Morning Oregonian., November 30, 1916, Page 6, Image 6

THR MORNING OREGON IAN." THURSDAY. NOVEMBER SO, 1916.
ALLIES ARE ASKED
10 CHANGE STAND
NAVAL CONTRACTS
TOTAL. $65,000,000
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thankful for: Marguer
ite Clark today.
Rotes Sent Insisting Refusal
of Safe Conduct to Diplo
mats Is Not Right.
Awards Made for Four Battle
ships at $11, 000,000 Each,
and 29 Submarines.
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Should France, England, and Italy
Refuse to Grant Request, United
States May Send Warship to
Conduct Ambassador.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. The United
States has sent notes to Great Britain
and France, it became known today,
requesting reconsideration by those
governments of their refusal to issue
a safe conduct through their blockade
lines to Count Tarnowski, the new
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to this
country, and speaKing of the unfortu
nate effect that a continued refusal
would have on opinion here.
The notes point out that it is an in
alienable right of sovereign nations
to exchange Ambassadors and insist
that a third Nation, even ,in time of
war. is not Justified in denying that
right
tireat care is taken to base the rep
resentations solely on the grounds of
international right as distinguished
from mere international courtesy, mak
ing it clear that the United States is
not asking a favor or assuming the at
titude of a pleader.
Attitude fiot Changed.
Care also is taken not to put the
Government in the position of having
changed its attitude since the last com
munication on the subject, which was
merely the transmission of the Aus
trian government's request for a safe
conduct. It was planned at first when
the rebuff was received to drop the
position of being a messenger of Aus
tria and make a formal demand in the
name of the United States.
It was decided, however, that It was
unnecessary to take such action at this
stage of the negotiations, when it is
hoped that a firm statement of the
general principles of international law
in the case will cause a reconsideration
by. the allies. If the present note meets
with an unsatisfactory response it is
admitted that a very difficult situation
will be developed.
Allied Embassies Concerned.
The allied embassies are deeply con
cerned over the resentment felt by the
Washington Government and are taking
unusual care to keep their Governments
fully informed. It is not known that
they have forwarded any direct repre
sentations to their governments except
insofar as the nature of their informa
tion is in itself a recommendation.
Nevertheless officials have every hope
that this informal action by its diplo
matic representatives on the ground
will go tar toward influencing a change
of attitude on the other side.
Early replies to the American notes
are expected, owing to the fact that
Count Tarnowski is scheduled to sail
from Rotterdam on the Dutch steamer
Neiuw Amsterdam on December 16.
Should he replies prove unfavorable,
the United States might send a. final
note notifying the allies to disturb the
Austrian envoy at their own risk, or
it might be decided to send an Ameri
can merchantman or warship to some
neutral port to receive the Ambassador
and bring him across the Atlantic. As
yet however, such a contingency has
hardly been contemplated.
JOINT RULE OPPOSED STILL
Senator Lane Ready ' to Keep Up
Fight Over Fisheries.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 29. Senator Lane reached
Washington today joyous over the re
cent election and declaring the Repub
lican party is "done for." Asked about
the Republican party of Oregon, Sen
' ator Lane said he was talking of the
party Nationally.
The Senator is ready, if necessary,
to renew bis fight against the bill look
ing to joint jurisdiction of the states
of Oregon and Washington over fish
eries In the Columbia River. Senator
Chamberlain's previous announcement
that he will abandon the bill, however,
renders Senator Lane's opposition un
necessary, unless the Washington Sen
ators should decide to press the bill
which Senator Chamberlain has been
fathering.
EUGENE LEVY MAY BE 12.95
Water Board Likely to Add Assess
ment of Two Mills.
EUGENE, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
The city tax levy in Eugene for all
purposes will be 12.95 mills, if an ordi
nanoe. virtually agreed upon by the
City Council is passed at an adjourned
meeting to be held Friday night This
is .05 mill lower than the levy last
year, and will raise approximately
$101,000.
In addition, the water- board will
make a levy of about 2 mills, bringing
the total up to 14.95 mills. - The water
board made no levy last year.
Damascus Pupils Aid Others.-
DAMASCUS. Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.)
Appropriate Thanksgiving exercises
were rendered by the pupils of. the
Damascus public school before an ap
preciative audience at the school this
. afternoon. A shipment of four sacks
of vegetables and two boxes of cloth
ing and canned fruit was a Thanks
giving donation from the school Mon
day to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society
In Portland.
Oregon Postmaster Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 29. Fourth-class post
masters have been appointed in Ore
gon as follows: Albert J. Whiteaker,
Grand Ronde, vice William Mellien, re
signed; Ray L. Jenkins, Alsea, vice
George T. Vernon, resigned; Miss Mary
Cumming9, Sherrill, vice JS. L. SherrJII,
resigned; Lemuel F. Smith,, Agate
Beach, vice W. H. Vadar, resigned.
Greek Steamer Sunk.
LONDON, Nov. 29. It was announced
here today that the Greek steamship
Margherita (probably the Margarita of
1113 tons gross), pad been sunk by a
submarine of the Central Powers in the
Eastern Mediterranean. The pas
sengers and crew of the vessel were
landed at Alexandria. Egypt.
Clear Creek Road Levy Defeated.
STONE. Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.) The
meeting of the taxpayers of road dis
trict No. 12, held at the Clear Creek
Creamery Saturday to levy a special
road tax, resulted In its defeat by a
vote of 27 to 19. A 7 -mill tax was
voted upon.
Conrad Stafrln (Rep.),
Representative-Elect From
Polk County. .
v , K
A. M. LiKoIletie (Rep.),
Holdover Senator Jb'rom
Marlon County.
DALLAS, Or. Nov. 29. (Special.)
Conrad Stafrin, Representative
elect from Polk County, is a
druggist in Dallas. He is a Repub
lican. Mr. Stafrin has been in Dallas
for about 15 years. He is also Captain
of Company L, Third Oregon Infantry,
and was or the border with he Ore
gon National Guard. He has served
upon the City Council In Dallas. Mr.
Stafrin is also a member of several
fraternal orders, including the Masons,
I. O. O. F., K. of P.. Artisans and W.
O. W. He has never taken a very
active part' in politics In this section,
though he has been a Republican all
his voting career.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
Samuel M. Garland, holdover Senator
from Linn County, is an attorney of
Lebanon. He is a Democrat He was
born January 31. 1861, at Amherst, Va.,
and was educated at Emory and Henry
College and at Randolph-Macon Col
lege, in his native state. In 1887 he
was appointed by President Cleveland
as Superintendent of Indian Schools on
the, Umatilla Reservation, and in 18D0
went to Lebanon, where he has resided
ever since.
For more than 20 years he has been
k member of practically all of the
county and state conventions of his
party and was Democratic state central
committeeman from Linn County for
many years until he resigned to accept
the nomination for State Senator two
years ago.
Mr. Garland has practiced law con
tinuously since locating in Lebanon
TRADE DOUBLES IN DAY
GREATER PORTLAND ASSOCIATION
CAMPAIGN PROGRESSES.
Charities Contest Drawa Purchasers In
Search of Votes Weekly Lunch
eon to Be Today,
Half of the membership of the Great
er Portland Association reported to the
committee meeting yesterday that their
average day's business was doubled in
the rush of customers on. Greater Port
land day, Tuesday.
The remainder reported Increases of
from 50 to 9 per cent over the aver
age, only a few reporting nothing
greater than an average day of busi
ness. One firm made a practice of Issuing
votes in the charities contest only
when they were asked, and it found
that 98 per cent p.f the purchasers
asked for ballots. The usual run of
business was more than doubled. ,
One of the jewelers In the association
reported that one customer came in
with an $800 purchase, in order to se
cure the ballots to cast In favor of. the
Visiting Nurses' Association.
The voting will continue through to
day and the boxes will be closed at
6 P. M. The count will be announced
probably Saturday.
The Greater Portland- Association
will hold its weekly luncheon at the
Multnomah Hotel today In the assem
bly room, and all members are ex
pected to attend to hear the report
or me success pr ureater Portland day.
LIQUOR BILL $500,000
SPOKANE ESTIMATES EXPENDI
TURES FOR 11 MONTHS OF" 1916.
Police Chief Saya f40,00O Worth of
Whisky Seised Only Tenth of
Contraband Shipped In.
SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 29. (Spe
clal.) Spokane's liquor bill for 11
months of 1916 is $600,000.
Of this amount, . about one-fifth, or
$100,000, was spent legally; the re
mainder, through bootleggers and other
violators of the- prohibition law.
Last year, under the saloon regime.
Spokane tipplers spent close to $4,000.
000. by conservative estimate, or eight
times the amount etslmated for this
year.
The police have confiscated and de
stroyed about 10,000 gallons of contra
band whisky, of a commercial value of
about $40,000. Chief of Police Weir
saidr
"We're lucky if we got one-terrth of
what has come into the city illegally."
bringing the estimated total of liquor
unlawfully brought to Spokane at
100.000 gallons, or $400,000 worth.
More than 90 per cent of 61,368 per
mits taken out at the Courthouse since
January 1 were for whisky, according
to Auditor Anderson. These "pink
slips" entitled holders to ebip into Spo-
i
WinfrtiitWtot igV
W. H. Strayer (Drm.),
Holdover Senator From
Baker County.
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. M. Garland (Drm.),
Holdover Senator From
Linn County.
and was City Attorney of that city for
15 years. He has extensive property
interests in this county.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.) A.
M. La Follette, holdover St-nator from
Marion County, is one of the few men
in the Northwest who enjoy the dis
tinction of having voted lor Abraham
Lincoln. It was Mr. La Follette's first
vote and he was living at his boyhood
home near Crawfordsville. lnd., at the
time. He always has been a Repub
lican and "A Lincoln one at that," as
he expresses it. Mr. La Follette has
lived in Marion County 58 years and is
the owner of a large farm in Mission
Bottom. Mr. La Follette was a mem
ber of the lower branch of the State
Legislature in 1887 and again in 1S03.
Mr. La Follette is a cousin of Robert
M. La Follette, ex-United States Sena
tor, of Wisconsin.
BAKER, Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.)
W. 1L Strayer. holdover State Senator
from Baker County, is a resident of
Baker, where he has been practicing
law for the last 11 years. He has lived
in Baker County since 1895. lie is a
Democrat and has, he says, always
been a Democrat.
Mr. Strayer was born at Freeport
la., January 10, 1866. He has been, a
lawyer virtually all of his life since
graduation from college.
He was a candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket for Representative to the
Legislature in 1898, but was defeated
in a five-cornered race. He was elected
Senator two years ago by 618 votes
plurality over Frank B. Mitchell, the
Republican nominee.
kane 14.068 srallons of whisk v At lint.
the average price a quart paid for
wmsjcy, it. ngures tnat permit-holders
have sent $84,349.50 to the mail order
houses of Montana and California. Beer
figures bring the total spent by the
permit route to $102,860.50.
VANCOUVER TURKEYS DROP
Many Thanksgiving Dinner Necessi
ties, However, Are- High.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) Residents of Vancouver today
bought turkeys for from 28 to 82 MTl
cents; geese, 23 to 26 cents; ducks, 16
cents, and chickens, 20 cents for the
best. '
Turkeys showed a drop of a few
cents a pound here during the past
two days, but the merchants seem to
have sold out practically their entire
supply.
All Thanksgiving dinner necessities
are considerably higher than last year.
and, as a consequence, sales were prob
ably not so brisk as in former years.
However. Thanksgiving business was
pretty satisfactory, everything taken
into consideration. I
CANDIDATE FOR JOURNAL
CLERK OF HOUSE IS NOT
OPPOSED.
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Merrill B. Moore.
Merrill B. Moores. of Portland,
has announced his candidacy for
Journal Clerk of the "House of
Representatives In the coming
Legislature. So far Mr. Moores
has no opponent for the position.
He already has a large number
of votes pledged to his candidacy
and more favorable replies are
coming In every day.
Mr. Moores has a personal ac
quaintance with fully half the
members of the next House. He
is a native Oregonlan and has
lived In this 'state all his life.
He has many Indorsements for
the position he seeks.
Congress Coiimiittces Already nt
Work on Bill lor This Winter
With Total of Nearly
$ 100,000,000 lor Navy.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Secretary
Daniels awarded contracts today for
more than -$65,000,000 worth of new
lighting ships for the Navy, including
four battleships at $11,000,000 each,
two fleet submarines at approximately
$1,190,000 each, and 2 coastveubmarines
at from $694,000 to $698.0f each.
These vessels comprise the bulk of
the great building programme of 66
crafty of varkus types appropriated for
by the last session of Congress. Bids
for four battle cruisers will be re
ceived December 6 and for three scout
cruisers January 3. with the hope of
completing the task of getting all the
ships under contract within the six
months' limit set by Congress.
1D1M Bill firing: Warned.
Already the House naval committee
is at work on the 1918 bill and early
in the Spring the department must find
building facilities for at least three
more battleships, one battle cruiser
and a proportionate number ot other
craft remaining on the three-year con
struction programme. The bill to be
put through this Winter for the Navy
will carry a total of nearly $400,000. 000.
Contracts for two battlenMns each
were awarded today to the New York
Ship Building Company and the New
port News Ship Building & Drydock
Company. Secretary Daniels announced
that the companies had agreed to the
department's specifications calling for
turbo-electric propulsion. It was this
point which delayed the awards.
Contract Are Divided.
Eighteen coast defense submerslbies
went to the Electric Boat Company at
$697,000 each: six to the Lake Tor
pedo-boat Company, at $694,000; three
to the California Ship-building Com
pany on Lake designs, at $698,000.
One fleet submarine went to the
Electric Boat Company at $.189,000 and
Electric Boat Company at $1,189,000
and the other to the Lake Company at
$1,195,000.
Some minor modifications remain to
be fixed, but the Navy Department has
Insisted upon certain features of con
struction. All the bids are close to the limit
It will be about two years before the
first of the ships are delivered to the
Government.
MEDF0RD LEVY IS 14.6
Reduction of 3. a Mills Is Made and
lionding l iglit Outlined.
MEDFORD, Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.)
At a meeting-of the tax budget com
mittee yesterday the Colonel Hansen
plan was approved, and the tax levy
for the year adopted as follows:
General city, 10 mills; library, .09
mill; bonds, principal and interest,
3.7 mills; total. 14.6 mills.
The school levy for the year is 10.5
and the state and county 16. which
brings the total levy to 41.1 mills, a
decrease of 3.9 mills from last year.
The adoption of the budget as ut-
ined by Colonel Hansen makes no
provision for the Medynskl bonding
scheme, which will come up at the
election as an initiative measure.
According to Colonel Hansen, mem
bers of the City Council and business
men in general, the financial welfare
of Medford demands that the Medynskl
scheme be defeated, and to this end a
systematic campaign will be waged.
SHERIDAN FESTIVAL ENDS
Business Men Plan for Attractions
for Future Carnivals. ,
SHERIDAN. Or Nov. 29. (Special.)
Sheridan's famous midwinter Fes
tival closed here tonight with the Chi
cago Ladles' Quartet scoring a distinct
hit. though uch attractions as the
Portland Ad Club Quartet the Comus
Players and Mawson pictures proved
drawing cards at all sessions.
Fifteen prominent young business
men who have been sponsors for the
festival have decided to perfect an or
ganization, the name yet to be chosen,
which will produce such attractions as
will prove of interest to tnv town and
surrounding country.
Spokane Milk Advances 5 Cents.
SPOKANE. Wash., -Nov. 29. The
wholesale price on milk and cream to
distributers In Spokane advanced today
10 cents a gallon for cream and 5 cents
a gallon of milk. The price of feed
and labor was given as me cause oi
the Increase.
Bricklayers Demand $ 1 a Say More.
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 28. Because
of the high cost of living, Spokane
Local. No. 3, of the Bricklayers and
Masons' International - Union, "tonight
voted to Increase its wage scale from
$6 a day to $7 a day, effective March
1 next The local has 230 members.
Idaho Dry by 55,000.
BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 29. The Prohl
bition constitutional amendment was
carried in the recent election by a vote
of 90,676 for the amendment, to 35,4o6
against, according to the official count
completed today. The state already has
prohibition by legislative enactment
WHIamina School Tax 15 Mills.
WILLAMINA. Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
A 15-mill tax was levied again today
for carrying -the expenses of tha Wll
lamina school districts Noa 30 and 44
for the coming year. G. O. Lamson was
elected director.
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We had to do it
They told us that every theater in the North
west is clamoring for the new Marguerite
Clark picture. "Positively they said, "you
cannot have the Clark production after Wed
nesday night."
But so many of our friends and patrons saidv
"It's the greatest fun-show Portland ever saw;
keep it all week and let everyone get a share of
happiness."
So we kept telephone and telegraph wires hot,
and finally, yesterday, after we paid a large
premium, the Paramount Company gave us
permission to keep "Miss George Washing
ton" at the People's
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"Miss George Washington" is an absolute "riot" of fun it's
literally a joyous journey to happyland capacity crowds at
every performance. To insure comfortable seats come early,
please. The bewitching !&tar is at her best. Portland is
"wild" over captivating
Marguerite Clark
There's no increase in prices as usual: Matinees (except
holidays), 10c; evenings, 15c. Kiddies, always a nickel at the
house which for 6
years consist
ently has given
Portland the best.
LAZY PUPILS EXPEHSWEl
MU. CUIRC1IILI, SATS DRONES IN
SCHOOLS COST THOUSANDS.
Ulll Propoalna; Retirement rMn ! Ex
plained to Clataoo Teaefcera a ad
Merita Folate Oat.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
The Clatsop ' County annual Teachers'
Institute closed a most successful
three-day session late today, and the
125 teachers who have been attending
departed for their homes. The prin
cipal address of the Jay was delivered
by J. A. Churchill, state Superintendent
of Publlo Instruction.
"One of the problems tho teachers
themselves must face is the problem
of retardation." declared tho speaker.
"When you consider that of 150.000
pupils enrolled in Oregon schools, J0,
000 annually "are retarded, you see the
bigness of the problem. The cost of
teaching each child one school year la
approximately 150. and when 20,000 pn
plls are retarded, tho money coat la
great. In an attempt to solve this
question, the State Teachers' Associa
tion has Its committees working, and
a report will soon bo given on its find,
tngs.
"Another Important question la the
problem of a retirement fund. Teach
ers must be freed from the fear that
some day they will want for even the!
necessities of lire.
"A bill to be presented to tho Legis
lature provides that 5 per cent of the
teacher's salary bo placed to his per
sonal account with the State Treasurer.
It Is a personal account; If tho teacher
should want the money at any time, he
can withdraw It.
"Supposing a teacher should place
5 per cent of a $1000 salary for 30
years, the principal with tho accumu
lated Interest would total about 12000.
Here the state will step In. if the
bill passes, and add another $2000 tr
the teachers' fund, and this $4000 will
be used to purchase an annuity yielding
$500. Five hundred dollars a year may
not buy the luxuries of life, but it will
buy tho comforts.
Maine Vote Announced.
AUGUSTA, Me., Nov. 29. The official
vote of tho Presidential election In
Maine, as announced by the Governor
and Council today, was: Hughes and
Fairbanks. Republican, ,608; Wilson
and Marshall Democrat, 64,117: Benson
and Klrkpatrick. Socialist. 2186; Hanly
and Landrith. Prohibition, 686; Repub
lican plurality, S388. '
Tenino Canons Nominates.
CENTRALIA, Wash- Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) At a caucus held In Tenino,
Howard Barclay was nominated for
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REGULATOR CO.
Lamar Bldg.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Mayor on tho People's ticket for the
municipal election on December 5. Fred
Troler and Claude Vanderaltce were
nominated for Councilman for two-year
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from start to finish through six smashing big
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