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TIIE MORNING OKEGONIAN. MONDAY, MAY 24, 1915. PROTEST ALONE IS WEAK, WILSOH FINDS Plan for "Neutrality League" of Nations Will Be Laid Before Cabinet. PRECEDENTS ARE FOUND l; tiles raid Down in 1780, as Kesult or Efforts or Catherine ot Rus sia, and Again In 1800 Show i What lias Keen lone. BY JOHN CALLAX O'LAUGHLIN. WASHINGTON. May 23 (Special.) President Wilson and his Cabinet are being driven irresistibly to the conclu sion that something more than asser tion la necessary if neutral rights are lo be respected. To date the United States has pro tested against flagrant violations of principles of International law by both sides in the great coniiict rasriis across -luo water. It has received pleasant as surances, references to the historical friendship that prevails and unofficial concessions. "Kino words Gutter no parsnips," however. Vnofttrial Argot lat Ion Opened. To reduce American loss, unofficial negotiations were entered into by rep resentatives of the United States end Great Britain, the former ostensibly acting In behalf of American shippers, which tended to ameliorate the hard ships imposed by the allies on American trade. Then came the tragedy of the I.usitanla. following the destruction of the Falaba and attacks on the Ameri can steamers Gulfilght and Cushing, which caused the President to send his demands to Germany. The most Im portant of these was that submarine warfaro on merchant ships should cease. Fearing the United States would be drawn into the position of recognizing the British orders in council, and in view of protests directed to the Presi dent that he was dealing more harshly with Germany than with Great Britain, the Administration determined to end the "unofficial negotiations" referred to. Neutrals' Ilighta Ignored. It is believed here that the action taken will have a good effect In Ber lin and upon German-Americans at home. Now the Administration is awaiting, with keen Interest the Gor man reply to the LuHitania note. The net results of all the negoiia tions conducted up to date are these: American trade with Germany is practically cut off. American trade with neutrals Is ser iously hampered. The belligerents, Germany as well as Great Britain and her allies, are doing wflatever they deem necessary, irre spective of neutral rights and the ob ligations of international law. Thus, words have accomplished noth ing beyond arousing irritation against the United States. America ot Only Sufferer. The fact is not lost sight of in dip lomatic circles here that the United States is not the only sufferer. Kvery other neutral is embarrassed and han dicapped in precisely the same way. The question concerning them is: "What can be done to restore respect for neutral rights?" The President is giving serious at tention to the advisability of creating a "neutrality league." No steps in this direction will be taken until the Ger man reply on the Iusitania is received. If that reply should be unsatisfactory, then Mr. Wilson will talk with his Cab inet in reference to the dispatch of an invitation to every neutral Mate to send representatives to a congress ' which shall define, principles that all neutrals can sustain agarnst one bellig erent or another. Precedents Found for League. The precedents for such action are found in the Armed Neutrality Leagues of 1780 and 1800. The first league was the natural outcome of British efforts to enforce the ancient rules as to belligerents' rights In the face of the attempt of the- Northern powers to establish the freedom of neutral commerce. At the time, France was aiding the revolted American colonies and England, to prevent munitions of war from reaching them, was com pelled to employ her naval power to the utmost against neutrals as well as enemies. Catharine II was Empress of Rus sia. She was seeking to promote Rus sian commerce. To her the Baltic powers looked for advice and moral support. In 1780 Catherine submitted to the three belligerent courts of Lon don, Versailles and Madrid a formal declaration, setting forth in four arti cles the propositions as to neutrality which she proposed to enforce. Four Principles Set Forth. These articles embodied four prin ciples, as follows: First Freedom of the trade of states at war. coasting Second Neutral flag: covers all goods not contraband. i Third Contraband is limited to es sentially warlike stores. Fourth A blockade to be effective must be one dangerous to pass. Before the year ended Denmark and Sweden had united with, Russia in support of these principles. The fol lowing jear, France, Spain, Holland, Prussia. Austria and the United States adhered to them and in 1782 Portugal and in 1783 the two Sicilies did so. The second armed neutrality league, formed in 1&00. was the direct result of England'.s attitude as to the rights of neutral convoys. This league in cluded Russia, Prussia. Sweden and Denmark. Renewal of MeaKtires I rged. These leagues were of the highest Importance, since as a result of their efforts to establish the rule of free ships, free goods, without the corollary of enemy ships, enemy goods, the way was paved for the adoption of those principles in succeeding years. The practice in the present war has overthrown these principles. The Pres ident therefore is being urged to take measures to reassert them. There is not the slightest doubt that all the South American states would support an American declaration similar to that made by Catherine II., and probably the Scandinavian states. Holland and Spain, also, would give their official approval. ' , FLAG PUT AT HALFMAST Jersey Man to Keep Colors lowered Till Nation Gels Satisfaction. PATERSON, N. J. May 15. Catho lin Lambert, head of . the silk firm of Dexter & LamDerr, nailed his flag to the pole on the turret of his mag nificent home, "Bellevista," overlook ing the city, tinder the face of Garret Mountain, a few days ago, and said: "My flag is at halfmast and it will Hay there until the United States gets some satisfaction for the lives of Amer icans lost on the Lusitania." Mr. Lambert was born in Yorkshire, Ungland, but is an American citizen. ONE OF FEATURE PERFORMERS HERE 1 rriW . Rosa Rosaland. Said to Be the Only Woman Who Somersault While Riding n Home. Ipprr Clone-range View of Ml Ma Roaaland. - SILL BOYS JOYOUS Circus Day, Long Awaited, Is Here at Last. BIG TENT GOES' UP TODAY Parade and Performances Sched . tiled to Gladden Hearts or Voung and Old and Show llas Speeial Attraetions. IIOITE OF TODAY'S CIKCITS PARADE. The following will be the line of march for the circus parade at 12 o'clock today: Starting at Twenty-fifth and Raleigh. Pettygrove to Twen tieth, Twentieth to Washington. Washington to Alder, Alder to Third. Third to Everett. Everett to Twentieth, Twentieth to Petty grove. And now comes the big, show. The huge white tents have been raised, the rings have been laid out, the several thousand seats have been built and, best of all, the animals and all the wonder ful performers have, had a day of rest. Portland, and particularly young Portland, has been looking, forward these many days for the coming of the Buffalo Bill and Sells Kioto shows combined, as they now are, in a big. bustling circus. It arrived yesterday all spick and span and spread out its big white canvass over the ten acres at Twenty-fifth and Raleigh streets. Today there will be a monster parade and performances this afternoon and tonight. These will be repeated to morrow. Press agents, although noted for thejr optimistic view of the things they represent, have not exaggerated in their advance information t X" W t ra c- s Information ijm' t t ra c- Buffalo BillJ' VSel,s The special tr jlrry v brought a Hrrtuerful tions of th Floto circus, ing the show assortment of interest to Portland early yesterday. It embraces a big wild SMOKER PROVIDED FOR BY TURK BEFORE WAR Prices of Cigarettes Remain Unchanged 'and Even English Boycott on Enemy Goods Is Lost in Odoriferous, Comforting Wreaths. HAND this much to the wily Turk: Whatever other qualities he may ,-have, that of leaving a great friendly nation In the lurch is not one of them. For the Turk, before "but ting into" the present liuropean free- for-all, kindly marketed his entire crop of Turkish tobacco, with the result that American lovers of Turkish cigarettes are enjoying their favorita smokes at the same old price. This was the explanation made by a number of Portland tobacco dealers yesterday as to why Turkish cigarette prices have not gone up. 1 hey backed up the explanttion oy referring to to bacco trade journals, where it is set down in black and white. Kven the Knglish, who are now whantrine awa" at the Dardanelles, got stocked up on Turkish tobacco, as the advertisements In some or tne leading British periodicals seem to show. Evi dently the censorship hasn't gone to the extent of banning xuraisn cigar ettes by use or name, for an advertiser- in one periodical oners a lavorite brand, named after a famous Russo Polish opera star, like this: "Turkish tobacco. Dasso uarge cigar ettes), baritone (ordinary sizej, tenor (ladies' size). Egyptian Tobacco Available. Of course, customers who might" not like the idea of smoking belligerent tobacco, so to epeak, have a choice of smoking the same brand made I "Egyptian tobacco." i Indeed, these stories that' are told of Englishmen changing the names of everything belligerent to names favor ing the allies can't all be true, for this same periodical also contained an ad of a latest-style Turkish bath, and when there is a Russian bath on the market, at that! But that's digressing, for this is supposed to be a story about cigarettes. War certainly has a brutalizing effect (if one considers the use of cigarettes brutal), for one of its immediate effects has been a general increase In cigarette smoking. Hardly a dispatch from the fr6nt but tells of the comforts of a cig arette in the trenches. For some time past friends of the allies and of Uhe dual a;iiance right here In Portland have been collecting "comfort" money to send back to the old country to buy comforts for the soldiers. For ear WHO APPEARS WITH , CIRCUS TODAY. :;::fn V, ,4 a-, animal menagerie, a Wild West show and a real big circus. Buffalo Bill Here In Flesh. At' the head of the aggregation of performers is William F. Cody, the or iginal .Buffalo Bill. He personally has charge of the staging of many sensa tional feats of the show, and par ticularly the Wild West features. He knows the Western frontier as it was and can reproduce it , in realistic fashion. There is a. most interesting 'collec tion of performers with the show, and the prospects are that they will make things lively within the confines of the big tent during the four performances. Every phase of wild and interesting life is represented, even down to genu ine Indians of the type that made the Western frontier and Buffalo Bill famous. In the animal show, in addi tion to the usual line of elephants, camels, lions, tigers, etc., there are the special features of a pair of two-weeks-old lions, a baby elephant six months old and a baby camel three weeks old. Sunday Kept for Rent, Sunday is a quiet day for a circus. It is the one day of the week when there is no activity. The circus people get things all arranged early and then they rest. They get up with the birds on Monday morning and start out for another strenuous week. With the Buffalo Bill-Sells Floto cir cus labor is minimized by machinery, but still there is a lot to do every day. It might be said that this show is motorized. The tent stakes are driven by machinery, the tent is raised and taken down and folded by a big ma chine, the invention of Wrilliam Curtis, and a powerful motor tractor does a large part ot the task of dragging the big loaded circus wagons to the depot. The machinery does away with the need of 25 men. No horses have been dropped by reason of the machinery, because they are neded in the circus parades. Alleged Forger Taken at Morton.' MORTON, Wash., May 23. (Special. 'Deputy Sheriff John Berry returned to Chehalts from Morton yesterday, having arrested H. C. Kinney on a charge of first degree forgery. G. M. Briggle, of Chehalis, was the com plaining witness. Deputy Berry said that Kinney had signed the name of a farmer living near Forest to several checks. The name is said to have been written nearly like the farmer writes it. lloquiam Bond Election Tomorrow. HOQUIAM, Wash., May 23. (Spe cial.) This city Tuesday will vote on a bond issue of $157,000 to take up outstanding current expense warrants, and if the bonds are carried Hoquiam will be on a cash basis by next year, with a bonded indebtedness, aside from public improvement bonds of approx imately $270,000. muffs, or heavy socks, or handkerchiefs do you, suppose? Well, rather not! B'or cigarettes, and nothing else. Conaiuniption la Increasing. Of course Europe is a long way off, but oon't rest deluded in the belief that records will not show the Increasing popularity of the cigarette since, this war began. There not only has been an increase, but it is an increase-in bil lions, not mere millions. One of the leading tobacco journals of this country publishes statistics showing that, despite"a decrease early in 1914. which was before the war broke, out, mind you. the total manu factured for this country in the vear 1914 was 16.864.202,303. as against'lG 712.096.418 in 1913. That is an increase in the 'coffin nail" consumption of 1, 1S2,1S5,885. or about six per cent. And this doesn't take into account the in crease in the smoking of the "roll-your-own" kind. As for 1915. It is young yet, but the figures are piling up still higher. In place of being a mere despised butt every cigarette, . of course, becomes a butt some time, but no longer a de spised one the cigarette would seem to have become the highest svmbol of modern civilization, as exemplified in this year of strife, 1915. - , , , Kffect on Price Doubtful. Now arises the question, will the price of Turkish tobacco and Turkish cigarettes go skying after the present store is exhausted? Tobacconists say they don't know. Even if the Turks themselves don't ship out another crop they all say there will be Turkish to bacco, anyway. Although the Turks do raise a large quantity of this valued product, a great bulk of the so-called Turkish tobacco, it is pointed out, comes -from Macedonia, which used to be part of Turkey but is now controlled by Greece. Other Turkish tobacco comes from Bulgaria, and some from P.ussia. Even down near Havana. Cuba, they raise quite a good-sized hatch of it! And there are other places. So. after all, the Turk cannot be said to have the Turkish tobacco market by the heels. If he can't let us have his particular brand of it, there will be plenty of others also called Turkish, and a host of "just as goods." Granted mat it would be an occasion or great national stress, the Turkish tobacco connoisseur can't afford to be too ex , acting. High-Glass Instruments and a Sale of Duplicates of the superb pianos, player pianos and grands, com prising the exhibit of ultra-modern ' musical instruments in Liberal Arts Palace, P. I. L E., by Eilers Music House are now on sale in Portland. C HI CKERING PLAYER PIANOS Artigraphic, self expressing, self -playing; truly wonderful ; rendering music of a character that is a delight to the most exacting music critic. THE A U TO PI A NO Player Piano, electric, playable "four ways, by hand, by foot power and by electric motor, with or without the automatic expres sion. This is the latest and su preme autopiano attachment. New 1915 mcnlels of the now famous Bungalow Player Pianos (with free music rolls included) now here. . 19 in a Sale Extraordinary , A sale of 19 injtruments for a manufacturer whose exhibit was completed too late to be included in our great exhibit at the San Francisco Exposition. These 19 instruments were di verted to and have arrived in Portland. They are placed on sale at manufacturer's wholesale price .at Eilers Music House, third floor. Superb pianos.. The designs will probably never again be duplicated.'.' . " ine 5o0 styles are marked $285; less elaborate cases are $265 and $240. Several exceptionally ornate cost a little more, All may be had on payments of $10 a month. Special two-for-one premium a credit of $2 is given for every $1 paid in excess of an intial $100 on each of these 19 pianos. USED PIANOS AT LESS THAN EVER In the Piano Exchange Department choice of many worthy makes. All reduced at prices posi tively less than -obtainable elsewhere, no matter what the occasion or the pretext. No matter whether a somewhat old style, but good upright piano is wanted (which can now be had for $35, others for $55 or $70) , or whether the finest piano made is desired for the finest man sion, Eilers Music House is the place and Eilers prices are invariably lower than same quality is obtainable for elsewhere. ACTS BECOME LAWS Amendment to Compensation Measure Among Changes. BIRTH RECORD IS REQUIRED "Kailroad Commission" Passes Out of Existence atad Xow Known as Public Service Body; Method of Lev ing School Tax Altered. Now that the time for tnvoKing the referendum against measures passed by the recent Legislature lias expired, all such laws went into effect Saturday without further formality. Among them are several of an impor tant nature, in addition to those that became effective immediately after they were signed by the Gftvernor by virtue of the emergency clause which they carried. , , Princloal among the new laws is that amending the existing workmen's com- nensation act providing reuei ior in dustrial employes throughout the state. This measure fixes a new graduated scale of premiums against the employ ers based on the nature of the industry and the hazard that it involves. It con tains an accident prevention clause that reduces the premiums In proportion to the reduction in the number of acci dents and imposes criminal responsi bilities upon th'ose employers who are negligent In providing saieiy devices in their plants. Kailroad Commisalon Is 91o $lore. The "Railroad Commission of Oregon" has passed out of existence. 'The com mission now is known as the Public Service Commission. This, the Legis lature believes, ' more nearly describes its duties. Inasmuch as it has charge of all public utilities as well as rail-, roads. The manner of electing members of the commission also has been changed. One is elected from Kastern Oregon, one from Western Oregon and one from th state at large. Stricter regulations are imposed upon i Dersons operating under the food and dairy laws of the state. Uniform meth ods of preparing food and displaying it for public consumption are provided. A fixed standard also ts prescrioed lor re frigeration of foods. The state institutions and the 'vari ous political subdivisions of the state now will be permitted to grant a differ ential of 5 per cent on all home-made goods in granting public contracts. School Law t hanjrn Made. . , Many important changes in the school law also have been provided. One of these is the measure that provides a four-year high school course without tuition, for every boy and girl in the state. Those districts that do not have high schools are required to levy an assessment so that their children can be Beiitf. to neighboring high schools. The old-fashioned school meeting that has prevailed in Portland up to this time to levy the school tax has been abolished. None but taxpayers are al lowed to vote in the school elections and at the time of registering a. voter must designate whether he or she is a taxpayer. However, inasmuch as the existing registration books will be used at the forthcoming school election this law can not be utilized at this time. Another measure which was the sub ject of much interest at the time it was under consideration y the Legislature was that providing women school teach ers salaries equal with those of the men teachers. , Birth Record la Required. A new registration law requires that it shall be the duty of the attending physician or midwife to file a certifi cate of birth, properly and completely filled out, giving alt particulars, with the local registrar of the district in which the birth occurred, within 10 days after date of birth. The so-called "anti-trading .stamp C .v A Jk JttfesJ JtSftf tifilp . ' y$kW Hwi't- ra-lte. i ' i-- "Exquisite Music Pours Forth From a Modern Chickering Artigraphic" law" is another now In erfect. It im poses a tax of 5 per cent of the gross income not only on the trading stamp and coupon companies, but on every person giving trading stamps, coupons, certificates and other trade devices re deemable In merchandise. The trading stamp companies are evading the merchandise feature of the law by making the stamps redeemable in cash, with which premiums may then be bought. The same course has been adopted by a chain of tobaccc stores giving certificates. The consti tutionality of this law will be attacked In the courts, according to the compa nies affected. After four years as judge of the Juvenile Court in Portland, Circuit Judge Oatens has been succeeded as Juvenile Court Judge by County Judge Cleeton, under a law fostered by the Multnomah County delegation to the Legislature. - BUFFALO BILL HEARS TALE Veteran Tells "Same Old Story" to Colonel Cody, Who is in City. "Well if it ain't my old friend Col onel Cody," chuckled a gray-haired old veteran in the lobby of the Oregon Hotel yesterday afternoon', as he rushed up and grasped the hand of Colonel W. F. Cody, the original old Buffalo Bill, who is in, Portland for a couple of days with he Sells-Floto-Buf falo Bill circus. The veteran and the Col onel sat down and the veteran spun off a hair-raising yarn about the fron tier days in Wyoming. He went on at great length about how the Indians crept slowly around the frontier camp and were all ready to start their bloody attack when they were discovered. u'hen how the fight began and how tne redskins bit the dust. "The same old story," said Colonel Cody. "I run across it everywhere I go. Old fellows come in by the dozens and tell me stories like that. "Down at the old soldiers' homo at Roseburg a few days ago a man 92 years old met me and started to tell about; how he'd been hearing of me ever since-, he was a boy. 1 figured at that rate that I must be something like 118 years old." Colonel Cody is a picturesque chaix acter, with his real old Buffalo Bill goatee and his biy cowboy hat and his silvery hair done in a knot on the back of his head. He 4s a decidedly Interesting veteran of a" day when the West was young and wild, and he has many an interesting story of the ex periences which resulted in the name "Buffalo Bill" being placed in "Who's Who," as the king of frontiersmen and the king of cowboys. IMfteen Are Graduated. TWIN FALLS, Idaho. May 23. (Spe cial.) Fifteen students were graduated this week from the Filer High School. The- baccalaureate sermon was deliv ered by Rev. H. W. Parker, and the commencement address wn given by INHERITED NERVOUSNESS The causes of nervous disorders are of two kinds, predisposing and excit ing. Heredity is a predisposing cause. A nervous parent is very liable to have a nervous child. But even with this predisposition the child will not neces sarily develop any, form of nervous disease without an exciting cause. It may not develop during childhood at all but throughout life a penson with an inherited predisposition to nervous ness is an easier victim of all forms of nervous disorders than one without it. Worry, overwork, overstudy and ex cesses of all kinds are exciting causes and should be avoided by those who know themselves to have inherited a nervous disposition. Thin blood and a general run-down condition of the sys tem are also to be avoided by such peo ple. Be moderate in everything, avoid worry, keep the blood rich and red and the general health built up with a non alcoholic tonic like Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and avoiu a nervous breakdown. I-r. Williams Pink Pills are a general tonic with a special action on the nerves and relieve and correct many forms of nervous trouble. Your own druggist sells them. Write today to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. for the free booklet. "Nervous Disorders. A Method of Home Treatment." for High-Class Really Worth - SrJi Dr. J. F. Shepherd. A splendid class play, "The Freshman," was given by the graduating class. Twelve students graduated from the Buhl school. BERRY HARVEST NEAR END Shipments lYom Kenneick Put at 60,000 Crates Worth $100,000. 'KENNKWICK, Wash., May 23. Spe cial.) This week will see the finish of the heavy shipment of strawberries from Kennewick. While the berries are plentiful and still ripening rapidly, the price has been lowered to such an extent thst crowers here will cease saaaaASttaBaai w comprar Oro precio de cobre TYou" cannot buy gold! I for the price of copper"! Wlien I go to the opera it is not to sit highest and furthest back where the prima-donna's notes reach me mixed with echo and chatter of voices. So with my smoking. I must have the full aroma of Havana leaf at its best! I must have a blend that carries the full, rich flavor in a delightful, bland manner. The cigar must be of expert Cuban workmanship with each ripe, supple leaf pointing its tip to the lighting end. My sense of taste is mine, and nothing on earth is too good for it no, not even that remarkable Van Dyck Cigar! Havana all Havana Spanish made Two for a quarter and up j M. A. Gunst & Co-, Inc., Distributors Homes While Pianos Write for Illustrations and Catalogue Free Oilers Bolldlnsr, Broadway at Alder. Stores la Kvery Important Weatera City. to harvest the remainder of the crop. According to comptent authorities, shipments will reni'h tiO.CMKj cratCH. The Kennewick season coining on from two to three week earlier than other districts has assured growers here a good average price for the season. It is estimated that from JHu.000 to $100. 000 has been placed in circulation among some 350 of the principal grow ers in the Kennewick-Ttichland dis tricts. Precedent. New York American.) She But what good would one littla kiss do you? lie Oh, it would establish d.'nt. prcce- a