Morning Register from Eugene, Oregon • Page 1

4 i. I 5 IKV .1 -s VOLUME XXXI. EUGENE. LANE COUNTY. OREGON.

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1913. NO. 41. MARY SACHS IS WRECKED NO REASON FOR MEDITERRANEAN SOT" TAX LEVY -X '-n Run i IX TODAY'S MORNING REGISTER Local News Features.

Eugeno Tax Levy Tut at 12.5 Mills, Onosixth Lower Than Last Year, Pairo 1. WOMEN GATHER IN WASHINGTON SHIPS RECALLED Morning Register News Policy Nows Sorvico Is Balanced. Tlio Morning Register realizes that in its army of readers there are persons of many diverse tastes. News that appeals to one reader may have no appeal at all to another. Heueo a little of both sorts of news is printed, and both classes of readers find what they want.

Conditions vary every night, but still tlio effort is always niado not to run local news at tho expense of sports or sports at the expense of telegraph, or to let either of these departments encroach i-pon tho legitimate space demands of the local news, which, of course, is the most important in the paper. To keep the news thus well balanced it is necessary to edit the copy carefully, elimiiint ing all unnecessary phrases, and leaving for tho render only the nioro important facts. By thus boiling the news down the Register covers a wide range, and with its system of news classification makes a paper that gives all its readers tho news they want to read. lii. IVIILLtl Cut In Levy for Lowers Last Year's Total 2.5 Mills Surplus In Interest Fund as Precaution HO NEW LEVY FOR PARKS BALANCE FROM LAST TEAK MAKES LEVY UNNECESSARY BO AD AND STREETS LESS.

Tax Lovy for 1914, Showing Figuros, In Mills. 1313. 11)14. (ioiKTill fllUll 3.0 ".0 Kuii.l anil street 3.4 2.0 O.fi Sower 0.5 Library 0.5 0.5 Interest 5.0 2.3 Winkinjr fund. $15,000 cirv 1: II site 0.2 Sinking fund, $50,000 intersection bonds 0.5 Kinking fund, $25,000 intersection bonds 0.3 Sinking funds, $130,000 general warrant lionds 0.5 Sinking fund, trunk sewer bonds 0.5 Total 15.0 12.5 STEFANSSON LOSES SHIP AND MANY INSTRUMENTS.

NOMK, Alaska, Nor. 28. -The power schooner Mnrv Sachs, one of the boats. of Yilhjulmnr Stefausson 's, Canadian trctic exploration expedition -has been wrecked in the ice off the Arctic, coast of Alnska. News of the loss of the Mary Sachs was received here today in a letter from Fetor ltnrnard, captain of tho vessel.

Tho ice crushed the boat into small bits and nil tho provisions and scienti- tie instruments ulioard were lost. I tie litter gives no details of the mishap. As nothing is said of anv iniiirv to the men on the boat, it is believed all are safe, as they could easily make their wav over the ice to shore, where they could obtain shelter with the natives. No word was received concerning the Karluk and tho Alaska, SAM HILL STARTS ROAD. Governor West Wltnessos Work on Siskiyou Highway.

POHTLANl), Nov. 28. Samuel Bill of Maryhill, Washington, good roads enthusiast, moved the first shov- elfnl of dirt in breaking ground for the Pacific. Highway in the Siskivou moun tains south of Ashland today, while (loyerniir West and a number of roail advocates stood by. Tho party was entcrtniited at luncheon bv the Ashland Commercial club.

The road through the Siskivous is the most difficult bus in tho grent Piieifie. Highway from British Coliiiiihtn to Mexico. Grain Company Invades Canada. TORONTO, Nov. 28.

What is apparently tho first step of large Amor ieiin ernin operators to establish them selves in Canada is contained in an an nouncement in tho Ontario to day thnt tho Armour Oram company, of New Jersey, had tnken out a licenso to do business in Ontario. Tho Chicago concern is said to bo tho largest grain operators on tho Amorican continent. Militants Resume Old Tactics. LONDON, Nov. 28.

Militant suffragettes aro returning to their old tactics. One of them fastened herself to a chair in Cnxtou hull tonight with a chain and padlock, from which point of vantage she shrieked: "Votes for Women." SIRMIMNT GENERAL ELECTRIC AND EBf-PLOYES GETTING TOGETHER. Roport Says All Strikers Aro to Bo Ro-lnstatod Conditionally and Work Started Monday. HCIIKNIOCTADV, N. Nov.

28. ProspoMH Cor nn nniicnliln m'ttlmucnt of tlio Htriko lit tin) Oi'imrul Kloctric com-piiny's il 11 it are bridliti'r tonight than ut nny tinin Hini'O tlin employes wnlkoil out Tuesilay. After a five-hours' conference, rompniiy offieinln and strikers' representatives failed to reaeh a definite iireonient, lint announcement was Hindu that "tho outlook is favorable." Another eonfereneo will lo held tomorrow It is reported currently that the company officials have agreed to reinstate nil the strikers conditionally and to rcHiimu operations Monday im part time. If this is true, Frank Ij. Uiijay and Miss Mabel Iicslie, whoso discharge caused the go back to their places.

It is understood, however, that the strikers will consent to the removal of Pu.jny and Miss Leslie and any others if tho company can demonstrate that their work is unsatisfactory. Tho officials have asserted tho laying off of tlio two leaders wns due to a policy of retrenchment; labor lenders have declared it resulted from their activities in union circles. The company paid out approximately in wanes this nfternoon. The strikers, led by nearly women companions, inarched in a body to the plant ml received their pay envelopes fur tho previous week's nork. There wns no disorder.

Flremon Ncaring Compromise. T.AWUK.M'i:, Nov. Tho strike stnt iiinary firemen in tho textile mills nf the city moved nearer a close tonight when the men renihed agreements with two nf the smaller mills. Seven mills have granted concessions. The settlements are on a basis of a 10 hour work day without reduction of pay.

The firemen havo been working hours ami demand an eight hour dav. TESTIMONY FAVORS DEFENSE. Tobacco Growers Doclaro They Woro Paid Fair Prices. MOIili A h'l Kl.l, Nov. 2S.

Testimony favorable to the defense was given today in the trial of the Imperial Tobacco company of Kiiglnnd, which is charged with conspiracy to violate the Kentuikv anti trust law. Several to Iihcco growers testified that the priced paid by the defendant company tit the planters had been reasonable. Several independent buyers of tobacco testified they had purchased tobaci of the farmers and sold it to the Imperial company at a profit. The growers testified that labor saving machinery has enabled the farmers to produce tobacco for approximately five dollars per hundred pounds. Witnesses for the prosecution had testified previously that the cost of production ranged 'from to hundred pounds, Secretary McAdoo Says Banks Need Not Fear Transition to New Conditions TREASURY HAS BIG RESERVE Every Assistance to Be Given to Business CURRENCY BILL IS SLOW DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE WORK ING UPON MEASURE, MAKING VERY FEW CHANGES.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Secretary McAdoo issued a statetnent tonight do daring thut banks throughout the couiv try reported to bo restricting credits ill order to meet the provisions of the expected currency laws, aro making a mistake. Ho announced that tho re sources in tho treasury would be at the disposal of the banks to aid theu in complying with tho new law wnen it is put ou tho statute books. Tho statement in part says: "Tho secretary expressed tho convic tion that tho new law would impose uo hardships on the banks and that tho transfers of capital and reserves to tho proposed federal reservo banks would bo accomplished with little or no inconvenience to tho banks aim to general business.

Tho secretary said the treasury department had largo avail able resources at its command; that he would not hesitate to uso them to aid! tlio banks to comply with the now law and that in his opinion tho banks could I with perfect safety proceed with tho granting of loans to their customers in the normal and usual way. 'llio sec retary said ho did not, of course, as suiiMi to adviso the banks, ho only wish ed them and tho business public to know that there was no ground lor np prehension; that tho attitude of the treasury iiepnrtment was ro no neiprui and that ho tnongnt it couhl no ertect uallv helpful, lie said if any bank: wero laboring under tho impression that the new law would necessitate or oc casion a restriction of credits, they were controlled by error as no such thing would result. Would Extend Time of Redemption. "Tho secretary stated that up to date tho banks had called upon the treasury for only 1,000 for crop moving purposes; that theso deposits wero to bo returned under the arrange nients in four installments beginiiin December 15 and ending March 1. "Tho secretary said ho would con sider favorably and upon its merits the application of any national DanK noni intf crop moving deposits for a post ponement, for 31) days, of tho time for beginning repayments, so that payments niieht commenco on tlio iirieenin oi 1011, instead of on tho fift eoiith iif December next, as now pro vidcil." I'ractically no material amendment were made today in the draft of tho ad ministration currency bill, as presente bv Chairman Owen and the five admin istrntion Democrats on tho banking ami currency committee, to tho couferenc of senuto Democrats.

Several senators ventured tho opinion that tho conference would be unable to conclude Its consideration of tho bill before next Tuesilay or Wednesday. Tho leaders still hope, however, to present the bill to tho sennto on Arrangements wero mado today for tho of tho regular session oi congress on Monday. Acting Majority l.i.u.ler tho house, at the re quest of the rresident, conferred with Si.miin Lender Kern, and it was ai ranged to havo the President rend his regnlnr message to congress ar. a session Tuesday afternoon at 1 ciock. Several Paragraphs Referred.

Tho currency conference referred back to tho members of tho conimitteo several paragraphs to bo re drawn with changes ot pnrascoiogy or mini. Leaders are satisfied that tho Owen draft of tho bill tinally will lie nuopi e.l with but few chaiiL'es and it is ex pectcd thnt a binding resolution will bo presented after tho bill has been The Democratic conference defeated a proposal to broaden the redemption f. Mil ores of tho new currency bill so tho tirimoMcd treasury notes would bo redeemable at the United State's trimxurv "in lnwful money. Tho committee hnd recommended that tho final redemption bo limited strictly tn eobl nnd. nfter a lengthy deba'o to night, this position was upheld by tho conference.

The bill, as now agreed to, permits a note to be redeemable either in gold or in lnwful money, at tho regional banks, but in gold only at the treasury. A cliango was agreed to in tho form of tho Owen bill which would make tho now treasury notes acceptable for tho payment of customs duties. This was opposed by tho committee thnt drafted tho bill on the ground that tho customs receipts furnished ono certain mothoit (CVtitinucil on Pago Four) IT CREDIT rerinanent Supervisor for Siuslaw Forest Takes His Duties, 1'age S. School Hoard Determines t'pou Some in necessities or inc Jligh School, Page S. Poultry Show Knds; Will Be Combined With County Fair Next Year, Pago Kxcelsior Mill to Bo Doubled in Capacity, Page S.

Council Declines to Compromiso Mill Haeo Width, Pago 2. Teachers of Supervisory District 1 Show Interest in Work, Page 5. University Swimming I'ool Completed, Pago S. Register Specials. Springfield School Tax Put at 0.5 Mills, Page 2.

News of Lano County Communities, Page 2. Sports. Springfield Owls' Stage Boxing Bouts, Tnge fi. Army and Navy Teams in Annual Battle Todav, Page 0. National League Will Retain Tinker, Page 6.

Cates Loses Pitching Hand in Accident Pngo 6. TIGRESS TERRORIZES COUNTRY. Animal Escaped From Pen Where "Movie" Hunt Was On. EPKRNON, France, Nov. 28.

The whole countrvside is livin" in terror of a tigress which escnped from an en-closure when a cineuietograpli tiger hunt was in progress Wednesday, and succeeded in reaching the forest. A detachment of soldiers, a number of forest guards and policemen and a few amateur huntsmen huve endenvored to track the animal, but without success. The tigress has occasionally been seen by terror-stricken peasants, but so far it is not known to have killed anyone. Washington Buys Books. LONDON, Nov.

29. The Times announces that the congressional library at Washington lias uuiipie collection of 1,500 privately printed books ami pamphlets, brought together by the London book seller, Bartram Dobell. SALEM ELECTION INVALID MUST BE HELD WITH GENERAL STATE OR CITY ELECTION. State Declines to Take Action on Request to Enjoin City Eloction Can Test Matter Later. SALEM, Nov.

28. (Special to the Register.) Holding thnt a local ontion election can only be held on the first Tuesday after the first Mondav in November when either a L'cneral state or regular city election is held. Judge (iallnway today overruled demurrer interposed by the defense in a suit instituted by the liquor interests to have the local option election held here November 4. declared invalid. Be had already issued a temporary injunction restraining the county court from declaring the city "dry," and stated that, unless the count attorney appealed or answered within 10 days he would make the injunction permanent.

lie also rendered a decision in a suit instituted bv the liquor interests to restrain the city authorities from subinit-tinr to the voters at the city election to be held here Monday all amendment forbidding the licensing of saloons. Because, should he pass on the merits of the case, neither pnrtv would have time to nil peal. lie refused to issue the injunction, and declared he would pass on the case after the election should it be necessary. Should his decision in the first named case be affirmed by the supreme court all local option elections held in the valley, save where regular ciiy elections were held, will be invalid. The election was held here on the day of the special state election and that ii not a general state election, he stated.

APPOINTMENTS MAY FAIL. Opposition Develops in Senate to Wilson's Selections. WASHINGTON', Nov. 2. Failure of a number of President Wilson's appointments is threatened because the senate may not confirm them before I the end of the special session next Mondav noon.

The effort to confirm L. K. I'inkhaiii as governor of Hawaii, Henry M. 1'indell as ambassador to Russia, and Alexander Sweek as minister i to Siain may involve the senate in a long executive session tomorrow. It, is understood no further attempt will be made to force action at this session on a number of nppoinl nients for postmaster.

Nominations wdiich fail must be made again at the regular scs sions. Burning Fuso Discovered. (AI.I.V KT. An at tempt today to wreck the home of a deputy sheriff at Ahmeek. in the cop-per mine strike zone, was frustrated by the timely discovery of burning fuse attached to three sticks of dynamite.

Rodzianko Heads the Duma. ST. I'KTKItSlli Nov. 28. lio.l-zianko was re-elected president of the today.

The vote was 272 to M. lindiankn was president of the thud and fourth bunas Three of Badger's Fleet are Needed in Mexican Waters DEFEATED GENERAL SUICIDE Mexico City Admits Loss of Victoria VILLA'S MOVEMENT STARTS TROOPS BEGIN TRIP TOWARD CHIHUAHUA CITY EXPECT TO FIGHT FEDERALS AT VILLA AHUMADA. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 Secretary Brynn said tonight that no official ommumcnt ion had tieen received here for severul days from Rear Admiral I'Metchor, or John Lind, the special American envoy to Mexico, regarding conditions in the oil fields near Tain- pico. This was taken in official eirides as an assurnnce thut there was no im mediate cause for alarm.

Secretary Daniels issued an order to day directing tho fourth division of the Atlantic fleet, now in tho Mediter ranean, to proceed to tho east coast of via (jiiantaiinnio, tin ships to mako the trip are tho Connecticut, Kansas mid Ohio, ordered to repluce the Louisinua, Michigan and New.llamn shire, now in Mexican waters. The division will lenvo the Mediterranean December I nnd arrive off Vera Cruz about two weeks later. Rear Adiuirul Hadger, eomiuniuler-in chief of the Atlantic fleet, will direct this maneuver. BABAGO KILLS HIMSELF. Genoral Felt Disgrace of Capture of victoria by Rouols.

lUKXH'O CITV, Nov. US. Like fJon-eral Honznlez Sahts, after tho battle of Kellano, in March, 1III2, Oeneral A ton in Knbago, military governor of tho state of Tamaulipas killed himself after losing Victoria, tho capital. The suicide of (Jencral linbngo is not admitted by tho govern men but tho news is contained in private telegram to his relatives hero who do not question its nuthcneity. Oeneral liabagn, ns military governor, was responsible for tho garrison when Victoria was attacked by tho rebels on November 17.

It was not until this morning that, tho newspapers nf ho Mexican capital published any in -timation that Victoria hnd been taken. Knbago was credited with having evaeuutod tho city. Chose Death to Troachory. Tho private message fails to give, do-tails of his death. Among tho incidents connected with the capture of Victoria by tho rebels one is related of tho execution of Captain Toiiuih mo.

Ho wns told that his life would bo spared i ho foreswore tho government Ho refused and was given an hour for meditation. When tho hour had elapsed and his guards had come for him ho asked to be taken before tho man who had sentenced him. Ho embraced tho military judge, assuring him that he cherished no resentment and then marched to tho place designated for his death. Then lie distributed among tin firing souad all but nun of a package of eigaret tes. This he lighted himself and signalled tho officer in command to give tho order to fire.

Tho government still protends to havo tho most meagre information regarding tho fighting south of .1 Factories Closing Down. Industrial concerns in tlio interior of tho republic aro in a serious condition as a result of their inability to get from Tampico coal, coke and oil stored there. Kepnrts from tho north continue to indicate increasing rebel strength south of Saltillo. Since tho dynamiting of a troop train yesterday no effort has boon mado to resume traffic, tho railway men refusing to take out tho trains. It is reported that after dynamiting tho train, tho rebels attacked the troops, who numbered about or 1 III women and children belonging to tho soldiers, killing every one of them.

This report has not been con firmed. Foar Starvation; Move to States. Texas, Nov. 'JH. Imminent danger of starvation fir residents cif Victoria, capital of tho Mexican slate of Tamaulipas, has caused all remaining Americans in that vicinity, including five families and several single persons to decide to leave for the I'nited States.

Villa Starts 1.000 Men South. KL PASO, Texas, Nov. Tho movement of Ceticral Francisco Villa's trofips to the south to attack tho fed-orals' stronghold at Chihuahua was bo-gun todav, when nearly 1,000 men under Jencral Kosalio Hernandez departed from Juarez. They accompanied a work train being used to repair tho railroad line, which was destroyed in i 1. 1 i il 1 1 I nn I I'l'iir) Suffragists Will Storm Congress and Also the President Urge Congress to SubmitCon-stitutional Amendment SCHOOL" WORKERS FOR THE CAUSE TO RECEIVE EXPERT INSTRUCTION HOW TO BETTER THEIR CAMPAIGNS.

WASH IXC-TON, Nov. 28 To the call of "votes for women" suffragists from every stnte are flocking to the capital for mnmuintli convention which will open tomorrow and continue a week Visits of President Wilson, hearings before the congressional committees on constitutional amendments to franchise women, addresses bv senators and repie sentatives and such lenders of the cause of suffrage as Miss Jane Addams, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Senator Helen King Hobinson, Mrs. Modcill McCor-mick. Mrs.

Carrie Chapman Cult, Mis, Klin S. Stewart and Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCullough will feature a week of meetings. Such organizations as the National American Women's Suffrage association, the National College Women's Suffrage association, the Congressional union, the Woman's l'olitical Union of New York, and the Leaguo for Woman Suffrage will be represented. Fresh from victory in Illinois, the suffragists will conduct a celebration of their triumph nnd urge congress amendment, of tho constitution to extend the ballot to women voters in nil stntes.

Al though the formal uioetings ot tho convention will not open until the College Women's association and the National American Woman Suffrage as sociation will have a joint session to morrow nnd plans will be perfected lor the opening of the suffrage school, wliich will open under the auspices of the Congressional t'uion on December immediately at the close ot the con vention. Lectures morning, afternoon and ev ening will be given suffrngo workers for the advancement ot their cause. I lie "art of lobbying" will be expounded in six lectures by Mrs. Sherman .1. Hooth.

who was worker in winning the Illinois victory. Automobile cam paigns, street meetings, "how to reach the man voter." suirrage as ir. ni-fects tho home" nnd other subjects will be treated. Mrs. Hubert La Follette will lecture on how to reach the rural voter in a suffrage campaign.

The lecturing, however, will not be confined to wo men. Dr. Harvey Wiley, Senator Chamberlain, liepresentntive ictor Murdock, Progressive party leader of the house; Assistant Secretary Host, of the department of labor, and many oili er men of public life will address the workers. Next week's convention, however, promises to deal with the internal affairs of the organizations, plans for filling the war chest, new coinpnigns and making of converts. It probably will be the most important suffrage gathering ever held in the capital.

Suffragists lenders chose this time for tho rally because they felt the convening of congress and I'resident Wilson's delivery of his first annual message was the psychological moment for a concentrated strike for their cause. AMMUNITION IS SIEZED INSPECTORS DISCOVER ARMS ON STEAMER SEMINOLE. NKW YOIJK, Nov. L'fl. T-n tliou-saiifl rniimlM of rit'lr uii'l n-volvrr nin-ninnition wore himcM by custom hi-spp'torn this nftrrnonn nlxifinl Hie strainer Semi mile, lyin htT pier hero.

Tlte SiMiiinnle is to sail tomorrow for Haiti fiml San The coiif iseiitel ammunition was hid'len in many different parts of the vessel. The Seminole off hers sai.l they li-l not know of its presence. Thev place! the responsibility on members of the ship's crews. The raid on the Seminole was ma-le by order of Nelson A. Henry, surveyor of the port, after the ship 'm ma infest was alt en.

This record failed to state that the ammunition was on board, in violation of the customs laws and alo of the passenger laws, as the is a pas-scnyer-rn rry iny vessel. Some of the ammunition, valued in all at win found under the coal in the b'lnkers, mid some in the boilcis of tho unused donkey engines and in matt injf ervered ventilators. In the coal were discovered six automat ie revolvers of latest desiyn, worth each. Tho mstoins authorities bran an investigation to find the persons responsible for the shipment and for whom it was designed. The ammunition was taken to New to destroyed and the rovol KH 1 he i-iisiuiiis ITALY BUYS DREADNOUGHT.

Now Report' Circulated Coiicopiing Brazilian Rio Janeiro. LONDON, Nov. 28 The Daily Tcl-egisph publishes the report that Italy has purchased the Brazilian dreadnought Bio Janeiro. According to reports in the Inst few months, (irent Britain, Itussia, tlreece and Turkey have all had under consideration tho purchase of tho dreadnought Bin Janeiro. MRS.

LOVELAND EXONERATED. Portland Jury Finds Killing of litis hand Was Accidental. FOHTLANI), Nov. 28. Mrs.

A. Loveland, whose husband, an engrav er, was slain last Monday night during a struggle with her for possession of a revolver, was exonerated and lib erated today by a coroner's verdict. Mrs. Loveland 's statement that the shooting was accidental was sustained. S.

R. Tlvey Out of Danger. ALBANY, Nov. 2S (Special to the Register.) S. If.

Tivey, tho lineman both of whose nrms were lirok en in an accinent in this city Tuesday evening, is getting along well. The young man is at St. Mary's hospital in this city. Tivey was working with a crew of Southern Pacific linemen installing new electrical upparatns at the Albany depot and started to walk along a cable suspended between two poles to reach one ol the poles in order to descend to the ground, when ho slipped and fell. He fell feet, striking on his arms and shoulder.

The bones in both his right and left forearms were broken. WORK OF THE 'LAD, GEORGE WASHDICtTON, CHECKED OVER. Primitivo Instruments of 1750 in Hands of Expert, Rivaled Results of Present Day Engineers. WASH INCTOX, Nov. Washington's surveying, done in 17.11.

when, as a lad of 10. ho ran a line with chain nml compass through tho wilderness of tlio Virginia hills for Lord Fair fax, has been chocked up by government surveyors, who have just made their reports. Thev found the work of the immortal patriot perfect. Washington, running his lines 'with primitive instruments and bonfires on hill tops, left, monuments and boundaries to which teehnieally educated surveyors using hinh power transit and all the refined and aeetirnte methods mod ern inst rumen Is allow, have been able to fitid no variation. rpitu the top of Middle mountain, hi the Massimutten range, the old Fairfax lino ma bo dist ingui'dii'd wit limit he use of instruments and can be followed by boundary fences dating from the earliest days and bv blocks of timber whieh come up to the county lines and tand out like squares upon a checker board.

Hack f.f the valleys of the South Fork of th. Shenandoah, as far a the evo can distinguish, tho lino shows plainlv. Washington 'h survey blazes, rut into the trunks of trees and Ion if L' row it over, havo boon rediscovered, and all are several feet higher from the L'round than those the woodsmen of to da would mako. Some ant horit ie contend Washington made them fiom the saddl" with a buig bundled axe. The government, has been ret racing tho old lines boeaus" it is buying land, throuih the torritorv wliich they run.

for the in Appalachian forest reserve Hnrush 1 Found Guilty. Nov. iir Dushti llanih, priest of Muzdnnaii. ami leader of tho Mazdaznan cult of sun worshipper. id to number about 1 1 0011 in different oil ies, was found guilty by a federal jurv here today of sending ob ie-'t ionablo literatim' by express in iolnt ion of tho i nt erst ate commerce laws.

Ho may bo I five yea in prison men to pay or both. The verdict brands as unfit for the text book uf idt T'ixinsr the Kugeno tax lovy, at 12.5 mills, the city poune.il wliich mot yesterday afternoun allowed hnlf a mill ir $.1000 for tlio use of the water bonrd in easo of emergency, crented fiye new sinking funds, to mark bogiuing of funds which will eventually pay off Eugene's million dollar bonded indebted ness. Kugene's levy this year is 2l mills smaller than tliat of last year because $18,11110 was left over in the interest funil; but it will be larger than bare necessity because of $12,000, all or part whicii may or may not bo used. Thus vhile an nest egg is to be used, it is possible that a sum two-thirds as Lirge will be left over next year. This variable factor falls in the interest fund which is cut this year from Jive mills to 2.5 mills, because of the left over in this fund.

This Mini was levied for interest on utility bonds, but the water board paid its own interest. However, in spite of the fact that the water board paid its own interest, wliich amounts annually to $22,35, a sum of $5,000 has been levied which will be held in reserve to protect the city's credit in case of any emergency. Six per cent street improvement bonds will require but these are all covered bv six per cent Bancroft bonds, nnd eventually the citv will be reimbursed. These items, totaled with the other bond interest amounting to $2.300. leave an excess of $2,500.

Hut JIOO.OCO water extension bonds have already been authorized, and if these are sold next summer. and the citv must bear tlif half year's interest, this remainder will bo usi.d. The interest fund levy is itemized as follows: Lew 2.5 mills (on $22,400 Left over from last vear 18,000 for in terest Kxpenditiires for interest are: (Jcneral bonds (utilitv bonds excepted) Street improvement bonds 4.5SS Available for water bonds 5,000 Available for exten- teiision bonds 2,500 Total possible Ly-ess in levy for interest 1- Thc lew of half a mill in excess to lniike available for the utility bund interest met some protest from members of the council who believed that the water board interest, if to be paid by the city, should be Ida in a separate levy, and not con-conic. I in the general interest fund. "If thev want for interest.

i-'ouncilniaii McMnrphey speaking of the water board, "I want the 1" ople to know it: and beside" it is the water board knew Ki-thi ot not they needed this amount of 1 1 explained by the mayor that if Hie money were placed in separate fund, it could be applied to no othei if not use, I by the water board: it was also explained that it was levied for use only in case of accident or "ak down, where the water board "'ild be unable, then, to meet its in (' i Id ill I on.