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Newspaper Page TextDECEMBER 16, 1908: la ' " ' ' i. ,. - . - k . . , SIX MILLS TO BE MAXIMUM LEVY Charter Revision Commission Recommends One Mill Reduction. SAVING ON BOND INTEREST He port Adopted Allowing City to I!f deem Any Outstanding Bonds and to Pay One-Fortieth of Out standing Issues Each Year. An annual tax levy of mills will b the maximum city tax. If the recom mendation of the finance committee of the Charter Revision Commission is adopted. The present limit is 7 mills, hut the assessed valuation is so much larger now than formerly that all neces sary funds can be raised on the 6-mill hasi. it was explained by Senator Ben Selling, chairman of the committee, which reported at last nights session of the Commission. In case the total assessment Is less than J175.00O.00O at any time, it Is pro vided in the report, the City Council shall have power to levy an assessment that -will brintr In a revenue of not to ex ceed 1 ,030.000 a year. There was considerable discussion by members of the Commission last night over a supplementary report of the com mittee on public utilities and franchises on the issuance of utility bonds. The plan was worked out by T. B. Wilcox. C. H. Chapman read the report and ex plained the jrreat ravine that will be made by the city in Interest on Its bonded indebtedness under this system over the one now In force. Report on Ctlllty Bonds. Thr. report wan finally adopted, and is as follows: The bnn4s Issued lindr the provision of thl srticlo KhA!l be payable in oll coin of ths United Stntes on a rtay and at a placa flxM by th Council, and sarh bond so ls euei shsll contain a clause statins tfcat '"Th bond 1 r"1pmable at the or-tlon of the City of Portland, on any mlannua! interest day nhn any lntsrsst coupon attached hrto talis due. upon payment of ail accrued inter eat and the principal and 8 per cent premium upon the principal hereof." and beginning- at. a date five years after the date of such bond ljvue. under the provwlona or mis antcie, not Isss than one-fortieth part of the wbolf amount of Indebtedness represented by such Issue of bonds, snail be paid esch and every year thereafter, together with the Interest on a:i sums unraid at such. date, the selection of auch bon.ln to he redeemed to be defer loired bv lot In euch manner and at auch time aa may be fixed by the Council. The bonds issued shall be aiempt from all tax arlon for munlolpal purposes. If the bonds lssuaed for stirh vndertaking and the Interest thereon are not payable exclusively from the receipts of such under taking, then at the time of the levying of the n-.cnlclpal tax and In the manner provided f.ir such tax levv. If the receipts of such public PTperf or utility be insufficient to meet the interest matuHnr thereon, the smount receesary for the partial payment of the prin cipal of said bonds provided herein, over and above all operating expenses and expenses of maintenance and renewal, then the Council shall levy and collect annually a tsx suffi cient to par the annusl interest on such bonds, and also to pay the one-fortieth part of the principal of such bonds so issued m provided in Section 8P. Such taxes shall be in addition to the other taxes levied for municipal purposes and shall he collected at the same time and In the same manner aa other municipal taxes are collected. City Official Newspaper. The Commission then took up the subject of the city official newspaper. The Commission finally voted that the official raper shall be one having "an actual paid circulation of at least 15,000 copies daily." The subject of taxation was one which called forth much comment from the members. Sir. Montague declared that "the fire department lias for years been the pet of the Council and the Police Department has been the ad verse pet." Senator Selling", chairman of the committee, explained the cutting down of the levy for the Police Depart ment only because the total sum avail able on the maximum levy has never been asked for, The cut on the police levy was one-third of a mill, leavlngr It at 1.58. whereas the old levy of 2.25 mills for the Fire Department was unaltered. The report was postponed until other reports are In. and In the meantime Information on this line will be aecured from other cities. The following is the recommendation of the committee In regard to the city tax levy: First. That Section 114 Cot ths present charter) be. amended so as to provide thst the tax levy during any fiscal year shall not exceed 6 mills, exclusive of the amount levied for interest charges, bridaes and inking fund, apportioned as follows: Mills. Fire 2-20 police i. 1.55 l.lahtlng - "" Library 20 Street repair .75 Farks - .5 And thst ths levy for bridges shall not ex ceed 1 mill. Second, That If the total assessment shall at any time be less thsn lTS,00O.O0 ths Council may Increase the levy suf ficiently so as to produce an income of Sl.- Third. That it shall be comj.ulory for the Council to levv annually ?4 mill to provide a sinking fund to retire outstand ing bonds when due. paid to it. He reiterates that the deal I wee ferrHert thrniteh hv Xfr Vnfll. and adds: 1 directed or approved every action and am responsible for all that was done in caftylng out the win of the Congress and the provisions of the law enacted by v.on- w re.ee after .rhiiittlva examination and Jis cuesioo, were scrupulously compiled with by the executive. While the transaction was pending I saw Mr. Cromwell but two or three times, and mr communications wltft nim were Hmlteri !t the exohanse of purely for mal courtesies. Secretary Hay occasionally sew htm in tbe seme manner: I doubt whether Mr. Root had any conversation with him Ths Attorney-General saw him frenuemlv mm -he was counsel for the Pan ama Companv; their . communications were official, as representing two side'- "he action of the Government, he said, was whollv uninfluenced by any question or who were or who were not stockholders either In the new or old company. How Money Was Paid, it ..-. thst if the Canal Commls nn hci heen owned by American citi zens. It would have made no difference in ths finvemment s action, ine tram action was carried on openly and was published in detail, and the Govern ment dealt solely with the liquidators of the old and new canai companies. The money was paid through J. P. u.rn A r as financial agent of i ).. r.M-ornniAni to the Bank of France in Paris, in accordance with the decree of the Civil Tribunal of the Seine. The Government had nothing to do with the distribution of the money, but simply followed the award of the French court, tie continues. Under these circumstances there was not the slightest need for Mr. Cromwell to give anv Information on tne suojsci " ... ' . he ha,1 been counsel. This Government has no concern with Mr. Crom weirs relation to these companies or either of them, or eJth the amount or nis Persona. it was not the affair of this Government to inquire wto were the security holders of the company. 1,1st of Stockholders Existsj. He then says Mr. Cromwell has sent him a list of all stockholders oi tne new Panama Canal Commission, num bering over 6000. No payment will be made on the capital stock of the old companv and the bondholders will get about 10 per cent. Stockholders in the new company will get back -their orig inal investment with about 3 per cent annual interest. The accounts and records are on deposit with the Credit Lyonnals In Paris. A request from a private individual for permission to inspect these papers was recently re fused, but the President has no doubt that the list would be shown at the re quest of our Ambassador, if Congress desires. He concludes: ' As a matter of fact there Is nothing what ever in which this Government is inter ested to investigate about this transaction. So far as this Government Is concerned every step of the s'lghtest Importance has been made public by its executive, and every step taken In Frarce has there been made public by the proper officials. List of Canal Stockholders. Accompanying the President's message was a large ounaie m awnmema mol ing upon the transfer or the canal prop erty to the United States. Many of these documents were in French without Eng lish translations. There was nothing which showed directly the persons who re delved the M0.0on.000 paid by the United Slates, but there were included the names of about 7000 stockholders In the old and new Panama Canal companies, all of them citizens of France and of the Co lombian Republic. There was not the name of a citizen of the United States In the list. SUSPECTED YEGG CAUGHT Xegro Acting Suspiciously Taken by Officer gwennes. Suspected of being a holdup. George Hathcock, a young, Hght-oolored ne gro, was arrested at 7:30 o'clock last night by Patrolman Swennes at Elev enth and Clinton streets. Dressed in a slouch hat. with the brim turned down. In rtsflgh-looking clothes, with his coat collar turned up. and a blue and white handkerchief about his neck, with the ends knotted at the back, readv at a second's notice to be used as a mask, be presented the picture of a tvpical 'stick-up" thug. The officer observed him hanging about the car tracks at this point, where It is especially dark. When the policeman approached the suspect he did so with his revolver drawn. Hold ing the weapon from view he advanced casually upon the man and suddenly thrust it against his face. The negro put his hands up in the air with light ning rapidity. A loaded revolver was found In Hathcock's pocket and a supply of cartridges kept in a tin box in true yegg -style to protect them from the "wet. He was taken to the police sta tion, where he said that he had come to Portland from North Dakota about four days ago and had been sleeping in a room over Sam Washington's saloon, corner of Park and Flanders streets. He was unable to explain his presence at the scene of his arrest. The police are of the opinion that he had planned a holdup last night. They also believe that he has-been In the city longer than he acknowledges and that he has been guilty of some recent robberies here. An investigation is now being made. WANTS PULITZER PUNISHED (OvatlniMd from First Pac.) through P. C Knox a Attorney-General. He then says: Government Should Prosecute. Now t h m m fori, tm m a 1 1 e r of f ct. Vd no tnremi ration whatever; no shadow of proof has been or can be produced in be half o? any of them. Ther consist mainly or a wring of Infamous lib I. In form they are partly IlbeLn upon Individual, upon Mr. Tuft and Mr. Roblncnn, for Instance, but they are in fact wholly and la form partly a libel upon the Unite. State Government. I do not believ. me ahould concern ourselves with the particular individual who wrote The lyn n4 llbelloua editor la. articles from correspondents or article la tte new column. The rat offender 1 Jerh Pulitzer, editor an d propr ! e tor of the Wo rl d. While the rimlnal ofTerme of which Mr. Pulitzer fms ren ajutliy 1 in form a libel upon Indi vidual, the great injury done Is In blackening- the good name of the American people. Jt should not be left to a private citizen to eue Mr. PuMtaer. He ahould be prosecuted by the Governmental authorities. He proceeds to denounce Mr. Pu litzer, saying: Vilifies American People. It la therefore a htjrh National duty to bring to Justice thLn vtitfler of the American people, thi man who wantonly and wickedly and withoutone shadow of justification, eeeks to Slacken the character of reputable private citizen and to convict th Government of his own country In the ere of the civilised world of wrongdoing of the baest and foul est kind when he has sot one shadow of Jttlflcation of any sort or description for the charge h ha mad. The Attorney . General ha under conaideration the form under which, the proceedings aa-aJnat Mr. Pulitzer ahall be brought. He then cities papers -which he transmits embodying the history of the transaction and says It -was no con rrrt nt the President what the Cans. Commission did vitix the ' $40,000,000 AUTO TOSSES BOY IN AIR Messenger Riding Wheel Is Hon Down and Badly Hurt. Struck br swiftly movlnir automo bile, Walter Christersen. a 16-year-old messenger boy employed by the Postal Telegraph Company, experienced a most miraculous escape from death or probable maiming yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the corner of Third and Oak streets. The boy, who was riding a bicycle, was tossed up about eight feet and caught mid-air by the auto mobile top. He bounded forward, rolled, over the edge, broke through the rain protector In the front and dropped into the laps of C. E. Oliver, manager of a cigar store at Third and Alder streets, who owned and drove the ma chine, and a friend, (who accompanied him. air. Oliver Quickly brought the au tomobile to a atop. The bicycle had been run over and ground into a shape lets wreck. The boy, dazed and bruised, but not dangerously hurt, was helped out. He had received painful Injuries In his side and waa supported to the sidewalk. The spectacle had been witnessed by many people on the street and a large crowd gathered. WILL MAKE RIVALS ALLIES Simon to Take IMrmln and Fob chard Into New Cabinet. "WASHINGTON". Dec. 15. An arrange ment has been made by General Simon, the provisional president of Hayti, with General Firmin and General Fouchard. two of the foremost workers in recent years against Nord Alexis, according to information that reached Washington todav. bv which these two Generals will be appointed to places in General Si mon's cabinet after he Is elected to the presidency. General Simon's election, the advices state, Is a foregone conclusion. Make Laws for Aeronauts. PARIS. Dec. 13. The government has decided to call an international conference to consider the question of establishing a system of International laws relating to aerostatics. APPEAL NOT TO BE STAY BAR ASSOCIATION1 DRAFTS TWO XKIV BILLS. Meeting Held When Legislative Committee Reports and Various Measures Are Discussed. Two new bills for presentation to the Oregon Legislature in its next session were brought before the Multnomah Bar Association at its meeting last night. One provides that when a criminal ap peals to the Supreme Court It shall not act as a stay of execution, except in cases of murder in the first degree. In that case the prisoner is to be taken to the Penitentiary by the Sheriff as soon as practicable after conviction. The other proposed measure provides that in case an accused criminal does not testify, the fact may be commented upon by the prosecuting attorney. These two proposed bills were brought before the Bar Association by Judge L. R. Webster, one of the members of the committee appointed at the last meet ing of the association to propose new legislation. The other members are Charles H. Carey, W. W. Cotton. R. Q. Morrow and Dan J. Malarkey. The bills were referred to the legislative commit tee, which Is to prune' them, and return them to the association at the next meet ing, ir it deems best. ILast night's session was an adjourned session. The next meeting will be held December 29. It will be the last reg ular meeting of the association before the Legislature assembles. As there is now no statute In Oregon providing for the appointment of re ceivers for defunct corporations, this being done under the common law by the courts of equity, a measure to pro vide for it was discussed last night, and will be drafted! for presentation at the next meeting. The legislative committee reported favorably upon the measure changing the method of selecting juries, and the pro posed bill providing that the Judse shall, at the request of attorneys, make- known before the final arguments are made to the Jury, what points of law will be in cluded in his Instructions to the jury. If the new jury selection bill is passed, counsel will first challenge jurors for cause. When the 12 have been made up the plaintiff and defendant's attorneys may use em many of their peremptory challenges as they wish, when the first process of passing or challenging for cause will be repeated until the jury Is made up. ' KNEW OF POISON POWDERS Boas' Mother Says Wilson Tasted Mixture Before Her Son. " BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 15. The Inquest to determine responsibility for the death of Ham- J. Boas, the young electrician who died after taking poisonous powders sent him through the mall, was com menced this morning. In tho custody of detectives John Walter Wilson, the friend and associate of the dead man, now held as a ouspect, was present in the chamber where the inquest was held. Among the earlier witneesea were the relatives of the dead man, Including his aged mother, who several times gave way to emotion while testifying. She de clared vehemently that her son did not commit suicide, and her testimony Indi cated that Boas, on the night of his death, was even more light-hearted than ustial. While she was testifying to the facts of a visit by Wilson, Mrs. Boaa was overcome by her feelings, and said: "Whoever did this, did his work well. He took from me my only support. I hope that whoever did it will have no peace or rest on this earth!" Both Mrs. Boas and her son, Martin Boas, testified that Wilson knew that the powders that killed Henry Boas con tained some powerful drug, as he had told both of them that he had tasted the stuff which stiffened his jaws and made him apprehensive of danger. But both said did not tell Henry Boas of this, although he knew It before the powders were taken by the latter to his room. TAFT ENTERTAINS TRAVIS Discusses Golf With Former Ameri can Amateur Champion. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The earnest at tention which President-elect Taft is paying and Intends to pay to the royal and ancient game of golf was evidenced today when one of the engagements to which he devoted an exceptional length of time was with Walter J. Travis, for mer amateur champion of the United Slates. Mr. Taft's talk with Mr. Travis was entirely devoted to golf. Mr. Taft will leave New York Thursday morning for Augusta. Ga., where he will devote to golf the five weeks Intervening before his departure for the Panama Canal Zone. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, was among the prominent callers received by Mr. Taft today at his brother's home in West Forty-eighth street. Mr. Taft has had the names of several Indiana men presented to him for Cabinet positions. PULITZER JNVITES SUIT (Continued from First Page.) a story which was said to be In the hands of the Democratic National com mittee. It was Mr. Cromwell's own action which raised the issue in the campaign. "It is true also tbat, when Mr. Roose velt made his attack upon Delavan Smith, the World called attention to criticisms which. iMr. Roosevelt must have known to be false and misleading and appealed to Congress to end all scandal by a full and impartial investigation. If this be the reason, let Mr. Roosevelt make the -most of it. Habit of Inaccuracy. "Mr. Roosevelt lamentable habit of in accurate statements makes It impossible to accept his judgments or his conclu sions. In his message ho does not state correctly even so simple a matter as the pretended causes of his grievance. 'The World has never said that Charles P. Taft or Douglas Robinson made any proftis whatever. Mr. Taft denied that he was concerned in the transaction In any way, which denial The World published and accepted. It would have been equally glad to print Mr. Robinson's denial had it succeeded in obtaining one from him. as It frequently attempted. The World has no evidence that he was associated with ftfr. Cromwell and would accept his word to that effect, for Mr. Robinson Is an estimable gentleman of high character. whose reputation for veracity Is Infinitely better than that of his distinguished brother-in-law. Says Roosevelt Libels Nation. "If The World has libelle- anybody, we hope it will be punished, but we do not intend to bo Intimidated by Mr. Roose velt's threats or by. Mr. Roosevelt's de nunciation, or by Mr. Roosevelt's power. "No other living man ever so grossly libelled the United States as does this President, who besmirches Congress, 66 Sacrifice 9 pre r 99 s vuioines reed to emjamoi Our Entire Stock of This Season's Newest SUITS, OVERCOATS and RAINCOATS go on sale this morning (Wednesday) at 8 o'clock. No last season's goods no broken lines; blues and blacks included. Reductions as follows: Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats $20 Values Now $25 Values Now $30 Values Now $35 Values Now $40 Values Now $15.00 $18.75 $22.50 $27.50 $30.00 AH Smoking Jackets 13 OFF REGULAR PRICE Fancy Vests 14 OFF REGULAR PRICE Trousers Our entire line 14 off regular price Extra Neckwear Specials TODAY ONLY SO dozen regular SOc values. 25c IN THIS SALE BENJAMIN'S FULL DRESS and TUXEDO SUITS ARE EXCEPTED WWW PENDLETON 311 Morrison Street, Opposite the Postoffice bulldozes Judges, assails the integrity of courts, slanders private citizens and who has shown himself the most reck less, unscrupulous demagogue whom the American people ever trusted "with great power and authority. "We say this, not In anger, but In sincere uorrow. The World has Im measurably more respect for the office of President of the United States than Thsodore Roosevelt has ever shown during: the years In which he has main tained a reign of terror and vilified the honor and honesty of booth public or ficlnls and private citizens who op posed his policies or thwarted him in his purposes. "So far as the World is concerned, its proprietor may go to jritl If Mr. Roosevelt succeeds, as he threatens; but even In jail the World will not cease to be a fearless champion of free speech, free press and a free people. kurds commit Butcheries Slay Women and Children in Pillag ing Armenian Villages. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 15. A dis patch from Urumiah says a Turkish de tachment arrived at Dllman coday to protect the inhabitants against the ex cesses of the Persian Irregrulars com manded by Satar Kahn. The latter, who has been authorized bv the Shah to restore order, has raised a force of Kurds and pillaged- and burned a num ber of Armenian villages, killing and mutilating men, women and children. The Armenians appealed first to the local Turkish authorities and then to Constantinople, when authority for the Intervention was received. Tho Shah's special envoy. All Ul Mulk arrived at St. Petersburg ostenslbry to present condolences upon the death or tne Grand Duke Alexis, but it is reported that his real object is to seek sup port for the Shah against the revolu tionists. AH Ul Mulk waa formerly Persian Minister at St. Petersburg. RESISTS DEATH 27 HOURS With Brains Oozing Ont, Russian Shows Wonderful Vitality, FRESNO. Cal.. Dec 15. Fritz Moos brugger, formerly a Russian officer, who shot himself through the head Sunday night, died last night after battling for life 27 hours with a bullet through his brain. Although the brains oozed out of his head continually, the patient's wonderful vitality kept him alive. Life was also prolonged because the patient, a week before, had a silver tube inserted in his throat to aid him in breathing. HOUNDS CAPTURE COYOTES J. T. Hosklns, of Echo, Secures Six Scalps in Two Days. ECHO, Or., Dec. 13. (Special.) J. T. Hosklns and son Travis spent two days and bagged six coyoes. Mr. Hosklns, being a large operator in" the sheep in dustry, has a pack of hounds that will pick up Mr. Coyote in half a mile chase, and if the pestiferous native of the sand hills has not too much the start, his life is ended Inside the first 60 yards. Taft Congratulated "by Yale Ja.ps. TOKIO. Dec. 15. Many Japanese were present at the annual dinner given tonight by graduates of Yale University. Congratulations on his election as President were cabled to W. H. Taft, and a reply thanking the send ers for their good wishes was received. COPIES SIMP LOUVRE PHVSTCIAX SAYS HE IT AS PRO GKESSIVE INSANITY. clal.) The general merchandise store of Peter Toung, at Ellsworth, was broken into- late Sunday night and IS gold-plated rings, a number of pairs of $4 shoes, handkerchiefs, knives, etc., stolen. Tramps are suspected. Oltes Ixng Train of Untoward Acts In Substantiation of Charge of Emperor's Irresponsibility. PARIS. Dec. 12. (Special.) A pielliora of Leonardo da Vincis, Raphaels. Eotti cellis. Correggio Greuzes, Vatteaus, and so on is what the Louvre Museum is suf fering from. They are stacked in lumber- rooms, which are full and can admit no more. The persons who painted theb, chiefly elderly maiden ladles, thought them very fair at the time, but apparently wearied of them and left them behind. The Louvre extends an astounding hospitality not onlv to copyists, but to their works. The former block all approaches to the chief masterpieces of the museum on every weekday, and -the latter are stored bv an excessive condescension on tne part of the custodians In the cupboards of the Louvre. After copvlng . the masters to their hearts' content, elderly students, pre sumably ashamed to look upon their daubs again, leave them in the chargs of the Louvre, end slink guiltily away, never to be heard of again. The museum store rooms are thus filled with Leonardos, Raphaels, etc., which are far from hav ing the same value as the originals, and the custodians have no Idea what to do with them. The copies are not their property, and they cannot, therefore, get rid of them. They are faced with the prospeots of having to -keep the wretched things forever. Moreover, the canvases might catch Are. Their destruction would In itself be a mercy, but it might set light to the originals also. The Louvre, in despair, is accordingly appealing to Parliament for a bill em powering It to fell. If any one will buy, or to give away, if any one will accept. or otherwise to get rid of copies painted in the Louvre, and stored on the latter s premises, if, after a certain number of months, they remain unclaimed. Ellsworth Store Robbed. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 15.- -Spe- LEFT Oil HER DOORSTEP FOR THIS MOTHER Mrs. A. O. TuBon, of Llvermors, Cal., writes:. "I picked up from my door step one day a little book in which. I soom 'became very much Interested. My little girl- of five years of age had been troubled for a long time with loss of appetite, extreme nervousness and undue fatigue. She was all run down and in a very delicate condition. "This little Book waa very compre hensively written, and told of the new method of extracting the medicinal ele ments of the cod's liver from the oil, eliminating the obnoxious oil which. Is o hard for children to take. " 'Just the thing,' said I, 'for my little daughter, and I immediately went for a bottle of Vlnol. It helped her won derfully. She has gained rapidly In flesh and strength, and she does not take cold half bo easily. "I am extremely grateful for the good It has done her, and I hope other mothers who have weak, delicate or ailing children will be benefited by my experience and .lust give Vinol a trial." Woodard, Clarke & Co., Druggists, .Portland I Sell Only Sample Shoe They Are the Pick of the'Shoe World POSITIVELY NO BRANCH SHOPS IN PORTLAND FOR I fiB I FOR . MEN mm $2.50 mk A $2.00 111! I Sixth Floor Oregonian Building' Rooms 600-601 Sixth Floor Oregonian Building Room 600-601 Take Elevator svn.-MesM .us ,ib"m;, i wu If Aft. i &sfM mm tm m m m m JFi "rca -oai" vv'J f.-:s k-- .-. . ajSit-.'-'-raiiJin;-f--M Pfii. ',-T "Sm-m . .-rnjJi I -NOTICE Absolutely Free Every lady presenting this ad vertisement at the Western Importing Co., 462 Washing ton street, is entitled to prizes which will be distributed every afternoon and evening rp to January 1, absolutely free. Signed Western Importing Co., C B. YOUNG, President.