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f TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 37, 1916. TANGLED AFFAIR IN MATRIMONY FAILS OF PERMANENT SETTLEMENT AT TRIAL. Monday andToesday Senator Said to Have More Than Half Majority of Re h publican Delegates. Take advantage of this opportunity to buy really good clothes for men and women at the very minimum of cost PARTY REUNION MANIFEST ILLINOIS STRONGLY BACKING SHERMAN . - .. Former Progressives Now Actively Helping Reorganize Republican Party State Hard Hit by Democratic Policies. BY LEWIS H. MINER. Editor Illinois State Journal. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Feb. 26. Illinois tives promise of being the political battleground of 1916, with possibility of becoming not only the determining tfactor in the nomination contest for places on two presidential tickets, but also winner in the presidential race. When the Progressive wave cleared the way for a Democratic state ad- ministration and. subsiding, permitted a Republican United States Senator to divide Illinois honors with the Demo .. cratic United States Senator-elect, it made this heretofore reliably Republi can stronghold debatable territory and swept into Democratic vision the ex pediency of selecting for President Wil son s running mate tne uemuuni wu had just won senatorial honors, James Hamilton Lewis. , With United States Senator Lewis as the Administration candidate for Vice-President, the Republicans are in terested far beyond their purely selfish motives in getting behind the presi dential prospects of their own success ful leader. Senator Sherman. They -.., irct n ferMn th RtrAtpclG DOS sibilities presented in the nomination of Sherman by tho Republican nauonai convention and have demonstrated their far-sighted political judgment by con ceding to Sherman tho selection of the 68 National delegates of Illinois with out opposition within the party. Progressive Return to Party. Former Republicans who strayed off In pursuit of the Progressive chimera in 1812, returning to the old home roof, are rejoining their former affiliates and actively engaged in helping re organize the Republican party of Illi nois under the leadership of Senator Sherman. This gives Lawrence T. Sherman from his own home state more than one ninth of the convention majority and puts the Illinoisan at the head of the list of candidates from the standpoint of home support. With assurance of an uncontested home delegation representing the viril ity of both the Republican and Pro gressive parties, Sherman's backers have won from other states pledges of enough additional delegates to assure them fromi the outset of more than one half of the majority required to nomi nate. Sherman, it may be recalled, had been on the Illinois RooseveJt delega tion to the Chicago convention, in 1912, and had led the only active fight made for Colonel Roosevelt in that gathering. This had endeared him to the Roosevelt following in his home state. ' When, however. Sherman refused to Join the revolt led by Roosevelt, his sturdy Republicanism piqued the Colo nel and Roosevelt turned against his less radical champion. The memory of this incident is what brought Roose velt himself to Illinois, in 1914, in an effort to turn the tide against Sher man and towards the Progressive candi date for the United States Senate. Sherman's Victory Decisive. Roger Sullivan, a National character and an astute politician of great wealth, was put forward by the vic torious Democrats, with approval of Woodrow Wilson. The surviving Pro gressives, realizing that an exceptional effort was. required to maintain their party existence, named Raymond Rob ins as their candidate. Notwithstand ing the tremendous odds against him, Sherman won by a substantial plural ity, while the Progressives ran only a poor third, although their candidate polled a very formidable vote, totaling 203.027. This campaign convinced most of the Progressives of the hopelessness of vic tory in Illinois along separate party lines, and the rank and file of the party came back into tho Republican fold. The Progressive leaders who are still hanging back have since conducted a sort of guerilla warfare, fighting mostly for personal recognition. The party In Illinois remains a paper or ganization, in the hands of a noisy remnant of deserted leaders. Illinois industries and Illinois agri cultural interests have been hard hit by the Democratic National Adminis tration's policies. This is one of the big agricultural states which have steadfastly advocated the protective tariff, and the farmers of Illinois re sent particularly the discrimination against agriculture manifested in the Democratic tariff bill. TRENCH ENGINES ORDERED American Concern to Build Special Locomotives for Russia. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 26. An order for 350 gasoline locomotives to be used .in the trenches on the eastern battle front has been placed with the Baldwin Locomotive Company by the Russian government. These engines will travel on rails two feet apart. They will virtually be automobiles on. rails and will weigh seven tons each. The narrow track re quirements will permit their passage back and forth through almost any part of the earthworks on the firing line. STOPS TOBACCO HABIT. Elders' Sanitarium, located at 518 Main St., St. Joseph, Mo., has published a book showing the deadly effect of the tobacco habit, and how it can be topped in three to five days. As they are distributing this book free, anyone wanting a copy should send their same and address at once. Adv. Genesee Couple Married. GENESEE, Idaho. Feb. 26. (Special.) Ellis D. Lambert and Miss Pearl Spur beck were married here Tuesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H- Spurbeck. Tho young cou ple are both graduates of the local high school and have spent the greater part of their lives In this vicinity.' They will reside on a farm which Mr. Lambert operates east of Genesee. Rev. A. P. Orth. of the Congregational Church, performed the ceremony. . Students to Vote by Mail. IOWA CITY, la., Feb. 26. Under the terms of the absent voters' law stu dents In the universities and colleges of Iowa may cast their votes by mail at the June primary and other elec tions, according to an opinion given by Attorney-General George Cosson to . Frank E. Horack, professor of political science at the University of Iowa, I New York Republicans Commit Party to Americanism. FULL PREPAREDNESS ASKED Timely Disbursement to Meet Dan ger Held Preventive of Greater Expenditure to Repel It Tariff Revision Favored. NEW YORK, Feb. 16. The platform adopted by the Republicans in state convention here pledges the party to a forward faclne" Americanism. It ad vocates pomplete preparation for the National defense. It urges that the United States bear its part in re-establishing international law. The Ad ministration's policy in Mexico is criti cised and demand is made that Ameri can rights in Mexico be protected. The Democratic Philippine policy is de nounced. Restoration of the KepuDii- nAiicv of a tariff commission is strongly advocated. The platform in full follows: "The Republican party in New xork, speaking through its representatives in a convention advisory to the en rolled voters, declares its purpose to conduct, with full confidence of suc cess, a vigorous and constructive cam paign on behalf of the great principles of government and of social order for which it has stood from the beginning of its history. American Principle Vpneld. 'We Dledge ourselves to the support of a. patriotic and forward-facing Americanism. The Republican party stands for American principles or gov ernment; for the full rights and privi leges of American citizenship? for the defense of America and Americans against attack from any quarter what soever; for the welfare of American business, and for the protection of American labor; but, above all, for those enduring principles of National honor, of liberty, of justice, and of fi delity to National obligations through adherence to which the Nation has grown great. It believes in the truth of Washngton's declaration that the name of American which belongs to us in our National capacity must always exalt the Just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from either local or racial discriminations. "It is the fixed policy or me Ameri can people to observe good faith to ward all nations and to do justice to them all. We wish to continue on terms of peace and friendship with the whole world, and we indorse and sup port the movement designed to make increasingly difficult and improbable a resort to force in the settlement of in ternational differences. But we assert the right of America to oppose any vio lation of international agreements to which- it is a party, and Its duty to Insist upon the security and guarantees of the law of nations. Preparedness Should Be Complete. "We advocate complete preparation for the common defense economic. industrial and imanciai. as weii. as military. "Vcf defense against attack from without we rely first upon the Navy. We urge that it be provided with a general staff and so- enlarged, in ships, in officers, and In men, and so supplemented by vessels auxiliary to the fighting force of such types as experience has shown to be neces sary for effectiveness, that it will constitute a well-organized, a com plete and a certain defense against attack, both on the Atlantic and on the Pacific We believe that the Nation should continue to follow the advice of Washington and avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establish ments which, under any form of gov ernment, are inauspicious to liberty.' "But we also believe in the vital principle of democracy, enacted into law under Washington's Administra tion, that every citizen owes the free man's duty of defense for his country and of the training necessary to make that defense effective. 'The Republi can party stands for the gospel of pa triotic service to our country by every citizen according . to his ability in peace and in war.' "So long as present conditions con tinue to prevail in other parts of the world the military establishment of the United States should be substantially strengthened. The regular Army should bo - made adequate to perform Its traditional duty of serving as the Nation's first line of land defense, and of being the nucleus and the source of instruction and administration of the army of citizen soldiers, upon which In the last event the safety of the Na tion must depend. Provision should be made for the effective training of such citizen soldiery under the sole au thority of the National Government. A sufficient supply of the machines and munitions of war should be ready at hand in case the necessity for their use should ever be forced upon the American people. Experience has shown that in time of war what a nation stints In materials It squanders in hu man life. The most fatuous extrava gance Is to provide an inadequate sup ply. Less than enough is foolish waste. Dfenne Alone Is Intended. "The enlargement of the naval and military establishments should be for purposes of defense alone. We sup port no policy of foreign conquest or domination or of interference with the Independence and Internal policies of any other people. Should the nations of the world, on the conclusion of the present war, be ready to Join in new and well-secured international policies for the limitation of arma ments and for the extension of the rule of law, there should be willing and complete co-operation on our part. "Since timelv disbursement to pre pare for danger frequently prevents much greater disbursement to repel it, we . favor meeting the necessary ex pense of complete preparations for the common defense by the application of the resources already at the command of the Government and by Just revision of the tariff in -accordance with Repub lican principles. We assert that these measures, with the economies practi cable under a proper budget system, will be sufficient. "We believe that it is the duty of the American Government to bear its part in re-establishing International law and in providing it with sufficient sanc tions. "If the law of nations is to be bind ing, and if- the decisions of tribunals charged with the application or tnai law to international controversies are to be respected and enforced, then vio lations' of the law that are of such a character as to threaten the peace and order of the community of nations must be deemed to be a violation of the right of every civilized nation to have the law maintained, and a legal injury to every nation. "In order to Dear its proper part in carrying forward this world policy America must show that while it has no purpose to interfere in controver sies between other nations, it will in sist upon universal observance of the principles and rules of international law. Melxcas Policy Irresponsible. "No patriotic citizen will embarrass the government of his country in its dealings with other nations, but it is not possible to regard, without the gravest dissatisfaction and dismay, the results of the policies of the present Administration toward Mexico. That policy which has been proclaimed as one of watchful waiting has in reality been one of active but uncertain, int constant, and irresponsible interfer ence. "The Wilson Administration destroyed established government in Mexico ano. now stands on one side while anarchy and chaos reign in that country. It has stood aloof while American men have been killed, American women out rnered. and American property de stroyed. Intervention in the internal affairs of Mexico by me Administra tion has inflicted upon the Mexican people and upon all foreigners resident in Mexico anarchy, bloodshed, and suf fering almost without modern parallel We demand that American rights in Mexico shall be protected. This should be done either by a responsible Mex ican government or through co-operation with other American republics in oiioh . wav as shall secure the Inde pendence, good order, and prosperity of Mexico. Trust With Philippines Broken. "We denounce the measure regarding the Philippine Islands that has passed the Senate and is now pending in the House of Representatives as an aban donment of the duty of this Nation and a breach of trust toward the Filipinos. Under the Wilson Administration the work begun under President McKinley and continued under the subsequent Re publican Administrations, in improving the material, intellectual and political welfare of the Filipinos and in building up a civil service on the merit system, goes for naught. , "The policies advocated by the Demo cratic party will, if persisted in, al most certainly lead to factional dis turbance and inter-tribal war and in the seizure of the islands by some for eign power. "We demand the restoration of the Republican policy of a tariff commis sion with ample power to Inquire Into matters of cost, production and labor conditions in this and other countries and to supply the Congress with -the fullest possible and most accurate in formation for guidance in the formula tion of a permanent tariff policy that shall adequately protect American la bor as -well as conserve and develop American natuTal resources and Amer ican Industry. We condemn the de struction by the Democratic party of the nonpartisan tariff commission es tablished under the A-dministration of President Taft. The Democratic tariff now in force has proved wholly inadequate either to provide revenue for the support of the Government or to protect American labor and American industry upon the farm. In the factory or in the mine. Before the outbreak of the European war the disastrous effects of this tariff were already felt throughout the land. The war has obscured these effects, but immediately upon the restoration of peace they will be felt again with redoubled force. Business Laws Should Be Clear. "We favor such legislation and such administrative action as will relieve honestly conducted business rrom per secution, while rigidly preventing mo nopoly, special privilege or unfair practices. The same clarity should be given the law pronioiting cumoina tloua and monopolies that character- x.-tn.. uriairltinff. Madame Amy Crock' er-Gilliff-Gonraud-MJaklnof( and Her Foster Daughter, xvonne. - The suit for separation brought by Prince Miskinoff against his wife, for merly Amy Crocker, who is heiress to the millions of the California Crockers, resulted this past week in a drawn battle in court at New York. The Prince in suing for separation de manriorf vAnnernitinn for a. baby which he declared had been born to himself and his wife, but later abandoned tnis claim, admitting he had been deceived, and that the baby was adopted. Overshadowing this development in interest, however, was testimony to the effect that a love affair had sprung up between the Prince and Yvonne, 17-year-old foster daughter of Madame 1 After entertaining the metropolis for several days the trial was aoanaoneo and the Prince's suit withdrawn. izes other provisions of commercial law, in order that no part of the field of business opportunity may be re stricted, that business success honor ably achieved may not be suddenly converted into crime and that the right of every man to acquire commodities in an open market may be preserved. "We insist that Government regula tion of business be not interpreted to mean Government management of business. "We advocate measures "(1) For the quick upbuilding of an American merchant marine by the methods that have given us industrial independence and without the eco nomic waste and the international em barrassments of Government owner ship, direct or indirect; "(2) For the encouragement and de velopment of co-operation among farm ers. In order t.iat they may secure bet ter and steadier markets for their products ,as well as more favorable terms of credit for the improvement of their farms and the development of agriculture; and "(3) For the amendment of the Fed eral Teserve law so as to Increase its public benefits and remove all danger of possible inflation of the currency. " "In support of these principles and policies the Republicans of New York pledge themselves to the Republicans of the Nation to Join with them to the end that there may be a "new birth of American patriotism and that a new pride and strength may be given to American citizenship." BRIDGE WORK RUSHED NIGHT-SHIFT PROBABLE ON VAN COUVER SPAN. Effort Being Blade to Complete Plera Before Spring Freshet, mm TJnasual Condition Is Expected. "VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) Construction of the Interstate bridge, halted several weeks ago by i.- wAothnv ha hfan rpsumed with vim. The Columbia River has dropped. so that ail or tne piers may i urcu on. and advantage of this condition is being taken by the Pacific Bridge Com pany, which has the contract for the pier3 in the main river. It is possible that a shift may be worked at night when forms have been made for the concrete. It Is hoped to get all or tne piers compieiea dmd .l. i. : whtnh It. In fejired. will be unusually high this year, owing to the heavy enowfall In the moun- Porter Bros, and McCreary & Wil lard, contractors assembling the steel, are making rapid progress and have threo big spans completed and on the ways, and work started on the fourth. The draw span Is assembled and one pier completed so that one span may be placed at any time. Several piers have been completed to the surface of the water. The pier in Oregon slough, to replace one destroyed by caving of earth, is about completed. Workmen are engaged in building concrete slabs on the up stream side of the fill to protect it from the high water. Ppencer, Mass., a manufacturing town, will have no evening school because there is only one Illiterate porson under the age of "1 in the town. The law demands a nib-lit school only, when there are 10. ODD LOTS $25 i TO $35, CHOICE. REGULAR STOCK SUITS $20.00 Suits... ..S 1 S.OO $25.00 Suits.... fB 1 8.50 $30.00 Suits S22J5Q $35.00 Suits 5526-50 $40.00 Suits 5n2Q.SO Ladies' Fine Suits Odd Lots, $25 to $40 ClICi QC! values, choice '. . ,P0I70 REGULAR STOCK LADIES' SUITS Winter styles up to $40, jj J g Qq From $45 to $65 SuilsjJ22 50 Keiser's $1.00 Cravats at Odd Lots Men's Hats $3.00 Hats at $1.50 Wilson Bros.' Fine Shirts, $1.50 Grades, at 1.05 SALE ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT TERMS CASH O AY CORNER WASHINGTON AND WEST PARK TRAINING IS URGED Whitman for Compulsory Prep aration of Youth."-" BITTER FACTS CONSIDERED except possibly to those who attended reports because of lack of value the meeting, have been deleted from I general news. Remedy Prescribed by Many Doctors Compound of Simple Laxative Herbs Proves Most Efficient. i New York Governor Would Hold Fast to Ideals, but Profit by Les son That Bight Still Must Bo Backed by Might. BUFFALO, N: T., Feb. 26. Governor Whitman, in a speech delivered here to- t i joti nnmnulsory military UlfeUU, uvwo.w - training for the American youth, hold ing It to be the one true Dase 01 mo citizen-soldiery idea. "The battlefields of Europe demon strate to all the world," said the Gov ernor, "that right must still be backed .. w miht Let us hold to bur an cient faith as steadfastly as in the past, but let us not be blind to the bitter facta of the present that maae ade quate preparedness a necessity." After maintaining tnai prepm-tuu. u ... nnrniiia of Tre- serving the peace that permits tne genius of tne um.eu dim -Itself in the orderly terms of science and commerce, the Governor said: "As to the form of preparedness, I have long since committed nTyBelf in opposition to the so-called volunteer . . T v.ia Mmt th( Nation has no right to ask that of one citizen which It does not ask 01 anoiner, auu ."- i iv. MnfllAiianAQI ctf llfA 1ft COn- cerned an equality of demand must be made that takes no account of class or circumstances. "It Is not compulsory military serv ice that I preach," declared Mr. Whit man. "To take men. away from the normal civil pursuits for three years, subjecting their maturity to continued . -ft, feiiRinR ctf war. is to cuiiiwi. . " - make soldiers at the expense of citi zens. That the united. Blares muBi dc . a n a Tm nr) iamn 1 - A. thought IUIUwU ihw - - - , Intolerable to free men. Our task Is to make citizens able and willing to become Boldiers when the country calls." The Governor Insisted on compulsory r Vi a vniith rtt thA rnnntrv U.IUlug . " -" J ' as a surer safeguard for a democracy than a large standing army would be. The Australian system he advocated as the one best suited to tne united states v. -a Vi a entil It nrno.ApH.R unnn the j M ka. natlnn.l Aafanaa to an Inescapable obligation of citizen ship and as vital a national considera tion as education ltseii. Pomona Grange Up in Arms Over Report. Hood River Newspapers Beored for Not Printing Proceedings of Meet ings In Fnllt or at Leant so as Not to Change Meanings. HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) Alleging that Hood River newspapers have been In the habit of leaving out portions of their official minutes, submitted lor publication, in such a manner as to change the mean ing of portions of the text of the docu ments, the Pomona Grange, of this county, adopted a resolution, provid ing that hereafter no paper shall hav the privilege of receiving truch a report without first promising to publish it as submitted. Says the resolution: "Wo believe that our press 'commit tee can write a report of our meetings in as interesting a manner with as much concisetnent (exactly according to copy), and with more correctness than any reporter or editor wno can not attend our meetings." Local newspaper men admit that ex tracts, always burdened wtth Insignifi cant details that can have no intereslt Dr. W. A.' Evans, writing for the Chicago Tribune, makes the assertion that practically everyone, at some time or other, suffers from constipation. This applies regardless of age or condition in life. The congestion of stomach waste in the bowels is evidenced in various ways; bloat, eructation of foul stomach gases, sick headache, langour, all in dicate constipation and call for prompt attention, not only to relieve the pres ent discomfort but also to avoid pos sible disease that follows neglect of this important function. Harsh cathartics and violent purga tives should not be employed, as these afford only temporary relief, while they serve to shock the entire system. A mild laxative such as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is far preferable and is now the remedy generally used and prescribed by many doctors. It is free from opiate or narcotic drugs, acts easily and pleasantly, without griping or other pain and is a safe, effective family remedy. Mr. Charles Schell, 132 Church street, Grenada. Miss., writes that he found i ii Mm,, iiuii. Mr. (harlra tirhrll. relief hlniMflf bv u.sliiff Pr. 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