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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..- ".
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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." ,
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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-
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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,'.