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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 1908.
HEAVIEST STATE
LEVY IN YEARS
On Legal Limit of Three Mills
Washington Will Collect ,
$1,719,210.
AT EXPENSE OF SCHOOLS
In Order to Keep Taxea Down In
Klection Year, School Fund
Will Fall $200,000 Be
low Requirement.
OLYMPIA, Waslu Feb. 1. (Special.)
Property-owners In this stste will
begin paying taxes next Monday at a
higher Tate for general state purposes
than In any year since 1896. At the
same time they will pay school taxes
based -on a rate lower than any levied,
since the amended "Barefoot Schoolboy
act" of 1901 went into effect. ,
Figures obtainable from the State
Treasurer's office show that the state
tax-levying body either greatly over
estimated the school revenues to be
derived from sources other than taxa
tion, or else intentionally, disregarded
the provisions of the "Barefoot School
boy act" and sacrificed the sohool Tev
onues in order to keep the total state
levy "within reasonable bounds during
an election year. In any event, the
tigures tend to show that the school
are being deprived of their legal rev
enue In order to make up for the ex
travagances of the Legislature.
State Revenues Doubled..
This year S mills are levied Sor- gen
eral state purposes and 3 mills for
school purposes. In 1905 mills were
levied for general state purposes and
S mills for school purposes. The effect
of the change In the levy in that period
has been to more than double the tax
revenues for state general purposes
and to increase the tax revenues for
school purposes but 4 per cent.
The school act provides that the state
revenues for schools shall be equiva
lent to $10 for each pupil in the state
according to the school census for the
year the tax levy Is made. The law
authorizes the State Board of Equali
zation to estimate the revenues to the
school fund from other sources, and
requires It to declare a levy sufficient
to raise the balance, provided that it
shall not exceed 5 mills.
Cut Down School Fund.
Every year since the passage of the
act until 1906 it was found necessary,
in order to comply with the law to
state the school levy at the maximum
of five mills. In 1906 the state board
of equalization reduced the school levy
to three and one-fourth mills and failed
to raise the required $10 per capita by
more than $50,000 computing from
February 1, 1907 to February 1, 1908.
T .-. 1 On 7 fn-tl... riar.aaai1
the school levy" to three mills and if
revenues from other sources do not
tako an unheard of jump the total
school revenues will fall short approx
imately $200,000.
The school revenues other than from
taxation consist of fines, interest on
permanent school funds loaned, and
leases of school lands. It will be im
possible fcr the interest or fines to
provide the necessary increase of $200,
000, and financial conditions through
out the tountry presage no marked in
crease in the demand for school land
leases.
During 1908 the taxpayers will pay
less in state school taxes than they
did in 1907, but will pay $600,000 more
for Btate general purposes. The total
amount levied for general state pur
poses for 1907 , was $954,379 In
spite of a .reduction in the
levy, and because of a great
' increase in the total assessed val
uation. The amount levied for gen
eral state purposes for 1908 will reach
$1,719,210 and is attended by another great
increase in the' total assessed valuation
and also by a shoving up of the levy
to the maximum legal limit of 3 mills,
or higher than It has been since'1896.
The high tax levy in an election year
Is looked upon with considerable per
turbation by the present- state officers
and the policy of the board of equali
zation has done more to cause a split
among them than any other thing that
has arisen in the present administra
tion. Commission Rules Board.
In the 1905 session, for the first time,
the appointive tax commission of three
members sat with the Board of Equaliza
tion. The ' tax .commission ruled the
board. Secretary of State Nichols and
State Auditor Clans on In that year want
ed to meet the general state needs for
1906 by raising the levy. But the other
members outvoted them and arbitrarily
Increased the valuation of property to at
tain the " same end. The session was
stormy and conferences were held with
other state officers. Attorney-General At
kinson and Treasurer Mills stood with
Clauson and Nichols. The Governor
sided with the tax commission and Land
Commissioner Boss.
In the 1906 meeting there was the same
controversy over again, and this time
the tax commission Insisted on reducing
the levy. They wanted to put it at a
mill and a quarter, but Clauson and
'.Nichols were Insistent that ' that would
not provide for the state expenses. They
stood out for 2 mills, although they want
ed it higher. They pleaded that times
were good and it was an oft political
year.- They predicted the necessity of
an increased levy in the following elec
tion year, which would look bad for the
administration.
The other members put tho levy at one
and eight-tenths mills, over the protests
of Nichols and Clauson, and the advice of
the Attorney-General and State Treas
urer. The year in which this low levy
was collected has just closed. To date,
the bonded indebtedness of the state has
increased $10,000, and the warrant indebt
edness $200,000, while to provide for a fur
ther deticiency the Legislature authorlzed
the dumping of $22S.OO0 from other funds
into the general fund, which sum has
also been expended.
Xichols Resigns From Board:
In the last session of the Legislature,
Secretary of State Nichols demanded to
he relieved from duty on the Board of
Equalization. He told the legislators he
- could not agree with the policies of the
majority of the board and would not
serve. The Legislature passed a law re
lieving htm. It also appropriated $4,800,
000. or $1,800,000 more than the Legislature
of 1905. At the next meeting of the Board
of Equalization there was no room for
controversy. It was necessary to go to
the legal limit in the levy to raise enough
money to meet these appropriations.
Blame for. the state's, financial condi
tion, the robbing of the school revenues
and the maximum limit of taxation is a
matter of controversy among state offi
cers. The members of the tax commis
sion blame the Legislature. Their oppo
nents in policy blame the tax commis
sion, and also blame the Governor for
not exercising his veto power oh the ap
propriations of the last two Legislatures.
The tax commissioners say also that
the system of. taxation Is wrong. The
members ore urging the adoption of the
pending constitutional amendment that
will permit them to tax the railroads and
other public service corporations for state
revenues and relieve such corporations
from other taxation.
If the present percentage of true valua
tion adopted for purposes of taxatipn
were applied to the preliminary valua
tions placed on railroad property by the
Railway Commission, and the present
levy imposed, the railroads paying only
state taxes, would contribute about $4,
000.000 annually.
This does not take in the Milwaukee,
the North Bank Railway or tho North
Coast. The state would certainly have a
tax revenue of nearly three times the
present one of $1,719,000, and the Legisla
ture would have money to burn.
SIX ORATORS IVILIj CONTEST
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Oregon's Representative in Tri-State
' Meet to Be Selected Soon.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON; Eugene,
Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The prelimin
ary tryouts for choosing a representa
tive for the University in the annual
interstate oratorical contest, which
was to have been held this afternoon.
was postponed on account of too few
entries, only six men signifying their
intentions of competing. The final try
out proper will take place in about two'
weeks, and those who will contest are:
Bert W. Prescott, '08, who yesterday
won the tryout for intercollegiate or
ator; Jesse Bond. '09; Cecil W. Lyons,
'08; John Marsters, '09; Adelbert Mc
Carty, '08, and Clarence L. Whealdon,
'10. The interstate contest is between
representatives of the State Universi
ties of Oregon. Washington and Idaho.
LIFE UNSAFE IN SEOUL
AMERICAN ENGINEER FLEES
FROM JAPANESE.
Attempt Made to Kill Himself and
Wife Coreans in Constant Dread
of the Brown Invaders.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 1. (Special.)
Driven- from Seoul, Korea, because he
believed his life was in danger. It. A.
McClellan, formerly of San Francisco, has
arrived in Seattle with his wife. For
eight years, the MeClellacs were resi
dents of Seoul, where the husband, a con
struction engineer for the railroad en
gineering Ann of Collbran & Bostwick,
was engaged in installing electric lighting
systems.
The attempt on the life of Mr. and
Mrs. McClellan was committed early
last August. One night while they were
sleeping, two shots were fired into their
room, one' bullet tearing the sleeve off
Mrs.' McClellan's nightdress.
McClellan Is of the opinion that Japa
nese committed the outrage in order to
force him to leave the country. Fearing
further trouble, he arranged his business
eo that he could return to this eountry.
"The Japanese," ho says, "are in com
plete control and the natives do not care
to make a move without the sanction of
the powers that be. It is high time
something was done' not only for the
benefit of the Coreans, but for the
foreign residents as well."
KNIGHTS MEET AT THE DALLES
Members of District Convention Are
Tendered a Banquet.
THE DALLES, Or, Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) The annual district convention
of the Knights of Pythias of the sev
enth district is in session here tonight,
Wasco, Sherman and Crook Counties,
of which the district consists, being
all well represented, as well as some
counties beyond its boundaries.
This is the sixth convention held in
this city. The gathering being en
tirely a social one, where no work be
yond that of a competitive nature Is
undertaken. Tonight the special fea
ture of the session was competitive
work in the third rank between teams
from Wasco and Hood River, a ban
quet being given in honor of the visit
ing Knights after the session.
Grand Chancellor Wall, of Hlllsboro;
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Lou Stinson, and Supreme Represen
tative Cake, of Portland, and Grand
Master of the Exchequer Jim Mallony,
of Pendleton, are among the distin
guished visitors. y
TO BOOST FOR OLD YAMHIM,
Organization of Club Fro posed at
Meeting of Frultmen,
M MINNVILLE, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.)
At the meeting of the District Board of
Horticulture this afternoon, Mr. Lowns
dale made an instructive demonstration
of the different methods of grafting
upon old wood. Concerning the orchard
ists who will not observe the law, Mr.
Lownsdalo recommends that they be se
verely dealt with for the protection of
others.
On behalf of the better advertis
ing of Yamhill County, a commit
tee was appointed to formulate
a plan for the creation of an "All
Yamhill" Boosting Club, with a a paid
secretary whose duty shall be to talk
for every locality in the county and to
show newcomers the way.
WARRANTS FOR SALOONMEN.
Aberdeen W. C. T. U. Alleges Sun
day Law Is Violated.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. l.-Special.)
Fifteen warrants for the arrest of sa
loonkeepers have been issued. ' The com
plaints are made by members of the W.
C. T. U., who allege that a back door
policy is carried out since the enforcing
of the observance of the Sunday law.
Let Contract for Library.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 1. (Special.)
The American Contracting Company, of
this city, was tonight awarded the con
tract for erecting the library building
with funds given by Andrew Carnegie.
The bid was $12,781. There weye several
local bidders, the highest being $13,846.
The bids show that the price of building
material has been considerably lowered
since the panic. The site of the library
is opposite the new City Hall.
Oregon People, In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. L (Special.) Oregon
people registered at Chicago hotels to
day as follows:
Auditorium Annex J. H. Brown. Great
Northern J. Ellis and wife. Palmer
House Miss M. N. Kibbe. Morrison
Ernest J. Sibbald. Brlggs House C. R.
Davis; all from Portland.
it Baoy 1 Cnttlns Teeth
Be sol a and um tbat old well-trted remedy.
Mr. Wluiow'i Eoothinr Syrup. for childroa
Mthlns. It aootbaa tn cblld. ufinu UM
sua allays paia, oollo and. dlarruoaa.
PLEA FOR VARSITY
Oregon Alumni File Arguments
for Eaton Bill.
PRO RATA TAX VERY LIGHT
.appropriation of $125,000 Neces
sary for Success of State Univer
sityPoints Raised by Gran
gers Vigorously Answered
SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. Members of the
University of Oregon Alumni Associa
tion who are interested in the passage of
the Eaton Bill, which carries an ap
propriation of $125,000 for the support and
maintenance of the State University and
which has been held up for a referendum
vote, upon the demand of Linn County
Grangers and others, today filed with the
Secretary of State Frank W. Benson a
2000-word argument in support of the
bill. This argument will bo printed in
pamphlet form, along with arguments
advocating the adoption or rejection of
other initiative and referendum measures,
and a copy will be mailed by the Secre
tary of State to every registered voter
in Oregon. A law requiring the Secre
tary of State to furnish these pamphlets
to the voters was enacted by the last
Legislature.
The argument filed by the Oregon
Alumni is a plea for a better State Uni
versity. It shows that the university at-
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The Late Mrs. Florence M. Harvey,
of Crook County.
PR1XEVIL.LE. Or.,-Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) Florence M. Harvey, who died
January 21, at her home on Bear
Creek, was One of the pioneers of '
Oreg-on. She was born In Colorado in
1851, crossing th-e plains when aa in
fant, and in 1S68 was married to J.
R. Harvey at Bethel. To this union
eleht children were born, all of
whom, together with the husband,
survive her. They are: Mrs. W. Q.
Armsworthy, Wasco, Or.,; Mrs.
George Antrim, Amity, Or.; O. H.
Harvey, Colfax. Wash.; Boy J.
Harvey, Ashland, Or. ; Mrs. L. ' B.
Selper. Roosevelt, Wash.; Clarence,
Ray and Claud, Bear Creek, Or.
Her relatives are widely scattered.
Her brother, M. P. Burnett, Is Sheriff
of Benton County; her widowed
mother. Mrs. White Burnett, Is living
at Albany, Or. ; her uocle, Glenn O.
Burnett, was & pioneer minister of
the Christian Church o'f Oregon, of
which the deceased had been from
her youth a faithful member.
tendance has increased 23 per cent since
last year, despite the referendum, and
that there are now 400 students in the
departments at Eugene, exclusive of the
department of music and all other side
issues.
Lowest Appropriation. In Union.
Figures are cited to show that the pres
ent appropriation of $47,500 per year is
the smallest In any state in the Union
for the support of its state university. A
table of figures shows that the entire cost
per student to the state is less" in Ore
gon than in any other state in the
Union, with the single exception of Iowa
The salaries of the president and mem
bers of the faculty are compared with the
salaries received by college presidents
and Instructors in other states, showing
that Oregon pays smaller salaries than
are paid in other states. ,
In the matter of equipment and build
ings it is shown that Oregon is at the foot
of the list, the, total value of land, build
ings and equipment at Eugene being
$350,000.
The present condition of the university
is, dwelt upon, showing that classrooms
and laboratories - are overcrowded and
tbat no relief can come -until new build
ings are erected.
The effect of a veto of the appropria
tion bill by the voters of the state npon
prospective immigrants is dwelt upon at
some length, as is the tendency of Ore
gon young men and women to attend
colleges. in other states. It is urged that
a well-equipped and well-supported state
university would keep within the borders
of the state some 200 young men and
women who yearly go elsewhere for their
higher education.
The State University is spoken of as
an institution of the whole people, where
rich and poor alike can secure an educa
tion. Statistics show that 65 per cent of
the young men at Eugene are earning
their own way through college, and that
the institution is a poor man's school.
Head or Public School System.
The relation of the University to the
public- school system is dwelt upon at
considerable length, it being shown that
the university Is nothing more nor less
than the head of the state public school
system.
The arguments advanced by the enemies
of the university in their campaign for
signatures to the referendum petitions are
com batted in a most vigorous manner. A
strong argument is made for .the lump
sum of $125,000 per annum, without segre
gation, and a statement is made as to the
intention of the board of regents In the
matter of the expenditure of money. The
continuing non-segregated appropriation,
says the alumni committee, has been tried
in other states and has served to take
state institutions out of politics and to
prevent the necessity of their friends from
running to the Legislature every time a
small appropriation is wanted.
It is shown that in the event of the
Baton bill becoming a law, the cost to the
man who pays taxes on $500 worth of
property will be 1244 cents per year, while
the man who pays taxes on $4000 worth
of property will pay but $1 per year:
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JBing! we're going to catch it
again!
J This is the month to "stock up
with Winter wearables. -(
CJJHere are good overcoats that
will prove warm friends in the
storms of life: ' . '
f They were $20.00 and $25.00-
now $14.85.
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166-168 Third Street.
VOTERS TD MAKE-CHOICE
AIXETEEX MKASURES SUBMIT.
TEI TO THE PEOPLK.
Direct Legislation by Initiative and
Referendum and Constitutional
Amendments to Be Decided.
SALEM. Feb. l.-f(Spedal.) The voters
of Oregon will be asked to vote upon
19 measures at the June election. Briefly
stated, the measures are as follows:
Submitted by the Legislature
Amendment increasing compensation of
members of the Legislature to $400 for a
regular session and $10 a day for special
sessions."
Amendment permitting the- location of
state Institutions away from the capital.
Amendment Increasing the number of
Supreme Judges to five and extending
the jurisdiction of Circuit- Courts to pro
bate work ; also requiring. . provision by
law for District Attorneys, County
Courts, etc.
Amendment changing the time of hold
ing general elections from June to .o
vembei. . Legislative acts submitted under the
giving Sheriffs custody of prison
er.. Act requiring granting of free railroad
passes to certain officials.
Act appropriating $100,000 for armories,.
Act increasing i.io University of Ore
gon appropriation to $125,000 per annum.
Submitted by Initiative petition
Equal suffrage amendment.
Act for protection of salmon on the
Lower Columbia.
Amendment giving cities exclusive con
trol of liquor selling, gambling, etc.
Amendment exempting dwelling-house?,
factories, tools, furniture, etc., from tax
ation. Amendment giving voters the power to
recall puiilic officers.
Act instructing members of Legislature
to vote for people's choice for Senator.
Amendment providing for proportional
representation.
Act limiting expenditures for political
campaign purposes..
Act to protect salmon on . the Upper
Columbia.
Amendment liimting the power of Dis
trict Attorney to file indictments.
Act for creation of Hood -Jver County.
CHAXGE BENTOX-LISN LINE
Residents of Two Counties Willing
to Swap Townships. .
ALBANY. Or., Feb. L (Special.) For
Linn and Benton Counties to trade each
other a township from their present
boundaries is a plan being advocated by
many residents of Benton County who
live close to this city. They are suggest
ing that one township in the northeast
ern part of Benton County be transferred
to Linn Countyv-.and that the change be
equalized by Linn County giving Benton
one township in the southwestern part of
Linn. -
The matter is being agitated by the
Benton County people, who want to be
come citizens of Linn, but it is also said
to meet with favor among many of the
people who would become residents of
Benton by the change;
Convenience from a business stand
point is the sole reason of the suggested
change.
CHILD DES FROM BURNS
Dress of 5 -Year-Old Tabes Fire
From Open Door of Stove. -
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Feb 1.
(Special.) Laura, the 5-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. "William Hayes,'
died early this morning from the effects
of burns received yesterday. Her
mother stepped to a nearby neighbor
and instructed tho child to warm by
the stove before going shopping. The
stove door being open, the little girl's
dress caught fire and she was soon
enveloped - in flames. The child's
screams attracted the mother, who.
rushed to the rescue,' but reached the
little one too lute, as nearly all its
clothing was burned off. Medical aid
was procured at once, but the child
was too badly burned to recover.
Josephine Goatmen Organized
GRANTS PASS. Or., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) The Southern Oregon Angora
Ooat Breeders Association was organ
ized yesterday afternoon with C. E.
Harmon, president, and Charles Me
serve, secretary. The aseoclation will
have a regular meeting in March. The
raising of goats has become one of the
prominent industries of Southern Or
egon. As well as being profitable for
the wool, they are looked upon as a
valuable adjunct in clearing new land,
in keeping down the undergrowth. It
Is calculated that there are about 5000
or 6000 of the animals scattered
among the ranches in this district,
some, of which are imported stock.
Test New Feature Local Option.
ALB ANT, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Jus
tice of the Peace O. T. Porter has im
posed a fine of $100 and costs upon Will
lam J. Tohl, convicted Thursday of vio
lation of the local option liquor law. The
case was at once appealed, a bond of $200
being furnished. As a result of thia con
vietion, the clause of the local option law
which provides that a principal is re
sponsible for the acts of his agent will
be tested. Tohl is an employe of Fred
Dawson, a local druggist, and Dawson
will be plaoed on trial next Tuesday.
PHOTO TALEjmTE TUB TATEST.
Klser has 'em. See 'em. 24S Alder St.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metzger's.
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MEN'S
OVERCOATS
' ' TOPCOATS
RAINCOATS
This offer includes gar
ments of latest styles,
up-to-date patterns and
high-grade quality, gar
ments that sold origin
ally at $18.00 to $20.00
This sale
Broken lines of Cluett and Star
shirts.' Regular $1.50 QCp
values. This sale .... Ju
Sam 1 Rosenbla
PRAISE FOR KELLY
Papers Comment on His New
York Races.
RAN AGAINST BIG ODDS
Sporting Writers Allpw for Bl
Handicap of Oregon Sprinter
and Fact That He Was Xot
XJsed to the Track.
In commenting on the indoor field
games held at Madison Square Garden
last 'Monday night, the New York
papers of the following morning men
tion the fact that much was expected
of Dan J. Kelly, the Oregon sprinter,
but do not treat him unkindly on ac
count of his defeat. To Judge from the
account of the contests it would seem
that Kelly was quite heavily handi
capped in both the 60 yards and 220
yards event in which he had entered.
Some of the New York accounts of
the games are as follows :
New York Herald As representative
a gathering of American athletes
as is seen at a National cham
pionship of the Amateur Athletic
Union competed last night in the car
nival of track and field sports of the
Pastime Athletic Club. in Madison
Scpjare Garden. Sprinters, distance run
ners. Jumpers and weight throwers, com
ing from many quarters of the country,
measured their strength, speed and stam
ina, but every one in the big arena was
anxious to see in action Lan fieuy, 1
the Oregon flyer, who holds the world's j
record for the 100-yard dash.
Fast to Iieave Mark.
Kelly disappointed the big crowd by
hi inability to qualify in a preliminary
heat. The Westerner was pitted airainst
four runners of rather mediocre ability
who had handicaps of from 14 to 1G feet,
he starting from scratch. The Oeg0niuii
was very fast to leave his mark and
overhauled the men in front of him In
rapid fashion. When he had gone 40 '
yards Kelly had rushed up almost on
even terms with the pacemakers, but in :
the final third of the distance he faltered,.
and J. McSweeney, of Fordham College,
with an allowance of 15 feet, led him to
the taDe by about two feet. i
Kelly said after the heat that he had
not had a running shoe on since Septem
ber 7, and his wind troubled him con
siderably. It was the first time the rec
ord holder had ever tried a sprint on a
board floor, but he said that he likeo the
spring and bounce that the Umber gave
to his stride.
Kelly again tried conclusions in the
furlong handicap, but he was unable to
negotiate the turns skillfully or use the
strategic tactics common on narrow
board tracks and had difficulty In
weaving his way through the field. He
finished fourth In his heat.
Handicap Too Great.
New York American Dan Kelly, the
great Western sprinter, the man
who ran 100 yards in 9 3-5 sec
onds, did not come up to expectations in
the Bprint races at the game.s of the Pus
time A. C in Madison Square Garden,
hist night. In the 60-yard event he ran
in the fifth heat from scratch and was
beaten out by J. McSweeney, of Ford
ham, by about two feet. McSweeney had
15 feet handicap. In the race Kelly ran
at a terrific pace and cut down the lead
of the six starters, but he was unable to
overtake McSweeney: The handicaps of
the other starters in this heat averaged
from eight to ten feet.
Again, in the 220-yard run. Kelly failed
to qualify. He started In the third heat
against an average collection of men, but
was unable to make up any of the han
dicaps that were given to his competi
tors. It was the opinion of a number of
athletic experts that Kelly was not quite
ready for hard races. But the showing
that he pnt nn in the shorter sprint was
very creditable.
Forrest SmitSison, the Oregon hurdlpr,
made a new record of 8 seconds in the
second heat of the 60-yard high hurdres,
but as he knocked over one of the hur
dles, the reeord will not be allowed.
Smlthson won the final heat in the same
lightning time, but again knocked a hur
dle down.
Sun Praises Oregon Man.
New York Sun The event which
aroused the greatest curiosity was
the 60-yard handicap. which had
as scratch ' man Dan J. Kelly.
of Oreeon. holder of the world's rrorrI
of 9 8-5 seconds for the 100 yards Keily
was making Die Iirst appearance In the
East. The nearest back marker to Kellv
was Taylor, of the Chicago A. A., who
Cor. Third and Morrison Sts.
was on the two-foot mark, and he
showed a fine turn of speed by winning
his trial heat: Irons, of the Chicago A.
A., was on the three-foot mark, and ho
won the fourth heat in 6 3-5 seconds.
Kelly started in the fifth heat and got
a rousing reception when he took his
mark. He bounded off like a ball and
flew down the floor as fast as a deer,
but he Just failed to catch J. McSweeney,
of Fordham University, who had the lib
eral start of 13 feet. Kelly was second
by about a foot, and as only the winners
qualified for the semi-finals, the Oregon
flyer was out of it.
There was a 60-yard hurdle scratch,
and it was decided in two trial heats and
a final. Forrest Smithson, the National
A. A. U. champion, ran away from the
field in, the second heat, doing it in 8
seconds. This was a new world's' record
for the distance by a fifth of a second,
but Smlthson knocked down one; of the
hurdles, and Referee James E. Sullivun
said on this account the record could not
be accepted. Smithson repeated the time
in the final, which he won by four yards,
but again he brought down a hurdle.
Jostled in the 320.
The trials of the 220-yard handicap were
productive of exciting racing. The first
heat went to Taylor, of the Chicago A.
A., who had an allotment of five yards.
As he ploughed through the long markers
on the homestretch he got a warm recep
tion from the spectators. Kelly was on
scratch, and started in the third heat,
dui inoiign ne struggled gamely and suf
fered from jostling a couple of times, lie
failed to qualify. Taylor was third in
the final, the winner being Goggiii, of
the Pastime A. C who had a start of
15 yards.
New York "World Dan Kelly, the
world's champion sprinter, was
beaten in two dashes. He started
from scratch in the SO-yard sprint and
was unable to overcome the handicap al
lotted to his opponents. It was Kelly's
first race on a board floor, and he ran
finely. In the 220-yard dash the field was
so large that he was unable to get past ;
the handicap men, and was aealn beaten, i
Forrest Smithson, the National chain- I
pion high hurdler, won the 60-yard high i
nuruie in recora time, rie covered the
distance in his heat and in the final in
8 seconds, but on each occasion lie
knocked down a hurdle "and thereby de
prived himself of the record.
Albany 28; Corral Is 2C.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. L (Special.) In a
fast, hard-fought game of basketball in
this city last evening, Albany College won
from the Corvallis High School 6y a score
of 28 to 22. The game was notable for
roughness, the players taking advantage
of laxity on the part of the officials, to
indulge in violation of every rule in the
game.
Portland 42; Hoqulnm 10.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Feb. 1, (Spe
cial.) The Portland Y. M. C A.- basket-ball
team played with the local
league team last evening and won by
the score of 42 to 19. Mackie injured a
ligament in his arm and Gordon fin
ished in his place. The star was Hart
man, he making 19 points of the 42.
O. A. C. 31; Oregon 14.
CORVALLIS, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.)
In a game of basketball here tonight,
before a big audience, the OT A. C. team
defeated the University of Oregon five
by a score of 31 to 14. The stars of the
game were Horton and Foster of G. A.
C. and Monre of Oregon.
PUPPY LOVE DISASTROUS
Eloping Couple Without Funds
Come to Grief.
BELBfNGHAM. Wash., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) After running away from . their
homes on Salt Spring Island in a row
boat to evade the strict discipline of fond
parents and determined to wed at the
earliest possible moment, Charles Samp
son and Leila Mc-Fadden, 16 years old,
were arrested in Friday Harbor and an
other romance was nipped in the bud.
The two young people were taken back
to their homes.
Young Sampson made every possible
effort to marry the girl with whom he
had eloped, but on his arrival at Friday
Harbor found that he did not have
enough money to buy a marriage license
and other incidentals.
When the youthful - couple left te!r
honfe they were accompanied by a
brother of the girl. On their arrival In
Friday Harbor and the discovery that
their total assete would not bring them
enough to get the marriage license and
pay the preacher for his services, the girl
went to work in the Tourist Hotel.
Sampson secured work rear the town.
Young ' McFadden sold the boat. whifTi
had been stolen, and a gun for t5.
Astoria Marine News.
ASTORIA, ' Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The
reloading of the lightered portion of he
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British ship Claverdon's cargo has been
completed and the vessel was shifted to
the lower harbor today. She will be ready
to go to sea on Monday.
The official measurement of the gaso
lene launch Jennie has been completed
by the customs authorities. The craft
was built by I. C. jmderson, of this city,
snd is owned by Andrew Johnson, of
Kalama. Her dimensions are as follows:
Length, 34.3 feet; beam, 9.3 feet; depth,
3.3 feet; tonnage, 8 tons, gross; 8 tons,
net. The launch Is to be used aa a can
nery tender.
Platting New Townslte.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.)
Tho Oregon Iron & Steel Company has
a force of surveyors at work platting its
property beyond the Tualatin River, near
Willamette. The company has about
3000 acres there and it is believed that
the construction of a railroad connecting
the terirtory to Portland Is a surety in
the future, as the land is being platted
into tracts of two and one-half, five and
ten acres.
Saloon Enemies Get Busy.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Feb. 1. (Special.)
The Chehalis County Anti-Saloon League
was organized here last evening and a
campaign against the saloon Inaugurated.
A resolution was adopted condemning the.
County Commissioners for extending a
saloon license at Moclips against the pro
tests of the people.
Pacific Coast Shipping.
. SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. J. Arrived
Steamer Eureka, from Seattle; steamer Ca.
cade, from Astoria; steamer Hanalel, rom
Astoria; steamer Elizabeth, from Bandon.
Sailed Ship Crown of Germany, for Portland:
ship Star of Alapka. for BelUngham; baric
Star of England, for Nanalmo; steamer Buck
man, for Seattle; steamer Quinault, for Wil
lapa; steamer Mayfalr, for Willapa; steamer
George V. Elder, for Portland; steamer
Helene, for South Bend; steamer Tamalpal,
for Graya Harbor; steamer M. S. Dollar (Br.),
for Taku, via Port Townsend.
Unionists Gain Seat.
JJEREFORD, England, Feb. 1 The
tariff reformers' scored another victory
today by regaining the seat in the House
of Commons for the Ross Division- of
Herefordslire, which was lost at the last
general election, and which was recently
made vacant by the death of Alan C.
Gardner, Liberal. Their candidate. Cap
tain P. A. Clive, Unionist, defeated F. W.
Thomson, Liberal.
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