THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDXESlTAT, FEBRUARY 21, 1917.
FOOD PRICE PROBE
TO OPEN 111 CHICAGO
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES, SERVED AT GRACE MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH, TEMPT I
WILSON TO BREAK
MORE PRECEDENTS
APPETITES OF IRVINGTONIANS.
MEN
THE LAST CALL !
Much Evidence Is Said to Have
Been Heard Previously ?
I by Grand Jury.
Senate Probably Will Not Be
Called in Extra Session to
Confirm Cabinet.
Are You Ready?
To Reap the Greatest Economy
in This Final Disposal Sale of
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POTATOES AND ONIONS RISE
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Eight. Cents Per Peck and 12 Cents
Per Pound, Respectively, Are Re-
tall Prices So Relief Is in ;
Sight, Says Shipping Man.
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CHICAGO, : Feb. 20. While, a hunger
demonstration was taking place In New
York today and Chicago, like the rest
of the country, was facing higher
prices for table necessaries. It was an
nounced that the. Federal Government's
Investigation into the food problem
will open In Chicago soon, probably
next week.
The announcement ' was ' made 'by
TTnlted States District Attorney Clyne,
who has Just returned, frqm. Washing
ton, at the conclusion of an Inter
view with Frank Dailey, a special as
sistant Attorney-Genjeral,. who. has. been
in charge' of the Government's In
quiry into the coal shortage.
Much evidence bearing on the food
situation is said to have been gathered
by agents of the Department of Justice
and ready for presentation to the com
mission. Some of It is said to have
been heard by grand Juries.
T. P. Miller, president of the newly
organized Fruit and Vegetable Shippers"
Association, said today that no relief
was in sight and that only diminished
consumption could lower prices.
"There are only 730 cars of potatoes
In the whole state of Colorado now,"
said Mr. Miller. "There should be at
this season 3000 cars. Idaho has only
1200 cars. 'Oregon 250 and Washington
100, which is about one-third to one
fifth their normal supply. And this
supply Is being rapidly shipped out. We
had 60. cars yesterday, mostly from
the West, and we relayed most of the
60 cars as far east as Boston and as
far south as Texas.
"Potatoes are retailing at" 80 cents a
peck In Chicago and are said to be
likely to go higher. The reason lies
not only In the short crop of last year,
but In the added freight charges In
volved In bringing -them from the Far
West. Ordinarily we get them from
nearby states. In other years when the
crop was short we imported them from
Ireland, Belgium, Scotland and Ger
many. That was. of course. Impossible
this season. We have imported In
former years as high as 3,000,000
bushels.
"Many farmers, tempted by high
prices, have sold their seed .potatoes and
the result may be decreased acreage
this year."
Mr. Miller estimated that the present
erop is short 45,000,000 bushels. On top
of this came news that frosts have
done serious damage to the crops ordi
narily ready for market at this time.
Onions in Chicago today were sell
ing at 12 cents a pound wholesale as
compared with the normal price of 3
cents; beans, ordinarily worth 11.75. at
$7.25 a bushel, and the $10 cabbage of
other years is an aristocrat at $150 a
ton. Other staples are quoted at pro
portionate advances.
NEW YORK DEMANDS ' FOOD
Mothers' Xjeague Threatens to Keep
Children Out of School.
NEW. YORK, Feb. 20. Following
many clashes between the police and
women food rioters at the City Mall
and in many congested tenement dis
tricts today, Joseph Hartigan, commis
sioner of weights and measures, an
nounced he was doing everything in his
power to stimulate the flow of food
stuffs into this city from all parts of
the country.
Reports received by the commissioner
Indicate the situation has reached an
acute stage, which, he asserts, calls for
the establishment by Congress of some
sort of "food control commission to
meet the per capita consumption of
food in the United States." While re
tail shopkeeper? and pushcart-peddlers
have been forced to bear the
brunt of the assaults of the angry
housewives here, the bureau of weights
and measures announced that the "ab
normal exportation . of foodstuffs and
the subnormal production are the
underlying causes of the advance in
prices." It Is said, however, that there
Is "abundant evidence of speculation
in canned goods."
After several hundred women had
stormed the City Hall In an effort to
see the Mayor, Mrs. Ida Harris, pres
ident of the Mothers" Vigilance League,
issued a statement In which she de
clared it had - been decided to keep
children away from the schools until
the price of food . is lowered. This
step, Mrs. Harris asserted, was Justi
fied on, the ground that poorly fed
children are In no condition, to profit
by schooling.
Announcement was made tonight by
"Earl D. Babst, president of the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Company, that
"housewives should pay no attention to
unfounded stories as to the shortage of
sugar." .
A great crowd of housewives, many
of them with children, fought to obtain
entrance to a meeting in an Cast Side
hall tonight, when protests were made
against the high price of food.-
The meeting- ended with the adap
tion of a plan for many thousands of
women and children to march all day
In Wall street and at night -through
Fifth avenue- s '
A committee was appointed to de
mand of the Board of Estimates an ap
propriation of $1,000,000 for the lmme
diate purchase of foodstuffs to be dis
tributed among the poor at cost. Ap
peals also were sent to President Wil
son, Governor Whitman and Mayor
Mitchel. '
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PANCAK
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Shrove Tuesday Celebrated at
Grace Memorial Church.
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From their fine outward appearance.
through the various elements of
strength that go to make up the stand
ing of a remedy, including the final
and absolute test does it "make good"?
does it cure? Hood's Sarsaparilla and
Peptiron Pills conclusively prove every
day that they are medicines of the
highest character.
Hood's Sarsaparilla originated in ' a
physician's successful prescription.
Peptiron Pills, named from . pepsin
and iron, include nux and other tonics.
For scrofula, eczema, humors, bolls,
pimples and other eruptions for loss
of appetite, indigestion and dyspepsia
for kidney and liver troubles for
loss of . appetite, that tired feeling
for brain fag, nerve exhaustion, anemia
and poor, thin blood Hood's Sarsapa
rilla and Peptiron Pills n.ake the ideal
course of .medicine, the former before
meals,' the latter after.
Origin of Custom lost In Antiquity,
but One "Historian" Suggests
They "Stick to the Ribs"
With Iienten Fast Ahead.
the first day of Lent, which is today,
and the Lenten season runs until April
8, which is Easter Sunday.
Shrove Tuesday brought its feast of
good things to members and friends of
Grace Memocrial Episcopal Church,
East Seventeenth and Weidler streets,
yesterday, when members of the guild
served pancakes. In accordance with
the good old English custom.
Many participatead in the observance
of these Shrove Tuesday rites and right
merrily tho . batter was mixed, the
cakes fried to a golden brown and then
eaten with generous quantities of but
ter "and syrupv accompanied by steam
ing cups of aromatic coffee.
A thin covering of snow lay on the
ground about Grace Church and a block
away the inviting odor of frying pan
cakes could be discerned upon the "Win
ter air. Under such conditions, there
was but one course for the owners of
the smlttenv olfactories to pursue and
that led straight to the guild rooms of
the church, whence the ejelighfful smell
issued.
Guild members, headed by Mrs. John
Tait, president, were in charge of the
pancake luncheon, and young women
served the diners. Mrs. T. Francis
Drake was In charge of the kitchen and
she was responsible for the fine qual
ity of cakes that were brought steam
ing hot from the. griddles and- piled
high upon the plates of the diners.
Other women assisting were Mrs.
George F. Anderson. Mrs. W. P. Jen
kins, Mrs. A. B. Cutler, Mrs. John Bag
ley, Mrs. D. 'B. Charles and Mrs. H. O.
Waldstrom.
. Pastor Welcomes Gesta.
Rev. Oswald W. Taylor, pastor of
Grace' Memocial Church, was present
ainl greeted parishioners and friends
who came.' The pancake lunch started
at noon and continued well throughout
the afternoon. In that time, hundreds
were served with the Shrovetide dain
ties. -
The custom comes down from olden
times of eating pancakes on Shrove
Tuesday. It was one of the last acts
of feasting and Jollity before donning
the customary habiliments of sadness
for the Lenten season. It Is Just the
reverse of Jolly old Omar's injunction
to fling the Winter garments of re
pentence into the fire of Spring. .
So inseparable have pancakes and
Shrove Tuesday become that in parts of
Old England the day is known as "Pan
cake Tuesday." Originally, feasts of
all sorts of good things were common
on this day and Just how pancakes
were picked upon as the chosen dainty
of the day is another of those things
shrouded in the mists of antiquity.
Pancake Reasons Are Dlacnaaed.
One theory has it that hotcakes were
chosen to make use of meat fryings
rkT hnn1 In thA Ti nimphilH as mpat
all kinds was taboo during the coming
40 days.
Another Idea is that pancakes were
chosen for Shrove Tuesday because, as
any prospector or hunter knows, they
"stick to the ribs," to use a frontier ex
pression, and for this reason they were
timely to fortify the diners against the
impending Lenten fast.
Shrove Tuesday diners yesterday
called down blessings upon the head
of the Inventor of the pancake, sup
posedly some Neolithic man whose
crude mixture of wild grains and roots
was roasted on a hot rock.
Shrove Tuesday is so named because
communicants of the church came to
the priest to be absolved of sin on that
day and after forgiveness had been
granted they were said to have been
J shriven. It precedes Ash Wednesday,
DAVID M0SESS0HN NAMED
High Honor Cohaes to Portland Man
From B'nai B'rlth.
. RAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. (Special.)
David N. Mosessohn. of Portland,
was unanimously elected president of
district No. 4, Independent Order B'nat
B'rith, consisting of California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah,
Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming and British
Columbia.
The grand president appointed David
Solis Cohen grand orator for the dis
trict; Nathan Weinstein, district deputy
for Portland; Alex E. Miller, ladies'
auxiliary deputy, and A. Kosenstein.
youths' auxiliary commissioner.
Mr. Mosessohn Is an attorney of this
city and is the publisher of the Jewish
Tribune and the Oregon Country. He
has taken an active part in civic af
fairs in this city and was one of the
founders and president of the Portland
Ad Club. Telegrams of congratulation
have been sent Mr. Mosessohn ' by the
Governor, Mayor and leading civic or
ganizations, including the Chamber of
Commerce and Ad Club.
HOPE PUT IN U-BOATS
Submarine Is Only Promise of
Success, Says Bavarian.
FOES' STRENGTH REALIZED
WARSHIP PASSAGE ASKED
United States Wants Safety Assur
ance' for Refugee Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Ambassador
Elkus at Constantinople was instructed
by the State Department today to ask
that the Ottoman government take up
informally with Germany the question
of guaranteeing safe passage of the
American naval vessels Caesar andi Des
Moines, detained at Alexandria en route
to Beirut and bring out American refu
gees and discharge relief supplies for
Armenian and Syrian war sufferers.
The ships were halted at Alexandria
pending arrangements for their voyage
through the waters barred by the Ger
man submarine proclamation. .
Because of the strained) relations be
tween the United States and Germany
and the fact a direct request would be
tantamount to a .recognition of the sub
marine blockade against neutral ship
ping, the State Department decided to
request the Turkish authorities to make
the arrangement. .
CLATSOP JUFW INDICTS 3
One . Charged With Arson and Two
I - wild. jtoDDery.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 20. (Special.)
The Circuit Court grand Jury today re
turned an indictment on a charge of
arson against Jermlah Silvola, the man
who set fire to the Clatsop Mill Com
pany's plant recently. Th grand ury
also indicted George Demont and Harry
Treveyan on a charge of robbery.
The trial of the case of August Peter
son against the city of Astoria to re
cover 110,000 damages for personal in
juries came to a sudden end!, when the
court directed a verdict in favor of the
defendant, because the plaintiff did not
file his claim against the city within
the time prescribed by the charter.
QUART LIQUORBlLL PASSED
South Carolina Dry Measure Is
' " 1 Ready for Governor.
COLUMBIA. S. C. Feb. 20. The so
called "quart a month" liquor bill was
passed by both branches of the South
Carolina Legislature today and now
goes to Governor Manning for slgna
ture. It would be effective 60 days
after signed.
It allows the importation of one quart
a month of whisky for medicinal, or a
gallon of wine a month for sacramental-
uses.- to a ma or a woman, if she
Is-at the head of the family.
Supplies From Across Seas Must Be
Cut Off to Bring War to End,
Declares Premier German
Resources Held Ample.
BERLIN. Feb. 19. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y., Feb. 20.) Count George
F. von Hertling. Bavarian Prime Min
ister and chairman of the foreign af
fairs committee of the Federal Council.
is quoted by the overseas News Agency
in an interview as follows:
"We would hold that the war now
must in all circumstances and by all
means be brought to a decision. Field
Marshal von Hindenburg recently eaid
that theoretically the war could be
continued indefinitely, as our losses
were considerably smaller than our In
crease in men; that our frontier walls
on the east, west and south were un
shakable, and that our economic life
was continuing as formerly, although
on a smaller scale than in peace times,
yet in a reliable, safe fashion.
"Our adversaries, however, can also
in the ordinary continue to fight In
definitely, provided they can maintain
the importations of war materials
across the sea. Therefore, If we wish
to bring the war to an end wo must
cut off these Importations.
"The means to accomplish this lies
In our submarine navy. Our peace
proposal was declined because our
enemies did not dare to confess to their
people and their allies that all those
great promises by which they were
induced to enter the war, and by which
they are holding them together in the
war, cannot be kept, and that the en
tire military enterprise already has
failed and the deceived nations, instead
of realizing their promised accretions
of wealth and territory, are now in a
financial and economic chaos.
"We desire to bring the war to an
end because we are shocked by war's
sorrows. Our adversaries wish to con
tinue the war because they are terri
fied by the horrors that peace would
bring.
"The war draws nearer Its termina
tion. The final struggle will be of
the pretest dreadf illness, but It must
be fought to the bitter end."
. .Taxpayers Assoclalton, to Meet.
-Taxpayers' Association will meet to
night at Library Hall,. Central Library,
at 8 P. M. Public questions of interest
will be presented. Taxpayers espe
cially are. invited. W. O. Powell Is
president of the association.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. President
Wilson Is considering breaking another
precedent of more than 100 years'
standing by not calling the customary
special session of the Senate Immedi
ately at the beginning of his new term.
Inauguration arrangements, already
much upset by the fact March 4 falls
on a Sunday, may be further disar
ranged by the abandonment of the spe
cial session, which in a measure would
change entirely the method of cere
monies of inaugurating the .Vice-Presi
dent.
The President's purpose, as under
stood at the Capitol, is to avoid a spe
cial session of the Senate unless an
extraordinary session of the whole
congress is necessary at the same time.
' Lobs; Srsalon to Be Avoided.
The Senate, called In special session,
as is the custom, to confirm appoint
mentsNf Cabinet members and others,
would be powerless to legislate to any
purpose alone, but there would be noth
ing to prevent the body from remaining
in session as long .as it pleased and
discussing any subject it chose.
The understanding at the Capitol to
day was that such a situation was to
be avoided if possible.
Abandonment of the special session
would do away with the usual cere
mony of Inaugurating the Vice-President
in the Senate chamber In the pres
ence of both houses of Congress, the
diplomatic corps, the Supreme Court
and other dignitaries. It would elim
inate exactly one-half of the official
ceremony of Inauguration day. Vice
President Marshall pointed out today
that under the Constitution he could
take the oath' of office and file notice
with the secretary of the Senate any
time before March 4, and then if he
chose take another oath at the formal
ceremonies March 6.
Wllnon la Vndeflded.
President Wilson has not decided, so
far as Is known, what he will do about
taking an oath of office some time be
fore the public ceremonies on Monday,
March 6. Secretary Lansing has ad
vised him that it would be proper to
take the oath Sunday, March 4, and
then take it again at the public cere
mony. There was no announcement of Pres
dent Wilson's plans at the White House,
but among Administration leaders at
the Capitol it seemed to be understood
that unless Mr. Wilson changed his
mind there would be no special session
of the Senate.
Quite contrary to what has become a
general opinion, no special session of
the Senate is required by the Constitu
tion for confirmation of Cabinet ap
polntments, and in fact no confirma
tion of the Cabinet is necessary if all
the members remain, as appears now to
be the plan. If any new members
should be chosen, they could receive
recess appointments and be presented
lor continuation later.
Cabinet Not In Constitution.
Tiie Cabinet, as such, quite contrary
to widespread opinion. Is not recog
nized by the Constitution. Its members
are appointed under the broad terras
providing for public officers who serve
during the pleasure of the President
and the statutes creating the executive
departments.
The news that President Wilson
might abandon the special Senate ses
sion caused officialdom to gasp until it
refreshed its memory and looked up
the Constitution and laws. i
When the situation as it affects his
Inauguration was referred to Vice-
President Marshall he explained the
constitutional provisions.
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Jast Arrived, the New Spring '
Marguerite Breakfast Sets
Vhich Co on Sale Today
At $1.25
Made of good quality Scout percale in light colors.
The blouse made with V-neck and kimono sleeves,
three-quarter belt. The full-gored skirt, as well as
the blouse are finished with scallops with white bias
pipings. Fourth Floor.
XT, w York ms V nrosecute nronortv
owners for cost of fighting "fires where
fire prevention laws have not been
obeyed.
NAVY BILL IS INCREASED
SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS 12S,0OO,.
iOOO TO KltilHE.H.
A Three or Five-Piece
Genuine Cowhide Bag, $6.65
Is leather lined, has sewed-on corners, in
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18-inch sizes. Sub-Basemenl.
For Today We Announce
More New Arrivals of
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Models from this world-famous designer express the
latest and most authentic modes for the new season. His
most recent large, medium and small hats can now be
found in our Millinery Salons. While most of these hats
are in black, he shows a few of the smart colors. Priced
from $18 to $60. Third Floor.
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Naval Academy Class to De lacreaaed
and Term Shortened Arm Pro- "
-Tided for Merchant Auxiliaries.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Klnal ap
proval of the naval appropriation bill
waa voted today by the Senate naval
eommittee. with the total raised to
about a billion dollars by adding $r2S.
000,000 to the measure as it passed the
House. Appropriations are carried for
the coming- year's share of tho great
three-year building programme.
The emergency construction appro
priation of $150,000,000 recommended
by the Senate sub-committee was re
duced to $115,000,000,' with a specific
direction that $35,000,000 of this be ex
pended by submarines. An amendment
by Senator Polndexter was adopted di
recting that 40 of the additional sub
mersibles should be coast vessels and
ten fleet submarine, half of each type
to be built on the Pacific Coast.
Provision Is made for Increasing the
class at the Naval Academy by 614
members, providing for appointment of
four instead of three midshipmen by
each Senator and Representative, for
100 from enlisted men Instead of 25,
arid for four from the Philippines. The
term st the Naval Acsdmy would be
Doctor Tells How to Strengthen
Eyesight SO Per Cent in One
Week's Time in Many Instances
A Free rreaerlatloa Von ((V HT
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Philadelphia, Pa. Do you wear glass
es? Are you a victim of eye strain of
other eye weaknesses? If so, you will
be glad to know that according to Or.
Lewis there la real hop for you. Many
whose eyes were failing say they have
bad their eyes restored through the
principle of this wonderful free pre
scription. One man aaya, after trying It:
"I was almost blind: could not see to
read at all. Now I can read everything
without any glasses and my eyes do
not water any more. At night they
would pain dreadfully: now they feel
fine all the time. It waa like a miracle
to me " A lady who used it says: "The
atmosphere aeemed hazy with or with
out glasses, but after using this pre
scription for 15 days everything seems
clear. 1 can even read fine print with
out glasses." It Is believed that thou
sands who wear glasses can now dis
card them In a reasonable time and
multitudes more will - be able to
strengthen tbeir es so as to be spared
taa trouble and expense of ever acel-
tlng glasses. Eye troubles of many de
scriptions may be wonderfully bene
fited oy following the simple rules.
Here 1s the prescription: Go to any ac
tive drugstore and get a' bottle of Bon.
Opto tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet
In a fourth of a glass of water and
allow to dissolve. With this liquid
bathe the eyes two to four times dally.
You should notice your eyes clear up
perceptibly right from the start and In
flammation will quickly disappear. If
your eyes are bothering you. even a
little, take steps to save them now be
fore It Is too late. Many hopelessly
blind might have been saved if they
had cared for their eyes In time.
Note? Another promlnsnt Physlciaa to
whom the abovs article was submitted, said:
"Bon-Opt is a very remarkable remedy.
Its constituent Ingredients ars V7ell knows
to eminent eye specialists and widely pre
scribed by them. The manufacturers guar
antee It to' etrenrthei eyesight &0 per cent
In one week's tim In many Instances or re
fund the money. It can bs obtained from
any good drueslst and Is one of tho very
few preparation I Xel should be kept oa
hand for rosular , as - la almost svery
taiully." Adv.
reduced from four to threo years for
five years. ,
Other important Increases approved
include) $400,000 for a' high-power radio
station In Porto Rico; $600,000 for bat
teries for merchant marine auxiliaries;
$450,000 for ammunition for such auxil
iaries: $3,000,000 for reserve material
Today a Great Disposal of 3000
Imported Parisian Candle Shades
S Which we have arranger! on tables in four groups, giving the former g
1 prices and the present increase over former prices. f
Candle shades of paper, linen and silk, in an infinite jj
variety of designs and colors, and all daintily Parisian
which are all offered at a
2 Mere Fraction of Their Former Prices
I 5c, 1 0c, 1 9c, 29c Each j
I No returns, no exchanges, no C. O. D., no phone A
orders at these extraordinary prices. Sixth Floor. f
for tho Navy, and $1,950,000 for en.
gineerlng purposes.
The greater part of 4,000.000 tons of
herring caught yearly In Japanese
waters Is used to fertilize rice lields.
Head The Oregonian classified sd.
For Stomach, Liver, Kidney, Bladder
Trouble, Rheumatism, Etc.
OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU
Your druggist 'will put a case in your home for trial. Use three
bottles and if not as represented return the three empty bottles and
nine full ones and there will be no charge for water used.
What Better Guarantee Do You Want
and you to be the judge? Results first; pay after.
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PORTLAND
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