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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1922 BORAH'S FIGHT NOW Boys' Clothes -rin a Real Sale! HE Two Campaigns for Confer ences Paralleled. SUCCESS NOW UNCERTAIN RECALLS Extra Session of Congress After March 4, Which Would Be Helpful, Not Assured. BY MARK SULLIVAN (Copyright by New York Evening Pqgst. Inc. PubHshed by Arrangement.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 29. (Special.) If we could be sure that there would be a special session of congress after Marcn 4 it would be possible to predict that whatever may be the vicissitudes of Senator Borah's resolution in its earlier stages' something definite would come of it In the long run. The parallel is most-striking be tween Senator Borah's relation to this newly proposed conference and his part in the moves which brought about the Washington conference for the limitation of armaments. Ten months before the conference came into being, and almost exactly two years ago, Senator Borah began his agitation for a conference to limit armaments. He did it by precisely the same device he has used in the present case, namely, as an amend ment to the pending naval appro priation bill. Then, as now, the attitude of the opposition to the bill on the part of the administration was based on time and expediency. Borah Keeps Fight Hp President Harding, who hadbeen elected, but had not yet taken of fice, had already begun to think, himself, of such a conference but felt 'that the time was not ripe for it. Both he and his advisers felt that the United states ought to go along a little further with its own naval building programme before asking other nations to stop theirs, on t theory that while it might be proper for a nation with a dominant navy to suggest limitation, it would be dubious manners for a nation with an inferior navy. On the first rollcall in the senate on Borah's resolution for a naval limitation conference, the vote in favor of it was negligible. But Borah kept the fight up. On other occasions throughout a period of six months the amendment .was either voted down in the senate or in the house, or killed in committee. In the meantime, then as now, there arose a great pressure of pub l'c opinion. The churches took an interest. Immense petitions began to come to congress from the coun try. Various newspapers and other leaders of opinion began vigorous advocacy. Finally, the administra tion withdrew its opposition, and almost exactly five months after Senator Borah had made his first move, his proposal was adopted by the senate with 76 out of the 96 votes in favor of It. Parallel Almost .Perfect. The parallel between that and the present situation is practically per fect except in the respect that two years ago it was certain there would be an extra session of con gress after March 4, which assured Borah the necessary length of time to carry his fight through. In the present case there is no certainty as yet that there will be a special session after March 4. Indeed, the effort of the administration for many other reasons is to avoid an extra session. If there should not be an extra session, Borah will have only two months in which to carry out his fight. As regards official Washington, in spite of all that is said, the oppo sition to Senator Borah's present proposal has the air of being rather half-hearted. If the senator s pro posal should finally succeed, there would not be as many broken hearts as might be guessed from the su perficial evidence. It must be re membered that, among other things, one conspicuous effect of Borah's proposal, and of the identification with it of himself and several other former "irreconcilables," is to split the solidarity of that sentiment which has been watching the ad ministration's foreign policies with minute suspicion. President Bit Relieved. It has been easy to guess at anj time during the past two years that there have been things which the administration would like to do in the way of affirmative foreign- ac tion but which it hesitated to do for fear the old irreconcilable group in the senate would go on the war path again. Of this old irreconcil able group, Borah was without doubt the ablest. But with Borah now conspicuously and wilfully A. W. O. L. from the irreconcilable army and in favor of affirmative action within the field of foreign policy on the part of the adminis tration, it is clear that there are elements in the situation not ex cessively heart-breaking to Mr Harding and Mr. Hughes. As regards the country, the oppo sition to Senator Borah's present proposal seems to be almost neg ligible. It Tests on the theory that the administration is entitled to a chance Xo work out its foreign pol icy without interference. But, as has been explained already. Senator Borah's present position looked at in the larger sense, is really not one of Interfering with the freedom of the administration to do- some thing affirmative in the foreign field but Tathe-r one of . removing interference. No Grief Threatened. Looked at from the point of view of a comparatively small detail, Borah can perhaps be said to be "forcing the president's hand," but looked at fTora the larger stand point of our foreign, policy as a wHple, Borah's action has the real effect of freeing the president's hand from such interference. Sena tor Borah's proposal may embarrass some of the administration's plans and the irreconcilable senate bloc, but with a declaration in favor of a more active affirmative foreign policy it can hardly be expected to cause Harding and Hughes to cry themselves sick. While so-called "drastic reductions" are in evidence elsewhere, the fact still remains that my values are without equal! Boys' Suits with 2 pair Knicks $9,85 If offered at regular selling prices, these suits would still be lower than garments of similar quality else where. All wool fabrics in newest shades and models. Boys' Overcoats 5 to 10 years 11 to 17 years $7.95 $9.85 Belted models, mannish styles newest fabrics. An assortment that is not equaled in Portland for Real Quality or Value ! Boys' Mackinaws 6 to 12 years 13 to 18 years $5.95 $7.95 While not the biggest stock in town the values offered are the best and it's not my viewpoint alone but also my customers'. Pit IfW Men's Suits $27 Men's O'coats $21 This REAL SALE is gaining in momentum daily! Men who come to look remain to buy ! EN SELLING Portland's Leading Clothier for Over Half a Century MORRISON AT FOURTH crease is only 1.7, the total being 52.4 mills. Other towns increasing their levies are: Lebanon, .9 mill, total levy, 64.1 mills; Harrisburg, 3.5 mills, total levy, 54.7 mills. The towns decreasing their levies are: Sweet Home, 7.1 mills, total levy, 42.3 mills; Halsey, 2.6 mills, total levy, 42.3 mills, and Brownsville, 1.6 mills, total levy, 58.2 mills. Linn county's total tax levy for 1923 is $10,914.90 under the limit allowed under the 6 per cent limita tion act. TOWNS INCREASE LEVIES Scio, With 91.4 Mills, Has Larg est Total in Linn County. ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) Five of the eight incorporated towns in Linn county increased their tax levies for the coming year. according to figures compiled by the county assessor for the tax rolls. Sodaville has tre largest increase. 26.1 mills, while Scio has the largest total levy. 91.4 mills. Albany's in- STATE WINS ESTATE SUIT Court Utiles Washington Entitled , to Collect Big Sum. , OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) Federal estate taxes paid on estates of persons who at the time of death were living in the state of Washington are not deductible in computing inheritance taxes due the state and personal property of the deceased whether in the state or outside is subject to the state inheritance tax. the state supreme court .rules today. The decision was rendered in the estate of Josephine O. Sherwood, former Spokane wom an, who was killed in California in 1S19, and opened the way for col lection by the state of J13.843.68 with interest in addition to the J27.553.52 already paid. According to George G. Hannan, assistant attorney-general in charge of the inheritance tax division, the decision clears the -way for settle ment of taxes on many estates which have been hanging fire sev eral years. REfiLTY PLAN SMITTEO COCXCILMEX THINK 20 PER CENT MARGIN TOO HIGH. Judge Calkins Bank Director. MSDFORD, Or., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) 'Frank M. Calkins, circuit judge of the Jackson and Josephine counties judicial district for the past 13 years, who retires from of fice on January 1, has just been elected a director of the Jackson county bank of this city. Judge and Mrs. Calkins will leave the first of the year on a pleasure trip through California, and on their return he will engage in the practice of law in Medford. Another Report to Be Made Soon on Proposals for Selling De linquent Tax Property. . The Bpecial committee represent ing the Portland realty board again submitted its proposal for the sale of city-owned property. The pro posal laid before the delinquent-tax committee of the city council was practically the same as previously submitted. This plan calls for the organiza tion of a stock company, with of fices setablished for the handling of an extensive campaign. If the -organization of a corporation was not considered the best by city oficials, the realty board would be willing to divide the city-owned property among its members, who desired to enter into the deal, each dealer to handle his own advertising campaign. The committee from the realty board requested a commission of 20 per cent, holding that such a commission would be necessary to cover the expenses of the sales cam paign and leave a small feiargin of profit. Members of the delinquent lax committee made it plain that the 20 per cent commission was con sidered high and that they were not inclined to report favorably on the proposal. It was agreed that the realty board's proposition would be placed before other members of the city council for consideration. The committee decided to inter view again various individual realty dealers on proposals that have been made, and it is expected that a com plete report on the proposition will be laid before the city council next week. H. J. Shinn of Cottage Grove was the purchaser. Under the law per sonal property sold for taxes cannot be redeemed. ASTORIA'S LOSS REDUCED District Attorney in Quarantine. MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) Jackson county has been without the services of a district at torney since, last Sunday because the 12-year-old daughter of County Prosecutor Moore took ill that day and he was at home when the quar antine was established. No ar rangement had yet been made today to have an acting district attorney until Mr. Moore Is released from quarantine. Oregonian, Main 7070. Sacrifice Sale Imported Dressed and Undressed D0II3 Children's Tea Sets Doll Buggies Tea Sets Berry Sets Men's and Ladies' Handkerchiefs This is a sample line, which must be sold at 20. per cent less than manufacturer's price. SALE STARTS SATURDAY, 9 A. M. 401 Alisky BIdg. Third and Morrison Insurance Adjuster Estimates To-' tal at About $9,000,000. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) While the insurance adjusters say it is yet too early to give any ac curate figures on the loss sustained through the Astoria conflagration, Charles A. Craft, assistant general agent of the Phoenix company, said that, taking as a basis the average ratio of insurance to the value of property on which insurance has been adjusted, he estimated the loss on buildings and merchandise stocks at approximately $7,00,000, oc which the insurance was $2,500,000. He estimated the city's loss through the destruction of .streets, sewers and water mains at $2,000,000. Gold Hill Votes Water Bonds. GOLD HILL, Or. Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) At a special election Gold Hill yesterday voted 3 to 1 in favor of the $23,000 bond issue for recon structing the city's present water plant and system. Several plans are considered for lifting the water from Rogue river to the reservoirs about the city, but a battery of hydraulio rams fed by water from the canal and diversion works on Rogue rivet owned jointly by the city and Gold Hill irrigation district on the oppo site side of the river from Gold Hill is the most feasible plan. The work of enlarging the canal by the city will have to be completed by May 1, the commencement of the irrigation season. Read The Oregonian classified ads. Sawmill Sold for Taxes. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) The Lammers Bros.' sawmill near Cottage Grove has been sold by Sheriff Stickels for the taxes due for the years 1919, 1920 and 1921, for little over $600, or the exact amount of taxes due. The plant has a capacity of 15,000 feet of lumber daily and is worth many times the sale price. The owners stated that they were unable to pay the taxes.. For the finer toilet articles and prepara tions, Frank Nau's. WE NEVER'' - CLOSE JJfJ D - t and ALDER. 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