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SECTION-A". TULSA DAILY WORLD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1020 74 NORTH EXPLAINS BIG BUDGET CUT JMcmber of County Excise Board Refutes Charge of Petty Politics. JUSTIFIES REDUCTIONS Says City Wanted Increase of $13,722.79 to Keep Up New Offices. W. I. North, a member of the county excise hoard and ono o( thn men against whom the charge of "pnrtlsan politics" Iihh been made, submit to The Wurld tho fnllqwlng letter. In which ho utile Ills and th count yexrlsd hoard's prcmlies upon tha action taken In regard to th city budget for 1320.1921 "An Open letter to the Tax Payers of Tulsa: "In as much na the city adinlnls tratlnn has found It necessary pub llcally to criticise the Tulsa county exclic board for Its action on the cJty's budget, t conslcdr that the tax JJayerie of tho city have a right to know tho facts upon which tho board linked Hn action In decreasing tho ap propriations and In refusing to allow the triplication for un Incrcuso of tlJ.lti.tS. "Jualng from tho "squall" of tin mrinbnrs of tho city administration, I know full well that the facts will 'tnevcr emanate from them, liut on the contrary the true facta will bo eonceald by tho cry A "partisan politics", tho usual cheap stylo of rtcniigog who seek to dlicrt tho fubllc eye from their short-comings, an, therefore, submitting to tho public tho real facts In th contro versy, If rontrrtversy exists. U-upucycfromthclrshort-comlnbllNTJ "The city's budget was presented to tho excise board anil appropria tions totaling 1733.685.02 requested, tin Increase of J71.H0 over tho prcts. oun year. This amount would neces sitate a tix levy of approximately 30 mills. Under the law, a city of tho Vlrst class, pr ono operating under a charter, can, be allowed for general fund, ? mills for current expenses, two mills for library purposes and one-half mill for a cemetery per petual care fund. Unless tho charter uuthoUxes a levy up to the consti tutional maximum of 10' mills. The city commslnners were re quested to appear before tho board nnd show by what authority tho tioord could order a tax lory greater than eipht and one-half mills, as authorized by tho statutes. At 1 meetlnj; of thn board following this rtriuest. It wo agreed thai, In vh' k . U . . . na.n....n., I, .. lur l u inii ivi 'i ..-,,,, .,, t.j could nsk for a levy of 10 mills, and, by virtue of the same provhlon and following a decision of the supreme court Qjt, the state, tho excise board 'lind tin power or authority to revise or coirect, by Increasing or decreas ing, the appropriations as icqucstcd. "Acting upon this constructing ot the law and charter provision, the bo.ird concluded to return tho bud get without action, as It was appar ently without power to act In any manner on any subject urlslng oat of tho city's appropriation or rate of levy. However, upon ii further ex amination of the city's charter. It was found that an amendnunt there to hafl been adopted, and that the amendment specifically provldo-1 that th levying of ndvalorcm tax for the city of Tulsa jhould be done by the Mime authorlt) as tho constitu tion nnd laws of the state fixed for citics or the first clasj. Tho board directed tho attention of the clty'r. legal deparment to this amrndmcnt, and ho commissioners and the city attorney appeared betorj the board for the purpose of determining and agreeing upon Just what were the owers and legal dutlcj of the board uvcr the civ's bulgct. "The amendment to the charter. o found In Vrtlc'o Six. page 41, ecmi pllei oidlnancej for tho year 1917, provld":': Tho assessment of prop erty, fur the purpotes u( levying thereon an ndvalcrem tax, shall bs made by fciich officers ard In all respects in the same mnifccr as i provided I'l the constitution and laws of the slat cot Oklahoma, or may hereafter be provided bv the eon tdllJtlnn and laws of wild state for the :ii.sf sfnicnt of property In eltle of the flr3t class for advalorot.i purposes.' Section two provides: Tho ad falorciu taxes for the city of Tulsa frhall hereafter jie levied Jn tho same manner and hyMhc same persons or offlcoru as Is provided by the eon (dilution or laws of tho state, or may lurcaftcr bo provided by the laws of the state nppllciblo to cities of the fliet clatB.' 'After careful consideration of the nboe jmendmcnt to the rltys char ter. It will be seen that tho original paw or under the charter of levying tho advalorem tax was taken tront the elm authorltle.) and specifically placed In the hands of tho excise board. In other words, the excise has the samo power and duties to per form in approvlns appropriations und flxlnr levies for thu city of Tuka that II Is specifically ch.uged with for titles, towns und othei . munici palities wlthl the county by tho laws of 1017 cvhaptir 226. pago 410. "L'ndrr the law It l the duly of the board to determine tht amount of v appropriations necessary, und the Kruto for each munlclnallay and to npprnio the Kimo. This law fuither proildes. 'The said bo.ird shall have the powor and authority to levtst and correct any estimate certified to them. ly either striking items there from, Increasing or decrenMng Item llierlof. or adding Items thereto, when In Its opinion tho .icids of the municipality shall require ' It 1 plain that, under tho laws of thin mate and the amendment to the iltyn charter, the txcls board has n lesnl duty to perform In connection with the city's appropriation nn.1" rate of levy, und that from the per formanco of this duty, as duly sworn fficlalK. they coulfl not ihlrk. Hence, the boird oteil to examine Into the Hems of appropriations reiuested by Hie city administration, und afti'r an x.inilnatlon. it was found that the Incicaso over tho prior ear was nb Korbert practically In salaries, an that n verv tmall amount was nskcil for permanent Improvemei t ii "Tho rrglnee'lng department nked for an Increase over tho prior year nf In salarkn. and no pi'bllc work going on. Tin boanlu dticed this Incr'aic $10,000. leuflntf a net lncrc.no over tho prior ytur of .!Sc , , 'Tho auditing dnjarTient asked fir an Inerease over th. prior year of $2 S)0 This In-reaie was for sa! Brln The boar.l reduced this $1,200 leaving a net Incriase ov r last "rai of Jl 600 "The police department asked for he following appropriations sal aries Jill, 000, other purposes $21, J60, total $152,460, The mlai appro prla'.lons for this elepnrtment for the prior year were JlOO.iH, Thus th" Increase nsked was JM.OIS. Th board reduced this $M00. leaving $4,II46 net Iticn-use ivcr tho ptlor year. "The ntiiy reduction made In Iho tpproprfutlon asked for by .Mr. Hleln r, commissioner of trets and pub lie property wa' In his official trav elling expenses, which wire reduced from $204 to $R0. The bwd consld crtd ti:U sufficient for Junketing purposes. IVslde tho travel allow ance, an appropriation of $100 for contingent expense wa npproved. "Net reductions were mule In Com. mlssloncrM! Yoiinkman's or New block's departments, nor were any reductions modn In appropriation for permanent Improvement 'The reasons that prompted th-? board to make tho reductions were Increnied salaries and Increased clerical help In i.tveral -if the de partments. The adltltig department nked an Increase of thre clerks or twlro the force used In performing iho. same work In the prior year, and with Increased salaries. "Tho county p's first deputlei $200 per month and thn city pny.e first dcptltle S2S0 for slml'ar wor'e. "In my Judgement tho im-lso Hoard did not de renso tho approp riations enough In the accounts lp which tho lncrnses wera requewted eA'er the prior year. The board Jcalt with the city Jost as It die with the county. The melons county dipart mentA requested appropriations to tilling $618, r.89 7S nn l tl-o excise board reduced tho tamo $a9,405 20. "Kverythlng would have been nil tight with the city administration had the board signed on the dotted line oji they exnerted, but tho foet that the board saw fit to perform Its duty under the law Is whero the shoo plnchc-e. "It Is high tlmo for the lax payers of this city to Inquire Into whu re turns thev ar obtaining for Iho ex penditures of the present ndmlnl.Mtrn tlon. A detailed audit and examln'i lion of tho city's expenditures would probably bi;lng nboiit moro than merti charter rJforms. "A the bttdgn now" stands It will cost tho city $717,935 to operate ihls fiscal year for current expenses and of this annunt $jSi,::12.43 will be paid by the tax payors, nnd Un balance will be obtained from mis cellaneous sourrei. This dois nni In clude tho amount neeosiry to b" raised by taxation for T-eruals and Interest on Judgments nnd bonded debt YV. I.. NOIlTll" , L0WDEN ATTACKS WILSON S LEAGUE CONTINUKI) KItOM PAOIt ON'K he promises much. Harding's speech Is simple, modest, reverent, tho com position ot a statesman and not of a politician. "I like Senator Harding's speech because It makeH no claims to the possession of any formula by which mankind may be madn happy uni versally. I like Its self restraint. It does not glorify tho speukcr him self. In every lino is a recurrence to tho funebimentnl principles of our government. Ho doesn't bellevo ho alono ran guide tho destinies of tho world. I like Harding beeausn a deep reverence hreuthes In all his Utterance. Turtles lUotui cannot save civilization and our land. 'c haye got to keep teachers from leav. Inc tho schools ami preachers from IcaSing tho churches. History shows that when nations fall, It Is bec.iuso there has been n loosening of lis re ligious ties. I like Harding's rev erent dependence upon Almighty God." (Jovcrnor Lowden reviewed politi cal history of tho last eight years. He declared President Wilson was elected In 1912 on, a promise to re duco the high cost of living and In 1916 on tho claim that ho would insure continued peace, and that both promises had been broken. "IJoes anyone wonder that Gov ernor Cox Is seeking to blind the eyes of tho American people with Impossible! appeals when tho method has been the only ono used sucevhs fully by Ills' party In tho present gen eration?" queried Governor Low den. Governor Cox Is raising moot Issues, when the real Issuo ot this campaign Is tho league of nations, and we .submit It Jo fully to Hie American' people." Governor Lowden declared that "the gloomiest niorrfems I have spent, surpassing in iljrkhcsH even the duyH In the spring of 1918 whet; It seemed that, tho Germans would push back tho lirltlsh line Into tho channel and tho Krench Into the seu. were when I read tho draft of the leaguo of nations as brought to our shores by 'Wootlrow Wilson. "If tho German offensive had been successful, there would have been still a chanco for us to fight tho enemy, but If tho league of natlom hod been adopted, as It seemed to me. America would have lost for all tlmo her Independence, her llotrty and her sovereignly. ..... "No one would suppose that In the; light of recent events, I can eel e s pecially Grateful to the I'nltd States senate," continued tho governor, and tho audlencn applauded and laughed, "but I WHnt to say that If the senate In nil Its history had nover done anything wot thy of prnlso but to defeat the original leaguo of nn lions, It has Justified Its existence. They say that Harding Is too much Influenced by tho senators. Hut. how Infinitely better for our country It would havo been If V nod row Wilson had hecn moro Influ enced by the senators when he went abroad. We would havo been suved all this confusion. Some of our dcmocrntlo frlncds arc finding com foit in it, that Kllhu Hoot, ono of . i. . . im.rlMn statesmen, is III" ---- now in r.uropo working upon some sort of a coun 10 itujuri. ........... tlonal disputes. There is some senso Ilepresentatlve J. W. Horreld. ro publican senatorial nominee, Intro duced Governor Lowden. "I promise on there Is going to be a realv campaign In Oklahoma this year," he said. Mrs. Manlcy L. Kosseen of Min nesota, vice clulrn-.an of ihe ipeu't ers" bureau of tho republican 'i llonal committee, ipoko brlufly alicr Governor Lowden's speech. She dc clared that the republican party throughout Us history had been an advocuto of moral and humanitar ian policies that were especially dear to women. James A. Harris, chairman of tho parly's stato com mittee, presided nt thoTonvcntlon. Rcpresentatlve-M" were present from nil but six of the 77 counties In the state. Oovernor Iiwden left tonight for Illinois, Next Monday h" Is s'-tud-uled to speak at Mansfield, Ohio, (r tho. llurdlng campaign. G. 0. P. CAUCUS RIPS DEMOCRATS reMTt.Ni'iit) T'Iiom i'Aii: osr, condemns "tho bungling nnd un fair action of tha democratic machine which prevents thn republican of tho eighth district from voting at tho November election for a faithful re publican of their choice" Action of tha republicans In nomi nating Itcpresentatlvo J. W. lIarrclrtM() ,vnr ior mo unucu mnies scnaio is en dorsed and "alt patriotlo rltltena who stand for clean politics nnd against machine methods In poll tics" are Invited "to Join us In pro moling him to the more responsible poMllon of rnlted ritates senator, whero men are needed who will not bo rubber stamps, but who will stand four squaro for fair play." The rinsing paragraph pledgee? sen atorial nnd congresslonni candidates to stand "for American Interests first, with duo regard fqr tho ob ligations of the world believing that tho United Htntes can best serve the peace nnd welfare of tho world by preserving Its own Integrity, na tionality and sovereignty." Sixty of tho 77 counties In tho date were represented ot the meet ing of tho stato commltee. This Is the largest representation ever attendant at a meeting of thn re publican stato committee, John D, Appleby, secietary, mid. Tho women's itate committee spent the entire session In listening to report of tho representatives of various counties offered by Mm. Oil!' A. Curetnn of Muskogee, stole chairman. Tho amalgamated re publican clubs was hdrcf-sed by Mrs, Kosscen nf Minnesota, Immediately after the adjournment of the wom en's committee. Charles It. Rogers of Tulsa nnd Mrs. M. I). Prentiss of Wynnna also addressed the club representatives. G0X SPENDS DAY MAKING SPEECHES coNTiNt'i:t Fho rAorc osr what he Icrntcd "a word to business men." "Many," he snld, "are helping trj Instnll an administration which In tends to rerap tho leaguo of nations." 'If Iho leaguo does not become a thing In fact." ho continued, "and n vital organization In the affairs of the world, It If my Judgment that not u slglo European nation will ever be nblc to pay Its nllonal debt, and If that is not pnld, then what becomes of fiscal conditions over the world depends upon tho adoption of tho le-afiito of nations and yet Clinumnds nf tho very men who above all others aro Interested In that - aro attempting to Install nn administration which lntendo to scrnp tho league. Hut It will not succeed." Governor Cox also added thatliub llc confidence must bo given to In dustrial readjustment nnd, ho said, "millions of dollars are) being con-, trlbutcd In order to guarantee an unfair adjustment," "II know men, ho asserted "tliat are making contributions for tho purpose of using tho bayonet to set tlo Industrial difficulties. Nothing could b6 more dangerouM than that. That la building a bolrhcvlkl fac tory. Stop, look and listen, you business men." Governor Cox said ho proposed to uso tho "golden rule" In settling In dtiHtrlul elbiiutcM. He also promised to remove war taxes unjustified dur ing tlmen of peace. In addition to his addresses the governor met hundreds of personn at several Informal receptions. Ho marched several blocks nt the head of a procession down Fifth avenue to the luncheon, waving to thou sands along the line, HARDING STRIKES AT LEAGUE PLANS CONTINUED KIlOll rAOK ONE no fiirnlnh the troopa nnd the United States had withdrawn from cn.opera Mnn." That nir.nit, In plain words. nld ihe1 nominee, that the 1'nlt'V HtateH had not completed the obi'. Ration "to fiirnlah the troops " To support his assertion that thh eonntry could not hai-e resisted a e nil for help In roliind under Aril ! 10, Senator Hardtni; Hinted thi Htntemcnt of President Wilson that the moral oldlaallon uf the articles wus stronqer than any lesal ot'Hc.i tlon. The nominee lidded that f the president really wanted to help pro tect Poland, he easily might call on uinKre'Hs to declare) war. "It Is reasonahly wife to assume, however." Senator IlnrdltiK con tinued, "that thei president will not pursue that course. Fortunately ho Is under no compelling moral obli gation under the league to do so. His recent unhappy experience, moreover, In aslelni; conerrsa to send American boys to police Armenian would hardly encourage repetutlon. TuriiltiR to hl.i discussion nf re; construction measures, tho nominee said he had "no expectation what ever," that nccotlatlon of a separate treaty would be reepjlred to put the liatlon on u pence bnsls. Passage bt a r'selutlon declaring peace, ho as serted, was all that was necessiry to end tho present "prcposterouAcon dlilon." p (livlnn In general terms hls'cnn roptlon of what tho new peace as sociation should he, Senator' Hard ing described It as "an International association for confeience and a Running an office with out the right equipm'ent is like running your car in low on the level. Let us shift you into "high." w'orld court whoso verdicts upon jusuciauw questions tins country, in eopimon with all tho nations, would bo both willing nnd ablo to uphold." This sort of organization, he said, was In broad contrast to tho council of tho Versailles league, whoso whule authority would be founded on force. In tho course of his speech the senator also reiterated his belief that It was for American rights prl- Uniurlly and not to form a penco as sociation that tho nation went into Ha eiuoted from tils own speech closing senate debate on tho war resolution, In which ho s.ild he wanted wur "not for tho allies of Kurope, not precisely u wur for rlvlllzatlon, but n war that speaks for the majesty of a people resolved to wage a conflict for tho mainte nance of their rights nnd tha pros ervatlon of the covenant Inherited from their father." "It Is for that same guaranty of nationality that I stand today" con tinued tho nominee, "and shnll con tinue to stand Inflexibly so long as I shnll bo permitted to live. Ameri can boys are not born to bo made the sacrifices of war except when It Is clearly nnd unmistakably In do fensu of their countryT' The speeh was delivered to n delegation of morn than .100 mem bers of tho Harding club of Indian apolis and to a small group from Minnesota. Many times the nominee was Interrupted by cheers ns ho answrred directly the lenguo argu ments of Oovernor Cox, dcniocrnVo nominee, nnd laid down tho details of his own lengtie policy. Tho text nf the rpeoch follows, In parti "Let tin suppose the sennlo had ratified the pcaco treaty eontiilning the lenguo covenant as submitted to It by tho president In July of last year. Ileforo this day we would have been called upon to fulfill tho obli gations which wo hnd nimmcd un der Article 10 of tho lenguo cove nant to preserve tho territorial In tegrity of Poland n against external aggression. "The council ot tho league of na tions would have rensnned. nnd reasoned correctly, thnt tho United Stateu could furnish the munitions, nnd If necesnry, tho men to with Htnnd tho hordes advancing from Russia far morn enslly than could Ihe exhnusted nations of Kuropo. What would of necessity have to re sult? Nothing necessarily, wo uro glibly Informed, nlnco only tho con gress can declare' war, and thn ron-J Kri-nn JIUKIlt irjrt. ill.-- Mi':iii ... n- ..e.ilve. Hut would the congress do that Coul the congress do that without staining Indelibly tho honor nf thn nation 7 ''The peoplo would never permit the repudiation of a debt nf honor. No congress would ever dnrc make this nation appear ns a welcher, as It would appear nnd would bo In such nn event before tho eyes of tho world, Tor myself, I yield to no man In willingness, nye, In engernewe to render tho greatest conceivable ns slstanro to tho iHrleken peoples of Kurope, I Include nil of them and speak with u genuinely eyuipnthetlc heart, whether It la to mention do Vlistatcd Trance, or Sorely tried Italy or nobly struggling Poland or distracted nnd misguided HuimIii, or I gallant little Itelglum or pitiably de eelved Austria, or tho rulhlees In vader, Germany, which camo to thn I 4 Carload of Pianos and Players Wo have Just received a carload shipment of pianos, pl.iy ers and grands, In oak. walnut and mahoRiiny finish, Thn finest Instruments In the city for your selection. These) aro the famous I.yon A- llealy Washburn pianos, Itnnwn the world over for their splendid limn iiiallty and beauty of cabinet design. Como to our storo this week and see th-so beautiful new Instrument. Wo have a complete stock of the famous Konora talking machines, In a wide variety of cabinet design ind nt prices that will pltuso every purse. The Sonora plays all makes of disc lee-ords perfectly without the use of additional de vices and Is conceded by most music loiera to be tlrti flnost .nstrume-nt of Its kind In thn wot Id. Ask to seo the Konora Portable, pounds costs Only $75 WHITE MUSIC CO. 624 S. Main Osace 454 supremo tragedy through leader ship which brought disaster to her misguided people. - "It wan with thnt feeling of sym pathy nnd desire to serve, that most reluctantly and with 'cravo misgiv ings, as t nntiounced nt the time, Unit I voted to accept thn league coin limit with reseivntlons designed to preserve our ementlal liberty of ne llon. Tho record Is mude and un der tho same conditions, confronted by the nnmn alternative, I should vole now ns 1 voted then, "Hut the conditions hnvo changed. Hxperlcnctl hnn brought enlighten ment. Wo know now that tho league constituted at Versailles is utterly Impotent ns n preventative ot wars. It Is so obviously Impotent that It h.i not even been tried. It hnni't even survived a single test. Tho league, ns mistakenly conceived, tins hnd undoubtedly passed beyond the posriblllly of rifitorntlon, "Now It may appear to you that I tiaia been speaking chiefly In the negative. I make Iho ndmlnslnn. What Is more, t might continue to di so almost Indefinitely without disadvantage to our cause. Ho many thlngn havo been done by the prec cut oxplrlng administration that no power on earth could Induce nin to do, that I in mint even attempt to recount them. 1 may remark cas ually, however, that If I should be, as I fully expect to be. elected pres Ident of this Just and honorable re public, I will not empower an ns sIMunt secretary of thn navy to diaft n constitution for helpless neighbors In tho West Indies and Jam It down their throats nt the points of ImyonetH, borne by, tho unucu muicr marines. Nor will I misuse tho power of tho executive (o cover with n veil of secrecy repented acts of unwarranted Interference In domestic affairs of the little repub lics of the weedem hemisphere. "On iho other hand. I -will not or shall not, n you prefer, submit to any wrong to any American eltUen, with respect to either his life or property by nny government. This statement Is mndo In all solemnity, with enmity for nono nnd friend ship for all. ir It particularly up piles to Mexico, the application has been directed by the robbery ond murder of hundrodn of our own people In that unhappy country, 'This admonition Is not directed exclusively toward our next door neighbor to whom wo would gladly 6 Paid on Savinps. No taxes. Stato Supervision. Tulsa's oldest and largest .SavinRs Association, solicits your account. Tulsa Union Loan and Savings Ass'n 8 East 5th St, Osage 5254 wclshtH only fifteen Western Bank Supply Co. 315 S. Hoston Osage 4093-8393 hold forlh n helping hand It Is ex , tended for n plain notice to every goicrnment on the fain of the earth that the entire resources of this nu- tlon are pledged to maintain the, eenrredness nf American liven nnd the. Just protection of American properly. Tho line nf demarcation between our ntlltuds nnd thai our political Opponents Is plain. The president ban made his position clear by lilti ucls no ledH than by his words. He still holds Article 10 to be tho heart ot tho covenant. So ilnee tho demo cratic platform. So does the demo crntle nominee. To nssumn that the nominee would accept tho reserva tions rejected by the president and denounced by the party platform Is to Immediately Impugn his In tegrity CONTINt'lill ei.V PAIIK NINF) of these Good Tools jr. J Appeal to 1 hose W ho Like to Nail Hammers priced up Pliers Hatchets Hand Saws I n r A.grcat many people have an idea that a large Trust com- , ' -pany may be unsympathetic and. machine likcintits deal- Vj ings with clients. , ' I Our officers always endeavor to discuss problems of each Individual. , . Trust service is AFFILIATED HJs WoffHd Waiaft BANK h COMPANY Commendably Clean Candy Land Upon official inspection, ptnto health authorities make thin comment. SODAS, CANDIES, LUNCHES AND ICE CREAM 'An Kood as they aro clean. 'After tho show drop in. 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