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, THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, I PORTLAND, . THURSDAY. EVENING, "NOVEMBER 12,- 1914.
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LEAVE THE 1
TO GO INTO BUSINESS
V
HAWKINS TO"
N1STRY
r l i rL '-i'i nu..U A f Spokane, foruand & Seattle! railway
t Central Christian irhurcn Ac-Uddreed the regressive jBasmess
. r .f' -t- j.'j,jMen,i club at lUDCheon today. His
6ptS. KeSlgnatlOn 1 efldered j Ulk covered tb troublous time in
, ; " . . ,1 - j which, through regulation ot rates,
i I Un MnntnR , APT). I rceulatlon of imDrovementii i and ex-
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Ft DOT fC VCAD IO nATC
InOl Ur IJuMri IO UHIC is
Xateatloa to 'Exploit Advertising
atoheine Which Pastor Ru Invented.
i fcegret Expressed ' by . Board.
j iFor the purpose of entering ipon-a
.business career. Rev, H. H. Hawkins,
rastor If the Central Christian church,
' East Twentieth and Salmon streets, has
notified the church of his intention to
close his ministerial labors the first
i of the year..
t The resignation was placed before
j the board of elders and deacons early
in September, hut It was not accepted
rntl! the rejrular October meeting. Dr.
. 1 Hawkins had planned to make the first
r public announcement of the resignation
', to his onerregation Sunday morning.
;Dr, Hawkins will enter the advertlB
' Ing field. He has invented a new ad-
vertlsing scheme which he plans-to
" exploit, and. is leaving the ministry in
order to give the work his undivided
i attention.
He will organize a stock company In
j the near future, and expects to ewtab
' llsh headquarters temporarily In Port
' land, but plans to locfe permanently
In 8t Iouls or ChlcaKO in about a year.
' Members of the official board assert
that there Is no trouble in the church,
t and that the resignation is on account
of financial reason only. When Dr.
J Hawkins became pastor two years ago,
- j hs was called to face a debt of more I
1 than $40,000. with a congregation of I
; les than 400 people.
During the past two years. It Is said, j
he has made appeals that resulted in
, the raisins; of $8000 In addition to the
j running expends. The church board,
' In accepting the resignation, among i
i other things said: l
' "We anpreilate the fact that : the
1 spiritual
condition of the church at
t Hm. I rnnrl nnrl thu harmnnv of
i its. membership never better, 'lie has ,
. been ready to sacrifice with us, to ,
j; face our-burdens with the roost -re-;
. marKaDie rorxuuue ana loyany. anu
i nas uiinei i inn j y siuvru iu uvjiu uji uui
i. church and the Masters cause. We
therefore unqualifiedly extend to mm
! our commendation bs pastor, and re
j gret that it Is necesoary to accept his ,
! I v . 1 1
lir.nawKins was on -iriai oeiore nis
congregation Just a year ago, and was
' acquitted by a vote or 104 to 6'J. A
i large number of members withdrew
inm tli fhiirch at thfit tlmp. Dr.
j K.kli.. vaU xal.l tn hav defied the :
' v..-j ,uu. t.A ,u tA in t r i
' 6 for his resignation. .
The trial of SUnday. November 10, ,
followed, it developed that Dr. Haw-t
j ktns had been unable to get the church
out of debt, and disappointment at his
ability as a manager was about the i
'..only charge made. j
The official board consists or h. i,, t
r Canoe. O. W. Klsher, J. IX McGowan. I more w'hi be the average for the next
i A. M. Dickinson, S. W. Anderson. Dm biennial period. "
U 8 Downing C H. Chambrtau, 11. j. An extra expense figured for the.
Bloyd and E. M. Ryan
V by the Portland .mmstry and at the ,
.Dr. Hawkins is held in high esteem
' f . L, T . ,pre i. ne x orl" !
land Ministerial assoVjfation. ,
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JNeW XtOUIlClllOllSe at j
The Dalles Planned I
O-W. K. k V. to Include Item in
Budget; Engineers Begin Work on
Spokane Terminal.
CMef Engineer J. R. Holman of the
O-W. R. 6c N. company announced to-h
rfay that the company will erect a 30- j
stall locomotive roundhouse at The i
Dalles after the next expense budget
Is made up, though when th work wall land and Llnnton, the United Railways
be started he said It is too early to wants to , abandon- its city franchise
Indicate. It is estimated that the I for the use of Stark street from First
work, including the necessary track-1 to Twelfth streets, its only route
see, will cost between $125,000 and 1 through the business section. Applica
$150,000. I tion for the abandonment has. been
- Decision on the roundhouse matter made to Will H. Daly, commissioner
was. made late yesterday on the re-; Df public Utilities, and wlji be inform
J f turn of President .1. D. Farrell and aUy considered by the city council this
: . 1 " J;r,, x D','""m"
i trip io i ne xBiien. oy nuiiamg tne
. j nw engine terminal, the company
keeps The Dalles an its division point.
"Company engineers have Just begun'
j ork on the new engine terminal at
-i Fpokane. the last piece of construction
. la the development of the company's
Improvements at that point. The ter
. mine! will include a modern- round
r , house, machine shops and auxiliary
trackage.
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Vntll a few years ago all
lenses were flat, because no one
had thought of a better way to
make them.
Today nearly 90 per cent of
lenses fitted are Torlo lenses,
curved to follow the shape of
' the ; eyeball. . ,
Tories give a perfect range of
vlsloa from every angle the
edges do not confuse you when
looking from' the corner of the
ye. "
' Xiet ue demonstrate the maay
advantages of Torlo made by us.
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OPTICAL INSTITUTE
309-lo.it CorhetttBldg, 84 Floor
Head bf MlroadV . ;
; . urges uopperauou
President Oilman Appeals to Business
Interests of City to Work. With
Kellroads for prosperity fox ACL '
Appealing to the business interests
of the city to cooperate with ithe rail
road for 'the general " prosperity of
all. President I C.- Oilman of - the
find themselves. i
Mr- Oilman said the. time no longer
when competitors seek to hide their
cusiness irom one - anotner, ; realizing
that the' common good depends upon
cooperation even fn competition. The
time ham Crniinl to be Also! ho Said. J
when -thy railroads, are arraying them
selves against the public They con
sider themselves part of 'ttje public;
yet they are hedged about with
anomalous '" 'restraints that .curtail
earnings, even while they! stipulate
amounts of expenditures. . .
Discussing the tax question, Mr.
Gilman said he . 1c0Hb the1 doubtful
r-onor of being president" of (the high
est taxed railroad In the United States.
He closed by urging the business in
terets to Insist Upon an era of un
precedented economy in public affairs,
with the ray of hope that before Janu
ary 1 this country is destined to be
fairly entered upon Its greatest period
of prosperity. .
OF
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FOND FOl lNSANEli
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Additional Number of ilnmates '
in Western Oregon' Asylum
Main Reason for Raise,
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(Salem -Bureau of Tlie Journal.) I
oaieiu, Jr., iov. i ix lie OLaic
Salem. Or.. Nov. 12. The state
board of control tdrdVe n"k i
t he -tate leglf-lature for an appropria-j
tPB of $'4.'ll tor tfle Support of
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tfii i -
period bi4,joj ;
r vht. i...
tor the last Dienmai
was appropriatea. i
The maintenance appropriation is
,argHy lncreas,d !n the e8jtimate pre-"
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pared, being $612,000 as compared with
$511,728 in the two years just closing.
The new maintenance budget is based
on a per capita coBt of $15 per month,
while the old one was based on a cost
f $14.64 per month.
The bie reason for the Increase in
maintenance cost, it is assorted, Is the
large increase In the number of in-
mates and the certainty that the in-I
crease during the next two years will I
be as large as that in the present
biennial period or perhaps larger,
There are now 1600 persons in the
asylum and it is estimated that 250
i next biennial period is the wing f or
'J?1? buildipg a a cost of
The expense of transporting
BOARD
CONTROL
ASK
NCREASED
inmates to the asvlum and for de- county aggregating $3,000,000, while
toe) lum ..'Ithe legislature will pass on budeets
portation , purpose . is ifjgured At
$82,711. and $82,711 Is provided for
?o-Jlii niiu 06,1X1 ib tiiuviueu
general purposes and improvements.
Railroad Would
Abandon Franchise
United Railways Takes
Mew Track
by County i
Following- Revocation
Appeal to City.
As the county has revoked the fran-!
chiee covering Its tracks between Port-
afternoon,
Acconliag to Commissioner Daly the
company still -wants to retain its fran
clil.se within the city, bu t wants tho
giant amended so. that it can remove
its tracks from Stark street. If this is
done it will probably be iwith the ap
proval of all Stark street property
owners who have been opposed to th
use of the street by the; heavy -lnter-urban
cars. " i '
The county revoked itss grant to the
railroad company a short! time ago to
take effect February 1. As this means
the end of passenger traffic between
Portland and Uinnton the raliroad com
pany has no further use for the street
where it picked up practicably all of
its passengers, and wants to be re
lieved from the obligations of Its fran
chise in this regard. . j
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Accused Men Now ,
Freed of dharges
Indictments Against Arralanes and .
Davis, Baseball Flayers, Are Bis
missed by Circuit Judge McGinn.
Frank Arrelanes and Robert Davis,
the baseball players who were ac
quitted of; charges of contributing to
the delinquency of a 14-year-old girl,
are now entirely freed of any .charges
in connection with the WlrL' Circuit
Judge McGinn has dismissed indict
ments against the two in which stat
utory charges were made, oh motion
of attorneys for the defendants on the
ground that the acquittals were a bar
to further prosecution dn the . same
set of facts. i '
The trial of Joseph Berger on a stat
utory charge made by the same girl is
scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Judge McGinn has not changed his
mind about admitting spectators and
the court room will be closed to all
except those whose presence is neces
sary.
TORPEDO BOAT CAPTURED
London, Nov. 15. After (escaping the
allies' fleet off the Dardanelles and
running the strait In safety, a Turkish
torpedo boat has been captured ' by
British and French warships off Te
dos, according to a message received
here from Athens today. .
' -Market Man Fined. :
- For violating the public market
ordinance by buying and selling celery,
J. R. Falta was fined 125 this morning
in the , municipal court. - A - charge of
peddling celery . without a - license was
continued : upon , promise ef Fa Us to
I obtain the necessary permit, . ,,
PLENTY ARE
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AND READY TO VEAR
SPEAKEI
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WILLING
SHIP MANTLE
r- rv , - '' C-'-J transferring the county court business
FOIir RftnreSentatlVeS trOmito the circuit court was unconstitu-
. Ji n-i itlonal. is still in existence. Following
I ms oouniy arm oevei cu
From Other Parts in Race.
NO CINCH EXISTS NOW
Olson and Littlef leld Each Considers
Other Most Formidable Opponent;
Intentions Are Told. 1
With three members of the Multno
mah county delegation of sxate repre
sentatives actively campaigning for
the speakership, , and a fourth, al
though inactive, being frequently men
tioned as a candidate for the place, it
Is not likely that the contest wilt be
settled weeks before the Vpening of
the session, as ft was two years ago
when "Pat" McArthur landed the job
early in December . -
The active candidates in thj Mult
nomah delegation are Conrad" P.' Olson,
E. v. L.tttlef!eld and S. B. Huston. Be
sides these the name of "Ben Selling
is frequently mentioned, but so fa- as
is known he has taken no steps to
promote his candidacy nor has he
stated he would be a candidate.
But the Multnomah delegation
hasn't a monopoly on candidates for
the position of presiding officer In the
next house. Allen Eaton of Eugene,
who will be the oldest in point of ser
vice of any member of the next legis
lature, is a candidate for the place. So
s Vernon Forbes of Bend anrf William
1. vawjer of Medford.
Ho Certainty Exists.
mSSR
rhe"n
opened, to sign up enough votes to as
sure him of election as speaker. It is
! not thought likely that any of the can-j
aidates will be able to turn such
trick this time.
... of t, v.llnnn,.n -anlrl 0
advancing the argument tiat , they
want to be 6peakeri80 as to promot'e
business - like methods in handling the
"l iiwuee, hoi permuting
b,lls' Pal-"ariy appropriation bills,
to pile up in confusion during the last
worK or tK, nouse. not permitting
days of the session
Olson and Llttle'field each reearda
the other as his most formidable op-
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ponent. Both are claiming consider- 1
aoie strength. Olson was one of the
active members of the last house and
has an acquaintance with the other
members who were also reelected.
There are 14 of them. Littlefield has
oeen meeting a number of the delega
tions and Is extending his acquaintance
lapiuiy s possioie.
Wants Budgets Prepared,
"If I were assured of the speaker
snip, said Mr. Olson, "I would want
all of the state departments to' have
their Budgets for the next hiennial
period on fmnd the opening day of the
session. I would want the appropria
tion billtt tflkn lin f f.r- Aarlv vnclA-
ution. so they could be disposed of be- i
ton the last days of the session. J
moulns lo mase owouageta ror the j
amouhting to $,0OO,0O0 in a week."
Aa the nrPTf Orimir,it,on
Introduced the budget system into ! from tne rear a seconi general as
state business and budgets for all ; sault on -the Austrian fortress was
the state institutions and departments begun today.To the south of Przemysl
are now being prepared, the legislature the czar's forces occupy all of Galicia
should have opportunity to take up I as far as Turka. -4 . .
necessary appropriations earlier in the
session than ever before.
Mr. Olson said he could think of
no new legislation that was crying
for passage, and he declared if the
legislature would pass the necessary
appropriation bills to take care of the
business of the state and then ad
journ and go home the people would
be eminently satisfied.
. "Steam Boiler" Hot Approved.
"1 would like to cut out all ma
chine or "steam roller' methods,"' he
said. "I expect no fight between the i
legislature and the governor, so that j
excuse for steam roller tactics Will
be removed.v
Mr. Littlefield expressed much the
same ideas. He says he wants to have I
the necessary appropriation bills
passed at the earliest opportunity. He
said appropriations for improvements
or additional state buildings .ought to
be in separate bills, so each would
stand on its own merits.
"It must be shown thev are abso
lutely necessary or in my opinion they
will never get through," he said. "My
vote on all occasions will be for the
strictest economy.
"If the state will take the lead in
cutting down expenditures it will be
far reaching. It will induce the coun
ties to cut expenses, and will influ
ence the cities and the school dis
tricts to economize."
. , :
Counted 17 Fer Hour.
.Another precinct .-, has been heard
'from. J. R. San tee, clerk of the night
election board in precinct 195, at East
Sixty-first and 'East Glisan streets,
wishes to relieve C. W. Smith of pre
cinct No. 12 of the idea that his pre
cinct excelled all others in the matter
of rapid counting .of ballots. Mr.
Smith had contested the .claim made
by the Kenton precinct for the record
in counting ballots. Mr, Smith said
his board averaged 16 ballots to the
hour for '10' hours. .Now Mr. Santee
says his board averaged 17 to the hou;
for 10 hours. He says no attempt was
made to set a record, but the work m as
pushed along as rapidly as possible-
Statements Are Incomplete.
Although all ' of the candidates in
the recent recall election - have filed
their, statements of y campaign ex-!
penses, several' of them are incom
plete and will have to be filed with
vouchers before City Auditor Barbur
accepts them. Mayor A'.bee and Com
missioner Brewster spent nothing,
while ICugfcne K. Smith says that he
spent nothing personally, but an or
ganization which backed him spent
some money. No statement of this
amount has yet been filed, however.
The candidates and the amount each
spent in the campaign follow:
" Robert G. Dieck, $263; Dr. - George
Parrisb, $1354.95; H. K. Abry, $135.40;
W. A- Leet, $29.75; B. E. Kennedy,
$2,19. : ' - , ' -
With the exception -of Commissioner
Dieck, none has filed vouchers for the
amount spent - and - this will have to
be done before the statements are ac
cepted.' ' '
Kedf ord Democrat Jubilant.
W. H. Canon, former mayor of Med.
ford, member of the state central com
mittee for Jatkson county, 'and recent
ly i, a. candidate i for. national , Dem
ocratic committeeman, is in Portland
on a business trip of fewdays.. He.
la jubilant over the Marge majorities
rolled, np in Jackson county- for Sen
ator Chamberlain and ?ior Dr.: smun.
and over the fact that Jackson coun
ty is the first In. the state to -elect a
woman, to the state legislature.
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Work for the Xgislatare.
It will be up to the . legislature to
straighten ont the' ilultnomah court
muddle. . There - is a.- Question as. to
whether department Jfo. 6, ih which
Judge Cleetoa sat as -circuit judge "un-
til th .imnt. hsM that the act
the decision Judge Cleeton resumed tho
office of county judge.
There is also a division of opinion a
to whether there Is need for a sixth
circuit judge in this county. About 400
cases had accumulated in department
No. 6, and these will have to he taken
up jindy' disposed of by ' the other
branches of the court. : ;
' Judge Morrow says It appears to him
that the supreme court decision wiped
out department No.' $. As Governor
West has announced that he will make
no appointment of- a judge for the de
partment, there will be no chance of
making a direct test of the matter in
the supPeme court. v"- v , i
lost of-the Judges favor leaving the
situation as it is until the next legis
lature meets. Judge Morrow pointed
out that the Multnomah delegation ia
the legislature has several lawyers and
ex-judges and capable business men,
and the ought to be in good position
to properly clean up the muddle. . -Weston
and Ashland Disappointed.'
Disappointed over the verdict of the
people at the polls. in- tne recent elec.
tion, when both the Weston and Ash
land Normal schools were refused sup
port, advocates of the Weston Normal
are said to be considering plans to go
before the next legislature and, ask
for an -appropriation to re-open and
maintain the school.
Robert N. - Stanfield ; of Umatilla
county, who was . reelected state rep
resentative for the joint district of
Morrow and Umatilla counties, said
when in Portland yesterday that he
had heard of tentative plans along
this line.
It Is considered certain that if the
Weston Normal suDDorters present a
measure before the legislature that thei
supporters of the Ashland school will
demand support also for their school
Mr. Stanfield said the people ofthe
state were asking foran economical
legislature and he thought the mem-
btrs of that body were intending to
abide .by, their wishes.
DISSEAISION BETWEEN
TEUTONIC ALLIES IS
CLAIMED BY RUSSIA
Continued from Page One.)
the Russian flank had failed, and that
Russian troops had occupied the entire
Allasebkert valley. Skirmishing was
reported in progress between Russians
and Turks along the Croruk river,
southwest of Batum.
The Turkish Side.
Constantinople, Nov. 12. (Via Ath
ens). Having suffered heavy losses,
the Russian forces which were at
tempting an invasion of Asia. Minor
have, retire to their second line posi
tions in trans-Caucasia, it was an
nounced here officially today. The
statement was ajso made that the
i uras captured four British field
Pieces when they occupied Sheik Zau-
ier near ii Ansn. t.gypt.
Assaun meymsi.
Petrograd, Nov.. 12. With the Rus-
8lan armv w"icn, surreuims rrerayM
tree from the danger of an attack
Arabians Mobilize. 7
Berlin, by wireless, via Sayville,
Nov. 12. The Arabian Mohammedans
are mobilizing ..for war against, the
British, the war office statedi, today.
They were said to be arming at .ecca
and Nedjed. . . ;
PT, : USE
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Thanksgiving Candy
For the Children
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examinations and accurately
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uch can only be had by experi
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experience I have the ' proper
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STAPLES, The 'Jeweler ?eg
ASSESSORS INCLINED
TO REWARD ONE WHO
. IMPROVES' HIS; LAND
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Man Who Holds. Out for
. Speculation-' Made to Bear
- Chief Tax Burden.
SOME VALUATIONS CUT
Undercurrent of Thought Seen In Ideas
. Expressed . by " County Officials In
- Session Is Portland.
; Scrape beneath the surface of
thought of most ofs-the county asses
sors now in convention in Portland and
one finds they believe in the principle
of rewarding the man- who is trying'
to inwrove his land. One finda that
many - of them . believe that the man
who is, holding his land for specula
tion should be made to bear a little
larger share of taxation while the load
is eased a little for the man who is
putting forth time, energy and money
to make his land productive and a fit
place for a home.
C. H. jAllen, the assessor of Wallowa
county, is one who is making some
changes in assessments to encourage
land users. "Dand being used for farm
ing purposes," he said, "I have cut
back from $100 an acre to $80, and
made it up by taxing the land that
could be tilled, but is held idle for
speculation. At the same time, the
total assessed value in my county has
been increased over three-quarters of
a million."
Classed aa Tillable.
Ji A. Davis, assessor of Wasco
county, says he has placed 30,000 acres
of land ,on the lists as tillable hereto
fore classified as unliable. The only
land In Wasco county classed as un
tillable Is land that really cannot be
tilled. , This has increased the assess
ment on the 30,000 acres an average
of about $15 an acre, and relieved the
users of land to some extent, leaving
the total assessment about -the same.
"In Wasco there is not much
change," he said. "Some of our larg
est fruitgrowers are going out of the
peach (business. Oh, yes; we can raise
the peaches. . But the farmer gets so
little. Perhaps 200 acres of peaches
have been grubbed up this year. Ap
ples are being kept, but little In the
way of new setting out is being done.
Grapes, while not paying well this
year, are considered a good crop, as
most of the land in grapes ia not good
for either orchard or grain, fn assess
ing farm" lands I try to allow for the
cost of breaking and disking, but other
wise assess uncultivated the same as
cultivated, situation and fertility be
ing the same."
Difference Is Allowed.
C. P. Strain, the veteran assessor
of Umatilla county, says he has been
classifying the land and putting on
the Mst as tillable all lands that could
be used for farming and grain, untill
able being "scab" land, rocky hillsides,
and land with such thin soil as to be only
fit for grazing. "We do not believe
in encoura-ging. the speculator to hold
idle good farming lands," said Mr.
Strain.. "Th're are lands in Umatilla
county that can be cultivated at but
little expense in preparation. I make
allowaiice for' this cost of preparation
and tax both the cultivated and un
cultivated lands at the same figure
when situated the same. It is worth
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plow some of this land, and that Is
all the difference allowed."
Many Changes Hade.
I,. E. Hill, assessor of Malheur
county, has been making considerable
changes in assessing lands of all
kinds. Some lands coming under ir
rigation systems have been raised in
value although as yet not cultlvated. '
Owing to different water rights hav- !
ing different, values the land under;
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Tea Oard en Syrup
makes the most dell.'
clous fudge, taffy,
eta eto. It is pure
and healthful" and is
good for the youngest
children that is why
they like It does not
Interfere with diges
tion. Ask your grocer 1
Free Preserves;'
Save Coupons.
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Grocer's Name.
Save the coupon above
and when you have
ten, take them to 'your
grocer with an order
for a gallon can of Tea
Garden Syrup, and he
will give you a. Jar of
Tea Garden Preserves
absolutely FREE.
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- ' STJtTf P CO.,
.-- Portland, Oregon.
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Lenses Sphero (curved) in
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different systems is varied in assessed
values. "Roughly speaking, be said,
"I think the reductions., on cultivated
lands will average -about 40 per cent.
Lrge holdings h heretofore assessed
lightly have been raised about" 25 per
cent. ; The owners of grazing lands
have asked for classification of Such
property. Some lands, because of hav
ing springs, wells,, .reservoirs, water
holes, . and other advantages, control
th range for miles around, and those
lands furnishing a base for aucn. con
trol should be assessed more than-
other, lands. 4 Then there . Is. . great
difference In the yield of grass on the
wild lands." J am willing to grade the
un tillable lands, and there Is a move
ment on foot that way. The big east-
era land owners and gTant holders
asked me what the Increase meant,
and I showed them th new law. The
thought that law must mean them.
ana and I think o.
Mr. Hill said that the board of
equalization in Malheur reduced his
assessments on err a r1 n w unA lintllUhla
land an average of SO cents an acre on
a-oout bso.ooo acres on account of pro-
igbib, sucn land now averaging 12 an
wiiere he made It 12.50.
Small Owner Sit.
W. T. Grieve, assessor of Jackson
county, nas discovered that the col
lection of taxes on unsecured personal
tjsient personal prop-
h"tt!i " e .P:
enypwner paying from $2.50 to $11
taxes on sucn property. He has but
1 11 . -a tM i . . ....
luu oiiiicuuy m collecting taxes
from owners of such Drorjertv when
the sum is two or three hundred- dol
lars, he says; but on iotn of th
small holdings of cattle and sheep it
uears as neavuy as 10 times the sum
on the larger ones. It Is more diffi
cult for the small felows to borrow
the necessary cash immediately, when
demanded as the law requires, while
tne Dig dealer or owner can go to the
Dank and give his note.
Mr. Grieve is interested in the Som
ers system of valuations and est!
mates, as applied in Multnomah coun
ty, and Is investigating it.
C0MPERS STEPS tN TO
SAVE FIGHT BETWEEN
CATHOLICS AND LABOR
(Continued from Paj?e One.
'ditions under which he works. All the
government can do is to take off the
shackles of industry. All the law can.
do is to provide Justice from man to
man and between man and man."
Labor leaders declared4 today there
would be no general investigation at
this time of the unemployed problem
by the federation. Resolutions pro
viding for uch an Investigation have
been prepared but the leaders say the
plan is impossible, because of the brief
time the 'convention will be in session.
They think it would be useless to ap
point a- committee to conduct an in
quiry and -report next year, asserting
that conditions are likely to change
meanwhile.
May Bold Xater Congress.' '. i
It was believed possible, however,
that some of the organisations affili
ated with the American Federation of
Labor may suggest holding a congress
later to discuss the unemployed prob
lem. . .
Money Is tight In the east and west
of the Rocky mountains, and there is
little available for general . buildinc.
This, however, is the usual situation.
at this time of the year, officers of
the building trades said.
The federation's executive council
was investigating today reports that
Good News for
the Youngsters
M
Keep the Boy Busy
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X- There is no more interesting nor
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Comparatively simple in instrumental requirements. Yet affording
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principles..
i AN IDEAL ADJUNCT TO THE OFTEN
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SIXTH
CLOSiG
For the Balance of This Week
Perfection Port, Sherry, Angelica, Muscatel 'and
Tokay Wine, $t.5o values, reduced, r per gairj 85c
Rye and Bourbon Whiskey, $3.50 values, reduced,
per gallon ................. . . . .$2.55
1000 bottles Apricot, Peach, Pear, Apple and Black
berry Cordial, $1.00 value, reduced' to.-;;. . .65c
No Goods
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FIFTH AND
certain-Industries plan a Sweeping re
duction tn wages, attrtbutlnc necessity
for such Action to a "iinanctat aepr-
sloo caused by the European ,war. -
waa known that such action la planned
in th ateel industry, especially In the
Pittsburg district: Confidential re
ports indicate that the ateel industry
ia the .only one in -which reductions
axe. planned at present.- -. -. .
Bark Horse to Bus. -
The steel Industrr is not organised.
Most of the trades affiliated with-the
federation are operating " under term
contracts, specifically designating the
hours of Work and the compensation.
Federation officials say these v con
tracts will not be violated. V
Opponent of. President Gompers In
dicated, today that they would put A
dark horse In the field, though they
were conceding that Gompers would
be reelected.
Representatives of the miners today
were canvassing the delegates in the
interest of their resolution In regard
to the. Colorado strike. Its passage
was predicted. As now drawn, the
resolution reviews the situation and
denounces John D. Rockefeller for de
fying President Wilson,
Bandon Officers
Search for Slayers
Bandon, Or., Nov. 12,Pollce author
ities have so far been unable to .find
clue which might lead - to the appre
hension of those responsible or; th I
Thanksgiving
Dinner at Home?
Why fuss and fume
when the
Imperial
Hotel Grill
is making Extensive
. preparations for tho
most delicious Thanks
giving dinner it has
ever served?. . Make
reservations by phone
for your table in ad
vance now.
Music "
Vocal and instrumen
tal, by the
Hawaiian
Orchestra
Lunch. 12' to 2. 50c
r.-. ", Weekday Dinner
"5:30 to 9, 75c
Wireets Amatetiri May
v. Reopen Their Station
Amateur wireless operators may
open their stations again, according
to an order Issued by the radio aerv
ire of the United States Department
of Commerce, rescinding its order of
August 25. The amateurs, however,
are warned .that they must not trans
mit, receive or divulge-any chance
message they may pick up contain
ing information of the belligerent
nations of Europe, under penalty of
prosecution for violation or the neu
tralKy laws.
if
Wireless Telegraph
Equipment
From the Key to the Sounder
no more instructive, and mentally
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orosii
mm
death of Matthew West.
body,
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leaiida
id abul-l:
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tilated as with sharp ln&rument. .
West had. been-missing for day a
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would it take you to invent it
propeny, - aweiy, promx-iivr
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WIN(K)SOME WIErOW
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Absolutely the Funniest Cfcmedy:
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