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Evening star., 1917-02-22
.GRAYSON'S FRIENDS
DEMAND|NGA VOTE
Threaten to Block All Other
Combinations at This
Session.
NAME AT TOP OF LIST

No more combinations of nominations
sent to the Senate by the President at
the present session of Congress. unless
the nomination of DR.. Cary T. Grayson,
the Presidents physician. to be medi-
cal director in the navy, with rank Of
rear admiral. is disposed of, is the
threat of DR.. Grayson's friends today
At present there are 1900 nomina-
tions pending. and this number is
being increased daily as messages come
to the Senate from the President con-
tanning scores of names Included in
this list are federal judges. members
of the federal trade commission off,
GERS of the highest rank in the army
and navy. hundreds OF postmasters and
other officials. All of these nomina1
tons will fail to be acted upon by the
nation continue to insist upon their
present course of action
Grayson Heads the List.
DR.. Grayson's name heads the list
on the executive calendar of the SEN
ate. When an executive session is
But the republican senators and some
VI suo uciuoCTdtS nave stated clearly
that there shall be no action on this
nomination, which they claim is de-
moralfzing to the whole SCHEME of
promotion in the navy. With the pres
ent congested condition of the leeis-
lative calendar it is recognized that it
would be impossible to break down
the opposition to action on DR.. Gray
son, and at the same time get through
with the appropriation bills before the
close of the present session of Con-
greSs.
The supporters of DR.. Grayson have
taken the stand now that. II he is not
to be acted upon none of the hundreds
of other nominations, to which there
is no opposition at all. shall be acted
upon. 1t remains to be seen whether
the other democrats will stand with
them to the end in view Of the pressing
demands being made for action on other
nominations.
1t is pointed out that after the close
OF this session the President can give
recess appointments to the long list
of appointees now being held up in
the Senate by the Grayson fight. But
this means delay, and also that they
must be confirmed by the Senate when
that body meets again.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
TWO BIRTHDAYS OBSERVED.
Class of 1918, Friends School, Pre-.
sent Scenes From Plays.

Two scenes from Percy Maokaye's
Jeanne D'Arc" were presented yester-
day afternoon by the class of 1918 at
the Friends School, at a joint cele-
bration Of the anniversary of Wash
ington's and Lincoln's birthdays. The
exercises, which were under the direc-
tion of Miss Mary Sibley Evans Of the
school. opened with 1.-THE Marseillaise,"
played by Miss Lena Sutton. Miss
Eleanor I1.n 6uchman gave me Iroiogus
part of Jeanne D'Aro and Frank Easily
Smith, Duke D'Alencon. Others in the
cast were Rogers Malcolm Whitaker.
Rudolph Kirk, Chester G. Pierce, Grace
E. Fox and Elsa e. Rothrock. Between
the scenes Miss Mary Fox played Mas
senet's- "Elegie des Erinnyes."
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Answers One Complaint.

To the remark that one of the con-
sular officers was reported to have COM
planned to Amsterdam, the official re-
piled:
He was transferred to Amsterdam
and, therefore, preferred not to travel
by way of Munich. his preference,
therefore, being obviously acceded to-
He also wanted to leave the same day
that he asked for in his papers. The
foreign office took all possible pains to
make it feasible for him to cross the
frontier at this short notice. and it
succeeded. He left the very day he de-
sired to.
Il can assert that Germany did
everything in her power and respected
all the highest traditions usually fol-
lowed in such cases as this"
Evening star., 1917-02-22
u. s. CONSULS NOT
!, DETAINED, IS CLAIM
German Official Declares De-
parture Was Facilitated in
Every Way.
CASE HELD COMPLICATED


By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Tuesday. February 20, by
wireless to Sayville, February 22.-
"All reports about American consuls
and consular officers detained by force
in Germany are malicious inventions.
just as were so many other reports we
have had during the last few weeks.
said a prominent German official to
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Sample Low Footwear

Pumps, Slippers, Colonials, Ok
fords, Strap Slippers, Butterfly
Pumps, Crystal Pumps and Bryn
Mawr Pumps. in conservative styles
as we'll as novelties. Combination
effects, two-tone and solid colors,
including black, tan, bronze, white,
gray, champagne, brown, blue,
ivory, cloth of gold, scloth of silver,
etc. Materials include kid calf,
buckskin, suede, nubuck, satin, can
vas. etc. Good range of sizes.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Against Extra Session.

1t was thought for a time that if the
Senate was to hold its usual executive
session following the adjournment of
this Congress March 4, DR.. Grayson's
nomination and all the others could be
taken up at that time and disposed Of.
But now 1t is widely reported that the
President prefers not to call this ex-
ecutive session Of the Senate. That be-
ing the case. the Senate will not meet
again until December, unless there
should be an earlier call for a special
session OF Congress by the President.
Senator Poindexter OF Washington.
one of the opponents of the Grayson
nomination. said today that he prob
ably would discuss the legal phases of
the nomination, If he had an oppor-
tunity. in the open Senate. He con-
tends that the nomination of DR.. Gray
son, Jumping as 1t does over the heads
of 130 members of the Medical Corps
of the navy, is Illegal. He said that he
scarcely believed the President would
give DR.. Grayson a recess appointment
If the legal aspects of the case were
clearly called to his attention.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Some Will Remain.

Almost all the American consuls
took advantage of this offer, and the
majority of them have already arrived
in Munich and will leave the 2Sth by
way of Lindau. Some of the gentle
men Will stay, not because they were
forced to do so. but because the Amer
lean government has transferred them
to countries allied with Germany. They
are still awaiting the necessary docu-
ments to enable them to enter those
countries and travel to Budapest or
ConStantinople. Some of them received
their notifications of transfer only Feb
ruary 10, which, of course. delayed their
departure.
One other gentleman still remains,
Gen. Harris, al Frankfort on Main. He
was taken ill with pneumonia but is
now improving, so that he will leave
soon.
The departure of so many persons
was not easy to manage in wartime,
especially since so many different de-
SireS had to be taken into considera-
tion. one gentleman wished to marry
before leaving, and this was made pos
Sible."
Evening star., 1917-02-22

stan member Of the Overseas News
Agency service. He continued, says
the agency report OF the interview:
The case is rather complicated. The
facts, nevertheless. are very clear.
The German authorities granted the
American consular staff every facility
for departure. For instance, seven
gentlemen who happened to be in Ber-
lin at the time of the departure of Am
bassador Gerard left with him in his
special train to Switzerland. The others,
after Amba ssador Gerard had been con-
suited with, were requested in a cir
cular telegram to indicate by what
route they wished to travel. The mes
sage suggested to them that they take
the route by way of Munich and Lin
dau, in order to facilitate their cross
ing the border from Lindau, which
point is, of course, guarded by the
military authorities. 1t is obviously
easier to instruct officials at one place
than those at many places.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11
Injury to termination.

The soft wheats grown in Oregon
ripen with an exceedingly low water
content and the kernels are very brit
tie. When threshed with an ordinary
separator running at the usual speed
large percentage Of the kernels are
often broken, cracked or scratched.
Running the machine at lowered
speed has been shown by the Wash
ington Experiment station to reduce
the amount of this kind of injury to
some extent, while failed grain will
have very much less of the injury.
In using the formaldehyde and
bluestone methods of reatment a con-
siderable loss in termination of seed
or failure to make a good stand Of
grain are often reported. Expert
ment has shown that perfectly unin-
jured wheat suffers little or no in
jury to termination from either
method of reatment. Grain that is
cracked or kernels that are scratched
especially over the germ end so as
to break through the seed coats, are
liable to have their powers of ger
mination destroyed or their vitality
injured because the chemical used in
treating is able to get into the inter-
ior through these injuries. The loss
in termination in this way is, when
proper precautions are observed in
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11

treating, not so severe In most cases
as would have been the loss from
smut. No grower would be justified
in discontinuing treatment on this
account.
In order that injury to seed vitality
may be reduced to the minimum, par
ticular attention should be given to-
the following points:
/. Do not soak seed longer than
recommended.
2. Spread out to dry at once.
8. In the bluestone treatment use
the lime bath at once before drying.
4. In the formaldehyde treatment
If grain is not to be planted at once,
wash in pure water before drying and
then dry thoroughly before sacking
up.
5. Never allow treated grain to
stand around in sacks any length of
time with the grian wet or moist.
6. Where injury to termination is
suspected, termination tests with
treated grain are recommended and
the drill should be set to SOW more
heavily according to the results Of
the tests.
The "loose" smuts of wheat and
barley are not controlled by either of
the above methods of treatment.
These smuts, however, are not ordi-
narily serious in Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11
Enjoys Visit With Old Friends.

Joe Bannister, who for many years
in the early history of Morrow coun-
ty was farmer and stockraiser in
the Hardman section, was in Heppner
several days the past week from his
home in Hermiston. He Is at pres
ent foreman Of the big Sloan sheep
ranch in the Stanfeld country and
came to Heppner to receive a bunch
of wethers from Blakely Bros, Of
Monument. The last visit of Mr.
Bannister to Heppner was just after
the Heppner food. He had been
away from here for several years at
that time, living at Weston. 1t is
now with a great deal of pleasure he
notes the splendid improvements 60
ing on here and the manner in which
the town has grown and built up is
a surprise to him. Mr.. Bannister has
occasion to visit many Of the towns
and cities of Eastern Oregon in the
course Of his business, and at no
place has he noted the activity that
is going on in Heppner. The CT.
force enjoyed a pleasant visit with
Joe and many "reminiscences of form
er days were recalled. The Heppner
country was pretty lively section
In the days when Mr.. Bannister rode
the hills and he can recall many in
teresting events OF the early days.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11
TO ASSIST FARMERS IN ELINiI-
MATING SMUT.
CONTINUED from Page q

\(COntlnued from Page ~
s. Then shovel up into pile and
cover with sacks or tarpaulin pre-
viously moistened with the solution.
s. Leave for two hours or more.
Z. Uncover and spread out till dry
enough to run through drill and
plant at once or If the grain is not to
be seeded Immediately dry thorough
ly before storing away.
Note-The sprinkling method
should not be used for wheat that
has not been cleaned of smut balls as
this does not kill the spores con-
tanned in broken balls and when run
through the drill the smut balls are
broken and the living smut spores
are then sown on the seed. Such
grain should therefore be treated
loose in an open tank and the smu,
balls allowed to float to the top of
the solution where they can be re-
moved by skimming.
Drill should be set to allow for
swelling of seed when damp grain Is
planted.
Bluestone Cooper Sulphate) Solution
A good many growers use the blue
stone method in place of formalde-
hyde with good results. tt is more
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11
expensive and probably no more ef

expensive and probably no more ef-
fective than the formaldehyde. 1.
must not be used with barley as II
Injuries termination severely. 1t is
not advised for oats. Bluestone as
we'll as formaldehyde may under GER
tain conditions cause some injury to
the germinationj of wheat. The fol-
lowing directions will give maximum
effectiveness and minimum injury il
followed carefully in using the blue
stone solution.
Observation-Disclosures "copper" sui
phate), pound; common salt, /
pound; water, s gallons.
Milk of Lime.
Slake some quick lime and dilute
with water in a barrel or other suit
able container to be used as a neu-
tralizer for he bluestone after treat
ment.
observation-disclosures all smut balls
by tanning.
2. Place wheat in loose sacks and
put into the solution, being sure to
get all kernels throughly wet.
3. Leave for or 6 minutes.
4. Remove, drain quickly and dip
at once into barrel containing milk Of
lime to neutralize the copper, This
reduces somewhat the possible injury
to termination.
5. Spread out and dry at once.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11
Has Leased Ranch.

George w. Chaplin, of Hardman,
was in Heppner on Friday to attend
to business matters. He has rented
his Middle Fork ranch on Rock creek
to Ed Reed, of Eight Mile, and Mr.
Reed will run the place for a period
of five years. He will begin the work
of putting in his crops there at once.
Mr.. Chaplin will live on his mountain
place in the meantime and try to
take things a little easy as he finds a
lot of hard work in connection with
handling a place as large as the Mid
die Fork ranch.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-11

Joe Wood, young farmer of the
Gooseberry section, was doing busi-
ness in Heppner the first oI the week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19

international differences not settled
by diplomatic negotiations. has at
all times had full sympathy of the
Danish government. 1t will be suf,
ficient in that respect TO refer to the
numerous arbitration treaties con-
cluded by the Danish government
with other states, and to the fact
that the treaty of February 18th.
1904, between Denmark and the
Netherlands is the first treaty sub
mitting to international arbitration
all differences without exception.
may also refer TO the standpoint
taken by the Danish government in
respect to this question at the sec
lond Hague Peace conference in the
year 1907.
should esteem it most valuable
gain for the peace Of the world, II
those principles could attain general
recognition.
Yours sincerely.
(Signed) EwIK SCAVENIUS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
POSTOFF|CtS OF
i. s. ORDERED
TO HALFMAST
FLAGS DURING
DEWEY FUNERAL
(By Associaserd Preas.)

Washington, Jan. 19.-The CAPT.
tol will be closed tomorrow morning
for the Dewey funeral except to Con-
gress members. The congressional
committee is arranging the funeral
It is announced. The doors will op-
en- at ten o'clock for those invited.
The services will begin at II O'Clock.
The President and other high off,
cials will attend. Chaplain J. B d.
Frazier of the United States navy
will conduct the services.
Secretary Daniels announced that
midshipmen will be the only escort
to Dewey's body when 1t is removed
to the Capitol. other military or
ganizations will remain at the Cap
itol to escort the body to Arlington.
The postmaster general has ordered
flags on all postoffices at half mast
until the funeral is over.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
MEMBERSHIP IN STOCK
EXCHANGE IS "GOlNG UP"
(By Associated Press

London. Jan. ,19.-The Stock Ex-
change has announced that candi-
dates for membership for the year
beginning next March will be
charged higher entrance fees and
subscriptions. Those with three
sureties must pay 600 guineas in
stead of 500 and those with two
sureties 800 guineas against ESQ
previously. The annual subscrip-
tion is raised to fifty guineas but
members already elected will still
pay the old rate Of twenty thirty
or forty guineas per annum, accord
ing to the year when they become
members.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19

your letter of Jan. 3 and my reply
OF the 5th, I beg to inform you that
/ have received a cablegram from
His Excellency Don Amalio Gimeno,
minister OF Foreign affairs of Spain,
in which, in response to your re-
quest, he authorizes me to communi-
cate to you the following message,
to be read at the dinner to be held
in Pittsburgh on January the 18th:
"His Majesty's government is fol-
lowing with keen sympathy the idea
'of establishing, after the end Of the
present war, an international league
for the purpose of preventing the
peace of the world being again dis
turbed, and when the opportunity
of doing so arrives, with a guaran-
tee OF success. will lend its concourse
to the realization OF such a humani-
tartan and lofty project"
Believe me,
1OuTS
! (Signed) JUAN RIANO.
Ewik Scavenius, minister of for
eign Affairs for Denmark, wrote as
follows:
Copenhagen, Oct s, 1916.
Sir:-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of the letter
which you have been good enough
to send me concerning the American
Branch of the League to Enforce
Peace, and I may add that Its con-
tents have interested me highly.
The object for which the League
tn Enforce Peace Is specially work
ing, viz, compulsory arbitration fcz
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
NATIONAL GUARD
MAY Be CALLED
HOME BY last
OF THE week
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. 19.-Every indica-
ton is that the administration is go,
ing forward with its plans for an
early withdrawal of the Pershing ex.
pedition and the rehabilitation of the
National Guard. The report Of Villas
new campaign has not disturbed this
determination.
Officials insisted today that it was
impossible to set definite date for
the troop movement, however, it was
indicated clearly that unless there is
some unexpected development, Per
shing's withdrawal and the return OF
the guardsment will be ordered with
in few days and possibly by the end
of the week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
GERMANS SEIZE THE
PALACE OF PATRIARCH
(By Associated Press. }

Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 1S-The news
paper al Hoda says a joint force Of
Germans and Turks has seized the
palace of the Patriarch of the i'm
portant Maronite church in the town
of Bkerkeh, near Beirut, in Syria.
The Maronites in the Lebanon dis
trict. which is their chief seat, num-
Der some 800, 900 They are in COM
munion with the Roman Catholic
church, but form a distinct denomi-
nation and also maintain a certain
degree of independence of the Turk
ish government.
According to the report the occu-
pying forces did great damage to the
buildings OF the See and the Ger
mans removed to Berlin the priceless
library, which contained ancient
manuscript and books of great his
toric value. The Patriarch and his
household are reported to be prison.
ers in the palace. surrounded by the
German and Turkish troops.
From the same source 1t is learned
that acourt martial in Aleih, Syria,
has condemned to death and execut-
ed sentence upon the Archbishop Of
the Greek Catholic church In Acre.
or Aka, known In the New Testa-
ment as Ptolemais. This place Is Of
ten called the key of Palestine"
since II commands the maritime
plain over which all invaders from
the north are compelled to enter the
country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
A. S. York, of Live Oak, Elected w. M.
OF The Grand Lodge F. and A. M. of
Fla, T. P. Warl0w Elected r. w. M.

ior grand warden The place Of
right worshipful junior grand war
den had not been decided on at a
late hour.
Reflect Officers
Henry Robinson, of this city, was
reelected as right worshipful grand
treasurer. WILDER p. Webster was
reelected as right worshipful grand
secretary, and w. B. Y. Wilke, of
Dunedin, was reelected as right
reverend grand chaplain.
The various committees made their
reports this morning at the opening
session. Then followed the address
by DR.. Hulley, which was one Of the
most eloquent ever delivered in the
spacious temple hall. He pictured
the City Of Jerusalem and told how
King David has gone to the pinnacle
'of Mt. Moriah, and there decided to
found his city where the "true and
ever living God should be worship
ped and loved Away"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
INovATloN IN SURGERY

Berlin, Jan. 19.-German medi-
cal papers report striking innova-
tion in surgery that has been tried
by DR.. Neuhaeuser in one of the
army hospitals new method for
growing new fingers to replace am
putated digits. The earlier method
was to graft toe upon the emputat-
ed finger or thumb, but Mr.. Neu-
haeuser has successfully used a
piece of rib as material for fingers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
PERMANENT PEACE
DISCUSSED AT A DIN.
NER IN PITTSBURG
LAST NIGHT
(By Associated Press. }

Pittsburgh, Jan. 19.-Neutral ma
tions of Europe expressed, in mes.
sages read at a dinner given here
last night. under the auspices of the
League to Enforce Peace, to consid-
er a program for permanent lea qua
of nations to become effective at the
close of the present war, desire to
take part in the formation of such
league. Letters from Switzerland,
Spain, and Denmark, in answer to
INQUIRIES from Theodore Marburg,
eign organization of the League to
Enforce Peace, were read. The fav-
chairman of the committee on For
orable answers from the neutral ma
tions follow closely upon the reply
OF the Entente Allies to President
Wilson in which ten Of the fourteen
countries at war jointly declared:
"They associate themselves, with all
their hopes. with the project for the
creation of a league of nations to
insure peace and justice throughout
the world"
DR.. Hoffman,, head of the politi-
cal department Of Switzerland, In
iheba,f of his government. endorses
the efforts of the League to Enforce
Peace, as follows;
Political Department Of Switzerland
Division of Foreign Affairs,
Berne, Dec. II, 1916.
Mr. cbairman:-You have been 81
good as to address to us, through the
instrumentality of our minister a.
Washington, and accompanied by
recommendation from w. H. Tart
former president Of the unite'
states a letter signed by you ant
enclosing various documents con
oerning the League to ENFORCE
Peace
II is. with very great interest, tina
we have taken note Of the program
Of your humanitarian movement. II
asking us to associate ourselves IN
Won have given us a new PROOF o
the sympathy OF the United state
: for Switzerland and we desire 10 sa
70 YOU how much we appreciate IT,
i The League to Enforce Peace
which counts among its members
MANY eminent personalities, aims
: insure the maintenance of peace al
5 ter It shall have been conciuoeo
! truly a delicate mission but the ain
: entities Of which are not to De a
i lowed to discourage your eiio' = :
: lyou regard as one Of the most en-
r lcac,ous means to that end a treat
Iof arbitration conceived in the san
r .n,rit as to that treaty OF Feo' i
b 1914 between Switzerland and u
: lIrn,ted States, treaty which
the countries are to sign anu
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
RAIDER HAS
| ARMED TWO
CAPTURED
| VESSELS
ELEVEN ENTENTE WARSHIPS
ARE COMBING THE OCEAN IN
SEARCH FOR THE MOEWE, BE-
LIEVED TO BE THE RAIDER
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Jan. 19.-Apprehen-
sion in marine circles was increased
by reports that a German raider
had armed at least two captured ves-
sells. The reports said guns were
placed aboard the ST. Theodore and
farrowdale. The mysterious vessel
is believed to be the famous raider
Moewe. Eleven entente warships
are hurrying into the South Allan
tic. Unconfirmed reports placed the
raider considerably north Of the Ire-
landito-Brazil steamship route.