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Cm t. . m VOL. 1.V1.- XQ. 17,483. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 19t6. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ,7 f "( 3 -i ; -'J . I PROTEST NOTE ON BELGIUM GIVEN OUT German Policy Viewed With Concern. PRECEDENTS HELD VIOLATED Effect on Work of Relief Re garded as Fatal. RESULT TO BE DEPLORED With Failure of American Efforts, Only Course Believed Open . to Government Is to Give Mat ter "Wide Publicity. 1TASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The Amer ican Government's formal protest to Germany against . the deportation of Belgians for forced labor as a. viola tion of the principles of humanity was made public today by the State Depart ment. It was In the form of a note, cabled to Charge Grew at Berlin, with instructions that he seek an Interview with the German Chancellor and read it to him. and was given out by the department with the terse comment: "The interview has taken place." Officials refused to add to this state ment, and so far as could be learned tonight there has been no reply from Germany. All information available, however. Indicates that the deporta tions are continuing, and it Is known that through earlier Informal repre sentations, Charge Grew learned that the German position was that he pol icy was a military necessity and not In violation of International law. I'nblicatlom Only Way Left. With the failure of America's efforts, as well as those of Spain, Holland and the Vatlcani the only action which offi cials here apparently believe this Gov ernment can take Is the full publication of the facts In Its possession.. Admit tedly diplomatic procedure has been ex hausted. The United States does not represent, Belgium at Berlin and Is de clared by officials to have gone even beyond the conventional diplomatic rights in the matter The American note, was .put .on the cable November 29, the night of the day Ambassador Gerard saw President Wilson preparatory to his return to Berlin, and the night the Associated Press announced that the United States had made further representations on Its own behalf on the broad ground of humanity. ' Grew See Chancellor. The Belgian deportation, which began months ago, assumed a serious aspect last August, when official reports to the department indicated their whole sale extent. Charge Grew discussed the subject with the' then Under-Secretary, Zimmerman, on several occasions, but without result. On October 26 he was directed to take It up personally with Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, an unusual procedure, and to say what an unfortunate effect the continuance of the deportations would have on neutral opinion, particularly In America, which country had the Interests of Belgian civilians very much at heart. Charge Grew reported that the Chan cellor had heard his presentation of the case, but had offered neither explana tion nor promise. Thereupon a series of conferences followed In Washington between President Wilson, Secretary Lansing, Ambassador Gerard and Colo nel E. M. House, with the result that the formal protest was dispatched. Whole Section Stripped. Meanwhile Belgium had also pro tested officially to this Government and requested active Intervention on the (Concluded on Page 4. Column 4.) k HOW THE LITTLE LOGAtt- l BERRY IS ADVERTISING- I OREGON. t How the Willamette Valley J loganberry a fruit of delicious T and distinctive flavor has de- ? veloped an industry that is giv- ing Oregon Nation-wide adver J tising will be presented as a fea ture of the forthcoming New 2 Year's ed'ition of The Oregonian. J The story of the culture of the t fruit in Oregon, the early re-. I verses of the growers, and, J finally, the successful efforts in f marketing will be graphically 1 told. During the time that the Sa lem Fruit Union was endeavor ing to create a popular taste for the fruit others were engaged in perfecting a process for the manufacture of juice for com mercial purposes. The experi ments at last were crowned with success, and today the Nation is learning to drink loganberry juice one of the most refresh ing and tasteful non-alcoholic t beverages on the market. Nearly I a dozen plants now are equipped J to turn out the product, and to- day Oregon loganberry juice is I 6old in every state and many for J eign. lands. PASTOR LOSES ALL ON WILD HORSES REV. S. L. FLOWERS, OF BURNS, OK., IS OTJT, $98001 ' V . - . v Minister Testifies , Against Omaha Men, Who Are Charged With Misuse of Mails. OMAHA, Dec. 8. Rev.'S. I Flowers, pastor of the First Church of the Naza- rene at Burns. Or., bought 144 head of wild horses In Coconino County. Arizona, for which he' gave land and merchandise valued at $9800". he told a jury in United State District Court here today. He was a witness for the Government in the case-, against the United States Livestock Company and the Omaha Land & Investment Com pany, charged with misuse of the mails in sales of Imaginary wild horses In Arizona. Rev. Mr. Flowers testified he later grew suspicious, but he was then pas tor of a. church at Kearney, Neb., on a salary of $12.50 a week, and, having given all ,the property accumulated during his life for wild horses, he could not afford to make the trip to Arizona to Investigate. F. W. Boettscher, of Minneapolis, a traveling salesman, testified ho traded all his Minneapolis property. worth $15,000, for ten carloads of wild horses, to - be delivered at Flagstaff, Ariz.- "The only thing I got out of It." said Boettscher. "was the bill of sale." ( CHRISTMAS SENT SOLDIERS City Gives $100 for Oregon Troops on Border at Holiday. Oregon troops on the Mexican border are to be remembered at Christmas time. The City Council yesterday ap propriated $100 for the purchase of tobacco, candy and fruits to be sent to thewamp for Christmas. a cuuimittee oi xne auxiliary oi cat- I tery A, comprising L. C. Mackey. Charles J. Schnabel and Linn L. Reist, coast of Scotland, and allowed to pro appeared before the Council and asked I ceed under the Impression that she was for the appropriation. The Council forthwith appropriated $50 for Battery A and $50 for Troop A Cavalry. The money will be turned over to thebat- tery auxiliary. OWNER OF WEALTH FOUND Rancher Is Object of Long Search on Part of Mother's Estate. CENTRALIA. Wash., Dec. S. fSpe cial.) To claim this share in a large estate, Henry Wilson, a Gate City rancher, left for NewJYork City yes terday. Wilson's cousin located him this week after a search of several years, it having been impossible to I settle the estate until the fact that Wilson was dead or alive was estab lished. In addition to the estate. Wilson gets $15,000, the amount of an endowment policy that he took out years ago, and the payments on which his mother kept up mmr ilia avpanurv iruui uuinc I . COYOTE BOUNTY NOW S20 7 Sheepraisers.Say $10,000 Loss Sus tained From Prowlers. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec 8. Special.) Because of complaints from the ranch' era that the sheep Industry was endan gered by the Increasing number of coy otes, the County Court today decided to place a bounty of $20 instead of $10 as at present. Some of the most prominent sheep raisers told the court $10,000 worth of sheep had been killed by coyotes the past year. A number of sheepralsers will pur chase hounds to " exterminate the coy otes. SNOW STOPS THRESHING Zero Weather at Shanlko Interferes In Harvest of Big Crop. SHANIKO. Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Zero weather has called a halt on all threshers in this locality. The snow that came early in the week has caused many homesteaders to fear they will not get their crops threshed. The owner of one machine has given it over to the local farmers to finish their worK. Another Has at least a two weeks' run if weather will permit. .The exceptionally large crops this year and good prices are making the threshing runs much later than usual. ROBBER IS POLICEMAN - Member of Los Angeles Force Admits Express Guard Holdup. LOS ANGELES. Dec 8. Albert J. Griffith, a patrolman on th Los Ange les police force for four years,-, con' fessed today, according to the police, that ha was the robber who held up an expFess guard yesterday on " a busy street and made off with about $5000 in cash and $34,000 in banking paper. Most of the money was recovered. Griffith, according to the police, broke down and made a full confession. It is said he had no accomplice. SANTA BARBARA IS SAFE Vessel Reported 175 Miles North of San Francisco in Good Order. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. The steamer Santa Barbara, from which wreckage washed ashore on the north coast two days ago, is safe. The steam schooner "Wapama report ed by wireless today that she had passed the Santa Barbara 175 miles north of San Francisco, In good ord GERMAN RAIDER IS THOUGHT AT LARGE Disguised Merchant man Reported at Sea. ATLANTIC SHIPPING WARNED Mining of Waters Off Halifax Is Suspected Purpose. VESSEL ONCE INTERCEPTED Stranger Permitted to Proceed by British Under Impression She Was Dutch Steamer Gamma,, Which Was Elsewhere. LONDON, Dec. 8. The Admiralty an nounced tonight that a report had been received that a disguised armed Ger man vessel of mercantile type was sighted in the North. Atlantic Decern ber 4. No further Information has been re celved concerning the vessel's where abouts. HALIFAX. N. S.. Dec. 8. Entente al lied shipping was warned by British naval authorities tonight to b on the iookout fop a Btrange vcssel Delieved to be a raider, which was intercepted on "ecemDer z. orr me nortnwesiern the Dutch-steamer Gamma. Gamma at Another Point. Later it was learned that the Gamma was at Kirkwall on that date and did not leave until December 3. The identity of the supposed raider has not been determined. Admiralty officials apparently suspect that, if she Is a hostile craft, she may carry mines for dropping off this port. . The vessel could reach here by tomorrow or Sun day. The text of the warning follows: "A vessel was intercepted at 3 A- M. December 2 in latitude 59.36 north. longitude 12.42 west and was allowed to proceed under the impression that she was a vessel named Gamma. Latter was at Kirkwall at the time, clear ing at 11 A. M. December 3. Vessel May Be Raider. Identity of former not yet estab lished, but description is as follows: About l200 tons, black hull with red f J L. LU 1.1, .1 II 1 1U UlJOA I. U 1 .1 C, V 1A 1 Ull nel. Thought to be plain black, no Dutch flag on bow. Ship was appar ently in ballast steering a course about west-eouthwest. Vessel may be raider." NEW YORK. Dec 8. Maritime rec ords show that there is a German steamer called the Gamma which is oi almost the same tonnage as her Dutch namesake. The Teuton craft, which was built In 1902. two years later than the Dutch vessel, has been in German coastwise service. Her tonnage Is 1433, while that of the other ship is 1336 ' !--.''.-. . ... . ... ", COUPLE CHARGED WITH EXTORTION ECGEXE REAL ESTATE MAN SAYS WOMAX TRAPPED HIM. Husband With Revolver Said to Have Demanded $1500, of Which $500 Was -Paid by Check. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) J. E. Jennings and his wife, Taletha B. Jennings, of this city, were arrested here today on a warrant charging them with attempting to extort money from O. H. Skotheim, a prominent realty dealer. Mr.' and Mrs. Jennings appeared be fore Justice Wells Immediately after their 'arrest and arranged ' to give bonds, which were placed at $3000 each. The crime Is alleged to have been committed on the afternoon of No- vember 25, when the woman asked Mr. Skotheim to call at her home on busi ness. On entering the house, Sko theim says, Mrs. Jennings embraced him and spoke In endearing terms. Be fore he could recover from his astonishment.- Mr. Jennings appeared with a revolver and - demanded $1500, Skotheim says. Mr, .Skotheim agreed to . pay them $300 and gave them a check, for the amount, he asserts, receiving a receipt for the money. He says be has a wit ness to what occurred when he paid over, the money. Jennings is a son of A. C. Jennings, a pioneer of this section and ex-County Clerk. INTENT TO RESIGN DENIED Men Close to Wilson Say McAdoo and Houston Will Remain. WASHINGTON. Dec 8. In spite of reiterated reports to the contrary, of ficials .close to President Wilson in sisted tonight- that neither Secretary McAdoo nor Secretary Houston will re tire from the Cabinet at the close of the President's first term. Attorney-General Gregory.' who re turned today from Texas, refused to say whether he was planning to resign. In this case, however, the reports are generally credited among his friends. GARMENT STRIKE LOOMS Walkout by 60,000 Workers Is Be lieved 'CnavoidabJc. NEW: YORK, Dec. 8. A strike In volving not fewer than 60,000 garment workers in this city within a few days was considered unavoidable tonight after unsuccessful conferences between representatives . of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the contractors who manufacture men's clothing. . . The date for calling out the workers rests with a strike committee of seven. Neither side showed any inclination tonight to yield. ' ALBINO ROBIN OFTEN SEEN Cottage Grove Residents Also Re call Visit- of White Blackbird. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Dec 8. (Special.) Cottage Grove has an al bino robin. It has several times made Its appearance in the south central part of the city. The bird is not en tirely white, but is nearly so. It asso ciates only with robins and has the robin characteristics, which are not easily mistaken. A few years ago a white blackbird spent the Winter here and was see frequently. GREECE THE NEXT VICTIM! LABOR fill SEEKING SUBSTITUTE PLAN Wilson's Railway Pro gramme, Waits. COMPULSORY IDEA OPPOSED Leaders Say Consent Never Will Be Given. NO CONCLUSION REACHED American Federation and Railway Brotherhoods Confer Over Plans to Shelve Solution Pro posed by President. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 Congressional action on President Wilson's railway legislation programme probably will await the result of efforts of labor leaders to draft as. a substitute for all forms of compulsory arbitration a plan for dealing with strikes, actual and threatened, which will be agreeable to all, concerned. The determination of the President to try to make impossible such a sit uation as he faced last September in the railroad dispute has aroused all branchs of labor to the greatest activ ity. The unofficial alliance between the American Federation of Labor and the four railway brotherhoods, arranged for the purpose, among other things, of opposing "dangerous legislation," is bearing Its first fruit in conferences between representatives of both organi zations for the purpose of 'drafting a plan that will shelve all compulsory arbitration bills. o Concrete Plan Developed. . Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, said to night that.no concrete plan had been worked out. "I can't give any details of what has been accomplished." be said, "because f want to help all I can In this move ment. This, though, I will say: Or ganized labor always will oppose any form of compulsory arbitration." If a scheme satisfactory to the work ers Is drafted, it is understood, it then will be submitted to representatives of the railroads and other employes and to the .President. Approval of it prob ably would mean that Congress would eliminate the compulsory arbitration feature from any legislation enacted. Plans approved by the President fo? introduction in his railway programme In Congress contemplated no bills. All of the proposals will be offered amendments to a House bill now before the Senate. This measure would pro- vide for an additional member of the Interstate. Commerce Commission. Haste Believed Vnnecesaary. Under the amendment arrangement there is no need for urgent haste, lead ers think. The Senate commerce com mittee will continue to hear testimony on the railway situation generally; the House committee which framed the Adamson act for the present will not touch the railway situation Insofar as it concerns the President s programme. (Concluded on. Page 4. Column 3.) LIEUTENANT HARMS SHOT BY ACCIDENT CONFISCATED PISTOL FIRED AND BALL PENETRATES JAW. ; Wound Is Serious, but Recovery Is Predicted Ether Refused While Wound Is Being Dressed. Lieutenant Leo A. Harms, acting captain of the first night police relief, was shot through the face at 9:40 o'clock last night by the accidental discharge of an automatic pistol, which Sergeant Sherwood had Just picked up on the floor of Mr. Harm's office. The wound, Je serious, but his recovery is predicted bia. City Physician Ziegler, who attended him. The plsto, had been confiscated in a liquor raid at 227 North Fourteenth street by Sergeant Sherwood and pa trolman Richards. Richards ras un loading the weapon when the maga sine spring was released, and the mag azine full of cartridges fell to the floor. Richards dropped the pistol. Sergeant Sherwood picked It up and as he straightened up the cartridge re maining in the breech was accidentally discharged. Mr. Harms was seated, and the bullet passed entirely throush his Jaws Juet below and in front of his ears. He was rushed to the Good Samaritan Hospital by the Ambulance Service Company. m Harms, who Is head of the morals squad, has been acting as first night captain four nights elnce - Captain Moore went away on sick leave. The lieutenant did not lose consciousness at the hospital and would not take ether while the wound was dressed. Notwithstanding the nature of the wound, be was able to talk. OLDEST CITIZEN, 113, DIES Joseph Iv. Legard, Late of Tacoma, Joined Union Army When 60. TACOMA, Wash., Dec 8. (Special.) Joseph K. Legard, said to have been the oldest man In the Northwest, died here last night at an age given as 113 years. According to his own statements he was born in France in 1803, when Na poleon was at the height of achieve ment. At the age of 60 Mr. Legard joined the Union Army and fought throughout the Civil War. After the war he came WesS and lived for years near La Grande,. Or. Thirty-five years ago he had a ranch. on the Cowlitz River in Lewis County. He moved to Roy 27 years ago. BIG AMPHITHEATER SOLD New York Life Company Buys Madi son Square Garden. NEW TORK, Dec. 8. Madison Square Garden. New York's famous amuse ment amphitheater, was purchased to day for $2,000,000 in a foreclosure Bale by the New York Life insurance Com pany, which was the only bidder. The company was the plaintiff in the foreclosure proceedings. W. S. Norman Fined $959. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 8. W. S. Norman, proprietor of the Hotel Spo kane, was Nned $959 in Superior Court today on Ave charges of violation of the state prohibition law. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 45 desreea; minimum, 34 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain; winds mostly southerly. Wmr. Elht v thousand Roumanians surrender. Page 4. Germany defends course In Belgium as social necessity. Page 4. German raider believed !n North Atlantic Page 1. National. Secretary Lane advises conservation of Alaska salmon. Page 2. Japan building- battleship more powerful tnan any itroviaea zor oy America, rage o. Postmaster-General recommends one-cent postage. Page 2. Plan for Nation-wide investigation of food cost feo be put up to President, page u. Labor men seeking substitute for compulsory arbitration. Page 1, ' Protest to Berlin over deportation of Bel gians given out. Page 1. Witness to bo pardoned so ha can testify against consul-ueneral opp. fage a. . Navy declared crippled by want of yards. Page o. Sport. Manager McCredle pleased at rule requir ing clnbs to carry four young players. Pago 18. National Commission fines 01 ball players. Page 10. Coast League 1917 schedule to be fixed next month. Page 16. Parlfic Northwest. Grl near death after leap from hotel. Page 13. Night riders' trial at Tacoma to bo rushed. Paga . Eugene couple charged by real estate man with extortion. Paga 1. Commercial and Marine. Farmers withdraw wheat offerings as prices decline. Pago IT. Submarine activity unsettles wheat market at Chicago. Page 17. Marine stocks strongest features of Wall street market. Page 17. Three Andersen Company ships are tor pedoed. Page 13. Portland and Vicinity. Lieutenant Harms accidentally shot la face. Chrlstlo Momo fund near $30,000. Page 17. Water rata Is cut for all meter users. Page 7. Christian Science speaker explains religion's benefits. Pago 9. Holstein bull brings $21,500. Page T. New rules of court procedure laid down, aim at efficiency. Paga 1Z. Rate chiefs coming to Commerce Commis sion hearing. Page lo. Brokers blamed for high cost of foodstuffs. Pane 10. Proposed High School segregation Is based on moral grounas. Air. LocKwooa says. Page 7. fe. Sales of hens at PoultryShow exceed $1000. Page 12. New lone system declared "hoax" by Com- . mlssioners. Page 12. Portland to aid Vancouver In fight for Army post. Page 3. . Mrs. Sarah Ryman's hatred of son's wife recounted in will contest. Page 13. More than 10OO teachers are expected to meet In Portland. Page s. Burns. Or., minister loses $9300 on imaginary wild narsos. fag i. Weather report, data and forecast. Paga 17. HOLSTEIN BULL IS SOLD FOR $21,500 Record Price Paid by John von Herberg.. FAMOUS BREEDERS COMPETE Animal Considered Best of Hia Class in World." AUCTION PROVES EXCITING Grandson of Famous $15,000 Bull Eagerly Sought For and Rivalry Is Keen XTntll $21,000 Is Bid. $1010 Is Paid for Cow. SCHOOL CHILDREVS DAY. f 10 A. M. Continued sale of Holstein stock. f 13:30 Sale of pure-bred Here- I fords. n-1 ...... ................. Finderne Mutual 'Fayne Valdeses, a Junior yearling Holstein bull, consigned, by Bernhand Meyer, of Finderne, N. J., yesterday sold In the ring at the sixth. Pacific International Livestock Show for $31,600, the highest price ever paid on the Coast for a single animal. Ht was bought by John von Herberg, part owner of the Columbia Theater, of this city; of the Liberty Theater, of Se attle, and owner of 90 head of pure bred Holetelns at Kent, Wash. The yearling was bid on by at east six breeders of high-grade dairy cat tle, all of them passing the $10,000 mark in their effort to get what is considered the best animal of the Hol stein breed In this country, if not in the entire world. His dam. Flnderna Mutual Fayne. was the world's rec ord Junior 2-year-old. giving 200 pounds more butter than any other cow in her class. Ills sire Is a son of the first 40-pound cow of the breed and his grandsire was the famous Spring Farm Pontlao Cornucopia, best known as the $15,000 bull. Kant Expected to Notice Sale. Finderne Mutual Fayne Valdessa was bred and raised by Bernhard Meyer on his farm at Finderne. N. J. He had never been shown at any previous livestock show and as a consequence the phenomenal price paid for' him Is due entirely to the fact that he is an animal of exceptional appearance and has a remarkable ancestry behind him. His dam at 2 years of age produced 1250 pounds of butter in 12 months. and his ancestors on both tides, were world record producers. Auctioneer Gue expressed the belief last night that the price paid for the bull was the highest price ever paid for such an animal west of the Rocky Mountains. Breeders expressed pleas ure that the sale had been made, de claring it would show Easterners that there were men in the West who were willing to put up money for animals of quality. Mr. Meyer, former owner of the bull. Is one of the prominent breeders - of the Bast. Famous Breeders Are Bidders. Valdessa was the center of attrac tion at the annual sale st pure-bred Holsteins yesterday, and many breed ers came with the express purpose of going their limit to purcnase the ani mal. John L. Smith, of Spokane; E. A. Smith, of Sumas, Wash.; Guy McU Richards, of the Donnybrook farm. Bothel, Wash., a ranch that Is owned by the president of the Alaska Steam ship Company; William Bishop, of Chimacum, Wash.; C. W. Holmes, of the Carnation farm, makers of the famous condensed milk, were the men who entered the bidding when tha animal was placed In the ring. Gentlemen." began "Colonel" George Gue, the auctioneer, of North Yakima, we have here the best bred animal perhaps In the world. He 1s," and then followed his extensive pedigree. "What will you open him on?" "Five hundred dollars," came from several. Last Qalta at 131,000. Then the bidding began. While the auctioneer and his assistants were prancing through tha ring, swinging their arms, calling for raises, the bids were leaping by thousands of dollars. Mr. Richards and Mr. Bishop stayed until the $15,000 mark had passed, then they dropped out and Mr. von Herberg was left with Mr. Holmes. These two men kept the bids until My. Holmes threw up'hia hands after being outbid at $21,000. Finderne Mutual Fayne Valdessa will be put upon the farm of Mr. von Herberg at Kent. The sale of Valdessa recalled to mind of breeders the sale of other pure bred stock at record prices, but none were able to recall a higher price paid for an animal of that age. Pure-bred stock breeders were of the opinion that Valdesea was a good buy and that not an excessive price had' been paid. CIOIO Paid -for. Cow.. Mr. Holmes, of the Carnation stock farm, paid the highest price for a cow, paying $1010 for Princess Pontlac Freneeta Burke, consigned by William Bishop. Chimacum. Wash. v The sale of pure-bred Holsteins con tinued from 10 A. M. until late In the afternoon. Out of more than 100 head to be sold - there were pold only 70, (Concluded on Pago 7. Column l. . vv - I" -1 - I 4 . . i V