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a- THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POR TLAND,- FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1, 4918. ; . 1 J r .i CANADA CHARGED WITH ENTICING: FARM LABORERS NauS-Vnrlr Fuonmer Pas '. Prlnte Article Keprinting Alleged Let ter to Newspaper Editors. v''f 4r.'"' fi ji 1 1 i n i t i am i i i i mi '"V SILENCE IS REQUESTED Premier Declines to Discuss , Subject and Washington Says It HaVNot Heard of Move. New York, Feb. liU. P.) That the Canadian vntmnt "secretly en deavortngto draw American farm' la borers Into Canada" was charted today by the Ntw Tork Evening Post. j The Post article follows: Information that the Canadian govern ment fa secretly endeavoring to draw , American agricultural labor from-the northwestern stales acroae the boundary') Into Canada to make up for the short ( of labor there, has been received iby the Evenhtr Post's receipt of the following circular, sent out by the chief censor: Coafldeatlal CIrcalar "Confldentlali circular .for1 Canadian I ' 3 : "Not for publication. c "lOwing to the, shortage of agrlcul ' l j, tural laborer tn Canada, consequent . -' S upon the absence of such a large pro- ' " . WW... . . ; II . SUNDAY II . a I . 1 I "i r . I . ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY 3 1 I i 1 L ' J THE.. - -v . , . GARDE N OF A ILL A H - Nine reels, a love story of the Sahara-ts a tale of vast stretches,, sweeping horizons, caravans, camels, oases big, vital, mystic things that -cannot he encorn- passed within the walls of a stage. The picture is the store vthe scenes re-create the Oriental charm of . , fabled Meni - Mora and the desert sunlit barbaric, mystic , ' " - ' ' ' - v ALBERT HAY MALOTTE has arranged a wonderful musical interpretation of the immortal- story on our WUWJTZER I ; For the Last Timet Today and Tomorrow ' NORMA TALMADGE' "GHOSTS OF YESTERDAY" From Rupert Hughes' Play; ."Two Women" "FATTY" ARBUCKLlv in "OUT WEST" portion of Canadian manhood on military service and In view of the supreme Im portance of aecurlng the high eat pos sible production in natural product, the goverw-uent is making an effort to bring In from the United State to the west ern provinces aa ; much . farm -labor as possible. Editors are asked to suppress reference to this particular maUei as It ta feared that pubUclty may seriously Interfere with tha plan. (Signed) "ERNEST J". CHAMBERS. i 'Chlef Press Censor for Canada. '- "Of flea of tha chief press enaor for Canada., department of tha secretary of stats, Ottawa, January 9. 1918." Premier WEI If ot Talk . On receipt of this document the Eve ning pot at once telegraphed to Sir Robert L. Borden, premier of Canada, for n explanation, but Sir Robert de clined to make any statement for pub lication. ' The Evening Post ttien ap proached the United Slates government Inquiry st the department of agricul ture in Washington incited the information- that the Unfted States govern ment was not aware of,, the move. A few months before the United States entered the war, however. Canada sent agents into the Central and Middle West to get farm laborers for Western Can ada, but as soon as Secretary Houston discovered It. he made a protest to the Canadian government and the campaign was stopped. There is no question but that the department of agriculture will now make Inquiry again of the Canadi an government and in theend will act vigorously to prevent the loss of Amer ican labor so vitally needed Just now for the cultivation of our fields. The department of agriculture has lately been bombarded with requests from various parte of the country for, aid tn solving the labor problem, and at a time when every effort la being made hn hands from accenting employment In the more lucrative occu pations or snipDUuaing ana raumuuns maklngr, all the agencies of the govern ment re straining hard to keep Intact agricultural labor.". The -lyuth Abowt Belgium Th flrmt eoranlste official rwxwd of the ssUttoa in Balsium by Breed Whltlock,UBltd State mintour Balcran. will ful!Uh.d uruut iii The a-unlay Journal scciaiuis Bue- Aay, F.brusry 17. t STREETCAR COMPANY SCORED FOR FAILING TO REPAIR PAVEMENTj 1 v ,lir V fc n , , , n ' f Commissioner . Barbur bays torn - pi ete List Wa. Sent. Months Ap-n hut 1 ittlflsDnnPJ as YeL MgO, DUl LIUIBeWUlie ft IWl. Severe criticism Is directed at the Portland Railway, Light & Power com pany for failure ; properly 'to repair pavements between streetcar tracks in, the annual reoort of A. I Barbur. com missioner of public works made public today. - - ' The pavement in the track area of the street railway lit this city," the re port says, "is at present In woeful condl-t tlon, and,, by contrast with the rights of way of traction companies .In other cities along the coast. Is a disgrace to the city. ' . "A careful survey was made last Sep-, tember and October of the enUre track area of the local company and on Oc-i tober 25 a complete list, covering 11 typewritten pages of faulty places In track area, was sent to the company. "Up to date little has been done by the traction company to remedy these defects; many of which are jdue to faulty design'' and workmanship; at .the time of original construction, but-the de partment of publlo works will follow up this matter until present faulty condi tions have been eliminated., This Is a matter not only of safety and convenience to our citizens but also an important factor vitally affecting the life of adjacent pavement. The reputa tion of the city Is also at atake, in view of the thousands of tourists who have opportunity to make comparisons of dif ferent municipalities. Premier Holding Opti imistic v lew e French Minister Says This War Will Be the Lasti Expects Awakening of the German People. v Paris. Feb. 1-(U. P.) "People like the Germans, possessing great qualities. must awaken in the end but if mili tarism continues to reign, we are ready to meet the shock and reply formidably that this war will be the last." declared Premier Clemanceau Aoday. The premier's statement was coiw tained In an interview granted the Amsterdam Telegraaf. "The Russian, revolution Is like a child prematurely born." he continued. "It has put us . temporarily in a diffi cult position. - "Conditions in France are excellent. American troops are arriving regularly." S., P. & S. Engines Ini mre Two Persons Two persons were taken fo St. Vin cents hospital Thursday night Buffer ing from injuries received when they were struck by switch engines In the 8., P. A s. railroad yards, both accidents occurring on the 'same spot. Ninth and Northrup streets, only 4S minutes apart. Madge' McCreevey, 21, living at 1192 Commercial1 street, .received a frac tured arm when the engine ran her down about 5 :46 o'clock as she was crossing the tracks. At :!0 o'clock H. 7. Pegg. an employe of the railroad, was Injured about the head and body when struck as he attempted to cross the tracks . Mayor Key es Is HI With Appendicitis a- Salem, Or., Feb. 1 Mayor Walter B, Keyes of this city suffered an attack of appendicitis last night. He Is reported better today and expects to get along without an operation. "SPEED UP" TIP IS GIVEN CONGRESS (ContintMd from Pass One) agitation in .congress for the creation of a super-war cabinet, a minister of mu nitions and radical reorganisation and reconstruction of war department meth ods Is very hurtful to the United States. The chief executive told the senators that discussion along these lines is being garbled: and misrepresented by German agents and utilized in efforts to make It appear, that the United Spates is not whole-heartedly behind him in his determination to win the war. . " The president told, the senators that reports that he was ready to compromise with the advocates of a war cabinet and minister of munitions wra reaching him and that he wanted mAs1 emphatic ally i to deny them. Under no circum stances, he said, will be accept any such legislation. . It was understood by some of the sen ators that the president plans a spe cific; announcement of his position later on and that this announcement will be made in a way calculated to squelch for all time agitation along the lines which the president complains of. Senate Wants to Know Why Washington, Feb. 1. (U. P.) The senate commerce committee today set about to find who Is responsible for the "inordinate waste of government money" at the Hog Island shipyard. To this end the committee was pre-' paring to summon before it officials of the- Emergency FleeC corporation, which maintains an inspector at the yard, to tell why the government had not atopped the leak earlier, f Under the terms of the contract with the American International corporation, through which the5 government Is build ing the yards, the government had, a right to take eon trot If things were not moving satisfactorily. R. J. Bulkeley, formerly counsel for. the fleet corpora tion, told the committee. The waste was; disclosed tn a report this week from Charlea Pies,: manager of the fleet corporation, who said that at the present rate the shipyard would cost twice the estimate-121,000.000 , The committee, curious to' know. what Interests are represented.- directly and in directly. In the American - International corporation, - summoned. J. P. Cotton, counsel for the. fleet corporation, during the early stages of the negotiations. . r uiscruiu oaiu i,u jd . V Making Peace Offer Aistrlaa Foreign JflsUter Has Seat Several JUeeiages to t reddest rTOsoa, rh rs. Cae-rnln. the Austrian foreign minister, I has sent several, messages to President 1 Wilson through a neutral dlplomatlo . chlumelt .Murme hlra u iInQC(.,ty J authoriutlve source.; A mtM8t.... wa8 . -.resent at the instigation of the Austrian em peror, who wishes to Impress - President Wilson with Austria's willingness to continue ' peace discussions with the United States along the principles laid down by the American executive In his recent war aims speech. Count Csernln is now at Brest Litovsk where the peace negotiations between Russia and the central empires are. in progress. i -I.,; ' 1 Secretary Lansing Makes Denial Washington, Feb. N. S.) Sec- retary Lansing today emphatically de nied that Count Csernln. Austrian for eign minister, has been In communica tion with Washington as stated in dis patches from Berne. Captain Circle Is Head of Inspectors Other PromoUoas Among Captains Take plaee en Police Sqaadi Jenkins, Harms, Perhaps Thatcher Are Ohetrs. The rearrangement in the police bu reau took effect this morning when Captain Circle, formerly in charge of a uniformed relief, formally became captain of inspectors. Captain Jenkins, formerly In charge of the traffic work, took up the duties formerly held by Captain Circle, and Captain Harms, re cently captain of the War Emergency squad, took charge of traffic work, , 'While it was not officially announced by Chief Johnson It Is strongly Inti mated from reliable sources that Ser geant Harvey Thatcher, desk sergeant on Captain Moore's relief, will take over the War emergency squad. Sergeant Thatcher t has been In the department for a number of years. Aa the result of orders from the federal authorities, a general clean-up of the city is In progress and this work is to be carried on still more vigorously dur ing the neat few -months. AIT polios officers, have orders to sift the entire population and thia will result In the housing of probably 100 unfortunate women In the detention camP. at Kelly Butte. Conscience Needed By Ruler, Says Rabbi VThose . who have power to govern must have conscience to govern wisely and Justly," said Rabbi Jonah B. Wise In his lecture at the Central library last night, at the first of a series of meet ings planned by the Portland chapter of the Intercollegiate Socialist society. Trotsky, the Bolshevik leader, he said, engineered the general strike In St. "Petersburg in 1905. This failed but showed the possibilities of a revolution. Trotsky then fled to Switzerland, then to France and finally came to Amer ica, where he .worked on . a Yiddish newspaper. . "Time alone will determine if Trotsky has tha conscience necessary to make him a s ccessful statesman," Rabbi Wise said. . Leases Larger Quarters Seiberling-Lucas Musio. company has taken a long time lease on the store adjoining Its present quarters at 125 Fourth street. This additional space Is made necessary by rapidly increasing business and additions to the large stock of -musical Instruments. ' Alter ations on the new quarters are prac- itically completed. Selberllng-Lucas or iginally started In Portland In 1909 In a small store on Second street. Portland Hotels New Arrivals 2 . in Portland SLould . First Find Their Way to Hotel orn RATES II A DAT AND UP iC. W. Cornelius. President ' H. E Fletcher, Manager -JUST THE HOTEL FOR YOU." WOURTESY, comfort homelike atmosphere at moderate -s prices, whether for the day, week or month. ' - Absolutely fireproof. Centrally located. - f Convenient to all eariinee and points of interest. Visiting buyers wil Had ft cheerful and inviting. . - 1 ox.cn v b. itS, ilam. -v WASHINGTON AT TWELFTH . rertlanB. Oregon. HOTEt CARLTON 14tn and Washington Bts. ' .-j Best 900 rooms In the city. Special rates by the week. . Tloto-Brandt. "Prep. i XL. X. laacaae. Hgx. A Kederate.prleed fletel of Merit HOTEL CLIFFORD ' East Kerrtsea St.' at Xast Sixth SMO Per Dayt S4 VWeek aa V9 Illlil elius- Pi il STATE CONSTABULARY, URGER POLICE FORCE, PLAN FOR PROTECTION Decision Reached at Conference - Will Relieve Oregon Guard . and ' Government A state constabulary to relieve the Oregon guard from .duty along the wa ter front and the addition, of 75 men to the police force were two steps decided upon at ' a conference held In Mayor Baker's office Thursday afternoon to deal with the protection of Portland's war industries. 1 Attending the conference were Colonel Dlsque of the spruce division, signal corps ; Uqyd Wentworth. federal ship ping board representative; Governor Wlthycombe, Mayor Baker, members of the city council, the board of county commissioners, Adjutant General Will lams. Sheriff Hurlburt and othera Prior to the conference the delegation Inspected the water front in an effort to determtne what - policy of protection Should be adopted. J . The principal conclusions reached at the conference were . that - the state should place a- guard on the waterfront. Amazing, wonderful, fas cinating tale of the days of rprhance and ancient glory; " Old Rome lives again. Egypt and her vampire queen reincar nated in this most stu pendous of all produc tions. 1 Far surpassing all other! spectacles in its costly ; and gorgeous settings and in its countless scenes of j unbelievable beauty. .; - . "A lotus bud, the Nile, A worrian'a wile nd smile, A kiss, a wait awhile, A longer kiss, a little, guile, A serpent's hiss, a thud." Cleopatra. Direct from record East ern engagements a $2.00 prices. Playing here at 50c Admission 75 c Loge Seats - - . . - . - ' ; ' . . .;! :. with com assistance from the police force, and that tha federal government should not be burdened with the duty of guarding : Industries when soldiers are needed f o other important work. ' It also developed at the hearing that police protection in Portland la now In adequate, t With IS men . added to the force it la believed the city can be properly patrolled - and . some men de tailed to -war service as veil. Soap and Water. Seal Hobo's Doom Brotherhood j Wants , Bath .Bosses la Every large City and oae Uember Toted Against the Besolstloa. (indtanapolls, Feb. 1-The mlllenlum to believed to be In Sight for Ilobodom. Members of the International Brother? hood Protective assoclatipn. 1 better Known as the Hobo's union, : went on record today as In favor of hot water nd soap. A resolution adopted' urged the erection of public bath houses in every large city. ' Other delegates are search ing for the one lone hobo who voted against the resolution. The hoboes elected the following of ficers: President, Charles Kruse, reelected; vice president. Dr. E. E. Sonnensteln; secretary, John X. Kelly ; treasurer. James Eads Howe, millionaire hobo. A shoulder shield for icemen; has been Invented, which protects their shoulders from cakes of ioe earried and also leads the drippings away from their clothing. fa ; V y ,- i ' ' WA WHITE TEMPLE'S NEW PASTOR ARRIVES TO TAKE UP WORK HERE Rev. Dr. William I A. Waldo "Has Come to Stay" and Anticipates ..- Most Successful Ministry. Dr. WUliam A. Waldo,, the' new pastor of the White Temple Baptist church, ar rived In Portland this morning from his Eastern, home and will open his pastor ate here next Sunday mernmg. In . his own words, Dr Waldo "has come to stay." He said: ''From what I have been able to see of Portland thus far, I believe It to be a delightful city. I am looking forward to a moat success ful ministry here, and hope to be able to do my part In keeping lip the high moral standard of the city and its re ligious atmosphere."! , Because of his studies along, sociolog ical lines. , the minister expects to be come a factor in- assisting all progres sive organisations in the solution of civic problems. He Is a graduate of Wood stock .(Ontario) college, Des Moines (Iowa)jOollege and the University of Chi cago, his degrees being B. A4 M. A., B. D. and Ph. D. He was born at Bur- t Hi; if fir 'Mil 1 es '-.:.:: i v y - i rltts Rapids, near the Thousand Canada, and la his former day a-tlve follower , of football ai sports.- At present he is an ard and says he can "keep his eye ball" with the rest of them. Dr. Waldo has crossed the A ocean IS times, and for 14 years t during the month of August In the assembly hall of London. Before coming to Portland he was acting pastor of the W aimer Road I v tlat church at Toronto. Canada. wh he filled the vacancy for three mon during the absence of the pastor, Re John McNeil, who went to France wltV the T. M. C A. workers. .Previous to. this time, he was pastor of the First Baptist church at Peterson. N. J., where Dr. J. Whltoomb B rougher formerly was stationed, ' , ,y. J, Tracing his descendency from the Waif denslans of Leons. France, Dr. Waldo says that Daniel Waldo, -after whom the Waldo hills of Oregon were named, was Ms great-uncle. Dr. Wakto'a wife and three sons are at Knglewood. N. J. The boys are Ralph Waldo, ared 20 : Fordyce Waldo, ared fli, and William A. Waldo Jr aged . The call to the pastorate was maae oy the; White Temple church solely on tha record of Dr. Waldo. : ..-''''' . He Is staying at the Cornelius hotel. , Danre Recital Postponed A . The dance recital to have been glv v t tonight , at the Little theatre by pupi "i J of Miss Axa Paget has been indeftr , nltelv moatDoned .on account- of the ' A weather. ' Tickets wtU be accepted At future date to be announced later. : Wba wrltlns te : eaTltea Shew mt yon uw 4 to ITm 4 k sitwrtt ti are. Beginning Tomorrow First Show 10:30 A.M. Other Shows -1, 3:30, 6, 8:30 P. M. Depicting with thrilling detail and historical truth the love episodes, and advenutres of Effypt'? sirerr q u e e n. who Qverturned the world ' with, her, beauty : and, by her wiles con quered the two greatest men of her time. The entire interior of the theatVe and lobby will be transformed into a wonderful Egyptian pU ace, with, male and fe male attendants in cos tumes of the period. Two complete concert orchestras under' the div rection of Geo. E.vJefy fefv will renderspecially written" musical aecom- -panlment at each per formance. ; ' t: ,; ; Never before in pho toplay history has t picture been pre sented on such a scale as this, and the Majestic's undisput ed leadership is now more emph a s 1 z e d than ever before.' i . .. ' ' ' i