1 TtU p Cljromtk THE WEATHER THE FORECAST Maximum 6 Fair, Frost In Morning Minimum 4 VOLUME LXI. THE DALLES, OREGON, THUR8DA Y EVENING, MAY 5, 1921. No. 106. fc-j m IP I . n 'OREGON'S TAX - INCREASES ONE FIRM IN YEAR .FIRE PATROL ASSESSMENT ADDS $66,883.11 TO HIQH TOTAL. WASCO JUMP. LARGE TAX RECORDS SHOW $511,312.96 AS AGAINST $686,416.15 IN , 1921. Chronicle's Salem Bureau. SALEM, May 6. (Special) Oregon's total tax for this year is an increase' of more than 20 percent over last year. Records of the state tax com mission show that the total tax for the 1 year, which 13 the assessment on the rolls of, 1920, is $41,117,367.71, while the total for last year, the. levy on the rolls of 1919, was $32,596,696.03. The Increase is $8,520,672.68. In addition to the regular total is an addition to $66,583.61 for' fire patrol in many counties. An assessment for this service is ' levied on those timbor land owners ' who do not provide patrols for their lands. The assessment is made by the county court on the basis of data fur- j nished by the state department of for estry, j Ten counties now have assessments of more than $1,000,000. Of this num-' ber, three counties, Jackson, Linn and Washington, have jumped from below the million mark to afcove $1,-' 000,000 this year. The total tax lew hv cnuitttaa. cshownJ:lll ,yoae 01 comparison, is as shown be- low: I 1920 . 11921 I Baker $ 588,990.98 $ 775,928.42 Bfnton 373,527.52 470,994 44 Clackamas . 1,196,344.92 1,510,399.15 Clatsop 1,618,782.66 1,964,352.19 Columbia .. 691,320.39 795,619.55 Coos 1,004,200.14 1,268,79.48 Crook 197,109.88 295,165.34 Curry 109,720.20 130,847.01 Deschutes . . 390,783.87 496,907.74 I Douglas ... 762,215.68 988,421.37! Gilliam 206,257.02 298.948.1U Grant 205,974.09 242,505.17 Harney .... 264,408.20 394,412.09 Hood River. 367,001.63 486,690.97 Jackson ... 965,638.38 1,218,314.71 Jefferson 184,279.00 241,662.04 ' Josephine .. 347,908.72 411,424.53! Klamath ... 760,548.70 979,540.61 Lake . , 251,214.97 324,777.40 Lane 1,160,558.82 1,471,457.95 Lincoln 289,482.40 348,840.08 n (Continued on Page 8.) SUPERVISE PEOPLE'S AMUSEMENT, URGED REFORMER CRAFTS EXCORIATES ' PICTURES AND DANCING, TIPPLING AND DIVORCE. By United Pres PORTLAND, May 5 Reformation of the American public's amuse ments and practices has not yet been fairly launched, Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts of the internal reform bureau .de clared here today. The motion picture situation must be cleared up.. Dancing, one of the gteaiest evils of the day, "must be taken in hand immediately. A cam paign to bolster the Volstead law in orofr to make the new beer regu lation ineffective is needed. Strict uniform divorce laws will aid mar ital happiness. The Bible, or at least the ten commandments, should be taunht in the public schools. Tnese are among the phases of Ameiiran life in which the burrau Intends to take an immediate band Dr. Crafts said. "We believe that 'the amusements of the public could bo well handled by u board of recreational director" eald Dr. Crafts. 'This board could upeivlse the recreational activities o. tl.e people, such as looking after darning, theaters and other amuse-jronu." DOLLAR STANDARD THREATENS LIFE OF UNITED STATES "GET 80METHIMG OUT OF LIFE" URGES THE REVEREND HOLMES. "Get something out of life while you go along," was the advice given the men's club of the Congregational church at Its regular monthly dinner last night by The Rev. Otis H. I (Holmes, pastor of the Congregational I church of Walla Walla. The Rev. (Holmes lamented the obcession of money which is gripping this country and. declared dramatically that all civ ilizations have fallen because of the domination of a single idea. He drew the inference that unless the United States abolishes the money standard, it will follow the civilizations of past ages into oblivion. The Walla Walla minister said. "Greece was dominated by the idea of art. Although she builded vast tem ples which are superior to those con structed in this modern age, her civ ilization perished from the earth. Rome with all the civilized world at her feet grew into a great civilization and fell-r-fell because the Idea of war dominated her and eventually strang led her very life. Spain, withstanding the drives of Napoleon, great In many realms, felt because she clutched the ecclesiastical idea to the exclusion of all else. "These nations had their dominat ing idea and they fell. America, strong, and virile, shows no signs of falling. Is she dominated by a single idea? If she is, we must beware. We must set up other interests. "The dollar seems to be America's Idea the making of money. Foreign nations so characterize us. A French mend said to me, 'over here a man $ioo,000 liVl cms to live. He has his cltv home. his country villa, his leisure. But In 'the United States when a man gets $20,000 or $100,000 he sets out to get twice that much an'd when he gets twice that much he'll crawl over hell (Continued on Page 8.) VICIOUS STORM LASHES ATLANTIC: E SHIPPING IMPERILED AND POLES BLOWN BY GALE. - WIRES DOWN By United Press NEW YORK, May 5 Gales and tor rential rains last night lashed the At lantic coast, with a 75-mlle wind doing more than $1,000,000 damage in New York. ' The fishing schooner Julius was driven ashore at Bayhead, N. J. The crew was rescued. Five men were rescued from a swamped barge 200 yards off .Staten Island. During the night telephone, trolley and power lines were broken. Scoros of sign poles were blown down. Ship ping in the harbor was threatened. FIRST BORN OF OLD WEST DIES CYRUS WALKER SAW LIGHT AT WHITMAN MISSION IN 1M. By United Press ALBANY, Ore., May 6 Tho first white child born west of tho Rock ies is dead. Cyrus Walker, a picturesque fig ure among early pioneers, today died at his home here after a brief illness.' He was bora at the historic Whit man mission 1838, shortly after the arrival of bis parents, The Rev. and Mrs. Elkaaau Walker froa the long overland trip. MILLION DM ALLIES SERVE ULTIMATUM QN GERMAN NATION GERMANY GIVEN UNTIL MAY 12 TO COMPLY WITH DE MAND3. OCCUPATION PLANNED REICHSTAG'S FOREIGN COMMIT TEE CON8IDERS NOTE TEU. TON CABINET RESIGN3. By Ed. L. Keen (United Press Staff Correspondent) ILONDON, May 5. The allies today served Germany with an ultimatum, demanding acceptance of their rep arations terms by May 12. The allies will proceed on May 12 to occupy the Ruhr valley and to take other military and naval steps If Gtr many does not accept unequivocally, according to the ultimatum. Occupation of German territory1 will continue as long as Germany refuses to fulfill the conditions laid down by the allies. The note, signed by members of the supreme council and handed to Ger man Ambassador St. Hamer shortly before 11 o'clock this morning stated that the allies will proceed immediate ly with preliminary measures for oc cupation of the Ruhr valley. The detailed financial demand, pre pared by the reparations commission, it was stated, "will be handed the Ger man, mission in Earls by tomorrow. lit prescribes the time and the meth ods of discharging the .German debt, . .'.'V1 ! "JV A..i wmcn loiai? aooui b,ou,uuu,uwj pounds. Within the six days following re ceipt of the reparations demand, Ger many is called upon to declare her determinattion to execute her obliga tions without reservation or condition. The same demand was made with regard to the offering of guarantees for the debt. Renewed demands were made lor disarmament of German soldiers, -trial of war criminals and for carrying out other obligations incurred In signing the Versailles treaty. By Carl D. Groat (United Press Staff Correspondent) BERLIN, May 5 The allied repara tions ultimatum was received here today. Foreign Minister Von 'Simons im mediately took the note before the foreign committee of the relchstag (Continued on Page 8.) T BE FRANCE CAN THEN TAKE EYEG OFF BORDER SAYS GEORGE. By United Press ' LONDON, May 5. Germany must be compelled to disarm, so that France can take her eyes off the bor der, Lloyd George today told the houso of commons, in announcing the al lied reparations ultimatum to Berlin. The premlor declared that the (lis-! armament demand was one of the most important sections of the ulti matum. Reviewing the conference of the allied supreme council, 'Lloyd George said that the ultimatum hud been served "not because Germany had defaulted the terms of the peace treaty but because of her general atti tude." "It is most necessary," he said, "that Germany be compelled to dis arm so that France can take her eyes from the frontier, Tho supremo coun cil is convinced that the terms de vised by it and the reparations com missions are fair to Germany and that they are workable." The premier appeared before tho house late in the day, after having personally banded the allied note to the German ambassador. GERMANY MS SA1 POLISH FORCES SEIZE BIG AREAS IN UPPER SILESIA BRITISH AND ITALIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN ORGANIZED ' UPRI8ING. L IS ALLIED TR00P8 INSUFFICIENT FRENCH xREPULSE TWO ATTACK 8. By United Press BERLIN, May S.--Organlzed Polish forces have seized large areas in up per Silesia, killed a number of British and Italian soldiers and forced resig nation of the British plebiscite com missioner, according to advices hero today. The commissioner, In resigning, de clared the allied troops were not nu merous enough to withstand the Polos and guarantee the safety of German residents. 'Press dispacches today Indicated the situation was quieter, with the Poles in possession of the region they have seized. The Polish force was estimated at from 15,000, to 20,000, well armed and equipped with light artillery. The small Italian contingent was said to have suffered numerous cas ualties and the British sustained a few losses. Germany today awaited a response to a note of protest sent the allies in London. . Parts of upper Silesia, are trailer martial law, declared by the inter-al-lied commission. The decree was. In effective, however, and large bands of Poles marched through the coun try, terrorizing the Inhabitants. Sharp fighting occurred at Tarno wltz and Kattowltz, where French troops repulsed the Invaders. A largo Polish force marched into Kattowltz in the early morning and stormed newspaper offices and the police station. The French launched an attack with tanks and the invaders withdrew. The French took 300 rifles. During the night a band of insur gents quietly entered Turnowllz. They fired at random, breaking windows and doing lesser damage, but causing ho deaths. French, sentries roused the smnll cavalry detachment there and tho horsemen in a flying charge through the dark street broke up the Invnd- (Continued on Page 8.) LOCAL ELKS TO STAGE CARNIVAL WORLD-FAMED ATTRACTIONS BE ING GATHERED FOR TWO NIGHT CIRCUS. An Elks' carnival, with bands, con cession, features, dunces and all of tho other to-numerous-to-mentton at tractions that go into tho making of a successful gala affair, will bo put on by The Dalles lodgo No. 303, B. P. O. E on May 27 and 28, it was an nounced today. The carnival will bo held ontirely Inside the Elks', temple. In order not to conflict with the pa geant, the afternoon of May 27, the carnival will not start until 8 o'clock in the evening. Tho entertainment committer', which has charge of working out tho details for tho big carnival, bus gonn to enormous expense to seciiro fea tures from all parts of the world tor tho entertainment of local Elks and tholr ladles. For Instance, tho com mittee today received two roulotto wheels direct from .Monte Carlo, for use by those Kportlvely wishing to court the goddess of chance, In ad dltlon to tho wheel, the committee hus also secured the use of $3,000,000 In currency from the treasury, which will be Hold ut so much per thoiiHuml ICIA OUSTED (Continued on Page I.) WHITE COAL" OF COLUMBIA WOULD CREATE PROSPERITY OREGON WITH HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER CAN SUPPLANT THE EAST. By Judge 8tephen A. Lowell PENDLETON. Ore.. Mav 5 Tho hydraulic resources of this state are stupendous, even conceding to Well ington equal claim and moral owner ship in the potential power of the Co lumbfa wherever that river constitut es tho line between the states. The electricity which may be devel oped from the waterfalls which abound In some sections of the state, and which in the case of the middle Columbia, the Deschutes and the John Day 1b pregnant with rich promise of desert transformation, invites the Im mediate -attention of every thoughtful citizen. $ . Th 'Pacific ocean will one day rival, If it does not surpass tho Atlantic in commerce between the continents Hitherto the backward races have dominated the Orient and trade with them has been meager as compared with the exchange of commodities be tween the Atlantic and Europe. Thenceforward, however, Japan must bo reckoned as one of tho progressive powers of the earth, while lethargic China is slowly awakening, Tho white men of "Australia and New Zealand will in the future look toward America and Canada and hero seeking exchange of products. All ought to becdme manufacturing states, the., commonwealths of the' Pacific. W possess all the, raw materials, save cotton arid Iron, necessary to meet the demands of the Oriontal peo ples and of the residents In the Anti podes. With choap power, Oregon and Washington can supplant the Atlantic, states In the markets of 'Asia and the islands of the southern sen. A well-balanced state undertakes to satisfy the needs of Its own people, tho tastes of Its citizens in occupation, and to see to It that nil Its Industrial (Continued on Pago 4.) CANTO'S HUT AGAINST OBREGON FLARES IN MEXICO LA PUERTA CAPTURED IN8UR. RECTOS 8URROUND TECATE, PREPARE TO ATTACK. By United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal May 5. May 5, Mexican Independence day, j;av; tin Esitolmn Cantu revolution well under way. Cantu iiiHiirrectoH are In pouhop slon or La Puorta, 45 miles south of Sun Diof.o. Thoy drove tho federal garrison from La Puerta af'or a guer Ilia fight. SAN DIEGO, May 5. Rebel forces have surrounded Tecate In Lower Cal ifornia, 45 mllos southeast of horo, and uro preparing to attack tho town, according to a party of Americans who passed through tho town ut 3 o'clock this morning. The snmu rebels late yesterday afternoon bested the federals south or Tocate In a short en gagement. T MYSTERY CASE RIVAL FOR HAND OF GIRL MAY HAVE DIRECTED BULLETS. By United Press CHICAGO, May 5 James McDon ough, sole support of kIx brothors md sisters, was shot through the heart early today. McDonough, an employo of a dairy lompany, was delivering milk on u iouth side route. Neighbors heard two shots and li MAN IN S (Continued oa Pace I.) PORTLAND FIRM TO DRAW PLANS HOUGHTALING AND DOUG AN AWARDED CONTRACT BY MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE. CONCRETE IS MATERIAL DORIC STYLE SELECTED MAIN THEATRE TO ACCOMMODATE 1500 PER80N& Plans for the new municipal audi torium, bonds for the construction of which were voted May 12, 1920, will be drawn by Houghtaling and Dou- gan, Portland architects, it was de cided yesterday afternoon by the auditorium plans committee appoint ed by Mayor P. J. Stadelma'n, after spending several days in carefully going over tentative plans submitted by local, Hood Rivor and Portland architects. After checking dveV all of the main features of the numer ous mts of tnetativo plans submitted, the tninmittee was unanimous in se lctlnc these prepared by Houghtal ing and Dougan, as the most suit able for the type of building to be constructed. Out of tho $125,000 bond ' Issue voted, $114,000 will be expended in the construction of the building, the other $11,000 having boen used for tho purchaso of a site at Third and Federal streets. Tho now building will be construct ed of concrete, with a brick facing nnd either stone or terra cotta trim mings, It will be designed in the Tuscan Roman y Doric stxlo of, ar chitecture, with simplicity' predom inating, both interior and exterior. Tho main theater of tho auditor Aim will have n seating capacity of 1500 persons, with a fully equipped stage capable of easily accommodat ing tho largest of road shows. The gallery will hmtse n complete fire proof projection room, for use in showing motion pictures. Dressing rooms will be under the stage. A community auditorium and gym nasium will occupy another section of tho building. Shower baths and lockers will' bo Installed, Tho second floor will bo occupied in part by one of the finest bull rooms In tho Pacific northwest, moasuring 68 by 70 feet, which Is half again as largo as any other hall (Continued on Vagn 8.) PEACE RESOLUTION ENCOUNTERS DELAY MATTER OF TOO HIGH IMPOR TANCE TO BE RU8HED THROUGH. By Herbert W. Walker (United Press Stuff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, May 5 The Knox peace resolution has encountered de lay In tho limine. Today Chairman Porter and other members of the foreign affairs com U'ltteo said It wus uncertain whon tho penco resolution will bo consid ered. Republican Leader Mondell al so paid It was uncertain. Asked about tho delay In the houso, Porter said: "This matter is so Important and H closely connected with the situ ation in Europe that wo In tho house do not proposo to rush tho resolution through Tho senate considered It three wooks anil I fall to see why the house should pass such an lm pot taut measure In a few days." PLANE TAKES NOSE DIVE; AIR MAIL PILOT KILLED Dy Unltua Tien OMAHA, May 5 Air Mall Pilot Walter Duntlng was today Instantly killed ut Rock Springs, Wyo., whon his machluo went into a noso dlvo shortly after leaving tho ulr mall field. liuntlng'B body was crushed md later burned, when tho plane :ook fire. The machine was- totally lostioyed. FOR MORION