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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY.. OCTOBER 4, 1931
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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JUDGE JOHNS TO BE I
WORLD'S EYES Oil
BLOODSTAINED AUTO
IS FOUND DESERTED
STATE GETS $2,295,141
FROM MOTOR VEHICLES
ItEPORT OS COLLECTIONS -IX
O'a MONTHS PREPARED.
ERRATIC
HIGH STATE OFFICIALS
FAIL AS SPEED COPS
MARRIED ON FRIDAY
MISS ELIZABETH BUSCTI OF
PORTLAND TO BE BRIDE.
T -MEET
5118,379 OFF TAX
ARE CROPS
PURSUERS' DO 52 MILES HOUR
BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
GOIIY GARMENTS AXD CLUB
H1XT AT TRAGEDY.
COUNTY 'WILL COT
HARDINGA5KS AID
nines
WEATHER
IAIN
Governors' and Mayors'
Co-operation Wanted.
PROGRAMME DECLARED READY
Central Agency Is to
Opened in Capital.
Be
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
President Says Local Help Muct Be
Given If Vncmploycd Aro
to Uccclvo Help.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 3. (JT
ernors and mayors throughout
, u-i
.-' country were asked by President
Harding, in a public statement today,
to organize In each community ma
chinery for the correction of economic
conditions along- lines worked out by
the unemployment conference here.
' The conference, the president de
clared, had demonstrated that condi
tions could not be met properly with,
out such local co-operation. He an
nounced that a central agency would
be maintained here under auspices of
the conference to give national co
ordination to the rehabilitation effort.
Statement In IsJiued.
The president's statement follows:
"The conference which I recently
summoned to Washington to advise
as to the unemployment situation has
demonstrated that an unusual volume
of unemployment exists and that,
pending the recuperation f trade, the
situation cannot be met. In due regard
to our obligations and necessities,
without, a much more than usual or
ganization throughout those states
, and municipalities where unemploy
ment has reached considerable pro
portions. "The conference has recommended
a plan of organization which bas had
the support of commercial, manufac
turing, professional and labor repre
sentatives of the country. It is hlgh-j
ly necessary that more accurate;
. knowledge should be had. through
such organization, of the volume and
necessities of the unemployed.
Co-operation la Axkrd.
"It is essential that the co-operation
of all sections of each com
munity should be brought Into action
behind such organization to provide
work and assistance that we may
pass through the coming winter with
out great sufferings and distress. It
fs of national importance that every
community should undertake at once
such an organization in order that the
nation may be protected as a whole.
Moreover, the thorough commitment
to such a task is sure to start a thou
sand activities which will add to our
common welfare.
"I therefore appeal to the gov
ernors and mayors of the nation that
they should take the Bteps recom
mended by the conference.
Acescy la Established.
"In order that there may be unity
of action by all the forces which may
be brought to bear, whether govern-
mental or private, the unemployment j violation if his wife, with his knowl
conference Is establishing an agency I edge, transacts illegal business in the
In Washington through which appro- I home.
prlate co-operation can be promoted; The decision was given In effirming
and through which reports on all a lower court verdict convicting John
nerttrmaa mnA .. rr rrm. -. I a.. .. i 1 Svillalnn ef vlnlnllnff V. ...... 1. i L:.:..
progress ana suggestions may
UC
co-.
given general circulation and
operation. I trust this agency will
be supported In this endeavor."
Final plans for the central employ
men', agency are , practically com
pleted, conference officials said, and
Secretary Hoover is to make an an
nouncement tomorrow outlining the
character of the organisation. Colonel
Arthur Woods, ex-police commission
er i New York, Is understood to be
under consideration for appointment
as head of the agency.
ROAD WOltK IS ADVOCATED
National Session Considers Reduc
tion of Unemployment.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 3. Pos
sibility of reducing the number of
the nation's unemployed through use
of unskilled workmen In the con
struction of new highways and In the
maintenance of roads already built,
was discussed at a meeting here to
day of the executive committee of the
National Association of State High
way Officials. To aid In this effort it
was proposed to seek from the war
department rbadbuilding machinery
of which the department has a sur
plus. A resolution was adopted petition
ing President Harding and members
to support the Phlpps bill pending
in the senate, which would distribute
to the states for use In roadbullding
1500 five-ton caterpillar tractors out
of the war department surplus of 4000
such tractors.
The meeting was the first of a
series of ' conferences the executive
committee has arranged.
Salem School Enrollment 3050.
SALEM. Or.. Oat. . (Special.)
Approximately 3050 students, an in
crease of nearly 200. enrolled when
the publio schools opened today. This
is the largest scnool enrollment In
the history of the city, according to
George Hug, superintendent. Last
year's enrollment waa 2881. -
Automobiles, Motorcycles, Motor
Bicycles, Chauffeurs, Dealers
' and Others Pay Fees.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 3. (Special. ) A
total of $2,25,141.25 In fees was col
lected by the state motor vehicle
department during the period Janu
ary 1 to September IS of this year,
according to a report prepared today
by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state.
These fees Included registrations of
automobiles, motorcycles, motor bi
cycles, chauffeurs, dealers and oper
ators, duplicates of all kinds and
transfers.
Registrations under the various
classifications follow:
Motor vehicles, 113.733; motorcy
cles, 2998; chauffeurs, 6260; dealers,
60S; operators, 35.614; duplicates for
automobiles, motorcycles, motor bicy
cles and dealers, 1241; duplicate
chauffeurs, SO; duplicate operators,
2S68; additional dealers, 1056; trans
fers, 14,172, and learners, 521.
The several counties, together with
the amount contributed by each to
the secretary of state for various
motor vehicle transactions follow:
County.
Baker 1
Receipts.
30,503.75
4J.H70.S0
iw.o.'.a oo
63.HOJ.U4
44.1191. 00
10,2113.73
,242.73
31.K7S .S3
63.1)24. 23
14.3.VJ 00
lct,2:.'7.25
10,000 23
31,010 25
81.H4U.73
8,027.30
27.431 50
42. 800 00
1 1 mu IH)
Henton
1'olumDla ...
U?uos r.
Crook
Curry ......
JtrscnUteS .,
L'ougUs ....
milium
(jrant
Harney . . . .
Hood River
Jackson ....
Jefferson ...
Josephine ..
Klamath ...
Lake
Lne lol.H27.50
Lincoln
5.4113.00
J. inn ...
Malheur
Marlon .
74.073.23
24.033.00
152.441. iSO
3lorro
13,titl3 00
Multnomah B20.3H4.75
I'olk
40.100.30
Sherman ...
TllJainouk .
t'mfctllU ...
L'nlon . . . .
Wallowa ...
Wajtco
Washington
Wheeler ...
Yamhill ...
18.4U3.50
20.007 5U
08.427 75
40.5311. 00
10.1 10 23
43,488.00
b0,O38 25
0.1171 30
C2.V8tS.30
Totals l2.aiS.Ul.2i
Multnomah county has 38,380 motor ve
hicles, the largest number of any county
la the state.
TOLL BRIDGE FIRM FORMS
Articles of . Incorporation Being
Prepared at The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or.. Oct. 3.-( Spe
cial.) Articles of incorporation for
The Dal.es U Washington Toll Bridge
company, with a capitalization of
$5000, were being prepared today.
The firet 15000 in stock was sub
scribed by the following persons:
R. W. Fenton, Goldendale; N. B.
Brooks, Goldendale; II. J. Overturf,
Bend; J. T. Korlck, The Dalles; E. F.
Van Schoick, The Dalles.
It Is planned to pay the principal
and interest by means of a nominal
toll charge for passage over the
bridge. A meeting of the skeleton
organization is planned for October
17, at which time permanent officials
will probably be chosen and a survey
of the bridge site ordered.
HUSBAND'S RULE UPHELD
Man Whoso Wife Operated Still In
Home Found Guilty.
LANSING. Mich., Oct. 3. The Mich
igan supreme court today laid down
the rule that a husband Is master in
his own home and is guilty of law-
J . a LLC IflUUIUUIUU
law. Testimony was introduced at
the trial to show his wife purchased
a still. Installed It in the basement
of the home and sold the liquor.
MEXICO TAXES VISITORS
Americans Crossing Border Re
quired to Put up $S.
EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 3 Mexican
Consul-General Magana said today he
had received orders from Mexico City
instructing him to put into effect an
order requiring all Americans, cross
ing the border here to put up an 8
head tax.
This will be required of all persons
entering that country, he said, but the
tax will be refunded if the depositor
re-enters the United States within six
months.
HUBBY AND COIN ASSURED
Girl's Offer to Marry for $3000
Brings 100 Responses.
JOLIET, IIU Oct. 3. Miss Catherine
Peterson. 20-year-old girl, who a
month ago offered to marry a matt for
$3000 In order to obtain an education
and buy clothes, today announced that
it was now a question of deciding
which man to take.
Miss Peterson, unable to achieve hex
desire by working as a clerk, book
keeper, saleswoman or nurse, said her
100 replies came from switchmen, in
surance agents, clerks, business men
and day laborers.
MR. BOURNEGRAVElY ILL
Condition of ex-Senator for Ore
gon Grows Worse.
Jonathan Bourne is- dangerously ill
at Washington. D. C. according to ad
vices received by Frederick V. Hol
man. his local legal representative.
Mr. Bourne, ex-United States sena
tor for Oregon, has begn In 111 health
for several months and his condition
appears to be growing grave.
Phenomenal Heat Aids
Farm Outputs.
BUT COLD DAMAGES FRUIT
Unusual Warmth and Drouth
Survived by Grain.
APPLES HURT BY FROST
Spring, Weeks Early, Brings Out
Buds Which Are 'Nipped by
Cold Weather Later.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 3. Phe
nomenal heat accumulation, which
has marked weather conditions all
over the northern hemisphere this
year, has produced equally remark
able and erratic outputs of agricul
tural crops, according to summaries
of American and foreign production
compiled for and bythe agricultural
department.
The world's bread crops came to
abundant fruition. In spite of drouth
and heat during the growing season
The world in 1921, up to September
30, it was indicated, would have a
total wheat crop of 157.000,000 bush
els greater than in 1920.
By another freak, fruit crops, al
most in a world-wide sense, met
havoc from cold In a season which
has set new records everywhere for
solar heat.
Sprlaic Weeks Ahead of Time.
The paradox was occasioned by the
fact that last February the sun got
at Us work of bringing spring weeks
in advance of normal, and trees and
shrubs responded by budding out and
finally coming into flower and bloom
by March in nearly all areas where
fruit Is grown.
Frosts could not be averted on all
the nights, however, and this year
the United States will produce about
109,000,000 bushfls of apples against
244,000.000 bushels in 1920. Only the
orchards of the Pacific coast, north
ern New Englafld and northern New
York escaped.
Cotton suffered greatly and the ag
ricultural department experts assign
the weather as perhaps the principal
cause for a 50 per cent reduction in
output.
Insect Enemy la Let Live.
The mild weather of winter and
spring gave its famous Insect enemy,
the boll weevil, full freedom to live
and thrive, and even let himmove
north many miles from previous lati
tudes. Later drought and sun con
spired to cut down production of the
fiber.
European fruit and subsidiary crops
were sharply reduced, the department
finds, although the bread grains sur-
tConcluded on l'asev2. Column 1.)
WAV
Fleeing Demon Walks Away Front
Governor Olcott, Secretary of x
State Kozer and Dr. Stelner.
Governor Olcott, Sam A. Kozer. sec
retary of state, and Dr. R. E. L.
Stelner, superintendent of the etate
hospital, chased a speeder yesterday
on their way to Portland from Salem,
but failed to catch him when the car
In which they were riding reached Its
maximum speed, 62 miles an hour,
and the fleeing speed demon ahead
walked away at a rate 'estimated
well above 60 per.
The car carrying the state officials
was proceeding toward Portland be
tween Aurora and Barlow when the
speeder passed it. All three recos
nlxed the machine as one which had
been exhibited at the state fair the
previous week as having beaten the
time made by the Shasta Limited be
tween San Francisco and Portland
on a recent run. Signs on the sides
of the car advertised that fact.
"Let's get that fellow." the gover
nor said, and Dr. Steiner, driving the
car, stepped on the gas. The ship of
state sailed forward, hitting only the
high spots, but not gaining much on
the car that beat the Shasta.
"Remember, governor, if we get
pinched for speeding, you told me to
catch him." Steiner warned. "It's up
to you if a speed cop catchers us."
The pace was then in- the neighbor
hood of 48 miles an hour, and with
gubernatorial sanction the accelerator
hit the floor, the needle on the speed
ometer hit 52, but the man ahead dis
covered he was beiog pursued and
went. full speed. He went through
the village of Canby with little re
gard for law or order.
In that community the state offi
cials saw a motorcycle rider wheel
ing his machine into a garage. The
rider had red hair, scant acquaintance
with officialdom, but unlimited faith
in human sincerity. Re didn't rec
ognise the three flurried gentlemen
who accosted him, but said he reck
oned he could catch the machine
which Just went through town.
''Deputize him, doc," Governor Ol
cott ordered, and at the same time of
fered the red-haired rider $3 reward.
Dr. Steiner took off his special state
agent badge and pinned it on the
blinking new deputy. The deputy
rode. The ship of state followed.
At New Era they (met a detour
with the old road blocked. By this
time the speeder and the motorcycle
were out of sight, h.virg' taken the
detour on toward Oregon City. A
guardian waved a red flag, and upon
questioning said he had sven the
machine go by like blue blazes. "No.
siree, that motorcycle never stands a
show of catching him."
"Can we catch him if we take the
other road?" Governor Olcott asked.
The guardian didn't know who was
talking to him, but the excitement of
the chase was in his blood and he
dropped the bars. At OregonCity the
officials saw a single light coming
down the detour road. They had
beaten the. rider with the red hair
into town.
"How did you get here?" he asked
in amazement, and then admitted he
was no match for the Shasta beater.
Five dollars changed hands for all
that, and Red's career as a deputy
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.)
WE SHOULD WORRY!
Couple Will Leave 4 Once for
Philippines Following Cere
mony at Capital.
With but a few days remaining be
fore he departs for Manila to assume
his new duties as associate justice of
the supreme court of the Philippines.
Judge Charles A. Johns has announced
that he will marry Miss Elizabeth
Busch of Portland In Salem next Fri
day afternoon. The announcement
comes as a complete surprise.
The wedding will be held in the
chambers of Chief Justice McBride of
the supreme court, with a few close
friends as witnesses and attendants.
The romance ha its inceptiojr- at
"Newport two years ago.
"I cannot recall Just who did intro
duce us," declared Miss Busch. at the
Nortonia hotel yesterday. "I was
there with a party of friends and met
the Judge while he was spending his
vacation. We were together a num
ber of times thereafter, and about a
yar ago became engaged."
"This much I do want to make
clear," she continued; "the mariiage
is not to be the result of Judge Johns'
appointment to the Philippines. We
probably would not have announced
our marriage so soon if he bad not
been appointed, but we would have
been married."
Miss Busch Is a Portland girl and
was graduated from Lincoln high
school in 1909. She attended the Uni
versity of Oregon, where she was a
popular member of the Delta Gamma
sorority and was graduated in the
class of 1913: For the last four years
she has been office manager for the
Roberts Motor Car company. Her
father, Jacob Busch, was formerly a
business man In Portland, but now
lives on a ranch on Sauvies island.
The distinguished bridegroom-Abe
was born in Jackson county, Mis
souri, June 25. 1857. With his par
ents he. came to Oregon when in
his teens. After attending Willam
ette sniversity in Salem he was ad
mitted to the bar in 1881. His
first legal practice was at Dallas. Or.,
where, after a few years, he became
county Judge and was a power in re
publican politics of the district. In
1888 he moved to Baker, where he
continued the practice of law and
served four terms as mayor. In 1912
Judge Johns came to Portland, where
he engaged in private practice until
he- was elected associate Justice of
the supreme court of the state in
1918. '
Judge Johns' first wife, who was
formerly Miss Mabel Ellis of Polk
county, died several years ago. They
had three children Claude M. Johns
of San Francisco, Miss Ruth Johns,
who has lived with her father in Sa
lem, and Charles A. Johns Jr., an ex
service man who now resides in Al
bany. At the wedding ceremony in Judge
McBride's chambers Friday Miss
Busch will be attended by Miss Elenor
Brodie of Portland, who has been a
lifelong friend, and Judge Johns will
be attended by Dan Powers, also of
Portland.
Following the cercrqony the couple
will depart by the Shasta limited for
San Franicsco. They will sail for Ma
nila on the Hoosier State on October
12.
When asked for a statement re-
(Concluded on Page14,Column2.)
11 w'iB
Conference Held Hope of
Civilization.
PROMINENT BRITONS SPEAK
All Pray for Success, Says
Bishop of London.
WAR HELD INDEFENSIBLE
Victor and Vanquished Alike Dis
honored, Says Leader of Wom
en's National Council.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON'. Oct. 3. (Special Cable.)
When Premier Lloyd George names
the British delegation to the Wash
ington conference, which It Is ex
pected he will do shortly after his re
turn to London this weejc, he will
center the attention of the people on
the meeting of powers in the United
States capital as nothing else bas
done.
But many moulders of public opin
ion already appreciate its vital sig
nificance, as is seen in the following
comments from some of the most rep
resentative men and women of this
country. They show an Intense de
sire here that the Washington de
liberations should result in some prac
tical step toward limitation of arma
ments. The bishop of London, ex
pressing the view of leaders of the es
tablished church, said:
"It is a most crucial conference. All
the world should pray for its success."
Victory Otherwise Futile.
Marquis Crews, leader of the op
position in the bouse of lords and
formerly secretary of state for India
and secretary of state for the col
onies, said:
"Early in the war I said, in parlia
ment that our certain and final vic
tory would be to litt',e purpose unless
It meant a great reduction in arma
ments, and I hold this opinion still."
Lord Bucsf master, former lord chan
cellor and one of the leading liberals
in the house of lords, declared:
"Unless It is possible to substitute
understanding for distrust and rea
son for force, the worTa is undone.
War and armaments are survivals of
our savage ancestry and for nations
to compete In ships and guns is to try
to see which can outbid the other in
the devil's auction. If civilization
survives, future generations will look
back on the present day with pity
and contempt, but unless mutual dis
armament is effected civilization will
perish."
America Ilns Opportunity.
Lord Shaw of Dumferllne, an offi
cer in the eague of nations union,
holds this belief:
"Nations which oppose disarmament
show a cynical disregard for the
world's happiness and peace counsels
which would thwart disarmament are
counsels of despair. America has the
noblest opportunity in history, by
clear precept and emphatic example,
to lead humanity back to wisdom aud
to hope."
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, one
time commander-in-chief of the China
station, and well known as a writer
on naval affairs, said:
"The Washington conference should
prove vitally Important. Disarma
ment does not mean the abolition of
navies, but the redaction of huge, un
necessary, wasteful expenditure. If
navies can be kept within the justi
fiable limits of economy, the restraint
of fire-eating ambitions would re
sult. The conference should make for
the peace of the world."
World Looks This Way.
Maude Hoyden, one of England's
best-known public women and for a
long time a preacher at the City tern,
pie, declared:
"The eyes of the world will be fixed
on the Washington conference. All
who believe that civilization has any
future hope it may succeed in mak
ing the first real step toward peace.
Let America lead the way."
Mrs. Philip Snowden, a well-known
socialist . and author of "Universal
Disarmament Is Practical Politics,"
took this stand:
"If statemen would believe in this
and act together the Washington con
ference is a great opportunity for re
trieving past mistakes and establish
ing civilization anew. The alternative
to disarmament is war or unimagin
able hoiror and the doom of civiliza
tion." War Dishonors All.
Margaret Bondfield, a leading trade
unionist and labor leader and one of
the labor advisers at the Washington
labor convention In 1919, said:
"The world Is sick of the slaughter
of brothers. War no longer defends
either honor or the weak and helpless.
It dishonors victor and vanquished
alike. To stop war the nations must
disarm; to be civilized they must
want to disarm."
Lady Zelborne, chairwoman of the
national council of women, now In
session at Sheffield, where It has
adopted, almost unanimously, a re
duction of armaments resolution, as
serted :
"The national council of women,
which has Just met at Sheffield, de
sires earnestly hat armaments all
over the world shou.'d be reduced."
Machine Bearing Number of Car
Owned By Philomath Man
Gives Police New Mystery.
Blood stains In the tonneau of a
lifrht touring car, found parked on a
vacant lot at East Thirty-sixth street
North and Hancock street last night
by Patrolmen Taylor and Hayes,
started an investigation by the police
to determine if there had been foul
play. The car was No. 63774, Oregon
license, and was registered to W. H.
Newton. Philomath, Or., according to
the police.
The back of the front e.it wnji said
to be smeared with blood: a cudgel.
about two Inches in diameter and 18
inches long, lay on the floor, and a
bloodstained shirt and a grain sack
were said to have been In the tonneau.
Inspectors Moloney, Schulpius and
Gordon were assigned to the case,
and, in their report to Captain Circle
they said that a resilient of the vi
cinity had seen a man drive the ma
chine onto the vacant lot about 11
o clock last Friday morning; that he
was about 40 years old, shabbily
dressed, medium build, and that he
ran away on Hancock street carry
ing a large package.
Theories entertained are that New
ton was murdered and robbed of his
car, which Is supported by the fact
that the driver of the machine de
serted it. Inspectors also believed
that venison, killed by the roadside
and thrown into the tonneau, might
account for the stains.
MANY STEEL SHIPS IDLE
Of 1464 Under Control of Ship
ping Board, 4 20 in Service.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct. 3. Of
the 1464 steel ships under control of
the shipping board, only 420 are in
service, it was announced officially
today. Twenty-five are listed as "un
dergoing repairs" and 1019 either have
been withdrawn or are slated to go to
"dead mooring" as soon as they com
plete their present charter and dis
charge cargoes.
The board announced today definite
selection of 14 mooring sites for Bhlps
which have been laid up because of
lack of tonnage demand. They in
clude James river. Savannah, Charles
ton, Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston,
San Francisco and Soattle. - v .'
AUTO IS DIVORCE BASIS
Tinkering Mate Might as Well Have
Been Married to It, Says Wife.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. The New Jer
sey woman who recently named golf
as a co-respondent may find a kindred
soul in Mrs. M. E. Kloorfain of
Brooklyn, who has brousht suit for
separation, naming the family motor
car.
According to his wife, Kloorfain
snent so much time tinkering with the
machine that he might as well have
been married to it. The supreme
court today granted Mrs. Kloorfain
115 a week alimony pending trial.
STANFIELD ASKS PAIRING
Request of Senator Indicates lie
Will Stay In West Longer.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. D. C, Oct. 3. Senator
Stanfield, who Is yet In the west, to
day telegraphed Senator McN'ary to
pair him In favor of the Panama canal
tolls bill and the German peace
treaty.
This is taken to Indicate that he
does not expect to return' to Wash
ington for a week.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Went her.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 76
degree.; minimum. 50 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; variable winds.
r Foreign.
Albania awaits action on appeal. Page S.
World's hope rents on dlFarmament con
ference. My prominent Britons. Page 1.
National.
Ex-President Taft take, office a. chief
Justice. Page S.
Harding aka governors' and mayors' aid
in relieving unemployment. Page 1.
Combine of retailer, to keep up prices
charged by Senator King. Page 2.
Intent to hold up tariff bill denied by
Penrose. Page 8.
World.', weather erratic and so are crops.
Page 1.
Positions of deputies under Internal rev
enue collector, again put into politic
Page 6.
Problem of finding work for unemployed
will be put up to cities. Page 14.
Pacific Xorthweat.
State collect. J2.2lia.14l from motor ve
hicle, fee. in nine and one-half monllga.
Page 1.
Brumfleld'. face 1. like wild tnan'a.
Page 14.
Liquor load In auto admitted by driver.
Page 4.
Testimony at Fouthard trial deals largely
with poisons. Pag. 4.
Sports.
New York plunged into rooters' war.
Page 13.
Klmrods fill their larders with ducka
Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Foreign butter offered to Pacific coast
trade. Page SI.
Wheat higher at Chicago because of small
increase In visible aupply. Page 21.
Olit strongest feature of stock market.
Page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Charges of law violations at Golden West
hotel declared disproved. Pag. 10.
Northweat wheat growers' pool declared
success. Page 11.
Judge Johns to marry Miss Elisabeth
lluach next Friday. Pag. 1.
Annual convention opened by Oregon labor.
Page 7.
County to cut $118,373 off tax to b.
raised. Pago I.
War relief fraud 1. laid to minister.
Page 6.
Portland organizations support music,
week. Page 14.
High state officials fall as speed cops.
Page 1.
Baptists definitely reject Or. Hulten.
Page 6.
Budget Is Trimmed by
$431,197.
INCOME LESS THAN USUAL
No Balance to Be Left Over
for Next Year.
ELECTIONS TO COST MORE V
Thirty-three Departments Ask for
Increases, While Only 17 Say
They Can Make Reductions.
Though completion of roads, prog
ress in building the county hospital
snd the finishing of bridge repairs in.
1921 permit Multnomah county of
ficials to lop J431.197.73 from this
year's cost of these items In maklnif
up the 1922 budget, by the time the
Increases In routine budgets are fig
ured and a decrease in Income con
sidered, the actual decrease In the
amount of money to be raised by tax
ation will be only J11S.379.21.
This is the conclusion reached by
examination of budget figures which,
were virtually complete last night.
Because Chairman Hoiman could not
make his estimates balance with the
figures In the prepared report, it was
not submitted to the tax supervision
and conservation commission at 5
o'clock last night, as planned, but may
be ready today,
2.731.73S Called For.
Any changes now to be made will
be of minor Importance, and the bud
get now stands with a grand total
of 1 2, 731, "iS. SO, compared with U.sriO,
11S.01 for 1921. These sums include
the county school fund of J635.710, thfj
bonded debt and Interest Item of J171,
875, a market road tax to raise $)100,
000. and the library fund of J262.2SS.
making a total of $1,169,870.
Without these Items, which are
fixed and over which the county offi
cials have no control, the county gen
eral fund totals J1.561.S6S.S0, com
pared with f 1, 675,001. SS, a decrease of
$113,136.08 In the sum to be raised for
the general and rond budgets of Mult
nomah county in 1922.
Oatalde Income SDlSiT.-!.
The Income which the county will
recolve In 1922 from sources other
tban taxation is estimated at $918, S75.
This sum Is deducted from the budget
totals In reaching the grand total.
Estimates made last year of tha
county Income during 1921 reached
the sum of $1,051,525. Without golnff
into detail, the difference can be ex
plained chiefly by the fact that last
year it was figured that the county
would start the new year with a bal
ance of $75,000 In the treasury. By
no stretch of optimism can any bal
ance on hand he figured for January 1,
1922. It also was figured last year
that delinquent taxes in 1921 would
bring In $140,000. Whether they did
or not does not appear In the record,
but the estimate of income from de
linquent taxes Is cut this year to
$50,000.
Of the different departments ot
county activities, 33 are asking for
more money on which to operate In
1922 than was necessary In 1921, and
only 17 figure that they can get
along on less In 1922 than In 1921.
Klrctlona to Cost More.
The largest single item of Increass
Is for registration and elections, It
being figured that this will take
$84,420 this year, an increase of $75.
300 over the sum provided In the
budget for this purpose last year.
Next In line in the Increases Is the
circuit court department. The judges
rigure that increased business, equip
ment of a new courtroom for the
convenience of outside Judges called
to help with the grist of this county,
and provision of special Jury rooms
for panels on which there are both
men and women Will cost $35,773
more than the expenses of 1921 or a
total of $108,000.
The question of Jury rooms for
Juries of mixed sexes agitated the
county commissioners considerably In
a conference with circuit Judges. Act
ing Presiding Judge Staplcton and
Deputy County Clerk Harlow decided
to visit Seattle and find how tha
situation was handled there. Re
arrangement of the Jury rooms with
partitions, extra plumbing, etc.. will
cost not less than $15,000, it was es
timated. nrllrf Placed at M,000.
Eighty thousand dollars Is provided
by the proposed 1922 budget for ths
county board of relief, to be expended
by the public welfare bureau in relief
of the indigent poor. This Is $34.
744.92 more than was appropriated
last year but from $20,000 to $70,000
less than the welfare bureau has esti
mated will be necessary to cars for
the situation.
Many drains were made on the
county emergency fund during tha
past year and It was exhausted before
three months of 1921 were past. It
was a small fund. To provide for
many things under the all-embracing
folds of "emergency," the county com
missioners proposed to set aside $40.
000 in the emergency fund this year,
which Is $30,472.90 more than was pro
vided in the 1921 budget.
Widows' pensions will take $20,000
tCeukluded on Pag. 2, Caiumn .)