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PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY 3IORNING, JUNE 24, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Section One
Pages lto20
FOOD BILL PASSES
BEARING DBY RIDER
Vote in the House Is
. 365 to 5.
ALCOHOLS MAY BE SEIZED
No Foodstuff May Be Used in
Alcoholic Beverages.
DEBATE IS ACRIMONIOUS
House Members Prevented From
Personal Combat by Friends
Senate Makes Utile Prog,
ress in Food Debate.
'WASHINGTON, June 23. The Ad
ministration food control bill, giving
the President broad authority to con
trol the distribution of food, feed and
fuel for war purposes and appropriat
ing $152,500,000 for its enforcement
And administration, was passed by the
House late tonight after far-reaching
prohibition provisions had been writ
ten into it.
The vote was 365 to five. Represen
tees McLemore, Slayden and Young, of
Texas, Democrats, and Meeker, Mis
souri, and Ward, New York. Republi
cans, voting in the negative.
Alcobol May Be Commandeered.
The Webb amendment, authorizing
the President to take over all alcohol
and distilled spirits in the country for
war purposes If he deems it advisable,
was added to the bill just before it was
passed.
The Webb amendment contemplates
the seizure of any distilled liquors for
redistillation to obtain the alcohol.
Kew members opposed it.
Food Material In Bcvcragri Barred.
Representative Barkley's amendment
to the food control bill, which would
prohibit the use of food, food material
or feeds for the production of. alco
holic or non-alcoholic beverages during
the war 'was adopted by the House to
day. 132 to 114.
There was a hot debate over the pro
hibition features. Wets and drys ac
cused each other of unfairness, and
Representative Meeker, of Missouri, a
Republican, and Representative Kelly,
of Pennsylvania, Democrat, got Into
such a row that their friends sur
rounded them to prevent a physical en
counter, and then had the words they
exchanged stricken from the Record.
When the House returned to consid
eration of other sections of the bill an
amendment by Representative Keaton,
of Colorado, providing that nothing in
the bill shall be construed as repealing
or affecting the labor exemption pro
visions of the Sherman anti-trust law,
was quickly rejected, 45 to 162.
Mr. Keating read a letter witten
by Herbert C. Hoover, to Cha rman
Lever, indorsing the amendment, but
Mr. Lever insisted that a combination
of men in time of National distress
might attempt to limit the manufac.
ture of food necessaries if such an ex
emption were made.
Civil Service la Applied.
An amendment was adopted provid-
Fing that all persons employed in the
administration of food law, except
those serving without compensation,
shall be appointed under the Civil Serv
ice law.
In the Senate virtually no progress
was made on the bill during the day.
The leaders were unable to hold a
quorum and consented to an adjourn
ment after a short session devoted
mostly to routine. Conferences are like
ly looking to a compromise on most of
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PACIFIC FLEET IS IN
BRAZILIAN WATERS
AMERICA TAKES OVER PATROL
OF ATLANTIC SEABOARD.
Rear-Admiral Caperton and His
Staff Honored at Rio Janeiro.
Number of Ships Secret.
RIO JANEIRO, Brazil. June 23.
Rear-Admiral William B. aperton.
commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet
of the United States Navy, and the
members of bis staff, have been re
ceived with honors here.
The American officers today visited
the Minister of Marine under the escort
of a Brazilian naval battalion.
WASHINGTON, June 23. The arrival
in Brazilian waters of an American
Pacific fleet squadron commanded by
Admiral Caperton reveals that the
American Navy has taken over respon
sibilty for the patrol of that region
against German raiders.
Navy officials would not disclose the
identity or number of vessels In Ad
miral Caperton's squadron.
It has been generally understood
that one of the first agreements reached
with the British and French govern
ments provided that the United States
Navy should take over patrol work in
the Atlantic waters from New Found-
land to Brazil. Navy officials decline,
for military reasons, to discuss any
details of the plans.
NAVY STATION TO EXPAND
Bremerton Is to Get Cantonment for
6000 Men.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 23. A cantonment to ac
commodate 6000 men is to be estab
lished immediately at the Bremerton
Navy-Yard, where Navy recruits and
men of the Navy reserve will be con
centrated and trained.
The buildings will be of a type sim
ilar to those to be erected at American
Lake, and will be completed by the
end of August.
RAIN SAVES WASCO CROPS
Burning of Cereals by Hot AVinds
Avoided by Storm.
THE DALLES. Or., June 23. (Spe
cial.) A heavy rain storm, accom
panied by a strong wind, blessed this
county today with much-needed mois
ture. Coming at this time, it means the
saving of an enormous crop of cereals
that were about to be burned up by
the hot winds that have prevailed dur"T
lng the past few days.
CHURCHES AID RECRUITING
Army Stations to Be Opened in 25
Chicago Edifices.
CHICAGO. June- 23. Twenty-five
Chicago churches will be opened as
recruiting stations for the regular
Army next week.
They will fly the American flag and
the recruiting flag. Just as regular re
cruiting stations do, to aid in raising
the 70,000 volunteers called for by Pres
ident Wilson.
LIBERTY BONDS ABOVE PAR
Heavy Dealings Without Premium
Take Place In New York.
NEW TORK, June 23. Heavy deal
ings In the liberty bonds, all at par,
were the feature of today's trading on
the Stock Exchange.
Blocks of 1 100,000 to 600,000 changed
hands In the early part of the session.
Later a block of $5000 sold at 100 1-50
and another block of the same amount
at 100 2-60.
Portland Man Grain Inspector.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 23. Preston W. Smith, of
Portland, haa been appointed grain
supervisor at Spokane under the new
grain inspection law. His salary will
be $3000 a year.
WARTIME TOPICS IN THE WEEK'S NEWS MONOPOLIZE THE ATTENTION OF CARTOONIST REYNQLDS.
KY
STATE TOP-'OTA
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Momentum Will Carry
Fund to Half Million.
OREGON HUMANITY BOUNDLESS
Latest Total, Excluding Port-
land Gifts, Is $421,500.
MONDAY WILL TELL STORY
Sixteen of 36 Counties Exceed Al
lotments by From 10 to 300
Per Cent Late Reports
to Raise Totals.
RETl'RS FROM THE COUNTIES
J OF OREGON OUTSIDE OF
T PORTLAND.
I Amount
4 County Quota. Given.
i Baker and Grant. $ 20,000 24,450
T voos ana curry.. 18,000
Crook 6,000
T Clatsop 31,000
J Clackamas , 10,000
a Columbia 2,500
i Deschutes 10,000
Senton 10,000
t Douglas 7,500
I Gilliam 7,500
J "Wheeler .
f Harney 7,500
i Hood Fiver 4,000
4 Jackson 15,000
Jefferson 7 Knn
26.31S
8,000
20,000
6.000
2.900
9.500
9. BOO
9,875
10,000
3,500
4.016
19,655
700
8,200
6,438
800
14,600
17,000
600
6.835
36,250
Josephine 5,000
Klamath 11,000
Lake 3,600
Lane 19,000
Linn 20,000
Lincoln 2,000
Malheur 7,500
Marion 43.000
Morrow 10,000
Multnomah 10,000
Polk 13.500
Sherman 15,000
"Wasco
Tillamook 6.000
Umatilla 30,000
Union 16.500
"Wallowa 7,500
Washington 11,000
Yamhill i7,500
Received but not
seg:cegatd,.la.tfr.- -
last nig-ht
7,000
28,100
31.900
3,000
48.000
11.500
10.570
10.500
7,500
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15,784 t
Total $402,600 $421,500
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Oregon's quota outside of Portland
for the Red Cross has been secured.
The contributions from the state out
side Portland last night totaled $421.-
500.
So tremendous is the momentum of
the campaign, so hopeful are districts
that have incompletely reported or are
unheard from, that leaders here believe
the total sum probably will exceed
$500,000, and may reacn $600,000.
iMnt Drive Occurs Monday.
Much depends on Monday's work. It
is the day when the lists of the team
members will be turned In to their
captains, and each will canvass on his
individual initiative. It is the day when
those who have been balancing their
patriotism and their first contributions'
will give again. More will be heard
of personal sacrifice In order to serve
the Red Cross and the Nation at war.
'Smile," commanded State Campaign
Manager L. G. Nichols, when the accu
mulating reports showed how splen
didly the state at large was rallying
to the Red Cross call to the colors.
Oregon's Loyalty High.
'Smile and be proud of Oregon. There
are two things which this state has
in exhaustless supply loyalty and hu
manity- The National War Counci will
give Oregon high rank among the Na
tion's defenders."
Down in Marlon County a visitor
sauntered into campaign headquarters.
'Our $43,000 apportionment Isn t too
much if it saves the life or the limbs
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAr? Maximum temperature. 64
degrees; minimum. 53 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers; southeasterly winds.'
War.
America's Pacific fleet patrols coast of
Brazil. . Section 1, page 1.
Russian Ambassador seta Congress wild with
new pledge In war. Section 1. page 1.
Another U-boat hit by shell from armed
American steamer. Section 1, page 4.
American destroyer speeding to rescue sees
steamer torpedoed. Section 1. page 1.
Army begins drive for 70,000 men In week.
Section 1, page 4.
I o reign.
Russian Soldiers and Workmen vote for dis
solution or council ox .mpire and Duma.
beet ton l, page 4.
Kstlonal.
Senator McXary compels fairness in canton
ment road contracts. Section 1, Page 8.
House passes food bill with dry rider, 365
to . toectlon 1. page 1.
$20,000,000 must be raised In two days for
Red Cross. Section 1, page
Domestic;
Student officers to be transferred to artillery
grounds, feectlon 1, fag
Unopened letter adds mystarv to Waukesha
murder. Section 1, Page 3.
Chicago Council prepares to Impeach Mayor
Thompson. Section 1, Page U.
Probe of girl's murder Involves New Tork
police; slayer confesses. Section 1, page 1.
.pacific Jsorttiwest.
Twenty counties will exhibit at State Fair.
Section 1, page 3.
England will buy. says apple exporter In
London. Sectoin 1, page 5.
Idaho will spend $1,000,000 this .year on
roads. Section 1, page 7.
Herd study tour Is made in Yamhill County.
Section 1, page 9.
History of Oregon counties Included In
- forthcoming Blue Book. Section 1, page 7.
Summer school at University of Oregon or
ganized with strong faculty. Section 1.
page s.
Portland and Vicinity.
State, outside Portland, exceeds Red Croi
allotment. Section 1. page 1.
Contestants for city positions narrowing
down as time of waiting grows short.
Section 1, page 11.
John H. KInley to report to rc. E. A. on war
effects on European schools. Section 1,
page 2.
Special programme will be given at the
Oaks today. Section 1, page 13.
Oregon doctors to hold convention here.
Section 1, page 13.
Alameda lawn fete will be held Tuesday
night. Section 1, page 14.
State and city exceed quotas in Red Cross
drive. Section 1. page 14.
Bootleggers' confiscated trunks sold for Red
Cross. Section 1. page 14.
Red Cross stories and shekels come hand In
hand to headquarters. Section 1, page 14.
Myrtle -Stedman, motion picture star, visits
Portland. Section 1, page 15.
Driver of death auto to get hearing to
morrow. Section 1, page 15.
Fourth of July celebration will be strictly
military. Section 1, page 16.
Spanish War Veterans encampment to meet
at iiiisboro. feectlon x, page m.
Auditorium to be completed In two or three
weeks. Section 1, page 18.
State Bank of Portland replaces Scandi
navian-American tomorrow. Section 1,
page 18.
Lumber shipments for week exceed produc
tion. Section 1, page 18.
Professor Ralph D. Hitzel. O. A. C. ae-
cepts prenidency New Hampshire College
of Agriculture. Section 1. page 19.
Oregon Medical Association to meet In Port
land. Section T prtfcre 13. .
ilOreiron gets credifcictr -Alio , guardsmen In
T first draft ouotaT Section 1. naze 1.
I State Birhwav Commission - outlines Ttlft-ns
for important road work. Section 1,
page 10.
Banks to continue assisting bond buyers.
Section 1, page 19.
St. Vincent Training School graduates total
15. Section 1, page 19.
Tong trial halted by Illness of Counsel Rob
ert Magulre. Section 2, page 5.
Lime industry being developed near Ilwaco.
Section 2. page 7.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2, page v.
WOMEN WIPING ENGINES
Northern Pacific Sliops Near Spo
kane Meet Emergency.
SPOKANE.. Wash., Juno 23. (Spe
cial.) Master Mechanic Cutler, of the
Northern Pacific chops at Parkwaxer,
near here. Is rather proud of his new
engine-wiping squad, composed of
women.
This Is a new form of preparedness
for war conditions that the railroad has
been developing resulting from the
successful attempt to use women in the
rork of cleaning and supplying pas
senger coaches.
Each woman wears a tight cap over
her hair, a neat-fitting blouse and
overalls. Out in the bis roundhouse
they crawl over and under the big
moguls, polishing all the bearings, wip
ing off surplus oil and generally put
ting the locomotives in shape for road
service.
"I'm putting on a dozen or more
Monday," Mr. Cutler explained. "They
like the work, get paid exactly what
the men earn and do just about as
well."
RUSSIAN VOW SETS
U.S. CONGRESS WILD
Men Heretofore Staid
Cheer Madly.
SEPARATE PEACE IS REJECTED
Worthy Partnership in League
of Honor Is Pledged.
ARMY TO BE REORGANIZED
Special Ambassador From Petrograd
Greeted at Joint Session by
More Enthusiasm -Than Is
Given Any Other Mission.
WASHINGTON, June 23. The new
Russian devotion to the cause of de
mocracy against autocracy was re
pledged in ringing phrases today by
Special Ambassador Bakhmltieff. head
of the Russian war mission, speaking
to a wildly-applauding joint session of
the Senate and House.
"With all emphasis," said the Ambas
sador, "may I state that Russia rejects
any Idea of a separate peace. What
Russia is aiming at is the establish
ment of a firm and lasting peace be
tween democratic nations. The tri
umph of German autocracy would ren
der such peace impossible. Russia will
not fall to be a worthy partner in the
league of honor."
ITndemonstratlve Men Aroused.
No previous incident of the war has
stirred the Senate and House to such
enthusiasm. Senators and Representa
tives who had restrained their applause
at the appearance of Marshal Joffre
and Foreign Secretary Balfour threw
away all reserve and cheered the Rus
sian envoy to the echo.
Speaking in English, the Ambassador
recounted first Russia's wrongs under
the autocracy and then the story of
her political regeneration. The democ
racy and its policy of continuing the
war relentlessly, he declared, has won
the support of the Russian people 'and
is' opposed only by small groups of
extremists.
Speaker Clark Cheered. Too.
No less enthusiastic than the recep
tion given the Russian leader was that
accorded Speaker Clark when he
welcomed the mission. He was con
stantly interrupted as he told how at
the time of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, Switzerland was the only re
public, while now there are 27, largely
due to the efforts of the United States.
"In a larger sense," he said, "we make
them, not by conquering armies, not by
the mailed fist, but by the wholesome
ness of our example by teaching all
creation the glorious fact that men can
govern themselves."
Applause Often Interrupts.
Ambassador Bakhmetleffs words
were listened to in intense silence, but
when he began to relate how the Rus
sian people were standing by the new
government, and. how anxious they
were to take their place among the free
nations of the world, the wildest ap
plause interrupted him.
"There are now being firmly estab
lished and deeply embedded in the
minds of the nation principles that
power is reposed and springs from
and only from the people," he said.
New Authorities Supported
"To effectuate these principles and
to enact appropriate fundamental laws
Is going to be the main function of the
constitutional assembly, which is to be
convoked as promptly as possible.
"Reposing confidence in such rule.
the Russian people are rendering to
the new authorities their support. The
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U. S. PATROL SEES
VESSEL TORPEDOED
DESTROYER RACES 30 MILES TO
AID, BUT IS TOO LATE.
Steamer Disappears In Column of
Water as Rescuer Appears.
Crew Saved.
BASE OP THE AMERICAN FLO
TILLA IN BRITISH WATERS, June 23.
To see a merchant ship torpedoed as
an American destroyer was speeding
to her rescue was the exasperating ex
perience reported by the commander of
the destroyer upon his return here to
day. Fortunately, the destroyer arrived
in time to pick up all of the crew,
many of whom were swimming about.
The destroyer was convoying a food
ship when she received an S. O. S. from
a merchantman which was being at
tacked by a submarine 3 miles away.
Leaving the food ship at the risk of
losing her, the destroyer sped to the
assistance of the other vessel, only
to be greeted when almost within hail
ing distance by a terrible explosion
and the spectacle of a great column
of water enveloping the ship, but not
the slightest sign of the enemy.
Quickly picking up the crew the de
stroyer put back at full speed to the
food ship .in order to save her from
a like fate.
AUTO'S ACT UNPARALLELED
Major of Rosebnrg Jnmps, Others
Remain in Seats, Escape Injury.
ROSEBURO, Or., June 23. (Special.)
An accident, which probably has no
parallel in Douglas County, occurred
at Oakland Wednesday, when an auto
mobile, occupied by Mayor Joseph
Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Smith and
another person, left the road, darted up
an abutting embankment and turned
completely over and righted itself on
I the road.
Mr. Bridges jumped from the ma
chine and sustained a slight bruise of
the head. The other occupants re
mained in the car and were unhurt.
The machine was slightly damaged and
was brought here for repairs today. .
BERLIN ACCUSES CAPTIVES
War Prisoners Charged With Sa
botage Conspiracy.
COPENHAGEN, June 23. The Ger
man newspapers declare that prisoners
of war in Germany were participating
In a gigantic conspiracy to interfere
by sabotage with war work in the in
terior and were engaged on a large
scale in arson, crop destruction and
attempts to injure machinery.
Details of dispatch of materials for
arson In double-bottomed Jam pots and
of cigarettes containing disease germs
for infecting cattle are given.
MEAT FAMINE IS AVERTED
Union Workers in Seattle Markets
Get ?5.Per Cent Wage Increase.
SEATTLE, June 23. Union workers
In 160 meat markets today received
an increase of 25 per cent in wages,
averting a strike, which threatened to
cause a meat famine in Seattle.
Two hundred and sixty men were
involved.
FAIR WEATHER FORECAST
Normal Temperature Predicted for
This Week.
WASHINGTON. June 23. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, issued by the Weather Bureau
today follow:
Pacific States Generally fair; tem
perature normal.
Russian Archbishop Arrested.
PETROGRAD, June 23. The local
Council of Soldiers' and Workers' Dep
uties at Voronezh has arrested Arch
bishop Tikhoff. of 'Voronezh, and has
sent him to- Petrograa. He will be
placed at the disposal of the Soldiers'
and. Workmen's Council there.
MURDER PROBE IS
INVOLVING POLICE
Italian Confesses Kill
ing Ruth Cruger.
OFFICERS FRIENDS OF SLAYER
Motorcycle Patrolmen Are Be
lieved in Graft Ring.
AID IN ESCAPE SUSPECTED
Man Captured in Europe Says Ho
Attacked Girl After His Failure
to AVin Her Love; Extradi
tion Is to Be Fought.
NEW TORK, June 23. Simultane
ously with the news from Italy today
that Alfredo Cocchl had confessed the
murder of Ruth Cruger. it was reported
on high authority that at least a dozen
more motorcycle policemen would be
suspended as an outgrowth of the case.
The investigation begun by Inspector
Faurot at the direction of Police Com
missioner Woods, it was said tonight,
already had disclosed certain alleged
Irregular practices by motorcycle po
licemen, which substantiate a belief
that motorists have been victims of
petty graft through falsified records
of summons and, arrests for speeding
and other traffic violations. Cocchi is
believed to have been a go-between
for the patrolmen in many of these
transactions.
Policemen CoechTs Friends.
Cocchi had many friends among the
police, it has been brought out. and
his confesion. it is believed, may be
followed by other disclosures, such as
the naming of accomplices or those
who helped him to flee to Italy. Po
lice Commissioner Woods said he is
particularly eager to find if Cocchi had
accomplices and If he had confessed
about his dealings with policemen.
After Mrs. Cocchi had been Questioned
in the District Attorney's office for
more than two hours, it was announced
she had given "material help" to the
authorities.
She told the District Attorney, it
was stated, that twice since her hus
band's disappearance the street door
leading to the cellar had been found
open after she had locked It.
Girl's Parent to Testify.
Henry D. Cruger. father of the mur
dered girl, and Mrs. Grace Humlston,
who found the body, will be witnesses
Monday when the public hearing is
resumed.
With the announcement that Alfredo
Cocchi had confessed to the murder,
police efforts here turned today to the
problem of having the motorcycle '
dealer brought back to New York to
face trlaL
District Attorney Swann announced
that he had conferred personally here
last night with Frank L. Polk, coun
sellor for the State Department, and
was assured the United States would
exert every energy to have Cocchi re
turned to this country.
COMPLETE CONFESSION MADE
Italian Judge Wrings Admission
From Girl's Slayer.
(By the AaaocJuted Press.)
BOLOGNA. Italy. June 23. Alfredo
Cocchi. the fugutive New Tork motor
cycle dealer, abandoned today his pre
tense of Innocence of the murder of
Ruth Cruger and confessed his guilt.
Jealousy was his motive. He was un
able, he declared, to win her love and
bee me furious when she rebuffed his
rcrsistent attentions.
The admissions of the young Italian,
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