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HOUSEHOLD TAX TO STAND FOR 1912 State Commission Decides to Keep Assessment for This Year on Books. KAY REGISTERS COMPLAINT State Treasurer Says That WMIe Full Cash Valuation In Assess ment Is Required, Lack of Uniformity Is Shown. SALEM. Or.. Dec 1 J. (Special.) Decision was reached at a meeting of tbe State Board of Tax Commissioners today that the 1913 assessment on household and other furniture coming under tbe exemption amendment passed by the people should remain on the assessment books as now assessed. Recently Attorney-General Crawford furnished an opinion that he believed the assessment of 1912 should be elim inated Inasmuch as the amended statute of 1912 as passed by the people is now in effect and the assessment against household property will not become a lien until at some date In 1913. He said, under these conditions, there would be no adequate remedy of en forcing the provision against the 1912 assessment. Difficulty In Foreseen. Members of the State Board of Tax Commissioners believe the Idea would be absurd to attempt to wipe out the assessment of 1912 and in additon it would be practically an impossibility. It was cited that County Clerk Fields of Multnomah County had pointed out the impossibility in connection with the rolls of that county. As a result, the board took the posi tion that it would be to the best in terests of the state to allow he assess ment to stand. Should some house holder take exception to the ruling, it was pointed out, the saving on the exemption would be so small as hardly to warrant the expense of a suit. As to proposed taxation legislation to come before the coming session of the Legislative Assembly, the most Im portant suggestion made at the meet ing was one relative to allowing the removal of an assessor who failed to make a proper uniform assessment. Kir Makes Protest. State Treasurer Kay registered . a warm protest that under the present law, while a full cash valuation in as sessment is contemplated, assessors dis criminate and fall to reach uniformity in their assessments. Proposals as to the Ohio law with a limitation on the levy to regulate as sessments were offered, but both State Treasurer Kay and Governor West, as members of the board, suggested that the commissioners investigate tbe feasi bility of a plan to remove assessors after a hearing on a question of faulty assessment. This Investigation will be made and may result in some such rec ommendation to the Legislative Assembly. CREDITORS WILL BE PAID Portland Paving Contractors. Make Voluntary Assignment. ROSEBURG. Or., Dec, 13. (Special.) In order to protect their creditors, many of whom are Douglas County people, Hllllard & Maglnnls, paving contractors of Portland, have made a voluntary assignment in favor of the latter's father, Charles P. Maglnnls. Tbe firm's liabilities are said to total about 3100.000. Hiiliard and Maginnls had a number of large contracts In Douglas County during the past Sum mer and only completed their local con tracts a tew days ago. Charles P. Ma glnnls who arrived here from Portland today saws he believes the creditors will be paid dollar for dollar. K. F. Hiiliard isthe -president of the firm and James P. Maginnls the secretary-treasurer. The firm has offices in the McKay building, where Charles P. Maginnis also has offices for his tim ber business, while the works are lo cated at Kast Twenty-ninth and Sulli van streets. CHARITY BALL IS CENSORED Spokane Ministers Stop 'Bunny Hug and Police Fashionable Dance. SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec 13. A well defined line between what he called "orthodox" and "sidewheel" dances was drawn last night by Very Rev. William C. Hicks. Dean of All Saints' Episcopal Cathedral, when he ordered stopped the dancing of the "Bunny Hug," the "Cu banola Glide," the "Grizzly Bear" and other "rag" dances at a fashionable charity bazaar given at a local hotel. Finding that his prohibition was dis regarded, when his eyes were not upon the dancers. Dean Hicks and Cannon Gross patrolled the ballrooms of the hotel until the last dance was over. valueless checks to creditors of the Knox estate. "I am going over to the reformatory at Monroe by myself." he said. "I don't know how long I will be there, but I intend to attend to business and get out as soon as possible. When I get out I will pay those I owe as soon as I can. It was not drinking or gambling that got me Into trouble; it was Just the spendthriftiness' of my youth. "All the shortages were incurred In my private practice. So far as my conduct of the office of Prosecuting At torney Is concerned, I have been straight as a string." School Supervisors Opposed. COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) While recognizing the fact that the County Superintendent must have assistance In visiting the schools of the county, taxpayers in rural dis tricts of this section are organizing Anti-School Supervisor Clubs, which have for their purpose the securing of petitions to the Legislature to repeal the suDervisor law passed two years ago. Those active in the organization work express the belief that a less ex pensive system would serve tne pur pose as well. MISSIONS GALL PASTOR REVEREXD ROBERT M'IiEA" LEAVES GRANTS PASS. TEST VOTE IS TAKEN Senate Rejects Archbald Plea - on Evidence, 29 to 25. POINT HOTLY CONTESTED Bethany Presbyterian Church Cele brates Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Founding. r.p'TS PASS Or.. Dec 13. (Spe cial.) Rev. Robert McLean, pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian cnurcn, nas 7-i A- k . it: f I Rev. Robert McLean, Formerly of - Portland, Who Resigns Pastor ate at Grants Pass. PATTISON PLEADS GUILTY Young Prosecuting Attorney Goes to Reformatory for Larceny. COLFAX, Wash.. Dec. 13. Paul Pat tison. aged 29. Prosecuting Attorney of Whitman County, and son of John Pattlson, of Spokane. Democratic Na tional committeeman for Washington, was arrested today, pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny from one of his clients, and was given an indeter minate sentence in the State Reforma tory at Monroe. The charge to which Pattison pleaded guilty was the larceny of 38 from John Major, administrator of the estate of Mrs. K- H. Knox. It was alleged that the money was given to him to meet debts against the estate, and that he kept the money, issuing valueless checks to the creditors. Pattison was allowed to go to the re. formatory without a guard, and left immediately for Monroe. The Whitman County Commissioners will meet Monday to take steps to re move him from office as Prosecuting Attorney and elect his successor. PATTISOX SHORTAGE IS $8900 Young " Man Says Drinking and Gambling Are Xot to Blame. ' SPOKANE, Dec 13. Paul Pattison. Prosecuting Attorney of Whitman County, sentenced today at Colfax to an indeterminate sentence in the State Re formatory for grand larceny, declared when he reached Spokane on his way to Monroe that he had appropriated about S900 of the funds of his clients. He said he had concealed the short ages by a "rover-np system." which he had operated for six years, and that his defalcations would not have been dis covered for two or three years longer had he not made tbe mistake ogivlng resigned and will take up field mis sionary work, covering the Spanish set tlements in California. Colorado, Texas and New Mexico. Rev. Mr. McLean is a fluent speaker of the Spanish lan guage, having spent considerable time in the field work at san juan, rono Rico. He was requested to return to Pqrto Rico, but refused a flattering offer to take up a wider field. He declares that when he retires from active duties he will return to Grants Pass to spend his last days among his friends ana members of bis pastorate. The celebration of the growth or Bethany Church and In honor of Its pastor was held this week in the par lors of the church, where all members listened to the reading of the past records. Twenty-five years ago the Bethany Presbyterian Church was established in Grants Pass, by the concertea ac tion of Dr. McLean, its present pastor. and five women and one man. The place of meeting was in the county courthouse. For about one year and a half this small congregation, which was on the increase, continued to meet at the same place. The first church wis built the fol lowing: year with a membership of 32. The next three years the seating capac ity was doubled to accommodate the attendance, and four years later the church was enlarged to hold 600 per sons. The present building was erected , in 1896. JUDGE INCLINES TO MERCY Woman Postmislress Embezzles to Aid Deserted Children. crATTT.p n.p i!i Mrs. Ida Sim mons, postmistress at Gettysburg, in , v.. nivmnl( Mountains, nleaded KUilty today to embezzlement of 1800 of post office funds and was sentenced to one hour in prison. Judge nowaro. saying Kt. -.au th liarhtpKt nenaltv possible. It was brought out in court that Mrs. Simmons, deserted by her husband, David Simmons, a locomotive engineer, bought incubators and other equip ment for a chicken business, hoping to support herself and her two children. She paid for the articles with postofflce money, expecting to repay it. Maud Campbell, known also as "Mrs. Simmons," committed suicide in Seattle November 3. In her room were found hundreds of letters written by Davia Simmons, husband of the postmistress. Maud Campbell took poison on learn ing that Simmons was married. HOOD -RIVER BACKS TEAL Indorsements- by Club- and Individ ual Sent to East. HOOD 'RIVER, Or., Dec 13. (Spe cial.) Hood River people have ipdorsed J. N. Teal for the position of Secre tary of the Interior in President-elect Wilson's Cabinet. Communications of indorsement have not only been sent out by individuals, but the Commercial Club has offered its undivided support. At the recent annual meeting of the club, Leslie Butler, president of the Butler Banking Company, moving that the club indorse Mr. Teal, said: "I have known Mr.- Teal for many years, and I think that he is better fitted to fill -the position, from the standpoint of the Northwest, than any other man here. He is a tireless worker and conscientious in all of his efforts. He is no politician." BARGE AND V1B0ATS BURN Flames in Load of Paraffin Menace Shipping In Naples Harbor. NAPLES. Dec. iT-A blaze that for a time threatened to become serious occurred here last night, when a barge loaded with 200 tons of paraffin, taken from the White Star line steamer Adri atic, from New York, caught fire. The flames spread to 11 small boats in the vicinity of the barge destroying all of them and threatened other ship ping. Sailors from the warships and the harbor firemen succeeded in con fining the fire to these craft. The loss is estimated at 1400,000. Tto&nitA (Vintentiona of Attorneys for Judge, Testimony That Lawyer Had Told of Defendant's Interest Is Admitted.- WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. By the nar rnw mar ar in of 29 to 25 votes the Sen ate at the impeachment trial of Judge . . . . . , . 1 intmWA rtODen w. ArcnDaiu, wi Court, admitted In evidence today the testimony of C. G. Boland that his at torney, G. M. Watson, told him Judge Archbald was Interested with him in the settlement of the Boland claim against the Delaware, Lackawanna & WeBtern Railroad Company and that he proposed to give the judge one fourth of the amount received in ex cess of $95,000. The vote attracted attenuon uo.u it was the first cIobo division of the 1 l.a..aa mannO-Ara fOUZht lOT the admission of the testimony and Judge Archbald's attorneys vigorously opposed it. After the testimony had been admitted, Senator Paynter asked to be allowed to vote on its admissi bility, but the- privilege was einru . , . i . ... .ft hAarin? the ii j ill. ne auuvunv, - evidence, he was prepared to vote to exclude it. r .... c..-liir nnn of the House managers, declared the mana gers had proven a conspiracy between Watson and Arcnoaia wr m .a....... use his influence as a Federal Judge . " . v. - cottiomoTif and that iu ciici.. - . therefore a declaration by one ol tne "conspirators." Watson, should be ad mitted in evidence against the other. Attorney Simpson for Judge Arch bald, replied that there was no com bination Detween w iiuuu wm bald, the judge desiring merely to do frionriiv act for Watson, but that there was no conspiracy. No conspir acy existed, he said, because there was no agreement to do an rnesui which is a necessary element of a con spirflcy. "Did Watson say Judge Archbald de manded nav?" asked Attorney Simpson in cross-examination. "No, sir," responded Mr. coiano. KLAMATH FALLS FIGHT ON Postmastershlp Attracts Several Democrats In City. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 13. Snofini 1 There Is reported some con tention among local Democrats as to the party who shall dictate the few- T. . t,ii. ..-Ill .nm. to this appUin LlUBllLB wi...... " ... section. The "Northwestern" newspa per suported tne uimKiii loyally and ;the proprietor, Sam Evans, is saia to wisn m un;wiw v" i ments. There is some objection to this on tbe ground that he is a com paratively new man in the vicinity. The postmastershlp in Klamath. Falls seems to excite the most inter . . i.i ..w v& aMlntmpnt n f - Mr. Brandenburg does not expire for near ly three years. 1 nree chhujuw ia. i rxr T Shiva an old resident and former merchant, with considerable interests here; -: William Wagner, a real estate dealer, who has . I .... 1 m.aro Q n H W A. Deen uere bc3o. t . . - - . -- Delzell. formerly cashier of the First National BaoK, wno is nuw . . . i,. - ia oniri tn hA onnosed to both'shive and Wagner and as rather favorable to ueizeii. CARNEY STILL PRISONER Vancouver Police Invesigating Rec ord of "May Boley" Alias. i vTr,rtiTxripD n'aah T")a 13. ( Soe- Viinwu'.i- , . , . . clal.) Though H. T. Carney, alias May Boley, has 88600 n a safety deposit vault in this city, ne must ne u ju ... m .... t .mhar 17 when his until aueauiu. .is.c.i. - hearing will be continued. He was ar rested on a cnarge 01 oeins lute person and the Federal authori ties have been notified. Carney came to Vancouver and reg istered at Hotel St. Elmo November 36 ParentB of a girl in Burley, Idaho, wrote to the Chief of Police of Van couver, asking who May Boley was, . a-ivlna- tRat nfl.ma had siaiing a Flov" been writing to their daughter, offer ing her a position in ..w"""- fice, as an inducement to come to Van couver. .... , .i While Carney is in jan, an inveoi. gatton is being conducted to locate i -a-ha-a ha mav he wanted some - "s v' ; ... as, when arrested, he had In his pos session foouw in uui i oiti-j . PRUNE RAISERS CONFIDENT More Trees to Be Set Out in Clark County, Wash., This Season. VANCOUVER, Wash.! Dec. 13. (Spe- .,.1 v -T-, 1. .ha nrtma ITOn in Clark County this year was a failure, being not more than a linn oi a .aa. .than avar before will be set out this season.' In his report to the State Horiicuiiurisi, a. -n.. berg. District Horticulture Inspector, stated that about 600 acres will be set to prunes in the Spring, while last year 400 acres were set out. ft. .... it-a-rAU-ai. hftVA faith that the state college experts, who are studying tne suuauun, wo v.c si j .ha aa,,aa flf fflillir And DlSke l.". v.a" v- t crops in future years certain, or more reasonably so. at may m '' ler onecies of prune tree will be adopted. JUDGE M'KENNY IS CITED Castle Hock Election Case Noticed by State Supreme Court. at viTtif i Waeh rial? 1 3.f SnAcial. ' ' ' - - ' On an application to set aside the results ot a local option tietnuu nc In Castle Rock November 5, the . ra,,i-t tnHav IskhaH a show cause order directing Judge McKenny, of the Cowlitz county aupnor touri m appear before the higher tribunal and -' i-i- n.h h! riiiimr that the voters declared against the licensing of saloons should not be reversea. The state on relation of J. H. Mc- . , i, T? m r h t w Railes. J. C. Gladwi'sh and Pard Jackson is plaintiff. FUND FOUND INSUFFICIENT Monmouth Normal School Needs Told by President. SALEM, Or.. Dec IS. (Special.) Secretary Olcott is In receipt of a com munication from J. H. Ackerman. pres ident of the Monmouth Normal School, BENJAMIN CLOTHES at REDUCED PRICES in raVXwV" itij'- ii i Please consider this personal card an invitation to YOU to get acquainted with our Benjamin Coats which we are selling at a big discount. Come in and meet them. Buf f urn & Pendleton 311 Morrison St., Opp. Postoffice in which he says at a recent meeting of the executive committee of that school the president presented 'some of the pressing needs of the institution which cannot be met by tbe one-twenty-fifth of a mill voted by the peo ple in 1910. ... Among these are a gymnasium, do mestic science and manual training building, additional land, cement walks and improvement of grounds, and some equipment for the new dormitory. He estimates the cost for all of these, with the exception of the first item, at.$15, 000 $5000 for the land, $1500 for ce ment walks and 88500 for equipment for the dormitory. He has asked each member of the board as to the advisa bility of asking the forthcoming Leg islature for an appropriation on these proposed improvements. HOGS THRIVE0N WHEAT Gain of $1.10 Bushel Shown in Feeding Over Sales in Market. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. ' IS. (Special.) An average gain of $1.19 a bushel by feeding wheat to hogs in stead of sellintr it in the market, was made by M. K. Schreck, of LaCrosse. who yesterday sent In the result of his experiments to Byron Hunter, agri culturist In charge of the local office of the Department of Agriculture. The experiments covered the period between October 14 and November 4 and 95 hogs were used. Their weight the first week was 13,625 pounds and at the last weighed 17,670 pounds. The average daily gain waa 2.25 pounds. A total - of Id, 440 pounds of wheat was fed. The average shows that It re quired 3.55 pounds of grain to put on a pound of flesh. Estimating the price of hogs at seven cents the gain over the price of wheat a bushel by feeding it to the hogs was $1.19. Mr. Schreck last Summer experiment ed by turning 109 hogs into a field of standing grain. When the field was cleared the land was measured and the hogs reweighed. A field of the same size was harvested, threshed and marketed.- At the market price of hogs the gain in weight made by the hogs per acre was approximately twice as much as the net return from har vesting and marketing the crop. GROSS BROTHERS CALLED Eugene Case Comes to Court Through Injunction Action. BUY NOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS BRUNN & GO. We will soon make extensive alterations and enlargements to enable us to better serve our ever-increasing wholesale trade. In buying now for your holiday wants you will save money, as we will sell our entire stock of finest wines and liquors at great reductions: PORT, ANGELICA, MUSCAT, SHERRY, CLARET, AT 60c per gallon Including Sanitary Glass Con tainer Usual Price $1.00 Per Gallon AN EXTRA OLD WINE Port, Angelica, Muscat, Sherry, Claret, at SOc per gallon Including Sanitary Glass Con . tainer. Usual Price $1.50 Per Gallon Distributors . GOLD SEAL CHAMPAGNE THE FINEST WINE MONEY CAN BUY ; " : Old and of Fine Flavor Port, Sherry, Angelica, Muscat, Claret $1.00 per gallon. INCLUDING SANITARY CONTAINER You Wonld Pay $2.00 Per Gallon for This Wine Elsewhere. Distributors CREST A BLANCA WINES. A SPECIAL IN CIGARS A regular 10c Straight Cigar, box of 50 3.00 Per Box .A regular 3 for 25c Cigar, box of 25 i S1,22 IX A regular 5c Straight Cigar, box of 25 .1 : 9 .75 Per Box v 41 ' Dealers Should Take Advantage of These Prices GOOD OLD THERE IS NO OTHER BEER SO JUSTLY POPULAR Order a Case from Your Dealer or Phone BRUNN & CO. WHOLESALE AGENTS TOR -RAINIER BEER FOR OREGON FIRST & ALDER STS. A 2958 Main 2958 EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) Gross Bros, have been summoned to appear In Portland Dext Wednesday to show cause why they should not be en joined from manufacturing or deliver ing: to the City of Eugene, iron electric lightposta of the design now being in stalled. Application lor tne injunction is made by the Independent Foundry Company, of Portland, which claims that a patent or design, assignee to the company by C. E. Grelle, also of Portland, is being Infringed.. .The posts were accepted by the City Water Board and paid for in May. The city Is not made a party In. the pro ceedings. ' E. U. Lee, secretary of the Water Board, states that designs for the posts were submitted to a number of found ries a. year ago, among them the Port land concern now asking the injunc tion, and the contract was let here De cember 12. .1911. . Application for the patent - on- the design on which in fringement is claimed was made Jan uary 2, 1912, according to Mr. Lee and .1-- . a-an.a U,n1 19. 1919 lilts IJB.i.efc a 6' L .... .. - - - According to city officers there is a material ouierence in uie uraisan. Oregon City's Police Case "Walts. OREGON CITY, Or., ' Dec 13. (Spe cial.) The case of E. L. Shaw, to prove that he Is legally entitled to the office of Chief of Police, was called before Circuit Judge Eakln today and contin ued until next Friday. 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