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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCn 19, 1922 IVIUODLEOVER BONUS UP TO HARD NG 1 'Issue Is to Be Referred to President. s CONFERENCE IS ASKED Purpose Not Disclosed, But Is Re ported to Be to Obtain Chief's Views on Compromise. assertion that students are not fitted to noia anytning out clerical jods. Martin White, Columbia county judge, held that the. general tax in his county has not increased in the last 15 years, but that increases have come from the levies voted by the people. He favored keeping hands off present conditions by saying: "The more we fool with assessments and taxation the less we know." If an income tax can be made workable he wm not oppose it, but preferred a poll tax on every individual over 21 years. Another taxpayer suggested a tax of $25 on every alien, such as is being tried in California. This would, he said, catch the Japanese ana umnese. Bond! Held Overdone. Too many bonds was the tenor of remarks of various speakers. One Astorian, A. G. Spexarth, announced that there isn't a piece of property on Commercial street that anyone would buy. streets have been im proved and other undertakings put through, said he, for the sake of the commissions that would come from selling the bonds. In the country the people have lost 95 per cent of their earning ability and they are now in danger of losing their little farms in the struggle to pay salaries to people who could not begin to command such compensation if they were not In office. Also there was a SENATE CONTINUES 'FIGHT OVER TREATY TVASHIXGTON, IX C.P MarcU 18. The soldiers bonus muddle is to ba ; referred to President Harding again. I mmg, the republican hrase leader. creased imoant of heiD ln public of. Announced today that he had re- Iiceg- guested a, conference with the execu- "Today.", exclaimed Mr. Spexarth. tive for tomorrow night after the re. when tne ra,n js pouring. an(J . xurn jxlt. ni-mS r storm is beating against the court aia ne wouia do otbpuicu to ,,. .-., ,k. White House by such other member. ls out when the town of or uio nouse . was full of saloons and , gambling islatlon as the president might wish houses w, had thre poUoemen. Now . , there are no saloons and we have 19 The specific purpose of the confer- or 13 pollce. Tnere naa been no . nee was not disclosed by Mr. Mop- re8S ln th8 county in the last ten dell, but It was reported u womo seen years and reports of progress . are 10 oouuu uw '' , "L i nothing: but newspaper windbag- provision m lieu 01 a casn Donus. aa That non-taxpayers stack meetings well as his opinion as to whether the and put thlnffs over on the taxpayers measure should be called up Monday WM the final complaint laid before .unaer a. euspensiun u i the commission. most souse leaaers aesire. Conference la Held. Mr. Mondell's announcement fol lowed a conference between Speaker Gillett and 27 republican house lead ers arranged primarily to discuss the question of procedure in considering the bill. Mr. Gillett announced ait- Direct Battle on Issues Oc curs for First Time. SCORE OF ISSUES ARGUED Geddes Quoted as Saying That War in Orient Was Averted by Negotiation of Pact. HOOD RIVER MEETING HELD Delegates to Attend State Conven tion on Taxes Are Named. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 18- erward that he would not make up (SDecial.) At a meetinir of th local his mind before Monday morning as affiliation of the Oregon Tax Reduc to whether he would entertain a mo- tion league, with orchardlsts and tion to suspend the rules and pass business men present, A. I. Mason, me ow. du iiiuwuu wuuiu I county school Superintendent Glb- all amendments and also prevent a . j wiiiiam iLf.. motion to recommit the bill with in- I nf thm unnA tx,,... xtrnn.n'. struciions to me wayo ana me.n. club were elected as delegates to the state convention in Portland Monday. Chief speaker at the meeting was ww uocu nrg.ed reduction of salaries of Ore was delegated official spokesman and gon Asriculturai coneBe and Univer committee. The conference in the speaker's of fice lasted more than an hour and - made this statement: ei'tvr flwa.m., f 1 fr 1 -V "We discussed the Question of the S", " tlYt Yi,. "-.o---..' Bonus ln all its chases, fullv. f reelv. 'A51 df cl?.r.ed .that .the management bonus ln all its phases, fully, freely, good-naturedly, but did not reach any , . . 4 . , " rt.fir.it. .r.M,fIlnr. r.r maU nV .lfi. P.lcd. mad t0 tn People at Bite arrangements." Fordney Adds Nothing, Chairman Fordney of the ways and of the institutions had violated the the time of the millage elections and had continued to seek legislative appropriations. Mr. Smith declared that the cent a means committee said he had nothing I gallon on gasoline, voted at the 1921 to add to the statement. I legislative session, had resulted from "I want to call up the bill just as Oregon Agricultural college demands soon as possible, he said. It s on the general fund. going to- be passed Quickly. I don't "A deficit was created." h. a.irl think we will change the crossing of 1 "so that the road fund had to be used r or tne dotting or an T. we have to fill the hole created in thB -en good bill. I eral fund by erecting buildines, for Representative Lineberger of Cali- the state industrial snhnol. Rut ft lornia, a former service man, who all goes back to the Oregon Agricul- nyma m ircuuua ucannK a suiucient i curat couesre. number or signatures of house major- Mr. Smith characterized the nri- Ity members to insure the calling of mary laws and the initiative and a party conrerence tor next l uesoay referendum as a chief factor in bring evening, attended the conference with Ing on tax ills. He declared that ine speaiter. t i they had eliminated party resoonsi He also had a long talk, with Mr. hilitv In the r-nnrlnot nf pr.vornm.r.t.l Mondell, but declined to say what had affairs. Mr. Smith declared that he -.-. aia not want to see the extension Mr. Lineberger is withholding the work of the stat collee-. anrt univer. pitmen uuun 01 ins petition to vjnair- sity eliminated. man xowner of the house republican Mr. Oibson defenripri di.rgt;n j ouni2i.iun, Mpiainini mi clarlnar that ho riiH not c tk.i hoped it would be possible to achieve faculties were drawing excessive pay 'without a conference the things that I in comparison with other states. He ne aim ouier signers or toe petition i declared that & tuition fee' might aid expected to accomplish through a in solving the problem and rita the party meeting. When he circulated novel method of having students pay the petition h said it was the pur- for the education on successive years Z. " " n"-- iouowing tneir graduation. Liuii uircbuea out oy too repuuiicao mtniutrjnip. - I yT.. r, i-STate 1J I'll It' rnrrr. INCOME TAX IS URGED Reductions of at Iieast 25 Per Cent (Contimfd From First Pase.) ' iii Taxation Recommended Norris Staple, and John H. Smith: r.i .t.t. .t i.-JV First That the state adopt a cab- favored in resolutions adonied at the met iorm or government, similar to meeting of the Portland Tax Reduc- that of Idaho. tion elub, held at the central library Second fP th. perlntinn nr th. yesterday afternoon tax limitation so there will be a re- ," BT. eiectea i aeiegates j.,t c . j to represent it at the convention of duction of S per cent a year made on the State Tax Ren,.,tin H.,h at the u tax levies lor a period oi live I central librarv tomorrow xnr! Tn years, except wherein the cases au- day. " tnorszea the Increase over limitation The delegates chosen were- .T r Is allowed hr vote and that surh vote I T t - r m a iwo-xniras vote insieaa or a ma- Mvers. Thomas A. Haven Af P Mn Jority vote. "Third Sessions of the legislature pe-divided according to the plans pre 'ailing in California. "Fourth Repeal of the millage tax for higher educational purposes." Cosmte Offer First One. This is the first formal programme offered in concrete form to the com mission since starting on this tour. Various speakers testified that some of the very finest farms in Clat sop county can be rented for less than the tax. For instance, a noted farm is renting for $60 a month and yet the tax on this piece of property Is sioo a month. A dozen well-known farms were mentioned by name to show that the taxes are now at. a point where the rental value is far below the tax demands. Clatsop county has everything in the way of frills, declared a taxpayer, not overlooking a county bee inspec tor whose duty it is to see that all the bees are making honey. The cotint is running wild on the inspector propo ition. Market Road Law Attacked. Both Mr. Peterson and Mr. Judd attacked the market road law, which Judge Judd declared was the most vicious piece of legislation on the statute books, and Mr. Peterson said it encourages a county to remain in debt. Walter M. Pierce of the commission, one of the fathers of this particular measure, took occasion to interject the statement that the bill is de signed to force the building of roads in the country for farmers and that the cities pay most of the bill. Having been a member of the legis lature. Mrs. W. S. Kinney laid blame for mounting taxes to non-taxpayers and- to the legislature. The non-tax-payers do. the voting and advocate the things which the taxpayers must settle for. The ways and means com mittee of - the legislature does not bring in its report until so late In the session that little time is given for Its consideration. She told of the propaganda for special appropriations and special things which call for more taxes and declared that the best way to bring about the retrenchment is to make a cut of 10, 20 or 30 per cent and let all suffer alike. An income tax would distribute the load more equitably and, for that reason, she eaid. she favored euch a system. Office Holders Are Blamed. Office holders and not the people are responsible for high taxes, in the opinion of G. C. Fulton. He expressed himself as not In favor of a commis sion form of government, nor govern mental paternalism, which is breeding socialism and paupers. The school system is wrong, said he, and is try ing to furnish too much. He doesn't believe the state should support the universities and wound up with the Closky, Edward Boyce, A. tf Miller. A. J. Fanno and F. Keller. J. D. Cooper of McMinnville, presi dent of the state club, outlined plans tor tne convention. He said that it was hoped to work out some means of reducing the burden of taxation. Membership in the organization, he explained, would cost 25 cents each and of this amount 20 cents went to the state organization to finance the campaign to carry out a programme or tax retorm. - J. r. Brown presided at the gather ing and F. T. Chapman was acting secretary in the absence of Thomas A. Hayes. About 200 out-of-town delegates are expected to attend the state con vention. Astoria School Director Quits. ASTORIA, Or March IS. (Spe cial.) After serving for ninp months as a member of the Astoria board ot school directors, H. R. Hoefler re signed today, giving as hia reason that business trips necessitated his absence from the city so much he is unable to attend to the duties of the office. His successor will be elected by the other members of the board at its -meeting next month. Your Sunday Dinner at SHETLAND'S is the, result of careful consid eration for a well balanced , v Menu fl.OO S to 7i30 P. M I.O0 Fruit Cocktail Ripe Olives Chicken Broth with Rice Fried Tenderloin of Sole, Tartar Sauce; Julienne Potato Choice of Roast Toung Turkey, Chestnut Dressing. Cranberry Sauce Club Steak. Fresh Mushroom Sauce Roast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce Vegetables Masbed or Baked Potato, Brussels Sprouts Salad Stuffed Kgg Choice of Dessert Plum Pudding, Maple and Hard Sauce Apple Pumpkin or Hot Mince Pie Vanilla Ice Cream. French Pastry Southern Mint Sherbet Coffee Tea Milk WASHINGTON, D. C, March 18. The whole field of controversies cen tering about the arms conference was reviewed anew in the senate today in an all-day debate on the four power Pacific treaty. For the first time since early in the week the treaty's supporters joined battle directly with its ir reconcilable opponents and a score of senators, and fully as many issues of the treaty fight, were drawn into the running cross-fire of argument. Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkan sas, started the field day of oratory with a speech supporting his amend' ment to pledge the four signatory pow ers against secret diplomacy. He was seconded in the attack by Senator Johnson, republican, California, who asked why the Franco-Japanese al liance as well as the Anglo-Japanese alliance had not been terminated by the four-power pact, and later Sen ator Borah, republican, Idaho, joined in with an assault on the Shantung settlement as an example of the sort of diplomacy with which, he said, the United States should not associate itself. Polndexter Defends Session. When the discussion drifted to the naval limitation treaty and its for tifications prohibition, Senator Poin- dexter. republican, Washington, de fended the conference as a real peace accomplishment, and when the Shan tung agreement was assailed Senator Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin, read a portion of the Shantung treaty to support his argument that the con ference had produced . a great deal of actual benefit to China. Prepared addresses supporting the four-power pact were made by Senators Jones, republican, Washington, and Capper, republican, Kansas. The manner in which the treaty was negotiated, the charge that in sufficient information bad been sup plied the senate, and the failure to include outside powers in Pacific con ferences involving their interests, all were among the questions brought into the debate. One new issue was raised by Senator Shields, democrat, Tennessee, who declared that the British ambassador. Sir Auckland Geddes, had been quoted in a speech in L.os Angeles as virtually saying that a war in the orient had been averted by negotiation of the new treaty. Hope of Some Dampened. Senator Johnson immediately in quired since when . the ambassador had been making speeches to Cali fornians in support of the treaty, and Senator Robinson declared that if it were true Japan had been preparing to attack American possessions in the Pacific it would be hard for him to support either the four-power or naval treaty. The day's outburst of discussion dampened the hope of some members of the senate who had hoped to lay the treaty aside during the first days of next week in order to give atten tion to legislation. Tonight it was considered likely by the leaders that Interest would be sufficient to keep the discussion going practically with out interruption until a finals vote is taken under a unanimous consent agreement on Friday. ONE OP GIRL'S FRIENDS SAID TO HAVE DISAPPEARED. Ex-Modcf for Sculptors Reported to Have Killed Self at Party in Apartments. BOSTON, March 18 The setting for the suicide by poison of Pauline Vir ginia Clark was a subject of police inquiry today. The authorities had established, they said, that the young woman who, as a model a few years ago was declared by sculptors to be almost perfect in form, ended her life while drinking, with a group of friends in her apartments. These friends included Bayard Wharton of Philadelphia, a student and athlete at Harvard college, and Ott Haider Larsen of Christiania, Norway, a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Larsen has disappeared. As Pau line Herrick, her engagement to Jamea Dav'is, a Harvard student, was announced in 1913. But it was Lieutenant-Commander William Thomas of the navy that she married. She was divorced from him a vear as-o Wharton said Miss Clark invited J her friends to the party of Wednes day night. She bad been melancholy since her divorce and in financial difficulties recently. Wharton said she showed him two bottles, one of which she said con tained perfume. The other she did not describe. It was early Thursday morning when the young woman, sitting with 'Wharton and Larsen, while they munched sandwiches and drank, col lapsed, the former said. She mada no remarks indicating her intention to take her life, he added, and so far as known died without making a statement. E 'Ed wards The Home-Furnisher's Friend' T7- WIFE SICKES SELF HUSBAND GIVEN VP TO 'SOUI -31 ATE" AND TWO BABIES. ed "Davenport Divorce Obtained' So Illegitimate Children May Receive Name and Respectability. DENVER. March 18. So that her husband's "soul mate and two babies might exchange the stigma of illegi timacy for a name and respectability, Mrs. Grace Jarret StoffeU legal wife of George Stoffel, proprietor of a garage, obtained in county court today a preliminary decree of divorce. When her final decree is granted six months from now, Mrs. storrei says, her husband will be free to marry "the other woman," and there by will be able to gain a name for the woman and the two children- she has borne Stoffel in the last four years. Mrs. Stoffel wiu step com pletely out of the triangle which has disturbed the harmony of 'her house hold for several years. The domestic affairs of the Stoffels were aired in luvenne court in August. ' 1921. when Miss Nellie Phillips, 25, complained to the court that Mrs. Stoffel was seeking to gain Dossession of the two children which she had borne Mrs. Stoffel's husband. Miss Phillips, who admitted she had been ' the , soul mate of the garage man for four years,, charged that Mrs. Stoffel, a childless woman, was seeking to deprive her -of ner own flesh and blood." , Juvenile court officials investigating found Steffel had been living with his wife and also for four years had maintained a. second establishment in this city for Miss Phillips and his two chil dren. Stoffel, who was 38. divided his time," both women admitted, be tween them. At the time Stoffel was ordered by the juvenile court to pay $20 a month for the support of his children by Miss Phillips. 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