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0 PRICE FIVE CENTS. : 1 ; ' : iiu.Tr vi nnrr.nv irpnvT?snAY. FFTtTJ.TTAUY 1G. 191G. v L.Y1., Q. n,5i , IDUXIUVHU) . t " t T SAYS WI Foresight Lacking in Grave Crises. WORLD RESPECT FORFEITED Threats Followed by Failure . to Make Them Good. MORAL FORCES ARE LOST Tromise Mafic That Republicans, If Kcbtorcd to rowcr Will Assort and Defend. American Rights V Under law ol Nations. NEW TORK Feb. 13. The policies of President Wilson and the Democratic Administration toward Internationa: situations arising- out of the European war and the Mexican disturbances and ss relating to domestic conditions to ward the tariff were attacked by ex United States Senator Root today in his address as temporary chairman of the New York State Republican con vention, in assembly here. No other Presidential election since 1SS4 has been so fraught with conse quences so vital to National lite as the one now approaching, Mr. Root said, and all ordinary considerations which play so great a part in Presidential campaigns "are and ought to be dwarfed into insignificance." . Vigorous Policy Promised. He promised that if the Republicans were returned to power the people might expect a foreign policy which would leave "no doubt anywhere in the world of America's purpose and cour age to protect and defend her impor tance, her territory and the lives and Just rights of her- citizens under the laws of nations," and that the people might expect also that "the Govern ment will stand for full and adequate preparation by the American .people for their own defense." .'iy Root charged the present Admin istration with "the lack of foresight to make time- provision for backing up of American, diplomacy by actual or as sured military force"; with "the for feiture of the world respect for our as sertion of rights by pursuing the policy of making threats and of failing to make them good," and with "a loss of the moral forces of the civilized world through failure to interpret truly to the world the spirit of the American democracy in its attitude towards the terrible events which accompanied the early stages of the war.' Three Errors Fundamental, "These," said Mr. Root, "were the Administration's three fundamental cr-' tors." " Discussing the domestic situation be fore the European war began, Mr. Root declared that during the 18 months of Democratic control there had been "a steady decrease in American ' produc tion, in exports and in revenues and a steady increase in imports and expendi tures." Taking up foreign relations, Mr. Root paid that for the first time within the memory of men now living these rela tions "are recognized as vital." He took up first the Mexican problem, de claring that the United States "inter vened in Mexico to control the internal affairs by threat, by economic pres sure and by force of arms," and that vthe Government "ignored, condoned the murder of American men and the viola tion of American women and the de struction of American property and in sult of American officers and defile ment of the American flag and joined itself to the men who were guilty of all these things to pull down the power of Iluerta. Flag Dishonored la Mexico. "The results of this interference were most unfortunate," Mr. Root continued. "If our Government had sent an armed force into Mexico to protect American life and honor, we might have been opposed, but we should have been un derstood and respected by the people of Mexico. No flag is so dishonored and no citizenship so little worth the claiming Jn Mexico as ours." Referring to .the Administration's foreign policy. Mr. Root said: "Our diplomacy has lost its authority and influence because we have been brave in words and irresolute in ac tion. "We have been following the path of peace. We have been blindly stum bling along the road that, continued, will lead to inevitable war. Our di plomacy has dealt with symptoms and ignored causes. The great decisive question upon which our peace depends is the question whether the rule of ac tion applied to Belgium is to be toler ated. If it is tolerated by the civilized world, this Nation will have to fight for its life. There will be no escape. That is the critical point of1 defense for the peace of America." Mr. Root concluded: , What Republicans Promise. "But what are the people to expect If the Republican party is restored to power? "This much we can say now: "They may expect with confidence that their government will meet the . economic situation with which w must deal immediately upon the close of the war with a policy of moderate, but adequate, protection to American industry, based on ascertained and es tablished facts and inspired by sym pathy with all hoiKst American enter prise and a desire for the prosperity and happ!ne""ss of Americans of every calling and in every state. . "They may expect that the best pos- 00 LSON MADETHREE ERRORS vCoocluded ou l'u S, Column i-. NEW YORK SHAKES' OFF GRIP OF COLD DOCTORS, HOWEVF.R, ALARMED BY SUDDEN CHAXGE. Ip-Stato and New England Points Continue Frigid, With Mercury at Front 6 to Dclow Zco. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. (Special.) With a raa fn temDerature of 19 de grees in six hours and the sun beating down with sufficient heat to turn tne icicles in nlaces into dripping streams XTaw Va.1t nriav nhflflk off the KriD of the record cold spell, discarded its ear t Vi u n n H wnnlpn Til ittens and turned its ulster collar down. The mercury climbed all day and, ac cording to the weather predictions, b: tomorrow it will pass the freezini mark. The change in the temperatun wan welcomed generally, but doctor said it was too abrupt a change to lie e-nnH far the health of the people. At 7 o'clock this morning it was on nly 2 above In New York and at 3 this aft ernoon it was 21 above. I n-at and New Enscland points. however, reported the coldest weather in years. In Northern-New lorK an in New Kmrland temneratures rangin from 6 to 45 degrees below zero were reported. According to reports made to the New York police. 12 persons have perished during the cold snap, which lasted from Sundav night until this mornlne. Durinar that time the mer- eurv hnnrr tenaciously around the zero mark. There has been much suiiering among the poor in New York. . At ,f ougnKeeptiie, wnr mo uiciuij stood at 8 below this morning, one death from exposure was reported. Al bany was another cold? spot, a minimum of 7 below being reported. Canton, N. y reported the lowest temperature. Kew York and New' England were not the only sections of the country which suffered last night Irom tne cold. At Farkersburg, W. Va., the mercurv touched the zero mark. Pitts burg. Washington and Philadelphia re ported 6 above. GIRLS LAY CHUM TO REST Ijas-s Carried Dove in ' Christmas riay; Bird Visits Hospital. THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) When 6-year-old Vera Lucille Myers was buried here today four little girls. Elfrieda Zutz, Irene Jlazlett. Mar garet Christie and Josine Crumb, her classmates in the Whittier Grammar School, were the pallbearers. Vera was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Myers, of this city, and had becrt ill several weeks with tuber cular meningitis. She died yesterday morning. In her part in Christmas ex ercises by the Sunday school , of the Congregational Church she appeared with a dove. The night before she died a dove appeared at the window of her room at the hospital. ZOO NOW HAS KINKAJOU Strange,' Rare Fruit-Eating Animal Bought From Spokane Man. i Washington Park zoo now has a kinkajou, a strange and rare fruit-eating animal that used .to be common in South America. He was received yes terday by Park Superintendent Convill from Ben Stimmel, of Spokane, who ob tained him from a soldier of fortune who carried the animal around with him until he got hard up for funds and then pawned him to Stimmel. Portland got it for 15. The scientific, name of the strange creature is cercoleptes caudivolvulus. He is related to the raccoon. He has a long tongue like an ant-eater and a tail by which he can hang from limbs. BELGIANS IN' AFRICA LOSE i Gfrma ns Retake Trench Once Lost, Casualties Being Heavy. ter's say that, according to wireless j;.,,v.., at Tallin hethvllle. in an action between Belgians who are Invading German Last Airica in tne Lake Klvu district and a German force which opposed them, neavy losses re sulted on both sides. It is said the fighting continues. The Belgians attacked a German n-,ll nirnsa thll frontier And CRD- tured several trenches, which the Ger mans afterward succeeded in reoccu pying. I . EXPRESS ROUTING CHANGED Wells-Fargo to Send No More Ship ments to Coos Bay Via Portland MARSHFIELD, Or.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) The Wells-Fargo Company ex press today announced that no Cobs Bay express will be routed hereafter through Portland, and it will be sent instead to San Francisco, since there are several .boats there plying to Coos Bay. Complaints have been numerous of unreasonable delays in express which comes through Portland since the North Pacific Steamship Company re duced service from every five days to once in ten days. WILSON'S WASH LADY BRIDE White House Negress Elopes to Wed Colored Soldier. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. (Special.) Romance has again blossomed forth at the White House. This time Lavinla Gibson, colored, one of the laundresses at the mansion, played the principal role. On Saturday she left her tub and eloped. Having Imbibed the atmosphere of preparedness, she married a soldier, John Mullen, colored. Today Lavinia Is back at her tub. happy. BERLIN AGREES 10 EOF Lusifania Issue May Be Settled Today. REVISED DRAFT IS RECEIVED Germany 'Recognizes' Instead of 'Assumes' Liability. OFFICIALS ARE CONFIDENT Minor Amendment Proposed by Ger many Believed Not- to Be' Ob jectionable to Washington. Record Made Complete. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. Germany' is understood to have agreed to the sug gestion of the United States that she substitute the words "recognizes lia bility" for "the words . "assumes lia bility" in the tentative draft of the communication designed to settle the Lusltania case. The revised draft was received here late tonight from Berlin, It . will be submitted to Secretary Lansing to morrow by Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador. Several other changes desired by the United States and described as being of minor importance also are said to have been made. In one instance, however, Germany is understood to have proj posed a change in the' language sug gested by the American Government. Settlement Expected Today. JTrom high Teutonic authority to night came the statement that It was expected the Lusitania case would be finally settled to the satisfaction of the United States and Germany at the conference tomorrow between Secre tary Lansing and Count von Bernstorff. It also was said that the one modifi cation made in Berlin was not mate rial and that German officials here did not consider that the State Department would object to the change. Teutonic officials seemed most con fident that in agreeing to the Amer ican request to substitute the word "recognizes" for the word 'assumes'' preceding the mention of liability of Germany to make reparation for injury to neutrals the Berlin- Foreign Office had removed all cause of possible dif ficulty. Tentative Proposal Rejected. Last week when' the' tentative pro posal of the German government was rejected after being considered by the Cabinet, it was said the difference of opinion regarding the words v'Tecog nires" and "assumes" was chiefly re sponsible for the fact that, as high Administration officials put it. while the Lusitania case was "substantially" settled, the negotiations were not ended. Officials had believed from the start that Germany would not assume a lia bility that she did not recognize, and for that reason no apprehension was felt over the outcome of' this phase ot the negotiations. In substance, the communication as (Concluded oti Page. 5, Column 2.) IAJHO THAT GHAN6 WORD WW mmM$jm8m INDEX OF TODATC NEWS ' The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54 degrees; minimum ieiiyerLui, u grees. TODAY'S Cloudy and occasionally threaten ing; variable winds, mostly southerly, ar. Bulgars drive Serbian peasantry "from homes. Page 8. Undaunted Serbs still count on victory. Page 3. v National. More submarines for-Paclflc Coast and base at Columbia. River advocated, by Admiral Grant. Page 2. Brandeis accused of unprofessional conduct. . Pa-e 4. Ex-Senator, Root points out three fundamen tal errors of Democratic Administration. Page 1. Chef suspected of poisoning sought in haunts of anarch lets. Page 1. Dead in Butte mine firo may total 21. Pn.n 1 ' Largo number of unsegregated lepers is menace to country. - age United States will not approve Germany's change of policy unless allies consent. Page 5. ' Berlin agrees to Changs of word In Lusi tania note. Page 3. House committee decides to defer consider ation of all suffrage measures this ses sion. Page 4. Itomestir. New York 'City has sudden rise of tem perature. Page 1. College girls -spend little for amusements. Page 1. - . Sports. Beavers will leave for camp on March 12. Page 14. . Washington high school five defeat James John, 39 to 11. Page 14. Willard-Moran fight date changed to March 25. Page 14. Frank Baker is sold to New York Ameri cans. -Page 14. racifie Northwest. . William Ttranson convicted of 'second-degree murder at McMlnnvlIle. Page 6; Oregon City franchise law for jitneys held valid, rage 6. " , Malheur County campaign opened auspicious ly by Republicans at' big Lincoln day banquet. Pago 7. Commercial and Marine. Mutton heep shearing delayed by cold weather. , Page 18. , Growth of export trade causes advance in wheat at Chicago. Page 19. Late rally wipes out losses in stock market. Page 19. Chinese who deserted British ship in 1007 to be deported. Page Is. Portland and Vicinity. Judge VrCinn awards custody ot S-year-old boy, ho flees mother to father. Page 0. Bishop Bashford. returned missionary, ex plains two big problems before China. Page 11. " Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. Prizes offered pupils aid Vista House, rage 18. Musicians applaud Waldemar L.lnd for Quit ting benefit when babel interrupts violin solo. Page 9. Bessie Holladay blames barber for her at tempt to commit suicide. Page 7.- , I. Lowengart receives unusual collection of war trophies. Pago IS. Regulation of automobile livery prices made in proposed ordinance. Page S. Jltny law said to be defective. Page S. War topics have leading place at laymen's convention. Page 1. OLD SOLDIERS PROTECTED Governor and Treasurer 'Cause Tire Escapes to Be Provided. SALEM, Or.,' Feb. 15. (Special.) In adequate means of escape from the main barracks at the Soldiers' Home at Roseburg in case of fire, today caused the State Board of Control to order the immediate construction of more fire escapes at the home. Stairs at each end of the building will also be con structed. Discovery of the dangerous condition of things was made last week by Gov ernor Withycombe and State Treasurer Kay when they visited the institution. The Govertror said that there are now about 40 more old soldiers in tho home than ever "before. He commended highly the administration of Comman dant Markee and the reforms in the eqnduct of the institution which he has installed. Stone Schqol Reopened. STONE. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) The Stone public .school resumed work yesterday- morning with a full enrollment after being closed more than two weeks on account of the weather. . ON WITH THE WEDDING; ITS ONLY THE LET 1 IN 1 . ' lay :- POISONER SOUGHT AUG ANARCHISTS Chicago Police Watch Homes of "Reds." O v' CHEF IS BELIEVED IN CITY Capture Declared, to Be Mat ter Only of Hours. . RAIDERS OBTAIN EVIDENCE Photographs of Churches and Other Large Buildings and Plans of Some of Them Found in , Possession of Suspects. CHICAGO. Feb. 15. (Special.) ro lice guards were' thrown about the abodes of about 60 anarchists tonight in an attempt to find the hiding place of Jean Crones, the hunted poison sus pect, who last Thursday night, it is believed, attempted to kill 400 promi nene clergymen and "aymen at the dinner in honor of Archbishop Munde lcin at the University Club. Chief of Detectives Hunt late today declared his belief that Crones was still in Chicago, hidden in the home of some "red." Watch to Be Maintained. Hours before this announcement First Deputy of Police Schuettler had sent 20 detectives scurrying to various parts of the, city to maintain vigils over thejjomes of known rabid anarch ists, and this watch will be maintained until Crones' whereabouts are learned. "I have received word that Crones is In Chicago." the detective chief said. "If he is, his arrest is only a matter of a few hours." "Do youbelieve that the attempt to murder the banqueters was the result of an organized plot?" Secret Meeting Known. "I do not want to say that at this time," the chief replied. "I will say that -we have evidence showing th inhn Allecrrini. tho man we have u Ho arst. held secret meetings wi th n,nn for some time --rlor to the pol sonlng. We can support the charges we have made against Aiiegnni. In his cell at the County-Jail, he Id imrio,- !! nnft bonds on a snecifi charge of having attempted to murder ex-Judge Adelor J. fettit, one ot tne banqueters, Allegrini shrugged his shoulders and said he did not want his liberty on bonds. "I wouldn't put up $1000," he de clared. "They might kill me. I want to stay here. Anarchists Are Organizing. Evidence, in the form of letters and telegrams, fell into the hands of tho nnlli-n tiidav in half a dozen raids throughout the city tending to snow that the reds of the country navi for some time' been perfecting a com pact organization with a view of start in r an active DroDasanda. In the rooming-houses of Crones. Allegerlnl graphs of no fewer than 40 churches (Concluded on page 8, Column 2.) MULE! ii i cn.A i ' I i uiiini. WE FIGURES REFUTE CO-EDS' FRIVOLITY OS L Y TWELFTH OF MOXEV IS SPENT FOR AMUSEMENTS. . Dues and Contributions to Church and Charities Included In Esll-i- to by Dean ql Smith. - ; NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 15. In a report made public today Miss Ada Comstock, dean of Smith College, re futes what she says is the popular idea that the college girl devotes a large part of her time and money to amusing herself. Figures compiled from expense ac counts kept by all th"e students for two months and by about one-fourth of the total for the school year show the aver age girl at Smith spends 87.4 per cent of her money for necessities. 8.2' per cent for pleasure. Including dues, rec reation, (Contributions to church and charity, and 4.2 per Vent, for books and stationery. Individual expenditures ranged from $350 to $1S50. the average being J763. BOOTLEGGER FINED $250 Japanese Hotelkeeper at Dallas Pleads Guilty and Pays. DALLAS, Or., I'cb. 15. (Special.) Polk County's first bootleegging case under the prohibition law resulted In a fine of $250 Hgainst Harry Yumato. a Japanese, by Justice of the Peace Hol- man. Yumato was arrested Saturday evening when the Dallas Hotel, under his management, was raided by Sheriff Orr. He pleaded guilty and paid the fine. The Sheriff emptied two barrels of whiskv into. the sewer toddy. A tost of the so-called whisky developed that it consisted of alcohol, water, pepper mint and coloring. FARMS RECRUIT WOMEN British Government to Issue Armlet . to Volunteers. " LONDON', Feb. 15. In an endeavor to overcome the difficulty caused by the shortage of men for farm work, the government has decided, says the Dally News, to inaugurate a campaign to rc cruit women for this work. It is proposed that an armlet be Is Biicd to women willing to undertake farm work and that they also be en titled to wear a special uniform. It Is hoped by the canvass to raise a body of 400,000 women. PRISON WARDEN REMOVED Incompetency Charged in Permit ting Too Many Escapes. ' DENVER? Feb. 15. Governor Carl son Issued an order today removing M. P. Capp as warden of the State Re formatory at Bgena Vlsta. The order charge Capp with inhuman treatment of prisoners and inefficiency in per mitting 21 escapes in 15 months. Capp contend the Governor has no authority to remove him, while the Governor asserts this power under the law vesting In him authority to removo heads of all state institutions. NOTED WARSHIP "RETIRED" Battleship Oregon Turned Over to California Naval Militia, i VALLEJO, Cat., Feb. 15. The battle- n.on "hiilMoir of the Navy." went on the retired list today when she was. turned over witnout iormamy 10 the Naval Militia of California, at tho Mare Island Navy-yard. The Oregon was built here at the yards of the Union Iron Works and went into service in 1893. She gained fame when she made a remarkable trip t,A rar.ifir mund CaDe Horn to Join Admiral Sampson's fleet in time for the battle or Santiago, juiy j. GERMANS PUSH RAILROAD Line From Uskup to Monaitir Vir tually Is Complete. TArtI53. Feb. 15. "News from the hostile lines is that the Germans .are directing the construction of a rail wav from Uskuo to Monastlr by way of Krusevo and that the line Is nearly completed." says a Temps dispatch from Saloniki today. "Field Marshal von Mackensen has been .reviewing the Bulgarian troops at Uskup and made a public speecn, eulogizing their achievements." CRIME LAID TO BAD EYES Treatment for Defective Sight, Urged in Correcting Criminals. NEW YORK. Feb. 15: Defective eye sight frequently is the cause of crim inal tendencies or moral delinquencies in the opinion of Judge William- H. Wadhams, who bases his belief on a long period of observation as judge of the Court of General Sessions. "One of the first steps the Batc should take in the correction of the criminals Is examination and treatment of their eyes," be said. NEW BUTTER RECORD SET Guernsey Yields 170 Pounds In 60 Consecutive Days. SHEBOYGAN, Wis.. Feb. 15. Susan. a grade Guernseycow, has established record of 170 pounds of butter In SO consecutive days, which equals the av erage yearly production per cow of Wisconsin. The test was concluded February 21. In the 60-day period Susan produced 861 pounds of milt L AYMEN TOPICS AT SESSION Church Preparedness Thought Followed. PLEA MADE FOR UNITED 'ARMY' Every Member Canvass Is Fa vored in Resolution. REGISTRATION NOW 2246 Spcakrrn Criticise .Sclf-.Sulisf led Christians, Hup Sectarian Nar rowness, Urge Business Meth ods' and Plead for Money. f rROtilt.OIMK FOR TODAl . Morning. 10 o'clock: theme. "Tho liattlo of World Forces" - "Critical Elements in the Mis sionary Situation," Hugh K Hur lcson: "Alaska, Our Northwest ern F.mpire." S. Hall Young. Afternoon. 3 o'clock: theme. "Christ Humanity's Only Hope"- I "The United of tho Iopte." 11. I'. T Swart z; "Doch India Need Christ?" Fred R. Flshrr; "The. Urgency of Our Ta.-k In Chlnn." I A. It. Kepler. lJvcning. 7:;0 o'clock: Ihemr, "The Challenge f New-World Conditions" Two-minute report a of policies adfiptcd at tho denom- J inational conference; "Prescnt- I Day Evangelism In China." A. It. J Kepler; "Can America Keep I Christ?" Herbert S. Johnson. Women's meetings Uplneo- puliau auxiliaries. St. Stephen's. t 1'arlsh-houac, 3 P. M. nis moct- I ing for women. First Mclhodl.Hl Church, 7:o0 P, M. : 1 BY KDITH KNIGHT HOl.MKK TrcparedueaM for tho church." Tin was tho winning given ycttterduy to the assembled delegates in attendance at the Uaymcn's Missionary conven tion, which has been In session in tho White Temple since Sunday an.l w III close tonight with a meeting for mm . and another meeting hi tho l'ir.'t Methodist Church for women. That the men who planned the pro gramme must have believed, in a measure, in National preparedness was evident from the fact that their tlirion for the afternoon pension was "Pultln the Church on a War Footing." And following out tho line of thought, tl speakers scattered the terms of war fare freely through their addresses. Oregon Man I'lradu for Work by AM. Dr. Herbert S. Johnson, of Boston, an Oregon man, son of the founder of the University of Oregon, had as his subject: "The Man at the Front." Ho scored the Christians w ho take tho thank-God-I m-saved attitude and then show clearly that they don't care what becomes of the rest of the. werld. Their "self-satisfied manner received a severe scoring by Dr. Johnson. "If you savo yourselves and run away from yout duty to your brother men, you damn yourselves psychologically," said the speaker. "I don't like the hymn, "Like a Mighty Army Moves the Church of God." he de clared, and added: "Too often It moves about like an old hay wagon with tin; pastor, a poor spindlcshanks, between the shafts trying to pull the vehUa along, while the deacons sit on tlm front seat and crack tho whip, and a few women and faithful men walk be hind and put their shoulders io the wheels. Let us not sing that hymn any more until we are willing to niarc'i along in the army, each ono in line, each bearing himself as a soldier of th.: cross. The address was closed with an im pressive repetition ot the text given as a warning, "Behold the bridegroom cometh and they that were ready went in with him to the marriago feast and the door was closed." Salvation Counted lit Dollar. The Sinews of War," Dr. J. B. Trim ble's topic, was interpreted in the need i of the churcli as "money.' "Tho salva tion of t histoid world is a matter of dollars and cents," he said. 'Talk about 'when the roll Is called up yonder' and 'shall we gather at the river?' shall we be there? . Yes, I think so. but will we be alli i to get past Peter?" What is the matter with us?" asked Dr. Trimble, and answered that In his opinion modern . methods of running churches are at fault. They are un dignified, ho declared. "What would you think of Presi dent Wilson if on returning from his so-called preparedness trip he should say to the Sccretar of War, 'We need dreadnoughts, battleships! You must organize ladies' aid societies ail over the country and have them give chick en dinners to raise the money'? 'We go to a church dinner and pay 23 cents for 50 cents' worth ot good dinner and then go away with a piou feeling that we have given unto th Lord. As a matter of fact we have om bezzled 25 cents. Let um quit the hit- and-miss methods and put Home gray matter into running church affairs. Dr. Trimble urged that every nieni-- ber canvass. lie gave much good natured advice, rapped the frallttca ot the men and sand wlclu-d In a gen.-i out vCvucluiKtl vii 1'u.n a, Cvluuiu I