THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTL,AXI, OCTOBER 18. 1914.
TAX BILL IS PASSED
UNDER PARTY LASH
Five Democrats Hold Out for
Cotton Amendment and
L Feeling Grows Intense.
HELP FOR GRAIN REFUSED
Measure to Atone for Democratic
Deficiency Goes to Conference.
Iane of Oregon Only Demo
crat to Vote No.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Democratic
leaders by a supreme effort in the
climax of the cotton fight gathered
their faltering forces, and. spurring
them on -with eloquent appeals for
party solidarity, defeated the coalition
In its move to postpone action indefin
itely, 32 to 25. Senators Clarke of
Arkansas, Smith of Georgia, Smith of
South Carolina, Vardaman and White
were the Democratic Senators who
fought to the end, voting with the Re
publicans to postpone action. This
would have killed the bill for . the
present session of Congress.
Despite urgent pleas of Senators
Williams, Stone, Shively and James,
who demanded united Democratic sup
port for a Democratic measure fostered
by the Administration, these five
Southern Senators, under a storm of
oratorical denunciation, persisted to
the last ditch in their determination
that the bill should contain some cot
ton relief provision.
t.a n rt Only Democrat Voting No.
The enlivening contest that marked
the passage of the bill foreshadowed
the end of the long-drawn-out session
of Congress, which has kept flags fly
ing over the Capitol almost continu
ously for the past two years. The tax
bill will go to the House on Monday
and will be sent to conference. An
agreement on the measure between the
two houses probably will be reached
by the middle of next week.
The vote on the revenue bill fol
lowed party lines with one exception.
Senator Lane, of Oregon, Democrat,
voting against it. Immediately after
its passage the Senate, on motion of
Senator Simmons, Insisted on Its
amendments and asked a conference
with the House. Conferees named were
Senators Simmons, Williams, Stone,
McCumber and Clark of Wyoming.
Cotton Amendment Rejected.
The cotton relief amendment, pro
posed by the Senators from the cot
ton slates, was defeated by a vote of
21 to 40.
The amendment provided for an is
sue of 260.000.000 of three-year, 4 per
cent Government bonds, in denomina
tions of 10, 20, 50 and J 100. to be
used to purchase, from producers
.000,000 bales of cotton at not more
than 20 cents a pound. A tax of Vz cent
a pound on all cotton grown and sold
in 1916, and. If necessary, a tax of 1
cent a pound on the 1917 crop would
be levied to repay the Government the
bonds and all expenses Incident to the
handling of the cotton.
Those who voted for the cotton relief
amendment were: Republicans, Borah,
Clapp and Jones: Democrats, Clarke
(Arkansas), Culberson, Fletcher, Dane,
Lea (Tennessee), Martine, Myers, Over
man, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons,
Smith (Georgia). Smith (South Caro
lina), Thornton, Vardaman, white and
Williams;- Progressive, Poiadexter.
Democrats Oppose Amendment.
Twenty-one Democrats voted against
It. They were: Ashurst, Camden,
Hitchcock, Hughes, James, Johnson,
Kern. Lewis. Lee (Maryland), Martin,
O'Gorman. Pomerene, Saulsbury, Shaf
roth. Shiveley, Stone, Swanson, Thomas,
Thompson, Walsh and West.
An amendment proposing a $500,000.
(100 bond issue to be used by the Sec
retary of the Treasury in stabilizing
the price of grain during the Exiropean
war. proposed by Senator McCumber,
was voted down.
The amendment would have au
thorized the Secretary of the Treasusy
to prohibit or allow the importation
of grains to insure the stabilizing
process.
The amendment of Senator Overman,
nppropriatlng $65. 963,598 to pay to the
Southern states the amount collected
as a tax on cotton after the Civil War,
was defeated, 14 to 44. The amendment
would have repaid the cotton tax on
the condition that the states lend it
to cotton producers on their product.
Rumored Coup Stirs Capitol.
Tense hours in the Senate followed
the announced determination early in
the day of Southern Democrats to make
an effort to hold up action on the bill,
should the cotton amendments be de
feated. Administration leaders, and
even President Wilson, were notified
of the situation. Postmaster-General
Kurleson went to the Capitol and was
loseted with several of the leading
Southern Democrats who were planning
the coup. His Influence and that of
others was said to have prompted some
of the Senators to change their minds.
After the cotton amendments had
been defeated, however. Senator Smith,
of Georgia, declaring that "the Sen
ate has defeated a measure vastly more
important than the war revenue bill,"
moved to lav that measure on the table.
Senator Bryan, of Florida, made the
point of order that the motion was out
of order, because the Senate haa
agreed yesterday to brins about final
disposition of the bill tonight. Vice-
President Marshall sustained this point
of order.- Senator Vardaman, of Mis
eissippi. then moved that the Senate
indefinitely postpone action of the bill.
This motion waa held to be within the
spirit of the unanimous consent reso
lution.
MlMinnipplan Arraigns Senators.
The rollcall was about to be raken
when Stanutor Williams, of Mississippi,
himself a champion of the cotton bond
amendment, arose and arraigned his
colleagues.
h rom a position in front of the Dem
ocratic seats, he faced the Southern
Senators and spuke with feeling, tie
claring that responsibility for the wel
fare of the entire country would rest
on them if their effort should succeed
"It there be Democrats here." said
he, "who in this threatening hour to
the Government will now join hands
with the opposite party to defeat this
necessary revenue legislation, the re
soonsibility will rest on them. Do you
believe the Democratic party will per
mit five or six gentlemen to stultify
the party and starve the Treasury? Do
you imagine you can win anything for
your cause by that? ' I warn you that
you cannot. If you attempt to hold up
the best interests of the entire Nation
in order to. get assistance in an effort
for aid that already has been denied
by an overwhelming majority of the
Senate, I prophesy that you will be
tired of your position after it has been
before the country for a few weeks.
Fiscal Policy Defended.
"It is no wise thing for a few men
to overturn the fiscal policy of their
party. It is still less wise for them
to hold up the needed revenues of thetr
country. The country will justify
proper opposition from the Republican
party to Democratic issues, but it will
not Justify playing more politics with
the Delilah that cuts off the Demo
cratic Samson's hair. This union may
win, but 1 believe there is patriotism
enough on the Republican side to pre
vent it." "
Senators Clarke of Arkanscas and
Vardaman of Mississippi strongly de
fended their position. Senator Var
daman declared he wished to do noth
ing to starve the Treasury, "but if the
United States Is going to lay the heavy
hand of taxation on people groaning
with indigence and poverty, it can't
lay it upon my people with my con
sent." Senator Stone, of Missouri, appealed
to what he termed the "recalcitrant
Democrats," who he asserted had
agreed in party conference to vote for
the war revenue bill.
Recalcitrant Democrat Scored.
"If these recalcitrant Democrats,"
said Senator Stone, "are going to repu
diate the action of the Democratic con
ference and undertake to defeat a
measure which they were pledged to
support, and shall succeed In their
effort, we shall stay here until some-
WAR
OVERSHADOWS
CAMPAIGN ISSDES
Country Apathetic Politically in
View of Titanic Contest
in Europe.
COMMITTEES LACK FUNDS
"Country Must Sustain President"
Is Only Argument Advanced br
Democrats, Who Ignore Real
Questions Involved. '
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Oct. 17. "The Issueless cam
paign" being waged for control of the
House of Representatives it being con
ceded on all sides that the control -of
SOME OF LAWS ENACTED BY LONGEST SITTING OF CON
GRESS IN HISTORY OF NATION.
Following are the "most important laws passed by Congress since
December 1, 1913:
' Federal reserve act, creating 12 regional reserve banks and Federal
Reserve Board of Control and reforming the currency system.
Federal trade' commission act, to investigate organization, conduct
and practices of industrial corporations, inquire Into unfair competi
tion and alleged violation of anti-trust acts, and aid the Department
of Justice and Courts In the prosecution of business offenders.
Clayton anti-trust act, which provides for guilt of individuals con
nected with corporations convicted of violating the anti-trust laws,
limits Interlocking directorates, prohibits holding companies which will
lessen competition and prevents exclusive and tying contracts.
Act repealing provisions of the Panama Canal law exempting from
payment of tolls American vessels engaged in coast - wise shipping of
the United States.
The Alaska railroad law.
Laws placing on a war footing the volunteer militia and naval mill
. tia of the states.
Revenue law imposing special Internal revenue taxes to aggregate
approximate annual revenue of 9108,000,000 to offset estimated Treas
ury deficit.
Amendment to Panama Canal act admitting to American registry
foreign-built ships of American ownership to engage in overseas and
South American trade.
Emergency currency act, permitting banks of National currency
associations to issue circulating notes up to 125 per cent of their
unimpaired capital and surplus.
General appropriations for Government expenses i aggregating ap
proximately $1,200,000,000.
Appropriation of $20,000,000 for risers and harbors improvements at
discretion of War Department.
Prohibiting importation of opium except for medicinal purposes
under Treasury regulation, and placing prohibitive tax of $300 a pound
on opium manufactured in the United States for smoking purposes.
Authorizing payment of money orders at any money-order office In
country.
Law limiting labor to women in District of Columbia to eight hours
a day.
Providing agricultural entry of phosphate, nitrate, potash and other
mineral lands.
Providing income tax of 1 per cent of the gTons annual Income of
railroad corporations in Alaska.
Important Worlt Left XJndone.
Much important work was left unfinished. Some of the subjects
not completed were:
Government purchase of merchant vessels.
Revision of immigration laws, including illiteracy test.
Regulation of development of water power in navigable streams.
Providing for leasing of minci and other natural resources on
public domain.
Providing eventual independence for the Philippines.
Resolution providing for submission of constitutional amendment
granting suffrage to women, passed in House, defeated in Senate and
reintroduced.
National direct primaries for nomination of Presidential candidates.
Regulation of railroad stocks and bonds by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
.Limitation of campaign contributions.
National aid to good roads. .
Reorganization of the civil service.
publican attacks as have been made
has been that "the country must sus
tain President Wilson," and on that
ground largely Democrats seeking re
election are making their appeal to
the voters. Indeed, the President, him
self. In indorsing some of the Senators
and Representatives seeking another
term, has based his appeal on the de
sire of the Administration for a con
tinuation of the Democratic majorities
in the two branches of Congress, in
order that the Democrats may have
full sway to the end of the Wilson Ad
ministration. "We have supported the President
and the people must support us," is the
cry of Democratic candidates, and that
is the length and breadth of the appeal
that has been made by the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee.
Such issues as the Republicans have
raised the Democrats have ignored.
PISTOL IS FOUND IN JAIL
Police Believe Discovery Foils Plot
of Holdup Suspects to Escape.
Through finding a small nickeled re
volver in the cell of Harry Hunt and
A. S. Brush, young men under arreat
for holdups on the East Side, by Detec
tectives Hellyer and Tackaberry yes
terday, the police believe they have
frustrated an attempt by the prisoners
to escape.
The young men were arrested by
Patrolman Ferry In Richmond Thurs
day night and were held for Investiga
tion into the alleged attacks on Mrs.
Grace Coatea and Mrs. Mary Dunn In
Brooklyn Tuesday night, and on Miss
Mary Mancur, school teacher, a few
blocks distant an hour later the same
night. Miss Mancur Identified Brush
as one of her assailants and the other
two women identified Hunt as one of
the two young men who held them up.
Miss Mancur was shown the revolver
found in the cell yesterday, and said
that it resembled the one used in the
attack upon ber.
The boys admit having operated In
the Richmond and Brooklyn districts,
but deny any knowledge of attacks on
the three women.
thing else is done to relieve the ab
normal and unexpected pressure on the
Treasury."
Senator Pomerene criticised some oi
the Democratic Senators for referring
to their effort as one of sectional in
terest, and asked what the Legislatures
of the cotton' states and the banks had
done to aid them. He read a letter
from a Southern banker to other bank
ers, urging that they "absolutely shut
down on any more loans; now is the
time for calling in and not putting
out."
"To call such a man shylock is to
libel Shylock," Senator Pomerene de
clared. An amendment proposed by Senator
Poindexter, which would have substi
tuted an increased tax for the tax on
telegraph and telephone messages and
on freight, was laid on the table by
a vote of 36 to 16.
Features of Bill Reviewed.
The main provisions for war revenue
Included in the Senate bill are:
Tax on beer, $1.75 a barrel; rectified
whisky, 5 cents a gallon; all domestic
still wines, 8 cents a gallon and 55
cents a gallon on all grape brandies
used in fortification thereof; cham
pagnes, 25 cents a quart; carbonated
wines, 10 cents a quarter; liquors and
cordials, 24 cents a gallon; bankers,
$1 per thousand of capital, surplus and
undivided profits; pawn brokers, $o0 1
year; commercial brokers, $20; com
mission merchants, $20; Custom-House
brokers, $10; proprietor of theaters.
museums and concert halls, with seat'
lng capacity not more than 300, $25 i
year; not exceeding 600, $50; not ex
ceeding 1000. $75; more than 1000, $100
circuses, $100; other amusements pro
prietors or agents except Chau-
tauquas, lecture lyceums, agricultural
or industrial fairs or exhibitions wder
religious or charitable auspices, $10;
bowling alleys and billiard rooms, $5
for each alley or table.
Tax on Tobacco Graduated.
Special annual taxes on tobacco deal
ers and. 'manufacturers: Dealers in leaf
tobacco, from $6 to $24; dealers in
tobacco $4.80 for each store; manu
facturers of tobacco, with annual sales
not exceeding 100,000 pounds, $6; not
exceeding 200,000 pounds, $12; not ex.
ceeding 400,000 pounds, $24; not ex
ceeding 1,000,000 pounds, $60; 5,000.000
pounds. $300; 10.000.000 pounds, $600;
20.000.000 pounds. $1200; exceeding 20,.
000.000 pounds. $2496.
Manufacturers of cigars, whose an
nual sales do not exceed 100.000 cigars.
$3; 200,000 cierars, $6: 400.000 cigars,
$12: l.ooo.ooo, $30: 5.000,000, $150, 20.-
003,000. $600: 40.000.000, $1200; exceed
ing 40.000,000. $2496.
Manufacturers of cigarettes with
annual sales not exceeding 1,000,000
cigarettes. $12; 2.000.000. $24; 5.000.000,
$60; 10.000,000. $120; 50,000. 00D, $600;
100.0.10.000, $1200; exceeding 100,000,000,
$2496.
CHILDREN PARADE AT FAIR
Human Flag Is Closing Feature of
Clatsop Juvenile Show.
ASTORIA, Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
The second and nnal day of the Clatsop
County Juvenile Industrial Fair was
even a greater success than the pre
ceding one. The weather was more
pleasant, bringing larger crowds from
the surrounding towns, and from early
morning until late in the evening the
exhibition rooms were crowoeo.
Fully 2000 pupHs from the severa
schools participated in the children's
parade. Some of the schools presented
moot unique features, one being an im
mense American flax of approximately
200 children attired In suits of red
white and blue.
PEACE REPORT ASSAILED
Paper Denies That Germany Urged
President Wilson to Act.
BERLIN, Oct. 17, via London. The
Cologne Gazette, in its issue of October
16, contains an article sent to It from
Berlin, dealing with a dispatch pub
lished in Paris . Temps, under date of
September 29, In which It was asserted
that the German government had asked
President Wilson to become active in
behalf of peace. This article says that
such is not the case.
It relates that the German govern
ment, while greatly appreciating the
efforts of President Wilson, for which
it had expressed its thanks, had point
ed out that Great Britain had on more
than one occasion declared that this
war would be carried on to the limit.
Furthermore, it says, the German peo
pie. in view of the sacrifices they have
made, are only willing to accept a peace
which guarantees the future safety of
Germany.
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LA GRANDE I.V MIX.
the Senate cannot be wrested from the
Democrats this Fall promises to go
down in history as one of the Strang
est political contests ever waged in this
country. The campaign is not without
issue, in one sense of the word, for
there are innumerable points of dif
ference between the Republicans and
the Democrats; but the campaigners of
both parties report their inability to
arouse any particular Interest among
the voters, public attention beinsr rivet
ed on the war in Europe.
Committees Lack Panda.
It happens that the Republican and
the Democratic Congressional campaign
committees are badly crippled this year
by lack of funds with which to carry
on their respective fights and, except In
few instances, candidates for the
House are bearing their own expenses
or looking to their friends and local
committees to finance their campaigns.
Practically no financial relief is being
sent from Washington headquarters.
Ordinarily. m the Congressional
years, the Congressional campaign com
mittees of the two parties outline a
general plan of campaign, prepare and
distribute quantities of campaign ma
terial and otherwise co-operate with
candidates for Congress. There has
been no general plan of campaign this
year from the National capital. An
unusually small amount of aid has been
extended to struggling Democrats and
Republicans striving for Congressional
honors.
'War Overshadows Iuom.
But for the war in Europe, the Repub
lican campaign managers would have
directed a general attack on the Demo
cratic Administration, forcing the Dem
ocrats to assume the defensive. The
tariff would have been brought for
ward as the leading issue, coupled with
the war tax, while the disregard of
campaign pledges, the repeal of the
canal tolls exemption clause; failure
to keep faith on the trust question and
other issues would have been brought
forward.
Where these issues have been raised,
they have been raised by individual
candidates, and the burden of sustain
ing the issues has fallen cn those mak
ing the race for Congress. It was evi
dent before the campaign got under
way that it would be difficult to arouse
public interest in politics. This reali
zation had a depressing effect on the
two campaign committees.
The Ppmocratlc answer to such Re-
Former New Vorkers to Meet.
The New York State Society of Ore
gon will hold its next regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening. In the
Rosarian room at the Commercial Club
building. Fifth and Oak streets at 8
o'clock. Matters pertaining to the fed
eration of states clubs will be dis
cussed, welfare of our home people
during the Panama Fair being the co
operative object. The attendance of all
who were born in New York State or
who have made New York State their
home is earnestly desired. Visiting,
cards, etc. go. with the evening's entertainment.
Captor of Meicitm Tralrobber lm
Arrested In Town With Ctrl After
Trailing- gweetkeart Complains.
PENDLETON. Or., Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.)' Deputy Sheriff F. A. Batchler,
of La Grande, who figured prominent
ly in the capture of the two Meacham
trainrobbers, is himself occupying a
cell in the Umatilla county Jail to
night. The girl in the case. Miss
Esther Snider, of La Orande, is held
in the woman's ward of the city Jail,
while Harry Mann, her irate sweet
heart, also is in the city jail.
It seems that a few days ago Batch-
eler took several boys to the Reform
School at Salem. Mann says he dls
covered that the girl accompanied
Deputy Batchler on the Journey and
that he came as far as Pendleton to
intercept the pair on their return.
Batchler passed last night at The
Dalles, coming on to Pendleton to
night. When Batchler and the girl
alighted from the train Mann met them
and knocked the Deputy Sheriff down.
Batchler drew his revolver and Mann
Batchler and the girl boarded another
train for La Grande, and before it
pulled out Policeman Manning, of the
Pendleton force, arrested all three.
They are held at the request of Sheriff
Hug, of La Grande.
Mann says Batchler is married and
the father of a child but a few days
old.
PRIVATE WIRELESS SEIZED
London Police Find German-Born
Professor In Charge.
LONDON, Oct. 17. The police today
seized a wireless receiving apparatus
and a quantity of wire at the residence
of Professor Arthur Schuster, near
Wowingham, in Berkshire.
Professor Schuster, a brother of Sir
Felix Schuster, governor of the Union
of London and Smith's Bank, admitted
to the police that he could receive mes
sages from Berlin or the Eiffel Tower
in Paris with its apparatus.
Professor Schuster is a fellow of the
Royal Society and also secretary of the
organisation. He is a son of Francis
Joseph Schuster and was born at
Frankfort-on-the-Maln.
day. The value of the property left
by Mr. Vanduyn and Rose L. Vanduyn,
the widow, will pay $436 Inheritance
tax. the bulk of the property having
been left to her, and Frank Vanduyn,
a son. must pay $242.
Columbia Republican Body Meets.
ST. HELENS. Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
The Republican County Central Com
mittee for Columbia County met at
Rainier yesterday with W. H. H. Dufur,
of the State Central Committee. After
a discussion of the various matters of
the coming election resolutions were
adopted to the effect that the election
of the Republican ca-.ididates will be
for the best interests of the people: that
the causes of the economic depression
of .the country are due to the Demo
cratic policies and that the voters are
called upon to vote a Republican ticket
straight.
$698 Inheritance Tax Listed.
A notice of the value of the amount
of inheritance taxes to be paid by
heirs to the estate of the late Isaac
left him alone. A few minutes later Vanduyn was filed In probate yester-
Accideuts in Week 70.
SALEM.. Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
Labor Commissioner Hoff announced
today that there were 70 accidents In
Oregon industries - during the week
ended October 14. Only one was fatal.
B. N'amba, of Baker, a section hand,
was killed by a train. As usual, a ma
jority of the accidents were in con
nection with railroad work and logging.
American women yearly buy more thaa
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APPLE
GOOKING' CONTEST
Oregon -Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
Proposes to employ a traveling demonstrator to encourage the use of
apples in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. With this end in view, the
0-W. R. & N. Co. will give to women in an Apple-Cooking Contest
on Apple Day, October 20th, the Following Cash Prizes:
Second Prize, $15.00
Fourth Prize, $ 5.00
Fifth Prize, $2.50
Winners of Prizes Will Be Given First Consideration for Position of Traveling Demonstrator.
First Prize,
Third Prize,
$20.00
$10.00
Rules of Contest:
(A) Any woman between the age of 20 and 45 years is eligible to enter Contest.
(B) Contestants must submit dishes prepared by themselves from apples. No limitation as
number or character of dishes each contestant may submit.
- (C) All dishes must be submitted not later than 10.:30 on the morning of October 20th at the
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