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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

CAMP LEWIS American Lake
Wash, Jan. 1.-THE cqntonments
big chorus Of soldier voices is soins
Transforming again. Tonight, by
special request. the chorus will re-
peat its concert at the Tacoma the
ater. Brig Gen. Foltz, camp com
mandcr has reserved 800 seats for
Officers. He is enthusiastic over the
success of the chorus. which is under
direction of Eestyn Davies, musical
director for camp Lewis
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

urged by The house-mothers to crit
iciae from 20 economy standpoint the
meals served
Il hope" said Miss Tingle, ITO ad-
dress the University cooks later on. 1
think they must be made 10 feel re-
sponsible for any waste IN the kitch.
ems"
Save thrift stamps and stick them
on the kaiser,
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not changed in any way materially AZ
fecting the bill.
FALL
ON SMALL INCOMES
Excess Profits Pay Two Bill
ions of Revenue.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Direct taxes
fell heavily on corporations and on
persons having large incomes and
lightly on the great majority Of per-
sons earning less than $4,000 q year, It
was shown to-day by the annual re-
port of Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Daniel @. Roper for the year
ended June 80.
Although 2.319,000 persons with in
ome OF $4,000 or less In 1917 filed
returns, including many heads Of fam
lilies having incomes ranging between
$1,000 and $4,000 which were reporta-
BILE but not taxable, they were assessed
only 1922, 1896 900 in the aggregate, or
less than $40 each. On the other hand,
665, 900 individuals with incomes OF
more than $4,000 were assessed $780,
613. 900.
Corporation excess profits taxes Of
$2,045, $4,000 came from 1T 900 con-
Germs. while 21S, 900 corporations were
assessed income taxes OF $4S,1T5.000.
Among these assessments were: In
a companies income taxes. 2,100
returns. 1917 1000; railroad companies
income taxes, 1895 returns, 329, S7S,-
600; individuals subject to excess
profits tax, $1,000 returns. tsS, 731, 900;
munition manufacturers. 2,24s returns.
$93, 1925, 900.
Revised reports on collections show
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NEW YORK PRINTERS
WIN WAGE INCREASE
Raise in Pay for Duration Of
War.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Wage in
creases approximating 50 a week were
granted by the War Labor Board to-
day to members Of the New York
printers union and associated unions
involved in the wage disputes with the
New York city section Of the American
Association Of Employing Printers.
To members Of the New York Print
ing Pressmen's Union and the Typo
graphical Union there is ar increase OF
$3.50 per week; to members Of Paper
Cu..sr's Union. SO a week; to members
of Bindery Women's Local Union.
$3.50, and to members OF Paper Han
dlers and Sheet Straighteners Union,
So. The increases in each case are
based on the rates Of pay in effect last
October FL, and are retroactive to that
date.
Increases Of 81 per week over the
ate In effect September 16 were
granted to members OF Job Feeders
Union No. l.. the increase to be effec-
tive as OF that date. All increases are
to continue in effect for the duration
of the war.
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NEW REVENUE BILL
NOW $5,95S,466,OOO
Continued from First Page.

reeded $4,000 and did not exceed $500.
running up to 65 per cent. OF the
amount by which the net income ex-
ceeded s 1 1000, 900 and did not exceed
$4,000. 00o.
In lieu OF this schedule Of rates the
Senate committee adopted a tax OF /
per cent. on the amount OF net income
in excess Of $1,000 and not in excess OF
10000, 2 per cent. on $4,000 TO $4,000.
Q per cent. on $4,000 to $4,000, going
up ut the rate of / per cent. on each
additional $4,000 of net income until
the rate Of As. per cent. on the amount
VI income In excess of sos 900 and not
In excess Of 500, 900 Is reached. Above
these the Senate rates are:
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The so-called luxury taxes and spe-
cial taxes were materially changed
from the House bill recently, and the
new taxes were made known then.
Taxes on manufacturers Of tobacco
and cigars have not been changed.
Stamp axes in the House bill were
virtually unchanged.
The Senate provided that the 3 cent
postal rate should be reduced again
to 2 cents after July 1 mex and that
the rate on second class mail should
be one cent a pound in a 200 mile ra-
dlus and one and II half cents abovs
that distance. The Senate put an ad.
ditlonal tax of 10 per cent. on products
Of child labor.
The administrative provisions were
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thar $685., $4,000 was collected from
internal revenue. including $2,s3s, &c.,
600 from income and excess profits
taxes, $317.553,0oo from distilled
spirits, s126, 2S5, 900 from fermented
liquors, $443, 1913. 900 from all liquors
and S1bB, 1Ss, 900 from tobacco.
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$1,000 Penalty for EvndIng Re-
turn.

The general penalty section pro-
vides that any individual, corporation
or partnership required under this IT,
tie to pay or collect any tax, to make
a return OF to supply information
that fails to pay or collect such
tax. to make such return or to sup
ply such information at the time or
times required under this title shall
be- liable to a penalty of not more than
81 900. Any individual, corporation or
partnership, or any officer or employee
OF any corporation or members or
employee Of a partnership who wilfully
refuses to pay or collect such tax, to
make such return or to supply such
information at the time or times re-
quired under this title, or who wllfully
attempts In any n to defeat or
evade the tax imposed by this title
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor and
shall be fined not more than $4,000
or imprisoned for not more than one
!! year. or both, together with the costs
Of prosecution.
Provisions for the returns of pay
lments of dividends, tho returns OF
brokers and the section OF the bill
dealing with information at the source
was untouched by the Senate Finance
Committee. The provision for the
publication of the sta tistics by the In
ternal Revenue Commissioners was not
ing a license for the collection OF
foreign items Of taxation was retained
also with the House proviso that
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The tax on perfumes containing
distilled spirits Is reduced from $3.50
a gallon to s1.1O a gallon. The wine
floor tax OF 80 cents a gallon in
stead of 20 cents is levied on the
grape brandy used in the fortifca-
ton of sweet wines in the hands of
merchants when the new law be-
comes effective.
Tobacco taxes under Title VII. of
the bill have been scaled down by
tho Finance Committee. On cigars
OF all descriptions weighing not more
thar three pounds a thousand a tax
Of $3.50 is levied on a thousand cigars.
On cigars manufactured of imported
tobacco to retail at not more than 5
cents each, 81 n thousand instead of
S. a thousand, as In the House bill.
The other reductions in the cigar taxes
were:
Cigars made to retail at not more
than s cents each, $40 a thousand
instead of IS; cigars between s cents
a ri IS cents. 50 a thousand instead of
$l2; cigars between Is cents and 20
cents each, $12 instead Of SIG; cigars
from 20 cents each upward, SIS.
Cigarette axes on tho light grades
OK cigarettes are reduced from $40 a
thousand to $3.50 "A thousand; ciga-
rcttes of the larger and better types
from $3.50 TO s7.20.
Radical revision took place In the
taxes on admissions, These changes
have already been published.
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AMusEMHNTs.
AMurEMENrs.

AS FOREMOST THEATREe AND FITS UNDER Tus DREorIo,
LEE r y. =. SHUBERT go -
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The for making the returns
and the requirement that all corpora
tions not specifically exempt shall
make return is the same as in the
House bill.
The Finance Committee, however.
added an amendment permitting con-
solidated returns In certain instances.
Consolidated returns are permitted II
one corporation owns directly or con-
trolls substantially all the stock OF an
other or others, IL substantially all of
the stock of two or more corporations,
or If one such corporation buys from
or sells to another products or SER
vices at prices above the current mar
ket, thus effecting an artificial distribu-
ton of profits or 'in any way so ar
ranges its financial relationships with
another corporation as to assign to It a
disproportionate share OF net income
or invested capital"
Such affiliated are per-
mitted to make consolidated returns
for the purposes of the income and
wal excess profits taxes and the taxes
are to be determined on such returns.
The tax may be assessed upon the re-
spective affiliated corporations in such
proportions as may be agreed among
them.
In the absence of an agreement the
tax shall be assessed on the basis OF
the net income and invested capital
properly assignable TO each corpora
ton. Only M specific credit OF 50, 900
Is to be allowed when two or more cor
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81 TINGE West 42d st. Ewes. at 9 80.
@@stNeS Mats. To-day & Wed. 2:30.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
.ESCADR|LLE WILL HAVE
AMERICAN MEMORIAL
Meadow Lands OF Mount Desert
Island tn Become Aviation Landing
Field Named for Lafayette.
on FRENCH ACADIA SHORES
Government Provides National Park
Reservation Under the Title Of
Sicur de Mont-National MOnu-
mcnt Named for Founder.

WASHlNGToN. September 2S-High
old and massive, the dying buttresses
Of rock ridges ana crcviccs looking
far and clear above the clouds 10 that
freedom. to France where America :
sons have gone TO preserve freedom.
an auBtcrc mountain in acadia that
slopes TO the sea will be :, memorial
men OF the air service who give their
all overseas. II Will bc called the Fly
ing Squadron.
And within sight OF it, stretching
away on the meadow lands OF Mount
Desert Island. Will he an aviation land
ing field that Will bear tho name Of
Lafayette. also "A part OF the memorial
20 the men who are trying TO repay
tho debt America still owes the French
boy marquis and his compatriots.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
announced his intention. in commune
ton with tho National Park Service.
20 dedicate 10 France this memorial
and other parts Of tho seacoast park
the government has established in that
part OF old French Acadia that now
lies within the borders of the United
States
Where the French had their settle
mcut on the ACadian shores before
and for Il century afterward. the gov
eminent has made national park
reservation under the title OF Sieur do
Mont National Monument. named for
braces the only mountains that come
down 10 meet the sea on our eastern
coast.
Two Of these, the highest Of the
group. forming gigantic and deeply
Isolated spur on tho cast. already bear
French names, related 10 the early his
tory OF Mount Dcser; lsla nd-Cadilac
and champlaln. Cadillac Mountain is
the highest on the island. Between
it and Champlain lies the FLYING squad
ron. with an unhroken outlook across
tho ocean Franceward.
This mountain is unusually imposing
in it's massive rock formation. Stretch
ing below ii. extending toward Bar
iarhor and designed TO he the north
crn boundary of the park, is tho meadow
land that Will be Lafayette Flying
Field.
This double memorial, vast monu-
mcnt OF nature, will be dedicated in
the name OF America to France. tho
first posscssor of mountain and mca :
dow. in honor OF those who bind to-
Eethcr still closer in blood pledge both
nations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
AMBULANCE DRIVING IN WAR
ZONE NOT THE SAFEST JOB
Twenty OF Them Work Day and Night
In Gns-Riddrn md SheIl-Swcpt


HANRE. FRANCE. September oS.-
Ambulance work is not the safest lob
mag Unable during battle. according
TO the report Of Lieutenant T.: \ Fish
commanding American Red Cross Sec
tlon SIS lOl," TO the Red Cross director
OF transportation.
During the fighting of July 2l-27 the
section. consisting of twenty ambu-
lances. worked day and night in a
eas-ridden and shellswcpt area AL
though ii handled i.2S6 wounded dur
ing the seven days OF lighting. the see
ton found time to assist a British
ambulance in evacuatinS gas cases
The report mentions l.. L. Wenhem,
who, after his car had been wrecked
took that of another driver who had
collapsed, and worked both posts II
tells OF ambulances being so shot uD
that the sides resembled sleeves. In
one ease the driver found himself hold
ing only the wheel Of his steering an
paratus--a she'll had scattered tie
other parts to the winds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
JAPANESE OFFICER HERO
Of BATTLE OF YALU RIVER
Man in Charge of EXpcditionary
Force in Siberia Has En-
celicnt Record.
is KNOWN AS SILENT MAN
headquarters Subjected to Terrific
Shell Fire OF Russians, hut
Through IL All He Manifested No
Terror and Refused to Move.
Is KNOWN AS SILENT MAN

TOKYO September 2S.-General XII
kuzo oiant commander of the eNpc-
dictionary force of the entente allies in
siberia. was onc OF the Japanese heroes
of the battle OF the Yau River. four
teen years ago. His STAFF includes the
most brilliant officers of the Japanese
army.
During the Chinese War. General
otani, who is siXty-two years of age,
was one of the staff officers i'm the i'm :
perial headquarters At Hiroshima.
When the Russo-.Iapanesc War began
he. then major-Ecneral. was appoint
cd Inspector general Of the Tweifth
Division. which belonged TO the First
Army, under General kuroki, who
startled the world by winning the first
victory for Japan in the battle Of the
mander OF brigade, and his courage
and superior knowledge in tactics made
him hero Of the war.
In one Of the battles Of the war. GEN
era otanis Headquarters was found by
the Russians. who cross Stirred it with a
nail of shells. Realizing the danger,
one OF his STAFF officers advised him to
move. lie heard the advice with COM
p"sure;. and rejected it by simply say
ing: 81 can't hear the sound OF firing
I'm afraid I've become IA little deaf"
General Otani is known as a silent
man, like Field Marshal Oyama and Ad-
miral Togo. and he is considered u
great tactician. He has an extensive
knowlcdGc of mathmatics.
ihcutcnant- General Mitsuye Yui the
newly appointed chief OF staff has long
been known as. one of the brightest
STAFF officers OF the Japanese army.
During the Russo. Japanese War he
served as the vice chief OF the staff
IF the Second Army, under General Oku.
ana ms brilliant tactics in the battle
OF ieiHou. when ne defeated two army
CORPS with a single division. is recorded
III the history OF the war Licutcnant-
General fui is hfty-seven years old.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
MOSQUITO ARMY KIDDING
U. S. sWAMPs OF PESTS
Continuous Offensive Is Being Con-
Quoted Against Insect Hosts
Which Threaten Disease.
ONLY EXPERTS ARE EMPLOYED
Niles of Trenches Constructed in
Lowlands About Shipbuilding
Plants and Cantonmcnts to Drain
Marshes, the Breeding Places.

WASHINGTON. September cS.-As an
impeachment to the machinery Of war,
the mosquito has proved To be quite
as sinister factor as the Cierma n
propaganda or the jelly-iish paciiist
Almost over night a great national
mosquito ting army has been ere
ated, and this force is conducting Il
sect hosts which for "A time threatened
To undermine the morale Of hundreds
OF thousands of employees of shipyards
and auxiliary plants.
The staff of this army Is composed
OF MISUNDERSTANDING cxperts-men who
have fought and battered down mos
try. but in evcrinfccted tropical zones
where the pests rave been at their
worst Notable among the group of
scientists who arc combating the evil
from Il national standpoint is lieuten-
ant-Colonel Phillip Schuyler Doane. "a
member of the. staff Of Surgeon Cen
eral Gorgas. who eliminated the mos
quito pest from the Panama Canal
Zone. Colonel Doane is director Of the
Department OF Health and Sanitation
Of the United States Shipping Board.
war against the mosquito in all parts
OF the United States where there are
shipIuldinG activities.
Shipyards have been especially vul-
rerapie TO the mosquito curse. partic-
ulariy the new yards which have risen
Ike magic in marshlands bordering
TlNcr:. laKcS- Days ana lnlclS.
In these lowlandS the pests breed
by the billions. and during tho breed
ing season millions of fresh divisions
Of insects join the mosquito army al
most hourly, If the Kaiser could raise
fighting units AS fast as the emperor
of MosquitOland he would accomplish
his sinister design of world domina-
ton Within thirty days.
Until the great national counter
oTna.'ivc Was started against the mos
Quito conditions were in a deplorahic
condition in many OF the yards. Con-
Struction work on new yards was Sc
riously hampcred, and In some of the
yards swarms Of mosquitoes attack cd
gangs OF workmen and drove them
from the ways
In one particular at least there is
A similarity between the method cm-
rloved in lighting the Germans and
that OF lighting the mosquito. In
France we have tho trench system.
and here in America we are utilizing
the trench system to a large extent
in ,cmbatinr the mosquito. Miles OF
trenches have been dug in lowlandS
about shipbuildinE plants so that
these marshes may he drained and the
breeding places of the pests destroyed:
Hundf eds of thousands OF gallons OF
oil have been spread over pools which
cannot he reached and oblitcratcd
through Il drainage system.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
WANT PICTURES AND CARDS
SHOWING VIEWS OF GERMANY
American Army and Navy Committee
Urges Public to supply Them 10
Aid the Soldiers.
Try Associated rrc<s

NEW YORK. September 2S.-Old pic
ture post cards and photographs of
France or Belgium OF any Of the terri
tory now occupied by the ticrmans are
needed by the War Department, ac-
cordinE TO an open letter written to-
day by William GuEEcnhcim. chairman
Of the army and navy committee OF the
American Defense Society. TO the
American people. This letter. which
is written at the request Of Major y.
q. Campbell, OF the military intelligence
branch OF tho War department. reads:
Il urge patriotic Americans 10 for
ward any picture post cards. photo
graphs and prints of any Of the towns
and of the country now occupied by the
Germans in Belgium and Northern
France TO the American Defense So
cicty, ct 81 East Twcnty-third Street.
New York City, from where they will
be sent to the War Department. as they
will be OF value To our officers abroad
who can familiarizc themselves with
the appearance OF localities toward
which they are advancing. which will
undoubtcdly be Il distinct aid in mil
itary operations.
Il esDecially urge people who have
travelled abroad and who have collect
ed postal cards TO carefully sort these
with n view TO their being used by the
War Department. Written description
OF the territory already mentioned will
be OF considerable value"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
GERMANY ADMITS PLIGHT
Is NOW VERY SERIOUS
"Thnt War ~ Brutai. Rcmor.rIcss
ThinE Comes Home 10 Us Daily"
SnyS TaEcbintt.

ROTTERDAM, September aS-What
the Bcrliner TaEchlatt Describes as the
most 'unbluShing avowal of Ger
manyS plight yet made appears in an
of1cihl appreciation Of the Kaiscr's
action in bcst"wing his autographed
picture upon the chief of the Raw Ma
t"rials Department Of the War Office.
II says:
THAT war is Il brutal. remorseless
thing comes home daily to every one
OF us nowadays i'll our very flesh and
bones.
our necessities compel us to use
every ounce that our soil can Yield.
and every scrap Of raw materials that
We can lay hands on IN Germany or
secure by hook or crook from abroad
FOR the one great object of holding
our own against the resources of the
whole world. The comfort Of those at
nome must take second place. The
duty dcNolNes upon us Of sacrificing.
the last ton of copper and nickel, OF
zinc or aluminium. for the army; to
bring forth The leather needed for
man and horse. even if our children
nave 10 so barcfootcd or wear wooden
shoes. Every ounce of wool from the
backs OF German sheep must be util-
red TO cioihc our men in the field and
.lcNtllcS conilScatcd must he turned
into shirts and underwear for them
The resources of our soil must be
exploited on the most intensive scale
Whole new industries must be created
others restricted or converted. subSti-
tutcs devised Of almost every sort. and
their production facilitated All these
things ncccssitatc far-reaching inter
ference with our normal economic life
in the interests of the individual and
OF the comm onwcalth alike"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
BREAD FOR FORTY WEEKS
PLEDGED IN ENGLAND
Grent Britain Gathers Largest Harvest
Ever known In Its
History.

LONDON. September CSC. y.
Barnes. of the Food Ministry. speaking
the other day at an exhibition OF CO.
operative societies allotment holders
produce at Planners Green. said Great
I:ritain was sarnering the best harvest
il ever had known.
There was enough grain. he said IL
used for this purpose OF bread alone,
to supply all the needs of our popula :
ton for forty weeks.
or course. some of the grain would
be used for beer. Some people who
appeared to have been brought up on
beer said they could not do without II.
1t was an anxious consideration for the
Cabinet last year as to whether they
would not h. forced into using more
barley in order TO brew more beer but
he was glad 10 say they had not had
the same pressure applied this year
The number of allotment holders had
grown since the war began from '.o,-
900 to 100000. Put in another way
whereas there was one in every twelve
having an allotment, there
was now one in every five household
ers who was giving his spare time 10
the production Of food.
they had 100000 acres OF land de-
voted to allotment production. and
every one of those acres produced IN
round figures seven tons OF food
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
GERMANY Is WAGING WAR OF
CONQUEST. SAYS SOCIALIST
Deputy Geycr Declares Ii IInx Never
Been Defensive Operation on
Pnrt OF KAISER.
IRv Associated Press. !

NEW YORK. septcmber 2S-Ger-
many is waging a war of conquest"
and it's victims have been cnslavcd
and exploited" Deputy Geyer indie
pendent Socialist. asserted recently in
Reichstag speech, according 10 the
Cologne Gazette.
This has never been defensive
war. Geyer said, ''it was and Is war
of conquest.
The Imperial government" he con-
tinued. sis favoring the annexation
lists. Russia and Roumania have been
forced to sign peace of force. The
peoples which were to be freed have
been enslaved and exploited.
The government thus far has not
submitted any clear peace program and
has not proclaimed the right OF Bel
GUM to independence. and political,
military and economic integrity.
Thus the war goes on and the end
is not in sight. Pron;eering and lust
of conquest are holding nauseating or
gies while the people are suffering
from want Of food More than ever
It is imperative that all peoples free
themselves from the forced DONNA :
ton OF militarism
"Proletarians of all countries unite,
Down with the war"