ITHeK OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 281320. J. i ' I- ALTERNATIVE PUT ON BALLOT possible Confusion Among Voters and Certain Questions Begird ing Legal Power Change Plans, The Port o.Portlnd-jcomIiloii will not submit en aviteraatlvs meas ura to its general port bill on the November ballot. " Such waa the conclusion of the port commission at a special meet Ing Saturday morning. - The alternative measure had been ouggested a means of providing- Up commission with fund for next year's channel work in the event of the de . tmmt nt th raneral sort measure, to tlfc Annaition haa developed be cause of ita proposals for a bonded debt Of $11,600,000. the acquirement of the city's docks and terminals in ex-..v..-.. nr iia.&oo.ooo of additional re funding- bonds, the proposed merging of the port and dock commissions, ana the .purchase of some 1550 acres of land at a cost of several million dollars for development as industrial sues ana in road yards. MCLKET 0PI5I0H FAYOfcABlE UV.Hn.nr Frederick W. Mulkty. for mar . chairman of the commission of nuMiA fincka. had riven an opinion that It is within the power of the port rnmmlulon to offer an alternative nuixn snd that to do so is desir able In view of the commission s ad mission that ft will have for dredging In the channel next year only $-8,000 If the "port omnibus bill" talis. The reasons assigned by the com miulnn for decllnln to offer the al tematlve measure are that the voters would be confused In mind and that certain questions aa to the legal power r th mmmiukiii so to act are in innV.t Tta statement follows. The suggestion has been made to the port that as a possible additional sate--,,.rH it vnnlil be wise to submit to the voters of the port at toe coming No vember election a measure alternative to the consolidation bill, for the purpose of providing funds by special levy. 11 ! nronoeed by euch alternative measure to confer upon the port author ity to raise by direct levy a sum exceeding- 11.00,000 required to carry on the current work of the port for next year, and which the port has expected to pro vkU under the sale of bonds to be authorised by the consolidation bill.' CHARTER REQCIREMEKTS It must be borne In mind that the pres ent charter of the port limite ita taxing power to S-SOths of 1 per cent, which, on the basis of present assessed values, would produce about $480,000 If the port had authority to impose the full amount of thla levy. However, by reason of the S per cent constitutional limitation the port is now limited to a tax of.l38S, 000, and under the plan proposed It would be Impossible, even with the consent of the voters of the port. In the exercise of ' the taxing power conferred by the port's charter, to raise more than 4S0, 000, which obviously would fail short of the port's requirements. It Is true (hat two suggestions have been made to relieve this difficulty, both of which Involve the submission of alter native measures. . ' Ona surresticn is baaed noon the pre visions of chapter SI of the jOeneral Laws of - Oregon for 11, and - It ts claimed that this act authorises, the port to increase its tax levy above s-zotns of . 1 per cent. Reference to thla act. however, discloses that It has to oo merely wtth the machinery of elections and does not undertake to confer or in crease) the taxing- power. The title of the act rerers solely to elections, and u ap pears to be clearly in violation of sr tions 20 and.Kt of the article) IV. cjTlhe constitution, which require - the "subject matter of an act to be expressed in Ita title and require all amendments to be set out at length In the body of an act. COSfTSIOJT FORESEE w tt lias aviso been suggested 'that the port haa been invested with the same taxing-power aa that enjoyed by porta organised under the. ceneral laws and that ita limit of taxation . for general purposes haa been increased from J-iutna of one per cent to one (1) per cent There are practical difficulties in unaertaKlng is tnvoae -tms newer. - in me nrai vtao. there is grave doubt as to whether the power exTsts since the act Duroortlnr to make the grant ts perhaps in conflict wim ascuon xx of article iv oi ins con stitution above .mentioned, and this question cannot be Judicially determined oeiore tne eiecuow. tjonsequenuy ir tne consolidation measure and a measure asking authority from the voters of the port to raise by direct levy tne million dollars or more presently required by the port be submitted simultaneously, it is clear that the voters would be con fuaed, an indeed. In view of the grave doubt existing as to the power to In crease the levy, no Intelligent action coum possibly be laaen. COULD AWAIT LEOISLATTYE It. would be within tbe power of the port to suspend ita effort to provide ad dltional funds until the conveninx of the legislature in 121 and seek front that body additional corporate authority, out any such legislation would be subject to ths referendum and no action could be taken jmtil May of next year and funds so provided would sot be available for use until 1922. Under all the circumstances it seems the part of wisdom and prudence, after having considered all auxxestions which have been submitted to submit to the people for their determination the port consolidation out wucn provides ample fnnda for channel imDrovsment and when the Judgment of ths people has been given upon this measure, to adopt such course thereafter as may be neces sary to preserve tne interest or tne port ana tnis community. MHAPAHESE, PROPOSALS FiEET John W. Jones, New National i Vice; Commander, ; Returns, , : and Tells ;of .Eastern. M eeti ng. Drastic anti-Japanese r isolations meet with favor at the convention $f Veterans of Foreign War,' which adjourned - recently at Washington. D. C; -according to information brought to Portland Saturday by John W. Jones and Dr. Ji C. "Walsh: Jones was elected national vice- com- Mulkev DiscussesVPort Bill Says Three-Mill Tax Invalid Kot only does ex-Senator Frederick. W. Hulkey, former chairman , of the l dock commission, believe , that -thC Port of Portland commission can submit to the voters of the port district an alternate measure to the proposed port consolida tion bill on the November ballot, but he questions If the 1 mill tax provision of the, bill la constitutional In discussion of the measure, supple mental to his opinion published .Friday, Senator Mulkey aays s , . ' ' . . B0ITDI9O rOWZB LASOK ;t .v , . "1 Under section 1 of the Measure the Port of. Pertland would be. empow ered to Issue bonds not exceeding 6 per cent of the assessed Ttue for stats and county purposes -of all property within the. llmtta of the said Port of Portland for the purpose of carrying into effect all or-any of the powers granted to the port by the measure itself, except tbe mander. an honor which waa not aatici- I purchase of ths Portland dock system, pa ted by the forces from Oregon thlsj and for all other purposes of the port ExtensioH Courses ' An U. of 0. Will Begin 3 Classes Kx tension courses of the University of Oregon will open Monday, with classes meeting weekly at Central library, First Presbyterian church boose and Lincoln high school. In all Portland classes of the extension division, university credit Is framed toward the A. a degree. ' Courses offered Include Instruction in architecture, art. chemistry, commerce, foreign trade, law, salesmanship, eco nomics, education, English, history, mod ern languages. Spanish, mathematics, music, philosophy, psychology, public health, publlo speaklnc. social hygiene, sociology, social work and public health nursing. F. M. Warrington la In charge of the foreign trade department, which in cludes courses in foreign trade, physical trade geography, political trade geogra phy, and French and Spanish for prac tical affairs. The social service courses will be car ried on In cooperation with the public welfare bureau. Registration for ex tension work should take place at the courthouse, room S&2. year. Jones said tnai tne toug aeiegates or alternates at the convention voted to a '.man in favor of the anti-Japanese resolutions. Delegates from eastern states are said to have been aa enthu siastic over the movement aa men from the West, ' Jones will resign his position aa com mand of Over the Top post of Portland and devote all his spare time to organ ising new posts throughout Oregon. His position here will go to Senior Vice Commander Monte" C. Walton. As there is no salary connected wtth the national poettlonvJonea will retain hia position In the city health bureau. Four anti-Japanese resolutions given in brief, which passed the body, follow : That no laws be passed or diplomatic promises be made looking forward to naturalization of Japanese now in Amer ica. (2) The abrogation of the existing Japanese treaty and. of the agreement permitting- certain Japanese to enter the country, except merchants, students and travelers ' temporarily visiting here. (3) Passing of law prohibiting others than hoss mentioned . above from even landing . here. (4) Submission to the voters of an amendment to the federal constitution providing that children born of foreign parents shall not become clt tsens unless both parents belong to an eligible race. Hokusai Prints to Feature Opening of . Exhibition in Art The first exhibition of the winter sea son st the Portland Art aasociatibn will be of color prints by Xbt famous Japan ese draftsmen, painter and print-maker. Hokusai.,- The collection Is hung in the galleries for inspection - by any persons who are . Interested the development and - preservation of the - Japanese art print. Fifteen of the prints shown in the collection now Sfc dliiplay are chosen from the little known "Hundred Poems" seriee ; eight from the "Bridges" and five from the "Waterfalls" series. Hokusai is perhaps the most Western of the Oriental Artists, and his prints form a good introduction to Japanese landscape prints. The regular hours of the museum are : Week days, 9 to 5 o'clock ; Sundays, 2 ,to 6 ; free the aft ernoons 6f Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. insiiMiiiiiiiiliiliiiiiiiiiiliiliiiiiintMliiliir it""1" i : i: r A A aTSi afk am W W ' w w I Stamps ? Green Trading : lVoodard,Car(ce&,Ga ALDEE :T AT WEST PARK. Wardrobe Trunks Reduced THE "HOMELAND" Monday we place on special sale one of a the greatest values that has ever been of , ,ffered In full-size Wardrobe Trunks. Reid the dxcrlntinn hIw InnV t fh 'nrlr i WOOD-LARK BUILDING 3 . " V S Alder at West Parle ' lnd tnen come and ee tnes wonderful TitiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiititiiiim and convenient Wardrobe Trunks. Description of-These Wardrobe Trunks CONSTRUCTION Veneer box, open top, round edjre; hand rivetedvthroughout. COVERING Heavy black enamel duck cloth; very durable. . " . BINDING Heavy black vulcanized fibre with center bands. ' .HARDWARE Heavy steel, nickel plated,- highly polished with draw bolts. LOCK Special nickel-plated "LIKLY" bronze lock. LINING Linen cloth lined throughout with lavender fabric taiuci lowing. The Regular Price Is $125.00 $Q lS.00 Now reduced to special price of only. f 0Tm- iiiiii'iiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiMimiimiiiuiiiiimm iiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiniiiiiiiiiiiiii miiniiiiii i: M A Genuine Cowhide jiivlji nags 1 8-inch Brown Cowhide Bap, English steel frame, continuous 5. one-piece, ewed-on corners; English-plaid serge linings in- , tertor arranged with pockets. Regular prico $37.50, QOQ rjJT 5 i now on sale at special pric of... -WtdUi 0 Another fine lot(ofLlkly"JBags, in brown or black, leather lined, sered-on -corners, three pockets. Regular Q-f Q CA Pries of these bafs U $24.50 reduced to vXOeOU niiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiriiii Do You Like ;i v: MUSHROOMS? v For those , that gather their own, we have a 'beautiful cellu loid card showing three edible varieties in tru colors' i . ' FREE forth .asking - 8 reisagjvi fj . snau.. asssBBSssswssssBasawsjassi A f SesMojiday'e Journal lor Pop- J2 A sodsnt Toatk Pasts adv., witli eps- K m cial valuaLls coupon. Bring it to K FOR THE7 Rainy Days An Opportune Sale of Ladies' and Men's UMBRELLAS 0 tesav ajBsaBassasBBSBwawaa arorc ' An excellent assortment to select ' from, and at a wide range of prices ; 5(.ratore. . ; g , A V J lle5IUUIlL I' r" tv i , m.....M,,,i .::...;.; that might have been theretofore or might be thereafter granted. The meas ure confers this power n the port irre spective of Its consoHHatlon with the dock commission; and without submit' ting the question of the exercise or the power as to amount or specific purpose to the voters of the port ft. the present time ths maximum of this bonding power would be HM7U4J.S0 "2 Under section 1 of the measure, in addition to the above bonding power. discretion is given to the Port of Port land to acquire any or all of such docks, wharves, elevators, terminals, dry docks. and other properties of the City of Port land as are now or which may hereafter be under the charge and control of the- dock commission of the City of Portland, and issue or assume bonds in payment J therefor which in the opinion of the port commission shall be the fair value of the property purchased. In this connec tion it must be observed that the port has discretion to take by purchase, or otherwise, as much or as little of the dock property of the City of Portland as Its board of. -eonunlssloners may choose. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY "By section S of the measure, the board of commissioners of the port would be the present membership unless prior to January .1, 1523, the port pur chased all or any substantial portion of the dock system of the City of Portland. The result of this discretion would be that if , the port commissioners took over all the dock property of the City of Portland in addition to the bonding power of 171,711. 60. it could issue or assume bonds to the fair value of the dock property purchased which is. sup posed to be about 10.600.000. it may be said, therefore, that the maximum bond In power of the port would be in the neighborhood of S27.S00.eo0, but- that S10.to0.000 thereof would be of existing or authorised obligations of the City of Portland except as. to the taxable prop erty of tbe Port of Portland outside of the City of Portland, wAer 'the city bonds woufti fall as a -new lien and as additional taxation. TAXI50 POWER INCREASED "3 By section 1 of the measure the port is authorised) and empowered to assessT levy sad collect taxes on the property within the port assessable for state and county purposes In such amounts as shall be required, from year to year, to pay interest and principal on its bonds ; or bonds assumed by tt as tbe purchase price of any jdock property of the City of Portland purchased by It And, In addition, to assess, levy and col lect taxes upon all property within the port, assessable for state and county purposes, to an amount not exceeding three-tenths of 1 per cent of the assessed value of said property. This last taxing power to be used for any lawful purpose of the 'port other than meeting the- prin cipal or interest on Its bonding - power. In my Judgment, the .provision for an, annual tax for general purposes of thfeo-teirihs of 1 per cent of the assessej) value of the taxable property for state and county, purposes la Invalid for the reason that it is m contravention-of section 11, article XI of the state con stitution, known as the per eent tax Itmitatton 'constitutional - amendment, found on page 12 of tfce General. Laws of Oregon for 1917. Under that amend ment, neither the legislature nor the whole people of the stats under the in itiative nor the tax levying- authorities of the state, or of any county, munku pallty. district or other body, can levy a tax for purposes other than for bonded indebtedness and interest thereon, in excess of S per cent of the total levied by it in the year immediately preced ing. for purposes other than the pay ment of bonded Indebtedness or inter est thereon, unless authorized by. a majority of the legal voters sought to be taxed. . EXCEPTION KOT APPLICABLE "The tax limitation amendment con tains an exception concerning the tax Ing powers of a newly created taxing district which is not to be considered under the pending measure, for the rea son; that it does not attempt to create a new taxing district, but retains the charter of the existing Port of. Port land and acts only upon It by amend ment It therefore follows that the taxing powers of the port under the pending measure could be enlarged only at the rate of 4 per cent per annum for general purposes over the present tax of the port for general purposes, for the reason that the measure contains no provision for obtaining an expres sion .of opinion of legal voters of the port as to the authority to levy a tax of three-tenths of 1 per cent for gen eral purposes. "So that, if the port and dock com mission are consolidated as authorised by the measure, as far as the port is concerned, the maximum tax levying power of the consolidated port for gen eral .purposes would be a progressive 6 per cent annual increase over that amount the present port levied for gen eral purposes in the yea immediately preceding the consolidation. The pres ent levy for general purposes by the port ia said to be 1350.000. "From this it follows, that the levy for general purposes under a consoli dation would be less than the present combined levy of the port and dock commission for general purposes." CLUES N DENTO V CAS E BAFFLING Revenge, or Jealousy May Have Been Motive: Mysterious,; Spanish Beauty Sought. ; Los Angeles. CaJ, Sept. SS. (U. P.)-iWlth pollco sm; private de tectives busily following half a dozen different Heads,'- the murder of Jacob Denton," whose body waa found entombed .14 tlvev basement of his homa4xer,XtW4ay;'tonlehre mained a baffling- mystery. Unable, to find tangible motives far the murder of Denton, a wealthy mining man, police were confronted with theories that revenue, jealousy or desire for Denton's wealth might have caused bis death. j Several dozen persons were questioned by police today. Several will be sum moned to testify before the grand Jury on Monday-; Chief among these will be. James W. Crowhurst. plumber, whose sworn statement that he had been hired by Mrs. R. C. Peete, former housekeeper for Denton, to make repairs in the base ment, which included nailing up the wooden death compartment will be of importance, according to Deputy District Attorney W. C Doran. W0M15 DEXIES UKPOBT " Mrs. Peete. now 'living in Denver, has volunteered to come to Los Aagelee tp aid in the police investigation. She de nied having hired Crowhurst to close, the "death chamber," according to Denver police. , i Among the most salient features of the murder mystery are his sudden disap pearance on tbe night of June 2, just before he was to have left for the East He was to have visited his daughter. Frances, 16, in Phoenix, Aria., and had written his brother, Joel Denton, bf Lawson. Mo., that he would be In Kan sas City during the. middle of Junev Authorities have failed to solve the question as to who built the crude death chamber under a stairway in the base ment and which Crowhurst said he nailed up. Here Denton's' badly .decom posed body was found buried under sev eral feet of fertiliser. The compartment had been carefully shit DEATH CAUSE TJXDECIDED - The cause of -death-v?es still undeter mined today. No external marks of violence were found on Denton's ' body. Physicians said no mark of a wound was found on his right arm,' although one story was 'that Denton had lost an. arm through amputation. . X.w ' More than one person, was Involved in the - kflltng. which t waa believed to have been committed in an upper room Of the.,faablonabl residence Jjl n. ex clusive residential district, police be lieved. - Evidence that his body .was car ried" to "the basement after the.kQUng Was tn the possession of detective.' t i tsearcn lor a "mysterious esnanisn woman," said to have visited frequently the Denton home, failed to reveal anything- todar,tpotlc sa!d.t "fi :; rAPEiif sued so uaki,r ? v . The finding of several watches, papers and other personal efiects of tne dead man,, which were left with a' Los Jtn geles wotnaa.-threw no llgbt n the case. : Friends, snd relatives- of Denton here declared they knew of no motive for the crime. He had no women friends, they said. His second wife nled l:tst March, His first wife. Mrs. Sarah Denton, and her daughter, Frances, arrived here last night from Phoenix, Aria. His daughter is the sole heiress to his estate, valued at more than $100,000. according to Juda-e Kuas Aveur, executor. Mrs. Denton today was 'stoutly de fending her former husband's good name. 1 She would not listen to reports which have been injected into the case to the effect that he was intimate with many women. DOtfBLT MURDERED "They have doubly murdered my for mer husband," Mrs. Sarah Denton, the former wife. Insisted. ".Bothwhls life and his reputation have been taken from him." i "We havo been divorced for many mn.' Mn Denton, added, "but his af fection for our daughter showed his uprightness." - Mrs. Denton came here from Phoenix with her daughter and retained Superior -Judas zRuss Avery to represent the in terests of the. am. sTances. esea r. f Both mother and daughter were deetny affected by Denton'a ghastly death. ' ' i immAdtatelv unon being re tained. launched an investigation of his own. and as a result declared he be-i-t that whoever was responsible for the murder committed the crime to get in possession of Denton s money. WILL 18 CITED . Included In what Avery aaaerted' wu nf hi. thMxr 'was a will dated May 15, which,, Avery declared, was not properly witnessed and which ho charted was a forgery. This will, according to Avery, was given to blm by a woman. It failed to mention certain raluable property Denton owned, Avery claimed, and on the other hand disposed of prop erty which Denton did not own. No provision for I25.0M In Liberty bonds, held by Denton, was contained in ths The will was dated May IS. Denton was last seen tn Los Angeles June S. f MURDER WAS DONE OCT Or- HOUSE. SAYS MRS. PEETE Denver, Colo.. Sept 25. (U. P.) The theory thstJ. .O Denton, Los Angeles capitalist whose body was found In the basement of his home there Thursdsy. IU.4 ' . V ...... aesa4aSaJt L W f I ttftt l (Til BUI wen, ui w vs-o vvi e ths. ,-myetery; house" and the body brought back therTAnd burled, aa ad- vaneed tonight py Mrs. R,C, Peete. for mer'i ienentUt th ,'Djenton, residence, ; Mra. 'eets 'lived 3n ths house' before' end aher tbe disappearance of Denton, :She left Los Angeles about six weeks ago and came to Denver, ' ' Mrs. Peete asserted that he had not rWiAM saiftAeb. t-Ha-kO ve-tlrM lea Jwf .Til ft at BTV 11 tnituii ess wv bssv4 ancwrw , wa www .,. and bad - Heard ' from him only onoe gfnee. ; that being- on, July 4. when he called Iter on . the telephone from Saa Franctco iv ' -- . -.- .V Mrs. Peete' declared she wottld go vol untarily to Lot Anteles next week to tell her story to -authorities there. " Burberry's H London-Made 4) COATS 3! for Men and Women Worn by many of the leedinf peopU of ths world. . The soft tones . and beautiful color ing j, the fine texture, the distinctive tod distinguished designs and the hygienic per fection of Burberry Coats an appreciated. evfry one who has worn them. . Catt suitable for all occasions EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR OREGON K. S. Ervin & Co., Ltd. Seeens Fleer sellln iMs, Sixth and Alder St. 1 CRASHES ;3 - VQMEN KILLED Miss Isolada Traff, Britain's Most Skillful Woman Pilot, 1$ Orm of Victim London, Sept. 25. (U. P.) Four paasengers three of them women and the pilot were killed near Heyea, Middlesex, today In the crashing- of a lP-paaseng-er aero bus. A little girf passenger escaped death, but' both her legs were broken, The craft, property of ths Central Aircraft company, fell 1000 feet when engine trouble developed. The distance and the great weight of ths machine gave it a' terrific impact The body of the, car was . practically buried in the earth. Horrified spectators, hastening to ihe machine, found it necessary to dig the live victims out.a ( Among- me oeaa was miss isoiaoa Traff. Great Britain's most skilful woman pilot She was a passenger. Ice Cream Review Devotes Space to n Portland Pictures An extended article, replete with illus trations on "Portland, Oregon.-, is con tained In the September number on the Ice' Cream Review, written bv 8. B. .Vincent of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. -- The association of Ice cream supply men will hold Its annual convention, to gether with an All-Pacific exhibition of the latest ice cream supplies and equip ment in Portland at The Auditorium, November IS to 10, and It was to. pre pare the members for .what they should find in Portland that the article was written. Baby and Woman Are Injured When Car Strikes Auto Salem, Or Sept. 25. Mrs. rBert Rus sell of 4454 Couch street Portland, suf fered two broken ribs aad severe bruises about ths body, her six-month-old baby was badly bruised andiMrs. Ed. Tall-, yi 1 1 9 jooiieTus avenue, Etaiera. was badly shaken' up and bruised when the automobile In which they were riding was struck by a street car at State and Cottage, streets Saturday night Mrs. , Tallman ; and the Russell baby were thrown out of ths automobile by the Impact of ths collision. A. B,vKel sey, local manager of ths Fall City Lum ber company, .who was driving the auto mobile, was uninjured. The automobile Was carried for a considerable distance MONTH-END SHOE SALE '" r - One of the popular Baker Shoe Events that every ecbnqmical woman at tends. 25 complete lines at materi ally reduced prices. New styles. 1203 Soft brown kid Inttep ttrap tie, with turn sole and kid covered French heel. 979 TVt -n)t turn a tin nxf nrA- with welt $ole and leather Cuban ,heeL -- K1210 Extra quality soft ' black kid tongue pump, with one eyelet ribbon tie. Medium weight turn Mole and French heel. D1207 Dainty black kid tongue pump,- long vamp 'and plain toe. Made in turn ole 7and LXV heel. B1631 Black kid two eyelet Doti. T A - . f WJ - tie, welt sole and leatner rrencn heel. New Autumn Styles Continue to Arrive Daily : Come In and See Them - fj V' 7 Lot Angelet 380 Washington Street 308 Washington Street V eW 270 Washington Street 270 Morrison Street San Francisco t Portland -r oa- iae lenaex e in street car. V . - -