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THE ' OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29. 1914. a T & 1 RUSSIA AGAIN URGES UNITED STATES THAT TREATY - BE RENEWED Petrograd Surprised'that Ne - gotiations - for " Commerce ; Pact Have Not Started r: . NOT TO BUY OF GERMANY asserts That A.aerlca in "Only Other STatlon ntted to Supply sTeeds of Xassla. ' Petrograd. Nov, 14 bv mall to -New ' Tork.). The failure, o the United 2 State to eater Into Immediate nego- tlatlon for a new trade treaty with 1 Ruula 1s causing considerable sur (: prise in Petrograd. ,.-. Whert more than a month ago of t flelels here understood that prelim inary steps would be taken by the ; United States to aound the Russian " foreign office n the whWit of trade ': relations and ascertain whether pro sosals pointing, toward . the -formulation of a new treaty would' be wel ', ;ome, the minister of 'foreign affairs ,'foolc the view that Russia stood ready to, receive such proposals, and that 'they would be-received In the moat friendly spirit by the Russian govern '' menu, which was . anxious to reopen, or, more properly, to extend, the cum. fnerctal relations with America. ' In the foreirn office here It was " taken for granted that this would be i the preface- to immediate action by ' the Vnited States, According to In formation from the foreign office, the terms of the new treaty have not been discussed, but It was suggested that ' these Would be most favorable to the , United States. i '"As evidence of our rood faith," said M. Sasonoff, minister of foreign af . falra, "we already are allowing Amer ,! tea the commercial privileges enjoyed by those coxmtrles whoBe treaties with ' us contain the most-favored-natlon clause. America has here" an unpar alleled 'opportunity. Russia offers a wide field for the particular kind of products machinery, medical appara tus, electrical supplies, etc in which 'America specialties. rield Xrtst to Germany. X "The field Is lost to Germany. Russia - herself cannot hope at once to develop . the resources and technical skill nec easary td supply these necessities. France and England can help, but they .'have not the same Qualifications as 'America, which la especially adapted ' 0 supplying the Russian market. "We. therefore, are awaiting with great Interest the proponals of the United States. Until these are made. , (Our attitude cannot be more than one t of friendly, recentlvitv. Meanwhile, . V, however, there Is no reason why . American exports to Russia should not be Increased without- waiting for the ' -treaty to crystallse. '.. - "It will come eventually, we hope; .but it la not now essential as a basis for trading. Without the formal sign Zing of a treaty, we are willing to of Y ttir every reasonable inducement and encouragement to American merchants. : The American export to this country could be Increased tenfold. If the mag i nitude of the present opportunity was . realised in America, there would be no hesitation." - f It Ja pretty well agreed in Russia that whatever the results of the war, the German monopoly of commercial and technical actlivlty Is ended, and at the same time It Is realized that Rus- ala herself Is Incapable of furnishing the agricultural maehlnerv and equip raent for one-sixth of the habitable - globe. Business Men Tavor Han. Russian business men argue that France is primarily an agricultural tand banking people, that Kn gland pro- duces a high grade of articles, which " Russia does not require, and that Eng . - land ia too conservative to adapt her- self to new or unusual requirements. ,- Thus, by a process of elimination, the ronsensus at opinion is that America is the country which must step Into : : the breach left by the Germans. , r -This .conclusion Is further strength ened by the analogy between America and Russian territory and variety of climate. That is to say. the kind of 1. - machinery required by conditions in 'America Is similar to that needed by ' Russia. . This agitation has not been without results. Recently a Russian-American company has been organised in retro grsd to stimulate commerce between the two countries, and from America - .there has come a list of articles which "i - could be supplied. Those tally exactly with the articles of which Russia is in immediate need. llati Km In Hood Jiivt-r. .Boston, Mass., Nov. 28. J. Arthur Be'be, ,a retired wool merchant, was dead of heart failure here today. The only survivor of the family Is Charles Beebe, who lives at Hood River, Or. r. IMS. - .i . is t - a a . , , , , I , Special Journal Offer 75c Columbia Dance Record, 35c - The coupon below if presented with 35c to any of the fol lowing firms MEIER & FRANK'S Phonograph Dept.,. E1LERS MUSIC HOUSE, Broadway at Alder. GRAVES MUSIC CO., 151 Fourth St.. CLEVENGER MUSIC CO., 125 Broadway, HYATT TALKING MACHINE CO., 350 Alder, or the COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE CO., 429-431 Wash. St., Win entitlj you toa Special "Tango- Dance 'Instruction Record, made for the Columbia Craphophone Company by G. Hepburn WiT son. v; On the ' reverse side is a popular song. This offer is for Journal readers only who present the following coupon - and 35c Spango Dance n When ordering by mail, add 15c to cover postage and packing. KAME '.. 4. STREET AND NUMBER . city. . , Mall - Orders will be filled by say o f the heates mentioned ta this adj ' THE BATTLE LINE IN WESTERN EUROPE TODAY ggirt ," jrtftt -, t 'Srs S&P'EGniT ""j" 07X$Ea? " V : L -L 1 WWW ) Lxaaa WHAT WILL WILSON DO FOR A SUMMER WHITE HOUSE IN '15? Lease on Cornish, N, H,, Place Among the Pines Will Ex pire Next Year, By Burton K. Stand Ish. (United Pres Leaaed Wire. Washington, Nov. 28. What to do for a summer White House next year Is a problem which President Wilson must soon' face. His lease on Har lakenden House in the Cornish. N. -H pines expires this year, and whether he will see fit to renew it is a secret which he alone shares. His closest friends believe he will select some other place. Moreover, in various sections of the country there are movements afoot to erect or select a permanent summer White House. As far as President Wilson is con. cerned the problem of getting-such a place causes him Httlc concern. But next year, with only a short session of congress In Bight., he- may have more opportunity than' heretofore for vacatipning. This season he has been able to take only a piecemeal vacation.' On these occasions he has elected to go to Harlakenden House, where his family has sojourned" for several months. And the trips have done him good, brief though they were. Kontlcello Can Be Bought. The latest proposal for a summer White House is "MontiCello," Thomas Jefferson's old home in Virsinia. Representative Levy's willingness to sell this place to the government for $500,000 dollars has suggested the Idea that it would make an excellent place for presidents to sojourn in their off moments. Perhaps the chief ad vantage of such a scheme would be the accessibility of the place from Washington. In times when the Dresl- dent was not here, it could be a mecca for tourists as it has been under pri vate ownership. Another suggestion for a summer residence of the presidents is the con struction of a home at Mount Weather, Va., a government reservation, only a short distance from the capital. This spot would be ideal either as a sum mer home, or as week end vacation place. The president there need not reel that he is "off the job," for the nearness to Washington would make it possible for him to get back to the capital on the shortest notioe. Estimates by backers of Mount Weather show that a permanent sum mer White House could be constructed there at comparatively small cost. While Mount Weather Is south of the Mason and Dixie line, the heat of a southern summer is unknown there. The government has a weathpr obser vation station on this reservation, and its officials say that it Is cool and pleasant throughout the heated term. The view from this eminence is scarce- Record Coupon 'E ly to be surpassed ; throughout the country. Still another elaborate plan for a mansion to house presidents in their vacation periods Is the offer of pri vate individuals to construct at Mount Falcon, Colo., an elaborate home. Pic tures drawn from architects' tentative plans show this as almost a castle fit for a mediaeval baron or king, but almost too ornate for a Democratic president. . . , While Denver's public spirited citi- ' zens are seeing that the Mount Falcon scheme gets " plenty of publicity, friends of President Wilson here con sider the idea fantastic. The chief argument against this scheme is that it is too far from the base of opera tions. Four days would be consumed in traveling; each way. -J Thus far the seashore resorts have made no bid for attention, but in. the minds of many here the president has a preference' for the niountains for a vacation spot, although as a Jerseyite he cannot fail to appreciate the joys of life by the shore playgrounds. At any rate, while solicitious people throughout the country are trying to pick President Wilson's vacation place for him next summer, he is merely considering it Incidentally. Later he will give It more serious thought, if be finds that the coming summer of fers him the chance of a long and much-needed rest. Seely Is Famous As National Hero Man Who Xft British Cabinet Baring Irish Crisis "All Over the Place" at the Front. London, NoV. 28. iWhen Field Mar shal French resigned ' from the army council last spring, because the cab inet failed to support the assurances he had given the officers in Ireland that they would not be called upon to fight the Ulster volunteers, no one dreamed that a few months would bring him fame as the commander of the best army Great Britain ever has put into the field. For the same rea son Colonel J. B. Seely retired from the cabinet post of secretary for war during the Irish troubles, and today ; he is one of the most active and con- spicuous-' of the staff officers at the front. Colonel Seely always was rated j by his friends a better soldier than politician, and now he is vindicating their judgment. In a small motor car. which has been struck twice by German shrapnel. Colonel Seely is "all over, the place," according to the English slang. On several occasions "'when it was neces sary to know whether some village 1 was occupied by Germans, according to the stories of English correspond ents. Colonel Seely has dashed into the place, reconnoltered, and returned te headquarters. Private White of the Inniskjlling Fuslleers, Who was wounded in the battle of the Ma. me, tells how, after lying unattended for half an hour, he heard a cheery voice and felt himself touched on the shoulder. "Looking up," he said, "I found Colonel Seely bending over me quite regardless of the deadly fire to which the position was exposed. . . "Have no fear; these shells will not touch you," Colonel Seely said, and, giving the soldier a cigarette, put him into the motor and took him to the French hospital behind the lines. Colo-- net -Seely rescued several wounded that day. and was in and out of the fire zone when German shells were thick. Trade of Austria Has Been Hard Hit Ministry of Commerce Xeports That Country's Exports for Hlne Months Have Decreased $66,000,000. Venice, Nov. 28. A copy of the Of ficial report of the Austrian ministry of commerce, which has just reached here, shows how the . trade of that country has been affected by the war. Austria's imports - in ," September amounted to 111,000,000 crowns ($22. 200,000) as compared to 260.000.000 crowns (J52.000.000) In September, 1913. The exports in September of this year amounted to $12,20X000, one quarter of the amount for (the same period for 191$, - -- During the first nine months of the year Imports. decreased $24,000,000 and exports $66,000,000, as compared with the previous period for' 113. ! :' - f -In: the "domestic. trade between Aus tria and : Hungary the" imports from Hungary' were " only -two thirds, and the exports to Hungary only orgs half of those of September, .1913,';. Iiiners";to Jo North of Scotland. London. Nov. . 28. The Morning Post's Stockholm correspondent . says the British admiralty - has accorded permission to Swedish Transatlantic liners to make the passage by? way of the north ; of : Scotland thus re moving the worst 'trouble for Swedish shipping As the result of mined watera , . JEWS IN JERUSALEM DECLARED TO BE ON E I Income From , Tourists and Funds Received From Euro pean Countries Cut Off, BIG FUND TO BE RAISED Chicago Hebrews Have Started to Secure fl ,000,000 for Kellef . Pnrpoaea. Chicago, 111., Nov. 28.: Chicago has become the center of a world wide campaign by the Jews to raise $1, COO.000 for the relief of the 100.000 members of their, raca who are starv ing in Jerusalem, and for the aid of other European war sufferers. tWith their income from tourists and the funds they have been receiving from the Jews of European countries cut off by the war, the inhabitants of the city famed in Biblical history, two thirds of whom are Jews, are In the dlrest need. ' The commonest necessi ties of life are lacking. Samuel Edelman, American vice con sul in Jerusalem, who has arrived in this country, says that the", city has no industries; and that there is no cultivation of the surrounding coun try, the people depending for their In come on the fees received from travel ers. The approach ' of the cold and rainy season has made the present suffering acute. . , ; The appeal on behalf of the suffer ers wa Issued by Adolf Kraus, presi VERB OF STARVATION awards We have leased the quarter block and four-story building at the southeast corner of Fifth and Oak' streets, and will open up there with an entire new stock, if possible. To do this we are making deep cuts in the prices of a large part of our stock. We would like to be able to sayjfthat everything is reduced, but we have been selling many article!, such as our $10 Brass Bed, our Monarch Ranges and our $15 Extension Tftble, at such low prices that we cannot further reduce them. For the GREATEST OF ALL REMOVAL SALES, over half of our stock WILLS: BE SOLD AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. fjj YOU WILL SAVE ALMOST HALF BY BUYING YOUR GIFTS NOW! Pretty Smoking Sets, Worth Up to $5.50. Removal sPncc The most practical little gift you could select for him at a small price. You may have your choicof-finishes.- The Smoking Sets are heavy solid.-. brass .and the stands are solid oak. Worth reg ularly up to $5.50. Solid Oak Telephone . Stands and Stool. Keg nlax price . $6. Removal price $3.95 We believe this to be the lowest quoted on these straight-lined Sets. They are finished in dull the stand Is regulation sise and is just as pictured here, solid oak. New Writing Desks at Removal Prices Perfectly new designs and finishes, including- Circassian walnut, birdseye polished oak, waxed golden oak, gum or mahogany; -your choice of mission or Colonial design,- at removal prices. Make a Small De posit; We'll Hold It for You. n 1 im M A Monarch Range Edwards' Same Old T e rm Good on Outfits! dent of the Independent Order of B'nal B'rith, - a . Jewish : social organisation. The call "for contributions from : the Jews of .'North America first came from Copenhagen, Dnmark; where th presence of ao many Russian refugee taxed the resources of the organization beyond its strength, l , ' -Ar--lCr."XraBa.t. Xave Charge. --V-Inv the' United- Utes and Canada there are 400 lodges of the B'nal B'rith with mor than : 20,000 members. The contributions will .he In charge of Mr. Kraus and tiia various! funds will be distributed to the nations designat ed by the contributors.' Kvv--;: ,- ,v . "The B'nal B'rith is organized in all European countries except : Russia, said Mr. Kraus, "and when war was declared- hospitals - were opened ;by them -to care for the wounded of the nation 'in which" thejr ; were located. Thus we have a hospital J maintained in London, while the handsome club houses of the organisation in Berlin, Vienna : and Prague have also,, been turned into hospitals, i r " - '"Now we receive word that the funds of these organizations are nearly exhausted, . except in Germany and England, while the demand , on them is becoming greater every,-, day. An appeal was sent to us, coming from Copenhagen, which is burdened with many Russian refugees. Apportion rands Among' iratioaa. "The money we collect wfill be care fully sent to -the nation, designated by the contributing lodges.; Fpr Instance, all money from Canada will go -to L England, and money from our Russian loages win go to kussuu v nave no lodges in . Russia; as the, government does not permit them. '. -- V "But we hope to send substantial assistance to Jerusalem, where thou sands of Jews are starving to death. The Holy Land is full of religious en thusiasts who have gone (there with the avowed intention of dying in that rand. These people were supported by the charity of European religious enthusiasts- This support has now be come Impossible and we have received many letters telling of t-he pitiful situ ation," especially In Jerusalem. . One letter from there told us no bank would handle a foreign currency draft $3.35 price ever Telephone flcTen the stool Wi Music Cabinets At Removal Prices t Edwards believes they are show ing gs pretty a line of music cab inets as there is in the city and at out regular price they're rel bar gains. We've reduced all of them for this sale, and you may ar range to buy them for cash or credit. Can Be Delivered the Day Before Xmas if Desired. Compare 'ell, that low can emarks This Drop-Head Sewing Machine Regular $25.00i Guaranteed 10 Years Extra Special JI ; Xmai ; J If You Wish the Best A Steel Range which will last a life-time. If you buy a Mon arch Kange now you will be assured .- of prompt and satisfactory service for' unlimited years at a fuel cost so low that the Range will pay back its own cost many times over. . j $5 Cash, $5 Month. 1A s Hold and that American paper money selling for 76 cents on. the dollar. Would Aid the aufugeea. : ' ' "Hospitals which are carlngfor the wounded soldiers are not in great need of financial help, even where those in stitutions: have been equipped and maintained by private organizations, as the- governments will aid material ly. Our greatest, care is to send as sistance to the refugees Belgians driven out of their ? country, : Poles driven out of Xemburg Into Germanlo Austria, and the Jews of Jerusalem. As the Jews of the United States have already contributed . heavily to the Red Cross fund, none of this money will be used for. that purpose." I Mr. iCraus stated that Jewish churches and other- organisations Mn the -United States are also preparing to raise a similar fund for the relief of refugees of the contending nations. May "StopPay of a British Lawmakers Valonlst to; Introduce Xesolutloa la Souse of Commons for Cutting the Salaries of Memhers of Cabinet. " London, Nov. i&. J. I". P. Rawlin son. Unionist member r of parliament from Cambridge university, has givan notice of his intention to move in the house of commons a resolution provid ing that the salaries of members of parliament be discontinued and that the salaries of ministers he reduced to the basis of those given in 190$. The resolution recites that this action Is taken In view of the drain on the finances of the country. Members of parliament get a. salary Of $2000. Such payment was provided in August, 1911, when a resolution to that effect introduced by Davld-Lloyd-OeOrge, chancellor of the exchequer, was adopted. Previously members had served without pay. The salariesTf members of the cabi net range from $10,000 to $50,000. The latter sum Is paid to the lord chancel lor. The premier and the lord of the privy seal serve without pay. Move to Big Brass Bed EDWARDS' REGULAR PRICE This Price With the JSame Other Stores is certainly a bargain better than you sell them so reasonable That s heard in our Brass Bed Department. bed. with heavy 2-lnch posts, continuous, and Most stores charge you $1S to $20 for this Guaranteed not to tarnish. I 1jp&a& ml (Not as Illustrated) S 1 o7S $1 Weekly Four Patterns Beautiful Din ner Sets; Regular Value $7.95. Removal Price Scores of .people who bought these sets at the regular price were well pleased with their bargain. The regular price is 7.5; the removal sale price is S5.25. . Plain whiter white and gold, blue and gold or blue and white. Complete sets of 60 pieces. GOOD PLACE! TO TRADE CT Hffl ss1 I FIRSffn 3 I Kaiser May Sell - Palace m Corfu Sfarble Tills With Oardea, Tempi and tstaes. Offered to Swiss eradicate " Becauae of Oreeee s Attitude. Geneva, Nov. 2 bearing confisca tion by Greece, It is reported Emperor William is offering to sell hia marble palace, the Villa Achllleion, in Corfu. A Swiss syndicate has been given an option at a low price. The uncertain attitude of Greece toward Germany and Austria and the possibility of Greece joining the allies in the war led the German emperor to offer the viUa for sale. The Villa Achllleion, which is in the Italian renaissance style, - was pur chased In If 07. by the emperor. The gardens are open to -visitors. At the back of the-villa are a peristyle and three terraces, with a large number of statutes, among them a "Dying Ach illea," by Herter. The large park, descending toward the sea in terraces, contains a small temple with a marble statoe of Heine, the poet, by the Danish sculptor. Has selriis. The villa was erected by an Italian architect Rafael o Carlto, In 1890-91 for Empress Elizabeth of Austria. It cost 15,000,000. Declares Germany 'Lacks Petroleum Copenhagen Dispatch Says Scarcity Xs . So Harked That Oil's TJse Ercept for righting Xs Torhidden. London, ov. 28. A dispatch to the Standard from Copenhagen says: Germany has added to her troubles a scarcity of petroleum, due in part to the loss of supplies from the Russian and Austro-Gallcian oil fields, hat mainly to the breakdown In the ar rangements for imports f rpm the other Fimi and Oak Gifts for the Little Chair JUt -Rocker y Uer 60C . I j These are the little toy atod kindergarten chairs and rockers which dealers Are usually out of at . Xmas time. Assorted sixes and colors. Buy them here now and. you're sure to get them. Then, again, you will save on. the price. Up-to-Date Youths' Desk and Chair Bed in Pretty Mission Style we expected! Removal Price. . . . $3.50 some or trie A real brass 10 filling; rods. identical bed. What little gift at $1.69 would be more pleasing to a little boy or girl than this swell little Writing Desk and Chair? Built of solid oak. Top is made to lift up, providing ample space for writing material, pen cils and papers. The desk alone is worth more than we ask for the two pieces complete. Have one put away for Christmas. Folding Card Tables $ 1.09 Just as illustrated here. bles which are usually priced to you at $2.75 to $3.00. . The regular Burroughs 3020 table, very light weight and easily folded. Fumed or mahogany finish. Tops are covered with light green leatherette. RuinedBedRdomCurtains ax mi Aster RUGS, 36x72 In. $5.00 Quality. Re moval Price $2.95 Seventy-five xmlnster deelcn, priced usually 2.95. We limit these small number in stock. side of the Atlantic. Throughout pro. vlnclal Germany and In many towns as well, 1 the local policemen hav been Instructed to Interview the coniumecs of petroleum for heating and ooking purposes, and to warn them $aat in future oil must be used for Ughting only -and as sparingly as possible. -. i is consioerea unpatriotlo o( pub lish anything in the newspaper; about this embarrassment, so retail dealers also have been privately warred not to supply petroleum to stranger. It is a criminal offense to havef tven a few bottles of oil without a-jpoclal relics license. - - . K! ' ' ' V, MAY BUY GERMAN HIPS Stockholm, Sweden (via ondon), Nov. 28. The city Of Ootbenhig has decided to take shares to the! value of 2.000,000 kroner (about P.030, in the Swedish-American "pajhenger line, which. It is virtually arranged, is to start business, as the whSle cap ital has been found. It is pSposed. win me petmisslon of England, to buy German steamers interned In American porta. - l . - ... . , .mmt RUSSIANS QUIT FINLAND London, Nov. 2.- A COpihagen dispatch to the Star says: rafNew from Helslngfors, Finland, stati trfaR the Russians have withdrawn? itroopsl from the east and west of l-FHnlaixl to join the main Russian arm indl-i eating that Russia's fear of a. Swedish invasion of Finland has va:'4shed. This withdrawal of the Mllitarv; strength from Finland has fnade & good impression in Sweden."-; SWEDEN RATIFIES TREATY V - Mil Petrograd, Nov. 28 (via Loiidoni A message from Stockholm mt&.a that the Swedish foreign office h-ja nott-l fled the American minister yd Swe den. Ira Nelson Morris. tha?i Kind Gustavo has ratified the peaco treaty recently negotiated betweat . ; tlH United States ahd Sweden, i -1 1 . ' Ones at Rem,oyal ces Roiker $1.QS Ta ti Removal Price A limited number of paif of white ruffled 'Curtains,! Iregr ularly sold from 60 tj( 75 cents a pair. Removal Srice 39e. AH other ruffled. Cur tains one-naif price-awhile they last, " Kugs, site 88x7. In beautiful floral at $5.00, go in this removaf sale-at one to a customer on account the ' - ; ' . .- ; - IP ' i "f T" V 1 " .-A 3 YoungCouplesStctrt- eegmg otigatie! - - tEZ