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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, TTIUIISDAT JULY 12, 1917. 5 iiriniimr i?anr nil " nCAUWAI SilHUt UN GORE'S F000 BILL Committee Puts Into Substi tute Smoot Prohibition Plan as -Already Adopted. FIGHT MAY BE REOPENED Pebate Continues on Administra tion Bill on Floor, While Com mittee Works out Details f of New Measure. Monday night, died, at the University of Minnesota farm school hospital shortly before midnight last night. Death was due to heart trouble. Colo nel Herbert had been attending the National Editorial Association's con vention in Minneapolis. He was editor of the National Printer-Journalist of Chicago. WASHINGTON. July 11. Consider able progress toward a compromise on food control legislation was made to day in the Senate, but several impor tant features still are to be worked out and the whole outlook remains uncer tain. On the floor, perfunctory debate con tinued on the Administration bill, which leaders virtually have agreed to aban don, but in the agriculture committee puch headway was made with consid eration of Senator Gore's substitute measure that members said final com mittee approval was withheld only be cause of minor details. The committee, however, virtually washed its hands of the troublesome prohibition issue, voting to put into the substitute the same regulations which the Senate already has approved. These would prohibit manufacture or impor tation of distilled liquors and would rIso provide for Government acquisi tion of all liquor now in bond at cost jilus 10 per cent. The latter provision, embodied in the Smoot amendment, has been under repeated attack both from wets and drys since its adoption. Whether the committee's action on that point will be satisfactory to the Henate or will reopen the whole pro hibition fight is problematical. Some changes were made in the Fmoot provision in order to meet crit icism regarding its constitutionality, nd committeemen said they hoped that would quiet its opponents. Tomorrow the committee will meet Again and may give formal approval to the measure and report it as a sub stitute for the Administration bill. The Democratic steeling committee else will hold a conference on the subject in an effort to make certain that legislation finally is put before the Senate which will command a ma jority when a vote is taken under agreement on July 21. JUNK MAN SUES FOR LIBEL Baker Dealer Wants $5000 for Al leged Defamation. BAKER, Or., July 11. (Special) With the allegation that L. Dockelberg has damaged him to the extent of $5000 by trying to defame his good name and by attempting to injure his credit, M. H. Sachs, dealer in hides and Junk, today filed a libel suit against Mr. Dockelberg in the Circuit Court. The complaint alleges that Dockel berg has been for nearly two- months maliciously circulating defamatory and false information concerning the plain tiff in the vicinity o North Powder and elsewhere. Mr. Sachs alleges that the defendant has tried to ruin the plaintiff's credit by telling business associates that cer tain of Mr. Sachs' accounts are bad -nd that his financial condition Is unsound. This, Sachs maintains, is absolutely false, and has injured him to the extent named in the complaint. EW SOI IS 'HITl N. E. A. Singing Masters Try "Canning the Kaiser." UPTON SINCLAIR, AUTHOR EUGENE PAIS $31,250 PIRCHASB OF OREGO.V POWER SYSTEM ALMOST COMPLETED. NURSERYMEN IN SESSION Oregon Delegates Address Conven tion Opened in Tacoma. TACOIIA. July 11. (Special.) The opening1 session of the 15th annual con vention of the Pacific Coast Associa tion of Nurserymen was held here to day with routine business. A. B. Howe, president of .the Tacoma Commercial Club, welcomed the visitors. B. A. Mitchell, Orenco, Or., responded for his state and F. A. Burglehaus, of Sumner, answered for Washington. Among the speakers were ai. McDon ald and H. K. Burdf-tt, both of Orenco, and Howard Evart i "Weed, of Beaver- ton. F. A. Wiggins, of Toppenish, president of the association, in his ad dress, pointed out that the fruit in dustry would contribute a great deal to the support of the American armies and to the food supply of the United States as a whole. He asked every member to preach the gospel of in tensive cultivation and careful harvest ing during the coming- year. Only $I3.7.0 of $150,000 Remains to Be Paid I'ndcr Contract Accepted In February, 1016. EUGENE, Or., July 11. (Special.) The city of Eugene, by a payment of $31,250 today, almost completed the purchase of the Oregon Power Com pany's distributing eystem under a contract entered into in February, 1916, which gave the city a municipal light ing monopoly. The purchase price agreed upon was 5150,000, of which $50,000 was paid in cash. The balance was made payable in amounts of not less than $1250 a month, the payments to extend over a period of between eeven and eight years, if desired by the city. Extra payments have wiped out the obligation, with the exception f $13,750 remaining, within 16 months. The city has made the extra pay ments from its sinking fund of the water board, which draws bank inter est at the rate of 2 per cent, while the deferred payments on the power sys tem contract bear interest at the rate cf 5 per cent, effecting a saving of 3 per cent. When the lat payment on the con tract is made the city will be relieved of $400 a month which the contract provided it should pay to the power 'ompany for "stand by service" during the life cf the contract. EXPLOSION SUSPECT HELD Russian Pole, Aged 22, Arrested for I Navy-Yard Crime. WOODLAND, Cal., July 11. J. Koz Jowskl, a Russian Pole, arrested at Esparto, near here, is held by the local police as a suspect in connection with tho Mare Island Navy-yard ex plosion. Vallejo authorities and Fed eral agents are expected hero to at tempt to identify him. Kozlowski is said to have admitted hoing in Vallejo, but says he left Sun day night, lie is 2,2 years of age, and was refused admission to the Marine Corps several weeks ago. BETTER STOCK IN VIEW Crook and Deschutes County Asso ciations Improving Dairy Herds. REDMOND, Or., July 11. (Special.) The Tet heron Butte Bull Association, comprising W. R. Davidson, George P. Elliott r id E. Benton, has bought a fine Jersey bull from R. L. Badger, of Ore gon City. The animal is kept at the Elliott ranch. His sire la cf pure Island blood and his dam's records of 415 and 4S5 pounds of butterfat for the second and third year forecast the wisdom of his new owners. County Agent Blanchard has been active in organizing bull associations throughout Crook and Deschutes coun ties. The extension service of the state college believes this to be the quickest method of building up better herds. Denmark regards the bull association of greater value than the cow-testing association, though the latter is indis pensable to progressive dairymen. EIVIIVIA GOLDMAN IN PRISON Woman Anarclilst Will Pass Term in Studying and Writing. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. July 11. Miss Emma Goldman arrived here to day to serve a two-year term in the Missouri prison for attempting to ob struct the Federal Army draft law. Miss Goldman said that during her imprisonment .he would study and write. She received the prison number 10,779. ATLANTA. Ga., July 11. Alexander Berkman, anarchist, convicted Monday In a Federal Court, in New York of conspiracy to obstruct the conscription law, and sentenced to two years im prisonment and to pay a fine of $10,000, began serving his sentence in the At lanta Federal penitentiary today. MISS RANKIN ASKS INQUIRY Hours of Labor of Women in Gov ernment Service Questioned. WASHINGTON, July 11. Representa tive Rankin, of Montana, announced to day ehe would ask the House labor committee for a general investigation of the hours of labor for all women in Government employ throughout the country. Soldiers Marching Songs Not Likely to Be From Classics Instruc tors Quickly Learn Words of Late Offering. "Canning the Kaiser." a brand new "classic." written by TJpton Sinclair to the tune of "Marching: Through Geor gia," and forwarded to Portland from Pasadena by slow freight, reached this city In time to feature the session of tne department of music education of the X. E. A. yesterday morning in the First Unitarian Church. It had its first "sing" before any audience or by any, as you please, and created a profound sensation. It was again a feature at the gen eral meeting of the N. E. A. in the Pub lic Auditorium last night, when A. J. Gantvoort. teacher of public school music and sight reading, College of Music, Cincinnati, who sprang it as a great surprise during the music ses sion in the morning, led a chorus and the audience in singing it. Professor Gantvoort, in uncaging Sinclair's latest "classic" from the jun gle, aid so with great enthusiasm, but only after explaining to the students of the music masters present that the soul of song as they understand it is vastly different from that of the popu lar throng. He was sure this bit of "verse" would take an advance posi tion over "Tipperary" in favor and said it probably would be sung in France within a week. He predicted a great tuiure lor it and said it undoubtedly would prove the big popular musical nit or tne war. Clasilcs Out of Place Calling attention to the fact that, during the great naval battle off Cuba during the Spanish War it was not any masterpiece that cheered the boys to victory, but that instead they chose "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old own Tonight." Professor Gantvort ri lated at some length upon the absolute necessity for some such a piece of ma- icnai as canning the liaiser." espe cially at this particular time. ine song, which Sinclair exnlalned was inspired by a recent dispatch from London, based upon the great feat of our troops in coining a new phrase -an the Kaiser" met with a hearty reception by those present yesterday morning and created far more interest and enthusiasm than any of the "set" papers, excellent as those were and read as they were by people celebrated throughout the world of music. Professor Gantvoort said, before tak ing the world into his historic surprise, as he put it, that he had held this fea ture back Just as long as possible and considered that it was a big thing to be among those who for the first time in any place had sung this latest war refrain. He then struck the key on the piano, sounding the note for "Marching Through Georgia," put his pupils through the entire piece and then called for volunteers to sing it at the Auditorium last night. Some 35, mostly women, responded instantly. Song Baaed on London Incident. The explanatory news dispatch and the words of "Canning the Kaiser" fol low: "V3 dispatch Tjondon. Junfl 8n. The newspapers declare today that the American soldiers and marines have already found a slogan, which iw. "Can the Kaiser!" The British are much puzzled by the ability of the Americans to Invent new elanp. and the papers explain that the word "can" is used in the sense of hermetically sealing- the Kaiser to prevent his further activity. ITune: "Marching Throuprh George.") Bring the good old bugle, boys, we'll Bing another Bong, Sing" it with a spirit that will move the world along, Slnjr it as we need to sins" It, half a million strong - While we are canning the Kaiser. Chorus Oh, Bill! Oh. Bill! We're on the Job today! Oh. Bill! Oh. Bill! We'll seal you so you'll stay! We'll put you up with ginger In the good old Yankee way Wri!'1 wo are Tannine: th K"aipoi-. "Mil 9 ers d Specials Thursday, Friday and Saturday Only We Save You E? cn Real Twenty-Dollar Suits (1 ! en lit Qj Including; Blacks and Blues il . On Your New Suit Including 4 Big Specials in Men's Furnishings for 3 Days' Selling Only Special No. 3 Special No. 1 4 GENUINE B. V. D. . UNION SUITS 7Sc 1 Special No. 2 MONARCH DRESS SHIRTS $2.00 AND $3.00 STRAW HATS SOe Special No. 4 WONDER HOSE 20c QUALITY 12Kc Pr. These Four Big Specials will be the talk of the town. You must come if only to get acquainted and see what an exclusive Men's Store will do for you the citizens and buyers of Portland. Encourage the "Man's Specialty Store." It means a Money Saving to you and a Greater Portland. Corner Third and Alder Sts. Outfitters for Dad and Son H'ii"".;.iWftii; 1" AJWJW.'-I tu " "-At1,";".'"''!' Hear tho eon -we're elnglny on the shining roads of France; Hear the Tommies cheering, and ceo the Poilus prance; Africanders and Kanucka and Scots with out their pants "While -we are canning: the Kaiser. Bring- the (runn from Bethlehem, by way OI Old iew lorn. Brine the beans from Boston, and don t lea. out the pork; BrlnR- a loart of soiia-pop. and pull the grape-Juice cork "While we are canning the Kaiser. Come, you men from Dixieland, you lumber-jacks of Maine; Come, you Texas cowboys, and you farmers of the plain; From Florida to Oregon, we boast the Yan kee strain "While we are canning1 the Kaiser. Nojt wve started on the Job, we mean to ptit it throupu: Phlp the kincs and kaisers all, trie worm anew; Clear the way for common folk, for men like me and you While we are canning the Kaiser. Chorus. Lodge Pays Premiums for Recruits. ATLANTA, Ga., July 11. The Wood men of tho World fraternal order will pay premiums on fraternal life insur ance policies of all members who en list. It was announced yesterday by William. A. Fraser, sovereign. com mander, at the opening- of the sov ereign camp's convention. About 100 delegates from the United States and Canada are In attendance. DINE SOLDIERS, IS PLEA TACOMA. HEARS PL. AX TO K.V1 TAIN MEN IX SERVICE. and make Employes Desire Overtime. "WASHTXCJTON', July 11. A protest apainst his order for an eisht-hour day and a six-day week was presented to Secretary McAdoo today by employes of the Bureau of Engraving- and Printing- because it prevents them from earning overtime pay. Great Antunement Feature Planned at American Lake for Benefit of Red Cross Plained. TACOMA, Wash., July 11. (Special.) Take a man In the service home to dinner with you at least once a week. This doctrine of personal service from the people whose interests and homes and honor are to be protected by the men who are offering- their lives in the cause of that protection has been brought to Tacoma by George C. Dickie, representative of the War Department commission on training camp activities. Mr. Dickie and the committee of rep resentative men and women of the com munity who have been appointed D Mayor Fawcett to co-operate with him and the Government will bring the question of the proper amusement of the men in training to every Tacoma organization. They will emphasize the need for the personal interest of the community In a great group of home sick young men as well as efforts to entertain them In wholesale Job lots as it were.' The plan for a great Western Coney Island within the Government canton ment, the proceeds to go to the Red Cross., is a splendid solution to the problem of that character of amuse ment. Mr. Dickie said. The plan is Absolutely new so far as lie knows, in tho suggestions for the amusement of the men. he said, and with the proper men and organizations to swing would prove a great attraction. Railroad Earnings Increase. WASHINGTON. July 11. Reports of 178 of the principal railroads of the United States to the Interstate Com merce Commission today showed that despite heavy increases in expenses, earnings had increased in May, 1917, more than $3,500,000 over May. 191(. Eastern loads showed a decrease in earnings which was more than offset by increases for both Southern and Western roads. I)pan of Editorial Association Dies. MIXN-EAFOLIS. Minn.. July 11. Col onel Benjamin B. Herbert, of Chicago, founder of the National Editorial Asso ciation, who was taken suddenly ill DENTISTS rn!n!im operation! on the teetb, nn per hap yon will know from yonr own experience, depend la rarely on the man nha uio the instrument. If he 1m enre !rM irritable or unymiathetics lie will Infiiot pain. You Will Xot fiet Ftnrt If Yoa Kind This Number. The Union Painless Dentists are In corporated under the laws of Oregon, pnd the company Is responsible for the guarantee that groep with, all tho work that leaves their office. PLATES $5 poreelatn Ctowm..., orcelain Killlnica. . X2-v oll (rown... t-K. OolU liridse.... K Ar acting -v 231V2 Morrison, Cor. 2d Entire Corner. , JtfOOlt. tor t Luloa ..S3.50 to ssr; -SI to jh . .So.5U to S3 iOC More Warships to Be Built. WASHINGTON, July 11. Expansion of shipbuilding facilities at the Gov ernment Navy-yards now in progress will maKe it possible to have 16 war vessels on the ways at the piants at one time. Secretary Daniels said last night. The number does not include submarines or chasers for the mosquito fleet. Three battleships, four destroy ers ana a number or smaller cratt are now being- built at Government yards. More Hindus Are Arrested. S A N FR AN CIS CO, July 11 . Two more Hindus, who were among1 the 105 men indicted by the tederal grand jury lat week on charges of con spiracy to overthrow British rule in India, were arrested here today and held In 510,000 bonds each. Several others surrendered themselves into cus tody. j gVl - - .1, rt.Matnrifi'''iMi: ....'.i -1 - . i "f'V ' P Kugs, Carpets, O Five More Enlist From Baker. BAKER. Or.. July 11. (Special.) Five Baker boys are added to the list of those who have gone to serve their country. They are: Charles Carston, Frank McTavlsh, Thomas Maccumber and Charles Adkins, of Baker, and Os car Gibbs. of Sumpter. All went into the infantry and left for Portland tonight. Toronto Railways Paralyzed. TORONTO. Ont.. July 11. With 1600 street railway employes on strike for higher wages and shorter hours, traf fic in this city today was almost par alyzed. Trucks and automobiles had much trouble In moving the crowds. New York Legislature Called. ALBANY, N. T., July 11. A procla mation summoning the Legislature in extra session on July 31 to enact food control legislation for the state was Issued today by Governor Yt'lutmaa. . rapenes The "FOR RENT" sign is already on our store. Many of our Fix tures nave been disposed of. If anything will accomplish the complete and quick selling of our remaining stock, then it's the ' RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES which we are now applying to every article. Be quick if you are to share in the finish. r OH O PA Between OAK and PINE 1 : 1 M S-70 FIFTH S Just a Step or Two North of Oak Our Flag Indicates Location. I IrMTtrtfa rk'riT -'--WurVhr i- r '' - 'ii-VrtB irrW " j J. P. P1XI.ET. Refinement Inside and out side, our establish ment is quiet and peaceful. Tasteful furnishings and homelike effects replace the cold, stern surroundings of a few years ago. Refinement was the motif in planning the Finley chapel. Its very atmosphere is restful to mind and nerves. Along with the family rooms and the private driveway, it is a uniqiue advancement. And more should know about it. MONTGOMERY AT FIFTH PROGRESSIVE FUNERAL DIRECTORS nj Bathing pS'X2 Girls' 23 1-71 at Clatsop P Beach Sunday . ' ' ( jf I and various other stunts .'W j W? on the beach, conducted R?A Ipj'-X y e auto dealers. SNa Lj S1 Natatorium exhibition. vSfeg'j Prizes to be awarded. Week-End Round sgJgsSS Trip $3.00 Longer ggjjiKs Limit $4.00 ; iSSSSZ' Tickets and reservations at 5gfgg3g City Office, Fifth and Stark Sgggr" Streets. Station 10th and Iloyt. g 1 it