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VOL. XV. NO. 244. .
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1916. TWENTY PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS SARSPJE??
ATIVE IN EFFORT TO
Chief of Nation Sends Personally Prepared Iden
tical Notes to Belligerents Suggesting That
They Compare Terms on Which' Each Is
Willing to End War; Offers His Services.
ACTION ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF
PEACE MOVE OF CENTRAL POWERS
Warring Nations Are Asked to Join Proposed
League to Enforce Peace; Cooperation of
Other Neutrals and Vatican Assured.
Washington. Dec. 21. (I. N. S.)
-President Wilson as chief execu
tive of the greatest nation which
hac been able to keep free from
the European war, has taken the
. Initiative to restore and maintain
world peace. He has directly ad
dressed all of the belligerents and
neutrals on the subject.
Independent of the peace sugges
tions made by the Teutonic allies,
the president has called on the bel
. Hgerents to "learn how near the
haven of peace may be for
which all mankind longs with an
Intense and increasing longing."
Does Not Propose Peace.
lie does not propose peace,
neither does he offer mediation,
lie does, however, call upon the
belligerents to "compare views as
tot the terms" on which the war
can be ended.
Announcement of the action of
the president was made personally
by Secretary of State ;JUnsing, The
. t greatest sepfecy 2 bad enshrouded
JTkn ,a, tea tirAnarorl Kv 11 itr
sonally after conferring with his
cabinet and was sent in code on
Monday to the United States am
bassadors and ministers.'
Duplicate Notes, Are Sent.
A footnote to the copy which was
addressed to Ambassador W. II.
Page in London announced that a
similar communication had . been
sent to the representative accred
ited to the governments of France,
Italy, Japan, Russia, Belgium,
SERVICE IS URGED AS
PEACE MOVE OF IL S.
Army League Secretary RajDs
Present Volunteer System
of This Country.
Washington, Dec. 21. (U. P.) The
most Influential peace society this
nation could organize would be 2,000,
000 to 3,000,000 young men under uni
versal military service. Secretary
George Hewitt Myers of the Army
league declared today.
"The strongest Influence for honor
able peace," he said, "would be a sys
tem of universal military service
Under our present volunteer system,
everybody outside the regular army
and the National Guard expects the
Other fellow to go whenever there Is
any danger of this country being
plunged into war.
The average man either says open
ly or thinks that there will be plenty
of men of a venturesome spirit to fill
up an army. With this Idea in mind,
It has been frequently declared that
W could raise 1,000,000 men between
sunup and sundown if the country was
threatened.
"But this does not prevent men of
.jingo proclivities from demanding that
we rush into war often without a just
cause. '
. Myers holds. In common with mili
tary men, that if this nation hopes
(or a world guarantee of peace it must
contribute a larger military share to
the guarantee than it can now offer.
Taft Issues Warning.
Tall River, Mass.. Dec. 21. tU. P.)
William Howard Taft. SDeaking for
the League to Enforce Peace yesterday,
predicted that if the machinery of war
continues to grow, the next conflict
will find, the United States a partic
ipant. "All nations when the curtain falls
upon the terrible panorama of strife
'and bloodshed on the European battle
fields, will be looking to us." he said.
They will look to us to prevent a rep
etition of the. terrible catastrophe that
' has shocked the world and all but
: prostrated nations.' This places a trust
upon'" us. It is a trust to help, if we
can. the less fortunate brother i
"If the machinery of war continues
. to enlarge, and grow more terrible, the
next war, as President Woodrow Wil
son has. stid, ; will be a war with no
neutrals.'' - :-X'- jtfi v-Vy
UNIVERSAL
MAY
Montenegro, Portugal, Rou mania
and Serbia and to all the neutral
governments for their informa
tion. The note to Ambassador Gerard
in Berlin said copies had been for
warded to Austria-Hungary, Turkey
and Bulgaria.
It was said at the state depart
ment last night the representatives
of the United States in Great
Britain, France, Italy and Russia
and in the countries representing
the central powers have been in
structed to report every indication
of peace sentiment.
Appeal May Be Effective.
Officials here declare they be
lieve the belligerents must heed
the appeal of the United States.
And it- is already certain that a
majority, If not all, neutrals 'and
thd Vatican will 'join in the effort
not only to end the war, but to
make further conflicts of this stu
pendous character impossible.
Twd ?;-hetietMUelly''''-lhe,a.Nie;
wia itumuit Biuca. i ill note 10 inn i
entente, with the variation found In
(Concluded cm Page Seventeen. Column Two)
NEW YORK PAPERS
COMMENT ON NOTE;
VIEWS FAVOR PEACE
No Objection Can Be Offered
by Belligerents, Says the
New York World.
New York, Dec. 21. (U. P.) New
York newspapers today commented on
President Wilson's note as follows:
World President Wilson takes the
first definite step toward ascertaining
the terms upon which the belligerent
nations will consider peace. He has
taken it in a manner to which no
belligerent can well offer objections.
Tribune American influence for
real peace is now abolished. Today
we have become the agents and pur
veyors of a German peace.
Times It is difficult to see where It
(the note) can do harm. It may serve
to turn the minds of the belligerents
to peace.
Sun The president makes plain hU
Intention to labor for the creation of
post-bellum conditions that in inter
national transactions will involve this
country in a manner that It has hith
erto scrupulously avoided.
Herald The temptation to be the
president of humanity Is great, but ;t
should not permit Mr. WlUon to for
get that he is president of the United
States and that to him have been en
trusted the vital Interests of the
American people.
Staats Zeitung The note which
President Wilson addressed to tbe
governments of all the warring na
tions may prove to be a step of quite
incalculable extent in the interests of
all the peoples Involved in the fearful
war.
San Francisco Examiner We be
lieve the president's brave and manly
and opportune appeal to the nations at
war ends the war. It is the greatest
and most memorable Christmas gift
that ever was given.
Dallas, Texas, Journal President
Wilson has spoken, seemingly, at
the psychological moment
The appeal, soundly based and strong
ly voiced as it is, should more strong
ly direct the tendency toward actual
discussion.
Chicago Evening Journal Presi
dent Wilson's note urging the bellig
erents to state their peace terms will
be hailed by hotheads on both sides
as. a move in favor of Germany.
Landsthing to Vote
On Sale of Islands
Copenhagen, Dec. 21. (I. n. S.) An
immediate vote is expected in the
landsthing upon the proposal to sell
the Danish West Indies to the United
States for $25,000,000. Or. the prelim
inary canvass it was indicated that
the vote would be in favor of the sale,
thu giving ft final ratification.; ,Th
ratification bill was-passed yesterday
by- the folksthing by s to Ity - . ;
Woman Hides
$525 in Waist;
'Lost in Street
Guest at Portland Hotel Drops
Big Roll While on Way
Home Last Night.
Police detectives today are endeav
oring to recover 1525 which was re
ported lost last night by Mrs. L.
Babcock of the Portland hotel.
Mr. Babcock told the detectives
she went to the Campbell Hill hotel.
Twenty-third and Washington streets,
last evening, where she dined. To pay
for her meal she took the money,
which was all in bills, out of her
waist, replacing what was left. She
walked to Fifteenth and Davis streets,
where she boarded a streetcar, arriv
ing at the hotel at 9 o'clock, later
discovering her loss. The money was
all she had. Detectives Snow and
Coleman are working on the case.
NEUTRALS WILL BACK
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
REQUEST FOR TERMS
Executive Acted With Knowl
edge Others Would Stand
Behind Him in New Move.
Washington. Deo. 21. (I. N.
S.) Count von Bernstorff. the
German ambassador, made an
appointment with Secretary He
Lansing today. It was stated
that he expected to discuss
with the secretary the presi-
if? dent's note on peace and also
the German attitude in the
jjt light of Lloyd-George's recent
address.
Before going to the state de- 4f
partment. Count von Bern-
1ft storff expressed absolute con- Jf
ifr fidence that a peace conference
eventually will be arranged.
By Robert 3. Bender.
Washington. Dec. 21. U. P.) In
making his first formal effort to get
a statement of peace terms from the
belligerent powers and to evolve from
the European ,war- means of prevent
lng a simitar world tragedy. President
Wilson .acted with knowledge that the
AfW. wl9" itirrli -wstitlrV t'tart ha.
, h. ,.-..
He has the greatest confidence that
his efforts will succeed.
Official and diplomatic Washington
(Concluded on Page Six, Column Two)
Robs Benefactor of
$600 Indemnity
George Salavich, a Serbian laborer,
was arrested at Third and Couch
streets this morning by City Detec
tives Snow and Coleman, charged with
stealing $600 from Anton Tepavich
on November 7.
Salavich is accused of taking the
money from Tepavich while the latter
was unccnsc.ious, VollQWlng a fall nt
Broadway and Washington streets
from a St. Johns car. Tepavich nad
paid the other's fare on the car ai.d
had exhibited his roll at the time.
Tepavich was permanently disabled
while working for the Hamilton Creek
Lumber company in 1913, and had been
paid $760 indemnity by the Washington
Industrial Accident commission the day
prior to the alleged robbery. He had
paid his doctor's bills and had Just
$600 left, he claims.
Tepavich's friends say that Salavich
was seen freely spending money after j
the accident at Broadway and Wash
ington. Salavich is held on $1000
bail.
Pleasant Surprise to
Electric Employes
Employes of the Western Electrl.
company plant at Union avenue and
East Ash street received a most plcaj
ant surprise.
Condon It. Bean, manager of the
Portland branch received notification
of the company's Christmas present
to its men.
Each man in the plant, who has
been with the company a year or
more, will receive 10 per cent of his
monthly check for the next 10 months,
his bonus accompanying his monthly
pay cheek.
Each man who has been in the em
ploy more than six months, but loss
than a year will receive 5 per cent
of his monthly stipend for 10 months.
New Cabinet for
Austria Is Formed
London. Dec. 21. (I. N. S.) Count
Clan-Martinex, to whom was en
trusted the task of forming an Aus
trian cabinet following the failure of
Dr. SpitxmUeller, has announced his
list of ministers, according to a dis
patch from Vienna today.
Count ,Clan-iIartiniz has the dou
ble post of premier and minister of
agriculture, while the portfolio of
minister of fjnance was allotted to
Dr. Spitsmueller.
Missouri Pacific
Ordered to Be Sold
St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 21. (I. N. S.)
United States Circuit Judge Hook, sit
ting in the United States district
court, today ordered thv sale of the
Missouri Pacific railroad to satisfy a
first and refunding mortgage on the
lines, The order of foreclosure ws
asked by. tbe Guaranty Trust company
of New - York and . Benjamin F.. Ed
wards, St Louis, trustee.-'
BULLETINS
Appointments Are Confirmed.
Washington. Dec. 21. (I. N. S.)
The appointment of Judge Kimbrough
Stone, son of the senior senator from
Missouri, as United States district
Judge for the eighth judicial district,
was confirmed by the senate late to
day. The senate also confirmed Duval
West as federal Judge for the district
of western Texas.
Commander Ralph Earle, U. S. N.,
was confirmed as chief of the bureau
of ordnance.
Christmas Bonuses Large.
Chicago, Dec. .21. (U. P.) Christ
mas bonuses amounting to $3,50p,000
were announced today by the Western
Electric company, the Crane company
and Andrews & Co., stock brokers.
The Western Electric company will
give two to four weeks' wages and
the other firms 10 per cent of the an
nual wages.
Election Certificate Issued.
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 21. (lT. P.)
Secretary of State Osborn today is
sued a certificate of election to Tom
Campbell. Republican, elected govern
or over Governor George W. P. Hunt
by 3d votes.
Hunt immediately renewed his con
test proceedings. Inspection of the
ballots being recounted in the superior
court was resumed this afternoon.
Durban k Secures License.
San Francisco, Dec. 21. (U. P.)
Luther Burbank, C6, tlie plant wizard,
and Miss Elizabeth Waters, 32, his
secretary, at 3 o'clock this afternoon
obtained a marriage license and went
at once to the First Unitarian church,
where they will be married.
U. S. Invited to Join Loan.
Pekin, Dec. 2J. I. N. S.) Tne
United States has been invited by
Russian. Japanese, British and French
interests to share in the proposed $50,
000,000 loan to China.
OF
TO
AT
Market in Danger of Being
Closed; Selling Becomes
Furious; Margins Raised,
New York, Dec. 21. (U. P.) Presi
dent Wilson's message to the Euro
pean belligerents and Secretary - Lan
i ffB'Wsta t ewe f iiBgt -two 1 stint
panicky breaks in the stock exchange
today.
To these bear factor this arternoon
was added a mass- of s?.les forced by
the demands of brokers for greatly in
creased margins, in some instances as
high as 60 per cent, to prevent the
market being driven into such panio
conditions as caused the closing of
the exchange at the outbreak of the
war. These precautionary measures
brought a flood of selling orders from
the west and south.
At 1:30 United States Steel sold at
102, off 6; Industrial alcohol 98, off
9; Reading. 10O. off 6; Crucible,
r.2, off 8V4; Union Pacific 14 4. off
(Concluded on Pige Eight. Column One)
Cashed Check Twice
At the Same Bank
O. A. Swanson, a railroad laborer
who succeeded in cashing the same
check twice on a Portland bank, has
been apprehended in Seattle accord
ing to word receiyed by District A:
torney Evans this afternoon. Swan
son had presented the check, which
was for $62.50 at a paying window of
the bank and as the clerk had finished
counting out the sum and had mo
mentarily turned his back before mak
ing the exchange, Swanson grabbed
both the money and check and quickly
presented himself at another window
and succeeded in having the checic
cashed again before the alarm wa;
raised. He had had $300 on deposit
which he had previously withdrawn.
Christmas Cheer
For Messenger Boys
Some fourscore messenger boys.
comprising the day force of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, will be
the guests of the company tonight at
a dinner and theatre party, ine din
ner will be gtven in a private
dining room at the Hotel Multnomah,
after which the party win aitena
"Twin Beds' at the Heilig. The Sons
of Veterans Drum corps will also be
guests of the company at both din
ner and theatre, w. a. kodd, fore
land manager fr the Western Union,
will preside at the feast, and O. M.
Plummer, member or tne scnool
board, will be the principal speaker.
Warrants Issued
For Auto Owners
Two John Doe warrants for the
arrest of automobile owners who
failed to report automobile accidents
to the police were issued out of the
murrictpal court this morning. These
are the first prosecutions of this
nature started. Provision that drivers
must report accidents was made in
the nwv traffic ordinance that went
Into effect the first of the month.
St. Ursula Was Sunk
-Without Warning
Washington, Dec. 21. (U. P.) The
American consul at Malta reported to
the state department ' today that the
British steamer St. Ursula with six
Americans aboard had been torpedoed
without warning. -None of tbe Ameri
cans was killed. C "v V" '
MSA
WSON
NATIONS
WAR
CAOSES
STOCK
BREAK
Game Is Off
When Mamma
Learns of Job
"Society" Man. Posing a United
States Employe, Worked on
Business End of Streetcar.
Sah Francisco, Dec. 21. (P. N. S.)
A broken-hearted debutante, an
irate mother and an unmasked im-
poster are the principal characters m
a shattered romance here today.
Meantime, W. H. Tidwell, special
agent of the treasury department, is
deciding whether or not he should
prosecute Louis Cunningham, street
car conductor employed by the United
Railroads, for impersonating a gov
ernment officer.
Cunningham, according to facts laid
before federal officials, has been a
brisrht lleht In a nromlnent local
society st foa a year. At first he
referred vaguely to his employment
by the government as an executive
in the customs service. Later he went
into details. This was after he had
confessed his love for one of the girls
of his acquaintance and sought her
hand. The girl's mother demanded
facts. Cunningham supplied them.
Starting as an inspector, Cunning
ham, it appeared, had risen by rapid
strides to tne position oi ciuei uuiiu
ing officer. To substantiate his story,
he announced that he would have both
Tidwell and Collector of Port Davis
call the mother over the phone. Both
calls were made.
Later Davis, or so he named him
self over the phone, called and told the
young lady that Tidwell was due back
from Washington in a few days, and
that he was arranging c formal re
ception in Tidwell's honor and wanted
her to attend. The gin ordered a
gown fitting for the occasion, and
was preparing to attend when Cun
ningham notified her that the function
ha.l been called off.
About this time the mother,' motor
ing down Market street, saw her
would-be son-in-law at the business
end of a street car, in uniform and
right on the Job. The game was all
off.
Parent-Teachers
Holding Toy Day
Flaythlmrs and Other Things Suitable
for Presents Are Bainf Delivered at
Social Service Bureau.
This is toy day with the Portland
Parent-Teacher associations.
FOr weeks past the women who make
ur the Parent-Teacher organisations
hav foeen gathering up the dolls, the
toys, the books and playthings that
have been outgrowsrf, sip Ijave been
ptende, and ft in order generally and
assembled at -the social e$rj;ii;e bureau,
corner Fourteenth an3onnson streets.
In this work the women have had the
practical assistance and cooperation of !
the boys and girls In the manual train
ing departments and domestic science
departments, the former having mend
ed the toys and dolls and the latter
having dressed the dolls.
The result is hundrels of attractive
and useful gifts are today being dis
tributed among the children who
would otherwise have no visit from
good Saint Nick.
Irish Pacification
Appears Probable
X,ate Developments Point to Determin
ation of Uoyd-Oeorge Governmeat
Prisoners Kay Be Seleased.
London, Dec. 21. (I. N. S.) That
the Lloyd-George government has de
termined upon a scheme for the paci
fication of Ireland is Indicated by
developments of the past 24 hours
following the interpellation of Henry
E. Duke, chief secretary for Ireland
in the house of commons last night.
It was predicted by the newspapers
today that a majority of the Irish
prisners interned after the Sinn Fein i
rebellion will be released Immediately.
There is a strong movement under
way also to have martial law abol
ished in Ireland.
Submarine Seen in
American Waters
New York. Dec. 21. ( I. N. S.) The
steamer Advance from Christobal ar
rived here today and reported sighting
a submarine on Tuesday in American
waters. The undersea boat was about
a mile distant and her nationality was
not determined.
The Advance brought P. K. Fong,
Chinese consul at San Francisco.
Cubans Seek German Base.
Havana, Dec. 21. (I. N. S.) At the
instance of the French government
Cuban vessels today began a careful
search of the keys at the eastern end
of the island for a suspected German
submarine base. The Cuban minister
to France was requested to ask his
government to make a search.
Mob Attempts to
Take Alleged Slayer
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 21. (I. N. S.)
F. W. Fuller, who narrowly escaped
lynching following the shooting of
Dorothy Rader, 25, admitted that the
girl was formerly his wife, but would
not comment on the statement of a
streetcar conductor that he (Fuller),
killed her.
The conductor, according to the po
lice, declared that Fuller slightel
from his car, approached the girl and
without a word shot her four times.
A mob tried to take Puller from the
police after he ' had been arrested.
Grazing Homestead
Bill Eeport Adopted
Washington, Dec. 21. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
-The senate today'' adopted the con
ference report on the grazing homo-
stead - bill. The measure will ; next
come up - in mi nous .:,y;
NOTE RECEIVED
IN LONDON, BUI
IS KEPT SECRET
Contents Were Cabled to
British Press Last Night
but Dispatch Indicates It
Is Held Up by Censor.
NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RECEIVED FROM PARIS
Cables From Both Countries
Silent So Far as Comment
on Note Concerned.
London. Dec 21. (U. P) The
I press bureau this afternoon issued for
j publication Friday morning the Wll
j son note to belligerents regarding
peace.
Iondon, Dec. 21. (U. P.) President
Wilson's message to the belligerents
had not beer, released for publication
here at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The note has been received at the
foreign office, but its contents remain
I undisclosed.
Uondon, Dec. 21. (U. P.) Publica
Ition of the American peace note has
(been withheld in England pending an
'exchange of views between the al
j led governments.
It was stated on -thoroughly com
petent authority this afternoon that
the note will not interfere with the
proposed allied answer to the Ger
man peace proposals.
It Is apparent fro'm the above dis
patch that the British censor has held
up all press dispatches from the
United States regarding the message.
(Concludrd on Page Eleven, Column Two)
2200 Families Are
Newcomers Here
"Twenty-two hundred new families
have made homes In Portland since
last June, according to records on our
electrical service. ald A. C Mc
Micken, salesmansgcr of the Portland
Railway,- I.iBt & Power company.
this morning., . .
"Portland is definitely swinging .back
toward normal good times.
"Recent investigations that we have
made show there Isn't n unoccupied
house with a bathtub In the St. Johns
district. There is quite a good deal
of new settlement In the district south
of Division street on the east side,
and In South Portland on the west
side. Much of this additional settle
ment Is directly du to the shipyards
and sawmills."
Salvage of H-3 Is
Abandoned for Time
Eureka. Cal., Dec. 21. (P. N. S.)
Temporarily abandoning all efforts to
salvage the United States submarine
H-3, which went aground near Hum
boldt Bay last week In a heavy fog,
the monitor Cheyenne, carrying Lieu
tenant Bogusch and part of the crew
of the wrecked diver, left today for
San Francisco, accompanied by the
navy tug Ararahoe and the revenue
cutter McCullough.
Jt is understood that the work of
salving th diver will be turned over
to a wrecking company.
Von Shack Admits
Buying Bomb Model
San Francisco, Dec. 21. (P. N. S.)
Vice Consul EX II. von Schaek of the
German consulate, under direct 'exami
nation In the bomb plot trial today, ad
mitted having paid $25 to Johannes
Van Koolbergen. the double-dealing
spy, for a model of a bomb. Von
Schack declared, however, tht the
purchase was made with a view to the
bomb's possible use in the trenches.
It is expected that the chief defend
ant. Consul General Franz Bopp, will
take the stand later in the day.
Union Pacific Gives
Its Employes Bonus
New York, Dec. 21. (U. P.) The
Union Pacific railroad today declared
an extra dividend of 2 per cent on
its common stock and a bonus of one
month's salary for employes who re
ceive less than $1800.
This bonus' was granted to all em
ployes without discrimination as to
membership In the brotherhoods.
The directors also adopted a plan for
Insurance for all tbe road's employes
with salaries under $4000 a year.
Oppenheim to Come
To U. S. Under Bond
Washington, Dec. 21. (U? P. The
bureau of immigration today decided
to admit to the United States, under
bond for three months, Baron Robert
Emmanuel Oppenheim of Paris and
London, pending investigation of hta
case.
Oppenheim was detained at Ellis
Island last Monday.
Four Aeroplanes
Brought to Earth
Paris. Dec. IX (C. P.) Pour Oer.
man aeroplanes were brought down on
the v Somme v front.-' today official
statement, asserted. . Otherwise there
was a lull In flghtlnavw- u-, V-t''v '-
Fair Motorist
Plays Tag and
Pays $10 Fine
"Here's a Merry Christmas," Re
marks Miss Helen Case, As She
Turns Over the Money.
Good icoks will not soothe the anger
of a motorcycle patrolman when he
Is on the way to a shooting and has
a fair automoblllst choose to play tag
with him in the city streets.
Miss Helen Marvel Case, an Irving
ton girl, residing at 574 Rodney ave
nue, learned this at $16 per lesson
before Judge Langguth !n the munici
pal court this morning. Motorcycle
Patrolmen Bales and Gouldstone were
Just swinging north into Oak,. hurry
ing to East seventh street and Alns
worth avenue, last night, where Na
than Hankln had been shot. Miss
Case joined the procession, driving a
seven passenger machine, swinging
Just behind Bales and in front of
Gouldstone.
The motorcycle traveled at 25 miles
an hour, the emergency vehicle limit,
but Miss Case bung Just five feet be
hind Bales, who jockeyed back and
forth across the street trying to get
out of the path of the big machine.
Gouldstone warned her at Burnslde
street to get out of the parade, but
on the steel bridge she speeded up
and passed the motorcycle police. They
followed and at Union avenue and Hoi.
laday ahe was stopped and told to re
port to Judge Langguth. He Imposed
a fine of $10, despite her . assertion
that the police were playing' tag with
her.
"I wish you all a merry Christmas
with this money," she remarked, as
she tendered a $10 check to N. D.
Beutgen, clerk of the court.
I. W. W. Are Jailed
For Street Speaking
Bakery Strike of South End Keeps
Folice Busy Arresting Alleged Dis
turbers; Street Cleared roar Times.
Seventeen members of the I. W.
W. 1 were arrested at , varying times
during the forenoos) by Police Ser
geant Carlson and a squad of officers
for picketing and speaking in front of
the Oregon Bakery and Coffee House,
First and Madison streets, where a
strike of waiters and dishwashers has
been declared.
Eight members of the organisation
were taken in the flrsk time, six the
secqnd, two the third, and one ar
rest was made the fourth tlmy that
the police cleared the street. More
and more of the Industrial Workers
arrived at the soentj to replace those
Jailed, and police reinforcements were
sent to the scene at noon. - - .
The strike was over a Matter of
wages and hours of employment. The
waiters claim they received $10 a week
for 13 hours, seven days of the week,
and they are demanding a scale of $13
per week on a six day, ten hour
schedule. They were charged wltn
vagrancy, but when their caes came
before Judge Langguth he dismissed
them.
Postal Receipts This
Month Equal All '90
No abatement was noticeable today
In the throngs at the postofflce and
its sub-stations. Clerks and carriers.
reinforced as they are with additions
to their numbers, found no time' to
slacken their pace.
Late mail trains are the rule. To
day's train, due this morning at 7 a.
m will not arrive until 4:30 this aft
ernoon.
Sub-stations have been Inaugurated
In the department stores and are
found a great convenience.
Express offices are by no means
slighted by the Christmas shoppers,
for growing piles of packages and
boxes are stacking up there. Apples
by the box seem to be a popular gift
for eastern friends.
The month of December will tally
with the entire year of 1890, for pos
tal receipts, says Postmaster Myers.
Prohibition Bill
Receives Support
Washington. Itec. 21. (U. P.) The
national prohibition bill was reported
favorably by the senate Judiciary
committee today.
The bill as amended by the Judi
ciary committee becomes an ironclad
dry measure.
Senators Reed. Culberson and
Brandegee were the only members to
vote against it.
As amended, the bill prohibits "the
sale, manufacture or transportation of
intoxicating liquors within, the impor
tation thereof into, and the exporta
tion thereof from the United Htatea
and all territories subject to the Juris
diction thereof, for beverage pur
poses." '
Section "two of the bill provides that
"the congress shall have power to en
force this article by all appropriate
legislation."
Berlin Says TJ-Boat
Torpedoed Suffren
Amsterdam, Dec. 21. (U. P.) The
French battleship Suffren, reported as
lost In a French official rtatement of
December 8, was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine, a Berlin statement re
ceived here today asserted. The un
dent boat sank the warship on No
vember 26 off the Portuguese coast,
and the entire crew of 71 S men was
lost.
Express Drivers of
Chicago Plan Strike
Chicago. Dec tl. (I. N. S.)A
strike of drivers for the express com
panies will be called today, ac
cording to Michael Winek, secretary of
the Railway Express Drivers union.
Polic reserves have been ordered held
ready for any possible contingency.
U. S. URGES
SHOlWill
Secretary of State Lansing
Says President Wilson's
Message to Belligerents; in
Europe Prompted by Desire
to Ascertain Facts.'
NATION MAY BECOME '
INVOLVED IN THE WAR
Government Would Know Ob-'
jects Sought by Both Sides'
That It May Shape! Course
of Conduct in Future. "
By Robert J. Bender.
Washington, Dee. tl. (U P.)-
Plainly hinting that there 3s danger .
of the United States being drawn into
the war. Secretary of State Lansing'
today said this was the real reason :
behind President Wilson's messagt to -
the belligerents.
The situation of the United Stater,
as a neutral, is rapidly becoming in
tolerable, he said. Therefore the presi .
dent has demanded a showdown, 1 '
"Our rights have been invaded end .
the situation Is becoming so Intoler
able that It cannot go on long," aajd
Secretary linslng. . ' - '
"More and mora pur rights ar in
vaded by the belligerents on both
sides, no that the situation Is besom .
lng increasingly critical. I mean by
that that we are drawing nearer to-the .
verge of war and therefore are entitled
to know what each belligerent seek
In order that we can regulate our con' ,
duct in the futura.
"It was not our material Interests
that were concerned when we" said ths
(Cunrlnded on I'age Six, Col awn One) ,:
IL1CY OF ?
THE PAST TO REMAIN,
Explanatory Statement Is Is-
sued to the Public by the"
Secretary of tate. ; jJt
Washington, Dec. 21. (U. P.) TbS
United States government Is "not con
slderlng any change in Its policy of ,
neutrality'' toward all the belligerent
nations. Secretary of State Lansing de
clared this afternoon in a format state
ment, which he explained supplemented '
one he made earlier today. This sec
SQ LANSING DECLARES
ond statement was made, Lansing said, .
because bis first had been subjected
to "various constructions he had not
meant to, convey." .' 1 i
The secretary said thst If It were
found that that portion of the presi
dent's communication to belligerents,
where it was said the situation is be- '
coming "'Intolerable'1 to this country.,
was found to have experienced tha
same "misconstructions," It might bs
necessary to send a supplementary or
explanatory note to the belligerents.
The official copy of Secretary Lans
Ing's second statement said: l '
"I have learned from several quar- 7
ters that a wrong Impression was made
by the statement which 1 mads this 5 '
morning and I wish to correct that im
pression. My Intention was to sug--gest
the very direct and neceisary Jn '"
terest which this country, as one 'of '
the neutral nations, has In the possible '
terms which the belligerents may have
in mind and i did not Intend to In- ;
timate that the government was con-
slderlng any change In Its policy of
neutrality, which It has consistently
pursued. I regret that my words were
open to any other construction I,
now realize that they were. I think
that the whole tone and language of
the note to the belligerents shows the
purpose without further comment" on " .
my part. It Is needless to say that I
am unreservedly in support of that '
purpose and hope to see it accora
plished." -
"How about the first statement Is- '
sued early in the dayT" Lansing was..
asked. "Does that still stand 7 '
Why certainly," he replied. -', "Th -
second would be unintelligible with- .
out the first." 4 ,'' ,
"Did your visit to the president this
afternoon have anything to do with
the Issuance of this second statement ,
be was asked. v.
"You will have to ask the president
about thst," Lansing replied, v
Christmas Gifts
To Be Delivered :;
By Mail o(n Sunday
Christmas parcels will be de
livered to Portland homes on
Sunday, says 1, - Pastmaater
Myers, in order fo alleviate ths
'congestion of mall generally
and to accommodate ' the peo
ple also. First class mall is
not included In this arrange-;
tnent and Inasmuch as regular
employes are not permitted to
be employed on Sunday, extra
carriers and distributors will
be mustered In. - , - v
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