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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE tax Official am endm ent c a r r ie s . Figures Reverse First ports o f Result. Re Compilation o f the official vote on the various in itiative and referendum measures, as canvassed by the county election boards, reverses the result heretofore announced on the county taxation amendment that appeared un der the ballot numbers 326 yes and 327 no. Instead o f having been defeated, the complete figures show that the measure has carried by a majority of 1,655. The amendment carried is the most radical and sweeping o f the three tax amendments submitted. Two that were proposed by the legislative as sembly in response to a movement fos tered by the state grange were defeat ed. These amendments removed the restrictions in the constitution on ex empting certain classes o f property or on levying a less rate o f taxation on one class o f property than on another. The county tax as it is commonly known, was submitted through the in itiative by the labor organizations of the state. I t takes from the legisla ture all power to pass laws regulating taxation or exemptions and gives that power solely to the people, although the legislature may submit such laws for approval or rejection at the polls. Each county is permitted to regulate taxation within its borders as it sees fit. The levying o f poll tax is prohib ited. The bill is regarded as having been designed as an entering wedge for "sin gle ta x ’ ’ measures. Under its provisions a county whose voters were so disposed might adopt that system, even though the measure could not muster strength in the state at large to be made a state law. The follow ing are the measures that have been adopted and m ajority on each: An act authorizing the location, construction and maintenance of a branch insane asylum in Eastern Ore gon, 7,587. A bill providing fo r the support and maintenance o f the Monmouth normal school, 10,361. A constitutional amendment empow ering the people o f each county to reg ulate taxation and exemptions within the county regardless o f constitutional restrictions or state statutes, and abol ish poll tax, 1,655. Home rule liquor bill, 4,547. Employers’ liability law, 22,112. A bill prohibiting the taking o f fish from the Rogue river except by hook and line, 16,203. Good roads amendment, 18,028. Presidential primary law, 1,679. Three-fourths jury amendment, 5,- 238. The greatest number o f votes cast on any measure was on the prohibition law, which received a total of more than 106,000. The bill is defeated by 20,915. Approximately 11,000 votes fewer than those cast for candidates for governor were polled on this bill. Statewide prohibition as provided for by constitutional amendment was defeated by 17,846 in a total of more than 104,000 votes recorded on the amendment. The highest m ajority polled for or against any measure was on the bill providing that Baker county should pay $1,000 yearly to the judge of the Eighth judicial district in addition to the annual salary o f $3,000 received by him from the state. In a total of about 84,000 votes there is a majority against the bill o f 58,368. On woman’s suffrage 94,659 votes were registered and the amendment was defeated by 22,259. G IA N T P A R S N IP IS GROWN. Rich Chemawa Soil Yields Vegetable Weighing 20 3-4 Pounds. Chemawa— Twenty and three-quar ters pounds is the weight o f a giant parsnip which was taken from the gardens o f the Chemawa Indian school. This great vegetable is one o f many almost as large taken from a half-acre of especially productive soil. From this one little spot have been taken al ready 300 bushels o f parsnips, enough to give the Indian students of the school all the parsnips they will need this winter. John Wesley, school gardener, says this parsnip is the largest ever taken out in this section. He attributes the large size to the rich soil which Is found in the Chemawa gardens. Only s few days ago Mr. Wesley found a carrot weighing 10X pounds. Cigar Factory at Dalles. Dallas— J. J. Campbell will open a cigar factory here about December first. The new business will occupy the building next door to Campbell s real estate office. The building will be completely remodeled and a modem front put in. Mr. Campbell, who is a recent arrival in Oregon from Idaho, is * cigar manufacturer o f many years •«Perience. HUGE FRAUDS EXPO SED . NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST American Public Bilked o f S I00,000 or More. New York — In raids so important that Postmaster General Hitchcock took charge in person, inspectors took Indian Farmers Make Good Showing action against iwo concerns which they charge with swindling the public out On Newly-Cleared Ground. of more than $40,000,000 by fraudu Chemawa — The Indian boys of the lent use of the mails. farm department of the Chemawa In Sheldon H. Burr, president; Eugene dian school have this year harvested H. Burr, secretary and treasurer, and one of the finest crops of potatoes ever Frank H. Tobey, vice president of Burr Bros., were arrested in the first gathered in this section. While the raid and held in $20,000 bail each. The crop here this year is somewhat below government charges that the firm sold an average crop, the Indian farmers between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 under the direction and instruction of of mining and oil stock worth little or nothing. John Westley, have an exceptional Charles ¡L. Vaughan, a director of yield. the Continental Wireless Telegraph & Twenty-four acres of newly cleared I Telephone company, incorporated in land yielded more than 200 bushels an Arizona, was taken in the second raid and held in $10,000 bail. Inspectors acre, the potatoes being of exceptional say his company has sold stock amount size and quality. Five early rose po ing at least to $1,000,000 which has tatoes weighed 19 pounds four ounces, brought no returns to investors. and five Burbanks weighed 16 pounds j Vaughan is treasurer of the Columbia 10 ounces. It required only 19 of the ' Finance company, which acts as fiscal Burbanks to make a bushel. The larg agent for the Continental Wireless est potato was an early rose, weighing Telegraph & Telephone company, and five pounds one ounce. The ground ! had charge o f the Continental office in was newly cleared upland and the this city. planting was done the last of May and Both raids are further evidence that the first part of June. Dry farming the government in its warfare againt methods were followed all through interstate swindlers means business and no longer will be content with July, August and September. issuing fraud orders denying them the use of the mails, but will press for Elgin Apples to Be Shown, Elgin — Sherman Chappie, of the convictions on criminal charges. The present campaign began some fruit packing firm of Chappie & Whit ing, will start in a few days with a car months ago, and has resulted in the ar rest o f Louis A . Celia, of St. Louis, of apples to puints in the Middle West, and his associates, charged with oper where he expects to sell trial orders ating a string o f bucket shops; the for the purpose of advertising the pro officers o f the United Wireless com duct of this section and to secure or pany, o f the El Progresso Banana com ders for fancy apples. In the mean pany, o f the United Exchange, of Chi time he will represent the Elgin Com cago; o f the Steel-Miller Cotton firm, mercial club at the Chicago Interna of Corinth, Miss., and of more than 60 tional Irrigation and Land exposi other firms in all parts of the country. tion. Postmaster General Hitchcock esti mates that the public has been fleeced Bids for Supplies December 20. out o f at least $100,000,000 by get- Salem— Bids will be opened Decem rich-quick concerns in the last five ber 20 for six months’ supplies for the years, but he says their heyday has state institutions at Salem, including gone. He says that other arrests, the state hospital for the insane, the involving corporations that had sought mute school, the blind school, the in investors throughout the country, were stitute for the feeble-minded and the expected shortly. open air sanatorium for the treatment “ The arrest by postoffice inspectors of indigent pulmonary tuberculosis o f the principals in two important victims. companies, Burr Brothers, with offices in the Flat Iron building, and the Con Improving W.-.ter System, tinental Wireless company, with head Harrisburg— The city council is hav quarters at 50 ,Pine street,” said the ing large additions made to the water postmaster general, “ constitutes two system. Four new 1 ydrants are being more cases in the series o f investiga placed in residence sections. Sewer tions which postal officials have been extensions costing 31,500 are under making in their crusade against the fraudulent use of the mails.” way. FINE PO T A T O CROP GROWN. P L O T IS UNCOVERED. PR E SID E N T T A F T R E TU R N S. Cupboard o f Jap Liner Is Used to Sees Finish o f Canal Ahead o f Tima Hide Stowaways. — Preparing Message. Victoria, B. C. — A plot for the smuggling o f Japanese across the Pa cific as stowaways on board the ateam- er Inaba Maru, o f the Nippon Yuaen Kaisha, now loading at Seattle, pre paring to sail for the Orient, was dis covered when the steamer <>u about to leave Yokohama for this side by the arrest o f Yaomatsu Kikuchi nnd two other seamen by the Yokohama harbor police. It seems that when the Inaba Maru was lying at Hongkong last voyage, Kikuchi had a secret cupboard designed in his sleeping quarters and built by Chinese carpenters he had smuggled on board. This cupboard was built as a hiding place fo r stowaways, Kikuchi having entered into an arrangement with Japanese residents at Seattle to smuggle stowaways. He received re muneration from the Seattle Japanese and the stowaways. Shortly before the Inaba Maru left Yokohama the cupboard was discover ed by the police and a Japanese stow away hiding in it. He was arrested, as were the seamen. A Yokohama pa per says Kikuchi has been engaged in smuggling stowaways from Japan to some Japanese at Seattle, receiving remuneration from both parties. NEGRO T E S T S RIG H TS. “ Grandfather Clause” In Oklahoma Laws Up to Court. Washington— Eleven days after the election Joseph Atwater, an Oklaho ma negro, filed in the Supreme court o f the United States his appeal from the decision of the Oklahoma courts, which had refused to enjoin election officials in Oklahoma City from deny ing them the right to vote on Novem ber 8. The petition for injunction was based on the claim that the “ grand father clause’ ’ placed in the Oklahoma constitution by amendment was invalid because it would deny the right to vote to a large number o f negroes in the state solely because o f color and pre vious conditions of servitude. The clause complained o f denied the right to vote to those who could not read or write a section of the constitu U. P. GETS NO RTH C O A S T. tion. It provided, however, that no PORTLAND MARKETS. person should be denied the right to Mysterious Line In Eastern Washing vote if either he or his ancestors had Wheat — Track fm e s : Bluestem, ton Was a Speculation. the right to vote in any form o f gov 79c; club, 77c; red 1 ussian, 74c; val- Portland— Th.- North Coast railroad, ernment on J anuary 1, 1866. ely, 78c; 40-fold, 78-. which for five years or more has b sen Barley— Feed, $20 50@21 per ton. engaged in construction work in E ist- Millstuffs— Bran, 125 per ton; mid ern Washington, w ill cease to to a AR M Y OFFICERS PE S S IM IS T IC . dlings. $33; shorts, 127; rolled barley, mystery, it is a: id, before the clos s of Chiefs Are Worried Over Hostility o f $24@2'>. the present wet':. Labor Unions. Hay— Track price: : Timothy, W il The announcement, when it con.es, lamette valley, $19f< 20 per ton; East will place the identity of the railroad Washington— The hostile attitude of ern Oregon, $21®22 alfalfa, new, $15 with Harriman interests. It is under the labor unions toward the organized @16; grain hay, $14. stood that the Harriman control o f the m ilitia has created a pessimistic feel Corn— Whole, $31 cracked, $32 ton. property has already been revealed to ing among officers of the army and the Oats— $27@28 per ton. reflected Northern Pacific officers and that the national guard, which is Poultry— Hens. 17c; springs, 15>£@ mind o f the public is to be relieved by strongly in the annual report o f Col 16c; ducks, white, 16c; geese, 11c; an official statement within a few days. onel E. M. Weaver, chief o f the divis turkeys, live, 20(Vr22c; dressed. 25fa That the full story o f the North ion o f militia, to the chief o f staff. 26c; squabs, $2 per dozen. The officers say it is almost hopeless Coast road will ever be told is not at Eggs—Oregon ranch, candled, 40@ all certain, but the accepted version to expect any relief from the present 42j^c; Eastern, Aprils, 30@32c; East among railroad men now is that Robert conditions by enactment o f state laws, ern fresh, 36@373ic. 1 E. Strahorn, the promoter o f the en or through any national law that would Butter— City creamery, solid pack, terprise, was backed by men financial- restrain the unions from their un 36c per pound; prints, 37t»r 37 Hj c; out l ly able to take a long chance and that friendly attitude. The preachings of side creamery, 35@36c; butter fat, 1 he expended the money provided him patriotism are o f no effect, even where 36c; country store. 24(if25. in making surveys and building sec- it is shown that the sole purpose o f the Pork— Fancy, 12@12*e per pound. | tions of track here and there with the militia is the maintenance o f law and Veal— Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 12>y ! definite plan in view of disposing of order, and in Colonel Weaver's opinion the property to any one o f the several the only real practical solution o f the big railroad systems that might be in problem lies in the creation by the other states of a state constabulary on clined to pay the price. It is believed that the Union Pacific the lines of the highly trained and dis acquired the property about the time ciplined constabulary o f Pennsylvania of the visit to the Pacific Coast o f Rob to supplement the effort o f the local ert S. Lovett, president of the system j police or constabulary in the repression o f disorders. ! last summer. As a Harriman enterprise the road will probably, for a number o f years, Roads Need Better Management. be devoted principally to giving the Washington — The shippers had an I Oregon Railroad & Navigation com pany access to the Yakima valley and inning in the contest before the Inter also a shorter and better line between state Commerce commissioner over the proposed increases in freight rates on i Portland and Spokane. the Eastern trunk lines. Their con tention was that the advances were not Big Aviation Meet Planned justified and that the real solution o f San Francisco— F ifty prominent citi the problem o f meeting a railroad’s zens announced through Paul Beck, U. need for greater net income lay in S. A., that an exhibition and competi- ' scientific management. I tion aviation meet will be held in this This was the burden o f the whole | city soon after the first o f the year. day's proceedings, the only witness for ' Fifty thousand dollars in prizes will j the railroads being President Joseph be guaranteed. It is stated that near-! Ramsey, o f the Ann Arbor railroad, ly all of the prominent aviators will fly former head o f the Wabash system, here, including Brookins and Hoxsey, who defended the proposed increases as ! of the Wright team; Glenn H. Curtiss, vitally necessary in view o f the in i Ely, and, Willard, of the Curtiss team; creased cost o f operation and materials. | Moissant, Latham, Garris, Audemar, Hamilton and probably De Lesaeps. A Hard Fighting it Reported. flight o f 100 miles will be a feature. Washington — Private eipher dis Ovecttudy Kills Youth. patches received here by persona in Baltimore— Following a mental col touch with the eperatione of Francisco lapse, brought on by nvermstudy, Wil- I. Modern, the revolutionist lesder in lism Mitchell, 19 year» old, o f South Mexico, say tha tTorreon and Gomez Dakota, a eandidaet for entrance to Palacio, two important railroad points, West Point, died in a hospital here. are in the hands o f the revolutionists, Heart trouble was given aa the diree-, and that the |fall o f Chibuauand Pea- Hard fighting, oc , cause o f death. Miteheli was study bis is expected. I ing at Annapolis whan ha broke down. curred mi both places. j Washington— President T a ft has re turned to Washington after having vis ited for a day at Richmond, Va., on his way from the isthmus o f Panama. The president announced soon after his arrival that he would make no en- gagements in the next five days. In that time he hopes to have completed his message to congress. Only cabinet officers and others with whom the president desires to consult regarding his message will be received formally at the White House. The document will be ready either the Night o f November 28 or early November 29. The president will deal in the message with his vsit to Panama, making re commendations on a number o f sub jects which he desires considered with a view to early action. Coincident with the president’s re turn it was learned there is not the slightest prospect for an extra session of congress following the coming short session. President T a ft had an interesting day at Richmond, the moat important features o f which were an informal ad dress on the Panama canal at the luncheon given in hia honor, and an address before the V irginia Educa tional conference. The president, in hia Panama canal speech, endeavored, in a way, to de scribe the conditions found. He aroused interne enthusiasm by his pre diction that the canal would be open well in advance o f the official date of opening, January 1, 1915. He declared that i f necessity demanded it, he be lieved American battleships would use the waterway by January, 1913. “ What the American people want,” said Mr. Taft, “ if I understand it, is the prompt completion o f the canal; and they are willing to pay fairly for it. It does not require the imagina tion o f the engineer to see that the canal is there, is being put through and that it will be a great canal.” NEW Y O R K HAS 9,113,275. State Gains Quarter in Ten Years— Memphis Returns "Padded.” Washington— The population o f the state o f New York is 9,113,279, ac cording to the statistics o f the 18th census This ¡ b an increase o f 1,844,- 385, or 25.4 per cent over 7,268,894 in 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900 was was 1,266,257, or 21.1 per cent. The population o f the state o f Ohio is 4,767,121. This is an increase of 609,676, or 14.7 per cent over 4,167,- 645 in 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900 was 485,229, or 13.2 per cent. The state will gain at least three rep resentatives in congress if the present basis of appropriation ia retained. Replying to the criticism o f the cen sus bureau’s enumeration o f the pop ulation o f Memphis, Tenn., Mr. Du rand haa writen a letter to Supervisor Farley, who had charge o f the census work in that city, in which he declares that ‘ the enumeration o f Memphis waa as complete and correct aa that o f any other large city in the United States.” Mr. Durand charges that the census o f 1900 was “ padded" to the extent o f 15,000 and *0,000 names, and in this alleged circumstance finds explanation for the comparatively small increase shown by the census for 1910. W EEVIL HARM S A LFALFA. Peat in Utah May Spread and Auth orities Plan Fight. Washington— Great damage wrought by weevil, which attacks alfalfa, and which haa been confined so far princi pally to Utah, ia causing officials o f the department o f Agriculture to make plans for a fight. This crusade will probably be the moat important new work, according to D. C. Howard, chief of the bureau, which he and his assistants will have on hand next sea son. Aa alfalfa Is such an important crop in many o f the states west o f the first tier beyond the Mississippi, govern ment officials are anxious to find some means o f extermination o f the weevil. Unlike the cotton boll weevil, the alfalfa peat does its work on the out side o f the plant, attacking the leaves and stalk. “ We will try to introduce a fungus parasite and also a predaceous mite to fight the w eevil,” said Dr. F. M. Web ster, who is actively in charge of such investigations for the bureau. Panama Forts Opposed. Panama— The Star Herald publishes an interview with Representative Taw- ney, chairman of the appropriations committee of the house of represent atives, on defense of the canal. “ If the nations of the word agree to regard the Panama canal as neutral territory,” Mr. Tawney said, “ there will be no need for fortifications. I am opposed to any plan or scheme for miliury or naval defense of the canal until tha nations of tha world bar# aa opportunity to axpraaa themselves.”