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2? '", L HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWi REACHES THE t-LZ'LE THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKE COUNTY VOL. XXXV. LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 15, 1914. NO. 3 WINGFIELD DOES NOT TOT OFFICE Declares That Buying The Reno Gazette to Further Ambitions Is Hoax. There having been recent reports that George Wingfleld hud become owner of the Keno Cazette, in an in terview he gave hie views aa followa: "1 aeo that lome people and aoma newspspers atilt refer to me as having bought the Gszette to help along my political ambitions," said George Wlngfleld, in a recent interview tor publication. "You may tail them, if you like, that 1 am neither intereated in the newspaper industry nor In the office-holding Industry, and that 1 navwn't time or laelinstlon fur either. I can't understand why 1 shoo Id buy a newspsper to help me get something I don't want and wouldn't bate. "There are lota of people In the country who can't afford it. that will pay twioe the aalary of an office to get it, and then throw In their time. Somotlmee they borrow money to do it and take the chanee on winning, or let their creditors take it. Home of them have families to support. And yet they talk about running the public business 'on business principles.' They know just how to run the State or the nation, but they never did run any thing elite except to run it into trie ground. They seem to think there in't anv occupation worth following except to hold o 111 re and run the peo ple's business. "If the State could just get the help of these people in doing the things that Nevada needs to have done out aide of office chasing and political jockeying, the State would profit in two ways in greater production from its mints and ranches and in getting better men in its public oflicea." Thaw Not Insane Harry Kendall Thaw would not be a public menance if he were released on bail, according to the report of llio commission appointed by Judge Aid rich to Inquire into Thaw's mentality. The- report says thst Thaw Is not now afflicted with any of the mental disease from which he was suffering when he slew Stanford White. The report will be conslderdcd by Judge Aldrich this week, ia connection with the petition of Thaw tor admission 'tobail under habeas corpua proceed ings. POSTOFFICEHAS BEEN BUSY PLACE Ail Delayed Mall Has Been Received at the Local Office. Since Friday Postmaster Ahleirom and force have been the busiest people in town catching up with delayed mails which began arriving with the train on that day. Considerable mail waa routed from Reno by way of Klamath Falls, the first installment of which arrived here on the etage Sat urday evening. Among the lot were eight sscks of first-class matter besides a number of sacka of papers. Every night up until Tucsdxy thu western has been louded with mall, but now all delayed matter has been received, and things nave resumed normal pro portions once more. A Worthy Organization Why don't the women of Lakeview take mure interest in the Civic 1m provement Club? 1 A club of this kind la the keynote of tbe general progress of a town. A few who are endowed with civic pride have kept tho Civic Improvement Club alive and have been willing at ail times to give their time and energy to anv cause where their assistance is needed. A club cannot reap a full measure of good results without the united support of all its members. In unity there is atrenxth. The hearty co-operation of every woman who feela an interest in her home town is needed. A meeiing is called for Tuesday, January 20th, at 2:30 P.M., at the Town Hall, and it ia hoped that every woman in Lakeview will be present. SMITH WILL MOVE PICTURE THEATER Street Being Fitted For Purpose. Work was begun yesterday on reno vstlng and remodeling the Dsly build ing just soutt) of the bailey & Massingill store. Al Smith has lt-ased the buidling and will bava it fitted op for a motion picture house. An in clined floor, opera chairs and other modern equipment will be added. Toe building ia well located for thfa pur pose and doubtleaa Mr. Smith will provide on of the neatest and most attractive motion picture theaters in thia aeetion ot tee country. The room will have a Heating capacity ot 300 people. The management expeoti to have the new theater opened ahortly after February 1. DECISION OF LAKE COURT AFFIRMED Settlers Favored In Last Warner Litigation Over Valley Lands. Holding that the settlers obtained their land under the laws of the United States and that they could not be made defendants in the State courts, tne Supremo Court stfirmed the Judgment of the Lake County cir cuit court in the rune of the State of Oregon against the Werner Valley Stock Compsny, A. M. Huntingdon and others, says a lute dispatch from Mnlem. The fiuit wit for thrt ranrPilatinn nf i deeds tor land Kiven the company by the State, but the chief question at issue was whether settlers could legal ly be made defendants. Thia is the lant of the suits involving vear of litigstion over the land holdings of the Warner Vslley Mock company in this county. DELAYED SERVICE RESUMED FRIDAY Change Made In N.-C.-O. Schedule Between Lake view and Reno. With arrival in Lakeview last Friday noon of train N.'2 from Reno, paasen ger and mail service was resumed bv the N.-C.-O. railway atter a ten days' lay off occasioned ty 'the storm. The first train left Reno on Thursday morning as stated in last week a Ex aminer. It reached A Ituras earl v Fri day morning, and leaving there at 8:.'10 arrived here at noon. The first freight since the delay arrived in l.nkeview Tuesday, bringing in considerable de layed goods. Effective now a change liaa been made in the schedule for leaving and arrival of trams. No 1 leaves Reno at 9 o'clock inteud of 9:10 as hereto fore and is due to arrive In Lsaeview at 9 :45 instead of 8 :20 as the former schedule. Train No. 2 leaves Lakeview at 6:30 irsteud of 6:40, and is due in Reno at 7:15. ASSESSORS WILL MEETANNUALLY A. J. Foster Returns Home From Convention After Delayed Trip. County Assessor A. J. Foster arriv ed home Tuesday evening on tbe train, after having attended the Oregon County Assessors' Association that waa held in Salem. He left Astoria January 1 on the steamer Bear for San Francisco but did not land at bis des tination until ,'anuary 9, the heavy storma on the coast making water transportation impossible fur several days. Hearing of the washouta on the N.-C.-O. after reaching San Fran- Continued on page eight TAX LAW HAS CHANGES UNDER NEW LAW TAXES ARE DUE ON Unpaid Assessments Will Bear Interest One Per Cent a Month Until Sep tember 1st, When Further Penalty Is Added The change in the State's tax lawa affected by the 1913 legislature is caus ing considerable apeculation just at present. It is stated that the Mayor ot Portland may aak Governor West to esll a special session of legislstore to make ebangea in the law, although the Governor haa already declared that he would not call any apecial aeasion fur the purpose. As this issue ia of particular im portance to all residents of Oregon, we reprint below in pert the viewa of an eminent attorney on the new and old tax Isw : The lews of 1907 provide thst the tsxes shall be paid on or befoie the first Monday in April. If paid en or before Msrch 15, a rebate of 3 per cent was allowed. Taxpayers were given the option of paying one half ot their taxes on or before the first Mon day in April, and upon aucb payment the payment of the aceond half was postponed until the first Monday in October, and if paid at that time no penalty or Interest was attached. - It the first half was not paid by the first Monday in Aorll, the whole tax be- "me 'nqunt id was subject to a 10 per cent penalty and interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum. It the first naif was paid on or before the first Monday in April, but the second halt whs not paid on or oefore the hrst Monday in Uctober. such aecond half thereupon became delinquent, a 10 per cent penalty waa imposed and inter eat computed at 12 per cent per an num from the date of the payment ot the first installment. The law of 1913 materially charged this provision of the law of 1907. Under the latter law, taxea are psv. able before April 1 of each year. No rebate is allowed at all. On April 1 the taxea become delinquent. A pen alty of 1 per cent month is charged on that portion ot taxes paid after April 1 and paid before September 1. The law, however, permits ot one half of the taxes being paid b at ore April 1 and the remainu g one-balf to be paid prior to September 1. How ever, if advantage is taken of this LYMAN TO SERVE FIFTEENMONTIIS Promoter of Defunct Land Company Was Once Captured in Lakeview. Dr. John Grant Lyman, promoter of tbe defunct Panama Development Co, convicted of having used the maila to defraud, was sentenced at los Angeles to one veer and three months in the prison at Florence, Arizona. Judge Wellborn of the United Statea Diotrict Court overruled a motion fur a new trial, but atter sentencing Lyman, granted a stay of execution of ntteen days, pending the filing of a bill of ex ceptions Postal Inspectors raided the ollices of the Panama Development company in 1911 and secured evl lerne of fraud at the time. Lyman was arrested in Oakland, escaped from a guard at a hospital, where be was confined tem porarily for treatment of an injured foot, and waa recaptured by Shut iff Sr.ider in Lakeview on an automobile duBh for the Canadian border. Ha served eighteen months in the federal prison at McNeil Island (or ins enc-spe ironi the federal officers. He hnuned his term in April, 1913, snd taken to Los Angeles for trial, aid has been In lail ever aince. APRIL 1ST of provision the penalties heretofore set forth are computed on the second half of tbe taxea until it la paid. The act further provides that all taxes remain ing unpaid on the first day of Septem ber ahall become delinquent and sub ject to a penalty of 10 per cent and interest at tbe rate of 12 per cent per annum from tbe date on which they became delinquent until their payment. Under the old law, taxes were pay able on the first Monday in April. Unuer tbe new law thev are oaysDe on the first day of April. Under the old law tbe second in stallment beeame due and payable on the hrst Monday in Uctober. Under the new law the eecond insallment must be paid prior to tbe first day of September. Under the old law certificates of de linquency bearing interest at the rate of 15 per cent per annum were issued at the expiration of tix months after tbe date ot delinquency. Under tbe new law such certificates nt delin- quency bearing tbe same rate of inter est shall be issued at the expiration of one montn after the date of delin quency. Tbe provisions of tbe old law with reference to tbe foreclosure arid sale of land fur delinquent taxes ty the holder of the certificate of delinquency have not oeen altered. Under the new law tne County Treasurer ia made Tax Collec:or and the Sheriff is constituted tbe collector of delinquent taxes. In an opinion to a number of county treasurers over the state Attorney General Crawford interprets the new tax law as followa: "The law provides that all taxes shall be due April 1. All unpaid taxes will bear interest or penalty of 1 per cent a month for five months, or until September 1, at which tune all unpaid taxea become delinquent. At that time there will be accumulated 6 per cent penalty and 10 per cei t further penalty will .be added to the total amount, making 15 per cent penalty due at that time. Then that full amount will draw 12 per cent interest until paid. BEND CLASSED AS UNRELIABLE TOWN La Pine Does Not Want Publicity Headquarters at Bend. A plan has been offered by Hon. A W. Orton for the establishment of a bureau of information, for homeseekera in Central Oregon, says the La Pine Inter-Mountain. He suggests tnat a main office be located at Bend with branches scatter ed through the State. Tbe plan is a good one and to be sucesstul must have tbe co-operation of every twon in this psrt of the State. In order to have that co-operation the headuariera will have to be in a more reliable town than Bend, for tbe sole effort of that town in tbe paBi two years has been to sell property there, and to discredit all the towns farther south. There is hardly a town in Central Oregon that has not seen their products exhibited at Bend bearing the label, "Grown Tributary to Bend." There's hardly a town here that has not suffer ed from the effects of Bend's "anvil chorus," and, although we are willing to admit tbat there ia a strong bunch of boosters there, they are not strong enough to suppress the "knockers." EASTERN OREGON EXPECTS INFLUX Portland Commercial Club Representative Is Touring That Section. Portland, Ore., Jan. 13, (Special) Expecting a vast number of tourists and immigranta to come to the Pacific Coast by way of Oregon during 1915, the cities of Eastein Oregon are al ready making preparations to do their share in taking rare of the visitors and new aettlers Tom Richardaon, representing the Portland Commercial Club, la making a tour of tbat part of the state urging tbe people In each community to unite in an effort to take advantage of an unusual opportunity to secure large additions to population and wealth. He expects to make addresses, urging organization and co operation, in practically every city and town in that part ot the atate. PRICE OF SPUDS iSJJNJNCLINE Oregon Potatoes are Quot ed In Reno at $1.25 Per Hundred. Reno Gazette: Local farmers who keep in touch with market conditions, especially on potatoes, report that tpuos have gone up sharply after a decline until Oregon potatoes which were selling al 85 cents bsve gone up to SI. 25 a hundred and higher. This is the result of tbe recent wet weather and a wet spring, abould it occur, is expected to result in a good market for the reason that it prevents planting in the lowland of California where huge crops are raised under favorable conditions. Speaking of a ban on potatoes from Nevada on the ground tbat eel worm exists in this state, a report is made here tbat three cars of Stockton pota toes were recently condemned at Santa Barbara. REBELS CAPTURE CITYJFJ1JINAGA Federal Generals Cross Border to Get Protection of U. S. The Mexican federal army, with its nine genersla, evacuated Ojmaga, Mexico Saturday night, and tbe tri umphant rebel forces under General Villa immediately occupied the vill age. General Salvador Meroado, Huerta'a chief military commander, crossed the river and surrendered to. Maior MuNamee ot the United States Army. Other generals also crossed tbe border and placed themselves under protection of tbe United States troops. The cefeat of tbe federal army fol lowed only a few hours fighting in which the rebels, beginning: at sun down, started to close in on tbe be seiged garrieon with a terrible fire of cannon, shrapnel and rifle. Generals of the federal regulars saw that the assault was to be nothing less than masuacre, aa they bad left only fifty rounds of ammunition for each man. PIONEER WOMAN HADBUSY LIFE Mrs. Venator and Husband Were First Settlers In This Valley. Elizabeth Jane Venator who died in Lakeview, Oregon, January 8, 1914, waa born near Chicago, 111., April 17, 1830. impressive lunerai services were held at the Methodist Church, the Rev. Geo. H. Feese officiating, after wnich all thai waa mortal ot this grand old mother was tenderly convey ed to our Silent City, where, by the side of a devoted husband she now rests in peace. Continued on page eight COUNTY ATTORNEY IS NOWBENEDJCT O. C. Gibbs and Golden J. Cameron United in Mar riage in Lakeview. County Attorney O. C. Gibbs and Miss Golden J. Cameron were united in msrrigae last Saturday afternoon at toe home of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. McCabe in this city. Rev. Geo. A. Crawford of the Presbyterian church officiated at the ceremonies. Tbe bride ia a daughter of Mrs. John Cameron of Washington, D. C, she having just arrived in thia city on laat Friday's- train following a sever al day's delay in Reno, Nevada, occas ioned by damage to tbe railway traek. She waa aeeompamed on the long journey from the United States capi tol by ber brother, Coivln W. Camer on. She ia a young lady of many graces of mind and person, who ia cap able of filling the borne she will adorn with happiness, and will be warmly welcomed In ber new location. Mr. Gibes bss msde filing on a homestead in the northern part of this valley, tbe claim originally ,belong mg to C. Fitcb. The place is about ten miles from Lakeview, and he will make daily trips from the farm to town to attend to bis office duties dur ing their residence on the homestead. Tbe groom came to Lakeview about three years ago and entered the prac tce of law, be receiving bis present commission ot County Attorney for Lake luet Fall. He is considered one of the substantial and coming young men of this center, and bvvbisarati tion and honorable habits has' gained tbe confidence and admiration of a number of friends. Congratulations on the hsppy event are tusny and tbe Examiner is pleased on thia occasion to add its hearty good wishes to those being so freely ex tended. Keeps Within Allowance According -to tne annual report of Dr. Steiner, Superintendent of the Insane Asvlom, and which was sub mitted to tbe State Board of Control, the institution has expended $263,609 of the $511,728 appropriated for it for maintenance by the Legislature. . The annual allowance was $255,864, and tbe expenditures for tbe year would con stitute an excess were it not thst there is an excess in supplies in tbe commis sary and mercantile departments of $9868. Figuring this the institution more tban kept witbin the dlowance. HEADplTERSARE REMUVEDTO SALEM State Game Commission Will Be Maintained at State Capitol. The State Fish and Game Commiss ion at a meeting in Salem the other day decided to locate headquarter e the department In that city, antf em ploy a private secretary to have gen eral supervision of the work after it has been outlined by the Commission. While it was decided tbat Master Fish Warden Clanton and State Uame War den Finley might elect to have their offices either in Sslem or Portland, it is expected thst thev will choose the former plsce In order to be in close touch with the Commission and secre tsry. The Commission will relieve the deputy wardens of much of tbe work now connected with their offices, giv ing them much more lime for work in the field. Returned Convinced W, A. Currier and Billy Miller and wife who recently went to the White Salmon, country for the purpose of looking over the land returned this wees thoroughly convinced that there ia "no place like the Silver Lake val ley," ssys the Lesder. They were about lo trade their property here for land in that section but when they started on the trip they didn't Deed any over coats, so failed to take anv. This was a mistake and broke up tbe deal aa they found tbe weather cold and the ground covered with 15 inchea of snow. It Is not necessary to tell some DeoDle tbat they had butter come back they know enough to.