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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
V
FLOOR PRICE FIXED
AT 510.20 A BARREL
Millers Announce Re
duction of 40 Cents.
NO LOWER NEED BE EXPECTED
Mill Feed Also Takes Drop of
$3 a Ton and May Fall More.
BAKERS WILL REDUCE LOAF
Declaration Is That Portland Is
Kow Getting Bigger Loaves Than.
Eastern Cities and Change
' Will Be Made.
r-1
BREAD WILL BE REGULATED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Meas
ures of co-operation to reduce
the price of bread will be recom
mended by the food administra
tion within a short time to
bakers, retailers and consumers.
The Federal Trade Commission
will complete, probably this
week, an Inquiry into the cost of
breadmaklng and distribution.
As soon as its reports have been
gone over the food administra
tion will announce its views as
to standards, shapes and compo
sition of bread.
At the same time it will make
public its recommendations as to
co-operation to reduce prices.
Flour prices were reduced 40 cents
a barrel yesterday and are now down
as low as they will go this' year, ac
cording to millers. The new price is
$10.20 a barrel wholesale - for family
patents.
The cut was announced following a
meeting of Northwestern Millers held
In the office of T. B. Wilcox, chairman
of the millers' committee of the Pa
cific Coast. The meeting was the
continuation- of a conference-of -mill
ing men held ,ln Mr. Wilcox's office
last week.
At the same time announcement was
made of a reduction of $3 a ton in mill
feed prices.
The flour quotation of $10.20 a bar
rel will be maintained throughout Oc
tober at least, but after that, when
the carrying charges on grain increase,
this will probably be added to the flour
price. Th - flour quotation as fixed
yesterday is based on the wheat price
which the Government has named for
the Pacific Northwest. But for the In
crease in the wheat price recently made
flour would be lower.
Flonr Prices Compared.
There has been a reduction of $1.40
a barrel in flour prices since the first
announcement of a Government wheat
price. As compared with the extreme
high point in the flour market last
May, flour bas declined $3.50 a barrel.
The present price of $10.20 compares
With a $4.80 market at the time the
war started in Europe and $9.40 when
the United States entered the war. A
month later the price had climbed to
$13.70.
Although flour prices have been
sharply lowered, there Is no indication
that bread will be any cheaper here.
According to H. II. Haynes, president
of the Master Bakers' Association, the
bakers can not reduce their prices and
come out whole.
"We have been selling bread right
along below the market price of
flour," said Mr. Haynes yesterday.
"The bread price is, and has been,
based on $9.50 flour. That was the
average price of old crop flour and we
never raised the bread price to cor
respond with the extreme flour quota
tion. Loaf Size Mar Be Reduced.
"Now, with the flour market set
definitely at $10.20 for Oregon patents.
It looks as if the bakers will find it
necessary to reduce the size of the loaf
a little. We use Montana and Dakota
hard wheat flours as well as local blue
stem flour and this costs more than the
home product. With Oregon flour
worth $10.20, the Montana flour will
cost us at least $10.75."
Mr. Haynes has just returned from a
trip to St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago
and Minneapolis and in every city he
found the bakers giving a smaller loaf
for the money than in Portland. In
some places the loaves were two ounces
less in weight. The nearest approach
to the Portland size loaf was in Chi
cago and there the weight was a half
ounce less than here.
Feed Prices Fixed.
The decline of $3 a ton in mlllfeed
prices fixes the local market for the
present $30 a tea on bran and $33 on
shorts in carload lots at mills. It is
not certain how long this price will
hold, as the market will be governed
entirely by supply and demand. Feed
dealers believe a cheaper price will soon
be announced, as the mills in the North
west are going to turn out a larger
quantity of millfeed this Winter than
ever before in their history. Ail the
wheat sold to the allies for export to
Europe will be milled here before it Is
exported, and this will greatly -acreage
the supply of bran and shorts, which
must be consumed at home. The big
mills at Portland. Tacoma and Seattle
will turn out about 20,000 tons of niill
1-ed a month, a quantity said to be con-
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MILK AT 12V2 CENTS
TO BE FAIR PRICE
MAYOR'S COMMISSION MAKES
RECOMJIESDATIOX.
All Milk Dealers Urged to Adopt
Rate of $3.75 a Quart
for October.
The Mayor's milk commission last
night recommended 12 cents a quart
for milk for the month of October as
the price that will give the producer
and the distributor a reasonable return
and not pinch the consumer too much.
The present price ranges from 10 cents
to 16 cents.
This recommendation will be trans
mitted to Mayor Baker, who will urge
upon all milk dealers to adopt it as the
maximum price for the month of Octo
ber. The commission will meet again
about October 20 and make recommen
dations for the month of November,
taking into consideration feed prices
for cows, weather conditions and other
Winter obstacles and the general mar
ket conditions.
The commission recommends that the
price of 1214 cents be apportioned 6
cents to the producer and 6Vi cents
to the distributor. This is figured to
return $2.90 a hundred pounds to the
producer at the farm.
Milk delivery now ranges from 10
cents to .16 cents a quart, or from $3
to $4.80 a month a quart. The new
price of 12 cents a quart would figure
up $3.75 a month a quart for a month
of 30 days.
COURT TO MAKE DECISION
Last Unofficial Count Shows Den
nett Iieadlng Mitcliel.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. On applica
tion of William M. Bennett, candidate
for the mayoralty nomination against
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel in the Re
publican primaries here last week. Su
preme Court Justice Goff today Issued
an order staying the board of elec
tions from certifying to the Secretary
of State the name of Mr. Mitchel as the
Republican candidate for Mayor. Jus
tice Goff announced that he will hear
motions on the order Monday.
The unofficial recount of the ballots
showed Mr. Bennett leading Mayor
Mitchel tonight by 383, with the votes
in several districts yet to be inspected.
The first official canvass by the board
of elections gave the Mayor a lead of
335.
HIGHWAY CONTRACT LET
Stretcli Between Slosler and Clieno
- with to Be Btfllt for 970,124.
THE DALLES, Or., Sept 27. (Spe
cial.) The contract for - the construc
tion of the section of Columbia High
way, between Mosier and Chenowith
Creek, was awarded to the Elliott Con
tracting Company, of Portland, after
the bids had been opened by the County
Court. The contract price was $70,124
for both grades. The bid for the grade
from the Chenowith Creek to the top
of Seven-Mile Hill was' $39,115 and from
that point to Mosier $31,008.
Work will be started at once.
No bids were received on the Dufur
Dalles road, and one. bid of $26,642 for
the road from Dufur south was re
jected by the Board.
GERMANS JEER U. S. FORCE
Airman's Note Says That American
Army Is Too Small to Molest.
BT HEY WOOD BROUN.
WITH THE EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
IN FRANCE. Sept. 27 (Special.)
American forces have not arrived In
France In sufficient numbers to disturb
the Germans, apparently. This was
seen yesterday when a hostile airplane
circled high over the American camp,
dropping a message weighted with a
shell.
There was a rush for the note, which
was Immediately taken to camp head
quarters. It read: "We have no in
tention as yet of molesting you Amer
icans, because you are not numerous
enough to make you worth our atten
tion." FRENCH LOSE 12 SHIPS
Three Steamers Are Attacked Un
successfully in Past Week.
PARIS, Sept. 26. (Delayed.) The
French Admiralty tonight announced
tne roiiowing tosses Dy suDmannes or
mines for the week ending Septem
ber 23:
"Over 1600 tons, seven, one previously.
"Under 1600 tons, five, two previously.
"Three steamers were attacked un
successfully. No fishing vessels were
lost." ,
ROME, Sept. 27. (Delayed.) One
steamship of more than 1500 tons and
six sailing ships of less than 100 tons
each were sunk last week by mines or
submarines, according to the weekly
report from the Italian Admiralty.
ALIEN DRAFT POSTPONED
Secretary Lansing Hopes to Effect
Treaties Shortly.
WASHINGTON, Sept 27. Objections
to enactment of any alien slacker leg
islatlon at present, voiced by Secretary
Lansing yesterday before the House
military affairs committee, resulted to
day in a committee vote to postpone
action Indefinitely.
Chairman Dent later said that the
Secretary's statement that the State
Department was negotiating with other
countries to effect a result equivalent
to enactment of ' "alien slacker" leg
islatlon wa largely responsible for the
vulc.
HTADOO GIVES HEW
LIBERTY LOW PLAN
Issue To Be for 3
Billion or More.
SUBSCRIPTIONS OPEN OCT. 1
Bonds to Run 10 to 25 Years
a at 4 Per Cent.
GENERAL TAXES ESCAPED
Holders of New Issue May Exchange
Paper if Sew Bonds Are Put
Out at Higher Rate of In
terest at Later Date. .
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. Secretary
McAdoo tonight announced the details
of the second Liberty Loan which will
be offered to the public October 1. The
chief features are:
Amount, $3,000,000,000 or more, the
excess not to exceed one-half of the
amount of over-subscription.
Interest Pot at 4 Per Cent.
Term of bonds Maturity, 25 years;
redeemable at the option of the secre
tary of the treasury in 10 years.
Denomination of bonds $50 and mul
tiples of $50.
Interest rate Four per cent, payable
semi-annually on November 15 and
May 15.
Bonds Are Convertible.
Terms of payment Two- per cent
upon application, 18 per cent November
15, 40 per cent December 14, and 40 per
cent January 15, 1918.
The privilege of converting bonds of
this Issue Into bonds of any succeeding
issue bearing a higher interest rate
than 4 per cent during the period of
the war, is extended, and through an
arrangement under which bonds will
be printed with only four coupons in
stead of 50 (to be exchanged at the
end of two years for the bonds con
taining the full number of coupons)
deliveries will be prompt. In this man.
ner the issue of interim certificates
will be avoided.
Subscriptions Open October 1.
Secretary McAdoo'a announcement
reads as follows:
With the approval of the President,
1 h,ave determined to offer, on October
1917, $3,000,000,000 or more of
United States of America 4 per cent
convertible gold bonds due on Novem
ber 15, 1942, and subject to redemption
at the option of the United States at
par and accrued interest on and after
November 15. 1927. The bonds will
bear interest from November 15, 1917,
and the interest will be payable on
May 15 and November 15 in each year.
Half, of Surplus to Be Allotted.
"The exact amount of bonds to be
issued under this offering will depend
on the amount of subscriptions re-
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WHO
mmPk J ;SHIPPIMfr LOOSES
ACTUAL CONDITIONS IN RUS
SIA TO BE GIVEN READERS
OF THE OREGON IAN BY
FAMOUS "WOMAN.
Rheta Childe Dorr has just re
turned from -Russia, where she
s p e n t three
months close
to the people,
gathering ma
terials for one
of the greatest
news serials' of
the war.
'The Orego
nia.n will begin
publishing Mrs.
Dorr's account
of her observa
tions and con
clusions next
Wednesday.
Daily installments will follow
for three weeks or more.
Mrs. .Dorr will answer the
questions that Americans are so
anxiously asking: "What'manner
of man is Kerensky? Is he a
-strong leader?" and "Will he
hold out? What about the wom
en in the Legion of Death? What
of the Bolshevikl,' the visionary
radicals who are doing so much
to handicap the new republic?"
Mrs. Dorr will ( tell how sol
diers gouge out officers' eyes;
how workmen exact fabulous
wages and then refuse to work;
how agitators from New York
tell Russian mobs that America
has a ruler that out-kaisers the
Kaiser; how thieves loot at will,
and how nearly the present gov
ernment approaches absolute
powerlessness in the face of the
universal anarchy that prevails.
Every American will want to
read Mrs. Dorr's wonderful story.
It points the way to our duty
toward a distracted and demor
alized ally.
ARCTIC SPECIMENS ARRIVE
D. A. Cadzow, of Historical Museum,
Home From Long Visit to North.''
VANCOUVER! B. C, Sept. 27. After
six months spent on Arctic shores, D.
A. Cadzow, of the American museum
of National natural history" of New
York, has arrived in Vancouver with
one of the finest ethnological collec
tions ever brought out of the north.
He visited the Eskimos of the Mac
kenzie River delta and of the Corona
tion Gulf district, some of whom are
blue-eyed presumably from an admix
ture of Scandinavian blood, according
to. VUhjalmur Stefansson, the ex
plorer. WILSON'S PLEDGE HAILED
Paris Papers Comment on Farewell
to Minister of Missions. .
PARIS. Sept. 27. Henry Franklin
Bouillon, who was appointed to the
newly created post of Minister of Mis
sions Abroad in the recent organiza
tion of the French Cabinet, returned
today from his visit to the United
States.
The Paris newspapers comment ex
tensively today on President Wilson's
final assurance:
"To the last man. to the last dollar,
the whole force of the t?nited States
Is at your service."
SAID THE KAISER COULDN'T
I '. IJM 2 y-xr1
libel a Chllde
T Dorr.
WAR TAX BILL PUT
II1T0 FINAL F
Conferees Raise Levy
to $2,700,000,000.
AGREEMENT REACHED ON BILL
Three-Cent Postage Restored
to Measure.
CHECKS WILL BE TAXED
System of Levying War Excess Prof
its Taxes Rewritten as Com
promise Between Honse
and Senate Plans.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. The war
tax bill. Increased to raise about
$2,700,000,000 Federal revenue in addi
tion to $1,333,000,000 obtained under
existing law, was completed late today
by the Senate and House conferees.
Presentation of the conference report
to the House late tomorrow is planned.
It will be considered first by the
House, and the bill's enactment into
law next week is regarded assured.
Bill Increased Iurthcr.
Additional taxes of between $250,
000,000 and f 300,1.00.000 ever the Sen
ate bill, which totaled $2,416,000,000,
were added by the conferees. As passed
by the House the total was $1,S68,
000,000. Senate levies of $1,060,000,000 on war
excess profits and $842,200,000 on in
comes were substantially unchanged,
the conference increases being divided
among many items with a few new
taxes added and many eliminated
House provisions restored. The system
of levying war excess profits taxes,
however, was practically rewritten in
a compromise between the Senate war
profits and House excess profits sys
tems. ' A minimum exemption of 7 per
cent on invested corporate capital is
said to be provided, with modified al
lowances for intangible assets.
Fostaire Tax Reaitored.
The only" change" "in the Senate in
come tax ; section was to rearrange
and harmonize a few graduated sur
taxes on Incomes over $50,000 without
substantial change in revenue returns
or Individual taxation. Normal taxes
on Individuals and corporations and the
lowered individual" exemptions as re
vised in the t-enate were approved?
Of the $250,000,000 to $300,000,000 ad
ditional agreed to by the conferees,
about one-third was placed upon post
age. The House 1-cent letter tax, esti
mated to raise $70,000,000, which was
stricken out by the Senate, was re
stored by the conferees, and their
agreement for a graduated zone in
crease" on second-class mall rates is
estimated to raise some millions more.
Another large Increase ordered was
in passenger transportation and Pull-
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SMILE?
DRM
Ships SUtiK.
BRITISH IS"
FREriCH I Z.
ITALIAM 7
NOKWEG-AY "?
SIAE0SM ?
AME&CAY ?
DANISH 9
GREEK "?
.S. AMEfllCAH ?
DUTCH ?
JAPANESE ?
POTUG-UESE' ?
SPOKANE CARMEN'S
WAGES BOOSTED
WORKERS ACCEPT TERMS OF
FERED BY COMPANY.
Union Official Says Wage Lift
Makes Traction Employes
Best Paid in City.
SPOKANE, Sept. 27. (Special) At
today's meeting of the carmen of the
traction system, comprising over half
the membership of the local Carmen's
Union, a practically unanimous vote
was cast for the acceptance of the
terms offered by the company.
A 3-cent-an-hour increase In wages,
the lowering from three years to two
years for maximum pay and other minor
concessions vere granted by the com
pany in a proposition submitted to the
carmen some time ago when they asked
for an increase of 4 cents an hour in
pay. But one concession of any im
portance asked by the carmen tftat
of transportation over the interurban
lines of the company was refused, and
that matter is still pending.
The old 'and new scales compare as
follows:
First six months, old rate. 23 cents
new, 30 cents: second six months, old
rate. 29 cents; new, 31 cents; third six
months, old rate. 30 cents; new, 32
cents; fourth six months, old rate, 31
cents; new, 33 cents; after fourth six
months, old rate, 82 cents; new, 35
cents. Scale effective from September.
We , are well satisfied with the
action of the company," said John An
derson. "Their proposition was fair in
every respect and granted every major
"request of the organization. The In
crease in wages makes traction em
ployes the best paid in the city."
OPERATION IS DEFERRED
senator Chamberlain's Condition
Remains Unchanged.
OREGONIAN NEWS -RTTTt -R AIT Wo.
ington, Sept. 27. Senator Chamberlain's
condition remains Dracticallv un
changed, according to an n n n ml nnfm on
tonight by Dr. Ganno, his physician.
Because of the pain he is expert
enciner t b a Rnfltnr i i-n f h..r tmnAmfA.t
able, but Dr. Ganno in consultation
wnn Jjr. s.euy decided tonight taat
an immediate operation Is not neces
sary, and it may be avoided altnthr
This., however. Will rlnnrf nnnn V,.,.r
the case yields to treatment. To quote
ut. uaono, senator cnamberlain is "no
out of the woods yet." His tempera
ture Is moderately high, but no un
favorable -symptoms ' have develops
and unless there is a change for tu.
worse, the Senator will not undei&
an operation.
PREMIER RESENTS CANARD
Iiloyd George Charges Libel In Press
Tale Hinting Cowardice.
lXJiNDON, Sept. 27. Premier David
Lloyd George has started nrnwp,lln
for libel against certain newspapers
wnicn announced that on the occasion
or last Monday night's air raid he left
London for his house at Walton Heath.
The fact is the Premier started for
France that night.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 73
degrees; minimum. Zt'2 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; moderate southerly winds.
War.
Australians hurl back Germans nine times.
Page IS.
English maintain gains east of Ypres. Page 8.
Foreign.
American officers in French training camp
V eager for work. Page 4.
Russian outlook dark. Page 2.
National
War tax bill revised to raise 2, 700.000 000
Page 1.
President's commission to investigate labor
conditions. Page 15.
RooFevelt tells of ultimatum to Germany In
1002. Page -J.
McAdoo announces plan of new Liberty loan.
, Page 1.
Government to requisition all merchant
ships of 2500 tons or more. Page- 3.
Fraud order is Issued against Portland lo
cating concern. Page tt.
Heflln'i charges to be investigated. Page 4.
Domestic.
La Follette flayed by Nicholas Murray But
ler at New York bankers' convention
Page S.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 7.
Vernon a: Oaklut.d lo. Salt Lake e; Los
Angeles 9. San Krancluco L Page 10.
Guy Boy wins 2:12 trot at Salem. Page 1G.
Bronson and Neff fight draw at Tacoma.
Page 17.
Previous world series title play Interesting:
Page 17.
Five boxing bouA set for tonight. Page 10.
Pacific .Northwest.
Portland day sets new record In attendance
at State Fair. Page 14.
Spokane carmen get increase. Page 1.
Northwest benevolencies show Increase.
Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon wools selling in Eastern markets.
Page 21.
Corn continues to decline, owing to fine
crop outlook. Page 21.
Shorr covering causes raily in stock market.
Page 21.
Fleet of city dredges will be busy with new
Projects this Winter. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Housewives called upon to pledge themselves
to aid Nation in war. Page 13.
City Council takes over Ad Club's experi
mental ffsh market and continue enter
prise. Page 8.
Flour price fixe,d at $10.20 a barrel, reduc
tion of 40 cents. Page 1.
Strike truce sought In- appeal by Mayor
Baker. Page 1.
Chamber of Commerce, In report, shows
what is being done to advance city's in
terests. Page 14.
Way to exemption open for drafted men In
cane of error. Page 7.
Volunteers speakers begin today to talk of
Nation's need. Page 8.
War library funds come In slowly. Page 9.
Ex-Ambassador Gerard to visit Portland In
few days. Page 11.
Directors recommend salary increase for
manual training teachers. Page 17.
Mayor Baker's milk commUslon recommends
price of 12 H cents quart. Page 1.
School heads take no acUon as to German
textbook, page 15.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page IS,
STRIKE TRUCE Al
OF MAYOR'S APPEAL
Baker Urges Workers
to Meet Employers,
MEN'S LOYALTY APPEALED TO
Unionists Generally Asked to
Aid in Settlement.
FEDERAL BOARD DUE SOON
Suggested Plan Would Pat Men
Back to Work While Government
Is InvestigatingSafety or Sol
diers Declared in Jeopardy.
STRIKE: DEVELOPMENTS OF
YESTERDAY".
Mayor Baker issues patriotic
tppeal to employers, employes
and general public to end strike
for sake of our boys at the front,
who have offered their lives for
the country.
Mayor continues efforts to get
employers and employes together
for a conference.
City's legal bureau and counsel
for defense agree to open test
cases against alleged pickets in
Municipal Court this morning.
G. Y. Harry, Federal mediator,
receives wire from Washington
officially notifying him that Ad
justment Board will leave Wash
ington next Wednesday for the
Coast to investigate the situa
tion. Attempts of shipbuilding plants
to resume operations yesterday
morning proved futile; only a
few men appeared for work.
SAX FRAX CISCO. Sept. 27. The
strike of 30,000 metal trades unionists
here, -which, was to have been ended to
morrow morning, vum Indefinitely pro
longed late tonlsht when members of
the Boilermakers Union voted not to
return to work under the terms of the
temporary asreement promulgated Sun
day, which had been accepted by m ma
jority of the affiliated unions.
The employer! Issued a statement
that an a result f this action, the
plants would remain cioaed tomorrow.
Mayor Baker yesterday, in con
tinuing his efforts to end the local
shipbuilders' strike. Issued an appeal
to the employers, their employes and
the general public, asking all con
cerned to make up their differences on
patriotic grounds. He pointed out the
various angles of the situation, espe
cially dwelling upon the imperiling of
the boys who have gone to the front,
perhaps to pay with their lives for
their devotion to the country, by a con
tinuance of the tie-up. and called upon
organized labor as a whole here to
take a hand.
The Mayor made a special appeal to
all branches of union men and women
to go to the general mass meeting at
the Public Auditorium tonight at 8
o'clock and assert themselves in a pa
triotic manner. This is the big event
scheduled for today by the strikers,
who engaged the place for it. Anyone
carrying a card of the American Fed
eration of Labor will be admitted.
Temporary Truce Soufc-lit.
Mayor Baker also engaged In efforts
again yesterday to get the employers
and the employes together for a con
ference as to certain features of the
situation, his whole thought being to
bring about a temporary truce, pending
the arrival of the special commission
which Is to leave Washington for the
-West next Wednesday to investigate
shipbuilding conditions.
Following Is Mayor Baker's formal
statement:
"After an exhaustive inquiry into
the shipbuilding strike, I have found
that lines of dispute are so squarely
and tightly drawn that there is but one
way the trouble can be settled finally,
and that Is by Federal mediation. All
other courses at our command appar
ently have failed.
Meaaaae to President Answered.
I have assurance from the National
capital that necessary steps are being
taken by the Government as rapkliy
as possible to bring the strife to an
end. The disputes will be settled in
this way on terms that must be satis
factory to all concerned. I have, under
date of today, September 27, a telegram
from J. P. Tumulty, secretary to Presi
dent Wilson, which reads as follows:
'your telegram received. Commis
sion of the Shipping Board, of which
V. Everett Macy is chairman, is about
to proceed to the Pacific Coast to take
up . existing labor disputes directly on
the gronnd.
Patriotism Appealed To.
"This course will take a little time,
and for this reason I appeal to the
striking workmen, the employers, the
labor leaders and to the public gener
ally to rally to the cause of patriotism
to the Nation and loyalty to our city
and get the men back to work on the
ships. Federal mediation has succeed
ed in other cities and It will succeed
here. There is nothing to gain and
everything to lose by idleness in the
interim.
"The Nation is at war the greatest
.Concluded uu Patfe lo. CVjIumw 4.V