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, r 10 TIIE SUNDAY OREGONLilT, rORTLAXD, MAY 20,. 1917. ACTIVITIES OF GIRLS' HONOR GUARD MEMBERS PORTRAYED. ' CLASSIFYING TAXES URGED ON VOTERS LISTER GIVES NOTICE iT7T7W MEETSYOUALLTHE WAY, MR. FARMER! Army Registration Day to Be Holiday In Washington. Oregon Commonwealth Con 'erence Adopts Resolution After Papers Are Heard. FULL CO-OPERATION URGED Governor Asks That Jane B Be Set EVASION NO WIS MARKED Aside for Patriotic Service In stead of Recreation Lieutenant-Governor in Charge. A. Ii. Vexude Points Out That WlUi $105,000,000 Deposited in Banks of Oregon Only $11,000,000 In Ca&b la Assessed. to'lVERSiTT OT OREOQN, Eugene, r.. Mar 19. (Special.) The ninth an nual commonwealth conference closed Its three-day session this evening-, appro-Tin? as its final action the uniform tax-classification amendment that Is to come up before the voters of the state in the special eleotlon June 4. The resolution was adopted after papers on the subject had been read, br A. X Veazle, an attorney of Portland, and Charles V. Galloway, State Tax Com missioner. As viewed by Mr. Veaale, the present taxation system Is unequal In its dis tribution of the tax burdens and allows tax evasion. "The attempt to tax all property by a uniform rate of assessment at market value and an equal rate results in the placing of constantly Increasing- pro portionate burdens on real estate whloh cannot escape or be hidden and which must bear the burden of in creased demand for tax money as the revenue requirement of the commun ity grow from year to year," said Mr. .Veazle, "It Is out of the question to five anything- like as aocurate estimate of the property that thus evades taxation In Oregon," continued Mr. Veasle. "However, here are some indications. The t&xrolla for the entire state in 1816 listed 111,000,000 In money and only 12.667,720 in notes and accounts. The assessment was made as of March 1. Yet the banks reported on deposit belonging- to their customers M...ch 7, 1105.000,000 all of which, accord ing: to law should have been assessed and taxed to the owners. Z attribute this evasion to confiscatory rates. The remedy for this la to classify the dif ferent sorts of property. "The rational course to pursue Is to return the tax rate on all classes of personal property, both tangible and In tangible, to a figure that can" be col lected, and then enforce the law strictly." Along with the tax disousslon there was to have been a round-table dis cission of the road-bonding question, but the small attendance and the late ness of the hour caused this discussion to be tabled. A. O. Jackson, of the education de partment of the National Forest Serv ice, discussed the forest and lumber problem of the state. Professor F. O. Tonus, dlreotor of the conference, was well pleased with the success of the session, and predicts that constructive value to the state will result. METHODIST RALLY MAY 22 Bishop M. S. Hughes, Portland, to Address Spokane Meeting. SPOKANE, Wash., May 19. (Spe cial.) Plans for the big Methodist ral ly. May 32. when Bishop Matthew B. Hughes, of Portland, wlU be the prin cipal speaker, were completed today by Dr. U. F. Hawk, district superin tendent. The rally will open with a banquet where provisions will be made to seat 800 or more. The district superintendent will be In the chair. The invocation will be by Dr. J. W. McDougall, of St. Paul's Church. Edward Jeklln, president of the Spokane Methodist Union, will fpeak briefly for the laymen and Dr. IT. B. Short, president of the Methodist Ministers' Association, will speak for the pastors. NEW BARRACKS UNDER WAY Contractors Have Work Going On at Vancouver. VANCOUVER. "Wash., May 18. (Spe cial.) Great activity is being shown by the contractors. Grant Smith Co.. employed by the Government in build ing several hundred houses for quar ters fo reoldiers in Vancouver Bar racks. The office has been about com pleted and work started on the long, low buildings, which will be on the Reserve-street side of the reservation on high ground. A large tract of ground has been cleared by H. M. Black, under contract, work beginning more than a year ago. Troops will be trained here and on the parade ground. ACTING CHIEF LEADS RAID George Dean, Accused as "Wet" at Aberdeen, S eizesBigCacbe.z ABERDEEN, Wash., May 19. (Spe cial.) Acting Chief of Police George Dean, whom some of the Councilmen are refusing to confirm as chief on the grounds that he is "wet," today raided the steamer Solano and seized 450 quarts of whisky. The liquor was found hidden beneath the flooring of the boiler-room. No arrests were made but Dean Intimates that some may fol low. More than 1000 quarts of liquor . have been seized by the. police of the harbor during the past. week. WAR ON STRAY DOGS BEGUN Annual Wool Loss Due to Mongrels Pat at 5,000,000 Pounds. CHICAGO, May 19. A campaign against the ravages of dogs among the eheep flocks of the country hfea been begun by the National Sheep and Wool Bureau, which today sent requests to ' state, county and municipal authorities over the country, asking reduction of the number of stray and mongrel dogs, The bureau estimates that 5,000.000 pounds of wool is lost yearly to the country through sheep killed by dogs Columbia River Rising Slowly. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 19. (Spe claL) The Columbia River is rising but slowly and has not reached the 20 foot mark, although it rained heavily last night. A rise of six feet would put the river higher than it was last year when it did thousands of dollars of damage, destroying crops on the low Srounitla. the, Columbia River. Valley. It "U - f 'Jr-'VV; - f I i C " I - W I if - - , II L--Y-f.-apf v 1 e X " ' 1 J .. , I J LA GRANDE.' Or., May 19. (Special.) Girls are busy with many activities, but no one branch of the campaign is quite so interesting to the .members as that of the auto class. They take lessons in tearing down and assembling automobiles In the evening. Mr. Smith, owner of the garage In which the ten-day course was conducted, taught them now to tear down, overhaul and operate a car. On the night of their "commencement" they and their Instructor enjoyed a dinner In a local restaurant. SEASIDE, OrJ. May 19. (Special.) or Guard in hauling fertilizer to their ten-acre potato field In the outskirts of Seaside are causing considerable interest here. Those comprising the crew are: Mrs. Vandoren, captain; Rose Strange, first lieutenant; Helen Calla han, second lieutenant; Marguerite Wascerwitz. sergeant, and Francis Gregg, master of transportation. BOY'S FATHER HELD Coos Indian Suspected of Mur dering His Son. SHOTGUN CHARGE IN BODY Jimmy Burns Thought to Have Put Tubercular Offspring Out of Way Because of His Dependency. Track to Scene Is Traced. MARSHFTELD, Or., May 19. (Spe cial.) Jimmy (Bob) Burns, a Coos In dian, E0 years old, partial paralytic. m jail, charged with the murder f his son, Clay Burns, a tubercular youth of 17. who had but una lea-. The incarcerated man was arrested to day after the Coroner's Jury had in vestigated the killing and found cir cumstances which seemed to impli cate the father in the boy's murder. It was announced yesterday by the Coroner that death was due probably ' acciaem. Dut a postmortem showed a 16-gauge gun had been held close to -the boy's chest and discharged. The hole was apparently no larger than one tnat would he made by a large bullet, and therefore was deceptive. The autopsy disclosed the entire charge, Including the gun wadding, had penetrated tne neart. No motive could be ascribed to the father for the kill- ng other than the fact that the boy was a charge. The alleged murder occurred in the woods half a mile from Empire. The ncrlmlnating circumstances Include the placing of the body where it would be seen easily after It had become rigid. The father led the posse that searched for the boy and discovered the body himself. The Coroner's Jury today found traoka' leading away from the plaoe and on comparing them with the shoes worn by the father found them to fit the prints In the mud. The father at no time during the In quest or the search showed any emo tion that would indicate he was guilty. but preserved the proverbial Indian In difference to ouside influences. The Jury returned a verdict advis ing the holding of the father and the warrant was sworn out by Coroner Wilson. The father was arraigned in Justice Schuster's court. In North Bend, and committed to Jail without bond to await the action of the next grand ury. Woodburn Joins In Red Cross Work. WOODBURN, Or.. May 19. (Special.) -Mrs. W. Carlton Smith and Mrs. G. G, Bingham, of Salem, spoke at the Ma- PACIFIC UNIVERSITY STUDENT BODY ELECTS OFFICERS. 'un vii-i fK. - i 1 i 1 terr-oSof Z.eKser-7r It i PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove. Or., May 19. (Special.) At the reg ular annual election of the student body, the following officers were chosen for the coming year: Lester T. Jones, of Forest Grove, president; Doris Mace, of Portland, vice-president; Eylizabeth Hervy, of Portland, secretary, and Harold Robinson, of Forest Grove, tree surer. Lester Jones is a Junior, and for the past three years has been active in student body work. He won first place in the state oratorical contest at Corvallls this year, and last year won contest; also for two years he has been a member team. He is a member of the varsity' football and year has been a member of the T. M. C. A. cabinet, ber of the Gamma Sigma Society. Doris Mace Is a Junior, and is president of the Herrlck Hall Girls Self Government Association. She Is a member of the Phllomathean Society and also of the T. W. C. A. Elizabeth Hervy Is a sophomore, prominent in the student body and a member of the Phllomathean Society. Harold Robinson Is a sophomore, a member 6f the track and baseball squads and a prominent member of Alpha Zeta Society. La Grande's National Honor Gnard Activities of the Seaside Girls' Hon-. sonlo Hall last night. The Alpha Auxiliary to Willamette Chapter, of Salem, Red Cross, was organized. Twenty members signed and the fol lowing officers were elected: President. Mrs. John F. Steelhammer; secretary. Dr. Edward Hartford; treasurer, John M. Poorman; membership committee, Mrs. Xjouella Walsh. Mrs. Charles Tem ple ton, Blaine McCord. A mass meet ing will be held at the City Hall next Friday evening to oomplete arrange ments for future Red Cross work in this vicinity. EXEMPTIONS ARE URGED Gompers Would Keep Producers of Necessities at Home. WASHINGTON. May 19. Exemption from Army conscription for workers necessary for munitions manufacture and for production of articles needed to maintain the civilian population was urged by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in a statement today. Mr. Gompers pointed to Great Brit ain's mistake In taking Into the fight ing forces thousands of men who after wards had to be returned to the manu facturing industries. RUSSIAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE Fire Answered Energetically, Says 'German War Office-. BERLIN, May 19, via London. Artil lery fighting is more active on the Russo-Gallclan front, the War Office announced today. "The Russian fire was answered In an energetic manner," says the state ment. ITALIANS CAPTURE HEIGHT Key to Austrian Defenses North of Monte Santo Taken. ROME, May 19, via London. The Italians yesterday reached the crests of Hill 662 In the Vodlce, says today's official statement. These positions are the key to the Austrian defenses north of Monte Santo. Plctures Will Advertise Round-TJp, ALB ANT, Or., May 19. (Special.). To advertise the second annual West ern Oregon Round-up here July 2, S and 4, motion pictures of last year's events will be displayed in every Willamette Valley city during the month of June. The pictures will be shown In Portland during the Rose Festival. Work Is already being done on the Round-up park. Many improve ments will be made. Practically all ,the participants in last year's Round up win return ana manager AQami has arranged for many additional con testants and several new features. "V v 1 v jsT''-' frYj.irthftwai)X?irf?jM-fciA X Spates Zors& Sfs ,x,&cA second place in the state prohibition of the varsity debating track squads, and this He Is a prominent mem- OLYMPiA. Wash.. May i9. Governor Lister has designated June E, Army registration day, as a state holiday, and has apolnted Lieutenant-Governor Hart aa director of registration. Governor Lister's statement says: "While June 6 will be declared, a legal holiday, it will not be so declared for amusement purposes, nor for fixing a day for rest, but rather so that it may be used to the fullest degree as a day of service for our country. Manv states have already Informed the Fed eral authorities that registration will bo handled as a volunteer service and accomplished without cost. I am sure Washington will be no less patriotic in this matter than other states. "In the different counties the details of registration will be in charge of a board consisting of the Sheriff, the County Auditor and County Physician. In counties having no regularly ap pointed county physician, the Sheriff and County Auditor will be authorised to appoint a physician as the member of the board. "The registration cards and certifi cates are already in the hands of the Sheriffs. An extra supply has been re ceived by the Governor, for distribu tion to counties whose supply furnished direct from the War Department is insufficient to meet the needs of the county. As the supply of cards fur nished is based on the 1910 census and there has been a marked Increase In population in many of the districts since that time, it will be necessary to conserve carefully the supply fur nished. Any card left on hand in the different precincts at the close of reg istration must be returned to the Coun ty Sheriff, as these will be used in making up duplicate sets of the reg istration cards. A careful following of Instructions by the registrars and a cheerful loyal co-operation on the part of all citizens will make the reg istration in the state of Washington a success." MINE SINKS DESTROYER FREXCH LOSE) VESSEL IX RECENT ADRIATIC BATTLE. Warship Goes Com While Assisting British Cruiser Wiles la Hit fey Torpedo. PARIS, .May 19. The French tor pedo-boat destroyer Boutefeu was sunk by striking a mine In the naval en gagement between entente and Aus trian vessels in the Adrlatlo May 15, according to a semi-official statement today. The announcement readsi "A number of French destroyers and hydro-airplanes took part In the re cent naval engagement In the Adrlatlo, the destroyer Boutefeu striking a mine and sinking while assisting a British cruiser on which was the Italian Ad miraL The officers and almost all of the crew was saved." The British cruiser referred to was the Dartmouth. She' was struck by a torpedo after the main engagement. the British official announcement of the encounter stated, but returned to port. BALFOUR . HONORS SOUTH Wreaths Laid on Leo and Jackson Monuments. RICHMOND, Va, May 19. British Foreign Minister Balfour and the other members of the British mission arrived here this afternoon. The old Confederate capital turned out to make their brief call of courtesy on the south truly a memorable affair. In the afternoon Lleutenant-General Bridges placed wreaths for the British army at the statues of Generals Robert El. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson. The visitors were officially welcomed by Governor Stuart and Mayor Ainslee, while great orowds cheered them on the streets. EMBARGO SECTION TAKEN Conferees Accept Administration Flan in Espionage Bill. WASHINGTON. May 19. Conferees on the espionage bill have virtually agreed to adopt the Administration amendment adopted in the Senate au thorizing the President to declare ex port embargoes. An amendment by Senator Fernald, of Maine, specifically proposing an embargo on tin plate and tin containers, proDaDiy wiu oe elimi nated. The Administration wants the em. bargo section to stop supplies going to Germany through neutrals. FOREST FIRE LOSS GROWS Incendiarism Is Suspected In Woods of Northern Minnesota. ' ST. PAUL, May 19. Fire loss In the woods of Northern Minnesota may approach millions of dollars, according to W. T. Cox. state forester, who re turned from the north today. Last night's showers were too light, he said, to extinguish the fires, some of which, Mr. Cox believes, were of in cendiary origin. Lebanon Pledges X. M. C. A. $3 00. LEBANON. Or.. May 19 (Special.) The campaign which started last Sun day in all the churches of Lebanon to raise a Y. SI. C. A. war fund was con tinued for a one-day canvass of the town this week, with the result that 9300 was pledged for that work for the remainder of this year. A good many of the monthly and quarterly pledges are to continue during the war. Policeman's Pay May Bo Raised. LEBANON. Or.. May 19. (Special.) A proposition was made at the last meeting of the Lebanon Council to In crease the pay of the local police force 110 a month each. 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PORTLAND SENDS VISITORS Annual Strawberry Festival Ends With Confetti BattleBaby Pa rade Is One of Features of Pay's Programme. ROSEBUKQ. Or, May II. (BpeolaL) "Vote (or the state road bond issue on June 4 and ' g-lve us better high ways," was the predominating thought In the minds of the hundred or rural residents of Douglas County who to day participated in the biggest and best pranpre and industrial parade ever held in KoseDurs;. int roaa oona issue was featured by several of the Oranges, and the display made by these organisations received much applause. Other offerings In this parade dis. played the handiwork of their makers. The Grange of Glide, which Is lo cated 20 miles from Roseburgf. won the first prize for the most attractive and best decorations, with the South Deer Creek Grange, second; Evergreen Orange, third, and Winston Grange, fourth. 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