Morning Oregonian., May 10, 1917, Page 7, Image 7

THE JIORXIXG OREGOSIAN, THUKtSiJA V ' M A Y lO, 1917.
FARMERS RESPOND
FOR DEFENSE WORK
because of your: interest in the sub-
ects. .'
Among- the topics to be - discussed
ill be the Peace Enforcement League
settlement of the present war ,at its
ciose; mo unnorm taxation amenament
nd the penitentiary, appropriation
measures on the June ballot; effective
gencies for-the mobilization of labor;
the town-' and community . planning;
movement in Oregon, and a discussion
a liberal national forest policy. -
Twenty-Eight Counties Report
Organization of Agri- ''
cultural Councils.
30,000 BLANKS ARE ISSUED
District Meetings Set for May 12
In Many Counties to Consider
Subjects Relating to Pro
duction of Foods.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COLLEGE,
Corvallis, May 9. (Special.) Satisfac
tory progress of the organization of
agricultural defense councils for Agri
cultural' Defense day, Vay 12, are re
ported at the office of State Leader
Paul V. Maris, from 28 counties.
"This is the biggest organization
movement ever undertaken 'in the
state," said Mr. Maris, "and in a num
ber of counties the preliminary organi
zation has been completed and plans
definitely laid for the meetings of Sat
urday." Among the counties reporting com
pletion of the preliminary organization
are Lane, with 28 meetings scheduled;
Marion, with 45; Yamhill. 35; Benton,
15; Morrow, 27; Sherman, 14; Wasco,
35, and Hood River, with about 40.
Farmers Respond Heartily.
Incomplete reports are hourly arriv
ing by mail, wine and personal mes
sengers. The farmers are making a
hearty response by assuming various
duties and important assignments in
the county agricultural councils of de
fense. J. E. Larson, district leader of
Baker. Wallowa and Umatilla counties,
reports that one farmer- rode 40 miles
to attend the council of defense meet
ings, and two came from a distance of
60 miles. C. J. Hurd, district leader
of Douglas and Lane counties, says
that of 30 farmers listed for attendance
at tho committee meetings, only one
was absent from the Lane County
Council.
The large two-colored posters mak
ing the announcements are being sys
tematically distributed through the
public schools. The college office of
the state leader has sent 30,000 blanks
for obtaining a census of the labor
needs, available seeds of late-planted
crops, such as corn, beans and flax.
and present livestock conditions as
compared with the average condition
at the same time of year. Farmers are
reported to be making a sincere and
careful effort to supply the informa
tion required. f
Subject Are Assigned
Printed Information concerning all
phases of the subjects scheduled for
discussion at the agricultural defense
meetings have also been forwarded to
leaders of the community councils
through county agents and district
agents. Among these subjects are
listed the price-iixlng measures now be
fore Congress, reliable information on
the actual food situation in this COUn-
r-.. onH In tVia n A h mna f
fective mobilization and distribution of
labor, for which special arrangements
are now under way.
Enlistment blanks for enrolling 2000
boys in the Oregon branch of the
United States Boys' Working Reserves
are Deing; oisiriDutea to ail parts oi
the state. hen finished, work of en
listing boys unavailable for military
duty will be taken -up by the Federal
ana state authorities, acting through
county and district leaders. As these
lists are completed in any part of the
state they will be forwarded to the
employment bureau of the United
States Department of Labor in Port'
land and the Portland Employment
Bureau, where the reserve force of
available labor will be switched to the
point where most needed as the de
mands shift about the state.
BEAN SUBSTITUTE FOUND
'etch Seed Said to Have Almost as
Good I"ood Valife.
EL'GEXE1 Or., May 9. Miss. Bertha
Davis, of the domestic science depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, said at a meeting held in. Trent
yesterday afternoon in connection with'
preparedness campaign that vetch
seed offers a good substitute for beans
and is of about the same food value.
She said that in preparation it re
quired cooking for a longer period.
GROCERS SEEK TO CLOSE
RETAIL ME WOl'LD HOE GARDENS
OX WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS.
Proposal la for June, 'July and Augast
In Line With Action by Local
Meat Dealers.
"Hoe the Garden" is the slogan which
has been adopted by the Retail Gro
cers' Association, and every Wednesday
afternoon in June, July and August
will find it put in practice if the pres
ent plans are carried through. Robert
G. Duncan, manager of the Retail Gro
cers' Association, has called a meeting
for tonight at 8 o clock in the Cham
ber of Commerce.
A campaign to include every meat
market and grocery in Portland will be
inaugurated, the main purpose bein
to close every Wednesday afternoon i
June, July 'and August. The Retail
Meat Dealers adopted a resolution to
the effect at their last meeting, and
' already placards have -been placed in
many of the shops heralding the fact
that no purchases can be made any
Wednesday afternoon in the three
months named. -
A committee composed of 90 mem'
bers of the Retail Grocers' Association
was selected to line up all the grocery
stores in Portland. Further arrange
ments will be made tonight at the
meeting, and all members are re
quested to be on hand.
The slogan "Hoe the Garden" was
taken because on Wednesday after
noons everyone connected with the
various establishments of Portland is
. expected to get in and hoe his garden.
BIG PROBLEMS ON LIS
COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE TO
DRAW STRONG SPEAKERS.
Taxation and Penitentiary Ballot Mei
area and Other State Subjects -to
Be Dlacuaaed.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
May 9. (Special.) Plans for the a
nual commonwealth conference at the
university May 17-19 are rapidly near
ing completion under the direction
Professor F. G.-Young. In a letter to
the women's clubs and chambers of
commerce of the state sent out today
he indicates why it is they cannot
afford to be without representation.
The conference will be one of the mos
Important at which state problems vni
be discussed. Professor Young says
"The most vital Issues -now up to th
Oregon people will be discussed in
way that shall In each Instance bear
fruit in- right and effective action.
Speakers qualified by study, service
and. public interests will lead. Yo
organisation will want to take part
ECTURE ON BLIND GIVEN
ancouver School Head Says 2 5 Per
Cent Is Preventable.
VANCOUVKR. Wash.. May 9. (Sp-
lal.) In the United States there are
00,000 blind persons, and 25 per cent
this blindness Is preventable, Mrs.
$50 WILL BE PRICE
OF LIBERTY BONDS
Denominations Are to Run to
$100,000, Payable in
Four Installments.
FIRST OFFERING LIMITED
Privilege of Conversion Into Any
of Later Issue Paying Higher
Rate of Interest More Than
$18,000,000 Added In Day.
WASHINGTON. May 9. The $2,000,
000,000 issue of Liberty loan bonds. Sec
retary McAdoo announced tonight, will
be in denominations of from $50 to
sioft OOA. will mature in 30 vears and
may be redeemed by he Government
QUEENS OF ROSEBURG STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL ELECTED.
-"-iririiiiTiiiriiiiimiii.iiiiiii - r, -
conditions, tha Secretary will avail
himself of the. privilege given him by
the act to redeposit the proceeds or
the bonds, insofar as it is practicable.
with the various National and state
banks and trust companies throughout
the country."
Change in the date of the bonds from
July 1 to June 15 was made, it was
tnnouncrd, ' "to avoid adding to the
heavy burden of work Incident to the
July 1 and January 1 settlements."
The second offering of $200,000,000 in
Treasury certificates of indebtedness, it
Is understood, has been about takr-n up
and another offering may be made
within 10 days. From the proceeds an
additional loan may be made to Greet
Britain. Mr. McAdoo conferred with
Arthur J. Balfour today and the fur
ther needs of the British government
were discussed informally.
Offerings Are Large.
Offerings and estimates of subscrip
tions to the bond Issue were received
in large volume today. The first liberty
loan club to claim the honor of priorlty
was formed at Cumberland, Md.. of men
who had . pledged to pay stated sums
monthly for 10 months in buying bonds.
Today's offer from some of the chief
cities up to 2 P. M. were announced as
follows: New York. $11,156,000; Boston,
$1,225,000; Baltimore. $752,000; Detroit.
$735,000; Toledo, $732,000; Chicago.
$545,000; Philadelphia. $535,000; Ran
Francisco, $375,000; Washington, $360,
000; Newark N. J., $360,000; Cleveland,
$265,000; Memphis. $250,000; Birming
ham. $250,000; Cincinnati. $238,000: Co
lumbus. O.. $200,000; Louisville. $150,
000; Los Angeles. $100,000; Jersey City,
$100,000; Providence. R. I.. $23,000; Se
attle. $18,000: Milwaukee. $15,000.
It was by far the lightest day. so far
as the 35 chief cities of the country
were concerned, since the subscription
books were opened. The total was
boosted by an estimate of the Pitts
burg Clearing-house, however, that the
banks of the city and their customers
could dispose of $30,000.00(7 worth of
the bonds. Including this estimate, the
day's totals, so far as tabulated, reached
J4S.3S7.000, little more than one-third
of the total of yeBerday.
MAY' DEZENDORF, 6-YEAR-OLD RULER OF CHILDREN IV FETE.
ROSEBURG, Or., May 9. (Special.) Following a spirited contest.
Miss Vera Sykes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sykes, of this
city, was elected queen of the Strawberry Festival to be held here
May 17, 18 and 19. Miss Sykes received a total of 10.166 votes, while
Miss Edith Brown, of Wilbur, polled 3000 votes. The voting closed
at 8 o'clock and the final count was witnessed by a big crowd.
Little May Deaendorf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Desendorf,
was elected "children's queen," with a total of 7810 votes. Miss
Ruth McKaln. who was second in this contest, received 6580 votes.
Miss Dezendorf is. but 6 years old and was the candidate of the
Rose School. The money derived from the contests will be used in
defraying the expenses of the carnival.
GOVERNOR SENDS PLEA
WAR SECRETARY ASKED TO DIS
CO JTTI5TCE RECRUITING OX FARMS.
W. B. Hall, superintendent of the
Washington State School for the Blind,
said last night at a lecture during
Better Babies week.
It costs 10 times as much to educate
blind child as one that sees, she said.
and there is great nned of education
and legislation in preventing blindness.
Dr. R. G. Hall tonight lectured at
the Chamber of Commerce clubrooms
on Contagious Diseases or Children.
The Chamber of Commerce, is headquar
ters for "Better Babies Week" programmes.
BIG PRUNE CROP FORECAST
A. A. Quarnberg, of Vancouver, Says
Conditions Are Propitious.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 9. (Spe-
ial.) A. A. Quarnberg, prunegrower.
and weather observer for the Govern
ment here, today said that prune blos
soming time is Just 24 days later than
the average for the past 26 years, and
that all signs are that there will be an
unusually heavy crop this year.
He said that Coes little golden plum.
which blossoms ahead of the prune,
has set well, and when it does this it is
almost a sure sign that there will be a
heavy prune crop.
Much has been done to combat the
brown rot in this courty, the Govern
ment having sent specialists here for
several years to make a study of it.
Sons of American Revolution,
Members of the Oregon Society.' Sons
of the American Revolution, are re
quested to attend the funeral at the
founder of the society. General Thomas
M. Anderson. The services will be at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Lownsdale
and Morrison streets, this evening.
Compatriots should be present by 8:30.
WALLACE AI CAM ANT,
President.
in 15: will be subject to payment in
four installments-- and will carry the
privilege of conversion into any bonds
which may be Issued later during the
war at a higher rate of interest.
Two per cent of the subscription
must be paid on application: the re
mainder will be paid as follows: June
28, 18 per cent; July 30, 20 per cent;
August 15, 30 per cent, and August 30,
30 per cent.
Bonds will be dated June 15 instead
of July 1, the date previously desig
nated, and interest will be payable
semi-annually on June 15 and Decem
ber 15.
Two classes of bonds will be iss'ued.
c.oupon and registered. Two lowest
denomination of registered bonds will
be $100, other denominations being
$500. $1000, $5000, $10,000, $50,000 and
$100,000. Coupon bonds payable to
bearer will be issued in denominations
$50. $100, $500 and $1000.
2,000.000,000 Present Limit.
The present offering,, it was an
nounced, will be limited to $2,000,000,
000 and "no allotments will be made In
excess of that amount." This disposes
finally of reports that Mr. McAdoo has
under consideration the advisability of
extending the amount of the"bffer to
include a percentage of the over-subscription
which apparently will result
when the subscription books are closed
June 15 next.
"Applications must be made on or
about June 15, 1917," reads the formal
announcement, "subject to the right of
the. Secretary, in his discretion, to close
the subscription books at an earlier
date."
The statement then gives the terms
of payment and continues:
"Accrued interest will be payable
with the full and final payment
(August 30). Provision will be made
for the privilege to pay earlier the full
subscription price upon terms and con
ditions determined by the Secretary.
. Redeposlta Are Provided.
"In order that the various payments
required for the settlement of this
transaction may be complete! with the
least possible disturbance of monetary
Oregon's Chief Executive Says Labor
Lack Is Acute Men to Be Needed
to Harvest Crops.
SALEM. Or.. May 9. (Special.) Gov
ernor Withycombe today sent an ur
gent teifgram to Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War, asking that recruit
ing be entirely discontinued In the
country towns and rural districts, at
least, and that the maximum publicity
be given to the fact that rural boys
should wait until the draft becomes
effective.
The Governor's telegram follows:
Oregon has' done and will 'do her full
hare in contributing men to the Army and
Navy, but I venture to suggest vital inad-
vtsatblllty of continued recruiting of farm
labor. Recruiting officers working our
mall towns and rural districts are denud
ing them of young men. resulting in in
creasingly acute lack of farm labor be
coming genuinely critical. If present
methotis continued harvest time will flm us
unable to reap cropa already sown. Many
young men of gooa spirit preferring volun
tary enlistment to drafting later are Join
ing now. Acceptance of volunteers Justi
fied In cities where food production not di
rectly affected, but very ill-advised In rural
districts. Cannot country recruiting be
stopped and maximum publicity bo given
fact that rural boys should watt until draft
becomes effective, it being equally Import-
ant who stays to worlc our fields as who
Joins the colors? I earnestly ask prompt I
consideration of the growing and vital prob
lem.
BRITISH SOCIETY ELECTS
P. Chappcll Browne Retained as I
President of Benevolent Order.
At the annual meeting of the British!
Benevolent Society last night in Cen
tral Library, P. Chappell Browne was I
re-elected president. Other officers I
were: William Whitfielu. vice-presi
dent; J. C. Robinson, secretary-treas
urer, and Alex T. Smith, assistant sec
retary.
In an interesting programme Miss F.
Sims sang. accompanied by Mlssl
Walker, who later gave several piano I
selections.
The board of physicians named for
the ensuing year Includes: Dr. J. F.
Bell, Dr. D. Grant, Dr. T. W. Kirby,
Dr. A. E. Mackay, Dr. Jessie M. Mc-
Gavin, Dr. J. J. Panton. Dr. W. T. Will
iamson, Dr. J. F. Wood and Dr. K. A.
J. MacKenzie. The board of relief in-1
eludes: R, W. Blackwood, J. C. Rob
inson, C. H. Savage, A. S. Auterson,
Miss S. E. Warrack. H. L. Sherwood,
Mrs. C. Blakeley, Mrs. Roger Hastings,
Mrs. A. King. Mrs. A. W. Nash. Mrs.
E. T. Stevens, and Mrs. H. L. Sher
wood.
5-Cent Loaf Passes at Albany.
ALBANY. Or.. May 9. (Special.)
The 6-cent loaf of bread is a thing of
the past in Albany. Local bakers an
nounced a new schedule of prices today
whereby they will manufacture 10-cent
and 15-cent loaves. The increased price
of flour um: other ingredients was the
cause of the rise In prices.
It is the patriotic duty of every citizen of Portland to
subscribe in accordance with his or her means to
The Liberty Loan of 1917
United States Government
3y2 Bonds
The following Portland Banks offer their services without
charge to any individual or corporation wishing to subscribe
to the $2,000,000,000 United States Sy2 ,Bonds now being
offered by the United States Government.
, . First National Bank
? ' United States National Bank
N , Lumbermens National Bank
. - - Northwestern National Bank
' ; V Ladd & Tilton Bank
' " Bank of California, N. A.
' " , . . Canadian Bank of Commerce
. " Hibernia Savings Bank , . .
' ' Security Savings and Trust Company
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