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t r Proposed Oregon Tax Law Following are the joint resolutions lor constitutional, amendments and lulls as recommended by the Oregon fctate Tax commission and to bo pre sented to the legislature at its next ses sion: , ; HOUSE JOINT DISSOLUTION NO. Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oregon, llesolvod by the house, the senate con curring: That the following article, as an aniendinent to the constitution of the ftate of Oregon, be proposed and re ferred to the next legislative assembly, and if the same shall be concurred in by a majority of all the members elect ed to each house thereof, and shall afterward be rati lied by a majority of the electors of the state, then the same tdiall bo a part of the constitution of the state of Oregon: ARTICLE I. That article I, section 32 of the con stitution of the state of Oregon, be and 1 ho same hereby is abrogated, and in lieu thereof shall be inserted the fol lowing: "No tax or duty shall be imposed without the consent of the people or their representatives in the legislative assembly; and all taxation shall be equal and uniform upon the same class if subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the taxes." (The tuo joint rcsiilutions prcsciUdl ore draw n on iliu Ilicury thai the inilmlivp aincnil- llll'llt til tilt! Ollllslitllt illll Slllllhittl'll III J 11 IK!, 1-iiiCi, iliii nut U'ciiini! u j .11 rt of the constitution, liHvinic neither heeti ho.omM in tin' manner lioMi"l liv llio constitution, nor littviiii" re ceived a innjuiilv ut all votes cast, allhouuli jiroi'laiini'it 1 v llii' governor. If. in tli opinion if tin; legislature, tin; aiiii'iiilinciil ineiitiuiu'd w a regularly U'lnplcd, the ftirm ol this mid Ihe follow in; jo.'ni resolution must be chanyed ttc-foriliiiKiy-) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oregon. Resolved by the house, the senate con curring: That the following article, as an amendment to the constitution of the state of Oregon, be proposed and re ferred to the next legislative assembly, and if the same shall be concurred in by a majority of all the members elect ed to each house threeof, and shall af terward be ratified by a majority of the electors of the state, then the same diall le a part if the Constitution of the state of Oregon: ARTICLE I. That article IN, section 1 of the con stitution of the state of Oregon, lie and Ihe same hereby is abrogated, and in lieu thereof shall be inserted the fol lowing: "Taxes shall be levied on such prop erty as shall be prec.-ribed by law. The legislative assembly shall provide by law for uniform and equal rate of as sessment and taxation upon the several classes of subjects of taxation within the territorial limits of the authority' levying the taxes ; and shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property taxed, except property specifically taxed." A RILL For nil ni t to provide mure efficient nml iiiitahle system lor the assessment of proper ty lor taxation; ilelininif property subject to taxation ami property exempt therefrom; de linin the ilnties of the county assessor, anil pieseriliiny the manner of making llie assess ment of property by him assesscl for the pur poses of taxation ; rt'nuirinu all persons, ami the inanity ilif,' Kgcnt or otliecr of any corpora tion or association liable to be assessu1 by him, to furnish Ihe assessor w ith a list of property liable M taxation, ami pre-criliinir a penalty for failure so to ilo; ami toameml sections :ln;t7, an: is, :tu.i'.i. :i l, :tl'i, :;nw", :t l-, aol'.i, :iu'i7, :iu''s, :tm.l, ;!'.!, :;..'.i, :t'.i7u, : :o 7 1 . :;u7.t, :t"7l, :ai7."i, ;tu7h, ;i77 ami auTs of t he 'odes ami Sta; utes of Ore- fon, l ompileil ami aniiotateil by lion. Charles I. Hellinuer ami William W. lotion ; toameml section .' of an Bet approveil Kebrnary 21. l'i:, iul fouml on pact- Ji..1 et .s.i,uitur of the Kener nl law s ut t Merlin of !'.:. ami said sei'iion 1' liirf foiiii'l on pane 'JT".': to ameml section 1 of an act fin it lot "An act to fix the plaeeof assessing national bank stock ami prn ate b.iuks.loau ami trust coiiipaiiies," pjiro e, February HI, l'.'o;l; to ameml section 1 ol an act approveil liccem la'r Jl. Witt, mi l fouml on paue I et seiuitur of the general laws of tirrnii. special session, I'm:!; to repeal sections 27-itf. g.'l'i. .mil . iiurj, ;UMI. ami o.vi ol the ( mles Binl Statulcs of urcoii, ouipileil ami amiotaieil by Hon. Charles It. l'.('lmu..iT ami William W. t'oitoii; ami to re peal all acts aid parts of acts in conltict here. t ith, an l exemptiinj ecriain assessments ami ,roci filings from rho tiieiation thereof. Re it enacted by the people of the state of Oregon: (Of Property Subject to Taxation.) (Real and Personal Property to Re As sessed Uniformly and Ratably.) Section 1. That section U0.T7 of the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles 15. Hcl Iinger and William V. Cotton, lie and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: All real property within this state, and all personal property situated or owned within this state, except such as may If sjiccilically exempted by law, Khali In- subject to assessment and tax ation in equal and ratable proportion. (( 11 law provi'les: "All taxes for the sup nort of I he tot et ninciit of this slate shall be I in ... ...ul ul,.l rulul.lx ,.,-. j.orlion, ami all propeny . cie., siibii ie su n- ect to taxation. The old seel ion uiinei t'ssnri- l,roK'ily taxes.) Real property How construed.) Sect i 111 2. The terms land, real es tate, ami real proju rty, as used in this act, shall le construed to include the land itself, whether laid out in town J, ,t - r ot herwise,alH ve and under water, :dl building", structures, f ubst pictures. I mpmlrnrr, IVggy Only to think of It. my dear, we were entirely alone, and he had the audacity to kiss me. I,,.VI Mitijs, you were furious, weren't you? Peiry I slioiil.l say so! I w.t furl mis every single time hu did it- Ie Sourtre. AVhnt 1 her Wrrf yli;. Th nnsry w.ivcs I.isIhnI tin shore. "Why tloii't you hit back?" they ke.l, mot kingly, "liarea't you got the Mnjr superstructures, and improvements erected upon, under or above, or affixed to the same, and all rights and privil eges thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining; and all franchises and privileges granted by or pursuant to any law of this state, or municipal ordi nance or icsoution, owned or used by any person or corporation, other than the right to be a corporation ; and all mines, minerals, quarries, fossils, and trees in, under, or upon the land. (Chapter 1, title XXX, 11. A C. C'omp., con tained no definition of real property. This definition is taken in part from section 80.77, H.AC. Comp. Iielitiition of franchises ami inclusion ah taxable property, specifically, is new ; compare the Minnesota definition of real property, (Personal property How construed.) Section 3. That section 30:S8 of the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by lion. Charles B. Bel linger and William W. Cotton, be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: The terms personal estate and per sonal property shall be construed to in clude all things in action, household furniture, goods, chattels, moneys, and gold dust, on hand or on deposit; all boats and vessels, whether at home or abroad, and all capital invested there in; all debts due or to become due from solvent debtors, whether on account, contract, note, mortgage or otherwise, either within or without this state; all public stocks; all bonds, warrants, and moneys due or to become due from this state, or any county or other municipal subdivision thereof; ami stocks and shares in incorporated companies, and such proportion of the capital of incor porated companies liable to taxation on their capital as shall not be invested in teal estate; and all improvements made by persons on lands claimed by them under the laws of the United States, the fee of which lands is still vested in the United States. (Adds to former statutory rule as to taxable things included ill the term, things in action; state, county or municipal bonds, warrants, and claims, ami inipnncmcnts on claimed lamls-the latter provision transferred from ii. A C. C'omp., section Sous. J (What property is exempt from taxa tion.) Section 4. That section 3039 of the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles B. Bel linger and William W. Cotton, as the same is amended by an act entitled "An act to amend section 303!) of Bel linger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon," approved Feb ruary 24, 15MI3, and as amended by an act entitled "An act to ameiyl an act entitled 'Ail act to amend section 303!) of Bellinger and .Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon,' approv ed February 24, UH)3," which last named act was filed in the olliee of the secretary of state IVcember 24, 1903, being found upon page 2S et sequitur of the general laws of Oregon, special ses sion of l'.iOo, be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: The following property shall be ex empt from taxation : 1. All property, real and personal, of the United States and this state, ex cept land belonging to this state held under a contract for the purchase t hereof. 2. All public or Corporate property of the several counties, cities, villages, towns, and school districts in this state used or intended for corporate purposes, except lands belonging to such public corporations held under a contract fur the purchase thereof. 3. The personal property of all lit erary, benevolent, charitable, and sci entific institutions incorporated within this state, and such real estate belong ing to such institutions as shall be act ually occupied for the purposes for which they were incorporated. 4. All houses of public worship, and the lots on which they are situated, and the pews or slips and furniture therein, and all burial grounds, tombs, and rights of burial; all lands, and the buildings thereon, not exceeding thirty acres, held by any crematory associa tion incorporated under the laws of this state used for the sole purposes of a crematory ami burial place for inciner ate remains; but any part of any build ings, being a house of public worship, which shall be kept or used as a store or shop, or for any other purpose, ex cept for public worship or for schools, shall be taxed upon the cash valuation thereof, the same as personal property, to the owner or occupant, or to either, and the taxes shall be collected thereon in the same manner as taxes tin person al property. 5. All public libraries, and the per sonal property belonging thereto and connected therewith, and the real prop erty belonging thereto ami upon which such library is situated. li The property f all Indians rcsid- mg upon imiiati reservations who iiave not severed their tribal relations or taken lands in severalty, except lands held by t hem by purchase or inherit- i ;t....." 1...1:.... - iitlMI, till', it.,,, , 'I ,( , I , I I ., I I j yat ton ; 'ioiiie-i. However, 111:11. 1 lie lands owned or in M by Indians m sev eralty upon any Indian reservation, and the persntril property of such In dians iion such ic ei v: t ion, shall be exempt from t ;t X:;t : I1 vl,e!t so provided bv anv law f I'.ie United State-, ;.:i not ot berwi.-e. 7. The per oiial property of all per sons who, bv reason of infirmity. ;n;i-. Srenn to "IV yon think there is anything in the pretensions of these spiritualistic niedi 11 ins V" Tiui'iesliiinalilr. I know aevcrrll in- ' tloVtit jnrnn who m.ik a Rood livini; out of tic jirctcasiiins." Chicago Trib une. The tiiimtior of death eneh year tn fxin d.'n was. 1oO yenrs ngu, fifty-one a lh,ui a.uiil. In 1Ot it was twenty-nint it thou- J sinil. anil it now u about eighteen a I ihoua.ind. or poverty, may, In the opinion of the atssessor, be ihiable to Contribute) to wards I lie public charges, 8. The personal property of every householder to the amount of $200, th articles to be selected by such house holder. (11, A C. Comp., section 3039, was amcmleu' by lawR 1U03, page 21(i, anil laws, special session, l'.Htt, pnn 2H. The section propose!) makes tliu followitiK changes from tlip present law: 1. Makes lamls bclonginK to tlio-slate taxable wlit.'ii heM umler contract for purchase, tin; at torney general having heretofore hehl such liimls exempt as "properly of this Mate mi'ier clause 1. 'I. l.amls of public corporations, sim ilarly hehl iiiuler contract of purchase, mailn taxable; 3, 5, C, 7, no chenge. 4. Kxemption of crematory property coiijc.il, from Uws tJWjpafro 70;netTtm8.'"8'. Trie siitne as clause 8nT section iiH.T.l. except the exemption is reduced from :iiH) to f'-ioo, omitting the specification of particular articles which mav be exempted. The Hat ex emption is believed to be more just than the present exemption of specific varieties of prop erty to a to.al of f:i(Ki, which iajn praeticefouml to be both arbitrary and unequal. A dairy farmer owning 16 cows, f'iitl; one horse, ll.r; household furniture, fit); farming Implements, fJ5 taxable values, would have a total of f:sixi, and onlv fW would be exempt. If his property was a little differently distributed, thus: two horses, 12S; two cows, :MJ; ten sheep, lf; household furniture, f")0; wagon and harness, "i0; farming implements, ftu, he would have tnu' the same value, but all would be exempt. This is an actual case reported by one assessor as a typical instance of the nnreasoi.able ine quality of the present law as it is met every day.) (Land in road boundary exempt.) Section 5. That section 3040 of the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles B. Bel linger and William V. Cotton, and sec tion 56 of an act approved February 24, 1903, and found on page 2fi2 et sequitur of the general laws of Oregon of 1903, be ami the same hereby are amended to read as follows: All lands within the boundary of any county road, and all dedicated streets and alleys in any incorporated or unin corporated city or town, or town plat, within this state, shall be exempt from assessment and taxation while used for such purposes. (Kxemjits lands in streets and alleys, as well as lands within boundaries of county roads, while used for such purposes. The uniform practice, and supported by luws l'J0;i, pue 27'J, sections 56 and 57.) (Stocks in banks, loan and trust com panies, etc., subject to taxation Vhere taxed.) Sect ion G. That sect ion 1 of an act entitled "An act to fix the place of assessing national bank stock and pri vate banks, loan and trust companies," approved February 24, 1903, be and the same hereby is amended to read as fol lows : Shares of stock of national banks shall be assessed- to the "individual shareholders at the place where the bank is located. Shares of stock of other banks and interests in banking capital, buihiing and loan . associa tions and trust companies, shall be assesseud to such bank,' building and loan associations, or trust coprnanies, or to their owners, or stockholders, as by law provided, at the place where such banlvs, building ami loan associa tions, or trust companies are located. (It. tt ('. Comp., section U'J was superceded in part by Laws 10(13, paue 2W-if the title of the latter act is broad enouirh to cover the last sentence therein. The section proposed fol lows the act of l'.ti3. chanffinir the word "stock holders" -of national bunks to "sharehold ers" in analogy to the national bankini; act. Provides that shares of stock in private banks, etc.. shall be assessed to such bank, etc., or to itsstoekholders, as by law provided.) (Lands sold by state listed to contrac tor.) Section 7. Lands held under a Con tract for the purchase thereof, belong ing to the state, county, or municipal ity, and school and other state lands, shall be considered, for all purposes of taxation, as the property of the person so holding the same; and the improve ments thereon shall be Considered as real property for all purposes of taxa tion, and be considered as the propel ty of the person so holding the same; and no deed shall ever be executed un til all taxes and municipal charges are fully paid thereon. (New ; tint compare Laws Washington. 1s'7, section '.'7, pntte 1 1'.i. It appears from a certifi cate of the clerk of the state land board, No venilicr li, l'.m.S. that the state's outstanding certificates of sale aggregated Si0,M.'i acres, the purchase price of w hich w as 1 .-ti.4,.r.;tt h11 ol w hich now escapes taxation tieeause the title to the land is still iu the state.) (Public, lands Improvements.) Section 8. The assessor must assess all improvemcnta on lands, the fee of which is till vested in the United States, as personal property until the settler thereon or claimant thereof has made final proof. After rinal proof has been 'made, and a Certificate issued therefor, the hind its If must be assess ed, notwithstanding the patent has not been issued. (New : compare Washington I'.ev. Laws, l'.n'i, section loo. ( Assessors shall obtain lists of public lands sold.) Section 9. The assessor of each county shall, inimediatt ly after the lirst day of March of each year, obtain from the state land board, and from the local United States land ollicers in the state, lists of public lands sold, or con tracted to be sold, and of final certifi cates issued for land in his county dur ing the previous year endinr at 1 'o'clock a. m. of said first day of March, and shall place such lands upon the assessment rolls as provided in the last two preceding sections. It shall be the duty of the Slate Land board to certify a list or lists of all public lands sold, or contracted to be sold, during the previous year en application of the assessor of anv count v applying there for. (New.) (Of the assessment of property.) (Seel ion '.ui:l. H. A ('. Comp.. seems to rec.tir nie marginal tts-iirnmenls of tiio!!i::i- . It does ii, , belong in a lax act. sum' ti c r, i i' f 1 he inoi t'.'itue lux law. of which it mi- i i t. The I! clause is now nnrntory. It ' '' In. ic ale,!, but no rrf 'n e sho l ! i i '-' In it ni a t cmli': I' it it i- His'ci-""! : I'm i: re t -in pi iat ions ii ! I raii-u rrc.i t . ,. coid.iig act.) CIV eolitiU'icil next n il Arllxr llrsl I'.vtnfr. 'I there n. mil activity in real es tate in thi section ?" asked the visitor. "I should say there K" nnswetvl Fanner t'orutossel. "Had three la". I fdMes an' a washout last year." aslniigt n Star. I n fill r. "Siyr exe limcl Tommy, dorb'iec tin bis rilit hanil into tho sliajv of a jcnill list and tnaktni; M the other tv. "jou're cheating! This is a Itiirbank npp'e, anJ you've given me the Mur half!" TO IMPROVE WATERWAYS National Rivers and Harbors Congress - To Meet in Washington. Our Government Expends Twenty-five Times As Much for War and Its Effects as -in Directly Fostering Trade Such is the Statement of Congressman Ransdell. Tim United States government ex- nends 25 times more in indirectly f..s- tering trade than in doing so directly, In other words this governments spends 50() 000,000 annually for war and its effects, which are presumed to foster -.i ,! l,t itfl.7S0.tHMI for the im- provement of rivers and harbors in this country a direct method of not - only fostering, but also creating ami up building trade. This is the essence of a startling statement made by Chair man Pansdell, of the National Kivers and Harbors conrgess, in a recent ad dress ls?fore the Portland Chamber of Commerce. He stated that the nation al government annually expends $100, 000,000 for the navy, $l()i,O0O,()00 for the army and $144,000,000 for pen sions. Congressman Kansdell believes that if the Tinted States can afford to expend so vast a sum annually for war, it surely can make at least substantial appropriations for the improvement of the rivres and harbors. It has been estimated that an appropriation of $50,000,000 at the coming congressional session will aid materially in improv- ,t .i. ..,..,... ,,.,,1 l..,. many 01 Llie . in ereii l i oris aim iiai Ir. nd onen others so that thev mav become navigable ami be what at pres-' ent they are only supposed to oe -the main arteries of trade and practical rate reducers. To do this the leading com mercial organizations, and, in fact, everyone interested in the welfare of our country, is co-operating so that all forces may throw their influences to gether and secure this appropriation, the effect of which will necessarily be 'inestimable. Able men will bead the Pacific Northwest delegations to the National Kivers and Harbors congress which will meet in Wasbintgon, I. C, on the 0th and 7th of December. The object of those who -compose this -congress is to secure a national appropriation of $50, 000,000 for the improvement of the rivers and harbors of this country and with the tremendous influence of this powerful oragnization there is no doubt of success. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS. Speeches and Discussions Cover Wide Range of Subjects. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 22. Speech es and discussions covering a w ide range of subjects took up the time yesterday of the three sessions of the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress. Im proved waterways, insurance and cur rency reforms, the value of the Pan ama canal as a means ot en nlarging our south Amer - trade relations with the nan republics ami ine necessity 01 closer relations lietwecn the I'nited States and those countries, the great value to the South of improved levees and tht resources and needs of Alaska were some of the topics touched upon. The principal speakers were J. F. Pansdell, representative in congress from Louisiana; W. 1. Yandiver, su lieiintendent of insurance of Missouri; Pr. V. S. -Woo, ds, president of the Na-, f Commerce f Kansas tional Pank Ciiv: John Parrett. I nited Mates nun i-ter to Colombia; Minister Caldenm, of Polivia; Minister Pardu, nf Peru; Minister Cortes, ut Colombia ; Secre tary Io Annual, of the P.razilian lega tion at Washington; Keprescntative Morris Shcppurd, of Texarkana, Tex.; John (i. Prady, of Huston, ex-governor of Alaska, and Major T. I. Clarkson, of Seattle. Mr. Shcppard, who is credited with It'ing the youngest nieinleriif the na tional house, made an earnest plea for the upbuilding of. the levee system, and won warm applause from the delegates, lie It'gaii by declaring the levee is one oi the most important factors in the economic grow t h of t he I'nited States, and of many other cotintreis. He took the various arguments urged aiiainst levees, especially the claim that they were an interference with the laws of nature, and showed that the ar guments were without toumlat ion . lie j liMiitnstraUl that there was no real ictitlict lietwecn irtigatioti projects and I levee enterprise, showing that they j were the product of entirely different J L'eosrraphical conditions and had a cun ! moil aim. the improvement of the pro ! duct iveness of t he soil. Another Railroad F-red. ; iVnver. Nov. 22. The Missouri Pa cific railroad was fined in the I nited j States 1 i -t i i -t court here today for v io lation of tin1 safety appliance law. Ti e alleged offense bapiH'iitsl at Pueblo, where t. ne of the company's trainmen w as coin H'l led to go K't ween t w o freight 1 : rs to jinll a jtoitbiing iin. which re f 1-e.l to wuk when the safety appli ance was operated. The suit wa pr.-ci-nted at the instance of the Interstate Commerce coiiuuis-ii.ti. ' Income Tax Law for Ohio Columbus. .. Nov. 22. ii"i 11 -rt i stated tshiv licit be "i:M rte rt 'I'Ti't tid iu 1 I- tir-t me-se i i ihe ! g- -lat ure the !c it g of a tax u in. me ' y the -late of 1! :. if a wav can ' c f.i'iud toetiael a law that will stand the institutional t t - Tin-governor a's.i f ivor-a re-enact ment f t he inbei itamv t.ix law ieealetl by the legislature. HANDLING OF RELIEF FUND California Promotion Committee Is sues a Statement. Fan Francisco, Nov. 2.'i. Owing to the fact that wide publicity has U-en ! given to charges that $1,000,000 of the ' relief fund contributed to San Fran cisco Juis been diverted or stolen, and owing to the further fact that those who have sent money to San Fnmcisco ure entitled to a correct statement of conditions, the California Promotion committee has sent out 'the following statement: ".More than $0,000,000 contributed to San Francisco came in small sums, ranging from 10 cents up to several thousand dollars. These sums came limn ami express, in till forms, from P'-age stamps and currency to money onlers ami bank drafts. (If the entire """" 'iit, but two sums went astray I 7-" tt packasge of currency contain-1 , " 1 .0r-5 from Searchlight, sent to j I tho National Punk and Trust company, ; ; "f Angles, by express; the other a ' Iare of $200 sent by mail from Pal- tirnore "The finance committee of the Citi zens' Kelief Committee of Forty, after-1 1 ward incorporated to handle relief and , Red Cross funds, consisting of 21 prom inent business men of San tFrancisco, 1 received all funds and the books of this ! committee were examined by (ieneral ! Pates, a representative of the National j Ped Cross society, sent from Washing i ton for that purpose, who declared ' them kept under a system that guaran teed their correctness. "The Massachusetts Association for the Kelief of California sent a commit tee to San Francisco to investigate the I methods of relief work. On its return l to Poston it made a report, going into i detail and covering every point in the worn 01 renei 111 iiiu rranciseo. i ne , . . . rpP"rt 'f t,,ls eon.l.iittee resulted in the immediate forwarding of the balance of the monev in the hands of the Massa chusetts organization. "James I). Hague, of the New York 'chamber of commerce committee for j the relief of San Francisco, spent sev eral weeks in San Francisco, investi ! gating conditions. After his report I was made to the New York body, funds 1 to the amount of $500,000, held by the I New York committee" were ordered ' turned over to the San Francisco relief corporation. RUSH JETTY WORK. General Mackenzie's Recommenda tions for the Coming Season. Washington, Nov. 2.'!. (ieneral Mackenzie, chief of engineers, in his estimates recently submitted to the secretary of War, asks for only $1,000, 000 to continue work on the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia river. In bis annual report, however, (ieneral Mackenzie makes clear the necessity for securing authority to expend an addi tional $1,450,000, which will lie ample to carry the south jetty to completion. In his report (ieneral Mackenzie re views the work that has been done at the mouth of the Columbia and points out w hat run tins to be done before the demands of commerce are met. No appropriation is now needed for 1 jnij,r .vinr the Columbia river between ; v.lnr,,tlvir an,i tiK. mouth of the Wil lamette. Work on The lalles-Celilo canal has only just begun. In addition to money already appropriated, $:i,5.'!:?..'i(.2 must be appropriated to complete this wnter jway. Only $750,000 has leen asked '. for for the ensuing year, j No estimate has ever lioen made of i the amount necessary to make the up ' .(r Columbia and Snake rivers navi- p(Mo tlie entjrt, distance from Celilo i ,( j j t ts--l n r-ir landing. Ten. thousand dollars is needed next vear. Frauds in Town Lot Sales. (iuthrie, Okla., Nov. 2:1. A special to the State Capital from Muskogee says that W. l. Foulke, special repre sentative of President Roosevelt, has commenced an investigation into the alleged frauds in connection with Creek Nation town lot stiles. This investiga tion was demanded by the National Creek Council, which charges govern ment officials with misappropriating thousands of dollars. The lots were appraised and sold by government ap pointees. Mr. Foulke has issued a cir cular inviting testimony on the subject. Gets $500,000 for Y. M. C. A. S:ui Francisco, Nov. 2.?. Mr. Henry J. McCoy, general secretary of the San Francisco Young Men's Christian asso ciation, has just returned from New York, w here lie succeeded in securing $.Vii.lH0 for the rehabilitation of the association in San Francisco. Of this amount more than $450,000 was con tributed in New York city. Morris K. Jes-ttp and John 1. Ri t kefeller, Mr-. W. F. Podge. Cleveland II. Hodge. J. P. Morgan. Mrs. Kusm-II Sage and F. S. llarkness Iving among the largest givers. Will Investigate Hill Lines. Chicago. Nov. 2.'. The Tribune to day nvs James J. Hill and tlie three great railways be dominate are to be investigated by ihe Interstate Commerce eomnii-sion. What are the relati-tis between the tireat Northern. Northern Pat ilV and the Purlington ssiet'.i titi out. The effort is to le iti.a.le t" tin 1 out. commission will seek inn-certain w at ! v ' t ffet't the one man iu the N'. c.-nir has :i, itbwc 1 .fall tl d is havio t . Ii ae a c -ti Fro-- WsT,' 11 : .1 i'u. N v. 2::. ! : -Plan--!-' : ' :- : V- : mrinufai tut e ie' atii'ed a ' 1 1 the 1 I. '. -:'' :.- f : : lut'i 1 a-ir,u iliv. :::: I f r u will erect a di.-tiP.erv at lY.n'. l .-i. CENTRAL SOUTH DRIPPING WET Rain Swamps Mississippi Valley and Snow Covers Texas. Whole Valleys Are Lakes Poor Peo ple Are Driven From Homes by Floods and Many Negroes Roost in Trees for Safety Bitter Cold Adds to Misery Memphis, Nov. 20. As more detail ed reports are recti ved from those por tions of Alabama, North and Central Mississippi and Western Tennessee swept by the wind and rain storms, the situation increases in seriousness. Follow ing the w ind storm rain has fall en almost continuously throughout this territory and practically the entire dis trict is under water to a depth of sever al feet and creeks and small streams are leaving their banks and many of the poorer white persons, as well as scores of negroes, have been forced from their homes by the rising waters, seek ing refuge in many instances under the trees. To add to the seriousness of the situ ation, the weather is becoming bitterly cold and much suffering is anticipated. From Winona, Malien and Mathiston, Miss., more complete reports have been received, a conservative estimate plac ing the total damage to the three towns at $:500,000. The rain continues with no sign of abatement. In Memphis the precipi tation has reached a maximum of 4.42 inches, and the continued rainfall has wrought great havoc in this city and the immedite vicinity. Wolf river is out of its banks, the overflow carrying away over 10,000 logs valued at $100,000. From present in dications it is believed that fully $100, 000 damage has been done to the road and turnpike system of this county. Probably never before has traffic on the railroads centering in Memphis suffered such complete demoralization. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 20. At 6 o'clock last night 8.4 inches of snow had fall en, breaking by three inches records since the establishment of the United States weather bureau nearly 30 years ago. Reports from several points on the Mexican Central indicate that the storm extends well down into Mexico. In New Mexico and throughout the val ley of El Paso there is great suffering and will be heavy losses in cattle, the snowfall being unprecedented. SHONTS THE BOSS. Roosevelt Reorganizes the Adminis tration of Canal Affairs. Washinirtnn. Nov. 20. An order ' signed on tlie Lsthmus of Tanama by President Roosevelt, making nnm changes in the organization of affairs in the government of the canal zone, was made public today at the olliee of the commission. The effect of the or der is to place the canal work and the government of the zone under the di rection of Chairman Shunts, aided by chiefs of bureaus, who will report di rectly to the commission, thus elimin ating the olliee of governor, i The order gives to Chairman Shonts 'supreme authority over all depart ments. It reorganizes the entire work ings of the commission in connection with the president's views of controll ing the situation under his plan to press the excavation as rapidly as pos sible. The executive committee of I three members, each the head of a de 'partment, has liecn abolished and in its stead seven departments are created, and the chief of each will report ami receive instructions from the chairman of the committee. These departments will be under the direction of John F. Stevens, chief engineer; Richard R. Rodgers, general counsel; William C. (Jorgas, chief sanitary oflieer; I. W. Ross, chief purchasing otlicer; E. S. Henson, general auditor; J. William, disburisng otlicer, and Jackson Smith, manager of labor and tjiiarters. The president will take up the ques tion of the appointment of a new com mission on his return to Wasbintgon. Tries tt Involve America. ""Antwerp, Peligum. Nov. 20. A royal decree issued to-lay grants to an Ameri can company, for rubber and other ex ploitation, about 2.5i0,000 acres in the. Congo state for 00 years. The conces sion includes a strip of more than 13 miles on the left bank of the Congo b the Yoiimbi river, a strip south of Ka sai to the confluence of the Congo and Kasai rivers and a teii-yeatr option on 1 ,2"u.0u0 acrt s. The press generally regards the concession ;is a clever move t . involve the Tinted States in any fu ture international complications. i Hear of Town Burnt d. Jackson. Mis-.. N,,v. 2b Practical ly the entire business section of Fay ette. Mi-s.. was tIetrovd by lire l.ist night, entailing a b, .s of ah, ut $75. (', p irtiallv covered by insurance. The tire 01 iginat-il in Met imd-t afe, which was d.-trnyt d. the flames rapid ly sj,rt .'d:og to the adjoining buiidings. T tclt'i hot.f exchange was destroyed a::d t'o grounding ..f the We-teiii I'ni "i w pes make- it i'' ; tbV to get : a-.v derails. 1 ) R.r, 'V f r O- rmm bs cii-C'. 1 F" . I''., v :' .'!" ;-.!, an Ih.-cr 1 :.. . w! :. ,1 f -i iu t! ,- !; t' , . '. -t . . 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