THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY .MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, -1915.
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Many, Measures to Crowd
Session Besides Revenue
Bills and Preparedness,
TREATIES FOR SENATE
Agreement! With Haiti, mcuug-ua nd
Colombia will Com Before Upper
Zona for Batlflcation. '
(Continued From Par On.)
If thle statute Is sustained by the
highest court, an impetus will be Riven
throughout the country ta legUlation
On the Bam Una.
Plans ar under way to offer a bill
In congress to provide a minimum
wage for women workers In the Dis
trict of Columbia, and this will be
.pressed If the court decision Is favor
able. It la felt that the Oregon case
v la performing a valuable service, as
th attack mad upon It Is broad, and
, tha steps necessary to be taken to
work out similar laws In eastern states
Will be fairly well defined when the
claclalon comes down.
Investigations ar being; mad of
th wage of women workers In the na
tional capital, and It Is said the
figures when published ar certain to
CUlcken Interest In th subject, as
many establishments ar paying girls
as little as 13 and 14 a week.
- Th plan her follows th Oregon
law In Its main feature, providing for
, ft commission to appoint wage boards
nd Investigate conditions In various
Industries, ascertaining th wage now
aid and th amount required for a
living wage, with power to fix scaUs
of wages upon the data thus worked
at '.. A
KtofetA WW Betaln XadrafclB.
Mveh ftii bsen written about th
Situation In which th administration
finds itself through the .opposition of
Claude Kltchln, Democratic leader in
. th house, to the national prepared
g program. This talk has been
InuCH cherished by those anxious to
mharran.s the president, or Represen
tative Kltchln, or both.
"From the Whit House has come di
rect Information that no encourage
ment In offered to the siRrestion thnt
Mr. Kitchen be disciplined by lonin
' th leadership of the house No such
move was at 'any time contemplated.
It can be said with certainty, for from
the beginning -the president has af
firmed that the defence question Is
nonpartisan. lie expects opposition
from prominent Democrats and sup
port from prominent Republicans. If
this were not true, It would becom
. atrlctly a partisan.
There Is not so much Incongruity In
Mr. Kltc.hln's attitude as some, of the
talk Would Indicate. Many members
of congress remember the time when
President Roonevflt, unable to secure
a Republican champion to lead his
TallrORd regulation fight in the Borate, :
turned to the Democrats and Relectel !
Senator Tillman. That wan the main I
Issue at the time, but the situation I
then arising was only such an will ,
continue to occur so long as the pres- I
ent party system remains. New ques
tions are arising,, and men of strong
convictions arrive at different conrlu-
alortft. This does not mean that th.3
party will be torn asunder.
Hay Will Xaa Fight.
It Is remembered that when Speaker
Champ Clark left his chair to speak
Against the repen.1 of the free tolls
canal provision there wan bIpo much
talk, and rlnsplte the fact that this
was a question upon which the admin
Istratlon was charged with repudiating
the Democratic national platform, the ,
Party was not affected In any marked
.way. Clark remained speaker of the
house, and has since been In even
Moser relation with the White House
than before. In the present situation,
the speaker is In favor of the pre
paredness program, Kltchln Is agalrmt .
It
Kltehin's pier as chairman of ways
and means would nof, put htm in line
ta lead the fight In favor of national
preparedness. In any event. The man
la charge of the bill in the house will
RESIN
POOR
SLOGAN
CAMPAIGN
be Representative Ilav of Virginia, i occasion in 131 to wnicn ir. wc
rhKlrman of the 'committee on military ! Cormlck refers. It evoked passing iri-
af fairs. If It were a party question,
the majority leader would he expected
to take the lead, but that Is not the
Condition.
Oluunberlala end Hwly Busy.
Not until after Thanksgiving do
members begin to throng the senate
and house office buildings. Most of
. the far western members are reported
( on their way, but those nearer Wash
ington do not begin their Journeys
Until after the family gathering day.
Many of those who have been here are
' away for a few days, to return about
December 1.
r" Caucuses of Democratic members of
both houses In advance of the session
Will take up plans for legislation. Tee
i: president's message will be watched
with more than usual Interest, with
regard to what subjects are covered
- and th emphasis attached to them.
Senator Chamberlain and Represen-
- tative Hawley have been the early
Oregon birds, and each has been busy,
Chamberlain conferring with national
defense planners, and Hawley sitting '
with the special joint committee on !
rural credits.
1 Medlll MoCormlck Scores Boot.
! MedUl MoCormlck, one time national
Chairman of the Bull Moosers, but now
engaged in teaching Progressive doc
trines' among Republicans, has ap
praised Kllhu Root as a presidential
candidate, rated according to values
et by Progressive voters in 1912. His
. words apeak for themselves:
"Ellhu Root is the least available of
the conspicuous candidates for the Re-
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Left to right Representative Claud Kilchin of ortn Carolina,
Democratic house leader; lie preventative James Hay of JTlr
jflnla, chairman of the house committee on military affair.
Equal Suffrage Amendment Bound to Fail
Of Passage at This Session of Congress
Poll of Senators and Representatives Shows That Proposed Meas
ure Has No Chance of Success at Present Time.
Washington. Nov 27. It will be
love's labor lost for equal suffrage
advocates to aslc th Incoming- con
gress to adopt their proposed amend
ment to the federal constitution.
In part, the, attitude of the presi
dent Is responsible fbr the position
taken by Blaoy Democratic congress
men. Of great Importance Is the re
jection of amendments to their state
constitutions by the voters of New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania.
Abide ty Constituent.
Men representing these states in
the national congress who voted dur
ing the last term for an addition to
the federal constitution now are de
claring they must observe the decision
of their constituencies, and until those
constituencies go on record In favor
of suffrage they cannot further the
movement In "Washington.
In order to ascertain the attitude
of congress, the Chicago Herald sent
to every member of the senate and
house this question:
"Will you vote for the national
equal suffrage amendment?"-
Quite a large proportion of members
of both houses deemed it wise to re
frain from announcing In advance
what they proposed to Ack However,
the poll shows the following results:
Senate For the amendment, 38;
against the amendment, 43; noncom
mittal, 15.
House. For the amendment, 118;
"A
publican nomination, and not merely
because the proposed New York state
constitution was beaten by a catas
trophic vote. The Bull Moose regard
him a the engineer of the steam roller
of which Barnes and Penrose were
Just stokers.
"It was under his guidance that in
1912 the Republican machine defeated
the Republican votes. During the last
fow weeks I have talked with or heard
from several score of men all over the
west who were active In tne frogres
eive campaign of 1912. They were
unanimous on one point. They will
not support Mr. Root. Even those of
them who don't like the president say
they will vote for him rather than for
Mr. Root."
Former President Tart's indorse
ment of Root seems to have had little
political effect. It has been regarded
as a pleasant tribute, fully repaying
Mr. Root for the services performed in
times past for Mr. Taft, Including the
terest, but eeems to be regarded as f
no particular moment-
Health Officer Has
To Many Positions
C. E. Tnck of Pacific Grove, OaL, Holds
Six Job and Was Then Criticised
for Overlooking Part of Work.
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 27.- (U. P.)
The state board of health today asked
the city officials of Taeiflc Gi ve,
Cal., to relieve C. E. Tuck of some of
his numerous duties In order that he
may have a little time properly to ful
fill his position as city l.ealth officer.
When the state board criticized Tuck
for failing to check some cases of
communicable diseases he wrote back:
"If you knew what I am up against
wouia notu criticize me so hard I
marshal, tax collector jailer.
Janitor, pound master and health offi
cer, so I have not much time to look
up casjs of disease."
Men Are Imprisoned
By Mine Explosion
Pottsville. Pa., Nov. 27. (P N. r.)
Two persons were killed and 1 .ree
others are missing as the result of an
explosion which today choked the en
trance of the Le High Valley mine
No. 6, at Lost Creek, near here. Fire
broke out following the exptosion. A
rescue corps is trying to reach the
levels where it is believed other miners
are imprisoned.
People in Lifeboats
Shelled by Germans
Rome, Nov 26. (U. P.) (Delayed)
A mbas sad or- Page today dispatched
to Washington an additional report on
the Austrian torpedoing of the Italian
liner Ancona. Mrs. Cftclle Oreil, Ameri
can. Is expected here toight to elab
orate on her statement that the Aus
trian shelled passengers as they
tumbled Into lifeboats
The New Haven trial is revealing
how much worry JNew England peoplel
IN CONGRESS
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against the amendment, 162; noncom
mittal, 153.
As It Lakes a two thirds vote In
each house for an amendment to the
constitution to be proposed to the
state, it Is apparent that even If
all the noncommittals or undecided
should cast their votes for the
amendment, still it would fail.
The negative vote of 34 senators Is
sufficient to defeat an amendment In
the upper house. There are 43 sena
tors who will oppose suffrage. If 145
members of the house cast their bal
lots against the amendment it will
fall. There are 162 at least prepared
to do so.
It will not he news to those labor
ing for suffrage triat congress will
not paws their proposed amendment.
Will Put Them on Record.
Nevertheless, it Is their intention to
make a forlorn assault for the pur
pose of putting senators and mem
bers again on record. They are pro
ceeding on the theory that constant
drops of water wear away a stone;
and It Is admitted oy members of
congress that the persistency being
displayed Is having an effect 6n their
political nerves.
In the last congress the suffrage
amendment received In the senate 35
votes, as against 34 opposed, and in
the 174 votes, as against 204 opposed.
Whether the proposal will do as well
'uring the coming session when it l
Intended to force a vote remains to
be seen.
Art Director Quits
Place in Disgust
Seed of Muskegon Art Gallery a
slgns Because of Board's Lack of
Sympathy with His V ork.
Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 27. (I. N.
S) Raymond Wyer, director of thp
Hackley art gallery of this city, has
re-signed his place, after putting this
city on the art map of the world in
the four years of the museum's ca
reer. He announced his intention to
retire at the expiration of his contract
as a protest against the reactionary,
attitude of certain members of the
Muskegon board of education, who, he
says, take no Interest in art, but who
hold the balance of power and use It
to the detriment of the gallery.
A large sum of money was left by
the late Charles H. Hackley, Muske
gon's famous multl-mlllionalre lumber
man, for the purchase of a permanent
collection of paintings for the city, his
total benefactions to the municipality
amounting to nearly Jo, 000,000. ihe
services of Mr. Wyer were obtained in
Englajid, and he brought together a
number of paintings and other works
of art, forming the nucleus of a per
manent collection which has been fa
vorably commented upon by art au
thorities in all parts of the civilized
world.
Mr. Wyer believed that when the
board recently elected a president who
refused to place a foot in the museum.
ar.d who stated that he "took no stock
in art anyway," and voted against buy
ing paintings he had never seen, It was
time to make an effective protest In
the art interests of Muskegon and
the country generally. He notified the
board he would not stand for reap
pointment at the end of his contract
As a result the whole city Is up in
arms, and the Woman's club of Muske
gon, an Influential organization of so
cially prominent and wealthy women
has made a determined effort to have
his services retained.
$17,000 in Diamonds
Lost on Wall Street
Benjamin Fores of Tos Angeles Robbed
of Small Fortune Before Hundreds of
Spectators in Hew Tc-rk.
New Tork, Nov. 27. (I. N. S.)
Benjamin Fores, a diamond speculator
of Los Angeles, was robbed of a hand
bag containing $17,000 In diamonds on
Wall street between Nassau and Broad
way at 2:16 this afternoo- before hun
dreds of spectators.
Fores told the police that he had
been with a Maiden Lane jeweler and
two friends to the Chase National
bank to cash a draft and became sepa
rated from his seconds by the crowd.
' His bag was grabbed suddenly and
the thief escaped in the commotion
Which followed.
Beach Property Intact.
That Ocean Lake, Roekaway and
Elmore Park, Tillamook beach tracts,
adjacent to Bar View,, escaped the fury
of the storm that wrought especial
damage to the latter place, last week.
is stated by Scott Bozorth of this city,
who adds that tha underpinnings were
DUTY ON
TO
POLL
BE
OF
Wilson's Policy of Continuing
Existing Rates for Revenue
Purposes Will Be Approved
OPINIONS ARE EXPRESSED
Congress Will Support President XLeo-
ommendatloa Belattre to Contblo
aace of Free eat Duties.
By John Callan O'Lnaghlln.
Washington, Nov. 27. Congress will
continue the existing duties upon
sugar. This, prophesy is based upon a
poll of congress by the Chicago Herald
on the question of adopting the admin
istration's proposed recommendation.
The Underwood tariff law Of 1913,
approved by President Wilson, reduced
the rates of duty on sugar by 25 per
cent after March 1, 1914, and provided
for the free admission of this product
after May 1, 1916. It was confidently
expected by the Democrats that the ef
fect of the reduction and eventual
abolition of the duty would result in
a lower price to the consumer.
But that expectation did not come
to pass, the treasury suffered a loss
of revenue without any compensation
to the people, and finally the votera
of Louisiana expressed their resent
ment by electing a Progressive as a
member of the bouse.
Revenue Is Weeded.
Solely, It Is claimed, because of the
need of revenue In these abnormal
times, and not as a confession of the
failure of the Democratic tariff law,
the administration recently announced
its purpose to recommend to congress
the continuance of the present duty on
sugar.
Under the Aldrlch rates in force
from 1909 to 1914 the treasury de
rived something like $60,000,000 from
the sugar tax. Under the Underwood
act the revenues fell to between 3
000,000 and $40,000,000.
The administration came to the con
clusion. In view of the lack of revenue
for carrying out the plan to increase
the army' and navy, tliat It was de
sirable to retain this income. There
fore in the conference with congres
sional leaders the president urged that
the present duties on Bugar be con
tinued. Some Want Old Kates.
To ascertain whether or not the ad
ministration would be supported by
congress in this measure the Herald
asked each member of the senate and
house the following question:
"Do you favor the continuance of
the duty on sugar?"
As was to be expected, the Repub
licans were practically unanimous in
expressing the view that the tax
should not be removed next May. In
deed, some of them want to go- back
to the old Aldrlch rates, ostensibly be
cause of the condition of the treasury,
but really to vindicate the policy of
their party.
The majority of the Democrats, many
of wh$im v,tM Tor the reduction ana
eventual ah ' -Inns? of the sugar duty,
responded t. t they were willing to
support a bill keeping the existing
duties In force.
Few Won't Join Mots.
A verv small number Indicated a
purpose not to Join In this movement, j
A few announced they were in iavor
of an Increase in the tax.
Among the Democratic senators who
replied they would vote for a resolu- .
tion 1 continuing the present sugar I
rates are Fletcher of Florida, Walsh j
and Myers of Montana, Martlne or
New Jersey, Chamberlain of Oregon ;
and Williams of Mississippi. I
Most of the Democratic congressmen :
from the northern as well as the south- :
ern states want the fiugar duty to
continue. The few who registered
their opposition to any change from ,
the policy laid down in the Under- j
wood law are Gallivar. of Massachu
setts, Stephens and Wltherspoon of
Mississippi, Godwin of North Carolina, I
Gordon of Ohio, P.ailey of Pennsyl-
vania, Sims of Tennessee and Hardy
of Texas.
A Democratic caucus will be held on
this matter and practically all the
members of the two houses may be
expected to support the proposed meas
ure. Some of the Comments.
Here are some of the comments
made by Democrats:
Wilson of Florida: "Of this, I am
In doubt. I do not favor a protective
tariff, but the sugar people have
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equities on their aid which w moat
consider."
Littlepage of West Virginia: "Not
unless necessity requires It."
Sims of Tennessee: "I do not favor
the proposal. While the war lasts
sugar is high enough."
Stephens of Nebraska: "I do not
favor the continuance of the duty, but
It may be necessary."
Gray of New Jersey: "That de
pends." Watklns of Louisiana: "Tes, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
caucus."
Sherwood of Ohio: "Tea, in order to
save the treasury."
Flood of Virginia: "I may after
proper , Investigation."
Fl eaves Xooto aad O. O. P.
The Republicans and Progressives do
not conceal their satisfaction with the
purpose of the Democratic administra
tion as Indicated by some of them In
their replies.
Greene of Massachusetts: "I think
It a necessity to save the national ad
ministration from bankruptcy."
Esch of Wisconsin: "Yes1, if it were
not for the war the beet sugar fac
tories of this state would be idle."
Vare of Pennsylvania: "Most as
suredly." Graham of Pennsylvania: "Tes, It is
a necessity for revenue."
Anderson of Minnesota: "I am of
the opinion that the duty of approxi
mately one cent a pound should be re
tained on sugar."
Magee of New Tork: "At old rates."
Stephens, Progressive, of California:
"I am for the former duty on sugar."
Will Pose Both Houses.
Most of the Republicans and Demo
crats answer with a direct "Tes" or
"No," but as stated there is no ques
tion that a bill continuing a duty on
sugar will pass both houses.
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It's time to think of Christmas the eifts to be bought the family and
friends to be remembered nothing is more practical or more useful noth
ing will last so long in the memory of your dear onces as some article of fur
niture. Edwards makes possible the giving of beautiful gifts without ready
cash. 50c to $1.00 per week pays the bill.
Telephone Stand
and Stool on
Sale at
2 a
A practical gift
appreciated by
user. Regular
i $15.95
Child's Mission
Rocker
$1.98
Aenslble Rirt for the little
one. This rocker Is good sie.
Bimllar ones as low as 60c.
P
$5.00 Cash, $S.OO Month
What would please more than
the best steel range erer
made at the price of a Mon
arch? Not a day of house
work will pass but the Mon
archwon't recall her 191 5
gift.
GOVERNMENT AND THE
SCHOOLS
COOPERATE
fl AIDING ALIENS
Bureau of Naturalization
Meets With Success in Its
New Educational Venture.
THOUSANDS ADDRESSED
Since Befflnalntf of School Tear Great
ZT ambers of Declarants Hare Been
Enrolled, in the Schools.
Washington, Nov. 27. Throughout
the country the plan of the bureau of
naturalization of the United States de
partment of labor to enlist the coopera
tion of publfejjchools In the educa
tion and Americanization of candidates
for citizenship is receiving the most
gratifying support. Approximately 400
cities and towns, among teem Port
land, Or., have already Joined in this
nation-wide educational movement for
the elimination of the hyphen and this
fiurhber is increasing daily.
The magnitude of this work and Its
development since its inception are
SALES
Goods Purchased Now Will
Be Held Until Christmas
Doll Cabs and
Perambulators
Specially Priced
Collapsible Doll Carts priced
at 75c, 95c, 11.95, 2.50,
2.65 and 3.75.
Perambulators priced at
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and 8.50.
which will be
any phone
price, 5.50.
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Any Finish
One of our very best designs, with
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New light or dark, fumed or waxed
(olden finish.
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Tabourette, Kitchen Treasure, two Kitchen Chairs, Gas Range, 12 yards
Linoleum for kitchen and two room-size Rugs.
$15 Cash, $2.SO a Week
Monarch
Malleable
Range
A Gift to
Please the
Wife
shown, in part, by the territory cov
ered, the number of candidates for tit
Uenahlp reached, and the night and
day schools which have been estab
lished for their Instruction. It ta the
Intention of the bureau of naturalisa
tion to communicate with all applicants
for cltlienahip In the United States,
wherever they are to be found, and
to secure the opening of classes for
them.
Bureau and School Cooperation.
During the current soholaatic year
ail superintendents of schools where
classes may be formed will receive
monthly from the bureau the name,
address, age, nationality, and other
necessary information concerning each
alien residing within their jurisdictions
who files a declaration of intention or
petition for naturalization. . In this
manner the School Authorities are en
abled to get In touch with such appll
cants and afford them valuable assist
ance in preparing for citizenship. In
addition to this the bureau informs
each applicant for citizenship that his
name has been forwarded to the edu
catlonal authorities, advises him to go
to school, and points out the benefits
tq be derived from such attendance.
The bureau Is also working in close
cooperation with various patriotic and
civic bodies of the country to secure
th0 opening of public night schools
where there are none.
Wives Urged to Attend SohooT.
The wives of all petitioners ' for
naturalization are also advised to at
tend school, for the reason that they
derive citizenship when their husbands
obtain their final papers, and because,
too, such Instruction will materially
aid the family to live as Americans
live. It has been found that appibxi
mately two out of;every three petition
era for naturalization are married, and
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lighter weight than the old style Iron
bed. 'Ball-bearing casters easily
moved and will not tear your carpets
and rugs $1 cash and tl weekly Is
all you need to pay. ,
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It is toward the improvement of home
life and conditions that this phase of
the movement is especially directed.
The records of the bureau of ..at-
urallsatlon show that since the com
mencement of the school year on Oc
tober t, notifications have been sent to
approximately 40,000 declarants. 2o..
00(i petitioners, and 16,000 wives of
tltioners, and each day hundreds ma
added to the list.
The present volume of naturalization
shows that over half a million for
eign-born, residents annually bring
themselves within the jurisdiction of
the bureau of naturalization, and .t Is
the plan of the bureau, through the
cooperation of the public school t 1th
its educational movement, to clmngo
that portipn of the alien body now n '
a condition of helpless dependence or
mere self-maintenance to the state of
productive capacity which is the b rtli
rlght of all American citizens regard
ltss of their origin of birth.
Spends $500,000
On Yosemite Valley
Washington, Nov. t". (T. N. h i
Secretary of the Interior Lane todny
announced that plans of extensive de
velopment in the Ypsemlte valley dur
ing the coming year will Include the
construction of two new ho' els, one
at Glacier Point and the other on the
floor of the valley, and four modern
Chalets to be run In connection with
the hotels under strict government su
pervision. An outlay of half a million dollars
U Involved.
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seat and padded back. A
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were sared through what they did not
washed
from one cottage at Elmore
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