THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21, 1917.
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PRESIDENT URGED
TO GALL CONGRESS
Advisers Believe Early Session
Would Exert Fuller Power
of Government.
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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
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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
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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.
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Lien tenant-Commander John H. Blackburn, IT. S. W. (at Left). Swturlas In 21 Recruits for tho Navy From Idaho
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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
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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.
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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.