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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1923 WILLAMEHE FUND WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY'S FORWARD MOVEMENT FOR $1,250,000 ENDOWMENT FOR NEEDED EXTENSIONS AND EQUIP MENT HAS HEARTY SUPPORT OF STUDENTS. , RUSSIA DISPLEASED BY TURKISH POLICY volves about 10,000,000 feet of pine SiraTnXES: timber and a sawmill of 38,000 feet daily capacity, in addition to all logging equipment. A ,new engine will be installed in the mill, increas ing the capacity to 40,000 feet. Log ging will continue as long as weather conditions permit, and it is planned -to start the sawmill in February. The Oshkosh company is one of the largest owners of Klamath tim ber, having at present about 600, 000,000 feet, of which bout 100, 000,000 is fir timber in the western part of the county. The company two years ago purchased the Little Sprague unit adjoining the holdings of the Sprague River company, giv ing the company about 70,000,000 feet .in that locality. EAGHES $830,0 LEGISLATIVE BOGEY Students of University Are . Boosting Endowment. Soviet Thrown 'Down, Says M. Tchitcherin. Coming Session Confronted n by Pressing Problems. DRJVE N EARING ITS END BIG POWERS DISTRUSTED STATE BODIES NOT UNIT STATE IJNQJOBE SOLD DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL TRACTS INCREASING. SlaT Minister Warns Moslems of Danger in Placing Trust in Allied Nations. Portland Passes $180,000 Mark and Salem $130,000, Yhile Campaign Is Intensified. Revenue Reduction Programmes Widely at Variance, Though All Aim at Economies. 6 . A. r(VMi: h i- ? 5 fir 4?V- ftjrqr& riSi-IC There are no more enthusiastic boosters for old Willamette univer sity than the student body and of those classed under that proud name; none are more active in the present forward movement cam paign to obtain $1,250,000 as -an en dowment fund than those from Portland. ' - Up to last night about $930,000 had been subscribed, as far as reports (were made public, and by tomorrow noon, when the committee meets at the Seward grill for luncheon, it is expected that $1,000,000 will have been pledged throughout the state. Portland has passed the $180,000 mark and Salem the $130,000 mark. Portland Students Active. Among: the enthusiastic boosters for the university are those from Portland, whose names are as .fol lows: Olive Abrahamson, George H. Atkinson, Helen M. Batholomew, .Esther Bauman,- Lowell H. Becken dorf, Margaret J. Bodine, Mrs. C. O. Branson, Marjorie Brown, George E. ('lark, 11a G. Comstook, Warren H. Pay, Kvely UeMoss, Rachael E. reyo. Marguerite Dutcher, Michael T. Edwards, William Harold Fear ing, Harold J J. Garver, Kenneth M. Graham, Ruth E. Hewitt, Helen R. Hoover, Grai M. Jasper, Donald Lockwood, Elizabeth McClure, Mar garet McDaniel, Verna McKeehan, Mabel L. Maddox. Lila Marcy, Mil dred E. Marcy, Zelda M. Mulkey, Eu genie D. Myers, H. Elaine Oberg, Clarence E. Oliver. Dorothy V. Owen, Sadie E. Pratt, Carol E. Rahskopf, Eliose Reed, James W. Reed, A. D loss Robertson, C. Paul Sandifur, Caroline Stober, "YVinnifred Tebben, Genevieve G. Thompson, Lloyd E. Thompson, Jack'E. Vinson, Willis D. Vinson, Walter B. Watkins, Alice B.' AVells, Mary S. Wells, Adelia White, Masa N. Yamashit and Ethelyn Yerex. The campaign today will enter what Bishop Shepard and his co workers, including Dr. W. W. Young son, superintendent of Portland district; Dr. John Andrew Arnett, staff representative of the board of education; Dr. A. L. Howarth, director of the city-wide drive in Portland, and the ministers and lay men of the conference believe to be the critical period of the for ward movement. The entire $1,250, 000 must be pledged by December 20, else the whole amount sub scribed automatically is released. At yesterday's luncheon meeting in the Seward grill Bishop Shepard and . Dr. Howarth expressed con fidence that the total needed will he in hand by the date fixed. Re ports had come in, they said, from all over the state indicating excel lent progress. . Instructions were 1b sued4 for every minister and lay man to plan his canvassing so as to make the most of his time dur ing this week and what remains of next, so that the quota may be put over and the endowment be pledged in its entirety. ltiKliop Hhepard Encouraged. "We have many excellent friends everywhere and they are doing won derful work," said Bishop Shepard, who told of the work of a solicitor for the fund now working in the eastern Washington section. "He reports not one student of Willamette that he has seen has de clined to make a subscription," said the bishop, amid applause. "The feeling toward the university every where is friendly and we believe success is ours, but we all must work haTd for it. Keep up the spirit and we are sure to win." E. C, Bronaugh, ex-circuit judge, a graduate of the old College of the Pacific at San Diego, spoke briefly, emphasizing the , great Value of Christian education. "I do not for a moment discount the work of our magnificent state institutions," he taid, "but I do unqualifiedly indorse the work of such institutions as your old Willamette, which has done so much to build up the state and the northwest. I wish you success." BINGHAM PLAN NOW LAW Idea f Including; Wife in Natur alization Is Adopted. SALEM. Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) The pioneering of Judge Bingham of the Marion county circuit court, in compelling the wife of a prospective citizen to appear in court and be interrogated, resulted in congress passing a law changing radically the status of a woman in regard to citizenship and naturalization. This was announced here today by friends of tho Marion county jurist. Judge Bingham was the first judge on record, it was said, who took the stand that the woman was of as much importance in the grant ing of naturalization papers as the man. As long as six years ago Judge Bingham, while holding court here, ruled that each applicant for natu ralization should appear with his wife, and that she also should show her fitness to become an American citizen. General approval of Judge Bing ham's ruling was given by other judges, and within a short time a large number of the " courts had adopted the practice. ELKS PLAN TO REBUILD Oregon City Committee Named to Arrange for Structure. OREGON' CITY, Or., Dec. 9 (Special.) At the regular meeting of the Elks' lodge at the Masonic temple Friday night Exalted Ruler Gardner appointed a committee to arrange for erecting a building to lake place of that destroyed by tir". The committee held a preliminary meeting following the regular ses sion and plans were outlined for the erection of a fireproof structure. The committee is composed of H. C. Stevens, chairman; E. A. Chap man, Henry Jennings. J. J. Tobin, U. K. Hedges. T. P. Randall, W. H. Howell, Milton Nobel, Ben Beard. Contralto to Sing for Radio. Frances Zimmerman, child con tralto, was one of the features of the "children's" programme broad cast from station KFEC yesterday morning. She sang three numbers pleasingly and waa well received by the radio audience. MCrabem of enthusiastic jroup here w HO SESSION NOW SET BIDS ON' HIGHWAY "WORK TO BE OPENED. What Probably Will Be Last Meeting of Present Commis sion Set for Wednesday. Bida for road work will be opened by the state highway commission Wednesday. In addition to award ing contracts, the commission will select projects for advertising at the January meeting, which will probably- be the last meeting of the present commission. John B. Teon is expected to discuss his resigna tion with his colleagues this week. Mr. Yeon's resignation will be ready by the time there is a change in governors. W. B. Barratt has sent his resignation to take effect De cember 31. Political gossip says that William Pollman, of Baker, does not want to be on the commission, but that E. D. Aldrich, of Pendleton, is 'in a receptive mood. The only name men tioned as a possible successor to Mr. Teon is H. B. Van Duzer, lum berman. Mr. Yeon's successor must come from Portland; Mr. Barratt's successor must be a resident of east of the Cascades, and R. A. Booth's successor must come from western Oregon. Democrats who have discussed patronage with Governor-elect Pierce quote him as saying that he does not contemplate making any appointments of any kind until after the legislature adjourns, unless there is an absolute necessity. . BOYCOTT 1S CONSIDERED Stage Owners May Refuse to Use Xculy-Ordered Terminal. VANCOUVER, Wash1., Dec. 9. ( Special. ) A boycott against- Van couver may be declared by some of the stage operators here as a result of the new terminal law. N. Kern, one of the owners of the Yacolt stage line, has indicated that his stages and those owned by other operators would make Portland of some other town their terminal point and stop here only to pick up street passengers. This is their only alternative to patronizing the ter minal, which was ordered estab lished by the city council last Mon day. The stage men would not have opposed the ordinance had they been consulted about some of its provisions and had some of the ob jectionable features been eliminated, Kern declared. ELLIS ISLAND DEFENDED Press Reports of Protest in Eng lish Commons Answered. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9. Press reports of a protest In the British house of conmmons by Ro land C. McNeill, under secretary for foreign affairs, against the treat ment of English immigrants at Ellis island, drew a reply in the house irom Representative Cable, re publican, Ohio, who asserted "it would be well for Mr. McNeill to study the English immigration policy Ellis island is ideal in its arrange ments and methods of caring for Immigrants, he asserted, adding that their admission should be solved "for the benefit of America and not for Europe." FAIRBANKS' PLEA DENIED Court Holds Producers May Re vamp Old Pictures. NEW YORK. Dec. 9. The plea of Douglas Fairbanks to restrain Hyman Winik and others from re vamping fiims in which Fairbanks appeared several years ago. was de nied by Supreme Court Justice Wag ner yesterday.' The court heid that Fairbanks was. but an employe of the company that made the films and thaX the producers had a right to make changes in a commodity they hadhired him to help produce. The decision may affect old films of a number of other motion picture actors and actresses who have be come star- since the older pictures were made. Beutou County Clerk Earned.. CORVALLIS, Or Dec. 9. Spe cial.) Harry B. Auld today was ap pointed county clerk of Benton county to fill the unexpired term of sjiown arc all from Portland and are themselves in order to put in Fred McHenry. Mr. McHenry was elected .district attorney at the re centelection and takes up his new duties January 1, when Mr. Auld will become county clerk. Mr. Auld has been an employe in the county courthouse for many years and is thoroughly familiar with the work ot the county clerk. He is a re publican, as is Mr. McHenry- CO-ED DEBATES HELD Two Portland Girls Members of CorvalMs Winning Teams. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 9. (Special.) Junior and freshmen co-eds were triumphant over the seniors and sophomores in the. women's inter class debates for the term. The question was "Resolved, that the United States govern?nent should formally recognize the Russian soviet government." Irma Van Hollebeke of Walla Walla, Wash., and Dorothy Bush of Fortland were the victorious fresh men, and their negative opponents were Emma Berg of Canty and Sadie Clinton of Astoria. Gertrude Ellis of Dallas and Mildred Drake of Portland, negative, won over Bernice Chambers of Canyon City and Alice Komm of Yakima, Wash., seniors. The Fawcett cup was awarded the freshmen, and the Lucy M. Lewis cup to the juniors. They will meet next term to try for the Zeta Kappa, Psi cup, offered' by the women's honorary debating society. DECKHANDJS DROWNED Third Fatality Occurs as Result of Fire at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Death of Jack Corneilsen, indi rectly caused by the fire, was the third fatanty reported thus far. .Corneilsen, who was a deckhand on the Port of Portland bar tug One onta, was drowned when he lost his footing in an attempt to jump from the bow of the tug to the O.-W. R. & N. wharf while the fire was rag' ing at its height Friday morning. Attempts of members of the One onta crew to rescue their shipmate failed, and, after dragging the river for several hours, the body was re covered. The drowning was not re ported until this afternoon. Corneilsen was 26 years of age and his only known relative is a sister, Mrs. J. Sorensen, of this city. LOWE CASE COMPLETED Woman Says Suspect Relations With Victim Not Brotherly. GREELEY, Colo., Dec. 9. Presen tation of evidence in the trial of Bert Lowe, charged with the murder of his sister-in-law. Miss Edna Fern Skinner, was completed Friday after noon and the case will go to the jury tomorrow after final arguments by the attorneys and instructions from the judge. Charges that Lowe's intentions to wards Miss Skinner were anything but fatherly or brotherly and that they were those of "a man who wanted to be alone with a woman," ?ere made on the witness stand this Piter noon by the last witness in the case Miss Adilla Beckwith, Eaton, Colo., school teacher 'and former roommate in the Lowe home of Miss Skinner. DEATH WINSAIR RACE Antitoxin Rnslied lo Botulinus Poisoning Victim, Too Late. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 9. (Special.) Botulinus poisoning took another victim in Idaho when Mrs. L, B. Schaefer of Hailey died today at her home there. Effort to save her life in a race with death through the rushing of antitoxin by airplane from Denver failed. Mrs. Schaefer last Thursday de cided to serve canned corn for dinner. Opening a can, she tasted it, but. fearing itwas spoiled, threw the contents into the chicken coop. Chickens ate the corn and all but one of them died. Mrs. Schaefer was taken ill. Her throat became par alyzed and she could not partake of nourishment. Death came with comparatively little pain. Salem Dormitory frged. THE OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. D. C, Dec. 9. Repre sentative Hawley appeared before the house sub-committee on interior department appropriations today and urged the allowance of $35,000 for a girl's dormitory at Salem In dian school. Provision is made for this appropriation In the budget submitted to congress last Monday. doins their utmost to help put over "their bit" to help the school. isons m MAX, 30, IS KEPT TIED FOR FOUR YEARS. Police Rescue Prisoner After Fight to Overcome Woman in Chicago. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) CHICAGO Dec. 9. Strapped to a bed and lashed, hand and foot, for four years by his mother, who did not want to lose him, James Kozeny. 30 years old, was rescued yesterday by the police, who broke into the mystery house and found him in an unspeakably filthy, dark, cold room. When his bonds were cut Kozeny was unable to tnove. Four years of inaction had made him, a helpr less skeleton and a mental wreck. Before they could cut him loose, two detectives had to subdue his mother, who fought like a tigress. The mother said her son had been twice in the' asylum for ...insane at Dunning. She said he was de mented because of an accident in youth. She talked confusedly of relatives who are trying to spirit him away in order to get possession of money she claims was jleft him. Neighbors told of unearthly screams emanating from the Ko zeny house and the mother said that because of his screaming she had removed him to the basement. There he was "spread-eagled" with feet and hands tied to the four corners of the bed. He had been in this position for four . years, and had become so weak that he did not scream any more. TRADE TREAT ARRANGED Negotiations Between Canada and France Are Concluded. PARIS, Dec. 9. Negotiations for a new commercial treaty between Canada and France were success fully concluded here Friday. The convention is now being drafted and will be signed shortly. 3 MOUNTAIN LIONS SLAIN Total of 184 Predatory Animals Killed During November. A total of 164 predatory animals was killed during the month of No vember in Oregon as a result of tte activities of Stanley G. Jewett, predatory animal inspector, and his staff of hunters. This included 139 ACTING SWISS COSfSIX GETS FORMAL APPOINTMENT. Hi Steffens-Colmer Photo. P. O. Brandenberger. P. O. Brandenberger, who has been acting Swiss consul for Ore gon and Idaho since April 20, last week received his official appoint ment to that position. He succeeds- A. Streiff, who was Swiss consul for many years. ' Mr. Brandenberger, who is a Portland architect, has been in this city for 12 years and in the United States for 20 years. He is an American citizen. The appoint ment of Mr. Brandenberger to the position of Swiss consul was made by the Swiss government Septem ber 19 and by the United States government November 11. He has his office at 407 Gerlinger building. SSSs. V IS 3 r I ' . IBIllilSp the objective many of tit em denying; coyotes, 21 bobcats, 1 bear, 3 lions. Harold Dobyns, who has been working as predatory animal hunter in Oregon since March, 1916, except for his period of war service, has been -appointed assistant predatory animal inspetor in the state of Washington. During his service in Oregon he accounted for 947 preda tory animals. He was high man in November with a total of 26 coyotes to his credit. Hunter Robeson in Coos county accounted for three cougars, three coyotes and a bear during No vember. ' BOTH PMmB jffl MAYOK HTLAX ADDRESSES ILLINOIS REALTY MEN. 'Powers of Greed and Corrup tion" in Wall Street and Klan Also Are Assailed. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. (By the As sociated Press.) Mayor John F. Hy lan of New York tonight brought his attack on the existing political and economic order to the middle west in a speech .before the Cook county real estate board. Ho assailed both the republican and democratic parties, the "powers of greed and corruption," In Wall street, denounced the Ku Klux Klan and all other organizations, which, he Said, seek to divide the elector ate on racial or religious lines. blamed our entry into the. war on British misrepresentation and Wall street greed, scored the tariff law and pad a warm tribute to William Randolph Hearst. The speech was under the spon sorship of Mayor William -Hale Thompson of Chicago with whom Mayor Hylan conferred at French Lick, Ind., recently over the po litical outlook for 1924.. While eastern reports have indi cated their conference would be con tinued during his visit here, both executives were non-committal on the subject. A small group of "excessively wealthy individuals" control both the major political parties, Mayor Hylan - told the assemblage, and through the exercise of "powerful, sinister and too often unlawful in fluence, have become the virtual dic tators of the distinies of more than 110,000,000 people." .They have dictated nominations for the presidency, he said, written tne platforms and party pledges and because of their campaign fund con tributions arrogated to themselves the right to dictate governmental policies. Public officials who dare to op pose this power. Mayor Hylan said, are driven to a "earthly as well as political grave," or compelled to compromise with their conscience and become subservient to others. 1000 HEAR MR. RILEY Ashland Acclaims Portland's Plan to Improve Marketing. ASHLAND, dr., Dec. 9. (Special.) Nearly 1000 persons crowded into the Ashland armory last night to hear Frank Branch Riley's address on "The Lure of the Great North west," the final event of the winter fair. Many were turned away, un able to find' a place to stand. The Portland man drew a warm re sponse from his audience with his declaration of Portland's broad pol icy and unselfish" motive is'seeklng. through the agency of the chamber of commerce, at her own expense, to improve the marketing condi tions in- the state and to advertise nationally all sections of Oregon. Mr. Riley Will speak in Klamath Falls Tuesday and will return, to the Rogue river valley Wednes-day, two engagements calling him to Med ford, where he will speak at the chamber of commerce forum, and a public gathering sponsored by the Craters, Medford's booster organi zation. Storm Damage Feared. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) After the threat of a silver thaw, the snow storm which- pre vailed for the past five days, leav ing a blanket ranging from 20 to 86 inches over the mid-Columbia fruit sections, turned to rain. Owners of buildings were busy tonight re moving snow from roofs, fearing damage from the overloading. A heavy rain accompanied by a Chi nook would result in flood condi tions in Hood River that might damage temporary Work of the Pa cific Power & Light company's $1,250,000 power plant now under construction. LAUSANNE, Dec. 9. (By the As sociated Press.) Proof that bolshe vik Russia is highly dissatisfied with Turkey because Ismet Pasha has abandoned the Russians on the question of the Dardanelles was found today when id. Tchitcherin. the' soviet foreign j-tninister, issued an urgent invitation to the Turkish journalists and in the course of a long speech warned them of the danger of placing their trust in tho allied nations. M. Tchitcherin did not want to 3ay anything in the way of criticism of the Turkish plenipotentiaries, but thought the Turkish people at home should know of the trend ot things at Lausanne. He had a dis tinct impression, he said, that war between Turkey and the powers was still going on. Usually wars were fought on the battlefield, but at Lausanne the war was being waged around the green table and the goal was" to separate Turkey from Russia. Afterwards the great powers would defeat Turkey and Russia separately. Tchitcherin charged that France had abandoned Turkey in favor of England and the consideration was probably some concessions on the reparations problem from England. "But it remains to- be seen," he continued, "how far France and England will agree wTien the Brus sels conference is held.'' ' Rma Held Turk's Friend. He rejoiced that Turkey and Rus sia had finally come together be cause they were vitally important to each other; their interests were the same. "The independence and strength of Turkey are security for Rus sia," he added, "and Turkey cannot be strong and independent unless the strait' are closed. The bolshevik leader declared that to allow foreign warships to pass through the straits would mean the handing over of Constantinople to the nation with the strongest navv. Naval :units would seize Constant! nople and then attack Russia. There fore, if Constantinople was in danger, Russia also was in terror. Turning his attention to Eng land Tchitcherin told the Turkish correspondents that Great Britain had her eye on northern Persia. The way to northern Persia was through the Caucasus; the way to the Cau casus was through the Dardanelles'. He asserted that the Russian pro gramme at Lausanne was based on a community of interests between the Russian and Turkish peoples and he hoped that" the end of the con ference would find the two coun tries nearer together. Big Powers Distrusted. If the Turks insisted on their right to fortify the straits and de fend Constantinople, Rusaia would feel more secure and could take up with the neighboring states on the Black sea the question of demilita rizing that water. Some of the correspondents re. marked that Turkey, weary of war, had a natural desire to establish durable peace In the near east, but M. Tchitcherin emphasized that it was a great mistake to put trust in the European powers. The correspondents withdrew and sent long dispatches to their news papers in Constantinople, Angora and elsewhere. Some of them ap peared deeply distressed, as they eaid they did not want to embar rass their delegates. There are indications that the bol shevik! are inclined to believe that some of the members of the Turkish delegation are dissatisfied with Is-' met Pasha's conciliatory policy on the straits problem and that the Russians were trying to play upon this sentiment to their own advan tage. BIG FARM IS FOR SALE W hat Once Was World's Largest ' Orchard Taken by Creditors. THE DALLES, Or., Dee. 9. (Spe cial.) What was once the world's largest individual apple - orchard, SffOO acres in area, will be sold at sheriff's sale. A decree of fore closure was signed today by Cir cuit Judge Wilson to this effect, in the case of the Dufur Orchard Own ers' company. The foreclosure is part of the general plan of reorgan ization adopted by creditors of the orchard company. , At the) sale the Washington Se curities company will bid on the property, acting for the mortgage lien holders, according to the plan of reorganization adopted at a meet ing of creditors. In the event the securities company. Is the success ful bidder, a new company will be formed to be 'known as the Dufur Orchard company, and stock will be issued to the creditors of the old company on the pro-rata basis. LAND SUIT TO BE TRIED State Seeks to Recover Title Al leged Fraudulently Held. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 9. ( Special. Suit brought against the Fort Klamath Meadows company and W. F. Masters, wealthy Rose burg banker, and others in which fraud in gaining title to about 8MM) acres of land at the upper end of Klamath lake Is charged, will . come to trial in the circuit court here December 18. The state seeks recovery of title. The suit is similar to that brought by the government in the Benson Hyde land frauds and may lead to sensational disclosures. The state assistant attorney-general will ap pear for the state at the trial, which probably will continue through the week. TIMBER HOLDINGS SOLD Oshkosh Company Acquires Plant of Sprague River Concern. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 9. (Special) Purchase of the sawmill and timber holdings of the Sprague River Lumber company, on Sprague river, near Chiloqutn, by the Osh kosh Land & Timber company, at an approximate consideration of $50,000, was announced today by William M. Bray, head of the pur chasing company, -The , sale In- Long-Bell Company Applies for Strip of Columbia River Tide lands in Cowlitz County. OLYMFIA, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Sales of state land will be held in 23 counties January 2, State Lanu Commissioner Savidge an nounced yesterday. The demand for agricultural land is increasing. In eleven counties applications have been made for agricultural land. A tract dt agricultural land in Chelan county- near Winesap is Fated, This tract of 15.75 acres is appraised at $1575 and improve ments thereon at $13,908.75. Two tracts of agricultural 'land in Clarke dounty are to be offered. The Long-Bell Lumber company has applied for a long atrip of Co lumbia river tidelands from five to ten miles below the mouth of the Cowlitz. This will be offered in Cowlitz county, along with a tract of t'mber 36 miles east of Castle Rock. ' . In Grays Harbor county a gun club has made' application for a large area of tideland near the har bor entrance. Three timber tracts and one piece of agricultural land in Lewjs county will be offered. Wahkiakum county lists one tract of agricultural land one mile. east of Skamokawa and a timber tract near Grays river. Walla Walla county has four small timber tracts under one apolicat'on, located 12 miles east of Walla Walla. Obituary. Arthur R.' Johnson. Arthur Richarl Johnson, a mem ber of one of Portland's prominent pioneer families, died yesterday morninp at Good Samaritan hospi tal. . Mr. Johnson was the son of the late A. H. and Cordelia St. Clair Johnson. His par ents came to Ore gon in 1852.. Ar thur Johnson was born at Fifth and Washington streets, Jann ary 31, 1858. Septem ber 2, 1914. he married Alice L. Gibson, who sur vives. Brothers are:, Stephen March Johnson of Portland, Charles Nelson Johnson of Forest Grove, Thomas G-heshn Johnson of Sacramento, Cal. ; sisters, Mrs. T. N. Dunbar of Eugene, Mrs. H. E. Parkhurst of Eugene. Mrs. Anna M. Wyllie of this city and Mrs. G. A. Hibbard. He also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Nellie C. Hibbard. There were also three other mem ber's of the family, H. B., William S. and Miss Mercy S. Johnson, all deceased.- In former years Mr. Johnson was associated with his father in busi ness. Mr. Johnson Sr. was one of the firs.t men in the meat business in Oregon and was a director of the Union Meat company. St. Clair street, where the old family home stood, was named for Arthur John son's mother. The funeral will be from the residence at 350 Jefferson street, Monday, at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. Mary E. Tobey. ABERDEEN, 'Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the First Baptist church for Mrs. Mary E. Tobey, wife of C. P. Tobey, and a ressident of Aberdeen for the past 22 years, who died at the family home yesterday morning after a long illness. She was born in Tuscarora, N. Y., in 1871. - She is survived by her husband, a daugh ter, Mrs. Flossie Steeves ahd a sis ter, Mrs. C. F. Rowland, all of Aber deen, and a brother, M. Lehman of Portageville, N. Y. Robert Williams. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 9. (Special.) Robert Williams, 65, died here today. He had been liv ing at the Christian home here for 18 months, coming .from eastern Ne braska. He leaves a brother in that state. Nina Elizabeth, Johnson. DEL MONTE, Cal., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Nina Elizabeth Johnson, 32 years old, and wife of Ben Johnson, died here December 4. She is sur vived by her widower and one daughter, Mrs. W. E. Day of Hood River, Or. Apple House Burns. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 9 (Spe cial.) H. E. Jarvis, Willow Flat orchardist, last night lost his apple house, which contained 2200' boxes of fruit, Mil a fire believed to have started from an overheated stove. The total loss will reach about $3000. Mr. Jarvis, until he arrived in the city, thought his insurance on his apples had lapsed yesterday. Horses in a barn adjoining the apple house were saved. Ferry Service Discontinued. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) The Oregon City-West Linn ferry, which for the last five months has been operated to take care of vehicle traffic while the Willamette river bridge was under construction, iias ceased running. The closing of the road on .the west side and the high water have necessitated closing down .the ferry. The new bridge will be opened December 28. Better Water Supply Sought. BEND, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Directors of the Bend Water, Light & Power company have authorized construction of a five-mile pipeline at a cost of $70,000 to tap Tumalo creek to provide better water sup ply for Bend. The company isnow seeking a, water right from the old Tumalo irrigation district, now known as the Deschutes county mu nicipal improvement district. Road Location Fight Ended. - BEND, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) The Deschutes county farm .bureau, meeting here last night, withdrew Its opposition to improvement ot The Dalles - California highway through the proposed Benham Falls reservoir site south of Bend; .1 - . PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle, Wash., Dec. 9. Taxes will be talked about in the coming session of the state legislature as they never have been talked about before. More sug gestions and recommendations will be offered, more demands made, than evr were brought up for consideration at any previous ses sion. To deal adequately with all the proposals the 60-day period will be none too long. Meetings and conferences of the last week point to a general round up of public sentiment on taxation problems and the tinal preparation of programmes to be presented to the legislature. Monday the state federation of taxpayers' leagues announced its definite legislative programme and the selection of a committee to draft the measures necessary t carry it into effect. Other- Bodies Are Active. The Tuesday afternoon and eve ning sessions of the state chamber of commerce, - meeting in Tacoma, were devoted to tax questions and the cost of government. Thursday and Friday, also in Tacoma, the state tax limit league held its first general convention attended by representative property owners from all parts of the state. Legislative action that will afford at least some measure of relief rea sonably might be expected to result from so much organization and dis cussion, so many plans and .pro grammes. At the same time it is apparent that there is danger in the very excess of effort to obtain re lief, and in the multitude of pro posals which, up to this time, .have not been co-ordinated and made to harmonize. Disappointments Are Forecast. It may be just as well to antici pate some disappointments. It ia too .much to expect that the pro gramme of any one of these tax payers' organizations will be adopt ed by the legislature in Its entire ty; and at .this distance from the opening of the session it is clearly impossible to meet all the sugges tions and satisfy, all the demands. A legislature disposed to dodge the issue could find many pretexts. Already it seems to be unfortu nate, and may prove more so, that the whole body of public sentiment for tax reduction has not been brought and held together in a sin gle organization, so as to put all possible pressure behind a single programme. To have done this would have called for some conces sions and compromises among the taxpayers themselves, and for more general recognition of a fewJiard set facts and conditions from con sideration of whit the members of the .legislature cannot escape, no matter how sincerely they may wish to grant a full measure of relief. There has been no marked friction between the various tax investigat ors and organizations, but there are marked differences in their plans and recommendations. . Less Spending One Solution. The programme of the state fed eration of taxpayers' leagues is in accord with the report of the tax investigating commission at some points, but carries many other rec ommendations for cutting govern ment costs and for money-saving changes in the methods of handling public business. The .federation bases its case on the belief that less spending will do more to re lieve the taxpayers than can be done by the discovery of new sources of tax revenue. In a general way the state tax; limit league has tackled the prob lem from the other angle. It would establish the exact dimensions ot the cloth from which the garment must be cut. It stands pat on the demand for a levy limit of 40 mills for all purposes on real and per sonal property. ; At the session of the state chanw ber of commerce in Tacoma some interesting light was thrown on the situation by L. D. McArdle, director of the state department of effi oiency. Mr. McArdle said frankly that he could see no possibility of reducing the costs of what he termed "essential government." By essential government he meant the performance of those functions re quired by the state constitution a3 necessary to preserve the rights ot life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness. Per Capita Tax Ia 58. Mr. McArdle pointed out that the present tax for ail purposes In this state is $58 per capita of popula tion; that every family of five per sons in the state must now make budget provision for approximately $21 a month for taxes alone. His figures and charts showed that government state, county, city and district is not eating up a dis proportionate amount of these taxes in the performance of essential functions, but that the bulk of the tax money is going to the mainte nance of- institutions and the ful fillment of obligations authorized by the people, and not a part of the necessary governmental structure. MRS. NICHOLS INDICTED First Degree Murder Is Charged Against Woman Slayer. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 9 . (Special.) Mrs. Mabel Nichols, self confessed slayer of her companion, Robert Greer, at the Summit stage station December 2, was charged with first degree murder in an in dictment returned by the grand jury last night. She probably will go to trial in January. Witnesses called before the grand jury were H. L. Mittelholtz, Greer's employer; H. D. L. Stewart, city health officer; B. G. Rourke, dep uty sheriff and merchant at Cres cent, and Sheriff Low. ' Bend Rebekah Team Wins. BEND, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.)-U The degree team of the' Bend Re bekah lodge won over . the Silver Lake team in a contest here last night by a margin of one-fifth of a point. Scoring was on the basis of 100. : . Green yellow fir, $6.50 and $8.50, to use with dry wood. Bdwy. 0070. Adv.