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Newspaper Page Text3 LABOR ASKS WILSON TO RUSH FOOD ACTS Administration Promises to In sist on Early Legislation for Control. PRICE-FIXING IS CUT OUT House Agricultural Committee Is Opposed to Empowering Presi dent to Set Maximum Cost. Regulatory Bill Reported. WASHINGTON, June 11. Early enactment of food legislation will be Insisted on by the Administration, it was made clear today after a delega tion of labor leaders and Congressmen called on President Wilson to ask that he go before Congress to urge action on the Administration bills. Samuel Gomperst who headed the la bor delegation, said afterward that the President was In full accord with the opinion of labor leaders that food con trol is essential at the earliest pos sible moment. The first food bill, designed to stim ulate production, has passed both houses, but is held up In conference. Today, the second, or regulatory bill, was reported by the House agriculture committee after the provision giving Uie President power to fix maximum prices had been eliminated. The mini mum price feature for farm products was retained. The regulatory bill, as reported, makes the President food dictator, with power to authorize some agency to carry out provisions of the law. The Intention is to Create as soon as the bill is passed a food administration, with Herbert C. Hoover at Its head. The measure gives the widest-powers, and would permit Government" opera tion, if necessary, of food-producing plants, storage houses and coal mines. The Government could purchase and distribute food supplies if it became necessary. The House committee left in a pro vision authorizing the President to limit or prohibit use of foodstuffs in the manufacture of alcoholic liquors, but during the day the Senate agri culture committee voted to make pro hibition a separate issue. Herbert C. Hoover saw President Wilson today to discuss administrative problems connected with the food bills. He also cited the need for early action on the bills. The labor leaders told the President that wages have been virtually sta tionary for several years, while food costs had steadily mounted, and that legislation is necessary to meet the situation. If expected to serve In mil itary and industrial capacities. It was said, the workers must in. turn have an opportunity to live. $1,500,000 IN BONDS TAKEN (Continued From First Page.) and the bonds retained by the bank pending delivery and acceptance of the ships. This handsome addition to the city's liberty fund was made possible through the suggestion of George L. Baker, Mayor-elect, and the, ready co-operation of J. C. Ainsworth, president of the United States National Bank. The four concerns participating In ttte subscription are the Northwest Steel Company, the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, the Columbia River Ship building Corporation and the Smith & Watson Iron Works. But the fund received substantial additions from other sources yesterday,- one of the most notable of which was $200 from the June, 1917, class of Jefferson High School. Money Rained by Play. The money was taken from a fund raised by the class members through a recent theatrical performance and which otherwise would have been used to purchase a memento for the school. The subscription was made on condition that the bond and accumulated interest should be used, at maturity, to buy a linotype machine for the printing de partment of the school. The bankers' committee in charge of the loan spoke in complimentary terms of the patriotic spirit displayed by the school, especially in view of the fact that 25 of the 11 members of the class have enlisted for service in various branches of the Army or Navy. Another much-appreciated subscrip tion received yesterday was one of $3000 from the Portland Police Athletic & Beneficiary Association. Oregon Gets 9200,000 Subscription. Telegraphic advice from San Fran ' Cisco yesterday revealed that $200,000 of the subscription made by the South ern Pacific Company will be credited to Oregon. This subscription originally was booked to the credit of San Fran clsco, but inasmuch as the Southern Pacific employes in Oregon have sub scribed liberally to the loan the Port land committee Insisted on getting its share of it. What is expected to be the biggest liberty bond rally of the campaign will take place at the Union Stockyards this noon, when the 2000 men and women employed at the stockyards, at the Union Meat plant and at the various allied industries in the stockyards dis trict, will participate. A. L. Mills, presi dent of the First National Bank; C. A. Miller, manager of the Tond campaign; When the Skin Seems Ablaze With Itching and Burning There's just one thing to do. If your skin seems ablaze with the fiery burning and Itching of Eczema. real and lasting relief can only come from treatment that goes below the surface that reaches down to the very source of the trouble. . Bo-called skin diseases come from a disordered con dition of the blood, and the proper treatment is through the blood. Search far and near, and you cannot find a blood remedy that approaches S. S. S. for real efficiency. It has been on the market for fifty years, during which time it has been giving uniform satisfaction for all manner of blood disorders. 'If you want prompt and lasting relief, you can rely upon S. S. S. For expert advice as to the' treatment of your own Individual case, write to day to Chief Medical Adviser. Swift Specific Co.. Dept. M-209, Atlanta, Ga, H. It. Blauvelt, of the Oregon Life, and others will speak. Frank McCrellls returned yesterday from Heppner, where he addressed a rousing liberty bond rally on Saturday night. He reports the farmers and merchants of that community are pur chasing in substantial volume. While he was In Heppner the local committee made an additional subscription of $25. 000, which it expects to redistribute among the people there. T. A. Rochester, of the Lumbermen's Trust Company, will go to Oregon City today to talk to the paper mill em ployes and the business men. Beginning today a crew of 50 T. M. C. A. boys will assist the local commit tee in distributing posters and display cards advertising the liberty loan. Misses Maxine Friedenthal, Barbara Braund and Gladys Johnson Honor Guard girls are assisting at head quarters In the Northwestern Bank buildings as their contribution to' the campaign. Fleiaehner, Mayer A Co. to Give $100,000 Big additions to the liberty loan sub scriptions will be made today by FleUschner, Mayer & Co. The total con tributions of employes and firm mem bers will probably approximate $100,000. Individual members of the firm have already taken approximately $40,000. The concern and its employes will take $50,000 additional. Special arrangements have been made so that employes may participate in the bond subscriptions and the firm itself will take enough bonds to make the total $50,000. I. N. Fleischner, of the concern, yes terday declared the Intention of him self and his associates to do everything possible to aid the Government in mak ing the bond issue a big success. jOoy Bin SlOO Bond. Graham Bennett, 1150 Rodney avenue, the 10-year-old son of the late Mu nicipal Judge Frank S. Bennett, showed his American spirit yesterday by buy ing a $100 liberty bond. This amount was taken from his savings. The pur chase was made through the United States National Bank. The local committee h.' prepared a complete list of all purchasers in Port land In sums of $2500 or more. Following are the heaviest individual subscriptions: $250,000 M. H. Houser. $200,000 Theodore B. Wilcox. $130,000 Northern Grain & Ware house Company. $100,000 Columbia Contract Com pany, Eastern & Western Lumber Com pany, Kerr, Gifford & Co. $50,000 Allen & Lewis. Mrs. Sig mund Frank, Fleischner, la:"er & Co., Oregon Life Insurance Company, D. P. Thompson Estate Company, Meier & Frank, S. Benson. $35,000 Ames, Harris & Neville. $25,000 Equitable Savings & Loan Association Olds, Wortman & King. Columbia River Shipbuilding Company, Clark & Wilson Lumber Company, Lang & Co., John F. O'Shea, Western Cooperage Company, United Artisans. $20,000 H. L. Pittock, Women of Woodcraft, W. B. Beebe, McGinn In vestment Company. Many Subscriptions Larce. Other subscriptions were: ; J. Durkhelmer $ David S. Stearns Mis 8. A. Bacon 10.000 5.000 2.r.oo 3.O00 S.OOO 3.0O0 Ji.OOO 6.000 2. BOO 4.OO0 li.noo George Harvey Kobert s. Farreil Thomas G. Farreil The Home . Edward Cooklngham ............... Walter M. Cook Portland library Association w. m. uuncKlcy Woodard, Clarke & Co. 10,000 Kaola Company 5.0O0 Marie C. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. William W. Youngson Rasmussen & Co. ................. B. S. Josselyn ..................... Morris Bros Emma B. Beebe Frederick Trow e.ooo 5.000 2.8.-.0 5.000 3.000 9,0nn 4,000 2.500 6,000 5.000 5.0O0 Jones Cash Store Madras State Bank Edward Ehrman J. A. Freeman & Son U. S. National Bank 280.000 Macleay Estate Co. 5.000 2.500 4.000 T. H. Stevens Tillamook County Bank c. Alnswort-n 10.000 Warren Construction Company 10.0O0 Crook County Hank &,om 10,000 5,000 3.200 5.0O0 5.000 5.1X10 Bank of aellwood ...... C. F. Adams Arlington Club ......... H. B. Beekman Carrie E. Beekman . . . . Julia E. Beekman Blake. McFall Company Emily F. Cabell 8.0O0 5,000 Martha Giltner Cook 15,000 Estate of Cyrus A. Dolph 1!,0OO Herman Enke and employes 5.0O0 F. Eggert 10.0O0 Jessie E. Farreil R.0O0 First Hebrew Benevolent Association 5.0OO George Good 3.0O0 Mrs. K. F. Hughes 5.000 Honeyman Hardware Company 10.000 Mrs. Caroline A. Kamra l't.Ooo Lang A Co. employes 8.6.0 Meier ft Krank employe! ............. u,roo A. I.. Mills lo.ooo H. E. Noble B. Meustadter .... S.ooo 5. OIK) lo.ooo 7.500 5.000 11.500 5.0OII 3.0110 lo.ooo 10.000 10.000 lo.ooo lo.ooo 5.000 5,000 S.OOO 2.51 M) 20.OO0 3.000 lO.IMlO 4.000 e.ooo James B. O'Shea . R. J. A. O'Reilly . Ben Selling J: Joseph Simon J. IM. Teal Teal & Minor Hirsch-Weis Company Thomas P. Varwig E. R. Corbett H. I.. Corbett . . H. F. Corbett William McMaater Pacific States Fire Insurance Co J. Durkhelmer . F. Solomon ."T. ........ Captain William Gadsby John i'atterson ..................... C. S. Jackson H. W. Harris Portland News Publishing Co Hageworth Naylor Sanford Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund 0,000 (William Adams) 10.000 Alex Friedman 5.000 2.5O0 2.. loo E. S. McCoy . . Joseph Shamunskl A. S. Benson .'. 10,000 H. A. Sargent 3,000 F. L. Knieht 2.r.OO M. L. Kline 6.000 A. W. Morgan S.OOO I. N. Fleischner 6.000 M. Fleischner . 6.000 Julian Poulsen 5.OO0 Johnson-Lieber Company, Portland .. 5,000 The Bank of California 200.000 John M. Gearln 5.000 R. T. Inman 10.OO0 Mrs. Johan Poulsen 5,000 Railroad Employes Subscribing. PENDLETON, Or., June 11. (Spe cial.) Employes of the O.-W. R. & N. Company at Pendleton and Rieth have taken $13,000 worth of liberty bonds. The first payment was made here today by Agent T. F. O'Brien. The securi ties are taken under the agreement by which the company will deduct a small amount each month from the salary check of those who buy. About $30, 000 worth of bonds were sold to others during the day. Redmond Business Men Respond. REDMOND. Or., June 11. (Special. At the Redmond Commercial Club Guy E. Dobson gave a talk on liberty bonds, which resulted in & unanimous vote that every member present buy one or more liberty bonds, and do it now. The people of this community are responding enthusiastically. Oddfellows Show loyalty. HARRISBURG, Or June 11. (Spe cial.) Covenant lodge. No. 12. I. O. O. F., has voted to purchase liberty bonds to the amount of half the cash fund on hand, and to purchase additional bonds should the Government need more funds. Eugene Expects to Raise $150,000 EUGENE, Or., June 11. Two local banks and customers have purchased bonds to the amount of $80,000. The total, according to a bank official, will likely reach $150,000. One customer took a $12,000 bond, the amounts rang ing down to 60. Crew of Sunken American Home. - AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 11. Cap tain J. Urquhart and 20 members of the crew of the American sailing ship Dlrigo, destroyed by a German subma rine on May 31, arrived today on the American steamship St. Paul. John Ray, one of the crew, was drowned. Read The Oregonian classified ads, . RADICAL CHANGES III NGDME TAX AGREED Retroactive Levy and Increase on More Than $40,000 Are Stricken From Bill. REDUCTION IS PROPOSED Senate Committee.Approves Amend ment to Repeal Special Assess ' ment on Munitions; Excess Profits to Be Taken Up. WASHINGTON. June 11. Radical changes In the income tax section of the House war tax bill, previously agreed to tentatively,' were finally approved today by the Senate finance commit tee. The retroactive tax of 1916 in comes, designed to raise $108,000,000, and the so-called Lenroot amendments Increasing surtaxes on incomes of more than $40,000 to bring in about $66,000, 000 were stricken out The committee spent the entire day on the Income section and at adjourn ment a proposal by Senator Penrose and Senator Lodge for further reduc tion of surtaxes on Incomes over $40,000 was pending. Important amendments regarding the Income taxation of -corporations, stock dividends and receipts from subsidiary corporations were adopted. Stock div idends, the committee proposes, shall be taxed the amount of earnings or profits so distributed, in accordance with the present Treasury Department practice. To prevent double income taxation of corporation profits, it was decided to exempt from taxation In come received by a holding or other corporation from another corporation upon which the income tax once has been paid. This change has been urg ently advocated by representatives or corporations. Formal approval was given an amendment to repeal the present spe cial tax of 1214 -per cent upon war munitions. This had been informally agreed to on the ground that munitions manufacturers must pay the proposed increased income and excess profit taxes. The committee plans to conclude the Income tax section tomorrow and pro ceed to settle the rate on excess profits. with an Increase from the House rate of 16 per cent to at least 20 per cent generally predicted. Settlement of the tax on newspapers, magazines and other publications. It was indicated to night, may be delayed several days. NORWEGIAN VESSEL SUNK Shells Pass Over Heads of Crew In Life Boats. NEW YORK, June 11 The Norwe gian steamship Askild, a vessel of 2264 tons gross register, which departed April 5 with cargo for England, was torpedoed and sunk by a German sub marine May 19 near the French coast. after leaving England for Africa, ac cording to members of the crew who reached here today. "We had time to take to the boats," Otto Bernsen, one of the crew, said. and then we bad a - narrow escape from death by shell fire. A French de stroyer came up and fired on the sub marine and the submarine fired back. We were between both craft in small boats and shells fell all around us." TRAVEL RULE TIGHTENED Steamship Companies Ordered to Demand Passports. WASHINGTON, June 11. The Gov ernment began today to tighten re strictions governing the travel between the United States and foreign govern ments. Steamship companies were In structed to accept no passengers for foreign ports unless they possess pass ports from the State Department which have been vised. The Department of Labor ordered Its agents to be careful In admitting per sons into the country. , COSSACK PLEDGE FEALTY Wovfnded Soldiers Favor Contln s uance of War. PETROGRAD. via London, June 11. Energetic support of the provisional government by the Cossacks baa been pledged by their delegate to the Con gress of Peasants, M. Kuban. A host of wounded and sick soldiers from the hospitals paraded the streets yesterday in a great demonstration in favor of a continuance of the war. The procession was preceded by banners and motor cars carrying maimed men who were unable to walk. Sound Traction Ruling Upheld. WASHINGTON, June 11. Orders of the Washington State Public Service Commission requiring the Puget Sound Traction Company to run through cars on its Ballard Beach line In Seattle and Increase passenger seating capacity on the A1-K.1 Point and Fauntleroy Park lines were sustained and made oper ative today by the Supreme Court, which affirmed dismissal of the trac tion company's suit to enjoin the orders. Mining Case Ruling Reversed. WASHINGTON. June 11. Dismissal by United States District Judge Rud kln, of Montana, of a suit of the Washington-Butte and Anaconda Copper Mining Companies against Frank H. Walker and others to clear up title to certain mining claims was reversed to day by the Supreme Court. The lower court held it was without jurisdiction. Ending of Night School Approved. WASHINGTON. June 11. Reports that Oklahoma City may abandon night school instruction for Its foreign popu lation drew from the Bureau of Naturl zatlon a statement today declaring that such action "would surely appear a dangerous step backward, for, if ever alien Instruction was needed, it is needed now." Waterlogged Schooner Abandoned. WASHINGTON, June 11. The Amer ican schooner Gypsum Empress from Pensacola, Fla., was abandoned water logged on May 7 and four members of her crew drowned. The State Depart ment today received word that the re mainder of the crew landed June 9 at Gibraltar. Supreme Court Adjourns. WASHINGTON, June 11. Today the Supreme Court adjourned until Oc tober 1. . . A. sale of FRUIT JARS It will be canning time very soon now and then you will be glad that you had this opportunity to save Note, please, that these prices are for Tuesday only Economy jars Pints, 90c dozen . Quarts, $1.00 dozen One-half gallons, $1.35 dozen Kerr Self-Sealing Mason Jars Pints, 60c dozen Quarts, 70c dozen One-half gallons, $1.00 dozen Kerr Wide-Mouth Mason Jars Pints, 80c dozen Quarts, 90c dozen One-half gallons', $1.20 dozen Basement pmarOoiL & (Si Merchandise UNION ACTION FAILS Britain Declines to Cancel So cialists" Passports. MEN INVITED BY RUSSIA Government Insists on Sending Pair as Delegates, Citing Request of Arthur Henderson, Labor Representative In House. LONDON. June 11. The government has declined to cancel the passports of James Ramsay MacDonald and Fred erick W. Jowett. who have been pre vented from sailing for Petrograd to meet Russian Socialists by the Na tional Seamen's and Firemen's Union. The government explained that they were issued in response to the request of the Russian government upon the advice of Arthur Henderson, member of the war council and representative of labor, who Is now in Russia, and the British Ambassador, Sir George Buchanan. A motion to adjourn the House to night as a protest against the granting of the passports was withdrawn with out division after Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, had made the foregoing explanation. Mr. Bonar Law pointed out the diffi culty of guiding the Russian revolu tion or foreseeing Its course, but said it was quite certain that there was a possibility of new Russia playing In the war a part as effective as, or even more effective than, that ever played by Russia under the Czar. Under proper guidance new Russia could materially help the allies. The government believed the Russians real ized that freedom had to be fought for and that they Intended to fight for It. Was It not -clearly the government's duty to make easy the path for her? McDonald and Jowett had not re ceived passports as representatives of any particular shade of British opinion, but in response to the Invitation of the Russian government and Ambassador Buchanan's advice that great harm would be done If passports were re fused, and because Mr. Henderson, now in Russia, had expressed the opinion that, in the interests of the war. these two members should be allowed to go. ENGLISH MAY DON KILTS AGITATION AGAINST TROUSERS IS CARRIED ON. Government Fashion Expert Points Out Superior Qualities of , Scotchmen's Draa. ' LONDON, May 30. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Kilts may replace tronsers for civilian dress. Their adoption is under serious con sideration in many parts of England as a result of the government's advice that men should wear material of one hue to economize in dyestuffs. In support of kilts a government fashion expert says they dispense with the nuisance of pressing, and of their durability there can be no. question, because Scottish families have passed one kilt from generation to generation. Another argument advanced in fa vor of the kilt is the advice of phy sicians, who say it is the ideal dress for boys, because it gives them the greatest warmth around the stomach and greater freedom than trousers. Many important newspapers have come out for the kilt. One of these, the Liverpool Post, says: "Certainly something should be done to abolish the hideous cylindrical bags in which we hide our legs today, whoever saw a statue that looks dig nified in trousers?" The presence of thousands of Scot tish troops in all parts of the country has made the kilt popular with many civilians. OGDEN PRIEST- ELEVATED Pope Appoints Rev. P. M. Cnshna , han, of -Ogden, Domestic Prelate. SALT LAKE CITT. Utah. June 11. Announcement was made here tonight by. Bishop Joseph S. Glass that word had been received from Rome of the oTc Merit Only appointment by Pope Benedict of the Very Rev. P. M. Cushnahan, V. G.. of Ogden, Utah, as a domestic prelate, with the tile of monslgnor. Monslgnor Cushnahan has been pastor of the Catholic Church In Ogden for the last 25 years and was appointed vicar-general of the diocese of Salt Lake when Bishop- Glass came here. The new monslgnor Is well known In San Francisco and Los Angeles. NAVY WANTS LABORERS Bremerton Yard Will Pay $2.56 a Day and May Give Rise Later. Here's a good chance . for members of the 45-EfflcIency Club and all oth ers seeking work. The Federal Gov ernment wants laborers at the Bremer ton Navy-yard. The pay is $2.56 a day, with prospects of an increase to $2.80 later. The position also carries an annual vacation of 30 days. H. W. Maclean, of . the Municipal Civil Servi ce Board of Portland, re ceived a letter yesterday 'from H. F. Ward, ofthe United States Civil Serv ice district, saying that applications will be received by M. K. Wlgton In the Postoffice building, Portland. The first 25 applicants will be appointed at once. The applicants must pass a physical examination. UNION ORGANIZER FINED Joe Scoff, Drunk, Becomes Boister ous at Labor Meeting. OREGON CITT. Or.. June 11. fSne- clal.) When Joe Scoff, who came from Camas, Wash., to attend a meeting of union organizers here Sunday night. became too drunkenly boisterous he was arrested and lodged in the City Jail by the police. This morning he was fined 10. Maee Hutchinson .rrnatoil at- V. same time, had no money so will serve 25 days In the City Jail for the same offenses. Illinols Registers 672,498. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. June 11. Gov ernor Lowden. today reported Illinois' total selective draft registration as 672,498, possible exemptions 333,673, estimated ellgibles 642,533. Rock Island Receivership Ends. CHICAGO, June 11. The receivership for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company was terminated by order of Judge Carpenter in the United States District Court here today. U-Boat Sinks American Vessel. LONDON. June 11. The American sailing vessel Magnus Manson has been sunk by a German submarine. She was sent down after the crew had left her. Sunday Newspapers Necessary. WATERLOO. Ia., June 11. Sunday lewppnpers are a necessity. It was held ta Happy Hoppy Drink Spark liner product xe only drink that 'axes a aood dinner zasie petcer oparKung produce of Hons and IBarleV . HENRY MVEINHARD PORTLAND, I niiii lifiii Making Your Grand Piano a Self -Player When Desired The Apollo Company has finally solved the problem of making: grand pianos self-playing. It did so by abandoning the long effort to build the playing mechanism inside the case, and by perfecting, in place thereof, a small cabinet, which rests on the floor out of the way, and is connected with the piano only by a cable. "Thus, at a single stroke, all the mechanical and musical difficulties that made interior construction unsatisfactory were swept aside, the piano left free and unaffected for hand-playing, and success achieved. It is attachable to ANY the case. The Apollo Electric Playing Attachment for grand pianos is a worthy companfon to the other tri umphs bearing the Apollo name. Anyone considering the purchase of a player-piano of any kind must consider the Apollo if he desires the .best to be had. Wide Range of Prices. Easy Terms on All. Illlil II HAnUN 111 J AHOcrnn 111 U pianos Ml MUSIC jK ilgrB Superior Victrola Service Morrison St- at Broadway. 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