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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY nTirTTinnnnii i 1 1 w Hi HI I 1 lllM H M III III II I FORTIETH YEAR-NO. 44 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NKWB HTANDfl rTVK CENTS alllnurnnl PRESIDENT ASKS wenty-Ninth Session Closes SHORTAGE IS BREAD RIOTS IN a . mm i m i r r . RHECT 'rs,?p. FULLY AS ACUTE NEW YORK CITY POWER PENDING tTS and Sing National Anthems ONLY REVOCATION FUNSTON IS DEAO OE DIVER POLICY NATION MOURNS AS AT ANY TIME ARE SERIOUS TODAY CAN AVERT DANGER Secretary of State and Atth ney General Have Framed Measure WILL BE NO EXTRA SES SION IF BILL PASSES Ami the next day it snowed! i in this feast of reason and flow of soul Jt : olplauing gracefully, cheertullv, yet i bv the Ted Lansing, of the hvenlng somewhat regretfully, from the high Telegram; C. C. Chapman, of the Oi ego" altitude of the Twenty-ninth session of Vot , Ha, h vHtson, of the Ore- the Oregon legislature down to the low- I er level of common citizenship, the mem- j Son M, hers of what lias been termeoj one of the Then followed Representatives Gore, most "constructive" sessions in the ; 0f Mcdford; Dr. Goode, of Portland; state' history this morning scattered to Italian, of Portland; Tichenor and Dr. each portion of the -state of Oregon ' Sweeney, of Josephine county, and the scenes that knew them for the jg Thompson Kissed Htm. past 40 days oud 40 mght know them EarIier iu tho evening Mrs. Thompson no more. ... , i declared she would have to kiss all the It is the opinion of Ham Foster, the ; dcmocrat9 good-bye. She was dared to "fixture' in the rotunda of the state do it Quietly she drifted over to the capitoi, aim ne uns uccn tneic to ig ; wt side of the touse whpre Kopr0SP11 Western Roads Still Refuse Hundreds of Women, Scantily Officials Fear That "Overt Flags Fly at Half Mast Today to Accept Shipments to the East Clad, Storm City Hall with Babies In Arms Officials Appear In Person Before Judiciary Commit tee Today enough to know, that the exit of the tative Tichenor was sitting at his desk. Chicago Keb. 20. The freight car longestion and shortage, characterized a week ago as the worst in the history of tho railroads, remains practically unchanged today. Practically every em bargo clamped on by eastern and west ern roads continue in force, being lift ed only in special eases or to take care of local conditions. Meantime, food pri ces are soaring. Western roads still' refuse to accept iwemy-nintii session was tne most j 8he cngaKt.(l uim in conversation and graceful in many, many years. Sam iswhen be looked she 8ddenly plant- owwnwrou iu d a kiss on his cheek. the inside histories of the legislatiurc I Th(, there wag r(mr rom ,h(1 hmifl( and he declares that for good fellow-1 I fifhpnfir .ltkouoh nleased. wot shij), good nature, good sportsmanship. J vff re(j ;n tne face Other members j shipments billed for eastern detti na na d geniality, the members of the van- j w;tu democratic leanings began to pern ItloM, and the Santa Fe and other trans ished session wore the peers of any ses-1 U) er PariJ but according to Mrs. ! continental lines arc holding up ship Dion lie has hitherto witnessed. I Thnmiwnii Tichenoi- m the nnlv niiD-imcnts in western cities in an eftort to Although confusion reigned a large , iblc cajldiJate iu the field. She said portion of the time and grew greater tha, ,sweoney's wife was present, and and more insistent as the hours ap- tUat Hodgen was mixed with indepen proac.hcd midnight and then sped on to- j dent blood while ESbott had gone nuiu i : 1 ' ' . . , 1 i j . uiiu .-'.-.iriii twwmmM iriu home i Vhib the unei.i'!im!il,-tniT orfta omtnir mientlv, it was a confusion that resulted : fi,, un,,c- n,,. .,;.,,, i.,,,.r. to; from a midnight of business and ino- out into the rotu'udn where the younger in. -ims ui joy - element danced and sang where the lob- The legislature has adjourned line i Wviat roomed for t ha nut in ,lv And ! nf J n VI nek tho oM li i t nrti Iao4 win t i vm Simply Drifted Away. werp ringing to men.Vi nuin8 Yet tlie legislature did not actually tunes. The Big Road. Bond Issue. Important in the real business of the closing hours was the concurrence of both houses to the unie.iilnients to the six million dollar bond bill. -V bill Monday : was also passed uruirnuriatim; money for a special election to lie held in .Tune, Washington, Feb. '20. Secretary of State lousing ami Attorney General Oregory today asked the senate judi ciary committee to pass immediately a bill wmeh would (rive the president ,.,.,,,,...11 miHm me present interna iioiiiu situation without recourse The bill provides the president to! csunu. i ue in ii 1 1 ami nnvai rorces of. i ,)ie me i i in -enforce compliance with ami prevent, violation of. the obliga tions of the United States under the laws of nations." Briefly such a law would mean that the president could employ this coun try's army or navy in engaging in any rude or commerce with any belligerent country as long as international law, as understood and agreed to by this government wait not violated by any Mich trade or commerce. adjourn but it drifted awav, one bv one two by two, with luggage and without. Put the officers worked on and on, fil ing reports until everything was com pleted. According to resolution the ses. sion adjourned at lz o clot night, February 19. Some difference of opinion eviif .-it the cai'itol us to iust how fur aunti n 1 5 o'clock Jaw would be held applicable in the! fiW session began at 8 o'clock (resent situation. and moved on with occasional bursts Senators and representatives say that) of perfervid oratory and horseplay uu since this government feels it is "a; til about 10:15 o'clock when the house It was 4 o'clock before the crowd in ' to which the measures enacted by the the house of representatives thinned ! legislature and calling Tor a referendum out. Still a few hung on until 4:;;0 and 'will be referred. The date of the spe cial election is June 4. Salem Bridge Bill Passes. clear the Chicago yards. The Santa Fe has partially solved the local situa tion, but more than 24(10 loaded ears are on sidings between here and Kan sas City, The advent of warmer weather which officials promised would bring relief, and the renewed sailings of merchant vessels held in Atlantic ports has not had any appreciable effect here. Ship pers continue to call for cars, roads give them the same reply. Officials of the Northwestern, Chi cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and Great Western and Burlington railroads all report no change.-Local conditions have improved, they say, but the east is as inaccessible as ever. If the eastern roads could meet the situation, western roods would have no difficulty they agree. "Morelv a matter or 'passing tin PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS BECOME PROHIBITIVE Leader of Women Is Arrested by Police and Riot Ensues New York, Feb. 20. Crying "we want bread, we want bread," moro than ;)00 women, bare headed, scantily clad their warmest garment being a shawl thrown about their shoulders Stormed up the steps of the city hall here today, demanding relief from Mayor Mitchel from the high cost of food. Some declared their families were starving. Most of the women carried babies, their faces showing the pinch of hung er, in their arms. The women were headed by Mrs. Ida Harris, president of the Mothers' Vigilance league, and Marie Oanz, known as "Sweet Marie". They came from the Rutgers Square tenement dis trict, where pushcart peddlers have matter of obligation,'' to keep its trade ilfetl to any belligerent, that can profit by such trade and commerce the bil! would mean that the president would be vested with broadcast powers in keep ing American ports open and in keep ing American ships plying the seas. The bill urged bv Liuising follows: paused tor n program of music and read- With minor amendments the bridge bill, known as H. B. No. .ii5, winch declines were predict I, continue s'.ca provides a solution for the Marion-Polk dy or else have an upward trend. Po countv bridal difficulty, passed the sen-: idi.u kvn t .;ilv for n week. mga, winch too up acc.it 4.) minutes ; ate. The amendments change the length Today Minnesota and Wisconsin va and afforded amusement and relaxation. 0f a span to bring an inter-county rieties sold for $2.(10 wholesale and ine uiock is otoppcu. bridge under the provisions of the act. ; f ,om ! to l.n." rer peck retail, l an. v tsarry tins morning tne tate ot Mp-j western were quoted at $.1 per Dttiaei buck," one official suid. "The east-.been Steadily raising prices until the ern roads are the cause of western con gestion. If they could handle their bus iness, we would have no trouble." War prices in foods, in which market At 12:40 o'clock the house received a resolution from the senate asking the house to concur in adjourning at 12 o'clock. The speaker looked at the ator Dimick's anti-conspiracy bill hung wholesale, with but a small supply '1,0 it enacted bv the senate audi clock and snw it was 20 minutes of 1. house of representatives of the United and called on the sergeant -at-arms to States Of America, in congress assemb-i stop the clock and turn the hands back, led that it shall be lawful for the pre When this was done the resolution was ident of the United States and be is adopted. hereby empowered to employ the land: About 1:30 o'clock, amid the usual or- iiiiH naval torcen thereof to detain anvider of business, when the faces of the i in the balance and Seymour Jones took u j the fight to save it. The battle raged in the aisles and all over the floor of the house but it was finally saved from being killed by indefinite postpone ment. Jones was supported in the fight bv Representative Crandall. The j bill got by with a narrow margin. uaton rues Protest on Vote. (Continued on page four.l K.i.-ti, uiwuc oi private, ioreign er; representatives were a bit wearv with I A sensation was created by Represen domestic, iu order to enforce compli-jthe strain of work, a bunch of ''josh" j tative Eaton when he filed his obiec ance with or to prevent the violation resolutions were sent to the desk audi , . in. tne obligations ot the I in ted States I read. One of these was to refer to the under the law of nations; and it shall people the question as to whether a be lawful, and he is hereby further olge hair dropped' into a barrel of rain empowered to employ such forces to1water. wittiturn to a snake, enforce any of all other obligations: Employes Are Commended, imposed upon the United States by the j Serious resolutions of commendation law ot nation,, by treaties or conyen- i01. the r(.ajing corU lhe calendar clerk, tious to which the lulled States is a ,b(, jonrny ,.fe!k aml thp (.hil,f (.u,rl , , , y ...... vm. vuiu nv meniliers nt th, Tiresu Mia re- 1 callable Brokers and grain men could see no relief in sight for the grain market. Prices, while not abnormally high con sidering outside factors, have had a steady upward trend. The car shortage Act" May Occur at Any Time Now By Robert J. Bender (I'nitcd Press staff correspondent) Washington, Feb. 20. America's real j oaiiKcr or an ucmiti cman wnn ther mally cannot be removed until the kaiser's government revokes its decree lor submarine warfare. Detention of Americans in the Yar rowdale case and other issues, them selves admittedly serious, are regarded by the administration as practically col lateral to the main proposition. there was highest authority for this statement today. More than two weeks have now passed without an "overt act" but officials were inclined to believe this might be due more to the fact that there was scant opportunity for commission of such an act, rather thun to any purpose of Germany. Today however, there arc at least two unarm ed American merchantmen in Ocrmanys barred swue. I hev are the steamers Or leans and Rochester. Both carry Amer ican crews. Moth bear cargoes held 1011 trabrnnd bv Germany. Their safety from now until definite word of their arrival at port is made, will be the subject of the liveliest interest in offi cialdom. In the meantime, it is pointed out that in a greater measure Oermany has achieved, in part, at least, one of the main objects of her submarine blockade She has kept American ships in Amer ican ports, due 1o fear of American Skippers of sinkings. Thus she has cut down on triple to the allies. But the lack of success of the Teu tonic F-boat war indicated in the small number of vessels sunk out of the total bearing commerce to and from Kugland anil absence of that "overt act" so far, PASSING OF HERO and Soldiers Bow with Grief BURIAL WELL BE AT PRE SIDIO NATIONAL CEMETERY General Pershing Will Prob ably Be Given Permanent Command On Border women declared thev are now utterlv unable to feed their families. 'We are starving; we want bread," was the constaut cry raised by the women as they surged about the en trance lo the city hall. Walking quietly acroHH the city hall park, the women were at the very steps of tho building before they were noticed. They swept up the steps en unwarned siukinir of an American shii masse. The doors were banged shut in with possible loss of jimerican lives. then- races unit wild cries and impre- Tip. "collateral case or the ar- rowdalo, while flagrantly illegal in u San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 20. Flags at half mast and every khaki-clad man a mourner, the body of the late Major (leneral "Fred" Funston was iu Fort Sam Houston today. Tonight the re mains of the ' ' best two-fisted fighter in the worltl for his inches" will be, trans ferred to San Francisco. There on Hat urday he will be buried with full mili tary honors at tho Prcsitlio. Few men were more popular with of ficers nntl men of the ranks than the short "fighting Fred," who died sud denly last night. A prodigious worker, army officials said today, his place will be a difficult one to fill. It was this tirelessnes sin work and close applica- I tion to his duties that caused the gen eral's death. He had be some greatly weakened by the steady grind of details of the forces under him, but it waa like the fighting Kansan to make no com plaint and to stick out his work junt the same. Greneral Funston died suddenly at a hotel here last night, a few minutes after he had finished dinner. He col- cations followed A swarm of police reserves and plain clothes men appeared. They drove the women down from the steps. Marie (lanz then mounted the steps and ad- self, is expected by the administration soon to be cleared up. President Wilson is understood to anticipate a number of other such "incidents." But he is pmhnrones tenirinrnrilv force, 'Pressed the women. m.-uii..s v - - down the ttriln market, but the effect I She urged the women to remain in j main issue ot uuiuniug- never reached the consumer. i.,,....,,i ...I,;!.. u..ni...i i,.i.i.,. , is expected from now on to encourage. '.. , ... ... , . J . American shippers and ship owners ' w more and more to send out their ships. 1 1'1. w'" '"le Silverbeig, of Then will come increased danger of the 1 1 ' " c ' " l" scious. Death was almost instantan eous. General Funston was 51 years old. Major General Pershing, just bock from Mexiso, assumed temporary charge of the southern department today, in place of his late chief. "As long prices will us the war-continues, high continue, ' said one com- (Continued on page three.l the street, and especially to do noth ing that would give the police an ex cuse to arrest them. Willi this, the ( Continued on page three.l States, Within less than thirty minutes after the fourteen espionage bills were acted on ami the one quoted above did not get through, Secretary of State Lans ing and Attorney Genera) Gregory hur ried to the capitoi and went immedi ately before the judiciary committee. The measure tpioted was the object of their visit, it was learned. fraineil from lobbying on the floor of the house, and for the faithful serv ice rendered by Joe Singer, sergeant-at-ernvs. As the hours passed into history, rbout 2:30 o'clock to be exact, headed by the venerable Colonel Mercer, ser-geant-at-arms of the senate, the senate marched solemnly into the house singing "My Country 'tis of Thee." in which .:!!,... r. - ti,A torney general would say this bill would !h? "y"1' "'' give the president the power he desires J?'""1- Tho"' crowded in the central to handle the international situation "'j and nbollt .the -"Peakei 's desk, near without going to war; nor would anv, which was a piano, the crowd sang member of he (ttdieiary committee dis- .'Dm'' an,t othn V'fVular and favor ciiss the affair. ' 'e s0"gs. "Aloha Oe" and "Shouid This bid was promulgated and stud- Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot," were ied by the judiciary committee along nnJ! with spirit. with 'the 14 espipionage bills, which Then cheers were given for Speaker were passed iu the senate lodav. With Stanfield. President JUoser and others three others, the bill emoted, while fay- a"'1 the business of the hour resolved it BEFORE LEAVING VOV BERNSTORFF THANKS AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEFRIENDED HIM orably reported to the judiciary com mittee by a sub-conunittee, has never been reported by the whole committee (Continued on page two.) Sr !(e sk :! ;.'; l ABE MARTIN I t self gradually into a series of short speeches by various members, who told of the pleasant work of the session audi ithe delightful acquaintances made and! ! friendships formed. Mrs. Thompson Leads Off. The speechniaking was started by Representative "Cap" Kubli. The! crowd then called on Mrs. Thompson, j : who was followed by representative Bean, who was declared to hne a con I 'gressional bee in his bonnet which! ! charge he disclaimed as long as the in- cumbent, Mr. Hnwley, was a candidate I According to Representative Crandall, of Harney and Malheur, coming to the j j legislature was like the words of holy 1 I writ, in that it was like being taken dp j into a wilderness and being templed 40 t days and 40 nights by the devil. Hej I said there were many of them here, thei I lobby being full of them all the time. Dean of tho Legislators. Representative Bowman, of Hillsboro, j was presented as the dean of the house i as he has been connected with legisla tive sessions for the past 14 years, j Mrs. Stanfield, mother of Speaker I Stanfield, was presented as the "one j woman who was keenly interested in ev lerythlng going on." She spoke a few- words ot appreciation and was enthus iastically applauded. Representative Allan F.aton, an old legislative offender who has been sent Tilford Moots has bought hi wife an lectiie iron so she can't throw it. M RQRIML OF COUNT PINO COUNTESS WW Bf gttSTO .1 I II II Willi - I " 1 ...IIWI l m MM PASSED The Salem Bridge Bill Went ThroughSpecial Election Is Called Pershing Will Succeed. Washington, Feb. 20. Major General John J. 1'crshing, the latest man in lhe United States army to attain that tank, is expected here today to be given per manent command of the department of tho south, succeeding Major General Frederick Funston. Pershing automat ically passed into temporary command of the department with the death cf the picturesque general. Standing slightly over 'five feet in height less than the army require ment but a virile soldier nnd fighting man, Funston leaves a record that will make hi-, place hard to fill. Kin Ufa was a succession of adventures and ru niances, in which he never failed to play u glowing part. Horn iu Ohio and reared on a Kansas farm, Funston hitched his wagon to a star entirely different from the one which finally brought him fame. He canted to be a botanist. t one time he iournevetl thousands Three of the most Important meas ures were among the last to be finally decided in the legislature last night. Tlu, siv tnillion dollar rood bond bill was amended libernllv, some fifteen ot miles through Irozen Alaska with the changes being made during the last Death Valley Agriculture department few hours. ROM of these were lm- expedition in a exploration of the tcr ; port a nt, except the added section de- ritory. in his trip he covered UN I daring an emergency and referring the h'om ,hc Mackenzie river to the matter to flic voieril at an election to !""' "''' .' work in this section be held June Fourth. It was provided M e"d with a trip ,., n fragile caneo that at least half a million dollars of ,lo,v" "cr' 'th n co"- the issue be in such denominations as P -the board saw fit to make from JI0O f ,,, ,.:,,,. Hl!M,, ,.. s,0t, wl,u iup, so as to gve the people a chance , c I to purchase the bonds which draw Landing lhe department f the east; per cent and are non taxable. Qenel Barry, commanding the depart- I Senate bill 815, the Pierce mltago encr, tax bill which would haye raised a ( 0,,Ii(, department of lhe .million and a quarter dollars for the. w (lenerl Pershing and General road fund was indefinitely postponed ; t,, a,sUtant eh;f of taft among the last actions of the house. ; Th(, fun that tBree ol- )hpse 0fnC0r4 ! The Salem bridge lull was another p(W (.lllllmll(i nrmy departments is be j seventh hour bill but it go through all ,;(.V(., , ja the possibility of one right. of them becoming commander ef the Another last minute bill was that re- K,,ti,,.r,l dpi.nrtment HlisK nssist- ferring all measures submitted to the .int ,.),,, stnf f, probably woiihl not people to a special election to be hold . ,,.lieved, j Pershing is' believed to June runrth. , be the logical man. Hi long experience on the border, it is admitted, fits hint peculiarly for (he comma nil. Although Secretary Baker is expected to act tuickly in view of present Mex ican and Kuropean troubles, there lias been no hint as to his probable decision. The parting words of Count von shown me. My heart is full of gratitude and that the old friendly relations be Bernstorff to the newspaper cones- ! to those whose personal friendship has ! twecn the United States and Germany pondentl in Washington was distated I-'hj work is th ' only ler ever take to. fel- up for six sessions, was presented. Ired I i an informal statement, in which he Urager, chief clerk, whose services be- expressed tho hope that war-might bo gan in MM3, made his maiden speech averted between this country and Ger frym his desk. Among others who were I many. The statement follows: called on were Senator Henley, Repre-1 "In leaving the United States, after sentative Beck, Senator Huston, Repre-1 a stay of eight years, I wish to extend sentntivc Lunger, of Yamhill; Seymour to my many personal friends my heart Jones, of Marion; Fuller, of Folk. The felt 'thanks for the great kindness and members of the press were represented cordial hospittiliy which have been never wavered during- the trviug veais will soon be restored, ' of the war The picture shows Count and Count "In the lust days-I have received so ! ess von Bcrnstorff on their arrival at inanv cordial farewell messages that it: lloboken, N. ., before their embarka would be imi os-ible for me to thank all tion for Kuropc on the Krederik VIII. )f them individually. I With them is' William J. Flynn, chief "Countess Bornsrorff joins me in this: of the I'nited States secret service, ixpressiou of our deepest personal grat-, who took every possible precaution to tude. insure their safe journ-y from Wash- "I hope that wa: may be averted ington to the VSSMJ. CUBS WILL START FOR T Continued on Page Seven.) ! Chicago, Tel.. 'JO. The Oubs, twenty g eight strong, will ride the de luxe spe-Lj, cial tonight for I'assadena, Cnl., start-1 ing on tne mosi preienviuua ruiMa trip ever undertaken by a Chicago i team. Conferences yesterday succeeded in: landing signed contracts from all but two holdouts. Jimmy Archer, veteran catcher refused the terms offered by Weeghman, but it is believed be willj (..In W.ir Tiio Vntitrhn nnt Nltrn : ed. h&K wired he will board the special at Knnsas City. Hixty noncoinbatants, including Weeghman, his family, William Walker and family, and other stockholders, will ride "the special. THE WEATHER Oregon: To night and Wed mow west; snow east portion; south to west v iuds.