I * ADVANCE' S E t K ä G UARAN TEE. o:.""u„ r : ; ^ IMPROVE RIVERS or poverty, may, in the opinion oi th# attfeeeaor, be unable to contribute to­ wards the public charges. 8. THfe personal property every 8t. Petersburg, Nov. 26__ *.n inter- householder to the amount of $200, the lariie national eomjtact guaranteeing * t!" u article« to be «elected by such house­ b A A tA A i holder. m N atlon al i m m T o Be A sk ed (B A C . C om p, section 3089, was araencM by Following are the joint resolutions 1 superstructures, improvement* and improvements u '„- ^ p ^ ? i i r ^ . d “ l . « ; .¡¿clal tw»alon. AtivinK the new ku,g,|„m a .ta tu s '^ n e lOF FMtj M illio n s. erected upon,under or above, or affixed han, page &. The ae«-tion proposed make» tba for constitutional amendments and wluttH.m .lar to tlatt of Switzerland and' fo lg iu m , w ill mx » 1« inacribed on the 1 ----------- bills as recommended by the Oregon to the same, and all rights and privil- ege* thereto t>elonging or in any win© when held under contract for purchase, the at- btate Tax commission and to be j»re- appertaining; and all franchises and sented to the legislature at its next ses­ privileges granted by or pursuant to any clause i. z. Land» of public corporatlona, aim- la w o th is state, s tiito or or m n n ic iiu il o n l i - Harlv held contract of purchase, made sion: MW OI f tins municipal oral- , 5 under 6 7 n o c henge. 4 . Kxemntion of lantie and the agreement with Sweden I nance or icsoution, owned or used by crematory property copied from laws wo», paite A ffe c te d and againat fortification in the neighborhood jl^uiznd Men HOUSE JOINT RESO LUTIO N N O .---- any person or corporation, other than »ectlonA ». The s a m e * clause 8 o f section of the frontier. Norway ia in a peculiar- Congressman Ransdall, Chairman o f -'ay, except the exem ption 1» reduced from 990« 0 M i Million» to Annual Amendment to the Constitution of the the right to be a corporation; and _ all to 1200, om itting the «peciflcatlon o fp e rtic u la r ly position and the first efforts River* and Harbor* Congress. m in e « , m in e r a l« , o u a r r ie « , fo ssil# , a n d article« w h l ^ m ^ ^ w e m p t ^ The flat ex- State of Oregon. payroll o< C om panie*. ! , * 1 * . einption 1» believed to be more Just than the o f tlie Norse diplomacy have been di­ pre»ent exemption of specific varieties o f prop- Makes Startling Statement Resolved by the house, the senate con­ t r e e « in , u n d e r, n r u p on th e la n d . rected toward eliminating the danger FChapter 1. title X X X » B. & C. Comp., con- ert v to a to. al of f»uo, wuich is in practice found curring: tained no definition o f real property. This ! to be both arbitrary and unequal. A d » ir y o f being attacked and securing facilities deriuition is taken in part from section 9057, farmer owning 16 cows, 9240; one horse, 115; Tliat the following article, as an vnv 24.— Sixty thousand *or ^ ie I ^ t 'f u l development of the B. A ('. Comp i ’etinition of franchises and household furniture, |* 3 >: farm ing implements, The I nited States government ex- amendment to the constitution of the ¡inclusion a» taxable property, specifically, is fio [taxable values], would have a total of $300, |new ; compare the Minuesota’ detiuition of real and only 990 would be exempt. If his property Of the' great industrial and ? % £ £ £ * ^ truabin* butdeu “ f state of Oregon, he projxised and re­ | pends 26 times more in indirectly fos- was a little differently distributed, thus: tw o property.) homes, 112.1; two cow l, $m); teu sheep, 115; ^rporations were tislay grant-1 W ith regard to the action of Norway I tering trade than in doing so directly. ferred to the next legislative assembly, 1 . 1 r-..nal jirojwrty— H ow construed.) household furniture, *10: wagon and harness, [¿¡eg in wages* 11 nit w ill add m il- j in approaching the powers for the pur- In other words this governments spends and if the same shall be concurred in $>Vl; farming imptenu-nta. *¡0, he would havo Section 3. T liat section 3038 of the by a majority of all the members elect­ Sam* the same value, but ail would be exem pt. $600,000,000 annually for war and its annual p ayroll*. One of pose o f securing these concse^ions, it ed to each house thereof, and shall Codes and Statutes o f Oregon, compiled This is au actual cane reported by one as»e»#or a» a typlealinstanee of the unreasonable Ine­ L^jg increases was that aiinoun ean be stated that Russia, the power ,effw t*. which are presume. 1 to fuster afterward tie ratified by a m ajority of and annotated by Hon. Charles B. Bel­ quality of the present law as it ia met every d a y.) most directly concerned and from which ,ra'le‘ an'1 1>ut C o , 760,000 for the im- linger and W illia m W . Cotton, be and .the United States Steel corp ora -. Norwuy Hpptlrently hail mo, t to f(„ r ; provement of rivers and harbors in this the electors of the state, then the same (L an d in road Isiiufdary exem pt.) Shall be a part of the ’constitution of \h* ! " ‘A-’ h> '•cure a Norwegian port, or in building trade. This is the essence of linger and W illiam W . Cotton, and sec­ a startling statement made by Chair­ That article I, section 32 of the con- elude ail things in action, household ' V i , . i l l add about »000,000 contemplated infringing on . I Norwegian territory, had no objection man Ransdell, of the National Rivers etitution of the state of Oregon, lie and furniture, goods, chattels, moneys, and tion 56 of an act ajijiroved February 24, 1963, and found on page 202 et sequitur psyrol 1. j to the conclusion of a convention, Ger- and Harbors conrgess, in a recent ad­ the same hereby is abrogated, and in gold dust, on hand or on deposit; all of the general laws of Oregon of 1903, York Central firemen were many already imd signified her approv- dress liefore the Portland Chamber of lieu thereof shall t>e inserted the fol- boats and vessels, whether at home or be and the same hereby are amended i abroad, and all capital invested there- mintol an advance averagin g be- movement of which Great , Commerce. He stated that the nation­ lowing: to read as follows: “ N'u tax or duty shall be imposed >n; a ll debts due or to become due from ™ #n,l 7 jx-r cent as a result o f Britain is the sponsor, and France will al government annually expends »169,- A ll lands w ith in the boundary of any I » .(100,000 for the navy, »166,000,000 for without the consent of the people or solvent debtors, whether on account, tlie wage wage cconference a t | follow suit. ¡Jetion of of the I the army and »144,000,000 fur Jam- their representatives in the legislative contract, note, mortgage or otherwise, county road, and a ll dedicated street* Russia admittedly contemplated se­ Vork. The advance applies to a ll and alleys in any incorporated or unin- ... »ions. Congressman Ransdell believe, assembly; and all taxation shall be ! cither w ith in or without this state; all Vts of the company except the curing a deep water liarbor, one easily corjiorated city or town, or town plat, jiu h lic s to c k s ; a ll b o n d s , w a r r a n ts , and fensihie, on the fiord southward of '>iat if the United States can afford to J e t h e sta te , County, or m unicijial- kecti.ut and several towns in other entries necessary in errors in accounts of subjects took up the time yesterday i . A ll projierty, real and jiersonal, i t v , a n d sclsail aral other state lands, levying the taxes; aral shall jirescribe It is understood, however, of the three sessions of the Trans- of freight earnings — claims arising of the Unite«l States aral this state, ex­ such regulations as shall secure a just s h a ll lie c o n s id e r e d , for all piurjiosee of ikance w ill not amount to 10 jam through demands on ovei ‘barges and Mi-si-sijipi Commercial congres-. Im- valuation for taxation of a ll propierty , cept land belonging to this state held t a x a t io n , as t h e p r o jie r t y of the j k t s o i » Incept in F all R iv e r and several waterwavs, insurance and cur- contract for the purchase : the like The »60,000 was spread o v e r1 p r , taxes), except projierty specifically u, cr , « so h o lit in g t h e sirtne; aral the im prove- Ivilimes. ¡two months tliat the monthly report of rency reforms, the value of the Pan- 1 thereof. uo nts t h e r e i n shall b e considered aa taxed.” enlarging our i.f the road that carried the freight might ama canall as a means 2. A ll public or corporate property r e a l p r o jie r t y fo r a ll purposes of taxa­ trade relations with the South Am er­ of the several counties, cities, village*, t io n . aral Is- c o n s id e r e d as the juojierty A B IL L MS INCO M E O F R A IL R O A D S . not show too large a reduction for a ican republics and the necessity o f For an a*»t to provide a more efficient and tow n«, and school districts in this «tate ------------- single month.” closer relations between the United equitable system for the aaeeasment o f proper­ used or intended for corj>orate purjx»ees, of t h e ja-rson so h o ld in g the sam e; a n d n«i d e e d s h a ll ever lie executed un­ for taxation/defining property subject to Of Nearly $ 9 7 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in States aral those countries, the great ty taxation and property exempt therefrom ; de­ j except lands belonging to such public Net Earnings. value to the Smith of improved levee- fining the duties of the county assessor, and corporations held under a contract foi t i l a l l ta x e s aral municijial charges arc ISSU ES W O R T H LE S S PAPE R . fu lly jia id thereon. the manner of making the asse*a- anil the resources and needs of Alaska pre>cribing Puhington, N ov. 24. — A prelinii- ment of property by bim assts-edlor the pur­ the purchase thereof. (N e w ; but compare I-ffiwn W&Rhington, 1*97, WPre some of the topics toucher! upion. poses of taxation ; requiring all persons, and 27, i-fttf*- 1U». It from a eeriift* »3. The personal projierty of all lit^ jivpnrt of the Interstate Commerce Stensland’ s Crime Brings On Another the managing agent or officer of any corpora­ «•ate o f the clerk of the Mate land board, N o­ The principal speakers were J. E. tion or association liable to be assessed by him, I erary, benevolent, charitable, and sci­ vember 10, 1006 . that the fta te’* outAtandin( «ion on the income account of Crash in Chicago. Ransdell, representative in congress to furnish the assessor with a list of property ent i tic institutions ineorj*»rated within rertifleates of »-ale aif)rr«‘Kated arrea. tho JtjiUays of the U n ited States for liable to taxation, and prescribing a penalty pure has« |*riee of which waa 91 . 4*»* .-**.$•»— all o f Chicago, Nov. 20. — Channeey L. from Louisiana; W . I>. Vandiver, su- for failure so to do; and to amend sections D t o , this state, and such real estate belong­ U hich noiir encaj.*-« taxation **••» au»e the tii*o ¡year ended June 30 Inst contains Graham, vice president of the Steel pierintendent of insurance of M issouri; yiLts. :«>:», 3 *». 9TH5. 3M6, »$57, »ti*. ing to such institutions as shall lie act- to the land ia i still in the mate.) i from conijmnies ojiernting 220.- 362. 31)69, 3/70, 3071, 3073, 3l7l, 3D7i Ball company, was arrested last night Dr. W S. Woods, president " f the Na­ »•61. 9*77 and :>*7* of the Codes and .Statutes c i Ore ually occupied for the purposes for (P u b lic lamia— Improvement#.) ^siles of lines, or about 99 pier cent at his residence in Evanston by detec­ tional Bank of Commerce of Kansas gon. compiled and annotated by Hon m amend Section 8. The assessor must asse## they were incorporated* (mileage that w ill be covered in B. Bellinger and W illiam W. • »»t:**n tives from the office of State’ s Attorney C ity; John Barrett. United State- min­ section 4 A ll boose# <>f public worship, 1 all improvement# on lands, the fe# o f 56 of an act approved February 2t. 1 )in»l report. H ralv on a bench warrant issued by ister to Colombia: Minister Calderon, and brand on page 262 et sequitur of the gener and the lot# on w hich they are situated, which is still vested in the United ptotnl gross earnings of the roads • M L f l M «aid MetioB t* ___» n . , judge Kersten, the diarge being utter­ of Bolivia: Minister Pardo, of Peru; ing f nd •; »• 27 .». t*> amend sere*-n ; of an and the j**ws or shj»« and furniture _ Mates, as j»ersonaI property until th# M2,319,760,030, lieing equivalent ing fictitious jiapier. The accusation Minister Cortes, of Colom bia; Secre­ a#*t e n t it le "A n a<*t to fix the p la c e o ft t M i i l a i therein, and #11 burial grounds, tomi«*, ! settler th int th#r#ol ha# 643 |H‘r m ile. Passenger rarn- national bank stock and private thanks.loan and grows out of the Milwaukee Avenue tary Do Amaral, of the Brazilian lega­ trust companies,” approved February 24. 19««; and right# of burial; aH lands, and * f t! proof ha# 3«we »618,555,934, or » 2 ,8 11 per Representative to amen*l »¡ection 1 o f an a<-t approved I»eer m ile. Operating ex­ »270,000, and most of the notes it gaie John G. Brady, of Boston, ex-governor 1> 3. t«* reieal sections 27M9. 2710,3041. ;X>42. «>4$. tion incorporated under tlie laws of this ed. notwithstanding the j>atent has not sere »1,512,163,153, or »6,963 and y>-<9 o f the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, of Alaska, anil Major T. I. Clarkson. ,,f compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles B. state used for the sole purjioses of a tieen issued. are considered worthless. ¡mil«*. The net earnings were (New: eoinpare Wa»h!n*ton Rev. Law», 1Ö05, Bellinger and W illiam W. Cotton; and to re- crematory arai burial place for inciner­ The receiver said he has teen unable Seattle. HOloll 1U0. ,1 afl acti and parts of acts in conflict here- #i5!i'.K77, Ic in g »3,580 je r mile Mr. Shoppsrd, who 1 « cr€*t for jiuhlic worship fir for schools, county shall, i turned lately after th * (O f Projierty Subject to Taxation.) 1 « one shall l e taxe«! njion the cash valuation first «lay o f March *i elreB- dreerinf . i retiot- t - ' J L t Uv. - and annotate«! by Hon. Charles B. Bel­ al property. i«*us‘t yesterday the In te s ta te night, ¡tew n w ed th.ep crimes . jn 5. A ll public libraries, arai the ja-r- ing the j.revious year ending at 1 in ttl(, the tlm t they x n te * ■ in t e r fe r e * « w ith th * linger and W illiam W . Cotton, tie and ■rroe commission has given the ing. He sanl. crime is laws of nsture, and showe-1 th »t tlie *r- the same is hereby amende«! to road as sonai property belonging Ih c rd o arai o'clock a. m. of sai«l first «lay of March, rime is " an im portant hint on through whole rategnrv, ttie ,trikea He follows: nmnected therew ith, arai the real proje and shall J.la'*e such laraia ujam tha trikes at a m e n ts were without foiraUtron. an ex- t ne mos« — . , "* uuj...-.- ” the - ____ • (<*ld 2 tv provide»’ “ A il taxes for the sup­ held by them by purchase or inherit- tttwewir o f any county applying thera- ductiveness o f the soi l » i ' l it did not nffonl them any the rebuter g«*t port of tb * fovernm ent of this «tat* shall b* ance, and situate on any Indian ri-ser- for. d,«.-.^«| on prot^rty in equal »n d r»t*h le pr «• ailding that the commission W if e Hope* to Dominate. Another Railroad Fmed. ib til I r vation: provided, Itowever, that tlie (Sew.) py»riion.** I M » i l proper declare the sums of the local* to I Rome, Nov. 26 .-P r iv a te reports d.s- 1 uDBüf twtrl- lands «vwned or liehl b y Indiana in t Je< f t.. tsxstkt. Ti* Denver. Nov. 22 — The M i— uri Pa­ lv lim it« the taxing p » e r o f the iute to dirtft I (O f the assessment o f projierty.) I®* titr- ittjh rates in such «a- credit the rumor tluit the-e is a eralty upon any Indian reservatron, j rWeetlon m l B A C. Comp., «rem« cific ra ilr«*d w*» fine«! in the l mt«si property taxes.) arai tEie js-rs*m»I pr«ijierty o «if f such In- ntse marginal assignment» of mortgages. I* b ilitv t l « t Count W itte n a States Di-trict w o rt here t.»U v I r 't o - (R eal property— H -w construed.) D«-'ie* Them Immu-iity Bath. on sitali tw do«» not Is-long In a ta» act, «ii.ee the re|*al of the Russian mimste. of ir . Uti.m «.f the safety ap p lisrc» Uw- Section 2. The terms land, real es­ dians n j.s i *orh r e s e r v a tio n «m «a*.I«a h t o it a . pan. * ,----- ‘ . . ~ . > ra. the m mortgage ta» la*, law. of of . whteh it « are part. iittnettfiolis, N ov. 24.— Grain firms tate, and real property, as used in this exeir»j«< from taxatUAn when f*o p ro n d ra The i»*t ritose §» now ntig»tor 7 . It ib o rif not Tlie allege«! offense hapfe-n«-! ' •tailrrad men who were recently in- atiini"- t> ... H: ■ . where one of the company’ s t . n act. shall be o.nstrued to include the lor any law .d the United State., gad \ P > ? the special grand jury in ersased s. herwise. future rompflalt.ua it bs transferred to lbs re* was compel le i U> r - between tw . ■ ig .t land itself, whether laid oat in town not P*P"lis at the instance oi the •:••• The jiersonal property o f all per- misting act.)__________ lots or otherwise,above and uraler water, of .Tn«tioe w ill get no “ ini- «--a —nut ♦ ^ W tr^’< intent t** cars to pull a pieihimg pin. whi trho, by reason o f infirm ity, age, fT e b- c-.ntinoed u*xt seek) f ]se«l to work when the safety •p p 1*- aii building«, structure*, substructures, b#th” fro m the Interft#te oto ,n «e « » • operated. The suit « » « p- - - r^^rrp n im m ite w « which l*e#pp°,n t ,,;nking tl»#t in that \ p +' I m pn* 1 e *r r . commission, t „ w l „ g ,, a c tiv e R e a l K a t s lr . thin c-ute.1 at the instance «1 the Interstate "•-ton today, as none o f the wit- »lie empire, think Peggy— Only to thiuk o f l|. my dear, be able to dominate. «lofi. “ Do ynw think there is anything ia the *1» there much activity la real r e Commerce c**romi! R before the last jury were ca Jled be wo“ !*! again we were entirety alone, and be had the fW Uaaii in of them spiritualistic medi- tate in tbl* «action?” **ke«l the visitor, "•commission in the investigation audacity to k!*a me. tun»?” I “ I ah-mld **y there la." answerad Italy Admits A m e n e ." Income T » * La«* fo r Ohio. ^ relations lietween tlie grain Locy— I stij«poae you were furious. “ Cnqtie«ion»bly. I know re ver» 1 in- Former CorntouaeL “ (la d threu land- Rome Nov 26 - T h e hran) of hralth Columbus. O., N « * 22 — Gmrerm r ( knd the ra ¡ 1 ri «< is . doient per «or.» who nuke a good living all, ic« an' a washout la*t )« a r . ” — , K ^ , j e.i to admit American J»«rk Harris -tated »«»lay that be would roc- weren't you? Peggy— l should »ay no; I was fu ri­ out of tkrwe pre:en«i«»Da"— Chicago Trih- Washington SLar. b *" i S T w i t h o a t other raqoirnnent on,mend in his ffr-t m enage to the leg- I Hoys r«*ment 7 0 M ak e T o r p e d e e *. regular ^ ^ t e n t t b e ^ C ufale. isUtnro the levying a tax <* income« ous every single time be did IL— L e Poet, R . I M X o v . 24.— Arrange- “ flay 7* eicUirn-«d Tommy, doeNi ng tip The nuaotwr of deaths each yrer ta ic s- hv the state .4 Ohi«, if a * * T ™n he Is O r tia ican dcr*rtntc«Lt ^ ^ *rs rej)ortpu » l a « that w.H ta n d the •n this city o f a government tor- aand. In 1820 it was twenty-nire a fhou- fiat and matt ng at the otber hay, “you'ra The angry wares iaahed the »höre. c«.nstita»ional test . The r-verrow also ■riory where a ll o f this d a s « of “ Why don't you hit back7” they o k d , aand. and it now ta about «...it-wn ■ cheating! Tbia ■ a Burbank »ripl*, and f a v e , a ro^ n w tn en t « d t be nheTUarae | taa’n »ivea ma tha aour halft- tockiagly. "Haven't yon got the mud?” thotwanri. 1 in the Unite«l States U x law re pea le i by the legislatura. be manufacture«! iralepen.lent State* ■«* * " » • • en cero a . . 01 the m Industries Raise fü ni Employés. JUIST LEADS MOVEMENT » FAR « < Proposed Oregon Tax Law