SENATE AND HOUSE
DIFFER SHARPLY AS
. TO
RAISING
REVENU
E
Taxes on Tea. Coffee, News
papers ana Theatre Tick
ets Show Contrasts,
INCOMES WILL PAY MORE
. Xaoresses to Make Up tot Whiskey Tu
. to Com Ttom Excess Froflts,
Posts! Betas, Inoome.
Fair Weather' Next
Week Is Prediction
TRAINING
CAMP MEN
TO TAKE EXAMS SOON
FOR
IUTENANTCIES
"Washlnrton. July 14. The weather j
bureau today Issued tbe following
forecast for next week:
Jleglon of. the Great Lakes Gener
ally fair weather with nearly normal
temreratures will prevail during the
week. j '
Plains states and upper and .middle .
Jiro"ffiri2w,ffi.rlwta-About 10 Per Cent of Stu-
temperatures about the same as at ;
present.
Rocky mountain and plateau region
The week will be one of generally
fair weather with continued high tem
peratures over the central and south
ern districts.
Pacific states The week will be one
dents at Presidio Reserve
Camp to Be Recommended
The PresidtOi San Francisco, July
of fair weather without any decided ; liZ'J,?.0!,
change In temperature.
(NOTsWrtiU Is lb third of a frie of ar.
tlelee oe tbe betiM tnd aenata revenue maa
urea frooj Tba Journal'! Wmhlaf ton Bureau. ) )
Washlnrton. July 14 (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Sharp dlfferece In view as to the rals
lng of war taxes la shown In a com-
'parlson of the provisions of house and
senate bills In the sections dealing
with postal rates. Inheritances and
impart duties, which comprise the last
half of the revenue bill. The changes
. made by the senato on Income tax,
axoess profits, manufacturers' sales
and other features have been pointed
out in previous dispatches.
. The senate bill, as reported by the
, committee on finance, but since with
drawn for revision In vlow of uncer
tainties connected with the liquor
: schedule, wiped out the house proposal
for taxes on Inheritances In its en
tirety. Tea and Coffee Taxes
It llkcwlso eliminated a blanket In
crease of 10 per cent ad valorum in
tho tariff schedule. Tho house tariff
schedulo also fixed a consumption tax
on coffee and tea In the hands of the
retailer, at one cent a pound for cof-
- fee and two cents for tea. For this
the senato -committee substituted a
tax of two cents on coffeo Imported
or produced, five cents on tea, three
. cents on cocoa and half a cent on
sugar. .
. The house bill established a xone
system conforming to the parcel post
. sones for second class matter. With
. rates gradually increasing by three
. successive steps until the maximum
Would be reached on March 1. 1918,
and would then start at 1 '4 cents for
the first sone, reaching six cents for
the eighth zone. A flat rate of one and
ono half cents only would bo charged,
' however, for newspapers not conducted
for profit in the interest of religious,
fraternal, labor, agricultural and other
organizations.
easts Favors rut Xnorease
The senato bill strikes out all of
this and substitutes a flat increase
of one fourth of a cent a pound on all
- mail matter of the socond class, with
five per oent on net incomes exceed
Ins $4000 of publishers of newspapers,
.. mibgaxlne: and periodicals.
The houso bill provision for Increase
In letter postage to three' cents is re
tained by the senate bill. The senate
bill strikes out an increase of one cent
, on drop letters proposed by the house.
A tax of one cent for each 10 cents
or fraction on amounts charged for
v admission tickets "to any place," with
' a flat rate of one oent for children.
appears in both bills, the sonata add-
- lng a llko tax for cabaret entertain
i meats. The house bill mUces an ex-
emptlon where the price of admission
la five cento, the senate extending this
exemption to 25 cents in tho case of
-. moving picture shows.
Club Sues Exempted by Senate
The aenate committee struck out a
houao provision for a 10 per cent tax
on dues and membership fees of so
cial, sporting and athletic clubs.
Stamp taxes imposed by the two
bills vary in detail. The house bill
- practically reenacts the stamp tax law
- of the Spanish-American wan. The
; most important change of the senate
. : bill la an addition of one cent for each
25 cents or fractional part thereof on
parcel post packages, to be paid by
.:. consignor.
The. Uouae bill fixed a stamp tvx of
.. eight cents on each pack of playing
cards. The senate bl.l graduates this
: downward, with a three cent rate for
oaraa selling up to 15 cents, eight
cents if sold for more than 15 cents at
retail.
Collecting the Income Tax
The senato bill concludes with an
elaborate revision of the methods to
be followed in collecting the income
tax, making it payable direct. Instead
of being deducted at the source, as
under the present law. The house bill
does not disturb the present method of
collection.
While tho doubt surrounding tho
liquor tax makes many changes pos
sible In the final text of the senate
PEACE OFFER IS
EXPECTED FROM
GERMANY SOON
(Continued From Pace Ooet
and financial supporter of the en
tente powers there has been shown
little disposition so far by those pow
ers to reciprocate with the United
States.
Official reports now on file in the
war and navy departments contain
Interesting Information which indi
cates that up to the present at least
the United States Is not in full pos
session of the support which is most
needed to make the American armies
potent factors in the conflict.
American observers with both, the
British and the French forces have
been denied opportunity of front
trench observations which are most j mllage from their homes to their sta
total strength of the officers' train
ing camp, men between 21 and 27 years
Of age, will soon take their examina
tions for second lieutenantcies in the
regular army, according to Colonel M.
W. Rowell, In charge of the camp in
this department. Orders just receive!
state tnat the candidates will take
their physical examinations July SS
and that their only other examination
will-be in "adaptability" if they are
recommended for commission by the
commanding officers of their company.
These sucoessful officers will be
given provisional second lieutenantcies
in the regular establishment and will
not be commissioned In the reserve,
as will the other officers who are
over the specified age for this grade.
Sixty-eight men at the camp re
ceived their commission In the re
serve Friday, of whom two were made
captains, six first lieutenants and the
remainder second lieutenants.
I Officers of the reserve corps of the
1 army will be made happy through a
! decision of the comptroller of the
I treasury to the effect that these offi
cers, taking rirst station, may oraw
considerably la excess of 1.600.000
ton a) . ;
Ths essence of this program U t
commandeer all such ships and expe
dite the construction by added labor
and cutting out refinements.
Greatest Efficiency Xa Keysets;
"By this federalizing of each yard,
giving; It government help and putting
it on a speed basis, we shall produce
its greatest efficiency. As fast as the
berths are eleared, each yard will be
devoted to the production of a single
type of tonnage for which it is best
suited. I count upon the complete co
operation of the yards
"This program is made comprehen
sive because expedition cannot be ob
tained tn a yard engaged partly on
rush work and partly on pre-war
schedules. My investigation has satis
lied me that citizens of the United
States and of our allies will pay the
cost of expediting ships now building
for them and take them off our hands.
If this policy is adopted, it will con
serve our fund.
"I. agree that it la essenjiel for the
shipping board to requisition at once
the neutral ships which are con
structed and ready to sail. I have no
data to make an estimate as to how
many of these ships there are, or how
much money will be required for this
purchase. I shall, therefore, cut my
program to the extent of $50,000,000.
Please notify ma whether this is
enough.
"Each day's delay in summer in
commandeering or contracting means
two days' loss of time In throwing the
work Into the winter months. It is for
that reason, I am urgent that the pro
gram start on Monday."
VON STEIN GOES
OUT OF CABINET
OTHERS FOLLOW
.1 r..,l
Requests for the models and draw
ings of the latest type of British and
French aeroplanes and aeroplane en
gines, which admittedly are superior
to anything obtainable in this country
tions. regardless of whether or not
I their orders to active duty read that
! "the travel is necessary in the mili
. tary service."
! Heretofore reserve corps officers
have been ignored up to the present tneir own transportation to first sta-
time. AJltA mil VLluriB IU Rl DOSSes- tlAn mrA o at .Ama rf t hone wares. anf
a v a taak a. t r . . a . .
sion of the French 75s patterns, the
greatest weapon ever manufactured
for offensive and defensive purposes,
have failed.
In consequence the war depart
ment's ordnance experts are at pres
ent taking down two of ttiese guns
which have come Into their possession ,
ana are irymg io aeiermine tne recoil
method which is the big asset of the
gun.
Oauss of arinor Friction
It is expected that eventually these
matters will all be smoothed out, but
they are a cause of minor friction ac
the present time. They have, however,
served to emphasise the fact that
when the peace councils come and
inevitably they must come the
United (States will have to be ready
io oppose aemsnness on tne part o
across the continent it meant a con
siderable financial outlay. Now they
are to get the regular mileage all of
ficers are entitled to, when joining,
the same as officers get when they
change stations.
Sham Battle Held
San Francisco, July 14. (U. P.)
The knoll west of the Presidio golf
links has been captured.
Overcome by superior numbers 250
to be exact 85 brave student offi
cers have been forced to retire to
"previously prepared positions" which
at daybreak they" "were holding
against sharp enemy attacks."
The capture was the chief result
of yesterday's sham battle, staged by
the officers' reserve corps as a part
her allies as well as efforts at ag- ! of ne training in actual fighting,
gression on the part of her enemies. I "
Officials here are very clos-j.y ; p.CM RflFTHAL
watching developments In Germnnv. , UH. UUtllinLO
There Is no such disposition evinced
here as is in evidence In London to
characterise the reform movement as
a "pretense to win easy terms." On
the other hand. the information reach
ing the state department Indicates
that the reform movement .i
and that It Is almost certain that ! ships under negotiation. General Ooe
equai suffrage will result eventually i thals arinounced that he will continue
ANNOUNCES HIS
BUILDING PLANS
(Continued from Pare One)
In Prussia,
This will cause control there .o
pass from the junker element, al
though it Is not expected that at
present the chancellor will be made
answerable to the people. These pre
liminary reforms, however, officials
here bejieve, eventually will result n
a new deal in Germany which must
Inevitably make for peace.
(Cwi tinned From Tare One)
DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN
READINESS TO QUELL
. W. W. DISTURBANCES
Force tfeld at Seattle Await
ing Further Word From
Skykomish on G, N.
sage from Presidential Secretary Tum
ulty declaring the president Is "taking
every step that is possible to sate
fuard rights and maintain law and
order.
Seattle. July 14. (U. P.) Deputy
sheriffs are being held here today in
readiness to rush to Skykomish, 75
miles east- of Seattle on the Great
Northern railroad, where I. W. W.'s
are reported mobilising.
Deputy-sheriffs already there tele
graphed late yesterday that hundreds
of men, driven out by the breaking up
of Eastern Washington "Jungle"
camps, were beating their way to
Skykomish. Clashes are feared.
Strike at
Aberdeen
July 14 A strike
Bltbe Maintains Guards
Biabee, Arts., July 14. (U. P.)
Armed guards, stationed In permanent
camps today along the main railroads
and highways entering Blsbee, are
challenging and examining every per
son entering the district today as an
actual demonstration Of Blsbee'S de
termination to keep deported I. W.
W.'s from returning to this dlstrlct
At every depot passengers alighting
from trains are questioned.
Globe Strike Is Acute
Olobe. Arts.. July 14. (U. P.) De
portations similar to the wholesale rid
dance of I. w. W.'s at Blsbee and
Jerome seemed likely here and at Mi
ami today as the strike situation, with
7000 men out, grows more acute. Some
Industrialists openly expressed the
fear that the Loyalty league, which is
being augmented by home guard mem
bers and deputy sheriffs, la consider
ing ousting I. W. W. The county at
torney has wired uovernor Campbell
advising that sueh action Is likely.
Aberdeen. "Wash
called by the I. W. W.'s last night is
affecting all logging camps and ship
yards in this section and will event
ually extend to the mills. It is esti
mated at noon that 1000 men rn all
camps have so far walked out. There
has been no trouble.
Executives Discuss Situation
Moscow, Idaho. July 14. (U. P.)
Governor Alexander, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Parker and Secretary of State
Dougherty arrived in this city last
night from Spokane. Here they are
holding a conference today with the
the main committee Is still refusing sheriffs of thjs 10 Northern Idaho
to vote the 16,000,000,000 mark war counties and 10 Washington counties.
to work out a plan of cooperation to
control tho I. W. W. situation in this
section. They will also attend a mass
meeting of the citlsens of Latah coun
ty, at the courthouse, called to or
ganise the Latah County Protective
association, for tho protection of life,
property and the rights of men to
work.
All Potlatch lumber mills in this
county must close Monday night for
lack of logs.
MEETINGS END
N.E.A.
AND DELEGATES BEGIN
LEAVING FOR HOMES
Board of Directors Hold Ses
sion and Elect New Mem
bers to Fill Vacancies.
SECRETARY IS FINISHING
Foreigners' Discharge Demanded
Flat River. Mo.. July 14. (I. N. S.)
Carrying a large American flag 1000
men today paraded the streets and
patrolled the mines demanding the dis
charge of 2000 foreigners employed in
the lead mlnea.
The mob has purchased all the am
munition in Flat River and adjoining
towns and Sheriff Adams fears a re
newal tonight of the outbreak which
resulted in one dead and 30 lniurad.
The sheriff says he tried to sWear In
deputies but all refused to serve.
J. "W. Bearsoa, la Charge of Publicity
for Ooaveatioa Just Cloead.
Xieaves for Est Today.
f
credit sought by the government.
The political dissensions in Ger
many continue to crow more menacing
and complicated.
The crisis is being watched with
the most intense interest by diplo
matic circles in London and Paris, for
it 'Is believed that the Tonger it con
tinues, the closer It will bring the
German government to a realisation of
the inevitable.
. Two Ministers Absent
Amsterdam, July 14. (U. P.) Carl
Helfferich, secretary of state for the
interior, and Dr. von Trott su (Sols,
minister of instruction, both of tha
Prussian ministry, are not attending
meetings of that cabinet, according to
Berlin dispatches quoting the Tage
blatt. The newspaper, therefore, "con
siders reports of their resignations as
definitely proved."
There was direct conflict in Berlin
advices today as to the date of the
next retchstag session. One dispatch
asserted a meeting would be held to
day. Others declared the parliament's
sittings had been Indefinitely post
poned because the majority merely
adopted blocking tactics, preventing ; Three hundred citizens compose the
all business. The main committee's ' home guard at Mullan. Idaho, that will
Hoqniam Camps Close
Hoqulam, Wash., July 14. (I. N. 8.)
Two logging camps have shut down as
a result of labor unrest on the harbor.
Employers have refused to meet de
mands for higher wages.
No strike call to logsera and mill
workers has been sent out, so far as
known, by the International Timber
workers' union, the organization that
served notice of demands several days
ago. These demands called for a con
ference with the employers by mid
night of July 12.
Mullan Takes Action
Wallace, Idaho, July 14. (I. N. S.)
to let contracts for all the wooden
shlps"I can secure from responsible
bidders."
In addition he will offer contracts
for the building of two government
owned plants for the building of steel
ships to produce 400 vessels of an ag
gregate tonnage of 2,500,000 within 18
to 24 months. The ships already con
tracted for aggregate a tonnage of
1.860.000 tons.
. ir ., ... ! General Goethals also announoed his
Miss Varney ill Tell All pr0(rtm fir coirimand eerlng ships now
Boston, July 14. Miss Harriet A. '. being built for private parties, the
Varney, the former artist's model, in- ' total tonnage of which is more than
dieted for the murder of Mrs. Pauline i, 50(1,000 tons.
Keyes. announced today that she will i ' Details of Oreat Program
lay care every email or her strange j The program outlined by General
VJOUI " -eye. rt.w-i. tn him latter to Chairman
Denman is as follows:
"Contracts for 848 wooden ships hare
love affair with
Boston real estate broker and husband
of the dead woman. For six years she
. , . tr . , ; uoniracva ivr uio nwucu win
plng ashis wlfl VRrlU" UmdS been let or agreed upon, with a ton
posing as nis wire. , capacity of 1.218.00 tons, at a
r . . , cost completed of approximately J174,-
Postmnster Is Arrested ! ooo.ooo.
Ran TVnnrtann Till., 1 1 i T XT c I .it 3 i : . n T .ava n n A r n.f.Alt..
Accused of embezzling government ' tim, Contract' for about 160 wooden leadinr aItlcles. Din regarded as in-
sittlngs have also been poatponed ac
cording to belief here.
Such a situation in the reichstag Im
perils the much-desired credit vote
urged by the government.
The Berliner Tageblatt today sug
gests the government lntenda to create
a parliamentary council of atate, con
sisting of 16 members of the reiehs
tag. They are to represent parliament In
ail discussions as to governmental
pol tolas and to aid in decisions on them,
eventually replacing the federal coun
cil. The newspaper adds that this re
placement in the scheme would prob
ably be postponed until the end of the
war.
Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ, ridi
cules the proposal as "fit to inspire
he comic newspapers."
Berlin Anzeiger Suppressed
Amsterdam. July 14. (U. P.) The
Berlin Lokal Anselger was suppressed
by the German government today,
presumably because of the frankness
of its discussion of the peace and par
liamentary situation in recent issuea.
I The Lokal Anselger has heretofore
. been classified as an independent but
! semi-government organ, many of Its
attempt to combat the I. W. W. threat
to call a strike st the Morning mine.
I. W. W. leaders have been notified
to leave town at once or be arrested.
Each member of the home guard Is a
special policeman.
Baker Citizens Organize
Baker, Or.. July 14. Twenty-five
labor union members, practically all
present at a meeting last evenln.; at
which Senator Strayer explained the
I. W. W. situation, have signed mem
bership cards in the Baker County Pub
lic Safety league and give assurance
that others will follow their example.
All union members have been Invited to
join In the movement and to attend a
committee meeting Monday. Assur
ance of a big attendance of union mem
bers is given, together with a promise
of support against the I. W. w.. if a
campaign of violence Is attempted here.
lunas. jonn MUton sobbe. postmaster ships.
at Glen Ellen, Cal., was arrested early , -Contracts for 77 steel ships have
today by Deputy United States Mar- ' been let, or agreed upon, with a ton
shal Bohn and brought to this city, nage of 642,800, at a cost of approx
He was arraigned before the United lmately 101.660,35.
States commissioner and. held to an- . "There are thus provided 425 ships
swer In 180 ball Postofflce In- Df all sorts, with an aggregate ton
spector Madden, who swore to the nage of 1,860,800, at a cost of approx
complalnt, accuses Sobbe of misappro- lmately $275,000,000. besides 100 more
pristine J1600 of the government ! wood shies under negotiations. I shall
runas- J continue to let all contracts for wood i
spired. Quotations which have been
permitted to pass by the German
censors have not indicated nearly as
frank a policy of discussion and crit
icism of the German parliamentary
situation by the Lokal Anselger as the
assaults which several other German
publications have made.
bill, the increases It is generally be
lieved, will mainly fall on Incomes,
excess profits, postal rates, and on
beor and wine, If they aurrlv.
ships
Military Le&derg at Conference
Copenhagen. July 14. (U. P.) Field
and General Lu-
can secure from responsible bidders. oenaonr nave arriveu at ernn ana
"My main reliance for getting the ! began conferences at once with the
greatest amount of the most service-1 crown prince and the kaiser himself.
(of design approved by the naval ! vrr-hi THnnbr
architect of the corporation) which I . . .1 . ,
Refinement
Inside and outside,
our establishment is
quiet and peaceful.
J. T. miLET IdOtClUl lUUUMllIlgb
and homelike effects
replace-the cold, stern surroundings of a few years ago.
Refinement was the motif in planning the Finley
'chapel. Its very atmosphere is restful to mind and nerves.
Along with the family rooms and the private driveway,
it is a unique advancement. And more should know
about it.
Montgomery at fifh
PROGRESSIVE FUNERAL DIRECTORS
able tonnage in the shortest time will
be on the construction of fabricated
steel ships of standard pattern. For
that purpose I shall use, to some ex
tent, the existing yards.
Contracts for Two Plants
"On Monday I shall offer contracts
for the building of two plants (to be
owned by the government) for the con
structlon'' of fabricated steel ships, to
produce 400 ships of an aggregate ton
nage capacity of 2,500,000 tons within
the next 18 to 24 months. For the
building of these two yards and the
construction of ships in them, I shall
offer, as compensation to the agents
who undertake the work, a tee of ap
proximately 6 per cent of the total cost
of the work, with rewards for savings
in cost and speed in deliver. Provi
sion will De made, for decreasing the
fee to prevent unnecessary cost. Tbe
contracts will give the government
the benefit Of government-fixed com
modity prices, and will provide for ces
sation of work at any time, so that
the appropriation may not be exceeded.
Option will be- given to the contractors
to push these plants at arbitrated
values on the completion of the work.
"The design of the ships is ready,
the plans of the yards are ready, and
the distribution of the work of fur
nishing the material and of fabrica
tion is arranged.
Official Estimates Are Reached
"This part of the program will take
all the $560,000,000 available, not ab
sorbed by contracts made or making,
as stated at the beginning of this let
ter. The program will more than re
deem my estimates to the congres
sional committee at the time the ip
propriation was asked for 3,000,000
tons of new construction within 18
months.
A'The additional contracts for wood
ships which i expect to place, to
gether with the full number of fabri
cated steel ships which it is planned
to build, will require more money than
.congress has authorised. When
know how nuch will be heeded.
will be necessary to ask congress for
further sums.
"On Monday I shall deliver to ship
builders a general statement of the
program which I have lone been ma
turing for commandeering ships' under
construction on private account (such
dispatches re-
according to official
ceived here today,
This Is the second time In a week
that Hindenburg and LudenJorff have
been summoned from the front to Ber
lin on the kaiser's orders.
Polk County. Alert
Dallas. Or.. July 14. While thero
has been no trouble nor threats of
trouble from the I. W. W Sheriff
Orr Is ready for any emergency that
may arise. He has picked a number
of special deputies, who will be armed
and drilled with the army rifles that
were furnished by the government
about a year ago for use of the Dallas
Rifle club.
A few I. W. W. are known to be at
the logging camba about Black Rock,
but they are so decidedly In the mi
nority that they are doing little talk
ing- for fear of violence at the hands
of their loyal fellow-workmen.
1200 I. W. W. MEMBERS
IN DETENTION CAMP
UNDER GUARD OF U. S.
(OontlnTied Frmnj Pif On)
Abdication Humor Scooted
Washington. July 14. (U. P.) In
formation available at the atate de
partment today gave conflicting views
of Germany's Internal disturbances.
Dutch newspaper comments for
warded to this government differ as
to the likelihood of Chancellor Holl
weg resigning. The Alteeemeen Han
delsplad says reports of his resigna
tion are false. The Vaderland thinks
Hollweg's resignation "quite possible."
The Telegraaf says the chancellor's
position Is "still precarious,"
All the Dutch papers agree thst an
early decision in the crisis may be
expected. No credence whatever is
given rumors of abdication by the
kaiser.
Powder Valley Men
Ask Water Eights
Salem. Or.. July 14. 'Application for
permit for the irrigation of 2700 acres
of land in lower Powder valley. Baker
county, has been made State Engfneer
Lewis by F. A. Phillips, Russel Ingle
and A. N. Ingle.
The water supply will be obtained
through short ditches tapping Goose
creek and West Eagle creek and sup
plemented by storage in Echo end
Travese lakes. Part of the land ' al
ready has a limited water supply.
Oregon Pictures Selected
Mark Woodruff, publicity man for
the Chamber of Commerce, today com
pleted the collection of material for
Oregon's share of the folder to be Is
sued by the Northwest Tourist asso
ciation for distribution through the
east The booklet will be 4 8 pages,
all of which will be devoted to pic
tures except six for reading matter.
Miners Postpone Strike
Jerome, Arix., July 14. (U. P.)
Patriotis-n won out here today and
the International Union of Mill, Mine
and Smeltor Workers voted unani
mously to defer the move for closed
shop until after the war. This was
a direct s:ap at the I. W. W. Instead
of voting to strike the miners de
cided the government needs the cop
per too badly to permit Of further
trouble.
GROWING CITIES
DECLARE DRAFT
QUOTAS WRONG
(Continued From Pag On)
barded with telegrams from Indignant
cities demanding their population es
tlmates be revised or corrected. Other
cities content themselves with term-
in r. the figures "outrageous."
From the figures announced by the
census bureau, the quotas of men that
each city and county must' furnish to
the draft armies is being computed.
The higher the population, the heavier
the burden the city must bear in fill
ing the army ranks.
Abnormal Shifts Considered
Some of the middlewestern cities
cannot see why they should be pen
Iized because they secured an unusu
ally heavy registration.
In announcing the estimates the cen
sus bureau made it plain that the fig
ures were for use "solely In the draft."
and that they were based largely upon
registration figures and statistics of
abnormal shift in population due to
war Industries. But Detroit. Mich.,
falls to see why her population esti
mate of 850,000. made by the same
bureau Just before registration, should
be boosted to 1.521.941 for the draft.
At the time of registration, the bu
reau asserted that the estimates for
registration were liberal. Other boosts
In estimates hit the following cities
hard:
Canton Complains Bitterly
Chicago boosted from 2,467.201 to
3.8,9B7 for the draft quotas: New
York. 5,884.044 to 6.604, 1S5; Cleveland.
690.837 to 1.670.440; St, Louis, (78.680
to 827,264, and San Francisco city and
county, 471.023 to 650.333.
One of the most bitter protests came
Bringing the fifty-fifth annus! con
vention to a close, the board of direc
tors of the association met this morn
ing and elected new membera to fill
up vacancies in the National Council
of Education which controls the aes
tlnlea of the association. This is a
body of 120 members elected for six
years. Membership in it is consiaerea
an honor.
With the election this morning all
business came to a close and by Mon
day mornina; Portland will be almost
without visitors representing the as
sociation. Most of the officers leave
this afternoon. Durand W. Springer,
executive secretary, remaining to close
up the business matters needing at
tentlon here.
Bearsoa Closes Office
J. W. Searson, in charge of the pub
licity for the convention, closed his
office in the Multnomah hotel and
leavea today. Mr. Searaon was elected
to the national council to succeed
John MacDonald, deceased. Mr. Sear
son is professor of Journalism at the
Kansas State Agricultural college at
Manhattan, but will not teach nex
year, as he plans to do the final work
for his doctor's degree at ColumDl
university.
The only other business done thl
morning was the election of Mis
Agnes E. Doherty of St. Paul to sue
ceed .herself as a member of the board
of truateea of the association, and th
election of Oeorge B. Cook of Littl
Rock Ark., to membership in the ex 2
cutlve committee.
Membership Zs Zdsted
The newly elected membera of th
National Council Include.
Terma to expire in 1(23 Frank A
Fltxpatrlck. Boston; William B. Owen
Chicago; M. E. Pearson, Kansas City
A. J. Matthews. Tempe; W. T. Carring
ton. Springfield; William T. Burrls
Cincinnati; J. O. Crabbe, Greeley; Mar
garct K. S. McNaught, Sacramento.
To succeed themselves Uel W. Urn
kin. Jefferson City, Mo., to succeed
Howard A. Gas, deceased.
Elmer L. Cave, Bell Ingham, Wash
to succeed J. M. 1L Frederick, lapsed
Term to expire In lilt U N. Hlnas
Crawfordsvllle, Ind.. to succeed d
ward T. Falrchlld. deceased.
Term to expire In 111 EL O. Oow
ana. Salt Lake City, to succeed A. C
Matheson, lapsed.
Term to expire In 1J20 Mary C. C
Bradford, Denver, to succeed Edna A.
Rich Morse, lapsed.
Term to expire In 1921 J. W. Sear
son, Manhattan, Kan., to succeed John
MacDonald, deceased; F. L. McVey,
University of North Dakota, to succeed
George V. Buchanan, lapsed.
Interned German's
Wife Seeks Divorce
Mrs. males Offer Kay riad Harrises
to Allen Xnemy Parents sTuH She
Became Oennaa BubJecV.
San Diego. Cal.. July 14. (L it. B )
Troubles continue to multiply for Cap
tain Karl Offer. German army reserve
officer. Jailed two days sgo on orders
from Washington, charging him. with
being an alien enemy, and being re
moved to Ellis island for the remain
of the war, the captain is now
made defendant in a suit for divorce
begun by his bride of leas than a year,
Mrs. Eunice Offer, well known society
nd club woman.
With the filing of the suit a legal
point haa been brought up that, law-
ers say, may Invalidate the entire
proceedings. When she wod Captain
Offer, the then Miss Eunice James, it
said, automatically forfeited her
American citizenship and became a
ubject of the kaiaer. Captain Offer,
it ia admitted, as an alien enemy, is
without standing in American courts.
Now, it is contended, Mrs. Offer, al
leged to be a German subject, is also
without standing and Is without legal
authority to sue for divorce.
Finland Would Be
Free From Eussia
Petrograd. July 14. (U. P.) The
senate of Finland has passed to the
second reading; the resolution declar
ing independence of Russia. A third
reading is all that is neceaaary to final
passage.
President Tscheldse of the Petrograd
soldiers- and workmen's council left
hurriedly for Finland Friday, osten
sibly to settle the railroad strike which
has paralyzed all traffic there.
Explosion Destroys
British Battleship
London, July 14. (I. N. S.) De
struction by an explosion on July 9 of
the British battleship Vanguard, of
19,950 tons, was announced officially
by tho admiralty Friday night. Tho
warship waa of the pre-dreadnauglit
clasa. She waa laid down in 1908.
Intoxication Not Proved
Charles Osmund arrested Wednesday
on a charge of driving an automobile
while intoxicated was this morning
dismissed by Judge Btevenson in mu
nicipal court. Evidence failed to show
that Osmund was intoxicated. H was
arrested at Third and Morrison streets
by Patrolman Bender and Detective
Joe Morak.
from Canton. Ohio. That city was
raised 62,566 to 177,586 for the draft.
"Never in our rosiest dreams have
we aspired to more thsn 76,000 inhab
itants," said telegrams from there.
In some of the Pacific coast cities
and counties where the registration
was only 67 per cent of the earlier
estimates, the estimates are lowered
proportionately.
Many of the cities aje inquiring why
tho quotee were not based in a "com
mon sense way upon the actual registration."
LAST TIME
TONIGHT!
MORE THRILLING THAN
ANY CIRCUS
PORTLAND'S FIRST GREAT
WESTERN
ROUND-UP
MULTNOMAH FIELD
Only event of its kind ever given in
this city.
Tickets 50c Grande land 50c Extra
Children Under 10 25c
Down-Town Ticket Office,
Sherman-Clay Music Co.
grow out of the dangerous situation.
it was learned today.
Nor Is the possibility of bloodshed
the sole evil element in the situation
The metal output is virtually par
alyzed. Miners, who would be work
lng save for the I. W. W. agitation
are suffering a wage loss of $100,000
a day, the governor declares.
"I have tried everything and ex
hausted my resources, to no avail,'
the governor is reported as saying. Ha
then cited the Instance where he '
sought to resort to the appeal of j
patriotism. He had asked an I. W. W. 1
leader in Globe if he did not feel a
patriotic responsibility, in view of the .
war. I
" 'Hell, no; we take no interest in
this war, and we do what we can to
prevent it, " the governor said the
reply was. " 'Let copper barons go
to the front. Weil take care of the
mines.' " i
The Loyalty league, which deported
the I. W. W.'s from Blsbee and Je
rome and Globe, and which has spread
to Douglas, Miami and other localities,
was opened here today. It will act in
conjunction with the Rifle club and
reserves and the city police Citlsens !
are determined to rid the city of agi
tators. .
TO
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VaJks Hereford's Add Thosphcts
hips bavlng an aggregate tonnage I BrowtM aigaauos ta givis sa appetite .-Adr.
California Fears for Crops
Ban Francisco. July 14. (U. P.) A I
sweeping investigation by United
States department of Justice officials
here into the activities of the I. W. W.
in California was begun today in an
effort to determine whether a conspir
acy exists among members of the or
ganization to destroy crops.
One I. W. W. leader, whose name has
not been divulged, has been already ar
rested. Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Onabaum declared today
that, should the Investigation prove a
conspiracy, the guilty persons can be
prosecuted for treason in aiding the
enemy during the period or the war. 1
The county authorities of Alameda. 1
Tolo and Stanislaus are fearful that
grain fields there will be set afire,
and have asked the governor to act to
prevent damage.
Local L W. W. leaders telegraphed
President Wilson yesterdsy urging;
federal investigation of the Artsona
Strikes, and received in reply s rasa-
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