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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES llournal CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY mtfKiisiJtii FORTIETH YEAR-NO. 42 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS oTvns rmt cents SITUATION IS E Break With Austria As Well As Germany Seems Cer tain To Come NO BELLIGERENT STEP HAS OFFERED CAUSE Congress Ends Sunday at Noon and Extra Session May Be Called By Robert J. Bender. d'nited Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Feb. 17. After two weeks of broken relations with (ier may l-residont Wilson todav finds the m Hm uu iiims im Intel national sanation increasingly dif - I'ii-idt. I A break with Auitria seems impend- ing, in view of persistent report that nil negotiations tending to dissuade Austria from following- the I'-bout u .,.... i.n.... 4.-n:t.,.i iht:..: '(Mil n," in ' t i i i i . i . . (' i yiin.- BECOMING ill CRITICAL EVERYDAY nls are convinced the economic situa-l For furniture and equipment of His-; For equipping hospital building and ., h ? , . , a . , "'I'1 'tentative tion in the United States as a result of , torival society in auditorium at Fort-' ha. h room uu ror painiing, z.i,!.ou. I,K ', nat 'ho order, the virtual blockade of American ports land, $1,000. " For payment one-half bounties fori t uptam lolack was testifying in a by the German L'-bont decree makes! For payment of salaries, maintenance destruction of wild animals, $05,000. I . r'nK" J sa(le ot the Kronprinzos some action designed to open the wnv'aud eurren expenses eastern Oregon s"? Cecilie, the "gold ship" as a re fer American shipping imperative- state hospital, $210,000. ' (Continued on page seven.) rslllt of a smt wrought by certain banks Absence of word from American con-; against the company for failure to de- sul airents in central nowcr countries is i taken to indicate that Germany plans no relaxation in her course of iiiterfer- n -e with American privileges and Am ! erica n rights. No Belligereut Act. In spite of these developments of the; last two weeks, however, there is no I belligerent step immediately in sight.) according to those immediately in the' president's councils. j The most distressing problem is that j oi American shipping, now at a stand-1 . . . ', .,,. ., ..... PIIU III . . 1 1 I I' .lli IlilMtlM ,; II llllll recognition of the effectiveness of the German blockade. Furthermore, as an additional thorn in (tie sine or tins governm. nt, ucr- many, according to Merlin dispatches. . Imiiiiv announces she will sink anv Am ericas merchantman that is aimed with-!1" ml the usual formalities of warning, inspect on oi anv other uciuitesv. Meantime, England announces B6W measures for combatting the l"-boat plague and the decreasing number of victims leads manv officials here to believe the submarine campaign is fir.z - ing out. President's Course Veiled. The president's course toward Austria is still veiled. It is possible the president might or relations with Austria, without pesriug again before congress ., i The fact that Secretary tirew. of the American emba.ssv in Berlin, has been j ordered to A'ieiinii to "assist" Ambaa- sudor l'enfield there, gave rise to the N"- lli2. providing for a board of engen belief here that Grew might be carrving ; lci. to prevent procreation of feeble . eii'idenlinl information to l'enfield, 1 l0d, etc.. and providing for steriliza- perhaps baarisa mi the Amerieao-Ans- Irian negotiations The state department has heard noth ing directly from Pctffield for some day.-. On the other hand, he might take advautase of that oubortunitv to notifv congress the time had come to prepare tin lurther eventualities and ask the means of protecting American lives antl property. Owing to the. fact that congress soon adjourns, he might ask for neces.sa.--v powers now, to be used later if neees surj. thereby precluding the necessity of convening the new congress late in the, -pring or next summer for any nc- (Coutinued on page rhree.) :J: :: :c ABE MARTIN Th most unbecoinin fad ih have yet adopted is th' painted face an', hash brown neck. If it wii7.n' fer emooth strangers lots o' money would' ever get in circulation. Principal Appropriations Made By Legislature During Present Session The following is n list of the principal ' Fur other expenses at said hospital, appropriations uinde by this session of $:.'4,177. the legislature, covering most of the! For payment salaries anil for main importaut ones: j tenancy and current oxpeuses of state For compiling and . printing 30,000! copies Oregon Blue Book 1017-191. 1,500. For payment of expenses of emerg ency board and for members. $200. the travel of its.tiary. $l!Mi,120. For payment expenses, arrest and re turn of fugitives from justice, $115,000. For payment expenses of publication of executive proclamations, and notices of secretary of state and state treasur er, $500. For payment of standing reward for arrest of person obstructing tracks, $1,200. railroad j For printing and other expenses 1 Grand Army of the Republic, $500. ! For preservation of John Mcl.oughlinj homo, $50. I For payment of salaries of commis-1 sinners and employes and contingent i expenses o'f the public service commis ! sion, $S0.000. . For pavment of salaries of officer. ; instructors and employes and current ' ox'',c"''fl "f sl'ho1 Mind, $2S,000. f Vm QMnpMmg attll, at mam buibling I jojf school for blind, $553.92. j For general repairs to school for, j blind, $1,209.05. t For aid of the Oregon historical so- leiety, $12,000. - For moving property of Historical so mimtm Ai nir ' ,.,.,, .j. '. Senate Endorses Sterilization and Authorizes Bee Inspection The senators realized there was no time for fooling some of them, and got , . , . . down to business after noon- Seven! v- 'ree "onse bills were on the calendar, ! ""' senate bills ami reports Ol commit-; tp(ls a"d '" being about all put ; out ot the Hay in the morning, and the 1 "v ... .... ... " '" ' "..."".- .stylo. There were but two real breaks 1,10 11,1011 !UnllS' tllis ,uu'- oae coming ; wlie" " 1,111 o. Mil,, fixing terms 01 school directors was read. .Senator sIK,kp al B0,n 'ngth in praise of ,llp directors generally and deprecated ' tll" treatment these tneSt, Who gave thefr I tlln0 ,0 1lu public generally received, j A ""'"ber of the senators felt called up- 011 to N they thought of it, and ! there was a wide divergence of opinion. However, the bill passed, and now the school directors in Portland have but ev-4Mttl1 to u0 their rane o wolk P1'1' BB-fmrmng tnem to do but two things, hire teachers and oromote them. TheVr I..,. i...i. ...lb;.... .... ,.i,:.w. Sterilization Paraes. The other discussion came when "on or certain individunls. Hub started a red hot discussion which v.as onlvi elided when the present previous ques tion was demanded and carried, while. Senator Diniick was still voicing hit vociferous protests. He wanted to know why two bills on the same subject were wanted Why two different proposi tions of sterilization were submitted? If it was intended to sterilize a victim twice? If the victim escaped one board if the other would catch him? "Winn are we going to quit this damnable fool legislation?" he shouted- Nobody ans wered, probably because no one knew the exact hour of adjournment. mi...,. ...... :.. ,i. ,l;. K their efforts were lost in the shadow f of Oimick's attack. Bee Inspector. H. B. Xo. 200. introduced bv Benre- entative Bnrdiek-, because he thought the bees needed someone to inspect them cnused a ripple of argument, but the beo3 will now have someone to inspect them to see they do not loaf on their job, and that they put in n full eight hours. Many Bills Pass. Following bills were passed: H. B. No. 425. bv Fuller Providing ' for a closed season on crabs in Yaciuii.-i bay. 0. B. Xo- 250, by Dedmsn. Permit j ting communities to incorporate for pur J pose of owning water works. H. B. No. 117, by Douglas county delegation. To regulate fishing in Ump j qua river. H. B. No. 4s!). by joint insurance com mittee. To assure future security of fraternal insurance benefits. H. B. No. 400. bv Iaurgaard. Estnb- j lisliing new countv road code, j H. B. No. 40.1. by Matthieu. Further I regulating registration and "examination of pharmacists. ) H. B. No. 510. by house committee ojj I fisheries. Providing for and regulating (the takiug of salmon and other sea food I from Columbia river. I H. B. Xo. 204. by Brownell. Fixing salaries of the county judge and county treasurer, ( lacKamas counts, eirls! H. B Xn MH hr Small ' F..,),;.i.i;.. deposit of injurious or obnoxious sub stances on a public highway, H. B. Xo- 2.1. bv Clatsop rountv delegation. To prohibit fishing for sal industrial school tor girls, $30,00(1. For other expenses and improvement. at gi-ls' industrial school, $2,025. For payment of salaries, maintenance and eurreu expenses of state peniten- For improvements and incidental ex penses at penitentiary, :5X,!t40. For payment of salaries, maintenance, betterments and repairs at institute for .feeble minded, $150,000. For constructing dormitory, building addition to kitchen and other improve ments at institute for feeble minded. $50,200. For pavment salaries state engineer. assistant and employes, ami expenses of office, $74,540. For expenses of engineer's office in making stream surveys and gathering information in connection with water right determinations, $9,420. For salaries and current expenses, etc., of the supreme court library, $15,- 000. For salaries, purchase of books, etc, and for permanent improvements in lib- j ou tho taa4 hm, to(lav tha, th0 rary quarters of state library, $40,000. in f t, , , ,' , . For the payment of salaries of Judge, "rd ftn jMWmTut lvM of the circuit courts, $200,000. For the payment of salaries of dis triet attorneys and deputies, 1138,000, For the payment of salaries, main tenance and current expenses Old Sol n, ...... Afl am .' ,..',1.., ', .... . mou and other anadroincus fish by means of purse seines. H. B. No. 41, by house committee on banking. Amending law providing tor , PSeheat of savings deposits loft dormant : for seven vears. H. B. No. IK. bv Jones of T.nn... He! ... .,,.... nt- (iistr;t mH, , : levy tax on real and personal property H. B. No. 10, by Brownell. Fixing (Continued on page fiv.) ; i THESE LEGISLATORS WILL FINISH LABORS TODAY men k r y , i a -smv f-fsni jb yf mks m mattu h x c- y m tta H.!L V171 ti U CAIRMAN POA I 'i 1 -1 MD'M I I fAnx AN IvCI 0V. V lit .. t f 1 . . . . mrABill tl i 1 J. "V SHIP DAMAGED BY ORDER FROM GERMAN OFFICIALS Captain of Interned Kronprin . zessin Cecilie Testifies On Stand PREPARING FOR WAR WITH UNITED STATES Refused to Give Name of Official by Whom Orders Were Issued Boston, Mass., Feb. 17. Captain Charles A. Volack, master of the Ger man steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie, seized by federal authorities, testified cll- imaged eprosentativc of the German government. lb- declared the purpose had been to prevent movement of'the interned ves sel in case of hostilities between this government .ami Germany, lie refused , . , . - liver ncr cargo when she was driven into Bar Harbor bv British ships. The National City Bank and the Guarantey Trust company of New York have libeled it for $2,:i00,000. The captain said that about the time of the Sussex sinking, when relations were strained between this government and Germany, he was asked by his company to go to New York to talk wilh "a certain gentleman." The name of this gentleman he refused to disclose, saying if the name was made known he would lie tried fur high treason When asked the name of the man who instructed him to disable the ship, Polaok replied: ''I am an officer of the German navy and liable prosecution for high treason if 1 give it. I wish you would not ; (Continued on page four.) BRITISH INSPECTION OF FREDERICK VIII Liner Carrying Von Bernstoff Will Be Detained at Hah- fax For Week Halifax, S., feb. 17. How thor-1 Washington, Feb. 17. Threat by the oug-h will be England's inspection of j administration that it would " take na the .Scandinavian American liner Fred- tional emergency measures" unless the erik VIII, bearing Count Von Bern-j r.ew8 print paper manufacturers came to storff back home, was indicated today i terms with publishers, brought forth ii. the semi-official announcement that I it may be a week or more before the liner is "passed." A hajge staff of naysl, customs and immigration officials, with interpreters, women assistants and translaters swarm ed aboard the Fredorik VIII today be ginning their work suortly after day light. Their task i ne 1 lutes minute exam ination of baggage anil of the persons of those aboard women insectors be ing designated for the task of search ing women passengers as well asj strictest search of the vessel's cargo. ! Lighters are held alongside the liner 1 to carry such cargo as is necessary for j of the press, it obviously was unlawful j age of tha six million dollar road bond temporary removal and detailed investi-j for any corporation or corporations to I ing act shortly after noon today in the gatiou ashore, or to enaole inspectors i do this through combinations. I house of representatives after over on to get to the bottom of the hold. I McAdoo told his auditor, furthermore, ! hour of discussion in the committee of Customs officials are charged with that if the president found he would i the whole during which several amend detailed examination of the steamer 's , be unable to prevent interference with'mcnts were offered and accepted, manifest and papers and anything in freedom of the press through proclama The principal amendment offered was the slightest nature of contraband will j tion he would have a drastic law passed by (lorilou, who asked that an addition- be looked tor carefully, it is not ex-; pected, however, that any contraband will be found, in view of the careful in speclion accorded by American inspeel ors at. New York. While the work of examination was (Continued on nage six.) Treaty Germany Asked Gerard to Sign in Berlin; Ambassador Refused Wshlngton, Feb. 17. The United States "government considers Germnny's "treaty changes" as suggested to Am erican Ambassador Gerard and later seat here, as a complete new treaty. The German contention that the sug I gestiona Germany made to Gerard, and which Grard said he would not accede , to if he had to stay In Berlin "until kingdom conie," are merely reaffirma fA LA CA'-l CrlAM(x6 lti. TiE-S 0FT6N6K. A I NO M100 COMPELLED PAPER MILL COMBINE 10 COME TO TIME; Secretary of Treasury's Stand Resulted In Offer of Arbitration ,m,r UK8" 1 i inc xeuerai .rano commission arbitrate print paper prices and distribution, it was learned today. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo delivered the ultimatum to one of the country's biggest business men and fin anciers, followiug many conferences with President Wilson- In effect, Secretary McAdoo told this business man, who, the administration knew, could "reason the print paper manufacturers into line," that since the government itself is prohibited by j United States constitution from sup-' a pressing or interfering with the freedom try congress making such action pos- silde. McAdoo hinted that these are times of national emergency; that such a law would positively be pushed through congress, and that "perhaps thi i (Continued on page six.) tions and amplifications of the treaty of 17!)!), is diametrically opposed to this government's view. These fnvU were made plain today. when shortly after the text of the Gcr man communication was made public. th state department said .lie document would have to "go belore the senate " to be made binding. Mere signature by was Stated. In other words the paper , i, t ,..-i.i ft-;.... ; w,,l.l l,ve tulf(. tlw. cnl uo r seribed by the constitution, of all new Ireaties, if considered at all. It was understood thut G erniany, hav i ii ng failed to induce Gerard to approve o "aninlitications'' of the old treaty I of 1799, has forwarded it hi ... witn tne hope of having it signed. State depart ment ot'licials ret used to discuss the document. The text contains the "joker" re- 1 ...,..,i;.,.r U MmJhAI .1 I Sam r..r : i- a ii Minn shuts III A Diericli II lmr nil's uu .nl. ii',,.,i ; l'..ii..,i P. i..,.m 1 :.. .... 'ri,...i... ti... j:., .i.i ;.. ...i ... k.i ,'i,i ' :.i ,i. I ,. lermany wanted Gerard to sign had leen deleted from press dispatches sent out of Berlin and was .'refor i. not irried in the Paris press. It was declared at the state depart- ant that to make the paper binding would have to be ratified bv the nate. Officials retosed to say whether the senate nui'lit be asked to take such action but did sav that no such step is now contemplated. Full Text of Revised Treaty j 1 ramlall Dedman, Baton, Elgin, El Washington, Feb. 17 The state de-, notf, Seymour .limes. A I Ji s, W. B. I part incut toduy published the Bngltsh Itext of a coromnnieation submitted by Mwiss Al.i n ister Dr. Caul Hitter, as del - j many'l representative here, in which! are contained the changes Hie kaiser 's I government wanted made in the old i in -i, in iieaiv oi linn, ami which .aiii- liassador Gerard refused to sign, saying he would remain In Berlin "until king dom come" before accepting. Officials refuse to discuss Ibe docu ment, but it was taken for granted gen erally that the German government, having failed to force Ambassador Go rard to sign the "amplification" of th. tin treaty, forwarded it here through hannels olieii to il since the break in relations, in an effort to have it signed at the state department. The communication on 'February 10 ite from the Swiss minister reads: I "The German legation at BernV has own institutions and not in luiy 5CC i communicated flic following To tho tarian or uon sectarian institutions- It iKwisH political department (foreign of- did not amount to very much one way fiee): t " 'The American treaty of friendship; (Continued on page si.) I'liiniiieri'i' of the II Hi of July, 1795),' provides by article 2:t tor the treatment. of the subjects or citizens of the two t states and their propertv in the event.; ot Wr between the two states. This article, which is without question in full force as regards the relations oe-1 tween the German empire anil the Fnit-i ed .States requires certain explana lions and additions on account of the develoiimeut o. international law. Iho 1,'rn"1" government therefore proposes I thnt a Kiiecial nrrangemcnt be now sistn ed of which the English text is as f ol I lows: 'The agreement between iiermauy. TftAH an" '"e I lilieu niiiu-s oi .-viin-iua i-.n-tHl-. corning the treatmert of each other's! citizens and their private proierty at-j 1 M . (Continued on page lix.) RQAD BOND BILL I pmcn dv uniict n Inlo MUilNIKb Result of Roll Call Is Greeted With Cheers From Crowded Gallery SENATE QUICKLY POST PONED KUBLFS AMI BILL Bishops Proposition to Sub mit New Prison Proposition Also KM Shouts of joy, cheers of approval, and nurst oc applause from the gallery ! marked the announcement of the iuul- nl section be added enipowerinir the j highway commission to contract for the, ; construction of roads, contracts to Is let at a public session. If'thebids line considered excessive, the commission ia.io cmpuwertni 10 reiecr inem nnrt go ahead and do the work itself. The amendment was accepted. Representative Al Jones moved to strike all of the provisions designating the paved, post, and forest roads and allowing the designation to bo left to. the highway commission. This was ob jected to and overwhelmingly voted down. Lunger thought the Marion county delegation was opposing the bill because they Were not getting enough of tho money. Thomas opposed and cited tho follow ing facts that let light In on the situa tion: An estimate of the cost Of hard surfacing 170 miles at i15,00() a mile, amounts to $15,530,000, with the counties building the crushed roeh bnse, orniuage, at about J(,!00 a mile, or ?7, 1, 01 10- 1,150 miles of post roads at 47n ...;i j Jl ml, 14,700 OOo" o aZ for t e sSS i ', ...L,. . , , ""i I Z, J 7'w"w Auls l01 ft '0"titulional limitation Ot bond ",l -inning the interest at tour per cent a year on the bonds, the result will bo that the cost of the highway expend tcad of the six 1 'sj,(0s th(,,.,, ,.,. iture win total about 0.000.000 n- million asked for. He- " .... .v u . iiv - i . 1 m . njf lllillll- 1(linin(; ()(, ruft(ls t htilt. Some one must pay the bill," he de clared. Crandal) was not in, favor of the mea sure as it stood, Forbes defended it, again, and Hore and Sclnmoff niadi. i ' ....mini MIHHU ' siriing picas lor it Hclliuid told historv " made strong i lea for tho .roads on the seore of military aeeea 'Zj .w.s in ia Mir also. J.1"' vol' '"" uns as follows: . n u i.eiiiiriii, r; , in . I""1"" ". ounon, aitan, rinrK, Gorbett, fb(S8' '1,llor 0oole "ordon, Gore, I "riggs, Hodgen, Kubh, l.aurgan nl. : '.' " '-linger, Alackay, Matthieu, I Mueller, I'eck, Hitncv. Koac. Schimoff. ' ' " ' 1 Stafrin, Stott. Willett and r Stanfield. PJ Nayes Anderson. Ashlev. Bowman. ! Brown, Cnrtmill, Childs. Cornelius, Jonea, Lafferty, Mann, Martin, Meek, Porter, Port wood, Hheldoa, Btcnhens, " eeney, iiiomas, I hompson, I ihenor. Absent -Brownell. MANY MEASURES QUICKLY DISPOSED OF BY SENATE 1 1 pical morning after, with the senate evidently regretting much that it had done yesterday, for most of the morning was spent in reconsidering its votes, and repenting by changing them. Business moved alonir ranidlv ".'".' ""':'"' "" "am a, B. , " ;"" yesicnmj. lecousidereu. it is the ompanioii i 1,1,1 " P'isseil yesterday, and 'simply declared it the policy of this MllU' 111 "'are tor all its wards m its iThlTl Tlir WFAThPR allll H Li1 1 UlitA winter s Oregon: To night :! Sun day u u s et tied and oeeasionally tin cu t e n i n g; i i n d s mostly inulherly.