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THE. MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUXY 25, 1917. ENGLAND SPENDING $35,000,000 DAILY Advances Made by Great Brit ain to Dominions and Al v lies $5,000,000,000. $3,250,000,000 CREDIT UP tcfeiise Made In Parliament for Fi nancing Other Rations on Theory That Cause Is Common and Unselfishness Shown. T.OXDON', July 24. Moving in the House of Commons today a vote of credit for 650.000,000, the largest war credit yet asked and bringing Great Britain's expenditure to the colossal total of 5. 29-'. 000. 000. Andrew Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, pave startling figures of the amazing growth of Great Britain's financial burden in the world war and emphasized from the financial viewpoint alone the great importance of the United States enter ing the war as Insuring that the allies would not be deprived of victory through lack of money. The House was astonished to learn that Great Britain's advances to the allies and dominions had already reached the huge total of more than i 1.000,000.000. The daily war expendi ture, although it shows a substantial improvement over the figures given on ilay !. when Mr. Bonar Iaw asked for the previous war credit, still ap proached 7,000.000 daily and exceeds the budget estimate by 1.000,000 daily, but. comparing the last 77 days with the first 35 days of the financial year, the expenditure showed a reduction of e. million daily. America Slow, Rightly So. Expressing his disappointment at the necessity of such large advances to the allies, the Chancellor referred to the British standpoint of unselfish generosity in, regarding- the whole en tente allied cause as one, and explained that the cost of all the supplies for the allies produced in Great Britain during the war had been defrayed by Kngland and that previous to the entry of America into the war much of the supplies to the allies produced abroad also had been paid for by Kngland. In an interesting reference to the United States. Mr. Bonar Law said: "When America entered the struggle we realized that a great change had come over the allies' financial strength. President Wilson was slow, and, in my Judgment, rightly slow, in bringing his country to the vortex of this terrible war. but. having come in, he has shown by his speeches in the clearest way that he is determined to throw the whole weight of the nation- he heads Into the scale. American Support Expected. "I am sure that, although naturally It takes time to make the financial arrangement needful in a war like this, the President and the great nation he represents will deal in this matter with the same spirit of generosity, or rather of realization of what the whole issue means, as has been shown by Kngland, and that we can rely on receiving in the United States resources which are necessary to pay for supplies of all ltind.s required by the allies." After Reginald McKenna. ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, spoke, warn ing the government of the absolute necessity of curtailing all unnecessary expenditure to prevent the dangerous inflation of prices, the general debate had no great interest, the main feature being strong criticisms by John Dillon and others, of the Saloniki expedi tion. Mr. Dillon, referring to rumors that Serbia was intending to make a separate peace with Austria and de manding that the government say whether Serbia was to be deserted, de clared that the British army In Saloniki had been demoralized by 18 months of inaction in pestilential surroundings. England Stand by Serbia. Lord Robert Cecil. Minister of Block ade, replying, characterized Mr. Dillon's rhareres as absolutely untrue. He said there was no intention whatever of receding from the pledges for the full restoration of and reparation for Serbia. While declining to reveal the govern ment's plans, he said he would restate Its war aims. "Austria is not our chief enemy. Ger manv Is. and must be, our chief enemy. The broad principles we are fighting for are these: First, that we should stand by our allies. Second, we are fighting for a stable settlement for a sound and satisfactory peace, not a con quest or mere domination, but on some national principle, as far as might be. which would secure that settlement. When arrived at. it should be free from change and alteration in the future. "Personally. I wish to see how far President Wilson's proposa-S can be made practicable for barriers against future wars. The Government's desire for the destruction of German militar ism is only part of its general purpose to secure a lasting peace. It desires it only because it is the greatest danger to the future peace of Europe." The war credit was agreed to and the House adjourned. calling out the men in the power nnd light stations operated ty the cumpary. JITXETJRS ARE TO BE CURDED Reports of Extortion Heard In Ta coma, but Service Is Good. TACOMA, July 24. (Special.) Fol lowing a meeting of the striking street car men an unofficial discussion was started on the report brought to the association that some of the Jitney operators are taking advantage of the current crisis to extort exorbitant fares from unsuspecting passengers. "It has come to our notice that some of these Jitney drivers are taking ad vantage of the situation to make them selves rich at the expense of an un suspecting public, and so far as the streetcar men, as individuals, are con cerned, it has got to stop," said Secre tary J. Sullivan, of the association. The striking streetcar men have been supervising the operation of the Jit neys for the convenience of passengers, and the service has been good. The Tacoma union offered to arbi trate all differences with the company today if the seven men discharged for their activity in forming the union were reinstated. Louis H. Bean, man ager of the traction company, refused to consider any offer wherein recogni tion of the union is concerned. MASTER LISTS IN MAIL ASSEMBLING OF" ARMY PASSES TO EXEMPTION BOARDS. Rechecklng Sbotva Leas Than Two Score Errors In Transmission of Figures to NcwMpapers. WASHINGTON, July 24. With the master lists of Friday's conscription drawing in the mail for distribution to the local boards, the task of assembling the National Army of a half million had passed out of the hands of the Federal Government tonight and into those of the civilian authorities, who will no tify the men drawn and pasa on ex emptions. As soon as the lists are received each board will summon for physical exam ination double the number of men in the district quota. If more are needed the authorities will keep on calling until the quota is filled. The final list shows only a few errors in the unofficial report of the drawing already transmitted throughout the country by the press. Including all the adjustments found necessary in correct ing the official list to make up for numbers that were read upside down or were misread, and also all errors in transcription in the rush of the draw ing and the haste to get the figures to the wires, there are less than two-score variations between the list compiled by the Associated Press and the master sheet. The surprise of the official record is the fact that the missing number Indi cated by the drawing of a blank capsule as No. 10.004 was located as serial No. 5794. It was placed last in the master sheet and becomes liability No. 10.500. No. 2780, drawn as No. 10.498. was found to be duplicated and was stricken out. The other variations- affecting Oregon are as follows: Ko. G."fl is 250.". It was sent as 3r05. No. lliO'J is 10.O53. It was sent as 1033. No. 20S9 is 3171. It was sent as 1170. No. 21S7 is 10.0-J1. It was sent as 1021. No. 2200 Is 114a. It was sent as 1043. No. :tf12 is 570. It was sent as 507. No. 721 is 21:!. It was sent as 2012. No. 8572 is 538. It was Bent as 5038. o OH SPRUCE PRICE MADE COAST WILL BE VISITED Western Mills Will Be Taxed to Ut most to Supply Wood for Aero planes for America and for Her Allies. POISON PLOTSUSPECTED CATTLE AND HOGS DIB LAKE SECTION. IN TCLE Drugged Salt Believed to Have Caused Death of Animals No Direct Charges Are Made. SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 24. State Veterinarian Charles Keane announced today that the deaths of a large nam ber of cattle and hogs In the Tule Lake section of Modoc County was ap parently due to a poison plot. The opinion of Lr. Keane is based on a report from Dr. E. M. Keef. a dep uty in his department, who has just completed a special investigation in the north. Dr. Keene says there i every indication tne animals were killed by poisoned salt set out on the ranges. Dr. Keane said he was in no posl tion to say who is responsible for the work, but indicated a belief that enemies of the Government or of the stockmen in the district were respon sible. During the last few weeks the peo ple of Klamath tails. Or., and of number of small towns in California near the border have reported trouble with the Industrial Workers of the World. ALTURAS. Cal.. July 24. Figures of Modoc County officials tonight showed that 25 head of cattle, 1$ horses and 40 sheep died within a week from ef fects of the alleged animal poison plot a fortnight ago. County authorities to night declared they had no clew as to the identity of persons who placed poisoned salt on ranges where the ani mala grazed. CERTIFICATES MADE SURE Tcacliers Wlio Enlist Will Obtain Papers After Discharge. SALEM, Or., July 24. (Special.) Su perintendent Churchill today issued a ruling affecting male teachers of the frtate who have enlisted, in which he holds that any person who has enlisted either in the Army or Navy, and who Is properly qualified, may have his certificate within one year from the date of expiration of his term of service with the Federal Government. Many teachers who have enlisted are entitled to teachers' certificates, either through examination or from having completed a teachers' training course. LABOR ASKS FOR ARRESTS (Continued from First Page.) persistent rumors that several carloads of strikebreakers are to arrive In Seattle tonight from the East. This report has not been confirmed. Headquarters have been opened by the traction company in a downtown roomir.-g-house. at which applications for employment may be filed. There was no violence today, and no ctUmpt made to run the cars. l' tident A. W. Leonard, of the trac tion company, announced thai h might noss'.hlv issue a statement tonight. Meantime the strikers an deferring CASTOR3A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature cf ft&f GROCERS GO ON PICNIC Associations to Frolic at Bonneville With Faniiiles Today. Stores of all members of the Ttetail Grocers' Association and of the Ttetail Meat Dealers' Association will be closed today, while the grocers and butchers and their families and friends nearly 8000 strong, enjoy their annual picnic at Bonneville. Some of the big grocery concerns in the city, which are not members in the association, will remain open. sipcial trains will carry the picnic parties to Bonneville, leaving the Union Depot at Intervals from 8 to o'clock this morning and they will begin returning to Portland at o'clock. Governor WIthycombe, Mayor Baker and the City Commission will be guests of honor. Athletic contests, for which prizes in merchandise aggregating $1000 will be given, are to be held. FLEET. AT. BUENOS AIRES Argentine Warships Convoy Ameri cans Into Port. V BUENOS AIRES, July 24. Th American squadron arrived at Buenos Aires about 4 o'clock this afternoon Argentine warships preceded the visi tors, who were enthusiastically cheerec by great crowds that assembled at th quay. An of f'.cial committee greeted th Admiral and other American officers, and when the American sailors landed they were acclaimed by 50,000 persons. Columbia Beach, July 28. Adv, opens Saturday 'COMPARATIVE PRICES ARE MISLEADING AND OFTEN UNTRUE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT USE THEM" Pre-inventory sale imported art wares about half price We're selling them at half because of tiny hurts that really aren't hurts at all. Sixth floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. N PRE Juptnaitwoi! Sd (o. c "Merchandise ofcJ Merit Only" ow for another great day in 1, Pre-inventory sale children's coats one-half price All coats for girls of 2 to 14 years have had their prices halved for this sale. Fourth floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. th INVENTORY SALE! Among the most important of today's offerings is this great Sale of silk and tub FROCKS $12.45 We've pictured three wonderful BLOUSES $4.85 Each and every one of these dresses would sell for around twice $12.45 if this weren't pre-inventory time! They're stunning models in such materials as crepe de chine, taffeta, Jersey, cotton voile, dotted Swiss and ginghams. They include nearly every color that's in the rainbow and some that are not. Altogether we're pretty sure that there has seldom been such a collection of frocks as this marked so little as $12.45! Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. ' But we haven't half done justice to their prettiness! They're of crepe de chine and voiles, the silk blouses in plain style, the voiles hand embroidered! And, think of it, some are all hand made! Most of them are white, but there are plenty in such colors as maize, flesh, orchid, peach and light blue. Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. i Wills Suggest $105 Per M. as Proper Rate. kept within bounds by the work of the company's fire squad. The activity of Fred Winters, a lodger in the hotel, who, at the risk of his own life, went from room to room arousing sleepers, saved a number of fatalities. The fire is agreed by the authorities to have started from a cigarette dropped on the bed covers by R. Parker, a lodger in the hotel. OREGOXTAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, July 24. The spruce forests of Oregon and Washington mills situated nd equipped to handle this lumber are oing to be taxed to their utmost capacity to fill Government contracts for airplane lumber. Under an agreement reached between the aircraft production board of the Council of National Defense, the signal orps of the Army and representatives f the British, t rench and Italian gov rnments, all the allied governments will pool their interests, buy aeroplane pruce through a central agency, ac cording to uniform specifications at a uniform price, soon to be agreed upon. No estimate is given out as to the mount of spruce that will be required. but inasmuch as these cotracts will cover not only the needs of the United States, but of the allied countries as well, the aggregate will be very large. Spruce Men Make Offer. Before the American J640.000.000 air craft programme was adopted it was announced that needs of the United States alone would be $26,000,000, but American demands will not exceed that amount, and with the allied demands added the total will represent an enor mous investment in spruce alone. F. A Douty, of Portland, and How ard E. Jayne, of Raymond, Wash., rep resenting the spruce men or Oregon and Washington before the airplane conference, today tentatively offered to furnish spruce for aircraft at a flat price of $105 per thousand, this price subject to acceptance by the mills on the Pacific Coast ana by the covern ment. This price is about half that which has been paid in recent times by many airplane manufacturers and bv buvers for the allied governments. some sales to the allies having gone as high as $250 per thousand. When the spruce men of Oregon and Washington have passed upon this or fer it will be formally submitted to the lumber committee of the Council of National Defense and if acceptable to that body a general form of contract similar to that made for lumber for the wood ships will be Figned u-p and that price thereafter will prevail on spruce both for the United States Gov ernment and for England, France and Italy. Government Bays Direct. It Is thought the agreed price will approximate that submitted. today. While the figure is high as compared to the price of ship lumber, it is not high considering the fact that only 7 to 15 per cent of the spruce cut is ac ceptable for airplane manufacture. It is announced by the Council of Defense today that in buying airplane spruce the Government will buy direct from the mills, and will not deal through brokers 'or middle men. As soon as this contract price has been fixed. Mr. Douty, Mr. Jayne and representatives of the airplane serv ice of the allied countries will visit some of the larger airplane factories In the East, and then proceed in a body to the Pacific Coast to confer with the spruce men and make definite arrange ments for getting out spruce as re quired. With the party probably will go E. T. Allen, of Portland, representing the lumber committee of the Council, and William Chadeayne. superintendent of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company. The flyers from European armies, while in Oregon and Washington, will deliver a series of addresses telling of the work of the airmen in Europe, with a view to arousing interest in aeronautics. CANNING CLUBS FORMED Agricultural Addresses in Ijewis Coun ty "Well Attended. CENTRALiIA, Wash., July 24. (Spe cial.) Two agricultural meetings were held today at the Ford's Prairie school house. Just west of Centralis- A. C. Canterbury, Lewis County Superintend ent of Schools, gave a canning demon stration, following which a boys' and girls' canning club was formed. Newell Wight, secretary of the Centralia Com mercial Club, took up the subject of milk testing and garden pests. E. F. Perry, state horticultural in spector for this district, tonight ex plained the possibilities of creating an extensive fruit Industry in this section, and Professor A. B. Nystrom, county agriculturist, discussed silos. Both meetings were well atended. DEBATE IS BITTER Administration Is Criticised for Indecision. INVESTIGATION IS ASKED MANY OBTAIN POSITIONS Some Dismissed City Employes An gry at Loss of Places. Where there was weeping and wail ing and gnashing of teeth yesterday in the Municipal Department of Public Works, following City Commissioner Barbur's dismissals of 51 employes. there was considerable gladness, too, because a large part of the employes dismissed reported having had other positions offered them. Mr. Barbur s office received several telephone calls yesterday asking for clerks and stenographers. Many em ployes of other classes also found out side employment, paying in some in stances more than the salaries received from the city. TENTH'S COLONEL DIES Heart Disease Is Fatal to Inspector of Xational Guard. PUEBLO. Colo.. July 24. Colonel El- wood W. Evans, inspector-ln-chlef of the Colorado National Guard and for mer commander of tne ramous Tenth Regiment of colored cavalry of the United States Army, was found dead in a bathroom of a local hotel here early today. Death was ascribed to heart disease or apoplexy. Colonel Evai.s came here to Inspect the units of the National Guard about to bo Federalized. Colonel Evans had been S3 years In the Army. He was with General Pershing's expedition in Mexico as a Colonel attached to th Tenth United States Cavalry. Brazil Will Aid Belgians. RIO JANEIRO. July 24. A large committee has been organized for the purpose of obtaining money and sup plies for the Belgians in the invaded regions. Assurances have been given that Germany will respect the vessel carrying the supplies. Penrose Resolution Attacks Official Account of l-'iglit Between Amer ican Transports and German Divers on Atlantic. WASHING TOX, July 24. During a bitter debate today between Democrats and Republicans on Senator Penrose's resolution to investigate tne committee on public information. Senator Penrose declared administration of both War and Navy Departments was marked by indecision and inefficiency. He pro posed early Investigation. Senator James, of Kentucky, Demo crat, replying, referred to "copperhead ism" and "sniping" in the Senate, and said Senator Penrose was attempting to play "peanut politics" by making baseless charges. The starting point of the debate was Senator Penrose's resolution attacking the official account of the fight- be tween German submarines and Ameri can transports on the way to France. From that it branched out into a wide range of war topics and developed con siderable adverse criticism of the Ad ministration from the Republicans, cul minating in a vigorous speech by Sen ator James criticising Senators Penrose and Lodge. ', If this spirit of criticism of those in charge of war continues," said Sen ator James, "America will be crippled at home right in this chamber." Senator Lodge interjected that Con gress has the right to inquire how war appropriations are spent. Does the Senator mean to suggest that the President is not spending this money properly?" demanded Senator James, with anger. "I never Implied any such thing.' returned Senator Lodge. "But the President is not sacred and we have the right to inquire about public expend! tures." After two hours' hot debate, no ac tion was taken on Mr. Penrose's reso lution, which proposed an investigation of the submarine attack and the com mittee of public information. The resolution went to the Senate calendar and to be called up again will require a majority vote. Many Democrats to day indicated their opposition to it. Large quantities of spruce which will be needed for airplanes will be sup plied at the rate of J10j per 1000 feet about half the price paid by many manufacturers, under an agreement reached today between Government representatives and spruce producers. The low price will apply to private manufacturers with Government and allies contracts as well as to direct Government purchases. ried here at noon today hy Rev. A. W. Brown, of the Methodist Church, in the pastor's study. They procured a mar riage certificate in Cowlitz County this piorning. AUTO THIEF SUSPECT HELD Detective Leaves for Tacoma to Return Prisoner. City Detective Smith left last night for Tacoma to return Charles O'Malley to this city to answer a charge of lar ceny of an automobile. It Is charged in the complaint that O'Malley stole the machine belonging to S. Cohn on the night of June 6. The machine was later found in Tacoma with a Washington temporary license tag on It. The Tacoma officials ar rested O'Malley. at the request of the Portland police. It is understood here that O'Malley is putting up a strenuous fight against extradition. Marine Corps Seeking Volunteers. WASHINGTON. July Corps headquarters Issued 24. Marine a statement today calling attention to the fact that drafted men who desire to Join the corps have the same opportunity for voluntary enlistment as they have li the Army or Navy, provided they do so before being cal'.ed for examination. After the drafted men are summoned they may not choose the branch of service they will enter. BRITISH MEN ARE ENLiSTED More Than 4 8 00 Recruits Arc tained in Vnited States. Oti- NEW YORK. July 24. Brigadier General W. A. White, in charge of Brit ish recruiting in the United States, said today before leaving for Chicago and a trip through the West that the work of his mission already had re sulted in the enlistment of more than 4800 British subjects, of whom 3800 had been sent to Canada General White said it was hoped fully 25.000 recruits would be obtained in the West during the next few months and an equal number in the East. On his trip General White will go through to the Pacific Coast. Portlandcrs Wed at Kalania. KALAMA, Wash.. July 24. 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