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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1929)
The OREGON STATESXIAN, Salwn, Oregon, TViday Morning. December 20, 1923 PAGE TniRTEEK TAXESJTET DUE County Court Still Waiting For Institutions try faake Payment While the state banks of Marloa county have paid their back taxes la full, no action has been taken by the national banL, to settle their back taxes. The situation of course Is distinctly different so far as the law i3 concerned, be cause the national banks operate under national charters while the state banks are under state char ters. The national banks hare the benefit of a decision of the fed eral ?ottrt which held that the state tax apainst national banks was discriminatory- and ln-ii'-tf Invalid. When the state lank brought suit in Multnomah roiinty stoking a similar invalida tion of tax-. the circuit court held against thf-rn. The imtional banks based their suit on a IrtW of cougress which permits th states to tax national bunks provided they are taxed on the same babis as like businesses. The national banks of Multnomah county in the suit tried before Federal Judge l'.can, introduced extensive evidence showing that other financial institutions such as finance companies, loan associ ations, brokerage houses, etc. paid only a fraction of the amounts assessed against the banks. Judge Bean rendered a sweeping decision In favor of the national banks. This ruiing was accepted not only over Oregon but in various other states of the Union and has resulted in the substitution of other taxes, for iustance the ex rue tax, in an attempt to reach banks, finance companies and sim ilar businesses. The state banks when they brought their suit In Multnomah county had no sch phraseology of the national law to support them. A.fter the adverse decision they made a settlement with Mult iimuah county and did not appeal tlirf rase. In practically every county of the state, except Marl on the county courts have made settlements with the national tanks and in some instances with the state banks.. Some of the national banks of thU county have offered to settle with the county here on the same ha lis as Multnomah county, but ni such compromise was accepted by the court. Whether any move will be made now that the state banks have paid up la full remains i) 'e seen. None of the bankers reached during the day yesterday nd the day preceding would Inti mate that they were disposed to make any move for a settlement other than previous tenders which 4he county court had rejected. The county court is making no move to collect the taxes against me national banks because nmder the federal court decision sucb a step would be useless. It was the threat of instituting suit which caused the state banks ot the county to pay rather than stand suit. All of the national banks ot the county have refused to pay the 1927 tax, and the 1928 tax. are that the United States Na tional bank paid the first half ot the 1927 tax. The aggregate which is charged up on the books against the national banks is $20,082.05. York county. South Carolina, Is planning a celebration on the ses nut-centennial of the battle ot icings mountain. i For Her Christmas. . . A Hamilton - Beach! ft VacMimm CleaneF A GIFT THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. I Come in and see the Ham-ilton-Beach in action it cleans clean and is easy to operate. . M A A Small Down Pay ment Balance Easy Terms WORLD'S TALLEST MAN Jim Tarva, said to be the world's tallest man, and Mrs. Tarva, on board thf S. S. Pennland just before sailing far i London, wbert tb former tvtil fill I a six weeks circus engagement, Tarva is t feet 4 Incbes tall, weights 460 pounds, wears size 15 shoes, size bat, and says be cannot find socks anywhere that will fit hint. VALSETZ Community Enjoys Annual Christmas Tree and Program . VALSETZ. Dec. 19. A Christ mas program was given In the Community hall Tuesday night. The hail was beautifully decor ated with wreaths, fir boughs and a lovely Christmas tree. The program was as follows: Song. "Santa's Coming." first and second grades; Song "Christmas Time Is Here." third and fourth grades. Playlet, "The Christmas Waif," with the following char acters: Grandma Anderson, Gert rude Elliott; Grandpa Anderson. Howard Ross; John Anderson, their son. Donald Mixer; Elizabeth Duncan, their daughter, Irene Halt; Mary. John's wife LaVelle fiosa: Paul, Ell-abet h'a 'husband, Owen McDonald: Grandchildren: Dorothy, Dorothy Wiggins: Bert. Robert Johnson, Margaret. Paul ine Elklns; Tommy. Joe McDon ald: Billy Boy. Ellis Longheed; Tim, a ralf,. Wayne Barnett; Vir gin 'Mary', Vera Massie; Joseph, MelviarRose; Voice, from' the Past. Joel Berreman. There, were 18 girls In the "Swing Bell Chorus;" six boy "shepherds;" four "angels;" eight "dream fairies" and 11 boys and girls "Carollers." After the program, which was greatly eajoyed by a large crowd, Henry Patton, playing Santa Claus. gave more than 290 chil dren box candy and oranges which we're furnished by the P. T. A. School closed for th holidays Wednesday, December It, and will reopen January 6. 1930. Seventeen practice and three I critic teachers left by train Thurs hflNE PROGRAM i KQfj.. 011(1(1 it Court BL i O X day morning for Oregon Normal school at Monmouth. NEW YORK, Dee. 19. (API- After playing a waiting game for the past three days, bears grew bold in today's stock market and launched a drive which depressed stocks generally to their levels ot Thanksgiving. The market continued to drift In purposeless manner until the last hour, when a wave ot llqulda- tlon depressed most shares from 1 to 11 points. Covering during the final dealings caused rallies ot a couple of points or so. The late activity boosted total sales up to 3,412,020 shares, compared to 2,284,859 yesterday. Announcement of a receivership for International combustion, while foreshadowed by various events during the past two months was an -adverse psychological fac tor, and aided the bear cause. The company's difficulties are directly attributable to the collapse of the stock market. Despite its valuable assets, it has been unable to launch financing to meet working capital requirements. Rumors of unsatisfactory holi day sales of radios and other lux ury products had- an unsettling effect upon radio and merchandis ing share's, although reports from New York department stores Indi cated that the volume of holiday trade still holds around the levels of last year at this time, and in some lines higher. HtUaaaSraiaa a . eaakri ) OA '40 I.4 0J 14 r4C 7 ft 4 VS' BEADS IKE DRIVE Oil STOCK MARKET 9 i. j J lib iiioori-DF PAIR jWYSTEHY Destination of Helen Wills After Marriage Re mains Secret BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 19. (AP) Helen Wills, world ten nis champion whose ability to con ceal -her emotions on the tennis court has earned her the sobriquet of "little poker face, has one se cret the world was anxious to know today and she was keeping a "poker face" on that In answer to all questions. The question was, where are Helen Wills,-whose wedding date was announced yesterday, and Frederick 8. Moody Jr., her bride groom to be, going to spend their honeymoon? Miss Wills was keeping that for her surprise to her many friends and well-wishers. Rumors that they would sail down the Mexican coast on a private yacht were de nied by Mrs. C. A. Wills, mother of the tennis champion. Mrs. Wills said the bride would not wear the conventional white at the ceremony which will take plaee Monday noon in the little St. Clement's Episcopal chapel in Claremont, Berkeley, further than that she would not declare her self, but Indicated her daughter would wear an afternoon drees. Immediately following the simple ceremony, attended only by Imme diate members of both families. the wedding party will attend a wedding breakfast at the Berkeley home of the bride's parents. The ceremony will bo performed by Kev. Ldndiey H. Miller. The couple applied for their marriage license yesterday in Oak land, wh Moody Is a broker. The California tennis Queen sign ed as Helen Newington Wills, age 24. Moody signed as Frederick Shandy Moody, age 28. A three day's wait Is necessary before thjj license can be issued. Meanwhile a relationship by mar riage between the bridegroom to be and President Herbert Hoover was disclosed, although this rela tionship was declared by Mrs. Frederick S. Moody Sr., to be so remote that there really is "no relationship at all Mrs. Moody Sr., when questrolPf' WASHINGTON, ed, explained that Frederick S. Moody Sr., is a brother of Mrs. Douglas S. Watson of San Fran cisco. Mrs. Watson's daughter, the niece of Moody Sr., and the cousin ot Miss Wills' future husband, 13 the wife of Herbert Hoover Jr., now figure it out. IS With a four-year old chtld and the mother. In a Salem family, ill of diphtheria, Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county health officer, is Issuing warning that pre-school children who have not yet been given toxin-antitoxin treatments should be brought to the health center immediately for that pur pose. While there is no cause for alarm over the present cases, this Is the time of year when diph theria Is prevalent, and small children, especially, should be immunized against It, the health officer states. Dr. Douglas has not yet discov ered source of the present cases, but all members of the family. In cluding three school children, are under quarantine. The father had the disease two years ago. Four cases ot diphtheria have Lbeen reported In Marlon countv since Tnanksgiving, one patient oeing a visitor and tne other a school girl who lives in the Salem Heights district. Both these have been released from quarantine,.' More than 3.000 men are build ing the dam for a power plant near uagneu, mo. a lake 125 miles long is to be created. Ill S5LE0 n t in THE SUCCESSFUL Pretty stockings are always an acceptable gift to a woman it is Hardly pos sible to have too many. A gift of stockings may be practical or frivolous or both, making a perfect Christmas present. 1 Has mother suggested what she would like for Christmas?. 2 Do you know that your wife would adore an intimate gift besides her important present?, 3 Do you know what your secretary really wants you to give her?. 4 Have. you decided what to give the "girl friend"? 5 Do you know that the school girl or debutante considers a thrilling gifti PRICE'S HOSIERY DEPARTMENT has the answers to these and other gift suggestions. $2.00 the pair, 3 pair $5.50 Packed in Attractive Gift Boxes. Friendly Understanding Is Reached With Japanese by United States Diplomats (AP) -A common Japanese- American objective to halt com petition in naval building was said by Secretary Stimson tonight to have been revealed during the conversations between the Japa nese delegates to the London na val parley and United States of ficials. Simultaneously, Stimson issued a formal statement defending the conduct of the American-Japanese conversations and censuring the Washington Post for an editorial characterized by the secretary as having "the deliberate Intention to discredit our government be fore the Japanese delegation." A similar statement was issued by Secretary of the Navy Depart ment Adams. A final Joint statement by Rel Jlro. Wakatsukl, chief Japanese delegate, and Stimson, concerning an hour and a halt meeting at the state department this morning, was Issued shortly before the far eastern mission left for New York. The joint statement: "The discussion, like that at Woodley (Secretary Stimson's home where the first meeting oc curred), was concerned with the general philosophy underlying naval agreements and the oppor tunities of the coming conference. It took up the good results be tween the United States and Japan of the Washington confer ence and the possibilities ot con tinuing and Increasing these re sults. "The agreement in the objec tives of both countries was estab lished. Then In a very frank and friendly way each delegation pre sented the, broad outlines of Its position. 'This discussion did not go into details or figures, which the province of the conference (London naval) and should be done there where all the partici CHRISTMAS GIFT a pair ot ROLLINS TV UN S T O "P HOSiEPar pating nations will be rep resented." Later the secretary of state was asked to explain the sentence that "the agreement in the ob jectives of both countries was es tablished' he said: "We found that both countries had the same general objectives in mind, namely to establish last ing good will through the cessa tion of competition in their naval armaments." Stimson also said in' a third statement that he had "enjoyed" the meetings with the Japanese and jrai "looking forward to working with them in London." The Washington Post editorial had commented unfavorably upon the fact that Secretary Adams had been omitted from the conference with the Japanese, and urged that It was "highly advisable" that the navy secretary should have been present at today's final meeting between the Japanese delegates and American officials. IS TEXAS CHIEF AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 19. (AP) Governor Dan Moody, in a tel egram today to Secretary of State Stimson. expressed the hope that the general government at Wash ington, "has a policy with refer ence to foreign relations that will not permit the Mexican govern ment t o profess friendliness to ward the United States and at tne same time offer the affront of closing the door at one of the principal ports between the two nations." 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