THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, TUESDAY,
MARCH 14, 1923
1ITTIE HOPE HELD
OF AVOIDING STRIKE
Bituminous Walkout on April
1 Is Expected.
PARLEY PLEAS DENIED
Coal Operators Said to Continue
to Refuse to Enter Conference
. With Mine Workers.
TVASTTIxnTOr. D. C March 13.
tittle hope for averting a strike in
the unionized bituminous coal fields
on April 1 was held out today in those
official circles -which are most con
cerned with the repeated government
attempts to bring- about an adjust
ment of wage agreement differences.
Mine operators, it was said, were
continuing refusal to enter a con
ference with the United Mine Work
ers, looking to the creation of a wage
contract for the central competitive
field, notwithstanding representations
made to them by Secretary of Labor
Davis, who holds that existing con
tracts require them at least to enter
negotiations regardless of whether
such negotiations are carried to
' completion.
Labor Willing- to Confer.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, the general union organization,
was declared to be entirely willing
to enter a conference, although in
eistinsr unon the maintenance of
existing wage scales, which were
adopted in 1920. The employers are
demanding reductions amounting to
20 per cent or more.
It was indicated in official circles
today that the government would go
, no further at present, but to await
the development of the threatened
Strike. The degree of possible gov
ernment intervention later, it was
said, would be determined by the de
gree to which the strike, if it de
veloped, might affect adversely the
public welfare. Statistics assembled
for the labor department indicate that
65,000,000 tons of coal are now in
storage, approximately a ten weeks'
supply for the entire country, that
this amount is rapidly being aug
mented and that non-union produc
tion is tending to increase. Local
agreements between the union and
operators are also expected to go Into
effect on or before April 1, which
-would Insure maintenance of further
(Operations.
Davis Policy Hnnds-Off.
Secretary Davis was said to be
maintaining a policy of hands-off
with reference to the anthracite sit
uation on the ground the operators
and miners were conferring and that
prospects were at least hopeful that
wage contracts would be made. Of
ficials declared there was no rea
son to believe that a coal strike would
spread to other industries and took
occasion to l Dint out that in 1D03
when a general strike developed in
the anthracite regions, former Presi
dent Roosevelt did not interfere until
it had been in progress for six
months.
John ' I. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, was expected
to arrive in Washington " tomorrow,
but union representatives here said
he would then go immediately to
New York to participate in the an
thracite negotiations. .
dent Kerr of Oregon Agricultural col
lege, and President Campbell of the
Oregon university, declared Senator
Strayer. said that $800,000 would be
sufficient for the two institutions, but
later they recommended a bill for $1,
200.000, "and," continued the senator,
"Kerr came to me and said that the
sum was far in excess of what -they
actually needed." Senator Strayer
proposed that the 11,200,000 be elim
inated. or that at least 11,000,000 be
out oil.
Schools Get Half of Taxes.
County Judge Dodson of Baker re
ported half of the county taxes goes
to schools. He favored elimination of
tne coyote bounty, saying . squirrels
and skunks do more damage In Baker
county than coyotes. He also de
clared the recent telephone rate de
cision to be class legislation and
failed to see why railroads should be
assessed on a basis to permit their
making a certain profit, while other
people cannot make 1 per cent.
E. H. Test, Judge of Malheur coun
ty, explained that while the taxes are
high in his county, the fault is not
all chargeable to the state, for cities
and towns have been extravagant and
if they want $30,000 or $40,000 they
vote it. There are $200,000 raised for
schools. He admitted that he didn't
see any "relief unless some of the state i
mulage is abolished.
Income Tax Favored.
W. F. Holman. banker at Ontario,
Informed the commission that prac
tically all money, notes and accounts
escape'taxation. rle opposed a tax on
mortgages, but favored an incomt
tax.
District Attorney Lytle of Vale pro
posed a poll tax as a relief, but found
no reinforcements in his argument.
Judge William Smith of Baker in
dicated various appropriations which
the legislature has made and said
these could have been, done without
The judge held that there ar. In
structors for fads and fancies in the
schools and "children are being
taugnt all sorts of folderol." He had
no sympathy, however, with any plan
to cut wages or salaries, maintaining
tnat that Is the poorest kind of policy.
Commission Not Satisfied.
A. A. Smith, ex-representative for
Baker county, appeared as attorney
for the Eastern Oregon Light &
Power company and insisted that
public utilities pay taxes on nearer
the true valuation than any. other
property in the state. This power
company has a valuation of $1,050,
077 for rate-making purposes and an
equalized valuation for tax purposes
ot $763,498, he explained.
Assessors present were asked what
they thought of a central assessing
ooay, so tnat there would be uniform
assessment in all counties and the
commission tried to discover why in
adjoining counties sheep and live
stock and the same character of land
would have different valuations. The
commissioners are not satisfied yet
with the explanations. Assessors did
not enthuse over1 a central assessing
ooay.
SHUT-OUT OF ROADS
AT HEARING FAILS
Labor Board Vice - Chair
man Blocks Attempt.
ISSUE IS HELD BIG ONE
fcABOR DELEGATES READY
Quick Agreement Predicted If
Mine Owners Give Way.
NEW YORK, March 13. Anthra
. cite mine workers assembled here to
complete arrangements for the joint
conference with the operators on
Wednesday expressed confidence to
day that the negotiations for a new
wage agreement will not be pro
tracted unless the mine owners re
fuse to recede from their demands for
a cut in wages under the present
scale.
The scale committee is under in
structions to demand an increase in
the contract scale, a straight eight
pour day underground for day labor
and a standard check-off system for
the collection of the miners' union
dues.
Coyotes Infant Industry.
Coyotes are an infant industry in
some of the eastern Oregon counties,
it developed at the hearing. County
commissioner .Dean, of Malheur, in
formed the tax investigators that
there are men who make a specialty
of locating dens of coyotes and killing
tne cuos ana permitting the old ones
to escape to breed more young. The
eight or ten cubs bring $3 or 4 each
under the bounty. By preserving the
parents a new crop of bounty-bearing
coyotes is assured.
The pelts of coyotes, the commission
was informed, are worth from $5 to
$15 each. The coyote bounty is so at
tractive that pelts are imported from
adjacent stages. One man was caught
Dootlegging coyote skins, bringing
In, a truckload of them from Nevada
when apprehended. On the whole the
coyote bounty does not meet with
favor in Baker and Malheur counties
and it is one source of a leak of taxes.
POLICEMAN IS MISSING
MILLAGE TAX CUT URGED
(Continued From First Page.)
the increase for all taxes is 87.9 per
cent. The percentage of delinquency
in Malheur county is 9.9 per cent.
Denial was made by State Senator
Strayer of Baker that the people are
responsible for the big tax load. He
insisted that the responsibility rests
with the legislature and the press, as
well as the electorate, arguing that
the press has not dissuaded people
trom voting for taxes.
Vote Limitation -1" reed.
Senator Strayer, who was a member
of the ways and means committee of
the 1921 session of the legislature,
recommended that the commission
propose a constitutional amendment
which will prevent anyone but a tax
payer from voting on measures where
financial matters are at issue. He
held that non-taxpayers are important
factors in saddling on the taxpayers
costs which they themselves will not
have to carry. Non-taxpayers out
number the taxpayers and are in posi
tion to put over any measure by
weight of numbers. If he had his
way, he said, no measure could be
initiated urttil it had first been offered
to the legislature and turned down.
An attack was made on the high
cost of education by the senator. He
said that faculty members visit high
schools and do all they can to induce
students to go to one of the institu
tions of higher learning and then
these same school people go to the
legislature and demand more approp
riations saying they are swamped
with applications of students. Presl-
The Dalles Man Thought Suffering
From Aphasia Due to Illness.
THE DALLES, Or., March 13. (Spe
cial.; Whether Patrolman Robert
Lambert of The Dalles police force is
a victim of foul play or is wander
ing about the country suffering from
aphasia brought about' by a recent
attack of Influenza, is puzzling local
authorities. Lambert left his home
last Saturday noon, after having been
in bed with a high temperature for a
week, and announced that he was go
ing back to work. He never reported
at tne ponce station. Friday after
noon an acquaintance saw Lambert
about five miles east of The Dalles,
walking along the railroad track.
wnen questioned. liamDert, in an un
comprehending sort of way, is said to
have replied that he was out for the
fresh air and was going to walk
across the river to the Washington
side at jeino.
His wife believes that his Illness
caused him to lose his memory, as he
had no reason to desert his home.
sue said.
Action on Cases of Three Lines
Involving Violation of Trans
portation Act Due Soon.
CHICAGO, March 13. An attempt
to bar a number of railroads from the
present wage hearings before the
United States railroad labor board
failed today when Vice-Chairman
Hooper ruled against evidence pre
sented by railway employes to show
that the roads had violated the law
and therefore have-no standing be
fore the board.
The ruling brought out the fact
that action on cases involving thre
roads, charged with violation of the
transportation act because of con
tracting shop work to outside firms,
is expected soon.
The question at issue, Vice-Chair
man Hooper said, was one of the most
important the board has faced. If
such contract work were declared
legal, he added, "the ground would
be cut out from under this board and
the vitals of the transportation act
would be killed.
Three Cases Pending,
Cases against the Erie, the Indiana
Harbor belt and the New York Cen
tral are pending before the board. All
fclm with regard to the papers found
here before sending him on to Cen
terville. The bank robbed was the Farmers'
State bank at Centerville, Wash., and
the cash, securities and other papers
were stolen when burglars tunneled
through a brick wall last Thursday
night and after trying in vain to
force the time lock on the main safe,
gave up there and broke into a num
ber of safety deposit boxes.
List of Bonds Received.
Following Is the list of bonds found
by Mr. Frank:
Albert Clockner, one $50 sold cer
tificate. Andrew Lllmetta, six $50 bonds, two
$100 bonds and one $1000 bond.
Gustava Niemela, one $50 bond, ono
$100 bond.
Wilber Crocker, one $50 bond.
W. B. Hayden, one $50 bond.
Elma Mattson, one $50 bond.
T. H. Masters, one $50. bond, four
$100 bonds.
Jacob Lawery, one $50 bond, five
$100 bonds.
John W. Miller, one $50 bond, two
$100 bends.
Bertha Matson, one $50 bond.
Edward L. Cleckner, one $50 bond.
Edina C. Cleckner, one $50 bond.
Theodore Jaekel, one $50 bond,
eight $100 bonds.
George Garner, one $100 bond.
Herman Heikka, one $100 . bond,
three shares of elevator stock.
Lillian Garner, two $100 bonds, one
$500 bond.
Minnie McKillip, two $100- bondls.
Frank Mattson, one $100 bond.
Adolph Matta, one $50 bond, five
$100 bonds.
William Ahola, one $50 bond, one
$100 bond.
Charles Wildamen, three $100 bonds
Mary Masters, three $100 bonds and
one $500 bond.
J. W. Miller, three $100 bond
Wilber Crocker, two $100 bondis."
Fay Mulligan, one $50 bond.
Estella Matson, one $50 bond.
John E. Klocker, five shares of Cen
terville Elevator stock.
One note. $370, Farmers State bank,
signed Gideion Lllmetta.
One receipt from the Farmers State
bank to Jacob Jacobson for $200 worth
of "liberty bonds.
SUSPECT CAUGHT AT TACOMA
Involve the sub-letting of shop work 1 Safety Deposit Boxes in Bank of
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lu coiiLra.ci.or3, ail ot wnom are pay
ing lower wages than the scale set
for railroad shopmen by the board.
The ruling was made over the vig
orous protest of B. M. Jewell, bead of
tne shop craft unions, who asserted
that if shops were to be closed by the
railroads one day, and opened by, a
contractor at lower wages the next.
the railroads were setting an example
which might convince the employes
that "the very small number we have
termed radicals were right and the
great majority of sane-minded em
ployes is 100 per cent wrong."
Notice Held No Given.
Mr. Jewell's attempt to rule out the
contracting carriers came after he
had presented testimony intended to
show that proper conferences, accord
ing to the requirements of the trans
portation act, had not been held prior
to bringing wage disputes to the
board, on numerous railroads.
In all cases, Mr. Jewell charged, the
railroads did not give the required 30
days' notice of their wage adjust
ment proposals, that they submitted a
fixed reduction for acceptance or re
jection and that there was no real
endeavor made to actually negotiate
new scale.
Centerville Looted.
TACOMA, Wash., March 13. Will-
lam Walters, 50, was arrested when
he alighted from a train at the union
station here today and was held for
Investigation in connection with the
robbery of the Farmers State bank at
Centerville, Wash., last Thursday
night. He will be sent to Portland.
Stamps, bank notes and cash, believed
to have been taken from the Center
ville bank, were found upon him, ac
cording to Captain of Detectives John
Strickland
The Centerville bank was robbed
last Thursday night when yeggs tun
neled through the brick wall and.
after vainly trying to force the com
bination of the time lock, turned their
attention to the safety deposit boxes.
looting a score of them.
While an overturned automobile
with $7000 in deposit checks was
found near The Dalles, Or., account
ing for part of the missing securities,
$2000 in bank notes, stamps and cash
was Btill unaccounted for. It, was be
lieved the robbers made their way by
train to Portland after abandoning
the wrecked machine.
GREEK KING TAKES
MARINE MINISTER ORDERED
TO FORM NEW CABINET..
EVIDENCE ESCAPES JURY
Good Men and True, Unable to
Agree, Return Empty Bottle
PHILADELPHIA, March 13. When
a Jury in quarter sessions court to
day retired to determine the guilt
cr Innocence of a saloonkeeper
charged with selling liquor without
a license, they took with them a bot
tle of whisky which had been offered
in evidence. Nearly four hours later
the pudge ordered them to report.
They filed in with the liquor bottle
empty and the information that they
were unable to agree.
Inquiry from the court as to what
had become of the whisky brought
no satisfactory answer and the jurors
were discharged from further service
in the court. '
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FREED SUSPECTS JAILED
Liberty Given Diamond Robbery
Fugitives of Short Duration.
OAKLAND. Cal.. March 13. .T-V
Harris and- Gus Schaefer, arrested
here last week on the request of St.
Paul, Minn., authorities in connection
with an alleged $150,000 diamond
theft in St. Paul, were released today
on a writ of habeas corpus, but were
rearrested on a charge of being fugi
tives from justice and placed in jail
in default of $75,000 bond each.
Attorneys for the men filed another
application for writ of habeas corpus
and the case will come up Wednesday.
By that time St. Paul sheriff's depu
ties are expected to be here for the
men.
Steilucoom Employe Resigns.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 13. (Spe
cial.) Resignation of C. E. Maynard
as storekeeper at the Washington
State hospital at Steilacoom to accept
a position as examiner in the division
of municipal "corporations of the state
auditor's office was announced today
by John W. Pace, assistant director of
business control. No successor has
been appointed. Maynard s resigna
tion as secretary of the business con
trol department to become storekeep
er at the Steilacoom hospital was an
nounced two weeks ago.
Nicolas Soratbs Charged With Re
organization of Government
as Result of Crisis. ,.
ATHENS. March 13. (By the As
sociated Press.) King Constan.lne
has charged Nicolas Soratos, ex-
minister of marine, with the forma
tion of a new cabinet.
LONDON, March 13. The Athens
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph company reported the resig
nation of the Gounaris cabinet. He
added that a prolonged crisis Is ex
pected, as it is unlikely the liberals
can form a governinent which will
survive.
The Greek government was defeat- I
ed in the chamber of deputies at I
Athens Friday when Premier Gou
naris was refused a vote of confi
dence, 161 to 156. He had previously!
announced that as the allies desired I
to establish peace in the near east, I
he had accepted their mediation on
condition that they agreed regarding I
the peace terms.
Some of the supporters of the pre
mier were said to have abstained
from voting, and M. Gounaris was
presumed then to hold the situation
well in hand. He was requested by
the king to consult with the chiefs of I
the different parties and leaders of I
the parliamentary groups with a
view to the reconstitution of the min
istry. It also was reported that he I
had submitted his resignation at that
time.
Demetrlos Gounaris has been twice
premier of Greece, having held the
post for five months in 1915.
Fugitive Held in Seattle.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 13.
M. A. Woods, wanted here on a charge
of petty larceny, has been arrested in
Seattle and is being held until Frank
Cornelius, deputy sheriff, can go
there and bring him back. It is
charged that Woods solicited adver
tising for a booklet published by
troops in Vancouver barracks, and
failed to turn over all of the money
he collected.
Veteran Sends Bonus Thanks.
SALEM. Or, March 13. (Special.)
T. G. Zimmerer, ex-service man of
Pendleton, has written a letter to
Sam A. Kozer, secretary - of state,
thanking the officials and the voters
at large for the so-called soldiers'
bonus. Mr. Zimmerer said his check
bad arrived and that it was much ap
predated.
Every large city has one newspaper
which, by universal consent, is the
Want-Ad medium of the community.
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1 DEAD, 50HURT IN BLOW
Tornado Wrecks Many Buildings
in Oklahoma Town.
SULPHUR, Okla., March 13. One
man was killed, more than 50 persons
were injured and scores of buildings
were wrecked when a tornado struck
Sulphur late today.
While more than 50 persons received
injuries, less than a dozen were in
hospitals early tonight.
About 50 buildings were wrecked,
most of them residences.
Property damage Is estimated at
about $100,000, with considerable
other damage to the telephone and
electric light wires. .
PLANE'S TAIL SPIN FATAL
Lieutenant Niedermeyer Falls Sev
eral Thousand Feet to Death.
DATTON, Ohio, March 13. Lieu
tenant Frederick W. Niedermeyer Jr.
of McCook field was killed late today
when a monoplane In which he was
doing combat problems fell .several
thousand feet in a tail spin.
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in Columbia, Mo.
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LOOT FROM BANK FOUND
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bank note3, stamps and cash were
still unaccounted for, but it was
thought that with Frank's find and
the loot which was found in Walters'
suitcase, that practically - the whole
theft would be accounted for.
-Walters Arrest Only One.
Thus far Walters' arrest was the
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various cities and Burns detectives
will be directed against him. The po
lice said last night that If he were
sent to Portland they would examine
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