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ra FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES Sjc 3fc 3t 3t jt 3C 3S 35 3c 3S Jt 5jC ' CIRCULATION OVER 4400 DAILY FORTIETH YEAR -NO. 143 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS 2 I BILLION mwtmm 9 ' New York Federal Distriv Takes $1.000,000 Tele grams Tell of Long Lines ding at Banks This Morn ing Crowding-Each Others i 'Is In Anxietv to Buy- Many Cities Far Over Leaders, Puts Up 50 Per 1 ' Washington, June 15. luaaaoo tins aiternoon tormaiiy announced the liberty loan is greatly over-subscribed. In commenting upon the success of the liberty loan, Secretary McAdoo today said: "The liberty loan has been over-subscribed. It is im possible to state the amount of oyer-subscription at the moment, but exact figures will be given out as rapidly as J. 1 A. 1 Jil i 1 , . tne returns are received at tne treasury department. "The success of this loan is a genuine triumph for democracy. It is the unmistakable expression of Amer ica's determination to carry this war for the protection of American rights and tne re-establishment of peace and liberty throughout the world to a swift and success ful conclusion. , "I am deeply grateful to the bankers, the businessmen, the women of America, the patriotic organizations and the people in general without whose cordial co-operation and enthusiastic support success could not have been won. It has been an inspiring campaign and it has had a glor ious finish." Answer Uncle Sam's Bequest. Washington, June 15. The rank and Tile of America at war today answered Uncle Sain 's request for an initial war loon of two billion dollars by giving that and many millions more. Official announcement was made by oecreiary or tne Treasury McAdoo that the loan was . over-subscribed. Robert Woolley, publicity director of the cam paign, estimated the over-subscription might reach a billion dollars. Secretary McAdoo announced just be fore the cabinet meeting this afternoon that, another Liberty bond issue would not be necessary before fall. The stream' of subscriptions still pouring into all 12 federal reserve dis tricts after the closing hour was taken to indicate that there are more billions where these two came from, to be had for the asking. . Wall street shouldered its trusty dol lar mark and did its bit. How well, was shown by the announcement in the New York district at noon that the l.illion mark, four hundred million more than Uncle Sam asked, had been reach ed, with untnbulated millions still to be reported. Hew York's contribution may reach a billion, one hundred million. Elsewhere it was the same story-over-subseription. Apparently two million Americans made up this first purse of war money for the nation. The govern ment estimated that the average indi vidual subscription was $1,000. This is the average struck between the fifty million dollar subscription of J. P. Mar-' gnii & Co. and the myriad of spit) and 50 subscriptions from working girls, widows ami men of moderate means, j . Where It Came From. , Following is a table showing the al lotment of each district and its sub scriptions as estimated at the hour of closing the loan books today, but with returns still incomplete: District. Allotment. Subscription. New York ..$600,000,000 $1,000,000,000 Philadelphia .140,000,000 200.000,000 Boston. - ., - 80,000,000 217,500,000 Richmond . i. 80,000,000 iuu,uiiu,uuu ABE MARTIN ---' "I'm goiu' t' watch aa' foe if beets gr up, an' if they do I'll know some thing crooked," said Mrs. Tipton Bud t May. You might as trell try. t' hide l'chiad a card t:ble.as a woman's skirt these da vs. - ' - i-iOITIII - Sk -bribed Oregon Among Cent Above Allotment Secretary of the Treasury Atlanta 00,000,000 200,000,000 1SO,000,000 80,000,000 80,000,000 100,000,000 40,000,000 140,000,000 60,000,000 300.000,000 275,000,000 90,000.000 80,000,000 100,000,000 42.000.000 140,000,000 Chicago Cleveland . , St. Louis . . , Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas . . . . S. Francisco Total . ..$2,000,000,000 $2,634,500,000 , Still Pouring In. Washington, June 15. Heavy, over subscription of the $2,000,000,000 Liber ty loan is assured. Telegrams received here from all federal reserve banks to day showed millions of dollars more than asked have been subscribed. The over-subscription, according to Kobert W. Woollcy, director of public ity for the loan, .probably would reach a billion dollars. Telegrams pouring into the Liberty loan bureau just before noon todny were eloquent in their terseness. These messages from New York, Richmond. Baltimore and other federal reserve districts, pictured glowingly long lines of persons standing before bank windows in every section of the country, awaiting anxiously their chance to do their financial bit in "driving the golden nail into autocra cy's coffin." The average subscription, officials told the United Press,, will amount ap proximately to $1,000. Secretary Mc Adoo has announced that over subscrip tions or lnte subscriptions will be ac cepted in this loan. No definite step has been taken with regard to holding the subscriptions for the next loan whieh -will be for $3,000,000,000 to loan to the allies. Mors Than a Billion. The New York Federal Reserve dis trict is understood to have alrendy sub scribed for more than $1,000,000,000. Only two district are expected to fall short of their allotment. The reason for the laree subscriotion I from New York ie attributed to the fact from ' New York is earned in other parts of the nation by railroads, telegraph com panies and otner large corporations. "No one federal reserve center de serves more credit than another in pro- portion to their ability," said Woolley. "They have all done all that men can be expected to do." The loan would have been even more heavilv over-subscribed, Woolley said if it had been possible to deliver the bonds when purchased. When the campaign was announced there were only 300,000 bond buyers in the eountry and it wu necessary to edu cate the people to understand the mean ing of a bond. Middle West Report Chicago, June 15. The middle west did it. With but $400,000 to go, the Chicago federal reserve district crossed its $260, 000,000 minimum mark in the Liberty loan handicap with a rush today and was away to make it $300,000,000 wheu the issue eloses at noon. ' .The total Liberty loan subscription in the Chicago federal reserve district at 9:45 today had reached $205,000,000. or $5,000,000 more than its minimum al lotment. , Unofficial reports were received from the state chairman of Indiana' and Mich igan that $10,000,000 from the former state and. $21,000,000 from the latter were not included in the $259,000,000 total announced at midnight last night. If this is borne out, the $300,000,000 (Continued on Page Two.) CURE FOB CONSUMPTION Sacramento, Cal., Juno 15. Governor Stephens today au thorized the appropriation of $3500 from the state defense council fund to tlie scientists of the University of California working under the direction of the committee on research of the state defense council, who believe they have discovered a cure for tuberculosis. These scientists, Professor F. P. Gay and Dr. Takeoka, noted Japanese scientist, re quested Goernor Stephens for additional funds in order to complete the work begun in per fecting the supposed cure for the white plague. sflc sfe sc sc 3(c sfc 3C PERSHING'S ENERGY AT Drops Everything To Devote Energies to Preparing for His ComingArray By W. S. Forrest. (United Press staff correspondent.) Paris, Juno 15. France hasn't ceased maveling over General Pershing and his staff. It accepts as a happy augurv of America's full support the dynamic energy with which Pershing has entered into his duties not losing a second be tween official calls and official social obligations in getting down to the stern business of making ready for the Amer ican army that he is to command. A huge American flag flies from the temporary headquarters of the Amer ican staff in the Rue Constantin and 9 o'clock today saw tho American com mander and his aides hard at work. Pershing's plans were for a day of this sort of preparation, the only official eall on his list being a visit to the min istry of marine' late this afternoon. Although American khaki, cut in the unique style (to the irencn) of tne Am erican uniform, is rapiaiy Becoming a familiar sight on the boulevards, no "Yankee-' officer or soldier is permit ted to pass along without ovations from spectators. Private soldiers orderlies to the staff are already pals of French poilus and Tommies and sightseenng with enthusiasm. Y. M. C. A. Takes Hold. But the members of the American army staff are not the only Americans who are working to prepare for the hosts of the fighting men the United States will send. The American army and navv Y. M. C. A. of France, a new ly organized branch, is exceedingly busy planning comToris. American uaacuuu in the Bois De Boulogne, tenuis on the Ave D'Klvsee, classes in French, bicy cle expeditions into the country are some of the things planned' for the Am erican soldiers and sailors when they arrive. A large hotel has already been tentatively rented. In it the American workers plan to establish what is ex pected to be the nucleus of a vast sys tem of establishments in French cities at tho front, all to give aid and com fort to the Americans. In the Paris branch the plans con template comfortable reading and writ ing rooms, billiard tables, gymnasiums, showers, restaurants and sleeping quar- ters. Some of the best known Americans in Paris are working to perfect all the de tails. As American troops arrive and spread themselves over the various army zones, workers of the PariB organization will follow them, establishing recreation centers as closo to the camps as possible. The same scheme is to be worKea at F0rt8 where American sailors are to be granted liberty ieae. in Paris is deliberately going to fight the boulevard cafes of unsavory repu tation- It is trying to make its quar ter nnt 1 it comforts so seductive that the Americans won't be attracted by the. bright lights of Paris. Potatoes and Onions Growing In Cemetery Portland, Or, June 15. Potatoes and onions are growing thriftily between the tombstones of Lone Fir cemetery, Oregon's pioneer grave yard. ' Thrifty citizens along the western edge of the cemetery, having planted all the ground in their back yards and neighboring -vacant lots, stepped over the cemetery fence and set out long rows of spuds and onions with the tombstones sticking up between.- The part of the cemetery invaded by the gardners contains the bodies of Oregon pioneers, laid -to their last rest over half a eentury ago. Relatives and friends have viewed tne garden witn much disfavor and complaint has been indued with District Attorney Evans. That official said today it appeared to him that the graves have been desecrat ed, and that the desecration of graves under Oregon statutes is punishable by $500 fine or a. jail sentence. He did not sav, however, that he would start prose cution. A statement could not be secured to day from Oilbert Strowbridge, caretak er, who is out of the city. 3,000,080,000 VARBUDG'ET BILL IS SIGHED This Permits Signing of Con tracts and Beginning Real tir l i - n VVOrK Ol rrenannff tOr ,1 iff ; me war Washington, June 15. President Wilson todar signed the gigantic $3, 000,000,000 war budget bill. Signing of the bill bv the president started off the greatest single series of contract signings in world history tor weeKs. contracts with manufac turers throughout the country lor shoes uniforms, lumber in fact, all things immediately needed by the government for its new armies and enlarged naval establishments have waited the mo mentous time when the president would pen his name to this measure. These contracts could not be signed until the president signed the bill. Money now is .immediately available for the great army, navy and shipping work ahead of the government. Soldiers and sailors may now be paid while iu training, contracts let to great con cerns all over the eountry mav be sign ed. Shipping work has been greatly em barrassed because of uncertainty over the appropriation of $750,000,000 for building and buying all vessels possioie with the greatest haste, can now go forward. Defense of the country, includ ing tremendous work contemplated on the Panama canal can, now be accom- nlished. Supplies held up for lack of funds will be furnished forthwith. MASS I1EE1G AT Dr. Ralph liaison and Henry L. Corbett to Talk On : Red Cross Work An added feature of the mass meet ing at the armory tonight, when the public will gather to near Dr. itaipn Matson, will be an address by Henry L. Corbett, of Portland, state chairman for Oregon's share of the-.president 's $100,- 000,000 Red Cross war fund. Mr. Corbett is a son of ex-Senator Corbett, and is one of the foremost and best known men in the state. Dr. Mat son is coming here under the auspices of the Marion County Nurses' associa tion, which organization kindly consent ed to giving the campaign committee room on the program for Mr. Corbett. Dr. Matson has lust returned from the firing line in France, and comes with a rich experience gained in tne work of the Red Cross hospitals in the war zone, lie is aoie to icn Bome mag nificent stories of the service of the Red Cross surgeons and nurses and of the needs of this great worK. wis story is an inspiring as well as an educational one. , PJ,-fi TmiIou JlOCK LXCIIallgC llaUgS In Liberty Bonds New York. June 15. Governors of the New York stock exchange at a spe cial meeting today decided to open trad ing in liberty bonds at noon. The local committee announced dur ing the morning that at 10 a. m. the New York district's total subscriptions were $927,000,000. This was regarded as making it certain that the billion mark would be reached by noon. Sold Above Par New York, June 15. The first liber ty bond sold on the New York stock exchange todav, sold above par. A block of $10,000 worth of the bonds sold at one fiftieth of one per cent above par, equivalent to $100.02. A few minutes later another block of $250,000 sold at par. At Premium in Chicago Chicago, June 15 "Informal" bids for 101,- for liberty loan bonds were made today on the floor of the Chicago board of trade. STATE ORANGE MEETS IN SALEM NEXT TEAS - Astoria, Ore, June 15. (Spe cial to Capital Journal.) Have secured state grange for Salem for next year. MAEIOK DELEGATION. This wa the good news flash ed up from Astoria shortly aft er noon today- It is a souree of gratification that Salem, the center of the great Willamette valley, is selected by the aetive wide awake farmers of the state, for next annual meeting. The Marion delegation's good work is appreciated. Wheat Is Down From One to Four Cents Chicago, June 15. Wheat trading continued light today with prices one cent to four cents under yesterday's close. July opened unchanged at $2 25 and later lost ono. September opened down 2 at $1.88, later going to $l.ti. The trend in corn was uneven. Julv opened off 3-4, but later gained 7-8 to $1.54 7-8. September opened unchanged at $1.46, subsequently gaining 1-8. De cember opened up 1-8 at $1.09. later losing 5-8. Oats trading also was erratic. July opened down 14 later ealnine 5-8 to ih .1-s. oeptemuer was otr 'A. later (gaming 1-8 to 52 7-8. December open- lcl unchanged at 54 3-4 and contin ucd at that figure. RAILROADS WOK PUBLIC FOR INCREASE Letters to Commission Show Secret Work of Railroads -Wi l Get Square Deal In reply to the multitude of lotters sent to the Oregon public service com mission by merchants , throughout the state asking that the request of the railroads for a horizontal increase in freight rates be granted, H. H. Corey, cbminissioncr from eastern Oregon, said this morning that the impression was evident that the railroads were not go ing to get a fair hearing before the commission. This appears to be tho tone of the letters which ask that the in crease De granted, although the writers apparently have not had sufficient time to investigate thoroughly the just ness of tho claims. Any one who looks over the reports of the companies as they are sent in to tne pumic service commissions, will notice that the business of tho compan ies apparently is on tho decrease and large figures are checked up in red ink. However, tho same officials, when they make their annual reports to the stock holders show fat melons cut and dis tributed. The reports of the companies to the public service commissions and their reports of huge- dividends as re ported in the pressure not consistent, according to hiany keen eyed men. In regard to the lotters sent them, Commissioner Corey has the following to say: v . . "You may rest assured that both the railroads and those who pay the freight win oe given a lair neanng. Tbe rail- teen tier cent increase. The law contcm-1 plates that the public (those who pay the freight) shall also bo heard. "Should the investigation disclose that tho railroads require additional earnings and the Oregon shippers and consumers can afford to pay the . in creased rates, then it would be our duty under the law to grant the carriers' ap plications. Otherwise it should be de nied. There, is no desire on the part ot this commission to deprive railroads or other public utilities of fair earnings. We appreciate that the question of ser vice and equipment is paramount in this state." Autos Meet Head On On Silverton Road No Serious Injuries Blinded by the glare from their own headlights, two automobiles crashed to gether last n.ght about 10 o'clock on the Salcm-Silvcrton road just the other side of the stute fair grounds with the result that Crystal Yates, daughter of Bert Yates, of this city, received cuts on the face from flying glass and others of the party were severely shaken up and bruised The cars wero badly shat- tcred. U W C!l ....... J!..! I. ! I i. AiupffB, wi ntuitMii, itbb uiivuiK uiB Maxwell home from JSIlverton and Peter Hcrr, of Silverton, was driving a Chev rolet toward nuverton when the ac cident occurred. It is stated that the cars were both going at a rate of from 12 to 15 miles an hour. In the car with Peter Herr were Mrs. Elvin Herr, Mrs. George Cusiter, Crystal Yates and Mrs. Peter Herr. In the car with Mr. Krnpps were Miss Ethel Jones, Miss Merle Tracy, teachers in the Sa lem high school, and Miss Marjorio Cave and Miss Esther Gremnicls. Crystal Yatcs.was taken to the Wil lamette Sanatorium where her wounds were dressed by Dr. E. E. Fisher. Misa Cave was severely but not seriously shaken up. Silyert.on a Leader In Red Cross Work Silverton, always wide awake,- again has demonstrated the liveness of her spirit by being one of the first cities in the country outside of Salem to get organization perfected for the making oi the campaign for her share of the president's 100,000,000 Ked Cross fund At a meeting Wednesday evening two teams were gotten together for the making of the round up, headed by P. L. Brown and T P. Risteigen. A ladies team is an additional feature yet to be perfected. For the surrounding country. special teams will be made up, by tak ing a member from one of the city teams, who will "conscript" a resi dent of the district being canvassed, to help aid and assist. The Red Cross campaign in Silverton is under the general caaii .nnuship oi I Dr. C. W. Keene. CONGRESS PUTS BRAKES ON MOVE TO CONTROL FOOD Hoover May Be Forced To Rely On the People to Back Government REPUBLICANS IN HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN SENATE Are Blocking Progress, Every Member Waiting to Hear From His District Washington, Juno 15. Sen . ator Chamberlain, of Oregon, in troduced the food control bill in tho senate this afternoon. The senate agriculture .com? , mittee will consider the bill to-' morrow. This measuro, which has al ready been introduced in the house after coming from com mittee, empowers the president to name Herbert Hoover for ad ministrator. By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Juno 15- Food control by tho people instead of by congress may be necessary at least for edibles derived from the first harvest. Public opinion may bo the only pow er Herbert Hoover, food administrator, will !,. W ind him to direct the con - servation Vnd distribution of life'i necessaries this vear. ' Congress is in a rut from which only a miracle can dislodge it in time to pass the food control bill by July 12. Every effort will bo. made by admin istration forces to get it through at least bv the middle of July. The Am- erican Federation of Labor is also be- hind the drive, But there appeared to be a general apathy toward the bill in congress which only direct action by President Wilson and the country will be able to change. In the house, where the bill comes up for debate Monday,, republi cans have been blocking progress on it. In the sonato it is the democrats who are standing in tho way. The house will pass the bill in a week but the bitterness of senate opposition, illustrated by the attack made on the measure yesterday by Senator Heed, Missouri, augurs ill for prompt action in the upper branch. Senate Fights It. In the first place, it can't oomc p in the senate until after the finance bill is disposed of and opponents ui the food bill can prolong debate on that until long after July 1, if it is desired to filibuster against the food control measure. . . Meantime, Hoover is laying his plans preliminary to attempting control with out legislation and baoked by public opinion. Conferences are going on daily with producers, distributors and con sumers, distributors and consumers in from 12 to 15 basic, commodities. mnrl,.iv enmnaien to educate the eountry is being carried on so that foils, the food situation may ' , . . V... for a brief space ue ncm 1H -v L... nm,iB themselves. Concern over the situation led Fres,. dent Wilson to call nenaror ., democratic floor leader, to the White House today. The president declared it imperative that congress take prompt action on the food control bill. Martin told the president that there wa's strong opposition to the measure the full strength of which had not yet developed in the senate and probably would not until the bill itself was intro duced in tho upper branch. END OF EOBE SHOW Portland, Ore., June 15. Al most roselcss. but highly suc cessful. Portland's eleventh an nual Rose Festival will end to ni?ht with band concerts in the parks, a military ball and street celebrations. , An unusually late snring de layed the blooming of roses, and the rose show, which has been a feature of the festival in pre vious years, was cancelled. Port land's festival this year, how ever, was patriotic celebration, with soldiers, a fifty foot rep lica of the Statue of Liberty and thousands of flags promi nent in tho festival instead of rosea,. rose shows and rose pa rades of former years. This afternoon hundreds of automobiles arc passine through downtown streets in the annual floral parsde. . WAR WILL REACH AMERICA UNLESS ENDED INEUROPE Great American Army la Europe Is America's Best Protection r . MUST HEPAUIESWIN OR FIGHT IT OUT ALONE There Can Be No Peace for World Until German Aato cracy Is Destroyed By George Martin (United Press staff corrcsnondenn New York, June 15.-r-"Self preser vation is the first law of patriotism. America must recognize that she is in a war of self preservation." Isaac . MarcosBon, American maga zine writer and publicist, just back from five months in Kurope today sum med up tor tho United Press the ma sons demanding a red blooded, whole noarien, nation wide participation by America in the great war. "I left England thrilled with the thought I would find America aroused and at work," ho continued. "I had watched an American-destroyer flash its flag in the van of a British shin. 11 sole protection; I had heard American troops and American jackies cheered to the echo in London stroets; I had seen on all sides a proud and grateful ack nowledgement in Cireat Britain. Franca and Russia of America's lineup for the great cause of world democracy. ; jvmwica, duu ASieep "But to my amazement I find "Am erica indifferent oven apatbetie; fran- , tic appeals for enlistments; a deluga of .!i'crtHre nrging the nation to buy liberty bond, which should be self setl intt: everywhere th who -o that ly slogan busines as usual.' America, is making' precisely the swne mistake that England made during the first year of the war. Then there ws a mighty flag waving but with a dead ly inertia begot of self-sufficiency. " the Englishman solaced .. himself with the idea that England was' an is land, fooled himself with the idea that the war would soon be over wherefore, why disturb his business or his habitsf The net result was that the flower ot England's young manhood was climiuat ed before the country realised that the German submarine had put a ring of terror around Great Britain. " What happened f ' ' "Famine stared tho nntioa In tho face and there had to be reeourso to conscription. Here 1 find that same fatal self- sufficiency that came near being Eng land's undoing. May come to America. 'Millions of Americans are still bit ten with the delusion that the Atlantic is a (iod given bulwark against tho in vader. They have forgotten for one thine that the exploits of the U153 oft the coast of Nantucket annihilated the securty that an ocean barrier once of fered; they do not reckon with Ger many 's possible development of aerial warfare making possible an oversee aircraft whose endurance will be equall ed only by its destructivenese. "In other words, the battle front of Europe is slowly, but surely spread ing irom the old world to the new. "This is one definite reasoa why it is up to the whole American people to regard tho war as their war; to feel that every advance by tho allied ar mies is one more step in the directio of their own national security. "If Germany is not beaten on the battlefields of Europe then the deadly' conflict with her world ambition must be fought out on our own shores. "A huge American army in Europe today is the best insurance against the crimsoning of our own land. "The war today has a message of meaning for ' every Ainerioan eitiwn, bo he banker iu New York, a ranchman in Texas or a street car conductor in Spokane. T, "Success of the allied arms in Eu rope this year means peaco' and securi tv fnr the free nations of tie earth for years to come. noting for Otwm1- " '"Failure niesjis the contant threat and ultimately the effort to impose au tocratic German ideas of gonernmeut (Contlnue4 on paga . THE WEATHER . Oreffaa: . Fair tonight and Sat urday, tontinueJ warm; north westerly winds. .