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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FUIOAY. MARCH 23. 1917. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE I. c Publlh4 Every Fny. ROOK, HiXor ana Publiltf. Katrr4 at Orwgoa CUT. Orrfon pMtofrire a s-..tid cl matter. Iubvfi.l0(1 Ht: Oi )ur ,., ,..l3 Rn Moatha II Trial Hiibirripuon. To Month flubcrrtbara III An4 the data of ir4itlo tmped po their rPr M lawiaf their nan. If but piyqimt I Dot rrsllll, kindly notify u, and Ik matter will rtolrt eur atteaiion. An Antidote AdTartliini Hale iB appllralloo. DID ROOTS STUB HIS TOl TOOT Our -ry esteemed contemporary. Ihn Oregon I'lty Courier, throw 17 tarlctle of spasm In li Issue o( thl. wivk because HtMilmastcr Ti Roots took a bribe o( f 100 (hat klli4 to hint 01 Ihd Henron Hotel In Portland and after dcroitiiig the money In lht treasury of (Tackania county, he held up the briber by forc ing him to aell road nuchincry.to the county at a ttueount In order In at old exposure. Tha Courier IndirU tho ruadnuuter on two count, the first because Ih bragged over what he termed a clctcr transaction on hi part aud the w ond becue he compounded a felony It doe appear that Prolher Kiwi stubbed hi toe In not placing the whole matter In the hand ot the dis triit attorney, and It I whispered around the courthouM- that I tie grnl Jury may poke it nose Into the tran anion and auk tho itadmiler who took the Initiative in the deal. The Courier any that Hoot Mark mailed the briber, and that he I at bad aa the man who pased the 1100 to him. It ceom to be a qtieitlon of a standard of honcrty or morality. Probably tho nvdmnater thought be wn aavinf the county money and looked at the matter from only one angle, and did not realize that hi ac tion In eff ct discriminated against the honest dealers In road machinery who made no attempt to bribe him. Wo respectfully augget to the coun ty court that the money be returned to tho briber aud that county business be transacted along the usual lines, or that the buck be passed to the district attorney, who mny ace fit to place the dishonest machinery dealer in Jail, where be belongs. ri-4lialle suggi-stlon, coupled Willi the proper surroundings, ih.it a life of crim dov not pay. There are thousand of m'!l III the frilled Htatc ho are today good ill l.'rnt. who bate serted term In I.Uc (enili'i.il.nie. where th -y have been encouraged In the be'lef that ine term In an Imilimion dt not n.iessirilt tile, n that their lii are for-tir hS.tid Kterv liinute In the penitentiary, sin h a i are maintaining in Salem, costs the t.tp.tteri money, lYnltenli.irie In Minn sola. Mich! gan and M ine (it'ier state are oper rted without eot to the stale, but not wit!: tLe k.nJ of tiiM.HK and equip in. 'HI thut we in.'.lnlain. ft It Was HaseJ on the IVIn ciplc Thai Like Cures if : j Like. I By ttlim ClUNDLtR iOvtajtoMJtJtaaaJtajutaaaaaajrajiu let- All EXPLAIN STAND ON SPY REPORT SOME CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLA TION. The Oregon legislature not only did not enact any bad laws but enact ed some of constructive character, says the Pacific Coast manufacturer. The sntl-plckettng law failed but only because there wu not much need of strengthening the present law. Following are some of the legisla ture that are of a constructive charcter as affecting business. A shipping lines of municipalities by giving a bonus or direct aid. State highway law to connect up the center of population and producing sections af the state. Changing gosoline test law to enable consumers of this state to buy at same tent 18 obvious to any one has fol rates m other Btates. lowed P0"1'! happening with an Act changing irrigation securities At the requet of The Enterprise. Oustav Schnoerr ha prepared the fol lowing itatemrnt in regard to the widely circulated report that he had service of another country. I am for peace, for I love both countries and therefore cannot be a spy. I do not want to s e my flag tin furled in an inglorious war. If there 1 reason for a declaration of war against Germany, there Is a much, I' not more cause for war with Great ItrtUIn, and to be consistent we would have to fight them both. It would be inconsistent and cowardly to aid one transgressor against the other. If we must fight, let us fight for a principle but our flag is too high, too holy, to be prostituted In the service of am munition makers and money barons The English flag does not concern me snVl I never thought it worth while to insult It. If occasionally I have written an article In the newspapers, I have done so for the purpose of promoting the good of my adopted country, the coun try of my children. All this talk of which you have heard does not ex cite me. As a loyal citizen of the United States of America, who has served his adopted country longer ond as loyally as he ever served Germany, I shall, now and always, do my duty been arrested as a spy, and because he had Insulted the English and Amer ican flags and had written dangerous articles in the newspapers. This is the statement: Nearly all newspapers in the United States are again engaged In a rabi.l denunciation of Germany. Their in laws so that such projects can beun- ertaken In this state. Law making It possible to manu facture denatured alcohol in this state from sawmill waste products. Giving smelters rights of eminent domain and encouraging establish ment of such industries horr. Defeat of the 48 hour a week law that would have crippled Oregon in dustries in many respects. Law providing for licensing kelp fields and encouraging establishment of potash industry in Oregon. Amending eight-hour and minimum wage law to allow operation of fruit canning and packing industries. Defeating tho alien land laws bill to prohibite Chinese anil Japanese from owing lands in Oregon. PENITENTIARY REFORM. If there is any citizen of Oregon who believes it is possible or prac ticable to introduce modern methods into the Oregon State penitentiary with the buildings and equipment the institution now has, be is wrong. We hear a good deal about the "new peualogy" and "modern m-.-th-ods of criminology" but most of this talk coraes from people who have only a very superficial knowledge of phy Bicr.l conditions prevailing at Salem. It is not at &11 practicable to plane the Oregon penitentiary on a self-supporting basis with the present build ings, that are altogether inadequate and unstiited for the housing and car ing for men that it is possible for the state to convert into useful citizens. The legislature has submitted to the people a bill providing for an annual appropriation of $100,000 for the next four years, for the purpose of con KtitKtine. with the aid of convict labor, a modern penitentiary. The average man is apt to regard this proposal as unnecessary and to express his disapproval of the plan with tho argument that anything is good enough for the man who has broken the laws of his state. Whenever a voter assumes this at titude and backs it up with his vota, be 1b preventing the state from re forming the inmates of the institution, most ot whom will yield readily to a open and interested mind. And It must discourage or embitter him who has his country's wellfare at heart. Everything is done to draw our be loved country into the awful mael strom of the world war. If the un scrupulous war-maniac could do any thinking, he would s?e that there was nothing gained by bringing the hor rors of war upon our country. Germany Is unconquerable. Ger many knows what It is doing; if it were not prepared for all eventual! ties, even for a declaration of war by the United States, It would not have proclaimed its unlimited submarino warfare. nut our war-press has not yet learned anything from the war: vet in case of war, not they, but our peo ple, must give their blood and sub stance. Europe Is bankrupt and shall our country also be driven into finan cial ruin? In case or war between their new and their old .fatherland, and if their patriotism is real, the citizens of this country of German nativity or parentage-between 20 and 30 million would oe greatly grieved and dls tressed. nut they would subordinate the bonds of blood to those of their oath of allegiance. A true German keps his word and doc. his duty, even thoui;h his heart lioes break. An honest man cannot change his affections and his convic tions as he would his dress. A jingo can. HIb bloodstained profit cornes flr.it, his country second. Not until war has baen declared be- tween my country and Germany .shall I cense to talk and work for peace. I j was in the war of 1470-1871 and know what war means. Ana ti-rnuse I tos what war is and love my country and respect our glorious flag more than any hare brained jingo ever could, I do not want to see it dishonored in the towards the United Slates. I shall stand up for truth and Justice, especi ally at a time when truth and justice are in grave danger of being crushed I should rath'-r lose my property and my life, than be a weakling, a mora! coward, who darej not raise his voice In protest when his country is endan gered. GUST. A. SCH.VOERR. In case(of war with Germany the ministers of the Baptist, Presbyter Ian, Methodist and Congregational churches will probably be enllshed in the first awkward squad to dcf:nd their adopted flag. One niotiilii' my wife reeelvol trr that Mi'tiiol tt amitu her. "'h. my k.mIiicmi grai'liHik!" lie r rUliiusI w Hh a tn'l1. llolt.mi ilrpM out of the unlvrrw, der?" 1 akeit ote. Aunt AMifnll will hut to live with u hhe'i wrillni that her friend with whom !n In had a home I to cite up her hotiax tle M tf May, lid that throw her ixit. I atu her only relative, and, of t-ixire, li et pect iui tit take her in." "Mie' a Mt erankj. Imi'I he?" "Cranky I im name for It." "Well, we'll hue to make the hrst of It." Auut At L-:l arrived. We l I prerl mily niiiderrl "iir home entirely our own. Willi the cumin,; uf our relative we at "ii. v that all tin clian,--M. S!ie -tt!i-d lieiM'if down with an Ip; vtrtimv of H-rmnm!i!-y that made tny l l.l run cold. "Well," !ie rclalinis. l.x'iiiig about her, "how ill. I )oii ever romp to build thl boo-e ilow ti In a hollow - It tiiunt have N-eii a nwamp mice -when ywi could a welt lure put it up oil that hill, where you could iiiiethlii?" "We live her winter and nuimuer. Aunt AM..TIII. Up there wP would freeto til i-old weather." "Previe! Nixix-iix ! SiMie vvle at alway afraid they'll breathe a little f i fill air. I'm not. I Kvp with my window -ti. and I like to have a gale blowing In right ou me. You ahould have fronted your lioue to the outt." "I can't atatnl thl. We mint get rid uf her." I iwM to my wife. "To turn her out would N awful." "We mvilu't do tliaL We can tlx it o that nhe w ill go of her owu accord." Tor bewveu sake eiplulu." "You know the homeopathic princi ple like cure like. Well, tuy Uucle ItoU-rt U more dbugreeable. If that U poailhlc. thau your Aunt Abigail. l!o hi a dictatorial old curmudgeon. wUb uo re-ivt for auy one'a opinion tut his on iu lie I a poor a a church aioue. living In a miserable room lu a rookery by hliue'.f. He amuses btm iti'lf abusing Ui mighborH from hi window- aud shying ativtlilug he can get hi hand ou at the cat-t. Now, It ha o- currvd to me to bring hlu hero as a foil for your aunt She can't po. ilbly endure to stay lu the bouse with inch a man. and when she's gone I'll Oud a way to get rid of Uncle Robert. Perhaps they may both go to get rid of each other." "Your plan seems rather Impractica ble to me. Hilly, but I have a good deal of confidence In those roumlnlKiiit way of your. Stiixe we try' It " So I wrote Uncle ItolnTt offering a home temporarily and. If he liked It. as long as he lived. lie accepted eager ly, and It was not long lieforo he was down upon us bag and baggage. "My dear boy," he exclaimed, pat ting me on t he buck, "how you do re mind me of your father! lie and 1 were Inseparable us boys, and I've cur ried you ou my hoUidcr often. And to tliluk that I'm to have u home with you! Put me anywhere. A garret 1 good enough for a broken umvii old codger like me. Phew! SoinolxHly's been smoking" here. Lo you smoke? How I hate tobacco! It make mo sick." "I w on't smoke any more in the house shire you've come, uni ie," I said. "Oh, don't mini me. I im stand nnything: "t to stand It- I've made ii dead failure of life and don't deserve anything else, i'ou don't mind my opeiiiug the window, do you Just to let the odor out?" "Fanny bus a bud cold, you know." "Ju.-t the tiling to cure her. It her breuthe the cool air of heaven." Up went the window, and out of the room went Funny. Half nu hour nfter my uncle arrived dinner was announc ed. I was watching our guests when they entered the dining pm. It was like a dog uml a cut at tlrst catching sight of each other. Iioth seemed to r roin b for nu encounter. Neither spoke to the other for some time after taking seats at table. Then a remark of Un do Robert's milled Aunt Abigail. "This women's voting cruzo" he was beginning. "Voting what, sir?" "Craze, madam," raising bis voice. "I'm not deaf. I heard you well enough. I object to your calling wom an's suffrage a cruze." "Are you an advocate of woman's suffrage, uiadam?" "I most assuredly mn," "I believe in any one who advocates a principle standing by thut principle and not attempting to straddle" ".Sir!" "That is, to equivocate or knuckle down, defending the cause with all his or her strength. Per contra, I re serve the same privilege for myself. Woman's suffrage I i-onsjder the most abominable, diabolical, llloglcul.ro.' that was ever sprung on a Christian people" "And I consider it one of the holiest caUi-eH" ( "Aunt Abl'-'ail." interposed my wife, "do let me be!) you to this little bit of wing. You're not eating enough to feed a sparrow." "I'm Inclined to think," remarked Uncle Robert, "that there's a good deal SPRING OPENING SWEEPS THE CITY RIGHT OFF FEET 11 JUST PASSED PRIZE WINNCRS. Kirt ll.tntion A tVinpanv. t Second -Admit IM't Store. Third - Frank llti. h Fourth Jones I oik t'op,itiy Honorable Mention llurui U- ter A Andrenen. Price Pro, II W. Streblg. Miller (M t, Inc Mot Striking Pe.ii'nc Allium "Made In Oregon" window Hiirpaltig every expo, l.itloli. the sprint; opening and ' acquainted eeiit held Friday m ning proved to ! one of the greatest cctit In ih mercantile history of Oregon t'lty. Thu decoration of ( store were wonderful and the rffor' of ihn mer ch.int were rewarded hi the unanl moil praise of the huti trds of ll tor that thronged the city llatinon A Conipnnv, ho were awarded fin t prlie for the iuol handsomely decorated window , com pb ted their howing with an epo, lion of fashion mi living model tlmt attracted a crowd Ih.-.t overflowed In to the str-'ct. Adams lepartment Store, winner of the tovond prize, was u'so t.ivcd to capacity the entire ctctilng during their elalx rate showing of spring wear for womet. and men. In fact every rstabllihment In the city wa on the Jump to take care of (he enormous crowd. The special train from Molalln. Mullno. l.lb-ral. Heaver Creek and way point arrived promptly at 6.30 and from that time on the street presented a busy a- IH'araiiee. The music furnished by the Oregon City band through the courtesy of Mr. Schoenhelni, of the Thercauv Schoenhelm Music Company, aided to the gaiety of the evening Summing the event up, it proved to Ih one thut will long be remembered by th people a evidencing the progre:iiveness of the merchant of Oregon City. It was a well satisfied crowd of busi ness men that attended the "get to gether" banquet Friday night at the Mass restaurant after the store were closed. President O. I). Kty. of the Commercial club, was the toastma ter. music, wos rendered by an Kdlson re-creation, with violin accompani ment, and brief talks were made by President Cntton, of tho Fast Side Iluslne Men's club. Han Kellaher and City Commissioner C. A. lllgiow, of Portland. S. Ilowmnn. advertising manager of the Morning Enterprise, I.. Adams, William Andresen. W. A. Huntley. II. T. Mcllaln. A. K. Jacobs and others. Tho main speech was made by Mr. Kellaher. who emphasized the neces sity of more factories and more pay rolls and smok'.'rt.icks In tho north west, and who urged that Oregon towns Issuo bonds for the Inducement of additional manufacturing concerns to locate In thin state. The Portland committee, who acted as judges of the display windows, were loud In their praises of local business houses. At the close of the banqu t an infor mal voto was taken, showing tho mer chi'tits to be unanimous In favor of holding tho Hoo.-:ter Day celebration that has become an annual event In Oregon City. NATIONAL PERIL GIVEN AS REASON GRAYSON IS MAD E A REAR ADMIRAL WASHINGTON, Mar. IT,. Dr Cary T. Grayson, passed assistant surgeon of the navy and President Wi'son's per sonal physician, was confirmed as Portland Portland Pure Milk and medical inspector of the navy, with Cream Co. and Damascus Creamery I the rank of rear admiral, by the sen- combine and will erect plant, making ate today. The senate voted 37 for one of largest concerns In west. and 26 against the confirmation. NEW YORK, March 19. The rail roads have met the fullest demands of the Adamson eight-hour lnw and thereby definitely averted the threat ened nationwide strike with the coun try on the vcrc of its most serious crisis. Patriotism, swayed to its height by the sinking" of three American ves sels, brought from the railway man agers' committee early today the an nouncement that they would accept the brotherhood chiefV demands rath er than frive the impression at home or abroad that the clficient operation of the country's railways would be hampered or impaired in the face of its latest peril. The railroads surrendered com pletely, leaving their end of the ad justment entirely in the hands of President Wilson's mediation board. A joint committee is to thresh out the minute details. The following statement was is sued by the mediators at 6 a. m.: "We desire to express our ap- , prcciation of the large and pat riotic action of the railway man agers' committee, which has put beyond a peradventure the poB sibiliy of a nationwide railroad strike. "The railroads have met the full demands of the Adamson eight-hour law." This writes the final chapter in the trainmen fight for Improved condi tions which has twice thrown the en tire nation into a flury. Tbi lie county road ioi. III II M'.M, pasted by the recent leglsluluie, liolutiea all lomity to.ul nper Usois after January 1, I I'll 1 lie esliiMlslimeiil. Improvement and maintenance of all county ro.nlt are under the jurisdiction of tho conn t court, which, mar employ it coiohi tent engine -r or pr II. il road builder, who shall Im known a roiiu ty roadmnster, whoso compensation hall bo fled by the county court. Ilo shall Ink - nu imth of ofTI.e and ball furnish a bond of not less Hum thousand dollar for the faithful performance, of hi dull. II in is In reunited by the county court for ItiefTlcletn ). uegli-cl of duty or till conduct In office The count y couit la empowered to employ such d. Mtil) road master and asaltlunta a limy d -elii licccsr.iry for tho purpose of carrying on the work The dutlc.1 of Ihr '-tml y road mut ter and hi ill "illes are an follow (at To assit the county In prepur inc. the sperlDi itlloii for load work or bridge ib To superintend alt ro,i. ork and bridge work done in the county; (el To ris omm oid to tho county court tho methods to Ik adopted for road Improtcment and tii.iliiien.ince; Id I To keep a record of wntk done and luuke report to the utility court; lei To lutestlgate p tltlon for road Improteincnl and make rivoui tnendiitlon to the county court; If) To supervise, and examine and accept work done on the county road aud bridge under contract, Igl To lay out. construct and maintain county road; (h) To eitnbllsh and maintain Ign bourds at all crosro.id,i. giving the distance and direction to the not town; til To iHTfcm all duties Imimsed on the county ro.nl tupertUor by tiny state law; (Jl He h.ill have charge of all county road tools and equipment. Tho county court I to furnish the material and equipment for construct lug roi.d. and to furnish mltablu of flee quartern and transportation f.i rllltb1 for the county road master. The county road master and hi deputies are authorized and rmpow ered to enter tiHiti uny pliva of lund nnd take away stone, gratel or dirt for th purpoo of constructing roads; they are also authorised to open and construct drain leading out from the road Into adjoining proper ties. In case any damng t I done to the property owner, ho can petition the county for payment of tho umo. The county shall be divided Into road district. Upon petition from twelve resident f r holder uf uny district for a chungo or Improvement of a road, tho county road master shall Investigate It, nnd make survey nnd estimates and report to the coun ty court. If tho county court see fti It shall grunt tho petition, ninl have the desired Improvements made. Three freeholders of any road ill trlct may petition the countv court at iny time for th.- purpose of hav ing the county court call a meeting of tho legal voters of such district, the petition shall state the object, of such a meeting. Any person '.'I year o'd uml paying taxes in the dhtrh t shall hav,. th right to vote. Tho resident taxpayers iu any district may have the right to vote an additional tux not to exceed 10 mills for tho purpose of road Improvement In that district, n it ting for voting such tux Ih to be held during tho month of November. Inn notice of such roud district meetings Is to bo given to tho taxpayers. FEDERAL SMS OUTGUESS IMPORTERS OF BOOZE; GRAB 55 GALLONS; ARREST 10 Fifty fit gallon loiinl th-mi -of legular California whisky tteie eliii Saturday inoiuiii at lUilo by Spi lul Axelil Ulioll of Ihn ib -l t loelit of plkllie, lid I ulled slate Marshal Mont.ig, of I'oit ,nnl lieorge Sutton nnd a Mrs Ailuiis Wrro urresl i the linpoili-r of Ilo' biHie 'I hey were taken to Portland under custody uf llin offlcci The big shipment annul bv Irani It wa il.uk fiercely a oil around the ib'iH'l 'I he mIIs-m ! owneis of the llllilt liquor drote up III an automobile, prepared to cut It t Put the plot thlikelo.l Prion Mill Moiila appro! bed from I he opposite dilution in motor four trunk eie il iinpul from Ih" ti.illi nh all the leii.br i ale a trained bugiain man tall it lrlliki lioide In an hi of tii Hnltotl, It Is said slaite.l In lake Ihn trunks Instead Ihn nftlcef look him Closes niton mi a i huign of bringing liilsbraudi'd Ibpior Into Ihn (lain ll Im Instituted at oloe before the fed. cr.it nr. ill. I Jury III iasn Indictment I returned the two prisoner will be tried In the federal court In Cortland GERMANS rOMCe OATTLE rots TO IN THE OflU K'olitluiied ;roiu page II BRONCHITIS GERM eti-rtthing we lould In atold nee loss siirfeillig. but what happens I their fault, not ours Esprct Victory. ' We rtped Hi" eiiletite to claim all this us a gre s, -..ry They will sat they rwaplured these title They hatn not. Th.y bam not won them by battle. We are riot mot lug bin k bee, use of enemy pressure, but are reshaping the vteslern front mi that we will hatn an urgresslte Inlttatlte Juit In thl manner Von llindetiburg drew beck the line In I'olatnl lu the winter of l'.'ll In make possIMn the great of fenslt,. of t'.O.'., and similarity wn mt milled the Roumanians In sweep acros the I'arpaiblau last summer that we mliiit destroy their armies when (hoy got out of their own lilies 'The Itoutn.inlan campaign ho what thn p vssllillltles of tho present tuoteni nt i're. It I Hie only kind of strategy that can make possible a de cision on the western front." fIVE AMERICANS PERISHED IN VESSEL MAYMAKEHISTORY IN U.S. CONGRESS WASHINGTON. Mar. Il Tl Con grensinaii Cordon b of Hie Hereiith lo orgl.i district I i online. I lu bis apartments ut a hxal hotel suffering from a etere attack of bronchltl I r Itulflu, who I attending him. aid to day that Ihn congressman' lonil Hon I very rrate I letniK rat le leader In the liousn wi re deeply concerned liter the tin of Mr lee llltiesi. If he rihou'd tint reenter III time lo participate III Ihn oranlatloii of the house when con gress meets April I t the lo-s of hi tote would Jeopardize the chance of Dial party obtaining control. COSTS ENTERS INTO CLOTHING TRADE WHERE IS CZAR? FOR SETTLEMENT REPORTED BOTHIN IIS PRISON AND OUT WASHINGTON. March 21. Five Americans died in the sinking of the American steumer Vigilunria, The consul at Plymouth reported the death list to thn state department as fol lows: Third Officer Neil I. Norh. C.F. AderhoM, assistant engineer, of Atn la, Alabama; Ksphan I.opci, mess hoy; K. Ilrown, passenger; Joseph Siberia, quartermaster. The foreigners who perished were: A Kodriguw, I'orto Kicun; Julio Mon cerio, Peruvian; T. Kondon, Veneiu- elan; A. (lalilos apd K. Pimilros Creeks, uml five Spaniards. RIBOT TO DIRECT POLITICAL WAR ON CENTRAL POWERS 11 it n a am now being m.uln by thn largest clothlnu nianuf.o lurer In thn country for a nunplrt reron Mtructloti of their biislnesse along line 10 conform with thn new aland urd of nisi of nil inalerlal which enter into the making of men' gar ments. Theae new costs tiind.trd will, In the majority of Instance, tak i effect with thn fall season' line, ac cording lo talemcnt made by thn representative factor In Ihn men' apparel Industry. Up lo the pr sent time, niaiiufac lurera of proiiilnenee hatn worked or a basis of cost of nupplle they have hud In block long before the Incroiutcl price took cffei t with the result thut no mat .rial chunges hatn been ap parent In the prices charged for (heir produii In coinparsion with former HCUHoll. Some Idea of Hie radical chiini;n In I tho niallllf.n tuiim: eost of clothing enn Im obl ilned from the following llgures ri.prcsenlatlvii of thn bent incrchiinillHn lu every InMlnm-o. Tho table uliottH tho lucrei'si-d cost to the manufacturer of Items whlrh enter Into his huMiiii'HS, coinpiired with prices of tho sumo goods prior to thn Kuropeun war. l'er cent LONDON, March 21. A special agency dispatch from Petrograd to day declared thnt tho new provisional government had ordered the former czar and czarina deprived of their liberty and brought back to Tsurskoc Selo. At the same time dispatches were received here stating- "on authority of official circles close to the czar," that he "would soon re-join his fum ily nt Tsarskoe-Selo." T PARIS, March 21. "Wo are now in a position whero wo fight with equal strength of arms us long as ne cessary having whut our enemies do not huvc, tho sentiment thnt wo aro defending the cause of right and of civilization." So rcucjs it stirring stutemont is sued by tho new premier, Aloxundro Ubot, toduy to the pcoplo of Krnnce. It wus his formal "cabinet declara tion." Kibot reaffirmed Franco's intention to continue to the end. Ho lauded France's victorious soldiers, "already libcrutiniT part of the invaded terri tory which is only a preface to new and supreme efforts ajraiiiHt the enemy." Tho new premier likewise declared his intention to direct u general po litic war with parliament, leaving a Kcnernlissimo in completo direction of army operations. Labor I'leco good linings Sewing silks Mutton Canvas Haircloth Tapes, cotton etc , , Sleeve lining Pattern paper .... lluckles, etc A iinun Iml I y of that on nulls aud 20 f.0 ,10 3:1 100 KiO 75 50 00 ir.o opinion prevails overcoats for tho rail and winter of I'.H" -l'.HS, tho In creased prlcuH based on tho now standard of costs of raw materlalH, will rungo from $:i to $.1 per garment and that In scored of instances man- ufiu.turorB who have started their linos at ll.'l.HO will commence with 'IO.r.0 mid ho on thrnnKh the entire Industry. Tho retailer will receive thn Hiimn quality garment for fLTi that ho bought hint year for $0 accordlni; to those who have made u careful study of thn new conditions. MARRIAGE LICENSE. A marriage license was Issued to Esther Frances Wl'oy and Richard W. K. Agnew, of 1519 East Eleventh street, Portland, by County Clerk Iva Harrington Saturday. POJlTi.,ANI, Ore.. March 21. Ship yards have been offered orders for an unlimited numhor or wooden patrol-boats such as have been discussed by the government officials. Tho Chamber of Commerce this morning received specifications and calln for Immediate bids. First of the craft are to be deliv ered within six months, and all must be. delivered within the present year. The craft are 110 feet long, 15.6 feet beam and 14 feet depth of hold at the bow. A heighth of 19 feet from keel to top of pilot house Is allowed. Appropriation his been made by the state for a armory at Mr.rsh field. Grants Pass practlca'ly all Chrome mines In Illinois valley will bo worked this year. V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-4 50 Years Ago MarriedAt the residence of the brid'i in Canemah, March 4th, 1 807, by James M. Moore, justice of the, peace, Mr. William ftlullan and Mrs. Kli.aheth Swit.er, ull of Canemah, Clackumus county. Died At Oregon City on Saturday morning:, March 9th, of concussion of tho bran, Virginia Ann Harlow, younfrest daughter of William nnd Martha A. Harlow, aged 10 years and 10 months. VICE-PRESIDEN T SAYS STATE OF The Fourth at Oswego Wo under stand that it is tho intention to celo bruto the Fourth of July at Oswego by running off the first bed of pig iron fnm the first blast furnace west of the Mississippi river. Bluff Street At a meeting of tho city council on the 9th inst, a peti tion from the owners of lots and blocks adjacent to the bluff asking that 1l street be opened from Third WAR NOW EXISTS WASHINGTON, March 21. "A pfnctical stato of war now exists be tween the United States nnd Ger many, and it is tho duty of tho Amer ican people to keep quiet." Vice-president Thomas ft. Mar shall mndo this statement in nn nd dress nt a local theatre last night The vice-president prefaced his re marks with tho declaration thnt it was important that public officials Keep silent in the present crisis. At the conclusion of his speech, ho said: "I did as my president snid. He told me to be quiet, not to talk, and I didn't" Mr. Marshall added that he hoped the president would not have to take to Seventh Streets on the proposed line of Bluff street, received favor-1 more drastic steps to preserve Amer able consideration. ican honor.