THE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND. SEPTE3IBER 19. 1909.
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BT HARRY B. SMITH.
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Sept. 18.
" (Special.) There la a bitter fight on
1 to the finish between the sections
i represented by Southern and Northern
! California, and naturally enough, Los
i Angeles and San Francisco are the spots
' where the battle is raging. There never
lias been too much sympathy between
' these two sections of California, but ever
' since the State Board of Equalization
1 raised Southern California assessments
' all the way from 40 to BO per cent, while
the Northern and Central sections were
. raised from 6 to 10 per cent, the howl
from south of the Tehachapl has never
ceased.
' Southern California professes to see In
this raising of the assessment a concert
ed action from the northern part of the
' state to get even for the rejection of cer
; tain bond Issues that were up for a vote
' at the last general election held In the
" state. At that time, the sea wall act and
the China basin bonds, which primarily
would have benefited San Francisco, were
beaten and the defeating votes came from
the South.
. The North declares this vote had noth
ing to do with the present Issue, and that
if the truth were told. Southern Cali
fornia has been paying taxes on an as
sessed valuation of something like 75
per cent less than In the vicinity of San
Francisco.
However that may be, the South Is ex
ceedingly bitter, and only this week
fiirroed into a permanent organization
what is known as the "'South California
State league." The meeting was called
by the Los Angeles Realty Board to offer
a protest against the recent action of the
State Board of Equalization in raising
the assessed valuation of Los Angeles
County. Many of those present at the
meeting wore badges Inscribed, "South
California State League." The wearing
of these badges and many of the speeches
made reflected a strong sentiment In
favor of state division, and this was later
crystallized in a set of resolutions passed
by the meeting.
Declare Increase Is Imposition.
The resolutions, after stating that the
State Board of Equalization, by a vote
of the three members representing the
districts of Central and Northern Call-
. fornia, has unjustly Imposed upon the 14
counties of the Southern district a gross
ly excessive burden of taxation and that
' the action was premeditated, strongly
condemn the action of the board, and de
clare "the men guilty of perpetrating this
outrage have added fuel to the flames of
, sectional animosity, thereby crystallizing
Into an issue of the first magnitude the
question of state division."
The resolutions close with a demand
upon the State Legislature for a readjust
ment of the equalization district on the
basis of the distribution of assessed val
' uations. thereby giving to Southern Cali
fornia an equal half of its membership
and relieving that end of the state from
the intolerable tyranny of taxation.
More than that, the meeting declared
Itself to oppose any actions in the Legls
' lature tending toward more bonds with
' the exception of those for improvements
. In the South. A resolution was pre
sented by T. E. Gibbon to the effect that
'. the 14 counties oppose all increases In
; state indebtedness except the Jl.fiOO.OOO
i proposed 'for San Diego harbor lmprove
i meets until the present alleged Inequality
l of the State Board of Equalization Is ad-
Justed.
This resolution, .although harmless
enough in its wording. Is a covert threat
to San Francisco ,and the North to the
' effect that the Legislators from the
. southern part of the state will oppose any
and all measures that the North may
. seek as a punishment for raising the as
sessed valuation.
Betting on Pollt'cal Fights.
Betting on the political fights that will
soon be occupying the entire attention of
tan Francisco gives some idea of the way
the situation has been figured out. P. H.
' McCarthy, the Union Labor candidate,
and "William Crocker, the Republican
nominee, are considered even money
choices in the betting, while Dr. T. TV.
B. Leland, the Democratic candidate. Is
priced at 2Vi to 1.
The fight for the District Attorneyship
1 still hard to guess and Heney and
Flckert are held at even money.
It is the hardest fight in the world to
pick." said one of the shrewd political
Judges the other day. "Sometimes I feel
sure Flckert will be the man and then
again I have it figured out they can't
beat Heney. It all depends upon what
crowd you talk to. There are no party
lines In this fight and I am totally at a
loss to size up the situation."
And that's about the way most of the
people have It figured out. No one, un
less he Is a rank partisan, is willing to
hazard a guess as to who will be the next
District Attorney.
Spreckels at Outs With League.
A bombshell has been thrown Into the
camp of the political reformers In San
Francis.-o by the resignation of Rudolph
Spreckels and his chief henchman. John
Y'. Sweeney, from the Good Government
League. Ppreckels today sent a polite
not, but Sweeney called In person and
give the League officers some plain talk,
declaring that In indorsing Dr. Leland
for Mavor and Larry Dolan for Sheriff.
thv had sold out the League to Gavin
Mi-Xab. boss of the Democratic party.
T!'e executive committee of the league
assorts that Leland and Dolan have both
promised to cut loose from MeNab and
abide by the dictates of the league, but
Spreckels and Sweeney put no faith in
these promises.
Dolan. they assert. Is close to Calhoun,
and they can't stomach him or Leland on
their ticket. This Indorsement by the
league will injure Heney for the District
. Attorneyship.
No one has ventured an opinion on how
Leland and Dolan can support the Demo
cratic ticket and the Good Government
ticket In tbelr entirety. The Good Gov-
emment ticket doea not Include the name
of every candidate of that party, but is
made up Jointly of Republican and Dem
ocratic candidates nominated at the re
cent primaries.
"It was a case of choosing the least of
three evils." said Isador Jacobs, chair
man of the executive committee. "Dolan
f aeemed to be the best man of the candl
' dates for Sheriff. We did not give him
No. 2282. This genuine quarter-sawed
oak parlor or den
rocker, in the popular early
English finish; seat uphol
stered with oil-tempered
spiral springs, steel tied, and
covered with the genuine
Spanish leather, leather-covered
tacks, box braced cor--ners,
quaintly carved just as
illustrated ; . a very unique
model, extra strong and dur
able high-back rocker ; worth
the regular market price
$10.00 made a leader this
week by fhe Gevurtz Stores
at only '$5.75
No. 633. We place on sale fhis
week an exclusive line of the lat
est models in dressers at a sub
stantial saving in price. Massive
cases in tuna and dark mahogany
and finest quarter-sawed oak, 22x
44 inches in size. Large, com
modious drawers fitted with the
latest style wooden pulls. Genu
ine French plate bevel mirrors,
24x32 inches in size, without a
flaw, without a blemish. Dressers
of highest type and most thorough
construction that sell regularly for
$45 ; Gevurtz leader for this week
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No, 183. Hand
some, strong and
durable chair, full
box seat, covered
in genuine leather,
just like the illus
tration, made of
best Eastern oak
by one of the most
reliable chair fac
tories in America;
a single chair or a
full set sold at this
low price; regular
$4.00, Gevurtz spe
cial, only.. $2.50
Golden Jg, Early
$35 Quartered Oak
Dining Table, Special
No. 673. The above cut does not do these tables justice,
as they are far handsomer. The wood is of the finest se
lected Eastern quarter-sawed oak, wax-filled, hand-polished,
new model in carving; 44-inch top, fitted with patent Duo
style, lock that allows it to extend to 8 feet without danger
of tipping; finished golden or early English. This table
is positively worth $35.00, but Gevurtz extra special jJ24
price this week
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Exactly Like the Cut, in
Quartered Polished Oak
No. 892. An extra high
quality dining chair,
made of finest selected
quarter-sawed and pol
ish finished oak; hand
some French legs with
carved claw feet ; genu
ine leather covering to
the full box seat ; made
by the celebrated In
dianapolis Chair Com
pany, a guarantee of
excellence and durabil
ity; note the clever,
artistic panel ; a chair
that other dealers price
at $6.50, Gevurtz spe
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- is continued this' week an advertising proposition whereby we give
This Elegant $10.00 Kitchen Cabinet Free
with every range sold. The cabinet is full size, having all the bins, drawers and ?
other accessories of the regular $10 Kitchen Gem. The Gevurtz Range is the
quickest-baking and most indestructible range built and will last a iiiexime.
The prices remain the same as heretofore.
$g.75
These $9.50
Morris Chairs
No. 488. For Monday and Tuesday, we
offer this great special in genuine quar
tered oak Morris Chairs; oil-tempered
spring cushions on seat and back, covered
with best grade f abricoid leather ; . just
like the cut, in golden or early English
finish ; only 25 in the lot, worth $9.50, will
be closed out at $5.75
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the indorsement, however, until we had
heard from District Attorney Langdon.
Hiram Johnson and Matt Sullivan, all
of whom were strong for the Indorsement
of Dolan. Iangdon and Johnson both
attended the special meeting-, and Lang
don talked for an hour, urging us to in
dorse Dolan. Spreckels was not present
but we knew he was against Dolan. We
think we have a strong ticket. Spreckels
wanted us to nominate a fourth man for
Mayor and another candidate for Sher
iff, but the league refused to do this.
The Good Government League is now
responsible for the entire ticket It has
Indorsed. If a man of the 31 goes back
on his pledges, the league must stand
the kicks."
Ir. Leland was very much surprised
when told Spreckeia had abandoned the
league because It had indorsed his can
didacy. "It has come to a pretty pass." he said,
"if a gang of pirates assembled under
the name of good government refuse to
indorse a man who through two admin
istrations has conducted his office on the
very principles which they are supposed
to represent."
Reporter Gets $20,000 Salary.
William A. Curtis, newspaper man, au
thor, diplomat and globe-trotter, who is
officially known as the Washington. D.
C-, correspondent of the Chicago Record
Herald. Is at the St. Francis with Mrs.
Curtis and Miss Curtis, on their way
home from the Seattle exposition.
Mr. Curtis, who calls himself a report
er, has possibly the most enviable de
tail that ever fell to the l"t of a person
rejoicing in that title. He has a life
contract with his paper to write what he
wishes, when he wishes and where he
wishes, for J20.000 a year. His duties
call him to all parts of the globe where
"copy" may be found, and he has inter
viewed royalty, the great in rank and
the great achievement Early in his
career he was dramatic editor for the
Chicago Inter Ocean, but his daring In
going to a vessel in distress on Lake
Michigan and delivering the "scoop" lost
him the lob, and he was sent with Cus
ter to the Black Hills.
Later he went with the Pinkertons aft
er the James boys and Cole Younger, and
was captured and held prisoner. He was
Minister to Cuba under President Arthur,
a founder of the Bureau of American
Republics under President Harrison, spe
cial envoy to Spain and escort to Prin
cess Bulalle during the Columbian Ex
position. It Is the intention of Mr. Curtis
to embody his Impressions of San Fran
cisco In a series of articles to be written
Immediately after his return home.
No Bullfight Allowed.
There will be no bullfights during the
Portola festival. Some of the members
of the committee thought It would be an
excellent Idea as typical of old Califor
nia, but when they came to ask for per
mits the Board of Supervisors put tlieir
collective foot down on the scheme, and
declared that under no event would
such an entertainment be allowed In fair
San Francisco.
WANTS LAW OBSERVANCE
Mother Wants Milk Personally In
spected; Not More Officials.
PORTLAND, Sept. 18. (To the
Editor.) That wideawake housewives
can do more for the pure milk cause
than all the office-holders put together,
as The Oregonian has already said, has
been demonstrated fully In the ex
perience of one woman who Is con
cerned in the health and general wel
fare of her family; and if every wom
an who recognizes her responsibility to
those who are dependent upon her for
the quality of the foods they are re
quired to partake of, would exercise
the same amount of energy and de
termination, then Indeed would "tho
efforts of such women bring gain to
the community and no salary loss."
Having; failed to secure relief through
various sources. Including an appeal
to the Pure Food and Dairy Commis
sioner, whose flippant manner clearly
proved as charged that he was not
interested so much In the sanitary con
ditions of our milk supply, as In some
other things this woman decided she
would take the- matter into her own
hands, so far as her own requirements
were concerned, and direct herself to
the oountry in search of a place where
pure, clean, unadulterated milk the
kind they used In her girlhood days
could be had. In this she was success
ful, and, being a lover of open-air life,
a good walker and an early riser, she
resolved, though It meant a walk of
50 blocks or more, that, while the fam
ily was taking Its "beauty sleep" in the
early morning hours, she would take
her "constitutional" In a tramp to the
country home, where she was a daily
observer of the methods obtained In
securing the milk, which was strained,
warm from the cow, pure and whole
some, into her own pall, and then re
turn triumphantly home in time to pre
pare an 8-o'clock breakfast, greatly
refreshed and rejuvenated. This has
become to her a daily experience, dear
almost as life itself. Indeed It is life,
with added strength and Joy that come
with the sweet breath of the new-born
day.
Of course, not all women could fol
low this particular course, though
many could if they thought so. and
would be Infinitely' benefited thereby.
But every woman could help In some
way to Improve upon present condi
tions, particularly In securing the ob
servance of certain state and municipal
laws regulating the operation of
dairies, especially the one law which
has reference to the time when milk
should be used before and after calving
of the cow, whose milk is polluted
with the pus from feverish glands, a
condition which is responsible for the
Indescribably foul odors arising from
fresh milk when heated to a certain
temperature, and not possessing, as is
claimed, the natural bodily odors. This
law is constantly and grossly violated.
So is the one relating to sour mash
food.
It is the writer's personal knowledge,
through the testimony of a thoroughly
reliable man employed at a certain
dairy, that the calves whose mothers
are fed upon sour mash are actually
in a state of Intoxication from the time
of the calf's birth until that f
slaughter, when their meat is sold over
the counter in the shop of "bob-veal."
That there Is special, efficacy In the
healing quality of the milk from the
well-treated, well-kept, "chewing-the-cud-of-contentment"
sort of cows. Is
the belief of the parents of the little
child whose life was saved this Sum
mer by the use of the milk from the
same cows referred to In this communi
cation. There is no more worthy en
terprise than that Instituted by Dr.
Tenny. of the State Board of Health.
In behalf of a pure milk supply for
babies, but we are all entited to all
the rights vested In our laws govern
ing this important element of our food
supply. Each individual or consumer
Is responsible to himself for the kind
of milk he buys. MRS. M. E. S.
Destroying Cows Without Pay.
PORTLAND. Sept. 18. (To the Editor.)
Dr. Koch, the eminent authority, says
cows will not convey tuberculosis to the
human family.
Dr. E. N. Hutchinson knows - that 30
per cent of all the range catUe In Cali
fornia that were never in a barn or stable
have tuberculosis. Why is he talking
about fresh air?
When they give a cow the tuberculin
test and it reacts, as they call it, no mat
ter, what the cause, they take the poor
woman's cow out and kill it at a Government-inspected
slaughter-house, to
see if it has tuberculosis or not. and if
It hasn't, who pays for the cow?
The State of Washington has put an
embargo on our milch cows going out of
this state Into Washington, without a
tuberculin test, and they select the man
to make the test. It won't do for you to
get any qualified veterinarian with a
diploma to do it. They take your cow
and kill It. They give you no say. Tou
would think a man ought to have his
day In court before tbey destroy his
property. .
Our range cattle in Oregon are virtu
ally free from tuberculosis, but dairy
herds I will venture to say have it.
I have handled more beef and dairy
stock and have killed and seen It killed
from every place on the Pacific Coast
and know what I am talking about.
CONSTANT READER.
PIRACY NIPPED IN THE BUD
Hongkong Police Break Up Band of
Chinese Outlaws.
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SHANGHAI. Sept. 18. (Special.)
Owing to a timely discovery by the
Hongkong police, a piratical venture,
organized by a gang of Chinese des
peradoes, was recently nipped In the
bud. Seven men were arrested in a
house in Belcher street, five of them
armed with knives. What Is described
as a complete pirate's outfit was found
in the - place. There were swords,
fighting' irons, knives, a packet of pep
per, which pirates often carry to throw
In the eyes of their victims: gags with
which to stop their mouths, and wire
with which to tie their queues together,
while there were also chisels with
which to open boxes. The Information
Kiven to the police was that the men
contemplated an attack on the Taiplng
Junk, a large trading vessel, which
carries passengers and general cargo
between Taipli.. and Hong- Kong. It
was known that the boatswain carried
a revolver, and it had been arranged
that one of the men who knew him
would go on board first, knock him
down and take possession of the fire
arm. On a charge of being in unlaw
ful possession of arms, the men were
each sentenced to three months' im
prisonment. CHINESE WOMAN REFORMS
Oriental Girl Says Slie Will Marry
Whom She Pleases.
SHANGHAI. Sept. IS. (Special.) A
Chinese lady, named Chang Welytng. a
native of Chekiang:. who has been edu
cated in Japan, nas recently returned
home, holding advanced ideas on the
marriage question. She disapproves of
Chinese marriage customs, and has
been lecturing on the subject. She
frankly states that she Intends ta
marry to please herself, without inter
ference from anyone. The president of
the Board of Education has wired to
the Governor of Klangse to put a stop
to the lady's activity, as it Is contrary
to Chinese manners and customs. The
lady Is said to be very handsome, and
only 21 ears of ago. She states that
she wishes to marry a man who pos
esses a knowledge of physiology, chem
istry and geology, and she Intends to
examine any candidates for her hand In
these subjects.
The warihip without funnels has coins in
the Brttlnh Indefatigable, which will be
propelled by Internal combustion engines.