TITE 3IOTIXIXG OREGONTAT, TTIIDAT. SEPTEMBER 29, 1911. '
1
RULING Oil SINGLE
TAX CASE HURRIED
Supreme Court Allows Papers
in Mandamus Proceed
ings to Be Filed.
EARLY-DECISION IS SOUGHT
'Question of Permitting Clackamas
Count j- Proposal for Ijbw to Ie
Efertivw Ttvero to Co on
Ballot Fp to Jnrlsts.
SALEM. Or. 8pt. :" (Special-)
Taking; otietnal Jurls-ilctlon for the
first time In mtidimui proceedings,
the Supreme Court haa Issued nn order
allowing E. 8. J. MeAlUetsr. W. S. C"Ren
and C. E. . W"1 to Bis papers for O.
A. Pchuebel. plaintlfT. In proceedings di
rected at Secretary of btate Olcott. atth
the end In !ew require Mm to fUe
tre petitions circulate! In Clackamas
Cour.'y o pace a h'lt on the ballot at
the nest (Dral election to ssempt
personal proprtjr and improvements
from asement and tasatlon. er. In
other word, to establli single tax In
that county
Shortly after iikib today the ptlt!on
praylr.c for a writ of mandamus was
n:ed with Clerk Jlor'c1. of the Su
preme fourt. by Jlr McAllister.
TMe ea.ua after Mr. McAllister had
had a conference with Chief Justice
Fakln and tha court had Issued the or
dr. t.'.a Judiciary amendment iindor
wMch tr.e court may take original Jur
isdiction In mandamus, quo warranto
and haheas corpun. tnakln It discre
tionary with tr.e court whether It shall
taka such action.
aprrajr Aclfcaa Ivabaele.
T' writ l returnable October 4. 111.
Indicating that the court will taka
speedy action In the matter to deter
fntno the question finally.
W. 8. rRen on September ( presented
at the office of tho Keeretary of State
petitions bearing :j "" of Clacka
mas County Tour, a sumclent number
to place the proposed single las meas
ure on tha ballot. Secretary Olcott. In
tho light of trio fact that there had bean
considerable disagreement to whelh
r tha -county tax amendment wa la It
self aufflclant to snake auoh pstltiona
valid, turned tha question ottr to tha
Attorney-General bafora filing tha peti
tions, giving VRao a receipt for tha
petition
Ua Informal Mr. TTBan that la event
tha Attorner-Oeneral found tha petl
tloaa ta ba Invalid, ha would rafuaa to
flla thsm and than tha mattar could ba
Immediately oarrlej through ta courta
ta lomi dsSnlta conclusion bafora tha
election. Instsad of Involving estenatve
lit I cation following- tha election,
Mr. ITRen espreeeed hlmaalf aa sat
lafled with thta plan, and tha Attorney
Oeneral bald that tha petitions wora In
valid ovist ta tho fact that tho county
tax amendment falla to point out any
mods of prooaduro ta bo followed.
Maadaaaaa Fiamalaan Basjaav
c rotary Olcott than Informad Mr.
TTRaa that tha patltlona would not ba
filed until ha bad boon Inatruoted by tho
eourt to filo thorn, and tha mandamus
proodlna- followad.
Tha oourt will maka aa aaf.y disposi
tion of tha causa. Inasmuch aa IT Ren
Intends UbersJly to olrculata patltlona
throushout tha various countlea If tha
oourt placea Its stamp of approval an
tho petitions aa belne; valid.
Tha Attorney-GeneraTa office la sat
in fled, however. Liat tha alnla tax pa
tltlona cannot ko en tha ballot. In tho
event tha court finds against tha slnrle
ts-iers. Mr. 1,-Rsn saya that he will clr.
eulalo petitions for a bill maktns; slnle
tax atatewlde.
M. R. COX HEADS CADETS
O. A. C Graduate Baa Acting Cbaxra
of Slllltary Inatmctlon.
OP.EOOf AORiatTnUL cou
LE'IE. Corvania Or- 6pt- it. (Pp
ctal.l Malcolm R. Cos, who rad-jated
frtm tho Oron Agrlcultral Collsao In
lt. has been appointed to take rharje
of tSe student caet corps until tho ar
rival of Lieutenant Miller, of the
Twenty-third Infantry, who has been
delayed for about a month In taking
chares of military Instruction.
ilr. Cox. while In colleve, ws very
active In all forma of student activ
ities, belnc edttor-ln-chlef of tha semi 7
weekly student paper, tha Barometer;
prllnt of tso Miner- Association:
manaser of the Student Engineer and
member of tha clasa football an 1 track
teama Last year he waa araduate man
ager of nti'.etlcs. He waa Lieutenant
Colonel and Inspector-General while la
college and served as aide for Major
McAlexan.ler for a year after hie arrad
natloa. Mr. Cox haa alwave been par
ticularly tntereated la military affairs,
both In college and since, having re
cently taken the examination with a
view of entering tho regular Army, and
hie arPt"tBnt to ,lU ,fc IPorrT
vacancy la popular.
EUGENE GIRL ON FACULTY
xfhw EdltJa Baker Elected to High
School la Oregon City.
aa folly. Continuing. ReprseentaUva
Nenner says:
-Ton can aay for ma that I am op
posed to a special session of tha Leg
lalaturo first. Ust and all the time.
1 can sea no valid excuse for tha mem
bers being called to Salem to convene
In a special aesslon to enaot good
roads legislation when tha same body
of men. last Winter. In tha regular
session of the Legislative Assembly,
worked diligently, each representing
his different constituency, and effected
finally legislation that was generally
acceptable to alL
"1 am not criticising any one. nor
am 1 questioning the motive of the
Governor for vetoing tha House bond
ing bill, or any other good roads bill,
but 1 do say that I think tha mem
bers worked conscientiously and had
a good measure.
-Sow I say: Go before the people
with the bonding act and let the peo
ple say who was reeponslble whether
the Governor for vetoing the bill or
the Legislative Assembly for enacting
the same.
"I will go to Salem if required to
do so for tie purpose of safeguarding
the Interests of the stata generally,
and Douglas County In particular, but
I will not pledge mysaU to go there
without pay, nor not to consider other
lertslatlon than the enactment of road
bale recently drafted by tho special
committee.
-I do not think that it la proper for
the executive branch of the govern
ment to dictate to tha legislative
branch any mora than It would ba for
the leclslatlve branch to dictate to tha
executive branch of the government.
Kome one. undoubtedly, la responsible
for the fact that the etate today la not
building good roads under those meas
ures, but I think. If you will scrutlnUa
the record and study the bills, you
will fi..d the Stth Legislative Assem
bly Is blameless.
-The bills that were enacted not only
met the approval of tha various mem
bers of the Legislature, but also gave
- - K-p rt tha fitate
' eaus:acwun . m ......... . - -
I Grange, who were there for tha pur
pose of seeing that good laws were
enacted, ana eiso gave
members of the Farmers' Vnlon.'
cflKHissiiTii! view
onrfiox cinr coxsipeks tw
1X5 HM OF GOVERXMEVT.
ORF.OOX CITT. Or, Sept. Is. (Spe
cial) Miss Edith A. Baker, of Eu
gene, haa been elected a member of
the Oregon City H.gh School and will
start work at once. She will assist In
the language department. Mlsa Baker
la a graduate of the ll class of the
University of Oregon. .
Viae Kstherlne Montgomery ba
been elected to take one of the fifth
grade classes and will be given a room
In the Eastham building. Her selec
tion will relieve the congested condi
tion Of the fifth grade, there having
been snrolled 14 pupils with only two
teacher.
The Board of Directors of the city
schools has concluded to cancel Its
order for opera chairs In the audi
torium of the high school building and
substitute therefor suitable students
desks, using tha auditorium for a study
room.
NEUNER CRITICISES WEST
Douglas County Representative la
Opposed to Special Sesaton.
ROSEBTTRO. Or- Sopt. II. (Special.)
Criticising Governor West for veto
ing tha several good road measures
passed during the recent regular leg
islative session. Representative George
Neuner. of Douglas County, today ls-
Wltlt Present Situation Buslneaa Men
Are rrrwIlHnr to Give Time
to City Affair.
OREGON CITT. Or. Sept. II. 3 ra
cial.) Agitation for tha commission
form of government for Oregon City
Instead of tha form now In vogtia haa
been otartsd and already soma of tha
city's most representative cltlxens har
come to tha fore to break In behalf
of tha change. Tna refusal of soma
of the best men to run for Counollroen
from the different ward, because they
cannot . poaalbly spare the time from
their business, baa mads It plain that
some sort of a change la needed In
Oregon City and the commission form
seems to ba th most feasible and most
satisfactory. .
Instead of having a Mayor and City
Council as at present to attend to tha
business of tho city, th voter, under
tho commission form, would elect three
or five Commissioners. These would
conduct the municipal affairs In a
buslneaa manner, devoting all of their
time to the work and receiving a suit
able salary as a recompense. Instead
of giving their time for nothing, as is
the case with th Mayor and tha
Council at prnt-
While th mn who are agitating tho
commission form bellv that It la too
late to commnc a campaign for bal
loting on th question at th coming
December leotlon. It 1 their Intention
to educate th people as much as pos
sible In regard to what tha commission
form means, so they may vote intelli
gently on tha queaUon whenever It
shall come op. which probably will be
In December a year hence, allowing th
new system to become operative on
January 1. 11.
RAYMOND READY TO VOTE
Prominent Buslneaa 3Ian Prevailed
Upon to Run for Mayor.
RAYMOND. Wash, Bop. II. Spe
cial.) With th primaries but six
week away, politic are warming up
considerably. Last week Mayor A. C
Little, who baa served tha city since
Its Incorporation announced that h
would not be a candidal again owing
to th fact that bis tlm was needed
In hi personal business. Through Mr.
Littles guidance th city has grown
from a swamp to a thriving city in a
few years and his announcement was
generally received with regret.
E. K. Case, manager of th threo
hlngl mills bearing bis name, and
on of th principal owners In the
new Raymond Hotel, which Is Just now
nesrlng completion, after considerable
urgtng on th part of th business men
of th city, has been prevailed upon to
make th run for Mayor. Mr. Case is
a successful bueinees man and his elec
tion Is freely predlated.
A petition Is being circulated by th
TV. C T. C calling for a vot on th
local option question for tha tbre In
corporated cities of raclflo County,
but with their vote cut in two sine
th lest county slectlon by reason of
th misrepresentation at th hand of
a legislator elected on a dry plank.
Pacific County voters no doubt will
think long and seriously before vot
ing tho ftsh out of their own mouths
again.
DOUGLAS FAIR IS OPENED
"Broncho Basting" Iat Mark. Be
ginning of Exhibition.
ROSEBURG. Or, Sept. St. (Special.)
"Broncho-busting" feata comprised
tha chief entertainment for the hun
dreds of people who visited th opening
of th lsth annual exhibition of the
! Douglas County Agricultural Society
! today. On account of the frequent
rains of the past week, which rendered
Me racetrack unserviceable, today's
raring programme was canceled.
With fair weather promised for to
morrow, however, th fair management
haa arranged a big double racing card,
which Include some of th speediest
events ever witnessed on th local
track. According to person who visit
ed the grounds today, th exhibits ar
far superior to former years and show
the progress of th Douglas County
farmers.
CORPORATION SUITS DUE
District Attorney In State to Bo No
tified of Situation.
SALEM. Or, Sept. St. (Special.)
That in the near future he Will provide
all District Attorneys In the state with
a list of corporations which have failed
to submit their annual reports and In-
Great Trade-Building Sale
Will End Saturday Night
Until That Time We Will Continue
to Give the Free Pick and Choice of
Any Suit in Either of Our Two Stores
for Only . . .
Don't delay come today and Saturday to the big sale. We are put
ting all our energy in making these two days the bargain event of
our entire lives. We care nothing for profits; everything in the
way of cost haa been cast aside. All we want Is the volume of busd-
ness and pleased customers. We are after the new f ellowswho have" f
recently located in Portland and who have not yet centered on any
one store aa a trading place. Again we say, come today and Satur
day and for $15 get the bargain of your life.
Boys' Suits Worth $6
to $8 Now Only . . . .
Almost every day we add something to the Boys' Department.
During the past few days a complete stock has been received of
Sweater Coats, Underwear for boys in both union suits and plain
two-piece styles. Also a full lino- of Stockings in both cotton and
wool. Our aim Is to make this the most complete boys' store in
this city. Every article of clothing from the top of the head to
the tip of the toe, is now carried here for the boys. All at the
popular price that the average people can afford to pay
Merchant Tailoring
a new department recently opened
for men who want suits made to order
We are having splendid success in the Tailoring Department. Mr.
Derbyshire, the cutter, who came from Chicago to cut the suits,
has more than made good. We are now, for a few dollars extra
above the price of ready-made suits, making up a Special Order
Suit that surely fits and pleases the extra particular and hard-to-fit
fellows.
rowiisvllle Woolen
tore
THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
MILL-TO-MAN CLOTHIERS
THIRD AND STARK STREETS
made by Corporation Clerk Babcock of
the Secretary of State's office today.
Tha law la specific that all corpora
tions must submit their reports to the
corporation clerk and in running- over
the list today the clerk found that a
lart-e number of them have failed to
do so. Tua law provides a penalty for
failure to comply with the provisions
and with the view of oolleotlne; It suits
will ba started.
Hopplcldn- 'ear Chehalla Passea.
CHEHALIS. Wash, Sept. 18. (Spe
cial.) Hop picking In the Chehalls dis
trict ended yesterday and for the psst
two or three days the city has been
the meoea for several hundred Indians
and other pickers who came from a
distance to help harvest the crop. A
carload of Indian plrkers left today
. .w ....mit'nn in Chehalls Coun-
lty. Ovine to the dry Summer sea
son the yield was not as oey
last year, but quality Is generally re
ported as most excellent, and care Is
belne; taken In the ballna;. The rainy
weather Interfered somewhat with the
picking;, but lor the most part pickers
staid with their work until the crop
waa all harvested.
Dr. F. R. Hedges Operated XTpon.
OREOOX CITT. Or Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) Attorney Joseph E. Hedges to
day received word from Seattle that his
brother. Dr. Frederick R. Hedges, of
Everett. Wash., underwent successfully
an operation for appendicitis. Dr.
Hedges Is well known to many resi
dents of Oregon City, as he waa born In
Canemah and spent his boyhood days
sued a statement la which he brands : struct them to brlns; suit against ths
Governor West s special-session talk j delinquents waa the anaouncamant
The Best Low
Priced Pianos
On our floors may be seen the very best medium
and low-priced pianos to be found in Portland. The
products of many of the finest factories of the
country are shown, and they are priced at identical
ly the same figures that you would pay for them on
the floora of their manufacturers in Eastern cities.
A high price does not necessarily guarante the
worth of a piano. Many dealers base their prices
on the appearance of the instrument, on the elab
oration of its case design, depending on ornamen
tation to cover the inferior quality of its structure
and mechanism, and to hide its shortcomings in
tone and action. Pianos of this class find no place
in our house. Instead, the prospective purchaser is
shown piano quality' as the first consideration in
any and every piano at any and every price. Case,
action, finish and tone must be of the highest1
standard attainable at the price asked, and that
price, quality considered, is lower here than else
where on the Pacific Coast.
At $200 to $300 we have a splendid lot of new
pianos that are worthy of closest comparison with
instruments offered at other houses at $100 higher.
Every size and design is here. Finest mahogany,
walnut and the new Stickley oak cases are shown
in numbers that give the broadest opportunity for
selection. They are good pianos, fully guaranted,
and may be purchased on the most convenient
monthly payments. You owe it to yourself and to
your pocketbook to see them before buying.
304 OAK ST., BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH.
here. He Is a brother of Gilbert
Hedges and William Hedges, of this
city.
v Marlon Xeachera to Meet.
SALEM. Or, Sept. 18. (Special.)
County School Superintendent Smith is
making preparations for the teachers'
institute which will be held in this city
from October 18-20. Professor Adrian,
of Santa Barbara, who participated In
the programme of the .last Institute
held here, will be present, and so will
Miss Hastings, of Columbia College.
New York. Stata Superintendent of
Public Instruction Alderman will' de
liver an address and so will other
prominent educators.
It was unsafe for Knsllsh children to
Talk out alone In 1395, lest they should be
robbed of thslr hair for wlfrmakers.
GENERAL JOHN BIDWELL
CHICO, CALIFORNIA
knew good land when he saw it
knew how to farm it
how and what to plant
to get good crops and
make money
He chose Rancho Chico
after looking all over
California
Here he planted trees for
shade and beauty
trees for fruit
Here he sowed grains and
harvested great crops
cultivated the soil
made it mellow and
workable
Here he laid out roads
driveways, parks
magnificent to see
One grand park has been
donated to the City of Chico
Bidwell Orchards are famous
wherever fruits are known
famous for size, flavor
and keeping qualities ,
NOW FOR SALE
This great estate of thousands .
of acres of the richest soil
proved by famous crops
is! now being divided into
small farms
And offered at very low prices
on terms giving
seven years to pay
Nothing like it can be found
anywhere else
either in quality or terms
SEE THE LAND
you cannot decide fairly .
to yourself
where to buy until you see
Bidwell Orchards
Come to Chico , -
"Well take you all over v
this great property
Judge for yourself
SEE CHICO
rA. prosperous growing tafy
of 13,000 people
on two railroads
trains every two hours
an educational center
a good place to live
Locate near this fine town
where there is a market
for what" you raise
good schools, churches, the- '
aters, factories, stores, hotels
SEVEN YEARS TO PAY
The prices are low :'"T1
the terms of payment seven
years, one-tenth cash
Pay the remainder out of the
profits on your crops
On main line of the
Southern Pacific, 96 miles
from Sacramento, 186 -miles
from San Francisco ,
"Write today to
of Chico.
Clarence Reed, Chico, Cal.
ANNIE E. K. BIDWELL ORCHARDS, inc.,
A. E. Montgomery,
Union Savings Bank Bldg Oakland, CaL