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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917. ESPIONAGE BILL TO BE VOTED ON TODAY Senate Agrees to Limit .De bate, so No Filibuster May k: . Delay Rollcall. CENSORSHIP IS MODIFIED Greater Part of Day's Debate Cen ters ;iix Regulations to Be Im posed Upon Use. of Mali. I licttcrs "ot to Be Opened. WASHINGTON'. May 10. Debate on the Administration espionage bill, whose press censorship and embargo provisions have been the object of bit ter attack for ruearly 10 days, reached point today where leaders were hope ful a vote can be takeii before tomor row night's adjournment. Many speeches are yet to be made on the censorship section. but the Senate bound itself today to limit debate so that no filibuster of dilatory tactics can delay the final rollcall. Just before adjournment tonight Sen ators Cummins and Thomas suggested an amendment to the censorship sec tion modifying the original language, iind It was accepted by Senator Over man, in charge of the bill, who said it would go into the measure tomorrow. Its adoption may end the fight over this provision, although Stone an nounced he did not want it accepted, and efforts may be made to eliminate any sort of censorship from the meas ure. The amendment provides that In time of war the President may prescribe and promulgate rules and regulations "for the purpose of preventing the disclos ure to the public and thereby to the enemy of information with'respect to the movement. numbers, description and disposition of any of the armed forces of the United States In naval or military operations or with respect to any works intended for the fortifica tion and defense of any place." Willful violation of the rules would be pun ished with a five-year prison term or $5000 fine. A proviso removes mem bers of Congress from operation of the rules. The original language of the section made it a crime to publish or communi cate information calculated to be useful to the enemy. Most of today's debate centered about regulations to be imposed upon use of the mails. Amendments were adopted prohibiting the opening of mail by any postal employe except in the dead-letter office, and declaring non-mailable any publication containing matter "ad vocating or urging treason. Insurrec tion or forcible resistance of any law of the United States." Senator Hardwick's motion to strike out the section barring from the mails letters, pictures, newspapers and other publications which convey military in formation was defeated, 39 to 28. OBJECTION MADE TO TAXES (Continued From First Page.) would be conscripted to support that Army. If I were not ready to fight, I would be willing to tax every dollar In my pocket. They say that this bill, by raising half out of the wealthy, is going to raise a howl throughout the country. We have heard that howl in our committee. "I believe that the business men, the manufacturers and the wealthy class are patriotic and that they are going to stand by this bilL Everybody should do that. jlVe have heard more protests, com plaints and kicks from every tax in this bill than any other tariff I have helped to write. There is not an item in it that has not been protested by the men who have got to pay some thing." Mr. Kitchin explained the bill in de tail and the necessities for the various taxes. "This bill will let every human being in the United States know that he is helping to finance this war," said Mr. Kitchin. Tariff Admittedly Inequitable. In explaining the reasons for in creasing all existing tariff duties 10 per cent and putting 10 per cent tax on the free list, the majority leader declared: "It was because we needed the money." The tariff provision, he asserted, was possibly "the highest, most unscien tific and inequitable ever written," and It could be dereneeo- omy on the ground of the need for 200,000,000 and nowhere else to get it. "Every man ought to know that the pteps we are taking are Just the be ginning," Mr. Kitchin told the House. "We will put more money Into this war than any other country." Beside the taxes which other coun tries at war are paying, those levied under this bill, he said, 'looked "ridiculously small." Tax Levy Largest Eyfr Made. Mr. Kitchin said the bill would raise more additional taxes than any "that has ever been presented to any legis lative body in the history of the world." and that more tax burdens mie-ht fol low. He estimated that all told the war expenditures to the end of. the next nscai year would total 15,000.000.000. . Referring to the petition of the rail roads for a general 15 per cent freight rate, jr. ivitcnin continued. "We will have plenty of chances to get some or mat back for the American people in the way of taxes. If the rail roads are permitted to raise their freight rates 15 per cent of their gross receipts, I am willing to come in here with a tax bill and tell them to pay kii umi iu neip support the Gov ernment." Defending the bill's proposal to ad vance postal rates. Mr. Kitchin declared that it costs the Government $100,000, 00 a year to carry and handle second class matter, and it gets back only $11,000,000. The proposed increase, be said, will bring in $31,000,000. Income Tax as High am Feasible. Representative Reavls of Nebraska Interrupted Mr. Kitchin with several questions about the income tax sched ules and finally launched into a general attack on the question because the levy on big incomes was not made greater. "Tou are taking a great deal so far as actual dollars and cents are con cerned," said Mr. Reavis, "but in the proportionate sacrifice that the men who pay it will make, you are taking a great deal more from the married man with $2000 who has a family to support than you are from the $10,000. 000 man. The man with the income of $10,000,000 is paying that income out of funds that he can use only in the way of investment. The relative sac rifice cannot be compared." Mr. Kitchin replied that the com mittee did not go over 50 per cent in taxing incomes, because "if we tax these men of wealth exorbitantly in their industry and income, they would no doubt put money into the rural credit bonds and get 4 per cent and not pay the Government any war tax. "The committee thinks in reference to the income tax," said the Democratic leader, "that it has put on about all the traffic will bear." Registration to Cover Few Matters. But Reasons for Claim for Ex emption Mast Be Give. WASHINGTON, May 10. Many states plan to make registration day for the new Army conscription the occasion for fetes and patriotic demonstrations, according to reports 'eaching the War Department today. "The spirit of patriotism seems to have entered into the arrangements for the occasion which have been made by many of the state officials," says a War Department statement issued to day. ' "The questions which are to be an swered involve comparatively few sub jects, the name in full, the age in years. the home address, the date of birth, the quality of citizenship, natural born, nat uralized or the condition of declaration of intention; the place of birth, trade, oc cupation or office; employment and by whom employed; dependents, if any; married or single; race, former military service and where it was rendered, and. lastly claims of exemption from draft. with the specific grounds therefor. "Several of the states have relieved the Government entirely of expense connected with the work of obtaining complete registration. In fact, helpful ness seems to be common to tho country." MANY PRESCRIPTIONS This Season, for Impure Blood. Weak ness, IServouaaCns, Rraln-Kag. In order to comprise the best course of treatment, and to secure the best results, should read as follows: R Hood's Sarsaparilla 12 oz. Peptiron Rills ISO Sig: One teaspoonful Hood's Sarsa parilla before meals Two Peptlron Pills after meats No better course of medicine can he recommended by the most skilful, for Hood's Sarsaparilla, made from an un surpassed formula of blood-purifying fi na siomacn-ioning remeaies. Including sarsaparilla, mandrake, dandelion, yel low dock, wild cherry, gentian and other valuable alteratives and diuret ics, while Reptiron Rills, named from pepsin and iron, include also nux and other blood and stomach tonics which physicians prescribe. It Is therefore wise and economical to get these two medicines from your druggist today. The two working to gether often gtva a four-fold benefit. "4 ' - CENSUS FETES PLANNED the: war departmest hears of PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS. NAVAL PATROLS BATTLE BRITISH VESSELS PUT 11 DESTROY ERS Ti FLIGHT, Hits Are Scored Against Germans la Coarse of Chase for More Than Hoar; One Englishman Hart LONDON. May 10. A British force of light cruisers and destroyers chased 11 German destroyers today, engaging them at long range, but being unable to overtake them, says an official statement this afternoon. The Ad miralty statement reads: A scoutir. .- force consisting of light cruisers and destroyers from Harwich, under Commodore Tyrwhlt. when cruis ing between the Dutch and English coasts this morning, sighted a force of 11 German destroyers about 4 o clock. Greenwich time, on a. parallel cruise and to the southward. "Our forces immediately closed, and on our opening fire the enemy at once made off at full speed to the south ward under cover of a dense smoke screen. The chase was continued for one hour and 20 minutes and the enemy was engaged at long range, but our force was unable to overtake him. "Four British destroyers chased the 11 German destroyers to within range of the guns of the batteries at Zee- brugge. "Our casualties were one man slight ly wounded. The enemy's destroyers were seen to be hit by our fire." SEBASTIAN, AFIRE, SINKS Marine Gunner Reported Lost on British Tanker. NEWPORT. R. I.. May 10. The Brit ish oil tank motorship Sebastian, which was being towed by an American gun boat to a New England port with fire raging fiercely in her hold, sank today. Thomas Jones, a marine gunner at tached to a Government vessel which had the Sebastian in tow, was lost. No information as to how the gunner lost his life was made public. The Se bastian sent out "8. O. S." calls Tues day night, and a patrol-boat took the crew off yesterday morning. The cause of the fire was not revealed. COAL STRIKE IS SETTLED Operators and Miners Agree pn Ad vance in Wage Scale. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 10. Com plete agreement was reached here to day by conferees considering the in creased wage demands for the 40.000 coalminers of Missouri, Kansas, Okla homa and Arizona. Advances of 10 cents a ton for mining and 20 per cent on day wages were in corporated in the agreement, according to announcement by officials of the Southwestern Interstate Coal Opera tors' Association. U. S. SOCIALISTS LOYAL Separate Peace Between Russia and Germany Xot favored. NEW YORK. May 10. Denial has been made here that American Social ists favor a separate peace between Russia and Germany. Morris Hillquit, New Tork. secretary of the International Socialist Bureau. Issued a statement In which he said that fears of the State Department that such is the position of Bocialists in this country are unfounded. William Houghton, Veteran, Dies. KOSEBURG, Or.. May 10. (Special.) William Houghton, aged 72 years, and a former resident of Lincoln County, died at the Soldiers' Home here yes terday. He was a native of Ohio, where he served as a Corporal In Company A. 163d Ohio Infantry, during the Civil War. Mr. Boughton was admitted to the home last July. He is survived by a widow, who resides in this city. Mr. Boughton was a rancher and lived in Lincoln County for many years prior to cOmfrrs' to RosebOTff. " FAVORITISM IS NOT POSSIBLE IN DRAFT Provost Marshal-General Is sues Warning Against At tempts to Evade Law. JUSTICE TO ALL PROMISED Xo Latitude Is Given Registration Board, Which Cannot Pass On Exemptions; Imprisonment, Not Fine, Is to Be Penalty. WASHINGTON. May 10. To dispose of any fear that county and city regis tration boards will exercise favoritism in enrolling soidiers under the selective draft. Provost Marshal General Crow der issued a statement tonight declar ing such practices would be virtually Impossible because of the explicit terms in whlcn the act is drawn. He warned registration officials that fa voritism could easily be detected and would be punished with heavy penal ties. "Every precaution." said the state ment, "will be taken to make It cer tain that the registration will be con ducted with exact Justice. "The law Is specific and allows no latitude to the boards, either In the matter of registration or in the later matter of exemption from service. In fact, the law is self-executing. All la Age Limit Mast Report. "Every man within the age limits fixed by the selective service act must register, and the penalty of the law of evasion of registration will fall not only on the man who fails to appear, but on any member of a registration board who may be shown to be in col lusion with the person who attempts to escape his duty. "Further than this, the registration boards will never act as exemption boards except, in certain specific cases, such as where a young man who has registered shall claim to bo employed in a Federal, state or local office, and thereby does come within the exemp tion clause of the statute. In a case like this the facts must be entered of ficially and attested. Imprisonment la Only Penalty. "So far as the other reasons for ex emptions under the law are concerned, exemptions for men engaged in pur suits in which their work is more val uable at home than in the field, the authority will He with a board of high er Jurisdiction. "The law provides the penalty of Im prisonment with no alternative of a fine for any official or any registered man who shall make a false return or connive at such a practice. The safe guards against favoritism or evasion are ample." ENGINE FACTORIES NEEDED Shipbuilders Vnable to Finish Western Bnilt Vessels. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 10. (Spe cial.) One of the big needs of the Northwest at the present time is en larged factories for first-class marine engines, especially of the Diesel type, say shipyard supply men who have visited here recently. '.Shipbuilders the country over are up against it," they say. "in getting power for these vessels. The plants we have are working to capacity and what we need is more plants. Such plants cost from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Some contractors are taking the ships to be completed as sailing vessels, but with their holds provisioned for engines and with the propeller shaft.) sleeve plugged. Such vessels may be finished quickly and can be supplied quickly with engines when these are ready." ABERDEEN MAY GRANT RISE Employes In All City Departments Ask for Increases. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 10. (Spe cial.) Employes in all the city depart ments have asked the Council for an advance iu wages due to the increased mt nf llvlnir TVi. ' ' , - - r - iiiciurii want an additional $10 a month and the workers in other departments think they should have an increase of from 10 to 15 per cent. Mayor Roy Sargent and several of thn IV.linllm.n h., , " " BW" wn i eLoru SR fjLVOrlnS- th. Ativan,., , 1 II kivtiuiii) I II C Council can grant it and still get iusii wie year on me present budget bv SDeediner un the effinienov departments. The finance committee has been instructed to investigate ways and means. of Child Labor Inspectors will be en titled to $1000 more than the appro priation bill of the last Legislature calls for. Mrs. Millie E. Trumbull, secre tary of the board, called the attention of Secretary of State Olcott to the dis crepancy in the appropriation bill to day, and he will send copies of her let ter to all of the members of the Emer gency Board. It is contended that the Legislature appropriated $4000 for this board, but through a clerical error In enrolling, the appropriation bill, as it finally ap pears of record, provides for only $3000. LAD WOULD LEARN AUTO Ambulance Volunteer Desires Ex perience With Modern Car. Here is an opportunity for an auto mobile owner to do an odd patriotic service. One of Portland's young sons soon Is to leave for France to Join the Ameri can Ambulance Hospital Corps. Pend ing his orders to leave for a sailing port, he wants to perfect himself in handling a large modern automobile and would like to get a few hours' practical instruction under some pa triotic owner and driver. The pros pective ambulancier will arrange his time to suit the auto owner. Anyone who can provide the assistance has been asked to call Main 1135. MOTORIST BADLY BURNED Flames Envelop Jacob Trott and Flesh of Entire Body Cooked. PENDLETON, Or., May 10. (Spe cial.) Jacob Trott, of Echo, is in the hospital here suffering from severe burns sustained this morning at the J. D. Saylor place when gasoline which he was pouring into the carburetor of his machine exploded. His clothes were burned off Ills body and his skin, from toes to head, was cooked. Fellow workmen tore his clothes off and he was rushed here for treatment. He does not know how the accident happened, except that as he started the engine, after pouring out the gaso line, the sheet of flame enveloped him. DISCREPANCY IS FOUf.'D Board of Child Labor Inspectors lo Ask for Extra $1000. SALEM, Or.. May 10. (Special ) It became certain yesterday that the emer gency Board, when it meets here on May 28. will be called on to grapple with the problem of whether the Board 18P" B. iVXj Watch this space 3 Plf.zpTvrtf tomorrow ! ALUMNI ASKED TO WORK Agricultural Collego Graduates Have Tasks Assigned. SALEM. Or.. May 10. (Special.) Alumni of the Oregon Agricultural College are being called Into service to assist the food production cam paign. Assistant State Engineer Percy Cupper, who is acting president of the association, and E. B. Lemon, its secre retary. are sending out letters enlist ing all of the alumni in the work that the Oregon Patriotic Service League has designated for them to do. Alumni are urged to see that all land possible. Including their own, is tilled and that organizations be per fected so as to prevent duplications of effort. FILM PLAY MADE AT FALLS Fishing Scenes' Form Background for Comedy Slot Ion Picture. OREGON CITT. Or.. May 10 (Spe cial.) The falls of the Willam itte to day were tho "location" for a moving picture comedy which- will be pre sented in Portland within the next few weeks. Fishing scenes at the falls were filmed while Miss Ruth Whleland. a Portland girl, "caught" a salmon and lost It again through the clumsiness of Harold Grady. Glllnetters on the river were Inter ested spectators of the motion picture play. W. R. MARKELL PASSES Pioneer Resident of Portland Dies at Age of 92. William R. Markell, father of W. II. Markell, well-known East Side mer chant, died at his home. East Four teenth and - Oak streets, last night, aged 92 years. Mr. Markell was a na tive of Canada and had lived In Port land about 35 years. Besides W. H. Markell. he Is survived by two other sons, W. E. MarkelL a merchant at Pleasant Home, and George Markell. a resident of the Province of Saskatchewan. Phone your want ads to The Orego- nlns.. Main 7070. A S05. f "S; n i 20 EXTRA STAMPS TOD A Y AND SA TURD A Y IF YOU BRING THE COUPONED BRING THIS COUPON 20 EXTRA 20 "S. & H." Trading !6c'ff Stamps on your first SjLjjiJ ft cash purchase and tiTJa double on the balance. iBCv? Good on first floor (uba and Saturday. May 11 and 1 These Are Useful Items and Properly Priced $1 "Jump" Alarm I J, Guaranteed to give KjIULK 8 a 1 1 s f actory OJ time for one year, special Dairy Thermome- received, at 50 to' $1J0 Oval Bath room Mirror1' amel, else 10x19 Inches... V"'" Always Lower Than the Manufacturers' Price TOILET NEEDS $1.50 O r I e ntnl stream.$I.T0 $1.00 O t h I n e. fl o u n 1 strength. . 50c Dag gett Ramsdell's Cold Cream now t only.. 50c S t 1 1 lman's Freckle QQn Cream at.. Oou 50c M a 1 v 1 n a Cream now at. 50c Kintho 4C. Cream t..31i 25cLyon'sTooth Powder at I t n only I lit O r c h a rd White for. :85c r43c 39c :35c '60c rokaion Rose a ted Creme now at . I o m p e I a n Night C r e a m at 25. 7Cp 35 and... I 3U 50c Pomp els n Mass age n Cream nt.HUU !e Imperial Violet T a 1 cum Powder on sale at 50e 11 i n d's Honey Almond Cream nowin. at only rUli Phelactine De- ?tla.to.r.y. $ 1 .00 S6c Too thO p Brush at. . .trt '63c ??I5c 15c Nail Brush 9 $1.00 Vuloanotd Hair Brush ( Know at. Dental Flows a t from t Cn lOr to..liUd $1 Men's Hair Brush, four rows bristles, ebony back, on sale at 7Q only I l Simplex Mani c u r e Complete at only.. 5 1 1011 Antl-Iyro Pen- tal Cream OCp now for.. . 31i Pepsoden t Tooth cn ilUtl RUBBER GOODS at Special Prices $2.00 Combination H o t Wster Bottle and Foun tain Syringe, with flan nel bottle cover, tf I IQ special at 01 iH-O $2 Two-qnuUM HQ Fountain Syringe V I 13 $2.50 Three-quart I PQ Fountain Syringe W I iD3 60e to 75c Bathing OQo Caps on sle at u3b 50c Frank's Ear Stop ples for swimmers, QC special at only 03u CANDY 50c. Peters' Milk Choco late with Nuts at, M M n the pound H'rli 35c Mar slimallows OQp on sale at. pound...wli 40c Jumbo ituin Qf Props at. the pound. 0ro 40c Stroeh's Salted OCp Peanuts at, uouud... uUu BOSS' TRIANGLE POUSH MOP Mop Polish SPKfltl $1T.0 Boss T r 1 anale $lQt.Cedr ' SI .48 BOTH M DRUGS AND PATENTS One pound Cream Tartar now Cflp at only DUO One qt. W a t e r glass. 25f: half gallon. 4Ue:RCr gallon Uuil 23c Compound L I co r i v eQ. Powder at. . 3l $1 Sal H e- 7Q patlca for wu 1 0c S o d I um Bi carbonal7 now for ' u 1 5o Domestic Ammonial p now for. ... 1 $1 Bene tol 70 now for I M 10c Senna7 Leaves for. . . . I w $1 P o n d's 7no Extract for.. I Ul 10c Old Dutch C i e a nser oi sale for. $1 Lane's Kidney and Liver pn Regulator.. . OUU $1 Llquid7Qp Arron for. . Sit 3Rc L 1 m e s t one P h o s phate now for. .n8c :!l!29c Paste at.. Ol'R FOl'XTAIN SD I.tNCHK SK.RVK ALL UAV DKI K IOH DRINKS AMI) I)A1.TY DISHCit. I i ninwimiiiHwmiiwiii$MWniimmitiininnw j I pT SJTEEETAJ WTST PttBK MAP5MALL -7QO -WOMK A el 7i Always "S. & II." Stamps First Three Floors. PROJECT AWAITS COURT PAISLEY WORK TO BE RESUMED IP" BEC1SION IS REVERSED. Colonel Wood Says Appeal Will Be Can tinned In Spite of Rrfaaal nf State Assist In Case. SAI.KM. Or.. May 10. (Special.) If the Supreme Court reverses the deci sion of Judge Daly, of Lake County, in the matter of the water rights of the Chewaucan River, tho Paisley project of approximately 12.00" acres will be pushed on to completion. This informa tion is conveyed in a letter from C. E. S. Wood, of Portland, to State Engineer Lewis, which was received today. In an appeal from the decision of the State Water Board in theadjudlcation of the richts on that river. Judeo Daly held that the Chewaucan Land & Cattle Company" was entitled to practically all of the water rights of the river, and as a result the efforts of the North west Townsite Company to develop the Paisley project proved futile. But under an agreement with the Desert Land Board, it was announced that in event the state would assist with the prosecution of an appeal to the Supreme Court, that the rights of the Northwest Townsite Company would be turned over to the Portland Irrigation Company, which originally started the project. and an effort would be made by the Portland Irriga tion Company to complete it. The Legislature refused to appropri ate money to assist in the appeal to the Supreme Court, but the appeal will be continued, regardless. Colonel Wood writes. Trolley Lines May Raise Fare. NEW YORK. May 10. A proposal which has been under consideration by street railway companies here re cently to Increase fnres from 6 to 6 cents was officially brought to the attention of the Public Service Com mission today in a memorandum from one of the companies, which is seeking to obtain additional revenue. The Com mission directed the company to sub mit a formal application. Cost to Be Basis of Purchase. WASHINGTON'. May 10 Supplies or dered for the medical and ordnance departments of the Army will be pur chased on a cost-plus-profit basis, un der a plan approved today oy Secre tary Baker. Details of the Army pur chasing plan have not been given out. but it Is understood similar procedure will be followed. Four Would IIo Police Chief. PKNDLKTOX. Or.. May 10. (Spe cial.) There are already four appli cants for the position of Chief of Po lice here to succeed the late Frank I Nash. James Hall, present patrolman: Harry Edwards, former member of the force; Dan Downey and Al Roberts are avowed enndidntes. If You Could See the modernly-excellent methods and the absolutely sanitary conditions in the "Sunshine Factory" where Spaghetti, Noodles and other Pure Paste Products are made, they would most certainly become favorite foods with you. Nourishing, Wholesome, Economical can be served in so many different, tempt ing ways. You'll be proud of these Ture Food Products. II'iiiiO i .Lull Li. nil, inl'i "MM ,7 3t Your Grocer Should Have PORTER'S it's the package with the Rich, Red Label. LceUent Vfe lure's a ,Htntic Macai"" - , 2 cup - . t ;,o. n.acnronw - x up c",,ful ,u-ful pa'rlw' teaspoonpoonJuV. a very Ik- SO Seese -u-4rllf' water ...Jronl- i