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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 26, 1921 '
DEMOCRATS UI
FOR TARIFF FRAY
Leaders Plan Policy for At
tack on Republicans.
NEW BILL POSSIBLE IDEA
Political Chiefs Predict Counter
Move in Effort to Discredit Xew
Administration of Harding.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
Inc. Published by Arrangement)
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 25.
(Special.) The democratic leaders
are getting ready to decide among
themselves on matters of policy, and
to begin aggressive public action on
the tariff. They may have some dif
ficulty in formulating a policy with
regard to the tariff which will com
mand the complete loyalty of all
democrats. But this difficulty does
not trouble them much. Tbey rather
count on a few democrats In the
senate and house, from Louisiana,
from Florida and elsewhere acting
with the republicans on the tariff
Issue.
The novelty of the form of the
present tariff bill as It will ulti
mately appear, and the changed con
ditiong otherwise, will cause demo
cratic leaders some delay In working
out their policy. If they find It In
expedient to present to the country
an alternative tariff programme, they
will do what it is always possible
and easy for an opposition party to
do, namely, confine themselves to
criticising the republican measure.
Things are generally easy for the
democrats in a republican tariff ses
sion. Tariff-making, even at its best,
even when it is done according to
scientific principles, is full of oppor
tunities for criticism. This is in
herent in the nature of the case. A
protective tariff frankly includes
government paternalism toward some
sections of the community, and an
alert opposition is always able to
make the most of the unpopularity of
this' sort of thing. The democratic
leaders are full of hope and confl
dence. They believe that an ener
getic programme, adopted now and
pushed vigorously for a year, will
enable them to regain congress in
the election next year.
Phrases Rap Party.
That sounds like a large order. It
Is a fact, however, that the republican
leaders who came here recently to
attend the meeting of the national
committee brought disturbing re
ports of disaffection. It was lmme
diately after the meeting of the re
publican national committee that the
town became full of phrases like "The
joy ride is over," "The honeymoon is
over." It can always be taken for
granted that at a period a few months
after the inauguration into office of
a political party such phrases as
these will begin to float about, and
there will be the beginning of one
degree or another of disaffection. It
may or may not be associated with
merit. Fundamentally, It Is part of
the tidal ebb and flow of popular
mood, which forms an essental part
of politics.
The phrases about the "end of the
honeymoon" which float about Wash
ington are not commonly applied to
Harding personally, nor to his cabi
net. It is generally agreed that
Harding's growth in the affections
of the people continues. But as re
spects the republican party generally,
some of the disaffection is undoubt
edly real. It is reported not only by
democratic leaders but by republican
leaders also. That disaffection has
gone a long way, for example, in one
of the pivotal middle western states.
It is said if the congressional elec
tions, which are to be held next year,
were held now, so far as this state
is concerned, it would go democratic
This condition is said to be due not
wholly to reaction on the part of the
public, but, to a certain extent, is due
to politics in the state In question
A good many of the appointments
made by the present administration
seem to have been distributed in such
a way as to renew and inflame the
always more or less Intense faction
alism within the republican party In
the state.
Sentiment on Wane.
But if the condition is worse In
some states than in others, it is a
fact that politics throughout the
country has reached a point where
the republicans can no longer rely
on the warm enthusiasm of last No
vember, but must be judged in a
colder light by performance or non
performance. It is on non-performance
on the part of the new adminis
tration that the democrats, for the
immediate future, are going to rely
for the principal weight of their as
, saults.
other day had an amusing session.
The democrats in the senate the
They took one or two hours off for
a purely political demonstration. The
occasion for It was the appearance
of an article about republican achieve
ments in a local newspaper, to which
one of the democratic senators, Harri
son of Mississippi, referred, with such
accuracy as may be. as "the mouth
piece of the party that now controls
the government." The newspaper re
counted the things which the new
administration had done during the
first 14 weeks of its existence, and
the democrats devoted their after
noon of war-dancing to countering
with a list of what the republican
party ought to have done but hadn't.
Democrats Offer Battle.
It wasn t really a debate or a
fight, because none of the republcan
senators replied or took part in it. It
was wholly an example of parlia
mentary "shadow boxing," so to speak.
The democrats were eager to drag the
republicans Into it. Repeatedly one
democratic senator or another would
say, "if what I am saying Is not true,
I Invite an interruption from distin
guished senators on the other side of
.the aisle." but the distinguished
senators on the other side of the aisle
did not interrupt. Whether it was
a case of that exalted dignity which
ignores assaults, or whether it was
a more portentous hesitancy to get
into the fight no one can tell. It
was more probably the latter, for the
republicans realize very well that
the indictment of dilatoriness has
merit.
Not only that, but the republicans
realize their dilatoriness is not mere
ly temperamental and not merely a
lack of leadership, but is due to a real
fear on their part of the consequences
of what they have to face, and the
lack of a thought-out programme
for doing what they have promsed to
do. Taxation worries the republicans
probably more than anything else.
The republicans did not promise in
their platform to reduce taxation, but
during the campaign everybody took
it for granted that the republicans
would reduce taxation.
The republicans hesitate to break
the disagreeable news that taxes
aren't likely to be reduced. But those
of the republican leaders who have
really looked into the subject know
it is true. One day In May during the
hearings of the finance committee,
Senator Smoot remarked to a wit
ness: "You do not believe for a mo
j ment that taxes are groins to be less
than yiey are this year or for many
years to come. Let me say to you
frankly that I think they will be in
creased." The only way that taxes
can be decreased is by reducing: ex
penditures for armanent- The only
way at least the only sound way
of reducing expenditures for arma
ment is by agreement with Great
Britain and Japan. And the common
feeling of Washing-ton about the ad
ministration's efforts In behalf o
disarmament is that they do not
progress fast enough to give us any
hope for reducing taxation . in the
near future.
EUGENE PASTOR RESIGNS
Rev. A. M. Spangier Closes Work
With Congregational Church.
EUGENE. Or., June 25. (Special.)
Rev. A. M. Spangier, for the past
ten years pastor of the First Con
gregatlonal church of Eugene, yes
terday handed his resignation to
Robert JleMurphey, moderator, of the
church. He said he desired the res
ignation to take effect August 1. Ac
tion will be taken by the congrega
tion after tomorrow forenoon's regu
lar services.
Rev. Mr. Spangier came here from
Springfield, Mass., where he served a
church for 20 years. He is a member
of the Eugene city council, having
served in that capacity for three
years.
APPEAL HALTED BY COURT
Washington Attorney Loses in Case
Before High Tribunal.
SALEM, Or., June 25. (Special.)
An attorney residing in another state
cannot legally perfect an appeal of an
action to the Oregon supreme court,
unless the lawyer is a member of the
Oregon bar. according to an opinion
handed down here this week by the
supreme court.
The question cams before the su
preme court from Portland in the
form of an appealed case handled by
a Washington attorney. When it was
found that the lawyer was not a
member of the Oregon bar, further
hearing of the case was halted.
Paving Suits Vp Monday.
ALBANY, Or., June 25. (Speo'al.)
Seven suits now pending to enjoin
the paving of streets in Brownsville
will be tried before Judge Bingham
in the state circuit court here Mon
day. Since the cases are all practi
cally alike it is probable that one case
will be tried and the others will be
determined by the decision. The
plaintiffs alleged that there were ir
regularities in the procedure through
which the paving was ordered.
Diatomite Concern Files.
SALEM. Or.. June 25. (Soecial.t
The Western Diatomite company of
Portland has filed with the state en
gineer application to appropriate 200
second-feet of water from the Des
chutes river for the development of
454 horse power. The cost of the pro
posed development was estimated at
115,000 in the application.
Insurance Man to Speak. - f
SALEM, Or., June 25. (Special.)
Harry Cunningham, president of the
Montana State Life Insurance com
pany, will be the speaker at the regu
lar weekly luncheon of the Salem
business men to be held here Monday.
Mr. Cunningham resides in Helena and
will stop off in Salem on his way
north from Klamath Falls.
Xew License Proposed.
SALEM, Or., June 25. (Special.)
An amended ordinance providing for
a tax on soft-drink establishments of
he city is being considered by the
council and may be introduced at a
meeting to be held next week. This
license was declared necessary in or
der to insure adequate regulation of
many of these places.
S. & IT. green stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel Co.. coal and wooo.
Main 868: 660-tl. Adv.
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SAVING DEPOSITORS
RICHER THAN EVER
Nation Tightens Belt,
Guards Reserves.
but
BUSINESS BALANCE LESS
817 Banks Report Savings of $2,
942,901,000, or 9100,000,000 .
More Than Tear Ago.
BT HARDEN COLFAX.
(Copyright. 1921. by The Oreitonlan.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 25.
(Special.) America has not touched
her savings bank account during the
period of industrial stress, except to
increase it. The business man's bank
balance is reduced somewhat from the
fat figures of last year and the farmer
cannot sign his check for what he
used to, but the man who has money
in the savings bank has more there
today than he ever had before. All of
which goes to show, according to the
federal reserve board's presentation
of the facta, that while we've been
tightening our belt and consuming
less during the last six months, we
have not drawn on our reserves, but
bave strengthened them.
The figures upon which this anal
ysis is made are admittedly incom
plete, but they form the soundest sort
of premise upon which to base the
above conclusion. Some time within
the coming week there will begin the
collection throughout the country of
data to show just where the savings
bank depositor stands compared with
where he stood a year ago. As fast as
the information is collected it will be
forwarded to the controller of the
currency here and when it is com
pleted perhaps three months hence
it will be In shape for publication. '
Saving Deposits Mount.
In the meantime, the federal reserve
board has a good line on the situation
through the figures submitted to It
each week by large national banks
and trust companies in more than 100
of the chief cities of the coujitry.
In nearly all of these instances sav-
ines departments pay interest on time
deposits. " Steadily the amount of
money on deposit comparable with
savings bank deposits has been
mounting during the past year, until
at the close of business this week, the
volume of savings in the S17 banks
reporting to the board stands at 1238,
000.000 more than it stood a Jar ago,
which was then a record.
The board's report shows that the
S17 banks had on deposit this week
the sum of 12,942,901.000 in savings.
Six months ago. Just before last
Christmas, the same banks had on de
posit $2,790,197,000 in savings. A year
ago thtr savings deposits totaled
$3,842,497,000. During the same period
the business man's bank balance has
dropped. A year ago these banks had
on deposit $11,600,000,000 belonging to
individuals, firms and corporations in
business. More than $1,000,000,000 has
been clipped from the balance during
the year.
Depositors Estimated at 15.000,000.
There have been setbacks to the
savings here and there, notably in the
south and west, where land values
dropped and those who purchased on
the crest of the wave lost a part of
their savings, but the country as a
whole has gone forward. Labor dis
orders, economic readjustment, en
forced idleness on the part of many
workers these haven t made a dent
In the balance. The family sock has
no hole In It.
There are. perhaps T5, 000,000 sav
ings bank depositors in the United
States and the number is growing
every month, according to all reports
received here, nowithstandmg the
temptation and often the necessity to
spend. The bulk of the savings is
stored in mutual savings banks, which
last year numbered more than S,500,
000 depositors. Stock savings banks
had on their books nearly 2,000,000
more names. The other 3,500,000, it is
thought, are depositors in the na
tional banks and trust companies re
porting to the reserve board.
Approximately one-tblrd of all the
time deposits in the country were on
the books of reserve bank system
members cited above. The steady
growth in the amount of their de
posits leads to the belief that the
other two-thirds have acted similarly
and that when the controller gets his
figures as of next Thursday the sav
ings bank deposits will be the single
item of expansion in a year, compared
with drastic contraction in every
other respect.
DUNN ISSUE OF ELECTION
Cascade Locks Voters Carry Row
Over Principal to Polls.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. June 25. (Spe
cial.) A factional row, precipitated
as a result of the retention of J. H.
Dunn last spring as principal of the
Cascade Locks school, resulted in a
record attendance at the school elec
tion of the highway town, 'according
to reports of citizens there.
Professor Dunn resigned the prln-
clpalship last winter when arrested
on a statutory charge involving a
girl student. He was re-elected fol
lowing a verdict of acquittal by a
jury In the circuit court here.
The voting was reported to be
close, indicating that the Dunn and
anti-Dunn factions remain nearly
equal in numbers. W. M. Lane and
William Sundsten, Dunn candidates,
according to the report, were defeat
ed. Successful candidates were Frank
Hall, director, and S. S. Hill, clerk.
Boy Scouts Weed Beets.
PRINEVILLE. Or., June 25. (Spe
cial) The boy scouts of .this city,
headed by M. R. Gallaher. scout
master, have been weeding several
acres of experimental sugar beets.
located on the E. T. Slayton ranch.
As no one else was available the
boy scouts 'offered their services.
Qearae
First Because Clothes for Fall are going to be
better in quality of fabric and workmanship than
we have been able to get for five years.
Second Because they are going to be slightly
lower in price than they were this spring.
Third Because we have always made it a prac
tice to show nothing but new styles at the begin
ning of each season.
For the above reasons we are going to dispose of
our, present stock of suits and overcoats hence
these reductions.
Corbett Building
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ACTIXG GOVERXOR REFCSES
TO HOXOR EXTRADITION".
Accused Man Is Under Arrest in
Portland and Faces Trial
for Bigamy.
SALEM, Or., June 25. (Special.)
Roy Rltner, governor of Oregon dur
ing the temporary absence of Gov
ernor Olcott from the state, today
denied application for the extradition
of Sam Segal, wanted in Boston on a
charge of nonsupport preferred by his
wife. Segal is now in Jail in Port
land. '
Testimony introduced at the extra
dition hearing held in the governor's
chambers showed that Segal haa a
wife and three children residing in
Boston; also that Mrs. Segal is a
semi-invalid and had been compelled
to seek financial assistance from the
city.
After leaving Boston, following his
return from overseas, where he par
ticipated in a number of major en
gagements. Segal came to Oregon, and
later married a Portland woman. This
marriage was explained by Segal's
attorney, who said his client said
that be was served with divorce
papers by his first wife prior to the
time he enlisted.
Several weeks ago Segal was ar
rested in Portland on a charge of
bigamy. Segal is now being held in
Portland pending a hearing before
the grand Jury on this charge. Be
cause of this. Governor Rltner was
advised by the attorney-general that
he was not authorized to issue an
extradition removing Segal from the
Jurisdiction of Oregon.
Condon to Hold Wool Sale.
CONDON, Or.. June 25. (Special.)
The second 1921 Condon wool sale will
be held at the A. B. Robertson ware
house here June 29. Probably more
ArA w CD
To Be Frank With You,
Here Are the Reasons:
REMEMBER: That a 20 reduction from the present market price is a tremendous
cut in the price of clothes.
This sale includes our light and heavyweight suits, blue serges, Palm Beaches, both light
and heavyweight overcoats; also full dress and tuxedos.
I ana a numDer oi nuyers win De pre-
ent. The first sale in Condon was
held on June 10, when 20Vi cents was
the top price, it is estimated tnat a
million and a half pounds of wool will
pass through the Condon warehouses
this season.
LOOP ROAD UNIT STARTED
Stretch Xear Oregon Xational For
est Shows Progress in Grading.
HOOD FJlVER, Or.. June 25. (Spe
ciaL) T. H. Sheppard, state super
Visor of national forests, accompanied
by W. A. Langille, Hood River county
right-of-way agent, and Stanley C.
Walters, district forest ranger, re
turned from an' inspection of the
Mount Hood loop highway in the vi
cinity of the bounds of the Oregon
national forest, at the east base of
Mount Hood. He reported gratify
ing progress on a link of the grade
under construction.
C. R. Short of the office of public
roads of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, was engaged
with a crew of engineers making
final locations of sections of the road
on the east side of the mountain, pre
paratory to letting further contracts.
Mutes Are Married.
VANCOUVER. Wash., June 25.
(Special.) Frank A. Bucey of Pitts
burg, Kan.. 34 years of age,, and
Mrs. Mamie A. Stalker, S3, of Sher
wood, Or., were married here today.
The contracting parties were mutes,
as was the witness. The marriage
ceremony was translated to them by
a little girl, who attended the couple.
Attorneys Hold Picnic.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 25.
(Special. The attorneys of Vancou
ver held their annual picnio at the
North Coast Power company's grounds
near Image this afternoon. There
was a large attendance and the most
notable thing about the outing was
the absencj of oratory. The wives of
the attorneys brought the lunch.
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MEN S WEAR
BAPTISTS THIXK MORAL LIFE
OF XATIOX EXDAXGERED.
United Strike Against Motion Pic
tures by Church People Advo
cated by Convention.
DES MOINES. Ia.. June 25. Sup
pression of dance halls as a menace
to the moral life of the nation and
a "united strike on moving pictures
by church people," was advocated
by the social service committee in
Its annual report to the Northern
Baptist convention today.
A social reform programme out
lined by the committee Included rec
ommendations tor a continuance of
temperance education; amendment of
the Volstead act to make enforce
ment easy; vigorous supervision of
moving pictures and dance halls, and,
if necessary, elimination of the lat
ter; extension of social service work
among Baptist churcnes to Include
amusement features for young peo
ple; reduction of taxation included
in the programme of armaments;
declaration of a naval holiday be
tween the -United States, England
and Japan, and formal action by the
United Slates to limit sale of liquor
by American citizens In Chlrfa and
other Christian countries.
Rev. E. R. Currie of Bozeman.
Mont., was chosen to serve during
the coming term as a member of the
Northern Baptists' board of educa
tion. Still Fonnd on Farm Raided.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 25.
(Special.) M. O. Boyd. 35 years old.
was arrested at the White Rock farm
on the Lewis river last night by
Sheriff Thompson and deputies on a
charge of operating a still, which,
with a barrel of syrup, was confis
cated. The officers went to make
the arrest without a search warrant.
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This necessitated a trip back to tbls
city to get the warrant, while depu
ties kept watch to keep Boyd from
leaving the place. It was thought
the still was brought from Cowliti
county.
CHEESE MENGIVE PICNIC
1500 Persons Attend Celebration
at Toledo, Wash.
CHEHALI3. Wssh.. June . (Spe
cial.) Fifteen hundred persons at
tended the third annual picnic of the
Cowliti Valley Cheese association,
held today at Toledo. It was vote.l
to amalgamate the organization with
the Lewis Pacific Dairymen's associ
ation. At the afternoon session Grant
Packard, president, presided S;ea!;
ers were Professor George S. JiuiK
ley of Mount Vernon and J. C. Uuth
of Chehalis.
Free lunch at nooa. with Cowliti
cheese as a feature, a ball came In
the afternoon and a grand ball to
night were features whicn attracted
people from all parts of Lewis county.
Xlne Alleged I. W. W. Released.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. June !5. (Spe
cial.) Nine alleged I. W. W. were to
day released from the Lewis county
jail, it being concluded that the evi
dence against the men was not suf
ficient on which to convict them.
They were Albert B. Rick. Thomas
O'Mara, John Finn, Enoch Plnet.
W. C. Goldsmith. Oscar Peterson.
Chester Davis, James Lee and E. 8.
Sullivan. They bad been charged with
criminal syndicalism.
Ten-Mile Flame Is Proposed.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or, June 25.
(Special.) There is a possibility that
there will be erected here one or the
longest flumes in use In the mill busi
ness in the west. A survey has been
made for the erection of a flume to
bring the lumber here from the
Woodard mill at London, ten miles.
The water right also has been filed
upon but the right of way has not yet
been obtained.
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