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MEASURES OF DEFENSE ONLY
A well known proverb is to the effect that: "When a
woman will, she will, depend on't .ind when she wont, she
wont, and that's the end on't." This truism is beinc real
ized by the dealers in New York city in the tenement dis-,
tricts especially and still more especially by the dealers ; f hairman of Defend WWv
in poultry. The Jewish women started a bovcott and in ""Jf L01 U.I.enSe MW
spite of all offers of compromise are still sticking to it. I &yS raity LflieS Must
Yesterday these poulterers received twenty carloads of Vanish
poultry wnicn was dumped on a dead market. The cold
storage houses are getting the fowls while the dealers are
getting the experience and the women are getting even.
The dealers say it is the count for them if the women
don't let up on them, as they have contracted for weeks
ahead for their supplies and have to take them whether
they sell them or not. On top of this the cold storage
plants are stocked up to the limit and as the saying goes
there you are.
The great majority ox Americans do not seem to un
derstand that while we are practically in a state of war The British will do well to take their time about fol
with Germany now, that this country does not purpose! lowing the Germans up in their retreat. While it looks
going to w ar with that country, and that if war comes it' llke ? f.l'ced Put u" n the Pa.of the Germans you never
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must be started by Germany. All that is proposed by the
president is to arm American merchant vessels for de
fense. If they are attacked by a submarine they would
be in condition to put up a defense. If they are not dis
turbed the German submarines will not be hunted by
can tell from what they are doing or just what they are
intending to do.
The congressional situation last night seemed to be
clearing and it looked as though an extra session would
not be called. However the best laid schemes go wrong.
them. It is simiv'y a declaration that the American people! and this is especially so with our law makers.
have a right to travel on the high seas without their lives wuh thfi h&m red for lawg gubmitted
being jeopardized. America has no intention of joining; to the people by referendum, it already begins to feel like
the allies in fighting Germany. She is looking after her (election times. By the time the spring garden truck is
i wn affairs solely. If Germany wants to remain at peace getting ready for use, election day will be here.
with her well and good. All she has to do is to respect her j
rights and not endanger the lives of her citizens and it
will be accomplished.
Running over the list of American ships sunk since the
beginning of the war one is surprised at first glance at
t he smallness of it. It should be remembered though, that
the United States has, or had a very small merchant
marine sailing to foreign ports. Most of her ships, and!
she has many more than she is generally credited with,!
are engaged in domestic transportation. If Portland and!
the balance of the coast cities keep up their gait at build-j
ing ships we shall have a serviceable lot of deep sea ves-'
gels within a fewr years. We have long needed them, andj
the high ocean freights which are certain to prevail for
some years at least gives strong encouragement to the
shipping business. It can be depended on that if there is
good money in it there will be plenty of American capital
to find investment in ships and ship building.
When the English Tommy is deprived of his beer on
account of the war he will sure get fighting mad and rush
off to enlist. Lloyd George knows how to touch a tender
spot in the Britisher's make up.
Mm
-cw York, March 3. " Exuomm
the German plot to embroil Mexico
and .lapan into war with the Patted
States should turn the Attention of the
entire country to the weakness of our
defense system ami to support of uni
renal military training," Ooioaa Jos
eph H Colt, chairman of the board of
trustees of the American Defense so
ciety, declared in a statement to the
United Press today.
"(July one thing will (jive us any
sort of chance to hold our own against
Germany or any other nation. That
is speedy breaking down of party lines
in congress so that the question of de
fense can lie considered by a national
lewlasatwre united tor America n ism,
"Polities ill the past had divided the
American congress against itself, with
the result that our legislators, chosen
to give the best that is in them for
unselfish devotion to the nation, hnve
thought less of defense than anything
, MEXICO WECOME
(Continued from page one.)
The formal speeches to be inter- j
change between Eirst Chief Csrranza
anil the new ambassador were awaited
with interest.
Mexico Did Not Qet Note.
New York, March 3. Mexico has not
received any proposition of an alliance!
from Germany. Foreign Minister Ague J
lar informed the I'nited States today. 1
He cpt the following telegram fromi
Guadalajara:
'Tinted Press, New York: The gov I
eminent of Mexico has not received j
any proposition of alliance from the '
Imperial German government."
This is the first official word from
the Mexican government indicating1
that the German proposition fuileil to
reach First Chief Carranza or his I
ministers.
Thi
here
FOR PAROLE OFFIiR
Eugene Woman Will Be Given
Position at Oregon State
Training School
Eugene. Ore., March 3 (Special)
Miss licrtha Oorris, selected for parole
officer for the State Industrial achool
for girls, is a graduate of the linivcrs
ity, and has been a resident of Kogenc
for the past eight or nine years. Two
years ago she was appointed adrisory
matron of the department of public
safety, and while in that position has
handled much of the juvenile work of
the Eugene police department, and has
also given much time to looking after
the interests of the poor people of the
city, co-operating with the Salvation
Army and other agencies.
For nearly a year Miss Oorris was
also juvenile officer for Lane count v.
but eight months ago resigned that
position to give her whole time to the
work of the city department
She is n student of psychology and
of social problems.
Miss licrtha Dorris, of Eugene, will
test hour for those legis.ntois ' ararnza is in any way artecting nis ; undoubtedly be appointed by Governor
Will Ask Carranza
To State His Attitude
Washington, Mar. 2. Acting under
state department orders. Ambassador'
to Mexico rielcher will see General!
Carranza today to ask the first chief'
to make plain to this government hisj
attitude regarding the German plot to j
plunge Mexico and Japan into wart
against this country.
The Washington government is anx-
ions to ascertain whether the German i
proposal even though it did not reach
It may interest them to know that
there are fewer men in the United
States rogula r army than there are li
censed chauffeurs in few York; and
the 36,000 men seeded to fill the va
cancies in our regular navy would give
full population to a city Of no mean
size.
"Our coast artillery is under man
ned and its guns are outranged by the
guns of the first class ships now in
European war service. I do not believe
our navy is big or powerful enough to
repel invasion.
"These defects must be remedied;
and only a united congress, unselfishly
American and working for the United
States, ran change them." '
attitude toward this government.
Fletcher s inquiry does not go
the theory that Curanza has been
any way affected. The administration,
it was stated, assumes the first chief
will affirm friendly relations with
this government.
Japan has already done so voluntari
ly. She officially let the government
know, through her ambassador, that
she had no knowledge of the German
plot to :iiign Japan and Mexico against
the United States and that in any
event she would not hearken to the
proposal of Germany.
TAXED THE SPUDS
Portland, Ore., March 1. Hearing
Withyeonibe as parole officer for the
on Girls' Industrial school as successor to
M iss Doane. who resigned recently
from that position. The reason given
at the meeting of the hoard of control
this morning for the resignation of
Miss Doane is on account of friction
between her and the new matron, Mrs.
Minnie Darst, who came here from.
Son Diego to do the work during the
Irnvc of absence of Mrs. Hopkins.
The matter of the resignation was,
not considered by the board, of control
and was referred to the matron and
the advisory board. As the advisory
board of the school has already- ap
proved of Miss Dorris, it is practically
that quantities of potatoes were stored ! certain that she will be appointed.
nerc, rne city assessor today sent out a
squad of deputies to put a tax on the
; tubers. They will be assessed at their
present market value.
I Potatoes from many parts of the
At tne meeting ot the board ot con-
trol this morning, the orchardist at the
asylum was given a. raise in salary
from $900 a vear to $1100 a year.
Dr. Smith of the Feeble minded
northwest are kept here while awaiting! school then asked that the bookkeeper
siupmc.u caw. i ue assessor s mrorma-iat his institution be granted a raise of
The worst feature about putting postmasters under
the civil service law is that when once a community gets
a postmaster it does not like it can't get rid of him. The
congressmen also object to the plan because it cuts them
off from rewarding friends, or those whom they think so
for services rendered or that they think wrere rendered.
It is a pretty nice thing to be able to bribe voters with an
office that belongs to the people. For the latter reason it
is not likely the president will undertake the scheme just
now. He is having trouble enough with congress as it is j
and one war measure at a time is enough for any fair-
minded president.
LIGHTNING CHANGES
me morn was iair; tne oaimy air, sug
gested May or June; I took my way down
town that day, to buy myself a prune. My
wife exclaimed, "The climate's famed for
sudden shifts and tricks; you'd better don
your ulster, John!" I sternly answered,
"Nix! The skies are blue, the winter's
through, the spring has come to stay; the
joyous wrens and setting hens send up
their roundelay." In spring attire I took
my lyre, and paced the village street, and
chirped and smiled like wayward child, and
danced on buoyant feet. Then from the north a blast
came forth that smote me thigh and hip, and since that
morn my frame's been torn by fourteen kinds of grip. So
many twists, so many grists of climate here are sprung,
I wonder why all men don't die while they are fresh and
young. No man can say, at break of day, just what that
day will bring; soft winds may blow, there may be snow,
we may have Fall or Spring. And so we strive to keep
tion is that
Portland
000.
400 cars of spuds are in ten dollars a month or from $90
They are worth $iU4,
Nothing has been heard of the Russian army in Meso- fte hl takj.ng a"d d,P? a"d st,ra,in our Saze for
potamia for so long that most folks had forgotten there better daTS for wmle there s llfe there's hope.
,11 1- 1 T 1 111 it
was sucn a tning. remaps now jonnny mm nas tne
Turks on the run the big bear will wake up and help catch
them. When last heard from the Russian army was only
a few hundred miles from Constantinople, the one place in
the world Russia wants more than any other. It might
be this summer the fight for possession of the Dardanelles
will be made from the other side of them.
Senator I.aFollette's one-man filibuster was short
lived. As the senators began to get letters from home
and realized that the American people were in no mood
to watch a game of politics, to to have a lot of senators
running a mutual admiration society, they forgot many
tricks they had planned to turn and got down to business.
This clear cold weather is not only thoroughly enjoy
able, but if you want to see an old fashioned smile, just
cast your eyes on a fruit grower. The last thing he wants
to see just now is the buds starting. So far the season is
opening in splendid shape for all fruit crops.
It will probably be two months before the armies of
Europe get at their spring work. The ground is not yet
in the right condition for digging graves, and of course
neither side wants to get an accumulation of dead soldiers
on hand. Some arrangement must be made for disposing
of the stock before more is ordered.
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.SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
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BY STATE SENATE
Liberal Prizes Offered For
Best Arguments Favoring
Good Roads
Portland, Or.. March 3. Rules gov
erning the contests for cash prizes for
arguments for the $11,000,000 road bond
issue were prepared last mailt lv Sen-
Wood, chainiiau of the spe-
W. 1).
j writer is a resident from the improve
ment of the roads described in the iff!.
iooo.ooo bonding net For the best nr;u
'ment. a first prize of $."). fm the sec
ond best argument, a prize of fS. There
nre 3ti first prizes and ctO second priz
os in this contest.
Contest 1! Subject, The benefit
whicn will accrue to the stale at large
from the improvement of the roads
deseribed ill the bonding act. For the
best argument, a first prize of llfl.
Tor the second best argumeut a prize
of
Contest V Subject, the same as
COntMt M. This content is open only to
DOM tide students ot Oregon high
schools. For the best argument, writ
ten by a grammar school student, a
$10.
Contest D Subject, The same as
Tried to Establish Wireless
Station, and Use Island
for Base
Washington, March fc That the
Costa Riean government is aware of
German activities in that country .just
previous to and since the revolutionary
war broke out, was the authoritative
statement made to the United Press
today by a diplomatic official here.
Within the past few months, the
latest evidences of Gorman activities,
this official said, was a request of the
Costa. Hican government from a pre
sumably American firm, for a conces
sion to establish a high power wireless
plant in the Central American republic
down.
Both requests were made, the Costa
Riean government has every reason to
believe, after investigation, in the in
terests of Germany.
German government money, the Cos
ta Riean government believes wfiuld
have built the wireless station had the
requests been granted.
The Costa Riean government turned
down the request after its officials had I orchardist
consulted Tinted States officials, and
after the latter had been told the j
company wanting the radio concessions
would balk at making operation of the
station conlorm with "certain under !
standings" between Costa Rica and
the United States.
Another sign of German activity was
in the purchase of the ship Marenaj
Quesada in the United States and at-1
her under l osta
to
$100. This was objected to bv Secre
tary Olcott.
A raise in salary of the bertillion
expert at the state penitentiary was
asked for as he also was only getting
$00 a month.
These requests brought up the ques
tion of the salaries of the state em
ployes at. the various institutions and
Secretary Olcott requested Secretary
Ooodin of the board of control to pre
pare a list of the employes and then
salaries. The increase on all but the
at the asylum was held up.
Reichstag Adjourns
Session to March 20
near the 'annum ennn .
A week or two before the war start- eIwng to place
ed, a previous similar request for con-!""'"" '''gistrv.
cession had been made. Temporary registry was obtained
Both concession request were turned fwBI lh'' ('ost!1 Rk'an consuls in New
j York, but uion the ship's arrival at
I oit uittion, application tor permanent
registry was rejected because, it was
nmply with; . . .. t . ,
consul-: u,,,j 1.4 f,. .mo ,;j
urt".' v... ...... .u.,,. ....
Later the New York ("osta Hican
consul was dismissed from the service.
It has been considered significant
that two members of the present Tino
co cabinet are German, although little
that
rules
ilo 1itt
will not
be
its will not be returned to
March 15.
M an use ript
the foregoing
ered.
Mnnuscri
the authors.
Neither Senator Wood nor the con-1
test judges can undertake to answer;
letters or inquiries concerning the con-j
test or awards.
Awards will be announced on or be-'
tore March L'."i, 1017, bv three judges1
to be named later.
The right to publish any manuscript j
is reserved DJ tne committee.
significance
parties here
Costa Riean
is attached to
in close touch
affairs.
this
w i t h
bv
the
By John Orandens
(United I'ress staff correspondent')
Berlin, Mar. 2. The reichstag ses
sions adjourned today until Mar.-h 20.
Preliminary work of the parliament
has been disposed of.
Announcement prior to the closing
today made public the fact that in
Berlin alone so far a quarter of a bil
lion marks ($50,000,000) had been ex
ponded in aiding soldiers' families in
the capital.
Berlin newspapers were filled today
with appeals in their campaign for eu-
llistment in the voluntary civil war ser
! vice.
Compulsory service in this branch be-
comes effective April t.
ANOTHER HOG RECORD
j Chicago, March 3. The hog marltet
established another record today when
The sentiment of the country is said i heavies sold for $13.90 per hundred on
the hoot, the market as active and
I from 20 to 25 cents higher than yesterday.
to be almost unanimously in sympathy
with the allied cause.
committee appointed to compile I contest 1), and is open only to bona
ator
cial
arguments. Senator Wood arrived from tide students of Oregon granimnr
Ins mugboro home last night with a schools. For the best argumeut. writ
set of rules for the contest which will ten by a grammar school seudeut, a
enable every person in the state to
compete by reason of the various class
it ieat ions.
"The purpose of these contests,"
explained Senator Wood, "is to arouse
discussion of the bond issue which is
to be submitted to the people at a spe
cial election June 4. I am convinced
that the more widespread the discus-
prize of $10.
Rules
may enter
but one con-
One person
test.
In contest A the author must be a
resident of the county whose benefits
from the proposed roads are discussed.
Contest B is open to any resident of
Oregon who does not participate in
larger the majority thnti in uontests
sum and tne deeper the people go into either of the other contests.
V and 1 the argument
the road proposal from
standooitit.
Ko argument in any contest mnv ex-c.-ed
200 words.
Writing must appesr on but one side
of the paper used.
Manuscripts must be written prefer-
the subject th
will be rolled up favorable to the i must discuss
bonds. We hnve limiccd essavs to 800 the statewid
words with the desire to have the nr 1
guments short, snappy and forceful.
The contest will close March 1.1 so that .
we can, if we desire, use parts of the'
essavs lor the argument in the voters'
will not accept copv ahlv with typewriter or pen and ink.
i The name and address of the author
eat deal of (must appear in the upper right hand
continued corner ot the tirst imirc.
pamphlet which
after March
"There is already a
interest in the contest
Senator Wood, "and since the first I Arcumeiits must be submitted with
announcement Tuesday morning liout accompany inn letters, explanations
have received many telephone culls for 1 or other enclosures,
information as to the rules. This isj The envelope enclosing the nutnn
why we hasten to give them to the script must be addressed to Senator
public so that those wishing to com-W. 1). Wood, llillnboro. Or., and on the
pete can get busy." I envelope must also be written the con-
Roles as Set Forth ! tost entered, thus "Com test A." "ton
Following are the rules governing! test R," "Coutest O," or "Contest
Wf HUS
RAND AND I
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HAL LOCKWOOD APPEARS ON THE SCENE
( RAPT KK OliXH
Clifford acted queerly for two or
three days. 1 would catch him looking
at me with an expression half anger,
half admiiation M his face. Neither
of us mentioned the stihject again, and
I was surprised when one evening he
handed Fdith a package.
That's vour wrv own," he said to
I late; so
if F.lsio
After he left Elate busied herself
w riting letters while' I tried to read, i
But of late it had been almost im
pOSBiblc for me to fix my mind on a!
book; so 1 laid it down and went in :
to- the piano. I would try some new
profusely, she
her, as she struggled with the string. : music Leonard had sent me; and which
with
asked whv-
ithe coutest:
Contest A Subject. The benefit
ruing to the count v iu which
the
I). " as the case may be.
Manuscripts must be received
Senator Wood on or before 6 p.
bv
Oh, mamma look! It's a picture of
my papa all for myself.
Tt was a duplicate of the picture I
bad seen at Mabel Gorton's, beauti
fully framed.
''Yes dear." 1 replied, a Elsie ex
claimed upon the wonderful likeness.
"You didn't suppose Levering was
the ouly one to take a good picture,
did you?" Clifford asked, laughing in
rather tin embarrassed manner.
''Not after 1 have seen this!" Elsie
retorted, and my lack of enthusiasm
passed unnoticed.
"Have dinner as soon as you can,
Mildred. Lockwood wired me he would
be here tonight, and I have to meet
him."
"Yerv well," and I rose to attend
to it. m- ne think.; you are
A Telephone Call. jthat why I'm asking you."
Clifford left Immediately after "I knew nothing of Mr. Lockwood 's
dinner. (plans, but if he remains, it goes with-
"1 shall be at the Gates Hotel if i but saying that we shall entertain at
you want me." he said when he left. I dinner for him. 1 certainly shall ask
"I probably shan't be home until you, and shall be delighted to do so."
have Kate sleep down stairs, After thanking me
is still afraid." H off-
Every Woman a Match Maker.
I was both amused and pleased
.... i am asuamea to confess it a
little piqued. Surely Gal Lockwood
had given the fascinating Mrs. Gard
ner some reason to think he was im
pressed, or she would not have aeked
. me, whom she scarcely knew to in
vite her to my home because of him
,He had been so firm in his protesta
tion to me, had declared he would
never marry that it as usual wounded
my vanity that he could quickly forget
me. But this lasted only a minute, and
.then the love of matchmaking inborn
, in every woman swayed me ami r
- tened to tell Klsie about it.
I was asleep when Clifford came in
but at breakfast I asked:
'How long is Mr. Lockwood
to stav in town?"
"Only a few days."
"Don't you think we could ask Mm
to dinner, and have one or two others
in. Of course nothing much in the
was still unopened.
I had been playing in a desultory
' manner for perhaps a half hour when
the telephone rang.
; "Hello! Is this Mrs. Hammond?"
' a voice asked.
"Yes. who is talking pletsc?"
i "Mrs. Gardner! Lolo Gurdner. Is
Mr. Lockwood stopping
Mrs. Hammond?''
"Xo " I very nearly
lle is at The Gates."
"If you entertain him while he is
in town; invite me, won't you? 1
know it's an unusual thing to" do, but
I quite lost my h-art to him the last
time he was here. And it makes such
a difference how and where a man
going
wonderful;
meets a woman he is a bit interested 1 way of gayety so soon after mother's
we really owe him
tel 1 him to
I replied, din-
Cinner,
death, but I think
something."
"Yes when shall
somet"
'Tomorrow night,
ner at seven.
Tomorrow A Successful