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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1917. POPE SOT THE FEATHERED TRIBE WILL HAVE THEIR INNINGS AT POULTRY SHOW THIS WEEK. BOY DELEGATES ARE CHURCH SPEAKERS PEACE SPOKESMAN ft SL.F-HXLEHH Y. M. C. A. Conference in Eu Father O'Hara Arraigns Char acter Assassins Who Sought to Paint Pontiff as Dupe. gene Closes Sessions At tended by 400. GERMAN TT Tr gl PS Be Watchful of Quality in War Times. Tree Tea is Today as Always, The Best Quality jandforthe Least Money LIVES OF SERVICE URGED SECRET TREATY IS CITED Priest Refers to Work for Allies Done by Holy Father and Ex plains Why He Was Placed In Light of Teuton Agent. The Pope and the War and the Se cret Treaties" was the subject of Fath er t E. V. O'Hara's sermon yesterday before a congregation that filled St. Mary's Cathedral. Father O'Hara stated that his ' sermon was to be "an analysis and refutation of the calumny that the Pope had been pro-Prussian and Austrian." "Throughout the war," said Father O'Hara, "the Pope has worked to miti prate the hardships of captives in all countries. He arranged with the bel ligerent nations- for the general ex change of prisoners unfit for military service; he succeeded in having in valid and wounded prisoners- interned and tended in Switzerland; he obtained from alt governments the observance of Sunday rest for all prisoners of war; he opened an office to obtain informa tion concerning missing soldiers for families in every country. Not long ago this office enabled Bonar Law,' Chancellor of the British Exchequer, to. locate his son. who was taken pris oner by the Ottoman troops. The Pope has occupied himself with the- repatria tion of the Belgian workmen who were torn from their homes. ' Secret Treaty Explain. "The worst persecution of the Cath olic church in the last century was at the hands of the Prussian government In the Kulturkampf waged by Bis marck. The latest important diplomatic pass, between the Vatican and Austria occurred when Pius X issued sentence of excommunication against any car dinal who would venture to represent the wishes of the Austrian court at a papal election. The suggestion that the Pope is pro-Prussian or pro-Aus trian is ludicrous to anyone who knows the history of the past century. "Prominent among the Pope'a chosen advisers are Cardinal Mercier, the heroic defender of .Belgium's liberties, and Cardinal Gasquet, the foremost historical scholar of England. "The Pope's peace proposals were sent out to precipitate a discussion of war purposes and peace aims, and it is President Wilson's greatest achieve ment in the war to have compelled the allies to undertake to state publicly what they are .fighting for. We know what America is fighting for, and every true American is loyally sup porting President Wilson. "The fact that President Wilson alone replied to the Pope and he re plied in a dignified and courteous document worthy of an American statesman has been interpreted as meaning that the European powers selected him as their spokesman. But the publication by Russia of the secret treaty which brought Italy- into the war no longer permits us to hug this comfortable delusion. We now have new light on the subject. We now know that England, France and Italy were bound by a secret treaty to ignore the Pope in all things that refer to peace. Europe might be bleeding to death and the Pope offer to stanch her wounds, but his offer must be re jected. This is high statesmanship and fine democracy, indeed! We have much to learn from the secret treaties of the chancelleries of Europe. Pope Persecuted by Prussia. "Prussia persecuted the Pope, but wai never fool enough to attempt to ignore the Pope. That remained for some petty, contemptible anti-Christian Italian politicians who traded on the necessities of England and France for that concession. Their disgustingly Bordia motives in entering the war, revealed by this secret treaty, is of piece with their attempt to exclude the greatest moral force in the world from the peace council. "The publication 'of this secret treaty also explains the widespread attempt to assassinate the Pope's character. That moral assassination was required to Justify in the eyes of the world the pre-determined exclusion of the Papacy from peace negotiations. If they could only get the world to believe the Pope was pro-German or pro-Austrian the trick would be turned. The Russians nave none well to publish the secret treaties. "The Pope reprobated the violation or Belgium, Condemned the bombard ment of the defenceless city of Padua by the Austrlans and expressed his ab- norrence or the ghastly outrages com mitted by the Turks in Armenia." COMMUNTY TREE PLANNED Camp Lewis Soldiers to Have Great Lighted Christmas Emblem. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 2. (Special.' Soldiers at Camp Lewis will enjoy a great community Christmas tree, which will blaze forth there on Christmas eve. ine immigration committee of tne commercial Club and the Presi dents' Council of Woman's Clubs are arranging for the tree, A great fir will be cut in the for from Tacoma and other Cities are ex ests and erected at the camp. Singers pected to lend yuletide atmosphere to tne scene. A community Christmas tree will be the central feature of the Christmas celebration in Tacoma. One of the trees in Wright Park will be decorated and massed church choirs will eing an tnems. Arson Charge Holds Old Resident GOLDEXDALE, Wash.. Dec. 2. (Kne rial.) W. H. Schuster is being held in the Klickitat County Jail on an arson cnarge in default of J1000 bail. It 1 iiorcu luai scnusier, who was en gineer on the threshing outfit of Fred Vincent and Fred Newell, in the Do eectton or Eastern Klickitat last ha vest, set fire to the rig following quarrel with his employers over wae after the outfit had been pulled in for tne season. W. H. Schuster has re t-ided in the Klickitat country for many years. He was arrested at Hillsboro, Or., and came back without extradition papers. . Woman Guilty of Manslaughter W INFIELD, Kan., Dec 2. Mrs. Luella Moncravie, charged with th murder of her husband, Henry Mon cravie, last June, was found guilty manslaughter in the third degree by tne jury last night. The Jury recom mended leniency. Mrs. Moncravie tes tided that her husband was killed whe he seised the revolver with which eh was endeavoring to protect herself from his attack following a quarrel. ' ' )! t i - If - - - - Jul J sji j j'Sak - - v? ' x s"r. -ni Pfllll TRY SHflW IS fllJ W vv fl J mmmm GIRLS TOLD TO HELP Finest Birds of Northwest Are Entered in Portland.' OTHER EXHIBITS DWARFED Turmoil of Preparation- Witnessed at Auditorium, but Assurance Is Given That Everything Will Be In Place Today. With stately Dearinir the red rooster flapped his wings and crowed lustily. At a nearby pen the proud hen clucked comfortably to herself as she smoothed er snow-white feathers against the omlng of the Judges. -Across the way the gray-coated turkey crooned to him self sometimes a hymn-of gratitude that he had escaped the Thanksgiving guillotine, and then a mournful reqniem as his thoughts turned upon the ap proaching Christmastide. , , It was Sunday afternoon at the City Auditorium, and all was hustle and bus- as exhibitors, superintendents and udges hurried to and fro preparing for the opening today of the annual show of the Oregon Poultry and Pet Stock Association. H. V. Marx, general su- erintendent of the exhibit, was in strong demand in every part of the arge exhibit hall throughout the after- oon. There were a hundred and one ittle details which needed attention. ut thev all worked with a will and were ready to announce last night that everything would be in order and ready for the public when the doors swing open this morning at 10 o'clock. Otber Exhibit Pat tn Shade. ine snow mis year is saia to De one oi cue largest in tne nistory or. ine Oregon association. Approximately 1400 birds are now in the exhibit pens await ing the view of judges and the public There are 108 rabbits on display in the pet stock division. That the eorps Of Judges have their work mapped out for them is indicated in the announcement by Superintendent Marx that there are 240 different single entries in the poultry division. This Includes birds of every class, age, color and description. TVere small, but watch our speed. the diminutive bantams seem to .say as they perk up their shapely heads and converse witn their - larger cousins. There are 25 bantams on exhibit, in cluding some of the best prlze-winncra on the Coast. . Show Laata All Week. The pigeons will also come in for their full share of attention and honors during the exhibit this week. Sleek and self-satisfied they are some 96 of them and they lend a color to the show which exhibitors and officials say will cause It to be pronounced the su perior of all which have, been held be fore. The poultry and pet stock show will continue at the Auditorium nil this week. The doors will be open from 19 A. M. to 10 P. M., where Portland peo ple can view birds which have carried away blue ribbons in all the other important taows along the Pacific Coast. The Judges started their painstaking work of determining prize-winners lata yesterday afternoon, and they expect to have this work well under Way by this evening in order that the public may see the birds decorated with the blue and red and white ribbons. TRAFFIC COURT IS PLAN JIDGK HOSSJIAN SEEKING TO Cl'RB ACCIDENTS. Municipal Maarlstrate Wonld Have Of fenders Agalnat Drtvlax Laws Ap pear In Court Toeether. A special court for' violators1 of the traffic laws will be inaugurated in Portland soon, if Municipal Judge Rossmani is able- to put into effect a plan he Is considering? as his part in the campaign to dcrease the number of automobile accidents. The "traffic court." if established, will be analog ous to the morals court and domestic relations court, created by Judge Ross- man s predecessor, John Steven-son, and will be a branch of the Municipal Court. "An intelligent man can learn a great deal by the experiences of others, said Judge Rossman, speaking of his plan yesterday. "I believe that if the- 10 to 30 traffic violators arrested daily are all brought into court at the same time, each one will learn a big lesaon by seeing what is done with the others. Thus a man arrested for cutting a corner, for in stance, will see men fined for failing to signal when turning to the left, for having improper lights, and for speed Ing, and will have the necessity of complying with tha various provisions of the ordinance brought home to him much more forcefully than if his case were acted upon alone." DED SOLDIER CENTRALIAN Bertram Boren, Lumber Company Civil Engineer, Enllster Year Ago. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec 2. (Spe cial.) Bertram Boren, whoee death in France) was announced yesterday in an v - Ji . 1 Little Mlu Evelyn AnderaonFondllna; a Proud Plareon Which la Uipertcd to Win a BIne-Rlbtton Necklace. 2 Ta coma, the PrlseVWInnlBK t oe 1c Owned by Renaey A - Bona, of Vancouver, Which Haa Yet to Face Defeat. 3 This Splendid Specimen of the Rhode . laland Red Speciea Anawera the Name of Red Raven. He la Uvrned by K. K. Batten, of Hood River. He Won Second Place at I.a.t Ycar'a Bhovr, and Hla Owner Expecta the . Bine Ribbon This Week. 4 Tbla la Peerleaa, the Prlsc-Winnlna; Cock From the Pen of Ken-ley Bros., of Little Rock, Waah. Thia Bird Carried ' Away the Bine Ribbon at the Olym pla Show, and Ita Owner Expecta to Repeat in Portland Thia Week. Ottawa dispatch, was formerly em ployed by the Eastern Railway & Lum ber Company in this city. Mr, Boren, who was 27, was working for the mill company as a civil engineer, resigning a year ago to enlist in a Canadian regiment. Mr. Boren had numerous friends In this city, with whom he had corre sponded regularly while at the front. He was the son' of Rev. and Mrs. Bertram Boren, of Steilacoom. Accord ing to word they have received he met death November 10 while charging the German trenches. He went unscathed through the bat tle of Vimy Kidge, but was later wounded during a minor engagement and spent two months in a base hos pitaL It was directly after he had re lolned his company that he was struck down by a German bullet. NORMS FUNERAL SET CIVIL WAR VETERAN, WHO FOUGHT WITH MAXIMILIAN, DIBS. Servlcea Will Be Held Wedneaday From Lenta Chapel Danajhtera In Mex ico and California Left. Funeral services for William TT. Nor ris, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital Saturday, will be held Wednesday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock from the Kenworthy 4 ' t P ... Vjg 1 r William II. Norrla. Veteran of Civil War and French Cam paign in Mexico, Wno Died la Portland Saturday, chapel, in Lents. He had been a rest dent of Portland for three years and Was 78 years of age. Mr. "Norris came to Portland from Mexico City at the outset of the Mex ican revolution. His glimpse of that revolution formed the last adventurous incident in a life that was replete with adventure. He saw service in the Civil War with the First New York Volunteer Infan try, was wftunded at Antietam. and wounded and taken prisoner at Chan cellorsville. Confined in Andersonville prison, he was among the lucky ones who were paroled. In February, 1S64, he went to Mexico and Joined -the French service. He was taken prisoner when the Emperor Maximilian was captufVd, and wit nessed the execution of the latter. He was awarded a bronze medal for brav ery at the siege of Matamoros by the Empire of Mexico. Another medal won in his military service with the ill starred Maximilian was the cross of Guadalupe for exceptional bravery at Sol de Rito. He is survived by his widow and two daughters. Mrs. J. E. Tlngley, of Peureto, Mexico, and Mrs. Glen Knepp, of California. Rhelma Sends Medal to Thompson. PARIS, Dec. 2. The lifesaving corps of the city of Rheims has presented to the American Ambassador, William G. Sharp,- for transmission to the Mayor of Chicago, a silver medal which has been struck for the benefit of civilian victims of the Germans. Mrs. William PIcMaster Talks at Young People's Meeting. HOSTESS HOUSES PRAISED Be Fine, True, Pure and Loyal Is Advice Given Portland Girls Who Wish to Do Their Bit In Winning Great War. "It you girls at home and at work in Portland continue to do your duty, to do the task nearest at hand, and are loyal, self-sacrificing and good, you are doing patriotic war service aa surely as are tha girls who have the oppor tunity to go to France," said Mrs. William MacMaster yesterday in her address at the vesper service of the Young Women's Christian Association Mrs. MacMaster spoke to about 150 girls and young women. Her topic was "Women's War Work at Home and Abroad." Mrs. William C. Alvord was chairman of the day, and Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller sang "My Own United States." Miss Ida V. Jontz, general secretary of the local association, led the devotionals. Hoateaa Houses Pralaed. Mrs. MacMaster emphasized the lm portance of woman's part in war time and the recognition that had been ac corded the National Y. W. C. A. in its co-operation with the War Department in establishing hostess houses at va rious cantonments. She described the house at American Lake, and told many incidents that proved the worth of the institution. She also told of tha association work in founding emergency residences for girls working in munitions and other factories, and of the steps taken to provide home, right influence and environment for these girls. She spoke with eloquence and feeling and from her deep interest and wide experience in the work of the War Work Council, "In the hostess house at Lake Wash Insrton the other day," said Mrs. Mac Master, "an Italian woman came in tears saying, 'I have lost my baby please to And me my baby'; and th secretary,' being a woman of common sense and kind heart, finally learned that the baby was a son who had been drafted and was 'somewhere at Ameri can Lake.' "Baby" Found for Mother. "After getting the name and makln other inquiries, she located the son. Another girl got a machine, went afte him and took him to his mother, wh embraced him with tears and rejoicing, She hadn't seen him for years. Anothe boy who had left home several years before was Inquired for at the hostess house. Mothers come to the camp I the pouring rain, and If It were not for the hostess house would have difficult time seeing their boys. Mothers with tiny babes in their arms would have to drag about all over tha place if it were not for the hospitable house Surely, this place is a great boon the women relatives and friends of the lonely soldier lads. Glrla Work Outlined. "Because you girls can't go to Franca and do some big service, I don t wan you to feel left out of the general pro gramme of war work. I want you to be- so fine, so true, so pure and lovel that the soldiers and all the men wh know you will carry with them a mem ory, an ideal of a good, true America girl. I am sure that at some time sickness, perhaps, or trial, temptation or loneliness the boys will remembe you. and you will keep them stron and good aa American boys should be. Let that ba a part of your war work. Mrs. MacMaster is general chatrma for the Northwest for the War Work Council of the National Y. W. C. There. Is a hostess house at Vancouve Wash., and a larger one, 185 feet ion with an immense fireplace, reception room, information department, smok lng-room and other homelike depart ments, at Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. 93 ALUMNI C0MMISS10NE O. A. C. Lists Men In Service o Country. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 2. (Special.) The list of men receiving commissions in th second reserve officers' training camp at the Presidio, as published by The Oregonian November 26. contains the names of 23 O. A. C. alumni. Of this number 12 were commissioned as First Lieutenants and 11 as Second Lieu tenants. r To date the O. A. C. list of men in service shows one Lieutenant-Colonel. one Major, five Captains, 25 First , Lieutenants and 61 Second Lieutenants' in the Army, as well as many In the Navy, marine, hospital corps, com missary, ambulance, quartermaster and ambulance departments. Confusion to Be Avoided. WASHINGTON. Dec. i. To avert con fusion in distinguishing Second-Lieutenants and enlisted men. Secretary Baker has authorized a gold bar on the shoulder of Lieutenants' .uniform coats and a loop of brown braid on the over coat sleeves. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A, 6095. Flag Offered by Governor Withy- combe for Greatest Aggregate Mileage or All Attendants Presented to Astorlans. EUGENE. Or- Dec. 2. (Special.) Christian preparedness was the central theme of meetings of more than 400 boys attending the Older Boys' confer ence of the Y. M. C. A. today, xne cnai- enge to the boys advanced was two fold: First, that the boys in attendance t the conference take their places as Christian leaders in their home com munities and, second, that they get ready for places of Christian leader- hip in the world after the war. Speakers from among the boys at tending the conference made talks in arious Eugene churches this morning nd others delivered addresses at' the 'life work" session held in the Central Presbyterian Church. None of the boys making addresses was over 18 years of age. George Ilouck, of Roeeburg, said trial the choice of life work was the big question for every fellow to decide. Ha warned the boys against deciding upon something that would not usa all their powers. lllsrh. Ideals Lrged. "Hitch your chariot to the highest star and go full capacity," he said. "In choosing, don't be guided by tha money you are going to make, but by possi bilities to serve humanity." Wallace Niles, of Grants Pass, spoke of "The Christian Calling in Business and Profession." and reinforced his talk with illustrations to show that a large percentage of men prominent In busi ness and professions are leading Chris tian lives. Raymond Adkins, of The Dalles, de livered an address on the subject, "Op portunities in the Christian Ministry." He pointed out the chance the minis- er has to serve the young people of his community; the men of his church and through them the men of his com munity, and the Influence he can ex ert in community life. He made per sonal reference to the work of some Oregon ministers In connection with the liberty loan campaign and similar movements. Flag la Preacnted. Arthur Stewart and Nelson Leland. both of Corvallis, were other speakers. They . told of the necessity for Y. M. A. work, both at home and abroad. The flag offered by Governor Withy- combe to the delegation traveling the greatest aggregate number of miles to the conference was awarded to Astoria, with 15 boys in attendance, who had each traveled 223 miles. Ashland, with total of 14 delegates, who had each traveled 214 miles, was a close second. Six delegates from Bend, who had each traveled 888 miles, were in attendance. It is aald to be the first Older Boys' conference ever held in the state of Oregon with delegates who had trav eled so great a distance present. Rev. H. W. Davis, a religious dlreo- tor In the Army work of the Y. M. C. A., delivered an address on the general conference theme, "The Challenge of tne war," this afternoon. C. A. Ed wards, Ashland, spoke on "Christ's Challenge to Serve." The conference adjourned tonight. VANCOUVER BUSY PLACE SHIPYARDS BRING IN MANY NEW WORKERS. All Modern Houses Are Taken by Ten- ante and Further Impetus of I duatrlea Predicted. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) The population of Vancouver is increasing witli the return of prosper ity and the establishing of shipyards here, in addition to several other im portant industries. Less than two years ago there were hundreds of va cant dwelling houses, but now it is al most impossible to rent a modem house. One apartment-house owner said today that he hadi 20 names on tha wailing list. The G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation is employing hundreds of men in building ships here, and it is reported that 10 steel ships, each of 8800 tona capacity are to be built here, in addition to the wooden ships already on the ways. The Motorship- Construction Com pany haa so many orders for lifeboats, workboats and fishing boats, that it has had, to expand ita plant, ani put on a night crew. Vancouver has the sama terminal rates as Portland and by dredging 2800 feet in the Columbia River, will have a 40-foot channel to the Pacific Ocean. and a harbor to take care of the ocean going vessels. To make room for mora industries along the Vancouver waterfront th Dredge Oregon has been engaged and has made a fill extending from Elev enth street down the river about a mile. There Is a strong possibility that another shipyard will be located on the Columbia below the North Bank steel bridge. O. A. C; Faculty Member Weds. CORVALLIS. Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) 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