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SINGLE TAX 'JOKER''
U'Ren and Associates Try to
Hide Real Purpose of
Proposed Laws.
GRADUATE SCALE OFFERED
rrorH-J Clianpc In Constitution
Would tllve Counties Right to
.sos All Franchise Val
notl Above $10,000.
Hurlt'd in the body of a proposed
constitutional amendment that will 'be
submitted to the voter of this state
In the general election next November
la a paragraph that specifically Imposes
lns:le tax in its undisguised form upon
Ihe people of Oregon.
Ostensibly tho proposed amendment
provides for "a graduated specific tux
and exemption, including home rule by
ountl-s for the taxation of personal
property and land Improvement." In
reaJlty It foist upon the property
owners of this state single tax and all
It mean. As waa the case two years
a to, when the people, adopted by a nar
row vote an amendment to the state
constitution reserving to each county
a determination of the ;-Jan of taxa
tion and the classes of property to be
taxed, the proposed amt-ndment is of
fered in disguised form.
I'oll-Tax Veil Tried.
The amendment adopted two years
ago was approved by the people under
the a-ulse that it relieved every male
from the payment of a poll tax. The
same Ingenious sponsors of that amend
ment now propose a stralcht slnirle
tax measure In the form of a consti
tutional amendment, which provides
for a levy In every county of a -graduated
specific tax upon every publlc
aervlce corporation on the total of the
assessed values in the county of all
the franchises It operates and upon
every person and every corporation
ownins; land and naturnl resources or
any interest therein, the total of the
assessed values of which In the. county
is creater than $10,000." '
The graduated scale of taxation on
these franchises and properties ranges
from I-.".0 on each $1000 from $10.
00 to 120.000 to $30 on each $1000
above $100,000. But the real meat of
the proposed amendment that part of
the amendment which directly con
cerns the average Oregon cltlien Is
found carefully hidden In the following
paragraph, which is Inserted In the
body of the proposed measure:
Law Left to Caaatlea.
"The people of any county may at
any time by a county law assess and
tax personal property and Improve
ments on, la and under land in their
county, but except as such property
may be assessed and taxed by and
under such county laws the same is
exempt from taxation. Such local
county law may be enacted, amended
or repealed at any regular general
election, or at a special election if
such special election is demanded by
initiative petition of not less than 25
yer cent of the registered voters of
the county. The County Ccrurt shall
give at least (0 days' notice of every
such special election."
in other words, while presuming to
impose a graduated tax on the value
of corporation franchisee. land and
natural resources, the proposed amend
ment specifically exempts "personal
property and Improvements on. In and
under land" in each county from taxa
tion unless the people of the county
elect to Impose a tax on such posses
sions. The amendment. If adopted by
the people next November, simply
means single tax In this state.
Made Turn liar II a a.
The proposed amendment, according
to a preliminary draft which has been
printed and circulated, represents the
handiwork of the following single tax
exponents In this state: K. S. J. Mc
Allister. W. S. UKen, W. G. Eggle
ston, George M. Orton. II. P. Wagnon,
H. J. rarklson. A. IX Cridjre. K. K.
Coulter. Henry Addis. .Sanson M.
Htmes and Harry Yanckwlch.
The full text of the proposed amend
ment, which in amendatory of section
2 of article of the state constitution,
lollows:
Sec. 3. Provision shall be made by lw
for raising revenue sufficient to defray the
expenses of the suite, far each fiscal year,
and also a sufficient sum to pay the Interest
en the state debt. If there by any.
(a) There Is hereby levied In every county
the following graduated specific tax upon
very public-service corporation on the total
of the assessed ealues in the county of all
the franchises It operates and upon every
person and every corporation owning land
and natural resources or any interest there
in, the total of the assessed valu. of which
la the county la greater than ten thousand
dollars:
IJ.iO on each SlOOO abave S1O.0OO and not
above S-.0m: and in addition thereto:
I.YO0 on each I looo above S-0.00O and not
above 130.000: and In addition thereto:
(7.00 on each SlOOO above S..O.0OO and not
above $40,000: and In addition thereto:
SloOoo on each $looo above $4o.O"0 and
not above $.O.Ooo; and In addition thereto:
I12.&0 on each IIOOO above S50.VOO and not
above Ito.ooo: and tn addition thereto:
lli.00 on each I10OO above ttM.wo and not
boe S70.QOO: and In addition thereto:
117.00 on each JIOOO above STO.IMHt and not
'above $o.ooO: and In addition thereto:
JJO.OO on each linoo aboe s0, voo and not
abne $90.00, and tn addition thereto:
$i.',.ooo on ea -h $1000 atove $W0.1M and
not ab"v tloMM: and In addition thereto:
I.U).IX on each SlOOO on all above tlOO.OOO.
bl The amount of said speclnc tax col
lected in a. b county snail be used by tbs
county as follows:
Klrst Kor the county's share of state rev
enues. Mecond For the county general school
and library fund.
Third For tbs county road and bridge
f uno.
urtt r'or other expenses of the county.
i-'ifth For any public purpose approved
i,y tie wirii of the ounty.
ItesuUr Tax Not Kxerapl.
tvl The said specific tax arslnst the
owners !o- not re!lve any sut-h property
lroin the regular general and special tax
levies or toe taxing districts In which the
property la loealcd. Said steclflc taxes
?ill be collvitrtd by the sheriff and Tax
.'o'lrctor at the same time and In the
same manner that othrr tTi are collected..
On any total of aase.sed values to one per
son a final fraction lees than $too sha:i be
rttarrcaritd- The word person, as used In
this section. Includes natural persons, part
ner. hlpe and othrr associations tor profit:
Hl.lrt. joint tenants corporations and eol
lectue assessments to the heirs of deceased
persona.
id Waters and water powers shall be as
e.--d In the county where the same are sit.
un ; 1 on the value of per hor-poer of the
watvr appropnatd and the assessed values
tbvreof until be Hated by the (County As--eor
In tie svse.sment roi;s sepsrately
from the value of the lands and Improve
mems 'n connection therewith.
The aee-ed value of all personal
property snd improvements on. In and undr
U-bd In counties taxing such property shall
be flpted by the County Assessor In the n.
eeetmrnt rolls separately from the iiin d
.atu of the land.
f Kvery franchise of a puMle service cor
poratl.in eha.l be aiM-vased and lttd for tax.
ation by the Hoard of state Tax t'oinnua
aotrtrrs. separately and apart from the as
d value of tbe property of the corpor
ation. -
igi Tbe Board of State Tax t'ommis.lon
era aliali conalat of las Uovsraor, busts
Treasurer and eeeretsry of Plate. The Gov
ernor is responsible for enforcement of the
tax assessment laws and for that purpose
be la authorised to empioy necesaary assist
ance and to Instruct sod direct Assessor
and other public officers.
h Natural growtba. deposits and other
Datura resources not expressly provided for
herein ahstl be assessed as a part of the
land on. In or under which tbe same are
situated.
Name tTorparsriloi. Defined,
fi) The-people of any county may at any
tlms by a county law assess and tax per
sonal property and improvements . on. In
and under land in their county, but except
as such property rosy be assessed and taxed
by snd under such county laws the sams Is
exempt from taxation In Oregon. Hurh local
county law may be enacted, amended or re
pealed at any regular general election, or
at a special election If such special electton
Is demsnded by fnitlstlve petition of not less
thsn 1:3 per cent of the registered voters
of the county. The County Court shall give
at least do days' notice of every sucb spe
cial elevtlcn.
iji The name public service corporation
within the me-xnlng of this section Includes
every corporal ion which baa a franchise
from the state or any municipality, or which
In fact serves the public as a quasi-public
corporation, or which, to enable It tn serve
the public. Is granted the right of eminent
domain.
is.) No public ' service corporation owns
or shall own a vested property right In its
franchise, but every public service corpora
tion holds and exercises Its franchise snd all
Its corporate lights, powers, duties and prlv-
lieges as a trustee fur tie people of Oregon
and for the people of every county - and
municipality In which It operates or b
which It Is granted or allowed any corporate
powers, rights, privileges or franchises.
4I If any person or corporation shall at
any time In any manner transfer or convey
any -franchise or any land or .other property
to any trustee. a--nt or dummy with Intent
to evsde or binder the levy ear collection of
any tax. aaid trustee, agent or dummy shall
thereby become the owner of such franchise
or property; provided, that If any person
shall convey any land or Interest therein
WAIFS GIVEN HOI
Woman's Love for Babies
Prompts Generous Act.
VENTURE DEPLETES FUNDS
Mrs. I. K. Miller, Age 65, Declares
Tot Well Cared For Parent
Itcruse to Pay Charges of
Neglect Are Denied.
Impelled by'lier' love for children,
and unable ,to resist appeals made to
her by parents, Mrs. I. E. Miller. 65
years old. converted her small residence
at S3S Twentieth street North. Into a
private baby hbme.. when -she had not
the means to care for the babtes re
ceived and took babies at a stipulated
remuneration that was not enough to
cove the' expense of caring for them.
In many cases the amounts were only
partially paid, and in some Instances
not at all.
This was her story yesterday when
she appeared before the Juvenile Court
PHOTOGRAPH OP BABIES REMOVED FROM MILLER HOME,
SAID TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN DAY BEFORE REMOVAL.
FROM LEFT Ttl BIGHT VIRGINIA HIM, THK MCBULTZ BABY
THAT DIKD LATER, A-N1J DAVIS BABY.
or any part thereof to any corporation for
the purpose of evading any provision of this
section, the same sball be thereby forfeited
to the State of Oreson for the benefit of
the Irreducible school fund.
imi lTovislona of the Constitution and
lawn In conflict herewith or with any part
hereof are hereby repealed In so far as they
conflict herewith. This section In self-executing.
Li may be enacted to aid Its
operation, but not In any way to restrict Its
effect.
DELEGATES ARE SELECTED
Portlund Woman' Club to' He Ilep
resentcd at San Francisco.
Delegates to represent the Portland
Woman's Club at the biannual conven
tion of the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs, to be held In San
Francisco June 25 to July 5, were
named Friday . at the semimonthly
meeting of the Portland Woman's Club
In the Women of Woodcraft building
by Mrs. A. king Wilson, president.
Those named are Mrs. O. F. Frankel.
Mrs. J. N. Iach. Mrs. Otto Kleemann
and Mrs. James Tifft. As alternates
were named Mrs. O. M. Gllnes. Mrs.
A. C. Jackson, Mrs. John Scott and
Mrs. Grace Watt Hose.
Jt was voted at the same meeting to
lease the Baker Theater for a benefit
performance May 7. The proceeds of
the performance will be used in enter
taining the delegates to the state con
vention In Portland next Fall. "Alias
Jimmy Valentine" Is the play that will
be presented by the Baker stock com
pany on the night of the benefit.
A pleasant feature of the meeting
was the presentation of a sketch en
titled "The Piper's Pay." by the dra
matic department of the club under
the leadership of Mrs. Lucy E. Bratce,
A social hour followed the presenta
tion bf the play. At the next regular
meeting of the club the annual election
of officers will be held.
ROSEBURG HOST OF LODGE
Oddfellows of Vnipqua Valley Hold
Annual Celebration. .
ROPEBCRG. Or., April 2T. (Special)
With several hundred members of
the order In attendance, the Oddfellows
and Kebckahs of the Umpqua Valley
yesterday held their annual celebration
In Roseburg. The weather was Ideal.
The entertainment features consist
ed of a reception, banquet, parade and
an address by Judge J. K. Weather
ford, of Albany.
to explain the conditions at her home,
from which seven children had been re
moved last week, after a visit by sev
eral health officers.
After her appearance In court. Mrs.
Miller made a statement In which she
took the entire blame upon herself for
the unsanitary conditions that were
said to have been existing In her home
and the alleged negligent treatment
that the children had been receiving.
"I had more than I could do, and I
did the best I could," she said.
Mother Love Prompts Act,
The Juvenile Court confirmed the or
der providing that the children be re
moved from the home, and she said she
would discontinue her place as a refuge
for babies. It was principally offcast
babies or babies of Illegitimate birth
that were taken In.
"Ever since X was a little girl, 11
years old, I have cared for Infants and
children," said Mrs. Miller. "My mother
died and I was obliged to rear my own
brothers and sisters. I have raised
10 children of my own and eight of
them are still living. I love babies,
and when people came to me and asked
me to care for their babies, I simply
couldn't resist."
Mrs. Miller said that many times
when she found she had more than she
could do, she appealed to the Baby
Home to take her wards, but they re
fused to take them. She says that she
felt it better to take the children in
than to have them cast off. '
Mrs. Miller asked $10 a month for
caring for the babies, but she says
only in a few cases was the aggregate
amount paid. Recently, she says, a
man took his child away owing $40,
and another owed $100 when he took
his child. Others paid small amounts
at Irregular Intervals.
Woman Dealest Charges.
Mrs. Miller, although admitting she
was not. able to give the children ade
quate care, denies that they were ne
glected or that the surroundings were
filthy. She says that at the time. of the
visit of the officers she was engaged in
house cleaning, and that as a result
the house was disarranged and not in
the order that It was commonly kept.
She also said that she fed the Infants
according to doctors' directions.
As an evidence that the babies were
In good health, stie exhibited a picture
of three of them that had been taken
away, that she said was taken the day
before their removal. One of the ba
bies In the picture, W. Schultx. son
of W. Schultx, of Grays River, Wash
ington, has since died.
Mystery Snixounda Babe.
Another baby is at the County hos
pital, not expected to live. There is
considerable mystery surrounding the
Identity of this child, and its name was
not known until yesterday. It was
BROWNSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA WINS PRAISE
AND COMPLIMENTS.
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Mr sabers of the Orchestra aad Their Director (Reading From Left to
Itlchtl Bert Keadlg, Trombone professor II. I.. Robe, First t'or
srt mm Dlreefon t.eorae- V. .Moore, Keraad I'oraets V. Leoeka,
aleurlaeti H. Lacltat. Klutei II. J. Bowers, Meeoad Violin) A.
V. Arthurs, First Viollal Miss) Mildred Cox, I'lawlst.
BROWNSVILLE. Or, April 27. (Special.) The efficient and will
ing work of the liro. nsville High School Orchestra has interspersed
the. present school season with a number of brilliant and entertaining
social and athletic events that otherwise- would not have taken place.
Musiral programmes and concerts, a well as a means of stirring up
enthusiasm In various school events have been some of the many vol
untary contributions of the orchestra to the school events.
The orchestra has made remarkable progress tn Its work, and some
difficult musical numbers have been In tho orchestra's repertoire.
Many glowing compliments have been paid the orgnnizatlon. and that
It will be maintain! In the future Is now assured. Professor H. Ifc
Kobe, who plays the first cornet. Is the director, and has developed
creditable artists.
brought to the home by a woman giv
ing the name of Mary Braa, of Big
Timber, Mont., who declared that its
father was a wealthy and prominent
man of Montana, but that he had re
fused to marry her, or recognize the
child.
It had at first been reported that
this child was the son of W. G. Far
rar, of Fourteenth and Savior streets.
The names had been confused when
the children were taken from the
home, and it was later found that the
two children that Mr. Farrar had had
there were well.
Mrs. Miller's statements that she did
not mistreat or neglect the children
was vouched for by Mrs. Fanny Barr
of 367 First street- Mrs. Barr said
her lS-months-old son had been there
a full year. It was two weeks old
when it entered, and the doctor had
thought it would not live, she said,
but when it was taken out it was ro
bust and healthy.
Mrs. Miller was born on the Grand
Ronde Indian Reservation, where her
father was superintendent of a milL
She was well acquainted with Philip
Sheridan, who was then located there.
She has since lived at McMinnville,
Sllverton and Salem, and has been In
Portland seven years, she says.
WOOL RATE IS BENEFIT
Idaho Product Goes to East at Re
duced Rate.
BOI3E, Idaho, April 27. (Special.)
That the woolgrowers of the West In
general will profit through the recent
decision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission Is the opinion of Former
Governor Frank R. Gooding, of Good
lrg. Idaho, president of the National
Woolgrowers" Association, who, while
here today, asserted the decision will
give impetus to the Industry and that
It Is a great thing for sheepmen, as it
means a saving of hundreds of thou-.-a
nds of dollars.
"After reading the decision I find
that the commission - has given the
Western states a different classification
on wool," stated Mr. Gooding. "For In
stance, the commlsaion says that the
classification on wool in less than car
load lots Is to be second class, while In
carload lots the classification is to be
fourth class. This means that practi
cally all of the wool as far east as
Mountain Home will be shipped to Port
land and from there by water to New
Tork.
"I find on looking up the freight
rates from Boise, the rate" on fourth
class commodities, which wool will take
under the new ruling, la 77 cents to
Portland. The rate from Portland via
New York to Boston, including wharf
age charges is 96 cents per hundred
weight, making a through rate of $1.73
per hundredweight, or a saving to the
woolgrowers over the old rate of $2.13,
or 40 cents per hundredweight for wool
In the sacks.
"The baled rate from Portland to
Boston is 34 cents less than on sacks.
This means a saving to the voolgrow
er In this section of 74 cents per hundredweight-
"Some of the wool clipping points in
Oregon will be saved fully 75 cents per
hundredweight on sacked wool this year
if they take advantage of water trans
portation. "I already have taken up the matter
with the Hawaiian Steamship Company,
and there is every reason to believe
they can handle all the wool of Oregon
and Western Idaho.
"If a woolgrower should want to fig
ure his wool rate west of Gooding, Cen
tral Southern Idaho, near which town
Is the high-rate line, let him take the
second-class rate from his station and
add 91 cents from Portland to Boston,
and he will have the rate.
"If he Is living east of Gooding he
should take the rate of Cheyenne, which
Is $1.32 and add 2 cents for every 25
miles that his shipping point Is west of
Cheyenne. This is for wool in the
sacks. The rate on baled wool Is 16
per cent less to Boston than- the rate
on sack wool east-bound.
"The commission has also made a
very Important ruling for the wool
grower, which should be observed. That
is. It Axes the minimum for a standard
36-foot car at 24,000 pounds and 32.000
pounds for baled wool. The ruling will
require a density of baled wool of 19
pounds to the cubic foot.
"This means that more care must
be taken by the. flockmasters in sacking
wool, for It will be necessary to aver
age at least 300 pounds to the sack in
order to load the minimum, as will be
required under the new ruling. I am
satisfied this ruling means the baling
of all the wool of the West within a
"It Irf true there is some prejudice
among the commission men against
baled wool, but the commission men do
not pay the freight; the growers pay
the freight and the only man to be
consulted In this matter is the manu
facturer. If the manufacturer Informs
us that the fiber of the wool is Injured
by baling, then the grower will not
bale his wool, but this is not true.
ORCHARDS IS GOAL
Blossom Junket to Hood River
and The Dalles Appeals.
VALLEY NOW AT ITS BEST
Special Train, "leaving Portland,
Friday, Will Carry Large Number
of Citizens Entertainment
Provided for Excursionists.
Under the auspices of the promotion
committee of the Commercial Club, one
of the most delightful excursions which
ever left Portland will be run next Fri
day and Saturday to The DalleB and
Hood River. This Is the Blossom Ex
cursion, and Portlandeih will see this
charming Columbia . Valley country at
its best.
A special train, with observation car
and first-class equipment, will carry
the excursionists. . Warm -welcomes
await the travelers at both cities. For
a long time the Commercial Club has
had an excursion to The Dalles In mind,
having been invited frequently by The
Dalles people to make a visit to the
Cherry City. '
The special will leave Portland at
8:46 A.- M. 'Friday. May 3, arriving at
The Dalles at 11:15 A. M. A serenade
of business houses will follow and
luncheon will be given at 12:30.
Auto Tour to Be Feature.
An automobile tour of the orchard,
vineyard and garden districts sur
rounding The Dalles will be made, leav
ing at 2 o'clock, and a banquet will be
held at . At 8 o'clock Friday night
a reception will be held In honor of
the visitors.
The excursion special will leave The
Dalles at 9 o'clock Saturday morning,
reaching Hood River st 9:45. A spe
cial train will be waiting to take the
visitors for a trip over the Mount Hood
Railroad, which will show the visitors
the entire Hood River Valley at the
height of tho apple-blooming season.
This sight is, it is said, not equaled
anywhere for beauty, and It is safe to
say every excursionist will be charmed
with it.
The train will arrive at Parkdale, at
the upper end of the valley, at 11:15,
where luncheon will be served at noon.
Returning, the train will leave Park
dale at 1:30 P. M, arriving at Hood
River at 4:30. after various stops en
route at points of Interest. Open house
will be kept by the Hood River Com
mercial Club in honor of the visitors
and a banquet will be held at 6:30. The
excursion will leave Hood River on the
special at 9:30 P. M-. reaching Portland
at 11:30 Saturday night.
Big Demand for Tickets.
The executive committee in charge
of the excursion is composed of G. F.
Johnson, chairman: Edgar B. Piper,
president Commercial Club; F. S. West,
secretary Commercial Club: C. C. Chap
man, manager promotion bureau. Res
ervations for the trip may be made at
Mr. Chapman's office tomorrow.
It Is expected there will be a big de
mand for tickets for the Junket and an
estimate made by Manager Chapman
yesterday Indicated that not less than
76 Portland business men and their
wives will go on the trip. This figure
is based on the inquiries that have so
far been made by those intending to
participate in the excursion.
The Dalles Is old in legend and his
tory and the scenery about Its borders
is beautiful. The historic Columbia
River, the Cascade Mountains to the
west, waterfalls and rich, fertile val
leys, all combine to make it one of the
Nation's most Interesting places.
Participants are assured of first-class
accommodations during the entire trip,
and the charge will be nominal. Tick
ets will Include a room at a first-class
hotel at The Dalles and meals, and all
requirements and arrangements are be
ing perfected so that the excursionists
will be taken care of from the moment
they board the train at the Union Depot
until they return to the city Saturday
night.
BANCROFT-CRITICALLY ILL
Former Postmaster of Portland Not
Expected to Live.
F. A. Bancroft, formerly postmaster
of Portland, is critically ill at his home
PORTLANDER HERO OF
TITANIC, SAYS PASTOR
F. M. Warren, Sr., Declares Dr. Dyott in Sermon, Was Among Bravest of
Those Who Perished That Others Might Live.
IN the First Congregational Church
last Sunday morning. Luther R.
Dyott, the pastor, used this text:
"And not only so, but we also rejoice
in our tribulations, knowing the tribu
lation worketh steadfastness, and
steadfastness approvedness, and ap
provedness hope, and hope putteth not
to shame, because the love of God hath
been shed abroad In our hearts
through the Holy Spirit which was
given unto us." Romans 6:3-5 (R. V.
A. S.).
In the course of this sermon the
pastor paid warm tribute to F. M.
Warren, Sr., who gave his life as a
hero in the Titanic disaster.
"Mr. F. M. Warren, Sr., a member
of this church, was an exemplar of
steadfastness, and approvedness and
of the eternal hope and of the practi
cal power of the love of God through
human interpretation." said Rev. Mr.
Dyott. "He was unvaryingly depend
able. His life is before us. approved
of his conscience, of all who best
knew him. and of our God. He was
an unusual man; manly in physique,
military in bearing; strong and cul
tured In Intellect; gifted with fine
humor; cheerful, gentle and kind In
disposition; upright and public-spirited
as a citizen: deep and unostenta
tious aa a Christian.
Liberal la Hla Views,
"Utterly averse to putting himself
forward., his virtues and graces had
splendid balance in humility; broad
and liberal In his views, he was tol
erant toward the beliefs of others, and
appreciated tolerance of beliefs on the
part of other persons. But, at the
rame time, he was somewhat iconoclas
tic toward such things as hindrances to
the progress of truth. He waa a stu
dent of great books and of the reali
ties of life. and. In many respects, he
was an Impressive Individualist. He
was faithful and devoted to hla wife,
and sons and daughters. They were
his most intimate companions. His
home life was Ideal.
"Mr. Warren was eminently success
ful in business and accumulated wealth
honestly. But his wealth could not
spoil him. He realised the responsi
bilities of wealth, and was wise, but
not Impulsive and careless In the use
of hla means. Those who best knew
him in the business world bear many
tributes to his honesty, integrity, up
rightness, generosity, brotherllness and
kindness.
"He loved his church, and ever gave
the most practical and untiring evi
dences of hla love and loyalty.
Inspiration to Others.
"He inspired others to do their best.
Those who are familiar with the his
tory of our church have reasons for be
lieving that were it not for the munifi
cent generosity of Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Warren and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Eg
gert, and'their wise leadership during
certain trying daj-s of the past, we
never could have had this stately edi
fice in which we worship, and the great
and growing membership of today. Do
we seem to praise him? No, this Is only
a word of grateful appreciation of the
life of one who truly lived on earth and
must live all the more divinely In
heaven.
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts,
not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial;
We should count time by heart-throbs. He
most lives.
Who thinks most, fesls tha noblest, acta the
best.
"In such respects the life of Mr. War
ren had its accont and emphasis,
through his vital temperament. In su
perlatives. Died a Hero.
"He voluntarily paid the price of tha
life of a hero on the wreck of the Ti
tanic, while homeward bound after, a
long sojourn abroad. He sacrificed his
own life that the women and children
on that ship might be saved as tne
ship went to her grave with more than
1600 lives. There were many heroes
on the Titanic, but not one of them
could have been more heroic than our
own beloved Mr. Frank M. Warren,
Sr. Over the place where his mortal
body fell asleep on tbe bosom of the
Atlantic Ocean, truth may reverently
write these words, 'he died that others
might live.'
"We love him for all that he was and
still Is. Noble in life, heroic in death,
he leaves an immortal Influence on
earth and, undoubtedly, enjoys immor
tality In heaven, where, God grant, we
may again meet him.
"The faith of immortality depends on
a sense of it begotten, not on an argu
ment of it concluded." i
PRIZE
WINNER
IN THE-
EASTMORELAND
$100
Sixth Prizes $1.00
PHOTO CONTEST
The Judges have unanimously awarded the following prizes:
- First Prize $25.00. . . .Best view taken in Eastmoreland, show
ing the property. .G. A. SCII0EDEK
Second Prize $15.00. .Best group E. A. KNORR
Third Prize $10.00 . . .Best view from Eastmoreland
II. L. V0SS
Fourth Prize $5.00. . .Best child's' picture
.WALTER E. MOBBS
Fifth Prizes $2.50 Ten best Lake pictures Not in the or
der of merit Each $2.50 :
r Rowena E. Dunham
. Fred Miller
Valentine Ilenkel
Mrs. H. J. Thome
' C. Ford Richardson
R. P. Holloek
L. W. Paget
C. A. Sheets
W. E. Spencer
Cora May Voss
..Twenty best views among trees Not
in the order of merit Each $1.00 :
J. IL Hall
C. II. Hoeg
Merrill Alonzo Reed
W. B. White
H. J. Cloverio
Lucien Anderson
Ollie Karonis
Oscar C. Lee
Louis "VV. "Waldorf
Mrs. R. P. Ilalloek
Alice Jones
Frank B. Simmons, Jr.
Mrs. Alex Harper
Miss Milner
M. J. Paaseh
H. J. Thome
Mrs. C. A. Sheets
Marion "Winiter
Mrs. M. A: Reed
Robert Smith
, .These are voluntarily awarded by F. N.
Clark, for excellence of work, subject
and in spite of the fact that the en
tries did not come within the condi
tions mentioned:
, .For panoramic view. . .T. Brook White
..For best collection of photographs
.......... : . .Mrs. II. J. Thome
For special excellence in workman
ship C. Ford Richardson
NOTE Winners of prizes will please get their checks from Mr.
Stewart after 1 P. M. Monday, April 29.
Three Special Prizes.
$10.
$10.
$5.
FM ADF 818 SPALDING
IN. lLjIxis BLDG., PORTLAND
at 392 Grand avenue and is not expect
ed to live. Several days ago he was
removed to the Good Samaritan Hospi
tal, but his condition became such that
hope of saving his life was given up
and Friday he was again removed to
his home, after having been in the
hospital a week. Mr. Bancroft is 62
years old.
In 1904 he was appointed postmaster
to succeed Postmaster Crossman, by
President Roosevelt. After serving
about a year he resigned and went to
work in the general offices of the
Southern Pacfflc in San Francisco,
where he remained about six years.'
Previous to his appointment as post
master he had been the local freight
agent for the Southern Pacific and had
held that position 30 years. A year
ago he retired from active service and
has been living under a pension grant
ed by the Southern Pacific, In recogni
tion of his long services.
Prance Makes Notable Gift.
NEW TORK. April 27. A notable
gift from the French nation to the
people of the United States was
brought to this country today when a
delegation of distinguished Frenchmen
arrived in charge of the bust of "La
France," by Auguste Rodin, which is
to be placed at the foot of the Champ
lain Memorial lighthouse at Crown
Point, Lake Champlain.
Price of Leather Due to Rise.
NEW YORK. April 27. Recent trad
ing in upholstery leathers shows a
tendency on the part of the furniture
manufacturers to use better grades of
stock, according to a trade Journal
here. A certain advance on all grades
of upholstery leather is looked for io
the near future. The present cost of
raw hides is said to be at record levels.
T.lndscy Plans for Woman Judge.
DENVER, April 27. Judge Bon
Lindsey, of the Juvenile Court, at the
request of the Colorado Equal Suffrage
Association, has drawn up a constitu
tional amendment to allow women to
sit on juries in Colorado. He is also
preparing a bill to create a woman
Juvenile Court Judge to sit as an Asso
ciate Judge
J. K. STERN
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