TTIE MORNING OREGONIAX. WEDNESDAY, MARCII 15, 1922
i 1GUHT BEGUN
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BEfCHIC
SE
Appeal by Attorney Makes
Defendant .Weep.
LOVE LETTER IS READ
Woman Member of Jury Also
Sheds Tears Over Missive Writ
ten by Kennedy.
? LOS ANGELES. March 14. Tears
t came into the eyes of Mrs. Madalynne
- Obenchain today as she listened to
the opening argument in her behalf
- m her trial on the charge or muraer-
intr her sweetheart. J. Belton a-ennfr
- dy. Alfred F. MacDonald, who made
the argument, dwelt upon the love
which, according to testimony, existed
. between the defendant and Kennedy,
Z declaring it showed ehe had no motive
for olottintr Kennedy s death.
. One of the three women on the Jury
wept when MacDonald read a. letter
Kennedy wrote to Mrs. Obencnam,
' containing the appeal: "Love me al-
- ml . . jAnlnval flA
stjit' theorv that Mrs. Obencnam
" was a "woman ecorned" had been dis-
- proved and that "if anything this "was
a case of a man scorned. ,
Arsnmeni to -dc nrsumru.
MacDonald will resume his argu
menc tomorrow jnumuig tv l v
to which time court adjourned. Ac
cording to the announced programme,
h will h. follower! bv Jud H. Rush.
, senior defense counsel, who will ad
; dress the jury for the rest of the day.
and Asa Keyes, deputy district at
torney, will make the final argument
i nursaay.
attorney, closed the first argument
for the state this afternoon, appealing
; to the jury to render a veraici in
- accordance with the evidence.
There has probably never been
case. MactJonaia saia. in wnicn a
greater love and affection, mixed
with other emotions, predominated as
it does in the present trial. The
conflict of emotions on the part of
' Kennedy, he argued, consisted in his
which was always fighting the love
be had for his parents and his home.
Snrnrise Somas In Court.
Mrs. Obenchain's conflicting emo
tions arose from her love for Ken
nedy and the realization that he was
not strong enough "to withstand the
ri i u ii t nix 1 1 n it r i , miiiiihl i i i. i . 1 1 r
- said.
If it had not been for tho etrons
of Kennedy's parents to prevent it,"
MacDonald declared, "these two souls
would have been married today and
probably had one or two little ones
running around this courthouse."
MacDonald sprang a surprise when
he announced what he was going to
do in his argument tomorrow. His
last words to the Jury today were:
"I am going to show you in the
morning, out of the mouths of the
state's own witness in this case, that
J. Belton Kennedy met his death in
Beverly Glen at the hands of two
roughly dressed men,- just as Mada
lynne Obenchain said he did."
Defendant Enters Smiling.
When court convened this morning
Mrs. Obenchain looked more as she
did during the first days of her trial.
Apparently knowing that, so far as
her personal efforts were concerned,
the trial was over, she came into
court smiling. The tired and worried
look she had worn since taking the
witness stand in her own defense
had vanished.
In opening his argument this
morning, Mr. Fricke commenced
where he left off yesterday and con
tirnied reviewing the testimony of
the various witnesses, arguing from
their statements the prosecution's
theory of the case.
Upon reaching the testimony erf
Mrs. Obenchain he referred to her
story as a "canned statement": that
it was "made to order" and had been
"planned." He told the jury that
her "more than ordinary intellect"
permitted her to have "an excuse for
every bit of incriminating evidence.
He also argued that Mrs. Obenchain,
"like any person on trial for a murder
as brutal and cruel as this, wouldn't
hesitate in having convenient lapses
or. memory.
second-hand dealers over a second
hand stove valued at $2.50.
A case in Wallowa that would have
cost 100 to try, and with but 10 in
volved, the judge said he pa'd out of
his salary. Then other litigants
wanted him to pay them and he de
clined. Judge .Knowles suggested
that petty cases be compelled to start
in justice of the peace courts. There
is a chance for saving in the jury
system, he declared.
Income Tax Opposed. .
The most bitter opponent of a state
income tax who has yet attended
hearings on this trip of the commis
sion is August J. Stange. He comes
from Wisconsin, where he says the
income tax is so high as to be almost
confiscatory and has cost the state
millions of dollars in industries. Also
the income tax is making liars out of
everyone in -Wisconsin. He told the
commission that no matter what bul
warks may be placed around the in
come tax it will soon be an incubus
on the people.
"La Follette told us the same things
that you commissioners are saying
about a state income tax," charged
Mr. Stange, "and it was the bunk.
Lumber bears a tax of 16.56 a thou
sand feet in Oregon, according to fig
ures read by Mr. Stange. When it
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON BONUS ORDERED
Vote 19 to 5 in House Ways
and Means Committee.
would be called tipon to advance on
the certificates in the . first three
years from the effective date of the
bill.
.All three witnesses were subjected
to a cross-fire of questions from both
democrats and republicans and at
times several members of the commit
tee attempted to interrogate a witness
at one time. There were several tilts,
most of them good-humored, between
committeemen.
ACTION DATE UNCERTAIN
Chairman Fordney Says Time for
Calling Measure Has Not
Vet Been Decided.
WHAT COJiGHESS DID AS ITS
MAY'S WORK.
Senate.
Four-power Pacific treaty Is
debated during entire day.
Robinson amendment to four
power pact, providing that all
interested nations be invited to
conferences when, controversies'
arise is rejected.
House.
Army appropriation bill la
debated.
Bonus bill is reported favor
ably by ways and means com
mittee, after hearing testimony
by Secretary Mellon, Controller
Crissinger of the currency and
Governor Harding of the fed
eral reserve board.
Bonus bill amendment adopt
ed, so as to permit national
banks to rediscount veterans
certificates with state banks and
trust companies.
FOREIGN MONEY RALLIES
txchanges -Become More Orderly
and British Sterling Steady.
NEW YORK, March 14. Foreign
exchanges were orderly today on the
better news from London respecting
Britisn domestic and colonial and po
litical and economical problems.
Demand sterling was extremely
weak in initial quotations, but rallied
steadily as the day progressed, its
maximum quotation of $1.33 repre
senting a rebound of about five cents
from yesterday's low figure.
Recoveries in continental exchanges
were. more moderate, the French and
Italian rates ranging only 5 to 10
points respectively, while Belgian
rates held at yesterday's low levels
and the German mark recovered only
a fraction of its loss.
Aside from the Danish remittances
all the north European quotations
were lower, as were also the Swiss,
Spanish and Greek rates.
.South American exchanges were
heavy, Argentine gold and paper rates
easing 1 to 14 points. The reaction
in these quotations was attributed to
selling here of commercial bills for
British interests.
BASIC TAX PLAN FAVORED
fC?OTlt?nTl-rt Wrrtm CI... T ...
year, ' said the commissioner, "and I
am in favor of quitting. The state
market road should be made optional
with the county court. The state
market road tax will have to be paid,
but counties should not have to match
it- We would have been better off if
we had not matched market road
funds. Matching public money is
what has made us broke today
Eighty-five per cent of our "tax is
borne by real estate and if we ever
manage to get out it will be through
the management of someone else."
Where does the duty of the state
end with respect to education? is a
question Coe McKenna has been ask
ing at the hearings. Should it stop
at the grammar grades, the high
schools or continue into the colleges?
Those wbo.have given an answer say
that the state should provide the edu
cation through the high schools, but
as for higher education the feeling is
that students should pay to a large
extent.
Court Costa Hick.
A leak which can be plugged to
some extent, according to Circuit
Judge Knowles, is In the cost of the
judicial system. Judge Knowles in
formed the commission that it costs
about $100 a day to operate a circuit
court, yet, his time was taken up for
two days trying case between two
remembered that most lumber is com
mon and the price is well known, It
a readily seen where the lumbermen
are getting off paying such a large
ax a thousand.
Law Intervention Cited.
Laws must be changed by the legis
lature before relief can come m coun
ties on a number of tax items, con
tended ' speakers, for the laws have
blocked reductions in several direc
tions.
County Judge Couch of Union re
counted the efforts of the budget
committee to prune down the item
and how statutes intervened frequent
ly. It was an oft-told tale.
The county assessor should not be
elected, but should be appointed' by
some central power and there should
be a uniformity in assessments, said
Judge Couch, thereby ' echoing the
sentiments of the tax investigating
ommission to a large extent.
Commissioner Johnson told how
sheepmen meeting in Pendleton had
passed resolutions asking assessors
o assess sheep at $3 or 4 a head
Tabulations of the commission, how
ever, display a tremendous margin in
sheep assessments, practically no two
counties having them alike.
Fledge of Candidates Wanted.
Against a central assessing power
ejections are raised that local dis
tricts frequently want a higher or
lower assessment than a state as
sessing body would order.
Without a dissenting voice, every
one who has discussed the subject
with the commission is willing to ask
definite agreement of candidates to
reduce taxes to where, they were two
years ago. The jump in the two
years amounted to many millions of
dollars.
The proposition the commission Is
utting up to officials at the hear
ings is "who is willing to give up
something so that taxes can come
own?" Thus far the sentiment ap
pears to be that the other fellow
should be the one to retrench. Prac
tically every tax item is a sacred
cow which must not be sacrificed, or
if the item is friendless in a county
there is a state law which saves its
life.
La Grande Hearing Interesting.
Taken all in all. the La Grande
hearing has been one of the most
interesting that commissioners have
held in a month. Interest in the work
of the commission is widespread and
taxpayers express themselves in the
hope that something will be accom
plished. One thing is sure, the com
mission is getting sentiment from the
grass roots.
L N. Day, Walter M. Pierce, Coe Mc
Kenna, C. S. Chapman, commissioners
were guests at a luncheon today
given by the 'Ad club. Tonight the
commission leaves for Pendleton,
where it will open a hearing tomor
row morning.
The Dalles Plans Much Data.
THE DALLES, Or., March 14. (Spe
cial.) Members of the state tax in
vestigation committee will have a
busy time of it when they come to
The Dalles on March 16, according to
plans announced today. A crowded
courtroom of taxpayers will greet
committee members in the morning
of the scheduled all-day session, load
ed with suggestions for tax limita
tlon. At noon the committee mem
bers will be guests of the Kiwanis
club at the weekly noon-day lunch
eon. Additional tax discussion is ex
pected to take up the remainder of
the" day.
Roseburg Boy Wins Honors.
ROSEBTJRG. Or., March 14. (Spe
cial.) Slator Miller, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Miller of this city, recently
received the second highest grade in
a general information test given by
the New York Herald. Slator Miller
i a cadet at West Point and is com
pleting his fourth year there. Be
cause of the high grade scored in the
information test he has been offered
the position of instructor at several
military camps for the summer,, but
he has declined these oners and will
spend his summer furlough with his
parents in this city.
6. & H. green stamps for cash. Hoi.
man Fuel Co., coal and wood. Broad
way 6353. 560-21. Adv.
Orpheum matinee today. 15-25-50-Ad.
ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE
The intteestic Pewoer t. Shake Inte Tear Shoes
And sprinkle in the Foot
Bath. It takes the sting
out of Corns, Bunions,
Blisters and Callouses,
and gives rest and com
fort to hot, tired, smart
Ingr, swollen feet.
More than 1,500,000
pounds or Powder for
the Feet were used by
our Army and -Navy
daring the war.
Allen's Foot
Ease, the pow
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takes the friction from the shoe, fresh
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Nothing relieves the pain ol tight or
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In a Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 14.
A favorable report on the long con
troverted soldiers' bonus bill was or
dered today by the house ways and
me.ns committee bv a vote of 13
to 6.
Chairman Fordney plans to submit
his formal report tomorrow or
Tursday, but said the time of calling
the measure ud in the house would
mi be fixed definitely until after the
return of Speaker Gillett, who is la
Florida with President Harding.
Representative Fordney said he did
not expect Speaker Gillett to bring
any message on the bonus irom me
executive and that the object of the
conference with the speaker would
ho the oucstion of calling up the bil'
next Monday under a suspension of
the rules. Some members of the
house, however, expressed the belief
that Mr. Gillett would be prepared to
give the president's views oh the
compromise bill.
Ideas on Bank Loan Heard.
The vote on the measure today was
taken ten minutes after Secretary
Mellon. Controller of the Currency
Crissinger and Governor Harding of
the federal reserve board had been
questioned for two hours in open ses
sion as to their ideas of the bank loan
adjusted certificate plan. The five
members voting against a favorable
report were Garner of Texas, Kitchin
of North Carolina and Collier, Missis
sippi, democrats, and Treadway of
Massachusetts and Tilson of Connec
ticut, republicans. All members of
the committee were present with the
exception of Mr. Kitchin and Repre
sentative Chandler, republican, Okla
homa, whose votes were cast by
proxy.
Before the final vote the committee
rejected, 19 to 5 an amendment of
fered by Representative Bacharach,
reDublican. New Jersey, to impose for
a period of three years, a 1 per cent
tax on wholesalers, designed to raise
$500,000 with which to finance the
bonus. Those supporting this amend
ment were republicans Longworth,
Ohio: Bacharach and Mott of New
York, Tilson and Watson or i-ennsyi
vania.
Amendment Is Adopted.
Under an amendment suggested by
Governor Harding and adopted by
unanimous vote, banks making orig
inal loans on the adjusted service
certificates could have those certifi
cates rediscounted by other banks
authorized to make original loans on
the certificates. Governor Harding
objected to having the certificates
rediscountable by federal reserve
banks, saying tho general economic
effect would be unfavorable.
Decision to call th federal reserve
governor. Secretary Mellon and Mr.
Crissinger was reached by the com
mittee at a morning secret session
The democrats insisted that they
should have opportunity to hear these
officials and they finally carried their
point after a sharp debate, the vote
being 13 to 11, with seven repuDncans
suDDortinig the motion and two demo
crats opposing it. The republicans
were: Longworth, Tilson, Backarach,
Treadway, Watson, Young of North
Dakota and Mott, and the democrats
were Teague of Massachusetts and
Carew of New York.
Amendment Is Rejected
At this same session the committee
rejected an amendment by Represent
ative Oldfield, democrat, Arkansas,
proposing to restore the original cash
provisions in place of the bank loan
amendment and to reimpose the excess
profits tax as a means of raising the
required revenue. Another amend
ment to restore the war-time maxi
mum income surtax rate of 65 per
cent also was rejected.
Secretary Mellon and Mr. Crissinger
reiterated to the committee their op
position to the adjusted certificate
loan plan but Governor Harding de-
lined to comment on the advisability
of bonus legislation at this time other
than to say that in his judgment the
bank loan plan would help the bene
ficiary but probably not the banks.
There developed a difference of
opinion between the treasury secre
tary and the controller of currency
as to advising banks not to make
advances to former service men on
certificates. Mr. Mellon said the
treasury would not feel called upon to
give such advice while Mr. Crissinger
reiterated that if national banks
asked his opinion he would advise
against loans on such security.
Position Is Explained.
In explaining his position the con-
roller said there were many banks in
the west and also in the east that
held an "unbelievable" amount of
past due and doubtful paper" and
that such banks probably could not
make the advances. He said It would
take from one to five years for the
banks to work out the paper to which
e referred.
Secretary Mellon expressed the view
that it would be better from an eco-
omic standpoint for the treasury to
borrow in the first instance $300,000.
000 which it was estimated the banks
ESTIMATE IS $167,000,000 OFF
Clerical Error Made as to Cost of
' Land Settlement.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 14. A
clerical error resulted in an over
estimate from the treasury office
$167,000,000 in the possible cost of the
land settlement provision of the sol
diers' bonus bill, the house ways and
means -committee was told today by
Joseph F. McCoy, the government
actuary.
In the letter written to Chairman
Fordney and made public last Sun
day Secretary Mellon was made to
say that if all the veterans accepted
trie land settlement option the ulti
mate cost to the government would
be approximately $185,000,000. The
secretary was questioned about this
before the committee today and Mr.
McCoy explained that the total should
have been $18,000,000 in round fig
urea.
WIDOW SEEKING FORTUNE
(Continued From First Page.)
of Eugene R. Day, 30 or 35 men al
ready had been put to work in the
Hercules and that a week after Mr.
Day's death these men were allSdis
charged, leaving only watchmen and
men to man the pumps.
WIDOW EXPECTS TO HAVE SUIT
Days Separated, but Not Divorced,
Says Woman.
Mrs. Agnes Loretta Day of the
Carmelita apartments, 454 Jefferson
street, declared yesterday that con
test of her husband's will seemed
inevitable. Mrs. Day. who separated
from her husband a year after they
were married, lives with her mother.
Mrs. P. Quinlan. Although she has
lived here since about 1910, she de
clared she had gone out but little,
and was not well acquainted in Port
land society. :
Mr. and Mrs. Day were married in
1905. According to Mrs. Day, their
families had been lifelong friends.
Mr. Day was considerably older than
his wife.
The marriage took place at Wal
lace, Idaho. Both the bride and
bridegroom were residents of that
state. The Days were not divorced.
"There was no property settlement
when we separated," said Mrs. Day
last night. "The wide divergence
between my attorney's valuation of
the estate from what his relatives
value it is what makes a lawsuit seem
inevitable. However, I am far from
the scene and out of touch with my
lawyer, so I do not care to make
any statement regarding the proposed
suit."
Vancouver Legion to Visit Camas.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March, 14.
(Special.) Members of Smith-Rey
nolds post, American Legion of Van
couver, will visit the legion post at
Camas Wednesday night, March 15
Members will leave the American
Legion Community building here at
7:30 P. M. and go by machines , to
Camas, 14 miles. The legion quar
tet will accompany the party. The
legion will give a comedy soon
called. "Cheer Up," with 40 local
people in the cast trained by-th
Evans Producing company.
Tax League Organized.
HAINES, Or., March 14. (Special.)
The organization of what is to be
known as the Haines district branch
of the Oregon Tax Reduction club was
completed today. W. A Green was
elected president and Robert Bettner
secretary - treasurer. A committee,
comprising J. M. Polley, J. A. Toney
and G. W. Vanderwall, was appointed
to meet the deputy county assessor
and assist that official in listing locaj
property on a more equal basist.
Orpheum matinee today, 15-25-50-Ad.
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