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. r ' .- VOL. L.VI XO. 17,497. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1&1G. PRICE FIVE CENTS. T" REPARATION IDE PEACE MDIT! PEERS .TOLD THAT FOE IS DESPERATE V Lord Curzon Says War Must: Continue. . U. S. ORDERS 4000 NEW MACHINE GUNS DOOR THOUGHT OPEN TO FURTHER PARLEY HELLO' GIRLS TO GET WAGE BONUS GIRL IN LOVE KILLS YOUTH AND SELF NEARLY AS MANX MORE ARE TO . BE CONTRACTED SOOX. SPOKAXK HOME COMPANY WILIj DISTRIBUTE $28,000. Lloyd George Demands Effectual Guarantees. - ALLIES' ACCORD ASSERTED British Premier Says Belgians Were Being Enslaved While v. JMote Was Under Way. NEW PROGRAMME OUTLINED Measure for National Service Proposed to Match Lat- est German Plan. LONDON, Dec. 19. The announce men in the House of Commons today by David Lloyd George, the new Prime Minister, that the first act of his administration was the rejection of the proposal of the Central Pow ers for a peace confereiice constituted one of the most momentous scenes which the oldest Parliamentary vet erans had ever witnessed. The new Premier declared that be fore the allies . could give favorable consideration to such an invitation they must know that Germany was prepared to accede to the allies' terms, giving "complete restitution, full rep aration and effectual guarantees" and that "to enter a conference upon the invitation of Germany, proclaim ing herself victorious, without' any knowledge of her proposals, would be putting our heads into a noose with the end of the rope in Germany's hands." No Proposal of Terms Seen. Mr. Lloyd George asserted that at the moment Germany was penning the note, assuring her ' convictk ns as to the rights 'of other nations, she was dragging Belgians into slavery. He announced that the note presented through "Washington contained no pro posals of terms, but was a paraphrase of Chancellor von Bethman-Hollweg's speech and that the allies had sep arately concluded to 'reject it, al though they ha'd informally exchangjd views and would within a few days present a. joint reply. Mr. Asquith, the former Premier, seconded Mr. Lloyd George's decision with even stronger words, and almost at the same moment Earl Curzon was informing the Lords that the govern ment would enter no conference that did not guarantee for Europe the free and independent existence of nations, great and small. The Marquis of Crewe affirmed the approval of the members of the late government. National Service Proposed. The day, was a doubly important one for the Commons, because the new Premier unfolded his prosrramme for wide-reaching war measures and Mr. Asquith closed the last chapter of his nine years of leadership with an ac counting of his war stewardship. . The . principal feature of Mr. Lloyd George's programme is a measure for national .service, matching Germany's latest scheme, whereby every citizen will be liable for enrollment, to per form wor for which the authorities consider him best equipped. Arthur Neville Chamberlain, "iTvIayor of Birmingham and a member of the famous., family whose energy and business capacity are rated high, will be director of the national service, with civil and military directors re sponsible to him. x Outlook Not Dark, but Stern. The Premier prefaced his review of the situation by the statement that Britons did their best in time of dan ger; that the country should be told unpleasant facts, and that he would ' give,' not a dark, but a stern view of the outlook. He 'deplored the mis takes that had been made regarding Roumania. He said the government had decided to deal firmly with Greece and would recognize the agents of ex Premier "Venizelos. The historyvof the alliance had been one of tardy decision. The Central Powers had the great advantage of internal communication and working under one supreme management, while the policy of the entente allies had been too much one of separate fronts. Mr. Lloyd George said he was faced by a world-wide . shortage in crops, (Continued un Page 3. Column 1.) STRIKING SENTENCES FROM LLOYD. GEORGE'S SPEECH i VUR answer will be given In full accord with- our al lies. I am glad of the irst an swer given by France and Rus sia." v "We will wait until we hear .what .terms and guarantees the German government offer other than those, better than those, surer than those, which she so lightly broke." "Without reparation peace Is impossible." "Prussia haa'. been a bad neighbor." ' . , "Now that war has been un dertaken, it would be folly not to see to it that this swash buckling through the streets of Europe . '. . - was dealt with . . as the most serious of fense against the law of na tions." "Any man or set of men who wantonly prolonged a terrible conflict like this would have on his soul a crime that oceans could not cleanse. . . . It r is- equally true that any man or set of men 'who abandoned the J struggle without achieving the high purpose for which we en tered it would be guilty of the costliest act of poltroonery ever perpetrated by any statesman." "To accept the (German) pro posals would be to put .our heads into a noose." X . "We must keep, a steadfast eye upon the purpose for which we entered the war; otherwise the great sacrifices we have been making will be in vain." "Much aa we all long for peace, deeply as we are horri fied with war, this note and the speech which heralded it do not afford us . much encouragement to hope for an honorable and lasting peace." "Let me repeat complete restitution, full reparation, and effectual guarantees." BOSTON TO REMAIN "WET" People Vote to Continue License:! - Sale of Liquor. ; BOSTON. Dec. 19.- Boston, today voted to continue the licensed sale of liquor after the liveliest campaign on the liquor question that the city has had in years. The vote In favor of license was 53, 7 459, with 29,297 against. Last year the vote was 46,115 for and 31,877 against. Rev. William A. Sunday, who is con ducting an evangelistic "campaign here. took a prominent part in the fight. He delivered several addresses ' on the liquor Issue and urged the voters wly nltcnor) Vila y-i ant 1 crm nnt. " INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, degrees; minimum, 40 degreea. 47 TODAY'S Occasional rain; southwesterly winaa. i " War. House of Lords told war must so on to "last man and last shilling." Page X. Italy sees no basis for peace In central powers' note. Page 2. French Premier rays allies will Join In reply that peace offer to not taken seriously. Page S. '. - Halll Bey defies Ruesia's claim to Constan tinople. Page X. Lord Curzon tells peers that enemy Is des perate, rage a. German Embassy thinks British attitude leaven door open to further parley. rage j. Lloyd George enjoins people to keep high aims always in rainn. rage a. Asquith demands-- definite answer. Page 2. Mexico. American Commissioners put Issue squarely up to uarranza. rage 4. J"ional. " District of Columbia prohibition till to final passage today. Page. 2. goes Secretary Baker favors compulsory service. rage i . House votes wage Increases for Federal efn ployes. . Page 7. Order for 4000 machine guns placed. Page 1. Domestic. New York stock market tumbles as Lloyd ueorge speaics. rage 3. Princess Chlmay reported dead. Page 4b Sports. Pennsylvania favorite over Oregon with betting fraternity. Page 16. Fans like new Coast 'League Umpire ruling. rage i 7. Jefferson High elects Gordon Thompson 1917 leotDall captain, page is. Jack White loses bout with JCnowlton. rage in. Pacific Northwest. Friars' Club proprietor convicted for third time, rage -t. Myrtle White, of Portland, kills T. W. -Cummings, o balem. and herself. Page 1. Spokane telephone employes to divide - J28 (KM) banus. Page 1. Word of Mrs. Koai declared ...worthless. Page B. . . University fraternities play Santa. Page 11 Last Uyde case on trial at Vugene. Page 20. Commercial and Marine. Wheat trade awaits settlement of market tn East. Page 21. . Wild advance in Chlcagowheat- wiped out in selling wave, rage 21. Ralls are only stocks able to -resist pressure in wan-street maraeu rage 21. Schooner Seaborn to load lumber on Puget bound instead or Cortland. Page 20, Portland and Vicinity. Stephen Carver fllesr taree more Jitney Iran- cniae peuiioua. - rage au.. Postoffice rush greatest on record. Page SO, Charity fund of Public Welfare Bureau' yet netos tji.uuu. rago i u Railroads' "expect. record Page 18. Sheriff wants county, to Page 8. holiday travel. feed prisoners. Unrequited love fatal to Japanese youth. rage y. Classical teachers to hold, sessions. -Page IS. Weather report, data anA forecast. Page 20. SWIFT ANSWER IS. DEMANDED Contest to Go On to "Last Man and Last'Shilling." S ' NATION FIGHTS FOR LIFE Marquis of Crewe; frglng Renewed Efforts, Says Ther$ Is Little Hope German Offers Will Lead to Anything. LONDON. Dec 19. ;Tn presenting the DOlicy of the.' government in the House Of Lords. Earl Curzon, who is a .mem ber of the new, War Council,' said: "The policy, of the new government Is that the war must be conducted with the utmost prosecution; that there must be ad. ample return for all sacrifices; that full reparation must be made by the enemy for his countless crimes, and security given that those crimes will not be repeated and that the sacrifices made shall not have been In vain. The government's aim is that the peace of Europe shall be re-established on the basis of the free and Independ ent existence of nations great and small, and that as regards this coun try it shall be free from menace which the triumph of Germany and the Ger man spirit would entail. "Our answer to Germany's latest move must be swift and sure. It la not too much to ask the people to take upon themselves for a few months the obligations which Germany has im posed upon herBelf. The nation is fight ing for its life and is entitled to the best and fullest service of its sons." Alluding to the position of Roumania, Lord Curzon said that Germany's suc cess was by no means as great, as she was trying to make out. "Evidence Js forthcoming daily of the desperate straits of Germany at home ahd In the field," he said. "The posi- ion of the central powers is not so good' as they would have the world be lieve. Our attitude should not be one of despondency or alarm." Lord Curzon spoke for an hour and 20 minutes and was followed by the Marquis of Crewe, Lord President of the Council In the late government. who approved in general tlrms the policy outlined by his successor.. Lord Curzon, touching peace. He said: We haven t much hope that Ger many s peace offer will lead to any thing. The offer, however, seems an indication of the strength of the pres sure of our blockade. If peace were made on German terms, while the pres ent age may not see war again, nobody can say that our children will not wit ness another war with greater horrors. We must carry it on to the last man and the last shilling." - Vlckers Type Is Selected" by War De ' partment In Preference to ' Lewis Weapon. ,. , WASHINGTON', Dec 19. The War Department today let contracts for 4000 Vlckers machine guns and access'orles at a cost of Jo, 500, 000, and announced that additional contracts- soon would be let which would bring the sum to Be expended on such weapons for the Reg ular Army and the National Guard up to about 19,500,000. The department's decision was con strued as finally disposing of the, sug gestion that the Lewis machine gun should be adopted, as-the .Army stan dard. 'In announcing- the award, , the Department let it be known that the Machine Gun Board had been recon vened to consider, the Lewis gun, and after holding extensive- hearings had adhered to its original recommenda tion. The Board recommended that all funds available for the purchase of machine guns, except about Jl. 500, 000, should be expended for Vlckers guns and accessories. PRISONERS ON WAY HOME First Exchange. Batch Reach Hono lulu Prom Anstralia. HONOLULU. Dec. 19. Twenty-three German prisoners, constituting the first batch forwarded 3from Australia for exchange under a recent-arrange ment, arrived here today. They prob ably will be exchanged in Norway. All were under 17 or more than 55 years Old.. Some of the men hae been Interned for two years. Most 'of them were seamen taken from merchant vessels. HOUSE VOTES FOR RECESS Work to Be Suspended December 22 for Holidays. ..-''-'. WASHINGTON. Dec 19. Democratic Leader Kitchin's resolution to provide for a Congressional recess over the Christmas holidays from December 22 to January 2 was adopted by the House today by a vote of 141 to 44. ' A similar resolution will be passed by the Senate. CHRISTMAS TREE PRICES UP Car Shortage Causes Rise on San Francisco Market. SAN FRANCISCO.. Dec 19. Christ mas trees have advanced from 10 to 30 cents above last year's prices. Dealers here said a shortage of cars to transport the trees from Oregon is responsible for the increase. AMERICAN AND CREW LOST Schooner William Mason Destroyed, Says Report to Halifax. ' 1 HALIFAX. N. S.. Dec 19. The Amer ican schooner William Mason, bound from Perth Amboy for Yarmouth, N. S-, has been lost with all hands, accord ing to a report received here tonight. THE DOVE IS DEAD. View of .German ,Em- bassy Is Optimistic. ANOTHER NOTE IS EXPECTED Emphasis on Reparation Is Chief Stumbling-Block. GUARANTEE IS DISCUSSED Partial - Universal Disarmament and Substitution of Populur for Se crct Diplomacy Mentioned. Washington Waiting. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The first official Impression of Lloyd George's reply to the' German peace proposals, with the announcements of Russia. Italy and France, Is that it does not foreclose further moves which might lead to a discussion of peace such as the central powers have suggested. This view Is held by officials of the Administration and of the German Em bassy. Official Washington is prae tically tfnnanlmous. however, in the opinion that" the British Premier's speech has shown that any positive action by the United States toward me diation not only would be premature, but might embarrass such action later. AVashingrtom la Intermediary Only. It was said authoritatively tonight that for the present the United States would act only as an intermediary. transmitting communications between the belligerents. The German Embassy interprets the British Premier's speech as opening the door to a further discussion, al though the German diplomats, inti mately familiar with the alms and views of the central powers, made no attempt to conceal their uncertainty regarding the outcome of such nego tiatlons. They feel, however, that If the note replying to the German com munication follows the tenor of the Premier's speech, the entente, from the Teutonic viewpoint, has done all ex pected of It, and has brought the Idea of a peace conference one step hearer realization. Bernatorff Expects) Another Note. "It appears from the British Pre mier's speech," said -Count von Bern storft, the German Ambassador, in an authorized statement, "that the answer of Great Britain will not end the mat ter. To me it looks as if there will.be at least one more exchange of notes which will talk of the future and not of the past." . , The allies' responses are viewed by Administration officials not as a fl refusal, but as the answer most to be expected from a group of belligerents eager to throw back on their adver saries 'in a world diplomatic struggle for public opinion all the onus of hav- (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) Employes Earning Less Than $300 0 Will Get Equivalent of Pay for Three Weeks. SPOKANE.' Wash.. Dec. 19. (Spe- ciao-i. xeiepnone' employes will carve up a 128.600 melon here Christmas day. Every "hello" girl, every "trouble" man and every plant, office and other employe of the Home Telegraph i Tele phone Company will receive a substan tial Christmas award this year in the form of -a, bonus. . . Approximately fcoO working men and women of the company in Spokane will be benefited, a majority of then girl operators. In accordance with an order just issued from the home office in New Tork. the Spokane officials will grant every employe whose salary is less than $3000 a year and who has been with the company more than 12 months the equivalent of three weeks' salary. FIND MAY BE AMBERGRIS Aberdeen Man Picks Up Substance Which May Be Worth $51,000. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec 19. (Spe cial.) A chunk of supposed ambergris. weighing about 100 pounds and which. If it is ambergris. Is worth about 151,000. was found on the seashore near Glen Grayland yesterday by Coun ty Commissioner Phil S. Locke. Locke will send a piece of his find to Seattle for hnalysis. Ambergris is now selling at $32 an ounce. A former whaler, who is somewhat familiar . with ambergris, says he thinks Locke. has made a big find. LINER FLEES STRANGE SHIP Vessel Answering Description sof German Raider Follows Briton. NEW TORK. Dec. 19. An unidenti fled ship having one funnel and two masts, in general answering the de scription of the German raider of which entente vessels have been warned by wireless during- the past 10 days, fol lowed the- White Star liner Adriatic last Friday morning, according to pas sengers when she arrived here today from LiverpooL- The liner changed her course and soon escaped. BANK ROBBERS GET-$1500 Two Thousand Dollars Overlooked by Arkansas Holdup "Men. RAVENDEN. Ark Dec 19. Two young men late today robbed the Bank of Ravenden of $1500, but In their haste overlooked $2000 in sliver, which the cashier had covered with some money sacks. "The robbers forced him and two cus tomers to lie face downward on the floor while they obtained all the money In sight. The robbers esoaped. BILL AIMED AT I. W. W. Suppression Measure Passed by Aus tralian House. LONDON. Dec. 19. The House of Representatives of the Australian Com monwealth has passed a bill for the suppression of the Industrial Workers of the World, says a Reutcr dispatch from Melbourne today. Premier Hughes, -adds the dispatch, denounced the organization and Its leaders. City May Be Vaccinated. HARTFORD. Conn., . Dec: 19. The whole city of Wa,terbury may have to be vaccinated .In an effort to check the spread of smallpox now prevalent there, in the opinion of Dr. John T. Black, secretary of the State Board of Health. PORTLAND ONE OF LEAD ING FURNITURE-MAKING CENTERS. Portland has been making rap id 6trides in th production of furniture and office fixtures during the past few years and now ranks as one of the leading centers for that production in the -United States. The quality of the output is held equal to the best,manufactured and, owing to the convenient supply of soft woods and the low cost of im-' porting hardwoods, Portland L I t- . , manuiacturers are aoie 10 unaer I sell Eastern makers in, an ' ex IJl ceedingly large territory. t In 1915 the, value of Portland- jnade furniture was in excess of $3,000,000 arid this year it will approximate ?4,ooo,000. - Yet, with this " large production, the Portland manufacturers 'supply less than one-fourth of the furni ture purchased in the ' Pacific Coast states each year. The history; of the industry and what the industry means to Portland will be fully set forth in ' the New Year's edition of The Oregonian. " " . a"-4 Marion Hotel, Salem, Is Scene of Tragedy. SLAYER'S CHUM IS WITNESS T. W. Cummings Is Victim of Myrtle White, Portland. NOTE EXPLAINS SHOOTING Girl's Mother Says Daughter, Who Was 1 G Years Old, Expected to Marry One She Sliot Dead Youth Was Hotel Clerk. SALEM, Or.. Dec 19. (Special.) Unrequited love seems to be the only iribtive to explain a double tragedy at the Marlon Hcel in this city today, when Myrtle White, 16-year-old Port land girl, shot and killed Thomas W. Cummings, 19, night clerk at the hotel. and then fatally shot herself. Both are believed to- have died Instantly. The shooting took place at 12:45 P. M. Miss White came to Salem yesterday on the Oregon Electric. She met Miss Lillian Klghtlinger, a 17-year-old girl of this city, in the afternoon, and made arrangements to attend a theater that night, according to the story told by Miss Klghtlinger. After the theater the two girls went to the Marion Hotel, where they procured a room and stayed during the night. Subdued Talk Is Heard. Shortly after noon today. Miss Klghtlinger said, she arose and went Into the bathroom, leaving Miss White in bed. While in the. bath she beard a knock on the door of the room, which was on an upper floor of the hotel. She heard the door open and some subdued talking. A few minuted later she says she heard scuffling. "After the scuffling continued for a time I, beard a shot." said Miss Klght linger. "Following the shot there was silence, and then another shot was fired. Then came a third shot. I waa so startled with the first shots I was unable to move. After the third shot I went Into the room. Girl Seen With Revolver. "Mr.' Cummings was lying on the floor. .Myrtle was standing in the mid- , die or the room. At first I thought she was attempting to reload the revolver, but I saw. instead, she was trying to shoot herself. " 'He didn't treat me right. Myrtle said as I stepped into the room. "I was so excited I ran out into the hall to find a bellboy. When I found one and we started back for the room we heard another shot. When we reached the door of the room it was locked." The bellboy, Roy Lahey, endeavored to unlock the door of the room, but was unable to do so. and he .entered the room through a window from the. fire escape and discovered the bodies lying on the floor. Ill-Keeling, Not Apparent. . Miss Kightllnger was unable to throw any light on the mystery sur rounding the shooting. She said that Miss White had spoken only Infre quently of Mr. Cummings. and at those times had mentioned him merely as "a good friend," and that, aside from the expression, "he didn't treat me right," uttered when she entered the rgom, had never said anything to in dicate that there was Intimacy be tween the two, nor that there was ill feeling. A note, written apparently hastily, but In a firm hand, was found by Chief of Police Welsh. It said: "We've, had our time. There could never be another like it- There roust never be another less perfect, and so good-bye. If we have erred our lives ar." Second Note Is Written. In addition to this note, another was left asking that "in case of acci dent" Mrs. Tom Edwards. 2?2 Union avenue, Portland, Lambert Apartments, or Mrs. Clark. Salem, be notified. The discovery of this latter note leads the police to believe that the shooting was premeditated, as apparently the note was written before the shooting of Mr. Cummings. They are confident the other note was written after Mr.' Cummings was killed. The shooting was done with an old fashioned .32-caliber revolver. Four shots weYe fired. Two struck Mr. Cummings, one piercing his heart and the other entering his head over the left ear and passing completely through his brain, lodging in the skull over tlio right ear. A third shot went wild, lodging in a wall of the room, and the fourth that killed the White girl, entered her right temple. Girl Native of Salem. Miss White was born and brought up In Salem, her father, William White, still being a resident of this city. She attended the public schools here until a few years ago when she, went to Portland to reside with her mother. Mrs. T. J. Edwards, mentioned in one of her notes. Her mother was sepa-. rated from her first husband and mar ried again, the police said. She made frequent trips to this city, according to Mrs. Shank. Salem police matron, who said shfc often remon strated with her, an bei.ig too young (CoacuUed on Pane U Column 2.) V - iKll 1 1 1.2
