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n-t V XI ' T1,K WBATHEH 3 , O'CLOCK -showers.' tonljtit ; EDrflONIv'r -a Friday .iwitli ' v I ' ..' , i " ' .1 Tvv - :- southerly windswn f f 1 V K;' ' 'Hamlditys 63 "' VOL. XV. NO. 333. PORTLAND, OREGON..1 T HURSD AY EVENING - APRIL 5. 1817. TWENTY". PAGES.! i I PRICE TWOT CENTS, i tf.ft? FOR r A r TON TXX T AND v. - "i mim V - - - ; '- iiminr iirtTr aillllL'L 111 I I L viuuoi: uuic Representative Miller of the House Foreign Committee , Springs Sensation Jby Re- vealing New Detailspf the : 'Zimmerman Note. WITHOUT FOUNDATION, " a DECLARES LANSING War Resolution, Passed by '' Senate, Is Taken Up for Discussion Without Delay " Soon After House Is Con vened; Pacifists Heard. m Washington,,' April t (II. P.) , Th State of war resolution- 4 will fcot'b-signed by the presl- i" dent tonight. - After struggling over how soon it could be rushed to him,, house and senate parllamenters -A realised that after It passes the houae It mast be signed by the ' speaker, theni by the vtca, presl-. . dent while the senate is in i session. Th senate adjourned last night ontu noon tomorrow. . - 0 . An rat tern ot made to have th -.. on, which -would hava tlroin- M I. at-d neiesstty of the president's -H V-,-. 4'.:. flgnalurjs; tailed, h " ' ' - Washington, April B.--(t. N. fl.)r V At 4:16 -6'clocVt this f ternoon-Bpre--entatlre FHigerald, who Is presidtng : over th bous during " the dbnt on " "tha waf Twsolutlon, declined to grant General 'Sherwood of Ohio an Mten i slon of three minutes' time In ; which to speali. ' . ." - ' ' - He announced tha t : "ftf more mem bers have asked to be hea.rd on, the .resolution. . The debate is being con ducted without & special rule, the -tima allotments being determined In I the discretion , of the presiding orfl r cer. Mf.. Fltsgerald emphasised that A without limitation of some kind the debate would 'be hopelessly prolonged. ; The plan is to K?p the house In esslon until a vote- can be had. numnnon, April tr. ---ine House today sounded the battle cry ' and 'prepared to make war aga'ust '.T. Germany a reality within "34 hours. - It went Ihto "committee of .the whole on. the state of the union." soon after convening, bringing up the state of war resolution , for - debate. Chairman ', - Flood of tha foreign committee opened A tha diseusatonc at 10:1S. .. - Bsecheai, fiery with patriotism. (Oonchided oe Pare BU, Column One) ' GROWING, IS REPORT Significant Advices by Ger- f rnah ; Paper's Vienna Cor . ' respondent Is Quoted, ; ; ;lndon, April 5. (I. N. S.) The " peace movement in Austria-Hungary lp -growings with but little check fronvthu ' government, according , to advices e- f; celved here today. A dispatch f ronv'The Hague quo.es the Vienna correspond' ";nt of the Frankfurter Zeituns: as sav lng v tl"atv the Prussian conservatives ; must realiii that the war alms of Aus- rria-HuTgary'aT; differni T from ho! of Germany and that political opinions oiffer also. One significant paragraph Of the dispatch sajy: . : J"Germany can hardly desire to make L peace oepenaent on-uie possiouny or annexing territory." -1 : - 1 ; - -The ossische Zietung says that a : Jarge majority of the Russian people want peace and that a- Russian peace mould - be more conducive to German Interests than any other. An Amsterdam dispatch says that Kmperor Karl of Austria Intenda-to make a '.public statement shortly on the peace efforts of the central powers. William Corcoran; of Portland, Joins Navy Chicago April 5. I. 5 n; S.-Nine of the 4S members of the senior class at' Northwestern medical school en listed today for service in the United States navy. Among them was Wil liam Corcoran of Portland. Or. ' " lAUi5flS Liner Missourian ' Sunk byiU-Boatj of 53 Landed 1 Washington April 5. (t. If. 031 8.) Confirmation of th sinking ) Jk without warning; by a subma- )m IM rlne or the American-Hawaiian ea m unarmed liner Missourian upon )4 which there were. 32 American lai citizens . reacneJ the state de- D tm partmcnt this ' afternoon from JS Consul Wllber at Genoa. . The fet Ml crew of 83 was landed, the re- fc Ml port, to; Wilber by Wlllla-m Ml LyoBs, master of the . vessel, Hi sut ' ' r; lEt Ml 'The American steamer Mis- Mi Ml sourlan, 4981 tons. Master Wil- Ml Ml Ham Lyons, built at Sparrows Ml Ni Point, ft Genoa April 4 f or Ms Mi the United States. Mi Mi Mi Ml Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Ml 'S DEFENSE Plan Calls for Men" From 20 to 25 Years Old for First Unit of Great Army, Washington, April 8. I. N. 8.) Jpon the youth of America, the phys ically and mentally fit of the early twenties, will fall the first burden of the nation's defense In the forthcom ing war. . The first drain on the country's vast man power, will "be for very nearly a.OOD.OOQ men. These will ,b trained and equipped during the next two ears.. A bill to this effect based upon "universal liability to-service," as the president himself expressed it in b-ts message to tjongress, has already been drawn up. It will b presented to both committees of -. tint eongf ass Just - as wn as the house, takes the fmal step into war today, by passing the Flood Martin resolution. ' .- ; v..- ". -. tf f s.isia4;--iwtt. 47 the measura was framed by tha area ! Wall annaTaa nAfgiitna iaa. fsuk1 vsm 4t w a i a sKys "v -wvviv inu senate., and hous committees -axid ex plain its -workings.. .''t . Its acceptance by those committees and - Its passage by .both bouses fa a foregone conclusion." ;Tha' fact that Ptesldenf Wilson hbnsl ha pfaced the atamp of approval on the measure and, that it has U pnaglmousr support of all the heads of .the government, la expected vtdi Clear'' away any minor thread a of opposition that might crop OUt. ; - ! Wide XAtltuda Cttvam. ;. ; i. ; Under . tha fni vexsal. I liability . to service' plan the army will draw the cream of America's young manhood. Wide laUfuds ' lst glveir the ' military heads In ' selecting the units of the new army. Only those In; their twen ties, probably those from 20 , t6 IS years old, will be taken. They will be single men, with no dependent. The men from 15 to SO will constitute the nations second line of defense. iiom 30 to 3b, tne tbtrd and by the time tnose are trained if they need be a, new class of youngsters will, have eprung tap to permit the formation of another army of twenties. Contarenoe Held Today. ' Final details of the administration's programs for raising armies to fixht Germany were worked out today at a conzerence at tne capitoi between Sec retryt or war Baker . and Senator vaamDcruuc, .cnurmaa or tne senate military affairs committee. -. -Until the adoption of the war resolu tion by the house, details of the new army oui wniM withheld. . Both. ee.u alor Chamberlain and Secretary of War saner aecimea to aiscuss the plan ner iuaay s , conrerence. Three Secure Home Runs at Salt Lake 5 Salt Lake City. Utah, April 5. Three home runs added to the excitement in the first four innings of the third game here - between the Portland and Saat Lke teams. Portland led at the cloie of the fourth by a score of 6 to 3. Borton and Fisher each touched HughtJ for a circuit clout, and Fincher was hit by Ryan for a homer. Tacoma Woman Dies' at The Dalles The Dalles, Or., April 5. Fanny Sil cox. aged 28. a popular yuung woman, died suddenly Wednesday following an operation; The remains wilt be taken I"" W"f.' ,"te'nSsli" Silcox 'was a daughter of A. A. Silcox of Tacoma. : She had been employed for some time as stenographer by the Wasco Warehouse & Alining Co, Horse Transport l Sunkj Captain Is ed Missing Hsl a Washington, April B, (U, P.) to p The Lteyland horse transport !bl M Canadian, Boston to Liverpool, Vsl was torpedoed without warning IBB with SS 1 Americans ' on board 14 yesterday afternoon, y ConsuI fea SI Frost cabled today. . fsg The Canadian was sunk .off leg the Irish coast :- The captain is v n the only man -missing; lit sur-lsa f vlvors . were landed at Queens bi town today." YOUTH OF AMERICA TO BEAR -FIRST BURDENS nr' ii iTtriii Ur-HA UN WarinW.C.T.U. Follows Debate On President M. Jj. T. Hidden 'Resignt When Mrs. Unruh Denounces : - i Besolation. r Because the ' Central W.' C. T. IT., Of which she was ' president refused at Its meeting to go on record as indors ing President Wilson's course in the present crisis. Mrs. M. I T. Hidden denounced the organisation and re signed from its presidency Wednes day. 1 Mrs. Hidden had left the chair and introduced the following resolution: "Whereas, our president, after long suffering patience with the outrages committed against the United State by Germany, -has decided that we have to go to war. not only to protect our nation but to help free the world of autocratic rule, and that thl will be a fight for freedom and moral prin ciples; v "Therefore, we hereby 'express and reaffirm our loyalty and patriotism for our country and our determination to stand squarely behind our president and congress in this . epoch-making hour of American history." Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh took the floor and denounced President Wil son's policy, declaring that if a war came it would be 'promoted - by Prer pont Morgan a war of dollars. She said: - . V -V ' "We pacifists are thinking of sav ing lives, and declare against America, brewing her hands in blood." ; The. vote for postponement ' of the resolution was 18 to 2. whereupon Mrs. Hidden resigned, declaring: . . "I am, and always will be, a W. C. T. U. woman, but I cannot preside over women of that sort. They don't represent the W. C. . T. U." AMERICAN BUN CREW illPEOOEDUNffi r -.4. LAND J9 lueMtenant t t Gresham, -Well Within Gunners; ; London. April $: l. K. l S. Lleu- lenaix wreenamana 11 gunners 01 tne American gun crew of the submarined armed liner Astec have- landed safely at Brest, France-accordlnr to a de position by Captain i O'Brien, of . the Astec, forwarded . by'. - Ambassador Sharp, to the state 1 department ' this afternoon. ? . : ' Sharp's message was as follows: Following v u- the deposition, of Captain-O'Brien, steamer Astec: .r lAt. 9;0 v. -m, April nine miles west-souUtweskt Ushant light while on the ; bridge Captain O'Brien ' saw ? a large flash, on the port side forward to bridge. Simultaneously heard an explosion. Kxplosion rot loud but appeared, to have great force and boat soon listed to one aide. No submarine was seen. Explosion Damaged Wireless. 'Shipt settled 'back, began to sink forward, "listed to starboard and con tlnuedMo sink very rapidly. Explo sion disarranged lighting system and wireless. Ship in complete darkness. All efforts made to discover presence of .submarine, but nothing seen. After 10 talnutes ship was completely under forward. Moon shining but sky over cast with frequent rain and hall squalls, light westerly gale blowing and sea 'rough. .About 9:40 the cap tain gave order to abandon, ship. Three boats launched. ' First and third star board side and second on port side. Captain tried to 'get ship's papers, but when he returned on deck boat No. 2 was gone. Orftshan W as U 'Boat' Vo. 1. According to the mate, she .had broken up getting away from the ship. being on the weather side. Boats No. and i successfully, launched.' con taining' all the remaining crew, ow ing to darkness and rain it was im possible to tell who was in boat- No. Boat No. 1 contained 1 men, Lieu tenant aresham, it of armed guard,' firbt mate, third mate, third- engineer and boatswain, wireless operators and captain. " '5aw no trace of "No. I boat. No. 3 boat was lost sight of after 15 min utes. "'Astec was visible after 20 min utes, then; disappeared . in rain squall. Astec had colors flying over stern and carried no lights at rime of sinking. After three hours No. 1 boat picked up by rrencn patsoi boat which, after un. successful search until after daylight for other two boats, proceeded to Brest where survivors landed on xd instant.' " ' Lieutenant W. F. Gresham, the naval officer in charge of the gun crew of the ill fated Astec. first. of American armed ships to be sunk by submarines. is well known .- here and in naval circles on the coast. ' lieutenant Gresham wag attached to the Puget sound yards as tbe execu tive officer of the receiving ship at Bremerton, and also did duty here as a recruiting officer. He made the trip to Honolulu with the Oregon and Washington naval militia in 1814 as ordnance Instructor. He left this coast last September. 5, , - Scores of jSpies iWillt Be Put Behind Bars .A .;-r,; : , X i ; Chicago April !. U. p.aovern ment agents today were waiting for the final action of " the houce in de claring war- before throwing out a dragnet that Will place scores of Ger man spies, known t;. be in .Chicago. In custody. The force, working under Hinton O. Oabaugh,'- special .govern ment agent, was recently Increased by ivv men AZTEC REACHES BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS CARRYING Onejs Victim of German Sub 1 marine, Other Goes Down . as Result of Striking Mine; Crews of Both Are Saved. TREVIER SHELLED U-BOAT, SIX WOUNDED Steamer Feistsen, Under the Norwegian Flag, Sailed From New York. Telstsea uak by SOne. New York,-April 6. (I. N..) The Belgian relief steamer 4 Feistsen has been sunk, pre- sumably by a mine. It was an- nounced today at the offices of t ' the ' American commission for relief in Belgittm. News of the loss of the vessel had Just been - received by cable from London. The Feistsen was bound from - New York for Rotterdam. The Feistsen was of Nor- wegian reglstery and had a net tonnage -or 1370. Under the " commtuid of Captain Ostbe she sailed from Philadelphia for j-itottroam, February. 15. ... - , ... Amsterdam. April b, (I. N. :S.) The Belgian relief steamer Trevier. bound from New York to Rotterdam. With- grali). lias been sunk by a, Ger- IH.I1 . m U UUW - , - -JiB'r-.r ' ' - lx ' members 'f v the ; crew i were wounded-' while the ' submarine .was shelling ,the WHjv-v1 - :. Vv t v'f - -The-, member;-; of Ui,"erew i Were landed today and -reported the destrue- i tionor, ineixjy&&HWprtniptKTt. j, ww . a visa -. a sw y a. erv -a a . w a 4 A,- sa C the Germans-opened fire on the ship when she was off the Dutch coast. :he, Trevier was a. steel screw 'ves sel . of 100 -- tons;; built in . I0J sad registered at Antwerp. 8be was owned by Antwerp sche Zeev Meats of Ant werp, . 1 ' : 1 Tiro 'Ships Reported Sank. -' Washington, April 5. I. "S. ! 8.) The. staking unwarned of another ship upon whicn there was an American. end one warned, also carrying ah Amer ican, was reported to the state depart ment today by Consul Lathrop at Card iff, Felix Morris, negro seaman. -was aboard the British unarmed Lincoln shire when she was torpedoed without warning, while Frank Krago. fireman, was oh the Norwegian steamer Sand vlkgoole, which, however, was warned. All were saved on Joth ships. Had Assurances of Safe Conduct. New' York, April 5. (U. . P.) The Trevier .sailed- from New York for Rotterdam February 20, with assurances-of safe conduct through the submarine danger sone, it was stated today by the commission for relief In Belgium. She was laden with a gen eral rood cargo. The commission had received no word of the ship's de struction. Six Hospital Ships Sank. London. April 8. (U. P.) Six al lied hospital ships have been mined or - sunk by submarines since the opening Of the war. Secretary to the Admiralty McNamara told the house of commons today. McNamara said' the total number of killed in such sinkings had been 247, Seventy-three were injured. - Raider Rumored Sank. Bueno' Aires, April 5, (U. P.) Re ports persisted here today that a Brit ish cruiser had sunk the German sail lng raider Seeadler. No confirmation was obtainable. May Wheat Closes At $2.06 Per Bushel i ' j GHtls for 3ay Zs SH Casts Jmly sad - September Chow Even Greater Galas Corn Tatars Prices Advance, Chicago. April 57 (U. P.-i-May wheat closed today at $2.06 per bushel, a gain for the day of 3 He. l July gained 5Hc to S1.75H and September 4 to $1.1Vi. . A bull wave struck the market Just- before the close. Cash -wheat Jumped to $2.18 fort high grade grain. . casn. com sold up te $1.22 per bushel. Both are record a , Corn futures followed- wheat up ward. May corn was quoted at Sl.27. a-gain of -lc July gained 1 He., going to 1 1. 25 . while Septem ber gained 2-Vic to 1.244. ,. 7he gain in oats was negligible. ,. Collector Is Ready', I To Seize Vessels 5 Washington, April . (I. N. S.)f--Dudley Field Malohe.' coUector-. f the port c New Yosk, called at the White House this afternoon to-report to trie president that when, the order is gives he can ; seise ;every German ehla Jin New . York harbor In 10 minutes, - . ,There are -.. 25' German merchantmen interned tijerei be sald.t and so greatly has the value of shipping mereased elncs the war began that they are' to day worth $100,000.000 ' against 420. OOO.Ooe in 1914. Father of Two U. S. Officers Enlists Also John Porter Pryor Wouldn't Let the Boys Put Anything Over ' ; on Him.' San Francisco, April 5. (U. P- John Porter Pryor, aged 57, of Mon terey,' isn't going to' let the "boys put anything over" on him. Two of his sons are United States oifflcera J. D. Pryor is a lieutenant in the navy and John P. Pryor Jr. is a lieutenant in the army. The elder Pry or is an Annapolis graduate, and for some- years was in the navy. - Today he Jumped In his automobile and drove', to the Recruiting office in San Francisco. . - "I'm not going to let the youngsters do air the scrapping for this family." he remarked. He was enrolled as a lieutenant of the naval coast defense reserve corps, and was notified that he might be called upon for service at any time. "I've got another son, too," he said. "It's doubtful Whether he can pass the physical test, so he's out for the medical corps. If possible, though, he's going into actual service." SENATOR LANE ILL SUPPORT NECESSARY MEASURES FOR VAR Oregon Solon Defends Action : in Opposing Resolution but r Pledges His Loyalty. - 1 Washington, April 5. (WASHING-.; TON-BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Now tat war appears certain. Sen ator Lane will le'PreidentAWjrson ii; proiwjuhjg t.i-nn4 ywfJM support nee'essary roeaires otir.ts he declared louay. cxpiaiBHis :jus out wofajMi4X ,Th United r States ; is entitled, to freedom -oa all ihe seas. Nc oae sea should-b left closed te this emmtry. By neutrak countries ; oemanaing tnat both sides keep ; open, highways of trade, this, could have been averted. It warring ; fiat km a refused our de mands, . an embargo would have brought them. to. time in 10 days.. . "The; country, , by the action taken yesterday, was handed a gold, brick. Today we read in the press that the allies' forces are. going to. wreck, their fortunes sinking. The press ,. has. known it but the-information has been kept ' away from the; people and the congress..- It - looks as though this country .was brought In as a last hope for thp allies. : '' - 'From the correspondence I have had . and other, sources of information I believe an. overwhelming majority ot the people .-were against war and wouki have voted so If. they ' had op portunity, f . "Commercialism ts undoubtedly be hind the war spirit which has been aroused. They are out for the money. "Je regret the action taken. but since we are to have war, I will atand back of my country and the president In carrying iton- "First armies will no doubt be raised under the .conscription law we already hava For additional troops the -universal 1 training plan has advantages, but these. are things to be considered later." , -v m ' German Arrested On Plotting Charge Two Jregroea Also Taken la Custody ToUowimr Alleged' Attempt at Xm- surrectloa. j . Blrssingham. Ala, April 5. -I. N. S-J A. German and two negroes were arrested here today by federal agentsi investigating the alleged plot by Ger man agents to incite southern negroes to rebellion in case of war. The Ger man was arrested as he alighted from a train, upon information furnished by the negroes, who. declared they were promised good pay and social snd po litical equality wKh whites If they fought against the United States. Ills name was withheld. . Wasco Highway Contracts Are Let tJTh Dalles. Or April S.The Wasco county court-has opened bids for the first unit of Columbia highway work from Chsnoweth to -Petersburg tn this county. ? Wotf A Qlbbons of Wash cwgal, Wash, were awarded, the grad ing contract. -Wedges A Hills re ceived .ths contract for one- bridge, and Chris Fautrso was swarded the con tract for another. Both are local firms. The highway will cost approximately 139,683.3$. tv: . 1., , , . ii"' 'i, U. S. Preparing to : :: Strike, With Navy ' f San Diego, Cal. April tW. TA War orders received-tn -San-'Dtego late todsy indicate the United -States is to take drastic action at;sea Immediately. Navy recruiting: nations; engineer corps and hospital unit here and else where, are ordered to retatn'.three mn eacli.,'all others to' report at, once" for sued- elsewhere. - ' ..' , - M100 SEEKS DUELS ASKS Secretary of Treasury Says Army Will Require $2,932,537,933 and Navy $292,538,790 in Addition to the Regular Expenses, With $175-855,761 for Additional Persorinel. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASKS FOR; $300,000 FOR ITS INVESTIGATIONS Secretary of Navy Requests Increases From 87,000 to 150,000 in Navy and 17,000. to 35,000 in Marine Corps. By Robert a. Bender. .Washington. April 5. (U. P.) The government today took its first active steps In preparation for war. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo asked congress ' to appropriate about $3,400,000,000 for army arid navy ex penses. Secretary of the Navy Daniels asked that the navy personnel be increased from 87,000 to 150,000 and the marine corps personnel from about 1T.00O to 30.000. The army, McAcAdoo said, would re quire $2,932,537,933 and the navy $292,538,790 in addition to regular' ex penses. . v,;: - - . To Be Available at Oaoe. Besides the sums mentioned. .Dan iels, through McAdoo, asked an - addi tional $ m, 85 5,7 $1 to bs available un til June, 1918,' to care for the addi tional personnel of tn navy and the marine corpe.." '--- The estimate In blanket- form caned" for .the money for military expendi tures,' under the war department ne cevsitv for the national defense-, for ! m irltv it-v"' bu r ooaaT? Connected tberewlth. to be expended y -the see- retarv of war.- under such regulation as the president, may prescriDe, to os immediately available i and tor remain available until expended. v r Bond Issues ts Provide Th- department of Justice coincident-1 ally asked a deficiency appropriation J for the bureau of investigation wore to: a commission' to momiise the commer ce available during lir-ltl$. or $300..ictal interests for the -distribution : of 000. - : V Tbe coast guard scrviee sought $80,- 00 wherewith to extend Its communi cation system for tbe national defense. This vast sum will be raised through bond issues. The rate of Interest on the bonds la to bo around 3 or 314 Vr cent.' -: ' , The federal reserve board.' as pre viously planned, will have charge of the task of contemplated Issues as well as financing all war. expenses. Two BiUloas Possible at Ones. . These acts became known today after Senator Simmons, chairman of the imance committee oi me upper house, had conferred with Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo on war fi nances. Neither official would discuss the plans, but it is known that concrete proposals looking toward the nearly three billion and a half bond issue would shortly be suggested to con gress to formally presented resolu tions. Unofficial estimates presented to federal reserve board officials Indicate two buttons can be raised at once and without difficulty through a bond is sue st tbe $H per cent interest rate. Direct Taxation Zs XMsonssed. Plans for such a war budget were discussed tn greatest detail yesterday at a meeting here of the federal re serve board governors. . . - The reserve governors after discus sion of the Interest rate, favored the higher rate at the start rather than- an initial issue at a low rate with sub sequent isauee at higher rates. Treasury officials today discussed possible means of raisins revenue Tor financing the war by direct taxattoa. Tbe government will raise approxi mately $750,000,000 this year through the intemat revenue bureau, IBstatss May Pay Xatf Billion. T 4 m .,Mmflt that nmnAMMt In, creases tn the InSerttance tax .alone wouia increase in is source, .oz reve nue by 1500,000,000, one suggestion being .that the government Increase the rate on taxation on large estates up to $9 per cent. - The income tax under present rates Fine Canary Singers, Stearns-Knight Cii?ap - tost sag Tonas gl . IXJST Montiay, night. April 2... bunch of: keys. '. between Kock Quarry and Camas. Wash. swap Column . go ' TO EXCHANGriHcnderson mo- , tercycle for 3 cylinder. 4 cycle marine engine, value $1?$; owner. Automobiles-Accessories 44 .RKAT BARGAIN. . Late model STEARNS KNIGHT, . practically the same as new. Make . us an offer. . -- . - - . - Bogs, Pets. Birds. Ztc 6 EXCKITIOP. ALLY fine Canary. uiicri, cuvm Mwtiuisnk vi ie- " ; ---.in - r .. . ,. KorseS, Tehieles, Bte-lg ' : WANTKU dcntl aurse- tor Us' feed: very -little work, s.ood home. . y Journal -"Want Ads) "are far-' reaching In their results, almost! immediate in action, appealing to' - all classes that look te the oally 'paper as the great-medium - for-'; tbe diffusion of news and oppor- ' ' ' . x J ' iJ GREAT m FOR will yield, it is estimated. $325,000.- 000 this year. - "he lowering of the exemption to $2000 and increasing the rate on large incomes would swell this sum to vast figures. . The estimated Increase of inheritance tax from this channel alone, according to one official, would amount to at least $100,000,000 annu- Increase in the tax rate on dis tilled liquors, beer and tobacco also are under, consideration. Larger Sam Is Asked. Washington. April ( U. P.) Secretary of ' the Treasury McAdoo late this afternoon submitted a re quest to congress for ."an additional hundred million dollars to be used for national security - and defense. This $100,000,000 is additional to the $3,400,004,00 asked for by Secre taries .Baker; and Daniels of tk-a. war and navy departments. , , ' The -l2.tJI.H7.3l3 - asked by Sso retary of the. Treasury McAdoo today will be used to Talse, equip and mam tstn -as arrrty'tii t.ooo.eoo-we-- tor n .-ysar,' -thef -warMf -lwrtmsnr,--i wounred late this sflemoon. This es timate does not include, financing of any . field operations. . . c i Tt Mobatxe Interests. -Washington. April ' ta. N.' R) The council . of national ' defense thtr afternoon announced the formation of eommodrtles throughout . the civilian population The body Is called the commercial economy board and three of the five membera have already been selected. Ttaey are A- W. Shaw of Chi cago, - chairman; Edwin . T. Gay, pro fessor of economics at Harvard, and Wallace D. Simmons -Of 8t, "Louie. Dr. Hollis Godfrey of. tbe council's advis ory committee, will also serve.'. Western Woolmen May Off qr Fleece Colamsta Basla Wool Warebonse Oo. Wires CbamberlaU Xt Tarors Tsa derlag Wool to Ooverameat. .;, An effort is being made by the Colum bia Basin Wool Warehouse company of this city to have Oregon, Idaho. Wash ington and Montana wool growers "hold their fleeces off the market awaiting action by the government in the crisis with Germany, The Wool Warehouse company has sent -the following message to Senator Chamberlain - and, suggests - that he place the same before the national de fense committee: "We are In sympathy with -the Bos ton, Chicago and other, wool associa tions' action in tendering, their wool to the" government, and will 'exert oor influence with our clients who com prise a large number ef the big wool growers of the Pacific northwest, to bold their wool pending a decision of the government. .While our wool Is held for account of owners, in event of their ordering wool sold, we shall urge cooperation, by them in every pos sible -way. v. - "COLUMBIA BASIN WOOL WARE HOUSE COMPANT. . During the last few .days the leaders of the American wool selling trade have tendered their supplies to' the government In tbe event of war. Portland Concern : ; Tojd to Keep Men Secretary of Wat Tells Willamette Xros . $s Steal Works Kkflled Workers Should Bet Xmlist Bow. v -Washington. April (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) ?.'he war department does not wish to encourage. skilled workmen to leafe. in dustrial employment to enllsf in the National Guard or the regular army if they ere Indispensable to industrial era. pioyment. Those whose places may be easily filled, however, are viewed from a different standpoint... .. , " r ... This is the substance of the reply given to 'Senator Chamberlain by Sec- retary Baker-In eon section wlto as la quiry made by the.. Willamete Iron tc (steel werka. The secretary says it 4s impossible to snswer as te individual casea because information ts lac kin v. end p&trioiio employers must be relld6 opoa to dis-ingutsn mto. who are more i.eeded as workers, than si soldiers, , i The appeals that are being made for ret-ruits among such .employes must, '.beref ore, be regarded as subject to the seneral principle announced, the ques tion in . cavh ease being - that of the greatest usefulness of the man. , U. 5; SENATE Sii Document Supporting Presi dent Wilson's Suggestions to Declare "State of War" Between U. S. and Ger many, Is Carried. LA FOLLETTE. VOICES ' " PROTEST AT LENGTH; Senators Voting Against Def inite Action in Crisis Were Among "Wilfur Twelve". Who Blocked Program at End of Regular Session. Waghlnfton, April 6. The Unit- : ed SUteo senate at 11:10 o'clock Wednesday night .pasaed the reso- : ltttloa deelarins that Uts of war . exists between .Germany and the -United States and : anUiorlxiQC President Wilson to take measures : to brins the war to ', succesgf ut . 1 toBfiQgioiu 'r ih ? '.;The. rote was. 81 to . ..The ea atorswho foted aralmt the reso : luUoa.;werrG?onn . of .Kortb. Da- LeiofOreta;viWrr!g;f ) No- - braxka, Stone of Missouri and Var daman of iHatlsglppL T c f Z I: Eight fieuotora AbtrTit.' , Theabaent eaatora, all o' whom,- tbeif colIeacuea Stated, would 'have TOed for the "reaola- " tlon had they been present, were Bankhead, Goff. Oore, HolU". New- lands, Smith of. Maryland Thoma and Tillman. .All others, with the exception of '. the - six named, voted for the resolution. ' ' '. - - The senators who voted -afalntt the resolutroB were without ex ception among the "twelve- wilful ; men" who - blocked' the-, -sovern-; ,' meat's program at. the end of the : regular safielon and -made neces sary the sailing-- of an extra set- slon of congress. - ' - .'. Senator La FoUette of Wlseon- sin played : the principal part in - (Oaetlnaed on Page Twe. Oolams Thiee) E DEFENSE' Plans forCompleting Military , Highways 'Through Three States to Be Made. ' - COA GOVERNORS TO HOLD CONFERENC mm Sacramento, CaU April .-r-P, C . : ' "Ready!," V one reepect, California can answer thus when the ecuncQ Of defense begins asking In. now far the state is-prepared for.war.. She knows just what military roads are wanted : and Just where they are' lo go. . And she vhas $UDOO.0QO .or road building in 'bonds already ivotedL' . -t -" Governor Stephens has the war road maps platted by, the state and United ' States army engineers and the . pre- : llminary . surveys nave , been made. Mere than . this,, these military road . maps extend oat or California and link this state with Oregon and Wsehing- ton, so that they present a complete system of strategic road defense 'for' tbe entire' coast. In this respect the work has been done well in advance of any federal declaration of tbe exis tence of s stats of war, , - Governor Stephens has In band the calling ot a conference of the govern- ' ore of the three Pacific coast states,--with skilled representatives from each, ommon wealth for the purpose vt con- , certing action and competing the scien tific oefenes' plans of mlUtsry high ways on which th states may go abeal hand In baud witn tbe federal author!- -ties. - , ; ; - . . .' Afaerica; FomaUy 7r Saluted by;France " Paria April 6.- U. P. )rormHl salutation - to America, now ' entering the war, was read la a declaration by Premier - Rlbot - In opening,, the cht ber.oX deputies today,'.