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I Proposed Oregon Tax Law j
(f'omlnueil from U week)
(A"Ht.r to give notice of meeting of
Ixmrd of equalization.)
Section 3rt. Tlirt section 3000 of the
Codes and Statute of Oregon, compiled
and annotate! by Hon. Charles B. Jw-I-linger
and William W. Cotton, lie and
the Maine hereby U amended to read as
follows:
Each assessor shall give three weeks'
public notiiv in Home iiewststper print
ed in his respective county; if there lie
no such newspajx-r, tlien by posting up
notice In six conspicuous places in bin
county, setting forth thnt on the first
Monday in October the board of equali
sation will HtU-nd, at the court hoiiHe
In his county, and publicly examine the
axssesment rolls, and correct all errors
In valuation, description, or qualities
of lands, lots, or other profx-rty assessed
by such assessor; and it shall 1 the
duty of iH-rmitiM Interested to appear at
the time and place aptxiintod. Proof
of such notice, if published in a news
pnxr, Khali lie made by atliilavitas pro
vided by law, filed with the cleric of the
county where the'newstx-r Is printed,
mi or before the first Monday in Octo
ber In the year when such notice 1m
printed; if such notiiv Iw fxieited, tiroof
thereof shall le made by the affidavit
of the assessor or hit deputy, netting
out the time, manner, and place of pout
Inn Hitch noticen, tilel with the clerk of
the county on or before the first Mon
day in OctolxT In the year when such
jxmtiiiK in male.
(Chances the date of meeting of the board of
equalization mi seeitled In the notiee, from the
lat Monday In A iik oxt to tliia tlrMt Monday In
.letnlier; provides (or perpetuating the laet of
Jiirtsilietlnu of the board by reiutri!ii priiof to
Iw tiled on the giving of notice, and preserib-
liig the form. M'tluit tfiaio eiintatiis language
rei-lttng the duty of the lioard to iniike enrree
twins, eltv.wliieli Im almost a literal tluiillfate of
section :s, H it ('. t'mnp. I'll la lias been
untitled not proerly belonging In a aeetlon
which merely prenrhbea what notice shall be
given of the meeting.)
(Word "assessor" shall Include his
deputy.)
Section 37. The word "assessor," as
UHed in thin act, hhall be taken to in
elude his deputy. ,
(Sew)
(County court may appoint special as
sessor in event of failure of assessor
to act .)
Section 38. In event of the fail
ure of the assessor to commence or con
tinuously and vigorously prosecute the
making of the assessmei.t in the manner
provided by law, the county court may
tiummarily apxilnt a special assessor,
who shall qualify in the same manner
as the assHsor, and who shall have all
the duties, rights, privilgees, anil emol
uments of the assessor in milking the
ssessment for the current year, and
w hose acts shall have the same effect as
If the same had been done by the as
sessor. (Intended to provide a way to escape from
the situation In which one county of the slate
found Itself In l-.sVi, hen the uwawir did not
make the aNst-sMim-nt and the county court
undertook to appoint a deputy who actually
made the assessment. The validity of the aesa
Incut was assailed tiy heavy taxpayers, but has
not vet been determined. Thin contingency may
. iirln any of thei-niinllcs of the male, ami the
public should not lie prejudiced by the failure
of an iMWMii to act aa neither mandamus nor
removal from office would give icedy and ade
quate relief aa against a recalcitrant asauaaor.)
(ltcpealing section.)
Section 3'.. That sections 2709,
2710, 3041, 3042, 3044, ami 3060 of
the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, com
piled and annotated by lion. Charles
J t. liel linger and William W. Cotton,
lie and the same hereby are repealed.
That all acts anil jmrts of acts in con
flict herewith be and the same hereby
are repealed.
(t. Sectlnni 1709 and 1710 have long been
obsolete; they provide for the assessment and
cnllectinn of taxra, and equalisation by the
city and Ita omcers. Compare aection 30WS.
t. The aascssora of the atate in annual convrn
tiona have twice recommrnded the alMilition of
the $1 poll tax. or ita transfer to the fi road
poll tax. . I.awa of Urns, paxe nn, covrra
the aame ground aa aectinn SlUtf; and are aec
tion (I of tlii act. Section S044 ia included
in arction ao r), providing for the aineasment of
II landa, which, of courae, includes that of
corporations. 6. Section o: ia merged with
ection 3H70 In drafting section S3 of thia act.)
(Savlnn clause as to assessment for cur
rent year.)
Section 40. That, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary In this act
contained, the provisions hereof shall
not apply either as to the projierty sul
ject to assessment or the nuxleof assess
ment thereof, to the assessment which
but for this act would be made In the
year lt07 upon the Uisis of ownership
and valuation of proerty March 1,
1S07 ; but the statutes which have here
tofore licen I in force shall continue In
- full font' as to the assessment for that
year until all things in and alxmt the
name, necessary to a valid assessment
for taxation, shall have been done as
fully as if this act had not been enacted.
A I'.ILL.
. A tirwl,l a more efficient
and
Cciuitilile syitrm for the asarssmrnl of hank
ati-cks. ah.ir.-s and banking capital for taxa
tion; to define h t bank atocka. aharea. and
barking capital ah ill lie auhjrct to assessment
and fixation, to hom acased and taxed;
to
dihne the unties oi me
n ference to the iiiwnl of the aame,
.i . a lUfarnuning I he
to prescribe tne mm... -
,,sh value of such Iwnkmjt at.Kk. shares, and
bv.kinx capital; to presenile the duties of the
tirrihipAi
I" i ...I,.-.- 9t lha 1TI
thi met, anil nr cwinrr, mana-
ni pt !' " J"'
-a: . Hint. ita o ncrr n friiiiti
Inaretat-ki: and V.Vher imrrests; to amend
In act entitled "To x the place of assessing
1 h t keerfal Vlaw.
Ilor Itut. Herbert, degr, An you think
w cn afford to go to houkwping on
jour anlnrjr?
Him Sure. Afti'r we r married, you
know, I won"t hnve to buy you any more
flower, chocolate cream, ur theater
tlckftg.
llarla't l.oal Match.
"Why do yt l"'a worried T
" h:tve swnllowed a pin."
-Well K"1 RMcloim: they'rf wo
rfUH.rs for a ul. W.-l :"-ll-""ton Post.
wl mnA aek On.
Mrs. Ellen Elliott, of Itockdalo. r.
ls'th .ss..r of a freak chicken.
The fowl Is half chkken. Iinlf owl. .
.Lows little sl,n. of IlK ""
nlcht. when It niitke a pee""""". Incca
"ant howl. It hd- the owT. erred
and 1-kcl -; 'VS
.taring eyea When t he cl.U-l "J
feet overatep each other. a If walking
chslk llne
cjie lo you piny V the planoT
lie-Occasionally. I aui a flremaa.
IWstoa Trauacrlt't.
th Ctrl, and in prtwuw - --
lat.on of inch duim; to cmi.e charge for
thr payment of L. nn divilrU. rt.K k,
Ihlrr." and hankin. capital; to provide for
.' : .Is... f.w t ho V .ra
national bank txk and private Hanks, loan
an. I trust companies." apruved KeSruary 44,
'"'J; to repeal sections Sot!. S'lJ, 3o4,
iJ. So7. and S'Mt of the fodea and Stat
uira of tlreuon, cotnpi'.rd and anmrtated hy
Hon. (harlea H liellinxer and William W.
lotton, and to repeal all acta anil paru sif
acta in conflict herewith.
l't it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
(Assessment and taxation. of stock and
shares in national and state bunks.)
rnxlion 1. The HUx-LhoMcr or share
holders of every corporation latnk ltxttt
ed within this state, enpti-'ed princl
ally in the business of bunkinir, lend
Ing money, rH"eivini money on depit,
buyinif or selling bullion, bills of ex
change, notes, lxmds, stix'ks, or other
evidences of indebtedness, a view to
profit, whether such Iwnk lie orpin Ued
fur latnklni; purtes under the laws of
this state or of the United States, sliall
lie assessed and taxed on the value of
their shares of stK-k therein. Such
slut res shall be assessed only with re
wird to the ownership and value thereof
on the first day of March, at the hour
of 1 o'clix-k a. m., In each year, at the
place required by law.
(Statement to lie furnished assessor by
cashier or accounting officer.)
Section 2. To aid the assessor in de
termine the value of such shares of
stock, the cashier or other accounting
ollicer of every such lnk mentioned in
the first section of this act is hereby re
quired to furnish a statement to the as
sessor of the county where the same is
liKiiteil, between the first lay of April
and the fifteenth day of May In each
year, verified by oath, showing the
amount and number of such shares of
the capital stock of such bank, the
amount of its surplus or reserve funds,
and the amount of its undivided profits
at the hour of 1 o'clock a. m. of the
first day of March preceding, the actual
and casji value of all real estate owned
by it in this state, or elsewhere, and
the location of the same; also the cash
value of the securities of the United
States owned by it.
(Ascertainment of value of stock De
ductions for real estate and exempt
property.)
Section 3. Real estate owned by
such bank and situate in this state
sliall be assessed and taxed as other
real estate is assessed and taxed. The
assessor shall deduct the amount of all
investments in real estate from the ag
gregate amount of such capital stock,
surplus fund, ant! undivided profit, and
the remainder shall be taken as a basis
for the valuation of such shares of stock
in the hands of the stockholders sub
ject to the provisions of law requiring
all property to be assessed and taxed at
its full and actual cash value.
(Shares of national banks not located
within state exempt.)
Section 4. The shares of capital
atxk of national banks not hx-ated in
this state, held in this state, shall not
be required to be assessed or taxed.
(ISunk to keep and furnish list of stock
holders.) Section 5. In every bank and bank
ing office mentioned in section 1 of this
act there shall lie kept at all times a
full and correct list of the names and
residences of stts-kholders, owners, and
parties interested therein, showing the
number of shares and the amount held,
owned, or controlled by each party in
interest, w hich list shall lie subject to
the Inspection of the officers authorized
to assess propel ty for taxation. It
shall lie the duty of the cashier or other
accounting officer of each bank or bank
ing institution to furnish the assessor
with a copy of such list annually, lw
tween the first day of April and the fif
teenth day of May in each year, show
ing the facts in this section specified as
of the hour of 1 o'chx-k a. m. on the
first day of March previous.
(Assessment of foreign banks, etc., and
hx-al companies and txrsonsnot prin
cipally engaged in bonking.)
Section 6. Every company, associa
tion, building and loan asstx-iation,
trust company, or other corpora
tion, joint stock comiwny, or coiart
nership, or person, not incorjKjrat
ed for banking purposes under the
corporation laws of this state or of
the United States, who shall keep
an office or place of business and engage
in the business of banking, lending
money, receiving money on deixiit,
buying selling bullion, bills of exchange,
notes, lionds, stix'ks, or of her evidences
of indebtedness, with a view to profit;
and it is hereby made the duty of the
cashier, managing ollicer, and account
ing ollitvr of every company or associa
tion, including building and loan and
trust comtmnies. incortxirated tinder
the laws of this state which engages in,
but not as its principal business, the
business of banking, lending of money,
the receiving of money on detxisit, buy
ing and selling bull ion, bills of ; exchange,
notes, Ixinds, sttx-k, or other evidences
of indebtedness, with a view to profit,
Ix'tween the firt day of April and the
fifteenth day of May in each year, to
make out and furnish to the assessor a
statement, setting forth and showing
such reference to such banking business
in this state on the first day of March
of the current year at the hour of 1
o'cltx'k a. m.:
aid Makta Hletorr.
Caesar had Just crossed the Uublcon
for the seeoud trnie. "I may say," he
Jotted down, "that I have iven It the
double cross."
This is the origin of the expression.
Xerxes was holding the pass at Ther
mopylae, "liar he muttered. "Just
like a general passenger agent!".
Thau he withstood another attack.
India's population l :HNi,().xit one
fifth of all the people In ths world.
llaa fa I
"Tori must believe In special rvl
oVncff," roil"''! the man In the bark est
of the new $10.' sutom mile, aa the
msrliine fairl fl.-w along the' boiileTar.l.
"I do," chuckled th. chauffeur. "IVn t
you se how everything 'turns out' for
the beatr ChUsgo Tribune.
tiaa .Mal realar ta Calelaa.
"There Is tine thing about your ho
tel table that Is not surpassed, even at
the most palatial Umdon hotel."
"And what U that. slrT" asked tht
landlord, eagerly.
"The salt l" Modern Society,
1 . The amount of money on hand and
amount of money in transit.
2. The amount of funds in the hands
of other banks, bai.kers, brokers, or
Ot tiers subject to draft.
3. The smountt of checks or other
csh items not included in any of the
preceding items.
4. The amount of bills receivable,
discounted, or purchased, and other
credits due or to Is-come due, including
accounts receivable, interest due and
unpaid; also the value of such bills re
ceivable, notes, and credits.
5. The amounts of stx ks and bonds
of every kind, and shares of every kind,
and shares of the capital stock or
joint stxk or other companies or
corjrations held as an investment,
or in any way representing assets,
showing and deducting therefrom se
curities of the United States and other
such stocks, bonds, and shares which
are exempt from taxation, if any, and
also showing those subject to taxation,
and the amount of each; also showing
the value of such bonds, stocks, and
shares.
6. All other property pertaining to
its business other tlian real estate
(which real estate sliall be assessed and
taxed as other real estate is assessed
and taxed).
7. The amount of deposits.
8. The aggregate amount of the above
first, second and third items shall be
listed, and the aggregate amount of the
taxable projierty embraced in the fourth,
fifth and sixth items alxive shall be
listed, and from the airgregute sum of
said first, second and third items, and
the aggregate sum of the taxable prop
erty embraced in the fourth, fifth and
sixth iti'iim, there slialr be deducted tne
amount of the above seventh item, and
the amount remaining shall be assessed
to each comiany, asstx-iation, or person
at its full amount as money and credits,
the same as other property is assessed,
at the place required by law.
(Taxes to lie a charge on dividends,
stock and banking capital Sale for
tax.)
Section 7. To secure the payment of
taxes on bank stocks or shares, or upon
banking capital, such taxes are hereby
made a charge upon said shares of stock
or banking capital or interest against
which the said taxes are assessed and
levied, and uixm any dividend or divi
dcmls thereon. It sliall be the duty of
every bank, or the maraging officer or
officers thereof, to retain so much of
any dividend or dividends belonging to
such stockholders, shareholders, or
owners as shall be necessary to pay any
tax assessed and levied upon their
shares of st-k or interest restiectively
until it sliall have been made to appear
to such bank or its officers that such
taxes have been mid. Any officer of
any bank who shall pay over, or autho
rize the paying over, of any such divi
dend or dividends, or any portion there
of, contrary to the provisions of Hits)
section, sliall thereby become liable for
such taxes. If such taxes shall not be
paid before the same become del in
quent, on or immediately after the first
Monday in May in each year, the tax
collector of the county where such bank
is located shall proceed to sell such
share or shares, stock, or interest to
nav the wine, together with interest,
accruing interest, penalties, and other
lawful charges, in the same manner
other personal property is sold for de
linquent taxes, and in case of such sale
the provisions of law in regard to the
transfer of stx-k when sold on execution
sliall apply to such sale.
(Penalty for neglect or refusal to furn
ish statement required.)
Section 8. The cashier, mannging or
other accounting officer of any company,
asstx'iation, copartnership, or person
who shall neglect or refuse to make and
furnish any statement required by this
act of such person or such company, as
sociation, copartnership, or persons,
within the time and in the manner by
this act provided, shall forfeit the sum
of $1,000 for each offense, to be recov
ered by indictment, for the use of the
county in which said tnk is located.
(Penalty for making or furnishing false
or fraudulent list or statement.)
Section 9. The cashier, managing or
other accounting ollicer of any company,
asstx'iation, cotwrtnership, or person
who shall willfully present to or furn
ish the county assessor with any state
ment required by this act, which state
ment shall be false or fraudulent, shall
lie deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by law as otherwise provided for such
crime.
(Repealing clause.)
S ction 10. That sections .1042, ttOfl.l,
.10(14, 300.r, 3017 and 30(18 of the
Codoes and Statutes of Oregon, compil
ed and annotated hy lion. Charles II
Pellinger and William W. Cotton, and
all acts and parts of acts in conflict
herewith, be and the same hereby are
repealed.
(To be continued next week)
Stealing; a March.
"Hang It alii" exclaimed Mr. Siihubs,
arriving home from the olTlce, "we'll
have to call on the Dubleys to-night"
"Why, Ooorge. you said you wanted
to stay home with nie In ccjufort to
night," exclaimed his wife.
"Yes, hut Dnbley told Ha Ik lot i he and
his wife meant to call on lis to-night,
We can leave their house earlier thau
we cotim niaKe mem leave ours."
Philadelphia Tress.
rielleate lllat.
"They say Miss Sliar can convey
a mm w in stn-n tact tn.it it ia m.
'possible to take offense."
I "Tea. sue has quite a gift that way.
The last time Mr. Staylate called the
e
I alio asked liliu to fiave some slight
re-
rreshnieut. and then bromrlit In a til:
ite
rf breakfast food." I'.altluiure Aim
ran.
rl
Huron to the value of over ..10.OX1.0t
was imported by Crest Iiriuhi in liMU.
t'aecjaal Mlatrlnaf loa.
New rompivitor What's ihe style In
this olTW f.r "ThankssivtnK?" lo you
rspitalice It 7
Slitj Twenty-three Not for me! Hy
J.x k. I tn not soing to be side to rapl
talise it to the extent of a 15-cent lunch
this yesri
I akla4.
The Playwright IMdn't I see yon la
your seat some time after the Dual cur
tain fell?
The First Mehter Tea, the usher
forgot to come around and wake nie up.
Cleveland Pis In Dealer.
IMPROVEJOAL LAW
Congress Will Endeavor to Help
Situation This Session.
MANY DEFECTS IN PRESENT LAW
Was Pased for Benefit of Individual,
Who is Unable to Work Land
After Taking It.
Washington, Dec. 15. Strenuous
efforts will be made at the preeent see
sion of congrexs to secure the repeal or
modification oi tne coal land law along
the lines recommended by President
Hoosevelt in his nu-wi-aire. That some
thing will be acoiuipliehed seems miite
prolstble, but what form of law w ill be
substituted for that under which gi
gantic frauds liave been perpetrated has
not yet been made apixtrent. The in
fluence of the adminihtration will be
Ixdiind a bill providing to cut off fur
ther sales of government coal land,
though permitting them to be worked
by individuals or companies on a royal
ty plan.
The president, like every other prac
tical wentern man, knows that the ex
isting coal land law is not sensibly
framed. That law was built on the
theory tliat the individual could take
up and develop a quarter section of coal
land, just ss tiie homestead law gives
the lint iv Muni a like area of agricultur
al land. But no individual can develop
a quarter section or a whole section of
coal land, lie could not anord to in
stall the necccary machinery, or if he
could, his profits on a quarter section
would not recompense him for the out
lay. Moreover, no railroad would think
of building a spur onto an isolated
quarter section of land and the owner
of the land could not afford to assume
that exjx'nse. So the individual with
a quarter section of coal land in his
possession would have a white, or rath
er a black, elephant on his hands. The
mineral wealth might be there in
abundance, but he could not get it out
and could not get it to market.
How to cure tins evil is a question
for congress to decide, and some solti
tion is likely to be forthcoming this
winter. Pome favor a change in the
law increasing the area of ctsil land
that may be purchased by individuals
or by companies or corporations to such
sue that they can profitably invest and
nut the coal on the market. These men
would intTetwe the price of coal land so
that the government would reap a larg
er benefit from the sales.
EVILS OF CHILD LABOR.
Mitt Adami Declaret America
Ca.it with Ruttia.
I in
Cincinnati Dec. 15. lk-fore the first
session of tiki child labor convention
here hint ni,, ir. Felix Adler, chair
man of the n4honal child labor com
mittee and prifessor of political and so
cial ethics ir Columbia university.
spoke on "Tliii Attitude of Stx-iety To
ward the Child as an Index of Civiliza
tion." Profrnsor Adler spoke of the
inadequacy and inelliciency of stat law
anl urged tht necexxity for a national
law to furnich almckground for effective
state and local activity and make the
enthusiasm of the people contagious in
its effect on local bodies, thus inducing
greater effort for the child and a more
glorious future for the republic.
Addresses by Mixs Jane Adams, of
Hull house, Chicago, and United States
Senator Ik-veridge followed. A resolu
tion was adopted emphasizing the lx?
lief that it is the duty of the several
states to correct evils of child labor in
local manifestations, but indorsing
"cordially tlie principle of the Ilever-idge-Parsons
bill for a national child
lalxir law."
Miss Ailami urged the desirability of
uniform legislation against the evils of
child labor, and declared that the cen
sus reports show Amerita liehind every
European country except Ituxsia in so
far as child labor and its effects are con
cerned. Freight Congestion in Lot Angeles.
Los Angeles, Iec. 15. The Times
will print a story tomorrow morning to
the effect that Los Angeles is suffering
from the worst freight congestion ever
experienced by the transcontinental
railways running into thecity. Accord
ing to the Times hundreds of cars con
signed to lotwl merchants are either
delayed or lost in the congestion of coal
cars in the yards. Itailway officials
deny that the situation is of a seri
ous nature and aserilie the freight
congestion to unprecedented holiday
shipments.
Urges Immediate Action.
Washington, Iee. 15. Senator Flint,
of California, talked with the president
today alxmt the break in the Colorado
river, which has resulted in such a dis
astrous florxl in Imperial valley, Cali
fornia. When he asked that projier
representations be made to Mexico, with
a view to securing financial redress for
those persons whose property had lxen
injured, the presim-nt told him that the
State department had already addressed
a note on the subject to the Mexican
government, but that thus far no reply
had Ix-en received.
Fed Th'ough Long pipe.
Ptikrr-fleld, Cel.. Dee. 15. Progress
in rescuing L. Hicks, the man im
prisoned in t lie- niouiitain at the Edison
eotnisinv's plant, is being made at the
rule of 20 feet a day. At noon the drift
digj-rs had still 0 feet farther to go
Ix f.ire the miner can lx released. Milk
is still Ix-ing fi-1 Ihroiiuli the long pipe
at three-hour intervals, under the di-
rcction of a phyn mn. lie is gaining
in strength and f Ix-lieved will bold
out until rescind.
Why H lumber Costly?
Washington, I. 15. The house
todav after some discussion, adopted
a resolution of Mr. Miller, of Kansas,
authorising the avert-tary of Commerce
and Labor M Investigate the cause of
the high price of lumber in the various
stages of nianufs'ture and sale with
the object of ascertaining whether pres
ent high prices are uie result of a trut
PEOPLE WALK
Strike on Portland Street Car Lines
Tie Up Traffic.
Portland, IVc. 17. Portland's street
carsvstemaas almost completely tied
up fcaturilay night at 8 o'clock by a
strike, eallfxl by local union 181, Amal
gamated AxHtx-iation of Street and Elec
tric ItaiUay employed of Amercia. A
few minutes before that hour cars were
UpiMd tin Washington street at the
corner of Third by the strikers, and
motormeii and conductors were fs'r-
suaded to leave their posts. Molxt
collected and a riot followed which
continued until early Sun.lay morning.
The success ot the strikers was due al
most wholly to the strong sympathy
with them of all union men in the city,
represented by the Federated Trade
council, and to the support of the mob
which gathered along Washington
street. Number gave courage to those
who led the demonstrations against the
company and the mob urged the leaders
on to Constantly greater acts of lawless
ness.
The company used every effort for a
time to continue the operation of cats,
but gave it up at atxiut 9 o clock, ana
concentrated its effort on getting the
stalled cars Isick to the barns.
After maintaining a partial service
between 7 a. m. and 5 p. m. Sunday,
the cars were sent to the barns and no
attempt was made to operate after
nightfall, as it was feared the scenes of
violence of Saturday night would te re
peated. All probably w ill resume their
runs this morning at daylight. neth
er they will be otxTuted tonight will
depend upon whether or not the police
prove themselves able to control tne
crowds. The strikers have had the
better of it during the past 24 hours.
The obiecta sought by the strikers
are practically the same as mose tne
union was demanding at the time .of
the last trouble, namely, recognition of
the union, the abolition of the photo
graph system fur identification of em
Dioves and more pay.
As a result uuu men are nue ami
i u i
about 200 cars are out of commission
Thousands of people who remained
down town Sattmlay night to see the
excitement had to walk home, some of
them having to go miles to the outly
ing districts.
AMERICANS FIRST CHANCE.
Shonta Will Bar Forelrnert From All
Canal Contract!.
Wsahintgon, Dec. 17. Foreign con
tractors are to be barred from com pet i
tion for the contracts for the Panama
canal. Chairman Shonts of the canal
commission today made the announce
ment. Many changes have been agreed
to in the form of contract, but the most
important is the limiting of proposals
American firms. The right will lie re
served by the commission to reject all
bids', the commission will then either
throw the comix'titlon open to foreign
bidders or proceed with the work with
out contract. January 12 is the date
set for opening proposals.
BUILD MORE SHIPS.
Dewey Sayt Present Policy of Con
gress it Retrograde Move.
Washington, Dec. 17. Admiral
Dewey lad ieves that the authorization
by congress of at least three large bat
tleships a year is essential for keeping
the American navy in a state of effi
ciency and that the policy of one bat
tleship a year now being urged ny a
certain element, would be a positive
retrograde movement.
He was asked if the policy suggested
by some persons of only providing one
battleship during an entire congress
would result in an actual increase in
the navy or in a virtual decrease in
fighting strength.
"Such a policy would be retrograde
in its charaater," said the admiral.
'It would not take up the waste or sup-
nlv the places of the ships that are
bound to deteriorate and which should
be placed out of commission. We have
three battleshiitt which were nne snips
in their day, but they were laid down
in 1891, about 16 years ago. They are
the Indiana, the Oregon and the Massa
chusetts. They have the delect or not
jiossessing balance turrets, w hich causes
a list when their guns are all trained to
one side, thus existing the hull la-low
the water line and laying the ships
open to danger from the fire of an
enemy on that side."
Straight From Yard to Sea.
New York, Dec. 17. Equipped for
service, tne new naiiiesntp iaiiuicchcui,
left the New lork navy yard today,
bound for Hampton Hoads, Va., to join
the Atlantic fleet. The Connect icut
underwent all tho tests of her contract
at the yard. Her departure la the first
instance in which a battleship nas gone
direct from the building yard to sea.
The naval examiner w ho has had charge
f the completion of the Connecticut
aid: "Herecix-s out a ship which
demolishes all the records of the world
in naval construction.
Makes Good Record.
Newrxirt News. Va.. Iec. 17. The
I", s. armored cruiser Montana was
successfully launched at the Newtxirt
.Viii.vnril tixluv in the presence oi a
large number of jx-ople. The vessel
was christened by Miss Minnie Conrad,
daughter of W. ti. Conrad, of Montana.
f.overnor Txile. of that state, was rep
resented by Martin Maglnniss, formerly
territorial delegate in congress, r-cnai-or
Carter and Kcpresentatlve Dixon
were also present. The Navy was nut
officially n-pieselited. Everything went
off suiixithly.
Biame on Matter of the D!x.
Seattle, Wash., IVc. 17. Insiiectora
Whitney and Turner, in the Dix-Jean-nie
collision, rejxirt the license of Cap
tain I'urkcf Ijtrmond. master of the
.t.-u.idxmt Dix at the time of the colli
sion w ith the steamship Jennnie, is re
....tn.1 for neirligentlr failing to cause
sn ellit ient lisikotit to lie kept m board
the Dix Btid f..r negligently relinquish
ing his direction and control of the nav-
I n, tion of his vessi-l to atn officer who
was not duly qualified by the law.
Labor Askt Pottal Savingt Bankt.
Knit. I-nke. Dec. 17. The Utah Fed
eration of Ijtbor has resolved to circti
late a petition to omgressg asking the
creation of a postal savings bank. The
move
Is to be under the auspieca of the
imoriran Federation of Ijilxir. with
which the Utah federation is affiliated
RAISE OFFICIAL SALARIES.
Party Leadert In House Agree to Dis
cuss the Question.
Washington, Ieo. 14. The house is
seemingly inclined to raise the salaries
of the nieiiilx-rs as well as thoee of the
vice president, speaker, senators and
cabinet officers. Ik-fore resuming con
sideration of the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill yester
day, Littauer, of New York, endeav
ored to have a resolut ion adopted pro
viding for taking up the question in the
committee of the whole, but I nder-
wood, of Alabama, objected to ita con
sideration in committee. He said,
however, he would make no objection
to its discussion in the house after the
bill was reported by the committee of
the whole.
lie added that he was opposed to the
increase, but said he would not block
the way of serious consideration. His
suggestion formed the basis of an agree
ment that, when the bill sliall be re
ported, the question of a general ad
vance in salaries will lx taken tip
and voted uixmi as an amendment be
fore the legislative bill is finally acted
upon.
The resolution increases the salaries
of senators and representatives to 7,-
500 and makes other increases in olli
cial salaries. The resolution also fixes
the salaries of the vice president and
sieaker at $15,000 and of cabinet otli
cers at $12,000.
SHOULD BUILD OWN WARSHIPS
Admiral Cappa Sayt Goverment Hat
Proved Ability.
Washington, Dec. 14. The ability
of the government navy yard to turn
out warships equal in all respects to
those built under contract, in the opin
ion of Itear Admiral Cappa, of the bu
reau of construction of the Navy, in his
annual report, lias lxen fully demon
strated. He urges that at least one
vard on the Pacific coaBt and one on
the Atlantic coast, when practicable,
should be given a reasonable propor
tion of new construction work In order
that such yards may always lx? available
for any work the government may ae
sire to undertake therein.
Admiral Cappa admits that It costs
less to build a warship by contract by
reason of the shorter hours of lalxir,
paid holidays, vacations, etc., granted
to navy yard employes, but he believes
nevertheless that the government should
be always prepared to turn out its own
ships in times of emergeny. The lack
of suitable dix-king facilities at Norfolk
and Mare Island is commented upon as
Wing especially einlsirrassing to the
bureau, as no battleships of any class
can lie docked at either of those yards.
GREATEST MARINE MONSTER
Plant for American Dreadnaught Pro
vide for Fighting Wonder.
Washington, Dec. 14. Congress yes-
tenlay received from the secretary of
the Navy the plans which the dejxirt
ment has had drawn tip for the big Isit-
tleship provided for in the last session.
Four pland were submitted by the bu
reau of construction and six by private
firms and individuals. The plan re
commended provides a ship in many
respects superior to any other built or
building. It was prepared by the con
struction bureau.
According to the specifications the
broadside fire will be greater than that
of any other battleship, the elevation
of the guns will be greater, w ith conse
quent increase of range; the defensive
dual i ties improved over present stand
ards and the total weight of the hull
and armor w ill exceed by over 3,000
tons any other similar vessel. The
ship is to be 610 feet long, 85 feet 2
inches beam, 27 feet draft, 20,000 tons
displacement, 2,300 tons cml capacity
and 21 knots speed. The desigi sub
mitted by tt. W. Dickie, late cf the
Union Iron Works, San Francisco,
provided for a ship 400 feet long.
Jewt to be Brought Wett.
Chicago, Dec. 14. Realising t he con
gested conditions of the Jewish quarters
of Chicago, New York and other large
cit ies, loading New York Jews are plan
ning to divert Jewish immigration to
the West. Jacob Schiff, the New iork
banker, discussed the subject yextenlny
w ith Judge Julian W. Mack. The plan
contemplates the organizing of an asso
ciation financed by Mr. Schiff and other
leading American Jews, which will un
dertake to send Jewish immigration to
the South and to the extreme western
part of the country.
Fruitgrowers Oppose Sparkman Bill
Los Angeles. Dee. 14. California's
citrus fruitgrowers and shippers are be
ing lined up w ith a view to making an
effort to prevent the passage of a meas
ure now liefore congress. this lull,
which was introduced by Kepresenta-
tive Sjiarknian, of Florida, at the last
session, seeks to regulate the style and
sixe of orange boxes. It is claimed that
last year the price of Ixixes was raised
from 12'i to 21 cents, and this bill
would compel them to urge a certain
makke of lxx. thus allowing a further
increase in price.
Convention on Insurance.
New York. Iec. 14. President Taul
Morton, of the Equitable Life Assurance
stx-iety, has called a meeting of the
presidents of more than .10 of t lie prin
ciiial life insurance comianies in the
country to lie held in New York city on
Iiecem'lx-r 21 to form an asx-iation.
Among reasons giver by Mr. Morton for
the organization are: To prevent ex
travagance and reduce expenses and to
consider a bet her to advtxute or oppose
legislation.
Dangerous Counterfeit Ittued.
New York, !. 14. ne of the lst
counterfeits that has recently come to
the notice of the government authorities
found its way to the suMreaaury yee
teflay. It is a $10 silver certificate
bearing the Buffalo imprint. The lavk
of the bill is even a clow-r counterfeit
than the fa but Ixith are good enough
to deceive any butexperta.
Made Happy lor Life.
Orest haiipitiees cotue iuto the home of
B. C ltlsir, school eupeiintendent, til M.
Albans. V. Vs., wheuhis little daughter
was restored from the tlreaJlul complaint
he names, lie ssvs: "My htile daught
er had M. Vitus' Dance, which yilte.t
to no treatment but grew steadily worm
until as a last reaort we tried Electrio
Hitters ; and I rejoice to say, three xt
ties effected a complete cure." Quick,
sure cure for nervous complaints, gene
ral debility, female weaknesses, Impov
erished blood and malaria. Guaranteed
by all drug stores. Price 60c.
Say People
Do you want something In writing
taper that is up-to-date and tha lutest
style? If so, call at McCoriuick s music
store and see his new lineofpsiier and
envelopes in fancy linen with UilUburo,
Oregon embossed on every sheet.
Notice.
Persons owing Dr. 8. T. Linklster fos
professional services are requested to
call and settle the same. J. P. .Msgrud
er, who has an office adjoining the doc
tor's office ia authorised to make collec
tions and receipt for the tame.
DK. 8. T. L1XKLATE1L
Bee McCormitk's display of Tablets,
NOTICE
Sealed bldt will be received by the)
County Court of Washington Cnui ty
Oregon, on Thursday, Decern I xr tlth.
1UO0, at 2 o clock p. m. for the extension
of the tax roll of said County fur the
year PJOo.
The person extending said tax roll w ill
not be required to take off the valuation
of Hoad and School Districts, but wilt
be required to have same fully complet
ed by February 1st, 11H)7.
Further information at to manner of
making extensions and amount f labor
required may be had by applying at the
office of the County Clerk of said County.
The County Court reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. By order of
the Commissioners Court.
J. W, CiOODIX, County Judge.
Had a Close Call.
"A dangerous surgical operation, in
volving the removal of a malignant ul
cer, aa large aa my hand, from my
daughter'! hip, was prevented by thesis
plication of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,"
tsyt A. C. Stickel, of Miletus, W. Va.
"Persistent use of the Salve completely
cured It." Cures Cuts, Burns and Inju
ries. 25c a tall druggists.
WANTED GOOD MAN In esch coun
ty to represent and advertise co-oera-tive
department, put out samples, etc.
Old established business house. Casta
salary $21.00 weekly, expense money ad
vanced ; permanent position. Our ref-.
erenco, Bankers National Bank of Chi
cago, capital $2,000,000. Address Mana
ger, The Columbia House, Chicago, III.,
Desk No. 1. 20i3
Wanted
Man and wife to work on or rent a
ranch, beginning November 15th. For
further particulars inquire of Attorney
M. B. Bump, Hillshoro, Ore.
Farm For Rent
A 20 acre farm for rent for a reason
able price; Inside of the city limits. For
further information call at W. O. Donel
ton'a Furniture Store, Hillshoro, Ore.
Famous Strike Breakers.
The most famous strike breskera in
the land are Dr. King's New Life Pills.
When liver and bowels go on strike, they
quickly settle the trouble, and the puri
fying work goes right on. Bent nne lor
constipation, headache and dixxinees.
25c at all druggists.
After hop-picking if you are going to
purchase a 'watch you will find a good
assortment at living prices.
. L. McCormict's Jewelry Store.
Strawberry Plants for Sale.
Magoons and Clark Seedlings. In
quire of C. Iihoades, Oak and Seventh
streets, Hillshoro.
E. L. McCormick hat just received his
first consignment of the S-iiith Iten-t
Watch Co's., new movements. These
movements are fully guaranteed and
give perfect satisfaction. Quality equal
to any movement on the maiket- Call
and tee them.
PACIFIC COAST ASSOCIATION OP NURSERY
MF.N.
Hanford, California, Oecembee 4th ta loth. 190a
For the above occasion a rale and one
third 011 the certificate plan is author
ized to Hanford, Calif., and return from
all points in above territory, pro vi led,
however, that fifty or more passengers
of not less than 50c each have Ix-en in
attendance. Under these conditions
delegates and members of their fsmi'h s
who have paid full fare (regular firet-elsss
limited rate) to Hanford will Is return
ed at one-third fare, but in no case less
than 2-c, on presentation of proper fi. P.
certificates to agent at Hanford on or be
fore Dec. 10, l'JOO. Certificates will be
signed by the secretary of the conven
tion and may txj issued on any of the
five dsyt prior to the opening day.
Note If the total attendance does not
eqnsl the requirements, holders of cer
tificates will be sold return tickets at
regular one way rate and not at one
third fare.
W. McMURRAY,
Gen'l Passenger Agent.
Do not forget that you can get school
tnppliee at McCormlck's music store.
Everything in school supplies except
school hooks.
Erealaxs rutins- Is too tmivrtxnt a
matter to runri Into "with your eye
ahnt." If your eyea wear out, they ra
arms forever. When you buy Sl-ixxea.
poe to It that you et alnaas-s tl .it ara
Just rlxht. Wi have tha kn'iwlU.
eiperlenc-a. ei-nslva up-to-ilats a;
paratua and skilled employes t. rrmka
them Just right. Onxultn-Wirt rosta
noiiiin. Write for our brxiklet.
i. ... -,i.ma laluat.la Informnt un aliit
th. ear of tha eyea. We W.U send U
to you free post paid.