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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND FITS
STANDS FIVB CVm
BODY OF MISSING
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
FOUND jNCELLAR
Acting (hi S Mysterious Tip
Police Dig 04 Cellar of .
CocchiIouse
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BODY FOUND URIED AT
, DEPTH OF VGHT FEET
Ruth Cruger, 17 Years OH,
Believed to Have Been
1 Killed by Cocchi
1
BODY IDENTIFIED
New York, June 16 The body
o'f the girl found buried in the
collar of Alfredo Coeehi's bicy
cle repair shop on 327th street
this afternoon wag identified by
her father as that of the long
missing 'Wadleigh high school
girl, Buth Cruger. .
Cruger, who hurried to the
shop when told of the grcwsomo
find by the police would not
look at the roped" doby, now
hardly more than -a skeleton,
but identified it as that of his
daughter by a Wadleigh high
school ring on her left little
finger.
New York, June 10. A body believed
by the police to bo that of Ruth Cruger,
hii'h school airl. who lias been missing
for months was found this afternoon
buried in the cellar of a house at 512
West 127th street-
The body is badly decomposed, but de
tectives say they were satisfied it Was
that of the missing girl.
The disappearance of Ruth Cruger
Lad m-omised to go down among-ew
York's unsolved disappearances along
with that of Dorothy. Arnold. The girl
left her home on February 13, going to
the shop of Cocchi to have a pair of
skates sharpened She was last seen
walking east on 127th street, about
noon.
Coochi was detained by the police
and questioned, but was released and
then disappeared.
Various clues, all of which proved
worthless, were received by the police,
A few days ago, at tho instance of
Mrs. Grace Humiston, a lawyer, the po
lice began digging in the cellar of the
Cocchi house, following a mysterious
"tip-" ' , ,
A corse" cover and n man's glove
were found. Mrs. Cocchi, who insisted
nothing would be found could not ac
count for the wearing apparel.
The day following Mrs- Cocchi re
fused to permit the digging to continue.
n order was obtained to admit the po
lice. Late this afternoon a body was
found. , -
l'olice. believe it wa3 that of tho
Crt'ger, girl. .
The body was found buried under
eight feet of earth and concrete.
It was decomposed to almost a skele
ton A towel was tied about the neck
and the body and legs were bound in
rKutli Cruger was 17 years old. the
daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Henry W.
Cruger, a well to do family. She was a
teacher of a-Sundav school class and
stood high in her studies at Wadleigh
exhnol. ,
ABE MARTIN
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Me. Tipton Bud is laid up t'day from
t. .-,! p'tnter. full are. Opposition
la th life o' lore. . -
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MONTANA IS FIBST
1
Washington, June lG.-Hirab-
bing all honors in war reglstra-
"tidn, Montana showed itself to
be the "fightingest" state in
the Union.
Official returns at the provost
marshal general's office reveal-
ed that Montnua's registration
exceeded the census estimates
by 20 per-cent and that it was
the first stato in which most
of the men refused to claim ex-
emption and that even the ne-
groes declined exemption oppor-
- tuuities,
Montana's total registration
, waj 88,273. With New Mexico,
Wyoming and Kentucky miss-
ing, registration totaled nearly
9,500,000 today. Provost Mar-
shal General Crowder declares
the totals show practically a
100 per cent registration.
ASTORIA DENTIST KILLED
Portland, Ore., June 16. Dr
J. Howard Miller, Astoria, Ore.,
dentist, fell from the fourth
flonr nf the Morirnn buildinir to
Mhe sidewalk on Washiugton
street early today ana Uiea a
few minutes later iu a hospital.
No motive for suicide has been
found, altlioagh police, who are
investigating, ere unauie to ac-
count for his tumble- Miller
fell from a, window in the o'f-
flees of Dr, J. K Tamisier a den-
tist whom he has known for
years, but no one was in the
office at the time.
COOPER IS WINNER
OVER 25 CQMPETITGRS
r , "
Made Two Sourts of Six
Miles Each At a Speed
" of 107 Miles An flour
$
Cooper Driving a Stutz
"Wins Chicago Derby
Speedwjay Park, Chicago,
June Id Earl Cooper, pilot
ing a Stutz captured the third
annual derby here today. His
time for the 250 miles was
2:25: :2.R, an average of 103
1-10 miles an hour.
' Ralph Mulford's Hudson was
- second, time 2:26:15.5, an aver-
age of 102 1-2 miles nn hour.
Eddie Hearne, in a Duesen-
burg, was third. Tinje 2:26:36-
. 5, an average of 102 miles an
: hour.
""Chicago. June 16. Twenty six auto
mobile mahouts were all set today to
chase old Pa Time around the Maywood
speedway oval in Chicago's third an
nual automobile derbv. Prizes for the
250 mile grind total $21,000. The race
was scheduled' to start at 2:H0 p- m.-
Ralph DePalma, with his 12 cylinder,
aviation engined Packard, was the fav
oritoj His chief opponent,- it was con
ceded, would be the mysterious jinx
that has pursued him through practic
ally his entire racing career. Louis
Chevrolet, who won-the Cincinnati race
with his light Prontenac, and Karl
Cooper, with a Stutz( were considered
the best chance, next to De Palma.
A new record for the distance was
looked for. As many of the drivers in
their qualifying trials did the two mile
oval at a i07 miles elip. The present
250 mile mark is 104.83 miles an hour,
established bv Johnny Aitken in the
1916 Astor euprace at Sheepshead Bay,
New York.
The cars will start ' in rows f four
each in the following order:
C.t Driver
Packard Ralph Pe Palma
Frontenac '. Joe Boyer
Mercer - Joe Thomas
Delate - Jack LeCain
Mercer -- Al Schille
Duesenberg - Kd Hearne
Mercer , Walter Hains
Stutz - Kurt Cooper
Mercedes Louis Fontaine
Hudson -. Ira Vail
Delagc '. Cliff Durant
Newman Special W. Taylor
Frontenae Leuis Chevrolet
Detroit Special -. -Geerge Buzane
Hudson A. W. Patterson
Hudson .! Ralph lulford
Erbes Special Andy Burt
lioskins Special Pave Lewi
Dnegenberg .. P. Henderson
Ogren - Jerry Mason
Delage . - Jules DeVigne
Omar Special Omar Toft
Du'caenberg - Ed Deidrich
Duesenberg -. Tom Milton
Pan-American - Tom Alley
Ogren Otto Hcnning
The prizes will be distributed as fol
lows: First, SOOO; second. $40W; third.
r-'OOO; fourth, 15M1; fifth 100l); sixth
$tK); seventh; 0; eighth. $700; ninth
$600; tenth, .VM); leader at end of 100
miles, $5U0;- leader at end of 200 miles,
500.
The officials arc: Referee, C. H. oFs-
ter, Chicago; starter. Fred J. Warner
of New York; director of timing, E. A.
U-avcLl of Ames, Iowa.
(Continued on page Urea.)
GIDDY OLD WOOER
1STI11EIW
HEAL SORE HEART
Judge Instructs Jury That
Case Is Proved Leaves It
To Fix Damages
HOBBLE SKIRT STYLES
REFUTE HIS TESTIMONY
He Had Testified She Had
Thrown Her Skirts Around
Him, This In 1916
Xew York, Juno 16. Miss Honora
May O'Brien will be awarded damages
for her experience with the fickle heart
of millionaire Frank B. Manning, her
84 year old wooer. Jmstice Cropsey in
supreme court, so instructed the jury
hearing the evidence today.
Justice Cropsy told the jurors they
must consider an agreement for mar
riage had been entered into and that
there is no question but that this agree
ment was broken.
On these grounds, Justice Cropsey
said, damages should be assessed in
keeping with Manning's fiuuncial and
social standing.
Punitive damages are also warranted,
he instructed the men, on three points.
Manning charged, he declared, therlV
was a conspiracy to get money without
marriage. This, be said, had not been
proved. Second, he said, Manning de
clared the girl had insisted on a pre
vious settlement and he said this had
not been proved. Third, the charge that
the girl never intended to wed was not
proved.
Wouldn't Oorer Hairpin
-As Miss O'Brien's attorney address
ed the jury, she-wept copiously when
her unexpected publicity was brought
into iuo proceedings. Hue sat up in sur
prise when he declared, to refute a
charge by Manning, that Miss O 'Brien
never threw a skirt over the old man 's
head on the night of his proposal.
"There wasn't a skirt made in New
York in the winter of 1916 that you
could throw over a hairpin," he de
clared. The 84 year old defendant appeared
in court today almost jaunty after his
spirited word fencing throughout last
night's session. He had admitted that
much ot the palsy with' which his
hands seemed shakeu, and much of his
halting walk was assumed, simply be
cause he had been told that the jury
might be impressed with the contrast
between fresh, vigorous, rosy checked
Honora May O'Brien and his own de
crepit old age. This admission out of
the way. Manning gave the .cross ex
amining lawyer a vivid exhibition of
his clearness of mind and native shrewd
uess tinctured with a quaint philosophy
and humor.
Miss O'Brien's attorney went at the
witness hammer and tongs. He got
Manning frankly to admit that he did
not consider himself a "feebli, old
man," and that he had-" chased a pho
tographer half a block and smashed him
cross the back witn a cane." Manning
confessed t had "kissed the fair plaiu
tiff -but not many times, as it was a
sin to kiss girls and get them to think
ing of me." He laughed iu humorous
chuckles in relating the game of euchre
in the Manning home when he and Hon
ora May playfully pnt the stakes as
possession of himself and "May won
me," as he expressed it. Throughout
all the examination he carefully de
fended Miss O'Brien's truthfulness, but
always insisted that he began to get
suspicious that the O'Briens, Honora
and her brother, were trying to "in
veigle him into niarriaee. '
' The millionaire laughed heartily in
describing this attempt to "inveigle."
"After we played cards one night,
Miss O 'Brien suddenly sot down and un
buckled my shoes. 'I dvn'l want you
to do that; it isn't nice.' She said she
wanted to .show me what she could do
for me and what a comfort she would
be for me. Then she swirled her skirts
about me "and swamped me, throwing
me down on the aota. I told her tnat
was wicked and not to do it again;
that it wasn 't nine. She laughed and
turned oa her heel. "
Wheat Market Stagnant
? But Prices Up a Cent
- Chicago, Jnne 10. Wheat closed a
week of inactivity 'today with a dull
and featureless market. The market
showed a net gain of half to one and
one half for the day, a lose of six and
half from last Saturday's closing. July
opened at $2.21, down 2 from yester
dav j closing and closed at $2,1U. Sep
tember opened down 2 at $1.94 and clos
ed up 1-
Corn was irregular, closing a- shade
higher following a bulge on commission
house buying aud aek of offerings.
July opened unchanged at $1.55V,
closing 1 higher. September opened
3-S lower, gaining !8 at the close. De
cember opened unchanged at (1.10, los
ing 1 at the close.
Oats also was erratic. July opened 1-8
down and gained 4 at the close, at ".
Sptember also opened 1-8 off at 53'A,
closing at 53 5 8. December opened at
&t, dosing at J 3-S.
Sinaroa Planted, and
Apparently to Stay
Bandon, Or., June 16. Firmly
planted in the sand 2"0 yards from tho
shore and with her hold filled with
water, the steamer Sinaloa today is de
fying the tugs that are trying to pull
her out into deep water. She was beach
ed near Cape Blanco yesterday after
she had hit a reef and sprung a leak.
The crew has remained on the ship,
but the men arc not in danger as the
ship is easily within swiming distance
of the shore. : .
The Sinaloa is reported to bo a Nor
wegian vessel of 810 tons. She was car
rying nitrates of salt peter from San
Francisco to Astoria. Captain Bannaes
is unable to explain the causo of the.
accident and believes tnat he lost nis
bearings entirely or he would not have
sailed iu so closo to the shore.
i SLACKERS GET OTT EASY
Portland, Ore., Juno 16. Sherman
Wehrlev, of Arlington, Ore., was re
leased from custody by th federal au
thorities here today after serving a sen
tence of only 24 hours for not register
ing for select service. Federal Judge
W'olverton imposed the unusually light
sentence' on Wehrley yesterday after
Wehrley had explained he was unable
to register as an absentee becauso he
was unable to secure registration cards
at Arlington. .
Adolph Hichter, Tillamook, was given
30 days for the same offense.
JAPAN WILL NOT JOIN
111 AMERICA'S REQUEST
Is Peeved Over American
Note to China England
Stands by Japan
Washington, June 16. Japan has
turned down America 's request that she
join the United States in her recent ad
vice to -China to coinpose her internal
difficulties. This fact developed of
ficially today following receipt of ad
vices showing that Great Britain, too,
had spurned the Ainvrkan suggestion
for joint action in te Chinese situa
tion.. Japan apparently was scntitive-and
somewhat embittered because the Unit
ed States in the first instance did not
consult her about the Chinese situation.
Japan's "paramount interests" in
China evidently influenced her to with
hold support of the American position,
but Great Britain's refusal to come
iu on the move perplexed authorities
here who thus far have had no official
reasons from England for the refusal.
The United States secretly asked the
allied powers to join iu her advice to
China after the note had been dispatch
ed. Great Britain's official answer had
not reached the state department today,
but there was no reason to doubt the
unofficial reports that her reply was a
rejection.
Officials attempted to minimize the
importance of these two refusals, but it
was pointed out that they will probably
embarrass any further American ef
forts to compose the Chinese internal
differences.
What the other allies will do is un
known. While authorities are loath to discuss
the Japanese angle, recent developments
in Japan are not encouraging. Japan
apparently is resentful of America's
course and took exception to what pur
ported to be the text of America's note.
This later proved to be only the copy
of press comment from Washington on
the Japanese-Chinese situation.
Marion County Court
To Have Sole Charge
of Building Big Bridge
As a result of the opinion of Attor
ney General Brown yesterday stating
that it was not necessary to have view
ers pass on the bridge plans before bids
could be advertised for, tho Marion
county court yesterday announced that
it would receive mas lor inc construc
tion of the bridge at a special meeting
of the court Friday, July 0. The opin
ion of the attorney general was asked
by District Attorney GehlhaT, who
asked relative to tne contract enierea
into by Marion and Polk counties con
cerning the construction of the bridge
across the Willamette. The attorney
eeneral held that it was not necessary
for viewers to pasa on the plans before
action is takea-
Also, the attorney general decided
that as the work is to be done by Ma
rion eountv acting for itself and as
agent for Polk county, it would not be
necessary to advertise for bida in both
countiea. The- opinion of the attorney
general regarding the matter it as ioi
lows:
' ' When the work is - done by one
county the plans and specifications, no
tices anu an omer pruceuure, na rei'
erenee to the County court of the coun
ty carrying on the construction of the
, - , . ? : -n.. : - v.;. t.on
oriage, anu w. . uc nvu
the two courts have entered into a con:
tract authorizing the work to be done
and supervised by the one county, in
which case it acts for itself and a
agent for the other.
A new electric torch is Equipped with
a cigar lighter ta one side for the use
of motorists who moke; so that if the
motorist is one of these panhandling
smokers he doesn "t even have to have
a match of hit own any more.
SOCIALISTS MAKE
PUBLIC KAISER'S
PEACE PROGRAM
"No Indemnity for Belgium,
Restoration of Germany's .
Colonies
RETENTION BY GERMANY
OF ALSACE-LORRAINE
A Provision of "No Protective
Tariff" Is To Protect Ger
many After the War
By Arthur E. Maun.
(United Tress staff correspondent.)
Stockholm, June 16. What may be
considered to approximate the German
government 's peace terms was outlined
here today when tho derman majority
socialists gave out their program for
peace. The rliiking points of the plan
were:
No indemnity for Belgium because
it would be difficult to determine
which belligerents were responsible for
damages on the various fronts and
one sided liability would merely mask
an indemnity."
Return of the German colonies under
the socialist - doctrine of "no annexa
tion." -
Retention by Germany of Alsace-Lor
raine, "because they are nine-tenths
German."
The Gorman socialists' outline like
wise insists on complete political and
military independence of all nations.
Belgium is to agree with her Austrian
"comrades-" regarding the future of
Serbia and other Balkan aoMnns.
Poland's and Finland H future is to
be left to determination of those prov
inces themsclves-lf" independence is
impossible there, certainly -they -shall
be autonomous.
To . Greece, Ireland, Egypt, Korea,
Tripoli, Morroco. and Thibet, the Ger
man socialists extended "greatest sym
pathy" and socialists in those princi
palities were urged Jo work for inde
pendence. Would Be "Annexation."
Of Alsace-Lorraine, the German state
ment-declared:
"These are nine-tenths Germans.
They originally, belonged to Germany
and then to France- If they are return
ed to France now it would be anncxan
tion." ,
After return of peace, the Germans
would have "international arbitration
and disarmament" except for defensive
measures, and for short enlistment for
a "police army."
. There should be an international de
cision on all war provoking disputes.
Listing their suggestions tor future
international laws, the German social
ists would require:
No exportation of munitions by neu
trals. No prizes to be taken at sea.
No merchantmen to be armed.
' Canals, straits and sea routes to be
internationalized.
Food and clothing not to be held con
traband. Nq censorship of letters from
belligerents and neutrals.
No trade war.
Full 'freedom of the seas.
No protective tariff.
No secret diplomacy
Giving out their outline, the German
socialists urged that the general social
ist conference declared it was not will:
ing to discuss the responsibility for the
present war, unless the entente dele
gates insisted on this.
The German majority socialists' pro
gram, as outlined above, differs some
what from terms for peace which have
generally and semi-officially been
credited to I he German government.
Germany has usually indicated its
willingness to indemnify Belgium.
The German majority socialists are
headed by Philip Schcidermann and arc
ardent supporters of the kaiser's gov
ernment. They are the men at whom
President Wilson struck his Flag day
speech when h remarked that German
autocrats aro "using" liberals. The
German militarists were careful not to
grant passports to the Stockholm con
ference to German socialists of the
I.iebknecbt, Ledebour, Haasc type be
cause these radical socialists are anti
autocrats. .
Mooney Trial Goes
Over Until Monday
San Francisco, June 16. Filing of an
information against Frank C. Oxnam,
chief witness in the trial of Thomas
Mooney, was the only activity today in
the preparedness parade bomb cases.
The information was filed by District
Attorney Lonis Ferran. It opens the
way for a trial in the superior court of
the perjury charges faced by Oxnam,
who is declared to have sought to in
duce F. E. Kigali to ttify falsely in
the Moonev trial.
The trial of Mrs. Eena Mooney will
be continued on Monday- Judge km
mctt Sewall having declared a fratirr
day holiday.
FIRE THBEATENED
OIL FIELD
Newhall, Cal., June 16. The
village of Pico and tho Stand
ard Oil wells, and plant nearby
were' threatened at noon today,
as the forest fire raging in that
vicinity bore down upon them,
driven by a heavy wind. Three
hundred men are fighting the
flames. Residents of Pico are
fleeing. The flames are only
, a quarter of a mile from the oil
wells, where thousands of bar
rels of oil arc stored. ,:. ... ,
EIVEKS WILL RISE
Portland, Ore-, June 16.
With high temperatures prevail
ing throughout eastern Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, Assist- '
ant District Forecaster Drake
here today warned those living
along the Columbia river and
the Willamette that melting
snow would cause a decided rise
in both streams early next
week.
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$12,371,000 TO PATE
Portland, Ore., Juas 16. Ore
gon's subscription to the Liber
ty loan was $12,371,000 accord-'
ing to totals compiled at noon
" today. : Complete returns will
not. be available until the mid
dle of next woek.
FIRST CONTRIBUTION
TO RED CROSS $250
Mr. Irwin Griffith Hands Com
mittee Check Before Leav-
, ing for the East
the first ' ' sil ve bullet ' ' Jn he cam
paign for the Bed Cross was fund, Sa
lem's sharo of which is $35,000, was
fired this morning, and it was a bullet,
to quote plain ordinary American Uni
ted States, with "some punch."
Irwin Griffith was the gunner. The
bullet was of $2f0 calibre. Air. Griffith
is a man who has made his home in
this city at the corner of Court and
Capital streets, for some time, but his
business interests are in Illinois. His
splendid contribution came as a surprise
to campaign headquarters. ' His assist
ance in making the campaign as a mem
ber or one of the teams was solicited
yesterday, but he was forced to decline
by reason ot the fact that he leaves
for the east toda.n for an extended Stay.
This morning the executive committee
was presented with Mr. Griffith's
check for $250.
"This is only a sort of initial contri
bution," Mr. Griffith said. "I ahull
feel obliged to contribute in Illinois
where all my business interests are:
and I expect to make further donations
here, for later calls. As I go east to
day, however, I wished to leave this
with you, instead of waiting until noxt
week. I am anxious that Marion coun
ty shall do her part, and willing to help
along that line."
It is needless to say that Mr. Grif
fith's contribution has put lots of heart
into the members of the campaign com
mittee. Enemy Aliens Must
Have Permits to Pass
Near the Armory
Any German alien who has not se
cured a permit to approach within tne
one-half mile limit of the Salem arm
ory or the Woodbum armory, both in
Marion county, or go through territory
within that prescribed area, is now
subject to summary arerst as tho time
limit granted for making applications
for permits has passed. June 1 was
the original time for the going into
effect of the ruling under the proclama
tion of President Wilson but it was
extended in respect to the two Marion
county armories by U, S. Attorney Gen
eral Gregory until June 15.
District Attorney Gchlhar1 was ap
pointed temporary deputy United States
marshal for tho purpose of receiving
permits, but at 12 o'clock last night
his appointment expired and new aliens
who wish permits must see the United
States marshal at Portland.
The following are the name of those
who have applied recently for .permits:
George " Corleusscn, John Wirth,
Will Maurer, Herman Wilhelm,
Tiinm, Carl Lanke, Ernest Noclting,
Hans Popp. John Schurman, Charles
Lapschis, John Hoffmeyer, . Will
Emanuel Drcher, Alphonsc Klinger,
Charles Laperhies, Jacob - trunkal,
John Thiellen, Ernest P- Hanson,
John Henry Wirth,' Joachim . Koag
mann. William Hoppe, Jack . Bilde,
all of Salem; Max Matti, Mt. Angol;
Arthur Annas, Turner; Karl Flu
bacher, Jefferson.
-The liberty loan campaign, and -the
Boss Festival will. close o the same
day; and the success of one. won't, put
anything in tne way-of the success or
the Other, wnai j more, -
IG BATTLE OVE
GONTR0LOFFG0D
BEGINS NEXT VEEIi
Senate Agricultural Ccssit
tee Reports It Vfiihout
Recommendation
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
WILL LEAD HOT FOR IT
Strong Opposition WEI Put
Up Hard Fight and Deflate
It for Days
Washington, June 16. Desponding to
the mandate of President Wilson, th
senate agriculture committee today re
ported out the Lever food control bill,
putting the initial fight on the meas
ure directly up to the senate
The bill is sent out of committee with
out recommendation and will come up
for debate in the upper bianeh early
next week,
Tiio big food fight is on in congress.
While the people of this country and
tho allied nations watched, tho admin-'
istration food control measure, malting
Herbert Hoover virtual food adminia
.intor of the world was launched today
into one of the greatest struggles of tho
American congress. ;
The senate agriculture committee met
to report the bill without recommenda
tion so that the senate might begin
work on it at once. -
Senator Gore, chairman of the com
mittee unfriendly to the measure ask
cd Senator Chamberlain to direct is
course in the upper branch. !hamber
lain will have democratic support on
the measure in Kenator fihephcrd. Tes
ta; Johnson, South Dakota, and prob
ably some others. He will have sturdy
hacking in republican Senators Kcnyon
and Norris. ,
. v " Its Tat In DraM , . .. .v
The fate of the bill is yot in doubt.
Opposition will be intensive." .
How intensive remains to be seen.
The president has chosen the somite
as the field on which to fight the battlo
to a decision. He determined not to
await house action where the measure
is practically certain to pass next week.
The senate finance committee has con
sented to give the food bill the right
oil way at the president's roquest. The
administration preferential routing hill,
still in the throes of debate, may bo
sidetracked, unless it can be passeAJo-
day- . ... .... .... . ' '
, "Olve us the legislative rigni ot way
and we'll press this bill through the
senate," Senator Kenyon, strong re
publican supporter of the measure sail!
today. "We havo got tho votes to pass
it."
' Senator Gore, democratic opponent
of the bill said:
" want it to havo a clear path for
action bv the senate one way or, the
other." '.''. ' ' ' ' I"
"This is not a beleaguered country
Senator Wadsworth, New York, declar
ed. ' "
May Be Coinprormr.e sui
"Such powers as these are aot Sm
tho province of any one man to admin
ister." Senator Wadsworth would support
and oelieves a majority- of the senate
would acquiescence to ft eontrol bill
which provided the. following, awl
which President Wilson is understood;
to hold sufficient and satisfactory,
A common buying agency for all the.
alues in order to prevent the competi
tive bidding for food in eur market
and thereby put an end to oiw big cause
for high prices; means of stopping the
hoarding of foodstuffs and other nec
essaries of life with authority to requi
sition plants when necessary to curb
this process and authority to fix mini
mum prices and to stimulate production.-
" " '
Sei.ator Gore and SeBotor Hoke
Smith, Georgia, held a long conference
last night on the bill. Smith, who i
strongly opposed to the measure will
be away next week, but said significant
' ' There will be sufficiently long de
bate that I will have a chaace to be
in on it." ' ' ' . ,
Ev?n if tho liberty loan is, or U
going to be, oversubscribed, that is all
ho more reason for eominsf en for
yours. Subscription will supply friends.
bnt oversubscription will scaie os.
THE WEATHER :
.
' Ores:-:- To
night and, Sub
day faitly
elawly; cooler ex
cept ' near ' the
"eost; jouthwwt-
erfy wiatta.