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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
Would Have Graduated In
come Tax With Minimum
at $4,000
and ALL INCOMES ABOVE
100000 CONFISCATED
Working Classes Must Do
the Fighting, Capital Must
Pay Expenses"

New York, Mar. 31.-Thc strongest
pacifist influence in America today sud
denly turned from efforts to prevent
war to means of financing it.
Simultaneously it became known that
a plan put forward by the American
committee on war finance, headed by
Amos Pinchot, to place the entire fin
ancial burden of the war upon persons
with incomes OF more than $4,000 per
year has been indorsed in high govern
ment circles.
The greatest significance was placed
upon the sudden action of leading pa
cifists because of belief that they were
in close communication with Washing
ton leaders. While they insisted that
they still hoped" for peace, their ac-
tions Indicated that the hope is practi-
cally dead.
The committee in its announcement
today pointed out that the heavy death
toll of war win be upon the working
people of the country, because of their
greater numbers.
With this in view it calls for sigma
lures to- a pledge to demand legislation
for special war income tax on all in
comes over $4,000 The schedule calls
for tax of 12 per cent on all in
comes from $4,000 70 $4,000 per year
Limit $4,000.
| On all incomes over $4,000 sliding
scale beginning at 10 per cent and ris
ing to a point that will permit no in
! dividual to retain q net income of more
than 100000 per year, is proposed.
| The pledge further calls for legisla
ton limiting net profit on all war sup
| plies to 1-2 per cent and provides that
no wholesale or retail dealer shall sell
foodstuffs or Other necessities at a prof
it greater than six per cent during the
war
"We do not believe that any real pa
triot wants the poor people of the ma
tion to bear the burden of the cost Of
war, in addition to the burden Of fight
ing,' said Pinchot today. "Or com
mittee is not made up of peace at any
price people and there is no one con
nected with the movement who has any
German sympathy. Our proposal is simp
| " predicated on the nation 8 expert
ence in past wars and is based on thu
belief that in the event of war there
should be a genuine partnership in pa
triotism between the working people
who will be asked to volunteer thci
lives and the wealthy who will be call
ed upon to give their dollars.
"Protracted Patriotism"
"The proposal may even furnisl
more money than is needed to finance
the war. Any surplus logically could b.
used as a sinking fund for pensions.
"An idea of what such an emergenc,
law would do can be seen in the case o
the Dupont family, popularity reporte'
to have an annual income Of $4,000,
900. Taking out 100000 allowanc
for each of the 10 or SO members of th
family, would leave net return to tn
government OF approximately $4,000
900 a year.
"Recently we have been asked t.
sign a meaningless pledge of loyalt.
to the country, which was, in effect a
insult to any real Americans patriot
ism. There is pledge that is somethin
more than empty words. 1t is practica
inatriotism -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
War Causes Towns 70
Drop From Ball League

Portland, Or, Mar. 3l.-Hillsboro
and Woodburn are out of the Inter
City Baseball League as result OF
Thursday nights meeting held in the
office of President Bay, 270 Fourth
street. Hillsboro decided that il was
not ready to affiliate with a strong
organization and the calling to the col
ors of the Third Oregon spilled the
plans Of Woodburn.
The league is now angling for a
sixth town to make up six team cir
cult. Camas was admitted as the fifth
team last night, and, according to
President Bay, the sixth team will be
announced shortly. The other four
teams are two in Portland, Salem and
McMinnville.
Fred Norman Bay was officially
placed in effice last night as president
for another year. +. Joplin of MeMinn-
vile, was elected vice president to sue
ceed George Roberts Grayson, who be-
comes treasurer in favor of June s.
Jones, who did not wish to serve an
other term. Wayne Francis Lewis was
reelected secretary.
To the wonderment of the directors,
Oregon City was not represented last
night. The Falls City boys have been
after a franchise and may get2 busy
within the next few days. Prexy Bay
says that the team he has in mind for
the sixth franchise is not Oregon City,
so if they both come in, steps may be
taken to find still another aggregation
and an eight club league composed.
The Goldsmith, Wright & Ditson,
Reach and Spalding balls all were
adopted officially.
The financial question was discussed
and satisfactory system of home and
visiting teams dividing the gate re-
ceipts was approved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
Forcing Turks Rack.

London, Mar. 31.-British forces are
progressing steadily north of Bagdad
and on March % occupied Shahroban
according to Mesopotamian official
statement today.
"The Delta Awah Sindiyah was also
occupied" the statement said.
Here we were confronted with the
remnants Of the enemy defeated at Kut-
el-Amara, reinforced by new troops.
''On the 25th there was severe fight
ing about Jebelhamrie and in the direc-
tion of Kizilrobat, in which we severely
punished the enemy.
"Tnc retreating Turks are deyastat-
ing the country.
"Toward Paitak Pass considerable
Turkish forces were encountered and we
inflicted serious losses on a strenuous
ly resisting enemy, capturing eonsid-
erable number of prisoners and taking
foodstuff supplies"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
TO INTENSITY FARMING

Washington, Mar. 31.-More than
5000, 900 900 will be loaned out by the
federal land banks during the coming
year to intensity the farming indust-
r. Of the country as measure Of ma
tional defense, the federal farm loan
board announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
CARD OF THANKS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gardner and
children desire to express their deep
appreciation of the numerous acts of
Kindness and helpfulness shown them
by friends in the bereavement attending
the illness and death of their beloved
son and brother, Clement ]. Gardner,
Especially thanks are due to the Daugh.
ters Of Isabella, and the knights of
Columbus for their comforting atten-
tions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
GERMANY DENIES STORY

Amsterdam, Mar. 3l,--Official denial
was received from Berlin today that the
German government had ever violated
the diplomatic immunity of American
Minister Brand Whitlock, at Brussels.
1t was asserted that Whitloek win CON
tinue to be treated as minister until he
leaves, and that all obligations to the
American relief commission will be
strictly observed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
ARMED GUARDS ON EACH SHIP

Des Moines, Ia, Mar. 81" Arm
ed guards composed of the naval Of
ficers and American bluejaekets arc
assigned to every American ship that
sails for the war zOne.'' stated Rear
AdmirM Palmer in an urgent appeal
for additional naval recruits, made pub
lie by the local recruiting station to-
dav
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
oREGoN's s QUOTA 800

Portland. Or, Mar. 31-Oregon must
supply 500 naval recruits BY April 20
according to orders received here to-
lay by Lieutenant Blackburn, in
,harge Of local recruiting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
BONE DRY JULY 1,

Olympia, Wash, Mar. al
Washington will join the list of
bone dry states July ! with the
permit system invalidated, even
if the absolute prohibition law
passed by the legislature is to
be voted on at a referendum
election, according to the opin-
ion of Attorney General Tanner
today. He holds the federal law
applicable to Washington on the
date it goes into effect, making
it a crime punishable in the fed.
eral court to order, purchase or
cause to be transported in inter
state commerce any intoxicating
liquor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
NO JAP WARsHIP SUNK

Toxic, Mar. 3l-Rear Admiral
Suzuki, vice-minister of marine,
today denied rumors printed in
Vancouver and San Francisco
Japanese newspapers that a Jap
anese warship had been sunk in
the South Pacific by q German
raider or submarine. The gov
ernment has taken steps to APP
prehend and punish the German
raider responsible for the recent
sinking Of British and japanese
ships in the Indian ocean.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31

Albany had a war bride yesterday
when Eva Williams, l6, married Cuba
Nosker, IS. Not to be outdone by the
bride her mother at the same time mar
ried the groom g guardian.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
THIRTY MORE WANTED


Recruiting for Company is
still going ON under the charge
Of Captain Max Gehlhar, Of the
National Guard Reserve, who
has his office in the Bush bank
building. Applicants for enlist
ment will find a welcome there
any time and be given an exam
ination, and, if satisfactory, will
be sent to Vancouver to join the
rest Of the Salem boys. Two
more men signed last night.
They were James II. Ewing, of
Willamette university, and Fer
ris w. Abbot. This brings the
company up around the 12O
mark and at least 80 more are
needed to round it out to war
strength.
VIII it get them?
You bet it will!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
French Advancing.

Paris, Mar. 31.-Heneh troops are
still progressing against the Gevman
line at various points east Of NeuViiie
and Vregny and have captured num-
Der of important positions, today's Of
ficial statement asserted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31

Guy w. Talbot was reelected last
night, director to the Portland Cham
Der Of Commerce, civic branch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
CARP FOR THE EAST


Portland, Or, Mar. 3l.-Two.
carloads of carp, living,
twisting, mass of fish, are en-
route from Portland to the At
lantic seaboard today to low
er the high cost of living. The
carp were alive when they left
here, and most of them will
probably live until they reach
the eastern coast.
A year ago several carloads
were shipped, from Portland to
New York and most of the fish
arrived there alive and kicking.
The carp were gathered in the
Willamette and Column b j a
sloughs in seines.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31

The towns mentioned above all lie
northeast of Bagdad, on the general
road to Teheran.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-31
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
HOOVER TO FIX PRICES
OF OYSTERS AND FISH
National Food Administrator Starts
Investigation on Both
Coasts.

Olympia's oyster men are soon to
be under the control of the national
food administrator. Herbert Hoover,
with his usual thoroughness relative
to the conservation of food supplies
and the prices which the public ought
to pay, having started an investiga-
ton on the eastern coast, the Great
Lakes and.on the Pacific coast. of the
fisheries and oyster companies. A
price will be fixed at which they will
have to sell to the wholesaler, retailer
and consumer.
AS these products are more or less
perishable, the food administrator
wants to fix the price so that 1t will
be within the reach of all, thus saving
other meat foods that have to UNDER
go long shipments. The prices in each
producing section will be determined
after an investigation by special rep
resentative of the new federal depart
ment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
OLYMPIA SAYS FAREWELL
TO ITS SOLDIER BOYS
Drafted Men HonOred at Union
Church Services Sunday.
Evening.

God be with you till we meet
again." the famous gospel hymn, was
the farewell given Olympia's soldier
boys at the union services in their
honor at the Methodist church Sun
day evening, attended by parents,
other relatives and host of friends
who packed the church to the doors.
Special seats. were reserved for
those young men who have been
called to service by the local selection
board, while sitting with them were
a number of others who had pre-
viously enlisted in the army or navy.
The patriotic spirit of the evening
was carried out in the music, songs
and addresses, the latter being deliv-
cred by four local ministers, Harry
Bell Of the Christian church, H. s.
Templeton of the United Churches,
N. M. Temple of the Methodist church
and Charles T. Goodsell of the Bap-
tist church.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
IS no MORE HERE
GRADES SHOW BIG INCREASE
BUT HIGH SCHOOL NOW Is
3S LESS.

A total enrolment of LAPS, 10
more than last year, was registered
in the local schools when the new
year opened last Tuesday, Superin-
tendent C. e. Beach reports, and fur
ther increases are expected in both
the grade and high schools until by
the first of October the attendance
will be we'll over 200 more than last
year.
The enrolment in the grade schools
was 1904, 143 more than last year,
while in the high school it was 341.
33 less than last year. Superintend-
ent Beach expects that the attend
ance at the grade schools will reach
1900 before the end Of the month
and y75 or $50 at the high school.
Some of the high school students are
working on farms, in the fruit dis
tricts. with government and state sur
veying crews, and at local mills,
though quite a few of those at the
mills quit this week and entered
school.
Some of those working at the mills
and shipyards, however. are not ex-
pected to return to high school this
year. on account Of the high wages
they are receiving, and the school
board has no power to compel attend
ance at high school. Superintendent
Beach says. Those working in other
occupations are all expected to be
back in school by the end Of this
month.
The school board has named H. R.
Porter of Cheney, a graduate of the
State College. instructor in manual
training at the high school and super
visor of that work in all the local
schools, and W. +. Meyer of Acme,
Whatcom county. instructor in phys
les and chemistry and athletic direct
or of the high school.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
TheO Karle Is Married.

Theo Karle Johnston. the noted
singer. was quietly married In Seattle
Thursday morning to Miss Lenore
Cristof, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Cristof of that city. Attending the
ceremony was his mother. Mrs. Eva
l.. Ford, sister. Mrs. W. w. Miller,
and DR.. Miller. of this city. They
went Immediately to Portland and
from there plan to visit the groom's
brother in Iowa before going to New
York where Theo Karle will start an
extensive concert tour. including re-
citals at all of the large army canton
ments. His last appearance in the
Northwest this fall was in a concert
at the First Presbyterian church in
Seattle Wednesday evening. which
quite a number Of local people at
tended.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
Must Revise Bridge Plans.

On the ground that the city engi-
neer's estimate of the cost of the kind
of structure proposed was too low,
contractors refused to submit bids
for the construction of the new West
Fourth street viaduct, which were to
have been opened at the regular coun-
Gil meeting Tuesday evening. The
council thereupon instructed Engineer
Wood to revise plans for the struc-
ture so that it could be built within
the 100000 estimate, for submis-
sion at the next meeting, when a new
call for bids will be issued.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
To Open Farragut Avenue.

Condemnation proceedings to open
Farragut avenue on the Westside to
West Bay avenue are to be begun i'm
mediately by City Attorney Bigelow,
under instructions given by the city
council at its regular meeting Tues
day evening. The improvement of
West Bay avenue recently proposed
was considered too expensive by the
council. and this other means will be
taken to afford a good road for the
mills and residents of that district.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
WASHINGTON TROOPS
TO GO ABROAD SOON
NATIONAL GUARD OF NORTH
WEST TO BE IN FRANCE BE-
FORE NOVEMBER.

The National Guard of Washing
ton and all other Northwest states
will be in France before November,
national capital dispatches said this
week, the troops going first to the
big new army camp near Charlotte.
N. c., for further preliminary train
ing. before being sent overseas. De-
cision to send them to Charlotte was
taken by the war department when 1t
abandoned the camp at Palo Alto,
Calf. last week after a conflict with
the California authorities over sani-
tary requirements.
Camp Charlotte is said to be the
most desirable Of the new army posts
Of the South, being located on high
ground within sight of the Blue Ridge
mountains and three or four miles
from Charlotte. a city of $4,000
people.
The action Of the war department
In sending the Northwest guardsmen
to Charlotte makes 1t certain that the
United States will not send troops to
Russia to bolster up the wavering
army of that country. Instead the
national guardsmen from the North
west will be the next troops to 60 to
France.
1t is violating no confidence to say
that the war department plans to give
the guardsmen very little time for
training at Charlotte. Most Of their
training will be given back Of the
lines in France. Secretary Of War
Baker has said that the guardsmen
will not be In training at Charlotte to
exceed six weeks. 1t is generally felt
at the national capital, the dispatches
say, that they will not be there more
than a month. because arrangements
have been made already for the trans
ports that are to carry them abroad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
UNIONS BUY FLAG
As GIFT TO PARK
DONATE $50 FROM LABOR DAY
PROCEEDS FOR EMBLEM AT
PRIEST POINT.

Priest Point park is going to have
a big American flag and the Olympia
Trades Council is going to buy it, the
Council at its regular meeting Thurs
day evening having appropriated $50
from the proceeds Of the Labor Day
celebration for the purchase of
1920 flag.
The action followed frequent COM
ment during the Labor Day basket
picnic at the park last Sunday on the
absence of flag from the parks big
fiag-pole, the only national emblems
there at the time being two small
flags placed as part of the Label
Leagues decorations. The Trades
Council will present the Star Spangled
Banner to the park board.
The Councils action was expressed
in the following resolution:
Whereas. potent method of en-
phasizing the blessings of citizenship
in a country the keystone of which is
freedom-free speech, free schools,
freedom of the individual in all activ-
ities-is the presence in places of
public assembly Of the flag of the
United States, the Star Spangled Ban
ner; and,
Whereas. There remains in the
hands of the Trades Council a sur
plus from Labor Day receipts, drawn
in the main from the members of
organized labor and their immediate
friends, and made possible by the en-
deavors of the trades unionists of the
city. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we appropriate the
sum of $50 and devote it to the pur-
chase of a flag. which shall be pre-
sented to the City of Olympia through
the Park Board. for use in Priest
Point park.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
Join Ambulance Corns.

Four more Olympia boys reported
for army service this week. Ernest
Mallory. Reed and Ward Mckinney
and Wallace Mount. going to Eugene,
Ore. Tuesday to joi nthe University
Of Oregon Ambulance Corps. in which
they enlisted last spring. The corps
will spend three months in training
at Camp Lewis. American Lake, be-
fore going to the front.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07

Ben Hall, former chief of police OF
Olympia. lost his fight for the $500
reward ocered by the state for the
capture Of the murderer of Fred
Weiss two years ago, when Superior
Judge Wright handed down a deci-
sion Wednesday granting the reward
to Detective Frank Geary of Tacoma.
Another claimant, William Masters,
also lost out. BY the decision Detect
I've Geary will not only receive the
state reward of $500. but $500 Of
fered by the county and the rewards
offered by local lodges.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
Another Local Boy in France.

William A. Bailey, son of w. N.
Bailey of Chambers Prairie, is an
other Thurston county boy who is
now in France with Company D of
the Eighteenth Engineers, the same
company of which Roscoe Fullerton
and A. Francis Pearson are members,
Prior to his enlistment he was en-
ployed by the Northern Pacific.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
SEVEN FROM HERE
REPORT SATURDAY
CEREMONIES AT COURTHOUSE
TO HONOR COUNTY'S FIRST
CONTINGENT.
THE FIRST TO GO.

Richard Hagen Wilson
Robert Raymond Dalton
Albert Napoleon Dwyer
Lester TwOhy
Stephen G. Mayes
Avery WinslOw
Jay Andrew Russell
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07

Continued on Page Five.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07

Jesse G. Bourus.s formerly Of Taco
ma. came to Olympia this week as the
new manager Of the Olympia Gas
company. George Diehlman. formerly
manager here for . number Of years.
came over with him to "show him the
ropes"