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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Would Arouse Interest.

Salem = Governor Benson has ap-
pointed John H. Lewis. state engineer,
Jay Bowerman, president of the state
senate, c. N. Macarthur. speaker of the
house, F. S. Stanley, of the Portland
chamber of commerce, and Tom Rich
ardson, of the Portland Commercial
club, as an executive committee of
five to arouse interest in the National
Irrigation congress at Spokane on
August 8 to Ia. 1t is the purpose of
this committee to interest commercial
clubs and other organizations entitled
to representation at the congress.
Governor Benson will soon announce
the names of the twenty honorary dele
gates from the state at large. Com
mercial organizations, county courts,
incorporated cities and irrigation COM
pan:es are all entitled to representa-
tion. 1t is the purpose of the execu-
tive committee to arouse state wide
interest in the Spokane congress to the
end that Oregon may have the largest
and most representative delegation in
Attendance. The committee will hold
meeting in few days when it will
organize and adopt plans for its work.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Tax Unearned Increase.

Berlin, June 16.-The reichstag re-
assembled today. Among the officia
communications laid before the house
was one from the government concern.
ing the proposal to tax the unearnec
increasement in real estate values,
The government has decided that it is
inexpedient to do this for imperial pur.
poses, inasmuch as there are seemingly
unsurmountable difficulties in the way
of an equitable adjustment of the taxes
on city and county values, but it ap-
proves as just the taxing of the un.
earned increasement for local purposes.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23

no one can speak with certainty upon
this point, but have become convinced
that a great majority of the people of
this country are in favor of vesting the
national government with power to
levy an income tax.
Second, the decision in the Pollock
case left power in the national govern
ment to levy an excise tax which ac-
complishes the same purpose as a cor
poration income tax, and is free from
certain objections urged to the propos-
ed income tax measure.
81 therefore recommend an amend
ment to the tariff bill imposing upon
all corporations and joint stock COM
panies for profit, except national banks,
otherwise taxed, savings banks and
building and loan societies, an income
tax measured by per cent of the net
income of such corporations. This is
an excise tax upon the privilege of do
ing business as an artificial entity and
of freedom from a general partnership
liability enjoyed by those who own the
stock.
81 am informed that per cent tax
of this character would bring into the
treasury of the United States not less
that $25, 100000.
"The decision of the Supreme court
in the case of the Spreckles Sugar Re.
fining company against McClain seems
clearly to establish the fact that such
tax as this is an excise tax upon priv
ilege, and not direct tax on property,
and is within the Federal power with
out apportionment according to popu-
lation.
"The tax on net income is preferable
to one proportionate to percentage of
the gross receipts, because it is a tax
upon success and not failure. 1t i'm
poses burden at the source of the in
come at time when the employer is
well able to pay and when collection is
easy.
Another merit of this tax is the
Federal supervision which must be ex-
ercised in order to make the law effect
i've over the annual accounts and busi-
ness transactions of all corporations.
While the faculty of assuming cor
porate form has been of the utmost
utility in the business world, it is also
true that substantially all of the abuses
and all of the evils which have aroused
the public to the necessity of reform
will be made possible by the use of this
very faculty.
"If now, by perfectly legitimate
and effective system of taxation, we
are incidentally able to possess the
government and the stockholders and
the public of the knowledge of the real
business transactions and tie gains and
profits of every corporation in the
country, we have made long step to.
ward that supervisory control of cor
porations when may prevent further
abuse of power.
Il recommend then, first, the adop-
tion of joint resolution by thirds
of both houses, proposing to the states
an amendment to the constitution
granting to the Federal government
the right to levy and collect an income
tax, without apportionment among the
states, according to population; and
second. the enactment as part of the
pending revenue measure, either as a
substitute for or an addition to, the in
heritance tax, of an excise tax upon all
corporations, measured by per cent of
their net income"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
OFFERE ) HUMAN SACRIFICE.
Russian Police Probe Sect That Wor
ships Blood-Stained Idol.

'seSS'o' o"SC EtooC ScCt HAT VOT-
ships Blood-Stained Idol.
st. Petersburg, June 16.-Dispatches
from Perm, European Russia, say the
local police have begun an investiga-
tion into the sect of the Crimson God,
the members of which are accused Of
human sacrifices and other horrible
practices.
Repeated disappearances of persons
in the district where the sect dwells
throw suspicion on the organization,
which worships red wooden idol, col
ored, it is said, with human blood.
The police have located a secret
grave containing the mutilated body
of man supposed to have been sacri-
feed, and they expect to find others.
The rural region, of which Perm is
the center, is breeding ground for
many fanatical cults. 1t is meeting
place for the pagan tribes of Asia, as
well as of persons who flee from Rus
sia on account of religious persecution.
Refugees of this type have lived for
centuries in the dense forests of the
district, and their beliefs have devel-
oped along the most fanatical lines.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
FIFTEEN ARE DEAD.
Bad Collision on Trolley Road Injuries
twenty-five Others.

Chesterton, Ind, June 21.-Fifteen
are dead and 20 injured as result of a
wreck on the South Shore Electric rail
way, two and half miles west of here
last night. Nine bodies have been re-
covered and more are expected to be
found in the wreckage in the tops of
the wrecked cars.
A westbound car was coming at high
speed down long hill and at the foot
met an eastbound car also going at a
terrific speed.
1t is estimated that at least seven
bodies are still under the debris. The
motorman on the westbound car, who
was killed, was pinned between the two
vestibules of the cars and could not be
plainly seen and his position was such
as to make escape impossible.
Most of the passengers on the east
bound car were returning from the
Crown Point automobile races.
1t is believed that the motorman of
the east bound car must have seen the
onrushing west bound car, as he had
thrown off his power and brought the
car to standstill before being struck.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
JURY DlSAGREES.
Unable to Reach Verdict in Calhoun
Case at San Francisco.

Case at San Francisco.
San Francisco, June 21.-Terminat-
ing in disagreement of the jury, with
ten men determined on acquittal and
two steadfastly resolved upon convic-
tion, the trial of Patrick Calhoun, pres
ident of the United Railroads, came to
an end at IL o'clock yesterday. Five
months and week had elapsed since
the wealthy streetcar magnate made
his first appearance in court to answer
to the charge of offering a bribe of
81, 900 to supervisor to obtain privi-
lege for his corporation, and a period
of "a hours had been consumed in fruit
less deliberation.
Not until each juror had pronounced
as hopeless the prospect of a verdict
was the order for their liberation made
by Judge William P. Lawlor. Prose-
cution and defense gave assent to the
discharge and the proceeding ended
within Is minutes.
After ordering the discharge of the
jury Judge Lawlor drew his chair to
the edge of the platform nearest the
jury box and addressed to the IL men
some informal remarks severely criti-
cizing the laws and usages that made
possible the expenditure of three
months in the empanel of a jury and
congratulating and thanking them up
on their worth as citizens.
He declared the courts were utterly
helpless to prevent such occurrences
and recommended that the legislature
be influenced by the people to make al
teration in the laws that governed
court procedure in the empanelment of
jurors. Under the orders of the court
the attorneys will be expected to fix a
date for another trial upon the same
indictment at this mornings session of
court.
II am ready to try this case again
and | will go ahead tomorrow if neces-
sary," said Mr.. Heney an hour after
the adjournment.
In long statement issued by Mr..
Calhoun last night he said:
"Of course l am disappointed at the
failure of the jury to acquit me of un-
biased charges that have been brought
against me. l should have liked my
vindication by the jury to have been
absolute"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
FARMERS WANT RAILROAD.
Believe UmatiIla County Trolley Line
Would Help Shippers,

Pendleton-Believing that with an
independent electric railroad extending
across the wheat belt of Umatilla
county and connecting with the boats
on the Upper Columbia river they
would be able to sell their wheat to
better advantage, the farmers of the
county are again talking of building
the proposed line. Though no plans
have yet been worked out, the propo-
sition is to be fully discussd at meet
ing of the County Farmers union.
which is to be held in this city June 26.
Two plans for the building of the
road have SO far been proposed. One
is for the farmers to build and operate
the line themselves, while the other is
to induce someone who is in the rail-
road building business to construct it.
If undertaken, this will be the second
cooperative movement fostered by the
Farmer union, the building of string
of warehouses in the northern part of
the county being the first.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Illinois Primary Law Invalid

Springfield, ILL.,, June 1.-THE Su-
preme court of Illinois today declared
unconstitutional the state primary law,
and as result the state is without a
legal method of nominating candidates
for office. 1t is thought special ses-
sion of the Legislature will be called to
enact new law. The decision of the
supreme court is the result of an at
tack made upon the primary law by
candidates defeated in the state pri-
maries last summer.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
New Deaf Mute School.

4 Salem-The board of trustees of the
deaf mute school opened the bids for
the erection of new buildings for the
institution in North Salem. Southwick
& Herrick, of Salem, were the lowest
bidders, their price being $56, 6,S44. 80,
and the concern will be awarded the
contract. The other bids went up to
over $4,000. The buildings will be
finished by December l. There will be
main building 172x105, with a white
pressed brick front; dormitory 9Ox45
and boiler house 37x37. The new
home of the institution is on the Ore
gon Electric and the company will
build new station near the school.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
OREGON STATE items OF INTEREST
NEW LAWS OPERATIVE.
important Measures Passed by Spe-
ciaI Session of Legislature.

cial Session of Legislature.
Salem-The laws passed by the spe-
cial session of the legislature and not
bearing the emergency clause became
effective Tuesday morning, June Is.
These include some important enact
ments, notably Chapter 2, can act to
provide hotels and lodging houses with
fire escapes, ropes and other appli-
ances;" chapter 5, can act requiring
the doors of public buildings to open
outward" chapter 6, can act to pro-
vide for codifying the laws of the state
of Oregon" chapter 9, can act to ap-
propriate money for the Eastern Ore
gon Agricultural Experiment station"
chapter 10, can act for the protection
of ducks" chapter II, can act to pro-
hibit night hunting Of deer, limiting
the number killed and prohibiting the
sale thereof" chapter IL, can act to
prohibit the use of fire, flashlights,
etc., on duck ponds;" chapter 13, can
act to provide for the protection of elk
and to prohibit the sale of same"
Chapter l makes an appropriation
for the expenses Of the special session ;
chapter is the asylum appropriation
bill, which carries the emergency
clause; chapter is the higher curri-
cula board act, which also carries the
emergency clause; chapter 7 is an act
to reimburse George H. Small for land
purchased by him and cancelled by the
state; chapter 8 is an act to appropri-
ate money for improvements at the in
sane asylum, penitentiary and other
state institutions, and went into effect
Immediately under the operation of the
emergency clause.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem milling, $1,000
1.35; club, $1.20@l.221s valley, $1.17.
Corn-Whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
$50.
Barley-Feed, $34@95 per ton.
Oats-No. white, $41@42 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
Sl7@2O per ton. Eastern Oregon, 500
@23.
Fruits-Apples, $1@2.5O per box;
strawberries, $1@2 per crate; cherries,
$l@l.25 per box; gooseberries, SC
per pound.
Potatoes-s2@2.25 per hundred.
Vegetables = Asparagus, 75c@9Oc
per dozen; lettuce, head, 25c per doz-
en-; onions, 121S@15c per dozen; par
sley, 35c per dozen; peas, 5@6c per
pound; radishes, 15c per dozen; rhu-
barb, 3@3 &c per pound.
Butter-City y,extras, ,26 1kc;
fancy outside creamery, 25@261sc;
store, 1Sc. Butter fat prices average
y cents per pound under regular but
ter prices. ~
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 24@25c.
Poultry-Hens, 14@i41sc; springs,
lS a Zoe; roosters, s a &c; ducks,
young, 17@1Sc; geese, '1O@11c; tur-
keys, lS@2oc; squads, $2@2.25 per
dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 1Oc per pound.
Veal-Extras, S@s1sc; ordinary,
7c; heavy, &c.
Hops-19O9 contracts, 13@14c; 1908
crop, 9@lOc; 1907 crop, 5@514c; 1906
crop, 2@234c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 17@22Ac;
valley, fine, 23c; coarse, 21c; mohair,
choice, 24@25c.
Cattle-Steers, top, $4.75; fair to
good, 4.25@4.5O; common, $4@4.25;
cows. top. 81; fair. SO. 5O@3. .75; COM
mon to medium, So. 5O@S; calves, top,
S5@5.50; heavy, So. 50@4; bulls and
stays. $2.75@3.25; common to medi-
um, s2@2.5O.
Hogs-Best, ss@s.15; fair to good,
81. .50@7.75; stockers, s6@6. so; China
fats, s6.75@7.
Sheep-Top wethers, 81; fair to
good, SS.5O@3.75 ewes, 14c less on all
grades; yearlings, best. SAILS; fair to
good, $S.75@4; spring lambs, S4.75
@5.25.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Celebrate Poltava Fight.

st. Petersburg, June 21.-The whole
country is watching with interest the
preparations for the Poltava bicente-
nary celebrations, which will extend
over four days and be in the nature of
great patriotic military pageant.
M. Mazurovsky, the battle painter,
and Count Mouravieff, also an artist
historian, will prepare the scenes, re-
enacting on the spot the battle fought
200 years ago. Part of the troops
present will represent the Swedish
army. The eliminating scene will be
based on Kotchubey's picture.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Aid for Castro Feared.

Bufort, N. c., June 15.-The revenue
cutter Pimlico hunted off this coast to-
day for the steamer Nantichoke, sus-
pected of filibustering intentions
against Venezuela. The Treasury de-
partment's activities were invoked be-
cause of persistent rumors that friends
Of ex-P President Castro were planning a
hostile expedition against the Gomez
government. It is alleged 10000
stands of arms had been shipped from
Belgium to America for this purpose.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Thirty Claims Staked.

North Powder-A large deposit of
high grade ore, running largely to cop
per, gold and silver, has been uncover
ed near here. Thirty claims have been
staked off within five miles of town
and the location work is being vigor-
ously prosecuted under the direction of
George H. Downs, who has cornered
the labor market by employing all avail
able men. 1t is understood here that
the enterprise is being backed by Port
land people.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
WORK TO BE RUSHED.
Construction to Start Within 80 Days
on Deschutes Road.

on Deschutes Road.
Portland, June 21.-Barring unex-
pected delays in securing a continuous
right of way, bids for the construction
of the Deschutes line into Central Ore
gon will be asked by Hartman within
30 days. The only obstacle that pre-.
vents the immediate construction of
the Central Oregon road is the adjust
ment of right of way questions with
power companies operating on the
Deschutes river. The railroad COM
pany has already secured rights of way
to 70 per cent of the 120 miles to be
traversed by the proposed road. An
early and satisfactory adjustment of
pending rights of way problems cover
ing the remainder of the distance is
believed more than probable without
resorting to condemnation proceedings
in the courts.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Heavy Gold output Expected.

Seattle, June 2l.-The gold diggings
in the neighborhood of Fairbanks.
Alaska, will yield sl2, 900, 900 during
the present year, according to a report
received today by Seattle bank. This
bank expects to handle about Sc, $780,
600. All the conditions favor the min
ers-the weather, water supply and
rich run of gravel. Development of
the quartz ledges, whose breaking up
furnished the placer gold. is just be-
ginning.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
HadIev Turns Down Fair.

Kansas City, June 17.-Governor
Hadiey today vetoed the bill providing
for an expenditure of $50, 900 for a
Missouri exhibit at the Seattle fair.
The governor said the state needed the
money more for educating its citizens
and for the poor.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
College Catalogue Out.

University of Oregon, Eugene-The
university of Oregon catalogue, with
announcements for 19O9-1O, has lust
been published. 1t contains a com.
plete synopsis of the work done in the
university and of that which is re-
quired for entrance; gives list of the
instructors and students, outlines the
equipment of the different colleges.
and tells of the life of the students in
their different branches of activity.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
College Secures $4,000.

Albany-Albany college has realize d
its $5O,00O endowment. Announce
ment was made by President Crooks at
the annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the college that the S25, 600
needed in Oregon has all been raised
and this insures an additional $25, 600
from the national college board, of the
Presbyterian church. Eleven thous-
and dollars of this amount was SUBJ
scribed in Albany, $4,000 in ALBANY
Portland.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
British Cruiser Smashed.

London, June 2l.-The British cruis-
er Sappho. which was reported last
night in a collision off Dungeness. ar.
rived in Dover this morning in a sink
ing condition. A number of tugs and
lifeboats were in attendance. An at
tempt is being made to beach the
cruiser.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Sumpter Extension Announced.

Sumpter-That the Sumpter Valley
railroad will be extended to the Thomas
ranch, and perhaps to Susanville, this
summer is announced practically Off
cially. The route will not be from
Austin to Prairie City, as has been
planned for some months, but will be
down the middle fork of the John Day
river, distance of % or 23 miles.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Congress Committee Named.

Salem-Governor Benson has ap-
pointed c. N. Macarthur, State Engi-
neer Lewis, Fred S. Stanley, Jay Bow
erman and Tom Richardson as COM
mittee to work up enthusiasm for the
National Irrigation congress to be held
at Spokane from August to IA.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-23
Strike Reported Near Gates

Albany-President R. F. Shier. of
the Black Eagle Mining & Milling com
pany, has left for the mines near Gates
de reported that he had just received
word of rich strike of copper ore
The ore is a cuprite, consisting of 90
per cent copper, with some gold and
silver, and he claims will assay at 5000
per ton. |-Oo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-07
THE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE
THE LOVE or MAN AND WIFE

Many men Of note have past few months reluctantly
laid down the burdens OF life and retired to their long est oar
Rogers Harmans ohnsons have departed IN the natural
way and the world has paused hour Then all was as
before They were powerful rich famous and they are
forgotten.
out in Fremont bent old woman is dead-Mrs John
Murphy Old with the OF time her face now nearly
soothcd out by tho soft caressng hand OF death The world
did not pause when she died the world elatered mery
for had long passed by old Mrs Murphy She was
neither rich powerful and boarded millions tre
bled at her departure She poor weak and unknown
But in one lie she left void that the ages cannot ii one
heart will now beat as ieess thing unieeng automaton
because she is no more old will longer sec the
green glad world but black emptiness that shuts him
out from the soace Of grave Day by day this old man
must live on forcing the life he is Of day by day he
must seek the food that keeps the spark agh though the
task be drudgery lie must keep in 70 the end
There is no yardstc 10 tables Of misery
no formula blank despair but casting aside the hans and
coverings and peering deep the reality OF things it seems
as IL the death Of old worn down Mrs Murphy measurable
IN terms OF sorrow with those have been marked with
lowered flags and official mourning She all the world to
one old mana the world Beside her the fortune OF nations
was as nothing She was enshrncd in his whered old heart
only second his God And she has been called away
from him.
Who win write the sorrows OF old dad" Murphy and his
vanished love Petrarch and his Laura Abelard and his
Helos and his Beatrice have for centuries started the
tears Of countless who followed the dark tragic
their loves inspired song that will down the
aces as long a. there i human speech long cry from
the proud ovcrsorrowul Dante humble Dad Murphy
his armiu Of newspapers there externally little in
common divnely fair Beatrice and plain Mrs
Murphy Nothing but their hearts and misery These know
no titua distinctions Their hearts despair and the
same
In simple annals loving husband and wife there
a song the whole world could sing-ove that passeih all
understanding