THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, . PORTLAND, OCTOBER 15. 1922
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Gumnuen shifts
Change in Sentiment Seen
Throughout State.
PIERCE PATH SLIPPERY
Democratic Nominee's Promises
In fteducc Taos .Not Specific;
. Do .Not Satisfy His Hearers.
Having riin in 'low' for a while.
thft' November campaign is now be
ing shifted into "high" and the next
tiling will be to "step on 'er."
There is a gradual change in
sentiment noticeable throughout the
. state, judging from observations
made by well-informed men who
have been earning into Portland on
business. This chance is particu
larly noticeable in the fortunes of
Walter M. Pierce, the democratic
nominee for governor. If statements
can be relied on, Mr. Pierce is slip
ping. In the same ratio that Mr. Pierce
la dropping. Governor Olcott, re
publican nominee. Is improving.
This swing is not confined to one
or two localities, but is apparently
general.
Something Definite la Wanted.
Since the primaries Mr. Pierce
has had things his own way. He
has been an indefatigable campaign
er and has maneuvered so that he
could address county fairs in many
communities. The county fairs have
enabled Mr. Pierce to address audi
ences which otherwise he never
could haVe assembled. Mr. Pierce's
complaint that taxes are too high
has found echo In his hearers and
he has promised to reduce taxes,
without being specific or even out
lining a, programme of reduction.
This has gone on. for months until
of late there has been a growing
inquiry as to how Mr. Pierce pro
poses lightening the tax load.
Within the week this question has
come more to the foreground even
among some of his own supporters
and on top of that the record of the
democratic candidate is gradually be
ing uncovered. From having things
his own way, Mr. Pierce is now to
the point where his campaign has
taken on the defensive attitude. For
the next three weeks Mr. Pierce is
expected to do some explaining of
Ills actions as a tax-creator.
Harmony Appears Lacking.
Everything is not peace and har
mony within the ranks of the Pierce
organization. Jesse Winburn of
Ashland, who contributed $5000 to
the Pierce campaign, and who is ex
pected to provide further financial
assistance, has not been pleased with
the manner in which the Pierce
campaign is being conducted. Other
friends of Mr. Pierce explain that
Mr. Winburn is such a new arrival
in Oregon that he Is not familiar
with political methods or conditions
.here and that the New York meth
ods with which Mr. Winburn is
acquainted are not adaptable to
Oregon politics.
The little family disagreement,
which existed for several days, is
said to have -been smoothed over.
Perhaps it is. T. H. Crawford
veteran democrat and director of
the Pierce 'campaign, insists that
everything is loveiy within the
ranks, but says be does not like the
"mud-slinging" tsctics being used
in the campaign against the demo
cratic nominee.
In brief, the Pierce campaign is
slowing down; the enthusiasm
which marked his course a month
ago is cooling off and for the suc
ceeding three weeks the democratic
aspirant for governor can look for
bard going.
Oloott Starts Campaigning.
Coincident with the weakened
viffor of the Pierce propaganda has
come the somewhat belated aggres
sive campaign of Governor Olcott.
lhe governor has started on a tour
embracing many counties and these
include sections in which Mr. Pierce
has strong hopes. The republican
state central committee has fired
its opening gun at the democratic
candidates and intends blazing away
with other shots calculated to be
quite as effective.
The speaking campaign of the re
publican party will be launched this
week. W. T. Vinton, state senator.
will open the fight in Portland
Tuesday night. Representative Haw
ley begins his speaking campaign
st Medford Wednesday. United
States Senator Mc.Nary is due frora
Washington in a few days and the
understanding is that he will take
the stump for the party ticket.
These next three weeks of the
. pre-election period will be far from
dull.
City Campaign I'nder Way.
In the municipal campaign the
contest for the two places on the
city commission is under way. There
is a split between the Ku Klux Klan
and the Federation of Patriotic so
cieties. The klan is said to be
backing Alva Lee Stephens and
George B. Cellars, while the federa
tion is said to favor J. W, Van Horn
and George B. Thomas. There will
be first, second and third choices
voted in the municipal election and
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Fair In Washington Town Held
Pronounced Success.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 14.
(Special.) Probably the most suc
cessful event of its kind ever at
tempted by a community of similar
size was the fair held at Mossyrock
today. Fruits, grains and vegetables
were on display in abundance, and
, in addition there wan an extensive
commercial display. A programme
of entertainment was given and
there was a dance tonight.
Among the notables who attended
the . fair and delivered addresses
were Representative Johnson, N. B.
Coffman and T. J. O'Connor, presi
dent and secretary, respectively of
the state chamber of commerce;
C. C. Dill, democratic nominee for
United States senator; Vice-President
Alexander of the Portland
chamber of commerce, and Dr. S. B.
Nelson of Washington state col
lege. STUDENTS jARE WELCOME
Churches of Eugene Hoid Their
Annual Receptions.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene. Oct. 14 (Special.) An an
nual event which arouses Interest
among the students and faculty of
the university is the reception given
to students by the people of Eugene,
which took place Friday night.
These gatherings are held in the
churches and are characteristic of
the interest which citizens take in
the students.
The churches throw open their
doors and provide musical enter
tainment. President Campbell high
ly sanctions the move of the
churches, and all student organiza
tions encourage their members to
hearty co-operation. Student par
ticipation in church affairs is rec
ommended by university officials,
and students respond in an encour
aging degree.
MARKER BASE IS CHOSEN
Huge, Rugged Boulder to Be Put
Under Oregon Trail Bronze.
ALBANY, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
-A huge, rugged boulder covered
with moss will form the base for a
bronze memorial plate that will
mark the spot where the o Si Oregon
trail crossed Takenah park in the
heart of Alt-iny. The marker will
be erected in! the square by the local
chapter of Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. It will face the
west.
The big four-ton dark rock was
selected at Knog butte and brought
to Albany yesterday under the su
pervision of Alec Dumond. Sam
Knox is the donor of the great
basalt stone. t
Dedication exercises will be held
here shortly "by the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Linn Gets Big Tax Checks..
ALBANY, Or., Oct 14. (Special.)
The Linn county sheriff's office Is
just beginning to get the last-minute
rush of tax payments cleared
away. Among the large checks
found in the mail were from the
Oregon Electric for $10,137.61;
Avery, Richardson & Green, timber
holding corporation, for $8856.41.
and the Santiam Land & Timber
company for $2795.68. All of these
remittances cover taxes for the sec
ond half of 1931.
College Celebrates Columbus Pay.
MOUNT ANGEL COLLEGE. St.
Benedict. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
Columbus day was celebrated at
Mount Angel college in two-fo'.!
fashion a holiday for all the stu
dents, and the raising of the new
flagpole. The o'.d pole was blown
down during the winter last year.
The new pole is 95 feet in height.
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Men of 1
faithfully for 13 years
In the year 1909 I started in business as an Upstairs
Clothier. I had very few customers. I adopted a
policy of giving as much as possible to the purchaser,
profit being a secondary consideration. I wanted .
the men of Portland as steady customers. To get '
them I had to give value. My customers can now
be numbered by the thousands. My policy of giving
value to get volume is a decided success and needless
, to say I still adopt that policy. I am still a firm be
liever in the upstairs plan because I save thousands
of dollars annually in rent. I also believe in selling
for cash, which saves the losses on bad debts. These
savings benefit my customers.
Come Up My Money-Saving Stairway
See the
Men's and Young Men's
Suits Overcoats Topcoats
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Candidate . for Governor
Piles Up Burdens.
SENATE RECORD IS PROOF
Standard-Bearer of Democracy
Fathers or Champions All
Measures for Plunder.
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istration has made . unnecessary
new building for many years.
"Soak Taxpayer," Is Motto.
"Soak the taxpayer," appears to
have been the motto of Mr. Pierce,
and his activities and votes, shown
by the published senate proceedings,
tell onlyytoo well how faithfully he
lived up to that theory.
And this is the same Mr. pierce,
democratic candidate for governor,
who now promises to cut taxes in
half if the people -will forget his
tax-increasing propensities and elect
him to the office of chief executive
of the state.
Mr. Pierce makes the statement
that he will absolutely reduce taxes
60 per cent. This is an utter im
possibility. Mr. Pierce is relying
on tne hope that the average tax
payer is not familiar with the tax
problem and the distribution of
taxes and that therefore whatever
wild statements he makes as a can
didate for governor will "get by."
Facta Block Performance.
Here are the facts:
Total state tax for 1921 amounted
to $9,493,105.22. Of this sum $6,098,
258.66 was voted by the people as
millage taxes in excess of the six
per cent limitation. This leaves of
the total state tax $3,394,846.56 for
running the state governnient. in
cluding penal and eleemosynary in
stitutions, judicial department, and
the like.
Thus, of the $9,493,105.22 there is
64 per cent of the whole state taxes
levied which neither Mr. Pierce nor
anyone else can cut. The remaining
86 per cent is for strictly state pur
poses. Pierce Record of Levies.
The millage levies, and they re
ceived Mr. Pierce's support, are as
follows:
Statu Af. collfg 1920
(4-7 of 1.8 -mills). . . l-'l
Univ. of Oregon .... 1920
(3-7 of 1.2 mills) . . . 1921
Oregon State Normal 1920
(-100 mills) 1921
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines
F.duca. Act (2-10 mills)..
Public Elementary schools
12 mills) r
State Market road (1 mill)
$ 679.165.75
713.718.20
809.366.81
635 288.66
59,420.13
62,450.34
208.167.81
208,167.81
2.A81.678.10
1,040.839.05
Total 6,08,258.8a
Where and how does Mr. Pierce
propose reducing the tax burden 60
per cent, or any lesser amount? .
State Government Involved.
Does he wish to make the saving
from the $3,394,846.56, levied for the
maintenance of state government?
Does he intend reducing this sum by
cutting in half the food, clothing
and care of the unfortunate wards
of the state? Mr. Pierce tried to
raise $400,000 for a new peniten
tiary, yet among the few appropria
tions he opposed as a senator was
$78,435 for the maintenance and ope
ration of the state training school
for boys, and without this appropri
ation that institution would have
had to close its doors.
Mr. Plorce says that the real prop
have served the
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erty valuation in Oregon is about
$400,000,000 and that money, notes
and accounts are about as much
more and that the way to "spread
the load" is to make the latter assets
pay their share.
Intangibles About 228.MKUK0.
In the first place, the intangibles
are about $229,000,000 and not nearly
$400,000,000, as Mr. Pierce says. In
the second place Mr. Pierce, in his
campaign wish to "spread the load,"
apparently forgets that he under
took, as a state senator, to exempt
from taxes the money, notes, credits
and accounts by constitutional
' amendment. Had Mr. Pierce's pro
I posed constitutional amendment car
I rted he would have added to the load
now carried by the owners of real
property.
One of Oregon's greatest assets is
its highway system, yet Mr. Pierce
opposed it at every step. If Mr.
Pierce's ideas had prevailed. Oregon
would be in the mud for the next
quarter of a century.
Bond Programme' Opposed.
He opposed the bond programme
for financing road-bull'ding. al
though' the bonds are paid for by
motor vehicle fees. Instead. Mr.
Pierce demanded that a direct tax
be levied for road work. Only motor
owners now pay for the highways,
but Mr. Pierce wanted a levy placed
upon all of the taxpayers.
Oregon has a highway commission
which serves without salary. Mr.
Pierce fathered a bill to pay three
state highway commissioners each
$4000 a year. This would not only
have added to the tax burden but
would have thrown the highway
programme into politics.
The road programme has been
carried on over the vigorous oppo
sition of Mr. Pierce. He has at
tempted to disrupt the highway sys
tem and the highway commission;
he has objected to automobile own
ers, who use the roads, to paying
for them and he has tried to com
pel all property owners to take ut
this road cost. He complained that
Oregon was going too fast building
roads. He wanted to "pay as we
go," which would mean that the
roads Oregon has today would not
be built 25 years hence.
Market Roads Considered.
Mr. Pierce proclaims that he is the
author of the market road bill,
which levies a one-mill tax in every
county. If a county wishes to de-
rive benefit from the money it must
levy another one-mill tax to match
it. - While this levy is for a purpose
beneficial to the farmer, ill-advised
administrative provisions of thl
Pierce law have in Instances led to
dissipation in part of the fund so
raised for market roads, or promot
ed .sectional favoritism and conse
quently sectional neglect and sec
tional jealousies. Air. Pierce points
with pride, to the market road bill
but he does not tell the farmers
these facts about the bill that is re
sponsible for a two-mill levy on the
farmers' land.
Many and varied have been the
undertakings of Mr. Pierce to in
crease taxes. One of his schemes
was the creation of a . "service of
supply department"- for the state,
the principal object of which was to
enable everyone to get a Job work
ing for the state.
' Pay Planned for Everybody.
Every member of this department
to be created was to receive the
same pay, irrespective of the work
performed. This, Mr. Pierce in his
measure a proposed amendment to
tlie constitution defined as "demo
cratic equality in self-government,
in individual effort, In discipline and
in remuneration." It was a regular
Russianized soviet programme.
Taxes graduated from one per cent
to five per cent on gifts -and the
estates of dead persons were to
finance the department, but Mr.
Pierce explicitly stated that his pro
posed constitutional amendment was
not to prevent the legislature from
levying any other taxes it desired
on gifts and estates.
Thus in addition to an Inheritance
tax, Mr. Pierce wanted to milk es
tates for a soviet theory and still
leave the estate, or what remained,
open to further taxation inroads by
the legislature.
Interest Rate Folly Shown.
Still another idea of Mr. Pierce
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was his proposed law in the 1917
session to fix the legal rate of in
terest at & per cent, and had his
plan carried it would have been al
most impossible to borrow a dollar
In Oregon, and certainly would have
prevented outside money coming
into the state for loans.
These glimpses of his legislative
history disclose his unstable theories
on finances, his utter disregard for
economy, his willingness to experi
ment with taxpayers' money and a
wish to fasten an army of new
office-holders on the state.
" This same erratic course prompt
ed him to be one of the active lead
ers in a group which endeavored to
bring the non-partisan league into
Oregon. Even when Mr. Pierce was
aiding in engineering the coming of
the league that organization had
made its start toward pyramiding
the debts of the states in which it
had control. ' .
Income Tax Stand Shifts.
Where does Mr. Pierce stand on
an income tax? At the Arlington
club he advocated' the constitutional
amendment to tax corporations on
net Incomes, on a flat rate. That
was recently, xnow he advocates a
tax on gross earnings of publio serv
ice corporations and favors a pro
gressive rate. The two ideas are
absolutely opposite.
Mr. Pierce has had another bril
liant thought. He wants a stump
age tax of $l'on timber. This sev
erance tax will cripple Oregon's
lumber industry unless a similar
load is placed on the timber of
Washington.
Here are some high spots in the
record of this tax-saver, Mr. Pierce,
all substantiated In the proceedings
of the state senate.
Mr. Pierce Responsible.
Of the 1922 state taxes Mr. Pierce
is responsible for 15 per cent, his
measures causing taxes amounting
to $1,429,126. He voted for millage
measures causing 61 per cent. He
voted for direct state appropriations
and specifically supported measures
so that either by his own measures
or his support of others, he had a
hand and voice in causing 92 per
cent of the 1922 state taxes. This
is the same Mr. Pierce who ts la
menting at high taxes and promis
ing to reduce them 50 per cent.
In the 1917 session Mr. Pierce vot
ed for $3,944,120 direct appropria
tions and against $209,809. These
appropriations were In addition to
existing millage taxes and continu
ing appropriations. Among the ap
propriations he opposed was one of
$3800 to prepare Camp Wlthycombe
as a mobilization point, although
America declared war a few days
later.
Other Impoata Supported.
In the 1919 session he voted for
$5,646,165 direct appropriations;
voted against $175,238, and was ab
sent on $92,068.
In the 1920 special session Mr.
Pierce voted for every measure car
rying an appropriation, to increase
taxes or spend the people's money.
Can Mr. Pierce reduce taxes?
Would he reduce taxes if he could?
His record as a state senator cover
ing many sessions, says "XO."
Boy Sent to Reformatory.
ALBANY. Or., Oct. 14 (Special.)
James Mccormick, 17. of Louis
ville. Ky, was taken to the state
reformatory at Salem today and
Ralph Wolf of St. Paul, Mlfln.. Is In
the Linn county Jail, awaiting grand
jury action on a burglary charge.
The two youths were recently re
turned from Roseburg. where they
were arrested for breaking into a
local clothing store on October &
uvif mt rir.t rave his are as 17. but
later changed it. 'He waived prelim
inary hearing ana oau w na at
$500. McCormick was sentenced In
the juvenile court by Judge W. R.
Bilyeu.
Tillamook Hlgtiway V"nit Closed.
SHERIDAN.- Or., Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) Owing to construction work
on the new highway bridge at Wllla
mlna, the Tillamook highway Is now
closed to coast travel at that point
All travel must detour through
Sheridan, turning at thf intersec
tion of Bridge and Main streets and
going through Bueil, or., thence
back to tne main roaa toove uia-
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"Far North" Film Made
in Yosemite Park.
Motion Plotnre ('annnlra Finn
Winter 4 nnlttane laVal.
YOSEMITE. CaL, Oct. 14. Motion
picture companies, always wel
come to Tosemlte national park,
find winter conditions here admir
ably suited for pictures nf life in
Alaska and other parts of the far
north.
, One company last winter wanted
real Ice floes on a real lake, with
a snow background, and their .wlsn
was granted at Mirror lake. whn
some Ice was chopped loose and
tewed across the lake to give a
drifting effect.
A complete Alaskan dog team
spent several weeks here last win
ter and one company brought a
wolf. Motion picture companies msy
bring dogs and firearms into the
park for use In their work, although
the general publio Is barred from
doing so. .
A atlrring experience was had by
oue company whlcn cam In here for
a winter picture. The company
wanted, snow scenes In the high
country, so the actors and actresses
started to hike across the floor of
the vallev. where their hotel was
located, up the cliffs to tllarler
point. 1254 feet high. A storm came
up and the company would have
ben lost without Forrest B. Towns
ley, chief ranger. Some of the com
pany were out nearly It hours In
covering the 11 miles of trail and
Townsley said the leading lady
crawled on her hands and kneea lor
the last two mllea.
Despite the hardships, the in
domitable director saw his chance,
however, and filmed the scenes. Mo
tion picture men say the pictures of
that trip were among tha. finest
winter pictures ever made.
Summer scenes are made by the
dozen here, where companies find
Alpine meadows, wooded stretches
of pine and fir, cascades In the Mer
ced river, pools where reflectlona are
like a mirror, roads broad and
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.smooth or narrow and pitching as
the route to some old western mln
I lug town, picturesque brlds an4
trails whtrb cling to the edaea of
I the cliffs.
HOOD RIVER SELLS BONDS
fumhermen Trut Company Grit -
f 100,000 of Ixtop Issue.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Oct. 14
(Special.) Tne county court today
swarded $!00.0 of Hood River
rounty'a $IS.0Ofl Mount Hood loop
Mghway bond Issue to lhe Lumber
mens Trust company of Portland,
on a bid of 4 per cnt and a pre
n.lum of IlliO a record sale for
county highway bonda A I it. 004
portion of the lue was sold last
year for per cent with a premium
of $tSI0. It will not t necar
because of a decrease In conpu-uc-tion
costs to sell more than half of
toe remainder of the bonds.
Fourteen other bond houses wer
represented at today's hearing
Blyth-Wltter A Co. made tha . onl
highest offer 4 per cent with a
premium of 1450.
Section of Highway Unl.hrd.
CENTRAL! A, Wash.. Oct. 14
(Special.) Th week Marked com
pletion of paving on the Nations!
Park highway between Kthel and
Jackson prairie. Two miles of the
highway from Its Intersection wilt
the Paciflo highway on the pralrls
Is open to traffic, but the balance
will not be opened until the Utter
part of November. Kast front Kthel
a stretch of the highway Is beina
cleared and graded for paving next
year.
logger Near Knappa Injured.
ASTORIA. Or, Oct. !. (Apaelal. t
Thorns Latng, a logasr mpioe4
at tha Big Crk Logging company's
camp near Knappa. sutait44 a
brokon left toe. betwaen the knee
and ankle, yeaterdmy when he was
struck 4y a falling rraa. He was
brourht to tha hospital hera for
treatment.
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