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Newspaper Page TextIbeDail; 9 FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ! m CIRCULATION IS , OVER 4090 DAILY 9 g FORTIETH YEAR AO. 36 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS JSSS X WATOHK EVENTS WHILE GERMANS TERRORIZE SEA Meanwhile Effort Is Being Made to Keep Alive Na tion's Martial Spirit PEACE PROPOGANDA IS BURDEN TO TELEGRAPH Hundreds of Messages Re ceived by President Urging Peace at Any Price By Carl D. Groat. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Feb. 10. The ndminis 1 nil inn, fearing that ultimately war or a "state of war" with Germany must come, is anxious to keep ulive the mar tin I spirit in America. It wishes to guard against the sapping, influences of uu undue sense ot security. On the oth er liniid, there is no manifest moves to raise an army for actual war, though then has been some progress made to ward naval and economic preparedness. This epitomizes the government posi-l tion today at the close of one week of broken relations , between the I'nited States and Germany. ll finds much of the neutral shipping ordinarily plying the Atlantic shivering in home ports; Germany lias slain ship travelers in an apparently indiscrimin ate sea war and shipping has been de stroyed at the rate of about three-quarters of a million tons monthly. Willi terrific possibilities nheaTT, the government is anxious lest peace propa ganda and the absence of war shall lull the nation into an unjustifiable calm- . Tt has prepare. I itself for internal dif fit allies and there is talk of an army of half a million with some discussion of various forms of military service. Thus, far, however, these ideas have not i rystalized into actual action. Insofar as an actual declaration of "ni is concerned, as it was expressed officially after yesterday's cabinet meeting, that will be upon Germany's responsibility. The president himself has determined tn follow the literal wording of his recent speech to congress to ask only for the means of protecting American .seamen's and people's lives, lie v;:i keep upon Germany the burden of any actual declaration of war. Meantime the work of neutrals to stave of war bet wees the I'nited States and Germany continues; while in anoth er Id days Ambassador Vofl Bornstorff is expected to be aiding in his home laud to keep the peace between the two nafion-s. The neutrals themselves appear In fear Germany, hence are acting cau tiously, nut, nisotar as their power , goes, they will make everv effort to I prevent the conflict that authorities re gard as destined to come sooner or later. 'ConVoys and perhaps' issuance of guns lor defense of merchant ships, are the two most likely "necessary precau tions," that have been suggested and considered by the president. However, his closest friends say he has not spok en his mind on this point, Tn addition, should he be forced to go to congress, he will ruobablv ask '" too "v.v u piaceu at nis disposal the action of Speaker Stanfield in re tor coast patrol work, an well as for forrino. senate hill W. Qli palarfno tr, convoy tasks. In addition, if real war wese at hand, he might ask a conscrip tion law. or call for a big volunteer army, to be whipped into shape for ac tual foreign service. (Continued on page rbree.) ABE MARTIN work wonders right in th' family. You can't live yonr life over, but you kin think it over. 1 -51 JU Lots o' smiles eo beaein' that would 4c WANTS CRACK AT GERMANS . s Riltimore, Md, Feb. 10. "illiam A. Johnston, 162 pounds lu hia barf feet, walked into the office of the I'nited States navy recruiting station with fire in his eye. , . "I want to get a crack at the sou of a gnu who tank my ship. " he growled to Lieutenant Wil son. "I want to enlist in the navy." In u few hours the Tinted States navy hail been augmented by the enlistment of a former cook of the American freighter Housatonic. the only American ship sunk iu the new submarine warfare. ' BUSH BELIEVE THAT ARE DESTROYED Three Vessels Were Torped oed and Sunk Today, Ac cording to Reports Washington. Feb- 10. Back of the mathematical Lloyd's reports on ship destruction in Germany's l'-boat cam paign probably lies a dramatic story of British counter measures, inasmuch as the tonnage reported wrecked now seems dwindling. With the falling off in tonnage sunk the past two duysmay be only tempo rary, some authorities here see in it the possibility that Germany 's era of 'f rightfulness :" in the barred area is to be shortlived. According to British circles todav, England prepared for Germany's sub marine drive some time in advance. She set out new patrols and took steps to see that liners were armed. Perhaps, it was sus-trested. Eneland nlready lias established guarded lanes' of cruisers within the barred area, and, j , arr.v "O contiabrand. They are moreover, it is believed bv naval auth- 0t armed; the Orleans carries a crew orities Germany has lost "manv of her ; of :!r nie" of In addition to Gap- submarines though on this point tliei,llin Tucker, 88 are American citizens. British admiralty never will tell iinv1"' sails for Bordeaux. tRlos. ' 'he Rochester will attempt to make Some of Germany's undersea craft ; I!olle"' Franco. She carries provisions, hii nmlmihte.lK- iit haul. tn thoii. : but no absolute f Oil I rnbl'U lid. base before now' hnvintr ,,.,.,1 m, th.tr! suruilv of toroedoes. This mav account for the apparent decrease in activity,! though there is still another possibility! mat some o uermauy s ettorts are; being hidden by the British admiralty Three Are Sunk Today. London, Feb. 10. Two of the crew of the Norwegian merchantmen Solbuk ken perished when that vessel was sunk today. The British strainer Mautohi was also reported sunk. screw The Solbakken was a steel steamer ot 2,(1( (gross tonnage), regis (Continued on page three.) Representative Thomas Says Speaker Plays Favorites Log-rolling was the specific charge made at the first night session of the legislature last night when Represen- tntiv-e Thomna of Afpilfni-rt .,! i tt, fishing iii the Willamette river at Ore gon City am establishing a dead line three miles below that city above which fishing with nets would be prohibited, tohe game committee, of which Cor bett is chairman, and Representatives Ritner, Ashley, Burdick and Griggs are members, when it was thought right and propel the bill should iro to the fisheries committee, where other fish bills were considered. Generally on objection to a reference by the speaker, the member w ho objects states to which committee he wishes the bill to.go and if the house does not olt - jject, it is so referred. Representative i Thomas objected to the bill being re - ferred to the irame committee and re- ' iiMi. ...... I i I... aan .. ,1, . . . !.', 11 .-.in iu me iiauriu-B i:uui- mittee. This Stanfield did not do and, j Thomas' took the floor and Charged that the till was beillB referred to the o.lme committee so that if the Romie river hill i was passed in the senate this bill could 1 be piven an adverse reoort and killed ' hv indefinite rmntnonempiit Wmiu (h.. .- . . . . . .... . ... ' lemls ot the Willamette tiskiae bill voted for the Rogue river fishing j bill. He charged that the reference to thisj "committee was being used an a club to , defeat the Rogue river bill in the sen-1 ate. He charged that Speaker Stanfield hadtaken a hand in the matter anil had threatened Senator Gill that unless the! Rogue river t'vshug bill was killed in the aenate-bia Willamette fishing bill ' would be killed in the house bv being seut to a committee that was declared to be not in favor of the Rogue, river bill and would give tie Willamette bill an adverse report. There wre n few tense moments aft- er the charge of log rolling on the part of the enemies of th Rogue river fieh-i ing bill, and Speaker Stanfield ealledl 'ATTCRNey CiEMepiA-- 6luei TBI- kA5 .AND Tfte V-Avv MAKERS' PSwAwoTite HI. TU? - ONCE OVER IT SHIPS WILL SAIL TO EUROPE Orleans and Rochester Will Leave New York Today Bound for France .New fork, Feb. 10. Without the 'barber pole" identification warns, insisted upon by the German govern ment, two American freight ships, the Orleans and the Rochester will sail to day for Europe, the first American es sels to leave the port in defiance of the submarine order. The ships, according to their owners,: 1' "ill be the first voyage for the Orleans under the American flag Orleans under the American flag. She recently was transferred from Argen tine registry. The American liner St. Louis so far ! lias not been armed. Efforts to get guns i have met with no success, although the ' country has been combed. She probably will not sail until next week. Mails from the St. Louis may be trans i ferred to the White Star liner Gedric, i which will sail next week with a huge cargo and no passengers. The Gedric is armed. The Rochester was anchored off : Staten Island before noon today. Six tugs pulled her out frefln her pier last Continued on Page Seven.) Dr- Anderson to the chair and took the floor in defense of his decision. He said he referred it to the game com mittee for the reason that Thomas was on the fisheries committee. He said he tried to be fair in the matter anil has tried to be fair all the way through. He said he believed the game commit tec was fair about the matter. Thomas again declared the game com mittee was stacked against the Wil lnmette bill and that if it was referred to that committee it would come out with an adverse report. Thai it was a ! measure to slvly slip the knife into thf j Rogue river fishing bill he thoroughly : believed beeause the Willamette river : fishing men supported the Rogue river j bill and did not wish their bill killed 1 and therefore would try to have the southern Oregon measure slaughtered, 1 Bella nd declared the fisheries commit- ' tee was fair and om?ht to handle the : . niniiri. In an effort to liour oil on the rough - i eningf: waters that threatened to engulf : Hie house hevnni its (tenth Keureseu- tative Bean said the matter could ie j settled without an open break between i the mpmlMum of the hoiine. He thought ! nnrlico it akhnU nol i, Ia i.;h.t tKi. i r ' i . . a ; aame or the fisheries committees but to a special committee that should be ap pointed of men who were out-side thc fishing fights. He moved that it be, sent to a special committee, Ritner took the floor and declared! -this was the first time his motives had i been impugned and he resented it. He; said his mind was open and ready for a fair consideration of the Willamette j bill regardless of the Rogue river af-i fair. i Corbett. chairman of the camp com - ! mittee, backed up the committee and! said that as the speaker asked the house to back up his action in referring !"ro the- game committee the bouse ought to stand -behind him. He said it was (Continued on page seren.) THIS IS A TRIO OF HEAVYWEIGHTS tfOrA.Ci.AS. AMO OooR. ROAOS of THE PlLCAft-S OP KfiCilJtAT ION SENTENCE OF DEATH WILL Alleged Dynamiter Found Guilty by Jury In Short Order San Francisco, Feb. 10. Thoas Mooney will be sentenced to death J. by Superior Judge Franklin Griffin next Tuesday, following his conviction of murder in connection with the prepared' ness parade bomb which killed ten per sons. In returning its vev(ti t after sr hours deliberation last night, the iiirv declined to include a recommendation of clemency and .lodge Griffin has no alternative but to send the onvieted man to the gallows. In the midst of the excitement which swept the city following the verdict, District Attorney Charles M, Fickeri created a new sensation today when he announced that he has a, "confession by a coconspirator" reciting the details of 72 crimes in which, he asserted, nearly all of the defendants in the dynamiting cases participated. "The preparedness parade dynamit ing," he declared, "was merely an in cident in a conspiracy the extent of which would amaze San Francisco. We are only on the threshold of our prose em ions. The sworn confession of the co-conspirator covers crimes ranging from dynamiting to murder comitterl in Sonora, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. "This man has never been heard of before ill these bomb cases. His con fesalon vindicates the conviction of Mooney but we have only scratched the surface in achieving that." Mooney reiterated his innoci e to I dav. "This injustice in my case has aot i upset me,'! he said. "It is only an epi -I isoile in the long struggle of labor for j its rights. I was prepared for any event-! j uality. To an innocent man' it becomes la Ockery to repeat the plea of inno- j eenrp. If people can be procured to perjure thtmselvcs lit the instigation of! the 'system,' I cannot stop them. Thisj verdict does not make me guilty. I am ; , not guilty." The jurors declared that, although ' ! they took ten ballots to determine i whether to recommend life imprison I ment, there was never any doubt in their inds after they began to deliber ate as to the defendant's guilt. Hourke Cockran, chief defense conn sol said today that he would remain ' here for a few days and complete the defense 's appeal. United States Has Surprise For Enemies in Shape of Most Wonderful Torpedo Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 10. A torpedo that can detect and single Out an en- C I :..! I A. 1 i emv crn.il, leosise ii-i-n aim ai a soe'u Lc f,i,. knn, ,i, i . .!, .. . . , ,. ... ' r'T r'W"" 111 ' nank of 1 ulte Vs ernment todav, according to Montra ville. Wood, Chicago scientist .and in- VCntOr. Wood declared in Wood declared in a lecture t v. , u i A it... ....... '" c su'"" ment such a defensive weapon, togeth er with another invention which will immunize ships of the home fleets to attack by his torpedo or anything similar to it. "It i really a torpedo with ears and, a brain," he said. "The ears work on; the same principle as human ears. They detect an enemy ship at a distance of ; ten miles and at a distance of one and a half miles they slip from their an-' 1 ohors and rush to attack. "The brain',' he said, ''I cannot tell i you so much about That is my little i seeret. Wood, who invented the detecta phone, also tord of a wireless-controlled aeroplane being tried by the govern ment. It enrries no aviator. 'GERMANY OFFERS : TO NEGOTIATE IN Proposals Are Made Through Swiss Minister to That Effect By Robert J. Bender (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Feb. 10. The first real sign that agencies are at work to pre vent an armed clash between Germany and the United States came this after noon, when it was learned on highest authority that Germany wants the I'nit ed States tu suggest some way iu which to prevent what has for a week ap peared to be an inevitable conflict. i This sign, it is understood, is in the form of a communication, either al ready transmitted through the Swiss embassy here or now on its way. The Swiss inistur, Dr. Paul Hitter, is understood to have received knowledge nf its' I'nntpiitv thmtoli h refuses tn confirm this. He also refused this alter- noon to dpnv it. Dr. Rittcr, in charge of German af ! fairs here since the break in relations however, suggested some trouble with i the crew. The official explanation was' that the departure of the Rochester had been delayed when it was discovered! there was no cook aboard. The com- pany officials admitted, however, tnat the members of the crew were to be paid a "handsoc bonus" for making the trip and 'it was believed the Roches ter may have been halted when their demands were adjusted. (Continued on page seven.) One-Hundred and Twenty Americans Will Leave Berlin By Carl W. Ackerman. (United Press staff correspondent.)' Berlin, Feb. 10. One hundred and twenty Americans will leave Germany with American Ambassador Gerard when he ful'iills the last step in Presi dent Wilson's ordci'n to break relations i with Germany. The 120 citizens of the I'nited States ; will leave on the special embassy train j which has been provided by the Ger ' man government- They will probably go on the second section of the special, the ambassador and his personal staff occupying accommodations on the first upyiug section. No large congressional will be needed to relicvi appropriation siruuucii .111- ericans iu Germany unable to leave at the same time the ambassador departs. The reason is that through the gener osity of Mr. Gerard and his wife and, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Mayer ot -New iyork, practically all Americans with - out fund who desire to leave with the j ambassador were provided with money and their entire passage home. the American embassy has made all pre parations to depart today. The American consulate here is still caring for some pitiful cases, which a congressional fund would assist, after the American consular representatives leave. These include, especially, a num ber of Americans ill in hospitals. Th fnllnwino additional Americans t0(iar igned the I'nited Press register, indicating their future intentions: Remaining in Germany: William George Us and family, of pii Mich. ir. Horn Ramsey, Milwaukee, Wis. Edna Goodale, lookers, Is. i- Marie Coinin, Pittsburg, Pa. Mai ion.' Winiiewisser, Bellows Falls, Vt. Theodore Butto, Ore. Returning Ahreni and family, to America (route un- specified) : j H. C. VonHtruve, Austin, Texas. Cera Photohaueo, Cleveland, Ohio. Violator of Neutrality Serves Time in Prison San Francisco, Feb. 10. C. C. Crow ley, convicted of neutrality violation is the Franz Bopp conspiracy case, sur rendered to I'nited state-i Marsha! Hols ban. yesterday and began serving his two year term immediately. He will be taken to McNeil's Island prison to night. Before giving himself up Crowley is sued a statement denying rumors that there had ben a break in friendly re lations between himself and former Ger manman Consul Bopp or that Bopp had deserted the associates convicted with him. Bopp sml Lieutenant Baron Von Briucken each furnished $25,000 bail to day. Former Vice. Consul Kckhardt Von Hchaak furnished bail several days ago. Mrs. Margaret Connell, another de fendant, began serving her sentence in San Quentin prison this morning. STOCK IS INACTIVE BECAUSE UNCERTAINTY HOLDS BUYERS BACK Wheat Market In Chicago Strong and Prices Are Higher New York, Feb. 10. The New York Evening Sun financial review today said: There was neither initiative or anima tion in today's short session of the stock market. So restricted was the volume of business transacted that it was difficult to detect any very definite trend to prices. Such trend dR there was, however, was upward, so far ai the industrial list was coucerned, but the rails were again inclined to be yield ing. Among the active steel issues only I'nited States steel and Crucible were traded in in the first hour. United States steel common opened at 104 3-8, ! quarter up, advanced a point or ! sold bock to 104 1-4 and then recovered j to the neighborhood of 10d. Movements i of this sort were general throughout I the industrial list where there were any ! movements at all. I The copper shares were consistently strong. The shipping stocks were also strong. The war stocks were generally firm. Railroad issues were little j hanged mere was more or less lar.y oacaing llllrt t""ng n the later trailing hut Wirehaii(g were quite devoid of significance, Wheat Still Advances. Chicago, Feb. 10. The grain markets registered decided gains today, due to m overing uy snorts, jjuienai gains were posted before the ' offerings became large enough to check the upturn. Mav wheat opened up 1 later registering a gain of :'. 7 8, closing at $1.74 7-S. duly opened up 1-2, gaining '2 ,1-K, elos (Continued on page three.l First Official Word. Washington, Feb. 10 The first direct official word concerning Ambassador Gerard's departure from Berlin reached the state department today in a cable gram from the Swiss minister, saying that Gerard is leaving Berlin today and would be passed with every courtesy at the Swiss frontier. In response to published German IUI ... I ...... .1 .. . tfMBMMllMil ll til K.n i ll ti i .mi i luni -nii'ji i uim i iiniwi , i has not been permitted to telegraph his, government since the break, the' state department said today the ambassador i has always been able to cable the Swbs ! minister as much as he chose. The massage said Gerard, his entire j oft icial staff, 50 American citizens and lonsols. would leave to- proouoiv ail coiisois, wouni rr-ae uri L.l7 7.1 - --ilV .: night on a Switzerland. H Ml ' IUI IIUIU IUI 1.UI ll 1 m..ri,...m thi. mi.raiii. added W ill intend to remain in Merlin, will be un der the protection ol the Spamsti ambas- Uador, who is caring for American terests. Grayson's Nomination Will Not Be Confirmed Washington, I). C, Feb. 10. Dr. Carl T. Grayson, past assistant surgeon, V. S. N., and the president's personal phy sician, nominated by the president to- be (thief medical director of the navy, with the rank of rear admiral, win not be promoted during this session. Opposition to the promotion has sol increased that it threatens to block im Ipoftant legislative bill. Realizing mis. democratic senators have thrown up the I sponge- I President Wilson, it is understood, will make Dr. Grayson's promotion a 'recess annointment. ' Grayson will then rank as a rear admiral and draw the increased pay when congress is not in session. As soon aa congress conven es Dr. Grayson will resume his present standing, until the promotion is con firmed by the senate. FISHING BILL PASSES SENATE T President Moser Champions Measure In Strong Speech PENITENTIARY CONTROL GIVEN TO GOVERNOR Joint Session of Legislature Will Observe Lincoln Day Monday The senate this raoruing passed the Rogue river fishing bill. It also missed the bill giving the exclusive control of the penitentiary to the L'overnnr The latter bill came up first. Gar land called attention to the fact that while the governor now recommended the passage of such a bill in his message two years ago he asked the repeal of this same system and that the manage ment of the prison be taken out of the hands of the governor. Eddy had admit led that the system proposed by the. governor two years ago was a failure, and this bill was putting the law back as it was under West who had made a great success of prison management, li I was giau at last a republican had ad mitted a democrat was right. Kddy re plied that he did not think the demo crats were wrong all the time but onlv a majority of it President Moser re marked "that is a hard admission to make." The bill passed. The first move after the session open ed was the calling from the comittec the house bills Nos. 248 and 20t, both pertaiuing to fishing on the Rogue river and these were made the special order for 11 o'clock. Things moved akiug peacefully until that hour, but when H. B. No. B4K was put on its fintil passage it was Cuefrent. Senator J. C. Smith opened the debate with a rather lengthy but very clear statement as to the conditions physical and others on the lower Rogue. He stated that 00 r cent of the people of Curry county wanted this bill passed. That the Mac leay interests under existing conditions practically owned and controlled all the lower river. That interests had put a smaller cannery out of business. Its seines stretched from shore to shore mid when they were through there was no fish left for the small 'fishermen with their gill nets. The circuit judge uad stated the only way to ever get the mat ter settled was by legislation, and that was what they wanted iww, to stop this litigation which had become a burden on Curry county. Senator Olson, of Multnomah, made a strong argument against the bill. He had been furnished plenty of ammuni tion or else had been extremely diligent in digging it up. He said Hcigne river was now the most protected stream in the state. At this stage President Moser took the floor and made the speech of the session', "The senators of Multnomah should remember that other senators did not oppose their local bills, and should not oppose those of other senators who knew what, their people wanted- He stated he had friends among the power ful lobby here, working against the passage of this bill, who told him if he supported it he would lose their friendship. It was dramatic when h said with deep earnestness, "I do not believe it, but if to retain that friend ship I must vote against, my beliefs and against what the people of that section waut, then I will have to lose it." He was given hearty applause. . I'M i i -5 " .... " ' "v- p "ffJ!r? r,arsse were' . ; tfBO . "ui. t"P that Mrt"2 bol"J" "TTL. Jilim iinmi snipp, imii nr ' h i u vroi- a . a j. x a 1. -K 1 ! m ",,s Ior lr.u"t " ""."" '"' 'ompanies, trust. companies, etc. . U. No. ''Ml, by Unnick. to standard- ll.l. . ,4 - . - , i i,i,t :ize the weight of a barrel of Hoar. '. , i i vr . .1 , n i. . i . l . . .. .. . .1.. .1 " "'-"" of acks of bran and v S. B. No. 27:i, by Shanks, relating to '.trespassing on enclosed lands. NINE BILLS WEBB PASSED BY LOWER HOUSE TODAY Nine bills were passed by the bouse of (Continued on page three.) THE WEATHER Oregon: Toaighl and Sunday occn sioual rain west, oecasionai fain or now east port ion; louthrt gterly winds. AFTER HARD FISH (TiTiSOSrTrs