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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY, MARCH CI, U. S. WILL HAVE BALANCE VHEN ALL BILLS ARE PAID ' By John M. Glelssner ' ' -United Kwa SUff Corrwpoodent Washington, March 21. The fed eral government will round out it year's financial operations Juno 30 with money In the bank, . All bills will bo paid, with some thing; over, but the surplus will' be small, because nearly $5,000,000,000 will have been paid. '; " Cash paid out of the treasury to date. In the eight and a halt, months of the fiscal year, is close to $5,500,000,000. Ex penditures in recent months have been declining, but heary payments to be made to the railroads and other obliga tions, are expected to add nearly $1,600,- 000,000 to the year's total. JkRMT EXPENSE GBEATEST So far, the greatest drain on the treas ury has ben the war department. It absorb $750,000,000, compared - with $450,000,000 for the navy. Payments to railroads have been nearly $500,000,000, while the public debt took, $050,000,000 as interest. ': The expenditure of $5,04)0.000.000 dar ing the current fiscal year contrasts with $6,403,000,000 last year. The sav ing was due mainly to the discontinu ance of war activities. : While the financial condition of the government in light of these figures Is considered sound by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, : Senator B. Penrose, chairman of the finance committee of the upper house, and others, no effort is msde to minimize the staggering bur dens the treasury must meet in the next two years or so." RIGID ECONOMY NEEDED f ' President Harding, it is known, be lieves that while rigid economy can ef fect material - reductions, with conse quent lower taxes, this condition cannot be expected immediately. Congress failed to make appreciable - reductions In the annual appropriations for the next fiscal year, which begins June 30, in spite of slashed estimates and every effort at economy. The 12 regular annual supply bills, to meet the executive expenses totalled $2,174,897, 281. compared with $2,254,544,018 for the current fiscal year. If the increases added by the senate to the army and navy bills which did not pass are in cluded, the total la $2,304,997,281, an amount annually In excess of appropria tions for the current year. - . "The permanent and definite" appro priations for the coming year are $1,330,776,560. a reduction of $126,950,000. 'The reduction is due to the smaller . amount required for Interest on the pub lic debt and to the fact that last year $100,000,000 was carried for federal high way aid, while for the next year $1,000, 000 only was authorized. . RAILROAD EXPENSE BIO For the current fiscal year, as well, $800,000,000 was carried for payment to the railroads, an item absent from the coming year. But of this $800,000,000 and the $1,00, 000,000 for highways, more than $300.- 000,000 will be paid out during the next fiscal year. The money will have to be brought into the treasury in some way. Added to this will be another de ficiency bill. Its else yet to be deter- t mined. -The use of millions of unexpend ed balances existing on paper, since the ' money is not actually In the treasury, and the expenditure of other millions from receipts. t These items do not figure In the total of appropriations. It Is 'for this reason that the appropriations are not a true . index of what the government will - spend. FLOATING DEBT IS WORBT The burdens of the treasury are com. t plicated by maturing obligations. Most worrisome of these is the floating debt of. $2,500,000,000. These are certificates J-of Indebtedness" short time paper. The treasury retires them when its vaults are full as the result of tax payments, .to meet current operations.- This debt, it was said at the treasury, can only be retired when government receipts ex ceed expenditures by a much . greater amount than they do now. When this time will be responsible officials decline to predict. k ' ' . On January 1, 1923, war savings cer- tifioates to the amount of $800,000,000 -fall due. - On May 20, 1923, Victory notes amounting to $4,250,000,000 ma ture. These obligations, with the float- BURGOMASTER TELLS; KAISER WHO'S BOSS : ' (Br United Newt) .. - Paris, March 2 1. Tbe burgo master at Doorn has Just set tbe former kaiser light mm to who Is tbe boss around Doom, according to reports from tbe Dutch retreat of tbe ex-war; lord. And It isn't WUbelra, even though tbe latter may have " formerly bossed tbe German empire,. ;... - Natives of Doom and those who may visit tbe town are able to peek through tbe fence surround ing the kaiser's palate, as they walk by, and a number have been pecking of late. As the story goes, . Wllhclm ordered his aide to tell loiters; to move on. The burgomaster beard of It and went straightway to the palace. He demanded to see tbe kaiser, and was admitted. Then be proceeded to say: - j J" "I 'have come to Inform yon that I, alone, am tbe burgomaster of Doom. Therefore, I solely con trol the regulation of my townsmen-' : . I ing debt bring the total : maturing in a little more than two years to $7,600,000, 000. a sum which must be provided In addition to . the amounts necessary for current operations.. Internal ' revenue receipts during the current year will be nearly a billion dollars leas than i last, year, when they totalled $5,400,000,000. ; This - year they will not exceed $4,500,000,000. , This is because of smaller income and excess profits taxes, primarily. The figures are being used to show need for a complete i overhauling of the tax system. - " " J IXTktlA .V. - r t 1m ma.. .A 1 congress the problem is to keep the in- come at its pnesent level, at the same time relieving business and keeping bur densome levies off the small taxpayer. Members of congress are frankly-in a quandary as to what methods of taxa tion can be employed. They have failed, so far, to reach anything approximat ing agreement, except that the tariff should be at least doubled, with the idea of making it yield $700,000,000 annually or more-- . j .. . :. . 5 Chinese Killed In Tong Warfare; Warrants Issued - i ' - , San Francisco, March 2L Open war fare between the Bing Kong and Hop Sing tongs here and in the Sacramento valley has resulted in the deaths of three Chinese within tbe last 38 hours. Police forces patrolling the Chinese settlements here and In Sacramento have been doubled as a result of the out break of hostilities. A tong war between the Suy Dongs and the Jung Tings looms as the result of the murder of Tom Jew Tee, a Suy Dong man here, by an unknown Chinese highbinder, who Is said to have come from the Northwest. Another Suy Dong was murdered by a Jung man on Thurs day night. Yuen Tam is now under ar rest on a charge of murder. . , Warrants for the arrest of five Jung Tings for the murder of Tom Jew Yea were Issued last night by Police Judge Laxarus here. : Gee Kee, a Suy Dong man, swore to them. This is said to be the first time that warrants have been sworn to by any Chinese' tong man for tbe murder committed by members of a rival tong. Heretofore, the Orien tals have settled the matter themselves. Bulgarian King to Visit United States IioAdon, March 21. L N. S.) King Boris of Bulgaria plans to visit the United States next Autumn.1 The Bul garian parliament has adopted a resolu tion authorizing Premier Stambulisky to accompany him. : Queen Marie of Rou mania will be another royal visitor from the Balkans in the United States this year. , ':- FIGHT TO BLOCK ESCH WILL FAIL WRITER DECLARES By Norman Hapgood ' Tai renal Service Editorial Correspondent. ; Washington," March 21. The fight of Senator Lafollette to prevent i Representative J. J. Each from be coming a member of the Interstate commerce commission will be una vailing. A- i . ; ; " i i -Esch Is satisfactory to the conserva tives . In congress and on the commis sion, but also, which is much to his credit, he Is equally satisfactory to the more patient liberals, f V It would be absurd to expect radicals or even advanced liberals to be appoint ed to office by the present administra tion. , It would be unfair to ask it. - ABLE HEK SEISED ' f ' What ought to be hoped Is that on the whole the men appointed to impor tant positions shall be able and honest, with the kind of conservatism that is not incapable of dealing with questions which are in a constant state of flux. - Our job, as far as the national gov ernment is concerned, is to make the best results come out of conservatism, not to mourn because we' are not at the moment governed by liberalism. Esch has naturally been attacked a lot because his name is on the Esch-Cum-mins act. That law Is one grand fiasco. It was passed to suit the railroads and the roads are now wailing bitterly and wanting something much more powerful in the way of a crutch. It -was passed .Inri tti nretift nrotntta of labor. and labor naturally U aggrieved at everybody who helped to pass it. as iar as .can be discovered by a reasonaoie search. It has not a friend in this broad land. - I : I. A BIO BOOM EXPECTED But it must be remembered that Wil- mrTi miii-li h AntntttnA th. bilL siraed it- xn ratiroaas naa ouui op m. nation-wide : psychological complex to the effect that, if they could get this law through, and thus get back to all the joys and efficiencies and miracles of private ownership, they would actually wallow in, affluence and a general boom would invade the nation. As the thing was settled as we were obviously going back to private ownership, and obviously going back to it In a delirium of prop aganda about how . badly McAdoo and Hinerf had run the roads, 4 and how grandly they would be run by private ownership, it was necessary to get some kind of legislation through, and the Each-Cummins bill was the result of the compromises between the different Republican schools of opinion. f BIIX CALLED A CBIMB 3 ' i I do not expect to startle anybody when I say that in their, hearts both Esch and Senator Cummins now know the act is a bad law. The reasons that made the outgoing administration acqui esce in it may be surmised when it is known that McAdoo, the person most concerned, has called it a crime. In some of the forms it took before it was passed, it was much- worse, though more satisfactory to the roads f as a bludgeon with which to break down labors-, SM -4 r.i -.vh- The bill that Esch Introduced In the house was a better bill than the Cum mins .bilf and better than the compro mise that finally emerged. Moreover, Esch is a hard worker, man who is willing to learn, and one of the few men concerned who know anything about railroads. In the days to come we need a few men at least who will not merely throw laws together, over look or introduce jokers and spend ; all their time on gossip and patronage. Senator Cummins' . healh is none too good. If we lost Esch from public life, the loss would be serious. OPPOSITION 19 LOGICAL Esch realizes that Senator Lafollette's opposition to his confirmation is logical. The senator opposed him in their home vale of Wisconsin and was responsible for his not coming back to the house. Politics in Wisconsin are complex, bit ten and personal, and the good men are not all on one side. Senator Lafollette it an indefatigable fighter for his lead ing : progressive measures, high among which now is government control of the essential and limited necessities of life, such as transportation, and his is not a nature that will compromise or deal with the opposition, . . i . : , As the two men come from the same state, the senator has a powerful ante deluvlan club that he can swing if he chooses to venture it, but X scarcely ex pect to sea it come out of; Its, resting place. The club Is known as senatorial courtesy.:. '-.'r;:r.- ftv: ;; ;i;A;f -Oceans of earnest breath have flowed In the senate to get the outlines of this right distinctly fixed, and it remains as vagus as the legal doctrine of due pro cess of law. John Sharp Williams Is the greatest living historian of the subject, and a large part of the senate disagrees with his definition. For the ordinary man It may suffice to say that senatorial courtesy la the right of any senator to be discourteous to his president by forbidding the appointment to federal office of any man from his own state, provided he bears no personal ill will toward that man. ;i r LODGE OPPOSED BBAJTDEIS Cereral political bile is not " enough.' Senator Lodge fought bitterly- the con firmation of Justice Brandeis, but,; al though both are from Massachusetts, Liodge did not call in senatorial courtesy because he could not pretend there had been anything personal to him in the de structive onslaught of Brandeis on mis management of railways, insurance com panies and city utilities. . f t : The late Senator Gallagher of New Hampshire made the last application of the rule. He maintained that George Rubles of his state, appointed to the federal trade commission, was persona non grata, otherwise obnoxious, to him.' because Rubles' had spoken disrespect ully of the senator's intellect, although in highly parliamentary language. By a tie vote he prevented the confirmation. v Demand 120 Wages Spokane, Wash., March 2L Steam and operating - engineers of Spokane have voted to demand $5.50 and $6.50 a day wages for 1981, beginning May 1, it was announced by James McCowan, secretary of the engineers' union. This is the same wage as paid in 1920. AD HARDING PLEDGES' TO WOUNDED VETERANS OF WAR (By'Tnivanal Sarvie . Washington, March 21. President Harding Sunday assured an audience of wounded soldiers that: the govern ment "will take, care of them, even as they took care of the govern ment," ' ! The veterans were given this pledge after; the president and Mrs. Harding had made a tour of Inspection of Walter Reed hospital here. They were conduct ed through th Institution by Colonel Glennan. the commandant, after which all of the men who were able to walk filed by and shook hands with the presi dent. A." - , ! r - -i SOLDIEBS HAKE GIFT OE BOX f The soldiers presented the president and Mrs. Harding with a handsome hammered sliver box. the handiwork of veterans in the vocational training de partment.! - ' ; It was in a brief talk expressing his appreciation of the gift that the presi dent assured the men they would not be forgotten. '.: i : " Merritt - W., Ireland, surgeon general of the army, and ranking officers of the medical ' corps were in the reception party at the hospital for the president and Mrs. Harding. Assembled on the large oval in the center of the hospital grounds were hundreds of ambulance patients. with many wounded veterans in wheel chairs. i The president went down the long lines of wounded men; shook hands and conversed for a few moments with each, asking his nam and address, and had a cheering word for everybody. The reception concluded, the president mounted the steps in front of the big Administration building," took off his hat and delivered a short address, He said : "X did not know I was to have the opportunity of talking to you. But if X can avail myself of this privilege I would like you to know, and through you, all others In this great hospital to know, of the great Interest In your af fairs of one who, by his office, becomes your commander In chief. -E I21D9 THEM IK8PIKATIOX "I would like you to know thit X am very much interested in you. I like to come here to greet you, for In doing so I have been helping myself. - X wish I could give to you what you have given to me. To see men vln hospital chairs smiling is helpfuL X Wish I knew what to say to add to your comfort and cheer." .., Says Wife; and Son Take Home by Fraud " Yakima, Wash., March 2L- Charging his wife and son with fraud in handling his property Farmer D. Estes, age 69, has filed suit to recover $4500 and a deed to his home. In 1916 he alleges. Importuned by his wife and son, he deeded property to the son, Arthur D. Estes, that the latter might borrow money and pay off ! a mortgage. 1 He learned, he alleges, that the mortgage had previously been paid and that the son has sold the home and refuses to account for the proceeds. His wife, he alleges, refuses to live with him. Two Charge Desertion Oregon City. March 21. William E. Conly filed suit for divorce from Ina E. Conly Saturday, charging desertion. He asks that he be allowed to visit their child, Anna Hosner is seeking freedom from John Hosner, charging desertion. AND PANAMA V ARMIES OF HAWAII ALL BE REINFORCED (Bj UalTeml Serrioe) Washington, March. 21. -Army re inforcements aggregating 125 per cent for the defenses of Hawaii and nearly 300 per cent for the Panama canal sone are being quietly mobil ized by the war department. It was learned from the highest officials today. . - Although this step is being taken, army officials insist, without reference to any one nation as a probable or pos sible enemy. It developed that thewsr department started its plans when it be came apparent that negotiations between Ambassador Morris and Japanese Am bassador Shldehara were being attended with little progress and when Jingoism became rampant in Japan. iMOt FOR TWO AREAS j y -There are now 12,000 officers and men at Hawaii and 7000 at Panama. These forces will be increased to 27,000 at each place. SUff officers read with Interest today a preliminary article by Joseph Tlm mons. - . In addition to' these developments it was cited that as the island of Yap lies just southwest of the American outpost at Guam, neither the military' nor the diplomatic relations of Japan and the United States can be made any more cordial by Japan's Insistence of her right to fortify Tap. . . ' .: : The sending. of reinforcements to Ha waii and Panama will continue unless congress interferes. There are no inti mations that congress will Intervene," however, especially In the light of news from all quarters as to the activities" of Japan. ,. OAHU IS HELD KEY TheHawailan island of Oahuc It was explained today by army, strategists, is the immediate key of the situation. As they put It. "whoever holds Oahu can hold the Islands". None of the other Islands is important In the event of w ar. - It was admitted that a weakness had been found In the former theory as to the safety of Oahu from external at tack. The defenses at Pearl Harbor have long been regarded as lmaregoable against sea attack. It was al.to thought that the little hill' or mmjntaln range on the sides of the island opposite to Pearl Harbor could , not be crossed by any force to take the rortitications n rear and flank. That theory has been exploded, ac cording to a report at the war depart ment, whlch'shows that when the Ameri can army held maneuvers to determine that point. It was demonstrated that the hills could be crossed. WEAKNESS IS EOUSD American soldiers crossed them easily. An attack from one direction, it is ad mitted, would be fatal to a land forti fication whose 12 and 14 Inch guns are fixed to fire seaward. One suggestion which will probably be carried out Is that the reinforcements shall consist certainly of mobile artillery for coast defense In Oahu. The army chiefs believe that a full ' division oh the island of Oahu and in Panama, with the necessary auxiliaries of aircraft and submarines will b suf ficient to guard against "sudden at tack." Some officers of the department do not hesitate to express the opinion that Japan would not wait to declare war were she ready to attack the Philippines, Hawaii and Panama. 7 WMF : ' It's the Service A FTER ali ; 'doesn't the service V play a big part in banking sat- isf action? ; We have tried to make it equally as attract ive a feature at the United States National -as other necessities pf banking. XmitedStales Natioiia! Banlo "One of the Northwest Great Banks" Thisms tSie Fiicst Day of Spring Today, March 21st, is the first day of Spring the day that everybody has agreed upon as the time when business will open up." Business is here, It starts from now. t should be greater every day. i Industry is awakening. On all sides you see the evidences of this. In every news paper you read of resumption of work. Back to normal! It is a cheering thought. Employer, employee, dealer and customer are glad of it. :'. i Out in the country the crops are; being put in as of old. Mother Nature never .takes . a vacation. She is swinging into her spring work, making the seeds sprout and the crops grow The food of the world is going to be produced. The foundation of all prosperity exists as it always did. j " ' ! Business is here. It is ready at your hand. It is not something to be waited for, not something to be wished lor. It is. The first day of spring is a splendid start ing pomt. Winter, with all its handicaps and disappointments, is behind, and can be forgotten. Ahead of us all are days that grow better and better, days when work will count more and more, when mutual under- standing and helpfulness will bring their lasting benefits. The roads are getting better, the shops are showing the new things, people are putting money into circulation. Your dollar, paid out for a necessity, does not stop working. It keeps going on and on increasing the volume of business, j "Good times" are coming, back with the sunshine" and the flowers, with the hum ming of machinery and the song of the whisdes. The hour for moping and com plaining has gone; the timerfor hustling and prospering is with us. , In the automotive industry the news is encouraging. Passenger car and truck manu facturers are welcoming the first day of spring with increased activities to satisfy the coming demand. And here in the Goodrich plant the open ing of spring finds us ready to serve our old and new customers through the Goodrich dealers in the efficient manner that has char acterized our organization for fifty years. :. It is the first day of spring the dawn of the good business era for us alL CZ-) cz c relics xii TTliijs BEST IN THE ' L O N G ,R U N " S . 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