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VTHE. ..OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING. : FEBRUARY.!" 25, ---1917;
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HELP TO SUFFERING
BELGIAN CHILDREN
Progressive Business Men's
Club Engages In Campaign
to Raise $10,000 Fund,
STATE TO BE CANVASSED
Churches. Clubs. CI vie Organisatloti
ul Associations Asked to Assist
la Answering- Appeal.
Pop Benedict's Aid won,
K graphic account of the
straits to which war has re
duced the Belgians, and espe
cially the Belgian children, is
contained in The American
magazine for March by George
Barr Baker, a member of the
Commission for Relief in Bel
gium, who tells how his frank
appeal as a Christian secured
a private audience of an . hour
with Pope Benedict XV at the
Vatican, the longest audience
ever granted to a protestant, to
the end that the pope, in addi
tion to making a contribution,
commanded Cardinal Gibbons to
place the matter of Belgium's
plight before all the Catholio
clergy and ttteir congregations
In the United States.
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If you have been touched by the ap
peal of Belgium and its million starv
Ing children you will have an oppor-
tunity of showing your Interest in a
material way this week for the Pro
gressive Business Men's club has taken
over the work of raising a relief fund
Of $16,000.
The plan of the men backing the
raising of this fund is to establish 410
stations In the cKy where those who
' have a heart interest for these desti
tute young ones, may sign the lists
Tiie plan also enlists the aid of
churches throughout the state of Ore
gjen, and Sunday, March 4, has been
set aside for the taking of a special
contribution which all pastors have
been urged to bring to tbe attention
Of their congregations.
The Belgian relief committee of the
Club, headed by J. E. Werlein. will
tart its organized canvass of the
.business district next Tuesday morn
ing. Already - a fund approaching
$1000 has been secured, largely in
voluntary subscriptions, in which
communities throughout the state are
weU represented.
Vo Amount Too Small,
Jio amount will be boo small. The
Progressive Business Men want that
understood. The situation In Bel
glum Is such that one dollar admin
istered through the Belgian relief com
mission will keep one child from star
vation for one month.
! Even In times of peace, Belgium Is
forced to import 78 per cent of its
foodstuffs. The crops of 1914 were
never harvested and since then has
grown on the people of that plucky
little) nation the terror of its children
lowly starving on rations which bare
ly hold together the body and aoul of
the adult, but which can not suffice
for the growing child.
Eery dollar that Oregon gives will
mean one more ration per day for!
a child for one month. The extra
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Pope Benedict XV, whose active fnterest In relief work in Belgium
was stimulated by George Barr Baker of the commission of re
lief in Belgium.
ration would be a biscuit . made with
a lard or fat ingredient, and a cup of
chocolate. So thoroughly has the plan
been worked out and so generous have
been those who are handling the
funds, that every dollar collector goes
direct to the mouths of the hungry
children.
Men to Devote Tim.
The Progressive Business Men, al
most to a man, will spend generously
of their time this week to get as much
of the required money as possible from
Portland people, while the other parts
of the atate will be appealed to
through the newspapers of the dif
ferent towna and the commercial
bodies.
Where there are no clvlo bodies
wihlch can jump in and do the work,
the mayor and the council of the place
will receive the appeal, with the re
quest that they -get a committee under
way to solicit funds from those inter
ested in the cause of the Belgian
children.
A. committee from the Progressive
Business Men also will wait upon the
school board and seek the cooperation
xf the principals, with sthe idea of
getting the schools to take care of
a certain number of these children for
a period of five months.
All clubs and civic organizations
which have not yet received the word
of this campaign will be approached
in the course of the next day or two,
1 of the community show a de-
preierence tor sar
sme.
MomsbnatRjiirtli;
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These will be asked to solicit from
their membership and from any ac
quaintances Interested in the move
ment. The aid of the Parent-Teacher
associations also will be sought.
Over a Minion Dependent.
"There are 1.250.000 of these chil
dren who are directly dependent upon
the food suDnlied by the Commission
for Relief in Belgium." stated J. E.
Werlein. "The ration which that com-
mission has been able to supply these '
growing children is less than that
given the British prisoners in Ger-
many, or the German prisoners In
England. It Is about two-thirds that
supplied the poorhouse Inmate's of
Great Britain. It Is enough to keep
body and soul together In the adult.
It is not enough to do that for the
growing .child.
"Further, read what Herbert Hoo
ver, chairman of the commission, re
cently said. He declared that in many
cases, hungry children were taken
from the bread line to make room for
those . who were actually ; starving-.
Their present ration is a hunk of
bread and a bowl of broth, it costs
about cents.
Appeal to muted States.
"The appeal comes "to the United
States to furnish money and save these
children. It cornea from Herbert Hoo
ver. It comes from the Pope and Car.
dinal Gibbons. It comes from Ameri
can physicians who have ' examined
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SAIL FROM PORTS IN
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Agreement Is Reached Be
tween Germany and Great
Britain to Permit Passage.
OPEN LANE ANNOUNCED
Plve Steamers Jteady to Depart With
Cargoes of .foodstuffs "Will Oo at
Once Others nnlahlnr leading".
New Tork. Feb. 24. Sixteen steam
ships, with cargoes valued at several
millions of dollars, will sail from
-i United States, ports within the next
few days, carrying relief supplies to
Belgium.
The Belgian Relief 'commission an
nounced late this afternoon that an
arrangement with Great Britain and
Germany has resulted in establish
ment of an open lane through the
submarine .zone through which the re
lief commission's ships may travel in
safety from vmerican ports to Rotter
dam. Five relief ships, loaded in New
Tork, have been held for word from
London and Berlin regarding the
safety lane. They are loaded with
wheat and general cargoes, each cargo
valued at between $400,000 and Sl,
000,000. Sevan Ships If early Beady.
Seven other ships are being load
ed with similar cargoes. It is ex
pected the loading will be completed
so the ships may sail next week.
Two ships, the Otta and Olaf Kyrre,
have been loaded by the commission in
I Portland, Me., and will leave there
I within a few days. Another, the
Feistern. is about ready to embark
from Philadelphia.
The first ship of the fleet, tbe
Petra, left Galveston February 2L
The shins that have been loaded in
New York are the Minnestre de Snet ed
Kayer, Eduaroon. Camilla, Lisbeth and
Anna Fostenes.
Other Vessels Are Xroadlnf.
The ships loading for sailing next
week are the Liege, Leopold II, Adolf
Deppe, John Knudsen. Trevier, Repub
lics, Argentina and Resin
In its statement the commission
said arrangements have been made for
its supplies, so there "will be no delay
in loading and dispatching the 23
freight steamers now en route or char-
tered for the commission.
"The commission desires to point out
that, aside from the broad principles of
humanity Involved In the dependence of
the Belgian people upon food supplies
In America, that, as the commodities
shipped to Belgium consists of those
food supplies of which there is an ex
portable surplus In the United States,
it does not In any way Infringe upon
the necessities of the American people.'
these children. It Is an appeal that
comes from the most distressed nation
on . earth to the wealthiest the sun
ever shone upon..
"For two and a half years Belgium,
which formerly ww known as the
Beehive of Europe,' has been res-
niiut from rt.atnirt tf m frtmt nf
$200,000,000 of which the United States
has furnished less than $9,000,000. Yet
the Commission for Relief in Bel
glum is composed entirely of Ameri
cans and works under the American
I flag.
"And how Bellgum has come to look
to our flag. All through the small
towns of Belgium the people In grati
tude took bits of rags or yarn and
i made small flags and wore them on
i the ragged clothes week after week.
It is to America that their hearts
have gone out."
A telegram which clears up the na
tional doubt as to carrying on relief
work in Belgium and removes the
last discouraging element" In the Pro
gressive Business Men's club cam
paign was received yesterday direct
from the commission for Belgian re
lief by Joseph P. Jaeger, former
president of the Progressive Business
Men's club. The message reads:
"Ytour telegram to Hon. C. N. Mo
Arthur, bouse of representatives, was
referred to us. The situation in re
gard to Belgium Is -very much clari
fied by an arrangement effected to
day by which an .acceptable lane for
relief ships has been agreed upon. We
expect to dispatch in the course of
the next few days 16 cargoes already
loaded m worth American ports, and
have made arrangements for the Im
mediate dispatch of 23 steamers under
cnaner iu uie commission ana en
route to America. AH our represen
tatives remain in Belgium under same
conditions prior to break of diplomatic
relations. You need have no uneasi
ness in your splendid campaign for
funds."
Yeon and Bensons
Are Not Selling
Wood to Mexicans
"I wonder what will be sprung
next," said Roadmaster Yeon
yesterday while discussing some t
4t of the many peculiar reasons 4
4t that people' advance for his in-
terest in road legislation.
"The other day I learned that
. the Bensons and myself were If
supplying or had supplied slab
wood to the government on tho 4ft
Mexican border at $13.50 a cord
and that this was the reason we
4 wanted bonds issued with which 4k
to build roads. ) .4
Thu only-way I can account 4k
4ft for the report is that it must 4ft
4ft be the Benson Lumber company 4)1
4ft of San Diego which has been 4ft
4ft selling slabwood.
4ft "Mr. Benson sold his Inter- 4ft I
4ft est in this company eight years 4ft
4ft ago and has no connection with 4ft
4ft It at present. The buyers re- 4ft
4jt talned the original name of the 4ft
company. 4ft
This is the general character 4ft
4ft of reports that one gets from 4ft
4ft-the every day gossip of busy-
4ft bodies. They themselves will 4ft
He not undertake to do anything 4ft I
4ft xor me country in which they 4ft
4ft live and which has done so 4ft I
4ft . mucn xor them unless tbeyvget 4ft I
4ft some CTaft out of it. : They 4ft
4ft Judge others by themselves." . 4ft I
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' SwisH Officer Killed. j: ;
Sofia, Feb. 2i.-I. . N. S.)Ca plain
Louis sger. a!: SWisa of fleer . wtrn
FOR
BELGIUM
fought in the Bulgarian army, has been I
killed -In one of , the . battles la Bou-
mania. 1 . "
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TWENTY-THREE YEARS
A PORTLAND RESIDENT
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Mrs.
Mrs. B. O. Woods, who died at her
home, 855 East Yamhill street, on Feb
ruary 23, had been a resident of Port
land for 23 years and was so years of
age. and is survived by her husband.
B. O. Woods, and three children, Mary,
Emily and Bertrand Woods. Dr. J. A.
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The theme of this the world's greatest emotional drama is NOT of the battle
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ADMISSION:
Matinees (Balcony . . . ..15c
(Lower Floor. ...25c
Evenings and Sundays .... 23c
Loge Seats 50c
Mtmagei'a Notet
The increased price of admission is
made necessary because of the heavy
cost of securing this exceptional pro
duction for my patrons, and these pop
ular prices are made possible only by
the large capacity of the Broadway. '
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Police Get Action i j K
TJnderi Provisions
Of oneDry" Law
Pendleton, Or-, F"10-
'first .case - In this county
brought under tno provision of
the nejr "bono dry? law making
.drunkenness punishable la the
state courts was filed this
morning in the local justice
court when ' a warrant ' was
sworn out for the arrest of Her
- man Peters, wealthy former sa
loon man. .
..Thr warrant was sworn to
by Chief of Police Tom Gur
dane, who arrested and pros
ecuted him under the city ordi
nance, Peters pleaded guilty, . and
was fined 110 and costs.
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Ashland. Or., . Feb. 24. The
first arrest her under the now
"bone dry" law was made this
morning, when the police found
a small amount of liquor in an
auto truck which was shipped
by railroad from Hornbrook.
The owners gave the names of
Tenncubaum. and Green. The
liquor was confiscated, and the
men were fined under city ordi
nance, Pet tit, of this city, Is a brother. Mrs.
J. C. Applewhite, of Clarkston, Wash.,
lis a sister.
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MOONEY
SENTENCED
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HE IS NOT GUILTY
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Court Denies Motion for New
Trial but Counsel Wilt Con
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NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED
Convicted Man OItss Statement to
jrewspaparmea AssottLaff Innocences
Blamss Oommaxca Chamber.
San Francisco. Cal, Fab. 24 (TJ. P.)
Reiterating that he Is tho victim of
a miscarriage . of - Justice, Thomas J.
Mooney, sentenced today to hang at
San (Juentin prison May, 17 for com
plicity in the San Franclso prepared
ness day dynamiting remained cheer
ful and composed tonight. Despite tho
shadow of tho gallows which hung
over him, Mooney fave newspapermen
a brief statement in which too asserted
his innocena,
"I am going. to follow the advice of
Attorney W. Bourke Cock ran," he said.
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Afternoons and JEveninffs
Selections from Puccini's Opera
"MME. BUTTERFLY.
Cello Solo, "Lore's Old Sweet Song,"
MR. C D. RAFF.
"and let ths gravity of th situation .;
sink into tho minds of the peoplo
before-1 make any detailed statement.
I wish to aay. , however, that l ;now
believe and always have believed that ,
it was not the bomb case which was
on trial here; it was the chamber of
commerce , against Mooney not t ,
leople against Mooney. '.-
Prepared to Appeal Case. f
Simultaneously John Lawlor. assocl ;!
ate defense counsel, announced that the '--defense
was prepared to carry the case rj
to the highest possible court if necea- -sary
to save Mooney. t-: . ' . .
Tom Mooney is not gullty'of the ,
crime against him, said Lawlor, 'and
we will vindicate him yet. If he is
hanged It would be a crime greater '
than the preparedness parade crime." : ,
In aentenclng Mooney to hang. Judge
Franklin Griffin sent a man to the .
gallows for the first time In his Ju
dicial career. " "
For two hours before the Court'
opened. Judge Griffin showed extreme '
nervousness and distaste for the. task,
before him. After listening to new
affldaviU by both sides. Judge Qriffln
oerruled the defense's motion for ar
lie w trial, jnwuvj v iminwtw T ,
and began to speak. .. .t
. Statement "Would Kave STo Xffect, "
"Your honor, I understand I have a ' ""
right to make a final statement." : 4
Judge Griffin interrupted him to say. W..
"Anything you might say, Mooney,
would have no bearing on the sentence "
I am about to pronounce." and then he f.
pronounced sentence. Mooney was led ?
from the courtroom snapping his fin-V?
gers and looking smilingly about the
room. His counsel Immediately filed
notice of appeal.
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