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Newspaper Page TextALLTKE liE'GTCrAY BY 1 i; ' ": mm ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Consolidation of Tho Evening Nw and Tha Roteburg Review DOUGtCOUNTY , An Independent Newspaper, Published for - the Best Interest of tho People. PROBABLY RAIN VOL. XXVI NO. 329 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1925. VOL. XIII NO. 230 OP THE EVENING NKWaj m i - w MONJED Mm V . ' ALLEGED FOES .OF ESTATE TAX Texas Congressman Assails League of Bankers as Directing Body. EXTENT NATION WIDE . Stresses Chiefly Asserted Domination of Texas Club Subsidized by New York. (AwKfattd Preat Leued Win.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. The flat charge that the "American Hankers" League" had been organ ized to destroy all inheritance tax laws, both state and federal, was niaiie In the house during debate on the tax bill today by. Represent ative Connally. democrat, of Texas, during an attack on the activities of the Texas tax clubs which have opposed the tax. Asserting; that the Bankers' League Is the parent of the Texas and Iowa tax clubs, the Texan said thee clubs were attempting to "intimidate the heads of the ways and means committee." Chairman Oreen and Representative Garner, democrat. Texas. "l:pon Information that I deem reliable." said Mr. Connally. "I make the charge that an organiza tion calling; itself the American Parkers' association, was organis ed for 'the purpose of destroying Inheritance tax laws: that It has received contributions front New York bankers; that James A. Arn nld. formerly connected with the Commercial Secretaries Associa tion.' In Texas and also now con nected with the Southern tnrtff as sociation Is In charge of the Joint Washington offices: that the American Bankers' League Is the parent of the Texas Tax Club, op erating out of Fort Worth. Texas, tinder the direction of George H. Colvin. the same Colvln who has been threatening to defeat Texas congressmen who refused to do his biddings: the Colvln who has been paying out money to propagandists and agitators." STEP-FATHER MAY BE THE MURDERER OF THREE PERSONS (AMfWatnl Ptm L-ai-d Win).) STEPHEN VII.I.E, Texas. Dec. 13 Searching the home of F. M. Snow, a wood chopper, near here today. Sheriff Hassell discovered a pile of bones in the fireplace and other bones in an ash pile in the yard. Blood stains on the floor in the kitchen and In the fireplace also were found. Hassell said. The search was instituted after the arrest last night of Snow on a charge of murder In connection with Identification of a human head found Tuesday as that of Ber- nie Conley, 19-year-old step-son of Snow. An axe on whlrh there wer bloodstains was discovered in a wagon used by Snow and Bernle to I deliver wood. The underside of ; the wagon bd and a coupling rod also bore dark stains, officers de clared. Mrs. Snow, mother of the youth, and Mrs. S. A. Old. his grandmoth er, have been missing since No vember 27, the day Bernle was last seen. MONEY EARNED BY BLIND BOYS FAILS TO DETER ROBBER MMwUt-d Pr-ai InwI WtftO ST. LOflS, Dec. 12 A youth to day held up James Huff, blind su perintendent of the broom factory of the Missouri commission for the Mind, and walked away with 3200 payroll money. Several hundred riolars already had been paid the loo blind employes. "Do you see this gun." the rob ber asked. "No." Huff replied. "I'm blind." "Well, you can feel It." he sparl ed sticking the muzzle In Huff's face. "Don't move or I'll kill you. oe It hurt you?" "Of course, it hurts me. Its tak ing away the pay my blind boys hsve earned." ' "! ran't help It," the robber said ronghlv. l.-fTEAR OM) IlOV TO sjTAV DKATH I'KNAI.TT. (Aanrfat-d Ftal LasaNf Win.) HARRISBfRO. Pa.. Dec 1?. Governor PInchot today fixed the week of February e) 1 for the electrocution of William Cavalier, the 15- vear old Schuylkill county hoy. convicted of killing his grsndmolher. E. CLARK ENTERS AS FIFTH IN RACE FOR U. S. SENATOR wMated lTm LrunJ Wlr.) fc lifln 1'. UlT,, IWV. Am. W . -.1 I. 1 1 A . 1 . . . t , T .. .4 A Dec. 12 , . Win, ruiu.nu I 1,1., .. at . - biiiwiiii- M.a v -" V ih. tH.nuK1tf.nn nnm- 0 I?:. A ' ' . " ' ' W Ills' i lor unuea states seu- ator. He accompanied his an- nouncement with a declara- 4 tion of principles and said be expects to launch an aggres- e 0) Blve campaign soon after the. first of the year. He Is the fifth to formally announce for the republican senatorial nomination. The other four are: J. J. Crosaley, attorney of Portland. . A. R. Shumway. farmer and livestock man of Milton. Frederick Sleiwer, attorney of Pendleton. United States Senator R. N. Stanrield. who is seeking re- nomination. FRAN G BOOSTS ALIEN STOCKS Parisians in Frenzy to Put Money in Industrials on the Outside. CABINET UNDER FIRE Redemption of Short Term Bonds Is Immediately Followed by Wild ... Speculation. PARIS. Dec. 12. A freniled rush to buy foreign storks listed on the Bourse caused a further sharp de cline today in the franc, which dur ing the morning reached the rec ord figure of 27.42 to the dollar. A large pert of the 2.500.400.000 francs paid out by the treasury in redemption of short term bonds on Tuesday has been invested in indus trial, mining and oil shares. The attraction of such Invest ments, with the certainty of auto matic profits as the franc declines, has been increased by the slinky condition of the French cabinet,' which now is being attacked sys tematically by the newspapers sup porting the coalition of the left. The antagonism to the govern ment Inside Its own parliamentary majority has again brought into question the possibility of early adoption of measures for financial renovation of the conntry. A considerable amount of the for eign capital In French bank? r.nd branches of foreign banks here, was formerly Invested in national defense bonds now Is being turned iimo foreign siocks. Finance Minister Lonchenr de clares the present decline in the franc unjustified and Is considering measures to halt It. Intimations were given out this morning inai speculators against franc might suddenly discover that tne Morgan loan was still Intact in dollars. Thus far the government has not used this fund because the speculative element In the situa tion was significant. PARIS. Dec. 12. Senator Victor Henry Berenger. newly appointed ambassador to Washington, said In a speech today that he was "going to the United States to try to rep resent suitably all the Interests of France." and not merely to hasten a settlement of war debts. PARIS, Dec. 12 Le Matin, one of the most Influential papers In France, will say in an editorial to be Issued tomorrow that the time has come for a "sacred union" of and governmental crisis. I Matin all parties to deal with the financial demands the creation of an extra parliamentary "economic commit tee of public safety." NEW DYNASTY IS BEGUN IN PERSIA TEHERAN, Persia. Dec. 12. The- constituent assembly today gave unanimous approval to the amendments to the constitution br which Reza Khan Is named Shah of Persia and s new line of rcord ropii. rulers, the Pehlevl dvnastv. tak-iN"' Ing Beta's family name. Is estal- Because of the fact that parcels "shed. "'sajlsre forced Into mall bags to the hf these amendments sover- j limit of the containers, wrappers elgnty hereafter will remain In often become torn, sometimes nb- the Pehlevl dynasty and the eldt son of the ghah will become the crown prince. Reza Khan will be enthroned on December 14. replacing the former Shah. Ahmed Kalar. who i wss deposed by the national as-Mo Isembly October 31. The deeowd jahah Ir ta France. I MAIL EARLY IS SLOGAN OF POST OFFICE DEPT. Changes in Rule for Holiday to Result in. Conges tion and Delay. CLERKS TO GET REST Postal Employes to Be Al lowed Full Day off Duty Packages Should Be Mailed Early. The mail early slogan, stressed each year by post office officials and employes, has a greater signi ficance this year than ever before, according to Postmaster C. S. Helnline. The post office depart ment has granted a holiday on Christmas to all postal workers with very limited exceptions. This is the first time that, the Christ mas holiday has ever been given In full, and It Is plainly evident that the change will make a great con gestion, unless the fullest coopera tion on the part of the public Is given. All packages should be mailed at least three days earlier than usual to be sure of reaching their desti nation before Christmas, for If they are in post offices qn the holi day they will be subject to consid erable delay. The officials of the department have made It plainly understood that there will be no working of malls on Christmas. Special deliv ery letters, parcels bearing spe cial handling and special delivery stamps, and some perishable mat ter, will be the only mail delivered. One mail collection will be made from boxes, and drop letters will be dispatched. Star routes will be carried but rural routes will not be served. Incoming mall will not be distributed until the day following Christmas. Because of the confusion and congestion which these changes make It Is evident that earlier mailing of packages is necessary.. The Importance of this fact Is be ing conveyed to the public in every possible way, through announce ments In the schools and churches, and by the press. As the holiday is to be granted In every post of fice In the country, it Is plainly important that particular attention be given the mailing of Christmas packages. The usual rules of mailing are again called to the attention of the nubile. Packages should be secure ly wrapped and tied, so that they will not be broken open. Particular care should be given the packing of framed pictures. The local post omce nis already received several "arcels containing pictures where the glass had been covered with several thicknesses of corrugated cardboard, but In spite of such pro tection the glass was broken. All such packages should have corru gated cardboard on each side of the picture, and then stout cords on the outside to prevent any possible damage by being thrown in a tight ly packed sack with heavy arti cles. , Another rule, whlrh Is frequent ly violated, concerns the Christmas seals. Many peonle place these along the edges of the paper wrap Ping to help In making the package secure. A sealed package goes as first class matter and not as par cel post, therefore when the pack age is sealed by these small stamps It takes a higher rate. The stamps may be affixed, but should be on the bark of the package and should not Interfere with the unwrapping of the package. Another 'actor which Is giving much trouble concerns (he mailing of Christmas cards. Any postcard, other than the regulation govern ment card, takes a 2-cent stamp. Christmas cards, picture postcards, or anv other type of mailing card should therefore have a 2-eent stamp affixed. Failure on the part of the sender to comply with this rule costs the recipient of the card x cents, as the poslofflre sends him notice that the card Is held for postage and he must send the addi tional stamp In an envelope. There should be no writing on packages other than the plainly written address, the return address, and. If desired, the words. "Do "pen Until Christmas.' isrurlng the address. For this rea son It is very necessary to have the return address plainly marked. All articles of a fragile nature srjald be plainly marked "Fragile" k.i.. ..-j the rush of handling such a I - .. . ,. "vj.. " (Continued oa pace 3.) Once Ousted From Yale, Grandson of Rockefeller Returns and Wins Scholarship on Weekly Wage of $10 (ivcUM Tnm Iutd wtr.) NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Dec. 12. The suspension of John Rockefeler Prentice. 22, of New York, from Yale University, nearly six years ago, has been revealed aa au oc currence which led to the youth's decision to ro-enter the university and earn his way through college. Prentice, son of E. Parmelee Pren tice and the former Miss Alia Rockefeller, daughter of John IX Rockefeller, has denied that he was cast aside by his family. Yesterday he was awarded the James J. Hogan scholarship which each year goes to a men "of strong character, of personality, of good standing with his classmates, of fair scholarship and who Is In need of financial assistance." He is em ployed as night telephone operator at the New Haven hospital at 310 a week. That he had been suspended in 1920 came to light after conslder- nble stir was caused by the scholar Weakening of Drop Support Upsets Performance But Audience Is Kept in Seats. WILMINGTON. Del.. Dec. : Near-tragedy last night closed the second performance of "The Song of the Flame." a musical play pro - ..ut u, nnuur nnnmn-nuein ai i morning returned here tonight af the play house here, when an Iter havim- i.n n.h in l.-t- eight-inch channel Iron supporting numoer ot orops nucKii n. allow-1 Yu-Hsiang and LI Chlng-LIng at ing the scenery to sag and shower- Yanktsun, 20 miles north of Ing the stage and performers with Tientsin, brick, mortar and plaster torn . Twenty Americans, nine British rrom tne walls. eri. several prominent Japanese The accident occurred while the '.n4 four lrnna of. Nations rn. Russian art choir, '"numbering about sixty persons, was on the stage. While many of the players were Injured, receiving sprains, cuts and bruises, only 11 required medical attention, and but one Madame Chereko was In a physi cian's care this morning. Mine. Chereko suffered a slleht concussion of the brain when srtuck by falling debris, but was said at the Deleware hospital to be in no danger. As the plaster and other debris began to fall from the rigging loft the performers, realizing their dan ger, dashed for safety. Some raced for the wings, others leaped Into the orchestra nit. while members of the cast bsck stage sought shel ter beneath the platform. Jack Haskell, a director, realiz ing the danger of a panic among the audience, quickly ordered the asbestos curtain lowered and brought Dorothy Mackaye of the American ballet, to the footlights. Miss Mackave, although some what unnerved, began a song, the orchestra conductor signalled his musicians in and the audience sat ouletlv until Mr. Hammersteln an nounced that the performance could not b completed. The production. Mr. Hammer steln said, will open in Washing ton next Monday as scheduled. ANNUAL CHAMBER COMMERCE BANOUET AND ELECTION MON. The annual Chamber of Com merce banquet ad elerilon will be held on Monday nleht at the Pre.ihyterlan church. This Is open ion ...It .kJi. t i a ,u . tion and their friends, the cost mr plate being very moderate. The banquet Is to start at S:30 p. m. and will be followed bv a business session, where the directors for the ensuing year will be chosen and various matters discussed. Mem-! bers of the rhamber desiring res- ervatlons for the Hhnquet are asked to telephone the Chamber of Com - merce as soon as possible, in or-lf nr that places may be saved for 1 them. BOND HOLDERS OF P. S. LUMBER CO. WANT NO RECEIVER ! food to convey the passengers to PORTLAND, Ore.. Dee. 12 The . th.-lr destination. The foreign legs Portland Telegram Sara Indav Ihst lilnr. k.r. .ulil.. ....-...flo- plans are under way bv a romnilt- sllv to Feng, pointing out that the tee representing the bond holders ( protnrol of 1!M gives the forelgn of the Psrlfle States Lumber com-ra the specific right to oirnpr nanv. which prior to 1M2 operated i Yangizsun as a vantage point In as the Coos Bay Lumber company. keeping communication with the to prevent the corporation passing sea open. Into receivership because of default Langfang. to which the train was In pavment of maturing Interest, j withdrawn, is outside the present Members of this committee ! hattle none. It Is reported that early this week visited Coos Bsv there were no casualties smoni the and later went to San Francisco i Americans or other forelgorrx. The Telegram quotes a atatement i Among the iassenrer were tour In the San Francisco Chronicle by J T sgm of Nations commissioners O. S. Arnold of Minneapolis, chair-: -nt to tnvertigale the plsgni In man of the bondholders protective I Mnnrhurla. committee, expressing the belief; mat tne interest of the bondhold era can be protected by liquidation nroiutn continued operation, and that the expense and complications of a receivership should and nro- uaoiy can do avoiaea. ship award announcement. He was caled upon to conlrm that he has completely cut himself off from family support, therefore feeling justified in receiving the benefits of the scholarship. Prentice after his suspension went to work for several years un der an assumed name, returned to Yale and achieved his scholarship records, all because of a desire to atone for the misstep of being sus pended, he explained. "I will say that It was all mv i fault," he said. "I have nothing to jsay relative to what transpired be i tween my father and me after I was suspended. Instead of going home I went to Boston and work ed. I returned to college to please my mother. It was her desire to have me graduate. 1 may as well say that I waa suspended. It Is on record." His suspension was due to too many absences from classes, he said. - Tl Non-Combatants Return to Peking After Thrilling Experience in Line of Battle Fire. (Aanrlatrd Fras Leaatd Win.) PEKING. Dec. 12. The In ternational train which left Pek- jiK for Tientsin early Thursday j tie between the forces of Feng ' presents! Ives, sent to study the plague In Manchuria, who were on board, were forced to take re fuge from bursting shells under the coaches of the stalled train. The passengers Include a number of women and children. All es caped unharmed and declared they were none the worse for their ex perience. Their experience, however, was not without Its thrills. A bomb from an airplane fell in the midst of a camel train nearby and the fragments penetrated the cars, which also were struck by several bullets. PEKING, Dec. 12. Twenty Americans and several Britishers, passengers on the International train which left Peking for Tien tsin yesterday, were caught In the midst of a battle between the troops of Feng Yu-llslang and Chang TsoLIn, near Yangtssun, north of Tientsin, last night. The train also carried 50 Italian marines on their way to the coast after doing guard duty In the capi tal. The passengers include several women and children, who are re ported to have lain between the tracks under the stopped train to escape the Chinese shells. During the night the train was sent hark to I.nngfnng. A truck load of provisions has arrived there and it is presumed the passengers are comfortable, although tempo rarily out of communication with Peking. It Is not known whether the train will return to the capital or attempt to get through to Tien tsin. A battle was raging furiously this morning between Tientsin and Pehtang. a few miles to the north I I Coaches Give Shelter. The train was caught between I the opposing forces when an arm- ored train from Peking following In Its wake landed 1.000 troops with artillery and opened fire on the i Mukdenltes. The passengers had alighted from ilbe stalled train with the Intention walking the remaining distance Tientsin when the firing began. j They raced hark to the train and ! look refuge under the coaches from the bursting shells. . j Ms lor tieneral William D. Con 'nor. the American commandant In 'Tientsin. Is reported to be trying to get a n-lief train through with Among the Amerlrans wss M?-s Ann Carrere of Chicago. Mrs. Joe IVBernsrdl. of ldlevld. motored here and snent the after- noon visiting with friends and shopping. -BOLES BATTLE E Marshfield Boy Punished, But Aggressiveness Evens the Bout SEMI-FINAL IS BRIEF Williams, North Bend High School Lad, Disposes of Ryan in Less Than Round. Ace Boles and Charley Dundee went the full route of ten rounds in their return bout at the armory last night, and tbe decision was a draw, which was approved by near ly all of tbe five hundred or more spectators. Dundee's training part ner. Jack Ryan, failed to survive tbe first round of the scheduled semi-final with Tommy Williams. the North Bend high school lad. One preliminary also ended before the time limit of the opening round, and the other waa a slam-bang af fair from start to finish. The battle between Boles and Dundee waa pretty much a repe tition of their first bout In this city. Dundee punished the Marsh field boy severely with his air plane jabs to the mouth, varied occasionally with stiff jolts to the wind, but Boles always kept com ing In for more. He failed to in flict any damage on Dundee, but on the strength ot his constant aggressiveness he earned a draw. Neither lad scored a knockdown. The battle came to a temporary halt in the fourth round, when Boles claimed that he had been fouled, but refused to demand a decision. After a noisy talkfest of 35 -seconds, during which the fighters took a rest In their cor ners, hostilities were renewed. In the ninth round Dundee appeared to have Boles in a bad way. but he preferred to dance around his target and score from a distance, rather than stay at close quarters to follow up advantages. At the close of this round Boles staggered slightly as he went to his corner, showing for the first time the ef fects of the milling. He weathered the final round In better shape and got a big hand from the crowd for his gameness. Boles' weight waa announced as 137 and Dundee's as 133. Other Battles Tommy Williams. the North Bend boy. lived up to all advance notices by the decisive msnner In which he handled Ryan, who had a weight advantage of eleven pounds. in tne opening exchange of wal lops, Williams went to his knees. He was up In a second, however. and waded Into Ryan like a whirl wind, knocking him down three times and finally driving him help lessly against the ropes, when Ref eree Bill Kepper mercifully inter posed and awarded the battle to Williams. The affair lasted one minute and forty seconds. A weight advantage of seven pounds was of no avail to Ira Hat field, a 135 pounder, who started In the second preliminary against Walter Johnson, whose weight waa given as 12K. Johnson's attack right from the start was too much for Hatfield, who finally took the count of ten from a stiff blow de livered while he was in a stooping position wnn nis hands on the can vas. Home thought the boy had one kee on the floor at the tlmo, wmrn would have mado tho blow a foul, but the referee said other wise and that settled It. Two youngsters named McClean. tin, and Kavls, 105, put up a four round program opener that was never excelled on a local card. It was all action throughout and the crowd was liberal In Its expression 'of satisfaction. Nasi Card New Vssr's Promoter ( lough plans to hold the next card In the afternoon of New Year's day If he ran line up the fighting material for whlrh he Is negotiating. He wanla to make the affair a super attraction and he Is willing to take a chance on an extra good attendance to meet the expense. The local fans who saw Tommy Williams In arttnn last night 'are eager to see another performance on his part again, and with some lad who rsn give him a real argu ment. Promoter Clough will do his best In accommodate them, and he Is now seeking a suitable opponent for the youthful North Rend cyclone. It Is Planned tn nse Williams In the next semi-final. For the msllr event. Mr. Clough ill endrsvor to match Krnle Woodsrd. the Portland welter weight, whose style of fighting Is well liked by local ring followers. (continued oa page s.) DUNDEE RETURN OS A DRAW NEVERS FOLLOWS GRANGE INTO PRO FESSIONAL RANKS (AamrUtad Pma Usa-d Tin.) f SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. 0 Another nationally known 4 football star, in the person of Ernie Nevera of Stanford Unl- verslty. haa left the amateur field to join the ranks of pro- fesalonals, says the San Fran- clsco Examiner today. The newspaper says the rap- tain and fullback ot the 1925 Cardinal football team has sighed a contract to captain 4 an all-star Jacksonville, Fla., aggregation and wll receive a consideration In exresa of S50.000. . 4 The contract was closed by telegraph last night with a 4 group ot Jacksonville capital- . lsts. who have arranged a schedule that will bring to- 4 aether Nevers. who la the un- anlmoua choice for all-Pacific roast fullbacks, and "Red" Grange of the Chicago Bears. Nevers' entrance Into pro- feaslonal football, ho declared, was to enable him to repay his parents who sent him to college. 4 FLY AT OF Portland Bank President Intimates Department in Corrupt State. BRAMWELL IS TARGET Demand for His Removal as Examiner Inferred From Remarks Which Roil Treasurer Kay. (Aanrktrd Pma Lfatrd Wire.) SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 12. A confer ence between the state banking board and representatives of the Portland National Bank, at whlrh grievances of the bsnk against State Bank Superintendent. Frank C. Rramwell were presented, was thrown Into a white heat before adjournment yesterday afternoon, resulting In a demand, aa board members Interpreted the accusa tions, that Ilramwell be removed from office. ' This came when Bill B. Haines, president of Portland National Bank, averred that "you can't have clean banking In Oregon with a corrupt- state banking depart ment" and that the board was "pre judiced 'In Bramwell's favor. State Treasurer Kay Interpreted Hslnea' remarks to mesn "that the board is prejudiced and that Bramwcll Is a scoundrel." So direct and fiery did Haines' remarks become In the course of a speech to the board that (lovernor Pierce Interrupted him. rasled his hand and attempted tn put Haines under oath. Haines raised his hand, but tn the midst of the governor's reading the oath, turned to J. N. Hart, his attorney, and asked whether he should go under oath. He then refused to be aworn. "Why should I be sworn when no one else has been?" he wanted to know. "Kecaiise you are making a lot of damn radical statements, and we want to see If you ran prove them, answered State Treasurer Ksv. The outcome of the session w-as that the hoard set Itecember 17 for a further hearing at whlrh all statements will be under oath, both sides tn summon any witness es they choose and Mr. Bramwcll to be on trial with his official po sition at stake. Yesterdsy afternoon, prior to Bramwell's making a defense state ment, the hank representatives continued their charges of the fore noon that he had been arbitrary, unlilst and guilty of misconduct In relation tn their bank. The bank representatives endesvnred to In troduce flnernscy Riorum, who some time ago was refused by Bramwcll when he applied for a charter to start a new bank In Portland, but Hlorum refused to talk In the presence of newspaper men and was heard In a closed ses sion after the nnen conference. Rramwell. at the beginning of his statement, brushed aside as a closed incident all relstlnns be tween himself and the bsnk prior tn the hi.nl 's rnsage In July. 1924. from the Rroadway Bsnk lo the Portland National Bank, and In this he bad the Isclt ronseit of the hsok representatives. He explained fhst he had recngnlied the former Bttway Bank as a reserve de pository. From that point on the hearing (Continued oa pais 1.) HOT WORDS MEET G KING BOARD STATE TAX LEVi! SAIKOU GEO AT THE CAPITAL1 To Raise Seven Millions, Including Sum Within Limitation Law. . LESS THAN LAST YEAR Probable Deficit Placed at $480,000. With Pierce Dissenting Gives 1 Out Statement. '1 ( WcUtH Fnsa UaaH Wlra.) --.' SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 12. Th state tax commission yesterday promulgated the atate tax levy for 192C, announcing It as S7.200.83w.79. This Is S291.930.t8 leu than the) levy of a year ago, and Includes both mlllage levies, to which the, six per cent limitation does not ap ply, anil tbe amount to be raised within that limitation. The decrease Is accounted for by the fact that the 1925 legislature reduced tho mlllage levy In the soldier bonua ' law from a mill to hair a mill, sol that only I542I2S8 will be levied tor that purpose next year instead ot over a million. The total to be) levied to which the six per cent limitation does not apply la S5.1U. 399.07. The amount to be levied wlthlN the six per cent limitation Is $2,038. 431.72, whlrh Is an Increase of S115.382.93 over last year when the) amount was $1,923,048.79. la mills) the comparison Is 1.93 made a year ago for 1925 to a fraction over, a mills for the coming year. .. stlnutfiaa) Oeftelt. .r r-i It waa the low levy a year ago) that brought upon Governor Plere. much criticism In the legislature) and subsequently. It being charged that he and former State Treasurer Jefferson Myers arbitrarily cut tho levy In retaliation for the repeal of the atate Income tax. Regardless of whether these charges were Jus titled, tne legislature made nnm. ssry appropriations In excess 'of what can be levied under the sit per cent limitation, and this, la that new tax levy. Is calculated as a. deficit of 14X0.863.25 that tbe state) must face the coming year. Gov ernor Pierce- does not agree that such a deficit Is certain and will issue a special statement regard ing It. The estimated deficit was arrived at aa follows: The amount required for the expenses of the state gov ernment fni 1925 snd 1928 and pnaC ment of special claims was $9,311 0N6.85. The amount of exDerise estimated for the year ending De cern wr 31. 1925. Is $4,757,154.70. leaving 14.818.930.92 to whlrh the) slate will he subject for 192 afiiT the payment of specified claims fof which appropriations were made but not levied. From this amount Is de.lucl.il $2,099,835.95, which" 1 the estimated receipts for 1JJ from varloua source;, mainly fei, leaving $2,519,294.97 to be met h direct levy. But since this Is $480.. 8H.1.25 In excess of what can be levied under the six ner cent 11ml. latlon. the latter amount Is calcu lated as a probable deficit Pieces Visions Surplus. SAI.KM. Ore.. Dec. 12 Governor lerce refuses to agree with a statement adopted by the state tax commission yesterday in making me annual tax- levy that the atate will have a deficit of about 8480.. 000 a (the end of 1928. Instead, the governor today prepared an Independent statement, showing that. If the people adopt the to lisrro and tithing taxes at the No vember. 1928. election, the state will Instead have a surplus of over $7,000. The table of estimated re ceipts and unexpended balances adopted by the tax commission was. prepared by Secretary of State Koier, and fixed the estimated tn fees at $.45A,)itNl. The governor avers that this will be exceeded by" over $.",00,000. Ills statement In part follows: "I object to the estimated re ceipts fiom all sources during 19 28 being estimated at $1,450,000. I believe that this estimate by tbe secretary of state will be exceeded by over I.IOO.ooo. For every year during the past five years the re ceipts have been underestimated, often by many thousands of dol lars. Instead of a deficit, there will he a surplus In the state treas ury at Ihe rlose of my term. If the re-nple at the election In November 1928. vole yes. In favor of the to bacco lax and the so-called tithing tax. whlrh will take 10 per cent from all self-sustaining commis sions. These laws would go In ef fect immediately after the election and Ihe slate would have Ihe bene fit of almost two months revenue therefrom Mr estimate of $125.. 000 frajyi these sources Is decidedly low. n this rooneriTfiA It should net raj forgotten' that there wss a de tail of almost $500,000 In the state treasury hcn I became 0Ternor.