this aronxixo- oregonian. Friday, February 2,, ioig.
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STONE EXPLAINS HE
WOULD AVOID WAR
Senator Tells President, How-
ever, He Desires to Help,
Not to Hinder.
FULL SUPPORT PROMISED
l!
Drt-ision round Difficult Because of
Kffcct of ObMlnacy of low-
i
, crs ir l-'oolliurdincss of
. American Citizen;-.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The letter
of Senator Stone, which drew today the
J-eply of President Wilson announcing
tiie President's position that American
.citizens have the right to travel on
jnerchant vessels at sea. was as fol
lows: ' "Dear Mr. President: Since Senator
ZKern. Mr. Flood and I talked with you
vn Monday evening, I am more trou
bled than I have been for many a day.
3 have not felt authorized to repeat our
(conversation, but I have attempted, in
response to numerous inquiries from
inv colleagues, to state to them, within
the confidence that they should ob
serve, mv general understanding of
j-our attitude.
" J t'nderiitanding Ifl Stated.
"I have stated my understanding of
K-our attitude to be substantially as
Sol lows:
! "That while you would deeply regret
.the rejection by Great Britain, of Air.
J.unsing's proposal for the disarmament
f merchant vessels of the allies witn
Hie understanding that Germany and
Jier allies would not fire upon a mer
chant ship if she hauled to when sum
moned, not attempting to escape, ana
hat the German warships would only
xercise the admitted right of visita
ion and capture, and would not destroy
the captured ship except when reason
ably assured of the safety of passen
.-er.s and crew, you were of the opinion
that if Great Britain and her allies
rejected the proposal and insisted upon
rming her merchant ships she would
l.e within her rights under interna
tional law. Also that you would feel
disposed to allow armed vessels to be
cleared from our ports; also that you
re not favorably disposed to the Idea
of this government s taking any defi
nite steps toward preventing American
citizens from embarking upon armed
merchant vessels. Furthermore, that
jou would consider it your duty if a
Cierman warship should fire upon an
ormed vessel of the enemy upon which
iAmeriean citizens were passengers to
Jiold Germany to strict account.
, Member Seriouftly Disturbed.
' "Numerous members of the Senate
nnd House have called to discuss this
subject with me. I have felt that the
'nembers of the two houses who are to
deal with this grave question were en
titled to know the situation we are con
fronting as I understand it to be. I
! think I should say to you that the
j members of both houses feel deeply
' concerned and disturbed by what they
rH nnH faAstr 1 havp tipnr of snmp
I talk to the effect that some are saying
that after all it may be possible that
the programme of preparedness, so
called, has some relation to just such
a situation as we are now called upon
to meet. I have counselled all who
have talked with me to keep cool; that
this whole business Is still the subject
of diplomacy and that you are strivins
to the utmost to bring about some
- peaceable adjustment and that in the
meanwhile Congress should be careful
,not to 'ball up' a diplomatic situation
'by any kind of hasty and ill-advised
ction.
"However, the situation In Congress
would Inevitably be opened to still fur
ther concessions. Once accept a single
abatement of right and many other
humiliations would certainly follow
and the whole fine fabric of interna
tional law might crumble under cur
hands piece by piece; What we are
contending for in this matter is of
the essence of the things that have
made America a sovereign Nation. She
cannot yield them without conceding
her own impotency as a Nation and
making virtual surrender of her in
dependent position among the nations
of the world.
"I am speaking, my dear Senator, in
deep solemnity, without heat, with a
clear consciousness of the high respon
sibilities of my office and as your sin
cere and devoted friend. If we should
unhappily differ, we shall differ as
friends; but where issues so momentous
as these are involved we must, just be
cause we are friends, speak our minds
without reservation. Faithfully yours,
"W'OODROW WILSON."
t'ongresM ('aimed Ity Lenders.
Congress found itself In a calmer
mood today after yesterday's flurry of
agitation for action to warn Ameri-
STAl'XCH REPl'BLIC.tS fOHES
HIT FOR STATE SENATOR.
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Jullrn A. Hurley.
VALK, Or.. Feb. 24. ( Special.)
Julien A. Hurley, of Vale, Or.,
has announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for
State Senator for the Twenty
second Senatorial District, com
posed of Malheur, Harney and
Grant Counties. Mr. Hurley is a
prominent attorney and has prac
ticed before the courts of this
district for the past eight years.
He was born in Yamhill County,
Or., and was a nephew of Hart
well Hurley, who, for a number
of years, was Circuit Judge of
Multnomah County. He is a
graduate of the Oregon State
Normal School at Monmouth, and
at the last session of the grand
lodge Knights of Pythias at
Portland, he was elected to the
office of grand prelate. Mr. Hur
ley always has been a staunch
Republican.
Js such as to excite a sense of deep
concern in the minds of careful and
thoughtful men. I have felt that It is
due to you to say this much.
Stone Would Avoid War.
"I think you understand my per
sonal attitude with respect to this sub
ject. As much and as deeply as I
"would hate radically to disagree with
you. I find it difficult for my sense of
duty and responsibility to consent to
plunge this Nation into the vortex of
this world-wnr because of the unrea
sonable obstinacy of any of the pow
ers upon the one hand, or, on the
other hand, of foolhardiness, amount
ing to a sort of moral treason against
jthe republic, of our people recklessly
risking their lives on armed belligerent
hips. I cannot escape the conviction
that such would be so monstrous as to
te Indefensible.
"I want to be with you and to stand
ry you and I mean to do so up to the
last limit; and I want to talk with
J'ou and Secretary Lansing with the
itmost frankness to confer -with you
nd have your judgment and counsel
and I want to be kept advised as to
the course of events, as it seems to
me, as I am entitled to be. In the
meantime, I am striving to prevent
anything being done by any Senator or
member calculated to embarrass your
diplomatic negotiations. Up to the last
you should be left free to act diplo
matically as you think for the best to
Fettle the questions involved. I need
hardly say that my wish is to help, not
to hinder you.
"With the highest regard and most
sympathetic consideration, I have the
honor, Mr. President, to be, sincerely
yours, WILLIAM J. STONE.
cans off armed ships. Leaders in both
the Senate and the House saw to Jt
that none of the various proposals
found their way into the open, and
their attitudes had a quieting effect.
Advocates of action insisted, however,
that they had not retreated from their
position, but merely had agreed to
wait until they could be more fully
informed about the status of the Ad
ministration's diplomatic negotiations.
In the Senate, Senator Gore made
an unsuccessful effort to introduce a
concurrent resolution expressing the
sentiment of Congress that Americans
should keep off armed ships and also
bill requiring Americans In procur
ing passports to take oath that they
would not travel on such ships. For
him to introduce these measures re
quired unanimous consent and objec
tion was immediately made by Senator
Brandegee Republican, a member of
the foreign relations committee.
Senator Gore said tonight that he
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their good faith or their fidelity to
their promises in the past, and I. for
one, feet confident that we shall have
none in the future.
"But in any event our duty is clear.
Xo nation or group of nations has the
light while the war is in progress to
alter or disregard the principles which
all nations have agreed upon in miti
gation of the horrors and sufferings of
war. and if the clear rights of Amert
can citizens should ever unhaDPilv be
1 abridged or denied bv anv such action.
we should, it seems to me, have in
honor no choice as to what our own
course should be.
Honor ot to He Sacrificed.
"For my own part, I cannot consent
to any abridgement of the rights of
American citizens in any respect. The
honor and self-respect of the Nation
are involved. We covet peace and shall
preserve it at any cost but the loss
of honor. To forbid our people to
exercise their rights for fear we might
be called upon to vindicate them would
be a deep humiliation indeed. It would
be an implicit, all but an explicit, ac
quiescence in the violation of the rights
of mankind everywhere and of what
ever nation or allegiance.
"It would be a deliberate abdication
of our hitherto proud position as
spokesmen, even amid the turmoil of
war. for the law and the right. It
would make everything this Govern
ment has attempted and everything
that it has achieved during this ter
rible struggle of nations meaningless
and futile.
Expediency Would Open Door.
"It is Important to reflect that if
In this instance we allowed expediency
to iako the place of principle, the door
would ask tomorrow that the concur
rent resolution lie on the table for a
day. He had no disposition to dis
cuss it at this time, he said, unless a
motion should be made to refer it to
the foreign relations committee.
Mondell Offers Similar Bill.
On the House side. Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, the first Repub
lican to appear as a supporter of.
warning legislation, introduced a bill
similar to the Gore passport measure,
which whs referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. Representative
Hilllard, Democrat, of Colorado, also
introduced a resolution. These will be
considered by the committee, together
with the McLcmore resolution, which
is being urged by many champions of
legislative action on the subject.
Speaker Clark became interested in
the situation in the course of the day,
and aiter informal discussion with
Senator Stone, Representative Flood
and others regarding the agitation, it
was agreed that the speaker, Mr. Flood
and Majority Leader Kitchln should
consult with the President on the Is
sue and report to the membership of
the House.
Senator Stone thought he would not
go with them unless summoned, but
he kept in constant touch with all ne
gotiations) during the day and late in
the evening sent a special message to
the President by special messenger.
The contents he did not disclose.
Stone Counnels Against Ilaitte.
Although Senator Stone had been
reported as unwilling to oppose action
if it became apparent that a majority
of Congress would insist on it, he
nevertheless strongly counselled
against -any hasty step that might
disturb diplomatic negotiations. He
conferred with many Senators on the
subject and later said:
"I think it would be unwise for Con
gress to take any action while the
President and State Department are
conducting diplomatic negotiations
with Germany over the submarine is
sue. If Congress is to take action,
nothing should be done until diplomatic
efforts have been exhausted."
Senators Gore and Hoke Smith were
active throughout the day sounding
the sentiment of the Senate. Senator
Stone also participated in this can
vassing, talking chiefly with the Re
publicans, among whom he is said to
have found few supporters for the
agitated action. Senator Smith was
said to have discovered that a large
number of Democratic Senators be
lieved Feme step should be taken
eventually but that few were prepared
to commit themselves to any action
just at this time.
Majority Leader Kitchen, of the
House, who is known to favor the reso
lution if its passage alone would pre
vent the United States from going to
war. maintained what he termed the
attitude of a "spectator" during the
day's activities. He was willing, he
said, to accompany any delegation to
the White House to help express the
sentiment of Congress as he saw it, but
he declined to enter actively into the
controversy.
"I hope," he said in a statement to
night, "that the President and Con
gress will get together on some propo
sition so it will remove all demand for
any resolution. If there Is a real co-op
eration between the two branches of
government. Congress and the execu
tive, I am sure that some such propo
sition will be worked out and there
will be no trouble between this coun
try and Germany or the President and
Congress."
Representative Glass, of Virginia, is
sued a statement saying he had been
Two answers to.
the hat question-
a Brewer at $3
a Dunlap at $5
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men wnu
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Pianos Must Move
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New Spring Suits
$20 to $35
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Mnnager snys: "Clear out entire sIock Pianos, reuardless i
nrice." to nmke room for new Pianos ell route from fartorit'S. The
I'iaims. Trices from $7.") to $1!.". A small paynniit down ami jii ml
per month. Kvurv 1'iano guaranteed. tine enr
niontlis in which to pay. Can anything be fnire
excellent
tiial given ;U
months in which to pay. Can anything tie inner:
If not ready to buy today, better make a deposit and have a Piano
hold for you until you want It delivered. Mjiniifacturei'M kiiv PImiioh
must advance in price, account shortage ot" piano material. Uead
carefully the following" list, viz:
Guild .t t o., old style
Worth 1.",( Now t 75
llarrinuton, mahoaany
Worth yr Vow ai'j.'t
llerlMTl. oak
Worth :tT.' Xow (145
(.crlifiril, iiinhitganv
Worth .tMI 'ow Jl."i
W eller, ninhnftnlly
Worth :ti.-i Xow $177
l.el.'ind. tniihogany
Worth :tr. Now 17K
fUiiril. mnltoKiiny
Worth :t.". Vow ll7
Irecott, ninhoaniiy
Worth ow fins
Stiifltinl. oak
Worth Now fl.
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Wirlh ."IO mv
Smith A lliiriien, muhoaany
Worth !.' uw t::r
Strohber, liiiilioKmiy
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unable to discover any "revolt" against
the President's policy.
"There are some men, but precious
few." he said, "who seem willing to
haul down the American flag and cir
cumscribe the rights of American citi
zens on the high seas in order to save
a bale or two of cotton."
In the course of the afternoon Sena
tor Underwood conferred with Speaker
Clark and Senator Gore discussed the
situation with Mr. Kitchen.
Representative Foster, of Illinois,
who had prepared a resolution and sub
mitted it to the foreign affairs com
mittee, said later that he did not ex
pect to introduce it.
"As much as I am opposed to Ameri
cans traveling cui armed liners. ne
said, "I do not think that this is the
time to interfere with the President.
However, if the President comes to the
end of his rope, then I believe he will
take Congress Into his confidence."
STATE IS TO BENEFIT
HYDE LAXDS LIKELY TO REVERT
TO SCHOOL FTJ'D.
Deputy Attorney-General llnily Says
Recent Derixion Should ltestnre
40,000 Arrex to Oregon.
ALBANY. Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.)
That the title to 40,000 acres of land,
probably worth 500,000, will revert to
the state as school lands, was asserted
here this morning by J. O. Bally, dep
uty Attorney-General, following the de
cision of Judge William Galloway over
ruling a demurrer filed in the case of
the State of Oregon vs. F. A. Hyde.
The decision, in the opinion of Mr.
Baily, paves the way for the return
of the title to the state of every acre
of land filed on by Hyde operators
during his wholesale operations on the
school lands of the state.
According to a history of the case
given by Mr. Baily, Hyde procured the
services of J. H. Snyder and E. P. Mc
Cornack. both former clerks of the
State Land Board, and through them
and by means of agents pretended to
purchase all the school lands of the
state located In the National forests of
the state.
The pretended purchasers paid the
first third of the purchase price, $1.25
an acre, as required by law, .then turned
the title over to Hyde or one of his
representatives and the remaining pay
ments were made.
This scheme was working out nicely
until Snyder and Hyde quarreled, with
the result that Snyder went to the Fed
eral authorities and confessed his part
in the scheme and uncovered the whole
plan.
It appeared that 30 of the alleged
purchasers were fictitious personages
and false affidavits manufactured giv
ing their signatures.
Mrs. Stump, Monmouth, Buried.
MONMOUTH, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.-)
Mrs. Catherine L. iitump, one of the
Pioneer settlers of Oregon, was buried
here today.
IS
BISHOP SUMNER COMPLIMENTS
OREGON ON RECORD.
Episcopal Prelate Staunch Supporter of
Roosevelt, Advocate of Military
Preparedness.
SUTHERLIN, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.)
Bishop W. T. Sumner, of the Oregon
Episcopal diocese, paid a high tribute
to the University of Oregon In his ser
mon before 200 visitors and members
of the local Episcopal Church last
night.
The bishop asserted that the state of
Oregon should feel proud of its uni
versity, which he had found by per
sonal investigation to be one of the
best conducted and highest standing
institutions in the country. He said It
was most gratifying to find that 65
per cent of the graduates of the lower
schools of the state took up advanced
work at the universities and colleges,
and that Oregon stood at the head of
all the other states.
On his present trip through the dio
cese Bishop Sumner plans to make his
first visit to the Oregon Agricultural
College, of which he said he had heard
most favorable reports.
Bishop Sumner is a strong supporter
of Roosevelt, and believes the military
preparedness sentiment growing in the
East and Middle West Is responsible
for the return of Roosevelt, the strong
est military leader in the country, to
popular favor.
MILITIAMEN TO HEAR TALK
Lieutenant Blackburn Will Tell
Naval Squud About Alaska.
0
Lieutenant J. H. Blackburn, United
States recruiting officer, will give a lec
ture on Alaska to the members of the
Oregon Naval Militia and other men
interested in the subject at the training
ship Boston Tuesday night as a spe
cial feature in addition to the regular
drill work. The lecture will be of espe
cial significance in that the Naval
Militia expects to go to Alaska on its
cruise this Summer.
Mr. Blackburn will also tell the men
something about the cruiser Marble
head, which is to come to Portland for
use as a training ship. He served on
the Marblehead both as navigator and
chief engineer.
And a great nianv cither makes too numerous to mention here, hut
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Cltylord, oiik ciiMC, with nmnle
Auto-Player, mahogany ciiMe, with iiiiinIc
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Others, in various sizes and styles, in perfect condition, for less
than half regular prices.
Not all of the above Pianos are used. Many are new and some
slightly shopworn, having been returned from out-of-town dealers,
being too high-priced for them.
PnyiuentK 10 Per Month If lteitilreil
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Violins, Guitars .Mandolins, I'kuleles and Band Instruments at lowest
prices. Sheet Music, of course.
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C01HSUSPECTGAPTURED
t.EORC.E MEYERS IS A ft' IS Ell OF
PASSI.Nt; t'Ot VI'ERFEITS.
Portland, Salem nnil Scuttle Snlil to
Have Hud Yictimi. of OperntionN.
Theutern Complain.
Arrested in Salem yesterday, Ueorgc
Meyers, aged 27, was brought to Port
land and lodged in jail by William A.
Glover, operative in charge. United
States secret service, charged with
passing counterfeit money. He is be
lieved to be the man who has worked
in Portland since the middle of Janu
ary, passing imitation $5 gold pieces.
Meyers was arrested in Salem upon
the charge of passing a bad gold piece
at a confectionery store in that city
yesterday. Chief of Police Welch ami
Officers White and Vulney. of the
Salem force, made the rapture. So far
as known, this whs the only bud coin
passed in Salem.
It is chained that Meyers ot rid of
more than a dozen buuus ." pieces in
this city and it is suspected he came
here from Seattle, where a number of
similur coins were passed some time
ago. Ho is believed to have passed a
number of coins here last Suturdiiv
niKht, the downtown theaters as well
as small stores In the suburbs luivlnu
reported being victimized.
The coins passed w ere mod urn s. Bit y
the officers, the counterfeits beniK lintii
of th.' Indian hc nl pattern and the old
er design. .Meyers Is regarded by Mr,
(Hover as a smooth worker. Me tooK
his arrest iihilosnpliiciilly and chose !
discuss politics rather than ib-ny lh
charge against him.
Burked I j) for li e-l'rcslilcnt.
LINCOLN. Neh., Keb. 24. The name
o? Klmcr J. Hurkett. of Lincoln, ex
l'nited States .Senator from .Nclimxka,
was today formally filed to ho placed
on the primary ballot ns candidate fui
the Keptiblicau nominal ion for Vice-President.
Food Sale Is for V. C. T. IT. Benefit.
For the benefit of the social center
of the Woman's Christian Tempcranre
Union, a sale of home-cooked foods will
be held on Saturday afternoon, at 171 Vj
Eleventh street. The women of Wood
stock Union will provide the articles.
contetM
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Seasonable Grocery Suggestions
At Special Prices at D. C. Burns Company
VES CfJfJQOREGOX FRESH r A
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IVES Per dozen A A r" r Per jar A f
Brand. 24-oz. glass jars jars J)frOU at rrUC
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Brand, 12-oz. glass jars jars ,OU at 4mC
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$1.35 12c.
$1.35 al?an12c
$1.75 20c
85c :.7V2c
$1.75 S:-B.15c
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ASPARAGUS CUTS
Brookdale Brand, No. 3 tins
CORN
Raven Brand, extra s
BEANS-
Fancy Cut Pyle's... cans
SPINACH Per dozen
Libby's No. 2 cans cans
OKRA Per dozen
Tobasco Brand, No, 3 tins.... cans
TOMATOES Per dozen
With Puree-Pala Brand cans
BEETS Per dozen
Framside Brand, No. 2 cans.. cans
SOUP . Per dozen
Campbell's Chicken...- cans
SOUP Per dozen
Campbell's Chicken Gumbo. . . .cans
SOUP Per dozen
Campbell's Bouillon cans.....
SOUP Per dozen
Campbell's Vegetable cans
93c
93c
93c
93c
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at
Per can
at
Per can
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Per can
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8c
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8c
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Six of Any of the Above Articles Sold at One-Half of the Dozen Priced.
Tfere's a? mirijmkvarison
FLOUR
$5.60
$5.40
Shop of Honest Coffee
JUNO COFFEE
SUPERIOR FLOUR Per bar
Fancy Patent Flour rel
WHITE ROSE FLOUR Per bar
Good Family Flour rel
Per
sack
Per
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$1.45
$1.40
is the King of the breakfast
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combining strength, character, body and flavor. Regular
price 35c per pound. Special, 3'i pounds for fJ, or special,
per pound
29c
NEW GOODS
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