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12 TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1922 GII1DIIEI1 IS MM M Fascisti Protest Violently Arjainst 'Lame Duck' Rule. MR. HARDING IS GUEST Gathering Is Remarkable One in Vieiv of Notable Men Who Are Among Guests. (By Chicago Tribune Leased "Wire.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. 9.- The progressive bloc in congress and its efforts to gain control of the government formed the chief theme of burlesque at the Gridiron dinner tonight. The dinner fol lowed the annual election of the club, at which Arthur Sears Hen ning, "Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, was elected president. President Harding, who headed the list of distinguished guests, was an interested watcher and listener as the activities of the insurgents were portrayed in song and verse. As the guests entered the hall they noted pickets attired in the black shirts and hats of fascisti. One of the picket banners bore the legend, "Mr. President, are you with us or against us? "The hour has come." Violent Protest Is Made. President Hornaday. of the club had scarcely rapped for order when a mob of fascisti rushed into the hall in violent protest against this rule by "lame ducks." A new presi dent had been elected bv the club a few hours earlier and the occa sion was taken to burlesque the radical programme on Capitol hill to wipe . out "lame duck con gresses. The third party skit was the chief feature, written as presumably Shakespeare or Bacon would have written a one-act characterization of the radical bloc's drive. The Bcene opened with the three witches brewing a "new party broth" in a cauldron. The witches were Borah, La Follette and Hiram Johnson. The music was an enlivening fea ture of the dinner. There was a parody on a well-known, song en titled "Sailing, Sailing Over the Three-Mile Line," which described the troubles of the rum ships, while "Listen to the Mocking Bird" was paraphrased into a story of the dem ocratic victories in the last elec tion with the refrain "Listen to the fldcAdoo." ' Other Names Mentioned. The names of other possible presi dential candidates were in like man ner attached to the several verses. The musical skit was entitled "The Gridiron Follies of 1922," with the soloists and chorus attired in harle quin suits of various colors. "I thought the Follies was large ly a leg show," remarked one of the singers, when the title had been announced. "Sure 'enough," was the response, "produce the leg." Where upon a wooden leg, encased In a big 4 boot, was hoisted on a tall pole in the background and the perfor mance proceeded. The gathering was remarkable for its personnel, including Presi dent Harding, Vice-President Cool idge, every member of the cabinet, the British and French ambassa dors. Associate Justice Sutherland of the United States supreme court, Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio: f! i-f. MirVhim president of the Illinois Central railroad; P. A. S. Franklin, presi dent of the International Mercan tile Marine company., besides a score of senators and senators-elect, in cluding Edwards of New Jersey, Couzens of Michigan, Representa tive Volstead of Minnesota, promi nent newspaper owners and editors, and distinguished men from all sec tions of the country. Speeches were made by President Harding, Justice Sutherland. ex- Vice-President Marshall, Senator joran, iiev. James is. Freeman, rector of the Epiphany church, Washington, and "Uncle Joe" Can non. As this dinner was the last public entertainment in the nation al .capital at which the venerable ex-speaker wU appear, he was pre sented with a bronze gridiron as a memento of the occasion. means of preventng "the extensive decay of teeth- in modern- young folks was the suggestion of Dr. Earl R. Abbett. chief speaker of the clos ing session yesterday of the annual conference of the Oregon State Dsn tal association. "Abnormal consumption of sugar by the young of this generation is the chief cause of bad teeth," Dr. Abbett declared, "no matter what th pseudo-scientists and . candy manufacturers may say to the con trary. Prohibition of inordinate candy eating should be as general as that against alcohol. Officers of the association for the ensuing year were elected as fol lows: President, Dr. C. H. Jenkins cf Hood River; vice-president. Dr. P. T. Meaney, Portland; secretary. Dr. F. H. Hollister, Portland; treasurer, Dr. O. J. Ferris, Portland; three new members of the executive committee. Dr. Fred E Gullick, Dr. O. T. Wherry and Dr. T. J. McCracken, all of Portland. ECU MI Ml LOS ANGELES VETERANS CON- TINTTE CAMPAIGN. Report of Department of Justice Clearing Singer's Name of No Effect. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 9. American Legion officials today said they were confident the legion and other organizations would continue to oppose the appearance in recital here Monday of Madame Johanna 'Gadski, singer, despite assurances from the department of Justice that its investigation does not substan tiate charges brought against her of pro-Germanism during the world war. Service men had planned an in formal meeting today to discuss the situation. ' "It is not what the department of justice has against Madame Gadski that influences the legion," said Barney Goss, past commander of Victory post, American Legion, "but the opinion of a great number of people in and around Los Angeles." Members of the American Legion appeared before the board of police commissioners yesterday and asked that the singer be prevented from appearing in concert here, because, they said, they feared "possible demonstrations and rioting" which might "endanger public safety." They said Madame Gadski had been prevented from singing at Portland, Or. and Seattle and requested simi lar action be taken here. A decision is expected Monday. Madame Gadski gave a concert in the municipal auditorium in Port land the night of November 20. She went directly from Portland to Cali fornia for her engagements there. No public protests of any kind were made against her appearance in this city. HOTEL IN GO-OPERflTE OREGON AND WASHINGTON INTERESTS IDENTICAL. TAXES IN PORTLAND TO RISE FIVE ILLS Largest Increase In School Building Programme. COUNTY LEVY TO DROP CANDY SELLING OPPOSED Legislation to Apply to Children Is Recommended. Legislation against selling candy to children as one of the efficacious Closer Working Agreement Be tween States Urged at Con vention's Closing Session. Every road map handed out by a hotel man in either Oregon or Wash ington should show the highway system of both states on a single sheet. This is the opinion of the Oregon Hotel Men's association, which closed its 13th annual con vention last night. Closer co-operation between the hotel men of the two states was urged. A delegation from Wash ington attended the Oregon conven tion, and a joint committee meeting was held to promote co-operation. It was also agreed that the hotel men of the two states should meet in Oregon at some scenic resort in the spring and that next September the two organizations enouia gatner at Rainier national park. A dele gation also will be sent to tne na tional .convention of hotel men in Chicago in November. Before adjournment yesterday W. E. Boyd, owner of the Benson, was elected president of the Oregon as sociation, succeeding Phil Metechan. Other officers elected were R. W. Price, first vice-president; E. W. Miller, second vice-president; R. M. Wood, third vice-president; Frank W. Beach, secretary, an Gilbert O. Madison, treasurer. Earlier in the day the delegates listened to a disaussion on hotel thieves by Joe Day, veteran Port land detective; an illustrated talk by S. C. Lancaster; had lunch at the Hotel Portland and prepared for the big banquet last night at the Multnomah. Tax Supervisors Cut $94,753.54 Out of City Budget; $3,929, 892.91 to Be Raised. Taxes In the city of Portland will increase approximately five mills on the dollar m the ensuing year. This was made evident yesterday by figures given out by (the tax super vision and conservation commission, which has very nearly completed its task of scrutinizing and certifying budgets of the various tax-levying bodies ' The largest increase is that voted by the taxpayers themselves in ap proving the building programme of school district No. 1. The district's levy will next year be 10.6 mills, as compared with 6.7 mills this year, an increase of 3.9 mills. Other in creases are .4 of a mill for the pub lic commission of docks, which is raised from 2 to 2.4 mills; .1 of a mill for the Port of Portland, raised from 2 to 2.1 mills, and .1 of a mill for the city of Portland, raised from 12.5 to 12.6 mills. County tevy Loner, The Onlv nfffift fni-hosa irxfi-aiaaa as yet shown by the tax commis sion s iigures is a decrease for the county levy of .44 of a mill, from an aggregate of 8.54 to 8.1 mills. vnjf ,cv wuuia nave remainea the same as last year or a trifle lower had not the tax commission vesterdav fl.e-r tA ne.yHf-,r ni through a supplemental item of $50,- fit, lo do uvauaDie in tne police emergency fund for suca con tingency as waterfrnnf B niVa aual. opments. This item did not have the approval of I,, j. Goldsmith, member of the commission, but he declined to bloclr thA matta. K.. j. the negative. It was approved by tv. Muikey, chairman, and aauiu, me otner member. They passed the item after holding spe cial conference with Mayor Baker, citing the fact that a water front strike is still in existence. In thft 03.S VPa tha flttr $40,000 more than allowed in its budget for such an emergency. In submitting the $50,000 item for the coming year it pledged to spend a o-iuuuut Deiore making use or the extra amount now made avail able. Commission Goldsmith pointed out that, without the additional item, the cifv wnnlri Matrix ticn nn,n available for such an emergency! Reductions Are Listed. "I am not voting against this simply because I do not believe in minnritv ml " caiH M, nnWDmifi. in explaining why he declined to .rrt.. . nil ' The tax supervisors cut the city's 753.54. The items presented totaled $,UZ4,b4t.65 and as finally agreed upon for certification this was cut to $3,929,892.91. A summary of the commission's '.rBauineui. oi tne city Duaget SHOWS fna fnllnvim, rooirlia- Personal service Requested, $2,822,- Equipment and specials Kequeate&V $183,465.67; allowed. $169,681.92. Other items Requested, $634,174.08; allowed, $319,571.49. Miscellaneous appropriations Request ed" $174,729; allowed. $161,927. Emergencies Requested, $210,000; al lowed. $210,000. The summary of the city taxes shows: General fund Requested, $3,136,699; allowed. $2,983,481. Special bridge fund Requested, $59, 000; allowed, $40,816. Fire pension fund Requested, $29, 500; allowed. $29,500. Police pension, fund Requested, $29, 500: allowed, $29,500. Parks and playgrounds fund Re quested, $59,000; allowed, $59,000. Bond interest fund Requested, $366, 839; allowed, $366,839. Sinking fund Requested, $206,500; al lowed, $206,500. The expenditures authorized show the following: Departmental allowances Requested. $3,639,919.65; allowed, $3,557,985.97. Miscellaneous appropriations Re quested, $174,727; allowed, $181,927. Emergencies Requested, $210,000; al lowed, $210,000. The bond interest fund allowance is $366,839 for fixed charges, and the sink ing fund for serial redemptions is $206, 600. Under the special bridge funds allowances are made as follows: City's share for the Ford-street arch, $30,500; for Thirty-third-street bridge, $19,000; personal service, $4700; sup plies and miscellaneous, $961.18; or a total of $55,161.18. County Bill Is $3,410,706.94. Budget requests of the county, as presented to the tax body, totaled $2,688,020.55, and the aggregate of all items sanctioned by the commis sion is $2,410,706.94. Stated another way, the expendi tures authorized for the county in 1923 amount to $2,410,706.94. Of this amount it is estimated that $761,000 will be receiiveo" from sources other than through taxation. This leaves the sum of $1,649,706.94 to be raised by the county tax. To raise this amount it was calculated yesterday that a levy of 8.1 mills will be re quired. This is to be compared with a county levy of 8.54 mills during the current .year. - Examination of the work of the tax commission shows that it passed without cutting the following 1923 budget items: Public welfare bu reau, $100,000; bridges and ferries, $99,92.44; debt account- (road bonds), $165,625; emergency fund, $100,000; auditor, $13,270: county commissioners, $12,635; probate court (widows' pensions), $57,920; constable, $23,232; court of domestic relations, $40,500; district court $20,533.50; Frazier home, $13,322.50; relief indigent soldiers, $32,000; in terest on warrants, $25,000; coukty farm, $17,784; Kelly butte, rotary account, $51,410; tax debt, $60,675; tax supervisors, $10,000. The following list includes budget items which were cut down by the commission: Assessor Requested $63,825; allowed $53,500. Armory Requested $17,540.80; allowed Circuit court Requested $108,950; al lowed $95,950. County clerk, main division Request ed 8104,520; allowed S98,920. Courthouse -(janitors) Requested $37, 071.46; allowed, $32,354. District attorney Requested $20,180; allowed H9.630. Dependent and feeble-minded children Requested $37,071.46; allowed 532.354. County farm, mam division Request ed $62,282; allowed $61,282. County hospital, operation and main tainence Requested $98,185; allowed $75,000. County hospital, construction Request ed $200,000; allowed $135,000. Sheriff (Jail) Requested $41,342.50 allowed $40,942.50. Sheriff (main office) Requested $04, 370; allowed $62,630. Rovds Requested $620,902.20; allowed $527,010. Two per cent on taxes Requested $34, 000; allowed $28,000. ; The taxes embraced in all these considerations are those based on the assessment roll as made up last March. This roll was slightly smaller than for the previous iyear. and this has a little weight in neces sitating larger levies. EUi OF MB DENIED RTJM-RCJfNER'S CAR IS IiAW BREAKER, COURT HOLDS. Dealers Lose Plea for Machine on Which Bootlegger Had Jfot " Completed Payments. Holding that the automobile was as much a law breaker as the rum runner, Federal Judge Wolverton further tightened the net which the federal government is applying to bootleggers . and moonshiners yes terday, when he denied the petition of the Stanley Automobile company for the return of a. car seized by dry agents. The automobile in question was driven by Walter Husick, convicted bootlegger, on October 21. Husick, said to be the delivery and sales de partment of a moonshinlng clique operating in the' hills of Columbia county; was stopped on the Linnton road by a posse of federal prohibi tion agents. Thirteen gallons of moonshine were found in the car. Husick pleaded guilty and was fined $250. ' - . . When the government commenced proceedings against the machine, the automobile company interfered and showed that Husick- still owed $99 on the car. At the bearing yes terday morning the firm demanded that if the sale of the machine did not bring enough to cover their claim, the automobile be returned to them. To this petition the gov ernment, through Assistant United States Attorney Baldwin, offered objection. Judge Wolverton agreed with the federal prosecutor and ruled that the first claim against the machine was the costs of the libel proceedings and that the car should be sold, the government's charges deducted and whatever was left be paid over to the automobile company. In case anything is left after the two bills have been de ducted from the sale price, it is to be turned into the treasury. T. C. Wilson of Baker, who lost his leg while attempting to flee from authorities who were arresting him on a bootlegging charge last July, elso lost his automobile, a new six cylinder machine, yesterday. The car, which was seized after Baker had been shot down and seriously wounded, was ordered confiscated and sold. conference will be a receptive one. So far as known the government has framed no programme, but Premier Poincare will bring full plans for a settlement with Ger many, whose unfolding is awaited with Interest and anxiety, while it is expected that Germany, who long has been accused of failure to make constructive ; proposals, will send from its new chancellor, Herr Cuno, an outline of what he professes to think Germany can do. The problem which is puzzling commentators deeply is the pres ence in London of the American ambassadors, Fletcher and . Hough ton. The American diplomats have been waiting for two days to meet Ambassador Harvey, who is de tained at Warwick castle by the ill ness of his wife. While there is no arrangement as yet for any American to play a part in the London discussions, some English papers think that the Unit ed States may have an observer at the Brussels conference. Progress Club to Meet. The National Progress club's luncheon will be held tomorrow at the Portland hotel. Chief speakers will be Captain Lewis, who will ad dress the club on traffic regula tions, and R. J. Grace, who will speak on Oregon .trails. A. P. Dod sohVwill preside as chairman of the day. Phone your want ads to The Oregonian, Main 7070. - Peacock Rock Springs coal. Dia mond Coal Co., Bdwy 8037. Adv. DEEPER CHANNEL ASKED AVARREXTOX REQUESTS SKIP- AXON RIVER SURVEY. Sawmills Declare Atlantic Orders Refused Because of High Rail Rates to Astoria. Warrenton is petitioning congress to direct the United States engineers to survey the Skipanon river with a view to deepening and widening that waterway.' G. Clifford Barlow, re cently elected to the port of As toria commission, has taken the matter up with W. C. Hawley, con gressional representative. The desire is to have the Skipanon opened for a distance of 114 miles from the Columbia river with a channel 30 feet deep and 350 wide. The channel is now 20 feet deep and 125 feet in width. Two lumber mills at Warrenton want the waterway so that deep-sea carriers of large capacity can load at their docks. The mills say that they are refusing lumber orders for the Atlantic sea board because the charges involved in transportation of lumber between Warrenton and the terminal at As toria amount to $2150 per million feet. Another company about to be incorporated, contemplating manu facture of lumber for the Atlantic coast, may not locate along the Skipanon because of the charges for moving lumber by rail to the As toria terminal. Members of the city of Astoria . commission, of the port of Astoria commission, of the county court of Clatsop county, all for the year 3 923. and the directors of the Astoria chamber ot commerce, in Joint ses sion assembled, have urged congress to co-operata with Warrenton and , grant it such relief as circumstanoes -warrant after a government survey has been made. r COUNTY JUDGES C0MIN' Comlssioners Also Assemble Here tor Session. The Oregon Association of County Judges and Commissioners will meet in Portland Tuesday, weanesosy aid Thursday of this week. Wednes day those in attendance will be en tertained at a luncheon in Oregon City and will remain in that city long enough to inspect the paper r.-ills and the new bridge over the Willamette river. Except for this trip and the social functions ar ranged, the meetings will be held in room 520 at the courthouse. Under direction of Ralph W. Hoyt, Multnomah county commissioner, who is president of the association, an instructive and well-balanced nrncramniA Haai rrfl.Tiered. Sev eral of the addresses will be of such a nature that they will be of interest to the public and a general invita tion is extended to everyone wish ing to enjoy some ot the programme. THREE PREMIERS CONFER CONFERENCE MOST CRITICAL IN FOUR YEARS. Great Britain to Be Receptive; Poincare to Present Full Flans for Reparations. LONDON, Dee. 8. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The premiers ot France, Italy and Belgium, with staffs of financial experts arrived in London today for what is gen erally described as the most critical conference of the four years' sue cession of conferences, which have struggled to fix definite and final reparations terms for Germany. Tomorrow the premiers will mee with Prime Minister Bonar Law to begin the discussions, set to last through the week end, if not into the early part of the coming week. It will be a meeting of men who have not worked together before. Mr. Bonar Law will enter his first conference as prime minister. Great Britain's1 attitude in the MI WE The New Health Sign lgl Results Prove Its Value Many people are now successfully treating themselves at home with the famous Namedico (Whiting's Solu tion) which is used exclusively at Whiting's Sanitarium' for the most advanced cases of stomach and female trouble, varicose veins, goitre, piles and many other cases of deep infection or inflammation. Consult us free and avoid an operation. Write or phone for descriptive booklet K. 712 MARSHALL ST. COR. 22 ST. Friendly, Cheery, Hot LINCOLN COAL Delivered Right Into Your Bin $io per ton Come now, with faces all aglow, the seekers after many gifts! Come man and matron, youth and maiden each seeking the gift that shall make glad the other. Daily hourly the throngs flow in through, the doors at Aronson's and happily linger linger and choose ; then pass reluctantly out, only to return when the lure of some wished-for treasure whispers again into willing ears. Have you visited at Aron- son's, mingiea with the happy gift - seekers and felt the thrill that, comes with thoughts of mak ing yet others happy? Verily, A r o n s o n's is a' treasure-house of gifts ! Not the gifts ' oi xoaay, gone to morrow, but gifts that endure! Here you may delight your eyes with many diamonds, for Portland's largest collection is here ! And here you may choose with confidence, for here re sponsibility is large, and in its generous broadness it covers both quality and price! - ' M V Many other gems are here some rare some common to all places. And rich mountings of white gold and platinum! A noble setting for your treasures ! Watches of gold, watches of platinum, watches encrusted with many diamonds ! Watches sturdy, to keep record of man's moments; watches dainty, to clasp about firm, slender wrists ! Watches from far countries and watches fash ioned in the home land! And still responsibility stands guard! Fine leathers fashioned into bag and purse and belt and buckle ! Strands of ivory, of coral, of am ber! Many shall be the rapturous exclamations from lips that smile and invite! Gifts and yet more gifts! For so long as time shall last there shall be the giving of gifts, for it is the tangible expres sion of the greatest of gifts love ! May your gifts be love-gifts! (fifts in Abundance and Gifts for All "The Jewelry House of Traditional Quality" WASHINGTON STREET AT, BROADWAY ATIYEH BROS, announce the final clearance of 200 Large Oriental Rugs at dealer's prices and many of them at less than wholesale prices! THIS is all that remains of the original 400 rugs and carpets placed on sale a month ago. Within a short time we will open our wholesale office in New York. We have only 30 days to reduce our Portland stock to a retail basis. It must be done and we can't let prices or profits stand in the way. To speed the disposal of these remaining fugs, we have made fur ther price reductions, bringing the price of many of our choicest Oriental rugs below their wholesale cost. Every one of these large rugs is of the same high standard to be found in many of the finest homes in the west. All have been carefully selected for their quality and beauty. . , A special Holiday Offer of landing, door, hearth and , scatter rugs suitable for gift giving. THE GIFT UNIQUE, combining perfectly beauty and utility. K A few typical prices: Mohal (13 ft. x ft.) Turquoise blue small all over design. Border of mul berry and brown Larrstan (10 ft. x 8 ft.) Field divided into squares, each with a tree motif very distinctive. Mulberry, light and dark blue. Plain border Arak (14 ft. 2 In. x 11 ft.) Light rose allover Ispahan desig-n of many shades and tints. Dark blue border Bijar (14 ft. x 11 ft.) Unusually heavy and soft. Rose background. Allover design ... 215 $265 '340 300 Sarouk (11 ft. 5 In. x 10 ft. 8 In.) Dark rose center allover design, (golden brown bor der. A very heavy carpet of silky lustre and medium shade '525 Ispahan (14 ft. , 3 In. x 10 ft.) Gold and blue; heavy and lustrous. Two borders sepa rated by a third of very un usual design J580 Belouchistans Silky rugs of dark rich colors and geometrical designs. SO piece, average size about i ft x 2A ft. J1 7 Tour choice at w 25 pieces, average size about 3 ft. x BV4 ft. QOR Tour choice at........ WiV 20 pieces, average eize about SMs ft. x 6 ft. Your choice at 20 Hamadans Very decorative pieces for landings, doorways and wher ever color and durability are desired. Rose and mulberry shades. Sizes about tOO 4 ft. x 3 ft. Tour choice Jii V U ( rvcsuaii do tt. 6 in. x 7 ft. e is.) The finest Persian weave made. Clean cut designs. Rose and buff field dark blue border. A masterpiece of Oriental weaving $4'ro 35 Irans Soft shades of blue, gold and mulberry. Sizes about 6t.x3ft. Tour choice at vOHr v Kesh Kerman , (19 ft. 3 In. x 11 ft. S In.) Exceptionally ' fine tex ture. Dark blue back ground, light blue bor der. Unusual and artis tic design 45 Assorted Persian Rugs '1200 Blue, mulberry and gold. Sizes about 4 ft. x 6 ft. Fins table pieces. Excep tionally priced at. !?:'$58 f BOUT the first of the year we will remove our wholesale department to New York- realizing thus an ambition of many years to insure greater efficiency in our retail business and to serve our dealers much better. Changing market conditions, im proved industrial conditions and the growth of our business have made it desirable to establish our wholesale headquarters in Amer ica's commercial and financial center. . As a part of this forward step it will be necessary to reduce our in vestment in stock on hand in Port land to a point sufficient only for retail purposes. To accomplish this speedily we are offering a limited portion of our large stock at whole sale prices and less. What we lose in profits will be offset by the quick release of money invested in our wholesale department. To Portlanders, and especially to those who are building or about to build, a rare chance presents itself to effect almost unbelievable sav ings on their rugs and to become the proud possessors of the most beautiful rugs that the world's mas ter weavers have been able to pro duce. These prices cannot be duplicat ed on as large a scale, quality con sidered, at any time or anywhere. An inspection of our offering does not imply any intention to purchase. We welcome visitors as guests. J-bIENTAL HUGS ALDEI SC TENTH Western Fuel Company 287 E. Morrison Street. East 2226 .: ... i ttt: