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WHEATLESS UNTIL
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tONAL
The state food administration has
requested all merchants and flouring
mills to cease the sale of wheat flour
from May 27 to May 31, Inclusive, ex
cept to bakers, logging and other
camps. It is the hope ot the admin
istration to put Oregon on a volun
tary wheatlesB basis that the govern
ment might more effectively cope
with the critcal food situation con
fronting the allies. The administra
tion complimented Jackson county
for her efforts thus far shown In
conservation, and expressed the hope
that It will not fail Uncle Sam In his
latest request.
The initial movement for placing
Orepon upon n voluntary "wheat
less until harvest" basis, thus rnl
lyinir to the urgent will of. Uncle
3am in his -ret task of fecilinv'
our army at the frost and the nriu
ies and civilian peoples of the allies
was taken on Thursday, May 211, lit
Portland, when county food admin
istrators, assembled from 28 out of
10 counties, ' unanimously ndopteil
the following resolution:
"Whereas, the wheat situation of
the nation and the allies has become
exceedingly acute so acute that
only; by the most, drastic curtail
ments in consumption can America
meet the riive duty r.nd- military
necessity which confronts her:
therefore, be it
Kesolved, that it is the unanimous
conviction of the county food ad
ministrators of the state of Oregon,
and others attending; the Food Ad
ministration conference held in
Portland, May 22-2:1, 1918, thai
Oregon bo pinned at once as nearly
as may bo upon a voluntary wheat
less basis, this to continue until
Ausrust, 1018. And be it further
liesolved, that each county admin
istrator shall immediately take Steps
to brinjf his county to such, wheat
less standard; that this resolution
shall not contemplate curtailing con
sumption of wheat products by
heavy manual laborers, or others nec
essarily dcH'ndcnt upon bakers'
bread to n noint where it will impair
their efficiency ; that bakers should
limit 111 t i r consumption of wheat flour
to 70 lien cent of that of the corres
ponding period of 1017, that dealers
should sell with each pound of. wheat
flour three pounds of substitutes, mid
should not purchase nor sell to ex
cccT2;Vper cent of their last year's
purchases of wheat flour without
special permit ; that dealers and com
munities further bo requested to
eliminate wheat flour sales entirely
and in any case to use their best ef
forts to confine such sales to i
maximum of one-half pound of wheat
flour per week per person; that steps
be taken at once to induce all deal
ers, homes and hotels to turn back nil
supplies of flour on hand bcyound the
ultra minimum required within the
spirit of this resolution, except that
where Hour on hand is so remotely
located that its return would be im
practical, permission being given to
retail the same."
SOME OF THE PERFORMING DOGS THAT WILL AMUSE THE CHILD
REN AT THE CARNIVAL THIS WEEK.
Attorney John 11. Oarkin is in re
ceipt of an opinion rendered by At
torney General Brown in which, the
proposal of the state' consolidation
oinnussion, of which Mr. Lnrkin is a
member, to provide a depart incut of
finance, in which all officials would
be appointees of the governor, is de
clared unconstitutional.
Mr. Oarkin submitted to the attor
ney general the proposed draft of a
bill creating a "department, of fi
nance," which is to be one of the
brunches of the new form of govern
ment. In connection with this de
pa rtnicnt it is proposed to create a
new office of slate auditor.
llrotvn's Adverse Opinion.
"Answering yours of recent date,"
suvs the attorney general, "permit me
to say uit some of the most import
ant duties and acts provided frond
paragraphs 1 to 12 inclusive, in your
enclosed writing, entitled "Depart
ment of finance," are now included
within the lawful and constitutional
authority of the secretary of state."
This department, as outlined, wnuh!
take from the secretary of state prac
tically all his duties as' auditor of
public accounts, which duties are im
posed upon li i in by the constitution.
The attorney general at great
length, reviews the constitutional
provisions and laws relating to the
luties of the secretary of state, in
haling the original enactment after
the slate was admitted to the union.
After "id years," saysthe attor
ney genera!, there has not. been a
material change in the original en
actment so far as it relates to the
power of the secretary."
Is riiconstitlltfonal.
The first legislative act to pass the
legislature following the admission
of Oregon lo statehood related to
the duties of the governor, secretary
of state and state treasurer. The at
torney general indicates that he
thinks it is an act which should stand,
lie says:
The purpose of the legislative
measure was to carry info ettcct the
powers, authority, and duties of the
iovciiuir, secretary of stale and
tute treasurer. The bill was intro
duced in the senate by one of the
leading members of the constitutional
convention, tl is a historical fact
nit lniiny members of the. Oregon
constitutional convention were stales-
men of great ability and lawyers ot
much learning, wide experience and
pre-eminently qualified to draft a
constitution. Nor is there any ques
tion but that the men who prepared
the bill defining the duties of the sec
retary of state knew the meaning of
the provision that he, the secretary of
state, 'shall he virtue of his office he
auditor of public ucounts.' "
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BRUTAL MURDER ADMITTED
BY SAWMILL WORKER
SEATTLE, MAY 27. ,W. H. Horn
er, a mill worker, who was arrested
Friday night in Okanagan county by
officials Investigating the murder of
Mrs. Nellie Bassett and her two chil
dren at Kelso, Wash., on May 17, at
midnight confessed to the triple kill
ing, according to Sheriff John Strin
ger.
i The confession, according lo Sher
iff Stringer, was made when Horner"
after stoutly maintaining his lnno
cence after a severe cross-examina
tion, broke down when the pictures
of the bodies as they were found in a
tent near the Pacific highway, were
dramatically thrust before his eyes.
"I Did It!"
"I did It! I did It!" be is alleged
to have declared brokenly.
"We were sleeping In the tent
when she woke up In the middle of
the night, and Insisted on my marry
Ing her. I refused, and we got to
quarreling. I remember grabbing the
! rifle and shooting all of them as they
' lay in their beds."
Horner, however, stoutly protested
that he did not kill Fred Itassott
husband of the murdered woman
four years ago. Basset!, It is said
was killed by a rifle bullet from be
hind, while he and Horner were out
hunting. Horner tonig.it maintained
that It was an accident.
Murder Xot IMnnncil
He likewise Insisted that the mur
der of Mrs. Dasno't and nor children
Ada and Aria, was not premeditated
A deed to Mrs. liasactt s ra irh in
Okanogan county, which adjo'rs that
of Ho'tic, was fojrd In the lat ir's
possesion at tin tin e of his a.-rejt
The deed named M000 as the con
sideration of the transfer. Horner
told the authorities tonight he had
given her "soma money and a nole."j
Juvenile visitors at tne tireater -Sieuioru emu s namoiic carnival
this week will be delighted with the half hundred henutlful and highly
educated dogs which comprise only one of the forty features of Foley &
llurk's mammoth two-ring circus. These dogs work in groups and per
form the most amazing and amusing things Imaginable. Sujno of (hem
bound from tho ground to the backs of galloping ponies, where they
jump thru hoops and over a large number of ponies from a springboard.
Tho funniest of all are the dancing dogs, tho dog clowns and tho "bow
wows" that, sing opera. They are almost as funny ns Itastus, tho Charllo
Chaplin mule, wlio cuts up antics in the adjolnlnsj-rlug.
The carnival opens tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock and will continue
until midnight Salurday. Wednesday will bo Ashland day, and Friday
Phoonlx and Talent day, on which occasions special programs will bo of
GRATEFUL FOR
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PAGE THEATRE ON
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
One of tno gayest ontertuinnionts
WASIIIXGTO'X; May 2 7. Presi-, of tho season is promised in A. li
dent Wilson has received from Kitih" i Woods forthcoming production wf
All ert of Belgium n obletfram tx-'j "Mary's Ankle," which omlfi to the
pressing gratitude on the part of tho ; Pago theater on Tuesday, June 4 for
Belgian people for tho generosity of ian engagement, direct from the Bijou
America towards the army and civil j theater. New York, with the original
population of Belgium. The presi-.New. York cast and production
dent replied that the United States;
felt It bad not done for Belgium quite j
ns much as it wanted to do and said
that nothing gave the American peo
ple more pleasure than to he aide to
render aid lor tho suffering Belgains.
. King Albert's message fiaid:
"I would not fail to take the oppor
tunity afforded me by the second ap
peal for funds in favor of the Amer
ican Ited Cross to express to you all
my people's gratitude for Jlie. splen
did generosity displayed by the
American nation towards the army
and civil population of Belgium. Both
tho material help given and the
friendship of your great nation will
always bo remembered. T am glad
to say how useful the work done by
Colonel Bicknell, Major Van Schaack
and the commission for relief in Bel
glum already has been, and to pay
tribute to their valuable and efficient
activity. The relationship between
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
GIRLS TO AID FARMERS
Xcws troin 1'romerion taW' that
the navy's reply to the application of
Mix Minion Tmviio of Phoenix for a
eummis-ion was a rejection on ihe
ground "llio navy is not grant ini:
commissions d women."
Mis Towne is a chief yoeman in
the nnvnl reserve i'orce who has mad
record of exceptional ability; ami
applied for permission to take 111
examination for the rank of assist
mit paymaster.
Some tune hack Miss low tie eon-
eived (he id;a ol' trying fur a coju-
iui!-sion, tt'Clniir iu:itnlent that sac
ouM pass the neri'ssurv technical
nmitiation tor rank in' the pay de
partment. Her ambition was eucour-
gcd by her superior officers, who
oald see no reason why she should
not be holdiiii; a rani; coniincnsurate j
with the haportaiH-e of the work1
which she has been perform hiy; hm
issistant to ('apt. W. T. Wiley, 1'. S. j
('. (J., oilK-er m charge ot secret
service work in th Thirteenth naval
district.
Miss To wile's rejection, in spile of
her tfbvinits fit ness, is regarded a
the establishment of a general rule
to which the navy intends to adhere
in all cases. Other women who have
Veil hoping for a chance to go up in
the service have given up their ambi
tions as n result, since it is evident
that there is little hope for the pres
ent of breaking llinnii:li the barrier.
I. is probable that the geiiernl policy
has Ifeen laid down because of the in
advisnbility of sending women to sea.
This same policy is carried imt quite
strictly in granting commissions to
men also, since the navy does not
wish to give commissions to those
who would not be qualified to per
form the sea duties of a commission
ed officer.
Miss Towne i a graduate of the
school of law ol the t'niversitv
.Michigan, ami was fnrmerly u 'mem
ber of the Oregon state legislature.
She enlisted at Mcdford, and was
among the first women in the north
west taken into the service.
WASHINGTON', Hay 27. The
army casualty list today contained
111 nnnie.s divided as follows: Killed
in action nine; died of wounds, four;
died of disease, one; severely wound-
ng in action, three. The
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
BACK OK SUFFRAGE
LONDON, May 27. A wireless
press dispatch from Berne says the I
j German socialist party has appointed
a committee' to draw up a revised
1 party program, which will ho submit-
will make tho following suggestions:
Universal and eipial suffrago to
both sexes, parliamentary govern
ment, tho revision of tho constitution
depriving tho emperor of tho right to
declare war, conclude peace, or nego
tiate treaties, and conferring tliaso
rights on tho reichstag, abolition of
secret diplomacy, an , International
tribunal with a view to disarmament,
and permanent government control
! of the distribution of raw materials.
"I 1 oil. two:
list:
Killed in action: Corporals Hilton
Sciwrboroiigh, Chile's, i Mil.; Lonnio
Simpson, Kondy, Ky. ; Privates Alex
ander P. Garrett, Mangum, Okla.; Jo
seph Grilfin, Kat Hampton X. Y.;
daires C. ilullamu; Villa Rica, Ga.;
Kugeue Wockwell, Oakes, Sparta,
Wis.; Pratik John Schmidt, Milwau
kee, Wis.; Walter Sehutzinaii, Ethel,
La.: James Wallen, Kairland, Okla.
liied of wounds: Sergeant James
K. Delee. Troy, N. Y.; Wagoner Nor
ris (i. Stokes, l.a Crosse, Fin.; Pri
vates Karle Syninies, Viilow Creek,
Cal.; William J. Oliszewski, Manistee,
Mich.
Died of disease: Private Meiiue
Otto WilU, Wellsburg, la.
Wounded severely: Privates Ar
thur O. Anderson, New Hoekeford, N.
D.; Khaer Smmiclson, Paso Tioblcs,
Cal.
Massing in neiioii: - Privates Jerry
A. Grown, Columbus, Ohio; Charles
W.' Knowlton, Fairfield, Conn. John
II F. Walters, Gadsden, Ala.
"Mary's Anklo' is the clever and
original farce by May Tally, which
the 'New York Gloae compared favor
ably with "Turu to tho Right" and
"The Boomerang. Tho story of tho
piece may bo 1est described a;
complicated honeymoon. 1 ho com
plications result from the Bending of
a-fake wedding invitation by one of
three penniless young men. In ordoi
to extract much needed wedding pres
ents from cIose-fte;l relatives. The
young lady who has been made an
unconscious partner in tho design,
eventually apears In tho person of a
bewitching young woman, named
Mary Jane Smith. From this sketchy
outline, which according to Miss Tul
ly Is founded on real facts, t'ae author
has evolved as uprightly and enter
taining a farce as New York has seen
in many months. The action of the
piece is rapid, the situations are sur
prising and original, and there is lit
erally a laui;h in every line of tho dia-
our peoples, cemented in this time of
suffering, will strengthen confidence,; logue. Tho notable New York eom
sympathy and good will and increase1 puny includes Amy Leah Deuins, Bert
EUGENE, May 27. A group of 15 i the devotion of every citizen of the Leigh, May Wallace, .lames Hester,
Edward Butler, Louise Sanford, Don-
( aid MacLeod, Gertrude Mann, Donald
the agricultural districts of Lane The president said in this reply:' McMHdo and others.
county, according to plans worked j "Your majesty's generous message j
out at a meeting today. They have j has been read with deep pleasure and I A. F. Ji A. M.
selected a camping ground north of l appreciation, and I beg to assure you' All Murom; will assemble
the city, in the vicinity of the berry that nothing that tho American Red: Vf at Masonic ball at m
girls of' the University of Oregon will ; allied countries to the sacred cause
form a land service unit for work in r of liberty and justice,
farms in that locality, and will hire Cross or the body of my fellow citiz- m. Tuesday, May 2Xth to attend fu-
out to the farmers who need pickers, ens have done, has been done morejneral of Eleazar Jones.
They will also volunteer their ser- truly from, the hear than tho aid. ail j 11, J. FOl'TS, W. M.
vices ns cherry pickers when cherry too little, which they have been able
season opens. The growers of this: to render tho gallant and suffering! "Mrs. William Stewart purchased n
locality are short of pickers each sea-j people of Belgium. Wo fool our com-' Franklin car today from O. V, Myers,
son and the girls plan to help relieve j mnn dependence upon them for tho ' sales manager of tho
me Mionuge. vindication or tne cnuse of freedom. " agency.
Roy Prultt
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That is a big saving, because
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on them than daily wear.
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long wear.
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