TO REDUCE TAXES ON
IMPROVEMENTS ONE ;
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Assessment ' of Land to ' Be
Made Separately n Dis-
trict of Columbia by Plan,
NEW ALASKAN TRADE iOLD FARMER KILLS
i -
HIS YOUNG WIFE
.Washington, b. X-' March 14
gressman Bailey ,ef i Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on mileage,
proposes eradlcal change in Diatrlct of
Columbia real estate assessments in a
bill pending in congress. The proposed
law contemplates the assessment of
land and Improvement separately.
The bill provides for. a gradual re
duction of assessment. ' against im-
" provements, so that eventually they
hall be taxed at hot more than 50 per
"cent of their true value.; It is a meas
ure similar in many respects tothe
bill now pending in the New York leg
islature, which provide for a gradual
nf lucMmcnti aa-ainst im
provements to a roaxlmuta of 50 per
cent of their true value, 'ine cauey
liill follow:
. "Be it enacted, by the senate and
bouse of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem
bled, that hereafter in the assessment
- of. property in the District of Colum
bia . the value of Improvements In, on
or under the land shall be set forth by
the assessors in a column in the as
sessment rolls separate from the value
of the land : Provided; that, beginning
with the year 1916, an annual charge of
ft per centum for depreciation shall be
made against all improvements in said
District, this amount to be deducted
, from the assessed value of such prop
erty:. Provided further, that. In add!
tloii to the .amount charged off for de
preciation, there shall annually be
further reduction of 10 per centum for
a period of five years in the 'total as
sessment against Improvements, so
that at the end of that period Improve
ments in no case shall be assessed at
more than 60 per centum of their value.
"And provided further, that hereafter
personal property, including household
goods, merchandise, money in Danlc,
stocks, notes, bonds, mortgages and
other evidences of debt, jewelry, horses
and other domestic animals, carriages,
eutomobilrs, books, machinery, imple
ments, tools, office fixtures and furni
ture, boats, tugs and other vessels, lo
comotives, cars. ; wagons, carts, drays
and like vehicles, shall be wholly ex
empt from taxation; but It is expressly
provided that the value of all fran
chises shall be considered and treated
as land values and assessed on the
' same basts as other land values, for
purposes of taxation."
Baked on the proposition that "No
trade can be secured to Portland with
out Portland controlled shins in con
nection with the proposed government
railroad in Alaska, preliminary organ
ization to promote ship service between
Portland and the western 'Alaska ter
minus of the railroad, authorized in the
Chamberlain bill which the president
has now signed, was accomplished at
meeting yesterday at noon in the
Commercial club.
Samuel ConnelL president of the
Northwest Door company, was elected
temporary chairman, and James . J.
Sayer of the Merchants National bank,
temporary secretary. The following
committee on permanent organization
was chosen waiter S. Asher, chair
man; W, B. Glafke, K. H. Brown, J. C.
English and Samuel Connell.
The purpose is to have an organiza
tion of large membership devoted sole
ly to trade extension, particularly In
respect to Alaska, but also having in
view the necessity of Portland con
trolled ship service between Portland
and Atlantic coast ports via the Pan
ama canal.
The organization will seek the in
dorsement of others, such as the cham
ber of commerce, Commercial and Ro
tary ciuus, ii is announced.
TAXICAB COMPANY
MAY INSTITUTE SUIT
. i
The Oregon Vfaxlcab company has
notified all . competitors operating
"brown" cab that they must change
. the color by April 1 and that If they
do not do . so voluntarily legal pro
ceedlngs will be instituted to com
pel them.
A few weeks ago the company ob
tained an injunction in the circuit
. court restraining N. E. Nellsen fron
. operating a brown colored cab and
is now proposed to obtain a similar
restraint against ethers.
The (Oregon Taxlcab company does
not claim that it can copyright a colo
' but contends that it has built up its
business under "the distinctive color
scheme of brown and that it will pro
teot its Interests, through court In
junction, against any imitation or in
- fringement Intended to deceive the
, public.
When the company began business
five years ago it had its equipment
painted brown and all Its stationery
was of the same color. It was ad
:. vertlsed as the "brown company" and
' Its vehicles became generally known
i as the '"brown taxis."
f The adoption of the brown color by
competitors led. It Is alleged, to a great
confusion among patrons and loss of
revenue and reputation. Complaints of
overcharge and misconduct Of driver
were erroneously made by customers
who failed to distinguish between the
owners of the different taxlcabs.
EXTENSION
PLANNED
Portland to Western Alaska
Steamer Service Aim
; of Committee,
Made Him ; Mad," He Says,
.f When She: Called Hirr
: V . ' ' ' ' Names. ' j '
SHOWS MARKET NEED
OF EASTERN OREGON
COOPERATION
WITH
i
EACHERS
URGED
Parents Asked to Help the
School Work by Superin-
tendent Alderman. I
Eastern Oregon's crying need of mar
keting facilities is vividly set forth in
a letter from L. E. Morse, manager of
the John Day Development company.
Spurred by . the glowing accounts of
record breaking potatoes in Multnomah
county, Mr. Morse has risen to the de
fense of his section of the state, and
particularly the part drained by the
John Day river, by sending to Port
land several specimens of i the kind of
potatoes grown at Spray in Wheeler
county.
The potatoes in question were grown
without irrigation and were only culti
vated twice. Mr. Morse claims that
not a county in Oregon can raise as
good potatoes as are grown along the
John Day river, but he adds, there are
no market facilities.
He says in. part: '"mere is not a
county in Oregon that can raise as
good potatoes as are grown on the
John Day river, nor grow them as
cheap. If Portland will help us to a
railroad we will supply them with bet
ter pork, cornfed chickens and pota-1
toes than they are getting now. We
are for closer connections with Port
land a central warehouse for wool."
The tubers sent by Mr. Morse from
Spray are fully as large and as hand
some as any thus far shown by local
growers.
(Special to The Journal.)
Centralia, Wash., March-1. -Henry
Douglas, 60 years old, a farmer living
a mile north of Grand Mound, yester
day : afternoon ; shot I his wife, 86,
through the breast with a rifle, at the
Douglas home. After committing the
deed, Douglas went tothe home of a
neighbor and said that he had killed
his wife,' after which he walked to- the
Northern Pacific tracks and started to
give himself up.
Neighbors of the Douglas family
rushed to the home as soon - as the
news of the shooting spread. They
found the woman still breathing, but
she expired a few minutes later, before
medical, aid could reach her.
, In his cell at the Centralia Jail Doug
las said that be had; killed his wife
because of her alleged improper rela
tions with a man named McDavlt, who
was boarding-at hi home. He said
that a year ago he placed all of his
property In his wife's name, and that
since that time she had been ruling
him with an iron hand. Yesterday af
ternoon he said that he asked her to
let him take the team, and wagon to
Centralia. but that she refused and
started calling him vile names.
"That made me mad." said Douglas,
"and I went and got the gun and
popped it to her."
CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED i
TO STOP SCHOOLBOYS
USING CIGARETTES
FCftJRTH VICTIM OF j 'WATCHFUL WAITING' :
HARDIN'S GUN,- DEAD 'UNCLE JASPER'S' POLICY
Qhehalis Slayer- Suicide's Pioneer Rancher Has Own
Wife Succumbed . Last
Night , to Wounds;.
- "The public schools of Portland are
her greatest asset," said Superintend
ent of Schools L. R. Alderman, speak
ing before: the Commercial club this
noon, and . I beseech you parents, and
citizens to do all in your power to
make our school system one of the best
in the country. . y
"I ask your cooperation. - If you are
parents, know the teacher of your
child, cooperate with her that she may
do the most for your child according
to his or her individual needs. The In
fluence of our school can be Increased
fully 20 per cent by this cooperation.
We need' a campaign to elevate the
work of the teachers.
Here in Portland we are laying as
much emphasis on the health of the
child as on its studies. We are teach
ing the doctrine of fresh airV We are,
endeavoring to form habits of indus
try, both mental and physical, and: a
spirit of good citizenship and coopera
tion Within the child., . V
"Having once found out the greatest
adaptability of the child, we seek to
develop it. Kach child should be treat
ed individually. It Is a problem in It
self and needs different treatment and
instruction than its playmate."
Mr. Alderman further discussed in
novations in the teaching system this
year, such as the introduction of for
elgn languages in the grades, one half
day primary classes and the endeavor
to make each child and each classroom
a unit in itself. Edgar B. PJper pre
sided. ,
Ideas on Young, Cu
pid's Activities...
(Special to The Journal.)
Chehalis, Wash., j March 14.-Mts,
Thomas Hardin, died last night from
Special toThe JornaJ ; " .
Med ford. Or.. March 14. Jasper
Newtown- Miller, pioneer ranc.her, vet-
bullet wound, inflicted Wednesday , , lY , "a en , ?Z
. . . . , , 'lower, who refused two proposals of
nigh by her husband, who also killed marriage last year, has againrepelled
DATES FOR LIVESTOCK CALIFORNIA SHERIFFS
SHOW ARE DISCUSSED WOULD DIVIDE "ARMY"
UP AM0NO0UNTIES
Conference Washington and
ldaho;.Men.Take Up Con
flict With Portland.
her step-father, William Hagerman,
and her mother, here, and afterwards
committed suicide
: Mrs. Hagerman and Mrs. Hardin
will be buried tomorrow at Riffe.
Hagerman will be buried Monday
, Hardin's body awaits Instructions
from his father. Comfort Hardin, t of
Wharncliffe, W. Va,: who is said to
well to do there.
FRANK PICONI IS
be
UNDER
ARREST
Mrs. Werner Says He Is Re
sponsible for 'Murder of 1
Her Husband, "
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ASSOCIATIONS TO JOIN -IN
BANQUET TO CLARK
such advertisements high school boy-s
got their idea that it is manly and
fashionable to smoke cigarettes. It
was also stated that eight high school
boys to every grammar school boy
Smoke.
large Percentage Smoke.
Miss Dimmick, principal of Brook
lyn school, said she had estimated 15
per cent of the boys in her school
smoked, but she had changed her esti
mate after investigation resulting in
the discovery of a shack on Ross Is
land to which boys resorted with to
bacco and cigarettes.
L. R. Alderman, superintendent of
schools, who presided this morning,
called attention to a letter from Con
nie Mack, famous manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics, in which he
used this expression:
"No boy or man can expect to suc
ceed in this world to a high position
and continue the use of cigarettes."
It was suggested that judges are in.
clined to leniency in punishing offen
ders, and officials also inclined to ov
erlook offenses.
"How can you expect otherwise when
many of our Judges, policemen and
other officials are addicted to the cig
arette! habit." Questioned a woman in
the audience.
Aid Prosecuting lawbreakers.
Information concerning several vlo-
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lative enactment, to give, a British In
terpretation to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, ,thus surrendering rights af
fecting America commercially, strat
egically and politically.
'An unparalleled situation confronts
the nation. The custodian of our
rights, our agent in dealing with for
eign affairs, advocated England's
cause. "We are left without a spokesman.
Surrender Is Complete.
"Without the suggestion of referring
this vital question to arbitration, with
out attempting to settle it diplomatic
ally, unconditionally and complete sur
render Is urged."
Repeal, contended the report, would
be cowardice, a notifying of the world
that -America had abandoned, under
foreign pressure, "Its traditional pol
icy of an American-controlled canal,, as
affirmed and defended by other presi
dents." .'
Reference was made to the repeal
proposition" as a virtual" surrender of
trio 'nation s constitutional power to
(Special to The Journal.)
Seattle, Wash., j March 14. Frank
Piconi, alias Roderlgo Rocco, alias Joe
Martino, wanted here for the murder
of Henry Werner, the Issaquah ranch
er, was arrested in Cle Klum yesterday
afternoon and will be brought to the
county jail here some time today.
Mrs. . Magdalina : Werner, according
to the officials, has confessed that
Piconi is the man . responsible for the
murder of her husband. "It had ito
come," she said. Tl asked for protec
tion but did not dream it would come
as It did. I did not tell who did it at
first, for I hoped he would escape.'
Eugene McGuire, a Milwaukee rail
road conductor, recognized Piconi from
pictures on posters.
Werner was found with . his head
hacked to pieces by a score of wounds.
In his barn on the lonely ranch near
Itsaquah. When arrested Piconi had
in his possession a blood stained knife.
and a .handkerchief with blood spots
or, it. s
one of Cupid's darts, though his re
ru sal this time h terms the "watchful-waiting"
policy. -
Mr. Miller, who came to Oregon In
an oz team In 1862. and whose simple
code of life has resulted in -clear eyes
and bright cheeks, though he- has
reached the age' of ' three score and
ten. recently ; took his . first , trip to
California. . t
When near Los Angeles a Canadian
widow on the train tried to buy some
bananas with Canadian money. . When
the train "butcher" refused the coin
Mr. Miller, with characteristic cour
tesy, paid for the bananas with - a
United States "two bit" piece, which
so moved the heart of the Canadian
widow that Mr. Miller says she pro
posed at once.
Mr. Miller on his return here today
found a letter from the woman,
whose name he refuses to divulge, say
ing that she would stop off in Med-
ford soon and see her "financial
saviour. "-
I think I will adopt the watchful
waiting policy in this case," paid Un
cle Jasper. "I have made it a rule
to go slow when women propose to
me." '
PENDLETON WILL VOTE
ON TWO AMENDMENTS
C C. ColtO. M. Plummer and others
Interested in the annual livestock show
held here are meeting this afternoon
with delegation from:: Idaho and
Washington for the "purpose, if possl
ble. to arrange dates for the shows In
Portland and Lewiston to be so fixed
that they will not conflict.
Last year the Portland, show was
held
Plan to-Force) idle tb'.Haif,
Dozen Sacramento 'Valley
Communities,
Ti
the meeting is being held at the Com
mercial club this afternoon.
The delegation from Idaho and
Washington was entertained at lunch
eon at the Commercial dub today.
BISHOP SCARBOROUGH
DIES AT TRENTON, N.
Trenton. N. J.. March 14. Blshon
John Scarborough, of the Episcopal ENGINE HITS CATTLE.
SECTION GANG BUSY
regulate domestic commerce and the
majority view on the proposal to re-
i.ti. nf th law. when Email dealers 1 aulre tolls from battiesftips were spo
I kn of as foreclosure of the American
advertisine purposes, was submitted Tight to pass war vessels mruugn ,ino
tancTon motion of Principal Whitney of ,1 canal free,
Oclrlev Rreen school it was resolved
that the new league should aid In proa- j
ecuting these.
: Superintendent Alderman Insisted j
that the organization must not- be
The Portland Commercial club and
the Oregon Manufacturers' association
will be Joint hosts at a banquet next
Thursday night at 6:30 o'clock to be
tendered to C. M. Clark of Philadel
phia, chairman of the board of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power com
pany, at the Commercial club.
The banquet Is given Mr. Clark, who
l.j spending a few weeks on business
in this city, in recognition of the co
operation of the Portland " Railway,
Light A: Power company, in the cam
paign to further the use of "Made-in-
Oregon" goods. Employes of the rail
way company have already formed a
Made-ln-Oregon" club in the Interests
of the movement.
A. J. Klngsley, president of the Ore- , .. . . n -rav ruiiT
gon Chair company, will preside, while i M. A. A. U. TAA bUI I
1110 prewoenin ui uuiu commercial or- , nuit-ai r r iitrtlllll
ganizations will make addresses of Id UlVCN IU M UllalM
welcome to Mr. Clark. j
A mnvproent will hi starred at tha I
bannuet to secure an amendment to circuit Judge uavis yesternay trans-
th. fltv rhnrtur at tha nnt aUflnn jerreu
through initiative petition that will
diocese of New Jersey, died here to
day of pleuro-pneumonia. At the time
of his death he was 83 years old. He
was one of the best known divines; of
the Episcopal church in America and
had served continuously as bishop i of
Isew . Jersey for :39 years.
Bishop Scarborough was a native of
Castlewellan, Ireland. He was a grad
uate of Trinity I college, Connecticut,
and rose to his position from the of
fice of. deacon, i He had served las
Pusillanimous Doctrine. i H
"It is an astounding, j pusillanimous
doctrine," added the report, "that it is
unwise' or unnecessary to urge our
contention, even though fully convinced
Harrv RlackwelL a stockman, and had
assistant rector at St. Paul's church, i been driven In Thursday. The section
FORMER CHIEF DEPUTY
UNDER INDICTMENT
permit ' the city commissioners When
they see fit- to allow a five per cent
differential to local bidders where Ore
gon mkde goods are to be used. J. R.
Bowles of the Northwestern Steel com
pany will Introduce the subject at the
banquet.
Alex Smith, who was chief denutv
of the tax department under Sheriff
w ord a year ago for a few weeks and
who was let out about Anrll 1. 1913.
was Indicted by the February grand
Jury on a charge of uttering a forged
writing and letter of attorney. The
Indictment was held secret until Smith
was arrested Monday and gave $500
cash bail.
Smith is alleged to have sighed the
name of Andrew Kachelman to a
power of rtttorney, authorising the
collection of $30.60 rebate allowed by
the city as a vehicle tax refund. The
refund was made as the result nf a Am.
eision of the supreme court holding the
tax unconstitutional. The city approp
riated about $40,000 to cover the re
funds. Kachelman discovered whn
he went to collect his refund that it
had already been collected and com
plained to District Attorney Evans,
and the complaint was Issued.
. Deputy District Attornev netnh
that many different Individuals have
been securing the claims of auto
mobile owners for rebates by buying
; them in and making their profit on
me aiscoum aiiowea. A number of
powers of attorney are in the hands
of Deich which Smith secured, but
no other appear to be other than satis
factory. ,
LISTS READY FOR ROSE
FESTIVAL CAMPAIGN
Completed lists of the 450 former
subscribers to Rose Festival funds who
are to be asked to make simitar or
larger renewals next Monday, the day
of the "clean un" financial amrain
have been turned over to the heads of
the nine business organizations which
win conduct the canvass.
' Most of the clubs are calling unon
about ten. of their most active- hustlers
10 perrorm; wis service for the Fes
tlvai. If this plan is followed bv oth
era. It will; mean that each individual
will be responsible for securing sub
senpuons rrom only five people..
It is expected, however, that a much
bigger, force of campaigners will be
recruited from the East Side Business
Men's club in vlem of the fact that
practically the entire business area on
that side of tha river will have to be
combed over In the one day. To aid
the Business Men's club, the other or
sanitations will supply as manv ' vol
unteers as may be needed to divide up
toe enure eaai siae. . .,
tanniai Want Ads brine results.
vote itself to definite and practical
checking of the use of tobacco among
school boys, if it expected to accom
plish anything.
Dr. John G. Abele said that of an
who had com to him for the nitrite
of silver cure of the cigarette habit.
there had only been one school boy.
Bwept away by sentiment but must de- 0f its abstract rightfulness, when a
foreign nation interprets a treaty
asralnst America.
If tue nation consistently supporw
""this new doctrine, this truckling , to
the British government," the report
went on. 4 it must repeal tne provision
in the canal law that no railroad shall
operate a competing line of ships
through the canal. j
It was charged that Canadian rail
roads inspired the British protest. 1
Laffertys report, though less volumi
nous than Knowland's, termed the re-
-neal prooosltlon "unconditional . and
complete surrender to .ngianas ae
fitnn,v., -mands. It declared that "the president
nas maae a mountain uui ui a. mwio mil
and stirred' up a tempest In a teapot.'
f
Troy. N. Y.; rector of the Holy Com
forter church at Poughkeepsie and
was residing at : Pittsburg. Feu, when
consecrated bishop" of New Jersey! in
1875.
WILL FIGHT RETURN
TO NORTH DAKOTA
TO DELIVER LECTURE
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
An authorized lecture on Christian
Science will be delivered in the edifice
of First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Thursday and Friday of next week by
Clarence W. Chadwick, C. 8. B., of
Omaha, Neb.
Mr. Chadwick will give his first
lecture Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock, and repeat the same lecture
Thursday and Friday evenings at 8.
These lectures are free and are pro
vided by the Christian Science church
as a means of affording the public
an opportunity to hear a correct ex
position Of the 'teachings of Christian
Science.
The lecturer is a member of
board of membership of the mother
church, the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
the suit of the
Amateur Athletic club to restrain col
lection of taxes on club property to
.Judge McGinn's department that the
suit may be heard with the siiit of the
Portland Social Turn Verein, now be
fore Judge McGinn. District Attorney
Evans said that the suits are dis-
Peace Fund - Was Press Agent:
Washington, March 1 4.-r-Secretary
James B. Scott of the Carnegie peace
cnAnwmnt fund told the senate lobby
similar and that he would resist any investigating committee yesterday that
attempt to Join the Issues in one triaL I the officers of the fnnd did press
Judge McGinn last Saturday over-1 acrent work in the interests or repeal
ruled the demurrer of the state to. the of the exemption of American shipping
Turn Verein suit, and Mr. Evans said I from Panama canal tolls. He said mil
that 'he would ask the court to . open
that 'case again, that the demurrer
might be argued. Through inadvert-
ance, he said, his office was not noti
fied 'that tho demurrer was to be
heard; and no appearance was made,
the court ruling in his absence. He
said be wished to present authorities
tc tho court sustaining his contention
that the complaint did not contain
facts sufficient to constitute a cause
of action.
lions of documents advocating repeal
were sent out, including 715.000 copies
of Senator Root's speech, mailed un
der the senator's frank.
Colored Lawyer Arrested.
Attorney. Lewis II. Dawley, colored.
who left Portland suddenly about five
weeks ago, was arrested at his for-land baby several days ago,
mer home in Philadelphia this morn
ing; according to advices received at
the i the police detective bureau. Dawley
is charged with forgery and obtaining
money under false pretenses. Daw
ley is said to have been paid $400 by
two Chinese to pay for restaurant 11
censes, which he never got for them.
He is also said to have beenHpaid
CVUIDITCn IM rnilDT u Ior olTorcps reiusea 10
tAnlDl I fcU IN lUUn I I take action in afterwards, and in addi
tion he is charged with passing
Members of
Babe's Faher Gives Bond.
By putting up a bond of $800 to "se
cure the nayment of $37.50 a month to
hi wife. Harry S. Palmer, fatherj of
Rex Palmer, the "September Morn
baby, was granted leniency by Circuit
Judge Calkins this morning. Sentence
was suspended during the time he pays
the stipulated amount. The payments
must continue for a year. Palmer was
convicted of nonsupport of his wife
The baby
TORTURE DEVICE IS
created interest last fall when he was
found to have been raised without
clothing. During the winter his mother
has had him clothed in summer cloth
ing. He is now 11 months old. 1
Estate Is of Small Value,
Stock in. th Beaver Manufacturing
company, valued at ?7oey is the only
property listed in the petition for sad
ministration of the estate or Alfred
Howard, who committed suicide in the
A torture device that rivaled those th detective rienartment will leave for I county Jail March 8. where he was
used In the middle ag' was produced j the east at once to bring Dawley to i being held in connection with the in
mm morning iu municipal court wnen i Portland, where state charges.. have
wbb inea on a cnarge ' oeen placed against him.
ui crueny to animais. uasaie nad put
1 . Y. ,
t nun ia v:uu.i geu
I number of bad checks.
s halter on his cow and staked her out
In his field. On the halter he had
wired three sticks under the nose band.
These - sticks, which had been on thd
halter all winter.! bad worn three holes
an Inch and one half deep by an inch
- O.iW. K, & Sf. Pays Its Taxes
yhe largest single tax payment for
the present year, a check for $194,
468.04 from the O.-W. R. & N. Co.,
Was received this morning by Tax Col
in diameter in the cow's nose, it was ,ect?f TwV ,
testified. Casale said he thought The Pending wlch ,atackf th taTx la,w the
vestigation of alleged thefts of linen
from Flelschner, Mayer & Co. . Howard
killed himself by cutting his throat
with a pocket knife. He had been em
ployed by the company for nearly: 30
years. He left a widow, Mrs. Henrietta
Howard, who petitioned ijor ' apopint
ment as administratrix, and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Simm A. Bennett, as heirs, -
J.
Pendleton, Or March 14. At an ad
Journed meeting of the city council
last evening, a special election was
ordered for Tuesday. April 28, for the
purpose of voting upon two amend
ments to the city charter, one to give
the city, authority to incur an add!
tional $40,000 bonded indebtedness for
the purpose of completing the gravity
water system, and one to give tho
council power to order re-assessments
in Improvements districts, if any court
has held the orglnal assessments void
because of Irregularities in proceed
ings. In the latter amendment there
is a clause which makes it . rectro-
active and. If passed, the city will
order- a re-assessment on Jackson
street, where a number of the property
owners escaped payment of the costs
assessed against their property by a
court .decision based upon error In the
description of. tho boundaries of tha
district. ''
(United Press !te4 Wlral
Sacramento, Cal-.HMarch : 14. The
latest solution offered for breaking up
tne army or th Unemployed now
December 8 to 13 inclusive, the ftmPedor ner1' -.Telt on the ba.n?'
week after th ".hA .t t ...i.tnn htl11 n oacramento 'river opposite lius
it appears now that both Lewiston and cit to have the herlffs of half a
rvruua aesire tnese aates tor me 1 "v"cu in m owruuenia
show next falL It is for the purpose I valley get together. 5"und up the sev-
of getting together on this matter that! eral hundred men ani each sheriff take
a noncn or them hgfe with him. it
the men refuse the invitation to'hike''
to these different counties, they likely
will be subjected to forceful methods.
Progress eastward was blocked to
day 'because of theV border of Sheriff
McAuley-of . Placer jjqpunty to the ef
fect that he Iwlll . it allow even a
small band to1 travel; on foot through
hie county. He listened to the pleas
of Sheriffs Monroe Sdf Tolo, Veale of
contra costa and McDonald or Solano,
but refused to yield;
Humors or cieatns resulting rrom
routing the unemployed army last
Monday have ; -been -t Investigated by
Directors of Irrigation Dis- rdndand,aner;
trict Notify .Chamberlain Uitai staff, said today "that out of;
t- ,-ri i C-ffN - I eigoi men rrom ine-army orougnt to .
D mai LTTcCli I the hospital, most off them were anf-"
fering from hunger, and only one was
In a serious .condition, he having
fallen into a bot of trailing water last
Sunday. j J ' .
H. V. Atkins, wR; sustained a two
RECLAMATION LOAN
FAVORED
PARADISE
(Waahioftoo Bureau. of The Jnnrnil.l
Washington. March 14. The board
of directors of the Paradise Irrigation
district notified Senator Chamberlain I inch scalp wound oit the head, is rap
today i of tha adoption of a resolution I raiy recovering. j,L;v. btewari ami
urging congress to loan $10,000,000 to
the reclamation service to reclaim the
arid lands of the west and commend
ing Secretary of the Interior Lane for
his activities along that line.
Shrubs for Salem Grounds.
Washington. March 14. Representa
tive Hawley today secured an order for
a supply of ornamental shrubs to be
sent to Secretary of State Olcott to
decorate the new addition to the state
capital grounds at Salem.
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NOMINATIONS MADE
i BY HOTEL CLERKS
Huntington, Or., March 14. Oregon
Short Line train west bound No. 17,
Friday morning ran into a big bunch
of cattle a little over a mile from
the yard limits. The carcases of 14
cows were scattered for over a quar
ter of a mile along the right of way.
They were part of a band ' owned by
.1
Hood River, Or., March 14. McLean
Porter, who was arrested in Hood
River yesterday, upon advice from
North Dakota authorities, is being
held here awaiting the arrival of Da
kota authorities. It is charged that
Porter is wanted in the east for brib
ing a Juryman, in a murder case.
Porter will fight extradition and has
employed Attorney George R. Wilbur
to look after his case. Pinkerton de
tectives located Porter in Hood River,
and In connection with the local po
lice, made the arrest.
EXPRESS DISSOLUTION
SHOWS WHO DOES WORK
Washington, D. C. March 14. "The
voluntary dissolution -, of the United
States Express company proves beyond
a doubt that the. parcel post has come
to stay," said Senator William S. Ken
yon, of Iowa, today.
I think the news Is especially an
propriate at this time," he added, "as
it shows the claims made recently on
the floor of the senate that the parcel
post Is being run at a tremendous loss
are absolutely unfounded. '
FAY TAFT DROWNED
IN YAQUINA BAY
Toledo, Or., March 14. Fay Taft of
this city was drowned yesterday about
four miles below town In YaquLna bay.
He was on the i shore, and started to
swim to the government dredge Ore
gon, when he went down. The, body
has not been 'recovered,, Taft rwa
about 25 years old and was well known
here and at Newport His mother
gang is busy burying the dead animals.
The engine looked as though It had
pulled through a sea of gore' as it
pulled into the depot.
HEAD .OF "HELIGA"
CULT FOUND GUILTY
Seattle, Wash., March 13. Rev. Al
bert Dahlstrom, head of the "Hellga"
cult, who has been on trial here.
charged with violation of tho Mann
white slave act in transporting Miss
Edna Englund of Tacoma, one of his
The regular annual nominating 'meet
ing of the. Oregon State Hotel Clerks
association was held last night at the
Multnomah hotel. Candidates were
nominated and the members were ad
dressed by Mr. Fuller, assistant man
ager of the Clark hotel of Los Angeles.
in regard to the National convention
of "Hotel Greeters" which will be held
in Los Angeles thjs summer.
Mr. Fuller Is the father of the Hotel
Greeters, which, he organized at Den
ver five years "ago. He is making a
transcontinental tour.
C. H. Shafer of the Imperial hotel
presided and 34 members attended.
The annual election will be held
about the middle of April.
A number of nominations., for each
position was made, save for that of
first 'vice president. The names of
those nominated follow: For presi
dent. ' A. T. Lundberg of the Benson.
C. H. Dawley of the Washington, Louis
'Reynolds of , the Multnomah,' and Joe
Herman of the Multnomah. ' - -u .
A. U. Pierce- of the-Seward ha a
clear field X or the first vice-presidency.
For - second vice president these three
are uot: Ross Finnigan, the Carlton;
Fred i Hermann, the Imperial, and H.
H. Hamilton, the Imperial.
S. F. Foster of the Rlts and E. H.
Bemegger were nominated for secre
tary; ; Carl Monroe of the Seward and
E. S.I Robe of the Portland for treas-
and Walter Burnett and C. 8.
Edward Murray ar.-i suffering from
tonsilitls. J ui-i '
Lambert Muelhfe's told the officers
he was kicked In; the stomach by
policemen. le waf' found to be suf
fering from a rutre of many years'
duration.. i
Harold Thompsorf applied to the
hospital, saying helwas hungry; A. J.
Copal, member of army, is belnt;
treated for dysentery; Geo. Vernon.
vata r t (hoi tila V-i )t wr, Ikrfifeen.
but examination byijpr. Bernard proved
them sound. :
Santa Fe (Jetting Heady.
Los Angeles, Map-h 14. Assistant
Passenger Traf flcxi&tanager B.yrne of
the Santa Fe announced that his com
pany has placed oyders' for $3,004,000
worth of new equiEment to handle the
exposition "year traffic to California.
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Yale Graduate at Dinner.
New York, i Marci 14. Ex-President
Taft, President Hley of Yale and
Walter Camp, the ftotball coach, were
among the spesjkerat a dinner of Yale
graduates yesterday ;
AMUSEMENTS
aJleered 32 "wives." from Seattle to
csia.nn r-al v a m fmmrf pnlltv t niwiti jUrer,
today by the Jury in the United States I - .......
court on one of the four counts against
him. ?
lives near
curred.
where the drowning
oc-
Oswego School Meeting.
Oswego, Or., March 13. Oswego
school district No. 47, meeting last
night with about 60 members of! the
district present.: refused by a vote of
3 to 2 to allow the school building to
be used for social gatherings land
to have the building electrified.
Villa Is Confident.
Chihuahua Cfty, Mexico,' March 14.
Confidence that he would make his
next report to General Carranxa from
Torreon was expressed by General Vil
la in a letter written today to his su
perior. Villa today sent the last of his artil
lery toward Torreon. He said it was
the strongest artillery division ever as
sembled in Mexico, and the supply of
ammunition was plentiful.
The rebels found three bronxe busts
here of Enrique Creel, a great man un
der the Dlax government, melted them
and cast some of the metal Into t cent
pieces, the rest into shrapnel.
Poison After Joy Ride.
San Francisco, March 14. A woman
who, gave the name of Mrs. Mar!
Block was taken to the Cetftral Emerg
ency hospital today in a critical con
dition, suffering from wood alcohol
poisoning. Mrs. Block said she swal
lowed the poison following an auto
mobile ride with Herbert G. Ryerson,
a Southern Pacific employe. Me was
arrested and is held In detinue at ti.e
city prison.
Newport Getting Ready. .
Newport,' Or., Marcn 14. The new
power life boat "Undaunted" is being
tried out by the boys of the local
crew.
The gasoline fishing boat Fish has
been taking parties deep sea fishing
recently when bar and weather conr
ditlons are right.
i Report on Dorr Case.
Boston, March 14. The state parole
board, it was announced here today.
will not report on the case of William
A. Dorr of Sfockton, Cal sentenced to
die during the week beginning March
22 for the murder of his nncle, James
Marsh, a Lynn soap manufacturer, un
til next week.
. .
German Army Aviator Killed.
Berlin, March 14. Lieutenant De
Lesser, an army aviator, was killed
here today when, in attempting a land
ing, his aeroplane tipped and crashed
to the earth. t
Huge Naval Pageant.
Washfnaton. March 14. Revtawi
figures showed at least 160 warships
will participate In the naval pageant
when the Panama canal is opened.
Spanish
Grille
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Best! Wines, Liquors and Beers Served
411 V4 and 413 Morrison, sear 11th St,
iKirept riTpnla-qt.)
UI1UUUUUB llf-Tl KKM
"I-""!-" A V Utimiay, Monday
A WI 1 WeaOay. Weilala7 .
TRLTH-TELfJNO jtfrTION flCTL'KKS
THE INSIDE OF THE
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
rerfonnane!Beirlti Tfda anil Nest Weea
at 1. 2.:KT. 4. &!,. 7. 8:.'i p. m.
Tomorrow (band y inly at lt:.xi a. ni.
SS.v-POPUUa'B PRICES 25c
.'HZATK
Kaia S. A-360
Cm. Bakar. Mar.
r ant Time Tonight.' Greatest of AH Criminal
Flajra. - f
Br Faol Armstrong, "otbr of "Tha Dp
Purple." The - Vt a&rr of a retrieved bnr-
tiar. Evenlnga, 25ci' S.V, 60r, 75c: box
rats. $1. Wed. Mat., apat. except b.
25c; Sat. Mat.. 25c. .'0. & aeata 76c. Next
wek, ftartln Tonxwr4? Mat. 'The Bride;."
1feroa4wy, at auiu.
WEfcK MARCH S SefeHat. The Priaateaa af
Kama, a tragic lrfeqC of InUla, 12 danrlna;
glrla; WestuD tc l-eosj E. I. Moore, SpanUti
ioldlna; Mlk Urleo Tttlaon and Mr. Edwin
KeoaiCB in. "AmbltionV Pantageaeop. Pop.
nlar prlcea. 14oxa anf flrnt tow halonnjr r
nerved. Phonea A Zi& Maio e80 Cur U la
2:30. 7:13. 8:10. gt
LYRIC
rovxxx AJTD
. itaix axa.
Onolow and Iji IWtin "Tse Kerry afaa
areha." a alUeapUtttnf . aiualcal play. Sparlal
added attract km. The Royal Kaaavra ldiaa
Baad, l.V acrompltafeeid aololau. Tuaadiy
night. athletic; eontejj Thuwday nlrfat,
prm dinner , act for 5ft Friday night, rhorua
glrla' cuuteat. A 4 ow at popular prlt-ra.
Nlghta. 15c. 25c. Mat-, aet 15c.
"OXTai MUi'UAX. QUIZ,"
Makra Her Seventh 'Appearance VVeditewtay
for Ffcur Iy., Marrjort Got Tange Craav.
It la a Scream.- Ot bet X"t traction are: "The
Oreen.Ercd Menater.? : Kellance Ivima and
"Little Billy'a City C.a-Sln " Keratoae Comedy.
10a iDMJgSIOS lOc
Hurrah for Cpring!
Washington, March H. Extension
of the parcel post" to Include seeds,
cuttings, bulbs; roots and plants be
came effective today.
continual torture would sweeten the
cow's dlspostiion. The judge fined him
$1S and costs.
WHITE SLAVERY CASE
SUBMITTED TO JURY
, ' Morgan Murder- TriaL -1
The prosecution of Edward E: Mitch
ell on a charge of murder in the first
company in a letter to Mr. Lewis an
nounced that they paid the full amount
under Potest -and that thev reserved
the riant to the rebate of 3 Der cent degree ror we snooting or ueorge Mor
gan ax iaira ana ournsiae sireeis : De
cember 30, will end this afternoon land
the Jury wilL receive the case for( de
liberation. .District 1 Attorney Evans
will make the closing-argufhent for the
state. - Mitchell Is- alleged to have shot
Morgan -when Morgan appealed t him
a drink. Mitchell
under the Old tax law should the pres
ent law be declared Invalid.
J I A. C- Nutter; Accused. "
Deputy Sheriff Ford has gone.
Clatsop county to bring back A.
to
C.
on a farm near Jewel.
The Case Of ths rnvurnm.n, ...u .
John Lowe, colored: we. .k i Nutter, charged with swindling John O. ""'"'n. T..1!
the jury in the United Statesd strict hron out of Z10 on a fake warranty 'iITiiltetenBe
mum r uiBinci riM, v,itt.. -... orr.sM .t.i.rtv PleaflM seir-aeiense,
tried on an Indictment charging hiin by sheriff Burns of Clatsop county, on
with white slavery. . i telegraphic reauest.1 He was working
i He was arrested in Portland last
December on the complaint of his
wife that she was brought to this city
from Seattle by him for an immoral
purpose. The defendant claimed that
the accusation of his wife was Promot
ed by jealousy. , she did not appear
against him as a witness in the pres
ent triaL
Townsend's Pay Too Small.
: San -Francisco. March v 14. B. D,
Townsend resigned as special assist
ant--to the federal attorney . general,
saying he did so because he could not
afford to work for the ' pay J he -was
getting. ----.-- -v s ',-.--.
- Smuggled Chinese Captured.. .
. Wilmington. Cal., March K. Erght
een Chinese, believed . to1 have been
smuggled ashore. from a coasting Ves
sel, were captured by immigration of
ficers yesterday. ' K -.
: ; Death of Judge WillardJ
- Minneapolis, ; March - "-14. Federal
Judge A. .3L -Willard died yesterday, t
What a user says regarding his
ME-NOM-I-NEE Truck
i -l V- -, .i . -: -j - -SeatUe, Wash., Feb. .it, 114. ,
Gerlinger Motor Car Co.. Dear Sirs: In behalf of the Me
nominee Motor Truck, we here take pleasure In stating that
during the past eight months the truck has been in operation
we have not had one cent's worth of repairs, other than a
broken spring, i !
We have traveled over roads that were almost impassable
for horses, the mud being so deep that the differential scraped
along on the mud.' -
The truck has, proved more than we expected. It is work
ing as good today as it did the day we drove it first. We
believe you have one of t,he best light trucks on the market-
Tours truly, .
IELW
mm eoi
THE HOUSE OP WELCOME
PARK AND ALBERTS.
PORTLAND. Ofl , .. . - :
In the theatre and shopping district, one 'block
from any ca rime. Rates, $1.00 day and up:
with bath, $1.50 per day and upit v
TAKE OUR BROWN ATO-'BUS '
C. W. Cornelius, Prop. ! H. tj. Fletcher. Mgr.
GREENWOOD FOTJLTRT RANCH,
i E. Greed & Son.
Gerlinger jMotor Gar Co. f
ZTorthwert Distributors.
C90-694 Washiartoa st,'
Yesr-it' pure without a jotbt, ir
Hops and malt and water, I x.
-
All combined by perfect brewing
In a beer just right for jrou.
.Brewed by Henrx' Weinhard -Brewery
Za large' or small bottles Faoaa for a'ase today.
Main 72; A-1172 ;