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rfpittati. FORTY PAGES WLw 'III J5P II fill (TVl JJJpBBI FORTY PAGES PAGES I TO 3 j VOL. XXILt-NO. 52. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNINGr DECEMBER 27, . 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 New Yorkers Do Battle With Fierce Gale. DRIVING SHOW WITH IT So Dark at Midday That Lamps Are Lighted. MANY BOATS LOSE BEARINGS Ferry and Steamer Collide, and There Are Many Other Narrow Escapes Several Are Injured by Flying Glass. COLD WAVE SPREADING. MINNESOTA St. Paul reports IB be low zero weather. "WISCONSIN Poor at La Crosse are calling for fuel; thermometer stands at 15 below. OHIO First real blizzard of the sea son. NEW ENGLAND Gale causes several marine disasters, and snowfall Is quite heavy in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. INDIANA Gale causes loss of $100,000 in Southern part of state; "Wabash River Is frozen over. ILLINOIS One man Is found frozen to a tree, another succumbs to cold. GEORGIA Two men are killed by fly Ins debris. ALABAMA Tornado- -wrecks several houses and two children are killed at Dunder. NEW YORK, Dec 26. A driving snow storm, accompanied by furious squalls that at times rose to almost hurricane force, struck the city early today. Lower ing black clouds pressed down on a bank of sea fog, and the dense character of the snowfall combined to produce for nearly half an hour so deep a darkness that lights were lit In all the downtown streets and along the river fronts. During this period many ferryboats and other craft lost their bearings completely, and the harbor resounded with the whistles of vessels cautiously groping their way through the gioom. One Brooklyn boat, headed for the Man hattan side, found herself off the Battery, several blocks away from her slip. Ocean steamers bound in and out were com pelled to stop and He to until the darkness lifted. The ferryboat John G. Carlisle, carrying Immigrants from Ellis Island, crashed into the steamboat Tauras off the Battery, but both vessels escaped with slight damage The darkness lifted almost as quickly as it settled down, and the snow was suc ceeded by clearing skies, high gales and a rapidly falling temperature, the mercury going down 15 degrees, from 34 to 19, -within three hours. So fierce was the gale during the afternoon that many pedes trians were thrown down and In some in stances were seriqusly Injured. Around "Cape Flatlron," at Broadway and Twenty-third streets, the wind raged in gusts of almost cyclonic fury. Here one man was dangerously hurt by being struck with a fragment of a large plate glass window, blown out of an adjacent building. Towards evening the wind, which had at times attained a velocity of GO miles an hour, died down, the mercury continuing to drop until at 10 o'clock it touched seven degrees above zero with In dications of still lower figures during the night. In all about a dozen persons were reported by the police to have been In jured by falls or flying pieces of debris during the day. The total snowfall was only about lialf an Inch. WILD STORM IN NEW ENGLAND Gale Is Accountable for a Number of Marine Disasters. BOSTON. Dec 26. After one of the mild est Christmas days for many years, a wild. Winter storm broke over New Eng land today and was accountable for a number of marine disasters. Up to 7 o'clock tonight, three wrecks had been reported while several other vessels had been In distress during the day. One of the wrecks, a dredger, which mnk within six miles of the wharves of Boston, resulted in the loss of three men, but in the case of the other two the sink ing of the steamer Kiowa off Boston Light, and the wreck of the barge John W. Mackay, off Watch Hill, R. L, every one was saved. The storm center passed over North ern New England during the forenoon, and the snowfall through that section was quite heavy, especially in Maine and New Hampbhlie, while wind velocities reach ing more than 50 miles an hour, were re ported from some points. Tonight the thermometer is falling fast. Reports from Maine and New Hamp shire show the storm has delayed train service greatly. About eight Inches of" snow fell in this city. INDIANA LOSS REACHES $100,000. Southern Section of the State Suf fered Heavily From Gale. PRINCETON, Ind., Dec 26. The heavy storm of yesterday did at least 5100,000 damage in Southern Indiana, blowing down buildings, trees, fences and telephone and telegraph wires. Real Blizzard Sweeps Ohio. .CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 25 OThe first real blizzard of the Winter is reported from various points in Ohio to have prevailed last night and today. The thermometer went down to zero, and the wind reached . velocity of 52 miles an hour, while a heavy blinding snow fell to the depth of j several Inches. Railway traffic Is delayed owing to the heavy snow storm. Minnesota Expects Early Relief. ST. PAUL, Dec 26. Sixteen degrees be low zero was the record at the Weather Bureau today. At Winnipeg, Manitoba, the mercury went down to 30 degrees be low, but Is now rising, and warmer weath-' er la In sight In the Northwest. The cold here was accompanied by a piercing wind, which made It more Intense during- the night. Wisconsin Poor Want Fuel. -A drop In LA CROSSE, Wis., Dec. 26.- temperature of, 30 degrees In 24 hours oc curred here, and today the XSovernment thermometer registered 15 degrees below zero. A penetrating north wind made it the most disagreeable day of the Winter, and charitable organizations were be sieged by pleas for fuel from the poor. Strong Wind Prevails in Missouri. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec 2G. The tem perature in Western Missouri today aver aged 5 degrees above zero, with a strong wind blowing. In Kansas and Oklahoma mild weather prevailed, the temperature ranging from 5 degrees above zero in Eastern Kansas to 36 above at the Colo rado state line. Below Zero In Iowa. DES MOINES, la., Dec 26. Two degrees below zero was recorded at the Weather Bureau today. At Dubuque the mercury went to 14 below, and at Davenport a mark of 12 below was registered. The cold hero was accompanied by a disagreeable raw wind, which made it more intense during the night. Georgians Killed by Flying Debris. AMERICUS, Ga.t Dec 26. A destructive storm has passed over this section, re sulting in the death of two persons and considerable loss of property. Two men were killed by flying debris. On the Mor ris plantation every tenant's house was de stroyed. Miles of fence was carried away. Tornado Strikes Alabama Town. GOTHAM, Ala., Dec 26. A tornado has passed over Dundee, a small place on the Central of Georgia Railway. Several houses were blown down, and two chil dren of John Draughugs were killed. Sev eral other persons were badly injured. Wabash River Frozen Over. LA FAYETTE. Ind., Dec. 26. From 35 degrees above yesterday noon, the temper ature dropped today to '8 degrees below zero, the coldest In two years. The Wabash River Is frozen over, and much damage has resulted from the high wind. Freeze to Death in Illinois. PEORIA, 111., Dec 26,-John Weir, aged 45, was frozen to death near Elmwood to day. George Baumgarten was found frozen to a tree here, and he cannot recover. The thermometer recorded 7 below zero today. Kansas Cold Spell Abating. TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 26. The cold wave that extended all over Kansas last night has abated, and tonight the temperature Is much higher. In "Western Kansas stock suffered severely, but the losses were small. Mercury Rising In. Nebraska. OMAHA, Neb , Dec 26. Zero weather pre vails over the greater part of Nebraska and Western Iowa. The mercury has be gun to rise, with prospects Of warmer weather. Lumber Concerns In Hands Trustees. ST. LOUIS, Dec 26. A chattel deed of trust was filed today transferring the property of the F. L. Smith Lumber Com pany and the Hardwood Export Company to two trustees for the creditors. The as sets of the two companies are said to be about 5700,000, while the liabilities are $250,000. TO LAUNCH THE CANDIDACY OF JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER NEW YORK DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD LOVE FEAST TOMORROW. MEW YORK. Dec 26, (Special ) Judge Alton B. Parker's boom for the Demo cratic nomination for President will be launched next Monday evening at a dinner to take place in Sherry's, at which ex-President Grover Cleveland and cx-Sen-ator David B. Hill will speak. The dinner was arranged by Charles F. Mur phy, and, while It Is ostensibly given In honor of Mayor McClellan, It will really show for the first time llurphj's hand In National politics. Murphy has been in communication with party leaders and has laid his plans to cany this state for the Democratic electors. The fact- that he has invited and has received acceptances from the Cleveland wing of the party is an indication that the Bryan element has been thrown overboard. The features of the platform of the Democratic party may be outlined at this dinner. Murphy has not only Invited Cleveland and Hill to speak, but has been as sured that "W. Bourke Cockran. August Belmont. John O. Carlisle. John D. Crlm mlns, A P. Fitch. Hugh J. Grant and other men of Influence in the financial world will sit at the main table. Mr. Cleveland has sent a letter of acceptance. Mr. Cleveland in his speech is expected to outline what he considers will be the paramount plank in the DeroocraUc platform. I 1 Head-On Train Collision Costs 18 Lives. THIRTY-ONE ARE INJURED Michigan Gale Blows Out the Signal Light CARS REDUCED TO KINDLING Rescuers, by the Light of Lanterns, Delve Into the Debris With Fence Rails as Levers and Extricate the Sufferers. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Dec. 26. Eight een are dead and 31 Injured," several of them fatally, as the result of the col lision early this evening of two passenger trains on the "Pere Marquette -'Railroad, one-half mile west of East Paris, about six miles east of thl3 city. The collision, which was head on, was caused, accord ing to a statement issued by the officials of the road at the general offices in De troit, by the high wind blowing out the red signal lamp at McCord's, where the west-bound train. No 5, should have stopped and received orders to pass the east-bound train at Fox. The officials deny the report that a misunderstanding of orders on the part of one of the en gineers was responsible for the collision. According to the statement of the offi cials, the trains were originally .to have met and passed at Oakdale Park, but to help the east-bound train the dispatcher issued new orders, fixing Fox as the meet ing place. The east-bound train received this order, and the west-bound should have received the same order at McCord's. Instead it rushed by this station, and the operator there, after reporting this fact, found on going out on the platform that his red light, which had been burning two minutes before, was out, presumably ex tinguished by the high wind that was blowing. l Cars Reduced to Kindling Wood. The trains met with a terriblo crash, the baggage and smoking cars behind each locomotive being instantly reduced to a pile of kindling wood. The engines were completely wrecked, the boiler of the engine which had pulled the east-bound train being torn completely from the run ning gear and standing perpendicularly In a ditch at the side of the track. Engineer Frank Waterman, who sur vived the catastrophe, says he and E. B. Moon, the fireman, were caught before they had time to save themselves. He says he did not see' the east-Txmnd train until the crash came. No person occupy ing the cars other than the baggage and smoking cars, with very few exceptions, were seriously injured. Within two min utes the uninjured male passengers and those of the train" crew who had not been hurt had begun the work of rescue Trav eling Agent Frank Hewitt, of the Pere Marquette, who was on the train bound for Detroit, and who escaped with slight injuries, -ran to the nearest telegraph of fice and telegraphed for a wrecking train and surgeons. Guided by groans and cries from tho wrecked cars, the rescuers by the light of lanterns delved Into the wreckage and with fence timbers for lev ers, pried out the sufferers. Aid to the Injured. A special train bearing surgeons and of ficials was made up here Immediately after the news was received and arrived at the wreck at 7:15 o'clock. Those of tho injured who had been extricated were immediately taken Into the train and given emergency surgical aid and the of ficials joined in the rescue work. When all the injured had been taken out of the wreck, the hospital train was rushed back to Grand Rapids where ambu lances were In waiting to carry them to the hospitals where all arrangements had been made for the reception. The unin jured passengers were also brought back here. When the special train returned to Grand Rapids it brought five bodies in addition to its load of injured. Rescuers say they saw at least three more bodies under the wreckage, where only a derrick could ex tricate them when the special train left the scene. NEGRO PORTERS PROVE HEROES Survivors Tell of the Awful Scenes Common on All Sides. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec 26. Wil liam T. Merlgold, a traveling man for the Norman-Borth Company of Chicago, was a passenger on the train en route to Detroit and described the, wreck as follows: "I was sitting in the smoker when the trains met. I was thrown into the aisle, but miraculously escaped Injury. Right at my side were several men bleeding (Concluded on Page 3.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER Domestic. Eighteen people are killed, 31 injured. In Michigan train collision due to wind blow ing out signal lamp. Fifge 1. New Tork Is swept by gale so furious that people are blown off their feet; cold spell continues in East and Middle West. Page 1. Mrs. Roosevelt entertains 500 children at White House. Page 1. Alabama mob In firing jail to cover up .lynch ing, starts blaze which causes (35,000 dam ages. Page 2. National. Chief Newell, of reclamation service, will lsit Oregon to confer with people about irrigation projects. Page 2. Department of Justice does not approve plan of Clark County, Washington, settlers to settle "overlap" cases with railroad. Page 2. Par Eastern HrtBal1or.. United States orders gunboat to Corea to protect American Minister. Page 3. Japan will send a large force to Corea to end rioting. Page 3. Japan Is trying .to buy Chilean warships; Russia sUll delays her reply. Page 3. PorelgB. Pope Plus advocates the abolition of veto power of nations at conclaves. Pago 3. Ex-Premier Zanardelll, of Italy, is dead. Page 0. Panama Colombian Charge will quit Washington if Hay Ignores Colombian demands. Page 0. Italy recognizes the new republic. Page 9. Coghlan will not allow armed .Colombians in Panama for any purpose. Page 0. Sports. Hanlon agrees to let Oraney act as referee: when Corbett says otherwise he will not fight. Page 14. Kenilworth wins from Gold Money at Ingle side, the plungers' choice. Page 14. Dr. J. H. Coghlan wins Hunt Club race. Page 14. Multnomah will meet sturdy team In Re liance. Page 14. Local .sports believe Corbett will win from Hanlon in coming fight. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. . Profits in wheatraislng in the Palouse. Page 15. San Francisco cured fruit trade. Page 15. New Tork bank statement shows expansion of loans. Page 15. Collision between steamers in Boston harbor. Page 11. Gas buoy established at mouth of Columbia. Page 11. More dredging needed at Vancouver. Page 11. Captain Porter, missing shipmaster, at New Tork. Page 11. Taclflo Coast. Four of trie Washington Glee Club, en tour, arrested at Spokane on charge of larceny. Page q. Law passed by the Legislature enables irri gation companies to obtain water rights. Page 3. Idaho woman, while using gasoline for washing. Is badly injured by explosion. Pago C. v HilUboro Masonic lodge celebrates the fif tieth anniversary of Its inception. Page (J. Portland and Vicinity. Disbarment proceedings filed agolnst Attor ney John Ditchburn. Page 10. Livestock convention will aid Portland and 1003 Fair. Page 11. Society organized to assist Soaml Ram's mis sionary work. Page 28. Ordinances for keeping streets clean will be more strictly enforced next year. Page 28. Harriman said to have demanded that Hill lines raise rate on lumber shipments east ward. Page 15. County tax levy will be about the same as last year, but not less. Page 12. T. P. A. holds annual convention. Page 12. Fifty-three warrants are Issued for slot ma chine operator?- Page 11. Supreme Court's decision In referendum does xot seriously affect the working of the amendment. Page 12. Tax exemption clause Is not effective. Page 1. Features and Departments. Editorial Page 4. Church announcements Page 23. Classified advertisements Pages 24 and 27. Book reviews Page 33. Our Soldiers on the Sea Pare 30. Brlek, the Houseboat Boy Page 40. Frank J. Carpenter's letter Pago 31. King Edward VII in Fancy Dress Page 32. Interview with Father Time by John Kendrick Bangs Page 30. Ten Tears of Oregon Page 37. Chimmie Fadden stories Page 31. Household and Fashions Pages 34and 35. Dra-mattc Page 18. Musical Page 13. Social Page IS. - ' Society Pages 38 'and 3D.-- "' AS IF HI H Children Received at the White House. GUESTS OF MRS, ROOSEVELT Five Hundred Are Shown Every Special Attention. PRESIDENT QUIETLY SLIPS IN Youngsters Get Christmas Souvenirs, Enjoy .a Concert and refresh ments, and "Then Indulge In , Games and Dancing'. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Five hundred children, youthful sons' and daughters of members of the Cabinet, Senators, Repre sentatives, Army and Navy officers, mem bers of the diplomatic corps, Assistant Secretaries of departments and "Washing ton newspaper correspondents, were the guests, between 4 and 6:30 o'clock, this afternoon, of Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. The reception began at 4 o'clock, Mrs. Roosevelt being assisted by the ladles of the Cabinet circle and Mrs. Loeb, Mrs. Cowles and Miss Hagner. The White House had been' decorated beautifully for this Christmas party. Great palms and Christmas green adorned the reception hall and parlors, the green being enlivened here and there with splashes of the flaming red polnsetta blos soms and American beauties. The 3cene was rendered brilliant by hundreds of electric lights. Received as If Grown-Up. The children were formed in line on the terrace. Thence they marched up the main staircase and across the reception hall to the entrance of the Green Room, where they were received by their hostess qulto as If they were grown-ups. Each child was introduced to Mrs. Roosevelt by Major Charles McCawley, of. the Marine Corps, and by her was given a cordial greeting. Bach was then, presented with a programme and a souvenir of the pary In the form of a badge favor, bearing Mrs. Roosevelt's compliments and good wishes of the season. The little guests were conducted through the Green Room to the East Room by officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, In full uniform, and there seated. Tie entertainment began wjth a, musical programme" rendered by "Roney',a Boys" Concert Company, of Chicago. This part of the programme consumed nearly an hour, the children being enthusiastic in their manifestations of commendation. President Slips In. Just before the " first number on the WILL GIVE NEW YORK A PARK IN HONOR OF HIS FATHER JAMES GORDON BENNETT, NOTED NEWSPAPER MAN. NEW TORK, Dec 2G Announcement is made today of the purpose of James Gordon Bennett to lay out and adorn a large park to be dedicated to the mem ory of his father, the founder of the Herald. It will lie between the Boulevard La Fayette and Broadway, north of One Hundred and Eighty-second street, and lands now owned by Mr. Bennett will be devoted to this end. Upon the highest elevation within its bound will be reared a monument to James Gordon Bennett, tho elder. musical programme was rendered. Presi dent Roosevelt entered ,the room, taking an Inconspicuous seat near the Green Room entrance. He entered thoroughly into the spirit of the occasion, and enjoyed every minute of the entertainment- The Idea of the party, however, was wholly that of Mrs. Roosevelt, and she worked out all of the details. Scores of the i children were afforded an opportunity to greet tho President and to wish him a "Happy New Year." At the conclusion of the concert the youthful guests were escorted to the state dining-room to the music of the Marine band, which was stationed in the recep tion, hall. The dining-room was hand somely decorated. On a table at the north end was a beautiful Christmas tree, loaded with favors and lighted by scores of partl-colored electric lights. The great dining table was decorated with polnsetta blossoms and. holly and lighted by silver candelabra capped with red shades. It was heaped with all such Christmas goodies as appeal par ticularly to the heart of a child. The Ice" cream was moulded Into the form of Santa Claus and pretty favors were pro vided for each guest. Dancing and Games. After the refreshments had been served the young people returned to the East Room. There the older among them danced to the music of the Marine Band, wvhile the younger ones played games In the' parlors. The attention shown the children by Mrs. Roosevelt and her as sistants and by the numerous attendants was so delicate and graceful that the joy of not a single one was marred, and all left the White House praising their thoughtful and considerate hostess. LAWYER HOLDS D0CT0B WRONG He Argues Before Court That Mrs. Charles Fair Dies First. PARIS. Dec. 23. The inquiry in the Fair will case closed here this afternoon when Edmund Kelly, counsel for Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr., andk Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, delivered an argument before Judge Elssler, the commissioner ap pointed to take testimony in the case, in which he endeavored to show that Dr. Perriquet, who testified that Mrs. Fair died last, made an inconsistent state ment As all the witnesses in behalf of the heirs of Mrs. Fair have not testified, ,Frank I. Kyde and Donald Harper, who are in, charge of the Interests of Mrs. Fair's relatives, are seeking to obtain an extension of the inquiry. HELD AS MP0STER. Man Believed to Have Passed as Og den Goelet Is Caught. NIAGARA FALLS, N. T., Dec. 26. A young man. 23 years of age, who gives his name as "F. F. Hall," was arrested at Niagara Falls, Ont.. tonight on a charge of fraud. The arrest was made on a description forwarded by the New York police. Hall Is supposed to be James Abeel, the man who it is alleged mas queraded under the name of J. Ogden Goelet, Jr., and became engaged to Miss Anderson, a telegraph operator In a New York hotel. ISSUE WARNING TO STRIKERS Chicago Liverymen Will Hold Their Places for Them Until Today. CHICAGO. Dec 26. Today the livery men made an effort to br&ak the striko of livery drivers -which has lasted for 10 days. Their canlages and hearsei Irtvcrr by nonunion men were used at funerals, and but little disorder resulted. Tho funerals- which were compelled to pass through tho business section of tho city were frequently blocked by teamsters and street-car men, who placed their vehicles In the way. The police In every instance, straightened out the blockades immediately. One teamster, who Intentionally scraped a hearse with his heavy truck, was pulled from his seat and arrested. The livery 'officers decided today to mak& a fight for the "open shop" and Issued a warning to the strikers that all men who wished to secure their old places must return by Monday morning or their places would be filled by othtr men. After Monday, all the stables will be "open" and will be conducted on that basis hereafter. brink to Friendship of Nations. ROME, Dec. 25. News received here from Eritrea Is to the effect that an Italian mining expedition, which has been exploring in the Tlgre district of Abys sinia, has arrived at Adowa, where seven years ago the Italians sustained the heav iest colonial reverses of the lDth century. The leader of the expedition and the local chiefs drank'to the friendship of Italy and Abyssinia. ALL TO BE THE $300 Exemption (jlause Not Effective. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED Next Assessment to Be Made Before Law Operates. ATTORNEY-GENERAL S0H0LDS Representative Hale Declares That "Exemption Provision Is Unconsti tutional, and Will Bring Suit to Test Its Legality. -- TAX EXEMPTION NOT EFFECTIVE. The present law continues in force until the new goes into effect. The Shelley law will not be operative until March 23. 1004. But next sear's assessment will be based on -values as they existed on March 1, 1004, 22 dajs before the Shelley law becomes effective. In ac cordance with the tax law enacted at the special session. The present law does not allow the $300 exemption; therefore all property that has heretofore escaped taxation under that exemption Rill be assessed next year and taxed in 1005. Suit may be Instituted in the courts to test the constitutionality of the ex emption. Governor Chamberlain approved the Shelley law. SALEM, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) That there will be no $300 tax exemption on the assessment of 1904 seems apparent from the raws as they were left by the special session. As the law now stands there is no exemption authorized. The next as sessment will be made on March 1, 1904. The act passed by the Legislature reviv ing the VWd exemption will not take ef fect until 90 days from December 23, or on March 23. Therefore, it would seem that no exemption can be allowed on that assessment. In examining the acts passed by the Legislature at Its recent session, an Ore gonlan representative noticed that the ex emption law carried no emergency clause. This was called to the attention of Attorney-General Crawford. "It looks as though there' will be no exemption in 1304." was Judge Crawford's comment. "Perhaps some way can be found to construe the law so that the exemption can be allowed, but It doesn't look very favorable at first glance." Tho assessment of 1203 was made so values existed March 1 of that year. The law repealing the exemption did not take effect until May 21. As the assessors listed property that was taxable on March 1, they allowed exemptions on the 1903 roll. If the same rule be followed in 1904. no exemptions can be allowed. In other words, the exemption must fall either in 1903 or 1904, and apparently it must fail in 1904. No Emergency Declared. "This would seem to me to have been a proper case In which to declare an emergency," said Attorney-General Craw ford. "Y7hile tho allowance of 5300 ex emption may not seem to be necessary for the Immediate preservation of the pub lic peace, health and safety, you might think such a condition exists when you see how mad the people will be. As I understand It the exemption Is allowed as the law provides on the date when the assessment is made, and If the law on that day does not authorize an exemption, non can be allowed. This, of course, is my off-hand opinion." "When the bill was before the Legisla ture It was taken for granted that there would be no lapse in the allowance of ex emption. If the new law could go Into effect February 29 the exemption could be allowed. Attorney-General Crawford sup posed, ,as did everyone else, that the ex emption law would be effective on the as sessment of ISO!, and was surprised to learn that any doubt existed on that point Differences In the Laws. The law that has now been enacted, and which will take effect March 23. differs materially from the old law. Under the law as It stood prior to 1903, each house holder was entitled to an exemption of 5300 on his personal property. Under the new law this exemption can be claimed only upon certain articles of personal property. Subdivision 8, of section 3039. of the code, specifying what property shall'" be exempt from taxation, has been amended so as to read as follows: Tho following property. If owned by a house holder, and In actual use, or kopt for use, by and for his or her family: household goods, furniture, and utensils, two cows, tea sheep, five swine, and the tools. Implements, ap paratus, team, vehicle, harness or library necessary to enable any person to carry on his trade, occupation or profession by which such person earns his or her living to the amount of $300, the articles to be selected by such householder: provided, however, that when the assessed valuation of the personal property above enumerated shall amount to less than $300, then only such amount as the total of such property herein enumerated shall be ex empt from taxation. Under the old law a householder could claim the exemption upon money or any other personal property. Now he can claim It only upon the property specified. In this state property is assessed at only about one-third of its actual value, hence the exemption really amounts to about $900 in actual value. In a great majority of Instarces the change will not be felt, but it will In some. Under the old law a dairyman, for example, who had a herd of cos assessed at 5300 could claim them all as exempt. Under the new law he can claim only two of them as exempt Act a Compromise Measure. The act passed by the Legislature at Its special session was a compromise meas ure. There wore some, like Senator Mll- Concluded on Page 7.)