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fli Iff) ( ff (! dfrf ri r y Ji IL ffl in jmM3Frrir.: - 3 ; tfirrBTtrrrBrifir- Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS tn2 , o . ' PORTUGAL MAY HAVE E IF IT GETS IN WAR People Are Halfhearted About Going to War Further Than Oa Paper MUCH DISCONTENT AMONG THE MASSES When Conscription Begins and Taxes Raise Government Will Be Upset Lisbon Doc. 3. (Hy mail to Now IY"ork to esenpe censorship.) If the Portuguese government goes far beyond a more paper declaration of war against Cermnny, if it undertakes to engage tlio country in actual fighting, it lias Dot much chance to Inst long. A monarchy is not likely to ho sub- st it ii ted for it. True, there is an ele ment which wants the monarchy but it is not large and a good deal of it in in exile. A more reasonable guess is that the governmental machinery will be taken out of the hands of tlio men now in con trol of it nnd that a group of officials more truly representative of the people will take the formers places. The Portuguese revolution which over threw King Manuel, was backed by the people but ' engineered by a com paratively small number of politicians, including most of tho army nnd navy officers. The Republic having been established these politicians seized the helm. They were generally liighminded men. .'- new also rcpi.blKiiia but they were not democrats. They hail very little confidence in the people, who, having been long victimized by a bad government were largely extremely primitive. The governing class did not menu to let nnv one man or any little aristocracy run I'ortugual but they were by no menus sincere in believing that the mnsses could do it. They thought they were best fitted to do the governing themselves, of course with nil tho forms of republicanism, to which they were genuinely attached. Thought It Meant Something. For a time the rank and file of the people thought the revolution was go iug to menu something to them and were very enthusiastic over the change. They were so enthusiastic in fact, that the "oicntlfiens" as the Mexican would en II them, though they were "einetifi os" of a somewhat benevolent type, had to defre to them n good deal or they might, as they realized have pre cipitated an overturning. Gradually, however they got a tighter grip on af fairs until the republic has become a good dent of an oligarchy. The change is eminently satisfactory to the individuals at the government 'h head. They think it is satisfactory to the masses, too. Tt is not. Having had three or four years of republican rule they find they are no better off thnn they were before. They think time enough has passed for their condition to have improved. They -have seen, however, that a revolution Is not very difficult of ac complishment. There is much discon tent ninong them. The government lenders, exceedingly patriotic in their way take a lively in terest in International politics, are n'usilive on points of nation honor nnd take groat pride in their little country's poslllon as Tlio worm s soroiui cmiuiiiiii power, at least in point of actual acres of colonial territory, Junt Want Enough to Eat. Their Idea is that the people are con corned in the same things. Actually tliev don't worry much about the na tional honor know almost nothing of the country's foreign possessions and care morn about getting enough to cat and wear and better places tu live than about anything else. They have no disposition to see their vnune men transported1 as conscripts fn Africa. ', Illiteracy lielng widespread, they don't very generally understand lust what their government plans. They have been given the impression that T..Ftitetil Is beinir imnosed on, and disposed to be moderately enthusiastic,1 oer the tall; ot resistance so i""g u it is merely talk. The moment however, that conscrip tion Is attempted on an extensive scale and taxes begin tn increase it Is n practical certainty that there will be an outbreak. Its likeliest result is the establish ment of n real working class govern ment, more nearly In the masses' own interest thnn any other In Kurnpe, At rnris. It was reported Austria had made Independent peace overtures to the nllies through Vienna bankers mum the basis of the concession of On licia to Russia and Itosnia to Servin. tt takes a lot of check to kiss some girls, but most of them are willing to supply tlio cheek. REBELLION TO FAC TROUBLE BO Delegation from Portland Here Because Printers Do Not Like Appointment Before another week rolls around it is pretty certain that there will be something doing in the state printer embroglio nnd it is more than probable that such a pressure will be brought to bear upon the members of the state printing board that it will be obliged to recede from its action in appointing W. JI, Plimpton, present secretary of tlse tmrjl,' as state printer pro tem to Aitrr during the session of the legisla ture, and make a permanent appoint merit for the posit iou. When Mr. Plimpton's temporary ap pointment was announced it was con ceded by the members of the printing board that be could not qualify for the position under the strict iaterpretatioa of the constitutional provision which prescribes that the state printer "shnll have had at least 10 years actual ex perience in the art and science of printing" but he was seleeteJ to fill the position through the session on account of his familiarity with the vast volume Oi printing which would devolve upon the state printing plant for the next tiO days. Ilowever, before the ac tion of the board had been made public somebody no doubt some interested candidate' for the office who was dis appointed in the temporary appoint ment, preceded to get busy nnd they snccee led in starting something which is pretty sure to bring mutters to a focus before the first of tho year, the time fixed by statute when the. appoint ment of a stnte printer shall be named by the board. Printers Get Busy. Vesterdny afternoon the first tangible evidence of the approaching storm ap peared upon the otherwise peaceful ami serene horizon of the stnte printing board when a delegation of the Portland typographical union, composing the ex ecutive committee of that body headed by W. 11. Duly, a member of the Port land city commission slipped into town during .the afternoon, made a hurried cull itpon Secretary of Statu Oleott and (ioveinor West and went back to Port land on the 4 o'clock Oregon Electric train. It wan learned upon inquiry as to the nature of the business of this delegation that they had come tip "merely to get set light upon the state printer proposition and to make sure that the makeshift appointment of tho board was not to be a permanent thing," but it is not hard to read be tween the lines nnd to deduct that this visit is but a warning and a forerunner of what may be expected to happen within the next few dnvs. This visitation will no doubt be fol lowed bv the receipt of a written and widely circulated protest against the appointment of Mr. Plimpton, upon con stitutional grounds, urging the board to rescind its former action in tho mnttor ami to make a permanent and bnnufide appointment of a man for the position. Needless to say the typographical union wnnts a practical printer on the job but whether or not the movement is being made in the Interests of any particular candidate is merely a matter cl con jecturo. His Job Not Permanent. It is also certain that the printing fraternity wants the state printing plant run upon tho contract system iu order that the state work will be "farmed out" nnd the members of the craft in Portland will get a chance to profit bv some of the benefits to be derived from state work which costs on the average about SO per cent more thnn tho work can be performed in th state printing plant as operated under the present law, It is understood that a bill has been prepared for presentation to the legis lature which will remove entirely some of the nmblguities of the law which will do Into effect on the first of the vonr, providing that, in the discretion of tho printing board, work may be con tracted out, so as to make it oompul sorv on the part of the board to "farm'1 the greater part of the work of the slate printing out and .lenving the state printing plant merely as nn nuxillinry or reserve plant to take enre of extraordinary emergencies such as the work of the legislative sessions. At any rate a well organized move ment has been started to compel the state printing board to comply with the law nnd make n permanent appointment for tho position and one which will ful fill the qualifying clause of the con stitutinn. namely, one who has hail at least 10 years experience in the nrt nnd science of printing, anil t lint the whole proceeding was planned and exe cuted to put the board "In the hole" nnd force the issue is plainly evident from a political point of view. It Is known and conceded that Mr. Plimpton is not to have n job permanently, even If he Is nllowed to net In the capacity of state printer until after the session, because every member of tho board is aware, and so is Mr. Plimpton, that he does not fulfill the technical qualifica tions of the constitution, but the printers do not wnnt to take nay chances on the proposition. If the board docs not recede from Its action before the first of the year an injunction will probably be sued out in the courts to restrnin Mr. Plimpton from assuming the duties of the office i or mnndamus proceedings will be btiiught against too oonM to compel the appointment of n state pi inter within the meaning of the constitution. The average hoarding house chicken l n great help to the dentist. Says He Believes It Is a Matter ror tach Mate to settle for Itself Washington, Dee, 2.". Democratic Leader I'nilerwnod predicted Inst night that when tho proposed constitutional amendment for woman suffrage reach ed a vote ill the house It would be de feated probably by a two thirds vote. "I shnll vote against it, nnd so will most of the democrats In tho house," said Mr. I'nderwood. "Tho party, by cnucus action, iins gone on record holding that woman suffrage, like pro hibition, Is a stain issue. and not a na tional question, It Is a question for thu states themselves to net upon, and not lor congress." It Is generally nnderstncil Hint the suffrage resolution will bo voted on soon alter the passage of the postoffice appropriation bill, as early in January as passible. Tho Iioiiho rules commit tee has voted to present tho rulo fur its consideration, hugely through the insistence of republican members of the committee A telegram was received today by the rules committee from the execu tive committee of the Nebraska anti suffrage organization urging defeat of tiio suffingc iinioiiiluicut. ! ' ' BIO BTORM PREDICTED. i Washington ,Poe. L'.'i. The weather bureau here predicted today that a big snowstorm, possibly a bliznrd, would strike the cat before tomorrow. The I story was snid trt be rushing to tlio ninth 1 1 oni A In tm inn ami Ocorgia. j ( Hut bue renders u inun color blind I to euiiipb-jiifiiis. Th Mrth has grown old with its burden of oar, But at Chriatmaa it always la young, Tho hoart of tho Jowal burn lustrous and fair, And Its tout full of much) broaks forth an tho air When tho song of tho angola la sung. It la oomlng, Old Earth, It la oomlng ton'ghtl On tho enowflakae whloh eovtr tho aod Tho foot of tho Christ Child fall gontlo and whit, And tho voioo of tho Chrtat Child tills eut with delight That mankind aro tho ehildran of Gad. On the ad and th lonely, th wntchad and poor, That voioo of tho Christ Child shall fall And to ovory blind wandaror opon tho door Of a hop that ha darod not to drom of btfer, With a aunthin of wolcomo for a'l, Tho feot of tho humblast may walk In th fitld Wher th fset of tho holittt hav trod, Thla, this I th marvel to mortals rovtalsd Whan th cllvary trumptts of Chriotmaa have paalad, That mankind ar th children of Clod. IPiWj i j,, of Senator Joe Lane of Oregon, Major-General in the Rebel Army I.owislon, Idaho, Dec. 2.V Colonel .Toll i Lane, n ma jur-geueral of artillery with Ooncrnl Hubert K, Lee during the Civil Wnr and n pioneer of the North west died today at his home at Lnpwul, aged 77 years.' He was a son o f tlio Into flenornl Joseph Lane, of the I'nlted States Army, his father, after settling In Ore gon serving thnt state In the Culled States Senate nnd ns Its first (lovernor, Colonel Lane was Inspector iu the In dian Department during tho Cleveland administration, LIBERTY IN THEIR 8T0CKIN0. W.illn Walla, Wash,, Dee, 2. flnv ernnr Krnest Lister granted pinoles and pardons today tu X"i convicts, ns Christ mas gifts. The day was one of jollification In the penitentiary here, A chicken din ner was senod, followed by nn enter tainment. Few women are up to date in tho matter of birthdays. The Weathei The clerk re- fused to nmke liny weather to tiny, so make It the kind wn nt. I NOT Dull. J Governor West Appoints Him Prosecuting Attorney for Douglas County Late yesterday afteruoiai flovernor West announce, I the appointment of (leorge Neuner, of liuseburg, as prose cuting attorney fur Douglas county, to su od (ieorge M. Drown, attorney general-elect, who will assume the duties nf his new office on January I, Some question hns been raised us to Mr. Neu ner 'a eligibility to accept the appoint ment and fill the position inasmuch as he was n member of the legislative as sembly of 1 11. 'I which enacted the law creating the office of county prosecut ing nttorney, but the new law docs not effect tills otflce since .Mr, Drown was elected district attumcy for that dis trict before the law went. Into effect and Mr. Neuner 's appointment Is to fill out tho unexpired term. Mr, Drown is conducting the prosccu tion of t'ue case iigainnt young I'ainiim, who stands charged with the murder uf a Ul yenr old girl In Douglas county recently, when the body was burned iu a burn iu the attempt t'l conceal the crime, ami will probably not finish Ins duties ns district attorney until he con clude! the case. 1. II. Van Winkle, nf this pity, former assistant under Attor ney (ieuernl Crawford, has been select ed by Mr. Drown ns his assistant when lie ii.'Minics the state olfice, NEW CITY PROSECUTOR. L, rn ,, , .Ml,v,)r announced today that he will ap- I point former Assistant City Attorney ; Leon i'lem h to succeed (!eige II, Me. j Kceby as city pinoou!or Juuunrv 1. l(,is,. r it Iv u pted MelCcebv's'rcs. lunation, after the latter had written "uithi mnvor a letter aiinouneinit Its withdrawal, MeKeebv reiterated to day his Intention to contest his removal. It Has Recently Developed that Austrian Merchants Supply Servia's Enemies Vienna, Nov. 30. fRv t v York.) A scandal has just been un earthed in Austrian eommnrciiil n!mi. that for the moment is threatening to Practically, ninin th the war. it has develoned. Ai,.tr;nn h,. jnoss houses have been indirectly but certainly consciously supplying Servin .with many necessities which hns en- uun-a nor io put up tlio war she has against the dual monarchy. Austria's audden declaration of war against Bervia found thA iott,. .ra cially after her two previous Balkan nam, uneriy unprepared both, as to provisioas aud as to equipment for her troops. Entirely cut off fmm nil mereittl connection with tho rest of the worm, except through tho port of Sa lonika, which she won through her last wnr with Bulgaria, Servia at once placed immense orders with all of the importiog nouses in that citv. She offered the hi prices aud tho Salonika concerns rap- luiy emptied tneir warehouses. The Servian orders continuing, tho import ers begun shipping in goodB from Aus tria, an or wmcn it now develops have found their way into tho Austrian com missariat. Some of tho largest com mercial houses of Austria arc involv ed. The "iron rlnir" of Austria 1 v.... coming rupidly moro diffused through out the dual monarchy and is coming rumuy io oo more nigiuy pri.cd nod coveted than the famous "iron cross" of the kaiser. Already tlio little iroa band is to be seen, to tho exclusion of all other jewelry, oa the hands of peo ple in every walk of Vienna life. It is as common on the finger of the wash er woman as it is on the dainty hands of tho members of tho highest aristo cracy, nobility nad trven of the royul house itself. There is not an' archduke or an archduchess of the Jlouso of lliipsburg who has not already won one nnd is proud to wear it. The "iron ring of Austria" was es tablished by tho Society of the Silver Cross, organized for tho purpose of raising funds for the care of the fami lies whose fathers, brothers and hus bands have been killed in the wnr. Up to the present time over one mil lion and n half of crowns has ulreudy been raised. Of this amount only a small per cent was given in ready mo ney, the great bulk being contributed oy those, even from the usually wealth iest circles, who wore obliged to give, iastead. their rines. rovul ilcennitinnu diamonds, watches, chains and jewelry or every description. It is to those who contributed in this manner thnt the Society of the Silver Cross gives its "ring of iron." On tho little Iron band, which the contributors never fail to wear, lire inscribed the six words: "1 have given gold for Iron." On an nvernge, 2,000 rings aro find ing wearers uany. BIO STEAMER ASHORE. Sun Francisco, I re. 21. News Hint the big Japanese freight steamship Kongiiau Muni, which left San Fran cisco November II) for Yokohama and .Manila, is on the rocks in Kuiu-diiinii strait was received here tuilny. It had wirelessed for aid. With mure than a million uf squirrel shooters and nn equal number of bur rooin strategists there is no need to worry about this country's prepared ncss for wnr. "WORLD AT The Capital Journal has just received a new shipment of the "World at War" atlases. They are of a later and revised edition, compared with those we have been giving away to our subscribers. Instead of 16 pages, they con sist of 24 large, highly-illustrated pages, printed on heavy enameled book. The atlas contains splendid colored maps of all the warring countries, with , routes of travel and railroad lines; many tables of army and navy and general statis ticsin fact, the work is a complete ready-reference li brary for students of the great war. It is a book which would ordinarily.sell for $1.00 or $1.50, but we are having them made up in large lots and buy them at a price which allows us to give them away to subscribers on very easy conditions. All who pay three months subscription, old or new, back subscription or in advance, in case their paper is de livered by carrier, will receive one of these atlases free. All mail subscribers, old or new, who pay a year's sub scription ($:100), either back subscription or in advance, will also be entitled to receive an atlas without extra charge. This is the most liberal offer the Capital Journal has ever made. JlJifWl DETAILED If OF DESPERATE BATTLE AT BZURA RIVER MaMW f Selected Troops from Wur temburg Charge Across the Frozen Swamps SEVEN BATTALIONS ARE ANNIHILATED Great Battle Still in Progress But Has Not Yet Reached Decisive Stage retrogrnrl, Dec. 2ii. Detaila of bloody attempts of tho Germans, to cross tho Bairn, between Rawa and 8ohacr.ew, were recoived here today. Wurtem burg troops were brought from Franc to aid in the advance on Warsaw. Last Saturday night tho Wurtembuvg troops charged across rough and swampy ground against tUoeriau troops in the face of a frightful fire. Tho enemy reached the Siberian tranche.! and desperate hand to hand fighting ra sultcd. Tho (icrmans were finally re pulsed, out cliurgea repeatedly, until seven Wurtcnibiug battalions were au nihiluted. On Sunday night two German detach ments crossed the Bzura, over a foot bridge near i'lcria. The detachment were annihilated by the Kussiuns. Two more Oermiin bnttulions concentrated on the bank of the river Monday. On Monday night, without waiting for an attack by the enomy, the Siberians sur rounded the Hermans and annihilated them. Twelve hundred Uermuns wora slain. Hussion troops have captured numer ous positions, cannon and machine gun iu the fighting about the Br.ura aud llawa rivers. A great battle is still in progress, not having reached a decisive, stage yet. Fighting the Turin. Petrograd, Dec. liS. Fighting win proceeding in the Caucasus today with the Russians assuming the offensive in the direction of Suryknmhth, according; to an official statement issued by tha war office today. "Turkish outposts," the statement said, "have been repulsed along th whole front. After a stubborn resist ance in the direction of Van, the Turko wero compelled to retreat with consid erable loss. "During the recent fighting nt Mlawn, a Russian buttnlioa raided n transport nnd captured a quantity of. Christinas gifts." )Mc FED 1800 UNEMPLOYED. Port laud, Ore., Doc. 2.1. Kiglitecn hundred unumployed men were the guesU of the O.- W. It. & N. company at a Christ- inns dinner served on bonrd the steamer llassnlo today. The din- nor was prepared by tho com- missaiy department of the rail- . olid and was complete in every detail. Music regaled the guests as they dined, and u number of prominent divi.us delivered short addresses. In addition to the dinner each guest was given it bii.cn, a pipe and pouch of tohuceo to lake with him, WAR" ATLAS