Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 22, 1917, Image 1

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    VOL.. L.VI. XO. 17,525.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SIEGE OF BRITAIN
BY SEA IS PLANNED
BRITISH MAY LEASE
SHIPS OF GREECE
25,243 GUARDSMEN
FIVE HURT WHEN
CAR TURNS OVER
HIGHWAY ACCIDENT CAUSED BY
BROKEN STEERING GEAR,
PHYSICIAN WHO SAW
ARTIST DIE IS FREED
BLIZZARD IN EAST
IS WORST IN YEARS
PUBL1GT0 BEHEARD
ON "BONE DRY" BILL
ARE ORDERED HOME
PROPOSAL; SERIOUSLY DEBATED
BY ATHENS CABINET.
ST. PAUL HAS 15 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IN DAY.
fx.
V
Germany to Give No
tice to Neutrals.
30 SUBMARINES ARE READY
Each to Be Held Responsible
for Specified Zone.
ALL SHIPS TO BE HAILED
Entente Vessels Will Be Sunk Re
gardless, and Others Tliat Carry
' Contraband No Quarter to
Armed Merchantmen.
'NEW YORK, Jan. 21. (Special.)
Germany will declare a deep sea bar
rier around the British Isles, beginning
February 1. This news Is brought to
Kew Tork by four passengers arriving
from British and Baltic ports on the
Philadelphia, of the American, and the
Baltic, of the White Star Line, today,
gave the same versions of the new
plans of the German Admiralty.
The deep sea barrier will be patrolled
by 30 submarines of the latest type, all
of which have been launched in the
past two months and are capable of a
6000-mile cruising radius, according to
three Americans, travelers from Ger
many. Neatrals Will Be Warned.
A note will be sent by the central
powers to all neutral nations, warning
them of Germany's decision, similar to
the note sent on February 18, 1915,
which received Mr. Wilson's famous re
ply in return demanding strict account
ability from Germany for any American
life placed in jeopardy.
This newest "danger zone" is the
North channel, which separates Ireland
and Scotland; St; George's channel, be
tween England and Ireland, and the en
trance to the English Channel.
All allied vessels, whether carrying
contraband or not. will bo stopped,
their crews ordered to take to the
ship's boats and the vessel immediately
(unk.
Zones Allotted to U-Boata.
The submarines which will patrol this
newest zone have a speed of IS knots
on the surface and 12 knots submerged,
It was said by the Americans, who as
serted that they had the highest Oer
man authority on this statement. Each
submarine will operate in a 10-mile ra
dius. and will be held responsible for
any allied merchant vessel which slips
past Into an allied port.
Each submarine is to be equipped
with six torpedo tubes, two rapid-fire
guns mounted fore and aft, bomb-laying
chambers and a large supply of
bombs, mines and grenades. They will
carry sufficient provisions to last five
weeks without revlctualing.
In the case of neutral vessels' pas
sage through the war zone their car
goes will be examined as previously
and. If they are carrying contraband,
tney. too. wiu De sunk, their crews
first having taken to the lifeboats.
Food to Be Made Contraband.
It is understood that Germany is pre
paring a new list of contraband art!
cles, which will be In effect as soon as
the new note Is sent to neutrals. It is be
lieved that large quantities of food
stuffs, as well as other necessities of
life, will appear on this new contra
band list.
Allied merchantmen similar to the
British steamer Aberleau, which sailed
Friday for Southampton via Halifax,
with a steel gun turret, to have a six-
Inch gun mounted for offensive, a
well as defensive, warfare, will be con
sidered as an armed cruiser and will
be sunk on sight. It Is said. The ques
tlon of arming merchant vessels for
attack Is thus made a greater question
at Issue.
PALESTINE DOCTORS DYING
Some Villages Lose Last Medical
Men in Epidemic.
NEW TORK. Jan. 21. Cholera and
typhus have claimed so many victims
among the physicians who have been
fighting these epidemics in Palestine
that some of the villages have lost
their last medical men and in the
cities few physicians remain to cope
with the situation, according to
statement made public here tonight by
Hadassah. the women's sionist organ
ization in America.
i ne conations in .Palestine were
described in an appeal for $75,000 to
equip and support for one year a medl
cat unit to be dispatched to the af
flicted country without delay.
FRANCE TO LIMIT SUGAR
Confectionery Shops Also Required
to Close Two Days a Week. -
PARIS. Jan. 21 Sugar cards are to
be instituted in France. Their Intro
ductlon into Paris, the Department of
the Seine, will be accompanied by
census with a view of making the
measure effectual.
The government also has decided that
after February 1 all confectionery es
tabllshments must close Tuesday and
Wednesday or each week, except noli
days. On these two days the consump
tlon is strictly forbidden of cakes.
tarts and candies In confectionery and
bread enops, Hotels, cafes and gro
ceries.
Coal and Insurance Strong Factors
in Inducing Decision Removal
of Troops Continues.
ATHENS, Saturday. Jan. 20, via Lon
don, Jan. 21. The Cabinet today dis
cussed at length a British proposa to
lease the Greek merchant marine. It
was decided to take measures, to as
sure the retention of the number of
ships necessary to provide the food
stuff's which Greece requires.
According to a high official, two con
siderations already have put Greek
shipowners In the hands of the entente,
namely, coal and insurance. - -
The latter. It was pointed out. might
be secured in the United States, but
the former, according to this authority,
was sufficient to Induce owners to ac
cede to the proposals of Great Britain.
ATHENS, via London. Jan. 21. The
removal of Greek troops and war ma
terial to the Peloponcssus continues. It
is believed the transportation of artil
lery will be completed next week, when
the blockade can be lifted.
The entire transfer will be finished
In a fortnight, according to present
indications.
AUTO HITS CLARA STETZEL
Little Girl Bruised and Cut About
Face, but Not Badly Hurt.
Clara Stetzel. aged 6 years, v ho lives
at 1140 East Twenty-third street North,
was struck ' by an auto driven by
Frank Pugh, 958 East Twenty-fourth
street North, at East Twenty-third and
Alberta streets, last night. Mr. Pugh
took the girl to the office of Dr. L. A.
McCabe. in Alberta, where her injuries
ere tttended. She was not badly
hurt, being bruised and suffering cuts
about the face.
The driver of the machine went
promptly to the police station and re
ported the accident. He said the girl
Btepped In front of the approaching
machine.
DRYS IN MEXICO JUBILANT
Measure Putting Liquor in Federal
Control Lauded.
QUERETARO. Mez., Jan. 21. The
adoption by the constitutional assembly
of a measure placing the control of the
manufacture and sale of alcohol in the
hands of the federal department of
health was discussed widely here to
day. Many declared it was a victory
Jor those advocating the restriction or
the prohibition or tne sale or liquor.
The article declares that measures
taken by the department of health
against alcohol or the sale of "sub-
tances which poison individuals" may
ba within the scope of the powers of
Congress and Bhall be reviewed later"!
by that body.
HIGHER PAY ASKED FOR
Postoffice Employes Adopt Resolu
tions Petitioning Congress.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 21. Postcf-
fice clerks and mail-carriers represent
ing their respective National organiza
tions in a meeting here today passed
resolutions petitioning members of Con
gress to hasten the passage of the Mad
den bill, which would create $1000
the initial and $1500 as the maximum
salaries of postoffice clerks and car
riers in lieu of the 800 initial and$1200
maximum salaries now in force. .
The resolutions . carried a preamble
to the effect that the present high cost
of food and clothing made it practical
ly a necessity for' the Increases In sal
aries provided for in the Madden bill.
HOSPITAL SELLS POTATOES
Oregon State Institution Clears
$2 800 From Vacant Lots.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.)
Superintendent Steiner, of the Oregon
State Hospital, has completed a deal
with a local produce house whereby
he has disposed of 2500 bushels of po
tatoes at 1.12 a bushel, or a total of
2800.
Most of the potatoes were grown
on vacant lots, owned In various parts
of Salem by private individuals.
The sale is clear money to the State.
labor of Inmates being used. The po
tatoes wil be chipped to Oklahoma.
COTTON RISKS INCREASED
Raiders' Activities Result in Sharp
Advance in. Insurance.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Jan. 21. An in
crease or an per cent in war risK rates
on cotton from American ports In Brit
ish bottoms was announced today by
the British government, according to
advices received by a local Insurance
firm.
The rate now is 3.45 per cent. Ac
tivities of German raiders is said to
be the direct cause of the advance.
NUDE BARRED FROM FILMS
Producing Companies of National
Association Make Pact.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. The nude In
motion picture art has come under the
ban of the national board of review, it
was announced here tonight.
All producing companies that are
members of the National Association
have agreed, it was said, not to permit
the production in their studios of
photoplays using such a figure.
Oregon Not Included
in Official List.
EARLY START WILL BE MADE
More Than 45,000 to Continue
on Border Patrol.
GENERAL RULE FOLLOWED
Seniority of Service Has Not Always
Been Observed, However, Owing
to Unequal Weakening of
Line on Boundary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. More than
25.000 National Guardsmen, now on the
Mexican border, have been designated
by Major-General Funston for return
home and muster out of the Federal
service. All these organizations will
be started homeward as soon as trans
portatlon facilities can be provided.
Their departure will leave between
45,000 and 50,000 men of the Guard
still in the Federal service doing
border patrol.
Pershing's Orders Not Mentioned.
War Department officials continue to
withhold comment on reports that the
movement of General Pershing's regu
lars out of Mexico soon will be under
way and the statement announcing the
guardsmen designated for relief does
not connect these orders: with the
withdrawal plans in any way.
The understanding has been, bow-
ever, that with the return of the ex
pedltlon in Mexico and readjustment
of the border patrol all of the state
troops would be sent home.
Rale Jfot Always Followed.
The Department's statement said:
"General Funston has 'selected these
organizations chiefly In accordance
with the rule of returning first those
troops longest In service on the border.
To some extent, however,' this rule
could not be followed without unequal
weakening of the border guard and
the departures from it are so ex
plained. The total strength of the or
ganizations selected Is 25,243."
The guardsmen designated for re-
turn and muster, follow:
Arkansas First Infantry.
Delaware Two battalions infantry.
District of Columbia, Battery B,
field artillery.
Illinois Brigade headquarters and
Third Infantry.
Indiana Second Infantry. Ambu
lance Company No. 2. brigade head
quarters.
Iowa First Squadron Cavalry, Field
Hospital No. 1. Ambulance Company
No. 1. brigade headquarters; Third In
fantry.
Kentucky Second Infantry.
Louisiana First Battalion Artillery,
Field Hospital No. 1..
(Concluded on Page 5 Colunm 2 )
CONGRESS IS
Victims Only Scratched and After
Being Dressed ' at Hospital Are
Able to Go to Their Homes.
Five persons were Injured early last
night by the overturning of an auto
mobile on the Columbia Highway near
Troutdale. All were taken to the Good
Samaritan Hospital, where their In
juries were attended and they were
sent home later.
The injured were: Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Reed. 507 BIsmark street: Miss
Alberta Armbruster, 507 BIsmark
street; Mrs. Marie Cox. 749 East Ninth
streets and Frank Maedke, 420 Vancou
ver avenue.
The accident . was caused by the
breaking of the steering gear on the
automobile, which was driven by Mr.
Reed. - The car turned on its side,
throwing the occupants out on the
road. The injured were brought to
Portland by Phil Pollack. All escaped
with cuts and bruises.
GIRL, 14, RADIO OPERATOR
Tacoma Miss Gets Amateur License
After Constructing Plant.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 21. (Special.)
The first girl or woman in the North
west to receive a Federal wireless oper
ating-license is little Miss Wlnnifred
Dow, of Tacoma, who Is also said to
be the second of the feminine sex on
the Pacific Coast to receive such a per'
mit.
Miss Dow is 14 years old. and a stu
dent at the Visitation Academy. She
constructed nearly all of her own wire
less set. and Is said to have a remark
able understanding of electrical prob
lems. She. expects to build a trans
former that will give her station a long
sending radius.
Her license Is a second-class amateur
permit.
WEATHER IS MODERATING
Benefit of Cold Spell In Holding
Back Buds Seen by Erultmcn.
The recent cold has vanished from
the entire Northwest and from Puget
Sound to California moderating wea
ther with rain and south winds is pre
vailing. Testerday the temperature
fluctuated between 36 and 44 in Port
land.
The slight cold spelU was welcomed
generally and especially among fruit
growers who were alarmed at the
tendency of trees and other plants to
prepare for the budding season. The
freezing weather the last 10 days
checked the budding impulse of the
trees.
TRAPPERS SAVE 5000 DEER
Slaughter of ' Predatory Animals Is
Protection to Herd.
ROSEBUEG, Or., Jan. 21 (Special.)
Based on the estimates of some of
the oldest hunters and trappers, the
slaughter of cougars, gray wolves and
wild cats in Douglas County last year
will have the effect of saving approxi
mately 6000 deer this year.
Trappers estimate that gray wolves
and cougars killed an average of 62
deer a year, while wild cats slaughter
about half that number.
LOOKING FOR A LITTLE LEAK, NOT A BIG ONE.
Police Accept Tragic
Story of Suicide.
YOUNG WOMAN SETS STAGE
Threat to Kill Compels Atten
tion to Recital.
RUG LAID FOR PURPOSE
Limits Within Which Listener Must
Stay During Telling of Long Story
Is Dertned San Francisco
Colony in Mourning.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. (Special.)
Sorrow filled the local artists' colony
today at the tragic death of Betty de
Jong, who shot herself Saturday night
in her studio in the presence of Dr.
William S. Porter.
A cablegram to Miss De Jong's sis
ter. Dr. de Jong, of .the Hospital Hotel
Dleu in Paris, was sent today by Mile.
Marguerite Saligne, with whom the
artist had been working In the raising
of funds for the French wounded.
Nothing so far has been heard from
any of the young French woman's rela
tives in Paris.
Police Inquiry Completed.
The police, it was said today, have
virtually completed their investigation
in the case and that of Dr. William S.
Porter, a prominent physician, of Oak
land, who was In the room with Miss de
Jong when she shot herself. -An autopsy
was held, but nothing of importance
was revealed.
Dr. Porter was allowed to go to his
Oakland home late last night, after
several hours of questioning by the po
lice. The physician has steadfastly
maintained, his relations with the
young woman were nothing more than
mutual interest in art. Dr. Porter is
president of the Alameda County Art
Association. He says. he .became ac
quainted with Miss de Jong at the time
of the Exposition of 1915.
Doctor's Story Corroborated.
The police said tonight they found
in the studio not only complete cor
roboration of Dr. Porter's story, but
evidence Miss de Jong had carefully
set the ' stage for her tragic edd. So
far as the police is concerned, the
case is closed.
From the story told the police It was
gathered that when Dr. Porter re
turned to the studio at o'clock in
accordance with a request made by
Miss de Jong at the time of her after
noon visit, he found the furniture had
been rearranged.
The big chair In which he had posed
for his portrait had been moved near
the door. Another chair had been
placed by itself near the innermost
wall of the studio. Under this chair
was a rug about eight feet square.
(Concluded on Page 4. Column 2.)
Freight Service Practicaly Aban
doned and Stockmen Warned
to Adopt Safeguards.
ST. PAUl, Jan. 11. The worst bliz
zard since 1908 raged over Southern
Minnesota. Western Wisconsin, North
and South Dakota and Northern Iowa
today and continued here tonight with
slight signs of abatement. No loss of
life has been reported.
Fifteen inches of snow fell here dur
ing the day. All railroads running. Into
St. Paul Teport trains many hours late,
and on trains from the South Dakota
district Indefinite reports are given.
Pierre. South Dakota, reports all trains
have been cancelled until the storm
abates. ,
Information received here indicate
the storm was the heaviest in the South
Dakota territory, where telephone and
telegraphic communications have been
seriously hampered.
A decided fall in temperature Is pre
dicted tonight. The coldest heretoday
was 10 degrees above zero.
OMAHA, Jan. 11. One of the worst
storms of the Winter gripped Nebraska
and Iowa today. Freight traffic has
practically been abandoned on all roads
in Nebraska and Western Iowa and
passenger trains are running hours be
hind schedule.
A heavy snow fell last night and to
day and a stiff wind tonight piled it
in huge drifts. Temperatures hovered
at zero tonight. Warnings to stock
men that "zero temperatures and gales"
were coming. It is expected, caused
safeguards to be taken against any
loss of livestock.
Fifteen to 18 Inches of snow has
fallen In the western part of Nebraska.
WOMAN SCARES BURGLAR
Man Caught Rifling Corbet t Build
ing Offices Put to Flight.
Several offices in the Corbett build
ing, including the office of the H. W.
Corbett estate. ' were ransacked yester
day' by a man who was frightened
away finally by Mrs. May Edmondson,
who surprised him In the Corbett of
fice. Detectives Abbott and Royle, who
Investigated, reported that nothing of
great value had been taken.
Mrs. Edmondson surprised the man
by entering the Corbett estate office
while he was prowling about the rooms.
He said he was an electrician, but fled
when Mrs. Edmondson insisted that he
be vouched for by the engineer. Mrs.
Edmondson described the prowler as 6
feet 10 inches tall, weighing 160
pounds, llght-complexioned and wear
ing a dark suit and hat.
SILENT MARCHERS VIEWED
Woodmen of the World Go to Cen
tral Presbyterian Church.
Without banner or martial music, a
silent throng of more than 200 men,
women and children last night filed
from East Sixth and East Washington
streets to East Twelfth street and
north on Twelfth street. People threw
up their windows and wondered.
The crowd contained Woodmen of
the World, Multnomah Camp No. 77,
and members of their families on their
way from the lodge hall to the Central
Presbyterian Church, where Dr. A F,
Bishop addressed them.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature.
degrees: minimum. 86 degree
TODAI'S Partly cloudy, southerly wind.
&BXilacare.
Senatexahead of House en consolidation
programme. a.
Public hearing on "bone-dry- bill scheduled.
raf 1.
Foreign.
Death roll In I.onfnn munitions explosion
near suu. rage .
War.
British propose to lease Greek merchant
marine. rage 1.
Germany plans to besiege Britain by a
Page 1.
National.
More than 2R.000 Guardsmen ordered home
rrom ooraer. nr x.
Daniels defends action In ordering naval
shells from British rlrro. Page a.
Inaugural committee hampered by lack of
runaa. rage a.
House Republicans urged to frame aggres
sive poiicr. rtf 4.
Congress prepares to speed up work. Page 4.
President to insist on promoting aide and
pnyaician. nil o.
Domestic.
Troops carry rescued airman IS miles en
sireicner. rage 1.
Woret bllsxard In years raging In East.
rage 1.
Entente's external credit not yet strained.
rage .
Demand for wheat continues strong. Page 8.
Sport.
Five quintets tied in Interscholastlc League.
rase 14.
Morrta leads In hockey scoring. Page 12.
Lightweights ready for gong. Page 12.
Depoelt of $4OO0 guarantee for Beavers'
trip to nonoiutu maae. rage 13.
Faetne Northwest.
Eugene students lionize Richard Wood
"dramatic critic" Page T.
Mass meeting called at Oregon City to dis
cuss xisning legislation, rage o.
Marine.
Schooners Tf. ft Hall and David Evans are
oue tor mm oer. rage la.
Portland and Vicinity.
Kindergarten bill changed to remove oppo
sition, rage in,
Spectacular Chinese drama opens. Page 14.
Bishop Sellew Illustrates sermon with home
ly anecdotes, rage XL.
Dreea rehearsal or " Mlgnon Is success.
Opera to oe given tonlgnc rage 10.
Baptist missionary tells of work In Porto
Kico. rage xx.
E. P. McDanlel Is electrocuted while work
ing in Miiwooo stftDsiatlon. rage 18.
Five hurt when car on Columbia Highway
upaeia. rage x.
Pltcalrn Islanders happy, says lecturer.
Page B.
Vision calls Ernest Harps to use latent
mystic power. Page 11.
Creation of county revenue commission pro
posed, rage 10.
D. S. Rose explains China trade plan.
r
Page IS.
ealher report, data and forecast. Pas 13.
Final Meeting Will Be
Held Tonight.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE IS SURE
House Considers Making Pen
alty More Severe.
ACTION WILL. BE RUSHED
Wholesalers to Plead for Certain
Exemptions on Alcohol for
Medicinal Use Bill May
Be Law February 1.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan.
(Special.) A public hearing on the
Anderson-Eddy "bone-dry" prohibition
bill will be held in the House chamber
at 8 o'clock tomorrow night under dl-
(rection of the Joint House and Senate
committee on alcoholic traffic
Every one Interested in the bill has
been Invited to attend. It is under
stood that a delegation of pharmacists
and a group of physicians will be here
to discuss the sections regarding the
sale of pure alcohol.
Wholesalers Display Interest.
Wholesale and retail grocers also
ave written In for copies of the bill.
The wholesalers are interested In the
provisions regulating the Importation
f alcohol for mechanical purposes.
They use It for the manufacture of
xtracts. and the measure does not pro
pose to deny them this privilege, it
imposes restrictions, however, that will
prevent its abuse.
The bill probably will be up for final
passage before the end of the week,
and will go through the House, bear
ing the emergency clause, with at
least 50 votes. That is certain. It Is
robable that it will have 64 and pos-
tbly 67 votes.
Emergency Clause Sot Opposed.
There Is no organized, opposition to
the emergency clause or to any other
Important provision of the bill. One
or two individual memDers or ine
House have made objections to the bill,
ostensibly for the reason that it car
ried the emergency clause, but inas
much as three measures carrying the
emergency clause already have passed
the House, two of them by unanimous
votes, objections on that point are not
taken seriously.
Representative Anderson, who intro
duced the bill, recently made a partial
poll of the House and learned that 4S
members will vote for it. He did not
get to see. all the members. Including
five or six who. he believes, also will
vote affirmatively. All the House lead
ers 'are for It.
Minor Changes Possible.
One of the seven members who voted
against the prohibition memorial adopt
ed by the House on the opening day of
the session says that he will vote for
the "bone-dry" bill. There may be
others. "
"It is probable that a few minor
changes will be made to meet reason
able objections." said Mr. Anderson to
day, "but those changes will be made
by friends of the bllL"
Members of the House have received
numerous suggestions In the last few
days that the penalties for. violation of
the law are aot severe enough. No Jail
sentence Is required for the first illegal
importation. It Is probable that efforts
will be made to change the measure In
this particular.
Shipments May Cease February 1.
Any amendments that are found nec
essary will be printed early this week,
so that the measure can be up for final
passage in the House before the end of
the week. Inasmuch as the Senate has
been voting unanimously on all pro
hibition questions this session, no de
lay Is expected there.
The emergency clause will make the
bill a law as soon as it is signed by
the Governor, so it appears likely that
shipments under the present law will
cease about February 1 but not much
before.
OHIO GUARDSMAN IS KILLED
Shot Fired as Guardsman Stands at
Attention at Retreat.
EL. PASO.Tex. Jan. 21. As he stood
at attention" while the regimental band
played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at
retreat late today in the Fourth Ohio
camp, private Harry l. uaKer.oi Mari
etta, Ohio, was shot and almost in
stantly killed when the rifle of one of
his comrades was discharged.
A corporal of the dead guardsman's
company Is being held pending an in
vestigation. BRUSS1L0FFEXPECTS ROUT
Russian General Says Foe Will Be
Completely Beaten In Year.
PETROGRAD, via London. Jan. 22.
The Russky-Slovoe says General Brus
slloff. commander-in-chief of the Rus
sian armies of the southwestern front,
addressing his staff officers. Said:
"Information at my disposal and my
personal conviction warrant me saying
that I am as certain, as I am certain I
am standing before you. that during the
coming year the enemy will bo com
pletely routed."