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5--?33rffj 10 "in?. roilNTTCn 0REG0IIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL G, 1000. COURSE IN PHOTOGRAPHY FOR AMATEURS (Copyright, 1000, by Seymour Eaton.) THE OREGONIAN'S HOM&STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON IXTOE TREATMENT OP RELA TIVES. BT FELIX BATMER. It will now be supposed that the re--euitlng negative has not como up Just as near perfect as It should, so that a little "doctoring" becomes necessary. There are many Instances where the negative can be" Improved. Sometimes everything Is all right with the excoption of one thing. This being the case. It becomes a matter of no little Importance to know how to help that one point. There Is no photographer who will claim that doctor ing Is as good for a negative as to' get that negative Just right In the first place, but all will agree that there are times when It becomes positive necessity to remedy some trouble. Let us first take up what Is known as lntensincatlon. If the negative has not been carried far enough In the developer, or If too cool a developer has been used, the picture on the glass will have a weak, transparent appearance. The whole nega tive has a faded appearance, and should a print be made from It the print will be weak and lifeless. This Is the kind ot negative that requires intensifying. All such negatives have plenty of time on the exposure, but have not been carried far enough In the developer. A negatlvo that Is thin from under-exposure must not be mistaken for a negative that requires In tensifying, for It would do no good to try to work up a negatlvo that has been under-exposed. In the case of the under exposed negative It will be found that the whites are very dark while the shad ows are perfectly transparent, with no de tail In them. The intensifying solution should be made up In two bottles, and about the easiest to understand and han dlo is made as follows: (A) Bichloride of mercury. W Grains ; bromide of potassium, GO grains: water, C4 ounces. (B) Sulphite sofla, 1 ounce: water, 4 ounces. Tho negatlvo should bo washed for cbout half an hour, and then placed In a dish or tray containing enough of the "A" solution thoroughly to cover the neg ative. The tray should be rocked back and forth until every part of the negative has turned a cream or milk color. Then tako the negative from the solution and rtnso well, after which place In another tray containing enough of the "B" solu tion to cover the plate. Rock the tray Lack and forth until all the milky appear ance has disappeared and the negative has returned to Its former color. It will be necessary now to wash the negative again thoroughly. It will now be seen that the "whole appearance of the negative Is more "snappy." If tho first trial does not inten sify the negative quite enough, a second trial may bo made, and a third, and so on until the required Intensity has bet-n ac complished. After Intensifying, the nega tive should be washed thoroughly about one hour, then dried. It sometimes happens that a negative may be carried too far In the develop ing. If this Is the case, the negative will look too black nil over when held up and examined by light coming through It. If a print be taken from this negative. It will require quite a long time to do the printing, and after the print Is made. Its appearance will be anything but pleasing, from the fact that. It will have a "snowy" look. It will be necessary to reduce this negative to a proper degree. For that purpose the following solutions are .used. (A) Ferrlcyanlde of potassium, 1 ounce: water. 1G ounces. (B) Hyposulphite of soda, 1 ounce: water, 16 ounces. Place the negative In a tray containing enough of "B" to cover It well, and adA to It a little at a time Just a small quan tity of "A." The more of "A" that Is used the faster will be the reduction. Do not hasten the work too rapidly, however, as there Is danger-of going too far. Solu tion "A" should have an opaque papcl wrapped about the bottle, as It Is sensitive to the light. It Is very necessary thai the plate should be washed thoroughly after this treatment. "Wash for at least one hour In running water, or If changed from one tray to another, give It at least 25 changes. At times It Is only beneficial to a nega tlvo to be Intensified or reduced locally that Is, certain parts only require treat ment. If such a negative is In hand, the treatment can be made -while the negative Is wet with very satisfactory results. Tako a tuft of absorbent cotton and dip Into the solution desired, and touch only those parts of the plate that need Improv ing. Care must be exercised, or an lr "rcgular streak may show around the place worked on. Sometimes the negatives may bo too yellow. This Is caused by not .using enough of the sulphite of soda In tho de veloper. To remedy this it will be neces sary to clear them up with what Is known as the "clearing solution." One might think this color In the negative would make no difference, but It Is quite a drawback to getting a good print. The more yellow there Is in the negative the more of a chalky look there -will be to the print. This yellow cast In the negative Is sometimes caused by the water In which It Is washed' being exceptionally im pure. A negative may be taken from the fixing bath and have Just the correct tone or color and placed under a tap of Im pure water to wash, and It will change color In a very few moments. The clear ing solution Is mado as follows: Water. 16 ounces: alum (pulverized), 1 ounce: sulphuric acid. 1 dram. Place the negative In a tray and pour over It the clearing solution, and rock back and forth for a few minutes, when It will be found that the color will change for the better. After clearing. It will be only necessary to rinse the plate well, when It may be hung up to dry. When the negatives arc dry. It should be the first care of the operator to go over them carefully to see If they are ilawva that Is. to see If there are any pinholes caused by dust which may have by some accident not been removed from the plate before exposure or before de velopment. If It Is found that there are pinholes, they should be removed by the uso of a small camel's hair brush. Thy are known among artists as pencil brushes. A No. 2 will be found to give the best satisfaction for this purpose. The agent to be used for removing or plugging tho pinholes is what Is known as India Ink. and can bo obtained either In a liquid or In stick form. Start in by moistening the end of the stick and rub bing a little of It on the thumbnail. Now take the brush and dnmpen with saliva and work In the ink on the nail until tho proper consistency has been obtained (this will take a little experience), and "dot" the pinhole. This must be done In such a way that It will be of the same tone as the surrounding parts of the negative. If it Is heavier. It will make a white spot In the print, which will have to "be worked out. If It Is not quite so heavy, it will print darker than the surrounding parts. When all such Imperfections nre re moved, the negative should be varnished to prevent scratching or rubbing. Almost any stock dealer can furnish a good nega tive varnish. To varnish the negative re quires considerable care. Take the plate In the left hand, as though going to exam ine It. This will cause the lower left hand corner to be grasped. Take the bot tle of vamlsh in the right hand, and. holding the negative on a level as near as possible, pour the varnish on the right upper corner, allowing It to flow slowly across to the left upper corner, and from there down to the lower left corner, thence to the right corner and on Into tho bot tlo again. X FItlXTIXG AND FINISHING. BT FELIX RAYMER. One of the most puzzling things about making pictures Is to decide on what print ing paper to use. In view of the fact that there are so many different kinds and brands on the market, It would eecm to tu almost a hopeless task, and more so when we hear each manufacturer claiming his product to be the very best. It might be said, however, that the "printing out" papers that is, the paper that the image la printed out to a full depth and after ward toned to the proper color are divided Into two classes, viz.. collodion and gelatin. The "developing out" papers are thoew papers where the Image Is developed out something like the developing of the neg ative. This being the case, of course, the first thing to decide on Is which is wanted, a "printing out" paper or a "developing out" paper. We shall consider collodion "printing out" paper by way of Illustra tion. Such paper can be obtained from any stock houao In the country. Before we begin printing It Is necessary to have two or three printing frames. Thcee should be the same size (Interiors) as the negatives. The printing frame Is simply a shallow box with a back fitting In with two epringa for pressing it Into close contact with the negative. Place the negative In the frame with the film side up, or toward you. Now take a sheet of paper from the box it comes In and place tho firm side of the paper In contact with the film of the nega tive. Place the back In the frame and press the springs Into position. The film side of the paper Is glossy and la eas.ly recognized. After tho negative and paper have been placed In the frame they are ready for printing. This should be done In the shade, or. If In the direct rays ot the sun, one or two thicknesses of tissue paper should cover the opening. If the tlasue paper Is preferred all that Is neces sary Is to glue tho tissue all around the frame over the negatives and then place the frame out on tho window sill or shelf facing the sun. If the printing Is done In the shade no tissue paper will be needed. Go over the negatives very carefully with a camel's hair dusting brush and remove nit dust and lint Just before fixing nega tive and paper In the frame. The prints should remain In the frame until they are about two shades darker than wanted In the finished print. They can be examined at any time during the process by open ing half the frame. Care should be taken not to allow a strong light to strike the paper when examining the print. The pictures will tone much lighter than they appear when printed. The next process Is that of toning. It Is In this process that the pictures are given their final lasting color. The first thing to do In toning a collodion gloss print Ii to get It Into such a condition that It will not curl. Take a smooth-bottom tray and pour IMo It water enough to cover the bottom to a depth of about one-half Inch, slide the prints Into this face down, one at a time, and pack them tightly one on top of another all over the bottom of the tray In an Irregular mass. Be sure that each print Is thoroughly wet before placing another on top of It, nnd do not pile the prints directly on top of each other, but let onlv a part of one cover the one beneath It. This will give an Irregu lar heap nnd prevent their curling over each other at the edges. When all the prints nre In. pour off the water and pour on fresh water, nbout the same quantity: rock the tray back and forth for about five mlnute. holding the prints flat. This pre vents the edge of one print from leaving a red streak on another pr'nt. After rocking the trny pour off the water nnd prct5B the prints down flat with the palm of tho hand nnd allow all the water to drain off. after which, stand the tray up on edge and let the pictures drain for five minutes. Go through this washing proces again and again, giving the prints at lenst six changes of fresh water. The better wayto do this Is to have two wash'ng trays and to handle prints from one to an other. The prints are then reedy for the toning bath, which is made ns follows: Water (V) ounces ait ................. ....h. ........ .... 30 grains Saturated solution acetate soda U ounce Arloto cold 1 dram Then add of n saturated solution of borax enough to turn red litmus paper blue lu about five minutes. This bath should be made nnd let stand for several hours before used. Make ft one day and use It the next. Place the prints In this bath one at a time and do not put In more than can be easily attend ed to, or streaked tones may be the result. It should tnke about eight minutes for each print to tone In this bath. If It re quires a longer time, add enough of the gold to bring the speed of the bath up to that po'nt. Tone In this bath until the tone wanted has been reached, then take out and place In clear water until all are toned. After toning give them two changes of fresh water, after which the pictures nre ready for the fixing bath. This consists of hypo-sulphtte of soda to test 15 grains by the hydrometer. Place all the prints Into the bath one at a time nnd leave them In It for 13 minutes, when they should be washed In running water for one hour. They are then ready for mounting. Notes 1. Yellow whites Indicate tos much borax In the gold bath. 2. Pink whites show too little borax In the gold bath. 3. The baths, both gold and hypo, should be at a temperature of about 65 de grees, i. The salt In the gold tvath Is to restrain the high lights and prevent them from overtonlng and allowing the shadows and high lights to tone up evenly togeth er. G. The gold Is the toning agent or that which chnnges the tone of the print. 6. The acetate of soda glyAi richer tones. 7. The red litmus paper spoken of for testing the gold bath Is a paper which will change to a blue If It Is put Into an alkali solution. There Is also a blue lltmu paper wh'ch will change to a red If put Into an acid solution. Either color can be obtained from a stock dealer. Keep the two In rop. nrate bottles, corked tightly, as air af fects them. STANDS BY TONGUE. And Glories In the Tax on Pnerto rtlco Products. FOREST GROVE. Or., April . (To the Editor.) May I ask what there la In this Puerto RIcan tnrlfT bill, beyond the flimsy pretext It afTonls for an nntl-Admlnlstrn-tlon demonstration, that It should create so much excited comment? Is represer.ta, tlvo government In any way Imperiled? Are American Institutions In Jeopardy? I have carefully read the bill entitled "a b'll temporarily to provide revenues for the relief of the Irland of Puerto Rico." and find In It merely provision that during the next 10 years a tariff equal to about one-eventh of what Is charged upon Im ports Into the United States shall be Im posed upon the trade between the island and tho States, that tho revenue from this shall bo used for the benefit of the Puerto means, and tho bm closes with the specific statement that It Is provisional In Its purposes, nnd intended to meet a pressing present need for revenue for the Island. From other sources I learn that this pressing need is for the building of schoolhouscs and the construction of road ways, which, beside the part they will play In the development of the Island, will afford employment to numbers, and. with the Impulse this activity will give to other lines of business, provide relief without making them dependents to the Inhabit ants of that island so sorely stricken by war and cyclone. A direct tax upon tho desolated land would have meant confiscation of proper ty, alone upon the "credit of the Island, now happily free from debt, would have been an Inauspicious beginning for Amer ican control, while a direct gift from the Nation was equally dangerous as a prece dent. Extension of Internal revenue laws to that territory alio was out of the ques tion, for many a household which now has its income In the manufacture of cig ars would find Its occupation gone, were It to be required to register nnd pay tax as a factory. The trut cry hardly deserves notice, for the American Tobacco Company has already established a manufactory, and is not likely to have neglected Its usual carefulpesa to cprra) the crop, whlja the sugar trust has abundantly proven Its ability to look out for Its own Interests.' These delegations from Puerto Rico have more the look of a paid lobby for wealthy trusts thin of representatives from bank rupt Islanders, and the 15 per cent duty of this Puerto RIcan tariff will mean the restoration by the sugar and tobacco trusts of that much of the unrighteous gain which they sought to make by buying up the produce at prices governed by the then existing Dlngley tariff to hold until Con gress should proclaim free trade. Two years of this bill will spoil that llttl game. The plea that wherever the flag floats the Constitution regulates. Is a doctrine which 40 years ago the Republican party declared to be "a dangerous political heresy, at variance with the explicit pro visions of that instrument Itself, with contemporaneous exposition, and with leg islative and Judicial precedent, revolution ary In Its tendency and subversive ot the peace and harmony of the country. The Constitution, a compact between the states, like any other contract, affects only the parties signatory to It. The American bill of rights, the Declaration of Indepen dence, Is what follows, or rather keeps company with, the flag, and even then tho extent to which any one shall enjoy his natural and Inalienable rights Is regu lated by his capacity and restricted by regard for the rights of others. Theoret ically all are created equal, but what of the deranged, the criminal, the Immature, the feminine sex. Mongolians, Indians, and the Illiterate? A consistent reformer who wis not bent solely upon attacking Will iam McKlnley would ilrst seek relief for these before retting up his straw sufferer In Puerto Rico. For one, I glory in the action of tho Republican party In this matter, as show ing Its wisdom, patriotism and human ity, and us a constituent of Congressman Tongue, am proud that the Representative has courage to stand firm against the Ignorant clamor of demagogues who for partisan or factional advantage seek to embarrass the Government, and not con tent with bringing on a war In the Phil ippines, now desire discontent In the West Indies. u. L. LAUGH, in USE OF LIQUOR A CRIME. Correspondent Who Clnaara It Alone With Murder and Robbery. . EUGENE, Or.. April 4. To the Editor.) As I "mUsed the whole case" in my former communication regarding prohibi tion, I will take your statement of tho Issue us given In today's Issue. You say practically: (1) Llquor-wlllng Is not evil. per se." (2) "Uquor-drlnkmg Is not wrong' per ae. Most men dr.nk harmlessly and they will not submit to Interference with their customs for the sake of thoje who are of no account.' " 1. Now, "evil per se" Is a theological term Indicating an act wrong In Its In herent character, because done In con scious rebellion of mind. If the dealer sells In this state of mind, the traffic Is "evil per se." But the log.clan says: In many cases It Is the consequences alone that determine the character of an action. The consequences of the liquor traffic arc of three kinds, (1) moral evils, Including two thirds of criminal offenses, and Ioai of 30.- 000 lives each ear, public disorder, and muunnai incapacitation or many men; (2) economic evils. Including the t209.000.00t) spent on police. Jail and court expenses In taking caro of the saloons' products, and XSQO.000,000 handed over the bar, for which no legitimate return is made; (J) political evils that have a vital bearing upon the most Important political lasueo of the day. The testimony as to them facts Is overwhelming rrom all sources. Therefore llquor-deallng Is wrong, not per se, but because of Its consequences. It ought to be stopped, for It la a damnable traffic. 2. Liquor-drinking may, or may not, bo wrong per se. It depends as to Its wrong fulness upon the consequences. The rec ord Is that the drinker hurts hlmselr. fre quently Inflicts suffering upon his Inno cent family, and often ruins both. But prohibition Is Indifferent to individual drinking customs. The farmer In Maine can mako all the hard cider he can drink, and fancy drinks as well. It la fo.ly to think prohibition alma at preventing drink ing. Prohibition alms at obvious and rank public evils, resulting from the traffic and Inseparable from It. and which the exist ence of tho traffic serves only to per petuate. The traffic ought to be consti tutionally prohibited, as murder, theft and slavery. And If the state. In order to free Itself from these evils, suppresses the caure of them, I. e., the traffic, and there by Interferes wtlh the facilities for supply ing men with' drink. It Is of no concern to the Government. For. surely, no one will argue that the state Is under any obligation to supply these men with fa cilities for getting their favorite cock tails, etc Let them mix their own drinks. The state ought to suppress, as It does the sale of decayed beef, a traffic from which such high public wrongs are resultant. Under SO years of license this business has passed from feebleness to marvelous strength. It therefore likes license. It thinks It Is a respectable business, but Its products are not respectable. Doubtless, It la as "natural" to sell whisky as to sell corn. It Is likewise "natural" to commit murder and theft. But the state concludes these latter are unnatural be cause of their consequences. Llquor-scll-lng Is fully as disastrous in direct conse quences, and Is, therefore, as truly un natural. The criterion must be as to con sequences. STUART B. HANNA. THE "BEESWAX MINE." Very Early Settlers. Knew of It, nnd Knew It Win Sot Mineral. POR-iAND. April 4. To the Editor.) Here Is a little light on the beeswax mine on the Ne-a-Iem Coast, near Ne-cah-nle Mountain. The Oregon American and Evangelical Unionist of July 19. 1S4?, pub lished on Tualatin Plains, near what la now Hlllsboro, quotes from the Polyne sian. Honolulu, S. I., of October 27, 1S47, the following: "Japanese Junk Picked Up. On the 21st of April last, the Bremen whaleshlp Ota helte. Captain Wletlng, In latitude 25 north. 156 east longitude, fell In with a Japanese Junk, which had lost her rudder and been driven off the coast In a gale In November, 1S46, and had been drifting about for. five months. He took off her crew nine men and took out of her 12,000 pounds bees wax, xme Iron, copper, tools, molasses, sugar, rouge, etc Her lading was chiefly writing paper. The crew reduced to one quarter of rice, and were then without water. She was of about SO tons, belonged to Osako. and was bound north. They1 had seen one whaleshlp which steered for them and then went off, without speaking. Cap tain Wletlng kept them with him four weeks, and then put them on board a Junk in the Straits of Matsman." The editor of the Unionist, who came to Oregon In 1S39. then comments as fol lows: These Junks havenoraetlmes been known to approach our coast, and one of them to come ashore and deliver up to the Indians three Japanese men In 182). May we not suppose our coast beeswax, which the In dians so often bring Into the settlements, picked up near the mouth of the Colum bia, from among the gravel, and of such mineral-like appearance until melted over, found Its way by some lost Junk over a century since?" Thus It may te seen that the early set tlers knew of the presence of beeswax along the northern Oregon Coast, and had no doubt about It. after a practical test, until "wise men from the East,' with great scientific attainments, came upon the ground. GEORGE -H. HIME8. in The Lamest Diamond. New York Telegram. Mr. John B. Robinson, who Is reputed to be one of the richest men In the world, has tho further distinction of owning the largest diamond In the world. It was found on his diamond field at Jagersfon teln end weighs 971 carats (uncut). An Indian rajah Is said to have offered as much aa 231000 for It. wjthogt succfM, WHY THEY HIRED COUNSEL COCTir COWMISSIOKERS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST CRITICISM. Statement of the Cases Conflicted by Attorneys Specially Engaged on Behalf of the County. PORTLAND, April 5. (To the Editor.) A number of attorneys have seen fit to criticise tho Judgment and question the authority of this Board In Its employ ment ot special counsel. Such employ ment has been decided upon through tne exigencies of circumstance, a regard for the proper discharge ot duty In the Inter est of the taxpayers, and under the ex press authority of the Board, as construed by the Supreme Court of Oregon, and al ways exerted when necessary by our predecessors In this county, and by the Boards of other counties In the state. The results have In every Instance verified our Judgment, and the cost has been In significant, comp' -ed to the money saved to the county, and tho further litigation which has been forestalled through the prompt action and able services of our special legal representatives. The Dis trict Attorney's office, with Its mass of other business, Its necessary dally atten tion to the public the statutory restric tions as to the employment of assistance, and the limited remuneration for the same, could not, with all the willingness of the present Incumbent, have met the causes against the county and the able counsel who so carefully prepared them with the promptness necessary to success. We deem It proper, however, officially to Inform the public as to the cases, and what they Involved. They arose principal ly through the following causes: First Contracts made when the present County Judgo was a member of the Board and previous to the formation of this Board. Second The determined collections of delinquent taxes for 18S4. 1S35. 1S96 and 1S97. which hod been deferred and allowed to lag from time to time through' litiga tion and other causes, until they wero considered virtually uncollectible. Third Through the Industry of certain nttorneys In hunting up and suggesting claims upon contingent Interest, and at tacking the county funds therewith. Fourth Through the Imposition of pen alty not provided by law upon delinquent property, prior to the control of this Board. Fifth Through legislation In regard to the "mortgage tax" and the endeavor of large mortgage companies, local and for eign, as well as private taxpayers, to evade the payment of the mortgage tax. Sixth Through attempts to force set tlements favorable to delinquents and to the county's loss by attacking the various levies on every possible and Impossible ground. These causes precipitated upon the coun ty, during the rearrangement of the o'd system by the new Board as constituted by the Legislature, a mass of litigation unparalleled In the history of the county, and Involving a very large sum of money directly. In addition to the Indirect lia bility through the further litigation await ing the results, and on the same lines . Among those conducting the litigation against the county were such eminent lawyers as the late Judge Thayer. Fen ton. Bronaugh & Mulr. United States Dis trict Attorney John Hall, Stott. Boise & Stout, Chamberlain & Thomas, Henry St. Rayner, W. M. Gregory. H. M. Cnke, ex-DIstrlct Attorney Lord: U. S. O. Mar quam, J. Thorburn Ross, Seabrook & Munly, and others. The following are the principal casc3 for which fees have been paid by this Board: Chinese poll tax cases These were cases brought by a number of Chinamen to recover poll taxes collected by the Sheriff In past years. Actions were brought and p-rgonnl demands made for a sum ag gregating nearly HS.000. These cases were all decided In favor of the county. Pipes & Tint and the District Attorney, for the county. Kadderly vs. County Suit to compel the county to operate the Stark-street ferry. An Intricate case of great financial mo ment to the county. Decided In favor of the county. Do! ph. Mallory & Simon, fof county. Suit against the County Treasurer De termining the legal Interest on county warrants. In view of the Legislative qhange from 8 to C per cent. There be ing a targe amount of money on hand to pay warrants and save Interest, the case called for prompt attention. It was de cided In the lower court, carried to the Supreme Court, ndvnnced on the docket, and finally, to Its great advantage, de cided In the county's favor. W. A. Cle land, for county. Bell vs. Frazler A suit attacking the validity of the "Selling fee bill." of Im mediate Importance to the county, to the bar "and to all litigants. Also carried to Supreme Court, and finally decided In fa vor of county, largely to Its advantage. Paxton, Beach & Simon, for county. Oregon Real Estate Company vs. Coun tyA suit to test the validity of the oc tlon of tho Board of 'Equalization. De cided In favor of the county. Carey & Mays, for county. The so-called "mortgage tax" cases, aa follows: J. B. Montgomery vs. County Decided against the county. Stott. Boise & Stout, for plaintiff; Dolph, Mallory & Simon, for defendant. Alliance Trust Company vs. County Decided In favor of county. Fenton. Bro naugh & Mulr, for plaintiff; Bernstein & Cohen and Pipes & TIfft. for county. Dundee Mortgage Trust Company vs. Cuunty Decided In favor of county. Fen ton. Bronaugh & Mulr, for plaintiff: Bern stein & Cohen and Pipes & TIfft. for county. Investment Mortgage Security Company vs. County Decided In favor of county. Fenton. Bronaugh & Mulr, for plaintiff: Bernstein & Cohen and Pipes & TIfft. for county. West Heights Real Estate Company et al. vs. County Decided In favor of coun ty. C F. Lord and A. C. Spencer, for plaintiffs; Pipes & TIfft and Bernstein & Cohen, for county. The Scottish-American Insurance Com pany. Ltd., vs. County Decided In favor of county. Chamberlain & Thomas, for plaintiff; Pipes & TIfft and Bernstein & Cohen, for county. Kndderly vs. County Decided In favor of county. John II. Hall and H. M. Cake, for plaintiff: Bemsteln & Cohen and Pipes & TIfft. for county. Leander Lewis et al. vs. County De cided In favor of county. C. F, Lord and A. C Spencer, for plaintiffs; Bernstein & Cohen and Pipes & TIfft, for county. Kadderly vs. County In United States Court. Decided In favor of county. John H. Hall, for plaintiff: Bernstein & Cohen and Pipes & TIfft. for county. , John Klernan vs. County In United States Court. Decided In favor of county. C. F. Lord and A. C Spencer, for plain tiffs: Bernstein A Cohen and Pipes & TIfft, for county. Adolph A. Dekum vs. County Decided In favor of county. J. Thorburn Ross. E. B. Senbrook. William A. Munly, for plain tiff; Pipes & TIfft and Bernstein & Cohen, for county. These cases, taken together, decided a large number of very important questions ond a great deal of litigation awaiting their result: as, for Instance, whether the mortgage tax was a lien on real property or any Interest thereof created by the mortgage: as under the following condi tions, raised In different cases, as: 1. That class of cases where the mort gagor had paid off his mortgage and re leased same of record, and was still the owner of the rent property, f. Where the mortgago was paid nnd released of record and mortgagor had conveved tho property to nresent owner. 3. Where mortgagee had satisfied th mortgage by receiving deed for real pron erty. either bv settlement or through foreclosure, and was present owner ot property. A. Whars. br reason of delay and the repeal of the mortgage tax law, the claim for taxes was alleged to be outlawed. 5. Where the mortgage was paid and released of record, but where there was a covenant In the mortgage that the mortgagor would pay the mortgage tax. Sixth Where, by reason ot the tax sals and purchase by the county, the county had lost Its remedy against the property. Seventh Where, by reason of the pur chase by the county, under the sale. It was claimed that the county had been paid. Eighth Where the question was raised that the warrant for the collection of the taxes was void. Ninth Where the real property was never properly assessed as required by tho. mortgage tax law. Tenth Where It was alleged that after the mortgage was paid there remained nothing to which the tax could attach, and that the real property could not be held for the payment thereof. Eleventh Where the actions of the coun ty. In attempting to collect the tax from the property after transfer, was claimed to be taking the property of one to pay the debt of another, unconstitutional, and "without due process of law." Some of these questions Involved the validity of the entire assessment roll, and It was necessary to meet every argument which the Ingenuity of the ablest legal talent of our bar could devise to support the. claims of the litigants. That the county was successful In 10 of the 11 "tax" cases enumerated precludes all ne cessity for further words. Tho "Noble" contract This was a con tract entered Into on behalf of the county by County Judge W. M. Cake with H. E Noble, for the collection of delinquent taxes. 'and the purchase of the advertised property. This contract came to this Board on Its organization, and after con sultation with a number of lawyers, we de elded that the Board was obliged to main tain It. which It did, after Insisting on the elimination of Its most objectionable features. The contract was attacked and the county was obliged to defend It. It was held to be Illegal by the Circuit Court, and tor the absolutely necessary final decision was appealed to the Su preme Court, where It Is now pending, un der a motion to advance Its consideration upon the docket. The "Ovlatt" contract This has been made the subject of two suits against the county, one relating to real property and the other to personal property, both of which suits were decided In favor ot the county. In addition to the above, there Is now tried, argued and pending the decision ot the court the case of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company vs. County. In which this company seeks to evade the payment of about $2400 delinquent taxes on the Mnrquam block. In this city. And, to conclude. It will be seen that the actual amounts directly Involved In the above suits exceed the sum of $100,000 of the county's money, besides all the contingent amount which would have fol lowed failure or delay In meeting the suits Instituted. And In addition, the amount expended for legal services by thls Board includes numerous opinions up on matters of Immediate Importance and the care as to leases and contracts, which proper regard for public duty plainly re quires. We have deemed this statement as due to the public, not aa Justification for our selves, which Is not required, but to cor rect the Intended misstatements which have been circulated for personal and po litical reasons. PHILO HOLBROOK. WILLIAM B. STEELE. H. C. SMITH. Commissioners. The criticism referred to was made by a committee of the Multnomah Republican Bar, and la embodied in the following re port: The undersigned committee, appointed at a meeting of the association March 22, 1900. by the president, to investigate and report on the question of expenditure of county funds by the Board of County Commissioners for special counsel In liti gation In which the County of Multno mah was Interested, and the expenditure from such fund of moneys for other serv ices of special counsel, begs leave to sub mit Its report, showing nil of such expen ditures from January 4, 1S39. when the act placing the District Attorney upon a sal ary took effect, up to March 1, 1900, as follows: January . 1S30 H. H. Northup (North west Loan & Trust Company case), $25. January 4. ISO Dolph. Mallory & Simon (Kadderly vs. County), 00. February 9. 1890 Pipes & TIfft (Chinese poll tax cases), $200. February 10. 1S20 W. A. Cleland (Seaton vs. Hoyt), $23). May 16. ISO Alex Bernstein (sundry cases), $000. May 24, 1809 Paxton, Beach & Simon (Bell vs. Frazler), $200. June 9, 1809 Bernstein & Cohen, (mort gage tax cases), $2S0. June 8, 1S09 Pipes & TIfft (mortgago tax cases), &. July 13, 1S99-H. H. Northup (consulta tion), $20. July 13. lS99-PIpes & TIfft (Chinese poll tax, retainers), $o00. July 13. 1899 Bernstein & Cohen (opin ion Mnrquam building taxes). $37 50. August 11. 1S99 Bemsteln & Cohen- (legal ndvlce County Commissioners In seven cases), $167 50. September 13, 1899 Bernstein & Cohen, legal services, five cases. $225. October 7. 1899 Bernstein & Cohen, legal services, four cases, $100. October 13. 1S99 Bernstein & TIfft, legal services, four cases, $100. November 9. 1S90 Bernstein & Cohen, legal services, two cases, $69 65. November 10. 1899 Bemsteln & Cohen, legal services, two cases. $46 43. November 10. 1899S-Carey & Mays, legal services (Oregon Real Estate Company vs. County, mortgage tax case), $174 45. November 22. 1899 D. J. Malarkey, at torney's fees (Mnrquam vs. Sears and County). $37 63. December 9, 1899 Bernstein & Cohen, opinion on transfer of certificates, $22 50. December 9. 1899 Bernstein & Cohen, opinion Wells-Fargo vs. Hill. $23. January 4. 1900 Bernstein & Cohen, legal services. $95. January 4, 1900 Paxton, Beach & Simon, legal services. $50C 50. January 4. 1900 Bemsteln & Cohen, legal services, $47 50. January 4. 1900 Bemsteln & Cohen, legal services, $23 75. February 9, 1900 Pipes & TIfft. legal services. $400. February 9. 1900 Bernstein & Cohen, le gal services, $111 60. February 9, 1900 Bernstein & Cohen, le gal services. $19 15. Fobruary 13, 1900 Bemsteln & Cohen, le gal services. $76 40. February 13, 1900 Bemsteln & Cohen, le gal services, $19 15. February 13, 1900 Pipes & TIfft 'legal services. $400. The total amounts to $6434 75. (This Item Is for four cases "of Lam bert vs. County. West Heights, R. E. Co. vs. County, Kadderly vs. County, Burgess vs. Noble.) February 13. 1900 Bernstein & Cohen, legal services, $115. (The latter amount purports to be- for services In eight cases not specifically designated.) In many Instances the records do not disclose In what titled case or matter counsel were employed, and the Journal of the Commissioners' Court contains no orders employing counsel In any of the cases In which special counsel have been employed by the Board of Commissioners. The practice seems to have been for the attorneys to present their bills for serv ices to the Board of Commissioners, who Indorsed them and an order made for the payment of the same as In other ordinary expenditures of the county funds. WALDEMAR SETON, FRED L. KEENAN, THAD S. POTTER, EDWIN MAYS, L. A. M'NART. In the Wheat Country. Walla Walla Union. A trip to Dayton reveals the most prom ising prospect ever seen in the wheat fields I along the route. Not a poor piece of grain I was seen, and It hardly seems possible that anything can come between the rancher nnd the biggest yield ever har vested. Dry land, wet land. uphlU, down- mil, all present a picture of agricultural possibilities, the like of which Is seldom beheld anywhere else, outside of the great Walla Walla Valley. Around Dayton, too. tne prospect Is equal to any ever seen, and, as a consequence, the fanners are happy. Huntzvllle. Woltsburg, and. In fact, all along the line. Is wheat, knee high and well stooled out. THE MINES OF SINAI. Evidence That Copper Wna Taken Front There 7,000 Years Abo. Chicago News. Egyptnlns had mined the rugged sides of Mount Slnal for copper and turquoise thousands of years before Moses climbed ttre mountain to receive the tables of the law, and the Egyptians waged wars for the possession of these mines. M. de Morgan with a party of French engineers recently visited these abandoned work ings, which are situated convenient to the Gulf ot Suez, and explored two ot tho ancient deposits. He found tho mineral deposits In the sandstone region and not In the porphyries which constitutes tho great mass of the mountain. These deposits consist of copper andlron- bearlng minerals, especially hematite, ond some gypsum. Among the cupriferous minerals the most valuablo were the tur quoise, many valuable specimens of which have been discovered from time to time In the tomb and treasures of the Egyp tians, says the National Druggist. M. de Morgan brought back to France a collec tion of minerals, most of which were turned over to M. Berthelot. who made a most Interesting report on the minerals. In which he stated that the copper-bearing specimens were poor In metal and not plentiful. Mining such ores must have -been tedi ous and severe labor. The Egyptians wero still using arms of wood and chipped or ground stones and copper was 'a rare and precious metal, the possession of whlcn was thought to repay the most severe la bor. Later on wood and stone Imple ments gave place to bronze, which was made possible by tho Importation of tin from remote regions. These mines have been abandoned for at least 3.000 years, probably on account of a constantly growing scarcity In metal. The mines were probably worked from 3.CX) to 4.000 years. It Is thought that the work ing of tho mines began nearly 7,000 years ago. Proof Sufficient. Mother Are you sure you love htm? Daughter Am I sure! Do you see this dress? "Of courso I do. What of It?" "Will you kindly tell me If It bears the slightest resemblance to the present fash Ion?" "Well, really. It er-lt "It doesn't?" "No." "Well. Pm wearing it because he likes It." Tlt-BIts. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. The Kind You Hays Always Bought Bears tho yfj&crt. 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J. Berguln. Hum boldt, S. D. "We have been using Cascarets In our family since last Spring and cannot do wlthoutthem." Mrs. J. C Jamleson. Poy nette. Wis. "I use Cascarets and could not got along without them. My husband uses and rec ommends them In his practice." Mrs. Dr. Nyce. E8 Ontario street. Cohoes. N. T. I take pleasure In recommending Ca carets. They are the most wonderful med ical preparation I ever used. Cascarets work like magic, and never fall." John S. .Rice, a Seymour street, Philadelphia. "I am a firm believer In Cascarets. They are the best cathartic I ever used." Tom Holt. Wellwood. Manitoba. "I do not think there Is anything better for constipation than Cascarets. I recom mend them to all my friends." Minnie F. McCumb. Mlonus. Conn. "I take pleasure In letting you know what good your Cascaret3 have done for me. I suffered with constipation, pain In the stomach and dizziness for two years and tried most all kinds of medicines. A friend advised me to try Cascarets. 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