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. TITK MOTTXTXO OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1911. ' - ' i i V . " " "GOVERNOR'S TRIP 15 SUCCESS"-WEST Over 100,000 People Visit Ex hibition Car to Learn of Northwest Country. EASTERN COIN INTERESTED financial Center Beyond Ussls alppt Hare Great Confidence In. Future Prosperity of Paclflo SIojxs Declares Executive. G 4T VT rtr- TM So fRnMl.l.l R.- turning: to the capital after a month'a absence in tna East aa a guest on tne medlately rushed to the convict road camp south of the city, remaining-' at in tapuot oiuy a niuraeni 10 giw m greeting to Ms office force. rcrtary Olcott. who has been serv ing In the capacity of Retina- Governor during- the absence of Governor West, surrendered the dutlea of that office to- CtH v. "The trio of the Governors i a success a great success a greater success than I ever contemplated It would be. and I believe even greater than contemplated by those who con reived the Idea and carried It out." commented Mr. West. Trls la Xevelty. The novelty aeemed to make a big impr'ssion on the people of the East and there were thousand to greet u at every atop. Over 100.000 people visited the exhibition car and hundreds of thousands were turned away. There should have been eight or ten of the exhibit ears. 'In addition, mllllona of people were reached through the press, as the news papera fairly "ate It up I don't know of aDvthln? that has ever been done that has brought the East and the West close together. In addition to the trip being a itood thine for the Western states, it was a good thins; for the Governors. We had an op portunity to meet the Governors of the West. East and South, dlecusa matters with them and visit their institutions. -Eastern capital. I found, is much In terested In the West and haa arrest ronfldence In the futore prosperity of this section. In the East It is appre ciated that the Panama Canal will be an ever Important factor In the future development of the West, especially .f the states alonst the Pacific Coast, and I pointed out to them what an Im petus It wonld mean to the Coast state as well aa to the advantage for the East In bringing: the sections to gether. Ktrrrasra -Talk Shea." "Our lumber products, aa an exam ple, can be aet down at their very doors, where now we are largely shut out of Eastern marketa because of ex cessive freight ratee. Throughout the trip the Governora all ,"ike1 hop- and very little politics. They were up morning, noon and night, boosting their own statea and not knocking other Weatern states. -From the result of the conference which waa held between Secretary Fisher Senators Chamberlain. Bourne, representative Uafferty. J. N. Teal and myself, I am confident from what oc curred at that time that the west ex tension of the Umatilla project will be completed. I am certain that It will be undertaken and finished. -We also discussed the feasibility or annotating a atate and Federal agent ?o cear up the swamp land altu.tion In Oregon, but that plan Is not defi nitely concluded. -I placed before the Chief Forester at Waahlngton the plan of exchanging various Isolated tracts of achool land for a central forest reserve In Oregon and he waa pleased with the we differed as to the method of bring ing this about. -He believed the exchange should be made on a baala of valuation, that Is. exchange tracta on the tnnI ,of their respective values, while I ra vored the plan of exchanging acre for "-i" believe, however, we will reach an amicable adjustment of thla p'an. with a eatlsfactory result to the state. Nowhere that we visited but unbounded enthusiasm waa apparent, aa well aa a keen Intereat In the West and a desire to learn more of thla section of the I nlted Statea. I want to repeat that the trip was a success far beyond what we ever believed It could be." FATHER SAYS SON INSANE Portland Youth Who Pleads Guilty to Passing Bad Bills Irresponsible. SiEVTTT-E. Dec. SO. When Walter K. Layman, of Portland. Or- alleged by secret service) officers to be the head . - t men who have passed many obsolete bank notes In Seattle and Taroma. was n-is ... j e.ral Court last Monday, he pleaded culltv. Another member of the gang who "had pleaded guilty was today sen tenced to live years In prison, and then layman's father. Frank Urmu. of Portland, arose and begged the court not to pass sentence! on his son. but to cause an examination to be made t-oncemlng his sanity. The Miner declared that Walter's bead bad been split open when he was boy and that his mind bad been affected. A physician appointed by the I'lstrlct Attorney to examine young . r.rtA todav that the father's statement was correct, the soars and deformities irora me " accident being evident. The District Attorney will report to the court. The method of Layman's gang was to past two old bank bills together, with silk threads bet ween. NORTHERN PACIFIC VICTOR Woman Injured at Cbehalls Loses $1000 Personal Injury Case. CHEHALIS. Wash- Pec. 10. (Pre date A Jury In the Lewis County Su perior Court returned a verdict for the Northern Faotrte railroad In the. case of Mrs. L. R- Clark, who sued for 11000 damages for personal Injuries received by falling on a partially repaired depot platform at Cheftall some monihs ago. Judgments already rendered In va rloua other ranee aggregate many thousand of dollars. BOY, THREE. KILLS SISTER Child Picks t"p Ilevolver and Dis charges It at Infant. E1XENSBFRO. Wash, IVc !0 Sueclai WiUe Mrs. JTred Barn hart was conversing; with a neighbor over the telephone at an early hour this" morning she heard a revolver shot In her bedroom and turned to see her son. Fred, -aged S, holding a amoking pistol In hla hand and his 6-months-old sister. Louise, lying dead with a gap ing hole in her forehead. Mr. Barnhart ia a passenger engin eer on the Northern Pacific road and while he was out on the road Mrs. Barnhart made It a practice to keep a loaded 33-ealtber revolver In the house for protection. While the mother waa at the tele phone ber son toddled across the bed room, opened a bureau drawer, took the revolver and pointed It at his baby sister. The weapon was discharged, the bullet striking the Infant In the forehead and passing completely through the skull, tearing a large bole in the back of the head. Barnhart is out on the road. The TCIII:K 1 AHHtAXD'S FIRST PlIILIC SCHOOL HOXORKI). v-w;t-v- h ; -vr- t t r -'-i. i V I. - 4S., ; ft . r . i rilir Mrs. Mary B. MeCalL ASHLAND. Or.. Pec 20. Spo rlal.) Mrs. Mary E. McCall en Joys the distinction of having been the first grand worthy matron of the grand chapter of Oregon. Order of the Eastern Star. Alpha Chapter No. 1. of that ladles' auxiliary or Masonry, a was Instituted In Ashland In 1SS0. by officials from the Juris- diction of California. Later a f grand chapter for Oregon was organized at a meeting held at Hoseburg and Mrs. McCall was T elected grand matron. She is I one of the widely-known pioneer 1 women of Southern Oregon, i while her husband, the late f General John SL McCalL for many years was prominent in the business and political af fairs of Southern Oregon. Mrs. McCall came to Oregon In 1854. She graduated in 1806 from the Cmpqua Academy and taught the first public school opened in Ashland. mother Is prostrated and ber condition Is serious. WOMAN SUES REM KLAMATH 3IATHOX CALLED 1IORSETH1EF SEEKS COURT. Mrs. Nellie Marc ho After Driving Three Men From Place With Gun Files Plaint Alleging Libel. KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Dec 3)0. (Special.) Mra. Nellie Mareho, wife of William Marcho, a Poe Valley rancher, has tiled a suit for libel against Cal B. Clendennlng, complaining that he called ber a horsethlef and ascribed other criminal acta to her July 11. She declarea that Clendennlng. with two men named Job and Silas, went to the Marcho property In search of a missing horse and that Mra. Marcho assured them the steed waa not on ber prem iers, but that they said they would starch the place anyway. Mrs. Marcho then obtained a rifle, and thus armed warned the trio not to intrude. "Now your place Is on the other side of the fence." she Is reported to have said. "If you come across that fence the Coroner will have business right away." The men thus warned stayed on. the other side of the fence.' Clendennlng later had Mr. and Mrs. Marcho arrested. Mra. Marcho was dis charged by Justice of the Peace oraves and Marcho was held for grand Jury action. The grand Jury exonerated him. Pianos Rented $3 Slonthly. Kohler Chase. S7S Washington st. AfTKR FOIR TKAHft 1 EAST I'll) MC It HKTl RNS TO OREtiOX CITV. Jt - -' - v . ., X - "'ft V i ! i vm vi t t "S - J 1 it t. ' Dr. Gay Moaat. OREGON CITT. Dec 10. (Spe cial.) Dr. Guy Mount Is coming bsck to Oregon after four years In the East and will locate In Oregon City mlth his brother. Ir. Hugh S. Mount. The two physicians are sons of the lata H D. Mount, of Sllverton. who had four sons that went Into surgery for their profession. Dr. Mount was graduated from the University of Oregon In ISO, and went to New York, where he waa graduated from Columbia College of rhvslcians and Surgeons of New York. He later took a course In the New York Medical Hospital. He Is a member of the Beta Theta PI fraternity. One of his brothers Is Judre Wsllaee Mount, of the -Supreme Qourt of the State of Washington. U'REN IS ANSWERED Grant B. Dimick Takes Issue With Single Tax Advocate. POWER SITES DISCUSSED Oregon City Slayor Quotes From Booklet to Prove That Taxation Plan 1 One to Lift Burden From Capitalistic Interests. OREGON CITY, Or, Dec. 20-(Spe-citl ) Grant B. Dlmlck. Mayor-elect and four years Judge of Clackamas County, this afternoon gave out the following interview hi "ply to the statements of W. S. IT Ben made to a recent Issue of The Oregonian. Mr Dimick is well posted on local tax con dition and goes to the root of the whole matter In his research: .rnTent presented by the ""wTn" th.l'-acre tract was Improved It was sa iesVd" to morV than th. remaining 42S ITrtl After I que-tlnned th. veracity of Th. .t.trment. Mr. irRen came to his res cue nd"a"d that the 12-e tract was Clackamas County, as reported In Th. Oregonl"rbut located entirely In sn .ih.r usu I hae tailed to see any cor S S. or Mr. Ston. to h. locauon of the land, and I presume Mr. 8ton. was content for Mr. U'Ren to figure out a pUMl" bl. excu.. for the erronu. statement. Mr U'Ben says he believes that I often think I hear thlnss that I do not hear and in ofher word., he politely Infer, rne hat I do not speak the truth upon the question if taxation, .nd In repeating statements mad. "y .ingl.-t.a -a, but I am perfectly willing to grant Mr t " cens. to call m. a liar every day .la th. week If that action upon his part com forts him in the least. Water Power Partly Artificial. I also notice In Mr. U'Ben's Interview h. has at last discovered water Pr' ln Clark.maa County valued at man ' than u fnMI ooo but b. falls to show how n. SmTS ih. physical valua.los , of that water power and how he would reach th. sam. under hi. slngl.-tax sy.tem. I first place, th. power at the Willamette Falls Is partially natural and partially artlf -Ml. Alt that part which u. art 'fie an Improvement placed there by the own er, of th. water power and Is exempt from taxation under the slnjle-tax theory now advocated by Mr. U'Ren. Th. water POw on the Clackamas River w. all admit ar. valoable. made ao oy rapr......-. IZZ consist of .rtlflcl.l d.ms P'ac'd In the - rA 1 1 Mil fmnrov. stream by u . . . . --- -ments ar. exempt from taxation, than the dams would D. ex.mpi There 1. no power on th. Clackamas Riv er which alon. would be of any material value, but It requires power-houses ana machinery, which are now assessed: It re quires poles sud electrlo power lines con veying th. .lectrlelty to tb. cities; and It require, franchisee, pole, .nd wires, .no other app.ratu. In th. cltl- In order to t any direct revenue from the P" Fuilf. rnder th. pre-nt law of taxation th. riparian right, along th. .tream affect ed by the dam. and all Improvements placed In th. .tream. th. pole, and wi. leading to th. city. th. franchises th. city .nd oth.r property. Is assessed, end the Incom. from th. investment U asseSMd by the Fderal Government und.r the corporation Income tax law. tTRew's Duty dear. If those properties which I have no merated are not propsxly assesnd, then it Is Mr. C'Ren'. duty as a eltls.n to appear before th. County Board of Equalisatlonor th. Bt.t. Itl " - effort, to hav. them properly assMsed. but . i j u- trnM rlvlnc tor l nave never n-M wi - Um. In that direction. Under th. present law. a part of whlcb waa adopted by the Legislature tn 1BOT. all property In each county .hall be a unil at Its true cash value, and the tra. cash value .hall b. taken to mean what the property would sell for in th. open mar- et in in. unuuwr - , . In tato consideration the nearness to mark.t and otaer aavania.. v . Under tn. Misting developed water powers belong to the st.te, .... i. i . i ..i . . . -1 . m m r nwn rlnarlsJl ftllHOUia luumua.i. ... j - mm. han A n.nn fin. endev.ionwl power rlbt, on the Clack am ma Rlv.r. One of them U owned by H. Cross, Immediately abov. the railroad brtdg. ufflclent capital to build ft 6m acroM th iraam, nia prp-" w. am.....- pole, wirea nd olty franchlae ao that ha trould alectrio power, but not bavin tho addition, hla deTeloped water power would bo of Uttla ralue. C'Rn'i FmoiptUet Quoted. wherein h atates that ha ballevea that I oiten tnma um. a . . hear, i wun 10 cu nn t..wM thlna: that thera can b no miaundaratand- . - a T .9-. lhe ntmnhlat 1 1 u . j rlv,nlnnatl In 1U11. entitled 'Slnrlo Tax Conffrence," held In New York City. November 19 and 20. 110. under tna auaplcea ot tna -joaepn :. -uuw v.-...-.. ion " I have) read the pamphlet carefully and I notice that the whole purpoae of th atncle-tax doctrine therein expreaaed roea to th exemption of taxea upon th mer chants and manufacturerea, and aava noth inr about th hom-owrer and farmer, and it go without argument that If you exempt on claaa of taxpayer in a community, th remalnlnr claaa la compelled to pay th amount exempted from the other. I doalr to call your attention to the flret paragraph on page 5 of aald pamphlet: "In addition to th foregoing-, th Com ml" ton haa aent out a quantity of auch lit erature aa la obtainable, and plana are now under way for th preparation of a "Mer chant and Manufacturer Booklet."" th object of which la to show that land value taxation mean a aavlnc of dollara an ac tus D roil l Ok uunai. '" - manufacturer. Th booklet will lve actual xamples taken from eeverai state In wnlch land value and Improvement value ar separately aaeeaaed. and will ahow con Iraata between the effect of th -nral property tax and th land value tax on mer cantile and man uf act urine; bualneaa." I alao call your attention to th first parajrrapn on pace 27 of said pamphlet, aa follows: Ordered that th 'Merchants and Manu- racturarar tiooaiBi om pnnicu in tv'ii--henalve form and sent to all th merchant . K T'nlf arl Htal ana Hlinmn : x- v a.. v. - 1 acairv io n au; ' .m b - -rates ar devotlnf their eneriries toward i a- -.J ..eiirssHisssa 1 9 It la nnt rna mrrcuams a.u inui- - - - frtr th purpoae of exempting- their mer chandise and manufarturlna plant ao that th burden of taxation will fall upon th noroa-owner ana i l"",lu' empt the companies and Individuals who can better afford to pay their Juat proportion m ea.. ..nsniM rlf th MtM.lm AH A COUntT aTovernment T Aa a matter of fact, tb fund known as th Fela Fund" la supported by lara- merchant and manufacturers, and they are tn one wno ar j am m for th purpoae of exempting building; rail roads, merchant and manufacturing Institu tions from taxation, and thereby throw th burden from themselves on th owner of real property. A far aa th home-owner and farmer In Oregon la concerned, the Tel Fund." aup ported by Eastern rollllonalr merchants and manufacturer. Is th moat vicious fund that waa ever collected, for rotating- on th peo ple of a commonwealth a system of tax ation whereby railway companies, merran tll house and other buildings, manufactur ing plants, machinery, goorts and merchan du ar to be exempt from taxation and tb amount of their exemption cast upon the owner of real property. I not ice aieo on page SI of aatd pam phlet Mr. VRn received out of that mil lionaire manufacturers fund, known m th Tela Fund." the magnificent sum of $16, 7T5. In addition thereto h 1 now re rotvlng out of that fund a salary equal to that paid to the average Circuit Judge tn tha Utet of Oregon. There 1 a good rea son why be files off the handle every time a rltlsen attenpts to argue against that system of taxation advocated by the hire lings of th -Fel Fund" in their endeavor to exempt th raJIroada. bullHing-ownera, merchant and manufacturer from paying their Just proportion of taxation uCvnnz&Don Piiraitare s Bi Store FIRST, SECOND AND YAMHILL STREETS NOW MAKES YOUR SELECTION OF CHRIST MAS PRESENTS EASY WITH THE STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT OF MscMiiit 'of M ...... i i i m fi ii i i i i a i a i OFF THE REGULAR MARKED PRICES ON ALL Morris Chairs, Writing Desks, Music Cabinets, Turkish Leather Rockers and Parlor Sets TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Morris Chairs The famous "Royal" chairs "Push - Button kind." With velour, imi tation leather and genu ine leather cushions, at $15 to $65 Every Writing Desks In Oak, Mahogany, Rose wood and Circassian Walnut, 100 samples on the floor to choose from. $9 to $60 Music Cabinets In Oak, Mahoganized Birch and genuine Ma hogany. Largest assort ment in Portland. $8 to $30 Turkish Rockers .fSBfeJBBJSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSBBSBBBBBBBBBB Upholstered in best black and Spanish leathers and imitation leathers. In 18 patterns. $18 to $75 One a Sensible, Practical Christmas Gift Every .Article Plainly Marked-Look at the Price, Then Pay One-Quarter Less-Cash or Credit STORE OPEN TILL 9 O'CLOCK EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK "THE COMPLETE HOUSE AND HOME FURNISHERS" FIRST, SECOND AND YAMHILL STREETS SEASIDE NAMES TICKET CANDIDATES FOR CITT OFFICES NOMINATED AT MEETING. Alex Gilbert Choice for Mayor, tut Effort Is Made to Hare W. F. Fnllam Ron Independent. SEASIDE. Or, Dec. 20. (Special.) X largely attended mass meeting was held at the City Hall last night for the purpose of nominating candidates for Mayor. Councllmen. Recorder and Police Judge and City Treasurer for the coining election, -srhlch Is to be held January . T J Hayoox and Thomas McKay were chosen chairman and secretary respectively of the meeting, tv hen the chairman announced that he was ready to receive nominations for Mayor everybody In the hall became suddenly oulet. until Captain George It Smith proposed Alex Gilbert. This was met by a hearty applause by almost every body. It la expected that Mr. Gilbert will receive a very large vote at the coming election, as he Is the largest property-holder in the city and has aU waye worked hard for the interesta-of the community. Some of the residents of the city who are not in favor of electing Mr. G -, bert for Mayor have urged W. J.Tul lam. a retired ahoe merchant of Port land, who haa built a couple of fine residences here, to run Independent. Mr. Fullam saya that he will dp all in his power to upbuild the city if he is elThe"1'folIowing were nominated for Councllmen: First Ward. A. S Foster: Second Ward. M. M. Wheatley and Patrlrk Lawler: Third Ward. J. E. Brallller. W. B. Dresser and Louis Hen rich: Fourth Ward. W. E. Lewis. John L. Berry was nominated for Recorder, end Police Judge F. 8. Godfrey, who has been acting as City Treasurer since the suicide of E. N. Hennlnger. who used the city's funds for other purposes, was nominated for the eame position. Four for Councilmen-at-large were nominated. G. M. Grimes, F. Hen shaw, E. N. Hurd and Z. Brey. , CHRISTMASTREE FRUIT. The fruit that hangs glittering and delicious on the terman Christmas tree is a host of enticing, sparkling little cakes. Good to look at and good to eat, wholesome, delicate, sweet and delightful, they please the children more than anything else can do. We have them, fresh and beautiful. Get them at any branch of the Royal Bakery & Confectionery. Get them, and make the Christmas tree more loveljr than ever. . BUY APLAYER. 1275 Player Piano, used but guaran teed. Free music library. Kohler & Chase. 375 Washington street. Napavine Improverrient Seen. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe cial). As a result of activity by the Citizens' Club of N'apavlne, that town $49ociiar.rr. price on .a dainty B.br Orsnd Pl.no. Th. regular vala. 1. 750. Von can par a. Ilttl. as S10 a. Orst pa.rn.nt, take S year, to pay the bal ance. W. are .xcln.lv. null tor Wbr. stack. Fischer and Vo s . Pl.nos. Also Pianola Pianos. 3 J 5 Waahlastoa. $490 and r Jin i i KOlTLm CHASE. Opea day and ntahu has recently been cleaned up. Exten sive sidewalk building haa also been done. Man, Arrested, Will Sne Pe Ell. CHEHALIS, Wasn., Dec. 20. (Spe cial.) James Clevlnger, who was ar rested at Pe Ell yesterday for stealing a goose in a poolroom, was landed in jail here tonight. He says he will sue the town of Pe Ell for big damages on account of the unsanitary condition of their city Jail. CHRISTMAS WINE AND LIQUORS Treat your friends to the BEST there is. We can supply you with the very best LIQUORS in the market. Rye, Scotch, and Irish "Whiskeys ; Fine Brandy; Gin; Rum, and all the choicest "Wines Sherry Claret, Sauterne, Champagne, etc. Delivered to all parts of the city, free of charge, in our Auto Delivery, which carries no signs insuring no pub licity on delivery. -Express prepaid on out-of-town orders of $4.00 or over. NATIONAL WINE CO. 5th and Stark, Portland, Or Phones, Main 6499, A 4499 nm 109
