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FOR AMERICA .. Every patriot has a duty to subscribe tp$2,000,000,000 Liberty Loan. Don't fail. YOUR WAR Your vital interest is con cerned in the war. Sub' scribe to Liberty Loan. VOL. L.VII NO. 17,630. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. i 1 I f t $1,800,000,000 WAR TAX BILL IS PASSED J Measure Is Voted in 1 House 329 to 76. DEMOCRATS STAND AS UNIT Second-Class Mail Levy Re tained; Advertising Escapes. WILSON'S WISHES PREVAIL Republican Ix-ader Mann Continues Opposition to Last Senate Is Expected Virtually to Rc- write Principal Sections. ASiiisGTON, May 23. The war revenue bill, framed to bring into the i ressury i,suu,uuu,uuo through new taxation during- the coming year, passed the House, by a vote of 329 to 76 late today in almost the same form that It was presented by the ways and means committee two weeks ago. All the opposing votes were cast by Republicans, although there are. many members on the Democratic, side strongly opposed to certain sections of the measure. virtual redrafting of the bill in the Senate is regarded as certain. Mate . rial changes already are contemplated by the Senate finance committee- as a result of public hearings held during the long debate in the House. ' Final Passage Far in Future. Kinal passage of the bill probably cannot be accomplished in less than a month Outstanding features of the bill are the greatly increased income, inherit ance, excess? prof its, liquor, cigar and tobacco taxes virtual abolition of the present customs free list and a 10 per cent addition to existing tariffs, new taxes on manufacturers, amusements . t-iuus, puDiio utilities and insurance, a far-reaching stamp tax and a greatly increased second-class mail matter rate based on the parcel post zone system. in . only Tour particulars does the measure now differ substantially from the original draft. Surtaxes on in comes above $40,000 have been in creased about one-fourth above the committee schedule. Paper and Gold on Free List. Several articles, including print paper and gold and silver, slated for a 10 per cent duty, have been kept on the free list. Slight reductions in the second-class mail matter rate have been made. A proposed 5 per cent tax on an advertising except , newspaper and periodical is, eliminated. Attacks on the bill in the Senate will -center, around the excess profits. come and manufacturers' taxes and the second-class mail rate-increase sections Business men generally are protest ing vigorously against the taxes, and virtually every publisher in the coun try is opposing the drastically increased mail rate. Democrats, headed by. Speaker Clark and Floor Leader Kitchin, voted solidly ror the bill. Republican Leader Mann was among those voting nay. - President Opposes Changes. - In a final effort to summon all of his party votes to support of the meas ure. Democrat Leader Kitchin declared that he had been informed personally by President Wilson today that he did not desire changes in the bill in .Senate, as had been currently reported. Mr. Kitchin also appealed earnestly to all members to supply the President with money to carry on the war now that the country Is in it. "I would feel like a miserable coward." Be said, "to- Impose a burden on my children and my children's children to pay for something for which they were not responsible and yet refuse to take out of my pockets money for my share of the burden." Mann. Obstructs Procedure, Republican Leader Mann insisted that the bill would raise too large an amount of money by direct and imme diate taxes. He placed every possible obstruction in the way of the measure, . even' insisting on a roll call on a mo tion to recommit. It was defeated 246 to 161. -- The House voted down 345 to 60 motion to strike out the increases in the Lenroot income tax surtax amend ment which It is estimated will be pro ductive of $66,000,000 additional rev enue. t An unsuccessful effort also was made to eliminate the committee sec end class mail matter rate section which would increase March 1, 1918, the present flat rate of 1 cent a pound to a graduated scale ranging from 1 eents a- pound In the first zone to 6 cents a pound in the eighth. Advertising Tax Dropped. Two . otl ir graduated scales with further1 increases in fate would go Into effect July 1 next and November 1 re spectively. tThe vote sustaining the committee was 256 to 150 Mr. Kitchin voluntarily struck from the bill the proposed 5 per cent tax on advertising. It had been left in the measure for use in case of defeat of the second-class mail matter proposal to carry an amendment to tax news paper advertising. Those .voting against the bill today were: Representatives Anthony, Austin, Bacon. Britten. Carter, of Massachusetts (.Concluded on Page 7. Column 8- CHINESE PRESIDENT DISMISSES PREMIER DR. WTJ, EX-AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA, IS SUCCESSOR. , Action Probably Will Be Followed by Declaration of War Against " Ocrmany. PEKIN, May 23. President LI Yuan Hung has issued a mandate dismissing Premier Tuan Chi .Jul from office and naming Dr.; Wu Ting-Fang, ex-Ambassador to the United States, as acting Premier and empowering him to form new cabinet- - This action probably will end the deadlock, in Parliament and make pos sible a declaration of war by China against Germany. The provincial Military Governors who were attempting to disband Par liament left Pekin before the President took action against Tuan Chi Jlu. as the President had positively announced that he would disregard their demand for. a dissolution of the legislative body. The President declared that Parlia ment must not be coerced in any way and announced his Intention to conduct the government In accordance with the provisional constitution at any cost- BURIED TREASURE DUG UP Fortune of a FIve-Xear-OId Boy Found After 65 Years. .J SALEM, Or., May 23 (Special.) Sixty-five years ago when John Cap linger, now a farmer east of the city. was 5 years old, he had hoarded J1.85. His parents, needing some ready money, borrowed a dollar from the boy, Fearine they might want more, he buried the other. 85 cents a half dol lar, a quarter and a dime in a field on the farm. But he forgot where he buried the money, and all his boyish searches proved futile. - r The other day, while plowing, Mr. Caplinger turned over the half dollar, and a little search revealed' the other two coins.: Today he was in Salem, displaying the long-buried treasure. ; One of the pieces buried was coined in 1774, and another in 1830.- The third is so badly worn, the date Is obliterated.. CHARLES DUNDORE VICTOR Portland Boy Defeats Sliy Hunting ton of The .Dalles in Election. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. May 23. (Special.) Charles Dundore, of Portland, today was 'elected presi dent, "of the senior class or 1917-18 at an election, of the juniors In Johnson Hall. Dundore defeated Shy Hunting ton, of The Dalles, 54 to '45. Miriam Page, of Eugene, was chosen vice president: Florence Sherman, of Eu gene, secretary, and Wily Knighten, of Grass Valley, treasurer, defeating Oscar Goreczky, of Portland, 54 to 4 3. Dundore has been active in student body activities for his three years in the university and is' a member- of Kappa Sigma .fraternity. He also was elected recently; to membership of Friars, senior society. KING GEORGE RAISES SPUDS Princess' and Prince Also' Cultivat ing Vegetable Garden. (' WINDSOR, May 6. (Mall.) King George can be seen most afternoons Windsor Park, cultivating a potato patch, which he started himself when the general' allotment scheme was in itiated. . Princess Mary is also the owner of an allotment adjoining her fathers and one. of the young Princes puts in good deal of time on a small, patch of. vegetables. FAKE ART SALE ADMITTED Firm to Return 20,000 Paid by ' American for Rommey Copy. i i LONDON, May it. -- The , action brought ! by Henry E. Huntington, of New York, against a London firm" of art . dealers for the return of 20,000 paid for an . alleged, Rommey ended today. The defendants admitted the can vas was not by B.ommey and agreed to return tzu.ooo . within a year ana au costs. 1 ' DERELICTS ARE SUSPECTED Waterlogged Vessels May- Be De- coys, Warns Government. SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. Beware of waterlogged boats and floating mines, for. they may Be decoys to lure ships upon submerged mines, was the warning isued to navigators here today by the Collector of the Port on instruc tions from the Department of Com merce. . Derelicts should be destroyed by gun fire and not ; rammed, it was sug gested. - CANADA FOILS SLACKERS Men of Mllltary Age Not Allowed to Cross to America. ' SHERBROOKE, Quebec. May 23. In response to reports by Immigration of ficials .that a large number of young men who would be eligible for war service under a. Canadian conscription law had tried unsuccessfully to cross the American border, the Dominion au thoritles issued rigid instructions to military and immigration officials to day. l Men of military age are not to be allowed to enter (ue united states. PEACE TRIP BY U.S. SOCIALISTS FORBID Passports Are Denied by Government. INTERFERENCE VIOLATES LAW Heavy. Penalty Provided for Negotiations With Enemy. KAISER IS BEHIND MOVE Two Americans Selected to Go to Stockholm Said by Own Party Members to Be Pro-German. . Third Native Austrian. WASHINGTON. May 23. Emphatic disapproval of the peace propaganda of European Socialists was expressed today by the American Government, which denied passports to American delegates to the Stockholm conference and Issued a warning that any Ameri can taking part in the negotiations would be legally liable to heavy pun ishment. No. formal announcement of purpose was issued. . Mr.' Lansing -explained , that it had been' .the policy of the Government for more-than 100 years not to permit any nterference in International affairs by private citizens that might in any way defeat the plans of the Government. Move Inspired by Germany. Officials believe, however, that the Government's course, would have the two-fold effect of discrediting general ly any peace moves by unauthorized persons and of condemning in particu lar the present Socialist agitation, re garded since its inception as inspired by Germany. In making known the decision not to give passports to the American Social ists designated to take part in the Stockholm conference. Secretary Lans ng cited the Logan Act of 1799 as de fining the punishments which might be expected by any American now in Stockholm or who might go there with out a passport and participated in the peace discussions. Heavy Penalty Provided. Under this law unauthorized persons who directly or indirectly treat with xoreign agents regaramg controversies i of the United States may be impris-1 oned for' three years and fined $5000. i The American delegates to the con ference authorized to represent the So cialist party over the protest of some of its foremost members are Victor L. Berger, of Milwaukee, and Morris Hill quit and Algernon Lee, of New York. They were selected by the party's legislative committee after a notable group of Socialists, headed by Charles Edward Russell and William. English (Concluded on Pr 4. Column 3.) HOW tOPBAN ' y .7 , . . : Ii III LAST YAX TfJ GREAT ASArt US A LONG (AA V OFF sV-t- . . a . 7 1 1 This couht&v ' rr O V- . LIBERTY LOAN FACTS TOLD TS NUTSHELL. SAN FRANCISCO, May 23. The following summary of facts re garding the liberty loan bonds now being placed ,to finance America's war operations has been given out by - Archibald Kalns, governor of the San Fran cisco Federal Reserve Bank: Purpose This loan Is a bond issue authorized by Congress to pay cost of the war against Ger many, to make advances to the allies and. above all. to bring about a speedy-and successful end of the world conflict. Amount of loan $2,000,000,000. Pacific Coast share 1166.000. 000. Size of bonds $50, $100, $500. $1000 and upward. - Rate of Interest SM per cent per year. Term of bonds The bonds run for 30 years. The Government re serves the right to buy them back at face value after 15 years. . Buy these bonds now because: First These bonds are the saf est investment known. Second By so doing you serve your country. Third Democracy needs Its dollars for defense, not tribute. Fourth These bonds are backed by the credit of the whole United States, the richest country in the world. Fifth Every $1000 Invested will bring you $35 a year Income. Sixth The Government guar antees to pay you more Income if future loans carry higher in terest rates. Seventh You can buy them on the installment plan. Eighth Your money will be spent wholly in America. How to buy these bonds: Every bank is authorized to take subscriptions for the Gov ernment. You can subscribe now by paying to your bank only 2 per cent of your purchase and the balance aa follows: 18 per cent on June 28. 20 per cent on July 30. 30 per cent on August 15. 30 per cent on August 30. This Is an opportunity to com bine a patriotic service with a good Investment. i PEACE MOVE IS RUMORED Austria Said to Have Initiated Ac tlon as Wished by Pope. AMSTERDAM, via London. May 13. The Roman Catholic newspaper Tyd says It understands on good authority that the Austrian court Is initiating a new peace effort. The action is In accordance -with the wishes of Pope Benedict. NAVY. YARD HAS BLAZE Damage at Norfolk, Va., Is Negli gible, 'Say Officials. NORFOLK, Va., May 23. Fire last night in the Navy-yard is said by officials- there to" have done "negligible damage." Published reports of an explosion in the city power plant were denied. TIMES HAVE CHANGED IN A YEAR! Say why ooV voo EM LIST ARE You WAITING- TO BE UtVSOOV.& SENATOR LANE DIES SA FRANC CO End Comes As R;,-. of Nervo;-;t o odKdown. ILLNESS LASTS FEW WEEKS Prominent Part Taken in Ore gon. Politics ManyiYears. DEATH NOT UNEXPECTED Two Terms as Mayor ' of Portland Served and First Term in Tnlted States Senate Being Served at Time of Death. SAN FRANCISCO. May 23 Ignited States Senator Harry Lane, of Oregon died at a hospital here tonight, from a nervous disorganization produced by a blood clot on the brain. Senator Lane was stricken while In Washington. He stopped here on his way to his home In Portland, to re cuperate. Last Thursday he was taken to a hospital, and on Monday the doc torspronounce d the case hopeless. Senator Lane was 62 years old. He Is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Nina Lane McBride. of Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Harriet Lane Hicks, of Norfolk, Va. SENATOR NATIVE ,OF OREGON Life Devoted to Efforts in Aiding Common People. Senator Lane was a native of Oregon, the son of a pioneer family of this state. His grandfather. General Joseph Lane, was the first Territorial Gover nor of the state, its, first United States Senator and candidate for Vice-President on the t Democratic ticket with Breckenridge in the memorable cam paign of 1S60. His father. Nat H. Lane, was a pioneer- merchant, establishing the first store on the East Side. Nat II- Lane was well known in the early days for his ready wit, his calm and unruffled philosophy of life and what his friends were pleased to call his "plain horse sense." Senator Lane was born at Corvallis on August 28. 1855, and was. therefore, in his 62d year. As a youth he was employed on a farm and for a time worked as a laborer on a mining prop erty operated by an uncle In Curry County. He was compelled to leave school at the age of 13 to help support the family. But he studied In his spare hours and by the time he was 20 was able to enter Willamette University at Salem. He was graduated from the medical department there on May 30, 1876. Most of his active life was passed (Concluded on Pass 2, Column 1.) now tvf figusH TO SOPPi-Y MEN. SHIRS. A STRANGER THROWS SOLDIER 0FFBRIDGE GrARDSMAX IS ATTACKED BY TRESPASSER. Adam Garrrn Rushed to Medford in Serious Condition No Explana tion of Deed Given. MEDFORD, Or.. May 23. (Special) Adam Garren. 37 years old. of Hub bard. Or., a private In Company I. Third Oregon Infantry. Is at the Sacred Heart Hospital in a serious condition as the result of being thrown from the trestle at Graves' Creek, near Leland Tuesday night by a stranger, whom he had accosted and . was escorting off the railroad bridge. . Garren' arrived in Medford early Wednesday and as he has been under the influence of opiates ever since de tails of the tragedy are lacking. As far as could be learned by Dr. E. 11. Porter, who attended. the Injured man, Garren was guarding one end of the railroad bridge, when a stranger started to cross. Garren ordered him back. The man obeyed without protest and when about 20 feet from the end of the trestle, suddenly turned, knocking Garren 30 feet to the rocky bottom be neath. Private A. L. Covey, guarding the other end of the bridge, saw his com rade fall and started in pursuit of the stranger, but was unable to catch him. Garren was rendered senseless by the fall, suffered a compound fracture In each leg and sustained minor injuries. A passing freight train was flagged and the injured man was rushed to Medford. Unless there are complications due to Internal injuries. Garren in ex pected to recover. No explanation of the action of the stranfger has been of fered. Captain Todd, of ComDanv I. left tonight for the scene of the acci dent and will make a thorough In- estigation. FOREST FIRE PROBE BEGUN Minnesota Authorities Take Charges of Incendiarism. ST. PAUL. May 23. Members of the Public Safety Commission todav took p charges that forest fires in North- rn Minnesota were due to incen diarism. It was pointed out that the fires be gan after announcement of the Govern ment's plan to construct many wooden hips as a means of combating the ubmarine menace. 'A. P." AIDS LIBERTY LOAN Association Devotes Extraordinary News Fund to Bond-Buying. NEW YORK, May 23. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Associated Press today it was unani mously resolved to transfer from the present investment the sum of $200,000 of the emergency reserve fund to the purchase of liberty loan bonds. The accumulation had been set aside for-extraordinary news events. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61 lirr. TODAY'S Partly cloudy; northwesterly winds. War. American Socialists not to be permitted to attend peaco conference. Paso 1. Two hundred and on. non-commlsloned of ficers in western Department to train at the Presidio. Paso 2. French mission to America arrives in Franca after- secret trip. Paso a. World revolt U fostered by Socialists. Pass T. Daring foreign legion In Franca again deco rated. Pago Z. Allies perfecting buying organization to spend billions. Page 4. British ships for past week aro compara tively low. Pag 4. National. Llteracr' bar on alien agricultural labor Is let down. Page 4. Chines Premier ousted: war with Germany may follow, rag J. War tax bill passed by House. Page 1. Recklessness marks appropriations of Con gress. Page 3. President again opens fight for censorship. Pag 7. Food bills taken up in Congress. Pag 5. Senate likely to cut war tax total to 11,230.- 000.000. Page 3. Domestic. Weather favorable to crops. Pag T. Portland firm's . contract for four Govern ment ships signed. f age .u. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Fortiana 3, Los Angelas l; vernon . usu u i. San Francisco 5. Oakland 1. Pag lo. Red Cross women's golf handicap won By Mrs. Oeorge rl.-Mayes. . r-ags in. Inflelder Kenworthy to strengthen Los An geles team. Page 16. Johnny Ertle. bantamweight title-holder, is slipping. Pag 1. Pacific Northwest. Opposition camp hears talks for road bonds. Pag . Oddfellows' grand lodg holds patriotic service. Fag o. Guardsman Is thrown irom Dnags oy ires passer, rag. -i. Commercial and Marine. Eastern buyers complain of high Columbia -Rlvr salmon prices. - . Chicago wheat depressed by Improved crop orosoects.- rage -- United States Steel duplicates previous high record Quotations, run -l. Kitninih shipyard will b built her. Pag L Portland and Vicinity. Arimlrml Peary " la visitor in Poitland. Pa a a. Rniu-oDal conference In session In Port land. Pag 4. Curtailment of streetcar service said to b nlanned II Jitneys r not iumieu. Page 13. P. E. O. Sisterhood holds Interesting second day's session. Pag 11. O. A R. members tra assigned to public schools for Memorial day. Pag 8. Mr. Baker favors on day off In four for firemen. Pag 10. Four actions for ' dlvorc begun yesterday. Page 8. Assessor RHd tskra rharg of Red Cross canvass for funds. Page 14. One hundred register under selective draft act. Page I. Mr. Reamee ask for ruling that will decide whether enemy aliens will be allowed downtown without permits. Page 14. Two-platoon system denounced by fire board engineers. rsg . Whole National Ouard will be absorbed Into Army. Pag IT. Weather report, data and forecast. Paga -1. I9TH SHIP YARD IS TO BE BUILT HERE Backing by Eastern Capital Reported. SITE NEAR PENINSULA PLANT Plants Along Harbor Within Year Multiply From Two. PORT TO ASSIST BY FILL Dual Purpose Will Be Served. af Dredge Is in Need of Place to Deposit Material From Work Near North Bank Span. NINETEEN SHIP PLANTS ON LOCAL WATERWAYS. One year ago two plants were engaged In the construction of deep-water vessels on the river the St. Helens Shipbuilding Com pany and Wilson Bros., of Asto ria, while three others were lay ing out yards the McEachern Ship Company, at Astoria; the Northwest Steel Company, at the foot of Sheridan street, and the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company, at the foot of McKenna avenue. Today 11 additional companies are building ships or construct ing yards, and three more are about to start, the latter Includ ing Portlanders who have leased a site at Columbia City, below that of Somarstrom Bros., and are withholding their Identity; the Grant Smith & Co.. which has leased property at the foot of Baltimore street. St. Johns, and the yard of F. C. Knapp and Eastern associates, alongside the St- Johns railroad bridge. The list of active plants and those known to be projected numbers 19 now. Independent of the Peninsula Ship- building Company, established at the foot of McKenna avenue by F. C. Knapp and associates a year ago. the official announcement being made April 29. 1917, the first unit of a second plant is to rise below there. The site extends from the approach of the Spo kane, Portland - & Seattle Railroad bridge south about 450 feet, having that much river frontage. It will reach back to the O.-W. .R. & N. right of way, about 1400 feet. Supporting Mr. Knapp in the enter prise are said to be influential New Yorkers and, except that Mr. Knapp is president of the Peninsula corporation. it is understood the new organisation will be financed by separate capital. Additional units to the plant may be added on the south as far as the prop erty of the Peninsula Lumber Company. Bastneas Trip Taken K.t. For the past few months Mr. Knapp- has been in the East on business con nected with the Peninsula company relative to machinery and negotiations with the United States Shipping Board for wooden ship contracts. In the lat ter business he has so far closed for si fleet of four steamers and they are to be delivered complete, the company agreeing to furnish and install all ma' chlnery. They will be turned out at the pres ent yard, two being already started, while two other vessels on ways will be launched as soon as ready and be fore then the fifth and sixth sets of ways will be available. Included in bits of Information drift ing here from Washington is one report that Mr. Knapp will have several more Government ship contracts, and steps taken for the establishment of the sec ond yard Indicate the first award of four vessels is not all by any means. Ntv Site Requires Fill. The new site will require a fill, and the matter has been taken up with members of the Port of Portland Com mission as to obtaining dredged ma terial. Fortunately, for the new con cern, the Port's dredging programme Includes work in that vicinity and op portunity to obtain space on which to deposit dredgings will facilitate the harbor improvement. It is roughly es timated that 400,000 cubic yards of ma terial will be needed to bring the prop erty to the desired grade. The Port has followed a policy of as sisting new shipbuilding plants in mak ing fills, such enterprises being highly important in the development of tho Port. In the present case a double pur. pose will be served. It has been Indi cated by the commission that a dredge can be assigned there in 10 days If fuel is available. In less than one year of actual con struction, the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company has turned out the auxiliary schooners Alpha and Beta, and a third vessel is ready to be launched except for placing struts and shafts, while the fourth schooner will be fully planked in another week. Keels for the first two Government steamers have been laid, but speed cannot be made on fur ther work until the receipt of specifi cations from Washington. Half of Japanese Town Destroyed. TOKIO. May 23. Seventeen persona have lost their lives and 67 are suf fering from various injuries as a re sult of the fire which swept over Yone zawa yesterday. Halt of the city has been destroyed.