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VOL. XXVI NO. 329 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1925.
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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
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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
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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.