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Newspaper Page Text2 THE OREGON OURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15. 1921. NEW BUDGET LAW URGED FOR STATE 'BY ' State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 15.- Calling attention to the fact that with 81 independent tax levying bodies operating: In Multnomah coun ty, tax levelai have Increased 120 per cent in the past 10 years, while the f assessed valuation has increased Jess- 'than 12 per cent and the population less than 2 2 per cent:, the tax super vising: and conservation commission of Multnomah county, in its annual report Just filed with Governor Ol cott, recommends the enactment by the present leglilatlve session of: A competent budget law, applicable to all! units of local government, to take the place- of prfc?nt statutes pertaining only to counties and school districts; A- law centralisin?; the (administration of the multiple tax levying and dis bursing functions of Multnomah county and creating a supervisory administra tive commission : - A law authorising and directing the county auditor te reject a claim made against any particular county fund or appropriation after said fund has been exhausted. ' ; Harking back to its' report for 1920. the commission in its present'report re peats that The supervision of the numerous an nual budgets of Multnomah county in the manner contemplated by the act. giv ' ii'g: life to this , commission, cannot be instituted and maintained effectively without further legislation. ;ltOW TOO L1I1EBAL "A a matter of fact, the problem Is administrative re-ther than advisory and In a miner degree contains the elemental difficulties confronting the federal con gress in the long.. deferred effort to es tablish a national budget system. "Although the general property of the county bears' the burden and the tax revenues have a single source, the bud pet estimates are adopted annually by fiR levying bodies acting Independently of each other; and actuated by no coordi nating Impulse; Inasmuch as the levy ing' officials manage the disbursement of the tax revenues under auditing meth ods that are likewise Independent, they 'incline to a policy of liberality and some times extravagance In considering the idea's and enterprises of theirs several utiila of administration.. "The large waste in public expendi tures chargeable to this condition is to be restrained only by a. centralization of administrative authority over the esti mate, .a conHOlidatlon of auditing re sponsibilities and a divorcement of the disbursing from the levying function." TAXES OUT OK PROPORTION ; There are, the. report sets out. 81 au thorities that have power to levy, or di rect to be" levied, a tax upon property In Multnomah county,' all but the seven road districts being active. Under the present tax levying system taxes In Multnomah county during the past ten years, have increased ten times faster than assessable wealth and nearly sis times faster than population, tt-.e re port sets out, adding that f'this means that the: annual' tax burden falling en tirely, on the general property of the community is accelerating at a pace out of, reasonable proportion to the increase . of! assessed "wealth a tendency not con ducive to industrial, commercial or Jvome building investment.' HIGH SOCIETY GETS 'KICK' OUT OF FIGHT (Continued From Pi One) very latest styles in hats and evening wear. Among the box holders were Afrs. Robert S. Lovett. Jessie Livermore, William J. Flynn. ' head of tne secret service; the military aide to French High Commissioner Casenauve, Colonel Arthur H. Wood. L. ii. Stoddard, the i famous, polo pias'er: Elizabeth Scar borough, Edmund M. Adams, Charles Dana Gibson, Robert p. -Wrenn, Mar shall Crane and Mortimer JU Schlff. The fatter had two boxes, entertaining a party of his guesJs at dinner. ' t In - addition to the unusual spectacle of the women, ushers, scores of ambu lances rolled to the garden at 7 :3p and groups of wounded soldiers threaded their way into the arena. slM GOES TO CHARITY ' ' The unusual features ere the result of Miss Anna Morgan's entrance into the ' fight game in the interest of de vastated France. It was understood that Leonard was to receive $40,000 as his 'share f or ! the fight and Mitchell 120.000. The profits left after, the fighters were piiid were to1 be devoted tot the work directed by Miss Morgan In' restoring French towns in the de vastated area. Sam Harris arid Irvin Berlin came In' together sporting "soup and fish," As a matter of fact, the general display "of ehirt front throughout the garden would have given any laundryman a thrill. ... The preliminaries were all that a new sort of fight follower would desire. The firsttwo were thrnier. JHOYEKSOR ARRIVES LATE -. . Plenty of blood was smeared over faces,' and Johnny Curtin was flattened out in the first round of the preliminary with Billy Marlow for what looked like a knockout.' He took the count of nine, but Jumped up and continued scrapping. Former- Governor Al Smith was a late arrival. John A. Drake appeared about the same time. What do the ladies of New Tork"a social elect, think of prise fighting? ; Oh Boy ! - , y They are strong for it. Listen to some of the verdicts they passed' on pugilism aa demonstrated tonight in the Garden when Benny Leonard and Ritchie Mitchell furnished six rounds full of 7 fist stinging exercises. " """Exciting- breaknecking! Those boys gave me some of the thrills of my life. What I didn't know about ring work was explained by big Bill Edwards. But Jiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiniic 1 Musical I Instruments J 1 Sacrificed 1 3 "'-'" FREE LESSONS SIVKN REMOVAL. SSLE 1 McDougall Music Co. 1 5 - S26 ALDER STREET BETWEEN, SIXTH AND SROADWAY ZZ -mimiiimimiiimiii!imimmiimin7 COMMISSION I didn't have! to ask many questions. It was all very plain to be seen. Boxing is a- sport that's r worth promoting again. : ,.,.;!.,. MISS MORGAX ENTHUSED Mind you, no' one less than Miss Anne Morgan herself, arrayed in a Lady Duff-Gordon creation, rendered the above verdict- She .promoted this fisti cuff that attracted all of the well known folks of both the lower East Side and Fifth avenue, and she naturally felt some little pride in the success of her undertaking. I ' "Oh I I nearly jumped out of our box it was so gripping especially that first round when t Mitchell came back and floored Benny. I thought I knew what real excitement was over in France with the good old A. E. F But that boxing affair ! It was Just a peach of a scrap." Miss Margaret' Shaw, who reflected these ideas of her first prizefight in quickening speech, hadn't quite recov ered from the surge of excitement that followed in the ' wake of the blow-for-blow melee between the champion and a game challenger, when the writer questioned her in the pbby of the Gar den 20 minutes after .the final whistle. HISS SHAW FOR MITCHELL No, Miss Shaw was not with the lhampion. In his battle. : She couldn't help but pull for Mitchell. It's just human nature., the said, for ; a woman te ant the under man to win, Miss Shaw is one of Miss Morgan's aides de camp on the committee for devas tated France, and tonight she sold pro grams by the peck. Now; here is a lady all the way from England who was not entirely new to the ways of the roped arena. Miss Doris Trevor, daughter of the actor, Norman Trevor, said that the bout waa "great stuff." Mrs. Grace A. t Peabody, who waa closely associated with Miss Morgan in promoting the fight listed tonight as a red letter one in her social diary and came away from the match a confirmed ring fan, . "It's a clean, admirable sport. . Of course I hated to see the boys hurting each other, and I'll admit I was pulling for Leonard all the time, but I am sure they will not be any worse off tomor row for their little spa,"! declared Mrs. Peabody. Naturally some of these society girls and matrons felt Just a trifle out of their element ft a prizefight. But this feeling wore off very quickly, most of them said. . . MORRIS MAY TAKE STAND ON t Continued From Pae One) be ' required to do that unless his attor neys can show cause why he should not. f) When Morris resumes the stand he will be fortified legally by the presence of Dan Malarkey as additional counsel, according to his announcement. Judge Martin L. Pipes has heretofore served Morris as counsel. ' Protests of Dr. 3. B. Duback against the receiver's practice of keeping open house at Morris Brothers' office, so that the questions of creditors might be an-, swered and aid offered In filing claims against the bankrupt, have "been held for j naught by the referee in bank ruptcy, A. M. Cannon, and counsellors for the receiver, who have instructed that open house shall continue aa a valuable service to creditors. Duback has thus far made an unsuc cessful effort to set up an advisory ot fice. equipped with a stenographer and legal advice, and iat a meeting of credit ors at the library! Friday night reported a financial deficit as a result of his ac tivities, -j i - CREDITORS ADYISE0 He was responsible, he admitted, for the circulation of an' anonymous letter under date of January 8. in .which he said: . .j r "I have hopes of realizing nearly dol lar for dollar," on creditors' claims. The same letter contained, the re ceiver's counsel ' suggests, erroneous in formation regarding the preparation of claims and the award of the power of proxy, making it appear that creditors must name a voting proxy, whereas any creditor Is entitled to vote personally or otherwise. - Counsel advises creditors who cannot vote personally when votes in any mat ter are called for, to name their bank or attorney. Duback's letter asked for '25 cents or more from . each creditor to pay "inci dental expenses" in connection with his office, although he did ...not say what "incidental expenses" were. ADVICE OFFERED A. M. , Cannon, referee in bankruptcy, this morning declared that neither Du back's office nor any other except his own and that of the receiver, each of which is an actual part of. the court, can act officially in the matter of creditors' claims or otherwise in connection with the Morris Bros.- case. All claimants are welcome to advice officially from the receiver or the referee, and other agencies are not authorized. Th meeting of creditors Friday night was largely a thing of bedlam, with an occasional sparkle of interest, like that which occurred when efforts were made to discuss the liability of Mrs. Etherfdge and the reason for failure to arrest her. Receiver Whitcomb waa present to answer questions for credi tors, and queries in writing were called for. -j - ... SOTHIVG ACCOMPLISHED Instantly Dr. j Duback presented a sheaf of written questions, and after Whitcomb hadj answered several , of them, which were of seemingly very slight importance, he stepped from the rostrum, declaring that "this child's play should end at once" Nothing was accomplished as a re sult of the meeting, it is said, except that - Dr. Duback announced the cost of his unofficial service to creditors made it necessary . for him to discon tinue the activity. He presented a statement of deficit incurred totaling approximately $2.50. Girl, 15, Jabs Intruder With a Butcher Knife Los Angeles, Jan. 15. (L N. S.) At tacked at the doorway of her .home by a man who the polite believe attempted to kidnap her and take her to a nearby-waiting automobile. Halen Backus, pretty 13-year-old daughter of a promi nent attorney, used a butcher knife to good advantage today.- When the man seized her the girl jabbed : the intruder in the abdomen, evidently, wounding htm. The man ; reached the automobile and fled. 1 : Snohomish Unable To Find Pulitzer Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 15. (I. N. S. Failure of the coast guard cutter Sno homish to find any trace of the mail power schooner "Joseph Pulitzer, missing since December IS, has added to the anxiety felt here for the fate of the tittle vessel and her crew of- seven men. Severe - storms have been raging re cently along the Westward coavt. MONDAY HARTS MESSAGE i points referred; to committees By' Arthur Kelson Olympia, Wash., Jan. 15.-(L K. S.)--Assignment to committees, of different portions of Governor Hart's message and, report of the joint leg islative., committee on the executive recommendations, were main events in the short session of the house yesterday."-- Adjournment was taken un til noon Monday. The senate ad journed;; yesterday to lo'clock- Mon day. ' -.''?" In the senate McCoy, Clarke, county, Introduced H. B. 22 relating to the dis tribution of tolls of Interstate bridges. In the house, three bills were filed : H. B. 17, Clsen, Spokane county, contains proposals on the public school code com mission ; H. B. 18, Rawson, Pierce coun ty, new divorce law ; II. B. 19. Baasett. Spokane county, double election boards to facilitate count. The . house assigned sections of . the governor's message as follows: Civil ad ministration code recommended for in corporation, H. B. 11; public school ad ministration code referred to committee on education ; soldiers' additional com pensation act referred' to committee on revenue ; taxation, after its considera tion, referred to committee on judiciary ; protection of rivers and lakes, went to the committee on harbors, tidelands and waterways ; alien ownership of land to judiciary committee ; farm marketing and cold storage to committee on agriculture;' improved dairy herds to committee on dairy and livestock. - Recommendation deeding state fair grounds to city of Yakima and abandonment of the institu tion, referred to agricultural committee ; millage tax for support of higher educa tion, referred to committee on revenue and taxation : Improvement of state highways and establishment of highway parks, referred to committee on roads and bridges; parole of the first offend ers went to the judiciary ; divorce evil and state police to the. judiciary ; quali fication of adjutant general to commit tee on military affairs ; capitol commis sion and capitol building war memorial to committee on capitol building and grounds; primary elections to committee on privileges and elections; constitu tional amendments to committee on con stitutional revision ; general fund and assessments to committee on . revenue taxation; 'inheritance tax to the judi ciary committee ; gasoline tax to com mittee on roads and bridges ; fisheries fund to the fisheries' committee ; depart ment appropriations to the appropria tions committee, also emergency appro priations ; recommendations for , provis ions for additional floor space ! at the state university, buildings for new nor mal school at Cbehalia and emergency appropriation for higher education re ferred to committee on appropriations. James S. Davis, chairman of the house appropriations committee, an nounced after adjournment that the committee would recommend Monday that $1,164,000. be appropriated to meet emergency in educational, penal and charitable Institutions until April 1. . TWO CASES OF MUCH (Continued from Page One.) similar instances throughout the coun try and just as soon as the case was put on the calendar for argument. 15 firms promptly filed briefs to protect their own interests. The question Of whether thjg increased value is profit and subject to tax, or whether it is an increase in capital contributed , by the soil, is so vital that it may affect the entire tax question and either require new laws by congress or new rulings by the treasury department. ANOTHER VITAL. PRINCIPLE The other case involves a still more interesting principle. It is In connection with the Ryerson estate of Chicago and the Merchants Trust company is seeking to have a ruling of the treasury over turned. Millions of dollars have been held by thte trust companies for the heirs of the Ryerson estate. That money has trebled in value because the securities in which the money was invested has gone up. ' 5ow the trust company felt that it ought to sell tSe securities, and reinvest the money thus obtained. ' The trust company contends that the In-' creased amount of money is simply an addition to capital and is not profit. It 'further argues that the individual lega tees may get increased incomes through payments from the fund, but that the government taxes those payments by reaching the individual. GOVERNMENT'S CONTENTION On the other hand, the government claims that profit is measured always by the difference between the financial standing of a firm or a trust fund or an individual at one date and the financial standing of the same at any later date. This profit or surplus has been subject to attack before the government lost in the stock dividend case. The present case is really another way to get around" the stock dividend decision. The government has been trying for some time to get at war profits and prevent their distribution as capital stock. More over, it would be a comparatively easy matter to evade taxation in either of the cases outlined above, as, Xor instance. ir me netrs to an estate consented to take a small payment during the year of high tax laws and larger payments later on when income tax rates are gradually reduced. . ' HUGHES ARGUMENT CONVINCING Former Associate Justice. Hughes argued the invested capital case for the coal lands company and his brief was cpnsidered- by observers as especially convincing. Of course, no one knows how the court wilt decide and no In ferences can be drawn from arguments, bo matter by whom they are made or how convincing they appear. But if the government should lose the cases. congress will have to stir about and find out some new ways to raise rev enue whether by tariff or income taxes or consumption , taxes. Tile , budget of tour billion which the Wilson adminis tration suggested and which the Repub licans think they can cut down to three billion, may actually be reduced to that figure only toy have a court decision change the total that must be raised. This happened in the stock dividend case and embarrassed the Republicans in congress. The department of justice purposely asked that the cases be ad vanced on the calendar, so that . they could be decided before the framers of tax legislation got too deep In their tasks. It's another reason, too. why the whole tax problem is not likely to be tackled 'at this session of congress, but will await the special session to be called 'by President Harding. - IMPORT TO UNCLE SAM EXPERT SUGGESTS BREAKING UP BIG RANCHES IN U. S. Washington State College, Pull man, Jan. 16. Minimizing; the effect of the Australian wheat supply on the world market, but declaring that Russian Siberia and European Russia " can - supply the world demand for wheat when those coun tries become stabilized and. capital invested there In railroads is pro tected, was the startling statement made Friday by E. F. Benson, form er commissioner of agriculture for this state, before the closing session of the "Washington State Grain Grow ers', Millers' and Shippers' associa tion. He urged the breaking up' of large ranches and decried the -tendency of the farmer to move to the rfty, leaving pro duction to the renter tenant, Defending j the Chicago Board of Trade as an economic Necessity, but urging the elimination of the speculative element, together with the organization of wheat . growers to facilitate market ing in the Orient, waa the keynote of the speech by Joseph Passonneau. director of farm markets at the state college, S, C. Armstrong of the Milwaukee Elevator company of Seattle asserted that the Panama, canal was exerting a disastrous effect upon Pacific coast manufacturers in that it placed them id more direct competition with the East. The convention will henceforth be an nually held in Spokane. The following officers were elected today : President, Dean E; C. Johnson of the State College of Agriculture ; vice president. Robert McCroskey Jr. - of Garfield ; seccetary treasurer, Professor E. G. Shafer of the state college ; executive committee, H. 1. Goldsworthy of Rosalia, H. H. Curtis of Pullman and John Roberts of Spokane. LADD FLEES IN FEAR OF 'THE (Continued From P One.) found neither "Shadow" nor traces of "Shadowf" Mayor Baker's announcement that' a reward of $1000 would be paid the captor of the "Shadow" stirred new interest among the police today, although all appeared to be waiting for some new move on the!-part of the terrorist who has been demanding large sums from several of Portland's riqh men. SEEN NEAR LADD HOME A man answering the meagre descrip tion was seen loitering in the neighbor hood of the residence of J. Wesley Ladd. one of the men picked -by the "Shadow,' 343 West Park street, at noon Friday. This information was ; immediately turned over to the inspectors' depart ment by an operative of the Burns In ternational Detective agency,' stationed nearby to watch the house, who said the man exhibited an undue interest in the Ladd home. ' It was explained at police headquar-4 icrs una murning ,uiai nouung waaaonei at the , time because of the shortage of men, "He won't show his face again," said Captain Circle, and "He won't show his face again," agrees the inspectors' de partment. This same thing was said after the first appearance. POSSIBLE CAPTURE DISCUSSED Every possible means of capturing the man is being discussed, and many weak points in the original plans are now being discovered, now that "Shadow" Las spirited himself away three times and has had no end of fun . at the expense of the police. The absolute absence of any tracks in the neighborhood where the second flash was seen idds an air of mys tery to the rapidity with which "Shad,ow" betook himself beyond the reach of the searchers. One theory was advanced ..that ho might have worn steel climbers, such as linemen wear, but examination of the trees in the vicinity failed to sup port this theory, as no marks were found on the tree trunks Inspectors who took part in the game of tag Friday, morning declared today that )he signal was flashed from the west side of the bisecting road, and not from the east 6ide, as previously an nounced. LUNCH BOX AS CAMOUFLAGE The lunch box found behind a tree where "'Shadow" is supposed to- have stood is said to have been carried- by the blackmailer to give the inference that he was merely a workman on the way to his Job. Rumors that the whole affair was a gigantic hoax "perpetrated to "show up" the police is now apparently discredited by the daring and cool manner with which the blackmailer met the fire of the two deputy sheriffs at the Mount Hood railway waiting station. . A letter was received this morning by Mayor Baker from George Clark, Beaver hotel, offering his services as a spiritual medium in finding "Shadow." Extra guards have been posted around the homes of the threatened men, and the problem has settled down to one of watching and waiting. No further letters have been received or, .at least, none that Captain" Circle would mention. INTEREST AT HIGH PITCH Public interest in the case has reached such a high pitch that countless people have called the chief of police to advance theories of how "Shadow" should be captured. Weird suggestions of every character have been told, the chief, whose assistant has been kept busy listening to them. Some have been really reasonable, and in some cases orders have' been issued by the chief to have these ideas put into operation in case ''Shadow" decides to "flicker" again. t ON RECRUITING DUTT Armed soldiers stationed at Fifth and Washington . streets for the last two days have attracted the attention of passing citizens who generally believed the men are stationed at the corner for protection of the Jennlng furniture store in connection with the blackmail plot. Henry Jenning explained this morning that the soldiers were in no way con nected with guard detail work, but that the men are placed there in connection with the annual recruiting campaign of the Oregon National Guard. Young McAdoo Banker "Florence. Kan.. Jan. 15. (U. " ) . William G- McAdoo Jr. has been e'icted viee president of the' Marion County State bank here and will be ac'ively connected with the banking house At the same time lie will attend to some oil Interest he has in this field. SHADOW Dr. Calvin S.Whitje" Raps Modern Fads, Patent Medicines Excoriating the sponsors of .modern fads and foibles of patent mediciiwa and faith cures. Dr. Calvin S. White, i prom inent Portland physician. Friday night opened a student health, campaign at Reed college. The talk, was the first in a series being presented by the Reed health- committee composed of Miss Emma Hellman, Dr. Estella F. Warner, Dr. White, George W. Clark and Dr. A. A. Knowlton. Dr. White's humorous broadside swept the field of breakfast foods, the ouija board, patent medicines, modern tendencies in dress and popular superstitions. . .-. 1. i "Today, when we have ! evidence of greater heroism than the world has ever known, our American blood should boil when we see profiteering. charlatans, fakes and quacks laying their nets for the unwary," declared Dr. fWhite. "Our need today Is sane, sober leadership." SEATTLE CUT RATE TO GET WHEAT BUSINESS Seattle. Jan. 15. The port com mission of Seattle has decided that Washington should assert lis state rights in the rate fight against the decision, of the interstate commerce commission in Hs decision establish ing discriminatory rate In favos- of Portland. " It is planned to ask the state public service commission to order the rail roads operating in the state to reduce grain rates 10 per cent from the wheat belt in Southeastern Washington to Se attle and thus meet the discriminatory rate authorized by the interstate com merce commission in the same district to Portland. Commissioner Lincoln said he believed a rate from Southeastern" Washington to Seattle equalizing the rate from the same district , to Portland would mean an important movement of : wheat through the Seattle gateway. "Washington should assert its state rights in the fight against the dis criminatory rates now in effect from Southeastern Washington to Portland." he said. "We expect to make an investi gation as' to the legality of such pro cedure andf if it la in accordance with law wa will ask the state public service commission to take action at once." ASTORIA PLANS APPEAL FROM GRAIN RATE RULING Astoria, Jan. 15. G. C. Fulton, attor ney for the port of Astoria, announced that he will file a petition with the inter state commerce commission for a re hearing of the Peruana -Astoria - rate case. . . j I The petition will e based in one re spect at least on the allegation that even if Portland is entitled to a differential against Astoria as a result of the extra cost of haul, she is not entitled to a differential of 10 per cent, as that far exceeds. the actual cost of haul. Ex-Service Men to Turn Out ip Bonus Parade Tonight ! Ex-service men of Portland will hold a monster parade through the down town streets tonight at 7 o'clock as a demonstration 'or the state bonus. The parade is under the auspices of Over the Top post of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and - Port land post of the American JJegion. : All those wtfo have been in the serv ice are expected' to be in the formation and it was estimated by' Monte C. Wal ton, chairman of the parade (Committee, that more than 10.000 would take part. Walton urges ex-service men to be in uniform if possible. Chief of Police Jenkins will act as grand marshal and will lead the parade. Mayor George L. Baker, the city and county commissioners and a platoon of policemen who have seen service will form the head of the column. Seven bands have been secured to be distrib uted in the formation. The bands are ; Fifth infantry. O. N O. ; G. A. IX. fife and drum corps. Elks band and fife and drum corps. Moose band, and a band made up' of ex-service men. The parade will start at 7 p. m., at Eleventh and Couch and will move soiuth on Eleventh to Alder, east on Alder to Sixth, south on Sixth to Yamhill, east on Yamhill to Fourth, north on Fourth to Pine, west on Pine to Sixth, south on Sixth to Washington, west on Wash ington to Tenth, west on" Tenth to Couch and disband. 8 Portland Naval "Reservists Ordered ToEepair U.S. Boat Eight naval reservists "under the com mand of Ensign R. Nicholas have been ordered to the Mare Island navyyard for duty in "repairing Eagleboat 88. : The or ders were' received from the command ant pf the thirteenth, naval district - by the Portland recruiting office this morn ing. The draft will leave the first of ne week. Those ordered are: Lee Roy Sett, chief boatswains mate ; Joseph H. Da is, chief carpenters mate ; A. F. DeBrauw, chief machinist mate : Fred DeR. jk, chief gunners mate ; Clifford Li Miher, bollermaker; Joslah W. Williams, sea man ; Ralph A. Halvorsen, electrician, third class, and Leonard J. Stout, sh.p's cook, third class. ' : 1 The navy department has assigned ihe Eagleboat to the Portland sub-distMct for drill purposes. The conditions were that a crew of reservists from this lis trict be made up to bring her; up. L eo-tenant-Commander John A. i Beck with, commander of Portland district, vo an teered to make the repairs necessary and sent in the recommendations for the Tien to be. sent. The ship is to undergo over hauling at Mare Island ajjd Bremerton and ' probably will arrive " in i Portland April 1. i . e : -f 1 Grange in Favor of Dividing Clackamas By a unanimous vote this morning members of the Milwaukie grange showed themselves in favor of the pro posed division of Multnomah and Clack amas counties. They favor joining Multnomah county. Harvey Stark weather' was the main speaker at the morning session. Some time during this afternoon's session the mortgage will be burned. . . . , SCHOOL! PUPILS' ; " ' - .- i - --" . ,j : AID IN GUARDING To secure the interest of Portland school children in the natural rec reational resources of Oregon and to enlist their cooperation in the pro tection of . scenic trails, . roads a.nd camp grounds from vandalism and uncleanliness, the United States for- est service Js arranging with the school officials for a series of talk in the schools and the organizationj of more hiking! clubs. 1 J, "V-- It was largely through the efforts o The Journal that Ith's cooperative movej ment for scenic protection through the aid. of the youngsters has been ' started TALKS ARRANGED Through the personal efforts of its representative who took up the matter with Superintendents Grout, Rice and Whitney and "wijth Supervisor) T.. H. Sherrard of the Oregon national forest; arrangements have been made for Albert' Welsendanger, forest -ranger, of Eagle Creek, to work with the pupils, hot only through talksbut through organisation to enlist them in the work. Welsendanger will give his first -talk at Franklin high ; school assembly next Tuesday morning iat 8 :30. At 10 :15 a. ml he will talk at ! Lincoln high schooll Thursday he will speak before the boy of Benson Polytechnic school all day, January 19 he will talk to the high school students of Washington in as sembly at 8 :30, to be followed by art Illustrated talk !to the Hikihg clubl Dates for talks In other high schools are -being set. ' - " In addition to the high schools WeI sendanger will talk to the Y. M. C. Aj boys January 26f and to all the Boy Scouts at the Lincoln high school audi torium February. JlL He will ater apf pear before the: seventh and eighth grades of many of the elementary schools. ! ' HIKIJTG CLUBS; PLASTSEDi Welsendaneer will tell the student of the attractive trips near (Portland and will interest ;them in the formation of .more hiking clubs. He will urge their assistance in the protection of rails and campsites, illustrating the work of van dais through thej display of signboards inscribed with names and shot ' through with holes; and pictures of the Larch mountain cabin as it was built for the use of the publics and as it stands now after vandals have partially destroyed iti The forest service will further coop etftte with the.schools in the tupplying of-any information regarding trips tha the. boys and girls may wish to make; BERRY PATCHES ' - k- They will give information as . to huckleberry patches, condition of trails new trails and jother blB off interest! Supervisor Sherrard has announced his willingness to supply a ranger to escort high school hiking organizations to Wahtum lake or: other points Ithey may wish to vjsit. io explain the trees, the rocks, the streams ana to tcacn memt bits of woodcraft. '. j School superintendents and principals are enthusiastic i'over the plan and for the further education of Portland chil dren they have asked the forest, service to submit an article on forest) resources arid forest service activities th be .pub lished in the school bulletin for instruc tion durfhg the Oregon hour; f ' 3 PC. Beer May Be' Allowed at Meals In British Columbia 4- r . Victoria, B. C4 Jan. 15. d. N. S.) Three per ceh't beer with mealB in hotels and the elimination of near-beep ; in British Columbia is the prospect today, according to an-i unofficial report com ing from seemingly authoritative sources. The government Willi ; buy the beer from the breweries and sell it to the hotels. Under a permit system, it is expected spirituous liquors will be sold to individuals, the permits to cost $5. These are provisions expected to be adopted as a result of the referendum election of October 20. -t- v. Dance Planned by Credit Association The Associated 'Retail Credit Men of Portland will hold their first anniversary dance at the Multnomah hotel next Fri day evening. The association has been organised for just one year and has succeeded tn great lv imoroving the credit conditions of Portland", its officials announced. Tickets for the dance have been on sale for several weeks and a very large committee attendance is expected. The in charare includes William Krause of Eastern Outfitting company, MUs Dukeck of Lennons and Harry Jaeger of Jaeger Brothers, McAdoo Requests Pardon for Woman; Stork Excites Pity Los Angeles. Jan. 15. -(I N. S.) Pleading for a i pardon for a woman serving a three months' sentence in the county jail for 'violating" the Volstead act, on the ground that she 'haa four children and is expecting another visit from the stork; W, G. McAdojo, formerly secretary . of the? treasury arid director general of railroads, now in I Los Ange les, has appealed to his father-in-law. President Wilson, to release the woman. Mayor Snyder and other officials have Joined in the plea. At the same 4ime the woman's hus band has asked,' that in case clemency is not extended! to his wifej he be al-' lowed to take her place In the jail and serve the remainder of the three months' j sentence. r The woman U Mrs. Marie Spadafore, who pleaded guilty to selling liquor to policemen. ; Police Hold Chemicals i 'j - M box of chemicals used as fire acid, supposed to have been stolen from a box car, was found' .and turned over to the police several days ago. "Bill Barker, custodian of many things about police headquarters, says he wishes whoever owns those chemicals would get them. He can't use them and is tired of having them around. Americanization Topic' Americanization of the 60C.00O foreign ers who havejanded in the United States in the past fiscal year was the topic of the talk given by K. P. Bon ham. In spector of immigration, before the City club at ly luncheon in the Benson hoel Friday nooo j I '" J SCENERY SOUGHT 4 Permits Granted For Construction of Dwelling Houses Four building permits for the erection of dwelling houses were issued at ' the city .hall Friday. David Dupee . was granted permission to build a house, costing 000 at 817 Borthwick ' street, between Falling and Shaver, Albert Dobner will erect a I residence at 633 East Sixtieth street, i the I permit calU ing for an expenditure of 13750. Frank Homer secured a permit for 1 the erec tion of a house costing 1200 at 162 Sweeney avenue, between Kelly and COrbett streets, and A. J. Grande waa granted a permit to build a residence cof ting 88700 , at 7404 Fifty-fifth ave nue,; between. Seventy-fourth and Seventy-seventh streets. Mn Woodmere ad dition. ' WOMAN IS KILLED BY AUTOMOBltE , Mrs. Rosa Podesta was killed as a result of bVing struck by an automo bile driven by( Dallas J, Sid well. 458 ; East Twenty-sixth street, at i Front and JefferBon streets at 5:40 p. m. Friday. She was taken to the eraer- geocy hospital and later to St. Vin cents hospital, where she died. Her skull was fractured. '. J Sidwell was arrested on a charge of reckless driving but was released on his own recognizance. ' j Henry Cadwell, 966 Alblna avenue, sus tained a broken leg when- he rah his motorcycle into an automobile driven by John Stevenson, 463 Sumner street, at Union avenue and Shaver street, at 4 :45 p. m. Friday. - Cadwell was taken , to his borne by Stevenson. W: F. MeKibbin, 779 Northrup street, was injured about the head when struck by an automobile driven I by Earl , W, Fisher, 621 Everett street, at Sixth and Oak streets, at 6 :30 p. m. McKlbbln Was treated' at the emergency i hospital and taken to his home by Fisher. Chief Deputy Coroner Leo Goetsch an nounced this morning that his investiga tion of the evidence in the-case did not warrant the holding of an inquest. Mrs. Podesta, he aid, was "jaywalking" - at the time she was struck, and so far -as he could determine,, there was no crim inal negligence on the driver's part. Military Honors Are Given Condon! Youth Who Pell in Battle Full military honors were paid Cor poral Frank C. Burns of Condon, who was killed in V action near" Juvenoy, France, August SO, 1918, this afternoon when the funeral services were held at the Dunning & McEntee chapel. The funeral .' cortege was fn charge of the Portland post of the American Legion. The body was escorted to the grave in RIverview cemetery by a firing aquad 'and bugler. ,v 'V : ' ;.-. Early In the war Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. -Frank-W. Burns of Condon, tried to enlist for service In the army but was rejected, as being undr weight. Nothing daunted, he returned to Condon and, after drinking milk for a month to make up the lacking three pounds, he was accepted on his next application. Eleven days after he was admitted to Camp Lewis he was sent overseas in Company E, 128th Infantry,! Thirty-sec-Ond division. '? While attached to that organization he was detailed as run ner and met his death in the perform ance of duty near Juvenoy. . ' Burns, a graduate of Mt." Angel col lege, was the first boy from Gilliam county to make the supreme sacrifice for his country. j Bomb Thrown at Lenin Misses Mark; Six Guards Killed London, Jan. 15. According to a dis patch to the Dally Telegraph from Mob-, cow, an attempt was made to assassinate Lenin with a bomb yesterday as he was driving, from the Kremlin to attend tha eighth Soviet congress, which is being held in a, theatre St Srtoscow. ' The bomb was thrown from the top of an unoccupied house and, missing Lenin's automobile, feli on the ground in frodt of his bodyguards, killing six of them, as well as three other persons. The perpetrators escaped ' Bill' Takes Suit ' But Leaves Own -Coat for Benefactor Nick Apolos made ' friends with "Bill Smith." "Hill" wanted a place to sleep, and Nick took him home with him for the night- This mornling Nick told dep uty District Attorney Roscoe Hunt a tale of, ingratitude still, r Ingratitude made' less harsh by a final act of thoughtful ness. : "He took my suit." said Nick.'. But what you think? He leave me his own coat no much good." ;, ' Estate of Salem Banker, $177,660 Salem, JaVi. l5.Property valued at $lt7.660 was left by the late John H, Albert, Salem banker, according to a petition filed by the widow in probate court here Friday asking to be named as administratrix of the estate. Of the totar estate, 892,660 represents real es tate and $85,000 personal property. No will w left' '' - . - The Best of Tire Repairing Cars Washed Eleventh Street Tire & Service Shop 109 Eleventh Street, Near Washington Broadway 2488 l MAYOR AND HIS I OFFICII FAMILY FACING LAWSUIT The first of the au its ; against Mayor Baker, the city commission ers and chief of police, for perma nent injunction restraining j them ' from enforcing the revocation' of 11- " censes fdr soft drink eKtablisHnTlenta was before Presiding Judge 'Kava naugh today. -'Ml It was j the suit of 'Frank and Tony Boreili, proprietors ofV place at! 255 Sec ond street, whose ltcense wan! fe oked December 21. Three days wer4 ijiven the plaintiffs In which to amend Ft heir complaint to Include the charge; that th iny na- r iaiseiy, rrauauientiy land dis honestly"! revoked their !U:ensv -A similar suit brought by .IdejTpUr.h. -b- i'lm street, was scheduled for trial today, i but on request of plaiijitifn was (continued 10 next Tuesday. ; REPORTS BinGLAItY" Axri . LANDS IN JAIL 1IIMSKI.I' G. W. Smith, owner of a small store' and refreshment stand at Sprlngdahc, on tne Columbia highway, who wm arrett ed on the charge of illegally operating a punchboard, appeared before i District Judge Dclch this morning and, waivel preliminary examination. He waa held for investigation' by the Multromah county grand jury and ball was fixed at 8500.- ; 1 Smith- "etarted something"! whVn a few days ago he reported thati his atom door had been "Jimmied" and) thlevf-st had stolen punchboard prizes; ts the value of approximately j:i()0.! When Deputy Sheriffs Chrlstof ferscn and Schirmer; visited the place they: lJecamn auaplclOMs. of he alleged rohberv and accused ' Smith of taking '- thjn i artlch-n himself. They visited his hom ami found the stuff secreted in the cover ing of an , ironing board.. Srriil t wun then placed under arrest. I I The district attorneys of 1 Oregon were tn session and ; the mibjt-ct of prosecuting operators of puhiehlboard.i was taken up, with the result that. these officials reached -a deolMlon to start a campaign to prosecute 11 op erators of punchboards within their re spective counties. - j Another result was the raid on a manufacturing concern In NortW Port land which had a large lot of punch- boards made up ready for shipment to Oregon points. . Divorcee Mill ; , Divorce suits filed: Frank! against Hilda Pohjola. desertion ohjola Sadie cruH- :. Wil Knauer agalnut Fred V. Knauer ty ; Mrs. J. Wllco against John cox, desertion ; Helen E. Buehner against Kred. Buehner, cruelty; Leta: Morning star. against Jack Mornlngatar l'iertloii. William H." Stone filed suit; agalriMt Augusta M. Stone for ihe anoulijnent of their marriage, which occurred-at Van couver, Wash., September 4, 1919, lens than six months after her marriage with J. A. Morris had been annulled j In Co lumbia county. He says he j was not aware of this situation unlj several months after their marriage; and that they have not lived together j for nine months. i j I Boys Return to School ." Four youths who violatrd thefr, paroles from the Boys' Training school were giv en a hearing before Judge Kaniler of the court 'ot domestic relations 1 Friday afternoon, and were -ordered sent back to the institution at Salem.! One of those was Harry La Franoei son of . James La France, who hlmSfflfi has a prison, record and " who has i jufit ben sentenced to a term in the Btate peniten tiary. The other boys were: Thomas Bunch, Charles Davis and Wilson B. Carl,' : '.. T " : . . 1 . 1 ; . S. P. Employe Fined -For Ticket Misuse A. D. Shoot, former Southern Pacific employe, was fined 8150 this morning by Federal Judge Wolverton after he had pleaded guilty to the misuse of a rail- , road pass. Shoot secured a pass for a woman whom ha. said was hi" wif and ' is alleged to have traveled with her from Portland to California. For the alleged transportation a j charge of white slavery has aluo been i placed . against him. 1 Shoot has paid the rail road company $120 for the ticket, the court was told. t I 30J000 Called Out In Building Trades Boston. Jan. 15. (I. N. 8.) A frike of the 80K)0 - members of the building trades employes of Greater Ronton today was called for next Wednesday by the United Building Trades council. The strike la In protest against a 0 pf.r cent reduction tn wage announced j by the Building Trades Employers' association. T mi Sis says I eat Post like a snovtorm cause I make the flakes fly -says 0 Best Corn Flakes . Made Urn rr - . - and Polished TOASTIES r- 1 '-.