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JJ i I ! I i 1 VI C 9 III F I 'A VJ- ", J vl VI. V V Vj oJ n (i n n n, ) nl n n (if t ; 1 MnUn fnWn MM TOL. XXII. SALEJT, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1912. SO. 20. 7 1: SALOO OS BOST PAY S90B GOU ML IS NOT A SIUGLE VOTE STANDS BEIIiriD THE MAYOR'S VETO ON FINAL PASSAGE OF BILL Mayor's Veto is Brief and Self-Explanatory, But the Five Councilmen Who Voted Against the Proposed Raise Change Their Minds and Also Their Votes and Go Over to the Majority Mayor Insists on Occupation Tax as the Only Means of Wiping Out the City's Indebtedness, Inter est on WhicrT Is Now Above $12,000 a Year. Without a dissenting, vote, the city Inot aumilno noua on mtt ' culllll.ll laoi viviwuft imaabu ait wiur . - nance Increasing the saloon licenses In the city, over the veto of the may or, and henceforth every saloon in the city must Pay an annual license of $900 a year Instead of $600. The unanimous' passage of the ordlr nance over the mayor's disapproval came as a surprise, as when the ordi nance passed the council the vote was nine for and five against it. The five voting against the ordinance voted in favor of It last night, some o fthem explaining their votes, and others not doing so. ,The explanation made was that when the ordinance came up they did not consider the license high enough. (Jives Reasons (or Veto. In his veto message, which Is as follows, the mayor, In brief, gives his reason for vetoing the ordinance: "I return herewith ordinance No. 1048 with my veto. I am a firm be liever In strict regulation and high license as a solution of the liquor question, and I wish it distinctly un derstood that my veto Is not based on the ground of the llcer.se being ex cessive, because It Is not; but there are other businesses In our city which require police regulation which at the present time are exempt from taxation In the form of a license, and for this reason I hardly deem It fair and equitable to shoot, the saloons full of holes, simply because they make a good target, and are vulnerable, and at the same time allow others to es cape. Whenever the council deter mines to enact an ordinance to em brace such occupations as come with in the scope, of. police regulations and then follow It up with another In creasing saloon licenses I shall un hesitatingly affix my signature there to, assuming, of course, such ordi- GIIUS PREPARE FOR MATE Pekln, Jan. 23. Preparations to resume the war in China were begun today following an announcement by the royal family that the Imperial treasures of ' the palace at Mukden would be sold to raiae money to finance the campaign. Not less than $14,000,000, It Is said, could be raised by the sale, and Prince Chung has notified the dowager em press and her advisers that he can raise 5000 loyal troops. Hundreds of Manchusare volunteer ing as the result of ' special Induce ments offered to recruits. The royalists now plan to send an expedition against Nanking and the war department today presents a scene of unusual activity. Premier Yuan Shi Kal is )n hiding, and It Is known that his life would be endangered should he appear in pub lic. The younger Manchu princes are accused of plotting to kill Yuan Shi Kal. A Bitter Fight Probable. The action of the Manchu rulers, coupled with the almost certainty that Premier Yuan Shi Kal will resign. Is taken by diplomats here to mean that another deluge of blood is to come be fore the final fall of the dynasty and the establishment of a republic. It is Relieved certain that th Man hus have still sufficient force avail able to Put up a 'desperate resistance, nd thero la hardlv a doubt that A UF IT AGAINST U 1 " r nances are baaed on sound logic and eOllltV Further Explains. The mayor also took occasion to verbally give hla reasons for vetoing the ordinance. The city, he asserted, was now in debt $125,000, and was paying an Interest of from $12,000 to $14,000 on that debt. In his annual message, he stated, that he recom mended the saloon licenses be raised, and also an occupation tax be passed, to clear up this Indebtedness. With the raise In the saloon licenses and an occupation tax, he estimated, that the debt could be cleared lu from two to three years. He ditt not veto the license ordi nance, he asserted, because he was op Ksed to a high license for saloons. He was In favor of that, he stated, but not unless a tax was also placed on other business Institutions. There were Institutions, he alleged, that needed police regulation, and ho be lieved that they should assist In pay-Ing-for It, and that the saloon men alone should not be compelled to car ry the burden. If an ordinance would be brought In, he said, levying a tax on these other Institutions, he would align an ordinance raising the saloon license, though It made the llcenae $2500 a year. Councilmen Townsend, Pemberton and Rigdon, and also Waring, stated that they could see no connection be tween the license ordinance and an ordinance levying a tax on other In stitutions. Councilman Lafky, in a long talk, defended the occupation tax, and was taken to task by the mayor for talking on a subject which was not before the house. According to statements made last evening In the council there will be no occupation tax ordinance Int: duced. LAST STAt! bloody fighting will ensue before the princes finally consent to lose their power an'd pensions. It Is reported here that disaenslon nas broken out between Wu Ting fang, minister of foreign affairs In the proclaimed republic, and Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Its provisional president, wu, u is declared urged Dr. Yat Sen to re sign his temporary presidency in fa vor of Yuan Shi Kal, but Dr. sun re fused. The decision of the Manchu princes, however, to fight It out Is llke lv to heal any breaches in the repub lican ranks, and an Immediate ad vance on Pekln, with desperate clashes en route, Is expected. Yuan Slit Kul Quits. London, Jan. 23. Abandoning all, hope for a settlement of Chinese dif ferences, Premier Yuan Shi Kal, ac cording to a cabled dispatch received today, has transferred the reins of government to the throne. General Yin Tchan, a strong loyal ist tt la reported, will succeed Yuan Shi Kal as premier. " - A Slrninoa Mlnote. r united ran WISi.1 San Francisco, Jan. 23. Dull care drove John Watson to attempt sui cide. He leaped In front of a car. The, fender tossed him beneath the hoofs of team of runaway horses, when stopped still, and John saved Miss Gwen Morrow's life. 'Uffiff Avon Each Wants ' Battleship, Honolulu, Jan. 23. Every for- elgn consul on the continent of Aala Is yelling his head off for a warship In -his own partlcu- lar port." declare, officers of the U. S. S. New Orleans from China and Yookhama. Thls explanation Is taken' as solution of the problem as to why the authorities at .Washing- ton held the Pacific fleet here after the time of its scheduled sailing for home. ' PUSHING , THROUGH THE BIG DEAL EMIEE WILLAMETTE Y ALLEY DEMANDS RATIFICATION OF THE l'KOGRAM TO ACQUIRE THE FREE LOCKS AND CANAL AT OREGON CITY. tnxiTiD puss wiaa. Corvallla, Jan. 23. Governor Os wald West, who is also chairman of the state canal board, the other members of the board being State Treasurer Kay and Secretary of State Olcott, has taken a . hand per sonally, in the free lockage question at Oregon City. The Commercial club of Corvallla, through its president, John F. Allen, are also making an effort to loosen up the $600,000 now lying idle in the state treasury and the national treasury, which Is there for the ex press purpose to buy the old locks at Oregon City, on the agreed pricb, recently made by Its owners, of $450,000, Instead of the original price of $600,000. President Allen, of the Commercial club, on January 19 sent the follow ing message to Congressman W. C. Hawley: "Corvallts, Or., Jan. 19, 1912. "Hon .W. C. Hawley, House of Rep. . "Waahlngton, D. C, "An agreement reached by the U. S. engineers and locks at Oregon City for $450,000. Col. Mclndo, U. S. engineers, now on way to Waah lngton to put matter before the board of review. Purchase will avoid long delay. "CORVALMS COM. CLUB. "John F. Allen, Pres." "WaBhlngton, D. C. "Mr. John F. Allen, "Pres. Com. Club, Corvallls, Or. "Thanks for wire. Can you give me exact terms of agreement reached. 1 want locks where they can be built best and cheaoest and quickest. Wire details, my expense. "W. C. HAWIEY." Mr. Allen at once, in reply to above message from Congressman Hawley, wired all the details necessary, and also wired as follows, to Senators Jonathan Bourne, Jr., and George E. Chamberlain: "Being advised that the matter of selecting a site for a canal and locks at' Oregon City Is soon to come up before the board of review at Washington, I wish to advise you that the state board of canal com missioners, after thoroughly going into the matter, has recommended the purchase and enlargement of the old West Side locks. I firmly be lieve that this action is necessary, In order to bring about a speedy opening of the river, and therefore oak that vou kindly appear before the board of review, and urge such action. "JOHN F. ALLEN, "Pres. Commercial Club." Last Saturday afternoon Col. E. Hofer, editor and' publisher of the Dally Capital Journal, of Salem, and W. C. Cowglll. of the Dully Republi can, of Corvallls. also as represent ing the Commercial club and retail Merchants' associat'on of Corvallls, were granted an audience with Gov ernor Oswald West, In Ills private of fice In te btat house. . ; Governor West immediately sent the following telegram to Senators Bourne and Chamberlain: (Coationed oa Fag f.) 1 Will Not Break It ' r- . Buffalo, N. t., Jan. 23 UnltedStates Judge Hazel today j fined the Standard Oil company of New York, $5$,000 for viola- Uon of the Elklns act in ac- ceptlng rebates jfrom the New York Central ; and Pennsyl- vanla railroads on shipments of oil from Olean, N. Y., to Bur- llngton, Vermont, during the years 1904 and 1905. The company was convicted December 6 last ( on an Indict- ment cotnatnlng 143 counts. f Motion for a retrial was denied. U. S. Forester Henry S. Graves Says Leasing of Alaskna Coal Lands, with Adequate Royalties Is the Only Solu tion OF THE ALASKAN QUESTION The Government Operation of Mines Would Lead to It Also Cutting Its Own Timber From Forest Reserves This Would, In Turn, Lend to Its Going Into the Dressed Lumber and Other Business Would, In Fact, Leud to 1'ructlcall Soclulism,. imiTKD MKSB t.EAKF.D WIKR.l San Francisco, Jan. 23. Govern ment leasing to private concerns ot coal lands on the public domain In Alaska, with adequate - royalties, seems to me more feasible than the outright government operation of Alas ka coal fleldB,' 'said United States Forester Henry S. Graves, who Is In attendance at a conference of Sierra district forest supervisors here. "The same thing mitigates against government operation ot mines and rah roads in Alaska as Is urged against the government sawing and marketing of timber from Its reserves the reti cence of the people to take this rad ical step. "Theoretically, It is desirable; prac tically It is not so feasible. The pub lic does not seem to be ready to place the ownership and operation of these things in the hands of the federal au thorities, because they believe the time is not ripe when the government stew ards can operate as efficiently aa Private concerns. 'For instance, If the government sawed Its own timber In Its reserves, where would we stop? Would we be content to get the timber out to mar ket, or would we be virtually com pelled to finish it, and see that it got to the customer, rather than to the retailer! That would result In public operation of all business If the scheme were carried to a logical conclusion. The public does not seem ready as yet to take that step." Forester. Graves believes that the lairr applying to permits for tb use of government land by water power com binations should he changed so that these permits could be given for a limited term of 40 or 50 years, Instead of being as at present revocable at any time. He believes that this would at tract a great deul more capital to the slopes of the Sierras, and would do much to help solve the water Prob lem in California. He probably will suggest such legislation in the near future. o Face Most Trfnl. . fnwiTiD pan uiiik wiaa. Detroit, Jan. 23. United States Judgq Angell today denied the mo tion of the Colwell Lead company, defendant in the bath tub trust case, to quash the Indictments against the corporation. The trial will begin January 30. Took Ills Degree and fu!To Pima tunn (. San Francisco, Jan. 23. "I'm a graduate of Harvard and took my degree," said Nat ' Woodbourno to Judge Sullivan. "Don't doubt It a bit," answered the court ' "You'd taks anything that was not nailed down. Six months." HIS PiilO TO LEASE THE LAUD 4 Must Bcloase Nurses, . Paris. Jan. 23. The French cabinet in session here today discussing . the seizure of the French' merchantmen and the 29 Turkish Red Cross nurses, has agreed not to arbitrate un- less the Turkish nurses are re- leased. ' ' French newspapers applaud- ed Premier Poincaire's attitude in the case,' and "The Matin" hints that a clash with the Ital- ians is not improbable. ROUTINE BUSINESS ' OF COUNCIL It an ordinance prepared by Dr. Miles, city health officer, and which was introduced lost evening at the council, passes that body It will mean that all milk sold in the city will have to undergo a rigid Inspection Dr. Miles was assisted in preparing the ordinance by Dr. Clements, who also talked at length upon It before the council. Basing his assertions on inspections made: by himself of milk provided people In the city, he stated that it was generally ot an Inferior quality. After it had been discussed at length, it was referred to th health, and police committee for con slderatlon. ' Two Other Ordinances. Two other Important ordinances were also Introduced and referred to committee an ordinance creating the office of city physician, and an ordi nance decreasing the price of gas. The reduction is. made to $1.51. Doth these ordinances will come up tor pas sage at the next meeting of the coun cil. An ' ordinance granting the Oregon &' California Railroad company a spur on Third street between blocks 71 and 72' was referred to the ordi nance committee. The rest houses In Marlon square, It were reported, was completed, and the city recorder was ordered to draw a warrant paying the contractor for his labor in connection with them. Itoutlne Business. Plans and specifications for the construction of a lateral sewer In sewer district No. 10 were adopted Plans and specifications for a lateral sewer In sewer district No. 17 were referred to the sewer ' committee. Plans and specifications for lateral sewers ' In sewer districts Nob. 18, 19 and 20 were adopted, A request by the Portland Railway, Light & Power company for the pay ment of its bill for cluster lights In the city was referred to the commit tee on lights. Captain Abrams appeared before the council with relation to charges brought against Company M, that It was payjng but $20 for the rent of the hall, and that It was using stream er lights, which run the light bill ot the city up to more than the rent. He stated that he found that streamer lights bad been put up, but stated that it was without his knowl edge. The company, he stated, de pended on gas for Illumination, and paid for It. He assured the council that no more- dances would he held, in the armory, and also that a floor which had been put down for dancing pur poses would be taken up. WANTS JiOMINATIOS OX A SILVER PLATTER . (nviTso rsms iir win 1 Chicago, anJ. 23. Despite Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's attitude re garding the Republican prealdentlal muddle, headquarters of the Roose velt national commltteo opened here today In the Congress hotel. As for mer United States Attorney Sims, a Roosevelt appointee, Is in charge of the committee, politicians here bo II eve that a statement will be forth' coming soon from Roosevelt to the effect that he will accept tllo' nomi nation, providing the delegates to the conventlg tender It to him on tin first ballot. ffl IBS' III SAT VlOTOnV COUNTIES MAY CLACDS COUNTY TO VOTE Of) SlflGLE TAX QUFSTIOO Justice Bean Wrote Opinion, Justice McBride Especially Con curs, While Justice Burnett Renders a Strong Dissenting Opinion -Also Decides Jackson County Case, Holding That Counties Have No Power to Issue Bonds or Borrow Money for Any Purpose Bonding of Jackson County Would Be Illegal. Single tax advocates In the state won a sweeping victory today when the supreme court in an opinion ren dered this afternoon granted the writ of mandamus prayed for by C. Schubel, of Oregon city, to compel Secretary of State Olcott to place on the ballot at the next general elec tion the title of a single tax law for Clackamas county. The opinion is .written by Justice Dean and is voluminous. Justice McDrlde especially concurs, and Jus tice Burnett renders a strong dis senting opinion. Counties Have Tower. The question involved was wheth er under ' the recent tax amendment to the constitution the counlos had power to legislate. The single tax people in Clackamas county present ed to Secretary of fltato Olcott a pe tition asking him to place on tho bal lot at the next general election a sin gle lax measure for Clackamas coun ty. Olcott demurred on the ground that the constitution did not vest the counties of the state with power to legislate, maintaining furthor legis lation on the subject to be necessary. The supreme court holds against this contention, and In favor of Schubel. Bond Case Reversed. ,The supreme court reversed the circuit court of Jackson county In the case of Andrews vs. the county court of Jackson county. At the last BOY LOST Hi THE HILLS GOES CRAZY AOD DFIOWflS LaGrande, Or., Jan. 23. Tracked for miles through the deep snows of the mountains, where he had walked, rolled and crawled In delirium, the body of Roy Crandell, of LaGrande, was found in Five Point creek by a party of searchers lust night and brought here today. An antopBy In dicates that Crandall drowned. He had been lost three days. He left here Saturday to look at some Yl'R.m SAYS TEDDY WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION Idnitso rM usan visa. New York, Jan. 23. The first statement that Colonel Roosevelt will run agiin for the presidency, was made here today by James Yur ann, a well known politician of Blue Rapids, Kan., who vlalted Roosevelt In hla office at the Outlook today. After ho emerged Yurann detailed the conversation. In greeting the former, president, Yurann declared he said: "All Kansas wants you to run again, Colonel, and 1 came all the way from that state to convince you. I know that you cannot afford to seek the nomination." "I am not a candidate," Roosevelt replied, "and I am not seeking the nomination. I won't ak anyone for It"' "Well, Colonel," Yurann says he reHMnded, "you know that you told your friends In Kansas and the West that while you were not seeking the nomination, you were a patriot and would serve your country when needed." "Most assuredly I will," Is what Yurann says Rosevelt replied. "That .means,' said Yurann, "that Colonel Roosevelt Is going to run again. He cannot refuse the demand that is growing, for him In every section of 'the country." LEGISLATE gonerai eloctlon the people passed an amendment that no- county should create a debt in excess of $5,000, save for emergencies or for road building. Jackson county votad a sum not to exceed one million for road work, and Buit was enjoined to restrain the county court from declaring tho re sult of the election. In an opinion by Justice Burnett, reversing the clrcut court In a Jack son county case, it was held. that as a negative, restraining power against Incurring lndebtedpttm the amended section of the constitution in solf ex ecuting; that the powers of the coun ty court are the same as they were before the amendment only the form of the restriction 'Hon Indebtedness being changed, and that although the legislative power of the state had provided the method ot voting on the election of officers and upon direct legislative measures, it has never es tablished any plan for voting on county Indebtedneiis In the absence' of which there was no authority for holding the election In question and it would not valida'a the proposed in debtedness, the amendment being in ! that respect not self executing. The court further held that county or ders or warrants are the only form J In which county Indebtedness may be evidenced under the present state ot legislation and that cuntles have as yet no power to borrow money or is sue bonds. traps he had set, and apparently lost his bearings. His tracks showed he had become mad after the first day and night In the wilds. In some places he had attempted to climb steep cliffs whon othor paasuges existed. , The lust three miles of the trail showed where he had rolled and crawled on his hands and knees until, thorough ly exhausted, he foil Into the Rtream. (iOI LD LINES WILL ENTER LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Cal Jan. 23. That tho Oould lines will entor Southorn California within the next few years Is the prediction of J. M, Johnson, vlcc-presldont In charge of traffic on the Mlsaourl Pacific system, who In in 1-08 Angeles today, "It Is not reaaonable to suppose," Johnson said, "that with our lines extending eastward to Buffalo and westward to within 650 miles of Us Angeles, that we wll not eventually enter this city. The Held demands It, and that l our present Inten tion." NO "AN I. HAL" DINNER FOR THE UNrOmiNATEH Torre Haute, Ind anJ. 23. Poi soned, William McVey, his wife and their five monttia' old child, were found dead In their homes here to day. The futility was destitute and It is believed that lie purents ol soned the child and then ended their own lives, The Alarm Woke Him. San Francisco, Jan. 23. Police man Burke, leaning against a tele graph pole, came out ot his reverie with a start. An alarm was going off In Tom , MoQownn's suitcase. Ilurke wanted to see the clock. It proved to be a stolen burglar alarm. .""i trj -v O TO R f TV" r""""' " '" " ' i ; ;:T , " ; r &.v i nemo fm'ymrthm t.'umavb't'J. 0'