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THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1920 ASSESSOR NOT OUT TO SUCCEED SELF Henry E. Reed's Statement Comes as Surprise. E MAJOR WELCH CANDIDATE Veteran of World and Spanish Wars Has JAng Record In Office of County Assessor. TTenry K- Heed, county assessor, an nounced yesterday that he will not be a. candidate for nomination in the May primaries. Following Mr. Reed's announcement. Major Hiram V Weli-h filed his declaration for the nomination. Mr. Reed's decision not to KOfk renomination came as a sur prise, for it was generally believed that he would run and opposition eainst him, ir any, would be nom trial. Throughout the period of the war there was not a drive of any charac ter in which Mr. Keed was not a par ticipant. He was identified with more war drives in an executive capacity than any other citizen in Orepon, or possibly on thr-coast. In making his derision Mr. Reed said: "I ani now -ompletinr the last year of my .sf-oiM term, making in a II eicht years f continuous service. In deciding not to run again 1 am adher Imr tot he decision made when re elected in 1516 not to seek the third term. I have no plans for the imme diate future, but by the first of next year will either accept one of sev eral offers that have been made to me or engage in business on my own account." , Mnjor Welch Is Veteran. Major Welch has been connected with the assessor's office continuously rtr.ee March 1. 1S9'. with the exception of the time he was in the Spanish and world wars and on the Mexican bor der. Ten years nfro he served t hx months as county assessor to complete an unexpired term. Major Welch was born in Grundy county. Illinois, Octo ber 29, 170. ani moved with his par ents to T-ebanon, Or., in 1881. He was educated in the public schools and at Willamette university. ia 18!!. he came to I'ortalnd. For 26 years Major Welch has been Interested in military affairs and it was then that ne enlisted as a pri vate in battery A. Oregon national puard. lie wad a second Jieucenan: In this battery in the Spanish war, which became a unit of the United States volunteer artillery. In 189 S he be came captain of the battery and con tinued in that capacity until resigning In 1915 CommlMMlon Held In World War. During the world war he was ap pointed captain of field artillery in the national army and sent t-j Camp Jacksoh in 1918. Iater he was trans ferred te Camp Taylor and promoted tn maiot A t tho t iitia ef lha artnic. tire he v;j.s in command of a regi ment of artillery awaiting overseas orders. Upon being mustered out he returned to the assessor's office and ' icsumed his connection with the Ore in national gurj as major in tho inspector-general'3 department. In view of his long service, he has j ni'- in thp iKpi;snr s ofTiee a tanre 1 guarantee of efficient service." Major Welch's platform follows: "Uphold the constitution, laws and institutions of the United States and of the state of Oregon. "Favor such legislation as will give the taxpayers complete insight into the sources of governmental funds and their expenditure, to the end that waste and extravagance shaJ be eliminated. "Practice the fullest measure of economy consistent with efficient service. "Favor Jaw enforcement. t;ive my undivided time and at tention to the office of county assessor and discharge my duties with courtesy and efficiency. "To manage the office as to merit for it and its responsibilities the con fidence and esteem of the public." jnight 'have owed at the time of his, death. 1 The expensive suite of offices which! the young auto dealer had in the Teon I building wiil be closed up and F. B:;j lancnester, business associate 01 me young man in the Manchester-Clark company, wiU assist the father in. the work of untangling the affairs of the dead man's estate. The father expects to learn more eon eern in v th vnunc man's business affairs during the next few days , inas- Jp00r Leadership Blamed fCT Tr.nrh n3 he is now emnowered tO eet I- " statements from banks where his son transacted business. - ' ' '' Conflicting reports concerning the sum of money' which Russell Clark procured from McCarger. Bates'. and Lively through fraudulent warehouse Disasters. Vf-- M3t Major lllram 1 . elch, nkn 111 RtfuNrfM randidacy for county receipts for stored automobiles stili leave the exact sum of his forgeries uncertain. Reports from Pendleton continue to state that he procured approximately J40.000 from this firm through the forged receipts, while of ficials of the company insisted yes terdav their loss will not exceed J8000. The young suicide is also Known to have been in debt to the Western Bond & Mortgage company although the exact amount will not be known until the father, as administrator of the estate completes his investigations. Funeral services for Russell Clark were held yesterday afternoon at Holman's chapel. Final obsequies were at the Portland crematorium. Both services were private. Mrs. Clark's funeral will not be held until alter the arrival of the father from Hoiu- ton. Texas, who is now en route to Portland. CHINESE GREET NEW YEAR QUARTERS GAILY DECORATED FOR. BIG CELEBRATION. . Both Old and Young Turn Out in Holiday Attire Fantastic! I.lintei ils Make Appearance. AUSTRIAN LEADERS RAPPED 511,000 WANTED fly CITY STATE TO BE ASKED. BY CiMiiu'il Decides to Tnke Mutter ln- YiIiiii The Cedars to nern r if Xecer. Th- stale of Oregon has $1 1,000 be lonjfinp to the city of Portland, and 'tiy 4'ommitt.sioner Mann has been un able to collect ii, accord itifr to evt dnee which was nroiiRht out at the meeting of the city council yester day. The money is due the city for ihc care of state patients at The Cedars, t lie ni tin iei pal detention home for women near Trout dale. At the last meeting of the Ftate health board t'ommisHioncr Mann presented his hill, which was approved and ordered pa id. Yesterday Mayor taker asked Com missioner Mann if he had collected the money: Commissioner Mann said that the money was in the hands of lr. David N. Roberg. secretary of the state health board, and that Dr. Ro-l-ersr did not wish to turn the money over to the city until the state emer gency board had met and given the ttate board of health additional fund s. The outcome of the meeting of the city council was to instruct Commis sioner Mann to follow the matter to conclusion, calling' on Governor 1)1 cott. if need be, to learn why the city should not receive the money mhich is due. ELM'S DEBTS ASSUMED FATHER TO REPAY WHAT VOI XG SI KTDE OWED. Chinese new year .opened yesterday with banqueting:, exchange of gifts and all the more sober observances of a Mongolian fete. It was the beginning of the biggest celebration of the year for the Chi nese and the shops had a hqliday look with flags adding an appearance of oriental gaiety. Old and young were In holiday attire, the children exhibiting many a new toy or other trinket. Some of the Chinese beauties, usually retiring, ventured to make their appearance on the streets, be decked in their best silks. The celebration will continue for a couple of weeks, with various lodges and organizations giving banquets and continuing the revelry day and night. And lights won't be low in Chinatown again until the celebration has ended, i'ublic halls, tong headquarters and various other establishments are adorned with fantastic lanterns, bril liant with quaint oriental decorations. Chinese restaurants were also .do ing a big business in assisting in the celebration, and Americans who wished to visit Chinatown in gala attire also participated in the feast ing at some of the popular establish ments. Yesterday marked the beginning of the ninth year of the republic from the Mongolian way of thinking. The Chinese now date time from the estab-j lishment of the republic, previously the years had been designated' by emperor's reigns. The Chinese year is measured fey the phases of the moon. Its com mencement, however, is regulated by the sun. Chinese new year lalls on the first new moon after the sun enters Aquarius. This makes it come not before January :i and not after February 19. . r BflPTI STS S EEK S 1 ,045,000 Mixture of Races Greatest Trouble r. With Hapsburg Empire, . Says Frederick. (Copyright by tie New Tork World. Pub lished bv Arrangement.) . BERLIN, Feb. lft (Special Cable.) While the Germans anticipated trftrnendoua military victories over the Russians, and the early disasters into which the Russians were led. had been conclusively flKured out in advance by Ilindenburg and other Crrinan fceneraJs. the Germans freely admitted an the war progressed that the Kussian army hart beon under-rated, hlnal military estimate! of the Russian soldier appear in one section of the forthcoming dook or tne lormer urrman crown prince, Another section of the book is deoted by him to appralsul of the Austro-Hun-garians as Jightin men. BY EX-CKOWN PRINCE "WI1HELM My personal knowledge of the Rus sian soldier dated from before the war.. In two trip.s to Russia I had ample opportunity to observe tho mili tary establishment there. The impres sion I then obtained of the Russian army was quite excellent. It was composed of men of the first class physically, nil coining from strong, healthy country people, and they wore splendidly disciplined and trained. ine open, loyai-neartea nature or the men was especially noticeable. There remained the patriarchal tone of the officers toward the men which had always existed. Among1 the offi cers there was a tremendous differ ence between those of the privileged guard regiments and those of the me, and a great abyss between offi cers who had rises from the non-commissioned class and those who had been graduated from the junker schools. Officer Not Fd "rated. What struck me specially was the low average education of the officers as judged by our standards. Thus in infantry regiments it often happened hat not an officer could speak any other language than his own, except the regimental commander. According to my view, the Russian army, before the outbreak of the war. was underrated by us. I now thinK the reason its successes did not meas ure up to its strength may be found in faulty higher leadership. The only really excellent Russian leader was undoubtedly the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholovitch. Such annihilation of troops i.s be fell the Russians in the battles of Tannenberg and the Mazurian bogs would hardly have been possible against French leadersnip. Accora- ner to the verdict of all tne uerman officers who fought in the east, the Russian artillery was good and clever. It had resemblance to the French ar t filer v. but it suffered the frequent handicap of- shortage of munitions. Russian cavalry was ot miaaiing quality, but the Cossacks, who made themselves particularly noticeable, proved a veritable plague for our Correspondingly the quality of the' soidiers was most varied. . xut tne large Austrian army was a good one. I recall that the great kaiser maneu vers in Hungary .for example In re spect to the plan, the execution and the performance of the troops,, made a very favorable impression. Staff System Ponderous. - 1 Burt there were also shortcomings which for a long time rendered the j Austrian army inefficient. The cour teous attitude of the Austrian offi cers In intercourse was undeniably attractive. In service they were per- j haps not energetic enough. 'Owing to! this fault there a circumstantial and : ponderous transmission of general staff orders, which General von Hoetzendorff, field marshal of the Austrian army, was not able to cor rect entirely. Care of the men also left much to be wished. The main difficulty with which the Austrian army had to contend, how ever, was the great number of na tionalities represented in the ranks from the different states. I recall a conversation with a young Austrian commander, who lamented his trou bles to me. j "I have in my command," he said, i "Germans, Croatians, Bosnians, Poles J and Hungarians. German is the lan guage in which orders are given, but most of my fnen don't .understand German, so I must rely on interpre ters. If interpreters are killed I am at a loss how to direct the men." Thes difficulties. In my opinion, were not taken sufficiently into ac count in estimates of the flghtiug value of the Austro-Hungartan army. Without doubt, that army performed great things in the war. In the be ginning, for instance, it "'bore the whole brnnt of the battle against Russia. - In the extraordinary moun tain fighting on the Italian front, much heroism was displayed by the Austrian troops. Undoubtedly, -the Germans. Austrians. Tyroleans' and Hungarians fought bestTln. the Aus tr!an army : In the technical field tho Austrian army management recorded respecta ble performances. rI -refer specially to the handling of the heavy mortar bat teries, and to the brilliant technical layout of position in the eternal snows. Let one man be thought of with honor in this place, General yon Hoetzendorff. He was a leader of extraordinary ability, and he appre ciated the value of the great maneu vers hat should be effected. Strength LonK Exhausted. The strength of the Austrian army was exhausted long before the end of the'war. Replacements were no longer possible and the food supply was bad beyond description, but one refused to see conditions as actually they were. ! and the consequences were inevitable. 1 Summarizing, the Austrian troops fought bravely, things were demanded of thein which they were not in posi tion or condition to do. rearward lines of communication and supplies. They wer very good patrel riders and good shots. On their little horses they got ahead over the most difficult terrain, shooting from horse back and thus killing many of our own brave patrol riders. Ruftttlun Infantry Brave. The Russian infantry was exceed ingly brave, both in attack and in de fense. Accustomed to iron discipline, the soldiers followed strictly the or ders given to them. Prospective losses never deterred them. Tactics for attack were antiquated through out the, Russian army, and the losses suffered by the infantry were quite unexampled. This fact, in the last analysis, explains why the shock strength of the huge Russian army was so soon exhausted, relatively. Our people gave the Russian soldier the nickname of "Panje." When a Russian was taften prisoner he be haved like a big. honest hearted child. His attitude toward our officers, in matters of discipline, respect and general behavior was the same as to ward his own officers. He recognized without question the authority of an officer. Had Germany and Russia been united, the world war would never have occurred. Unfortunate ties that bound together the twa empires were torn by bungling bands. In Russia chaos reigns and Germany lies on the ground. It could have been other wise. in estimating the Austro-Hungary soldiers one must not forget that neither European state had so many d liferent peoples within its border as had the fornim Hapsburtr empire. WASHINGTON'S BIRTH DA V IS TO BE OBSERVED. School Buildings to Be Used in Housing Homeless Shrincrs During Convention Schools in Portland will' observe next Monday as a legal holiday in honor of Washington's birthday, and classes will be in session only an houf and a half, during which time patri otic programmes will be given. This was the ruling of the school board at yesterday's meeting. A delegation from the Central La bor, council appeared and the chair man, Otto Hartwig, was given a hear ing with regard to what had .-been understood to be compulsory composi tion work on the value of service in the United States army. Air. Hartwig requested that it be made clear teachers that the matter was voluntary instead of compulsory, as Assistant City Superintendent C. A. Rice had explained in a communication to the board. ' ' The essay contest in' question is being conducted by the army and ap parently has met with objections in some homes. A resolution prepared by Director A. C. Xewill stating the board's at titude with regard to further use of the Polytechnic school's facilities by the federal' board for vocation edu cation for soldiers was adopted. This states that "the district will co-operate in every way possible insofar as it does not impair the efficiency of the instruction to regular pupils of the Benson school and. provided co operation does not require of -this district any unusual expense.". The board voted to permit the Shriners during the coming national convention to use Lincoln. Shattuck, Couch and possibly the Washington high and Girls' Polytechnic schools for the housing of visitors. It also voted to install hot? water- heaters- in all school buildings at this -time,, par- i ticularly at Alameda and Gregory ! Heights. Beaumont and Multnomah will also get improvements. . Read The Oreeonian classified ads, W. O. SIMS TO DIRECT DRIVE FOR FIND IN OREGON". Money Is State's Apportionment in New World Plan Being Launched. .mi rar.nl Appoinlcd Administrator. Tan slid Financial Affairs Will He I'praveleU. Tnitiui :eps toward straightening cit the i-omplicuted financial affairs of Russell S. irlark, wi murderer and suicide, were taken yesterday when Matt Clark, father of the dead man. wa appointed administrator of the estates of both Russell Clark and Mrs. Clark, in an order signed by Ciri-ult Judge Tmwell. . The father said he would make a thorouah investia-ation of his dead nn finances and has announced he would repay every cent which Kussell Orirnn's aDDortionment for the 41OC.0DO.0O0 New World plan of the Northern Baptists, announced yester day afternoon at a meeting of repre sentative men and women of the northwestern states in the Hotel Port land. Is $1,045,000. W. O. Sims, an at tornev of this city and member of the White Temple, has been chosen as state director. Dr. HuRh B. Heath, who presided at morning and afternoon sessions of ministers, laymen and women in con ference on the big campaign, also an nounced the quotas for other- north western states, as follows: Western Washington, JS30.000; Eastern Washington, $630,000; Idaho. $287,000; Montana. $200,000. Utah's quota is $75,000. Colorado $1,031,000. Southern California's allotment is $3,606,000 and that of Northern Cali fornia Is $1,654,000: Nevada, $51,000 and Ariiona. $215,000. Dr. O. C Wright of Oregon, in an nouncing this state's acceptance of its quota, given for the first time at yesterday's conference, said that it will be subscribed, as Oregon has sub scribed every other fund asked of its I people. He was particularly pleased J with the acceptance of Air. Sims, who, i he said, has had much experience in handling drives for the Red Cross and other organizations. The funds to be derived from this campaign will Be used in general evangelical work. fill HI THERE'S A TOUCH OF TOMORROW IN ALL COLE DOES TODAY cAero-EiGm . ON EXHIBIT AT THE AUTOMOBILE SHOW next u'ttK . i lull!)1 S!i wmM I II i ! i Hi The wives of Siamese noblemen cut their hair so that it stands straight an on their head. The average length is about one inch and a half. - ii l ii I I II ! IB ! w, pi i j m . ' II II !!! NORTHWEST AUTO CO. . lld Ijp1 Alder at Eighteenth gtS jlglj COLE MOTOR CAR COMPANY gBSifl .fcijjj Cnwtorj cAdranced Victor Qn rrirW-Ti jfif INDIANAPOUS, U.S-A. jjg i Mioidi nn iiiiii It Starts TODAY READ THIS EVERY WORD This picture is so filled with human heart appeal that it holds you fast there every scene. Sobs are checked by laughter; smiles are drenched' in tears This explains why "THE LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME" is the screen's triumph of the year. It will set all Portland talkin'. we were to spread this ad vertisemtnt over two full pages we would still fall short of space to tell you of the bigness and true worth of this picture. PI ill LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME" is ' Z-yV all i ' ' j ' ' ' H 4 r SHEPHERD OF I MARK MARK IS THE NAME OF OUR NEW PIANIST who has just arrived from New York He is the greatest pianist in the west. JOHN FOX, JR. STARRING JACK PICKFORD together with a notable cast. Here is a picture that is worth standing in line a week to see. If ever a story came to life, this one surely has. ' GUTERSON'S ORCHESTRA Famous for its ability to musically interpret motion pictures. Two Concerts Every Afternoon and Evening SPECIAL SUNDAY CONCERT AT 12:30 NOON , SELECTION "FAUST" by Gounod BALLADE (in G Minor) by Chopin Played by Mark Smollzmann RAYMOND OVERTURE by Thomas VALSE BLUETTE by Drigo ROSARY. by E. Nevin Nil i This is , OLD FOLKS AT HOME WEEK and we're all singing a song in their honor. (Where the Strand Was) I'm afraid I have sadly failed in my endeavor tto explain the genuine goodness of this attrac tion. '