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Proposed Oregon Tax Law
(i'antlnutd (rum lut ek)
12. A statement of the number of
mile ot main, branch, double, ami side
tracks owned or leased by unlit company
In each county In Uiis state, stated sep
arately. 13. A statement ot the entire gross
receipts and Hi't earnings of the com
pany from operation and otherwise,
tated inrately, fur Uie fiscal year
ending l the calendar jrmir closing
March 1, preceding Uie report being
made.
14. Such other liu't or IntormaUon
of like or different kind mlil board
nmy r-Miiln lu the form ol return pre
crilxil by It.
Tin- bonrU i hereby given the power
to nreserilw such directions, rule and
rciruliitions to be followed lu answering
any of the requirements in mm scvinm,
or iu herein autlmrued, as In 1U Judg
ment rhull lu Ix'st calculated to limine
accuracy and uniformity In reortiiig
the facts.
(Wanks furnished by board Penalty
f.r refusal or neglect to report.)
Section tt. Planks for msklng the
.t,.t,.mi.u! nnividcd for in motion eight
(Si if this act shall U provided by the
a d board: Provided, that the reports
herein, provided for shall not relieve
the oimwnv from making sny other
retxirt required by law to bo made to
any other nll'tcor. In owe any company
(hi In or refuses to make any statement
or IiirnUh any information required by
thi act, tho ixsird hall inform itifcflf
as Ut it innv an to tho matter necvs-
8!rv to be known in order to discharge
it duties with reKKxl to the property
of such conixtny . Any cumiwny which
hall refuse nr neglect to make the r
port required y thin net within the
tune iqxxMiiil sliall be subject to a pen
alty ol $5ih for each day of the cuitin
nance of such neglect or refusal to file
ueh report, to bo recovered in a proper
action brought ' the name of the mate
of (repm in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
(llrnrd to determine value and prepare
assessment roll Mileage bania of ap-
prtUiiineiit.)
Svtion 10, uleiuent to the Cling
of the reports required in the preeviling
vtionfi, and prior to the firnt Monday
in tV-t'.lK-r in meh yrar, it uliall bo the
duty of the mid Uite board of tax com
mia'tioner hi prepare an aimeeenielit
Mil, a provided in ection five (5) of
thia act, Un which they halt aimeai
the tnie cah value at of the 8rt day
of Murch at the hour of 1 o'clock a. m.,
o( the veer in which the aiwewinicnt ia
made, of all the property of the conv
panic herein enumerated ubjcct to
taxation unler tliia act, which mid
mxwinent uliall not be final until re
viewed an herein provided. For the
imriMW of arriving at the amount and
character and true caah value of the
property belonging to anid oompaniea
bii aDiicarinir utxm the awMiwineiit roll
for the purpose of MaeMment for tiixn
tion under thia act, the aaid Uwrd may
Tienonally inamfi the prowrty lielong
inn to anid nmtnanice and may take
inbi cotmidcmtiun the wixirU filed un
der thia act, Uie report and return of
mid companies filed in Uie otnce ol any
prior officer of thi uliite, or any county
tliereut, the earning power 01 aniu com
nanim. Ute fmiichiw and apecial frn
chine owned or ued by aaid inpanh
(Miid franchiaea and apecial fmnehiiM
rot to be diretrtly awiKned, but to be
taken into oonaideration in detenu in
inir the value of Uie other roHrty),
the aW!iwd valuation of any projwrty
of raid companies, ucl in the opera
tion of Uie biwiniw of the companie,
and by law required to Iw annemed by
countv aawHuor, and audi other evi
dence of a like or different kind a may
tie obtainable bearing thereon; provid
ed, that in no event uliall any report or
valuation by a county anHeaaur, or evi
dence a inthia act provided, be conclu
eive upon (inch Ixjftrd in arriving at the
amount and character and tru own
value of the proirty belonging to anid
companie, and by thin art b he
ArfaeHwd for purimHt- of taxation by
niiid lrd. In determining tho true
audi value of the projwuty afHenalle
for taxntion liy the naid tato board of
tnx conimiKflioncni of Uie compnnie in
thin act cmimerutwl, when wild com
panies own, Icaxe, opi-nitto or oho rail,
pipe or wire line, or property jxirtly
within and rmrtly without thia tU!,
if the Ixjurd uliall value the entire prop
erty within arid without Uieatateiuia
unit, a provided In the next nwrtion,
the anid Wrd hall tKi controlled In
Mcerlttinlng the property subject to
taxation in Oregon by the proportion
which the number of ml l of main
track (meaning thereby main, Htem,
and branch line), mllea of wire, or
mile of main nine line controlled or
nited by raid company, a owner,
Jeee, or otherwlKC, within the tuto
of Oregon bear to the entire mileage
of inain trai;k a aforeaid mllei of wire
or main pltie line wmtrolled or ued by
aid comnunv a owner, leaiee. or
otherwlne.
(I)ctcrmlnullon of value a a unit
Deduction of property hxully ae-
el.)
Kw:tlon 11. The aaid board, for the
purpose of arriving at the actual canh
value of the property aneHalile by u,
aa hendn provided, may value the en
tire property, both wlthlu and without
the xtnto of Ongoii, a a unit. In nine
It fhall value the entire property aa a
unit, either wlthlu or without the tute
of Oregon, or With, nld board uliall
make deduction of the proierty of
aid company iltuate outldu the utate,
and not connected directly with the
bulne thereof, a limy lie Juid, to the
end that the fair liromirtlon of the
property ot ald coniwny in thl atate
may lie amvrtulmxt. If the ald bonM
value the entire property within the
ntnte ot Oregon a a unit, it hall make
liHiuctlou ot the proix-rty of ahl conv
intny altuate in Oregon, and amHweml by
the county nemwiMirK, to an amount that
cliall lie Jimt; and for that pur tho
county naeanor hal I be and they are
herehy required, if the ald Uiard re-
quect the mine, to certify to the paid
Ixwrd the aieiiaahle value of the prop
erty of Mild CouiMiile amieMiahle by
them, but aitch certification of MeMed
or aeable value 1 intended to lie
advhmry only, and not concluidve upon
the aul board.
(Sufficiency o( denerlptlon on roll-
Mi Icage to be tnUttl.)
Sivtion 12. I pott ueh miwewmeiit
roll vhall be placed, after Uie name of
each ot the tininie auMHOKvl under
the pruvhdon of Uii act, a general de
criptiou of the pmiH'ttic of the aid
CoutiMnie, which hull l deemed to
Iticludo all of the pMtiertic of tho aaid
cnfttpanlc liable Ui axwinent tor tnx
tion under this act, owned, litwe.1, or
occupied by them, whether a owner.
lvMe, occupant, or otherwbw. Tlie
aid dencriptioii may tie In the language
of thi act a contained in vectlun ix
() hereof, or otherwise. Hut no a-
eiuiment ahail be invalidate! by a liila-
take in the name of the corixiratlon -nexKeil,
or by an oiniwinn ot the name
of the owner, or the entry ot a name
other than that of the true owner, if
the projicrly be generally correctly tie
cribrd; and provided further, that
where the nimo of the true owner, or
the name of the owner of record, lenaee,
or occupant of any property Mveerabte
under the provision ol thl act ahall
be given, ueh anaewmcnt halt not be
held invalid un account of any error or
Irregularity In thodiwcrlptlon, provided
ueh dciwrlpiion would tie autliclent in
a deed ot conveyance from the owner,
or on account ot which in a contract to
convey a court of equity would decree a
conveyance to be made, rending the raid
description In Connection with the de
finition of properly aeaaole under the
provilon hereof aa In tlil act contain
ed. Upon uch aewinent roll ahall
be placed, niiiKwite the name ot the
company, in a proper column, the ag
gregate main track mileage aa denned
in neeUon 10 hereof, in ilea of wire, or
main pipe line, a the caaa may be,
within the itate of Oregon.
(Aacertalnment of value ol main and
branch line and value per mile.)
Section 13. Bald itate board ot tax
coimnlindonen iball thereupon axecr
tain the value of the leveral branch
line of the Mid companie ltuated in
thi atate, and the in Men go thereof, and
hall ascertain the value per tulle of
the Mali! branch line reepectively by
divlillng the value of each ot them by
the mileage thereof. The ald board
hall thereupon deduct the total amount
no axcertulned a the value ot branch
Illicit from the total value of the prop
erty ol the mid companie amwnable
under the provlalon of thia act o a
curtained aforeaaid; and uliall there
umiii aeertaln tlie value per mile of
main line of rail, pipe,or wire by divid
ing the remainder, after deducting the
value of ald branch line from the to
tal value In tliia state, by the numlier
of mile of inch main rail, pipe, or w ire
line in thl Mate, and tho quotient ob
tained a aforenald uliall be Uueuicq anil
held to bo the value per mile of wild
branch ami wain line respectively.
(Apportionment of aJuHinent to coun-
tits according to mileage.)
Section 14. For the piirpneo of de
termining what amount of the anneim-
iiivnt mndo under the provmiong of thi
act ahull be npiiortioned to the everul
cotuitie in thi atate in, through,
aero, Into, or over which the line of
aid companie extend, the ald atate
board of lax coiiinilwdoncr ahall multi
ply the value per milo a above axeer
tn i lied of the xeveral main and branch
line by the tiubmer of mile of Hindi
main and branch line in each of the
cotintic aforexnid. a reported in the
statement made by tho ail companie,
or a otherwise ascertained and determ
ined by tho said board.
(Notice of lilting of board to review
asicxNmont and apportionment
I'roof.)
Hectlon IS. Tho said board shall
ulve three weeks' public notice in
newspaper printed at the state capital,
selling forth that on the first Monday
in Octboer it will attend at the Capitol
and publicly exuimno the assessment
roll by it made, and review the um,
and correct all error in valuation, do-
acrintlon. (liiuntities. or finalities of
property by it assessable and in appor
tioiiment of assessments madu by Hi
and it shall be tho duty of Iho persons
and corporation interested to appeur at
tho time and place appointed. Proof
ad Huill,
. Mr. nibmu Tour automobile rn
over a babr wagon? Ilorroral What
happened?
Mr. Hliowfcr Just what llwij bap-
poi whenever I do that, l.'rok the
bottle end cut th tire. ,
Their Inspiration.
"They my that aotiie autlio"" write
most of their atorlc in bed."
"Well, the liublt of lying la aaid to
be a great help to a romance." Detroit
free I'reu.
ot ueh notice may be made by affidavit
us by law provided, filed with tho eCr
rotary of said boara, on or oeiore um
first Monday In Outolicr in the year
when iiich notice la printed.
(Hoard to meet annually aa tatod In
notice.)
Section 10. The wild board iball
meet at the cnpltol of the lat ott the
flrat Midday of Oetolicr In eah year,
aaalated lu the notlca preacrineii in
the preciiling cctlon hereof, and shall
then have la-fore It the assement roll
mailo by It a preacrlbvtl In thl act.
(Hovlew and correction of assessment
roll and apportionment Omltlea
property assessiil).
Km'ilon 17. It shall then ba the
dntv of uch Isianl to review, examine,
and correct the assessment rou ny n
made, and to increase or reduce tho
valuation of the property therein a
eased, o that the iniiia "hall be the
full cash value thereof, and to assess
omitted taxable property by It asses-
able In tho maimer hereinafter provm
ed. and to correct error In apportion
menl ol assessment therein. If it
shall ap(xar to such Writ that there
is any real or personal property w iiu n
by law It I permitted to asses which
tin liecn by it assessed twice, or Incor
rectly assessed aa to description, quan
tity, or quality, or axsesaed In the
name ot a neraon or corixiratlon not the
owner, losce, or occupant thereof, or
asaesnd under or beyond tlie actual
full cuxh value thereof, or which I not
assessable by said board, but which has
been assessed by it, ald board may
maVa proper correction 't the lame.
li it ahall annear to laid board that
any real or peraotial projierty which l
asm-ssulile by It ha not been assesl
Umhi ald assessmeiit roll, said boattl
shall assess the Mine at tna iuii cui
value thereof.
(Notice of Increase or change in appor
lionineiit Petition to be written
and verified Time of filing.)
Section 18. Hnld board hall not
chatiite the apportionment of any
eminent or Increase the valuation ol
any prowriy on such ssessmcnt roll a
provided in the preceding twrtlon with
out giving to the company or person In
whose name it is assessed at leaat i
dy written notice to appear and
how cause, It any there be, why tht
apportionment ot such assessment shall
not be changed, or the valuation ol the
s.ssabla tirofwrlv of ueh Company or
peraon, or aotii part thereof, to be
specified In ueh notice, ahall not be
increascil; Provided, that ueh notice
ball not be necessary if the person or
company pear voluntarily before ald
rsmpl, and 1 there notified by a mem
ber thereof that the property of auch
person or corixiration, or soma axeilieu
jrt thereof, l, in the opinion ot th
board, asxwotd below it actual value,
or that auch apixirtionment Is, In tht
opinion ot the board. Incorrect. Pell-
lion or application lor mo reuuciion
or change of apixirtionment of a partic
ular assessment shall be made In writ
ing, verified by tho oath of ilia appli
cant, lt president, secretary, managing
agent, or attorney in fact, and ba filed
with the board during the first week It
la by law required to be In scwlon, and
any petition or application notao made,
verified, and flleU shall noi no coiwiuer
ed or acted ujsin by the board.
(Hoard to complete review in on
month, lttiiig continuously.)
Hectlon 19. The said Ixiard, ittlng
for the nurposo of reviewing the said
roll a alxive prtivitlttt, snan conunus
it session from tlay to day, exclusive
f Sundays and legal holidays, until the
examination, review, correction, and
equaliuttloti ol tho saltl rolls snail tie
completed; but it shall complete said
xnniiniition, review, corrcciion, ami
equalization within one month from
the tune It 1 Py law required in mee,
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ami, unless sooner couipieieo, at itm
pirotlon of one month from the time
tlie Iwiaril is Herein reqinreti w
the examination, review, correttiion,
nd eomiliiation of the said assessment
roll shall be doomed to be complete.
(Uncord ot action of Wrd)
NEWS OF THE WEEK
la
a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers,
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Raaum ef th Laa Important but
Not Laaa I nt era tint; Evnf
of tha Past Week.
Oret Itrllain wanta tioligo aunexetl
by Ikdglum.
llimliiexs throuiihoul the I'iiIUhI
Statea for lHOtl broke all former records.
Kivo tramlxt were klllt-t in a freight
wreck on the 8. P. near Truckee, I at.
Wholesale fraud bus Isnwi tllscoveroil
m the management of an Alabama rail
rd.
Ilnvi.otea denounce Voliva. Iho Ken
, ... ,M... .1...
oral pvereeer oi .ion v it;, nm
devil.
me x-rsoii was killed and many In
xl by a runaway electric car at t'ln
WRECK ON IN I EH URBAN.
At lua lleeevtlua.
Maude Mr. HuKglna lookl unusual
l hnntiv till evening.
EHloy,ij ho proposed to uie les
limn an hour 020.
Maude Ab, 1 nee and you refused
blui.
Infantile Ilsalpatlon.
Wllllo (lee I Do tbey let you go to
wiill oar Hi's?
Oracle 11 of 'sin. I'm gutting o-
clcter and socletcr every day.
One
Inrw
niiati.
A Son Kranclacn Japaneae lialier ad
vis-ate tho assassiimlion ol rrcsiuotii
Hixisevelt and Uie mikado.
Tho Ittiaslan iroverlilncnt ha sup.
prcased Oeneml Kuropatkin't book on
the nivnt war with Juii
The ixiiwt exnreewis a tltxtire for mar
lyrdoni In the cause of the church and
- . . . i . .i k.
urgi trench clergy io resiai mo luw
K.very blue law remaining on the
statute Ixxiks of Maxsaehusett i l'lg
enforce.1 by the lloston jiolice commis
sion. The Columbia Jetty I almost cei
tain to gel l.tMHI.tltK) from the pnwelit
ctHinre and the t'elilo canal JtM),0OO
cash and authority lor aa much more.
The governor of Akmolinsk province,
Kttxeia, luia been assnaslnated.
J-jwtern oil lege profeaaora aay they
find the majority ot athlete do not
study enough.
Iltyari tut tacitly admitted bia candi
dacy for president.
Another munlre by a negro soldier at
Kl Heno, OkUt., atlrrtxl up the cltl-
len of that town.
The Jowa Htatn Teacher' convention
xlopuxl nwoluttotia favoring simplifica
tion of Kngllsh ixdling.
All nation represented at the Alge-
clraa oinvnetlon reganllng Monxwn re
forms have ratified tho trty.
The administration fira there will
be a revolution In t'ulai befora the Jan-
uury electlona and men and hip are
Udng held In readiness to rush to the
scene,
Commissioner of Ilxir Nelll I try
Ing to settle the strike of railway fire
men, but find many olsiUiclea.
The grand Jury Investigating the New
V..r! l.ifn Insurance roliHMiiy ba tt
tutmxl indictment aiilitt tleorgo W.
Perkins, lormorly vice prosldent of the
coinuiy, and Charli-s H. Falrchild, a
member of tho finance committee.
A grand nephew of tho Pullman car
nuiKiiiitti ha been found iu tho New
York tenement district ixxr and hun
gry, lie is heir to a fortune.
POR I LAND MARKETS.
Domestic Fruits Apples, coinmon to
cholcti, filKn.Tric xr Ixixi choice to
fancy, Ce2.n(l; (xnrs, l( l.M); cran
berries, 11.6tKel2 xr Uirrelj ht
aiiuiiioiis, $1.50 -r Ixix.
Vegeluble Turnlpa, uixt i per
sack; carrots, lM)W.i l per sack; lxet.
It ,'-'W.i 1 .50 ixir sack : horseradish, dt
10c iicr jxiiindi
Tcoma-8ttl Paitangar and Work
Tralni Meat on Curv.
Tocoma, Wash., lko. 27. Intcrur-
ban train 'o. 8, bound from Seattle to
Tacoina, and a work train consisting of
motor and llvo Ihilcara, collided head-
on In a cut alxiut a mile east of Milton
Wednesday morning. Two person
were klllwl, one probably fatally hurt,
and 14 more or less lxidly hurt. The
first coach of tha liitrurbnn passenger
was telescoped, and two of the llaUura
pllixl on top ol It.
There were alxiut 20 passenger In
the telescoped itioker, oino of whom
strangely eciiod wllh only slight In-
Juries. Tho car wti entirely iiemoi
lulled, and some of the isisstuiger were
hurltKl 20 feet In the flying wreckage.
Train No. a from Senllle was nuo
mid had order to lthtmck at hdge-
wtxxl to let No. 11, the passenger ror
Seattle, pass. The work train was
given orders at Milton to follow .No. I)
U Kdgowood. I;. H. r, a nraaeman
on tlie work train, wa seui u rwv
wixxl on No. 6 with ordera lo Hag fo.
3 and hold it on the sidetrack until the
work train cleared. Ho elUier failed
to place the flag or there wa a misua
demanding of orders. Fos disap
peared and cannot Ixj found.
No. 3 pulled out on the main track
as txin a No. 0 passed and being late,
storied down the grade at a gxxl sxed.
Half a mile this side of F.lgcwood on a
curve that run through a deep cut, It
met the work train. The curve I o
short tluil It was Impoesible for the
crew of either train to the other
until tixi Into to ntop.
The train came together with a crasii
FEAR INSURRECTION
New Elections In Cubb May Not
Settle Troubles.
WHAT MAY MEAN ANNEXATION
Further Intervention Would Bring On
Ina vttabta Annaaallon Wanted
by Few Paopla.
Washington, Deo. 211. fcoalonal
rumbling or rumors ol little sideshow
Insurrection popping up In. certain
province of Cuba are tending to keep
tho United Htate from forgetting the
problem it ha to deal with dow n there.
there are some auKiee in no iiroon-m
EDUCATION IN PHIUPPINE.
Director 8aya Schools and Pupil
Constantly Inorease.
Waahlngton, Dec. 2fl. The lxtb an
nual rcprtrt of the director ot education
In the Philippines concerning the activ
ities of the educational work in the
Island for the year ending ffV 30,
1006, allows that there are nowJ9,16
primary schoole In the islands, with an i
average of 375,664 pupils. Seven hun
dred American and 6,224 Filipino
teacher are employed. All of the
school division, the report says, con
ducted teachers' institutes, varying
from four to six weeks in the different
provinces. The Instruction given, wa -divided
between the common branches
of tho intermedial course and special
topic of instruction, such a chool
gardening, domestic sclonce, primary
induatriul work and methods of teaching-There
are 2,464 primary sclool build
ings lu the Island owned by the mo-
Unit have received little attention as far nU jpniitie and, In addition, a number
a Uio public I concerned, hut wmi'ii of bulldl
nits belomtltiK to the provinces
hnve ixvupled and are now omipying jut iM,i constructed originally tor school
inn h attention on Uio partof high gov ' minxste are uiR-d. Private inatruction,
..rnini.iit olllcinl and adinlnistrution , ii, renort snv. nlavs a larire part in
advisors among the iiicmtMir oi con
the Intellectual condition of the island.
Many of these schools are eupported by
trrrx
It 1 a fact not generally known that , the Catholic church, with a history
our government entertains grave fear nMc,ing lck several decade. Some
regarding wliat limy happen following '( institutions teach Kngllsh, al
Ihe Culmil ehx-tioiu in January. A ' though in practically all of litem Span
great many have Isdievod that inter- ia, the Wis of instruction. The
veutlon by the United Mate will liave Filipino teacher, Dr. Harrow says,
accomplished it purixwe as wxm a a continue to gain In reliability, atrength
new government lias uwn ennsen uy mo 0f cliaracter ana moral puipow,
Culmn people; tlmt our force woulil
withdraw after Inaugurating this new
' uiwtrtiiiuint with traiKiuility eio-
ihnt was heanl half a mile. The two iui,,,! That is the listv view oi the
forward ram of the work train wont L(mtjlin ! everything would Ixj
lovely if our high olhcials wore ure ii
would work out Just that way.
lint they are not sure. Ptesident
Ihxixovelt, It i undembxxl, ha grave
doubts about the effect of the coming
election on the defeated parly.
If we be form! to do any more inter
SENT TO DUNGEON.
over the platform of the first cur of the
nasseniter. trlkliiK ll ai an anaie on m-
count ol tho curve. To this tact alone
is due the escaie from death of every
passenger in the car.
THEY ALL "C(UCH" UNCLE SAM.
Railroads Qst Thre Prices for Car
rying Malta.
Chicago, !. 2". Htatisllc com
nllnt hv the renrtxiciiUttives of the
Culled fyixithetae ol Amerita and the
American Weekly Publishers' associa
tion, organisations which are vigor
ously fighting the movement to increase
the postage for ecoiid-ctn mail mut
ter, shew that in governineiii is (str
ing the railways three times a much
on the average for the transportation ol
mall matter a the express eompaule
pay the lailroads for like aeivlce.J
On the Iwsls ol the postmaster gen
eral') latlstlea, the publisher awn
that the government during the llseai
year ended Juno 30, 1007, will pay tho
Many Russlsn Officer Receive Pen
alty of Surrender.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 26. The court
martial which luia been trying Bear
Admiral Nebogatoff and 78 officers of
ibis squadtou for surrendering to the
Japanese in the battle ot the Sea ot
veiling there will lie an effort by a cor- j,, handed In its decisions tonight,
lain element to force annexation, which Ajmimi jcbogatoff, Commander
stialion recajiiixes the emlsirassing the ctst defenee s hip A. lmlra Benl
si huttion tb.ti.iay confront itand, after , vien, and Lieutenant Bm rnofj, who
STl Lit llnuaevelt's marniiw to Cu-' oewlrf to the comnmnd of the battle-
I,.. to "Is, g-xxl" in the future or take hip Mc-olat, were " " "
ito'ivnxe.pien.tho question l. Just VJTTZ
I'I'fl K1IU iiiu I"" H " v.. . "
less careers of thee olfioera, the court
will petition the emperor to commute
the sentences to 10 years' Imprison
ment in a fortress. Four other officer
are sentenced to short terms ot im-
Bonspsrle lo Consult Dsvlln on Sen prionment in a fortress, while llie
Frsnelsco Cs.e. remainder are acquitted.
I The trial oi near auiiiitoi ncmn'J"
what course sluill 1)0 pursued
Cuban don't stay gisxl
if the
WILL CONFER ON JAPANESE.
Washington, lie
District Attorney Ittilwrt F
i'W. I nite.1 mates . , . hi. anuadron beiran
Devlin, of .... tvu..,twr R Thasis
. . , iu ri. i civibtoih . ... v . v.
road almost fJII.OOO.OOO more than Han Francisco, who wa tai e. i ""-lCUIMH wtre divide.! into three catogar-
the express ciiiipalilia woul.l pity iiiein ; inKton Ity Attorney Menen. nu.x..v ,4Wr A,imiral NcbogatofI
(or hauling the same tonnage. in mr a conierent n-nnruinK ... Jw
printers and publisher compile me or jiiismese pupiis irom ton pni.
statistic to show tliat the government, chiads of Sun Franciaco, arr
for the purpose of nxlut lug the annual 'night and will be at the department of
IKMtofllc deficit, rather should reduce Justice today. Mr. Devlin refusetl to
Its outlay for the transjioriainm man iiixcuxs pis niisxion, immu .
Increase the rate for second-class mut- niatter is in the hands of the attorney
general.
"Two weeks ago 1 bad a conference
with the San Francisco Ixstrd of educa
tion, at the request of Attorney (ieneral
MiHsly," he said, "when a statement oi
fuels was agreed UKin and forwardcti to
the attorney general. A few days later
I whs called to Waahlngton anil I do not
know olllcially that 1 am here to discuss
tho Japanese question."
commander of the battleships;
lie puiuic .n,, tua oiiiccr. who advocated the
.,,; surrender, snd third, the ofllcers who
U-r.
"One of the chief needs ot the gov
ernment Is an cxxrt tnttllc inanBiier,"
aaid W. D. IWivee, a Chicago publisher.
"It Ihcn woulti get as g.xxl rate a the
express companies,"
IT DENIES JURISDICTION.
Standard Raises New Technical Point
Against Government Suit.
St. Iiuis, Dix". 2H Tho Standard
Oil company of New Jersey and 00-ixld
other corxirations and Individuals al
lied with it, a di fondants In the gov
ernment's suit t break up tho alleged
nil uionoxily, today filed a motion In
the vnllotl Mates v ircuii court, time
did not endeavor to prevent the surren
der. MAY TIE UP HARRIMAN LINES.
STOCK TOO LONQ ON JOURNEY
Railroads Will Be Prosscutsd Under
rhlrty-slx-Hour Lsw.
Washington, Doc. 20. Secretary
Wilson, of the department of Agricul
ture, today transmitted to the depart-
Imentof Justice tho nine additional
KaiU'l i lit 'n Corrections, add itions
to, or changes In tho said rou man oo ac xir xiiuiu ; cuooiiKe, iw re
entered iu a column therein headed pnuuil; caiilillower, 1 .-'i x'r tuwen,
-ot.iniiiillv "as reviewed." and the'celerv. $:l.75( 4.25 per crate; lettuce,
entries in such Column shall lie the rec
ord of tho action of such board. The
iiiocllmts. sittings, and adjournment of
tho said Wrd, sitting for tho purK.es
of review, shall bo recorded In lis
Journal.
(Holl kept on fllo a public record.)
Section 21. Said roll, when so exam
ined. reviewed, corrected, Olid iii'iialix-
cl by such Ixiard, shall bo kept on Hlo
in tho olllce of the sain suite ooaru ot
tux coinmisslonera aa a public record.
" .' ' . .."V" ..rimxexofallel violation of what is
nriiig in nnnresnioiii iicieiiiHinui "j iv-. - ,in
i.,l lu.titlon nir the court to vnmte ""."
weet polabies, -'S" i l0 ri(,r , ,,rvl( e Issiuil by Jm
Sanlxirn Noveiulx-r In.
Alt of the defendant Join in tho mo
tion except the Waters-Pierce Oil coin
puny, which Is a resident of the eastern
division of tho Kitxtern
trlct of Missouri, llmiry 8. Priest filed
the motion n counsel for all tho )mr
(To be continued next week)
Ileal Athlntlolsm.
An F.ngllHh athletic authority nya
that :i5 Is the maximum uife fur a good
Kthlete. Perluip most people hnve no
ticed that professional athlete wear
themselves out young. Prlr.e tighten,
printer and clrcu performers quit In
early prime.
Hut are these the real athletes?
How much more truo an athleto Is
tho well preserved farmer, who, at 05,
calk pitch as much hay as, bis sou or
grandson ! -J,
The bext athleticism Is that which
holds through tho rlp-o year and ena
bles a man to sit hl horse as erectly
at HO as lit 20. Cleveland Press.
Altnrs Way.
"There I always some way to over
come every dlllleulty," said Uis fheery
cltUeu.
yes," answered the sardonic per
son. "If you doubt It you can ask ony
candidate Just before election." Wash
ington Star
The I.lmlt.
"You iy be Is well educated?"
"Yms, h ran talk every known ln
gimsn except gulf and bastibull," Hous
ton Post.
head, 30c per di men: onions, 10(12,4e
jxir doxen; Ixill )-pHT, acj pump
kins, 2c pur pound; squash, 2o xr
pound.
Onions -M II jsir liimdieil.
PotattM' Oregon lturlsuiks, fancy,
flf 1.25; coinmon, 7B(.86tJ.
Wheat ('bib, (ir( (Klc; blucMtem,
OKc; valley, llfic; red, :lu.
data No. 1 white, 25fVij20; gray,
24.5t)fi25.
Hurley Feed, 21.o0errt22 iwr ton;
brewing, $22.60; rolled, $2.'l(;24.
Jtye $l.4t)f1.45 perewt.
C.mWholo, $2(1; criicketl, $27 per
ton .
I lay Timothy, No. 1, $l:t(M4 per
ton; Kaatern Oregon timotiiy, ihi'Mii;
clover, $H(.ii8.5l); cheat, $7.riOWH.fiO;
grain buy, $7.6l)W 8. 50; ulfalla, $11.50;
velch hay, fWi N.no.
ltutter Fancy creamery, iii;ni .wi:.
HutUr Fill First gnnlo cream, SS c
per pound; second grade cream, 2o loss
per Kiund.
Ka Oregon ranch, 30(rt).12c per
doxen.
Poultry Average old hens, I ,!( He
per pound; liiixwl chickens, 12(sil3cj
spring, HMliii"; oiu roosiers, ixiinocj
droMstxl
live,
20(21
15f.
pound; cows,
SdcSc.
Mutton DrcMsod, fancy, 8llc por
pound; ordinnry, (Hl7t!.
J'ork Dcsxod, 0()8o per pound.
Hops llfeHc por pound, according
to quality.
Wool Kaatorn Oregon average host,
13()18opor pound, according to shrink
ago; valley, 2()()2.'l(!, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 2028c,
Firemen on Sunset Route Threaten
Extreme Measure.
Houston, Tex., Dec. 28. The new
feature of the striko ot the Southern
Pacific firemen wax the assertion made
I I... u ...I 1 ll..l K)i,i r( tha
I ly cvxniu I mini ...aa.v . ---, - -
brotherhood, that nnleas an adjustment
of the differences with the men now out
on this division is made, the order is to
Iw given that the entire Harriman sys
tem of lailroads shall lose the services
of tho llrotherhtxxj of Firemen, includ
ing those engineers who are member,
be asserting tbnt 89 per cent ot the
switch engineers and a gcxxUy number
of the road engineers will end their
services on the road.
Mr. Shea insists that 625 men on the
Texas and Louisiana lines of the sys
tem obeved the strike order Sunday,
but General Manager Fay, of the road,
.Ill-hour law,"
. . - , .. t.. i
Judge which provides mat nuiroau cuiiixuues
s inn not tieiniu shx-k on n
longer )x-riixl than 28 bout without d,N.!HrWi that not more Own 400 men
fixxl and water, except with the consent m,it work, and that practically all of
of the owner of the stock, and then no(t),c piRces have been filled. There la
Judicial ills- longer than ; nours. no inierierenoe wiin vx-nuu
The ixe were one cneii ngainxi me tniins, according to tno Binieinem i
t ren I Northern, the Oregon Short Line, M. Fav. but a numlx?r of switch en-
e. TlilZuI .l l''l' '"'.'ginosat division point, are reported
ott iin'- j i Rum lino uvpii hwimiw
x ..I n. ui-.,.lii..l .nint iturl tlliiit
n.i kll ll, net it loner are non-rcxi-. ami three against tho Santa Fo.
dent of this district.
No News Since September.
Washington, Dec. 28. Complaint Shouts,
Stone Approves Roosevelt's Act.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 20. Senator
William Stone believes that Roosevelt
did right in discharging the negro aol-
ani
Pay Canal Workers on Holidays.
Washington, Dec. 211. Chairman
,.r ti, ImMiiiidiii commission.
bus boon mndo to the Pnstolllce depart- announced today that tho commission diers at tirownsviiio. i am Bm.. to
meut that no ucwsimpi-r or magaxino hud din Idod to my tho employe on the have an opportunity to say this, but I
mail has Ix-en delivered at Fairbanks, I iMthmus whose onmiienaatioii is fixed wish lo I nmloratoot j "Rht. J
Alaska, slnco Septomlar. This Is duo on nn hourly Uisis, for Janunry 1, Fcl chiml hist night. I have not looked
h, tho fact that tho mail contractor Is 1 runry 22, May 30. July 4, Labor Day, into tho legal phase ot the matter,
obliged to carry 800 pounds of mull on Thanksgiving Day and December 26 I'm not ready to give an opinion on
each bi-weekly trip from Vuldex, and , Tho compc.iHiit ion for these employes that. Put as to tho sentiment ""-ern-
nract ca v this entire nmiumti is now will no on tno I'tisie oi nn eignt. " uW iv . . - - - -
Hindu up of llrsl-cmss, or letter man. any.
1X1 I'll me I'lirur ll,. .,..,. -
This will grant pay for tho boll- corned, 1 am in hearty favor of the stop
.... ! ' . . - t ' I 1 II .,..,..,.ll .11,1 ClUIKO.
Tl. mJornlnout, IX1VS 11.45 Per llOUIld dllVS to llll UlO Bklllo.1 mwhllllio 0111- tllken by 1'rCSIdOlll KoHOVOIl. auu PCl.ro.
for getting mall to Fairbanks, and ployed on tho ennui sono, who iiunibor
lower classes have to wait until there is about 3,000
a shortage of flrxt-cluss mutter.
World's Charity Dries Up.
Tendon. Den. 211. Nicholns Sliiss-
tary Tuft."
Strike Broken at San Antonio.
San An'onlo, Tex., Dec. 28. Uu koff, who was one of tho trustees of tho
n .. . i,t.. ..H1..1..I.. ,i...i i. ' r.i.lA ftiml of Kolirniirv '
Mouinorn riicim:o..icni.n ? un... ic ... ' . :,-..... M..l,iu fVlhe. l
Urotherhoixl of Flromcn' striko on this 11101, ha sent 10 in.ion, nccoiiiixuiicu um w . ... ... "" ,.,','
Inhsrltsnce Tx Not Retroactive.
Washington, Dec. 20. The Supreme
court ot the United States today de
cided tho inheritance tax case of Ca
in ille Cahen and other legatees under
..1. 1. .!.... ... 11 ir,. ttti-bnva I
""'"""i " v- .--y'. i .. , , , ,, i i,,,,!,,,,. .I,,,. i. ,, ,.i for funds, nn nccount ol xew urieans, ngamsv t.. ""-
17c618c; turkoys, dressed, c h..l.-e, i"'" ' i, teal... ib f.i.i.l. . in HuHsia. "Fifteen years ities of that city. The state law pro
le ; goexe, live, 12f2Jl.li'; ducks, , ' ' - " ,. u !,, M. whixskoff. "when the vidinir for a tax on bequests was at-
. . . i .. . . . ...?..' h.i,.,w low., f,r Inn wax loss serious, wo bud $4.-. tacked as unconstitutional. The opinion
Veal-Dressed, 'pound. Hlr,ullllt ,lrtmllin wlls ftr. ooo.OOO. Hut now, when Ills great- was delivered by Justice McKeima,
lf - Drexsod bull, 1 d) 2c por ( '('',', f: . "?.." ...,l IMHl.OtKl." Mr. who allinned the decision of the Sti-
tvywi., i
promo court of Louiaiana.
gineor' cab at tho Southern Pacific st- ShlsHkoff ostlmatns that about ;iu,uuu,-
loin. Tho order Issued Monday not to 000 peasants will need axHlxtanco.
receive fieight has been roscindiMl.
Eager to See Rooevelt.
rji f Aijvir nMUitnff nr.... ll., 1i on Thn Vilininn noo-
Topcka, Kan., Dec. 28.- llnrrlslon plo are olatod over pros reports hat January o n 7 ""T'l
Park nan tho man who (list, brought President Uooxovolt contemplate. . visit, Springl 0 d, Mi ss , lor t o PrPe
alfalfa from South America and plant. Ing tho Islands next summer. The lift- ascertaining a d.s.g 1 of
ed It, In tho United States, died at live press received tho annouiicoment , or revolver lxxt adnp ed to fulfill the
Adopt New Pistol for Army.
Washinuton. Dec. 20. Secretary Taft
has appointed a board of otllcers to meet
Kmporla, Kan., aged 73 years.
with enthusiasm.
I requirements of the military service.