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tax reform law ' Enquiry sought Extensive reforms in the tax levy ing .and collection system of the KtjLte are to-be recommended to the governor by the commission- ap pointed by him some little time ago. It is expected that these recommen dations will, in turn, be. submitted to the coming session of the legisla ture for its consideration and action. Included in the suggestions of the com- sion will be the enactment or an- mcomu tax law, tne estaDiisnmeni 01 & s"' buaiBess tax, and the readjustment of the property tax to meet these two new feature so that the whole system will be well coordinated and harmonious in operation and effect. -IXYESTIGATIO SOCGHT , It is not expected, however, thaf the rommieaion will recommend .that the coming session of the legislature put into statute form the various recommenda tions, made. It is contended that the subject is too' big for hasty action, and that basic data necessary for the enact ment of fair and equitable legislation is not now available. Accordingly, it will be recommended that the legislature pro vide for the appointment of a commis sion by. the governor, invested with ade quate power and equipment, to make an exhaustive investigation into the prob lem and recommend to the 1923 session of the legislature such legislation and in such form as the information, com piled would dictate. .'; : - - i-V; Under the existing system in the state real property bears the brunt of gov ernmental charges and there is no In formation available covering individual incomes, or bueinesi'earnirigs in general, which would give any idea as to the ag gregate taxable basis that would be formed by them. LOOPHOLE ARE BEES' . It la pointed out, for Instance. that there are many men in Portland and elsewhere throughout the state who 'own no real estate, or other property taxable, or at least reachable, under existing law, but who, nevertheless, have . large in comes from their business, their profes sion or from their Invisible investments. Again it Is pointed out that a business firm may have stock: on hand assessed at 11,000,000 at the time of assessment upon which amount alone taxes will be i levied, . while in fact) the business 'will have on hand and turn over many time that amount, during the course of the year upon which there will be no assess ment or levy. " ' J 1 It is contended that these two. sources of income, not now taxed so far as the state is concerned, in' all probability would alone double or more than double the tax basis of the state and thus lift the present heavy burden borne by real property, now charged with more than 70 per cent of the entire governmental ex pense. . ' . . ' ' . . - . -TO GAUGE ISCOJ1ER - ; The purpose Tdf 'the proposed "commis sion would be to ascertain the approxi mate aggregate income, which could bt fairly taxable withm the state as a whole, and, also, to estimate the aggre- gate gross business, done within the state during tbe,year. . With these two bases established, it would then be pos sible to take them.' together with , the as sessed valuation of the real, property of the state as a whole, and from the three work out what' would be a fair and equitable rate of taxation to be put upon personal incomes, gross business done and real property owned in order to raise the amount of money needed an nually for all purposed of government. With this information and data in hand it would be possible for the com? mission to draft a harmonious and com prehensive tax code bringing all three sources' of revenue and any others avail able within Hs scope In an equitable and balanced manner, and to provide for the assessment, levy and collection of the i, . , EQUITABLE PLAN GOAL "i It is contended by those who have been investigating the subject preliminary to . the. preparation of their report to the governor and the legislature as It is in fact contended by all students of taxa tion that every one. enjoying the pro tections and benefits of government owes It as si fundamental duty of citizenship to bear a proportionate share of the cost of the government. It, for a long time, has been- Realized that the "property owner la bearing the whole load, to' all intents and purposes, while the non property owner stands out from under even though he may be far more pros perous and more able to pay his share than the other. It la the theory of the governor's commission that the legislature should equalise the burden so that it may be laid with even and 'proportionate weight Seeing . the Inside "You can't judge a book by Hi . binding nor a woman by her clothes." Painless Parker. You have to go below the sur face to find the facts. The out side doesn't show much. In den tistry the X-Ray permits us to see through the jawbones to the tooth rqols. Many diseased con ditions are, thus found and then cured. . . -,.. - -.yyx,. . Perhaps an X-Ray picture of your teeth, would tell you some thing you ought to -know. ...T1" you think of TEETH, think of PARKER. Dr. P. V. CkrltteiMg Dr. A. B- Hltekan lr. I H. Brown . - Dr. A. "W. Xtoaae Dr. C. B. Bennett - . Sr. A. B. Stiles 326 Washington St . Inaugural Ball Will Be Resumed Night of March 4 i . - 1 1 -' Washington, Pec. 20. (U. P.) For the first time in a dozen years, Wash ington is to have its Inaugural baO. The ball, which was a function of in auguration night, was banned by Pres ident Wilson eight years ago. The eom raiM.ee recently appointed to arrange for the Inauguration of Senator Harding has decided on the resumption of the ball. '".-. A feature of the Harding Inauguration will be a mardi- graa on Pennsylvania avenue. The street, according to plana, is to be divided into sections and one section assigned to each state. There sons and daughters of the respective states will frolic in mask and fancy dress. . J EVIL, SAYS REPORT (Continiwd frost Face On) prices, and (7) change in credit con ditions, "with the resulting disposition of distributors to refrain from accumu lating or maintaining usual stocks" un til conditions are stabilized. WHEAT DECLINE IS LEAST "Wheat has declined In price less than many commodities, the commission wrote, "and less than most agricultural products, on the , basis of wholesale prices.;;; : 'The decline In prices would appear to be in part due to country-wide aiyi world-wide conditions. "While the commission believes specu lation in wheat futures is not an in dispensable part of the marketing process and may sometimes be highly injurious, the commission, is not in this respect passing upon the -whole subject of future trading. Future contracts may have a legitimate use for 'hedging.' "It appears there Is a large volume of future trading that is mere gambling arid Involves great economic waste. The remedy for this lies in congressional action to prevent trading which is es sentially gambling." MANIPULATION SEES' : On the subject of speculation the com mission said : ' "Prices of wheat futures, the decline in which hasbeen, especially the subject of criticism, are susceptible of manipula tion. Wide fluctuations in prices and large discounts of the future price below. the cash -price have prevailed, wheat futuers are not functioning welL 'The commission has not had the op portunity to obtain directly the figure which would -determine conclusively whether large transactions in future of a manipulative nature have occurred. It has sought, but has been unable to se cure the cooperation of the officers and directors of the Chicago Board of Trade deemed necessary for the collection of pertinent information on this subject. The limited evidence available does not establish manipulation in wheat prices by large operators n futures, nor that the recent low average, or downward trend Of wheat prices, has been due to speculative manipulation, v.: HABDSHIPS OS FARMERS The investigation developed, however, that there has- been a decline in wheat price! before there were declines in the cost of producing it.' causing "great hardship" to farmers. - " -Under the Lever act." continued the report, "the president has certain powers regarding-the grain exchanges,: which would make it possible for him to stop future trading in wheat. While evidence is not available that future, trading is responsible for the decline in 'wheat prices, it -does not appear that future trading, as at present operating, is of in disputable service to the grain trade. ,' "A limitation on the volume' of open speculative trades in wheat would prob ably . tend to reduce the possibility of manipulative trading. The report concludes with a severe criticism of "grain gambling," saying: - "Without expressing an opinion on this subject, it appears that there 1 a large volume of future trading that is mere gambling and Involves great eco nomic waste. . The remedy for this lies In congressional action to prevent trad ing which is essentially gambling." Stay ton Ships Many Christmas Trees Albany, Or., Dec. 20. Stayton, Or., has sent IB carloads of Christmas trees to California. Eight of these were con signed to Oakland and eight to Los An geles. upon the shoulders of all, and it believes that its recommendations, if carried into well founded and written law. will ac complish this reform. GAMBLING IN WHEA KtglsttrUDmtUtt thing ' E.R. PARKER System J5r. A. TJ. Care SCRAPPING LEAGUE IS HARDING PLAN By Raymond Clapper Marion, Ohio, Dec. 20. -(TJ. P.) Scrapping of the League of Nations, adoption of a resolution declaring formal peace with Germany and the calling of a .world conference to organize a new association of na tions, is the tentative program of President-elect Harding, it was un derstood here today. ? i , - His plan for an association Of nations includes two basic features:; 1 An international court, strictly Judi cial in nature, to administer a revised code of international law. 2 Frequent meetings of the associa tion for conference over international problems not Within jurisdiction of the court, delegates not being bound in ad vance. . Harding's first step in the organization of the association of nations probably will be a conference for recodification of international law. The keystone of his plan is the International court with the conference feature organized on a loose basis after the fashion of the in-: ternational "forum suggested recently by Hiram Johnson. The plan follows in a general way the campaign suggestions made by Harding in his speech of acceptance and his League . of Nations speech . August 28. It virtually ignores the Versailles treaty and the League of Nations. It Is likely that following adoption of the peace resolution informal negotia tions will have to be entered into be tween Germany and the allied powers over claims presented by ; the United States- to Germany for sunken ships, confiscation of American property in en emy countries and other grievances. The negotiations looking to a new as sociation of nations will proceed through diplomatic channels and should be well under way within three or four months I after Harding's inauguration, his ad visers here predict. .- (Continued From Pace One) my hands, the battered face of me, after that night the bullet was fired.- Had .1 shown, these, everyone would believe my story- Will, they believe, now that my bruises are almost healed? "I want to tell you of that day and night-i-of that night he was shot. For 10 yearsr-you know we had been he had dominated me. I hated him and yet I loved him. That day of November 21 we were to part for good. "It was my decleion and his. His wife was returning to him from Chicago. He had grown to be a power in money and politics. I had made him what he was, but I had no desire to remain with him and share in his glory. , PLAIT MI8CABRIES V "That day was to have been our last together. We had made up our minds. "We had promised each other that not a thing should happen to mar the sano tity of the time. It was sacred for me because Jie, was the only man in my life. I . , 'The day passed. Instead of our be ing together as we had desired he was forced to run constantly to his office. Each time he came back to me he had more drink than before. , "Always in the past he had been able to achieve what you call 'carrying his liquor.' But as the day wore on and I got fitful glimpses of him I became con vinced that he was going crazy. ; "I went 'o my room number 28. His room was number 29. I locked the com municating door between. I locked my own door. I could hear him beyond the partition. He evidently was more angry than ever before. CONCEALS K5IFE "I telephoned for some food. The ne gro porter Bill came with the food At his heels rushed Mr. Hamon. could not put him out. "I got rid of the porter. I knew an other terrible ecene was coming. r "Mr. Hamon flung himself down on my bed. " He was disgustingly intoxi cated. He called me he called me a terrible name. He wanted to know who I had been riding with. "He knew he knew oh, how well. that never in 10 years since I was 17 had I ever so much as raised my eyes to another man. And yet, on that last day, he chose to pretend he was doubt ing me. "His knife Mr. Hamon's knifs-fell out of his pocket as he lay on the bed I don't know, why it must have been providence I picked it up and concealed it on the table under a newspaper. GRABS HEK THBOAT " "He got up from the bed. He grabbed me. His fingers went deep into my throat. I could not ecream. rHe laughed that harsh, snarling laugh of his which he was careful not to give in public but it was a laugh I knew well. He watched me quietly for an instant, that beastly sneer on his lips. He' lighted a cigar and this is what he said to ,me : "I would as easy slit your throat i I draw on .this cigar. "He felt for his knife the knife I had picked up and hidden under the paper. Then he reached for his watch chain. Last Christmas I had given him a gold chain with a knife attached.' "This knife was gone. He leered at me foolishly for a moment. Then his face set in a way that's horrible to remember. Hs started to ' lunge toward me across the floor. His arms were outstretched and his fingers clutched the air grotesquely. ! Instinctively I reached behind me. FATAL SHOT FIRED On the windowsiil I felt ray handbag. It was open. Inside my hand searched and found my gun. "He bad given me this gun himself not so long ago i leveled this gun at his head. I cried out for nim to stop. There was a chair close to his left hand. e lifted his right hand suddenly and switched off the lights.. - - "The chair was swung over his head. I could see the movement f ainUy from the light reflected from the street arc. He rushed at me with the chair up. He struck down; savagely at me. i "Hei struck roe with the chair. As It came down the gun went off. It's true I had it in nr hand and had it pointed at him. Is swear to God X didn't pull the trigger." . -; - . -.-( .... Stockmen Fined lor Making 'Moonshine' Prlneville,' Dec 20. Joe Lister, promi nent stockman of Paulina, arrested on the charge of making moonshine liquor, pleaded guilty and was fined S300. I Robert Balfour, arrested on a charge of DESPERATE SAFE ROBBER IS SLAIN IN GUN FIGHT i w " ':- '' " Frank Wagner, alias Dutch Frank E KILLED BY POSSE (Con tinned From Pc On) ear. He was dead when the officers reachld hroj. The body was turned over to Coroner Hughes. . : I). English, owner of the building where Wagner was working, was Imme diately arrested on a charge of harbor ing a fugitive from justice. English showed the, officers where Wagner had hidden some plunder. Six thousand five hundred and fifty dollars In Liberty bonds ls recovered. The bonds belong to John M. Hidden and were stolen from the Scottaburg bank about three weeks ago. , OFFICEB SET TO WATCH More than , a year ago Wagner robbed the safe 'in Walter Kallunkis store in this city. He was later arrested at St. Joseph, Mo., with Al Meadors and James Clergy, and brought back for trial. At the session of the circuit court on October 18, last year, Wagner made a complete confession of the robbery, say ing he acted alone, and in a few days he was sentenced to 40 years in the peni tentiary at Salem. His companions were sent back to prison to complete terms from which they had been released on parole. ' After escaping from the penitentiary In September, Wagner eluded the offi cers for some time, but Warden Comp ton, thinking the fugitive would even tually come to Astoria, has had an offi cer here for some weeks. A few days ago Wagner was seen by the officer and Warden Compton organised a posse, led by himself, composed of Percy M. Varney, parole officer; E. C. Halley, principal keeper ; Emery James. Robert Gibson, Louis Hubbard, John Davidson and Col Worden, guards, and H. Christ offerson and A. C. Schirmer, deputy sheriffs from Multnomah county. WOMAN ARRESTED The posses arrived Sunday morning and later in the day surrounded Wagner in the blacksmith shop near Warren tort Late Sunday afternoon Anita Schroe der, alias Sherman, who was formerly a companion of Al Meadows, was taken into custody on suspicion of assisting in har boring Wagner. She is said to have been 500,000 Women Use It. There must a reason. Demonstrated in your home; no obligation. r r J' FUGJTIV CONVICT be ytsxMtiiK ni.a BUY ELECTRIC GOODS FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOt Shirley Mason AS "THE LITTLE WANDERER" THE ROMANCE QF A GIRL FROM ' NOWHERE Comecly "BROKEN BUBBLES" Pathe Review. . Peoples Orchestra Direction Britz " & mmmmmmmmm 2 PRISONERS KILLED IN SINN FEIN RIOT By "Webb Miller London, Dec. 20.(U. P.) Two deaths were reported today as re sulting from the military' new pol icy of using Sinn Fein prisoners as hostages. ,- .-. V; -, t r .: .? ; The prisoners were said to have been shot by soldiers near CaeheL The rea son for the shooting was not announced. Sinn Pelners there were warned that troops hereafter will carry prisoners with them in all movements. Aside from this, there were minor instances of vio lence, none approaching the usual week end disturbances to which Ireland has become accustomed in the last months.' Indications were that; the attention of Sinn Feiners and troops alike was being diffused over a number of minor dlsa greements instead of being centered on one another. Fatal Raid by Troops. London. Dec. 20. (L ff. S.) Two per sons were killed during a raid by troops on the island of Arran, off the weat coast of Scotland, today Reed College Like Deserted Village During "Vacation The Reed college campus today has the air of a deserted village. The dormi tory is practically deserted, and only few students are spending their studentsl weeks' vacation . at college. who traversed the continent to enter xveea are ooosung uieir iinawci oy. washing windows at Reed, and a few of mechanical turn of mind are assisting! In: the conversion of the college heatingp plant into a coal burner. , ( The plant formerly burned oil. but the supply gave out and the new arrange ment will add another to Reed's ath letic occupations passing coal which has been suggested as a substitute for gym work. The faculty members, temporarily housed in the dormitory, will move to the new homes built for them by the board oi regents, ana otner cnanges wiu i . . , , : associating with him since his return to'tf Astoria. " v WAGNER TWICE ESCAPED ' St FROM OREGON PRISO ; Frank Wagner was sentenced to tht state penitentiary, in 1909 on a charger of burglary. After " serving only four i months and 10 days of a one-year sen I tence. he escaped. On April Z7, I9iz he was arrested by Patrolman Potter, J for vagrancy. On April 30 he was senjy to the penitentiary to serve . his unexV: pirea xerra. sf: Wagner was arrested on February 27, 1914, charged with half a dose burglaries committed a short time be fore. Among other crimes alleged t( have been committed by Wagner werfr the notorious burglaries of the Kadt derly hardware etore and Shanahan'si' The safes in these two places, as ii many others about this same time, ( wen! not blown, but were drilled and thf doors pried off witKTa crowbar. t Convicted on March 26, 1914. Wagnet was sentenced to from two to fivij years in the state penitentiary. HiQ next appearance was in Astoria, wherfa he robbed ,Kallunki's store. He wa later arrested in St. Joseph, Mo., on September 28, 1919. t' He was sentenced to 40 years on Oct, tober 28, 1919, aftd escaped from Salenr; on September 21, 1920. - b Electric Washer I . . U Swinging ' Wringer $160 - - I. Stationary Wringer I $150 I Sdd on . Easy 7i i lew BlUkAjJ : ' TODAY AND TOMORROW j Coming Wednesday 'TrllLESTONES" . Concert . Thursday, 3 P. M. Peoples Orchestra 11 !?odge Appeals to gState to Save Band ; Of Starving Elk 18 J.-.:';'-' ' ' i ISalem, Dec 20. The governor's office Ejjre Is in receipt of a telegram this $iorning fromPr. Ben' L. Korden, ex ited ruler line Portland lodge of Iks. appealing in behalf of the 3600 ftaembers of i the Portland lodge for in .tant action on part of the state to pre i fcnt the starvation of a. band of elk in kifallowa county. j iff A telephone call to the office of Cap- in ,A. i& Burghduff, state game p-tarden at Portland, brought the In 0rmation that the state game commis sion had interested itself in the case find that an attempt was being made to jeove the band to the lower levels along re Snake river wherei there is believed W be sufficient grazing to carry the elk oirough the winter. If this expedient ypls Captain Burghduff stated a man tflll be sent into the Wallowa reserve to f eed the elk. It is estimated, baaed on previous years' experience, that this matter plan will cost the state approxi mately 12000 for the winter. Washington, Dec. 20. (L N. S.) Senator John F. Nugent, (D. Idaho). Nvas today confirmed as a member ( the federal trade commission by jhe senate in open executive session. The confirmation was made on mo- 1. t i a:ion of Senator Borah, Nugenfs Re- publican colleague. Hermiston Loading I Panilif too Tn nrno aorl Hermiston, Dec. "20, The O-W. R. A f?. company has completed a long siding west of the depot which will give Her- sniston much needed increased loading 1, 'facilities. The company is also install - ng a cattle pen to improve livestock hlpraent conditions. . BUY YOUR Save;big money by NOMINATION OF as new and a lol better than a brand new cheap one. Select From World's Makes STEINWAY&SONS CHICKERING & SONS - I . GRANDS AND UPRIGHTS WEBER A. B. CHASE HARDMAN W.W.KIMBALL HUNTINGTON ft HAZELTON-WELTE MIGNON Reproducing Electric Piano Finest and Best Piano in Portland A LOT OF FINE OLD PLAYERS . GOOD AS NEW ONES PRICES ONE-HALF A NEW ONE Anif Piano may be returned, from one day to one year Allowance paid credited on a new piano. WALK to the big piano ' house, corner Washington and Twelfth streets, just out side the high rent shopping district. We save customers $125 to $250 on same qual ity, piano asked elsewhere. ; Every Piano Goes Through Our Factory Shop and Comes Out as COME EARLY A GREAT NUMBER TO SELECT FROM I OPEN EVENINGS Broadway .750 U ROBBED; CASHIER KILLED ' ...... New York.. Dec, -20.-(1. N. &) -Two fcandis in a bold daylight raid on the Seamans Mission at 607 West street, shot and killed James Russell, the 'cashier, and escaped with $-400 today. The robbers drew pistols when they entered the mission, and told Russell to open the safe, but he refused. j y . One of the men fired and a bullet entered Russell's breast just below the heart. Russell fell mortally wounded and was dead when the police, arrived. Both bandits wore masks.1 The $400 represented the receipts taken in at the mission sines Saturday morning. The mission is a home for aged sailors. In an effort to halt the unprecedented crime wave, the authorities continued their drive today to purge the city. Two hundred arrests were made. Police raids have been made on cafes and restaurants from elaborate Broad way cabarets to the cheap east side coffee housej. All known criminals were picked up and taken to police, head quarters. Only a few of the men ar rested were detained however. Most of them were released after being ques tioned and warned to leave town. Police Commissioner Enrlght said New York would be the most thoroughly po liced city in America under the reor ganised police system. While the police were raiding for sus pects, burglars broke into the home of Mrs. Cecilie Sartoris, granddaughter of President Ulysses S. Grant, and stole j. number of valuables, including jewelry, some gowns, cash and a watch that be longed to General Grant. V Oakland District Ships Many Turkeys : Oakland', Or., Dec - 20. The turkey market is big in Oakland, Drain, Yon- calls and Oakland shipments amounting I to 20 tons. Yoncalla's shipments were 19 tons and Elkton and Drain combined tons. The birds are selling at SO cents a pound. CHRISTMAS REED-FRENCH selecting a used one, which we guarantee good Famous I"' ? wm ii' MiMiu.iwwii.lJiiiiiip.' '! :r.' . 111 i ' 'V'V " )' r.i-...: RICCA & SONS . WERNER A Beautiful SHUBERT Like New SMITH & BARNES AMPICO Reproducing Piano Cannot Be Told From New SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS every dollar you have ill Corner Washington and Twelfth St. Bureau of Aviation u ' Is Recommended by Secretary Daniels Washington, Dec 20. (rjj P.) Secre tory Daniels today appeared before the house naval affairs committee to urge new legislation, including recommenda tions that the division of I naval avia tion be established as a bureau. i The secretary also was i expected ! to recommend .that men who deserted from-, the navy before the United States en tered the war, but who reenllsted later and rendered good service, be given a ciean recoru. f , j London Bank Pails Because of Losses Of Long Standing London, Dec. 20. (I. N. S.) Farrows bank, a national institution with 73 branches throughout the country, failed today. The headquarters were in Cheap side and the bank was capitalised at 1,000,000 pounds sterling, The board of trade issued a reassuring statement, saying that the failure had been caused by a series of trading losses extending over years and not by any unfavorable conditions in the present business situation, i : i .- ' Many Women Attend. Gas Hearing About Quality at Seattle u . J Seattle, Wash.. Dec. 20. (U. P.) With a large crowd of gas consumers present, among them many women, the public service commission's gas hear ing opened at 10 a. m. today at the Tress Club annex. The hearing will be continued today and tomorrow. On the testimony offered at the hear ing the comsnlssioh Will decide whether to allow the gas company to continue serving the lowered standard gas which i 4- vivlnff tn pnniumRri now. TJ. S. Court Reowwea Washington, Dec 20. (t N. S.) The' United States supreme court today re cessed over the Christmas holidays until January 3. . PIANO PIANO GO. SCHILLING i V IMS i '"U'"LU " -we- . r i r-, I All PIANOS, PLAYER Pianos New or Used, at PRICE QUO TATIONS jus t about . the same as BEFORE THE WAR. . I. , ; Dooueggisg, waa lined a0L - -