THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1917.
STATUTES TO BLOCK
ALIENS ARE RUSHED
Congress to Act to Strengthen
Federal Laws on Offenses
Against Nation.
PRESIDENT ASKS ACTION
Inspection of Private Vessels, Reg
ulation of Passports, Arrest of
Belligerents ana Right of -Search
Provided For.
""WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Steps to
strengthen the Fed raj statutes under
which prosecutions may be brought
against those commlting offenses In
the United States to further the inter
ests of foreign governments were has
tened in Congress today after the break
with Germany was announced. Seven
teen bills submitted by the Department
of Justice Beveral months ago to fa
cilitate prosecution of such offenders
were approved by a Senate sub-committee
when word came that President
Wilson, wanted action on them has
tenecfc and they probably will get to the
floor of the Senate early next week.
The more Important of the measures,
whose passage is sought by the Admin
istration because the justice depart
ment frequently has found itself handi
capped during the past few months by
Insufficient authority, would make the
following provisions:
Authorize collectors of customs "at
ftny time during war between foreign
nations to Inspect any private vessel
within American Jurisdiction for evi
dence of attempts to violate the status
of the United! States or the law of
nations.
Passport Regulation Provided.
To regulate the Issue of passports and
provide five years' imprisonment for
their forgery or falsely representing the
facts to obtain one.
Authorize the arrest and return to
the proper place of any officer or man
belonging to the forces of a belligerent
who has left his place of internment
in this country, and make It a crime for
anyone to aid or entice an Interned
person to leave.
Makes it a crime punishable with five
years' imprisonment for any person
"wilfully and knowingly to make any
untrue statement either orally or in
writing, under oath before any person
authorized and empowered to admin
ister oaths, which the affiant has
knowledge or reason to believe will, or
may be, used to influence the meas
ures or conduct of any foreign govern
ment, or of any officer or agent of any
foreign government. In relation to any
dispute or controversy with the United
States, -or with a view or intent to de
feat any measure of, or action by. the
Government of the United States In
relation to such dispute or controversy,
Search Provision Made.
Prescribe new regulations for the
Issue and service of search warrants
and warrants for seizure and detention
of property so as to permit issue of
such warrants to any authorized civil.
naval or military officer. of the United
States upon proper application to a
court or the United States Commis
sioner where the facts show ground for
belief that the law of nations or treaty
obligations or United States statutes
are violated.
Authorize use by the President of
the United States of the land and naval
forces to enforce "obligations of the
United States under the law of na
tions," to restrict aliens In the United
States from acting as the diplomatic
agents of a foreign government except
when duly accredited.
Punish with five years Imprisonment
any person who falsely assumes or
pretends to be a diplomat, consular or
other official agent of a foreign gov
eminent in order to defraud any per
son or obtain from any person any
"paper, document, or other valuable
thing."
Make more stringent the prohibi
tions against export of arms to be
used against a friendly nation and
those against revolutionary eonspira
cits against a friendly nation fomented
in this country.
Empower the President to withhold
clearance from any vessel, domestic or
foreign, or to forbid its departure where
there is a reasonable cause to believe
such vessel is carrying arms or sup
plies to a foreign belligerent In viola
tion of the obligations of the United
States.
Punish with 10 years" Imprisonment
any person setting tire to, tampering
with the motive power, of placin
bombs on any ship within the United
States or of American registry on the
high seas with intent to injure the
vessel or her cargo or of persons on
board.
Impose 10 years' imprisonment for
willful interference with commerce by
Injury or destruction to places where
the instrumentalities of such commerce
are stored, produced or manufactured.
rainfall between September 1 and Feb
ruary 1 has been only 11 inches, less
than one-nair me usual precipitation
for the period. Many of the mountain
streams are at a low stage, and placets
that nave usually oeen aDie id com
mence work in November are unable
to oDerate giants and sluice boxes. The
snowfall in the mountains is also light.
o that a short season is expected this
Spring during which the placer mines
can operate.
While this lack of rainfall has beeen
etrimental to the placer miner, it has
een advantageous to the operation of
the copper mines In the Waldo district.
The roads have remained firm an
Winter, and hauling of the ore from
mine to railroad shipping point has pro
ceeded. Usually the roads become so
muddy that the heavy loads of ore can
not be hauled over them during tn
Winter months.
The Waldo copper mine and the
Queen of Bronze, both located at Ta-
kilma, have many teams on the road
auling ore 30 miles to the terminal ot
the new railroad at Waters Creek.
From there it is shipped to the smelters
at Tacoma.
CHILDREN TO BE TESTED
DELINQUENTS "WTLL, BE EXAMINED
PHYSICAI,Iy AND MENTALLY.
Places Iiack Water.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.)
The placer miners of the district are
having much difficulty in the opera
tion of their mines this Winter because
of a shortage of the water supply. The
A Medical Mongoos
We can manufacture poisons within
our own bodies which are as deadly as
a snake s venom.
The liver acts as a guard over our
well-being, sifting out the cinders and
ashes from the general circulation. A
blockade in the intestines piles a heavy
Burden upon the liver. If the intestines
are choked or clogged up. the clrcula
tton of the blood becomes poisoned, the
system becomes loaded with toxic waste
and we suffer from auto-intoxication
or ptomaine poisoning. Something Is
wrong with the liver, and we suffer
from headache, yellow-coated tongue,
bad taete in mouth, nausea., or eaa,
acid dyspepsia, languor, debility, skin
or eyes yellow, the water is scant and
high colored, containing "brick-dust"
deposits and bile pigments. At such
times one should drink plenty of water
between meals, and a pint of hot water
before breakfast, and occasionally take
a pleasant laxative. Such a one is made
of the May-apple, leaves of aloe and
root of Jalap, first extracted and nut in
ready-to-use form by Dr. Pierce nearly
fifty years ago and sold by druggists
as or. .Pierces Pleasant fellets.
Do not take mineral oils or so-calle
"Russian Oil." for the experiments b
II. F. McDonald have shown as latel
reported in a Government publication o
the U. S. Public Health Service, tha
mineral oil may act as an irritant that
produces gastro-intestinal disturbances
and that it may cause tissue prolifera
tion, simulating cancer.
The next important organ to be reck
oned with Is the kidneys. Kidney dls
ease carries away a large percentage
of our people. What can the ordinary
person do to properly balance bodil
health? The answer is not easy, but
advise everybody to eat less meat, ea
coarse, plain food, with plenty of vege
tables, drink plenty of water between
meals, and take an uric acid solvent.
such as Anuric (double strength) before
meals for a while. Anuric can be ob
tained at almost any drug store.
Juvenile Jndfere Taswell Arrange for
Examinations as Aid In Decreas
ing Child Crime.
Both physical and psychological ex
aminations for all delinquent children
appearing before. Juvenile Judge Taz
well were arranged by the Jurist yes
terday at no expense to Multnomah
County.
This step, in line with work being
done in large Eastern population cen
ters, is expected to aid materially in
the decrease of Juvenile crime through
the discovery of deficient mentalities
or physical drawbacks, which are said
to be the cause of 60 per cent of
child crimes.
Diagnosed, the abnormalities may
then be removed or treated and useful
citizens developed, it is hoped.
Dr. B. W. Morse, of Portland, has
consented to conduct the physical ex
amination of the boys; Dr. Mae Card
well, the physical examination of the
girls. The psychological examinations.
in which the Benot tests will be used,
will be given by Professor B. W. De-
busk, of the University of Oregon, and
Miss Ida Manley, principal of the Allen
Preparatory School, where defectives
are taught.
When the psychological tests show
the children are under normal, men
tally, a system of treatment will be
suggested fitted to the case.
The new system went into operation
yesterday, when Dr. Morse received
two youthful patients.
HIS
TORY POINTS TO
WAR AFTER BREAK
Severance of Relations by
Major Powers Always
Brings Hostilities.
TREATIES NOT TERMINATED
Starts Today
WOOL STORAGE LEASED
FfVE-STORV WAREHOUSE TAKEN
BY COLUMBIA' BASIN COMPANY.
Prominent Sheepmen Are Interested In
Concern Watch Finds Need for
10,000,000 Pounds Quarters.
The large five-story fireproof ware
house formerly owned and occupied by
the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company.
at the foot of Twenty-second street.
adjoining Reea and Nicolal streets.
has been leased by the Columbia Basin
Wool Warehouse Company for a term
or years and will be used in storing
wool of the Pacific Northwest. The
lease took effect February 1 and the
consideration ja flu, 000 a year.
j. no uuiiuing, woicn is me largest
unoccupied warehouse in the city and
one of the largest in the Northwest,
has five stories and basement, with
dimensions, roughly. 133x100 and
75x150, being irregular in shape. There
is approximately 133.000 square feet of
floor space. It is estimated 10.000,000
pounds of wool can be stored in it.
K. W. Rumble is general manager
of the Columbia Basin Wool Ware
house Company and others interested
in the company are C. C. Colt. It. N.
Stanfield and A. O. Callan. The com
pany leased the warehouse because of
urgent need in handling wool. Port
land is rapidly becoming a wool stor
age center and the leasing company
Desiaes being a wool sales agency also
finances a number of wool growers
during the wool-growing season.
The Pacific Hardware & Steel Com
pany vacated the building about two
and a half years ago on removing its
headquarters to San Francisco.
CEMETERY IS FINANCED
MAJOR, WORDE. BRINGS BACKING
TO MOUNT SCOTT COMPANY.
Several Large Interests Represented
In Reorganization and Offleea
Opened in Morgan Building.
In a reorganization which brings a
powerful financial backing to the
Mount Scott Cemetery and Cremator
lum. it. ll. Reynolds, interests in the
company have been acquired by Major
Charles E. Worden, of Klamath Falls,
aim nir. rteynoicis nas, moved to Cali
fornia. Major Worden is one of the
leading financiers In Klamath Fails.
Other strong financial interests rrn
resented in the reorganized company
are James Wilson, a large cattleman
of Mitchell, Or.; William Campbell and
Andrew Greiner, of Condon, extensive
wheatgrowers and financiers; Charles
bs. Moorea and A. N. Moores, of Sale
and the Nickum Estate, of Portland
ine rearrangement became effective
in October, but the new offices of the
concern have Juet been opened in the
Morgan Dulldlng in suite number 533.
Officers of the comnanv are: Presi
dent, Dr. Richard Kelly; secretary,- G.
.-n. nauser; airectons, v. E. Johnson,
Fred L. Olson, W. E. Pearson, J. C.
iViiuKum and I. w. Knapp.
The properties of the company 'In
elude 335 acres and a modern cremator.
ium just recently completed, which is
one of the nost- modern and finely
equipped concerns of Its kind on the
Pacific Coast.
J. L. YOUNGJS ARRESTED
Spokane Officers Hold Man Wanted
on Bad-Check Charge.
J. L. Toung was arrested last night
in t-poKane, wash., by request of De
tectives Royle and Vaughn, who have
been investigating the passing of a
number of forged checks totaling
aoout ittou, ana is held for the local
authorities.
According to Information obtained
by the detectives, Mr. Young, who is
also known under the names of Yost
and Brown, they say. lived in th
Hotel Oregon, and was known here as a
heavy purchaser of Jewels. -He Is said
to have purchased a diamond fro
Jaeger Brothers. The police have ii
formation that Mrs. Bessie Weathers
a friend of Mr. Young, will return to
Portland today to interest herself in
the case. .
Rights of Germans In America Not
Affected and Same la True ot
Americans In Germany,
for Time at Least.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Breaking off
diplomatic relations with Germany does
not mean war, but easily may lead to
war. It Is an act of protest character
ized In the usage of nations as a "meas
ure short of war."
The danger that war may follow is
accentuated by the diplomatic history
of the world. Modern times show no
Instance of a diplomatic break between
two first-class powers that has not
been followed by hostilities.
The right of Germans in the United
States and of Americans In Germany
are practically unaffected by the sev
erance of diplomatic relations. No
treaties are terminated or suspended.
but remain in full force and effect un
less either government decides to re
nounce them, which under International
practice generally calls for a notice of
one year.
German Consuls In the united States
and American Consuls in Germany
holding their places by virtue of treat
ies continue to perform their usual j
functions, but they no longer work un- i
der supervision of diplomatic officers.
Commercial Relations Unchansed.
There Is no change In commercial re
lations, already badly crippled by the
war. Individuals and corporations may
continue their usual affairs provided
they do not deal In contraband and
their obligations are as binding as
ever. The courts still remain open to
them for redress but they have no
facility for direct intervention of their
diplomatic officials. They may, how
ever, be represented by the diplomats
of the friendly powers to care for the
nterests of the-respective governments.
There should be no sequestration or
confiscation of private property, either
in the United Ktates or Germany, al
though it may bo taken for use under
certain circumstances. The 95 or more
German merchant ships tied up in
American ports since the beginning of
the war may be used by the United
States, but the German owners ulti
mately must be compensated. The
ships scattered in the ports of con
tinental United States. Porto Rico and
the Pacific island possessions. Includ
ing the Philippines, comprise some of
the beet known ocean liners and ag
gregate 628,837 gross tons. Only in
case of war is there possibility of their
being absolutely confiscated and even
then such action is doubtful for the
United States, in the world court of na
tions, has been the leading exponent
of the inviolability of private property.
Travel Not Affected.
Mails will continue to move under
the Geneva convention and other exist
ing special conventions. There should
be no restrictions upon the free move
ment of travelers between the two
countries other than the fixed policy of
the United States to Issue no passports
to Americans wishing 'to visit the war
zone unless they have pressing busi
ness there.
In fact, so far as Individuals are con
cerned, the status remains practically
unchanged by a break in diplomatic relations.
There Is. however, one relation be
tween the United States and Germany
which ceases through diplomatic rup
ture. It is the humanitarian task of
guarding the welfare of soldiers in the
prison camps of their enemies and the
care of German civilians detained in
the entente countries. This vast task
which is being performed by Ameriean
diplomatic representatives in England,
the French camps in Africa ana in
the Russian camps extending to the
lev waters of Siberia will have to be
confided to other hands. Likewise the
welfare of British, French, Russian
and other allied prisoners in Germany.
Austria and Turkey, will pass to some
other neutral power.
Precedent for the severance of diplo
matic relations Is found in modern his
tory only between lesser neutral na
tions and first-class powers and lesser
ones. The United States suspended
diplomatic relations with Mexico and
only recently were they resumed. It
suspended, relations with Nicaragua
when Zelaya executed two Americans
When John Quincy Adams, was Presl.
dent, the American charge d'affaires at
Rio de Janeiro demanded his passports
and returned to the United States with
out instructions because he considered
unwarranted the capture of American
ships by Brazilian war vessels enforc
ing a blockade.
Final Step Not Taken.
Great Britain suspended diplomatic
relations with Venezuela for 10 years,
from 18S7 to 1S97, and suspended! diplo
matic relations with Serbia from 1903
to 1906. after the murder of King Al
exander and Queen Draga.
After the breaking of diplomatic re
lations comes the possibility of other
measures termed "non-amicable modes
of redress," which also are "measures
short of war." These modes of redress
may include reprisals, retaliations.
nonintercourse and display of force and
still there may be no state of war.
Nonintercourse acts can be passed
by Congress to stop commerce between
the United States and Germany, but as
the war already has put the trade at
a low ebb, the effect will be negligible.
uispiay ot rorce frequently has been
used by the United States and -Euro
pean powers to impress earnestness of
their position. Writers on International
law class the allied march to the relief
of the legations at Pekln as a display
of force short of war.
When all- the measures short of war
have been exhausted or either nation
decides to dispense with them, comes
the eventuality war itself.
More than one hundred times since
1700, war has begun before it was
formally declared. Only 12 times in
the 216 years has war actually been de
clared before hostilities began.
The latest notable Instance was the
opening action of the Russo-Japanese
war, when Admiral Togo struck a Rus
sian fleet. Russia complained of a eur
prise attack, but Japan pointed out she
had notified Russia she was breaking
off diplomatic relations and reserved
the right to take "such independent
action as might be deemed best."
The Hague convention of 1907 took
notice of the situation and adopted an
article making it mandatory for a na
tion to declare war before begmnin
hostilities.
It provided, however, that there
might be an ultimatum with condition
declaration of war.
Carranza to Call Election.
QUERETARO, Mexico, Feb. 3. Gen
eral Carranza, it was announced today,
will issue a call immediately for the
election of a President, Senators and
Deputies, to take place the second Sun
day in March,
Sixth at Washington
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FIRES COST 854,000
Campers Are Blamed for 23
Per Cent of Forest Loss.
1176 BLAZES ARE FOUGHT
Patrols Discover 60 Per Cent ot
Fires Before Headway Is Gained
and Large Numbtr Does but
Xilttle Damage to Woods.
Eleven hundred and aeventy-six fires
on the Nationa forests of Oregon
Washington and Alaska burned over
acres of timber land, destroyed 35.000,-
900,000 board feet of merchantable Um
ber worth 23,woo and youngr growth
and forage worth $12,000, and cost the
Forest Service $19,000 to subdue during
the fire season of 191, according to a
complete report Just compiled, in the
office of George Jl. Cecil,- district for
ester, of Portland.
In addition to the timber land, more
than 10,000 acres of open country was
also burned over.
The fires on the National forests of
this district for 1916 were distributed
aa follows; Alaska 28, .Washington 46,
X
and Oregon 683. In number of fires
reported the Siskiyou National Forest
in Oregon leads the district with 243
fires. The Snoqualmie ' Forest In
Washington stands second with a rec
ord of 177 fires for the season. The
least number of fires occurred on the
Tongass Forest, Alaska, where three
were reported.
Sixty per cent of these 1176 fires
were discovered and put out before
they . had gained headway enough to
cover a quarter of an acre. Thirty-
two fires, less than three per cent of
the total number, burned over more
than 10 acres and did damage to ex
ceed $100 before they were put under
control. Any one of the 1144 other
fires, if left to Itself, might have be
come a large forest fire, says District
Forester Cecil.
Campers caused 23 per cent of all the
fires reported. Lightning was respon
slble for 19 per cent, railroads for
SV, per cent. logging operations
six and a half, brush burning six. The
remainder were from miscellaneous
and unknown causes. - These figures
do not indicate that campers are be
coming more careless with fire than
formerly, but that' there was a great
increase in the number of tourists and
campers visiting the forests, accord
ing to Mr. Cecil.
Nearly $3000 of the $19,000 spent 'by
the ' Forest Service in firefighting in
this district last year was used on pri
vate land within or adjacent to the
National forests, to subdue fires which
threatened to enter the forests. Tim
ber land owners furnished co-operation
to the amount of $5,264.63. Ex
cellent co-operation was given by the
state foresters of Oregon and Washington.
for January, as compiled by A. A.
Quarnberg, local observer, shows a
range of temperature during the month
of only 38 degrees. The coldest day
was the last one. when a minimum of
15 above was reached, and on January
25 the warmest temperature was re
corded. 53 degreee. During the month
the rainfall was 1.69 inches, or ap
proximately a third what it normally
Is in January. There was 1.59 inches
Humphreys' Seventy-seven
For Colds, Influenza,
Vancouver Rainfall Light.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 3 (Spe
cial.). The Croverumeot weather report
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of "Seventy-seven" for Grip and
Colds.
To get the best results take "Seventy-seven"
at the first chill or shiver.
At Druggists. 35 cents and S1.0O or mailed.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co., 156
William ttret, fs'sw Xork,
of snow, which fell on five different
days.
Gold, silver, copper, coffee, sisal,
textile and othe,r fibers, rubber, hides
and skins. tobacco and sugar form
Mexico's chief exports.
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