DAILY EAST OKLGOXIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON,
I'RIDAY, AtGl'ST 28, 1908.
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UMATILLA COUNTY '
ASSESSOH IS NA5IED
Congress of Tux Exerts to be, Held
nt Toronto, Canada, October 6-0
Dclogutlon of Tlireo Will Represent
Oregon Subject of Taxation to Be
Discussed In All Its Phases.
Assessor C. P. Strain has been hon
ored by being named by the gover
nor as ono of the three men to repre
sent this state at the great Interna
tional tax conference to be held at
Toronto, Canada, from October 6 to
October 9. B. D. Slgler and E. B.
Seahrook of Portland are the other
two gentlemen named from this state.
The governor's attention was called
to this Important conference In a let
ter from President Allen R. Foote, of
the asHOclatlon, of Columbus, Ohio,
In which It Is stated that the foremost
authorities of the American and Brit
ish nations on the subjects of license
and taxation will be present to de
liberate upon those questions and
among-the principal topics sched
uled for consideration and debate are:
"All state constitutions requiring
the same taxation of all property, or
Otherwise Imposing restraints upon
the reasonable classification of prop
erty, should be amended by the re
peal of such restrictive provisions.
"Inheritances taxes should be re
served wholly for the uso of the sev
eral states.
"Succession nnd Inheritance tax
laws should be so amended that the
same property shall not be taxed by
two Jurisdictions at the death of the
owner.
"The same principles should be ap
plied In all tax legislation to the end
that no property should be taxed by
two state Jurisdictions at the same
time.
"Retaliatory legislation Is contrary
to Interstate comity end Is In the na
ture of war; therefore, all retaliatory
legislation should be repealed.
"The public debt of all states,
counties and municipality should
everywhere be exempt from taxation.
"State nnd local revenue Fystems
should be so far divorced that by
general laws the appropriate local
governing bonds may, If deemed ex
pedient, be granted certain limited
and carefully prescribed powers over
the licensing of occupations and th
selection or subjects of local taxation
and the rate of assessment upon such
subjects."
very confident that the home will be
located here, as Caldwell seems to be
favorably considered.
lOlNI) GOLD OPART
IN GRAND RONDE
R. D. Hamilton was In the city this
morning from his place eight miles
northwest of La Grande and brought
with him samples of quartz taken
from a ledge less than 200 yards frfcm
his line, which shows an assay of
1184 per .iUh, says the La Grande
Observer. This rock Is taken from a
point 7'4 feet below the surface.
Georgowead, who owns the pros
per, Is sinking a shaft upon the
property and Is now down 14 feet. He
will continue to sink until he reaches
a depth of 30 feet, when he will
cross-cut the ledge. The ledge now
shows a width of 30 feet. It Is be
lieved that the property will develop
Into a very rich mine.
A number of years ago, to be exact,
16 years ago, a specimen was picked
up In the near vicinity of this pros
pect shaft which, when assayed, prov
ed to be of the value of $17,000 per
ton.
Many prospectors have searched for
the mother lode, but so far have fail
ed. It Is to be hoped that the pres
ent owner" has made the lucky dis
covery. Union will sooner or later be
come one of the richest mining re
gions In Oregon.
STAKT WORK ON
$50,000 EATON HALL
NEW IRRIGATING PLANT
IXMt SAGE RRUSH BELT
The Echo Register says of the in
stallatlon of new irrigation near that
place:
John Nlssen, the Implement dealer,
of Pendleton, closed a contract with
Pelmulder Bros., by which he wllj
Install at their place a few miles from
Echo, an Irrigating plant which will
bring about 86 acres of sage brush
land under the rejuvenating Influence
of a four Inch stream of water.
Messrs. Pelmulder have In all 65
acres of land all on the bottom ex
cept the acreage above mentioned.
They have made an excavation near
the river which gives an abundance
of water all the year around. The
centrifugal pump Is near the hole and
at extreme high water will ivrobably
be submerged, but the engine, which
is an 18 horse power Alamo, sets hlgk
and In no danger of high water.
The new plant will cost upwards
of $1000 besides the Installation,
which will be considerable more.
At present these boys have all sorts
of fruits and vegetables growing and
bearing on the low lands, and they
will also cause the sage brush lands
to bloom and blossom with profitable
trees and' shrubs. The cultivation of
sage brush land Is no longer an ex
periment, when water can be secur
ed.
Snook & Travers of Salem were yes
terday awarded the contract for the
conduction of Eaton hall, the new
llverul arts building for Willamette
university, says a Salem Item. The
ground for the building was broken in
June by E. A. Eaton of Union, whose
generosity made the hall possible.
The figure at which the contract was
let was $43,400.
J. E. Tourtcllotte, the architect, of
Roise, Idaho, arrived In Salem yes
terday and staked off the grounds to
day. It Is expected that the actual
work of excavation will begin Mon
day. The contractors have 11 months
In which to complete the building.
The heating contract was also award
ed to a Salem firm, the bid being
$3150.
The new building when completed
will cost $50,000. It will not be com
pleted before the opening of the fall
term In 1909. It will be located at
the south of the capltai, adjoining
the other buildings on the campus of
the university.
HOW DID THE DULL
GET ON THE TRACK
n Its report upon the causes of the
wreck of the Cottage Grove passenger
train, which was hurled In the ditch
Sunday night by coming In contact
with a bull lying upon tho track near
Eugene and In which four lives were
sacrificed, the railroad commission
finds no defects In the roadbed . or
track, that the right of way fence
and gates are ordinarily sufficient and
that tho train crew acted coolly and
In good Judgment, but the manner In
which tho bovine got upon the track
has not been ascertained, says the
Salem Statesman.
Tho farmer to whom the bull be
longed eported that one panel of the
fence had been torn down and that
the gate was broken and that he fixed
the gate but made no repairs to the
fence.
The commission recommends, as a
means of preventing future accidents
of the sort, that the railroad track
employes make more frequent lnspefr
tlon of the fences and gates and that
the authorities of the cities and
towns cooperate with the trainmen to
keep tresspassers off the trains.
"Half of the killed," fays the re
port, "are persons who are violators
of the state law and unless the laws
are rigidly enforced the rate of deaths
from train wrecks cannot be minim
Ized.
Covered 4J,735 Mile
Let those who have been bicycle
enthuslaHts look back over their
diaries and add up the number of
miles they used to make on their
century runs on their light racing
wheels and compare their ' record
with that of Major Edward A. Weed,
who 'rode 4 9,735 miles In eight years
while touring this country and Mexi
co, who Is now 67 years of age, and
who, on a wheel that weighs, with
baggage, 82 pounds, Is on a trip from
New Tork to California, and It Is
safe to say that they will have con-
iTararrirrft87rgMgi
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
Last Day of the
Ever Placed on Foot in Pendleton
NOTE-Trade During the Day as
There Will Be No Lights at Night.
sldcrable admiration for the major's
prowess. Boston Globe.
Btntc of Ohio, City of Toledo. Lucts Conn
tj. u.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that be la
senior partner of the firm -of F. J. Chs
ner 4 Co., doing business In the City of
Toledo, County and Htote aforesaid, and
that said nrm will pay tna sum or usis
HUNDRED DOM.AR8 for each and ttetj
rase of Catarrh that cannot be cored tT
the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CnENRY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 6th day of December, A. D.,
1886.
(Seal.) A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mu
cous aurfares of the system. Bend for tes
timonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.; Toledo, O. .
Huld by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family I'llla for constipa
tion.
Read the East Oregonian.
Pendleton Business College, S
NOT ONLY THE LARGEST, BUT THE BEST COLLEGE IS
EASTERN OREGON.
THE BEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
Pendleton College will enjoy the largest enrollment It has had for
years, due to the fact, that for two years, and since the college ts
under Its new management, students are being graduated In less than
half the usual time required by business colleges. All graduates who
have desired positions, have been placed In excellent paying positions
by the school. Bookkeepers are graduated in about six months, and
Stenographers In four months and even less. PRIVATE LESSONS IN
BOOKKEEPING. NO CLASS OP MORE THAN FOUR STUDENTS
IN SHORTHAND, Is the secret of the success of the school.
Bookkeeping, Commercial Law, Arithmetic, Rapid Calculation,
Banking, Penmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting, English, Spelling,
Grammar, Correspondence, Office Practice, etc.
M M. SLATTERY, President Catalog Free.
Unlono Railroad Pnyroll.
Probably unique among the pay
rolls of the country Is that of the
Pennslyvanla railroad, which, accord
ing to a compilation Just completed,
Is shown to have 1350 active employes
who have been with the road 40 years
or more, says a Pittsburg letter. In
addition 1013 men served the company
more than 40 years but have retired
from active work, and are receiving
pensions regularly from the company.
The census of the civil service of the
United States showed on July 1, 1907,
that those who had been In the serv
ice of the national government for
more than 50 years numbered 40 men
and one woman. On the other hand.
Pennsylvania railroad records show
that today there are on the pay rolls
of the company 316 men who have
h en in Its service mure than 50 years.
WORKING FOR I. O. O. I HOME.
Site Donated by Montlo B. Gwlnn of
Pendleton to Bo Utilized.
An Item from Caldwell, Idaho, says
In regard to tho proposed home for
Odd Fellows near that city:
The I. O. O. F. Is working very
hard to have tho proposed Odd Fol
lows home, which will be built In
this part of the stnte some place, lo
cated here. There have been given
to the Odd Fellows In this place for
that purpose about 15 acres of land.
Ten acres was donated by Montle B.
Gwlnn and five acres by Howard Se
bree. A committee has been appointed by
the Odd Fellows lodge here to outline
plans and draft resolutions for the
purpose of bringing the homo here
If possible. The land that has been
donated as a site for the building Is
In the eastern part of the city, on an
elevation that would make an Ideal
place for such a building.
The membera of the order here feel
Changing Queen Hees
M. Townsend, who has several
hundred stands of bees on the Uma
tilla ranch, Imported new queens lasi
week, says the Echo Register. The
Hcnnett" variety rrom niano, unio,
and New York, and also some from
his Malheur . county apiary. Mr.
Townsend shipped a ton of honey to
Portland last week. As a rule bees
have not done well Mils year. The dry
season has had Its effect and the fact
that alfalfa Is cut so early In the sea
son keeps the bees from working on
he pollen of that flower. Mr. Town-
send's honey crop was scarcely halt
of what It should have been. A
search around among the beekeepers
develops considerable discouragement.
Eugene Also Wants Gravity Water.
Engineer F. C. Kelsay, who has
the contract for the construction of
Eugene's gravity system of water
works, returned to Portland last
evening after having been here a
day or so looking after the work of
surveying for the proposed pipe line,
says the Eugene Guard. To a Guard
reporter at the train he stated that
the survey Is now practically com
pleted ond the plans and specifica
tions will be ready about September
10. Ho stated that the flow of water
In Rltchey creek yesterday was 2,900,
000 gallons. He thought the water
would get still lower before the au
tumn rains set In, but was certalu
that the flow would never get so low
as to be Insufficient to supply Eu
gene's demands.
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