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DAILY ROQU1 RIVE J. IXJIRIKH i WEDNESDAY, MAY SI, HU. PACK TWO, DaQy Eogiw Eivcr Courier. A Independent Republican News paper. United Press Leased Wirt Telegraph 8srvtos A. AVVOORHaca. Prt. tnft Prop. W1LF0RD ALLEN, Editor Entered at ths Qrnnta Pus, Ore Con. PostoOcs as second-class mail snatter. STJBSCRIPTION RATES . On Year ..18.00 to Months ; MO Tires Months 1.50 One Month .BO . Payable la Advance OREGON WEATHER 4 .. ' .-. jy , f Tonight and Thursday gener- -f 4 ally fair; wind mostly westerly. 4 WEDNESDAY, MAY SI, lt. FOR STATE-WIDE TAX LIMITA TION. An initiative petition la being cir culated throughout the state for the purpose of putting up to the people at the fall election a proponed amend meat to the atat constitution for th limiting of the tarring of taxet by the various bodies ond boards that haTe the power. The amendment van provided by the state taxpayers' league, and has been endorsed by the local league. Its purpose is to prohibit the levying of a tax that is snore than six per tent larger than the tix of previous year, unless such Increase shall have been au thorized by the voters voting upon the question. The proposed amend ment reads that: "Unless specifically authorised by a majority of the legal voters voting upon the question neither the state nor any county, municipality, district or tody to which the power to levy a tax shall have been delegated shall la any year so exercise that power as to raise a greater amount of rev enue for purposes other than the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, than the total amount levied by It in the year Im mediately preceding for purposes other than the payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon plus six per centum thereof; provided, whenever any new county, munici pality or other taxing district shall be created and shall include in whole or in part property theretofore in eluded in another county, like muni cipality or other taxing district, no greater amount of taxes shall be levied in the first year by either the old or the new county, municipality or other taxing district upon any property Included therein than the amount levied thereon in the pre ceding year by the county, muni cipality or district in which it was then Included plus six per centum thereof; provided, further, that ths amount of any increase in levy spe cifically authorized by the legal voters of the state, or of a ounty, municipality, or other district, shall .be excluded In determining the amount of taxes whlrtt may be levied in any subsequent year." Copies of the petition are to be found in local tanks and business houses, and a strenuous effort is to be made to secure enough signatures to have It appear upon the ballot next fall, . . . . r The Best Tin T6p Berry Baskets Special 50c Hundred Crates 5c KINNEY &TRUAX GROCERY Quality First ' MR. W1ME1VS TRIBUTE TO , HIS F1UKYD, "JTOE" MOH San Francisco, May 31. Just how it feels to stand at the base of an erupting volcano was described today by Mrs. C. W. Derry, of Reno, Nev., who arrived here from Honolulu on the liner Mono. She witnessed the recent upheaval of Mauna Loa. She declared that, wanting to see the is lands in her own way, she Journeyed to the foot of Mauna Loa with two native bearers and a girl companion. While encamped there the eruption began. : . . .. , . . "Suddenly there was a rumbling and a roar," said Mrs. Derry- "The top of the mountain seemed to. blow off. A shower of dirt and hot stone fell around us. I heard a hissing noise. The natives were frightened and wanted to go. "I forced them to the crater with me the next day. The air became thick with lava duet and choking odors. At night, however, the sight was beautiful. A gorgeous red glow covered the sky. It looked like a world in the making. We remained there three days." V WEST AGA15ST EAST IN F. OF W. C. CONVENTION New York, May 31. West was pitted against east today at the Fed eration of Women's Clubs convention when the hour for electing a presi dent arrived. It was the day of days for the great American clifbwoman. Singly and in bunches, some chat tering gaily, some manifesting grim determination, they cast their ballots in the Seventh regiment armory. , Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los Angeles, wss the west's stalwart , hope. Mrs. Samuel B. ftneath, of Tiffin, Ohio,, was the other candidate. Rivalry waxed intense between sup porters of these contestants. GERMAN ZEPPELIN . ' REPORTED DESTROYED London, : . May 31. Descending near Veles, a' German Zeppelin struck a tres and was destroyed,, according to ail Amsterdam dispatch today. El PLATE BILL PASSES THE SENATE Washington, May J I The house committee of the whole today passed the Tillman armor plate bill as an amendment to ths naval appropria tion hilL Congressmen EUatoa and Nolan of California wars among ths It re publicans who Toted for ths Tillman MIL an im m 1 , -1 n hear as ;oe VOLGA! RUPTED OIL OPERATORS MAY GET RELIEF Washington, May 31. Plans for legislation favoring relief tor Cali fornia oil operators now occupying land claimed by the government who have been made defetdants in a number of suits were sweeplngly de nounced today in a minority report submitted by Senators Husting and Thompson. The reports assailed the operators' arguments as legally fallacious," and declared that Secretary Daniels' pies for legislation preserving the land to add to the nation's efficiency was overwhelmingly important Daniels declares the territory is needed to provide fuel for oil-burning battle ships. jishby-yC-Lexicon-iT ARROW COLlRsi?ring Style, in two heights cmrrt ec asoov a-eg inc.ms IIS FACES HIS DIVORCED WIFE Atlanta, Go,, May SI. Trial of Victor E. Innes and his wife on a grand larceny charge today brought ths man face to face with his di vorced wife for ths first time la sight years. He is accused of stealing sev eral thousand dollars from Mrs. Beatrice Nelms Dennis, who 'later disappeared. Innes and his wife were acquitted of a murder charge in con nection with the vanishing of Mrs. Dennis and her sister. The divorced wife testified that Innes deserted her and stole tbeir son, aged four years. Witnesses were called to tell about money orders which it is alleged Mrs. Dennis sent Innes. L. P. Weathers, a realty operator, testified regarding letters which Innes sent Mrs. Dennis. They were affectionate, but always asked for money, he said. TWO KINDRED MEXICANS JOIN YTIJJSTA FORCES Columbus. X. M., May 31. A fort night's recruiting conducted by ban dits at Batopllas with the promise that Francisco Villa himself would lead the organization resulted in two hundred "rookie" VMlstaa marching northward from the Sinaloa border, it was reported today. Julio Acosta heads the band, but there are no new advices concerning Villa's where abouts. Therefore stronger guards than usual have been placed on duty. The roads are patrolled by numer ous cavalry squads. .. Heretofore the guards have stack ed rifles and aided the engineers in repairing the highways, but now they only watch for the enemy. Fifty wells are being sunk along the Amer ican, lines of communication. Editor Courier: I fcave been much pleased with ths "nlc things" that have been said tor my pioneer (rlend and brother, Joseph Moss, whose sud den death has so thoroughly stirred his friends to a realisation of the fact that In life's rush ws do not suffi ciently appreciate the value among us of such good men as he was. 1 Ths biographical sketches that have ,been written about "Jos" have stated that he "left ths employ of ths Sugar I Pine Door and Lumber company and his friend, II. B. Miller, and engaged in real estate," without giving the reason for ths change. ! On December 3, 1886, I was the publisher of the Rogue River Courier, , Aa ws wers about to go to press word cams to me that Mr. Moss had heea injured in ths machinery of ths Sugar Pine Door and Lumbar company, probably fatally. , Ths Courier of that issue contained my write-up of ths sad affair and which eventually mads it necessary for Mr Moss to enter' lighter employment Tbe article follows: , "Early last Friday morning our little city was shocked by a report that Joseph Moss was fearfully and probably fatally mangled by having been caught la the machinery at ths mills or th S, P. D. 4 L. Co, "The report proved to be too true and ths many friends of that eatlra able young man wers pained to heart upon sight of that ones perfect physical form now so fearfully changed. "His right lower jaw Irene was broken into fragments, his right leg smashed to pieces below ths knes, besides other bruises on different por tions of ths body, hut leas serious. At ths time his lite was despaired of. but at this 'writing there is every prospect of bis ultimate recovery. "As nearly as we can get at ths nature of ths accident, it seems that Mr. Moss and Frank Tuttle went down into the basement of the fac tory, where a feed chopper was kept, tor the purpose of putting ths belt on that machine. Mr. Tuttle was in a stooping position, holding ths belt on the small pulley of tb mill, whtle Mr. Moss tried to throw ths belt on the pulley of the main line shaft. "Somehow unexplained, the belt caught, which pulled the main shaft out of its bearings and bent the shaft which caused the accident, or else the bursting of the large iron pulley, Jpieces of which flew through the air illk hail, caused the bending of the I main shaft; at any rate, ths loosening afid bending of the main shaft was jths Immediate cause which led to the injuries of the unfortunate man. , "Mr. Tuttle had his head down, j watching th small pulley, and did not see how Mr. Moss was hurt, and U.S.GbSifexpert oils correctly refined from asphalt-base crudt? "distill without decomposition" (do not break up and lose their lubricating value under cylinder heat) and "are much better adapted to motor cylinders, as far as their carbon forming proclivities are concern ed, than are paraffine-base Penn sylvania oils," Motorists who use Zerolene, an oil scientifically refined from asphalt base crude, back up the experts with reports such as theses "Covered over 16,000 miles without adjust ing valves or cleaning but carbon' "The carbon taken out of this car in 50,000 miles amounted to less than an ounce." Zerolene is for sale at dealers everywhere and at service stations and agencies of the Standard Oil Company. ' try r ik? Standard Oil fir ttotor Cars doubtful it u wm svsr oe expiainea. "For an instant ths room was a perfect storm of flying shafting and pieces of wood and iron, and before Mr. TutUs could ven look, np it was all over and Mr. Mom lying in an Insensible condition In one comer ot the pit, "Joseph Moss is ons of our fore most young men, of untarnished char acter and esteemed by all, and be .sides receiving , every attention that ! the people can give him, he is a mem br of the I. O. O. F. lodge, the mem bers of which, true to their order, ,are bestowing their love of brother hood upon him." j W. J. WIMER. ! Waldo, Ore., May SO. 1816. CHVRCHIIiL CRITICISES BIUTI81I WAR POLICY London, May 81. Winston Churchill, in discussing a motion to reduce Earl Kitchener's salary, to day made the lharabeat' criticism heard In the house of commons since the war began. Churchill charged the British war office with "grave mismanagement and Inefficiency." He called it a, "de fective organization," and said for "every fix soldiers In ths British s&riaiw was usti VUIJ UUW 1 144SJ AVVuasssH at ths enemy." Envelopes printed at ths Csarisr offlcs. ' SO DECEPTIVE to Many Oranta rasa People Fail Realise ths Seriousness Backache Is so deceptive. It comes and goes keeps yon guessing. Learn the cause then curs It. Possibly it's weak kidneys. That's why Doan's Kidney Pills ars so effective. They're especially for weak or dis ordered kidneys. Here's a Oranta Pana ease. D. O. Toole, SSI Bridge St., OrantS Pass, says: "I am subject to back ache at times which makes it hard for me to straighten out when I get down to do anything. Whenever I have this trouble, I take Doan's Kid ney Pills snd they always fix me up in fins shape. Doan's Kidney Pills ars all that is claimed ot them and 1 1 never hesitate to recommend them to others whenever I hear them com plaining of pains in tbs back." Prha 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get i Doan's Kidney Pills the same that I Mr. Toole had. Poster-Mllburn Oo., Props.. Buffalo, N. Y. PERSUING LEAVES FOR CONFERENCE WITH OAVIRA Columbus, N. M., May 81. General Pershing started for Dublan by auto (today for his conference with General Gavlra.. He expects to arrive In Dublan tonight. Mining blanks at tbe Courier office. FOREIGNER HURLS BRICKS . INTO VANDERBILT'8 HOME Tomorrow Trailing Arbutus and Carnation Talcum Powder Special, 2 for 25c CLEMEJJS Sells Drugs New York, May 31. After having thrown three bricks through tbe win dows of William K. Vanderbllt's j Fifth avenue mansion, believing he 'was endangering John D. Rocke feller's life, Saerbefl Rsowrddee, 40 j years old, a foreigner, was overpow I ered and arrested by policemen. THREE PITCHERS TO TRYQl'T WITH REAVERS t Portland, May 31. Three recruit pitchers will be waiting for tryouts when Walter McCredie returns with ths Portland Beavers next week, They are Williams of tbs Oregon Agricultural college, Ray Alexander of ths College of Idaho, and Al Hart man,, of Washington state college, a southpaw. EVERETT MAN GETS , . LAND OFFICE PLUM Washington, .May, 81. President Wilson today nominated Henry. A. Porter, of Everett, Wash., as register of ths Vancouver land office. Sunday, May 28th (liAnw of Timo aa Follow on Maid Mite nl Brant-heft: New Limited Train Eugene .Making Fat Time Between Portland, Salem, Albany, Cot-vain and taigene 8:00 A.M., Lv. Portland Ar. 5:00 P. M. 10:01 A. M., Lv. galmn Ar.S:03P,M. , 10:4o A.M., Lv. Albany Ar, 2:16 P.M. 12:01 P.M., Ar. Eugene (Lr. 1:00P.M. , Connection arrive Cot-vl!U 11:30 A. M. Connm-tloti leaves Corvallia 1:30 P, M. , , . SPECIAL TRAIN Discontinuance of to "Golden Gate Special": NEWPORT Train Sil and Hi Every Hundajr Follows! lletween N 7:HO A. M., in Albany Ar. 10:4.1 P. M. H:M A. M Lv...... Corvallia Ar. 10:15 P.M. Portland and Kan Frani-laco 12:15 1. M., Ar, .Newport Lv, 9:00 P.M. Willamette Limited No. Stf leaves Portland WEEK-END TRAIN , 4:20 P. M. instead of 4:15 P, M. " to Hit vert on l'SNHenger No. 10 leaven Hllverton i Tillamook County Beaches :55 Al M., leaves Wootlburn 7: J A.M., arrives Leave Portland Haturday only. , Portland H: 50 A. M. Arriving. Portland HuncUy only. ' ! ,,' , Caiiby-Molalla Wal No. 58 leaves Molalla I'll! I'. w 1 V!'" " il?."1!1"1' -Ar, 10:45 P. M. ,j, ,,,, ..- 0:i P,M.,Ar. Wlnwler Lv. 5:40P.M. 1 :45 P. M arrive ( anby 2:15 P. M. 7t45 P M Ap, Tillamook Lv. 4:80 P. M. Motor Car Service Between Albany, Corvallis, Philomath 7:10 P. 7:45 P. N:(M P, 12:55 P. 10:50 A. 8:50 A. 1:40 P. 11:50 A. 0:10 A. 2:00 P Lv. Albany Ar. Ar, Corvalli Lv. Ar. Philomath Iv. 8:20 A. 7:50 A. 7:25 A. . 2:10 P. 0:45 P. . llU0P.0:05P. 0:15 P. 8:55 P. 8:10 P. Theoe trains make excellent connection at Albany for trains to and from Portland and other Wil lamette Valley points, 1 Information at City Ticket Office, corner 6th and Oiik Ht., Union Depot, or Kt MotrlMon-it. Station. Phones: Broadway 2760, A 5704. SOUTHERN ( v .' JOHN M, COTT, Opnwsl Passenger Agent. Ml PACIFIC LINK