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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1910)
TirC SUNDAY OREOOXTAX, PCmTXAXrV, DECEFBER 23, 191 Q. FEAR OF NEW TAX PACinO XTNTVXESITY DEBATERS WILL COTiTF.ST TTKA.HO. IS Correct Attire for New Years Amendment Is "Ambiguous, Dangerous, Vicious," Say Eastern Bond Buyers. enjamm s CAPITAL IS DRIVEN AWAY UW HARMFUL r . j' ' '. ' wis Former Eager Clients Hold Back, Saylnc System Is Drastic, TJnllm lied, Cncertaln, Tnder Which Investment Is Perilous. SALEM. Or, Deo. 24. (Special.) Insistent questions from Eastern bond- bayers and attorneys throw light on tbe county tax amendment and Indlcata It will drive capita! out of the state. j Immediately arter the election came , a flood of requests for copies of the new tax law from concerns Interested In la rite bond purchases, particularly municipal bonds. "Ambiguous." "dangerous." "vicious." are expressions used, and some declare the amendment will drive capital away and keep bonding cbmpanlea In a con- dltlon of unrest concerning; this class of Oregon securities. The tax amendment, say Eastern men. Is drastic, unlimited, uncertain, and they deem many objections almost Insurmountable. The amendment, the critics com plain, makes It possible for the people to establish a system of special taxa tion on certain specific classes of prop erty without respect to any other classes of property. This power causes bondbuyers to pause. They see a chance to change rood security Into worthless paper. For example, sec tlons where bonds are Issued for Irrl nation projects, the people can Impose an almost prohibitive tax and render the bonds worthless. This fear extends to municipal water Dlanta and public utilities which float bonds for Improvement and for main tenance of these bonds, and to rail roads, telephone companlea and all other corporations which might Issue bonds to extend lines and Improve eouloment. Secretary of State Benson Is not only receiving such letters, but In some in stances buyers have balked on pur chasing bonds, which, prior to the re cent election, they considered "gilt edged." This fact, coupled with James J. Hill's alleged hesitation, together with warnings from capitalists who save varlea Interests, have worried many people here, and It Is predicted there will be a great change In the tmx svstem at the first opportunity. It Is asserted the TOters were In veigled Into favoring the amendment by the misleading first sentence of the MIL which Indicated t!-.e amendment would abolish head tax and poll tax. Sentiment now expressed Indicates the amendment will soon be repealed, and there Is talk of referendum tax legislation. It will be neceesarr to refer, as the amendment takes taxation of all kinds out of the hands of the legislators and places It entirely In the hands of the people, the Legislature being merely an advisory body In this respect. It is apparent that attorneys now seek ways and means of relief from the revolutionary provisions of the amend ment. OKANOGAN NEEDS NO CATS Loral Sapply Is Alleged Enough. Appeals Are Joke. SPOKANE. Wuh, Dae. II- (Spe cial. Okanogan County newspaper sleuths have been vainly endeavoring t ran down Albert E. Randall, who Is sending appeals to Los Angeles. Cat. Scran ton. Pa., and elsewhere for cats In consignments of 10.000 or more for the purpose, the appeal says, of clean ing out gophers infesting Okanogan, County. OrovlUe correspond -rt s say the story Is a Joke. Molson and Xlghthawk. also la Okanogan County, are unable to find the cat man. A butcher who trav els the country round peddling saus ages and rabbits, also beefsteak, says he has hesrd of no on wanting cats, and ought to know. It ears, therefore, that the cat papulation of Okanogan County must depend upon the natural Increase, which Is amply sufficient to supply all demands. GEN. NAVARRO SURRENDERS iCartttnaed From ylrst Pare.) were released. The Insurrectos. 75 strong, under command of Captain Prax oedes Otierrero. of Los Angeles, mounted their forces and rode In tbe direction of Cars Orandes. The men made their way north until they met a worktrain sent out from Jnares, They declare that they were well treated. RETT GEES SUTTER ACUTELY - - - - - Smi. Inl h T... U,k lng Life Unendurable. EAGLE PA33. Ttx Dec. . Official reports disclose considerable suffering In Presidio County along the Klo Grande frontier TS miles from the raUroad. Not less than T'.v refugees, chiefly mrwi and children, have recently crossed ti e rtver r..- uttM tn t M aide at Presidio - - - - - and ether points, existence on the other side being unendurable owing to the ac'-lre presence or so.aiers ana rerau tion'sta It Is said. Tbe mining tows ef Staffer has made up a pars hict will Last about a week. Neutrality Laws Violated. EL PA.X Tex. Dec. Zi The State Department haa called upon Alfred C. hharpe. commander at Fort Bliss: A L, Sharps, Coilecter of Customs here, and D. Edwards. Consul at Juarez, for a complete report of tbe Mexican dis turbances along the border. It la stat ed complaints reached Washington that tbe neutrality laws have been violated In a number of Instances and an Investlrstlon was ordered. Eccto Leads Raid on roolroom. CODEN. Utah. lee. ;. ?re.-!aL L R. Rrelea, general superintendent of the Ams rratd ur Comrsry and son nf Lavid F.celr. roal:l-mll.tona!re sugar it - -.., - . -....I I , t 4 . . . 1. rau.lrg the arrest of two aire of Utah, tela turf exchar.se. n accused of etralirg wire service on the races from Eccles' poolrooia. Oswrwo Ctrl Harries Kcntncklan. VANCOUVER- Wsh Dee. 54 ?r etatr James V. Cente-a, of Irvine Ky and iif Gladys V. Nelson, of Oswego. Or., ware ssarrled, here today. Iy- . .... v. TV f 1 ' ' i" ''1 imr . . : .v- v , ; -: 5 I r .,.. u.,c H. (Special.) Leslie I Hope and Clifford Rogers will endeavor to uphold the de bating honors of Pacific University on January 13 against the University of Idaho team, the topic being: "Resolved. That the old sge pension bill of Great Britain Is inexpedient." The same evening Ralph Abraham and C E. Ward will support the negative of this argument against an Idaho team at Moscow. TAX UW 0EPL0RE0 Washington's Commission Criticises System. LAWMAKERS GIVEN THRUST Constitutional Amendments Crged, Nothing Sew or Novel, but Meas ures Which Stood Test of Time and Higher Co arts. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Dee. !4. (8peclaL) Constitutional amendments of tax laws ara discussed by the State Tax Commis sion In Its snnusl report to the Legis lature. The Commission states the lsw Is cum bersome. Inadequate and unjust. The Commission does not trust the Legisla ture, but would prohibit the lawmakers from exempting from taxation anything or any person, from making any perman ent exemption, from discriminating be tween persons or property similarly sit uated, from imposing any tax for the benefit of any private or corporate In terest, from taxing public property and would prohibit taxation of Government proporty. property supported by public contributions not owned or operated for profit, and would prohibit the spending of public money except for strictly pub lic purposes. The latter restriction Is cot In the constitution. The Commission declares: "Compared with states and countries that have abandoned the general prop erty tax. to which we are still confined, our system Is crude, unjust, unfair and serious hindrance to tbe Industrial, commercial and agricultural develop ment of the state." Concerning the Washington svstem the report says: The many evils growing out or it have been felt its Inability to compre hend modern business and Industrial conditions and to adequately tax new forms of wealth brought Into being and the Injustice It has inflicted upon the owner of common forms of property has been universally recognised and It has been abondoned throughout the cUillzed world except In a few American states, and Is only retained in those states confined to Its use by unwise and unjust constitutional restrictions. The best, fairest and most popular systems of taxation employed in the United States todsy are found In the states whose constitutions are either free from any provisions upon the subject of tax ation whatsover. or which are sufficient ly liberal to permit legislative freedom In the enactment of laws." The Commission recommend nothing new, novel or untried, but "would sug gest' the enactment of only such meas ures ss have stood the test of time and the courts; that have proven wise and beneficent: that have assisted m tbe up building and development of the ststes where they are employed and that are popular with the people because they have substituted fairness for Inequality and Injustice. "stico recommoiHiBiiwiii prwnt constitutional restraints, would fnJess. however, and the Commls- Such recommendations, owing to tton can only urge tbe submission ot constitutional smendments that will per mit the State of Washington to move up In line with other progressive states by granting Its legislative freedom to enact laws m sccord with the fcest thought snd happiest experiences." AVIATOR THRILLS CROWD china, a b'g double propeller biplane, back to the stand. Weather Is Favorable. Favorable weather conditions brought out practically all the tried machines on the field. At one time there were seven aeroplanes In the air. and the aviators; Intent on stirring excitement snd thrill ing the spectator, dipped and dove and frrouently came so clos tl-st they wars In Imminent danger of collision. As a matter of awatlon history, the , , . rlei,. between the work done at the first In ternational me-t here last January and that of the present, v'rtually marks the progretw made In aviation during ths present year. TT.e foi;owlng aviators are scheduled to take prt: CurUae team Glenn H- Curtiss, Charles F. TVUlard. Lincoln Beachey and Bugena jay. Wright team Walter Brooklns, Arch ,n order that the science may be ad Hoxsey snd P O Parraalee j vanced from a nautical standpoint, and Hubert Latham.' France; James Red- ; that experts may be given a correct ley England. I understanding of the conditions and A number of amateur aviators are en- . problems, which are of special import- tered for the mt. Parmalee wae brought out to take the place In the Wright team, vacated when Ralph Johnstone was killed at Denver a few weeks ago. An elaborate system of code signals, di5played on huge signboards, kept the crowds informed as to events and re sults). The altitude prize, one of the largest two offered for the present meet, is CM), and any aviator who makes more than one such height record will re ceive JlvOO additional. The other COCO prize Is for a new speed record. Both prizes will be awarded at the end of the meet on January S. Each day cash prizes will be awarded for the best performances In each division of the competition. XAVAIi AEROPLANES DESIRED Officer. Says Cruisers Should Be Equipped With Machines. WASHINGTON, Deo. H. Two aero planes, or at least one two-seated ma chine should constitute part of the equipment of each scout cruiser of the United 8tates Navy. This recommenda tion Is made In s report to Secretary Meyer by Captain Washington Chambers, who was delegated by the Secretary to study the possibility of the aeroplane In warfare. -v "A type of aeroplane especially adapted to the Navy Service la yet to be de veloped." says Captain Chambers. "For this reason 1 recommend the Immediate purchase of only such of the existing aeroplanes as are needed for the tenta tive and progressive Instruction of our personnel In their use." Aeroplanes In the Navy, in the opin ion of Captain Chambers, should be plsced In the same category as boats and be acquired . in like manner, as equipped. The subject of aviation should be mastered by members of the Naval Service, says Captain Chambers, PlONTT.lt fvETTLER OF WASCO COCSTT. Tit TIM OF STROKB OF APOPLEXT. - i Mrs. Ledeaaa Hays. THS DALLES. Or.. Dec . Special. Mrs. Loderoa Maya, wife ef the late Robert Msya one of the pioneer settlers ef Wasco County, diss at her borne In this city from a stroke of apoplexy this week. Ledsma Fowler was bora In Ed wards Coanty. Illinois, September 19. 1833, and In ISiS she was united la marrtag to Robert Maya They ar rived at The Dalles In September. 1622. and went on down the Colum bia River to Portland at once by raft, camples on the present site of the Olds, Wertman Ring stare. Later they settled at Long Tom. asar Eugene, where they took bp claims. In 1S9 they came to Was c Covntv. bringing with then SO head ef cattle, the nucleus of the immense stock holdings ef the Maya later. Ta Isrt they moved te The Dalles, where Mr. Mays death oc curred la IWx. ElKbt children, bora to Mr. and Mrs. Mays, are living: Beaton and Ore. at. The Dalles; pierce. Edwla and Mrs. L. E. Crewe, Portland; Mrs. A. R. Thompson, Los Ai-geles: Polk Mars resides at Jo seph and Robert Mays at Edmoatos, Altxrta. rliilililv anc lo lne avy. In being able to rely, to a certain extent, upon the United States Aeronautical Reserve for trained aviators, many of them equipped with aeroplanes to ex pand our resources In emergency. "But It would be folly to depend en I tlrely upon this cause and for that rea son we urge the training of the navy personnel in aeronauts. "On the Pacific Coast," the reports continue In this connection, "suitable facilities probably could be found near the coaling station at San Diego." In order that the naval arm may keep abreast of the progress of the aviaton. Captain Chambers recommends that an "Office of Naval Aeronautics," be es tablished In the Navy Department to be composed of the representatives of the bureaus of construction and repair, steam engineer, navigation and ord nance, all of which are concerned in the development of aviation in the Navy. This board would be charged with the resDonslblllty of studying the aerial problem In Its every detail from the viewpoint of the Navy to the end that the aeroplane may be perfected for naval uses. BARKIER ASCENDS IS0 FEET Frenchman Sets Altitude Record in New Orleans Flight. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. it. In estab lishing the first local altitude record of 6130 feet this afternoon in the open ing day of the ten days' aviation meet here, Rene Barrier, the French Aviator In a Blerlot monoplane flew out over the business district. This made the second cross-city flight of the day, John B. Molssant having flown for 48 minutes 10 seconds this morning. He traveled 35 miles and established what Is claimed to be a world's duration record for cross city flights. He ascended 4000 feet. Rene Barrier flew twice over Lake Ponchartraln. He, Molssant and Rene Simon, In monoplanes, made several flights, while Charles K. Hamilton in bis biplane made the first flight he has attempted since his accident at Memphis. The most successful flight was that of Molssant In the morning, when, un known to his teammates and unan nounced, he circled over the business district. OHIOAN TO HELP BALLINGER Ctrml A- Thompson, Former Coal Miner, Accepts Offer of Taft. COLUMBUS. Or.. Dec. 14. Secretary of State Carml A. Thompson, whose home is at Ironton, Ohio, today an nounced his acceptance of ths post of Assistant Secretary of the Interior. The place was offered him some time ago by President Taft. Many years ago he was a coal miner. Gladstone Totes Incorporation. GLADSTONE. Or- Deo. f4. (Spe cial.) Gladstone today voted on the proposition to Incorporate. There were 9 votes cast In favor of the measure, 36 against it. The following officers were elected: Mayor, W. E. Freytag; Recorder. William Hammond; Marshal, A. F. Parker; Treasurer. J. K. Par bee. The following Aldermen were also chosen: F. F. Baker, C. A. Baxter. F. A. Burgln, T. C. Hall, Benton Vedder, G. P. Williams. Cattle-Shippers Sne Railroad. Accusing the Southern Pacific Com pany of carelessness in transporting cattle. Hunt & Lacey have sued the railroad -for $2173.58 damages. It is alleged that due to unnecessary de- j lays, crowding and poor accommoda-1 tlons, one steer was killed in a trip from Gazelle, Cal.. . to Ashland. Or, : and that many animals In the 24-carload ; shipment were not as saiaoie as waen turned over to the railroad company. Clark Leaves Burlington Road. CHICAGO, Dec. J4. F. H. Clark, gen eral superintendent of motive power ef the Chicago. Burlington ft Quincy Railroad Company, has resigned, ac cording to an announcement made hers today. Mr. Clark has accepted a slml i.. nnsttinn with the Baltimore A Ohio Railway Company. He will be sue- j ceerled by F. A. Torrey Of ED. MALCOLM In this cltv, December 24. Daniel Malcolm, aged SO years, ancle of Mr, a. M- Hill, of Su Johns. Or. Re i mains at eeller-Byraes Cempeny's par lora. Funeral announcement later. BenLamFnQothes CesrrlsM 1SI0 C0KS1 PLAN ON ECGEXE TO SEEK LIGHT AND WATER BOARD IN APRIL. Proposed Amendments at fjomlng Election Ask More Accurate Sys tem of Accounting. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 24. (Special.) Two Initiative petitions providing for amendments to the city charter have been filed witn the City Council, and will be submitted to the voters at the next municipal election In April. The proposed amendments provide for a light and water commission, which shall be Independent of the City Coun cil, and for a more accurate and com plete system of municipal accounting. As a result of a strong movement for the adoption of a commission plan of government, the City Council on December S adopted a resolution invit ing citizens and organizations work ing along this line to draft and submit forms of charter for the commission plan, with a view of submitting ths same to a vote of ths people. A new organization, known as the Municipal League, took the matter In hand, and a committee was appointed to draw up a charter along the lines suggested. The committee, however, while favoring the plan, felt that it did not have sufficient time to frame a complete charter, but submitted to the league Instead two amendments to the present oharter which, if adopted, will fit into any commission form ot government that may be adopted later. Initiative petitions for tha two pro posed amendments were circulated and filed last Thursday with the City Re corder, and the same evening pre sented to the Council. The Council, however, took no action on the peti tions, and expressed regret that the citizens had not taken advantage of the invitation of the Council to sub mit drafts for a commission form of The Council felt that ths petitions for charter amendments, which were submitted, were not in line with its request, and it accordingly directed that a copy of the resolution of De cember S be published in the papers, urging the people of the city and In terested organizations to submit their plans. As there Is a growing sentiment In favor of a commission plan, it Is prob able that a draft for a proposed char ter will be submitted to the Council at an early date. New Dairy Laws Asked. SALEM. Or.. Dec. S4. (Special.) Dairy legislation that will be asked at h earning session of the Legislature r oremosx wui De a move is iBKing - IV With the happy thought of Christmas at hand, it surely gives us great pleasure to express our thanks and appreciation to the people of Portland for their patronage and confidence given us during the past year. With best wishes to you and yours at this and every other season. M. J. WALSH CO. Prince Alberts Full Dress 22 Tuxedo Suits Uncommon in Fabric and Design 311 Morrison, Opposite Postof fice Store Closed Tomorrow - Monday to flsrht bovine tubereulosiB. It will also be urged that an appropriation be made to establish and equip a building at the Oregon Agricultural College to be usi exclusively for df.iry instruction ana t Derimental work. With reference to the movement against tuberculosis, a law will be asked in which it will bo provided that the owner of tubercular cattle shall be re imbursed for cattle killed. It will also be asked that the owner of dairy cattle be required to submit his animals to a tuberculin test, but it will not be asked that this test extend to all cattle. Three additional dairy instructors will also be asked. There is talk of a bill to amend the law relating to short weleht butter. The dairy legislation as proposed will be largely along the lines of the rec ommendations made by the Oregon State Dairy Association at Its meeting in E.u aene recently, and it will fall to Repre sentative Abrams, of Marlon County, to Introduce the bills, as he la also presi dent of the State Dairy Association. NEW POWIRS PROPOSED SERVICE OF BOARD OF AGRICUL TURE MAT BE EXTENDED. Abrams' Idea Is to Duplicate on State Scale "Tama Jim" Wilson's Government System. SALEM, Or., Dec 84. (Special.) Plans to establish a new State Board of Agri culture, modeled after the Federal De partment of Agriculture, will figure large ly In a bill introduced into the Legisla ture Ty Representative Abrams, of Ma rion County. The proposed board will transact the duties of the present board, with a wider scope for its activities. A permanent secretary at the Capitol, a statistical department and investigation of crop cond' tlons throughout the state are proposea. All printed matter pertaining mi me board's affairs and all funds that the state appropriates for advertising will be expanded by this board. Framers of the bill plan to take the appointment of members out of the hands of the Governor and to leave such appointments to the Oregon Purebred Livestock Association, State Dairy Asso ciation and State Horticultural Society. Other ex-offlcio members of the board would be the State Dairy and Food Com missioner, Director of the Experiment Station and others connected with the af fairs of-the board. Members would serve on a per diem basis, but the secretary would receive a salary. The essential feature of the plan Is to create a board taht will be typical of the Federal Department of Agriculture and that will be largely Instrumental In advertising the resources of the state. lerry lliristmas M- J. WALSH, president. INSULT PBOVES FATAL STABBING AFFRAY FOLLOWS MASQUERADE DANCE. Eagle, Idaho, Scene of Fight Brought on by Alleged Improper Con duct by Participant. , '. BOISE, Idaho, Dec 24. (Special.) A horrible tragedy was enacted in the village "of Eagle, nine miles west ol Boise, at 4 o'clock this morning, fol lowing a masquerade dance, when William Crowder, son of one of ths most prominent ranchers In the valley, killed Lawrence Vaughn by stabbing him to death. Crowder surrendered. Insults addressed by Vaughn to Crowder's wife and an old feud were at the bottom of the killing. Crowder was masquerading as George Washing ton. When he learned of ths insults made by Vaughn to his wife he accused Vaughn of improper conduct. The two went to an adjoining lot, where a fight followed. W. H. Gilbert was ths only eyewit ness. He declared Crowder drow a common pocket knife and stabbed Vaughn and when the latter sank to the ground Crowder, In his anger and frenzy, fell upon the prostrate form, burying the knife into his victim time and time again. A Coroner's inquest will be held Tuesday. Man Reads Own Obituary. SALEM. Or., Dec. 24. (Special.) Ov ine to an error in giving out information at the Coroner's office here, F. A. Man gold, of Gervais, was given the privilege of reading his own obituary. The Cor oner's office erroneously reported F. A. Mangold, of Gervais. as dead when it should have been William R. Jones, ot . Gervais. Jones was a pioneer ana vet eran, 73 years of age. He lived alona snd was discovered dead in his home, heart failure probably being the cause. Owing to the fact that Mr. Mangold re ported the finding of Jones, the error was made in giving out the information. American Syndicate Loses Friend. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec 24. Japanese newspapers consider that tbe resigna tion of Tang Shao-Ti from the Chinese government will be a blow to the Amert an financial syndicate working at Pekln. The resignation is reported to be due to ill health. Tang Shao-Yi. who was for merly associated with Yuan Shih Kia, came to America in 1908 to thank the Waohington Government for returning part of the Boxer Indemnity -and has sl ays been regarc-eo as 311starkSt -