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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

Having been overwhelmed by le-
gal authority and opinions by lawerS
in general and the city attorney, dis
trlct attorney and attorney genera in
particular. the members OF the coln-
ty court this morning became con-
vinced that they could not levy tax
upon property within the city OF
Pendleton for county road purposes
This exemption Is provided for by the
present charter.
In his advice to the district attor-
ney which In turn was handed to tho
court Attorney General Crawford
cited numerous instances in whocn
exactly similar cases have been car.
rled into the courts and decided
against the counties and in favor IF
the cities Notable among these cities
are Portland. Oregon City and Salem.
District Attorneys Opinion.
In addition to this written opinion
rct attorney also presented the court
with a written opinion. both showing
why the county could not levy and
collect tax on city property for
road purposes. city attorney Raley
also appeared before the court yes
terday while this morning Mayor
Murphy appeared before the court
and presented n protest in behalf Of
the city against the county court
making a levy OF road tax for the
year 1908 upon any property wthIr
the corporate limits Of the city.
The Mayor based his protest upon
the charter of the city which was
granted by the legislature and which
specifies that city property shall be
exempt from the road tax.
TIE Mayor also called attention to
the fact that while the tax would be
Illegal II would also be inequitable |
upon the inhabitants of the city at
this time. This for the reason that |
under the provision of the charter
which makes the city immune from
the county road tax n levy of two
mills has been made for street pur-
poses and If the county lev'es an ad-
Iitional tax the citizens will be taxed
doubly for street and road purposes.
VIII Not Refund.
But while the city property will be
exempt this time, the funds collected
In years past amounting to several
thousand dollars. will not be refund
ed by the county unless compelled to
do SO through the courts and 1t is
not probable that the city will under
tare to campell n refund.
In explaining why the additional
levy of one mill for school purposes
was not made this time, Judge Gill
llland, speaking for the court. said:
1--WE have found this morning that
we cannot levy upon Pendleton city
for road purposes, compell-
ing us to add n half mill TO the tax
on other property In the county for
this purpose; also many of the school
districts in the county have levied
special school taxes and II an addi-
tional mill is levied It will give them
more money than they need and will
also increase the burden of the tax
payers at a time when many of them
are not in a position to bear II.
1--WE all know that crops in the
part of the county last year
were almost a failure and that in the
Butter creek country and other parts :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
ROOSEVELT MAY GET
"BIG BILLS" OLD JOB

Washington. Jan. 12.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt may be the sec
retary of war when he returns
! so that he can be closely identi-
: fled with the Panama canal
from his hunting trip to Africa
work.
If President Roosevelt be-
comes secretary he would put
his assistant in charge at Wash
ington and then go to Ponama
to make a personal inspection.
1t is known that Roosevelt re-
CARDS the canal as one of the
greatest achievements OF his ad-
ministeratlon, and he wants to
see 1t a success when fully COM
pleted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
PENDLET0N NEED
NOT PAY TAXES
City Charter ExemptS Local
Property From Amount of
County Road Levy.
COUNTY COURT FIXES
LEVY FOR UMATILLA

Nearly $4,000 Saved Property Own
ers In City by Decision-Whlle
Court is Forced TO Raise Road
Levy Over Country Districts
County Refuses TO Refund Sums
Paid by City Property i'm Former
Years Toward County Roads.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Millionaire Calhoun, Head of
United Railways, Must An
Swer Charge,
NO DELAYS TOLERATED
SAYS FRANCIS j. HENEY
Famous Prosecutor Opens Case
Against Man ''IIighcst Up" in San
Francisco Today-Receiycs Great
Welcome Upon Return From East
ern Trip-District Attorney Gives
List of Prosecutions TO Follow
Fight Trust Must Defend Self.

san Francisco, Jan. 12.-The graft
prosecution announced today that no
further continuances would be asked.
The defense in the Calhoun case de-
ciared that it has been ready for trial
several weeks. Calhoun. in hope OF
getting a speedy trial has asked his
attorneys to lay aside all technicall-
ties.
The attorneys predict that it will
take two weeks to secure the jury
Prosecutor Heney, who arrived
from the east last night and was
greeted by hundreds of san Francis
co citizens at the ferry building Is
looking much better after his rest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Salem Has Coolest Weather.

Salem, Jan. 12.-The thermometer
showed one above zero here last night
the coldest weather ever experienced
here. All immediate damage of floods
is passed and the river is falling rap
idly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

ter Of the timber If any owner re-
fuses to make the statement he shall
forfeit $50 to the county, according to
the penalty provided by the bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
MINE HORROR IS REPEATED
100 KILLED At SW|TCHBACK

Cincinnati, Jan. ia message
from Bluefield. w. Va, says 100 men
were killed today in an explosion in a
coal mine at Switch Back, where a
similar accident occurred recently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Wants Board of Control.

Representative Libby of Marion, in
troduced a bill providing the creation
of a single board Of regents to man
age and supervise the affairs of all
the institutions of higher education.
superintendent Ackerman and Gov
ernor Chamberlain endorse it. The
board is to be composed of five mem
bers with salary and they are to
give most of their time to the man.
agement Of the schools. The house
commenced to grind with a flood of
30 bills. Following first reading ad-
jou.nment was taken until 1880 when
the joint convention assembled to lis
ten to the governors message.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
VIII Push Graft Fight.

District Attorney Langdon an
ncunced today that all other trials Of
graft will be rushed Attorney A. S.
Newburg is now being tried on
charge Of offering a bribe to pros
pcctive jurors NJ. w. Golfer the first
Of the boodling supervisors to face
trial has had all immunity with
erqwn by the prosecution beca dse he
refused to testimy in the Ruef graft
trial.
Prosecutor LanEdon says that the
fight trust men, Eddy Graney Willis
Eritt and James Coffroth are next In
order for trial
Former chief Of police Jermiah
Dinan, who is charged with yeriury.
the united railroads attorney Porter
Ashc and Luther Brown who Is
with kidnapping Frem ~. o.
der of the san Francisco Bulletin. an
afternoon paper, are soon to be tried.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

of the county, stockmen are compel-
ed to purchase hay to feed their
flocks. Under these conditions we are
dcsirous OF making the tax burden
as light as possible.
But we wish to announce at this
time that next year instead of levy
ing a tax for school purposes that will
give each district a per capita appro-
priation of 81, as in the past, we will
increase 1t to $11 and districts in
making their special levies can here
after take this into consideration and
avoid double taxation for this pur-
pose"
If the proerty valuations are the
same next year as this and all other
conditions are the same, approxi-
mately one mill will be required to
increase the amount to this sum. But
If the values are increased to what
they were last year. 1t will not require
full mill.
The levy made by the county court
this morning for all property outside
the city of Pendleton is II mills. The
levy for property within the city is
rs, orr the II mills less the levy Of
3.5 mills for road purposes.
This general levy is divided as fol-
loWc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Plan Branch Asylum.

Salem, Jan. 12.-Easttrn Oregon
viii endeavor to secure a branch cf
the insane asylum this year The bill
viii be introduced as soon as the leg
islators east of the mountains are able
20 confer and agree upon the loca-
ton. Pendleton and Baker City are
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Want Exoeclment Station

one of the m 1st important bills
in the house is rnc b. Representative
jaeger appropriatng $50 OD1 for Sc
attle's exposition there will proba-
h.y be 2 big fish, aver this bill. Rep
Iesentative Malone Introduced a bill
today asking for an investigation of
the boots and accounts to determine
if the money appropriated at tie last
session of the legislature was well
spent. A similar resolution was in
troduced in the senate.
Another resolution introduced was
for an extension of the portage road.
Bean of Lane, wants sports of all
kinds prohibited on Memorial day,
and introduced a bill to that effect
The Umltilla-Morrow county ielc-
gation a,ked for $4,000 annually for
the Establishment of an experiment
station at Hermston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Would Incorporate Ports.

Salem, Jan. Ex-senator Chase to-
day introduced a bill providing for
the incorporation under the general
laws OF all ports in counties border
ing upon bays or rivers navigable
from the Seas. This is to allow the
the counties to impose tax in con-
nection with the governments aid, for
improving harbors and inlets from
the sea.
Senator Bingham introduced a bill
by G. G. Brown. secretary Of the state
land board, giving the board full con-
tcl and power TO invest the common
school, agricultural college and mi
versity fund.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
THINKS S0LONS
WILL Do DUTY
Governor Chamberlain Ex-
poets Legislature to Stand
by Pledges 10 People,
HOPES TOGA STRUGGLE
WON'T KEEP BACK LAWS

Chief Executive Sends Message TO
Lawmakers Today-Declares for
Three Normal SchOols-Wants Re-
vision of Water Law Code-Cham-
berlain Declares for Increase I'm
Supreme Court Judges-Wants In
surance Commissioners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

raised by the county and state levy
is $102, 1850, of which S62.475 is de-
manded by the state, 100000 is for the
general expenses Of the county, $751;
300 is to reduce the warrant indebted
ness, $4,000 is to pay interest on out
standing warrants
The levy for roads and bridges will
bring in $75,229, while the levy for
school Libraries. equal toto cents per
capita which is the minimum allow
ed by law, will bring in 1929.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

Continued on Page Three.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Finances.

The financial condition Of the state
was never better than II was at the
close Of the fiscal year. The reports
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

This may be the best
day in the year TO buy
the particular thing
which you want. Look
at the ads and see.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
NEW SHORT STORIES


To maintain allegiance to a political
party in the face Of an Overwhelming
majority, backed by force of arms, re-
Quires a sturdiness Of conviction un-
usual in this day and generation. Such
a thought Is impressed firmly upon the
mind Of the ten-year-old nephew Of
Nelson Conrad, chief inspector Of the
health department Of the District Of
Columbia.
Mr.. Conrad's small relative engaged
actively in the recent campaign, which
waged with force and vigor In the
JEFFERSON school and which resulted in
the election Of the peerless leader" by
a majority exceeding the expectations
Of his stanchest supporters.
The boys own inclination was to-
ward the Democratic candidate, but
his father is a Republican, and, yield
ing to parental solicitation, he depos-
ited on the day Of election a ballot for
Taft.
This fact was not only discovered
but deply resented by the Democratic
voters, and after school they proceed
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
MRS. YERKEs SUES ExECUToF
Widow Of Traction Masnate Says Es.
tate Has Been Wasted.

tate Has Been Wasted,
Chicago, Jan. 10. - Mary Adelaide
Yerkes, widow of Charles T. Yerkes,
has filed petition In the probate court
asking for the removal Of Louis s.
Owslcy as executor Of the Yerkes es-
tate She alleges that he has wasted
and mismanagcd the assets and that
some Of his acts were In fraud of the
rights of the estate.
Among her allegations she declares
that Mr.. Owsley attempted to sell GER
tain real and personal property con-
trary to Mr.. Yerkes' will, which pro-
vided that the property should be
transferred to a corporation for the
purpose of establishing an art gallery
in New York. Mrs. Yerkes alleges
that the sale, If consummateG, would
defeat the purpose Of the will with
regard to the art gallery.
Mrs. Yerkes lays especial stress on
the disposition made Of 81, ,494, 900 Con-
solidated Traction gold bonds belong
ing to the estate, which bonds, she
states, Mr.. Owsley turned over to a
reorganization committee greatly to
the prejudice Of the estate and the
rights of the widow"
Mrs. Yerkes also protests against the
executors alleged dismissal of Clar-
ence 4. Knight as attorney defending
the estate in litigations.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Market Reports.

WHEAT-Firm and hc. higher; con-
tract grade, January, $1.06111a1.07
CORN-Quiet, but steady; January, 64%
a65c.
OATS Steady, but dull; No. white
natural 56a56iEc.
BUTTER-Barely steady; receipts, $3.50
packages; creamery, specials. S3a335zc
(oficial S3c.); extras, 32aS21kc.; thirds to
frsts, 24a31c.; held, common to special
23a30c.; process, common to special 1Sa
Csc.
CHEESE - Firm; receipts, G61 boxes
state, full cream, specials, 14%a15%c.; col
ored or white. fancy. l4kc,; good to
prime, 14c.; winter made BEST 13Ac.
common to prime, l0ata13c. skins, fun to
specials. 2hall%c.
state, Pennsylvania and nearby, fancy
selected, white, 89a40c.; fair to choice,
S6aSSc.; brown and mixed, fancy, 35a3Gc. ;
fair TO choice. 32aS4c
POTATOES-Firm; domestic, per $50
lbs. In bulk, S2.2ba262: per bag, S2a240;
European. per bag, S190a2.l6; Bermuda,
new, per bbl., SS.bOab; sweet. No, !, per
basket, S1al.S.
DRESSED POULTRY-Firm; turkeys,
selected hens or toms. 23c. poor TO good
l6a22c. spring chickens, broilers. nearby,
6a2Sc. western, l8a20c. roasting nearby
lSa22c. western. i7alsc fowls. boxes, 1ba
l6c.; barrels. 1bal61sc,; old roosters, liza
llhc.; ducks. western lba16c. geese, west
ern. lOal2c,; squads, white, per dozen.
q. .7ba5.
HAY AND sTRAw-steady; timothy,
per hundred. 7oae6c. shipping. e21ha66c.; ;
clover. mixed. e0a7bc.; clover, 66a6oc.; rye
straw Mo; small bales, ihaSe. less.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

The villager rushed into the volun"
teer IRE house.
'Come on, boysT' he shouted excit-
edly. ''Lem Wheatly's barn is burning
down."
'oh, shucks!' yawned the captain
laEily. Wen have to look up our
red shirts and fire hats. Tell Lem
we'll be there in an hour or so."
But LENS barn IL burning, and
there be i've barrels Of hard cider
stored in the loft"
"What's that1 Five barrels Of hard
cider? Come on, boys! Every man to
his post. Wen have that barn saved
inside Of twenty minutesT'-Detroit
Tribune.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

ed to impress upon Mr.. Conrad's
nephew the error of his way. His ap-
pearance upon his return to the bosom
Of his family was such as to cause
deep concern to his loving parents.
81 didn't have chance" the lad ex-
planned In answer to anxious inquiries.
"Most all the boys in my room are
Democrats. They knocked me down
and then sat on me and told me how
much better 1t would be for me II
was Democrat. It's all right, dad,
to be Republican, but after what
got don't believe ought to go around
hollering about it." - Washington
Times
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Germ Proof WarshIps.

Sterilization is to be used on United
States ships OF war on an elaborate
scale. This is a measure decided on
by the naval medical officers at Wash
ington. with a view to promoting the
sanitary conditions in the service.
There will be placed on board every
ship a large tank, fitted with an ap-
paratus which Will enable the ster-
fixing Of large articles Of use, such as
mattresses, rugs, hangings, upholster-
cd furniture, as well as clothing. The
system has already been adopted on
the Illinois, and the reports received
from her convinced the authorities that
the methods should be extended.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

The Importance Of Little Thinss.
There was q time when she included
Him with the bores she chaneed to
know.
She used to sigh whom he intruded.
Her sigh was not love nigh, though.
Her estimate of him at present
Should serve TO mako him very glad.
He sent around q birthday present
Upon the last birthday she had.
IT'S strange how little things may often
Be OF Importance after all.
The hose that caused her heart to soften
We're silken-and q size too small.
Chicago Record Herald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

Thsrs's tAs man forever braEging
OF his youngest, brightest chtiA,
And his talk II no bromide
That Il nearly drives you wild.
There's the man who always tells y9u
Things that you must not repeat,
But who tells the same to ov'ry
Man he meets upon the street.
There's the man who's always boast
ing
That he's haA q raise in pay,
But who always, when you ask him,
Hasn't got q cent today.
But the man who drives you crazy,
Whom you wish at birth had died,
10 the man who starts each joke,
when
was on the other SIDE"
New York Globe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

RACES, but 1t is also believed that he
made efforts to commit the Washing
ton officials to treaty of alliance
with China. He has failed in his
mission if the latter aim was his real
purpose. but he showed no evidences
Of disappointment before leaving
American shores.
The entire staff of Tang Shao VI ac-
companies him to Europe. He will
spend some time on the other side
paying the respects of his government
to various courts and capitals before
returning home.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Mark rwain,s Reputation.


Mark Twain was talking about the
famous robbery In his beautiful coun-
try house.
Had ! still been living in Hart
ford" he said whimsically, ''some OF
my Hartford friends would certainly
have accused me Of robbing myself.
They had a poor opinion Of me in that
town.
Marshall Jewett, the ex-governor,
used to take up the collection In our
Hartford church. They never asked
me to take 1t up. fretted a good
deal over this matter.
"'See here. Jewett,' ! said one day,
they let you take up the collection
every Sunday, but they would never
let me do it.
"'oh, yes. they would said Jewett-
that is. with a bell punch like the
horse car conductors us0.'" - Boston
Herald.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Fun Had Only Started.

Hart o. Berg, the Wrights' manager,
was talking at lie Mans about the
Wrights' Skill" said a returned tour
list. Hart told how Wilbur Wright
got rather impatient with the aerial
pilots he was teaching to run his ma
chine.
Zone afternoon, according to Hart,
French count, the most promising
of the learners, had a slip up and fell.
No harm was done, and the count ex-
cused himself On account OF the high
wind and so forth. Wright smiled
sarcastically as he overhauled the
damaged machine. Hart said it was
just like tenderfoot he once saw in
Texas.
This tenderfoot thought he could
ride and in front of lot of cowboys
mounted pony. The pony threw him.
A cowboy, helping him up, said:
"'Hello! What threw your
"'What threw me? Why, she buck
ed something fearful! Didn't you see
her buck? cried the tenderfoot
Buck" said the cowboy. Rats!
She only coughed.'" - Detroit Free
Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
What Hard Work Is Like.


OF Pablo Sarasate, the famous vio-
linist, who died at Biarritz, a New
York musician said the other day:
II dined with Sarasate during his
last American tour. We talked of sue
cess, and he declared that success was
due in the main to excessively hard
work.
"To become a great violinist or a
great pianist he declared, 'one must
have the exaggerated ideas Of work
that prevail among Scottish farmers
HE said that young boy got a Job
with Scottish farmer once.
"'"Yell sleep in the barn." the
farmer said, "and I'll expect ye out In
the field ilka morn at foor o'clock"
"'"Very we'll, sir" said the boy.
"'But the first morning he overslept
a little, and 1t was half past 4 when
he reached the field.
The farmer, leaning on his hoe,
gave him black look.
""Where have ye been all the fore
noon% be growled."-Washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
TANG SHA0 VI DEPARTS.

Chinese Envoy Sails For Europe To-
day After Sudden Recall.
New York. Jan. 19.-DeclarinG his
satisfaction with the results Of his mis-
sion in America, Tang Shao vi. special
envoy Of the Chinese government to
the United States, sailed from here for
Europe today.
The visit Of the distinguished China
man was ostensibly for the purpose of
thanking the American government
for the remission of part Of the in
demnity exacted for the Boxer out
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

''Sioux FallsT' bawled the brakeman.
"All outT But the brakeman was
wrong. There was an old bachelor On
the train who was going through
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Echo Of Mother ooeae.

Echo Of Mother 0oose.
There is o young woman as sweet ~ can
be
Who lives upon nothing save virtues and
tea
Yes, virtues and tea are the chief of her
diet,
But she says It's no dry you would better
not try It.
-Browning's Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
A Raahful Maoar.

Her handI He was bent on possessing Il.
He loved her, but quailed at confessing It
TIL one eve-where's tho hArm?-
In the cleaning his arm
Found a roundabout way Of expressing II.
Bohemian Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
A TO Rlobbs.

"Poor Blobbsl It's about all he can
do to keep his head above water these
days"
1T oughtn't to be. He has invented
new style Of life preserver."-Chi-
caRo Tribune.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
TOmmy's DslIaht.

"I like to see q little dog
And pat him on the head.
Then de Q tin can TO his tan
And re him runi" no said.
Houston Post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Sacrifice For Earthquake Victims.

Sacrifice For Earthquake Victims.
Deeply touched by the suffering Of
the earthquake survivors in Italy.
Newell and Katharine Jones Of Allan
to recently sold their Christmas toys
and have donated the proceeds to the
earthquake fund. Their donation to-
Saisd e.,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22

what adyantages has it?"

you have invented an airship?"
"Yes."
'What advantages has it?"
"Well, for one thing, 1t is absolutely
safe. 1 can't even persuade 1t to take
a chance by leaving the earth."-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Skatlnu Days,

She-How long did 1t take you to
learn to skate?
He-About fifteen sittings. - New
York Mail.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Her AppOaraneo,

Mr.. Poots-Has yo' had de pleasure
Of seein' Brudder Bumps new wife?
What does yo' think Of her, sahr
Mr.. Spradley-Uh, well, sah, doesn't
want to be cricketal nor nuthin' dat
uh-way, but it do pear to me like he
must uh done won de lady at a shootin'
match.-Puck
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Damaged.

Algy-Was Willie's suit case dam
aged any by water in tlle aecidentl
Reggie-Yes. Every one Of the lalboAs
have got soaked off.-Bohemian Maya
zine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
Poet.

Poet. =
Throwing his pen aside.
''If knew life," he cried,
Then could I writer
But when with knowledge wide,
Stained by LIES purple fruit.
Taking his pen one night
Lo, he was muSel
Trebor In Appleton's Ma0Rxine.