Medford mail tribune., August 31, 1917, Page 1, Image 1

WEAmER-Mnximum yesterday PJ; Minimum today 50. FORECAST Tonight and tomorrow, Fair.
edford Mail Tribune
Forty-veventh Year.
Dally Twelfth Year.
, BEDFORD. OREflOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1017.
NO. 138.
CUT IN PIES
LULL IN BATTLE
Fl
$2.20 WHEAT
IS
T
M
CAROLINA JUDGE
HARDING
ASKS
WEST REFUSES
PACIFISTS RIGHT
OF CONVENTION
OF BREAD WITH
WHILE BIG GUNS
ES
KEATING
FOR LENIENCY IN
ARE BROUGHT UP
LAW
ILLEGAL
AXING
WEALTH
Committee Places Price Upon Basis
of Chicago Delivery for' 1917
;! Wheat Crop Licensing System for
Flour and Bread Dealers Soon to
Be Put" Into Effect 14 Ounce
Loaf for a Nickel. '
PORTLAND, Aug. 31 Wheat in
Oregon will bring $1.0!) a bushel und
er the basic price of .20 fixed by
the iederul price fixing committee,
deulcrs here said today. Flour und
er tins arrangement will soil for
.$10.00 a barrel. Bakers declared
today that a fourteen ounce loaf
could not bo sold for five cents at
the price named, but would have to
bring en cents to give even a fair
margin of profit.
Whont hero attnincd ils top figure
May 11 last when it went to $:j.Ul a
bushel. Mour then sold at $13.70 a
barrel.,
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. A re
duction In the prico of bread is in
sight today as a result ot fixing of
$2.20 as the price per bushel of the
.- 1917 wheat crop. The licensing sys
tem for flour and bread dealers soon
will bo put into effect, and although
not extending to the small dealer, the
food administration is expected to
find a way to hold down prices.
Members of the price-fixing com
mittee are agreed that a price of
$2.20 will permit of ll-ounce loaves
of bread for 5 cents, allowing a fair
profit to both the flour manufacturer
and the baker.
The wheat price was announced by
President Wilson last night, after the
committee, headed by Dr. Harry A.
Garfield, completed its three-day do
liberations. Representatives of the
producers began by voting for $2.50
and labor representatives for S1.R4.
The ?2 price sot by congress for the
1918 crop was taken Into considera
tion by the committee In fixing a fair
valuation for this' year's harvest'.
' ' Took Average of Yous.'
On the basis of $2.20 at Chicago
the food administration worked out
differentials for the various grades
for the several grain terminals.
During the last ten years the high
est price paid to producers for wheat
. was the June 1st price, 1917, prac
tically $2.49 per bushel. Up to tne
present time the prlco has ranged be
tween a minimum ot Stic paid In De
cember, -912, to the above maximum.
The average yearly prico of No. 1
northern spring wheat in the Chicago
market during Iho ten years, 1H0S
1917 wns $1.2(i per bushel, rang
ing lietweon; 91 cents in' 1913 and
$2.3irTrt'191T.'' During the same pcr
iod fno'lavfaKb'ytlrirly price paid to
proflifccrs'E WW'-' $tv7' per .bushel,
ranging between '79e In 1913 arid $2
in ifH7."i:'"""' ' ' ; '
rr!' ill mi: iLi
WASfirNOTON':' Ahg.' 31. The
pricVoF 'No;'1 1 ' northern wheat
(spAli)1 wuk fixed Ht $2.20 a bushel
at Chicago Tor '1h 1917 crop today
by f Ho" wheat fair prlrc-fixlng com
mission, headed by Dr. H. A. Gar
; field, whose findings were arrived at
after three days' deliberations, and
approved by President Wilson.
Labor representatives on tho com
mittee voted first for J IS I and the
farmers for $2.50. After long dis
cussion, tho coinprotnlso at $2.2
was approved unanimously.
.lho announcement was mndn at
the white house in the 'following
itatemont by the president:
I'rlro to lie Adhered to
"Section 11 of tho food act pro-vldejv.-nraong
other tilings, for the
purohafctfand sale of wheat and flour
by th.o.govcrnmont and appropriates
(Continued on page six.)
I
BERLIN
P.EKLIN, Aug. .11. The text of
President Wilson's reply to the peace
note ot Pope Benedict has not been
received In Berlin up to a lalo hour
tonight. A dispatch from Holland
transmitting editorial comment of
New York newspapers Is the only In
timation at hand Indicating the ten
or of the reply.
ml
Pause Characteristic of Great Drives
Against Fortified Positions Ger
man Raid Repulsed Artillery
Keeps Pounding Aaway Italians
Most Active French to Renew
Drive Speedily.
None of the three big campaigns in
progress on western fronts seem
again to have got into full swing.
General Cudornn, whose great drive
for Trieste is perhaps the most spec
tacular of the current operations, is
displaying nn activity more pronoun
ced than either fleneral Petain or
General llaig in Ibeir respective fields
at Verdun and in the Arras-Flanders
areas. Kvcn the Italian commander,
however, apparently is in tho midst
of one of the pauses characteristic!
of virtually all (he great drives
against strongly fortified positions in
this war.
Aillllery Pounding Away.
(In Iho front below Lens, General
llaig reports the repulse of a German
raid on the British lines five miles
southeast of the city. No mention is
made of the activities on the British
side, but the London war office in
timalions are Hint the artillery hat
He is being carried on in virtually
cunliniious form in preparation for
the next forward thrust wilh every
indication lhat the wearing down
process is having ils due effect on
Iho Gorninns.
General Pefliin's report indicates
the possibility of a speedy renewal
of the infantry buttle at Verdun. The
artillery on both sides of the Mouse
is actively bombarding the Gerainn
lilies. Tho Germans have shown
some activity in Alsace, making an
attack near Ilartmaitn's Wcilerkopf
which the French repulsed complete
ly, '"ui 1 '.' f 1 -1 "
... ,., disunities Light., i
1 Allbo the liritisii armicA irtVlho
Franco-Belgian front were engaged
in: murh'noluhlv heavy fighting" dur
ing A ngtist,' including -Hie great' at
tack' of (hu Anglo-French forces 1 in
Inlanders, the casualties were notably
les than during July. 'flic British
figures for August, given by Lon
don today total 59,811 as compar
ed with 71,8:12 for July, a fulling off
of more than 12,01)0. The casualties,
indeed, have been on a descending
scale during the entire period since
tile active campaigning season open
ed, (he high mark being set in I he
May figures which Mulled 112,2:13.
I'etrogrod reports that GcVmun
torpedo boats, submarines and truw
lers have been observed in vicinity of
tint Gulf of Riga, says today's offi
cial hiinoiiiiccmcul. ,, .Forty airplanes
have niidcdj islands (n the gnllf.
Ninety hoipbs were dropped yester
day by enemy aviators on Russian
ships of the fleet unit harbor works,
it was officially announced today,
liussinn airmen engaged the hostile
machines. None ot the Hussion nir-
ruft was damaged.
The Brilisli forces in Palestine at
tacked In .-t flight, southwest of Ouzu
on 11 front of 8110 ycards, it is an
nounced officially. The line was ad
vanced 211(1 vnrds.
MISSION TO ALLIES
PEKING. Aug. .11. Tho Chinosc
press Is urging that a foreign com
mission bo sent lo nilvlso and assist
the government of China in prepar
ing plans for participation In tho war.
The Peking Times says:
"China is not making any progress
toward participation In the wari and
as she labors under the guidance of
tho local diplomatic corps her force
as a moral or martial participant will
bo nothing." r
Tho Times declares that China
must appeal to foreign" capitals for
assistance, as It cannot Kct results
from the Peking diplomats. China,
It says, had not made necessary prep
arations before the declaration of
war and has had little help from the
alllc., except In the form of IntereHt-
bearlng loans. At a result, the news
paper concludes, the government Is
faring an embarrassment which In
telllgent direction could have ob
viated.
Federal Child-Labor Law Declared
Unconstitutional by Judge Boyd
Government . to Appeal Case at
Once to Supreme Court, Confident
That it Will Be Upheld.
GREENSBORO, N. C, Aug. 31.
Federal Judge James E. Boyd today
declared the Keating-Owen child-labor
law unconstitutional.
Injunction proceedings which re
sulted in Judge Boyd's ruling wore
brought by Robert It. Dagenhart and
his sons, Reuben and John, against
a cotton manufacturing company to
prevent the company from dismissing
the two boys, minors, from the com
pany's mill at Charlotte. Federal
District Attorney William C. Ham
mer was also made defendant,
liars Children oTIJ-rs.
The law, which becomes effective
tomorrow, prohibits tho employment
of any child under 14 years old In
any factory, mill, workshop or can
nery whose products are . to bo
shipped in Interstate commerce, and
requires that the working day of
children 14 to 15 years old shall not
he longer than eight hours. Reuben
Dagenhart is under 1(1 and John Dag
enhart Is under 14. The father con
tended he has a right to their wages
until they are 21 and that as the
North Carolina law allows 1 1 hours
a day, Reuben has a right to work
more than eight hours a day, while
John has alright to work In the mill
although under 14 because the slate
law permits it.
Government Ap-iouls.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. The gov
ernment will at once take action
a'gafhst the decision of Judge lioyd in
the Greensboro, child-labor case. It
probably will be, expedited to' got It
bofore the supreme court at tho com
ing fall term. , , ,
Inasmuch as a conlpst. was to, be
expected, officials are not, cqiicorned
over tho decision. of the (ower court,
as It serves as the vehicle for appeal
and speedy determination of the
question before the highest court In
the land. Department ot Justice of
ficials have no doubt of the consti
tutionality of the law and are confi
dent that many decisions of the su
preme court point to a victory for the
government.
SHELDON REPRESENTS
LONDON, Aug. 31. Louis P. Shel
don, who is associated with a London
banking firm, has been asked by Her
bert C. Hoover to accept appointment
as representative of the American ad
ministration board in the I'nlted
kingdom. It is understood Mr. Shel
don, who is a Yale graduate, has ac
cepted, and that It Is now being de
termined whether ho shall beenmo an
attache of tho American embassy.
As Mr. Hoover's representative,
WHEN SAMMY GOES MARCHING AWAY TO COUNTRY'S
The arrival of moore lronp 11 t the Minrolu (L. I.) mobilization e
the largest military camp in the t'niled .Slates. A total of 42,(1(111 giiurds
gathering there to prepare for Iran spoliation lo France-,
r : ' ss i
Ssf "'1 ''"-"" iv' 'uy1""" miiuuw 7!
Italbtn shurshootcrH arc shown here concentrating their fire 011 nn
Austrian iiirplano attempting 1111 air laid 011 Venice. In addition to air
plane ami nerinl gun defenses, posts of sharpshooters nro placed at strate
gic points about the city.
MOSCOW MEET
SPEEDS UP WAR
STATES KERENSKY
LONDON', Aug. 31. Tho Mohcow
conference will have a lasting offect
on the Russian nation and the con
duct of tho war will be speeded up,
Premier Kerensky declared in an In
terview in Moscow on Wcdnesduy.(
The government convened tho .Mos
cow conference, the Exchange Tele
graph company's report of the Inter
view says, in order to got acquainted
as fully as possible with the opinions,
tendencies and needs of tho country
to tell the representatives of all
classes, races and -breeds tho truth
concerning the crisis through which
Russia is passing and to Impress the
ontiro nation with the necessity for
united efforts for tho defense of the
r.oi.r.try and for securing liberty for
the Russian people. '
"The government,' tho premier add
ed, foels confident lhat these objects
have been attained to a considerable
degree and is convinced that a ma
jority of tin nation Is deeply demo
cratic and rreparcd to make sacri
fices for liberty and tho defense of
the country. All parties are willing
to make mutual sacrifices 10 li.suro
united effort.
"I am suro." the premier paid,
"that the truth learned by tho whole
nation at tho conference will not fade
away. On the contrary, It will have
an effect for a long time to como and
will burn Into an ovorlasllng flnmo.
The conduct of (he war and the
struggle against our enemies will
gain greatly."
The correspondence quotes M. Ke
rensky as using tho following expres
sion in his closing speech nt the con
ference :
"May those be damned who talk
of a cessation of hostilities at the,
present moment."
Mr. Sheldon will deal with the Brit
ish food controller for tho purpose of
brliiKing about close co-operation be
tween the United States and England
In reward to tho control of food.
FREIGHT TARIFFS
DECIDE COST OF
WHEAT ON COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. St., A
slump in flour on tho Pacific coast
depends on whethor the prico of $2.20
for wheat at Chicago includes froight
tariffs to Sun Francisco, leading flour
manufacturers declared bore today.
Flour will Immediately decline If
the freight rates aro Included' In tho
Chicago prico, but will romaln ap
proximately the samo If tho reverse
is true, they said.
R. A. Lowln, a vice-president of the
United States food control grain cor
poration hero, was In conference with
othor executives of the board ttnd
flour and grain men today to mako
recommendations on that point, he
sad. Thoir findings will bo Bent In
a report to the wheat fixing commit
tee In WashinKton. "
The San Francisco price for wheat
is based on the Chicago standard and
will be the basis for prices In other
Pacific coast cities. It was said.
MAD1JI1J, Aug. .'Il.Al'ter a cubi
net meeting presided over by King Al
femso (inlay Premier Date announced
lhat a comprehensive progrum of re
forms was in preparation and would
soon be iinnminccd, after which gen
encral elect inns would be held. The
King will return lo Knntander tumor
row.
There have been widespread strikes
and disorders accompanied by blood
shed, in Spain, nl intervals for sev
eral inoiilhs. It is evidently ill the
hope of quirting Ibis unrest that Hie
government Ims determined lo pro
pose reforms.
BIGGEST TRAINING CAMP
amp will make it within 11 few days
men from all over the country are
!
Ohio Senator Warns Against Too
Drastic Conscription of Wealth for
War Expenses and Pleads Cause
of War Profiteers Says War Un
popular and People Unpatriotic.
WASHINGTON, Ang. 31. The
senate today resumed debate on tho
war profits provision of tho war tax
bill under an agreement olr a final
vote on tho bill itself not Inter than
Monday, September 10. Tho agree
ment also culls for disposition of tho
war profits section, not later than
next Wednesday and the income tax
provisions by September 7.
As a result of tho agreement a pet
ition for cloture filed on Wodncuduy
has been withdrawn.
Senator Harding' of Ohio opened
today's debate with an argument for
caution against too il rustic conscrip
tion of wealth. He urged that taxes
bo levied which would not cripjde
business, deplete reserve strength of
tho nation and its ability to curry
further loads. The war, lie contend
ed, is not popular.
Lit Ho I'nU-lotism Hera.
"There are scores of contributing
reasons," he suid. "Wo are sincere
ly devoted to peuce, the campaign cry
of the year before our involvement
which was dwelt upon in studied ora
tory from every slump. We are a
polyglot people without racial en
tity. Our freo republic is full of
aliens. We havo many who cloak
thomsolvcs in American habiliments,
hut their souls, genius and cunning
aro loyal to tho hind from which they
eumc. Wo harbor tho trained pro
pagandists whoso business it is to
sprend sedition. Wo have plotters
and bomb planters and wholesale
murderers. We havo tho nnnrohiHt,
whdso orced is destruction. Wo luive
(bo greedy and tho profiteer in ev
ery .walk of life. And we have not
beam clear in our reasons for making
wiir. Jt would be well to say less
about world wide democracy and let
it ring clear that wo mean to bold
America safe for Americans. We
are not fighting to fix tho interna
tional boundaries of Kuropc."
If nccessnry to win the war Senator
Hording said he would conscript ev
cry dollar of incomes over $5,000 to
a family,
i'lcnds for Profiteers.
"Hut if you strike nt excess profits
you reduce incomes and are likely to
hinder outr industrial development!,
he continued.
"There is no enuse for penalizing.
Wero it not for munition plunts and
for big and highly organized Amer
icun industries,' Germany would to
day lie domineering the world.
"Conscript incomes and profits anil
tvu shall have no one to buy our
bonds. We are raising larger taxes
in the first year than Knglaiul did
111 the third, We may well co-op
orate lo strike n staggering blow at
tho enemy but need not strike our
selves al the same time."
AMSTKUDAM, Aug. :il. A Vienna
despatch says Kmpenir Charles has
decided on Hie following appoint
incuts lo I lie; Austrian cabinet :
Huron Von Mutilans, minister of
railways; Dr. Cwiklinski, minister of
public insl ruction ; Ir. Schuuer, min
jster of justice; Dr. F. Von Wini-
nier, minister of finance; Froipcrr
Von Weibcr, minister of commerce
Count Silviiliisuca, minister of agri
culture.
59,611 CASUALTIES
IFOR BRITISH IN AUGUST
LONDON, Aug. 31. Tho total of
llritlsh casualties on all fronts as re
ported In August is 5!i,Mt, divided
as follows:
Killed or died of wounds Officers
1278, men 10.942.
Wounded or missing Officers
4122, men t.tfiS,
Barred From Minneapolis, Ousted
From Wisconsin, Peoples' Council
Heads for Washington to Demand
Rights Will Hold Meeting1 on
Capitol Plaza if Denied a Hall.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31. Lead
ers of tho People's Council of Amer
ica announced here today that they
would start for Washington, D. C,
tonight to put the question of their
right of holding a national peace con
vention up to the federal authorities.
In case a hall cannot be obtained hero,
it was suggested that the meeting
might be held on the plaza In front
of tho capltol.
The decision to put tho Issue
squaroly up to official Washington
was announced by Louis P. Lochner,
exocutlve secretary, after a morning
of conferences with eastern counetl
leaders over long-distance telephone.
Earlier In the day tentative plane
had been made for holding the meet
ing In Milwaukee. :
Haired From Milwaukee. : .
Leports were current that the .
council committee had been advised
by thoir representatives In Milwaukee,
that tne mooting would result In vio
lence If held there. !
"We have done with temporizing,."
Bald Mr. Lochner. "We have been
donled our rights In (Minnesota, and
tho Mayor of Hudson, Wis., ' has
thrown us out without a hearing!
There must be an Immediate account
ing."
WeBtorn-bound delegates have been
advised to proceed to Washington. .'
Following Is the organizing com
mittee's statement: ' '7 v
' "The People's Council has been de
nied Its right of lawful assembly tin
dor the United States constitution by
an un-American governor of Mlnne
sota. There Is no time to enforce this
right In the courts. Constitutional
rights of tho people are being simi
larly donled In every, state In 'the
union. One' of the chief purpose's of
the People's Council is to resist this
tendency toward Prusslanlsm and to
uphold the constitutional liberties
and rights of the peoples of the
American republic.
Hold In Washington. ' '
"Therefore the executive commit
tee has decided to transfer Its meet
ing place from Minneapolis direct to
the national capital. The govern
ment of the District of Columbia Is
in tho control of congress and If our
rights are denied us In Washtpgton,
they will be denied us by the United
States government and not by the un
patriotic canrice of any local official.
"We have telegraphed our , dele
gates to ko to Washington and we
will meet and organize our league
for democracy and a democratic set
tlement of the peace terms In that
city. If we cannot find a. suitable
building, we will assemble on the
plaza In front of the capltol. , Thar
will be no further temporising. Eith
er the people of tho United States
havo the right peaceably to assemble
and to Bpeak their thoughts lawfully
and to petition the government, or
they have not. This question will be
shortly and finally decldod In Wash
ington In the next three days." '
'Mr. iochncr con'forred this after
noon with Max Eastman, Mary Ware
Dennett. New York; Walter Fuller,
New York; Frank Stevons, Arden,
Del., and Elizabeth Freeman, New
York.
Ilnrred From Capital, 1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3i No street!
meetings under the auspices of the
Peoples' Council of America for dem'
(Continued on page six.)
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
WASHINGTON', Aug. 31. Secre
tary McAdoo has reached a decision
ot having this government pay for
newspaper advertising for the next
Issue of liberty bonds, and It is ex
pected to be announced later today.
Indlcatlons'aro tho secretary will rec
ommend tho advertising to some ex
tent It congress appropriates the
money,