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OREGON SYSTEM
TOPIC OF BOOK
GILBERT U HEDGES RECEIVE!
FIRST COPIES OF TREATISE
FROM PUBLISHERS
1TOTHE PEOPLE Ml" Mil
Volums, Fret From Prejudice, Tskes
up Merit and Defects of Pop
ular Government Com
ment Constructive
if the 1'ulted States baa BelJ that II
baa 110 Juruilli iii'd to determine such
guesllou but holds thai II la for lb
cmigrrts of lb tinted bui.s to au
ar. V may liiirta, thru, alibis
th tii-t drf a ile, debate nn :bla que
lion by Ibfl members uf the lotiKirti
uf lb t'nliptl riiatra.
Compulsory Voting Advocated,
"Minor defwis In lbs Initiative and
referendum appear from limn to
1 1 1111. 8rra of lh.. bat aliradt'
lte.-B point..! out. The fundamental
principle- ihal tot UK la a ir1t llf; and
not a duly, which recngtili under
a system ahlih hns tte.n in o(Uf fur
a century In ilm t'tillrd titalra, tuuat
Ik rhmig.-d If lb Iniilslhe and refer
endum Is to fill rill Ita mlstlou. fiery
elector In the eiaic uf Oregon la no
a member uf tbi KiiUUiuo depart
until Jurors and Illume
rj compelled to attend court. Were
It otherwise our Judli lai ststt-iit would
full. There la a great dial of a(rlo(.
Um In Anii'ilt aua. Iut not surilileiil to
lirtnc It', in all out to lb polls. Tlie
hange In (lie old teni of govern
ment Brought by ilia adoption of the
Inltlntlvo and referendum, direct r I-
ninry and recall makes compuliHUy
voting Imycratu.
Future of System Uncertain,
Til" Inlt tatl v and referendum, di
rect primary, and the recall In uo Id
the state of Oregon hav not )rt Inn
fully tried out. Any erltlcl.m uf t h-"
measures must be with tbe understand-
tn at that they are. yet In their Infam y
Copies uf "Where the l'eople llule,'
the firm coinplet trratltte taking up
every detail uf the Oregon eteiu of
iMiiiulnr government, bate been, re
retted here by (I Libert I- lledKes, the
author, from the publishers, (lender
Moaa company, of San Francisco.
Tbe book takes up the popular ss-
tern of government. Including tbe In
itiative, the referendum, the recall and
the direct' primary. It baa the thor
oughness and exactness uf a text book
but la so free from Involved nhtasing. and what the future hold In atone for
no direct In diction, so well auppln-d the rlilrena of the slate of Oregon, no
with an abundance of straight tothe- nun csn tell.. Thla la certain: the pco
tHtlnt illustrations, that the book Is of pie believe that they bate taken lung
Interest to lawyer, cltUcn and student step forward In an attempt to make
alike, say those who have read It. I tli.-lr state government more renixm
Book Free From ProJudlM. sue to tne popular 111. liny cannot
w. ii . .!.... - . ..., im, hit u u.v,
u.s.re to .... rougn , tmhuiu Th , htmiIrrd 0f ,h(, ,,(M,k
ton syst. m of popu ar government and LonInln ,,,,,,, baII()U ,.,,.,. bUnk,
wrc fcreaivr ran i ...- m .. varloua kinds, nettsnstwr ellotilnc
Ia A.tmn nlrt ti Unal nn rtf Ita Work. I '
ninkiujc lhe book cinnpl't to every do
tal!.
BONDS TO MEET
VARRANTS
PLAN
PRINCt ADALBERT,
KAISIN'S SON, IS
ONLY ONE IN NAVV
PROPOSEO AMENDMENT DRAWN
TO PLACE CITV ON BUSI
NESS LIKE BASIS
ANNUAL BUDGE! IS ONE FEATURE
Member of Council Would be Held In-
dtvidually Responsible for Car
rying Out of Yearly
Appropriations
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE
FROM JUL FOILED
Incs with b'Te and there conclusion
or a comment drawn to show opinion
of the author. Mr. Hedges does not
attempt to condemn or to praise the
system; rather be points out the de
fects and tbe merits alike,
The book, which consists of over 200
paces. Is divided Into five chapters,
each one taking up some Important de
velopment In the system of popular
rovernment. The first chapter la en
titled "Initiative and Referendum." and
describes the growth of the plan from
the time It was adopted until It be- The second Jail delivery In the coun
came as established as any part of lh ty Jnll within two months wa attempt
atate constitution. ed Saturday nlRht. when two of the
Sub-Heads Show Scope. prisoners tried to saw their way
Tbe ne two chapters, "Initiative throtiKh the main door with a battered
and Referendum In the Courts" and knife
"Initiative Referendum In Tractlce." Sheriff Mass noticed Saturday that
comprise an exhaustive and really In- the men In the Jail bad a knife which
terestlng study of tbe working of tbe I was badly nicked. In tbe sume way as
inltattve and reirrendum. Sucb chap- tne one with which the escape was at
ter sub-heads as: Veto tower of the tempted only a few weeks ago. Satur
Governor, Petitions, Restricting the day evening Deputy Staats bid himself
Legislature. Municipal Legislation, in the basement of the courthouse, a
Preparing Measures, Circulating 1'e- short distance from th Jail door, and
tltions. Campaigning, Number of Votes early In the night Steinmltz, bound
Cast and others show the scope and over to the grand Jury, began to saw
thoroughness of these two chapters. on the big padlock of the Jail door. Dep-
Tbe fourth chapter takes takes up uty Staats watched the man for almost
the direct primary, a subject of as an hour, and then Sheriff Mass took
much discussion as the Initiative and bis place for a time. The other pris-
referendum. and. as thoroughly as In oners apparently took no part. Later
the previous chapters, develops every Steinmltx and his partner were locked
phase of the law. In discussing the del up in an inaiviauaJ cell for the night.
rect primurf, Mr. Hedges says in part:
cl
' Primary Law Approved.
"It waa earnestly urged by tbe op
ponents of the direct primary law dur
ing the campaign for Its adoption that
w only the Incompetent and egotistical
h would seek to nominate themselves for
office. The people general
t- ly used good Judgment at this first
election and the sycophant, profession'
al politician and bombastic nominee
WEST 11 CITY TAX
WILL BE ONLY 2 HILLS
As the part of the plan to "it the
city affairs on a strletly utnris like
basis, a eomtiitlti i-ottiMiet uf U"r
Jones, Cltv Attorney Sihuelx-I, Ki.ord
er lxli r and lb finance coiiimlltie of
the city council, lus prep.ired a pro
poted Sllii'liilliK III of Ibe cburter
creating a sinking fund to meet the
warrant !iiiitednes, prot Idliiij for an
annual buik'et and nuklg ilie romuil
men lmm iiitiiiiiy rep'iii!iie tor me
carrying out of tbe lnhlci-1.
Tbe amendment prot Ides for an an
nual s mill tat whli h would I u to
meet the Ititi ret on the Unota and an-
niul pat nieiils on the tioiiin. The lai
tor the general etp imei uf the city
would be i mills umb-r tin- amendment.
making a total city tn of 13 mills,
which Is 3 mills higher than (he pres
ent municipal tat. '
I'lnler the proposed aiiiendmeiit a
bond Issue not to exceed I.TiU.OilU would
be floated with which the txMiib-O In
delitedneiK would be met. This with
present bond would ninke the total
city bonded Indelitednens not oter
$.1.'.(i,ooo on Uie general fund. The C
mill lav would bring Into the city about
$::.0'Hi annually and tbe Interest the
first year If the bonds wer- lljO.OiH)
would be. at 6 per cent, 117.500, leav
ing alMiul I''.. .'.(Hi to pay on the general
Indebtednens. As time went on and
the amount of outstanding bonds de-
cr-aned the amount of Interest would
be lowered and tbe annual
l-rtr- -U- J'
GENERAL RUSSKV LEO
MUSSIANS TO VICTORY
IN ATTACK ON LEMBERQ
MACHINE GUNS TURN SCALE AT
AGUSTOWO AND BUWALI,
SAYS DISPATCH
I'ru.ie Adalbert was bom on Jul)
II, I'M. and Is the m It one of tb'
kaiser's six sons who In In Ibe navy,
tbe others all being In the army. At
tbe outbreak of lb war be was at
Mched to the cruiser Koeln. which was
m of the ships sunk in the fight In
the bight of Helgoland. It was report
ed recently that ho wut wounded and
In hospital. 1-ater It n r ported that
he was dead. Apparetiilv none of
the rumors was true.
Ulill. IN, II. t 7. tl The Hague and
Ijnulon - lii tnmll fiirrt nil the Inn
tier of rl lillU list asallllleil
Iraleirle i. f lii-he liioteuienl. The)
abaiidoile I Ibe buintiiiriltiii lil uf
oweii (urlri In tiln I'oUiid. Aft
er 1 1 1 1 st the rlly of HwrH on Ilie
Willi tbelU tlo-y were aide In Mire
lib their siege guns and a pontoon
I rn 111.
They dealroyed Ibe railroads In the
frontier and are now holding In rli - k
uperlor llulitn forces fmni liratlly
etureiirhed positions Hear )olkeii.
Tbe flKhtlng'al Augiialown slid Hu
walkl was nu ml amiguliiiiry. The In it
' blue guns filially turned the Siale of
bailie In fut or uf Ihn lierumiK. but
tbe Uui:bier uf the Herman arilllerf-
men was terrific, line tierninn bat
tery lost all It men and catalrytmn
had to be ilrnfl-d lo serve llirt guns
The nlrt men held nut until tbey
bad only three rounds uf ammunition
b'ft. Then they retired. Willi the l(us
inn Infantry i uly a furlong away.
Had wralli-r hampered the move
in i-ni of tbe lierinau troops and Inter
fered seriously with their aerial rec-
oniialnsaiiies. The fncl that Ibe Idis
sioiis were protected by a line uf forts
iiiiule the (ierin.tn offensive douhly
bard. Tbelr advanee was over a rouu
try wbli-h Is nothing morn than a
tuoran".
Th Ittisxlaus bate gained In offen-
site str-tiKth Their artillery In flu I
ed beatv lorsi'S.
The tierman b Oibiuarters staff last
night lued the following statement:
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GERMAN DESTROYER
SUNK BYSUBHAI!
ATTACKING VESSEL. El, T()
SAME ONE WHICH SUNK
CRUISER MELA
MINIKIN. IM T-Hyl.ui.,1,,. f.
Ibe HiiiUb liaty, under n.ii.i,,.,,,,' ,
l.lvilli liant rouiinaiiili-r Mat k
..ii. e.iei,i.y ma.li ai,..ih.r ,4 , . i
ieMllkll wsleis off lha m.Hiil, ,
tne
a
I lib)
A-
lull btf heard In favor or against am h eastern theater of Ih,- war
pnHis tax levies. I'be Kusnliins advancing agaliikt Kant
"When such healing shall have been I through the prtnime of Hn-
held, tbo city council shall proceed to j HH hate hri-n i bevked. We bate
ninke. determine and d.iiuro the been sin-resnful In our attack against
amount of taxes to be levied, and no I the enemy near tb town of Suwulkl.
greater eietuliluro of public moneys This tnoteineiil beg.in lesterdny.
shall be made than the amount so esll-1 Itusxlnn Poland our triHipson Oe
uiattHl, and In case of emergency 10 per I '"'"T 4 dllolKe a Kusalun brliliie of
mm ail.tlllnnMl ivibm k . ....... ...I lltlM IwirilA tltt.IIU.ra rnti.i an n.
r.a. t . ; v . fc -.lUKiuimi hini ellUl.-i IW I ' - - - - - -
r.,'' '' "No tax aball bi levl.-d by the city lOst row I.-C. The Russian, lost 3000
necessary to Issue over t.VMl.oiH) In r"u"''" 'cept by a direct vote of the I prisoners and several machine guns.
new bonds und-r the proH.s, d amend T "l ou'Y nu reguiar.y
menf to m.vt all outstanding warrants u " .ur,v'" i''i.i. .i. aim in ac
so that the tola! li..lel.tedne would 'l,r,lnm' herewith for the purtKse of
nt h nv.-r nun Don levying taxes. In excess of the estimate
..... - - - - - - i ....... i..i....t . , 1 1
yuoiiMieu mm wioreaaiu.
(ii iieral Kussky eoaiiiinnded Ilie litis
Inn fort es at the lap'ur uf l.rtuberg
llallela. He la sltly years old and
fought through the . IIusimi Japanese
war wlib honors, being then a lleiiteii
ant. Hn was rjpldly promoted for bis
bravery In that conflict, lie la one of
the n-'Wer commanding offlrera lu Ibe
Russian army r. ale.l under Ibe regime
of t.eneral Iteiini nksiiipf, wbu lias
practli ally rrirgaiilji l the rnllrv army
in tne past mvj years
rlter ems and em i ee., , .i,,,
Kefniail liirpe.li) imuiI llialll)rr
fttt.iiM kiilt.iiarlt.ji li..il..t II. .
- - Minn ,
maud, made a similar da nli ai.,1 . ,T
lha flermati rrular IM f ,,,(
land h-plenilii r I J. As on i, ,,, '
IU-I.LI..U tl.u I'k h.i ..r. i.. . "'
'V ' ' ", '-"III,
In r iiiini" port.
I lu
West Linn's city tax next year will
found out their standing in the com- be only 2 mills, which is considered the
munlty. The direct primary lowest tax rale for any town in the
law destroyed the corrupt convention county. This was determined Tues-
system. The Importance of this re- day night when the council at its reg
suit cannot be overestimated. Before ular October session passed an ordi-
its adoption the rule of the party boss nance declaring the tax levy.
was supreme. He selected his minions City Treasurer Clancey made his
and servants and made them members quarterly report. The town has 11,-
of the nominating convention. The 779.4a in its general fund and $1,731.51
boss ridden convention apportioned the in its road fund. The only outstanding
various offices among his friends and bills are against the general fuud and
fellow political pirates of the boss.1
In the chapter on recall, Mr. Hedges
takes up every recent recall election
held in the state in detail, including
the Clackumas county recall. How
ever, in all cases of recall discussion,
the author confines himself to merely
a historical account and its relation tc
tbe study of the subject at hand. Mr.
Hedges finds one fault In the recall
and in pointing out this fault says:
One Fault in Recall.
'The recall has been used at times
withojt sufficient reason. Since Its
enactment It has been used frequently
and with the lapse of time it will be
Invoked more often. Different offi
cials have been threatened with the re
call. A circuit Judge was threatened
with the recall because of his charge
in a murder trial; a sheriff was threat
ened with the recall because of his vig
orous suppression of a street speaking
nuisance; an assessor has been threat
ened with the recall because he dared
to do his duty and list property for tax
ation which many thought exempt.
Comment la Constructive.
The last chapter, given to conclu
sions and comment, Is not negative
alone in its effect but constructive as
well. It suggests possible remedies
for present evilB and gives briefly the
points favoring the various changes,
In part the last chapter follows:
"The frequent use of the initiative
in state, county, and city has brought a
whirl of elections. One distinguished
authority has Intimated tyranny of
elections for the people of the state of
Oregon unless some means is found to
chek the abuse of the initiative.
total JC1.
City Engineer Parker reported that
the road from the suspension bridge to
Holton was being thoroughly graveled
and In several places small changes
were being made in the route of the
road to make It conform with th-a plat
of the town.
PLAYERS' SALARIES CUT
McCREDIE DEPLORES BAD YEAR
IN COAST BASEBALL
"An initiative measure is not sub
ject to veto. It becomes a law after
its adoption at the polls upon procla
mation of the governor. Nowhere in
the process followed to place the meas
ure upon the ballot does it pass und;r
the scrutiny of a Judicial official.
Initiative Tribunal Urged.
"There should be some tribunal to
which proposed measures could be sub
mtted before they are enacted into law
by the people. To prevent void legis
lation, a court should be created by
law clother with authority to deter
mine the constitutionality of all pro
posed legislative measures. This trib
unal should possess no further Judi
cial authority. The author of every in
itiative measure should be compelled
to submit it to this tribunal before cir
culating petitions to have it placed up
on tbe ballot.
"The two methods of enacting laws,
through the Initiative and the legisla
ture, might be retained 11 enacting
laws by the initiative be regarded as
an extraordinary or emergency
method. There is a movement on foot
to make the initiative supreme and
nbsolute. Should the state
senate be abolished the next step will
be the elimination of the house of rep
resentatives. The question will then
rise, can a state of the onion have a
republican form of government with
out a legislature? The aupreme court.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 5. "It Is
quite possible that we shall have to
build our whole Coast league club over
next year to take the place of the men
we have lost by draft and gale and
those who are figuring on Jumping to
the Federals," said Judge W. W. Mc-
Credie, the Portland magnate, this aft
ernoon. From that statement It begins to
look as if McCredie expects two or
three of bis Beavers to hurdle to the
outlaws.
"This has been the worst year In the
history of the Coast league as well as
other leagues In the country from a fi
nancial standpoint, and it begins to
look as if the salaries that were boost
ed as a result of the appearance on the
scene of the Federal league, will have
to be shaved off. In other words, the
salaries of 1913 will have to prevail.
W hether this will be acceptable or
not to the high-priced ball players re
mains to be seen. If they are dissat
isfied of course that is their concern.
We have bsn hit so hard by the lack
of attendance that we have concluded
to retrench In order to protect our
selves. If there is any holding out,
will have to replace the holdout with
younger men.
"I think one of the reasons for the
lack of attendance here this year, has
been the lack of star players on our
club. Stars are always a magnet. For
instance, last year with Bill James and
Hip Hagerman the attendance was aug
mented. The year before that Vern
'Jregg was here, and drew well, par
ticularly on tbe days he was sched
uled to pitch. I can easily see why Ty
Cobb is a source of revenue for the De
troit club. The people like also to see
stars, Just the game as they do in a the
atrical wav."
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. The will of the
late Mrs. Frank Leslie (Baroness de
Hasus) filed here for probate today
leaves to the cause of woman suffrage
in America $1,000,000.
RALLY POSTPONED
The Republican rally which was
planned for Heaver Creek last night
was postponed on account of the heavy
rain. The new date has not yet been
announced.
The amendment a I no provides for an
annual budget which shall be nude and
published the first of every year. The
cou mil men would be held Individually
responsible for the carrying out of the
budget and would be fined if the bud
get were exceeded except in an em
ergency tbe tola! amount of tbe budget
may be exceeded 10 per cent.
The proposed amendment follows:
'The city council of Oregon City Is
hereby grimed the power to Issue and
sell negotiable coupon bonds of Oregon
City to the amount of two hundred and
fifty thousand 2.0.000 dollars. In
addition to the present one hundred
thousand (1100,000) dollars outstand
ing bonds, or so much thereof as may
b necessary for the purpose of returni
ng tbe floating Indebtedness of said
city, consisting of outstanding and sub-
Istlng valid warrants issued prior to
January 10th, 1915.
"Tbe bonds hereby authorized shall
be designated funding bonds,' and
shall be lssncd in denominations not
exceeding five hundred ($500) dollars
each and shall bear interest at the rate
of five. (5) per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually, and shall not be
sold for less than par value.
'TSald bonds shal be numbered one
(1 upwards and shall be paid serially
In numerical order and shall mature In
twenty (20) years from the date there
of; provided that Oregon City reserves
the right to take up and cancel sab'
bond upon the payment of the face
value thereof with accrued Interest to
date of payment at any semi-annual In
terest period at or after one year from
the date of such bond or bonds.
"Notice stating that certain bonds
are to be taken up and cancelled shall
be published In a newspaper printed
and published and of general circula
tion in Clackamas county not Ips3 tlmn
twice during the month preceding the
semi annual Interest period; and after
said semi-annual Interest period the
Interest upon the bonds designated In
such notice shall cease.
"The city council of Oregon City is
hereby directed, and there shall be In
eluded In the general tax bvy eight
mills to pay the Interest due on all
the bonded Indebtedness of Oregon
City and to create a fund to pay the
principal of said bonded Indebtedness
The city council of Oregon City Is
hereby expressly prohibited from In
curring any general Indebtedness and
issuing warrants therefor In excess of
the sum of twenty-five thousand (J25,-
000) dollars and any member of the
city council voting to incur indebted
ness or for the issuance of warrants
which will create an excess indebted
ness prohibited by this section shall be
personally liable for the full amount of
such excessive indebtedness and shall
be subject to a fine of five hundred
(MO) dollars for each offense com
milted under the provisions of this sec
tion.
"It shall be unlawful for any tax to
be levied proposed or adopted, by Ore
gon City, unless an estimate shall have
first been made of the amount of
money proposed, to be raised by taxa
tion for the ensuing year. The esti
mate shall be fully Itemized, showing
under separate heads the amount re
quired for each department of city gov
ernment, for the improvement of
streets and for the maintenance of im
proved streets within the city of Ore
gon City and shall contain a full and
complete disclosure of the contemplat
ed expenditures from the money or
moneys proposed to be raised by tax
ation, showing the amount of each pub
lic expense. Said estimate shall also
contain a statement of the probable
receipts of the city from sources other
than direct taxation'upon the real and
personal property in its Jurisdiction
during the period for which tax is to
be levied, and the amount of all bal
ances, if any, on hand in the funds of
Oregon City, at the time such levy will
be made. Estimates of the amount to j
be .raised by taxation shall be made a
sufficient length of time in advance of
all regular or special meetings at
which by law levies are authorized to
be made to permit publication as here
inafter provided.
"The estimates required, together
with a notice of the time and place at
which estimates may be discussed with
the city council, shall be published by
two Insertions in a newspaper pub
lished in Oregon City once a week for
two successive weeks prior to tbe time
appointed for such proposed meetings.
It shall be the duty of the city coun
cil to meet at the time and place desig
nated In said notice, and any taxpayer
subject to such tax levy when made
"Should this bill be enacted the
title of th bill shall be the title of the
act and the sections thereof shall be
numbered consecutively, the first tak
ing the number next following the last
numlHT of the last amendment adopted
to the charter next preceding this
amendment and this amendment sht'l
take a chapter number one higher tmn
the lust chapter adopted as an amend
rtient to this charter."
HEAVY WAR TAX ON
LIQUORS IS INTENT
$51,000,000 LOAD IS PLANNED BY
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
MUCH OF SUM ON BEER
CAPITAL OF BELGIUM
l,ONDON..Oe. 7.-8uverwl officials
of the Ilelglaa government have ar
rived at Ofttend, according to a dis
patch received from the place by tbe
Exchange Telegraph company tonight,
Indicating that the Belgian capltul was
being moved from Antwerp.
A number of diplomats accredited lo
Belgium, it was said, had already
reached Ostend, having acted on the
Antwerp authorities' warning to non
combatants to leave the Utter city, as
it was In danger of being bombarded.
Japan Explains.
TOKIO. Oct. 7. American Ambas
sador (iuthrie called today upon For
eign Minister Kato to Inquire concern
ing Japan's Intentions relative to Julult
island, one of the Marshall group, a
German possession, which Japanese
marines have occupied.
The minister replied that the occu
pation was rendered necessary to pro
tect tbe steamship lines from domina
tion by German warships.
He assured the Ann-dean representa
tive that the Island would be retained
no longer than was absolutely neces
sary to protect Japanese shipping and
that of its allies.
Possession Temporary,
WASHINGTON, I). C Oct. 7.
Through American Ambassador Guth
rte In Tokio and Japanese Ambassador
Chinda here, Japan today informed the
I nitcd States that it had occupied Mar
shall islands, but gave assurances thai
the occupation was only temporary and
for military ptiriKises only.
WASIIINOTO.V. Oct. . Liquors
would bear the heaviest burden of the
J HHi.OOO.OOO war revenue tax as It Is
being revised by the caucus of senate
Democrats which began work today
on the finance committees draft of tbe
bill. First action of the caucus was
to vote an Increase In the promised ex
tra tax on beer from 50 cents to 75
cents a barrel, to ninke the total lai
11. 7S karrvl, with drwwhaak al t
per cent for purchoso of revenue
stamps In advance.
The amendment, urged by Senator
Williams, of Mississippi, was carried
by a large majority after Senatm
Stone hnd made a vigorous speech
against It. A special revenue lax on
rectlllers of distilled spirits of 5 cents
a gallon nlso was adopted.
Togeth-r the proposed tnxes on llq
iiurs would yk id nn annual revenue of
more tbnn 50.000,000.
Democrats of the finance committee
hnd agreed to the house t.ix of Jl.r.O
a barrel on b er, which would yield, at
50 cents over tbe normal tnx, nn add
ed revenue of- V:?,5i0,000 annually.
The further addllon of 25 rents a I nr-
rel by the senate
BY U. S. IS CHARGE
HAS FHANl'ISCO, O.I. 6.-0. p
Smith, aged S, a Matronl operator and
an Kiigllshniaii, appeared Uxl iy before
Itenr Admiral I'tuul and oilier govern
ment authorities her... and sri-in.nl
Captain Fred Jchaen, ami Captain 7.ur
Hello of Ban FrunrliK o, of violating the
neutrality laws.
On a voyage down Ihn roaal from
Ran Frnm iseo, Jel-m n's steamship, the
Maiatlan, on whleh be was wlr-less
operator. Smith charged that Jebaeii
ordered hi in lo establish romlnuiilra-
tloti with the German cruiser I .el pule,
and when he refuoed, Ibe operator al
iened, he was threatened with vio
lence. As a precaution. Hinlth assert
ed, he finally put the wireless appar
atus temporarily out of Miminlssloii.
iJtler, said the complainant, sacked
coal carried by lha Maiatlun was trans
f erred lo Guaymas lo lighters, thence
lo tint steamship Mario and finally lo
the Ilpulc.
Tb action look plate ai
yeaierday and was ni.t,v, , '
liniih .M guards on il, it,,,, h .
Ulnl of Hi lil.-riiiolitilvkiM.il In ih, H,
1 a, off Um prot lm e ol I'll. .141,4'
Tim w.mber was 1 bar and n
t lut and lbs denlroyer roul. ,aih.
Lit oeeii mining In ft. re the ),
the l ine Hiiilip nly lb ohaertn.
high iuIuiiiii uf water rta.. near it
How or I he Destroyer. The ttW
untied uter and sunk In ihre iiili.v
Hhorlly after lb riploaion the i.
t ie uf Ibe submarlnn calim alx.ta tL,
iirfacti of lbs water for a iluiiih 1,1 i
as simiIi j Untie on hoard uhaerv-1 th
plunger Ii ail struck Us maik I he 1.
mi was BgalU submerged,
A German cruiser and torpedo I.)
came quickly lo Ihn rex lie of the rr,
of the dcalroyer, who could be i.s
salmmlng shout la the vicinity uf tiia
dinsater or limiting to lb wre kr uf
Ihelr amiked ship
As Hi bleriiminili koo( Is rinse in hs
litand of ll.trkiiin, where tbe G. rinii.i
bat a natal baao, and wllbln Cl 11,11,.
of Heligoland and the tisval aim m u
Ytllhejiuiliateti, lha dash of th.- ,,),.
marine Is ronaldertd here a liarth il.tr.
ly daring one
The liuli'h nAt al staff iiiliouni-.-s Hut
the sinking uf the destroyer iM-.iirt.il
ten miles off Hi hleriiiolinlckiMig ami
well out (111 it (ho Dutch territorial wa.
lera.
PACIflC SCENE OF
O. A. C. RUNNERS OUT
COrtVAI.I.IS. Ore.. Oct. 6 The trark
and cross country season was official
ly ushered In at the Oregon Agricul
tural college this afternoon, when Cap
tain a-i Iteynulds met With the upt'ed
imams ri Itio first limit. The first
annual northwest conference cross
country run will be staged on the local
course on Kuturday, November 7, and
It la In Ihn hope that a lurgn stpiad
may Ih Induced to train for this event
thai rails have been Issued.
Tho other colleges of'tho northwest
are already preparing for ibe run.
Payne, of the I'nlverslty of Or.'gnn, Is
rumored to have hi en training for two
weeks, In the determination to even
up old scores wlib Hobgooil, the Ilea
WASHINGTON. Oct I Opposition
to Ihn Jones bill tn relinquish Ameri
can lotilrol of the I'hlllpplnea u
V'.livd In Ihe limine today hy lt pre
aeiitatlt Mann. He. said lha I 'alt
would be "the future war anno of 1st
world In an Inevitable conflict between
lh fur eunt and west.
"The logic of history tenches us, he
continued, "that the avoidance of this
conflict Is Impoaslbli.. We hope It nuy
only he commercial conflict, but
hate lllllrt fnt.'h In the belief In cer
tain quarters that we may avoid an
armed fight. A fight for commercial
supremacy In lha end leads lo fight
wnn amis.
"Wa now command lha Taclflc. If
wo let Ihn Philippines go without a
string they will belong lu tome other
nation Inside of three years. Hut eren
If they kept Ihelr Independence Hn U
or 50 years, lu tint end they would ha
used against ui Instead of for us.
"I do not believe the example we
are having In Mexico justifies us In
extending Ihe Monroe doctrine to tho
I'hlllpplues. We are having enough
trouble with that doctrine now.
"If we let the Islands go we should
turn them loons. Then If Japan, Ger
many or any other notion tnkea them
we would know whom we must fight.
I n.. I. f..i ft hK'Ih. I.I. III..
vV(.,.",,',l.?,.,"K.T'"!;",W,"!" ('l:1':.D'!,l!the hbeny in local affair, but
..-nil. 11. i,i ..n- t iinfiMt. ... ta.i-'
Ington, nre g. tllim ln:o tl'.rpe.
THE IMC rtf. Oct. 7. News uf Ihe
Democrnis would I ,:"'" ' another German destroyer In
Want German Ship Released
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6. German
Consul riaron von .Hchnck protested to
day to Rear Admiral I'ond against the
placing of an armed guard from tho
cruiser New Orleans on the German
freighter Alexandria, awaiting clear
ance from the port or San Francisco.
His objection proved ineffective and It
was stated the ship would not be
cleared until the crew had been ex
amined and it was made clear there
were no fighting nun Included, for
transfer to a German war vessel at
sea.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. The sub
committee of the senate finance com
mittee agreed today lo substitute a
horse-power tax on automobiles for the
proposed tax on sasoline.
yl.-ld another $K.,0(m.0tiO. With tho 6
per cent discount It prompt payment
figured, the least to be derived from
lie r would bn u.nr'jxlmately $10,000,
000. Tho protiosed tax of 6 cents a gnllon
on rectified spirits, treasury experts
estimate would yield 15,000,000. Thus
the total to bo derived from liquors
would bo more than half the antici
pated treasury deficit caused by the
European war.
When the caucus convened, the first
amendment offered was by Senator
Wlllams to Increase tho levy on beer
to $1.75 a barrel. Senator Hollla of
New Hampshire moved as a substl
into that the tax be mndo $2 a barrel
This was voted down oftor prolonged
debate.
ui" nnrm sea, rimer ny a mine or a
torpedo, reached hero today. Where
tho disaster occurred waa not known.
Ono of the kaiser's cruisers, It was
slated, saved tho destroyer'n crew.
on Id keep (hem under our f lag "
ROME. Oct. 7. Having entered Hun
gury through thn Carpathian mountain
passes, two Russian columns from G11
licln were reported today converging
on thu towns of I limit and llossiiuer.io
and a Servian force from Ueinlln was
understood to bo itinniilng to Join
(hem.
Graduated Extra-Tax Bill
Prussians Lose 90,000 Men,
LONDON, Oct. 1. A record of 90,
000 Prussians alone killed, wounded
and missing, is shown In tho first 35
casualty lists thus fur mado public In
Hcrlln, according to a news dispatch
received here from Copenhagen this
afternoon.
Prussian officers to tho number of
1000 have been killed, nnd 2000 wound
ed.
The wounded were known to Include
Prince Franz, tho king of Ilavarla's
third son, who Is In a Munich hospital.
Except In Franz s case theso figures
related to Prusslnns nlono, and did not
take' the other Gorman states' losses
Into account.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Ore., Oct. 1. The Boyajobn-Arn-old
company of Portland has started
work on the new $100,000 administra
tion and recitation building here.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, Speaking
before the senate election committee
today. Representative Palmer charged
that the Pennsylvania Protective union
had assessed Pittsburg manufacturers
$150,000 alone to be used In securing
the reelection of Senator Penrose. He
produced letters showing the union
had been organized to promote Pen
rose's candidacy.
JERSEY CITY, N. J. Oct. 3. Three
persons are known to have met death,
another is missing and seven are seri
ously Injured by the explosion today
of a powder magazine at the plant of
Detwlller & Street, The police gay
the explosion was caused, by negli
gence, and John Andre, manager of
the concern, was arrested.
Japanese Lose 2500 Men.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 1. Twenly-flve
hundred Japanese were reported hero
today to have been killed and wounded
In dislodging the Germans from their
line of Klao Chan defenses. This ver
sion was from Pokln sources. Thn
Japanese story was that losses were
very light. The Germans, fighting
from fortified positions, did not, it was
understood, suffer heavily.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1. Fifty per
sons were Injured, mostly women dele
gates to the grand chnpter of the East
ern Star convention here this nfter
noon, when a temporary stand on
which COO were grouped for a nhotn-
graph, collapsed.
Constitutional amrMtlmcnt initiated liy II. I). Wannon, 003 Sixth street,
Portland", Orcein; G. M. (hum, 82 1-2 Front street, Portland, Orcein; II.
A. Rice, 442 Third street, Portland, Oregon; C. S. Goldberg 1026 K. Ninth
St. N., Portland, Oregon, I'. E. Coulter, room 300 Lalihc Hide., Portland,
Oregon. Specific personal graduated extra-tax amendment of Article IX,
Oregon constitution. Purpose place extra tax on owners of realty, assessed
value over $25,000, to-wit: On each $100 over $25,000 and under $50,000,
50c; over $50,000 and below $75,000, $1.00; over $75,000 and below $ I ),
000, $2.00; over $100,000, $3.01); said personal tax not exrinpting the realty
from regular taxes; application of funds so raised to First, county's share
state revenues; second, county general school and library fund; third, county
road and bridge fund, fourth, other expenses of the county. The ballot num
bers arc 336 and 337.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 1. His skull
and chest crushed, Charles CtiBter,
aged 32, was found early today in Hoi
Ihn beck park by a policeman. Custer
said he had been robbed and beaten
by three men.
GRANT8 PASS. Oct. 1. The Jury
has returned a verdict of guilty against
Ernest Dennison, charged with an at
tempt to extort money from Oslln M.
Jackson. Detective E. Kirk wood, who
waa tried upon the same charge, was
acquitted.
Affirmative Argument.
This Is a bill to put the burden of
taxes on those who nro moHt ablo to
pay them; a measure which will en
ablo tho working man to own and
maintain a homo of his own. This Ih
a bill for the poor man first, last and
all tho time.
The proposed gradual ed extra-lax
amendment will not leave all tho bur
den of tnxes on the rich nor will It
take all tho responsibility from tho
shoulders of thu poor and moderately
well-to-do. Thoso owning nronnrtv as
sessed at less tlmn $'!fi,000 will pay
taxes but they will not pay as high a
rule- as the men owning $f0,000 or
$100,000 worth of property. It Is not
Just for the stnte to levy the same
taxes on every Individual. Tha rich
man Is much more able to pay his
share toward the support of the state
than tho laboring man nnd he should
be cbariri-d In proportion to his riches.
Tho present tax laws nre as absurd as
the store In which you would pay as
much a pound for flour as you would
for spices and extracts. Taxes should
be levied In the Just proportion of the
wealth of the man who pays them.
Negative Argument.
The fifteen hundred dollar tax ex
emption and graduated surtax amend
ments are measures proposed by well
known single taxers, and are steps In a
scheme to bring about a single tax on
land.
The advocates of the fifteen hundred
dollar tax exemption designate this
measure aa an exemption on homes,
livestock and tools used in earning a
living. The measure, however, is an
exemption of the home from taxation
only In tho sense thut It exempts a
dwelling-house as personal property.
Tho hind upon which such a dwelling
house stands In not exempted from tax
ation at all under the measure, lining,
the tax on the lnnd upon which (he
home stands would be Increased. Till
Is so because tbo fifteen hundred dol
lar exemption of tho personal properly.
as provided by Ihe incasnro, would f
lease about $100,000,000 of property,
now upon tho tax rolls, from taxation,
resulting In an Increased levy on all
inmi Thin lu nniisnd by the fact that a
given amount of revenue must lie do
rived to dofrny the expeuses or public
business, and If tho assessed value of
proporty is reduced, tho levy must bn
Increased, so that whllo a homo owner,
or a farmer, would find his dwelling
house, livestock and tools and certnin
other personal property exempted up
to $1,500.00, he would also find his land
subject to a -higher tax lnvy. Tho In
creased tax on lnnd would probably
fall heavier on the farmer than on any
other class, for there are more holdings
lu number of the above mentioned per
sonal property up to the value of $1.
S00.00 In cities and towns than in the
country; while In the country the rela
tive value of the land to personal prop
erty is greater. The result Is that an
Increased tax on land la an Increase
of taxation on the farmer.
In conclusion, it la suggested that
the best solution of the tax problem
Is to keep the amount raised from
taxes down to tbe lowest possible sum,
rather than follow Mr. U'Ron and oth
er single taxers In tbe doubtful experi
ment of single lax on land.