- THE SUNDAY OREGO NI AX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 27, 1918. 7 PEOPLE OF SWEDEN FEAR F000 FAMINE s Axel Rahm Declares Neutral Countries Are Suffering Because of War. sued a w amine that the military lead ra of the Imperial a-ovrranivnt would b deposed It they did not brine about peara with her. He Instated that there waa around a-enrral prare on the basis of programme laid down by resident on. on 11 polnta or wntrn an (rtrmrnt waa easily possible, lie was aa uncomprlslnc aa Chancellor von Hrrtilng. however, as regards Alsace Lorraine, declaring- this territory must remain German. con io no i SELECT SUCCESSOR PRICES REACH TOP NOTCH Rcheldemsnn'a word oomprisa per haps the most radical utterance that has yet come from tha majority of moderate Socialists In tha .Reichstag, Forelsjn press comment on tha apeeca of Chancellor Ton Hertllns;. however, points out that there Is aa yet no sign of acknowledgment on the part of the Gcrmui aovernment of any responsl blllty to parliament and that to all appearances the military party ia still in full control.' m I Secretary of State, Now Can didate for Governorship, Makes Statement.. NO CAMPAIGN IS PLANNED I'ormcr Hood River Man Sajs Fa- tare of Scandinavian Countries Depends to fircat Extent Action of Vnltcd States. on Tha Bolshevikl report an organiza tion of Cossacks from the front Into a congress which has declared war on General Kaledinea. driven him and bla staff from their headouarters and an nounces Ha purpose or hunting mm down. Present Duties Held to Require Un divided Attention Thorough gulns Business Administration Is Pledge of Candidate. HOOD RIVER. Or, Jan. It (Spa claL) Robert Rand, pioneer of this vicinty. has received from his aon-ln law. Al Rahm. of Ilelslngborg, Sweden, for many years a resident of this city, a letter giving some Inter estlng facta regarding tha economic conditions In that country. Mr. Rahm aars la part: "And what will Chrlatmaa bring? Will tha Almighty decide that the pow ers of hell have played their bloody game long enough, or will tha 1m perlal scourge of the world be allowed continue bia work? For my part. I can sea no glimpse of approaching peace, not a ray of hope that Indicates aa early cessation or carnage -ana rapine. Only a few days ago Prus sian raiders destroyed IS Scandinavian boats In the North Sea. Tbe sailors tried to get out the lifeboats, but moat f them were killed, the Teutons fir Ins on the men aa they endeavored to row away from their sinking ships. I previously warned the United Ftatea against the Prussian spies. We who have tha misfortune to live In the northern countries during these times know well the sneaking waya of the tieroiao military, with bomba and dy namlte and death-dealing germa Tha Scandinavian countries are full of that murderous breed tha Prussian spy, Ceisaaa) "pies Xaaseraaa. "A few of them have been raptured and Imprisoned: others ejected from tha country. But many still remain lander the mask of one pretence or an other. Were the Scandinavian coun tries strong enough, war against the Teutona would have been declared long axo. -There are many difficulties encoun tered in Scandinavia. Food of all de acriptiona Is scarce and tha prices high, although the governments are doing their best to regulate the latter. Wheat and rye flour cost more than a cents a pound (the government pays the difference In tha Import price and the selling price), and no person can purchase more than seven ounces day. Kacon sella for 42 centa a pound smoked bam. SA cents; good beef. 2i and cents; butter. 67 rents; eggs. 79 centa per dosen: milk. Us centa per quart: ugar cents a pound: beans. 19 centa potatoes, tt a hundred pounds, and German coal. I2S per ton. Prime beach wood ia ti3 per cord. Coffee la given out every six weeks or so by tha gov ernment a Quarter-pound to each family. "Tha Scandinavian people have one advantage over people living where no fish ia to be had. We buy the best kind of codfish at 11 cents a pound, and fresh herring for IS" and 2t cents.' Fassla la Predicted. Tf the war contlnuea a year or two longer and the United Btatea refuses to sell the most necessary articles needed by the people here, tha Scandi navian nattona will face dm tress and actual famine. Sweden's grain crops this year were considerably below the average In quantity, but. fortunately, tha root crops are good. Our bread allowance la not quite nine ouncea a day. Tha quantity of potatoes I con sume every day ia almost unbelievable, aa there la no restriction on this product. The heavy potato diet en ables to economise on our aoft bread rations, and thua we save axnumber f bread coupons each week. With these coupons ws buy dried or bard bread which la stored away for the future. Sometimes we buy oat or rye meal for tbe aame purpoae. Our butter allowance ia about three ounces a week, but by using hot knives when spread ing the butter on our bread thla small quantity goea a long way. Our bean ration la aupposed to be only 1.2 pounds tn three months. All the sugar wa can get la 2.3 pounds a month for ail pur poses. rssemsries Party OmIi a. "Tha political election hero thla Fall waa what Americana call a landslld The Conservative party, which haa been In power for the past three years, and which Is pro-German (although there are many exceptions) was ousted by ota of 1 to 1. The Klnc accepted the verdict of the people with good grace and called the Liberala and Socialists to form the Ministry. All of the new Ministers are not only pro-English, but some of them sre sntl-Germsn. The result of tha election Is a direct conse quence of the Argentine muddle. In which the previous Minister of Foreign Affairs played the part of a fooL "Although the man ia known to avmpathixe with the Germans, there la no one In Sweden who believes be knew anything about the contenta of those perfidious telegrams which Uoxburg sent out from Huenos Aires. The bun g!lrg Job of the Foreign Office, to ether with other acta of the dismissed Ministry, not considered by the Swedish people aa fair to the Western powers, waa the main trump In the bands of the Radlcale In the election. rivtltoeel Life In periled. "Tn ray corespondence to the fnlted States three yeara ago 1 pointed out that America would sooner or later be drawn Into the. war. May the curse of heaven and bell fall upon the Prue sians woo. tor tneir own seirisn pur poses and aggrandisement have thrown the whole world Into a conflagration, the ultimate consequences of which e-em tn be tha deetructioa of all clvl- i.led life. "One ran Imagine that the solemni sation or Chrlatmaa. with aonga and pralso and hallelujahs to him who sent Ms only begotten son to redeem a sin ful humanity from the powers of satan. under circumstances, the like of which the world haa never seen, would make a roaring success If played on a stage tn a variety theater In deepest hell, lor my part I regard It as a horrible parody on all that ought to be religious and sacred. In the military aituation there have been no developmenta of note. Artil lery duels at Isolated points, occasional raids and plentiful airplane recon- Dolterlng are reported. MINERS SEEK NEW UW : FEDERATION OF LABOR WILL BE ASKED TO lir.LP. Repetition af Cenrt Ieetsloa Kajelalag Membership Sollrltatlea Will Be Feaght. INDIANA POMS. InL Jan. St. The Lnited Mine Workers of America at the final session of their beinnUl con vention today decided to Invoke the pints nee of the American Federation of Labor to secure Congressional leglsln lion to prevent court procedures such aa resulted In the decision of the L'nited tales Supreme Court In the llitchman Coal Company of West Virginia case. The court In that case sustained the injunction granted by a lower court which prevents mine workers' officers from soliciting the employes of the Hltchman Company to Join the union. In the case of the Coronado Coal Company, of Arkansas, and others, who on a verdict of louu.000 against thi United Mine Workers as damages un der the anti-trust laws for alleged con. sptracy to prevent the mining of non union coaL the union decided to take an appeal to the Federal Court of Ap peal. To do this the union baa to raise 9v.ai0 as a bond. As tha International union has vir tually no funds, tha various districts made up the funds. It waa decided to purchase liberty bonds with thla money and turn them over aa collateral to the bonding com pany that signs the appeal bond. The convention decided to meet in Cleveland. 0 In September. 11. for Its next biennial convention. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Secretary of State Olcott today, in Is suing the formal announcement of his candidacy for the Republican nomina- lon for tha Governorship, broke his phinx-llke alienee as to what dlspo aition ha will make of his office of Secretary of State providing he gains the election as Governor. In his an nouncement Mr. Olcott says that, if he Is elected Governor, be will resign his office following his flection, thus al lowing the present Governor to appoint his successor. Four alternatives were open to him. either to resign before the primaries. v I I 'r9 t:' t )7 I i Ji Secretary of State Ben W. O I cert. W ho Aaaouaces That. If Elect ed Governor. lie Will Kot Ap point Bwceeaaor. BATTLES WAGED IN SKY that the matter Is one for time to de velop. Time Calls for Economy In his platform Mr. Olcott says: I shall be a candidate for tbe Republican nomination for Governor at the primary lection to oe beta Friday, May 17. It I am elected Governor 1 shall resign the office of Secretary of Btate and thus permit the present Governor to appoint my successor. Tbls la a time when patriotism calls for the greatest economy and efficiency In the conduct of state affairs. There U urgent need for the application of business prin ciples to state business, from the highest office to the lowest, so those who pay taxes may gmt full valoe for the sums they sre contributing to maintain the state gov ernment. To accomplish this will be the exempli fication of practical 'patriotism, and will meet in state government that which ia being urged so strongly upon each citizen of the Nation, namely, conservation of all our resources, so our full strength may be ued in carrying to a successful conclusion the war In which we are now engaged. No deed should be left undone that will aid In winning the war. No sacrifice is too great for those who remain at home. People Are Folly Awake. In every political campaign the cry for economy and efficiency haa been raised, and 1 believe the mood of the citizens of tbls state Is now such thst they are going to see that waste and extravagance are elimi nated. They are going to insist on busi ness principles being applied to the pub lic business, from the top down. It la in this connection that I feel I can give the greatest service to the state as its chief executive. As Secretary of State I have made business efficiency my first con stderatlon and have achieved results which 1 gladly submit to the voters as the basis for my aspiration to serve the state in larger field. There Is do reason why every department of the state government should not be con ducted on absolutely efficient lines, and if I am elected dovaraor 1 shall make It my business to Inject buslneaa economy and business efficiency Into the many depart ments and commissions which come under the direction of the chief executive. I will hold my appointees to aa high a degree of efficiency In the public service as Is exacted from men in the employ of the best-managed private businesses. Whan I make an ap pointment, that person's whole time must be devoted to the datles of hi office. I hall be controlled by no one and will be guided solely by business principles and common sense. State People's Corporation. The state Is similar to a large business corporation. It Is the people's corporation. A private corporation, unless backed by un limited resources like the state, would not long survive if It did not have at Its bead man who fully devoted his-time and capa bilities In' applying business Judgment and business economy to Ha affairs. Neither can the state's business run of Itself and keep within the bounds of economy and on a plane of efficiency. As Oovemor I would expect to be the business heatt of the great cor poration of the people and would apply my j energies to make a success or the DUPinewt. Because all state business flows through the office of the Secretary of State, no office affords such - Intimate knowledge of state affairs as does It. This office 1 have held for the last seven yeara .The knowledge and experience thus gained wilt be of immense value to a chief executive. Added to this Is my familiarity with state institutions and activities gamed as a member of the Board of Control. The people of Oregon have emphatically voiced their sentiment in favor of prohibi tion, and if I am elected Governor ! shall consider it my duty to use the power of that office to see that the laws are enforced. And If. while I am Governor, the "dry" amendment to the Federal Constitution, pro vldlng for National prohibition, is stibmltte to the states for ratification, I shall give it mv Indorsement and untt- its s needy approve by the Oregon Legislature. Likewise, should the National woman's suffrage amendmen pas Congress, as tt now appears it will, shall give It similar Indorsement. As the proper performance of my duties as Secretary of State requires my undivided personal attention, I shall spend no tim campaigning over the state. The people the state are paying me a salary to iook after their business, and I cannot properly do thia when away from the office. Great Economy in Buying All-Wool Clothes Here's Clothes Advice From a Banker A Governor of a Federal Reserve Bank recently said: ' "A suit of clothes should do the work of two suits now." Which means that quality in clothes is more important than ever. And quality is the watchword here; always has been. You'll Find Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes at this store; they're all wool, skillfully tailored. One. of such suits will do the work of two others; and you can't surpass them for style. The price is the most economical $20 and Up NEW ARRIVALS IN SPRING HATS "Our Multnomah" at $3 New shapes, new colorings, unequaled in value. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder f I i Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx of soldiers, as well where the stork Is as In those cases expected. BRITISH BRING DOWN SIXTEEN G EH MAX AIRPLA.HES. Progre of thm War. Peace advocates are again Insistent In tbo central empires, hart upon tbe Orrntn Chancellor's new declaration f Germany's warlike purpose. A re port Is current thai the RoUhevtkl have decided to continue tha Brest LJtovsk peace nea-otlatlona, aad an other, quite unverified, that Austria Is prepared to make a separata peace with Russia. In Germany Fhlllpp ?-heldemann, the Socialist leader. In his remarks foliowtnc Chancellor Ton Hertllna-'s speech, pleaded for peace before iprtni. Regarding .Russia, Scheldemana i- Taaa af Explosives Dropped Varieaa Enesar Object I Tee I Adaatraltr Ala Heports Activity. LONDOX. Jan. t. There waa great aerial activity on the British, front in France yesterday and last night, ac cording; to the report from Field Mar ha! Main's headquarters- tooinht. The British airmen accounted for 1 hostUe airplanes, and themselves lost orUy one machine, which is reported missing:. In addition. British bombing planea dropped eight tons of explosives on various enemy objectives. The Admiralty announces that naval aircraft bombed a German airdrome at Varmenare on Friday, making direct hits. All the machines returned. In patrol fighting on Wednesday, the Admiralty announcement says further, two enemy aircraft were destroyed and two were shot down out of control. One British machine ia missing. The statement aaya that more than 200 bombs were dropped on the Cour trai. Ledegnem and Doui railway sta tions, the airdrome near Courtral and on German billets west of CambraL PARIS. Jan. SC. A German raid made on the f renrh positions west of St. Hnh.ln Ka.wa It.. 1 1 1 1 tn.ti. I Rivers, failed last night, according to the official statement issued today by tha French War Office. WOMEN'S WORK EFFECTIVE Much Accomplished by Societies in All Part of State. tean Elizabeth Fox. of tbe Univer sity of Oregon, and Mrs. Annie Little Barry. National secretary of the T. W. C. A-. have been in Forest Grove. Ic Mlnnvllle. Astoria. Hood River and Pendleton, delivering addresses on the work of the National War Council of the T. v.. C A. and the Woman's Na tional Defense Society. Mrs. Charles Caatner, of Hood River, president of the State Federation Of omen's Clubs, met them at Hood River and went to several places with them. They have been enthusiastically greeted wherever they have talked and the women of the various towns are taking great interest In the work being done. after the primaries, or after tbe gen his Job as Secretary of State until go- RAILROAD ing into ornce. and tnus appointing nis own successor. The alternative be has chosen means that in the event of his election, some time following the general election in November, he will resign the office of Secretary of State. This would permit Governor Wlthycombe to appoint a Secretary of State, who would serve until January 1. 1921. His successor would be elected at tha general elec tion jn 1920. e Casapalga Planned. Mr. Olcott. in announcing the plat form upon which he will stand In run ning for tbe Governorship, says be will make no campaign throughout the state, but will remain in his office. He declares in favor of conducting the of fice of Governor, if elected, on sound business principles, and also declares that be will move to secure a legisla tive endorsement of the National pro hibition and suffrage amendments, pro viding they come before the Oregon Legislature during his term of office. The question of what Secretary Ol cott would do with the office of Secre tary of State has been a live one ever since it became definitely known first through the Oregonian several days ago that he' would become a candidate for Governor. Many guesses have been made about the capitol as to what course he would pursue, but he has persistenly kept his plans to himself until formally making the announcement of bla candidacy to day. Several Masses Suggested. The choice that he selected presup poaes his election before he resigns the office, and, consequently. In event any other candidate, either Republican or Democrat, should be elected, he will remain in the otxice of Secretary of State until the expiration of bis pres ent term, January 1. 1921. Numerous surmises -have been made as to the possible choice of a successor for Secretary Olcott. providing he should be fortunate enough to gain the election, among the namea mentioned being E. E- Brodle. editor of the Oregon City Enterprise, and Ned Baldwin, sec retary to Representative Stnnott. The namea of Insurance Commissioner Wells ' and Corporation Commissioner Schulderman also have been suggested, but Mr. Wells has denied being a can didate and Mr. Schulderman has been noncommittal on the subject, stating ZONES ARE 26 J. H. O'Neill Is Chairman of Dls trlct Which Includes Portland. That the railroads may be promptly Informed on freight embargoes on va rlous lines and so properly advise shippers, the railroads of the united States and Canada have been divided Into 26 sones, each with a chairman. J. H. O'Neill, general superintendent of the Great Northern, Is chairman of the zone tn which Portland is Included. Whenever any line hereafter issues an embargo It will send a notification of the same to each of the 26 chairmen. who in turn will notify all the roads In their territory. Notice to this effect has been re celved by the local representatives of the different railroad systems from tne commission on car service at Wash ington. The embargo situation, be cause of the abnormal traffic condi tions resulting from war activity, is changing so rapidly that this central! satlon became Imperative In order that a shipper might know promptly what freight routes are open for bis ship ments. NEW CHAIRMAN ELECTED Amedee Smith to Head Red Cross Executive Committee. Amedee M. Smith, general manager of the Portland chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross, was elected chairman of the executive committee at a spe cial meeting Friday evening, to suc ceed Robert H. Strong, who retired from the chairmanship to succeed E. B. MacNaughton as chairman of the civ ilian relief committee. Mr. MacNaugh ton resigned to give his time to the war savings stamp campaign. The civilian relief committee is one of tbe most Important parts of the home work of the Red Cross. Through that committee dependents are cared for. and loans made pending the re ceipt of Government allowances. Care ful watch is kept that families do not want, and an indication of this watch fulness Is the record kept of the little xtrangers who have come to the homes CHANGE EXPECTED TO AID i Spokane Office to Paj More Aticn tlon to Farm Loan Applicants. M. Woolsey was the sole recipient of the estate. It had been transferred to her prior was said. to Mis. Shattuck's death, it OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 26. (Special.) Represen tative Hawley recently called the at tentlon of the Federal Farm Loan Bu reau to complaints he had received from constitutens In Western Oregon that the Spokane Federal Land Bank failed to take prompt action on their applications for farm loans. Mr. Haw ley asked that such action be taken as would expedite the deferred applica tions. He has Just been advised by the Fed eral Farm Loan Bureau that the presi dent of the Spokane Federal Land Bank reports that another appraiser has been sent Into Western Oregon to take care of the aiew business that has accumu lated since the original applications in that locality were closed. It Is now un derstood that all applications will be disposed of at an early date. Big Estate Escapes Tax. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. Between S75.000 and $100,000 in taxes waa lost to the state of California today, when the State Supreme Court decided that the estate of the late Mrs. Rosa M. Shattuck, of Oakland, which was valued at more than Jl.000,000, was not sub ject to an inheritance tax. Mrs. Rosa frrf cheapest place in town Vjl. Cozy Dairy Lunch and Cafeteria 323 Washington, Near Sixth Special Hot Meat Sand wiches all night. 10c and 15c Rich home made and French pastry. Delirious Coffee 5c - Excellent CbJckea Dinner Today. MORE MAGAZINES NEEDED Collecting Committee Aoks for Late Periodicals for Soldiers. The committee on the collection of magazines for the soldiers can use many more late ones. Thousands are sent each week to the Loyal Legion workers In tne spruce logging camps, as well as to all the Army posts and to the cantonments in thla section. Subscriptions to the daily newspapers as well as other publications are need ed at some of the Army ramps and the committee hopes they will be supplied with a numocr. The committee hope that persons having even one or more late maga zines will leave them at the checkroom at the Central Public Library, as such contributions in the aggregate help greatly. Supposed Delinquent In France. Exemption board No. t yesterday checked from Its list of supposed de linquents the name of J. S. Todd. Mr. Todd, the board reports, bas enlisted the 147th Field Artillery and is now n France with this contigenu Hirks Defeat Kyan. Marve Hicks defeated J. Ryan. 30 to 2 points. 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