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Daily! FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY FORTIETH YEAR NO. 47 9 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1917 PRICE TWO PF!MT? 0N raADra ahp news rIllbJi 1 WU UJilN I KTANDft riVB CENTO FN ARMY OFFICIALS SUBMIT PUN Fun GENERAL TRAINING If Put In Effect Will Raise Array of 500,000 Every Year EXEMPTS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY UNFIT Everyone Made to Have Eleven Months Training In 19th Year Washington, FeL training 1hii of tlu The universal en era staff of the ;nnv wits snbmittftl t by i lie president. I ! carried merely 1 ' a arena today lett of trans- i in in :il " fro rtei I her i lit i Secretary of War piM'sident nor Sc Baker, ; retnry Baker exhibited any form ( mrmlutiiMi. War dopartmout officials 11 an, if put into effect, would f rop.oin- j .say the raise and (T'aiH an irinv ot 500,000 men every j The resume Of the bill as prepared liv i Major McArthur of the stuff, read: ' ' The plan calls out all able-bodied I inn for citizens in their nineteenth year I ii inouiiis conuniious u .iiiiiiiir. loi.i... IMi loiioweci Dy two repetition courses of two weeks each, one in their twen tieth year and one in their twenty-first 5'ear. 'It is proposed that the following classes be exempted: Those Who Are Exempt. "Those permanetnly phyially or mentally unfit for service of any kind to be permanently rejected; those tem porarily physically or mentally unfit to lie temporarily rejected to be re-i'xani- , ,i i i . ... (Continued on page three.) VOYAGE IN SAFETY French Secretary Accom panies Manager To Give Her Royal Welcome New York, Feb. pnrently tiled ye 23. A terdav office ablegram iiml tecei ,3 at the steamship i here today d: I am leai leans with ing Mi Paris Fran nbnssv et the 'crot.ir arty i i take tomorrow for lief, secretary and an unof- t b'leans. ' ' I Frn.ier and as to accom ii to indicate i be given a lie Anierit'iin i i . i party to gre fi The tact that Si an ''unofficial'' pany Doderos, wa thai the Orleans loyal welcome. At the offices of Kerr Steamship company; no w I ll tin steamer Rod with the Orleans which i uary at the sJart ned v d to in. ndl Orleans ed from ' hat Ger as the er i ms are, there won the MUM ly Hunk, and newspapers ud; ribbon ot le Orleans is . commanded re the sea." i five thousand ton by Captain Allen (Continued on page four.) ABE MARTIN fc SS jjc jji sjc Sjc 5C What's become o' th ler that wore 0 black suit an' a hair watel M onta an ' wife I alk auto this apring nnl Hii'ither Hin,. WALKED M i: ' tall, dark fel- diagonal frock $ rhain? Mr. Ijle jfc nme o' gittin' a s p 'Inters take May St Spuds Menu Cards Tacoma. Wash., Feb. 23 To "po-! tate" or not to "potate. " That is the 1 question today. Shall the present kingly spud be put in disgrace and have his name stricken from the menu cards of Tacoma restau rants, or shall his elevated position in the vegetable kingdom be recognized by placing lum on tno extra list T After a secret meeting last night, lo cal restaurunteurs declined to speak for i publication. Grim determination mark, ed their visages and a spirit of revolt was in the air, but the fate of the spud i seems still in the balance. There is talk or eliminating the po tato entirely from the bill of fare. "If people would just stop eating 'em, the price would soon come down," said one cafe proprietor. "It is likely that potatoes either will be eliminated altogether or n charge of 10 cents extra be made." With Guns and Gunners Furn ished Will Sail Ships As Usual Washington, Feb. 23. If th navy department will furnish defensive guns and gun crews, the American line will keep its ships running on regular sched ule through the barred zones on the in el iluna lines or no submarines. This ct, it became known today, was what P. A. S. Franklin, president of LI' Amei ran line told Secretary Dan- iel during the conference yesterday. It was learned at the navy depart ment today that President Franklin told Daniels he tried to get armament from private corporations and had failed. Franklin .also told Daniels that even had he been successful of 1ns search for guns, he would inve been I unable 1o get anyone who could shoot It nam, unless the navy department came ! to his rescue. j ' There was every indication today that this government has no intention immediately, at least, of complying I with the American line request. ! The government feels there are many ! questions involved in furnishing guns and gunners, the most important being ithe danger that might arise from a gun I ner accidentally precipitating actual j warfare, through haste or accident, leav ing this government with responsibili ty of having brought about the situa tion, through furnishing merchant men with guns and crews. i President Wilson has reiterated mfiriyl I times that he is determined the onus ot'j ! responsibility tor any war between the ! I'nited Slates and Germany must rest ion the imperial government and for that reason there appears little likJl hoed now that American merchantmen jwill be armed, at least "by the govern ' meat. I Franklin gave Daniels to understand! that if his company was provided with: I guns and crews he would operate the' ships Frank crews could source The was : such I olutio ed tin 3ii regular schedule. Daniels said I lin had asked for the guns and ten days ago, explaining that he not obtain them from any other quest hi so disi oi' convoying the issed by Franklin. lips I No tep could be taken without a res i from congress. Daniels intimat it he, personally, was not consid king Tc such Int 'Tin situation .1 Daniels. entirely u Nothing h. determined upon. Meeting w Significant lb. 211. Officials New York. Fe International M utile Marine, op erating company lor the American line, were called into a conference today by P. A. S. Franklin, preaiflcnt of the con-! corn, on his return from Washington. It was stated the officials took up, only routine matters, but it was gene)-' ally believed the meeting might have greater significance, in view of Frank lin's Washington visit. OREGON POSTMASTERS NAMED BY PRESIDENT Washington, Feb. 23. The president today nominated the following Oregon postmasters: Volnev K. Lee, North Powder; J. W. Handervelden, Bonks; Shelby F. Dead erick, Halfway; Clark B. Foster, Day ton; Roy K. Pritchet, Gaston; Edgar L. Davidson, Oswego; Roy J. Rhondes, Daisy Buckner, Scio; W- W. Yoncalla. I-.-.;:.;:-;. :: : :'f SHIP DEFIES GERMANY New York. Feb- 23. The freighter Orleans, one of the American ships to defy Ger many's submarine order, is ex peeted to reach Bordeaux to night or tomorrow. Word received at the offices of the Oriental Navigation com pany, owners of the ship here, today convinced the officials that she has made her voyage in safety. Alberto Doderos, managing di rector of the line in Paris, cabled President DvRonde that he wss leaving Paris for Bor deaux to greet the Orleans. . - $ 4 MORE FOOD IN CITY THAN IN 1916 SAYS! Governor Whitman Approves Creating Food Dictator for the State TAMMANY WOULD HAVE PUBLIC MARKET SYSTEM! Ask Taking Over of Railroads For Food Transportation -New fork, flab. 23.- Continued food rioting of a sporadic nature continued today in .New York as the height of Sabbath food buying among Jewish people was reported, A mass meeting was scheduled for Rutgers Square, fal lowing which women expected to go en masse to a meeting of the board of estimate, where it was expected Mayor Alit'di'd would make some move to re lieve cnuditinns. NEW YORK OFFICIAL Byes also were turned toward Albany, at dice the erection in Washington ot a where Governor Whitman is giving the I magnificent George Washington meimii food situation his attention. He has pntial building. Mrs. Henry F. Dimoc.k ot the stamp of approval on a bill which; Washington Memorial association, there would make discretionnrv the establish-' Hon, said that everybody was to be meat of a food dictator for the state, j given a chance to subscribe from 10 Tammany has countered this bill with I cents upward, She said: one which would appropriate $25,000,-1 "One of Washington's highest and POO for nublic market terminals in elf- most deal'lv cherished ideals was, as he ies. I expressed it, the diffusion of knowledge i Leaders appearing before the board I concerning the arts, sciences and so j of estimate are exuected to demand forth. For this purpose he left in h is i that the mayor ask 1,000,000 to open 'will a bequest o'f $25,000, which amount municipal stores; that another $1,000,- j was lost through the reorganization of a 000 be turned over for school luncheons navigation company in which it was in and that steps be taken to have the vested- The members of the George government take over railway systems, lor tood transportation. Other demands will Hint food shipments must be given precedence over all others, that the city seek a com mission to regulate foodstuffs and that a demand be made on the legisla ture that will give blanket power to the state to relieve the situation. Governor Whitman, is a statement at Albany, said he believed the present situation to be the worst in the history of the state and declared he intended to take any steps accessary to give, re lief. Belief, it is hoped, may be found in the immediate passage of the food and market bill now before the legislature. This hope lies in an emergency clause, which says: "in case of an emergency creating or threatening to create scarcity of food within the state, the commission is em powered to take cure relief as the such measures commission mav doi esirahle. I ommissioner of .Joseph Hartigan, weights and mcasur; Nc 1 ork, .has (Continued on page two.) STEPS TAKEN TO MAKE MONTICELLO, JEFFERSON'S HOME, A NATIONAL SHRINE (Q Q MOWTlO HOME. OF THOVTpS JEFFEIZSOK O OJ A widespread sentiment favoring the purchase by the United States govern ment of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, is being engendered by the; recent activities in this direction by' the National Society of the Daughters oi the American Revolution. So much interest has been aroused by theBe efforts that a congressional com- mittce on public buildings anil grounds j recently made a trip to Charlottesville, jVa., accompanied by many distinguish !ed men, to inspect the home. The owner of Monticello, Jefferson : l.evy of New York, recently consented to sell the home to the government with the understanding that it be preserved as a memorial to Thomas - Jefferson. Washington's Birthday Celebrated In Capital by Starting Memorial Fund Mg Sv F QI ivl Washington's birthday was ob served in the national capital this year bv- the George Washington Memorial as sociation beginning a whirlwind eani ! paitrn to collect enough money to start Washisgton Memorial association, ther fore, are merely carrvmg out in the construction of this memorial building1 what might be called ti dearest wish, of the father of his country. "The building will be located at Sixth nvemic and Pennsylvania avenue, a site once occupied by the railroad sta-j tion in which President Garfield was ; essassinated. The site already has been donated to the organization by congress,, and we have collected for the building; the sum of 1300,000." INDORSES WILSON'S POSITION Portland, Or., 'Feb. 23. Dr. David' Starr .Ionian, chancellor of Stanford University, and noted peace advocate, was on record today as completely ap- proving President Wilstin s attitude to- j ! ward Germany. "The president,'' said Jordan, "did! i light in saying we cannot shake such bloody hands any longer. Hut for us to get into the war, in my opinion, would; not help settle the essential thing ami it w laid. mid ic Belgium without neutral .Maiv 1" m relics of Jefferson's his own nianrffHcturc are. time, som included in the It is asserted perior in beaut v mrchase price. that Monticello is su- to Mount Vernon. Built on the toj of a mountain, classic in de-J sign said that it could harfllv lie reproduced todnv at anv cost. The dome surmounting the house is modeled af ter the ancient temple of Vesta. The house was built by expert workmen broupbt from France, the bricks used in the construction were made on the spot. Subterranean passages of heavy conatnietion and very extenaive are ! features of the house. organization the custody of the home his own architect, but 1 The photograph of Monticello repro- i'ts who remodeled thednced herewith was made recently. ' Jefferson was ; the same architc Yl MEASURES WILL NOT BE REACHED Woman Suffrage and National Prohibition Are Among Them UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING IS ANOTHER Water Power and Naval Oil Land Bills Will Be In Discard Washington, Feb. 23, With lative channels congested to the leg hoking, t becomes apparent today that despite night sessions and frantic speed-up measures, a formidable group of im portant bills and resolutions will be lost in the shuffle prior to adjournment of congress March 4. Tune only now remains for rushing through the most imperative appropria t4ons for the running expenses of the government and a limited number of measures, which the administration deems absolutely essential. Among the more important ensures which see certain of failure are: Universal military training. Ratification of the Columbia treaty. Woman suffrage constitutional amendment. National prohibition constitutional amendment. Flood control legislation. Water power bills. Naval oil lands urged by the navy lo insure an adequate supply of oil for the new oil burning battleships. Confirmation of Dr- Carey Grayson, President Wilson's personal physician, as rear admiral. Rivers and harbors bill, attacked as "pork." (A substitute hill practically halving the original appropriation prob ably will lie rushed through.) Owen resolution depriving the su preme court of power to declare legisla tion unconstitutional. Borah resolution reaffirming the Monroe doctrine. Fish hatcheries bill, providing hatch eries in California, Maryland or Vir ginia, Oregon or Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Arizona, New Mex ico, Michigan, Idaho, Missouri, l'cmisyl vania, Delaware or New Jersey and .Minnesota. A number of resolutions bearing on the interntional situation apppar to have been consigned permanently tu the " stygian depths committee." Among these are: LaFollotle s resolution against fiim intr United States merchantmen in time of peace. (Continued on page two. white ive st house, after making an exhaust idy of Monticello, declined to un e any additions to the home, with clsration that no architect could it without spoiling it. oring Monticello after the civil dcrtal the d 'add t Res war eo t the owner $1011,111111 on the building alone. In order to emphasize the fact that they are urging the acquisition by the I'nited States purely from patriotic mo tives the Daughters of the American i . Revolution have recently asked that the I I bill be amended to eliminate their re-1 unesf that the government give their I MAN MPORTANT Omaha Has Blaze With $500,000 Damage Omaha, Neb., Feb. 23 Fire this morning destroyed the Continental I block, at Fifteenth and Douglas streets,' in the downtown business district, eaus-j ing a loss estimated at $750,000. Ai high wiiiil for a time, threatened to carry the' flames ti the entire business district. The Berg Clothing and Hart man Fur j niture company buildings were com' I pletely destroyed and every other build j ing in the block was badly damaged. These include: T. .T. Foley,, saloon: Louie Ahko, chop suey parlor, Welsh cafeteria, Parlor Moving Picture thea tre, Omaha Tobacco company and .la be. Cross, saloon. The Paxton hotel and other buildings! on Farnam street, a block away also' caught fire from flving embers, but were quickly extinguished. Fire Captain doe Huffmann was bad lv crushed by a falling wall and sev oral other firemen slightly injured. The fire was under control at 7 a. m Fi Says Rulers May Not Always Be Able To Restrain the People New York, Feb. 23. What was re garded today as a frank warning from Japan that something must be done to stop restrictive measures against Japa nese in America, was voiced before the World's Court league meeting by Dr. T. Iyennga, supposed to be an official government spokesman. "Many Japanese have come here" he said, "in obedience to and under protection of the treaty between our two countries. Strangely enough, how ever, we are not all treated or protect ed alike. Those living east of the Hoeky mountains are most hospitably and roy ally treated, BUt those who reside on the Pacific coast not only receive some times harsh treatment, but in some in stances have been deprived of some rights and privileges accorded to other aliens. This is totally incomprehensible to those Japanese who are not. convers ant with the peculiar nature of the Am erican constitution. Whatever may be the difficulties surrounding the enforce ment of that venerable document, is it not high time for the American people I to devise some means so as to unity the method of fulfilling their treaty obli gations nnd of dispensing equal justice to all aliens? "It is reported that one of the states is today contemplating to enact the same kind of In ml law which once srnineel Japanese-Ai: "If this kind of ten repeated, I fear when the Japanese strain the people." can relations, pricking is .of timc may come lers cannot re- Missionary Killed When Liner Was Sunk Washington, Fe I hidden, American ed when the Fro . 2IS. Robert Allen missionary, was kill tb liner Athos was ic 210 miles east of sunk by a suhmarini Malta, on February partmcut announced This information 17, the state de today. reached the state lepartment in a dispatcn from Consul i Keblingcr at Malta. tladifen was inn niissiona iy I'oochow, Chin was given as I The dispatch "Koberl All Presbyterian n Chow, China, lining of the miles cast oi i A ind icrie was an Protbyti stationed rican addrc Board. lis Ami M ission d: ii iiadden, an American iuistcr stationed at Poo perished in the subma French liner Athos, 21(1 Malta on 17th instant. Ai Ho ricAD address given as care Mission d, Nashville, Tenn." ELKS AT EUGENE EAT ELK ; liugcue, Ore., 1 J liegon members j feasted on elk me; ; birthday banquet lodge of the orde ; I inns were present 'eb. 23. Nearly 600 of the Elks' order it at the Washington given by the Eugene last night. Delega I roni Marsh f ield, Sa lem, Albanj Boseburit, Mcdford other cities. The meat i from a large chased from drirk 's park. - the menu was supplied u k which the lodge pur he city's herd in Hen it was roasted in a large; ry, lowed the banquet. The; oven at a baker A smoker folh program include! Del of boxing Ii ; of Tacoma, and laud, met in a 1 vaudeville and a nuni ttuts. Maurice Knight, Carl Martin, of Port-0-round bout. $ ! 1 i I I 1 i PRICES ARE FIXED What itish farmers are to Britain's new food get und restrictions: Premier Lloyd-George an nounced these minimum prices to be paid agricultuiulists: 1917 Wheat $1.81 per bushel; oats, $1.10 per bushel; potatoes, 78 cents a bushel. 101H and 1!)1 Wheat, $1.00 a bushel; oats, 117 cents a bushel; potatoes, 7M cents a bushel. 1920 to 1fi23 Wheat, $1,36 per bushel; oats, 72 cents a bushel; potatoes 78 cents n bushel. Minimum wage for farm lab orers of $0.25 a week. QfJiP CUnDTAPC onlr 0 fl U 11 1 A D t FORCES ENGLAND TO CUT LUXURIES Every Vessel Must Be Used ingmg In A Necessities MUST ADOPT MINIMUM PRICES AND FIX WAGES Importation of Timber, Ap ples, Tea, Coffee and Other Things Prohibited By Ed L. Keen. (United Press staff correspondent.) London, Feb. 23. Face to face with a menace of admitted gravity to her food supplies, through operation of the Ger man submarine warfare, England hns determined upon the most drastic, cur tailment of her imports. All luxuries will be banned- Non essential stables must mako way for the necessities of war. Premier David Lloyd-George an nounced such sweeping steps in the house of commons today. The restrictive plans will affect tho very foundation of British life. They will practically affect the dining tables of every British citizen. "If such a program is carried out," the premier promised his audience, "England can face the enemy's worst. ' ' "Food stocks are lowest in our re collection," England's "man of the hour" declared, "due to bad harvests. For the nation's life increased produc tion is necessary. "The year before the war fifty mil lions of tons of shipping entered Bri tish ports. : , 1 (Continued on page three.) EAST CLEANING W CALIFORNIA MARKETS Prices Forced Up 100 Per Cent In Vegetables by This Unusual Demand Ban Francisco, Feb. 2:!. The east is outbidding the west for western produce and as a result prices of all foodstuffs were on the climb today. Kggs today are retailing for 40 "uts a dozen. A few days ago they were .'15 cents. But they are climbing higher, beenuse eastern wholesalers will pay 40 cents a dozen for them in carload lots, and re tail them in New York City for tiO cents. Hotter costs 48 cents e pound retvil. l.ist year it was .'15 cents. Carloads of it are going east evenj day to meet the demands of people who will pay as high as 110 cents a pound retail. Garden truck of every sort is 100 per cent higher than lust year. Small relief is promised from early gardens in the Imperial valley and oHiW- early ('ai.t'or nla sections. This early produce is gob bled up by tho east at fancy prices, leaving none for the west. Nearly two months ago new potatoes (early 1017 crop) could be bought ai retail for five cents a pound in San Francisco. Now they can't be had at any price, and if they could, they would probably be. worn for watch charms. Meanwhile, George Shima, .lapanoso potato king, is making from .,ei o to 5,000 a day from his spuds, and has .just contracted for the fanning o'f 25, 000 acres of delta land this year. Battalion Will Meet Train Bringing Body San Francisco, Feb. 2.'!. A battalion of coast artillery will meet the train bearing tho body of "Fighting Fred" Funstou when it. arrives at the Third and Townseud street station this after noon. The body will be escorted to the city hall, where it will lie in state, draped with American flags until touior- j row morning, when the funeral will take place. TUr WCATUED - Oregon; To night and Satur day gene rally fair except prob. ably mow flur ries northwest p o r t ion ; winthi mostly northerly. "