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WHAT YOU NEED- The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want Coma together by advertising in the Press. BARGAIN DAY Ib every day with the Merchant who -v. n i,.ocn in uie rress he has thing to sell and says so. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXVIII. ATHEKTA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916. NUMBER 9. WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume of General News From All Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A MSHQ1 Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. A noted Hungarian actress has been shot as a British spy. Thirty-three gamblers were arrested in a raid at Aberdeen, Wash. The county auditor at Tacoma issued 98 permits to buy liquor in one day. Rear Admiral Charles Eben Fox, U. S. N., retired, dies at the age of 65 years.-: - - t The plot to poison many prominent citizens at a banquet in Chicago is laid to anarchists. Grahame-White,- the noted British aviator, has been gravely injured by a fall in his aeroplane. Brigadier General Benjamin C. Card, retired, dies at the age of 91, at his home in Washington, D. C. ; Philadelphia's streets were covered Sundav with a heaw cnatinor rtt im caused by a bad sleet storm. Six per cent of the fish fry in the hatcheries at Bonneville were lost be cause of the recent heavy storm. Gasoline in Portland is selling for 184 cents a gallon and may go higher. In New York it sells for 24 cents. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, ex-president of China, is reported re-married to his private secretary at Tokio, Japan. 1 The value of real estate in New York City is placed at $8,205,000,000, an increase of $97,000,000 over a year ago. .. . . . .. Two wealthy Americans have equip ped a hospital train of 13 cars and have presented it to the French gov ernment. The film pictures of the Columbia River Highway are vto be shown in Syracuse, N. Y., upon request from that city. President Wilson is now declared a candidate for renomination, regardless of the one-term plank of the Demo cratic platform. , ....." Two young men in an automobile were killed at Sumner, Wash., when : their machine was struck by a North ern Pacific train. - Rear Admiral Grant, the submarine commander of the U. S. navy, declares that undersea boats should be at least 800 tons surface displacement. Richard L. Metcalfe, ex-governor of the Panama Canal zone, has invited W. J. Bryan to debate the question of preparedness before the voters of Ne - braska. The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage sent President Wilson a val entine on which was inscribed: "Won't you be our valentine? We will be your valentines." Dr. Carlos Mendoza, ex-president of Panama, died suddenly Tuesday night from heart trouble, was buried the fol lowing day, after the body had laid in state all day in the government build ing. Dr. Mendoza waB the leader of the opposition faction of the 'Liberal party and was widely regarded as one of the most able men in Panaman pol itics. Germans capture large section of French trenches in Artois. Portland citizens have raised a fund of over $13,000 for the relief of suffer ing Jews in Europe. The customs officials at San Fran cisco have seized s totem pole that bears nude pictures and is otherwise indecent. According to the decision of the Na tional Association of Merchant Tailors, the ideal American's measurement should be, height, 5 feet 6 inches; chest, 88 inches; waist, 88) inches; hips, 89 inches; thigh, 211 inches; calf, 14 inches; head measure, one eighth of the full length of the body; legs straight and feet arched. Germany and Austria, through their embassies in Washington, have notified the United States of their intention to treat armed merchantmen as war ships after March 1. That date was fixed to give the entente allies time to signify their intentions toward the re cent note of the United States pro posing the disarmament of all mer chantmen. The Willamette river at Portland reaches a 19-foot stage and floods all waterfront basements. A liquid which bursts into flame when poured on paper ia believed to have been used by incendiaries who set fire to the Ottawa, Can., parlia ment building. The Navajo Indiana are dancing their war dance and threatening to at - tack white settlers in Northeastern Arizona, in retaliation for the slaying of one of their number recently by po licemen, according to two cowboys from Utah. BERLIN AGREES TO CHANGE .. WORDING IN LUSITANIA CASE Washington, D. C. Germany is un derstood to have agreed to the sugges tion of the United States the she sub stitute the words "recognizes liabil ity" for the words "assumes liability" in the tentative draft of the communi cation designed to settle the Lusitania case. The revised draft was received here late Wednesday night ' from Berlin. It was submitted to Secretary Lansing by Count von Bemstorff, the German ambassador. . Several other changes desired by the United States and described as be ing of minor importance also are said to have been made. In one instance, however, Germany is understood to have proposed a change in the lan guage suggested by the American gov ernment, . - From high Teutonic authority came the statement that it was expected the Lusitania case would be finally settled to the satisfaction of the United CHARLES C. CROWLEY Charles C. Crowley, a private detec tive of San Francisco, and recently In the employ of the German consulate In the western city, has been arrested by agents of the department of Jus tice on a charge of conspiring to de stroy ships carrying war munitions and supplies to the allies. States and Germany at a conference between Secretary Lansing and Count von BernstorfF. It also was said that the one modification made in Berlin was not material and that German offi cials here did not consider that the State department would object to the change. Teutonic officials seemed most con fident that in agreeing to the Ameri can request to substitute the word "recognizes" for the word "assumes" preceding the mention of liability of Germany to make reparation for injury to neutrals the Berlin foreign office had removed all cause of possblia diffi culty. - - All Aspects of War Will Be Considered by Conference of Allies London A general conference of the allies in Paris to consider all polit ical and strategical aspects of the war is to be held. Announcement to this effect was made in the house of com mons by Premier Asquith. Premier Asquith's statement was made in the course of an addresB in connection with the opening of parlia ment. The premier said a large vote of credit would be asked next week. He announced that the government was now taking stock of all its muni tions, men, finances and industrial re serves, so as to be in a position to put forth its maximum strength. . The forecast made several weeks ago of a daily expenditure for the war of 5,000,000 had proved, the premier said, to be nearly accurate. ' Obligations incurred by the war, he added, would impose a serious strain on the country for a generation to come. This burden, he believes, could be met only by large additions to tax ation and by maintenance of England's credit by keeping up the volume of exports, holding down unnecessary im ports and reducing expenditures. Two Ships Burning at Dock. New York The British steamers Pacific and Bolton Castle, lying at the pier of Barbor & Co., at the foot of Pioneer Btreet, Brooklyn, caught fire early Wednesday and it was believed that both would be destroyed. Some of the members of the crews were thrown or jumped into the water, and loss of life was feared. The fire started on the pier of the New : York- Dock company, the longest in the East River, and spread to the two steamers and two lighters loaded with gasoline which were lying at the pier. ; Fire Found on Steamship. .-. ' New York Fire was discovered in the cargo on board the steamship Veendyk of the Holland-American line as the vessel was passing out to sea Wednesday. Captain Lieuweh quickly put back to the pier at Hoboken. It was said after 30 firemen had fought the flames for more than six hours. that the fire was under control. Effort will be made to determine its cause, The Veendyk carried $200,000 worth of oil cake consigned to Rotterdam. SUSPECT ANARCHIST OF BIG POISON PLOT Two Hundred Banqueters taken Sick When Soup Is Served. CHEF BELIEVED MERE UNIT IN SCHEME Lives Saved by Custom of Serving Meager Portions Only Ounce Of Arsenic Used in Food. Chicago "I do not wish to create a panic in Chicago," was the cryptic reply of First Deputy Superintendent of Police Schuettler, when asked Mon day to give his views of the plot to poison several hundred prominent Chi-cagoans. Schuettler spoke testily and in the tone of a man who is harboring the secret of a great calamity. At the same time he refused to admit that he believed Jean Crones, missing assist ant chef at the University Club, who served the banquet, was the only man who figured in the plot. Two hundred of the distinguished list of 400 banqueters who attended a dinner given to Chicago's new Catholic archbishop, - Most Reverend George William Munderlein, were taken ill of poisoning after the soup course. The archbishop did not partake of the soup, nor did Governor Dunne, who was among those present. Indications are that Schuettler is hot on Crones' trail and is gathering evidence of a plot in, which Crones was only a unit among a gang of anarchists who planned to kill the distinguished group of men. This was borne out by the activities of his staff of detectives. Two hours before Health Commis sioner Robertson gave out the report of F. O. Tonney, city chemist, that 3.7 grains of white oxide of arsenic had been found in an analysis of a pint of the poisoned soup served at the banquet, two anarchists were taken into Schuettler s office. Both of the anarchists were ques tioned for more than an hour. When they had gone Schuettler, in an inter view, - admitted he had reports on Crones for several months. He knows the meetings Crones has attended, what he said at those gatherings. He admitted Crones was a red hot "dyed-in-the-wool" anarchist, that he knew Crones' assiociates, that his detectives have questioned these men. Schuettler made known the fact that Crones at a meetnig of anarchists last May asked the speaker if his study of chemistry he is an . amateur chemist would injure his standing in the an archist movement. The speaker's re ply throws some light on the motive of the poison plot. It was this: "No, a chemist,- could do a great deal in the anarchist movement." Two Athletes Drowned When Canoe Hits Eddy in Willamette Portland, Ore. Two were drowned and six other narrowly escaped drown ing when a Salem-to-Portland canoeing party of the Portland Rowing club struck the whirling rapids and eddies off Rock Island in the Willamette river five miles south of Oregon City Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The drowned were Charles Kirk- patrick, 660 East Madison street, 22 years of age, a clerk in the clearing house at the First National bank, and Harry Gammie, 33 years of age, pay ing teller in Ladd & Til ton bank, and an athlete of considerable repute, whose residence was 348 East Six teenth North. Both were athletes of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club and expert canoeists of the Portland Rowing club. The accident came at a sudden turn ing point in a heretofore uneventful trip down the Willamette from Salem. About midway through the eddies the canoe in which Gammie and Kirk patrick were struggling suddenly turned over and dumped them into the river. Both began a desperate strug gle against the water, but their efforts seemed to be of little avail, the water being swift and the undercurrent tremendous. Treasure Hunt Renewed. Los Angeles, Cal. Having obtained an extended furlough to enable him to undertake a second treasure hunt on Cocoa Island, Walter Bunker, a police patrolman, left Sunday for the little dot in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru, where he hopes to unearth a vast store of gold said to have been buried on the island 200 years ago. Bunker has obtained the use of a yacht belonging to J. Bender, Mexican cap italist, who accompanies the expedi tion. Bunker's last expedition failed on account of trouble with his crew. . 298,000 Belgians Shod. New York The Commission for Relief in Belgium announced Sunday that since the beginning of its winter campaign it had sent 296,000 pairs of shoes to the destitute of Belgium and Northern France. Of these 100,000 were for women, 60,000 for children. 48,000 for boys, 48,000 for girls and 40, uuu tor men. The commission bought $25,000 worth of leather to be cut up and tacked onto wooden soles and to repair old shoes. NEWS ITEMS Of General Interest About Oregon Railroad in Douglas County Is Held Liable for Taxes Roseburg In a decree handed down in the Circuit court here Judge Hamil ton held that the taxes due from the land of the.Southern Oregon company in Douglas county for the year 1909 were collectible, and that the holdings of the company were subject to sale to satisfy the delinquent certificates the same as other lands on which the taxes were not paid. The unpaid taxes amount to about $30,000. Suit was brought against the South ern Oregon company several months ago to compel them to pay the taxes due on their lands in this county for the year 1909. An answer was filed by the Southern Oregon company in which it was denied that the taxes were a lien against the land, or that they remained due and unpaid on the date of reaching delinquency. It was also alleged by the defense that the certificates of delinquency were not filed regularly with the clerk. Another contention offered by the defense was that the Federal courts had decreed that their interest in the lands did not exceed $2.60 an acre, while in some instances they were assessed as high as $20 an acre. The defense contended this was sufficient to nullify the entire assessment. The county attorney offered in ev- dence'the orignial certificates of delin quency, which Judge Hamilton held were regular and sufficient to warrant disposal of the lands for taxes. At torney John M. Guerin, of counsel for the Southern Oregon company, an nounced that he would appeal the case to the Supreme court. The question involved in the case are identical with those of the Oregon & California grant lands, according to local attorneys. State Land Board Stands Firm on Irrigation Project Salem The' Desert Land Board Wednesday stood by its recent action in recommending to the government a further extension of the state's con tract with the government on the Ben ham Falls unit of the Central Oregon Irrigation company's project in Crook county. At this meeting a copy of a resolution adopted by the Bend Com mercial club protesting against any further extension of the contract was read. Embraced in the Benham Falls tract are about 74,000 acres. The board decided to send the addi tonal data furnished by J. E. Morson regarding the Morson Land company's project at La Pine, to the department of the Interior. The board is favor able to granting Morson a three years' extension on his contract with the state, as he desires, but the Federal land department so far has refused to give the state an extension on its con tract until Morson supplies more information. County Assessors of State Hold Convention at Salem Salem Through the passage" of the county high school tuition fund law, thousands of children in Oregon are now able to attend high school where before this was not possible because of the parents' inability to bear the expense, J. A. Churchill, superinten dent of public instruction, told the county assessors of the state. The as sessors began a three-day session and conference with the State Tax com mission here Wednesday at the state house. Tax Commissioner Eaton is chairman of the conference. Superintendent Churchill praised the new high school tuition fund law in his address, declaring that officials of the United States Bureau of Education at Washington, D. C, considered Ore gon's law the best ever passed in the interest of secondary education. Following an address by B. F. Keen- ey, of Lane county, on "Assessment of Motor Vehicles," Commissioner Galloway declared that automobiles ought to be taxed according to their respective horsepower. Timber Saving Is Great; Salem In the protection of pri vately owned timber in Oregon statis tics given in the reports of State For ester Elliott indicate that great progress has been made in the last six years. When the new forestry code was en acted, in 1911, and the compulsory fire patrol law, in 1913, a reduction in fire losses throughout the timbered sec tions at once was effected. In 1910 $1,640,997 worth of timber was de stroyed in Oregon. Last year it to taled only $9333. The total loss in the five years end ing with the close of last year was $96,620. This is less than one-sixteenth of the ktss sustained from fires in 1910, the last years under the old system. Drinker Defies Court. Baker Facing a sentence of 50 days and a fine of $65, imposed by Justice of the Peace Hubbard, because he re fused to tell where he got the liquor that made him drunk in Baker last month, Charles Blackwell will demand that he be released. His attorney, an nounced that he will file a writ of habeas corpus. The state and national constitutional right of refusal to tes tify except under a guarantee of com plete immunity will be made the basis for the writ. If necessary the case may be carried to the supreme court. FORD PEACE UNIT FOR PREPARATION "Out of Trenches by Christmas" Slogan Worsting of All. AMERICA DECLARED IN GRAVE DANGER With One Exception Entire Delegation Favored Administration's Plans for National Preparedness. University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. Lamar Tooze, delegate of the Uni versity of Oregon on Ford's peace ex pedition, returned here late Thursday nigV, firmly convinced that the United States is in grave danger of becoming entangled in the great European con flict, that every citizen should stand back of President Wilson in his pres ent programme for preparedness, and asserting that Henry Ford's peace ex pedition was neither a success nor failure. Mr. Tooze is hale and hearty after a journey of 18, 000 miles since November 30. "The worst thing that happened to the mission was the slogan 'out of the trenches by Christmas.' Ford himself knew well enough that this would be imrjossible and evervone else knew it." said Mr. Tooze. "The peace cause was weakened," the peace delegate continued, "sec ondly, when Ford failed to get the representative peace element of the United States. The expedition was gotten up in too much hurry. He had to take those who would go. And a sad feature of the affair was the fact that Madme Schwimmer head ed the voyage. She meant well but she was not capable. Whether the effect of the voyage will be permanent remains for the fu ture to Bhow, according to the univer sity delegate, but he gave his reasons why the journey is an immediate suc cess as follows : "The expedition attracted the pub licity which it set out to do. I believe this was the main idea Ford had in mind, "The support of neutral countries was enlisted, especially that of Den mark, Holland and Sweden, "A permanent neutral conference was established. Five representatives from each of the Scandinavian coun tries and Holland are to meet and draw up a practical plan for peace. "The so-called dissension, while really amusing, was really over a dif ference of opinion over national prep aredness. Colonel S. S. McClure, noted New York publisher, led the group that favored the President's policy. With only one exception students favored national preparation. Some of the others were extreme radicals for peace, and that's what caused the trouble. My view was that our nation should always be prepared to with stand foreign aggression. Lack of preparation would be suicidal to the United States and would place this country in the same category as inert China. For this reason I refused to sign a platform containing opposition to the preparedness programme. I am more strengthened in my opinion since I saw from a distance, it is true the European situation. " Famous Oregon Artist Donates Festival Poster Washington and Oregon will both receive favorable attention from tour ists over the country this year as a re- a yf if f 9 J suit of the beautiful bird's eye view of the Columbia river with the high way in the foreground, the feature of the 1916 Rose Festival poster, soon to be off the press. The slogan "For You a Rose in Portland Grows" is strongly emphasized by the face of an attrac tive brunette between two large white roses. 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