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THE 3IORrN"G OREGOXIATi". -MONDAY. JUNE 23. 1917. DEFENSE COUNCIL REPORTS ITS WORK SON OF MAJOR GENERAL. SCOTT, CHIEF OF STAFF, TJV S. A, AT PLATTSBURG SENATE TO HASTEN FOOD CONTROL BILL More Than 100 Highly Trained Men Give AH Time Freely v . to Nation. Principal Prohibition Fight Will Come- on "Manufac ture of Malt Liquors. RESOURCES ARE MOBILIZED HOUSE TO TAKE UP RIVERS J ! - - i $ I - i V' fl ? s & .y , ; ,v - '. - - ' . .. - -.-. V- . . " LS - ' ' "jr" 1 Jtallroads and Telegraph Companies Co-operate to Increase Service. Supplies Are Bought at Saving to Government. WASHTTTOTOM, June 24. Accomplish, ments of the Council of National De fense, its advisory commission and its committee since the council was finally organized last March are set forth In a. comprehensive report made public to night by Director Gifford. Only 80 persons, according to Director Cifford's report, are drawing salaries, and most of these are clerks and ste nographers. More than 100 highly trained men, says the report, are giving their entire time to the council without remunera tion. Several hundred - more, it says, are giving free a large part of their time. The chief accomplishments of the council are summed up by Mr. Gifford as follows: Railroads Are Mobilized. "Mobilization of the 262,000 miles of railroads of the country for the Gov ernment's defense. ' ' "Close-knit organization of the tele phone and telegraph companies of America to insure to the Government the most rapid and efficient wire com munications. "Settlement of the recent threatened national railroad strikes. ' "General acceptance by labor and capital of the suggestion of the council that existing labor standards should not be changed until the need for such action has been determined by the council with the steadying Influence on Industry growing out of such action. Metals tfonght at Low Price. "Procurement of 45,000.000pounds"of copper for the uses of the Army and Navy at less than one-half of the thea current market price a saving to the Government of approximately $10,000,- 00O. "Similar accomplishments as to steel, zinc and aluminum. "Completion of an inventory, for mili tary purposes, of 27,000 American man ufacturing plants. "Money saved to the Government, through appointment over the country of committees of business men to assist the quartermaster's department of the Army In the economical and efficient purchase of supplies. "Saving to the Government of mil lions of dollars by the co-ordination of purchases through the agency of the general munitions board. "Creation, under the medical section of the council, of a general medical board, of many of the most highly qual ified surgeons and physicians of the country. Medical Reserve Organised. "Selection by the same section of thousands of doctors, specifically qual ified for membership in the medical of ficers' reserve corps, and the stand ardization, far on its way to comple tion, of surgical Instruments and sup plies. "Creation by the council of the air craft production board, which is set ting out to make 3500 airplanes and to train 6000 aviators this year. "Definite results obtained by the council's committee on coal production in the procurement and expeittous ship ment of coal, both in the civilian and Federal interests. "Successful initiation of a movement to co-ordinate activities on the part of the states of the Union for the National defense brought to a clear and work able focus by the conference of states held recently In Washington at the call, and under the auspices, of the council. "Organization of a railroad commis sion to send to Russia and enlistment of reserve engineer regiments, to aid in rehabilitating the railroads of France." Small Arm Supplied. Besides the many things done by the council, Mr. Gifford enumerates in de tail the work of the boards and com mittees. He begins with the general munitions board, of which Frank A. Scott is chairman, and reports the fol lowing accomplishments: "Development of the capacity of arms factories, to supply 1,000,000 men with arms; contracts signed for small arms ammunition to meet all require ments; artillery ammunition supply de veloped; sources of machine gun sup plies developed; raw material obtained for con carriages and caissons; stand ardization of motor transports; sup ply of material for ambulance bodies obtained and satisfactory production of armored cars assured; reduction in price of machine guns obtained and increased production arranged; ar rangement of sufficient supply of surgical instruments; development of an improved optical glass for military Instruments; recommendations made as to fair and equable prices for Army and Navy contracts: arrangements made for taking for British small arms plants in this country; establishment of priority in manufacture of ma chine tools to assure Government of proper supplies; compilation of list of munitions manufacturers for guidance of Army and Navy in making pur chases." The work of the aircraft production board Is set forth at length. Some of the main things It has done are: Aviators to Be Trained. "Assisted in organization of aircraft manufacturers into an association; helped put through an agreement be tween aircraft companies as a basis for settling patent disputes: evolved, in co-operation with the Chief Signal Officer, a training plan for aviators, and arranged for sending professors t6 Toronto for instruction in this work: developed, in co-operation with the aeronautical division, a standard type of aviation school building and equip ment and assisted in selecting sites for aviation schools; arranged for stand ardisation of training type of ma chine between' English. Canadian and United states service: developed plans for battle -types of planes, orders for which are being placed now by the military authorities. The medical -section.- under Dr. Franklin Martin and Dr. F. F. Simp son, nas spent much of its time select ing civilian physicians for recommend to the Army and Navy, public service and the Red Cross. The work has been done through committees named In each state. Selection of 21.000 phy sicians has been completed. Mr. Glfford's report emphasizes the work of an lnter-departmental commit tee whose purpose is to prevent dupli cation of war work by Government de partments, and of the "naval consult ing board, a board on inventions headed by Thomas Edison, which is in vestigating plans to combat the sub marine. A commercial economy board, with A. It 3 ' ' - i si t .-WU-fr ' i, '. -fc. -its' v-.x -f- " . . - i . Photo Copyright by Underwood. CAPTAIN DAVID H. SCOTT. U. S. A. -Captain Scott is not the only Scott at the camp, for, like the Roosevelts, they are prominent and numerous. His brother, L. M. Scott, is also at Platts burg and is a Captain in the Reserve. It is not perhaps without reason that these gentlemen are soldierly inclined. Their father. General Hugh L. Scott, is one of the best-known and experienced men In the whole United States Army, having served in many of the Indian wars, in Cuba, and having held many important posts. W. Shaw assistant chairman, is study ing how commerce may best meet de mands on it during the w'ar. and how large quantities of supplies may be di verted to government use without up setting trade. This board is studying a plan to economize on city delivery sys tems. ' The coal problem is in the hands of a committee headed by F. S. Peabody, of Chicago. It is assisting the war rail road board In expediting the movement of coal and is taking measures to stim ulate production. A women's defense committee was created in April with Dr. Anna Howard Shaw as its chairman. Its activities will be directed along the following lines: Women FMpara for Service. Organization of state committees, registration of women for service with the food administration, home and al lied relief work, food production, con servation and thrift; educational prop aganda, protection of women and child workers, conservation of the health and welfare of women, conservation of the moral and spiritual forces of the Na tion. Scientific research is conducted by the National Research Council under Dr. George E. Hale and Dr. R. A. Mili- kan. The council Is studying devices to detect submarines and mines, inves tigating range finders and instruments to detect invisible aircraft and Im proved wireless apparatus. A committee on shipping Is working with the Shipping Board on the prob lem of increasing the country's mer chant tonnage. The work of state defense councils is co-ordinated through a department headed by George F. Porter. It has as sisted in organizing state councils and Is giving them advice as to what the Federal Government expects of the states. Coal Receives Preference. Transportation questions are studied by a committee of which Daniel Wil- lard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, is chairman. It operates through a war railroad board, of which Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railroad, is head. This board is running the various transportation lines as one continental system.- The railroad board has given prefer ence to fuel and is moving coal ahead of all other commodities. Food prob ably will be the next commodity given preferential shipment. Coal is moved In this order: Fuel for the Govern ment, for the roads on which mines are located, for other steam roads and fin ally for general purposes. The commit tee recommended the personnel of the railroad commission now in Russia. It is discontinuing passenger trains not considered essential and discouraging conventions and other meetings that require unusual train service. Other accomplishments of the rail road board are blven as follows: "Enlistment of nine regiments of en gineers to rehabilitate the French rail way systems; an arrangement for mov ing coal to the Pacific Coast in box cars to prevent an uneconomical haul back; expeditious movement of food products." Telephone and telegraph committees of the council have arranged a sys tem of co-operation between the wire companies and the Government. Gov ernment palls are given preference. Purchases Are Lnmped. Much Army and Navy purchasing has been done by the committee on supplies, of which Julius Rosenwald. of Chicago, is chairman. The commit tee is composed of six business men chosen from different industries, who are giving their entire time to the work. This committee Is Baid to have saved the Government millions of dol lars In the purchase of supplies. All proposed Army and Navy contracts are submitted to the committee, which in many Instances has instituted new pur chasing systems. The committee on raw supplies, head ed by Bernard M. Baruch, of New York. has organized the purchase of raw ma terials. It saved the Government, ac , it . ..' & :-!'S'i.;: i:.:: S 'l - " v , - t " - - 4 i cording to the report, $10,000,000 on the purchase of a supply of copper. Samuel Gompcrs' committee on la bor is engaged In settling industrial disputes and maintaining labor stand ards. The committee on industrial pre paredness has obtained 27,000 detailed reports from the country's larger man ufacturing plants as to capacity to meet the Government's Industrial and military needs during the war. JThls information, the report declares, will prove Invaluable in placing orders for supplies. Engineering problems are being studied by an engineering com mittee under. Dr. Hollis Godfrey. FRENCH FORGED BACK CAPTURED tllOUMl 13 RETAKEN, BERLIN ANNOUNCES. Alllea Get Pew Prisoners In Patrol En counters and Artillery Kire Con tlnues to Be Heavy. BERLIN, via London, June 24. Con centrated fire from the German artil lery has forced the French to evacu ate the ground they captured June IS and 21 east of Mont Cornillet, In the Champagne, army headquarters . an nounced today. The artillery battle has continued along the Alsne front and there has been considerable firing on the front held by the British near Warneton and south of the Scarpe. LONDON", June 24. Today's official statement regarding operations on the Franco-Belgian front la as follows: We captured a few prisoners last night as the result of patrol encoun ters south of the Scarpe. The hostile artillery was active in the neighbor hood of Cronsilles and Messlnes." PETROGRAD. June 24. Lively scout ing operations between the Russian and Austrian lines. in Gallcia Is re ported in today's War Office statement. FAMOUS '1 733' RANCH SOLD Farm, Half Way Between San Fran cisco and Boston, Brings $500,000 LINCOLN, Neb., June 24. The famous "1733" ranch, situated three miles west of Kearney Neb., was sold yesterday by the Stlckel Lumber Company of Kearney to Woods Brothers, of Lincoln. The transaction involve J500.000. The figures "1733" represent the ex act distance In miles to San Francisco and to Boston, the post marking the half-way point between the two oceans being in front of the ID-room ranch house. The ranch is one of the show places In Nebraska, and is said to be the best equipped ranch in the country. HATCHERY SITE SOUGHT Master Fish Warden May Place New Buildings Near Meliama. SALEM. Or., June 24. (Special.) Location for a new fish hatchery on the Santiam has been the objective of a search made the past week by Mas ter Fish Warden Clanton, of Portland, and Mark Siddall. of Salem. While water has been high for the best observations to be made, .it is probable" the hatchery will be located near Mehama. It is estimated that the dam at Mehama would cost about $7000 and about two years would be re quired to build the hatchery. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. Appropriations for Great Aircraft Programme Will Be Considered by Both Houses of Congress This Coming Week. WASHING TON, June 24. President Wilson's request upon Congress for food control legislation in time to deal with this year's crops promises to be realized. With the battle ground turning to the Senate, following the overwhelming passage of the control bill by the House, Senate leaders tonight predic ted action there late this week or early next week. Retention by the Senate of the dras tic prohibition amendments added by the House, or at least of provisions prohibiting use of foodstuffs in manu facturing distilled spirits generally is deemed probable. The principal fight on the prohibition queston is expected to come, over permitting manufacture of malt liquors and wines. House changes. Senators agree, have removed many features upon which attack in the upper branch has been centered. The House bill will be kept contin uously before the Senate until disposed of. General debate is expected to con tinue for a few days. Some Senators will endeavor to extend Government control to coal, oil. Iron and steel, cop per, lead and various other basic ma terials. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion will begin Investigations Tuesday with such extensions in view. The committee plans a hasty survey of the question of Government regulation of production, distribution and transpor tation of the basic products as well as Federal price fixing, with a view to proposing amendments to the food measure. While the Senate Is occupied by the control bill, the House will proceed with the rivers and harbors bill, to be followed by the administration meas ure authorizing the President to direct priority In railroad shipments, which has passed the Senate. The war tax bill probably will be completed this week by the finance committee. Income, Senate excess profits and publish' taxes are the important questions pending after four weeks of re-drafting. Appropriations for the great aircraft programme also will be considered by both branches of Congress this week. TWO SOCIALISTS BLOCKED Messages Questioning American Delegates' Standing Misunderstood. STOCKHOLM. June 24. Messages from the United States declaring that Dr. Max Goidfarb, editor of the New York Forward, and Boris Reinsteln, a member of -the Socialist labor party, are not authorized to represent Ameri can Socialists at the International con ference, are not understood here. Ca milla Huysmans, secretary of the con gress, when asked by the Associated Press for a statement said: "I have Dr. Goldfarb's credentials In my possession. They are adequate In form and are signed by Morris Hlll quir As to Mr. Reinsteln. he needs no especial credentials. He has been the Socialist labor party's duly accredited representative for years In the inter national Socialist bureau and as such is authorized to represent his party anywhere.' DULUTH I. W. W. ARRESTED Nine Men and One Woman Taken In Raid on Headquarters. DULUTH, Minn.. June 24. Under au thority given the police earlier Satur day by the City Council, prohibiting un patriotic demonstrations by profes sional agitators. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, of New York City, was ar rested today. The police then raided Industrial Workers of the World head quarters here, arresting nine men and a woman and closing the headquarters. One of the prisoners is Marie Baxter, 28, an officer and organizer of the Duluth housemaids' local union, affill ated with the I. W. W. Another of the prisoners, James Golden, had literature in his possession which resulted in the placing of an additional charge against him, that of advocating sabotage. All of the agitators who were of con scrlption age had their registration cards. ITALY HONORS GEN. GRANT Mission to Visit Colonel Roosevelt on Oyster Bay Today. NEW YORK, June 24. Italy paid Its tribute to the memory of General Grant Saturday when the Prince of Udine, head of the Italian mlssioln, placed a wreath on the tomb of the soldier- statesman. The simple ceremony took place after a luncheon at the home of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, and an open-air reception given by the Italians of New York in the stadium of the college of the City of New York. The reception marked the close of the city s official pro gramme of entertainment. The mission has accepted an Invita tion to visit Colonel Theedore Roose velt at .his Oyster Bay home tomorrow, MRS. H. P. HINGES IS WED Woman Roosevelt Called "Oregon Nightingale" Is Bride. SALEM. Or- June 24. (SpecIaL Mrs. Halite Parrish Hinges, whom Colonel Roosevelt on one of hist tours of this state dubbed the "Oregon Night ingale," became the bride of O. Ben jamin Durdall, the wedding' being solemnized today by the Rev. J. M. Heady at the bride's home. Summer and Chemeketa streets. Mrs. Durdall is one of the most popu lar vocalists in this section and the bridegroom is a merchant here. Irrigation Projects Lone Out. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 24. Representative Sln nott's amendment to the food bill au thorizing the expenditure of $20,000,000 for new irrigation projects was de feated in the House last night on a point of order. - With the Proof Sheet "Nine o'clock. Here's the Proof Sheet right on the dot Yesterday's postings proved to a cent yes, and even analyzed by classes of goods sold. Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are balanced to a "17 "Here are figures showing sales and purchases, balances of all accounts, cash received. Everything condensed and recorded in chronological order, just as our bookkeeper made the entries. That's the kind of a record I like 1" You would like to have such a record? Such concerns as John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton; American Linseed Co., New York; Chevrolet Motor Co., New York, and the Gillette Safety Razor Co., Boston, can get it. Because they have discarded old-fashioned hand book keeping methods and installed Elliott-Fisher Bookkeeping Machine with the Flat Writing surface and Proof Sheet. John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Tren ton, writes: "The Proof Sheet gives us, in chronological order, full details on every entry in the Ledger. It seems to us to be the very foundation of machine bookkeeping. By using it to check against ledger entries we get the 'control' of our bookkeeping that assures us accurate results. In fact, it has simply taken the grind out of the daily work." ' The natural way of writing on a flat writ ing surface such as Elliott-Fisher Bookkeep ing Machine has makes the Proof Sheet possible. Let us show how it can improve your present accounting methods. Telephone or write to the local office of Elliott-Fisher Company, 305-307 Oregon Bldg., 5th and Oak Sts. with the FARM TOOLS ASKED Makers Declare Ample Imple ments Must Be Insured.. SAVING IN LABOR NEEDED National Association Men Point Ont That- GoTernment Action Must Bo Taken to Provide Plen ty of Food In War. CHICAGO. June 24. Government ac tion insuring America's farmers hple supplies of farm implements and com petent farm labor is vitally necessary to this country's future participation In the wart declare the manufacturers of American farming tools and ma chinery. This action must be imme diate and radical, they say, or else in 1918 the United States will fall to pro duce the surplus of foodstuffs abso lutely required to feed the civil popula tion of our allies and to keep their and our armies in flKhtlngr trim. This declaration Is made in a public statement by the National Implement and Vehicle Association, whose mem bers manufacture most of the farming implements-used In and exported from the United States. It is the associa tion's answer to an anxious inquiry about reports of a prospective imple ment shortage -addressed to it on be half of the country's farmins; interests by ex-Governor W. D. Hoard, of Wis consin, one of the leaders of American agriculture. The statement, which is signed by Charles S. Brantlnsham, chairman of the association's executive committee, says in part: "The truth Is that unless prompt ac tion is taken by the Government, our country Is headed straight toward the self-same mistakes that have resulted In compelling our allies to come to us to save them from famine. Unless we protect the production of labor-saving farm machinery and the supply of skilled farm labor we, too. must soon face a shrinkage of food supplies. Anybody can realize how calamitous that would be. In the military as well as the economic sense. "The trouble with the food produc tion of Europe is far from the battle cones, in fields that lie Idle for lack of men and machinery to cultivate them. The same trouble la due to overtake us soon. Without such action as is here suggested and urged, the farmers of the United States will not have enough machines or men in 1918 to meet the demands upon them. "We are now confronted by short ages of raw material and factory labor that will begin to be manifest in shortages of certain lines of farm ma chinery this Fall and will result in serious shortages in many vital lines next year. - . "Farmers have deferred during the last three years the replacing of old and badly worn tools and machines. Now, confronted by the practical cer tainty that the war is to continue in definitely, with attendant assurance of a heavy demand and high prices for all their products, and by an inevitable shortage of farm labor, they cannot put off longer replacements -of worn out machines and the additions to equipment necessary to Increase acre age and production. Mrs. McXary Joins Senator. SALEM, Or., June 24. (Special.) Mrs. Chsrles L. .McNary has gono to 1 Tfc H.ntTl Way Ik writiac raH.cs Tim EllMtl.FbW War Oatwritiag saviaca Bookkeeping rvoot dheet and the rlat Writing burace Washington to join her husband. United States Senator McXary. and the Mc Nary Salem home has been closed until after adjournment of the special session of Congress. RADICALS ARE ARRESTED Seizure of "League of Humanity Speaker at Chicago Resented. CHICAGO, June 24. Detectives who attended a meeting of the League of Humanity here last night were forced to draw their pistols to hold back a threatening crowd which surrounded the officers after they had taken a man into custody. About 12 arrests . were made and reserves were called to fore stall serious trouble. The meeting was held without dis order, despite utterances which some of the officers considered incendiary in character. As the meeting adjourned, one of the speakers was seized by the detectives, who immediately were sur rounded by a protesting crowd, the ma jority of whom were women. The of ficers proceeded to the street with their prisoner, the crowd becoming more threatening until it was neces sary to drive them back by a flourish of weapons. The League of Humanity was orga nized to protest against war and to up hold free speech, according to the speakers. TIMBER WORKERS STRIKE Nearly 1200 Men In Idaho Camps Quit When Higher Pay Is Refused. ST. MARIES. Idaho, June 14. The strike of timber workers in Northern Idaho spread yesterday when a general order took effect and approximately 1200 men quit work. The camps of the Milwaukee Lumber Company, the Blackwell Lumber Company and the Nelson A Branson Company suspended work. The mills are expected to close Monday. The principal demands of the strikers are 85 a day wages, free board, hospital and transportation, and recognition of the Industrial Workers of the World. MISSIONS MAY TOUR HERE Russian and Belgian Parties to Visit Washington's Tomb. WASHINGTON, June 24. The Rus sian and Belgian war missions will go to Mount Vernon tomorrow on a pil grimage of respect for the memory of George Washington. They will make the trip down the Potomac on a naval vessel. Both of the missions probably will make tours of some of the principal cities of the country before they leave on their return trips. AUSTRIANS DRIVEN OFF Fighting In Trentino Is Resumed, but Little Progress Is Made. ROME, June 24. There has been a renewal of sharp fighting in the Tren tino. but no changes in position of the opposing forces have resulted, accord ing to todays War Office report. An Austrian attack in the Cordevole Valley at Mount Settsass was driven off by the Italians, who inflicted heavy losses on the Austrlans. There is heavy artillery fighting on the Aslago Plateau and much raiding activity. Railroad Men Get Rise. RICHMOND, Chesapeake & Va.. June . 24. The Ohio Railroad an- When your bookkeeper writes and figures, he lays his paper on a flat surface. Elliott-Fisher Bookkeeping Machine has a flat writing surface. Customer's Ledger page, his State ment, and the Proof Sheet are laid on this in the natural flat position. The machine head moves back and forth while writing and automatically figur i"S just as your hand naturally does. Forms are brought into registration quickly, easily, accurately. Machine nounced a 5 per cent Increase In pay yesterday to all employes whose wages have not been increased since January 1, 1917, or whose pay is not covered by agreement. Promlnent Montanan Passes. HELENA, Mont, June 24. William Keating, of Missoula, State Auditor, died suddenly yesterday of apoplexy at his residence here. He was 60 years old and was born in Edinburgh, Scot land. Fruit and shade trees, bush frulta and roses will bo benefited by receiving a good spraylne" of Bordeaux mixture. Blissiiiii ...-nitit"mm!nn!nnimTii ' s 1"HINGS can't go far wrong if you know how to save money and act ac cordingly. Money in the bank is a mighty comfortable feeling. Save something, and, no matter how small the amount, save reg ularly. It pays. 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