- " j.jt,aiiAi, 1 til ilt.lt 17, $1000 IS EXEMPTION LIMIT IF UNMARRIED Tax on Income of Married In dividuals Begins at $2000; Surtaxes Are Graduated. POSTAGE ONE CENT HIGHER Various Papers Require Stamps, In cluding Drafts and Promissory" Kotes, Taking 2 Cents l"p to $100; 2 Cents Per $100. The new revenue law provides for a normal tax of 2 per cent upon the in comes of all unmarried individuals in excess of $1000 and upon the incomes of all married persons or heads of families in excess of J2000, and graduated surtaxes ranging from 1 per cent upon taxable incomes in excess of $3000 to 50 per cent upon such in comes in excess of 11.000,000. The new law also retains in effect me Income taxation authorized under the law of September 8, 1916, -which provides for a normal tax of 2 per cent with exemptions of $3000 and $4000. respectively, for unmarried and married taxpayers and graduated surtaxes ranging- from 1 per cent upon taxable Incomes in excess of $20,000 to 13 per - cent upon incomes in excess of $2. 000,000. Exemptions Are Provided. On the subject of exemptions, the law provides as follows: "That for the purpose of the normal tax only, there shall be allowed as an exemption in the nature of a deduction from the amount of the net income of each citizen or resident of the United States, ascertained as provided herein, the sum of $3000, plus $1000 additional If the person making the return be a head of a family or a married man with a wife living with him, or plus the sum of $1000 additional if the pefon making the return be a married woman with a husband living with her, but in no event shall this additional exemption of $1000 be deducted by both a hus band and a wife; provided, that only one deduction of $4000 shall be made from the aggregate income of both hus band and wife when living together; provided further, that if the person making the return is the head of a family there shall be an additional exemption of $200 for each child de pendent upon such person, if under 18 years of age, or if incapable of self support because mentally or physically defective, but this provision shall op erate only in the case of one parent in the same family." Surtax Schedule Given. The schedule of surtaxes follows: I One per rent on income over $5000 and lesa than $75o0; 2 per cent between $1700 and 10.000; 3 per cent between $10,000 and $12.!ih; -4 per cent between $12,500 and $15,000; 5 per cent between $15,000 and $liO. WKt: 7 per cent between $0,U00 and $40,000; 10 per cent between $40,000 and $00,000; 14 per cent between $60,000 and $80.uoo; 38 per cent between S0.00u and $100,000; 22 per cent between $100,000 and $150,000; 25 per cent between $150,000 and $200,000: 30 per cent between $200,000 and $:-'30.00u: 34 per cent between $250.00(1 and $300,000: 37 per cent between $:to0.0o0 and $500,000: 40 per cent between $300,000 and $750,000: 45 per cent between $750,000 and $1,000,000. and 60 per cent on incomes exceeding $1,000,000. The law provides for a 1-cent tax on letters, excepting drop letters and postal cards, also a 1-cent additional tax on postal and private mailing cards. By the same law, letters written by soldiers and sailors abroad are ex empted from postage. Stamp taxes are imposed on legal papers, bonds, drafts, etc., as follows: Bonds of indebtedness, 5 cents on each $100. indemnity and surety bonds. 50 cents. Parcel post packages. 1 cent for each 23 cents of the cost of transportation. Capital stock. original Issues, 5 cents per $100. Sales and transfers. 2 cents per $100. Sales of produce on exchange. 2 cents for each $100 value in merchandise. Drafts, checks payable other than on flight or demand, promissory notes, except bank notes tor circulation, and renewals, " cents for all sums below $100 and 2 cents for each additional $loo or fraction thereof. Conveyance papers, 5(1 cents between $t00 nd $r,oO and SO cents for each addi tional $-.00. Custom-House entries, from 25 cents to $1: entry for withdrawal from bunded ware houses. .(( cents. Passenger vessel tickets from ports other than those In the United States. Panada and Mexico, between $10 and $a0. SI : be tween $'10 and $00, $3. and above $00, $3. Voting proxies. 10 cents. Power of attorney, 25 cents. Playing cards, decks of not more than V4 cards, an additional 5 cents on the present rates. All postmasters will be furnished with a supply of war tax stamps. WORKERS URGED TO HELP Walter Pierce and J. W. McCulloch Talk Bonds at Pendleton. rKXDLETOX, Or.. Oct. 15. (Special.) Not a large number braved the cold, blustery weather here tonight to at tend the meeting addressed by State Senator Walter Pierce and J. W. Mc Culloch, of Ontario; in the liberty bond campaign. The speakers found their audience attentive and receptive to their arguments. Mr. McCulloch made a special appeal to the farmers and other classes of food producers. "You have received double prices this year because the war is in progress." he said. "Because your unusual profit has resulted from the war it is your duly to invest a part of your returns in liberty bonds. It is not sufficient to show your pa- Bull Durham Cigar Here's the sweetest, mel lowest 5c Cigar you ever smoked good with a good ness that is never compro mised. Bull Durham Cigar 5c -E verywher e 5c J. R. SMITH co 3O0-311 Everett, Portlaad. Or- Distributors. triotism in furnishing food. Tou are paid for that, and paid heavily." Senator Pierce paid particular atten tion to the worker. "Tou may believe that, because you do not have the spare money on hand, you are not expected to buy a bond. That is not so. Your investment is needed as much as that of the rich man. It is for your bene fit that the Government has made Ar rangements for installment payments and for whom the banks have offered easy terms. Borrow the money if nec essary. Then hold down your expenses until the loan is paid. It is your war as much as any of us. Tour boys, as well as others, are fighting, and the quicker the Government is able to raise the money it calls for the sooner your boys will return from across the waters." Mayor James A. Best, appearing for the first time in his uniform as a Lieu tenant In the United States Medical Corps, presided over the meeting. The speakers will visit Molton, Freewater, Weston and Athena tomorrow and will be accompanied by several motor loads of Pendleton people. CITY , EMPLOYES HELP MEMBERS OF PUBLIC WORKS DE PARTMENT BIT LIBERTY BONDS. Total of K520O Subscribed at Rate of fl'O a Minute Talks' Arouse Much Interest. Fifty-two hundred dollars in liberty bonds was subscribed by members of the Public Works Department at i meeting called last night by Commis Sioner A. L. Barbur. Commissioner Barbur said that the total for the de partment would be more than $7000. The money was subscribed at the rate at $170 a minute. It was resolved that every member of the department should buy at least one $50 bond. seventy-five participated in the voting. The great majority of those sub scribing are taking advantage of the Installment plan arranged by the city, oy wmch the city will purchase the bonds outright and resell them on the installment plan without interest charges. C. II. Davis, assistant manager of the liberty loan; Roger B. Sinnott and Commissioner Barbur addressed th meeting. Mr. Sinnott pointed out that the first members of the department to sub scribe were all women employes. Following are the subscribers: $50 each. M. Bauerle, A. G. Johnson, E. Huntington, I. G. Arnold. Kobert King, William Hay, E. B. Smith. V. M. Page, M. McCarthy. O. E. Stanley, G. L. Thornton. S. Seybold, Jay Stevens, A. P. Ted row, P. J. Herner, P. Frieson, O. F. T. Johnson, J. Culross. A- Ziegle, J. W. Nelson, S. A. La Gasse. R. Hurlburt, J. T. Shannon, K. A. Younger. A. W. Anderson, A. U. Gillen, J. D. Finegan, W. E. J. Lawler, J. Hasmussen, J. F. Peattie, J. B. Gehr, G. C. Harlow. I. G. Arnold.' G. M. Clawson, Clyde Rivers, J. Wheeler; $100 each. J. R. Hanson. O. P. Ramsey. F. W. Eichenlaub. Eu gene Walsh, M. J. Devaney. J. G. Gar row, A. S. Groce, W. G. Richardson. W. S. Chapman, D. J. O'Brien, O. A. Rob inson, W. J. Soverans. R. M. Kinney. A. Minnach, A. L. Powell, Oscar John son, R. O. Naustdal, R. E. Kramers, C. W. Wanzer. H. E. Plummer; $200 each. A. L. Barbur. J. H. Phelan, F. D. Whitlock, L. Watts; $300, O. Laurgaard. WEST THOUGHT WOOLLY ADVERTISING CIRCULAR OFFEN SIVE TO JOHN C. ABBOTT. Railroad Man Writes! Eastern Concern Censuring It for Inaccuracies of District. It is high time, believes John C. Ab bott, of the advertising department of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Rail way, that the effete East quits misrep resenting the West as wild and woolly and out of date. Yesterday he picked up a prospectus of the Encyclopedia Britannica and found a picture of an old Concord stagecoach, with the in formation appended thereto that this vehicle is "still used in the West." "If the editor of that book can find a Concord coach In active service today in the West I'll eat a ten-dollar note," declared Mr. Abbott. Wherewith he sat down and wrote a letter to the editor-in-chief in New York, and he minced no words in call ing attention to the error. "Easterners should revise their ideas of the West," he wrote. "You have people in New York state who are more ignorant and primitive than those in any part of the West. The people out here either do or die. We have no dead ones walking around these parts like you have in New York. "I think a trip through the country you are writing about would be a good thing Instead of basing your statements on Western motion-picture films." COLFAX WOMAN SUICIDE Oil Poured on Clothing and Set on Fire in Husband's Absence. COLFAX. Wash., Oct. 16. (Special.) Mrs. Minnie Broweleit, wife of Gus Browelelt, a rancher living near Col fax, burned herself to death today by pouring coal oil over her clothing and setting it afire. Mrs. Broweleit had Just been sent home from the state hospital. Her husband left her with & 2-year-old boy while he made a trip to town. When Mr. Broweleit returned his wife was missing, while the boy was play ing in the house. Mrs. Broweleit was found in an old well and was con scious. She begged them to kill her. She lived until she reached tl-e hospi tal at Colfax. A boy 7 years old was at school. Guernseys to Be Brought Here. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Oct. 16. (Special.) A car load of pure-bred Guernsey cattle will be purchased in the East soon for the Clackamus County Guernsey Cattle Club. E. L. Westover. United States and Oregon Agricultural College field dairy specialist, will go this month to buy the stock. The Guernsey has been found to be a particularly successful stock in Oregon. O. A. C. Professor at Convention. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Oct. 16. (Special.) Profes sor A. G. B. Bouquet is attending the meeting of the National Vegetable Growers Association at Springfield. Mass. He Is making a special study of market methods and of types of vegetables. He will return the latter part of the month. Frank Taber Physically Fit. ASTORIA, Or.. Oct. 16. (Special.) Instructions were received today by the local exemption board to send Frank O. Taber. of Knappa, to the American Lake training camp. Taber was regis tered under the military draft at Katavta, N. Y., but was examined here. He requested that he be sent to Amer 'n jjk for trnining. f triotism in fnrnfshinflr fnnil Tnii a r T - - . I " ' TTTT? "MniJYTVfl m?PnftVT V tmnvnsn ,- PICKETS ARE QUIET Police Have No Trouble Han dling 100 Strikers. DISLOYAL REMARKS COSTLY Two Held for Federal Authorities When They Fall to Produce Reg istration Cards Trials of Four Union Men Set. By quick and effective action, Chie of Police Johnson frustrated a coup of the striking shipyard workers yester day afternoon when he dispatched Captain Inskeep and a squad of blue coats to the plant of the Independent Foundry Company in North ' Twenty second street to hold in check a picket line or approximately 100 strikers. Fearing a recurrence of trouble and disorder about the plant of the North west Steel Company, Captains Moore, Harms and Inskeep directed the work of more than 60 patrolmen in South Portland while the crews at that plant were changing shift. Shortly before 4 o'clock the chief learned that the strikers would con centrate. on the Independent Foundry plant, so he immediately sent Captain Inskeep and a squad of men on a hurry call to that district. The picketers were easily kept under control by the police while the men at the plant left work. There was no attempt at dis order. Six Pickets Arrested. Six men were arrested as the result of picketing efforts about the plant of the Northwest Steel Company, but there was no attempted disorder as on Monday afternoon. Michael Jeffers. Felix Oliver and Ralph Galichio were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Oliver, in particular, is said to have attempted to incite the strikers to violence. Two men In the crowd of pickets were arrested and held to the Federal authorities because they could not pro auce registration cards. They are Walter Bradt and Charles Rumlinger. Arthur E. Rollins, another striker. was arrested on order of Cantain Harms for alleged seditious utterances Among other things Rollins is alleged to have made disparaging remarks concerning the liberty loan. Trial of Strikers Set. The police this morning will have a large force of men at the Northwest Steel Company plant, after learning ast night that word was sent out amqng the strikers that they are all expected to be at that plant in force this morninrr during the change of shifts. The police, however, do not ex pect serious trouble. Nick Depento, one of the strikers arrested Monday afternoon, will be tried in Municipal Court October 23 on a charge of disorderly conduct. Frank ixovara, charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, will be tried Oc tober 17, while Marion Coston and Ar thur Knutson, charged with disorderly conduct, will be tried October 23. The two last-named are said to have at tempted to take the leading nart in Monday's trouble. UNIONISTS BALK AT AGENT (Continued From First Page.) ana iook a leading part in questioning witnesses. At times during certain stages of the sessions Mr. Macy very strongly in dicated that, in case of the establish ment of an adjuster here by the Gov ernment, that power would be forth coming to back any action he might take regarding wages and workinsr conditions. It would be to the ad vantage of any plant, he said, under such conditions, to work in harmony with the Government. Macy Statement Significant. Please keep in mind that the Gov ernment will become more and more a factor in a material way as the war progresses, was a most significant statement by Mr. Macy. a hat was construed as meaning that the Government is going to need vast amounts of supplies and ships and that. II necessary, it will supply whatever power Is necessary to get them. George Geddes was the first witness called at the afternoon session, and swore he had been dismissed from the northwest teteel Company plant be cause he was a union man. He objected to being forced to work there on un fair work, which was done, he said, and with men not members of any union. Discrimination Is Charged. "But war makes a difference." sug gested Mr. Macy. "Perhaps many of us are doing things now that we dis like, but we're at war." "Well, we (meaning the union men) are between the devil and the deep, blue sea." (Laughter). M. Hauman said he had likewise been discharged from the same plant for the same reason. He objected to having to work Saturday afternoon, among other things. "If the Government asked you to work Saturday afternoon, what would you say?" asked Mr. Berres. "I'd work," was the reply. Worker Professes Loyalty. It developed that Hauman Is an Aus trian, not naturalized, although he has lived in this country 13 years. "Do you feel that the unions are co partners with the Government?" asked Mr. Morrison. "Undoubtedly." replied Hauman. "Es pecially so since we adopted a reso lution that we would willingly build ships for the Government at cost if they would take over the plants." "Have any of your associates bought liberty bonds?" asked Mr. Berres. "Lots of them." Hauman replied. T. C. Clark was next witness.- and, in addition to making serious charges against the Chamber of Commerce, tes tified that he was promoted to the position of foreman when his superin tendent at the Northwest Steel Com pany discovered that he had dropped his union button, and was discharged Immediately upon Its reappearance on his coat. "They won't stand for any union business at the Northwest." said Clark. Mr. Cornfoot's Attitude Praised. Clark went from the Northwest plant to the Albina Entrtne & Machine Works, of which Mr. Cornfoot is president. Mr. Cornfoot is the employer who i.b mltted a proposal to the Metal Trades Council last Thursday night In mass meeting which was very liberal and granted practically everything they asked, except the out and out "closed" shop. Charles M. Bottomley. a member of the executive committee of the Metal Trades Council, asked Clark: "If Mr. Cornfoot dared, do you think he would sign up with the Metal Trades?" "I certainly jdo; he's more like an Eastern man," replied Clark, amid laughter. Thomas Gegas, who testified that he was discharged from the Northwest plant for joining the union, said that Jack McPhee, rivet foreman, charged V KtW Sportsmen- if 'Wff r tP Everybody W Here's your beverage-' , $U - t BeV is 3 sPlendid beverage on which to train. Com- 1 ! : te 'JCfgJ ' -'4tV&''! dl pletely satisfies that extravagant thirst that strenu- E r 1 f'''A i V V vtf BLUMAUER & HOCH l.i V i.ir TljV?i if Dealers PORTLAND. ORE. - 1 I didn't "go," for "I wouldn't take that from any one," said Gekas. Disloyalty Charge Stirs. "I am a Greek, my father was' a Greek, my mother French," said Gekas. "When McPhee called me a German spy I came pretty near knocking his head off. I hate a German worse than any body in town. I took my lawyer. Judge McGinn, to see Mr. Bowles (president of the company), but we got no chance to see him; only saw a clerk. And I am a full American citizen and have raised four boys in this city and own my home here what do you think of that?" "I'd hate to tell you just what I think of it," volunteered Mr. Berres. Mr. Stack, when caUed to the stand, endeavored to show the general atti tude of employers in Portland and vi cinity by relating the cases of two laundry girls, who Joined the union re cently formed and were discharged for no other reason, their employers the Yale and Crystal laundriesJ-admlttlng the fact; arrests followed but Juries acquitted. - "How was that?" asked Mr. Coolidge. "The Juries were composed of em ployers, their decision being based upon a court decision that It Is not contrary td law to dismiss an employe if you don't like the color of his eyes," replied Mr. Stack. . Conscription Declared Preferable. "A queer Jury" system, I should say." remarked Mr. Coolidge. "Well, they seem to have a way of drawing their own men," retorted Mr. Stack. Mr. Stack then proceeded to declare the general attitude of organized labor toward the situation with which the Board is now engaged In hearing. He said that the antagonism of the em ployers here and at other points In Ore gon is and has been such that condi tions have become Intolerable and that the men would prefer conscription tor work, rather than longer to submit to having their rights trampled under foot ana being rorced to work with non union men and on "unfair" material. Mr. Stack held firmly to his decla ration that organized labor is not to blame for the present atrike and that the employers, by refusing to treat with its representatives, had hrnnirht on the crisis. He held out for the rec ognition of unionism, as against nv Bevo is a splendid beverage on -which to train. Com pletely satisfies that extravagant thirst that strenu ous exercise is bound to bring satisfies it -without any of that after-feeling of fullness that comes with water drinking. Strictly non-intoxicating. You will find Bevo at inns, restaurants, groceries, department and drug stores, picnic grounds, base ball parks, soda fountains, dining cars and other places where refreshing beverages are sold. Guard against substitutes. Have the bottle opened in front of you, first seeing that the seal is unbroken and that the crown top bears the Fox, Sold in bottles only, and bottled exclusively by ANHEUSER-BUSCH ST. LOUIS iBevo tlxe all-year-'round soft drink Mr. Macy and said that there could be nothing permanent in the way of peace any other way. Mr. Stack Upholds Unions. Mr. Berres asked the witness: "Then you consider that the attitude of the employers is crippling the ship indus try?" "I regard the employers as responsi ble, as they don't want any union men," was the reply. "Do you not think the employers, whose capital is tied up, want the ships rushed?" asked Mr. Coolidge. "Not enough to recognize the unions," said Mr. Stack. Mr. Kerr then asked Mr. Stack his view of the proposed adjuster plan receiving a reply to the effect that it would not work out Mr. Kerr also asked Mr. Stack if he felt the steel yard emnlovers should be held accountable for actions of other employers, any more than the unions for violence, such as has occurred here during the strike, and Mr. Stack ad mitted it should not. Mr. Stack at tributed the open-shop idea of the em ployers to "dollars and cents," saying they could get cheaper labor that way. Conditions for Decade Reviewed. The morning session was given over ex clusively to a discussion by labor union leaders of conditions which have pre vailed in Portland for the past 10 years, Charles M. Bottomley, a member of the executive committee of the Metal Trades Council, presenting a brief for the organized crafta. In which he re lated the history of the efforts of the unions to obtain recognition from the employers and all of the events leading up to and including the present ship building strike. At the conclusion of the reading of this brief by Mr. Bottomley, Chairman Macy remarked that it had been inter esting, but that the Board Is more par ticularly after facts as to the ship building strike and conditions relating thereto than as to extraneous matters and asked that evidence and testimony be presented along those lines and In as brief form as possible. It was announced by the unfon men that they would accept the situation in Seattle as applicable to Portland, with regard to living conditions, and' would present no data UDon that sub ject, unless the emplorere should take' some action otnerwtse. KleetriHai n.d.. .... i ,. " Iyslt,. Th. Mtal Trades Council wage scale I union men are willing to negotiate. The acceptance of this and recognition of their respective organizations are the imperative demands of the men, it was pointed out. A feature of the morning session, one which was injected into the proceed ings by Mr. Bottomley, related to what he charged was a central employment oirice Dy tne Employe Association with a paid official in charge. It was cnarged by Mr. Bottomley, and sup ported by others, that in this office union men have been compelled times without number to present their life history and that it is regarded by the men as a place conducted for the ex press purpose of "breaking" unions and union men. Upon being questioned by Mr. Kerr, however, Mr. Bottomley said he had no knowledge that any of the steel ship building companies are members of the Employers' Association. The Northwest Steel Company was the center around which much of the morning's session .revolved, the union men attacking, that firm for its out spoken attitude in favor of open-shop conditions and for its so-called agree ment with its men, ia which. It was shown, the shop committee, members of which, were supposed to settle any grievances of the men. made it neces sary for each member of such commit tee to be approved first by the presi dent of the company. Many men of strong union convic tions, it was testified, had been dis missed from the ' Northwest Company's plant on one pretext or another and, taken by and large, conditions there are, and have been, very unsatisfactory. When Mr. Berres asked Fred L. Bourne, business agent for the elec tricians' union, whether the men here, meaning the members of unions, "are apparently In readiness to assist the Government st this time," Mr. Bourne replied by filing certain letters, show ing offers of the men of hia own or ganization to do anything asked of them, and said that out of the mem bership of 240. 32 had Joined the serv- Jce. He declared that he himself had tried to get Into some branch, but was denied the right because of physical defects, principally eyesight, and said that two of bis brothers 'have been killed in France, being with the Brit ish army.- 4 Reeoa-nitlosi Held Vital. ." Jo-.iviiig lor me iron MoWers' Union, testified to alleged un- fair condition, in various shops. In! y and declared that. In his opinion, no permanent adjustment of labor condi tions, can be had until organized labor is recognized here. Chairman Macy made it clear at the meeting that the adjustment board, could hardly be expected to Investigate the strike of the ironmoulders who are out in sympathy with the Ironmoulders of the various shipyards which have foundries as auxiliaries to their plants. President Burns, of the Ironmoulders' Union, asked the board to give some attention to the ironmoulders as an or ganization. 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