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.fi K VOL,. LVII. NO. 17,551. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. rEBBUABT 21, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. lie WHITE PLAGUE FORCES ARE SPLIT OVER PROHIBITION CABINET HOLDS ITS 1ST WAR SESSION SECOND IDAHO BILL HIGH LIVING COST VOTERS TO PASS Oil HITS AT JAPANESE MAY EMPTY JAIL HOPE IS HELD OUT 8 LAWS IN JUNE MEASURE WOULD FKOIIIBIT D IVY'S - DOUBT EXPEDIENCY OF BELLING HAM RESIDENTS PRO . MARRIAGE TO AMERICANS. FEDERAL -MEASURE. TEST AGAINST EXPENSE. PRETTY TYPIST IS HEIRESS TO 510,000 Ella T. Pearson Sur prised by Legacy. 7 V Wilson Sees Need of Be . ginning Training. GERMAN PLOTTING IS FEARED ctivities in Neighboring Coun : tries Are Menacing. 3LARGER FORCES REQUIRED Increase of Personnel of Both Army and Nary to Be Asked For Soon Meanwhile Overt Act V Still Is Awaited. I BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. (Special.) The first war session of the Cabinet was held at the White House today. The situation of the land and naval forces of the United States was con sidered with utmost care. As a result the President and jils Secretaries of War and the Navy will before the ad journment of Congress ask for a large increase in the personnel of both services. The enlisted force of , the Navy will have to be more than doubled. ' Universal Training: Possible. The President contemplates calling out and putting1 tinder training: half a million volunteers. Instead of taking this actidn. he may favor universal training., and It is said he may even favor. universal service for young men, say, between 20 and 24 years old.. Sec retary Baker has completed a careful study of the question of the best way to provide soldiers, and he is Inclined to believe that a modified form of uni versal service will be the most desir able plan to adopt. Whatever method is determined there 1s no question In the minds of the President and his Cabinet that the Nation tnust prepare to train men for field,, service. Not that there is now a remote intention of sending; troops to Europe, but It is reaOssd 'tftaternian agents may become active in Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua and else where, and that conditions may arise- In the future which will compel the use of an efficient Army, Navy Will Have Moth Work. Aside from these Southern complies tlons, the principal work incumbent upon the United States in the event of war will be the pursuit of submarines and raiders. This work necessarily will be done by moorboats, destroyers and cruisers. There will be vessels also which will be employed as minesweep ers. In other words, .the Government must follow on a smaller scale the pol icy which Great Britain has followed. The fact that the President and his Cabinet so earnestly discussed the needs of the country at the session today goes far to confirm statements that the Administration by no means regards the differences with Germany as approaching a settlement. It was reiterated to the correspond ent by an official in a position to know that the concessions made by the Ber lin government with - reference to the release of Ambassador Gerard, Amerl can Consuls and American citizens, in eluding the Yarrowdale prisoners, and the safe pas-age through the war zone of the . liner Philadelphia, have by no means affected the main issue between the two countries, the illegality of Ger many's submarine methods. Note to Penfield Significant. ' As showing the Administration attl tude with regard to - the -submarine questions, officials call attention to the note addressed to Ambassador Penfield Inquiring whether or not Austria-Hun gary intends to abide by her pledges to the United States or support the sub marine campaign of her ally. The chances an regarded a hundred to one that the reply will be that the dual monarchy will pursue on the sea the same cour e as Germany. The mo ment this reply is at hand, the United States will hand passports to the mem bers of the Austro-Huiigarian Embassy Jn Washington and will recall Am bassador Penfield and his staff. The new Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States has not been permit ted to present his credentials. The refusal of the President- to receive him Is in - Itself a mantf estatlv.i of the Government's displeasure. Of course, if relations are broken off he will be notified that the- President cannot see him, and he will -eceive a safe conduct home. r War to Await Overt Act. So far as the inauguration of war is concerned, it developed today that the President is still determined to await the commission of an "overt act" by Germany. He will not take action, he has declared, to break the blockade by Intimidation which is keeping Amerl Can ships at home and congesting freight in the vicinity of our ports. The Administration believes the effect of the blockade will be to bring home to the people the necessity of measures for protection of their prosperity. Ko Special Export Privileges -Given, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. American manufacturers were warned by the De partment of Commerce today against exporters' agents who assert that spe cial privileges are extended to them by the Government. The services of the Department, it was declared, are available impartially to all reputable American xjrma and Individual. Hearing1 on Alleged Ixjrjby in Anti- Allen Iand Bill Set for Today. Attorney Bobs Up Again. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 20. (Special.) With the avowed purpose of preventing marriage between Japanese and Amer icans, a bill was Introduced In the Sen ate today that promises to add com plications to the Japanese difficulties. Senator Atherton, of Twin Falls. Is the author, of the MIL He said be In troduced it because of a case that arose in his own county Monday when a Jap anese had applied for a license to wed an American girl. The clerk refused the license on the grounds that Jap anese were classified under the law as mulattos. Later he discovered his mis take. Wednesday the Senate opens the hearing into the charges of an im proper lobby maintained during the present session to defeat the anti-alien bilL E. M. Booth, of Twin Falls, the attorney who is said to have handled the lobby for a $10,000 fee, will be here to testify. Senator Mitchell, president pro tern of the Senate. Is in possession of corroborating evidence that Booth told many people he would get the fee if the bill was defeated. Booth ap peared at Twin Falls as attorney for the Japanese seeking to marry the American girl. ROBINS FLOCK TO CITY Birds Apparently Are Driven In by Snow and -Are Hungry. Apparently coming with the storm. robins flocked Into Portland in large numbers yesterday. The birds are believed to have been driven from their, retreats in the country by the hope of obtaining some thing to eat in the city and apparently were cold and hungry. ' Residents, who took the trouble to offer them any thing to eat, were rewarded by seeing the birds -take it greedily, Robins have been noticeably fewer in the residence, districts of the city this winter than in the past. . SNOW BRUSHED OFF FARES Conductor Moreland Draws Praise - of Mount Scott Passengers. E. Moreland. conductor No. 1J2S on the Mount Scott car line, endeared him self to the hundreds of passengers yes terday during the short "sugar snow" of the early morning hours. When the passengers would board the car Conductor Moreland would whisk out a whiskbroom and "dust" off the snowy flakes which i some cases had practically covered hats and coats. vhe attention was novel for the Ore- gonians and called for much comment and commendation. LOS ANGELES STAYS WET Ordinance Aimed at Whisky in -All Cafes Is Defeated. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 20. Voters of Los Angeles rejected today at a spe cial election an initiative ordinance to "prevent saloons, cafes and all public drinking places from selling intoxicat ing liquors over 21 per cent alcohol." Returns received late tonight from all but 52 precincts gave: Yes, 6911; No. 22,933. The ordinance was opposed by both the prohibition advocates and the wets. The measure was proposed by a "Com mittee of One Hundred." SHACKLETON . TO .RETURN Antarctic Explorer to Pass Through United States. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, who recently rescued the survivors of his expedition from Ross Barrier, cabled yesterday from Wellington. New Zea land, to friends here that he will pass through the United States on his way back to London. He Is expected to arrive in San Fran cisco near the end of next month, and probably will speak In several cities on his way to New York. - GERARDS OFF TO MADRID American Diplomat to Go Thence to Coruna to Take Ship. ' PARIS. Feb. 20. James W. Gerard, ex-American Ambassador to Germany, and Mrs. Gerard left Paris tonight for Madrid. They will proceed from there to Coruna to embark for home. - Among those at the station to see them away were Count d'Ormesson, representing Premier Briand; Arthur H. Frazier, secretary of the American Embassy, representing Ambassador Sharp, and Lieutenant-Commander Will iam R. Sayles, naval attache. BRITAIN SEIZES LEATHER All Unsold Jute Taken-- Over Also by Government. WASHINGTON." Feb. 20. The British War Office has taken possession of all the leather in the United Kingdom, the Commerce Department wasinformed Jn a cablegram' today from the American Consul-General at London. Leather produced between now and March 31 also will be taken over. An other cablegram announced the seizure of all unsold stocks of raw jute" and prohibition of dealing, in jute. . Anti-Toxin Is Success ful With Animals. CLEW IS FOUND IN LIYER Organ's Immunity to Germ Is Noted by Scientist. EXPERIMENTS TO GO ON Member of Staff of University Works on Theory That Liver Cre ates Own Protection and Isolates Substance. BERKELEY, Cal.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Successful experiments in the cure of tuberculosis in animals and a pros pect of similar results In the treat ment of human beings with a newly discovered antitoxin will be announced by the University of California within a few days In a bulletin by Dr. Fred erick P. Gay, head of the department of pathology. Dr. M. Takeoka. of San Francisco, a member of the staff of the medical school of the university, has succeeded is isolating a . secretion of the liver, which, according to his announcement, made to a seminar last week, has af fected complete cures in the cases of guinea pigs at the point of death from tuberculosis. Liver Clew to Antitoxin. The effect of the inoculation of the tubercular guinea pigs with the secre tion. which is called takuren by its dls coverer, has been- noted by Dr. Gay and others. Dr. Edward von Adelung, of Oakland, will continue the experi ments and note . the effect on human fceings. -Dr. Takeoka succeeded In Isolating trie antitoxin when working on the theory that' the liver must secret Its own antitoxin for the germs of tuber culosis. Inasmuch . as it is the only organ unaffected when all others are tubercular; - Molluscs Used In Experiment. -Dr. Takeoka suooeeded In Isolating the substance to his satisfaction sev eral months ago, but it was not until recently that he called It to the atten Ion of Dr. Gay, who, upon seeing the successful results, ealled the recent seminar. Dr. von Adelung refused to make a statement of his results today, saying that any. statement should come from the head of the department. Dr. Takeoka said that his best results had been obtained from takuren obtained from the livers of molluscs. Pish Dying by Millions. M'GREGOR, Ia Feb. 20. Millions of fish are dying in the Mississippi River this winter because of the unusual thickness jQt the Ice, according to Got- ent .fish men at stations along the m between here and Winona. ZEHHBK WE'LIGETUPEARLV INTHE f10(?rie AtiO FIX TH FI9Wf? 8EOS jioot Aes 'you oovG- UOfK vs 4-T-je Some Wets Will Vote for Bill. With View of Discrediting. Movement by Over-Drastic Provisions. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The Senate measure forbidding shipment of liquor into prohibition .states, even where state laws authorize such shipments for personal use. will come to a vote in the House tomorrow, with both wet and dry advocates divided among themselves as to the expediency of its passage. Those favoring the provision, which was written Into the annual postal ap propriation bill by . the Senate, declare it will pass with votes to spare., Some prohibition advocates will not support it, however, because 'they believe so drastic a measure would be difficult of enforcement and would react seriously against the prohibition movement. ' For the same reason, some representatives who had lined up heretofore against prohibition, are expected to be In favor of the Senate's proposal. In addition to making "bono dry about a score of states- which, now for bid - the manufacture or sale of liquor but permit Its Importation for personal use. the Senate amendment would bar- liquor advertisements from the mails. In states where such advertising Is pro aiblted. - - WILSON FIRM FOR PROBE President to Insist on Funds for Pood Investigation WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. One of the measures which President Wilson will insist on as a part of the. programme to be completed by Congress before it adjourns is the appropriation of $400, 000 requested by the Federal Trade Commission for an inquiry into high prices. It became known . tonight that the President Is determined that the Com mission which is making the investlga tion at his request, shall have ample funds for the work. GOVERNMENT TO AID TROOPS Help in Obtaining Jobs for Guards- men Is Ordered. WASHINGTON, FeD. 20. All pos sible steps, to obtain employment for the National Guardsmen about to be demobilized' afterservice on the border, are ordered Jn a Hetegram sent to the Labor -Department's - employment bureaus throughout the country today by Commissioner. Camlnettl. It renews and re-emphasizes a-gen eral order -to the same effect issued a month ago.' SNOWSLIDE BURIES TRACKS Avalanche Makes Sweep - of Pour Miles in Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 20. Uprooting trees and covering cabins in its four-mile sweep, the largest snow slide in the history of Utah covered the tracks of the Oregon Short Line be tween Wheelan and Cache Junction early today. - , . All trains in the vicinity are stalled, and 160 men have rushed to the scene to give aid. No 'one is reported to have (been injured. . SOME WEATHER WE'RE HAVING! AGED GATEMAN'S WILL OPENED Charles Clark Leaves Money to Girl He Saw on Ferry. 2 OTHERS BENEFICIARIES $6000 Left to James 17. Wheeler, of ' Portland, and Anne Lyon, of Silverton Stenographer Sa s She'll Keep Job. When Ella T. Pearson, pretty stenog rapher at .the Union Meat Company, went home from work last night, she was Just $10,000 richer than when she started ' for-her dally round of'typing duties in the morning. She was advised In the course of the day that Charles Clark, an aged East Side citizen, who was found dead In his bed at his Knott street lodgings last Friday morning, had bequeathed her Portland property having that value in his will, which was opened yesterday, Mr. Clark was 84 years old. - Two Not Even Close Friend. 'The two were. not relatives, nor even close friends. The story of the legacy is one of those , tales that out-fiction fiction. In a story book, it would be accounted mere fancy and not fact. Some years ago. Miss Pearson lived in the vicinity of the present Ice Palace. She held a position on the East Side and crossed to and from her work dally on the Alblna ferry. Mr. Clark was gateman on the craft and the two became acquainted In a casual way. ...... Legacy Complete Surprise. She talked with Mr. Clark on the short voyages between the two banks of the Willamette. They were trifling. Impersonal conversations, such, as one holds, with slight acquaintances.. He admired her' and. because of her youth and his age;, it was in no sense a romance, but rather the lure that youth always holds for old ge. "I'll remember you in my will," Mr. Clark said to her occasionally. In a joking .way .and as a joke she an swered the remark. . She never consid ered it but in the lightest possible way and -the incident was . forgotten- alto gether until yesterday. . For years the two have not even met The legacy came as a comprete surprise. Not only was Miss Pearson to be the chief beneficiary of the old man's will but she was chosen as executrix by him to distribute his fortune. Moreover, he asked in his will that she serve with out bonds James N. Wheeler, chief Inspector .In the Department of Public Works for the City of Portland. Is also a bene ficiary to the amount of approximately (Concluded on Page 4, Column 1.) Soon BE TIM e iJ-eiG iforis, -EH i I -fir" " ' mmr Jacobs Brothers, Convicted of Fraud in Bankruptcy, Will Bo Freed Unless Creditors Pay Board. BELLINGHAM. Wash, Feb. 20. Isaac and David Jacobs, bankrupt clothiers of this city, will be liberated from the County Jail, where they have been confined since December, unless their creditors pay $30 a month to the county toward their support, under an order Issued by Judge Jeremiah Neterer. of the Federal Court today. The Jacobs brothers were, committed to Jail after they were convicted by a Federal Jury of withholding assets of more than $3000 from their creditors. A petition, signed by the two superior Judges of this county and about 100 other persons, was sent to Judge Neterer requesting that they be released and assigning as one of the reasons for the request the expense to which the county has been put in keeping them in prison. The petition was denied on condi tion that the creditors pay the cost of boarding the prisoners. The creditors have indicated that they would comply with the order. 28 HOSPITALS MOBILIZED New York Prepares to Cope With Any Public Catastrophe. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Ambulance and medical service of 28 of the largest hospitals put under way a mobilization plan today in preparation for any pub lic catastrophe involving Injury to a large number of persons. The hospitals, according to the plan, will supply 100 ambulances. 200 doctors and 400 nurses with the least possible delay. GALE -ENDANGERS STOCK Snow Storm - Sweeps South Dakota, . . Driven by 50-Mile Wind. ABERDEEN. S. D.. Feb. 21 Driven by bl 60-mile wind from the West, a severe snow storm swept this part of South Dakota early today. " Storm warnings issued Tuesday night are believed to have been received too late to protect stock. $13,000,000 Asked for Canal Zone -WASHINGTON. Feb. 30. An appro priation of $13,371,000 for new troop quarters In the Panama Canal Zone and for expenses of the authorized addition al Increments for garrisoning the Zone was requested of Congress today by Secretary Baker, who declared It "Im peratively necessary" that this amount be made immediately available. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 41 aegreei; minimum. M aegreea TODAY'S Occasional rata or snow; south to WlBdS, Submarines. Cabinet holds it first "war session. ' Pao 1. Two Americana aboard Norwegian sunk by Germans. Pase Wuhlngton demands that Austria defino po- Brltish. wilt modify blockade rules. Pace 5, War. Hope put in U-boats. Pace 3. National. Porto Blran citizenship bill passed by Sen ate. , Paso 1!. Wilson to break another century-old prece dent. Page 3. Wet and drya divided over prohibition meas ure In Congress. Page 1. Senate passes spy bill, 60 to 10. Pag 2. Domestic. Ban Antonio opens Alamo te General Funston's body. Page 4. Scientist holds out new hope of tuberculosis antitoxin. Page 1. Food prices to bo Investigated in Chicago. Page 3. Sport. Beavers near end of training trip. Pass 14. Columbia easily - defeats Benson Tech five. Page 14. Portland hockey team defeats Vancouver, 6 to 4. Page 14. Plnkman objects to Jack Grant as referes. Page 14. Tennis "Committee to schedula more than 200 tournaments. Page 15. ' Pacific Northwest. Idaho would prevent Japanese marrying Americana ' Page 1. Voters to pass on eight measures at special election in June. Page 1. Bsllinghara residents want prisoners freed to escape cost of board. Pago 1. Referendum started on bone-dry bill at Olympla. Page T. Balance is left by Oregon Legislature. Page 6. legislators drop enmities as session closea Page . Commercial and Marine. , Oats are higher on improved California de mand. Page 19. Wall street traders operate with moro confi dence. Page 19. Board looking over possible elevator sites leisurely. Page ltt. Portland and Vicinity. Alienation suit, for $30,000 goes to Jury. Page T. - Schools to honor Washington today. Page 8. Shrovo Tuesday Pancake Feast held at Urace Memorial Church. Page 3. - Report on proposed municipal lighting plant ready for Council. Page a. , Baptist Rome Missions are 40 years old. Page 13. J. Newton Seevers. poet. Jailed for defraud ing innkeeper. Page 13. Toy factory to bo started In Portland Soon. Page 11. ' Retailers discuss way of overcoming mall order evil. Pago 12. f Dairymen to plan extension of market. r Pago 8. George Geary denies he aided Lottis Reed to forge checks. Page 13. Custom-House employes tarn over cost of - election bet to Belgians. Page 4. Portland stenographer helresa to S10.0O0. Page 1. 6. M. Hears aays strike at Columbia En gineering Works ia unjust. Pag 16. Dry workers are warned to keep oa alert. Page 6. Guardsmen thank Mlse Harriet Cummlng for keeping dance going. Page 13. Freight blockade affects shipments of Ore gon products. Pag 8. Waathar report, data and forecast. Pag 19. Good Road Programme ' Stands First. PENITENTIARY GRANT ON LIST Curb on Introduction of New Legislation' Also Billed. LAND-GRANT TAX UP, TOO Acts Requiring Uniform Election Day, Classifying of Assessments and Granting Powers , to Port of Portland to Be Decided. EIGHT PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE PEO PLE OK OREGON AT SPE CIAL' ELECTION MON DAY, JUNE 4. State issue of $6,000,000 in bonds to becfln construction of a comprehensive system of roads and highways embracing; entire state. Direct expenditure of f 100,000 a year for four years to build a new penitentiary at Salem.' To raise pay of legislators from 33 a day to S6 a day, extend leg islative session to 50 days and limit number of bills that can ba Introduced by each member and each committee. - To authorize assessors of West ern Oregon counties to restore Oregon & California grant lands to tax rolls. Requiring municipalities to hold their primary and general elections on same day state pri maries and general elections are held, i To provide for classified assesa - ment of property with graduated rate of taxation on property of different classes. To enable Port of Portland to build or to subsidize steamships and operate line of steamers 'to foreign and domestic porta. To prevent repeal of any parts of state constitution by lmplica ation. All acts of the Legislature agalriBt which the referendum is invoked also will be on the bal lot. City- election in Portland on same day. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) Seven important meas ures, in addition to the $6,000,000 road bond proposal, will be on the ballot for consideration of the voters at the special election on June 4. In authorizing the special bond elec tion the Legislature decided also to re fer to Ihts election all constitutional amendments and other questions which .otherwise would have gone on the bal lot at the election next November had the special election not been authorized. Penitentiary Bonds Referred. One of the most important measures, next to the road bonds, is the proposal to build a new penitentiary. It author izes an expenditure of $400,000 at the rate of $100,000 a year. The work would be done by the convicts and all the money used for material. This bill was introduced in the House by Representative Rltner and passed both houses, after once .having been killed in the.Senate. An expenditure of this sort authorized by the people them selves would not be subject to the 6 per cent tax limitation. The bill waa amended by the Marion County delega tion so that the new penitentiary will have to bo built in Marion County. Another important measure is that providing changes in legislative pro cedure and raising the salaries of the legislators. This measure was intro duced in the Senate by Senators Steiwer and Shanks and amended In the House. Curb Proposed oa New Bills. Two Important items are contained in the Steiwer-Shanks resolution. One provides that no member of either house, either individually or Jointly with any other member, can Introduce more than four bills .at a session. No committee, excepting the ways and means 'committee, can Introduce more than three bills. The total number of bills that can be Introduced by all com mittees in the Senate is to be. limited to 30 andjn. the House to 60. The other item in this resolution proposed to increase the pay of mem bers of the Legislature from $3 a day to $6, but no member can draw pay for more than 50 days. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate are to receive $10 a day. The mileage for members is fixed at 15 cents a mile In each direction. It l 10 centa under the present law. ' Grant-Land Measure oi List. Representative: Bean's bill authoriz ing the asseasors of Westen Oregon counties to restore the Oregon & Cal ifornia grant lands to the tax roll also will' be on the ballot. The measure merely asserts the right of the state of Oregon forever to assess the property, despite the fact that it is Involved in litigation between the railroad and the Federal Government. Before the close of the session early .(Concluded on Fag 4, Column 3.) t