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Newspaper Page Text2 ITALY'S HHAHGES UNSHAKEN BY WAR Strong Economic Conditions and Fiscal Security Piloted at End of Conflict. COST SET AT $90,000,000 Minister of Finance Gives Figure to Show Nation's Business Not Hurt by J 2 Months' Fighting With Turkish Empire. ROME, Nov. It. (Special.) Not many days have elapsed since the con elusion of peace between Italy and Turkey, and although naturally at the present stage it cannot be stated with certainty that further war expenditure will he avoided by the victorious Ital lans. apart from the expense of re' patrlatlon of the bulk of their army from Tripoli, the cost of the complete pacification of the new North 'African colonies can at the worst represent only an insignificant addition to the known outlay upon the 12 months campaign. The ease with which Italy has been able to bear the additional burden of the war has caused no little surprise at all leading monetary centers, and has confounded not a few prophets who had ventured to predict that quite a brief campaign would expose weak spots In the financial armor of the country. It is therefore intelligible that Italian official circles should claim credit at this early moment for the fulfilment of their sanguine prognosti cations, and at the same time call at tention to the strong fiscal and general economic situation at the conclusion of a struggle which partook not by any means merely of the character of a colonial expedition. Finance MlaUter Telia Outlay, Some advance particulars are avail able from an interview - with Signor Tedesco. Italian Minister of Finance, and it appears from his statement that the amounts placed at the disposal of the Italian War Office and Admirallty Mrlng the 12 months' campaign Cached 458.000,000 lire f 91.250,000) of fThlch Z86.00O.O0O were lor the array, 72.000.000 for the navy. It is, however, necessary to bear in mind that a con Iderable portion of these sums namely, upwards of 100,000.000 was not required for the actual war require ments, but for the replenishment of stores and for repairs in dockyards. Moreover, the knowledge that the two Lybian ports of Derna and Bengazl Mre frequently inaccessible in the Autumn, led to the accumulation of much larger quantities of war material and provisions than were required prior to the cessation of hostilities. A total of about 100,000.000 lire may therefore be deducted from the extraordinary credits of 458,000,000 set aside by the treasury for the prosecution of the war, which leaves a net expenditure up to the conclusion of peace, of about 360,000.000 during a period of almost exactly 12 months, or. say. 1.000,000 lire (Just under 1100,000) per day. During the same period the total re ceipts of the Italian Exchequer amont- ed to 3,141.000,000 and the total disburse ments to 2,926.000.000 lire, showing in creases respectively of 207.000,000 and 107,000,000 over the preceding 12 months. The official particulars of the funds at the dispose.! of the treasury on September 20 last are given as 101 lows: 1 60,000,000 Government money deposited with the Bank of Italy; 89.000,000, the unissued portion of Ex chequer bonds authorized up to a total of 300,000,000; 8 Italian Government balances for 82,000,000 deposited with foreign banking institutions; and 4 an amout of 144,000,000 which the three Italian note-Issuing banks have to place at the disposal of the Exchequer. The latter had. therefore, on the eve of the conclusion of peace an available bal ance of 386.000,000, of which three- fourths, could be drawn upon at any moment. Country Shows Improvement The interview contains no reference to the stipulated annual payment of at least 2,000,000 lire, representing the loss to the Ottoman Treasury of the revenue from Tripoli, to which Turkey is entitled under Article X of the Trea ty of Lausanne. Semi-official state ments have already appeared Intimat ing that. ii view of the present fi nancial requirements of the Porte, the latter will avail itself of its right to the capitalization on a 4 per cent basis of this annual contribution, converting it into a single payment, of. aay, 60, 000,000 lire. Allowing for this proba ble outlay, and also for the expenses of the reparation and dlsbandment of the major portion of the Italian army now in Lybla, the total cost of the war of annexation will scarcely fall short materially of about 450,000,000 lire, or a 90.000.000. The floating debt of Italy at the end of September exceeded 500,000,000 lire. Most of this debt is held in Italy it self. The Minister dwells at consider able length on the striking increases in the yield of taxation; the improve ment during the 12 months covering the war was actually greater than the average advance during the preceding quinquennium. VISITORS' TAX t PROPOSED Seaside Towns In France Have New , Scheme to Raise Revenue. PARIS. Nov. 16. (Special. Fifty mayors of seaside places on the At lantic coast of France including Sa bles d'Olonne, Biarrltt. Arcachon, Roy an, and other popular resorts met at the town hall of La Rochelle and passed unanimously a motion in favor of taxing all visitors. The tax will be Imposed In the same way as the "kur-taxe" 'in many towns In Germany. On arrival every visitor will be asked to sign a declaration as to the probable length of his stay and will be handed a ticket, for which he will be charged in his hotel bill. The Paris newspapers are raising an outcry against the proposed impost, which they criticise as a tax on fresh air and sea water. It is not improbable that the scheme will fall through. Spanish Coopers Strike. OPORTO, Nov. 16. (Special.) The coopers at all the port wine houses hare declared a general strike, and 6000 men have come out. They demand a 75 per cent Increase in pay and shorter hours. At a general meeting of British firms a lockout was unanimously voted for one week, beginning on Monday, If the men have not returned on that day, and continuing each successive week until all return. This would involve the shutting out of all workmen and means that 10.000 would be Idle. Port wine shipments will cease. Slayer Acquitted as Insane. INDEPENDENCE. Kan., Nov. 16. A. A. Truskett was acquitted tonight of the charge of murdering J. D. S. Neely, a Lima, O., oil promoter, and was held by the jury to have been insanejtt the time he shot and killed .Neely, r FOUR GUNMEN "WHO ARE ON TRIAL FOR ROSENTHAL MURDER, AND JURY WHICH HOLDS THEIR FATE IN ITS HANDS. - - i 9 -: TT1 CP V mmmmm. : - " IT" T" ' ' ' vvvVI i-f "a ' firn r - ' t' ' I vr"''mz r'"'-' 1 - " - I f M " 1 x- ' l: J' ' jA TAFT FOR ONE TERM Taft Would Admit Cabinet to Debates in Congress. PEACE FAILURE DEPLORED Belief Expressed Treaties of Arbi tration Will Yet Succeed Job of Executive Declared Not for Sensitive Man.. ' (Contlnned From Drat Page.) Abve. Jury on Way to Lunch In Auto mobile Middle Ron, Left to Rlgkt, Frank Orotic!, Allan "Dago Frank"; Harry Horowitn, Allan . "Gyp the Blood" Frank Muller. Alias Wbltey Iwls" Below, Louis Roaenwey, Allns "Lefty Louie" always considerate press, as well as by the kindly suggestions that not mrre quently come from that hall of Con gress in which impeachments are initi ated, and that smaller chamber in which they are tried. Slnsle Slx-Year-Tarm Sna;seated. In these days of progress, reform. uplift and Improvement, a man does nnt ahnw himself abreast of the age unless he has some changes to suggest. It Is the recommended action tnat marks his being up-to-date. It may be chanare only for the sake of condition. but It is responsive to a public demand. and. therefore, let's propose It. It is contrary to my own love for the dear old Constitution to suggest any altera tion in Its terms, lest it be regaraea as a reflection upon, or a criticism 01, that which has been put to the sacred use for 125 yean of maintaining the iiitartv rpc-ulated bv law. and the guar antees of the rights of the minority and the individual under the rule of the majority. But yielding to the mod ern habit, and Just to show that though I am a conservative, I am not reactionary. I venture the suggestion that It would aid the efficiency of the executive and center his energy and attention and that of his subordinates and the greater part of hla adminis tration upon what is purely disinter ested public service, if he were made ineligible after serving one term of six years either to a succeeding or a non- consecutive term. Fonr Tears' Term Too Short. 1 am a little specific in this matter. because it seems necessary to be so in order to be understood. I don't care how unambitious or modest a President is; I don't care how determined he is that he himself will not secure his re nomination (and there are very few. Indeed, who go to that extent), still, his subordinates, equally interested with him in his re-election, will, when ever they have the opportunity, exert their influence and divide their time between the public service and the ef fort to secure their chiefs renomlna tlon and re-election. Four years is rather a short time in hlch to work out great governmental oolicles. Six years is better. Another suggestion l wouia mate is that legislative steps be taken, for there is nothing in the Constitution to forbid it. bringing more closely to gether the operation ot tne executive and legislative brancnes. rne stuaiea effort to maintain these branches rigid ly separate, is, I think, a mistake. I would not add any more actual power to the Executive in legislative matters, nor would I give the Legislature any more actual executive power. The veto on the one hand and the confirmation of appointments and the ratification of treaties on the .other I would not change. Cabinet Would Exercise Check. The rules of the two houses, as I am advised, forbid the use of abusive language by one member against an other and by the member of one house against the other house or its members. somewhat close examination of rules. however, in both houses does not show that there is any limitation on the par liamentary character of the language which may be directed against the President. As to him, the members pursue their own sweet will and that sometimes leads them Into language and epithetical description of the Chief Executive that could hardly be complimentary. If members of the Cabinet were al- lowed the floor their very presence would suggest, in the possibility of re ply, moderation in discussing the Ad ministration which does not now at times prevail. The strongest reason at present for advocating this change is that the Influence that the executive shall have in shaping legislation may be more In harmony with the respon sibility that the people bold him to in respect to it. He is head of the party that elected him, and as such, if Con gress is controlled by the same politi cal party, as it generally is, he is looked to to shape the Congressional policy and to secure the passage of the statutes which the party platform has promised. Place Not for Sensitive Man. "One of the results of my observa tion in the Presidency is that the po sition is not a place to be enjoyed by a sensitive man. "The experience in the Presidency toughens the hide of the occupant so as to enable him to resist the stings of criticism directed against him from the time he takes office until he lays it down. A query arises . in 'respect to criticisms and attacks that are made without the slightest reference to facts and merely for the purpose of Invoking popular opposition and distrust and with the hope that by constant misrep resentation they can escape any possi ble refutation, I don't know that this evil has been any greater in this adminis tration than in any previous adminis tration. All I know is that it was my first experience and it seemed to me as if I had been more greatly tried than most Presidents by such methods. "The result In some respects is un fortunate, in that after one or two ef forts to meet the unfounded accusa tion, despair In the matter leads to in difference and perhaps to an. indiffer ence toward both Just and unjust crit icisms. This condition helps to comfort the patient, but I doubt if it 'makes him a better President. "I think the period for successful muckraking is gradually drawing to a close. I hope so. We must consider that the ebullition in muckraking lit erature is only one of the temporary excuses of the times, which is curing itself by tiring those whose patron age formed the motive for its begin ning and rise. i , Official Tinsel Is Ephemeral. . "Of course tna only lasting satisfac tion that one can have in the adminis tration of the great office of President is the thought that one has done some thing permanently useful to his fellow countrymen. The mere enjoyment of the tinsel of office is ephemeral,-' and unless one can fix one's aim on real progress made through the exercise of Presidential power, there is little real pleasure in the contemplation of the holding of It.. "I beg J-ou to believe that In spite of the very emphatic verdict by which I leave the office, I cherish only the deepest gratitude to the American peo ple for having given me the honor of having held office, and I sincerely hope in looking' back over what has been done, that there is enough of progress made to warrant me in the belief that real good has been accomplished, even though I regret that it has not been greater. Ml GETS MEDAL MHS. E. A. FISH IN LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE 20 TEAKS. Star Conferred for. Efficiency in Work Also Accompanied by Complimentary Letter. SAN JOSE. CaL, Nov. 16. (Special.) After 20 years in the service of the United States, Mrs. E. A. Fish, of Pa cific Grove, has received the efficiency medal of the United States Lighthouse Service. She is said to be the only wom an lighthousekeepqr in the United States. Point Pinos. which Mrs. Fish has guarded since the death of her husband. the late Dr. M. w. Fisn, pnysician ana educator, of Oakland, in 1882, was es tablished in 1852, and is one of the few of the early "lighthouses still in serv ice and good repair on this coast. It is said that other women are lighthouse employes, but that no other has full charge of seacoast beacon light. The star of efficiency just re ceived from Lighthouse Inspector H. B. Rhodes was accompanied by an official letter, which compliments Mrs. Fish most highly on her conduct or tne station. Dr. Fish was one of the original fac ulty at the University of California and came to the state with Mrs. Fish following the Civil War. Ex-Football Star Goes Insane. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 16. Harry A Specialty Store for Misses and iVomens ArVear CHARMEUSE DRESSES For afternoon wear and street wear; m navy,' taupe, brown and black. Many very pretty mo dels witb brigbt sasbes and Robespierre collars. Draped skirts and mod ified pannier effects prevail. $28 to $55 Companp WASHINGTON AT TENTH ScMoss Br essin for Thanksgivin Thanksgiving falls on November 28th. Now doesn't Thanksgiving immediately suggest new apparel? Why, certainly it does, and if you are a prudent buyer it brings to mind this store with the splendid line of the "Clothes Beautiful" in exclusive Fall models designed and made by Schloss Bros. & Co., the famous master tailors of Baltimore. You need us and we need you, so why put it off until the last minute? Everything is ready the Hats, Underwear, Shirts, Ties every thing to make the man. Suits and Overcoats $15 to $40 Drop in Tomorrow Every thing in a fr:. Shirr.' w' uiiiiia , 1 $1 to $5 FourthMndUd,r Streets ClOlhWgCO r-' I V to $5 Hats . 1 .. h.lfKanV nt Ml fnnt- ball team of the University of Minne sota eight years ago, wua raaimm today to the asylum at Fort Steila- ooom. His mental trouble is attriD- ited to an injury to his neaa receiver . nn.A nrhn. TilaVlTir In B. football game against Chicago Univer sity. Confederate Daugnters Elect. txt a cutvtav "Ktw 18. The United Daughters of the Confederacy in con vention here tooay, eieciea as dent-general. Mrs. Alexander B. White, of Paris, Tenn.; recording secretary- general, Mrs. Boy Weaks Mciunney, j u irr ' roe,! stmr-srAneral. Mrs. Orlando Hall Burton, Little Rock, Ark. Contestant Wins Mine Action.' LEWISTON, Idaho. Nov. 16. (Spe- ENJOY THE INDEPENDENCE OF REAL LIVING at HOTEL MALL0RY REASONABLE RATES CONVENIENT NEW FIREPROOF VERY ADAPTABLE AND AGREEABLE For Young Men With or Without Board or Meals LOWNSDALE AND YAMHILL Main 1077 A 6585 cial.) The United States Land Office today decided in favor of the contestant in the case of W. J. Harris, a well known Spokane mining man, s. Miss Hattie Palmer, of Lewlston, on some valuable property located In Idaho. Mr. Harris" allegations were that the claim to which Miss Palmer made entry some years ago is more valuable for Its min eral deposits than for agricultural pur poses. The land is located in a mining district known as Quartz Creek. SURE AND EASY 1Y 10 CURE A COLD ET NASAL CATARRH AND SOR HROAI Simple Remedy Stops Your Cold in Sneezing Stage and Prevents Catarrh. A cold generally attacks the weakest part, affecting the eyes and ears in some and producing nasal catarrh and throat troubles in others. A cold is due to an inflammation of the mem branes lining the air passage, and may be promptly cured with a little Ely s Cream Balm, which immediately re lieves the inflammation and all the dis tressing symptoms, such as sneexing. coughing, running at the nose and eyes, hoarseness, sore throat, fever and headache. One reason why this pure. antiseptic Balm acts so quickly Is be cause It is applied directly to the ten der, sore surfaces. Even In severe, chronic eases of ca tarrh, Ely's Cream Balm never falls to Quickly and effectually check the poi sonous discharge which clogs the head and throat, causing the disgusting hawking, spitting and blowing of the nose. This remedy not only drives out" the disease, but heals and strengthens the weakened membranes, thus ending catarrh. r,....k i - fmhv rtlHO-uRtinar dis ease. Don't put up with it another day. Get a 50-cent bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from -your druggist and see how quickly you will be relieved. It Is perfectly harmless. Agenu. vw si u Co. OUR GRANDMOTHERS USED TO BEAUTIFY AND DARKEN SAGE TEA THE HAIR Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Gives the Hair Strength, Color and Beauty and Makes ' It Grow. Chicken Fanciers Our new, modern portable bun galow chicken-house is just the thing for the city. Requires little space, makes chicken-raising easy and gets results. Phone Woodlawn 2163 for information or write to WARD BROS., 879 N. Union Avenue. HOTEL HEILIX Second and Yamhill. CnnvATilnntlv Inrntflif mnilAlll In BVerT T- mflcL Hot And Anlrl runnini water In each room, telephones, elevator, etc. European plan. Rates, outside rooms, $3 per week and up. Reasonable rates for permanent Kuets. Special rates by the month. It Is easier to preserve the color of the hair than to restore It, although it is possible to do both. Our grand mothers understood the secret. They made a "sage tea,'' and their dark, glossy hair long after middle life was due to this fact. Our mothers have gray hairs before 'they are fifty, but they are beginning to appreciate the wisdom of our grandmothers In using "sage tea" for their hair and are fast following suit. I The present generation has the ad vantage of the past In that it can get a ready-to-use preparation called Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. As a scalp tonlo and color restorer this preparation is vastly superior to the ordinary "sage tea" made by our grandmothers. The growth and beauty of the hair depends on a healthy condition of the scalp. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy quickly kills the dandruff germs which rob the hair of its life. color ana juwo, i.'"-o -- and healthy, gives the hair strength, color ana neauty. kub c Get a &,-cent bottle from your drug gist today. He will give you your money back if you are not satisfied after a fair trial. Agents, Owl Drug Co. COUPON M Iff l$he H ffl BMSteiillSlftfcWiSJ wi ft NOVEMBER 17 SSH HOW TO GET THIS LOOK Desiring to render a great educa tional service to its readers. The Ore gonlan has arranged with Mr. IJasktn to handle. WITHOUT PROFIT TO IT SELF, the exclusive output of his val uable book for Portland. Cut - the above coupon from six consecutive Issues of The Oregonian and present them with 60 cents to cover the bare cost of manufacture, freight and handling and a copy will be presented to you without additional cost. 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