VOL. LVIII .NO. I7.8S7.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAKC1I 21, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ALL DUTCH SHIPS IN
BILL GIVES WILSON .
ER GETS CLOSE
LANE VIGILANTES
HOLD NIGHT PARTY
cl'GOE UNDESIRABLE IN" DAN
CER OF TAR AND FEATHERS.
COURTHOUSE FEUD
OPENS IN KLAMATH
LENROOT APPEARS
WISCONSIN WINNER
$250,000 IS VOTED
FOR DEFENSE WORK
COMMANDEER RIGHT
U.S. PORTS SEIZED -
OP VIEW OF P!
IEASCKE PKOPOfFS CONTROL
LiATE RETURNS FAVOR LOYALTY
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
OF PRIVATK PItOPEUTV.
BAK
Similar ActionTaken in
British Waters.
MILLION TONNAGE IS INVOLVED
Radical Action in Effect Reply
. io German Interference
WILSON EXPLAINS POSITION
JVIdrnl Point Out Thai After Na
tion Conorrnrd Had ItrarlwJ
AirmnrnC. Holland rte-ortcI
tn prrllrnl Ix-laj.
TVA51I rNTTON". March -" tp-n Hol
land' refusal tn th far of ;rma
trat to p Into effect hr voluntary
rtmnt f rr rtrtfiff her merchant
marine to worm, I arttvtty. ih t'nlted
,etat (HH.rnni.gl tonight requtel
iol all Dutch ship la American
water.
At lit oie tlm Cr.il Prttaln wa
taalaa er Dutch v ! la l?rltlh
.
A total of "7 ship of -rehblr''ia.-
ton added to th Anwri'in
F-irrhnt mirlo by th ro,ukitioBtnc
Aaofher .. ) ten tr. put Into the
allied rH'o br real Ilrtfatn' action.
M"l of tbem ttl bo u-d In lb food
rarrvlRC td btw tho t'nttod
State anl r.arop.
fomarwIMW to Wo Ma.
Too Dutch vel will bo -M-nlpped
4 iiiwriM br tho Nf I-partmnl
n4 tho 5hlppinc Foard, tho Dutch
tr. be tec ipplmntd by American
cttl:an tailor and naval rrvlt.
Compensation lit bo mad to lh
war aa required br law.
Although tho hlp havo boon taken
rtr wttbotit any formal xrrmrnt
tha I'nlted1 ftlat propose to carrr out
pact. that Holland aha II li'rl am
ple foodatuff and will bo prottetl In
her eolocial trad br having; sufficient
tdfloixt to matatain It mmmrrct.
rmMral Aatbootaoo lteeet.
Ft 1.1 en I WIIon authorlae-1 tonight
th following statement:
"For torn month tho I'nited 5tatr
and ti nl-n: alii hat been con
doetina; negotiation with tho Dutch
government with tho object of conclud
ing a ;n-rl fnmmtrrul agreement.
"A trr rlnr ll'..m.ll of tho char
acter of thee negotiation a made
on Marrt) 1J ta tho Pulih I'arliamrnt
br M c-llnry. tho Minntrr of
l'orign Affair of Holland.
"A appear from tho statement, tha
dtKOMlo proceeded upon tho basl
of too fundamental proposition.
nmlr. that tho t'nttod Stair and tha
allte should facilitate tho Importation
lnt Holland of foodetuff and other
commodi'le re.iuirfd to maintain their
oennomtt- life, anJ t?:at Holland hould
rtore her merchant marine to a nor
mal rondi'ioa of acmity.
Tentative Aaeee eat Heaeb.4
"It via tho l-k of "ho nea-otiator
to develop a specific application of
th- propoottiona which would he ac
ceptable to the government concerned.
"Karl? tn January, 15-1. the nreo
tiarora came to an underetandlnr;.
:fh wa embodied In a tentative
agreement - wa fubmltted to the
government concerned In order that.
If acceptable. It might be ratified, or.
If unacceptable, a counter-propoeal
ralchl be mad.
Tha negotiation becoming pro
lrigt. the Imtch delegate propoeet.
ta order that their ehlp might aouner
bo put Into remunerative aervtce. that
J-ltch tonnage Iving Idle In American
veater ehoul't. with certain exception,
t-e tmmedtatele chartered to the I'nlted
Male for period not evceeding 'J
iaj a.
rbarlee ti ! Aeeepted.
"Thl peopoeal via accepted br tha
Vnltod tate tSovernment. and bn Jan
tiarr :t. IIt. tho Intch Minleter at
ITablngton banded to the Secretary of
ftate of tho t'mted State a note -preing
tho terma of the temporary
chartering agreement and hta govern
tnent'a acceptance thereof
"Thl agreement proviled. among
"h.er thlcg. that lJa.'W ton cf t'utch
iipP'nc a.louM. at the dlecretion of
lh ln!te.J tate. be emp!oei partly
in the aerric of Itelgian relief and
portlr f r -wltierUnJ on aaf ron-luct !
to Cette. France, and that for each'
rrgMadon JCflgnrd to Ilnablc
Oovrrnmrnt to iet Quirk I'o-c-
rlon of Wlialrtrr Needed.
W-AJHINGTX. March :. Under a
bill nt to the Senate military com
mittee today by Acting Secretary of
War CrowclU the I'realdenl would be
empowered during the war to tak
over private property of any kind, per
fonal or real eatate. with rompenaatlo
for tho owner, wherever deemed nece
ary for tha National security or Co
duct of the Government.
The chief object of the legmlallon I
to enable the (iavornmrnt to get quirk
poe-ealon of real estate, office build
ing and other property needed In con
nection with the conduct of tho war. I
a letter to Chairman Chamberlain, M
from ell aaid It I denlrable to avoid
delav of condemnation, to gave none
and at the earn tlm do Justice to
property owner.
The bill provide that tha Trrvlden
by proclamation or through any legl
atlve agency roar deignate propert
to be taken over. Jt would be appraised
and In caea owner were not attfted
"hey would be paid "i per rent of the
appraieed value and the Federal Dt
trlct Court would decide diapulca aa
to tho balance.
Trench, Hospital.Burial!
Plot Visited in Turn.
BOLSHEVIKI SAILORS HELD
Crew of Rulan Slramrr at Scat
tlr Reported Ilr brllloav.
pnATTt.E. March S. Eighteen mem
her of the crew of the Rualan ateam
ahlp Toula. who were left aboard when
Frdoral oftirer took charge of the ahi
her Wrdneaday. today were removed
from the ahlp and placed In the Federal
detention nation.
The 11 Joined the 14 other member
of the crew wo were brought aahore
when the htp waa taken over br tov
ernment officer. All the member of
tho crew are aid to have Ilolahevlk
tendencies. Officer took charge
the ship whea the captain reported th
m-a would not obey order. It la ex
peeled the captain will ign an entirely
new crew and complete bt taek
loadlnT Iba veaael with cupplic fur SI
berla. .
SHOWER OF FISH REPORTED
lUnrhrr Trlla Story Appropriate to
Food ConM-rvallun Sranoo.
HAN'T A CAnnATCA. Cel.. March SO.
tpeclal.) At Onega Hill, at tlie east
ern limit of eV;ulve Montecito. It
rained fih elerday morning, accord
ing to K. M. Myer. a rancher there.
oho came Into town today with the
torjr.
Myera rav he went out on hi porch
after It had been raining an hour and
waa etrurk on the head by a fish which
iniasured II Inrhev. Other flh were
aid to bo seen ghoul, and today still
then were reported picked up far
thrr Irland.
In the meantime, at th Montecito
Club, member are reported to be dln-
inar on shark aa a fish conservation
measure.
ALOHA SOLDIER ADVANCED
llrnry A. Nirlcn .Made Supply Ser
geant of I.lnc 71. Kelly Held. Trx.
KK1.LT F1KM. Tev. March SO.
ISpeciaLt Henrr A. Nielsen, a former
resident of Aloha, near Portland. Or.
ha been mode smppIv sergennt of line
I. Trwiles Iivlsion. Kelly Field.
Although over the draft age. fr
areant Nielsen vta eager to lielp his
country In Its flrgiit for humanity, and
hi recent appointment demonstrates
the Interest he ha shown In his
work. He I now receiving sperin
instruction In a supply sergeant's
school at Kelly Field.
GRAYS HARBOR MILLS QUIT
Car SlM.rtagc Hit Shingle Plants.
Fully Score Out of Operation.
A RF.P.DEEV. Wash- March :.
Special) Practically all Cirajr Har
bor'a SO ahlngle mills are closed be
cause of the car shortage, no relief for
which I In sight for some time.
More than t0 s.ilrgle mill worker
are out of employment aa a result.
Just what logger will do with their
cedar log I becoming a problem. In-
asmuch a these ninet be logged along
Itb the apruce and fir.
::tp sent to Holland In the service of
::lJO relief, a corresponding vessel
slould lease Holland for the t'oii'd
"Two Putch ship In th t'nlted
tte purr, with cargoes of foolstiiffa,
r t proceed to Holland, similar ton
bag being sent In e&cnange from Hol
l.r.J to th t'nited States for charter In
tn ca.e of other Ixitch bip lying
la th Caited State porta
rsteb Delay Aetteev
"The agreement wa evpiicitly tem
porary tn character and. being de
Signed to meet aa Immediate situa
tion, prompt performance was of the es-
eeoce. The iutrh government at once
rf, seized, however, tnat It wa unwill
ing or unanlo to carry out thl char
tering agrevment which t bad itself
pre.-oaed.
Th first delre of ti t'nlted ftas
was to seenre at once shipping, as con
"eiTipUfed bv te agreement to trans
port to 5"ltierlnd f-vodstuff inuctl
geei,d bv the state.
-fma dlff 'Jlr aftee ano'her waa.
weeee. raised to pes-pon th char
TAX PENALTY ENFORCED
5O0 I.lquor Dealer-. Fail to Report
(mmmI on Hand.
WASHI.ViJTON. Marrh 2. More than
10" instance of failure of liquor deal
ers to report good on hand last October
1 subject to floor lain of the war
revenue art bare been discovered by
Internal revenue officers.
About l.fO.IWJ has been assessed
against the dealera aa the I HO per cent
penalty.
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED
I kan.a, Cll r l eaders Sar S3. 006
Worker Will Walk Ont.
KANSAS CTTT. Mo, March I A call
for a general strike beginning next
Monday morning In sympathy with th
strike of laundry workers and driver
waa Issued here touar 1 local labor
leader.
Labor leader claimed more than S.
aaa prir , would obey th eaU.
HUN SHELL NEARLY SCORES
Missile Explodes 50 Yards
From Secretary.
200 Citizens Ride Norlliward to
Border With Juke. Spores, Who
Wouia Neither Work Nor FighU
TRIP MADE ON FIRST LINE
American Official Ha Exciting; Day
and I Hrought Into Intimate
Touch With Soldiers Flslillnj
for I'. S. In France.
IB- th Aaeoe1t-d Frees.
trint TIIK AMERICAN AP.MT IN
FRANCE, March 19. Secretary of War
llaker continued hi Inspection in the
sone of advance today in a cold r.nn.
over heavy roads and tinder generally
uncomfortable condition. The pro
gramme Icrluded visits to certain di
visional headquarter -ehat had not pre
viously been Inspector arid conference
with various high official.
In an Informal addres to the Rain
bow division, officially known a the
1 2d division, the Secretary took occa
sion to explain to the Army, as well as
to the people of America, the reasons
for the military secrecy which deprive
the soldiers and th population at home
of news of each other during the pres
ent stage of the preparation.
netalla of lalae to t: array.
'If w were to annouee the identity
of each unit that comes to France then
we mould fully Inform him of the num
ber and the nature of our forces. Pub
lished details about any division are
most useful to expert military Intelli
gence officers In determining the state
of the division's training and the prob-
ble assignment of the division to any
section.
"Hut now It 1 aaf to mention crr
aln divisions which were ftrrt to ar
rive in France and have already been
n the line. Thl include th Ilainbovr
tvllon. famous because it Is repre
sentative of all parts of the I'nlted
states, vchich, however, as a military
unit. Is to be Judced only by Its effi
ciency against tho enemy, regardless of
Its origin.
t the same time this division should
find In its character an Inspiration to
he esprit de corps and general excel
lence. It should be conscious of its
mission as a symbol of National unity.
(irealer Maakood Attalaed.
I thought you marched well and
drilled well when I Inst saw you, but
what I have een of you today gives
me a new alandard of comparison. The
mark of the thorough system of our j
Army tn France la upon you. I feel
you have all grown to greater man
hood and that the steel of your spirit
now has the fight edge.
"To your relative scattered over the
tatea I aend the message that you are
well led and that you want for none
JUNCTION CITY. Or.. March 20.
tSpeclal.) Two hundred vigilantes of
lane County, In automobiles, passed
through here at 19:30 tonight, having
In custody Jake Spores, aged 36. who
was taken from a lodging-house in
Euseno as an undesirable citizen.
Their destination was ald to be Lane
County, northern border, and talk of
tar and feathering was . rife among
members of the party.
Spore had been warned several
time , by cttixons of Kugene to go to
work or Join the Army, but showed
no inclination to do either, and has
made defiant remarks and, it is alleged,
unpatriotic and Ireasonutile utterances.
The long train of more than SO au
tomobiles moving rapidly northward
along the river road In the darkness
attracted much attention, and was aug
mented from time to time by other cars
joining the party.
Contract Is Awarded
for. New Building.
OLD STRUCTURE ABANDONED
Controversy Leads-to Move
ment to Recall Judge Hanks.
INJUNCTION IS REQUESTED
ASHLAND MAN DIES IN CAR
Joseph G. Hurt Passes at Wheel o
Automobile, Causing Accident.
ASHLAXD, Or., March 20. (Special.)
Joseph Hurt, manager of the Ash
land Ice & Storage Company, of this
city, died at the wheel of his automo
bile at about 11 o'clock last night while
returning home from Mcdford.
The car leaped from the road, strik
ing a telephone pole and practically
demolishing It.
Mr. Hurt. In company with his wife
and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Wolfe, had been attending a theater
in Medford and had been apparently
In the best of health. The occupants
of the car escaped without Injury.
tl'onriuil-u on Pace It, Column 2 1
GIRL DIES ON WEDDING DAY
Mla Dorothy Raker, of Mcdford,
Succumbs to Illness In Klamath
KLAMATH FALLS. Or- March 20.
(Special.) To be called by death on the
day on which she wps to have been
married was the sad fate of Miss Dor
othy Baker, of Medford, Or., who died
Sunday at Klamuth General Hospital
here. Mis Baker came from Medford
a few day ago to marry Fred Carricb,
of this city. Sh was sick when .-.he
arrived
Miss Baker was 2! years of age and
was the daughter of H. H. Baker, of
Medford. The body was taken to Med
ford for Interment.
AMAZON REPORTED SUNK
Royal Mall Steamer Said to Have
Been Torpedoed Near Gibraltar.
BUENOS AIRES. March 10. A re
port Is current here that the Royal Mail
steamer Amaxon has been sunk.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro eays the
officers of the Royal Mall Steam Packet
Company there have been notified of the
torpedoing of the. Amazon near Gib
raltar and that the fate of the passen
gers Is unknown. The local officers of
the etenmshlp company here are un
able to confirm the report.
The Amaxon was due to arrive on this
side of the Atlantic from Liverpool
earlv in April. i
Uncompleted Structure to Be Left
after Expenditure of $180,000
and New Building Erected on
Site of Courthouse In Use.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, March 10.
(Special.) The Old Klamath County
Courthouse difficulty, which has been
buried her for the last four years, was
revived hero today with all its former
intensity, when County Jodge Marion
Hanks and Commissioner Frank Mc
Cornack s'gned a contract for the con
struction of a new building to be
erected on the site of the present struc
ture at a cost of $1 31.775. Commis
sioner Burrell Short refused to sign the
papers.
An injunction suit was filed in the
office of the Circuit Court Clerk earlier
in the day to prevent the court from
going ahead with the new plans, but as
the court has ten days in which to
answer the action, it ia believed that
this move will not have the desired
effect for those opposing the policy.
Portland Firm Win.
Five bids from Portland, Seattle and
San Francisco firms were submitted
and the contract awarded to J. M. I
Dougan & Company, of Portland.
Recall peltions now are in circula
tion throughout the couiray with large
number of signers, according to
ports, and it seems most probable that
the unfortunate situation of a few
years ago Is about to be repeated.
1 ne present courthouse stands on
Main street between Third and Fourth
and is now an old and unsafe building,
utterly inadequate for the needs of the
present day.
When it was decided to build a new
building in 1910, two sites were pro
posed, the present one and another in
Hot Springs addition, at the east end
of the town. The latter site was of
fered free by the Klamath Develop
ment Company, with the stipulation
that ft the building was not completed
the site would revert back to the co
pany.
Recall Attempt Fails.
A vote of the people was taken and
the Hot Springs site chosen. During the
administration of Judge Will F. Wor
den, the new building was started and
total of $180,000 expended. Much
criticism was launched during this con
struction regarding the alleged profit
gate manner in which the funds were
expended and a -vain attempt to recall
Judge Worden was made. At the close
f his term, however, Marion Hanks,
Thompson Refuses to Give Up Fight.
Victory of Davies Demonstrated
Early in Struggle.
MILWAUKEE. "Wis.. Starch 20.
More or less complete returns from
evtry county -in the state this evening
attained the lead af Congressman
Irvine L. Lenroot, the loyalty Re
publican candidate for Senator, in
yesterday's primaries.
Belated returns today gave him 2326
more than James Thompson, the La
FoIIette candidate. Thompson did not
concede the defeat pending complete
returns. '
Joseph E. Davies. Democratic can
didate, had 54,173 votes compared with
13.262 for Dr. Charles McCarthy. The
same advices made the Victor Berger
(Soctalist) vote 36.645.
Outstanding features of yesterday's
primary were a five-fold increase in
the Socialist vote, the overwhelming
victory of Joseph E. Davies for the
Democratic Senatorial nomination, and
the close r5ce between Irvine L. Len
root, known as the Loyalist candidate,
and James Thompson, who carried the
banner of the La Follette Republicans
in the Senatqrial race of that party.
His nomination assured, Mr. Davies
said:
"The nation doubts 'Wisconsin, rot
because of the acts of any one of her
public men, but because of the acts of
many of her public men. It is a doubt
that can be removed, by clear, unequi
vocal expression of the loyal sentiment
of Wisconsin registered at the polls. It
can be removed by nothing else.
"The situation In Wisconsin is of deep
concern in more than one way. It in
volves the question, of course, of
whether or not Wisconsin shall support
with all her power our battle line in
France.
"But it also Involves the question of
whether Wisconsin is thoroughly,
wholeheartedly American in all cases
and under all circumstances."
S tate E m e rge n cy Boa rd
Takes Action. -
WAR WORKS TO BE GUARDED
All Protection Units to Be Con
v solidated.
FOUR COMPANIES PROPOSED
iConcluded on Paxe 3. Column
WISCONSIN'S TERRIBLE PLIGHT.
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TEXAS TO GET E. 0. SIECKE
Deputy State Forester Accepts Of
fer From South.
SALEM, Or., March 20. E. O. Siecfce,
Deputy State Forester for Oregon for
the past eight years, has resigned and
has accepted the office of State Forest
er for Texas.
The resignation was submitted to
State Forester Elliott in a message
from Mr. Sieckc, who is now at Bryan,
Tex. He explained that the Spring fire
season is now beginning in the Texas
forests, making it necessary for him to
enter upon his duties at once.
Portland to Be Headquarters and
Men Distributed So as to Assure
Protection of Shipyards and
Other Necessary Industries. .
SALEM, Or., March 20. (Special.)
The Emergency Board today author
ized the creation of a deficiency in
the sum of $250,000 for the purpose
of carrying on the work of protection
oi shipyards and other Industries en
gaged in war work.
It is the intention in making the
appropriation that all protection and
guard units be co-ordinated in one
cemented and mobile force, as nearly
as those object can be attained, and it
is left to the general staff and the
State Council of Defense to work out
r .
Commander Wyatt Indicted.
HALIFAX March 20. Commander
Wyatt. R. N-, chief examining officer
of this port at the time of the g'eat
explosion in December, was indicted
today by the grand jury on a charge
of manslaughter. The bill was found
notwithstanding instructions to the
jury yesterday by Justice Russell that
there was nothing in the evidence to
justify an indictment.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
s - The Weather.
TESTERDAVR Maximum temperature, 56
degrees; minimum, 44 degree.
TODAY'S Fair; gentle southwesterly winds.
War.
l
Secretarv Baker gets into closer touch with
real war conalllons' on f rench rront.
Page 1.
French repulse Germans in Lorraine.
Page 2.
Allied shipping losses placed at 2.300.000 tons
from Deglnnung oi war 10 cnu oi year
lull, .fuse s-
Foreign.
Petrograd reports three high Bolshevik! of
ficials mysteriously murdered, rage
Uprising in BJuchltan is put down by
Bnusa lorces. rage 2.
Gerard find no spirit of revenge harbored
by Spanish people againat umted States.
rage 4.
Food democracy is only a theory in Ger
many, says Cyril Brown. Page 5.
National.
Million tons of Dutch shipping taken over
by United States and England. Page 1
War Department opposes letting soldiers in
France vote. Page 6.
BUI giving Vt'ilEon right to commandeer
private property proposed Page 1. 4
Domestic
Lenroot apparently winner over La Follette
candidate for Senate in- Wisconsin. Page 1
New Jersey Democrats told parties of today
need new Ideals. - Page 3.
Suspected spies held guiltless, but will be
deported, nevertheless. Page lo.
Sports.
Walter McCredle praises work of Portland
recruit in training camp. Page 12.
Portland boxers show up well at Seattle
smoker. Page 12.
Smoker card for March 27 promises to be
good. Page 13.
Schoola in rumpus over wrestling match at
Kugene. Page 13. : 1
Sommers to go East after bout with Farmer.
Pag 12. . .
Pacific Northwest.
Stat Emergency Board votes $250,000 for
defense purposes. Page 1.
Klamath County Court authorises building
of new Courthouse. Page 1. -
Logan and Fred Blllingsley, convicted of
conspiracy, reappear in Seattle. Page 4.
Lane County vigilantes Htart on "tar and
feather" excursion. Page 1.
Governor Wlthycombe announces candidacy
for re-election. Page 7.
Crusade against I. V- W. In Idaho goes
steadily on. Page t.
Commercial and Marine.
I Merchants'-Exchange opposed to change In
wheat standards. Page 19.
Chicago grains lower owing to embarg on
shipments eastward. Page lit.
Heavy dealings on liberty bonds at higher
price. Page 19.
First ship built here for French government
Is launched. Page lo.
Portland and Vicinity.
Deputy District Attorney Hammersley pre
sides m divorce court, page lit
"Captain" Hardy postpones return from
Japan. Page II.
Colonel Leader ebarms audience with tales
of war. Page o.
Initiative measure proposes to create addi
tional taxes. Page 14.
Forty-five members of Baee Hospital Unit 46
report first day. page ll.
Workers "in Salvation Army drive to meet
at Portland Hotel tonsy. pag l.
I Oregon delegation In Congress promises re-
'lief to rtirymen. Page 14.
the? details. It is probable that a state
police or constabulary will be organ
ised, or an organization to follow as
closely along those lines as the mili
tary laws of the state will permit. It
Is also understood that the force, which
is to be made up of a minimum of 200
effective men, with officers, will be dis
tributed about the state.
Headquarters of the organiaafion
will be in Portland, with some of the
men in Eastern Oregon, some in Coos
County and some in the Lower Colum
bia River country, including Astoria.
Four Companies Pi-aposed.
The organization is to be composed
of four companies, of 50 men each,
with the necessary officers added. In
cluded will be a battery of motorcycles.
The Council of Defense had recom
mended the use of 60 horses for a troop. .
with three companies of guards, and
a detachment of 15 motorcycles, but
the board decided to recommcn-i that
the 'horses be eliminated as far as pos
sible and motorcycles substituted in
their stead.
A full board was present, including
Governor Withycombe, Secretary Ol-
cott. State Treasurer Kay, .President
Moser, of the Senate; Speaker Stan
field, of the House: Chairman Stanfield.
of the House ways and means commit
tee, and. Chairman Wood, of the Sen
ate ways and means committee. In
addition Mayor Baker and Chief of Po
lice Johnson, of Portland, and John K.
Kollock, secretary of the Council of
Defense, and Adjutant-General Will
iams appeared before tne board.
It developed at the meeting that the
State Council of Defense has under
course of preparation a bill to be sub
mitted to the people by initiative at
the general election in November which
will provide for a light millage tax to
meet military exigencies and cover the
work of the council as well. Refer
ence to this bill came up when State
Treasurer Kay called attention to the
fact that the 6 per cent limitation
amendment is apt to put the next Leg
islature in a hole, with the deficiency
appropriations piling up the great ad
ditional cost of all state expense and
the necessary greatly augmented ap
propriations for state institutions
caused by the increased price of com
modities. Relief Purpose of Bill.
Mr. Stanfield and Mr. Kollock declared
that the Council of Defense had jutt
such an emergency in mind in prepar
ing the bill for submission to the peo
ple, holding that passage of .that bill
would relieve the Legislature of the
heavy burden of military cost and the
money so saved could be diverted Into
other channels.
Mayor Baker, of Portland, suggested
Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.)
THE GARDEN BOOK IS FREE.
Every good American who- has
'''the use of a piece of ground,
', large or small, will plant a veg
' etable garden this Spring.
The Kation can raise enough
' food in this way to help out
mightily in meeting the short
1 age that the demands of our allies
and our armies must bring.
The Department of Agriculture
has just published a new book
for the guidance of the home
gardener. The Oregontan will
send you a copy of this book free.
Read it over carefully before you
plan-and plant your garden. Keep
it by you all through the season
and you will get results. - ,
Let us make the garden cam
paign of 1918 even bigger than
last' year's campaign. Food is a
vital factor in the military situa
tion. Enthusiasm plus science I
wins. J
Send for the Garden Book to-
3ay. Write to The Portland Ore-
gonlan Information Bureau, Fred- I
eric J. Haskln, director. Wash-
ington, D. C, enclosing a 2-cent
stamp for return postage. Ask
for the Garden Book. .
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er-aat. Pare t5.