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Section Two
Pages 1 to 6
.FOUNDED 1851
EIGHTY -SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December 4, 1932
No. 216
,F
ILL DOMINATE
IT
Congress to Open Monday;
House Faces Repeal at
Initial Session
Senate Will 'jog Along for
Few Days; Philippine
Bill to Come up
By FRANCES M. STEPHENSON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (AP)
Prohibition and farm relief
dominated busy conferences on
Capitol Hill today in preparation
for the opening Monday of the
final session of the election-riddled
seventy-second congress.
Ready to take full command
of the government March 4, the
democrats in both house and
senate assumed leadership. They
pointed to the prohibition and
agricultural problems with a
view to disposing of these, as
well as balancing the budget, to
make unnecessary a special ses
sion next spring.
In an unprecedented move.
Speaker Garner will go beyond
the usual opening formalities
Monday and smash head-on into
the Issue of repeal of the eigh
teenth amendment with a vote
scheduled before the day ends.
Senate to Await
Action by House
The senate also is confronted
forthwith by the repeal question
but leaders tentatively agreed to
day to refer the problem to -the
judiciary committee pending ac
tion by the house. 1
Emissaries from President
elect Roosevelt have brought
plans for a tax on legalized' beer
and for farm relief for enactment
at the dying short session of
the Hoover administration ana
both of these problems will be
tackled by the democratic house
first.
President Hoover went ahead
today on his own course and
Ideas for the short session in
rounding out his annual message
and the special budget message
which will be presented probably
on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ileer Has no Part
In Hoover's Plans
Beer has no part in Mr. Hoov
er's plans for raising revenue to
wipe out the new deficit piling
up at the treasury. Instead, he is
expected to urge a moderate man
ufacturers' sales tax.
The House ways and means
commttee will open hearings next
veek on legislation to legalize
beer with a view to tapping this
source of revenue.
The senate will Jog along early
ti the week on largely routine
business. On Thursday the bill
lor Philippine independence, al
ready passed by the house, is the
special order. Several days of
debate are in prospect, with pass
age probable.
HE S1FEMDS
Heavy safeguards against re
petition of the incendiary fires
which occurred here Friday morn
lig were being maintained last
Bignt. All city firemen were
placed on 24-hour duty, watch
men at industrial plants were in
creased and five Southern Pacific
railway special agents arrived
here, it was understood. The rail
way officers were believed sent
to protect the Southern Pacific's
warehouses here and at Indepen
dence.
While firemen and police were
not inclined to believe the arson
ist, if such it was that started the
fires, would strike here again
aoon. they were prepared to act
Quickly in case of emergency.
Generally It was thought the fire
"bug ' would move on south.
Last lines of hose were with
drawn from the Producers Coop
erative Canning company ruins
late yesterday. Firemen said
round 4000 feet of hose was in
use at the height of the fires Fri
day morning. The department had
bout 3000 feet In reserve in the
towers. at Central and East sta
tions.
Ford Goes Home
After Operation
DETROIT, Dec. S(AP)
Henry Ford, who underwent an
operation for strangulated her
nia and removal of the appendix
a week ago, was removed to his
Dearborn home from Henry Ford
hospital tonight. Mr. Ford left
the hospital after about halt
the usual time for patients In
similar cases.
Coif Ball Might
Add to Pleasure
t
HEALDTON, Okla., Dec S
(AP) Av P. Baiter's Job Is
wnlktng 240 miles of It a week.
lie's a pipeline walker between
Roosevelt and Healdton. He ar
rives hers each Sunday, rides a
bus back to Roosevelt, rests a
cav and then starts oft on. his
ID
SESSION
HI
week's "stroll."
Credited With v
Unique Rescue
The hero of a Uirilling lifesaving
feat at Hoover dam, Oliver
Cowan, construction worker, Is
shown in Los Angeles on the
first lap of his Journey to Wash
ington to receive the Carnegie
medal for his act. While sus
pended from a 600-foot cliff.
Cowan grabbed the body of
E. E. Rutledge, an inspector, as
it hurtled by him after falling
from the top. Although the
safety belt he wore was made
to support only bis own weight,
iC held and both were rescued.
S
Contracts
Totaling Above
$38,000,000 on Coast
Shown in Report
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.
(AP) The far west heard en
couraging news today from the
grinding gears of the construction
industry. New contracts were
awarded at accelerated speed dur
ing November, the total exceeding
$38,000,000.
The Increasing velocity of this
assault on the depression Is
shown by comparison of the last
two months' contract figures. No
vember's total awards were more
than four times the October ag
gregate of $9,018,000. and nearly
four times the September Bum of
around 110,000,000.
These figures, compiled by A,
G. Darwin, managing editor of
Western Construction News and
Highways Builder, shower an ag
gregate of contracts awarded in
the last three months, of $58,'
7,000. Most of this work is under
way, though some of It, particu
larly Golden Gate bridge con
tracts, remain to be started. Work
on the bridge will begin about
mid-December.
In addition to these contracts
already awarded there is $8,754,
000 worth of work on which bids
have been received, the $19,250,-
000 on which bids have been call
ed, and the $126,000,000 con t em
plated on major projects so the
11 western states faced the cheer
ing outlook for a total of more
than $212,000,000 expenditures
on construction.
In the bids received one for
$274,550 for the Umpqua river
jetty in Oregon is Included. In
eluded in the bids that have been
called for is $550,000 for repairs
on the Jetty at North Yaaulna
bay, Oregon.
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OREGON CITY TO VOTE
.OREGON CITY, Ore., Dec. 3
(AP) Oregon City voters will go
to the polls Monday to decide
whether or not the managerial
form of government now in Its
eighth year shall be revised and
the financial program changed.
Initiative petitions have been
filed to put before the voters two
charter amendments, one to con
solidate the offices of eity man
ager and engineer, eliminating
the latter, and the other to
change the term of offices from
six to two years. This action
would result in ending the 'terms
of Mayor O. A. Pace and Commis
sioners C. H. Caufield and L. O.
Harding If the measures are fa
vored by voters.
INJURY IS SERIOUS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 3
( AP) A holdup man was in a
hospital here tonight with a ser
ious head injury as a result of an
attempt to rob several customers
in a soft drink parlor today.
Walking Into the parlor, the
man who said he was James
Blythe and had recently arrived
here from California, produced an
automatic pistol and ordered the
patrons to line up.. A passerby
saw his action and called Patrol
man Spaugh, who walked Into the
store and shoved his gun Into
CONSTRUCTION
IBlythe'i back.
THREAT HURLED
Br LEADERS Of1
"Forcible .Action" Will be
Used if Necessary Says
Herbert Benjamin
Police Ready, Troops Will
Back Them up; Veterans
And Klan may Help
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. (AP)
A national capital fully prepar
ed for all emergencies listened In
tense silence tonight to a threat
of "forcible action" voiced by
leaders of demonstrators ap
proaching the city.
Herbert Benjamin, one of the
sponsors of the march, said such
a course would be followed, if nec
essary, to overcame superior po
lice force.
Orders went out to 350 firemen
to take a temporary police oath
tomorrow. Thus the strength of
the police force will be raised to
about 1750 by the time the first
contingents of marching demon
strators reach the District of Col
umbia line.
Back of this force are some 10,-
000 federal troops, national
guardsmen and marines and sail
ors subject to momentary call in
nearby posts.
Army Officers on
Watch for Trouble
The army general staff had of
ficers on duty today receiving po
lice and governmental agency re
ports of the clashes In other cities
between the marchers and author
ities. Across the Potomac river In Vir
ginia, a Ku Klux Klan unit was
ready to help the police. Its lead
er said the unit would swing into
action if there were any disorders.
Several American Legion posts
have informally offered to assist
the police.
Benjamin's reply to these offers
was the marchers ' can handle
them quite well."
To assist Benjamin with his
problem of finding lodging for the
marchers, three of the delegation
of nine women who came from
New York yesterday to seek fed
eral aid for the demonstrators,
stayed In the city. The others re
turned to New York after they
had been refused an audience with
President Hoover. Those who re
mained were Mrs. Polly Chase
Boyden, Mrs. Belle Taub and Miss
Sylvia Feuingston. all of New
York.
DECIDE IS III
CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 3 (AP)
Thirty-five persons who ought
to know have decided this Isn't, a
hymn writing age.
As representatives of three
Methodist demonlnations the 35
have spent the last four years de
ciding the songs some 16,000,000
Methodists will sing after 1934,
when a revised Methodist hymnal
will be Issued.
They found, regretfully, ac
cording to Dr. John W. Langdale
of New York, chairman of the edi
torial committee of the revision
commission that modern song
writers don't produce effective
hymns. Hundreds of budding com
posers submitted their works, but
very few were considered worthy
of a place in the new hymnal.
As to what songs the commis
sion selected, -there was not a
word except that the old favorites
would predominate.
CAPITAL
MARCH
Mime
Manager Plan On Trial
Bandit Kicked, Caught
School Budget Defeated
News Case is Concluded
The gunman reached for the
officer's weapon and In the ensu
ing straggle his gun was dis
charged and be was kicked in the
head when others rushed to the
aid of Spaugh.
Hospital attendants said the
condition of the injured man was
"fair", late today.
Information gleaned as a result
of the affray caused police to ar
rest Edwin A. Ware, 37, whom
they said was Blythe's partner.
KLAMATH VOTES "NO"
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec.
3 (AP) The budget for the
elementary schools of this eity
was defeated by a vote of .the tax
payers here tonight. Almost 100
more votes were cast against the
budget than were cast favoring it.
The reverse marked the first
time in the history of Klamath
Falls that taxpayers took this ac
tion. EMPLOYES ARE PAID
MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 3 (AP)
Settlement out of court, by
stipulation of the receivership pe
tition of H. T. Hubbard, and three
other former employees, against
the Medford News, morning paper
was announced in circuit court!
today.
Attorneys announced that the
four creditor-employees "received
a goodly portion of wages due."
Soon to Invade
American Films
V ST VH
7
Having won renown In her own
country. Miss Vera Kngels,
noted German film and stage
beauty, is now desirous of add
ing Hollywood fame to her oth
er laurels. She Ls shown arriv
ing at New York on the g. S.
Bremen. She is a brunette with
blue eyes.
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Independence Girls Place
First in Song Contest;
200 Attend Sessions
Approximately 200 young wom
en, high school deans, principals
and superintendents were in Sa
lem yesterday to attend the an
nual Girls league conference held
here. Cities from over the north
ern section of the state were
among those represented.
The morning activities took
place at the Salem high school
building, with Fred Wolf, princi
pal,' giving the address of wel
come. Dean Jamieson of Oregon
State college spoke on "Notes on
the Scale," discussing the rela
tionship between the dean and the
girls In high school.
Delegates met at the Masonic
temple for luncheon at 12 o'clock,
with decorations and program fol
lowing the Christmas "holly tree"
idea. Those responding to toasts
were Louise Latham of Sllverton,
Constance Humphrey, conference
president; Gwen Gallaher, presi
dent of Salem Girls league, and
Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of
women at the University of Ore
gon. Recognition ceremonial serv
ice was held by girls from Frank
lin high of Portland.
Following the luncheon the
girls met together for a general
discussion while Superintendent
Robert Goets of 8ilverton address
ed the deans In a group.
In song contest held follow
ing the discussion, the girls from
Independence placed first, Oregon
City second and Corvallis third.
The business meeting to elect
officers which was to conclude the
day's program was postponed un
til the spring conference.
Policeman Says
Medicine Cause
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Uf HlS COll3DS6
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 3
(AP) C. E. Mueller, special po
liceman, has been suspenaeo un
til investigation of his claim that
medicine given him by a. druggist
to ease pain had caused an ar
rest, early Friday, on a eharge
of being drunk.
Mueller, supposed to have been
on duty, was alleged to have been
found on the floor of a restaurant
kitchen by members of the reg
ular force.
Von Schleicher
BERLIN, Dec. 3 (AP) Gen
eral Kurt Von Schleieher suc
ceeded today In drawing up a vir
tually complete cabinet list and
President Von Hlndenburg affix
ed bis signature to the general's
i appointment an chancellor of the
Reich.
The president approved a min
istry in which the portfolios of
; agriculture, and economics were,
tor the time being, left blank.
New Party Plan
Is Taking Shape
NEW YORK. Dec. 3 (AP)-
A national Joint conference of all
interested groups will be held ear
ly next year to form a 'united
new party", it was announced to
night by Howard Y. Williams, na
tional director of the league for
independent Dolitlcal action.
Dr. John Dewey, liberal leader
and Columbia professor, beads
the league.
GIRLS
FINISH n
CITY'S BUDGET
TOPIC. MONDAY
T
Taxpayers to eye Proposed
Expenditures; Lively
Session Forecast
Municipal Dock, Committee
On Committees Other
Items on Docket
Taxpayers, the municipal dock
bill and the annual contest over
election of the committee on com
mittees will face city aldermen at
the council meeting in the city hall
tomorrow night. The taxpayers at
the annual meeting to investigate
the proposed budget. usually pro
vide colorful variations to council
sessions and the dock measure al
ready has been the cause of heat
ed discussions.
Offered the taxpayers is a 1933
city budget reduced 3.2 per cent
over that for 1932. The total city
levy to be asked is $363,710.38,
or $11,123.03 under the 1932 tax.
Of the total tax planned, $176,
972.83 will be for funds voted by
the people in charter amendments,
$16,000 estimated miscellaneous
Income, and $182,393.89. the tax
levy under the 6 per cent limita
tion. Failure of the proposal to re
turn to the mayor the power to
appoint committees leaves the
council again virtually In complete
control of city activities and the
mayor still without any consider
able say in the government since
the council committees direct the
activities of the various city de
partments. This power was appro
priated by the council during the
term of T. A. Llvealey as mayor
and twice since has been subject
of restoration moves on the part
of certain aldermen.
Amended Municipal
Dock BUI Coming Up
The municipal dock bill, which
would enable the city to deed over
certain waterfront property to a
non-profit terminal corporation In
order to obtain a 25-year loan
from the Reconstruction Finance
corporation, was re-referred to
the utilities committee for re
drafting at the last council ses
sion. Aldermen objected to the
fact that the initial draft of the
bill did not provide that the prop
erty should revert to the city.
The Investigation of the police
department, incited by charges
made verbally by J. D. Hartwell
at the last meeting, may get un
der way after tomorrow night,
when H. H. Vandevort says he
will submit his resignation as
chairman of the committee be
cause he is an uncle of Officer
Frank Wlnslow. Charges were in
ferred against Winslow.
BE EYED TUESDAY
Meeting at the unusual hour
of t p.m., Salem school directors
Tuesday will give the district's
tapayers their annual opportun
ity to scan the new budget and
voice approval or disapproval of
its nroposals. The directors, de
spite large cuts in teachers' sal
aries and other Items, will show
a tax reduction of only $4515.43.
because county and state rev
enues are falling.
The Hem of supervisors salar
ies, which created a furore at the
i taxpayers session last year, is
absent from the 1932-33 bud-
I get. The Instructors rated as su-
taxpayers' session last year, is
Ipervisors are now handling more
classes and devoting leas school
time to supervisory work, Sup
erintendent George Hug has
pointed out.
The budget calls for a district
levy of $195,184.57 under the
six per cent limitation and $56,-
000 for redemption and Interest
on bonds. The largest single Item
in the budget ls for Instruction,
$243,125, a reduction of $31,
500 over the year 1931-32.
Ku MDin
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 4
(AP) A fire, starting shortly
after midnight, was gatting a
three story building occupied
by the B. E. Davis Electric Co.
here.
Practically all of the down
town fire apparatus had been
called to the scene of the blame
bat it was apparent that flames
would sweep the entire struc
ture before firemen could get
the fire ander control.
Flames and dense smoke at
tracted a large crowd of late
theatre goers to the blase.
' The electric company deals in
machinery soch . as pumps.
hoists and motors and damage
Is expected to be heavy.
MAYOR REELECTED
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dee. I
(AP) J. P. Kigglns, present
mayor of Vancouver, was assured
ot reelection to the office here to
night. Mayor Kiggins recelred a
total of 20 7 S rotes against 1805
polled by bis oppenent, F. P. Car
son. ?
COUNCIL IE
SCHOOL BUDGET 10
State Property Tax of $170,000
In This County Spoils
Reductions; Sales Tax Big Issue
Battle Over
Of Relief Impending
Up-State Counties Reveal Sentiment for Sales
Levy, Retailers Bitter Opponents; Other
Political Developments are Seen
By SHELDON F. SACKETT
OREGON'S budget and tax dilemma remain paramount in
state political interest as December speeds on and legis
lature time approaches.
Conflicting views on the proposed tax are appearing
among legislators and In tax groups throughout the state.
Anti-sales tax thinkers center their argument on the trite
statement that the way to avoid O
taxes is to cut down expenses; re-
duce the state budget and have no
sales and no property tax, they
contend.
On the other hand, sentiment ls
arising In counties In eastern Ore
gon and others similarly situated,
holding that a sales tax ls the only
alternative from virtual Insolv
ency of these districts. A three to
four-mill property tax levied for
1933 for state purposes and pay
able in cash will Just about com
plete breakdown of the financial
structures of these counties, claim
these pre-sales tax groups. Frank
J. Lonergan, speaker of the 1931,
house, is definitely committed to
a sales tax and ls using his sledge
hammer speaking ability to ad
drees Portland clubs, explaining
the necessity of the levy.
Constitution Makes
Land Levy Necessary
What most tax groups fall to
understand is the constitutional
necessity ot levying a tax next
year to cover the state deficit es
timated at $3,800,000 as of De
cember 31, 1932. Even If the state
could run Its business entirely on
miscellaneous income the next
year, the state tax commission ls
constitution and code bound to
levy for the deficit. Furthermore
the state must provide for expend
itures over which the legislature
has no control; chief among such
expenses is the annual mlllage
outlay for state higher education.
This was voted a decade ago Dy
the people; the legislature and the
tax commission have notnmg to
do with the millage and cannot
reason wny; an euner can ao w
to dig up the money.
Retail merchants in the state
are organinng 10 ngni me iax
which if raised, will probably
come up in a special session called
Immediately after New Year's, a
session to blend into the regular
1933 session which opens January
.
If this session ls not called,
the sales tax will drag along, it
will probably be referended If
passed through the legislature and
by the time an election can be
held, the property tax which sure
ly must be levied this December,
will be operative and financial
disturbances in a doxen counties
in Oregon will be marked.
However the retail merchants
will be powerful In their appeal:
they will claim the tax will dimin
ish margins already too low ana
also will be passed along to the
consumer, now unable to provide
sufficient buying power for ordi
nary needs. A federal sales tax
also Impends and will be used as
a counteracting force to a state
sales levy.
Holman Becoming
Notably Independent
Rufus C. Holman, state treas
urer, gave clear indication mis
week that the "mandate of the
people given him November 8 en
titles him to go berserk at times
with Governor Meier. Holman has
always been an Individualist, con
vinced that he alone among thou
sands of office-holders and seek
ers represents The People. He may
be expected more and more to as
sert his political Independence and
to fuss and fume In affairs of the
state. As long as the existing
Meler-Hoss tleun continues. Hoi
man as a lone wolf on the board
of control is checkmated; It ei
ther the governor or Hoss votes
with him, certain political execu
tlons are certain.
Holman ls bent on Einzig's bald
scalp. He has not forgotten the
Insult to "American womanhood."
Nor does Holman like Charles
Pray, state superintendent of po
lice, who has refused consistently
to make political appointments In
that department. Holman's wrath
ls also rising against Utilities
Commissioner Thomas.
In the Holman clique Is Judge
L. H. McMahan who continues to
grind out political .. propaganda
and answers charges against his
own failure to cut salary by a cry
ot wolf and graft. With the Hol
man lineup will probably go Sen
ator Burke of Yamhill county:
like the treasurer an ardent advo
cate of public ownership of power.
Senator Charles K. Spauldlng ana
McMahan (have always trained to
gether: the former will be a nu
cleus for Holman's wing of state-
house politics expressed Jn the
senate. I
There has been renewed talk
that the office of budget director
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Method
M Mill TAKES PAY
.TO
Tenders $25 Check, County
Relief Fund After tax
Payers Investigate
Judge L. H. McMahan climbed
aboard the salary reduction wag
on yesterday and tendered a $25
check to the county relief fund
the first donation to that charily
he has made. McMahan said he
would give a similar amount this
month to the Linn County relief
fund. He Indicated that the con
tributions would be made month
ly.
Heretofore McMahan has re
turned none of his $500 a month
salary to the state nor to the coun
ty. Last winter, when all other
county employes donated a day's
salary a month to relief work, Mc
Mahan gave nothing.
McMahan's action followed a
probing of his position by the
Marion County Tax Equalization
and Reduction league. He told
that body flatly that he would
return nothing to the state treas
ury to use in "further graft." He
did indicate he was not adverse
to giving something to the coun
ty. Earlier this falV the majority of
county employes agreed to give
one day's salary a month to the
county relief fund. Much of this
money is going to aid Community
Service in its work here.
The majority of circuit judges
in Oregon began a 10 per cent re
bate of salaries as of July, 1. 1932,
In response to Governor Meier's
request. McMahan's action yester
day makes -him the 27th out of
28 judges in the state to make
voluntary adjustments in
their
salaries.
Al J. Rousseau
Dies Suddenly
At La Grande
Al J. Rousseau, proprietor of
Al's Super Service station. Church
and Center streets here, died last
night suddenly at LaGrande after
ending his day's work, according
to word received by Salem
friends. Details were meagre.
When the new motor vehicle
operators' licensing law went into
effect over a year ago, Rousseau
became examiner throughout east
ern Oregon. He had been working
at this Job ever since.
He Is known to be survived by
a daugnter at Eugene ana a
niece. Mrs. Ben Flaxel of North
Bend.
Delinquent
Up; Total
The amount of delinquent taxes 1
keeps piling up, according to stu- i
dies completed by the state tax
commission for the information
of the legislature. It amounted on
November 15th to $34,205,388.
which la equivalent almost to the
total taxes assessed last year on
local property exclusive of util
ities. The delinquencies by years
of the- rolls are:
Prior to 1929 $4,297,920.
1929 4,055,507.
1930 , 9.975.000.
19S1 15,889.911.
Marion county's delinquency ls
only 4.1 percent on the 1929 roll,
18.4 on the 1930 roll and the
suamary' shows no report from
this county on the 1931 roll. Of
the counties listed Multnomah
appears to have the lowest record
with 29 percent on the 1931 rolL
The highest is Curry county with
78.8 percent of the 1931 roll un
collected. Other "high" counties
are Grant, 70 percent, Wheeler,
I7.S percent: Coos, 3.2 percent.
. Eastern Oregon as a whole has
a far greater delinquency than
westers Oregon, except some of
the coast counties, practically, all
of eastern Oregon having a de
CIBITT
Expected
ED
TO PLAGE ITE1
IN ITS BUDGET
Estimated $250,000 Saving
Mostly Wiped out When
Bad News Arrives
Officials Work on County's
Figures for 1933 Levy;
Aides not Chosen
Although the Marion county
court, Bitting prior to the budget
committee meeting next Wednes
day morning, has already pared
a rough 1250.000 from the 1933
budget, the actual reduction may
amount to only a few thous
and dollars.
This became apparent yester
day morning when the state tax
commission Informed thf county
court that an estimated $170,000
must be included in the Mar
ion county budget for state tax.
This, though it must be provid
ed for In the budget, may never
be collected, is a safety for the
state budget, in case the pro
posed sales tax falls to materi
alize and state property tax is
again resorted to to balance the
budget.
The "county court's efforts to
trim the budget to permit a
sizeable reduction to the tax
payers meets a stone wall in the
$170,000 added state tax, and.
members of the court and the
county clerk and the clerk's chief
deputy were plainly discouraged
when they finished a long day's
work yesterday
Diacoa raged Dae to
New Development
"We try our best to shave to
the limit; but what can we do
against this state tax . . . the
huge cut we have made in the
county road costs in effect dwin
dles to $34,350 in the face of
the $170,000 addition to the bud
get," County Judge J. C. Sieg
mund said in voicing the feelings
of the group. -
The county court, working pri
or to the first session on Wed
nesday, December 7 at 10 a.ro.,
of the budget committee, bad
yesterday sliced a total of $204.-
350 from the road Tunas, in
cluding $75,000 from county
roads, bridges and ferries; $35,-
000 from market roads; and
$94,350 from market road bonds
and interest redemption.
The court has not yet named
the three citizens who will sit
with it in the final shaping of
the budget beginning Wednes
day. The final hearing on the
budget will probably come
De-
cember 29 or 30, depending
un-
on how soon the committee
ishes its work.
School Funds Show
Probable Decrease
Other reductions which
fin-
the
court was able to Indicate
yes-
terdav Include a drop of $19,209
in the high school fund; drop of
$7000 In the elementary fundj
cut of $5195 from registration
and election costs; and decrease
of about 10.5 per cent in the of
fice of county assessor.
All departments will undergo
some reduction in the end, al
though so far the actual figures
are not known, as some Items
have been sliced and some hare
necessarily been Increased slight
ly. Taxes Piling
is $34,205,388
linquency exceeding 50 percent or
hovering around that figure. The
eastern Oregon counties-above 50
percent are: Crook 5 I.e. Gilliam
51.1, Grant 70. Harney 6.f. Jer-
ferson 50.9, Malheur 51.0. Sher
man 53.7 and Wheeler 7.8.
Those lust under 80 percent
are: Baker 47.01, Deschutes 40.9,
are: Baker 47.0, Deschutes 40.9,
Hood River 47.4, Lake 40.1. Mor
row 49.L Union 47, Wasco 43.4
and Klamath showing the best of
any of the eastern Oregon coun
COURT
ties with a delinquency or oniy
33.
Ot the counties west ot the
mountains, only two show higher
than 50, Coos with C3.S and Cur
ry with 78.8, while the majority
ran along about 30 to SS percent
with Multnomah lowest at 89.
In one of the eastern Oregon '
counties, of the 81 percent col
lected. 4 was paid by the rail
roads and utilities, shoring that
only six percent ot the ordinary
property owners: have been able
to meet their taxes In that coun
ly. Similar conditions obtained in ;
all of the other counties and had :
the railroads and electric utilities
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