THE OREGON DAILY JO)URNAl4 POHTLANDTHURSUAY?; EVENING, NOVEMBER '87, 4 1913. :
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NEW TARIFF BUT PIPES
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Cigar Bands Cheaper and So
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CHARTER AMENDMENTS WH
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: By Bond I GeMcs.
fStaff Correspondent of L'nitcd Pres?.)
Throw out the ntl cip-ar box.
Give me mv pipe of clay:
For tlie tariff has raised t!'e price of
rtaars
... j 'And. these prices I cannot pnv.
'..( --Apologies to Sir. Kipling
Washington, Nov. ?7.--If Kipling had
waited until today to write that poem
t which lie made n lot of women dls-
, like him when he dechired.
"For a woman Is only a woman.
. " "But a (rood cIitht Is a nmokc "
. If would have been necessary lor him
.' to replace the riKr with the plpo. to
make it appeal to the average man
, lor the Iic-m.ruls treated the rlgar
and ctfrarctte us luxuries, which means
that Inyteid of reducing import duties
0 them, tliey either remained 11)8 same
... or were increased. My l.ady Nio9'lne
received few favor from the. new tariff
'law. Devotef s of the w eed do not stand
. much chance of raving any money un
der the new law, unlets tliey smoke it
Jn pipe form. If he smoke a chiy pipe,
. be'H be able to nave more.
: The same old Import tax of $1.15
per pound on filler tobacco is in effect
today. American smokers paid J'i.K'fl.
000 last year on .this grade oT tohacco.
' Likewise the old duty of 35 cents a
pound on unslenimed filler tohacco pre
vails. Seventeen millions seven hun-
lrod thousand dollars "went up in
moke," literally last year, uh the "In-
direct tax" on that article, and $2.98j,000
more In taxes on stemmed filler.
The Democrats even refused to re
duce the tariff on snuff. ' Tliey did,
, however, slightly lower the Import taxed
on cigar bands, especially the fancy
varieties which may Interest the label
collectors who paMe up vases, jars and
ash trays In a riot of labels.
While the new law imposes a tax
.. lower by one-half, on cheap clay pipes,
.. the regular Penny chiy pipes will sell
for the same amount. "T. D.'s" how
ever, and other more expensive clay
pipes, will sell cheaper. For men who
; use "making" no tariff saving can be
seen, unless Jt will be that he can get
a better grade of papers for the same
or slightly lower price. The Import
tariff on "papes" $ reduced 16 per
cent Republicans, however, declare
the Importers will get the difference.
The "pipe, fiend" who burns tobacco
incense at the shrine of "My Lady" with
rostly imported briar-root or nioor
; pchaums, may bo able to save a quarter
,or half a dollar when he finally dis
cards his old, time-stained favorite and
buys a new pipe imported since October"
3. The 1( per cent tariff reduction on
the fancy imported pipes will, it is be
lieved, cause some slight reduction at
the tobacco stores.
BEFORE VOTERS ON DEC. 9 ARE EXPLAINED
Second and Third Measures on Ballot, if Passed, Will Give.
Council Power to Hire City Engineer and Park Sup
erintendent. Without Restrictions.'
Title of Amendment Wo. 9.
An act to amend section 12S of the
city charter of Portland so as to except
the city engineer and superintendent of
parks from the provisions requiring nil
municipal officers to bo registered vot
ers of the city.
Shall section 1 2S of the charter he so
amended?
102. Yes.
103. No.
The purpose of this amendment Is to
exempt the offices of city engineer and
superintendent of park from a. charter
provision requiring all municipal offi
cers to be registered voters of the cily
of Portland.
Both offices require special qualifi
cations of Incumbents. The. superintend
ent of parks and the city engineer each
much he an expert in his particular
line. The exemptions are lor the pur
pose of making it possible fur Portland
to pick the best men it can secure.
even though they are not residents of
the city.
Mr. Ali.sclie is a competent park su
perintendent, but snould he resign or
die, the vacancy, ns the charter now
stands, would have to be filled by se
lecting from anions the city's registered
voters. The practical management and
development of city parks is a science
by Itself.
l'cw, If any, other cities limit them-I
selves. In the selection of superinten
dents to registered voters of those cities.
Park superintendents, the. men upon
whom elective oflietals must depend
for expert advice, are almost univer
sally selected from among a small class
of recognized experts, whether or not
they are residents ot the cities.
The amendment docs not require the
selection of a non-resident. Itimply
authorises such a choice In a larger
field of candidates.
The city engineer exemption Is for
the same reason. Portland's city en
gineer has oversight of animal expendi
ture running up to 16.000,000. Portland
lias a number of competent engineers,
l.ut municipal engineering is a profes
sion distinct from the general scope of
engineering work. There are compara
tively few municipal engineers, in the
country and they are in great demand.
It is urged that Portland should be
abreast of the procession by giving it
self authority to employ the best man
that can be attracted by the salary of
fered. Adoption of this amendment will also
havo tho effect of placing women on a
parity with men as lliibles for pub
lic office.
Title of Amendment Wo. 3.
An set to amend the charter of the
city of Portland so as to provide that
officers appointed by the council, In
steud of all appointed officers, shull
serve during the pleasure of the coun
cil, and to provide runner mat ma city
engineer and superintendent of parka
shull be exempt from the provision
which requires that such officers shall,
at tho time of their appointment, he
citizens of tho United States, residents ,
MPRDVEMEN
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CLUB IN
E
AVOR OF MORE PARKS
Rose: City' Park Organization
-Opposes $200,000 Bond
' 'Issue.
The proposed $300,00.1 park bond Is
sue was opposed in a resolution adopted
by the Jtose City Park Development
league at Its meeting1 Tuesday night In
the Roue City club house, as it made no
provision for purchase of additional
parks, but only providing for Improve
meuts In present parks.
Walter fileabury declared that every
community was entitled to have a park
or playground within reasonable dls
tance, and deplored tho fact thnt there
are no park except Holladay park In
the central east side. The large num
ber of members present opposed the
large expenditure proposed for electric
lights In parks and favored a bond is
sue for securing new parks for dls'
tricts needing them.
After several suggestions for rerout
ing Rose City Park cars to avoid delay
from team travel on First street and to
approach nearer to the main shopping
district. It wag decided to request the
routing of the cars out on Fifth street
Instead of out Third, as at present.
J'loyrt J. Campbell, F. I,. Purse and A
II. Metcalf were appointed a committee
to take the matter up with the Portland
Railway, Ulght & Power company.
A delegation was present from the
I. nion Avenue Development league, and
after Bruce C. Curry spoke In Its fa
vor, a resolution was adopted favor-
and qualified voters of tho e.ty of Vox I- ,ng Unon avenue appr0PRC toh.
land.
Shall the charter he so, amended?
104. Yes. )
105. No.
The amendment Is supplemental to
tho one above applying to another sec
tion of tho charter. It affects the of
fices of park superintendent and city
engineer as staled in the discussion
of amendment No. J.
interstate bridge.
i'pou motion of W. McKcnna, a reso
lution was unanimously adopted dis
avowing the club's responsibility forth
recent letter of L. M. Lepper. president
of the Greater East Side United Im
provement Clubs association, which se
verely criticized the city commissioners.
GOMPERS THANKFUL
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
- Campaign Against Quacks.
San Francisco, Nov. 27. Following
several arrests for practicing "medicine
Without a license, members of the state
ord of medical examiners said they
a-ere startinff a state-wide campaign
l gainst quacks.
Reelected Head of A, F, of L.
Finds Considerable Cause
. for Gratitude.
fCnlteil Pres I.rtsed Wlro.
San Francisco, Nov. 27. President
Samuel (Jompers of the American Fede
ration of Labor was local unionism's
guest of honor today. lie arrived from
Seattle last evening and a little later,
striding up and down in his hotel room,
dictated the following message to the
world's workingmen:
"On this, the national day of thanks
giving, the union man should be thank
ful that, through the efforts of the
working-men themselves, they have
achieved their present position In life;
"Thankful for the clear conception on
the part of our people as to the rights to
which the toilers of the country are en
titled; Q
"Thankful for the spirit and character
of the men and women in the organized
labor movement;
Thankful toat they are in a better
position to secure a larger degree of
justice now than ever before In the his
tory of mankind;
"Thunl-.ful for the opportunity of es
tablishing a higher civilisation;
"Thankful that the spirit of unity,
solidarity and fraternity is growing
amongst the tollers of Arnrrica and
that it Is keeping pace with the or
canlged workers of the civilized world
on the inarch toward international peace
and brotherhood."
The labor loader stepped a'nd spoke
slowly at first hut his stride and hH
speech quickened as he warmed to his
theme. As he finished he stopped. In
the center of the room.
"Thirty," he said with a smile, which,
as everyone knows, is the printer's and
telegrapher's "amen."
NEGRO'S BODY FOUND
BY CHURCHGOERS
Tumlca Miss., Nov. i7. James Hig
glns, accused of a double murder, was
lynched by a mob here last right.
Church goers this morning found his
corpse hanging to a tree.
died at her home .here In l&o. . ''.
Mr. Lawton gerved his time "during
the Civil war as eorporal in Company IX
of the Forty-sixth. regiment, of Wiscon
sin Volunteer Infantry. ..In the year
J87S, tvithv wlfa and family. h. moved
to Clarke county, ettllng near Waahou
gal, where he lived Until the year 189 S.
when he moved here and bought a farm.
The surviving children are, Mrs. A. D-
Wright, of Portland., Or.: Mre. " EJU
Robb. of Grldley. Cal.j G. W. and B. F.
Lawton, of this place. The funeral was
held from the home. Interment was In,
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(ContinuedBFrom Page One.)
FRANCIS G. LAWTON
WAS G. A. R. VETERAN
La Center. Wash.. Nov. 27. Francis
G. Lawton. a Civil war veteran, and an
old pioneer of Clarke county, died at
his home here at the Rge of 81 yenrs.
Mr. Lawton was born in New York
state August 1, 1832. In 1S48 he moved
to Wisconsin, where In the year J805 he
was married to Miss Maria Neeley, who
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V . V r. CLOAK AND SUIT HOUSE
, Comer Sixth ,nJ Alder. Opp. Oregonian:
in addition to that lie has already re
ceived, to show why he should support
tho building of the dredge, the Increas
ing of the approprfatlon for the north
Jetty and the. adding of two blE auc
tion pumps to the present equipment of
the Chinook.
The appointment of Mr. Teal. Mr.
Jackson and Mr. H1U was made by Dr.
Alfred Kinney, chairman of the Forts
of Columbia committee, by special mes
sage from Astoria this morning. Mr
Teal is already in tha cast and Mr.
Jackson, who left for Washington this
morning, will carry his appointment to
hlin.
A letter Uicludejl in- the information
furnished asserts that the J1.5OO.00U
cost of the dredge will be but three
eighths of 1 per cent of the $400,000,000
cost of tlie Panama canal, and that such
an expenditure Is without question nec
essary to permit this port to benefit
from the building of the canal.
Mora Pumps for Cbiaook.
Adding two SO Inch pumps to the Chi
nook,, it Is asserted, will Increase the
craft's dredging capacity 276 per cent.
Attention- Is called to the enhance
ment In values the government may ex
pect on its own limber holdlngR. The
first year after a 40 foot channel Is
opened, it is asserted that the govern
ment will benefit 20 cents on every 1000
feet of Its timber, or a total of $60,000,
000. Estimating that the same rate of
enhancement may continue for 5 years,
the total .benefit Is estimated at $300,
000,000 to the government. In the same
way It' is said that privately owned
timber will Increase in value at the rate
of $30,000,000 a year Or $450,000,000 ill
five years.
The prediction of a transportation au
thority is quoted that Butte, Mont.,
mineral products may be shipped west
via the Columbia, then through the Pan
ama canal, at a saving of $3 a ton, pro
vided a 40 foot channel is provided at
the mouth bf the river.
That the maritime commerce of the
district may be expected to grow to
$lSO,000,Ot)0 a year. If a 40 foot channel
lis created. Is stated. This would be
greater than the commerce of any other
Pacific coast port and greater than j
any Atlantic port commerce, except Newi
York and Boston. The water grade
route iroin tne east and ir.e immense
producing territory are given as reason
for commercial growth.
Included in the information furnished
are copies of petitions addressed to
Chief of United States Engineers King
man, circulated by licensed pilots, tug
boatmen and shipping men in service on
the Columbia river and bar. asking; his
support of the appropriation for the pro
posed $1,500,000 dredge, and uaylne:
"Great wealth Is entrusted to our cart
In taking vessels In and out of the riv
er and this responsibility is Increasing'
yearly with the constant advent of larg
er vessel?. It Is with a view of provid
ing for the safety of those craft, and
thus furthering the interests of com
merce, that we seek to enlist your as
sistance in securing The construction
and operation of a large dredge."
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Teal and Mr. Hill
are to attend the National Rivers and
Harbors congress which will be held In
Washington, D. C, beginning Decem
ber 3.
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December term of the county court the.
redisricting of the. county Into voting
precincts will "lake place, data having
been gathered for that purpose by tlia
county commissioners. . Ten iiew pre
cincts are to he created making- the
whole number 25. The old namesi are
to be eliminated and tho districts will
be denominated by numbers. Just as the
road districts. The changes will af
fect McMinnvllle, '" Newberg', Sheridan,
Carlton and willamlna and one or two
other precinefs. ., --
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