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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
Waterfalls and Earthquakes.

II is well known that Japan has a
great number Of waterfalls when
would be of material value in the de-
velopment of the country. But the rea-
son these valuable sources of power are
not being developed is because of the
dangers of earthquakes. which are con-
stantly confronting the people of that
country. More than once within re-
cent years have steps been taken with
the view of constructing dams In order
that these falls might be utilized when
some demonstration of the earth has
given warming of the danger of such a
step. and the promoters have been
forced to abandon or greatly modify
the proposed improvement.
Spotted Black Grape.
Black Grape when wetted by rain Is
almost certain to look spotted When
this is the case lay the Grape on table
and place a piece of old black silk I'M
derneath the stains. Then dip soft
camel hair brush in black ink and care
fully paint the stains over with it,
gently wipe off with piece of silk the
superfluous ink. and the stains will
disappear as the places dry.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
THRIFT OF TIME.

Time 10 TOO precious to he
wasted. Believe me when ! tell
you that thrift Of time will repay
you in after life with usury Ut
profit beyond your most san
ouins dreams and that the waste
Of IL will make you dwindls
alike in intellectual and in moral
stature beyond your darkest
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
MEXICO TO REMAIN
STRICTLY NEUTRAL
This Made Feature Of Car
ranzaS Message to Con
gress at Up mi g Session

Mexico City, Sept. 3.-Renewed as
surance that Mexico would remain COM
pie .ely neutral in he world war was
the outstanding point in President Car
rama s message o the Mexican con-
gress accorded dis cussion here today.
The message was read at last night s
opening session.
In it the Mexican executive review
cd in considerable de-ail he efforts
which he, as first chief, had made to
restore peace, through the note sent all
Ineutrals, from Quer"taro. He added
that he had made "unc caasing efforts
to lend a helping hand TO peace moves
The message also briefly mentioned
the permission granted Mexico by the
United States for delivery of ammuni-
ton: the settlement of the Tampico
strike and the expulsion from Mexico
or those implicated in Madero 5 over
throw, who had returned without per-
mission. The president explained that
S22. 500, 600 had been expended from
May first to August tenth. Negotia-
tions for the coinage OIL 10000 600 in
Mexican money at Philadelphia had
failed, he said, but $2l,000000 had
been coined in Mexico City.
Carranza asked appointment Of a
eoIgmmission to revise accounts and
contracts made by the former Mexican
government with the firm of Pearson s
and with the TehuaDtepec railway.
The German ambassador was vig0r-
ously applauded on his arrival and de-
parture from the opening session OF the
congress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
Joint Food Control
Along With Canada
Is Now Under Way

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 3.-Joint food
control between Canada and the Unit
ed States was under way today. The
Canadian food controller announced
that F. w. Walcott, personal repre-
sentative of Herbert Hoover" had
been conferring with Canadian food
control officials for two days.
1.-THE conference, the statement
said, "has resulted in establishment of
the closest possible relationships be-
TWEEN two administrations and the ba-
sis of a working agreement has been
reached.
''The international nature of the
food problem both demands and is re-
ceiving the mutual consideration of the
british, United States and Canadias ad-
ministrations. Plans are maturing for
joint action to secure especial commod-
ities for export, while protecting the
general public against exploitation and
permitting fair returns to producers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
(By Carl d. Groat)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington. Sept. 3.-Germany lib
erals have started to make Germany
acceptable as conferee at the peace
table.
State department advices today from
neutral nations near Germany showed
that the liberals are impressed with
President Wilson as insistence upon
elimintion of autocracy and that they
are urging reforms which would make
the German people-not the kaiser
the real peacemakers.
Amplified press comment from Ger
man and Dutch papers indicated that
while the president s peace reply met a
cold reception from most of the press,
a strain of possibilities showed in So
cialist opinion.
The socialists will now press on for
internal reform, the department mes
sages showed. The present move is like
ly to bear further fruit as winter ap-
proaches with its new rigors. The peo-
PIE at home are beginning to clamor
for something besides autocratic prom
ises, that do not come true.
The riedenssehn-peace longing-is
still more vigorous than censored press
messages showed.
Our ENJOYS aboard have been asked
to send every possible scrap of infor-
nation as to the state Of the German
mind. Reports thus far show that Ger
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
German Liberals Wouldn't
Germany in a Position to
Have Her Word Accepted

many has not fully digested the presi
dent s proposals, but that later the Ger
man people viii realize that their lot
is either reform or fight to finish
with fresh nation stalking its all in
te turning of the tide.
Meantime, the allies are beginning
to show their hands on President Will
son Is declaration against post bellum
trade wars. While publicly they have
not criticised his statement, privately
they are now indicating that they dis
like his views.
A prominent diplomat here suggested
today that Germany's present enenie-
ought to be able to put up tariff walls
against a very near business rival when
America, three thousand miles distant
constructs tariff wall against Europ.
can competition.
The allies have not yet reached Will
son S view that elimination Of kaiser
ism win also eliminate Germany 5
vicious intermingling of business and
politics.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
One Big Hop Crop
In Lane County

Eugene, Or Sept. 3.-Hundreds OF
hop-pickers started work in Lane coun
ty yards today. Some yards began
picking Friday. The crop this year i;
of unusually choice quality and grow
ers expect high prices will make W
for shortage. The yield will be about
one-half normal, according to j. H. Sea
vey, of Springfield.
The short crop is the result of the
drouth, but dry conditions have i'm.
proved the quality of hops, which are
free from mould and lice. The growers
will rush picking to yet the entire crop
into the dryers before it rains.
j. W. Seavey, with yard of 1877
acres on the Mckenzie, reports 1900
pounds to the acre, the best crop he has
ever harvested. His yard is the one ex-
ception in Lane county this year. His
success is due to irrigation.
Yards without irrigation will produce
about one-half yield. This is true of the
E. E. Morrison yard near Springfield
the Benjamin Hammit yard on the Mo
hawk and the Thornberry & Heyer
yards on the Willamette, which are
among the largest yards in Lane coun-
ty.
Growers report that there is no scar
city of piekers this season.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
COnscriptiOnists Say Tax
Would Bear Too Heavily
On Some Senator's Folks
COMMITTEE MEASURE
WILL NOT BE AMENDED
Wednesday Senate Votes On
All Amendments On
Incomes Friday

Washington, Sept. 3.-Wall Street in
fluence and "family ties" are held
jointly responsible today for the odds
against wealth conscription in the sen
ate. Those favoring levy of from fifty
to eighty per cent taxes on war profits
admit they are beaten-temporarily-
but say the country will know event.
ually the cause of solicitude for the
purses of the rich and the reaction will
come then.
Pressure of Wall Street, first notice
able early last week, following elimi-
nation of that section of the revenue
bill increasing first class letter rates
to three cents, has been growing con-
stantly, it is claimed, until today, when
victory for the committee low war prof
its provisions appears to have won its
fight
That many senators whose families
or relatives are interested in concerns
making huge war profits have suffered
from the natural influence of such "a
situation and turned their votes to the
aid of the committee bill, has stirred
bitter corridor comment among wealth
cOHScrlptlOHlSIh.
These today began their final drives
to make riches pay the war bills. The
johnson Borah group and LaFollette s
cohorts are now fighting to force the
committee to increase its present prof
its tax schedule of thirty one per cent
on proceeds derived from the war.
Will Vote Wednesday
Wednesday the senate votes on all
amendments covering war profits tax
alton and will clean up that section
of the revenue bill. Friday it will act
on the income section.
Both the committee and the wealth
conscriptionists feel that such a stir
over war profits taxation has been ere
ated throughout the country that the
people should know their positions.
Each side has launched campaign of
education. The operation of the war
profits tax provisions as advocated by
the committee and johnson respect
lively, are as follows:
The committee PLAN war profits =
the difference between the net 1917
income of a corporation and the total
of its average pre-war profits (com-
puted from profits of 1911, 1912 and
1917 plus from six to 10 per cent on
its invested capital-are taxed on a
graduating scale up to 81 per cont, ac-
cording to the percentage of increase
in war profits over peace profits.
The johnson plan-sets "war prof
its" as the flat difference between the
net 1917 income of @ corporation and
the average pre-war profits Computed
as by the committee plan) and places
a flat high tax upon them.
LaFollette S plan is the same.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
De6ed Governor and Ordered
Police to Protect Peoples
Council Meeting
CITY COUNCIL TO FILE
IMPEACHMENT CHARGE
He Was Especially DishOnOred
When His Name Was
Cheered by Delegates

Chicago, Sept. 3.-Governor Lowdel
came to Chicago today to see person
ally that his orders against further
peace meetings are carried out He con
ferred with Attorney General Brundagc
and Adjutant General Dickson, who j,
commanding the four companies OF
state troops rushed here at Lowden 4
order last night.
Federal troops, four regiments OF
which were mobilized last night by Gen.
eral Carter, commanding the Central
department, U. S. A., to give any aid
necessary, were still in their armories
awaiting developments.
Sheriff Traeger received orders from
Adjutant General Dickson this after.
noon to have $50 deputies in readiness
in case it was thought necessarily to in.
terfere in Cook county socialist league Is
picnic at Riverview park.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
TRIAL OF KELLY may
COMMENCE TUESDAY
Burns Detective Active In His
Defense Accuses Others
Of knowledge"

Red Oak, Iowa, Sept. 9.-It was al.
most certain today that Lyn George
j. Kelly, itinerant unordained minister
would go to trial here tomorrow charg-
ed with the murder of elena Stillin.
ger and seven others" committed at
Villisca, June 10, 1912. Both the state
and defense today said Kelly's trial
for the alleged killing of Joe Moore,
Mrs. Moore and the four Moore child
rem and Lena and Ina Stillinger, would
begin tomorrow unless some nnexpeet.
ed factor entered the case.
The murders were committed five
years ago as the eight persons wert
asleep in the Moore home. The Stillingel
girls had been spending the week
with the Moores. The murdered used an
AK, which was found near the Moore
home.
What effect the alleged confession
of Kelly will have on the trial is prob
lematical. The state says Kelly confes
sed last Friday that he slew the eight
persons in answer to a command from
a shadow--the voice Of Cod" to
"slay utterly" and that the signed
confession would be read at the trial
The defense, headed by Judge A. L.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
Salem Responds Slowly
to Call for Books

Comparisons are most awfully odious
especially when the comparison is
against us. But the fact is, Salem has
been a trifle slow when it comes to
giving books to be sent to the soldiers,
as 50 far only IS books have been re-
ceived at the city library. While Salem
has been giving the IS, Pendleton gave
462, Baker, $50, Corvallis i24 and Eu-
gene 115. Just TO bring the capitol city
in line with the other more energetic
cities, the Boy Scouts have volunteered
their services for next Thursday when
they will call for books any one might
wish to give. All that viii be necessary
is to telephone the public library and
Thursday the Boy Scouts viii be on
hand for the books. This was the plan
followed by Pendleton in getting its
'62 books. Through the national library
plan, the books are circulated from
camp to camp thus keeping a new sup
ply on hand at each cantonment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
THREE OF A kind"
EACH PAID FOR HABIT
Old Man BarleycOrn, Princess
Nicotine and Miss Cosmetics
Pay Big Bill

Washington, Sept. 3.-John Barley
corn, Princess Nicotine, Mile. Cosmetics
and Miscellaneous taxes ON profits and
income netted the United States govern
ment $S09, ,393, ,640.44 in the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1917.
The receipts reported by the com
missioner of internal revenue in his
preliminary report today show an in
crease of almost three hundred millions
over last year and constitute the lar
gest total collected by the bureau in
the history of the country.
Substantial increases in the amount
spent on the chief American luxuries
are shown in the report.
Spirits this year yielded 1892, Iii BIB
an increase of $33, ,428,879, or twenty pei
cent over the previous twelve months
Tobacco in all forms supplied the
treasury with $103, POI, ,592, an increase
of $15,137,6 ,644, or 16 per cent over the
previous fiscal year.
Fermented liquors gave the govern
ment $91 1893, ,l93-an increase of only
So, ,126,089. Special taxes on brewers and
on retail and wholesale dealers in malt
liquors showed decrease of about $685.,
900.
American people played cards just
about as much this year as they did
last, rolling $S2O,S97 into the national
cash box.
Opium, manufactured for smoking
purposes, accounted for 1924, jump of
$97 over the last fiscal year.
The circus business, according to
the revenue figures is on the decline
yielding this year $109 less than last
Three new taxes, provided by recent
'legislation-es tax, excess pofits
and munitions manufacturer tax
yielded $33, 770,691. Income tax collec.
tions amounted to 1859, 9,6S1 ,227-almost
three times as much as the 1916 total.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
LEARNING ABOUT THE WAR.

Victoria, B. c., Sept. al. C. Boyd
Hudson Bay company employe, is here
today, resting up after six years spent
at the Hudson Bay post at Telegraph
creek, He views the hurrying world
with amazement and is trying to learn
the entire three years history Of the
world war in a day. His isolation has
been complete. 1t takes three months
for a letter to reach Telegraph Creek
from Victoria. "We're pretty busy up
there in the summer and in the winter
the hardships Of travel are not encour-
aging" he said today. The trappers in
the Telegraph Creek district have not
prospered during the last year, he de-
clared. because Of the unusual scarcity
of fur-bearing animals. He viii leave In
a few days for Quesnel, where he viii
take charge Of Hudson Bay post.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
British Cruiser Refused
to Visit BuenOs Aires

Beunos Aires, Sept. 3.-The greatest
curiosity was aroused here today over
the sudden decision of the British
cruiser Glasgow not to visit Buenos
Aires. After announcing it would drop
anchor here, the warship approached
the harbor, hung around all day and
then departed out to sea.
The fact that Argentine has patched
up her differences with Germany and
is no longer lowering on the brink Of
a rupture, may have made the Glasgow
decide not to run any chances of vio-
lating Argentine IS neutrality.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
less Willard Absent.

Ringside, Meyers Lake, Canton, o.,
Sept. 3.-The heavyweight battle of
Fred Fulton and Carl Morris drew a
$4,000 crowd to the Canton ball park
this afternoon. This included the movie
man, sport writers from all over tho
country and about 200 ladies.
The ringside betting on the big fight
shifted to even money during the pre-
liminary. 1t favored Morris five to
four.
conspicuous by his absence was
Champion Jess Willard, who sent word
he couldn t leave his wild west show.
But he added he expects to meet the
winner of this fight, if he looms up as
q logical contender for the crown.
A challenge from Big Jim Coffee for
the winner was brought by Ed Curley
of New York.
Referee Matt Hinkle, who is staging
this show, announced the big tight
would be put on Immediately following
the first preliminary as it looked like
rain and he didn t care to take chances.
Kid Wolfe of Cleveland, outpointed
Willie Devore Of Akron III the ten
round preliminary.
Fulton and Morris entered the ring
at 3-33.
Morris weighed 22O pounds. Fulton
weighed 2l5. They fought with five
ounce gloves.
In Morris corner were Jack Grace,
the old time trainer, Jack Curley, Matt
Brock, Joe Bonds and Eddie Ginsburg.
Fulton was seconded by Tex 0 :
Rourke, Mike Collins, Gene Connor and
Harry Wills.
The Canton authorities set their foot
down on the plan for referee s decis-
ion. They announced a decision would
make the battle prize fight, whereas
q no decision bout, they said, would be
a legal boxing match.
Official timekeepers were Bob Max
well, Philadelphia, Walter Liginger,
chairman of the Wisconsin boxing com
mission and Otto Floto, Denver.
Fight by Rounds
First round: Morris started to rush
Fulton as soon as the gong rang. Full
ton had trouble getting in that famous
left jab as Morris kept closing in as
fast as they broke. Morris landed one
of his fierce kidney wallops with the
left early in the round. That reused Full
ton and he began to work his left to
the face with effect. Morris left eye
was badly bumped just before the
round ended Even round.
Second round: Fulton started eharg-
ing and landed on Carl solar plexus
CONTINUED on mage SKI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
Had Big Lead, Having Won
Every Round Except First
Which Was Even
MORRIS USED HIS HEAD
AND FOUGHT LIKE GOAT
Made Poor Showing and
Fought FOul---Was Warned
to Change Tactics

Ringside, Meyers Lake, Canton. Ohio
Sept 3.-Fred Fulton, the Minnesota
giant, won from Carl Morris, the Okla.
homa giant, on foul in the sixth
round of their scheduled fifteen round
battle here this afternoon.
Referee Hinkel awarded the fight to
Fulton, after he had repeatedly warned
Morris to stop butting.
Fulton had big. lead, having won
every round except the first, which was
even.
Six thousand fight fans shouted un-
animous approval as Referee Hinkel
disqualified Morris. The fouls were
deliberate and repeated.
Morris tactics were so raw that the
fans were all yelling for Fulton from
the fourth round on.
Morris was hooted and jeered by all
as the fight was stopped and hundred
fans leaped into the ring.
Several made wild rush for Morris
and two men took furious swings at
him but were pulled away and Morris
was hurried to his dressing room amid
a storm of Kisses and cat calls.
Hinlel, who also promoted the fight,
and Mike Mckinney gave out state.
ment that Morris guarantee of $4,000
is held up. 1t is possible he won't get
anything more than his expenses and
the share that goes to his manager,
Jack Curley, who is not blamed for
Carl's foul battling.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
RIGA REGION WILL
BE ABANDONED BY
RUSSIAN TROOPS !
1t Was On This FrOn's : At
Worst DemOralizatiC !s
Troops Was Fou =
TO RESTORE NOM EY
ONE OBJECT OF GERMANS
Italians Capture DOlinas and
3H Prisoners and Still
Advance

Petrograd, Sept. 3-The Riga region
including Russia IS foremost outer Bal
tie port, is to be abandoned to the Ger
mans.
Official announcement tonight detail
ed that Russian positions in this region
were to be evacuated "on account OF
the threatening situation -
The German offensive against Rigs
has been gaining in power now fol-
nearly week.
Riga is approximately $50 miles dis
tant from Petrograd on the Baltic sea
For the past three weeks there have
been indications of a powerful German
drive centering here-at the point neal
est to Petrograd of the fighting fronts
A week ago German destrOyers, mine
sweepers and other naval vessels, with
hydroplanes, entered the Gulf of Riga
while the German artillery fire on land
increased to considerable volume. The
enemy troops struck across the Dvina
river southeast of Riga, moving for
ward on approximately a twenty mile
front.
Strong resistance was offered this ad
vance, but the enemy pressure was toe
strong.
'To the west of Riga the state
ment said, "we retired yesterday morn
ing on the line of ilderlingshof, Meden
and Dalin in the direction OF Ikskul
on the north bank of the Dvina In
attacks along the river Jaegel last
night the enemy penetrated positions
in the region of Melmugar and Skripto
Some of our detachments voluntarily
retired northward Counter attacks
were unsuccessful.
The present German offensive is the
fourth against Riga. In 1915, General
IIindenburg was held in check fol
months by General Russeky, despite a
tremendous powerful drive. Two pre-
vious attempts, both spasmodic, but
nevertheless attempted by strong fore
es, were repelled.
Abandonment of Riga has been fore
cast for the past month. 1t was along
this front, according to reports, that
tho most complete Generalization OF
Russian troops was discovered. Petro-
grad official reports of even the past
week mentioned the desertiOn from the
fighting front of whole units of Rus
sian troops Premier Kerensky center
ed his efforts two months back to re-
store fighting efficiency on this par
ticular part OF the line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
Alfalfa Crop Gives
A Handsome Return

A. Riggs, Powell Butte rancher
early this spring bought 40 acres of al
falfa land at $75 per acre. Thirty-seven
acres was in alfalfa. He has sold the
first cutting to William Mccormack, a
Central Oregon sheepmana, for 1850,
and has contracted his second cutting at
the same price per ton. This year s
crop win more than pay the purchase
rrice on the land.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-03
Troops Mobilized.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-State troops and
federalized militia were mobilized in
Chicago today and its mayor faced
criminal prosecution or impeachment as
a result of the conference of the Peo-
pie 3 Council Of America for democ.
racy and terms of peace, held here yes
terday afternoon.
The city was practically under mar
tial law-so far as pacifist meeting:
were concerned.
The conference was made possible
through orders of Mayor Thompson, is
sued in defiance of Governor Lowden
The governor had interrupted Satur
days preliminary meeting by ordering
the Chicago police to disperse the pa
cifists. Thompson was at his Lake For
est home at the time. He was panied
at what he regarded as an unwarrant'
ed assumption of his own rights. He
not only countermanded Lowden's or
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