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VOL. LX NO. 19.089
Entered at Portland fOreconi
Pof offir Pterin ri-H a s Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BOOSTER OF FAIR
TO TOUR WORLD
4 Months' Trip Planned
by Julius L. Meier.
EASTERN CITIES FIGHT
PASTORS OFFER NO
BOYCOTT OF ULSTER (ARBITRATION TREATY
CALLED OFF BY DAILI WITH BERLIN LIKELY
CHEST SUCCESS
9 PORTLAND WOMEN
-GET JURY DUTY CALL
FOR OREGON LUMBER
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WEST COAST COMMITTEE TO
SOUTH - OF - IRELAND CABINET
METHOD TO SETTLE WAR
CLAIMS DISCUSSED.
ALL ARE NOTIFIED TO BE IN
COURTROOM TODAY.
MAKE INVESTIGATION.
ENDS BELFAST TROUBLE.
DiIMITING TAX
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DANCES
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SYSTEM PLANNED
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STATE-WIDE BOARD MEETS
Committee Named to Carrry
on Exposition Work.
FINANCIAL TASK WAITS
Nothing to Be Done Before Frl-
niury Election No Pro
' posal Vet Adopted.
Appointment of a committee to
carry on the work of the 1926 ex
position was authorized yesterday
afternoon by the state-wide board of
the organization at its meeting In
the Multnomah hotel, the members to
be appointed by Julius L. Merer,
chairman, who announced bis' Inten
tion to encircle the globe on behalf
of the project, leaving in two weeks,
to be gone four months. He will carry
with Jiim authority, unanimously
given by the session, to Invite the
people and nations of the world to
Portland for participation in Oregon's
great show.
Meanwhile, all plans touching upon
financial phases of tbs exposition
will be held in abeyance until after
the primaries to avoid making the
exposition a political football, but it
was. ' emphatically and unanimously,
the expressed opinion of those pres
ent that it Is the purpose and intent
to proceed with the project on some
comprehensive scheme approved by
the entire state and upon which
every one may Join In bringing about
the realisation of the project which,
it was declared, means so much to
the whole commonwealth.
People's Desire la Sought.
Proposals of the board as to financ
ing the exposition having, failed of
adoption by the special session of the
'legislature, which met the week of
Christmas, it is the Intention now
to do everything possible to ascer
tain what Is the real wish of tlio
people of the state as to their par
ticipation In the financial feature of
the show. That they will bear their
proper share when convinced of the
correct amount they should pay was
the consensus of opinion expressed by
members of the board, and that the
people In all sections favor the ex
position was equally emphasized by
them.
Upon motion by Nathan Strauss,
the meeting voted to leave in the
hands of the managing committee
authorized by it all details as to pro
cedure during the absence of Mr.
Meier, who last jilght announced that
it will take some time to decide upon
the appointments.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the state-wide committee,
held Just prior to the general ses
sion, the various features relative to
the situation as It now stands were
thoroughly discussed, following Mr.
Meier's announcement as to his trip
abroad. The recommendations voted
there on the points as stated In the
foregoing, after being set forth by
Edgar B. Piper on behalf of the
executive committee, were all unani
mously adopted after members . had
given their -views sn each.
Campalga la proposed.
Some of those present expressed
the belief that It would be all rjht
to start a campaign for private sub
scriptions, saying they could see no
reason why this could not be done
without In any way Interfering with
any plan of finance that might be
decided upon later. . Among these was
Herbert Gordon of Portland, a repre
sentative in the lower house of the
legislature from Multnomah county,
who said that, tax plans having gone
awry at the special session, he
doubled If any tax scheme could be
successfully carried. He said, how
ever, that he believed the private
subscription plan would meet with
favor and that the legislature, at the
proper time, would vote a generous
sum for the state's building.
discussion as to taking private
subscriptions was started by a ques
tion asked by George L. Cleaver of
I'ortland, who wanted to know why
not proceed with this plan. There
was general discussion, with the
large majority of speakers favoring
a status quo programme on the
financial side of the exposition, the
chief objection to any temporary
financial plan being that It might
defeat Its own object. It was gen
erally agreed that the best policy la
this connection Is to wait until later
and when the sentiment of the state
has been fully sounded, to formulate
a scheme that is as nearly in con
formity therewith as Is possible, mak
ing It definite and complete.
Exposition Is Wanted.
All of those who spoke declared
that, no matter what may have hap
pened during the last few months
with regard to the exposition, the
people want the show and are will
ing to pay for It In proportion to the
benefits they may reasonably expect
to receive. .Among those who spoke
to this effect wore II. II. Hat-ran.
Pendleton: Ben C. Sheldon; Modford:
iCncluUctl un Pa. 3, Column 1.)
Portland, Me.; Providence, It. I.,
and Boston Seek Terminal
for local Cargoes.
BOSTON, Jan. 21. (Special.) A
bitter controversy has arisen between
New England cities over the shipment
of Oregon lumber through the ports
of the east.
The pcrts of Portland, Me., and
Providence, K. I., have laid claim to
the western lumber trade while the
mayor and mayor-elect of Boston are
exerting every effort to divert the
shipments via this port.
While Providence has the "Inside
track" in that the association is
favorable disposed . toward this port
(and Is sending a committee to look it
ever, officials are not counting upon
the line as an established fact. They
proposed, however, to offer every pos
sible inducement to the organization
to carry 'out Its announced Intetltlon
of making Providence the eastern
terminus of the new line.
Some other cities, eager to land
new water lines, are offering induce
ments in the nature of very low dock
charges, disregarding for the sake of
the development of their ports the
fact that the rates they offer will not
give them a substantial return upon
the Investments' they have made in
their dock facilities.
Providence, however, officials
pointed out, is in a position to meet
any reasonable proposition of this
kind, as a large portion of the quality
property at Fields Point is already
rented at figures which go far toward
covering investment charges.
The committee appointed by the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
to look over the Providence facilities
Is expected to arrive here the last of
the week or the first of next week.
The members are to attend rate hear
ings of the Interstate commerce com
mission at Washington next Thursday
and Friday and will come here after
that.
19TH AMENDMENT ARGUED
Supreme Court Hears Case Against
Women's Suffrage.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.
Oral argument In two cases brought
to test the constitutionality of the
19th, or woman suffrage amendment.
was concluded today in the supreme
court.
Several Individual women suffrage
leaders, who were permitted to inter
vene, contended through their coun
sel, George M. Brady, that the amend
ing power had been exercised validly.
William L. Marbury, representing
opponents of the amendment, asserted
that the amendment had the effect of
destroying In the senate the equal
representation of the states perpet
ually gained by the constitution. He
described the amendment as "an at
tempt to put shackles on our great
democracy," and predicted that un
less the court Interfered and set the
amendment aside, the opponents of
such methods of effecting amend
ments "will change it (the consti
tution) by revolution If necessary."
CHINESE SMUGGLED OVER
Celestials Found Packed In Fur
niture' Boxes on Trucks.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24. Thirteen Chi
nese, packed in a motor truck, were
caught on the highway one mile north
of Oceanside this afternoon by officers
of the United States Immigration
service, and Robert S. Kriebel, driver
of the truck, was placed under arrest.
Immigration officers had received re
ports that a number of Chinese had
been smuggled! across the interna
tional boundary line and were on the
watch. Their suspicions were aroused
when the truck driven by Kriebel ap
peared, and the driver was ordered to
halt. ?arch of the truck disclosed
the 13 Chinese hidden In boxes used
for packing furniture.
Kriebel, when questioned, declared
that he was on his way to Fresno,
where he was supposed to deliver the
Chinese.
BURGLAR WIFE'S AFFINITY
Woman on Stand Tells of Malefac
tor's Platonic Love.
NEW IOUK. Jan. 24. The Platonic
love of a burglar for a married wo
man was disclosed as the cause of a
slaying today at the trial of William
Grubb for first-degree murder.
Taking the stand in behalf of her
husband. Mrs. Mary Agnes Grubb tes
tified that George Corcoran, whom
Grubb Is charged with killing, used
to visit her frequently, bringing her
presents of silk stockings, gloves and
other finery taken in his night prowl,
ings.
Then, she testified. Grubb surprised
the burglar In their home one night
and shot him.
MAN'S GARB CONSERVATIVE
Artistic but Devoid of Frills 1922
Edict of Style Kings.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.
"Conservative, but with beautiful
ines." was the sartorial motif pre
scribed " today for the fashionably
dressed man of 1922 ' by some of
America's style kings attending the
annual convention of the Merchant
Tailor Designers' association.
Walter C. Foster of Chicago, presi
dent of the association, declared fash
ionable masculine attire this year
would be devoid of frills, but would
be of higher quality and better made. -
Previous Charges Merely
Reiterated to Board.
STATEMENT IS PRESENTED
To Name Specific Cases, Held
Sidetracking Real Issue.
HUMILIATION IS AVOIDED
Onljr Protection of Religious aid
Moral Convictions of Many
Citizens Declared Asked.
The committee of Methodist min
isters, who are presenting the case
against dancing in public school
buildings, failed to cite any specific
cases of immorality attributable to
public school dances. In the open
letter presented to the school board
last night. Furthermore, the com
mitter failed to present any affi
davits or sworn statements but
rested its case entirely on the old
arguments, which had been advanced
at previous meetings held to dis
cuss what the Methodist Episcopal
ministers had termed the "ds.nce
craze." '
The open letterr which was sub
mitted by the ministerial committee
last night, was in response to the
school board's request that proof of
the charges be presented by Thursday
of this week. The demand for affi
davits was made last Friday night
by the school directors at the close
of a Bensational public ' hearing of
the charges.
Ministers Make Reply.
Last night the ministerial com
mittee replied thus:
"With regard to your demand for
affidavits and sworn statements we
do not believe that the purpose of
the discussion would be furthered by
an attempt on our part to furnish
sworn statements concerning spe
cific Immoralities attributable to
dancing ' in the public schools. We
are convinced that such action by
us would only tend further to ob
scure the issue and direct the at
tention of the public and your board
away from the principle involved, to
personalities, and questions of per
sonal veracity and virtues, and thus
cause unnecessary humiliation and
embarrassment to those "whose names
might be discussed, and whose con
duct would be put under Investiga
tion. "The basis of our petition has
never been that the school dance is
exceptionally immoral. We met th
claim that the school dance is per
fectly harmless by citing instances of
conduct on the part of some who at
tended these dances that would seem
to establish our contention that the
school dance Is practically the same
as any other ordinary dance. Those
references of ours to improper oc
currences at school dances have been
caught up and magnified out of all
proportion to their proper place, and
(Concluded on Page '1. Column 3.)
FIRST SHOW US
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International League Proposed
to Counteract Propaganda
Charged to British.
DUBLIN, Jan. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The boycott against
Ulster was definitely called off to
night In a statement issued by the
publicity department of the Dail
Eireann, . The statement says:
"The Dall Eireann cabinet hereby
direct a discontinuance of the Belfast
XZPZa.
Hons of religious and political tests.
These tests are to be withdrawn."
PARIS, Jan. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The world congress of
the Irish race decided at today's ses
sion to organize an international
Irish league, with branches In all
countries where there is a sufficient
group of persons of Irish -descent.
The object as expressed by Countess
Markiewlcz at this mornlng's'meet'ng
is to "counteract British propaganda
which pictures Irishmen as gorillas."
PARIS. Jan. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An "Irish Olympiad"
will be held in Dublin next August
following the Irish horse show, under
the auspices of the international
Irish league. This will be the first
manifestation of the activities of this
new organization for advancing the
interests of the Irish race abroad.
It was announced that a triennial
conclave of the league has been de
cided upon and that the first con
clave will .be held in Dublin in 1925.
DEBT NOT YET CLEARED
Republican National Committee
Still Owes $708,161.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The republican na
tional committee still owes $708,161.32
for the campaign of 1920, which re
sulted In the election of President
Harding, according to figures made
public today by Fred W. Upham,
national treasurer.
This amount will be reduced on
Thursday, however, when Mr. Uphacn
meets the New England finance com
mittee at Boston. Final reports will
be made April 6.
The outstanding Indebtedness in-1
eludes 1521.250 borrowed from the
New York Trust, Empire Trust and
Chase National bank of New York;
$127,500 borrowed from the First
National and Old Colony Trust "of
Boston, and $14,311.32 borrowed from
the Crocker National bask ift San
Francisco.
BEAVERS PUJ0UT LIGHTS
Tree Felled by Animals Wrecks
Hood Valley Power Line.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) A colony of beavers on the
east fork of Hood river felling a tree
18 inches in diameter that came down
across a power line of the Pacific
Power & Light company put . the
upper valley country in darkness
night before last. A crew of men re
paired the broken line yesterday.
The persistent animals have caused
much Inconvenience to' fhe upper
valley residents. A year ago they
felled a tree. Interrupting light and
power service, and last summer a dam
constructed below a county bridge
across the east fork backed water
over approaches to the structure.
County road crews had to remove the
beaver dam.
WHAT KIND OF A GAME YOU'RE PLAYING.
I
COTE. ON
BUY A STACK
OF SHIPS.
Decision Reported Reached at
Conference of Harding, Hughes
and Other Leaders.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24. (By
the Associated Press.) A new treaty
between the United States and Ger
many to create a commission for
arbitration of private damage claims
growing out of the world war prob
ably will be negotiated under a de
cision reported to have been reached
tonight at a dinner conference at the
White House between President
Harding, Secretary Hughes and re
publican leaders of the senate and
house.
Another new administration policy
said to have been agreed upon was
for a loan of $5,000,000, to Liberia.
The Genoa economic conference, the
treaties resulting from the armament
conference and other international
problems, it was said, were not dis
cussed at the conference, which was
reported to have been confined to the
war "claims, arbitration and Liberlan
loan questions.
Negotiation of the proposed arbi
tration treaty was not definitely de
cided" upon, but President Harding
was said to have Indicated that the
suggestion of a new treaty probably
would be adopted.
Under the treaty of Berlin, by
which the United States concluded
peace with Germany, the United
States reserved the right with the
allies In arbitral commissions already
established abroad for the adjudica
tion of war claims. The question of
the United States Joining In this com
mission was said to have been thor
oughly canvassed by the. president
with Secretary Hughes and the sen.
ate and house leaders, many of whom
are members of the committees deal
ing with foreign relations. If Amer
ica, was to participate in the estab
lished arbitration commission under
the treaty of Versailles, it was said
that action within three weeks would
be necessary. Because of the recog
nized hostility of many republican
senators to participation in engage
ments of the Versailles treaty, the
consensus of opinion at tonight's con
ference waa said to be that action
under the treaty of Berlin would be
impracticable.
Secretary Hughes was said to have
expressed the opinion, with concur
rence of the congressional leaders.
that negotiation of a new treaty
with the German government to set
up the war claims arbitration com
mission would be a simpler solution.
The president took the question un
der advisement and his visitors said
they believed that the new treaty
could be promptly negotiated and
ratified with little difficulty.
The opinion was expressed that the
German government would accede to'
the proposal for a new ' treaty n
view of the reported desire of Ger
man citizens to have their war
claims adjusted and any surplus of
property returned to them.
The Llberian loan question was
said to involve merely a renewal of a
$5,000,000 loan agreement made dur
ing the war. The loan was never
consummated and authority for
lend'ng the money expired with the
establishment of the peace status.
The president and his advisers were
said to take the view, however, that
there was an Impelling moral obli
gation to make the loan now, in pay
ment of war expenditures made by
Liberia.
Bills authorizing renewal of the
(Concluded on Page 2. Columu 2.)
Business Men of City Are
Quick to Respond.
LIBERAL GIFTS ABE REPORTED
Freedom From Many Drives
Aids Flying Squadron.
POSTERS TO BLAZE FORTH
Spirit of Portland's Giving to fie
Portrayed in Windows Within
Next Few Days.
TODAY'S COMMUNITY CHEST
MKETINGS. '
Noon Luncheon of flying
squadron in assembly room on
mezzanine' floor, Multnomah
hotel.
Noon Luncheon of Colonel
W. A. Healy's captains at Port
land hotel.
Noon Luncheon of entire res
idence division, Mrs. C. 3. Sim
mons, chairman. In Arcadian
gardens, Multnomah hotel.
The Community Chest of 1921 has
sold Itself to the business men of
Portland in a way that insures an
equal or better response this year In
spite of tighter business conditions,
according to the report brought In
by members of the flying squadron
now working throughout the business
district for gifts of $500 and more.
Freedom from the countless "drives"
that touched the business man's till
and pocket week after . week has
made the chest call for money to fi
nance the city's welfare work and
charity a welcome diversion.
The flying squadron, under the
chairmanship of Franklin T. Griffith,
reported an encouraging response la
the attitude of the big givers of the
city and an equal If not larger check
than last year. No listing of the
flying squadron results will be made
until the campaign officially opens
Monday, but daily meetings are being
held and all sources of big gifts are
being canvassed.
Every Unit Recruited.
Plans for the big drive to furnish
the money to run the chest bene
ficiaries for 1922 'are being whipped
Into shape rapidly by General Robert
E. Smith and his force. Every unit
in the army of workers has been re
cruited up to strength and last min
ute training will be in progress for
the remainder of the week.
Posters will blaze out from all
business establishments within the
next few days portraying the spirit
of Portland's community chest giving.
While public sentiment has been
found decidedly for the chest plan of
financing, rather than the countless
drives and tag days of previous years,
some have been found who are still
disposed to question the 'motives of
the workers themselves.
Services Are Gratuitous. '
"We frequently meet with ques
tions as to how much we are being
paid," said a chest worker yester
day. "Some persons cannot seem to
understand that our system is built
around that of free giving of serv
ices of our workers, and that in ad
dition each one" is prepared to make
a liberal donation to swell the chest
fund. Every cent askeu in the drive
is to go to the various beneficiaries."
Five Portland banks will work
nights next week to receive cash
taken In by the Community Chest
j campaigners and tabulate the dally
totals. ive volunteer tellers will
take the money, and behind each tel
ler 'will be a volunteer skilled ac
countant, who will prepare figures
to balance the cash and show the
number of subscribers and the
pledged totals. These men will work
far into the night for the good of
the cause, after a' full day's work on
their regular jobs.
Reports to Be Made Nightly.
All colonels will report their day's
subscriptions at 7 o'clock each night.
General Sensenich's colonels will re
port at the Lumbermen's Trust com
pany bank. General Colt's at the First
National, General Eddy's at Ladd &
Tilton. General Munsell's at the
United States National and Mrs. C. B.
Simmons' colonels at the Northwest
ern National.
In charge of this work will be the
Oregon State Association of Certified
Accountants, and its beat men will
be furnished. In spite of the fact that
this is their busiest season. The com
mittee of the accountants' association
that will obtain the men to handle
this work are Alex C. Rae, A. Lester
Andrus, John P. Dawson, R. J. Leo.
Not only will these men contribute
-their services without pay, but they
do not share in the limelight of the
Acampaign at all. In addition, when
the roll is completed, they will be
found among the liberal givers of
money.
More Subscriptions Forecast.
H. R. Blauvelt. chairman of the
foreign corporations division of the
Community Chest campaign, reported
to headquarters yesterday that Indl-
iCuovludid uu i'ae Column i.j
"111 Have to Ask My Husband,"
Is Unanimous Reply When Asked
If They Will Serve.
For the first time In the history of
Oregon courts, women were called for
Jury duty yesterday when a-special
venire, drawn by Sheriff Hurlburt to
supply jurors for the murder trial of
Toy Chong, contained the names of
nine Portland women. From this list
may come the first woman to sit In
an Oregon Jury box.
The prospective Jurywomen, noti
fied to appear In Judge Stapleton's
court at 9:30 A. M. today, were Mrs.
Mary B. tTRen, housewife, 90 East
Sixteenth street'; Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Fleming, accountant, 635 East Couch
street; Mrs. Mary E. Palmer, house
wife, 1258 Mississippi avenue; Mrs.
Maude B. Fenn, saleswoman, 207 East
Fiftieth street; Maude Y. Abbey, 202
King street; Mrs. Adella M. King,
housewife, 227 East Sixtieth street;
Mrs. Anna Urfer, housewife, B10 Bea
con street; Mrs. Nannie Nelson,
housewife. 10 .East Eighty-first
street: Mrs. Bertha S. Ellis, house
wife. 895 East Alder street.
"I'll have to ask my husband." was
the unanimous expression of the fair
candidates for Jury duty when inter
viewed last night on their attitude
in the matter.
"It's a responsibility of citizenship
that I'm going to shirk this time."
said Mrs. U'Ren, whose name was
the first drawn by Sheriff Hurlburt.
"The principle of the thing Is ab
solutely right." said Mrs. King. "If
women vote they should accept other
responsibilities, such as jury duty.
I'm going to talk the thing over with
my husband before making a deci
sion." Mrs. Ellis said that she would con
fer with her husband on the subject
She cast her first ballot in favor of
the 1925 exposition. Mrs. Palmer also
withheld her decision, pending a
family conference.
Prosecution of the Chinese murder
suspect will be In the hands of Judge
Henry McGinn, special prosecutor,
and Deputy District Attorney Mowry.
John A. Collier and Earl Bernard are
attorneys for the defense.
BUSINESS REVIVAL NOTED
American Consul-tiencral In Lon
don Sees Improvement.
LONDON, Jan.' 24. At the annual
meeting ot the American chamber of
commerce today Robert P. Skinner.
consul-general, told American busi
ness men there were many indica
tions of a revival of trade.
This revival, he declared, would be
the result of the growing trade be
tween Great Britain, the United
States and other countries enjoy'ng a
fair degree of economic stability.
rather than from trade relations with
such countries as Russia, if statistics
were taken into consideration.
200,000 IDLEJN GOTHAM
Unemployment Situation in New
York Serious.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. The worst
unemployment situation of the win
ter has descended on New York, Byrd
S. Coler. commissioner of public wel
fare, told directors of the welfare
bureau at a conference today.
A census of the jobless, taken by
the industrial aid bureau and the
American Legion, he said, reveals
more than 200,000 unemployed In the
city.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 41
degrees; minimum, 33 degrees.
.TODAY'S Occasional rain: winds mostly
southerly.
Foreign.
Dall Eireann cabinet calls off Belfast boy
cott against Ulster. Page 1.
Indiana organized, says Lord NorthcIJffe.
Page 3.
Several ballots on pope expected. Pag 2.
National.
Farmers seesion vital but comical, too.
Pago 6.
Siberia question settled by arms confer
ence. Page 2.
Arbitration treaty with Germany possi
ble. Page 1.
Agricultural conference at capital gets
down to real work of session. Page 0.
Doniest ie.
Prosecution rests In Arbuckle case. Page 2.
Eastern cities fight for Oregon lumber.
Page .1.
Rail shop' labor rejects new rules. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Fair deal promised In auto bus regulation.
Page 5.
Jury to eons'der girl narcotic case. Page 7.
Sports.
Example in. golf set by Chicago. Page 13.
BiLl Rodger signs to pilot Calgary. Page
12.
Amateurs of Portland organize. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Crop estimates In southern hemisphere are
reduced. Page 10.
Higher temperatures weaken wheat mar
ket at Chicago. Page 10.
J. C. Alnswortn put on shipping pool com
mittee. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dyrramltlng of present tax system planned.
Page 1.
Oregon dealers will organize state-wide
automotive association. Page 4.
Mrs. Thompson on stand in Moore will
suit. Page 20.
Episcopal women don't desire aeata In all
church cuunclUt Pago 20.
Oregon retaH Hardware and Implement
association convenes. Page 11.
Success for community cheat la held as
sured Page 1.
Exposition booster to tour world. Page 1.
Chauffeur injured in rescue of girl." Pag
10.
Ancient motorcars chug and wheeze
through cltv in oid timer' paraile.
Page 4.
Financial situation In Germany curious
paradox. Page 18.
City council considers merger of building
inspection divisions. Puce 10.
Nine Portland women called for Jury serv
ice, rase 1.
Mo definite proof of dance charges pre
sented. Pan'o 1. I
Real Property Now Pays
73 Per Cent of Levy.
INCOME BASIS IS FAVORED
State Commission Digs Into
Gigantic Task.
STATISTICS ARE STUDIED
Per Capita Assessment Declared to
Have Increased 195.7 Fcr
Cent in Past Decade.
TAX INVESTIGATORS UN
EARTH DATA.
Authorized Indebtedness of
state Is 20 per cent of assessed
valuation.
Tcr capita tax has Increased
195.7 per cent In the past dec
ade, being now $52.57.
Real property pays 73 percent
of the taxes; of state wealth,
half Is In intangibles.
Railroads and public utilities
pay 116 per cent of all taxes.
Commission may recommend
state taking delinquent prop
erty and give long time for re
demption at low Interest.
Investigators may act against
gold dredgers, which are de
stroying taxable property.
Total taxes for all purposes
In 1920 were (41,174.052.
Taxes have grown out of all
proportion to farmers' ability to
pay.
Farmers have not changed
their Ideas of what their land
is worth.
4
A man's size Job confronts the
state tjx Investigation commissi-. n.
now In session. With the authorised
Indebtedness of the state and its sub
divisions now 20 per cent of the en
tire assessed valuation; with real
property paying 73 per cent of taxes;
with the per capita tax up to f 52.67 ;
with 50 per cent of all the wealth of
state not available under the present
system of taxation, and with the
taxes ballooning out of all propor
tion to the farmers' ability to pay,
I me cum 111 IfiMun IS pieimruiK lu un.
mite the current method of taxation
. .1 I nn..lkl. - ....! .
HUN c-.uivc, 1. (JUBaiuic, u Djnirni
which will he equitable and redis
tribute the heavy burden.
The Inevitable remedy, in the opin
ion of the commission, in a state In
come tax. Such a tax will recapture
the "Intangibles."
Tax Statistics Offered.
In his courtly and apologetic man
ner, J. W. Morrow, railroad tax
agent. Invaded the conference yester
day, with a package that looked like
a music roll, but which proved to be
an array of tax statistics as compre
hensive and detailed as the data
which the commission has been gath
ering. Mr. Morrow explained that he
read In The Oregonlan that the state
Indebtedness Is $107,400,000, and
wanted to know If the investigators
had overlooked the authorized In
debtedness, which is t81.000.000 more.
Here are the figures:
Issued.
state 24.0X0.3(10 00
Authorized.
I 42.S47.nnO
22 748.444
7.Rtl4.0OO
4S.7I.14!
l!l. .",.-" ,VM1
lH.SS2.IMMr'
30.OtMl.O00
County Il..-i.1.24.fr2
Schools 7.11S..1OS.0S
Cltlrs 4S.OHl.Olll. 74
Ports .4fl.OOO.(W1
Irrigation 6,S8. liwi.Ofl
Draina-e ofifl.700 00
tioidlers' bonus .
Total $107. 3110, 003.84 iss.n:in.sii2
Assessed Valuations Reviewed.
In 1910 the assessed valuation of
property in the state was $844,887,109.
In 1920 this had Increased to $1,040.
839.050. or an Increase of 23.2 per
cent. In the former year taxes paid
amounted to $11,960,277. and In the
lofrer year, $41,174,052, an Increase
of 224.3 per cent.
Oregon's per capita tax In 1910 was
$17.78. and In 1920 had swollen to
$52.57, an Increase of 195.7 per cent.
Mlllage taxes in 1910 were 14 and In
1120 were 40 mills, an increase of 186
per cent.
Of-the $41,174,052 paid In taxes in
1920; the railroads and public utilities
contributed $4,758,364. or 11.6 percent.
and there are many counties where
there are no railroads or public util
ities to help out.
Railroads' Share Shown.
Some idea of the railroads' share Is
shown by the statistics to the, effect
that the railroads pay 31 per cent of
the taxes in Gilliam county, 23.8 per
cent In Umatilla, 23.4 In Union, 24
per cent In Douglas and 26 per cent In
Baker.
There has been a steadily mounting
cost of taxation In the counties. For
Instance, between 1914 and 1920 the
Increase In Clatsop county was 332.6
per cent; Harney, 276 per cent; Sher
man, 269.6 per cent; Malheur, 180 per
cent, and Jackson. 1S9 per cent. Kach
individual county has Its own story
of increase. A.nd this despite the
fact that nine counties linker. Clat
sop, Curry, Hood River, Jefferson.
Josephine, Jackson, Lincoln and Mor
row show a decrease In their as
sessed valuation In 1920 and 1914.
Agricultural land consumed the at
tention of the commission most of
(Concluded on 1'agu 3, Culuitin 3.)
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