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THE MORyiyO OREGOXIAIT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. DEFENSE PLANS GET 'RISE" FROM PARTY Democrats Talk Against Big Military Increases While Wilson Evolves Proposal. NAVY DISLIKES SUBMARINE Sentiment, Apparently Strong Anion? Congressmen, Seems to Be for fndersea Fleet and Few of Heavy Fighting- Ships. OREGON'IAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 6. While the President, in conference with the Secretary of War end the Secretary of the Navy, is formulating his military programme for submission to Congress, not a few Democrats of prominence- are taking occasion, in Washington, to declare against big; increases in the military (service, and thus far not a. single Demo cratic Senator or Representative who has visited Washington has declared in favor of what is believed to be the Administration's programme The most that has been advocated by" Democrats who have had business in Washington, is an increase in the number of submarines. No Demo cratic Senator or Representative has here declared for an adequate army, or for an adequate navy, as naval officers understand the term. Battleship May Be Opposed. It is quite evident that when the military programme goes to Congress, an effort will be made to confine the naval increa.e to submarines, cutting out. battleships and dreadnoughts, partially because of their enormous cost, and partially because of a popular belief that submarines are more effec tive than battleships. Naval officers, however, are disposed to look upon the submarine as a failure, 1n a way, and point to the European war as justifying their conclusions. Their view was well expressed by a member of the General Board of the Navy, who has given much time to studying the naval aspects of the war In Europe. "The European war." said this offi cer, "developed ideal condit tons -for use of the submarine as a war engine. The German fleet has been bottled up be hind the Kiel cantial. and no one has expected It to come forth to meet the superior British navy. T'-Roats Attack Commerce Mainly. "But there was no reason why Ger man submarines could not come out, and in fact they have come out in large numbers, but they have, confined their attacks almost exclusively to merchant vessels. There has been no attack by submarines on the British battleship fleet; there has been no effective Ger man blockade of British ports, and what 1 still more remarkable, not a single British troop ship or supply ship, ply ing between England and the French coast, across the English channel, has been sent to the bottom by a sub marine. "In the Dardanelles it is reported that submarines have been somewhat effective, but even there they have not come up to expectations. -The great work done by warships at the Darda nelles has been done by the battle phlps. Big Ships Are Fighters. "There can be little doubt but that t. the outset of the war, the German plan was to whittle down the British navy by the use of submarines, until the number of British battleships was no greater than that of the German navy. Could that have been accom plished, we undoubtedly would have heard of the greatest naval battle in the world's history. "As commerce destroyers, it is ad mitted submarines have, great value, and the United States, beyond a doubt, is lacking in submarines. But when it comes to effective fighting ships, the European war teaches most certainly that battleships, dreadnoughts and battle-cruisers determine the strength of a navy, and the navy best equipped with these heavy and speedy ships is superior to all others.' $10,000 T. R.'S WAR OFFER Cheek Awaits ex-President if lie Shoulders M ticket a-s Soldier. NEW YORK. Sept. 3. If Theodore Roosevelt will shoulder a musket and fight under the English colors as a reg ular soldier he can obtain J10.000. A check for this amount will be handed to him when he arrives on the tiring line. George Gess, a real estate dealer of Brooklyn, says he has the money all ready for the Colonel. Furthermore, he says that German-Americans in. Brook lyn will double the amount to get the ex-President on the firing line. "I voted for Roosevelt three times." said Jlr. Gess. ' I even left the Repub lican party for him. But he talks too much for me. He talks a lot about fighting. Why doesn't he go and tight? It seems to me that it is now a case of put up or shut up with him. If he actually joins the British colors and gets as far as the fighting line he will receive the sum of HO. 000. That offer holds good at any time." SKUNK BREAKS UP DANCE Animal Pluoed in Piano Changes At mosphere of Frolie. WINSTED. Conn.. Sept. 2. The Autumn dance of the Free From Kare Club, which was held recently at the auditorium, would have been oue of the social successes of the season here If someone had not placed a skunk in the grand piano, around which the Winsted orchestra was located. This was first noticed at about 9 o'clock, and by 11 the music had deteriorated frightfully. Nearly 200 persons were present, and of those, at least two-thirds disap peared soon after the presence of the little animal became manifest. The whole atmosphere of the dance was al tered by the Incident. A few moments later the management was compelled to call the affair off, and a later inves tigation proved the cause of the trouble to be the skunk in the piano. DUMBA LETTER GIVES PLAN Approval of Austrian Government Is Asked by Ambassador. LONDON. Sept. 7. (Special.) Here Is the exact text of the Dumba letter seized among the effects of James F. J. Archbald. which has made such a sen sation in the United States: 'New Tork. Aug. 20. 1915. My Lord: Testerday evening Consul-Gen-rsj Ton Nuber received the inclosed aide mernoire from the chief editor of the locally known paper. Szabadsag after a previous conference with him and in pursuance of his proposals to arrange for strikes in the Bethlehem Schwab steel muntions war factory and aiso m te JUddle west. "Archibald, who is well known to your lordship, leaves today at 12 o'clock on board the Rotterdam for Berlin and Vienna. I take this rare and safe ntt portunity to recommend, warmly the proposal of your lordship's favorable consideration. X'lt is my impression that we can disorganise and hold up for months, if not entirely prevent, the manufacture of munitions in Bethlehem and the Middle West, which, in the opinion of the German military attache is of great importance and amply outweighs the expenditure of money involved. "But even if strikes do not come off. it is probable that we should extort under the pressure of the crisis more favorable conditions of labor for our poor downtrodden fellow countrymen. In Bethlehem these white slaves are now working 12 hours a day and seven days a week. All weak persons suc cumb and become consumptives. "So far as German workmen are found among the-skilled hands, a means of leaving will be provided for them. "Besides this, a private German reg istry office has been established which provides employment for persons who have voluntarily given up their places and is already working well. They will also join, and the widest support is assured us. "I beg your excellency to be so good as to inform me with reference to this letter by wireless telegraphy, reply ing whether you agree. ' "DUMBA, 'His Excellency. Count Burian, Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, Vienna." LOVE CAPTURES TEACHERS Pittsburg Schoolma'ams Kesign, Giv ing . Marriage as Reason. PITTSBURG. Sent- 2. Ten t,h.r of the public schools of Pittsburg fell wuLims to trie arrows of Dan Cupid since the schools closed In June, ac crding to a communication sent to the board of public .education by Superin tendent of Schools William r TtuvlH- son. There are 22 teachers who have asked that their resignations be ac cepted and the suoerintendent recom mends that the board comply with the requests. The first application received by Mr. Davidson was in June. The following month four applications were received and in August 17 teachers sent in their requests. The first application gave marriage as the reason for quitting the teaching staff. Two of the July appli cations gave the same reason and in August seven teachers admitted they had been married or were preparing for the event. The teachers who resigned hv nn of marriage were: Pearl L Anderson, rcauouy nun cnooi; Harriet R. Dif fenderfer, Lemington School: Una, M. Harrison, Horace Mann School; Eliza beth Brown, Linwood School: Ella. R Glemser, Hall's Grove School: Gertrude Jveeuier. bpring Hill School; Nannie F. Ewer, Brushton School; Alice E Tea Friendship School: Ada H. Keller! Gar field School, and Edith Weatherby, Co- uuiuus ocnooi. TAX ON HEIRS IS $900,000 Kutimato of Kxeciitors Declared $28,000,0r Below Value. ST. PAUIi, Sept. 2. The report that Minnesota hopes to collect a gigantic Inheritance tax from the estate of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, deceased lum ber king, was confirmed by the Attorney-General's office. It was said the amount the state might realize approaches T900.000, based on an estate of $30, .100.000 instead of $1,300,000. as reported by the executors. To collect this amount, however, it will be necessary for the state to prove the report of the executors to the tax com mission was J?8,000,000 below the actual value of the estate. WOMAN, 72, IS STOWAWAY Son Travels on Ticket, Smuggling Mother Aboard Ship. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 7 A 72-year-old stowaway Mrs. Destina Angel said to be the oldest stowaway and the only woman stowaway that ever came to San Francisco, arrived here today from Honolulu on the liner Korea. Her soii, George Angel, had bought a second-class ticket for him self from Honolulu and had smuggled his mother on board. Mrs. Angel was sent to the immigra tion station. JEWS TO STRIKE, FOR DAY Friendly Suspension Decided as Protest Against Oppression. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. A friendly strike of the members of the Jewish trade unions represented in the con vention of the National Workmen's Committee on Jewish rights, for one day following the opening of peace ne gotiations in Europe, was decided on at the closing session here today. The workmen, nearly 250.000. will cease work for a clay as a protest against the oppression of the Jews in several European countries. 20 INJURED BY AEROPLANE Three May Die as Result or Accident at Washington, Ind. WASHINGTON. Ind., Sept. 7. Twen ty persons were injured, three fatally, when an aeroplane dashed into a crowd of people at a Labor day celebration here Monday. Dscar Cook, a Chi cago aviator, lost control of his ma chine when he landed after a short flight. He was not hurt. Joseph Singleton. 11; Mrs. Vincent Jones, 55, and Miss Mabel Taylor, 17, are expected to die. LIFE PRESIDENCY IS PLAN Chinese Orfice to Be Hereditary Also, Says Report. PEKIN, Sept. 7 To obviate the necessity of obtaining the recognition of foreign nations, the government has decided tentatively to maintain tho form of a republic instead of restoring a monarchy, but to make the presi dency permanent and hereditary. This information was obtained today In high official quarters. SENATOR FAVORS DEFENSE Mr. Jones Says He Is Not for "Peace at Anr Fr'.oe." OLTMPIA, Wash.. Sept. 7. "I'm not for peace 'at any price.' neither am I for war 'at any price.'" said Senator Jones, of Washington, in an address be fore a large Labor Day gathering here Monday. "Every effort I can put forth to keep peace at home and peace abroad win be exerted." he said. Senator Jones also declared he was in favor of war only in defense of the flag, the Integrity of the Government and. the safety of the home. MRS. AFihiDUFI VICTIM Burglars Enter Chicago Home at Dinner Hour. JEWELS WORTH $3000 LOOT Entrance to House Is Forced and Masked Men Guard Women With. Pistols, Making Thorough Search for Valuables. CHICAGO. Sept. 7. (Special.) Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, in her residence at 3724 Michigan avenue, vas held up and robbed of $3000 in jewelry and $75 in money last night, shortly after the din ner hour, by two men, who escaped. Mrs. Armour Was forced at the point of a revolver in the hands of a masked robber to retire into an upstairs room, where, with three maids, she was locked, while the men ransacked the house. While one of the masked men stood guard over Mrs. Armour and her maids, the other man turned over the jewel boxes found in the various rooms and otherwise prosecuted the search for valuables. Both men wore handkerchiefs over their faces, but a good description of them was obtained from Mrs. Armour. as well as the maids, - and the police iiuiu:uia.ieiy oegan tne searcn. The two robbers Grained entranca to the Armour residence by a porch on the north side. A. screen was cut and a door jimmied. once inside the house they went traight to the living-rooms, where they found Mrs. Armour and one maid. Mr. Armour was absent, but a report of the affair was telephoned to him. Mrs. Armour immediately telephoned the police, and when detectives arrived gave a complete description of them. Although Mrs. Armour was unable to make a complete estimate of the amount of valuables taken by the rob- Ders, sne said she thought $3000 would cover the Jewelry and $75 the money. BATTERY HAS 55,000 TESTS Edison Advises Further Work in Freeing Submarines of Gas. WEST ORANGE. N. J.. Sent. 2 Tt has been learned that Thomas A. Edison, me inventor, has asked United States naval authorities to reserve decision on his submarine storage battery until it has received a thorough test in the sub marine E-2. The battery, designed to eliminate the formation of poisonous chlorine gas. nas neen severely tested in the Brook lyn Navy-yard, and not only measured up to all the claims of the inventor, but exceeded in efficiency by at least 20 per cent his expectations. But the drastic series of tests under which the battery, already has gone is not enough for Mr. Edison, even though before the year's test fn the Brooklyn Navy-yard was begun the battery sat isfied all Mr. Edison's own tests. "The expenditure of time and money upon the batteries will be wisely in vested if they stand the test in the sub marine as successfully as they have at the navy-yard." said Mr. Edison. "It is a source of deep gratification to me that I have been able to eliminate dan gerous gases from the submarine, pro tecting the health of. the men on board, and Increasing the efficiency of the crart. ' Mr. Edison conducted 55.000 experi ments in making the battery and spent about $3,000,000 on them. Back in 1910 a delegation of submarine officers, in cluding Lieutenants T. G. Ellyson, Fred V. McNair. Alfred H. Miles and L,ee Pettit Warren, assigned to investigate submarine troubles, visited Mr. Edison at his laboratory in West Orange. They explained the generation of chlorine gas and Mr. Edison promised to see what he could do. As a result of his work, in July, 1914, a rolling, pitching platform was in stalled in the Brooklyn yard and a set of batteries attached to it. They were charged and recharged while the plat form was in motion. It Is believed that a set of the batteries did more work than any set of submarines would do in ten years of peace. NAVY WANTS NO PACIFISTS Secretary Warns Societies Not to Name Peace Advocates. WASHINGTON. Sept. 2. "No pacif ists need apply," is the sign hung out oy tne .-vavy department over the en trance to the new advisory board, headed by Thomas Edison. While the selection of the board's personnel has been delegated by Secretary Daniels to 10 prominent technical societies, each of which is to choose two members. the department has hinted unofficially mat tney are not expected to nominate any exponents of "peace at any price." i he ooject or the board, department officials point out. is to build up a fighting machine. For this reason Sec retary Daniels does not want it encum bered, by theorists who might seek to use the office to advance their notions about the Heedlessness of preparation. It has been learned that Henry Ford, who was prominently suggested as a candidate for the advisory board, has never been seriously considered at the department. While due honor is grant ed him as a business organizer, he is not believed to be an Inventive genius of the type required. CHILD'S TEARS SAVE DOG Mayor Pays Tax for Pet That Had Been Condemned to Bo Shot. HAZLETON. Pa.. Sept. 5. The tears of little Veronia Spillback. whose widowed mother, with five other chil dren, could not pay $1 dog tax for the family pet. which was to be shot, moved -iajor narvey to pay the fee for the tag himself and save the dog's life. Encouraged by the sight of this hu mane feeling, Barney McCann, arrested as a porcn sleeper, recalled to Mayor Harvey that he had worked as his laborer in the Stockton mines 36 vear ago. His honor remembered McCann. but this did not save the prisoner from serving time in default of a $2 fine. DIVORCE COURT BEATEN Beautiful Mrs. Conger Freed Too Late to Wed Sweetheart.' PHILADELPHIA Sent. 2. Tra Clmn- Conger, of New York, beautiful, not yet -i years ot age, and twice married, tells a thrilling story of how divorce came too late to insure her happiness and of how she has been enriched hv a dead soldier's millions. She is here recuperating arter a long Illness, which followed the receipt of news last No vember that a major in the British army to whom she was affianced had been killed. Later came the news that he had made her heir to the largest part of his vast estate. Combined with that sorrow was the further excitement of winning, after seven years' struggle, a. divorce from her second husband. Roy U. Conger, a New Tork banker, the son of the late F. H. Conger. Minister to China. As Miss Fitch, niece of the late Clyde Fitch, the playwright, she was married at the age of 15 to an English army efficer, who died within a month of their marriage. Then she married Conger and started on a trip around the world. While on this trip "he met the British major who was killed in France. He urged her to obtain a di vorce but without avail. STUDENT SUSPECTED SPY Drawings of Fortifications Found on Person of Karl Jiencke. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2. A young; man who is said to be Karl Jiencke, a (Jental student at the University of Pennsylvania, is under observation here on the suspicion that he is a spy tn the employ of the German govern ment. Jiencke was found today at the State Hospital at Norristown, where be has been employed during the Summer. Of his own volition he accompanied Special Agent Garbertao of the United States Department of Justice to .this city. No action will be taken until Washington is heard from. "The Government agent went to inter view Jier.cke with the information that the suspect, who is 21 years old. had in his possession important drawings and detailed descriptions Of the fortifica tions of the Delaware River It is said that certain papers which directed sus picion to Jiencke were found accident ally by an orderly at the hospital. SPEECH IS RECOVERED Man Injured in Battle Goes to "Movie" Laughs; Now He Talks. LONDON. Sept. 5. Robert Beck, of Chicago, who was made deaf and dumb by an injury sustained while fighting with the British army, suddenly' has recovered his speech and hearing. Beck, who was a motorcycle policeman on 'the Chicago force when the war began, be came a dispatch bearer with the British troops and was struck down by a sniper's bullet in Flanders. He was taken to Liverpool. From the day f his injury he had been unable to hear or speak until he was taken with other convalescents to a moving picture entertainment in Liv erpool. While watching a comic pic ture he suddenly burst out in laughter. The next moment he found that he was able to talk and hear normally. PET LION DISTURBS FOLK But Pittsburg Broker Is Delighted With Animal Whose Howls Annoy. PITTSBURG, Sept. 5. Residents of the fashionable Fifth and Shady ave nue sections of the East End have been 10 Extra Stamps With Each of DRUGS! DRUG DEPT. w o 1 lb. Cream Tartar SOe 1 lb. Soda Bicarbonate.lO Pure Olive Oil, 32-oz $1 Gallon $3.50 Pure Salad Oil. .2o, 50 Guaranteed Pure Flavoring Extract. . .23, 50, S3 Also pt. $1.50, qt $2.50 Pure Spices all sizes and kinds. Main Floor PERFUMES 25c 4711 Glycerine White Rose Soap .".15 50c Pompeian Massage. Cream 35 25c Woodbury's Face Pow der 17 25c W o o d b u r y's Facial Cream 17 $1 Othine (double strength) for S50 50c Hinds Honey and Al mond Cream 3o Main Floor Vacuum Cleaner This Hot Point appliance is the latest and best machine yet de vised for the purpose. Less cur rent is consumed, and it's easy to operate because of its light weight. See it in our basement. Price, each, $27.50. Art Lamps A wide range in design and price. With each one sold dur ing the balance of this week we will give 50 Trading Stamps extra. v Second Floor Prescriptions The volume of this department has grown steadily for many years, due, we believe, to the great care taken to insure ac curacy and reliability in this department. These Specials Bristle Goods 25c Tooth Brush 14' 25c Nail Brush 14 25c Hard Rub'r Comb. 14 (Lady's or gentleman's) $1.25 Hair Brush, double bristle 890 Main Floor Leather Goods A genuine Cowhide, "Made-in-Oregon" Suitcase, with heavy strap, 26-inch, $9.00 value, for ... .$6.20 24-inch .'...$5.90 Extra heavy Cowhide Suit case, 26 - inch, exceptional value at, special $7.35 24-inch, special $6.85 Two full - size Auto Lunch Kits, fitted with silverware for six people, regular $5, special for $3.85 Main Floor. DRUGSI A R 1 tuasi We Deliver MAZDA. LASlPS and Chante More. See Our Basemcit Electrical Department. A BOOK OF 8. B. GltEKN STAMPS 8AVKT tj SKVKRAt. DOLLARS EAltVED -MAB3HALL 4-7OO-W0ME A6I7I AtDEE STREET AT WEST PSBK FREE 10 STAMPS with all ice cream or soda pur chases in our Tea Koom or at the Soda Fountain from 2 P. M. until we close at . startled at nights recently by an un usual animal howl. On numerous oc casions pajama-clad hubbies have tip toed around the immediate vicinity of their homes looking cautiously for mysterious intruders. No clew was ever found. Now the secret is out. Robert H. Hartley, rich retired realty broker. 722 Shady avenue, has a lion. It is about 2 years old and Hartley is not afraid of it. Nearly every morning- ha goes into the lion's cage and shakes its paws and gives a few other morning salutations. Hartley always had a fondness for lions, ami when he saw a chance to get one as a pet he did so and he has it. The neighbors are horrified. DRIVER LESS CAR KILLS BOY Child Presses Button Which Starts Car and Playmate Is Crushed. NEW YORK. Sept. 5. In the same manner that 4-year-old Elizabeth John son was killed in Renwick street two days before William Keating. 5. met death beneath a driverless motor truck in front of his home. 101 West Ninety eighth street. The truck which ended the boy's life was of the electric type, the machinery of which was started by children play ing about it while the oriver was away, just as in the case of the Johnson girl. Following the death the police ar rested Walter Rodgers. the chauffeur, on the charge of abandoning his car. Rodgers had shut off the current and was making a delivery a few doors away from the Keating home. There is a slight incline in the street there. A youngster, whom the police have not found, jumped to the driver's seat, pressed a button which started the motor and the car was on its way. As it started the boy Jumped from the seat and ran. Uaining force as it sped along, the car was upon Keating before compan ions could call out a warning. The heavy wheels knocked the boy down and crushed his head against the curb stone. He died In a few minutes. The car continued on Its way. swerved across the street and Anally was halted against a lamp-post 100 feet from where it had started. John Barleycorn Is Co-Respondent. ST. CLAIRSVTX,LE. O.. Sept. 2. Willis Hammond has tiled a petition for divorce in Belmont county courts that Is the first hre known to have named John Barleycorn" as co-respondent. He asserts that his wife has fallen in love with "one John Barleycorn" and that owing to her continual drunken ness she was unable to properly per form household duties. $5 Recovered From Cabbage. WIXSTED. Conn.. Sept. 2. Two months ago Fritz Helmer. while work ing in his garden, lost a J3 bill from his work shirt. Recently while eating boiled cabbage which was grown in the same garden he recovered the money. "The bill." said Frits, "must have fallen Into the spreading leaves of a cabbage plant, which, in heading, con cealed the money. I have sold 100 head and. I am glad nobobdy else got my cabbage bank for a dime." Read The Oregoninn's classified d. CASTOR I A -Por Infants aad Children. TSn Yoa Ha?e Alwajs Bought WHITE TRUCKS Awarded the GRAND PRIZE BY THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT SA.N ERAJSrCXSO THE ONLY GRAND PRIZE-THHIGHESr AWARD FOR MOTOR TRUCKS Was conferred ttpon White Trucks by the Superior Jury of Award, as officially announced by the Secretary of the Jury -under date of August Second This is the ONLY GRAND PRIZE received by any motor truck at the Panama-Pacific . International Exposv tion. This decision of the Superior Jury of Award reflects the opinion of the largest users of motor trucks through'' out the world and is in accordance with. the. actual service results of motor truck experience. w The points of merit upon which the Grand Prise is awarded are identical with those that have determined the selection, of White Trucks by America's fore most firms in, every line cf "'rvr. White supremacy fa the motor" truck industry is thus recognised by the highest award that -n be bestowed by the. greatest expositior. the Weill has ever known. just as tfrw ew premacy has been recognised motes truck users for many years ' REGARDING OTHER CLAIMS The decision of the Superior Turv is final in. the tnxttp. awards. Hence anv announcements of other tnotw rmrV rn claiming to have received the Grand Prie and Highest Award for motor trucks at the PanamaPacific International xpositiort, are automatically denied by this decision of the Superior Jury of Award ' THE WHITE COMPANY BROADWAY AND OAK STREETS Largest Manufacturers of Commercial .Motor VeBidks-tn America pa m m u m rv f.i t-,-q A