THE MORXIXG OREGO-m", Til DRSDAT, MAY lO, 1917.
FOOD DEPARTMENT
URGED BY HOOVER
Position of Dictator Is Not De
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lief Commission.
REPCRT MADE TO WILSON
lricc-Flilne Advocated Before Scn-
ate Committee Cnlimlted Power
for Administration Meets
Opposition in House.
Washington, May 9. Herbert c.
Hoover reported to President Wilson
on food conditions abroad and pre
sented the allies' estimates of their
food requirements from America dur
ing the coming year. At an hour's
conference he reviewed the situation in
detail, outlining measures foreign gov
ernments have taken to conserve their
supplies.
On his departure from the "White
House Mr. Hoover was asked If he
would accept a place as food dictator
If one were created.
"I don't want to" be food dictator for
the American people," he replied. "The
man who accepts such a position will
die on the barbed wfre of the first
line entrenchments."
Before the Senate agriculture com
mittee during the day Mr. Hoover
urged that a central food department
be established. He advocated price
fixing bills approved by the Adminis
tration. as a means of jendlng specu
lation and argued for prohibition as a
war measure. Later he saw the six
Cabinet members who comprise the
Council of National Defense. At this
conference' he cited the need for food
control and outlined what the allies
are doing In this direction.
Food Bill In Debated.
The first of the Administration's
food bills was debated in the House
today. Chairman Lever, of the agri
culture committee, presenting the
measure with the declaration that Its
prompt enactment is vital to successful
conduct of the war. Several members
from the food-producing- parts of the
country attacked tho bill as giving too
much power to the Government. Rep
resentative Graham, of Pennsylvania,
objecting particularly to provisions
empowering the Secretary of Agricul
ture to send his agents into places of
business to obtain information.
"One reason for this provision;" Rep
resentative Lenroot," of Wisconsin, re
plied, "is to prevent speculation. This
will permit the Agriculture Depart
ment to get Information necessary for
that purpose."
The bill was laid aside for consider
ation of tho revenue bill tomorrow,
but Mr. Lever announced he would ask
that it be taken up as soon as the
revenue measuro is out of the way,
probably early next week.
Hope for Surplus In Held.
Despite the poor outlook for Winter
wheat, the Department of Agriculture
hopes the country will produce a sur
plus for export to the allies by grow
ing a great Spring crop. Secretary
Houston said today the country would
be unable to keep up its vast exports
of the last few years, but that the
department saw nothing alarming in
the situation if Spring wheat does well.
"We believe," he said, "there will be
a great Spring crop and great crops
of other grain and other foodstuffs.
There is now enough wheat In the
United States and In Canada to supply
our normal needs until the new crop
is at hand in July and still leave 100.
000 bushels for export. Considering
that fact and a probable big Increase
in Spring acreage, there is no cause
.for excitement.
- "Still, the situation is grave. It does
look as if we will not have as much
for export as in the last two or three
years.
Use of Corn Bread Urged.
"Weather conditions appear to be
good for Spring wheat. There has
been plenty of moisture. The condi
tions appear good, too, for corn."
. The Agriculture Department is start
ing a campaign for conservation of
the wheat supply through wider use of
corn in bread. The South, which now
uses corn, eats less than four bushels
of wheat per capita annually, while
Minnesota and other Northwestern
.states which use no corn for food eat
more than seven bushels of wheat.
American milling laws prohibit the
Mse of mixed flour. Officials of the
-department hope to save much wheat
by changing milling regulations as
soon as power Is again given under
the food bills.
Cold storage reports made public
"today by the department show that
the holdings of cold storage eggs In
360 places of business Increased from
174,000 cases April 1 to 1.845.000 May
1. Stocks were less by 25 per cent,
however, than on May 1 last year.
Butter stocks increased during the
year ended May 1 about 124 per cent;
cheese stocks decreased 3 per cent:
apple, stocks decreased 33 per cent.
BILL PROVIDES WAR TAX
fConMmiyd From First Page.)
.March 31, 1917, amounted to $2,790,
000,000, or about J60 per capita.
"The committee 'believes that the
American people were never n a more
favorable condition to pay a reasonable
amount of was. taxes. The committee
has endeavored to distribute equitably
this taxation."
The committee estimated the war ex
penditures for the remainder of this
year and 1he whole of the next' fiscal
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year at about $3,800,000,000. exclusive
of the bond issue to finance the foreign
loans.
"We already have authorized a bond
issue of 12.000.000.000." It added, "to
provide a portion of the necessary
funds to finance war. Therefore the
amount necessary to raise by taxation,
or a further bond Issue, at this time
is $1,800,000,000."
The bill today is calculated to raise,
in exact figures. 1, 810. 420, 000, includ
ing: Income tax New war income tax,
i5SI.700.noo: retroactive tax on in
comes, $108,000,000.
Kxeea Profit Taxed.
Additional excess profits. 1108.000.
000. Liquors distilled spirits $100,000.
000: rectified spirit..; $7,500,000; fer
mented liquors, $37,000,000; wines, 18,
000.000. Soft drinks, syrups, etc.. $20,000,000.
Cigars, $11,000,000: cigarettes. '$25.
000.000; tobacco. $30,000,000: snuff, $2,
000.000: cigarette papers, $200,000.
Stamp taxes, including documents
and playing cards, $33,000,000.
Increase in customs duties, $200,-
000.000.
Increase
$70,000,000
$19,000,000.
Transportation Freight bills, $77,
500.000: passenger tickets. $75,000,000;
express bills, $15,000,000; pipe lines,
$4,500,000; seats, berths and staterooms,
$750,000.
Electric lights, gas, domestic power,
telephone service, $30,000,000.
Telegraph and telephone messages,
$7,000,000.
Advertising. $7,500,000.
Insurance, $5,000,000.
Automobiles, trucks and motorcycles,
$68,000,000; tires and tubes. $12,500,000.
Musical instruments, phonographs,
records, $7,000,000.
Motion-picture films, $7,000,000.
Jewelry, $7,500,000.
Sporting goods, golf clubs, baseball
bats, billiard and pool tables and
balls, $2,000,000.
Pleasure boats, $500,000.
Perfumes and cosmetics. $4,750,000.
Proprietary medicines. $8,500,000.
Chewing gum. $1,000,000.
Admissions to theaters and other
amusements, $60,000,000.
Dues In clubs and other organiza
tions, $1,500,000.
War estate tax. $8,000,000.
(Estimated, however, that the In
crease will yield $38,500,000 when in
full operation.)
Virgin Island internal revenue,
$200,000. - "
GASH FOR JETTY SOUGHT
chamberlain will fight to
have: item back in bill.
Fact Columbia Can Get Along "Without
Extension Held Not Reaaosi
for Cutting of 075,OOO.
OUEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 9. Senator Chamberlain
will make a fight when the rivers and
harbors bill reaches the Senate to se
cure the restoration of the appropri
ation of $976,000 for the mouth of the
Columbia River, mainly for the North
Jetty.
The Senator is not at all impressed
with the showing on which the House
committee eliminated this item after
having twice approved it, and will en
deavor in the commerce committee and
In the Senate to override the latest
opinion submitted by the Army engi
neers. "Of course," said the Senator, com
menting on the telegraphic report from
the district engineer at Portland, "we
can get along without the extension of
the Jetty; we can get along without any
further river and harbor improve
ments during the continuance of the
war, but the fact that we can does not
Justify Congress in putting a stop to
our Jetty work during the continuance
of the war.
"Other big river and harbor projects
are going to be pressed during the war,
and I will do my utmost to get back
the appropriation so that the project
at the mouth of the Columbia may go
ahead without interruption.
"It is a thoroughly meritorious project."
HARBOR WORK PROVIDED FOB
Representative Hawley Finds Items
for Oregon Rivers.
SALEM, Or.. May 9. (Special.)
Just before leaving Washington, D. C,
for Monroe. Or., to be at the bedide
of his mother, who is critically 111.
Representative W. C. Hawley had a
hearing before the committee on rivers
and harbors of the House of Represen
tatives in behalf of the river and
harbor projects in the First Congres
sional District of Oregon.
Information just received is that in
the bill reported from the committee
provision is made for continuing the
improvement of the Coqullle, Coos,
Siuslaw and Taqulna rivers. Coos, Til
lamook ' and Nehalem bays, the Wil
lamette Klver is to get $48,300 and
the locks at Oregon City an additional
$80,000, . while the Columbia River is
to secure for improvement and main
tenance $310,000.
FLAG STOCKINGS TABOO
SAX - KIIAJ.CISCO STORES DECLINE
TO REPLENISH STOCKS.
"Disrespectful to Old Glory to Be Em
broidered on Hosiery," Say
One Large Buyer.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 9. (Special.)
Patriotism was put above commer
cialism in several of the large local
department stores here today when
stocking buyers refused to replenish
their line of silk hosiery embroidered
with the American flag.
"The fad of patriotic stockings en
joyed a great popularity here," said one
of the leading buyers today. "But this
firm will not order a second lot for the
reason that we consider It disrespectful
to Old Glory in the present war situ
ation." The buyers denied having received
any information about a governmental
taboo of flag-embroidered stockings.
"It is simply a matter of our own
ideas on the matter," he said.
Patriotic stockings made their ap
pearance in San Francisco a few weeks
ago In several varieties.
Gresham Boys Called to Service;
GRESHAK, Or., May 9. (Special.)
Sergeant Fred H. Crane, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Crane, of Fair
view, left for San. Francisco Tuesday,
whence he will go to the Presidio to
take the regulation examination for a
Lieutenant's commission In the regular
Army. He was accompanied by Ed
Dunn, a Troutdale boy, but now of
Portland, who will also take the ex
amination. Another from here to re
ceive orders to report at the Presidio
is Ernest P. Thom, who was recently
discharged from the Third Oregon,
having completed three years service
In Battery A. and is now a corporal.
Attorney C. O. Schneider. Recorder of
this city, and Floyd S. Metxger, also a
local young man, at present a student
at the Oregon Agricultural College, are
expecting to leave soon for the Presidio.
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VAWTER IS SET FREE
Virginia Professor Acquitted
of Charge of Murder.v
dlan War Purchasing Commission, made
the offer to Army officials today.
Shortage of tentage is expected to be
a serious problem In organizing the
mobilization camps for the selective
draft army.
DEFENDANT SCORES PRESS
Man Admitting Condoning. Wife's
Intimacy With Student Iays
tTnfairness to Newspapers
and Prosecuting Officials.
CHEISTIAXSBURG, Va., May 9.
Charles E. Vawter, ex-Professor or
Physics in Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute, -was declared not guilty tonight
of the murder of Stockton Heth, Jr.. a
wealthy young society man and sports
man, whom he Fhot to death In the
Vawter home early on the morning of
March 13. The Jury was out two and
& half hours, but. according to one
juryman, only ohe ballot was taken.
Vawter's defense had been based on the
unwritten law and pelf-defenee.
After his acquittal Vawter gave out
a statement criticising the prosecution
and the press for "the Injustice done
Mrs. Vawter." who testified during the
trial that she had been intimate with
Heth, a frequent visitor at the Vawter
home.
"1 greatly regret the whole sad af
fair and sorrow caused," said the state
ment. "The injustice done Mrs. Vawter
by the prosecution and press is the
greatest blot upon the whole sad affair.
While I am blameless as to Jleth's
death. I realize that I have been guilty
of weakness when 1 should have been
strong. The future stares me darkly
in the face, but with God's help I shall
endeavor to build somewhere a happy
home for my children and wife. My
immediate plans are to rest."
The trial was one of the most sensa
tional In the history of Virginia. The
prosecution produced two letters from
Vawter to Heth, one condoning the re
lations between Heth and Mrs. Vawter,
and asking Heth to pay a liquor bill of
Vawter's. and another begging Heth to
stay away from the Vawter home and
not to bring liquor to him. Mrs. Vaw
ter took the stand in defense of her
husband, declaring she was willing to
bare her life to save him.
CANADA HAS EXTRA TENTS
Offer of Supplies Is Made to Army
Officials.
WASHINGTON. May 9. Canada has
an enormous stock of tentage and other
quartermasters supplies on which the
United States can draw,' If necessary,
for the equipment of Its armies.
Thomas Hlllard, secretary of the Cana-
RINTELEN CASE IS CLOSED
Court Reserves Decision on Motions
for Dismissal.
NEW YORK. May 9. The Govern
ment today brought to a close its case
against Captain Franz Rlntelen, of the
Germany navy, and his seven alleged
munition plot confederates.
Counsel for Rlntelen made formal
motion for a dismissal, which was de
nied. Ex-United States Senator Joseph
W. Bailey. representing Buchanan,
arguing a similar motion for his client,
declared that the Sherman law, under
which the defendants were Indicted,
did not apply to the activities proved
against them, and that not only was no
crime shown, but aIo even had they
been paid money from the German gov
ernment for what they did there would
have been no crime Involved.
The court reserved decision until ar
guments for dismissal are completed
by all defendants.
HIGH COST PROBE IS ON
SIOKA."E HAS KIVK COMMITTKKS
I.WKSTIUATIW MAIN" PROBLEMS.
"SNOW BABY" WILL MARRY
Daughter of Rear-Admiral Peary
Engaged to Edward Stafford.
WASHINGTON. May 9. Announce
ment of the engagement of Rear
Admiral Peary's daughter. Marie Anl
ghito, to Edward Stafford, son of Jus
tice Stafford, of the local Supreme
Court, was made here today.
Miss Peary was born far north in
the Arctics on one of her father's ex
ploration trips at a point where no
other white child ever had been, and
was named Anighito, nreaning "snow
baby."
BLANCETT DOOMED TO DIE
Friday Harbor, Wash., Man Sen
tenced to Hang June 8.
SANTA FE, N. M.. May 9. Judge E.
C. Abbott, of the District Court, has
sentenced Elbert W. Blancett, of Fri
day Harbor. Wash., convicted of mur
dering Clyde I). Armour, of Sioux City,
Iowa, to be hanged June 8.
"I am not guilty of this crime," said
Blancett. when the court asked him If
he had anything to say. "Because of
the way persons acted in the court
room I say that I did not have a fair
trial.1.'
Bend Man Ijoscs Damage Suit.
BEND, Or.. May 9. (Special.) The
$8000 damage sutt brought by Jens
Hasselberg against W. H. A. Smith,
of Hartline, Wash., has been decided
in favor of the defendant by Judpe
Duffy In the Circuit Court. Hassel
berg sued for damages alleged to have
resulted from a land deal in which Mr.
Smith was represented by bis son, R.
M. Smith, of Bend.
Members Are Told "Farta. JVot Theo
ries." Are "Wasted Work Must Be
"Prompt and Thorough."
SPOKANE. Wash., May 9. (Special.)
Spokane's Investigation Into the cost
of living got under way thia after
noon, when Mayor Fleming's commis
sion of 15" organized for action.
The 15 members of the commission
will be divided into five committees
of three each. Five main problems
will be tackled. They are: Research,
distribution and transportation. mll"k
supply and dairy products, markets,
cold storage plants and packing-houses,
and flour products, fuel. Ice and cloth
ing. It Is planned to have the commission
meet three times a week. The sepa
rate committees will hold private
meetings and report to the main com
mission at stated Intervals.
Commissioner McBroora. in summing
up the objects of the probe, told the
commission that they were after
"facts, not theories." and that the
work must bo done "as promptly and
thoroughly as possible."
LEGISLATOR IS CONVICTED
Ark ancs Senator Sentenced
Prison for Bribery.
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark., May 9. Sen
ator S. C. Sims, of the Arkansas Leg
islature, this morning was convicted by
a jury of bribery In connection with
legislation before the last general As
sembly. He was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary and fined flKOO.
Pending appeal he was released on
$10,000 bond.
BAKER RETAINS DIVISION
Assurances GlTcn Against Change of
Railway Center to Nunipa.
RAKER. Or.. May 9. (Special.) A
telegram received by Walter Meacham.
secretary of the Baker Commercial
Club, gave assuranace that Baker will
remain as a railway division point. The
Information was sent by Representa
tive N. .1. Kinnntt. at Washington. I". -,
It is reported that an effort had been
made to linve Natnpa designated as a
division point. The Postoffice Depart
ment, however, had been Informed
that mail clerks were well satisfied
with thoir location in Baker -and would
not indorse another change.
ROAD BONDS TO BE AIDED
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gon Is Urged.
BEND, Or.. May 9. (Special.) Feara
lest the 16,000,000 road bond Issue to
be voted on In June might receive only
a small vote in this section were voiced
at the weekly meeting of the Bend
Commercial Club held this noon. Presi
dent Floyd Dement declared that the
success or failure of the measure will
depend largely on tho vote polled in
the Central Oregon counties and urged
that a campaign in favor of the bonds
bo launched.
That titeps were being taken to have
a. representative of organized labor
debate the bonding measure with Com
missioner K. J. Adams, when he ap
pears here next week, was announced
at the meeting.
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