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rnE aionxixo oregoniait, Wednesday, octobeh is. mio. BRITAIN WILL NOT PROTEST JUST HOW STEAMER BEARING MUNITIONS TO ALLIES CARRIES GUNS AS PRESIDENT TO TOUR DOUBTFUL STATES PROTECTION AGAINST THE U-53. Portland Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications Latest Fall Styles Now Shown STORE OPENS DAILY AT 8:30 A. BL ON SATURDAYS 9:00 A. M. STORE CLOSES DAILY AT 5:30 P. M. ON S URDAYS 6:C'J P. JL Result of American Investi gation Into. Case of Ger- man U-Boat Awaited. Brief Stop to Be Made Today to Shake Hands Along Route to Chicago. t PACIFIC PHONE MARSHALL 5080 HOME PHONE A 2112 The Most in Value The Best in Quality .r.ot' "MT "' ml sr A- A J NEWS OBTAINED IN PORT Earl Grey Unable to Say Whether United States Warships Got Out Way so V-53 Could Sink Vessels of Allies. LONDON. Oct. 17. The British gov ernment will not make any official rep resentation to the United States con cerning the German submarine U-53 pending- an announcement of Its atti tude by the American Government, said Viscount Grey. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Lords today. In reply to a question concerning the attitude of the United States toward British patrols. Viscount Grey said that the United States admitted that the British ships were not exceeding their legal rights under international law, but that the American Government complained of their presence on the ground of the irritation which the con tinued presence of belligerent warships off the coast of the United States naturally caused In a neutral country. He declared that the United States had requested Great Britain very emphat ically not to patrol off Its coast and paid that instructions wers sent to the British ships to avoid causing any un necessary irritation and to comply as far as possible with the American re quest. News Obtained by V-53. "With regard to the U-53." the For eign Secretary continued, "we do ,not know what steps were taken by the United States for patrolling its waters or in regard to her coming Into port and securing Information from news papers. We do not know whether It is true that American warships got out of the submarine's way. That is a matter for the American Government only, and we assume that Government Is making full Inquiries, we also as sume It will announce Its attitude in due course. Pending that, we do not propose to make any official represen tation on the subject of the submarine. The question concerning the German submarine raid in American waters was raised by Baron Charles Beresford, former commander of the British home fleet. Karl Grey, ex-Governor-General of Canada, and others. Baron Beres ford asked whether British cruisers were removed from American waters owing to American objections, and, if so, what steps the government pro posed for. the -protection of British vessels. He criticised the submarine reply as at least ' curt and said the American Ideas of neutrality were curious. Entire Situation Reviewed. The Foreign Secretary said' in reply to Lord Beresford's question: " 'v "The best thing I can do is to read a summary of. what actually passed be tween the United States Government and His Majesty's government on this subject since the war began and what we understand the view of the United States to be." Viscount Grey then read a statement In which he said: "On September 14, 1914, the Britisl Ambassador at Washington telegrapher that the United States authorities had Intercepted wireless dispatches from H. M. S. Suffolk to New York asking for supplies and newspapers and he informed us that the United States Government considered that this would be making use of United States terri tory as a base for supplies and infor mation, as to shipping movements through the newspapers. "On October 5, 1914, we had a private communication respecting the presence of British ships near New York har bor. We had an unofficial communica tion later on deprecating the same thing and saying that in the past such heverlng of foreign vessels in the vicinity of the great ports of the United States had forced that Govern ment, owing to the public feeling aroused, to take a very strong line and If the practice continued, it might be construed into an act of unfriendliness requiring some action on the part of the United States. Unofficial Complaint Made. "There was later on an official com plaint on December 16. 1914 (1916?) founded on the shadowing by a British warship for some distance along the American coast, though from a position admittedly beyond the territorial limits, of a vessel named the Vinland, and this complaint referred to the seri ousness with which the United State Government regarded the hovering of belligerent warships about American ports and coasts, "The official complaint stated that the British government was aware that ' the United States Government had al t ways regarded the practice of belliger ent cruisers patrolling the American coast in close proximity to these ter- ritorial waters of the United States and making the neighborhood a station for ; their observations as inconsistent with ; the treatment to be expected from the naval vessels of a friendly power in time of war, and had maintained that the consequent menace of those pro ; ceedings to the freedom of American ; commerce was vexatious and uncour ; teous to the United States. ! Request Based on Friendship. "Lord Beresford asks what we did. r As a matter of fact, though we had X contended that, according to the strict 1 principles of international law, British j warships were entitled to operate . freely anywhere outside of territorial . waters, ana the United States had not based their request to us on inter- national law, but on the ground of courtesy and friendliness, and the an r noyance it would cause if vessels were ; close to their coast, instructions were ; sent by the Admiralty to British ves ; sels of war at the time 'with a view ; to meeting as far as possible the views of the United States Government, and ; It was impressed upon them that no acts should be committed which would : be liable to cause unnecessary Irrita : tion. ; "When we come to what lias passed -with regard to German submarines we ; do not know and I cannot answer the ; question as to what the attitude of the ? United States warships toward the 'J German. submarines on the spot was. 1; we know that they saved life. They rescued the crews alter the shipe were sunk and did everything they could to prevent loss of life afterward. Some Question In Doubt. "The questions asked me are: What did they do before any vessel waa sunk, and is It true tnat a German subma rine requested United titates vessels of war to clear out of the way in or der that the operation of sinking the defenseless merchant ehip should be facilitated, and did the United States vessels of war. in fact, comply with that request, ami so facilitate the sink ing of vessels? - "On that we know nothing more than ' 1. ,1. "it s ' Of- 6 - W.V.W. .l-. Sf f.-'J.-.s. "zz:,-- if-. cM' ; 2 t-7 pv ' 3 SPEECHES SCHEDULED Above -Adriatic as She Cleared From Xtw York Harbor Last Thursday, low One of the Gu) en Vessel's Deck. Be what "nae appeared In the press. We have no means of finding out what ac tually occurred unless some of the refugees from the vessel Itself are able to give an account of the matter. But I assume that the only people who can give an account of it are either officers of the German submarines or the officers of the United Statee Navy, who were present on the scene, and that is a mat ter ' 1 assume the United States Gov ernment will inquire into or has in quired Into, and either is or will be in full posseesion in regard to the facts. We have not any means ourselves of stating what the actual facts were." ACTION IS WANTED Perkins Tells Why Progres sives Support Hughes. GUARD TARGET SHOOT ON All Oregon Military Organisation Are Keprcsented. The annual target shoot of the Ore gon National Guard is on at Clackamas range. Each company of the Third Infantry is represented by a team of five men and the Coast Artillery and the Oregon Naval Militia are also in the competition. The real competition will commence today, as shooting yesterday and Mon day at the range was merely prelim inary. Today there will he 16 compa- nies of the Third Infantry, 12 companies of the Coast Artillery and two divisions of the Naval Militia on hand. Today, also, will open the state In dividual match, open to all members of the Oregon National Guard, former members of the state team, the mem bers of the State Rifle Association. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be given. MRS. HANLEY GOES EAST Hughes Rallies in Eastern Oregon to Be Addressed by Womun. Mrs. E. B. Hanley, the Medford woman who has been captivating audiences through the western part of the state with her heart-to-heart talks on behalf of Hughes and Fairbanks, will start this week on a campaign tour through the eastern part of the state. She will speak in The Dalles en Fri day, October 20; at Pendleton on Sat urday; at La Grande on Monday, and at Baker on Tuesday. Other dates may be arranged. Her trip will be under the auspices of the Oregon Hughes Alliance, of which she is first vice-president. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Bert An derson, wife of the Republican county chairman of Jackson County, who was a prominent Progressive lour years ago. CLAYTON BILL IS CITED So Appearance to Be Made Before Strictly Partisan Body, but Campaign Manager Expect Good Political Effect. V3NG BRANCH, N. J.. Oct. 17. Presi dent Wilson will leave here tomorrow morning for Chicago, where he is to speak three times 1'hursday. En route to and from Chicago his train will make brief stops in New York, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. While Mr. Wilson has refused several Invitations to make speeches, he will appear on the observa tion platform of his private car to shake hands with people who assembly to greet him and perhaps say a few words to them. While arrangements for the Presi dent's visit to Chicago 'include no ap pearances before strictly partisan or ganizations, his campaign managers are counting on the trip to have a marked political effect. They, include Illinois. Indiana and Ohio in the doubtful states and wish the President to meet as many persona as possible on tomorrow's trip. Leaving here at 11 o'clock tomorrow, the President will travel to New York in a regular Pullman car. He will leave there on a special car at 1 o clock. going te Chicago by way of Albany and Rochester. Thursday he will stop at Goshen, Elkhart and South Bend, Ind., arriving at Chicago at 11:50 A. M. Several other stops may be added. The President will remain in Chicago until 11:45 o'clock Thursday night. ' At 1 P. M. he will lunch at the Chi cago Press Club and afterward will address a non-partisan woman's meet ing at the Auditorium, dining privately afterward. At 8 o'clock he will de liver the main address of his trip be fore .the third annual new citizens' al liance meeting. This address is expected to have an important bearing on the hyphenate Issue of the campaign. The President will return to Long Branch Friday by way of Alliance. Pittsburg, Altoona. Huntington, Lewis Junction and Harrisburg. Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the White House physician, will accompany him on the trip. President Wilson spent most of to day working on official business in preparation for the visit to Chicago. He will speak here Saturday at a cele bration of "Farmers' day." Failure of Mr. Wilson's "Seven Sis ters" Laws in New Jersey An. other Example of X'romiseg Xot Fufilled. WORK FOR FUNDS STARTS Campaign to Finance Christie Home for Orphan Girls under Way. Archbishop Christie met the mem bers of the advisory committee of the fund-raising campaign for the Christie Home for Orphan Girls at headquar ters in the Portland Hotel last night and told them how much he expected from them In this campaign. James P. Cook was nominated and elected chairman of the advisory com mittee; Frank E. Dooly, first vice chairman; J. M. Healy, second vice chairman, and John McEntee, secre tary. The committee discussed the forma tion of a J5000 club, a ?1000 club and a $500 club, and It was decided to start membership of these clubs next week. r. ii J: TWO CONVICTED OF ARSON Jacob Martin and Henry Ostwalt Are Proved Guilty. Jacob Martin and Henry Ostwalt were convicted yesterday of setting fire to Ostwalt's home in St. Johns June a last, with intent to defraud the insurer. Leniency was recommended, particu larly in the case of Ostwalt. The penalty for the crime Is from three to seven years in the penitentiary. Martin is credited by the prosecu tion with planning the affair because his Brother-in-law owed him money. which Ostwalt could not repsy unless he collected insurance on his home. NEW YORK. Oct. 17 (Special.) The progressives of the country are sup porting Hughes and not Wilson for the Presidency because they are lor accom pllshment, not fine phrases, says George W. Perkins, chairman of the executive oommittae of the Progresiiive National committee, in an open letter to Presi dent Wilson, made pubrtc here today. lie says: 'Those of us who have been fighting on this progressive movement for sev eral years cannot be satisfied with beautifully sounded phrases- or with the passage of a new law every 15 min utes, which Is so worded that it be comes Impotent 15 minutes after it is passed. Laws Like Seven Slaters. The Wilson laws from beginning to end are largely patterned after your famous 'seven-sisters laws In New Jer sey, which you passed under the whip one day. At that time you assured the people that those laws were the cure all for the trust problem, but you know, and every other man in the country fa miliar with the situation knows, that those laws have not changed the cor poration question one lota. Those laws have not been worth the paper they were written on, and the same is the case with most of the laws with high- sounding titles passed during your Presidential term. l or instance, . you have referred often to your great ac complishment In passing the Clayton bill and to the numerous benefits the country has received therefrom, yet Senator Reed, of Missouri, one of your staunch supporters and a Democratic member of a half dozen or more Sena torial committees, in speaking ef this bill as it was about to be passed, said: " 'When the Clayton bill was first written it was a raging lion with a mouthful of teeth. It has degenerated into a tabby cat with soft, tame and plaintiff mew and anaemic appearance. It is a sort of legislative apology to the trusts, delivered hat in hand, ac companied by assurance, and no dis courtesy is intended.' Progressives Want Hushes. "This is an absolutely accurate de scription of. the Clayton bill by one of your own associates and can with equal truth be applied to most of your other legislation. We Progressives who are supporting Mr. Hughes are supporting him because as Governor of New xork his acts squared with his promises and verbal statements, and we are opposing you because yours do not. We are not for fine phrases; we are for real accom plishments. Your motto seems to be A problem, postponed is a problem solved.' You have not settled definite ly, once and for all, a single great ques. tion that has presented itself. In each and every case you have taken one step forward, two steps backward, hesitated and then sidestepped. The result is a situation of the gravest possible con cern to the welfare of our country and we Progressives who are opposing you are doing it with motives of the highest patriotism, without regard to party af filiation, past, present or future, for when the good1 name and welfare of a people are at stake everything else must be put aside. CHICAGO MAYOR QUIZZED Saloons Permitted on Pleas of Min isters and Others. CHICAGO. Oct. 17. -Mayor Thompson testified today that he was guided largely by the recommendations of Chief of Police Charles C. Healey in revok ing and in restoring saloon licenses. Restorations, however, he said, were usually backed up by the pleas of "rep utable citizens, influential business men and even ministers." This testimony formed the basis of a lot ef sarcasm on the part of Henry Berger. an assistant State's Attorney. Mr. Berger produced records from the offices of the Mayor and Chief of Po lice bearing on restorations. Many of the applications bore the indorsements of Alderman De Priest and Alderman Law ley. Ho read a number on which the only recommendations came from politicians. The hearing was in the Municipal Court on the application of btate s Attorney Hoyne for warrants for the arrest of Chief Healey and William Luthardt, his secretary. Samuel P. Thrasher, superintendent of the committee of 16. a voluntary or ganizations formed to prevent traffic in women and assist in enforcement of law, testified at the afternoon session. He said: "I have specific evidence which 1 have submitted to the State's Attorney to show that policemen are collecting tribute from houses of HI fame. I don't want to be questioned along that line, however, until the State's Attorney hai finished work on my report." AT PEAL MADE TO JCVEX1LES V3HTED STATES. Millinery Store Damaged.' Fire in the millinery store of Miss Minnie Monner, 145 KlUlngsworth ave nue, which started about 1 P. M. yes terday, did about $1200 damage before it was finally extinguished. The en tire stock of the store was destroyed and the building, which is owned by Fred Meier, was damaged about $100 or $200. Miss Monner had $700 insur ance on the stock. The cause of the fire Is unknown. Engines 24, 13 and 33 and truck 5 responded to the alarm. Republican Rally Enthusiastic. John B. Easter, Frank S. Grant and Frank Melvin appeared last night be fore more than 160 persons at a Re. publican rally held at East Seventy. second street and Millard avenue. Rep resentative C. N. McArthur was to have spoken, but his appearance at two meetings earlier made it impossible for him to be present. The three speak era were received enthusiastically, REBEKAHS HAVE SESSION District Convention at Albany Sees Degree Work. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 17. (Special.) With the highest officers of the organl ration In the state and with large representations from all of the lodges In the district present, a district con vention of Rebekahe was held in Al bany today. The lodges represented were those of Albany, Corvallis, Leb anon. Brownsville, Halsey, JerTeraon and Shodd. Most of Uie night session was voted to air exemplification of de work by the team from the Jefferson lodge. Woods Victim Burled at Philomath. PHILOMATH. Or.. Oct. 17. (Spe ciaL) The funeral of Ivan MuMtey. who was Injured in a lumber camp near Mary's Peak last week by a breaking cable, as a result of which he died bat urday, was held today. Rev. S. M. Wood of Corvallis. conducted the services a Corvallis. The interment was In the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, west o Philomath, where Mr. Mulkey formerly lived. Brewers' Amendment Scored. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.) District Attorney George Neuner las night spoke before a large audience a Wilbur In opposition to the so-called brewers' amendment. In the event this amendment is adopted at the November election, Mr.- Neuner said. It eventually would mean the return of tne open saloon. District Attorney Neuner ex pects to stump Douglas County in op position to this measure. Read The Oregonian classified ads. CATARRH LEADS TO CONSUMPTION Catarrh is as much a blood diseas as scrofula or rheumatism. It m be relieved, but it cannot be removed by simply local treatment. It cause headache and dizziness, impairs th taste, smell and hearing, affects th voice, deranges the digestion, and breaks down the general health. weakens the delicate lung tissues and leads to consumption. Hood's Sarsaparilla goes to the scat Of the trouble, purifies the blood, and i so successful that it la known as the best remedy for catarrh. Hood s Sarsaparilla strengthens an de-J topes the whole system. It builds u Ask your druggist for Hood s, and in sist on having iu There is no real substitute. Wednesday and Thursday We Are Featuring a Group of insist Tailored Siii Made of the Most Popular Fabrics of the Sea son Velvet and Fur-Trimmed Models Garments Selling Regularly to $30.00 At this special sale of Women's Handsome Fall Suits you "will get the full measure of genuine quality at an attractive price reduction. The materials are serviceable Serges, rich Broad cloths, soft woolly Velours, fashionable Poplins and Gabardines in black, navy and the popular shades of brown and green. The range of styles is varied and ample to suit every taste. You have choice from models in pleated and gathered effects in belted and flared eff ects many are shown with rich colored velvet or seasonable fur trimming. Every suit is perfectly tailored throughout and a satisfactory fit is guaranteed. Come and see for yourself what remarkable values we are offering at this sale. You may select from garments made to sellfljoo re regularly to30 at tpAO.t O Three New Lines of Women's Poplin 33iesses Especially Low-Priced at $5.95, $6.45 and $6.95 Elee-ant stvles in fine silk-finish Ponlin Dresses in naw. black, brown, crreen, purple, taupe, etc. models for both home and street wear and all sizes for women and young ladies unequaled values at S5.95, S6.-15 and SG.95 OPE ASKS CHILD AID) companled by the Elks' quartet, of Spo kane, which, after the meeting, ren. dered a concert in the local Elks' club-rooms. or Mllliea and Halt LUUa Fellows la Bel gian Are Snfferls Front In snfflelent Food. ROME. Oct. 16. The Pop has made an appeal to "the children of happy and prosperous America to aid the mil. ion and half unhappy children of Bel gium." The request of the fonttrr is he result of a visit paid mm oy ieorge Barr Baker, of New York, who came o the Vatican at the Instance or Her bert Hoover, chairman of the American Commission for Relief of Belgium. Mr. linker told tne rope tnat tns Belgian children were reduced below normal weight and were surrerinv bodily ills through undernourishment. He said that tuberculosis was lncreas- nsrly prevalent. Mr. Hoover proposes to give the children a suppplementary dally meal of a cup of chocolate or milk and one sweetened discuii maae with lard. Kxperlence hsa shown that this ad. dltion to their diet will maintain their condition at normal and will restore those already weakened. The cost of this meal is 3 cents for each child ily. Turner Speaks at Centralis. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 17. (Spe cial.) George Turner, of Spokane, Damocratio candidate for United States Senator, delivered an address In a local theater tonlsrht. Mr. Turner was e- FOOD DEAR IN SEATTLE Flour andSugar V'p and Potatoes May Go to $50 a Tou. 6EATTLE. Wash., Oct. 17. Coinci dent with the increase In the price of wheat, announcement was made today of increased prices for various articles of food on the Seattle market. An advance of 20 cents a barrel In the price of flour and 10 cents a hundred pounds for suicar was followed by a quotation of $35 a ton for potatoes. Potato growers In Eastern Washington have advanced quotations from I2.G0 to 17.50 a ton during the last 10 days and the market still is rising. L,ocal Jobbers predict that the whole sale price will reach $50 a ton before next Spring. gian and not German coal, and thst the entente allies supply raw material for their ammunition. SWISS LIMIT MUNITIONS I'actorlea X'slng German Coal Must Xot Supply Allies. GENEVA, via Paris. Oct. 17. The Swiss government, in consequence of the eeonomio arrangement with Ger many, has prohibited Swiss factories from using German coal or steel from exporting ammunition to the entente allies. This order will render Idle over 50.000 men, among whom there Is much discontent. The proprietors of the factories met Mr. Flnlcy Lectures Saturday. William I Finley. state biologist, will give his Illustrated lecture, "Wild Life in Oregon." Saturday night at s o'clock, at the Arllnmon Club. This lecture and the illustrations have achieved popularity throughout the East and In Oregon, and the housa committee of the Arlington Club has sent out Invitations to all members of the club for the Saturday night lecture. Orepon owns a $75,000 Normal School plant at Weston. Why vote tax $125,000 for another at Pendle ton, only 21 miles dis tant? Why not reopen the Weston plant? Paid Ad. Wm. Mackenzie, Weston. Or Bell .-AN Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package' today and protested against the order, DfOVCS it 25 Cat all drUQTStS. i nrguinn- that Kwltserland received Bel- 00 THE PUREST FORM III YHICH TOBACCO CAM BE CONSUMED Thst 1 (ha wonderful tribute paid to Sweet Caporal cigarette by the Condon Lane el. the recog nized medical authority of the World This decision was the re sult of an officii! test of Sweet taporal by medical experts No pther cigarette ever received such p remarkable endorsement Sweet Caooral Duritv is new be . . - lngiJhown to smoky FOR d A NAi , weet cwen on q Hecades, . Iday than record M fcy any khese ycJ fcirarette: Sweet CJ n favor rf Sweet Ibeing giv Idcmonsa Smoke i interesting demonstration. The demonstrator burns a piece ef or dinary paper, which leaves a black ash. J hen burns a piece of the high-grade, imported French cig arette paper used on Sweet Cap- oral, and calls smokers attention to the pure, white ash Thus is the pure tobacco in Sweet Capora protected nv POPULARITY Wherever tobacco ts known throughout the world. Sweet Cap- oral cigarettes are smoked Amer icans who travel over Europe.' Asia, Africa and South America can always obtain Sweet Caporal cigarettes as easily as in the United btates. sweet taporal ts the only cigarette that has this world-wide. sale and popularity. i ' n. m I Lf IUI i t rS. The rvzzr - (f rTSJ in which tob ecu aT B3 m J & rat I A t J, A W m.B'- m r j ray- m m a ' m m 3 i '.TN. S -s!rereue pure, 'ecu a more: iMraiion of cigarette Caporal papcraovel burning tests test in the worfj - insures 'tn mm tiMtiiral Inkan-n flivAf nfl Swecl Caporal cigarettes, whidil man ha started ISas made Swett, Caooral famous smol-lnS wtth famous old Sweet fcht woryi eyer, VCaojaJfcJhfin3y. a!?JSU- Ameri- carried their love for Caporal to all parts of the world and introduced Sweets to smokers of other nations. THE FIRST SMQ'XIT the United is the only that has this world-wide sai and popularity. THE FiOXEER BRAKQ Sweet Caporal ts the original cigarette that popularized cigarette smoking over forty years ago. It is the great-grandfather of all the billions of cigarettes made today and outstrips them all in popular, try The bat-loved of all cca- Irenes, it Sweet &porL. FA"3UirViEET CAPS' Many things hare been proved in 40 years Can die-light 1 pias given way to electricity, th siagc-coaca nas vausnea DetorC , tne express train, but good 0I6T ; Sweet Caporal, the original cig arette. remains the same because in lour decades the world has been; unable to produce a better ciga rette. More popular today thai ever 11 Sweet Camra r the per ect Capo r agaretw : pure to Caporal ture-madd hat is whjf back id r cigarette 1 joymenj Ke interest-. onstration 1 different.!: i some or- i m. whids hen burnt , imported! - used on leaves a. t orfpinal s" srn ok era ginaT cig- same because decades the world has becnt unable to produce a better' ciga-i rette More popular todX thai ever Sweet CaporiT. j MANY GRADES QFTAFEFS USED CH CIGARETTES V The lower grades resemble ore 1 Jmary paper, which burns whtf black, soot-like ash Sweet Cap-i oral cigarettes arc failed in the. highest grade, imported Frer.cJv paper the purest and best in the. world which burns Srlth a rwrtc Jtbu&AaiU