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PORTLAND, OREGOX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LIV.XO. 10.881.
BRITAIN'S POSITION
CITED AGIST HER
Boer War Policy Urged
in American Note.
FULL TEXT IS PUBLISHED
Present Conduct Held Unjusti
fied by International Law.
INCONSISTENCY IS-SHOWN
Tr ! forced Against Cargoes to
burden and Italy Vary Discus
sion or- Propriety of Contra
band 1.1st Waived for Time.
I.O.MX1V. lire. 31-Tee premium at
I. lords to Iwirr aajalaat the oatbrrak
f var betneea the tailed States aad
tirrat llHtala on eat la half today
iirvea saiaeas per eeut la bow asked
aa acalast ae 13 guineas per eeat
auoted vkti the eoateata of the Amer.
Iran aole of protest resrardlas Amer-
ieaa aklpplBK first beeame kaoira
EajElaad.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. By mutual
agreement between the State Depart
ment and the British Foreign Office,
the full text of the note sent by th
United States to Great Britain, insist
ing on an early Improvement In the
treatment of American commerce by
the British fleet, was made public here
tonta-ht. The full text follows:
"The Secretary of State to the Amer
ican Ambassador to London.' Depart
ment of State, Washington. D. C, Dec.
JS. 1914: The present condition of
American foreign trade resulting from
l,. fr.nnent seizures and detentions
of American cargoes destined to neu
irnrotiiin Dorts has become so serl
ous as to require a candid statement of
the views of this"Uovernment in oraur
that the British government may be
iniir informed as to the attitude of
the United States toward the policy
which has been pursued by the British
authorities during the present war.
1'rieauly Spirit . Aawerted, .
"You will, therefore, communicate
the following to His Majesty- princi
pal Secretary of State for Foreign Ar
fairs. but In doing so you will assure
htm that It Is done in the most friendly
spirit and in the belief that frankness
will better serve the continuance of
cordial relations between the two coun
tries than silence, which may be mis
cdnstrued Into acquiescence In a course
or conduct which this Government can
not but consider to be an Infringement
upon the rights of American citizens.
"The Government of the United
States has viewed with growing con
cern the large number of vessels laden
with American goods destined to neu
tral ports In Europe which have been
xvized on the high seas, taken Into
British ports and detained, sometimes
for weeks by tlat British authorities.
K.arller Arts Overlooked.
"During the early days of the war
this Government assumed that the pol
Icy adopted by the British government
was duo to the unexpected outbreak
of hostilities and the necessity of Im
mediate action to prevent contrabrand
from reaching the enemy. For this
reason It was not disposed to Judge
this policy harshly or protest It vigor
ously, although It was manifestly very
Injurious to American trade with the
neutral countries of Europe. This
Government, relying confidently upon
the high regard which Great Britain
has so often exhibited In the past for
t!ie rights of other nations, confidently
awaited amendment of a course of ac
tion w hich denied to neutral commerce
the freedom to which It was entitled
by the law of nations.
This expectation seemed to be ren
dered the more assured by the state
' ment of the Foreign Office early In
November that the British government
was satisfied with guarantees offered
by the Norwegian. Swedish and Danish
Eovernments as to non-exporiaiiou m
contraband goods when consigned to
named persons In the territories o.'
those governments, and that orders
had been given to the British f'.eet and
customs authorities to restrict Inter
ference with neutral vessels carrying
such cargoes so consigned to verifica
tion or ships- papers and cargoes.
Britlah Poller at .Modified.
"It Is. therefore, a matter of deep re- I
arret that, though nearly five montr.s
have passed since the war began, the
British government has not materially
.hanged Its policy and does not treat .
I vigorously shins and cargoes pass-
!g between neutral ports In the peace- j
ful pursuit of lawful commerce, which ;
bell.gerents should protect rather than ,
Interrupt. The greater freedom from j
detention and seizure which was con-
fidently expected to result from con-
signing shipments to definite con- i
stgrnees.
awaited
rather than to order, is still
,
-It is needles, to point out to J8
Mmje.tys iroYernment. usually the!
champion of the freedom of the aeas 1
end the rights of trade, that peace, not j
Vtr, is the normal relation between na- I
tion and that the commerce between j
countries wnicn are noi Dcuigwreiii
vhould not be interfered with by thofe
at war unless such interference is man
lfo5tty an imperative necessity to pro
tect their national safety, and then
only to the extent that It is a necessity,
Jt Is with no lack of appreciation of
the momentous nature of the present
siruggle in which Great Britain Is
mcaned and with no selfish desire to
.Concluded, oa .) a)
VANCOUVER WINS
BY CUPID'S PRANKS
CXAKKE COO'TY MCEN'SES BUI
10 FEWER THAN' SICLTXOMAH.
Many Wedding-Bent Couples Cross
TJiver for Permits and Spend
$50,000 During Tear.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 31. No
fewer than 3980 persons were married
in 'Vancouver during 1914, and the ma
jority of these came from Portland and
n.rmn although at least a dozen
stfctes in the Union were represented.
In 1912, only 678 couples were mar
ried here: In 1913, 1478. and 1914. 1988.
Estimating that each couple spent
$25 on the trip to Vancouver, which
u.nuld nav for the license, minister or
judge's fee, carfare. flowerj3. taxicab.
candles, dinners ana similar
approximately $50,000 was left here
by! those married during 1914.
Cupid was handed a solar plexus in
Multnomah County in 1914, for there
was a serious falling off In marriages.
Tnis Is attributed, not to any- lesser ac
tivity, however, by the merry little
mischief maker, but rather to the law
ot 1913, which provides for eugenic
marriages, in that all prospective bride
grooms are required to exhibit a med
ical certificate before marriage licenses
ray be Issued.
Because of this law. It is contended,
many couples crossed the Columbia
River to Vancouver, Wash., where they
had to encounter no difficulties of this
sort.
During 1914 there were 1998 marriage
licenses Issued at the Courthouse, as
against 2797 In 1913. Divorces num
bered 710 in this county during the
past year, while only 571 sought the
divorce court in 1913.
BOERS WILL BE DRAFTED
Walflsh Bey Keoccupicd by British
Volunteers Unequal to Task.
i LONDON". Dec. 31. A dispatch to the
Keuter Telegram Company from Cape
.r ... hot Wolfish Bay. on the
southwest coast of Africa, was reoccu
pled on Christmas day without opposi
tion by a strong British force.
. A telegram received today by
Reuter'a Telegram Company from Pre
orla. seat of government of the Union
of South Africa, says:
"It is officially announced that the
government intends to commanaeer
men for service in German Southwes
rric find in the Union or bourn
Africa, as the situation cannot be ade
quately met by depending or. the vol
unteer recruits.
TRADE BALANCE IS LARGE
fnlted States Exports In Monta
$79,000,000 Over Imports.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. The actual
trade balance in favor of the unitea
States on the November excess of ex
ports over Imports was J79,4ii.i
according to figures made public toaay
tiv the Department of Commerce.
For the 11 months endea wun No
vember the export balance was $193.-
2.036.
Crude and manufactured foodstuffs
,T-tiHnn durir.e November totaled
$73,049,036. against $38,787,688 for the
same month last year.
FLIGHT COMMANDER SAVED
Briton Is Landed In Holland Port
' by Steam Trawler.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Dec. 31.
A telegram received here from Muiden
Holland, at the mouth of the Vecht
ays a iyam trawler has landed there
viiirht . 'nmmander Hewlett, of the
British navy, who was one of the
British airmen In the recent raid On
Cuxhaven, and who was supposed to
have been lost, his machine having been
uicked ud off Heligoland.
Hewlett was rescued off Heligoland
noon after he fell, but the rough
weather prevented the trawler from
making port befcjre today.
MONTEREY FACING FAMINE
Food Supply Near Exhaustion and
Once Wealthy Folk Now Hunger.
LAREDO. Tex.. Dec. 31. Food for
loss than 10 days remains at Monterey
ilex., and adjacent territory, where the
situation In some respects Is as bad as
in Europe, according to unofficial re
ports today from American Consul
General Hanna, of Monterey.
Relief is furnished twice weekly to
the poor, who include once prosperous
families which revolutions have made
destitute. There la also need for bed-
dlng. The American Consul nas given
much aid.
rM-iir-r taronDT
GERMANY DENIES REPORT
Kaiser's Son Not Intended to Rule
Hungary. Says Newspaper,
BERLIN. Dec 31. (By wireless to
Sayvjl.e. L. hf.
twiHi press bureau was the following:
-The North German Gazette says the
allegation contained In the Morning
Post, n i-onaon ncpii!ij
was Intended to make Emperor
ii - iti! - m Prln. Kitel Friedericll.
K,n" of Uunry. is an untruth."-
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KAISER GREETS AMERICA
a t
nappy Cw Year Is Also Wished for
President Wilson.
' BE-RL.IX. Pec. 51. by wireless to Lon
don. Emperor William has sent from
the army headquarters a message to
President Wilson conveying his wishes
for a happy New Tear.
The Emperor also expresses his
wishes for the welfare of the United
States.
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Damage Imiall, Possi
bilities Large.
FOREIGNERS ARE DISTURBED
Authorities Conceal Docu-
' ments Seized by Army.
WIDESPREAD PLOT SHOWN
Dean Worcester Tells Senate Com.
mittee Native Politicians Want
Freedom to Hold Office,
With Navy for Protection.
WASHINGTON, Dec 31. Private dis
patches from Manila, saying the recent
disturbances in the Philippine Islands,
though dangerous, were insignificant
in accomplishments, were laid today
before the Senate committee consider
ing the Philippine Independence bill by
Dean C. Worcester, former Secretary
of the Interior of the Islands. The dis
patches came yesterday from Mr.
Worcester's friend, P. G. McDonnell, a
.Manila editor, and for their accuracy
Mr. Worcester vouched to the commit
tee. The dispatches sifcid:
"General commanding Corregidor
denying the rumor regarding disarm
ing of scouts. Mob in Botanical Gar
den scattered by the police before the
time set for uprising; arrested 20 bolo
men; movements wide; quite well or
ganized. Ricarte connected with them.
Drastic Measures Required.
"Drastic measures required to pre
vent it from spreading. It is general
ly believed the disturbance is being In
fluenced by widespread idea of Gov
ernment weakness. Sedition not sup
pressed because a wrong interpreta
tion of promises with Administration in
circulation by politicians among Igno
rant masses. Foreigners apprehensive.
Great many have applied for firearms
permit. Impossible to do anything to
corroborate many acts. Witnesses are
forbidden to give information. Gov
ernment will not allow us to see docu
ments seized by Army. Uprising insig
nificant in accomplishment, but dan
gerous on account of potential agita
tion of lowest classes.
Americana to Be Attacked.
"Similar to 1S96. Have arrested men
in Manila. Main leaders have not been
apprehended. Communications se
cured Indicating Americans were to be
attacked. Property to be confiscated
or destroyed. There is no evidence that
property-owning natives are involved.
Absolutely no Americans connected
with uprising. P. G. M' DON NELL."
A phrase, "have issued arms to civil
employes' contained in the original
dispatch was eliminated by Mr. Mc
Donnell in a later message, and Mr.
Worcester told the committee he be-
(Conrtuded on Page 5.)
PHILIP
ROTS
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Features in Annual Number.
Pictorial views of Portland's business dis-
- trlct and residential section. Section 1.
A- tland. as one of world's chiet ports, is
CIO oia in news ana pictures, aevuuu
h America. Europe. Antipodes. Orient
Dig trade fields. Section 2, page 3.
Thirty-foot channel to sea rreat achieve-
meat for Port of Portland. Section ii,
pa;e 3. .
Panama Canal important factor in bring1'
ing Oregon to front in world's commerce.
Section 2, pages 6and 7.
Oregon one of leading farming states. Sec
tion 3,
One-third of Nation's water-power in Co
lumbia basin. Section 3, page 2.
Scenic highways and waterways Oregon's
- great heritage, Section S, page 5.
-Pictorial view of Columbia Highway.
. America's premier scenic asset. Section
3, pages 6 and 7.
Interstate bridge across Columbia River
great public project, Section 4, page 2.
Portland's public school system held iu
highest rank. Section 4, page 3.
Portland's Public Market, launched In 1914,
is signal success. Section 4, page a.
Portland theaters close satisfactory year
and prepare for greater ll15. Section 4,
page 12.
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 51.4
degrees; minimum, 6V degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southeast wind.
e War,
Retired German field marshal boldly rides
into firing lines. . Section 5, page
German attack on Meuse repulsed, i says
Paris. Section o. page 3.
Russian gains in Galicia not Important,
says Berlin. Section 5, page 3.
Withdrawal of Insurance on contraband for
neutral ports is proposed In Lsondon.
section o, page z.
Mexico.
Guitlerrez warns his trenerals to cease ex
ecutfons without forms of trial. Section
5. page- 3.
National.
American note to Britain quotes British
declaration in Boer war and insists tnat
tame policy be pursued. Section a.
page 1.
Immigration literacy test is kept In bill- by
Senate, section 0, page 4.
Philippine uprising fraught with grave pos
sibilities. Section b. , page 1.
Redfleld says business Is about to tsom ;
tells people to enlarge plans. Section o.
Page 1.
Domestic
Panama-California Exposition at San Diego
opened by President Wilson, 3000 miles
away. Section 5, page 5.
Woman's act in taking poison and giving It
to ner baDies reveals double lire ot . hus
band. Section 5, page 4.
Chicago grain traders end year with exuber
ant frolic SecUc. 5, page 3.
Royal Rosarlans In flitting streaks of white
make Oakland dizzy. Section 5, page 5.
Pacific Northwest.
Culver, Jefferson County's new seat of gov
ernment, nurries wora on commodious
courthouse. Section 5, page i).
State institutions unable to draw warrants
or create deficit. Section 5, page 7.
Vancouver marriage licenses leap while those
oi Aiuunoraiiu urop aeciaeaiy. section u,
page 1. .
Item for JG2.500 interest on Multnomah
bridge bonds overlooked la making state
levy. Section 5, page 9.
Supreme Court refuses to oust Clackamas
Health Officer on plea of Board ot
Health. Section 5, page 9.
Sports.
Appointment of Wolverton to manage Seals
sesTis to be masterly stroke. Section 6,
)Rge 10. ... , -.
Yankees sold at last. -Section 5, page 10.
Wolverton goes to Sacramento to studv
r'rsttr of Seals antll Monday. Section
5, page 10.
Somers, owner of Naps, is bankrupt. Section
page iv.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain exports from Portland in 1914 worth I
id,na,e9. section o, page 10, 1
Value of Portland grain receipts largely ln-
weaisu octuon o, page IT.
Record year's business at Portland Union
Stockyards. Sectla 5. page 17.
Wheat prices swing upward at Chicago on
export buying. Section 5, page K.
Portland and Vicinity,
penalties in proposed dry act are cited as
big aid small. Section 5, page 11.
Portland bankers express Implicit confidence
In future. Section 5, page li.
Portland establishes new Industrial records
in -914. Section 5, page 16.
Portland is hilarious In celebrating advent of
new year. Section 5, page 1.
Women's auxiliary of Railway Mail Assocla-
tioi gives prises to best babies. Section
u. page 1
Many churches hold watch-hour services as
old year departs. Section 5. page IS.
AN IMPREGNABLE POSITION.
BUSINESS
OUTLOOK
CHEERS HEDHELD
New Year Message Has
No Room for Gloom.
PRICES PROMISE TO RISE
Think of Belgium, Says Secre
tary, and Get to Work.
FIGURES OPTIMISTIC, TOO
Floating Debt of United States Is
Paid iu Goods and Trade Bal
ance fop December Is Xcar
Highest Mark in Tears.
WASHINGTON. Dec 31. Heartened
by months of close study of the busi
ness outlook of the Nation. Secretary
Redfield. of the Department of Com
merce, wrote today, a New Tear's
greeting to the merchants and manu
facturers of the country, bidding them
in characteristic language to reach out
for the prosperity he sees within their
grasp. There is no warrant. Mr. Red
field declares, for gloom or despair.
The ill-effect of the European war on
American enterprise is passing and
new vistas for commercial venture are
opening with each new day.
Prices Likely to Rise.
If you want prosperity, do your
share to bring it and do it now. he
says. "Get that addition on your shop
going: it will cost you less today than
six months hence. Is trade a on ouu
In the works? Get those improve
ments begun. Prices are low and
likely to rise. You ve Deen uuuiuns
of that contract work. Better start
yourself before thing3 get the start
'This country slows aown a. wit "
and then, but it never stops growing
and it always moves up and not down.
We don't know what it means in most
of the United States to have real gen
eral distress. Think of Belgium and
Polajtid, O man with a grouch, and slink
nto your hole and pull it in aiierjyou.
There think of your sins aim jour
blessings and'eome outvith your cour-
ige in working order. .
Eximplra of Pluck Are Plenty.
There are lots of good American
examples of pluck. Do you remember
San Francisco and Galveston and Chi
cago Boston, Charleston, Baltimore and
Dayton and many others like them?
Remember them as did Edison and lots
of vour fellow citizens, who showed
pluck when things were hard.
"Nothing Is the matter with the man
with a grouch except an absentee heart
and missing nerve. Cheer up, go to
work, do your level best, quit talking
misery. The war's over yonder, not
here. Men are slaughtered yonder
they're living here. It's all clouds
there clear- day here.
"Get out and sell some goods. Plant
some more acres; do more work than
'Concluded on Page S.)
Thursdays War Moves
THE new year finds belligerent
Kurope, after five months of war,
fighting- as sternly as at the beginning-,
but seemingly without prospects of Im
mediate big victories which the com
batants have set as their task.
The Austrians again have been driven
out of the. greater part of Galicia. and.
according to a Vienna statement, the
Russians have, crossed the CVrpathlans
for the. third time, but in Poland, where
the more important battle is in prog
ress, the armies of the Russian and
German Emperors are still fighting for
the banks of the rivers which Intersect
the country between the Upper Vistula
and Flllca rivers.
In Flanders and Franc, there has
been a lull in the fighting on most of
the front, disturbed occasionally, how
ever, by artillery fire, in fanlry attacks
and counter attacks. The French to
night announce that they have carried
half of the village of Steinbach, in
upper Alsace, which, while of little or
no importance itself, stands at the foot
of a hill which commands a large part
of the surrounding country.
It is in this region, as in the vicinity
of Noyon and between the Argonne
ridge and the Meuse. that the French
have been pushing their offensive with
the greatest force and where they
claim to have made the most progress.
Along the Belgian coast the fighting
Is confined to artillery bombardments.
Westende and many other little towns
which long ago were deserted by the
civilian populations have been made
the target for shells of the allies.
AValfish Bay, a British possession on
the coast of German Southwest Africa,
which the Germans took at the begin
ning of the war, has been" retaken by
the union of South Africa forces, whllj
the Australians have annexed Bougain
ville Island, another of the Solomon
Islands over which flew the German
flag, and about the last of the German
islands in the Pacific.
In London, New Year's eve was cele
brated by the usual dinners and dances
at hotels and restaurants, but with less
gaiety and on a much smaller scale. At
the larger hotels, however, there was a
large attendance of off leers on leave or
waiting to go to the front, many trencn
and Belgians v who were driven from
their homes by the war. and a consider
able sprinkling of Americans.
The list of New Tear's honors offered
by King George on the recommendation
of the Premier, and the Foreign and
Colonial Offices was very short and
contained 'no new peerages. At the
head of the list are the Earls of
Derby and Chesterfield, who get the
Order of the Garter for their services
in recruiting, and Baron Lovat, who
receives the Order of the Thistle for
the same reason. The Earl of Aber
deen, whose retirement from the Lord
IjlTOtmanyeff-frclniwI 1s expected. Is
raised to ttie rank 'of Uarqulsate.
BAKER CUTTING ICE EARLY
Houses Being filled Before Usual
Time With 18-Inch Cakes.
BAKER. Or.. Dec. 31. (Special.) A
month earlier than usual residents of
Baker County this year are cutting
ice and putting it in icehouses for use
next Summer. Ice is about IS Inches
thick around Baker, where many hun
dred tors have been put up In the last
week.
At Newbridge the Ice is 12 inches
thick and Eagle Valley residents are
taking advantage of the unprecedented
cold weather. In the Burnt River
country there has been plenty of Ice
for three weeks for cutting All along
Snake River ranchers and dealers In
towns arc busy cutting ice.
GERMAN FOOD PLENTIFUL
Supply Will Last Years, Says Cham
ber of Commerce Chairman.
BERLIN. Dec. 31. via wireless to
Sayvllle, N. T. The oficiai press bureau
gave out the following today:
Herr Lehmann, chairman of the
Bremen Chamber of Commerce, said at
a meeting of the Bremen merchants
that Germany was provided with
victuals sufficient for years. The high
standard of German 'science, he said,
rendered it possible to supply sub
stitutes for the raw materials neces
sary for warfare which cannot be Ira-
ported, and that, therefore, the shut
ting off of German Imports by the
British is damaging only the interests
of neutrals."
BREWERS' PETITION FILED
Request for Washington Initiative
Said to Have 4 6,0 00 Xames.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 31. The pe
tition for initiative measure No. 18
providing that breewries may operate
and that hotels with SO or more rooms
may sell liquor with meals to their
guests was filed iwth Secretary of State
I. M. Howell late today, containing, ac
cording to T. D. Rockwell and Albert
Hess, of Seattle, who filed It. approxi
mately 46,00 signatures, 14,000 more
than required.
Secretary Howell immediately put
men to work checking the petition, the
law requiring that the measure be
certified to the Legislature when it
convenes January 11.
DANISH STEAMER IS SUNK
Cotton Cargo Is Destroyed by Mine
In North Sea, but Crew Escapes.
LONDON, Jan. 1. The Danish steam
er M. C. Holm, from Savannah, Decem-
rber 1, for Chrlstiania. laden with cotton.
struck a mine off Flamborough Head,
England, and sank IS minutes later.
All the members of the crew got away
in lifeboats. They narrowly escaped In
jury from fragments of the mine cas
ing. Flamborough Head is on the North
Sea in the County of York. It was
off here In 1779 that Paul Jones won
bis most famous naval victory.
OFFI
SKELETONS ASKED
Scientist Says Records
of Traits Are Vital.
RACE PROGRESS AT STAKE
Data Are Held Essential to its
Upbuilding,,
MORAL SENSE IMPORTANT
Man Declared lo Ilava Miulo Mule
Improvement Mnco Stone Age,
125,000 Years .go Kxcrp.
lional Child Kcqiilrcs Care.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 3 l.-How sclen.
can Improve the human race by eugen
ics was the principal subject of discus
sion by the members of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science at today's sessions of the an
nual convention or that body.
"It Is a question whether the human
race as a whole has greatly Improved
since the old stone age, 125.000 years
ago. The brain capacity of the man of
that period compares well with that of
modern man," declared Dr. llcu.y V.
Osborn. president of the American Mu
seum of Natural History, who rpok at
a session of the American Society of
Zoologists. "The elevation of the moral
sense through knowledge," he added,
"Is the greatest contribution marlo by
the science of biology. Genetics and
eugenics must make their appeal to
the human conscience. The parents of
today know more than thoso ot 100
years ago and, therefore, know more
about right and wrong. We must make
our appeal to this higher moral sense
to prevent the bringing of defectives
Into the world."
Drfeetlvea Drrlnrrd larreaalns.
Dr. G. H. Parker, of Harvard, ad
vocated the sterilization of all defec
tives, which he declared are steadily
Increasing.
Dr. Charles P. Davenport, of New
York, said the Vrogrwrn ot Iho m-Iviii-i
Of eugenics , had been retarded by the
rear ol making family skeletons pub
lic. "No family should be afraid lo
keep records of the physical and mental
traits of each of lta members, for In
this way alone can the race be bet
tered." he declared. "School teachers
should have Information about the fam
ily and racial characteristics of each
of their pupils, for different Instruc
tion for each child Is necessary to
bring It to Its fullest development."
Professor Stuart Paton, of Prince
ton, declared "we ought to build a
National 'brain Institute' for the study
of the most Important part of the bod;'
the brain."
Kxerptloaa Work T. Wa.
"Our American universities arc too
Isolated to bring out the best results
for science. There should be a central
body organised to corrojate the efforts
of the scientific men of.our university
faculties," he said.
T!ie exceptional child may boronvi
either a great genius or a great crimi
nal or a great poet or a great crank
with equal facility, depending on the
eystem ft development employed, ac
cording to Dr. Maximilian P. E. Grone
nian, director of the National Associa
tion for the Study and Education of
exceptional children, speaking before
the educational section.
"When special endowments are ac
companied by a nervous temperament
of neuropathic tendency," said Dr.
Grosseman, "anything Is possible. The
psychologist and the physician must
join with the educator to make children
well balanced. Not all can be avvl
and made into useful citizens, but a
majority can be saved from absolute
destruction."
SOME CAFES STAY OPEN
Xew York Mayor Gives Permission
Where Police Approve.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Mayor Mitchel
issued today 202 all-night licenses fr
the celebration of New Year's eve.
Every reputable restaurant applying
and receiving the commendation of the
police was given a license. Many which
applied, however, failed to obtain po
lice aproval and must close, in conse
quence, at 3 o'clock tomorrow mornlnu.
"We are making an experiment this
year by giving every decent applicant
a chance, and we believe we will make
good." said the Mayor.
CUBAN CROPS ARE RUINED
Tobacco District Is Badly Damaged
by Heavy Itainfall.
HAVANA. Dec 31. Various sections
of the Province of Plnar del Rio, the
most important tobacco-raising region
in Cuba, report enormous damage from
tremendous rainfall Wednesday. The
Governor of the province. In a dis
patch, says he believes the crops of
tobacco and minor frulta have been to
tally destroyed.
The aovernment will take steps lo
extend relief to destitute farmers and
laborers.
Britl-Ii Steamers Overdue.
JKRLI.V, Dec. 31. (Via wireless lo
Savville. N. Y.) Amsterdam reports
that 1 British steamers on the South
American coast are overdue and the
suspicion has arisen that they have
been sunk by German auxiliary
cruisers.
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