SATURDAY, JUXE 2, 1917.
SALES PROTECTION
Clay Allen, is investigating complaints
that certain California retail liquor
dealers have been adding 56 cents to
all shipments on permits into Washing
ton, the extra charge being collected
by the express companies. Inquiry
revealed the fact that the charge is
in line with "safety first," the Cali
fornia retailers anticipating that the
Government war tax of $1.10 a gallon
on all liquor will be retroactive, being
a charge of 55 cents on every two
quarts of whisky shipped. -
The Government does not appear to
be in a position to interfere, although
there is nothing in the way of a
guarantee to the purchaser that the
extra cost will be refunded in case the
war tax is not retroactive.
FEW BIOS MADE Oil
FARM LOAN BONDS
THE MOKXING " OREGONIAN,
PROMISED FARMERS
Vote Against Telephone Interchange
o ' VOTE-109 X NO
President Assures Northwest
Wheat Men of Intent to
.a Guarantee Prices.
Bankers Dislike to Take Pa
per That Cuts In on
Own Business. .
SUFFRAGISTS OFFER AID
Organization of Thrift J.fagne to
Prevent Waste Is Authorized.
France Needs 160,000,000
Bushels, ot American Grain.
WASHINGTON, June 1 Spring" wheat
(rowers of the Northwest were assured
by President Wilson in a personal in
terview today that the Government "in
tends to protect farmers In marketing
their crops and that prices will be guar
anteed high enough to stimulate pro
duction. The farmers' representatives
were told that the Government hopes
permanent marketing reforms may
grrow out of wartime measures.
It is not the present Intention to fix
minimum' prices, the President said, as
the Government believes production
prices will remain high without put
ting this measure into effect.
The callers told the President that
farmers are anxious that grain market
reforms may come from the experience
gained by the food administration,
fcentiment among farmers Is strong,
they said, for Federal operation of
grain exchanges and Federal owner
ship and operation of grain elevators
and other storage facilities used In
Interstate trade.
So (fr aetata Offer Aid.
The- services of the country's suf
fragists in the elimination of food
waste were offered to Herbert C.
Hoover today by the National Ameri
can Woman Suffrage Association,
which has organized a suffrage thrift
league, with Mrs. Walter McNab Mil
ler at its head.
Emll Level, food commissioner for
the permanent French mission here,
has presented to Mr. Hoover France's
grain needs for the next year. His
country, he said, would require about
160,000,000 bushels of grain, as much
of it wheat as can be supplied. The
French do not eat cornbread, but are
now mixing a heavy percentage of
cornmeal with their wheat flour In
milling. They are milling 86 per cent
of the whole wheat wheat kernel.
Have to Pass on Pnrcluuiea.
Allied food purchases are now co
ordinated in London by a commission of
food executives representing England,
France and Italy. The apportionment
Is worked out in London and each of
the executives buys here direct. After
the new American food administration
is formed Mr. Hoover will pass on all
allied food purchases before they are
made here.
A food research commission will be
named by Mr. Hoover as soon as the
.Hminintmtlnn 1r established. It will
be composed of many of the country's
food experts and will study diet and
other related subjects.
THE DALLES TO SEND EIGHT
Red Cross Chapter Will Take Part
in Conference.
THE DALLES. Or.. 'June 1. (Spe
cial.) The Dalles Red Cross chapter
is making arrangements to take part
In the campaign to be made "Red
Cross Week," June 18 to 25. which is
set aside for that purpose by president
Wilson. -
Following the receipt of a telegram
by Chairman- George C. Blakeley from
the President's secretary at Washing
ton requesting representation ot this
chapter at the conference to be held
in Portland, Mr. Blakeley appointed as
a committee to accompany him the fol
lowing: Mayor J. E. Anderson. J. W.
Brewer. G. E. Sanders. L. B. Fox, sec
retary of the local chapter; H. S. Rice,
Miss Anna Lang and George W. John
ston, of Sufur.
BIGGER POST PRDDIGTED
MORE THAN 60,000 TROOPS MAY BE
' STATIONED ON AMERICAN LAKE.
Government Takes Step to Perfect
Title and Contractors Pool Issues
to Bid on Work.
TACOMA,Wash.. June 1. (Special.)
According to private advices received
here from the War Department tonight,
it was officially stated that the third
division of the new Army raised under
the selective draft system would be sent
to American Lake to be trained.
This unit will comprise 40,000 men
and with additional units from other
branches of the service it is said that
the number of troop's at the post will
'Come up to 60,000. the original figures.
The American Lake site was approved
officially by the War Department to
day.
The territory to be used is within the
8500 acres lying between Du Pont and
the south end of American Lake. J.
T. S. Lyle, special attorney, has filed
the first condemnation suits and leases
are held by him so that the land can
be turned over to the Government im
mediately. Roughly, the .buildings of
the cantonments will lie within three
miles of the state arsenal at American
Lake and between American Lake and
Du Pont. The sites of the two canton
ments will be separated and both will
not be built together.
Leading Tacoma contractors are plan
ning the formation of one contracting
company, pooling their interests so that
they may be able to bid on the Job of
erecting the 4000 buildings required at
the camp.
LIQUOR COMESHIGH NOW
Government War Tax Expected to
Be Retroactive.
SEATTLE, Wash., June L (Spe
claL) united States District Attorney
I ; J'JsIjX'l
Clear your
complexion
completely witn
Resmol
If you find yourself "left out"
because of a poor skin, and want
a clear, fresh- complexion, use
Resinol Soap at least Once a day.
Wash thoroughly with a warm,
creamy lather of it, then rinse the
face with plenty of cold water.
It does not often take many
days of such regular care with
Resinol Soap to show an im
provement. In severe cases, a
little Resinol Ointment should
be used at first. All druggists
sell Resinol Soap and Ointment.,
VITAL MEASURES.
Following are The Oregonian's
recommendations on several vital
measures:
Vote 314 Tes. Good roads.
Vote 101 No. Abolishes com
mission government.
Vote 103 No. Disrupts Fire De
partment. Vote 107 No. Permits street an
archy. Vote 109 No. Increases tele
phone rates.
Vote 113 No. Abolishes com
mission government.
Vote 126 Tea, Puts the Port in
Portland.
(Failure to vote at all on 101
and 113 is equivalent to a vote
to abolish commission government.)
ORIENTAL MARKET TOPIC
Hood River Clnb Gives Dinner In
Honor of Dr. Frank R. Ratter.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. June 1. (Spe
cial.) Dr. Frank R. Rutter. honor
guest at a banquet of Commercial Club
members Thursday night at the Mount
Hood Hotel, in an endeavor to secure
as comprehensive Information as his
short visit would permit, conferred for
several hours following the dinner
with local applegrowers and sales
agency officials at the Commercial
Club rooms. Dr. Rutter, who is en
route to Toklo as commercial attache
in Japan, says that he will make a
thorough investigation of the possi
bilities of an increased importation of
the products of Oregon's orchard dis
tricts into the- markets of the Orient.
H. B. Miller, former Consul-General
to Japan, waa also present.
ARSON JURY DISCHARGED
No Verdict Is Reached in Case of
Mrs. '31. M. '"Garwood.
MEDFORD, Or.. June 1. (Special.)
After deliberating 12 hours without be
ing able to reach a verdict in the case
against Mrs. M. M. Garwood, of beattle.
alleged to be head of an arson ring
operating on the Pacific Coast, the Jury
was discharged last night by judge tr.
M. Calkins, of the Circuit Court.
Mrs. Garwood was charged with con
spiring to defraud a Coast insurance
company by the burning of the Strick-
fadden house in Ashland March 17. N.
E. Hemphill, of Medford, who through
his confession was to be the principal
witness for the state, committed suicide
shortly after bis arrest in Eugene early
in April.
The case will be retried at the Fall
term of court, according to Prosecuting
Attorney .Roberta.
MARKED HOMES MYSTIFY
Hoqnlam, Aberdeen and Cosmopolls
Report "H. B. AV." Signs.
HOQTJTAM. Wash., June 1. (Special.)
People of Hoqulam are considerably
wrought up over mysterious markings
which appeared today practically all
over the city on houses and fences
where flags are being' displayed. The
mysterious mark consists of the figure
one with a circle around It, and follow
ing this the letters "H. B. W."
Reports from other cities on the har
bor Including Aberdeen and Cosmopolls
were that houses there had been
marked similarly. An Investigation
is being made.
Later It was reported the marks were
made by a crew of men engaged in
making surveys of the harbor cities
preparatory to a readjustment of fire
insurance rates. -
UNION HIGH GRADUATES 16
Rev. G. L. Clerk, of La Grande, De
livers Commencement Address.
UNION. Or.. June 1. (Special.)
Sixteen graduates of the Union High
School received their diplomas at the
commencement exercises tonight. Rev,
G. L. Clark,- of La Grande, delivered the
commencement address and presenta
tion of diplomas was made by S. E.
Miller, chairman of the School Board
Class day exercises were held at the
High School Tuesday evening. .
The graduates this year are Irene
Busick, Dorothy Chadwlck, Greeta
Johnson, Hilda Nellson, Adelia Stone
dahl, Eva Spencer, Venus Thomas, Alice
Weaver, Scott Callihan, Donald Gale,
Edwin Keckrltr, Leo Neilson, Lloyd
Perkins, Percy Rollins, Fordyce Wor
sham and Horace Weaver.
BAKER PLANS CELEBRATION
Old-Fasboined Fourth of July Pro
gramme Meets With Favor.
BAKER, Or.. June 1. (Special.) The
Idea of an old-fashioned Fourth of July
filled with patriotism, instead of the
big two-day spectacular events of for
mer years, is being warmly accepted by
the people of Baker. The committees
had received more than 1800 when they
ended the first' day s campaign today,
with only part of the citizens seen.
It is expected that 11600 will be raised
within a few days, whereas it was
thought only 11000 would be needed,
The sum expected Is equal to that Raised
last year. Aliens also are taking an
Interest, the Japanese having offered
$50 and the Chinese are expected to do
as well.
.Baker will toe Mayor, -rtv
FUND TO CLOSE FOR TIME
Oregon Board Declines to Risk the
State's Credit by Selling Below
Par Liberty' Loan Held to
Have First Call.
SALEM. Or.. June 1. (Special. 1
Since a few days ago when the State
Land Board failed to receive more than
one small bid on $500,000 worth of
rural credits bonds which were adver
tised for sale, and it was decided to
ask the banks of the state holding
state funds to take over these bonds.
only approximately $160,000 worth of
the issue has been sold, all told, among
nine banks. On the other hand a num
ber of leading banks have flatly re
fused to Invest in the bonds.
As a result the State Land Board Is
facing a peculiar situation, and It seems
possible, even probable, that the Board
will be .compelled to shut down, on
loans in the near future and close up
the rural credits account for a time,
save as to those loans already made,
or to be made, out of the small amount
of money on hand.
Bankers Dislike Opposition.
Some members of the Board are will
ing to take a chance on offering the
bonds in small denominations to the
investors of the state at large. In fact,
the bonds are so offered now, but no
effort has been made to push the prop
osition or to give it wide publicity..
On. the other hand, there 1 some
sentiment against this as running' coun
ter to the Government's campaign to
float its liberty loan issue. In fact, a
number of banks have stated flatly that
they do not. desire to Invest in the
state's rural credit bonds aa long as the
liberty loan is being floated, stating
they have no desire to invest in such
bonds merely to furnish money-to loan
to someone else.
The situation that exists is not taken
as one which reflects upon the credit of
the state. The rural credits bonds are
conceded to be gilt-edge securities, but
the conditions that confront the board
at this time are said to militate against
any purchase of the bonds in large
quantities in financial circles.
Fund Likely to Be Closed.
Road bonds, such as are contemplated
under the $6,000,000 bond issue, it Is
stated, no doubt would be snapped up
in a hurry, probably at a premium, as
the situation Is different. The money
is to be used for a different purpose.
it is stated, and on top of that, bankers
and business men have pointed out that
the money which is going into the lib
erty loan fund will be immediately Bent
back into the channels of trade and not
a cent of such money will go out of
the country.
It Is likely that the Land Board-will
close the rural credits fund entirely, if
the sale .of the bonds fail to become
brisker in the next few weeks. The
$150,000 taken In will. care for but a
very few loans.
The board will not sell bonds at less
than par. Two reasons are given for
this: One that the sale of bonds at less
than par would reflect on the credit
of the state, and the other that a sale
of bonds at less than par would mean
the loaning of money to farmers at a
higher rate of Interest than S per cent.
Under the law if the Donas are soia less
than par, the rate of Interest on the
loan is raised accordingly.
DROUGHT DRAWS NEAR
MONTANA FIRM DECLINES ANT
MORE LIQUOR ORDERS.
Because It Means Delay
Extra Cost
ZECompanies Must
Make Extra Charge
Section II. Every such public
utility shall include in its regular
monthly charge to its subscribers
an amount sufficient to fully com
pensate it for the additional ex
penditures or investment re
quired, if any, and the additional
service thus imposed upon it, and
such charges shall be published
with other tariff charges, and
shall be subject to revision by the
duly constituted authorities of
the City of Portland, or other
duly constituted authority.
-Inconvenience- Extra Cost
Both companies must add the
extra cost of the interchange
. service to their regular month
ly rates this means increased
cost of service to all telephone
users.
It means a Slower Service, a serv-
ice Neither Dependable nor
Satisfactory Responsibility
divided between two operating
companies.
It would not eliminate competi
tion or the nuisance of dual
telephone service.
No saving to those'who now use
both telephones.
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A vote against Telephone Interchange
is a vote for a fair, square deal to all
VOTE 109 X NO
THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
W. J. Phillips,
Division Commercial Superintendent.
(raid Advertisement)
CltJxens of Washington In Record
- Xambera Seek Permits Be
fore State Goes Dry.
SPOKANE. Wash.. June 1. (Spe
cial.) "Issue no more liquor permits
agralnst our firm," waa telegram re
ceived today by Auditor A. T. Ander
son from a liquor house of Troy. Mont.
With four days left In which to issue
permits, before the bone-dry law be
comes effective, the principal point oi
entrance for liquor from Montana was
closed by this instruction.
It is presumed that the supply oi
liquor in the Montana houses is running-
short, and they are not restocking
because of the impending dry regime.
The opinion was also expressed that
the Montana houses will discontinue the
shipping- of liquor which will reach the
destination in this state after the bone
dry law becomes effective. The Auditor
issued 1662 permits yesterday.
VANCOUVER, Wash, June 1. (Spe
cial.) Those who drink moderately
two quarts of whisky a month and
those who make the excuse that they
would like to have a little in the house
in case of an emergency, and the oth
ers all are flocking to the County
Courthouse for the last time before ab
solute dryness becomes effective.
The great record was set yesterday
when 224 liquor permits were issued.
Monday is was 189 and Tuesday 190. It
la thought this 224 record will remain
until the law goes into effect. June 6.
Some of those who got their permits
three weeks ago, thinking they could
get another on the last day. June 5, may
be sadly disappointed, because -the
Governor may declare registration day
a holiday. As the law requires 0
days, those who got their permits 20
days before June 6 will be out of luck.
Gibson. County School Superintendent,
are registered in industrial club work
as fostered by the extension depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. ; .
"The older boys and girls, too," says
Professor Gibson, "are now busy In
some form of farm wrk, and the hun
dreds of school children are all doing
their bit in helping to produce the
biggest crop of food products ever
planted In Hood River."
TACOMA POLICE TO STRIKE
Best eDtective on Irce Quits on
Account of Pay.
TACOMA. Wash., June 1. (Special.
The approach of a general walkout
in the city police department, threat
ened several weeks ago unless the City
Council meets the demands of the men
for an Increase In wagw wss hraldxl
today when James Mllone, credited as
the best detective in the department,
resigned. '
Six more detectives and patrolmen
will follow Mllone's example within SO
days unless the City Council ' grants
them a substantial Increase. Chief
Smith was notified this morning.
Commissioner Pettit also was In
formed that the action of the police
would undoubtedly be emulated by a
large number of firemen who have af
filiated as a body with the Amerioan
Federation of Labor.
HINES "STAMPEDE" OPENS
Annual Frontier Celebration At
tracts Larks .Attendance.
BAKER, Or.. June 1. (Special.)
With a big crowd from all parts of
Eastern Oregon the annual "Stam
ped of Haines today opened a two-
day session. Baker and Union sent
big delegations and other cities were
well represented.
Owing to the wjnd and dust the
parade was not held, but the prelim
inary contests in bucking, ' roping,
steer, calf and mule-riding were held
in the morning, while these were re
peated and horse racing held in the
afternoon. There were many entries,
and some of the contests were close
and exciting, without an accident.
Fisher's performing horses were an
added attraction.
Muslo was furnished by the North
Powder Band, which headed a proces
sion of 20 automobiles from the neigh
boring cities. Concerts by the Haines
and North Powder bands were held,
and a- ball was given at Knights of
Pythias Hall tonight.
. i
Some men are not satisfied to remain
at the bottom of the ladder. They al
ways want to get lower down.
Rkr will be Mavor. Adv.
AUTO THEFT IS SUSPECTED
Three Young Men Charged With
Crime Arrested in Cbehalls.
CHEHATJ3, Wash., June 1. (Spe
cial.) Three young men charged with
stealing an automobile in Seattle were
arrested last night by Deputy Sher
iffs Krebll and Winn.
The boys, who gave their names as
Claud Evans, of Ronton, H. A. Mahr,
of Spokane, and A. C. Spafford, of
Winfred, Mont., drove the machine to
Chehalls and up the Coal Creek Valley
and stripped it of its valuables after
having ditched it.
HOOD BOYS AND GIRLS BUSY
Hundreds of School Children Now
on Farms and in Orchards.
HOOD RIVER, Or., June 1. (Spe
cial.) Three hundred of the grade
school boys and girls of Hood River
County, according Lo irottor X IX
To the Consumers' League and
Citizens in Every Walk of Life:
The Board of Directors of the Consumers' League has said
that the Trade Conspiracy Ordinance would hamper the work of
the League to bring about better conditions. v
"First By preventing citizens from expressing their disap
proval of undesirable trade conditions."
The proposed ordinance contains nothing that forbids any
single citizen or any number of citizens to express disapproval of
any conditions that they deem undesirable.
"Second By prohibiting organizations like the Consumers'
League from combating industrial abuses."
Perusal of the proposed ordinance will demonstrate to the
reader that organizations of any kind are not forbidden to combat
what they deem to be industrial abuses except by threats of boy
cotting, and said threats, to come under the scope of the ordi
nance, must be the result of an agreement between two or mord
persons. An individual is not forbidden to make such threats.
Does the Consumers' League purpose, either as an organiza
tion or by joint individual action on the part of its members, to
engage in boycotting?
"Third By depriving the workers themselves of one of their
most effective means of remedying such abuses, by bringing them
to publicnotice."
So far as this ordinance is concerned, they have the right to!
give the utmost publicity individually or collectively to any facts
or complaints they desire to make. The only thing denied is u
conspiracy to boycott to form themselves into a body of. prose
cutors to convict a supposed offender of unfair action according
to their standards and then attempt to ruin him by such con
spiracy.
VOTE X 110 YES
C. H. CAREY, S.Ri: HEARS, S. P. L0CKW00D,
W. C. ALVORD, . WILLIAM D. WHEELWRIGHT.
Paid Advertlnemen, A. C. Callus, vrfcwii Pwi-tlewd. Offirns.
JOHN M.
Ml a rnrn
tiuuMuvluv
OF THE IVY PRESS
MEMBER 1S-IT LEO IS LA TURK
Btisiness Man's Candidate for
COMMISSIONER
He stands for strict economy, sound
business principles, protection of the
industries we now hava and the en
couragement of new ones, which
means more pay rolls and the de
velopment of the natural resources
of Oregon, making a bigprer, better
and more prosperous Portland.
No. 22 Oil BALLOT
Pu.ld Adv. M. R. Mann, 1145 Halsey St
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FOR COMMISSIONER
The People's Representative.
First-class paving at 4fi saving.
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