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HOUSTON LAYS
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TAX REVISIOti
(My Axiioclali'it Press)
WASHINGTON, Dit 8. Imtuml
Iain revision of Hut tuition' tin luua
o ii thn hunts of an annual levy of
14,000,000,000 rur ii period of four
Jcarn, mid InrliulliiK nil tnrruiiio of
two xfrr rent In tlii tmnii on Income
tip lo $5000, U urR(t by Hecretury
Houston In Ii In annual report tout
today to riitiRri'HH
Itnpxnl of tint iixcmb profit (axon,
diminution of certain of dm no-call-ml
luxury tuien, InrluilltiK Urn lovy
on iioiln fmmlalu unit nlmllar Inner
iiKHH, anil ii rfliuljiintmi'nt of Ihu rate
In I lie higher group of lliconin tnxes,
In propiueil hy I tin Ireamiry chief. To
meet tlm lonnri lirniiKlit about by
thenn proponed cliaiiKcn, Mr llountoii
recommend n'vlned ami new tuxen t'
yield' iilmut $I,000,000,oOo an fn
lown: , .
A tux of 20 per cent on corporation
prnfltn, distributed or until. trllnited,
In nililltlmi In application of n higher
Mirtnx ruin lo )nt-$90. 000.000
An aitdlllonnl lux of fl p,er cent on
corporation Income lo ylolil fiCn,
O00,00u. Iteadjunlmcnt of nurtnx ralra on In
co men to yield an additional $230,
000,000. Abolishment of tlm $2000 exemp
tion allowed coriMirntlonn on Income
to yield 5,000.
An Increase from Ilia prrnnnt 4
per cent In nit per cent In tbe tax
on Incomes of $5000 or lean and from
X per cunt to IS per cent In the.tax
on Inconwn between tSOOO arid $10,
000, Hie whole, estimated to yield
$150,040,000 annually.
A tax of, two reuta a gallon oh gas
olene for motor car and utUotber,
purpown, to yield 190,000,000, o-
A federal llrennn tax of S renta
per horsepower on thn ilu of motor
cam to yield 1 100,000,000,
Aa additional sale tax on automo
biles (other than, trucks and wagons
and motorcycles aadNnioloc car ac
cessories to yield f 100,000,000.
A ten per cent additional tax on
theatrical admlinlona lo yield $70,
000,000. An additional tax of 12 per thou
aaiid on cigarettes to yield $70,000,
000. An additional tax of 3.1 ccnla per
tbounand on cigurn to yield $5,000,
000. An addlllonl tax of C cent per
pound on tobacco and snuff to yield
$8,000,000.
An additional lax of 5 per cent on
candy to yield $30,000,000.
An uddltlunal tax of 7 per cent on
chewlnic gum to yield $2,000,000,
An additional tax of 7 per cent on
toilet nonp and tollei-aoap powdera
to yield $4,000,000.
A 10 per cent tux on auto by mun
ufaclurera, producera or Importora of
perfumes, cosmetics and medicinal
articles In lieu of the prenent tax
on the connumor lo yield $10,000,
000. An additional five per cent on Jew
elry and precloiiK metaU to Iold
$25,000,000.
An .additional tax of 5 por cout on
munlcal InstriiiiiuntK to yield $13,
000,000. An iiildlllonnl tux of 5 por rent on
motion picture films to yield $1,
000,000, In tho readjustment of Hiirtnxo,
Mr. Ilouiton Jjroposed tho dlvlilnn
of Incomes Into "aaved" or reinvest
ed and 'iipcnt." On tho former clnss
bo would limit tbo hlRhoHt tax to
20 por cunt wb.Uo tho Income npunt
would be subjected to a tur raiiK
Ing uh high aii CO por cent. Undor
1ho plan proposod by tho secretary,
Income batwoon $5000 and $0000
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Thin la tho firm photoxraph reaelvod In America ahowInK tho flrat nenlon of 'the league of nations an
nenibly In the Hall of Iteformatlon, at Oonern, Hwltierlnnd Innet In a clcne-up of Vaul l&mann of Ilclrlum,
flrnt prenldent of tlin annembly, prenldlna; at the opening meeting Arrow Indicates llymanr In the presi
dents chair on the doatrum ,
SAYSSUNDAY
CLOSING WOULt
H MDICILS
-would bo taxed 2 por cent on tho
part Hnved and tbo nu'mo on tho part
Hpnnt, Tbo samo ratio with a gradu
ated Incroam .would apply to in
omoi up to $30,000 where tbo max
imum of 20 por cent on aavud In
comes la reached. From ,$30,000 to
$40,000, tho' rates owuld bo 20 por
cent on saved and 25 per cent on
$40,000, the rates would bo 20 por
rent and 30 por cent; $50,000 to
$75,000, 20 por cont. and an per
cent; $75,000 to $100,000, 20 por
cont and 40 por cont, and ovor $ll00,
000, 20 por cont and 50 por cont
ox a total tax of 70 por cent.
Continued to Page 8)
KKW YOIIK. Dec 8 Tho Klng'a
county grand Jury, which declared
America's civilisation Is threatened
by thn overwhelming Influx of un-
aaalmilabln Immigrants, Is present
ment to County Judgo Mltchell-'ilay,
received from him nn address,, In
which ho said the dlncontont which
breeda bolsbovlsm might follow
clamping of the "blue law" Hundsy
on peraonal conduct
"Iit un go slowly beforo enact
ing antiquated, dlncarded and un
necessary laws that may bring down
upon our heads a feeling of dltcon-
tent, dlnaatlnfntclon and unrent nnd
which might fan anew the flames of
bolnhulnm," bo nald. 'long slnco
men recognised tho advisability of
keeping church und atnte upnrUJ
"Ijiw lif'lnteniieil to establish txneu.
bring bapplne'sV, create rdn'tenVmtont
not to rcBtraln cltlxens unreason
ably In their freedom oT action."
The Jew Uh .Sabbath Alliance of
Amorlcu, In a statement, declared tbe
attempt to put Into offset Hunduy
blue laws would be a direct violation
of tho constitutional guarantee of re
ligious freedom.
"Wbut those opponents of tho So'
eiith Day cull the American Hub-
bath," the stntoment road, "Is uoth
thing more thun u xubterfugo.
"Therrf'ln no American Siiblmth ns
well ns there Is no i:ngllsb, Clormnn
or Dutb Subbuth There Is no rea
son In ix(Htonro which permits uny-
oouy oi'irKimuiorH m iiucme hi mis
theologlcul question that one, party
Is totally right and the other wrong."
First of City's
Soldier Dead Is
Holme from France
sTho first of Klamath Falls sol-
dlor dond who porlshed on forolgn
soil dins roachod America, with the
arrival nt Washrngton, D. C of
tho body of Frank U. Tucker, pri
vate, company K, 126th Infantry,
who wns klllod In action In Franco
November 21, 1018,
Tho Information that tho body
hud reached America wns contained
In a totogrnm recoivca by tho widow
of tho doad soldier, a rosldont. 'of
this city. Mrs. Tucker had no- In
fornnttlon, bUo said, ns to when tho
body would arrive hero.
,- WKATIIIfU HMl'OHT
0 It En ON' Tonight nnd Thursday,
jrobably rain.
Local Freight
Hits Auto; Driver
Slightly Hurt
The local freight train. sou,lh
bound, struck and nutdmoblle at - a
croiinlng near "Hed syenterday,'
wrecking tbo raachlnb nnd Injuring
the driver, according to report to
day from tbe local 8. V. station.
The Injured man's name v as 1'ote
Kmnbcrl. The Weed hospital re
ported that his Injuries wero serious
"TROTH ABOUT
IRELAND'ALL
"WITNESS ASKS
New Courtroom is
Fitted Up for
lngersoll Trial
Klamath county took tho first ac
tual step toward occupation of tho
Main street courthouno this morning
when tho clrcnrt courtroom was fit
tod up with furnlturo against thn
possibly contingency .that tho Ingen
soil murder trial, sot for Friday, Is
hold thero.
Judgo Campbell of Oregon City will
presldo at tho trial nnd with him
rests tho decision as to what quar
ters oh will choose, It Is understood.
In tho ovent that sho should docldo
that tho Intercuts of alt concerned
necessitate holding tho trial In tho
Mnln street courthouse, tho court
room will bo In readiness.
EDUCATORS ARE
CHIEF SPEAKERS
AT LUNCHEON
N IN
S.P.
TRAINS CAUSES
EXPRESS DELAIfi
Thla week being generally ob
served throughout the nation as
"School Woek" by request of tho
national bureau of education, the
chamber of commerco forum; lunch
eon today was give- over to address
es upon cducatlona needs and con
ditions by local educators.
The speakers w Mrs. K. N.
Woods, principal t the Riverside
school; Mrs. i, W. Kiel!, principal
of the Mills addition school; Mrs.
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Ban Francisco is 21 hours nearer
Klamath Falls by oxpross than Port
land, duo to changes In 8outhorn Pa
cific trains, it became known at
chamber of commorco headquarter
today through vomplalnts lodgod by
local merchants over dolaycd rocolpt
of express consignments.
Tho chamber will Immediately tako
up tho matter with tho stato cham
ber of commerce, tho Portland cham
ber of commerco and the Southern
Pacific company with a view to get
ting at least as good service as for
merly. A movement Is already un
derway for an Improved train ser
vice. '
Tho locnl passenger train, bound
Into Klamath Falls, now leaves Wood,
it Is said, an hour beforo tho main
lino train that draws the express car
arrives. from the north, Consequently
express from northern points con
signed to this city remains in Weed
nearly 24 hours.
Tho San Francisco express ship
ments connect at Weed with tho lo
cal. Consequently, unless there Is a
chango soon, San Francisco will gat,
a preference from local traders and
this argument will be put straight
froui the shoulder to the Portland
commercial organization.
Most express shipments from tbo
east, " s said, are now being routed
pver the northern roads, increasing
C. E. Solomon of the high -
faculty; J. P. Wells, city school iiurtoe volume of delayed consignments.
perlntendent, nnd Miss Twyla Head,
county superintendent
The discourses were thoughtful
and Instructive talk and showed the
Interest and understanding of tho
speakers Itv thlr(9sff
(Dy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dive. It American
nlrl tfr ItlK imlaruiliilaii aa ftan kmt
but ho was rallying today and hope'. , .. .... ,
wan held for his roveroy. f' ough effort, o gain tho
A rumor wa, current this after-' U, "nU 0C1lUa, T1' '2
.,.. u . , . Mnc8wlney, sinter of the late lord
noon that there had been a smash! ..,. , . , ., ... ..
, . ...... mayor of Cork, tostlf ed before the
between a freight tratn nnd an au- , , .. ... . ,.
, . ,. .,,. , ., ii. .... sesslonjot tho committee of Ono Hun-
tomoblle south of Midland, with ... . . . , , . . .
....... . . .. ,, ... , dred, which Is lnestlgatlng the Irish
fatal rasults, but tho Herald's In- .
Ventlgatlons showed no ground for' ., . ' . ,, . ,. , ,
tho report except tbe Weed accident. ,. , .. .,
jonts and Catholics wero equally rep-
WIIX) ItKCmiMKNUS
AIIMKMAV IH)l'.lAHY
(resented In the Independence move
!mcnt. ,
WASHINOTON. Dec. S. Tho prei
Ident ban forwarded his , recom
mendations regarding tbe Armenian
bound
which
INDIAN, i:tO, IW.S.SKH
I niVKUSIDK. Cal.. Dec. 8. Vol-
ary to tho league of nations 'low' sk' M,u b' Unl,cd Su,M ,ndlan
Is'now In session at Oenova. I0"'"' " "bout 130
'" w iyears old, died recently on tho Lake-
PIMCIf 'MISSION cost side Tenonatlon. In San DIoko Coun-
V. H. MILLION AND ll.l.l',ty. According to tho best records
invnllublo, ho hud lived In the samo
WASHINGTON, Dee. S Tho locality more than 100 years.
president sent a special message lo Yellow 'Sky did not llko lo wcur
the sonata showing tho expenses of tho ordinary aults of modern days.
the American poaco mission w hllu 'Instead, summer nnd winter, he carb-
uliroud amounted to $1,G01,11 ed himself In a capacious overcoat.
DelzelFs Dream of Yuletide Joy
-" asssianssssV I sflssssnvvS1ssm -Mmt
-I ,sssssssssssssss aSan kiLWfH
asssssTsslsssMit sF ' ' f"
Mrs, BolofetVn1 said 1ha 'schools
should bo tho training, camps, nt. fu
ture cltlxens, .'and ,thj .IrAlhinVuld
do gooa, moaiocre. or Da, in aircci
relation with the type of teacher
secured. Well trained Idealistic fracti
on would train'' a generation of clt
lxens that would offset any bolshe
vik! Inroads Into 'America.
Tho weak point of the schools Is
tho lack of trained teachers, said
Mrs. Kiell. resulting In "the Ina
bility of the Individual to carry out
the general plan." Lack of co-operation
by parents was also alluded to
aa a fault often responsible for
failure to attain mil efficiency.
J. P. Wells said a bettor under
standing by the public of tbo alms
of tho schools was needed, and here
tho chamber of commerce could help
by spreading Information and sup
porting educational development.
Tho superintendent, In common
with other speakers, touched upon
tho lack of dwelling for teachers
hero at prices-that can bo met from
tho avorago teacher's salary; a con
dition that results In shitting about
of tho teaching force Mrs, Solomon
Inlso dealt with this phaso, doclarlng
that tbe school started with a faculty
below normal, at ono tlmo was short
three teachers, and now lacks one of
n full staff.
Mr. Wells recommended, among
I remedies, bettor pay, based upon
training nnd experience, and n more
Non-recelpfof Portland papers, ex-
cept by mall subscribers, Is also do
to the change In train schedules. It
Is sald as the papers delivered by
local news agents are handled by
day., lwaa said thereThaiTSiSK'lB' "
lntlniBiroa:or sucbasge In railway ar- .
rangemcinta, that would cause a 24
hour delay, ar a (dally , occur
rence, i '
The express office reported to
Tbe Herald, however., in .substance
tbe situation outlined in tke openlpg
paragraph. It .was said that the south
bound express car had been put on
the new limited train, which arrives
at Weed an hour after the local leaves
for Klamath Falls.
Weed Mill and
Camps Closed;
Factories to Run
WEED.t Cal.. Dec. 8. Steady re-
ductlona'ot tbo crews in the woods
by th Weed Lumber company have
been followed by the closing down of
the big sawmill In Weed. Dy tbe end
of tho week, all logging will have
boon stopped.
Tho box and sash and door factor
ies and the planing mill in Weed will
continue operations through the win-
tor but all throo plants havo not
been running to full capacity for sev
eral weeks. The veneer plant was
closed down last week and will not
start for a month.
This Is tho first time in several
yours that the Weed company has
not continued logging and operating
- . -- - r --..- - - w.--
securo tenure in office for tho of- tho sawmill thrpugh tho winter
flcleut educutor.
Miss Hond struck an optimistic
note In tho gonornl program with tho
introduction of' statistics showing
that thore has been u genoral gain
In school development In tho last do
cade. Western states load tho na
tion In education, sho said. Mqntana
ranks highest In tho union.
Significant of Oregon pluck and en
terprise was tho announcement that
while Oregon ranked 30th In fl-
mnnclal advancement for school sup
port, t her state occuplod second place,
when considered from a purely edu
cational standpoint.
California has supported its schools
consistently and ranks second among
the states In educational develop
ment.
Tho speeches wero brimming ovor
with interesting Information and
suggested remedlos for overcoming
obstacles to fullest educational ef
ficiency. It was the genoral comment
of speakers that tho quality of school
work deponded largely upon tho
amount ofm,oney the lay-payer Is
willing to advanco to socuro brilliant
nnd trained teachers for both city
and rural schools.
months with tho exception of a tow
days for repairs each year. Tho saw
mill gives employment to about 150
men and -100 are generally omployed
In tho logging camps. Tbo season's
cut Is about 100,000,000 feet.
Tho company has stopped construc
tion at Antelope about ten miles
from Dray In tho northeastern part
of Siskiyou county. Plans 'had been
made for buildings that would house
about 500 parsons, a store, clubhouse
and moving picture thc&tro. It Is ex
pected construction will be resumed
next splrng The company Is build
ing 20 houses, an office building and
a" largo boarding bouse In Weed.
m
STATK, HUBVF,V OKTS MENTION
UNIVERSITY OF ORECION, Eu-
gono, Dec. p. The Journal of the
Amorlcan Medical association, tor
Norombor 13, features tho Oregon
state survey, now being conducted
by tho extension division of tho Unl
vorslty of Oregon. Tho article partic
ularly mentions tho part played by
the physicians in Oregon In this
state-wde project in mental and so
cial hygiene.