THE 3IOKXIXO OREGOXIAN. FK U) AY. JUXE 29, 1917.
HALF BILLION BOND
ISSUE CONSIDERED
Senate Finance Committee
Virtually Completes Revi-
v sion of War Tax Bill.
TOTAL IS $1,449,000,000
TVitli Proposed Bonds,' Measure Is
Still $300,000,000 Short of Es- .
tiraated Expense of First
Year of Hostilities.
WASHINGTON. Juno ZS. "With revl
tlon of the war tax bill virtually com
pleted and now totaling $1,449, 000.000
against the $1,800,000,000 levy of in
creased taxes adopted by the House,
the Senate finance committee today
considered authorization of additional
bonds.
Senator Stone formally proposed a
bond issue of $500,000,000. The com
mittee plans to reach a decision tomor
row and to fix the rate to be Imposed
on war excess profits probably 16 per
cent. During? lengthy, committee dis
cussion of the bond question a larger
issue was not suggested, although with
a half billion of bonds. Senator Sim
mons said the bill still would fall short
by 300,000,000, and probably more, of
meeting the ensuing year's war ex
penses. Bl Profits Taxed $300,000,000.
From excess profits the committee
now plans, under its latest estimates, to
raise $300,000,000.
An amendment adopted today would
exempt from the tax individual persons
in office or employment, including that
of a commercial traveler or agent
whose remuneration consists wholly of
a fixed and definite sum irrespective of
the amount of business done or any
other contingency; and a profession
the profits of which depend mainly on
the personal qualifications of the indi
viduals . . . and in which there is
not required the investment of more
than nominal capital.
Manufacturers Oppose Repeal.
Manufacturers and their representa
tives generally are opposing the repeal
proposed by the committee of the draw
back by which they receive from the
Government practically all duties paid
on raw materials which enter into
manufactured products which later are
exported. In such cases the Govern
ment retains 1 per cent of the duty paid
as an administration charge.
Karl I. Bapst. president of the Amer
ican Sugar Kenning Company, said the
repeal of the drawback, would be a
shock to business men.
'The drawback device of providing
free raw materials to American manu
facturers for export purposes," he said,
"is more than a century old and was
supposed to be one of our business
anchors which would not be pulled up,
especially without present export op
portunity and obligation to our allies.
The action of the committee places the
United States at a disadvantage in the
world's sugar market."
BOND PAYMENTS ARE DUE
I'ourtH of Liberty Loan Is Believed
Already Collected.
"WASHINGTON, June 28 The second
payment of 18 per cent for subscribers
to the, liberty loan who bought bonds
on. the installment payment plan was
due today.
The next payment of 20 per cent is
due July 30.
No official estimate has been made
of the payments on. the bonds to date,
but It is believed that approximately
one-fourth has been paid in.
The engraved bonds probably will
be ready next week.
ROBERT BACON IS MAJOR
JEx-Ambassador Assigend to Staff of
Major-General Persuing.
NEW YORK, June 28. S. Stanwood
Menken was elected president of the
National Security League to succeed
.Robert Bacon, ex-Ambassador to
J'rance and now a Major on the staff
of Major-General Pershing, at a meet
ing of the executivo committee here
today.
In an address accepting the offlco
Mr. Menken advocated the formation of
n. war council with powers greater
than those of the President's Cabinet.
AIRMAN'S BODY IS FOUND
Victim of Bomb Explosion Burled In
Arlington Cemetery.
WASHINGTON. June 28. A. body
washed ashore in the Potomac below
the naval proving? ground at Indian
Head, Md.. was identified today as that
of Lieutenant Luther Welsh, of Kansas
City, who was killed by the explosion
of a bomb during an airplane flight on
November S, 1916.
The body was brought here on a
naval tug, and will be interred in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
ARTILLERY DUEL GOES ON
Lively Firing Activity In Galicla Re
ported by Berlin.
BERLIN, via London, June 28 The
Spirited bombardment in some sec
tors of the front in Galicta is being
Kept up, army headquarters announced
today. The statement regarding the
llussian front reads:
"Eastern war theater The lively
firing activity continued on the east
ern ualician front.
favor of prohibiting the manufacture
of distilled liquors during the war, but
thought beer and wines should be per
mitted. "I now come to the controlling factor
in this matter." he continued. "A
united public opinion is the greatest
factor in winning the war. Abolish all
the breweries at a stroke, throw
100,000 people out of employment and
deprive the hundreds of thousands of
laboring and other people who take
their glass of beer and see no harm in
it and you will engender dissatisfaction
and resentment."
Telling how New England dairy in
terests depend on brewers' by-products
for cattle feed, the Senator said stop
page of brewering would send many
milch cattle to the slaughter-house
and that it also would be likely to
double the price of bread by suddenly
reducing by 40 per cent the supply of
yeast, made largely from brewery
products.
Germany, Senator Lodge declared,
has not restricted alcoholic beverages
in any way, while France gives her
soldier regular wine rations. "And," he
added, "I think nobody will dispute
that the German and French soldiers
are .of good fighting quality. It is idle
to say that the men who drink light
wines and beer are undermined."
DAIRYMEN JOIN HOOVER
COMMITTEE TO CO-OPERATE IX
CONSERVATION IS NAMED.
MINERS' WAGES INCREASED
Viah Copper Company Voluntarily
Advances Laborers Hire.
SALT LAKE. June 28. Voluntary in
crease in wages of 25 cents a day to
skilled laborers and 20 cents a day to
unskilled workmen was announced to
day by the Utah Copper Company. The
company controls large mining inter
csts at Bingham, where strike rumors
iiave been current.
Manufacturers and Producers Are to
Assist In SavIngNof Dairy Animal
and Milk Supply of Country.
CHICAGO, June 28. A committee to
co-operate with Herbert C. Hoover,
food administrator, in the conservation
of dairy foods was named today by the
National Dairy Council. Each of the
allied industries, producers, breeders'
associations, distributors, butter and
cheese-makers, condenseries and ice
cream makers, has pledged itself to
hearty support of measures to conserve
the dairy animal and milk supply.
The Hoover committee contains three
producers, two distributors, and two
manufacturers of milk products. They
are M. D. Munn, president of the Na
tional Dairy Council; PC D. Cooper,
president of the Dairymen's League:
N. P. Hull, president of the National
Dairy Union; John Le Feber, president
of the International Milk Dealers' As
sociation; G. E. Haskel, for the butter,
egg and poultry trade; J. A. Cooper,
and one to be selected for the manu
facturers' allied industries.
ACCIDENT CURES CRAMP
Runaway Team Passes Over Ranch
- er Who Escapes With Bruises.
GRANDVIEW, Wash., June 28.
(Special.) When R. H. Fair, a rancher,
was told to go to a doctor and see
about a bad cramp in his right arm he
did so against his will. As he started
up the road a runaway team knocked
him down, and boraea and wagon
passed over him.
The trip to the doctor was continued
in a buggy. Miraculously, Fair es
caped with only painful bruises. The
cramp was cured.
STRIKE SITUATION
AT BUTTE HOPEFUL
International Union Officials
Exert Influence to End
Trouble at Mines.
ELECTRICIANS TALK PEACE
ITALIANS REPULSE ATTACK
Flshtinff Mainly Confined to Ar
tillery Activity.
ROME, June 28. "The fighting yes
terday was mainly confined to the
artillery." salcl today's War Office re
port. "The activity was particularly
intense in the Col Bricon area: at
Monte Croce Pass in Carnia, east of
uorizia and in the Monte Faiti area.
i-ast night an ewemy attack on
Angella Pass, recently captured by us
on the Aslago Plateau, was imme
diately repulsed.
I. W. W. AIDING GERMANS
Conspiracy to Cripple Industries of
West Are Charged.
WASHINGTON. June 28. Industrial
Workers of the World leaders were
charged with working with German
a stents in mines and fields of the
West to stir up strikes among Germans
and Austrians in correspondence - laid
before the Senate today by Senator
Thomas, of Colorado.
Senator Thomas charged there was
a German conspiracy to cripple in
dustries in the West.
PINK EYE CASES GROW
Pendleton Said to Have Epidemic
of. Disease.
- PENDLETON, Or., June 28 (Spe
cial.) Pink eye has become epidemic
in the city and, according to County
Health Officer D. J. McFaul, ia worse
than it has been since the siege five
years ago.
The first case appeared here about
three weeks a so, but recently the dis
ease has developed to considerable proportions.
TOWNS RAZED BY TORRENT
(fVmtinued From KIrt ymgm
LIQUOR IS DEBATE CENTER
(Continued From First Pace.)
injection of a moral Issue and not a
war measure, the Senator directed at
tention to the fact that the effort to
impose prohibition on the Nation has
Yieen mixed up with food conservation
there, but in the north end of the city
the water stood several feet deep and
the trains were stopped for a time.
It was learned there today that al
though it is not thought any lives
were lost, several families had narrow
escapes, and it was only by warnings
sent by telephone from one to another
that the farmers in the path of the
deluge were saved. The home of
Frank Castor was demolished.
The family of James Ashwood was
hauled from the house by team through
water waist deep, and at one time the
waon bed was nearly washed away.
Kmery Powers was out in his field
irrigating when the flood came. Be
fore he could reach the house, not more
than 400 yards away, he was cut off
and was compelled to go several miles
to Haines and back up the other side
of the creek.
One fisherman was reported to have
been drowned, but he was later ac
counted for.
The following ranchers in that vlcln
lty suffered damage:
H. P. Carter, Harry Young, Charles
Castor, Frank Castor, Arthur Polley,
Andrew Delong, Alva bpence, John
Simmons. H. E. McCullough, John
Schmallenberg, Emery Powers. Joseph
Carter, Charles Long, Ed White and
James Ashwood.
Although there Is some talk of dam
age suits against the Killamaque Ditch
Company, owners of the lake and tun
nel, none has definitely announced a
determination to start proceedings.
Thousands of trout, planted in Kil
Lamaque Lake several years ago, per
ished in the flood, or were carried to
the valley below.
Other Crafts Are Out In Sympathy
With Power Workers Walkout
Not Sanctioned by American
Federation of Labor Men.
BUTTE. Mont., June 2S. Interna
tional unions affiliated with the Amer
ican Federation of Labor- began an ef
fort today to settle a part of the labor
troubles of Butte, caused by the re
cently organized Metal Mine Workers'
Union declaring a strike oa the mining
companies for higher pay and different
working conditions, and the strike of
the electricians on the Montana Power
Company for higher pay and a demand
that the mining companies induce the
power company to grant the elec
tricians' demands and also recognise
the Metal Mine Workers' Union.
Since the electricians struck, the
boilermakers, - machinists and black
smiths employed by the mining com
panies and the mill and smeltermen of
the reduction mills have struck in sym
pathy. It is stated by the mining com
panies that 15,000 men are out of em
ployment here because of the strikes.
atlon More Hopeful.
With the international officers ex
erting their influence to bring an end
to the strikes, it was said the situa
tion here has taken a more hopeful
aspect. None of the strikes, it was
stated by one labor leader, has the
sanction of the American Federation
of Labor.
J. A. Taylor, of Seattle, organizer for
th International Union of Machinists,
said that he is here as an adviser and
is not attempting to dictate, to the
local union. Through his efforts the
machinists and electricians conferred
today, and it is reported that the dis
cussion was along the lines of resump
tion of relations by the electricians and
the Montana Power Company.
With the exception of the Metal Min
ers' strike, all are based on the elec
tricians, ' and if the electricians' strike
is settled, the sympathetic strikes, it
Is expected, will be called off.
Fewer Miners Report.
Other international officers here in
clude William Davison, of British Co
lumbia, organizer of the International
Mine. Mill and Smelter Men, whose local
forfeited its charter this week and
joined the metal mine workers' union
and P. W. Dowler, of Seattle, general
organizer of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America. Mr.
Dowler so far has been able to keep
the local union of carpenters from
striking.
W, If. Rodgers, commissioner of con
ciliation of the Department of Labor,
continued his attempts to bring the
strike to an end. He conferred with
the mining companies and representa
tives of the strikers. He has not yet
been able to bring employers into a
conference with the strikers.
Not as many men appeared at the
mines for work today as on other days
of the week.
dresses, silk petticoats, waists and
other garments of fine fabrics and a
quantity of Jewelry. On question, the
girl told what she knew without direct
ly accusing either of the men. Her
story waa sufficient, however, . to
break down the men.
The following homes have been
robbed, apparently, by the two:
Residences of Mrs. Charles Jennlng.
533 Wasco street; C. M. Willett. 681
East Seventeenth street North; B. L.
Carpenter. 1028 Raleigh street; J. C.
Farrington. 663 Johnson: h S. Skiff,
830 Fourth street; G. B. Cellars, ex
Counctlman, 324 East Eleventh street
North, and F. Friedlander, 209 Thir
teenth street.
The men admitted yesterday they bad
sent stolen and melted-down Jewelry to
the mint at San Francisco for valua
tion. They also had in their posses
sion an ingot of gold the size of a
large pear and a quantity of fine
clothes, apparently stolen.
The men have written an order on
the mint to turn over to the detectives
the last consignment of gold.
CLOSER ALLIANCE PLAN
AMERICA MAY CO-OPERATE WITH
ENGLAND FOR ECONOMY.
aoi
Dr. Addlsom Declares Loss f Shipment
' la Monitions Only 8.9 Per
Cent In U-Boat Campaign.
LONDON, June 28. At the suggestion
of the United States Government ne
gotiations now are in progress for fur
ther consolidation of interests in
America and England. Dr. Christopher
Addison, Minister of Munitions, said to
day. The results of these negotiations, if
successful, will be of enormous value
not only in enabling the American Gov
ernment to place its great resources
more readily and effectively at the dis
posal of the allies, but in promoting
economy in purchase.
The munitions ministry. Dr. Addison
continued, had an interest in nearly
1,500,000 tons of shipments monthly.
The submarine campaign, bad as it was,
did not provide much comfort for the
enemy when he knew, for example, that
of the shell components shipped from
North America the total losa since the
commencement of unrestricted subma
rine warfare has been only 5.9 per cent
of the amount shipped.
HOMESTEAD BILL PASSES
Service) In Army or Navy Is Equiv.
alcnt to Residence.
WASHINGTON, June 2S The" bill to
count service in the Army and Navy
as equivalent to residence and cultiva
tion upon homestead entries, passed re
cently by the Senate, today passed the
House.
Issue of a land patent to the widow
or minor children of th entrant would
follow death in the service.
TROOPS WILL AID FOURTH
Vancouver Making Big Preparations
for Natal Day Celebration.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 2S. (Spe
cial.) Miss Augusta Harris, of East
Vancouver, will represent Miss Colum
bia in the Fourth of July parade. The
Goddess of Liberty will be represented
by Miss Florence Blurock, attended by
Miss Marion Archer and Miss Elfreda
Medaris, dressed as Red Cross nurses.
The big parade of Federal troops will
be in the forenoon.
Fifty dollars will be given In-prizes
for the children's parade. Victor 1L
Limber has charge.
Ball teams from the Fourteenth and
Forty-fourth Regiments will play in
the afternoon.
L Company, Fourteenth Infantry, and
the local Chapter of the Red Cross will
enter floats.
PARADE IS AT MIDNIGHT
Eugene Turns Out With Band to
Bid Nine Boys Goodby.
EUGENE, Or.. June 2S. (Special.)
Eugene began the day with a patriotic
demonstration, when nine employes of
the Pacific Teleerraph A Telephone
Company, enlisted in the Signal Corps
left for Monterey, Cal. The municipal
band paraded at midnight playing "The
Star-Spangled Banner.
Whjn the train pulled out for the
bDiun at t vi. m. a- idign uruwu oi men
and women, including the girl oper
ators and other employes of the tele
phone company, were present to say
goodby.
The boys leaving were: J. B. Pat
terson. P. J. Patterson, C. F. Cle, G.
A. Elkins, A. B. Campbell, D. J. Ijams,
W. J. Hofer, F. L. Hunter and Brady-
Huston.
One Italian Steamship Lost in Week.
ROME, Wednesday, June 27. The
weekly statement of shipping losses
shows that only one Italian steamship
was sunk in the week ending June 24.
by Congress itself and not by the Ad - Arrivals at Italian ports were Di5 and
ministration, lie declared himself in j departures 536.
ROAD IS READYT0 SURFACE
State Highway Commission Visits
Work Bone in Umatilla.
PENDLETON. Or., June 2S (Special.)
The Oregon Slate Highway Commls
sion will meet here tomorrow to act
with the Umatilla County Court in
opening bids for the ten-mile section of
the road between this city and the
Washington State line, which is to be
constructed from a part of the proceeds
of the new bond issue. The Oid has
been prepared under the dim. ion of
Deputy State Highway Engirt Ben
nett and is ready for surfacing.
The visitors will be entertained with
a trip over the wheat country as the
guests of Commissioner Thompson and
by a banquet tomorrow night with the
Commercial Association as host.
Harvest Well Under AVay.
WASHINGTON. June ZS Harvesting
of the Winter wheat crop is well under
way in all Southern states, and good
progress is Deing made in central dis
tricts with oats and Winter wheat.
Co-operation between the Departments
of Agriculture and Labor has been ar
ranged so as to have laborers on the
farms where the crop is ready to be
narvestea.
Special Friday Sale
Polish Mops 29c
The celebrated Regal Polish Mops for polishing
floors, furniture and woodwork. They come In tri
angle shape and fit every corner. They have a 42
inch adjustable "any-angle handle" and come oiled
ready for use. About 200 in the lot; on saleOQ
Bargain Friday at a-O U
Extra! For Friday
Silk Gloves at 49c Pair
16-button length Silk Gloves. All sixes In black
and white and broken sizes in navy, tan, pongee,
brown and gray. High-grade gloves priced Q-
for Bargain Friday 7C
Small sixes aaly In channels cola ( white OQ
chamolsette (loves. Bargain Friday at
Extra! For Friday
Box Paper at 15c Box
21 sheets of Linen Paper, with Envelopes to match,
put up In neat boxes and considerably underprlced.
Women's Muslin Gowns in Dozens of
Pretty Styles at 75c
An 6pportune sale- of Women's Bummer Gowns f
fine nainsook and cambric; styles with high V
shape or low neck and daintily trimmed with fine
embroideries, laces and ribbons. . All sixes and all
extra well made.
Extra! For Bargain Friday
Dainty Embroideries in Staple
Widths Up to 27 Ins. at 15c Yard
Prudent women will purchase for both present and
future needs at this extraordinary price reduction.
Included are 18-Inch Swiss and Cambric Flounctngs
and corset cover Embroideries: 27-inch baby and
dress Flouncing. 10 and 12-inch Skirtings and 3
to 6-inch Swiss and Cambric Edges.
Extra! For Bargain Friday
Natural Pongee Silks in 34-ln. Width,
on Sale at 69c Yard
A matchless offering" of J4-lnch reel Shan Tung
Pongee Silks in natural colors. A silk of splendid
weave and weight, washable, durable, fashionable
and especially desirable for Summer wear. On sale
one day only at this special price reduction.
Extra! For Bargain Friday
Women's Fashionable Pumps in Gun
Metal and Pat. Leathers at $1.79 Pair
For this sale we have underprlced several of our
leading lines of Women's Pumps one and two
strap styles. In gunmetal and patent leathers: also
Mary Jane and the popular bar-strap styles. AH
sixes up to in the lot. but not all sizes in each
style. -
Extra! For Bargain Friday
Women's Velour Coats in Belted
Styles, Priced at $7 JO
We bave just received a special purchase of Wom
en's Velour Coats, shown In styles with full back
and belt. They come In shades of green, gold and
rose, and are finished with collar of contrasting
color. One of the latest and roost fashionable Sum
mer coats.
Extra! For Bargain Friday
A Sale of Curtains in Nottingham
Lace and Scrim at 59c Pair
At this extremely low price we place on special
sale about 300 pairs of dainty Curtains. They come
In white and ecru, Nottingham lace and in cream
and white scrim. All are id1, yards long. None
sold to dealers.
EXTRA!
Friday Special Sale of Jewelry at 25c
Gold-filled Imitation Cameo Brooch of neat design
and medium size. Also Gold Front Beauty l'ins.
Bar Pins. Bar Pin Bets, etc
Women's Sweater Coats in Fiber Silk
and in Wool at $3.98
This assortment includes an extensive variety of
styles in staple and new colors. They come in plain
shades and in neat combinations. An unusually
saving opportunity to purchase a fine silk fiber or
wool Sweater Coat for beach, mountain or outing
wear.
Women's Union Suits of Seasonable
Weight at 29c
An earljr season underpriclng of Women's Rummer
weight Cotton Union Suits, shown in low-neck
styles, without sleeves and with cuff, or lace
trimmed knee. All sixes 34 to 44. No phone or
mail orders none sold to dealers at this sale price.
Store Opens
at 8:30 A.M.
Saturdays,
at 9 A.M.
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
Store Closes
at 5:30 P. M.
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
tosaoi
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GIR LTURNS UPON PALS
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after a "nigbt out" Stolzenbera- would
give her a silk dress, a handful of
Jewels or some article of value. She
declined some jewelry of apparent
yalue-
. When Stolzenberg and Ford even
tually were arrested, June 22, the
former carried the marriage license by
which the girl was traced. They
found In her apartment several silk
Santlseptlc Gives Skin Comfort.
Instantly relieTra. enrea and prerenta rhafMl or
Irritated akin. Cortls and ootn. You'll like Its
demur, healthy odor. 50c All druggists.
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