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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21, 1917. - .- . :- i . '.-1 v. -.. . 4' - : :4 PRESIDENT URGED TO GALL CONGRESS Advisers Believe Early Session Would Exert Fuller Power of Government. NAM. accounts for tho broadening of the schema of Insurance by the war risk bureau. There is no Intention of re quiring: munitions manufacturers to re duce their output for the allies. Iho President was assured today by Governor Manning, of South Carolina, that all the German-Americans In his state will support the Government If It goes to war with Germany. Sir. "Wilson Attends Tneater, Wtlch Is Taken to Mean He Has Made TJp Mind In Part Actual War Held to Exist- ROAD BOND PLAN INDORSED Amity Business Men's Club Urges 5 -Mill Tax for Highways MMINNVILLE, Or., March 10. (Bpo- ciaL) At a good roads booster meet Ins o-the Amity Business Men's Club FINAL DECISION DELAYED tended by Stat Senior Vinto" and others from this city, the sentiment was unanimous for the proposed good roads measure ' to come before the voters In June. Committees were ap pointed by the club to arrange for county picnic and barbecue at Amity Park sometime next May in the In terest of the bonding - bill. The club adopted the following- resolutions resolved. That this club present to tne .Honorable county Court of Tarn hill County this testimonial, that they request said court at their next meet wsnTOf!TOlI. March 20. For two ling' held for the purpose of levyinsr a hours today President Wilson discussed tax 'for said county to Include in said the international crisis with his Cabinet '"X Pn an taxaDie j, , . .,t ..atnn. tv.t the property, both real and personal, con- 5aFe for the extra session of Con- tajned within the corporate limits of press, fixed for April 16, be set forward all cities and towns within said county. to consider further steps In defense of American commerce against German submarines. It is understood there was not a dissenting voice against this step. The President himself did not ex press his views and so far as couia do learned later had not finally determined I upon the course to be pursued. The belief prevailed that he would announce tomorrow the call for an earlier meet ing of Congress. Opinion Is That War Exists. Among officials the virtually unani mous opinion is that In spite of the technical armed neutrality status or I the United States, aotually a state of war exists as the result of the ruthless destruction of American merchant ships and the killing of American citizens In defiance of International law and of the most solemn warning one nation can give another. The only question Is what shall be done about it, runner than the arming of merchantmen to resist submarine attack. The Cabinet members generally . are I said to have expressed their willingness I today to support a programme based on an early call for Congress and formal declaration that a state of war I exists between Germany and the United States. President Attends Tkntcn Tonight the President went to the I theater a thing he frequently does when he has made a preliminary deci sion off a grave question ana wants i distraction in order to look at the prob- I lem anew. with freshened mind. After the Cabinet meeting Secretary Daniels, saying that no new naval or ders have been Issued, hastened to the Navy Department and went into con ference with members of the General Board. Information for the Presi dent and tentative plans for further activities were discussed. The only argument known to have been advanced in official circles against the early calling of Congress was that the President himself can do almost everything possible Immedi ately. In spite of this argument. the preponderance of official opinion seemed to be that Congress should be summoned as soon as possible, so that the full power of the Government would be assembled in Washington. WARNED IT IS IS UNPREPARED Union League Club Calls At tention to Lack of Vital Ele ments of Defense. NATIONAL DANGER REAL Ellliu Root Says Germany Already Xs Making "War on Us, and Roosevelt Says Country Hides Behind English Fleet. NEW YORK. March 20. with a warning that the United States is un prepared for war with any first-class power, a committee of the Union League Club, headed by Robert Bacon. ex-Ambassador to France, and lnclud- States was hiding at present In safety behind an English fleet. "War is going on now," ha said. "Germany is making war upon us and we are not striking in self-defense. Armed neutrality under these circum stances Is war. It Is feeble war, but it is war. . Germany does not make feeble warl and she neither under stands nor respects it In opponents. All we can do is to decide whether we are going to hit soft or not. If we hit softly we will not acquire Germany's good will. Nation Depends Allies Fleet. "The American who loves Germany more than he loves America is not a go.od American. The American who hates England more than he loves America la not a good American. I want to point out this curious fact. For the last two and a half years we have seen the American pacifist mooching round. To try to curry favor with the German militarist a,' the American pa cifist, the professional pacifist has been the tool and the subordinate ally ox tne pro-German lnMhli country Mr. Roosevelt explained how he handled Germany over the Venezuela business. Continuing, he said: "We do not have this port block aded only because the British fleet keeps the enemy at home. It Is u American; It is unpatriotic: It Is shameful thing for us to be content to owe our safety to the fleet of a power when we are all the time in sisting that we are neutral between the power that is protecting us and tb power that is making war on us. It is a shameful thing) If we go to war, for heaven's sake let us make It a real war. We are terribly unprepared, more NAVY GETS RECRUITS Squad of 26 Men Are Enlisted In Idaho Towns. ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH i Lientenant-Oommander Blackburn Is Pleased With Response so Far Made, but Says Need of More Men Xs Great. Twenty-six more recruits were xnus tered Into the United States Navy yes terday at the Navy recruiting station in the Dekum building, where Lieutenant-Commander John H. Blackburn, U. S. N.. is in charge. Twenty-one of the 26 came here together from Idaho. They, and five others who will be down In a day or so, enlisted as the result of only four days' recruiting work by three men sent up there last week by Lieutenant-Commander Black burn. A fine husky-looking lot of young THESE FINE LOOKING LADS WILL MAKE GOOD SAILORMEN FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY. . Cr - mi I sssssa 1 1 1 1 i m f mmmimmmmmmammmmMmnmm m-mmmtmmmmmmmmmMmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm in -----jm--. - - . , j - - -wr "4. ' I - "3 You Can Hake Excellent Cake with Fewer Eggs Just use an additional quantity of Royal Baking' Powder, about a teaspoon, in place of each egg omitted. This " applies equally well to nearly all baked foods. Try the following recipe according to the new way: CREAM LAYER CAKE Old Way New Way M rvp noar i: eggs rap hectentec 1 mu9 milk S op flow 4 teaspooot 1 Cgg t tableepeene sbortenfng 1 BCatasi 1 Idaxv a-Utyr Cak DIRllCTIOWa CretkeseiUhortningtoshT.tlmttnttees After ifting tbe Boer ead R07.I Baking Powder tosvthar two or three time., add It all to the mlztnre. Oradaelly edd the milk and bent with pooa nntll yon hnvn . smooth poor bettor. Add the flavoring. Poor Into sronaod laor coke tins end boko In a moderately hot ovon fortwontr mluatoo. This eoko la boot baked la two layers. Pt togotherwith cream nlltng and oproad with white Icing made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes. No Alum No Phosphate COPPER PRICE CUT Producers Cut Cost to Govern ment in Half. ACT IS PURELY PATRIOTIC Concession Blade In Interest Preparedness for War and Wlll Be In Effect One Tear De fense Council Gratified. of Lien tenant-Commander John H. Blackburn, IT. S. W. (at Left). Swturlas In 21 Recruits for tho Navy From Idaho at tho Portland Navy Recruiting Office In tho Dcknm BnUdlng Yeaterday. Chief of Machinists Mate J. Rupert Is at the Right et the Picture. - the same to be used for the construc tion of permanent roads." 2 U-BOATS ARE TRAPPED TRAWLERS CATCH STTBMARIIVES IN NETS, SATS AMERICAN. Capture of Submersible Directed by Aviators After Discovering Hld , . lng Place From Air. NEWPORT, R. I., March 20. The trapping of two German submarines was reported by Captain E. Ia. Smith, of the American steamer Alaskan, which arrived today from Ia Pallice, France, for New York, according to the pilot, who brought the ship into the harbor. The U-boats, Captain Smith said, were detected lurking be neath the surface pt the sea by ob servers of the aircraft patrol. The airplane signalled for trawlers and circled about, directing the plac ing of nets. In a little while the nets were drawn completely about the un suspecting submersibles, which were hopelessly enmeshed and brought to the surface. They were lying side by side in the harbor of La Pallice when the Alaskan sailed. PORTLAND MAN SUCCUMBS Gust A. Slgnalness Victim of Apo plexy at North Bend. NORTH BEND. Or, March 20- (Spe cial.) G. A. Signalness, a resident of Portland, died at the Oregon Hotel this afternoon, following an apoplectic stroke which occurred this morning. He had been engaged In work about a logging camp on Davis Slough, and when he arose this morning the illness seized him. Mrs. Signalness has been advised of the death. Mr. Signalness owned timber and coal lands in this county. Gust A. Signalness had been a resi dent of Portland for the last seven years, having come here from Minne sota. He owned extensive timber and coal lands in Southern Oregon, and for time maintained an office in Fort- land. His home was at 405 Ross street. Portland. Mrs. Signalness will leave this morning for North Bend to arrange for the funeral. The burial probably will be at Marshfleld. Mr. Signalness was (2 years old and had been develop ing the land near Marshfleld since last November. He had opened up a coal mine on his property and had also sunk some piling for the Southern Pacific. WILSON RUSHING . PLANS VETERAN DIES SUDDENLY ' (Continued From First Paso.) would be greatly extended and here- I James Henry Harper, of Springfield, after would cover practically every Victim of Stroke, article save guns, arms and ammuru iion. ah we material wnicn enters 1 etIiGENe. Or, March 20. (Special.) into the manufacture Of these except-1 James Henry Harper, veteran of the ed articles Will be insured. I t-lvli war alea suaaemjr in opnngneia The Cabinet .considered, as the Presl- K , lng In its membership many man of prominence, presented at a special meeting tonight a report calling on the country to get ready for action. Charles E. Hughes presided. "If we go to war with Germany," said the report, "our only real protec tion will be the ships of the French and British navies and our own Navy, which is undermanned. "We have no coast defenses which could prevent the landing of troops on our shores, we have no defense which would prevent the complete and imme diate capture of our coast cities and ammunition factories in the Coast states of New Jersey and Connecticut. as well as every one of our Navy-yards. dent indicated, first the status of the situation with Germany; second, whether or not the date for convening Congress In extra session should be advanced, and third, the measures that should be taken to assure the defense of the United States and the protec tion of American life. American rights and American property on the high seas. it la ror this Government to say whether it regards a state of war as existing. Germany has committed acts of war against the United States, but there Is a distinction between acts of war and a state of war. Declaration or war rests solely with Congress. That the President will cit-em It neces-' sary in American interest to recom mend to Congress that a state of war . exists is the impression obtained from members of the Administration. "Whether it is necessary for him to have this condition recognised with out delay is the question he has been studying. President's Power Is Ample. Even with Congress not sitting, the President has ample power to proceed in enforcing American rights. His view in thia respect is confirmed by the opinions of the-Secretary of State and the Attorney-General. He has the power t employ the Navy In any direc tion ne sees lit for "defense." and. ob serving precedents, he may even invade foreign countries without thereby in fringing on tne rights of Congress. Troops, of course, will not be sent to Europe. There Is no such idea in the President's mind at this time. But he is concerned about the size of the Army and the National Guard, and it Is practically certain that as soon as possible he will urge the development of a force large enough to protect the United States. It is the Navy which must be the right arm of the country In the present National emergency,' and the President is giving hearty ap proval to every plan emanating from the Department for the enlargement of the sea service and for increasing its efficiency. The President and his advisers real ize that the way to bring Germany to her knees is to do everything possible to furnish supplies to the allies. This County, Indiana. February 16, 188S. He crossed the plains with his parents in 1861, but returned to the East at the outbreak of the war, enlisting in the Eighteenth Illinois Infantry. He served through to the close of the war. He was married November 11. 1869, at Rosefleld, I1L, to Miss Isabella Perry, and, with his bride, again came to Ore sron. His widow and four children sur. vive. The children are: A. E. Harper and Miss Marian Harper, of Springfield; Miss Ida McKernan. of Vancouver, B. C, and Mrs. Joele Whltlock, of Portland. JAMES TEMPLET0N BURIED Oregon Pioneer of 1850 Survived by 1 Children, All of liane County. EUGENE, Or., March 20. (Special.) 'James Te m pleton, pioneer who crossed the plains to Oregon in 1860, was burled yesterday near Junction City. Mr. Templeton had made his home In the Willamette "Valley almost 70 years, residing at the time of his death with his son, Samuel Templeton, at River, view. He was born in Ireland in 1839 In 1859 he was married to Mary Mar shall, a member of one of the early families of the state. They are sur vived by seven children, Samuel, Will iam, John, George, Mrs. Tlnie MeMul len, Mrs. Anna Boggs and Mrs. Minnie Bergess, all of Lane County. S U ! I.. Mother Gets Two Children. ORSGON CITY, Or.. March 20. (Spe cial.) Custody of two minor children was allowed Mrs. Beatrice Harrington today by Circuit Judge Campbell when he granted a decree of divorce to Mrs. Harrington from William G. Harrington. Bone-Dry Bill Dead in Colorado. DENTVER. March C. The House of ReDresentatives of the Colorado As sembly today killed the "bone-dry" bill pending since early in the session. Vital Necessities Lacking. The facility with which a hostile power could land troops on our shores has been repeatedly and authoritatively stated. Our regular organizations lack many things which are vitally essen tial in modern war. We lack machine guns of all types. -We lack grenades and bombs. We are without trench mortars of the type in use in Europe. We are without various kinds of field signal apparatus. We are - short of modern field wireless. We are without any of the modern types of heavy mo bile artillery, such as are in general use in Europe. "We are short of reserve rifles and all field-artillery. We have not a field gun for volunteers. Our supplies of reserve ammunition are inadequately small." Civilisation Itself Is Threatened. In opening the meeting Mr. Hughes said: "There is a principle involved in the attacks that have been made and the success of that principle, I do not think it is too much to say, threatens the in tegrity of our country. If that princi ple is successfully maintained, the question is not simply of commercial rlgnts. I regard these attacks, the method of their conduct, as an on slaught on liberty and on civilization Itself. It is time the American people understood it. All organizations exer cising public influence should record their convictions." Elihu Root declared Germany is mak ing war upon the United States. Technically there may not be a war," he said, ' because it may be it takes two to produce that, but Ger many is making war upon us and we are all waiting to see whether we are to take It 'lying down.' It Is either war or it is submission to oppression. President Asked to Act. "My diagonsis of the situation is that the President wants to hear whether Nthe people of the United States want him to go on and act. He nas said so many times. Let us answer him and tell him that the American people do not want him to discuss, to plan, or to talk about what is going to be done, but to act." Mr. Root said the multiplying mil lions of the Orient were seeking an outlet for national evolution and that the only territory left open to them was that which extended from Terra del Fuego to the Caribbean Sea, pro tected by nothing but the Monroe Doctrine. "That is what we have to faca after this war is over," he asserted, "and where is our Monroe Doctrine? What is it worth without force behind ltT And it the Monroe Doctrine fails, if it is Ignored with a German "naval sta tion in the Caribbean and an Asiatic naval station in Lower California, the Panama Canal is as worthless to us for strategic purposes as the Dardan elles to Russia today. German Purpose Subtle. Mr. Root said the letter of Foreign Minister Zimmermann, of Germany, to Mexico proposing the alliance of Mex ico and Japan for the dismemberment of the United States revealed a "subtle purpose which has been thought out and which is being worked out and which will continue to be worked out until this country stands alone and defenseless against Immediate and contiguous superior military power.' Theodore Roosevelt insistently urged action. . He charged Germany with murder and asserted that the United Unprepared than the people have any idea of. Wo are bound when we fight to strike hard and effectively. We want to prepare at once a great army I should hope a couple of million men so that if the war lasts for a year we will be able to be the deci sive and controlling element in it. "But do not wait for that great army. We can send an expeditionary force abroad now to fight in the trenches or fight in the Balkan peninsula, wher ever it is desired. We can get that ex peditionary force, if we choose to., within four o rf lve months Into the trenches and It will mean everything for the morale of France, of Belgium, of the allies generally, to have an American force under the American flag training In France and moving forward into the trenches to take its place beside the other armies, which are fighting our battles at this mo ment. Armed Strensrtsi Needed. "Use our fleet in any way possible, but prepare our armed strength so that no one will be able to say that if we do go to war we will make it only a 'dollar war.' "Use our money, use credit for our selves and for our allies, but let us show that Americans are willing to pay with their bodies for their souls' de sire; that we are willing to put our men into the trenches; that we are willing to put our men Into the battle field to show that we have not lost the courage, the steadfast endurance shown by our sires and our grandsires in the great days." PLUNGE OFF CLIFF KILLS TOLEDO FARM HAND BECOMES IN SANE!, THREATENS WOMAN. John Rdyseskl Flees From House) of His-Employer at Nlgflit) Is Fonnd In Pool Aboat Foot Deep. TOLEDO. Or.. March 20. (Special.) John Rdyseskl. 21 years old. fled) from the house of Joseph Koeydar, at Lower Farm on the Slletz Reservation, Friday night, while apparently deranged men tally, plunged through darkness over a bank 30 feet high into Euchre Creek and) was taken from the water an hour later in a dying condition. His funeral was held at Newport yesterday. Joseph Kosydar and young Rydzeskl, who had been working as a farm hand for Mr. Kosydar for a week, retired about 8 o'clock. Mr. Kosydar dropped asleep leaving the hired man writing letter at a table between tne two beds. Mr. Kosydar was awakened by loud talk downstairs andv hurrying down, found that Rydzeskl had fallen and was threatening Mrs. Kosydar's life If she did not help him get out of the house. The Kosydars summoned nelga bors and after about an hour of search ing Joe Dowd and Mr. Kosydar, at tracted by the man's groans, found him in water not more than a foot deep below a deeD dooI so nearly dead tnat their efforts at resuscitation zaiiea. Rydzeskl's parents live near Tart at the mouth of Slletz River. men the recruits .were, too. All but five of them were sent on to San Fran cisco last night, bound for the Verba Buena training station, where they will have three months' intensive drilling and training before being assigned to men-of-war. The other five, who en listed in the engine-room department, were sent to Bremerton Navy-yard on Puget Sound. Blore Men Greatly Needed. r lve men from Portland also were enlisted in the course of the day, Lieutenant-Commander Blackburn ex pects to enlist many more this week. ror the Navy is in great need of men at this critical time. Chief Yeoman Jessie J. Enos. Walter T. Corder, pharmacist's mate, and Sam uel Harts, first-class electrician, were the men who obtained the large num ber of recruits in their four days' work n Idaho. The recruits were enlisted in the towns of Harrison. Coeur d'Alene. Black Lake. Rose Lake. Kellossr and Wallace. 'The town of Harrison. Idaho. Is one of the most patriotic communities it has ever been my good fortune to visit," said Chief Yeoman Enos. "It has only 1000 Inhabitants, but in the past month and a half It has furnished 20 men for the United States Navy. Tney are all fine Navy material, too. xne townspeople are proud of the Navy and of the fact that so many of tneir boys are in the service. The whole town turned out with a band and escorted the recruits to the sta tion." Lieutenant-Commander Blackburn is making a record in the number of re cruits obtained In his district, which includes Washington and Idaho, as well as Oregon. But he wishes to obtain still more men, for the Navy needs them right now. It Is so short of men that many warships are out of com mission because there are not enough men to man them. Esgc Station Started. The County Commissioners of Clat sop. Lane and Douglas counties have offered Lieutenant-Commander Black. burn quarters in their respective county courthouses to carry on recruiting worn. He has sent E. J. Guyn, chief water tender, to Eugei. to open a recruiting station there today. The new station will be in the courthouse. CALL FOR GUARD IS EXPECTED War Department Asks as to Equip ment of Orcgioil Troops. Lister Signs Publicity Fund Bill. Mark Woodruff, of the publicity and convention bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, received information yester day that Governor Lister, of Wash lngton, had signed the bill providing that state's share of the fund for the tourist advertising campaign of the Northwest Tourist Association. The bill for . the British Columbia appro priation Is pending in the legislature and It is thought that, in view of the appropriations that both Oregon and Washington have made, it . wiH be passed without much difficulty. The largest maker of paper fasteners in the world is an English concern which -annually manufacturers over 100,000,000 of these articles. ter during September, 1914, Mrs. Gladys Brock brought suit In the Circuit court here today against her husband. Roy C Brock. The two were married in Hood River in December, 1903. The children are a boy of II and a girl of 4. Mrs. Brock asks for their custody. George A. White, Adjutant-General of the Oregon National Guard, received inquiries yesterday from headquarters of the Western Department. United States Army, asking for complete data as to the equipment and supplies on hand, and the amount that would be necessary to put the Oregon militia into the field. National Guard officers are reticent about discussing the .sub ject, but it is apparent that they1 would not be surprised to receive orders shortly to mobilise the National Guard. Efforts are being made to enlist more men and to bring the Guard up to war footing. J. P. Growden, superintendent of construction for the Northwestern Elec tric Company, has been commissioned a First Lieutenant In the engineer sec tion, officers' reserve corps. United States Army- He has received orders to proceed at once to recruit a com pany of reserve engineers with a strength of 109 men. WASHINGTON. March 20. The prin cipal American copper producers have agreed to furnish copper needed for the Army and Navy during the coming year at 16 and a fraction cents a pound, about one-half of the current market price. Forty-five million pounds Is to be delivered. This solves one of the Important problems in connection with large or ders for munitions soon to be placed. and is the first big concession in re sponse to the appeals to the patriotism of the country's Industries since the Navy's agreements with the ship slid ers and steelmakers for profit cutting. Defense) CoancU Notified. The action of the copper producers was announced tonight by the Council of National Defense, which made publio the following letter from the producers to B. M, Baruch. of New York, chair man of the council's metal supply committee: Referring to our several conversa tions on the subject of supplying cop per for the Army and Navy, to the let ter of the Secretary of the Navy on March 16, and the telegram of the Sec retary of War of March 11. both ad dressed to you, on behalf of the prin cipal producers of copper in this coun try, we beg to. say that we will furnish the quantity named for delivery within 12 months, via: "Twenty million pounds for the Navy and 25,510.000 pounds for the Army in approximately equal quantities each quarter from April, 1917. to April, 1918, at a price of 16.6739 cents -per pound, delivered in regular shapes at Atlantic seaboard points. Average Is Struck. "The price named is the actual aver age selling price obtained by the United Metals Selling Company, the largest seller of copper over the period of 10 years. 1907 to 1916 inclusive, and rep resents, in our opinion, the fair average price of all copper sold by American producers during that time. "We offer the copper aft this price notwithstanding our oost for labor, ma terials, supplies, etc, varies from 30 to 75 per cent above the average dur ing the 10-year period, because we be lieve it to be our duty to furnish the requirements of the Government In pre paring the Nation for war, with no profit more than we receive from our regular production in normal times. It is understood that the price quoted above is for the quantity and period of delivery above named." Patriotism Is Praised. The names of the signers of the letter were not made public but it was said they represented the principal produc ers. Mr. Baruch, at the request of See retarles Daniels and Baker, has been in conference wit . officials of the produc ing and smelting interests for more than a week. In giving out the letter, with the ap proval of both Secretaries, Director Gil ford, of the Council of National De fense, said it was "very gratifying evi dence of the recognition of men of large affairs of their patriotic obligations." DISLOYALTY IS REBUKED Marshfleld Grand Army Post In vites Some Residents to Leave. MARSHF1ELD. Or.. March 20. (Spe cial.) Baker Post, No. 8. Grand Army of the Republic, at a meeting recently adopted strong resolutions for the unanimous support of President Wilson in the present international crisis ana strongly condemned "certain Marsh fleld men" for their un-American ut terances and urged that they leave the United States. Following was the text of the reso lution: Whereas. At this time, when eur country Is threatened with war. tns President should havs the hearty support of every citizen. It Is. therefore Resolved. That Baker Post No 8, o. A. sustain President Wilson In whatever mow hs may make. In defendlns the honor of the United States, against Germany or any other country that may make Illegal demands upon our Nation. Whereas. Members of Baiter Post. O. A. Department of Oreson. havs been reliably Informed that certain business msn of Marshfleld mads the statement that In the event of war belnr declared between ths United States and Germany, that they would declare themselves for Germany, It Is, there fore Resolved. By Baker Post, that such senti ments are strongly condemned, and that said cltlsens should be In Germany. In place of In ths United States, and that wa are now ready to bid them good-bye, ST. IL BRIQHAM. Adjutant. S. B. CATHCABT, Commander Post. Roy Brock Sued for Divorce". OREGON CITY, Or., March 20. (Spe cial.) Charglnar that her husband aban doned her and her little son and daugh- edges. COURT FIXES BALLOT TITLE Title of Land Grant Bill Will Be Used, Judge Bingham Holds. SALEM, Or.. March 10. (Special.) After arguments of attorneys today on the appeal of Representative Bean from the ballot title prepared by Attorney General Brown on the Oregon-California landi-grant bill of the last Legisla ture which la to go before the people at the special election In June, Circuit Judge Bingham held that the ballot title of the act, as It goes before tho people, shall bo the title of the act as it passed the Legislature. This was satisfactory to Representative Bean. The title that will be used Is as fol lows: An act declaring and asserting the sovereign right of the state of Oregon -to tax certain lands known as Oregon & California land grant and empower ing and directing the listing of such lands on the assessment rolls of cer tain counties and providing for the list ing of such lands on the 1916 assess ment rolls of certain counties and re lieving such counties from the pay ment of tho tax thereon unt'l the same Is collected by such counties: and sub mitting this act to a vote of the people. STERILIZATION FACES FIRE Referendnm Petition on Bill Is Sent to Secretary of State. SALEM. Or., March 2& (Special.) That there will be an attempt to refer the sterilization bill passed by the last Legislature became certain today when Secretary of State Olcott received! a printed copy of the proposed referen dum petition for his final approval. Some slight errors in the copy will require correction before the approval is given. L. D. Mahone, of Portland. Is also behind this referendum move, as well as the move to refer the section of the Insurance code relating to the organ ization and conduct of rating bureaus. Any person can half-sole his own shoes with recently Invented soles that are atached by clamps around the COPPER THIEVES CAUGHT Two Captured in Act ot Cutting Cop ' per From Chelialls Plant. CHEHALia, Wash.. March 20. (Spe cial.) Two men, giving their names as Harry Thomas and John Forbs, were arrested last -night by Sheriff Berry and Deputy Kriebel, while they were raiding the old flax factory in South Chehalis. They were caught while cutting the copper from ths plant which S. S. Ken nedy has been epexatlng there. They say their homes ara in Southern Oregon. FOR CATARRH -CATARRHAL - DEAFNESS OR HEAD NOISES YOU SHOULD TRY PARMINT If you have Catarrh, Catarrhal Deaf ness or Head Noises caused by Catarrh, or if phlegm d-ops in your throat and has caused Catarrh of the stomach or bowels you should secure proper treat ment at once. Don't neglect Catarrh! Don't let it make you into a worn-out, run-down Catarrhal wreck. Remember, Catarrh is more than a trifling ailment more than a disgust ing disease. It's a dangeroous one. Un checked it frequently destroys smell, taste and hearing. It clogs the nostrils and slowly but surely undermines the general health. Sprays, salves and Inhalers may bring you a temporary relief, but permanent results can only come from a consti tutional treatment that will expel the Catarrhal poisons from your system. If you are a victim of Catarrh and have not been able to find relief from our trouble, go to your druggist to- get an ounce 01 raruiiuu aoout 75c worth, take this home and add to It four ounces of sugar and 4 pint hot water. Take a tablespoonful four times a day. It acts upon the blood and mu cous membrane and has brought relief to those who thought there was no help for their trouble. Parmint has been used in the treatment throughout Eu rope for many years. A recent canvass of the American druggists shows that it Is now being extensively used in thia country where it is producing satisfac tory results even in localities where Catarrh Is most prevalent. To be able to Dreath freely, to hear plainly, smell, taste and arise in the morning refreshed and strong and with head and throat free from phlegm are conditions that you should strive to se cure, j For your own sake, give Parmint a trial. Certainly, you cannot enjoy and ret the good out of life that you are ustly entitled to so long as you are afflicted with Catarrh. ' Start with Parmint NOW, today. It may bring you a relief and give you a wider margin of health than you thought it possible to obtain. Parmint Is sold and recommended in this city by all first-class druggists. Adv.