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Section One
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VOL,. XXXVI NO. 37.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING,- JULY 8, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BIG CONVENTION 0(1,
TONE IS PATRIOTIC
Americanism Is Key
note of Addresses.
SCHOOLS' IMPORTANCE NOTED
All Hold That Virility of Youth
w Is Essential.
FOOD PROBLEM DISCUSSED
ftwo Sessions of National Council
of Education Held and Foremost
Members ol Profession Have
Place on Programme
X. K. A. SI A I IV EVENTS TODAY
AND MONDAY.
Today.
Educational Sunday Special
sermons in many Portland
churches at regular hours of
service.
3 r. II. At Public Auditorium,
special musical service, with mu
sic by Festival Chorus and Audi
torium Orchestra. Prayer offered
by Right Rev. Walter T. Sum
ner, bishop of Oregon. Address
by President Aley, of If. B. A.
4 P. M. Reception by his grace,
Most Rev. A. Christie, archbishop
of Oregon, at St. Mary's Academy
and College, Fourth and Market
streets.
Scenic Excursions -Various
trips have been planned to points
of beauty and scenic interest
within short trip from city
7:45 A. M., Trails Club of Oregon,
trip to Eagle Creek; 9 A. M.. Ma
zamas' trips to Columbia Beach,
Monday.
10 A. M. Annual business
meeting of National Council of
Education at Hotel Multnomah.
2 P. M. Registration of Na
tional Conference of Deans of
Women.
4 to 6 P. M. Collegiate Alum
nae and Mills College graduates
meet with President Relnhardt,
of Mills College, at home of Mrs.
Helen Ekln Starrctt, 720 Sher
wood drive.
5 P. M. Meeting of .active,
members to nominate candidates
for committee on nominations,
ballroom Hotel Multnomah.
8 to 10 P. M. Reception in
ballroom. Deans of Women, Hotel
Multnomah.
All signs and portents point to the
active partisanship of the National Ed
ucation Association, 'which convened
yesterday in this city, for unselfish and
incessant effort toward the solving of
those economic problems which con
front the Nation in its championship of
democracy.
Clear as a bugle call to action, sound
Ing the almost unanimous sentiment
of the mighty gathering of American
educators, were the preliminary ad
dresses and papers delivered by notable
members at the two sessions of the
National Council of Education yefiter
day afternoon and evening, which
opened the convention. They touched
upon the duties of the schools and
Instructors, upon the programme of
physical education which is to develop
stronger men and women for the Na
tion, and upon the value and duty of
conservation and thrift.
Throughout the day, on every arrlv-
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REJECTED SUITOR
KILLS SWEETHEART
NORTH DAKOTA ADMIRER FOL
LOWS GIRL TO OROVILLE.
Opal Harmeston, 19, Comes West to
Avoid Frank Musselman, 3 9,
. but. Suit . Is Renewed. :
WENATCHEE, Wash., July 7. (Spe
cial.) Opal Harmeston.' aged 19," was
Instantly killed last night about 8:30 at
Orovllle, by Frank Musselman, . a re
jected suitor. .
The girl,, whose home was in North
Dakota, arrived; recently for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. M. A- Doyle, a Orovllle.
Musselman appeared "last ' week, also
from Dakota,' and also went to the
Doyle home, the men being old ac
quaintances in North Dakota.
Last night, after spending two hours
at the Doyle home and pressing his at
tentions on th young girl and again
being i ejected, he pulled a revolver
from his pocket and shot the girl
through the head, killing her instantly.
The bullet entered the head back of the
left ear and came out near the right
ear.
Officers were notified, but Musselman
managed to elude them. Posses have
been organized all through the dis
trict searching for the murderer, but
until late today he was still at large.
Musselman, who is 39 years old, had
been trying for several years to In
duce the girl to marry him, but she had
steadily refused his attentions and
came West to elude him.
FRENCH HONOR STANFORD
University Ambulance Corps "Men
tioned in Orders" From Paris.
PARIS, July 7. The entire ambu
lance section of the American field
service sent to France by Leland Stan
ford University last February is cited
by General Mangin today In orders to
the division.
The citation of the section is made
for its having giv:n constantly since
its arrival at the front an example of
courage and profound devotion, espe
cially at Verdun and at Moronvilliers,
In pushing up to the battle lines
under bombardment to carry away the
wounded.
GERMANS LACK POTATOES
Drought Makes Inadequate Supply
or Vegetables in Cities
LONDON, July 7. Hamburg? and pre
sumably most - of the other German
cities will again have no potatoes in the
coming week, nor will any be available
until the new potatoes begin to come in.
It is almost impossible to obtain ade
quate supplies of fresh vegetables, ac
cording to advices reaching London to
day from the Continent. This is blamed
on the continued drought which has de
layed and injured crops.
The meat ration in Bavaria has been
cut to 375 grams weekly per capita.
MRS. LEEDS DENIES RUMOR
Wealthy American Woman Not to
Marry Greek Prince.
LONDON. July 7. The Daily sketch
quotes Mrs. W. B. Leeds denying her re
ported impending marriage to Prince
Christopher, youngest brother of the
ex-King of Greece.
A recent "dispatch said that Prince
Christopher was going to London to
wed a wealthy American woman.
THRONG PROTECTS FLAG
Man Who Insults Banner Beaten,
Then Sent to Jail.
KINNEY. Minn.. July. 7. Tearing
down an American flag and crushlng.lt
under his heel, while uttering vile
epithets, almost cost Victor Salmi his
life here today.
Police rescued him from a throng
after he had been severely beaten.
Later be was sentenced to 60 days in
prison. '
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Toll of 37 Lives Taken;
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PLANES DROP NEAR EARTH
Activity of Defenders Prevents
Fulfillment of -Designs.
RAIDERS PURSUED TO SEA
Visit- Lasts but 2 0 Minutes, as
Enemy Machines, Heavily At
tacked, Dump Explosives
. and Turn Homeward
LONDON", July 7. The second descent
upon London by a squadron of air
planes was made this morning between
9 and 10 o'clock, when the business sec
tion of the metropolis was most
crowded.
Although. the German contingent was
larger, more daring, more deliberate In
Its movement and descended much low
er than on the visit of June 13, the
number killed and-wounded was, ac
cording to the first official roll, rough
ly, one-third the previous casualty list.
The destruction of property may have
been greater, but that is impossible to
estimate.
Dead umber 37.
The official report In regard to
casualties follows:
"Lord French reports that the total
casualties reported by the police up
to the present follows:
"Killed Metropolitan area, men 27,
women 4, children 3, total 34; Isle of
Thanet, men 1, women 2, total 3; total
killed, 37.
"Injured Metropolitan area, men 74,
women 29 children. 36, total 139; Isle
of Thanet, women 1, children 1, total
2; total injured 141."
FliKht Lasts SO Minutes.
The flight of the Germans over Lon
don lasted about 20 minutes. British
airmen engaged the enemy for several
minutes over the metropolis and anti
aircraft guns were fired briskly, dot
ting the sky with spherical puffs, but
without success as far as concerned
the destruction of any of the 20 or
more machines which constituted the
invading force.
The Admiralty was able to report to
night, however, that naval airmen who
followed them to 'sea brought down
three machines. A British squadron
sent up from Dunkirk to intercept the
returning raiders did not encounter
them, because they had taken a more
northerly route, but the British air
men met and destroyed seven other
German machines.
Planes Like Flock of tierie.
The morning was one of haze, weath
er most favorable for crossing' the
channel without being observed. On
their former visit, made In similar
weather, the Germans kept high up In
the mists, but today, when they neared
their objectives, most of them de
scended. Their formation was like a
flock of wild geese as they approached,
and neither the British pursuers nor
the guns were able to scatter them
until they spread out before letting
loose the bombs.
Hundreds of thousands of persons on
roofs, from windows and gathered in
the streets saw the remarkable spec
tacle. All London heard the noise of
battle.
Bomb Carriers in Center.
At first there were a few minutes
when the anti-aircraft guns were
crashing sharply and the machine guns
were rattling aloft. Then came three
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. '
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 79
decrees; .minimum, 55 decrees. . ..
TODAY'S Fairind continued warm;' north
westerly winda . . I
Hr.
German airplanes raid Tondon, killing; 37
- persons. Section 1, pas 1.
Germans use blazing- spirit In attack on
Basque line. Section 1, page St. '
Russians battle slowly for Plnsk, on Ct-
lician front. Section 1. page 4.'.
Artillery activity renewed in Champifae
sector. Section 1, page 2.
U. S. troops to be billeted In French homes.
. Section 1, page 3. .
Foreign.
Chinese Republicans seek life of young Em
peror, who then abdicates. Section l.
page 4.
National.-.
Former attaches of German Embassy and
Consulates ordered . to , leave, country.
Section 1, page 6. .
Senate votes for dry Nation .during war.
Section 1. page 1.
Liquor interests save whisky sale, taction
l. page 4.
New York says official farewell to-Russian
mission. Section 1, page 6.
Domestic. . "
Federal Jury .Indicts 141 for complicity In
plot to free India. Section 1, page 1-
Callfornla Welfare Commission sets mini
mum wagea for women. Section 1, page 1.
Doofunnles omitted from masculine attlro
of 1918. Section 1. page 2.
Government issues directions to be posted In
million American kitchens. Section 1.
page 7.
Socialist party upholds anti-war plank. Sec
tion l, page . ...
Jerome union miners refuse to join J- W. W.
trine, section 1, page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Rejected suitor slays sweetheart. Section I
pare -a..
Governor Withycombe appeals to friends of
would-be Judges to stop writing letters.
Section 1. page 5.
Railways ask for cancellation of Oregon
hearings for rise in rates. Section 1,
page 5. -
Willamette Valley Chautauqua will open at
Gladstone Park Tuesday morning. Sec
tion 1, page 8. -
Governor Lister Issues warning to I. W. W.
.that Federal-troops will be used to quell
labor troubles. Section 1, pago 9.
Belgian mission- on -trip across continent ac
quires American slang. Section 1, page 9.
Sports.
Pacific .Coast League results Portland 12.
Salt Lake O; Vernon ii, San Francisco 2;
Los Angeles 7, Oakland ii. Section ,
page i.
Seattle unable to hold first place. Section 2,
page 2. ,
Freddie Lough develops into clever boxer.
Section -a, -page U.
Northwestern League Is about to suspend.
Section 2, page .
Umpire batting is blow to baseball. Section
page a.
Veteran players are having big year. . Sec
tion 2, page 2.
Ty Cobb is hitting -at -.583 clip." Section 2.
page 3.
Ex-Coast leaguers in majors make good.
Section .2, page. 4. . ,'
Two choice morsels left in golf play of Pa
cific .Northwest. Section 2, page 4.
Golf tourney In 1018 hangs on war.. Sec
tion 2, page 4.
Portland mna Vicinity.
Big convention ppens and ton of patriotism
prevails. Section 1, page 1.
Horn- Industries to be featured this week.
Section 1, page 34.
Woodsmen needed for regiment of forestry
engineers. Section 1, page 14.
Engagement of Miss Claire Wilcox And Cam
eron Squires announced. Section 1. page 14.
Each housewife asked to save two cents of
food dally. Section 1. page 14.
Numerous .social affairs planned - for con
vention visitors. Section .1, page 15.
Woman may head N. E. A next year. Sec
tion. 1 Paso 13. -
Teachers arriving on every train. Section I,
page 15.
Thrift Is hobby of New York banker attend
ing ed ucatlon convention. Sect ion 1.
PagO'J.r.
Material orders Indicate 20 contracts for
steel ships to be built here. Section 2,
page u.
Wrecked steamer Slnaloa still waits for
salving steamers, long promised. Section
2, page fi. i
Oregonlans pay honor to Mrs. Ella Flagg
ioung at banquet, section l. page IT
War Department regulations on draft ex
emptions received by Adjutant-General
White. Section J, page 7.
Battery B already has 50 recruits. Section
I, page 10.
Roundup will open here July 11. Section 1,
page 10.
Portland boy gains promotion In Navy. Eoc
tlon 1. page 10.
University base hospital staff completed.
Section 1. page 1L
Daniel E. Johnston, aged 72, banker, his
torian and author, dies after short Ill
ness. Section 1. page 11.
United States Attorney Reames says Govern
ment has evidence that German funds
finance 1. W. W. . Section 1, page 2.
Mazamas plan trip to Mount Hood, July
14-15. Section 1, page 18.
Portland Y. - M; C. A. - secretaries will have
charge of work among troops of Pacific
Coast district. Section 1, page 13.
Ash-street dock will close tomorrow night.
Section 2, page 5.
Practical thrift urged by educational coun
cil speaker. Section 1, page 1,9.
Music Festival's close Is big success. Sec
tion 1, page 5.
10OO carmen join union formed here. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
, Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2, page 5.
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Indictments Are Found
Against 130.
FREE INDIA PUN PROPOSED
Agents Try to Bribe Press of
China and Japan.
BERLIN DIRECTS SCHEME
Intrigue Antedating Opening of
European War Strives to Ham-
-per England In Conflict
With Central Powers.
SAN" FRANCISCO. July 7. Enemy
agents were Bent to China and Japan
to attempt to bribe the press of those
nations and to procure secret treaties
between the German empire and those
governments In aid of the Hindu, rev
olutionary plot. In which 130 Indict
ments were returned today, according
to a supplemental statement made to
night by John V. Preston. U. S. Dis
trict Attorney.
Mr. Preston declined to add any fur
ther details to the statement which
he had given out today. He said, how
ever, that the service of warrants will
begin Monday morning, but no. arrests
will be made in the interim unless in
dicted persons attempt to evade
process.
Return. In Secret Kile.
Of the 130 Indictments. 98 bear on an
alleged world-wide plot to bring about
a revolution against British rule in In
dia, and 41 bear on the so-called steam
ship Sacramento neutrality - case. In
which it was charged efforts were be
ing made to provision German warships
at sea. The indictments were returned
by-the Federal grand Jury here today,
after, many weeks' Investigation.
The first batch of 98 Indictments
was on secret file and John W. Pres
ton, United States .District Attorney,
refused . to divulge the name of the
defendants until their arrest. Those
Indicted live in various parts of the
United States, and include men rang
ing from millionaires to Hindu labor
ers. Consols Are Indicted.
Former German Consuls In Chicago,
Honolulu. Shanghai, Manila and San
Francisco, together with members of
their staffs and former attaches of the
German embassy at Washington, are
among those Indicted.
The Government charges that men
involved in the plot recruited men and
collected money In this country to be
sent to India In furtherance of the re
volt. . Also that ships were outfitted
and dispatched with men and supplies
for the revolutionary forces.
Ctran Official. Involved.
The other 41 persons indicted, whose
names were made public, include Ger
man officials formerly stationed In the
United States, local shipowners, cus
toms and shipping brokers and mem
bers of the crew of the Sacramento.
Among these were F. Von Papen,
former military attache of the Ger
man embassy In Washington: A. H. Von
Schack, former Vice-Consul of the San
Francisco German consulate; - Hans
Tauscher, husband of .Madame Gadski
Walter Sauerback, Lieutenant in the
German navy, now Interned at Chatta
nooga, Tenn. ; Robert Capelle, local
agent of the North German Steamship
Company: Henry C. Kaufman, former
Chancellor of the San Francisco Ger
man Consulate: Louis Henstler, for
mer admiralty lawyer of the German
government here, and former member
of the faculty of the University of Cal
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CALIFORNIA SETS
MINIMUM WAGE
MERCANTILE EMPLOYES MCST
BE PAID $10 WEEKLY.
Example of Oregon and Washington
. Followed in Providing for Minor
and Women Wage-Earners.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. (Special.)
Following tbe lead set by the states
of Oregon and Washington $10 a week
was . fixed today by the California
State Industrial Welfare Commission
as - the minimum wage for women In
the mercantile industry. The order
goes Into effect September . A grad
uated scale of $6 a week up to 19.50
was fixed for adults and minors who
are not deemed experienced workers.
The minor "learners" Include both
girls and boys under 18 years.
The order of the Welfare Commission
means Increase of pay for more than
the women workers In California de
partment stores, millinery stores, five
and ten-cent establishments and other
places where women are employed, for
about 61 per cent of minors In mer
cantile establishments are now working
for less than JS a week, the lowest pay
provided in the Commission's order.
The mercantile Industry wage regu
lation was made following an ex
haustive survey of conditions among
the women workers and many confer
ences between members of the Com
mission and representatives of both
employers and employes. The regula
tion is the second made by the Com
mission under the power vetted In the
act of the Legislature May 26, 191S,
which established the Commission. Last
year the Commission promulgated an
order fixing wages fdr women and
minors In the canning Industry.
Women investigators for the Com
mission lived for months Just as the
workers of the stores live, and made
report to the Commission on the cost
of. maintaining themselves properly.
Adult and minor apprentices In any
establishment shall not exceed 25 per
cent of the total number of women and
minors employed, under the ruling.
RARE GERMAN WINES SOLD
Thousands of Bottles Seized on
Liners When War AVas Declared.
NEW YORK. July 7. Thousands of
bottles of Tare German wines were auc
tioned through sealed bids here yester
day by the collector of the port, actin
for the United States Government The
liquors were seised along with the Ger
man ships Vaterland, Hamburg, Presi
dent Lincoln and President Grant, when
war was declared.
The wines were sold duty free, but
the collector retained the amount of the
duty, revenue taxes and other charges.
The rest of the money will be held in
trust for the German government for
adjudication after the war.
BATTERY C IS FORMING
Field Artillery Unit Is Being lie
crultcd at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or.. July 7. (Spe
cial.) The organization of a battery of
Field Artillery of the O. N. G.. to be
known as Battery C, is under way in
The Dalles. Millard T. Johnson Is
back of the movement and soon after
the receipt of a telegram from Ad
jutant-General White authorizing the
movement he began the work of or
ganizing. A large number of local men
are interested and . the battery's full
complement is assured.
RAID NETS 5000 PINTS
Virginia Officials Seize Liquor on
Sea-Going Barge.
NORFOLK.. Va-. July 7. In a raid
last night on the seagoing barge Sea
King, of the Scully line. Providence,
R. I., the local authorities captured 200
cases of liquor, aggregating 6000 pint
bottles.
The raid was one of the largest since
t..e prohibition law became effective in
Virginia.
LIQUOR REGULATION
PUT INTO FOOD BILL
Making and Importin
or
of Whisky Barred.
BEER AND WINE UNDISTURBED
Government May Commandeer
Stores of Spirits.
CONTEST IN SENATE BITTER
Probably Year's Supply Will Be
Withdrawn From Warehouses. .
. Liquor Plans Cause Delay
With Revenue Bill. '
WASHINGTON. July 7. The Senate
went on record today In favor of a
dry" Nation during the war, so far
as whisky and other distilled bever
ages are concerned.
Liquor legislation was written Into
tho food control bill in one of the Sen
ate's bitterest contests, which would
strike at consumption of distilled in
toxicants by commandeering stocks in
bond in addition to prohibiting their
manufacture or importation. The beer
and wine industries would be left un
disturbed. Distilled Spirits Commandeered.
In lieu of the section of the House
bill to prohibit tne manufacture of
foodstuffs into beverages of any de
scription, the Senate substituted by a
vote of 45 to 37 a provision prohibiting
manufacture and importation ' of dis-1
tilled beverages during the war and
added. 65 to 12. a further clause direct
ing the President to take over all"
distilled -spirits in Government bonded
warehouses and ray for it on the basis
of cost j?lus 13. per cent.
While the final prohibition legisla
tion will be evolved in -conference be
tween the two houses, it is generally
regarded as possible that the House
will accept the Senate's change after
a fight in behalf of the original sec
tion. Supply Exceeds 200,000,000 Gallons.
.The Senate provision would limit
consumption to stocks In retailers'
hands or withdrawn before the law
goes Into effect. Stocks of distilled
beverages in bond were estimated to
night at between 200,000,000 and 300,
000,000 gallons and the annual con
sumption at, 120.000.000 gallons.
To purchase this enormous quantity,
of liquor, or what is left of It after
withdrawals In anticipation of the leg
islation, it is estimated that the Gov
ernment would have to spend from
$300,000,000 to 81,000,000,000. The prob-.
able loss in Federal revenues is placed
at from 8200.000.000 to $400,000,000. al
though this as well as the cost of pur
chase would depend entirely on how
much liquor was withdrawn, tax-paid,
before the commandeering.
Tax: Bill Called Back.
The Senate's action promises Indefi
nite delay in enacting the war tax
bill, further delay on the food control
bill and indefinite postponement on
adjournment of Congress. The revised
$1,670,000,000 war tax bill was with
drawn immediately following the final
vote upon the liquor question to seek
new sources of revenue in case tax
ation on distilled liquors is eliminated.
Enormous withdrawal of distilled
liquors from bonded warehouses before
the Senate provision could become ef
fective was generally predicted tonight.
It was estimated that manufacturers
and dealers probably could raise funds
enough to withdraw at least half of
the existing supply, or enough to meet
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