(
TM CntarsrlM It the
only tlatkema County
Ner (Ml print
ail h of Ihii
yrtwlng County.
OTY
ENTEKPIRDSE iHEI
riFTItTM YIAR-N. 41.
5 PLEAD GUILTY
TO GAMBLING AN
F
THIRTY OAV JAIL. SENTENCE
SUSPENDED BY CITV RE
CORDER LODER.
II
HONEY WON FROM LOU MR
AND FRANK SMITH RETURNED
C A. Gray, I. Parker, A. F. flaaich
and Fo'tet DLaerimutt Each
Contribute $". "d Charle
Straight May Pay Today
ii A liruy, V. Puiki-r, A F lt.u' ti
tliuiim fMi.iirht mil r'un-nt .ii.ah
mull, is'irlit In u rul 'I nu Mr
riMiiiilui: liuiixr In Ihe mmlli-ril r t
of u ii lul Hi'luiiUy lilflil. i-iil.T'l
plm i f ' k 1 1 1 1 y tn i lii r of guiuhl
Ini! Monday before Id'rnriti r l.ilcr
nml were tilted l.'.'i mill uimI kIvi-ii a
ludiiy Jull M'lil.'iirr Tim Jull n-Ii-iiki
was iinH'inli'l Uhiii Ihn pay
mini n( the fliir. Hlrjlulil. tin- only
ruriiihcr eif the 1'iirty unable t ral"
Ihn riintirv Muliiliiy. I rMilfi ',n
...III., t.la t- il ttllh Ihii fllv IiiiI.1V )
Tliiirnirti Hn' effort of I'M)' Prune
uilnr Hi hiii ln l. I.011 lliinli-r nml
Frank K Hnillh, alo taur.ht In t ! ,
ful ihn fiiiiftev lt.1i-k vhlill fill V !
tul Kutorliiy lilac lt. Illwler' Inaac
totalled $?0, anil Hnillh wu poorer In
I hi' miit nf 117 90 I'y llic tliiif tlh
nftlrrr arrlviil al Iho plarr
lti' mili-r Ijuli-r iiin'iiili'U tin' JhII
wiili'inc llli a iiIitii warning Hint If
tlui in i' n rri t aught III nlmlliir Iroiililr
ni'.nln Ihry woulil Krl tlifl limit i.-i-lili'i
nmliT llir (inllnunm of Imlh
llii nml inpi-iiiMiiiirnt. Mi. HHI. Itn
liinilluily. w lio Miya Hint alio a n it
awaro that there waa aliilillii ""!
on al her houe. will prolnildy not
prnnftrutrd.
Ixwal autlinrllle belleye that they
haM hrokrn iii a clique of rtihl"-n
who lived hy neeclni; tulllworker. A
man with a pay-check would he In I
dm id to act -In a lltt'e draw pok'-r
raiiie- the favorite al the place - n'nl
would leave the lioune ulnioat broko
oplun the ofTlcer. The cMea of l.ou
lllinler and Kronk Kmlth are anld to
iH-ar out Ihl theory, and the offlcerii
ny they know the name of other
who were aepnraled from llielr money
One. Chinaman, they declare. IomI ih
twecn $:'00 nnd $100 to tin- poker
player.
Local ofllccrn any that they lur c
evidence idiowliiK that tliiiy took 2.
cent from every pot for the limine,
nllhoUKh they bavo not beefl able i'i
dllH'OVer JiihI who he referred to liy
t!.e "hotiHe."
I'mnecutor Schueliel wim prepared
lo tight the cnae to a luili'il, In cuxc
the plea of nilllty lu.d not been en
tered. Kvldviico Ruthered durlim the
raid wn Hiippleniented by coimlili'r
nblo other liifiirnmtlon.
The. raid wna mndo by Chief i.f
Tollee IlUinehnrd, Sheriff W'IIhoii, Con
Mtahlo I-Yoat and Patrolmen Cooke and
Woodward,
ZONE SYSTEM FOR 8CEOND-CLASS
MAIL AND MODIFIED ONE
CENT POSTAGE PLAN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Thu way
are now belim Ricuscd for the launch
InK of tho movement for the readjust
incut of pontul rate In tho next ses
hicn of coimresH. Tills problem was
to havo been tiiUcii up In tho lust wes
hloii hut bad to ho deferred on ac
count of tho consldcnitiou required by
railway mall pay. Slnco tills ha been
illspoHod of tho cominlttooH nro pro
pared to t"ko up the matter of plac
Iiik tho various, postal rates on n more
enluliihlu Imslfi.
A .one syHtem of rntus for second
class mutter Is hclni? prominently
urKiid to tnko the placo of the present
flat rate which was ndoptml nimrly
forty years ago Tho presotU rnl
has for soino time been regarded as a
(lliicrlmlnatlon nr.nlnst the ncwspupnrs
In fiivor of tho grout national miiKii
allies. Mko the parcel post tho pro
posed .one rates would bo Used on
the length of the haul.
Tho postal coinmitteos have been
hrsloKcd by petitions bearing millions
of namoH and several hundred thou
sand letters from Individuals urging
a readjustment of pontul rates with a
view of mukliiK possible ono cent let
ter postage. A Biirvey of the stltua
llon Indicates that sufficient chungcs
wl'l be made In tho various rates lo
permit tho grunting of a 1-cent rate
on local delivery lettors In the next
session of congress.
EACII CI Ell
T
K A NX Art CITV. N.. tl.-A
tiiutlic hkh i nn nl nu u l'"l of
the AiUiiirnii t-lt:lil lMir In j i
linlax li) ul tin li' 1. 1 Hi"' I ll
nx'ilt mid Ii hiiimii nl. him lia
lfll In liilii rrn lu itt )i l'l'ly
tul Inlay 'Mm' iiiti i iiii i.I ban been
fi.r ounli l In Allnfln r ut CM'K,
i.fjf ul Wurtilnr'liiii and Ibe rmifi run
hrr l!l nn'.l hU 'tl"ii til'iHi 11
AlliirtH't imrili lnllnK In Hi" 1 '
fi ll III n .ill I In- V Oi l" ln.1 f' .ll' li
lain ll.i' Irtin" i'f Hi" urn-rill 'M ,
PEACE
F,
OF ALL E
-
IOIA ur lluui wr rtnw.,. .
ENDORSED BY LEADERS OF
WARRING POWERS.
BETKMANN HOLLWLC. BR1AKD AND
CREY ARE ON COMMON GROUND
Plan for Permanent League After
War Oiacuteed at Nw York
Earned Support of Germany
to Plan Promlaed.
NKW Vl'llK. Nov. Jl-Mewaara ol
KihmI will from the chain ellorle ol
three of Kuiupe a warrliiK powernweiv
r,n. at a ..inner . ere iuoo. .
hy thu U'aKiie to Knfon e I'tace. Tin
puriMine of Hie 1'hiiu.iii't wu lo coimldi-r
a proruiii for a periuamut Irii'i"
of natloiu lit the i lone or Hie Kreat
i en in. i.
Aiiroal of the piluclple propoHod
M given hy ArlHinl" Hrluiid, premli l
f riiiice: niuntfllor con llelliiiiann
llollweg, ol Herman)', and Vlrtcount
AVORED
BY CHANCELLORS
UROE
t;rey. tiic.it lirltaliiji t:tri'Ury of;inf(I Orrron. If the, itate vm foned
kUto lor Inrvlcn nnalra.
K'viiiul from Iho cluimel'ina of
r.urnpe rem . .. e ..a...,.- . ." -
I renin r iiriiiiiu irmm ...
liiK your effort on the fundamental
principle of reaped fr the varlou
people of the world, you are certain
of Ih Iiik on common crinind.
Vlhcoiint tliey iKHKluudl I lii
cerely dcalre lo ee a leauun of nn
tloii foinied lo aertire future penco of
tlie world after thla war I over.
I hancellor von lletliiliniin llollwcK
(lieiniaiiyl- tieriniiny will boneHtly
coiperale ill the exaiiiliinllon of every
I effort lo hud it practlca' Mitulloii of the
(lueatlnn and will collaborate to make
ll realization poanlble.
LENGTHY BRIEFS, NINE VOLUMES
TESTIMONY AND 100 EXHIBITS
LEFT WITH COURT.
Arguments in the case of the state
of Oregon ngalliHt K. A. Hyde, San
rl'iimisco hind operator, and tho Wes
tern Lumber company, n Montana cor
poration, wore completed Thursday
before Circuit Judge Campbell, Dep
uty Attorney (ienelal ltulloy present
ing the llnnl tirgiiinenls for tho state,
lliier wero submitted nnd nine large
columns of testimony and over u hud
dred exhibits loft with the court.
ll will be HitvoruJ weeks bnforo the
court bunds down a decision. Argu
ments In tho case hgan Monday after
noon nnd ended at noon Thursday.
Tlireo thousand two hundred mid
forty acres of valuable school lands
In Clacliamas county U the stake for
which Hie state Is making (he fight.
SALEM FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH
GUARDS AND TRUSTIES FIGHT
FLAMES AT STATE PRISON.
SALKM, Ore., Nov. 27. Klro In tho
library of tho state prison caused con
Hldernblo daningo early this morning.
The fire was discovered lit 3 a. in., ul
though It hud Hinoiilderoil, Acting War
den Sherwood believes, since Sunday
afternoon,
Tho dnniugo to the library, located
on tho second floor, was not great, be-
lug confined largely to tho floor, but Democratic National committee ap
flour. bran, shorts and other food- j pruxlnmtoiy $2,000,000 when nil bills
sluffs stored In tho commissary do-1
partnient on tho floor below weer con-
slderablv damaged.
Guards nnd a couple of trusties
fought the fire until tho Salera flro de
partment arrived and assisted In put
ting it out with chemicals.
OUIXION CITY KNTKIM'JMHK, TIMDAV, !K.'KMI.K,t 1, J!M;.
HEDGES DOES HOT
F
III THE DRY LAW
INJUNCTION COULD BE SECURED
TO STOP OOOZE 'SHIPMENTS,
HE BELIEVES.
INQUIRERS REFERRED TO OPINION
OF ATTORNEY GENERAL C. A. BROWN
Proclamation la Nacraaary Oefora
Dona Dry Amendment Becomca
fart of Conatitutlon, Say
Dutrkt Attorney.
I il,.' i lit Allium y li.llHii I,. lli'.iKinj
.fiui - m mi ilalil'.i r of IHilllilllnl 111
I lirl;iiiiiii of llu'ior Into rlali; li-iu"H j
, )( j,,,,,.,!,;,, , i,flu t lift tin ai-i'llolm
of tin iiriilil'iltlmi lnv uml Hit Imhii
itry tt it-ii l in tiit In tin' Kl-ili' cihikIIIii
tmii-
Hp tnkra fi Winn to tli tliwiry
that Ix-i auM' of till con llli I, clulim-il
hy aoiiii-, nit Imri ri":iilullnit Import..
Him ; ir dim ii. Tl," nini iiiliiii'lit. In
i'ffi-i I vi In n jinx lalmi-il I. v the com-i-Imr.
la ulil tu Hlpo out (ln)HC ai'rlloiiK
of the dry law prnvlillliK for iik'IIiikIh
of Itn jmrt Ihk Itipior, t put no law In
It tt plmK' on whlrli the atalr ro.ilil lia'r
prnni't ill loii. uh tlm anii'iiiliin nt In It
Hi lf In not oin'iiitlve.
IMntrli-t Atiorni'y llcdKca rt-fi-ra In-
oiilrcr to the opinion of Attorney
IC.inrul llrown who baa lielil. In f-
i .. ... ..
fit. mat tno priioni iuw w . cim-
tlniin in rone until me leRihiiuuru
tiii'i ta In Jiiliuury and provide Wl:u
I. il Inn carry Iiir out the w lt.hr of the
ntcrH a xpreHneil hy Iho enactment
.mondn.ent Novero-
,
her
The Ktute liu ample opportunity lo
protect Itnelf In resard to prohibition
law enforcement, whether or not there
will tie ji weak apot In the atatute
when Iho ImtieKlry amendment fsin-a
Into effiH-t. believe the d I strict attor
ney. The railroads could bo enjoined
from carrying IUiiora from wet atatc
i ..,. . ..P0
plutrli't Attorney lledi:e take ex-
ceptlou to the opinion of Chrl 8chiie -
bel In regard to the necessity of a
proclamation. Mr. Schueliel said Fri
day that the governor' edict waa not
necessary to add tho absolute pro
hibition amendment to tho constitu
tion, while the district attorney
showed Saturday that the proclama
tion was necessary.
ONE KILLED, FIVE HURT
llfl1
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. :7. Five
women, Injured In a fire nt the Cinl-
uhy family hotel, 2U9 Tenth street,
yesterday morning, lu which Wlllurd
Dieting lost his life, after having res
cued bis fiancee, Miss M.vra Skog
nianti, are recovering today. Mrs.
Illaueho lloss, whose condition Is seri
ous, did not sustuln a .fractured spine,
us at tlrst believed. Mrs. Mary J.
Gratton, Mrs. Hurry Alkus, MIsb Cora
Jugger and Mnrlun Smith were
burned and bruised when leaping from
the second floor of the building. There
were ll.s occupants in tho building
when tip? fatal tiro occurred. Minor
bruises and burns were sustained by
many.'
Tenants of the hotel were aroused
from their beds at (1:45 o'clock w'lum
James Toomey, the janitor, who had
discovered a lire spreading thiounh
the building from the kitchen In the
rear, ran through the hulls calling
the niariu.
There were 11 roomers on the
third floor and muny found their es
cape cut orT and Jumped to the roorg
of nearby dwelling, while others
Jumped from the second story win
dows. '
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. The fed
eral trade commission this afternoon
announced that It would start a thor
ough Investigation of the news print
paper shortage, beginning with pub
lic hearings in Washington. IHconi
her 12, Testimony will bo taken
from print paper liiiinufucturers, Job
bers, publishers and others.
DEMOCRATS SPEND $2,000,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27. President
Wilson's reelection will have cost the
are liquidated.
1 ho final statement of Treasurer
Wlllm W. Marsh nhows the total
amount contributed was $1,584,548.05.
The lotul disbursement through New
York headquarter agrrrrgated $1,493,-312.84.
EAR WEAK SPOT
DRY 111 I
IS FAVORED i
mi nnmnr
di rnrni
- i
WASIIIViTO..'. Nov. :!.- Niillim.
lili iirolillillli'N nr-i il nu i nn I
rh'r !V'"surv,:uT. "lunmm cmn m urn mu
riK.iiiiimn mmiiii'i ni'ii a-iu l
-lilt ally I It tat m nvirni hi i ni'iiinna ;
lii! Iin luili'il III nr. Natliirfl iifilill'itli'ii
IrUlllllllll.
Aniiiliir ri-Huliii.nii uilni!nl ulVI
fur r-'Klrininii of liiu f.-.l- rul In i ni' ui
prul'iiililon iiiiiii''
-iFHH IS FELT GAHRAHZk
ACTIVITY OF VILLA IS LIKELY TO
KEEP AMERICAN TROOPS
SOUTH OF BORDER.
, , n r. Mary Smith, formerly Mury Caa'
' tin' uldow of Ham Cai-?.
WASII1NUT0.V. Xv. 27 -Th,- .1- i ,,,, mt Mar,
ti rmlniitlon of rWatlona lH.-t ve-o ; Hiaaitli. without iiiUinrlty. rtl-a.'l n
I nltpil State and Mclco la once j jl;o(, ,rtKaK(. property neur I'ark
moro arjuurHy up to Curran,a. Tho I j,Bre. saac iilrdiwll, owner of tin
flrat ihlof'a altltulf. clthor In accept-! prorrty, Ualph Hinith. Mnry Smlib'
InK or rcJi'ttliiB ll" Atlantic City pro-: prcnent huHband. ami Mary Smith a
tocol, w ill point the way to the future j executrix of the ettute of Sum. are the
coure of tUe I'nlter! Btte, nute do ! rtiwlantK In the action. IJImlck k
I ,.,,,,.,,.,,,,. ,,i..
, , , ,
There la crave apnrihcnijltn here
-... ..... ., ,
ivu.-i ..j... .....
agreement on account of it provlalon
for the purault of Mexican raider
back Into Mexico If they croa the
American frontier, although no ucb
reciprocal rluht I tlvcn Mexican com
tnunilera. It la true that thia provision Ik con
tained in a heparan- memorandum, but
ii I Intended, so far a the Cnited
luiea is dnci'rii?ii, iij nute uiiiuius
force. I
The tontlnuanee if activity by Villa
and hla force on turner arale around
Chihuahua ha rnied Jioth state nnd
w.-r depr.rtinent official to ehnndon
ull expectations of an early withdraw-
jtt f (jcneral PemhlnR's troop fnim
Mexico or the return of the national
guardr.men from the border.
The nocenxary rehabilitation of Car
ruiun's national treasury by a large
American loan, it la thought here, may
forco the first chief to accept tho ob
jectionable terms of the border agree
ment Bcnlnt his will, ps American
bankera decline to risk money In Mex
ico white the present disicreement
exists.
111 FORCES IN
T
FIRST FOREIGN REFUGEE TO AR
RIVE AT EL PASO TELLS OF
HARD BATTLE.
FOREIGNERS IN BESEIGED TOWN '
ARE BELIEVED TO BE SAFE
United State Army Officer Station
ed at Fabent, Tex., Dispatch Sev
eral Scout To Investigate
, Presence of Bandit.
Ei. PASO, Tex., Nov. 29. The llrd
foreign refugee to leave Clillumlii
City since the siege begun, arrived
here tonight. He reported that Villi
and Julio Acostu were In control of n
part of the city when he made his
escape by automobile at 2 o'clock this
morning.
l.UirUIIKll. HIIHO 'IU U"lu"'h
n. ...... f n-nA lw.I,li.,ir I, i, r.l .
to their port of the city, according tr,
tho refuge, who added Hint he under
stood that all foreigners were safe, nl
least to the extent of leaving the area
through which Villa fought his woy.
Cannon firing ceased some time
early Monday morning, but the small
arms firing continued through Monday
and Tuesday, the refugee said upon
his arrival hero by way of Villa Ahu
mada and Guadalupe.
United States Army officers sta
tioned nt Fnbens, Tex., 33 miles south
east of here, and opposite Guaplupe.
Chihuahua, were notified tonight and
dispatched scouts to Investigate th
presence of bandits so near the bor
der. Marshfleld Oregon Power Co. se
cure 25-year franchise In Eastslde for
gas and electric service.
CONTROL OEPAR
CHIHUAHUA CITY
EONA CASE SUES
HER SISTER OVER
E
WIDOW OF ERNEST CASE BRINGS
ACTION AGAINST .WIFE OF
MAN WHO KILLED HIM
riUftlUMUL OrtlU IU llhll ULLI1 I
UNLAWFULLY RELEASED FOR COW
; Mtfy tmith f0,mtry Mary C. W.d
I
j ov of Murdrr, Defendant With
Her Prcaent Huaband and
Isaac Birdacll In Suit Here
A nf ili.ipli-r In the a'.nry of lli't
l"d--i: fniiiily find a oin-ii'1'! T'H j
liny uln-tl l-iiiia il. ("a", v. Mow ol
Krni -I a. iimnliTfil by hln brother
Sam. Oitol.iT 3. 1K1-". I11H a ault In
' tin' ( Irtuit court acalimt In r oD aia
' Diml' k and O. . Laatham npin-ar an
.attorney for Mrs. l-oona Cafe,
I In 1!H. Sam Case acted a trustee
' ""'in transaction for hi brother,
Emcft. tU? complaint recite. The
Porkplare property was aold by Ernest
to llirdaell In August of that year, but
Sain appeared for hi brother through
out the deal. A $1200 mortgaKe, taken
In pnyment for the proierty, wa
made out lu the name of Sam, al
,)louf.n artually posseted by Ernest.
according to the plaintiff.
A year aj;o ono brother murdered
the other, end Sam died In the local
J hospital. The widows of the two
were named administratrix of the re-
sjiectivc estates and, the plaintiff
c'alrno, on December 8, 1913, Mary
("use, lurking authority, wrote a pre
tended satisfaction of the mortgage on
the murgln of a mortgago record in
the recorder's office. In spite of the
fact that tho note and mortgage have
ulwr.ys been and tire now In the pos
session of the Ernest Cose estate, ic
cording to the complaint.
It developed recently In the county
court, when Ixona made an unsuccess
ful effort to have her sister removed
as administratrix of Ernest Case's
estate on the grounds that Ernest and
Leona were not married, that beona
released the $1200 mortgape for one
cow given her by nirdsell.
Leona Case asks that the niortgaipj
be foreclosed and the pretended satis
faction written In the mortgage rec
ords by Mary Case be declared void.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27. Wheat prices
S1200M0RTGAG
camo down today with a crash, break-1 sity, composed of 26 Btudents.
Ing In some cases as much us 9 3 & j This club during October furnished
cents a bushel. His sales by some nfjlts members with threo emals a. day
the leading houses started a general for an average cost of 24.S cents a day.
movement to unload holdings and I or s.s cents n meal. This cost also in
gave an opening for aggressive 1 clntleU the salary of a cook, uel and
Ing hy bears. i,. , ... , , . . -
light. The actual price paid for fooo
Talk of the likelihood of an armis i .
, , , ,. .. . i i stuffs was 18.8 cents a dny, or b.3 cents
nee ill r.uroie nan coiisiuernuie iu uu
with weakening the market, aud so
also had warnings of the presence of
a fighting submarine lu the Atlantic.
Continued reference to a possible em
bargo by the Cnlted States was like-1
wise a factor.
July wheat, in which the creutest
decline took place, fell to $1.45 as
compared with $1,54 1-8 to $1.54 38 at
the finish on Saturday.
In later dealings the market scored (
1 Ul I1C3. lilt C L'i It'M irVUlflV WUB
- - 1
in the last hour nnd was due to an
unexpected falling off shown iu the i
United States visible supply. Prices, j
however, dosed weak at net losses of
3i cents to 4? cents a bushel, with
December at $t.73,& to $1,73 5-8, May
$1.80 to $1.8014 und July $1,49 7-8 to
$1.50.
.LONDON, Nov. 24. The Uritlsh
hospital ship Hracmar Castle, home
ward bound from Malta to Salonlkl,
was sunk by a mine or torpedo in My
konia channel of the Aegean soa, an
admiralty announcement stated today.
The admiralty stated all on board
.. i ,
OltK HISTOHH Al.
Touriirr K
. Portland. Or.
j wahiii.m;ton, n. :i -Tii wi"'-
i Id lion of roiiliiif uul In ll i-l HUir on
Jiinury I, Iil7. lli; l. 101 :.Si.
i km) ltli ll ont'ytiu xi-rf ilom
.tl,::'J 7'i, tlm ii-iKii Oiiii-. il rut I-rnuf'-s.
uixm thn lurri'iiM i.l.in n by
Hip ft-tlf ml t-nij of I'mw ami 110
1r-uMiry if-i::rtin.-iit nUIUlli luiia
mliiK a itlffi-rciit nullnxl of rulmlu
Uimi i'ilinu:i i tin- pofiiiliitlim of
iniiilni nlnl t nllfil Klaii a at I1,imi;,
)n on .Vuvfinlx-r I,
IERICAI
TURKI
CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES
ONCE PROMISED FREEDOM
NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE
UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION WILL
REQUIRE DELICATE HANDLING
Washington Is Indignant But Not De
cided on What Court Will Be
Taken Cruir' Officer Not
Allowed to Inveitlgate
WASHINGTON. Nor. 28. Word
that the Turkish government ha re
scinded Its previous agreement to al
low several hundred American to
leave the Turkish empire via Jaffa
reached the atate department today
from Ambassador Elkui at Constan
tinople. The Ambassador was In
formed that the Americans cannot be
permitted to depart, because of mili
tary necessity.
It Is uot kuowa whit action may be
taken In an effort to bring Turkey lo
terms. Tho practical Internment of
tho Americans Is a source of Indigna
tion to the government It Is said to
be nn unprecedented situation which
will require most delicate handling.
The American cruiser Des Moines,
now- at Alexandria, Is duo at Jaffa
shortly, where, after unloading Hed
Cross supplies, she had been expected
to take on the refugees. It Is under
stood, now, however, that officers
from the vessel will not even be al
lowed to lund to Investigate condi
tions. FOR 25 CENTS A DAY
ACTUAL COST OF FOODSTUFFS IS
18.8 CENTS A DAY OR 6.3
CENTS A MEAL.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 27. TUe riddle
of the lilirh cost of living apparently
has been solved by the Commons Co
operative dub of Willamette Vnlver-
a meal.
FIRE IN CHI
i
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.A $100,000 (ire
in a crowded .''manufacturing district
....... ,l.B...n..,l .t..M n, K..II.1
""lnl uu.r..B u. u....u
lugs when the Hockaduy Paint com
pany's warehom-.e at 1S31 Carroll ave
nue caught fire. Firemen had a nar-
row escape when explosions of oil
caused one wall to collapse. Spoil-
j tuueous combustion Is be'ieved to
' have ccuse-.l the fire.
I The Johnson-Tomek Lumber com-
puny, in the same building and' the
Hub Electric company, adjoining, also
surtcred smalt looses, me niv was
under control at 8:30 u. in.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.
County Clerk Iva Harrington Wed
nesday Issued a marriage license to
Charlotte Bluhni and W. W. Harris, of
Oreon City, rural route No. 3.
AMERICANS HELD
AS PRISONERS IN
SH EMPIRE
HOCIKTY
" TarU.r
ESTABLISHED
PLAN TO CORRECT
TAX LAW ERRORS
KINKS IN PRESENT METHOD
MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR DIS
TRICTS TO LEVY TAX.
MUCH OPPOSITION DEYELOPFS TO
Wire LikewiM to Not Favor Plan of
Revlmg Method of Paying For
Street and Sewer Improve
ment, A Proposed.
With a view of lirluriug iJkjU luom
intelligent action on the part of la
levying bodiim in On-Kon, Iho l.kt
Win of the Ccuiuieixiul club start J
a i.ioM-ment Tuemluy to wtureainenil
mi nts ul ti e next tension of Ihe legl
laturo of law relating to Ihe uunii'.r
unl time of milking Irvle.i, and wi'l
recommend that the (lata tux rem
mission and county assessor repot l
the valuations of the scleral tax levy
ing district of the statu not later
than October 15 of each year.
I'nder the exlstlne law, school dis
trict mutt riako their levloa beforo
December 1 on valuations that am a
, year old, bocaute tha valuations for
I tho year In which the t.ixea ar to tw
collected are not known.
I Tbl la also true of the county
court when tho budgets are published
and the estimate of receipt made.
The tux commission, which a""
nil public service corporation prop
erty and writer power, has nt yet
made Its tal nation for 1911, yet
school dlstricels must make then- lev
ies before Decemlier 1, and If the val
uations arc reduced, tho school dis
trict suffer a corresponding loss of
revenue.
It, Is proposed that the county b'U
gi't bo mado and' published within
rcasoaablo time after the valuation
are received, so that the smaller tax
levlng districts, such a school dis
tricts and cities and towns, may have
In their possession U'.e Information
contained In the county budget It Is
also proposed to extend the tiuio for
making levies of cities and towns and
school districts. In order that time bo
allowed for 30 days notice which Is
required In the event r.n Increase over
the previous year's levy In excess of (I
per cent Is contemplated. .
The Live Wires will also reco.ii
mend the change In the law relating to
the school census about October 1 '
In order that county courts may havo
the figures when making up their
budgets. Under the presout law the
figures for tho previous year are used,
as the figures for the current year are
not available, and while the law con
templates that school districts shall
receive $8 for each child enumerated,
the larger districts obtain about $7,
and are not able to estimate closely
the amount likely to be paid by tho
county for any year. Mefore the coun
ty school funds are disbursed pro rata
$100 is taken out for each school dis
trict, and It Is proposed to make It
the duty of the county courts to levy
nn amount sufficient to raise $100 ror
each district and $8 per, child enuiiK
crated In addition.
Two of the measures to' be sub
mitted to the people of Oregon City
next Monday were discussed by Iho
Live Wires, who went ori record as
being opposed to the ordinance pr6
vlding for tolls on the municipal ele
vator. Considerable opposition de
veloped to the charter . nmendmo.it
providing that all public improve
ments should be paid for out of thn
general fund of the city, as against
the present method of assessing abut
ting property for the cost of the' Im
provement. ;
Representative-elect Uro-wnell, Ded
mun and Stevens will be tifvltod to at
tend next week's luntjhoort to hear Him
plans for the changing of tax laws.
E.
DAVID CROCKETT PIERSON, PIO
NEER OF 1852, DIES AT BEA-j
VER CREEK. j
David Crockett Plerson, pioneer
stockman, died Friday night at tho
home of his niece, Mrs. John Mes
ner, at Heaver Creek. Death was due
to pneumonia.
He was born 72 years ago-In Indi
ana and came to Oregon many years
ago. He never married. He came
across the plains in 1852 and for many
years was in the livestock business in
Idaho. He lived in this county only
a few years.
The body will be taken to Hillslioro
today for interment. One sister ami
several nieces and nephews survive.
LIVE WIRES RACK
were saved.