TIIE MORNIXG OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.
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TAX SET
AT 10 PER GENT
Capita! Stock Levy -to Dou
ble $30,000,00 Would
; Be Gain. 1 .
APPAREL SCHEDULE MADE
Impost of Twenty Per Cent Proposed
on Wearing Apparel of Various
Kinds Costing In Excess
of Fixed Figures.
WASHINGTON. Aug. . A luxurr Ui
chedula waa adopted, an official tax
advisory board for the Treasury ere
ated. the tax on corporation capital
tock doubled to produce an additional
J20.000.000 and a provision waa accepted
making liberty bonds security lor all
Government contracts by the House
ways and means committee today In
framing- the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill.
The luxury proposal was submitted
by a sub-committee. It levies 10 per
cent tax on all Jewelry, to be paid by
the manufacturer, producer or Importer.
Covering approximately 1200 items of
jewelry. It supplants the present low
tax of I per cent on the manufacturer,
producer or importer.
Muy Articles Affected.
The 10 per cent tax is also to b
levied on art objects, pianos and pipe-
organs, furs, cash registers, typewrit
era. photographs and tapestries.
In view or the wide public demand
for a tax on the price paid for certain
other articles, not deemed luxuries by
reason of their nature, above a cer
tain price, the subcommittee proposed
and the full committee accepted a
limited number of other groups of such
articles, with suggested basic prices
paid for them by the consumer, above
which a 20 per cent tax is to be as
sessed against the seller to the cont
emner or user or to a person not for
re-sale.
Amount Excess Stated.
This second group and the amount
excess over which will be taxed fol
lows: Men's and young men's suits or over
coats, )50; men's and women's hats,
bonnets and hoods, i'15; women's and
misses' dresses, $40; women's and
misses' suits, cloaks and coats, sold at
over $60; boots, shoes, pumps and slip
overs for men, women and children,
$10: men's and boys' hats, $5; men's
and boys' caps. $2; picture frames, $10;
fans. $1: mens waist coats, sold dis
tinct from suits, $5; silk underclothing
and hosiery, pure and mixed, $10; men's
and boys neckwear, $2; trunks, $50;
valises, traveling bags, suitcases and
hat boxes, $25; ladles' purses, pocket-
books, shopping and handbags, $7.50;
carpets and rugs, fiber, $5 per square
yard; umbrellas, parasols and sun
shades, $4; mens shirts. 3; house or
smoking Jackets and bathrobes, $10.
Levy Hot to Be Repeated.
The luxury schedule provides that
articles taxed under one of these gen
eral groups shall not be taxed under
the other group.
Chairman Kltchln summarised the
committee's work as to the tax advis
ory board as follows:
"The committee created a tax advis
ory board, similar to one now acting
at the Treasury. We provide for five
members and the board will continue
during the war and for one year after
wards.
"The President Is to appoint all the
members, with the advice of the Senate.
Their salaries are to be $9000 a year
each. The purpose of this is to have
the very best men possible. Their head
quarters will be in Washington at the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
"Their function will be to review and
consider all matters submitted to them
by the Internal Revenue Commissioner
as to Interpretation and administration
of the Internal revenue tax laws."
The salary of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue was raised from $6001
to $10,000 annually.
Stock Tax to Be Increased.
The committee also provided that the
corporation capital stock tax shall be
increased from the present 50-cent rate
based on lair value.
Though the income and surtaxes vir
tually are settled by the committee, it
is understood that a member of the
committee will seek to reopen that sub
ject next wek In an effort to bring
about higher rates on the larger in
comes. He fought for 85 per cent on all
above $1,000,600 previously, but was
roted down.
couldn't pay 'em to go back to their
support trenches under such murderous
fire.
One British officer wounded under
the left shoulder said a German wear
ing a Red Cross brassard had shot him
as he turned his back and went into
a dugout. A British soldier nearby,
seeing what happened, shot the German
dead.
"I kept his pistol for a souvenir be
cause It nearly got me," said the of
ficer.
There were about seven division
fsg.ooo men) of the enemy front at
tacked by the British between Morten
court and the River Luce, including si
divisions (84.000 men) of Prussians, the
First Bavarians and the 27th Division
brought In a few days ago to try to re
caDture the ground taken by the Aus
trallans on Ju4y 28 on the Corbie Bray-I
road. Two others, the 25th and 109tn,
had been in since the end of the April
and had not been relieved because
Ludendorff has needed his reserves
elsewhere. Thus far there has been no
big counter move of the enemy here,
and it would be difficult for him to
bring up his heavy divisions in time to
repair the damage. The fighting was
old-style open warfare.
EXCESSIVE RENTS IN
PORTLAND TARGET
LEGAL ACTIOJf TAKE.V IX IDAHO
AGAINST CANDIDATES.
Tne Courts Entered la Effort to Keep
League's Mem Off Primary
Ballot.
BOISJ3, Idaho, Aug. 9. (Special.) A
double legal action was instituted in
the courts of this state today attack
ing the Kon-Partisan League. State
Chairman W. R. Hamilton, of the Demo
cratic party, in his own name, applied
to the Supreme Court for an Injunc
tion directed to Secretary of State W.
T. Dougherty to prevent him from cer
tifying on the official primary ballot
the candidates placed in nomination
on the Democratic ticket -by the league.
In the name of Dick Donovan similar
action was instituted in the District
Court.
Frank Martin, placed in nomination
for Governor by the Democrats, filed
his acceptance, as did also Perry W.
Mitchell. Democratic candidate for
Congressman from the First District
John A Lanirton. Democratic candi
date for Congressman from the Second
District, and C. R. Jeppesen, Non
partisan candidate for Congressman
from the Second District. E. A. Van
Slcklen is also a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination.
James H. Hawley, Democratic candi
date for the nomination of short term
Senator, will file his acceptance Satur
dav.
Fred T. Dubois.e who arrived here
today from Washington, Issued a state
ment on behalf of Senator Nugent, who
will be Hawley's opponent, in which he
declares the renomination or election of
Nugent would be pleasing to President
vv ilson.
OIL PRICES TAKE JUMP
GASOLI.E AND DISTILLATE
HALF CENT HIGHER.
NOW
BAPTISTS OPEN SESSION
LRogu Klver Association Meeting at
Klamath Falls Well Attended.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or- Aua 9..
(bpeciaL) The first annual meetino-
oi me Kogue Klver Baptist Associa
tion commenced its sessions at the Im-
tmanual Baptist Church, on Eleventh
Utreet here this morning and will be
continued until Sunday night. To at
Rend Wis gathering a truck load of
delegates came in yesterday afternoon
prom Grants Pass and two auto loads
arrived from Medf ord and an auto dele
fcation Is expected today from Ashland.
Dr. and Mrs. Driver, the evangelists
who were here last year and who made
tmany friends during (their stay, have
larrived for this occasion. The meeting
Sunday night will be a union service
Liit the Methodist Church and will be
the farewell sermon of the pastor.
ptev. W. H. Cox, who leaves to accept
hi call from the Tloseville and Auburn
Ichurche. near Sacramento, CaL
HUNS HURRY TO BE CAPTIVE
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suddenly an amazing assortment of
cuns started. There was no preliminary
oombardmenL The troops went to the
assault behind the barrage and smoke
Screen, and the latter was all the more
kffective because of a heavy fog blan
keting the earth. It crippled the air
work considerably, but it did not ham
per the infantry, as shown by the fact
that the objectives were taken ahead
lof schedule time, in one instance Just
(half the time allowed.
I worked my way closer to the ad
vance and soon saw columns of Boche
prisoners as uneven In sixe as a comb
with broken teeth sauntering content
edly along the cagea Tommy on his
march up to the fighting line had
something to say to them about their
appearance, but only got a smile for
liis strafing. They were extremely in
terested in the galloping British artil
lery which rushed forward to their
new places as the advancing infantry,
supported by a formidable number of
tanks, ploughed deep into the enemy's
lines.
Germans Hop Oat and Quit.
I stopped to speak with some of the
walking wounded. They gave the bar
rages first honors for volume and
effectiveness, i saw many Huns nop
lout of their trenches and run forward
Present Increase, Affecting All Com
panies Operating in Oregon, Ap
proved by Government
Mr. Motorist will now pungle up an
extra half cent per gallon when he
drives his car up to the filling station
and orders gasoline or distillate.
A half-cent increase per gallon on
gasoline, distillate and refined oils was
made effective yesterday by the Stan
dard Oil Company, the Shell Ol. Com
pany, the Union Oil Company ajd the
Associated Oil Company. This brings
the market price for gasoline to 21 Vi
cents, for distillate to 12 Vi cents and
for kerosene to 10 cents per gallon.
Some weeks ago the Shell, Associated
and Union companies announced an in
crease of 2 cents per gallon on these
fuels. The Standard did not announce
an increase at that time. This increase
was suspeded almost immediately by
action of the Federal Fuel Administration.
The present Increase, in which all
the companies Join, it was said last
night by H. C. Hamilton, district sales
manager here of the Standard Oil Com
pany, is approved by the Government.
Mr. Hamilton said further that It is
due to Government action adding
cents per hundred on freight rates on
petroleum products.
Public Sentiment Is Counted
Upon to Put Check on Un
reasonable Charges.
COMMITTEE TO BE NAMED
Purpose of Board Is to Hear Griev
ances and - Settle Disputes.
Chamber Takes Initiative on
Receiving Complaints.
Presidents of the Boys' and Girls'
Home Garden, Canning, Poultry and
Rabbit Clubs, representing a member
ship of over 5000 children of the city
schools, met with parent advisers and
stato club leaders at the Library hall
last evening.
Miss Alice Joyce, assistant state club
leader, presided and talks were given
by E C Seymour, state leader of the
club work under the Department of
Agriculture, H. A. Lewis, president of
the Multnomah County Fair board, I S.
LEllerman, president of the Portland
Rabbit Association, and Samuel Lancaster.
The club- presidents will meet again
September 9 at the Library.
BULL CHARGES SCOUT
J. V. Maxwell, at Training Camp,
Has Unexpected Experience.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.)
J. Y. Maxwell, of Elmira, on ecout
duty at the University of Oregon
Officers 'Training Camp, brought his
knowledge of bayonetting into play
today, without waiting for an in
structor to call "enemy" when charged
by a bull while crossing a pasture. -
The five companies were advancing
on a mile front to the rifle range three
miles from the university for machine
gun practice at the time of the inci
dent. Maxwell was a scout for Com
pany D. He was taking part in a
maneuver In enemy country." ' Sud
denly he saw the bull coming. He
stepped to one side and as the animal
rushed at him, struck it across the
nose with his gun. breaking the stock
of the weapon. The bull did not at
tack a second time.
MRS. CLARK ESTATE HUGE
Mother-in-Law of Portland. Woman
Leaves Close to 91,000,000.
An eBtate valued at close to $1,000,080
was disclosed recently in Philadelphia
when an inventory of the personal
property of Mrs. Mary Newbold Clark,
late wife of Clarence M. Clark. Phila
delphia banker, was filed with the
Register of Wills. Mrs. Clark was the
mother of Edward Clark 1IL now in
France with the Signal Corps, who
married Miss Haxel Dolph, daughter of
Mrs. Cyrus Dolph, of Portland, two
years ago.
Personal property of Mrs. Clark
amounted to $841,516.75. She also
owned real . estate to the value of
$100,000. Mrs. Clark died May 22 at
her home in German town. Her -daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Edward Clark III. is
in Portland -spending the Summer
months'with her mother.
Sampler Road Saved From Delay.
BAKER, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.)
Through the efforts of Senator McNary
an order was made by the Federal rail
road administration in Washington this
week reversing the order of Locomo
tive Inspector J. B. Brown, of the In
spection and Safety Appliance Bureau
of the Federal Government, which
would have sent four Sumpter Valley
Railroad locomotives to the shops for
alterations deemed unessential at this
time and enforcement of which order
would have crippled the railroad In
handling lumber for Government order
and chrome ore from Grant County for
Public sentiment against extortionate
and unjust rentals, aided by the good
offices of an arbitration committee. Is
counted upon to nullify the excessive
rent evil In Portland. The new move
ment is to supplant the housing com
mittee, which has operated for several
months past.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has asked L. J. Wentworth, district su
pervisor of wooden shipbuilding, to
name the committee, which will be
representative of all interests con
cerned. Mr. Wentworth is now await
ing authority to proceed from the
United States Shipping Board.
Public Opinion to Be Ally.
Equipped with genuine desire to
serve, the committee will constitute a
board for the hearing of grievances
and the settlement of disputes. It will
be without administrative power, but
public opinion is to be enlisted as its
ally in the dispensation of the square
deal.
Typical of the complaints which
have been received by Secretary Dod
son, of the Chamber of Commerce, and
which . led to the establishment of
the committee, are the following:
Cases in which the increase in rent
has been abnormal.
Cases where the tenant, having as
surance of a term of occupancy, has put
in fuel and otherwise prepared for
Winter, only to have the house sold or
rented at a higher figure.
Cases in which the tenant has im
proved the property at his own ex
pense, planted war gardens on his own
and adjoining lots, and In other ways
made the place more desirable as a
residence, only to have his landlord ask
arbitrarily for an excessive increase
in rent.
Some Owners Abuse Power.
In only a limited number of cases.'
said Mr. Dodson, "are we convinced
that the owners of cottages are abusing
their power and Increasing rents ab
normally. It is these that we will en
deavor to reach and correct. We have
little information concerning apart
ment rentals, but the committee un
doubtedly will take up that line of in
vestigation also. It is our aim to es
tablish rates fair alike to owners and
renters." " '
A general outline of the plan which
may be followed in Portland, and which
worked with marked success in New
London, Conn., is found In the report of
Felix Frankfurter, chairman of the war
labor policies board, of Washington,
C. - Mr. Frankfurter's outline is as
follows: .
Abuses have been brought to light.
landlords have been helped to realize
new ideas of their duty to the country.
and those who might attempt to persist
in unreasonable practices will find
themselves arrayed against an aroused
community.
New London Checks Profiteering.
"Instead of allowing evils to accumu
late until an exposure resulted, the
citizens of New London have managed
their own affairs. Rent profiteering Is
being prevented, and other housing
eviis nave Deen avoided. The proce
dure adopted has been roughly as fol
lows:
First A committee was formed of
employers and of workers and repre
sentatives of the workers themselves.
to which was added public-spirited law
yers. real estate men and other men of
excellent reputation for fairness. This
committee, wishing to divide its labors
so that the burden would be heavy on
no one, delegated to many subcommit
tees of adjustment boards- of three se
lected from its membership, the task of
hearing the complaints of tenants who
felt themselves the victims of ex
tortionate rents and unfair practices.
"One of these adjustment boards holds
a session every day in every week. If
the complaint brought appears to be
just, tne adjustment board requests
me landlord to answer, preferably in
person. If the landlord refuses to
answer, lor be is under no legal com
pulsion, or if he refuses to adjust fair
ly a plain case of selfish or unpatriotic
rent extortion or other hardship put
upon the War worker, then the com
mittee, without comment of anv nature.
will publish the facts so that public
opinion may pass Judgment upon the
nouseowner.
Method Is Effective.
It Is probable that when the remedv
is applied locally and a voluntary ad
justment board of the kind described
is established with Intimate knowledge
oi locai conaicions and with a member
ship wnicn win convince all of Its fair
ness and of its determination to drag
aouses into tne light, 90 per cent or
more or ait complaints may be settled
without publication of the facts.
would it not be possible to worir nnt
a similar plan wherever it is needed?
Tne men wno win undertake it will be
providing the only real remedy which
may oe appneq in moat cases and will
earn the gratitude of their own com
munity, and. Indeed, of every good
American."
JUVENILE CLUB RALLY HELD
Boys and Girls Meet With Parent
Advisers and State Leaders.
Mm
ifirstsienof
skin trotible apply
Kesmol
It improves a poor complexion and
preserves a good one, so that you need
no artificial means to enhance your at
tractiveness. At the first sign of skin irritation, of
a blotch or a pimple, itching or burning,
apply Resinoi Ointment, and see if it
doesn't bring prompt relief. It con- .
tains harmless, soothing balsams, and
is so nearly flesh colored that it may be
used on exposed surfaces without at
tracting undue attention.
Yoor dealer acll it.
G. A. R. STAFF ON WAY WEST
Advance Guard Passes Through St,
Paul Bound for Portland.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 9. The ad
vance guard of the National headquar
ters staff of the G. A. R. passed
through St. Paul today, carrying offi
cers who will make preparations for
the annual National convention which
will be held at Portland, Or., August
18 to 24.
The special "official" train will pass
through here Saturday or Monday. It
will be in charge of Commander-in-
Chief C A. Somers.
Red Cross organizations along the
route are being notified so that the
Civil War veterans can be given atten
tion.
ULSTER TO BE DISARMED
Fifty Thousand Rifles Will Be Seized
by British Government.
LONDON, Aug. 8. Edward Shortt,
ohlef secretary for Ireland, announced
today in the House of Commons the
Government's determination to sekze
50.000 rifles which are said to be in the
hands of Ulsterites.
Mr. Shortt added significantly that if
the Government could get them with
out trouble, so much the better.
This statement was loudly cheered
by the Nationalist members.
T SECRETARIES TO CONFER
Programme of Activities In Spruce
Forests to Be Discussed.
A conference of Y. M. C. A. secre
taries and others interested in the
newly-created spruce division of the
association will be held In this city
Fall Suits for Your Boys
I am showing boys' new belted suits with the
smart military back; the most of them are
equipped with an extra pair of "knickers."
Attractive fabrics and patterns, moderate
ly priced :
$6.50, $8.50, $10, $12.50
$15, $20, $25
Children's Wash Suits Reduced
Lowered prices are in effect on all wash
suits ; fast colors and white. The prices :
98c, $1148, $1.98, $2.45, $2.85
$3.35, $3.75, $3.85, $4.75
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next Wednesday. Announcements are
expected to be made at that time as to
the district officers and details of the
programme to be carried into the
forests where 30.000 men are getting
out airplane stock. ,
B. S. Huntington, chairman of the
industrial committee of the Portland
"Y," will preside at the sessions, which
will be held in the local association
building morning and afternoon. At
noon there will be a luncfleon at the
Hotel Portland, at which E. D. Kings
ley, vice-president of the West Coast
Lumbermen's Association, will preside.
Only One Accident Fatal
SALEM, Or- Aug. 9. (Special.)
Only one accident was fatal out of 691
reported to the Industrial Accident
Commission for the week ending Au
gust 8, inclusive. John M. Person. Port
land shipbuilder, was the victim of the
one fatal accident A total of 621 of
the accidents reported were subject to
the provisions of the workmen's com
pensation act.
Defense Council Wants $25,000.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
The State Council of Defense Is asking
for 125,000 for the next biennium in a
telegram received by the State Tax
Commission from Secretary John K.
Kollock today. The State Board of
Horticulture desires $12,000 for the two
years, while the banking department.
which estimates its expenses at $26,500,
will have receipts amounting to $40,-000.
Fall Hats-
French finish.
$4, SS, $6
Caps $1.50 to $2.50
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German strategy, like the Marne salient, presents a diminished front as the result of
Foch's July counter-offensive, brilliantly aided by General Haig, and our. own General
Pershing with his fighting Americans. Even the Frankfurter Zeitung admits that "Foch's
attack threatens the whole of Hindenburgs:plans," and this admission is interpreted by
the Philadelphia North American to mean "that the most ambitious' of Germany's 1918
offensives has collapsed, and that the invaders, weakened in fighting strength, in morale,
and in prestige, must laboriously build up the structure of a new campaign." And, as
further foreshadowing Germany's doom, a correspondent of the' Amsterdam Handelsblatt
says, "from America issues a force against which no European nation can stand. It is
a gigantic force which is developing calmly and scientifically. The German -people have
not seen what I have seen."
- . To gain a succinct and accurate knowledge of the great victory of the Allies in the
Marne salient, its initiative, its progress, and what it augurs for the future, you should
read the leading article in THE LITERARY DIGEST for August 10th. It is accom
panied by a' full-page map which clearly visualizes the present battle line, and the
town's, villages, rivers, woods, etc., through which the Allied forces have fought during
the past thirty days.
Other .features of uncommon interest in this number of "The Digest'-Tare:
Fiddling. While Russia Burns
What We Do in Russia Must Be Done Quickly If We Would Save That Country and Defeat
Germany, Is the Opinion of the American Press
Pro-German Raincoats
Germany Has "The Glooms"
An American Gun That Stops German Tanks
About Grapefruit
To Make. Shoppers Stop Crowding
Workers Off the Cars
Our Fighting Heart in Song
The French Children's Playground
Tobaccd and Pugilism in the Army
The Best of the Current Poetry
Personal Glimpses of Men and Events
Striking Illustrations, Including
Can a League of Nations Work?
How They Robbed Roumania
Cocoanut Products a New. American
Industry
Shall We Be Old at 20?
Our Waste of Sulfur
A Sculptor Who Records History
Roumanians Art Wealth
Pointing the Way tor the Pulpit
Talks to Householders on Saving Fuel
News of Finance and Commerce
Maps and the Best Cartoons
Get the Splendid Picture of General Pershing
On the cover of this week's LITERARY
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few extra copies printed, it is advisable to
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