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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONLilT, rORTLAXD, MAY 20,. 1917.
ACTIVITIES OF GIRLS' HONOR GUARD MEMBERS PORTRAYED. '
CLASSIFYING TAXES
URGED ON VOTERS
LISTER GIVES NOTICE
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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.
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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-
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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.
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track squads, and this
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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. Most of the Council
men expressed themselves as favorable
to the measure, but the matter went
over to the next meeting for final
action.
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ways," was the predominating thought
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ond, and the Hat Shop, third.
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tured by the baby parade, which far
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Other attractions today Included a
water fight by the fire department,
band concerts, appearance of Mrs.
Dalsle Beckett Mlddleton, soloist, of
Springfield, and the parade of the Eu
gene Drum Corps. ,
The Eugene delegation arrived here
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