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Y SE mm uumm u n y m icimii The WMhly Cntarprta It worth n prlc. C( (.if it .ih Mhiri d 4 th tO.tcnfj. nnv nnT v ah-no. 20, oregon city rntfjiphisk. i kiday, may is. 1917. IITABLttHCO 1MI MY WEN TRADING IN CHICAGO IS PROHIBITED CHICAGO. May II -Trading In May wheat in niiliTi'il din milium d at meeting (it the board of dlrwtors of thn Chicago lxarl nf trada tonight. Tim illrm litr also deiidnil that eilsl lux contract should Ihi adjudlcata-d cither tic delivery of Dm property or at telling price u bo filed by com liilltr appointed fur the purpose Socialists Want Republic Oppose Human Slaughter Cry Peace in Reichstag HUtl.lN. Msy HI -Tli.' HieUlirt lender, George l.del.iitir, lufi'll In lli r.'li ImitiK i i i-nlu y llml It iiihhIIiIk fur r runny In ln a wur llml flit a Must Ii . 1 ' !-11 In Gcrmuliy us liny I'"1" tui 1 ' '1 In IliitnU Tlmt lit lml Hume In power arc working fur W11 must 'it Introduce a re nf tuh)iiiratloii. uiid ii:fi'd I he con iulillr 1 1. ( rinuiiy, mi 'I an shall pro ti lull llml a retolullnn Hum! nui H-n In Germany, aa It liiul liuppeiied In Russia. "We shall pmpote a roiia 1 1 1 it tuiui committee," (in aalil, 'In luke ir psrutorr al M In Hi" dlrertlon of Hi Imilui Hik a republic In (iiTiiiaii) " lilrlMiiir auld "Hip liialiccllo,- ilmilil'i'aa dealrea aniieialioii Imlli In Hie ! uimI ( With tlm c ccptlon uf eilrawigiinl llnii.irlei. liiilnidy liellt-tea that Germany run In a war nf subjugation. Tim It !- Ian Socialist hae made an ofler .... .. , . , ' lll " IIIIIKI ll, IHMIIf HII 11111 It wat rumored that action by thei . . . . . , .. . . . , which in'iia 11 1 tlm possibility nf federal authorities In thn laat few day ' ' ' ' - mi 'I particularly earlier In tli day hail hastened tha arllun nf tha board nf director. Nona of thnaa at tha meeting would cntiflnii or deny that It had been Intimated tome arllun to curb soaring price of wheat ahnuld lm taken or government offlrlala would i-lnan tha board. II wis admitted that a number of board of trada member had been iuiii inuiipd tu tha offlra of the federal dla Irb t attorney but It waa tald Un (hrrata bad burn III a. In or Intlmatnd. "Tha board of dlrtvtora wra iruitiitnd In rnarhlliK thdr rnnrlu Ions by what thry diirinn I tu bo thrlr patriotic duty to tha country In this hour nf national atrnaa, aald Jnanih P. (irlfflll. Iirnaldnnt of tin board of trade. "Tmit. thla action la without iriM'iliiiit In thn hlatnry of thla n rhanica. althnuch othrr ii'hatixn In thn country have tnknn aliullar ac tion. It ahnuld lm understood that thn board of tradn la nullher a buyer nor afllrr-lt la mnroly a market Idarn whnra meat dally tha millions of producer and consumers through out the country. "1 should like to amihasUt that luv'ulatltin hae nothlnf whalnrer to do with the action of thn director In ilecldlnK to abandon tradlnc In May wheat, nor I aeuutatlon la any sons responsible for the high prices prttrall ItiK for May wheat or tho cash article, (lennrully sneaking, the apeculntnr 1 Hot InteiVHti'd In May wheat, his op erations being confined to Iho future. I'rarllcnlly Iho ptillro Interest In May wh mt Is restrlctod to the fiirmera, gr tin dealers, millers and foreign gov ernments. "The recent hysteria over the food Hltuiittoti has caused a atampedo of consutners In every direction, and whlln It Is regrettable It Is neverthe less a fuel that even tho leading gov ernments of ICurope seem to hnvo bt ctimo fearful as to their future requlro- innnts Ileal e 1 lila la v. hut tlm i lianri'lliir furt'i'la It la trim that a 'iurute pern e altli Kuala ranmit be ai dieted. Imt the Ituaalun goternnieiit can run tert the inti'iili', and In thla dlrec llull we ought In aaalat It lli rr Hi liPlili'iunlin numt tuke up ciiitgi'la ngnlnat the Kuvctiinu iit If h" dors not want strong words, which do not shrink eten from the an noiihi ciiii-nt uf a revulutlnti, Id le puan tlll l a CI llnlil'lltilll ( 'llllllllllee lake pri'iiuri.lury sli ps III that illrer linn " I'll II Mil Xchclili'Uianri. In Intrndiic Ink the Kixlul Di-iihk r.itlr liiterpc'l lion, until ' Ti un. by at'reeiiii nt would ht (hhI fortune for Kumpe, Ninety nine per i nil of all thn peopW-a limit with huin and loiii'lng to HIiM'khuliil If Kranre ami (Inst llrltaln rn imuiic.. sum tat Inn and (iermany In alnts thereon, wn shall bate a reto lutloii In the country. "II has mil gone so fur a Hint )el; the enemy dues lint renounce sniu ta Hull A peace Juat to nil purtlet ahnuld le inn liulcil. I am flriu' i tint Incud that no p ac ran be run eluded without an alterallun'of Iron I tiers and thnt must he arraiiKi d b) miituu! understanding. I am bitter!) opposed to Hie slaughter of nnolhcl million men simply decuiiae rerta'n Hermans dinlre peace tliut would ful low roninests. Uiiik lite peuce! follow ed by deeiln. We are convlnicil Long live Kuropi I'lCTIJIONSAKISr hk fjlki) iiiiroin; SATUKDAVMOHT HA I KM. Or, May I . rf..reury it'. XtaKl Olcott SlillSd V'iMlaV, fur III" lii-ni'lll of III" wliii m.. i ir uUiliig ri fi reinlum petlljuii-) sgaint lat puaiM-d by the last let-Uture, I hut si! mil petition tnuat l filed In his ufflie befurn I v't-lm k iir Katurd.iy sftcrnooo or they lumi'it he srii-pte.) This I du to the (sit thai Mi) :), Dm day prmedinr the day on which the law whlili did nut carry an minTgeliry claUhe will y Into ef feet, fall CO Hl.nd iy Hie :e lawn will go Into fleet a' inlijnltfht rieil Hiinday night. OF ARE TO Billion Dollars For Sh Big Fleet to Run Blockade Party Leaders With Wilson WAHIIINtJTO.S', May i - Jul-rs ,! , belle v - ain h a poai r will not have both, parties In congress at a confer i to he e-r lte. . llt: IH-ITiillK A I. (' i:tv Tourney Hldg II. r T!or ortland, (rn. eiiin with I'roldeiit U'lUon t A iy pruiulsed to upiort the O'lmlnliiirj Hon' billion dollar slilpbulldiiig pro gram, lull will be llilrudm e. I in mediately to glvn the shipping board I'.OO.ooo.wiO for rnnntrui Hon of a greai steel and Wooden cargo fleet to run the Herman ur. b-rsea blockade and The shipping board plan to clear shipyards of conatrui tiun ai tually un der way, then to let contract for aUndar llrcd (--1 cargo vesnels, all built alike and of a deairn ix-nulttiti a minimum time for completion. It probably will adopt one of four do signs already (uhmltted. On of these. UILIl ILO I W FLEET HAS the remainder of tlm money will be . for a ship of M9 grots Umnagn, It appropriated whenever needed. eapwlally favortd. It ha bet-n built Thu shipping liipsniret will be rom j iirrct afiilly already on the I'aw-lflc pleted within a few days They would roust. empower thn government to take overj liulldlng operation will bv under shipyard and Hie output of atee) mil's I the direction of Major Hencral George If necessary, but the administration W. Got-thals. STATE Fl MAY BE "FOOD T TO T HAI.KM, Or.. May 16.-A. II. Ia. secretary of the slsto fair bourd. to day announced that he had tendered the use of the slate fair to Secretary of Agriculture Houston aa a "food training camp" fur Ihe Increase of crop production, and the elinllnallon of food wasto, and that the slogan of the fair this year would U "food preparedness." Tho government Is asked lo cooperate In the movement by providing lecturers, demonstrators and eihlblls. "If Iho war Is to be won, working America roust furnish the allies with food and clothing, and thn slogan of the stale fair this year will bo 'Food Preparedness," " said Secretary Lea In milking the announcement. "Pri marily Iho object of the state fair Is educational, and thn fair board feels that It enn render material service in Iho nation wlil$ campaign for tho increase of food production, and tho elimination of needless waste. T "Military camps nro being estab- Tint largest buyer of whcatl Ilshed throughout tho country to truln for present and fuluro delivery at this men In military science, and tho board time, in tho market are tho govern-1 proposes to cull tho great rank and menu of Kuropo, not speculators.' IN DUTY TO COUNTRY NEW VOHK, May 18. Umlor tho bunding "A Hluo.kor Congress," tho Now York World Tuosdny said edi torially: "Congress la tho ono brunch of tho government which has broken down in tho wnr and fallod of Ha duty. "Although tho (loclnrutlon of a atnto of war was adopted April 0, tho Unit ed States Is atill without a military establishment, thanks to tho folly of congress. It Is anything but a pica Kant Hpoctuclo, and If (hero is any lead ership luft In congross It cannot assort itself too 80 )11. Othurwlso tho Ameri can people will find thomsolvna with a broken down government In tho mlilHt of tho most calamitous war known In history." ALAS! POOR HARRY K. BACK TO BUG HOUSE WILL HE STAY THERE filu of food producers and users Into n central training camp after tho har vest season, for u brief course, of In struction In efficient methods for food production and conservation. "Slnco tho elimination of wnsto Is n material part of tho campaign, ar rangements nro being made to offer a series of demonstrations and lec tures by food specialists in tho wo man's department. Tho children are also being enlisted In tho cause, and In connection with their exhibits In structive demonstrations will bo con- PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 16. The Insnno asylum again clnlms Har ry K. Thaw. Presiding Judge Martin today signed a decree authorizing Thaw'a removal from St. Mary' hos pital to the Pennsylvania hospital for the Insane here. Thaw la In the hos pital recuperating from razor wounds aolf infllcted while detectives were trailing him on charges ot flogging Frederick Gump Jr. of Kansas City, In New York. GENERAL DIAZ MEXICAN LEADER KILLED, REPORT KL PASO, Tox., May 11. A Moxl can arrlvod horo toduy from South ern Mexico reported to tho Moxican government socret service officials that General Felix Diaz, nephew of the Into General Porflrlo Diaz, former president of Mexico, had boon shot and killed by General Ca,llmnyor, a former Zapata leader, following It dls puto as to tho stipromo command of tho revolutionists In tho Btate of Oax aca. This statement was mado offi cially today by Andres Garcia, in spector goneral of Moxican consulates in tho United States. Tho killing was said by tho refugee to havo occurred near Sallna Cruz, In tho state of Oaxaca, whore Diaz and Callmayor had their revolutionary commands encamped. The dispute followed a conflict of orders. Inspector General Garcia also offi cially announced that a partial con firmation of thla report hud been re ceived by the Moxican secret service bureau here from New Orleans. WASHINGTON. May 16 The fight for "war prohibition" hn only started In congress. Striking from the Gregory espion age bill lute Monday of the Cummins partial prohibition amendment wa done merely on the grouuds that the measure as It stood was unconstltu tlonul and did not properly belong on the so-called spy bill. The drys are determined to force prohibition us a wur emergency meaa lire and severul bill are awaiting In trodiictlon. The next effort will bp made In an attempt to add a prohibition clause to the food conservation. Fulling In that, the drys will put up a separate bill and demand action. Many senators friendly to this leg islation voted against the Cummins amendment because they thought it out of place. They will favor adop tion of a measure similar to thnt of fercd by Senator Gronna which would conserve nil foods during the war 'jy prohibiting their uso In manufacture of Ibiuors of any kind- According to present plans, the authority, however, for shutting off these foodstuffs will bo left to tho discretion of the presi dent. This Is the plan favored by the administration. Meantime, congress Is flooded with protests from tho big lliiior districts, who fear thousands of men will lie thrown out of work If prohibition Is put Into effect. Commenting on this, Senator Cum mins declared "It does not move mo much." "This government Is about to bring Into service 1,600,000 men," he said. "They will bo drawn from all Indus tries everywhere In tho country. "Thero will bo thousands of places for men to work, thousands of men will bo needod on the farms. In the factories and elsewhere. There will bo work enough for all and to keep all busy." One feature of the agricultural pr parednes that I being etplolted by the agricultural department of the got eminent I the contention of the re source of the cltle tad town of th country and while It la along the saint line as the arniers defense yet It i. under different sii-rtUion and dlret. Hon. Pur such a surtey of the cltle anu towns of Clackamas county Mr. Kreo Peterson, who hat the title of district leader on food campaign, arrived In Oregon City on Saturday and will re main hern at least a week, making hit heudguartera In the publicity depart ment of the Commercial club. Hie first work la to organize local clubs fo, food conversation, which he finds a ready exist In Oregon City and Can by, and explain to thrte organizations In whut directions they should exer their energle. Generally speaking It 1 to cultivate all the vacant lcnAt to cltle antr town so' that they may be pructlcullj self supporting with products of the oil In order thut the large acreage tilled by the farmers may go Into thi great warehouse of the country for distribution throughout the world. The Oregtin City tstnmlttoe that WH. assist Mr. Peterson in the work Is composed of Mrs. C W. Kvnns. Mrt O. Prown, George F. Johnson, F. J Tooze. O. 1). Eby, Mr. W. F. Tiptoi. and O. E. Preying. ATTACK ON ESPIONAGE BILL IN THE SENATE E TO TO CONTINUE IN WAR WASHINGTON. May 16. . treas ury warrant for I100.0u0.000 Ameri ca's first loan to the new Russian re public wa turned over by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo to C. Onou. STATE INSTITUTIONS TO SALEM, Or., May 15. With the state board of control preparing . to open bids June 12 for supplies for state In stitutions, State Treasurer Kay pre dicts that every state institution will be forced to incur a deficiency in Its appropriation before the end of the Oionnlum, on account of war prices. Last June, he pointed out, the state let contracts for supplies which ag groato about (300,000. The coming June the state will buy approximately the snme amount ot supplies and he expects the contract prices will run up close to $500,000. Another difficulty which the Insti tutions are having Is to keep employes at the wages which the state has been paying. Already the state board has boon forced to allow increases in wagos of farm hands. As the appropriations for the In stitutions were based on estimates of cost of supplies about the first of the year, tho tremendous advance in the cost of foods and wearing apparel will exhaust the amounts authorized months boforo the end ot the btonni um, according to Mr. Kay. WASHINGTON. May 11. Senator Hiram W. Johnson, of California began bis drive In the senate this afternoon to kill the gag section of the espion age bill. He warned the senste that the censorship provision would "make hirge of the Russian embassy here. shortly after noon today. The consummation ot the loan came at the end of a long series of con ferences between Secretary McAdoo and Russian diplomatic officials in which state department official participated. During these conference, It was learned today, the United States was assured that If the hundred million dollar loan was made Russia's con tinuation In the war on the side of the allies waa assured The Russian government following understood that the loan was made contingent on. her rejection ot all Ger man .offers of a separate peace. The turning over of the treasury wa.Taut to Mr. Onou was witnessed by Coun sellor Polk of the state department and Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Crosby. It Is a short time loan to be converted later Into longer term bonds. The loan Is made at 3 per cent. The Root mission, now ready to de part for Petrograd, will have much to say In the spending of the American loan by the Russian government. A large part of the money will be spent for railroad supplies In the United States. a crime of truth" and that It would cy." He called the measure an "In "buttresa Inefflcency and Incompeten road upon democracy and an Incursion Into autocracy." It was Senator Johnson's first siwecb since he entered the senate, a little over a month ago. He aroused the senate from the lethargy which ban pervaded the upper house for week, and for more than an boar be held the attention of blate senators as no member has In recent year. There was hardly a stir In the cham ber throughout his address. "The mischief that we seek to rem edy liere by amendment and modifi cation can only be reached by the elimination of the entire subject-matter ot this provision," declared Sen ator Johnson. "I wish to say at the outset that I do not speak for the metropolitan press of the nation. I am not concerned with the attitude ot the newspapers. They are sufficient ly powerful, rich and Influential to take care ot themselves. "I have no doubt that, no matter how we may legislate here on this mat ter, they will go forward as they see fit and In full accord with their tradi tions. It Is tor the sacseit American right ot a man to express himself as he sees fit that I plead. I am talking for the right of free speech the right that belongs to every man In this land." PREPAREDNESS PILOT RESIGNS US PLACE TO AGED ASYLUM INMATE DIES SALEM, Or., May 14. At the age of 98 years, Rachael Parsons, com mitted to the asylum from Coos county In 1879, died at the Institu tion last night AND KILLS FOUR MEN SAl'LT STE. MARIE, Mich., May 16. Four men wore killed and four fatally injured here today, when on explosion damaged the government pier near the Soo locks. Preliminary Investigation indicated tho explosion was duo to Ignition of fireworks and dynamite caps, being hauled by team sters from tho basement of a local store to a dumping placo. The ex plosives wore mixed In with quanti ties of refuse being removed from the store. The presence of the explosives in the rubbish was not known previous to the explosion. The dead: Thomas Cennell, a launch engineer; John Parr, 1G, a teamster; James Cook, United States coastguard ser vice; Robert Gray, 60, a teamster. The explosion rocked the entire city and caused considerable damage to the state fish hatchery, nearby. SEED PROBLEM IS RELIEVED THRU DEFENSE OFFICE Calls are being answered dally at the local headquarters of the agri cultural dofenso movement from farm ers who need seed for the planting of extra acreage which they had not In tended to use, says T. D. Case, as sistant In charge here. Already many farmers have been put In touch with other who have seed and many hav ing extra seed on hand have beon In formed ot places where they can dis pose of their surplus. The statistics compiled from the re ports or the farmers sent to this of fice are being segregated and sent on to the headquarters for the rarlous branches ot the work. The figures relating to the distribution ot labor are sent to the Portland office and those relating to the securing of seed are sent to Professor G. R. Hyslop at Cor-rallls. WASHINGTON, May 16. Represen tative A. P. Gnrdnor of Massachusetts, pioneer champion ot military prepar- eduess and early advocate ot the cause of the allies, has resigned his seat in congress to go to the front against Germany. Gardnor's resignation through Gov ernor McCall ot Massachusetts, was announced In a letter from Gardner to Speaker Clark, which was read In the house today. Gardner Is a reserve officer In the United States army. TEST LAND GREAT BILL SALEM. Or., May 12. (Special! A demurrer was filed In circuit court here today to tho complaint brought by Max Gohlhar, district attorney for Marlon county, to test the validity of tho llenn Oregon & California land grant bill. Tho demurrer Is general In its nature, attacking tho complaint on tho grounds that It does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. UNITED STATES HAS NOT AGREED ON PEACE TERMS by 10 331,692 VOTERS SALEM, Or, May 11. Election pam phlets for the special election June 4 have been mailed to 331,692 registered voters of the state, the postage on them costing $3116.92. These pam phlets were mailed In the last 16 days and the entire registration so far re ported has been caught up with by Secretary ot State Olcott, although the law allows the pamphlets to be mailed up to 10 days before the elec tion. Mr. Olcott said that particular speed has been attempted that the voters will have all the time possible to read the arguments. All registered voters will receive the pamphlets as fast as their names are sent in to the secretary of state's office from the respective county clerks. BRUSH WITH suewi QUEEN8TOWN. May 11-A squad ron of American torpedo-boat destroy er bas safely crossed the Atlantic and la patrolling the teas In war bit vice. The American navy's actual entry Into the war xone already has been productive of a brush between a ds ttroyer ad a German underwater boat, according to an announcement by the Hritlsh admiralty, but the re ult of It ba not been made public. The destroyer squadron arrived in Queenstown after an uneventful voy age across the Atlantic, but almost Immediately after a formal exchange of greeting with the Prltlsh naval officials, put to sea again for the hard work that Is before It A crowd of several hundred personi, some of them carrying tiny American flags, lined the waterfront and cheered the destroyers from the moment tber first sighted the flotilla until it reached the dock After the exchange of shore greet ings and the British commander bad congratulated the American - officers on their safe voyage, he asked: "When will you be ready for busi ness T" "We can start at once," the Ameri can commander replied promptly. This response, so characteristically American, surprised the Ilrltish com mander, who said he had not expected the Americans would be read" to begin work on this side so soon after their long voyage. When he had re covered from bis surprise he made a short tour ot the destroyers and ad mitted that the American tars looked! prepared.- '. . -. - ' , "Yes." replied the American coin mander, "we made preparations or. the way over. This is why we are ready." The equipment on board the de stroyers was found to be In excellent condition and remarkably well suited to the requirements on this side of the ocean. It was said by the PritUh officer that the only thing lackirg In the equipment was heavier clothing It appears that the Americans ore wearing clothing too light for the varying conditions of weather (l.fy will encounter In these waters. Tliis lack, however, was quickly provided or. After the formalities had ende and the needs ot the men were atttnded t Continued on Page 4.) THREE AUTOISTS ARE TAKEN UP BY SPECIAL COP WASHINGTON, May 11. Secretary of State Lansing today denied publish ed reports that tho United States hai an agreement with tho entente allies not to muke separate peace with Ger many by saying: "There Is no agree ment, written or unwritten, relative to peace." Interest in the attitude of the gov ernment springs from announcements that the German chancellor soon is to make another offer of peace terms. L. J. Hronaugh, son of Judge E. C. Ilronuugli, of Jennings Lodge, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon near Oak Grove, by motorcycle offi cer H. E. Meads, on a charge of ex. ceeding the speed limit. Monday at ternoon Mr. Hronaugh appeared be fore Justice John N. Sievers and paid a fine of $10, the first fine to result from the activities of Clackamas county's new speed regulator. Officer Meads, who was formerly a member of the Portland motorcycle police squad, was added to the county's po lice force Saturday afternoon to regit late the speed of motor vehicles In this county. G. P. Mckerson of Gladstone, er rested on the same charge by Meads, will appear before Justice Sievers this morning. Miss D. Shirley was also fined $10 Monday by Judge Kelso of Mllwaukle for speeding near Milwau kle Sunday afternoon. SALEM, Or. May 15 Monday after noon M. H. McCall, a life-termer nt the state penitentiary, attacked Ed ward Bartholomew, another life-termer who was sent up a few months ago for the "green trunk" murdor in Port land In 1916, by throwing a large pair of tailoring scissors at him. The attack was made In the prison tailor shop, where both were employed The scissors struck Bartholomew on the head, inflicting a scalp wound. Prison officials say that McCall had threatened to kill Bartholomew. McCall, who was a barber, was sentenced from Multnomah county for killing another barber. Prison offi cials say they do not know the cause of the enmity between the two con victs. McCall is in solitary confinement. COFFEE AND SINKERS RAH! FOR IDLE RICH PLAN TO LIVE SIMPLY NEW YORK, May 16. Fifty prom inent women have organized a com mittee pledged to curb waste and ex travagance in their own households and to aid. In showing others "a more modified and simple plan ot living." The committee, which Includes Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. George J. Gould, Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, Mrs. E. H. Gary and Mrs. Oliver Harrison, will be known as the "first fifty." They have cut their own mid-day meals to two course and their even ing meals to three courses.