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VX..NoLl0: OROT PABa, JOSTPHISH OOWmr. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, m WHOLKj
WILSON SIS URflU HE FINANCIAL SENATOR ASKS SAYS FDCH HAS TAX RATIO FOR
FOR THE GREAT MP PART OF U. S. MORE UGHT ON HOT SET A LI11IT JOSEPHINE CO
PEACOTFAB5S IN THE EHGWAR jTHE 14 POINTS -jS IS70 PER CENT
SAY 8 OllHIIlNO OP 1'IIUSHIAN
MILITARISM PART OK HIM
PLAN KOH PEACE
Too IhTwdn-uglini In Emort Will
Return HMiit With Anicric-n Sol
dlon Mid Mutton
Now York, Doc. 4. d'rlor to
rrtwldont Wilson's departure for Eu
rope to attend ttia 'peace conference,
It bwame known that he gov deter
mined against militarism In any
form. The crushing of Prumlan mil
itarism vm art of Ills plan for the
future ponce of the whole world, the
president feels, according to per
sona who conferred wlthhlra on the
transport George Washington before
It aallod at 10:15 this morning.
The presldonfs Tarty Included
Bwretary Lansing and former Am
baasador Henry While, delegates.
General mist and Colonel House the
other delegates are already In Eu
rope. As the transport swung out Into
the North River on a voyage unpre
cedented In American history, the
president and Mra. Wilson stood on
the flying bridge, the highest point
to which passengers could climb,
while the army band on shore played
"Over There." '
Tarl. Dec. 4. The ten dread
naughts which will escort President
Wilson Into French watera will
bring tack lrge party of Ameri
can aoldlors and sailors, who will
arrive at their homes by ChrUtruas.
TO BRUSH HIS TEETH
Ueorge II. Ross, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. B. Ross, Is In the 65th Ar
tillery, Company C, In Franco, says
the Portland Oregonian.
He writes homo: "The Boche Is
going back so fast that we have to
use the truck almost continually to
keep up with him. Thoy surely had
It sort, with concrete dugouts, rugs
and stoves. I have picked up various
little articles, German gun, bayonet,
helmet, etc. We got tired of having
the stuff hanging around, ' so we
threw It away, except the helmet,
which we kept to carry water In tor
our radiator.. I picked up a pair of
German pants, too, and the darned
things were full of tear gas, and I
wept over them like they belonged
to some dear departed friend.
"The' usual method of collecting'
souvenirs la to 'get Boche, grab his
throat and go through his pockets.
If he objects, Just scowl, stick out
your lower Up, assume a Jell Wlllard
pose and he usually sees things as
you do. Few of them get 'by with
more than two or three (buttons on
their clothes. Moat of them are
happy. The, war Is over for them
and they are glad of it."
In a more recent lotter he writes:
"The war there 'Isn't as good as on
Che other front. The first thing here
an airplane greoted us with three
bombs. They lit about 40 yards from
s and did no particular damage.
One fellow 'got a piece of shell In, the
leg, and a hung of dirt slapped ine
In the face. Another piece tilt the
fellow next to me on his new mus
tache and he claims that the short
whiskers were driven clear through
his Up, and all he has to dp Is to
wiggle It to brush his teeth. I
"The life for the Germans linst be
JiiBt one thing after another,
Judging from the way we have been
handling shells-lately.' France Is
fuller of peace, rumors than 'prisoners."
Berlin, Monday, Doc. I. If a few
British torpedo boats or light cruis
ers, with even a small landing force
could roach Reval this week, they
could dam the Oolshevlo flood which
has ben murdering, burning and
plundering Estbonla and Livonia,
according to a declaration made to
the correspondent by Baron Aex
kuoll, of Esthonla, who escaped from
that country Thursday.
Baron Aexkuell reports that Ger
man force had begun to evacuate
Narva, when they were attacked and
defeated by llusslan troops.
Last Tuesday White Ouards, com
manded by former 'Russian officers,
were attacked hy a superior Bolshe
vist force. The White Gaurds, half
annihilated, retired.
AIL 11K8T1UCTIOX8
REMOVED FROM SUGAR
4
Portland, Ore., Doc. 4. The
food administration here has
been notified from Washington
that all restrictions have been
4- removed from augar. Big .crops
are now available, but the pco-
pie are asked not to Indulge in
a sugar orgy.
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec.. 4. To en
force their demand upon the Cleve
land Railway company tor the dis
missal of women employed as con
ductors since last August,. 2,400 mo-
tormen and conductors went on
strike today.
The employeg claim that an agree
ment with the company for the re
moval of the women on November 1
and recently extended until Decem
ber 1 whs Ignored.
Washington, Dec 4. The nation
al war labor board today decided to
auk the Cleveland Railway company
to dismiss the 150 women employes
within 30 days from today. This
action was taken after a hearing
given Mayor Davis and la expected
to end the strike of men employes
which 'began this morning. ,
Vienna,. Nov. 29. Dtaln'tegration
of the former Austro-Hun'garlan em
pire gaoa on apace and Is accom
panied c-y iigntmg nere ana mere
and the depredations of marauding
bands. Meanwhile, the food situa
tion in Vlonna becomes more per
ilous each day.
Czech-Slovak forces . have occu
pied Boden'bachr near the German
frontier, thereby cutting oft from
Vienna large stores of provisions.
The Czeoho-Slovaka have garrison
ed the larger part of German Bohe
mia and are said to be' pressing to
ward the frontiers of Upper Austria.
In the south the Jugoslavs have
occupied Marburg, which claims to
be a German city. Their forces also
have entered the' provinces of Car
lnthla and Styrla. .
In the northeast the Poles con
tinue their fight with the Ukrain
ians and are advancing over the
Carpathian mountains to the - fron
tiers of Hungary. They are reported
to be robbing the Jews as they go.
A Roumanian army, has marched
Into Bukowlna'as far as Kolomea on
the Jtlvef Pruth. .. It Is claimed In
Vienna that this force la clearly out
of the limits "of 'the 'Roumanian
sphere in Bukowjaa, mm
McADOO'S KKPOIIT SHOWS HOW
THE) FOUK GREAT LIBERTY.
LOANS WERE PUT OVER
III TAXES
fsu-gent life Insurance Bureau on
Globe, Having g 36, 000,000,000
life Insurance In Force
Washington, Dec. 4. The fin
ancial history of America's part In
the war Is set forth hy Secretary Mc-
Adoo In his annual report drafted
before his resignation, and made
public today by the treasury. It Is
the history of how the American
people paid 'billions In taxes, raised
four great liberty loans and created
a tremendous pool of credit with
which the treasury through it's
many war agencies paid the 'bills of
the army and navy, the shipping
board and other government depart
ments, ' loaned billions to the allies
and millions to war industries, help
ed support the families of soldiers
and sailors and tided farmers over
periods ot financial stringency. -
"The payment Into the treasury ot
vast sum In. war taxes and from
bond sales," said Secretary McAdoo,
"and the transformation of our var
ied and complex economic life to the
supreme task of winning the war
have . been accomplished without
shock or financial disturbances. The
credit and business structure of the
nation remains sound and strong.
The results of the tour liberty loans
are a tribute to the patriotism of
the American people and to the eco
nomic strength ot the nation."
For the fifteen months ending last
June 30, Secretary McAdoo estimat
ed that the actual cost of the war,
with allowances for the govern
ment's ordinary expenses in ordinary
times, amounted to 313,222,000,000.
Nearly half of this, or $6,499,000.
000, went, into permanent invest
ments, in the form of ehips, ship
yards, war vessels, army camps,
buildings, and In loans to allies or
to American war Industries. Ot the
year's expenses 31.C per cent came
from taxation. .
Mr. McAdoo dealt at length with
the accomplishments of the War
Risk Insurance bureau, which has
built up an organization of 14,000
employes, necessary tor the issuance
ot about a million checks ' every
month to soldiers or their depend
ents for allotments, allowances, dis
ability compensation and Insurance.
"It Is certainly one of the igreatest
business enterprises in the world,"
he said, "and Indubitably the larg
est life Insurance concern on the
globe, having nearly $36,000,000,
000 of life Insurance In force.' .
HOOD RIVER GETS A
Hood River, Ore., Dec. 4. H. F.
Davidson, president ot the Hood
River Fruit association, today re
ceived an order from a company in
London, England, for apples to the
amount of over a million dollars.
This is the largest single order
placed for apples In the northwest.
Mr. Davidson, who left this after
noon tor New York! said that he was
going east to arrange for shipping
space. He announced that the price
offered by the -British consignees was
in every way satisfactory and. would
leave a good margin of profit after
all expenses were paid. Mr. David
son said that the greater part of the
apples would come from Hood River.
RAISED
CLAIMS WILSON'S FAMOUS 14
PRINCIPLES ARE SUBJECT TO
VARIOUS MEANINGS
SHARP WORDS 1 PASSED
Committee Members State rrivatejjr
That Cummins' Proposal Will
Not Be Passed
Washington, Dec. 4 Senator Fre-
Hnghuysen, of New Jersey, republi
can, started a general discussion ot
the president's 14 principles In a
speech advocating a resolution call
ing on the president to make a pub-
lio declaration interpreting his prin
ciples, which the senator said were
subject to various Interpretations.
He declared the president should not
on behalf of the American public
make radical proposals until he is
sure that they are endorsed by the
people.
Walsh, democrat, declared that
there has been a lack ot criticism
until recently, and said the people
are justified in the general lelief
that the 14 principles are acceptable.
Knox and Polndexter dissented
sharply.
The action on the Cvmmins reso
lution, proposing that a senate com
mittee be sent. to Paris for the peace
conference, was postponed until to
morrow, after an executive session
of the senate committee on foreign
relatione. Committee members said
privately that the resolution would
not ibe approved.
SAYS ADMIRAL WILL
E
Copenhagen, Dec. 4. The Wolff
Bureau asserts that the reply of
Admiral Beatty, commander of the
British grand fleet, to the request
by Germany for mitigation of the
naval terms ot the armistice terms.
refuses any concessions regarding
merchant shipping or fishing in the
North Sea.
J
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Philadelphia, Dec. 4. Assurance
given by Secretary-Daniels In a re
cent address here that the nation
has no intention of abandoning its
program ot building up the merchant
marine has had a stimulating effect
upon recruiting for that branch ot
the service. . - .
William G. Rice, chief of the sea
service bureau, which supplies of
ficers and men tor transports and
cargo ships, said men ' are being
shipped dally into active overseas
service and that this will continue
Indefinitely. He- declared that there
is a glorious future in store tor the
American merchant marine, and that
the prospects' of fame ana fortune
for those who enter this sen-ice are
more alluring today than ever before
In the nation's history. Recruiting
therefore will go on, he said, for the
merchant marine . needs many more
men.
VICTOR BERGER INDICTED
BY THE GRAND JURY
' LaCrosse, Wis., Dec. 4. Victor L.
Berger, socialist congressman-elect,
of 'Milwaukee, and' his campaign
manager Louis A. Arnold, were In
dicted by the federal grand jury on
16 county involving alleged viola
tions ot the espionage, act, during
his senatorial campaign last March.
London, Dec. 4. The Express
claims to ds able to deny the Ber
lin report yesterday that General
Foch sent Germany a new ultimatum
regarding the transfer of locomo
tives, and says Germany Is not keep
ing to the stipulated schedule and
that General Fooh baa given warn
ing that Germany will be respon
sible for further delay. The . Ex
press denies that Foch has fixed a
time limit.
BARCCH OUT JANUARY 1
Washington, Dec. 4. President
Wilson has accepted the resignation
of Bernard Baruch, chairman of the
war industries board, effective Jan
uary 1. The board will then cease
to exist. ' '
ENGLAND SAYS KAISER
SHALL STAND TRIAL
London, Dec .4. Chancellor
Bonar Law has confirmed the
statement that England had de-
-f elded to press the allies as -f
-'Strongly as possible that the
surrender of the former Ger- -f
man emperor be demanded, and
that he shall stand trial
WITH THE WORKMEN
Copenhagen, Dec. 4. The sol
diers' and workmen's councils at
Lelpsig have decided that the Ger
man general headquarters shall be
dissolved and von Hindenburg ar
rested, according to the Berlin news
papers.
. Paris, Dec. 4. When the Ameri
can troops entered Treves yesterday
the German revolutionary committee
tried to get in touch with them, but
the American command refused to
grant the interview.
HOGLAND EXPECTED IN
SEATTLE THIS AFTERNOON
Eugene, Dec. 4. Lieutenant Hog
land, flying from Sacramento to Se
attle, left here at 10:10 this morn
ing, and is expected to reach Seattle
this afternoon.
BELIEVE BOLSHEVIKS
. HIDING ARTILLERY
Amsterdam, Dec. 4. The
f Berlin government reports that
it seriously fears a Bolshevik -f
outbreak under the leadership -f
of Dr. Liebknecht, radical so- -f
ciallst extremist. ,.,The govern- -f
-t- nient believes that the 'Bolshe-
4- viks have artillery and muni-
tlong concealed. .
Salem, Ore., Dec. 4. Governor
Wlthycoui'be 'has denounced ' the
Marion county grand Jury peniten
tiary report, vindicating Warden
Murphy, as "prejudiced and unfair,"
and said that it was Intended as a
whitewash for Murphy and did not
say a single word about graft, which
it was called into special session to
detect. ; . v , , -( .'' :. v..
The report charged" that Parole
Officer Keller was the active bead
of an espionage system and depred
ated the governor's Interference.
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ASSESSOR POLLOCK, JUDGE GIL
LETTE AND WXLFORD ALLEN
SAVE COUNTY MONEY
T PLACED AT 60 PER CERT
Real Value of County Property $11,-
208,505, an Increase of $162,780
Over Last Year
The visit of County Judge Gillette
and Assessor Pollock to Salem last
week to appear before the stats tax
commission relative to the tax ratio
given Josephine county, resulted in
the saving of several thousand dol
lars to the taxpayers, of the county.
After a conference of two hoars or
mors with Mr. Galloway of the tax
commission he consented to raise the
rate to 68 per cent, which was with
in 3 per cent of the previous year.
Mr. Pollock and the county Judge
went to Salem with a mass of infor
mation which was placed before Mr.
Galloway, and an effort was made to
present the matter before the gover
nor, secretary of state and state
treasurer, who are also members of
the commission, but thaee officials
were temporarily occupied with an
imDortant cnnfflrnnpA and unnlA n n
be interviewed. ;-.
the Courier, now a resident of Salem,.
Is due the credit nf hmrlnar 4ha rH
raised another 2 per cent, (bringing
the final fixed rate to within one'
point of the last year's ration, which r
was 71.' - ; !'.
U- T.H 1. . il . - - ...
Courier, has supplied the following,
statement which gives a correct idea,
of the tax situation:
"For this year the total local as
sessment of the county, not includ
ing public service . corporations
which are assessed by the state tax
commission and which have not yet
been returned, or certified, to the
county Is 36,725,103, which the as
sessor and board ot equlUzatloa
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H . W W U, U1B
property and has made returns to'
the commission under oath that it is
the full cash value, but the commis
sion found, tentatively, that It was
but 60 per cent of Its real value, and
notified us to that effect, and gave
us until November 30th to show
why it should not be so rated. It
the valuation ot the locally assessed
property as quoted above at $6,725,
103, Is but 60 per cent of Its real
value 100 per cent or real value.
would be 111,208,505, or an increase
over last year of 1,262,786.69 on
which we would have to pay' a, state
tax, while we believe the real value
of the property within the county s
less, and surely is not greater than
last year.
"To Illustrate more fully, last year
the total valuation placed on the lo
cally assessed property, that Is, all
property aasesed by the county as
sessor but not Including public util
ities corporation such as railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines, in Jo
sephine county was $7,062,460,
which the state tax commission de
termined to 'be assessed at 71 per
cent of - its true value, . and were
therefore required under the law in
equalizing the several counties to
estimate the assessment at 100 per
cent or $9,945,718.31. On this our
state tax was $25,645.90, and with a
rating of but 60 per cent of true
value and applied to our assessment .
this year It would 'bring our state
tax. (provided the state requires the
same amount of revenue as last
year) to approximately 129,000, or
an 'increase in round numbers of .
$3,550, -And this is not all the tale
ot woe that such a ratio brings. Last
year the tax commission found the
true cast! value of the public utili
ties corporations,' railroads, ' tele'
phones and like property, to be $2,
735,077.52, but as Josephine county
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