PXOE EIGHT
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Old letters of special interest r
Personal Documents
Keepsakes v'
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RESTORATION OF STORM BUFFETED SENIORS TOIL FOR ;
! AUTO LEVY URGED jSHIPS- RIDE OUT SF1ft
! FOR TAX SLASHING NEPTUNE'S WRATH! c kK 10
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AVASIIINC TON , v) nil 3 -(Pf--The
SL'KO.GfMUPOO Ui redlimlon
voted by the hoUe mitsl be paieo
down to i ooo.oii f nnd if r-
haps to 1 1 S J.'Mtu.uoO, Secretary
Aldlon told the senate finance
eommitte today in reporting on
tin outlook for tlu treasury for
tin- iii'xt year.
This is even less than the treas
ury secretary proposed to the
house lust fa 11, and is necessary,
! explained, because of Increased
govern menu expenditures rather
ilian ilin tu any drop in revenues,
which ill o expected to fiiiil lust
year's, on the basin tif first re
turns. The f irst ail ministration
proposal was for i $ A 5,000,000
rut,
To attain the jaoo.000.000
limitation, .Mr. Mellon suggested
to the committee that the present
automobile tax of ;; per cent
which was repealed i,y the house,
he restored to t he hill, savin
JtWi.OOO.Oou, und that the exuding
I Vi per cent corporation levy be
reduced only to 1 j jier cent rather
than to 1 1 ' per cent, as voted
by the house.
The coniniittee began work to
day on t he hou.se hill paused he
fore 'hristmns, after- waiting; for
t he March 1 returns,
The fiecrntary proposed t li h
program:
Downward revision of surtax
nileH applying on Incomes he -i
ween $M.ooo and $7.r.0D0 loss
in revenue $r(n. 000,000.
Reduction of corporation tax
from I ;i to 1 2 per cent Ioks
$k':i,ooo.ooo.
Itepeal o federal estuto tax
loss, first year. $7,000,000.
Kxemptlon of income derived
from American Hanker' accept
ances held hy foreign central
bankH of istiue lus sncgllgihlc.
Jli) ulso accepted the. following
house provisions.
Increase from $li)00 to $:)0oo
the exemptions alolwed corpora
tions with incomes tin in excess
of $25,0110 loss - $ I 2,000,000.
JiicreuKo fropi 7 r . eenls to $1
exemptions on admission tax
lofn $K, ooo. ooo.
Repeal of lax "it cereal bever
agesloss $1 sr., 000.
Iteduction in tux on wines loss
fetcio.oou.
ThiH program would result in
a total cut of 1:101,1 if., Ooo.
Mellon cxtiuMitcd t h e surplus
for this fiscal year, ending- June
3 0. at $ ion. ooo. noo and for nevt
year $2 1 L'.ooo.noo us com pa red
w i th cMihiiaies of $4.'4.0oo,ooo
a ii il f 74.000.000, ri'N)n-ctively,
made JjiHt Oi -toher. Op tile hunis
of the loiter estimates, the tax
cut of jr.. 00 o.ooo wiih n recom
mended trt (he liouse last Tall.
In urging rent oral Ion of the
present a n t onto lii le levy of ;i per
cent. Mr. Mellon deduced the
"inslMient demand for repeal of
this tu x does not como from the
a ut omo Idle purcha.stOH, hut from
the manufacturers' ami dealers,
who have organized an intensive
propaganda and of necessity iln
tint loid; al our tax prohleni lis
a whole, ut concentrate their at
tention on the one tax vhi Ji
Ihey helievi- aTfects the! r own
Interests."
1
I'dliTUMi, ore., Apr. 3. lP)
Four Of; the vessels which were
in distiein in id severe storm off
the coast yesterday were account
ed for early today in icportu that
indicated their safety.
The K. V, l muse, four-masted
schooner, 113 days out of Adelaide.
' Australia, which had been t-hort !
(if proisioiis. turned up this morn-j
iiiK off the ( 'o I u m Ida river IiKht- '
ship after running out of the Hturnij
( while the coast jiuard cutter Hno-1
nonusn was seaif-nini; ior tier.
The tuj; a n ow Xo. 3 put out
' from Astoria to supply provislonH
and tow the vessel into the Co-
liimhia river.
The Kinent II. Meyer, which
, xpruiiK a leikk in the heavy weath
er late yesterday while jiroceediiiK
south from 'irays 1 larhor with
. lumber, i-anie iui othe ('oltliubia j
liver at Asttuia late List nllit. ;
Tin- steamer Jane Net t let on,
which was Jn trouble off rap.-i
- lilanco yesterday. a,cordliiK 'oi
wireless advices was proceedinif on'
1 her course, having rightvd herself.
The tanker Kewanee, whieli stood'
by all day, sent u radio message j
about midnight, saying she was 1
. proceeding and that the Jane Net-i
i tletrm could take care of herselC j
! I 'oast guard stations along the
, coast hail men out pntrolllng the I
beaches today on a lookout for the'.
j Sluslaw tower lifeboat which went
; out to wa yentenlay near Hecet
'head with five men and being un
. able to cross over the bar.
Moderating weather conditions
i were expected to help tile coast
guardsmen ride out the storm.
The report from North Head this
; morning showed a 3-mlle north
j west wind, with sea choppy. The
weather bureau said the peak of
the storm was over. The cutter
I Haida arrived off J'ort Angeles.!
Wash., this morning with tho,
; storm-batter six-masted schooner!
Helen li. Sterling, which was taken1
in tow at Jleceta Mend, on the Ore-;
gnu coast, Sunday. 1
WILKINS TFTRY I
ARCTIC FLIGHT;
SAN I'liANCISt'o, April 3. fP j
The San I 'r.tneisco Kxamhicr an
nounced !;ile last night that the
pi, pcr's slim t wave radio station
had received a message from ap-
lain (Jeorge . U'ilklns. Arctic ex- (
plnrer, saying he liilemled to hop ;
nil' from point Harrow, Alaska. In ,
an effort to Hy to Spii.bergcn,
next Thursday. April ii. i
Tile ini'SSilge received by Station '
liAUl) said Moil Wilklns and his ,
pilot were well despite very cold ,
we;H her nt Point I tu i-row. i
With only a week left for prepa- i
ration, the cast of IUkIi hi-IiooI ,
idayei's In "The Patsy," senior play;
and only dramatic production to
be put on by the school this year,
are concentrating all their efforts
on rehearsals, according to Mrs.
Justin Smith, dramatic coach.
The play, whith is to be pre
sented, in the ( 'raterlan theater,
April la, is a farce comedy from
th" pen of Hairy Connors, popular
modern playwright, who is rcspon-,
sible for several of the late Itioad
way nils. The plot is one of ex
treme find laughabllf situations, re-,
volving around the fate of "The ,
Patsy." an ugly duckling of a mid-,
die -class family who, through her'
discovery of a n d eonceiv rated '
sunly upon a book entitled "Wise,
and Witty Sayings for All Oeea-,
sions," is able to command the at
tention not only of her family.
but of all those with whom she
fomes in contact.
"The Patsy' is played hy Jane
Dixon. other, characters In the
jj lit y include A in by Frederick, who
plays the part of Mr. Harrington;
Ali- e lioberts. who plays Airs. Har
rington: Cainllle Clemenson. Mis
C, race I larriimton: Stanford Hl
den. Tony A n d e rso n: Hubert
Stoltze. Hilly Caldwvll: Anita Mulir.
Sadie Huchannon: t'eorge Silli
nian, Mr. O'Flaherty.
VASJHXCTON, Apr, 3. W1)
Secret. i ry .Mellon furuscea no ma
terial change in busiejmn condi
tions during the balance- of the '
calendar yearfrom those which'
have prevailed Uurint: the last two;
years.
His views were Inclosed in a pre
pared statement fan tax reduction
submitted today to the senate fi
nance committee in which he pre
dicted little difference in income
tux receipts for next year.
"It would take a mighty wis?
man," .Mr. Mellon said, "to prnph-
esy the course of business during
the next months. Then Is nothings
to indicate that business conditions
will differ materially during the
balance of the calendar year from 1
those which have prevailed during!
the lust 4 months."
PA II IS, A pp. 3. W) KrnoMt
Strieker of Dayton,- Wis.,1 a for
mer American soldier, committed'
suicide in the American military
semefery nt lielleau wood.
fine as M&mf can
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 3-
F. J. Hagensbarth has been
made defendant here in u breach
of promise suit for $100,000 Tiled
by Miss Hose Horn, who aid he
agreed to marry her on December
liti, 117, but on or about March
I he "knowingly and purposely,
married another woman.
SANTA 1SAUHA1IA, Oil.. April
3. (A) Francis .1. Hagenbarth.
r.!i. president of the American
Wool Or'owers' ussocillun ami for
mer jHesident of the American
National Livestock association, was
married in suntu- Harharu mission
on March '2'.i to Mabel Marian
Honsman. .'II. of Dutut h, .Minn.
Louis F. Swift, president of
Swift tv Co.. Chicago packers, was
best man at the wedding., and en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Hagen
barth several days. They left her.
for l.ox Angeles.
WASHINGTON. April 3. tV-
Tin house adjourned im med la I ely
alter convening io7ny out of re
f.pert to Itoprcsentative .1 allies M.
C.alNvan of Masaschuse) ts. who
'lied In Massiu husetts.
Oregon News
in Brief
Brides in Ten Cities Tell
Housekeeping Plans
SALKM, Ore., April 3. (!') The
inter-slate commerce roni mission
has assigned to the Oregon public
service commission for hearing the
application of tho Hig Omk
Telocaset railniad for a certificate
of convenience and necessity to
extend Its line from Telueascl to
lteugle Creek. The hearing will
be held al La (Irande. April Jf.
and the testimony will be forward
ed by tho stale commission to the
inter-state commerce commission.
The company also asks authority
to retain its excess earnings. This
means that nil earnings over
per cent would be retained Instead
of being turned over to the inter
stale commerce commission.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-A thou: n 1 1
brides in ten lare cities disclosed
their household plans in a recent
survey. '
On one point all these brulcs
agreed. Their homes are to be run i
with skill, but Uu?y will not sacri
fice a bit of good looks or charm.
Vor iuetunce, nearly all have de
cided how they will keep nice hands
in spite of housework.
Many bad noticed in beauty
parlors that pure Lux suds are used
in manicuring, to soften and whiten
the lingers. Others had noticed how
nice their hands looked after wash
ing fine things with Lux. So. of
1,118 brides, 1,084, or 97', plan to
Wash dishes with Lux.
"It's so easy never to let your
hands get red and coarse-looking,"
they said. V Many soups make the
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KM
r hi
w i
skin harsh, but pure Lux suds arc
so soothing and gentle! And Lux
for dishes is inexpensive, too, be
cause the big packuge of Lux
washes b' weeks' dishes."
FRFF TICK FT
TO THE RIALTO THEATRE
Will be given to school children submitting the best car
toons of MAGGIE and JIGGS during the
MAIL TRIBUNE RIALTO
BRINGING UP FATHER"
CONTEST
Maggie and Jiggs in the Mail Tribune ly
. ior lueas
AND DON'T MISS THEM IN THE
COMEDY OF A MILLION LAUGHS
"Bringing Up Father
Starring Marie Dressier, Polly Moran and
J. Farrell MacDonald
At the Rialto Theatre One Day Only
Saturday, April 7
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Prizes Rules of Contest
Passes to Rialto A" s-linol Hiildrcn u 11 d o r 12.
vc.-irs o( no elijiildo. Send cur
First 30 Days loons to Ahiil 'Tribune' office.
Second 3 Weeks j'"" of Ms,Kio' Jis or
Tllrd. 2 Weeks Contest Starts Sat., March 31
Fourth 1 Week Ends Friday Night, April 6
Vaudeville
CLASSITIJD ADVERTISING GETS RE8ULM
A vaudeville prelum with va
ried offerings will be at Hunt
(.Valerian tomorrow.
The bill Is headlined by the
Three Musketeers. DuukIuk Fair
banks filmed it. Three youim
men, Hilly Lester. I lap How son
nnd Harry ItrooUs. have taken
this mime and have made 'it welt
.known in vaudeville circles. Top
ular souks are Kiven the once
1 oxer by these st niters.
A sketch entitled "Hack to Wis
casef will be offered by Lewis
and Norton. The ludicrous queries
and answers of a lunatic In con
versation with a lady comprise
the larner port ion of the act.
The l-'rank tin 1 1 oupe, pa. ma
und t heir children, are described
as "circus aristocrats " Vaude
ville', cleverest futility will pre
sent a variety of entertaining
features.
.1 till tiny Keape has a hud eel of
mhus nnd Mones. He has a
po ei fill t elm i oil e and si UK
holh comedy find balbol ntinihcis.i
lo'ixl juuliny. i onibim-d with
a i lipid flow of comeil y patter
and dance, fin ni-.hes splendid
amusement by l-'rank Wilbur and,
tiii lie, who do novel Jtmulirw; and
dance turns.
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nearly as noon as It reached the ;
ground. , The met cut y fell below
fteeing point last niuht.
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