a, THE MORNING OREG ONI AN, FRIDAY, JULY i, 1921 DUTY TO SOLDIERS Summary Dismissal From ; Army Is Opposed. IVlESSAGE SENT CONGRESS Modification of law to Prevent ; Breaking of Pledge to Men ) Suggested by President. 3 WASHINGTON. D. C, June 30. President Harding informed congress today that while he had signed the army appropriation bill with its pro vfslon for a reduction of the regular army to 1S0.000 men by next October 1.; it might be necessary to ask for a modification of the measure later to avoid embarrassment to the secretary ot war. . . !The executive declared In a special message sent to both the senate and the house that summary dismissal from the army of men who had en listed for a longer period than Oc tober 1 would seem to involve a re pudiation of a moral obligation by the government which would have its tfrect upon the morale of the army and possibly influence enlistments in the future. (The nature of the modiflcatlons WGich might be asked for later was imt disclosed, nor did the president explain how it was proposed to meet te moral obligation to the men and ar. the sam; time carry out the direc tions of congress to reduce the force fry some 70.000 men in the next three triunths. j 100,000 May Be Discharged. He did say. however, that "every sTfort will be made to meet the re quirement of the congress at the e-aiiiest possible day." t Secretary Weeks, In discussing the bill, said that if the war department tiucceeded in meeting: the limitations imposed by congress, some 30.000 civilian employes of the army, be sides the 70,000 enlisted men. would thrown on the labor market. He eiided that the war department still hoped to be able to avoid the sum mary dismissal of any enlisted men in reducing the army, and that for the present no enlisted men would fee discharged against their wishes. i The war secretary explained that stn opportunity would be given en listed men in the service who desire to leave to tender their resignations. For the next few weeks, Mr. Weeks ided. only routine and requested discharges would be issued. In signing the bill President Hard ing was understood to have followed ti course regarded by his advisers as the only practicable one in view of the insistence of both the house and the senate that the army be reduced as proposed in the measures, and the short time remaining before the end of the fiscal year. ObllKatlon to Men Cited. The president's message to con gress said: . "1 am advising the congress of my approval of H. R. 5010. a bill making provision for the maintenance and support of the United States army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 11' 2 2. I cannot resist calling to the attention of the congress at this time the very great embarrassment in carrying out its provisions while doaling Justly with the enlisted forces of the army, so that a later call for ' slight modification may not be wholly without notice. "The bill necessitates a very large reduction in the enlisted personnel of ttie army, and it is doubted that this reduction can be brought about with out the summary dismissal of many thousands of men who have a right to expect at the hands of the govern ment the same moral obligation which the government requires of them when they enlist for service, i "In perfect good faith the secretary of war will proceed to reduce the army to figures contemplated by the congress. The normal expiration of enlistments probably will approximate one-half the reduction which the con gress had directed, and every effort will be made to meet the require ments of the congress at the earliest possible day. I would not feel Justi fied in asking the secretary of war to enforce the dismissal of men who have enlisted for a definite term of service. There seems to be a moral obligation Involved, the violation of which would fee demoralizing to the spirit of the army Itself and might prove a very serious discouragement when enlist ments are desired in the future. "I have thought I ought to Bay these things to the congress now. be cause in its earnest desire to reduce the army personnel and limit army expenditures, the congress has pro vided that no deficit shall be created. The secretary of war will seek to avoid the creation of any deficit, but If a probable deficit develops in a Just procedure to reduce our enlisted forces I will report to the congress at the earliest possible day and ask it to relieve the embarrassment of the sec retary of war and make such provi sions as will be necessary to deal Justly with our enlisted men while attempting to keep faith with the congress to the fullest possible degree." PENDLETON CLUB IS HOST Heads of 10 rinatilla Bodies Are Entertained by Association. PENDLETON, Or., June 30. (Spe cial.) Presidents and secretaries of commercial clubs of ten Umatilla county towns were guests of the Pendleton Commercial association at a banquet here tonight. There was a round table discussion of a number of subjects. The meeting was called by the local assocatlon to promote closer co-operation between the towns and cities of Umatilla coun ty. Plans for entertainment of the homeseekers' excursion in Umatilla county July 25 were discussed. i TAX EVADERS DRIVE ON Narcotics Agents Are Instructed to J Increase Vlg-llance. 1 WASHINGTON. D. C. June 30. In ternal Revenue Commissioner Blair announced today a new drive on tax delinquents, directed at violators of the tax provisions of the anti-narcotic laws. ' Taxes of this sort are due July 1, and the commissioner said he had in structed field agents to use as much vigilance against such evaders as had been employed against other tax dodgers. CLAIMS TO BE ADJUSTED Board Will Hear Cases Growing - Ont of War Shipbuilding. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, P. C-.sjune JO. An ad justment board to hear and recom mend a basis of settlement of all ship building claims, including both those of the wood and steel shipyards, prob ably will be appointed next Sunday. Chairman Lasker of the shipping board informed Senator McNary to day. This board, he said, will be composed of one auditor, one Jurist and one technician. All claims before the shipping board created by the war will be considered by this tribunal sitting as a court. The general coun sel for the shipping board will ap pear at all hearings as attorney for the government. When a claim is allowed by this tribunal it then will come to the shipping board for- con tirmation before being paid. Chairman Lasker said that each claim wUl go on a docket and the cases will be taken up in their order. Efforts, he said, will be made to have the board functioning without any unnecessary delay, but as it will take some time to docket all the claims, it may not be possible to begin hearings before August 1. Senator McNary called the chair man's attention to the fact that ship bu'lders on the Oregon and Washing ton coasts had suffered more than those of any other section because of the large number of wood ship con tracts which went to those states. Chairman Lasker said the delay to which these claimants had been sub jected was a national shame and that there would be no further delay than was absolutely required for setting VIEWS ON PER CENT OF TARIFF CONFLICT Garner Declares Fordney's Estimate Is Too Low. CONFERENCES ARE BEGUN Texas Democrat Points to Valua tion Provisions Bill Report Plan Is Changed. WASHINGTON, D. C. June 30. Sharply conflicting views as to the tax burden to be imposed on the Amer ican people by the administration's t?.riff bill were expressed toddy by our claims against Germany," Mr. Knox added. The Pennsylvania senator was asked under what authority the prop erty of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft evader, was seized. Reply ing that he was "ashamed" that Berg doll was a Pennsylvanlan, Senator Knox said he could not see how Berg doll's property could be seized, if it was contended by the government that he was an American. The administration either would have to negotiate a "'separate treaty or ratify the treaty of Versailles in some form. Senator Hitchcock of Ne braska, ranking democrat of the for eign relations committee, said, reiter ating that the peace measure was "an idle act." Armistice Violation Charged.' That it violated the armistice, in its holding of enemy alien property for satisfaction of all American claims, was asserted by Senator Walsh of Montana. In connection with action to follow the peace reso lution it was Indicated in administra tion circles today that the signing of the resolution by the president would automatically open tho way to the resumption of diplomatic relations with the ex-enemy countries, but it was understood that no definite plans had been made as to the means by CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR DELEGATES WHO SE EK NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR PORTLAND. ? ;, si, , t- , ill 1 1 LEFT TO .RIGHT WALTER L. MYERS, ElKESEi LEROY R. ROBINSOV. STATE PRESIDENT, AJD WAKDE W. ROBINSON, BOTH OF PORTLAND. up the proper machinery for arrang- ing the fettlements. i ENDEAVORLflS SS EAST DELEGATES LEAVE TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. Oregonians Will Make Campaign to Bring Convention Here Two Years Hence. Portland endeavorers were at the Union station last night to see their delegates off to the international Christian enaeavor convention in New York city, July 6-11. The dele gates leaving were: LeRoy R. Robin son, Wards W. Robinson, Mrs. W. R. Corbett and Walter L Myers of Eugene. Clive Saiz of Portland. Miss Jane Hollingsworth of McMinnville and Dr. Helen M. Gilkey and sister of Corvallis had already gone. The Chamber of Commerce gave to the delegates for distribution in New York 1000 folders and 1000 books descriptive of Portland and the high way. The endeavorers had printed 6000 badges bearing a highway scene and the official slogan, "Hit the Ore gon Trail in '23, " and 20,000 verses on small cards, all of which will be used to advertise Portland with the purpose of trying to get the next international convention for our city. Other Oregonians now in the east will Join these delegates in a great parade down Fifth avenue, carrying white parasols topped with roses and bearing the official slogan. They also will carry white megaphones on which are printed the official slogan. Many catchy Oregon songs will be sung. LeRoy R. Robinson, state Christian endeavor president, carried with him the Chamber of Commerce's guaran tee that the $15,000 necessary to put over such a convention will be avail able should Portland succeed in get ting the convention. ' BOARD REINSTATES MOORE Ousted Bend School Head Given Former Position. , BEXD, Or., 'June 30. (Special.) Bend's school board last night re instated S. W. Moore, discharged a month ago as city school superin tendent. "The action followed the election of two new members to the board. Although Moore's contract has still two years to run, he in formed the new board that if at the end of the coming school year his work is not satisfactory, ha will be ready to resign. His dismissal was based on tech nical flaws in the contract. At the same time. Mark A. Paulson, high school principal, was elected to the position of superintendent. Paulson now has his former job as principal. GUARDSMEN REACH HOME Silverton Company Wins Athletic Honors at Camp Lewis. SILVERTON. Or.. June SO. (Spe cial.) Guardsmen of Company I of Silverton arrived home last night from Camp Lewis. Arriving in Wood burn early in the evening some of the men remained there for a reception given for two companies. The Silverton company, of which Archie H. Thomas is captain, won a silver cup in a track meet at the camp. Earl Bennett took first place in the 440-yard run. Ted Hobart sec ond in the 880 and Lowell Hoblitt second in the 220. Honors were also won in the tent-pitching contest. Services Are Announced. Services will be held at the Congre gation Neveh Zedek Talmud Torah, Sixth and Hall streets, tonight at 8 o'clock and tomorrow morning at 9 Rev. Abraham I. Rosencrantz will officiate. republican and democrat!: Icaars of the house. Counting the free Mst, the average duty rate was estimated by Chairman Fordney of the ways and means com mittee at between 18 and 20 p?r cant, compared with the 18.55 Payne-Aldrich average and the 6 per cent uniler the present Underwood measure. Mr. Fordney insisted, however, that the average, after an accurate estimate, would range lower than Payre-Ald-rich schedules. Taking issue with the chairman. Representative Garner, Texa.3, rank ing democrat on the commit.ree, de clared the rates, considering the American valuation provisions, were higher than those in any tariff bill passed by congress since the civ.l war. Statement Is Promised. Mr. Fordney had announced early in the day that he would issue a state ment showing in detail some of the essential provisions of the bill and clearing up many points of difference. but a rush of work, he later said, made it impossible. The upshoot of all tariff talk veri fied predictions made before the bill was introduced Wednesday that the question whether the new rates, taken as a whole, were higher or lower than the Payne-Aldrich duties would be the subject of unending and everlasting controversy and discussion. Report Plan Is Changed. Mr. Fordney's plan to have the bill reported Saturday after a committee meeting was changed and the meeting was called for Wednesday. It seemed to be agreed that the American valuation section would af fect between 50 and 60 per cent of all imports which have no standard value. In fixing a duty upon a chair, for ex ample, the committee wrote into the bill a provision that it should be as sessed upon the value in the American market of a comparable and competi tive article. In a word, a chair shipped here from Germany and cost ing $2 there would be assessed at the port of entry at J5, if the latter figure were judged to be the fair price in this country. Under existing law. the duty is based upon the foreign value. Limber Schedule Protested. The new measure fixes a tariff of 1 cents a pound on the lead con tent of lead-bearing ores and 2V cents a pound on lead bullion, pis scrap, babbit metal and dross, fig ured on the lead content. Republicans leading the fight against a tariff on lumber declared today they were not satisfied with the lumber schedule and would pro test at the party caucus. Attention was called to provisions of the bill repealing the Canadian reciprocity agreement, which has been operative since 1910. The presi dent, tinder the new powers given him by the measure, is able, however, to proceed Immediately after passage of the bill towards the making of new reciprocal trade arrangements with any country with' which such an agreement would be profitable to the United States. Many other repealing provisions are contained in the bill, but most of t'.iem deal with technical matters. The measure olsa alters in a more or less degree about half of the 'customfl laws covering the actual passage of commodities through customs houses, methods of - assessing duties and other administrative definitions for the guidance of the customs forces. New Feature Introduced. In connection with the appraisal of values of shipments the bill Intro duces a new feature in authorizing customs officers to obtain verified statements of production costs where such is deemed necessary. No ma chinery is provided for the purpose, however, other than that the officers can demand affidavits covering the information they seek. Another noticeable feature of the draft is the inclusion of commodities not listed in previous tariff bills. A majority of these, however, are the products of recent inventions and of developments since the Underwood act was passed in 1913. which that restoration would be car ried into effect. BEACH LOG FATAL TP BOY PORTLAND LAD, AGED 6, DIES AT SEASIDE. Percy Horn Not Guilty. After a hearing which consumed all day yesterday, a jury in Circuit Judge McCourt's court found Percy Horn not guilty of the theft of a motorcycle from Ray Servant of Milwaukie. PEACE T0BE UP SOON (Continued From First Paee.) questioned by Senator McCumber, re publican. North Dakota, who asked whether It would authorize further seizures by the alien property custo dian. Senator Knox replied that it would cover "only what has been dons." Statas Quo Is Provided. "It will h-ld things in status quo until suitable adjustment is made of Breaker Ldfts Big Timber Onto Youth; Injuries to Chest and Neck Sustained. SEASIDE, Or.. June 30. (Special.. Robert Taylor. 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Taylor of Portland, was injured, fatally at 6 P. M. today, when a wavj rolled a bie log on him while he was playing on Sunset Beach, ab'-ut six miles from this city. He was Drought to Seaside in an automo bile, but died Just after arriving here. The boy, with his mother and aunt, Mrs. C. A. Druber. was bathins: in the surf. The tide was coming in and the waves were splashing against the log, which had been stranded on th sand. The boy playfully hid behind the log just as an unusually big breaker rolled in and lifted the big timber. The efforts of several men were re quired to release the lad. Dr. Van Dorn said the boy had suf fered injuries to the chest and prob ably a broken neck. The boy had come to the beach with his mother and aunt. His father, who was in Portland when the accident happened, was notified by telephone and was on his way here last night. $25,000 JUDGMENT WON Alleged Gambler Gets Decree for Ejection From Ball Park. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 30. (Spe cial.) Judgment for 125,000 against the Seattle baseball club was awarded James L. Finnesey by a default decree signed by Presiding Judge Lykeman in supreme court. Attor neys for the ball club, who were not in court at the time, declare that they had no notice of the intent to present the default motion. They as serted that they will immediately file a motion to vacate the decree. Finnesey brought suit against the ball club when he was ejected from the local ball grounds by the police at the request of W. H. Klepper. president, and James R. Boldt, vice president of the club, who alleged that he was gambling. Rupert Cannery In Operation. LEBANON. Or., June 30. (Special.) The Rupert cannery at this place opened this morning for the season and began work on cherries. The crop of cherries here this year is good and the offering to the plant is all that it can handle. Raspberries and loganberries also will be handled. The plant will not be operated to its ca pacity as it was last year. The out put will be limited largely to berries. Author Registers at Camp. SALEM, Or., June 30. (Special ) Walter P. Eaton, author and dramatic critic, who yesterday gave an address before the Salem Boy Scouts, was registered at the local tourist ' camp grounds last night. Mr. Eaton came to Salem with Fred Kiser of Portland. Mrs. Kiser also made the trip to Salem. She praised the camping priv ileges afforded tourists visiting this city. MEN OF WORLD WAR GATHER AT EUGENE American Legion of Oregon Will Convene Today. CONCLAVE IS IMPORTANT Problems of Vital Concern Will Occupy Sessions; Big Parade to Feature Encampment. EUGENE.' Or., June 30. (Special.) Several hundred representatives of Oregon's 14,000 ex-service men who are banded together in the American Legion have arrived in Eugene for the Oregon department's third annual convention, which will open here to morrow morning. The immigration problem, the anti-Japanese agitation, the national bonus- bill, help for the disabled, better schools and Ameri canization were some of the prob lems to be considered by the legion naires in their two-day conclave. Delegates from 101 legion posts and from 66 units of the women's auxiliary, meeting here today, com pleting the organization of a perma-. pent- state department, have regis tered at convention headquarters. The Portland delegation, which ar rived tonight by special train, has j made it known that it will seek the I sentiments of the convention in bring ing the national conclace of the American Legion to Portland in 1925. Baker and Bend delegates have come primed to scrap it out over the next convention site. Committees Are Appointed. Pre-convention committees were appointed at a meeting of the state executive committee this afternoon. The most constructive convention yet was predicted by W. S. Gilbert, state commander, of Astoria. In stating the burdens to be shouldered by the Legion, the commander said: "We are in a position to take with renewed energy the greater and more pressing problems of rehabilitation and welfare from unfortunate lads who offered all they possessed in their country's defense, and have returned broken in body and spirit and forced by circumstances to rely upon the government and their former com rades in arms for future physical treatment and education fitting them to assume, to as great an extent as possible, the places they occupied In the social world before they were called on to offer themselves at the altar of greater sacrifices.'" Followintr are the committees: On committees Harold Warner of Pendleton. Frank Farrell of Medford, Frank Moore of Portland. Earl B. Houston of Bend and Dr. B. F. Pound of Salem. On. credentials Paul Abraham of Forest Grove. Frank Swart of New berz. Guy O. Moshier of Eugene, Ed ward Van Horn of Hood River and Thomas Sweeney of Portland. On rules W. T. McDonald of Yam hill. Franklin F. Korell of Portland, Mair A. Dano of Marshfleld. George B. McCluskey of Toledo and Charles A. Murphy of Astoria. In addition to Major Gilbert, other state officers present were: Lane Goodell of Portland, vice-commander; Edward J. Eivers of Portland, adju tant, and members of the state execu tive committee. E. F. Fortmlller of Albany. E. C. Gildea of McMinnville, G. R. Wilbur of Hood River and R. S. Morrow of Portland. Auxiliary Outlines Programme. Enthusiasm was manifested at the executive committee meeting of the auxiliary. Matters pertaining to the convention programme were outlined by the following state officers, all of whom were present: President, Mrs. W. A. Eivers of Portland: vice-president. Mrs. Mae H. Fields of Eugene: secretary, Mrs. Walter Spauldlng; treasurer, Mrs. Harold Hershner and members of the executive committee, Elizabeth Abra ham, Flora Huntley and Ellen White, and Coletta Bartholomy, executive secretary. Eugene has thrown open its homes and hotels and even the fraternity and sorority houses at the university to accommodate the delegates, their relatives and visitors. Long lines to-nlg-ht waited in front of the desk es tablished by the housing committee. Nationally know visitors were ex pected to arrive late tonight to ad dress the convention session In the morning. Lemuel Bolles, national ad jutant of the American Legion; Rev. John Winzer, national Americaniza tion committee; George L. Baker, mayor of Portland; Adjutant General George A. White, have been invited, the last named to head the parade, which will feature the events of to morrow morning. Entertainment Plans Elaborate. Entertainment plans of an elabo rate nature have been prepared by the local convention committee head ed by Ben F. Dorris, commander of Lane county post No. 3. A children's parade and the annual convention pa rade will be held tomorrow morning. A dance will be given in the ever.ing and other diversions provided. Some time during the convention session delegates will be initiated into the society of the Forty-Eight by the Portland, Hood River and Eugene Voltures. Taxes 50 Per Cent Paid. ROSEBURG. Or., June 30. (Spe cial.) With a total tax of 1994.355, due. according to the 1920 assess ment rolls, Douglas county taxpay ers have paid on the first half pay ments 3526.928.33. according to the semi-annual report of the tax col lecting department filed today. Of this amount J323.137.23 was state and county tax. - Fair Site to' Be Viewed. GRESHAM. Or.. June 30. (Spe cial.) The fair site committee of the Atlantic-Pacific Hydro - Electric and Highways Exposition will be In Gresham Saturday, July 16, to inspect the proposed exposition grounds, just west of the city. Plans are under way for a mammoth picnic and entertainment. Read The Oregonian classified ads. (Aliens Seek Naturalization. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 30. (Special.) Thirty-five aliens will ap pear before Judge Simpson of the su perior court Saturday for admission to United States citizenship. This is LARG ITCH PIMPLES B BADLY Red and Scaled Over. Could NotSleep.CuticuraHeals. "My face broke ont in large, red pimples, and they festered and scaled over and then dried up. They itched so badly that I could not sleep at night, and my face was a mass of ore eruptions. " I tried everything I saw adver tised but nothing did me any good until I got Cuticura Soap and Oint ment. Now my face is clear and smooth, and I only used one cake of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuti cura Ointment to heal me." (Signed) J. H. Williams, 297 Cordon ia Ave., Detroit, Mich. Make Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum your daily toilet prepara tions and watch your skin improve. rtvu-to. Dot. X, Hilda 41. kUan." Sold f w'nr. SoapaSc. Ointaoantff mndfiOe. Tleva2e. sXV Cuticura Soap aaavM without mus. ADVANC APPAREL SHOP H LL 3 293 MORRISON STREET . Next to. Corner Fifth 293 CLEARANCE SALE . The Advance Apparel Shop seldom advertises a sale and only on such an occasion as to clear out our summer apparel and raise immediate funds. Therefore, we make prices so low that we have no difficulty in disposing of and clearing out our beautiful stock. You may recollect our last season's advertisement on account of the bargains we gave. This GENUINE SALE Is Really Worthy of Your Attention Jersey Jackets sold to $12.50; clearance price $yfj 95 ai4 Silk Dresses sold to $30; clearance price 5 Coats sold to $26; clearance price (8 95 Plush Coats sold to $35; clearance price $ 10 95 Dolmans and Capes sold to $30; clearance price to Silk and Georgette Crepe Waists sold to $14; clearance price $2 to $fj5 Exclusive Dresses and Coats sold to $58.50; clearance price t r Exclusive Sport Skirts sold to $20; clearance price $1595 the largest group of aliens ever to appear In the Clarke county court at one time. Two Robbers Sought. Police were searching yesterday for two robbers, one of them armed, who held up Ding Wing, a wealthy China man living at 471 Broadway, and robbed him of $60." at Broadway and Jackson street early fn the morning. Only a meager description of the men was available, but Wing was of the impression they were of average size and about 30 years old. The Same Everywhere. 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