THE MORNING ORBGONIAN, WKENESDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1S00.
FOR MANY REFORMS
County Judges and Commis
sioners in Session.
MANY YOUNG MEN IN THE. BODY
-Great Enthusiasm Manifested by
Every One Preacnt-Worlc of
the First Say.
The fourth annual convention ol Coun
ty Judges, County Commissioners and
County Assessors opened yesterday morn-Ins-,
In, the rooms of the Multnomah
County Commissioners In the City Hall.
There -was a larger attendance than last
year, and a unanimous feeling "was man
ifest among the members that the pur
pose of the gathering securing an equit
able sjstem of taxation lawa and a uni
form administration throughout the
state would be materially furthered. Yes-
terday's work was mainly, concerned with
the preliminary organization and the con
sideration of committee reports. In the
remaining two days' -session the most im
portant report yet to be received will be
considered, which Is that of the commit
tee of Assessors appointed in February
to draw up a bill for presentation to the
Legislature on assessment and taxation.
On this committee Assessor Greenleaf is
chairman, and as yet his duties on the
Multnomah County Board of Equalization
have' not permitted him to attend the
convention, v ,.... ,.,
"When President A. G. .Bartholomew,
County Judge of "Morrow County, called-
theconvention to order at 11 o clocK, tne
most striking thing to be noticed was
the number of young men who held the
positions of honor usually associated with
age and long white beards. The assembly
was made up of young, vigorous men,
with here and there men of more years,
who added dignity to the gathering. After
a. few words from the president on the
desirability of official harmony between
the members holding theee Important :po
sltlons with a iew to advancing the in
terests of the people they were elected
,to serve, the convention proceeded to busi
ness by electing J. M. Yocum, Assessor of
Yamhill County, secretary. In the absence
of Secretary R. L. Connor, Assessor of
Yamhill County. J. "W. Hobart, the Ma
rion County Assessor, "was chosen as his
assistant. As a committee on order at
business the following were named: Judge
. J. E D. Gray, of Clatsop; Judge B. i.
"VVlIson, of Union; Assessor J. A.
Payton, of Baker; Assessor E. W. "Wil
liams, -of -Clackamas; and County Com
missioner Steele, of Multnomah.
Speeches were made by Judges Gray, of
Clatsop, and Wills, of Crook, on the work
of the convention. The latter especially
emphasized the desirability of taking con
certed action in the matter of making- an
equitable and Just assessment of property
in the state, and recommended a careful
consideration of the amendments to be
proposed. He also discussed the general
misunderstanding existing as to the scalp
bounty law, as to turning over the money
collected under the law to the state. This
wasf Introduced as an evidence of the im
portance of all working harmoniously to
gether. Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon session the committee
reported the fqllowlng qrder of business:
Consideration of the necessity of a state
board of equalization; manner of assess
ing real property; manner of assessing
personal property; manner of collecting
taxes; consideration of the road and poll
tax questions; appointment of commlt
te6s; discussion of scalp bounty question;
electldn of officers.
On motion the following commltteB were
appointed.
Committee on equalization Judge "W. C.
"Wills, of Crook, chairman; Judges Sibley,
of Polk, and Blakeley, of Wasco; Assessor
Jett. of Baker, Commissioners Steele, of
Multnomah, and Evans, of Wasco.
Assessment of real property Assessor J.
W. Hobart, of Marlon, chairman; Judge
Hartman, of Umatilla; Assessors White,
of Uolumbla, and Pike, of Sherman; Coun
tyGommlssloner Mack, of Multnomalu
Assessment of personal property Asses-
sor Breezan, of Umatilla, chairman; As
sessors Whipple, of Wasco, and Payton,
of flaker; County Commissioners Ljons,
of Douglas and Showers, of Multnomab.
Manner of collecting taxes Judge Wil
son, of Union, chairman; Assessors Pen
dleton, of Jackson, and "Williams, of
Clackamas; Judge Bird, of Yamhill; Coun
ty""C5mmlssioner Young, of Clatsop.
Committees at Work.
The committees at once went to work,
and two reports "w ere adopted in the aft
ernoon. The first by the committee on
assessment of personal property, recom
mended that "the taxes -upon personal
property be due and collected -on or -before
30 days after the same have been
listed by the Assessor the last preceding
levy fo oe applied In determining the
amount of taxes due."
The committee on maimer of collect
ing taxes reported recommending:
"That the Treasurer shall be the collector
of1" taxes up to the time they become de;
llnquent; that the Sheriff shall collect the
delinquent taxes.
"If the present law on the subject is
not adequate, it Bhould be made so that
a levy on real property or sale of same
for 'delinquent taxes should not be made
necessary.
"That all taxes when assessed shall be
a Hen against all property of the tax-
pay p..
"That the Assessor shall be the collec
tor of all taxes on personal property not
secured by lien on real estate.
"That all taxes shall become due and
payable January 1 annually and become
delinquent on March 1 following, and thai
4 'penalty of a0 per cent be then added,
7ith legal Interest on same after becom
ing delinquent.
."That some better method be devisea
disposing of real property sold for de
linquent taxes than the present one of au
thorizing the. county Judges to bid It In
for the county."
Regarding the -scalp bounty law, J. W.
Hobart reported that the State Treasurer
was already engaged In sending out no
tices to the county Treasurers where the
bounty tax bad not been paid, asking
them if they were going to pay,, and the
roasens for the delinquency.
Following Is the complete representa
tion of each county at the convention:
Baker W. W. Travllllon, County Judge;
J. A. Paton, Assessor; G. W. Jett, As-eessor-elect.
Benton A. B. Alexander, Assessor.
Glackamas Thomas F. Ryan. Judge;
John Lewellen. Commissioner; Eli Will-
lams, Assessor.
Clatsop J H. D. Gray, Judge; J. W.
Coranhan, Assessor; C Peterson and A.
'Young. Commissioners.
Columbia J D. Doan, Judge; M. White,
Assessor
Crook W. C. Wills, Judge.
Douglas Joseph Lyons, County Com
missioner. Jackson Charles Prim, Judge; Charles
Pendleton, Assessor.
Marten J H. Scott, Judge; J. W. Ho
bart, Assessor.
Morrow A. G Bartholomew, Judge; E.
C Ashbaugh, County Commissioner; W.
1. SaHag, Assessor-elect.
Multnomah W. M. Cake, Judge; R. S.
Greenleaf, Assessor; W. B. Steele, Will
iam Showers and J. G. Mack. County
Commissioners, C. E. McDonell, Assessor-elect.
Eolk-I E. Sibley, Judgo; J. B. Teal.
County Commissioner; F. E .Meyer, As-.
-sesser-elcct
Sherman John Fulton, Judge; B. F.
Pike, Assessor. .
Umatilla G. A. Hartman, Judge;
George Breezan, Assessor; J. H. Walker,
County Commissioner.
"Oaten B. F Wlllson, Judge.
Wasco George C, Blakeley, Judge; W.
H. Whipple, Assessor; C L. Schmidt, As-
sessor-elect; W. JL Hantaan. County
Commissioner, by C. L. Gilbert.
Yamhill R. P. Bird, Judge; J. M. Yo
cum, Assessor.
INJURED BY ACCIDENT.
Developments la Case , of Little
James Barton. -.
The. .funeral of little James William
Barton, 6,years old, son of Mr., and Mrs.
Alba" Barton, of Center Addition, took
place yesterday afternoon from their
home. Rev. I D. Holgate conducted the
services at the house, after which the re
mains were burled in the cemetery near
Montavilla. Many of the friends of the
family were In attendance.
This is the little boy who died from con
cussion of the brain, or fracture bf the
skull caused by a fall on the concrete
floor of the basement.ln the Mount Tabor
schoolhouse, on West avenue, district No.
E. It has been rumored in the community
that the child was intentionally thrown
down on the hard floor by a larger school
boy, but the facts brought out yesterday
indicate that his injuries were accidental.
Four weeks ago the boy met with the
accident which resulted fatally, Mrs.
Barton, the mother, made the following
statement:
"Our little boy came home from school
and said that he had been hurt by an
other boy, but he did not then seem to
be seriously injured, and returned to
school the next day. We supposed he had
been hurt while playing, and thought
nothing about the matter at, the time,
Three days afterward he came home com
plaining of a pain in his head. We thch
called in Dr. Botkin, who concluded from
the Indications there was concussion of
the brain. Jimmie became partially
speechless, and one aide was paralyzed,
which showed that the seat of the trouble
existed In the brain. He rew worse till
death came to his relief. We have heard
several stories about the way he got the
fall, but I do not care to attach any
blame to any particular person, as It" was
probably an accident."
Professor Durrette, the principal of
Mount Tabor School, yesterday carefully
investigated the matter. He found that!
there were several young pupils of ages
from6 to 8, who had been snatchlngeach
other's hats. In play. Jlmmle had stooped
down; to tie his shoe, and one of the boys J
ran up and grabbed his hat, throwing him
over on the floor In sucn a way that he
struck the floor with his forehead. The
blow was evidently a very severe one.
The principal concluded from his investi
gation that tne fall was pjirely accidental.
He called to ihe office in the af ternoon all
the boys who saw the affair and learned
from them the particulars. The child
lingered about three weeks before death
came. He was a bright little fellow, and
the community sympathizes with the par
ents in the unfortunate affair. '
Death of Ellas Sanders.
Elias R. Sanders, a veteran of the Civil
War, and member of Sumner Post, G. A,
R., died at St. Vincent's JJospital Monday
"night, after a lingering illness of several
weeks from blood poisoning. Mr. San
ders and wife were in a logging camp
down on the Columbia River some time
ago, when he was attacked with 'a felon
on the middle finger of his right hand.
He was brought to the hospital, where
the finger was first removed and then, as
blood poisoning was spreading. It became
necessary to amputate the hand. This
was the last operation, but the system
was poisoned and he could not recover.
Mr. Sanders came to Portland about 10
years ago, and first became a,memher of
George Wright Post, but afterward trans
ferred bis. membership to Sumner Post
about a year ago. He ran a hotel lh
Portland for a time, and then sold out
and went to a "logging campr where he
remained till his Illness. Mr. Banders
had a remarkable record as a soldier, as
he" participated in many of the- great bat
tles of the Civil War, He enlisted Sep
tember 25. lfiffL in Gomnmr "R HeeariA
United States Sharpshooters, 'and was dis
charged February 20, 1S66, serving us -a
private, Corporal, Sergeant, Orderly Ser
geant, and finally Sergeant-Major". He
was lnthe second battle of Bull Run,
Antletam, Chancellorsvlile, Wilderness,
Cold Harbor, Petersburg and other bat
tles. When he was mustered out of the
service of the Second "Regiment of Sharp
shooters, as that regiment was disbanded,
he received a testimonial signed by all
the officers for bravery and faithful per
formance of duty. It says: "He was
ever among the foremost of the fight, and
was the most loyal and hopeful of the
loyal men. By his fidelity as a soldier
and by his uniform good character, he
has done much to make a reputation for
his regiment that will be as lasting and
glorious as the country In whose battles
he fought,"
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon, from Finleys undertaking par
lors, under the auspices Of Sumner Post,
Rev. Alexander Blackburn will officiate.
East Side Notes.
Mrs. Almlra Curtis of La Grande, Or.,
1b visiting at the home of her brother,
L. H. Wells, 607 East Ninth street, South.
This morning, at the Mount Tabor
School, on West avenue. Rev. William R.
Lord will -talk to the higher .grades on the
Interesting subject of "Birds." The talk
will be Instructive as well as entertaining,
and Mr. Lord hopes to arouse the interest
of the children.
The home of R. Maple, near SC Johns,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire last
week. A blaze, which had started on
the roof from an unknown cause, was
seen by the crew and passengers of a
passing motor. With their assistance it
was extinguished.
The Morrison-street bridgetenders made
one woman happy Monday evening by re
storing to her 550 In gold which, she had
lost In the snow at the east end of the
draw. She crossed to the West Side, and
was proceeding up Morrison street when
she discovered her- loss. - At once She
returned to the bridge and, Informed the
tenders. The money was recovered, after
a short search, lying in the snow.
Dr. Wise. Toom 614. The Dekum.
PERSONAL MENTIOIT.
Dr. Oswald F. Beckham, of Astoria,
at the Imperial. v
Senator Jfohn D. Daly, of CorralUa, ts
at the Imperial.
J. W. Bennett; a Marahfleld banker, is
at the Portland.
Governor T. T. Geer and wife are regis
tered at the Imperial.
R, Alexander and G. A. Hartman, prom
inent merchants of Pendleton, are at the
Imperial. t
W. G Howell, of Astoria, is at the Im
perial. Mr. Howell Is on his return from
a business trip to Duluth, Minn.
Supreme Judge R. S. Bean, of Salem,
and Attorney George H. Bennett, of .Al
bany, are at the Imperial. CVL. Gilbert
and K. 5. Evans, of Hood River, are at
the Perkins. These gentlemen are in at
tendance at the Convention of County
Judges and Assessors, now In session In
this city
NEW YORK, Nov. 0. Northwestern
people registered at New Tork hotels, to
day as follows:
From Portland Mrs. J.J&. Montgomery,
Miss Montgomery, at the "Fifth Avenue.
From Seattle R. H. Boyle, at the -Empire.
From Spokane W. H. Young, -at the
Gllsey
Russia Retrenching;. N
ST PETERSBURG, Nor. M. Russia la
retrenching on account of the .Chinese
troubles, the Official Journal of Commerce
announces.. The, proposed increase of
3,S0o,OOO rubles in the appropriations for
popular schools invlSOl wlllnot be made. -
SEEM TO BE SATISFIED
FEW COMPLAIKTS MADE TO EQTJAIi-
IZATIOif BOARD.
Question of Assessing. Law BooJcs
Decided to Favor of the Ovrn- 4
t
era Thereof.
.A good many prominent citizens visited
the County Board of Equalization yester
day and examined the assessment rolls,
but only jo, few complaints, were made,
the assessment generally meeting with ap
proval. The valuations being low this
-cannot fait to be the case.
The two principal complaints yesterday
were by Cotton, Teal & Minor and. Em
mons & Emmons, against the assessment
of their law libraries under the- head of
household furniture, etc Of course, the
understanding was that the law books
were meant to be .classed as etceteras and
not as furniture, and the opinion of the
"Assessor was that such works as Chltty.
Blackstone, Greenleaf on Evidence, where
an attorney has a valuable library, should
be assessed, but at the hearing of the pro-
test made by Joseph Teal and Mr. Em
mons, Greenleaf Tvas not In evidence at
all. as his associates on the Board of
Equallzatipn, Judge Cake and County
Clerk Holmes, turned him down, deciding
in favor of the lawyers and canceling the
assessments.
Assessor Greenleaf states that he mere
ly placed these two firms on the roll as a
test case, and If the board had decided
to .sustain him, he would have had the
rest of the lawyers appear before the
board and placed all of them on the list
having libraries of sufficient value.
Judge Cake says the board couldn t do
this, and t would not be fair to assess
two firms and- leave all of the other law
yers ,out Then Jthere was another thing
to consider; there are three members In
the firm of Cotton, Teal & Minor, and
each la entitled to an exemption of; 3Q0,
and the firm of Emmons & Emmons,
which also has three partners, likewise.
This about covered the total of the as
sessments The assessment of L. C. Henrichsen was
reduced from $8000 to $7000. Some of the
complaints wilt be considered later on.
J. A. Strowbrldge made a short visit
and went ever the list of his property
carefully, making no comments except to
himself, and what those were he has not
yet -disclosed. As a School Director, Mr.
Strowbrldge always had the interest of
the taxpayers at heart, and it would seem
that he is also Interested in his own taxes.
He wore a contented look, so he doubt
less did not find much to grumble about
Phllo Holbrook also dropped in, but did
not file any complaint. Mr. Holbrook
served as County Commissioner for eight
years, and while he waS a-puhlic servant
it was his lot to listen to numerous tales
of woe from disgruntled taxpayers, so he
knows how it Is himself, and will not
worry the board over trifles. He received
a cordial Teceptlon, passed around the
cigars, and said he would call again when
he had more time. Mr. Holbrook is a
large taxpayer.
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLAYERS
Scores Made in Billiard and Pool
Tournaments This Weelc.
The pool and billiard tournament at
the Commercial Club is progressing quite
rapidly, 11 games of pool having been
played to date Beach seems to have the
preference as a possible winner in the
pool tournament, being an old and ex
perienced player. E. J. Jeffrey also stands
a good show as he Is playing a strong
game. In the following list there are
omitted several players who have not as
yet scored, but by Sunday the tourna
ment will be so far advanced that the
winner should be easily plqked. O'Bryan
defeated O'Reilly, Instead of the opposite
as reported last week. ,
Pool,
Played. Won. Lost. Pr. Ct.
J H. O'Bryan
. Beach 2
Ben Neustadter....l
F. E. Dooley 2
R J. O'Reilly ....... 4
W. J. Clemens.... 3
Henry Goddard ..2
W. A. Cleland 3
Irfnmj TOOK NO CHANCES ' " PP YTfcBik:
II Ml mm WlT'HI) WAT. -" t JCA.S"! ROWBRIDQSf "jk Vjiif
4 0 100
2 0 100
1 0 100
1 1 50
2 2 60
1 2 33
0 2 00
0 3 00
Only three games of billiards hive as
yet been played J. G. Reddlck won one
by defeating "Dr. Skiff and lost to A. T..
Hugglna. Hugglns played him 75 to 60
and won byv 75 to 44, which, with the
handicap of IS gave Reddlck 59. Mr. Hug- i
gins is one of the three wno will piay
against- the Multnomah cracks. Isher
wood defeated Henry Hugglns by 75 to 61,
Isherwood having the benefit of a handi
cap of 14, which, with his score of 61, gave
him the game, H. Hugglns having earned
the same score. B. H. Trumbull and B.
T; Hugglns played last evening, Hugglns
being handicapped 5 points Mr. Trumbull
won- by a core of 75 to 62, including the
handicap. Some good runs were made,
but owing to the cold night, a brilliant
game was Impossible
i
No Snow Yesterday,
Portland's temperature yesterday
ranged fromZO to 3) degrees above zero.
No snow fell here. More snow fell at
Portland Monday than at any other point
In the Willamette Valley, according 'to
the Southern Pacific report. In Eastern
Oregon the weather was windy yesterday,
and the flurry of light snow was swept
about some. In the Upper, Palouse coun
try there is about six Inches of snow on
the ground, but It causes no inconven
ience to trains. The Union Pacific train
from the East arrived, about three hours
late last evening, and the Northern "Pa
cific train -due at 7,30 o'clock did not ar
rive until 11:30. A stub train was run
down from-Seattle.
The disturbance over the Columbia
River region is moving- to the southeast,
and indications are that the cold spell
will give way to ialrer and warmer
weather. -
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CENTER OF POPULATION.
Here Is a Paper That Mas Actually
. . Heard of Portland.
St, Louis Globe-Democrat.
The population center, of the United
States is not traveling "Vestward as fast
as formerly, but it is atll traveling. In
1800 it is located at Columbus, Ind. This
is a movement of about 20 miles in the
past 10 years, or since IBM, Between
1800 and 1S90 the movement westward was
48 miles. The shortest shifting whlchi
the center point made In 4py decade ex
cept from 1S90 to lSOO was that which took
place between 1800 ana 1810, which was
36 miles. The average westward move
ment In a decade -has- been about 60
miles. The line of movements has always
been along or near tbe 38th parallel, a line
which passes not far from Baltimore,
Cincinnati. St. Louis, Denver and San
Francisco.
As described by the Census Bureau, the
center of population is "the center of
gravity" of the country's Inhabitants,
each Individual being -assumed to have J.
the same weight and to. press downward
BEFORE THE, BOARD OF .'EQUALIZATION.
with a force,, proportional io his distance
from the center." That is to say, the
mass of Inhabitants Increases In, weight .
in proportion to the length of ltsremoval
from the central polnU The concentra
tion of population in Nrfw York and Phila
delphia on the one side, and In San Fran
cisco and Portland, Or.r on the other,
count for more in the balance than If the
former were deposited In Ohio or Mich
igan or the latter were laid down In Mis
souri or Iowa, The shifting the popu
lation center is determined in a large de
gree by the distribution of the units of
the inhabitants which are located east
and west of that point, respectively.
Relatively to the expansion of the East
in the past 10 year's the growth of the
West has been much slower than it was
In previous decades. Manufacturing at
tracts population more strongly than
does commerce, and, of course, far more
strongly than does agriculture of any
sort, and the East is growing more rap
idly in manufactures than the West, This
onfer of things may change in the future,
and probably will change In a considera
ble degree. The Pacific Coast is certain
to develop Its manufactures in the next
10 years, as a consequence of the open
ing in the Asiatic trade which is being
made for the country. The Central West
p is making great strides in manufacturing
of all kinds. Though the star ot empire
is not traveling toward sunset as rapidly
as it moved in earlier days, it has not yet
halted, and is not likely to halt soon.
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Caring- for the Horse.
Our Animal Friends.
Horses boarding 'In well-ordered city
stables are usually well cared for, but
many who care for their own horses, es
pecially the farming portion, neglect the
daily equine toilet. Men who would not
think of going out without having their
hair combed and their clothes brushed,
never think of combing the horse's mane
and tall or brushing his coat.
To the thoughtful owner Of a good horse
to offer these suggestions may be bring
ing coals to Newcastle, but there are
thousand's of people who drive a horse
every day, and, through thoughtlessness,
neglect simple things which not only
make the horse uncomfortable, hut ren
der him less docile and tractable, lessen
his working value and shorten his life.
I have seen many a horse In the country
that had not been curried for a year
vainly trying to get some of the- dust out
of his coat by rolling when he got a
chance. I have seen horses with the
hair worn off by stiff, fiat, Bharp-edged
reins which had been put under the back
strap because the loops were broken or
never existed. I have seen horses with
galled withers where the saddles had
been moved a little further forward or
backward to bear on a fresh spot until
the back was a mass otraw flesh. I have
seen a mare which was so fidgety in har
ness and out that she was almost unman.
ageable, and was driven "With her head
polled back with an overneaa cnecK, ana
held down by a tightly drawn martin
gale, while her heels were kept from fly
ing up by a kicking strap. The secret of
it all was that the girths were drawn a
tight as if the owner had been cinching
a pack on a mule's back. The horse Jibed
and kicked and fought against taking tbe
four-rineed bits .'which were thought nec
essary to control her, and the harness,
which was a cruelly aevisea instrument
of torture; but when she was driven with
loose glrtns and kindly treated, all these
"vices" disappeared and the mare was as
kind as a kitten.
Aid for Galveston Schools.
NEW YORK, Nov: 20. Substantial help
will be given to the "public schools at Gal
veston Tex., by the teachers and pupils
of the public schools of this city. The
hurricane which desolated Galveston de
stroyed the schools tjiere. President
miim 7JT. O'Brien. xf the local Board of
Education, issued a -circular addressed to
the local principal ana leacnem, request
ing them to take up a subscription and
this has been done. The officials
of the school board for Manhat
tan and the Bronx, have been bus
tlv ncaeed In counting the money turned
In. It Is estimated thaVhe amount raised
In the two boroughsrwi"l uot be less than
SlS.000. President O'Brien says that while
subscriptions are not ordinarily permitted
In the schools, he deemed this course to
be so worthy that be violated the rule
in this instance: "" ' "
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Bnlce Ol Yorlc "Will Visit Canada.
LONDON,- Nov.'"J05-Xhe Duke 'and
Duchess of York, aqcorning to the Daily
Mail, have definitely decided to visit Canada.
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS
FIRST DAY'S, SESpoT OF OREGON
' ATTORNEYS.
Chouses in Method jl Admission to
the Bar Recommended Report
of Grievance Committee.
The tenth annual meeting of the Oregon
Bar Association convened at the United
f States Court room at 10.30 A. M. yester
day. The association has 177 members, of
whom, about 40 were present. The morn
ing session was devoted to listening to
reports of standing committees, consider
ation ,of which was made a standing or
der for this morning. In the report of
the grievance committee,, among other
things were the following:
Grievance Committee Report.
1 "In the case of Mr. H. C. Eastham.
which, has been nendlng before, this com
mittee for one or two years, the clrcum-
I stances have enforced delay- Mr. East-
ham was accused of corruptly acquiring
for himself a Hen upon property, which
property ho had been employed to pro
cure for a client, and the title of which
he had approved, and that he had thus
wrongfully compelled the client to pay to
him the sum of $350. Owing to the fact
that a civil action for damages had been
instituted by the client, we awaited the
result. Although vigorously contested,
the verdict of the jury "was in favor of
the client, and against Mr. Easthtm. The
case being appealed to the Supreme
Court of the state was reversed upon
legal questions only and remanded for a
new trial. Pending the new trial, a set
tlement was made by Mr. Eastham with
his client, and they requested our com
mittee tp refrain from further action. As
all of the circumstances pointed to the
fact that the client was correct In her
contention as against Mr. Eastham and a
Jury had so tound, It seemed Improper
to this committee to comply with this re
quest or to sanction the practice of al
lowjug a tardy and reluctant settlement
to atone for such practices, and it decided
upon taking action in the matter, and
submitting the case of Mr. Eastham to
the Supreme Court of the state for such
punishment as it ntlght deem proper, ana
has prepared the proper information to
lay the case before the Supreme Court.
Owing, however, to the fact that new
members are soon to be appointed for this
committee, it was deemed best to leave
the filing and prosecution ot this com
plaint to the reorganized committee. Such
delay as has occurred in this has been
due to the fact of the civil proceedings
that were pending and to the desire of
the committee to be thoroughly Informed
in the matter before submitting such se
rious charges as these must be against
any member of the profession. The con
clusion of the committee not to discon
tinue the proposed prdsecution of Mr.
Eastham is not unanimous.
"Two cases have been submitted to us
by the Attorney-General of the state, in
one of which charges were preferred and
filed In the Suprem Court, and upon mo
tion of the court itself was referred to
us for consideration and suggestion.
'In still another case a complaint has
been filed with us directly. We have held
preliminary conferences with the different
parties in regard to these charges, ana
have examined into them, and in the one
case have decided that there was noth
ing whatever to warrant even a suspicion
of improper action on the part of the at
torney accused, and have dismissed the
proceeding. The other two are still pend
ing with us for further investigation. It
has-been deemed best by our committee
not to mention the names of accused par
ties except in cases where affirmative
action has been directly ordered, and any
further information that may be desired
can be obtained from our minutes and
files, where our proceedings are carefully
kept and recorded,
"Dated November 19, ISOO Respectfully
submitted, ZERA SNOW.
"Chairman Grievance Committee."
On lcpral Education.
Following is the gist of the report of
the committee on legal education and ad
mission to the bar:
"We suggest that a copy of the appli
cant's petition should in every case be
forwarded to the secretary of this asso
ciation, and that the applicant should in
every case be required to give in his
sworn petition each place where he has
resided and practiced, so that he may be
traced from place to place, and his repu
tation be more particularly ascertained.
We further .suggest that a copy of th
certificate of the presiding judge of the
highest court In which the applicant last
practiced or was admitted to practice,
and which certificate is required by rule
29, should also accompany the formal
notice. In short, wa regard the papers
required of the applicant by rule 29 as the
applicant's credentials, and believe that
copies of such credentials, certified by,
the Clerk of the Supreme "Court, shoula
be furnished this committee, which ts
seemingly charged with the" duty of as
sisting the Supreme Court in its action
upon such credentials.
"We therefore suggest that rule 23 be
amended so as ta read as follows:
"Rule 29. Attorneys and counscllors-at-law
and solicitors In chancery who have
been admitted to practice in the: highest
courts of any other state, territory or
district, pr of England, her colonies, or
dependencies where the common law pre
vails, and who are otherwise qualified,
may be admitted ta the bar of this states
without examination, upon presenting
their certificate of admission to such
courts, accompanied by a petition in writ
ing; verified by the oath of the petitioner,
showing (1) where he was first admitted
to practice, all places; ana tnepenoas
of time during which he has practiced as
an attorney or couasellor-at-law, asd es
pecially the place, the period ot time, and
the court before whom he last prac
ticed, and (3) whether or not any pro
ceedings for his disbarment or suspension
have been Instituted or prosecuted at
any time or place. Such certificate must
be accompanied by the certificate of the
presiding Judge of the highest court In
which he last practiced, or was admitted
td practice, to the effect that the peti
tioner was In good standing and trust
worthy in his profession In such Jurls
dlctiop, and also the certificate of two
attorneys of; this-court to the effect that
they believed him to be a reputable at
torney and a person of good moral char
acter. Such applicant may, if deemed
qualified by . the court, be licensed to
practice law for a period of nine months
from and after the date of such license,
and the Clerk of this court shall imme
diately transmit to the secretary of the
Oregon Bar Association a certified copy
of the verified petition and of the certifi
cates and other papers required of the
petitioner, and of the order of this court;
provided, however, that if such license
shall expire during any vacation of this
court, then, and in that event, suoh li
cense shall continue in force until tne
third Monday of the succeeding term of
this court held at Salem. Before the ex
piration, of the period for which the li
cense is granted the applicant shall file
with the Clerk of this court a certificate
subscribed by a majority of the mem
bers of. the. committee on legal education
and administration to the bar of the Ore
gon Bar Association, to the effect that
said committee has made due Inquiry Into
the moral character of the applicant and
be'ieve him to be 'a person of good moral
character,' and upon presentation of such
certificate the applicant may at any time
on written motion of any attorney of this
court be permanently admitted to practice
In the courts of this state.
"Your committee further Indorses the
recommendatlon'of its predecessors, that
the manner .of conducting the examina
tion of applicants for admission should be
changed. It is not possible for the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court to so hold
the examination for admission to the bar
as to test fairly the qualification of the
several applicants. Other and more impor
tant duties fully occupy their time. Tne
consequence is that the examination as
now conducted is hasty and easy, not
thorough. The object of the examina
tion is-to test the learning and ability of
the candidate; If the examination be hur
riedly conducted or hasty it is unfair to
the applicant, if it be not thorough it is
an Imposition upon the public.
"Examinations of candidates for degrees
at.our institutions of learning cover
weeks. An examination for admission to
the bar should not, in our judgment, be
concluded In a day. A board of attor
neys should be appointed by the Supreme
Court, and by this board the examination
should be conducted.
"The result pf the examination of each
appllcantjshould be certified by this board
to the Supreme Court, and the examining
board should at the same time recom
mend that ihe applicant be or be not ad
mitted. No one falling to receive a fa
vorable recommendation of the examining
board should be admitted, and only those
who, receive such favorable recommenda
tion as, In the opinion of the Justices of
the Supreme Court are possessed of the
requisite learning and ability and are per
sons of good moral character."
On motion of W. L. Brewster It was
declared the sense of the Bar Associa
tion that Supreme Court rule No. 29
should be amended In accordance with the
report of the committee on legal educa
tion and admission to the bar, and that
the method of conducting examinations
be changed to conform with the recom
mendations of said report. This motion
was made a special order for discussion
at 10 A, M. today.
HOn. Charles W. Fulton brought up the
matter of additional help for the Supreme
Court, and this question, on motion, was
made a special order for this morning.
The afternoon session was occupied by
the annual address of President Lionel R.
Webster, and an address by E. R. Skip
worth on "Two Views" the service of the
bat to the state and the usurpation of
power. ,
The programme ?for today will be an ad
dress by S. B. Huston, of Hlllshoroi sub
ject, "Some Necessary Legislation"; an
address by Hon. B. S. Grosscup, of the
Tacoma bar, subject, "Some Suggestions
in Regard to Jury Trials," and an ad
dress by Thomas G. Greene, of the Port
land bar. on "The Present Bankruptcy
Law." The banquet in the evening will
conclude the session.
DAILY CITY STATI3TIC3.
Real Estate Transfers.
John H. Bartholf and wife to D. R.
Hawkins, lot 7, block 115, Portland,
November 14 o500
E Breyman and wife to Michael
Skalfe, 50x110 Monteith avenue and
Amherst street, Portsmouth, June 19. 150
Merchants National Bank to Ida
Luckey. lots 1 and 2, b-.ock 2, To
basco Addition, November 20 SO
P. A. Burke to S. Hochfeld, south half
lot 3, vblock B, Caruthers' Addition
to Caruthers Addition, November 19. 1200
F. N. Goerlng and wife to William A.
Mackenzie, lot 12, block 11, Sunny
side, November 19 600
H. J. Singleton and wife to George W.
Davis, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, block 75,
Stephens' Addition, November 10 ... 1
Jamas R. Davis and wife, to same,
same, November 13 1
Hartt Gardner and wife to Paulina
J. Gardner, NW. of E. lot 5,
block 18, Lone Fir Cemetery, Octo
ber 17 1
Marriage License.
G. J. Hardman, Jr.. aged 23, Llda Shat-
ta, aged 17.
Births.
November 15 Boy to the wife of H. B.
Lambert, 755 Halght street.
November 12 Girl, to the wife of Ogles
by Young, 669 East Stark street.
Deaths.
November 19 James W. Stephens, aged
1 month, 331 Gaines street; inanition.
November 17 Patrick Donovan, 56
years, 49 East Ninth street; abscess of
lung.
November 19 John Janka. 22 years, Ger
man ship Malpo; consumption.
November 19 Jacob Wolff, 75 years,
Hamilton avenue and Front street; apo
plexy. '
November 19 Mary D. Jamieson, 76
years, 475 Haesalo street; rupture of blood
vessel.
November 19 William P. Jenkins, 54
years, 514 East Oak street; apoplexy.
November 19 Clarence W. Thompson, S
years, 713 East Stark street
November 17 Mrs. Margaret Olsoner,
St. Vincent's Hospital; cancer.
German Mottoes In Enelond.
London Telegraph.
Stoves ornamented with German mot
toes seem somewhat out of , place in
English board schools, and yet the edu
cational establishment in Addison Gar
dens boasts several of these heating ap-
paratus. Mr. Thompson asked Viscount
Morpeth, chairman of the works commit
tee, whether he was aware 'of their Teu
tonic origin, and whether the inscriptions
were supposed to possess any educational
value. His Lordship replied that the arti
cles in question were not to be had In.
this country, and that he bad noticed
the texts when giving the order.
So far, so good; but, now that the
stoves are there, the philologic occasion
may Just as well be improved. Squeers
asked one of his boarders to spell "win
der," and, being satisfied with the re
sult, told him to go and clean It, Perhaps
among the precepts there is Wllhelm ITs
favorite one, "Deutchland uber alles."
After having examined a pupil as to the
orlhograpHy cf the inscription, the teach
er may order him to polish the stove, In
order to impress the lesson on bis mem
ory. -German marks are equivalent to
British shillings few of the former leave
the Fatherland. The shillings of the rate
payers should be equally respected by
those who have the spending of them.
Or. Stanford's Liver Invisoxator.
Th bstLlver Medicine: A Vegetable Cure for
J Uw Hla,3UtoaB,' indigestion, OOMOsatlea.
POPULATION OF ALASKA
REPORT OF CENSUS BXUXHRATORS
"WIX.L SOON SB OCT
Taldnc the Coast i&'S'ar NortX. Was
Vy No M eons on Easy Tub-Dis
titatien Amoafc Indians.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. When the
full and' final report on the census of
Alaska is -made it will undoubtedly" con
tain much information that is haw. and
much more that is interesting. As yet
no report has been made public, but Sam
C. Dunham; who had charge of the tak
ing of the census lit Northern Alaska, has
returned to Washington and has,aubmi,tr
ted 'to the Director his final report. As
soon as the returns have been '-tabulated
the population of Alaska will be an
nounced. Mr Dunham left Washington os May
4, 1&9, and arrived at St, Michael on July
5. He established 15 enumeration dis
tricts, with as many enumerators, who
received J9 a day, aside from $7 additional
for dog hire and an interpreter. These
enumerators were employed all the way
from three to eight months, accqrdlas to
the conditions which they encountered In
the field. Although many of them en
countered great difficulties and Buffered
extreme privations, each made a full re
turn in the end, even the enumerator
who was assigned to the Arctic coast of
Alaska, between Point Hope and De
markatlon Point. This enumerator.
Charier D. Bromer, during the Winter,
traveled 2000 miles by dog team and enu
mer ted I860 persons 24 white, 9 Japanese
and 1S37 natives. The native and mixed
population of Northern Alaska is 12,652.
The Nome district is the most populous
in Northern Alaska. The enumeration
showed a permanent white population,
June I, of 2""01 During the Summer, ac
cording to Mr. Dunham, about 18,000 per
sons landed at Nome, about 2500 of them
coming from Dawson. About 12,000 have
since returned to their homes in the
states, leaving" about 9000 in the region
contiguous to Nome. It Is probable that
the population of the town of Nome dur
ing the Winter will be between 4000 and
5000.
"The future of the Nome peninsula la
assured," says Mr. Dunham. "The devel
opments during the past Summer have
shown the region about Port Clarence, 89
miles to the westward ot Nome, to be as
rich as Nome if not richer. The Topkuk
district, 70 miles to the eastward of
Nome, is showing many rich creeks, and
some promising quartz has b.een found.
Many good creeks have been found from)
CO to 100 miles Inland, and it is safe to
predlct that the Nome region will be as
rich as the Klondike."
Mr. Dunham confirms the report of des
titution among the natives. "The most
populous district with respect to the na
tive population is the country lying be
tween the mouth of the Yukon and"- the
Kuskoquln Rivers, and extending back
from the coast for 100 miles. Mr. Mau
rice Johnson, the agent for ths district,
traveled over 2000 miles with dog team
during the Winter, and enumerated 201S
persons, all pf whom were natives. The
natives In this region are perhaps the
most destitute persons In the whole ot
North America. Between December 1 and
March 15, Mr. Johnson visited 74 villages,
and in that time he saw but three fires
burning In the shacks or dug-outs. The
poor creatures huddle together in theh
miserable dwellings during the long Win
ter and subsist on frozen fish and a little
seal oil, which they secure on the coast
during the Summer.
"The fur-bearing animals which for
merly furnished them with clothing, are
nearly extinct, and they have been forced
to adopt the white man's garb, and as
their poverty prevents them securing
enough to cover their nakedness, there is
great suffering from the cold. The spir
itual condition of these natives Is no bet
ter than the physical, as 'Uje mission
aries devotetheir1 attentionto-ihe &m
in the gold region and"a!ong the river.
ARE YOU GOIHQ
To Spokane or Lewlston?
Take the Northern Pacific.
Two trains dally.
To Butte or Helena?
Take the Northern Pacific
Two trains dally. ,
To Omaha, Kansas City or St. LouIsT
Take the Northern Paclfic-Burllngtoa
route.
11:30 P. M. daily.
To Duluth or Winnipeg?
Take the Northern Pacific.
1:45 P. M. dally.
To Minneapolis or St. Paul?
Take the Northern Pacific.
1-45 P. M. dally.
To Chicago or East?
Take the Northern Pacifia
-1:45 P. M. daily.
For any information desired
Call on the Northern Pacifia
A. D Charlton, Asst, Gen'l Pass. Agent;
255 Morrison street, Portland, Or.
Constipation, which gives rise to many
graver troubles, is cured and prevented
by Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try the
and you will be convinced.
'ii , -?
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTTlANI, Nov 20-8 P M. Maxjraum
temperature, 30, minimum temperature, 24;
river rt&dlnsr at 11 A. M., 3 8 feat, cbangS in
the past 24 hours, 0 0; total precipitation, 5
P. II. to 5 P. M.. 0 10 Inch, total precipita
tion since Sept. 1, 1000, 7 98 Inches; normal
precipitation since- SpW-l, 1900, 9 47 Inches;
deficiency, 1 40 locnestPtal sunshine Nov". 18,
0.13; possible sunsfilhe Nov? 10, 9 18.
Pacific Coast Weather,
1 '
STATIONS.
Astoria -..
Baker City
Bismarck .
Boise -
Eureka ....
Helena ....
Kamloops .
Neah Bar .
Pocitello ...
Portland .
Red Bluff
Roseburr
f Sacramento
Salt Lake ..
San Francisco
8pokane .....
Seattle
Walla "Wall .
t-
tBelffW zero, Trace. Ucht.
"WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The cold weather la the Paclflo Northwest
continues without ftbateraint.- The tempera
tures are below the treeslng point at all sta
tions in the district, except at Roseburr. where
It registered 44 deg. during the attrnootu Ac
Spokane the coldest so tar was 0 deg. above.
The disturbance over Western Oregon is slowly
mortar southeastward, and the high, barometer
over Montana Is advancing toward the Missis
sippi River. The rains continue- la California,
and light snow has fallen east of the Cas
cades and in the Northern Stales east to the
Oreat Lakes. The indications art for contin
ued, cold weather in this district Wednesday
with generally fair weather lar the-west por
tion and snow h the east portion.
WBATHER FORECASTS,
Forecasts made at Portland for the 38 hoars
ending at midnight-"Wednesday, November 21:
Portland and vicinity Fair; probably warm
er Thursday, fresh northeasterly winds.
Western Oregon Generally fair; probably
colder In south portion, fresh aertaeasterly
winds.
Western Waflhlngtonr-Falr; warmer la -treme
northwest portion; warmer Thursday:
fresh northeast winds.
Eastern Oregon asd Southern Idaho Occa
sional snow; continued cold; fresh southeast
to northeast winds.
Eastern "Washington and Northern. Idaho
t Occasional snow; probably warmer Thursday
fresh .northeasterly winds.
"SDWXRD A. BXXLS, Foreoaat OfiotaL
K ? Wlndv a
I 5 g. f-
rTTTTl "32 0"0O 8fB Clear"
2a 0 01 00 Clm Snowing
I 41012 NClear
1381 .SE Cloudy
f 460.14 8 SB Raining
It 81 . N pt. cloudy
12 0 00 00 Chr Clear
32 0 00 12 E Clear
SG0O4 14W Cloudr
.. 64 USB Ralnlnr
44 001 B Pt. cloudy
52 0 84 IS BE Raining
40008 (HVfBnoniat
64 0.26 14 SB Raising
12008 SB Cloudr
30 0 00 NB Clear
18 0 04 B Clear