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VOL. LV-XO. 17,133. PORTLAND, OREGOX, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. POLICY IN NEAR EAST CAUSE OF DIVISION Sir Edward Carson Ex plains Resignation. DECISIVE ACTION DEMANDED Operations Held to Involve , Prestige of Nation. PARTY MOTIVES DENIED Kx-Attorney-Gcncral Says Britain Js United on Main Issue ot Con- Y tlnuing 'War to Knd Dif- r fereiic-o Is on Details. LONDON". Oct. 20. Coming direct from Buckingham Palace, where he handed to King George the seals of his office on his resignation from the Cabinet, Sir Edward Carson appeared in the House of Commons today and aet at rest, all conjecture regarding the reasons for his retirement. Klsing from his old seat on the front opposition bench, the ex-Attorney-General, in a few words, made the house conversant with the cause of the min isterial crisis, which he said was due entirely to the fact that he found him self in complete variance with the Cab inet on questions of Near Eastern pol icy, lie felt, therefore, that his pres ence in the Cabinet would be a source of weakness, and not of strength. All Agree on Main Issue. Sir Edward added that he never had had the slightest personal differences with any of his colleagues. After expressing regret at the ab sence of Premier Asquith and saying that for this reason he would give a. briefer explanation than he had intend ed. Sir Edward Carson said: "1 am well aware of the difficulties tinder the existing circumstances of making any full statement or of saying anything that might be taken hold of as showing any signs of weakness or divergence in the main object we have in view of carrying the war at all sacrifices to a final and conclusive issue. I need hardly say that upon that Issue there is not and never has been in the Cabinet or in this house, or in the country, any disagreement or divergence of opinion. Party QurHtions Xever Raised "The real unity which the country wants is that steadfast unity of pur pose to defeat our enemies and to save our country, and I entirely deny that the fact of holding a divergent view as to the best methods to adopt to" bring it to a successful conclusion is an element ot disunion. "I have seen criticism of myself and reasons for my resignation of a petty find malicious character, attributing the motive to a party and party of poli tical nature. "I do not desire to deal with these ridiculous assertions except to say that since I entered the Cabinet I never heard a word of discussion or dispute on those party questions which divided us before the war. Difficulties Arise In Eaxt. 'I also desire to say that during the whole time I have been in the Cabinet I never have had any personal difr ference either with the Trime Minister, whose unvarying courtesy I desire to acknowledge, or with aiy one of my late colleagues. "Difficulties which have arisen In the eastern war theaters have created a situation which, to my mind, must necessarily lead to far - reaching re sults. "At the time I entered the Cabinet we already were committed to what may be called the operations in Galli poli. Jt must be plain to any observ rr that the new war theater in the Balkans created a situation which could not be divorced, from our post lions on the Gallipoli 'Peninsula; and the statement made in this House by the Foreign Minister, with the sanc tion of the Cabinet, appeared to me to be an announcement of a policy of the highest importance with regard to ob ligations in the Balkans involving our .. IT,,.,. J V. Decisive roller Demanded. "That situation, with all its compli cations, necessitated, in my opinion, i decisive policy on the part of the gov ernment, and. finding myself unable to agree in any respect with what 1 understood to be a policy approved by the government. 1 felt that my pres ence in the Cabinet could not be of any use in the critical situation in which m e were involved. "I need hardly say I am not suggest ing that my views could possibly be om pared with those who have much more experience and greater wisdom in icaling with such situations, but at the i-ame time I held and hold the views I have expressed very strongly and. I hope the House trill believe, conscien tiously nd practically. I did not think that in the circumstances I could be anything but a source of weakness at a time requiring great strength and con tistency. "I ask the House to believe that in the course I have taken I have been actuated by no personal party motive, but that I have acted to the best of my ability solely in the interest of my cou-itry." Sir Edward Carson's speech was punctuated with cheers and was con cluded amid loud cheers. CYPRUS IS OFFERED FOR GREEK HELP BRITAIN WOULD GIVE ISLAND IN' MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Ultimatum, Insisting? That Athens Define Its Position, Also Re ported Impending. , LONDON, Oct., 21. Great Britain has made a formal offer of the Island of Cyprus to Greece as soon as Greece undertakes to intervene in the war on the side of the allies. The Daily Tele graph makes this announcement. "Thus far," ays the Daily Telegraph, "Greece has not replied to the offer of Cyprus. Our Athens correspondent in-J forms us that it is believed the offer will create an excellent impression in Greece, since it is an actual present concession and not a mere promise, which Germany, might suggest and would never be carried out." The Daily telegraph asserts that its report is based on good authority. . "The sooner we all recognize that purely chivalrous motives are not prominent in the Balkan policies of today, "the better," the Daily Tele graph adds. "The cession of Cyprus to the state, to which most of its in habitants related by race and his tory clearly involves no departure from the principles upon which we have taken our stand." A Rome dispatch to the Daily Ma' gives the report that the entente a'.es will send an ultimatum to Gr.ce, in sisting that she define her position. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, 60 miles from the coast of Asia Minor. It was adminis tered until November 5, 1914, by Great Britain under a convention concluded with the Sultan of Turkey at Constan tinople in 187$, but on the outbreak of hostilities with Turkey on the for mer date the island was annexed. The high commissioner. Major Sir J. E. Clauson, is assisted by an executive council. Cyprus has an area of 35S4 square miles and a population of nearly soo.ooa. TAX ON MARRIAGE FAVORED New York Educator Would I vies on Bachelors. Cut NEW TORK, Oct. 20. --rimony should be discouraged by compelling married men to pay a heavier tax than bachelors. Professor Joseph French Johnson, of New York. University, de clared before a state legislative tax in vestigation committee today. Discussion of a proposed income tax caused Professor Johnson to assert his disapproval of showing favoritism to married men. "I would not exers'pt married men," he said. "I would not give any pref erence to a man who is married over a bachelor, because I do not believe It is a good thing to encourage matri mony by lower taxation." HISTORY CAUSES PROTEST Reference to Progressive Party Jjcads to Party Complaint. BOSTON", Oct. 20. The Progressive State Committee today filed, a written protest with the Municipal Schools Commission against an American his tory used in the grammar schools. Com plaint was made that the book was un fair in designating the party as "Pro gressive Republican," and in a state ment that it "was organized chiefly by dissatisfied Republicans." The complainants ask that the fur ther use of the book in the schools be forbid. James A. AVoodburn, of Indiana University, and Professor T. F. Moran, of Purdue University, are the authors of the history. JUDGE UPHOLDS HAZING Illinois Law Held Invalid Because "Class" Legislation. MONMOUTH, 111., Oct. 20. Judge U E. Murphy, of the Warren County Court, in a decision today held that the state law of 1901 making hazing a mis demeanor, was unconstitutional on the ground that it was class legislation. The decision was given in the case of ten Monmouth high school boys who, it is charged, on May 25 last forced Miles King to swim in a cold lake and perform other acts. The boys were discharged, but still are defendants In a civil suit for damages brought by King. FRANCE FIGHTS IN TUNIS Vast Kobber Bands Keep Small Army Busily Kngagcd in Africa. PARIS. Oct. 20. One of the small wars France is carrying on, but of which little is heard, is being waged in Tunis. It consists chiefly ot en gagements with vast robber bands crossing the rrontier from Tripoli. Important fighting- took place in the Dehibat region from September 25 to October 9, during which time the French garrison of 200 men kept a large number of robbers at bay until relief arrived. MAN, 70f WEDS WOMAN, 60 John B. Paris, of Albany, Takes His Third Wife. ALBANY. Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.) Though he has lived the allotted three score years and ten. John B. Paris, of Albany, became a bridegroom to day. He wedded Mrs. I. E. Fox, also of this city, aged 60. The ceremony was performed at the courthouse by County Judge McKnight. This is Mr. Paris' third marriage and the second for .the bride. GERMAN PREDICTS PEACE IN SPR Big Indemnity Likely to Be Chief Demand. ' BRITISH OVERTURES AWAITED Business Sense Will Rule Lon don Government, Is View SECRET ACTIONS HINTED Negotiations Behind Curtains Sus pected With Utterances From Kach Side Regarding Ira possible Conditions. BERLIN. Oct. 8. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) "But by Spring we shall probably have peace." This remark of one of the most highly placed, and prominent state officials, in conference with the Associated Press correspondent, may be taken as indica tive of the view of the war held in German government quarters, or, at any rate, in certain influential circles of the government. The person quoted occupies a posi tion .which lends much weight to his opinion on this subject, and the remark was made incidentally in the course of a' discussion of certain future possi bilities in the Balkan situation. UriUoh Expected to Move First.' Pressed to give a reason for his opin ion as to the time when the wtr would end, the official replied that he based his expectations largely on "the sound business sense of the British," which would lead them to move for peace as soon as they saw nothing was to be gained by continuing the war. "Wj now hold in the west." he con tinued, "a strong fortified line enclos ing the great enclave of French and Belgian territory. We shall soon have a similar line fortified in the east.' Be hind these two lines we can sit tight and defy all efforts of oar enemies to break through. "I have much confidence in the busi ness sense of the British and think that when once tr y . have found the Dardanelles cannot be forced, this will lead them to. take steps in the direc tion of peace." ' Overtures Are Awaited. The correspondent suggested that business men usually are unwilling to make a contract . wherein all the ad vantages' of conditions are on the side of the other parties to it, and that it was customary in business circles to have some definite idea of the terms on which an agreement would be pos sible before sitting down to draw up a contract. The official said that for Germany to make's, statement at this time on the conditions of peace might possibly be interpreted as a confes sion of weakness, and, for the present, he preferred to await overtures from the other side. Since this conversation the corre spondent of the Associated Press has Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) EVEN INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The- Weather: YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 65 . degrees; minimum, 47 degree. TODAY'S Probably fair; southerly wind. War. . Serbiajis sending wounded men to re-lint ' new invasion- Paga 3. High German officer predict peace next Spring. Page 1. British policy in Near Eaat cause of Sir rEdward Carson's resignation. Page 1 Britain offer Cyprus to Orcece in exchange ' for participation in war. Pago 1. National. Government" plans to make munitions as means ' of curtailing private profit. Page 2. Employers promise co-operation in plan to create Continental army. Page 2. Domestic. Oregon to participate In important expo sition days. . Page 4. Charted S. Mellon Is Government witness In case ' against New Haven directors. Page 3. Girls testify to pathetic conditions in cheap 'garment shops. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 2. Vernon 0; L,os Angeles 10. Salt Lake 8; San Francisco 0, Oakland -4. Page 13. Jefferson de-feats Lincoln High School. 3 to o. Page 12.' Seals win first pennant since 1009. Page Vi AH Pullman gles rousing welcome to con querors of Aggies. Page 12. Pacific Northwest. Kelso, Wash., is rapidly forging ahead. Page 7. W. B. Hall, superintendent of Blind School at Vancouver, drops dead playing tennis. Page 6. Men at Baptist convention perfect state wide organization. Page 4, Mothers convene at Corvallts. Pago 6. Commercial atnd Marine. Charter of Dollar vessel for United King dom grain cargo at 120s is reported. Paga 14. Wheat weaker in Northwest, owing to East ern declines. Page IT. Placing of duty on imports by France breaks wheat prices at Chicago. Page 17. War shares and copprs advance In Wall street market. . I'age 17. Portland and Vicinity. Mrs. W. S. Ktoncr. mother of child wonder. Is in Portland, tell in of methods. Page 11. Traveler, posing as son of millionaire, d mits forgery, declare detectives. Page JH. Judge Robert Lovett here. Inspecting O.-W. R. & X. system. Page 14. Oregon paper mills resume exports to Aus tralia after decade. Page 4. City Council budget committee decides to cut park estimates $118,000. Page 1. WIT. HOOD SEEN TO SMOKE Peculiar Phenomenon Observed by Residents of The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or.. Oct. 20. (Spe cial.) Groups of citizens here this afternoon, about 5 o'clock, watched for many minutes a circle of smoke which appeared to be issuing: from the vicin ity of the crater of Mount Hood, 1000 feet below the summit. ' It was smoke from the crater or a most peculiar atmospheric condition never before seen at that point on tho mountain. --Before nightfall all the town was Interested, as the stories of the various groups of witnesses be came noised about- Many old. resi dents were among the watchers. JEWS BRAVE IN BATTLE 286 Promoted in Germany Army and 4000 W in Iron Crosses. BERLIN, Oct. 20. by wireless to Say ville,. N. J. Two hundred and eighty six Jews in the German army have been promoted to be officers. Four thousand Jewish soldiers in the army have been decorated with Iron crosses, 16 of them with Iron crosses of the first class, according to an Overseas' News Agency announcement today. Sheridan Postmaster Named. .OREGON IAN NEWS BL'KEAU, Wash ington, Oct. 20. President Wilson to day appointed Andrew W. Flynn post master at Sheridan, Or. WOODKOW FAILED TO STOP THE T TRADE IS DISCLOSED Girl Workers in Cheap er Shops Testify. TENo-nlsVEYADED Normal Earnings $5 a Week, Say Witnesses. FOREMEN OFTEN ABUSIVE Young Striker Admits She and Asso ciates "Beat Up Scabs, and Says She Knew Enough to IV So Without Being Told. CHICAGO. Oct. 20. Pathetic stories of the lives of girls who dwell In tene ments and gain a precarious livelihood in the garment trade were unfolded to day before the Aldermanic committee investigating thg garment workers' strike and its cause. Manufacturers ig nored Invitations to be present. The normal earnings of the girls, testimony' showed, were $5 a week, and only supreme efforts, working fiom daylight to dark, without lunch, would bring in $S. "Better Shop." Pay More. Sidney Hillman, president of the Garment Workers' Union, explained to the committee' that "in the better Bhops" girls received $12 a. week for the work with which today's testimony was con cerned. Today's witnesses came from the cheaper shops. Anna Smlsky said that for three years she had worked from 5:30 .A. M. to 7 P. M- without the usual noonday rest for lunch, and made $8 a week. Pearl Kruhnik said that in dull times she had earned as low as 78 cents a week. Fannie Berg testified that the girls have to buy their own needles, Three hundred, girls, she said, had to use the same roller towel. Alderman Mealy called the attention of the naalUi department to this. . Foremen Declared Abusive. All of the witnesses complained in greater or lees degree of harsh treat ment from foremen, mostly in the way of abusive language. Alderman Geiger, of the committee, was curious to learn how the girls managed to live on their incomes. Miss Berg explained: "X pay S3 a month for my room and my sister charges me 15 cents & meal for what I eat. I am often hungry, but I can't afford to spend more." Emily Javorowsky as a witness proved a surprise to the committee, which was appointed originally to in vestigate charges of police brutality in dealing with strikers. Olrl "Beat l Scabs. "What have you and others been doing since you went on strike?' she was asked. , Going around beating up scabs." calmly replied the witness. "Did you ever beat up one yourself?" "Yes: I beat up one." (Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) FALL. PATHOS IN GARMEN Wednesday's War Moves BATTLES' south of Riga, where tho Germans have made some progress in the new thrust at the Baltic province poVt, and in Volhynia and Galicia. where the Russians have gained rather important victories, are now competing in Interest with the operations in the Balkans. The Germans have concentrated large forces with a great amount of artillery south ot Riga, and as a result a stub born battle has been in progress for several days... Field Marshal von Hin denburg, who is in command In this region, reported two days ago that his forces had reached the River Dvina, but, as on previous occasions, this broad and fast running waterway ap pears to have hId him up for the time being. The situation, however, is considered by the Russians to be more serious than it has been for a long time, and there is again talk of the evacuation of Riga by the military, whj have been in sole occupation of the city since the civilian population left a month ago. At the other end of the Eastern front the position is Just the reverse. Gen eral ivanoff. who is said to be the most aggressive of the Russian commanders, has been striking hard at the Austro Gerinan forces on the middle Styr and all along the fringe of Galicia that is still in Russian hands. At several places he has driven his opponents back, and there la a report that the Austrians have evacuated Czernowltz, a report which finds some confirmation in an Odessa dispatch declaring that the Russians have abandoned their con templated evacuation of the northern districts of JJessarabia. The progress of events in Serbia ts surrounded by considerable mystery. The , Austro-Germans and Bulgarians are advancing all along the various fronts, but not with the speed ex pected. -The Austro-Germans appar ently have spread their armies over a wider front, as Berlin repots that they are advancing on Shabats, which is a long distance west of Belgrade; while for the Bulgarians, it is asserted that they have captured Sultan Tepe. south west of Egri Palanka, and that in ad' Vancing toward Kumanovo they took 2000 prisoners. " Both of these places are cast of Uskub. ' There is still some doubt as to whether t'liey have cut the railway near Vranya. the Serbian government deny ing the report that they have done so, while other accounts say that the Bul garians reached the city, but were driven back. The general opinion is that the Ger mans in the first place aim at the Ser bian grain country, of which Pozarevae, already reached by them, ia the venter, while the Bulgarians are making straight across the country for Mace donia, where they will find part of the population friendly to them. The Anglo-French forces have been in action near the Greco - Bulgarian frontier, but, seemingly, the battle was not an important one, as no official reports have been issued with regard to it. The Germans. according to the British and French statements, at tempted offensive movements near Hulluch and Hhelms. but again suf fered severe reverses. On the other hand, the Germans tell of success near Prunay. in the Champagne district. Mining operations have occupied the attention of the Anglo-French troops and the Turks in Gallipoli, while from Mesopotamia it is unofficially reported that the British are within a few miles of Bagdad. Considerable importance is attached to the arrival at Odessa of a military mission en route from Roumania to Paris. Its object is not known, but it is thought here that such a mission would hardly be undertaken unless Roumania contemplated . action on the side of the allies. The Germans are now employing their Zeppelins against the British and Russian submarines . in the Baltic, where German ships have been suf fering heavily during the past fort night, October S!. 1BH. British warships start bombardment of Ostend. British seize second ' American oil steamer; United States Government protests. German army on way to Warsaw routed, according to Russian report. SWISS PROTEST TO BERLIN Pay and Punishment of Bomb Dropper Are Demanded. BERNE. Switzerland, via Paris. Oct. 20 .The Swiss government has in structed its embassy at Berlin to lodge an energetic protest against the new violation of Swiss territory by German aviators. The protest is occasioned by the act of an aviator in dropping eight bombs over Chaux de Fonds Sunday, causing the injury of four persons and consid erable damage to property. Switzer land demands compensation and the punishment of the aviator. FLAMES SPARE CHILDREN Two Playing With Matches Set Homo Afire bnt Are Saved. The two children, aged 2 and S years, respectively, of Mr. and Mrs. E, V. Sefton. 1872 Fiske street, narrow ly escaped being burned to death yes terday morning when they set the house afire while playing with matches. The house, which was a one-story dwelling, valued at about $400. was burned to tho ground. The little girl, aged 5, attempted to put out the names, but. finding It im possible, ran to call her mother, leav ing the baby in the burning house. PARK BUDGET IS III FOR GUT DF S118,DDD Appropriation of $20 785 Made by Council. IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE FEW Mr. Daly Moves to Eliminate Entire Estimate. SESSION IS HARMONIOUS Band Concerts Is Biggest Item Al lowed Sell wood Buth-IIou.se to Be Repaired Vina I Action on Slash Is Deferred. WORK OK CITY Bl'DGET COM MITTEE AT YESTERDAY'S SESSION. Appropriation allowed for wading pool at Colum- . bia Park $ 810 Appropriation allowed for fencing Columbia Park 223 Appropriation allowed for lighting system in Hol laday Park 1,000 Appropriation allowed for lawn sprinkling system in Holladay Park 400 Appropriation allowed for 60 band concerts next Summer 10,000 Appropriation allowed for comfort station at Mt I Tabor Park 1,000 Appropriation allowed for I grading playgrounds in ! Mt. Tabor Park 1.000 Appropriation allowed for lighting system in Sell- wood Park 1.C0O J Appropriation allowed, for I new zoo buildings at J Washington Park 3.000 fencing Columbia Park 225 t Appropriation allowed for J I water supply In Terwll- f T liger Park ISO T ! Total cut of park budget 10,037 Total questioned and apt J to be cut out 118.000 Although special appropriations ag gregating $118,000 for park improve ments were not definitely cut out of the park budget for 1916 by the Coun cil sitting as budget committee yes terday, they were as good as cut out. The items were allowed to struggle along for a day or so before being finely rejected. A total of $10,057 in supplies an. ..mrnt was lopped off. outside this $118,000 sum. Special park appropriations amounting to $20. 785 were allowed to stand. Peace and harmony dominated the session yesterday and proved Quite a novelty in face of the rows and squab bles which have characterized perform ances of the last few days. The ses sion got by with only one or two near fusses and with a minimum of per sonalities being hurled back and forth across the Council table. It was the most docile session so far held since budget estimates were first taken up. At the outset the plan was to lop off without leniency every item in, the supplementary budget of Commission er Baker for permanent park improve ments. This is a budget of needed park improvements which Mr. Baker sub mitted without recommendation for consideration of the Council. While it was decided that all of it will come out, but sufficient to provide work for the unemployed next Winter breaking rock for macadamizing park roads, the knife was not sunk into the heart at the balance. Sellwod Item Cat. Of special appropriations whuOA Mr. Baker asked for to make park im provements which he deems absolutely necessary, the Council allowed all but $5000. This amount was pruned off the proposed $6000 for a new bathhouse at Scllwood Park. The Council decided to fix up the present building at a cost of $1000 and then build the new place after next year. Ex-Commissioner Brewster, who, dur ing his term as Commissioner, had charge of the parks, appeared on the scene to divulge whatever information he might be able to give. He bobbed up when this cut was proposed with a declaration that it was poor economy to spend $1000 to keep from spending $5000 more for a period of one yevji-. "Pretty high rate of interest." he said. But the item was cut, just the same. Otherwise the special appropriations went through undisturbed. They in clude the following: Band concerts in. parks next Summer. $10,000; construc tion of wading pool at Columbia Park, $810; fencing the east side of Colum bia Park, $225; Installing a lighting system in Holladay Park. $1000; put ting In a lawn sprinkling system In Holladay Park. $400; construction of a playground comfort station at Mt. Tabor Park. $2000; grading a play ground at Mt. Tabor Park. $100-3; in stalling a lighting system in Sellwood Park. $1200; construction of first unit of Washington Park zoo. $3000; In stalling drinking fountains at Ter williger Park. $150. Messenger boys in the city service seem to be the principal ones who are lucky during; tho present budget con- tioacluucd ea Pas 4. Column VT