THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906.
OREGON RUNGE REE
Grazing Tax Law Is Declared
to Be Unconstitutional.
MOT PROPERLY PREPARED
Under Present Conditions Washing"
ton and Idaho Flocks Can Enter
OregoitlVhlle Oregon Sheep
Must Stay at Home.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) The
Oregon Supreme Court today declared the
grazing-tax law of 1906 unconstitutional.
The decision will have no very far-reaching
effect, for It has not been generally
enforced or observed. A test case was
brought up from Umatilla County, with
the result that there Is one more ray of
light cast upon the problems of tax legis
lation m Oregon. The decision will likely
be of advantage In soma respects to the
Legislature of 1907, which will give par
ticular attention to the enactment of tax
laws.
Briefly stated, the 1905 statute was de
clared void because It Is a revenue tax
law and not a license law. It possessed
the language and elements of a tax law
and not of a license law. The act pro
vided that a tax' of 20 cents a head shall
be paid upon all sheep owned by nonresi
dents and brought Into this state for pas
turage. Paid Tax Under Protest.
W. P. Reser, of Washington, brought
100 sheep into Umatilla County and paid
the tax under protest, to prevent a levy
and sale, and then brought suit to recover
the money, upon the ground that the law
violates the constitutional requirement
it the rate of assessment and taxation
shall be equal and uniform. lie prevailed
in trial before Judge Ellis, whose decision
is affirmed in an opinion by Chief Justice
Bean.
The county authorities contended that
the collection of this tax was not for the
purpose of raising revenue, but was for
the purpose of regulating the pasturage of
foreign sheep, and therefore came within
the police power. The Supreme Court
says that the keeping of livestock Is un
der police regulation, and the state may
prohibit stock running at large, and it
may be that the state could exact a fee
for the privilege of allowing stock to roam
at large. But the court does not think
this Is a law of that character.
Tax and License Defined.
The court defines a tax to be a charge
imposed on persons or property for the
support of the Government or for some
speclflc purpose authorized by it. Its ob
ject is to raise revenue. A license is a
permission to do what would otherwise be
unlawful.
A mere tax on sheep of non-resident
owners cannot be said to be a license unless
the payment of such tax confers some right
or privilege upon such owners which other
wise would not exist. We do not under
stand that such Is the case here. The law
Is entitled an act to tax all foreign sheep
coming Into the state of Oregon, etc., and
Imply provides the amount of the tax and
the manner of Its collection.
No special privileges are granted to the
non-resident .owner by reason of the pay
ment of the tax, nor Is the payment of
such tax made a condition precedent to the
right to bring sheep into the state, if, in
deed, such legislation would be valid. Nor
does the failure to pay the tax render the
pasturing of sheep In the state Illegal any
more than the failure of a man to pay the-'
taxes upon fois farm renders the occupation
of farming Illegal.
The law does not pretend to Impose any
restraint upon the sheep Industry and no
privilege is granted by its terms The bur
den Is Imposed upon the property and not
upon the business, and applies alike to the
man who brings his sheep Into the state to
pasture them on lands of his own or that
of the Government, and the man who brings
his sheep Into the state to pasture them
upon the land of the state.
We are, therefore, forced to the conclus
ion that It is essentially a revenue law and
void within the rule announced In Bills vs.
Frailer, 88 Or. 462, because the tax Is not
uniform and equal nor levied with refer
ence to the value ot the property.
May Apply to State Apportionment.
This last clause In the Supreme Court's
opinion may be of Interest as applied to
the question of apportionment of state
taxes, which question has been raised by
a disagreement among the members of
the State Tax Commission. The majority
members of the Commission favored a
plan of apportioning state taxes according
to the relative county expenditures. The
minority member dissented because such
a plan is not based upon the value of the
property.
In this case the Supreme Court has de
clared a tax law unconstitutional because
not uniform and equal "nor levied with
reference to the value of the property."
Whether this expression from the Su
preme Court would be applicable to a
question arising concerning the distribu
tion of the burden of state taxes. Is for
the lawmakers to consider when they pass
a tax law next Winter.
How Other States Meet Objection.
Other states have passed sheep tax laws
that have proved effective, but they have
been upon an altogether different plan
from that in Oregon-. The real purpose
Is to preserve Oregon ranges for Oregon
livestock, and It was thought that a sheep
tax would prevent the depredations which
Oregon livestock men have suffered for
many years. The law was not properly
framed.
In some states a law obtains In which
the avowed purpose 1s to prevent the
spread of disease. It Is therefore provided
that livestock taken Into the state must
be kept in quarantine a specified number
of days and then subjected to Inspection
by a state health officer, for which a fee
must be paid. These burdens, for the pro
tection of home livestock, are so great
that the sheepowner cannot take his stock
Into the state having such a law.
Oregon imposes no restrictions. There
fore Washington and Idaho sheepmen can
drive tnelr flocks Into this state at will.
Oregon sheepmen cannot, however, drive
their sheep into Washington or Idaho, for
the regulations are practically prohibitive.
DAM OWNERS ARE SUSTAINED
Case From Marion County Is Re
versed in Supreme Court.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) That
the right of appropriation of water Is
governed by the same rule of priority in
Western Oregon for milling purposes that
it Is In Eastern Oregon for Irrigation, was
declared by the Supreme Court today In
the Parkersville drainage district case.
In this case the farmers who owned
land in the bed of Lake Labish, near
Parkersville. Marlon County, brought suit
against William, Francis, Vallier and
Barbara Wattier to enjoin them from in
terfering with a drainage ditch. The
Wattlers, who own a sawmill and a flour
mill, asserted the right to maintain a dam
to hold the water for power purposes.
They based their claim upon an appro
priation made in 1349, before the farm
lands were acquired.
Judge Galloway found for the farmers
In an opinion by Justice Moore, this de
cision is reversed and the right of the
Wattlers to maintain their dam is sua
talned. The mill property and water right
were alleged to be worth J2S.O00. The
farmers alleged that the submerged land
would be worth 75 an acre, or $140,000 In
all, if drained.
The Supreme Court holds that Wattier
had made a valid appropriation of water
and that under the act of Congress of
1NS6 and the state law of 1S68, for the cre
ation of drainage districts, his rights
are protected and are superior to those
of the farmers, who acquired title with
knowledge of his rights and subject to
them.
State of Oregon, respondent, vs. Wong
Chow Quen. appellant, from Multnomah
County. John B. Cleland, Judge; reversed;
opinion by Justice Moore.
Defendant was convicted 0f assault with
Intent to kill, and Is granted a new trial
because the prosecution was permitted to
prove that another Chinaman threatened
to shoot the prosecuting witness, no con
spiracy having been shown.
William D. Huffman, appellant, vs. Fan
Hie E. Huffman, respondent, from Harney
County, George K. Davis, Judge; reversed;
opinion by Justice Moore.
Held, that in a decree of divorce the
court had no power to award the inno
cent party possession of public land to
which the defeated party had not ac
quired title.
P. A. Mann, respondent, vs. Charles Park
er and Charles Chapln, appellants, from
Baker County. Samuel White, Judge; re
versed and dismissed; opinion by Chief Jus
tice Bean.
Plaintiff sought to enjoin a diversion of
water, but this relief is denied for the
reason that the injury to him, if any,
would be slight, and he has an adequate
remedy at law.
Sexton & Walther, respondents, vs. Mal
colm Mclnnls, appellant, from Wasco
County, W. L. Bradshaw, Judge; modified
on rehearing; opinion by Justice Hailey.
The Mine & Smelter Supply Company,
appellant, vs. Columbia Gold Mining Com
pany, respondent, from Baker County,
Samuel White, Judge; reversed and new
trial ordered; opinion by Chief Justice
Bean.
Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Com
pany, respondent, vs. Doernbecher Manu
facturing Company, appellant; rehearing
denied; opinion by Justice Moore.
Benjamin Bowman, appellant, vs. George
P. Hoiman, respondent, motion to dismiss
appeal granted for the reason that an or
der vacating a default judgment and per
mitting an answer Is not a "flnal order"
from which an appeal may be taken.
R. W. Frame, respondent, vs. Oregon
Liquor & Cigar Company, appellant; re
hearing denied; opinion by Chief' Justice
Bean. '
Amalgamation of Fraternal Orders.
DETROIT, Aug. 21. A plan for the
amalgamation of the Associated Frater
nities of America, which opened its con
vention in this city today, and the Na
tional Fraternal Congress was presented
to the former body at Its opening ses
sion. The suggested plan of amalgama
tion, which was adopted by the Na
tional Fraternal Congress at its Montreal
convention several days ago, provides for
a union of the two organizations with
their 6.000.000 members, under the name
of the International Fraternal Congress.
TEACHERS BETTER PAID
OREGON SCHOOIi ATTENDANCE
NOT GREATLY INCREASED.
State Superintendent of Schools
Gives Interesting; Statistics in
Annual Report.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 2L (Special.) An
Increase of $125,000 in the amount of
money expended for public school pur
poses in Oregon in 1906 as compared with
1905, though the number of pupils In the
schools remain practically unchanged. Is
one of the principal features of educa
tional development shown by the annual
statistical report of Superintendent of
Public Instruction Ackerman. The in
crease in the amount of money paid for
teachers' salaries was $150,000 in one year,
this increase being due in part to higher
salaries and partly to longer terms of
school. Some of the other items of ex
pense have been reduced to counterbal
ance in part the Increased expenditures
for teachers' salaries.
The total school population shows an
Increase of over 3400 In one year, but the
enrollment Increased only about BOO and
the average dally attendance fell off 37.
The average length of the school year in
creased very little, the report for 1905
showing 6.05 months and that for 1906
showing 6.18 months. Male teachers seem
to have profited most by the increase in
salaries, for their compensation, on an
average, advanced from $55.69 per month
to $60.02 per month, while the compensa
tion of females increased only from $43.60
to $44.95. The public schools employed 137
more teachers in 1906 than in 1905. The
statistical report for the state for the
years ending In June, 1905 and 1906, shows
the following: .
General Statistics.
1906.
Number of persons between 4 and 20 years of age residing in
the state at time of this report 153, (M5
Primary enrollment 100.534
Secondary enrollment , 7.824
Pupils between 4 and 20 years of age on register .' 108.036
Pupils under 6 years of age on register... 1.371
Teachers employed during the year 4,022
Number holding state certificates or diplomas 1.050
Number holding first-grade certificates 1,137
Number holding second-grade certificates 854
Number holding third-grade certificates 4S0
Number holding primary grade certificates 62
Number holding permits 614
Number of applicants examined for teachers' certificates dur
ing the year 1.S30
Number of applicants examined falling to obtain certificates
during the year 343
Number of teachers employed In this state taking an educa- .
tional journal 3,096
Persons between 4 and 20 years of age not attending any
school 37,247
Persons between 4 and 20 years of 'age attending school out
side of district 3.845
Average dally attendance 75.526
Whole number of organized districts In state 2.161
Number of school districts reporting 2.041
Number of legal voters for school purposes 110,865
Number of schoolhouses In the state 2,238
Number of schoolhouses built during year 109
Average number of months public school taught during year 6.05
Total number of library books on hand 91.535
Total number of library books purchased during the year.... 9,577
Number of teachers employed in private schools 373
Number of pupils enrolled in private schools 6,066
Number of private schools ' 87
Average number months private schools taught during year. 4.97
Financial Statement.
1905.
Cash on hand at time of making last annual report I 418.02S.6S
RECEIPTS.
Received from County Treasurer from district tax $ 794,475.19
Received from County Treasurer from county school fund... 860.964.2S
Received from County Treasurer from state school fund 239.316.40
Received from rate bills and tuition 9.643.63
Received from sale ot bonds and warrants 197,241.25
Reecived from County Treasurer from library fund 477.71
Received for library from other sources 1,705.63
Received for Insurance on account of losses 436.46
Received from all other sources . 105,699.43
Total receipts I2.627.985.68
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid for teachers' wages 11,270.685.76
Paid for rent of rooms and site 4.639.15
Paid for fuel and school supplies 122.536.29
Paid for repairs and Improving grounds 85,577.61
Paid for new schoolhouses and sites 384.241.58
Paid on principal and Interest of bonds and warrants 192,981.49
Paid for Insurance 17.058.44
Paid for clerks' salary v 34.206.12
Paid for library books 8.585.99
Paid for all other purposes 124,644.44
Total expenditures '. J2.245.1S6.87
Cash on hand.. 382,828.79
GENERAL.
Estimated value of schoolhouses and grounds $4,138,549.00
Estimated value of school furniture and apparatus 632,430.00
Amount of insurance on schoolhouses and other property 1.803,649.00
Average monthly salary of male teachers...- 65.69
Average monthly salary of female teachers , 43.50
FIGHT WHEAT RATE
Hill Lines Make Common Cause
With 0. R. & N.
ASK FOR AN INJUNCTION
Joint Order Proposed by Railroad
Commission Would Aid Greut
Northern Lines, but Opposi
tion Is on Principle.
9 BATTLE, Aug. 2L (Special.) Federal
Judge C. H. Hanford today ordered the
State Railroad Commission to show cause
September 8 why a preliminary Injunc
tion should not issue restraining the Com
missioners from enforcing the Joint-wheat-rate
order. The date set is one
week later than the day fixed by Com
missioners Falrchild and Lawrence for
their return from St. Paul, after investi
gating the cost of the Hill lines in this
state. ,
The Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Washington & Columbia River Rail
roads, all Hill lines, Joined with the O. R
& N. in opposing the Joint-wheat-rate or
der today. The Hill lines announced offi
cially through L. C. Gllman, counsel for
the Great Northern, that their opposi
tion Is based on the principle of the Joint
rate. They are actually benefited by the
wheat order, but none of the lines is cer
tain that the next joint-rate programme
will not make them victims. For that
reason the Hill roads will help fight the
order, though the O. R. & N. will have
to bear the brunt of the fight
Representatives of all the railroads
were before the County Equalization
Board today asking for reductions on
their taxes.
OPPOSED TO A DUAL- SCHOOL
Blind and Deaf Should Be Instructed
Separately, Say Teachers.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) The teachers of the schools for the
deaf and blind, who met In Portland dur
ing the day, continued the meeting tonight
at the state school at Vancouver. The
teachers were the guests of Superintend
ent Thomas P. Clarke, and. after dinner
at the school, the convention assembled
at 8:30. The principal paper of the even
ing was that by George W. Jones, of Sa-
lem. Or., entitled "Manual Training in
the School for Deaf and Blind." A paper
was also read by Professor George S.
Wilson, of the Indian school for the deaf
and blind, entitled, "The Blind in Litera
ture." This was an especially interesting
and instructive paper, showing the
strength and beauty added to literature
by the study of the blind.
As a result of a paper presented by
Professor J. J. Dow, superintendent of
the Minnesota School for the Deaf and
Blind, the following resolution was adopt
ed: "Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that dual schools for the deaf
and blind are not conducive to the best
results for either department, both classes
being better cared for and receiving great-,
er benefits where separate schools are
provided.
The party will stay for lunch with Pro
fessor and Mrs. Clarke tomorrow, when
they will go to Salem, Or., and visit the
Oregon school.
CONGRESSES AT TILLAMOOK
Programmes of Farmers' Develop
ment Organizations.
TILLAMOOK. Or., Aug. 2L (Special.)
The congress committee has completed
the programme,, for the Farmers' Con
gress and the Development Congress,
which are to be held In conjunction with
the Fair. The Farmers' Congress will
be held Thursday of fair week. The
sessions will be held in the Circuit Court
room of the new Courthouse. The pro
gramme:
10 A. M. Music by Tillamook Orchestra.
10:15 Address of welcome by W. W. Con-
der, ex-County Judge, Tillamook County.
10:20 Response by J. W. Bailey, Portland,
Or.
10:40 Music, male quartet.
10:50 Address by Dr. James Wlthycombe,
director Oregon Experiment Station, Corvallls.
1:30 P. M. Music by orchestra.
1:45 Address by William Shulmerlck, Hllls-
boro. Or.
2:30 Music solo to be provided.
2:40 Address by J. W. Bailey, State Dairy
and Food Commissioner of Oregon.
8:40 Discussion. m
8 P. M. Muelo by orchestra.
8:25 Illustrated lecture by F. I Kent, pro
fessor of dairying, Oregon Agrloultural Col
lese, Corvallls.
The Tillamook Development Congress
1906.
156.466
100,898
7.862
10S.518
1.045
4.159
1.050
1.235
692
466
78
437
1,815
299
8,114
29,955
4.123
75.489
2,174
2,149
133.500
2,258
102
6.19
95,192
10,625
358
6,202
70
7.50
1906.
882,828.79
t 838,330.11
1,078,720.20
257,332.00
9.617.24
140,652.67
470.65
. 1.443.75
1.233.25
106.931.31
2,817.659.97
$1,421,914.23
17.056.61
109.82S.50
68,956.65
848.468.61
209,677.50
21.675.81
26.474.27
6.091.82
142.706.86
$2,371,750.86
445,809.11
$4,624,180.00
656.4iM.00.
1,416,720.00
60.02
44. do
will be held Friday. The programme follows:
10 A. M. Music by orchestra.
10:10 Address of welcome by H. Botts,
Mayor of Tillamook City.
10:20 Response by B. 1 Eddy, Register
United States Land Office, Roseburff. Or.
10:40 Greetings from Portland, by H. 3D,
Dosch, Portland.
11:06 Music, ladles' quartet.
11:10 "A Square Deal for Oreron." by EJ.
Eofer, Salem.
1:30 P.' M. Music by orchestra.
1:48 Address by Senator Charles W. Ful
ton, Astoria.
2:00 Address, "Education and the State,"
by EX D. Ressler. president of Oreg-on State
isormai school, Monmouth.
3.00 Music, solo, to be provided.
8:10 Address by Most Rev. Alexander Chris
tie, D. D., archbishop of Ore iron.
SKUIili" BROKEN IN QUARREL
George7 Spauldlng Arrested for As
sault on Ernest Mass.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Ernest Maas. and George Spauld-
lng, farmers of the Satson Valley, en
gaged In a quarrel over cattle and used
sticks and a revolver to administer
blows. Maas is in the hospital with a
broken skull and may die. while Spauld
ing Is under arrest pending the result
of the injuries to Maas, who is an old
man. Spaulding, who is a younger man,
is also badly cut and bruised.
FIGHT FOR THEIR HOMES
ALGER IS THREATENED BY THE
FOREST FIRES.
Men, Women and Children Toil All
Night to Save the Town
From Destruction.
BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Aug. 21. Men.
women and children of Alger, a few
miles south of this city, fought forest
fires all last night to save their homes.
In spite of their efforts, the Place seems
doomed. A butcher shop, slaughter-house
ana several head of cattle were con
sumed by the flames.
The De Can shingle mill near Ferndale
burned down this afternoon, causing a
total loss of 110,000.
Forest fires thought to have been extin
guished by the recent rains are springing
up again in several directions, and threat
en widespread damage to timber and
other property.
NEWSBOYS ARE TOO LOUD
Fined In Spokane Court on Testi
mony of Disturbed Policeman.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.)
Newsboys are required to modulate
their voices to a conventional tone of
conversation by the Police Department
of Spokane. Patrolman Bill" Shannon,
who recently arrested and caused to be
fined a vegetable vendor for crying
"apples" too loudly, made an arrest of
newsboys yesterday on the charge that
they were disturbing the quiet by yell
ing "extra" too loudly. The magistrate
lined them $5 and costs In police court.
Shannon testified that the boys, who
had been imported from Seattle by an
evening paper to sell "earthquake"
extras, could be heard four blocks. He
thought a half block should suffice.
SERVED TROUT IN RESTAURANT
Lewision Proprietor Caught Them
Himself, but Is Fined.
LEWISTON, Idaho. Aug. 21. (Special.)
L. L. Miller, proprietor of Miller's res
taurant, was fined $25 today for serving
brook trout, caught in Idaho. Under the
state law a person cannot catch brook
trout for the market. At the time Miller
caught the fish which he served In his
restaurant he held a license to catch
trout. This is the first conviction of Its
kind for this section of the state. The
arrest was made by Deputy Game War
den MacHarbaugh.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
August HUpert.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.)
August Hllpert, a pioneer of this coun
ty, died yesterday morning very sudden-
ly. Mr. Hllpert came to Centralla In
1858 and settled on a piece of land a short
distance north of the city. He has lived
here ever since. He was born In Ger
many 79 years ago. He was married In
1S69 at Mount Vernon, Ind., and his widow
and eight children survive him
M. M. Cashing.
THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
M. 'M. Cushlng, ' a resident of The
Dalles since 1851, died at his home here
tonight, after a brief illness.
Dam Holds Water in Swamp.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) The
decision of the Supreme Court today in
the aPrkersvllle drainage case will result
in an effort to Induce the next Legisla
ture to pass an act which will authorize
the drainage district to condemn the Wat
tier water-power rights. Announcement
to this effect was made this afternoon
and at least one member of the Marion
County delegation Is known to favor such
legislation.
The present situation is that of a flour
and sawmill proprietor In a region devoid
of timber suitable for lumbering, main
taining a dam to hold water In a swamp.
His property Is alleged to be worth $25,000,
but is admitted to be worth much less.
The maintenance of the dam' prevents
the drainage of land that would be worth
$140,000 If reclaimed.
That the situation has created much
feeling In the community Is evident from
the fact that armed men guarded the
dam and drainage ditch during the con
troversy two years ago, and the Sheriff
was called upon to prevent open warfare.
Delegates to Irrigation Congress.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 21. Governor
A. E. Mead has, appointed the following
delegates to the National Irrigation Con
gress at Boise, Idaho, September 2 to
8 inclusive: Colonel N. E. Llndsley,
Spokane; Dr. N. G. Blalock, Walla
Walla; George E. Dickinson, Ellensburg
J. E. Frost, Ellensburg; A. E. Stul-
fauth, . Spokane; N. N. Knuppenberg,
Spokane; Joel Shomaker,. Seattle; D. S,
Yarwood, Mohler; John F. Green, Har
rington; C. T. Oiezentanner, Pasco: H.
F. Garretson, Tacoma; E. W..Ross, Cas
tle - Rock; H. A. Hovers, Kennewlck
Walter N. Granger. Zillah; H. K. Owens,
Seattle; James -H. Fraser, North Yakima
A. J. Splawn, North Yakima; Henry H.
Lombard, North Yakima; Stanley Coffin.
North Yakima; D. B. Lesh, North Yaki
ma.
Queen Esther's Suite Announced.
ASTORIA) Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
This afternoon the women's committee
announced the list of young women who
will comprise Queen Esther's suite dur
ing the coming regatta. The list is as
follows:
Miss Maude Rahles, of Portland; Miss Lura
McFarlane, Tacoma: Miss Relchel, Germany;
Mlas Helen . Dawson, Florida; Misses Leta
Drain, Ellen Nolan, Gertrude TJpehur, Lola
Foard, Freda Foard, Martha Foard, Sally
Gray, Louise Gray, Margaret Taylor, Irene
Stmington, ijtnei ueraing- ana rraoces testes.
Astoria.
Tour Drus-clst WI3 Tell Ton -
that Murine B-'ye Remedy Cures Eyes. Majtes
Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart. Soothes
iij rata, ana beus xor w cents.
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YOUR
CREDIT IS
GOOD
A FEW OPPORTUNE BARGAINS IN VARIOUS PIECES ,
CENTER TABLES
$8.00 Table in the mahogany finish; sale price $5.75
$16.00 Mahogany Table; sale price ...$10.00
$26.00 Table in the mahogany; sale price :. $17.00
MUSIC CABINETS .
$8.00 Cabinet in the mahogany finish; sale price ..$4.00
$18.00 Combination Music Cabinet and Desk in the mahogany
finish; sale price $12.25
$18.50 Cabinet in the golden oak;
WRITING DESKS
$26.50 Desk in mahogany; sale price $18.00
$27.00 Desk in the fumed oak, trimmings of copper;
sale price i.. $19.75
$45.00 Desk in crotch mahogany, richly carved and finished; sale
price . . ., . .... . .$31.50
HALL SEATS
$19.00 Mission Hall Seat in the weathered oak;
sale price $14.00
$36.50 Seat in the mahogany, richly finished; sale
price ,5 $26.00
$37.00 Seat in polished quarter-sawed golden oak;
sale price $25.00
$45.00' Seat in mahogany, highly polished; sale
price $32.50
OK
COMPLETEHOUSE-FUMSHERSi
YOUR CREDIT
IS GOOD
Lieutenant Dunn Exonerates
His Fellow-Officers.
WRITES TO COMMANDER
Notorious Woman, He Says, Was Not
Entertained Aboard Independ
ence by Other Ward
room Officers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. a. Spe
cial.) Lieutenant E. H. Ihinn, of the
training ship Independence, who has
gained such notoriety by his scandalous
conduct with Marlon Churchill aboard the
Independence, for which he has Just been
court-martialed, has taken steps to exon
erate his brother-officers from any Impli
cation in the affair, and to that end has
written to the commanding officer of the
vessel. His superiors regard his action as
most manly. The letter is as follows:
In -view of the articles that have recently
appeared In the press against my brother of
ficers of this ship, and particularly against
Paymaster Nicholson and Paymaster's Clerk
Poo re, and In Justice to them, I feel it my
duty to refute the statements made public
I was not Introduced to Marlon Churchill
by Paymaster Nicholson, and at no time has
there been any Jealousy between us, nor. to
my knowledge, has she ever been entertained
aboard ship by any cf my brother officers.
The officers of the wardroom are in no
sense responsible for my present trouble, and,
in fact, throughout the whole affair they have
done all that is in their power to assist. So
I feel that as they have been brought out
in so damaging a light, the least I can pos
sibly do Is to contradict the false accusation
that have been made. The charge that they
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have made me the ac&pegoat in order to clear
themselves from any suspicion or punishment
for misconduct Is absolutely without grounds.
B. H. DUNN,
Lieutenant. U. S. N.
To the Commanding Officer.
The request made yesterday by the ward
room officers of the Independence for an
Investigation Into the charges of whole
sale immorality among them has been re
ported to Rear-Admiral Henry W. Lyon,
commandant of the yard and station, and
a board will at once be named to make
the necessary inquiries into the matter.
The letter of Lieutenant Dunn is of un
usual Interest in connection with the at
tempt of his attorney to prove him weak-
minded. The court-martial is now study
ing the evidence. A verdict is not expect
ed for a week or more.
Convicted as an Accomplice.
SALEM. Or., Aug. . Specials
Governor Chamberlain has under consid
eration a petition for the pardon of
James Colwell, convicted of manslaugh
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ter in Harney County. He was con
victed as an accomplice, but aa the prin
cipal, George S. Miller, was acquitted.
Colwell's attorneys, Weatherford ofc
Wyatt, of Albany, argue that the ac
complice should not be held. He was
sentenced to serve six years, and has
already served two years. "Warren Cur
tis was the man killed.
Slashing Fire Jumps Bounds.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. a. (Special.)
While burning slashings on the farm of
William Lewellen, near Beaver Creek, the
firegot 'beyond control this afternoon and
serious damage to property was only
averted by the combined efforts of the
farmers of the neighborhood. A small
bam on the Lewellen farm was burned.
Alfonso and Victoria Start Home.
COWES. Aug. 21. The King and Queen
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