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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917. SUBSTITUTE FOOD BILL IS DRAWN UP GEORGE J. GOULD, JR, AND HIS BRIDE, FORMERLY MISS LAURA M. CARTER, OF ARDENA, N. J. GRAIN PROTECTION IS BEING PLANNED Drastic Features Removed, , Senate Will Vote on Large Force of Deputy Sher iffs Proposed by Washington to Corral Vandals. Measure July 21, PRESIDENT TO APPROVE LENIENCE IS NOT EXPECTED THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. iTerbert Hoover Points Out That If Action Is Xot Taken Soon Both Farmers and Public May 4 Suffer Serious JLosses. WASHINGTON-, July 10. A Senate agreement to vote on President Wil son's food control bill on July 21, five weeks after Its submission to Con gress as an urgent war measure, was followed today by issuance from the "White House of a detailed report by Herbert Hoover, declaring that both the farmers and the public are threa tened with serious losses unless food control authority Is given quickly to the Federal Government. Democratic Senators obtained the agreement for a vote only after they had consented to strip the bill of some of its more drastic features, including the stringent prohibition provisions. So far-reaching was the revision de manded, in fact, that all-day confer ences of the Democratic steering com mittee and the agriculture committee resulted in presentation of a substi tute for the entire measure. Administration Bill Followed. There was no expression of opinion from the "White House regarding the provisions of the sub-bill, but it is expected to be agreeable to the Presi dent, in the main. It follows general ly the lines of the Administration bill as originally introduced with power to control other industries besides food and fuel eliminated. It would prohibit manufacture of distilled liquors, with out provision for Government purchase of existing stocks and would place in the President's hands the power and responsibility to decide whether pro hibition shall be extended to beer and .wine. Neither was any comment on TVIr. Hoover's report available at the White House., but the fact of its publication at this time was regarded as another evidence of President Wilson's disap pointment over the failure of Congress to act. He repeatedly has sought to impress upon leaders the importance of quick enactment of the legislation and was particularly anxious that the food programme be complete by July L. Senate Delays Legislation. Any plan which can 'he acted on quickly provided it embodies the ele mentary principles of the Administra tion programme is expected to have White House support. The control bill now has been before the Senate more than two weeks and the food survey bill, another Administration measure. has been held up in conference since early in June. ........ With the whole legislative situation upset in the Senate, the leaders ex pressed doubt tonight whether action can be taken under any circumstances before Saturday of next week, the date set for the vote. The substitute bill, drawn by Chairman Gore of the agri culture committee, was taken up by the committee as soon as It was sub mi t ted. and some progress made in its consideration. While the committee is continuing its work, the Senate will debate general features of the legislation. Senator Chamberlain, who hag had charge of the bill, obtained the agree ment for a vote, stubbornly denied Jieretofore by the opposition, after he had given assurances of radical revi ion. Later he withdrew a motion filed yesterday proposing to invoke for the first time in the Senate the cloture xulc. Food, Peed and Fuel Chief Items, The Gore substitute provides that the Government control proposed shall be limited to foodstuffs, feed and fuel, the original purposes of the legislation, and not include steel, iron, cotton and many other products added during congressional consideration. It would authorize Federal requisitioning and operation of coal mines, limit Federal licensing to concerns engaged in .nandnng or producing foodstuffs or fuel, authorize Federal purchase and sale at "reasonable" prices of food stuffs and fuel, fix a guaranteed mini mum price of $1.50 a bushel for wheat and create a salaried board of food administration, subject to Senate con firmation. The prohibition section of the sub' stitute would forbid manufacture, im portation or exportation of distilled beverages during the war, and would authorize their commandeering by the Government, "if necessary" to obtain Industrial alcohol. The President would be authorized to limit or pro hibit manufacture of malt, fermented and vinous beverages. Leaders tonight expressed confidence that some such a compromise provl sion would be adopted in lieu of the Senate prohibition sections and the so called Smoot amendment which is un satisfactory to both wets and drys. Minimum for Wheat fl.50. The agriculture committee today tentatively approved several section, of the substitute, including the pro vision to fix a guaranteed minimum price of $1.50 for wheat producers and will continue work, tomorrow. Agreement for a final vote on th legislation July 21 and withdrawal o the cloture motion which was to com to a vote tomorrow with private poll indicating its defeat, came after virtu ally every Senator became convinced that the bill could not be passed with out substantial revision. Senator Ixdge, acting Republican leader, and Senator Simmons, a Democrat and chairman of the finance cpmmlttee, made vigorous speeches attacking the general scope of the measure and its effect upon business. It was with the understanding dras tic modification and limitation of the legislation was in preparation that Senator Chamberlain, in charge of the Copyright, 1917, by Underwood & Underwood. Toong Couple Photographed at a. Red Cross Fete Given by Mrs. George J. Gould mt "Georgian Court," the Uould Uomc at Lukewood, A. J. bill, obtained the unanimous agreement to proceed to final disposal of the bill July 21. He promised the Senate to keep the bill up for continuous con sideration meanwhile. - - ' f i 5 ft""' 1 i : I Is f : 1 " i H I i -'' i I i K - " 3 A JJ , T i I . rK4? v' I rA . . Js$;?Jfs -x-. , !" i M , I s - r i'lf - i r Uvi-,, j r-w- -' -t f i ' - , . ''I ; 1( - i f I I r ( i 4 ' - , . f . p I , -; c - - in ' -t- S . - i : j ;. - ' - k -, " l m ; ' : "11 - - V ' V - i I i 1 Li M; - "Wyt-i- '3" ' CHURCH TO BE FOOD FACTOR Pastors AVill Be Asked to Trgo Con servation Constantly. - WASHINGTON. July 10. The church is to become a positive force in food conservation as a result of a conference here today between food administration officials and prominent church men representing virtually every denomina tion in the United fotates. A. commit tee from each denomination will aid in the campaign, which will include weekly reports througrh the churches of what every family is accomplishing in savinier the necessities. Herbert Hoover, Ur. R. L. Wilbur, George A. Cullen and other officials of the food administration addressed the conference. Pastors will be asked to keep their congregations constantly alive to their duty of food saving. The weekly re port system planned in furtherance of this purpose requires that heads of families hand in at church each Sunday a uniform report card showing in detail what has been done in his home during the week toward conservation. On the card, alongside the column to be filled in by the person reporting, is priniea the food administration's requirement for seven meatless meals, seven wheat less meals and seven meals including dishes made from leftovers each week. ELKS ELECT FRED HARPER 1YXCHBIRG, VA. MAN HEADS FRA TERNAL ORDER, G0ULDBR1DEDANGER Youngest Son of Financier Takes Wife of 21. PHILADELPHIA IS SCENE Young Couple Motor From Ardena, X. J., to Pennsylvania City, and Obtain License Father Only Member ot Family Present. Resolutions Adopted Providing; lor Cre ation of War Relief Emerg ency Fund, BOSTOX, July 10. Fred C. Harper, lawyer of Lynchburg, Va., today was elected grand exalter ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Klks and Atlantic City was unanimous- Coffee, Cocoa or Milk With Doughnuts, Lunch Roll, Cup Cakes or Snails, FIVE CENTS Wood's Quick Lunch 101 SIXTH ST, CORNER STARK TTse Santiseptlc After Shaving. Poothin. cocilnr. refreshing. LeaTPfl ofr. vel vet, fimsb- Instantly relieves aod prevents irrt tBtlon. Pre.en.i InfectiAn. You'll like its dean I J. beuxnr sour. AUc AU vugsuts. -Adv. I 5 . - -f-V , - t M'U''?1' lit : r, i v Vs i r 'J NEW TORK, July 10. Following a few days on the heels of his brother Kingdon's wedding. George J. Gould, Jr., youngest son of the financier, was married last week to Miss Laura M. Carter, in Philadelphia. Mrs. Gould, Jr.. is 21 years old, the same age as young Mr. Gould. She is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Carter, of New York. Both her parents died when she was four years old. Since their deaths she has lived with an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs, E. J. Callahan. Mr. Callahan is known a gentleman farmer and has an estate at Ardena, N. J. The young lady is noted as a grace ful and accomplished dancer. tihe is described by her friends as being blonde and pretty, of medium stature, graceful and fond of outdoor sports. The wedding party motored from Ardena, N. J., the home of the bride. to Philadelphia, where a license was obtained and the marriage performed. George J. Gould, Jr., is youngest son of George J. Gould, the millionaire and railroad man, and brother of Kingdon Gould, who last week married Miss Annunziata Cammilla Luccl, an art student in the rectory of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. George Gould was the only otner member of the family present at the ceremony. KEY TO LEMBURG TAKEN (Continued From First Page.) Harvesters' League, Assured Work ers Will Bo Protected From I. W. W. Violence, Says It AVill Provide High-Class Labor. SEATTLE, July 10. Dr. Henry Suz zalo, president of the State Council of Defense, after a conference with Insur ance men and owners of grain fields regarding threats of Itinerant laborers to burn wheat fields in Eastern Wash ington, issued a statement today in which he declared most vigorous meas ures would be taken to repress incen diarism. He said: ! "In dollars and cents a fire this year means double or treble the average loss, because of the high .price of wheat. Wheat burned cannot be re placed. This year, too, there Is a sinis ter element that must be reckoned with those who deliberately would destroy. This element can and must be thwarted. "The State Council of Defense is bending every effort toward combat ing both the fires and the destruction. Many Deputies Proposed. "The council is working to make scores of men in each county Deputy Sheriffs plain-clothes officers of the law who will be ready, like the min ute men of Revolutionary days, to spring upon the lawless those who would destroy. With the farmers' help, so complete will this organization be that no man can hope vo set fire to grain and escape. Once he is caught the law will do him the Justice he de serves." Frank Waterhouse, chairman of the Washington State Harvesters League, said that assurances had been received from the state that harvesters Rent into the country would be protected, and the league would resume its activities, temporarily suspended because of thteats by itinerant laborers said to be members of the Industrial Workers of the World. Mr, Waterhouse continued: Livlns Condition Improved, "Lacking definite official assurances that workers would not be Interfered with, the Washington State Harvesters' League could not and would not en courage people to go into the orchards or grain fields. Now, however, that objection has been overcome and we will once more give the people of the state an opportunity to enlist harvest ers. Commencing next month, many thousands of men. women and children can be put to work in Eastern Wash ington orchards. We are taking steps to see that the living conditions in the orchards this year are better than they have ever been before, as we expect much hig: r order of labor than has previously been at the disposal of the growers. Representatives of the league are actively at work among the orchards and we are receiving daily reports that the growers are making arrangements to provide every reason able convenience lor the fruit pickers. I. W. W. HALL IS ARMORY Oregon Troops Inspect Railroad Camps; Train Given Soldiers.. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. July 10. The Industrial Workers of the World Hall here, which was closed last night by Oregon troops who arrested leaders and members of the organization, to day was turned into a recruiting office. Lieutenant O. A. Stevens, in charge of the detachment, said today the cases of the men arrested would be taken before United States Commissioner Cleaver, and that subsequently the men bound over to the Federal grand Jury might be removed to Seattle. Lieutenant Stevens today investigat ed conditions in railroad construction camps in the Cowiche, but made no arrests. He announced his purpose to continue this work until all the terri tory assigned to him is covered. Mayor Barton, of this city, said to day that an agreement was made at the time of the meeting of the state council of defense that Wenatchee, Spo kane and Ellensburg would adopt the same policy as that followed here in dealing with the L W. W. The Northern Pacific today placed an engine and coach at the disposal of Lieutenant Stevens and his troops. Jiff Oregon for IW, ' f I .the Tourist f . ) ;A ',1 ( TT VERYONE needs recrea- ;L H ..'A ' H . tion more than ever MSS? 1 4 2n t:: 1VERY0NE needs recrea tion more than ever now," says Secretary Lane. And Oregon, with her Columbia Highway, her con stantly bettering roads, her kaleidoscope of wonderful scen ery, offers the tourist his full money's worth. Catering to the tourist is a busi ness Oregon can profitably and pleasantly develop. This year we are already seeing the result of organized effort. Let every one wear a smile for N. E. A. visitors. For fifty years the First National has ' played a vital part in the furthering of that which is for Oregon's welfare. Its service was never bo complete as now, in this modern banking-house. Our Monthly Business Forecast and Trade Bulletin sent to those who request it upon their business letterhead. Fitrst for three Generation?? jjjjjj n J p p I " MAIL WILL BE EXEMPT SECTION OF KNEMV TRADING BILL ELIMINATED BV HOUSE. I'nneceaaary Hardship In Correspond ence Mlth Kelatlvra Ik tier many Is Avoided. WASHINGTON. July 10. A section of the Administration's trading with the enemy bill making it unlawful to mail letters, pictures, maps and similar articles to enemy countries was stricken from the measure in the House today. Republican Leader Mann and Representative Gard (Dem.), of Ohio, led the fight against the provision. Mr. tiard declared the espionage law al ready sufficiently provides against use of the mails by spies and that it would be unwise to inflict unnecessary hard ships on persons In the United States having relatives in Germany or her allied countries with whom they desire to communicate innocently. The House also struck out on Mr. Mann's motion a provision empowering the President to designate all natives of enemy countries as "alien enemies." A substitute was adopted providing that such designation shall be given citizens or subjects of enemy countries. The debate brought out a condemna tion of spy scares by Mr. Mann and a speech by Representative Walsh, of Massachusetts, on the general sub ject of licensing, in which he criticised the public Information committee as a sample of licensing on doubtful authority. The bill probably will be passed tomorrow. June .22, while In the service of the American Ambulance, was buried with military honors. The funeral was at tended by General A. Bratier, of Ka shoda fame, who paid a glowing tribute to the United States soldiers now on French soil. Two Fire Meetings Sclieduled. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 10. (Spe cial.) With Harvey Wells. State Fire Commissioner, and Jay Stevens, for mer Portland Fire Marshal, here for the occasion. Fire Chief 1 O. Morgan, of the Hood River Volunteer Fire 1 e partment. has called a fire prevention nieeting'for tomorrow at the Commer cial Club. The men will go to White Salmon, Wash., rerently visited by a disastrous fire, where they will hold a meeting tomorrow night and assist in the organization of a iire-tightins force. . . - I Rear! The Oregonlan classified ads. Fred Harper, of Lynchburg;, Ta, "Who Was Elected Grand Ex alted Ruler of tbe Elks Yesterday. ly named as the next convention city. Seattle was the other contender. Resolutions endorsing President Wll son'fc stand In the war with Germany were adopted by the convention early today. Lelegates today received a recom mendation from the board of trustees that there should be created a war re lief emergency fund. The total mem bership of the order for the year was given as 474.690. A surplus of J7I2.2T7 was reported. Kornlloff took 14,000 prisoners and 55 guns, of which 12 were heavy pieces. General Korniloff's cavalry and Cos sacks are pursuing General Kirbach's retiring army south of Halicz and have forced the river1 Lukovitsa. which par allels the river Luvka. The western bank of the Luvka dominates the wooded eastern bank, but It is con sidered unlikely thit the demoralized Austrian army will be able to concen trate sufficient troops to prevent a Russian passage of the river and a continuance of the advance in the di rection of Ifolina, 35 miles east of Stanislau. The co-operation of the seventh and eleventh armies north of Halicz. with the eighth army south of that town, has been like clockwork. The success of the eighth army, the military critic of the Retch points out. separates the German army of General von.Bothmer from the third Austrian army under General Kirbach and an ticipates the evacuation of Halicz, 1 which is not strictly a fortress, but a strong bridgehead protecting the po sitions of General von Bothmer's army from the east and southeast. Additional villages have been cap tured. More than 1000 prisoners were taken yesterday. The Russians also captured seven field guns, many trench mortars and machine guns and a quan tity of war material. The statement says the enemy has retreated to the Lomnica River. In two days the Russians penetrated to a depth of six and two-thirds miles the enemy positions west of Stanislau. BERLIN, via Lonaon, July 10. The German War Office today announced that the German forces fighting in the Stanislau sector of the Gallcian front were yesterday withdrawn behind the Lomnica River. year Riga, Dvlnsk and Smorgon, on the northern end of the Russian front, the official statement added, fighting between the Germans and Russians had Increased. 50,000 TO STRIKE IS THREAT Agricultural I. AV. W. to Back Up Miners' Demands. CHICAGO, July 10. Threat of a gen eral strike of 50,000 agricultural work ers in the wheat fields of the North west has been made here by Frank H. Little, member of the general executive board of the Industrial Workers of the World. He declared the walkout of the harvesters was certain if the demands of striking miners in Arizona and Mon tana were not granted. Little had charge of organizing the miners who recently quit work In those states. "We have no Interest in the vrar," Little said. "Our interests are solely with the working class. As I told Gov ernor Campbell, of Arizona, we will use the war just like the business men are doing to mane a pront lor our class. "Our organization of agricultural work,era has been under way for three years, and we have a membership of nearly 50,000 migratory workers who will be asked to harvest the grain this Summer." Military Honors Given American. PARIS, July 10. Paul J. Osborne, of Montclair, N. J., who died of wounds SEVEN BIG RED APPLES From the Famous Hood River Valley Have yielded their juices to make each bottle of m - y Perfectif Pare Apple Juice This delicious, pure apple juice is being served free today at Meier & Frank Co., near Fifth-Street Entrance Made by WEINHARD. Here since 1862 Army Officers Assigned. WASHINGTON', July 10. Assign ments for the recently promoted gen eral officers of the regular Army were announced today, as follower Brigadier General Harry C. Hodges, J r.. to com mand troops at San Francisco, Cal.; Brigadier-General W. H. Sage to com mand troops at Fort Snelling, Minn.: Brigadier-General Henry T. Allen . to co in run od troopa at fort lUley, ium. Kathryn Ella Howe Is Buried. The funeral ot Kathryn Ella Howe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Howe, of 1098 East Twenty-second street North, was held yesterday from the chapel of J. P. Finley & Son. Rev. K R. Lyott officiating. Mrs. R. W. Cary sang "Beautiful Isle of Some where." The pallbearers were Walter Moore, Harry Howard. George Hurl butt and Frank Huntington. Inter meat was in Luna Fir Cemetery. SECRET GUARD IS ORGANIZED Umatilla Grain Crops to Be Pro tected by Business Men. PENDLETON, Or., July 10. (Spe cial.) The great grain crops of Uma tilla County are far too precious in these times to take chances on their destruction, so Harvey Wells, State In surance Commissioner, and Jay Steph ens, estate J? ire aiarsnai, here today formed an organization of business men and farmers in the county to take all necessary precautions against threatened danger to grain in the field or in the warehouse. The members of the organization, whose identity will remain secret, are commissioned as deputy fire marshals and will have full power under the state law to deal with any situation which arises either independently or in co-operation with city and county of ficials. While several members of the I. W. W. are reported to be in the city. there has as yet been no evidence of a disposition to make trouble. A New Hampshire girl has become a blacksmith. Her only previous experi ence .had, been in ehooins lifciu. Let No One Fail to Attend W E WOULLV be glad, indeed, to replace these fine shoes, but if we did we would have to advance the prices. We have resolved to sell them right now at generous reductions from old prices. Now's the time to buy America s best r ootwear. Our advice is to buy all you can every pair you buy now saves you money. Note the makers and prices I We Cannot Exchange v 's' - or permit return of , Shoes at Sale Prices. "siiLIri - . II I .1. mi mimt I ! I MIBIWIM. ! Illl JJ " This Shoe Sale! Women's Laird-Schober Patent Colt and Vici Qft Kid Colonials, welt soles, reduced to DOIt) Women's . 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