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5 II o nLrLKL i tuuuujuuuaJuuciiJULUjauajoujjjui " IHhILIIEIBIES & C(D, OF TAX IS FAVORED Tl Furs and individual style shops Broadway at Morrison anno iraow tZZZJ Senate Committee Holds Pub lic Was Given Pledge. Another special lot 3 C America's Best Washing Machine has gone down in price $450,000,000 LOSS FACED of silk knit -vests' y- - at 1.65 Staking Excess Profits Law Change Retroactive "Would MeanrBig Cut in Revenues. The NEW THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY,- SEPTEMBER 7, 1921 BACK MUMP DCDCI UH sT-i WASHINGTON'. D. C. Sept. 6. There is a growing sentiment in the ssnate finance committee to make re peal of the excess profits tax retro active to last January 1, instead of effective next January 1, as provided for in the house revenue bill, Chair man Penrose eald today, in announc ing that the committee expected to complete tomorrow preliminary con sideration of the house measure. It is 'understood . Secretary Mellon will suggest the retroactive repeal when he appears before the committee tomorrow to submit a statement as to future government money needs. Such repeal was provided for in the tax bill, as drawn in the house ways and means committee, but republican members of the house voted in con ference to postpone the date to Jan uary 1, 1922. Members of the senate committee are understood to hold that the re publican party promised to repeal this tax immediately, and that th is a settled pledge in the publi mind. The same position was take by most republican members of the house committee, but western rep resentatives led. a successful fight for retention of the tax for this year. Bis Cat Would Result. . Treasury experts have estimated m retroactive repeal of this levy would cut $450,000,000 from the revenue l the next year, making the income o the basis of the house bill 72,540, 000,000 for 1922. The house commit tee also proposed retroactive repeal of the income surtax brackets in ex cess of 22 per cent, estimated to cu an additional 90,000,000 from the revenue. A new feature in revenue legisla tion under consideration by the sen ate committee would make possible speedy refunding of taxes improperly paid. Treasury experts Laye been asked to draft such a provision, Chairman Penrose said Other Matters Considered. Other matters considered today by the committee included house pro visions for taxing insurance com panies; administrative provisions sjhe income; repeal of the transporta tion taxes and an additional tax of 74.20 on alcoholic liquors withdraw for non-beverage purposes and de voted to beverage use. So far as wa made known no formal decision was reached on any of these features. After hearing Secretary Mellon th committee expects to get down to the work of drafting a bill for presenta tion after congress reconvenes Sep tember 21. The house measure is to be rewritten, but to what extent changes in the levies will be altered remains to be decided. ERUMFIELD HEARING HELD (Continued From First Page.) marKea, wnne hi. 1 Hyland was quoted as declaring that the people were reaay to hang Brumfield. prominent business man, Attorney Klce said, had asserted that "if vmt ll-' try for a chance of venue w will hang him (meaning Brumfield) before pi ou get him away." ' aisu, me lawyer saia, inis man said he had bet S100 that Brumfield would hang. The man, Attorney Rice saidV Had refused to furnish an affidavit on account of business reasons. Exception also was taken bv Attor ney Rice to an editorial appearing in a JtoseDurg newspaper with rela tion to what constituted a fair trial This editorial. Attorney Rice said, was to the effect that if Brumfield was able to - establish his innocence of the murder charge all would be well and good. "This is a splendid idea," said At torney Rice. "A free-born American citizen must come into court and prove nis innocence. Under the con stitution no roan, regardless of the cnarge placed against him. is tire sumed to be guilty until so found by a. jury oi nis peers. The publishing of what was 'nut- ported to be the testimony given be- iore me grand jury in the case also was oeid as detrimental to the de fendant. Rathle Caae Cited. in sujjpun oi nis snowing for a cnange of venue. Attorney Rice re iencu iu me opinion or tne supreme court in the case of Jack Rathie, now in the penitentiary awaiting execu tion ior tne murden of Sheriff Til uayior. Aciorney Rice said the su preme court admitted that the show ing made by the defendant's attorneys was sufficient to warrant a change of venue, put mat tne prosecutor had filed more than 90 affidavits from all parts of Umatilla county indicat ing that the prejudice was not such as to preclude the defendant from re ceiving a fair trial. In the case at bar the state had filed only seven affi davits, Mr. Rice said. In view of the many published re ports of the Brumfield case, the al leged veiled threats, personal discus sions, editorials and other matters derogatory to the defendant. Attorney Rice said it was out of the question to obtain for his client a fair and im partial trial in Douglas county. Transfer I Opposed. In arguing the counter-motion op posing the transfer of the trial to Eugene. District Attorney Neuner re ferred to an affidavit furnished by Sam Starmer. sheriff of Douglas county. Sheriff Starmer, in his affi davit, set out that Brumfield was rot taken from a train at Edenbower to avoid any violence, but merely to escape the gaze of people who might have congregated at the station De nial also was made by Sheriff Starmer In his affidavit that he removed Brum fleld from the second floor of the jail to the steerage to prevent his being shot. This. Sheriff Starmer said. was purely a precautionary measure. - ' Letters received by Sheriff star mer in which threats were made against the prisoner were given no significance, he said, in his affi davit. The district attorney In an affidavit, contended that he had ex amined the hundreds of newspaper clippings referred to by Attorney Rice, but had failed to find any crystalized sentiment against the de fendant. He alleged that the people of Douglas county demanded only fair play, and that their resentment was directed at the act rather than at the defendant. Prejudice Is Denied. V. C. Dunnavin, I. E. Bono, Fred S. Johnson and I. S. Weaver, all of the Myrtle Creek section, alleged In affi davits that they had read of the case, had. heard it discussed, but were of "Seconds" from a well-known manu facturer, these splendid vests in plain or Richelieu rib. Colors are flesh, orchid or white. Sizes are large and small and selling; will be brisk ! We urge you to come early. A special purchase II . v" : -P. silk Jersey petticoats at 3.95 Very exceptionally heavy Jersey in navy, black, rust, French blue, Amer ican beauty, fashions these petticoats, which are trimmed with pleated ruf fles. The quality of the fabric is most unusual in a garment selling at this figure ! KSTAaUSMED 1004 the opinion that the defendant could receive a fair and impartial trial. These men reside near the Russell home. Senator Eddy of Roseburg, as an affiant, set out that in his opinion there are many men In Douglas county who are qualified to sit as jurors at the Brumfield trial. "The change of venue is in tne ais cretion of the court," said District Attorney Neuner, "but we cannot find anything in the petition which would warrant taking the trial to another county. We, too, want a fair and impartial trial, but we don't want the defense attorneys flooding the rec ord with a lot of propaganda., A slight hand clapping followed, with the result that Judge Bingham interrupted and said repetition of the scene would result in fines for con tempt of court. Prosecutor Defends Press. "The defense .in this case would bridle the press," continued tne dis trict attorney. "This defendant has received the same treatment as ac corded other prisoners, no more or no less. All we ask is justice, being mindful as we are of the responsi bilities placed upon the prosecutors in a criminal case. Joseph Hammersley, associate pros ecutor, cited the recent decision oi the supreme court in the case of Jack Rathie. slaver of Sheriff Til Taylor, as a bar to transierring me urum field trial to another county. Follow ing this murder, he said, mob vio lence had been threatened, but yet the court refused to allow a change or venue. Upon this alleged error the case was taken to the supreme court where it was held that the trial judge had shown no evidence of abuse of discretion. Other cases cited by Mr. Hammers- ley to support the state's theory that change of venue snouid not oa granted included those of the State versus Humphrey, Marion county and State versus Armstrong. joaKer county. In etrch of these cases a change of venue was denied despite that sentiment against tne oeiena ants was more marked than against Brumfield, Mr. Hammersley aid. Lawyers Stage Tilt. SDice was added to the arguments when Attorney Orcutt, wnue speaK ine in behalf of the defendant's motion, said that Attorney Hammers, lev had been imported irom jiuimo ah county to assume chargs of tne prosecution. That's a lie,' shouted District ai orney Neuner. - "I don't like to be-called a liar n open court," retorted Attorney orcutt. Judge Bingham then gave tne at torneys instructions that he would ot tolerate interruptions such as hat interposed by the district at torney. Brumfield appeared littler concerned in the arguments, although ence or wice his shoulders twitched and he howed slight evidence of nervous ess. This was when Distr:ct At torney Neuner turned to him during his argument. The courtroom was crowded during today's proceedings. Brumfield was dressed in a black uit, with a white pin stripe. He frequently took occasion to chat with his attorneys. Mrs. Brumfield was not in the courtroom. Trial Date Issue. ' Following disposal of the motion for change of venue tomorrow, Judge Bingham will hear arguments' for and gainst a continuance of the trial The state has been urging immediate trial, while the defense has. said It would require 30 days to prepare its evidence. In order that there should be no error in the record. Judge Bingham today set aside Judge Hamilton's pre vious order overruling the defense motion to quash the indictment. An other motion to quash the Indictment was then filed by the defense attor neys and overruled by the court. Later the defendant re-entered a plea of "not guilty" in the same high tone of voice that marked his pre vious appearance in court to plead. interest in the case is running high here, and the courtroom had been crowded at all preliminary sessions. WAY SEEN OUT OF WELTER . (Continued From First Pasre.) Improve Your Health Eat at the ST. NICHOLAS CAFETERIA 135 SIXTH STEEET COE BROS.. PROPRIETORS Clear Baby's Skin With Cuticura Soap and Talcum 8osp.Ohrtment,Tleim).gg. mi wliw. Poraxuplai Senator Mccormick for his con gratulations on the accomplishments of the administration, as expressed in a letter to the .president. " Expenditures Cot Down. The republican congress preceding the present administration is credited by Mr. Harding with having 'patient ly and -assiduously labored to reduce expenditures," with results "which we can summarize in thesta tement that the appropriations for the cur rent fiscal year will aggregate four and a quarter billions, and that this is three-quarters of a billion less than the expenditures for the pre vious fiscal year." The president, after reciting as "extravagance incident to the war," the expenditure of three and a half billion dollars by the shipping board: between five and six billion dollars for aircraft, artillery and ammuni tion, and between one and a quarter and one and a half billion dollars for the railroad administration, adds: "It Is gratifying to be able to say. therefore, tha probably no other government has, during a similar period, so drastically reduced expen dituresfis1 has the government of the United states the last two years on the insistence of the republican con gress. Moreover, I am happy to as sure you that the administrative de partments are now in full sympathy with the programrrij of rigorous and unremitting economy, through which, I believe, we will be able during the next year to cover back into the treasury so large a sum that the ag gregate of taxation may be reduced to J3, 500.000, 000 a year. "Half of the present total expendi tures of the government arise from wars of the past. Similar burdens are ir-.posed upon the ' taxpayers of other countries, and a well-nigh uni versal protest against a possible rep etition of gigantic conflict gives rise to the common hope that the con ference in November may lighten the burdens of both armament and taxation." 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PHONE MAIN 143 BETWEEN MORRISON AND ALDER ernments of other countries face great deficits. ... We must not over estimate our- good fortune and the prudence of our congress, which permits us to balance revenue and expenditure at a time when deficits are the rule throughout the world. f'We shall be greatly aided ,in a policy of progressively reducing" ex penditure by the budget law. repub lican in origin, design, enactment and execution. ... I do not hesitate to say that In ordinary times it alone wniilA have been considered a highly creditable chief product of a years legislative programme. Yet, in a time of such legislative activity as the present, it is only one among any measures or tne iirst ui"- ance to be enaciea. n " diately followed by the enactment of the immigration law, calculated both to limit the inflow of population dur- ng depression ana to nasien I day when we may mc" I Americanization of the amelioration of conditions In the Cecil Edward Culler and Miss Mem- "The series of m f alj easur new-comers. res looking to treat agricultural' industries would in other times have constituted a striking legislative product of a year's session. These include the law for control of the packing in dustry, the act for the regulation of grain exchanges, and the. law ior the extension of credits to farmers through the, war finance corporation to enable them to carry their crops until the markets will absorb them "The establishment of a veterans hnrpaii insures a consummation of thnse reforms in caring for our dls abled men which were inaugurated by executive order. We have estab lishffd oeace and are seeking to es tablish the generous production and nrofitahle exchange of foodstuttsmna commodities under the conditions of tic-ace and corollary assurance of good wages and general employment." Two Perform Marriage Sorvicc. BEND, Or., Sept. 6. (Special.) It took two men to tie the knot when Special Sale of lOOO "Reclaimed" Barracks Bags Only Will hold 50 to 75 lbs. of laun dry. Useful for old clothes, duf fle bag, etc. Strong drawstring. 19c Each You couldn't buy the material of which these bags are made for this price. . In blue, white tr khaki. Indispensable to campers. The resourceful house wife will find many uses for one of these bags. Get Your Fall Underwear Here Now You'll Be Money Ahead . New wool underwear, garment.. '. 6fis Fleece-lined drawers, pair Balbriggan drawers, pair 35c Reclaimed wool drawers, pair -.60c ; New cotton undershirts Bsc f. t union suits, neavy wool, eacn .....3.ho Also a special Assortment at 36c per garment. ' ;jf 3 3 The Army Retail Store was the first store in Portland to . make material reduc tions in food prices. WE STILL LEAD ! Steel Cut, Ground COFFEE at the unusual and abnormally low price of 2Qc Lb. Reclaimed Cotton Blankets An odd lot of whole, clean blan Jtets that we have eet aside for quick week-end disposal. 75c Each Salmon will be scarce and prices higher this year. STOCK UP NOW I ( PINK SALMON in 1 lb. cans at 15c '' Case of 48 for $7.20 ARMY RETAIL STORE Fifth Street at Pine nhi- i.inn. hnih rt Ttpnd. were mar ried hero Labor day. G. M. Thorp of the Adventlst church read the mar riage service, but because he Is not an ordained minister it was necessary for him to call for assistance. County Judge Sawyer pronounced the couple man and wife. Valentine geyser . in Yellowstone National park has ended a two-year vacation. It now spouts twice weekly in the Norris geyser basin, according to N. P. Skinner, park naturalist, who has recently completed an In vestigation of its activity. Coming 8ATI li DAY, NORMA TALMADGE In the I .iii.iiiii.uji.iiii irhi..jj.iiiith.,ih. (-rratrst 4i I - FRIDAY NIGHT B vT B - hiT' rT" f ll 111 "xSk IgSv "l l-rWf I . I V1 Be Jf-'j I ' I fattYarbuckle c ' I 'CRAZY to MARRY' J I I 1 K.-' H I COMING SATURDAY I , 1 nflRRTHY flAITPN ! W " IN - . 1 "RFHINF1 MASKS" u '' HI - INI I 4 FOR THE 'BALANCE OF THIS WEEK Y1 WALLY REID in the kingpin of all Satur day Evening Post stories "THE HELL DIGGERS" ALSO A3 i . : ' k Two-Part Comedy International New ROBERT DAVIS Tenor KEATES and our GIANT ORGAN K S.1 Gil 106.2