Morning Oregonian., May 11, 1917, Image 1

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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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11,000,000 in ARE
SUBJECT TO DRAFT
Big Moral Effect on
Germany Expected.
TEDDY'S FRIENDS HOPEFUL YET
New Fight, However, Regard
ed as Doomed to Failure.
WILSON OPPOSES FIRMLY
President Will Refuse to Send Colo
nel's Division to War, Even If
Authorized, Say Reports
Circulated in Capital.
FARMERS PROTEST
RURAL RECRUITING
TOLL; FROM OREGON COCXTRY
DECLARED TOO GREAT.
BT JOHS CALLAX O' loug h LI n.
WASHINGTON', May 10. .Special.)
Eleven million male citizens between
the age of 21 and 30 years will be sub
ject to draft by the President of the
United States.
The conferees appointed by the Sen
ate and House to adjust the differences
between the conscription bills passed
by the respective houses submitted
their formal agreement this afternoon
to the two chambers. The Senate bill
fixed the maximum age at 27 years,
the House bill at 40 years. The com
promise determined upon is 30 years.
Volunteer Protrided For.
But in order that men under 21 and
over 30 might serve their country if
ihey so desired, the conferee measure
provides for the acceptable of volun
teers of over 18 years and under 40
years.
The gigantic number of men subject
10 aratt will not all be called to the
colors by any means.
The proposed law gives authority to
the President to draft as many men as
he deems necessary to fill u: the regu
lar Army, the National Guard and the
conscription force of 1,000.000 men.
It is estimated by the War Depart
ment that as a result of the authority
cu.nerrea ana tne action to be taken
2 511 nnn er; . ... '
. , Qii-j men will com
prise the military establishment of the
United States. , . ..
Two Decline to Sign.
The conference report lacked signa
ture of two members of the committee,
those of Representatives Anthony of
Kansas and Kahn of California.
Mr. Anthony proved to be the dle-In-the-diteh
friend of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. He was the staunchest sup
porter of the Senate provision under
which Colonel Roosevelt could have of
fered a complete division to the Presi
dent for service in France.
The Senate conferees who could have
Insisted upon the acceptance of the pro
vision for this purpose declared they
preferred to eliminate it to save the
bill itself. Nevertheless Senator Cham
berlain, of Oregon, chairman of the
Senate committee, was never in favor
of it.
Senator Hitchcock, who voted for the
provision in the Senate, indicated his
willingness to abandon it, and Senator
Warren, finding the fight hopeless and
unwilling to take the responsibility of
defeating the bin and thereby throw
ing the measure back into the two
houses, decided to give in to his col
leagues. Dent and Field Hold Firm.
Representative Dent, of Alabama, and
Representative Fields, of Kentucky,
am precisely what the President de
sired opposed the Senate vlerorntmlv.
Mr. Anthony declared he would not
sign a report which omitted giving the
Colonel the opportunity to go to France
tor which he has pleaded.
Mr. Kahn was willing to modify the
Senate amendment so as to get around
the argument that the volunteer plan
conflicted with the conscription prin
ciple, but his suggestions proved unac
ceptable. The California Representa
tive, however, was determined in his
opposition to the provisions governing
the prohibition of alcoholic liquors in
or near military camps and to the of
ficers and enlisted men. On this ground
he refused to sign the report.
T. R.'a Friends to Kleht.
What the Colonel will do, now that
his pet project is incapable of realiza
tion, is a question. Some of his friends
in the Senate and House hope to defeat
the conference report and. reinstruct
the conferees to make provision for his
division. The information was circu
lated in the two chambers, however,
that even if Congress authorizes the
President to accept volunteer units he
will not do so. Ifi other words, Mr.
Wilson is absolutely opposed to the Idea
of a volunteer organization under com
mand of the Colonel.
In view of this situation. Republican
Senators and Representatives point out
that it would be useless to make a fight,
and moreover wouid be dangerous
to the party, because the Democrats
woulc' charge that they were seeking
to prevent the Nation from equipping
iUelf with a trained force for the use
in the National defense and to bring
the imperial German government to
terms.
Adoption la Probable.
The probability, indeed the certainty.
Is that the conference report will be
adopted, and the measure as corrected
will bo slgDed by the President and
become law in the course of the next
few days.
It has been suggested that the Colo
nel might go to Canada and the men
in his division couid follow him and
Complaint Made That StaCe Will Not
Be Able to Provide Food Quota
if More Labor Is Taken.
Voices of the farmers are being lifted
In protest against further search of the
rural districts of the state for recruits
for the Army and Navy. They Bay the
limit has been reached and if Oregon is
to have a food crop of any proportions,
men must be available to help till the
soil and to harvest the products.
Recruiting has already drawn
heavily upon the rural districts of the
state. The country boys have outdone
the city chaps in making enlistments
in both branches of the National serv
ice. Both the Army and Navy recruit
ing offices in Portland have been filled
since trouble with Germany started
with men from the farms and the
smaller centers of the state.
Further depletion of the labor supply
on the farms is opposed stoutly by the
farmers themselves. They have made
known their position and the pressing
need of men to help them this Summer
and Fall if Oregon is to do its bit in
helping to overcome the food shortage
that threatens.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has been asked to protest against any
further enlistments from the farming
sections of the country and telegrams
have been sent to the Government
asking that the farms be exempted
from further depletion of labor supply
through voluntary enlistments, pending
the new selective conscription law.
HOOVER WARNS OF
$20 flour mm
C ui Declared Need
to Avoid Distress.
HIGH COST HELD UNJUSTIFIED
RIVER THREATENS RAILWAY
o.-w.
R. & Jf. May . Use Launches
and Automobiles.
SPOKANE. Wash.. May 10. (Special.)
All railroad travel from Harrison to
Kellogg. Wallace, Burke and Murray
over the O.-W. R. & N. will probably
be suspended. The Coeur d'Alene River
is rising so rapidly that the railroad Is
planning to transfer passengers from
Harrison to Cataldo in power launches
and from Cataldo to points at the east
ern end of the valley in automobiles.
Harry Donnelly, superintendent of
bridges and buildings for the railroad,
has made a preliminary trip over the
route in a launch. It also may be pos
sible, officials think, to navigate the
steamer Harrison as far as Dane.
CAPTIVES PUT IN DANGER
French Officers Sent to Regions
Subject to Aerial Attacks.
BERLIN, via Amsterdam to London,
May 10. An official statement today
says:
"In reprisal for the placing of a
German General and 15 staff officers
on French hospital ships in the Medi
terranean, the German authorities have
placed thrice this number of French
officers of corresponding ranks at
points in the Western industrial dis
tricts which are especially subject to
aerial attack."
Food Surplus to Share With
Allies Predicted..
SPECULATION IS SCORED
TIN CANS TO BE DOLED OUT
Packers Must Use Paper Containers
if Possible, Says Government.
WASHINGTON, May 10. Distribution
of the tin can output will be put under
direct supervision of the Government
under plans prepared by a committee
representing Government departments
and can interests. Packers of non-
perishable products will be required
to use paper or fiber containers.
Several Government bureaus will co
operate with the committee in admin
istration of the programme.
Price Can Be Reduced 4 0 to 50 Per
Cent and Assure All Trades of
Good Profit, Says Adviser
of American Government.
JCEW YORK, May 10. Herbert C.
Hoover, who recently came from
Europe to advise the Government on
food conditions in Europe, says that
without control we may see flour at
$20 a barrel before the year is over.
but that with control "the present price
of flour can be reduced 40 to 60 per
cent and at the same time the pro
ducer be treated in a liberal manner."
Mr. Hoover thus outlined food con
dltions in a statement to the Associ
ated Press today:
'There is absolutely no occasion for
food panic in this country nor any Jus
tification for outrageous prices unless
the opposition of special interests de
feats the President in obtaining the
necessary powers to control the Na
tion's food fully and adequately.
Large Surplns Forecast.
"America's problem is not one of
famine, for we have now and will have
next year a large surplus. Our prob
lem is, after the proper protection of
our ,own people, to give to our allies
the last ounce of surplus of which we
are capable.
"Therefore, the Nation needs a food
control for two purposes: To regulate
prices and to increase the surplus.
"After providing for our normal con
sumption we will have, together with
Canada, a surplus for our allies equal
to only 60 per cent of the food they
require from us. If we take broad
measures of control -we can. with as
little disturbance to economic machtn
ery as need be, furnish them an addl
tlonal 20 per cent.
5 Wheat Held Possible.
"If the whole world, allied and neu
tral, is to have the unrestricted run
of our markets in competition with
each .-other and In competition with
the speculator in. this country, we may
expect to see $5 wheat before the year
Is over.
"Large measures of food control do
not mean arbitrary interference with
the necessary economic machinery of
trade. They mean that every branch
be called in by the government and
forge themselves into "a link from
AUSTRIANS ON PEACE TRIP
iConduded on Page 2. Column 2.)
Meeting With French Cabinet
Reported to Be Plan.
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LONDON, May 10. The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph Company telegraphs that he had
learned from the best of sources that
three prominent Austrian politicians
are about to leave for Switzerland bear
ing peace proposals.
They hope to be given safe conduct
to France to discuss with the French
Cabinet the possibility of peace.
SEATTLE WOMAN IS SHOT
Mrs. Warren Strachan Said to Be
'Victim of Spouse's Revolver.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 10. Warren
Strachan, a foreman in the city light
department, is declared by the police
to have shot and seriously wounded
his wife tonight in the Brighton Ho
tel, In the uptown business district.
Strachan was apprehended a short
while later while attempting to stop
the flow of blood from the wound in
his wife's temple.
PLOT TO KILL U. S.
ENVOY ISTHWARTED
ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
OF CUBA ATTEMPTED.
Xlne Arrests Made Over Bomb, to
Be Timed to Explode When Wm.
Gonzales Was in Palace.
HAVANA. May 10. In an attempt
made last night to assassintae President
Menocal, of Cuba, the bomb was to be
so timed as to have exploded during
the intended visit of the American Min
ister William Gonzales, in the Palace
with the President, it was officially
stated here last night.
Nine arrests were made before the
conspirators could carry out their plan
to place a bomb Immediately below the
President's apartments in the Palace
last night.
The plot was exposed, however, be
fore it could be carried out.
MR. GALVANI INDORSED
Astoria Chamber Would Send Port
land Man to Russia.
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ASTORIA. Or.; May 10. (Special.)
The executive committee of the Astoria
Chamber of Commerce at a meeting
today indorsed William II. Galvani. of
Portland, for a place on the American
commission to Russia, The indorse
ment was telegraphed to Washington
tonight.
During the past few days several let
ters and telegrams have been sent to
the National Capital by local business
and professional men. urging Mr. Gal
vani's appointment.
OBJECTIONS ARISE
TO EACH TAX ITEM
Party Leaders Sup
port Bill, However.
5 BROTHERS ENLIST
IN SAME COMPANY
ONLY OXE BOV, 17, IX DEVTXE
FAMILY STAYS AT HOME.
PROVISIONS CONFUSE HOUSE
Members Appear as Pupils in
Mathematical Recital.
NEED PUT ABOVE ALL ELSE
HAITI DECLINES TO FIGHT
Commission Recommends Relations
With Germany Be Broken.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, May 10.
A commission appointed to consider
the demand of President Artlguenave
that Haiti declare war on Germany
reported today there was not sufficient
reason for such a declaration and pro
posed instead that diplomatic relations
with Germany should be broken off.
The Haltlen Congress will discuss the
report pending a final decision.
GOMPERS NOT FOR KAISER
Labor Leader Declines to Join Move
for Peace Conference.
. WASHINGTON. May 10. Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation or Labor, Een t the following
reply. today to a "request from a group
of peace advocates for -use of his name
on & call for'a peace conference:
"I prefer not to ally myself with the
conscious or unconscious, agents of the
Kaiser in America.
1 Concluded f:n Page 5. Column 1.)
MOHAIR . BRINGS 65 CENTS
Eddyvlllo Pool of ,23,000 Pounds
t Goes to McMlnnyille Mill.
TOLEDO. Or., May 10. (Special.)
The Eddyville mohair pool, consisting
of 23,000 pounds, wos sold at 65 cents
a pound yesterday to Jay Dunn, of
Toledo, for the Houck Milling Com
pany, of McMinnville, Or.
John Gwynn, of Eddyville, received
$241.60 for the shear of 40 goats.
Chairman Kltchln, of Ways and
Means Committee, Admits Tariff
Provisions Arc Inequitable.
Draft of Money Defended.
WASHINGTON, May 10. The il.SOO,-
000,000 tax bill, carrying wartime as
sessments on a multitude of every-day
necessaries and luxuries, was taken up
In the House today with leaders of
both parties behind It, but with scores
of members objecting vigorously to In
dividual sections.
Democratic Leader Kltchln, In a
four-hour speech urging prompt pass
age, said that while some Items seemed
unjust, the only answer is that "the
Government needs the money." For
his part, he said, he was willing even
to swallow his lifelong tariff convic
tions in the emergency and support the
bill's high tariff section.
Measure ! Perplexing.
"I am going to shut my eyes and
vote for it." said Mr. Kltchln.
The debate developed a dearth of
expert Information on the question of
Just what Is provided by the involved
legal language of the measure and
throughout the day there was a rapid
fire of questions from perplexed mem
bers. ,
The Income tax section raised such
a cloud of confusion that for a time the
House resembled a class in higher
mathematics, with members of the
ways and "means committee taking
turns ,ln expounding the intricate
workings of the proposed schedule of
percentages and super percentages.
At the opening of debate In the
House, Chairman Kltchln, of the ways
and means committee, predicted that
the war expenditures for this year and
the next fiscal year would reach 15,
000.000,000 rather than the J5.S00.000.
000 his committee had estimated. Those
who stayed at home in war time,', he
said, should be glad to pay the bills.
ConMrlptlon. of Money Upheld.
Demands of war necessitated prompt
and decisive action, he declared, and
patriotism called for passage of a
measure which in peaceful and normal
times would never receive his vote.
"Men whost boys are conscripted for
the Army," he said, "have a right to
expect that the money of the Nation
Lads Take Hard Hike to Cottasc
Grove to Join Colors Each
Is Expert Marksman.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. May 10.
(Special.) When the Sixth Company.
Oregon Coast Artillery. Is called to
the colors. It will have as members five
brothers of one family, all perfect
pecimens of manhood, all handy with
ifles and all with, eyesight above the
Lverage. The boys are Adols T.. Grov
r T.. John C. Reesom and Marimos R.
Devlne, sons of Thomas Devlne. well-
nown resident of the Elkhead coun
try.
The boys have what is known as a
:0-20 eyesight, while the average nor
mal eyesight Is 20-15 or 20-10. They
average five feet nine Inches In height
nd 165 pounds in weight. They have
been brought ud in the woods with
heir rifles and are expert marksmen.
Captain Lee Roy Woods asked the boys
why they didn't bring all the fam
ily. They replied that the only one
they left at home was a brother 17
years of aire.
As showlnc the staying qualities of
these brothers, the day they enlisted
they hiked across the mountains to
London, hired a car there to bring them
Into the city, took their examinations
returned by car to London and hiked
cross the mountains again, reaching
home for the evening meal, and were
not the least fatigued.
Concluded on Paire 4. Column 1.)
FALLING BY THE WAYSIDE.
OREGON FILLS ARMY QUOTA
State Has Provided 1349 Recruits
Since April 1.
WASHINGTON. May 10. Oregon has
filled her quota . in regular Army
recruiting. With a quota of 1344, the
Pacific state has supplied 1349 men
since April 1.
Nevada, first state to fill Its quota,
now has 344 men accepted on a quota
of 162.
A grand total of 61,282 men has been
recrv.ited since April 1.
STATE l
BOARD
APPOINTED
Federal Act in Force
Temporarily.
GOVERNOR ACCEPTS TERMS
Legislature, However, Will
Make Final Decision.
$5000 A YEAR MINIMUM AID
G. A. PRICHARD LEAVES
Member of The Oreconlan Staff Is
on Way to Reserve Camp.
ALBANY, Or.. May 10. (Special.)
George A. Trlchard, a former Albany
boy. who has been a member of the
news staff of The Orcgonlan the past
few years, left here last night for the
Presidio, San Francisco, to enter the
officers' training camp. Ho had been
visiting relatives here since last Sunday.
Mr. Prlchard was reared in Albany
and was educated here. He graduated
from Albany College in the class of
1904. He was formerly a member of
the local company of the Oregon Na
tional Guard.
127 AMERICANS PRISONERS
Men Held In Germany Presumably
Landed From Raiders.
WASHINGTON. May 10. That 127
Americana still are held prisoners in
Germany, probably removed from cap
tured armed merchantmen, was re
vealed today at the State Department.
It is assumed that the men were
brought to Germany by raiders oper
ating in the South Atlantic.
Sinn I'elner Is Elected.
LONDON. May 10. Joseph McGulness,
a Sinn Felner, has been elected to the
House of Commons at the special elec
tion held to fill the vacancy for the
southern division or Longford County,
Ireland. His majority was 37 over Pat
rick McKenna, Nationalist.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 65
offerees; minimum. u aegrees.
TODA i S Probably showers; westerly
winua.
War.
Attempt on life of American Minister to
Cuba rails. Fags 1.
Objections irli to each item of war-tax
bin. fas 1.
11,000,00 Americans subject to conscription
Pa 1.
Precautions against favoritism in Army draft
are taicen. Fago tj.
Ship contracts will be awarded on Coast by
iaat weeic in aiay. rago 3.
Deserter caught and held a spy. Pace 2.
President names War Council for Red Cross.
Joffre place wreath on General Grant's
tomb. Page 3.
British advance on two sections In Mace
donia. Fage -.
H. C Hoover predicts 120 flour, unless food
is controlled. Pago 1.
National.
Senate, limits debate to secure vote on espt
onage Dill. Fage 4.
Mr. Hoover appears likely to be made Food
Controller. Pago 5.
Deadlock on Army draft bill Is broken.
Page 6.
Domestic.
Publishers declare tax on industry Is ex
cessive. Page S.
Ex-Senator Foraker dead. Pago 7.
Sport.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 7.
l,os Angeles 1: Salt Lake 1. San Fran
cisco O; Oakland 6. Vernon 3. Pago -ltt.
Tennis and golf not to be discouraged dur
ing war. Page lrt.
Portland pitchers show marked improve
ment. Page 10.
Levlnsky's defeat by McAllister upsets
Eddie Konl's plans. Pago lo.
Pari fie Northwest.
State Vocational Board appointed. Page 1.
Five brothers of one. family enlist at Cot
tage Grove. Pago 1.
Food talks go on. Page 9.
Sheriff Hurlburt ready to take war census.
Page lO.
Bllllngsley surrenders and Is admitted to
ball. Page a.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon potato surplus this year may be
10.000 cars. Page 21.
Chicago wheat strong on advanced export
bids. Page it.
Material gains scored In Wall street stock
list. Page 21.
Two new shipyards projected. Page 18.
Farm census will be taken at 000 meetings
in Oregon. Page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Scores of railroad men anxious to enlist In
engineers' regiment. Page 22.
Farmers protest continued recruiting in
rural districts. Page 1.
Marshal Stevens resigns, effective June 1
Page 2'J.
Officers Board created for First Regiment,
Oregon Reserves. Page 13.
Weather report, data and forecast, page 21.
Eligibility of O. Laurgaard as candidate is
at Imuc. Page 10.
Oregon subscription to war loan may reach
lio.ooo.ooo. Page o.
Port of Portland may ask refund of (475,000
advanced for north Jetty. Page 18.
Auditorium work neaxs completion. Page 11.
W. R. Aycr, E. J. Stack and Mr?.
McMath Are Named on New Ed
ucational Body With J. A.
Churchill, Mrs. Castncr.
SALEM. Or.. May 10. (Special.)
Under an agreement made with repre
sentatives of the Federal Government
that the state of Oregon, through Its)
Governor, may accept the provisions of
the act of Congress providing for the
creation of a Federal and several state
boards of vocational education. Gov
ernor Wlthycombe today accepted the
terms of that act for the state until the
Legislature meets in 1919. The Gov
ernor also selected the state board for
Oregon.
Those appointed on the state board
are: J. A. Churchill, tsuperintenaeni or.
rublic Instruction; W. B. Ayer. Port
land: E. J. Stack. Portland, secretary
of the Oregon Federation of Labor;
Mrs. Charles Castner. Hood Uiver.
president of the Oregon Federation of
Women's Clubs, and Mrs. George A.
McMath. Portland, president Oregon
Congress of Mothers.
Kederal Co-operation to Be Given.
The Federal act makes an appropri
ation of 1300.000 to be for the use of
the states for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1918. and J700.000 for the use
of the states for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1919. The Federal Govern
ment will co-operate with the states
In preparing teachers, supervisors and
directors of agricultural subjects nnd
teachers of trade and Industrial and
home economic subjects.
The allotment of funds to any one
state in any year shall not be les.f
than JoOOO.
O. A. C. May FurnUh tWOOO Yearly.
The vocational work will be taken
up at the Oregon Agricultural College.
It is probable that that college will
furnish $"000 a year from its own
funds to meet the Federal appropria
tion In carrying on the work and will
ak for no more than the minimum
amount prior to the meeting of the
Legislature in 1919.
Under the act. as it passed Congress,
those states in which the Legislature
did not meet In 1917, may accept the
provisions of the act until such time
that the Legislature does meet.
Liberal Interpretation Glrea.
The Oregon Legislature met in 1917.
but adjourned prior to the passage of
the act. In light of this condition. Sec
retary Houston, of the Department of
Agriculture, offered it as his Individual
ruling that the law would receive a
liberal interpretation and that Oregon
would be entitled to accept the provi
sions of the act, until such time as the
Legislature meets to pass on the ques
tion of whether or not It will con
tinue to work under Its benefits.
President Kerr, of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, in a letter to Gov
ernor Wlthycombe, states that there is
a great demand for graduates who
are trained to teach the subjects which,
the law contemplates should be taught
and he urges that the state take steps
to come under its provisions at the
earliest opportunity.
Acceptance Tteaolntlon Signed.
In the light of these facts the fol
lowing resolution of acceptance was
signed by Governor Wlthycombe today:
Whereas. The act of Congress approved
February 23, 1017. entitled "An Act to
provide for the promotion of vocational
education; to provide for co-operation with
the states In the promotion of such educa
tion In agriculture and the trades and In
dustries: lo provide for co-operation with
the states In the preparation of teachers of
vocational subjects and to appropriate money
and regulate its expenditure tFuhllc ISiO.
347 4th Congress requires tsection fi t
that to secure the benefits of the appropria
tions made thereby any state shall, through.
the legislative authority thereof, accept the
provisions thereof and create or designate,
a stste board as therein specified with au
thority to co-operate with the federal
Board for Vocational Kducatlon: and
Whereas, said act further provides that In
any state whose Legislature does not
meet In 11117 the Governor of the state, so
far as he is authorised to do so. may ac
cept the provisions thereof and create or
designate such a board: and
(intfrnnr Accept Provisions.
Whereas, The Legislature of the stale of
Oregon met In regular session in January.
1117. and ad.iournetl on the 19th day of
February, prior to the passage of the Fed
eral vocational education act:
Now. therefore, l. James v itnycomne. as
Governor of the state of Oregon, ao far aa
I am authorized to do ao. do hereby accept,
the provisions of the said act of Congress
and do further pledge the good faith of the,
state to make available funds sufficient at
least to equal the sums allotted, from time
to time, to this state from the appropria
tions made by said act and to meet all con
ditions necessary to entitle the state to tha
benefits of the act.
In compliance with this act. I have ap
pointed a Stale Hoard consisting of more
than three members and directed It to act
In co-operation with the Kederal Board for
Vocational Education until such time, as the
legislature meets and has been in session
00 days. I have also designated the estate
Treasurer as custodian of funds allotted to
this state from the appropriations made by
said act and directed him to receive and
provide for the proper custody and disburse
ment of the same In accordance with the
provisions of said act.
In witness whereof. I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the tate
of Oregon to be affixed at the Capitol In
Salem, this 10th day of May. In the year of
our 1-ord, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen.
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