OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918.
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With scarcely a ripple of opposition
to dlHturb the harmony of the moot'
lug, the tux payers or Clackamas coun
ty, at thn annual budgot mooting tore
Butunluy appropriated nil of thu
money available under tho fl per cunt
Ut limitation amendment, registered
tholr approval of every project in thj
budget submitted by the county court,
with the exception of the appropria
tion of $12,750 for bard aurfuca pav
ing, which was Increased to $57,000,
tli lii'in of $7,125 for utiilo co-opera-ton,
which wan Incronsed to $35,000 to
provide for grading the Pacific High
way between the went end of tho Will-amttitu-
River suspension bridge t
West Mun and Um Multnomah comity
line, an Inuroiiso of $11100 In tho bud
get for tho county surveyor's office
for inlury and expenses of mi uhmIiiI
ant, and a 1-4 mill levy for a sinking
fund for thu conet ruction of a now
brldito itcnmn tho Wlllainntte at Ore
gon City.
With the election of Circuit Judge
Campbell an chairman of tho mooting
and Deputy County Clerk Fred A. Mil
lor um secretary, the mtng was
culled within 20 minutes of the time
echodulcd, and County Judge' Andnr
aim declined to take the chairmanship
on thn ground that he did not think It
proper for a member of the county
court to ad In that capacity. The first
controversy came with resolution
presented by Hepr-'sentatlve Bchuobol
providing for a 1-4 mill levy for the
Wlllumotte rtlver bridge alnklng fund.
Embodied In the resolution was
clause fixing tho Iw-aton of the new
bridge at Seventh street, where It It
now located, and In the final adoption
of the resolution It was atlpulutud
that the feasibility of securing suffl
cunt land to anchor a wider bridge
nilKht be considered, j
The appropriation of $35,000 for the
grading of the Pacific Highway bo
tween Went 1. 1 n n and the Multnomah
county line met wth tome opposition.
The fight for thj appropriation was
led by L. L. Porter, of Went Linn,
who presented a memorial from the
city of Oawego. On a show of hands,
the appropriation was adopted by a
rote of DC to 41.
At thla Juncture, and In response to.
an Interrogation from the chairman,
County Judge Anderson presented
figures to show that while $555,181
was "the amount of the budget, that
the county could spend $596,749 in
1919 and keep within the per cent
tax limitation amendment, and by a
vote f 62 to 4. the taxpayers specifi
cally directed tha court to epend all of
the money available. This action
cauHod Judge Campbell, who was a
member of the legislature before he
became a member of the bench, to
slate that he had never seen. In any
session of the legislature, such open
handed liberality as in tho meeting o
er which he was presiding. After pro
vldlng for tho expenditure of every
dolulr In sight, the taxpayers granted
to County Surveyor Johnson an
appropriation of $1200 for an assist
ant, who la to be a trained man and
who will receive $90 a month and ex
penses. Six people voted against he
appropriation, after Mr. Johnson had
stated that he had been refused the
appropriation by the county court.
The expenditure of $2500 for the pus-
chase of the Wilsonvllle jerry was
authorized by a unanimous vote, after
an explanation of Its needs by Gordon
K. Hayes, who said the money would
bo UHod to purchase the nppuratus,
now prlvnte'y owned and operated
durng the summer months, and
, landing site on each slde of tha river.
It will be necessary for the county
court to provide funds for the opera
tlon and malnt 'mince of the ferry
A. J. Lewis, of Maple Luno, an an
clout enemy of th- county agent plan
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Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago,
was elect -d prosldout of the first
Juwish Congress which hus boon In
setislon In Philadelphia. He was the
choice of 400 deli-nates from all parts
of the United States. All the lending
Jew lull orgunlxatloiia were represent
ed at the conur-iKs, the aim of which Is
to collate all the alms of tho Jews
orgunl.cd and unorganized.
primed to put over a resolution for
the hard surfacing of the road through
the Adklns cutorf between New Bra
and Molallii, arrived In town In the
afte uoon, too late to attend the bud
get meeting, which adjourned before
1 o'clock.
LUCY PRENTISS
APPEALS CASE
OF NEW ROAD
SALEM, Or,, Doc, 24.(Speclal)
Next week will see numerous smiling
new face about the State Capitol, and
will also see a faw of them not no
smiling departing from the paths
which they nave troa ror many nays.
Foremost among those who will be
leaving will bo State Treasurer Kay.
Ily constitutional inhibition he was
unable to be a candidate for a third
erm for Statj Treasurer. For some
time he had the gubernatorial bee buz
zing In his bonnet. He was confident
that ho could have beaten Withy
combo when ha ran for his first term,
but laid down for the Governor's ben
efit, Ily a sad circumstance he waa
not ao confident that be could bea',
Olcott In the last primaries. As a re
sult he didn't run and Wlthycombe
was nominated again instead of Olcott.
State Treasurer Kay will bo missed
In mor j ways than one about the Cap
itol after his eight years of steward
ship of tho public funds. For Instance,
ho has a volcethat sounds for all the
world like a bale of tin cans falling
down an elevator shaft and his confi
dential conversations are whispered
Into evary nook and cranny of the
Lucy W. I'rentfsH, who waa allowed
$50 by the Hoard of Itoad Reviewers
for damages to her property by put
ting a road through this property, has
appealed the case.
She alleges that this will not cover
her loss and that she Is catltled to
at least $350. I
The road Is between Courtney and
Silver Springs and the petitioners
claim that this Is a much needed im
provement but the plaintiff alleges
that It Is not a necessity.
POLAND IS PREPARING
TO FIGHT UKRAINE
VIENNA. Dec. 23. Poland is anx
lous to reach an amicable agreement
with Czechs regarding the claims of
the latter to Austrian Silesia, and
Polish deputation will soon o to
Prague, to discuss the matter, accord
Ing to a statement Issued by tho Pol
Ish foreign minister and printed in
Cracow newspapers. The minister also
said that no efforts will be made to
solvj by dlplomnry claims to pullcla
by Ukraine
Regarding the Southeastern frontier
of Po'and, tho minister says the sit
uation is very serious and adds: "It
will be a question of arms until tho
matter la settled." '
ZURICH, Dec, 23. Field Mar
shal von Hlnd -nburg, according to re
ports received here from Germany.
vainly endeavored to secure the ndop-i'"" .v-..i ....b, -
tlon of a motion, stiknc an oppropra- ",lors ,n 1 op
tion of $1000 tor tho county ngenfa
office from the budget, only six tax
payers favored such retrenchment. 11.
0. Starkweather, of MilwauMo, and
Mr. Moultnn, of Sherwood, made a
strung riant for tho munition of tho
budget Item. Mr. Lewis bIho made un
cffo.t to strlk. out the appropriations
of $500. ench for home demonstration
work nnd boys' and glr's' club work.
The Molnlla duleciUlon, which was
Posen la In German Poland, Tollsih
Nutlonallsis have claimed It as pnrt
of the new Poland nnd Pollnh troops
have Invnded th.j territory.
We wish our friends and patrons
a Very Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
You will find us during the com
ing year well prepared to supply
all your needs In tho musical
line. We have the Btnndard
makes of pianos, and can offer
you very easy terms of payment
with prices that defy competition,
We also have Banjo
Ukeloles at
Violins d"7 to
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Hawaiian dC to
Steel Guitars
Ukoleles, the native Hawaiian
to MO Cil
MARKET REPORT
$11
$7 10 $90
$17.50
at $3.50
A fine line of shoot music JEj,
Instru
mont
Thcroux Music House
Ninth and Main 6ts., Oregon City
As given oy tAe Brsdy Mercantile
-jompany and Farr Brothers.
HUYINO
Creamery butter .....67c
Potatoes $150
Onions, per 100 lbs ..$1.75
Uuttcr (country) por roll ...... $1.10 j
Eggs, per doz - 69c
SELLING.
Cabbage, per 100 lbs $2.60
Potatoes por 100 lbs $2 00
Eggs, per doz 75o
Butter , per roll (country) $1.0
Creamery butter, perroll $1.44
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OatB, per 100 lbs $3.50
Mill run, 80s 1'70
Calf Meal ou
Salt, 50 lbs. hlBh grade 85c
Hay 28-35
Chick food, per 100 lbs
Scratch food, per 100 lbs ......$4.25
Bone, per 100 ll8. , '
Beef scraps 7. ..$7.00
Berkshire $3-t0
Carnation Dairy Feed $2-00
Holsteln dairy food. .1001ba.. . . ..$2.60
Blood meal poultry, n 10c
Whole com . . $4 00
Cracked corn .$4.15
Cocoanut oil meal $3.25
Ground corn $4.15
Eastern oyster shell $2.00
Western Shell ..$1.50
Grit, pr 10(1 lts ..Mc
Sorn and Onts, ground, per cwt. $3.40
Ground Barley 10011)8 .'....$3.10
Wheat - Onts 100 lbs... $2.25
Barley - Outs 80 lbs ,' $2.00
Livestock Buying
Veal '....18c
Live Hogs , 16-1 7c
Dressed Hogs 18-19C
Old Roosters 15o
Springs :i 23-25c j
Hons - ---23-25
Turkeys, live, 28-30o
grand old building.
For eight years It has been his hab
it to buttonhole some friend in an
open space in the lobby and remark:
"I have a little confidential matter
I wish to confide in you."
Ha then proceads to turn loose with
his confidence In a voice that fairly
makes the rafters rattle. Every sten
ographer from the bottom floor to the
top quirks an ear and gathers in the
treasurer's confidence to retail It at
home.
In that way he will be missed as the
general run of state officials retail
their confidences In a still small voice
that scarcely be heard by the audi
tor. Many a stenographer will lose
soma choice bits of family gossips by
the exit of the State Treasurer.
Also the politicians about the State
Capitol are going to lose a warm
friend and adviser. The State Treasur
er has been ready and willing at all
times to give advice gratis to all sorts
and conditions of men in regard to
matters political. As he lives only
half block from the state house it Is
very likely that he will drop around
quite occasionally to continue In this
role as confidential adviser and
friend and In this way be probably
will not be missed so much.
It must be said, however, that the
treasurer's office hag been adminls
tered in excellent shape during Kay
administration. Everyone didn't agres
with him a great many times as to
board matters, but as far as that la
concerned everyone doe not agrea
with any member of the state board
of control, so that isn't a very black
mark chalked against him.
Along with State Treasurer Kay
will follow Judge Thomas F. Ryan
who has been his assistant and
number of smaller fry in the office
Stanley Culver, who has been on the
Inheritance tax desk for the treasurer
will remain. Spence Wortman, deputy
sealer of weights and measures will
be replaced by W. A. DalzleL Still
other supernumeraries will walk out
when Hoft walks In to succeed Kay.
Whether Kay still has gubernator
ial aspirations In the future 1b not
known, but undoubtedly he would take
a flier at the Job if he thought the
going was goln to be smooth and
prosperous in the way of votes.
Next to the State Treasurer the
most Important change to be made Is
probably that on the Public Service
Commission when Fred WJJlIarna of
Giants Pass, very much Known, win
succeed Frank J. Miller, who Is known
all over the state. It will be remem
bered that Williams walked into the
Job by a negative strength, being
elected on the basis of Miller's sup
port of the six-ceut fare order for the
Portland. Railway Light & Power
company In Portland. Tho primaries i
happened to have followed when the
people were at white heat over the
result of the order, and probably if
the election were to be held tomor
row, when the people have become ed
ucated to war time rlsjs In public ut.il
Ities rates, a different story would
have been told.
Hut the change Is to be made. So
far Williams has not appeared at the
eapitol nnd as far as is known neither
of the other two members who will
remain of the CommissionCommis
sioners Huchtol and Corey Have as
yet met him.
People down Grants Pass way who
know him nay that Williams is a de
cidedly good fellow and that hi will
make a good impression on the com
mission. He said in bis slogan wblcb
put him over at the primaries that he
didn't believe In a six-cent afro for a
five-cent ride. Just how far he can
nut over this edict when he climbs on
to the public bandwagon remains to
be seen.
On the Supreme bench the first
Democrat to be elected for many years
will appear In the person of Judge A
S. Bennett of Th Dalles, and Char
ley Johns will also be sworn In as
supreme justice, but has been on th
bench for several months. He is now
familiar flgura about these parts
Conrad P. Olson wll return to his law
practice in Portland.
Considerable speculation is rife as
to what will become of the institu
tion heads and smaller department
beads who come under the State
Board of Control with O. V, Hoft go
ing onto that board as a new factor.
Th3 probabilities are there will be no
radical changes along that line. It is
expected that R. B. Goodin will remain
as secretary of the board of control
that Arthur Lawrence will remain as
state printer and that W. M. Pllmton
will remain as secretary of the state
printing board. Out at the institutions
no particular changeg seem In view
Just now, at least, but It Is a certain
bet that it any of their workmanship
don't look good to Hoff after he. has
been on the board for a time he will
Insist on a change. That may be said
without any reservation, but as to
any Immediate contemplated changes,
there isn't going to be none," so far
as Is known. j
What will happea at the prison de
pends largely upon what the legisla
ture will do, but even if the legisla
ture turns back the control of the
prison to the state board of control,
which It won't, it is more than likely
that Warden Stevens would remain
firmly on the Job. So far he Is mak
ing good out there with a rush and
apparently will as far as it is possible
for a man to make good controlling
the kind of a bmifU that is put into
his care out there.
Under the governor no particular
changes are contemplated. On the In-,
dustrial Accident Commission Wllford
Allen is serving as a commissioner in
place -of Lieutenant Colonel Carle
Abrams, who is now in charge of the
big concentration camp at wincnes
ier, England, and dispatches have in
dicated that he will be thsre for some
time. Under an agreement Abrams is
to take Allen's place upon his return
from the front. It is known, howev
er, that the Governor is very much
pleased with Allen's administration in
the accident commission and is in
clined to do something for him in a
political way If the opening Is there
for him to do it on Abram's return.
Just what this may be of course is
largsly problematical as yet.
Artlntant General Beebe also will
step down and out when George
Wliltn returns home f-om France,
under a similar agreement which ex
tended to practically all of the state
offices left vacant, by men who Join
ed the service. No intimation has as
yet come from ov?rseas as to when
White will return.
PUBLIC REPORT
IDE Oil II
ISLAND AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The re
port of the department of Justice on
the government's great Hog Island
hlpbutlding project, made public at
the Whi.e house today on wireless j
Instructions from President Wilson,
says searching Investigation has dis-
'closed no criminal liability, but recom
mends that a board of arbitration de
termine what part, if any, of the more
than $60,000,000 the plant cost, was in
excess of reasonable necessity.
In brief the InveHtlgators report:
That the facts do not Justify crimi
nal proc ass and that no fraud or se
c:et profits have been established.
That the probable cost of the plant
will b about $61,000,000 (Including
$6,000,000 for additions by order of
the Emergency Fleet corporation),
compared with an original estlmata
of $21,000,000 and a revised estimate
of $27,000,000.
That no clear explaratlon of this
discrepancy has been forthcoming.
Lone Hero on Transport
Gdi "Some Reception"
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SAN FltANCISCO, Dec. 19. Th(j(
amount stolen from the East side
bank of Portland by Arthur C. Davis,
now undo: r.rrct hsrc, may reach
$50,000, police today believed whan
they reported that $43,235 had been
recovered.
This amount was secured after de
tectives had taken Davis to a num.
ber of local banks whsro he had varl
ous sums on deposit. It was said that
Vobably $2000 or more would be re
covered today.
The bank does not know how much
was taken. Davis said it was $35,000.
I PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19. The re
covery of $43,235 by Mrs. Lola G
Baldwin from Arthur C. Davis, charg
ed with robbing the East Side bank on
November 1, almost makes it Impos
Bible for Davis to have had an ac
complice, said the police. H. H. New-
hall, president of tha bank, said the
day Davis was captured that he
thought there was still about $46,000
missing, $30,000 of which was In
bonds beloneine to patrons of the
bank.
Considerable speculation Is being
heard about police headquarters
to how Davis got out of Portland and
Into Salt Lake City and how he trav
eled from tha latter place to San Fran
cisco.
MMMMMMIMiaallMH
UfcCT. UlAMO KAUFUAK
"Some reception!" exclaimed Bergt.
Leland Kautman as he ca.ne a.iiiore
from the American transport Oregsn-
ian. The sergeant was right. He hap
pened to be the only returning sol
dler on the ship but the New York
City police boat, which is being used
by the Mayor's Committee to wel
come our boys, nosed around the
transport with siren screeching and
the police department band playing
Just the same as though hundreds of
doughboys were on board. "Some re
ception," repeated Sergt. Kaufman,
who was wounded and gassed at Cha
teau-Thlerry.
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CHAUMONT, Hoc. 25. President
Wilson reached hre from Paris erly.
this morning for his Christmas pay.
visit to tho American troops.
His train was held outside Jhe
town for a time to accord with .the
program of the local officials. Af 9"
o'c'ock he entered Chaumont, as had
been arranged. " , ' '.,
The president lilayed in luck again
on the woather, for while It seeded
to the visiting party to be cold Pd
bleak and rain jras apparently threat
ening, the America's troops at ked-.
quarters declared the day was Tegjry,
a fine one for this region at pia
season.
A guard of French and American
troops received tho president at Jha
station. General Perehing greeted
him as he arrived in the city, as jliit
the mayor and the prefect." There Jas
a reception at the city hall.
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GERMANS APPEAL TO
U. S. GOVERNMENT
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FORMING LEAGUE
Paris, Dec. 20. Baron d'Etournelles
de Constant today gave the Associat
ed Press the French plan for bringing
about a society of nations which the
baron and Senator Leon Bourgeois,
formerly French premier, presented to
Premier Clemenceau t several days
ago. The French premier gave assur
ances that the principle of a society
of nations would be Inscribed at the
head of the French program before
the peace congress.
Baron d'Etournelles de Constant
and M. 'Bourgeois were French dele
gates at both peace conferences ai
The Hague, and are the French mem
bers of the permanent international
court at The Hague. They said they
had presented their plan to Premier
Clemenceau with som9 apprehension,
as he had not yet declared himself
In favor of a league of nations, having
been regarded as typifying the fight
ing spirit which has gained him the
name of "Tiger."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 In spits
of Secretary Lansing's emphatic ad
monition that such communications
must not be addressed to the United
States alone, the German government
has sent another appeal to the Ameri
can government for modification of
the armistice terms and for food. The
receipt of the note was announced at
the state department today with the
explanation that it would not be made
public because it did not differ from
FRENCH LOSSES LARGE
. prsvious appeals and was in violation
Annihr Hiamr-A that will be made ; of the decision that communications
will be the reappearance of C. H. jmust.be addressed to all the govern
Gram as State Labor Commissioner i ments associated with the United
toVA vintr nlace. Oram was for-! States in the war.
iuv tr
m -rly a deputy under Hoff, but the!
two hnd a falling put and for many
months before the election Gram was
not connected with that office. Dal
ziol succeeded him as deputy under
'Hoff nnd Gram beat Dalziel for the
commission. vship. Dilziol will be
made sealer of weights and measures,
nnd apparently the hatchet is more or
loss buried all around.
Gram has not announced his force
of deputies as yet.
PARIS, Dec. 20. French soldiers to
the number of 1,400,000 were killed
during the war, according to a state
ment by the Socialist Deputy, Lucien
Voilin, In the Chamber of Deputies
this afternoon.
The announcement was made dur
ing an Interpellation of the govern
ment on demobilization.
THE UNITED STATES
TO BE DEMOBILIZED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. With
total of 1S8.5G2 men discharged from
the army during the week ending De
cember 14, General March announced
today, the war dspartment has about
reached the average of 30,000 dis
charged dally for which the demobiliz
ation plans call.
Additional units in this country de
signated for early demobilization
bring the total of men so seected to
SOO.aoO, Goneral March announced. Up
to the date of. the latest official re
ports, 26,903 officers had been honor
ably discharged.
GE
CREAM IN1EST
Much Interest Is being . manifested-
here over the location of the propos
ed new steel bridge over the Willam
ette between Oregon City and Wfi8t
Linn, as this materially affects Ihe
business center of the xlty.
About two months ago th ste
Highway Commission made the pro
position to the county court that
the draftsmen and surveyors of jhe
commission draw the necessary plans
and do the surveying in their spare
time as they are not always busy.
This offer the count court made
haste to take up as it would mean' a
very large saving to the countyaa
this work would take considerahle
time and much expense.
The surveyors started the work hat
apparently paid no attention to do
location of the old bridge as the work
done so far has been on Eighth, Ninth
and Tenth streets
When the court took up tho proposi
tion of the commission nothing hts
said as to the location of the new
bridge but it was supposed that thera'
would be no change. Soon after jthe
work had started and the business'
men noticed the apparent change they
immediately began .to object as. any
change in location of the bridge wcjuldl
also affect a change in the business
center of the city.
Fareeeing business men of the City
think the tim3 to settte the question
is now, before the commission Jias
put any expense on the work. TJiey
think this would be better thanto
wait until the plans are drawn fflld '
the surveying completed and then file
a protest it the location is changed.
They think the county court should
take the initiative and take the matter
-,ip with the commission end seitle ,
this at onca.
C. Schuebel discussed the matter "
with Judge Anderson Wednesday and ,
is authority for the statement that the
judge said if there was any .chanse .
in the location he would sselo it that ,
he commission i'.i:l hot get any fi
nancial help from the. ccunty in con
tracting the new bridge.
This would make considerable dif
ference to the expense of the stata as
the Dridse was to have been paid lor
by the state and cminty and perhaps
part of the expense- would ba borne
by the two cities affected, Oregon
City and West Linn.
Statue of Ex-Kaiser's Grandf atlier Pulled Do by Liberated
Residents of Metz After Nearly Fifty Years of German Rule
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' Alsace and Lorraine celebrated the
extermination of their Hun rulers
with a feeling that Bhowed plainly hoy
the subjugated people had felt since
1S70. This photograph taken in Metz
which was the capital of the Moselle
Department before the Germans ov
erran France nearly fifty years ago,
shows the statue of Wllhelm I., grand
father of the ex-kalser, just after it
had been pulled from Its base by citi
zens of Metis and French soldiers. A
number of other statues recalling
German rule were hurled from their
pedestals.
GERMANY WILL ELECT
OFFICERS ON OEG. 28
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 21. The- con
ference which will elect a president
of the German republic will assemble
Decmber 29, a Berlin dispatch statea
today.
LONDON, Dec. 21. Chancellor
Ebert of Germany, is expected to re
sign today as a result of a conflict
between him and the executive com
mittee of tha workmen's and soldiers'
council at Berlin, said an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Geneva.
INCREASE NAVY .
80 THOUSAND IS v
NOW PROPOSED
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21. Richard
Barth has proposed that the council
of six send a delegation to Versailles
Immediately to ask tha allies if they
are ready to discuss peace.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 21. Ulrlch K.
Brochdorff-Rantzau, the German min
ister to Denmark, has been appointed
foreian minister at Berlin, It was
learned today.
The first foreign minister in the
Ebert cabinet was Dr .Hugo Hasse,
Ho was succeeded by Dr. Solf.
BALLIN'S SUCCESSOR NAMED
LONDON. Dec. 24. Doctor
Kuno has been appointed man
aging diretcor of the Hamburg-f-
American Steamship line, , sue
$ ceeding the late Albert Ballln.
WASHINGTON, Deo., 19. In Una
with the navy general board's policy
of a navy "second to none in the
world." a hill was submitted today, to
the house naval affairs committee by
Captain Harris Laning, acting chief
of the bureau f navigation, provid
ing for an increase in the active per
sonnel of the navy from 131,000 to
211,000 men.
The bill divides tho increased per
sonnel as follows: One hundred jind
seventy-five thousand enlisted jiyn,
24,000 apprentice Beamen and fire
men, 12,000 men ln trade schools "un
der training and OOD for the naval
flying corps.
This large sea foreo will continue to
receive war pay, if the comm.ittea.acts
favorably on a recommendation of Sec
retary Daniels. ,
Men given temporary commissions
will be allowed to retain them after
nassme an examination, if another liill
prepared in Captatn Laning's office is
passed.
It is estimate there are 5000 such
officers in the navy.
RHODES MAY RECOVER
PARIS, eDc. 25. The condition of
Major General Charles D. Rhodes',
head of the Amwicnn armistice com
mission, who wan injured iu the fall
of an airplane near Paris on Monday,
continued to show Improvement to
day. Unless unforseen onrvpipf)Hnn(
occur, his complcto recovery ciay.fca
expeted.