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
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'(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
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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
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.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
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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.
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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
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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
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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-
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: i- a ii
Minn shuts III A Diericli II lmr nil's uu .nl.
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...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
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, , ""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.