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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1917)
6 THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 9, 1917. STATE'S VALUATION ! RISES 5.7 PERCENT Taxable Value of Property Set at $928,605,570.36 by Commission. S ' .. - COUNTY'S INCREASE SLIGHT Vinatllla Second, Marlon Third in JLlst Complete Levy Expected . Early This Week Bridge ' p Bonds ' Puzzle, ' . ... ' SALEM, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) The total taxable value of all property in the state is 1928,605,570.36, according to figures completed by State Tax Com missioner Galloway today. This is the .final valuation and Includes th.e assess ment as made by the County Assessors and also the assessment of public serv ice corporations and utilities as made by the State Tax Gommlssion. Last year the total assessed valuation' was 4878,763,944.71, - an 'increase for this ! year of $49,841,625.65, or about 5.7 per cent. The" total valuation of taxable prop erty as assessed by County Assessors was J807. 898,242.53, and by the State Tax Commissioh was. $120,707,327.88. . ' Multnomah County's assessment shows a total of J30G.962.846.22 for this year, fes compared to $305,337,094.85, but a elight increase over last "year, consid ering the magnitude of the assessment lor that county. Mnltnomah Pays 36 Per Cent. Umatilla is the second county in the state, showing a total valuation of $51,507,280.11. as compared to $48,790. 31.15 for the preceding assessment. Marion Is third In the list with an assessed valuation of $42,045,047.76. and Lane is fourth with a total of $34,800, 464.68. Both of these counties showed substantial increases in their . valua tions. ' Multnomah County will have over 36 Tier cent of all the state taxes to pay. Umatilla will pay something over 4 per cent; Marion 4 1-3 per cent, and Lane 4 1-10 per cent. ' The approximate $50,000,000" Increase In the assessed valuation will gladden the heartB of some at least, as it means an increase in the millage tax to be paid to the University of Oregon, the Oregon Agricultural College, the Monmoutn Normal School and to the State Highway millage fund. All "of these funds suffered somewhat last year because of the big slump In valu ation, due largely to the removal of the Oregon & California grant lands from the assessment rolls. Levy Ready Soon. The State Tax Commission will now settle down to the completion of the tax levy for the ensuing year. This will probably be ready Monday or Tuesday, although It may be delayed. Preparation of the levy is a heavy job, as it must cover estimates applying to all of the several score of state activi ties, and to get them to fit into the amount required under the 8 per cent limitation amendment, requires numer ous revisions. Just now the Commission is stuck on the small Item of what interest must be paid on the Multnomah County bridge bonds. It is necessary to make Inquiry -whether some of these bonds are to be retired this year and if they are a slight difference will be made in the amount of interest to be paid by the state and this will affect the levy, although but slightly. LANE PIONEER PASSES PRESLEY COMEGTS PROMINENT IX EARLY HISTORY. Retired Farmer Member of First Grand Jury Donation Claim f Retained Until Death. EUGENE, .Or.. Dec 8. (Special.) rresley Comegys, who cast his first vote in Lane County in 1851 and who was the last to survive of the 16 men who served as the first grand Jury im paneled in Lane County, died at hie home in Eugene yesterday, at the age oi ! years. Mr. Comegys served at one time as County Commissioner and took an ae tive part in political affairs. He was a farmer and at the time of his death owned land near Sprin-gfield which he took up as a" donation claim In 1861. He moved here 32 years airo - Mr. Comegys' family was Identified with the early life in the West. His grandfather, Felix Scott, a native of Virginia, settled in California in 185. and crossed the mountains to Oregon the following year. He settled In Yam hill County and later removed to Lane County. He went East in 1859 and on his return trip in 1860 he and his men were attacked by the Indians. Two children survive. Mrs. W. "W. w uners, or Eugene, and Mrs. O. A. v.ampoeii, oi camp Creek, Lane County. He was a member of th Or-oo-n Pioneer Society, the Ancient Order of united Workmen, and the Christian cnurch. Funeral services will be held to morrow. COUNTY AGENTS APPROVED Governor AYithycombe Deplores Attl tude Displayed in Some Counties SALEM, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) Governor Withycombe today expressed tne opinion that no county should hesi. tate about employing a county agricuL tural agent. A protest has been filed with the County Court of" Marion County against the employment of an agent, on the ground that his work Is not of sufficient benefit to justify th expense. "The Government, through Its De partment of Agriculture," said the Gov ernor, "is anxious that every county in the United states should have an agri cultural agent. This state has a large number of counties employing such agents, but In some counties there is an antagonistic spirit against the em ployment of such an official. There Is no question but that an agricultural agent can be a great aid to food pro duction." CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD Benjamin Franklin Adams Came to , Oregon in 1874. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) Benjamin Franklin (Doc) Adams died at the Cottage Grove Hos- pltal November 30 at the age of 75 years. . The. funeral was held Sunday, Rev.- D.- A. McLeod officiating. Serv ices at' the grave were In charge of Appomattox Post, G. A. R., of which he had Ions been a member. Mr. Adams was bora May 25, 1843, near Warreriburg, Mo. "With his par ents he moved to' Kansas in 1854, lo cating where Lawrence now stands. He served in the Civil War as a mem ber of Cpmpany. M, 11th Kansas Cav alry, serving during the last IS months of the war. He was well known among the old soldiers of the state. On July 4, 18S7. we was married to Miss Eliza beth Ham, who survives.. He also eaves six children, O.-A. Adams. E. F. Adams, Miss Stella Adams, L. E. Adams, E. C. Adams and II. C. Adams, all of Cottage Grove. Mr. Adams came to Oregon in 18 4, first , settling near Halsey. For 31 years he had been a resident of Cot tage Grove. DANCING GIRLS MYTHS V C. . A. EXPRESSES SIRPRISE -AVD INDIGNATION. Alleged Big Hotel to Be Conducted at Gates of Camp Lewis Appears to Be Figment of Unknown Origin. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 8. (Special.) Surprise' and indignation were ex pressed by'Tacoma women of the Na tional and local Young Women's Chris tian Association today at a report which came out from Seattle that the Y. W. q. A. will enlist 3000 girls to live in. a big hotel at the gates of Camp Lewis. . Tacoma, and act as dancing partners for the soldiers in the pavil- ons that are to be erected as part of the amusement zone. The report says Seattle business men were invited to study the concession which will Involve the construction of dance halls- and hotels and adds that the plan was worked out in cO-opera-tlon, with Major-General II, A. Greene by a citizens' committee. One report is that Olympia men had launched the plan. Miss Gertrude Griffith, special field worker of the National war work coun cil of the Y. W. C. A., when asked what plans the association had made for such work, said that it had not been brought up before the women at any time. : Mrs. William MacMaster, chairman of the Northwest war work council of the Y. W. C. A., last night denied that the Y. W. C. A. liad vin any way author ized the use of its name in connection with the "dancing concession" plans which -had been- announced for Camp Lewis, . The entire report "Is wrong," said Mrs. MacMaster. "I am informed that the concession has not been granted, in he first place, and certainly the war work council is not entering into it in me way it is repurLcu. "The commanding officer at -American Lake, also, I am informed, has not granted, authority for any such an nouncement, and the .war work council will appreciate any effort at this time to check the untruthful report before it spreads." VANCOUVER IS PICKED SHERIFFS TO MEET ACROSS RIVER IX JUNE, 1918. Washington Officials' Association First Selects Goldendale, . Then Changes Decision. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dee. 8. (Spe cial.) Sheriff E. S. Biesecker has just returned from Spokane, where he at tended the Washington State Sheriffs' Association, and brought the good news that the association will meet in Van couver at its session next year. The association . voted first to hold next year's meeting at Goldendale, but after adjournment a committee of which the Goldendale . Sheriff was a member met with Sheriff' Biesecker, and requested that the place be trans ferred to Vancouver, as transportation facilities are much better. The convention probably will be held in June. The Washington State Sheriffs' As sociation was organized in 1905 and is now considered the strongest organisa tion of its- kind in the United States. The association denounced mob rule. or mob .violence, by either labor or capital; urged that all labor troubles be adjusted by a state labor commis sion and that -.all diseased, persons brought before the officers of the state be interned or quarantined until cured. APPROPRIATION IS SOUGHT Horticultural Board Discusses Fi nancial Matters With Governor. SALEM.. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) Members of the State Board of Horti culture, today called on Governor Withycombe, chairman of . the emer gency board.' regarding the possibility ot securing a deficiency appropriation for that board. It is said the board probably will be compelled to discon tinue its activities unless a deficiency appropriation Is granted. w . The Governor told the members of the board that If the work is neces sary in furthering war measures, he would favor the granting of a reason able deficiency. ' "At this particular time we should put forth every effort for greater pro eduction of every line of food, and every state department created for that pur pose should ; be supplied with reason able funds for that purpose." . , Canadian' Army Thanked. BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN FRANCE. Dec. 1. The Canadian Army has just received the thanks of the French Government for its work in caring for the 4 3 French cemeteries within Its jurisdiction. The Canadians have .'opened six new cemeteries for the French within their zone and have Interred therein the bodies of 2500 French people. f;:i.3f.5'.X7 if --.f T? .. At Auditorium Price 50c. $t, Mail order sea sale begins Sat.. Iec. 10. Addres Ellison Whit e. Bdwy Bid. - T., - 1.1 1 VnJ.lllsTaT i "vs-',-' ., , J iwf ltnfti It It I mat i i1 1 1 rT 1 1 'islaa' in a a i-:v- r VA . 1 in FUTURE OF FRUIT INDUSTRY TALKED Horticultural Society to Fight for Rights in Legislature and in Oregon Press. PUBLICITY AGENT NAMED Annual Meeting of Organization Ad journed at Salem Last Night Fol lowing Best Sessions in History of Society. Salem. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) Al though the thirty-second annual meet ing of the Oregon tate Horticultural Society paseed into' history today, un questionably the session will live long in the spirit which it has breathed into the members of the society. All who attended the sessions left Salem tonight imbued with the Idea of a crusader In the war to make the Oregon fruit industry one of the lar gest in the world. While the attendance at some of the sessions of the society this year may have eclipsed In previous years, it is doubtful if the organization ever before gained the impetus for good which it erathered at this convention Enthusiiasm marked the sessions, and there is grim determination among the members to make the wants of the or ganization felt through legislative circles and through public opinion. Papers Are Interested All papers read during the conven tion were declared exceptionally good by the fruit men. The relating nun dreds of incidents of practical exper ience with fruit problems and the of fering of individual solutions by ex perienced growers will mean a vast ownward stride in the development of perfect orchards during the years to come. President Paulus today selected the members of the legislative committee who are to serve in an effort to give horticulture the same recognition po litically that it has gained as a com mercial industry. I'resident Paulus will .act as chairman, while Ben S. Worsley, Astoria: . B, - Miller, Eu gene: Lloyd T. Reynolds. Salem, and Dr. .Marcum. Portland, make up the remainder of the committee. These men are familiar with legislative ac tivities, and it is the determination of the committee that the horticultural interests will receive due considera tion from the next legislature. Frnit Industry Growing. At the morning session today wooly aphis was discussed by A. L. Lovett. of the Oregon Agriculture College; prune diseases. by Professor H. P. Bates of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, aVid commercial fertilizers and re sults obtained from them, by Lloyd T. Reynolds, of Salem. F. M. Brown, county agriculturist for Marlon County, opened the afternoon's programme with a paper on matters relating to prune evaporation. Professor J R. Kraus, of the Oregon Agricultural College, dis cussed pruning, particularly as it re lates to regulating the production of prune trees. George H. Himes, of Portland, spoke on draining the orchard, and F. J. Norton, of the Everfresh Food Com pany, on evaporated fruits and vege tables of the future. The future of the fruit industry also was discussed by A. H. Harris, of Portland, and H. B. Miller, director of the school of com merce at the University of Oregon, spoke on the question of diversified industry as a basis for Oregon's pros perity. The talk on fertilizers by Mr. Reyn olds and onolds and on diversified in dustries by Professor Miller brought forth Interesting discussions from the ' society members and fruit men. Publicity Campaign Planned. One outstanding feature noticeable at this session of the society was the interest expressed among the members in the possibilities opening up through the development of evaporating Indus tries. That these Industries hold great promise for the development Of horti culture in Oregon and are a signal for greater and better things in the fu ture seemed to be the concensus of opinion among the fruit men. Another indication that the life- blood of the society is not-flowing sluggishly is evinced in the selection of Colonel Henry E. Dosch, of McMinn ville. as publicity agent for the society. This is an innovation for the fruit men. Its object is not only to keep fruit men alive to the fact that the state society holds meetings of im measurable value, but to keep the pub lic informed on the importance of hor ticulture to the state at large. Hepe was expressed that by a cam paign of publicity which will be waged by Colonel Dosch. in conjunction with C. D Minton. of Portland, secretary of the organization, that the meeting of the society at Roseburg next year will be the largest and best in Its history. Exemption of Teachers Sought. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. S. (Sieclal.1 uregon school authorities are making an effort to have high school teachers exempted for the dm ft. at least until ESTABLISHED 1837 30 Years of Consistently Reliable Service in Portland DEPENDABILITY That's the big factor in jewelry buy ing. Thousands of Portland families point with pride to some heirloom a bit of jewelry, silverware, etc., from the Heitkemper store to them the Heitkemper mark stands for quality. JEWELRY DIAMONDS Cut Glass and a Thousand and One Gift Thoughts in Gold and Silver Novelties G 130 FIFTH STREET Do Your Christ the close of the school" year, according to a statement made by Superintendent of'Schools W. R. Rutherford, of Eugene, who sent a telegram to Senator Cham berlain today urging their exemption. Mr. Rutherford said similar messages would be sent to Washington by State Superintendent of Public Instruction J. A. Churchill and other prominent Ore gon, educators. WATER RIGHT ADJUDICATED Tillamook Man Given Extension of Time to Comply With Permit. SALEM. Or., Dec 8. (Special.) The State Water Board today rendered a decree in the adjudication of water rights on Silvies River, in Grant and Harney counties. The decree involves water rights for about 67,000 acres of land and covers about 275 claimants. The case was taken to the United States Supreme Court by the Pacific Livestock Company to teat the consti tutionality of the Oregon water code. The validity of the code was upheld by that court, and it came back to the water board for adjudication of rights. The board -also granted an extension of one year to H. Schollmeier to allow him to complete Improvements under a permit for water use on Bob's Creek, in Tillamook County. STAYTON'S S0NS IN JVIIND Patriotic Women Raise $120 to Buy Christmas Presents. STAYTON. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) One hundred and twenty dollars has been raised by the women of this town for Christmas boxes for soldier boysi This fund is the result of a benefit dance Just given. The next patriotic item on the programme is a bazaar, for which arrangements are under way now. Stayton has met every demand made upon it by the war to date and expects to continue in the front rank. One of the show features in town is a flag pole. 100 feet high, upon which Old Glory floats 24 hours every day and at night it is illuminated by lights of 5000 candlepower. ' FIREMEN FURNISH STAMPS Sunday Set as Soldiers' letter Day In Corvallis. CORVALLIS. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) More than 40 members of the Corval lis Fire Department are serving; In some branch or other of the Nation's war services. That they may hear regularly from the other members of the department and their friends here, the company haa bought postage stamps and writing ma terial and will furnish them free every Sunday in tae fire hall to all who will write to the eoldjer boys. Tomorrow has been set aside as "Letter day." and it is expected several hundred letters will be written. AUSTRIANS STILL IN MILL Colonel DIsque Permit North Bend Allen Enemies to Stay at Work. NORTH BEND. Dec 8. (Special.) Fearing that enforcement of the enemy aliens act against Austrian subjects would seriously affect the output of airplane spruce, George Stephenson, of the North Bend Mill & Lumber Com. 1any, telegraphed Colonel DIsque ask ing, whether a number of experienced workers of Austrian nationality could not continue working in the mill. Colonel DIsque issued a permit on condition that the firm vouch for all employes coming under the enemy alien act. Three of the workmen employed at the mill, who are regarded as highly essential, are Austrian subject. PARDONED MUST PAY FINES Klamath Lumbermen Released From Prison, but Costs Stand. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) In stating yesterday that he would issue pardons to four lumbermen of Klamath County, serving sentences after plead ing guilty 16 transporting liquor from California into Oregon, Governor Withycombe made it plain that the pardons would run only Insofar as they referred to partially unserved terms of the four men. Fines of 1200 each, assessed against the men, and the cost of their trials still stand and will be paid by them. Better Quarters Proposed. BANKS. Or., Dec 8. (Special.) A new Postoffice building has been prom ised Banks in the near future. It is expected that the office will be removed to the building now occupied by the Red Cross until the new building is ready for occupancy. Postmaster Van dervelden sold about $600 worth of war saving stamps on the first day of the sale. Punishment of Pro-Germans Asked. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) City Recorder R.' 8. Bryson, Attorney Jerome Workman and A. W. McLaugh lin, of Eugene, acting as a Lane County committee for the American Defense Society, today outlined plans for coun ty-wide circulation next week of peti tions urging Congress to pass laws Im- WATCHES SILVERWARE CO. 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