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THE 3IORXING O REG ONI AN, 3IOXDAT, JANUARY 22, 1917.
AGGRESSIVE FIGHT
FOR HOUSE ADVISED
Some Republicans Believe Op:
portunity for Revenue Leg
islation Is Good.
OLD LEADERS OPPOSED
Conference to Define Party Policy
Sought by Those Who Would Re- "
slst Jkmd Issue and Think
Protection Is Possible.
HEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan,. 21. Republican 'members
of Congress, who have grown tired of
being In the minority, are actively
striving to bring about a party caucus
or conference In order that all Repub
lican members of the House may have
an opportunity- to get together, out
line a party policy and perfect a party
organization. Those back of the
scheme are also hopeful that sufficient
Interest may be awakened so that a
live contest will be Triade for control of
the next House.
Most of the old. Republican leaders
have taken the position that there is
no political advantage to be gained by
controlling the next House, Inasmuch
as the Senate and the President are
Democratic More aggressive Repub
licans, however, take a different view
and see prospects for good work dur
ing the next two years if the Repub
licans are able, with the aid of the In
dependents, to control the House after
March 4. .
Revenue Problem Uppermost.
First, In the view of aggressive Re
publicans, a Republican House would
have opportunity to assert Republican
doctrine In dealing with the question
of additional revenue, provided the
revenue problem la not solved before
the close of the present session. A Re
publican House, they point out, could
frame and pass a Republican tariff bill
which would of itself raise all the ad
ditional revenue needed to meet the ex
pense of the Government, do away with
further special taxes or bond issues
and, at the same time, give to Ameri
can industry a- degree of protection it
has not had for four years.
It is true, they admit, that a Demo
cratic Senate would not readily accept
a Republican tariff bill and would sub
stitute for the House bill some other
measure proposing to raise revenue by
direct taxes or by bond issue.
But in the event of a deadlock be
tween a Republican House and a Demo
cratic Senate, an Interesting situation
would develop, for. If the present Con
gress falls to provide for the neces
sary revenue, a special session of the
new Congress must deal with the sub
ject. Herein lies the advantage of a
Republican House, according to Re
publicans who want to organize the
next House. .
Republicans Can Force Issue.
If the House passes a protective tariff
bill, and the Senate rejects it substi
tuting a system of direct taxes, the
House, being in Republican control, can
refuse to accept the Senate bill. The
President, of course, could not coerce a
Republican House, but he could exert a
powerful Influence over a Democratic
Senate. The Administration would be
brought face to face with a $250,000,000
or $300,000,000 deficit if Congress failed
to act. In other words, a Republican
House could put up to President Wilson
the proposition of accepting a Repub
lican tariff law or facing a deficit.
President Wilson, In the late cam
paign, gave numerous evidences of his
lack of belief in the old Democratic
tariff doctrine. He was then bidding
for Republican votes, but his utter
ances are of record, and they indicate
that he, as President, would accept
even a protective tariff law. or a com
promise tariff law, rather than be left
with a big deficit on his hands.
More than that, there are some pro
tection Democrats in the Senate who
probably would join with the Repub
llcan minority of that body In voting
for a protective tariff law rather than
see a big deficit.
Protection Democrats Would Help.
The old Republican House leaders do
not see things this way at all. They
maintain that if the Republicans con
trol the pext House they must share
with the Democrats responsibility for
imposing additional taxes upon the peo
pie, and they much prefer that this re
sponsibillty be borne entirely by the
Democrats. These Republicans believe
that a Republican House could not dic
tate to the Democratic Senate and
President and they are not disposed to
make the effort.
Nevertheless a body of Republican
House member who are tired of things
as they are are going ahead with their
plan for a party conference in the hope
that the Republican party in the House
can be turned from a party of criticism
to a party of action.
CONSPIRACY TRIAL IS ON
Northwestern General Trading Com
pan Officers Under Fire.
SPOKANE,
nesses from
Wash., Jan.
Washington,
to Wit
Oregon IS HERE IN
American
Aristocracy
Another' one of
"Dougie's" joy films,
crammed full of grins,
.thrills -and athletics.
Columbia
Sixth at Washington
Douglas
Fairbanks
Idaho, Kansas and Iowa have been
summoned by the Government Jo testi
fy In the trial here this week of five
former officers of the Northwestern
General Trading Company, charged
with conspiracy to use the naiWs to
defraud.
Gale Smith, former president and
general manager of the company; S.
T. Knudson, former stock sales man
ager; Clyde Ia. Davis, former treasurer;
Olin C: Fowler and John C Lawrence
are to be tried Jointly. Judge Walter
Van Fleet, of San Francisco, will pre
side. The Government charges that while
the defendants operated the company
it lost 170.000 in the merchandising
business, and alleges that its princi
pal purpose was stock selling and that
the company was not a co-operative
mercantile institution, as represented.
The Government alleges that the
same men were promoters of the
Olympia Trading and Supply Company
of Seattle, and of the Iowa Mercantile
Company, of Cedar Rapids, la., and
that these institutions were ixsed to
obtain money from investors.
TIMBER OUTLOOK GOOD
LpWl S RIVER MAY HAVE BUSIEST
SEASON IX 10 YEARS.
Preparations Are Being; Made to Oper
ate Various Camps and Mills as
Soon as Weather Permits.
WOODLAND, Wash,, Jan. (Spe
clal.) From present indications the
coming Summer and Fall will show
the greatest activity in the timber bust
ness that there has been on Lewia
River since the panfc of 1907, W. B.
DuBois, of the DuBois Logging Com
pany, was up at the Ariel camp this
week, and said (hey would start up Just
as soon as the weather permits.
The Harvey Mill Company at Etna
is rapidly getting its mill In shape.
and will open up probably about Feb
ruary 1 with a full crew both in the
woods and mill. The Tenny camp at
Reno has been running more or less all
Winter when the weather has -Per
mltted, as has the Christenseq camp at
Yale.
Andy Kramer, at Ariel, and A. A.
Wheatly, of the same place, will oper
ate small camps, and well-authenticated
rumors are that several more small
outfits will commence business, so a.1
together indications are for a busy year
nd employment to a larger number
of men than for 10 years past.
in addition to the aDove. tne Higoon
& Bennett sawmill at Reno again is in
peration after a shutdown for bad
weather, and J. B. Lamar and Scotberg
Bros. & Lund are each operating small
amps on Cedar Creek, a Lewis River
tributary in Clarke County. Their prod-
cts wil come out through Lewis
River. ,
ARMED SHIP ISSUE UP
DETENTION OF NEUTRAL SAILORS
OPENS QUESTION.
Men Are Safe and Case Nat Compile
rated by Loss of Life. So Amicable
Adjustment la Possible.
LONDON, Jan. 21. The Associated
Press correspondent at Berlin in a dis
patch dated midnight last night, says
Ambassador Gerard has cabled the
State Department at Washington
summary of the German Admiralty's
official statement on the detention
war prisoners of neutral sailors aboard
armed merchantmen captured by the
uerman naval rorees.
The correspondent says this Is the
only Information available In Berlin at
this time regarding this important de
velopment in naval procedure. In of
ficial circles the case is looked upon
as affording an occasion for aegotia
tions looking to the settlement between
America and Germany of the status pf
armed merchantmen.
Since the men in question are safe
and the ease is not complicated by any
considerations of the loss of human
life, such as are Involved in the sub
marine, cases, it Is believed an ami'
oable adjustment will be reached.
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN1 ON
CITY LUMBER ASSOCIATION AI
VISED TO ADVERTISE.
Series of Displays for Publication Pre
pared for Retailers Who Can
Be Induced to Join.
CHICAGO. Jan. 21. (SDeclal.V
"eity association advertising camps.! rn
tor every important city in the country
where lumber dealers can be Induced
to combine their efforts for the general
welfare of the industry as a whole,
has been started by the National Luna
Der Manufacturers Association.
The first step in this campaign wa
the preparation of a series of display
advertisements for the use of the retail
lumber dealers associations. The first
of the proposed . series of advertise
ments refers to the adaptability of
wood, the second to the fact that it 1
the cheapest building material, another
denies the assertion that the forests of
the United States are nearinar denletio
and other points are' covered in the re
mainder of the series, devised for
six weeks' campaign.
It is declared that If properly con
served there is lumber enough in the
country today to last for centuries
OFFICE TENURE CHANGED
Senate Bill Gives Appointment of
Wardens to President.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 1. Under the terms of
bin recently passed by the Senate, th
warden of the Federal penitentiary at
McNeil's Island and other wardens of
Federal prison will be appointed b
the President and be 'confirmed by th
Senate. At present these wardens are
appointed by the Attorney-General,
without the approval of the President.
While the Smith bill was pending
Senator Jones said that he had long
tried to have these wardens placed
under civil service, but naving failed
in that, he was willing they should be
made Presidential appointees
Potato Pool Nets 913,000.
MONROE. Or.. Jan. - 81 (Special.)
The farmers of Irish Bend, a few miles
east of this place, formed a potato pool,
aggregating some (000 sacks of White
Rose seed spuds, and shipped to Sacra
mento, Cal. In return they have re
eeived the returns, amounting to
13,000, which has been divided among
the members.
J. D. Lee Addresses Convicts.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.)
J. D. Lee, of Portland, former euperin
tendent of the State Penitentiary, ad
dressed the convicts there today on
prison reform and hopes for the future
and was given an ovation. . He was
head of the institution from 189$ to
1J03 under Governor Geer.
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I'XITKD STATES CANNOT DETAIN
UNDESIRABLES INDEFINITELY.
Fact That Government Ia Un.bl. to
Return Rejected Allan, to Natl.
Land. I. Is Their Favor.
KBW YORK. Jan. IX. Hundreds of
person, to whom admission to the
United States has b.er refused, and
whom th. immigration authorities are
ujiabl. to return to their native lands
because of the European war. may now
obtain access into thi. country under a
decision of the Federal District Court.
made public la.t night.
The ruling was mad. by Judge Hand.
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vieus, an Austro-Hungarian seamstress.
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ESCAPED CONVICT SOUGHT
Prison Officers Search Rose burg Vi
cinity for E. J. Clark.
ROSEBURG. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.)
-Joseph Keller, State Parol. Offlc.r.
and Guard Edmundson, of th. Oregon
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PEACE HOPE EXPRESSED!
MAXIMILIAN HARDEN THINKS AL
LIES NOT L'N REASONABLE,
German Socialist Say. Entente Views
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Held by Many at Berlin.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Jan. 81.
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not. to President Wilson, says:
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the general principles of the note. Free
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what all who return from th. trenches
arc willing to develop, as well as th.
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their claim small as compared with
those of the people who want to eat up
Belgium. Northern France, BelforL Po-
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Venetia and Egypfc The great diffi
culty is Alsace, but I have reason to be
lieve that the peace possibilities will
not be smashed on the walls of Stras
burg. "Nine-tenths or the French nation
does not wish to challenge Germany's
revengefulness. It is a pity that tne
heads of th. central powers failed to
say on what reasonable terms they
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range to live at peace with the rest of
humanity. Now we see impossible
terms stated and the people gnashing
their teeth. Remember this: The great
Frederick also signed a peace treaty
which it th. time was considered un
satisfactory, but which his grandson
regarded as a work or courageous wis
dom." Eloclioman Grange Installs.
CATHLAMET. Wash, Jan. 21. (Spe
cial.) Elochoman Grange, of this city,
is one of the most enterprising In the
county. At their regular meeting on
Saturday evening Professor Price, from
the State College at Pullman, was pres
ent and gave a talk en dairying. This
was followed by th. installation of the
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