TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1918. " ARMY BILL PASSES WITHOUT ROLLCALL Twelve Billion Dollar Measure, Record-Breaker, Hears No Dissenting Voice. BIGGER ARMY WAITS NEED Senators Declare They Are Only Postponing Action Until War Department Can Submit En larged Programme. "Washington; June 29. in passing the $12,000,000,000 Army appropriation bill today, the Senate emphasized sen timent for enlarging the Army beyond the 3,000,000 men provided in the meas ure, but declined while awaiting: the War Department's new expansion. pro gramme specifically to direct the Presi dent to raise an Army of 5,000,000. After a week's debate and without a roll call or dissenting voice, the huge supply measure a world's record breaker was sent to conference be tween the two Houses, with a view to Its enactment next Monday, when the appropriations are needed. None of the appropriations for the Army's part in the war for the fiscal year beginning July 1 was reduced by the Senate. Instead, it increased many items, approved without change the House clause clothing the President with unlimited authority to increase the Army by further draft calls and added scores of important legislation riders; but no change was made in the present draft limits. War Programme Awaited. A futile effort was made today by Senators desirous of specifically order ing an Army increase. An amendment by Senator McCumber, of North Da kota, proposing to "direct" the Presi dent to enlarge the Army to 6.000,000 enlisted men, as speedily as equipment and clothing could be obtained, was rejected 46 to 19, and an amendment by Senator Fall, of New Mexico, pro posing an increase of 3.000,000 rnen went out viva voce. Many Senators, however, fearing this action, and the rejection yesterday of the Fall amendment to extend the draft age limit to 20 and 40 years would be misinterpreted, declared in voting they were only temporarily postponing ac tion in accord with the War Depart ment's request for two or three months' time to submit the enlarged programme. Important Provlsloas Added. Among important legislative provis ions added by the Senate to the bill, many of which the House leaders al ready have agreed to accept, are the following: Authorizing the President to organ ize volunteer Slavic and Russian legions; proposing the rank of Lieutenant-General for Provost Marshal-General Crowder in recognition of his se lective draft administration; providing for training and equipping of foreign troops, designed especially for the so called "Pan-American Army"; amend ing the draft law to have quotas based on the number of men in class 1 instead of on state population; giving effect to the British-American reciprocal draft treaty and other similar conventions which may be concluded, and -perma-. nently debarring from American citi zenship citizens of neutral nations who liave filed preliminary citizenship ap plications and who claim exemption from the draft on that account; author izing formation of an $100,000,000 cor poration under the aircraft board; pro viding distinctive badges or buttons for men discharged from and rejected for military service; authorizing the Presi dent to commandeer timber and lumber and conduct timbering operations, pro posed for the aircraft and shipbuilding programmes; providing medals of honor and distinguished service crosses and other decorations; authorizing officers to buy their uniforms and equipment rom the Government at cost, and, pro viding more general officers and pro motions for the Medical Corps. Mounted Volunteers Authorized. The amendment disbarring neutrals wag offered by Senator Lodge, and that giving officers uniforms at cost by Jones, of Washington. An amendment by Senator Fall, of New Mexiio, authorized the organiza tion of three regiments of mounted volunteers, not of draft age, to be used as directed by the President. Senator Chamberlain said he did not believe the House would accept the amend ment, but was willing that conferees consider it, and it was adopted. An amendment by Senator France, of Maryland, authorizing the President to make a' census of survey to classify the National man power was adopted without objection, but with an intima tion from Chairman Chamberlain that it might be stricken out in conference. PROFITEERING IS BARED (Continued From First Page.) 1912 to more than 24 per cent in 1917. One of the smaller mills showed a prof it of more than 300 per cent. Capital Raised Fourfold. In the meat industry, the report says, Morris & Co. realized more than 263 per cent on $3,000,000 of capital stock outstanding, and during 1916 Armour & Co. raised their capital stock from $20,000,000 to 1100,000,000, "without re ceiving a dollar more in cash." Independent packers, meanwhile. In 1914, 1915 and 1916, earned a higher rate of profit than the large concerns. In the leather industry, the profits of one concern jumped from $644,000 in 1914 to $3,676,000 in 1917. The shoe business, meanwhile showed large profits and the report says "it appears the retailer has profited more in pro portion than the wholesaler." Assets Reappraised. To show the manner in which it is Charged big concerns reappraised their assets when Government price fixing appeared imminent the commission in eluded in its report a copy of a letter in which It was proposed by Swift & Co. to re-appraise six tanning companies, which it owns, 60 per cent. "I approve, if done quietly and promptly," was the memorandum Ed ward F. Swift placed upon the recom mendation. In the flour Industry, the report says. the millers for 1917 will show a profit of 62 cents a barrel, or nearly 38 per cent on tne investment. One Mill shows a profit of $2 a barrel. Despite the fact that the Food Administration succeeded in reducing profits they still were twice as high in 1917 as in previ ous years. Profits Without Precedent. Price fixing by the government, the report says, has tended to prevent the market from running away, but at the came time it strengthens the stronger lactors in industry in their position and enriches them by profits, which "are without precedent. ' While the price of flour has been sta bilized by fixing a price for wheat and a maximum margin of profit for flour, the report shows that profits increased from an average of 12 per cent on the investment for the four years ending June 30. 1916, to nearly 38 per cent In the year ending June 30, 1917. "These profits," it Is stated, "are in defensible considering that an average profit of one mill for six months of the year shows as high as $2 a barrel." Many millers exceeded the govern ment maximum for profit and to that extent, "the profits were larger and in general were very great." No Proftteertns la Coast Lumber. The report says no excessive profits are indicated in the lumber industry on the West Coast, although it is said spruce producers previously had "pro fiteered" at the expenBe of the allied governments. "Unusually and unnecessarily large profits," however, are indicated, the re port says, "on the part of the Southern pine producers where profits on net In vestment averaged 17 per cent. In 1917, 47 per cent of the footage of the companies covered was produced at a profit of over 20 per cent. The range of profits was from a small loss to over 121 per cent on the net Investment. The margin of profit per thousand board feet in 1917 was nearly double that in previous years, the figures be ing $4.83 as compared with $2.11 in 1916. A fair margin per thousand feet in the past has been recognized as be ing 3. These figures for 1917 are the more notable for the reason that the profits shown do not include any payments of Federal income and excess profits taxes, but are the sums actually avail able for additions to surplus or divid ends. Information secured from the companies concerning their dividends and income taxes supports the pre ceding statements. Coast Canners Included. Some coast canners have been ex acting prices which the commission re gards as exorbitant. The report says: "Approximately 90 per cent of the salmon packed in 1917 was produced at a cost under $7.26 per case. To this should be added selling expense. This item, as reported by 24 companies packing practically 5 per cent of the year's production, was 28 cents per case. ' However, the 28 cents does not include brokerage and cash discounts in all cases, and it is estimated, that 60 cents per case would be a fairer al lowance. Investigation in the coal mining In dustry reveals, in the opinion of the commission, that despite Government price fixing, large margins of profit have been made. Ranges in the cost of production in a field having the same maximum prices has caused some oper ators to make email margins of profit and others large margins, the bulk of the production enjoying the large mar gin. False Reports Spread. In the oil industry large profits are now being made in fuel oil and gasoline, the industry being one where the law of supply and demand still operates. The operation of this law is held to be in part responsible for the heavy profits, but a portion of the blame is laid to the spreading of false reports regarding supplies. Trade practices contributing in ad dition to profits to higher prices to con sumers are noted as failure to ship goods on a rising market or refusal to accept goods on a falling market, com mercial bribery and the tendency of manufacturers to maintain a re-sale price. The report was submitted in response to a resolution asking the commission to furnish the Senate with all figures and information relative to profiteering in order that steps might be taken to remedy present conditions. PACKERS MAKE SHARP RETORT Assertion Made Present No Time to Strike at Meat Industry. CHICAGO, June 29. Sharp retorts were made tonight by representatives of Armour & Company, Morris & Com pany and Swift & Company, denying eharges of profiteering made- in the report of Federal Trade Commission in vestigators at Washington. The packers' statements declared the present is not the tlmo for any one branch of Governmental activity to strike at the packing industry as It is trying to supply the American Army with meat. The statements, too, called attention to the fact that their profits were but a fractional part of a cent per pound of product and directed at tention to the prices of meats to con sumers and the prices paid for live stock to idicate whether or not the packers have been profiteering. Swift & Company, in a statement Issued today, emphatically denies the profiteering charges made by the re port of the Federal trade commission investigators, and on the other hand charges a tricle was perpetrated by the issuance of the report at the time it was made public. "Swift & Company deeply resents the spirit and the manner in which this re port has been issued, said the statement It was issued for release at noon Sat urday, a time when officials In many businesses have closed their desks for the week and are usually not on hand to answer sensational and unfounded charges. It tended to throw suspicion about an essential Industry which it is publicly recognized has fulfilled tremendous war demands from the be ginning perhaps better than any other industry in the country." Morris & Company issued the follow ing statement: "The statement of the Federal trade commission as to the profits of Morris & Company as to the figures given is misleading and they are absolutely in correct. The profit of 263.7 per cent for the three year war period is evidently figured on a nominal capital of $3,000,000 and not on the capital invested, while the pre-war profit of 8.6 per cent was figured on the total investment. During 1917 our invest ment was in excess of $38,000,000 and our profit was 14 4 per cent on this in vestment and not 263.7 per cent as stated. The average profit on invest ment for the past three years was 10.95 per cent." UNION PACIFIC Moves City Office. The city ticket office of the Union Pacific system will move temporarily to the southwest corner of Third and Stark streets. Railway Exchange building, where patrons will be served as usual, commencing Monday. July 1, and continue . until the new Union ticket office is opened about August 1. Adv. Mother Gives Three Sons. CASTLE ROCK. Wash., June 29 (Special.)-r-Mrs. Jennier Fuller left Monday for Klondyke, Or, where she will make her home with her daugh ter. With the drafting xt her son Chester she has given three sons to her country. Her youngest son, Emery, is with the Navy in foreign waters; Walter is in the Coast Artillery, and Chester is in the Spruce Division. He made application for enlistment, but was rejected on two different occa sions. As he could not serve his coun try in the ranks, he ma. .led and en gaged in farming. With the drafting of the third boo, Mrs. Fuller had to give up the farm. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OREGON ROADS Total of $472,124 Placed to Credit of State at Na tional Capital. SEVEN PROJECTS APPROVED Faling Estate In Limit Club. At the request of Thomas N. Strong and C. Lewis Mead, executors, the es tate of the late Xarifa Jane Faling yesterday became a member of the Rainbow Limit Club when County Judge Tazwell signed an order author izing the executors to purchase $1000 of the war savings stamps. The ex ecutors asserted that it was their patri otic duty to invest in these Government securities. Highway Undertakings Are Held Vitally Important Toward Win ning War and for Movement of Commodities. WASHINGTON, June 29. There will accrue to the state of Oregon on Mon day $236,062.11 from the U. S. good roads fund, making a total of $472, 124.22 to the credit of the state from that fund. Kone of it has yet been used, but projects have been approved calling for an estimated total of $436, 983.80. These projects will not be af fected by the recent announcement of the U. S. Highways Council discourag ing new highway undertakings, as the projects approved are deemed to be "vitally important toward the winning of the war or for the movement of es sential commodities." The Federal aid road act provided a fund of $73,687.37 for the state of Ore gon in 1916, double that amount for 1917 and treble the amount for 1918, which latter sum becomes available July- 1. ' Seven projects have been ap proved in Oregon, four of them within the past month. In five of these Fed eral participation is to be 50 per cent, while in the other two Federal partici pation is for a stated amount some what less than 60 per cent. The pro-J jects cover a total of 111 miles, the most important of which is the John Day Highway, 48.45 miles, in Grant and Wheeler counties. Work: May Begin Shortly. With these projects approved, there remains nothing to be done except the completion of detailed plans and speci fications, before actual construction can begin. Thes.e plans and specifica tions will be prepared by the state or local authorities and, presumably, will be promptly approved here. Actual construction will be conducted by the state or local authorities. Recently there was organized In Washington the U. S. Highways Coun cil, with Logan Waller Page, director of the Office of Public Roads, as chair man, and J. E. Pennybacker, chief of management of that office, as secre tary. In the council there are repre sentatives of the Department of Agri culture, War Department, Railroad Administration, War Industries Board and the Fuel Administration, as each of the departments or commissions is interested in one way or another in the construction of roads, transporta tion of material, conservation of fuel oil, etc. The council has provided each state highway department with blank forms on which to make application for relief in case of urgent need of highway construction. Council's Purposes Stated. In its initial announcement regard ing its policy the council said: - "The council emphasizes the great need of conserving money, transporta tion, labor and materials by restricting highway and street work to the most essential needs. It considers the main tenance of existing streets and high ways logically should rank first In im portance and that the construction of those sections of improved highways and streets which have become too de fective for maintenance should next receive attention. New construction is justified only where the highways are vitally important toward the winning of the war or for the movement of es sential commodities." It has been stated at the offices of the council that the Oregon projects come under the latter classification and are held to be fully justified. Project Details Given. The location, extent and character of the Oregon projects and the estimated cost of each are shown herewith: Wheeler County John Day Highway, Fos sil to Service Creek summit, 9v47 miles frraded earth road: estimated cost. fUS. 733.40; Federal aid, SO per cent; approved. Union County Rlitin-Mlnam road. Elgin to top Wallowa hill, 8 8 miles, traded earth road; estimated cost, $36,084.30; Federal aid, BO per cent; approved. Grant and Wheeler Counties John Day Hishway. Service Creek to Valades ranch, 48.45 miles, graded earth road; estimated cost, f400.438.79; Federal aid. $157,210.89; approved. Marion County Pacific Highway, Salem south to county line, 16.7 miles, bituminous macadam: estimated cost, (359,046; Federal aid, 60 per cent; project agreement sant to highway department. Union County Old Oreron Trail, 6 miles, graded earth road; entlmated cost, $13, 917.75; Federal aid. 50 per cent; approved. Baker County Baker-Cornucopia Sag sec tion. 4.9 miles, gravel road; estimated cost. $41,928.50; Federal aid, 60 per cent; ap proved. Yamhill County Yaxnhlll-Nestucca road. 6.8 miles, gravel or macadam; estimated cost, $81,315.96; Federal aid, $35,657.98; sent to secretary. NEW OBJECTOR IS FOUND Harvey Greer, Aged 19, Persists In Fighting for Democracy. STOCKTON, CaL. June 29. (Special.) Harvey Greer, 19 years of age and a native of Tennessee. Is the kind of a conscientious objector that the country is proud of. "I want to enlist," he told Sergeant R. R. Mergenthal, of the local U. S. Marine Corps recruiting station. "You're mighty young," replied Mer genthal, "why do you want to enlist?" "Because my conscience hurts me," re plied young Greer. "I'm afraid the war might be over before I -im 21. Then the boys would come home and ask me why I hadn't been in it and I object conscientiously to having no excuse to offer." Greer's name was soon affixed to the dotted line. Barge Lines Are Favored. WASHINGTON. June 29. Favorable report on the plan to construct barge lines on the Mississippi River to relieve railroad congestion has been made to Director-General McAdoo by Charles A. Prouty. director of the Division of Pub lic Service of the Administration. Now for a Quick -Clearing -Out of Odd Pieces! In these days of conservation, when merchandise is hard to get, not many odd pieces or suites accumulate, but there are a few, together with discontinued patterns. These have been cut from 10 to 25 per cent. Each "close-out" (piece or suite) Is plainlv marked with a big "Sale Tag." See the Fifth-street windows today. You're sure to be one of the many that'll make selections this week. Your special attention is directed to Dining Tables and Chairs- Library Tables and Rockers Davenports Beds Bedroom Suites Porch Furniture and Draperies Hi;:! 61 '-Jl.iJ.i- i 12 It I EM. 101 This Beautiful " Easy 'to -Open" and "Easy -to -Close" Bed Davenport, $49 Almost Identical to the Illustration. Frame Is of solid oak in that ever-welcoms "Hand-Rubbed" Golden Wax fin ish with slat ends instead of panel. Seat and back are up holstered with a deep and rich brown leatherette. When opened a fine link spring; comes forth, making a big double bed that will give you rest and comfort. "Pay-the-Edwards-Way," $1 Weekly Tapestry Overstuffed Davenports, With Three Loose $lQ.OO Cushions Js Please Arrange to Shop Early. This Store Closes Saturday Evenings at 8. A Few of What You'll See Tomorrow Solid Oak, 42-lnch-top Table that opens to six (in feet, now 9 X7 48-inoh Quarter-Sawed Plank or Flush-Rim- (fori Top Table, 6 ft. exten. I7e . Q u a r t er-Sawed, 42 lnch Plank-Top Table, extends to six feet.. .. PsiT'e Here is one with solid oak platform base, 45- inch plank top, !i (fOO feet extension vOOa Set of six Holld Oak Dining Chairs, vtryCIQ sturdily built OX9 Set of six Solid Oak Dining Chairs, with fcOQ craft leather slip seats Ost7 Set of six "Willi am with ea a r y na b a c k and g e n u 1 ne leather slip GA7 seats, carver included OT I -Metal Tea Wagons, with four rubber-tired wheels, gray enamel. d Q oak or mahogany flninhO 7 -Mahopany Finish ed Tea Wagon, with ar tillery wheals and 1 1 O glass tray w ! -10-Piece Mahogany Dining Suite, THIS IS A WONDER FOR " QQ only OX JJ 50 75 65 85 88 75 50 90 75 00 Solid Oak Library Table with magailne 1 C racks at each end OXJ Here's a clever library -iable, with Z4x42-!nch .95 top. book racks and J Q " underneath shelf, only J X I M .95 Solid Oak Arm Rocker with q u a r t er-eawed ( Q eat and four-slat back O O Solid Oak Arm Rock er, with 1 e a t h e rette u p h o 1 a tered Spring (tri cushion seat OXVI Here's a neat Rocker with dark brown leatherette uphol- (4 4 etered seat and back, J X X Solid Oak Arm Rock er with arenuine leath er automobile cush- tfjl J Ion seat vlO Fine Waxed Oak Set tee with leatherette u p h o I s t ered spring 4 f C cushion seat OlU Tapestry Overstuffed Rocker. There are only two of these. Comttfl J early to get one at. . . X I One only Ivory Reed Arm Chair with re-dj tonne cushion and back X BOc to 65c Cretonne, yard... 75o to $1 Cretonne, per yard... .60 .95 .45 .50 .50 .85 ..59C ti'JC Here's a Living -Room Suite of Four Pieces in Solid Oak for $ $6 Cash, $1 Week jf? Settee. Arm Chair and Arm Rocker are fitted with auto cubhion seats upholstered with a rich brown leatherette. Backs are slightly different in styls from Illustration; table Is the same as picture. It will be a distant day before you'll have an oppor tunity to buy a suite like this again at the price. I Look! Brussels and Velvet 9x12 Rugs $28.50 $1. 00 Cash 00 Week Merely to have a special In the Rug Dsp't. These rugs ell regularly at $31 and 132.60, and are splendid values at that. A goodly number of colors and patterns await you. If a saving of 3 to ti la interesting make your selections this week. Here Are Two Wonderful Values See 'Em 7-Piece Mahogany Suite $145.00 Four-Poster Bed, Dresser with large mirror. Dressing Table. Chiffonier, Chair, Rocker and D r e s s i n g-Table Chair; have cane seats. You'll like this suite; besides, you'll save J 55. 7 -Piece Walnut Suite $241.00 This suite is too swell to try and de scribe. See it yourself. It even has carved decorations on it. The original price was 3J5. Full Size Iron, Steel, Brass and Wood Beds at $550, $9.00, $1230, $14JS5, $15.75, $16.75, $1835 Your Credit Is as Good as Gold 99!o Pure Aluminum tjSZ ' l " Lifetime - Ware " Jfk ;!; 2-Quart Coffee Perco- ' (HOOK rSMfeJ I select Oao slagle Piece or a Hoinr Full m l f J - M 1 1 I .Z jTlrt;-J ft M rVl ' 'I lt'-Easy-o-Pay-the-Edtards-Vay VJssWw S e j I I fJ.Jfl M j7 I' (SRjspsSBSISfBj A M OO & l-a.C JT pst P flglPsssaMWS. Handle differs slightlv from the p4.W (jj 10 111 1ST nfV)sflj InlCC IfOi Six-quart Teakettle, with djo Qn S-J If MM) I jCOTtfl ;! MR 4 N M ft. Tl l i PV- II 1 II I combination double boiler, DJ.7U ft ' I I n' I M PsVJm t I mmmmgmmmmmam ol-piece set of Golden ;o 1 OC aTJj-Jp-rryy Two Blocks North of Washington. Floral" Dishes 9aX.s9 SsCit CHILEAN RETURNS HOME PORTLAND CONSCl. HUNTS VAINLY BVi YEARS FOR COUNTRYMEN. Ramon Escobar Finally Gives Up Job and Decides to Go Back: to His Own Native Land. SEATTLE. Wash., June 29. (Special.) Sent from Chile as Consul to look after the Interests of Chilean residents of Portland. Ramon Escobar, now in Seattle, is on his way home. After five and one-half years he has discov ered that there are no Chilean resi dents in Portland, now that he has left the city. His duties were to lend ad vice to Chileans. He advised himself. He was to aid Chileans in distress. Ramon Escobar needed no aid. It Is customary to entertain visiting Chile ans. Escobar did his duty two or three times a week by taking himself to a picture show. "I got lonesome at times," he said. "But. even if there were no Chileans In Portland. Iformed acquaintances with Portland, I formed acquaintances with friends among them. The Chilean popu lation, while I was there, consisted of myself. Now that I am returning to Chile, Portland is . depopulated of Chileans." Escobar says that his government is among the most progressive in the world. New ideas from all parts of the world are being collected by Consuls and sent back to South America, where they ars considered. "Every small in vention is recorded." said the Consul. "America, as the most enterprising of all nations, has given us many new INSECT BITES NEED GIVE NO DISCOMFORT A few applications of Santiseptlo Lo tion will Instantly relieve stop the Itching, Irritation, swelling and in flammation of mosquito and other Insect bites. Santiseptic Is indispen sable for skin comfort and for relief from prickly heat, heat rash, chafing, hives, sun and windburn. Unlike any other preparation. Neither sticky nor greasy. Keeps skin cool, soft and clear. It is a remarkable soothing and healing lotion. Men use it after shaving and women for the complexion and for baby's skin. Santiseptic Is easily procured at druK and department stores, a good sized bottle costing but 60c If your druggist cannot supply it, send his name and 25c in coin or stamps to the manufacturers, the P'i'jencott Lab oratories. Portland, Or., for large intro ductory bottle postpaid. Adv. thoughts in business and progress. Chile knows when a new factory, no matter how small. Is erected." MAILS USED TO DEFRAUD Emerson. Motors Company and Oth ers Convicted In Federal Court. NEW YORK. June 29. After more than 20 hours deliberation, a jury in the Federal Court here today found the Emerson Motors Company, Inc., C. R. Berry & Co., Robert P. Matches & Co., PIANOS 195 This piano is a bargain. It is a standard make and we give with it our guarantee and written ex change agreement. We also have : & Co., (rood for 25 $265 I 1 b JL very rc- Antisell practice B. H. Janssen, liable, priced . . . Hardman, a standard (OOP make J4&00 Decker & Son, the grenuine O Decker J01U Aeolian Orche6trelle, a fine dJQ f C Player Organ VDO Lindeman & Sons, used 3 (!OQC months Paii7'D Terms to Please You PlFJohnsonPianoCo. 140 Sixth. Bet. Alder and Morrison. M EH LIN PACKARD BOND PIANOS. VICTBOLAS AND RECORDS. Nicholas Field - Wilson. Robert P. Matches, William Loomis, and Osborne E. Chaney guilty of using the malls to defraud. They will be sentenced Tues day. Theodore A. Campbell, president of the Emerson Motors Company, his son. George N. Campbell, George B. Gifford and William II. Stetson, other co-defendants, were acquitted. Chairman nays in Chicago. CHICAGO. June 29. Will II. Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who is here for consulta tions with party leaders, announced that he expected to settle today the question of National headquarters for the campaign of 1SI0. Chairman Hays also said he expected to receive reports today from leaders regarding prospects for 1918 Congressional elections. UKULELES S2.25 AND IT. FREE LESSONS McDougall Music Go. 525 ALDER ST, NEAR BROADWAY. Free Rental Bureau For Shipbuilders Opened by Columbia River Ship Building Corporation In this war-time emergency and scarcity of housing accommodations we request every patriotic citizen who has a house to rent or rooms to let to fill out this blank below and mail it to the Columbia R. S. B. Corp., Post office box 1202. Name Address , Where located No. of rooms. . . Rental rate per month .-. Other information ,