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LJ TENSION MAY LEAD
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TO EXPLOSIONS, SAY
Teutons Accuse French of III
S Treatment Population
Irresponsible.
. WASHINGTON, March 1. The
German 5 embassy in r a ; formal
- statement issued late today - de
clared that should the population
ir, the Rulir "already severely
tried, let ijtself be led to acts
of desperation the O e r m an
government owing o- the par
alyzation by the French of the
: German official apparatus in the
Ruhr, will not be in a position
" to guarantee the maintenance ; of
' peace and order in the occupied
territory." . "
An atmosphere of "high ten
, slon" has gradually been created
throughout the occupied zone, itt
was stated, -which "causes the
possibility . to be feared that the
. atmosphere may In the near flu
; tu re lead to explosions." u r; s j.
- The : statement says in part:;
Ow.lng to the latest develop
ments in the. Ruhr territory, es
. pecially owing to the ever more
;- numerous and brutal expulsions,
.' draconic sentences, by court mar
tial, : pillages and ill treatments
Ir- the i streets ad through the
"' oppressions off entire towns
. . an atmosphere of ;hlgb
:ension has gradually been creat
ed in the entire occupied r terri
tory which ' causes the possbiility
to be feared that this atmosphere
may in the near , future lead . to
.explosions. vits-- . - -"The
German government -still"
maintains a- policy of i mer pas
sive resistance as (hitherto ap-
pMed and in this policy is ; back
M d .by the unanimous support of
.. the officials and the1 entire pop
relation. Should, however; the
copulation, already severely tried,
;et itsejf be led to acts of des
- peration, : the 1 German govern
J ment, owing to the paralyzation
ty the French 6t the German of
. ficial appratus In the Ruhr, will
not be in a i position to guaran
ted the i maintenance - of peace
aSid or.der in the occupied . terrl-
. tOry." : :
DUSSELDORP, March 1. (By(
The Associated Press.) Two de
cisions hearing on the adminis
tration of the Rhineland and the
: Ruhr by the armies of occupa
i tion are announced at French
headquarters here. The first Is
the final step' in giving neces--,sary
powers to the French and
Rejgian commanders to adminls
? ter- the i German railroads and
the second . provides for the col
lection of an internal revenue tax
cn tobacco and alcoholic, bever
' oges. v(.;.';: :y ,' ;( f i""
. In the i decree promulgating
these. )M!iilnnii ; thft inter-allied
hfeh commission's -right' to op
erate the railroads 'along -the left
lank of the Rhine is turned over
formally to tnearmy authorities.
- The Cologne bridgehead ' area oc
. - rupied by the' British is mot ln
eluded -In this order.! . 7
. The decree which Is effective
Immediately sets forth , that the
taking over, of the , railroads Is
fieemed necessary in public Inter
ests in view of strikes by the
German railroad employes and
the ' unsettled conditions gener-
McGinn Funeral Service
, to Be Saturday Morning
' PORTLAND, March 1. Fu
neral services for Judge Henry E.
McGinn i will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from St.
Mary's pro-cathedral at Fifteenth
; and Davis streets. Rev. George
Campbell will officiate..
The body will be at the family
'residence, 181 North Twenty
' first Btreet, corner of J ohnson
street, whero friends may call.
THE WEATHER
(Wednesday)
Temperature- mln., 32.
Rirer, i.2 falUng.
Rainfall, none.
Atmosphere, clear. ' "
Wind, north.
W DROPS GOYLE
FOUR TIES GETliG
DEdSIONW JUDGES
, PORTLAND, March 1. Joe v Gorman was awarded the
decision tonight. over Larry Jone3 at the end of their ten
round boxing j match in the main event ofa Portland boxing
commission card. j . . ? !k
The Portland ifeatherweight's decision over Jones, who
is from San Francisco, was generally considered well earned.
-Two judges and the referee-were unanimous in giving the
fight to Gorman. Gorman had the best of the milling in six
rounds and the rest were about even. ,
j ( Fred Hart, Los Angeles welterweight, stopped' Collie
Stoops, a local boxer, in the second round of a six-round go.
Phil Bayes of Salem, won over Jimmy Coy I e, Vancouver,
Wash.; lightweight; in six rounds." Bayes dropped Coyle four
times lor the count of nine.
(Bayes, who is
a resident
during the war, and started his
appeared in four orj five events in Salem, losing only one de
cision here, to "Chic" Rocco, of Portland, a yearfcgo. He met
Coyle at Dallas, early in the winter, losing an unpopular de
cision. They met jagain in Salem a week later, and boxed
six rounds to a draw. A week ago, Bayes went to Portland
and won over Kewpie Riley, Coyle's stable mate, in four
rounds. Coyle announced that he was going to have revenge
in this event, but he hadn't the chance. Bayes is an employe
of the local paper rriill and is held by good judges to have the
makings of a real champion). ,
LIFE, FITS
Mrs. Paillette Saludes Col
lapses at Table; Another
,; -Story Told by Brothers.
NEW YORK March ; . Mrs.
Pa ulette Saludes; on trial on a
charge of murdering Oscar 5 Mar
telliere, ' a f broker, j last October,
today weathered . hours of .-gruelling
cross examination and then,
stepping from. the.et4nd collaps
ed at her counsel's table.
.two : court aiiacnes, carnea ner
tp an ante room. It was ; half
an hour before! she' regained .con
sciousness. , : j;- i .
"Yesterday Mrs! Saludes, under
the questioning of her "attorney,
pictured, the , man she had. shot
in his William J; Street! office as a
male vampire f-who jhad turned
her against her' husband, tricked
her; out of .her property, made
her ' love him against her will
and then cast her off.
Today Assistant .District Attor
ney Brothers sought to sketch
another picture for the jury a
picture of MrsJ Saludes as a wo
man, who it she had wedded at
ail, had married i a .deserter from
the , French, army with a name
other than Saludes, jwho had de
liberately set off to win-Martel-liere
away froml his wife and
then had tried to start trouble
(Continued on 'page 6)
Slight 'Chance I of Getting
.uimnsnam iivieasure
Through l Seen.
WASHINGTON. March 1-
Urging enactment of the Dniing-
ham resolution; to permit Vestrict
cd immigration of "otherwise in
admissible aliens into Hawaii to
releve the - present labor , short
age, the senate immigration com
mittee' in - a report ' presented to
day declared i American control
of Hawaii and the center of the
Pacific ocean to be endangered
by the Japanese. ( ; r V ;1
The situation vith respect to
the preponderant Japanese pop
ulation of the ! Hawaiian islands,
was discussed j at! length in - the
report which said' the; Dilingham
resolution - should be adopted as
an emergency measure and -conditions
.more completely remedied
by permanent! legislation. Sen
ate leaders, however, are of the
opinion that f there is slight"
chance of getting the resolution
through 1efore adjournment.
- Calling ; attention to the 1921
strike , of Japanese plantation
workers as Illustrating ' the need
of removing the Japanese monop
oly, of ; the unskilled- supply the
report declared that strikes had
been "marked by unusual ani
mosity on the part of the Japan
ese language press and by many
un-American demonstrations ol
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COiVIMIlTEE SEES
' JflPAfJESE OflKSER
violence. 1
of Salem, served in the navv
boxing career there. He has
Pola Breaks Engagement to
Charlie Early in Evening
Then Makes Up Again.
LOS ANGELES, March 2.
Pola Negri, Polish motion!, pic-
tare tragedienne, who last night
announced ' she had broken "off J
her i engagement to marry Charlie
Chaplin, screen comedian, short
ly after midnight this morning
made another announcement that
a reconciliation had been ef-
foM Art 1 5 M
"W have made up," said Miss
Negri. "I believe that it is
what you call it here in America.
Mr. Chaplin came to my home
early last evening, and he stayed
late. I have taken him back and
we are quite reconciled and en
gaged again. I am so happy 1
cannot go to sleep."
, "The .whole trouble . came
about," she continued, "'through
a statement published in a news
paper that Charlie had said he
was too poor to be married. That
newspaper said ha said this was
a workaday world and that we
had to stay busy and keep away
from emotional affairs and cli
maxes of sentiment.
'So, of course, I broke the en
gagement." ' . ' ;
"But last night Charlie came
to see me. He swore to me that
he had never 'said such a thing.
He said he had talked for ho
newspaper at all. He said he
loved me and couldn't live with
out me. .
"And, so, of cojirse, I believed
him and I have taken him back."
PUSSES BEY
Mrs., Mary Thomas, Widow
of veteran Railway Man,
Dies in Portland,
Mrs. Mary A. Thomas, 72 years
old, widow ' of the late R. O.
Thomas, "pioneer, of the Turner
district, died yesterday in Port
land. . 'V . ' ' ; " ' .'-.'!
Her husband was for nearly
half a century Southern Pacific
agent at Turner and for some
years was mayor' of the town.
He was widely known - and was
high In the Masonic order.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by
two daughters and .one son.
Misses Ada Pearl ; and Hallie C.
Thomas of Portland and Clifford
II., Thomas of Seattle. Slys also
Is survived hy two brothers.
Sham and Henry Conser of Port
land. . . - I J: ;
The body wlUvbe brought from
Portland to Turner-; Saturday
morning and theT funeral services
will be held at a Turner church
Saturday at 1 o'clock p. m.." with
MOVIE STARS
PIONEER
Oi
Interment In - Twin Oaks ceme
tery. ' . . ; ;-
POLISH BABY
ASSIGNED TO
RUSSIAN QUOTA
Infant Born on High Seas Ex
' ceeds by One February Al
lowance; Way Is Found, f
OMAHA. Neib.. March 1. Mr4
and "Mrs. Moser Epstein of War
saw, Poland and family mciua
ing the baby born on the high
jseas whose birth held up. the
ramlly at Ellis Island because
St exceeded by one person the
February ouota from Poland and
because it had no passport, to
day are on the way to Omaha.
The immigration bureau decided
to assign the baby to the Rus
sian ouota. according to dis
patches from Washington sent to
lelatlves of the Epsteins her
and thus solved the tangle which
the baby fl arrival caused.
IS DOCTRINE
Members of Flying Squadron
Continue Local Campaign x
Here Today. 1
Those who heard Frank S. Re
gan of Illinois yesterday noon at
the Realtors' luncheon, or 'in "the
afternoon or evening at the Pres
byterian church, will be Interest
ed in hearing aJI the rest of the
"Flying Squadron" speakers at
the church. They are, to hold
meetings this afternoon and eve
ning and again, on Saturday at
3 (and 7:30 o'clock, presenting
various phases of the . great na
tional question of law.. . enforce
ment. Prohibition Iefended
, While the. particular ; purpose
is to support the national pro-,
bibitory measures, they take up
many collateral quest!ons;Of4 law
enforcement. Mr. Regan took up
tax-dodging as a crime only little-
more honorable"ahd ; only - a
little less destructive of national
morals than 5 murder. He gave
a powerful 1 presentation of the
tax side of prohibition: last night,
especially showing that the claim
that the prohibition laws1 are re
sponsible for -even the remotest
part of the tax Increase ; any
where is fallacious. .
Lawyer Speaks Today
Today, Jamea H. Woertendyke,
a Chicago lawyer and a notable
orator Is to speak on the legal
aspects of prohibition. He is
highly recommended by national
men like W. J. Bryan, as an au
thoritative speaker.
The economic and social value
of the prohibitory , laws, the man-
Tier of making them effective,
the enlistment of more honest
men to help enforce the laws
as other- laws are enforced, are
some of be parts of his ad
dresses. The Regan lectures have
drawn large crowds and are of
a character that stamp the move-
ment with the mark of genius
and almost of Inspiration.
Problem of .Making Aliens
Take Out American Citi
zenship Serious.
'' PITTSBURGH, Pa., March :1.
Plans for the Americanization
of seven; mUlion foreigners now
!n this country were briefly out
lined by James J. Davis, secre
tary of labor. In an address be
fore the St. David's society, a
Welsh organization of Pittsburgh
tonight. .
; "V'e are confronted with a ser
ious problem in ouh alien popu
lation," said Mr.' Davis after de
tailing the part the Welsh had
playnd In Amerloan history and
declaring that "nearly 75 per
cent of the aliens in America
who were' born In WaJes are to
day naturalized citizens."
, "We have 14 million foreign
ers in America." continued Mr.
Lav is, - "seven million of whom
are living' among us without as
suming the duties of American
citizenship. We propose to en
toll these aliens.
"We, propose to Americanize
the alien before he allenizes Am
erica. We propose : to make him
a citizen if he proves worthy of
citizenship and to send . him
whence he came if he proves un
worthy.". . .. - - : " '
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Mr
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SEVEN
MILLION
PONY EXPRESS
RIDE TO BE
CELEBRATED
All Towns Along Famous
Overland Trail Will Be
Asked to Participate.
SACRAMENTO Cal., March 1.
The depot at which" the first rider
of the pony express mail route de
posited the load of mail that had
been carried from St. Joseph, Mo..
In the early sixties, was marked
today by a bronze tablet present
ed to the city by the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Ex
ercises appropriate to the occa
sion were held. 1
Former Senator James D. Phe
lan announced, the appointment
of a number of committees to ar
range for a. celebration of the ride
of t he pony ' express to be held
next fall. All the towns along
the famous overland trail 'will be
asked to participate.
BANKS SHOWN
Annual Report of Superin
tendent Bramwell Shows
Improved Condition,
All banks in Oregon, at the
close of the year Just past,
showed improved conditions as
compared with the latter part of
1921 and the early part of 1922,
according to a report of Frank C.
Bramwell. state .superintendent
of banks, covering the . whole
year. Khis Is tbe ; l&tli annual
report of the state banking de
partment: ,
Aggregate resources of $308,-
343.854. 28 were disclosed at the
close of business December 31,
lit 2 2. bv 281 state banks, nation
al banks, savings banks and trust
companies' operating in the state.
which was an increase of Z0,-
10&.994.79 as compared with the
close of thev previous year "when
the total was $288,434,8o9.49.
Situation Improved
This increase compares with a
net increase for 1921 of $64,
098.086.52. Loans and discounts
on December 29, 1922, were
the sum of $167,625,397.81, as
compared with $169,803,937.44
at the close of business Decem
ber 31.. 1921.. or a net , liquida
tion of loans and discounts dur
ing 1922 in the sum of $2,178,-
( Continued on page 6)
GIVEN CLEMENCY
Records at State Prison
Show Further Activity by
Governor Ritner.
Further search of records at
the Oregon penitentiary show that
other convicts, including one life
termer, received clemency at the
hands of Acting - Governor Roy
Ritner, in addition to the long list
revealed several weeks ago and
in addition to Jack LaRose, lifer,
whose commutation has Just come
to light.
' Robert Pettis, who was con
victed for murder In Wasco coun
ty and who was received at" the
prison February 16, 1915, to
serve life, received a commuta
tion by Ritner to 15 years, so
that he will be released in Aug
ust, 1924. Good time credits will
reduce his time to nine and one
half years. . T. "
James Bergstedt is known as
the East Side bank robber. He
was sentenced in Multnomah
county to serve 18 years, but
Ritner commuted the sentence to
five years., Heiwas received Feb
ruary 18, 1922. 1
William Cosby, committed as
sault and robbery in Multnomah
county in November, 1921, and
was sentenced to a term of 25
years. Hitner cut the term down
to six' years.- -
Carl , Llnd, who was sentenced
In Multnomah county 'on a con
victionj of burglary, and who was
sentenced to 10 years, will , have
to 'serve only four years, due to
action -of the acting governor.
i Tom ; Murphy : was sentenced
from. Morrow county for seven
years for t'he theft of an auto
mobile fire; and Ritner cut his
time to a 'year.
D. C. Mattison was sentenced
toe serve five years and Ritner re
duced the sentence to two years.1
EX. A. - Romalns was sentenced for
four years ' and Ritner cut the
period to three years. '
MORE
CONVICTS
BLOW TO IL
Congress Stunned by News;
- Many 'Recite -Teats :.: of
Oratory Accomplished by
New York Representative.
TRIALS 0FI IRISH
PEOPLE MAIN CONCERN
Industry on the Soil Held
Solution of Problems of
Universe.
WASHINGTON. March 1.
Death today stilled the voice of
W. Bourke Cockran, conceded to
have been one of the most elo
quent orators who ever t spoke
from the floor of congress.
The famous speaker, a Demo
cratic representative from New
York who had matched his powers
with many of the greatest of his
time, died. at 7:10 o'clock thl3
mprning from a stroke of apo
plexy.. Last night he delivered a
vigorous denunciation of the farm
credits legislation pending in the
house and later he celebrated his
C9th birthday anniversary with
an old fashioned birthday party,
likened by those who attended the
gatherings of childhood days.
Apparently In the hest ; of
health Mr, Cockran repeatedly re
marked to those about him that
he "never had felt better." "After
his guests had departed and while
he was chatting with Mrs. Cock
ran, he was stricken with a head
ache and soon lapsed into uncon-'
sciousness. Last rites of the Cathi
olic church were administered
shortly before he died.
Crosses With Bryan
News of Mr. Cock ran's death
stunned his colleagues in' con
gress and-thronghwirthe day at
the capitol stories were told of his
remarkable facilities of expres
sion. ' ..' : ,
There were many high lights In
the life of Mr. Cockran but those
which have stood out in great re
lief were his oratorical effortB at
Democratic national conventions.
And of these. .. perhaps the most
remembered by the present gener
ation was the crossing of swords
with William JV Bryan at.', the
1920 party gathering in iSan
Francisco. There he met the
"commoner" himself made fa
mous by a convention speech in
a memorable battle over the' pro
posal to put a dry plank in the
piatrorm. -g t
With his massive head covered
with snow-white hair, Mr. Cock
ran was a picturesque figure and
was well nigh invincible in debate.-
, - , ;
Members were reluctant J.o in
terrupt him "when he began to
speak, because, as they explained.
they . preferred to listen. - Repre
sentative Mondell of Wvomine
the Republican leader, said today
he was the greatest orator of his
time. .
Friend of Volstead
Some of the veteran's ereatest
effort were directed toward the
accomplishment of Irish freedom
He was horn in Ireland and was
able to describe the trials of his
people from first, hand informal
tion. ; -
" -. 9 M -'
Mr. cocKran's - speeches were
noteworthy in the house during
the present Bession of conerress
He was an unrelenting opponent
or prohibition laws, which he said
were against all philosophy of
government, .
Notwithstanding his stand on
prohibition he was a close friend
of Representative Volstead, au
thor of the prohibition act who
was among the first to express
regret at his death.
At his last public address de
livered last night discussing the
farm credits bill Mr. Cockran pro
nounced his "philosophy as. the
needs of the time.
"God knows," he said, Vwheth
er. the world will succeed In free
ing Itself from the calamities that
are multiplying around it and the
dangers that are constantly in
creasing In its pathway.3 But If it
is to escape, it can be only one
way-4-and that is by the employ
ment of every pair of human
hands with active Industry rin the
soil or some product of the soil.
J '"When the day dawns that any
number of citizens are taught to
believe that there Is a more rapidj
road to prosperity, to wealth, to
possession of capital than the em
ployment of industry and the "ex
ercise of self-denial;! that a more
rapid way is through the treasury
by complaisance or the conniv
ance of politicians, then the knell
of tali country's prosperity is
KAISER HAS
BIG SURPRISE
BEFORE HIM
Castle Achilleion in ; Greece
Now Occupied by Many
Homeless War Orphans.
NEW YORK, March 1. Re
ports from Berlin that former
Emperor .Wilbelm and, his wife,
the Princess Hermine, were . con
templating a move from Doom to
Wilhelm's former summer place.
Castle . Achilleion, , on , the Island
of Corfu, Greece, today led C. V.
Vickery, general secretary of the
Near ,East : relief to observe that
they have a big surprise In store
for them. For the castle Achil
leion, Mr.', Vickery said, now
houses' 1000. Armenian war orph
ans 'brought 'from 'Asia-Minor by
the 'relief, organization and quar
tered In the palace with the per
mission of the ; Greek govern
ment. . V""
"The palace ' was requisitioned
by - the Greek government during
the war,"' Mr. Vickery said, "and
has been turned over to theiNear
East Relief, along with many
other buildings to help shelter
the hundreds , of thousands of
homeless refugees. I do not think
the Greek-, authorities have any
intention . of " returning ; it to the
former : kaiser or bis family., :
Refusal to Name 4 Members
Because of Ktan Oath Not
Held Valid by Court.
i -.
TOPEKA, Kas., March 1. H.
H.- Kitchen, organizer of the Kn
Klux Klan, formerly of Oklahoma
City; was placed " In the . Shawnee
county Jail late this afternoon on
a writ issued by the state supreme
court holding him In contempt of
that court, for refusal to answer
questions at - a "hearing today of
the slate's ouster suit against the
klan. !
This action ' followed an order
of the court 'issued .February 26
that Kitchen . answer, the questions
as, he having refused to do bo
originally at the" opening of the
hearing before Commissioner S.
M. Brewstorm February 25. ' i
Attorneys for .Kitchen stated
that the case will be carried to
the United States, supreme court.
Meanwhile - habeas . corpus pro
ceedings probably will "be insti
tuted for Kitchen. The issue is
whether. Kitchen should be com
pelled to Inform the court as to
names of members of the klan -after
having taken- the klan oath
not to do so. .. , f i : j : . . " L
' Carl McManus, who said he was
an organizer employed by Kitchen
took the stand later. .. ' . -He
testified that ' during his
(Continued on page 6)
POLITICS IGiRED
-A
Felicious Parallel ; Between
"Black Prince" and Pres- :
ent Drawn. . ' .
LONDON. March 1. (By the
Associated Press.) 'Ambassador
Harvey at the dinner 'of the Am
erlcan, University union tonight
eschewed . politics and devoted
himself to drawing a felicitous
parallel between the present.
Prince of Wales and theflrst
chivalrous "black prince!' born
more than 600 years : aga "when
Americans, as they . are some
times . now, ; were called savages
and were .quite ; outside the broad
casting area."-;1 ' . 'jwf
"Wherefore," said the ambas
sador, the , "black prince never
came to see Us, even did not know
that we were there, hat from the
moment, the present prince paid
us a visit and crept, so manfully
Into our respect and so boyishly
into our hearts, we have felt an
increasing desire to acquire some,
portion of proprietorship in him.
"One may be as black as the
ace of spades, yet a 'white man.'
The real attributes are a pure
mind, a gentle disposition, a
sweet nature, a glorious spirit of
honesty, truth and courageous be
yond measure and a heart , of
gold. .-- -"-.
"That is our definition of a
white man, whether . prince ' or
pauper. "In 7 this instance you
know him to be a prince. So far
as America is concerned; let ! us
designate his royal highness as
'the white prince." .
KLi LEADER
GOES TO IL
TAX EXPERT
IS SPEAKER
TOREiLTOiiS
Frank S. flegan Belatca
Startling - Instances Hoy
!Big tnterests Put Burden
on People. :
- i i i i i
GOVERNOR PIERCE IS
INTERESTED L1STEI1ER
Member ofFlying Squadron
Declare Masses Must
EverBe Watchful.
"How to distribute taxes, and
reduce the" rate' of taxation from
50 t0 80 :pjer cent," was the gen
eral topic of the address Thursday
before the Realtors' association,
by Frank S. Regan of the Flylns
Squadron that is touring the na
tion 'in the "interest of law en
forcement. ' . : -
Mr. f Regan vIs 'a V nationally
known tax ; expert. He has d u g
up r tnore Crooked taxnlodflcs
than ? almost any other man la
America. "He shows how there ia
so much property that bribes or
dodges its ' way J free of .taxation.
that if It were only properly tax
ed 'It could reduce all state and
municipal taxation f to 5 "not imore
than one, per cent, where It now
runs all the -way - up to - 8.1 per
cent, a f prohibitive, . conf Iscatery
tax. . , n i t .
Dodging Is Tremendous
- Particularly, he showed where
the distillers. v rewers. ' -packing
houses, railroads, elevators, ccal
barons,. , the great ' department
stores, and other :collossal cor
porations, had evaded taxes tun
ning into hundreds :of . 'millions.
The Illinois . : railroad ' alone, - ha
said; had dodged taxes amount
ing to 133,000,000 In Illinois. A
farmer legislator started agitation
jthat;- secured $6OOA0 0 0- ,ba cl;
taxes on - this account, '. and - the
state -may get 125,000,000 la all
from the suits. now pending, i -
The speaker said that 107,-000,000,000-
of taxable property
in America is dodging taxes. At
even "one1 per cent,' this would pay
a billion dollars a year that dr
over taxed property now pays. ?
"The theory- on "viich most
men pay-taxes is this: If I pay
the - taxes myself,r -then - I -know
they are paid'," said the speaker.
He charged the public 1ethary
and careleasness 'wlth touch of ths
responsibility- for the tax Tobtcry.
In Wisconsin, the tax rate l as
driven 26,000 farmers off. tlielr
farms, because' they couldn't lire
and pay their taxes; but the co
lossal tax dodging ring continue 3
to live and grow fat,
- - ; People Are Blamed
'"The 'people are to blame for
mueh : of this spending orgy," he
said. "In Illinois, they t oand
845 janitors on the payroll for ,
the 'state house; " there were ' only
203 legislators. The state house
has absolutely - no ventilation,
have when ' the members them
selves open- the windows, but, we
found a superintendent of ventil
ation at $7,500 a year, and three
assistants at $2,400 a year &zi
fired them all.- I spoke of this
Incident at': a down-state meetinsr
later' on, and the audience laugh
ed. f They told me that the de
posed superintendent Vasla tLt
hall. 7 lt& rose and "sadl this: As
long' as Jyou tool taxpayers ' are
willing to pay me $7,500 a year
for doing nothing, I'm smart en
ough to take it!'"
- Bicycle Inspectors Paid
"In Boston they found 115
'bicycle inspectors,' and 'never a
bicyclist who had been Inspected.
In Pennsylvania they had 10 door
keepers at $10 each per"' day' to
'keep' onedoof. They didn't dare
all be on the Job to be counted,' bo
they hired a darkey forr$3!a day
ix do all the -work and then they
put In the bill for his salary for
the state to pay.? That's what hap
pens when the people don't look a
little after their own business."
f The speakers did hot feach
Salem in time to see how hard it
was for an honest lobbyist or state
department' head or employe -who
might have been at home on hfj
job to break thrbguh the corcWa
of legislative attaches.
' Governor Pierce Ustens :
"We must get back to the, e-vtjy
American principle 'of equal nJ
Universal taxation if the nation ii
to live free," he continued. , "The
biggest' city banks are recognlzir ?
this fact. Certainly' the common
people who now pay" most of the
bill ought torecogn!ze the fact,
and act." ' ;, ,; r ;
" Covernor, Pierce was an Inter
ested auditor, and asked a nuiaber
t Continued oa VZ '?J.
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