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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND.
DECEMBER 3, 1916.
GARRANZA OUTLINES
REFORMS DESIRED
Constitutional Congress Asked
to Guarantee Human Lib
' . erty in Mexico.
VOTE FOR ALL IS FAVORED
Public Instruction, Change In Land
distribution Method, Freedom of
Judiciary and Direct Elec-
" tion Are Advocated, Too.
' QVJERETARO. Friday, Dec -1. via,
Mexico City, Dec. 2. In his address be
lor the constitutional congress tonight,
ieneral Carranza outlined the reforms
lie hoped to see embodied in the con
stitution. He said in part:
"The constitution of 1S57 was the re-,
suit of a great upheaval, but it pro
claimed only the general principles of
reform without putting them into prac
tical form so that it is not possible to
administer the government with this
constitution.
"I promise to conserve the liberal
spirit of the old constitution, so that
new reforms will merely eliminate the
dead wood and strike out articles put
in by former governments for personal
advantage.
Human Liberty Vpbeld.
"Human liberty most be guaranteed
to prevent the government from taking
advantage of the excuse of maintaining
peace in order to commit crimes. The
old constitution was not strong enough
to do this, as the liberty of the indi
vidual was at the mercy of executives.
I hope the new constitution will pro
vide severe penalties for wrongdoing
on the part of public officials.
"Judges, heretofore only the tools of
governors, should have the power to
Investigate and punish wrongdoing of
governors. Guarantees for prisoners
accused of crimes heretofore have been
worthless. Prisoners have been at the
mercy of Judges and third-degree meth
ods. They should be allowed bonds and
a limit should be fixed to the time
trials may be delayed. Good lawyers
should be provided for the indigent
and no arrests should be made without
evidence sufficient to justify them.
Property Distribution Outlined.
"The old constitution provided for
the right of thi government to occupy
property for public Denefit without the
consent of the owners by paying an in
demnity for the same. This is suffi
cient to allow the government to take
large estates and distribute them among
small owners, so the only reform neces
sary in that part of the old law is to
provide that condemnation may be only
by xecutive authority and that Judges
may deal only with indemnity.
"I ask you to consider whether it is
necessary to have every foreigner who.
obtains title to real property resign
treaty rights with respect to such prop
erty and conform to Mexican laws.
"One object of the new reforms is to
assist labor, and we should set mini
mum wages and maximum hours.
'I advocate a divorce law, which wyi
place the family on the basis of love,
not pecuniary interests. Nationality of
children born in Mexico to foreigners
should be clearly defined.
Vote for All Favored.
'You must consider whether the vote
should be given to all or limited by
educational or property Qualifications.
I think the vote should go to all, but
that it should be taken from those
making wrong use of it or those who
look with Indifference on the affairs of
the republic.
"Public instruction must receive at
tention, because knowledge insures
against either anarchy or dictatorship.
On organization of the executive power
will depend that the legislative branch
shall not become an instrument of the
executive. Free discussion without fol
lowing instructions of the executive or
of governors must be assured the leg
islators, but they , must not be given
ufficlent power to curb the executive
In proper execution of his rights. A
parliamentary regime, in which the
executive is a figurehead and the Cab
inet is selected by Congress is not good
for Latin-American nations. The neoDle
Ftill need a strong government, which I
Is not the same as a despotic govern
ment. ; Direct Election Advocated.
"Direct election of .the President will
pive strength to the government and
the nation, and the President will not
be at the mercy of the legislative
power. The best argument against a
parliamentary -regime is the object les
son furnished by the United States.
"I advocate elimination of the office
of Vice-President, providing that the
auceesslon to the Presidency, in the
event of temporary or permanent ab
senoe, shall be decided by Congress.
"There should be absolute independ
ence of the judicial power."
QUAKERS MAKE APPEAL
SEWBERG COLLEGE MIST RAISE A
FUSD OF 9100,000.
NOTED SOUTH POLE EXPLORER ON WAY TO RESCUE HIS MEN.
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SIR ERNEST SHACKLETOX (RIGHT) A I CAPTAIX F. A. WORSLEY,
Sir Ernest H. Ehackleton and Captain F. A. Worsley? famous Antarctic explorers, are in this country pre-lim-inary
to a fourth rescue trip in an effort to save the 10 members of the ill-fated Shackleton expedition of last
year, who are supposed to be marooned on an Island in the Ross Sea. Shackleton says the men have ample pro
visions to last them another year. ' He will probably leave New Zealand; he says, toward the end of December,
and hopes to have the men back to civilization by the middle of next March. Captain Worsley was in command
of the specially built boat Endurance, which was dashed to pieces by an ice floe, Shackleton and the crew es
caping in lifeboats. The picture was taken on the arrival of the explorers in San Francisco recently.
PROTEST IS PLANNED
Mass Meeting to Voice Opinion
- on Deportations.
ELIHU ROOT WILL SPEAK
It Is Matter of Life or Death of Insti
tution, la Manner in Which Bulletin
J Carries Mcnate to Public
KEWBERG, Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.)
In the Pacific College Bulletin. Just is
sued, is printed an earnest appeal for
financial aid. Attention is called to the
fact that in order to make it one of the
standardized 6chools of Oregon it must
have an endowment of $200,000. The
present endowment is only half that
amount. The necessary increase, the Bul
letin says, the Oregon Yearly Meeting
finds it Impossible for its members to
contribute. It would have been neces
sary to close the school last year, so
far as anybody can say, had it not been
for the generosity of friends in the East
who contributed $10,000.
In conclusion the Bulletin says: "It
is not a matter of pride that the $100,
000 additional endowment is to be
sought, but it is a matter of life or
death. It must be secured to make it
possible to continue its existence and
its services for the kingdom of God and
the Society of Friends. It ia earnestly
hoped that all who can do so will come
to the help of this school, the only
Friends institution of higher education
in the great Pacific Northwest, that it
may continue its work for Christian
education and Quakerism."
SO MUCH GOSSIP
at Blank's Sample Shop, 355 Morrison
Street, Corner Park.
It Is all about the wonderful values
in plush coats at $14.95, the wool velour
coats at $12.95 and the wool mixtures
reduced from $20 to $7.95. Also suits
run at high as $35 at $7.95. Silk and
lace waists and sample dress skirts for
Monday and Tuesday only at $1.95.
Blank'M Sample Shop, 355 ilorrison St.,
pomex jc axk, aU .
Others Notables to Be Heard on Sub
ject of Mistreatment of Bel
gians by Germany Col
lege Heads to Aid.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Plans for a
mass meeting here on December 15 "to
voice the protest of the American peo
ple" In the matter of the wholesale
deportations of Belgians from their
homes to Germany were announced to
day. Elihu Root will be one of the
speakers. Others thus far announced
are former Assistant United States Attorney-General
J. M. Beck and the Rev.
Dr. William T. Manning, rector of
Trinity Church.
In addition to this meeting, a move
ment is under way to unite prominent
educators and clergymen throughout
the country in a general protest to edu
cators and university heads of Ger
many against the deportations. The
Rev. Dr. Edward S. Young, pastor of
the Bedford Presbyterian Church of
Brooklyn, who started this appeal, has
received favorable replies from Presi
dents Hibben, of Princeton Univer
sity; Butler, of Columbia; Lowell, of
Harvard; Faunce, of Brown, and Chan
cellor Day, of Syracuse University, and
John A- Marcus, moderator of the gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Root and other leaders in the
movement telegraphed President Wil
son asking information that the State
Department might "properly give out
on Belgian deportations.
WISTTTVfJTnv TlArv 2. Ttfew renre-
sentations on the deportation bf Bel
gian civilians will be emphasized per
sonally on German officials by Ambas
sador Gerard when he returns to his
post, for which he sails next Tuesday.
He will convey the Individual atti
tude of President Wilson and tell of
the bad impression created among the
American people by recent treatment of
tho Belgians.
The protest, based on broad grounds
of humanity, was hurried along partly
because of fear that Germany's policy
in Belgium would interrupt American
relief work there.
GIRL-SLAYER TELLS STORY
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there.' I was stunned, could say noth
ing, do nothing. Oh!"
Miss Colby Collapses.
Miss Colby broke down utterly,
crumpled Into a little heap at the wit
ness chair and then, before help could
come, lifted herself to the window
near by and dropped half way across
the open sill, seeking air and sobbing!
A few minutes later, calmed, she re
sumed the stand.
"I don't remember much about what
I said after that," she recommenced.
She told of borrowing a pistol from
friends and then returning to the news
paper. "I had the pistol," she said. "Mr.
Man ire (the editor now acquitted of
murder) showed me how to hold It;
said no court would ever bother me if
t shot the man and that it would be
worth & lot to the paper.
Talk With Ainsnorth Recalled.
"I went up and talked to Mr. Ains
worth. He had told me that Thomas
was a liar, a robber of widows, and
never to mention his name la the paper.
Mr. Ainsworth said Thomas was telling
a story that I was brought to town
for Alnsworth's benefit an affinity. He
laughed about that.
"I told him that I wasn't going to
be a goat for his paper and bear the
brunt of the fight. He told me to
horsewhip Thomas. I said I wouldn't
have the courage. Then asked him
what he would do 11 I killed Thomas
and he said they would stand behind
me, that it would be a good thing.
"I didn't think" that as a woman al
ways working I had to bear this sort
of talk. I tried to see the County At
torney and couldn't find him. That
night I couldn't sleep. I took chloro
form. It had no effect. A man gave
me a bottlo of whisky, but I didn't
drink it.
"Good Story" Promised.
"At the office next morning Mr.
Manire wanted to know what I was
going to do that it ought to be done
early for the paper. They wouldn't
need much more news if Vtey had a
seed. torx b& a4d 1 iola. Sua to bold
the paper and it would come through."
"Miss Co'lby. what did you intend to
do?" Mr. Mulligan demanded.
"I Intended tt) point the gun at
Thomas and make him apologize.
'"I went to Ainsworth's office again.
I told him that I was sick and dls
gusted that I was going back to Spo
kane and give it all up. He sneered,
told me I was a coward, and said: 'Go
through, now you are started.
"I tried to take the bullets from the
cartridges, but stopped and said that
it didn't make any difference, because
I wouldn't shoot at him. I went back
to the hotel to pack up and saw Thomas
sitting In the lobby.
Fists Poubled. Is Statement.
"I turned and went back outside. He
came out presently and I took the gun
out and pointed it. I told Thomas to
apologize. He looked at me with a
sneer, doubled up his fist and came
toward me. I was frightened. I started
shooting, and that's all I know," she
concluded simply.
Mr. Mulligan took up the gun, which
was held la evidence, and handed it
to her.
"How did you hold that?" he asked.
"Pointing down," she said, illustrat
ing with the weapon. Miss Colby was
composed, except for trembling lips and
snaking voice, and. did not break down
again.
"Tell how you felt. What was the
condition of your mind then?" Mr. Mul
ligan began. "Did you have control of
yourself?"
Pains In Heu Told Of.
"If I had had control," she responded,
"I would not have done it. Everything
nad gone to pieces Tor me.
"Ever have that condition before?"
"Yes, several times," she said. "Dur
ing the last year I lost myself with the
pain in my head. I expected that to
pass."
"You waited for Thomas to come out
of" the hotel, you pointed the gun at
him and demanded that he apologize. '
Mr. Wheeler asked on cross-examination.
"I didn't point it." Miss Colby an
swered. "He stepped forward with his
fist clenched."
MIbs Colby then left the stand arid
illustrated the attitude she said Thomas
was In.
"And then you shot?"
"I guess I did," was the witness" re
ply. Intent to Shoot Denied.
Later, during the cross-examination.
Miss Colby declared to the prosecutor:
"I wish you would understand that I
never meant to kill Mr. Thomas at any
time. I've heard, that you said I did."
"You heard correctly," said the pros
ecutor as he excused Miss Colby.
The first alienist to be examined was
Dr. E. S. Kimball, of Spokane, who
listened to a hypothetical question of
several hundred words. Dr. Kimball
replied that he believed Miss Colby
insane.
Dr. Kimball said that Miss Colby's
insanity was of the type called "func
tional psychosis." The kissing of Dr.
Hilcher on a streetcar was hardly a
sane action. Dr. Kimball said on cross
examination. "It WB9 on the border line
between sanity and Insanity," he de
clared. The cross-examination of Dr. Kim
ball was not concluded when court
adjourned until Monday.
SUPPOSED CRANK HELD
MAX ARMED WITH KMFB. SAID TO
HAVE THRISATE.ED WILSON.
Prisoner Gives Age as 130 and Is
Apparently Insane Presidential
Partr Some Distance Away.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2. A man who
made threats against President Wilcon
was arrested at a railroad station here
today by the police and sent to a hos
pital for observation. He attracted at
tention by walking about the station
muttering and carrying a kitchen
knife.
He said his name was Jonathan
Kraus and that he was l'-u years old
and had no home. He wore three coats
ana no hat. The police said he was
"mentally unbalanced and that his con
dition was aggravated by drink.
He made threats to kill the President
and also mentioned the names of J. P.
Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller, the
police said. '
President Wilson, on his way to New
York, passed through Philadelphia to
day some distance from where the
man was arrested.
First Aid to Santa Claus at Oregon's
. Great Music Houses
Come here for most ac
ceptable Christmas gifts;
priced 15 cents to $16.5d.
The Christmas Chicker
ings have come carload
upon carload.
The Christmas Kimballs
. have come carload upon
carload.
Ever so many carloads
of other makes the fore
most, most reliable in the
Natiork have now arrived.
Positively no advance in
price. Large buying, care
ful planning, consolidating
two establishments, and
many other advantages,
enable us to offer holiday
buyers positively lower
prices and more attractive
terms of payment than ob
tainable elsewhere.
Notice Owing to expi
ration of a number of our
annual buying contracts,
and because of the manu
facturing situation Ea$t,
we announce a decided ad
vance in nearly all makes
Welcome, members of the Ore
gon State Music Teachers' As
sociation! Both these Eilers
music houses, which are the
'most complete of their kind in
the West, extend a cordial invitation-to
all professional musi
cians and music lovers generally
to pay us a visit of inspection.
after the holidays.
Select Your Piano, Player Piano or Baby Grand Now
SPECIALi We have made no fixed terms of payment during this holiday selling. Will sell many
new pianos for $6, even $5 a month. No restrictions. Pay the old reliable Eilers Music Houses
as be6t suits your convenience.
Two Great Music Houses
Morrison at Fourth
Broadway at Alder
Sam Van Vactor. well-known attor
ney of Heppner. will be the principal
speaker today at the annual Elks' me
morial service. The programme will
be rendered In the magnificent Elks'
Temple.
The programme follows:
Proceastonal. "Mnrche Religleuse" (Gel
lette). Mr. J. GarrioUi Kins; opening cer
emonies, rf. A. Desilat. actlnc exalted
ruler, presiding; ode, air "Auld Lunir Sine."
IcUue and fiuQience; Invoe&llon, 11. 1. Lixun.
chaplain; olo. -Save, lie. Oh, God" Rande.
tcp-er). Urs J. p. Graham; violin eolo.
'Melodta-' (Fezzoll). Mmrbel Green: vocal
olo. "Consider and Hear Me" (Wool'r),
Miss Dehorah Smith: double quartet. "-Cal-vary"
rRodney). Merdamea Omham, Blrnle.
Mls.'s Smith. Winters, Meseera, Hardlnc.
Cooper. L'lxon. Rlrnlo.
Memorial uddresa, Sam Van Vactor; eulo
gy, Bruce Dennis: cloelne; ceremonies, Lrffc
Grande Lodpe. No. 433: benediction. Rev.
Charles A. Kdwnrdg; recesniunal, "dinger's
Lament." Mra. King.
SNOW IS FOUR FEET DEEP
Railroads Make Ready to fee Ro
tary Plows fn Cascades.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec I. A fall of
more than four feet of snow on the
eastern summit of the Cascades has
compelled the three transcontinental
railway lines using the passes to make
ready for immediate use their rotary
plows and flangers.
On the Northern Pacific there Is a
depth of SO Inches at Martin, at the
east portal, and 23 Inches at Stampede,
on the west side. The Great Northern
reports nearly five feet of snow on
the east side and 2hi feet of snow on
slope. On the Milwaukee there is $
Inches at llyak. on the eastern ap
proach, and 25 inches at Rock.da.le, tho
western portal.
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! FRUIT PROGRAMME WAITED
Hood River Growers Cnable to Get
Idea of Convention Talks.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec 2. (Special.)
Although the meeting of the Oregon
State Horticultural Society, to be hold
here December 11, 12 and 13, is only a
week off, local fruit men have received
as yet no announcement of tho pro
gramme for the event.
E. H. Shepard, a member of the board
of directors of the Applegrowers' As
sociation and editor of Better Fruit, and
Wilmer Sieg, sales manager of the
Applegrowers' Association, have been
invited by C. D. Minton. secretary of the
organization, to deliver addressee.
Mr. Minton is believed to have been
too occupied by harvesting and to be
planning spontaneous discussions.
M1NE0UTPUT INCREASED
TOTAL EAR.MXG5 IX THREE DIS
TIUCTS ARE $13,749361.
Ilecla, in Coeur d'Alene Country, Leads
All, Including Washington and
British Columbia.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Mining corporations and privately
owned mines of the Coeur d'Alenes,
Washington, British Columbia dis
tricts will make total payments of
earnings to their owners of $13,749,861
In 1916. The announcement of a regu
lar 15-cent dividend by the Hecla Com
pany this morning completes the list
with the exception of the final quar
terly dividend for Consolidated Inter-state-Callahan,
which is estimated.
This grand total is an Increase this
year over 1915 of 13.4 55.316. The total
for 1915 was 110,234. Olo.
Hercules is owned privately, but is
estimated from the best information
obtainable.
Hecla. in the Coeur d'Alenes district,
leads the list of gains, with Bunker
Hill St Sullivan and Granby following
closely.
Mrs. Jacob Meyer Is Bead.
BAKER, Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) One
of North Powder's most respected
women. Mrs. Jacob Meyer, is dead after
an illness of several weeks from
dropsy. She was 70 years old and was
born in Jennings County, Indiana. She
moved to Missouri and then to this vi
cinity, having lived in North Powder
the last four years. She Is survived by
her husband and two sons, Andrew and
Jay, of North Powder; a daughter, Mrs.
Jay Martin, of Joplin, Mo., and many
grandchildren.
CLARKE SUED BY CRUISER
Federal Court at Taconia ilears Case
on $33 85 Contract. .
TACOMA. Wash., Dec 2. (Special.)
The Pacific Timber Cruising Com
pany's case against Clarke County,
Washington, is being heard In the Fed
eral Court here.
The plaintiff alleges that it had a
contract with the county to cruise tim
ber and that it carried out its part of
the contract but the sum agreed upon,
$3385. has not been paid. The county
contends that the work was not prop
erly done.
LA GRANDEHAS MEMORIAL
Elks liodge. No. 443, Hears Address
by Siftn Van Vactor
r,A GRANDE. Or., Dec. 2. (Special. )
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torpid they do not properly .perform
their functions: your back aches and
you do not feel like doing much of
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spondent and to borrow trouble. Just
as If you hadn't enough already. Don't
be a victim any longer. i
The old reliable medicine. Hood's
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to the kidneys and builds up the whole
system.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Is a peculiar
combination of roots, barks and herbs.
No other medicine acts like it, because
no other medicine has the same formula
or ingredients. Accept "no substitute,
but Insist on having Hood's, and get it
today. Sold by all druggists.
Quick, Safe Way to Remove
Objectionable Hair.
Bow Any Woman Can Remove X."n
alghtly Hair Without Discomfort
or Injury to Skin..
Simply apply ' the affected part a past
made by adding- a little -water to Demoa&ni.
a perfumed powder, and allow It to remain
two or three minutes. Upon Its removal, the
ekln will be found smooth and hairless, th
delicate skin neither Injured nor discolored.
A single application usually suffices for the
most obstinate growths. Demoiant is per
fumed, and will not irritate or disfigure.
Does not stimulate th growth of new hair,
it is fulry guaranteed. For 50 cents one can
nbtaln a irenerou supply either by mall in
plain wrapper f;om th Esbencott Labora
tories. Portland, or., or any drug or de
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Music in Our Ears:
was a letter received about a
week ago from the first out-of-town
customer who purchased a
"Concert" machine through our
Mail Service Dept. Here's the
first sentence: "Received Con
cert Cabinet machine yesterday;
am very well pleased." You,
too, will say the same. Hear
them this week in our music-
room. Youll agree with us that J
$43 i3 an unusually low price.
"On the Job" 24 Hours in Every Day
Some folks inherit fortunes, some get rich by plunging into a go-lucky business
scheme, but the majority get up in the world by the old reliable method, viz.:
Saving and industry. These two methods properly applied will surely bring re
sults. Start now by taking advantage of Edwards' Duofold Davenport offer
ana you n at once save jy.oo.
Its beauty before you and
that'on the job" 24 hours in
Every Day which it pos
sesses will certainly make
anyone industrious. By the
way, this Duofold looks better
than the picture shows it; the
back and seat are upholstered in
one piece instead of two. Genuine
Spanish Leatherette only is used.
The frame and slat ends are of
Oak in a beautiful golden wax finish.
0ut-of-Town Folks:
Dollars grow. The saving on
this Duofold is certainly notice
able. You can take advantage of
it, together with the special
terms. Owing to extra packing
for shipment, we ask that you
kindly inclose extra to cover
this expense. Inclose with your
order request for special list of
gift furniture.
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