Morning Oregonian., January 14, 1908, SECOND EDITION, Page 10, Image 10

THE 3I0RXTXG OR EG ONI AX, - TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 190S.
FAMOUS STEEDS.
FOR ROSE PARADE
Trans -Continental Endurance
Test May Begin at Time
of Rose Festival.
PLAN GREAT ATTRACTION
Association Anxious for Davenport
' and General Castelman to
fctart Long Uace From
Portia nd in June.
That the great transcontinental endur
nni'4 contest between Homer Davenport's
Arabian 'stallion, Mesoud, and General
Castelman's Kentucky mare, Carolina,
shall begin. In Portland, immediately fol
lowing tho floral street pageant of the
principal day s festivities of the 1908 Rose
Festival, is the desire of the men behind
the great jubilee. That Homer Daven
jvort. who is himself a stalwart figure of
National prominence, shall ride his own
fleel-footed steed, as member of the
grand marshal's staff, and that the Army
officer probably Sergeant Peterson shall
rid the magnlileent Kentucky-bred mare
by the iide of the great breeder of Ara
bian horses in that cavalcade, is another
desire of the men who now propose to
mak the Rose Festival the finest
i-elrbratiou of Us character ever held in
this country.
KhTorls were made yesterday afternoon
to reach Homer Davenport by telephone
at his family home at Silverton, but the
wires were down and the famous car
toonist could not be communicated with.
He will be waited upon by a special com
mittee of the Festival Association when
he arrives here tomorrow to deliver his
lecture at the White Temple tomorrow
night, and the entire plan will be out
lined to him.
Slight Change In Plans.
i
The idea of having Davenport ride his
world-renowned stallion in the most im
portant etreet parade of the Rose Festi
val originated in the reports that have
eome to Portland, within the past week,
of the Tournament of Roses, which was
held en New Year's day at Pasadena,
Tal.. where the grand marshal rode the'
JlOfH) Arabian saddle horse, Bedouin,
newspaper reports indicating that this
was oiin of the most appealing features
of the Kplpndid fete.
The Festival Association officials do"not
think it should be difficult to have the
plans of the unique transcontinental en
durance contest altered so that it could
start from Portland during the week of
the Rose 'estival. According to present
arrangements the contest Is . to begin
either at Silverton, Davenport's old home,"
or at Vancouver, Wash., some time In
May, arrangements, however, to be con
summated between Mr. Davenport and
President Roosevelt, who is to select the
mount and rider to compete with Daven
ports Arabian steed.
. Inasmuch as there are only two or three
incidental conditions imposed upon the
two entries, the one respecting the Ara
bian stock and the other the most cele
brated breed of American horseflesh. It is
not thought much difficulty will be en
eounrered in arranging that the epoch
marking contest may be inaugurated from
this city. All that the conditions, so far
as imposed, require is that the two horses
be shipped at the same time from New
S'ork, undtr the same condition, that
they will be allowed to rest here the
same length of time and that they will
carry the same weight, which is to be the
average weight carriedby cavalry .horses
novy in the service of the American Army.
The fixing of the date for May was sim
ply to take advantage of the most suita
ble climatic conditions, and to postpone
it until the opening days of June cannot
in any way interfere with the value of
the tests of endurance that are to be
made. Further than this, neither Silver
ton nor Vancouver have any especial
claims upon cither contestant which
make it necessary that the race begin at
one or the other of these points.
Gain Interest for Contest.
On the other hand, greater value, sk
Festival officials maintain, will accrue to"
tho contest if it starts at Portland dur
ing tho Festival, if the two competing
beasts be allowed to appear in the grand
street spectacle, ridden by the men who
are to conduct them across the continent
and send them forth as one of the at
tractions of Portland's annual jubilee.
Festival A.ssociation officials are relying
a great deal upon the patriotic spirit and
home loyalty of Homer Davenport to ac
complish their desire in this respect.
They, will ak him to get into communi
cation with President Roosevelt at once,
with a view of having arrangements so
modified that Sergeant Peterson ca.. bo
transferred from ItLs present station so
that he will arrive here late in May to
take charge of General Castelman's mag
nificent mare Carolina, and it is further
hoped that Homer Davenport himself will
be able to make the weight which will
enable him to negotiate the unique race
from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic.
Even If he is unable to do so, tiny hope
to- have lieutenant McCabe ordered here
from the Philippines, so that he will be
ready to undertake the trying journey
from here the first week of June.
No greater drawing card has yet been
suggested for the principal parade of the
. week than to have Davenport appear on
his famous stallion and President Roose
velt's man appear on the choice mount of
the American Army, as members of the
grand marshal's staff.
President May Come.
"There is more than a fighting chance
that President Roosevelt himself will be
the guest of honor of Portland during
the Rose Festival," said President C. A.
Whitemore, of the Festival Association,
last night, "and in ease he is uere it
hould be the easiest thing in the world
to have him act as official starter for
this great contest, in view of the fact
that he is so greatly interested in the
matter personally, as well as President
anil Commander-in-Cnief of the Army.
"No erfort will ye overlooked to have
President Roosevelt come here in cs!e he
finds it possible to visit the Coast to re
view the great American fleet at San
Francisco and to dedicate a building at
the Alaska-" ukon-Pai'itit; Exposition at
Seattle The three events, including the
Portland Rose Festival, can be arranged
to take place in such close proximity as
to time that it will not make the Presi
dent lose any particular amount of time.
"We are urging the Congressional dele
pations of the Pacific Coast States to ar
range this matter for up, and we have
had no news that leads us to believe that
we will not realize our splendid hope.
We expect to find in Mr. Davenport a
most substantial indorser of our requests,
for we all know that 'Homer is ptill one
of us at heart and will do all he can to
add to Portland's and Oregon's fame '
Kallroad Man Secretary.
TAt'OMA. Wash.. Jan. 11 tSpccial.V
Percy Sinclair, formerly connected with
the traffic department of the Lehigh Val-
ley. Railway, has been chosen as secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce to suc
ceed Louis W. Pratt, resigned. Mr. Sin
clair took up the work today. Mr. Sin
clair is not a stranger in Ticonia. Until
about 10 years ago he was connected
with the old Pacific National Bank. Then
he was made Pacific Coast agent of the
Lehigh Valley system. When this road
withdrew from this field Mr. Sinclair was
transferred to New York.
HOPE FOR THE WAYWARD
Dr. Foulkes Draws Lesson From
Book of Hosea.
Dr. W. H. Foulkes sermon at the First
Presbyterian Church last night was di
rected chiefly at those who had weakened
in the Christian faith. The lesson was
taken from the book of Hosea. Dr.
Foulkes said In part:
Ordinarily you sceak of the Old Testa
ment writings as books of history, prophecy
or of praise, and of the New Testament
as the gospel, but he who read Hosea
with a spiritual understanding believes it
4s the gospel of Jesus Christ written be
foretlme. Hosea. ts most like Christ of all
the Old Testament characters because of
the wonderful love he. displayed to. an
erring- wife and interpreted for God to- a
rebellious people.
Hosea's story is of an erring wife taken
back in love and tenderness. Some would
interpret it as a parable, but there is too
aiurh heart throb in the book for that.
I take It that the old prophet was happily
married and. had three children when his
wife proved unfaithful. In his anguish
and broken heart ho called out to God.
who said. "Your troubles are as nothins
compared to mine. I have led Israel
thrnugh dan(rrs and death to a promised
land and settled them there only to have
her children turn from me to worship
idols." Hosea had that vision and took
up the cause of God among; the wayward
people.
"l will lure her." he writes," into the
desert place, where I will speak comfort
ing words to her. Iwlll give her her vin
yards that she may sing again 'and the
Valley of Aker for a door of hope and
will betroth her forever!" It was God
sending his people word through his
prophet.
He is ready to take the initiative and
bring back the unfaithful. He realizes that
If he watts until pride breaks down he is
extending only human mercy instead of
divine.
He Is ready to take the people again to
the desert place. It was In the desert that
God's first covenant was made with Israel,
and he is ready to lead her to the old
trystlng place to woo her acain.
"The Valley of Aker for a door of hope"
was making her to stand where she had
stumbled. In the siege of Jericho one man
stole the plate that was the Lord's and
when he was detected, he was stoned to
death. It was Aker. He was burled at the
door of the valley that afterward bore hH
name, meaning the valley of trouble, and
God was ready to make that a door of
hope, if his people would only be faithful
again.
I will give her back her vineyards, her
dowry, if she will return attain. He will
hear the songs as in the days of her youth,
even if the lips have since been defiled by
singing them to false gods. After he has
done all that he will betroth Israel again
forever. That is the promise of God to
backsliders and it is the gospel of Jesus
Christ. If there is one class for whom
the love of Jod surges above all others, ac
cording to his word, it is for the faithful
ones who have been' led astray."
MILLS ON LABOR PROBLEM
Seattle Lecturer Discusses Economic
Question at Grace M. K. Church.
Walter Thomas Mills, of Seattle, de
llveret! an address lastnight in Grace
M. K. Church on "Organized Labor 'and
the irnemploycd." The speaker pointed
out that the organizations of labor and
the organizations of the employers did
r.ot exist because of the meanness and
viciousness of the employer on the
one hand and the employe on the other,
but. because of the economic condi
tions demanding: theni.
"The corporation did not come into
existence because men are criminal,
cruel or infamous," said Mr. Mills. "It
came as the result of the experience of
men who were wise and men who were
fooiish; men who were strong and men
who were weak; as the result of the
experience of the community."
Speaking ot the relation . of the
union men to other laborers, Mr. Mills
declared that the union would never
be able to win lasting and permanent
victories for their organizations until
thoy are able to provide for all the
men outside of the union working on
the same Job. He said ft would seem
that i was the unions' aim to organ
ize only a part of the workers and
prevent the balance of the workers
from getting the jobs.
"No organization," said Mr. Mills,
"that wins concessions to the disad
vantage of other working men can
ever settle the labor problem."
Finds Brandy Better'n
Applejack, B'Gosh
Countryman Engraved to Hani Grub
bing Outfit for Italian Laborers
Trs nnf era Pa rt of I oad Fro m
AVskod to Own System.
TOO much brandy was the cause of
much trouble to a gang of Italians,
who had taken .the contract to clear 20
acres of land for C. N. Rankin, near Clar
nie, on the O. R. & N. Railroad. Satur
day the contractors hired a countryman
who owned an express wagon and who
lives in Tabasco Addition, to haul their
outfit of tools, provisions and blankets to
the shack on the land to be cleared.
Among the stuff were two gallons of fine
brandy and several gallons of wine.
Saturday morning the farmer loaded the
stuff into his wagon and started with the
load. He should have reached his des
tination by noon, and the contractors
were there waiting for him. He did not
come at noon and not at all on Saturday
nor Sunday, and they began to think the
expressman had sold out the outfit and
left with the mortey, but he had done
nothing of the kind. One th way he sam
pled the jug of brandy alternately with
the keg ot wine. They were equally
good, and he continued to sample both
articles every half mile, and by the time
ho reached Montavilla, late in the after
noon, the sampling had been so frequt 1 1
that he could not proceed. He left his
wagon and, taking his horses, went home.
The contractors hunted all day Sunday
for their outfit, but did not find it. Yes
terday morning some one telephoned that
the wagon was In Montavilla. It was
found by the contractors, with all the
stuff intact except the brandy and wine,
which were considerably reduced in quan
tity. The contractors hired a new ex
pressman and one went along to see that
there was no more sampling done on the
way.
Scaled Verdict Brought In.
The jury in Judge O'Day's department
of the Circuit Court brought in a sealed
verdict last night in the suit of Mac
donald Potts against H. J. Langoe to
recover J189. This claim was taken over
by Potts for the Journal Publishing Com
pany, which is said to have - furnished
Langoe, proprietor of the Pacific Scandi
navian, with goods worth S230.45. Langoe
is said to Itave paid only $57. SO. The suit
was appealed from Justice Reid's court.
where the plaintiff was awarded $189
damages.
KISEB CALENDARS 10c CP.
Halfprlce while last. 248 Alder.
Mctzger fits glasses for $1.00.
FINE FRUIT SHOWN
Exhibition Accompanies Horti
cultural Society Meeting.
MANY APPLEGROWERS HERE
AH Sections or State Represented at
Convention and in -Display" of
Fruit Programme for the
Two Days' Meeting.
The annual convention of the Oregon
State Horticultural Society will open at
the hall of the Woodmen of the World at
Eleventh- and Alder streets, at 10 o'clock
this morning. The organization will be in
session today and tomorrow, and. at the
accompanying exHibit'of fruit, awards will
be made this morning.
Delegates from all over the state are
in the city , and will gather at the con-
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I)lsri.AY O' BENTON t'OONTY APPLES AT STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION. -
Apples produced in orchard of Frame X3roves, one mile west of Corvallia. . Tne varieties are Ttenow Isewiown, Spitz
enberg, King, Northern Spy, Jonathan, Baldwin and Bellflower.
ventlon this morning. President H. C.
Atwell will call the meeting to order and
after the introductory business has been
disposed of, will deliver his annual ad
dress in which he is expected to make a
number of recommendations for the im
provement of horticulture in the state.
Other addresses will fill out the pro
gramme, and reports will be read of the
progress made in different districts, espe
cially on dealing with the pest known as
the San Jose scale. The question of can
neries will also receive the attention of
the.convention. .
AH day yesterday the delegates were
busy Installing their exhibits and some of
the displays proved most interesting. The
Hood River contingent will arrive this
morning with a strong display. Among
the exhibits installed yesterday wero the
following: Sixty boxes of apples displayed
by H. A. Webber, of The Dalles, who
shipped 20 cars of luscious Oregon fruit
to the Eastern market last year; 30 boxes
of apples and pears displayed by II. T.
Pankey, superintendent of the Kred Hop
kins' orchards at Central Point, and who
shipped 37 cars east last year; D. C. Van
Dorrr, of Dayton, Or., is on hand with 20
boxes of choice specimens from his or
chard. C K. Marshall, of Hood River," winner
of the blue ribbon at the last annual ex
hibit, is the only member of the Hood
River delegation, who had his exhibit in
stalled last night. Marshall believes in'
being on hand early at these contests and
hopes to repeat his last year's victory.
One of the finest exhibits at the show is
the 40 boxes to be shown by. J. E. Watt,
of Medford. Mr. Watt contends that his
apples "are just as good and maybe a lit
tle better than the Hood River specimens,
even though they come from the extreme
southern part of the state."
The horticultural exhibition will be open
to the public today and tomorrow between
the hours of 10 A. M. and 10 P. M., and
all are invited to inspect the fruit.
Following is the programme for the
convention: "
Tuesday, 10 A. M. Officers' reports;
President Atwell. Secretary Lake, aud for
the exhibits committee, by James H. Reia.
chairman; "Enlarging the Market for
Prunes," George C. Flanders: "Pruning the
Prune." James M. French: "Some Features
in Orcharding," J. R. Shepard.
Tuesday. - P. M. "The Fruitgrowers'
Interest in the Conservation and Distribu
tion of Water." J. H. Lewis: "Remin
iscences," Dr. Cardwell: "The Loganberry
and Its Culture," A. M. Aspinwall: "Dry
ing Blackcaps." Joseph Hall: "Woman's
Work, Horticulture." Marlon 'MacRae.
Wednesday, 9 A. M. "Neglected Oppor
tunities." L. T. Reynolds: "Broadening the
Work ot County Inspectors," H. M. Wil
liamson; "Selecting and Breeding." F. W.
Power; "Oregon Horticulture Needs," L M.
Gilbert: the auestion box.
Wednesday. 2 P. M. "The New Educa
tion in Promoting Horticultural Develop
ment," President W. J. Kerr: "The Apple,"
A. L Mason: "A Commercial Box o Ap
ples," J. H. Shepard; "What I Know About
the Dust Spray." H. C. Bushness; "Things
I. Want to Know," E. L. Hmlth.
Demonstrations will be given with spray
ing apparatus.
ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE
Young
Canadian, Out of
Drinks Laudanum.
Work,
Frank Mackinaw, a young Canadian
who lives at 3S3 North Seventeenth
street, was taken to the Good Samaritan
Hospital at 11 o'clock last night after he
had made an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide by drinking a bottle of
laudanum. Mackinaw bought the poison
from a drugstore at Seventeenth and Sa
vier streets, and. walking outside, swal
lowed the contents of the bottle. It is not
known on what pretext he secured the
drug.
Mackinaw's nerve failed him after he
had swallowed the poison, and. rushing
wildiy back, he told what he had done.
Policeman Ben Peterson was summoned,
and. after the man had been examined
by Dr. Ziegler, the City Physician, he
was removed to the hospital. Mackirfaw
said he was sorV that he had attempt
ed to take his life, but that he was very
despondent, out of work, and couldn't
bear to think of being turned out in the
street. This he expected at any time, as
his money was about exhausted and his
efforts to. find a position had been of no
avail. He had . been In the city only a
few weeks'. At- the hospital it was said
that he would pVobably recover.
GOOD PRICE FOR FRANCHISE
Fifty Thousand Dollars raid for St.
John Gas Permit.
According to tlte transfers recorded yes
terday the St. John .Gas Light & Heating
Company has sold all its property, real
and personal, to the Merchants Savings &
Trust Company for $50,000. Recorder iis
son. of St. John, -whose attention was
cf.lled-to the transfer yesterday afternoon,
was surprised at the sale, and was not
prepared to express an opinion as to its
effect. The. Merchants' Savings & Trust
Company is a financial concern at 247
Washington street. Recorder Esson said
that the gas company has filed its ac
ceptance of the franchise granted it for
25 years, but it has not yet filed its cash
bond of $5000 as required. It has until
January 24 to file the bonds. A bond of
J10.000 was required originally, but this
was changed to J5000 cash bond and the
time for filing was extended until Janu
ary 24. , .
Nobody in St. John understood the
meaning of the transfer of "all property
both personal and real," and an inquiry
will be set in motion at the meeting of
the Council tonight. The sale may mean
several' things, and among- them , the ac-
qulsition of the franchise by the Portland
Gas Company. While S. V. Davidor was
before cne St. John Council seeking for
this franchise the Portland Gas Company
sent in a franchise, which was promptly
tabled. What makes the transfer rather
mysterious was the announcement mads
by Davidor that tne contract for machin
ery, had been let to an Eastern firm and
last week he said work was to start on
the plant. Ground of the St. John Steel
Ship Company was obtained in Lower St.
John lor the site of the buildings and
Davidor has declared repeatedly that the
franchise would be carried out in good
faith with the people of St. John.,
"If the Merchants Savings & Trust Com
pany has paid $50,000 for the franchise and
property of the St. John Gas Light &
Heat -Company," said Recorder Ksson,
"before any work has been done, it cer
tainly paid a rattling good price. The
transfer seems all right. It wi!i"be a sub
ject of inquiry at the meeting of the
Council Tuesday night. It speaks mighty
well for St. John that a franchise should
bring J.30,000." -
AGED MAN TAKES POISON
diaries Frank Found Dead at Home
Near Holbrook.
Charles Frank, age 50. a German, and
the owner of an 80-acre farm In the
mountains two miles from Holbrook, was
found dead in his house yesterday morn
ing by Henry Munson. one of his neigh
bors, and the circumstances indicate that
the old man had committed suicide. His
body was found in tbed and 'on a table
near was found an 'empty bottle labeled
"strychnine," together with a sealed let
ter addressed to John Manning, District
Attorney, of Portland.
Another letter addressed to Mrs. Wini
fred Lundgard. one of the neighbors,
asked that she look after his 20-year-old
daughter, who is supposed to have left
home to secure a position in this city.
It is believed that the girl is working in
Portland,-- but her address is unknown.
Kffort is being made to find her, as she
is the only known relative of' Mr. Frank.
The neighbors said that Frank was well
acquainted with District Attorney Man
ning, who had acted as his legal ad
viser. Corotier Flnley was notified of the
death and had the remains brought to
the city. At first it was thought by the
Coroner that the man had died as a re
sult of heart trouble, as no outward
signs of poison were evident, but the
finding of the empty strychnine bottle
occasionad some doubt on this point and
a post mortem examination will be made
today to determine the exact cause of
death. .
From what aould be learned from
Frank's neighbors, it is understood that
he had always been contented and had
no troubles. Although he lived- alone,
he was always cheerful. He had just
finished paying for the farm, which he
leaves to his daughter.
Concert by D'Urbano.
Luigi d'Urbano has been invited to di
rect a vocal and musical concert, which is
to be given in the first part of next Feb
ruary .by a ladies' amateur orchestra,
which is now rehearsing under the baton
of the celebrated Maestro. . The concert is
to be given for the benefit of the St.
Michael Catholic Church, at Fourth and
Mill.
A Cure for "Misery.
"I Have found a cure for the misery
malaria poison produces," says R. M.
James, of Louellen. S. C. "It's called
Electric Bitters, and comes in 50-cent
bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or
a bilious attack in almost no time; and
it puts yellow jaundice, clean out of
commission." This great tonic medi
cine and blood purifier gives quick re
lief in all stomach, liver' and kidney
complaints and the misery of lame
hack. Sold under guarantee at Wood
ard. Clarke & Co.s drugstore.
Custom-made shoes at foctory cost
at Rosenthal's house-cleaning sale.
ADD TWO BRANCHES
Schools Will Have Industrial
and Cooking Courses.
LATTER TO OPEN AT ONCE
Facilities for Instruction in Trades
Will Be' Installed at Atkinson
Building and Will Be
Available ext Fall.
At its regiiJar meeting yesterday after
noon the Board of Education formally de
cided upon the Atkinson School building
as the location of a trades school, as fore
casted In The Sunday Oregonian. From
four applications for the position of prin
cipal, one will be selected probably at the
next session of the board. The successful
applicant will then be instructed to take
active charge at once and assist the local
school authorities in preparing to open
the school next Fall. "
The formal selection of the Atkinson
building for the new trades -school is the
first definite step toward the actual In
stalling of thfs branch of the public
school system. The board members yes
terday declared themselves unanimously
in favor of opening the school not later
than next September. Considerable time
will be required in fitting up the rooms
and installing the necesasry machinery
and apparatus, it was explained by City
Superintendent Rigler. He also urged the
immediate appointment of a principal for
the trades school, and expressed the opin
ion that the man to whom the position Is
given should- at once take up the duties
of the office. The question of salary tor
the position was discussed, and it is re
garded as probable that the city will
have to' pay about $'J00O a year to get a
urst-ciass man.
The board also took up the matter of
cooking departments, to be installed im
mediately in the high schools, and it Is
regarded as practically certain that Miss
Lillian Tingle, a well-known Portland
woman, will be selected as head of this
new feature. Hers was the only applica
tion in . the hands of the board when the
meeting occurred yesterday afternoon.
and she was very favorably regarded by
the members. It- has not as yet been de
cided whether there will be one or two
such teachers, but it seems likely that
one will have charge of both high school
departments until the work is developed.
Gas will be used in the cooking-rooms,
and the board members are having a
little difficulty in securing the necessary
stoves, of which aoout 50 will be re
quired. The board decided upon prompt action
regarding the' new buildings that have
been ordered constructed this year, and
the superintendent of buildings was in
structed to draw up the plans for all of
these immediately. Contracts will be let
in the near- future.
It was announced that the lunchroom
recently Installed In the East Side High
School has proved so satisfactory and
has been so well patronized by pupils and
teachers that the West Side High School
will have one, conducted by the same
management.'- The attendants -have been
clamoring for one, and members of the
board yesterday expressed themselves as
very favorable to the plan. The pupils
of the Hawthorne School, near the East
Side High School, have also expressed
themselves as desirous of the privilege of
lunching, at the recently installed eating
place, and this permission was given.
Application by- the United Brethren
Church for permission to use an old
building previously used for manual
training at the South Mount Tabor School
was referred to the committee on Judi
ciary. It is desired to use the room for a
Sunday School.
Rev. William Hiram' Foulkes was se
lected as speaker for the West Side High
School graduating exercises, and W. D.
Fenton was selected for a similar occasion
at the East Side High School. The exer
cises are to be held in February.
FORD'S SLAYER IDENTIFIED
Detectives Confident Howard
Salt Lake Murderer.
Is
George, Chase and R. L. Shannon, de
tectives of the Salt Lake City Police De
partment, arrived in Portland yesterday
with requisition papers in their possession
for the return to Utah of Thomas Howard,
all&s Joe Sullivan, who is wanted there
for the murder of Policeman Charles
Ford, killed on December 14. The two de
tectives were conducted to Howard's ceil
in the city jail and positively identified
Howard aa the man Sullivan. Howard
evidently recognized the Salt Lake detec
tives, for he grew extremely nervous and
turned deathly pale when they entered
hut denied that he had ever seen them be
fore. .
. .The detectives questioned Howard, but
other than saying th&t he would not go
back without requisition papers, he would
not give any information about himself,
except to say his name was Howard. Be-
sides his features and general appearance,
Howard's identity as Sullivan was un
questionably established by marks on his
body which had been recorded during his
confinement in the Utah penitentiary and
a list of which the detectives carefully
excitement was caused
about the jail yesterday morning by the
discovery of an alleged plan on Howard's
part to escape. An old man who had
been locked up on Sunday night for
drunkenness, was released yesterday
morning and Informed the police that he
had heard two young men and Howard
discuss some plan for getting out. Or
ders were issued at once for every one
in the jail to be searched, but no instru
ments or tools by which such work might
be accomplished were found. The jailer
was Instructed .to keep a very close watch
on -Howard.
That Howard is a desperate and a dan
gerous man has been evldencel by his sut
len and threatening manner ever since his
arrest and that he has been waiting for
some opportunity to make a break for his
liberty is believed, by the police. While
he was in' the Utah penitentiary it was
discovered that he was an expert lock
smith and a number of times his services
were utilized in opening locks for which
the keys had been lost. The police thought
it unwise to allow Howard to have any
thing that he might use as a weapon and
he was forced to eat his meals yesterday
without a knife or a fork.
Detective Shannon is visiting Mrs. Sarah
Evans, City Market Inspector, who Is his
sister. The detectives will leave with
their prisoner for Salt Lake tomorrow.
THE PROBLEM OF TAXATION
Reasons Offered for the Proposed
Amendment of the Constitution. .
PORTLAND, Or.. Jan. 13. (To the Edi
tor.) In your issue of Sunday you make
some statement concerning taxation re
forms proposed by the Oregon Tax Reform
Association that put strongly the argu
ments which will be urged against them
should the proposition actually be placed
on the ballot next June. The editor of
the leading Independent Republican paper
In the Northwest, cannot say anything con
cerning public questions but it will attract
attention and deserve consideration.
The reasons for offering the amendment
in question for the Initiative were because
the present tax laws are admitted to be
oppressive and unjust, not only in their
intent but In their enforcement. That there
has grown up a sentiment slowly finding
expression In heavier assessments on vacant
and speculative holdings ot land is because
of the widespread Idea prevalent that the
workers and producers were not being justly
considered In our tax laws or In the inter
pretation of them. Even the little ex
emption of furniture to the extent of $30O
was knocked out after -being in operation
for several decades.
An attempt to revise the tax laws failed
because the proposed legislation by a
learned commission was lengthy. Involved,
confused and attempted to tax every thing
in and out of sight. People could not com
prehend its provisions and lawyers could
not interpret them.
In any initiative proposition Its provisions
should be brief and to the point. The Or
egon Tax Reform people would have been
willing to have submitted in even fewer
words a provision exempting all personal
property and improvements. Such an
amendment will be submitted to the people ;
of Oregon if the initiative continues to en- i
able the people of Oregon to rule them
selves, The one proposed will compel the
discussion of the taxation question by the
people and we believe will be adopted. Xf
net adopted then something more advanced
will be submitted later. The Qiscusslon
will continue until justice Is done.
Experience of thousands of years in all
times and all lands that we have record of
has demonstrated that taxation cannot be
levied equally on personal property, or
even upon improvements. The more things
taxed the more difficult for any official as
sessor to appraise their values, the more
difficult to even discover them. The more
inquisitorial the laws and their enforcement
the more certain forms of wealth and their
production disappear, the more burdensome
those laws and officials become to the
n on est. the helpless, the producers. These
are facts that history has driven home
with the piling of the centuries. No man
or set of men can devise a law that will
assess personal property with any degree of
equity, uniformity or justice. All attempts
have elmply put premiums upon perjury,
bribery, corruption and violence.
If the people of Oregon compel at one
sweep the assessor to pass by the Improve
ments and little personal belongings of the
worker and producer in city and country,
his attention can be and will be devoted to
out of doors property now escaping Its just
share of public burdens In like manner to
those litems of omission In Columbia County
to which a correspondent In last Sunday's
Issue called attention. It is utterly -impossible
for an assessor to guess the values
of ten thousand different species of prop
erty now by law on his lists. The value of
The Oregonian plant would he a mere guess
to the writer, although having some knowl
edge of printing plants. A worthy medical
jnan a few months ago estimated the value
of a country printing plant at three or four
hundred dollars where some pieces or new
machinery just Installed alone exceeded his
Hgures. The reasonable value on the plant
would have been ten times his estimate.
It being an impossibility to tax personal
property at all, why keep up the farce?
Many of the leading, students of taxation
and statesmen throughout the world admit
that personal property cannot be taxed with
any just degree of uniformity and that. Its
continual retention as an object of taxation
hampers production and retards develop
ment. As- a long step In the right direc
tion the Oregon Tax Reform Association
proposes to exempt the personal property
of the producers. The personal property of
the nonproducers can be taken cane of by
them with the same tax-dodging ability that
has always characterized them.
The exemption of manufactures Is no new
thing. It has been tried In many places
and to many degrees. It. works well for
the community at large. It has built up
"Baltimore. It has attracted vast capital
to that city. It is In force in New Zealand
to a very large extent. The farmer is just
as much a manufacturer as the weaver or
the miller. In Manitoba and Northwest
Canada both farmer and manufacturer are
largely or wholly exempt. It will bring to
Oregon more taxable values than It will
exempt . Is the lesson shown by the expe
rience of other commonwealths. The man
ufacturer does no harm to a community.
Why fine him?
The people of Oregon know that the
present tax laws are unjust and that to tax
all property equally Is an absolute impos
sibility. They will yet enact some remedy.
If not this proposition, then what?
A. D. CRIIXJE,
Secretary O. T. R. A.
PLAN FOR SEWER SYSTEM
Scllwood Board of Trade Extends
Original Estimate.
At the meeting of tlie Scllwood
Board of Trade last night H. L.. Gilbert
submitted plans for a sewer system
for Sellwood. The territory Included
is between 100 feet of the east line of
East Fifteenth street and the Willam
ette River, Ochoco street aJid the boule
vard. The plans provide for sanitary
sewerage, not for storm water, the
pipes to be flushed out by flushing
tanks. Mr. Gilbert explained that the
average cost, including laterals,, would
be ?42 a lot. Objections were raised to
the plans, for the reason they took in
only that part of Sellwood between
Kast Fifteenth street and the Willam
ette River. The engineer was instruct
ed to extend his specifications so as to
Include the territiory between the river
and East Nineteenth street, which will
increase the cost about S per cent.
Rev. D. A. Thompson announced that
a general tree-planting movement was
to be started in Sellwood. EveYy resi
dent will be Invited to plant trees in
front of his premises. The Board ac
cepted an invitation from Miss Vorhees.
ot the Sellwood branch library,, to meet
there next Monday nlsrht.
., President A. J. Wills and' W. P.
Adams were instructed to confer with
the County Court about building a
breakwater to protect the Sellwood
ferry from high water. It was an?
nounced that the contract for improv
ing Spokane avenue had been .let.
HALF PRICK KISER CALENDARS.
10c up while they last 248 Alder.
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