THE ' OREGON"' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ' WEDNESDAY EVENING,
fOVEMBER 13, 1912.
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Exemption .on i Improvements
ProD6sed iat. Rate of 1-4
-Each .Year: Until 1916; Suit
Promised by; Its Fogs.,
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. Everett,1 Wash Nov. IS A Caqvass
of the vote- cast for single tax at the
recent election held In Everett shows
It to have been adopted 4858-to 2637, "a
majority la , f ayoi; of the measure 0f
t2.Il. Tha amendment to tha city chat
'" ter wag passedesRltt- strenuous opfco-"tltloirtif-'CfrtatTr-Teal-eBtata-maa-!!.
' in larfe'traota of .uittiprove(l lots.
That the .constitutionality of k. the
amendment. 1U be tested in the .su-
preme cqurt at no dlstant,date la made
rrtaln hv an announcement of thoae op-
osed to it. The advocates of single
. tax assert that It will be xouna consti
tutional. Jut..how the meaaure win be
tested haa not been outlined, but It is
considered probable that the county
treasurer, who collect, the city taxes,
wilt have it put .up to him ,by someone
to accept taxes on city -Properly,
the amount asaeaaed for, Improvements.
A refusal to accept will bring about an
' application for. a mandamus and the
: mention will soon set before the BU-
, preme court . . '
That, the measure la unconstitutional
Is asserted by the; owners ,of; vnlm
proved property, because the supreme
court declared some years ago that the
legislature coiild make only an assess
ment that was uniform and legal.. Sin
gle tax advocates Insist that-this does
i.ot apply1 to the. city council nd h
; the council's levy need only ba legal, i.
How tha Adjustment Will Wotav "V
' If the amendment la-legal, the ad
Juatment of taxes; next year will . ba the
moBt extensive in the history of Everett
and the ewners of unimproved lots will
have to pay much more than in the
pant.' In the outskirts of Everett and
scattered through-the business and resi
dence sections are many unimproved lota
-m wJtfeJilhRlaxea have been much less
, than on the. adjoining Improved lots.
! Advocates of the Bingle tax. confident
', that the amendment Is constitutional,
predict that Everett will establish a
new ..record for Pacific coast cities in
rapid growth. The city of Vancouver,
B. O, la cited aa the most notable ex
ample of the auccesa of the single tax
and there are' several other Canadian
citlea which have asserted that the law
has been a great success.
roar Tears for Toll Exemption.
The proposed syatem here la pat-
' terned after that in effect in the Cana
dian cities and it is asserted valuations
can be .determined which will be Just
and equitable. Owners of vacant lots
" in the main business section, under, the
new system, must pay as much taxes
as their neighbor who may have a bua
ineea block several atorles high. In
eome instancea small frame shacks are
' located - on exceedingly valuable lota,
the owners awaiting a favorable oppor
tunity to build or sell, tingle tax ad-
, vocatea declare that the new tax regu
datioa,. means that the commencement
- of bufiailig 'operations will be greatly
hastened. ,
When the assessor begins- his work
next spring he is to exempt 25 per cent
. of the value of improvements and thla
will be dona every year for four yeara.
Then taxes will be paid only on the
real estate itself the lots. ' Thla grad
ual change in assessment will give the
: city time to adjust lUelf-to the new
order of things, it la believed.
- Everett baa returned to the system
, of licensed saloons, after two years of
depression, following the vote to make
the city dry.
EIGHT HOUR LAW
- DEFECTIVE; MAY
, 7 BE DECLARED VOID
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Lisbon, Portugal, 1 Nov, 13.Persons
here .who are well Informed on revolu
tionary developments in Spain asserted
positively today that Zarrate, assassin
of Premier CanaWaa" died in police
headquarters In Madrid shortly after he
shot himself. They say he was an an
archist.. General Wewler,' the "butcher."
Is the strongest candidate for premier of
Spain to aucceed Canalejaa. ,
the legislature or the people, la void.
The Journal then sent a message to
Kalom asking if an enacting clause ap
peared In the original bill on file In
the secretary of state's office. This
was the reply received this afternoon:
Salem, Or., Nov. 13. Secretary of
State Olcott says no enacting clause
appears on the original initiative peti
tion for the eight-hour bill.
BeclaloB Is Cited.
. The supreme court decision handed
Gown several yeara ago in the case of
the state versus Wright, is in regard
to a bill passed by the legislature with
out an enacting clause. Conatrulhg the
constitutional provision, the court said
'that it must have an enacting clauae
and without one, it is void. This per
tains to a legislative bill, and the in
itiative and referendum, in force only
in Oregon, has not been In force long
enough that a decision on this point
lias yet been ma4e. Attorneys say,
however, that the supreme court decis
ion Jn either case would have exactly
the same effect. All decisions regard
ing an enactive clause rendered In other
states nave been on legislative meas
ures, but that was because these states
Madrid, Nov. 13.Spalri Is In a fervor
of excitement today over the fate of
Manuel pardlnas Zarrate, the 28-year-old
anarchist who yesterday assaslnated
Premier ' Jose Canalejas as the latter
was entering, the office of. the ministry
of the interior. Although .the assassin
turned the revolver, on himself and fired
a bullet into his head, it failed to strike
a vital jspot. Absolute confirmation of
this fact was secured today, but the
condition and whereabouts of the an'
archlst are tealously - guarded by the
Madrid police.
The authorities today, directed their
efforts In seeking the original of a
photograph of a beautiful girl found In
Zarrate's effects. It bore this Inscrip
tion: To my unforgetful Manuel." The
police suspect this girl Is a member of
Zarrate's anarchlatlo group. A memo
randum book ' containing mysterious
hieroglyphics also was found in Zar
rate's pocket. Experts today attempted
to decipher the code but failed.
Eyewitnesses . to , the..'murder assert
that Zarrate had an accomplice, but
that ha disappeared In the crowd lm-
diataly after the shooting. This man
stood to the right of the assassin, it is
declared, when, the shots were fired.
; Former premier Moret has declined
the premiership. King Alfonso plans
to attend the funeral ceremonies, after
which the body will be interred in the
Pantheon.
The story that Canalejas spoke to a
police inspector before he died Is de
nied. The premier was dead, It Is de
clared, when the police arrived.
Premier Pro Tern Prleto today an
nounced the assassination in the cham
ber of deputies and eulogised the dead
premier, declaring that "the enemlea
of society will not triumph." This was
applauded by the Liberals and Conserv
atives, but the Republicans remained
silent
The body of the late Premier Canal.
jas lay in state In the chamber of dep
uties neariy an aay. ii was viewed by
thousands of persons.
have no other way of devislns new
statutes.
The state conatltutlon of Oregon pro
vides also that every bill must have an
enacting clauae. This clause must say,
"Be It enacted by the legislature," or
"Be It enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon."
,v legaUty, of aitt.yoagiit, -
Some states have a different form of
enacting clause, Dut all provide that a
bill in order to be valid, must have
one.
Some time ago a measure was brought
before the state supreme court that ap
plies to this case. A bill had been
passed In the legislature, and In the
suit that developed later, the defend
ants, fighting the legality of the bill,
said that It was supplied with no en
acting clause. When the original meaa
ure was examined in the office of the
aecretary of state, it was found that
some one had surreptitiously drawn a
line with a pen through the enacting
clause. The supreme court In this case
held that the law had been passed by
the legislature with an enacting clause
and that the marking out of the clause
later had no effect on It. But the su
preme court conUnued further and said
that any measure passed Without the
enacting clause attached at the time is
void. '
County Will Wait on Legisla
ture to Legalize City
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Though the citizens of Portland
voted to turn the bridges and ferries
owned and leased by the city over to
the;oounty for operation - at, Jhe city
election on November I, there is little
likelihood that the county court will
eee fit to assume control until some
time next year. Tha members of the
county court Intend to watt until the
legislature has legalized the action of
the city unless District Attorney Cam
eron can discover some law at present
which covers the situation.
The question of the legality of the
change of management came during a
discussion in which the point was raised
that the people of the whole . county
did not vote on the measure, and as
the county will necessarily have to pay
all running expenses; the people will
have to be taxed. On the grounds that
people outside of Portland had no- hand
In imposing the burden upon the county,
Judge CleeUn Is of the opinion that
the matter would result in. taxation!
without representation.
According to the charter amendment
as passed, the revenue gained from the
streetcar company of not less than 3
Cents a car for all cars passing over
the bridges Is to be paid to the olty.
Not & cent Is to go to the county, and
the operating- expenses of about $13,000
a year for each bridge, including re
pairs, must be paid by the county.
County Judge Cleeton does not believe
this to be equitable and. thinks the city
should at least pay the operating ex
penses from the rentals charged the
street railway company.
Another question which hss been
raised is regarding, the payment of the
amount of the lease which the city un
dertook for the upper deck of the new
iiarrlman bridge. No mention is made
in the amendment-of this provision, and
the county court will object strenuous
ly to having this amount, which is about
33600 month, saddled on the county.
The lease runs for two years.
BOY STOLEN BY GYPSIES
WANTS TO CHANGE NAME
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St Louis, Nov. 13. Charles X Schnei
der of No. 3914 Cook avenue was
granted permission by Judge Shields to
change his name to Jacob C. Metzger
on the plea that the latter Is the name
of his father, from whom he was stolen
by gipsies In Austria-Hungary In 1380,
when he was two years old. '
Schneider ,' set forth In ' his petition
that : his ' parents still live In Nagy
Jeosam, Austria.
According to the petition, the son wss
turned over to Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Schneider In" tha old country by the
gipsies and was not told - he .was not
their son untillhe was 14 years old. .
Subsequently, . because of their mis
treatment of him, he alleged, he ran
away and cam to the United States fit
1107. Last August he received a letter
Whlcfc told him, he said, that by going
to a certain address in Philadelphia
he would learn, something of Interest
to him. '
He made the trip and at the address,
he claims, he found a woman who eon
vlnced him she was his sister, and told
him about their parents and his right
name. ;": : ,'"; "..'
A high clous entertainment at The
Louvre drill 1 Rlgo, famous Gipsy vio
linist; Misses Shellda Bolt and Helen
Ho'rn, vocalists. , Every evening. 3 to 8
and ;io.to n.yiyy:r':'.:
' Journal Want Ada bring results.
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The Emporium Cloak and Suit
THIS. WILL BE A LONG-REMEMBERED DAY AT PORTLAND'S EMPORIUM, 6bt alone because of the tre-,'
mendous response to this offer of a CASH DIVIDEND WITH EVERY SUIT, COAT OR DRESS AT $12.50 AND
OVER, but on account of the delight with which each customer RECEIVED THE ENVELOPE CONTAINING 'A
CRISP, .NEW $10, $5, $2 OR $1 BILL. You take no chances.! Everyone has an equal opportunity! .T'
Until Saturday niffht we continue this ANNUAL THANKSGIVING OFFER. Two years ao we save away silk'
petticoats, last year muslin underwear', and this year it's UNITED STATES CURRENCY. .-
WilyoTnTte f m" 51 grefc 'm
Immense variety and unmatch- Jfrrtr P I ' J h 1 tl 11 iT P I JIM '""t t.-. '
able values in Suits at S19.50, prpoil tZ To begin Wlth we had:
S22.50, $24.75, $27.50, Woor KYrTrrrV1 5 Envelopes Containing S10.00
$30.00 to $50.00. lU lJli VawJJUuVaVUll 20 Envelopes ContainilSoO
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FREIGHT RATES GO UP
UNDER INITIATIVE BILL
TRAFFIC MEN AGREE
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Successors to
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Commercial Club M6g. '
ber of Commerce may be (brought Into
the fight against the measure on thla
account.
The measure Is declared by attorneys
to be so vague in Its wording that any
one of three constructions can be placed
on certain portions of It
Whether the railroads will try to en
join state officials from enforcing the
new law has not yet been dec)rti.i .nri .
definite course of action Is not likely to
be settled for several daya. This, how- 1
ever, will probably be the course taken. I
No Joint action is at present contem
plated by the railroads. If an Injunc
tion is asked, eacn railroad would bring
uit aeparaiejy 10 enjoin the railroad
commission, the attorney general and
probably the sheriffs and district at
torneys of the counties through which
the road pasacd from enforcing the law.
Some Freak Frovlsio&s.
As an instance of the injustice th
bill would work, railroad men point out
that it would force the O.-W. R & N to
carry all classes of goods between Port
land and The Dalles for less than the
present water rate. This would not
only be ruinous to the railroad, but
would force the Open Itlver Transporta
tion company out of business, because
it could not compete with such a rate.
From Portland to Albany, It is further
pointed out, the railroad would have
to carry the goods named for less than
the actual cost of transportation. Tfia
result, railroad men say, would have to
be higher rates on other commodities.
ROOSEVELT MAN TO
CONSUME REAL CROW
Los Angeles, Nov. 13. Judge Victor VL
Ehaw of the district court of appeals
would have eaten a whols crow, reason
ably well cooked and seasoned, if Col
onel Roosevelt had by any chance been
elected President, but since Wilson has
won, W. EL Ohapin, a local artist muat
eat the crow. And there is a proviso
that the bird must be old and hardened
by years of flapping over California's
green fields.
All this beeauae the Judge and Chapln
made a pre-election agreement to that
errect, ronowing a good natured politi
cal argument. Each declare th. 1
I he losfeKbe would attack the stable hiM
and put It away as if it were a Juicy
spring chicken.
...Eugene . I'lsbburn. crcsidentof.fi..
National bank of California, irwi
aci as Bianwiioiuer or crowholder and
win sulk the bird, capture it ni
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Out
Sale
Dining -Room Bargains
..One of the .largest .assortments of Dining Ta
bles in the city. All sizes, fin
ishes and qualities.
Pattern of solid oak, round, golden wax or
fumed finish, seats 10 people; regular $14.00;
closing-out sale price . . .'.. ..... . . :. .$9.75
Solid quartered oak, golden wax or fumed fin
ish, seats 10; regular price $17.50; closing-out
sale prjee $11.25
Solid quartered oak, fumed finish, 8-ft. exten
sion, 45-inch top; regular $24.00; closing-out
sale price $12.00
Quartered oak, golden, 8-ft. extension, 54
inch 'top, heavy banded rim; regular $57.50;
closing-out sale price $28.75
Quartered oak, Early English finish, 8-ft. ex
tension, 48-inch top; regular $4o:od; cldsing
out sale price ....... .... . ..... .$20.00
China Cabinets of All Grades
and Descriptions
Large massive Cabinet, mirror back, rounding
front,. a beautiful piece; regular $72.50; closing-out
sale price .$38.75
A beautiful Colonial design, mirror back, dull
finish; reg. $60 ; closing-out sale price $34.75
A handsome, straight-line Cabinet, in any fin
ish desired, mirror back; regular $60; closing
out sale price . . $30.00
Reg. 35 Cabinet, closing-out sale $15.75
Reg. $20 Cabinet, closing-out sale. . .$12.50
Sixty-six-inch buffet, plain design, fumed
finish a beauty:
Regular $80.00, closing-out sale. ... . .$49.75
Regular $47.50, closing-out sale. $29.75
Regular $52.50, closing-out sale ..$31.50
Regular $35.Qp, closing-out sale. . . . . .$21.00
Regular $24.00r closing-out sale. . . .$17.75
Regular $22.50, closing-out sale ".$14.75
Portiere Reduce" From 33 13 td 50
Comes but once. When we are through with'
this sale, we are through with the furniture
business, and never more will you get such
bargains. -We have never made untruthful
announcements, and those familiar with our
business policy will not question the genuine
ness of our closing-out sale. They will know
that when we said we were going out of busi
ness we meant just exactly that no more, no
less" If you wish to furnish your home, either
partially or fully, you will find the very new
est and best in our immense stock.
SALE of BRASS BEDS
"9- 13 a a at Tl4
built for serv
ice, at prices
lower than the
cheap kind or
dinarily sell
for. Genuine
brass, guaran
teed by one of
the best-known factories in the United
States not to tarnish or be otherwise de
fective. Like cut but with five fillers.
Closing-out price f 8,75
$75.00 regular closing-out price ..f 42.75
$65.00 regular closing-out price ..f 38.75
$50.00 regular -closing-out price ..$29.75
$36.00 regular--el6sing-out price ..$23.75
$25.00 regular closing-out price ..fl4.75
$20,00 regular losmg-out price 11.75
Bi ll 0
Solid Oak Cos
turner Like Cut
$1.75
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Carpets at Prices Unprecedented
Reg. $2.00 Wilton Velvets, closing out at ?1.50
Reg. $1.80 Axminsters, closing out price, 31.30
Reg. $1.50 Axminsters, closing out price, SI. 10
Reg. $1.35 Velvets, closing out sale price, $1.00
Reg. $1.25 Tapestry Brussels, dosing ouf price 90
Reg. $1.10 Tapestry Brussels, closing out price 75$
Reg. All-Wool Ingrains, cut off the roll, ydSJty
Fibre Mattings, reg; 45c, closing out, off roll, 22j
Specials on Heaters
Buy your Heater at the Closing-Out Sale, "t
Save a large amount on the -purchas j
price, and tfy save the price o your J j
heater in economical use of fueL Buck1 H
Heaters use less fuel, than, others and '
give 4etter results. "
$28.50 regular closrng but, at 19.75"T
$26.00 regular closing out at fl7.75; ,.
$22.50 regular closing out at fl6.90"
$21.50 regular closing out at Sjl3.75 ;
$19.00 regular closing out at 12.75 -
$16.50 regular closing-out price vf 11.40
$14.00 regular closing-out price .".f 10.80 r
$12.50 regular closing-out prce f 10.35 -
$11.50 regular closing-out price S9.00 ,
$ 8.00 regular closiog-out price , , .f5.75
$8 Heater like cut, cast-iron lining, 20-inch stick, $9.25
Others as low as 2.50 -
Gas Water Heaters, set tip in your home the double cop- :
per coil, at $14.00 .
Lace Curtains in Profusion
Regular $10.06, closing out sale ... . . . ... . . . $5.25
Regular $S.00, closing out sale .,. .$4.75 !"
Regular $7.00, closing out sale. . . . . ,.84.50 '
Regular $5.00, closing out sale . . . . . . . $3.75
Regular $3.75, closing.out sale. ..$2.25 ,;
Others as low as 90
Dining "Ghair3
$8.00 Chairs, closing' out sale...,. 85.00
$8.60 Chairs, closing out sale. . . .854.25
$4,50 Chairs, closing but sale. . . . .82,05
$4.50 Chairs, closing out sale. . ..'.$2.75
$3.60 Chairs, closing out sale. . . . .82.60
$3.00 Chairs, closing out sale. . . . .$1,75
$2.75 Chairs, closing out sale. .'. . .$1.50
Others as low as 65$
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Grand Avenue Jand ErStarlrStsr
Rocker, $2.25
Birdscye Maple Rocker
like cut, regular $4.50;
closing-out sale price
only ...... . $2.25
Parlor Tables
$25.00 regular, closing
out sale . . ; . . $12.50
$20.00 regular, closing
out sale ..... $9.90
$17.50 regular, closing
out sale . . . $8.75
$12.00 regular, closing
out sale . . . . $6.25
$10.00 regular, closing-out sale. .$4.95
$6.00 regular, closing-out sale.. $3.25
Couch' Covers ReduceH 33 13 to 50
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Hall Racks
F6r hats, coats," etc. ' French' "plate mir
rors, quartered oak frames; ,
Regular $ 7.50, closing out sale. .$4.75
Regular $11.00, closing out sale. .86.50
Regular $ 9.50, closing out sale. .$5.85
Regular $ 4.00, closing out sale.. $2.75
Regular $ 7.00, closing but, sale. . $3.75
Regular $ 4.00, closing out sale. .$2.25
Regular ,$ 6.00, closing out sale. .$3.75
OPEN'EVENINGS"
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