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Newspaper Page TextOREGON STATE ITEMS. OF INTEREST tj fOR KJUITABLt TAX. 8tat Commlttlon Propott Revltlon 4 of Prnt Law. ' - Balem With a view to earorlng nor tqultabi attimnt ol property in tbli tint, th Oregon Ti commit Ion Iim retiammantlad revltlon ol th law fawning tb equalisation oi at e. Dull lb county board. In thlaionnaotlon, tbt eammlMioo give it flak altepp oval to the plan olten agitated U but ag tba aeeatement rolii published In th tiwppr la tb locality In wblcb tha property attested it locatad. Tha propoaed mlalon ol Ui law r latlni to o,ttallation ol tba aaae nienl la largely baaad niton Inoonilitan tl In tba preaent law, but alio opon a laxity In tha law by which waaltby propirty ownara hav baan abla to co area county ourt Into allowing an ln qnilabi eteeaement to itand. Tba eomtutealon propoee a law wblcb em to nv "teeth In It." and wblcb will ba ltctlv II county onicari ara dis posed to do their duty. Tba tneontlttncy in tba preeant law lira In tba tact that tha county board ol rqnallution It required to meat on tlit tail Monday In Angutt, wbila tba aitettor It glvM ontil tha Aral Monday In September to fit bit roll, or until Hit flrtt Monday ta October II tba coo my court paket an order to that affect. At tha aama time there la do authority of law lor an attention ol the time ol meeting ol tha county board ol q,naliiation. Ateaaeort ntnally take tba foil time to prepare their rollt, and vary Ire tjaantly ask lor and ara granted tha attention of lima. Commenting opon thli condition ol tha laat, tba commit eion tayt that "tit board ol aquaiUa . tion it tbut require J to meet perhapt tig weekt before tha atteatnunt roll it completed, and at lit lunotlont lapee wbtn it bat bean in evasion a week, It unit bate patted out ol legal axtttence at a data befote tha aaieitor it required to hate the attattment roll ready to outllt. ' ' ' "Under tb preaent tyttam we have practically two boardt of equalitation," aayt tba commission, "one meeting Iter tba other, and having full power to undo tha work ol itt ptadeceaaor. The county board ol rqualiaatlon con tinue In etaaloo on week, and II it doet not comnlet itt work within tbt week, tba county court, at Itt next reg ular teatlon, complete! tha axaminv tbn and correction ol tha roll. Tha new law la to do away with thlt, making provltion lor tb board meeting Iter the roll la completed. Thlt propoted law con taint tevaral provident that teem to be an improve ment npon tba existing law. In tha flnt place, a taxpayer will not go before tb county board ol equtiitatton nniett he bat real grievance, lor the court hat power to rait hit aateatment, and hit lormal petition will terva to call the attention ol bit naighbora and tba public generally to tba representation! he it making governing tha value of bit property, f lacing the matter of equal itation entiialv In th bandt ol on board ins toad of two will centralise tbe retponalbilty and giv time and oppor tunity lor careful and well advleed work. ' Fire Precaution! at Atylum. Balem Lett friend! and relative! of the 1,420 patient! confined In tbe In an aeyiuin may be unduly concerned at to tbelr welfare on account ol th recent fir at that inttitution, an olllcial of the atylum tayt that none ol the pa t'atitt wet in danger, and would not be even in cat oi a Or tariout enough to destroy a considerable portion ol the building. Th lacllltirt for getting pttlentt out of the building are inch that a disastrous fir need not cause the lott of a tingle life. In thlt particular th building could scarcely be Improved. Umatilla Canal Contract Let. . Wathnlgton Th tecretary , of the Interior hie awarded the contract to the Paget Bound Bridge & Dredging com pany, Of Seattle, for the conatruction of the storage feed canal of tbe Umatilla Irrigation project. Tbe work of the contract involve th construction o' 25 miles ol canal from th Umatilla river, near Echo, to Cold Spring reservoir, and consists of 700,000 cubic yard of earth excavation, 6,000 cubic yards of rock excavation, 2,300 cubic yardt of imn.FAt ami 9 Allll Allhift VAI-llH nf rin. vwuu.viw " " " " 4 " - T rap. Th bid wat $161,888. 1 Oy Wheat Yield, About Normal. Pendleton Tha harvest in all parts of Umatilla county hat commenced. The threshing up to thjt time bat been too limited to make a very close esti mate of the yield, lot from what has been threshed on the rerervatlon, and around Athena it it thought the yield in tboaa districts will be about normal. and had it not been for the hot windt the yield would have been at ; leaat ,25 per cent above the average. Flour Mill Clotad Down. La Grande The flouring mills of La dande, laland City and Union have losed down, having atiliaed all the old upply of wheat. LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Houtthold Ooodt Not Entitled to Ex. ' mptlon, Say 6uprm Court. , gUin By holding, Jnadtcltlon Jott rendered, that tb bouatbolder'i tax tiemptlon it unconstitutional, tb Or gnu Bnnreme court haa declared void tlaiut ihat ba btott in fotut la tliit tat almost continuously tine 1869. Iloutebokltrt' turn pt lout bav been allowed vry year except 11)04, whan th exemption law bad bin repealed. It wat re-enacted by tb tptelal teation ol 1903, but want into effect too late to b applicable to tb aiieenpant of 1804. Approximately $8,000,000 bat been exempted from taxation in thia atata from year to year, and lrglalatort, county of!) cert am th people generally hav recognised th exemption at valid. Now tbt tiupremt court has declared all then examptlont Invalid. Thlt decision will makt it necettary for county attataort in many counties to make reastatmnt ol property In their countie lor 1900, lor It It th practice ol many ism sort not to lict property that la exempt. In torn and perbtpt most ol tb countie tbe attest ort list th exempt property and ntak tb deduct lent afterward. Clackamat Farmer Ar Happy. Oregon City There is an abundant yield ol all bay and grain cropt in Clarkamat county thlt year that tor put th avtrag in quality. Early fruit and vegetable yielded heavily, while tb vineyard, Held and orchard with maturing cropt, giv th producer vry assurance ol Increased prosperity with tbt harveat. In celebration ol the lrg and satisfactory cropt, A number ol harveat festivals bav been held and other are being arranged. It bat been year tine Clackamat county farmers wr at pros pe rout and contented. Yield 00 Buthelt an Acr. Wetton A remarkably heavy yield of barley hat Jntt been harveated on tb farm of ft. C. Turner, two miles north of thlt place. Tbe yield from 14 acr waa B29 tackt, or 1,267 buthelt, an average ol 90 bushel, to th acre. Turner Bros, were expecting a good yield, bnt did not look lor mora than 70 buthelt to tbe acr, which it a big yltld ........ . Half Million to Clackamat Roll. Oregon City By tb decision ol th Supreme court on tb tax exemption law, Attestor Nelson report that there will be added to tb Clackamat county assessment rollt about $400,000 addi tional on which next year't tax levy will be made. Revision will delay the tatk oi completing tha rollt which were received from the state anthoritle ton wki later than tb naual time. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 71c; blues tern, 73c; red, 69c; vallev, 71c; new club, 70c; new blueatem, 72c; valley, 71c. Oat No. 1 whit feed, $30; gray, $29 per ton. Bailey Feed, $23 50 per ton; brew Ing, $23.50 per ton; rolled, f3424.50. Bye $1 50 per cwt. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1,111(1 12.50 per ton; clover, $8.60(49; cheat. $8.507; grain bay, $7(38; alfalfa, $11. Fruitt Applet, $1.6002.25 per box; apricota, $1.25(81.35; cherries, 610c per pound; currant!, 9&10c; peach ea, 76cfit$1.10 per box; plums, $1.25; Logan berries, $1.3501.40 per urate; raspberries, $1.401.60; blackberriee, 8c per pound ; gooseberries, 8c, Vegetable Beant, 67c per pound; cabbage, l,V2ov corn, 1620c per dottn ; cucumbers, 4050c per dozen ; egg plant, 1015o per pound; lettuce, head, 25c per doten; onions, 10(3 1 2 c, peat, 45o per pound; radish es, 10(316o per doxen; rhnbarb, 2 2H'o per pound; spinach, 23c; toma toes, $1.25(53 per box; parsley, 25c; squash, $1(31,25 per crate; turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, $11.25 per tack; beet, 1.26 1.60 per sack. Oniont New, red, 1W1)0 per pound ; new yellow, IH 2o per pound. : Potatoes Old Eurhankt, nominal ; new potatoes, 75c(8$1.25. v Butter Fancy creamery, 2022)c per pound Eggs Oregon ranch, 2121o pet dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 1814e per pound; mixed chickens, 13($13)4C; springs, 16 17; roosters, 9 O 10c; dressed chickens, 14015c; turkeys, live, 1617o; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2022c; geeBe, live, 89c; ducks, liaise. - " Hops Oregon, 1905, ll12o; pldt, 9c; 1906 contracts, 12jll5o per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1620o per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20(822, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 2830o per pound. Veal Dressed, 68c per pound. Beef Dressed built, So per pound ; cowt, 45c; country steers, 56c. Mutton Dressed fancy, 78c per pound; ordinary, 66o; lambs, fancy, 8 8 Ho. I Pork Dressed, 78)o per pound. LOSS BY DISASTER. Inturance Companlet Mak Rtturnt tn San Franelteo. ,l , Albany, N. Y.. Ja'.y 31-8ut Bu ptrlntendeiit of Inturanc Otto Kltey tonight mad public tb result of Kit InvMtigatlon at to th lot ol II r In- tnranc companlet in tb Ban Francisco dlaattar. ,- - v. i i i ; , All joint ttock Art and Inland marln lasortnca companie transacting bull net in th ttat wi called on for tworn ttatament at to tbelr lone in California, Tb eomjn!f war arked for tb groMamouet of Inturanc in volved in ritkt deetroyed or damaged, th deduction for amount recovered by relntaranca, tb deduction lor est! matd talvaga, tb total deduction and tb net amount ol lot at tbowa by tb reoordt Jan 80, 1906. Th New York ttat companlet, 47 innimber, bow th grot amount cl Inturanc involved at $41,110,069; tb reinsurance to be recovered, $10,834, 11)5; tb estimated taivag. $7,137,183. and tb actu4l amount ol lot $23,138,- ooo. ,u... ,.,.,, .. . Boturnt from other Joint ttock fir and fir mailn ininrane companlet, 84 In number, thow th groft amount ol inturanc $80,423,704; raldtnranca to b recovered, $22,180,167) estimated ealvig, $11,368,25; actual amount ol toot, $51,983,111. Tb foreign companlet, 82 In number, mad that return: Grots inturanc Involved, $101,4302.633; reinsurance to bt recovered, $32,281,808; estimated talvaga, $153,18,869; actual lost, $67, 701.866. - Tb grott amount ol ininrane in volved by al! companlet wat $222,836, 307; reinsurance, $65,246,771 ; taivag, $33,814,468, and actual lott, $132, 823,067. j TIE-UP IS NOW COMPLETE. Krutttchnltl Forbidt Mor Freight " Car In San Francisco, Kan Francisco, July 81. Tb embar go ol tb Southern Pacific on lumber, Iim and bay ha been increased, and now include all article from tb north. Not pound ol freight can be shipped into Ban Francisco from Portland or adjacent territory until the freight tie up at Ban Francisco hat been loosened. Tbit it tb latest edict of Juliut Kruttecbnttt, wbo bat been threatening to do tbit for torn tim nnles the tit uttion tpeedily cleared. It bat been decided by th local autboritle to take no lurtber chance but to etop at enc all ihipment from the north. , For th embargo there is, only one remedy to clear up th congestion in tb freight yardt. Kffortt in thia di rection art being mad by all th freight agent, and tb missionary work among th consignee it having a talntary effect. Tb nnloading In the yards it going on at fatter rat, bnt not laataoough to tnlt Krntttchnitt, who has taken tb precaution to tee that no more car ar added to the glut that it already crowding the tracks. Th tie-up it working to tb detri ment of the city, at many merchant throughout th ttat ar tending East for their gcodl inatead ol patronizing tb wholesalers of Ban Francisco, be lieving that tbey can secure tbelr ttockt jutt a quickly under present conditioni. ARREST CAUSES MUTINY. Battalion of Ruatian Troop Attempt! ; to Rescue Pritonert. Poltava, July 31. A grave outbreak occurred yesterday in the Bevaky regi ment owing to tb arrest of a private of tbe Firtt battalion, wbo wat discovered with tome otber soldiers in. i ihed where the revolutionist are in,, th habit of holding meetings. ' After tb arrest the entire First. battalion, accom panied by a large crowd, paraded tb street! in defiance of the military au thorities. Tbe soldiers proceeded to th artil lery barracks, where they seised several guna and marched with them to the prison, where the political prisoner are confined. At thlt stage all th re mainder of the Poltava grariton wat called out. . The loyal troopt fired on th muti neers with machine guna a they were engaged in breaking nown th gat of ba priaon. Several men were killed or wounded. Tbe outbreak - waa not suppressed until 2 o'clock this morning. ' Patent Offic Behind. f Washington, July 31. Patent attor neys throughout the country are arrang ing to tend a delegation to tee Presi dent Bootevelt nt Oyster Bay and re quest him to either remove Commis sioner Allen or cause such change in methods at will place the patent office on a aatiafactory basis. The work of the patent office, attorney declare, haa been running behind since the ap pointment ol Mr. Allen, five years ago. There are now 23,000 application for patent unacted npon,' beside! numer ous, copyrights, trad makt, etc. ' Viborg'Manlfesto Seized. Kharkov, July 81. The authorities have aeited copies of the Vlborg mani festo issued by tbe outlawed parliament to the weight of 400 pounds which bav bean turreptltoualy ihipped into Khar kov,' "- . " ' GEM RESTAURANT C-ii Short' Order House j ; j OPEN DAY AND NIGHT l lltft, Onter and Shrl Ho. Your Patronage I SoftcAcal. JOHN HARRISON, Proprietor LOST VALLEY LAND AND LUMBER COMPANY (INCOKrOKATKD) HaDateetann of and Caalm la Rough and Dressed Lumber Telephone Poloa, Pot, Wood, IZtc. Roaih Lrnnkar. per M,. ...... .W.00 flooring, Ui oUm.... OT.iM Fit per aent oft (or not eah. Tea per ent off for each to any one person oa bin of 30 M or OTor. Home pru and fame dlncffunt to ell an4 bo 41acounl unlaoa entire 1U la pal.. Condon jtri i of t. . Barter's warehouse. r. M. PllTER, Manager FRED WILSON THE WILSON BROS., Proprietor. Everything New and Etrictl Firat Class. A GENTLEMEN'S RESORT New Stone BuaVCng, West The Belvedere Saloon DUtributeri for the Famous Mt.Hood Beer Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars WHOLELALE AND RETAIL M. H. ABBEY & CO. t Main and Spring Sts., Condon, Or. SUMMIT FLETCHER BROS.. Proftrieto Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars I will giv you good goods and a square deal, but I am not here for my 9 health. NO DEADHEADS SOLICITED. MAIN STREET, CONDON 1 Blewart Campbell THISTLE BAR ' . CAMPBELL BROS., Proprietor Fine Stock of Wines, NEW flRM ' NEW North Main Street,' Condon, Oregon. MT. HOOD. SALOON LADIGES & PALMER, Managere. ; Finest Brand of Old Wines, Liquors and Imported and Domestic Cigars carried in Stock. A share of your patron age is respectfully solicited. MAIN STREET First door north from Condon Barn CITY SHAVING PARLORS . ,,f:,.v,i SATO HeBAUt, MaaMtjat, . s ' First Clam Workman, lanltarr Oandlttona, Courteous Treatment: Rot and Celi aths. Beiveder fiulldinf, Main aod Bprln Streeta, CONDON, OKkttOD. The Hotel Grande R- V. MUNROE, Proprietor. First-Class i& Every Respect ; Opea All flight ' Sample Rooms for Commercial Man. Firat-Claaa Bar in Connection. ARLINGTON, OKEGO Ship lap, per M 117 flooring-, U eluL lM Lost Valley, Oregon FRANK WILSON BANK Fineat Quality of CI gart, Wines, Liquor. Side Main St, Condon, Oregon SALOON James Campbell Liquors and Cigars 1 STOCK ...... NEW BUILDING