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.. . . , THE 3IORXIXG OKEGONIAN. WKDNESDATi JUNE 13, 1917. 5 PRESIDENT FORGES ACTION Oil BUDGET flouse Delays Week Over Pur chase of Site for Hampton Roads Naval Base. POINT IS HELD STRATEGIC Tract Urgently Needed for Training Station to Take Care of Kecrnits. War Bill or $3,281,000,000 May Be Signed Today. - tVASHINCl-TON, June 12. Today IVesldent Wilson took a hand In the Congressional controversy which has been delaying final passage of the S3. 281,000,000 war budget bill and the measure probably will be sent to him (tomorrow for his signature. In a letter to Chairman Padgett, of the House naval committee, the Presi dent transmitted an unqualifiedly in dorsed communication from Secretary Daniels emphasizing the need of a naval base on Hampton roads. Soon afterwards the House adopted a con ference report on the budget measure with a modification of the section in dispute providing the acquisition of the old Jamestown Exposition site for the naval station." The Senate is expected . to concur tomorrow. The exposition site provision has kept the bill in conference for a week. The House objected to the price of 91,400,000 fixed for the property as exorbitant and there was talk on the floor of graft. The modification written into the bill today provides that the President shall take over the "site at a price satisfactory to him not to exceed SI. 200,000. in his letter today Secretary Daniels said Hampton Roads, the most Import ant strategic point on the Atlantic Coast, was the only place where a naval base of 1000 acres could be ac quired Inexpensively. He said the track was urgently needed -so that a train ing station might' be set up to take care of recruits. ' ' . GOLD ENDANGERS GRAIN GARDENS IX BAKER ARE LITTLE DAMAGED BY FROST, Heavy Los to Crops In Country Is Feared Sampter Also Is VIs t ited by Snowfall. BAKER, Or., June 12. (Special.) Fears are felt that the heavy frost of last night may have done great dam age to grain and gardens throughout the county, although the damage to gardens In the city Is believed to have been slight and confined to small areas. In the southern and western por tions of the city, which are protected by the hills, injury to tender shoots is reported to have been negligible, but In other sections a few of the younger sprouts were nipped. A H V mi rr V, via t" i -.," H n f Tim. V. ,r been . broken, the. long spell - of cold weather is unprecedented. 1 Several inches of snow fell at Sumpter Sunday, and even Baker was visited, by flur ries late yesterday.. ' v $1786 DAMAGES AWARDED Ashland Automobilist Held for. In jury to Man In Buggy. ASHLAND. Or., June 12. (Special.) Damages for $1786 were awarded to Justin Judy in a suit for $4000 damages against George Barron, of Ashland, in the Circuit Court at Jacksonville. The -cape grew.xjut of a collision last Sum mer when the automobile which Bar ron was driving crashed Into the buggy driven by Judy. Judy claimed to have received Injuries from the snjaShup, Barron's attorneys proved that Judy bad no lights on his buggy. The case attracted considerable at tention owing to the prominence of the men concerned. UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER AT VANXOUVER BARRACKS, WHO RETIRES AFTER 44 YEARS OF VALIANT SERVICE. . 1 1 J-T - - t x irr:: s - if . I ' - - ' tv - - i' &, t v " 4 !' v 1 ' ' COLONEL RICHARD H. WILSON. ESPIONAGE BILL IS SENT TO PRESIDENT Measure Is Passed in Senate Without Rollcall Provi sions Are Modified. DEATH PENALTY IS KEPT Suits for the Young Men COL. WILSON RETIRES T. - . . . Head of 14th Regiment Is 64 Years Old. 44 YEARS SPENT IN ARMY at CORVALLIS SEES RED CARS Southern Pacific's Electrlo Iiine Reaches Benton Metropolis. CORVALLIS. Or June 12. (Special.) Corvallis people had their .first sight today of the big . red cars of the South ern Pacific's new electric system. Two of them came in over the new road, carrying officials to view the line. The members of the party were: J. H. Dyer, K. L.' Burkhalter. C. W. Martyn, O. C. Morris, John M. Scott, H. L Lull, J.' A. Ormandy, J. Liebenbaum and L Hartwlg. It is expected that regular service will be started about "the first of July. RINGOLD MAN IS ATTACKED Farmer Kaesmeycr Chases r ' Neighbor W ith Pitchfork! His PASCO, Wash., June 12. (Special.)' On a warrant sworn out by J. J. Bas- tlan. T. F. Kaesmeyer, of Ringold, Wash., was arrested, arraigned In the Justice Court on a charge of assault in the third degree and bound over to the Superior Court under $200 bond. Bastian testified that Kaesmeyer had threatened to kill him and had chased him with a pitchfork. The trouble arose over a dispute as to the ocoji pancy of a piece, of land near Ringold. Boy Scouts Canvass Roseburg. ROSEBTJRO, Or., June 12. (Special.) Roseburg Boy Scouts yesterday began a systematic house-to-house canvass of the city in the Interest of liberty bonds with which to furnish money for financing the present war between the United States and Germany. It was es timated here that approximately J25, 000 worth of these bonds had been sold by the banks of this city and postoffice. Rogue River Argus Suspends. GRANTS PASS, Or.. June 12.(Spe-etal.)- With its issue of this week, the Rogue River Argus, the weekly news paper of Rogue River, suspended pub lication. In an editorial announcement the publisher stated that the rise In the price of paper and supplies made it impossible to maintain a paper in as mall a community as that town. ' Wichita is the first city In Kansas to adopt the manager plan. Last Talk to Soldiers Occurs Chapel Service Life In . Army ' Recalled From Early Days at Fort Yuma to Present. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, . Wash.. June 12. (Special.) Forty-four years ago a young man from Michigan, Rich ard H.' Wilson, Just 20 years old, en tered '. West Point Military Academy. Today this same man. Colonel Richard H. Wilson, Just 84 years old, is retiring from the United States Army, after having given almost his whole life to his country and her possessions. Since he has been in the service he has been stationed in. practically every post in the United States, was for several years In Porto Rico, in Cuba in the Spanish War. in 1898, the Philippine Islands and Alaska.. Now that he has reached the limit in age allowed by law. he Is step ping out. When he graduated from west Point as a Second Lieutenant he was sent to Fort Yuma. Ariz., then a wild country. After nearly 44 years of military serv ice, last month he found himself In command of the Fourteenth Infantry and stationed in Tuma, Ariz. It was the plan then by the oficers of the regi ment to have their Colonel retire at the same place he started out on his long military career, but the regiment was ordered here before the time came, so he retired here today. Fort Yd ma Now Indian School. Fort Tuma has for many years been an Indian school, but some of the build ings of the old post are there, and it was planned for the regiment to march from Yuma, the city, to old Fort Yuma, where appropriate services would have been held, but the War Department changed all these plans by ordering the regiment to the Pacific Coast. .. Colonel Wilson left today for Fort ' Lawton, Wash., at Seattle, and from there he will proceed to Chicago to Join his wife and two daughters. Miss Grace Wilson and Miss Mary Wilson. He is not yet decided what he will do during the remainder of his life, though the Government may call him out to drill recruits at some station. This is not definite, though. Colonel Wilson was guest of honor at a dinner given by officers of the Fourteenth Infantry, with which he has been for the past seven years. In Bach elors' building. At this time he was presented with a history and encyclo pedia of music He is Is very fond of music and always paid particular at tention to the band of his organization. Final Talk' Is at Chapel. 1 At the UBual chapel services held in the post gymnasium Sunday morning at 10 o'clock Colonel Wilson, at the re quest of Chaplain Groves, who has known him for the past 20 years, gave a talk on the "Need of Worship and the Value to Man's Character." A large number of the men also attended the services, showing the esteem in which they held, their commanding officer. Colonel Wilson has always been a regular attendant of the chapel services in the Army and he heartily urged those present to do as he had done and attend some form of religious services regu larly. He gave a brief sketch of life with the Army and his keen regret at leaving." but the great relief In laying down-, the burden of so many years. Those .who know him say he has al ways been unusually thoughtful and considerate of everyone with whom he came in contact. The high reputation for discipline and character of tb Fourteenth Infantry is credited to Colo nel Wilson's example. ' Colonel Wilson has been stationed at Fort Lawton most of the time for the past seven years and, being Benlor Colonel in the Seventh Brigade, was In command of it the greater part of the time for the past three years, since the Brigadier-General attached retired. He has made many trips to this post from Fort Lawton In connection with duties of the brigade. ' ' the claimant's compensation in accord ance with the provisions of the com-i pensation act as it existed at the time of the hearing. Miller was injured while working as a carpenter in Port land, and the employer and employe had both accepted the provisions of the compensation act. The applica tion for compensation was denied by the eCommisslon on the grounds that the injury claimed existed before the time. of the accident described. The Supreme eCourt holds faulty the contention that a court can fix com pensation other than that provided in the act, declaring, "its 'effect would be to repeal -the compensation act by the simple process of appeal. Under the provisionus of the statue an appeal from a decisioij of the Commission does not give the appellate tribunal any new cause of action or any different law upon which to base Its Judgment." Justice Benson wrote the opinion. Other cases 'were decided today as follows: Wakefield, Fries A Company vs. Alfred T. Parkhurst, appellant: appealed from Mult- nomah; proceeding to dtermlne the owner- , Mail Censorship and Extension of Search - "Warrants Are Included. Government Can Also Regu late Food for Foreigners. WASHINGTON. June 12. The Admin istration espionage bill was finally ap proved by the Senate today .without a rollcall and sent to the White House for the President's signature. Provi sions for newspaper censorship have been struck out and material modifi cation in other respects had been made. The most important legislation re tained gives the President authority to embargo exports. The law would pun ish espionage by death or long impris onment; penalizes interference with for eign commerce; provides for enforce ment of neutrality; authorizes seizure of shipments of arms designed for un lowful purposes; fixes penalties for in juring vessels In forelegn commerce or disturbance of foreign relations, .and imposes new restrictions upon pass ports. - . i Other provisions are for, censorship of the mails and extension of the use of searon warrants. Prganlsatlon to Be Outlined. The act probably will b adminis tered by the Department of Commerce, with an advisory board named from the State. War, Navy and. Commerce departments and the food administra tion. The State- Department will de cide questions that Involve Interna tional policy and the food administra tion will have the final word regard ing food exports. Officials say the measure is as es sential to a proper food administra tion as are the food control bills. No matter how heavy are foreign food purchases, the Government by regulat ing shipments can accomplish as much in this direction as if it controlled pur chases outright. The Commerce Department's bureau of foreign and domestic commerce probably will handle licensing details. A proclamation to be- issued ' by the President within a few days will out line an organization. Three Hundred New Aides Needed. The bureau will have to add to its numHU, iroueeums iu uiri iniim ine owner- , . inn . . j, ship of fund.; opinion by Justice McCamant; Personnel probably 300 men to handle Circuit Judge Davis affirmed. Ada Tbarp vs. Kstate of C. S. Jackson,; In applying the new law the Govern deceased. appellant; appealed from Doug- merit's purpose.' aside from preventing1 lasa; suit to recover for services; opinion by ! supplies from reaching- the enemy, will Justice McCamant; Circuit Judge Hamilton j be to conserve all American resources. affirmed. Walter P. Stewart, appellant vs. S. M. Mann, et al. - appealed from Washington; suit to foreclose a vendee's lien; opinion by Justice Burnett; Circuit Judge Sagley re versed. Edgar Clare Wlgan. et al., appellants vs. C. M. LaFolIette, et al., appealed from Yam hill; suit to recover on hop contract; opinion by Justice Bean; Circuit Judge Belt af firmed. State of Oregon ex. rel Max Gehlhar. dis trict attorney, appellant vs. County Clerk of Marion; suit to restrain clerk from placing Bean O. A C. land grant tax bill on special election ballot; opinion by Chief Justice Mo Bride; Circuit Judge Bingham reversed. Re hearings were denied in Corvallis A Alsea Railroad Company vs. Portland, Eu gene A Eastern and also In Mfshler vs. Ed-munion. CLARKE TEAM IS PICKED COUNTY TO BB CANVASSED RED CROSS FUND. FOR Ten Squares Are Named to Raise Money In Vancouver for City's Part of $100,000,000 Fund. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 12. (Spe- olaD-Clarke County is going to raise 1 12.000- as her share of the $100,000,000 to be subscribed for the American Red Cross. .''- William B. DuBois has been appoint ed chairman . of the organization lq Clarke County, and the executive com mittee Is Clement Scott. W. E. Carter, J. J. Padden. Donald McMaster. Don- aid McMaster is chairman of the speak ers' bureau, and Clement Scott of the publicity bureau. Others on the pub licity committee are E. E. Beard, Ed ward Curran, E. J. Boddy, Austin Mo Coy. Frank Hopp, of Camas, and Gor don Stuart. Plans for the drice were completed today, with the appointment of the fol lowing teams: Team No. 1 Judre R. H. Back, captain: A. Maltman. H. L. Bowman, Dale McMuIlen and Joseph Eaton. - No. 2 W. C Batea. Bert Dorman. J am en O. - Blair, DeOaris Reeves and Or. A- P. Ryan. No. 3 A. Burnham. N. E. Allen. Jacob Studer, Charles B. Eeara and E. J. Burdick. . No. 4 M. S. Cohen, Profesaor P. Clarko. Dr. J. M. P. Chalmers, C. C. Fleet and H. R. Porter. . No. 0 Lloyd- DuBois, Dr. C. B. Irwin, Joseph Carter.. E. R. Schofleld and Perls M. Elwell. No. 6 W.' J. Kinney, Floyd Swan. G. 7ft. Perclval. Charles W. Hall and J. A. Monday. No. 7 Charles A. K Kirch. W. Foster Hidden. John T. I'rquhart. Joseph J. Don ovan and Frank Eichenlaub. No- 8 Professor C. W. Shumway, C "w. Ryan. William M Hodgkln, Patrick Hough and Ef L. Brown. Ho. -O GeorKe B;. Simpson, E. E. Beard, Jesse G. Langadorf. John Dickson and Louis Sh&ttuck. No. 10 W. Scott Wood, G. J. Allen, E. E. Waite, Dr. .E. S. Roberts and C. W. Wood. The captains ' of the various cities and tricts outside of Vancouver are: Fishers, C. Lleser; Camas, O. F. Johnson; Wash- o'ug-al, T. 8. Keep; Proebstel, J. W. Jones; Slfton, J. C. Price; Hocklnson, Axel Undh; Brush Prairie, Joseph Hall; Battle .Ground, H. C. Cornell: Helsson, M. Morrison; Yacolt. Dr. A. W. Stevenson; Hall, M. R. Lynch: Lacenter, James Cane; Pioneer, Charlea Grelly; Ridg-efield, N. C. . Hall; Fellda. Chapin Mills; Manor-Barberton, W. E. Lentz. first to make America- effective in the war. second to make' the allies effec tive,: and third, to befriend neutrals friendly to the alliance. The power to readjust, shipping routes and sources of supply is expected to effect a tem porary saving In tonnage by reducing long hauls. For instance, Spain might not be allowed to get American coal if she could just as well get coal from England. The enormous mass of figures col lected by the allies in their rationing of Holland and Scandinavia are, of course, available to this Government and they will be supplemented by the Independent lnvements . of American Consuls on th.e spot. .1-' : Germany to Be Cot Off. It is essential not to allow imports to any country contiguous to Germany which can in any way r be "re-exported or, used to release native supplies for Germany. ", - The neutral nations have expressed Liberty Bonds. . Men, women and chil dren are buying Lib erty Bonds at this store. V My offer is especially attractive to young men who wish to invest a-part of their earnings. I offer $50 Liberty Bonds for $1 at time of purchase and $1 week ly.,' Larger bonds at proportionate rates. The buyer receives all the" ' interest the bond earns. I charge no interest whatever. I will furnish all the bonds applied for on these terms. It is our common duty to swell the' sales of Liberty Bonds. . YOU will be interested in my showing of young men's suits in solid col ors browns, greens and blues, faultlessly tailored from pleas ing fabrics. These suits are all in appro priate models English, belted-back, single-breasted, dou-. ble-breasted. Come in and see them. SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN $15 to $30 Second Floor Elevatdr ettSellte Morrison at TourihO y " :-. - i " y i r f ? I f :cd 1 t -I l - much concern over America's policy, and three of them Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have, sent commis sions to this country to present their needs and requirements, s America's final Incorporation Into the allies' economic strength, with the legislation passed today, gives the al liance the practical trade domination of the whole world outside the German empire. The neutrals are practically helpless without allied shipping and coal. LAUNCH i;AKES OCEAN TRIP Dixie Is- Taken From Columbia River to Paget Sound. KELSO. Wash.. June- 12.'-(Special.) The launch Dixie,' which was sold last week by Cullom & Son, who built it here, to a man named Kindorf. residing on Puget Sound, completed the trip suc cessfully from the mouth of the Colum bia along the coast to Puget Soilnd. The boat went down the rives last week in charge of A. E. Hayes, of Kelso, and W. T. Sanderson, of Seattle. Percy, 10-year-old son of Mr. Hayes, accompanied his father. After laying inside the bar for sever al days awaiting favorable weather, the dash was made and the trip to the Sound was completed without mishap In 66 hours. - Camas Workmen Take Vp Bonds. CAMAS. Wash.. June 12. (Special.) To encourage its, employes to pur chase liberty bonds, the Crown Willam ette Paper Company have offered to sell the bonds on the installment plan, 10 per cent to be paid down and 10 per cent a .month. The company ex pects to sell $10,000 worth of the bonds to Its wage workers in this manner and NOTICE- All our used cars for this week only during our show will be spe cially offered at prices that will interest you. Do not overlook this bet, it will pay you to investigate, as we are offering some real bargains. . ..'. Ford $240 and $245 Regal, worth $250, for $105 Overland, like new, worth $900, at $750 Olds,' real bargain, come and sea this car before we give you the price. Cadillac, a sacrifice.- $295 Cadillac, snap, worth $650 $450 Cadillac, another sacrifice. .$750 Studebaker, newly painted $475 Reo, newly painted, worth $650, at ..$495 We have a demonstrator in fine condition, looks like new and runs like a million dollars. For this week only at $725. ' The Pacific KisselKar Branch BROADWAY AT DAVIS. PHONE BDWY 31. ;, " v.- .I"1"1 subscriptions are coming in at such a rate that it no doubt will be heavily over-subscribed. " REVOLTERS - SEGRAGATED Irishmen Sent to Separate Prisons After Uprising Behind Bars. LONDO', June 12. As the result of a revolt recently in he prison at Lewes, Sussex, the Irishmen . who were ar rested during the Irish rebellion last year are being removed from that in stitution and are being taken in batches of fours and fives to various prisons throughout the country. According to the correspondent at Lewes of the Kvenlng Star, the Irish men broke the windows, furniture and fixtures in the" prison, the damage be ing considerable. The men had no grievance against the wardens, but steadfastly refused to work and dem onstrations were continuous. ,- Washington Students Ordered Out. SEATTLK. Wash, June 1. The Vni verslty of Washington ambulance corps, composed entirely of university stu dents; has been ordered to mobilization camp and will leave Seattle Thursday or Friday. MILLER CASE REMANDED COMPEXSATTOJT TO BB FIXED TIME OF HKARI.VG. AT Appeal ef Compensation Commission Brings Ruling Court Must Abide by Terms of Act. ' SALEM, Or., June 12: (Special.) The eSupreme Court today reversed the case of George E. Miller versus the Industrial Accident Commission, ap pealed from Multnomah County by the DRYING WILL STOP WASTE Fruitgrowers and Ranchers Will Investigate-Dehydrating Plant. ROSEBURG. Or., June 12. (Special.) A. L. Kitchin, manager of the Ump qua Valley Fruit Union; C. A. Brand, i prominent fruitgrower of Garden Val ley, and Arthur Marsh, a Looking Glass rancher, lef t here yesterday for Walla Walla, Wash, to investigate the estab lishing of a dehydrating plant in Doug las County, With the cost of' tin soaring, the ranchers and fruitgrowers of Douglas County feel that the time has arrived when 'thev should take some action In the direction of preserving their small products without canning. It is said that a dehydrating plant will solve this problem, and furnish means for caring for the fruits ana vegetables which are Commission.- and remanded It for fur ther proceedings, with directions to lix j wasted, here under present conditions. Fatf Is Too Good to Stslffl am B&slk TEGETOLE, the alternative shortening produced by our economical ' methods to maintain true-value levels in household expenses, assures, you not only lower first cost but also a saving in use. Next time you make cake, pastry, biscuits or cook fried foods, try VEGETOLE. Because of its purity, VEGETOLE is sold only in pails. Thus, you know what you are buying. And after you have found out how satisfactory it is, you know how to gat exactly the same thing again. For the quality never varies. But VEGETOLE. is not sold in ordinary pails with common "slip-over" or "penny opening,v covers. The top of the VEGETOLE pail with its three points of contact when fitted on is virtually air-tight. The goodness is kept in and foreign odors kept out, another indication of Armour thoroughness. ".This is necessary, because VEGETOLE is a quality product.. You could keep it in your ice-box alongside any strong smelling foods and it would remain perfectly pure and uncontaminated. And, remember, each pail, no matter which of the four sizes you buy, is marked with the Armour Oval Label, identifying it as top grade and highest value. You cannot go wrong in using VEGETOLE Order it today from your dealer! ARMQURAcOMPANy CHARLES H. SO MM Bit, M(r. Thirteenth aid Klandrrs Streets . Phoae Broadway 1380 p MM Portland. Oregon Jr. ' The pmtl above hsswhst Is vari ously known aa a P.nny-otn-ln, ""SrruB-can" or Friction top." Tha objection to this typo of pall Is tha turned in rim which prevents tha remortl of tha last of tha eootestt a needlase" waste, unnecessarily raisins tha oot ef tha oonuaoditjr eold In U. 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