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E OF I Brief Resume Most important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing-. dispatch from Laibach says that King Peter, of Serbia, who has been 111 for some time, has suffered a second stroke of apoplexy. Chicago victims of tho high cost of living found further satisfaction last Friday in the trend of produco prices. Butter at wholesale dropped 3 to 4 cents and potatoes declined 5 to 10c a bushel. New York became tho 44th state to ratify the federal prohibition amend ment when tho senate Friday, by a vote of 27 to 24, concurred in the McNab ratifying resolution adopted by the assembly last week. Buenos Aires leaders of the mari time workers announce that as a re sult of the failuro of tho recent ne gotiations between tho strikers and employers they have organized to con tinue the port strike indefinitely. A Berlin dispatch says the Spartacan domination of the German port of Bremen, according to reports to the Tageblatt of Berlin, came to an end, not through the employment of force, but because tho radicals were finan cially "starved out." A new issue of $600,000,000 in treas ury certificates of indebtedness, bear ing 4V per cent interest and payable July 1, 1919, is to be put on tho market by Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass on January 30, the Twelfth Federal Reserve bank announced last week. Books on the offer will glose February 6. Recognition of the provisional gov ernment of Poland has been accorded by the American government, officials of the State department said Thurs day in making public a message which Secretary Lansing, at Paris, has sent by direction of President Wilson to Ignace Jan PaderewskI, the new Po lish premier. In an opinion rendered last week, the judge advocate-general of the army held that the military authorities in France might facilitate the marriage by proxy of soldiers abroad to their sweethearts in the United States, where such marriages did not ctjn travene state statutes. A previous opinion had disapproved such mar riages. Prospect of industrial unemployment In this country was discussed briefly last week in the senate. Senators Kenyon, of Iowa, and Smoot, of Utxih, republicans, were Joined by Senator Thomas, of Colorado, In expressing ap prehension, while Senator Lewis, pf Illinois, democrat, deprecated their statements and those of Secretary Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor, and others regarding prob able depression. The house late Monday passed and sent to the senate the bill appropriat ing $10,500,000 for constructing hospi tals for disabled soldiers and sailors. The Swiss daily bread ration will be Increased from 250 to 300 grammes February 1, as a result of the increas ed harvest and betterment of Import conditions. Five hundred French pollus arrived at Honolulu, T. H., a few days ago, bound for Vladivostok. Tho contingent Includes interpreters, aviators, tank corps and armored car corps. Men discharged from the army are wanted in the marine corps, where there is a dearth of non-commissioned officers, tho marine recruiting head quarters announced In San Francisco Tuesday, Consideration of lobulation to vali date war contractu informally entered into by tho War department wan begun Monday in tho tenato with the nature of the jurisdictional tribunal llio chief point at lU0. I WORLD HAPP IS ciin WEEK BOLSHEVISM UP TO SENATE Light Soon to lie Turned on Propo gandn In West. Washington, D. C Kvidouco that revolutionary propagandists have been active In trying to Incite strikes and other disorders in industrial centers on tho Pacific coast will bo laid before tho senate by a western senator with in a few days. This information was to have been given to the sonato, but the senator In possession of tho evi dence decided to withhold It, pending, an Investigation as to tho extent that the same propaganda Is being carried on In eastern cities. It will be charged, it is understood that professional propagandists havo been preaching Bolshevism to ship yard workers and worklngmen gener ally, and that the campaign Is now be ing carried on nmong discontented sol diers seeking to incite them to revolt against the government. These revo lutionists. It is said, have taken the fullest advantage of tho dissatisfaction among returning soldiers over tho fail ure of tho government to preparo for their homecoming and provldo imme diate employment. Congress probably will bo called upon to investigate tho origin of this propaganda with a view to learning whether it Is financed at home or abroad and to what extent It Is a movement against organized govern ment rather than ono which seeks sin cerely to help tho worklngmen or. Im prove tho condition of the soldiers. NO GREAT SURPLUS OF FOOD, IS REPORT New York. Under the general food programme outlined by the nllies, Ger many will be allowed about 0,000,000 bushels of brcadstutfs a month, mostly from the United States, if she can find tho money to pay for It, according to a detailed statement of foreign grain requirements cabled by Herbert Hoover to Julius H. Barnes, president of the United States Grain corpora tion, and made public here Saturday night. Between now and July 1, the state-1 ment said, Franco and Italy will take 80,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour from the Grain corporation, while the allied governments will take also about 75,000,000 bushels of oats. It restrictions are removed on cereal imports to European neutrals they will require about GO.000,000 bushels of , wheat, rye or barley, In grain or flour, to bring their bread consumption to j normal, mostly from the United States. I "As we have already shipped from tho United States over 1C0.000.000 bushels of wheat or flour, the Grain corporation will easily dispose of all wheat, with, perhaps, a small carry over, if any, at the next harvest," the cablo safd. Vienna Welcomes Food. Vienna. The second train of food stuffs, tho gift of the British army in Italy to Vienna, arrived here Saturday, The food situation here has grown worse because of the great Influx of fugitives. I It is reported that Turkey is expel-1 ling all foreigners and that Budapest , emergency. Thero were 87 of tho ves will send away all persons not per- 8els with an aggregate of 539,000 dead manent residents. It Is feared that a 1 weight tons, but several woro destroy largo number of these persons will ed by enemy action or storms while come to Vienna. ' Thousands of Jews, In fear of out- breaks against them, are also reaching here, while several hundred thousand , soldiers have already returned to their homes. Tho result has been shocking over crowding, unemployment and suffering. H. L. Pittock Passes Away. were adopted and tho following of Henry L. Pittock, publisher of The , fleers elected at the meeting here Sut- Orogonlan, died at his residence on j unlay of tho North Pacific Fair elr Imperlal Heights at 11; 10 o'clock' Tuos- cult; George Walker, Chehulls, Wash., day night. He was taken III January I 1C and tho symptoms were those ofit, vice-president; II. C. Brown, Port Influenza. For a week or more ho held i land, secretary-treasurer. his own, but complications sot In and mado the struggle for llfo hopeless. Tho arrangements for the funeral , will bo announced In duo time. i i Spokane, September 10; Vancouver, II, A report of tho business donj thole, exhibition, September 8-13; Wulla past year by tho Pacific Cranberry ' Growers exchange at South Bend has been made by I), Walter Williams, manager. The roport shows (hat 30,- 123 boxen of orauburrloa wro hhlppod from tho HNvoclatloiiH that (jomprifc't I lie Mxehange, BRITAIN IN THROES OE Leaders of Factions Seeking General Remedy. HOARDING CHARGED Sir Kric Gcddes Propones Trade Union Management of Factory Test Co-operative Plan. London. The in uistrlnl unrest has superseded tho pence conference nB tho chief topto or Interest In Great Britain. Mnny of tho lead.rs In ho camps of capltat and labor ar,- bringing out spo clflcs for a general remedy. Tho proposal if John It. Clynes, the former food controller, for nn Indus trial congress representing all Inter ests seems to be Hip most popular to- day. It has a rhal in a now society called tho "National Alllnnco of Km ployers and Empled," with ropro sontatlve men on !ih sides promoting. Ono point on which everyone Is agreed is that soim- ueneral principles, particularly npplmu to wages and hours, must be re. m-ulzed. Sir Kric Decides bus umdu n novel proposal that some trade union take over a lnrgcvnatloiial factory and run It as nn experiment to ."how what can bo done by such co operative manage mcnt. Naturally, politics is becoming in volved in tho agitation. Some work ers nnd free traders assert that tho government Is keeping back stocks of food, which might bo released now, In order to keep up prices In tho Interest j 0f tM0 dealers, and also that tho board of trado has nn understanding with ' tho manufacturers to maintain an em ' bargo against Imports. In tho Interest of English goods. The protectionists justify such a pol icy by the argument that it guaran tees employment for British workers while tho free traders argue that tho , whole community would benefit more by cheaper prices. While the debate rages the strike movement threatens to spread beyond the ranks of tho manual workers. The j Association of Hallway Clerks Is dls cussing action because the government will not recognlzo tho station masters and agents as a body. Tho postal em ploy oh are arranging a meeting to put forward a scheme for a seven-hour day with a halt holiday Saturday. Return Dutch Ships. Washington, D. C Dutch ships re qulsltioned by the American govern merit during the wnr and now operated by the Shipping board will be uncon ditionally returned to Holland as rapid ly as they reach American ports at tho conclusion of their present voyage This announcement was made by the War Trade board, which has reached nn agreement on the subject with tho shipping board The Dutch ships were seized in American ports last March 20 by order 0f President Wilson, acting In tho war ) t10 service of the United States. Under the agreement with tho Dutch ship owners, vessels destroyed were to be replaced by money or ships at the option of the Dutch owners and liberal rates for their uso were al lowed. Year's Fair Dates Fixed. Seattle. Dates for this year's fairs president; W. C. Brown, Vancouver, IJ. The fair schedule adopted follows: Southwest Washington, Ceutralla and f'hehalls, August 18-23; Grays Harbor county. Elma, August 2G-30; Interstate, Walla, Hoptombcr 8-13; Washington slato, Yakima, September 15-20; Mult nomuh county, (Jrushaui, Or., Huptcini nor 15-20; Oregon state, Hulnin, Sep tember 22-29; JJrflvlnolal exhibition. Now Wi'KtiiilnUfor, II, (!., Hui'tmiiV'T JO Oulobor i, UNREST L Slnto Capitol,- Labor has many changes which it wants touching on tho law of tho Industrial Accident com mission. Delegations of men Identified with organized labor have boon traveling to Salem, discussing tho changes with menibura of the commission, with tho attorney-general nnd with senators and representatives. Aside from tho labor ineaHiires, there havo boon ov oral bills Introduced by house and nun ntu members, nnd Instead of having tho bills sent to various committees, Speaker Jones probably will bo re quested during tho present week to appoint a special committed to handle, nil bills of this character. Bills havo appeared wiping out tho Btnto money, for thero Is a feeling that' tho commission can gut along nicely without n big appropriation. Opinion Is divided us to wether tho state should pay tho cost of mijhituln lug tho commission, or whether tlTo ex ponso sljotild he absorbed by tho money collected from employers and employes. An old friend bobbed up In thu house Saturday In tho shape of a Hoguo river fish bill. This bill Is said to bo directed at tho Macleay fishing in terests nt tho mouth of thu Hoguo and practically duplicates former ef forts which havo shaken legislatures nnd'ndorued Initiative and referendum ballots almost from tlmo Immemorial. Tho bill proposes practlcnlly elimi nating selno fishing below tho mouth of tho Illinois river, and provides for gear with nothing less than a slx-and-one-half-ltich niesli In tho spring. Nearly tho samo measure was passed by thu last legislature, referred to tho people by tho referendum and voted down. Senator PlercoV proposal for the appointment of n legislative commis sion to mako nn Immediate nnd thor ough Investigation of tho dairy Indus try In Oregon, met with tho unani mous npproval of the senate Friday and resulted In thu adoption of his resolution by unanimous vote. Presi dent Vinton named Senators Pierce, of Union county, and Patterson, of Polk county, ns tho two senate mem bers of this commission. Thero Is nothing In his bill designed to restoro tho D-ccnt carfare In Port land, according to Senator Huston. He says ho docs not understand where the Impression enmo from that his bill vlll accomplish anything of tho sort, nor was it so Intended. Tho bill, If enacted, explains thu author, will provont tho public service commission from advancing tho car fare to 7 cents. Notice was served on tho house last week by llcpresentotlvo Doild, chair man of tho commlttco on salaries, that tho commlttco will not consider any question of deputies whatever In tho county salaries hills. Such bills have come In tho usual largo number and more nro expected. Two salary bills were approved by tho commlttco Friday, but minus clauses relative to deputies. The roads nnd highways commlttco of the houso Introduced tho expected measure piovldlng for n tax of 1 cent per gallon on nil motor vehicle fuel oil, with tho exception of kerosene. Tho tux will cover gasoline, distillate nnd other volatile and Inflammable liquid fuelH used primarily for pro pelling vehicles. While tho last legislature enacted legislation prohibiting discrimination betweon men and women teachers It fulled to put any teeth In thu login lat Ion. Mrs, Thompson Introduced a bill Friday to supply tho tooth by af fixing u penalty of from ?2G to 100 for failuro to comply with tho provi sions of tho act. Without a rlpplo of comment, tho houso passed Representative Dodd's bill prohibiting tho teaching of any subject In tho schools of tho stnto In any but tho English language Tho only exception Is where tho subject to Im taught Is Itself Homo foreign language. An annual appropriation of C,000 to bo UNt'd by (lie Oregon Agricultural college In (ho Investigation of crop iikIh h Introduced In o houso by llio Joint committee on horllculluro, OREGON LEI AIURE ASKS HUGE SUM TO BUY WHEAT CROP U. S. Needs $1,250,000,000 to Keep Word to Farmers. $2.20 PRICE TO STAY Kstlmntcfl Show U. 8. Will Have Much Wheat Loft Over After Sup plying European Needs. Washington, I). C An administra tion bill appropriating $1,250,000,000 to enable tho government to carry out Its guarantee to thu farmer of a price of $2.20 n bushel for tho 1010 wheat !rop was transmitted to (hit chairmen of thu sennto and house agricultural committees Tuesday by tho Food administration. Tho measure, which was drawn by officials of tho Food administration and thu department of agriculture, was described by some senators ns an omnibus measure which would permit thu president to continue tho Food administration In operation nnd to ex erclse all of tho powers conferred upon htm by tho food control net. Senator Gore, chairman of the sen ate committee, announced that ho would not Introduce the measure In tho senate. "It is broader than I think Is neces sary," ho declared. "I may take It ns a basis for another bill which I may In troduce." tinder the bill an drawn, government authority to control grain dealers, mill ers and elevators "by license or other llku powers" would bo given, and tho president would be authorized "to cre ate any agency or agencies" to buy tho 1018 nnd 1D1U wheat crops, "wheat products ami other foodstuffs and feeds" nt the guaranteed prices, regu late export and Import of wheat; require- preferential railroad service us long as tho railroads aro under gov ernment control; control grain ex changes and prohibit trading upon them "at such tlmo or times as may be deemed duslrablo or proper to meet, market conditions and competitive prices of foreign grown wheat," and "to prescribe such rules and regula tions as may bo necessary to protect the government or thu United States from paying thu gunrautced prices aforesaid for ony wheat other than that covered by proclamations." In addition, the president, through the agency he would designate, could also sell either domestically or by ox port, wheat, wheat products or by-products at a profit or loss, as "In tho Judgment of such agency may bo nec essary." He also could lease, buy or requisition storage space nnd pro scribe thu terms to bo paid for it. In transmitting the mcasuro to tho committee chairman, William A. Glas gow, Jr., chief counsel for tho Fooil administration, wroto that tho legis lation was requested In order to main tain tho guaranties In their Integrity to the farmer and to huvo the treasury of the United States from loss, If that bo possible, Thus far (hero has boon no estimate as to what the cost to tho government of maintaining tho 1910 prices would bo. Officials havo said that It depend ed largely upon European needs, tho amount of stocks In Argoutlun, Aus tralia and Canada, and whether or not Itussla would havo available supplies for export, To Curb Immlnratlon. Washington, D, C Prohibition of Immigration for four yeara nftor tho war except from Culm, Mexico, Can ada and Now Foundlnnd, was agreed upon unanimously Wednesday by tho house Immigration commlttco. Chairman Burnett announced that ho would usk for a special rulo to permit early consideration of tho measure by tho houso. "If the bill Is not passed by tho pres ent congress, Its purpose will ho par tially defeated" Mr, Burnett said, "It Is Intended to provont a great flood of Immigrants coming hero as soon iih peace Is signed and driving our own puoplu out of work and also lo keep out llio IIoIhIiuvIIi, Delay In punning llio hill will ho harmful (o Ihu buxInc'HH liilnniNlN,"