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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1918. CONGRESS TO RUSH WAR TAX MEASURE THOUSAND JEWISH REFUGEES PERISH ji'Mhii if i ili itei!H!l!ill!!ll iiHWWimii miiii ii iiii wuiiiiiimiii ill! mil I'liMNQ: Picture iiiiiiiHiiiiljij STORE CLOSED DECORATION DAY r It I Desire for Summer Vacation Dictates Programme of Rev enue Legislation. LEADERS APPROVE PLAN, Chairman Kitcliln Says Iobby Work Ins for Xcv? Zone Postal Rates Responsible for Demand for Prolonged Session. Washington, May 2. congress tonight apparently had found a way to provide the new war revenue legisla tion Insisted upon by President "Wilson -without abandoning: entirely its plan to set out of Washington for a Sum mer vacation. Leaders of both parties joined in conferences and approved a programme that contemplates prompt action on pending appropriation bills, to be fol lowed about June 15 or 20 by a recess of both houses until August 1, while the ways and means committee frames he revenue bill. After passage of the measure by the House, probably about August 10, the House would recess for 80 days to await action in the Senate. The plan will be submitted to the ways and means committee tomorrow. The Democrats of the committee will probably frame a tentative draft upon which the entire membership will build the bill after hearings lasting a fort night or more. Representative Kitchln, of North Carolina, chairman of the ways and means committee in the House, today charged that a powerful lobby working for revision of the new zone postal rates on newspapers and periodicals was responsible for the demand for keeping Congress in session. He declared the lobby hoped to have the Senate put an amendment repeal ing or modifying the zone system law on the revenue bill and to keep it there by getting the President or the Secre tary of the Treasury to insist upon the House conferees yielding when election or adjournment time approaches. CHICAGO, May 28. Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Democratic whip of the Senate, came to Chicago from Washington tonight with a message of confidence for business and an ap preciation from President Wilson of the patriotic achievements of the peo ple of the Middle West which the Presi dent called "an inspiration to all America." "The new revenue bill will not take the small profits from any newly started business nor absorb all of the profits of any greatly paying busi ness," said the Senator. "In the ad justment of the revenue bill and rail road rates everything will be done to stimulate all business. Nothing will be allowed to Injure any business. "The President authorized me to speak for him to the West in saying that the increase of railroad rates will BO to help the propertK and will come back to the people in contributions for purchases by the Government and no injury to any business will follow the raise.'- REPUBLICANS TO ELECT KEW COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN TO CONVENE JUNE 4. John I. Day and James D. Abbott Men L tloned for Chairmanship Demo te crats Arrange Meeting. John Ii. Day, chairman of the Re publican County Central Committee of Multnomah County, yesterday issued a call for a meeting of the newly elected committee at the Public Library for 8 o'clock next Tuesday night, June 4. At that time the committee will organize lor the coming campaign by the elec tion of a chairman, secretary, treasurer, executive committee and a member of the State Central Committee. In the recent primary election the voters of the various precincts elected precinct members of the County Cen tral Committee. That is, members of the county committee were actually elected from 370 of the 413 precincts in the county. The election wsait by default in the other precincts. Bach of the 370 committeemen will be entitled to a seat In Tuesday night's meeting. He must come in person, as the use of proxies has been prohibited. Chairman Day is a candidate to suc ceed himself. Those opposed to contin uing Mr. Day at the head of the county organization are supporting James D. Abbott for the place. For secretary, the only candidate suggested to date is I'rofessor E. II. Whitney. County Clerk Beveridge has about completed issuing certificates of elec tion to the precinct committeemen and Chairman Day today will mall to each committeeman formal ) notice of the Tuesday night meeting, thus giving the required legal notice of six days in advance of the gathering. The Democratic County Central Com mittee has also arranged to meet on the same night for the purpose of perfect ing an organisation. Alex Sweek is actively out for election as county chairman. In the organization of the Democratic State Central Committee at bl subsequent date John H. Stevenson, who was recently elevated to the chair manship to succeed Judge Samuel White, resigned, will be a candidate to succeed himself. Friends of W. T. Vaughn, president of the Jackson Club, however, are booming him as a candi date for state chairman. COUNTY ROAD H00VERIZED Planks Laid End to End, Like Rails, Eliminates Speeding. i v ' WESTPORT. Wash.. May 2S; (Spe cial.) The County Commissioners of Grays Harbor County are "Hooverir rng" on the repair of county roads which lead to South Beach and West port, as they are wearing out rapidly on account of increased travel due to the proposed fortifications which the Oovernment will immediately start building on the beach. Instead of putting planks down in the usual way, they are laid end to end. one row on each side like the rails of a railroad. This, in addition to sav ing nails, labor and resawing, will eliminate speeding, the two lines of plank acting as an automatic speed cop. It will not be safe to travel faster than the legal limit of 22 miles per hour. The Commissioners experimented on a. short strip of road two years ago, and it was so successful they will plank five miles of Westport-Aberdeen oad tno same way. m I,, f v--' . - zr xi T. ...... ................. TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Peoples Mary Pickford, "M'llss." Columbia Jack Pickford, "Mlle-a-Minute Kendall." Star Edith Storey, "The Claim"; ' Charlie Chaplin, "The Hula Hula Dance." Sunset William Famum, "When a Man Sees Red"; Charlie Chap lin, "His New Job." Liberty William S. Hart, "Self ish Yates." Majestic Clara Kimball Young, "The Reason Why." Globe Pauline Frederick, "Her Better Self." THi. dancing fever again is sweep ing Southern California, With thousands of motion picture play ers living in the vicinity of Los An geles the night life of the community is rapidly taking on the appearance of a miniature New York. The taverns In the vicinity of Los Angeles are the scene of many popular entertainments, with many competitive dancing contests attracting film en trants. Lottie Pickford, sister of Little Mary, Is one of the frequent winners, as is Wally Reld, the handsome Lasky star. Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels, the Pathe-Rolin comedies, have carried off a number of prizes. They have 15 cups to their credit. Another Film Star. Madame Yorska, the noted actress, has announced her Intention of appear ing in motion pictures for two years at the head of her own company. She plans to abandon her stage work dur ing that time. The process of forming the organization is now in progress, and she will start to work on the first of next month. Madame Yorska began ber dramatic career in Paris. Although born In this country, the daughter of the Russian Consul-General, the obligations of her father's calling brought her to Paris, where she received all her education and artistic training. Her first steps on the American stage were taken In the West, where she played In English. She also toured the country in vaudeville, following which she returned to Paris to study. She was Sarah Bernhardt's private pu pil before she entered the great tra gedienne's company, of which she was a prominent member. Her first great success In America was made with the French Drama So ciety, of which she was not only the star, but the artistic director as well. That was in 1913. Since that time she has been constantly growing in popu larity, her most recent appearance in New York being in "Salome" with the Washington Square Players. What the subject of her first photo play will be has not yet been an nounced, but it Is said that the setting will be Egyptian. Mae Is Hard Worker. That tired feeling, commonly known as Spring fever, which affects so many real workers shortly after Winter's final blast, is an illusion as far as Mae Marsh is concerned, according to three prominent players who support "the whim girl of the screen" in Goldwyn's latest production, "The Face In the Dark," from the widely-read story by Irvin S. Cobb. Niles Welch, Alec B. Francis and Harry Myers are authorities for the statement that Miss Marsh is the hardest-working star on the screen. Inde fatigable workers themselves, all three seasoned actors admit that no star, man or woman, ever led them as swift a pace as did Miss Marsh in "The Face in the Dark." Their observations are borne out by the Goldwyn records. Since operations were started at the Fort Lee studios Miss Marsh has missed but one day of work, due to the failure of a modistte to have a costume ready at the time appointed. Many stormy mornings found Miss Marsh at the studio ready for work long before any member of the cast put in an appearance. Screen Gossip. Six organ chambers, each represent ing an organ in itself, comprise the Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra, the largest theater musical Instrument in the world, which will be dedicated at the Liberty Theater on June 9. Belle Bennett, sister of Enid, the Ince star, is confined to a Los Angeles hospital suffering from a complete nervous breakdown. Douglas Fairbanks is credited with the biggest Individual day's liberty loan results. He raised over a million in one day at Detroit. Nazimova is to film ' "'Ception Shoals," in which she recently appeared on the stage. Illness prevented Niles Welch from coming West to play with Mary Pick ford. Welch has been doing valuable four-minute work in the East. A little reversal of precedent. "The Inn of the Blue Moon." by Louis Joseph Vance, is to be presented on the screen before it is given to. the public as a magazine serial. Doris Kenyon is the star. Harry Carey's picture, "The Three Bad Men." will not be shown on sched uled time. A cliff caved in with him, Harry slid down a steep bank and dur ing the slide he scraped off most of his face. Even though Harry is not a beauty .star, he will be forced to lay off for "a time. Real beauty, more than ordinary tal ent, and a large amount of that quality known as personality are said to be responsible foe the fact that Jane J77ary Ticrfhrrf Story "m'Jisa" 0 S V h vV' 'f:r, Novak is rapidly becoming one of the most-sought-after of the younger lead ing women of the screen. She recently appeared in support of William S. Hart in l he Tiger Man and mt once estab lished her claims to popularity. In "Selfish Yates" she again plays oppo site the "two-gun man." Later she will be in support of Charles Ray in his next Paramount picture. "The Hand of the Hun." and because of her beauty she is being sought after by other Paramount anl Artcraft stars. ZaSu Pitts, of Metro, opines, she was named after two of her aunties, Eliza beth and Susan. As soon as Charles Ray finishes "A Nine o'Clock Town" for Paramount he is going to take a trip to New York to see the bright lights and say "Hello" to Broadway. Wallace Reid Is doing some traveling in his Paramount pictures these days. In "Believe Me, Xantippe." he was out West, in "The Firefly of France" he went over the battlefields of France, and now, while making "Less Than Kin" he is down in South America. Later, he will go to the Maine woods to make "The Source." This is all fig uratively speaking, for all the coun tries in the world are filmed on the Lasky lot in California. According to Lottie, sister of Jack Pickford, of the United States Navy, if you please, the young sailor will be assigned to duty on the west coast shortly so as to be near his family. His wife, Olive Thomas, is still work ing on the Coast, and it is not un likely that all the matinee girls of Los Angeles will be lined up at the station when Jack arrives to see how their handsome young hero In Para mount pictures looks in a Navy uni form. William Farnum, the Fox film star, subscribed $91,000 to the third liberty loan. But this was only a small part of what he did for the loan, as in a whirlwind speaking campaign, squeezed in between filming his production. "Riders of the Purple Sage." the fa mous screen star sold on an average of $1000 worth of bonds a minute. One day he sold $110,000 worth in 22 min utes. When the admirers of Mary Pickford see her In "M'liss," her newest Art craft picture, they will recognize as never before the wonderful versatility with which she is blessed as well as her ability to portray with startling verisimilitude the most unusual charac ter. "Stella Maris" was an eye opener for those who thought that Mary, with curls, was the only Mary who could hold and satisfy their demands. Then she did "Amarilly of Clothes-Line Al ley," and again the public gasped. Now in "M'liss" she Is the hoydenish little creature who rules the Western min ing camp with sling shots and a saucy tongue. Bret Harte wrote the story, Francis Marlon made it a picture, and Marshall Neilan directed it. FRIENDS WRITE IN NAME T. J. Thrift, Marshflcld, May Be Elected to Legislature. MARPHFIELD. Or.. May 28. (Spe ciai.) ine nomination of T. J. Thrift. Democrat, of Coquille. as candidate for Representative from this county, looms as a possible election, although Coos County is heavily Republican. Friends of Mr. Thrift, who was assessor of the county for many years, wrote his name on tne Democratic ballot. Several Coos County newspapers will be behind him and the laboring ele ment will be appealed to in his behalf. The election In November will be close, since labor leaders will not back A. K. Peck owing to his support of the anti picketing bill in the last legislature. Visitors No Longer Permitted. WESTPORT. Or.. May 2g. (Special.) Robert Warrack. lighthouse inspec tor, made the routine inspection of West-port light this week. Since war was declared the Government no longer permits visitors on lighthouse reser - vations. FOR YO PROTECTION Demand the Original Packages Tor the past 14 years ASPIRIN has been made on the banks of the Hudson. Bayer-Tablets and Capsules of Aspirin contain genuine Aspirin. Demand them in the original packages. For your protection every package and every tmblct is invariably marked with "Thm Yotxr . of Bayar Cross-2 J The trade-nark "Aspirin (Rec.U. 3. pt. Off.) Is a saanDtee that the monoaceticacidesler cf MlicTlic acid in these tablets ud capsules ia sf the reliable, Baysr msmafsctntc Steamship From Batum on Way to Astrakhan Sinks in Caspian Sea. GERMANS CAPTURE VALUIKI Advance in TTkrania Proceeds With Peace Negotiations In Progress. Peasants Resist Raids on Food Supplies. NEW YORK, May IS. One thousand persons, all Jewish refugees from Ba tum. were drowned when the steamship Oriole, carrying a passenger list of 1500. was recently sunk In the Caspian Sea, according to a cablegram received and printed here today by the Jewish Day from ita correspondent at Harbin. The cablegram said that the ship was on her way to Astrakhan. No details of the sinking were given. (By the Associated Press.) MOSCOW. May 25. Although peace negotiations between Russia and Ukral nla have now begun at Kiev, the Ger mans have broken the armistice on the Voronezh front. They have occupied the town of Valulki after four days of fighting and made a further advance. The Izvestia. organ of the Bolshevik!, explains the advance as being due to Germany Intention to seize those por tions of the Voronezh government which Ukralnia desires. Germans Active la Caucasus. Meanwhile the Germans are making extensive preparations In the Caucasus and continuing their operations in the Don region. (By the Aftaoclated Preas.) MOSCOW. May 23. Opposition by the neasants Jn the Ukraine against the Germans and the Russians supporting the central powers Is extending rapidly. The peasants are firing forests, ae stroying buildings and otherwise hln derlng the work of German bands try ing to commandeer food. The Germans have been forced to send additional troops into Poltava, where rioting is reported to be most serious. Artillery Turned om Peasants. The peasants have organised large detachments and are armed witn ma chine guns and rifles. The Germans are using artillery to suppress the riot inr. The Chinese representatives in Rus sia have sent a protest to Foreign Minister Tchitcherin against the con fiscation of property of Chinese firms in Mongolia and Siberia by Russian customs officers and other officials. AMSTERDAM. May 28. Press dis patches from Rostov-on-the-Don report that a new ministry has been formed by the Don Cossacks under General Bogayevsky, who succeeded to the lead- ersnip when General Jaieaines commit' ted suicide. MOSCOW, Thursday, May 23. (By the Associated Press.) The financial congress Just held at Moscow, which was called to devise plans for finan cial reorganization to be submitted to the fifth All-Russian Congress of Soviets, which is to meet In Moscow June -0, developed considerable fric tion. The congress named a commission of four Bolshevik and two Social Revolu tionists to frame the plan, but the So cial Revolutionists thereupon quit the congress, declaring their representation on the commission was not In propor tion to their membership. The congress adopted a resolution authorizing the congress to devise temporary scheme for taxation pending the adoption of the larger measures contemplated. Under this scheme the local Soviets will be permitted to continue' to levy contributions, provided the provincial Soviets approve the levies. LONDON. May 2T-The British gov ernment. according to Lord Robert Cecil. Minister of Blockade, speaking the House of Commons today, is in constant consultation with the allied governments as to the most effective way of rendering assistance to Russia. Roumanian Treaty Repudiated. The Minister of Blockade said also today that diplomatic representatives of the allies at Jassy had notified Rou mania that their governments ould but consider as null and void the stipu lations of peace forced upon Roumania, inasmuch as they violated the rights and Interests of the allied powers and the principles for which they are fight ing. HAWLEY NAMES U STUDENT Carlton McFadden to Be Recom mended for West Point. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. May 28. (Special.) A telegram from Representative W. C. Hawley. in Wash ington, received at the university last night carried the information that Mr. Hawley would recommend Carlton Mc Fadden, of Junction City, for appoint ment to West Point Military Academy July 1. , McFadden. who is a member of the sophomore class, registered in the eco nomics department of the university, was recommended for the appointment oy the faculty military committee fol I lowing a request from Mr. Hawley that 'the university name a candidate from Guarantor. Purity" f jr Vrdf V Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service. among Its students between the ages of 18 and 22. The appointment of McFadden to West Point will bring the number of former Oregon students now training in that institution up to four. The three already enrolled are Wyvllle Sheehy. Ellis Williamson and Robert Montague. BRIDGE TOLLS INCREASING Interstate Structure Sets New Record of Receipts In Cash. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 2S. (Spe cial.) Nearly every Sunday sees a new record broken on the Columbia River Interstate bridge. The tolls collected last Sunday amounted to 1941.75. The highest tolls In any one day before was 1931.10. In addition to this, the street car company will turn In around J600 for the day. making the total tolls for Sunday. May 2. over 11500. Totals for April were :i. 466.76. of which the streetcar company paid $7976.46. The total disbursements were $2407.27, leaving a net balance to be divided between Clarke County and Multnomah County of $19,090.34. Clarke County securing two-fifths. ARMY EFFICIENCY AIDED Changes in Organization of Ord nance Department Announced. WASHINGTON. May 28. Changes in the organization of the ordnance de partment of the Army to permit In creased efficiency In divisions charged with the execution of the ordnance pro (Zasofine zJiix. a Continuous CAain T5oi(in4 Thirds Only a straight-distilled, all-refinery gasoline can have the continu ous, uniform chain of boiling points necessary to give easy starting, quick and smooth acceleration, steady, dependable power and long mileage. Combustion starts with the lowest boiling points and flashes in stantaneously through the medium to .the highest. In Red Crown, the Gasoline of Quality, the' full and complete chain is there; in "mixtures" some link is always missing. Look for the Red Crown sign before you fill. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CaUfscaia) Your Suit for Memorial Day a: Hart Schaf f ner & Marx You'll want to come out on Memorial Day looking just right; there's one way in which you can be sure of that, and that is to come to this store. 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