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18 TUESDAY, JANUARY 1U 1921 DOG TAX LAW OF OREGON DECLARED 1 VALID Oil APPEAL Satem. Jan. ltvTb constitutionality sf th dot tax Uw, enacted by the iUU legislature of la upheld In aa opin io written by Jostle Rand and handed down by the supreme court this Wwn . Ins, affirming the decree of J ode Bing ham of tha Marlon county circuit court In tha eaaa of E. Hofer v John Carson, ' flatrtrt etterney, and other officials of afarton county. Hofer, aa tha owner of a dor, nought to an Join offlclala of Marion county from Collecting tha licenaa fee fixed by tha atate law at ft annually for mala dogs or spayed bitches, and 13 annually for female dogs. Hofer In his complaint as sorted that his dog was already regular ly assessed and taxed aa personal prop arty, that he had paid thla tax and that, under tha act of 11J. tinder attack, ha Would be compelled to pay an addi tion! eum as license fee, which In re ality Is not a license fee but a tax levied wholly for the purpose of raising a rere m to create and maintain a "doe fund.- KKFEAIt MAT BE SOUGHT la upholding the validity of tha act, Justice Rand points out that "the keep ing of dogs Is under the absolute, con trol of the legislature and that right may be conditioned upon the payment of license," and that tha license la Im posed! y Ua state law and created "aa an exercise of the police power" of the legislature, "as distinguished from the taxing power." Colonel Hofer, Balera business man. . who has bean conducting the fight against the dog tax law, declared thla morning that he arma wtnt .- l. ... fight. Intimating that he would carry his 7" " " legislature tor a repeal of tha art of 1911 OTHEB OFI5IOKS GITEJT Other opinions handed down by the - ..... ..ivi iimi were: va fTi? MUI L-mber company jH.iiSL..ta Fire Peal from Yamhill' counivT I-.Ha;prfromT;-.E- P conviction ft? lireenV CO??tjr fro Opinion by Ju.tlcnL, ' ."mobile. K"owi.Dafflrmi Judge J. W. V?y ind'lcST'wTth I licjJS" and ens remanded Know, reversed In the metier of the ir.ii-. , tifteaU from North DaaomH f'rwVA SHV1- mltted. Permanently ad- " II THE-NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK TOKTLAHD . OREGON ssssassssssssswlw!l !!!! ' : ' Body of J. 0. Miller, VYno Was Lieutenant Overseas, to Arrive Tha' body of First TJentnant Tnni, C Miller, son af Mr. and Mrs. Fred O. Miller. 7 Thompson street, who met a tragic death In France by being struck by an engine Just after recovering in a hospital from a wound, will arrive in Portland at 7 :10 Wednesdav nf-ht m. cording to Information received by the army quartermaster corps today. Lieutenant Miller was a member of tha motor transport corps. He had been in a hospital for some time and was re covering nicely from a wound. On the nrst day he was able to take a walk, accompanied br his nurse, he was -tmrV by an engine approaching which neither aaw. and received a fracture of the skull from which be died. On the same train will arrive the body of Kenneth M. Welshons. private of the first clans, for consignment to Frank Welshons, his father, at Condon, Oregon, welsnons gave up his life for a com rade soldier, the records showing that be died of septicemia, following blood withdrawal for transfusion. Some Counties May Revoke Bounties, to Adopt Poison Plan , j Comments throuc-hnnt ttwt nt a t a a r being aroused as a result of the recent legislation maklne- it ontional with earh countv as to whether bounties nhall h paid for predatory animals, Stanley Ck .ewett or me u. s. biological survey said this morning. Three counties are considering re voicing the bounties and putting on exi tensive poisoning campaigns with tha otologics! survey.- said Jewett. Mal hour is in the lead. In November this countv OSJd out S&500 in honntiM ilnn and decided that an organised campaign) win proa ore netter results and save them a lot of money. During the present fnonth f YA la 1 9 out nnfam niUMtlnna carried on are In the Ocboco tutUonaJ I ores t, in cooperauon with the forest re serve, where a poison line 100 miles long will be run." Fair Skies Forecast For Western Oregon While Portland was ntnvinp mrM weather with a temperature of 48 de grees Mondav aftwnnnn b anl-n mm area in Eastern Oregon chased the mer cury down the thfrmnfnt. (nh. ,an;t It stood at two degrees above at Baker uunng use nignt. Kalr and mild weath er will continue In Western Oregon despite E-Urtern Oromn tm-- predicted E. I Wells, district weather lorecasier. MRS. MORGAN IMPROVING Oorbett. 'Jan. 10. Mm Mario i(nnnn mwiess ai unanucieer inn, who was In jured when a bua turned over near Park nose wennesaay. is Lnrmrovinir s- era! stitches were taken in her nose and a lea. xne Diowout or a. fmnt cauaea tne accident. FECIAL ELECTION DAT SET cnenaua. Wash.. Jan. 10. The city commission set reoruary 7 for a special tuecuon to vote on eliminating 1 small triangle from the east city bound 7. I answer not and; I return no more- ; j r When Opportunity comes, finding us unpre pared, and leaves without our having availed our selves of her aid, that offering, except id the rarest of instances, is a closed transaction. We can have no assurance that she will ever again appear in a similar form. f Heed her warning: You must prepare! We earnestly urge you today to think ahead, and we offer you the services of our Savings Depart ment, believing you will find it a direct aid to your plan of preparedness; a safeguard to your future comfort and independence. ; I THE SdSedfor A verdict for $7500 damages tn favor of Mrs. Lena Hedderly was returned by a jury In Circuit Judge Gatens ' court Monday afternoon in tne suit brought by Mrs. Hedderly against Patrolmen William D. Morris and Earl M. Jackson. who took part in the raid. September 10. 19ZU. in whlcn Robert W. Hedderly, ner Husband was killed. The verdict was for the fun1 amount asked in the suit. It came aa a sur prise to those who had followed the trial, especially since only $1500 had been awarded Mrs. Hedderly In federal court against William R. Wood. James j. Biggins and Deiaxon C. Smith, pro hibition agents, who were with Jackson and Morris on the raid. The officers, hunting for bootleggers. fired on an automobile at Stark street and Union avenue. Hedderly, who wi tn the car, was killed. Mrs. Hedderlys counsel contended that the car was not ordered to stop that there was a con spiracy to "get" Hedderly. Barnett H. Goldstein was attorney for Mrs. Hedderly, and Elton Watkina and W. A. Carter represented the officers. Larceny Oases Lead List Reported ta Police in December Five hundred and seventy-two cases were reported, to the Inspectors' depart ment of tne Portland police bureau dur ing December, 1921, according to report submitted by J. T. Moore, acting chief of inspectors, to Chief of Police L. V. Jer.ldns. Larceny proved to be the most "popular." 206 cases being reported. Of that number 79 were run down to com pletion. Bad checks came in for second honors. and the work of Inspectors Swennes and GrlBm resulted In the settlement of 149. Altogether a total of 227 Arrests were made by the inspectors' department dur ing the month just ended. The summary ol cases : cue. KenonoL Cleared Tfo tiaireny . mm. . 206 nnrxlary .....V........ 54 38 178 4 2 S 1 2 78 572 Holdup .7 ........ Bad checb Obtilrrim money under falaa preteDaea Murder ............ .v Rape ......v . For&ery . Embezzlement ..... , Aauolt and robbary ...... Muoeilaneoua ........... Total Clemenceau's New Paper Demands Full Reparations Answer Paris. Jan. 10. (L N. S.) Strict en forcement of every clause of the treaty of Versailles was demanded In former Premier Clemenceau'a newspaper IEcho, wmcti made its iirst public appearance today; The paper Is edited by Andre Tardieu. former French high commis sioner in the United States. Tardieu in the leading editorial said it would be the purpose of the news paper to enlighten the people. He said it would be shown that the develop ments of the past two years has weak- Opjpon hmi hj 99 OREGON DAILY JOURNAL ened France's position and her guaran- teoiox aaieiy. - "The truth has been hidden from the public." said . the editorial. "We snail demand - execution of the reparations agreement, maintenance of our terri torial security and a policy of concilia Uon by Francs toward those which shed blood with France on tha battlefield." - Two Held to Grand Jury for Alleged Forgery of Checks i Rudolph W. Lawson, charged with the forgery of a check for $1850, to which he is said to have signed the name of H. A. sargent, president of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club, Monday after noon was bound over to the grand Jury j municipal juage Kossman on a bond of $500. Alfred J. Larson, arrested on a charge of forgery by Inspectors Shum and Van Deusen, waived his preliminary hearing and was held for tha rrarwi . $500 bond. SAXEM iOEN LATJD FAIR Salem. Jan. 10. Portland and the pro posed 1325 exposition were lauded at the Monday luncheon of the Salem Commer cial club. Judge George G. Bingham and John M. Scott, realty dealer, urged members to use their influence In dis- any nara zeeiings which might 2 ff?11 ween Portland and the capital city over the problem of financ ing the world's fair. I - - --' - . i I t vSrA : fjGf? Walk Through ihe Store- yirtually Given Away. Evcrhe- i i II i -s r assaw n ... 'i Jainiiuiairy Oearaiace Safes I II I -.1.1 T-V TT T 1 . -m III III nnn tho Koet Anrl m KiInc III III svwvasy gvf sa -aOs V W J i ss KJL4' VIJ I H HI I I II II IBBB.ISiaBir 71 I I SI J 1 1 j Every ' Article Rediuiced. A (CONTACT LINES AND GROCERIES EXCEPTED) ' H The sale of all our suits and overcoats, including new, ones from Society Brand and Adler Rochester, continues at n)cr?) only . ... $y) Third Floor Check for $500 Is Declared Forgery; Youth in Custody La Pine. Jan. 10. Charged with forg ing a check for $500, Louis Elroy, 20, ot Granrevllle, Idaho, la held at tha county seat by the sheriff. Elroy has been working at Paisley and other points south ot La Pine during the past few days. He went to Bend. Saturday. and presented the check at a clothing store which held tt up for collection and allowed him $60 in cash and merchan disc. A gun was missed from a Bend sport ing goods store Just after Elroy had left the place. The proprietor had a search warrant Issued for the suspect's room at the hotel. While developments In . the gun case were under way the check came to light. ' Investigation Indi cated that the check was fraudulent and Elroy was taken Into custody. Standardization of All Municipal Auto Camp Locations Is Proposed Standardization of municipal automo bile camp grounds, both as to service rendered and charges made, was the recommendation of a conference held at Spokane Saturday, C. P. Keyser, su perintendent ' of parks, announced Mon day. Keyser attended the session, which was called by the mayor of Spokane for the organization of tha Pacific AT MEIER & FRANK'S ARE H The First Word, the Last Word ! I Anything You Need, Anything You Want You Can Buy Now at a Great Saving From the Northwest's Finest Stocks Jo Insure the Widest Distribution of the Economies, We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantiti I w. . .. . 1 --------------iiibbbwbsbs Aocky Mountains Northwestern Tsarist uap association. , It was decided at tha aeaakm that a charge of M cents a day should be mads at all camps. To standardise the serv ice rendered tha association sneelOed proper sanitation, lights In the camp ground, free water and free fuel. Through the orranixaUoo. a system of registration win be adopted. Keyser said, whereby a close check win be mads on aU tourlsta. The numbers ot the ma chines will be taken. Thla. he-said, would help In th apprenensloa ot au tomobile thieves and hoboes. The asso ciation win edit a bulletin- in which will be. a list of undesirables, tor the Infor mation of all camps In the orgaiuxation. "One ot the things brought out at the session was that the camp did not ma terially affect the local hotel and garage business," Keyser said. "It was found that 95 per cent of the automobile tour ists will camp somewhere If faculties are not furnished, and but per cent wm pratronlxe hotels. " Of the SO . communities represented, there were but two having camp sites that were not under municipal control. Keyser stated. K ALA 31 A DITQRCE. MILL Kalama. Wash., Jan, 10. Judge Kirby granted Interlocutory divorce decrees to Chariotta Weatburg from Alfred Andrew Westburg and Mary Anna Willis from Charles Willis. A divorce suit was filed Monday by Clara E. Davis against John F. Davis. All of the couples reside In Castle Rock. ESTATE COMPRISES FARM Kalama, Wash-. Jan. 10. The will of the late A. O. Dakjuest was tiled tor probate Monday. The estate, located near Ostrander, comprises a largo stock and dairy farm. Our Windows Tell the Story MEN - . . . ... , . . . - , - w DEES AFTER OPERATION " Hermistoa. Jan. la. Wra artvD Kaodes, aged --."died at BU Anthony's hospital, la Pendleton. Friday, following aa Illness ot several months and aa op rattosj for cancer ot the stomach. Her casoana ana two children survive. S--SnSBBWaSaaWSaWBaaWaSaWiaBBWJimWaWaa aWaWaWaWSSSBBBSXesBXSBBBBBBBanSMBaW I " " I ' ' ' ' ' - ' ' j It smells good t ( 1 i ' i The sale of all our4 Manhattan shirts, for which we have the finest assortments in years, brings reductions or er H L v oL. 33J6, 0 TALK TO FARMERS . Ira N. CUbrtelson, la charge ot rodent control work for the United States bio logical survey, left Mo-day night for Grants Pass where be will speak oa tha farmers' week program oa rodent con trol. N es. - II Main Floor