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LOCAL DIUCPS Karl U rr"l, of Amiiivlllo, la aim in In erl day Oila wk lu Oregon uy. H M, llamahr, of Mohilla, apent Ilia first part uf Ilia In Ilia roiiuty al. V. K. Hoimey, of Ilia Colton district, Is ! Ilti k l day In Ilia muni " llnriinr, nf Ixiilun, wa In Or nun I'lly Monday lu attend lu bualuea nutter. j, . lUmemd, of Handy, raina lo town Wndimaday. Ha will spend aev- ml day hr. F. K. Mdlugln, of Handy, candidal for ili" i'(ll tiura, waa in town Mon ,! and Tuwaday. tliarle I'- lluninr, of Cotirell, was In Hip roiuiiy aat rmii(ly In allinid l.i imsliieaa matter. Mr and Mra. Cliarle lluninr, of llin Mnl.iHn dlalrM, ar spending a fun ,1,,,, ih friend In the romiiy acat VV. A. Il"'k, Ilia Molalla real aalato mill, l attending a couple of daya In dm (uui.ty eat 111 attend (u business null''!' (;,if(-.i E. Ogleshy, who Uvea In Ilia Junim ilUlrl' l, rainu lulu llio ruiluty 0,nt Wednesday to attend In business iiuii n r. Mra. Ma Kriil, of Oaklund. li ft fur In r Inline Tlmraduy after visiting both In Oregon City and In Katacada for the IflHl Welk. Mr. and Mra Harry T. Wlllard, of Portland, have returned lo their hoinn afler spending evral dn) In llnm flty and Canliy. (luy T. Hunt, ltnpuhlru nominee fur llin legislature, la apeiidliig a ftw dnya In llm ruiinty aval. Ilia homo la In the GarfMd district. Homo I. Ilural. Ilia Iiemocrntlc nomine for Joint representative from Muliiinuiiih and ('lackauiaa count lea, apent Tiicadny In Oregon City. J. A. Calavan, county lupcrlntcnd cnl of arhuola, apent Halurday at Ha lorn, where ha aided In prrparliiK the county Juvenile tlhlhlt fur Ha return. C. K. Hpenrw, alate master of th grange, will he tlm speaker of the day at the afternoon lectura hour of the regular meeting of Grraham grant;, No. 170, Halurday, J. W. Ware, of thla city, atHinl aev oral dnyi In the Handy dlntrlrt recent ly In the Interest of the Oregon dry aniendmriit. He la county commlttee limn of the rrohlhltlon party. Judge and Mra. (inlloway, of Balein. were In Oregon City Thuraduy night and J nil Me Calloway, who la grand mauler of Die at a l I. (). O. F. apoke hi' fore the local lodKe. Thy went In to I'lirtliind after Ilia meeting. Minn Ailuh Moss, the daughter of Sheriff and Mra. K. T. Mass, la bencher for the flrnt four grade of thn Harlow arhiHil which opened Monday. Mlaa Maaa la a graduate of the atnta normal school and thla la her flrat position. Mlaa Maude Anderson, nurae at the Oreiton City hoapllal, uiidiTweiit an op eration at 8 o'clock Wednesday nlKbt for nppendlcltla. She la Improving rapidly, accordliiK lo Dr. H. H. Mount and IT. Guy Mount, who are attend In k her. The neighbor at Willamette gave a little aurprlae to J. H. Hunt Thuraduy night In lionur ot hta 7tth mrllidny. Atir a social tlum. refroalimonla wero aervvd.Kveryona had a pleasant time lu spite or the rnln. Mr. Hunt waa the recipient of several nlco gift. Mr. and Mra. forno Htnnley, who pi'iit Hiiteinlier with relutlvca near Handy, left Oregon City yt-Htordny niornliiK for their homo In Bnleni. Mr. and Mra, Hlanley huvo aovornl frli'iida In thla city nnd npcnl Tuoadny and Wuduenduy with Ilium. Mr. nnd Mra. 0. U. Smith, who lived near darken until early limt nprlng when Ihey ItouKht farm la eastern OreKoii, apent Thuraduy in Oregon City. They will vlHlt friends near thulr Tax Code Commission Bill Measure initiated by the Non-Partisan Icaic, Fletcher Linn, president, Northwestern Hank buililing, Portland, Ore. ; Geo. Lawrence, Jr., treasurer, First St., Portland, Ore. J 'Arthur C. Callan, secretary, Ycon building, Portland, Ore.; Geo. C. Mason, manager, Northwestern Bank building, Portland, Ore. A tax code commission bill. Its purpose is to require the governor to appoint a commission of five members to prepare a new tax code nnd present the same to the legislature first meeting after the appoint ment of the commission, and appropriating $2,500 to pay clerk hire nnd other expenses of the commissioners but no salaries to be paid members of the com mission. The numbers arc 334 nnd 245. Affirmative Argument. Oregon I In grievous need of a re form In Its tux laws. As a nionHiiro offering relief In our prGBont sliunllon, with Biitoty lor our future. The Non-Partisan longtie has proposed (No. 334-345 on the ballot) that the public by it notion at tho polls shall order tho governor of tho stato, whoever ho may bo, to appoint a com mission of five mon serving without pny, to make nn exhuustlve examina tion of our entlro tax codo and of the tax laws of their states whore pro gressive and sound methods of taxa tion have been put Into effect. Tho re sult oi this study and comparison, this coinmliBlon shnll give to the public. Tuny sWl propose a revised tax law to be vod on. Thoy Bhnll give us their rousons. Thoy Bhnll teil the pub lic what the results of similar tax laws In other states have been; in order that we mny reasonably arrive at a safe, sane and progressive tax law. Then let MB pass it and stop this swamping of our InltlntlVG bullot each year with hiixtyand Ill-thought-out tox measures. One of the remedies suggested for all our troubles Is the acceptance of slnglo tax. Mr. U'Hen tried to fool the people with it in 1908, but was beaten 2 to 1. In 1912 he was beaten 3 to 1. This year he Is working the name old shell game. He hns coated tho pill with sugar, but the $1,500 ex emption bill, the graduated surtax bill and the model Inheritance bill will taste Just ns bitter Inside. We have watched single tax fall In too many other plnces to wish to see it inflicted on Oregon. Why should we spond money tinker ing with our laws, only to find the results are not what we thought they would be? Other states have modern up-to-date tax laws that work and are fair to all classes of people. Is It not better to have a wise com mission study the situation and then recommend to the legislature what their study of the matter tells them is the best tax law now In use In the United StatesT former home mceral day before re- lurulng lo aalrn OnKuii. W. A. Vrix lor, of Ilia Handy dla' rl t apent the firal of the week In town Mr. Klvlru Fellow, of I'arkplitco. who underwent an operation ihu flmt of llin week kl the Oregon CHy lirnipl In I, la Improving. Klie la a plnner of INI7 and llin operation wa compllcut d not only by by In r agu but by her crltli ul condition. Her rvruvi-ry la con aldercd rninarkatiln. Henry (lurdler ri liirimd lu hi home near Canliy h flrai of thn week alter apendliig a pan of thn aiiuimer at hi old homo In llermany. Iln left hi na nte coiuiiry nepiemiier 0. I In aay mai aecoiiui or lliu war a printed In American paper r not Imlf true and iiinllitnlii thai the armle of Ihu Kath erland are wlnnlug their almra of the tiaitin. Mr. and Mr. It. P. Walah and M. J Walah of Ketchikan, Aluaka, who hare lieen vlallliig the punt month at the home of their (later In Mllwauklo, Ihey were former realdent of that place, left Krlday evening for California to M-inI the winter moiilha. Meaar. Uululi have been In Aluaka thn pnt four yeura Iniereat.d In thn Ward oe I'Mcklng company, a largo Hulinon cannery of Ketehlkun. K. I). Hunt, traffic manager of the rorllund Hallway, Light tc Cower com pany, and It. M. HlandUh, editor of Hie Miarmia rritreaa, wero in Oregon tiiy eiineailuy lu complete arrange ment for thn (rip which (he di li gad a to the atato edltorlul aaaiK iullon will make to Hint town and to Hie Itlv.r Mill generating plant on October 17. The parly of delegate will leave Ore gon City noon Halurday, thn gecoiiil day of the convention, a giieata of I'realdeiit (irlflllh of the electric, com pany. The I'ortlund Ilullway, Light k I'ower company will act a boat for a banouet at the Katacada hotel. CHILD BURIED The funeral of Hutu Htelner, the 20- moiiihold daughter of Mr. and Mr. Charle Htelner, of Heaver Creek, wa held Wedneaday. The child died Tuc- duy morning. POBTOFFICe EXAMINATION The Untied Btnle civil inrvlce com- mlaalon an noun iea that on Haturday, October 24, an examination will ba held at Oregon City, Ore., aa a result of which It la expected lo mnko certifi cation lo fill a contemplated vacancy In thn poult lot) of fourth clnaa poatmaa tor at Junnlng lxdgc, Ore., und other vacanclea a they may oicur at that office, unlea It shall bo decided In the Internal of tho aervlro to flit the va cancy by reluatateinent. Tho conpen antlon of the poatmuatur at thla office waa I !00 for the laat flacal year. 11 DECREES SIGNED Rleven divorce decree were algned by Circuit Judge Cainpboll Wedneaduy. The are: Joaephlne Itornli k from Chua. K. Konilck, Blmra K. II. Hill from Km eat It. Hill, Walter Kertcher from Vio let Kertcher, Jeaalo K. Crlm from John I.. Crlm, (ilady (I. Ahknmu from Mur (In K. Ahkman, Alma Hanaen from Chrlatlnn Hauaen, C. II. llaynea from A. M. llaynea, Jesalo M. Kdgerton from Hubert C. Kdgerton, l.oul Krlckion from John Krlckaon. Cora H. Knlconor from Jamei I). Falconer nod John Hoaa- etto from Mary Mary Hoaaotte. THREE ITALIANS FINED Throw Itnttnna were ench fined I0 by Municipal Judgo Loder Tuesday on a charge of carrying concealed wenp on. Fifteen dollar of the fine waa remitted and (ho men were released when ench man paid t.V Tho trio w orreHted early Tueadny niornliiK in a Bouthern l'nclflc freight cur by Night Officer Cooke and Woodward aa vagrant but In tho uaunl search Rima wero found. Arthur Miller, 18 year old, left hi homo ul Oiiwego Monday In a boat to go to Portland. Nothing !uh been heard from him since that time. Wed neaday evening parents of t ho boy no tified tho police. Negative Argument. This bill appears harmless; so harm less and simple that probably many voters will vote for It for no other cuuso than Its apparent hnrmlessncsB. It provides that a commission shall bo appointed by the governor of the state anu tnnt tins commission shall pre pare a tax code which will be present ed to tho leglBlnture for adoption. It ahull consist of flvo members. So far the bill Beems good, but let us take the events which will fallow If it Is adopted. The governor will ap point five "citizens and taxpayers" to be mombors of the boards. If the gov ernor is politically shrewd, he will ap point five frlonds, political henchmen, who will proceed to frame a bill which will moot with their own personal ap proval. It will then be presented to the state legislature and probably after being thoroughly altered adopted. The commission will not do more than a committee of legislators could do every bit ns well and with less time and money Involved. Every one of us favors belter tax laws. There is no doubt but that the present tax code should be revised and perhaps even some of the more ex treme tax laws which have been pro posed incorporated at least partially Into tho Btnte constitution. The easi est and host way to do this is not by creating another commission as this bill would. A committee from the leg islature composed of men elected by tho people directly could come much nearer the best solution ot the prob lem. A commission Is too open to cor ruption, politics and machinery. Even after a bill was approved by the com mission it would probably be complete ly altered by the legislature before be ing adopted. A vote for this bill will not lower taxes, will not give the state of Oregon a better tax system, will not open the way for progress, will not Improve your condition or mine. A vote against this bill will still leave open the sane, progressive, business-like methods ot reforming laws. 0HI500N CITY J5NTERlItIflE, FN I DAY, OOTOMKU 9, 1914. raoR WORK TO BEGIN SOON STIPULATION AND COURT DE CI6I0N CLEARS WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION HIOUU HAP IS HELD VALID High Tribunal Rula City Owns Fact of Bluff But Must Buy Small Triangular Plc on Crtt of Slop. BAI.EM, Ore., Oct. . J'nrt of the early history of Oregon CHy, fti which Or Mclaughlin played a leudlng part, la written In an opinion by thn su preme court today In the cane of Haruh A. Chuan agaliiNi the city. Tli.) action relate to a landing at the pnllaudo for public elevator, the court holding In nn opinion by Juallce McNury, that tho pin Id I trr own a atrip of land extend ing from Mock 43 lo the edge of the iullHNdi, and that the city own a slop ing atrip ('(tending from the edge of he bluff to the boundary of Ihe Hoiith- urn Pacific company' right of way. A a reault of the ruling llio city I entitlid to the uae of the sloping atrip, ait must acquire the strip at the top of the phIIkiiiIo from Mr. Chae If It In lined for the elevator landing. The opinion hold that a map of the city, made at the direction of Or. Mclaugh lin In 1K44. 1 valid, and excludes one made by J. II. Prestou, aiirveyor-gen- ml, In ISM. Mr. Mclxnighlln recorded his map, which wa made by Jeaae AppW-gate, nd conveyed numerous lots by refer ence to the pint. He, however, was an alien and had no title to the property. bnt the title of purchuner could not be questioned, emigre In 1K50 punned the "donation act," confirming tltlea to tho purchus-r. The Oregon W-gl-luture took ilmllar action In 1HT.1. How ever, congrcH In giving title lo the pur chaser of tho land made a provision that the proceed of the land unsold ahould be applied to tho eatabllah meiit of a university. The legislature In 18fi2 accepted Ihe government's grant to the Oregon City claim, but Immediately conveyed title to the heir of Or. Mclaughlin. With the decision from the supreme court made In the Hen son appeal case nnd n compromise prepared which will be submitted to Mrs. Sarah Chase per sonally for her approval, city officials hellevo It will bo only a short time un til actual work will be begun on the bridge connecting Ihe elevator tower and the creat of the bluff. Tho Oregon Hrldge & Construction company, which holds the contract for the bridge. Is ready to begin work as soon a possible and the bridge ma terial has been on the ground for some time waiting for a renewal of the work. A representative of the com pnny wa In Oregon City tho first of the woek to lvarn how soon the work could begin. After several weeks ot delays, the stipulation whleh t agreeable to both City Attorney Schuebel and Attorneys C. D. I.ntourette and J. E. Hedges ho been prepared and will be turned over to Mrs. chase for hor approval. The original contract was prepared by At torney I.atourette but rejected by Mr. Schuebel, who claimed that It did not contuln tho provisions which were agreed upon previously. The formal stipulation contains the following provisions- The city shall pay Mrs. Chase $1600 for the ap proaches lo the elevator landing lend ing to Sixth and to Seventh streets; tho city shall construct and maintain nn Iron or wire fence along the walk; the contractor constructing the ele vator bridge shnll be permitted to con- Btrect bridge from tower to the crest of the bluff; the city shall construct and mnlntnln a concrete wall on the euBterly side of walk; Mrs. Chase shall be permitted to build steps from tno narking on High street to the porch of her homo. Tho decision of the court did not make It necessnry to insert the clause that in enso the Bloje or the blurr was awnrded to the city the city should pay Mrs. Chase damages to be placed by tho circuit Judge of Clackamas county, ns was planned. ROBBERS TRY TO SELL PIG Early Tuesday morning two men ap- broached the pig pens of H. J. Durdett nenr Parkplace and took a young blooded nig. Thoy killed the animal and set out for Oregon City. From butcher shop to butcher shop the men went in nn effort to soli tho animal until the officials learned of tho crime. Chief Shnw Bpent some time in an ef fore to find the mon and turned the case over to Constable Frost at about 11 o'clock. The latter official trailed the mon ns far as Aurora but they made good their escape. $50 REWARD OFFERED A roward of $50 Is offered by Goorge Rnndnll for the arrest and conviction of tho person who Bhot a horso belong ing to George G. . Randall on his father's place in the Central Point dis trict. The horse which was valued at $200 was killed early last woek by a bwllot hole through its head. Reports have come to Oregon City that a cow on the Farr place about two miles from Mr. Randall's farm was killed in the same manner and It is thought that probably the same person is responsi ble for the death of botn. DEMOCRATS AT NEEDY The Democratic campaigners visited Needy Tuesday night and the candi dates spoke to a crowd of about 35 per sons. The candidates who attended the meeting are: H. V. Starkweather, P. E. McGugin, C. W. Rlsley, J. J. Cooke, H. W. Kohler. J. O. Staats and W. C. Green. DIVORCES ARE MANY Four divorce suits were filed In the circuit court here Friday and five de crees were granted by Judge Campbell. The suits and the changes which were brought are: V. A. Bevan against Ma tilda Bevan, desertion; Beulah Drew against David Drew, desertion; Ethel Steward against McConnell Steward, cruel and inhuman treatment; and Nel lie B. Lehman against Samuel S. Leh man, drunkeness. Tue decrees which Judge Campbell signed are: M. Roth rock from C. Rothrock, F. Fuller from Muriel D. Fuller, Susie J. Lundmark from C. Q. Lundmark. Walter Kertcher from Violet P. Kertcher, and Julia Danehy from Thomas Patrick Danehy. Heart Disease Almost Fatal to Young Girl "My dauihtrr, whn (ilrUn yum Id, mi atrli.kaq with fcaart troutl. ha wa H Ul n had lo also bar b4 nar a window o ah oould ff bar brwlh. On doetor Mid. Toor elill. aba la lUttlf to fall 6 A any Urn.' A frUi4 I'Hd ma Dr. Mil' Hwrt IKintdy b4 cuiad h'T father, o I IrM It, and aha bagaa 10 Im prove, fllia took a (iwl many bot iIm. but aa la lir1 to m to day, a fat, roar chkd slrl. No on run lm(lna ma r'HinnVnr I hv In In. MlliV llaart Haiiway." A. II. CANON, Worth, Mo. The unbounded confidence Mr. Canon ha in Dr. Mile' Heart Rem edy ii shirtd by thouaanda of other who know it value from experience. Many heart diiorder yield to treatment, if the treatment i right. If you are bothered with short breath, fainting ipclli, iwcll ing of feet or ankles, pain about the heart and thouldcr blades, pal pitation, weak and hungry ipelll, you should begin using Dr. Mile' Heart Remedy at once. Profit by the experience of other while yotl may, Dr. Milts' Haarl Rtmed Is sold and guarantMd by all drujgliU. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, In. 4 ANOTHER STREET PETITION SIGNED REFERENCE TO FIFTH STREET IS MADE IN OFFER TO COUN CIL WEDNESDAY IMPOSED AMENDMENT UP TO VOTERS Rs atsessment of North Main Street Ordered to Collect From Harding and Griffith Properties Buy Adding Machine A petition algned by at least a dozen Main street properly owners, Includ ing the Cbarman Interests, was read before the council at the regular meet ing Wednesday night and laid on the table after a smile was seen on the face of every councilman. The resolution, It Is thought, was either presented as a Joke or In an ef fort to cast reflection on the council. In It the property owners offered to patch op Malit atraet at their own ex pense if the property owners on Fifth street would refund to the city a cer tain sum expended there by the city for the Improvement of the street. The petition declares that the life of Main street and Fifth street was declared at the same time and that the council patched up the latter street at the ex pense of the general fund but refused to consider a patching up of the town's principal thoroughfare. A second proposition was made in the resolution that if the council did not like the first plan offered, the coun cil should give to the Main street prop erty owners the same amount which was spent on Fifth street for the patch ing of Main street. The contract for the construction of the Fifteenth street sewer to the river was given to the Oregon Engineering & Construction company. The first ordinance placing a pro posed amendment to the city charter before the voters at the regular city election passed its second reading. The amendment provides for the foreclos ure on all outstanding city liens for street improvement the total amount of which totals over $18,000. In order to collect street assess ments on the Harding and Griffith properties on north Main Btreet, a res olution was passed calling for a re-assessment. The courts held that the first assessment was not valid because of an error in an ordinance. An ordinance appropriating $225 for the purchase of an adding machine for the office of the city recorder passed its second reading. The city took an option on property located nenr the present reservoir as a site for a reservoir for the Clackamas pipe line project. The option waa tak en bo that the contractors who bid on the project may make tests for rock. The price of the land Is $550 an acre. The offer of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company to furnish the city with electricity for street lighting was d scussed by the counciimen. Mr. Tompleton suggested that by taking the lower rate and reducing the num ber of hours the street lights were lit, the annual expenditure could be re duced. As a pnrt of the Chase compromise, the council was asked to vacate the alley in block 34, which is owned by Mrs. Chase. The action will be taken merely to end any dispute, as attornoys hold that It would be Impossible for the city to open the alley under cer tain peculiar circumstances which are said to be very plain In this case. STREET PETITION 18 PUT BEFORE COURT The county court on the opening day of Its regular October session con sidered signing the petition fdV the Improvement of Main street. but de layed final action because of the press of other matters. The session of the court opened Wed nesday and as usual many road mat ters were brought up. The only defi nite action taken of any Importance was as order to the county surveyor to snrvey the proposed Horner road in the Sprlngwater district. The court will audit bills Thursday and probably Friday. An adjournment is considered probably Friday nignt. '111 STREET IS I! THOROUGH'ARC IS REPRODUCED IN MINATURE AT LIVE WIRE SPREAD MODEL IS 30 FEET IN LENGTH Danger Sign, Mud Hole, and Patch All Ar Shown Organization Will Tak up Initially Miasurta The Initial luncheon of the Lire Wlroa of thn Oregon City Commercial club Tuesday noon brought out a large number of bualiu-a and profcaalonul men, who enjoyed the ipectacle of a mlnature r'pra ntatlon of Main atrBct, extended 30 feet down the lunch table. The "street" wirti a very faithful por trayal of the real article, showing tho hole In the pavement, the danger Igna and other more or lea Interi-at-Ing and painful feature. O. I). Kby, muln trunk line of the Live Wire, acted as "guide" of the "rubberneck wagon" and told the aaemblod wire how to get from one end of the street to the olher and to avoid fractures or other Injuries. The Live Wires plan to have unusual and entertaining "atunl" every week, and Dr. Clyde Mount head the committee for next TucHday. With the Idea of aroualng Interest In the proposed Initiative measure that are to be submitted to the peo ple of Oregon at the November elec tion, the Live Wlrea will repeat an ex periment of two years ago and will take up Ihe various measure and dis cus them. At next Tuesday' lunch eon a proposed measure will be as signed to each member of the organ ization, and a repor: will be expected at the following meeting. Mr. Lundgren, of the United Forest service, gave an interesting talk, point-. Ing the way for the people of Oregon City to obtain protection for their pro posed water supply, through his de partment. Routine reports were made The following menu was served: Roast Pork Apple Sauce Mashed Potatoes Brown Gravy Creamed Carrots Sliced Tomato Salad French Dressing Hot Rolls Pumpkin Pie Whipped Cream Coffee E Because her husband spent $5 which she gave him to pay a certain bill and then stole $10 and a watcb and cbain from her, Mrs. Sarah E. Connett be lieves that she Is entitled to a divorce from Albert L. Connett. The com plaint was filed in the circuit court here Tuesday. They were married in this city October 28, 1913. According to the story told In the complaint, the wife gave her husband $5 November 2, 1913, with which to pay a certain bill. Instead of paying It, she says, he appropriated It to hie own use. Three days later ne stole a $10 bill and then some of her jewelry, she ciaims. later she says, he desert ed her. The gentral charge Is cruril and Inhuman treatment. FLAW IN PROCEDURE Recause the district attorney was not served with a copy of the sum mons, as is required by a recent atato law, the divorce decree secured by Mrs. Yates last June from Dr. Paul C. Yates, a Portland dentist, will not stand and It will be necessary to pre pare and sign a new decree. Tuesday attorneys for Mrs. Yates appeared before Circuit Judge Camp bell In an attempt to secure tne pay ment of alimony. The records In the case were examined and it was learned that a copy ot the summons had not been served on the district attorney and that the decree was not valid. UNION SCHOOL PLANNED An elpctinn for the establishment of a union high school will be held In the Oak Grove, Concord and Jennings Lodge district October 9. Petitions for a vote on the union high school proposition in the three districts have been circulated. Mrs. Emerald vald ron, Mrs. Anna Kornbrodt and Mrs. Metta. Evans are a snecial committee from Oak Grove Parent-Teacher Circle to promote the movement. The high school may be located In the Concord district. H. G. Starkweather was ap nnlntnd chairman of the three districts at a joint meeting of the directors. SUIT BEFORE HIGH COURT The Buit of the Willnmette Valley Southern against John Vlck in which the railroad company seeks to iorce the defendant to buy $500 worth of stock, as provided by a contract, was argued before the Btate supreme court Friday upon appeal from the cir cuit court here. O. D. Eby represent ed the railroad and Latourette & Lat ourette the defendant. The suit was argued before the circuit court here early in the year and the railroad com pany won. Mr. Vick Is a Liberal farm er. CASTOR I A ? or In&nti and CMltem. Ttia Kind Yen Bare Alis Bssgfct Bsut Wm Bigaatnr 4 HAFER CHILDREN BEFORE COURT Two children of John Hafer, who in reepntlv clven a sentence of 20 years by Circuit Judge Campbell, were taken before Juvenile Judge Anderson Tuesday and sent to a charitable Insti tution In Portland. FfATUREATLUNCH Rev. Mau, In Letter From Germany, Denounces The Charges Made By Allies A poiteard from Itov, If. Man, pas tor of tlm (Jerman church at Hi liuliol waa received by Ihe Kntrprla Wed nesday. Iter. Mau left Oregon City laat spring for Germany, hi nailva country, lo visit bl parent at Kiel. The ineisage I written In German and haa a number of small check on thn addreaa, probably made by a cen sor. It waa translate Into Engllan Wedneaday afternoon aa follows: "Kiel, Germany, Bpteinber 9. ' T send my greetinga to you and all friend from the old home. During war It I Impossible to write a letter In tho Kngllsh language. I feel very sorry to say that It will l Impossible for rue lo come back until Ihe war la ended. 'It I In Ixnilon where all lie ar fabricated a to the way the war 1 1 conducted. German soldier have no Bill Re-organizing State Offices A measure initiated by W. P. George, Salem, Oregon. Abolihinz des ert land board and reorganizing certain land board and vesting its powers and ing state engineer appointive, by the present; the engineer in charge of Tumalo Irrigation proj'ect shall act as state engineer until 1716. Abolishing state water board and ottice ot superintend ents of water divisions and substituting therefor a state water commissioner to be appointed by the state land board; nstead of elective as at present. The Afflrmativa Argument. At last, here Is a bill to reduce taxes, a variety of bill which has proved lo be a stranger at most Initiative elec tions. State tax levy for the 1914 was .0051. surely a figure high enough to make property owners feel like convicted law breaker, paying fine. The people of this state are burdened down with taxes. Industries are forced away from the commonwealth by the taxes, and development of every kind Is forced back by high levies. Low taxes will attract more factories to state, build more railroads, and open more mines lhan commercial clubs. Low taxes are the need of Oregon. This bill will abolish the desert land board and vest Its power in the state land board. It will give the state land board the power to appoint the state engineer, thus removing him from poli tics.' This bill provides that the engi neer In charge of the Tumalo irriga tion project shall act as state engineer until 1916. It abolishes the state wa ter board and office of superintendent of water divisions and substitutes therefor a state water commissioner who will be appointed by the state land board. It is easy to see that every pro vision of the bill. Is a step toward low er taxes. It abolishes offices. It con solidates others, it provides for reforms which are needed to bring down a tax already far too high. Of course, the enactment of this bill will not bring taxes down to normal again or Insure the construction ot a thousand miles of railroad or build a hundred factories, but the enactment of this bill would be a long step in the right direction toward san, progres sive, honest management of the state's affairs. By passing this bill, the vot ers would not leave any gaps In the administration of the state law. The state water commissioner, created by the bill, could guard over the state water code as ably as the present wa ter board. Uy enacting this bill the voters would center much of the power of a valuable department of the state government under one head, the state land board, which would insure a sys tematic and harmonious policy of state land control. That some kind of vegetable and, possibly, even animal life ovists on the moon has been indicated by observa tions recently made by a Harvard as tronomer. In a German steel works a hydraulic press that can exert a pressure of 11, 000 tons has replaced a steam hammer that shook the earth for a long dis tance every time It was used. To aid students of singing a Paris physician has invented a machine which records the vibrations of the voice on a photographic film. Bill Consolidating Departments j Initiated by Ernest Kroner,, Worcester Bldg., Portland, Oregon ; E. A. Newby, Salem, Oregon; Geo. G. Taterson, Forest Grove, Oregon; John A. Jeffery, Lafayette Bldg., Portland, Oregon; Douglas Lawson, McKay Bldg., Portland, Oregon. Consolidating corporation and insurance depart ments. Its purpose is to consolidate the office of the corporation commis sioner with the office of insurance commissioner, the latter officer to trans act the business of both departments and making the office of insurance com missioner elective, the first one to be elected at the regular biennial election in 1916; the insurance commissioner also Repeals all acts in conflict. The ballot Affirmative Argument J Here Is a chance for the taxpayers of this state to reduce their taxes. The large number of boards and commis sions which now incumbers the state government is one of the greatest causes of high taxes. The general sentiment of the people favors the abolishment ot the mora useless ones or the conslldation of those where con solidation is possible. Consolidation here is Dossible. The Insurance and corporation departments have for their object the same general purpose the control of business enterprise. Their fields are largely the same and they could be consolidated without injuring either side. It is easy to see that with the de partments united there would be a re duction in clerical help, office rent and other overhead expenses. With the offices united there would be only one executive to employ and the state government simplified to that extent, It is natural that there Is considerable opposition to the bill because some of the present employes ot the depart ments would be sure to lose their po sitions. dumdum bullets, whlla on lha other hand, many UioiuamU have been fouui on the French, Belgian and Kngllsh sol dier. W, uohr, prai llred eruel tle on Belgian. W were coin p" 1 1 "1 to destroy etile and vlllagaa from which our soMiers, physb ian and even Red Cross nurse wrre ho by th Bel gian civilian even after lb place had been occupied by the German. Thu II happened In Louvaln. "Thn whole- population of Gerumuy I one In heart and sentiment, very body aaalHtlug her with property and with blood. Our armies are standing In front of Pari and Antwerp. We have been fighting great and honest battle and won them. Kiel and Ham burg remain untouched. The whole of Germany I free from tha enerule and the war I carried on In foreign lands. "Please print thla. -If. MAU." state office. Aboliiihing the drert duties in the state land board. Mak state land board instead of elective as at making all officers affected appointive ballot numbers are 346 and 347. Negative Argument This bill should be defeated: First: Because It Is not as would be Implied a measure of economy. It deals with the very complicated subject of the ad ministration of the water cod of the state. Law In the nature of code ought not to be struck off In a single heat of the lnltitive. Second: Reeause It Is certain to result In crippling the administration of tho present water code which Is con ceded to be one of the bet among wa ter codes of the west It Is working ad mirably In plad and giving great satis faction In practice, the only limit being the smaliness of appropriations. This bill cuts off appropriations. The pres ent law la bringing order out ot chaos in respect to the use of water for Ir rigation and power purposes. It de pends for its continued success upon its administration by a single executive head who can be held responsible. the state engineer. The abolition of this office destroys the effectiveness of the code. Third: This bill would stop the high ly necessary work of making water re source Investigations, stream-flow measurements, and topographic and geol"rlc maps. The federal govern ment pays tor half of this work, dollar for dollar, and If Oregon falls to ap propriate, the federal funds alloted on a cooperative basis a no stop auto matically and are spent In other states. Only one-fourth of Oregon has been ac curately mapped, other states being far ahead in this respect. No one who favors progress wants to stop this work for the maps and records are the basis of early state development Fourth: The apparent reason for amendment of the code Is economy. In this instance the term is misapplied, as the office of state engineer is cow largely If not entirely self-sustaining through fees collected by the office for work perormed. In any event the du ties must be performed by someone who cun be held responsible and the work must be adequately paid for and this bill merely substitutes one man for another. In the midst of a new shaving brush there is a rubber massager which may be pressed down by a button on the handle to rub in the lather. An illuminated watch dial from Ger many is coated with a luminous paint that can be revived by exposure to the rays of an electric light. Although British .railroads rank fourth among the nations in regard to mileage they carry more passengers every year than are carried In any oth er country. to be fire marshal of state of Oregon. numbers are 338 and 339. Negative Argument, We believe in the consolidation ot any boards, commissions and depart ments where such consolidation can be effected without detriment to the work each has to perform. In this case we consider the matter is ill-advised and from the knowledge, which we are not in a position to say that the worK would be performed as effectually un der the consolidation as it Is at pres ent. The cost of operating the corpor ation department last year was about $21,100, which will drop next year, it is expected to $16,000., To inform the public on the subject. we would explain that the bill Is In itiated by Ernest Kroner and H. D. Wagnon, although the latter name does not appear. Mr. Kroner is president of the Mutual Fire company, which corporation, through Mr. Wagnon, tried to get the corporation department to permit the sale of $100,000 of bonds which this department upon investiga tion found to be unwarranted. Upon refusal ot the corporation department to accede to this request, Mr. Wagnon threatened to legislate the corporation department out ot existence and this bill is the result i i i f