The Monmouth herald., July 28, 1916, Image 4

WORLD'S
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
From All Around the farti
ASQUUH ASKS COMMONS TOR !fi J?f fMITIANIK
NEW CREDIT Of IWO BllllOfiS y-w v u,inm L,1,a
TO OPEN FOR EILIN6S
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSU
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
Seaside, Or., is to have big festi
val August 19, when a fete will be
given at the Hotel Moore for the bene
fit of the Lewis and Clark Salt Cairn
association.
A dense fog that blanketed the en
trance to San Francisco harbor was
responsible for a series of collisions in
which four vessels were considerably
damaged, but no lives lost.
Ten thousand Canadian soldiers are
to proceed overseas soon, it was an
nounced at the military department in
Ottawa. The necessary arrangements
have been completed to obtain ships.
The Idaho delegation will confer
with Secretary Lane and urge that one
of three mining experiment stations
for which $75,000 has been appropri
ated, be estabished at Moscow, Idaho,
or Butte, Mont.
Instruction In military science is to
De included In undergraduate instruc
tion at Stanford University, Palo Alto,
Cal.. of which David Starr Jordan na.
ciflcist of international reputation, is
now chancellor emeritus
Louis Miller, a shoemaker, of Santa
Cruz, Cal., fired three bullets into
Robert Robertson, a policeman, set
nre to two cabins, shot five times at
the firemen who responded to the
alarm, and then killed himself.
Twelve mining men who applied by
telegraph to Secretary of State Lan
sing for passports to Mexico received
the following reply: "Passports will
be issued if you do not hold the United
states responsible for your safety."
Canada a consumption of alcoholic
beverages dropped from .872 of a ral
Ion per capita to .745 per capita in the
fiscal year just ended, according to
the Inland Revenue department. The
consumption of tobacco also shows a
falling off from S.427 pounds to 3.329
pounds per CBpita.
The first official announcement that
Great Britain tiad captured a German
submarine of the IJ.3K Ma
in the house of common" by Thomas
Mcnamara, financial secretary of the
umirauy. ne said that one of these
vessels would be brought to London to
oe viewea Dy tne public.
Twelve one-gallon cans of whsky,
shipped in a trunk as hntrcmcm f
San Francisco to Portland, were seized
cy city detectives following long hours
of watchful waiting. Julius Randazzo,
Spaniard, is under arrest, charged
with "receiving a consignment of
nquor not properly labeled."
Californians deposited in their state
banks the fiscal year ending June 30,
$97,896,168 more than they did the
mat nsoai year, while at the same time
the resources of the state banks in
creased $88,985,382 over the last fiscal
year, according to the annual report of
the state bank superintendent.
The British steamer Adams, which
was captured off the Swedish coast by
a uerman destroyer, has been released,
according to Reuter's Amsterdam cor
respondent. Sweden made an official
protest to Berlin against the capture
of the steamer, saying it was effected
within Swedish territorial waters.
The British government publishes a
list of from 70 to 80 firms in the Unit
ed States with whom residents of the
United Kingdom are forbidden
trade.
to
General Cipriano Castro, ex-presi-dent
of Venezuela, and his wife, who
arrived in New York Saturday from
Port of Spain, Trinidad, on the steam
ship Vauban. have been ordered de
ported from the United States by a
special board of inquiry at the Ellis
Island Immigration station.
The allies continue to make big
gains against the central powers on all
sides.
The senate naval program includes
16 capital battleships within three
years.
In Volhynia, in the region of Lutsk,
where the troops of the Teutonic allies
have been forced to give ground before
the attacks of the Russians and retire
behind the Lower Lipa river, the Rus
sians continue to press their foes and
are taking additional prisoners.
London Premier Asquith Monday
asked the house of commons for a vote
of credit of $2,250,000,000 and the
total since the beginning of the war
to approximately $14,160,000,000.
The premier said the recent expend
iture was approximately $25,000,000
daily. All the expenditure from
April 1 to last Saturday was $2,795,
000,000. Mr. Asquith said that the
navy, army and munitions cost $1,
895,000,000; the loans to Great Bri
tain's allies, $785,000,000, and food,
supplies, railways, etc, $115,000,000.
The average daily expenditure on the
war, be said, was $24,750,000.
The July total, continued the pre
mier, probably would be higher than
that of November and it was expected
that the present level would be main
tained for the near future. The muni
tion exnenditura had increased steadily
and continuously up to May and in the
month and during June and July it was
fairly constant
After a speech by Winston Spencer
Churchill, criticising Premier Asquith
for not reviewing the war situation,
David I.lovd Oeonre. secretary for
war, replied, saying that it would be
premature to survey a military situa
tion and the prospects in the middle of
the battle.
"The prospects are good," the war
secretary said. "Our generals are
more than satisfied with and proud of
the valor of our men they are leading.
Great as the British infantry was in
Wellington'! and Napoleon's day, they
never have been greater than now.
Prudential Insurance Company
Agents Called Out on Strike
New York Agents and collectors
employed by the Prudential Insurance
company were called out on strike
Monday by a union recently organized
among them and known as the Inter
national Insurance Agents' Protective
association, with a membership of
6000. Although assertions of the com
pany and the union were conflicting, it
aDDeared Monday nieht that at least
500 men in the district have responded
to the strike call thus far.
The men demanded more dbv. recog
nition of the union and "more reason
able" working hours. Telegrams from
branches of the union in different
states in the territory east of Chicago,
leaders here declared, Indicate that un
less the demands of the men are met
all the 6000 will follow the . lead of
those already out. About 13.000
agents and collectors are employed by
the company.
Lack of sufficient collectors to see
that premiums are turned in at the
proper time, the strikers assert, will
result in the cancellation of thousands
of policies. The company announced
that none of the men who walked out
would be reinstated.
Sixteen in Tube Thought Dead.
Cleveland Imprisoned in a new wa
ter works tunnel under Lake Erie as a land is opened to entry.
result ui icrriuc exo osion oi gas in
the tube, 16 men are believed to be
dead
midnight Monday and lifesavera and
the crews of the fireboats rushed to
the outer crib five miles from shore
with lung motors, nrenared
the tunnel and rescue the victims alive.
That any survived the iras exnlnainn
is considered hopeless.
At 2:30 a. m.. G. O. Van Duzen
with eight members of a rescue party,
were overcome by gas in the tunnel
trying to rescue the 14 men tranned In
the water works tunnel. Two others
in the party were saved. It is report
ed that the rescuers were npiir Hoafh
from the gas.
"Conscience fund" Gets Record Sums.
Washington. D. C Contrihut innn tn
the treasury's "conscience funH " fnr
the fiscal year ending June 30 amount
ed to $4,923.15, making a total of
$498,763.64 returned by persons whose
consciences were uneasy over frauds
against the government.
Returns were much Uriror iim-in
the past year than ever hefnrn nhiaAv
because of two unusual contributions,
one for $30,000 and one for $10,000.
It was in 1811 when the first $K n-.
sent in. It is an unwritten law of the
department that no effort shall be
made to learn the identity of the con
tributors, and even in rnse uh h,
writer has confessed to theft no effort
is made to prosecute.
Boni Has New Evidence.
Rome On behalf nf Cw n: j.
Castellane his attorney in tha i
w null. UD"
fore the Holy See for the annulment
ui ms marriage with Anna Gould has
presented to the Tope new evidence
which, according to the attorney, will
prove that Miss Gould married Count
de Castellane with the intention of di
vorcing him if later nh
satisfied with the marriage bond. This
is sumcient to annul a Catholic mar
riage, the attorney says.
fntn'es to Be Allowed on Some 1 60
Acre Tracts This fall.
AND OfflCE ISSUES ORDER
All Lands Classified as Agricultural
to Be Opened-Work of Cruis
ing Will Begin at Once.
Portland Just as fast aa it can be
classified, agricultural land in the Ore
gon & California land grant in this
state is to be opened to entry by actual
settlers.
This official information was brought
from Washington Saturday by Louis
L Sham, chief of the field division of
the general land office, following his
return to Portland from a three weeks
conference in Washington with Com
missioner Clay Tallman relative to de
tails of the classification and opening
to entry.
By the latter end of next week Mr.
Sharp expects to be on his way with a
crew of men, including expert timber
cruisers, to begin the immense task of
classifying the lands, a preliminary
necessary before they can be opened to
entry.
He will start this work in Southern
Oregon, in either Jackson or Josephine
counties, which contain a greater pro
portion of the grant lands than any
other counties.
The Oregon & California land grant
in this state comprises a total of 2,
300,000 acres. Only those lands that
are classified as agricultural will be
opened to entry.
Just what proportion of the grant is
classifiable as agricultural land nobody
knows at this time. The best esti
mate can be no more than a guess.
And it was as a guess only, though one
based on all the information at hand,
that Mr. Sharn expressed the obinion
that probably one-half the land will
fall under the classification of agricul
tural.
Deducting to begin with from the
2,300,000 acres of the grant some 300.-
000 acres that are included in forest
reserves, leaves approximately 2,000,-
uuu acres to oe ciassined. If the esti
mated ratio of one-half is maintained.
1,000,000 acres of this 2,000,000 will
eventually be classified as agricultural
ana opened to entry.
Mr. Sharp said, however, that the
public will not be kept waiting for the
entire classification to be comnleted.
Just as quickly as enough of the land
can be classified to make it worth
while, he explained, it will be thrown
open to entry. This process will be
continued until all the agricultural
NEWS ITEMS
Of General Interest
About Oregm
Arguments in Favor of Three
New Legislative Acts Are Filed
Salem Arguments in behalf of the
proposed tax limitation amendment,
rural rreilita amendment and the
amendment to repeal Oregon's Sunday
1ms were filed with Secretary
of State Olcott this week for inclusion
in the official election pamphlet.
The tax limitation argument was
submitted by Robert E. Smith, secre
tary of the Oregon Taxpayers' League,
the rural credit! argument Dy me com'
mittee in charge of the Oregon Refer
endum League, and the argument for
the repeal of the Sunday closing law
by Dan Kellaher and tsen a. Bellamy,
tion of Portland.
The arguments for the three pro
posed amendments in part are as fol
lnw
"Are taxes in Oregon high enough?
Shall we limit their further increase
to 6 Der cent a year? These are the
questions in considering the State
wide Tax Limitation AmendemnL
"Oregon's per capita tax is higher
than mat oi any omer state in tne
Union. During the past ten years
taxes have increased 37 per cent a
year. Taxes have increased five times
faster than population.
"As a result Oregon has been going
backward in population and wealth for
the past three years. Last year seven
families left the state to each new
family coming into it. In the face of
these discouraging conditions there are
those who have plans which will result
in still greater increases in our taxes.
Unless a limit is provided the legisla
ture and our public officials will con
tinue to increase our taxes as rapidly
as they have in the past.
The amendment limits the increase
taxation to an annual increase not
PUCED BOMB KILLS
6 VIEWING PARAD
T J a ; i- i t
i uo not wisn to be understood aa
making any definite promise," said
Mr. Sharp, "but we hope to open the
""""ci uuk wo uupe io open tne
The blast occurrred shortly before first batch of land by early fall. This
land will be in Southern Oregon in
either Jackson or Josephine counties,
for we Bhall begin work there first."
United States to Ask British
to Remove Blacklist Edict
Washington, D. C President Wil
son and his cabinet determined Fri
day to insist that England remove
American firms from her "blacklist."
The entire subject was considered at
the cabinet session held Friday. The
conclusion was reached that action
should be taken to terminate this
method of interference with American
trade. In accordance with this decis
ion Mr. Polk sent instructions to Am
bassador Page in London dirertinn him
to make emphatic renrenentntirmii t
the British forei
. O - v""-v UI1IV
against the blacklisting of the firms
wnose names have been made public,
but against the continuance of a prac
tice described as in violation of inter
national law.
There is reason to believe that Eng.
land expected some such action by the
Wflahinfrfnn ' - i mi
- guvcruuieni. xne firms
blacklisted were selected f mm a An
list in the possession of the British au
thorities. Against those placed under
the ban it is asserted the avwin,
, .iiwwuc IB
conclusive and when made public will
convince the American government of
the propriety of the measure adpoted.
Rotarians Pick Atlanta.
Cincinnati Atlanta r. . .i
tea a the convention oitu in ioi .i
International Association of Rotary
I Jnhfl ho. c... j i J
,Bl0 oaiuraay Dy the new
and retiring officers, who are empow
eredto make the selection. Kansas
City and Salt Lake were also in the
field for the next convention. C. R
Perry, of Chicago, was re-elected seci
retary. This concluded the work of
I u internatlonaI convention, which
bad been in session since last Monday.
in
to exceed six per cent unless a greater
increase is authorized by the people
ihe farm debt of Oregon, secured
by real and chattel mortgages, is con
servatively estimated at 130,000.000.
On this debt the farmers are paying
an averagei rate of about eight and
one-fourth per cent interest. Added
to this the costs of renewal and com
missions, the rate oaid il nrnhahlv
little under nine and one-fourth ner
cent.
"The rural credits amendment tro-
poses to take the burden out of the
farm mortgage at interest of five per
cent, ihe cost of title search ntr and
appraisal will be from $10 to $50, ac
cording to the amount of the loan. The
farmer must pay off one per cent of
the original SUm borrowed pnnn von
mat is, the payment of six per cent
on the mortgage will pay interest, cost
of operation and wipe out the debt en
tirely in a period of 36 years.
Ihis system would mean tn fWcmn
an annual saving in interest nnd
gage costs of $750,000. It would mean
an end to the perpetual worry and ex
pense oi mortgage renewing; practi
cally an end to foreclosures, lost homes
and blighted hopes; better equipped
farms and greater rural prosperity.
"The continuation of the old blue
law, which will be enforced if not re
pealed, simply means putting the peo
ple of Oregon in a straight-jacket on
Sundays. If not repealed this anti
quated law will be enforced strictly
as it is now being done in Washington!
Lane, Linn, and other counties in Ore
gon, where now you cannot purchase a
newspaper, a cigar, refreshments, gas
oline or anything else on Sunday.
"If enforced it means that all mov
ing picture theaters must close on Sun
days; it means that no baseball games
can be played on Sundays; it means
that all pool and billiard parlors, and
bowling alleys or other innocent exer
cising sports and reoroot;. - ..j
t " irtti.ea
ior pay or profit must not operate nn
Sundays; it means that Sunday news
papers cannot he nrint j.
- r""-) ouiu ur ueuv-
ered on Sundays; it means that all
resorts and recreation delights
1 kclnd5' includingpicniM,rnust
cease on Sundava if .
, sn ante iees or
.iiaiKeB are made.
Ice cream, confections, foods of all
kinds, and remio. k.,: .
. -s""" uuamess oi anv
oI T mficine8' and medi-ines
OniV. at nriiu Dt.no . i i
iiiiF.t.. j r. . vouiiut do sold or
! T Unaays- 11 me"is that
n"?."8!-. that you
e nn J 8 Candles' or fle
ers, on Sundays, unless you can prove
them necessities or charities." .
School Terms Increased.
tvlatai11001 direJCt0rs of Clat8P coun
y have increased the length of their
terms of school until the W L-6 11
fx or seven months during iCZ..
has been almnt nf:i .
tk. .. i "'"iciy eliminated,
ihe annual rennrt r .
tendentBylandTwrnchjurK
lSTrLn.tend-t of Publi Tin"
nurchil , shows that
last year there ,,, k. l.nat
chool, while more than three-fourths
limed Blast Deals Death ob (J
San Francisco StdewalL
lETIER OF WARNING Kdj
Innocent Bystanders Slain
of "Exiles From Militant
Government." Reward.
San FranciscoAt least six
were killed and 42 or more Injured k
the explosion here Saturday of i (L
bomb in the midst of a throng rind
a preparedness parade. The
rested Frank Josephs, a lodger in
sailors' boarding-house, but said L
had not been charged with the oik
Chalres M. Fickert, district Z
ney, issued a statement attributing
deed to a mind unbalanced byr
ments for and against preparede
which have occupied attention ben
The parade was not interrupted.
Lists of dead compiled by the
are:
Mrs. Howard E. Knapp, Alamedt
Cal.
Dr. George Painter, Berkeley, ft
O. H. Lamborn, printer, Alamedt,
George Lawler, Mill Valley, Cal
The explosion took place at Stew
and Market streets, two blocki fag'
the Ferry building, on San Franciw',
main thoroughfare. The hnmh
cealed in a suitcase packed with tin.
ridges, bullets, marbles, bits of gin
iron pipe and scran iron, hi
through the crowd, hurling men, v
en and cnimren to the ground.
The holiday throng, cheering i m
tingent of veterans of the First Ctli
fornia Infantry of the Spanish-Ameii
can war, and members of the Gre
Army of the Republic who were for
ing in Steuart street, stood in ipc
which became a shambles. The bin
of drums drowned the cries of the i
jured. The sidewalk was strewn will
torn bodies, spatterd with blood,
All the newspaper offices in St
Francisco received a communicitie
written in Roman scriot. with in h-
delible pencil, many of the words k
ing heavily underscored. Thews
munication was signed "The De
mined Exiles from Militaristic G
ernment, Italy, Germany, U. S., Italy,
Russia." In several instances ft
writer repeated himself. The m
munication read:
"Editor : Our protests have beenit
vain in regards to this preparediw
propaganda, bo we are going to uses
little direct action on the 22d. whii
will echo aronud the earth and sk
that Frisco really knows how andthi:
militarism cannot be forced on us
our children without a violent protest
"Things are going to happen k
show that we will go to any extra
the same as the controlling clajs,
preserve what little democracy we m
have. Don't take this as a joke,
you will be rudely awakened. Awil
en (sic). We have sworn to do
duty to the masses and only send ws
inCTfl tn thnaa mlin ... an'tlA hilt ffbO
are forced to march to hold their j
as we want to give only the w
critical (sic) patriots who shoot to
war, but never go, a real taste
war."
"Kindly ask the Chamber of &
merce to march in a solid body,
THEY WANT TO PROVE THE
ARE NO COWARDS. A copy t
been sent to all the papers. Our
has been done so far."
cennn n .- nFQrpH
uvvu ncwai u wiiw"'
San Francisco Mayor Rolphoffe
a reward of $5000 Sunday for the
rest of the person who placed a bo
Saturday among the crowds wat
the preparedness parade, the expl
of which killed six and wounded
and the police department establish
a separate bureau for the single
pose of running down the culprit.
As theesult of police invent'
several possible clews to the PrPfJ!"
of the outrage were obtained. W'r
Tavlor. an ao-eH prinnle. who tW
the waterfront, told the police that
saw a man leave a suitcase on u
where the explosion occurred
minutes later.
Mexico City Fifty million oW
in Mexican paper money will bebo1
within the next few davs in the f
yard of the National Palace, aorM
to an announcement by the govern
Saturday. This money is of
Vera Cruz issue and has been siipF
ed by a new issue made in the Ln
states. .,
It is said that S225.000.000 in W
money will ha dinnnaed of in thu 1
during the next few weeks.