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Newspaper Page Text4,400 SUBSCRIBERS (22,000 READERS) DATTiT. FULL LEASED VIRE DISPATCHES Only Circulation In Baleen roar , an toed by the Andlt Smw ol Circulation. EFEOTA1 WIXiAMETT VAI 1ES JTBWS fis&vica FORTIETH YEAB NO. 200 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY', AUGUST 23, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AS RITI STANDS FTVB CKNTM fHltf Iff) 71 Kftifif '.3 1 MMffif win n Fi il II II k - b 3, -J ' ! M fi f 1 J 111 il II i I II tl 1 1 Si tin II jf. FIGHT IN SENATE OVER CHANGES WAR PROFITS TAX LaFoIIette and Others Would Make This Tax Confiscate Entire Profits OTHERS SAY PLAN IS TO MAKE WAR UNPOPULAR Kenyon, of Iowa, Would Con script Every Dollar of In- . come Above $100,000 A :::: INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS Onnosition forces had this to say today of tho wealth con scription fight: . Senator Johnson, California, "The outlook is fbuUy. This fight has gained strength ev-' ery minute Binco one or two men with courage had the norve to force ft. "We stand a good show to make the rich pay for the war." Sonator Chamberlain, Oregon: "The logic of those demand ing wealth bear a fair share of the tax burden, is unassail able. There is-great popular ap proval of this movement." Senator Lodge: "Why prate of justice and fairness if' wo are to treat those who must ob viousl" bear tho great share of the country's financial burden with injustice?" Senator Smoot: "I don't be lieve the senate will vote to commit the country to such an unsound financial policy as is proposed here. Tho 'committee bill will be adopted with a few more changes." . Senator LaFoIIette: "We're right and we believe we'll win. The people are with us." EEJECTED AMENDMENT. Washington, Aug. 23. The senate late today rejected the La Follette substitute for the income tax section of the war revenue bill by a vote of 58 to 21. This was a defeat for advo cates of conscription of wealth to pay for the war. -; Washington, Aug. 23 The Ameri can Federation of Labor today joined forces working for conscription of wealth and death of war profits Taxation that would "wipe out ev ery penny of war profits," was advo cated by President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor . in a statement to the United Press. Meantime the movemen started by Senators Johnson and LaFoIIette in the senate gained such headway that those opposing wealth conscription organiz ed in an effort to save the committee measure. Following his conference. Senator Simmons, in charge of the bill, launch pel a savaeo attack agoinst the LaFoI Iette amendment. He charged that, the move to conscript" Wealth to. pay for the war "had its genesis and its ma trix in hostility to war itself." "I charge no man with wrong," ho declared, "but I do charge that to pay for the war mostly by taxation finds its inspiration in a desire to make tho war unpopular." Gompers, in his statement, declared CVntinned on Page 3.) ARffllADTIU AUb lit n H 1 1 11 If Th' visitors that never has time t' take a chair alltrg stays an hour. "A half o' grape fruit makes a dandy base fer a desk flag," said Miss Fawn Lip l incut, t 'day. JM? Conva Trifle Higher Wheat Unchanged Chicago, Aug. 23. A firm cash mar ket and active buying today were res ponsible for fractionally higher corn futures. December opened 5-8 lower and later was up 1 1-2 1 -, opening of -1.07 S-4. May opened 1 06 1-4, a decline of 3-4 and later 3 jp 3-4. September ' - opened down 1 at $2.05 and lata 5 2.06. Oats was ui f t rmpathy with corn. September op -""f -8 higher, advanc ing 1-4 at on a 5 2 t of 53 1-2. Decem ber opened at 2, 1-8 higher and later was unch . May opened 1-8 lower at 57 1-2 J iter advanced 5-8. Provisions wt . egular on a dull and lower hog n , ARRESTED FOB SEDITION Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 23 Aito Wirds and his nephew John Wirds. who were arrested at Buckeye yesterday for al leged seditious talk were bound over to the federal grand jury today. They were released on S500U bail each. NEW STRIKES ADD TO TROUBLES AT BUTTE Anaconda Smeltermen Walk OutFederal .Control .Is ' Only Solution Rutto, Mont., Aug. 23. New strikes and 7'cw complications today seemed to shove furtherinto the future that day when conditions at the world's greatest mining camp would return to normal. Today Anaconda smeltermen went on strike. Reports reaching here from the smelter indicated that at least 30 per cent of the employes in the plant failed to gQ to work this morning. Three thousand men are employed. A majority of the members of the Smeltermen 's union recently voted to strike, "but the strike leaders failed of a two-thirds majority, " necessary to authorize a walkout. The Great Falls council of the state metal trades council today is taking a referendum vote to deeide whether to suppirr.tbe Butte metal trades council Iti'tanliing new demands on the mining companies. The metal trades councils in Butte, Great Falls and Anaconda are so bound together by an agreement, one nlone c?rnot declare a strike. Ibe Only Solution, Missoula, Mont., iug. ::.. Govern mint cont'ol of Butte copper mines i tho only solution of labor troubles there, Miss Jeanette Rankin, congress- woman, said in an address here today. She declared that after an investiga tion of Butte labor troubles, she was convinced that the demands of the min ers were just. Samuel Gompers Favors a Heavy Tax on War Profits Movement Gains Strength By Samuel Gompers President of the American Federation of Labor. (Written for the United Press) Washington, Aug. 23. There never was war that afforded less justifica tion for war profits than that in which your country is now engaged. The fundamental purpose of this war is to establish inviolability of 'human rights. In mv opinion the rate of taxation upon war profits should be brought down to nearly peacu profits. For this war our republic has felt justified in enforcing compulsory mil itary service, at the constant hazard of health, body and life; to require the full man power in producing and j irunspui lanuii. xuut corporations, coiii- ! parries and even, individuals should have 1 1. . : . ... ii,. im i. j me opportunity iu vuiu me ni-aii unu blood of their countrymen into war pro fits, is abhorrent to justice and human ity and in conflict with the very ideals for which our people and their allies are contending. ' Would Make War Popular. No single determination would , do more to unify the nation behind the government's efforts in this war and establish a feeling of equity and se curity, than to tax war profits so heav ily as to virtually wipe out of exist ence profits resulting from the war. It has long been charged that there are industries and financial interests which have even endeavored to provoke war that they might profit thereby. Even now, despite the fact that America has joined in this world struggle' for the most exalted, fundamental principles and ideals, the false charge has lv;en levelled against us that this is a war for profits. By preventing profits from our pres ent war's necessities nothing would tend so much to enroll the spirit, conscience snd activity of oar people in one great homogenous task, to win the war for justice, freedom and democracy the world over. In recognition of the nnusual condi tions attending war production, in my opinion the rate of taxation upon war profits should be brought down to near-, COAL OPERATORS MAY SHUT DOWN TUR PLANTS OVER Soft Coal Miners Say Prices As Fixed Makes Operating Mines Impossible 50,000 ILLINOIS MINERS MAY QUIT BECAUSE OF IT Movement Is Started to Ask President to Reconsider and fix New Prices PRICES IN EFFECT. Washington, Aug. 23. The prices fixed by President Wilson for bituminous coal are now in effect. Secretary Tumulty in-a-telegram to the St. Louis Coal company, announced today the new schedule is effective "im mediately." , New Tork, . Aug. 23. With hurried conferences and protest meetings in many parts of the country, soft coal operators, some threatening ' to shut down their mines others offering to surrender their plants to the govern ment, were "up in the air" today, fol lowing the president's fixing of whole sale price on coal. Reports to the United Press from all sections .of the United States indicated the general tendency was to await the government's next ac tion. Retailers awaited announcement f 4h prgfrtrtmfr's retail soft con pi lecs. Meanwhile their rates Were unchanged, except -in Chicago, where retail soti coal dropped $1 to $1.50 a ton. The mandatory average wholesale price of $2 ton for soft coal at the mines was declared by some operators to be confiscatory. Alabama interests asserted the- would let the government operate their mine's rather than market coal at the figure fixed. Birmingham retailers pre dieted the $2 rate would force them out of business. Southern oporators started a movement to ask the presi- (Continued on Page Two.) ly normal peice profits, and surely the history of industry of the United States demonstrates the fact that thoso pro fits are niggardly to enterprise and wealth. Pay Much As We Go. It is my judgment that it would be extremely unwise for our government to raise all the revenue of this war for democracy and humanity through bor rowing and mortgaging the future. Un der the borrowing principle, safe loans are lnaae to the government for which full compensation is guaranteed. Interest on loans and often loans themselves must bo repaid by taxation levied upon the people and which of course fall more heavily on the poor than upon the wealthy. By taxation on war profits, incomes ana inheritance, our country can in large part meet the expense "of the war as we proceed with that great enter prise. The American labor movement has of ficially endorsed the principle of tax ation of war profits. Indeed the justifi cations of the principle cannot be ques tioned. In defense of the principle of i. : ui:- a . . una repuoiio me government lias tne right to ask the service of the citizens of the country and to use for defensive purposes all of the resources of the country. WHEAT RUNS 63 BUSHELS. Sheridan, Or. Aug. 23. The reeord wheat yield lor this section in several years was announced today, when three acres of Fall-sown grain on the J. A. Girshberger place, in the Harmony dis trict, yielded 63 bushels to the acre. Spring oats on the E. Arndt place, south of Sheridan, proved the season's exception in Spring grain, when 20 aeres threshed out 33 bushels to the acre. On the J. H. Stupfel farm at Bellevue, east of Sheridan, 50 acres of Fall wheat went 30 bushels to the acre, and it is reported that the entire Bellevue section will average between 25 and 30 bushels. The glare, of the auto headlight now illuminates the page of the statue book containing the dimmer law. G. A. R. Reunion , Wil End Tonight Boston, Au?. 23. Following a busi ness session in Symphony hall today, members of the G. A. R., here for the national reunion, were taken in auto mobiles to various places of interest in and about the city. Lexington, Con cord and other historical towns were visited. Tho general business of the reunion over, the veterans are taking the op portunity to go sightseeing. The shore resorts nearby are proving a strong at traction. BITT HE COULD NOT LOSE. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 23. Tommy Gibbons, who recently failed to pass the physical exam ination for the draft was in clined today to think the exam iners were mistaken. He out pointed George Chip, Pennsyl vania middleweight, here, last night, in a fast ten round go. JAPAN READY TO StND ARMY TOAID RUSSIA Allies Hesitate About Accept ing Her Terms On Account .vorAftorflieWr. Washington, Aug. 23. Nippon and America held preliminary conferences on war today. Members of the Mika do's commission saw Secretaries Lans ing, Baker and Daniels and tonight will he the guests of President Wilson. The commission comes officially only as a fellow woricer in tne war ana to welcome this nation in the fight against Germany. So did tho other al lied commissions but all considered momentous steps before they left. This will be true of the Japanese too. Now their visit is of particular in-, taraa w Russia 'a:j'.milita.Ty machine needs bolstering up. The Japanese have offered to deliver this and await only word, from tho allied governments to hurl an army against the Germans along the east front. But the allies hesitate, presumably on account of the price Japan demands. Japan has demonstrated her claim of "paramount interest" in Far Eastern affairs. Thi3 interest has proved a stumbling block in many instances dur ing the progress of the war. Viscount Ishii today told Secretary Lansing of his pleasuro at the recep tion accorded the commission and brought a message of good will from the mikado to the president.. Japan's Peace Position. Tokio. Aua. 23. Japan will not con sent to any peace which will restore to Germany her colonies in tho Orient. Although the government nas nor. yei made any statement regarding tne peace overtures submitted by the pope, this is understood to be the attitude the mikado's ministers will adopt. It is taken for granted that Japan will join the allies in rejecting the peace proffers at this time. The cabinet has not yet formally discussed the pope's note. Much' Highway Work Is Now Under Way Despite th3 greatest difficulties ex perienced in obtaining cars for either contractors or material men. State High way Engineer Nunn announced today that there is now under, way, including bridge construction, practically l,buu, 000 worth of fctate highway work. When contracts are signed in connec tion with the force account work, it is expected that the highway work will represent nearly f--,uu,uuu mis ran. The commission will return to Salem soon and then approximately $150,000 worth of contrdcts between the commis sion and the Warren Construction Lom- jany, in connection with force account work, will be considered. The first mile of pavement to be laid under the new commission has been fin ished out of Pendleton, and M. O. Ben nett, division engineer on that work, has resigned and gone to Montana to act as . i - . r. -w manager or a uig runcu. Nunn may merge two divisions and thus do away with one of the division engineers. Word also was received to day that work is under way on the ma cadamizing of The Dallas-California road between La Pine and Lakeview, this being a 15,000 job. Work also has started on a road in Deschutes eounty. AFRAID OF HAS3ING rr . Anc 23. Fearine that Ton. M William riassing. eonvicterH of wife murder, who escaped from the state prison early this week, may try to kill the jury which found him guil ty and the district attorney who tried him, eounty and state authorities to day are redoubling neir enons to cau-n H Attain ff. Authorities here today received a let ter from Hassina asking for the names . of the jurors and the district attorney. Massing was under lite sentence. Spendthrifts may now follow their propensities. What's the nse to lay by for a rainy ay? CANTONMENT AT AMERICAN LAKE IS AliiOSTFINISHED 10,000 Workmen On the Job and Buildings Rise As If Hy Magic WAREHOUSES BULGING WITH ARMY SUPPLIES Not Built For Beauty But Ar ranged for Health and Com fort-Plenty of Dust Tacomn, Wash., Aug. 23. When the first installment of raw material of the national army-to-be arrives f t Camp uewis, tne inner nan ijaKe cantonment, its housingstwill be ready for it, from all indications today. Lying on the brown prairio in the approximate outline of a bell, two miles long and a mile and three quarters across the mouth, with the parade ground in the center, the huge army city the largest of tho sixteen canton ments is taking on the visible shape in which it is soon to be the home of 40,000 men from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Utah, Wy oming and Nevada. Nine weeks ago the prairie - was empty. Today, barracks to house thous ands of men are finished; beds are be ing set up in the first of the hospital buildings before the last have been be gun; warehouses are bulging with cloth ing and food and more is coming in car loads every day; stables for thousands of horses and mules are practically ready; and a battery of ovens capable of turning out 25.000 loaves of bread a day has been set up. .. . 10)00q At work.'"" " Ten thousand workmen are on the job now, and .buildings are rising so fast that men who have been away for a day have literally been lost among the new output when they relumed. Major General H. A. Oreeno, wno will command the 91st division, as the Am erican Lake forces will be called, is expected within a few days. Thirteen lieutenants of the new army are already on hand, taking lessons in the bakery school at the state military reservation, in preparation to supervise kitchen supplies and equipment. More (Continued on Page Three.) Fred Moore. Farmer, Killed By A. E. Bradley Last Night A. E. Bradley, who lives two miles south of Tumer, which is eight miles south of this citv, last night shot and instantly killed Fred Moore, whom he alleges was stealing oats from his field. The shooting took place some time af ten ten o'clock on the ranch run by Moore. Before shooting Moore, Bradley ys he ordored mm to throw up his li.TIuls. Moore was slow to obey and moved as if to draw a gun and then Bradley fired. He used a shot gun and the charge took Moore full in the breast. He fell forward dead. Bradley then ran to his barn, secur ed a horse and rode hastily to the pen itentiary, where he arrived shortly af ter eleven o'clock. Tho horse was rid den hard and was covered with sweat. He asked that a guard be sent out to his home to protect his family. It is be lieved he made this request because he feared a mob. iiie i nu J.U11I11U-D nrm liviiiK 1111 mo i tract of ground owned by L. 11. Turner & Company, and were located about hundred vrd anart. The tract, was The two families were living on the hundred vards apart. The tract was rented by Bradley and for a time Moore worked for him. Recently Moore went to work for another man. A dispute over a garden arose and Bradley ask ed Moore to move. Moore said he wouU move if Bradley bought the garden. Bradley asked Moore what ho wanted for the garden and Moore said (100. Bradley replied that this was too much. It was agreed to arbitrate and each chose one man who chose a third party. The result was a value of 25 being placed on the garden. Moore refused to take the award and refused to move. This led to bad feeling between the men. When Bradley saw light in Moore's house last night he says he suspeeted him of stealing oats and taking his shotgun, which was loaded with buck- f'shot, he went out into the field. He Knew that Moore generally carried a Colt automatic pistol and felt sure he was armed. The hole torn in Moore's breast by the charge is four inches across. The shell contained 12 buckshot. This morning sheriff Needham and Coroner Clough went out to the scene of the shooting and took Bradley with them and had him go over the action as it took plat e last night. Sheriff Needham says that the first story told by Bradley is borne out by the circumstances as found out there They went over the ground carefully i RAIDER SEE ADLES SUNK. Aan Atlantic Port, Aug. 23. The German raider See Adler, which created terror in South American waters last winter, has been sunk, according to members of a British steamships crew here. The German raider, they said went down fighting hard, after a battle with a British warship. Only a few of her men were saved. The ship which brought the news is said to have had twelve members of the See Ad ler ' crew aboard. SPROULE GETS JOB. Portland, Or., Aug. 23. William Sproulo, president of the Southern Pa cific, is slated to become president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, according to reports in railroad circles here today. A. J. Earling, at present head of the Milwaukee road, will be come chairman of the board of direc tors. AMERICAN FLYERS IM THICKEST FO FIGHT Aerial Battles Raging Daily Are Rivals of Fighting Below Them With the Lafayette Escadrillo in France, Aug. 23. As the land fighting today on the western front is the great est of all battles on tho earth so are massed aerial fighting forces on both sides fighting tho greatest or all bat tles of the skies. In the thick of it is the Lafayette squadron of American flyers. They are around Verdun. Here at their hoad onarters today it was declared the squadron had never before experienced i : I...: finrmnri sucn nurue rigming ur .iijiug. nhi aviators around Verdun are thick and vigorously aggressive. Germany has concentrated an unprecedented number of anti-aircraft guns. Her gunners are infinitely more accurate tuan ever oe fore. Nevertheless the Lafayetters aro dai ly gaining new honors and making new scores, ine livers uiatie oovoii patrol trips daily over the entire Ver dun front and likewise participate in bombing raids far behind the German lines. Tho Americans planes have been re-equipped with bomb droppers for big missiles and they carry, in addi tion, a quantity of small bombs for hand throwing. Flyers today expressed the utmost indignation againBt the German air- (Continued on Page Two.) and found eight bundles of oats in Moore's shed. They found no gun on Moore. When Bradley arrived at the peniten tiary last night he gave himself up and was turned over to Bheriff Needham. He has a wife and seven children. Moore has a wife and four children. Tho body of Moore was brought to Coroner dough's office and an inquest was held at two thirty o'clock this afternoon. Coroner's Inquest In his testimony this afternoon A E. Bradley told to tho coroner's jury in Coroner Clouch's office tho inci dents that led up to the shooting of Fed Moore lust night two miles south of Turner. He told how Moore had threatened to get him with a gun in a controversy over the cultivation or J , , . til I'iece of ground, how he had been told Moore told others he would stay n the house as long as his guns held out," and the way ho naa avoiuea meeting with Moore" after dark, ilo ad mitted that sometimes he carried a Colt automatic as protection, as he knew that Moore was an expert shot and knew no reason when out of tem per. He told bow he saw Moore go to the field and take away a load of bundles, how he debated with himself the best method to pursue, and how he got his gun and went after Moore when he came back the second time. The officers when they visited Moore's house this morning found five guns, rifles and shot guns. District At torney Oehlhar stated this afternoo that had rot this incident happened Moore would have been brought before the grand jirry on a statutory charge against a twelve year old girl who is now in a Portland maternity home. In stead of having Moore arrested at once he allowed the matter to go until the grand jury convened as he knew Moore would not get away. The incidents of this charge he says have been going on for two years. The coroner's jury is as follows: J. M. Watson, foreman; T. B. Funston, I. T. Robertson, wiuara nan, ceuj. Bobortson and C. Lyons. Hearty welcome to the Oregon, "boys. Glad to see you, colonel, major, eap- tain, lieutenant. " FRENCH GUNS ARE mm CER1II DEFENSES TO DOST Canadians Hold Gains an J Are Edging Inch by Inch Into City of Lens WOUNDED, PRISONERS AND DEAD TOTAL 121,003 Italians Have Great Gens a! Work Every 30 Yards On 37-Mile Front By Henry Wood (United Press staff correspondent) With the French Armies in h Field Aug. 23. A new zenith in dostrnctivn- ness is being set today by French ar tillery fire out of Verdun. The hail of fire which French gunners have pour ed and still continue to pour aeainst the Germans today has far exceeded in its pulverizing damage to the enemy tho unprecedented horror of the great German guns at Liege and Brussels. as those "busy Berthas" in the early days of the war. surpassed all previous artillory. v From vantage points in the former German line reached today, the French found villages literally ground to piec es. Moreover, they had bocn villages) convortod into concrete and steel fort resses by the enemy. French mortars) crumbled the great German citadel oa Dead Man's hill. Their shells bored far under ground there to explodo and de stroy complicated galleries. Looking at this destruction today, French officers understood how it hap pened on the first day of -the great drum fire preparation several scores of Germans deBorted to the French lines, unable to stand the strain. On the day following a hundred more surendered. One entire platoon of Germans desert ed and arrived at the French lines marching in regular order with a full complement of men in command of Ger man officers. Strong Points Taken - - Tho hills of Dead Man and Oie were) taken by encircling movements after the pulverizing French artillery fire. Then the infantry advanced to Buis- seaux es Forges. There they destroyed qignt Uerman mortars and captured two German army majors, ono captain and a chief officer of engineers. The samo French troops which on December 15, captured the bloody Pep per Hiuge was granted the Honor or the advance beyond Dead Man's hill against Talou Ridge and Hill 344. This was really the center of tho great drive Tho Germans had built their strongest defensive works there. When they saw tho advancing waves of ii-encn they literally drenched the whole territory with gas. The poihiB donned masks and went on. They penetrated two miles in exactly one hour, encircling the pro montories. German prisoners were sent back ta announeo this victory and personally to testify to the supremacy of French, artillery. France's offensivo constituting th second batto of Verdun, is Petain's) first concerted attack since becoming; commander in chief of tho French ar my. It is over the exact ground where) Petain won his laurels in repelling the crown prince s drive. The French army chiofs immediately in charge, under Petain, of tho victor ious French offensive, were Generals Fayollo and Guillauiat. The latter cap tured Maurepas and Comblca and is next in charge under Petnin. CANADIANS IN LENS By Willi am Philip Simms . (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in the Field Aug. 23. A few yards was ail tha more than thirty successive anu des perately wnged German counter attacks through last night could wrenchf-fronx the Canadians' grip around Lens. To day found the Muplc Leaf fighters still beating back the picked Teuton troops and still crawling inch by inch, into the city. On tho western skirts of Lens a neir advanced post was established and firm ly held today. It survived a veritable) storm of German counter thruBts. In utter pitch darkness after mid night, the Canadians attacked the pit headj Fort St. Louis and mines adja- (Continued on Page 3.) ; THE WEATHER I Oregon: Tonight anil Friday fair; moderate northern ly winds. THINK THIS - ' t