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x J ) THE MORNING ORECONIAN. THUlHOATN JULY !. 1013. NATIONAL DEFICIT ABOVE 840,000,000 Fiscal Year Ends, but Last of Income Tax Payments Are Still to Come. POSTOFFICE RUNS BEHIND Emergency Revenue Law Proves Dis appointment and Receipts lYom AYliisky lit Particular Are Under Expectations. WASHINGTON. June 30.-The bus! ness of the Federal Government came to an end tonitrht with Treasury off! ciala still unable to determine how much of a deficit the account of re ceipts and expenditures for the last 12 months will show. Internal revenue offices throughout the country tele graphed that they would remain open until a late hour tonight and that figures on the last day s returns would not be available until some time to morrow. The deficit today, exclusive of dis bursements on account of the Panama Canal, was well over 175.000,000. but officials were cvr.'ident that figure will be materially reduced. The Income tax until today had produced only about $40,000,000. but estimates of the total return from this source have agreed on something over $80,000,000 Income Tax Not Collected. Congress amended the law so that persons or corporations who do not pay until July 10 are not subject to penalty and there is no way of telling liow many are waiting until the last moment to pay. Estimates of the Treasury deficit to day varied between J40.00.000 and S60.- 000.000. Keceipts in the last few days, however, have made it apparent that there will be no present need tor a bond issue, looked on as a probability a few months ago. One fact that officials do not over look in considering the present condi tion of the Treasury is that the Post office Department has run behind some where between $10,000,000 and 115.000. 000. Many reasons are given for this, amontr them the condition of business during the first few months of the war, the closing of the stock exchanges for a long period and the falling off in foreign business. KmerKency Tax Dlaappolatlng. Customs receipts of the Government apparently have not been far under what was expected by officials a few months ago. Secretary McAdoo esti mated that customs would bring in about $240,000,000 .and it seemed prob able tonight that the total would not be below $210,000,000. From all information available now, the emergency tax law has not been such a good revenue-producer as was expected. The Internal Ileinue Bureau lias not segregated receipts from this source from those from ordinary rev enue taxes, but it is pretty well under stood that the law has not lived up to expectations. Iteceipts from the taxes on whisky in particular have shown a falling off. THAW IS SAID TO REGRET Prisoner Regards Killing of Stan ford White -Mistake of His Life.' NEW YORK. June 30. Dr. Charles K. Mills, of Philadelphia, a witness In the jury trial to test the sanity of Harry K. Thaw testified today that Thaw be lleved that his wife. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wanted him kept in the Mattea wan asylum so that as an insane per eon he would be unable to make a will cutting her off from his fortune. Mrs. Thaw, who has been served with a subpena. Is expected to testify as a wit ness for the state next week. "Thaw told me.'" Dr. Mills said, "that his wife had motives in wanting to keep him in Matteawan. He did not think she had anything against him personally or was apprehensive for her son. but thought she believed that as long as he was in Matteawan he could not make a will cutting her off." Thaw had told him also, said Dr. Mills, that the killing of Stanford White "was the greatest mistake f my life." 'Do you believe that Thaw regretted that act?" "I believe he deeply regretted It," was the reply. OREGON BUILDING LAUDED Iowa Governor Terms Showing Best of Any State, Considering Cost. That old proverb about a prophet not being without honor except in his own country most certainly applies to the Oregon building at the San Francisco Fair in the opinion of George W. Clark, Governor of Iowa, who visited Portland for a short while yesterday afternoon. "It seems," said Governor Clark, "that almost everyone In Oregon is dis satisfied with the Oregon building. Now 1 can't find anything about It to find fault with. Oregon certainly has made the best showing for the money invested, among all the states repre sented at the Exposition. "1 believe I passed as much time In the Oregon building as I did in the Iowa building. The Oregon repre sentatives at the Exposition surely know how to entertain. 1 never was treated better in my life." Oovernor Clark was accompanied by Mrs. Clark and their son. who is an attorney at Seattle, and their son's wife. 15,000 ATTEND WEDDING Continued From First Page. bile to big farm wagons, many bringing their lunches. When the bride cut the cake, the ring telling of another marriage was the lot of Miss Dorothy Thomson, one of the bridesmaids and sister of the bridegroom. Miss Agnes Wilson, daugh ter of the Secretary of Labor, received the coin which promises great riches. Miss Sue Bennett, of Kansas City, got the thimble, emblem of spinsterhood. Train Brirlne G neat a Derailed. Four cars of a Chicago & Alton train, bringing guests to the wedding, was derailed at Curryville, six miles from here, early this morning. Mrs. Clark, mother of the bride, and Bennett Clark hastened to the scene In an automobile, fearing a disaster. It turned out that no one was hurt se riously, though some were badly shaken up. Among the guests on this train were George and Joel Bennett, brothers of Mrs. Clark, and Joel Bennett's wife. Among the wedding gifts was a dia mond necklace sent by Congress. President Wilson sent two silver com potes. The Missouri Congressional delegation sent a silver flower basket three feet high. Newsboys and paper carriers of the New Orleans Item sent a silver tablet, a fac simile of the first page of the Item. OREGON CITIZEN SELECTED FOR DISTINGUISHED HONOR AT PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. I ;:- '.J.-' z -..-"l'" " 1 . - - 1 .' '! ..A ',--'.- - ' f."--;-; : . ' . i :; . ; ... .: . , : - ;". X : ; - : V , --- --' . .. , ' I i . t . --..":.; - t. -Am:.-:;- - i . V-;-: 11' k f i I S. BENSON HONORED Special Day to Be Designated for Him at Exposition. AUGUST 17 IS SUGGESTED Selection Made in Response to Re quest of Panama-Pacific Offi cials, VIk Desire to Pay Sig nal Compliment to Oregon. (Continued From Flrxt PaffB. called to the fact that he is entirely without political ambition. Benson day at the Exposition will be the occasion of a fitting ceremonial. The Exposition officials will present him with a suitable memorial .diploma or other formal testimonial. It is prob able that a musical and oratorical pro gramme will be arranged for the occa sion and that some other fitting cere monies will be held in connection therewith. The purpose of the special day is well .explained In the following letter from President Moore, of the Exposi tion, to Governor Withycombe: It is the desire of the Panama-Pacific In ternatluaa! Exposition tu pay a. Algnal com pliment to the State of Oreieon bv desiKnaL- In a special day on our calendar, in honor oi one or the citizens of your state especially distinguished In statesmanship, literature, art. science or ln'entlon. etc. If this plan proves agreeable to you, per mit me to suggest that you appoint a com. mitt, without delay, compos! of Mix to a unzen or more prominent residents of Ore gon, to select the particular citizen upon whom this honor should be bestowed. Kindly advipe me as soon as the name of this citizen has been determined, and at the same time let me know the date desired. We can then schedule it on our calendar of spe cial days and prepure to make the celebra tion here the success Its Imiiorunre merits. The exposition will co-operate in arrang ing apprfw-rtate ceremonies at which a hand some diploma or other tangible testimonial can be conferred. We will also be glad to provide a suitable hall, music military and any other facilities at our command. If you will send us photographs, with history or description of the citizen so honored. w will utilize this material to the best possible advantage. Trusting that this suggestion win meet with your approval, and hoping to be fav ored with an early reply, I remain yours very truly. (Signed' CHAS. C. MOORE. ITesiaenu Choice Please (iovtrnr. "It is an excellent choice." said Gov ernor Withycombe when informed of the committee's action last night. "Mr. Benson certainly is deserving of the honor. 1 hope that S. Benson day' will be one of the most brilliant features of the exposition." Members of the committee felt satis fied, after their meeting, that their choice will be popular throughout the state. "The main idea to my mind." said John F". Carroll, "was to recognize a new era that is developing in our prog ress toward the advancement of the state and the whole Pacific Coast. "Mr. Benson has been conspicuous among the men who are capable of do ing good, in that he has spent his means for the improvement of .the state. "Hi- active Interest for good roads means a great thing for Oregon. He is doing good for the state not only in that but in many other ways. More over, he Is a plain, every-day citizen, readily approachable and an ideal type of citizen in every particular." While I have known Mr. Benson personally," said Mrs. Waldo, "I have heard of him through many sources in such a way that the suggestion of nam ing him for the honor met with my in stant approval. "He seems to stand for all the things that mean the wholesome advance ment and development of the state." Other More Worthy, Mr. Brami Says. "Say. don't you think that committee used poor judgment?' suggested S. Benson when informed last night that he had been named as the subject of a special day at the San Francisco fair. "There are thousands of people in Ore gon more worthy of the honor than I am." Nevertheless Mr. Benson's life record shows that he was entitled to great consideration when it came to picking one of the state's most distinguished citizens for the ' purpose desired .by President Moore, of the Exposition. Born in Norway about 60 years ago. he was forced, at an early age, to work for his own living. By the time he was 16 he had acquired enough money to come to America, rle landed in Wis consin broke, but with a determination to work. He was handicapped, being unaoie to speax i-nxlisn. but he soon found employment among the Norwe gian farmers. His first Job was on a farm at 615 a month and board. I.nck Ckaacea Saadenly. With his wife and small child he set out for Oregon in 1879. He went to Columbia County, where he found em ployment in a logging camp. He ought and obtained crodlt for three yokes of oxen. For 10 years he labored without tan gible results. Then, about liI. his luck seemed to change. Mr. Benson bought out his partners, continuing the business alone. "Then I began to make money fast," he says. He increased the output of his plant from 30.000 feet a day to 300.000. He continued at this clip for nearly IS years, piling up profits and reinvest ing them in timber lands. In 1905 and 1906 he began Investing in Oregon timber. He bought one piece of property after another until he had acquired more than 43.000 acres near Clatskanie. in Columbia County. About six years ago he sold out all his holdings for approximately $4,000, 000. Mr. Benson has five children all re siding in Portland. His eldest son. Amos, Is associated with him in the good roads movement. His other chil dren are Mrs. George Beach. Mrs. !ig L'nandes and Gilbert and Chester Ben son, high school boys. INDIA IS DECLARED LOYAL nishop Warren Ucscrlbcs Situation in Talk at I .a Grande. LA GRANDE. Or, June 30. (Spe cial.) "India, remarkably loyal to Britain so far as the great masses are concerned, stands ready to pour far more untrained men Into the war in Europe than England can use." asserted Bishop J. A. Warne, of Lucknow, India, who arrived here today to deliver an address tonight at the conference ex traordinary of the Idaho district of the Methodist Church. Preachers from Southern Idaho and Southern Oregon heard the speaker. "Indian troops are now fighting In the Euphrates Valley, at the Dardanelles and elsewhere," he said, "with credit to themselves. "There were severa'. thousands of them well trained, and these have long since gone to the front, but the ones now anxious to enlist have only their native training, which is Impractical in modern warfare, though effective for mountain fighting." WAR PREPARATION DENIED Germany's I-ok of Munitions at lie ginning of M'ar Is Asserted. BERLIN, by wireless to Sayville, N. Y.. June 30. Among the news Items of the Overseas News agency is the following: "The assertion made by David Lloyd George, the British Minister of Muni tions, that Germany while preparing for war by buying and manufacturing ammunition was friendly and meek toward all the powers, especially Great Britain, only throwing off her mask alter completing her war preparations, is officially refuted by the German gov. ernmrnt as a baseless defamation. "The best proof to the contrary is the fact that Germany soon after the be ginning of the war suffered from a lack of ammunition which, however, was quickly removed by the efficiency of German Industry." EMPLOYERS URGED TO AID Let Men Take Time for Military Sen-ice, Is W. M. Coplau's Plea. Employers were earnestly urged to give every assistance to young men in their employ who desire to serve in the National Guard, by W. M. Coplan. who spoke on "National Guard Effici ency." at the luncheon at the Multno mah . Hotel yesterday. Mr. Coplan pointed out the Importance of the train, ing received at the Summer encampl ments. Captain F. P. Tlbbitts spoke on "The Citizen Soldier," and made the keynote of his address the necessity of military preparedness to insure the Nation against attack. Other speakers were Langdon Spoon, er, C. F. Hogan and Sergeant Wackrow. Chairman of the day was J. S. Moltz-ner. MOB IS STILL UNCHECKED (Continued From First Page. ) General Pascual Orozco and Jose Zo zaya. It was established today that Sal vador Resa, a former captain In Hu erta's army, was held by the military authorities at Juarez. It was under stood the Villa authorities had planned his execution because of evidence al leged to connect him with the new revolutionary movement, but agreed to a suspension of- the sentence. Whether the officer would be used as a witness tomorrow at the preliminary hearing of Huerta and others accused with him was uncertain. Officials in Juarez and El Paso were without additional advices on the fight ing reported at Encarnaclon, south of Aguas Callentes. between Villa forces and troops under General Benjamin Hill. The reported arrival of Felix DIas In El Paso last night sUH remained a mystery, all efforts to find him having failed. nm cm nuo UUVLRit IHI IT I1ILIU II SEIZE WIRELESS Plant at Sayville, N. Y., Be lieved to Communicate With German Submarines. EVIDENCE NOT CONCLUSIVE Cabinet Officials Hold Conference. Neutrality Violation Kcorled, Popite Onsor!iip of Xavj Department. WASHINGTON. June CO. The United States la seriously considering taking j over the w irele.ia station at Sayville, I L. I., one of the two great plants by which direct communication between the United States and tSerniany Is main tained. The other station at Tucker ton. N. J., already Is under Government control. Evidence or alleged violation of neutrality at Sa vllle, notwithstanding the censorship conducted by the Navy eirtinnt, has been gathered by the I ' p.t rtnienl of Commerce. Secretaries lte;fleld. Daniels and Lansing havrvcon ferred at lenitth on the subject and ex pect to announce their decision In a few flays The bel'cf of high naval officers here that the Sayville station la powerful enough to communicate with subma rines across the Atlantic, thus making possible the use of American territory as a base of hostile operations, la one of the Influences In favor of controlling the Sayville plant. No evidence has as yet been gathered to show that com munication with submarines ever haa been established. Navy officials say. however, submarines could receive messages w hen coming to the surface, although they probably could not ac knowledge receipt. Under a recent executive order Presi dent Wllxon authorized the Navy De partment to take over "one or more" wireless stations and conduct a com mercial business, holding the net pro ceeds In trust for the owners. Both the Sayville and Tuckerton stations are privately owned, but the Department of Justice has upheld the leual right of the Government under a recent act of Cungreiui to appropriate private plants in case of emergencies. ELDEST DAUGHTER BEST DOCTOIl TKLI.S HEX TO MARRY FIRST GIRL OK FA.MILV. Man Who ;ea Hesse Kxpectlas; Wltr to llaag l Ilia Coat aad tirt SUpprra Has Lew Rating. SAN FRANCISCO, June 30. Ninety- per-cent children are the product of 90 per-cont parents, and the instruction given and the example set children by parents shape their Uvea, Dr. G. Hardy Clark, of Waterloo, la., told his listen ers today at the third day of child-welfare week given by the United States Children s Bureau at the Panama-Pa clfic Exposition. "I always advise young men to marry ine oldest girl In the family." Dr. Clark said, "because younger children gener ally get waited or by their elders and. therefore, the oldest sister shoulders responsibility, and responsibility makes for character. During the first five years of a child's life, he said, the actions and teachings of parents determine largely the character of the child. Parenta do much harm by careless conduct before children. "The man who comes home and ex pects his wife to hang up his coat and hat for him and gel his slippers is a low-grade citizen," he said. Kindliness and efficiency should show In the face of the normal child, and facial expression he held to be the In dex of a child's character and men tality. The faces of Christ, Zoroaster and Buddha, he said, were comparative models used as standard In scoring children for facial expression. 45 WIDOWS JUNE BRIDES Six Previously Wed Arc Licensed Last Day at Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 30 (Spe cial.) To cap off the June weddings at Vancouver today. seven widows from various parts of the Northwest journeyed here to be married and six of them were successful. The seventh's prospective husband had not been di vorced long enough. During June. laii. Its licenses were issued as against 196 for June. 191. Of the Hi this year. 45 were widows. Those securing licenses to marry to day were: Fred J. Kastner and Mrs. Bessie McUraw. of Portland: Charles A. Heath and Mrs. EffleiM. Duke, of Portland: Edwin Fowler and Mrs. Flora E. Gerow. of The Dalles; Harry Rom merfield and Mrs. Mattle M. Wakefield, of St. Johns and It. M. Ftnnegan and Mrs. Estell ward, of Portland. The couple who did not secure a license "were H. E. Baker and Mrs. Mabel Olson, of Portland. PENDLETON SUIT APPEALED New Trial in Ttvlttlicll-Tliompbon Case Is Denied. PENDLETON. Or.. June 30. (Spe cial.) An appeal has been taken by L. E. TwitchelL. guardian of Sharon A. Twitchell to have the Supreme Court review the Judgment rendered by a Jury in the local Circuit Court last spring in the suit brought by him against W. L. Thompson, president of the American National Bank here and member of the Oregon Commission of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, to re cover $30,000 as damages for Injuriei suffered by the younger Twitchell In an accident when his bicycle collided with the Thompson automobile. Th Jury returned a verdict In favor of the defendant. Clscuit Judge Phelps yesterday de nied a motion for a new trial. RAIN KEEPS PRESIDENT IN Arternoon Spent Heading and on Official Iiua!net8. CORNISH. N. H.. June 30. President Wilson was kept indoors most of today by a drizzling rain which began shortly before noon. During the morning he played golf with Dr. Cary T. Grayson his naval aide and physician at Han over.. N. II., aad in the afternoon he The Third Milestone Great Store is not builded in a day. Three years ago tlu$ new store was nee ring completion. The ideals which had guided this business for 60 odd years was the foundation upon which our hopes and ambitions were anchored. Courtesy, reliability, service and our ever and ever-repeated slogan. "Mer chandise of Merit Only," have won for this store the confidence and approval of an ever-increasing patronage. Now we announce our next forward step "IN THE MARCH OF PROGRESS" A Greater Economy Basement Store First came the idea, then the experiment. Was Portland big enough? Were there enough people who would distm guish between good merchandise at a low price, as against inferior merchandise cheaply priced We began with a few tables of dependable merchandise, first quality, at the lowest possible prices, and watched the result. People did see the differ ence and showed their preferences by an increasing patronage. They expected and received the same unconditional guarantee in the Economy Basement store as in every other department. Those who came once, came again and the Economy Basement store grew and grew. ' NOW THE TIME HAS COME when it must have the room it justly demands Hence the Alteration Sale New places must be found in other parts of the store for those departments which are to be crowded out by the Greater Economy Basement store, which will occupy the entire Basement and Sub-Basement Floors. 35 Separate Departments Each One Complete of Its Kind TODAY For One Month and Two Days We Inaugurate a Great Expansion and Alteration Sale Of Mid-Summer Merchandise In Every Department Throughout the Store Mall and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers cSirjirattvWoifc (& Go. c) "Merchandise ofcJ Merit Only" Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 691 stayed In his study working on official business and reading. He retired, early tonight. Colonel Jesus M. Aguilar and Major Yrenco Garcia, who came here yester day In an effort to arrange an Inter view between the President and Gen eral Fllepe- Angeles, left late today saying tiiey were going to Boston be fore going to Washington. The president received an Invitation today to attend a baseball game next Saturday at Claremont. N. H-. but did not signify whether he would, attend. "Spend 4th at. North Beach. Leave on the Steamer T. J. Potter. 10 P. M. Saturday. July 3. spend all day the 4th and 6th. on the beach and return In time to reach Portland early Tuesday morning. Hound trip fare. $1. Finest short trip of the season. Ask O.- W. H. & X. City Ticket Orrice. Washington at Third, for particulars. Phones liroadway 4300. A C12L Adv. MUTUAL CONTROL DESIRED General Dupont Announces Plans for Insurance Society He Iku-lit. ALBANT. N. Y June 30. General T Coleman Dupont. who recently acquired control of the Equitable I-tfe Assur ance Society, wishes the mutualisation of the society brouaht about, accord ing to a letter he has written Frink liasbrvuek. blsle Superintendent of In surance. Mr. Dupont said mutualiza lion plans were being considered, but cave no detailh. "Mv desire is that niutualizat ion of the society be brought about." Mr. Du pont wrote, "in order to give assur ance that its affairs will always be managed In the Interest of the policy holders, fears relating to stock con trol be me forever ended." Mr. Dupont also said that If mu tualisation did not prove practicable he was ready to co-operate by other methods in safeguarding the future management. Tr'!t. vMrh once proposed to m.k marriaira wmpulxi). tnixht iv i.Von lf out or th. book of ".r. In Corf, Un lii rni.aratlr;v rer.ntly. a man aa no- .:. .i th, dicmtr of imyaui UUI bm had lakca la b:nu.( a wife. i