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TIIE MORNING OREGONTAX, TnURSDAT. .TUNE 21, 1917.
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3 STEAMERS OUT
OF BOSTON SUNK
Two Britishers and Dutch Ves
sel Are Lost in European
War Zone.
PASSENGER SHIP DAMAGED
Ausonia Struck by Torpedo on Her
Iiast Trip From Canada, but
Succeeds In Reaching Port.
'o Crews Reported Lost.
BOSTON, June 20. The sinking of
the British steamer Elele, presumably
by a German submarine, was reported
In a cable message received today by
the Leyland line from Captain Pierce,
her commander. The vessel left Bos
ton June 8 for Manchester, England,
with a general cargo. The message
made no reference to the crew.
The Elele was under charter to the
Leyland line, and the cablegram from
Captain Pierce merely stated "vessel
sunk." Officers of the line said the
crew probably had been saved. The
ship's cargo was worth nearly $2,000,
000, it was stated.
The Elele registered 4841 tons gross
and was built at West Hartlepool In
1913.
Two Americans Aboard
Two Americans shipped on the Elele
In Boston ' after several members of
the crew had deserted. The ship car
ried a crew of 50 and was armed.
The Warren liner Bay State, from
Boston May 31 for Liverpool, has been
sunk by a German submarine. All
members of the crew were saved.
The Bay State, under the British flag
and in command of Captain Alexander
Kenton, was armed, carried a crew of
SO and a cargo valued at upwards of
$2,000,000. She was of 6583 tons gross.
Dutch Steamer Sunk.
The Dutch steamer Eemdijk, which
left Boston May 13 for Rotterdam with
grain for the Holland government, has
been sunk, according to advices re-'
ceived by agents here today. No men
tion was made about the crew.
The Eemdijk was held at this port
for more than a month through failure
to obtain a crew willing to make the
voyage to Rotterdam. The vessel was
built at Rotterdam in 1911 a:id reg
istered 3048 tons gross.
NEW YORK, June 20. The British
passenger steamship Ausonia, of 8153
tons gross register, owned by the
Cunard line, was hit by a torpedo and
badly damaged, but arrived in port on
her last trip from, Canada, It was
learned today.
FOOD BILL DEBATE IS HOT
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place of middle men in this situation.
'"When we are paying more for food
in thi.s" country than they are in Lon
don there is something wrong."
Senator Kenyon contended the bill
does not injure farmers, whom, he de
clared, "would rather have food sup
plies of the Nation controlled by the
Nation than by the food gamesters."
"I am deeply apprehensive-regarding
the effect upon public tranquillity un
less something is done," said Senator
Kpnyon. "We must realize the grave
situation of the Nation, which justifies
this legislation. The people, farmers,
laboring men and everybody have got
to make sacrifices and are willing to.
The small-salaried man certainly s do
ing so now. Nobody In Congress vants
to Injure the farmers who have been
somewhat stirred up against this bill,
although It is generally in their In
terest." "This bill is in the interest of the
farmers and is to control the middle
men," declared Senator Chamberlain, in
charge of the bill.
Senator Reed, interrupting, said that
the price of flour hadi followed the
price of wheat, "which was forced up
by statements made by Mr. Hoover and
men of his ilk, that the country was
about to starve."
Hoover Is Defended.
Senator Chamberlain replied that the
statements of Mr. Hoover "could be
borne out by every Senator here who
keeps house and who knows that the
price of flour is out of all proportion
to the price of wheat."
He said the farmers had not gotten
the big prices, but they had gone to
middlemen and speculators.
"When we give strong powers to Mr.
Hoover they may never be exercised,
but if they are, they could not be
given to any better man," said Senator
Kenyon. "He does not want to put the
American people on rations."
Under the bill Senator Kenyon said
he believed the President could take
over factories, such as packing-houses.
Senator Brandegee suggested that to
make such commandeering efficient,
commandeering of workmen In such
factories also should be provided for.
"If we can conscript men's lives," re
plied Senator Kenyon, "surely we can
conscript workmen to feed those men."
Senator King suggested that, since
there will not be enough wheat to fill
requirements of the allies and de
mands of home consumption except by
rigid economy, the United States Gov
ernment could requisition all the
wheat, apportion a part to the allies
and sell the rest to the people of this
country at cost. This plan, he said
would make for equitable distribution
and keep the price within reach of the
consumers, while the prices of other
foodstuffs probably would conform to
that at which the Government sold the
wheat.
Senator Kenyon said if it should go
out to the country that the Government
was going to buy all the wheat from
the farmers at a fixed price it would
hurt production, which must not be in-
lenered with. He pointed out how the
Din provides that the Government
snould do all the things suggested by
the Utah Senator, except requisition
the wheat from the producers. Produc
tion, he asserted, was stimulated in the
bill by making a minimum guarantee
price to the farmers.
Discussing the licensing feature of
the bill. Senator Borah expressed the
belief that the section would not affect
the meat-packing industry. He said
the larger packing companies made last
year, about $14,000,000 profits in excess
of stock dividends, and declared that
this explained why, the price of meat
FARMERS' PROTECTION ASKED
Borah's Amendment to Food Bill
Would Regulate Supply Prices.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 20 Senator Borah today
gave notice of his intention to offer an
amendment to the pending food-control
bill, which will, empower the President,
while regulating the price of food
products, to regulate also the price of
tarm implements, binder twine, fertiliz
ers and such articles of clothinir and
shoes as are worn by men engaged In
work upon farms and in ordinary labor.
senator aor&h asked Senator Cham
berlain and other advocates of the food
bill if they would be willing to accept
sucn an amendment and received an
affirmative reply. He argued that if
the farmers product is to be regulated
as to price it is onlv fair that h
articles the farmer must buy should
be similarly regulated in order that
the farmer be not caught between the
upper and nether millstones and his en
tire profit wiped out.
TEUTON GUN NEST TAKEN
CA?rADIAS CAPTURE TREXCHES
DEFEXDING LESS.
All Traces of
Scrofula Eradicated
From the System
By the greatest of all purifiers.
A common mistake in the treatment
of scrofula has been the use of mer
cury and other mineral mixtures, the
effect of which is to bottle up the im
purities in the blood, and hide them
from the surface.
The impurities and dangers are only
ttdded to in this way.
Kor more than fifty years S. S. S.
lias been the one recognized reliable
blood remedy that has been used with
highly satisfactory results for Scrof
ula. Being made of the roots and
herbs of the forest, it Is guaranteed
purely vegetable, and absolutely free
from all mineral Ingredients.
Tou can obtain S. S. S. from any
drugstore. Our chief medical adviser
is an expert on all blood disorders,
and will cheerfully give you full ad
vice as to the treatment of your own
case. Address Swift Specific Co
Dept. P-209, Atlanta, Ga.
Three German Counter-Attack Are
Beaten Off; Artillery Battle la
Heavy on French Front.
CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
i.ti riiAAth, June 20. Canadian troops
today captured a nest of German
trenches at the foot of Reservoir hill
and have made the entente approach
to Lens less difficult. The new posi
nons nave been incorporated In the
Jsritisn lines.
The nest was resrarded bv the faun.
dlans as the chief place of German
shelter between their own front and
L.ens. it lies north of the Sniichez
River. A dugout was blown up and 35
prisoners lasen. Three German coun
ter-attacks were beaten off.
PARIS. June 20. Hesvv rHll.rv
fighting is in nroe-resn. nn th Ano
and ChamDairne fronts nnvn tnHnv'n
oiiiciai statement. Early this morning
the Germans carried on a severe bom
bardment of h rench positions near
I.auffaux mill and in the region of
Mont Carnillet. A G
attack: was dispersed.
$90,000 ADDED TO SALARY
Canal Governor's Pay Increased
Tenfold by Error.
WASHINGTON. June 20. Instead of
appropriating $10,000 for next year's
salary of Governor Harding, of the
t-anama Canal Zone. Congress bv mis
take appropriated $100,000. Someone
apparently added, another cipher to the
original figures.
The mistake was discovered today in
printed copies of the sundry civil bill
and in the engrossed copy of the bill.
It had escaped the attention of all
members of both houses, apparently,
and the bill, having been approved by
the President, now declares that Gov
ernor Harding shall receive next year
ten times his present salary.
It will take an act of Congress to
rectify the mistake.
MORE BELGIANS DEPORTED
Civilians Are Forced to Perform
Work 'Useful to Enemy.
HAVRE, Tuesday, June 19. Informa
tion reaching the Belgian government
daily from occupied territory confirms
the fact, officially denounced by the
Belgian government, that the Germans
have begun again to carry off by force
Belgian civilians and compel them to
perform work useful to the enemy.
An American having occupied an of
ficial position in Ghent, who was re
cently expelled from Belgium, informed
the Belgian government that the Ger
man authorities, about April 15, de
manded of communal administrations
new lists of unemployed workmen,
members of the middle and upper
classes without occupation and in ad
dition persons in regular employment.
UNITY OF IDEALS, BASIS
Continued From First Page.)
s ion of the most beneficent develop
ment of international relations in the
history of the world. Most alliances
in past history have been based on
temporary agreements between nations
for the pursuit of certain aims and
ambitions, and, therefore, passed with
the passing1 occasion. But the co-operation
between England and America,
based on a deep congrrulty of ideals,
will endure as long1 as the two nations
are content to pursue these Ideals,
which, I pray God, may be forever.
America Knows War Pvrpoie.
"Our alliance is based on a great
moral consideration. We alike do not
wish to use war as an instrument of
expansion,' and so we here may be
certain that the United States will not
leave us until our great ends are ac
complished. "The Americans have carefully stud
ied the origin and aims of the war,
and have come irrevoc&bly to the con
clusion that with the victory of the
allies is bound up the whole future of
civilization. They will not refuse any
sacrifices or effort which may bring a
happy fruition, on which they are con
vinced depends the whole trend of
civilization.
"These are not the fruits of the mis
sion, but the mission gave the occasion
for their most emphatic expression. If
that be valuable, we may congratulate
ourselves on the results of our efforts."
RUSSIAN MISSION
READY TO CONFER
Official Calls of Courtesy on
Washington Officials Are
Completed.
SUFFRAGISTS CAUSE RIOT
'Silent Sentinels " Banners Re
nouncing Government and Dis
played Before Visitors Are
Destroyed by Citizens.
WASHINGTON, June 20. Russia's
diplomatic mission completed its of
ficial calls of courtesy today and
cleared the way for conferences with
American officials.
Women suffragists seized on the visit
of the mission to the White House to
broaden their "silent picketing" into a
denunciation of the United States Gov
ernment tor failure to grant the fran
chise to all women. Large banners,
prepared by the women, were torn from
them by a crowd of angry men.
The ba nners were inscribed :
"President Wilson and' Envoy Root
are deceiving Russia. They say We
are a democracy. Help us win a world
war so that democracy may survive.'
"We, the women of America, tell you
that America is not a democracy.
Twenty million women are denied the
right to vote. President Wilson is the
chief opponent of their National en
franchisement. Help us make this Na
tion really free. Tell our Government
that it must liberate its people before
it can free Russia as an ally."
Action Follows Din grant
The banners attracted groups of men
passing, who stopped and discussed
them. Finally disgust gave way to
action.
Cries of "traitors," "treason," and
"they are the enemies of their coun
try were shouted at the two women
holding the banner, and after one man
yelled "Let's tear it down," the crowd
jumped forward. The canvas was torn
from its fastenings, leaving the suf
fragists holding the frames and poles.
One of the White House police pur
sued a man who, he said, was leading
in the crowd. The ma1,: was Walter S.
Timmins of New York, an electrical
engineer. The policeman recovered i
banner from Timmins, but it was be
yond repair, so the suf fraprists con
tented themselves with holding the
damaged frames aloft in evidence of
their "martyrdom," as one of them ex
pressed it.
The torn banner was carried by Miss
Lucy Burns, of New York, and Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis, of Philadelphia, of the
executive board of the National Worn
is party.
MiMsfon Ignores Banner
They stood it at the west gate of the
Pennsylvania avenue side of the White
House and unfurled it just a few min
utes before the Russian mission was
driven into the grounds. Members of
the mission paid no attention to it.
The mission went shortly after noon
to the State Department, where a large
number of employes gathered to greet
and applaud the visitors. Special Am
bassador Bakhmetieff was escorted to
Secretary Lansing's office and formal
ly presented by Charge Onou, of the
Russian embassy. Diplomatic Secre
tary Soukine was presented to Coun
sellor Polk.
While Lieutenant - General Roop,
military member of the mission, was
paying the respects of the Russian
army to Secretary Baker,- Secretary
Lansing escorted Ambassador Bakhme
tieff to the White House and pre
sented him to President Wilson. The
Russian diplomat expressed his plea
sure at being in Washington and the
President replied briefly. Later the
Ambassador paid his respects to Vice-
President Marshall.
Aimero Sato, the Japanese Ambassa
dor, was the first member of the diplo
matic corps to pay his respects to the
Russian mission, calling early this
afternoon.
GERMAN SUSPECT IS HELD
Drawings of Lighthouse and Machin
ery Found on Person.
BALTIMORE. June 20. Oscar Chris
tian, a German, who says he came to
this country in 1912 and took out first
citizenship papers in Alaska and sub
sequently went to Southern California
and enlisted In the Coast Artillery, be
ing assigned to the Twenty-eighth
Company at Fort Rosecrans, has been
arrested here by order of the United
States Marshal. He wears the uniform
of the Twenty-eighth company. Coast
Artillery. In his possession were
drawings apparently of a. lighthouse
and machinery. There were also writ
ten in German script papers In which
he said he "described the cruelties of
American detention houses' which he
intended taking to Germany.
King Cotton announces a combination
Sale of Ready-to-wear !
Wool suits
Half price and less
$20.00
Women will find a wide assortment
of styles, fabrics and colors in nearly
all sizes! All sizes are included in
the sale !
Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Today has been set aside as a day in which to
put the third-floor stocks in "ship shape."
Ve want to hurry out all the short lines of
garments, and surely these prices will hurry them
out. for they are all HALF PRICE or LESS
THAN HALF!
There are not many garments in any one lot.
but quite enough to make choosing a pleasure if
you come early ! '
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Sale of COATS
Half price and less
$16.50
Coats of all the season's most
wanted fabrics and in the most
favored colors, too! They are in a
wide range of sizes!
Third floor LipmatT, Wolfe & Co.
Pongee dresses .
Half price and less
$9.85
These are coat-style dresses of gen
uine imported pongee, with bright
sports trimmings! The material is
worth more than $9.85.
Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Another day's sale of
KLOSFIT SILK PETTICOATS
$3.75
There was such a rush of buyers for the last
half-day sale of Klosfit silk petticoats at $3.75
that King Cotton telegraphed for more. So
now we're able to offer another day's selling
of them at this price, and it's less than cost
regularly! All silk jersey tops with silk
flounces. Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Wash skirts
'Way under price
$2.50
These are just the skirts that women
want for wear these warm Summer
days! They won't last long at $2.50.
Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Tub dresses
Half price and less
$4.95
Exquisite voile dresses set with laces
and embroideries! We've had just
such dresses in regular stocks at double
this price!
Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Silk crepe de chine
BLOUSES $3.95
King Cotton likes cutting the prices of silks;
that's why he marked these good quality crepe de
chine waists so low. They're such colors as white,
flesh, maize, peach. Nile green, gold and orchid.
Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Hat shapes
Less than one-half price
$1.00
Untrimmed hat shapes of the light
weight Wenchow and Java straws that
are so popular now! Scores of styles!
Third floor Lipman. Wolfe & Co.
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NORMAL NEEDS COIN
Millage Tax Not Enough for
Operation.
TUITION IS RAISED TO $6
Efforts W ill Be Made to Add to Ex
tension Service Neighboring
Schools Will Be Operated
As Rural Centers.
SALEM, Or, June 20. (Special.) It
developed at the annual meeting of the
board of regents of the Monmouth
Normal School, held at Monmouth to
day, that it is impossible to administer
efficiently the affairs of the school on
the 1.25 of a mill tax allowed by law.
This situation came up in the report
of President Ackerman, and upon his
recommendation it was decided to in
crease the tuition at the school from
$4 a semester to $6, excepting for the
Summer session when no change will
prevail.
This will partially relieve the short
age in funds, which has become more
acute, especially since the extension
work of the school has been broadened
out to take In the Independence
schools and the rural centers.
Taking over of the rural centers also
has compelled the removal of M. S.
Pittman from the extension work for
three-fourths of the year, but efforts
will be made in the future, it was
stated, to provide for the Oregon nor
mal being represented In extension
work for the full time.
The board adopted recommendations
of President Ackerman that the El-
kins, Oak Point and Mountain View
schools be operated as rural centers as
a part of the Oregon Normal School,
and also the contract between the In
dependence School Board and the nor
mal for the administration of ele
mentary schools of Independence as
part of the normal training school was
ndorsed.
E. S. Evenden, head of the depart
ment of education, was granted a year's
leave of absence to take up work at
Columbia University, leading to a doc
tor's degree. To fill the vacancy dur
ing Mr. Kvenden's absence, Ralph S.
Roberts, of Stanford University, was
elected.
Upon the recommendation of the
president the following were named as
teachers:
W. H. Burton, assistant In depart
mnt of education.
Miss Madge Philbrook, assistant In
department of music.
Miss Olive Valck, assistant In de
partment of art.
Miss Katharine Arbuthnot, seventh
and eighth grade critic at Inde
pendence. Miss Grace 'Williams, fifth and sixth
grade critic at Independence.
Miss Kate Houx, third and fourth
grade critic at Independence.
Miss Emily Devore, first and second
grade critic at Independence.
Miss Gladys Carson, teacher In El
klns rural center.
Miss Florence Hill, teacher In Oak
Point school.
Miss Elnora Winfrey, teacher in
Mountain View rural center.
Miss Mamie Radabaugh, fifth and
sixth grade critic at Monmouth.
ANTI-DRAFT GIRL FREED
COURT ORDERS ACQUITTAL OF SEW
YORK COLLEGE STIDEXT.
Case of Two Men Accused With Mlas
Eleanor Wilson Parker May Go
to Jury Today.
NEW YORK, June 20. The Federal
Jury trying Eleanor Wilson Parker, a
Barnard College senior, and Owen Cat
tell and Charles K. Phillips, Columbia
University students, on a charge of
conspiring to induce young men not
to register under the selective draft
law, acquitted Miss Parker by the
court's decision today.
The defendants, according ' to the
prosecution, prepared a pamphlet
entitled "Will Tou Be Drafted?" and
sent that to a printer. Miss Parker,
testifying in her own defense, said she
saw the original text of the document
before May 18. the day the draft law
became effective, but did not read it
in its altered form after May 18. There
was evidence to show. Judge Mayer
ruled, that she did not know its final
contents. The court held that what
was done before the draft law went
into effect was legal.
The cases of Cattell and Phillips are
expected to go to the jury tomorrow.
Bank Robber Shoots Cashier.
STOCKTON, Cal June 20 Earl Pol
ly, manager of theKeyes-Stanislaua
Company branch of the Bank of Tur
lock, was probably fatally wounded to
day by & robber who entered the bank
and after shooting Polly robbed the
banak of $800 and escaped.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
ian. Main 7070, A 6095.
Ccntralia Will Raise Big Flag.
CENTRAX.IA, Wash.. June 20. (Spe
cial) Last night the local Home
Guards unloaded a 130-foot flagpole
mat was donated to the organization
by the Carllsle-Pennell Lumber Co. at
unalaska. The pole will be erected in
the open space facing the depot. A
new flag, costing $32. has arrived. The
guards have 84 in the flag fund. The
surplus will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
Damage Suit Is on Trial.
L.EWISTON, Idaho, June 20. (Spe
cial) The case of Wealthy r. Mathews
vs. Nez Perce & Eastern Railway Com
pany is being heard in the district
court at Lewiston by Judge Wallace
N. Scales. Mrs. Mathews asks damages
or 148, 05a on account of injuries al
leged to have been sustained through
negligence to provide proper facilities
for passengers to alight from trains.
Beached Steamer Saved.
BOSTON, June 20. Word reached
the Leyland line by cable today that
the steamer Kingstonian, recently
beached at a point In the Medlter
ranean, after being seriously damaged
by a German submarine or a mine, had
been floated and towed to a British
port. It is believed the vessel hit a
mine.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.
Bucoda Road Paved.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. June 20. (Spe
cial) Hendricks & Ward Monday com
pleted the paving of a mile of the Bu
coda road, leading north from Cen
tralia. the first paving job completed
in the county this season. The road
will be opened to traffic in about 30
days. Hendricks & Ward also have a
state contract for grading, clearing
and surfacing one and three-quarters
miles of the Pacific highway near For
est. They started work today.
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land is richest, there we
locate , a Clovarbloom creamery. By
dotting the country with creamerias -going
to the aotrrca of production, rather
than bringing the fresh product to ona
central point uniformly fresh cream and
hence uniform butteT is always assarad.
And through unvarying Armour methods,
yon may always bo certain of depend
able quality.
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