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4 DELEGATION FROM t MULTNOMAH NSISTS I1M TAY RAJ ATP I AW Ull IIV IU.VMIL. LMII ttepreemaiive-c.ieci oqdd ot ; Stand for It, ' S- Prediction ICaO That Taxpayer Ar ' lif for Sarlona Diaappolatmcat; . - OoBimeiti Horaorons. Not heedin tlis "warning of Rcpre-! flfntatlve K. B. Cobb, the Multnomah leKlnlutlvfl delegation last night went; on record In favor of enacting a law pro-riding for a 8 per cent rebate on . th second payment of taxss If paid when tl) first payment is due. '' Ths . delegation committed ltsflf to definite provisions to be Incorporated In new tax law. These provide for .semi-annual tax payments, the first das April f and the second October 20. If the second half is paid also on or before April 6 a 3 per cent rebate will be allowed on the second half. If the first half Is not paid when due It will draw interest et the rate of 1 per cent a month until parti. If the sec ond hsir Is not paid wtw-n due a pen , ' aity of 5 per cent will bo sdied and interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum will be charged. Another sec- tirtn ' will provide for the discontinu t ance of publication, of delinquent tax lists and require notice; of delin- .iuency to be sent to taxpayers af fected. ' Ssbats Will Cause Protest. "If von allow a. rebate on tax rmv- rnents you will hear a cry of irotest from ail over the state," warned Rep resentative Cobb. "The people didn't approve of it before and they don't want it now." Senator I. 8. Smithy of Coos and Curry counties, who is also preparing a tax measure and was a visitor at last night's meeting, served notice that he would use all his influence in f fighting a rebate provision when it : came before the legislature. City Commissioner C. A. EiKelow, head of the department of finance, told the lawmakers that when the rebate provision was in effect befoi'e it was , necessary for the city officials to add - 3 per cent of the city's tax budget each year to make up the amount of the rebate. In addition, he said, one and one-half per cent had to be added, as now, to cover the amount of delinquent taxes. Action of Delegation Wot Binding;. All of the provisions for the pro posed tax law were adopted by a viva voce vote of the delegation, but before It was decided to go on record it was agreed that the action of the delega tion was not to be binding upon the members when they get to the legis lature. Much of the discussion was over the time for tax payments, it being pro posed at first to make them May 6 and November 5. City Auditor Barbur, ; Deputy City Auditor Grutze, Commis sloner Bigelow, City Attorney LaRoche and State Treasurer Kay all protested against such late payments.: The city officials declared it would be impos table for the city to conduct its bust ness under such conditions, while the , state treasurer muu me staie aiso wuuia pe gre&uy nariuicappeu. At the request of the state treasurer, the delegation indorsed a provision to require 60 per cent of the state taxes In Ha rtaM Avn tn th ct'i ta t mi onr-a. by the counties by May 1 and the re maining iO per cent by November 1. Smith Opposes Bebate. Senator Smith of Coos county pre sented the provisions of his proposed '' tax measure. He would change the ' date for making assessments to Janu 1 ary 1, require the tax roll to be com pleted by June 15; would make the iirm nai-i oi me iira uue movemuer 1 of the current year and the second half of the taxes due MTiy 1 of the year following the making of the as i sessment. He opposes the rebate, and would add five per cent penalty for .; delinquency in the second payment. State Treasurer Kay said Senator - Smith's ideas would throw the tax ' laws into confusion again and he urged simplicity in making tax assess ' ments. K. S. Huckaby, chief deputy , tax collector in Multnomah county, Inn urirerl i m nl (r 1 1 v In li-aftlnff a ta law. He said there was need of heavy penalties to induce the taxpayers to . pay promptly. Senator Farrell prodded the mem : hers on1 their economy pledges and ' provoked a rather warm discussion .., when he presented a resolution In fa vor of a ZO per cent reduction In the ; salaries of all state ahd Multnomah county omciais. me resolution was 1 voted down. 1 You Kentlemen werA elected on n economy platform and 1 Wanted to see where you stofld, said Senator Farrell, . Senator Day retorted that If Sena tor Farrell would specify the salaries he wanted to cut the measure would ! get support, but that the delgation would not commit itself to a whole-.- ami reduction in salaries regardless i. 9t merit. Representative Home said he wks opposed to a reduction in the :' salaries of the $4 men on the public . payrolls. On motion of Senator Langguth, Chairman Uttlefield appointed Far rell and Langguth and Home as mem . bers of a committee to prepare a list ' of the salaries of all state and Mult nomah county officials, and submit recommendations as to decreases or increases. ',' This led to a discussion of econo omy. Representative Huston pointed to their economy pledges. He said soon after the election all the fnem ; bers received a copy of resolutions ; ( from the Chamber of Commerce, urg- lug economy. The members looked about for places to economise ana con sidered the elimination of the J50.0U0 appropriation for the immigration commission. He said at once a large delegation from the Chamber of Com merce and Commercial club met wits. - i the delegation and urged that the an. propriation, instead of being wiped vuii oe increaseu. Can Cut Elevator Man's Pay, 'Then we considered the appropria tion for the Social Hygiene society, e nua, Tina now some very proml - i neni citizens have been to see me . about that and have convinced me that . iue society is doing a rood work. 2 Every appropriation we mention has its supporters, who are ready to point out the benefits being derived from it. At the state house in Salem tha : elevator man gets a salary Xt $30 or 40 a montn ana tne only place I where we can economize la -to cut his salary in two, I Representative . Andrew C. Smith, speaking In defense of the work of the Btate board of health, war ted to 4 Know wnere there would be any econ omy by eliminating boards whose i members don't receive any pay from the state. He told some pointed stories to illustrate his views of such efforts at economy. . "The people of the state are going to be greatly disappointed in this leg islature," declared Senator Smith, of Coos. JThey expect economy and tower taxes. As the state taxes are only about one-fifth of the total taxes paid by the people all the trimming that we can do on expenditures wiil not be noticeable on the tax rolls." Ttllovr Committeemen "Stubborn." Senator Day said his committee on consolidations was going to report in favor of making the state treasurer's office the department of finance of the state and placing under the state treasurer the corporation department, the insurance department and the banking department. He said his com mittee would be ready to report at once, only he has with him on the com mittee "two stubborn men." The two other members are Representatives Cobb and Wentwortb. Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott di rected the attention of the delegation, by letter, to an opportunity to save 1100,000 every 10 years by repealing the laws requiring the county assessors to take a census of the state. He said the information gathered by the as sessors has never been compiled, but s dumped into the secretary of state s office In such form" that It is of no se, and anyway that the federal cen suswill serve all purposes. benator Aioser said as tne require ment for the census was a constitu tional provision its repeal would have to be submitted to the people.. Treasure Car Is Missed by Bandits Oakland. Cal., Dec. 29.H Two ban dits held up and robbed the last Grove tract car as it was "going home' to the car barns in Kast Oakland at 2 clock this morning. Ond of the robbers, concealed on the rear fender of the car, pulled the trolley from the wire. Conductor J. Fenton, not suspecting a robbery. went to the rear to replace the trol- ey pole. As he came around the end f the car he faced a revolver in the ands of the bandit and was forced to give up his money, amounting to 21. The bandits then made a hurried scape. It is believed by railroad officials that the bandits planned to rob the treasure car," which was due at that point at the time afjer collect- n the total day's receipts from the different car barns. The treasure car had been delayed a few minutes by a defective switch, thus saving the company's funds. COMMUNITY SING AT ARMORY TONIGHT lit I s. ' II i I NORTHWEST NOTES Two Deaths at Freewater. Freewater, Or., Dea. 29. J. A. Clem ents, one of the pioneers of the Walla Walla valley, died Sunday afternoon at his home after a long illness. He was Dorn in Indiana, December 7, 1844. In 1865 he crossed the plain by ox team. In 1866 he was marrio.1 t Miss Marguerite Lawlor of this rtv and five children was the result of the union, iney are ueorge Clements, W. K. Clements, Mrs. John Dereberry and Mrs. Gain Davis, all of Freewater, and Mrs. Joe Price of Ennis. Wsh Th funeral was held from, the Freewater Federated church this afternoon, Rev. E. W. Warrinarton havinir charge nf the services.. Interment was tt Warn Walla. Hurry Bertram Chilcoat. infant of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Chilcoat, died Christmas day at the family residence of pneumonia. ' Percy A. Campbell. r At 8 o'clock tonight Campbell's American band, Percy A. Campbell, director, will open the big community sing at the Armory with a stirring selection. .Then will! follow other numbers by the band until W. H. Boyer, director of music in the Port land high schools, takes the concert in hand and directs the singing of fa vorite songs by. the audience and pop ular choruses-by some 350 boy and girl students of the Washington, Lin coln and Jefferson high schools. Admittance to the Armory drill hall, where the sing will be held, will be absolutely free of charge and the public is invited. The Armory has capacity for more than 3000 and it is expected It will be taxed. The affair is given by the city under the auspices of the Monday Musical club, whose officers and com mittees have left nothing undone to make it one of the principal musical events of the season. Mrs. Q. - J. Frankel 13 president of the club and Mrs. Chester Deering is chairman of the committee on arrangements. She Is ably assisted by Mrs. Nettie Greer Taylor and Mrs. Herbert Garr Reed. VILLA AND CARRANZA GIVE STATEMENTS OF RESPECTIVE CAUSES Two Mexican Leaders Both Claim They Are Fighting for Liberties of Mexico. that I desire to avoid all cause for con flict, giving all possible protection to such foreign interests as have been justly acquired. CARRANZA ACCUSES VILLA By General Francisco Villa. - I state to voa in the most definite and categorical manner that I support. and shall support, with all tne iorc of which I may dispose, the govern-, meat established by the convention of Aguas vCalientes, and that I shall struggle' without rest until I see the peace of Mexico realised ana tne prin ciples of the revolution established. ENGLAND MUST j; PAY FOR HURT TO SHIPPING OF U. S. Says He's Surrounded by Hnerta Clique land Conservatives; Villa Says Be Xs righting for Peace. Morse Was S'ot Victim. Centralia, Wash.. Dec. 29. rnmn.r Edward Newell recently sent to Shaner & Wolff, Seattle tailows, the clothes worn by the man beaten and robbed In a Vader rooming house on the night of ut.ceniDer 6. Yesterday the coroner received a reply to the effect that the suit was made by them two years ago and that they have no record of the buyer. It being evident that the dead man will not be Identified as Oliver Morse, a telegraph lineman, it is now thought he might be James Hart, a member of the Aberdeen lodge of Ea gles, who disappeared on December 5. Albany, Or.. Dec. 29. Setting ud that It contains more than one cause of suit and that they are not separately pleaded, B. J. Hecker. as defendant, yesterday filed a motion that the com plaint of the Russian Doukhobor so ciety be struck out. The "Russians seek to recover money they paid on 1000 acres of land in Linn county, which was sold to them by Hecker and which they allege was misrepresented. Court Is Delving , Into Hypnotism Judge s Stevenson Finds Difficulty In Determining' to What Extent Per former Hay Go and Sot Violate Law. t So involved was the question of how far under the Influence of hypnotism a person can be placed without violat ing the law on the subject that Mu nicipal Judge Stevenson, hearing the case against Dan W. Flood, proprietor of the Lyric theatre charged with permitting- a hypnotic exhibition, took the case under advisement until this afternoon. , Attorney J. Fitzgerald, who appeared for Flood, asserted that s Prof essor H. A. Lorenz, who is giving the exhibi tion at the Lyric, is not reducing his subjects to complete iinconsciousnesfe, but Patrolman Bales, who viewed the performance and then at the orders of Captain of Police Moore arrested Mr. Flood, asserted that Lorena was sew ing together the Hps of the subjects, pulled them around by the hair, knocked them off chairs and told his audience thattbey were as completely dead as they ever will be. Bound Over to Grand Jury. Garry Fulcher, Robert Wilson and Mrs. Robert Wilson, alias Mabel Wey gandt, identified by Michael C Plank as the three who slugged and robbed him at the Bennett hotel. First and Taylor streets, Saturday night, waived preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Stevenson yesterday morning, and were bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of assault and robbery. Mr. Plank is building superintendent for the Umbdenstock & Larson Home builders company, and lost. In addi tion to a Scottish Rite signet ring, $100 and a watch. (United Press Leased Wire.) ew York, Dec. 29. "Villa is sur rounded by the military elements who supported Huerta" and "his triumph would be equivalent to a triumph of the Cientificos" Venustlano Car- ranza. "I shall struggle without rest until I see the peace of Mexico realized and the principles of the revolution estab lished Francisco Villa. The above are extracts from state ments from the first chief of the Mexican constitutionalists and his for mer adherent to the United Press xnese - statements were sent In re sponse to a request that the American people be told exactly what the two rivals sought to obtain for revolution- torn Mexico. They are as follows: . By Venustiana Carranza. I desire that the American people should know the present situation in Mexico. According to the agreement Of Guadalupe, I am., to continue in charge of the Mexican government tin til constitutional order is reestab lished. In September I called together the military chiefs to approve a pro gram or reforms needed by the coun try. However, Villa, by pressure, suc ceeded In having the convention in Aguas Callentes name Eulalio Gutierrez for president. The majority of the military chiefs ignored Gutierres, con firming me for the office of first chief. I consider Gutierrez only a tool of General Villa. Villa is surrounded by the military elements who supported Huerta and also by Cientificos and agents of the foreign capitalists inter ested In preserving the plutocratic regime. Zapata united himself with the remainder of the - Huertista army and continued the rebellion in the south. Both the Villa and Zapata armies are to a great extent com posed of the remnants of the Huerta army and represent a reactionary mevement. He' a Pure Revolutionist. The military chiefs grouped aroun'd me represent tendencies purely revolu tionary and "radical. The present strug gle is a continuation of the fight on Huerta. The movement of which I am the head being entirely revolutionary, and there being concentrated in some cities a large number of conservative elements opposed to revolution, I pre fer in certain cases to abandon these hostile cities to the forces of Villistas and Zapatistas in order that the true tendencies and the differences between the one and the other movement may I be known.' In other cases evacuation Is required for strategic reasons. Not succeeding In dictating the re forms Mexico requires, on account of the insurrection of General Villa, I propose to dictate them now and soon to publish my political program. For this purpose I hope that the country will soon be convinced that a triumph by Villa would be equivalent to a triumph of the Cientificos, supported by the federal army commanded by General Akgeles. The Mexican people will then turn their sentiment toward the real revolntionaries, and I hops that the bona fide Zapatistas will quickly abandon Villa. XTo Matey for Conservatives. During the present struggle It is more than ever necessary that there should be an absolutely uncompromis ing policy toward the conservative ele ment, which has not been sufficiently chastised to obtain complete pacifica tion of the country. Regarding the relations between Mexico and the United States, I shall show by deeds and not by mere words, that I am animated by sentiments of cordiality toward the people and the government of the United States, and MIT (Continued From Page One.) would take steps to prevent further Pinfringements. He asserted that the negotiations would cover a consider able period of time and also predicted the British foreign secretary would consider the note at length before replying. As France has adopted practically the same decrees on contraband as has England, the note was virtually a statement intended for all the mem bers of the Triple Entente. The docu ment ended by pointing out that com plaints on every side and public criti cism in the United States holds tho British policy as directly responsible for the depression in many American industries, a situation the seriousness of which must be apparent to Great Britain. Bight of Search Admitted, Admitting the belligerent right of search of ships at sea, the American note says that five months have elapsed 'during which time the Ameri can government has exercised pa tience, hoping as the situation prog ressed, violations of American rights would cease. American shippers, too. have adopted the suggestions of the British government, as to shipping cargoes to definitely named con signees in neutral countries and as to taking out certificates of cargo from consults of the allied nations in Amer ican ports. s Foodstuffs, the note emphasizes, were designated conditional contra band by international, law and Lord Salisbury himself, stating England s position during the Boer war. said: "Foodstuffs with a hostile destination can be considered contraband of war only if they are supplies for the ene my's forces. It is not sufficient that they are capable of being so used; it must be shown that this was in fact their destination at the time of the seizure." United States May Ship to Germany. If the British government accepts its own definition of contraband the United States will be able to resume the shipment of foodstuffs to Ger many andAustria a trade which now is virtually at a standstill. Undue delay in examining ships at sea and the taking of ships to British ports for examination of cargo will not be tolerated, the note states di rectly. Proof of hostile destination of cargo must be in evidence at the time of the examination at sea. American ships must not be diverted into bellig erent ports merely on suspicion. It is stated that commerce between neutral countries Is on of the normal relation of peace, not war; and the burden of proof of guilt roust be Im posed on the belligerent country which interferes with a neutral's shipping. Presumption of innocence favors the neutral, it alleges. Other neutrals WOT Follow. It Is expected here that the South American and other neutral countries will follow the lead tf the United States -In protesting against undue in terference with saippinj by Great Britain. ! The declaration of London, drafted in 1909, embodied previous under standings of international law and new rules for the conduct of sea war fare with respect to neutral com merce. Last August England de clared the declaration In effect with certain modifications. Germany an nounced she would hold to the entire declaration if other belligerents would do so. The United States in turn said she must ; follow the generally ac cepted principals of . International law. not the interpretations placed on them by belligerent nations. I - 7c The grilling grind of a soldier's life demands an abundance of endur ance. That is why our 4 f National Defense" is fed on the most strength ening fare. There is nothing that so relieves fatigue that so re freshes and invigorates as a cup of Ghirardellis Ground Chocolate. And best of all it tastes good. Order a trial can to-morrpw. There is no beverage that can successfully take its place. In hermetically sealed tins. Ghirardelli's Ground ChocraJtte is the only original ground chocolate. It has been used in VVestern homes for orer a third of a century and its popularity b growing day by day. mmr vr.4 1 k.i t&' -rm. D. GHIRARDELLI CO. Sine 18S2 San Frrfco Tho European war wul not iacroata our priest during 1914. la iUHilsdlliHlililiil llilllllpl Woman Oat of Danger. Centralis, Wash., Dec 29. Mrs. J. Rankin, wife of one of the strike leaders at the Eastern mill, who tried to kill herself Saturday night by drink ing carbolic acid, is reported out of danger. i iVt I ID - W I TSI X E FL , Marvelous Reductions in Every Department FOR MEN Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Shirts, Pants, Underwear, Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, Sweaters. 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