8 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1915. i CONSCRIPTION SURELY COMING ENGLAND NOW, BELIEF OF MANY Neutral Observers Believe the Britons Will S-ubmit If It Comes to Showdown. BOTH SIDES ENCOURAGED Thou Favoring Compulsory srrlcs Pleased bjr Uoyd-Qeorge's State ment Zt May Be Weoessary. By Ed Ii. Kri. London, Sept 20. (U. P.) Great Britain will not force her sons Into the army except a a last resort, t But If conscription Is necessary, It Is Unlikely that a "civil war" or "social revolt" will result, despite the free use . of these terms by Its opponents. This is the Judgment of neutral ob servers who have had an opportunity to study the British mind. In this con nection they remember the general British proneness to threaten rebellion When confronted with a possibility of enactment of objectionable measures. Finally Submitted. They recall the time when David Liloyd-Oeorge's national Insurance scheme was proposed, and when hun dreds of thousands swore they would never "lick stamps for them." But they meekly submitted when It came to a showdown. Neutrals are satisfied that conscrip tion would be accepted In the same way. Lloyd -George's letter, calling upon the nation to give the government an opportunity to decide the conscription question,' made public through the press bureau today, made a most excel, lent impression. It was generally regarded as much a statement preparatory to a conscrip tion move as an appeal to national unity, and It was hoped that It would result In scotching the Intrigue. If any axlsts, for overturning the ministry. Conscription Only Solution. 'An aggressive minority Is expected to continue Its agltution against com pulsory service, but it is believed that the conscription issue hereafter will be less prominent than it has been lately. Conscription advocates were encour aged by Lloyd-George's opinion that conscription Is the only solution of the problem confronting England. They were likewise encouraged by the speech of J. H. Thomas, M. P., at Debtford, Indicating that if conscription is shown to be the only means of saving the empire from an inglorious peace, work Ingmen will not oppose it. England Facing Crisis. Lloyd-George h letter, addressed to one of his constituents, said that the government is thoroughly examining the question "with a view to coming to the right decision." lie sounded a warning that England Is facing a grave crisis, which may necessitate conscrip tion In fact, a crisis which, he said, requires "our whole strength." He felt certain that if the government stated a clear case of conscription no man would resist it. Would Submit to Conscription. Tarls. Hcpt, 20. (V. V. ) British So cialists will sub:nit to conscription if such a wtep ls needed for the success of British arms, John Hodge, M. P.. today declared, in an address to Pari sian Socialists. "Not only will British Socialists ubmlt to this move, if necessary," he said, "but they will submit to every thing els that is necessary to the tri umph of our cause. Y do not want any premature peace, but a complete peace. We want no conquests, bu the liberation of an oppressed people." HARRY THAW, HERE TO MEET MOTHER, LAUDS OREGON RECALL LAW (Continued From Page One.) Stanford White In the foyer of the Madison Square Garden. Hs merely reiterated a statement TI C DRUGS! hp T7 T Wjwf) Aen E'Xtra l Q Bp Save Some STATIONERY DEPT. Portland Stamped Tablet I now at I 11.00 Gold Bevel -Edged Cor respondence Cards, spe- CQn clal at only Owm 76o Lawn -Finish Parr, A7p novelty box. for rl w 2Bo quire Crushed Linen and 25o package Envelopes, 0 special at Waterman. Conklln and Wood-XArK Fountain Fena. Main Floor CUTLERY DEPARTMENT Twlnplex Btropper for Gillette or Duplex blades, guar- Q CO . anteed for ten years... WUiJU druJs QUICK WORK son rw oxtk fkoto xhb- FASTMZNT. Bring; your films before 11, and by 6 o'clock the same day they are ready for you. Basement J. B, L. CASCADE mail Monthly Payments. -Main W SollTOI Masda Samps and Cnarr no Mora. See Om Sasement Xlectrlcal Dept. HARRY THAW IN PORTLAND TO MEET MOTHER .S, J J0fi- I 1 LNMS?c' -rrri Mrs. William Thaw and her given out at Sacramento, In which he disclaimed all knowledge of Evelyn's child. "That's ajl I said, and that's all I'm going to say," he declared. During his long sojourn In and out of Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane, Thaw ruminated much upon politics. He has studied the Oregon system, which began with the Initia tive and referendum and finished with the most complete outworking of pop ular government the United States now knows. The recall of Judges appealed to him most strongly, because he con siders his own experience Justifies him In the belief that Judges should heed the verdict of Juries and not harken to the voice of the invisible power. On that subject Thaw gave out the following statement: Oregon System Approved. "It appears probable that In Oregon the people have so much weight with the courts that no private Influence could tamper with them. "In Oregon If a jury acquits a citi zen, no Judge Is likely to defy the Jury's verdict. Although I was ac quitted by a New York Jury on Febru ary 1, 1908, that verdict was disre garded, and J was held until I ob tained another trial before a Jury this year and obtained freedom. "It appears surprising and almost incredible that in these days in any state in the union any single Judge would hold a sane man when the pub lic in the Judge's own districts knew the man was sane. However, that is what occurred in my case, and if I had not had friends and some means It is probable that I would still be In a mad house. "An ugly feature is that a poor man unless he also had many strong friends would have no assurance of fair play under the present conditions In New York, if he were opposed by gentle men of wealth and Influence. Most of my legal advisers in New York are opposed to what Is called the Oregon system, yet if a few reeon principles wera Incorporated in the new New York constitution it might be bene ficial." Is Good Roads Enthusiast. Thaw 13 Retting gray. His manner ls aieri Slid nervous. He speaks with a distinctive New York Inflection, crisply and rapidly. When he was In quiring about places and things to see about Portland, his eye lit up with In terest and ho commented eagerly on the possibilities for observation. Thaw crossed the continent from New York to San Francisco in an auto mobile, which he drove himself. He is wearing a lapel button signifying that he used the Lincoln highway and he snld cheerfully that he is now a thor ough good roads enthusiast. He ex pects to go out over the Columbia river highway with his mother end sister during his stay here and see for himself what he has heard so much about, even so far away as New York. "The trip back would be too hard for mother in the automobile," said Harry, 1 A T1 D J raaing jtamps vv itn Money and Mart the Cp WW GAS MANTLES Welsbach Gas Mantles for all 60c rnS:r51-jocTo 25c Gas Lighters on sale now QCp at only V.r.'.on. 10c AND 15c Basement ROc LEATHER DEPARTMENT sln Twelve Imported. Full - Stock Cowhide, Light - Weight Suit cases, 2 4 Inches have always been sold at $12.00. 7 Anniversary prfce .... vi, Only a few of these Dark Tan Cowhide Suitcases, in 24-inch and 2-inch at Anni- pr1cVe.ary $5.85 AND $6.35 See our Black Traveling Bags. "The Taneo." IS. 17 anrT iR-in THF Floor Top off. tion. at special low price now of $8,75 AND $9.00 A new shipment of Black and Tan Cowhide Travpllnu- vtatr- priced from $6.75 TO $8.50 Main Floor nnilDC nilT how many new MUUIIk WW I MAZDA UUFS you neea. w e win deliver them. Five to the carton 25 07 n and 40 watts Alto Floor Basement a BOOK OF U. ft M. 08E STAMPS 4AVEB 7 IETII4L SOUAB3 EWIO AUJZR STREET AT WEST fBK -MAE5HAU. 4-700 -WOKS A 6171 son, Harry Kendall Thaw. "so we will go by train and ship the car. I guess that wagun of mine, after having gone clear across the conti nent could get through over the Co lumbia river highway and I believe it could get back to New York as well. But we won't try It, I guess." Says Hich Ubertln Were Protected. Describing his various trials and the various lawyers who defended him. Thaw declared that if his own attor neys had been straight and honest the trouble would have been ended up years ago. He charges them w-lth hav. lng undertaken to suppress facts and hush up the attendant circumstances wherein a coterie of rich libertines wrecked the lives of young girls and shielded themselves through their in fluence with the courts. This Influence, though not necessar ily a corrupt Influence, o far as the Individual Judges was concerned, nev ertheless kept justice from being done. Judges, he said, are human, and unless they have real public opinion behind them a public opinion that means more than empty frothing they are amenable to the samQ political and social influences that hedge about men of their position. He expressed no animosity toward William Travers- Jerome, often styled his "nemesis," but declared him mere ly a "sourbelly," who had to have a vehicle to ride into the limelight. Fol lowing the Metropolitan street railway indictments, in which Thaw said Je rome did not show up to startling ad vantage, he found in the Stanford White murder a vehicle abundantly worth while. Says Ridden Influence Felt. "And I would have beaten him at every turn of the road If I could have had competent lawyers," Thaw de clared. "I could not get them to de fend me. All this talk about my mil lions and the highest legal talent did not reflect the real facts at all. "For the most part I had to be con tent with riffraff counsel, because the good lawyers were themselves so close ly in tuich with the influences that beset the courts that they could not afford to take my defense." Shell St, Menehould;' Citizens Are Killed Assistant Mayor Among- victims of Long-Range Bombardment by Ger man Artillery. Taris, Sept. 20. (U. P.) A large number of citizens, including the as sistant mayor, were slain last night, when the Germans bombarded St. Me nehould at long range. The city hall and other public buildings were dam aged. A "super submarine" seems to he an etymological, as well as a nauti cal, monstrosity. TI n f 1 nese items Week Right PATENT MEDICINES Putman's $1 Pe'runa7 Qa now... ... I Ob Coo Ayer's I Q Pills.-... lOto 25c Car-C ter s I uu Allen's 1-Day ietsd.Tab"25c C o 1 d w e ll's x Cough Balsam 25c 50c $1 Mm (drugs wolf lor Dry iC. Cleaner. . bona,0"- 40C 60c D o a n ' s Kidney QQ Pills 00o P a p Diapep- QQa now... $1 Hostetter's Bitters 7Q now I uli NEW KENNY CURTAIN- LESS NEEDLE SHOWER hn' ere ow showers may be turned Improved construe- nn Price the same.. OOiUU Basement RUBBER DEPARTMENT $1.50 Three-Qtiart Foun tain Syrlngs for 98c 98c 87c 19c $1.50 Two-Quart Hot Water Bottle for $1.00 Atomizer on sale now for j: 25c Rubber Sponges on sale now for , FREE 10 W STAMPS with all ice cream or soda pur chases In our Tea Boom or at the Soda Fountain from 2 P M. until we close at 9 e 111!!! UMATILLA DELEGATE TO GRANT CONFERENCE SUGGESTS SOLUTION The Railroad Would Receive $2,50 Per Acre and Obtain Concessions Under Plan, LETTER TO COMPANY C. F. Strain Asks Southern Faclfle to Fulfill Expression of Willingness to Meet State Half Way. Suggesting a compromise with the Southern Paclflo Company whereby the railroad may receive $2.60 an acre for lands comprised In the Oregon & California land grant, and also obtain concessions as to taxes and any other equitable claim, while the state of Oregon may benefit in the addition of money to its school fund, an open letter to the railroad officials has been issued by C. P. Strain, a delegate to the recent land grant conference for Umatilla county. Mr. Strain's letter says: "Pendleton, Or., Sept. 20. 1916. "To the President and Directors of the Southern Pacific Company: "Gentlemen: Since you expressed, through your distinguished attorney, Mr. Dunne, at the recent land grant conference a willingness to meet the I state more than half way In a com promise, l venture lo suggest mi you have It in your power to rescue your O. & C. grant lands from those who are clamoring to dispossess you for their own pecuniary profit. Can Make Many Claims. "You can say to congress that you accept the limitations stipulated by that body in the original land grant, as Interpreted by the supreme court or the United States in its recent decision relative thereto. Tou can clainv full payment for your equity In all the unsold lands, including taxes paid on assessed valuations In excess of $2.50 per acre together with any other tenable claims which you may have. You can say, further. that any violation of the terms of the gTant upon your part was done openly, and that failure for so long to contest your action was held by you as signifying acceptance thereof. "Still further, you can say that. proceeding upon that assumption, you incurred heavy administrative ex penses, including timber cruises and taxes paid on valuations in excess of $2.50 per acre. Then you can re cite that you are a heavy taxpayer in the land grant' counties. You can show that It would redound gTeatly to your advantage1 to have the lands classified, appraised and sold at their full value, the entire proceeds there' from, in excess of your equity, to be converted into the irreducible school fund of the state. Asks That Trial Be Olven. "It ls obvious that this would mili tate to benefit you In two particu lars. First, It would reduce your taxes, and, second, the loan of the fund at the customary low interest rate therefor upon the lands of the land grant counties would accelerate development therein, which develop ment would insure enlarged traffic. "Following this stattment of your case, you could move that congress so modify the terms of the grant as to permit you to deed the land to ! the state of Oregon as trustee, to be disposed of for these purposes. "A goodly number of the delegates tn the O. & C. land grant conference would second your motion. When thus put up to congress, an over whelming majority of the men and women of Oregon would certainly sup port the proposition. A popular ap- peal like this, inspired by so pure a I motive, woulfl touch th heart of con- gress: and the logic of your proposal I would not fall to carry conviction to ; their minds. , i "Ts not such a compromise worth J a trial? I "C. P. STRAIN. I "Delegate appointed by the Court of Umatilla County." Arrangements for Dahlia Show Ready ! rxhiblt Will Be In Mnslc Hall of Meier ft Frank's Store, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The finishing touches are being put on the plans and details for the na tional dahlia show, which is to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week in the music hall of Meier & j Frank's store. ' This will be one of the largest and most interesting and beautiful flower shows ever held in Portland, as not only dahlia-growers, both professional and amateur, but all local florists, will enter exhibits of fancy baskets, decor ated tables and other features, thus making the show sufficiently varied in its scope to please all kinds of people. I The dahlias are especially fine this ' year, and thousands of the choicest 1 blossoms will be shown. Including a , number of new varieties never before shown on this coast. The show is free '' to the public Charming English Singer Makes Hit The Lyric bill, which opened to crowded houses yesterday, has plenty of variety and the acts are of the kind that please. ' Helene-Malnwaring, late of England's concert halls, made her first appear ance yesterday. Miss Mainwaring sings a number of ballads that called forth hearty encores. Sam Evans and his pal, Joe, present a ventriloquist act above the average. Harry Rowland and the Lazwell sis ters present a potpourri of the latest dances and songs. Ellsworth and Lin don conclude the vaudeville bill "by presenting "Home, Bwett Home, a laueh-producing sketch of the first rank. The feature film was "Ranson's Folly." a four-reel Edison, plcturiied from Richard Harding Davis story of that name. This same bill will run until Wednesday, with amateur attrao. tlons tomorrow night as an added fea ture. Coroner Out of Job. Everett, Wash.. Sept. 20. (U. P.) Although the superior court has ruled that the abolition of the office of coun ty coroner ls unconstitutional, Snohom iny, rnnrtv commissioners are awiitlni decision of the supreme court, and are making no appropriations Tor-a coro ner's salary meantime. Pending' the decision Coroner Maulsby is minus his salary, and expense funds. WAS IN BUSINESS ' HERE FOR 15 YEARS I r (-"sv-x' V' N; Julius Caesar fichaefer. Julius Caesar Schaefer, who died in this city September 18, was 64 years of age, a native of St. Louis, Mo. Hi carried on a tailoring business for 15 years in this city. His only son is Dr. S. G. Schaefer of Los Angeles. Mrs R. M. Sutherland of Yacolt, Wash., and Mrs. Stephens of Chicago, 111., are daughters. This afternoon funeral services were held at the Portland crematorium. College Men Should Wed College Women "Man Bota Best Women Hs Will Tver Se In College," Declares Sr. David Starr Jordan. Palo Alto, Cal., Sept. 20 (U. P.) A warning against contracting the habit of "falling in love." sounded by Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Stanford university, in a talk on "What the College Man Should Be," was ringing in the ears of college men of Stanford today. Dr. Jordan de clared college men should marry col lege women, as both are more nearly mental equals. "The matter of deaMng with women ls vital to college men. The greatest pleasure to man in life is real, old fashioned, romantic love,'' he said. "A man sees the best women he'll ever see while in college. College men ought to pick their mates from college women. "There is no hurry, however. Fresh men should wait until the seniors have had their pick. Don't fall in love until you are sure of staying there Falling In love was not made to be a habit." .' at-4. Kcyaoios loa. w just let's you go-to-it all the day long without a come-back! And you don't have to take a correspondence course in tobacco smoking to under stand how to smoke P. A. You take-to-it, natural like! We tell you Prince Albert will put new joykinks, into your palate! If you roll 'em, P. A. will sound a new note as to just how good the xnakin'a can be! Realize that men everywhere all over the world are smoking Prince Albert tobacco. That certainly ought to put a lead-me-to-it whisper in your ear! Princm Albert U old verytchrm in toppy red bag. Set tliy red tin, 10c, and in handmomm pound and half -pound tin hanrndormt alto, in that dandy pound cryttal-glata humidor with the apongmmoUtenmr top that hmepm the tobacco at the high point of perfection. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, N. C. EFFORT TO ABOLISH EFFICIENCY CODE IS SUBJECT OF CRITICISM L. J. Goldsmith, Secretary of Taxpayers' League, Gives His Views. SEES AMENDMENT NEED Fact That Xiarg-e Corporations Use Sys tem oi Checking on Employes Zs Pointed Out. I It will not inspire public confidence i if the city council abolishes the sec tion of the efficiency code which ap plies to efficiency records and pay rolls, unless something better and more adaptable is proposed at the same time," said L. J. Goldsmith this morn ing. Mr. Goldsmith is secretary of the Taxpayers' league. "1 understand that the reason some of the city commissioners oppose the code ls that it is 'burdened with red tape." " continued Mr. Goldsmith. "I don't believe in useless red tape any more than anyone else. But why ls it necessary to knock out the entire system of efficiency records? System Used by Corporations. "The large employing organizations of Portland the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, the Northern Pacific Terminal company, the rail roads find efficiency systems indis pensable. "In the affarls of the city, we can not demand efficiency too strongly. We, as citizens and taxpayers, do not want to see favoritism played in hiring city employes. We do not want to see favoritism played in keeping incompe tents on the Jobs, for you usually have to pay two Incompetents to do one competent person's work. "In Justice to the work and the in terests of the city and to the city em ployes who faithfully endeavor to do their work well, there should be no change in the efficiency code except to better it. "Even if we grant that the men who at present hold the elective offices in city government are honest and could be trusted to uie their Judgment rath er than rules in hiring and firing em ployes, there is in that very situation an invitation to play favorites and politics. And what surety have we that officials who come after those now holding office would not do so? "I do not indorse the efficiency code as it was first adopted by the city. I do not say that it is altogether with out fault, but the principle of the ef ficiency code ls right, and, instead of being abolished, it should be modified to meet what our experience shows to be practical and necessary." Escaped From Road Gang. Salem, Or.. Sept. 20. According to word received today from Astoria, Charles McGrew, committed to the state prison from Washington county for burglary, escaped last night from a road gang in Clatsop county. r::x:-::::o:.x-x-: '::' play P. A. Prince Albert is a single admission; full and two out the jimmy pipe cigarette roller ! it has everything any man ever hankered for in tobacco line! The patented process fixes that takes out the bite and parch! Now, you listen to this nation-wide smoke news, ycu P. A. will come of it on the first fire the national joy m ra nff .. Year Ago in War September 30, 1914. Battle of Alsne, now raging for seven days, remains undecided, but the tide turns in favor of the Ger mans, whose Thirteenth and Four teenth army corps attack alli.s at Noyon and take Beaumont by storm. Reinforced by new troops from Lorraine, the Germans entrench them selves all along the Alsne line end repel every effort of the French and English to dislodge them. Waverley Golfers Defeat Spokaneites Spokane, Wash., Sept. 20. After los ing out in the morning round by one point, the Waverley Country club golf ers of Portland turned tables on the Spokane club players In the afternoon round yesterday and won the final match by a margin of five points. The score was Waverley 31, Spokene 26. The match was a best and second best ball contest under the Nassau scoring system. Some very good play ing featured both rounds. Spokane scored 14 points in the morning round to Waverley'e 13, but in the afternoon's play Waverley scored 18 points to Spokane's 12. 8cores: A. M. P.M. Davis and Hartwell o Graves and Doran , o 3 Zan and Smith 0 o Boldrtch and Isgersoll 0 o Ayer and Btanfer 3 1 McCollough and Brldgemun... 0 0 Bragg and Voorhles s 8 Sweeney and Miller 0 0 Young and Tisdale 0 3 McBroom and Hughes t 0 GillUon and Straight 0 3 Green and Alberts 1 0 Lewis and Whitney 0 3 Finucaine and Merrlweather. . . S 0 Minor and Huggins S 1 Winston and J. P. Graves 0 0 Glass and Cook 0 0 Nlcholls and Jones 1 S P.obertson and Honeyman 0 0 Amsden and Harris S 8 Ortman and Forest ft 0 W G. Graves and Poet 2 8 Whitehouse end Berry 1 1 BuKbee and Powell i 0 Cox - - f 3 Bullock 1 0 Cummings Wins Bicycle Road Event Covering the 23 mile course In one hour and 25 minutes, O. Cummings v on the first annual bicycle road race of the Portland Bicvcle Dealers' asso ciation, yesterday. Thirty-seven riders started In the event and 22 received prizes. The order in which the riders fin ished: O. Cummings, Owen Crabtree, Floyd Smith, Theo Fleckes, Marion Ferrando. M. A. Kelly. Edwin Elliott. Gordon Garretson. Tom Colton, L. Kel lv. Floyd Cullison, Ellis Floosied. K. McKenzie. James Bonen, Sam Tees ler, Lester Shinn, John McCurdy, Brunswick Mayer. Charles Cullison, William Fitigerald and Everett Atkin son. The event started end finished at Sixty-second and Division street. Pljjeon Club Meet Wednesday. An important meeting of the show committee of the Ore'gon Homing Pig eon club will be held at the club rooms, I0S Panama building, Wednes day evening, September 22, at 8 o'clock. :. my, mm. can both ways regular double-header a two-bagger with the in the ninth! Yes, sir, smoker just as it satisfies the You can't put P. A. in wrong, because across like it was an old friend. You'll get fond up, it's so good, and so cool, and so chummy I smoke (PENDLETON CHIEF OF POLICE 'LICKS MAYOR' THEN QUITS HIS JOB Alex Manning, First Assist ant, Promoted, Following Altercation. Pendleton, Or., Sept. 20 Pendleton has a new chief of police today as the result of a personal encounter lets Saturday nlirht between Chief Jonn Kearney and Acting Mayor John Dyer. Kearney yesterday turned In his resignation to the police committee, and pinned his star on Aicx Manning, hlH first assistant. Kearney struck Dyer when the latter upbraided him for using llnjr Man ning was present an. 1 .stopp. ,1 the alter cation before more blows were RtrucK. The police committee called Kith men before it Sunday afternoon and Kearney resigned. "I licked the mayor and quit." w as the only comment he would muke for publication, though to others he 1e clared the language the mayor ued was such that he was compelled to re sent it. Manning has been on the police force for the past four years. Three Volcanoes in Italy Are Erupting Vesuvius, Aetna and Btromboli Aotlve Simultaneously for the Tint Time In History Damaga Unimportant. Home, Sept. 20. (I. NT. S.) For the first time in history. Mounts Vesuvius, Aetna ami Stromboll today were all in eruption at the same time. The eruptions are comparatively mild and no Important damage has occurred. Former Admiral 111. Ran 1 lit. I'm "iil Ki,l "( I r V Hear Admiral t'rlel Sclin-e, 1". S. N . retired, l reported very ill ut hi resi dence In Coronado. Blood poisoning In clip of Ms legs and heart trouble ftre said to he the causes of hie condi tion lie 1 yenrs old, and his record In the nay h;is been exception ally brilliant. Canoe Overturn. Couple Rescued. Oakland. Cal., Kept 'JO d'. P. i -After battling with the waves for mure than an hour ;m midnight last Mht, Miss Henrietta Koch, a nurse at a local hospital, and Marhoid Brainanl. biotlm Of the Oakland iit Measurer, were taken from t .e wntr i .1 I: I'tmtley. a postof f Ice iik. and a party of friend who wet e if turning from a launch ride. The cmiple were clinging to their (ivcrturi.iiil canm In haku Mer rltt. They were taken to the munici pal boathouHp and revived Gentlemen who have expressed a de sire to Join the c!:ih, arc reuuestel to be present at the meeting The annual banquet nd poultry show will be dis cussed. :":-W:-:-W.:53 '.'.V. .'.!!!: !'X".'..v SJ, i fof a bases it pleases men, because 5! we tell I