THE SUNDAY OREGO XI AX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 25, 1017. GUTS Of OLfflA BUDGET GUARDED Appropriation Committee Is Silent Because of Fear of ' .' Combined Attack. $600,000 MORE IS SLICED 'Buildings Contemplated Are likely to Suffer and. Millage Tax la V Hot Kxpected to Increase at This Session. OLntPIA, Wash.. Feb. 24. (Special.) -Senate and House appropriation com mittees have finished work on the gen eral budget appropriation bill and will introduce it Monday. It is rumored that 65 members of the House have been lined up to pass It as submitted by the Joint committee and the Senate is said also to have been organized to prevent any changes in amounts or as signment of appropriations already de cided on. Contents of the budget are closely fruarded from publicity until the bill is introduced In both Houses for fear of hoFtile combines' being formed by legislators disappointed in the proposed apportionment of state cash fOr the coming two years. As definitely as can be learned, how ever, the joint appropriations commit tees have reduced the general fund total of expenditure more than J600.000 below estimates allowed by the State Board of Finance in passing upon re quisitions submitted by the heads of state institutions. 116.500,000 Is Probable Total. The total of the latter estimates, as allowed by the Board of Finance, came to $7,237,944. which would bring the actual budget to be submitted this cession by the appropriations commit tee to to, 637,044, and the probable total is $6,500,000, which would still leave the general fund expenditure for the coming biennium about J300.000 above that of the session of 1915. If this proves to be the case the necessary Increase of general fund taxation will be about .3 mill. That most of the new building at state institutions planned for the com ing two years on the streng-th of ap propriations asked will be eliminated by this reduction is practically admit ted. No details of where the cuts in this particular are made is given, but every public Institution will probably suffer. Mlllagre Tax Increase Unlikely. From present prospects proposed in creases In millage tax not included in the general budget have a dark future for this session. Two of these are the one-tenth mill levy asked for the new Normal School at Centralia and a one fifth mill levy proposed by the Thurs ton County delegation for the creation of a capltol building fund, the state to be repaid gradually as state capitol lands are sold. That the military levy can be raised above three-tenths of a mill, the Gov ernor's maximum, is also regarded as extremely doubtful and the levy for education expense has been agreed up on at one and fifty-five hundreths of a mill, where educational interests de mand one and ninety-one hundreths. The Capitol building levy bill. H. B. 249, was removed from the calendar today and set for special order Tues day, which brings it into consideration one day behind the budget, an arrange ment that may be significant of pos sible success, since Senator Carlyon. who Is keenly interested in its passage, is legislatively very close to Senator French and Representative J." H. Da vis, respectively chairmen of the Sen ate and House appropriation commit tees. Educational Ievy Up Monday. Consideration of the levy for educa tional purposes is set for special order In the Senate Monday afternoon, com ing in on the same day the budget is to be Introduced, unless present plans are changed. This will leave the road levy bill as available fighting ground, but the latter levies are separately fixed by statute and are not affected by general fund disposition Further prospect of tax valuation be ing fixed at 50 per cent for the state by this Legislature was probably end ed today when the Senate Indefinitely postponed H. B. Ill, which had been sent back under a refusal by the House to accept a Senate amendment reduc ing the assessment limit to 40 per cent. It is believed that today's action by the Senate will weather any motion for "reconsideration that can be organized. Senate bills passed by the Senate to day include provisions to give county game commissions control of their own finances, creating a game preserve in Okanogan County of 22,000 acres for mountain sheep, providing British Co lumbia sets aside a similar adjoining reserve: authorizing issuance of non resident fishing licenses for 30 days at 12; organization of districts for clear ing logged-off lands by issuing bonds not to exceed $250.0,00. and two drain age district regulations in S. B. 198 and 226. Auto Licenses Are Fixed. The House passed II. B. 271, which makes additional automobile regula tions and fixes a new scale of license fees running from $2.50 on motorcycles and fa for automobiles under 25 horse power to $250 for seven-ton motor trucks. On passenger cars the pro posed rates is $7.50 for cars up to 40 horsepower and $10 for all over that power rating. It is understood that automobile men generally are not seri ously, contesting the proposed charges. The House also passed bills to regu late chiropractice, osteopathy, regula tions for creating state district reports on vital statistics and two bills which prevent citios from refunding balances accruing in local Improvement funds from payment of Interest and penalties. Validity of the Pierce County bond isspe of $2,000,000 voted for the pur chase of 70.000 acres at American Lake to be transferred to the Federal Gov ernment as an Army mobilization and maneuver post, was taken under con sideration by the Supreme Court after four hours of arguments. Writ Aaked on Auditor. Astlng for Fierce County Commis sioners. Attorneys JJ. T. S. Lyle and P. C. Sullivan, of Tacoma, E. S. Mc Cord, of Seattle, and C. H. Howard, of Bellingham, today asked for a writ of mandamus ordering C. V. Clausen. State Auditor, to accept $50,000 worth of the Army post bonds as legal in vestment for State School funds. Mr. Clausen had declined the Investment as unauthorized by law and the con stitutionality of the whole matter was submitted on the case presented. It. E. Campbell. Assistant Attorney-General, and Glen Fairbrook, appeared In defense for the State Auditor. Their contention is that the Pierce County bond issue is invalid under con stitutional prohibition of county debt incurred for other than strictly county purposes and also that the Legislature cannot impose such an Indebtedness upon a county by validating acts as passed by the present session. Military Necessity Is Pleaded. , Pierce County attorneys cited, nu merous precedents to the contrary from other states and decisions and advanced the. plea of military necessity on ac count of strained, relations with Ger many as an lnvlcation of the sovereign power of the' state to Join in the Na tional defense. Recent memorials by the Legislature, pledging the state's utmost resources to - the National Government In the event of military need and urging Congress t oestablish universal com pulsory training, were also urged In behalf of Pierce County. All nine judges heard the arguments. No intimation was given as to when a decision would be reached. LINER THOUGHT. SAFE AMERICAN STEAMER FINLAND 19 DIE I.V NEW YORK SOON. Ex-Mlnister to Holland la Among; Pas sengers, Most of Whom Likely. Are United States Citizens. NEW YORK. Feb. 24. The American line steamship Finland carrying 166 passengers, among them Dr. Henry Van Dyke, ex-American Minister to The Netherlands, sailed from Liverpool Feb ruary 17 and is due here next Tuesday or Wednesday, the American line an nounced today. She is now presumed to be safely beyond the submarine zone. The Finland Is the third American passenger liner to leave England since the proclamation of Germany's new submarine war. The others were the New York and Philadelphia. With the Finland's arrival, the entire fleet of the American line steamships, six In all, will be assembled in this port for the first time since the Spanish-American War. The Finland carries 67 first-cabin passengers, 47 second and 52 third. The majority of them are believed to be Americans, although the American line had no definite figures. The Atlantic transport line freighter Manchuria, flying the American flag, arrived from London today. The Venezia, French, in from La Pallice, was the only other arrival from ports near the danger zone. The Norwegian freighter John Blumer sailed today for Bergen. Agents of the Norwegian-American line received word here today that the Bergensf jord. one of the regular pas senger vessels between Norway and New York, sailed from Bergen today "in ballast," and without passengers. The vessels of this line have usually put in at Kirkwall. The British passenger ships, the Cunard liner Orduna, and the Canoplc of the White Star Line, left here today on voyages that will carry them through the German war zone. The Orduna has 110 possengers, eight of whom are Americans, and is sailing for Liverpool. The Canoplc has 100 pas sengers and Is destined for Mediter ranean ports. Both ships are fully loaded with general cargo, including war supplies, and have defensive armament. BANISHED HIS DESIRE FOR TOBACCO A Kansas Man Tells of a Simple Home Recipe That Broke Him of j Using; Tobacco. Mr. John Miller, living at Waverly, Kas., after using tobacco 20 years, ban ished his desire for tobacco with a sim ple recipe which he mixed at home. In a recent statement Mr. Miller said: "I could not stop tobacco of my own ac cord, so used the following simple recipe almost two years ago and have not touched tobacco since. To 3 oz. of water add 20 grains of muriate of am monia, a small box of Varlex Compound and 10 grains of pepsin. Take a tea spoonful three times a day. As it has ho color or smell it can be given secretly in tea, coffee, milk or in food. Any druggist can fill this recipe at very little cost, and it certainly will banish 'all desire for tobacco." Adv. ASSURANCE IS DESIRED PUBLISHERS OPPOSED TO BRIEF NEWS PRINT COMPROMISE. AMERICANS ABE HIT HARD BY EMBARGO Timber Is Drastically Affected by New British Restric tions on Imports. LICENSE FAVORS DOUBTED Proposal of Manufacturers to Let Fed eral Trade Commission Fix Prices for Six Months la Discussed. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. Newspaper publishers and news print paper manu facturers continued conferences today with the Federal Trade Commission on a proposal by the manufacturers that the Commission fix prices for news print. Officers of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association told the Com mission they believed publishers would agree to an arbitration plan only if manufacturers representing at least 60 per cent of the news print output signed the proposal, and definite as surances were given that acoeptanca of the plan would not in any way inter fere with efforts to restore free com petition in news print manufacture. The publishers declare they do not want to see anybody go to Jail, but do want to see broken any combination. to con trol prices. This they believe cannot be accomplished solely through adop tion of an arbitration plan to last six months, which they say might leave the situation as bad as before. They prefer to pay higher prices for the next six months, they declare, than to get lower prices now and have no assurance for the future. The Trade Commission. It is asserted has made no promise of immunity to manufacturers and its members be lieve efforts should be made to restore free competition. They are of the opin ion, however, that competitive condi tlons can be brought about quicker through the plan proposed if all agree to n man through action by the Xe partment of Justice alone. GREEK CAPTIVES MUTINOUS 8000 Held at Goeritz Cause Serious Trouble for Germans. LONDON, Feb. 24. According to ad vices received by the Greek authorities, there has been serious trouble among the 8000 Greek troops who surrendered to the Bulgar-German forces at Kav ala and who are now interned at Goeritz. Hunger and discontent over the fail ure of the German authorities to keep repeated promises of repatriation are said to have led to frequent mutinies, and a largo number of deaths -from disease, exposure and privation are also reported. Boot and Shoe Interests Particu larly Alarmed Coffee and 31a- chinery Men May Remote Their Headquarters. LONDON, Feb. 24. Importers of American goods reel themselves par ticularly hard hit by the latest restric tions on imports, but the extent of their loss can be only approximated until they learn Just how liberally licenses will be granted for importations of for bidden wares. The goods most drastically affected and which have been imported in amounts running Into millions annually from-America include agricultural ma chinery, typewriters and other office equipment, boots and shoes, cotton hosiery, apples, wood and cut timber. Cotton hosiery was on the previous prohibited list, but was recently re moved by the government. Many items included in the latest list, so far as importations were concerned, have only been allowed to enter under license for some time past, but Import ers have smarted under a feeling that much favoritism has been shown in the issuance of such licenses. They now expect a more even system of adminis tration. Shoe Importers Alarmed. Boot and shoe importers are particu larly alarmed over the latest decree, although they have long been expect ing such action. American Importers, according to one of their chief representatives, have lit tle reason to hope or favorable treat ment in the issuance of licenses, for in the past, while such permits have been liberally granted to Great Britain's al lies, the government has shown little disposition to grant preferential favors to American goods on the prohibited list. One notable exception, however, is noted in the fact that tobacco import ers, despite the absolute prohibition upon imports of leaf tobacco, have im ported in the last year a greater amount than in normal years. Coffee Market May Move. Americana interested in coffee im portations feel that the latest restric tions mean a transfer of business by which the product will be sent direct to America instead of reaching there through the great London coffee market. The restrictions may also result In the removal of American machinery concerns which maintain great London houses, supp'ying the Continent and British colonies with mining and agri cultural machinery. A number of these concerns are planning the erection of branch plants in Russia. American periodicals which were be coming prominent on Kngllsh news stands will b'e missed, as they will only be alloweu in single copies by mail. RDSSIA TO ACT ALONE INTERVENTION IV FOLASilJ IS NOT TO BE PERMITTED. Reorganization of Nation Is to Be Worked Oat by Csar With Aid of Legislative Bodies. PETROGRAD, Feb. 22, via London, Feb. 24. The political reorganization of Poland is a problem to be solved entirely by Russia without the inter vention of foreign powers. Interna tional guarantees In the matter of Polish affairs meet with no sympathy in Russian political circles, except as such guarantees touch the agreement to have Austrian and German Poland added to Russian Poland. Such was the position of the Nation alist party, expressed by Deputy Chik hatoff at the opening session of the special committee appointed to work out a basis for the project to fix the future status of Poland. The commit tee consists of the heads of the minis tries, the president of the Duma, Michael Rodzianko. the president of the Imperial Council; M. bhegJavitof f , the chief of the general staff. General Gurko; ex-Pramier Gofemykin; the ex Foreign Minister, Serglus Sazonoff, and others. Deputy Chlkhatoff submitted a memorandum citing the fart that the Polish constitution and kingdom were abolished in 1830 by the Russian Em peror without interference on the part of other nations and declaring their restoration should be similarly accom plished, that is to say, by the Emperor in conjunction with the legislative bodies. M. Chikhatoff's recommendation is regarded as a change of front by the Nationalists, who formerly opposed re construction. It is the belief that the Nationalist deputies in the Drma now will unanimously support the work of the committee. GO-ED DEBATERS NAMED OREGON ilRLS TO MEET WASH INGTON ARE SELECTED. Schools In Belgium Closed. LONDON, Feb. 24. German authori ties have .ordered the closing of all schools In Belgium on account of a shortage of coal, says a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam. Vivian Kellems. of Eugene, Also Holds Place on Men's and Wom en's Forensic Team. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Feb. 24. (Special.) Tryouts held to day for a co-ed debating team to meet the University of Washington in Se attle in April resulted in the choice of Vivian Kellems, a Junior from Eugene; Amy Carson, a special student from Springfield, and Roberta SchuebeL i sophomore from Oregon City. These women have the honor of mak ing the first varsity co-ed debate team in four years. Miss .ellems Is a mem ber of the regular men's and women's forensic team, having made her place earlier in the year in open competition with the men. She will be p. member of the team meeting Oregon Agricul tural College in the debate next week. The question to be debated with the University of Washington co-eds is "Resolved, That the United States should pass a' constitutional amend ment granting equal suffrage to men and women in all states of the Union." The Oregon co-eds will uphold the affirmative. tivitles. The basketball teamieonndly trounced the Pendleton quintet on the local rioor, while local debaters lost in a two-sided debate with Joseph, losing here and in Joseph, too. State insurance law merits was the subject of the debates. HORSE SPECIALIST NAMED D. E. Richards Succeeds Carl Ken nedy In O. A. C. Department. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 24. (Special.) With time and salary equally divided be tween the Oregon State Stallion Regis tration Board and the State Agricul tural College. D. E. Richards, manager of the college animal husbandry live stock and farm, has been appointed as horse specialist in place of Carl N. Kennedy, resigned. Air. Richards was graduated from the animal husbandry department last June, and has been in the employ of the college since. As an executive and manager of force and initiative, he has organized the work so closely that he has saved considerable money, according to Pro fessor Potter, the department head. AEROPLANE STOCK VIEWED J. W. Held, of Seattle, Visits Coos Mills for European Buyers. MARSH FIELD. Or.. Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) J. W. Reid, of Seattle, represent ing Eastern dealers in aeroplane stock, has completed a tour of this county where several mills are manufacturing lumber for immediate shipment. Mr. Reid is buying for European con nections and the lumber forwarded from this county is consigned to Poughkeepsle. N. T. Speaking of tha class of stock he is obtaining here, Mr. Reid said it was first-class. of course, since inferior lumber cannot pass Inspection. Mills sawing for his orders are the North Bend Mill & Lum ber Company, the Buehner Lumber Company, of North Bend, and the Moore mill, at Bandon. RISTMAN ESTATE LOSES P. X. Johnson Allowed Claim of $36.50 Against Late Jitneur. P. X. Johnson was granted a claim for $36.50 in the court of Probate Judge Tazwell yesterday against the estate of the late Fred Rlstman. the Jitney driver who was murdered by the slayer of Mrs. Helen Jennings near Tualatin. May 15, 1916. The claim was on an unpaid check and was contested by the widow, who has since remarried. Mr. Johnson was one of the friends of the jitney driver who identified Ben nett Thompson as the mysterious pas senger the night of the Jitney murder. Thompson was convicted of murder in the second degree in Hillsboro last September and is serving a life term in the Penitentiary at Salem. MRS. HALEY GETS $20,000 Jury Finds Her Mothcr-ln-Law Alienated Son's Affections. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. The affections of Charles M. Haley, whose mother lavished on him luxuries ranging froa. automobiles to a small railroad, were valued at $20,000 in a verdict returned recently in Mrs. Marion S. Haley's $50, 000 alienation suit against the gener ous parent, whose name under her sec ond marriage Is Mrs. Thornton N. Mot ley. Mrs. Haley previously had obtained a separation from her husband. Each of them had been married before. The alienation action was tried be fore Supreme Court Justice Cohalan. KAISER TO SPARE CHINESE Adequate Measures to Safeguard Pc- kln's Subjects Promised. LONDON, Feb. 24. Germany's reply to China's note regarding submarine warfare, according to Reutera Shang hai correspondent, declares that Ger many has been compelled by the necessities of the military situation to nstitute her submarine warfare. Adequate measures to safeguard Chinese lives are promised. SNOWSHEDS TO BE BUILT Union Pacific to Spend $1,000,000 to. Prevent Blockades. SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 24. The Union Pacific Railroad has decided to Insure against future trouble from snow blockades by the construction of permanent concrete snowsheds, costing approximately $1,000,000. This statement was made by E. E. Calvin, president of the road. Lane I. O. O. F. Plan Picnic. EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.) The annual picnic of the Lane County I. O. O. F. temple will be held at Junc tion City June 21. according to the de cision of the committee on arrange ments, which met in Eugene yesterday. Committeemen attended the meeting from Junction City, Cottage Grove, Co burg, Irving, Creswell and Eugene lodges. Itoseburg Boys Off for Army. ROSEBURG. Or, Feb. 24. (Special.) Three Roseburg boys left here last night for Medforu, where they will make formal application for service li the United States Army. The boys are Delmar Barnes. Harold H. Carrick and George Coates. From Medford they will go to Portland, whc.ro they will receive final instructions and assignments. Special Sale of Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats Ends Wednesday Your opportunity to buy these elegant clothes at big reductions from present prices, and future price will be very much higher. Don't forget this statement. Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats $20 Values at. 16.50 $25 Values at. $19.50 $30 Values at . .$24.50 $35 Values at $27.50 $40 Values at $32.50 Special Reductions Fancy Heavy Overcoats $25 Overcoats at $16.50 $30 Overcoats at $19.50 $35 Overcoats at $24.50 Ladies' Fine Suits at Half Price You can't make money faster than to buy what you need NOW. $30 Suits at . .. . .$15.00 40 Suits at $20.00 $50 Suits at . ..... .$25.00 $60 Suits at $30.00 $75 Suits at $37.50 Odd-lot Suits, values $25 to $35. -Your choice $5.95. Remember Sale Ends .Wednesday RT, M (T TC AV 7 Corner Washington O lVJLo VjrjTVrL. JL and West Park Sts. GLEARIHGS ARE REDUCED aggregate: this week totals MORE THAN MSf0.0O0,OO0. Amount Is More Than 200,000,000 I.e.. Than Last Week, bat Bis; Gala Over Same Period of 1916. NEW TORK. Feb. 24. (Special.) Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending February 22 as re ported to Bradstreets Journal, New York, aggregated $4,510,644,000 against $4,714,657,000 last week and 13.957.770, 000 in this week last year. Canadian clearings aggregated 1190.507.000 as against S170.364.0OO last week and $152. S18.000 in this week last year. Follow ing are the returns for this week, with percentages of change as compared with this week last year: lncrni. Nw Tork 2.r.B2.1Ot.n00 7.7 Chicago 407. 094.000 28.8 Philadelphia 264.300.0UO 23.9 Ho.ton 111.'. 61 0.000 12.2 St. Iouil 10ft.4SD.000 3.S Kansas City 100.901.000 39.9 fan Franclaco ........ HO.390.000 UO.S Pittsburg 63. 417. 000 J0.2 Cleveland w. iwi.imxi i i.a Detroit 46.7J.VOOO S8.0 Baltimore 2.r,S5.(X)0 -lo. Cincinnati S2.129.O0U 20.2 Minneapolis 2O.B.13.0O0 14.1 New Orleans 10.261.000 13.6 l.os Angeles 28.4A5.0ih) Oinalia 81.631.000 Mllwauke. lH.S.'.S.OOO 18.7 Louisville. 19.100.000 0.7 Buffalo 14.0O3.0OO 19.4 Seattl. 15.04n.OOO 01 6 St. Paul 12,570,000 3.7 Denver 1 1.0."3.0u0 24 8 Portland. Or ll.R.iH.ooo- 23 8 Indianapolis 10.993.000 22.7 Salt L&ka 12,o;;4,ooO f.9.8 Toledo 8.970.000 22.7 Duluth 4.120. OO0 1.2 loux City B.313.000 4T. Krand Rapids 4.113.000 18.4 Oakland 4.26S.0OO 25.7 Sacramento 1.930.000 20.2 Tacoma 2.067.000 20.1 San Diego 1. 922.000 ! 0 Stockton 1. 397.000 64.S Ogdcn 1.194.000 41.7 JJes Moines missing. Decroaaa. Senator Gallinger HI. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Senator Jacob H. Gallinger. of New Hampshire, the Republican Senate leader, is con fined to his home here with grippe. Senator Gallinger is in his 80th year. Head The Oreuonfan clmmlfled nds. 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