THE -MORMXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, 3IAT 8, 1917. HDMAGE IS PAID BY TO FIRST FRENCH WARSHIP TO ARRIVE IN FRENCH LINCOLN Wreath Is Laid on Tomb and Comparison Drawn Between Civil and Present War. ' LEGISLATURE HEARS TALK Springfield Gives Welcome to Rep resentatives of Ally and Debt . to France From Early Says Expressed by Governor. SPRINGFIELD, May 7. The French mission to the United States paid trib ute to the memory of Lincoln at the emancipator's tomb here today, and re ceived an enthusiastic welcome to the capital of Illinois. Marshal Joffre- silently placed a wreath,, upon the Lincoln sarcophagus. With bowed heads and doffed hats the hero of the Marne, Rene Viviani, vice president of the French Council of Ministers, and the military and civil officials who accompanied them, filed into the tomb, paid honor to the war President and left without a spoken word, i - At the State Capitol, however, where an official reception had been arranged, both Joffre and Viviani spoke. Gen eral Joffre briefly expressed apprecia tion of the cordial reception. M. Viviani paid a tribute to .Lincoln and to President Wilson, and told of the rejoicing that spread through France when the speech of President Wilson announcing the intention of the United States to enter the war was received. He predicted that with the aid of the United States it would be brought to- a glorious conclusion. Before coming here to this hall of legislature." M. Viviani said, "we en tered the chamber of silence and de posited a wreath upon the tomb of the Immortal Lincoln. The homage of all France comes with us. We - will have you to understand, no matter how far It is from Springfield to France, the vision of this splendid modern democ racy is understood in France. You know that born among the people,' not able to read. Lincoln arose by study and intelligence to be the emancipa tor of modern civilization. He attained his ends by plunging the country into civil war after exhausting every other means within his power. "Lincoln . understood human con z science and that is the reason he is proclaimed the 'immortal. He accom plished this civilization and although he is now in silence, by his triumphs and his deeds he still lives in memory. "Three years ago the German gov ernment violated the rights of man without any motive or right and sought to conquer France. The United States is now face to face with the same crisis. We are npw together in this great world war to defend the rights and justice of man." Governor Lowden had called "atten tion. In his intoduction, to French set - tlement of the Mississippi Valley. "The first French came to discover the valley of the Mississippi and founded the first government In that valley," M. Vlvlanl said. "It Is here that we see ndw the dream of our an cestors. As the Governor has said, "We Will take back to France the debt of gratitude we owe them.' "It is not to France you owe the debt, but you owe It to liberty and equality, because our children are now fighting to maintain this equality of n.an." . . , . Copyright by Underwood. FRENCH CRUISER AMIRAL Al'BE, I.YIXG DOCKED AT A PORT "SOME- WHERE -IX THE UNITED STATES." For the first time since the outbreak of the' war a French cruiser stripped for action steamed Into an American HTTrbor with' sides flashing fire as she returned the official salutes of the harbor fortifications. A rousing cheer as wfcrm as it was spontaneous went up from the . crowd 'gathered, along the waterfront as the trim vessel passed. - The crew were glad to get ashore their first liberty In seven months. The captain of the ship is proud of his ship, his men and their records. On the forward turret of his vessel there Is a brass plate placed there In commem- oration of an engagement in which the cruiser's guns siler.ced a Turkish bat tery located in the bay of Sol'.oum. The cruiser engaged with her mr..i bat tery, and III tU millUltSCft UkU BIICUUU UiO OUV. W U.IO, (.UlUtOlJ UCUlUllOiMllf, the forts. ; . - SPECTATOR KILLED BY TltAIJff Peter Quick, 4 7, Loses Life While Decatur Welcomes Envoys. DECATUR, 111., May 7. Decatur's en thusiastic welcome of the French com mission today was followed by one of the first misfortunes of the trip, when the train killed Peter Quick, aged 47, a spectator, 'Just as it was leaving the city. M. Viviani made the following state ment here: - "This war is not a war of cannon, of munitions, of courage in the fight ing line alone; its continuation, and final success depends as much on the farmers as on the - soldiers, and the services rendered by those who culti vate the soil cannot be overestimated. "Every bushel of wheat, every peck of potatoes counts as much as shells and bullets, and even more. "In such a war as this all must serve if it is to be brought to a quick and victorious conclusion. The farmer and his field fights the common foe as ef ficlently as the soldier in the trench. "In France our children have been taugnt to cultivate gardens and every -spot or available land. MISSION'S TRAIN IS DERAILED French . Visitors Badly . Shaken Up, but Not Otherwise Injured. AECOLA, 111., May 7. Members of the French mission to the . United States were severely shaken -up but otherwise uninjured when the special train aboard which they were return ing Fast from their Middle-Western tour was derailed near here tonight. William Nye, in charge of the United States Secret Service detail attached to the ' party, made a thorough in vestigation of the conditions surround ing the- wreck and announced as his opinion that it was entirely accidental. Rene Viviani, French Minister of Justice and head of the mission: Marshal Joffre and other members of the party, were dining at the time of the acci dent. Only the forward truck of th diner left the rails. One car of the train, a day coach used as a buffer between the engine and the cars qc- cupled by the party, upset. Three trainmen riding in the day coach were uninjured. A U. S. PORT.. li"" bSmI' " " ' ' ' l''i "3 fHSSi'- 1 :4 A - ' 0 , V ' . - -f. y mw-'W' , . f ! i- . " - - fr 7-7! ' ; , . ! . ; . - ;-v U : I . . m, y- . ?r "A I I M ammo Now - ; second this great sale arid last week- swings into its FAITH BASIS TRACED Tablet Reveals Messianic Hope of 4500 Years Ago. CHRIST THEN LOOKED FOR petition asking that Congress empower the Government to take over all coal mines and fix -prices. They say they can make no contracts for future deliv ery , because mine operators will not quote them prices beyond the current month. POSLAM ALL DUALITY AND . HEALING ENERGY Would you be surprised and pleased to awake some morning to find that your torturing Eczema, your disfigur ing and embarrassing skin affection, had wholly disappeared? This has been the experience of many after brief treatment with Poslam, the quick-acting skin remedy, which pos sesses the most highly concentrated healing energy, and which Is Intended and made effective for the very pur pose of aiding YOU to have a better, healthier and more sightly skin. Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243-5 west 4 1 in at., iNew lorn jity. Sumedan Documents in Pennsylva nia Museum Show Fundamentals . of Religion and Likely Are Copies of Older Ones. PHILADELPHIA, May 7. The doc trine of a messianic hope of the ex pectation of deliverance from sin and suffering by a God-man In the shape of king goes back at least to 2500 B. C, when the Sumerian theologians and priests evolved a theory which has been the basis of Jewish and Christian re ligion ever, since, according to tab lets in the Nippur collection of the University Museum, Just translated by Dr. Stephen Langdon. The new tablets are of interest be cause they show that the Sumerlans never lost hope that the restoration to a state of sinlessness and happiness through the agency of the gods would come and their faith -was pinned on earthly kings, who were deified and worshiped in the hope that one would be a deliverer. Elaborate rituals were made for all of them, but each failed. Then came the Semite conquest of Sumer and the era of pessimism set In as shown by the famous epic of GUmasb, one miss ing book of which has just been found in the Nippur . collection of the Uni versity Museum. The discovery Is considered impor tant because it shows that the Sume rlans, who first gave an account of the creation, flood and fall of man. which were adopted by" the Jews, also pro vided the first theme of a God-man who should suffer death and redeem the people from the loss of paradise. All of these "documents date from before the time of Abraham and are apparently copies of those much older. The fundamentals of Jewish and Chris tian religion are shown in tablets at' least 4500 years old. WASTERS TO "BE PUNISHED Food Controller Secretary in Parlla : ment Announces Plan. LONDON, May 7.- An order - will be issued in the near future providing that the waste of any kind of food shall be a punishable offense. Captain Charles Bathurst, parliamentary secretary of the food controller's department, made this announcement today in the House of Commons. Discussion in the House of the" work of the liquor, control board, which i to open tomorrow, is awaited with con slderable Interest.' The Pall Mall 6a zette says It is - rumored in quarters generally well Informed that the gov ernment contemplates introducing measure for state purchase of the liq uor trane. - And what Hundreds of out every day, going to " find it's a week underpriced going items to be! will be an d th en, too you are ? jt n m ' f nil educed: Except (f ' 'hoev and other lines controlled by the manufacturer - Our windows are chock full of things Tuesday that you'll want to know about! Merchandise of cJ Merit Only" for ut 0. S. GETS WARNING Political Control of Railways Declared Failure. BETTERMENT IS RETARDED Satisfactory . Results in ' Democracy Declared by Britisli Expert to Be Impossible Because of Sectional Favoritism. WASHINGTON. May 7. Political control in a democracy is one of the evils that makes Government owner( ship of railways of dubious value. W, M. Acworth. of the British commis sion, which recently investigated Cana dian roads, today told the joint . con gressional committee investigating transportation problems in the United States. He said Government ownership was unsuccessful in most countries that tried it. "It is impossible," said Mr. Acworth. "to obtain satisfactory results on Gov ernment railways in a democratic state unless the management is cut. loose from direct political control. Neither Australia nor any other country with a Democratic constitution perhaps an exception ought to be msde f Switzer land has succeeded in maintaining a permanent severance. In France, Bel gium and Italy parliamentary interfer ence has never been abandoned for a moment. "The facts showhat parliamentary interference has meant running the railways not for the benefit of the peo ple at large, but to satisfy local, and sectional or even personal interests. They show further that under parlia mentary management it is easier to get money for big schemes of new con struction, than for inconspicuous day to day bettertnents and improvements which probably could produce much greater public benefit." Mr. Acworth said some day the peo ple might decide to constitute a branch of Government to run the railroads which would not be subject to popular interference and be independent of parliamentary control. Such a board, he said, might remove many existing objections to Government roads. for commission flag. under the American Frencli Train IT. S. Students. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May 7. Soldiers' Field, so named when it was given to Harvard Vniverslty as a memorial ti Harvard men who served in the Civil War, came into use today as the train ing field for nearly 1000 college stu dents under the direction of French and United States Army officers. Read The Oregontan classified ads. SEIZED SHIP TAKEN OVER Ex-German Vessel at San Francisco to Be Examined. . SAN .FRANCISCO, May 7. The In terned German freight steamer Serapis was formally taken over by the Gov ernment today, according to an an nouncement by Captain John Bulger, supervising inspector of steamships for. this district. , Captain Bulger has been appointed by the Federal Shipping Board to make a survey of the ntamer. which will be B RllllllllinilllBHIIIRQIII 0H JH1H H B S M H B U U B fc H fi ONE KILLED IN WAR PLANT Explosion Is Being Investigated , at Kingsport, Tenn. KINGSPORT, Tenn.. May 7. An ex plosion early today at the Federal Dye stuff & Chemical Company's plant, which makes munitions, wrecked a por tion of the buildings, killed one man. fatally burned some others and left one missing. An investigation Is being made. Coal Dealers Ask Regulation. " DAVENPORT. Ia.. May 7. The Daven port Coal Dealers' Club today sent to Iowa . Representatives . in Congress a The Liberty Loan of 1917 United States Government 32 Bonds . 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