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TAX REDUCERS' MEET HITHER STORMY ONE! League Gathering Fails to Ac complish Purpose. MUCH FRICTION DEVELOPS Mr. Scbeafcel Rolls C onference and President Cooper Stalks Out With -Militant Tlireat. Somewhat stormy and unsatisfac tory waa the meeting1 here of mem- . bers of the tax reduction league Mon day. It wound up with Christian Scheubel of Oregon City packing his proposed initiative measure into his portfolio and leaving for home, and with J. C- Cooper, president of the league, stalking out with the an nouncement that he would initiate ft bin to repeal the millage for the institutions of higher learning. C K. Spence, master of the state grange, who came to the conference to discuss a proposed graduated in come tax, left without going over his bill, and S. M. Endicott of Salem voiced his opposition to an income tax and to Schoubel's programme. The morning conference was fairly amicable, but after the noon recess the executive committee never was for"ma!ly called to order and no def- i mite act ion was taken on the five bills which were up for considera tion. Some "OutHidern Present. Attending the meeting were J. C. Cooper, president of the league; Roy Stockton, secretary; C. Scheubel. Dr. A. Slaughter. J. D. Brown and Mr. Van Trump. Of the organization com m it tee there were present John U. Sm'th and H. V. Warren. "Outsiders." not on the executive or organizat ion committee, who were in the room were V. S. Myers. Alex LaFolIett and S. M. Endicott, this trio having been invited by President Cooper. Mr. Spence was on hand because the state I grange instructed him to have an in come tax initiated in November and the executive committee of the league had favored a graduated income tax. as wanted by the grange. The committee of seven, the execu tive body of the league, approved an initiative programme recently but at the Monday meeting an attempt was made to kick it over. Mr. Scheubel's plan calls for assessmt nts at full cash value, with a special concession for farm lands and repeal of the 1.2 mil la gc. but not disturbing the old - 7 mil lag e. Mr. Scheubel believes that by hi:; proposed assessment method the institutions of higher learning would get as much money from the -7 inillage as from the 1.2 millage. He takes the stand that the institutions must not be crippled, and that his plan would not only be a tax reform but would maintain the schools. This plan was approved about three weks ago by the com mittee of ovven. r. .Scheubel ''Through.' At the Monday afternoon gathering there was an apparent attempt to scut t le t his programme. President Cooper wanted a straight-out bill re pealing the 1.2 millage, without pro viding the protection that Scheubel was striving tor. During the argu ment which ensued Scheubel seized a piece ot paper and started to write out his resignation, saying he would tight a separate bill to the last ditch, as he did not want the institutions handicapped. He wanted, he said, to relieve state taxes, lessen the burden laid on real property and get the in tangibles on the tax roll. Mere repeal of the millage, he asserted, would not afford relief and would only-damage the schools. "I'm through," said Scheubel, as he packed his typewritten measure and papers into his portfolio and closed 'it. This action did not worry Presi dent Cooper. He said it was all right with him and that he would just as soon see Scheubel and hi bill leave. Mr. Smith stood with Scheubel and Cooper waved him aside. For three-Quarters of an hour there was a dramatic scene, wit h Scheubel appealing to one after another of the men in the room showing how his plan would be a relief demanded by taxpayers. Those opposed to the Ore gon City man said this and that was1 wrong with his measure and that their only interest in life waa to re peal the millage. IlrNigrnatlon ot Filed. Mr. Scheubel left with his bills but without filling out his resigna tion; President Cooper left saying he would have a separate measure to kill the millage; Mr. Spence withdrew. Other delegates filtered out with sor row. Before going Mr. Scheubel said he had given his time and had spent at least $100 in this campaign for tax reduction. Others told of the time and money they had devoted to the . cause. Mr. Myers, having thrown a monkey wrench Into the machinery. disappeared Scheubel considering Myers and Endicott dis turbers and the latter made it clear that he is against an income tax ad particularly against Scheubel's ideas. At Oregon City yesterday Mr. Scheubel finished the draft of his measure and mailed It to Dr. Slaughter at Saiem to see that the tax reduction league initiates it, this bt ing done because Mr. Scheubel is to be away. When President Cooper's bill to knock out the millage ia to appear is not known. Kivo Measures Drafted. In a general way the tax reduction league had a programme of five measures to consider. The first waa the income tax with a graduated scale, desired by the state grange; next, the Scheubel proposal to raise property assessments to full cash value, excepting farm land, and re peal of the 1.2 millage: the third the Cooper plan to abolish the millage and let the schools go to the legisla ture for support; another was in tended to require a three-fourths ma jority when bond issues are submit ted to the people; the final measure was intended to limit the legislature to referring to the people only con stitutional amendments and bond is sues and use as a base for Initiative petitions the number of registered voters, instead of the vote cast for supreme justice, and limit the use of the emergency clause to invasion. In surrection, disaster by fire or flood or epidemic of disease. Carnival Ball Held at Xyssa. NYSSA. Or.. May ; (Special.) One I or the most successful social events I the season was the carnival ball.' given by the teachers' committee of I the Xyssa public schools. The hall was decorated in green and gold Twiners and Japanese lanterns, j Music was by the Joily orchestra from Ontario. Favors of tiny bells were j given to the women during the grand j march, the men receiving small pack ages of cenfetti. I s Li I 1 reflection of I " T ' ZZrCZJf 5LXe mi wmmAmm i man mi wimMmmm m SALMON CATCH 15 FAIR IIS II OF SMALL SIZE BUT OF f GOOD QUALITY. Two Uillnetters Are Arrested and Charged With Working Before Opening of Season. ASTORIA. Or.. May 2. (Special.) Reports received today from the va rious canneries said that while the catch of salmon last night was not large it was fair, and the season has opened in a satisfactory manner. In dividual catches were of 500 pounds and more, while at one cannery the average returns were 162 pounds to the boat. The salmon are small, with very few reaching 25 pounds each, and this is considered a favorable sign for a continuance of the run, with the larger fish coming later. While fair hauls were made in alt sections of the river, the most suc cessful gillnetters were those oper ating in the district from Tongue point up. and one man at the Rainier drift was said to have caught 45 sal mon during the night. The class of nets making the best catches were the divers, which are of 7 and 7 inch mesh, and the combination nets with meshes of from 8 to 8 inches. As usual, some gillnetters tried to steal a few hours' fishing before the season opened, and two of them were captured by Deputy Warden I-arson. Early yesterday morning the deputy found Peter Australich lying at an chor near the Kaboth seining grounds. There was a wet net in his boat, and the officer, on overhauling the craft, found six fish in the locker, five salmon weighing 92 pounds and one sturgeon which tipped the scales at 14 pounds. These were confiscated and the man will be arraigned in the iustice court. At 11 o'clock yesterday a gillnetter from North Shore laid out his net below Point Ellis and was i (jntiirpti hv Dermtv Larson. Advices received today are that eight seining grounds in the middle river section have begun iisnmg oi .roiinnn Thev are the Puget island. i-itiimtrlck. Oak Point. Meehan, Old 'iiir minds. Kaboth. Deer island and Oster Void grounds. The fish taken are of the finest quality, being the genuine spring chinooks. They were not only by the pack ing plants, but for the fresh market trade as well. Practically all the can neries began packing today, but until the larger fish come there will be little doing at the cold storage plants. LOGGERS START TO WORK Ztew Organization to Commence on Tract Near Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 2. (Spe cif) Lodging operations were smart ed ydsterday by the Greenwood Log Slncompany, the new organization which will log between 600.0W.00O and 700.000,000 feet of fir from what are commonly known as the Boeing tracts. About 15 men started the work of preparing the first camp. More men soon will be added to the construction gang and the first logs will be put into the river this fall. The Boeing holdings comprise one of the finest tracts remaining in the north coast. Twelve miles of railroad will be part of the preliminary con struction work of the Greenwood company. The company will spend about $250,000 before logging begins, it was estimated. The operation will be unusual in the history of harbor logging in that no office will be maintained in either Aberdeen or Hoqulam, business being transacted direct from the woods Shipping Auto East Y e want auto at onre to Hharf expense of carload rate to Chicago or east of Chicago. Covey Motor Car Co. rawn BROADWAY 6244. THE BrwWwiLi ill jhe original I vacuum racked 1 camp, according to Jerry McGilli cuddy Jr.. who has charge of the work for the new company. ..Three sides will be run when the camp starts logging. This will mean the employment of about 200 loggers. About 90 per cent of the tract is old growth fir of fine quality. The re remainder is practically ail spruce and cedar. BIDS ASKED ON 7 JOBS 5 Street and 2 Sewer Projects Up Before Contractors. Bids on five new street improve ment projects were called for yester day by City Auditor Funk, and call was made at the same time for bids on two sewerpiojects. The improve ment proposals embrace these streete: Sherrett avenue, between East Seven teenth and East Nineteenth streets; Thirteenth, between Going1 and Wy gant streets; East Seventh, between Going- and Wygant; Kast Oak, be tween East Fifty-fifth and East Fifty-seventh, and East Ninth, be tween Spokane and Maiden avenues. Sewer lines to be constructed are to go on Monroe street, near Delay street, and on Cottage Court at Mor ris and Stanton streets. All bids must be in the hands of Auditor Funk by 10 A. M., May 10. ROTARIAMS HOLD SESSION Vancouver Club Visits Portland and Puts on Stunts. Members of the Vancouver, Wash.. Rotary club came to Portland yester day noon 35 strong and took charge of the luncheon programme of the Portland Rotary club at the Benson hotel. With John Todd, president of the Vancouver club, presiding, numerous amusing stunts were featured, tho majority of them making different prominent Portlanders the butt of the joke. The Vancouver club quartet gave a number of excellent vocal numbers. Fellowship Awarded Surgeon. BAKER, Or., May 2. (Special.) Dr. Thomas J. Higgins of this city has received official notification that a fellowship in the American college of surgeons will be conferred upon him at Boston at the convocation of the college in October. To acquire a fellowship a surgeon must prove his ability in successful surgery by sub mitting a series of complete histories of methods used in diagnosis and re sults obtained. Dr. Higgins will at tend the convocation. Ralph Williams CInb Formed. DALLAS. Or.. May 2. (Special.) A Ralph E. Williams for National Committeeman club, for Polk county, was organized here by a number of republicans Monday night. E. C. Kirkpatrick, for county judge, was elected president of the club and C. G. Coad secretary. Grays Harbor Kalnfall Iiight. HOQTJIAM, Wash.. May 2. (Spe cial.) April showers on the harbor were not as heavy by 2.45 inches as April, 1921. J. D. Carter, weather observer announces. In April of this year the record was 5.5 inches, while EMERGENCY traffic a police k on duty M MORNIXG OEEGOXIAX, The Mark of Quality in Clothes IT'S STYLE. Look ior it in your next suit. Design, tailoring all that gives quality to clothes enters into the creation of Style. The Style in Society Brand Clothes is the sure sign of their quality. You will recognize it in every suit. Sole Portland Agents in 1921 there was a rainfall of 7.95 inches. March rainfall this year was 9.85 inches against 6.4 inches for last year. Teachers' Pay Cut. WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 2. (Special.) The board of education has reduced the maximum salaries in the city 'schools, leaying the minimum as at present $1100 for grade teach ers and $1350 for high school teach ers. The maximum for high school teachers has been cut from $1890 to $1800 and; the grade teachers from $1640 to $1550. Heretofore teachers were advanced $90 a year. The fu ture rate was fixed at $75 a year. The board also has decided to elimi nate the work of sewing and expres sion, forging and gas engines and the nhysical training work. Dance ftge Limit Raised. WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 2. (Special.) Thecity commission start ed an ordinance through the calendar today to prohibit persons under 21 years attending dances without their parents or guardians. The limit has 1 WEDNESDAY, MAY neta FOR. YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHO STAY YOUNG been 18 years. 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