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14. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 35, 1923 STATE INHERITANCE TAX CHANGE FOUGHT Lawyers Clash Over Proposai to Amend Law. PLANS FINALLY ADOPTED Debate Feature of State Bar Asso- elation Convention; Officers to Be Elected Today. Proposed reductions and changes in the state inheritance tax, contained in a tentative amendment to the pro bate code of Oregon, were the center of a storm of oratory yesterday after noon at the convention of the state bar association beimg held in Port land, due to the opposition of the state treasurer's office to the pro posals. "The present inheritance tax is the most Just and equitable of all taxes. contended Willis S. Moore, assistant attorney-general, who appeared with Attorney Siever in behalf of btate Treasurer Hoff. "In my opinion the present tax on inheritances is the most unjust, in equitable and even immoral of all taxes," was the reply of Earl C. Bro naugh, who, with B. S. Huntington and P. P. Dabney, drafted the new coda suggestions. "It penalizes thrift." Discount Feature Fought. Assistant Attorney-General Moore , advocates the retention of the pres ent 8 per cent discount allowed to es tates on. the payment of the inherit ance tax immediately after death. Attorney Bronaugh heatedly contend ed that the discount sh6uld be abol ished, saying that it unjustly re quired that estates incapable of mak ing early payments in cash would be penalized, while benefiting estates built up on personal property, a small proportion of which probably had been taxed prior to the death of the decedent. He recommended a uniform tax without discount for early pay ment. Discussion waxed warm and the di vision of opinion was so great that Harrison G. Piatt, president of the association, suggested a committee conference for last night at which the representatives of the state" treas urer's office and drafters of the new code proposed were to endeavor to reconcile their views and recommend a compromise section to the conven tion today. After considerable exchange of views, a recommendation of the com mittee which suggested that the fees of administrators or executors of estates be fixed at 1 per cent of the whole estate, above $50,000, was changed to read at 1 per cent between $50,000 and $200,000, with fees on estates larger than $200,000 at the discretion of the court. Code Finally Approved. The change was made after Circuit Judge Tazwell, who handles probate v matters in Multnomah county, point ed out that under the proposed law the executor's fee in the Henry L. Pittock estate would exceed $300,000, whereas he believed it should be left to the discretion of the court. He asserted that the fee on this particu lar estate under the present law would reach approximately $146,000 for the executor. The revised probate code contains S01 sections and each section was taken up In turn by the convention yestefday. When the conference ad journed all had been covered and some were discussed at length. As fi nally adopted by vote of the asso ciation, the proposed code will -be recommended to the state legisla ture for adoption. At the morning session there was a bitter fight over the proposal to change the code so that after two years county courts would cease all jurisdiction in probate matters and the circuit court would handle all the work. This would not affect Mult nomah county, where the county court has been abolished and all pro bate "work is done in the circuit court, but it brought protest from many at torneys from outlying districts. Officers Elected Today. Opponents of - the change pointed out that many cities in the state are visited by circuit judges only twice a year and that such a law would mean great delay in the filing of ; wills and distribution of estates to beneficiaries. A motion to continue to allow county judges to handle the probate -.- work, under the proposed code, was defeated by a small majority. Officers for 1922 will be elected . this morning. An address is sched uled from Beverly L. Hogshead of San Francisco concerning the Na tional Bar association convention to be held in San Francisco August 9 to 11, the second time such a meet ing has been held on this coast In the 40 years' existence of the bar as. ; sociation. "I'lii'Mii'i If i l i i" III Hi ; III t l ' 11 ;,-Mit'n r i I r 1 1 if i fl I I1 J m I ' X ; . 1 1 - xV f "'ill I NXX 111' MRS. CORA THOMPSON, TO BE HOOREH AT BANQUET TOAIGET. TAXI DRIVER QUESTIONED Death of Mrs. Jennie Williams Is Being Investigated. jTTTBA CUTS, CaL. March, 24. Henry I Burger, a, Marysville rent car driv er, was questioned) today by Sheriff Manf ord in an investigation of the death of Mrs. Jennie Williams, who tagg-ered Into her home here the night of March 13 and said to her husband, Richard H. Williams: "I believe they have poisoned me." Burger said the woman told him her name was Jennie Bonnell, and that she was the wife of an engineer in Portland, Or. Her funeral was held today. Portland police and residents of the name of Bonnell said yesterday that they knew of no one by the name of Jennie Bonnell, save a dis tant relativo of Pearl Eonnell, .141 West Holman street, who lives in Montana and is not the person who died. No trace of the Jennie Bonnell referred to could be found In Portland. POETRY DECLARED LIVE Professor Discusses Catholic Move ment in Literature. - MOUNT ANGEL COLLEGE. St. Benedict, Or., March 24. (Special.) Professor L. N. Collins, English pro fessor at the University of Oregon, lectured before the student body and many of the faculty here today on "The Catholic Movement in English Poetry." "We must not," he said, "enter into this thing with the idea that poetry is an artificial means of expression. This is by no means the case. Poetry i.-- a primeval , form of language; it is the original manner of discourse among the uncivilized peoples. The rhyming part of poetry is the only artificiality it possesses, but rhythm is !t requisite." AST night again, a brilliant so ciety audience attended grand ' opera and several dinner parties preceded and suppers followed the main event. This afternoon society will attend the matinee at which Mary Garden will appear as "Thais." A fashionable audience representing so ciety from all the northwestern states and British Columbia will attend. For the evening an equally interesting as semblage is anticipated to mark the closing of the most notable musical and social event in the history of this city. Yesterday was the occasion for many luncheons and teas. The opera brought large delegations of society folk to Portland and these shared in the festive events and formal func- ions of the day and evening. One of the interesting teas was given by the Arts and Crafts society in the Oregon Service Men's club house,, on West Park street. The oc casion was planned as an exhibition of the work of Nowland Zane and Avard Fairbanks and as an opportu nity for the society folk to ,see their work and meet the artists. Mr. Zane had several beautiful oils and about a dozen pastels on display. The oils were decorative studies in which Mr. Zane took the rugged snowclad mountains as his inspiration and he portrayed faithfully and with splendid feeling the deep blues and purples of the' mountains and the wind-blown branches of stalwart evergreen treea His work was admired for its technic and fine atmospheric effects. One set of panels In the hallway was treated almost in the Japanese decorative manner and was quite interesting. It received a large share of admiration. Mr. Fairbanks'' "Doughboy," the fig ure of an American soldier, bespoke action, energy, determination and courage. His other work displayed was a bust and several panels, one of the Labbe children received attention from the guests. Mr. Fairbanks gave an interesting talk on the modern arts and crafts movement. The table was centered with spring flowers and society matrons poured while several young girls assisted about the room. Mrs. J. D. Drath will be hostess today at a matinee party at the opera. She will have as her guest of honor Mrs. James E. Murray, who, with Miss Jean Elizabeth Murray, is .here from Tacoma for the opera season. Mrs. Frederick Bowen entertained at a dinner party on Thursday preceding the opera, and made Mrs. Murray the comp'ijnented guest. - Dr. Jid Mrs O. D. Butler of Inde pendence are in the city for grand opera. Jhey entertained last night at the performance, of "Romeo and Juliet." , Mrs. Butler was attractively gowned in crepe de chine, beaded. L Airs. F. J. McCarthy will entertain at a lunchean at noon today, at the Benson hotel. Mrs. McCarthy will have as honor guests several visitors from out of town, who are here for the opera. They will' attend the pro duction of "Thais" after the luncheon. - -Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Smith and Hugh Hume are among the prominent Portlanders who have been enjoying a visit at Hotel del Coronado, Cali fornia. Miss Eloise Reed, who is at home from Willamette university for the spring vacation, has as her house guest a classmate. Miss Jeanne Kor ski of Harrison, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Anderson of Whitman college will be honor guests today at noon at a luncheon to be given by the Latin teachers of the city at the Portland hotel. Mrs. An derson formerly was Professor Mary Barrett of Hunter college. New York. She is secretary of the Archeological institute. Mr. Anderson is president of the Classical Association of the Pacific states. Mrs. Charles MacVeagh of Wash ington, D. C, will arrive in Portland next week to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers MacVeagh. The tea planned by the Delta Gam ma girls for their mothers has been postponed until April 1. The date was changed on account of grand opera. , . Miss Janet Peters was hostess yes terday at an informal tea for Miss Jeanette Wiggins, whose "marriage to Lynn Davis will be an event of April 8. Miss Margaret Johnston will en tertain Miss Wiggins today. Mrs. Victor Strode will entertain at a bridge party on Thursday. ,, On Thursday night Miss Wiggins and Mr. Davis will be honored at a dinner at Mrs. Henderson's chalet on the Co lumbia river highway with Miss Doris Dezendorf as hostess. Women's Activities Kci'J Th3 Oregonian classified ads. THE Y. W. C. A vesper service next Sunday will be given over largely to One who will brin a stir ring and vital message. The speaker, Lucile Withers, M. D., has spent many years in world travel and' labored ex tensively in foreign fields as a phy sician, nurse and missionary. Dr. Withers narrates her experiences in an attractive manner and is able to give comprehensive word pictures of the existing conditions and also of the remarkable changes wrought In this land of opportunity through the channels of missionary effort. The meeting will he from 4:30 to 6:30, after which comes the social bour. Up to the time of church services there Is a large number of people who avail themselves of the privilege the Y. W. C. A. affords them of the social hall, living room and the 6:15 class in Bible study. An evening of Easter stories and handwork will interest Sunday school teachers of beginners' and primary departments. This special class Will be conducted by Mrs. Earl S. DuBois next Monday at 7:45' P. M. in the social hall. Bring a pair of scissors. There, is no charge. In the last meeting of the indus trial girls' group organized by the local Y. W. C. A, and a group of Reed college women, committees were appointed for each group to draw up resolutions stating the bene fit derived. The meeting was held on the Reed campus Thursday eve ning, the industrial group being the guests of the Reed women at dinner, and later were entertained in the dormitory. A series of eight discussions was organized through the co-operation of the industrial committee of the National Y. W. C. A Sush problems as the co-operative movement, the workers' educational movement, health and economic questions were discussed. Members of the Reed group were: Orpha ;,- Phelps, leader; Hermione Riches, Dorothy Stahl, Anna Landau, Charlotte Schwisctenberg, Grace Car ney and Hazel Carver. probably will be somewhat disfigured by the burns. Explosion Disfigures Face. LA GRANDE, Or., March 24. (Spe cial.) Roger Bacon's accidental dis covery of gunpowder was re-enacted here by Gerald Tuttle, a drug store clerk. Tuttle used potassium chloride and tannic acid to produce the un expected explosion. As ,the result he Is in a hospital here and his face CHIEF ASKED TO RESIGN Head of Police Department at Bend Demands Hearing. BEND, Or., March 24. (Special.) Resignation of Chief of Police Fox was asked yesterday by Mayor Gil'son, following action taken at & special nteeting of the council Wednesday night. Fox has refused to quit his post ..until he is discharged, asking meanwhile that he be given a hearing. Inefficiency on the part of Fox, and a desire to secure economy by giving the office of police depart ment head either to Wlllard Houston, fire department engineer, or Tom Carlon, fire chief, were given as the reasons for the proposed change. Fox has held office since January, 1921. MURDER SUSPECT IS HELD Hoseburg Police . Think They Have Man Wanted East. ROSEBURG, Or., March 24. (Special.)- A transient giving the name of L. T. Foggerty was arrested here today as'answering the description of a young man wanted on a charge Of murder in Kentucky. Foggerty 'gives a good account of his travels, however, and the police are not certain that he is the man wanted. They have telegraphed to Kentucky for further particulars and will hold the suspect until word is received. .. Veterans Buy Farms. REDMOND, Or., March 24. (Spe cial.) The state loan made it possi ble for two ex-service men this week to buy farms near Redmond. An 80 acre farm was bought by E. Coble of Redmond for $6300, and W. C. Durand of Portland bought 80 acres neaa Red mond for $7000. Snow Falls at Redmond. REDMOND, Or., March 24. (Spe- ! lal.) After enjoying two weeks of spring weather Redmond citizens were considerably surprised to find the ground covered with snow this morning. This change in the temper ature will retard the work on the city streets wnicn naa. just begun, as well 1 as hindering farmers. OPPOSITION FORMING TO BILL OF PALMER Spokane Legislators Organ izing Eastern Washington. MEETING IS TO BE HELD Senator , Westfall to Submit Pro posal for Reapportionment on New Basis. SPOKANE, WASH., March 24. (Special.) Spe-kane legislators are taking steps . to organize eastern Washington to" combat the reappor tionment measure initiated) by State Senator Palmer of Seattle. A public meeting will be held) In Spokane dur ing April to outline the campaign. This meeting, it is planned, will also propose a constitutional ' amendment to end the biennial row over reap portionment. Senator Westfall, chairman of the Spokane legislative delegation in 192L, will submit the plan for reap portionment on a new basis. His plan, which is gaining popularity in Spo kane, would not reduce the member ship of the legislature, as proposed by Senator Palmer. i Senator Westfall's proposal would require a constitutional amendment to provide each county with minimum representation without regard to pop ulation, and additional representation on the basis of population. Meeting: to Be Called. "This method," Senator Westfall claims, "will eliminate the constant fighting over reapportionment. It would be near enough to proportional representation to satisfy the most populous counties, without just objec tions by smaller counties." Senator Westfall is preparing to call a preliminary meeting of legis lators. He will Invite, members of the Spokane delegation, Fred A Adams, ex-speaker of the house; Representa tive Wolf, Pend Oreille county; Sena tor Meyers. Lincoln (county; Repre sentative Sanger, Whitman county, and other legislative members who have gone through fights over reap portionment. . This conference, Senator Westfall plans, will result in a call for a public meeting, to which will be invited rep resentatives of eastern Washington's commercial bodies, labor organiza tions and various interests. Senator Carlyon, Olympia, who is fighting reapportionment on the west side, has agreed to attend the Spo kane meeting. Other west side men will be invited, and Senator Palmer will have an opportunity to attend and explain his measure. Seattle Tax Exemption Desired. Another charge has been raised against King county's desire for re- apportionment. This claim, which is being pressed by Representative Wolf, is that King county wants leg islative control to escape taxation. "Seattle has $108,000,000 in tax exempt property and is adding more," Representative Wolf declared in writing on reapportionment. "So the combination of the Palmer bill, the home-rule measure and Seattle's growing tax exemptions would give the big Puget sound city the right of independent government, near control in legislation affecting the rest of the state, while It escaped taxes on millions of dollars of wealth that small taxpayers elsewhere would have to make up." LUMBER TEST SUIT FILED Classification of Yards to Be at , Issue In Case. OLYMPIA Wash., March 24. (Spe cial.) Whether retail lumber and fuel yards shall be classed as extra hazardous occupations and the ruling of the industrial Insurance depart ment classing them as such and plac ing them under the industrial insur ance actj will be determined in a test suit filed today in the superior court of King county by John H. Dunbar, assistant attorney-general. The action is brought against Bayles Brothers, a Seattle concern op erating a fuel yard, alleging non-payment of industrial insurance contri butions. The decision to class fuel and lumber yards as extra hazardous was made -by the department last De cember upon petition of the owners of the yards, as represented by their respective associations. Every large city has one neiwsipapeir which, by universal consent, is the Want-Ad medium of the community. In Portland it's The Oregonian. E SHOPMEN MISLED IX WAGE FIGHT, SAY RAILROADS. Employes' Committees Recite Parts Iiike Schoolboys Speak Pieces, Assert Counsel. CHICAGO. March 24. Because con ferences between the railroads and their shopmen did not end in a com promise, with resultant higher wages, the unions have been misled into making charges that' proper negotia tions on wage matters were not held before bringing wage reduction re quests to the railroad labor board, John G. Walber, representing the eastern roads, told the board today. Mr. Walber completed the roads' re ply to charges preferred by B. M. Jewell, head of the shop unions, that the roads had not complied with the transportation act in holding proper negotiations with their employes5 be fore coming to the board for relief. He pointed out that the law did not specify what subjects should be dis cussed in conference and suggested that perhaps the unions had been con fused with the elements such as liv ing costs, outside wages, etc, which the law requires the board to con sider in fixing wages. The uniformity of subjects intro duced on each road by the employes' committee was evidence of "some cen tral preparation" for the counter request for higher wages asked by the unions in reply to the carriers' proposed reductions, Mr. Walber said. He declared the committees "recited their parts as automatically and tech nically as a schoolboy would apeak piece." J. W. Hitrglns, for the west ern roads, declared earlier In the ses sion that these counter-requests were made to delay action by the labor board. The hearing adjourned today until Monday, when Mr. Jewell Is expected to proceed with his fight against wage reductions. ARMENIA ALLIES' PROBLEM Fate of Nation Is Considered by Foreign Ministers. PARIS. March 24. (By the Ao ciated tf'ress.) What to do with Ar menia was again the question under discussion by the aillcd foreign min isters' at this morning's aesniou of their conference on near-easters problems. They also took up the sub. ject of the final peaco terms on which Greece will be asked to evacuate Aula Minor in case the Turkish national ists accept the armistice proposed by the allied conferees. It Is understood that the forelcn ministers agreed to keep these nego tiations secret for the moment and even the usual laconic communique was omitted after the mornlng'i session. G raj port Press Is Sold. ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 24. (Special.) A. It. Clickard, who, for the last three years, has owned and managed the Grayport Press and act ed as managing editor of the weekly Labor Press, has sold his plant to L. C. Hinman, who has taken posses sion. Mr. Clickard will manage a new dally paper at Monterey, Cal. Portland Women Your New Store Is Ready to Serve You Grand Opening Today, March Twenty-Fifth v !, II h H I C7 .... .. -L, E ARE PROUD, indeed, to invite YOU, the women of Portland, to visit us this dayr- our opening day, and to tell you that no pains have been spared to make this store everything that could be desired. We want every yisitor to find pleasure in shopping here to feel at home. And for that reason we have modeled for you one of the finest ladies' apparel establishments in the west. E VERY GARMENT' every article an expression of the designers' art a com bination of beauty and loveliness not easily imagined. Critical taste was used in making selections that would appeal to the most fastidious. 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