Morning Oregonian., February 13, 1917, Page 5, Image 5

THE ItfOIlXIXG dKECOmX, TUESDAY, FEBRTJAIIT 13, 1917.
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HOLLAND AND SPAIN
TO CONTINUE WORK
American Withdrawal From
Belgian Relief Due to Ger
man Military Pressure.
WASHINGTON IS SILENT
Jfo Illusions Cherished as to Gener
. oslty of Americans, "Who Have
Returned Only Moiety of
Profits They Made.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Expulsion
y the German military authorities or
the American commission for relief In
Belgium and Northern France, after its
two and a half years of service, dur
ing which the greatest and most sus
tained relief work in history was built
up, was officially reported to the State
Department today in a telegram from
Ambassador Page in London. The news
was received here with profound re
gret, the development being regarded
as one of the most deplorable of the
many deplorable results which have
followed Germany's announcement of
unrestricted submarine warfare on Jan
uary 31.
American aid for Belgium will not,
however, be allowed to die. The Amer
ican committee outside Belgium will
continue its work, so far as possible,
in collecting funds, purchasing and or
ganizing supplies and directing the
work from the outside. Herbert C.
Hoover, chairman and directing genius
of the commission, has announced that
relief operations will continue in all
"ways not blocked by the Germans.
Dntch. and Spanish Continue Work.
Only in the Internal administration
of the relief in Belgium itself will the
familiar American leaders disappear.
There the work will probably be taken
tip by a Joint board of Dutch and Span
dards, who have already come to play
& big part in the relief.
Officials here refuse comment. They
pay that the facts speak for themselves.
Germany has made the position of
American relief workers untenable ana
the workers have been withdrawn.
There is no recourse or palliative. The
military authorities have spoken and
their voice must be heeded. -Americans
who have been the backbone of the
Belgian relief will retire. The work
will pass into other hands, probably
Spanish or Dutch.
This action has been feared ever since
the break with Germany became In
evitable. Indeed, the gloom of its fore
cast lias been one of the strongest de
terrents which has stayed the Govern
ment's hands in previous crisis.
Hope Held to Last.
Even In the shadow of the break,
however, officials clung tenaciously to
the bare hope that Germany would not
exact this step. The Government went
on with the other details of the break
as though the question of Belgium did
not enter Into consideration at all.
American relief workers were told to
continue their work of charity aa
though nothing had happened.
The quiet word went out that the
T'nited States would never withdraw
from Belgium until forced to do so.
Now that force has come, it was only
a matter of a minute, the dispatch of
a single note from the German mili
tary government two days ago. The
American relief commission has hung
for months by a thread; its severance
required but the stroke of a pen.
So False Pride la Kelt.
No false pride ia felt In official
circles here over American generosity
to Belgium. The $9,000,000 which this
country has contributed in money does
not represent even a third of the profit
this country has made on the 9150,
000,000 of supplies bought heie, nor a
fraction of the $250,000,000 spent dur
ing the life of the commission. The
gratification iee in the fact that the
soul and spirit of the commission was
American, its conception and guiding
direction American, and Its whole life
American In efficiency and in or
ganizing ability.
Time and again the life of the com
mission has been threatened by the
necessities of the military situation.
The Germans have feared it because of
the presence of possibly critical neu
trals: the allies because of the possible
nse of Belgium as a storehouse by the
Germans into which supplies might be
Imported only to reach German hands.
Always the question of Imports has
hung in the balance and only by super
diplomacy has the mutual suspicions
and fears of the Germans and the Brit
ish been overcome.
Abraham Lincoln, Colored,
Reposes in Jail.
Hodcarrler Accepts Hospitality of
Stranger and fSSS Koll Disappears.
YESTERDAY morning, on the anni
versary of the birth of the Great
Emancipator, his namesake, Abraham
Lincoln, of 491 Everett " street, was
placed under arrest on a charge of
larceny from the person, preferred by
James Adams, a colored hodcarrler, of
1043 East Mohawk street. Lincoln has
the appearance of a mulatto, but says
that he is an American Indian.
Arams alighted from a St. Johns car
at Fourteenth and Everett streets to
mail a letter at the corner collection
box. There he was greeted by Lincoln.
As the letter was drawn from his
pocket, Adams says that he exposed
$225 in currency.
"Come on, nigger, let's have a drink,"
suggested Lincoln. Adams steered the
way to a soft drink establishment and
paid for two glasses of loganberry
Juice.
"I meant a real drink." Lincoln Is re
- ported to have said, and he led the
way to the Everett street address.
There Adams was introduced to Anna
Lidell, white, and Pearl Howell, col
ored. Liquor was produced and Adams
drank three glasses, he eays. Then
recollection faded.
"When I woke this morning." he Be-
counted at detective headquarters, "I
was all alone. My head felt funny and
I reached for that roll. It was gone."
So thorough had been the search of
the thieves. Adams declares, that even
his shoes were removed. A lone- $20
gold piece was overlooked.
Lincoln and Anna Lidell were ar
rested by Sergeant Oetener and Patrol
man Johnstone, who later took Into
custody the colored woman. Pearl
Howell. She heaped vituperation upon
the officers, defied them, and was
dragged struggling to the patrol
wagon.
In a search of the house the officers
seized 18 quarts, a Jug and a bottle of
whisky. A complaint was drawn at
once and a warrant served upon the
Howell woman charging her with a
violation of the prohibition law. Alt
three are charged with larceny.
"I certainly can't afford to Ibse that
money," grieved Adams, a eix-foot
statue of woe. "Why, I'd give nigh half
of it to get it back."
POSTOFFIGE IS ROBBED
YEGG3IEJV GET 3X . CASH
FOREST GROVE.
AT
Safe Ia Demolished by Nitroglycerine,
but No Clew to Robbers
Is Obtained.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Teggman celebrated Lincoln's
birthday here between 3 and 4 o'clock
this morning. They pried open the
back door of the postofflce. loaded
a nitroglycerine charge to the fire
proof safe, blowing it to pieces, and
escaped with $200 in cash. How much
they procured in stamps is not known,
but it is doubted that they got any. or
any paper money, as most of the latter
together with the stamps and other
papers in the safe, were blown all over
the office and torn In many pieces.
The robbers procured a switch lever
from the Oregon Electric yards here
and thus gained entrance to the build
ing. Parts of the demolished safe, to
gether with pieces of glass were found
many yards from the postoffice and
the street was littered with debris
from the explosion wreckage.
The postoffice inspector arrived here
at noon to make a survey of the rob
bery scene and check up on the losses.
As this was a holiday and the banks
were closed, the Forest Grove folk
were compelled to go without stamps
as the postal reserve of stamps had
been placed in the banks over Sunday
and Monday.
The blast was 'heard all over town
and soon thereafter the authorities
were on the scene, but no trace of the
robbers could be found.
This Is the third time in the past
few years that the Forest Grove post
office has been robbed.
BOOTLEGGER IS BILKED
WORTHLKSS CHECK FOR S108 AC
CEPTED FOR WHISKY.
Unlucky Seller Cannot Prosecute With
out Making Self Liable for Vio
lating Prohibition Law.
One of Portland's saddet men today
possesses a check for $10S, for which he
parted with 27 quarts of choicest
whisky, whisky worth almost its
weight In silver these dry times. HU
lament is not that he no longer haa
the. whisky, but that he was paid for
it with a check no bank will cash. And
he can't even prosecute the man who
gave it to him!
The stroy is true, vouched for by one
of the city's leading legal lights who
has been an ornament to the bench as
well as bar.
He was visited by a client yesterday,
a -man who was concerned indirectly
in the traneaction which has brought
much grief to one home.
"Y'see. I found the buyer for a friend
who had the booze," explained this
third party, "An' what I wanna know
is whether my friend can do anything
to me."
"Not a thing," he was told.
"Why don't your friend take the mat
ter up with the District Attorney and
prosecute the man he got the check
from?" jokingly inquired the" attorney.
"What! An" let him get prosecuted,
too, for sellin' the booze?" was the in
dignant, rejoinder. The man continued.
"And, furthermore, this guy which
gave the check was wise. He marked
it 'For Whisky.'"
TWINS HAZED; 6 OUSTED
ROSEBURO SOPHOMORES "DUCK"
FRESHMEN IN FOUNTAIN.
J. J. Meredith, Parent, Complains and
Students Are Suspended-Otfcers
Are Under Suspicion.
ROSEBTJRG. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Because they "ducked" the twin sons
of J. J. Meredith, of Deer Creek, in a
public fountain here last Friday, six
members of the student body of the
Roseburg High School were suspended
by the faculty today pending such time
as the matter can be laid before the
School Board. Other students are also
suspected of being implicated in the ar
fair and more suspensions may follow.
One of the victims of the hazing was
first submerged in the fountain and
later carried to the City Hall, where
he was placed beneath an open faucet.
Complaint to the faculty was made by
the father of the youths.
The Meredith boys are members of
trie rresnmen class ana entered the high
school only a few days ago. The boys
charged with the hazing are sopho
mores.
Neither Superintendent Hamlin nor
the High School teachers would di
vulge the names of the boys suspended.
ELOPING PAIR CAUGHT
FAILURE TO PAY BILLS CAUSES
CALDWELL COUPLE'S ARREST.
OFFER IS
FLATLY DECLINED
Differences Will Not Be Dis
cussed While Ruthless Sub
marine War Is On.
SWISS MINISTER CONFERS
State Department Replies It Will
Gladly Take Vp Questions If Proc
lamation of January 3 1 Is
First Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The United
States has flatly rejected Germany's
offer to discuss differences between the
two nations while the ruthless sub
marine campaign is in progress.
In a note today to the Swiss min
ister, who on Saturday presented orally
the German proposal Secretary Lans
ing said the United States does not feel
it can enter Into any discussion of the
German government concerning the
policy of- submarine warfare against
neutrals which it is now pursuing
unless the German government renews
its assurances of May 4 (the Sussex
note) and acts upon the assurances.
The State Department made public
the Secretary's reply, together with a
memorandum which at Mr. Lansing's
suggestion Dr. Ritter, the Swiss Min
ister, had prepared last night setting
down in writing the suggestion origi
nally transmitted orally. Previously
officials had declined to confirm the
announcement by the Associated Press
Saturday that such a proposal had been
delivered by Dr. Ritter.
Statement Given Out.
The State Department's statement
was as follows:
"In view of the appearance In the
newspapers of February 11 of a re
port that Germany was initiating ne
gotiations with the United States In
regard to submarine warfare, the De
partment of State makes the following
statement:
"A suggestion was made orally to
the Department of State late Satur
day by the Minister of Switzerland that
the German government is willing to
negotiate with the United States pro
vided that the commercial blockade
against England .would not be inter
fered with.
"At the request of the Secretary of
State this suggestion was made In
writing and presented to him by the
Swiss Minister Sunday night. The com
munication i as folllows:
"Memorandum The Swiss govern
ment has. been requested by the. Ger
man government to say that the latter
is how, as before, willing to negotiate,
formally or informally with -the United
States, provided that the commercial
blockade against England will not be
broken thereby. P. RITTER."
Reply Is Flat Refusal.
"This memorandum received imme
d!avT consideration and the following
reply was dispatched today:
"Mr. Dear Mr. Minister I am re
quested oy tne rresiueiu iu ,aj w jvu,
on acknowledging the memorandum
which you were kind enough to send to
me on the 11th Inst..' that the Govern
ernment of the United States would
gladly discuss with the German gov
ernment any questions It might pro-
nnue for discussion were it to witnaraw
its proclamation of January 31. in
which, suddenly and without previous
intimation of any kind, it canceled
the assurances which it had given this
Government on May 4 last; but that It
does not feel that it can enter into any
discussion with the German govern
ment concerning the policy of sub
marine warfare against neutrals which
it is now pursuing unless and until the
German government renews its assur
ances of the fourth of May and acts
upon the assurance.'
"No other Interchange on this subject
has taken place between this Govern
ment or any other government in per
son." Germany Regarded as Insincere.
' In view of the fact that the United
States has taken the most vigorous
course possible short of war to de
nounce the ruthless submarine war
fare, officials of the Government re
gard the German proposal to negoti
ate while the campaign is in progress
as utterly insincere. From the first
the move has been looked upon and
resented as a piece of propaganda, de
signed to becloud the Issue and put the
United States in a false position of
belligerency.
The question whether navy guns
shall be provided for American ship
owners desiring to arm their vessels
for defense against submarines has
been submitted to President Wilson
by the State and Navy departments.
It is understood that the State De
partment, the Government's spokesman
on international problems, has recom
mended that the guns be provided.
There is said to be no authority
under which the Navy Department can
actually supply the guns, though there
are precedents for the lending of
weapons under bonds for their return
Under existing law only condemned
guns and stores can be sold by the
Navy.
Swain of 17 and Intended Bride of 2u
Halted at Tvrln Falls Youth Uses
Pockets as Trunk.
CALDWELL, Idaho, Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) A suspicious taxicab driver, an
inquisitive hotel clerk and the law com
bined to end love's young dream for
17-year-old Oznia Winters and 20-year-old
Mary Lane, of Caldwell, Idaho, who
had decided to marry against parental
consent on a cash capital of, 3 cents.
The couple persuaded a taxicab driver
to drive them to Twin Fails, promising
him $75. Their failure to pay the cap
and hotel bill led to their arrest on a
petty larceny, charge.
When searched young Mr. Winters
pockets revealed a box of artificial
hair; two dresses belonging to his com
panion; half a pound of butter; a
quantity of crackers and 3 cents. Sher
iff Froman returned here with the cou
ple today. . They declared they intended
to marry, but their parents objected.
EAVESTONE REPORT DENIED
Germans Say No Submarine Ever
Fired at Lifeboats or Ever Will
BERLIN. Feb. 12. (By wireless to
SayviUe, N. Y.) Reports from British
sources that the lifeboats of the British
Bteajner Eavestone were fired upon by
a German submarine are mentioned in
an Overseas News Agency announce
ment today, which adds:
"As soon as the submarine reports,
all the details regarding the question
of the Eavestone will be given out.
Meanwhile it is reiterated that no Ger
man submarine ever fired at lifeboats.
nor wilt one do so in future.
$500 FOX GAINS LIBERTY
Valuable Specimen Escapes From
Pen of Baker Fancier.
BAKER, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Ranchers and miners are on the look
out for a black fox worth 1500 that has
escaped from the A. P. Snyder fox
farm on Dixie Mountain.
Mr. Snyder brought .eight of the ani
mals from Canada last year and put
them in a pen, but one escaped through
an open gate.
FLAGS FLY FOR LINCOLN
Oregon City Holds Patriotic Exer
cises oil Birthday.
OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Lincoln's birthday was observed
in Oregon City today, when patriotic
exercises were held by the Meade Post
No. 2, Grand Ax ray of the Republic, and
Women's Relief Corps in the English
department of the Oregon City High
School and in the language classes of
grammar grades in the Barclay and
Eastham schools. Work was suspended
for the day in several of the offices of
the Courthouse, but stores remained
opened. Flags waved from the various
buildings, and many automobiles car
ried the National colors.
At the programme given' under the
auspices of Meade Post speakers were
George A, Harding, Rev. C. A. Stock
well. Judge J. U. Campbell and Rev.
J. W. MacCallum. Vocal solos were
given by J. E. Staples, accompanied
by Mrs. Staples, of Portland. (
One of the features of the day was
the luncheon served at 12 o'clock.
County Judge Anderson was escorted
to the table by Mrs. F. T. Barlow,
treasurer of Meade Relief Corps; Mayor
Hackett. by Mrs. N. M. Alldredge, sec
retary of relief corps; Judge J. U.
Campbell, judge of the Circuit Court, by
Mrs. Josiah Martin, chairman of the
executive committee. Judge Anderson
was toastmaster. The table was beau
tifully decorated with the National
colors.
There were about 250 In attendance.
Music was provided by the Grand
Army of the Republic Drum Corps.
The committee having charge of the
exercises was composed of E. B. Grant,
H. L. Hull and John Ackley.
OSTEOPATH BILL URGED
OR. II. P. BLOXHAM SAYS MEASURE
IS MOST EQUITABLE.
Resident of Portland Osteopathic Asso
ciation Declares Additional Rights
Are Needed.
In reference to the bill passed Sat
urday in the House, giving certain
rights to osteopathic physicians. Dr.
H. P. Bloxhani, a member of the Ore
gon Osteopathic Association and presi
dent of the Portland association, said
yesterday:
"Osteopathic physicians are not asK-
lng for any special privileges, but are
merely trying to obtain the right to
render certain services to their pa
tients which they are competent to
render.
"The bill will entitle the holder-of a
license' granted by the medical examin
ing board to use the words usteopamic
physician and surgeon,' to designate his
profession, and also to use anestnencs
and antiseptics, practice minor surgery,
and admission to public institutions.
"This is a very moderate amount to
ask for when one knows the extent
of the education osteopaths are re
quired to have before graduating from
their colleges.
"The minimum college course now
required is four years of nine months
each. Every subject taught in a medi
cal college is taught in an osteopathic
college, with the exception of materia
medica and prescription writing. jn
place of these there are the correspond-
ng subjects in osteopatnic principles
and practice.
"The student graduating from an
osteopathic college is as well qualified
to care for the sick in point of educa
tion as hts medical brother. Yet be
cause of the laws made by the latter
he is barred from performing some
times necessary service for his pa
tients."
KNIGHTS TO CELEBRATE
NATION-WIDE . OBSERVANCE
BIRTHDAY PLANNED.
OF
Judge Frank J. Blurasky Scheduled to
Make Patriotic Address In Lin
coln High School.
The Supreme Council. Knights of
Columbus, through its fourth degree,
the patriotic section of the order, is
to conduct a Nation-wide celebration
of Washington's birthday. Mass meet
ings, with some prominent member of
the order as speaker, will be held in
30 of the leading cities of the country.
Portland's participation in these ex
ercises will be at the Lincoln iligh
School auditorium at 8 o'clock Feb
ruary 22, where the public is invited.
Judge Frank J. Murasky, of San Fran
cisco, will make the chief address at
this meeting. Judge Guy C. Corliss,
formerly of North Dakota, will intro
duce Judge Murasky.
Judge Murasky .is known as a pow
erful speaker and of unusual ability as
an orator. The address will be in
keeping with the spirit of the day.
especially dealing with the lessons in
patriotism to be drawn from such a
celebration. No reference will be made
to varying political beliefs, nor the
present political life of the country.
The local committee on arrangements
Is composed of the following: H. V.
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT
Dandruff causes a feverish Irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loos
en and then the hair comes out fast. To
stop falling hair at once and rid the
scalp of every particle of dandruff, get
a 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any
drug store, pour a little In your hand
and rub well , into the scalp. After a
few applications all dandruff disappears
and the hair stops coming out.
CHILD GETSSICK,
CROSS, FEVERISH
IF CONSTIPATED
Look at Tongue ! Then Give Fruit
Laxative for Stomach,
Liver. Bowels.
'California Syrup of. Figs" Can't
Harm Children and
They Love It.
A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time irom play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with,
waste, liver gets eluggisn; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother I If coat
ed, or your child is listless, doesn't sat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give a
teaspoonful of "California feyrup of
ilgs," then don't worry, because it la
perfectly harmless, and in a few hours
ail this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently move
out of the bowels, and you hare a well,
playful child again. A thorough "inside
cleansing" is ofttimes all that Is neces
sary. It should be the first treatment
given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig- syrups. Ask
your druggist for a 60-cent bottle of
"California Syrup of Figs." which haa
full directions tor babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the bottle. Look carelully and -
that it is made by tne "California I
Syrup. Company."! Adv.
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N of the young1 men
of all agesr I have intro
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style yet fashioned The Kombo,
made exclusively for me by the
L System folk, of Chicago.
Whether used for sport or
dress wear, this distinctively
original and exclusive garment
demands instant admiration.
It can be a belted back or a
plain suit at the will of the
wearer.
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Kalvelage, P. J. Han ley, J. N. Casey.
Rogrer B. Sinnott, Dan J. Malarkey and
Athur A. Murphy.
TOM RICHARDSON SOUGHT
Wichita May Make IU111 City Man
ager, Letter Intimates.
Tom Richardson, formerly publicity
manager of the Portland Commercial
Club, learned yesterday that he has
been considered for the position of city
manager in Wichita. Kan. He frot the
news through a letter received by City
Auditor Barbur from the Tax League
of Wichita, asking for information
concerning Mr. Richardson and his lo
cal public achievements.
"It is the first I have heard of any
Wichita proposition," said Mr. Rich
ardson last night.
Bend Observes Lincoln's Rlrthday.
BEND, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
Lincoln's birthday was observed here
today by special programmes in all
the schools. The banks were closed and
the Postoffice kept only holiday hours,
but city and county offices were open
for business.
RECRUITS BEING GAINED
EX-SOLDIERS AD EX-MARINES
AMONG APPLICANTS.
Government Sends Telegrams to Men
Who Have Honorable Discharges
and Reselt Is Felt.
Recruiting In the various stations In
Portland continues active and several
enlistments in the Army and Navy are
reported daily. Ex-soldiers and ex
marines are among the many applicants
for enlistment.
The United States Marine Corps is
making a special effort to swell its en
rollment to full strength and to that
end telegrams have been sent from
Washington direct to former marines
who had been honorably dischargede.
Captain Lovlck Plngston, in charge of
the Portland recruiting station, esti
mates that there are about 200 ex
marines in the Northwest. He has been
getting in touch with many of them
and expects to enroll a big percentage
of the number.
Several communications have been
received by Lieutenant J. H. Black
burn, in charge of the Navy recruiting
station, from men who have served in
the Navy and who are anxious to serve
again in the event of actual hostilities.
Lieutenant Blackburn believes that
many former "soldiers of the sea" will
make application for re-enlistment.
Colonel Charles A. Varnum. In charge
of the recruit lig office of the Vnited
States Army, in the Worcester building.
reported yesterday that recruiting con
tinues brisk for this season of the year
and that a satisfactory showing for the
month will be made.
Native of Sllvcrton . Does at 62.
SILVERTOX. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Sarah Wolfard, a native of Sll
verton, died at the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. M. G. Cooley, last night at
8 o'clock, aged 62 years. The funeral
will be held here tomorrow. Mrs. Wol
fard was a member of the pioneer Small
family and lived in Silverton all her
life. She is survived by seven children.
The girl who takes the cake Is the
one who can hake good bread.
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Unusual power capacity. All the energy you
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Sound and safe and sensible from end to end. An
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The 2-passenger Chalmers Roadster, built on the
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