ordinance should have been passed long ago by the Council, but It has persistently refused to act In the matter. This, therefore, presents a very proper subject for the initiative to act UPThe abatement of the billboard nuisance Is a necessity, and the defacement ot the city streets should be at least minimized as far as possible. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." STREET IMPROVEMENTS 140. Yes. 141. No ' "This Is an act changing the proceedings In the street Improvements, re qulr'ng two kinds of improvement) to be bid for each street and leaving the selection of the, best bidder to the Council. It divides up the responsibility for the letting of contracts and puts power largely In the hands of the Council. There Is nothing in this ordinance that looks to any betterment of present conditions, and there is much in it that apparently aids the corrupt and political contractor. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "JfO." REFERENDUM BANNER-CARRYING ORDINANCE Shall the above ordinance pass? 144. Yea. A single reading of this proposed ordinance clearly shows Its utter tm- Jiracticability. Even If passed It could not be enforced. It appears to be a oke or an attempt to render some other proposed ordinance ridiculous. It provides, without qualifications, that "it shall be unlawful for any person to carrv, bear or support, or cause to be carried, borne or supported, on any public street, sidewalk, park or avenue in the City of Portland, any banner, sign, device or emblem." . . . The Army of the United States could not carry the National Banner through the streets, Oregon could not show Its regimental flags. Tag day devices, as shamrocks, bought for charity, would, If worn, be criminal. This very poor Joke is in bad taste, and. if passed, would have no other effect than to disgrace the city. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE KO." REFERENDUM ANTI-PICKETING ORDINANCE NO. 21933 Shall the above ordinance pass? J46. Yes. 147. No. This Is an ordinance to prohibit the denouncing In a loud or unusual way, or carrying banners or signs In front of business houses on account of indus trial differences or disputes for the purpose of intimidating persons and pre venting them from doing their work or carrying on their business, or employ ing such workmen as they might otherwise be desirous of doing. This is a carefully drawn ordinance to prevent what Is commonly known as picketing, and does not unduly limit personal liberty. This League is in no way opposed to labor unions and all proper measures they may deem necessary to take in their industrial struggle, but it does Insist that the rights of the great middle class of the general public who are neither employers nor workmen shall be respected. Neither employers nor labor unions should be privileged needlesslv to inflict injury upon innocent third persons. VOTEKS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "VES." RECAPITULATION Woodward-avenue bridge One mill tax street cleaning. Firemen' pension City Attorne'a salary Police pension .1 New police bulldlna; Council ff'reat Park: Solid atreet flll...i.i Pnhlie andltorlnm. . Carbaae collection ayatem.... f Ity Eaalneer'a Mllnr". Street cleaners' pension Double aewer blda Seats In atreetcara Gm license and fees niectrlc llceoae and fee Public Service Commission... Waterfront city Blllboardn Street Improvement Banner carrying Aatl-plcketing ordinance Mountain, another to the Iron Mountain section and the third to the extreme aouth end near the Nevada line. A large LOW RATES to CALIFORNIA Including; Berth and Meals. San Franqisco First Class, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00; Second Class, $5.00 Los Angeles-First Class, $20.50, $22.50, $25.50; Second Class, $10.35 A. Mosber, C. T. A., 142 3d St. J. W. Ransom, Agent, Ainsworth Dock. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, H. . ..Vte No. 101 ...Vote Yea. 102 . . .No recommendation ...Vote Yes. loo . . .No recommendation . . .Vote Tea. HO . . . Vote N o. 113 ...Vote Yes. 114 . . .N'o recommendation ...Vote Yea. IIS. ...Vote Yea. J'-'O ...Vote No. 12.1 . . .Vote No. 125 ...Vote No. 127 ...Vote No. 129 . . . Vote No. lilt . . . V ote N o. 1.(3 ...Vote Yea. 136 ...Vote Yea. 138 ...Vote No. 141 . . . Vote No. 145 Vote Yea. 146 area of good land will be taken for set tlement as soon as it is surveyed and the survey Is officiHlly promulgated. t.t.r GmT U. tuiw tie e-ejl broaaa naz4 waaka I uaj'oua, lot r4uu,