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rr "-T?3r iswwppiprw vjt?ji "r-srirqw- wr g-y- iyy iwy 'f flfflffg? Tr-gg-Tggy """ wrv " THE MOKNIKG OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, 1901. ' TO - NEW MILITARY BILL Provides for A pp'rop nation- of $50,000 a Year. MORE ACCURATE ENROLLMENT Allowance to Commissioned Officers to Pay for Their Equipment Per Capita Disbursement Compared "With That of Other States. Representative Poorman's bill for the re organization of the National Guard, which was Introduced in the Legislature Monday, Is a very lengthy measure, as it was doemed necessary to cover the many minor points in detail. The bill was pre pared by a board of officers appointed under authority of the Military Board, April 9, 1900. and composed of Brigadier General C U. Gantenbeln, Adjutant-General; Colonel James Jackson, Inspector General; Colonel A. B. Glllls, Surgeon General; Colonel S. C. Spencer. Judge Advocate-General; Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Jubitz, Third Regiment. It Is the work of five officers representing different de partments of the National Guard. Their report was made to the Military Board December 7, all the field officers being In vited to attend and offer suggestions. The bill was. carefully read, thoroughly dis cussed and approved by all the officers present. The law recently enacted In "Wisconsin for the preparation of the military list, containing all the men subject to mili tary duty, is followed In Poorman's bill. It provides that when the census Is taken in 1903, and every 10 years thereafter, the officers required by law to enumerate the inhabitants shall also enroll all male citi zens between 18 and 45 years, specifying their names, residence, age and occupa tion. Authority is given the Governor to order an enrollment of all persons liable to military duty, whenever he deems It necessary. This, the friends of the bill say, would result in a more accurate en rollment and In a saving to the state of 1000 a year. The annual allowance to companies of infantry and naval divisions for rent and necessary current expenses Is fixed at $500, instead of $300, and for each of the two troops of cavalry and the light battery $600, instead of $300. At present these or ganizations are frequently required to give entertainments, collect dues and levy assessments upon their members In order to meet necessary expenses. The commissioned officers heretofore have been required to provide themselves at their own expense with suitable uniforms, arms and equipment, at a cost of from 575 to $125. The most competent enlisted men. It Is said, have frequently been pre vented from accepting promotion, being unable to afford this expense in addition to others incident to holding a commis sion. In most states maintaining an effi cient National Guard organization, offi cers are reimbursed for this outlay. The bill provides for an annual allowance of $30 for officers and $40 for mounted offi cers, to assist them In defraying this ex pense. One of the most important changes in the; bill is the adoption of means of en forcing discipline. The chapter of the New York military code of 1S9S, so far as applicable to conditions in this state, has been adopted. The military courts are re duced in number, the procedure Is great ly simplified, and the means of executing a sentence of a military court are made more definite. The AdjutanUGeneral of New York said. In reply to an inquiry, that this system of military courts has been found to work very successfully in that state. Provision is made for the publication of the muster rolls of the volunteers of the Spanish-American War, for the purpose of preventing the inconvenience resulting from the possible destruction or removal of tho original records. The rights and duties of civil and mili tary officers are clearly defined In the event of a call for troops in aid of the civil authorities. Section 115 provides an appropriation of $50,000 annually In Hou of $30,000 annually appropriated by the law of 1S83. which, in view of the $4000 saved annually by the new method suggested for preparing the military list, is an Increase of $16,000. The Importance of practical experlenco in camp, field or cruise duty was demon strated by the Inexperience of many vol unteer organizations at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War In taking care of themselves in camp and on the march, and In knowing what to do and what not to do In order to keep out of the hospital. The appropriation asked for would permit camp or field duty for the land forces and a crulsa for the naval militia every year for eight days. Though by far the most expensive feature of the main tenance of the National Guard, the result in the opinion of National Guard officers justifies tho outlay. The following tabu lated statement of appropriations for each member of the guard of other states maintaining efficient military organiza tions shows how the Increase asked for compares with the bill. The Southern and the Interior Western Stues never have attempted to maintain organized mliit'as that could falrlv bo considered an example for a PrcIAc Coast State: Connecticut $61 47Michlgan $32 03 Maesacnusetts. Pennsylvania . California Wisconsin Rhode Island.. 51 KMColorado 29 35 41 67tMsIne 27 73 39 SMOh'o 2C S4 38 Minnesota 26 39 36 SSMaryland 26 OS 34 34 Now Jersev 24 90 Illinois New York 32 17regon 20 94 The foregoing amounts represent the appropriation for the year 1SS7, the last available official figures. For 1S97, the appropriation for the regular Army of 2 000 men was $&2.K.CO0. of which $27.0), 00" was used for the pay. clothing, equip ment and subsistence of 26.000 officers and men. or more than $1000 for ever officer and enlisted man In the Army. The ap propriation of California, amounting to $154, We annually, or $39 39 per man, is about $5 per man more than the bill in troduced ry Reprcs ntatlv? Poorman asks. Under the Poorman bill the appropriation per man will be $34 91. SOCIAL ENGINEERS WANTED Big: Concern Xced Experts to Look After Their Employes. Employers some of them are coming to believe that their "hands" have a greater interest in the prosperity of their business than is represented by the wages they receive. What this feeling has led to, la mhic cases, is set forth In an arti cle by William Howe Tolman, printed In the Century: "An employer doing a business of half a million asked the writer if he could commend to him any young man or wo man, preferably some one just graduated from college, hence of trained Intelligence, who could go into his establishment with the status of a private secretary, for the sole purpose of studying and advising, by personal contact with the working staff. so that the employes could be made of more value to themselves, in the first Instance, and to their employer. In tho second. "One more fact will show that these movements for industrial betterment are in the air. Last Spring the writer was asked if he would entertain a proposition to go with a large concern about to start a plant in the suburbs of a large city. The firm wished some one to take the general oversight and planning of all kinds of movements that would tend to improve the conditions of their employes. In education, recreation, sanitation, and so on. "After an inspection of a plant where nearly 1000 men are employed, the super intendent asked for suggestions looking toward industrial betterment. I gave him several that were perfectly obvious. " 'Why he replied, 'we can't give the time to following out those suggestions, which are eminently practical; we are too busy we must do our own work." " 'Of course you are too busy, I said, 'and for that very reason you need some one on your taff whose sole business will be the planning and direction of move ments to Improve Industrial conditions. In other words, you need a social engi neer.' "Social engineering, accordingly, Is a new profession, and the above facts show that there is already a demand for ex perts in this line." RURAL DELIVERY ROUTES. Service on Gresham System to Begin February IS. Postmistress McColl, of Gresham, re ceived instructions from the Postofflco Department at Washington yesterday to put the free rural mall deliver- on the two routes In operation February 15. Ac companying the order was a blue print of the map of both routes, and instructions for the carriers. George R. Preston will be carrier on Toute No. L He will cover 20 miles a day. His district contains 20 square miles. He will serve 110 families, representing 550 people. Joseph M. Holt will be carrier on. route No. 2. He will cover 21 miles. His district contains 20 square miles, and contains a population of 650. Pursuant to the orders the postmistress will start the carriers out Monday morn ing to make a canvass of their districts, and to gather the names of all the people whom they will serve. They will deliver the boxes required to be put up at the farmhouses. There is quite a large stack of the boxes in a back room at the Gresham Postofflce, and Mrs. McColl was informed yesterday that more are at Portland ready for the routes. The boxes are tin, painted blue, perfectly water tight, and at one end is a door which is fastened with a spring padlock. The car riers will take any mall families may want to send as well as deposit what is addressed to them. In addition to the regular family mall boxes, the carriers will put special boxes as follows for gen eral purposes: Route No. 1 District No. 28, and at Roby's. Route No. 2 At Orient schoolhouse and at Stafford's. The carriers have made their prepara tions. Each will have a cart and horse, and will be paid at the rate of $500 per year. They will earn their salary. While the Inspector was at Gresham he said that four routes could easily be made up, but he would not order more than two to begin with. The Troutdole people are asking for free delivery, and in the course of time their petition will be acted upon. East Side Notes. The Portland Gas Company has com menced laying the large gas main across the Grand avenue bridge over Sullivan's gulch. The pipe will be fastened to brack ets underneath the decking. The City & Suburban Railway Company will accept the Brooklyn-street railway franchise. It is beueved that this line will be built before the Alblna exten sion, as there may be some delay over the Improvement of Williams avenue. The Directors of School District No. 44, South Mount Tabor, have called a special meeting of the taxpayers for Saturday evening to levy a special tax to pay off the bonds of the district. The b6nds falling due amount to about $6000. .Summers Camp, No, 1, Spanish War Veterans, will hold a special meeting at Hill's Hall, Sunday afternoon, to take steps for the formation of an auxiliary. The camp will maintain its organization as it stands, and will not consider consol idation, no matter what the other camps may do. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Mnrrlnge License. A. J. Belz, aged 40; Mary Bertha Her- zog, aged 27. Birth Returns. January 22. boy, to the wife of W. H. Monroe, 442 Third street. January 21, girl, to the wife of James R. Clinton, 4S7 East Burnside street. January 23, girl, to the wife of Edward Mays, 374 Fourteenth street. January 10, boy, to the wife of Lincoln Adams, 334 Pine street; parents' place of residence, Roseburg. Death Returns. January 22, Mary Parker Monroe, 23 years, St. Vincent's Hospital; puerpural convulsions. January 22, Mrs. Hannah Richardson, 53 years, 643 Thurman street; peritonitis. January 23, Ella Benson, 29 years, Good Samaritan Hospital; tumor. January 23, George H. Staples, 23 years, Parker's Hotel; pneumonia; taken to Min nesota for burial. Contnprlous Diseases. Child of Carl Colfelt, 6S5 Kearney street; diphtheria. Annie Wharten, 5S5 Kearney street; diph theria. Mrs. Ernest Oatfield, 10SG East Taylor street; diphtheria. The physician notes that the sanitary conditions along that portion of the street are very bad. Ona Story, 193 North Seventeenth street; measles. ....... Building: Permit. L L. 'Hawkins, agent, repairs to building on First street, between Columbia and Clay; $1000. Rcnl Estate Transfers. Pacific Coast Abstract Co., trustee, et al., to A. W. Bowman, lots 2, 3. 4 and 5, subdivision lot 2, Riverside Homestead; lots 27 and. 2S, Brook dale; lot 15, block 1, Beacon Heights; lot 2, block 37. Tlbbett-s Addition; lot 12, block 9, Sunnyslde, Decem ber 4, 1900 $ 1 H. A. Plttlnger and wife to George Wacker, lot 4, block 15, Lincoln Park, January 24 115 Same to same, lot 6, block 15. Lincoln Park. January 24 125 Elizabeth R. Glisan to Theresa Habe kast, lot 5, block 307, Couch's Ad dition. January 4 2350 W. W. Thompson to Charles and Katie Kurz, lots 3 and 4. block 16. Central Alblna. January 10 600 Charles McAfee and wife to Frederick Hllker. lot 5. block 2. joogus Ad dition, January 23 275 Elizabeth Ryan to Henry Relmers, lot 15, block 92, West Irvlngton, Jan uary 24 450 PERSONAL MENTION. H. C. Thompson, of Astoria, Treasurer of Clatsop County, is at the Imperial. C. J. Llttlepage, a sawmill man of Bri dal Veil, registered at the St. Charles yes terday. C W. Miller, secretary of the Board of Trade, has gone to Southern Califor nia on business. Professor James WIthycombe, of the State Agricultural College, Is registered at the Imperial from Corvallls. Ex-County Judge Cornelius, of Hllls boro, returned last evening from Salem, after spending several days watching the Senatorial contest. I. Gevurtz and son, Matthew, left Wednesday evening for an Eastern trip. They will visit all the large furniture manufacturers in the interests of their firm. NEW YORK. Jan. 24. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland J. O. Gibson, at the Astor; L. S. Mede, at the Herald Square. From Seattle H. St. John, at the Albe marle. Those unhappy persons who suffer from nervousness and dyspepsia should use Carter's Little Nerve Pills, made express ly for this class, SP1CER CASE STILL ON JUDGB GEORGE DENIES MOTION' ' FOR DISMISSAL. Defendant Introduces Evidence to Prove That the Wheat Deal "Was a Business Transaction. The defense In the Splcer case was begun In the criminal department of tlw State Circuit Court yesterday and con siderable progress was made. Judge George denied defendant's motion that the jury be instructed to return a ver dict of not guilty, which was founded on several grounds, the principal one be ing that there was no evidence to show that Splcer was not the owner of the wheat, and that a man could not be the warehouseman of his own property. Splcer will take the stand this morning and an effort will be made to close the case today. Proceedings were begun yesterday by the introduction of evidence to prove the good character of Splcer. This was followed by the introduction of a complaint filed by the bank at Mos cow against the defendant to recover certain moneys and to foreclose the trust deed to his Moscow property. District THE LATE ALFRED BLEW. 2. .- ". jmwzmmmmi&kamimBmm&zmszmsmKm i i awsss&s; .. SKKKKSt-x-. ., && f&& M$iz.$,. . Jly jllfipf; jp A RESIDENT OF OREGON FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS. JUNCTION CITY. Or., Jan. 24. Alfred Blew, who died here January 18, had resided In Orccon for nearly 40 years. "Uncle" Alfred Blew, as he was famil iarly known, was born In Missouri, In 1827, and crossed the plains with his wife and five children In 18G2, fettling in Lane County, near Pleasant Hill. In 1870 he moved to Umatilla County, where he engaged In stockralstng for 20 years. He re turned to Lane County In 1892. where he had since resided. A wife, two daugh ters and six sons survive him Mr3. M. Mulholland, of this place; Mrs. L. Hen dricks, of Cheney, Wash.; William Blew, of Montana; James and Alfred Blew, of Glennwood. Wash.;. John and Richard Blew, of Astoria, and Edward Blew, of Roseburg. The funeral will take place from the family residence tomorrow. $ - c Attorney Chamberlain Interposed an ob jection, but afterwards withdrew it. "We will prove that this complaint has to do with the transaction on which the defendant is now on trial," said Mr. Mendenhall. The defense contends that It will be shown that the civil suit pleadings enter Into details of transac tions between Splcer and the bank, and that one of the items mentioned in the suit relates to money due on the wheat referred to in this case, showing that the company considered this a debt, and that the wheat belonged to Splcer. The complaint, which is quite long, was read in full and took up most of the re maining time of the morning session. The afternoon session opened with the introduction of a. number of documents, notes, bank checks, a draft and a bank book which Mr. Mendenhall promised to connect with the case. District Attorney Chamberlain said he did not desire to be technical, and permitted the evidence to go before tho jury, with this under standing. The checks aggregate about $2800. They were drawn on the Moscow bank, between September 1 and Decem ber 27, 1899, and defendant's counsel said they were issued in payment of the wheat mentioned In this Indictment to different persons In Idaho and Wash ington whose names appeared on the checks. A draft for $613, paid by Splcer, May 23, 1900. after he moved to Portland, was read. The defense called Mr. Miller, man ager of the Moscow bank, to identify his signature to It. Mr. Chamberlain said the draft had nothing to do with' the case on trial, and desired to Interrogate Mr. Miller on the subject. Judge George, ruling upon an objection, said It was rebuttal testimony and the proper way was to call Mr. Miller later for that purpose. A check on the East Side Bank of Portland for $300, dated April 10. 19X. 6ent by Splcer to Miller, at Moscow, and another check on the East Side Bank payable to the London and San Francisco Bank for $300, signed by Splcer, dated May 21, 19C0, were offered in evidence, with a statement that they related to the wheat deal. Mr. Chamberlain ob jected to any more of this sort of evi dence, on an additional paper being of fered, saying It had gone far enough and It was proper to submit such testi mony through Mr. Splcer, who was pres ent, or some other witness who could Identify the papers, and testify concern ing their materiality. There was noth ing in the last matter offered showing that It had any bearing whatever on the transaction. The court so decided. C. M. McKittrlck, bookkeeper for Splcer, testified that he was called as a witness before the grand jury by the prosecu tion. Mr. Mendenhall asked: "Do you know' R. D. Miller?" "Yes." "When did Splcer move back to Port land from Moscow?" "December 28, 1S99." The witness was asked concerning the business done by Splcer before the re ceipt of the 7231 bushels of wheat on February 2, 1900, and said, a feed busi ness, and that he had merely, got it started. "Do you know the condition of that wheat when It arrived here?" It wouldn't grade anything higher than feed wheat." Was one caiload better than an other?" "Three of the cars were better than the rest." "From whom were- those cars re ceived?" "Spotsworth & Veatch." ."'Are those parties named in one of these bank checks?" "Yes." "What did that wheat cost?" "Thirty and three-quarter cent3 -a bushel." The witness next gave the name of the .persons from whom the wheat was pur chased and Identified the bank checks previously referred to and issued in pay ment. On further examination Mr. Mendenhall asked: "Were you present at any time with Splcer and Mr. Miller when Mr. Mason drew samples of the wheat?" "He drew wheat from the sacks and exhibited the samples to all of us." "What did Miller say in reference to the samples?" "He said that is pretty bad wheat. What do you think you can make out of such stuff as that? How can you get rid of it?" "What did Splcer say?" "He told him he couldn't do anyth'ng with it, but that there were machines for cleaning wheat and putting It In condition to be used, and he had ordered a machine and as soon as It arrived would put the wheat In condition to sell." "What did Miller say?" "He said he hoped the machine would soon arrive, so he could get it in opera tion and keep the wheat moving and make all the money he could out of it." - - oe0i "Spicer was in debt to the bank at that' time?" "Yes." "What did Spicer do about getting the machinery?" "He got it 'Immediately." "How much had to go through the machine?" "I think the greater portion did, but it did not ah go through." On cross-examination the District At torney asked: "Was the machine bought at Miller's direction?" "No." "You bought it, anyhow?" "Yes." "What did It consist of?" "A smutter and cleaner." "Such as is much used In warehouses?" "Yes." An objection was sustained regarding what was done with the wheat after it was cleaned. The witness was asked other questions about the sampling, cleaning, the checks, etc., but did not vary his evidence materially. J. Mason, a flour miller, testified that he sampled the wheat, and submit tr'l the samples to Miller and Spicer. The wheat was practically worthless in the condition it was at that time. Miller consented to have it cleaned. A. McAyeal, a grain inspector, testi fied to having been engaged in sampling wheat in Oregon for 19 years He ex amined the wheat at Spicer's place before it was cleaned, and It was the worst wheat he ever saw. On the matter of the general reputa tion of the defendant, H. W. Goddard, Joseph Paquet. W. E. McKnight, A. E. Davis, W. S. Slbson, and Fred Page tes tified that iU is good. James Humphrey testified that he had known Splcer for IS years and that his reputation is good. Mr. Chamberlain Mr. Humphrey, are you aware that Mr. Splcer lived for some time in Moscow, Idaho? "Yes, sir." "Do you know what his reputation was there?" "No. sir." 'Attorney Mendenhall objected, assert ing that the District Attorney was In sinuating that the defendant did not have a good reputation at Moscow, but Judge George ruled that the question was a proper one. Later in the day the defense ascer tained that Mr. Price, a resident of Pullman, Wash., was In the city, and called him as a witness. Mr. Price said he was formerly in the wheat business and knew Spicer at Moscow and had dealings with him. His reputation there was good. Four Divorces Granted. Judge Cleland heard four divorce suits yesterday and granted a decree in each case as prayed for. J. H. Hooper, colored, was divorced from Mary A. Hooper, and awarded the custody of their two chil dren. He testified that they were married in San Francisco in 1S92. In 1S93 she went from Portland to San Francisco ostensi bly to visit friends, -ind never came back. Charles T. Hale testified that his wife, Nellie J. Hale, left him in October, 1S99, because she liked some one else better. They were married in Portland in Sep tember, 1894. Her maiden name was Moore. Carrie Byer was divorced from W. F. Byer. This was a case of desertion oc curring in 1896, four years after their union. Josephine Pederson was divorced from Ludwig- Pederson because of cruel treat ment. She was given the custody of their child. Mrs. Pederson- testified that her husband beat her, tore her clothes and got drunk. Court Notes. Charles Tracey, who pleaded guilty to assault on W. J. Johnson, mate "of the steamer Dalles City, was sentenced by Judge George to 10 months In the County Jail, In the United States Court yesterday, in the case of the bankrupt Kaupls'ch Creamery Company, a question in regard to the preference of a claim was argued and submitted. J. A. Steigler pleaded guilty in the Criminal Court yesterday to a charge of having forged the Indorsement of Leary Hayes to a check drawn by the O. R. & N. Co. for $70, and was sentenced to one year In the Penitentiary. A verdict for the defendant "was ren dered by the jury In the suit of Denton O. Burson against the Standard Box Fac tory for $5000 for the loss of a finger, while working at one of the machines, which plaintiff' alleged was defective. The case was tried Before Judge Sears. NEW TAX COLLECTION BILL Two Objectionable Features to Be Stricken Out. PORTLAND, Jan. 24. (To the Editor.) As there seems to be some misapprehen sion respecting the new tax collecting bill Introduced by Senator Sweek, I would like to make the following explanation, so that any one interested In it can have a fair understanding of the matter. One of the subjects taken up by tho Taxpayers' League nearly a year and a half ago was that of collecting taxes, and the league came to the unanimous conclusion that the pr&sent method could be changed so as to make It less cum bersome and expensive and more certain in result. After discussing the matter at length, they finally agreed upon the general outlines of a plan which followed quite closely the method now in vogue In the State of Washington. Some time afterwards this matter was referred to one of the members of the league, to prepare a Dill containing tho general principles suggested, which are, briefly, as follows: First The Treasurer to be the Tax Col lector. Second His office to be open the entire year for the payment of taxes. Third Two fixed periods of delinquency for each year, making the taxes payable one-half In the Spring nnd one-half in the Fall. Fourth A high penalty for nonpayment and a small rebate for the payment of the entire amount In advance. Fifth Making the levy a direct Hen upon the land, without the necessity of levying upon each piece of property. In other words, tax the property ratner than the individual. Sixth Amending the present law so that slight errors in the descriptions of the property or in the names of the parties owning the land would not Invalidate the tax or Hen, and also doing away with ad vertising of delinquencies, and the re peated copying and recopylng of the rolls. These, In effect, were the main features of the plan proposed, which, of course, involved the working out of the details to put It Into operation. It has always been the custom of the league, when a bill Is given to a com mittee or to an individual to prepare, that when prepared it Is returned to the executive committee for consideration, as necessarily any person having only gen eral outlines to work on will, quite natu rally, when It comes to details, follow out more or less his own Ideas. In this case, as the preparation of the bill Involved a large a-mount of labor. It did not get back Into trie executive com mittee's hands until after the Legisla ture had met, and. in the meantime it had been Introduced for the purpose of being printed, so it could be generally dis tributed. In preparing the "bill, the member to whom It was referred, In the best of faith inserted a provision prescribing the time within which the taxes should be collected, and making it applicable to Multnomah county. When a. copy of the proposed bill reached the executive com mittee, they favored making the law gen eral In its operation, and were also unan imously in favor of striking out the pro vision respecting the limitation of the time for collecting taxes. Senator Sweek was informed of this, and he not only im mediately acquiesced in It, but Informed the executive committee that he himself had already come to the same conclu slon I would say, furthermore, that one of the other details of the bill requires the foreclosure of the lien of the taxed through a proceeding In the courts anal ogous to a suit in equity. This, also, the executive committee objected to, as it Is their belief it would be t6o expensive, and would not result satisfactorily if carried out. A committee from the league has met with the committee on taxation and as sessment of the Legislature and pre sented to it their views as above Indi cated, which seemed to meet with the ap proval of the Legislative committee. As to whether or not the- present plan ought or should be changed, is a ques tion of opinion, but the league, as before stated, was and Is ot the opinion that the changes suggested by it would be both less expensive and much more cer tain In result than the law now In force. Therefore, the objections to the bill on the ground that It is a special bill, and not a general one, and the clause which limits the time within which the taxes must be collected having been agreed to be stricken out, these objections to the measure must fall. Respectfully, J. N. TEAL. CAUSE LAUGHTER IN COURT Kendall and West Greatly Amuse a Crowd With Their Lawsuit. Chicago Tribune. Ezra Kendall, monologulst and William H. West, minstrel, were both on the stand In Judge Hilscher's court yesterday and amused the crowd by the thoroughly professional way In which they returned answers to questions put to them. The situation finally got so funny that the Judge was forced to ask for straight an swers to questions, in order that the dig nity of the court might be preserved. Kendall is suing West for loss of ad vertising he received when West can celed a thirty weeks' contract with him In November, 1S98. Kendall was getting $250 a week, and admitted that he got even better pay after the contract was broken, but he says his loss came in the advertising, "which would have been worth at least $250 a week more to him. West says J Kendall's work was not satisfactory, and the contract was right ly broken. Accidents to Oregon People. The Eugene Guard says that Miss Nellie Addlngton lies at the home of her par ent, in Lost Valley precinct, in a very precarious condition, from the result of a bump on her nose at a New Year watch party. Inflammation of the brain has re sulted, together with entire paralysis of the nervous system. The little 2-year-old daughter of James P. RItter suffered a painful accident re cently, says the Carson Tocsin. She fell upon an open pocket-knife, and the blade passed under the eyelid and along the bone above the eye. Had it entered one fourth pf on Inch lower the point must have entered the brain and caused death. An Enjoyable Concert. A large audience was in attendance last night at Ellers music-hall, at the concert given by Miss Soules pupils, a detailed account of which will be given in Sun day's paper. CAPITAL OF 51,000,000 PROVIDED IN ARTICLES. FOR THE KEHALEM RAILROAD. The Line Must Traverse Washing ton County, Thus Insuring It a Portland Enterprise. Articles incorporating the Portland, Ne halem & Tillamook Railway Company have been drawn, and will be signed and filed for record in a few days. Its dura tion is to be perpetual. The objects of the Incorporation are to construct and op erate lines of railway from Portland through Washington County as follows: 1. To the Uoper Nehalem Valley at or near Vernonla, Columbia County. 2. To the Central Nehalem Valley at or near Grand Rapids, Clatsop County. 3. To the Lower Nehalem Valley, at or near Nehalem City, Tillamook County. 4. To Tillamook Bay and City. Authority is to be given also to build branches to connect with the O. R. & N., Northern Pacific or Southern Pacific It is significant that the route lies through Washington County, which keeps it from getting a base on the Columbia River and thus leading business away from Portland. The tour lines are vir tually sections of one through railroad to Nehalem and Tillamook Bays, with a branch to the Upper Nehalem Valley. In addition to the railroad, the articles cover authority to acquire coal land and open mines and work them; to build, con struct, lease, operate and charter steam ers and barges to ply upon the Pacific Ocean, Columbia and Willamette Rivers, In connection with said coal mines, rail ways, branches and extensions, and to construct, lease and operate tramways, steam, electric or motor; wharves, coal bunkers and warehouses; to charge rents or tolls for the use thereof, and generally to do such other business, matters and things as are Incidental or conducive to the above objects. The capital atock of the corporation la placed at $1,000,000, divided Into 40,000 shares of $25 each, which shares may be subdivided Into two classes, the one class called preferred or preference shares, ranking In priority of dividends and in security over the other, or second, class, called common or ordinary shares. These two classes of shares are to be issued in whatever proportions me directors may determine, but having equal cumulative voting powers in the management of this corporation. The corporation is to have the cus tomary authority to buy and own real estate and do various other acts usual for corporations of this kind. The place of business is to be In Portland. It is understood that the subscribers to the first stock of the company to get the enterprise organized and in operation will have preferred stock. LOW RATES FR03I SEABOARD. Discriminates Against the West In Oriental Shipments. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24. The Call will tomorrow say the transcontinental carriers and their allies running steamers from this port to the Orient have in, opera tion a tariff arrangement which bestows upon New York, Chicago, St. Louis and other centers of vast commercial and man ufacturing enterprises, lower freight rates to the Orient than San Francisco has when the rate to the Orient from San Francisco is added to the through rate to San Francisco from the Atlantic and Middle West States. As a verification of this statement, extracts are made from a new schedule, known as schedule F, re cently Issued by the transportation com panies. This schedule shows, according to the Call's article, that on many commodi ties the rates from New York to the Orient are not only much less than the combined rates from New York to San Francisco and from San Francisco to the Orient, but that they are also actually below the rates from New York, Chicago, etc., to San Francisco. Surveying for an Extension. ST. HELENS, Or., Jan. 24. Thomas Day. of the Goble, Nehalem & Pacific Railroad, reports a mile of track laid, and the tracklaylng progressing nicely. A gang of about 20 men Is out In the timber fall ing trees, and cutting logs. The company expects to be putting logs Into the Colum bia River within 10 days. A party of sur veyors left Goble yesterday morning to continue the survey on out toward the Nehalem. It Is the Intention of the com pany to push the road toward the Ne halem rapidly as possible. A 40-ton engine is now running the construction train. Negotiating for White Pnss Road. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 24. An even ing paper publishes a statement that ne gotiations are in progress between the Canadian Pacific Railway and the White Pass Railway Company looking to the acquirement of the control and ownership of the White Pass Railway and the fleet of steamers on the Yukon. This would give the Canadian Pacific direct connection be tween Vancouver and Dawson. OUR EXPORTS TO GERMANY Study of Proposed Raise In Wheat Dnty Principal Articles. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The propo sition to Increase the rate of duty on wheat Imported to Germany from 22.60 to 44 cents per bushel, lends interest to some figures presented by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics regarding the exportations of wheat and flour from the United States to Germany and to other parts of the world, and the share which Germany takes in our exportations of that product. The November number of the Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance, is sued by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, shows that the exports of wheat to Ger many from the United States in the 11 monhs ending with November, 1900, amounted to 5,478,330 bushels, out of a total exportation of 88,192,462, or 6.2 per cent of the total exportations of wheat for the 11 months, while the flour expor tations to Germany were 631,596 barrels, out of a total exportation of 17,056,784 barrels, or 3.7 per cent of our flour ex portations during the 11 months. Turning the flour Into wheat at the accepted rate of 4 bushels per barrel, tne total exports of wheat in its natural state or as flour to Germany would amount to 8,320,502, out of a total exportation of wheat In its natural state or as flour of 164,700,000 bush els, or 5 per cent of the total In the 11 months ending with November, 1900. It is proper to add that the figures of the German Government covering the im portations of wheat and flour differ ma terially from those of the United States, putting the flour imported for consump tion In 1899, the latest available year, at but about one-fourth the exportation from the United States to Germany In that year, and the receipts of wheat from the United States at double those exported direct to Germany In that year. This disagree ment Is presumably due to the fact that a part of the wheat originating In the United States received Into Germany reaches it through other countries, but that a part of the floitr originating in the United States and received into Germany passes on through that country to the In terior of Europe, and is not included in the German figures of imports for con sumption. A comparison of the wheat and flour ex portations to Germany, with our total exportations of all articles to that coun try, shows that they form but 3.6 per cont of the total exports from the United States to Germany. In the 11 months end ing with November, the value of wheat and flour exported from the United States I to Germany was $6,429,725, while our total GREAT MEW YORK PURCHASE BY AUCTION ALE. STILL CONTINUES Hose Boys and girls, flecce-Hned, per pair, 8 l-3c Ribbons All silk, 4 inches -wide, per yarfe 16c. Embroideries Per yard, 1c. Scrims Curtain, per yard, 4e 4 Inches wide, per yd., 10c, Reefers Children's brown cloth, en., DSo. Gloves Men's muleslcin, ea., 10c. Chemises Children's, muslin, ea, 10c. VestS Ladles' Balbrlggan, ea., 10c, Corset Covers Ladles', ea., G l-2c. Hose Boys' bicycle, per pr., 12 l-2c. SockS Men's black or tan, per pr., 6 l-4c. Golf Capes " MIssesV ea., 95c. Mackintoshes Men's, with cape, ea., f l.OO. Fur Boas With 4 tails, ea., ?1.00. Shirts or Drawers Men's flccce-llned, ea., 27c. Hose Misses' blaclc-ribbed, per pr., 3 l-2c. Collarettes Dish florins collar, ea., $1.50. Socks Men's wool, camel's hair, per pr., 12 l-2c. Jackets Ladles' short, tan or blade, ea., $2.05. Handkerchiefs Child's, colored border, ea., lc. Overshirts Men's brown jersey, ea, 30c. Muslin Heavy, unbleached, per yd., Be. Sheets Hemmed, good alxed, ea., 45c. Calicoes m Best Indigo, per yd., 3 3-4c. Ribbons No. 2, blade and colors, per yd., lc. 'S Mall Orders Filled COR. FIRST AND SALMON exports of merchandise to Germany in the same months amounted in value to $179, 134,409. Thus Germany, in the 11 months ending with November,- 1S00, has taken 5 per cent of our exports of wheat and flour, and their value formed but 3.6 per cent of our total exports to Germany during that time. Exports from the United State's to'Ger mony Include a large number of articles, and among these manufactures in' various forms are steadily Increasing In number and value. Agricultural implements formed In 11 months ot 1S0O nearly $3,000, 000. as against only a little more than $500,000 In the same months of 1895; cop per amonted in the 11 months of 1900 to over $10,000,000, against a little over $1,000, 000 In the same months of 1895; naval stores and turpentine -amounted in the 11 months of 1900 to over $2,500,000, against $1,360,000 in the corresponding months 6 1895; oil cake and meal to $4,250,000 in tho 11 months of 1900, against $2,000,000 in tho 11 months of 1895; mineral oils to over $9,000,000. against $5,500,000 in the same months of 1S95; cotton seed oil, to more than $1,000,000, against a little over $500,000 in the same months of 1895; builders bard ware, to nearly $1,000,000 in the 11 months of 1900, against less than $500,000 in tho corresponding period of 1895; sewing-machines to nearly $1,000,000 In 11 months of 1900, as compared with a little over $500,000 In 1895, and carriages, cars, etc., to over $500,000, against $63,578 in the corresponding months of 1895. The table which follows shows the prin cipal articles exported to Germany In 11 months ending with December 1, 1900, com pared with the corresponding months oC 1S95: 1895 1900 Cotton $33,212,325 $68,922,915 Corn 2,980,865 15,528,839 Lard 7,208,529 1L036,S31 Copper 1.384,340 10,559,914 Keuned mineral oil 5,757,291 9,285,592 Oil cake and meal 2,146,896 4,234,189 Leaf tobacco 3,692.082 3.93L82S Agrlcultral implements 574,338 2,926,507 "Wheat 592,759 3.929,493 Wheat flour 549,104 2,500.233 Oleomargarine 1,614,172 2,209.411 Fruits and nuts 401,606 1.877,473 Seeds 318,794 3,470,99(1 Turpentine spirits 533,201 1,420,143 Bacon 844,324 1,351.710 Timber 783,833 1,340,310 Cotton-seed oil 601.676 1,189,647 Naval stores 915,893 L0Q2375 Sewing-machines .... 597,523 945,677 Paraftln and paraflln wax 567,610 910,528 Builders hardware .... 378,551 829,943 Leather 283,598 846,980 Furs and fur skins.... 542,292 755,463 Tallow 107,935 621,266 Carriages, cars, etc.... 63,578 585,964 Pork 102,950 560,807 cotton manufactures.. 3SJ,WJ 519,466 Canned beef 528,722 403,522 Salfed beef 433,719 379,543 Hams 162,508 207.681 Wood manufactures.... 465,501 147,206 Books, maps, etc 109,321 123,441 Tobacco manufactures. 76.3G4 105,925 All other articles 10,647,729 26,317,9o3 Total .$79,563,594 $179,134,409 Crowe a Bird. Independence West Side. Pat Crowe has been identified In sol many places at once that he seems to All the definition of the Irishman, who declared that "a man couldn't be In two places at once, barrln he was a bird." Crowe is certainly a bird. Articles of incorporation of the McCuM loch Mill Company, with a capital stoclcj of $30,000. headquarters at Machlas, uaval been filed. SHANAHAN