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" " I "" .T77iTT777.7Vr. .V7.TVV1 Proposed Oregon Tax Law (Continue! (rum last week) (Taj collector to make weekly state ments To keep funds sc )ttrate.) Section 19. It ihall be the duty of the tax collector to make a statement on the hint business day of each week of the exact amounts of the cash and county orders by him collected for taxes and penalties and Interest, and what amount thereof are to be credited to the several funds for which they are re spectively collected, one of which state tnents shall be filed wkh the county clerk and one furnished to the school district, town, city, port, or other mu nicipal tiding agency for which each of such amounts are so paid in, and one of which statements he rhall retain on file in his olhee; and shnll exhibit to the county clerk for examination and comparison his collection register and his stub book containing copies of the receipts by him given for the taxes so collected. The tax colletor shall keep the moneys received by him In separate funds, and shall pay the fame over to the several school districts, towns, cities, ports, or other municipal taxing dis tricts or agencies entitled thereto, upon demand made by them, paying them the amount thereof to which they are resjiectlvely entitled, taking their re ceipt therefor: Provided, stiecial row I funds shall be retained In tho bauds of the county treasurer, nnd expended by him upon the warrant of the county clerk as by law provided. (Suprrsrilra H. (k C. Comp., arction S100 rxcrpt firat two linra, which are included in the nrrcedinc arrtion 14 of this act), mcrrly chaniiinK to conform to the plan of making the county treasure the tax collector. 1 or tion a to srnnrate fiinda it taken (rum II. 4 C. Comp., arction 8101, adding porta and othrr aiirncira. The proviao la in analogy to Lawt of 111:1, page 2S4, arction 74.) (Applying money collected for one ob ject to another I'enaiiy.) SeHion 20. When any moneys shall have been collected or received by any ritllcur fur nnv .Hstlnct and snecifled ob ject, no port Ion of them shall be paid or applied to any oiner onjeci or pur pose without due authority, but shall )x Irani a lunnnilii fnnil for mH'll sneci fled object ; and any otlicer failing to comply Willi the provisions 01 inis sec tlnn shnll hn liable to a fine not exceed inn 1500. or to Imprisonment In the county jail not exceeding six months. (ft. C. Comp., arction 1150, no chance. ) (Tax collector to receive and receipt for moneys and county orders collected Penalty.) Section 21. .The tax collector shall receive and receipt for all moneys and county orders collected by him for taxes in the manner prescribed In the follow ing section hereof, and any tax collector failing to comply with any of the pro visions of the following section shall b deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than $100 nor more than $1,0(10, and the con it bef ore whom said tax collector is tried shall declare his ofliee as treasurer and tax collector vacant for the remainder of his term. (U. A C. Comp., arctloa Slo, no chanrs.) (Tax collector's record of tax collectons.) Section 22. The tax collector shall receive and receipt for all moneys and county orders collected by him for taxes, and shall note on the tax roll against the property paid on, in columns pro- .i . it . i . . . , . t t Video mereior, uie uaieui cucii wyineiii and number of receipt. He shall keep such stub receipt books, in which shall be kept by him a copy of each and every receipt by him issued, and such receipts and stubs shall be arranged and num , liered consecutively for each year, and shall show exactly the amount paid in cash and the amount paid in county orders, and shall show the place and date of collection, the purpose for which and the property on which the taxes were paid; but the matters shown npon the tax roll may be omitted from the stub if it contains a reference to the volume, page and line of the tax roll wherein such matters are set forth. Such stubs or copies of the receipts is sued by the tax collector shall also in every case contain t,he postotlice or resi dence address of the taxpayer, which msy be ascertained at the time of the payment of the tax and then entered on the stub or copy of the receipt re tained by the tax collector. No tax collector shall receive a larger amount in county orders from any person for taxes than the amount of such person's county taxes for the year or years for which the payment is mane. enau lie the duty of the tax collector to note npon each receipt and copy thereof the . numtor and amount of each county or der he shall receive, the amount of the taxes for which such receipt shall 1 given, ami also to write the date of the receipt upon the back of each county order paid In for taxes, and at the same time write or stamp across the face thereof "Received for Taxes," and no county order shall draw any interest after such date, lie shall keep, as a p.,rt of the records of his office, a collec t on register, in which he shall make proper entries, showing the various amounts collected by him, the amounts thereof collected for each and every sep arate fund, the year in which the tax ,o collected became due, and the num bers and dates of the respective receipt given by him therefor. .a a r Come, arction tlOJ, aa amended by Laas of IW'S. chapter (Double assessments and other errors tax collector may correct.) Section 23. Whenever the tax col lector discovers that any property has been assessed more than once for the same year, he shall collect only the tax justly due thereon, and shall make re turn to the county court of the balance as double assessment, and shall be projHfrly credited therefor; and when ever, at any stage in the collection of taxes, the otlicer having charge of the rolls shall discover error or omissions of any kind therein he may properly correct the same to conform to the facta in whatever manner may be necessary to make such asseFsment, tax, or other proceeding whatsoever regular and valid, such correction to be made in red ink, or otherwise distinguished, and to be signed with the initials of the officer making the same and the date of such orrection. (B. I C, Comp., arction S105.) (Omitted projicrty Assessment.) Section 24. Whenever, after the return of the assessment roll to the countv clerk by the board of equaliza tion, the otlicer having the possession of the roll rhill discover or receive credible Information, or if he has rea son to believe that anv real or lersonal property has, from any cause, icen omitted, in whole or in purt, in the assessment of any year or number of years not exceeding two years prior to the last roll so equalized ana re turned, or from the assessment roll or the tax roll, he shall proceed to correct the assessment or tax roll in his nanus, and add such property thereto, with the proper valuation, and charge such property and the owner thereof with the proier amount of taxes thereon at the rate which the said property would have been taxed had it been properly upon the tax roll for the year or years as to which it was omitted: to enable which ollicer so to do he is hereby .in vested with all of the powers of the assessor, board of equalization, and county clerk under the laws in force durinir such years and thereafter. Hut liefore makimr such correction or addi tion, if the person claiming to own said nronertv. or occupying it or in posses sion thereof, resides in the county and is not present, such officer shall give such person notice in writing oi wa mien tioh to add such property to the assess ment or tax roll, describing it in gen eral terms, and requiring such person to appear before him at his ofliee at a snecifled time, within five days after giving such notice, and to show cause, if any, w hy such property should not be added to the assessment and tax roll; and if the party so notified does not ap pear, or If he appears and fails to show any good and sutlicient cause why such assessment shall not be made, the same shall be made, and the officer making the correction or addition shall file in his office a statement of the facts or evidence on which he made such correction. The notice in this section provided may be given and erved in the same manner and by the same persons competent to serve sub poenas. Appeal may be taken from the action of the officer in making the correction or addition by the person ag grieved within ten days after the action of such otlicer is taken, by giving notice to such ollicer and otherwise proceeding in the manner provided for appeals from the board of equalization. (New; arc note to aection tS.) (Duty of officer having possession 'of roll Proceedings on failure to act.) Section 25. Whenever any officer described in the preceding section shall discover credible information, or have reason to believe that real or personal property has from any cause been omit ted, in whole or in part, from assess ment for taxation for the years specified in the preceding section, or such credi ble information shall tie furnished to such officer, it shall be the duty of the officer having possession of said assess ment or tax roll to take the steps pro vided for In the preceding section to place such omitted property on the asssment or tax roll. If such officer shall fail or refuse on the discovery by himself, or on credible information lie- ing furnished him by another person, that property has been omitted from taxation, the state, on the relation of any state officer or of any taxpayer of the county in which such failure or re fusal occurs, shall have the right to proceed against such officer in any court of competent jurisdiction by man damns to Compel such officer to comply with the provisions of the proceeding section. In the trial of such a suit the question of what constitutes credible information as herein mentioned shall lie a question of fact to I determine.) by the court trying the case in the same manner other issue of fact are determined. If judgment shall lie ren dered to the efTect that credible infor mation has lieen discovered by or fur nished to such officer, or that he has reason to believe tdst property has been omitted from taxation, it shall then be the duty of such officer to forthwith place such omitted property on the as sessment and tax roll in accorilance with the provisions of this and the pre ceding section, and such officer shall l liable for all costs of such mandamus suit, and for a reasonable attorney' fee Fraakaeae "Of course your constituent want a man who la perfectly frank and bnn- WYm- answered Senator Sorgham. -At the am time most of them have o objection, to my '"VJaTiS and harbor appropriation, for . .h.r never see two feet of wa Sr'TxclpVwTen'lt r.ln.-W.shln, .".'rrsH. of Tok.o will seo. bar. Uollsy car. - rttDer Tim had stopped to .harper, Swd'l"4 the Fool Kilter. wb. ; - t m Mn.n when 1 roo tot- The Pand bow children tot am- fnr relator' attorney, which shall be taxed a a rt of the costs of such suit in all cases where Judgment is rendered against such officer: Provided, how ever, that in case proceedings are insti tuted hereunder on the relation of any private citizen, such relator shall give bond to the satisfaction of the court to pay all costs which may be recovered against him. (B. a C. Comp.. arction 1111. provided fof the aaaeaamrnt. by the ahrriff. of property which had brrn omitted from the current roll or the prrcrdina- year a roll. Th two arctiona laat above provide for the addition ol omittra proprrty for thr current and two prrceuing yeara. by any olficer havinj poaarion " roll, upon notice to the taxpayer if a ri.leni and if not prewnt. I'rovi.ion ia made for ap peal aa from aaaraamenta corrected by ' board of equaliiation. (See the act a to the board of equaliiation recommended by thia re port.) The proviaiona for appeal and nolle obviate the cunatitutional objrctiona which may be ured againat B. t C. Comp., arction Sill, at Iraat aa far aa rraidrnta and ,h",,'Vv", notice are concrrnrd. See J54 lnd. al nrmrd US U. S. SO". The two aectiona r modeled after Indiana.) (Time for pavment of taxes Penalty Interest itebate.) Section 26. Taxes legally levied and charged In any year may t paid on or before the first Monday of April follow lug, and if not so paid they shall lie come delinquent: Provided, however, that if one half of the taxes against any particular parcel of real property, or the taxes on personal property charged against any Individual, be iid on or before the said first Monday oi Apm, then the time for the payment of the remainder of such tax may lie extend ed to and Including the first Monday of October next following, but if the re maining one half of such tax lie not paid on or before tho first Monday of Oetolier then such remaining half shall lie delinquent, amd, besides the pen alty, interest thereon shall be charged and collected at the rate of twelve per centum per annum from the first Mon day of April preceding; and upon all delinquent taxes there shall lie collect ed from the taxpayer of such taxes, for the benefit of the county, ten per centum as a penalty, and for the bene fit of the county or other corporation which shall have an Interest In any por tion of such taxes Interest at the rate of twelve per centum per annum on such taxes from the day on which they be come delinquent until their payment: Provided further, that there shall be an allowance of three per centum rebate upon any tax paid on any separate iar eel of real prorty, or upon the per sonal property charged to any Individ ual as aforesaid, on or liefore the fif teenth day of March next prior to the date when such tax would become de linquent if not paid. (U. A C. Comp., section S10S, no change.) (Fersonal property tax, levy and sale Personalty tax charged to realty.) Section 27. On or Immediately after the first Monday of May in each year tho tax collector sliall proceed to collect all taxes levied In his county npon per sonal property, of which one ball was not paid as hereinliefore provided on or liefore the first Monday of April, to gether with the penalty and interest, lie shall levy upon sutlic'ent goods and chattels belonging to the iiersson or cor po rat ion charged with such taxes, if the same can be found in the county, by taking them into his possession, to pay such delinquent taxes, together with In terest, accruing interest, penalties and other lawful charges; and shall imme diately advertise such goods and chat tels for sale by pest ing written or print ed notices of the time and place of sale in three public places in his county not les than ten days prior to such sale, and if such taxes, interest, and penal ties shall not be paid before the time appointed for such sale the tax collect or shall proceed to sell such property at public vendue, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to pay such taxes,' in terest, and penalties and shall deliver to the purchasers thereof at such sale the property so sold to them respective ly, and such sale shall lie absolute; and the tax collector shall proceed in like manner, on and after the first Monday in November, to collect the residue of taxes charged against per sonal property remaining delinquent on his roll. In like manner he shall levy upon and sell the goods and chattels of any person or persons removing from the county without paying all taxes charged against them. Whenever after delinquency, in the opinion of the tax collector, it becomes necessary to charge the tax on personal property against real property in order that such personal proerty tax may be collected, such tax col lector .hall select for the purpose some particular tract or loU of real property owned by the person Ow ing such personal property tax, and shall note upon the tax roll ophite such tract or lots the said tax on per sonal property, and said tax shall be a lien on such real property from and after the time the said tax on persona) property is charged against the said res' property, and shall lie enforced in ie same manner as other real est-t- t. leins. MILLIONS STARVING PROBE HARRIMAN SYSTfcM. Interitat Pl riaaera. "Some explorer ar In favor of bunting for the north pole to automo biles,'' remarked tbe man who reads the magazine. "IK you think tbe plan would be successful V "I wouldn't be surprised," replied the motorist, who bad Just been In a wreck. "Automobiles seem earbl of finding eTery po frn a blUhlng pot to a telegraph pole." European Husai hss a lew. prrcenUf of forest than ths United State. HI IlttU Jotaa. Joakley It funny tbat ao many farmer ar swindled by bunco men. Cos k Icy On, I don't know. Farm ing Isn't calculated to mak a man ahrewd. Joakley But to b a raccessful farm er on ha to b barp a a rslser. Philadelphia Ledger. ftrubba Why I It that tat capttoi buildings coat so much? Ia It U grandeur? raa No, It la geoctall tlx graft 'H. ft C. Comp., arction viaion for char ior. real eatate. which i.borVoVd 1 adding y pro ton. Conaolidatea mr.) K'ng personal proi B C. Coma.. arcti.M. (To be continued next week) r.el. Afc.e,-. He. City Nephew Unci Abner. Mini of tb city people accuse country fojk of eating with their bands. You don't eat with your hands, do you? Uncle Abner Wsl, I should say not, my boy. I alwsys make the hired men eat out In the kitchen. So. you're a Journalist be tr aid Uncle J,hua. who bad com. to town to see bis nephew. "Yon bet I am.- answered the cub reporter, mentally contesting his own msgnlnVent and expensive sttlre wit" f hi ta-ai &1a L ... " ""-' " or me farmer. "You rJL?- Jounuliat-nd with a big lie alwara nnit.j - ..j w uj in oij man got mad Cleveland LeUr t-la.lt,. aald 1th p.Dp.t on th , "No steaks, uh." .S&'tST '"thlawa. MBi K Mb! 'rytbln,-. limited, Conditions In China Beyond All Description. AMERICA ADVISEI to GIVE AID Relief III Commerce Commission Mt in Portland Portland, Jan. 25.TratRc condition in this .lute ere investigate.! yester day before Franklin K. Lane, member of the Interstate Commerce commis sion, the object being to determine the lelity of the llarriman merger of railroads. The question of Attorney severance for the commission were In tended to draw out shippers and rail Mad men as to T.hether competition has been stilled by the merger and al ternate route for trallio closed. The testimony of shipper a tliat there lias been no Oumnetition between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific worthy of the name since the Consoli dation under one management in 1901 It was further brought out by the testimony of Thomas McCusker, a foi .tori,., of ..... . H'rr employe oi tne llarriman system. . tr..- . u "Bru- that Ogden gateway via the Sacramento usui M ranking says route was closed upon the Would Do NCh t0 Remov Fling """Ifcivaiiatjn. rest Prvdi Es,pirt. Washington, Jan. SMail reports from Americas 'Hular officers in China which reach the Htate Do partment today regujing the famiue and resulting coduwub, Iurtll firm the shiD. Con "er con- that the famine "nunea worse thun anything known in tin part of the em pire for the past -0 years. The Chinese officuk,he gay, upon in formation given hn by the Viceroy admit their inability t eoj,e with lh(j situation. The government 18 rylnjl t0 help the starving il, to keep their cattle, and to this tii j8 taking their oxen snu imuui- u pawn fur tw tads each, keeping then, tbtist until next that' Mjinng, wiien u win mum them. Mr. lluynes dec Inn that whatever aid inny be extend hT this (iovern ment in the present triiia win Certinlv do much to dispel tW ill-feeling recent ly arousea oy iu nvcott, the exclu sion act, etc. Consul tleneral itwera at Shanirhai advises the departnutt that the reports as 10 me cououium ippearing in the newspapers, both forti and Chinese. are for the most pan mitained by the investigations mado br American naval olllcers. He says ai inquiry which he has made gives tb pneral conclimion that the famine lj March 1 will be regarded as severe mj perhaps mora so than that of ill, by which it is thought 10,000,000 life were lost. The report of Mr. Rogers is accom panied by a statemeit by Dr. Henry M, Woods of the HoutWrn Presbvterian mission at Hwai A ii Fa, who estimates that 10,000,000 of feople are affected by the famine, 4,OOmuo of whom are starving. He says Uer are at present more than 500,000 itfugeeg at Tsing Kiang I'u, huddled a mat sheds, and that the pitiful sight ii daily witnessed offering unr children MERGER IS PROVEN Interstate Commerce Commission Ends Portland Inquiry. COMPETITION WAS KILLED IN 1901 Attorney for Commission Dclara All That Was Sought To B Estab lished Has Bn Proven. ii Kin the accomplish ment of the merger, and shipment from this territory via Sacramento to the Kant waB stopiied. Orders were. he said, to send tratlic over the U. H. & N. and Union Pacific to the Kant. This change gave a more direct route and re lieved the llarriman lines of hauling freight over the Siskiyous. It is the of the railroad interests that many routes are open to the shipper; none have been closed and that the sole instances where shipmens have been advii-ed by way of the Union Pa cific to the exclusion of other routes have been because of the lack of cars on other line. SENATOR ALGER DEAD. Usual Was Attending to Business a Almost to th End. Washington, Jan. 24. United States Senator ltussell A. Alger, of Michigan, died suddenly at his resi dence In this city at 8:45 o'clock this morning, following an acute attack of oedema of the lun'U, with which he waa stricken shortly after 8 .o'clock Although Mr. Alger had not been in good health for some time, his death was most unexpected. The senator last night was apparently in his usual health. During the day he transacted considerable business, and was at the War department up to a late hour yes of narents offering their children for terday afternoon. At the bcwule when sale at from (2 to fh. ttriganthige he passed away were Mrs. Alger, and and robbery, he addiire rife. their son. Captain F. M.Alger, and his wife. On Tuesday night Mr. Alger, when about b leave the house to attend a GAS KILLS MINERS. Death List From Gmran Horror May Reach 300. Saarbruecken, JniM, A fire-damp explssion occurred tntenlay morning in the Keden coal sin at Ht. John-nn dinner given in honor of Senator-elect William Alden Smith by the Michigan delegation. Buffered an attack of heart failure, but it waa only with dilhculty that he was persuaded to reman at home. lie attended the session of the Sa.ar, opposite furhnieeken. and senate Tuesday afternoon and appeared caused the loss of fr 150 to 200 li V6H. tfia wftli Hfl UHllril. Vice President Fairbanks waa the firt to ill at the Alger residence to day to ex pros sympathy. The lunerai services win iro urm v p. m. tsllUnlay at i" iiu; "' in tlila citv. ine uouy win i Tbe mine is owned if the Prussian gov ernment. I'p to 6 o'clod last evening 77 bodies had been rouaht out snd 56 corpses wero know1 to be amlnrground. Only 50 live men teen brought nut an.l r t theaa the ilnntn-a ... . at least 35 will die, as they ire frieht'f ullv to Detroit for burial injured through having been hurled against the walls of the galleries by the force of tbe explosion. An official report given out laat night says the number of dead cannot exceed 100. Immediately after the explosion res cue workers were hurried from all the adjacent mines snd boldly entered the Reden shaft in great numbers. The work of rescue has been greatlr bam perej by the poisonous gases resulting I enough, rrom the expioi" ana irom a nerce fire that hroke out Immediately after wards. This caused efforts at rescue to be suspended, and the workers bad to be ordered out oi m mine. " After all the resraers had reached daylight, according to one version, a second terrific detonation was heard underground. Hut according to another report, many of the revuers were still weather below when the seconii explosion oc curred," and it is estimated that the cas ualty list from the two explosions will reach a total ot " aien. It is regarded ss certain that the low est levels of the mine are completely wrecked, and the Mrtor are deliber sting npon further meaaurcs to get eon trol of the fire. The managers sre dis- euasing the advisability of flooding these levels as the only means of extin- Portland, Jan. 26. After thoowing conclusively that competition was de stroyed by the merger of the llarriman lines in this state, V. A. Severance an nounced at the close of the Interstate Commerce commission investigation yesterday afternoon that he would call no more witnesses here, as the facts he came to show had been admitted by the testimony of railroad otlicials. Commissioner Franklin K. Ijtne then adjourned the session to meet In San FjHtuisco next Tuesday, where It. P. Schwerin, general manager of the Pa tio Mail StcauiHhip company, and other llarriman ollicials vtlll be placed on the stand. liy the statement of Mr. Seveiance to Commissioner Ijine, the session in Portland have been eminently satis factory to the commission's attorney. Witnesses exsmiPad yesterday testi fied that the year 11101 was an unfortu nate one foi Oregon. Then It was that the O. K. & N. end Soutnern l'acitic were merged under one management and the service offered on both roads was Impaired. Ollicials at the head of the system had an eye single to big earnings and a minimum cf expendi ture. The BTvlce suffered, alternative routes for shippers were denied, and the roads In possession of tho territory were amenable to none tor Dusincsa. Shipiier said both rail and water lines have depreciated since the merger, here has not been a disposition to ex tend Into new territory and the entire Central Oregon region has been etlectu ally bottled ud. . . . . Kailroad ollicials who serve as me head of allied roads and who there maintain there is competition between them, when, kS a matter of fact they work together as two partners in one business, were grilled yesterday by At torney Severance. Witnesses nialntainexl thai rates showing rank discrimination have been put Into effect on tie to uniform, whose object is to Harass ine tiouiu njs- tem. Others said the passenger service between Portland and Omaha is abom inable, and is due to the merger of for merly competing lines, while the steam er service to Califrnia of of the llarri man mmnanles la worse than it has lvn for i-'O vears. While Attorney Cotton was at his best In stemming the tide of adverse testimony and never showed his adroit ness to better advantage, the facts hrouuht out were Btronirly against the llarriman Interests. ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. There was not a public library In th United States. Every gentleman wore a Queue andj powdered his balr. A horseman who galloped on a city street was Cued four shilling. Two stsge coaches bore all the travel between New York and Itoston. Virginia contained a fifth of th whole population of the country. Stove were unknown. All cooking wa don before an open fireplace. Six day were required for a Jour ney between New York and Itoston. The whipping post and pill iry wer still taudlng In New York and Itos ton. The Mississippi! valley wss not so well known as th hert of Africa now Is. Quinine was unknown. When a man bad ague fits he took Peruvian bark and whisky. Twenty day were required for a let ter to go from New York to Charles ton by laud. All the jmpulntlon of a village as sembled at the Inu ou "jKist day" to hear the news. When a Virginian smarted on a Jour ney to New York ho made his will snd bade farewell to his friends. The church collection was taken In a bag at the end of a ile with a tiell at tached to arouse sleepy contributor. Dauces lu l'hlladelphla were given every two weeks, but young men u:i der 20 aiid girl under 18 were not nd uiltted. A New England girl was not all.iwed to mnrry until she could make a lonf of bread and cut It In amo.it b, even slices while It wss warm. THINGS TO KNOW. STILL ENCASED IN ICE. Europe Hung With Icicle and Choked With Snow. London, Jan. 25. Arctic weather conditions continue to prevail in ine whole of Europe, while, curiously the actual Arctic regiona, Northern Norway and Iceland, report the prvealenee of mild and rainy weather. All the vessels reacmi.g British ports are covered with long uL.io. ami have snow on their decks. Telegrams received from all parts of the continent give almost incredible re- norta of the extreme rigor . . . ana consequt-m. The Russia and of the suffering r ,iatli are renorteu. in AUS' trio to sentinels were found dead at their post as a result of the cold liMtvv mow continues in Turkey, and the Danube is frosen over in several places in Koumania. Slight earthquakes are reported from Batoum. The MUxerd continues a r, .... i : arhom the snow is said .everal feet deep. Navigation on rus and the mac. .,;ai.in. a. flume. him lioih ... - It is believed mm an the men who been practically suspend were In the lower i'-tii assuredly are desd. It will take a full week to enter and explore the mine. Snow Plow Out.' Portland, Jan. 29 The only rsilwsy snow plow in Western Oregon, a rotary, stored at the . -N. shops, st Al bina, wss ordered out yesterday for the first time in yesra, n, put i ,om. mission to buck a bug drift near Mult nomah Falls, which Mailed the west' hound Ppokane flyer, due here yester day morning. The machine seemed to enjoy th unwonted exereiae of diving into th drifts, snd aa soon throwing snow over the srooetaek of the loco motive propelling it- This rotsry has often seemed useless to railway men. so seldom is it reqnlred. Squall Drow Many. Hong Kong, Jsn. A terrifle rain squall broke over Hong Kong yes- sni has Varllla Predict Fallur. London, Jan. 24.-rhillippe Bunao.. Varilla.atone time minister oi .e Panama republic to the I nited SUtes, ? i ll. h..f,.re the British Society in an " . . :.::l rh (.1. inn ir it Strongly cum'- iii.ni" . --- .. . ., .... American plan for buii-img u.e "-" canal. The Fren. n Is much more feai bie. ii icsns persist in fighting against nature world will be deprive-. , - highway for commerce anu many years of blind and oeeless .work an expensive and unsafe high-level Uxk canal." Proposes Sscond Big Ship. Jan. 25. It i practl- e., ;:d that he house committee on naval .Hair, will "g" construction of another auntie Uttb hin In addit on to the one dectuea ,n,p' ' -.ion. As the re- the spsee of 10 upon at the last session. leraay morning. " - l" space oi iv i upon a - bv mem- minutes sank over 50 Chinese er.ft la suit of a partial ns. rmvle by mem the harbor, more than jon native being 'rs oi :ii , drowned. There were BO a.ualties among ths white people. Launches from the shore rescne j many oecupsnts of the swsmped bests. Tne nArv,or Was littered with wreckage from tD( (unRea junks. During me the fiver tnmer Paul Bess broke adrift, but was trougbt to anchor without sustain ing any damage. pprove an recommend i .i... ii.. bniiM winl-Hl lllMl ..... i i.ttrlualiin as ail.lilionai , rbalrman ed by President .K"" 7. TUm ., said touiv mat f " ,: m L7m rloorted to the bouse More tb. end of the present week New Dnturd Alcohol Bill. o . nen i" -- Call UPon Bufnngtor. Omaha, Jsn. 29 Ji J. Hill called upoa the Burlingt01 vw York. Jan lists read o( girWlllismi phere, they said ..a.- floa 9 ru am ai-ij 7 r . ... - - ' kMns tn reeui raciBa la the oi , aa, the Hurling- pq'' . . help raise the block yesterday ths cabled report lam Crooks' metho.1 of ex- ka. trsctig nitric acid ! P ra. road to phere iney from or the Nortnera any ier w. -- -,,lt of the - . Sibling of the nl amis. nset - . m I mnm 1 . 1 III . 1 .T" - heavieet locomotive xr th- vbrt,k 7 ... . ' -oil. ha (Trown - ... .. - ..... lor ieniii"s division. 00 aig"- me ran , tt is saw tke 12 big moguls wr, sent forward without loads, ear rui,,in(r BBder its owa steam. Bad going by the sew line between AshlaadasdOionr; City. ihey s of a st on. be ... 1 - .. . . Uluvwrrr WOUIU ion nas repon-'a -v --ailing i. or 111- ,, so came exhausted. that it willaonn Thound to American. Rome, Jsa. 29 41793 emigraats from IulJ ' 10 27,0O0 went to th I'aited Utea, 11,,181 U Argeatiaa, aad 13,1" t BrasiL R.Pev ldh Jan. 2S. ia Vnrth Mlnneanolis, - i. n.VoU fn;i shortage again -'-,"fr7ira.p . Urge degree, for conoid- IB BUILD GREAT BATTLESHIP. Naval Bill Allows for Second Dread- naught and More Sailors. Washington. Jan. 26. An approprl ation of about 'J5,000,000 is provided for in the naval appropriation Din ..Mai ii rw in tndav bv the house oorn- "S'- . T . . Ll mittee on naval anairs. me ui , vide for an aiditional battleship of the type agreed upon In the naval ap propriation bill of last year. It also makes provision for two torpedo boat destroyers and appropriate 2.0()0,0(0 for aubmarine. This .OOO.OOO is ad ditional to the $1,000,000 for subma rine provided In the bill of last year, which has not yet been expended. Pro vision is made for about 3,000 addi tional sailors and 900 marine. The new battleship provided for in the bill Is to be a sister ship of the monster authorise,! by congress last year, which, the bill required, should be "first-class battleship carrying as heavy armor and as powerful armament as any known vessel of its class, to have the highest practicable speed and greatest practicable radius of action. Castor oil applied to warts remi!arly at night for a while will dry tliein up. Soda will cause the hair to fall out If used too plentifully In the wasra water. Fifteen minutes' relaxation snd rest every day will help keep sway that worn look. Pried fig, dipped In milk, toasted and then applied to a gumboil will bring quick relief. Don't let anything Interfere with your regular hour of work and rest, but get plenty of sleep. Vinegar rubbed Into bnrtly chapped hands and allowed to dry will alleviate the stinging pain almost Instsnt.y. Twenty-four hour before shampoo ing saturate the calp with warm olive oil. Careful grooming every nlcht with a brush will encourage the hair to be good. Bud sosp will Injure the skin, so will poor cosmetics. The nightly application of some pure, soothing cosmetic to over come the wear nnd tear of the weather Is absolutely nccessnry. When your feet grow cold during your hour at work, take the tip oe exercise, rising slowly on ti tna. low ing the position a minute Hud then slowly lowering the heels to t lit floor. No bath should be taken within two hours after eating. It Increases the comfort and luxury of all Imtlis If the heavy Turkish towels are heated slight ly. A Turkish bath will often reduce flesh and as often Increase It. One a month Is often enough for such a lux ury" PROVERBS AND PHRASES. till dellgbteth to forgive. Will Mak Stvn Chalrmsn. Washington, Jan. 25. Announce ment wa made today at the W ar de partment that the office of chairman ind chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal commission would be combined, and that Mr. Stevens, the chief engi neer, would be given the appointment the understanding being that be will maintain a residence upon th isthmus. ecretary Taft bsiay announced hi pur ,ee of filling the four vacancies exist ing npon the Isthmian Canal commis sion by the appointment of aome bit rean chiefs. Modifr School Land Rul. Washington, Jan. 2. An effort is being made by th governor o II daho to secure the co-operation of Western senators and representative l haring U,e Interior department modify the regnlations under which h,l land is granted public land elate. The at tention of Congressman Jonea was called to the matter by (.overnor Mead and he has taken It np with the secre tary. Under present regulations, ac corling to Governor fionding, it is ex tremely dlcffinlt to make any election that will meet approval. Central Rula 47 Blow. Ft. Petersburg, Jan. 25. Reports of heavy loss of life and great suffering on account of the Coi-l are arrivm ,n ... Akmolinsk Steppe, icmra. iv .-., ;k which communication was inter- .r,ft. During th recent blixard th temperature fell to 47 below sero. Fif- trndiea were recovered in on day - . . ., .,. i- .w ir in it oi me viiiaum Thousands of cattle perished TV- -intr arrain cron I allien in Mll- - i- .1.. dl Roasia, th nowiau oeipg iign. Kevsteeie Bute Liberal. Tiarrtahnr. IV. Jan. 25. A Mil providing for an appropriation of 176,. to errant for a Pennsylvania e biblt at tb Keattle exposition in 1909 a introdnced In the lower bonse of th lea-llatore today. The bill also provbie for a eommiasloo of 20, heavl ed by th governor. little doers. From I tbe bane of o Ooodnes Burns. Great vaunters, the French. Successful guilt clety. Syrus. To a grateful man give more than be asks. From the Spanish. Punctuality begets confidence and re spectFrom the Oermsn. It Is petty expenses thnt empty the purse. From the Italian. He that parts the fray gocth away with the blows. Mssslnger. He prudent with valor and brave without ostentation. Agrlcola. He that grasps at too much bolda nothing fast From the German. It Is not cslllng your uelghhora .. . ..i - t ....I nsmes insi eiiie a mi.-nnwu. .va Beconsfleld. It is seldom thst punishment, though lam of foot, lias failed to overtake a villain. Horace. Towers are measured by their shad ows, and great men by their calumnia tor. From tbe Chines. C'ttr Nelahkora. I bar often ld Lov your neigh bor, but keep your lences up, swjaj Tip In the New York Press. Where there r no fence, uor even hedgce t rouble will com thick nnd fast I am unsbl at tbl upreme moment to, say which I tbe greater nulsn-e your neighbor' cniia or your neign bor' dog. On destroy your grasa, shrub and prlceh-s flower, fruit tree, grape vine, etc. The other snesks around to your back door and steal the cat' food. Tou can t whip th child nd you ht to shoot the dog. What ar you going to do about It? I gues the best plan Is not to keep sny food for the cat exposed, or not t keep a cat at all, and pave your entire lot with asphalt and turn it over tt th neighbor's little darling fr a playground. Follieaeea. rrlscllla hsd, unknown to rnr mother. paid a visit to one of her sins 1 1 friends, and on her return Mr. I'jrson wa disturbed to not th soiled drea tbe child wore. "PrWsciil. do yon e thnt hi spot? Wbst do you suppose Mr, rl'jkesiee thought of uch a dirty drer b asked. "I don't know," ws lrlarlil'a prompt reply. Mr. H:skele Ma lt h was too polite to mention It" It I ao muen easier for th average ma to say a good thing tbsn It I for him to do a good thing. -Critic" la tb tern a chronic kicker ippll t bUnaelf.
