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THE 'MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1920 Tl WW CERTIFICATE SALES Operation Begun in Septem ber Ends Successfully. NATION'S BOOKS BALANCED and Snakes, the men's honorary so I ciety at Stanford, elected four Port land boys to . membership here this I week. Only the most prominent stu dents In athletics and In other forms udent activity are sleeted to this nization and only 19 out of the re student body are picked. The Portland men so honored are: A P. (Pret) Holt, captain-elect of the varsity football team; F. L. Bon ney, who starred at halfback for Stan- I ford this season: Paul Campbell, an- other varsity football player, and j Willard B. (jess) Wells, captain of the varsity track team. Holt Is a member of the Chi Psl fraternity, Bonney and Campbell are Kappa Sigmas and Wells is an Alpha Delta Phi. Iv-iic Subscriptions Exceed Throe . Hundred Millions, Secretary of Treasury Announces. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Closing of subscriptions to the last series of certificates of indebtedness tonight concluded the treasury's programme of financing immediate post-war de mands of the nation. This operation was initiated last September and pri marily was designed to avoid the flo tation of another popular, loan. Theoretically tht government now stands with accounts balanced, with the exception, of course, of the bonded Indebtedness. The approximately 25 billion dollars in liberty bonds and victory notes now outstanding will be retired under the sinking fund pro visions of the war loan act, opera tions of which already have been started. While there are outstanding certifi cates of indebtedness aggregating $3-.9o3.704.500, they were issued in di- j rect anticipation of the payment of income and excess profit-tax install-, ments. Estimates of the tax pay ments show every indication of being lower than the amount of revenue which will be received, thus assuring prompt retirement of all certificates of indebtedness as they mature and without further issues of short-term papers. Sales Exceed IWOO.WMMMtO. The certificate issue on which sub scriptions closed tonight bears date of February 2 and will mature March 14, coincident with the first tax in stallment payment. While reports as to the sale were not fully complete tonight. Secretary Houston said they exceeded $300,000,000. "This brings toa successful con clusion." said Secretary Houston, "the very interesting and important opera tion initiated last September looking to financing the balance of the war debt in such a way as to avoid the necessity of great funding operations, by spreading maturities and meeting them, so far as may be. out of tax re ceipts and salvage. Excluding the Pittman act and special certificates held by federal reserve banks and the war finance corporation and about J105.000.000 certificates maturing thi month (payment of which has already been provided for), the unfunded debt of the government now consists wholly of tax certificates. Taxes Pay Off Cerflf ira4ra. "The amount of these tax certifi cates maturing on any one datt does not in any case exceed the estimated amount of the income and profits tax installment payable on such date. Such income and' profits taxes are based upon last year's business. The aggregate amount of tax certificates now outstanding is approximately $2.30.704.500. of which over $842,000. 000 maTure and will be paid on March 15, 1920, out of the income and profits tax installment payable to the gov ernment on that date. "The current deficit (excess of dis bursements over receipts, exclusive of principal of public debt) for the month of January. 1920; amounted to only J92.955,6S9.7."the lowest figure since March, 1917. (excluding months in which income and profits tax in stallments were paid) while the cur rent surplus (excess of receipts over disbursements, exclusive of principal of public debt) for the preceding month of December amounted to $600. 280.932.fil. which is the highest figure in the history of the government, with the exception of June. 1918, in which month a whole - year's Income and profits taxes were payable; and there is every reason, to expect that the cur rent surplus of March, June. Septem ber and December, 1920.111 largely exceed the current deficit of the other eight months, if congress adheres to a rigid policy of economy in govern mental expenditures." PUMIC WENT PITS CITY LOSES PETER MelXTOSII. LO"G IX SERVICE:' . . L. flooper. Storekeeper. Is Pro moted to Place, Effective With Change March I. Peter ' Mcintosh, city purchasing agent and assistant commissioner of finance, resigned yesterday, to. take effect on March 1. Mr. Mcintosh will enter the business world as secretary and 'manager of 'the Gary Coast The Wiley' B. Allen Co. "First With the Latest" i f-.ii i lr;-V."-T;y ilLsL&l& Kit It ,-TV ?JH f feter Mcintosh, city pnrchnmnjt sent nko resigned yester day. A 1 agency, a corporation specializing in the sale of automobile trucks In Ore gon. Washington and a portion of Idaho, with headquarters in Portland. The resignation of Mr. Mcintosh was accepted by City Commissioner Pier, -who appointed J. L. Hooper. Mr. Hooper for several months has been storekeeper for the city, and during the war was purchasing agent for the Northwest Steel company. He is a veteran of the Spanish-American war. Commissioner Pier issued a state ment in which he said that loss of Mr. Mcintosh to the city was Irrepar able, inasmuch as he possessed . pe culiar qualifications for tbe position which he has filled for nearly three years. He was appointed to nis posi tion In July. 1917, by Dan Kellaher, then commissioner of finance. He served under the administration of Commissioners Kellaher. T; L. Per kins. C. A. Bigelow and S. C: Pier.- J Here is another list of hits for your player pianodance " music that will make your toes tingle and keep you young: Dear Old Pal of-Mine (with words) . . . . .Ballad $1.25 This is the roll you have been waiting for. - . Sand Dunes (My Desert Rose) .Fox Trdt $1.00 Let the Rest of the World Go By. . . ..... Waltz $1.25 ' - Music by Ernest.R. Ball. , . , . Girl. of Mine. . V. . . ........ . One Step $1.00 Please. . . ..... . . .'. i . . Fox Trot $1.25 . . Played by the composer, Lee S. Roberts. ; r A Dardanella (biggest hit in years) .$1.25 ," Get them by mail. Simply sign trus ad and send , ' with your remittance. . Check those i wanted. ame. Ail ress. PIANOS PLAYERS MUSIC .MORRISON ST. AT BROADWAY 4Vi!gyB.Allen(3. -MASON AND HAKUN PIAN0S- machines:! niU STOSMi rHANCItCO. OAKL as, SAM DUN SAM JOSE. tACIAMCNTO. LO AHSELU TOPICS OF THE DAY " Just as we get John Barleycorn buried, along comes Sir Oliver Lodge to tell us there is life after death." Philadelphia North American E ,ow Wo MM. TTWNifTl W irimTl LA luijijuisjiji ore ii o ri) e ' Some time ago The Literary Digest prepared and forwarded to the Justices of the State Supreme Courts, to District, County, and Circuit Judges, and to the heads of the legal departments of American ' universities, a brief questionnaire. . If William Hohenzollern is found guilty, the "Digest" asked, both of conspicuous responsibility for the war and of authorizing military violations of international law, ' what penalty should be imposed upon him ? Three hundred and twenty-eight replies have been received, covering every section of the country and representing a wide diversity of opinion. One" of the most comprehensive and interesting articles in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week, February 7th, gives a summary of these replies, which, coming as they do from such an admittedly authoritative section of the public, may be justly claimed to represent America's best judgment. This exclusive news-feature is illustrated by a full-page cartoon, in -colors, by .Cesare, representing the. Kaiser at the bar of justice ; and other half-tone illustrations showing him in exile ; also humorous cartoons. - Other striking news-articles in this number of the "Digest" are: ' Molders of Bread and Molders . of Ideals Facts Ascertained From an Intensive Study of Statistics Showing Comparative Wages of School Teachers and Various Day Laborers '. i started drilling yesterday on the sec ond hole on their property, using-" the 20-inch stovepipe casing, a supply of which has been-received after a long delay. The hole was difwn about 60 T, t - J TX- T T iH'c f . - T' , , , x- I I HUB IfIUIIIll!. IIIO JIIBUUllierv IB aiiuxi jj..io working satisfactorily and hopes are DECLARES PROSECUTOR. Ignorance and Misrepresentation Safd to Be, V'sed in Order to Deceive Foreigners. IMPERIAL PASSES INTO DIS CARD VIA MORTGAGE ROUTE. Taxpayer of Once Prosperous Place Needs .Guide to Locate It for Him. FIRST COXVEXTIOX OF HELD IX IDAHO. KLXD Chiefs of Police and State Constab ulary at IJoie Favor Strict . Enforcement. BolSK. Idaho. Feb. 6. (Special.) With an attendance of nearly 100 sheriffs, cniefs or police and members of the state constabulary, Idaho's first peace officers' convention opened today at the state capitol. The convention organized with the elec " tion of John L. Woody, sheViff of 1-atah county as president; A. N. Sirague. sheriff of Twin Falls county, as vice-president, and W. H. Histtt of the state constabulary, secretary. Frank M. Breshears. superinten dent of the state constabulary, opened the session with an address of welcome. Sheriff Jesse Freeman .of Shoshone county, in his response, - spoke of the great value of such a conference. In urgin? co-operation between state, county and .municipal officers. Secretary of State R. O. Jones, com missioner of law enforcement, said: "I do not believe today that there . is anything more important anywhere than the developing a respect for the law and in the strict enforcement of the law. In these days of discontent and unrest there is no greater issue in the United States." COUNTY OFFICIALS UNITE Federal Reclamation of Lands in Idaho Whis indorsement. BOISK. Idaho. Feb. 6. (Special.) The principal feature of the resolu tions adopted by the county commis sioners on closing their three-day convention this afternoon was an in dorsement of federal reclamation of arid and logged-off lands in. Idaho. Though the personal property tax question seemed uppermost among the tommisisoners' problems through out the convention, and highway work received a largeshare of the time given to speeches and discussions, it was decided to eliminate all of these and confine the indorsement of the association to federal reclamation. BEND, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) The townsite of Imperial in the southeast of Deschutes county, is being fore closed. Eleven years ago Imperial possessed two banks, a high school. churches, paved streets, and was sit uated on the railroad. Tpday a guide is needed to show the way to the place which was once a thriving city, on paper. Some 600 Imperial city lots are on the 1913 delinquent lists, which are being published in the sum mons for foreclosure of tax certifi cates, for the first time. One hundred and ninetj-seven former " owners of the property will yield their , last legal .claims when foreclosure is finally effected. The paper city, once the property of vMiss Constance Reid of Portland was platted in 1911, and marketed by M."C. Montgomery. Where he now is, remains a mystery. . One of those seeking him arrived in Bend recently. inquired when the Imperial . train would leave, and was finally .per suaded to remain over night' and make the 70-mile journey in a spe cially chartered car the following morning. On the trip out, he mysti fied his driver with occasional ques tions as to the relative merits of the Imperial banks, and how many hun dred children were enrolled in the high school. Outside rooms were all that the Imperial "hotel" could boast, and he returned the same night. He will pay no more taxes. , . - But many will, for payments still eome- in to the office of Sheriff S. E. Roberts from . Canada. England. Alaska and some even Jrom China and Australia. Some 'day these own ers, too, ' may come to inspect their city lots. And they also wilr- be stricken from the list of taxpayers,. The tax lists for 1912 and 1914. liens on which are now in the first process of foreclosure, total J6651.09. They are a portion or ueschutes county s inheritance from Crook cpunty, from which it was carved three yWrs ago. In addition to the properties in Im perial, some 300 jots will be fore closed in Harper, south of Bend on the La Pine road. high for good progress, down to the level reached In. the first hole, about 700 feet, when shale was encountered The derrick under construction near Montesano for the Wymont Oil com i pany is now about bo feet high, it ! was announced this morning, and ! when complete will be 85 feet high. The engines are befog put into place and the company will be able to con- WASH1XGTON'. Feb. 6. Stringent tinue work until ready for drilling. A laws and strict enforcement of them i wait for tools now in transit may win nnt enrh radicalism, but educa- ' ten deIay actual starting. tion must walk hatid in hand with law, Charles D. Newton, attorney general of New York,, today told ttie house judiciary committee, which is considering anti-sedition legislation. Though differing from the New York attorney-general in the extent and seriousness of the radical move ment. Francis H. F. Kane, who re signed as district attorney for eastern Pennsylvania because he differed from the department of justice in its cam paign against the "reds." agreed that education was needed, because many members of the communist, commu nist labor and other radical parties were ignorant of the purposes of the organizations and signed membership cards under false assumptions. Ex-District Attorney Kane told the committee he saw no menace to the country whatever In. the way of radi calism, much of that which is said and written- on the subject being "mere bunk." 1 Front the New York attorney-gen eral, however, the -committee got different view. Five hundred thou Rand radicals had organized in New York with the plan of overthrowing the government, he said, adding that unless congress .and the. American people soon awaken to the danger it will be too late to stop their activi ties. . - r . The radical movement, .Attorney General Newton asserted, is fed on ig norance and misguidance. For that reason he recommended that teachers of Americaniration work simultane ously with department of justice agents, the former to educate in pa triotism those liable to fall under the teachings of the radicals, and the lat ter to arrange and hand over for de portation the graduated pupils in the radicalism schools. - v PORTLAND JWEN HONORED Skull and Snakes Elect Students Who Are Athletic leaders.' . STANFOTJD UNIVERSITY. Palo Alto, Cal.. Feb.- . (Sieeinl i tku'l TREATY "RUMOR . DENIED Lloy.d George Refutes Report of Ac ..ceptance of Lodge Reservations. LONDON. Feb. 6. A special dis patch receivd here from -New York slates it is rumored there that Pre mier Lloyd George has cabled his acceptance of proposed reservations to the Versailles treaty to Senator Lodge and other 'members of the senate foreign relations committee. Inquiries at the premier's official residence have evoked the reply that the rumor is not true. FUND GROWTH FORESEEN Student Loan Deposit Will Be $464,000 inN100 Years. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvailts, Or., Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) In 100 years the student loan fund will amount to $464,000 accord ing to the estimates of the class in investment mathamatics under F. C. Kent, assistant professor. of mathe matics. The figures are based on the supposition that the-.jnterest rate will remain at 4 per cent. k At the present time the fund amounts to J9200 and will at the rate of 4 per cent interest amount to 120,148 in 1940 and to J44.160 in 1960. This doe's not take into consideration gift that may be-added to the fund from time to time. Small sums are loaned to students at 4 per cent and when repaid are'again loaned. 3 COMPANIES INCORPORATE Offices of Tahkentich. Timber Men Located at Astoria; SALEM, Or., Feb 6. (Special.) The Tahkentich Timber company, cap italized at $100,000 , has been incor porated by W F. McGregor, R. K. Booth and W. P. O'BrienrHeadqiiar ters will be established in Astoria. It Is the purpose of the company to engage In a general timber and logging business, operate boaV and rail lines and mills. . ... George G. Bowen', John A. Jennings and M. M. Matthiessen have incorporated the George G. Bowen Sales company, with headquarters in Portland. The capital mock is $rft00. The Pacific Motor Sales :company" has been Incorporated by Sherman Hayes, Will iam Zlegler and II. V. Hartzell. Head of fices of the corporation will be located in Portland and the capital stock is $10,000. The Wllliamsport Wire . Hope company, organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, has made application to the state corpora tion commissioner to operate In Oregon. The company Is capitalized at $100,000, and Warren K. Thomas, with offices In the Chamber of Commerce building, Port land, is named attorney in fact. " The Associated Engineering corporation, ; with headquarters in Portland, today was granted permission to sell $75,000 worth of stock in Oregon." Officers of th com pany are George E. Murphy, president; William R. Lacey, vice-president; C W. Borden, - secretary, and H. B. Murphy, treasurer'. - The company Is capitalized at $125,000. , , , . v . Alien and Sedition Bills of 1920 Socialism on Trial at Albany Selling the Irish Bonds The Kansas Strike Cure Returning Our Soldier Dead English Land Going Back to Farmers Ex-Preacher-Tells of a City Under -. "Soviet "Rule s American Brains and Business In vade London France's New Boulevardier President - Senator Edge, ah Apostle of Business Sagacity and Common Sense Germany's Mysterious Army Turkey to Remain in Europe Poland, Shield Against Bolshevism China Speaks Out in Meeting Rural Religious Demoralization Ships That Won't Roll The Best Artificial Limbs Yet ' A Genuine Native Drama Helping Disabled Soldiers 'Carry On Rusinia: Who Are the Uhro-Rusins What These Words Mean Map of Rusinia Many Interesting Illustrations February 7th Number on Sale Today Newsdealers 10 Gents $4.00 a Year 9ur--ib H O I f a3isti-iactJlosi to II : ft TL'fi a Elsader of ji j The 1 1 est FUNK &.WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publisher! of the Famou NEW Standard fiictionary); NEW YORK LANDLORDS M WATCHED GOVERX3IENT KEEN' ON COR RECT INCOME RETURN'S. Revenue Of rice Issues People to Get Blanks Out Early. Call for Filled LIQUOR THEFT' . TRIED Fire Destroys House. " f' - ' CENTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) Fire Tuesday destroyed the home of A. M. Kneeland at -Gate. 12 miles west of Centralia. The Origin of the blaze is unknown. Part of the loss is covered by insurance.' SCHOONER LOST IN GALE Win. Davenport Reported Bottom- Upward N'ear Bahamas. TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 5. The three masted schooner, Wm. Davenport, is a derelict, bottom upward, near Bi minl, Bahamas, it was reported to night. ' The schooner., lumber-laden and bound from Tampa for Carribea, was lost in a gale. '! Captain at Grays. Harbor Finds Eight Men Damaging Boat. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. . (Spe cial.) The story is told on the water front of unusual audacity on the part of eight men who evidently in search of intoxicating liauor. ' attempted a thorough searching and robbery of the steamer Daisy Gadsby, moored at Grays Harbor mill dock until this morning, when it cleared for San Pe dro. According to the story. Captain G. Schultz was awakened by a series of noises from the .neighborhood of a big lifeboat on the poop deck. Upon In- ; vestigating. he found eight intoxicat ed men ripping the canvas covering of the boat to pieces. He ordered them off the ship, but it took considerable' argument to convince the eight that their place was not on board. Consid erable damage was done by the ma rauders. . 'Get the job over with since it's got to ,be done," is the request that as gone out from the collector of internal revenue. "Let's sharpen the faithful old pencil and grab that in come tax blank and in an hour or less that part of the spring cleaning will be done. Anyhow, March-15, the last date on which it can be turned is coming along rapidiy." The call for filings further says: "The government has a sharp eye out this spring to see that full Income tax is paid on rents received during 1919. Every income tax blank has special space set apart for reporting renls received. , This space will be watched as the returns come in to check up the rents of landlords and landladies. Tiiese are bonanza days for real es tate owners.. Rents for all kinds of property have advanced; in some lo calities to prices never dreamed of. The keepers of lodging houses and boarding houses have shared in the general prosperity from rents. And even the cottage and apartment dweller has made a little money on the side by renting the rooms he could spare. The higher prices of 1919 induced maty landlords to sell all or part of their property and generally at sub stantial gains. All such gains -are Income and must be figured out in black and white on the annual return. Persons who held leases on property aifd. during 1919 sublet at a profit must show such gains in their income tax returns. RATE INCREASE FORESEEN Canadian Railroad Tariff's to Go Up 30 to 4 0 Per Cent. OTTAWA. Feb. 6. Rate Increases of 30 to 40 per cent on Canadian railroads were predicted today as the result of estimates that deficits for the current fiscal year would total $28,000,000.- An investigation is being "made to detewnlne Increases necessary to enable the roads to pay i expenses. The deficit Includes $19,000,000 for j the roads which mski" up the national railway system, with a $10,000,000 loss on the Canadian Northern alone. The Grand Trunk, which may b taken over by the government. Is $9,- 000.000 behind. NR-TABLETS-K? I rT WLT TIT"1. " r . Epworth League Formed. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Feb. fi. (Special.) An Epworth League chap ter of the Methodist Episcopal church has been organized wtih many char ter members. The following officers Were elecred for the ensuing six i-months: Miss Nellie Ho'mes, presi dent; Miss Lela Rossman, first vice president; Mrs. C. A. Miller, second vice-president; Miss Nellie Searls, third vice-president; Miss Ruth Stephens, fourth vice-president; Miss Inez Underhill, secretary; Mrs. Cas well Hammel, treasurer; Miss Esther Searls, organist. Don't let skin trouble Spoil your good time i in iliOl OIL BORING. PROGRESSES Seconal Hole of Standard Company at Aberdeen Down 60 Feet. ABERDEEN, Washt, Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) The Standard ", Oil ' company Stork Partial to Girls. es: heals sick skins "I can't hve any fun ! I am such a sight with this eczema that people avoid me wherever I go." And the itching torments me so that I don't get any peace, anyhow." Don't be discouraged I Even in se vere, well-established cases of eczema, ringworm or similar skin-troubles, Res inol Ointment, aided by Resinol Soap, (Northwestern Long Distance telephone service reaches the principal cities and towns of Northwestern Oregon and western Washington. . fcall Northwestern over any phone. Long distance calls,; only, are handled. We give you invariably accurate cour teous service no local calls to interrupt or delay. CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) The stork made- 26 trips to Centralia last month, according to the i usually relieves the itching at once and .Ji ,yi e J ,.t i, , Q mns- quickly clears the eruption awav. stone, city health officer, rendered ' yesterday. Fourteen of the new clH- .Do""" prescribe the Reiinol treatment. Alidn.f lens are girls. guts tell Resiool Oiuuucnt and Raimoi &M9 '111 HI'" h'rl"'ill"H II ill! i m K fa Lp-fj It '' ' 1 lfepjV MTM000, Iff ' 44Jr.l X Don't ask rot Loncf Distance Say i NORTHWESTERN 10NG DISTANCE 1