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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1917)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXL1N, PORTLAND, JANUARY 7, . 1917. KNEW RAILWAY OFFERED BILL HOUSE Supplementary Measure Rais es Eight-Hour Limit in, a.. Specific Cases. ; SPECIAL BOARD PROVIDED Strikes Would Be Forbidden Pend ing Inquiry Full Approval ot Bill by President "Uncertain. Defense of Law Is Planned. ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. A bill de signed to meet President Wilson's recommendations for supplementing the Adamson law was introduced in the House today by Representative Adamson, who is chairman of the com merce committee, with the announce ment that he will press it for early consideration without waiting' for com pletion of the President's railroad leg islation programme by the Senate. The measure was framed by Mr. Adamson after conferences on the sub ject with President Wilson and Sen ator Newlands, chairman of the Senate commerce committee. There has been no indication, however, whether it will have the Indorsement of the Ad ministration in all of Its details An eight-hour day is provided for, but railroad employes could work over time on approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission, which could, in specific cases, authorize "exceptions or allowances" from the eight-hour requirements. The eight hours need not be consecutive. Special Board Provided. After all efforts at mediation of dif ferences had failed, the President upon notification would create a special board of inquiry, under the measure, comprised of three members who would Investigate and report to the President or the mediation board as the President may direct, as speedily as possible. In any event a report would be requested within three months from the refer ence of the differences to it. It could be required to make its recommenda tions in its report, and, pending the re port, a strike or lockout would be pro hibited. No person could serve on such a board if he were pecuniarily inter ested in settlement of the differences. The bill backs up the requirements with a provision that the President shall have authority to take possession of any common carrier's lines in emer gencies, which term, Mr. Adaimon said, he construed to mean military neces sity or the blocking of commerce. Plans for defense of the Adamson act before the Supreme Court were completed today by the Department of Justice and the Government's brief was made ready for presentation Monday morning. Brotherhoods JVot to Appear, In arguments which begin Monday afternoon and probably will be con eluded Tuesday, Solicitor-Oeneral Davis . will be in charge of the defense. Coun sel for railroad brotherhoods, it was announced after a conference today, win not appear. The court will be asked to grant extxa time ror hearing of the Missouri, Invest at Aronson's Aronson still is selling diamonds and jewelry for less. Many who received money on Christmas or a bonus on January 1st are investing it here. A lady saw a trinket in the window stepped inside, saw a dia mond she liked, and planked down $200 for it. Saved money, too. A young man who works for a public service corporation in- t vested his bonus in a diamond ring. Hell be president of his com pany some day. A gentleman who paid Aronson $175 for a diamond ring just before Christmas brought it back arid Ardnson was glad to get it at the price for which he had sold it. But hold, gentle reader the lady in the case had said "yes," and on top of that the gentleman received a cash present , on New Year's day, so he simply paid Aronson the difference and took a larger ring at $500. When it comes to diamonds, Aronson is a bear he's surely "bearing" the market. Buy diamonds, folks see these: $25 diamond engagement rings, $17.65. $50 diamond engagement rings, $36.85. . $75 diamond engagement rings, $52.50. $100 diamond engagement rings, $69.75. . $150 cluster diamond rings, $107.50. $400 cluster diamond rings, $296.50. Are you going to Winter south Pasadena, Palm Beach, Peru ? Here's the best stock of traveling sets in Portland, and Aronson has generously lowered the price on every one : a $75 suit case and traveling set for $56.50. a $45 suit case and traveling set for $33.50. a $25 suit case and traveling net for $18.75. . a $35 traveling set for $26.35. . an $18.50 traveling set for $12.35. iid anything else you find at AronsoiS's, save a few contract goods, is going at less than its price during this jolly January Jewelry Jubilee. Come quickly buy freely ; the days are passing. ARONSON'S Jewelers, Goldsmiths, Opticians ' WASHINGTON AT BROADWAY LEVY BUSES LOWER Valuations in 18 Counties De crease Over Land Grants. PROBLEM CAUSES . CUTS Lincoln Leads With 3 .rer. ceni Assesssment and Malheur Shows Greatest Falling OH, With i Only 42 Per Cent. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.) While 18 counties in tne state weo Oklahoma & Gulf case, chosen by the ' u "cLso tt. amount of rauroaas ana Government to test the " a ioti,vn because of law's constitutionality. The Solicitor- General will open the argument for the the Oregon & California lano s . m v -im 1 otpn Government and the closing argument P"1'! ""u.t roi s from wm De made by Special Assistant M""1"""" led with the ITank HrmM. 4tt..., tie various counties as tiled witn ine iff 5"" na ... Marvin '"V " ,th few exceptions uuucmuua, assistants to tne Attorney- J... ,, oCoo nronertv General, who aided in the test suit at have arbitrarily assessed property t.- . t . i voinatmna mucn lowei. jvausaa ity, ill wnicn JUage JtlOOK de- I v, A aaa- clared the law invalid, will not take While the law Provides that Asses- part in the arguments. sors shall assess property rpv. r..., r ... , . . I nor rent valuation, this is seldom II to submit railroad echedules of many ever ,done- an,d slm1i,1 aL" iltes In trunk lines and contracts between rail- ?ts " ULy.?L2rlr2 roarls n nrl rirntViT-hnnH o I tne Union, It wa dio-icu. - cial reliance is understood to be placed fhe ,Ta Com,iSStlh,r rountv on the "hours of service" lw Lincoln County is the binner county are made uniformly throughout the county. However, If the valuation is decreased on one and Increased on another taxpayer in the same county. the amount of taxes paid varies. Eighteen Counties Affected. In the land grant counties the de creased valuations are decidedly marked in some instances. Eighteen counties are affected by the grants. Multnomah County is slightly affected, although its decreased valuation is greatly decreased, approximately J15. 000.000. The greatest share of this decrease Is due to lower assessments by the Assessor. .Multnomah County Is assessed at 60 per cent of a tull cash valuation, while in 1915 it was assessed at 62 per cent. Multnomah's percentage of the equal ized yalue of taxable property to the total value of taxable property in the state and per cent of state taxes paid by It has Increased slightly over the preceding year. Its percentage in 1915 was .367671, while in 1916 it was .368658. Multnomah's assessed valuation In 1915 was $286,888,255 and in 1916 $271. 357,940. But according to its ratio as to other counties in the state as equalized by the State Tax Commis sion its valuation is $323,963,304, as compared to $343,586,570 for the equal ization of the preceding year. 1 HOOVER FOUNDER DEAD LATE TlMBElniAS WELL KaiOWTV IX WILLAMETTE VALLEY. Large . Tracta Acquired on Arrival la Oregon 21 Yean Ago, and Mill Operated by W. A. Hoover. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 6. (SpeclaD- W. A. Hoover, who passed away at his home In Detroit Wednesday, was one of ... ., , v, rr.,ti ul ucoi-ivnywa urnoermen in tne wu- eur ouuu lamette Vallev. Comlnr tn ihl. rni.tv railroad counsel who will take part in decrease in the assessed valuation ne- 21 yeara fae aC(Juired J&Tgt) tracts xne arguments are Arthur Miller, rep- lns luw F .,Vh in ' timber in Linn. Marion and Klam resenting the Missouri, Oklahoma & M val ua"Q, o,n J "i next aU counties and built a large sawmill Yuii. ana jonn v. Johnson, of Phila- "'ll- .1 v-Vi,i '-,1, im. ii nnia ' I nwenL : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 v xo evi.".... " Its assessed valuation oown iu uu cent, a decrease of 2 per cent from the a uie nours or service law as a precedent. It prohibits railroads from working employes more than 16 con secutive hours. Couneel for railroads attacking the law will arrive here tomorrow, headed by walker D. Hines, chairman .of the railroads committee of attorneys. Other for- hisrh valuations, showing a SJ; per cent assessment. Tillamook comes r,.rt with l tier cent. Morrow next with 88 per cent and Curry next with 87 per cent. Malheur Decrease ireatesi. Maine few miles above Detroit, where town sprang up. which now , bears his name. Alter sawing most of the tim ber on his lands near Hoover he re tired from the sawmill business and has spent the past few 'years looking DDinC ril r-r IIOII HOT- imnn nmcedlne vear. unitr riLUU HUHINOI nUnN While the assesssed valuations are cut down by toe Assessors from tbl"" Belligerents Would Make America "0 Per cent basis. It was stated at "''SeSbeV of tol lft Playground, Says Prosecution. office of the- Commission that the de crease In the valuation has no effect on the taxes paid, because of the WASHINGTON-, Jan. 6. In a brief filed in the Supreme Court todnv iha Department of Justice declares that if Hhe courts uphold Werner Horn's nla of immunity from prosecution in con- nection with the dynamiting of the In- I tprrntinnnl hrfHn noo. ir v. I n - ' , antcuutU, Me., the result will be to "make this country during the present war a Dlav- ground for belligerent foreign dvn. miters holding commissions in foreign armies." Horn, a German, claims immnnltv the ground that he committed only an act of war against Canada. If his plea for a habeas corpus writ is granted on that ground, the Government's brief contends, his immunity would Rtinlv tn thousands of other reservist officers of oeijgerents in this country, "threaten ing the very life and sovereignty of our Government." "Nothing cquld be more destructive of international law than to hold that acts of foreign individuals, not ex pressly authorized or adopted by their government, are acts of the foreign na tion and not of the individual," con tinues the brief. ' The technical charge against Horn Is mat ne transported explosives passenger train in violation of inter state commerce laws. The appeal will De argued next week. equalization. - Franklin H. Geselbracht offlcitinr th This is true providing tne valuations lntftrmant lug place in the River- Protestant episcopal unurcn. ine luneral was held at Albany this .afternoon at the Kortmiller undertaking parlors. Dr. NEWLY ELECTED DOUGLAS COUNTY ASSESSOR IS OMLY 26 YEARS OV AGE. irn Is i Jn a nter- t will MOTORS AID ROAD FUNDS Many Officials Ignorant of Present Legislation. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 6. (SpeciaL) Some of the County Courts in the state are unaware that they are receiving returns from licenses paid on motor ve hicles and that for the past four years such money has been turned back into the road funds of the various counties for use on good roads. Some of the legislators are said to be equally igno rant. Today one of the members from Columbia River county broached to state official the subject of so amend ing the automobile license law that the money received by the motor vehicle department from license fees be turned back to the various counties for road I purposes. He stated that he had dis cussed . the matter at considerable length with the Commissioners of his county and that they all had reached the conclusion that such a plan would be preferable to the one now in use. I t "" jt ?,"'Vs., - t !f-A , 111 x ft' f , it t f Y ' - ' X 1 side Cemetery. He is survived by seven children- Walter H-. of Portland; B. J., of Ta- coma; .R. IS., ot Salem; Mrs. Susan Mc- Cauley. of Portland; L. H., of Dubois. Pa.; Mrs. C B. Hanley, of Clearfield. and Mrs. Nettie Brown, of Jersey Shore, Pa. $450,000 WORK LISTED RAILWAYS TO HAKE TUNNEL 151- PROVEMESTS AT TWO POINTS. Gny Cordon. ROSEBDRG, Or., Jan. 6. (Spe- j cial.) Gay Cordon, who has as- J HUIlltSU L I i 3 ;U 11 Lll O U . .-1. -T.TC.T.TVJ I Douglas County, is probably the youngest man In Oregon holding a similar position. Although only 26 years of age. Mr. Cordon has been employed as deputy In the Assessor's office for nearly seven years and is entirely familiar with the affairs of that depart ment. He .was one of six contestants for the Republican nomination for Assessor at the primary elec tion and was successful. At the general election in November he was elected by a big majority. Mr. Cordon today announced the appointment of Harry Black and Mrs. Lucile Gillette as deputies: Mrs. Gillette has been employed in the Assessor's office for two years. 01 K N Trample of the motion Picture and Shrine of nius: and JHlied Arts America's Sweetheart M Y Great Northern Plans Expenditure Butte Division and North Bank on FarrlnEton Bore. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 6. (Special.) -Tunnel improvements to cost close to $450,000 on the lines of the Great Northern and Spokane. Portland & Se attle railways in the Butte division arid near Pasco.' respectively, have been announced by the two companies, and a number of Spokane contracting firms are preparing to submit bids. The work called for the enlarging and concreting of six tunnels on the Butte division of the Great Northern and on the Great Falls-Billings branch of the same road. The Spokane. Port land & Seattle will enlarge and en force with concrete two tunnels at Far- rlngton, near Pasco. The Montana work approximates $350,000 and the Farrington improvement $100,000. Porter Bros., Bates & Rogers. Twohy Bros, and Grant Smith & Co. are Spo kane firms which will bid on the work The Guthrle-McDougall Company, of Portland, probably will submit a bid. Starlight District Dissolved. CANTON CITY. Or.. Jan. 6. fSoe- I cial.) On December 30 the dissolution of the Starlight Irrigation District took place. The district was organized several years ago for the purpose of I Irrigating 20,000 acres of bench land between this city and Dayville. Since its organization about $6000 was spent for surveying, water rights, etc. Mis understanding, jealousy and prejudice between the members crept Into the district and lawsuits were instituted. p w n 1'. t I is. 3 i v V - V- Ill' I III l! a Fir- I; " t- ' ' BMS - - - v - IS - K? -yT) In the Sweetest Love Story the Beloved Star Has Ever Appeared In ilS H jp atl. Hi a. - It t 1 In a I - It .breathes o' the heather the salt o the sea it's filled with big, ab sorbing situations. You smile through your tears at the tender romance of it and the wonderful Pickford personality pervades every incident of this strong and unusually human story. A Request Come Early Show Starts 10:30 A.M. ALSO A Superior Columbia Scenic u r III RATE INJUUGT10N DENIED ROADS IN ILLINOIS NOT DEPRIVED OF" RIGHT TO EIGHT FtRTHKR. Decision In 2-Cent . Fare Case Clear Deck lor Real Controversy. Railroad Attorney Say. rairARO. Jan. 6. Decision of three judges of the United States District r-mirr sittinar en banc here in tne 1111 nois 2-cent fare case today does not Hettle the litigation, but clears the lom Hooka for the real controversy. oppnrdinir to a statement issued by f thA mil man lonili Illinois sued for an injunction against the Public Utilities Commission to re strain it from Influencing the Illinois law which is said to conflict with a . 4 tit authorized bv the In terstate Commerce Commission. Today the Judges denied the petition "without prejudice" and Indicated that the burden -of attacking the problem rests with the utilities commission. The immediate effect of today's pro ceedings was to pave the way for a de cision by Judge Landls on an applica tion for a permanent injunction. in this way decision on the merits of the case Is expected to be attained with a decision by the Supreme Court tn ulti mate view. INCOME TAX IS UPHELD Government Has Right to Collect From Southern Pacific. NEW YORK, Jan. 6. The Govern ment's right to collect an income tax of S183.882 from the Southern Pacific Company on dividends of Ji8,361,597 re ceived bv the company from the Central Pacific Railway Company in the first six months of 1914 was upheld by a decision in the Federal Court here to dav. The decision was rendered in a test suit brought by the Southern Pa cific ' to recover the amount assessed against It by the collector of Internal revenue. This was the second of two test suits brought by the company but by stipu lation only the second was litigated, the first, involving taxes of 8131.563 being held in abeyance on the outcome of the second action. 'Duke de DIno Dies. NICE. France. Jan. 6. Charles Maur- ice Camille de Talleyrand-Perlgord Duke de Dino) died yesterday at the Villa Perigord at Monte Carlo. He was 73 years old. The Duke de Dino twice married American women. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Curtis, of New York, whom he married in Nice in 1S67. She divorced him in 1886. The follow ing year the Duke married Mrs. Adle Liivingston Sampson, of New York. She divorced the Duke in 1903. COAL.! COAL,! The best in the market for the price asked. Will have large consign ment of "CUMBERLAND" Lump within few days. Place your order now. Price $7.50 ton. This is bituminous coal. Also have "South Wellington" Lump and Screenings. The famous "South Wellington" from British Columbia. Order now "Safety First." Broadway 169. FRANK BOYNTON 353 Stark St., near Oregon Hotel. 1