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HIS IS GAY LIFE
President Marks Waiting Period With Informant Had Excellent Resume of
President’ s Peace Note.
Utmost Care and Moderation.
Grooery Boy Has Charming Pros­
Pacific Coast Shipbuilding
pect, It Would Seem.
Yards All Busy, is Report
Washington, D. C. — While
the
New Y ork— From the files of a Wall
United States’ atand before the world street brokerage house congressional
Brief Resume Most Important court o f public opinion in the anxious inquisitors Wednesday brought to light
waiting |>eriod which w ill determine private and confidential telegrams re­
Daily News Items.
peac e or war with Germany, President garded in some quarters as definitely
Wilaon is determined that there ahall indicating that there was a " le a k ” on
be no word or deed to merit a re­ President Wilson’s recent peace note.
The most sensational telegram, con­
proach, even from Germany heraelf.
Nothing ia to be done which ia not taining a brief but remarkably accur­
fully juatifled by the law* of nation« ate forecast o f the contents o f the
and humanity; nothing ia to tie done note, we- ,ient by K. F. Hutton & Co.,
Events of Noted IVopIc, Governments for ex|>ediency; nothing ia to be done one o f the largest brokerage houses in
which ia not legal and juat.
and Pacific Northwest and Other
With hope for peace and readineaa the street, over its private wires to
to meet war i f it muat be, the 1'reai- scores of other brokers with whom it
Things Worth Knowing.
dent haa made it clear to all hia offi­ did business throughout the country on
cial« that the courae o f the United
the afternoon o f December 20, more
Staten, difficult an it ia, muat be en­
than three hours before the first copies
tirely
beyond
criticism.
The early vegetable crop o f Florida
o f the note were handed to newspaper­
To
that
end,
German
rights
and
is reported wi|>ed out by a severe frost.
property in the United States are to men by Secretary Lansing.
The senate overrides President W il­ have full protection o f law and the
A t the time the Hutton message was
son’s veto o fj the immigration bill by President wishes every American citi­ sent, according to the testimony of
a vote o f 69 to 17. The bill was ve­ zen to forbear from any thought or act Secretary I>ansing before the commit­
toed because o f the literacy test.
which might lead his country nearer to tee in Washington, no one in this
country save persons connected with
The American schooner Kona has war,
Hope that Germany might at the the preparation and dispatch o f the
grounded at ( ’a|ie St. Albans, Kanga
roo Island, South Australia, and has ' *aMt moment modify her declaration of note had as much information regard­
broken up completely,
Her crew i s 1 unr®8lr*ct®d submarine warfare was ing its contents as the message re­
almost dissipated Monday by the news vealed.
safe.
The note previously had t>een sent
dispatches from Berlin, which gave j
It
is
scmi-oflicially stated that the word o f high German officials that abroad in code.
Publication o f the
Switzerland, in reply to President Wil- there would be no turning back,
note followed transmission o f the Hut­
son s note, w ill decline to depart from I With that hope waning, American ton message to various brokers by
the line of strictjneutrality, which is a 1 officials now only wait an actual more than 10 hours.
vital principle o f Swiss policy.
Information on which the message
demonstration o f how the new decree
The to brokers was based, Kdward F. Hut­
Charles Augustus Stanhope, eighth will affect American rights.
Karl o f Harrington, dies at Klvaston news o f the killing o f an American ton, head o f the firm, testified, came
Castle, Derby. The Karl o f Harring­ seaman in the shelling of the boats of | in another message, now missing,
ton whs 73 years old and was one of the British steamer Kaveston is now j from F. A. Connelly, of F. A. Connelly
regarded as the feared overt act. It & Co., a Washintgon brokerage house,
the largest land owners in Kngland.
will be thoroughly investigated, how- in which R. W. Bolling, a brother-in-
Hear Admiral Kdward May, U. S. ; ever.
law o f President Wilson, is a partner.
N., dies at hia home in Boston at the
Hutton testified that his understand­
Meanwhile, Austria’s case still is
age o f 79 years. He was retired in undetermined.
Rupture o f relations ing was that Connelly’s information
1900 with the rank of Hear Admiral in with Austria seems less certain than it regarding the note was based on gen­
recognition o f his services in the Civil did, but the situation must go through eral rumor.
Indicative that other
War.
definite processes before a decision is brokerage concerns were in (»ssession
| of similar information, Hutton said,
A battle o f some consequence i s ' announced,
was another message he
produced
fought between Villa and Carranza |
which Clement, Curtis & Co., o f Chi­
forces 30 miles west o f Chihuahua
Congress Hastens Plans for
cago, sent his house prior to Connel-
City. General Francisco Gonzales, a
War Preparation Legislation •y first message referring to a state­
Carranza commander,
ia reported
ment to be issued by the State depart-
killed.
Washington, I). C.— Congress began menj “ intended to promote peace pros-
Hecruiting for both the army and earnestly Tuseday to pave the way for pects. ” This message contained no
navy during the month o f January legislation that may be demanded by details.
reached satisfactory proportions, ac- ; any development in the international
Certain members o f the committee,
cording to figure« just made public. | crisis.
however, privately expressed convic­
The navy made a net increase o f 1422 ; Still ho|>eful that the break with
tion that the person who originally
men and the army 1100.
Germany w ill not involve the United supplied the information on which
Senator Chamberlain has received a .itates in war, leaders o f both parties Connelly's missing message was based
letter from nine residents o f Hood recognized that preparations should either ha<] read the President’s note or
Hiver protesting against the appropri- I not be delayed, and there was unusual obtained an excellent resume of it.
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ation of $60,000 for a public building activity In the naval, m ilitary and
revenue
committees,
while
the
judi-
1
at that place.
They said a $6000
ciary committee o f the senate worked Relentless War on Sea is
building would be adequate.
all day on a series o f measures relat-
Forecast; Warning to Come
Men o f German blood composing fhe ing to conspiracies against the govern­
Hoboken, N. J., Independent Schuetzen ment.
Washington, D. C.— Information has
Corps, took ate|>s to make their loy- j
The senate, as the co-ordinate branch reached here that Germany and her al­
ally to the United States and their o f the government having to do with lies are considering communicating to
skill ns marksmen immediately effec- foreign relations, prepared to give its the State department a virtual warn­
tive for the defense o f the country.
official sanction to the severance o f ing that Americans should keep off o f
From an article injthe Tageblatt, of relations with Germany.
Chairman armed merchant ships o f belligerent
Berlin, it is evident that the German Stone introduced a resolution indorsing nations. This became known Wednes­
day following the intimation in official
government has issued u white book th® President’s action,
containing the exchange o f notes with
A measure prescribing heavy pun- circles quite recently that the United
the United States government regard- , ishment for espionage, framed by the States might issue soon a new memo­
Ing submarine warfare, comprising 26 department o f Justice, was introduced randum setting forth its attitude to­
in the senate and at the request o f > ward armed merchantmen.
documents.
It is not known just ^hen or in
Secretary Baker the house military
Virginia
has received permission committee wrote into the annual army j what mannner the warning may be
from the Supreme court to institute appropriation bill a special appropria­ conveyed, but Germany apparently has
mandamus proceedings against West tion for anti-aircraft guns at arsenals, j been paving the way fo r such a step
Virginia to enforce early payment of and a provision removing all lim it several weeks past by submitting to
$14,000,000 decreed to be West V ir­ from the number of army general staff the State department a series of state­
gin ia’ s share o f V irginia's 1861 debt. officers who may be stationed at Wash­ ments alleging specific instances in
which merchant craft o f the entente
The court ordered West V irginia au­ ington to work out war problems.
powers have used offensively against
thorities to show cause by March 6
submarines guns carried ostensibly for
why a mandamus w rit should not issue.
American Seaman Killed
i defense.
Columbus, N. M. — Major General
by
Submarine's
Shells
260 Lost When Ship is Sunk.
John J. Pershing rode out o f Mexico
at 10:05 a. m. Monday at the head of
London— The British ship Isle of
o f I London— AEx>ut 260 were lost in the
more than 10,000 soldiers o f the Amer­ Arran, o f 1918 tons, hHS been sunk by sinking'of the auxiliary cruiser Laur-
ican punitive expedition.
General a submarine, two o f her crew being entic, many o f them having been
Pershing crossed the boundary at the wounded by shell fire, Lloyd’s Ship- killed by the explosion o f the mine
border line gate a length ahead o f his ping agency announced.
The British which sent the form er W hite Star
staff officers, with Lieutenant J. L. steamer Eavestone, o f 1791 tons, also liner to the bottom last Thursday, says
Collins, his aide-de-camp, and Captain has l>ecn sunk and the captain and , a dispatch from Belfast.
The admi­
W illiam O.
Heed, his intelligence three members of the crew killed and ralty announces officially that a mine
officer, riding next. As he crossed the one wounded, says another agency an­ and not a torpedo sunk the Laurentic.
line General Pershing saluted as the nouncement.
The dispatch says the Laurentic
guards at the gap in the barbed wire
The Danish steamer Lar Kruse, em­ struck the mine off the North coast o f
ployed by the Belgian R elief commis­ Ireland and sank in about 10 minutes.
fence presented arms.
sion, was sunk off the Belgian coast. A big hole was blown in the side o f
Between 60 and 60 persons are bur­ She carried wheat from Buenos Aires. the ship.
ied by a terrific gas explosion in a Chi­ She was a vessel o f 1460 tons. It is
cago tenement house.
not known whether the sinking was
Russia Curbs Luxuries.
Washington, D. C.— Russia has add­
It is rejiorted that President Wilson due to a mine or torpedo.
The Russian four-masted bark Gar­ ed many articles to her list o f com­
is considering form ing a Union of all
neutral nations, J for the purpose o f net Hill, o f 2272 tons, is believed by modities excluded by her on the ground
Loyd’s to have been sunk.
o f not being necessities. The new list
forcing peace.
It is officially announced that Rich­ o f articles has reached the department
Purchase o f other islands by the ard Wallace, an American seaman, be­ o f Commerce and among them are
United States in the Danish West In­ longing at Baltimore, was killed in the most kinds of vehicles except those for
dies is advised byj the Chamber of shelling o f the boats which left the railed tracks, precious metals, jewelry,
sinking steamer Eavestone.
Commerce o f the United States.
wall paper and decorations and table
delicacies.
Already there is a general
Steamships o f the Relgian R elief
Boston Has German Rush.
restriction on imports except by spe­
commission w ill continue to sail with­
Boston— On Monday, the first court cial permit to Russia ports.
out fear o f destruction because of the
day since the diplomatic break with
new German naval policy, it was an­
Mercury is at Extremes.
Germany, there was a rush o f German
nounced by Alexander J. Hemphill,
citizens to announce their intention to
Washington,
D. C.— A phenomenon
chairman o f the New York committee.
obtain American citizenship. Twenty unusual in weather bureau records re­
Persistent reports have been re­ men, most o f them former members of sulted Wednesday in a disparity o f
ceived
by the newspapers at Rio the crews o f German vessels tied up more than 100 degrees between read­
Janeiro that the German raider has in this port, sought to qualify for na­ ings in the southwest and the north­
been sunk in an engagement with a turalization papers. The applications west o f the United States.
In some
British squadron. The British cruiser o f all but one were accepted. This parts o f Texas the mercury stood at 86
Amethyst is said to have been in an man said he would have to think over above, while near the Canadian Inie o f
engagement with a German submarine. renouncing sovereignty o f the emperor. the Rockies it was 20 below.
COMPILED FOR BUSY READERS
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The Pacific Coast is getting its share
in steel shipbuilding contracts, accord­
ing to the report of the bureau of navi­
gation of the department o f Commerce,
which covers ali contracts in American
shipyards up to January 1, 1917.
The
report has just been issued
from
Washington, D. C.
It shows up to that date contracts on
403 ships reported,
representing a
gross tonnage o f 1,495,601, the largest
in the history of the United States.
During December American yards fin­
ished nine steel ships and made new
contracts for 24 ships o f 105,120 gros»
tons.
On the basis of the report from the
bureau o f navigation, the shipyards of
the Pacific Coast have contracts on 21
per cent o f the ships under construc­
tion, and these contracts represent 36
per cent o f the gross tonnage.
The distribution o f the contracts re­
ported by January 1 to the bureau is
as follows on the Pacific Coast: Port­
land. 14 ships o f 67,400 gross tons;
Seattle, 28 ships o f 161,920 gross tons;
Oakland, six ships of 30,600 gross
tons; and San Francisco, 28 ships of
175,028 gross tons. This is a total of
86 ships o f 434,948 gross tons under
contract in Pacific Coast yards.
Open Rail Bids for Railway.
Seattle— A t the office here Thursday
o f the Alaska Kngineering commis­
sion bids were opened for 1300 tons of
steel rails for the Nenana-Fairbanks
division o f the government railroad
in Alaska and also for a 40-ton switch­
ing locomotive. The estimated cost of
the rails and locomotive is $55,000.
Bids were submitted by numerous
companies in various parts of the coun­
try. The awards w ill be announced
here in a few days.
C. E. Dole, purchasing agent o f the
commission, announced that a branch
office of the commission will be’ opened
at Portland, Or.,-with Joseph J. Hit-
tinger in charge.
Brings News Of Shipyard.
Aberdeen— W. J. Patterson, banker,
who returned from the East this week,
gives a positive assurance to business
that another shipyard is to be started
here, with ample capital, and that a
$1,000,000 high-grade paper mill,
backed by Eastern capital is also as­
sured. The citizens must raise $2400
for the shipyard to prepare the site and
the city must give water rights for the
paper mill. Patterson says the East has
plenty o f money that is coming West.
j NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
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Portland— Wheat— Biuestem, $1.52
per bushel; fortyfold, $1.50; club,
$150; red Russian, $1.49.
M illfeed— Spot prices: Bran, $26.50
per ton; shorts, $30.50; rolled barley,
$42(343.
H a y — Producers’ prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon, $19@20 per ton; val­
ley, $15(316; alfalfa, $15@16; valley
grain hay, $12@13; clover, $11.
Butter — Cubes, extras, 39c per
pound; prime firsts, 38c; firsts, 37c;
dairy, 30c. Jobbing prices:
Prints,
extras, 40(®42c; cartons, lc extra;
butterfat, No. 1, 41c; No. 2, 39c,
Portland.
Eggs — Oregon ranch, current re­
ceipts, 35@36c per dozen; candled, 27
@28c; selects, 40c.
Poultry — Hens, heavy, 17@18c per
pound; light, 16@17c; springs, 16(3
18c; turkeys, live. 18(320c; dressed,
22i(d.26c; ducks, 18@20c; geese, 12
@13c.
V eal— Fancy, 14@14}c per pound.
Pork— Fancy, 13@13}c per pound.
Vegetables— Artichokes, $1.15(31.25
per dozen; tomatoes, $6.00@6.50 per
crate; cabbage, $4@5 per hundred;
eggplant, 25c per pound; lettuce, $2.50
(33.50 per box; cucumbers, $1.50@
2.00 per dozen;. celery, $5.50 per crate;
cauliflower, $2.50@2.75; peppers, 25
(330c per pound; sack vegetables,
$1.25 per sack; sprouts, 12Jc per
pound; rhubarb, 9(3111c.
Potatoes — Oregon buying prices,
$2.25(32.50 per hundred; sweets, $4.
Onions — Oregon buying prices, $6
per sack, country points.
Green Fruits — Apples, 75c@$1.50
per box; pears, $1.75(32.50; cranber­
ries, $ 10(311 per barrel.
Hops— 1916 crop, 5@9c per pound;
1917 contracts, 10(311c.
W ool— Eastern Oregon, fine, 28(333c
per pound; coarse, 33(336c; valley, 33
(341c; mohair, nominal.
Cattle— Steers, prime, $8.50(39.00;
fa ir to good, $7.50(38.40; medium,
$7.00 @ 7.50; cows, choice, $7.50(3
7.75; medium to good, $6.75(37.25; or­
dinary to fair, $6.00(36.50; heifers,
$5.50(3 8.00;
bulls,
$3.75 <3 6.25;
calves, $3.00@9.00.
Hogs — Light and heavy packing,
$11.15(311.35; rough heavy, $10.00(3
10.35; pigs and skips, $9.75(310.50;
stock hogs, $8.50(39.50.
Sheep— Yearling wethers, $9.00(3
10.60; lambs, $10.75(312.25; old weth­
ers, $8.75(39.75; ewes, $6.75@8.76.
Lad Who Bounces In and Out of Other
People's Kitchens May Be Happy—
Things to Divert In­
quiring Youth.
L ife of every sort Is a pleasant af­
fair to those who are Interested In the
people they meet. Interested, perhnps,
to the point o f curiosity; Interested,
ut least, to the point o f forgetting their
own precious troubles. A grocery boy,
who la juat a groceiy boy and nothing
but a grocery boy, conalders himself a
most unfortunate youth. He must get
up In the dark and feed and pretend
to groom an unwilling horse. H e must
till kerosene cans or empty potato
barrels or grind cofTee or run errands
or deliver groceries to Impatient cus­
tomers the whole day long and far into
the dark of the evening. Uls feet get
numb and cold and he Is forever carry­
ing about good things to eat with his
own stomuch complaining of neglect.
It Is, you see, a difficult place that the
grocery boy has In life, a place that
may be looked upon as one of the most
unhappy and uninteresting variety.
Nevertheless, there Is, for the gro­
cery boy who Is Interested In the peo­
ple be meets, Interested to the point
of self-forgetfulness, and a healthy cu­
riosity, a charming prospect, remarks
a writer In the Indianapolis News. You
can imuglne for yourself how enter­
taining It wonld be to go bouncing Into
everybody’s kitchen at the most unex­
pected times, to know whether or not
this woman had waslfed her last
night's dishes, and whether or not this
one had scrubbed her floor. Ignoring,
of course, the fact that If she has
scrubbed it your clumsy feet are track­
ing it up again in the most awful way.
Think what a treat It must be, no mat­
ter how hungry and complaining a
stomach you have, to smell the vari­
ety of smells, to see all the pots a-boll-
ing, to know what everybody In the
nelghl>orhoo(l is going to have for sup­
per, to glimpse the table In the light­
ed dining room
all spread
and
waiting for the bend of the fam ily to
come home.
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A grocery boy that Is In the mood
to enjoy these things Is not troubled
by the fact that the other head of the
family Is scolding him and the grocery
and things In general because he was
not there an hour or so ago. He Is off
with a slam to the next house to see
what they are having for supper. He
knows where the good cooks live, and
where the cold boiled ham and pota­
to chip eaters dwell.
You may con­
sider It likely that grocery boys grow
weary o f the sight o f food, but food
on the grocery shelves or In grocery
wagons Is never the same as found on
the stove or on Its way to the supper
table. It may seem to you an unhappy
thing to be fed only by sights and
smells o f other folk’s suppers, but It
Is a very happy thing to go banging In
and out o f everybody’s back doors, be­
ing warmed by everybody’s cheerful
kitchens and by the realization that In
every house In town there Is going to
be some sort of supper. And then, o f
course, every grocery boy realizes that
there was never such a cook ns his
mother and that after all the best sup­
per o f them all Is waiting and warm
for him.
The Reason— Coin.
She— Why, young Jobson has mar­
ried old Miss Antique. Just think o f
the disparity In their ages.
He— And also think o f the disparity
In their bank accounts.
Callers.
Newcomer— H ave
the
neighbors
called upon you yet?
Mrs. Newcomer— I should say they
had. They've called upon me for about
everything In the house.— Exchange.
U. S. Fire Equipment Worth $5,000,000.
The forest service now owns Im­
provements valued at more than
$5,300,000.
Their construction has
%een pushed as rapidly as available
funds would permit, and the rangers
have, also done a great deal o f Im­
provement work during spare time.
There are now 2,528 miles o f road,
22.124 miles o f trail, 20,030 miles of
telephone line and 1,000 miles of fire­
break, nearly 2,000 field headquarters
and a quantity o f range Improvements
which facilitate the administration of
grazing business.— Washington Star.
Their Preference.
Mrs. Chlsley— I see statistics show
that 75 per cent o f male criminals are
unmarried.
Mr. Chilsey— Which shows how
many men prefer prison to matrimony.
And the ensuing silence was so
deep that Mrs. Chilsey could hear her­
self reflect.
An Ideal Husband.
“ Is your husband a good talker?’'
asked Mrs. Dtnglebatz.
“ No,” replied Mrs. Snlckerfrtti, “bat
*»e’8 an excellent listener.”