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Phone us your news Items—they are al ways welcome LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO.. OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1915. Subscription, $1.00 a Year. WORLD WATCHING COUNTY TAX WILL BEAT ALL RECORDS CHINESE EMPIRE “The Tax Liberator” of CUSS LABOR LEGISLA!ION Cbrfetmaö JVIusings Roseburg ■ays; "Who put ti>e soup bouses Cendltlena In Thai Oountry Maha the Portland 7" It then proceed» to pro Old Form Mora Oaairatela. Aooordmg la China's Landing Man—Japan Had duce in full the Chamber of Commerce’» Warned Her Not la Abandon the Re eoinpilation of tax statistics of Multno publican Form. mah County for the past ten year». At the )>ottom of the column» ol segregated The action of tbe Chilians council t»t (torn» are tiie total« for the year» and slats In offering tba throne to I'reel only a moment'» »tudy will be n eere sary drill Tuan Hblb Kai has arouavd keen to are that only once in Ute history of Internet all over tba world, as It to the county has tlie county tax exceeded must unusual for a republic to return tire amount tiutt must be raieed thia to tiia monarchical form of govern next year. In 1912, wlten times were went once tba American met bod has reaaonably prosperous, the county tax been given a fair trtaL But 11 to point collected amounted to *2.365,538 94 on ad out that conditions In China make a valuation of 9*35.112.074. Thia the old form more dealrabta year provision la made to collect a tax Indications that tha republic, which of 9!’ 138,462 88 for county purposes, waa eatabltobad on Fab. 12, 1912. after I Muted on a valuation of 9363,002,530. centuries of Manebs ruin, would bo The valuation lart year waa 9315,119,240, succeeded by a monarchy, with Tuan and the tax collected waa 92,187,560 22; Blilh Kai an emperor, began to appear In August, 1914. Ths movement to re the percapita waa 923 10 last year, and Store tiio monarchy Las received great thia year it will be 935-40. The totals above do not include the tni|>rtiis because of the humiliation of China by Japan last spring Although total taxes raised in the county. In ad China eacaped. for a time at toast, the dition there la a etale, seitool an<l city necessity for accepting Ute tnoat men tex. The total tax laat year was 97, Siing of the J a pa urea demand», the 409,913, and the total thia year will weakness of the republic In the face amount to 97.910,014.39. Thue it ia of Its powerful neighbor waa fully ex. very evident why the percapita ia higher posed, and t'Llneee patriots looked to the re-eetabltobmeut of a tuouarchy as thia year. We are required to raise a larg a method of Increasing tbs country's er fund than when condition» were more favorable than tiray are now, and that strength. Many d to pate bee received recently ia not saying much for our financial from China have expr e ssed fear that credit, or rationality of management. Japan may take active stspa to pre The exposure of theee thing« by the vent the return to a monarchy The Tax Liberator or otlier paper» of tbe abortive attempt at a revolution In ■tet* will not help condition« in thia China a few days ago originated In county. ShanghaL where tha revolutionists In 1912 when the total amount rained were armed and supported by foreign for taxea broke all records ti>e rate of Influence, it was said. In opinclng the return to a monarch; levy, based on the valuation of tiiat Japan baa had the support of the otb date, waa even lower than it ia today. It ia evident that there are »oine er enteute powers, which made repre sentationa before the announcement people in Multnomah County who are on Nov. 7 that fifteen of the eighteen more proeperoua than conditions would provinces had voted lu favor of a mon Indicate. Perhaps they are on the arvhy. urging that a change was unde county pay roil. Perhap« they forget, slrahle as tending to leasen the atablli- in their scramble for local improve- ty of conditions and possibly to lead to Internal disturbances which might on menta, that there are a lot ol people in the county thia year who will not be danger the peace of the orient able to pay their taxea. There were Tha Answer to Japan. several thousand in that condition laat China's reply waa that the govern went of China waa well able to con year. There will be more thia year. trol internal conditions and that there There are more idle people in the county Tin* raining would tie uu such danger km the en this year than ever before. tente powers apprehended. It waa of a tax to make certain improvement» made dear that China bad decided to will not help thi» class of people. We disregard all protests by au official were promined lant npring that the mandate dated Nov. 15. This read: money to be »pent on U m > road» would "According to the report of the mln noticably relieve the citizens of the later of foreign nflairs. Mr. Obata, the county who were <to|n*ndent on day Japauese charge d'affaires, has under instructions from tils home govern labor. We dare »ay that noi ten per- merit tendered friendly advice to the cent of the p«-ople who worked on the Chinese government, requesting the road» last summer were citizen» of the latter to postpone the adoption of the county, and taxpayer». A good share monarchy to the future on the ground of the money paid out for that work left flint if ttie change la brought about too the county, Mate, and nation. suddenly It may cause some unrest or There in no question tiiat many of the dlsturlMincc in the country which thing» proposed are good things, and would Jeopardize the Interests of the various frendly powers, etc. The pos that we should have them under favor sibility of some unrest or disturbance able oonditiona, but candidly, are those We were wldcb the Japanese government men conditions prevalent today. tions In the advice baa already been araured last spring tiiat the levy for anticipated by the government, and In road purposes would be greatly reduced qulrlce have already been made by the as noon m the “trunk lines”' to be built headquarters of tbs commander lu under bond issue, were disponed of. The chief of the army and navy of the civil amount provided for road district work nnd military authorities tn tho prov Thi« year it Inces on different occasions regarding last year was 9614,831.43. their ability to maintain peace and ia proposed to n«e 9536,800, some «light order In the different localities of the reduction, but not what it nhonld have provinces in the event of a change tn been to balance the financial depre«- the form of state being brought about. ■ion. "The provincial officials, both civil The trouble neem« to be that we are and military, have all replied, expreaa- run by a lot of plunger* who can think Ing full confidence In tbelr ability to of nothing but their own ambitions malntnin peace and order. The anx who want to accomplish a« much for iety manifested by the Japanese gov ernment for the peace and order of the state and county in public improve this country may prolmbly have town ments in two year« as other more caused by ita lack of full Information wealtJiy states and countries have re about the real internal conditions in quired decade« for doing. The result of this country, and hence its friendly it all ia just as the Tax Liberator points advice. The Japanese government. It out, capital ia wary of Mnltnomah must be understood, had declared that County. The man who has a big propo Ita advice to the government of thia sition will look for a field where public country should not be Interpreted as an Interference with the Internal af expenses are not «o high, where the fairs of this country, nor should It be people are not so extravagant The considered that the Japanese govern soup I ioumm will thrive and the bread ment is Insisting upon our following line will grow, until Ve learn to be more Its advice. The matter should l>e economical. Then btwinera that fears clearly explained to the press and oth to face the certainty of public waste or er similar organs In thia country and exeera will hunt other locations. warnings given agnlnst the publication of any reckless comment on thia sub ject. which. It Is feared, might tend to injure the friendly relatione between Belief May Be Uneoientifle, but Sta this country and other powers.” tistics Provide Proof. Despite the argument that there Is One armed Michael McCarthy waa no basis in science for the belief that ehot and killed by two tnen who held more boy babies than girls are born In up a 8t. Louis saloon because at their war time, the statistics of tblrty-elx command of ‘‘Hands up!** be raised large towns In England and Wales only the arm left him. One sleeve of break all records in that country for McCarthy's coat hung empty. Its end boy babies. From January to March for every m rhe coat pocket. The robbers ap patently thought he was reaching for 1,000 girl babies there were thirty-two more boys. For April and June there a revolver. • Half a dosen men were In the saloon were forty-three and for July and Sep when tho robbers entered. At tbelr tember flfty-flve more. The marriage command all hands went up. The rob rate for England and Wales In the hors took one glance at McCarthy's last three months was the highest ever recorded, being 21.8 in every 1,000 hanging sleeve, fired and fled. population. MORE BOYS BORN IN WAR, <'S> Heralù ML Thia is a good time to re new your subscription to the Herald. Cbtrt art warmer bandebaMnge on tbfe nlflbt than during tbe typist twelve month«, friend live« In tbe mind of friend. Cbert 1« more charity at this time than at any other, poverty and «canty clothing and ffrele»« grate« come borne to tbe bosoms of the rich, and they give of tbelr abundance. <7be very redbrea«t of the woods enjoys Me Christ mas feast. Good feeling Incarnate« Itself In plum pudding. Che Master's words. "Cbe poor have ye always with you.” wear at this time a deep significance, for at least one night on each year over all Christendom there Is brotherhood. Hnd good men. sitting amongst their families» or by a solitary fire, when they rtmember tbe bright light that shone over the poor clowns huddling on the Bethlehem plains 1,900 years ago, the appa rition of shining angels overhead, tbe song "peace on earth and good will toward men,” which for tbe first time hallowed the mid night air—pray for that strain's fulfillment, that battle and strife may vey the nations no more, that not only on Christmas eve, but the whole year round men shall be brethren, own ing one father tn heaven. 1 ■ WED TO DEAD SOLLMEK 1 ■ - .................. 1 — , ■ PERISCOPE HALTS MASHERS Government Will Recognize Ceremony Little Mirror on Hat Makes Flirting and Grant Poneion to Widow. Dangerous and Difficult, The custom of marriage by proxy, The newest turn in millinery in Chi which has come Into vogue during the rago to the periscope bonnet, by means war. has placed a young Parisian wo of which the path of the borne town man In a curious situation. She was masher has been paved with thistles. married by proxy on Nov. 17 to Ser The novel sky piece has a mirror placed geant Joseph Conduces. On Dec. 1 at a convenient angle in the upper she was informed officially that Ser deck, and the wearer can see all that geant Conduct»» bad been killed at occur» for a distance of a block behind Souches on Sept. 28. several weeks her. When a masher turns, admires, ad before the marriage. Although the marriage is Invalid tn justs his cravat and starts on the big law. the authorities, taking account of pursuit the wearer of the periscope Sergeant Conduche's Intentions, wUl novelty can begin making ready to give a widow's pension to the be- bring the old family umbrella down with accuracy and force u[>on a reason reeved woman. / ably vacant pate. Three young women acting as man Hop* For Hairleaa. Dr. Robert B. Clark of Monroe. Wte.. nlklns for a millinery establishment Insanity expert, «ays hairless domes walked down State street and gave Indicate sanity. He said: “I have ex what was for a time an almost uncan amined several hundred patients ns to ny exhibition of "sensing." As soon as their sanity. 1 have had the opportu any of tbe idle nnd beautiful mashers nity of studying many hundreds of who are to be found in State street be others, and in all my exi>er1eoca I have gan to follow tbe three lasses they yet. with a single exception, to see an turned at a signal and stared at tbe hurrying Lothario In their frostiest Insane man who was baldheaded.” manner. For a time It was considered very mysterious, but a glint of the sun Powell Valley School Standardized caught the mirrors and explained alL The latest school iu the county to comply with requirements of a standard school is Powell Valley. Superintendent Armstrong attended a meeting at the school house last Friday evening and gave them authority to nail “Standard” over their door. The next school to aspire to the honor is Orient. It will prepare to entertain the Superintendent January 7. Mrs. Goetz Gives Musicale Mrs. Alice Crofts, formerly of 67th Ave., and 71st St., 8. E., informs us that a philanthropist on the West Side wishes to dine 200 little boys under flf teen years of age on Christmas day. The number is short by something over a hundred. Any one knowing of little boys in destitute circumstances, under flfteen, may secure plates for dinner by applying at the Pension Department, Court House. Mrs. C. C. Wiley entertained Mrs. C. E. Goetz at a musicale for Mrs. Geotx’s l>enta Class last Saturday night, consist ing of solos and duets on piano and violin. Mildred Turner and Katherine Goodman played as a solo, "L’Allegro,” (Bloee) at the same time, and executed it in excellent rhythm, tho they are only nine and ten years of age. Beethoven’s “Country Dances,” eight hands, was played with good effect. Fennimore Walrod played violin selections from Il'Trovatore, Verdi and Cavalleria Rustieana, and Mascogni. Mrs. Sells and Mrs. Goetx gave vocal numbers, accompanied by Esther Wiley. After the program all joined in singing popular old time songB. Those on the program were Marjorie Smith, Esther Wiley, Dorothy Sells, Katherine Good man, Mildred Turner, Eva Walrod, Fennimore Walrod and Gordon McNeil. OREGON NEWS NOILS LOCAL NEWS NOTES Free Dinner for Poor Boys Duke Bros., are preparing to do some Echo has let a contract for a $10,000 repair work on their store building. city ball. A telegraph cable is being laid across Coos Bay. Dr. Fawcett is reported as somewhat improved. A planing mill in Eugene will manu facture baseball bats. Miss Stella Berry is ill this week of Tins creamery at St. Helens is now in the grip. operation. Lebanon has shipped two carloads o( Christmas tn-es to San Francisco. Highly explosive queatlona, soch as the seamen’s law, tbe New York state * Industrial commission and health In surance, are to be handled at tbe dis cussions held during the annual con vention of the American Ass<x-iation For Labor Legislation at Washington Dec. 28-29. Does tbe La Follette seamen*» law seriously hamper American ship own ers, or to U necessary for the protec tion ot the American seamen? This problem will be presented before many well known economists and sociologists attending the convention by the »hip owners themselves and the seamen's leader, Andrew Furuseth, president of the International Seamen'» union, who fought for the law during tbe twenty years it was before congress. Professor Henry W. Farnam, who has directed au Investigation Luto the conditions of our seamen, will report on tbe results. Each side will try to find ammunition in the Farnam report for the struggle on the seamen's law which is threatening to come up again in tbe new congress. Is the New York state Industrial com mtosiou working on right lines? The association, which was largely instru mental In establishing tbe commission form of government in tbe New York labor department will discuss the work of the commission during tbe first half year. During the last year alone four more states—Indiana, Colo rado. Nevada. Montana—have adopted a similar form of commission. The question of compulsory health insurance Is going to be thrashed out Nearly a dozen European countries have divided tbe cost of sick benefit and medical care for the worker be tween the state, tbe employer and the worker on an Insurance principle, while the government of this country still leaves tbe sick worker to sink or swim as best he can. Tbe best means of bringing America up to time In caring for her millions of sick work era will be sought. Tbe Association For Labor Legisla tion, which is felt more and more each year tn the legislatures of the country, to the means through which many of the most highly trained men and wom en In America—lawyers, doctora, stat isticians. insurance experts, economists and sociologists—give tbelr beet serv ices to the country unpaid. Its only Interest in labor laws is In the protec tion and betterment of human Ufe. and a number of the best laws of re cent years have been drafted In its office by legal experts who give their service in the interests of better legis- lation. This year’s president of the associa- tion Is Professor Henry R. Seager of Columbia university. Among the vice presidents or on tbe executive com mittee are Miss Jane Addams. Mr. Louis D. Brandéis. Morton D. HuU of Chicago. Robert W. de Forest of New York city. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Pro fessor John R. Commons of Madison. Wts.; John MitchelL Dr. Royal Meeker of the United States bureau of labor statistics. Miss Ida M. Tarbell, Miss Anne Morgan. Secretary of Labor Wil liam B. Wilson. Secretary of Com merce William C. Redfield and others. Vol. 13. No. 51 GOST 205 LIVES New York Woman, One of tho Moot Prominent Passanger», Supplied De tails on Which Wilson’s Drastic Noto to Austria Was Based—Shota Fired as Persons Left Ship. The sinking of the Italian steam ship Ancona, which brought about a crlsto in tbe diplomatic relations be tween Austria-Hungary and the Unit ed States, occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 9, off tbe north coast of Africa, near tbe naval station Blzerta, with tbe lose of 205 Uvea Eleven American citizens were among the vtetima. They were Alexander Patatlvo. tils wife aiwl tout children: Mrs. Francesco Mascot, La- mura, Pasquale Laurlnn. Mrs. Giuneppe TorrieL Mrs. Louis Cupo and Iter three year-old sou. Mrs. Cupo was tbe wife of a druggist at 94 8t Mary's s venue. Roeebank, Staten Island. Sb« went to Italy in July for her health. Two other Americans were cabin passengers on the Ancona. They were saved. These were Dr. Cecile L Greil of New York and Giuseppe Turrlst Tbe Ancona, according to tbe officers and the survivors among tbe | usaen- gent, was attacked without warning about iJ5 p. m. by a big submurine flying the Austrian colors Tbe first sheila were flred from a distance of five miles. The commander of tbe An cona stopped bls ship Immediately, be cause most of the 428 passengers on board were women and children. The submarine then approached the steam er at full speed, firing from a gun In her bows. One of the shells carried away tbe chart room on tbe bridge. In the meantime the passengers were or dered to take to the boats. Panic en sued. Dr. Greil said that one shell entered the porthole of her cabin, killing the maid as she was getting her papers to gether to leave the ship. Many 8hota Hit Vassal. While the boats were being lowered from the deck, filled with women and children. Dr. Greil said, tbe submarine continued to fire all around the ship, which threw tbe passengers Into great er terror. Many of the shots pierced the hull of the Ancona above tbe wa ter line The vessel did not commence to sink until after a torpedo had been tired at her from a distance of 800 I yards. Tbe conduct of tbe commander of the submarine In firing when helpless women and children were trying to get Into the boats alongside tbe Ancona was incomprehensible. Dr. Greil said. If he had ceased firing for fifteen min utes the officers could have calmed the people, and maDy more lives could have been saved. As It was. the con fusion was so great that three of tbe lifeboats were overturned before they could get clear of tbe davits, and the occupants were thrown out and most of them drowned. Eight boats got clear away before the vessel sank. I The Austro-Hungarian admiralty de clared on Nov. 14 that tbe Ancona tried to escape after tbe submarine had flred a shot across her bows and that she stopped only after several shells bad been flred at tbe ship. The com mander of the submarine further as rat s in french trenches serted that tbe passengers and crew had forty-five minutes to aba udon tbe "We Literally March on Top of Them,” vessel and that after that time expired she was torpedoed. Says Soldier In Letter. The report that shells were fired There is a plague of rats along the while passengers were getting into the British and French lines in Flanders boats was dented by the Austrians. and France, A soldier describes the Following dispatches from Ambassa invasion as "worse than the Germans" dor Page tn Rome to the state depart in a letter, which adds: “Trenches, communications, fields, ment confirming tbe report that eleven woods, houses, cellars and barns are American citizens bad been killed, a note was sent to tbe Austrian govern choked with them. We have them ment asking for details. This was de holding congresses at night In the livered to the foreign office In Vienna busiest roads and giving concerts by by Ambassador Penfield on Nov. 22. day in the most crowded villages. We No reply having been received, tbe am literally march on top of them. bassador repeated his request on "They are beginning to be tortured by hunger, and the shortage of fo<xl Dec. 2. Dakes them capable of anything. The Mission at St. Peters other morning I saw a cyclist whose Rev. Albert Schott ot Tbe Redemp- tires had been half devoured by a torist Order, is preaching a Mirawn at platoon of rats. The Miraioti “Woe to the man who gets to sleep St. Peter's Church. Lenis. with a morsel of chocolate in his will continue al| week. The Rev. Schott trousers.’ He will wake up to find has given missions all over the U. 8. himself without bis chocolate and al and is a very forcible speaker. most without bls trousers. ' Dr. O’Donnell is expecting a visit Cleveland Has Armless Judge. from his mother, who will come from An armies» fudge will sit on the Farmers plan to open a co-operative Colorado, for a few weeks. bench In Cleveland. O- David Moylan. store in Albany. just elevated to a municipal judge A new style spark plug is to be tnanu ship. lost both arms eleven years ago Roy Peterson came home from lectured in Grants Pass. He hns learned tn write with his teeth Spokane Wednesday to visit his father, and studied law by turning the leaves Gsaton has let a contract for a 97000 F. R. Peterson, and the family, He is with his tonirue. Seven years ago he water system. looking fine and prosperous. passed the stare bar examination, rank North Bend business men are con Inc In the Fast ten In n etnas of 205 sidering an increase of payrolls. W. H. Bair of Canby has shipped Work trains are crossing Coos Bay on over 30,000 Christmas trees to Cali Advertised Letters the new Willamette Pacific Bridge. fornia. Advertised letters for week ending A carload of clover seed (hipped from By a vote of 970 to 233 voters of Dec. 18, 1915: Cooper, Thoma« Wm.; Albany to Chicago was valued at 913, Salem defeated an experimental pave Gibbs, Mrs. 8.; Green, Mrs.; Hansen, 000. ment lien law against property. Jennie Mr».; Irish, H. E.; Jonee, Mrs. A well will he started two miles north Oregon Woodmen of the World are J. O.: Mondy, Mrs. Lixxie; Myers, Mrs. of Stanfield to get water to irrigate 6000 planning a 9100,000 bnilding in Port Lena; Marshall, Edna; 6347, 83 8t. (2) acres of land. land. Geo. W. Spring, Postmaster. Announcement A series of bible lectures is now in progress five doors south of Lente Sta tion, conducted by C. W. Blair, former ly of the Seventh Day Adventist per suasion. Subject for tonight: "The Captives are Free.” Al) are invited. Seif-Sustaining Department The State Banking Department under Snpt. Sargent has taken another step towards becoming self sustaining. Instead of three examiners in the field it will have twe at 9166 a month and office assistant at $135, The legislature gives this department 915,000 for two years but only 95000 of thia will be used. The bank department collects tees and it is Mr. Sargent’» plan to make it self- sustaining after 191*.