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TIIE MORNING OREG ONI-iTf , THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.
PROPER CRITICISM
HOT TO BE CURBED
Senate Spends Day on Word
ing of Espionage Bill Gov
v. erning Press Comment.
LODGE OFFERS AMENDMENT
Tear Expressed Measure as Drawn
Slight Result in Dangerous and
Tyrannical Abuse by Sub
ordinate Officials.
AH kinds of canned vegetables went
up yesterday. Tomatoes, corn, beans
and, the like now sell at J2 a dozen
cans. They -were $1.65 before the war
started and $1.85 until yesterday. The
price of tin cans is going up this year
and may affect the retail, price of the
new crop.
Bakery Goods Go Up.
Bakery products, such as crackers.
cakes, confections of various kinds, ad
vanced 20 per cent . the first of the
week. All 10-cent packages now sell
at to for 25, S-cent packages at two
for 15 and 25-cent ' packages at SO
cents.
Salad oil has gone up about 5 cents
can, which approximates a quart in
contents. ....
Oranges hav . advanced about 5 cents
a dozen in the last few weeks.
An advance, in all kinds of tea is ex
pected. Lipton's tea already has gone
up 10 cents a-pound. The other varie
ties are holding out at the old rates.
The manufacturers have put soap up
shade but the retailers have agreed
to absorb the difference for a while.
So it is all along the line.
BRITISH LOSE 40 SHIPS
TWELVE FISHING VESSELS ARES IJT-
CLIDED IX WEEK'S STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON. April 18. Press cen
sorship and other restrictions upon
publication of military affairs were
widely and earnestly discussed today
In the Senate during consideration of
the Administration espionage bill, as
recently amended.
Several Senators assailed the clause
Inserted by the judiciary committee de
signed to remove considerable restric
tions against comment upon military
The clause . would prohibit the pub- LONDON, April 18. The weekly re
llshinir or rlioltinfr nf infnrmatlnn nhoutl port of British shipping losses. Issued
matters of National defense which today, shows 19 vessels ot more than I Wehn's death
Vnsuccessfnl Submarine Attacks on la
Merchantmen Reported 18 on
Spanish Boat Loat
All MURDERED
111 BRUTAL ATTACK
Wife of Seattle Sculptor, Way
laid Near Home, Dies in
Gulch Hours Later.
BODY IS FOUND BY BOYS
James A. Wehn, Victim's Husband,
Is Noted for Work in Art; Young
- Woman Found Bound Santo
Night in Another District.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 18. Mrs.
Florence Wehn, wife of James A. Wehn,
a local sculptor, attacked and killed
when on her way home last night, lay
alive for hours In a gulch near her
home in the Queen Anne district, ac
cording to a Deputy Coroner today.
Small boys early today found Mrs.
Wehn's body, with a hand cut and her
clothing badly torn, as if she had
strenuously resisted a violent assault.
Her handbag lay nearby. She is be
lieved -to have been killed by a blow
on the head.
The attack which resulted In Mrs.
is believed to have oc-
jnight be useful to the enemy, in viola'
tlon of the regulations by the President.
Opponents of the clause were confident
tonight that it would be defeated or
materially changed.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, said the
espionage and censorship provisions
would seriously curb individual liberty
because the President's regulations, no
matter how drastic, would havs the
force of criminal statutes.
Senator Borah contended that Con-
press was absolutely without power,
under the constitutional guarantees, to
Impose any restrictions whatsoever
upon the President.
Senator Colt suggested that the libel
laws were instances of curbing the
press. Senators Lodge and Borah re
plied that those were penalties for im
proper publication not prevention of
publication. The laws against treason.
they said, would punish improper pub
lication.
1600 tons sunk and nine vessels of
less than 1600 tons. Twelve fishing
vessels , also were sunk.
The statement follows:
Shipping returns for the week end
ing April 15:
Arrivals and sailings of merchant
vessels of all nationalities at United
Kingdom ports greater than 100 tons:
Arrivals, 2379; sailings, 2331.
British merchantraent sunk by mine
or submarine:
Tonnage greater than 1600, 19, in
cluding four not recorded in previous
week, under 1600 tons, nine.
British merchant vessels unsuccess
fully attacked by submarines, includ
ing three in the. previous fortnight, 15.
British fishing vessels sunk, includ
ing two in the previous week, 12.
During the past seven weeks, the
period - In which statements of the
losses of British merchant vessels have
been made in their present form, the
figures show that 168 vessels have
been lost, the total for vessels of more
than 1600 tons being 116 and for ves
sels of less than that tonnage 52.
This week's losses of 28 merchant
ships are slightly. In excess of the
average, which is 24 for the seven
weeks period.
Seven Italian vessels were sunk dur
ing the week ended April 15, accord
ing to today's official statement for
Italian ports. The statement reads:
'During the week ended April 15
454 ships of all nationalities of a gross
tonnage of 401,685 entered Italian
ports, while 419 ships of a gross ton
nage of 399,580 left. Five of Italian
nationality under 3500 tons and two
150 tons were
MADRID. April 18, via Paris. The
Spanish steamship Tom Tom has been
torpedoed and sunk without warning.
Klgliteen lives were lost. The Tom
Tom, 2409 tons gross, was owned in
Proper Criticism Allowed.
"You are going a long way beyond
that when you give the President au
thority to punish for publications
which convey no Information to the
enemy," Senator Lodge said. "The bill
puts absolutely in the hands of the
Secretaries of War and Navy heads of
departments conducting the war the
power to send to prison anyone who
criticises their administration, although
no inlormation is given to the enemy,
Senators Walsh and Overman insisted
that the committee amendments would
permit legitimate criticism and that the
committee was unanimous in that view.
the language Is so broad that it
might result In dangerous and tyran
nical abuse by subordinate officials,'
sum senator uwen, suggesting an
amendment exemntiner npmonn from fh.
penal provisions unless their violation sailing vessels under
of the reeulations would h with in. sunK.
tent to aid the enemy.
"As now framed it would prevent
single citizen from asking a question
BDout tne state of our National de
fense," said Senator Brandegee.
senator Hiram Johnson contended
the section would not give the liberty Bilbao.
m me press ana the freedom of speech
guaranteed by the Constitution.
Senator Walsh said the proviso to
wmen senator Lodge objected had
come to the committee headed "ten
tative censorship bill agreed upon by
New Tork newspapers." Senator Lodge
replied that made no difference in the
principle involved.
Lodge Offers Change.
Senator Brandegee declared that un
der the bill as now drawn a newspaper
reporter- could be forbidden to visit
the executive departments and attempt
to obtain information about enlist
ments. Army supplies, contracts or
anything else concerning National de-
lense.
Senator Walsh Insisted that Congress
has power to curb publication of im
proper matter and that It was the
proper function of Congress in time of
war. " While military enterprises are
Jn progress and not until after their
completion, he argued. Congress has
authority to limit publio discussion of
them which might impair their suc
cess. The question of exercising such
power, he said, was purely a matter
of policy.
No vote was taken on the clause
today, but an amendment by Senator
curred about 11 o'clock last night when
Mrs. Wehn was returning from a birth
day celebration at her father s house.
She left the streetcar near her home.
Mrs. Wehn was a daughter of Paul
Haubris, a policeman stationed at
headquarters.
Mrs. Wehn was 26 years old and at
tractive. She left her father's homo
for her own home about 10:30 o'clock.
The Deputy Coroner gave it as his
opinion that the woman died about 4
o'clock, and the attack upon her was
made apparently about 11, so that she
lay in the brush alive for hours after
her assailant fled. Her "'clothing was
torn in the fight with her assailant.
Police and detectives, who worked
all day on the case, found themselves
baffled. That robbery was not the mo
tlve seems to be borne out by the con
ditlon of the body and by the fact that
apparently none of her possessions was
taken.
Thorough investigation seems to
have disproved the possibility that she
was the victim of an automobile acci
dent, as in that case her clothing
would have been soiled considerably,
or that she was thrown down the em
bankment, since her injuries are not
such as would be received in that way.
James A. Wehn, the woman's hus
band, had more than local reputation
for his sculptural work, notably in me
dallions. He made the statue of Chief
Seattle that stands at Fifth avenue and
Cedar streets. Seattle.
trallzed machinery, under which it is
proposed tne Army shall be raised and
trained. It will be only a matter of
days to get it into full operation when
the bill has been signed.
4500 TO BE OREGON'S SHARE
Washington -Expected to Contribute
7 000 Under Army BUI.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 18. Under the Adminis
tration Army bill, reported to the Sen
ate today by Senator Chamberlain, Ore
gon probably will be asked to con
tribute from 4500 to 5000 men under
the first call of the President.
Rough estimates made by members
of the committee lnoicate that Wash
ington will be asked for 7000 and Idaho
in the neighborhood of 2000 men. The
proportion of troops to be raised in the
several states will be based upon the
population available for military serv
ice as shown by the registration."
Under the terms of the bill, however.
each state when its quota is announced.
will get credit for all its citizens who
have entered the Army or the Na
tional Guard, and this number will be
deducted from the total in determining
the number of young men who will be
drafted, if the Senate bill becomes a
law.
Not until after the passage of the
bill will the Governors be requested.
by proclamation of the President, to
register their citizens subject to draft,
that is, those between the ages of 19
and 25. but upon the Issuance of the
proclamation the Governor will con
duct the registration and report to the
Secretary of War.
It is pointed out by Senator Chamber
lain and other members of the Senate
committee that the draft plan proposed
in the Senate bill does not preclude
volunteering, but, on the contrary, spe
cifically affords opportunity for 517,000
men to volunteer for service either in
the regular Array or the National
Guard "for the period of the war."
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yesterday. "For over 30 years I've depended on your firm
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just what tired, hungry, thirsty folks are seeking. Be-
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SOAP HASN'T
in price at our store. Buy now and take your stamps.
3 bars Jergen'a
Buttermilk Soap . .
1 dozen Congo
Cocoa Soap
15c Broadway Bath
for
25c
39c
9c
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BRUSSELS MADE KNOAVS.
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tile, 3 for
25c Cuticura
Soap
25c Woodbury's
Soap i
25c Synol Soap
for
50c Synol Soap
for
25c Poslam
for
25c Resinol
for
19c
18c
20c
20c
39c
20c
22c
25c
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10c Colgate's Al
mond, 3 for
10c Creme OilN
Soap, 3 for
6 bars Peet's
Mechanics'
10c Soap Leaves, 3 for. .........
10c Calif. Medicated Soap, 3 for 23
10c Flash, 3 for 19c
6 bars Ivory Soap 250
6 bars Lurline for 250
6 bars Lifebuoy for 250
6 bars 20-Mule Team Borax 250
10c Colgate's White Clematis, 'OP
3 for
6 bars Wool Soap for 250
3 bars Stork Castile for 250
6 bars Jergen's Vernon Glycerine. .. .250
3 bars Genuine Olive Oil Castile 100
6 bars of Fairy
Soap
6 bars Grandpa's
Tar
3 bars Colgate's
Big Bath
3 bars Wool Soap,
large
3 bars of Fairy
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3 bars of Ivory
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3 bars Palmolive
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3 bars Peroxide
Cold Cream Soap.
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4 for
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same as money. Take them.
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-PARIS, April IS. Brand Whltlock.
the American Minister to Belgium, left
here today for Havre where the Ameri
can legation will be established. He
was accompanied by his family.
Prior to his departure, Mr. Whltlock
had a lengthy conference with Premier
Ribot. Mr,
future and asked that all take a part
In making it an active force in the
community.
John B. Teon. County Roadmaster,
Whltlock has carefully 8Pko a eood word for the pending road
avoided making statements concerning
conditions in Brussels, but from other
quarters it is learned that be had sev
eral disagreeable experiences with Ger
man officials in Brussels following the
rupture of relations between the
United States and Germany.
immediately after notice waa re
ceived that relations had been broken
off the German official, communica
tions ceased addressing Mr. Whitlock
as ixcellency," and referred to him
In another part of the city a young I simply as "Mister." When he made
woman was attacked by an unknow
man about midnight and found two
hours later bound with ropes, where the
man had left her.
TAKING OF SHIPS APPROVED
Bill Authorizing Commandeerlnjr Is
Reported to Senate.
BARREDZONES ORDERED
NO ALIEN EXEMY MAY
NEAR AVAR PLANT.
reside:
WASHINGTON. April 18. Among a
number of bills designed to increase
the war efficiency of the Navy unan
imously approved and reported today
by' the Senate naval - committee was
the Administration bill authorizing the
President, in time of war, to comman
deer American merchant ships.
Other bills approved by the commit
tee would Increase the number of An
napolis midshipmen; Increase the age
limit for officers of the naval reserve
from 45 to 60; permit the Secretary
of the Navy to assign the Naval Re
serve Corps for training at any station,
as well as on ships; enlist minors in
the Navy upon application for four
years, and authorize Senator uerry, oi
Rhode Island, to donate his private
steam jacht to the Navy.
known his intention to leave Brussels
with the other American officials and
consuls and their families, a reply
was sent him by Baron von Der
Lancken, chief of the German political
department in Brussels, that the Min
ister and his family might depart, but
that other Americans in Belgium, in
cluding the consuls at Ghent. Liege,
Antwerp and elsewhere could not go.
jvxr. w mtiocK, it is said, made an
emphatio protest against the deten
tion of any of the families, declaring
that he and his family would remain
in Belgium as long as any Americans
were held. .The Germans finally weak
ened before Mr. Whitlock's Insistence
and after a week had elapsed from the
date of the request for passports the
documents were Issued for the Min
ister and all other Americans who de
sired to leave.
Throughout the closing days of Mr.
Whitlock's stay In
bond measure, and Antotne Labbe was
called upon for a few words on the
shipbuilding Industry, as was Max
Houser. Others also spoke informally.
American flags were table decora
tions at dinner and before business
was discussed a toast was drunk to
the president.
Those present were: I J. wentworxn.
E. L. Thompson, John Tait, C. C. Colt.
O. M. Clark, W. V. Woodward, . Henry
L. Corbett, Henry E. Reed, Charles a:
Berg, W. D. B. Dodson, E. D. Timms,
J. P. Jaeger, W. J. Hofmann, John E.
Cronan, William Albers, J. F. Daly, o.
E. Heintz, A. J. Bale. Phil Metschan.
Jr.. Wilbur E. Coman, Emery Olm
stead M. TA- Houser. John T. Dougall.
W. B. Mackay. J. B. Yeon and A. u.
Labbe.
WAR STUDIES ARE BEGUN
SIX
COURSES INAUGURATED
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
AT
CHARLES W. MYERS DIES
Body Goes to Former Home
Lockport for Bnrlal.
at
Forts. Aircraft Stations. Naval Vessels
and Monitions Plants Protected
by New Rules.
WASHINGTON, April 18. All alien
STISf COMMITTEE MODIFIES BILL
eminent or naval vessel, navy-yard.
f r T,iti - i of the amendments, providing for the
remove prior to June 1 under penalty selection of officers from local units,
of summary arrest, under instructions is regarded by officers as particularly
Issued today by the Attorney-General obnoxious to sound military principles.
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regulations nrescrlbed in the Prenl- I would be rendered 10 times more dir-
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Lodge was accepted, designed to clear found with forbidden articles in their K h,,nt o-reatlv reduced from the
up the right of comment and criticism possession after April 21 shall be ar- "tJ U reatIy roaucea Iron) lne
vi acis or policies oi tne uovernment. rested except in cases where the Mar-
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gerous to public safety.
Aliens who fail to leave the forbid
den zones by June 1 shall be summarily
arrested, as may aliens entering them.
Permits Tnn v be issued bv MArshnla ti
to pass through the zones aaaniuu,
them where their daily to men who
mans are said to have shown Intense
bitterness against the
for rupturing relations
General von Moltke, a relative of
the late General Helmuth von Moltke,
ex-chief of the German Gentral Staff,
said to the legation officials:
"If it had not been for America we
would have won this war." It is under
stood that General von Biasing, the
German Governor-General In Belgium
made a similar remark to Mr. Whit
lock.
Charles W. Myers, formerly a resi
dent of Lockport. N. Y., passed away
at his residence, 9S9 Savier street, yes
terday, aged 68 years. He lived la
Oregon six years.
Mr. Myers is survlvec ny two eisxers.
Miss Sarah Myers and Mrs. Lydia M-
Ruririenhaeren. of Portland; also four
Brussels the Ger- brothers, E. W. Myers, of Chicago; Ja-
Demands on Country to Supply Mili
tary sod Economic Support Ei.
plained to 10OO Students.
EUGENE, Or., April 18. When a
meeting of the entire student body of
the University of Oregon was over at
I o'clock this morning, the announce
ment of six new courses to prepare
tudents for . most efficient service 1n
the war with Germany had been made;
the details and purposes of the new
compulsory military drill by every
male student of the university each
afternoon were explained, and an ap
peal had been made to men and wom
en alike to do their part in the world
conflict.
President P. L. Campbell opened the
meeting, which was attended by ap
proximately 1000 students, by explain
ing the demands which have been
made on the country as a whole to fur
nish an Army, and the economic sup
port needed to back up the Army.
New courses were begun in ordnance
chemistry, medical service, artillery
science, military topography, military
information and officers' training.
Military drill daily at 4.13 is re-
coh V. Mvers. of Buffalo, N. x.; iwis
United States- w. Myers and George M. Myers, of
Lock port, N. x .
The funeral services will do neia 10-
day tat 4 P. M. at the chapel or j. r.
Finlev &. Son. Montgomery an r uto
streets. The body will be forwarded
to Locknort. N. Y where Interment
will be made.
PRICES OF STAPLES RISE
(Continued From First Page.)
jcinas. nam ana Dacon nave gone up anen enemies
approximately cents a pound since I or to enter
portunlty for volunteers Is offered
under the staff bill, since there will be
room for 724,000 voluntary enlistments
in the regular Army and National
Guard for the duration of the war. In
the door is thrown wide open
are qualified to become
the first of the month.
Lard Advances Slowly.
Lard Is going up gradually, but the
price Is held down by the numerous ac-!
ceptable substitutes on the market. The
substitutes, such at cottolene, crlsco.
vegetole and others, are almost as ex
pensive as the lard itself, but it is ob-
work carries them Into forbidden ter
ritory.
In certain instances, where the rest'
dence of aliens within the zones is
deemed not to be against public policy.
exemptions will be made to the order
requiring them to move. All permits
shall be revocable at any time.
Allen enemies who tear down, mu-
tllate, abuse, desecrate or insult the
officers.
Blow Aimed at Bureau Chiefs.
Amendments also were adopted to
strike out a provision in the bill that
each chief of bureau of- the War De
partment should have the rank, pay
and allowances of a Major-General
during the emergency and a stipulation
that all voluntary enlistments shall be
vious that without these substitutes flag are to be regarded as "a danger to ln the Army of the United States and
Jard would bo much higher than it is.
the public
rested.
peace" and summarily ar-
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PAIN,
11 111 FRENCH MISSION
GAS
NDlGESTiON
MINES MAY BE REDEEMED
Mexico Modifies Previous Decree ot
Confiscation.
EL. PASO. Tex., April 18. Mining
claims in Mexico, titles to which have
been forfeited under Carranza'a decree
of Seotember. 1916. because of not be
inir worked, may yet be retrieved by
thlr owners, according to a decree Just
Minister of commerce ana Another I issued by the first chief, copies oi wnicn
arrived here today, special contracts
for their operation will be granted by
the Mexican Secretary of the Interior,
the new decree says, when in his Judg
ment the work previously done on the
claims is of importance.
The right to exploit minerals in virgin
HUNGARIAN PREMIER OUT
COUNT TISZA'S RESIGNATION 19 RE
PORTED TO LONDON.
Member Without Portfolio Give
. I'p Offices Also.
LONDON, April 18. An -Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central News says that
the Budapest Soclallast paper, Nowes- I ground also will be granted under the
zavk. announces the resignation of terms oi tne new mining wwa.
Count Tisza, the Hungarian Premier.
EX-PREMIER TTVIANI BEADS LIST
OF FOUR COMMISSIONERS.
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waste, remember the moment "Pape's
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stomach all such distress vanishes. It's
truly astonishing almost marvelous,
and the joy is Its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia
pepsin is worth its weight in gold to
men and women who can't get their
stomachs regulated. It belongs ln "your
home should always be kept handy in
case of a sick, sour, upset stomach dur
17 the day or at night. It's the quick
est, curest antacid tor the stomach in
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Five Army Officers Comprise Staff of
Marshal Joffre Two Other Offi
cials Attached to Party. ,
WASHINGTON, April 18. The French
mission coming to Washington to con
fer on war problems is composed of
four commissioners, two official . at
tached at the mission and five army
officers, composing a staff for Marshal
Joffre, as follows:
Members of the mission, M. Vivianl,
ex-Premier and Minister of Justice;
Marshal Joffre, Vice-Admiral Choche-
those enlisted may be assigned to any
part of that force not required to be
raised by selective draft.
Other amendments provided that any
person who feels himself aggrieved by
his enrollment for draft sh'ould have
recourse to the courts; that "when
drafted the organizations or units of
the National Guard shall, so far as
practicable, retain the state designa
tions of their respective organiza
tions"; that "all persons enlisted or
drafted shall, so far as practicable, be
grouped Into units by states, and the
political divisions of the same"; that
all persons who have enlisted since
April 1, either ln the regular Army or
National Guard, shall be discharged
upon the termination of the existing
emergency, and that ministers of the
gospel of all denominations and persons
whose "principles ' or "creed are op
posed to war shall be exempt from
draft, though not relieved from doing
service of a non-combatant nature.
Authority for Call Defeated.
In the Senate committee a proposal
to insert authority for the President
to call 500,000 volunteers, under exlst-
AMSTERDAM, via London, April 18.
The Vienna newspapers announce that
Dr. Urban, Minister of Commerce, and
Dr. Baernrelther, Minister without
portfolio, have resigned. Dispatches
from Germany connect the resignations
with the convocation of the Austrian
Parliament next month, which, they
say, is considered in German circles as
inopportune ln view of the political
events abroad.
There have been several recent
resignations from the Austrian Cabinet.
Early ln the present month the Minis
ters of Justice. War and Finance sur-
renderedvtheir portfolios as the result
of a graft scandal ln connection with
army food supplies. The Emperor re
fused to accept the resignation of the
Minister of Justice, Von bchenk. Short
ly afterwards General von Krobatin,
Austro-Hungarian Minister of War, re
signed.
BERNHARDT YET IN DANGER
Famous Actress Rests at Times and
Bears Operation Well.
NEW YORK. April 18. The outcome
of the critical Illness of Madame Sarah
Bernhardt, who was operated upon last
night, is stil uncertain "because of pre
vlous underlying conditions," according
to a bulletin tonight. She was said.
however, to have stood the operation
well ln spite of her advanced age.
It was stated that the famous actress
was resting quietly and that she fre
quently slept for brief periods. Many
telegrams expressing hope for her
speedy recovery were received from all
p.-Lrts of the United States and from
iDroaa.
prat and Marquis De Chambrun, mem- law- was defeated. It was offered
ber of the Chamber of Deputies.
Attached to the mission:
M. Simon, Inspector des Finances; M.
Hovelacque, Inspector of General Pub
lic Instruction.
Staff of Marshal Joffre:
IVeutenant-Colonel Fabry, Lieutenant-Colonel
Remond, Commandant Re-
by Senator McKellar, who was among
those who conferred later with Presi
dent Wilson and heard the fixed re
solve of the Chief Executive to accept
no compromise on the Army plan he
has proposed. While Congress Is strug
gling with the framing of the law, tlve
War Department is going steadily
OFFICERS ARE HONORED:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIREC
TORS GIVE BANQUET.
quin. Lieutenant De Tessan and. Major ahead with Its plans to carry out the
Dreyfus.
Art Left to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 18 John G.
Johnson, corporation lawyer, who died
here Saturday, bequeathed his famous
art collection to the city of Philadel
phia. It was valued, by him at more
than 5,000,000. .
programme mapped out in the Admin
istration bill. Every step that can be
taken in the absence of the authority
conferred by Congress will be carried
out.
Most of the preliminary problems
already have been worked out. regula
tions prepared, blanks of all kinds
made ready for the presses and the
framework perfected for the docen-
Glft Presented to Retiring; President
O. M, Clark Henry L. Corbett
Urges Activity.
Optimism was the prevailing note at
the annual dinner of officers and di
rectors of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce last night, given in honor
of O. M. Clark, retiring president, and
Henry L. Corbett, president-elect.
Covers were laid for 26, and W. V.
Woodward, first vice-president of the
Chamber, was toastmaster.
A pleasing feature was the presenta
tion to Mr. Clark of an after-dinner set
of coffee cups by Toastmaster Wood
ward.
In a short talk Mr. Clark spoke of
the past year's work of the Chamber.
and Henry L. Corbett. the newly-elected
president, discussed planXor the
WILLAMETTE FUNDS LOST
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Engineers Oppose Improvement Be
tvtreen Corvallls and Eugene.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUR E ATT, Wash
lngton. April 18. The Rivers and Har
bors Board of Engineers has reported
adversely on the proposed Improvement
of the Willamette Klver between Cor
vallls and Eugene. -
Representative Hawley has asked for
hearing ln the hope oi retting tne
report reversed, as the cost of the Im
provement is aiy iuuu annually.
Women to Discuss Part In War.
CHICAGO, April 18. Women's part
in Industries during the war will b
discussed at the convention - of the
National Women's Trade Union Leagu
at Kansas City, Mo.. June 4 to 1L
Droeramme to conserve the labors o
the 150,000 women affiUated with the
league will be submitted. Twenty-five
trades and nine nationalities will b
represented by 100 delegates from all
parts of the country.
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quired of all men students of the university.
RUSSIANS' F9D BETTER
Ministers Report Conditions Alons
Front as Improved.
LONDON. April 18. A Petrograd dis
patch says that Premier Lvoff and
some of the other ministers who have
been visiting Army headquarters re
ported on their return that conditions
on the front had considerably im
proved, especially ln regard to the sup
ply of the principal food products.
They say that food and transport
conditions are satisfactory.
U. S. AIRPLANES DESIRED
Subject Under Consideration, House
i of Commons Is Told.
LONDON. April 18. In the House of
Commons today it was suggested that
the British government, should appeal
to the United States to concentrate on
the construction of airplanes. John L.
Baird. representative of the air board in
the House ot Commons, replied:
"The subject already Is under consid
eration by the Government of the
United States."
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