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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1914)
Tfar Tax Question Is Raised by State Official Salem Declaring that congress had no right to impose a tax on state de partments, Corporation Commissioner Watson has notified the Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph company that he would not pay a war tax of one cent on each long-distance telephone call of his department. The local agent noti fied Mr. Watson and the heads of other departments that they would be ex pected to pay the telephone tax. "The telephone tax will not amount to much," said Mr. Watson, "but I am confident none of the war tax can be collected from departments of the state. Numerous decisions of the higher courts have said that congress has no right to levy such a tax against state departments. It would mean a great deal of money to the state if it were compelled to provide all stampB for certificates and other state papers. I feel certain that the Btate Is exempt. At any rate I have informed the man ager of the telphone company that the corporation department will not pay a tax on long-distance telephone calls." Assistant .Attorney General Benja min, in an opinion asked by Insurance Commissioner Ferguson, held that the insurance agents and not the insurance department would have to provide the stamps, costing 10 cents each, under the war tax measure, for each certifi cate of authority issued by the insur ance department. Attorney General Crawford was not in the city, but James Crawford, first assistant attorney general, said he be lieved that the state departments would have to provide the war stamps for certain legal documents, Capital Punishment Is Abolished by Small Leaa Salem The constitutional amend ment to abolish capital punishment was approved by the people at the re cent election by a majority of 157, according to official returns received from all counties by Secretary of State Olcott. The vote in favor of the meas ure was 100,395. Returns from all counties on meas ures and candidates have been received by the secretary of state, and a corps of clerks is engaged in final checkings and obtaining totals. When the re- suits are obtained Mr. Olcott, in the presence of the governor and state treasurer, will canvass the vote, and the governor will issue certificates of election to the successful candidates, The vote was remarkably close in all counties on the measure to abolish cap ital punishment, Multnomah giving the biggest maiorty for it, 2377, Jackson county gave a majority in its favor of 1057 ana Washington gave a majority againBt it of more than 1100. Boat Canal From Seaside to Warrenton Is Proposed Seaside Active steps toward pro viding a canal for motorboats from Seaside to Warrenton were taken here at a meeting of the residents of Sea side and surrounding towns. Commit tees were appointed to confer with the Fort of Astoria commissioners and the motorboat clubs of Astoria and Port land. Prior to the meeting prominent citizens of Seaside had gone over the ground between here and Warrenton with an engineer and a profile map had been prepared, showing the elevations along the line of the proposed canal, which lies through a chain of natural lakes, the highest point of which is only seven feet above sea level and as the greater portion of the distance is already open by way of the string of lakes and a canal that has been used for logging purposes, the project is a simple one from an engineering stand point. The possibilities for a canal that would connect Seaside with the Colum bia river are so apparent that the proj ect was proposed many years ago, but the necessary backing was not pro cured at that time. However, a canal was built from Cullaby lake, which lies about midway between Seaside and Warrenton, to connect with the stream that empties into the Columbia river at Warrenton and this canal was UBed until quite recently for rafting logs from the slopes near Cullaby lake into the Columbia river. This canal, which is about five miles long, is in excellent condition. Cullaby lake is about three miles long' and the other smaller lakes are available for use re, duce the distance that would be nec- essarv to die about three miles and one-half. Farmers' Union Gathers in Fourth Annual Meeting The Dalles The fourth annual state convention of the Farmers' Educa- tional and Co-operative Union opened in this city the first of the week, with State President J. D. Brown, of Ar lington, presiding. Mayor French wel- corned the delegates at the opening session, A. R. Shumway, of Milton, Or., responding. Other speakers were Marcus J. Barroni, who is touring the United States; J. C. Lawrence, of Spokane, and President Crow, of the Farmers' Union of the state of Wash ington. At one of the sessions of the union, Dr. Hector Macpherson, of the Oregon Agricultural college, delivered an ad dress on "Marketing," and Professor Ralph D. Hetzel, of the Agricultural college, spoke on "Agricultural Ex tension." The business men enter tained the convention delegates at a banquet in the Vogt theater. Presi dent Kerr, of Oregon Agricultural col lege, and Representative Sinnott were the principal speakers. Cannery Closes Season With Excellent Record Newberg Friday, work at the New- berg Co-operative Growers' associa tion was brought to a close after surprisingly successful run of business since June z. The association was formed last winter and its membership includes nearly 400 persons, men and women, chiefly fruitgrowers of this neighborhood. Some stock was taken by business men of the town. Early in the season the management of the Newberg cannery ordered qunatity of Boston Marrowfat squash seed for planting by the members of the association. An immense quantity will be raised here for next year s handling. This year the cannery put up between 400,000 and 500,000 cans of fruit and vegetables of different kinds, paying in excess of $10,000 for the cans. Employment was given to 128 men and women. The manager, J. W. Chambers, came here about four years ago from Perm slyvania, where he had had a success, ful business career. The secretary, A, P. Wolcott, waB formerly a resident of Omaha, Neb. New Road in Harney to Open "Granary of West' Vale A large party from the Mid die West passed through Vale en route to the Harney country this week They were under escort of W. J. Pin ney, agent of the Oregon-Western Col onization company and Mayor A. W, Trow, of Ontario. Harney soon will be opened by the Oregon Eastern and will be the gran ary of the West," with the advent of transportation facilities. Heretofore the Oregon-Western Colonization com. pany entered the Harney country through Bend, but the opening of the Oregon-Eastern to Riverside has made this new route preferable. There has been some 300 homesteads and desert claims taken along the line of the new road and beyond the pres ent terminals at Riverside the past year, indicating increased traffic for the road and improved land in the two counties of Harney and Malheur. CopperReld Cases Set Baker The damage suits against Governor West and other officials brought by William Wiegand and H. A. Stewart, Copperfield saloonmen, were set as the last cases on the calen dar for the Decmeber term, the court apparently believing that the cases would take an indefinite period that it would be unwise to have any other cases awaiting the termination. The cases were set for trial for Thursday, December 17. That it will take a long time even to obtain an unprejudiced jury is the general belief. Railroad Plant Checked. La Grande The La Grande-Walla Walla railroad has met seemingly in surmountable obstacles in its efforts to finance the project and the promoters have given up the attempt, for the time being at least. C. J. Franklin, one of the promoters, was in the city recently. He said that the adverse rennrt nresented bv the committee at Walla Walla had convinced the pro mote that there was no prospect of 1914 Roundup Clean $10,000. Pendleton The 1914 Roundup was staged at a cost of $24,000, while the receipts amounting to $34,000, accord ing to the annual report submitted the stockholders this week. Claude Penland was elected a member of the board of directors to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mark Moore- house and the other members of the old board were reelected. It was de- cided to hold the 1915 Roundup during the last week in September. The days may be changed from the last three days of the week to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This matter was left to the discretion of the board of directors. Fund Saving Suggested. Salem Governor West, in his mes, sage to the legislature, will recom mend the repeal of all continuing ap. propriations but those for educational purposes, according to an announce, ment just issued. He opposes them, he says, because they are not pruned by legislatures, as are appropriations made every two years, and, further, because the legislature in making ap propriations for certain departments, fails to take note of the continuing ap. propriations. He, however, thinks the educational institutions should remain, Ashland to Buy Camping Space, Ashland The city will purchase ample space for camping purposes. necessitated by the tide of travel through here. The area will cover about two ordinary lots and will be located near water and feed privileges, Space also will be set aside for auto mobile tourists. A resolution is now pending before the council providing for the levying of not to exceed a half mill tax for general publicity purposes. Hood and Blizzard Hits City ot Nome, Alaska Nome, Alaska A furious bllzazrd which this week has been raging for three days has forced the Bering Sea ice pack up against the backs of the buildings, where bo much property was detsroyed by the great storm in Octo ber, 1913, and has driven the water farther inland than it has been in sev eral years. All trails are impassable and several mining camps along the shore are en tirely surrounded by water. The water along the beach is rising, but it is believed the ice pack which has been jammed against the buildings and bulkheads along the waterfront at Nome will protect them from the water and it is thought there is little likelihood of their being washed away, as they were a year ago. At the smaller camps along the shore conditions are not so favorable. Solomon, 82 miles east of Nome, and Dickson, the railway termiuns at the mouth of the Solomon river, are sur rounded by water and ice. All the telephone lines along the coast were torn down by the storm. Before communication by telephone ceased a message from Safety Road- house, 24 miles east of Nome, told of the water pouring in from the sea, forcing the inmates to seek refuge on the second floor. It is impossible to rescue them as the ice floes would crush any boat which attempted to ap proach the house. American War Is Feared Because ot Monroe Doctrine Princeton, N. J. That general dis armament and universal peace will not follow the European war and that the United States may have trouble with the winner were predictions made by George B. McClellan, ex-mayor of New York and now professor of economic history in Princeton univers- ty, in an address which he delivered here: "No matter who wins," said Pro fessor McClellan, "it is almost certain that some not far distant date we shall be confronted with the alternative either of abandoning the Monroe Doc trine or fighting to maintain it. We have made of it a great national prin ciple, a question of national honor, so that if we abandon it we must concede that we are not storng enough to main tain it, that we are only a second-class power, at the mercy of all the swag gering bullies of the earth. If we fight for it in our present unprepared condition, there can be but one out come. A triumphant and victorious Germany would have little to fear from us, and, while we might possibly in the end be able to check Japan by herself, we could scarcely hope to do so if she received help." The cause of war, according to Pro- fessor McClellan, is the spirit of na tionality which has seized all of Eu rope and the present war cannot be charged against any one man or group of men. Professor McClellan made a strong plea that Americans awake to their present condition of unpreparadness and that immediate steps be taken to build up a national defense. The Popular Redingote Dress W tV V a ON BRINK OF KILAUEA TOURIST TELLS OF A VISIT TO FAMOUS VOLCANO. THERE are so many varieties In the development of the redingote dress that the Idea prevails in gowns for all sorts of wear. Here Is a clever new adaptation for the street that Is a sort of compromise between the one-piece garment and a coat suit. It Is an ex cellent design tor between-eeasons' wear, without an outside coat, and, for tified with a heavy outer garment, Is all that Is desirable for the coming winter. It consists of a semlfltting basque finished with scallops at the bottom. The scallops are bound with braid and the basque as long as the average coat In a coat suit. A box-plaited tuulc Is set into the basque, stitched by ma chine along the line of the scallops. The tunic is finished with a plain hem less than two inches in width, and is very long. It is worn over a plain, straight-line underskirt of either the same material as the dress or of satin. This underskirt, which is Bhort, le not much In evidence. It is narrow, and when made of the game goods as the tunic is often slashed In three or four places to admit of a free stride. When slashed in this way it has th'e effect of trousers worn under a long ekirt, and we must concede that It looks attrac tive and would seem a startling Innova tion except that we are already accus tomed to slashes In walking skirts. Redingote models, like or similar to the one pictured here, are often worn over straight underskirts faced up with Roman-striped satin. In this caee the collar and vestee and separate cuffs are made ot the same satin. This makes a showier and dressier costume, and one may manage this dress by having two underskirts (one ot the goods and one of the eatln) and two Bets of collar and vestee with separate cuffs. One ot them is to be of white cotton or linen and the other ot satin like that in the underskirt facing. In this way the same dress will furnish a costume for many occasions and a re freshing variety, at least. With the oncoming of cold weather and the high military collars of outer garments, new vestee and collar com binations have been designed with closed throat and high turnover col lars. The sleeves In this particular gown are the plain coat-sleeve type finished with a soft, flaring cuff. When sepa rate cuffs are to be adjusted an en tirely plain sleeve la preferable. Either of the hats pictured is appro priate with this gown, and It le a wise thing to own both a small and a large hat. But If only one Is to be chosen let It be the larger one. For brims are widening and the large hat Is more effective for occasions where one wiBhet to look somewhat "dressed up." JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Naval Authority Dead. Washington, D. C. Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan, U. S. N., retired, acclaimed in naval circles as the "greatest modern writer on naval strategy," died at the naval hospital here Wednesday, aged 74 years. Death was due to heart trouble. The admiral had been in feeble health for several weeks, but he was not taken to the hospital until a week ago and it was not generally known that his condition was critical. Admiral Ma han had greatly overtaxed his strength in study of tht present great European conflict and it is thought that the many long hours he devoted to follow ing the naval operations of the bellig erents probably caused the breakdown which hastened his end. Lack of Stamps No Crime. Washington, D. C. Thousands of persons in many cities who spent hours Tuesday rushing to the offices of in ternal revenue collectors, alarmed over their inability to obtain revenue Btamps to comply with the new rev eflue tax law were needlessly frighten ed over what might happen if they were not on the minute with their stamping. The internal revenue de partment sent telegrams to collectors making it plain that the government has no intention of prosecuting any body subject to the tax who shows that he is willing and ready to buy stamps and pay. Trade Balance Growing. Washington, D. C. Exports from the 12 ports which handle 80 per cent of the business of the United States totaled $43,098,852 for the week end ing November 28, as compared with imports aggregating $26,685,557, leav ing a favorable trade balance of $T6, 413,295. The 22 working days of No vember yielded a trade balance in fav or of the United States of $63,188,992, which, according to official estimates, indicates an export excess of approxi mately $70,000,000 for the entire country during November. Wilson Waits on Amnions. Washington, D. C President Wil son, after discussing with Secretary Garrison Wednesday, the request of Governor Amnions of Colorado that Federal troops be withdrawn from some of the Colorado strike districts, decided that nothing should be done at this time. Earlier in the day the President told callers that he was awaiting formal notice from Governor Amnions that the state waa ready to resume control In the strike cone be Oliver Twist Suit and Slip-Over Dress i TVS'' Vr J L fy I J Finds It Is Not Just Back of City Hall, at He Had Supposed, but It Forced to Admit It Wat Worth 8eelnfl. I had always thought that Kllauea, the largest active volcano In the world, was Just back of the city hall in Honolulu, but when I got to Hono lulu I found that a person hat to get on a boat and ride all day and night to the Island where the volcano baa secreted Itself, says a writer In Lea lie's Weekly. Instead ot having to climb a towering cone vlth one ot those alpenstocks they have in the chocolate advertisements, all we had to do was to sit still and be whirled clear to the crater. The only cone In sight was one with Ice cieam Inside It. On the way to the irater I tried to give sharp, penetrating glances at the rock formations bo that when peo ple asked me what kind ot trees, shrubs, and flowers grow along the way, and how many eruptions there had been, I could ell them, but for the life of me I couldn't look outside. I couldn't keep my eyeB off the newly married couple and the man from Ber lin, who kept his camera open with the bulb dangling ready any moment to snap something for his "My Trip Abroad." The newly married couple cared nothing for flowers or how many disturbances there had been. He was more interested In knowing If she waa happy, and, she in throes of keeping his tie straight. "Kllauea crater!" called the chauf feur, as If announcing a station, while I marveled at the luxury of going to see a volcano. All around was a deep, rich-looking, black mud all tumbled up as If an unseen band as big as a state had squeezed It out between Its fin gers In rich, black streams, then gone, on to a new toy. It looked as If wo were going to step Into 40 acres of gumbo, but liiBtead of being rich, first bottom mud a few Bteps out showed It hard volcanic rock. Watching until the wind lifted we would edge In to the crator rim and peer over, down Into the heaving depths. We could see nothing, when suddenly the smoke would rise, and down In the blackness of a million nights would come a glimmering light. wavering and feeling, like a man with a lantern coming around me corner, beams reaching out and fingering the way. With numbers lending courage the lanes ot light would gather and spring up In a flare, would come tum bling and rolling up the sides as It the lava were seeking freedom while the guarding smoke nodded. The light would shoot and reach blindly for a moment, to be suddenly cut off, as If massive firemen were coaling the world, shutting their doors behind every Bhovelful. Behind all, under all, came a Bnapplng and a snarling, not like the complaint ot waves, but like the charging of a caged lioness; a frenzied, trapped an imal defiance. Just as silence was be ginning to burden and one's heart ached for the lioness, light for a thou sand temples would leap and a growl ing would come as If the creature were climbing the very sides. Standing on the brink and peering down Into the boiling bottom, one trembles and fear lays hold of him lest he go crashing, but when one stands long with only a few Inches for shelter a wild desire comes to leap over. Only does the shout of a companion bring one to a realization, and then one turns guiltily away. FOR small boys, the Oliver Twist suits 6eem to suit the little ones and to appeal to the mothers who are always looking about for something new and practical for their restless youngsterB. These are two-piece suits combining plain and striped materials or plain material In contrasting colors, In a blouse and pants. They are made up In several different models, the sim plest of them consisting of a plain blouse like that shown In the picture, to which a pair of straight pants is buttoned. The blouses are made of striped per cale or In plaid ginghams or of equally durable plain materials of other kinds. When the blouse is plain the pants often are made of a narrow stripe, or if the blouse Is striped the pants are plain. Plain pants, with striped blouse having round collar and turnback cuffs of the plain material, make the best looking of the Oliver Twlat suits. In the better grades of these suits the blouses are box plaited, made with round collars and turnback cutis. The plaits make the waist a little more dressy and add to Its strength. In the cheaper suits the blouse la cut without plaits and the sleeves finished with narrow band of contrasting ma terial like that In the collar. A small patch pocket on the blouse Is finished with a narrow band at the top also. In all the suits the pants are straight These suits are made for very tiny boys; little fellows of two years only are put Into them, much to their own delight. But they are worn by boyn up to ten years, and are thoroughly practical. Clever designers have adapted the Oliver Twist suits to girls, substituting a eklrt for pants. Very pretty ones are made with plaid Bklrts buttoned to plain blouses, the latter having cuffs and collars of the plaid material. These dresses are provided with patch pockets on each side of the skirt, and are made up In serge and other woolen goods for school wear, as well as In wash goods. A little slip-over dregs for a tiny girl is shown In the picture. It Is of plain blue gingham with a straight narrow box plait down the middle of the front and back. It la decorated with short bands of white embroidery placed on the plait near the top and bottom and with small pearl buttons and simulated buttonholes. The sleeves are long, with turn-back cuffs. The neck Is plain and bound with a lias strip of the material. A small separate round collar Is to be worn wben the little dress needs to do other duty than to provide an easily laundered romping outfit for the lit tlest girl. Both these garments are cut with reference to the fact that they must be washed and Ironed often, and with that In view they are made easy to iron. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Humorist's' Favorite Joke. Irvin S. Cobb, who has recently add ed war correspondence to his humor ous achievements, writes: "Searching back In my mind, I'm Inclined to think my favorite Joke is the little story of the large, slew footed darky who was leaning against the corner of the railroad station In a Texas town when the noon whistle In the canning factory blew and the hands hurried out, bearing their grub buckets. The darky listened, with his head on one side, until the rocketing echo had quite died away. Then ha heaved a deep sigh and remarked to himself: " 'Dar she go. Dinner time fur some folka but jes' twelve o'clock fur me!" "I like that story because It is short, because there Is pathos under tha laugh as there always should be to make the laugh go better and be cause there Is a certain philosophy bound up In It which Is not only Afro American but American." Activities of Women. The Woman's City club ot Boston has nearly 3,000 members. Woman suffraRe is proving to ba an ally of prohibition, j Nearly 10,000 women are employed as bookkeepers In Chicago. The death rate among femaleB fs lower than that of males. Female clerks In Chile are paid sal aries of $20 per month, with a com mlHsJon on their sales, which In some cases runs the salary to as high aa $100 per month. Women In the habit of using rouge and face powder will have to pay more for their complexions now since the war has caused French manufac turers to increase their prices. Any woman who can cook Is eligible to take the examination for the posi tion of specialist In home economics' for which the United States govern ment is willing to pay $3,600 a year salary. success at this time. fore withdrawing the troop.