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FORTIETH YEAR NO. 49
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1917
PRESIDENT ASKS
POWER NEEDED 10
MEET SITUATION
Says He Is Friend of Peace
and Will Preserve It As
Long As Possible
Borah Would Provide POOR CANNOT MEET HIGH FOOD PRICES;
$6,000,000 for Relief
Washington. Feb 2r3. Senator Borah
today introduced bill providing for j
sn appropriation of 6,000,000 to l' '
-.IM-ni ai I Ml UUTCUVH VI in,
to relieve the present food situation.
A last stand against appropriating
$400,000 for a food price probe by the
federal trade commission was to be
made today in the house by Chairman
tnageraicl'of the appropriation commit
tee. On the ground that the vote of Satur
day night to appropriate the money,
represented only about two-thirds of the
house, Fit.gerald has planned to tight
for another.
RIOT AND DEMAND OFFICIAL ASSISTANCE
Republicans
Would
Force Coalition
MUST DEFEND RIGHTS
AND LIVES OF OUR PEOPLE
Asks Specifically for Power
to Arm Ships and Further
Credit
By Carl D. Groat
(United Press sta'.f correspondent)
Washington, Feb. 2i. President Wil
son today appealed to a joint seHloa
nt' congress for permission to arm
American merchantmen, to establish
an "armed neutrality" ami for full
iihi 1 111 11 ici i in 1 1- . i " i . i ' i 1 c inai in- iiiuv ii ,i ii ii . n
ew:i .net. n,,.l,,Hv . he. dee,,,, pnsed," it the present German retire
necessary in handling the German-Am
Abandoned Trenches to Send
Troops to Strengthen
Dutch Frontier
Washington. Feb. L'li The German te-
tiremcut before Haig's armies on the I
west front was, in part, a result of u
call for more men and materials for tlu
Holland front, allied displomats hero
declared todav.
Military attaches of tilt
sies said they would be
allied embus
far from sur-
eii.an situation
Declaring that he
-icace ami means to preserve it tor Am
erica,'' as Ion1 as ho is able, the , res
ident emphasized the fact that he neith
er asks nor contemplates a step which
might bring war through the action of
t h ; country. He declared that war
Could only come through an net of Ger
many. "No course of niv choosing will lead
to war," he said. "War can come only
by the wilful acts and aggression of
itliers
ment continues.
These displomats said that with the
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vast destruction ot merchant ships, more
belligerently inclined than at any time
since the war began, the situation pre
seats a big problem for the German land
forces.
They believe also that the Swedish
menace added to that seen in Holland,
is a contributory reason why the Ger
man general staff is willing to fall back
in the west, thereby sliehtiv shortening
! the lines she must defend against
Haig s battering, ami affording an op
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Washington, Feb. 20 That n concert
ed republican plau to force a virtual
coalition government in dealing with
the present international situation was
one of the chief reasons why President
Wilson decided to bare his ha ml through
an address to a joint session was the
lsim of prominent republican leaders
todsy. V
From other ranking republican
sources it was learned that many mem-'
bers of the opposition had planned' to
make open demands that all parties be
leprettented at administration -"-war
couucil" by members of congress. .
FIFTEEN Kill tD IN
GERMANY WANTS
10 FOR
HOLLAND
E
TO DECLARE WAR
London Says This Would
Furnish Excuse For
Plundering Her
"Si "GIVE US FOOD FOR OUR- CHILPR.EN I"
Onions at IS cents a pound, pota
toes al 10 cents a pound, bread, milk.
HER BIG FOOD SUPPLIES
ARE NEEDED BY GERMANY
He added in almost the next sentence ' portumty to Milt the men thus released
thn "we must defend our commerce to the Dutch front,
and the lives of our people.'' It was pointed out in allied circles
He emphasized that while he may that allied war heads have always be
r,w have full power to take what step's 'lieved thtu Germany was prodigal ol
mc necessary, he desires tnat congress
"by its own vote" show that it is be
hind him in whatever he may decide ts
necessary. ' '
Would Arm Ships
While he asks specifically for power
In arm ships, lie said he could not be
uny more Specific, since he can only
decide as the situation develops what
specific thing should be done.
The president also asked "a suffi
cient credit to enable me to provide
(Continued on page two.)
lives aim material at Yerduu so that up
on winning thero- the Teutons could
have then afforded to fall back on a
practically straight line of defenses
stretching from Verdun northward
through Brussels or Naiiiur or Bruges.
Such a line, it was pointed out, would
take hundreds of thousands less men
to defend, since it would be many miles
shorter than the present circuitous line.
Such a line would be far more easih
defended, since it would be nearer tii'
larger Supply bases and other obvious
reasons.
richest city in the world. There were' sort of food control commission to meet
but few men in the shrieking, jelling the per capita consumption of food in
eggs and everything else going up, crown at tne cm nan, s,.ov, , ..- ,ne u eu cm. c.
I? ... . , ..." v C-....I i . Dicture. W hile retail shopkeepers and push-
uioo.sc.i Lie. lie oi pvo . . . . . ., ....... LwiJ I1U.. Wf, I l hear
wives to so great a pitch that tiiev do- Joseph Iiarligan. ci'.y commissioner .- . "
stroved pushcarts loaded with potatoes of weights and measures, announced the brunt of the assults ot the angry
and' onions and descended on the city that he was doing everything in his housewives, the bureau of weights and
hall as a protest committee to the may- power to stimulate the flow of food- mcusures announced that the abiioi
., . 1 ...... i... 4.i. nil ,., ,.;t cr,, nil ,, nf r,i:l exportation of foodstUifs and the
01. inev were inei mere u. m mm... .un ,m" i" .... - - , ... .,, ,,.,,i,l,.
reserves and checked, but eontlnned the countrv. subnormal production are the underl.V
their demonstrations at evening mass Reports received by the commissioner , nig causes of the advance in prices,
meetings, which denounced " capital- indicate that the situation has reached It was said, however, that there is
lilnnied this for their hav- an acute static, which he says, calls tor annuitant oi.iit-i.ee ui ri. ...ol... ...
Avalanche Buries Plant and Has Massed Troops Along
Bunk Houses at North Dutch Frontier Ready for
Star Mine Quick Raid
Boise, , Idaho, Feb. Fifteen- men
were killed and 1" injured when a giant
snow slide destroyed thq bunkhouse,
compressor house and wurehouso of the
North Star Mine, 1- milei northeast of
llaile" Idaho, at o'clock Sunday
morning.
Bodies of those men have been taken
from the debris: John Fleming, Klton
(. t'ooley, Jack Vuughn, James Peter
line, l'hil Welch, John Purnell, Frank
P. Mangino, Koy Judd, Sam I .a I large
The following six men are missing and
all are believed to to Tiuried beneath
he slide: John Kistle, John Heurn,
Jack McKelvev, Kmmett P. Russell, W.
W. Motley and W. ('. Schmidt.
On the list of those injured is Tom
Jav, mine superintendent. A. E. Wood
is in a precarious condition, with his
naca oroKen w nip iraciurci. utners ltin and the treachery of Berlin in
on ine uijureu nsi are. ; ot rivinu no to n snfe conduct rriint to
By Ed If Keen.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
London, Feb. 2fi. OonVietton grew in
Great Britain today that Germany delib
erately planned the torpedoing of the
seven Dutch ships reported on Saturday
to have fallen victims to German "ruth
Icssness. ' '
The belief wos based on the theory
that Germany with her belt tight from
lack of food, has for long time looked
longingly at comfortable, well fed Hol
land, her acres under cultivation, and
deliberately sought to force The Nether
lands government into war so that sh
might raid this storehouse of a nation.
This assumption, it was pointed out,
would explain the mysterious massing
of large German forces on the Untili
George l.ec, Jack Limine v, L. O. Bee-
son, Bert Judd, 1'!. ('. Jones, J. R. Gai
ter and Pete Peterson.
Work of searching the wrecked build-
Ihe Dutch vessels.
The Dutch situation was eagerly dis
cussed acre today, being nearly as
lam,
iug
little 1o eat in the greatest, the! the establishment by congress of " some canned goods.
LINER LACGHIAIS
SUNK 6Y TORPEDO
OFF IRISH COAST
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; ASKS FOR WARSHIP
Claim Made No Warning Was
Given, But Only One
Life Lost
Largest Sunday School
Ever Held in City Was
in State Capitol Yesterday WAS LARGEST VICTIM
OF LAST UNDER-SEA WAR
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Washington, Feb. 20 Ambas
sador Gerard has asked the state
department that the ship bring
ing him to America be con
voyed by an American warship,
in case of war between tne
United States and Germany, it
was officially admitted today.
Nothing is being done, how
ever, at present by way of spe
cial proteition for his vessel in
the absence of war, it was
fitated.
It'
KUT-EL-ANIARA IS
RECAPTURED BY
BRITISH FORCES
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vorKoisearcning ,..e wrecKenmmu-i . ,. -,; d . fc -
71. nTI!.lg 'J""8 PC's as the German retreat around Ba-
pcrK
er of bringing down a slide from the;!'"1 ,.
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on the Dutch crisis
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' For a time the Federal Mining on Daily hronic e today i mile vig
Hmelting coinpa., ownw of the North '; r " '
Star Mine, had a force of 90 men e-IWl - T",
treged in recovering the dead. Abandon- ' on ''eha f of any interests except
ment of all hope of finding any yet 1 American-and seems unlikely to d
nlive and the danger of precipitating a s(l-
second slide which would cover the en
tire force of rescuers caused the com-,
nn ii y late Sonilnv tn ell off the work ! London,
Wheat Market Shows
Slight Falling Off
I Turks Retreat Leaving 1730
Prisoners In Hands of
British
'This is the largest aud iiest Sunday i Frenchman in the trenches told of bis I
school I hove ever p resided over." said! regiment receiving Bibles, and of their; .
Monies A. Phippg, as he looked over the j being giv en out with the result that I Cwi'iuA AmAnai1 Mnil-?7A
7S delegates of the ('. K. convention there were too few. nd he M ,mt art 1 Vdl i 1U AllimtllU 0103 CIO
who thronged the house of reprewnta-1 one. His comrade did however, and at
hs chamber yesterday morning. Inei- night he read it until the caudle 1 lick-
lie, itallv, il is the lar'jest Sandav school
ever held in the city oi Salem. Opening
with a rousing song service, led by the
convention songbird, Harold Humbert,
1 In great armv of C. K.s made the halls
'Glory song," '
c.l up yonder,
and "Onward.
When
t hria
l said:
today
ring with the
the roll is cal
cioiiiitg home,'
trait soldiers.
i sntinuing his talk, Mr. Phipj
"The Bible is going farther
then ever before. All of Frame which
is not in the trenches is on its knees.
In the campaign to place a million test
au eiits belore a million French men in
the trenches, many thousand have been
.seat with wonderful results.
' In a letter written me recently, a
ereu out, then dropping on his knees ho
prayed before he turned in for th' night
The next morning the regiment was
called for duty . w ithout breakfast. Dur
ing the engagement, a shrapnel burst
over their heads. The man's comrade
Victims Saved hy Another
Steamer
Undo
Feb. HV-The 18,099
Cun
Chicago, Feb. 20. Wheat and other
grains felt only slightly the effect of
the president '-a speech befor congress. !
The continuation of the freight conges-;
tion and stoppage of grain shipments
also proved of slight importance in af-j
fecting prices. .May wheat opened
down quarter cent, later losing 5-H and!
( losing at 01.77 0-1. July wheat opened
down 88 and closed' unchanged at
$1.51 -1; September opened down hall'J
and remained unchanged, closing at I. -!
.",!) 1-2.
Corp held a heavy undertone and suf-!
'i'ercd greater losses than the other
grains, Mav opened down 1-H later lo-
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DESTROYER SQUADRONS
HAVE MIDNIGHT BAULE
England's "Win the War"
Loan Reaches Total of
$7,564,000
Hollanders Angry.
Feb, 2(1 Holland now under
stands why two months ago Germany
Immediately upon receiving news of, begun massing troops near the Dutch
the disaster, a special train conveying border anil appreciates the menaco in
physicians and rescue workers was run ; " "
rrom ilnilev to Gimlet. I (Continued on Page Three.
A True Fairy Story Told of
"Industrial Idealism" and
Its Uniting Capital and Labor
hi
I'm! was instantly killed. The man stnone.r l.co,,i Yell victim lodav to the " ami closing I UM 3-0,
5-8, closing at $1.00 ,'i-K. duly
unchanged, but later declined 5
rout .New
lirection '
and took the testament, and that night, (
alter the hardest day of his life, he
read it, and found that which brought
bin to his knees also.''
K.Mir classes met, under the
of .'. C. Hamilton, Dr. W. P. Whit,
man submarine warfare, being tor
pedoed off the Irish coast Without warn
ing.
The vessel was en rout
rk to Kngland
ing at Hit
Oats opened
shade
The l.nconia is the biggest victim
- trades, but followed the major grain.
London. Feb, 86, Kut-el-Amal
been recaptured by British forces.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Andrew
Bonar Law made the announcement this
afternoon in the house of commons. He
.aid the Turkish garrison was in full re
higher on first (r0Il(
The whole enemy's positions at
Uisa Dver and Miss Ford. These soolco n ..,i,...; ...,,.., ;.., " ter. -May oats opene.t up 1-4, Snnn Ai Yat and Kut Kl Amaru have
on the .'different methods of reaching he new decree was innouneed I la,'"r toi?l"",f "niJ e!08,n, 3' ,u'5' been secured," the Mesopotamia., state-j
the Knd.avorers and connecting them Two hundred and seventy passengers 8 Pe'd. u "changed and 1 ter deelin. mellt wnoUBeed. "Kut itself is auto-
wirn tne Mm. lay scliool. t,,Pli tk. r ,.,,;,, n rescued I " ' . T"! . .. imaticai.y ours."
I'risoners taKen numnereo 1,1.10. rour
iei.. ijc 4t.- aji 3c ic sjc
ABE MARTIN
.wr. mi l preacneu a sermon on tne Ti, t o,.,,t,in wuo ut,.ol wmv atnam.
1 subject of llavina an imaye." after i .1.:.. una.. tt r kmul
ithe Sunday s.hool hour. This was not v,.,1s,,)s B0'w trans-Atlantic serviee.
;on me progiain. out was toumi ueccs Hie wa3 registered at Liverpool and was
awy .11 order to accommodate those ,)uiU n wjS s)l(1 wns ,, ,,v the j
j delegates who had no special choice of Cunari steamship company and was l!0(l
1 r - I feel in length and 71 feet b.'am-
"Industrial Idealism" was ably dis- Itindlv InVeetigation disclosed the fact
, 1 . ,, iui i., 1 that the uirl 's vision as detective. Sho
cussed by it. mo,t brilliant advocate lh;.t Unj irop).r and
at the armory Saturday night, When wnei) tiw Tarbell visited the factory
Miss Ida Tarbell, who has devoted her ' H)u. waK singing at her work, apparent-,
life to the stiidv of industrial affairs, ' Iv the happiest person in the whole lae
and the conditions surotinding work-1 tory, mid all because she had been given
, 1 , .1 1 ... 1 1 1 1. 1....I....I (illur 'mil hell. i ll
linen, and who is irooaoiy ura ocsi 1,1- nope, mm ,i.-. . n
! formed person in the country on the! instead of being discharged, sne de
subject, lectured to an audience that 1 scribed other factories where the men
filled the big building, She has few of were given slock in the company, anil
'the graces of th, orator, and this tend-i made a part of i;, to share 111 its earn
ed to heighten tie- effect of her lecture. ; iugs and its reputation, and she laid
for she just stood on the platform and j especial stress on the interest these
lhad n friendly talk with the crowd. j men took in their work and the nv
She took the ground that witnotir creased production, wb"h
ideals there was no accomplishment. A plovers, on account of the system,
person without an ideal for which he or: The Hours of labor
she was striving was simplv the wire She told of another large inniiiiiae
with the electricity shut. off. Her ta!k tutor who had scientifically studied the,
was moatbr pi her experiences in year effect of hours, of tabor, eoriipawa
of investigation, and was brimful of 1 output under different days works an t
human interest. The American ideals i had proved beyond all question that tha
, . . .j ,i, .a.i th rnViaat. 1,1 lmnr system nroMuccd better le-
veritable democracy of j suits thnu any he had tried eneep
Record Wiped Out
banquets in full swing.
The l unurder carried mail from Am
erica. She was torpedoed Sunday night.
Another staeamer rescued 270 of he;
Witi
Saturday nitiht was one of the busiest
" . . ' nN"1 r.uueaxur con- T,,,. . v,.,,.,l , ,,,
vention. 1 he principal banquet was held ;.'.' .' 1
at the Methodist church, where those p t . .... ... .
interested in the projection of the "mil : . t,urtfher attemoor.
lion camtiaign" feasted and talked forilJ tlmt "'"''".'f snivivor,
over an hour. The different unions sat "-re expected to land at Oueenstown.
in grouos, giving veils and songs nnd and the others al Baulry. Ire and.
-idling off manv stunts. Floyd Carrick, The Amertean consul at Qi.eenstown
renting president, gave the principal reported the Ijieouia was sunk W"jO
talk of the eveniutt. E. E. Feikc was "'clock Sunday evening and that H
! toastuiaster j survivors are eu route to yueenstown.
The other bauouets were held asi . "
L,.h,..th.,i r... thw V.n.umm Six Americans on Board.
1 ' T v 1. t . .1 II..'
The yearly buditet was ouened at the -' '" -"
Cliristian church after the banquets, the
-Six American
ritizciH were aboard the (,'unai.l liner
wtinle callino for idedvinv nmounts toLi.conia when she wSH sunk, it was stat-
jthe sum 'of 1000. Before the meetiugM-d here this afaeriioon by the Cnnard
1 ail;ournea, 14-ri nad been pledged, u. nue. men u-jmi-o mn 1101, iiwo
jC. Hamilton presented many unusual 1 ly avsjluble.
'and interesting facts in support of thej The 1-aconia was manned by British
j requeat for pledges. officers and a British crew. She carried
contraband cargo in addition to mails.
j The "Quiet hour" meeting held in! Her last trip from Liverpool ended
the Christian church yesterday morn- here February 14, when she brought
j incr, wdiieh was led by Dr. W. p. White. 1 across 37 passengers. She sailed again
was moat successful. aevordiuK to those 'for Liverpool on February 18-
Y011 can't be real pop'br without an who attended it. Commencing at six j Captain W. R. D. Irvine was in com-
abiiormal capacity fer bein' bored. A thirty, it continued for an hour. Dr. ma ml of the big liner (i. Bain was
i lean collar makes a fine disguise fer I . '
some t'ell. rs. (Continued on page seven.) (Continued on page three.)
by Final Acquittal
In response to a question of Warden
Murphy of the Oregon state penitent!
ary concerning the law relating to the
minimum time to be served by convicts
before they can apply for parole, the
attorney general has rendered the opin
ion it a an serves a part ot a first sent
guns, 10 machine guns and three mine
throwers were taken and much other
war materials and supplies captured.
tho
'idealism" had
imavtinawu.1 o ,hiui.iv uvhiu. .- . 1.-1 v....
;.i.ru- !,,. r.. the on, love, genera II v ' one which was a seven and a hall In, .r
ith hi. wnrkmen. and! dnv. This employer she said had stated
s understood the needs and feelings , ..'hoped before long to inaugurat.
of the latter. This hrfs all been chnng-1 shorter hour day.
-.1 .l :.......! .. I.i.r eonirmnv I'nlt- Another thillll that
ed States Steel, now employes an army I wroughl in favor of the workinan was
of ".-,0,000 men in its various depart-1 better conditions under which to laitor.
ments. Naturally these conditions have', Employers, most of them row rea!i.,l
clmnued the relations of the employer I that their workmen s health was a m.u-
The fighting now becomes open.
A statement from the British Meso-
potamian expeditionary force Sunday :
night had in a measure prepared Kng-1
LJ I'..- Ikii Innn avnopl nii.l ilevout-
edly wished-for victory at Kut-Kl-! aml th emplove.l. There is no longer ter of vital inior,ance to tin m. 11 was
Amara.. it wns tnen stated tn.it ma (lie immediate contact wltn in employs t a vaiuaaie, mv "'-1- -
Turks in the city had been practically ntcad of n democracy of industry WC J sanitation hail come to the front WO
surrouuded. ! have built up a privileged class indiist- everything possible was
li't.t i,l.lmoi-a V.,,1.1 fi .nt 1 rcl. u Lit... I '. .1 nji.oniul llIlflTt
. . -. a a 1 1 1 nitri i Miiiuiu is.'i ... j... r v ,iiir llllH 1 ' .j .-.. I' - r t :
enee, then is retncl and cleared, snout. I . Ki.n,l because it was the ,et that some men had ideals us to, could be obtained. Kest. rooms, vwir
scene of General Townshend's heroic business and mentioned several great luti,, 11, baths, gymnasiums, tenniseooriai
stand against the Turkish forces early .corporations that looked upon employes
in the war- not as machines.but as fellow workers, j
he be convicted of a second crime, the
first sentence will not mitigate against
him in asking a parole after the Mini
mum time has expired: Under the law
a second offense doubles the minimum
time to be served before a man can
apply for a parole. It is the opinion of
the attorney general that the exonera
tion of the first charge wipes out the
record.
1 ACIFIC BATES DOUBLED
Seattle. Wash., Feb. 26. Trans I'a-
He held out months against the foe,
until starvation set in and his forces
were so reduced by privations he was
forced to capitulate.
Destroyers Have Battle.
London, Feb. 241. British destroyers
met a lierman destroyer squadron 00-; Brf0ut 14 years, who had been discnaig
(Continued on paire three.)
She went on to show what some of these
companies bad done in the way ot Bet
tering conditions and giving to their
men something better than wages
"Hope."
A Stubborn Little Girl
She related an incident of a girl of
twten 11 o cloek and midnight Sunday
niuht in a heavy encasement in the
.V. w . ''. .T . I . . I I 1 I I . I .... I
eifie freight rates have more than norm vn, nir rmwo riK,,i, ,,,.t ,u.
doubled because of the war according he admiralty, announced in the com
to the new tariff issued bv the Paeifir-, icons this afternoon.
i.i .,;e !.,,...-.,, 0,., nr. After a heavy engagement with
i:u.n 1,; n ii 1. 1 1 .ii.,.. ! s i.. -it
ganized here. ! guns and torpedoes, our ships remained.
Hour was curried to Manila at 5 a 1 undamaged, fte saw. "tne extent 01
ton before the war. The rate now is the enemy damage is unknown.
17. Dumber rates advanced from "Another roree of enemy destroyers
to $25 per 10OO board feet. Apples, can-1 shelled Broadstrairs and Margate, but
ned goods, copper, iron and livestock 1 '
rates have all increased accordingly, I (Continued on page three.)
ed from one factory after another as
being unrulv and incompetent. She
was finally given a trial in a factory
where there were "ideals," where there
was an honest attempt to help the em
ploye, to discover if possible the cause
ot failure,to try and ttnd some work at
which tho worker could mako good. In
stead of firing this girl as other em
ployers had .lone a special, inveatigatoi
was told to take the girl in hand and
m. whiit. won wronir with her. Her work
was to run a sewing machine, and this I
-rnr urCftTUCD
inc. nniiiiii
Oregon: Rain
tonight or Tues
day west ; snow
tonight or Tues
day east portion;
southerly winds.
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