TITE MOItXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAT 3IARCII 30, 1917.
SPAM Id THROES OF
SEDITIOUS UNREST
Constitutional Guarantees Are
Suspended in AH Provinces
by Madrid Government.
TRADE UNIONS ARE CURBED
AH Headquarters Closed Agitators
Who Issued "Appeal to People"
Are Arrested Internal Dis
orders Are Frequent,
IOXDON. Marcn 29. The- Official
Cazette, at Madrid, published today a
decres suspending constitutional guar
antees In all provinces of th kingdom.
Router's Madrid correspondent cables.
No information had been received
here early this afternoon In explana
tion of the suspension of the consti
tutional guarantees in Spain.
MADRID, Spain, via London, March
. The headquarters of the trades
unions will be closed today.
PARIS. March 29. An "appeal to the
people," which has been Issued In
Spain, haa been declared by the gov
ernment to be seditious, a Ilavas dis
patch from Madrid reports. The sign
ers of the appeal, whose names have
not been disclosed, have been arrested.
The Cabinet has taken the affair into
its own hands and will deal with It
summarily.
Internal disorders and widespread
Strikes in Spain have been reported
at intervals during the last year. In
December a general strike of 24 hours
was called by the labor organizations
as a protest against the increased price
of food. In January rioting and in
cendiarism at Sargossa were reported.
Last Summer the railway employes
truck and for a week Spain was under
martial law.
ATTITUDE OX WAR IS CAUSE
Unrest In Spain Similar to Russian
Affairs Before Revolution.
WASHINGTON, March 29. Frequent
..reports from Spain of widespread un
rest because of her attitude toward the
war and an almost universal food
shortage made officials at the State
Department receive today's announce
ment of the suspension of constitu
tional guarantees without surprise.
Since the beginning of the war there
has been decided internal dissension
as to Spain's attitude in the war and
during the last few months, especially
with the sharpening of the German
submarine campaign, the food shortage
has aggravated the trouble.
Officials here, pointing out the simi
larity to the Russian revolution, which
also began through political unrest,
deepened by food shortage, were un
willing to predict the outcome.
Recent reports have shown the food
shortage has been felt in cities and in
the country as well. Germany's ruth
less submarine warfare has sunk many
Spanish vessels, has tied up most of
the others and virtually stopped for
eign trade. As a result the country
has been threatened with an indus
trial crisis.
A. deeper cause of dissension has
been Spain's war policy. The court,
the clergy and the army have been re
ported here as decidedly pro-German,
so that Spain has not been fully
. trusted by the allies. Business inter
ests, as in many other neutral coun
tries, and the people generally were
reported anti-German.
WEDDING LONG SECRET
TRAFFIC MANAGER AND BRIDE!
T 12 I.I, OF MARRIAGE! OCT. 28.
Harold McGahey, of Walla Walla, Ver
ner Ruedy, of Lincoln, and DeWitt Hol
brook, of Walla Walla, will act as al
ternates. The Judges will be Judge
Guy Corliss, District Attorney Walter
Evans and C. W. Shumway. superin
tendent of schools, Vancouver, Wash.
A feature of the programme will be
a vocal solo, rendered by Miss Ger
trude Hoeber.
Tonight, also, the Lincoln negative
team will meet the affirmative team
of North Central High School in Spo
kane. The personnel of the team is
as follows: Affirmative (Spokane),
Harold McLaren, Harry McDonald,
Robin Cartwright. and Harold Eby. al
ternate; negative (Lincoln), Martin
Sichel, Donald Harris and Raymond
Koessel. The Lincoln boys, accom
panied by G. L. Koehn, the coach, and a
member of the Lincoln High School fac
ulty, left for Spokane last night at 7
o'clock. They expect to return tomor
row night.
The negative team of Spokane's
North Central High School will meet
the affirmative team of Walla Walla
High School in Walla Walla tonight.
The Lincoln High School debating
teams, under the able coaching of G. L.
Koehn, have not lost a debate, in in
terscholastlc work, for four years.
Tha Feldenheimer debate trophy cup,
presented by Mr. Feldenheimer, of the
A. & C. Feldenheimer Company, -Jewelers,
will be given, to the winning school
In the league.
ALLEGED THIEVES HELD
SLEUTHS ASSERT BLACKMAIL AT
TEMPT CAUSED TRIO'S Alt REST.
E1 win Foster and Miss Bessie Richard
Ban Blip Away to Kalama for Cere
mony and Return to Duties.
OREGON CTTT. Or., March 29. (Spe
cial.) The marriage of Miss Bessie
Richardson, of Portland, and Edwin
Foster, traffic manager of the Wil
lamette Valley Southern Railway Com
pany with headquarters in this city,
which was solemnized October 28, 1916,
has Just been announced, and the
young couple today were receiving the
congratulations of their many friends.
They left Portland on the morning of
October 28 .for Kalama, Wash., where
the marriage ceremony was performed.
Mr. Foster returned to his office and
the bride' to the home of her sister.
Mrs. C. E. Warren, of Portland, wife of
C. E. Warren, agent of the O.-W. R. &
N. Company terminal. Today tne se
cret of their marriage was told their
relatives and friends. They will proba
bly make Oregon City their home.
The bride is a most attractive girl.
Ehe came to Portland about a year ago
from Denver, Colo., where her parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Richardson, reside.
She was graduated from the Denver
University. For the past year she has
made her home with her sister In Port
land. Mr. Foster Is a native of Independ
ence, Kan., and has resided In Oregon
City for the past five years. He has
been connected with the Willamette
Valley Southern Railway Company
since the company established its line
in this city, and was appointed
traffic manager of the company Janu
ary, 1915, having held this position
since that time. He is the youngest
son of Mrs. Edwin Foster, of this city,
and of the late Edwin Foster. He is
well known throughout Clackamas and
Marion counties.
3 SCHOOLS TO DEBATE
SPOKANE, LINCOLN AND WALLA
WA LA COMPETE TONIGHT.
Feldenheimer Trophy to Be Presented
to Forenale Team That Cap
tares Honors of League.
The Lincoln High School will meet
the Walla Walla High School, of Walla
Walla, Wash, in triangular debate to
night, at the Lincoln High School audi
torium, on the subject, "Resolved, That
state boards should be established in
Washington and Oregon for the com
pulsory arbitration of all labor dis
putes, constitutionality conceded."
The affirmative will be upheld by
Kay Martin, Ralph Bolzman and Donald
Morse, of Lincoln; the negative by
ii&lph cordlner, Eugene Woodruff and
One Tooth Said to Have Demanded
SlOO From Two Who Held Up
Blackstone Hotel January 1.
Robbery, blackmail and a falling out
between thieves are said by detectives
to have caused the arrest of Clarence
Hopley, 22; Tom Pendlebury, 18, and
Howard Williams, 24, who were placed
in the City Jail last night pending
further investigation of the holdup of
the Blackstone Hotel. 4 27 Vi Stark
street, last New Tear's morning.
The police allege that Hopley and
Pendlebury held up the hotel and
robbed Chester F. Hall, the night clerk,
of $1.60, and that Williams, said to
have represented himself as a special
policeman, learned of the robbery and
tried to blackmail the youths of $100
hush money.
The police obtained their first clew
to the alleged robbers yesterday, when
contractor from St, Johns told the
police that a policeman was trying to
blackmail two of his employes, who
wanted him to advance money from
their wages.
Detectives Craddock and Smith went
to the contractor's office, waited until
Hopley went' there to get the money,
and then followed the youth to a lodging-house.
When the three youths left the hotel
they were arrested, and the police say
tney Obtained a. confession from them.
SENATE HEARS WOMEN
MISS RANKIN ADDRESSES GOPHER
STATE LEGISLATORS.
Speech Is Blade. In Behalf of Suf
fragePrivilege Never Before
Accorded Her Sex.
ST. PAUL. March 29. Miss Jean-
nette Rankin, Representative In Con
gress from Montana, was among those
who heard the debate in the Minnesota
Senate today on a bill granting statu
tory suffrage to women.
Later Miss Rankin addressed the
Senate from the President's chair, the
first woman ever accorded that privilege.
"A woman in Congress is Just like
a big suffrage banner on constant pa-
raae, . sne said. "We believe that
Eastern men will be reminded that if
they are not careful the first thing
they know they will be ruled by West
ern women instead of their own
women."
Miss Rankin was escorted to the
Senate chamber by Governor Burn
quist. The Senators greeted her
heartily.
UNIVERSITY AIDS MILITIA
Students Who Enlist Will Be Al
lowed Credits.
TJNIVERSITT OF OREGON, Eugene.
Or.. March 29. (Special.) As a result
of a special faculty meeting this even
ing all students enlisting for active
service In the United States Army will
be granted full credit for work.
AH students who enlist will be
granted their work completed to the
time of enlistment. For the remainder
of the time the service in the militia
will count so that any student who re
sponds to the call of the Government
will not lose out in hia work in the
university.
Goetlials to Be State Engineer.
TRENTON, N. J., March 29. General
George W. Goethals today accerted the
position or State Jfinglneer. General
Goethals name will be sent to the State
Senate tomorrow and early confirma
tion is expected. His salary has not
been announced.
CHARTER IS STUDIED
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Argues Changes.
TWO RIVAL MEASURES UP
Ex-Mayor Rushlight Devotes Al
most Hour to Speaking in Op
position to Present - City
Commission Charter.
Municipal charter revision Is a sub
ject that received about three hours of
more or less serious attention last
night at the hands of a Chamber of
Commerce committee, recently appoint
ed for that purpose.
Proponents of two ' rival charters,
aiming to replace the present charter,
made their appearance. Ex-Mayor
Rushlight put in almost a solid hour of
general opposition to the present com
mission charter.
James E. Dunne.-chairman of th
committee that has framed the so
called "short charter," providing for a
set of District Commissioners, and a
Mayor without the veto power, firsi.
briefly explained the principal sections
In that instrument. He emphasized the
point that every district in the city
will have direct representation, and
that it is non-partisan.
George S. Shepherd, one of the chief
advocates of the charter proposed by
the North Portland Commercial Club,
spoke at considerable length on the
merits of his plan.
Charter Is Explained.
Mr. Shepherd explained that his char
ter provides for 11 district representa
tives and a Mayor with the veto power.
The Mayor has complete administrative
charge of the city, and in that particu
lar the plan resembles the city-manager
system. Elections are on a non-partisan
basis.
He declared one of the principal
weaknesses of the existing charter was
the provision that enables the same
set of officials who levy the taxes to
turn around and spend them. Hia char
ter eliminates that. .
Ex-Mayor Rushlight explained the
administration of the city government
during the last four years of the
councilmanic system and compared it
with the four years of commission
government. He attempted to show
that the latter system cost more.
"What about civil service?" asked
C. W. Hodson, a member of the com
mittee. "I am heartily in favor of it. We
have more efficiency with civil service
than we could have without," replied
Mr. Rushlight.
Mr. Rushlight criticised, the action
of the City Commissioners in paying
a "premium" to the contractor on the
Auditorium because the contractor
failed to figure the bid properly. "That
wouldn't have happened under the old
system," he said.
' Colonel Dunne Agrees.
"Tea, It was a peculiar way of doing
business," 'agreed Colonel David M.
Dunne, acting chairman of the com
mittee. "Isn't the Increased cost of living
partly responsible for the increased
cost In city government?" asked S. C.
Bratton, another member of the com
mittee. "Only a very small part, answered
the ex-Mayor. He added that as Mayor,
four years ago, he promised to give the
commission system a chance. It has
had its chance and been found a failure,
he added. Its principal defect, he ex
plained, is in the absence of the veto
power and in the combination of tax
levying and tax-spending functions in
one body.
Incidentally, It Is reported that Mr.
Rushlight may be a candidate for Mayor
if one of the new charters is adopted.
C. W. Hodson expressed himself fully
dissatisfied with the commission form,
but said he'd like to try the city man
ager system.
James B. Kerr, another member of
the committee, found fault with the
North Portland charter. He said it has
been carelessly drawn. He read sec
tions of it to prove his point. Mr. Kerr
is a lawyer. Chris Bell, another lawyer
committeeman, agreed with Mr. Kerr.
An effort will be made to get both
charters in better shape before the
committee meets again. The commit
tee may recommend either or both or
none of the charters, or may offer
amendments of its own.
Two-Star Concert at Heilig
Captivates Audience
Gani and Spalding Win Many En
cores by Performance That
Beaches Those Who Appreciate
Maslc.
BY JOSEPH MACQUEEN.
XT IS rare in music achievement that
two big artists like Rudolph Ganz,
pianist, and Albert Spalding, violinist,
deign to travel together in concert. Too
often Jealousy and that element known
as musical temperament intervene.
Ganz and Spalding appeared in har
monious concert last night at the Hei
lig and each scored success before a
large audience. Ganz. is a mature ar
tist and has a large following in this
city, and many piano worshipers.
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Spalding is a stranger, but he came.
he saw, he conquered. Spalding Is an
American, and he belongs to the fa
mous baseball family of that name.
Ganz is a Swiss, and a piano virtuoso
of international excellence.
Mr. Spalding plays on a famous old
violin dated 1735. and it has a tone
like spun gold. It has a rare, mellow
ring. Mr. Spaldinsrs violin playing cap
tures the fancy of his audience and
holds it. He Is not so wedded to
technique as is another star violinist
who visited this city lately and ts
more human, with an art more suited
to the understanding of that big par
of the audience that is not made up of
professional musicians of the high
brow" element.
Although Mr. Spalding is an Amer
ican, he plays with artistry that is in
ternational. He plays just as well and
better than the cult whose disciples'
names have a foreign sound like a
sneeze. Mr. Spalding is so wholesome,
so natural and modest that It is re
freshing to welcome violin playing so
sane as his.
He was royally greeted, and the audi
ence welcomed him like a brother. His
Devil's Trill" is superb, for a young
mart. His own "Une Lettre de Chopin"
is graceful and-vretty, and was played
with muted strings. The "Polonaise
in D is a sparkling, difficult-to-play
number, but at one of the music "rests"
Mr. Spalding - alked over to the hard
working piano accompanist, Andre he-
nolst, turned over the music sheet, and
swiftly played his violin again. The
Spalding extra numbers wer "Abend
leid" (Schumann), "'Sranish Serenade"
(Chaminade). "Alabama" (Spalding)
and "Moto Perpetuo" (Burleigh).
Mr. Ganz is such a mature artist
that his name is next to being a house
hold word. His artistic reputation Is
so established that nothing can detract
from it. His playing of the "Sonata In
A-Major," with Mr. Spalding, was mag
nificent. His Debussy is sensational.
The Ganz extra numbers were: "Ber
ceuse" (Chopin), "Waltz C-Sharp
Minor" (Chopin), "Liebestraum" (Liszt)
and "Capriccio" (Mendelssohn).
The concert was under the direction
of Steers & Coman, who announces the
New York Symphony Orchestra, with
Walter Damrosch as conductor, at the
Eleventh - Street Theater. April 15
and 16.
R. P. Dickinson Killed by Auto.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. March 29. R. P.
Dickinson, of Independence, Or., cwner
of several horses at the Tiajuana race
track, was killed tonight in an auto
mobile accident a few miles south of
the city. He was adjusting the lights
on hia machine when another automo
bile crashed into his car. Mrs. Dickin
son left the city today for Los An
geles, and efforts were being made
tonight to inform her of the accident.
Sewing Club to Meet.
The Lincoln-Garfield Post Women's
Relief Corps, sewing club will meet to
day for an all-day session, in room 625
Courthouse.
China Recognizes New Russia.
PEKIN, March 28. The Chinese gov
ernment recognized the new govern
ment in Russia.
Farmer Killed; Wife Wounded.
SPENCER, Iowa, March 29. Harry
Peterson, a farmer nar her, wan killed
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and his wife seriously wounded this
morning. Charles Craog, who had been
employed by Peterson, is under arrest
charged with the crime. He is thought
to . be demented.
PLUMBERS ASK FOR TIME
Extension Wanted to Get Rid of
Out-of-rate Stock.
- To enable plumbing concerns to get
rid of their stocks before the new
code goes into effect changing the
regulation type of much of the pres
ent stock. City Commissioner Dleck
will ask the City Council to grant an
extension of time in which the old stock
may be used.
It wm n greed to allow firms until
July 1 to dispose of all brass fittings
which will be changed by the new
code and until January 1, 1918, to get
rid of cast Iron pipe and fittings. The
plumbing code was passed a year ago
and the time fixed for next month for
getting rid of all material. The deal
ers asked for an extension of time.
LOAN MADE BY 12 BANKS
New York Federal Reserve House
Lends $20,000,000 to Government.
WASHINGTON. March 29. The 50.
000,000 borrowed yesterday by the Gov
ernment for 90 days is distributed
among the 12 Federal reserve banks. It
was announced today, as follows:
New Tork. J20.000.000: Boston, $3.-
000.000; Philadelphia. $3,500,000; Cleve
land. $3,500,000: Richmond. $2,000,000:
Atlanta, $1,500,000; Chicago. $5,000,000;
St. Louis. $2,500,000; Minneapolis. $2.
000,000; Kansas City, $2,500,000: Dallas,
$2,000,000; San Francisco, $2,500,000.
Four Injured in Train Wreck.
MONTROSE. CoL, March 29. Four
persons were seriously injured and sev
en less seriously hurt when a Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad train was de
railed near Telluride, today. Four pas
senger coaches were overturned.
Germans Offer Hospital.
NEWARK. N. J., March 29. The Ger
man Hospital Association today ten
dered to the Government the use of ita
hospital, one of the largest in the city,
with its ptaff of nurses and doctors.
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