TUB MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
;SEYDLER DEFENDS
-: UKRAINE TREATY
Austrian Premier Says That
Peace for People Was
: Actually Secured.
CHOLIN'S FATE MINOR ISSUE
IXvlaratloa Ma tie That Aatrla
; Hungary AMU Not Participate
WUb Germany In .Military Op
eration Against Russia.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 10. Tha Austrian
.Premier. Dr. von Seydler. speaking In
' the Reirhatrat today, entered into
lone drfrnsv of the original treaty o
pvare with I'kratne and announced
.subsequent treaty appointing a com
- mission to define the frontlera of
. lkratne and Cholm (Chelm).
"The I'etrorrad government." h
' eald. haa declared tha state of "
between Russia and Austria-Hungary
., at an end. and. so far aa human Judir
- tnent can foresee, a atate of war wl
' not acain arise between these two
countries.
-Responding to Rtridan rrlea of help
from K-ithonta and Uronl. Germany
resolved to march further Into tha In
. terlor in order to save from certain de
't ruction those unhappy national Uv
lna In those provinces.
"In full accord with our allies wa de
rlded not to participate In this military
"action. Our aim remains what It was
before to bring help aa speedily aa
. possible to the Austrlo-IIune-arlan na
" tiunals still on Russian soil.
2A.ooa rrlsnm Retarw.
Dr. von Seydler announced that JO.
- prisoners had already arrived from
Russia and that negotiations would be
. resumed with the Petrograd orern
aient for the exchange of prisoners.
In explaining the appointment of tha
commission, tha Premier declared that
the future of Cholrn would depend
upon rare principles and tha desires of
. the population. Russia, he said, had
- demanded for Ita territories tha riant
of all people to self determination
even to tha extent of complete aecer
' ance.
2 W'e accepted this standpoint for the
ercupled territories. he continued.
. 'and all tha negotiations at Brest
- IJtovsk were conducted on this basis.
We re-rrile this right for tha peo
ples of Lithuania. Couriand and Poland.
.' and no logical or moral ground could
b discovered for depriving tha Nkrai
man of the right granted to other
Russian poplea.
-Tha membera of tha Fotlsh Club
cannot deny the existence of a Urge
' l krainlan population In Cholm and
' that this nation has the right to be
beard. I go even farther and aay It
waa duty of the Austro-Hungarlaa
Government to conclude peace with tha
f L aralnlana.
reaee far Feapla aeerared.
' -What wa aecur. J at Brest-Utovsk
waa peace for tha people, and the
Auslro-Hungarlaa peoplca would never
' have understood If we had rejected this
- peace, or rejected the possibility of ob
taining wheat merely In order that
Cholm la Ita entirety and ancondltlon-
- ally ahould fall to Poland.
-What would tha empire's reply have
been If the Foreign Minister had re-
' turne dand admitted that he bad spoiled
tha chaneea of peace because he refused
to the I'kralnlan population of Cholm
, the aama right to be heard aa Is poa-
' aesscd by the Polish part 7"
I r. von teydler here quoted President'
n llson's phrase that peoples and prov
; lores most not be transferred from one
atate of authority to another merely as
pawns In a game, and continued:
-Had wa acted aa the rentlemen of
the Polish club demand we should not
onlv have failed to conclude a peace
with Vkraine. but should have severed
tha delicate thrrada which may per
haps lead to a general peace, and the
"voices raised in defense of such a pol-
Icy would have been drowned under
a raging hurricane of Indication from
all the Austrian races.
"In view of these various considera
. lions, I mast also emphatically re
ject certain tnsinuationa which have
. been made concerning the relations
between Austria-Hungary and der
ma n y.
The Premier's speech waa received
throughout with unusual demonstra
tions of approval, except from tha
Pole, who remained calm, though
showing occasional sign of dissent.
tha Vkraine republic A mixed com
mission will be appointed to decide Ita
fate on race principles and with regard
to tha wishes of the population. The
announcement la aald to have been ap
plauded heartily.
Much feeling has been aroused among
tha Poles through the fact that tha
old province of Cholm. a part of Poland.
had been given to tha Vkraine by the
peace treaty signed at Brest-Lltovsk
The attitude of Polish deputies in the
Austrian Parliament also threatened
the stability of tha Von Seydler gov
ernment, whose resignation waa re
fused by Emperor Charle February .
The population of Cholm Is made up
of various races and formerly waa In
cluded In Poland. A great part of It,
however, waa Included In Great Russia
by tha Russian government when it
realigned the frontiers of Poland.
VIENNA, via London. Feb. 20. Rus
slan evacuation of occuDied Austro-
Hungarian territory has been complet
ed. Tha following official ar.ounce
ment waa Issued today:
"In conformity with tha peace treaty
with Vkraine. the provision regarding
restoration or the rrontlera aa they ex
isted before the outbreak of the war
between Austria-Hungary and the
Russian empire have been fully carried
out. Our troop have occupied without
Incident the region extending to the
original Austro-Hungarlots frontier.
A Budapest dispatch by way of Am
sterdam on Monday night said the
Russlana had evacuated the last sec
tion of Hungarian territory occupied
by them In the eastern corner of Transylvania.
KOl'MA"IAS DOOM IS SEALED
Russian Capitulation Regretted bj
Paris, but 'o Surprise Caused.
PARIS. Feb. 10. The capitulation of
the Bolshevlkl to tha central powers
haa caused regret here, but no surprise.
Few opinions have thus far been ex
pressed as to the effect on the war as
a whole. . I. Ft. Brlce. writing in the
Journal, aays ha hopes that the lesson
to ba drawn from the course of events
In Russia will not go unheeded. The
advantage obtained by the Germans
from dissension among the Rusaiana
gives some Idea, he says, of the bene
fits which dissension In other quarter
would surely confer upon -them.
Th Echo de Paria expects that the
event will "Instill a little more com
mon aensa Into tha allied councils." It
hopes London and Washington "will
cease to compare the Russian with the
French revolution, or to expect the
revolutionary ferment to spread from
Ruasla to Germany and Austria, Such
ideas. It asserts, stand In tha way of
necessary action by Japan and Siberia
which aeveral other newspapers also
advocate.
All tha newspapers agree that Rus
sla'a capitulation aeals the doom of
Roumanla. which will have no choice
but to make the best possible term.
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FACED BY ROADS
Reasons for U. S. Taking Over
of Lines Made Clear in
Senate' Debate.
HUGE MATURITIES CITED
I'nderwood of Alabama In Address
Crges That Wisdom of President
Wilson's Action Be Recognized
and Support Provided.
SO TEITOV SAILORS KILLED
German Cuardshlp Strikes Its Own
.Mine Near Kiel Ray.
LONDON. Feb. 10. A flerman guard
ship stationed In tha Baltic near La n ice-
land Island (north of Kiel Bay) has
been damaged throurh atrlking a Ger
man mine, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
About tm men ar supposed to bave
been killed.
aiDXET W. BERXITT ADDED
TOLL 0. LIER T19CAMA.
TO
Total of 74 Aaarrteaa Soldiers Who
Were Aboard Torpedoed Skip Re
aaaus CaaeeeaBted For.
GERMAN INVADERS MOVE ON
"'ontinued From First Pare.
eixseU by Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotsky.
KEDERAL" COIXCIL APPROVES
Formal Anion Taken In Germany on
Treaty With Ckralne.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. SO. Th Federal
Council of the German Empire, a dls
patch from Berlin aaya, haa approved
the peace treaty with the Vkraine.
BASLE. Switzerland. Feb. SO. Dr.
on Seydler. the Austrian Premier, has
announced to the Rcichsrath represent
atives that the Vkraine Kada and tha
Austro-Hungarian government have
signed aa agreement supplementing
the Vkraine peace treaty by which th
province or i noim win not revert to
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Careful phystcians always point
out that every cough wear human
strength and tears down the body's
resistive powers. The reason
EMULSION,
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ft peculiarly soothes the tender
jy membranes while its rich,
A creamy food rebuilds the
tissues to avert DToncruu
and lung trouble.
V-i"r- No alcohol just food.
cott Akowae. Blooasacai, M. I. tf-fe
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund moneyJULf25c
WASHINGTON-. Feb. 20. Two names
wera added to the roll of known Tus-
eanla dead by a dispatch tonight to
th War Department. They are Sidney
W. Burnltt, Marshfleld. Or., and Eugene
W. Snyder, Rlmrock. Wash. Both had
been listed heretofore among the un
reported of the American soldier on
board the liner when she was tor
pedoed.
Seventy -four American soldiers
board the Tuacanla remained unlden-
ifled or unaccounted for today, ac
cording to the latest checks of the
list of survivors and missing available
to the War Department and tha Asso-
iated Press. Included In this number
re 31 unidentified dead buried In Scot
land and 41 still reported a missing.
Th name of 44 additional Amer
ican soldiers who were rescued from
th liner and one other listed aa miss
ing, but who waa not on the shin, were
innounced by the War Department last
night. Eight of these survivors had
been reported previously by th Asso
ciated Presa. Besides the 37 new names.
27 others previously listed aa missing
wera found to be survivors today when
the Associated Presa list of miaslng
waa cnecaea against an available offi
cial records, leaving a total of 74 un
accounted for or unidentified.
"0" COLORS PRESENTED
IMPRF.5BIVK MILITARY CERE HO
MES ARK HELD.
Bisks Sassaer Deliver Message to
I alveralty Rattalleai Kaeellag On
cers Receive Staadarda.
VNIVERSITT OF OREOON. Eugene,
Feb. Id. (Special.) Impressive mili
tary ceremonies, to which 1100 person
were witnesses, marked the presenta
tion of the regimental and National
colora to the university battalion on
tha parade grounda thia afternoon.
With the four companiea of the bat
talion drawn up Into a hollow square
around tha reviewing mound. Rev.
Walter Taylor Sumner, bishop of Ore
gon, blessed tha colora and delivered
the message of standard to tha men.
1 do not fear for the conduct or
morale of you men who will soon fol
low your flag to the front." Bishop
Sumner aald. "I know you will never
falter. It la for those of ua who re
main at horn that I fear. We are the
onea who ar th most apt to falter
In our moral and fall In our patriotic
duty.-
Mra. O. T. Oerllnger, of Portland, and
Mrs. A. C. Dixon preaented the stand
ards, which were received by kneeling
rommandera of companies. Kay Couch,
Robert Cosgrlff. Henry Etchoff. Charles
Comfort and Corporal Karl W. Onthank,
while the battalion band played the
"Star-Spangled Baaner.
Aa the bugle Bounded "to colora" the
battalion swung Into Ita maneuvers
before tha reviewing party, consisting
of Bishop Sumner, Mrs. Oerllnger. Mrs.
Ditton. President Campbell. Gladys
Villains, representing the women of
the university; Chaplain O. H. Parkin
aon and the clergymen of Eugene.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Another
session waa given over by tha Senate
today to discussion of the Administra
tion railroad bill, with prospects of a
final vote before adjournment tomor
row. Voting on amendments will be
gin at S o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Consideration of the bill was delayed
in the House by a party fight over a
resolution setting- aside space in a
local park for a monument to former
President Buchanan, but the debate will
bo taken up there again tomorrow.
Although speaking in support of the
bill In the Senate today. Senator Under
wood of Alabama, Demqcrat, declared
t "lacks limitation" and was "crudely
drafted." He aald he would vote for
t unles It waa amended so as to pro
vide for an Indefinite period of Gov
ernment control.
The existing law under which the
President took over control of the rail
roads, he asserted, was unconstitutional
because It did not provide for a "just
compensation' for the carriers.
Senator Polndexter of Washington,
and Senator Sherman of Illinois. Re
publicans, also discussed the bill, the
former urging th substitution of the
original draft, placing final rate-mak
ing power in the band of the commit
tee. Senator Sherman also supported
th bill.
Mataiitlea Real Cause.
The financial situation and not war
needs or freight congestion. Senator
Vnderwood. of Alabama, told the Sen
ate today, was tha real cause for the
Government taking over the railroads.
The Senate waa debating the Admin
istration bill providing for Federal con
trol of the transportation lines during
the war.
When the President issued his proc
lamation last December. Senator Under
wood aald the railroads faced $182. 0.-
(Sl in maturing obligations on securi
ties for 191. while for the four years
which would end in 1911 these obliga
tlon would total 1998.000.000.
Under normal conditions the rail
roads would have found no trouble In
renewing them, but because of the war
and the floating of bond Issues by the
Government. It would bave been an Im
possibility, he said.
"There were then two conditions
fsclng the President," Senator Under
wood continued, "either the United
Statea Government must take over the
railroads and finance these securities
during th war, or Congress had to pre
pare a moratorium and provide that no
auit be brought on these railroad
bonds and foreclose them during the
war and for a reasonable time after
wards If w wanted to continue to
operate the great railroad system of
th country.
Sltaatlea Widely Reeogalsed.
"I don't think there waa a business
man in the United Statea who did not
realise that aometblng must be done.
and the President. In hi wisdom, de
cided on this course."
For that reason, he urged. It was now
necessary for Congress to recognixs the
wisdom of the President' action and
provide for It accordingly.
Senator underwood opposed giving
tha President power to fix rates, de
claring there la "no war power or war
necessity Involved In rat making."
senator Underwood thought the bill
conveyed too broad powers, but said
he would vote for It unless it was
amended to make Government control
indefinite.
Senator Underwood waa followed by
Senator Sherman, of Illinois, who sup
ported the DHL He said he did' not
approve of all its provisions, but. as It
Is emergency legislation, he would vote
for It.
Polndexter Favara Change.
Substitution In tha bill as originally
drawn of a provision for an indefinite
period of Government control and au
thoring the President to fix rates, for
the measure as reported by the com
mittee, was urged by Senator Poin
dexter, of Washington.
"The committee bill overturns abso
lutely the initial rate-making powers
of the state and Interstate Commerce
Commission." Senator Polndexter said,
"and Imposes the vast burden of that
complicated and technical work upon
the president, giving to the Interstate
Commerce Commission the strange role
of appellate power over the action of
the president. Nothing whatever re
mains of the rate-making power of
the various atate commissions."
Senator Polndexter said those who
believe In continued private control
ehould support the bill as amended,
since it restores to private control IS
months after the war.
The, Washington Senator approved the
standard of compensation provided, de
claring that "tha legitimate interests
of every investor under the law should
be protected, and liberality rather than
parsimony should govern their compensation."
HOME YARDS DEFENDED
SniPME.NT OF EASTERN BOATS
WEST IS PROTESTED.
Conrallis Firm Dissolves.
CORVALLI3, Or. Feb. 20. (Special.)
The electric aupply firm of Cole aV
Cummings. of this city, has dissolved
partnership, Mr. Cummings buying out
his partner. Frank Cole. Mr. Cole will
remain with the new concern, doing the
mechanical electrical work until other
arrangements can bo made.
THE home cow, the back-yard
bovine, is not so numerous I
as of yore. f
A more dense population,
eliminating near-by grazing
areas, plus a rising cost in cow-
fuel, are responsible for the
passing of the day of the small .
boy who peddles the milk about I
the neighborhood for ma. 1
Now the cow owner must ab- I
sorb a course in economics be
fore he may determine his atti
tude towards Bossy. Feed is so
high he can't afford to buy it.
But, on the other hand, milk is
so dunned expensive that he
can't afford to buy that. Then,
meat prices are aeroplaning
or have aeroplaned and it
seems a shame to cheat the
butcher out of so many steaks
and the bank roll out of such an
inflation.
However, whether buyers be
seeking the back-yard cow or a
new member of a dairy herd,
there's a brisk market in milk
ers these days. Mrs. A. L. Metz
ger, of Kindorf, and McCoy
streets, made this discovery the
other day. As usual, The Ore
gonian Want Ad, that indefatig
able little salesman, lifted the
lid from the cow market, ex
posing it to Mrs. Metzger. She
had a Guernsey cow for sale,
and, most logically, she placed
her case in the hands of the
Want Ad Man. Eight words in
the great clearing-house, or hu
man interest section, of The
Oregonian greeted thousands of
breakfast-table acquaintances of
Mr. Want Ad one morning, and
a few hours later Mrs. Metzger
requested a discontinuance of
the ad, as she had but the one
cow to sell and she was tired of
answering the telephone, only to
refuse people.
Probably you have no Guern
sey cow to sell, but surely you
wish to buy, sell or rent some
thing or other. Take your case
to Mr. Want Ad. He holds the
record for quick decisions.
Government Proposal to Eqnlp Ship
Built Here With Eaatera Rafta
Stirs Representative.
i
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton, Feb 10. Ships under construe
tlon in . the Pacific Northwest will
equipped with home-made lifeboats and
other bulky .-ppliances if the Emerg
ency Fleet Corporation heeds a protes
filed by Representative McArthur to
day. Mr. McArthur learned that
though several Northwest firms bid
on life boats and life rafts for Govern
ment ships under construction on the
Willamette and Columbia rivers and
Puget Sound, the fleet corporation
inclined to disregard these offers an
to buy this equipment from 'Eastern
factories, transporting It to the North
west by rail.
"It would be criminal to use freight
cars for the transportation of life
boats." said McArthur today, "life boats
and other bulky appliances should be
built where the ships are built. If we
can build ships in the Northwest we
can also build lifeboats. There is no
sense in loading freight cars with life
boats and other bulky articles whe
space is badly needed for other kind
of freight and when a car that would
carrying one lifeboat could- readily
carry material for 20 or 30-times th
number. Why not give our local labor
and industries a chance at this bus!
ness, where the prices, f. o. b., are
equal?"
ONE KILLED, 7 INJURED
CARTRIDGE CASK ON ARMORED
CRUISER MONTANA EXPLODES.
OFFICERS' QUARTERS AFIRE
Fire Escapes Crowded With Women
Seeking Safety.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Three alarm
were sounded for a fire which started
soon after midnight In the dormitory
of the officers' training corps for women
adjoining the Salvation Army barracks
in Fourteenth 'afreet, near Sixth ave
nue. A call wa sent for ambulances
a a precautionary measure.
The Ore escapes of the Salvation
Army buildings were reported crowded
with person seeking to escape.
SHORTAGE PEAK IS PASSED
expressed that the goal of 4,000,000 tons
of shipping will be built in this coun
try this year.
Sailing Craft Taken Over. -
Sailing vessels, of which there are
2.500,000 ton under th American flag,
are being put Into the coastwise and
other trade to release the faster steam
ers for trans-Atlantic service.
The labor Question is regarded as
the determining factor In the domestic
situation. Supplies have been assured
for all the ships planned. If men can
be obtained officials believe the ships
will be turned out on time.
More delay by strikes will cause still
more serious derangement of the pro
gramme, however, as the vessels ad
vance to completion and as more men
are put to work.
Many Workers Sign Up,
Th campaign for voluntary enroll
ment of shipbuilders has resulted in
signing up many thousands of workers,
who will be asked to report for duty
when needed.
To obtain a further measure of con
trol over ships of less than 2500 tons
and over sailing ships, the shipping
board Is contemplating requisitioning
all American tonnage not already
taken over. It has commandeered all
steamers of more than 2500 tons.
One. purpose In today's orders is to
effect a further control over trans-Atlantic
freight rates. Vessels that we
commandeered were turned back to
operators on definite charter rates and
the freight rate they charge la ocn
trolled, but the smaller ships have
charged all they could obtain. In many
Instances, it was declared today, these
rates have been exorbitant.
Smaller Craft to B Utilised.
The smaller ships limited to coast
wise and nearby trades, will be used
to release more ships for transporting
men and materials to Europe.
LONDON, Feb. 20. British merchant
men sunk by mine or submarine In the
past week numbered 15, according to
th admiralty statement issued tonight.
Of these 12 were of 1600 ton or over
and three were under that tonnage.
On fishing craft was also sunk.
The arrlvala at port In the United
Kingdom for the week numbered 2322,
sailing 2393. Eight vessels were un
successfully attacked.
The sinking for the past week show
a slight diminution from the previous
week, when Is merchantmen were sunk,
13 of 1600 ton or more and six under
that tonnage.
SAN FRANCISCO? Feb. 20. The
American Navy haa hammered down
losses of food ships from 12 to 2 per
cent of the total tonnage, E. F. Cullen,
a representative of the Federal FooU
Administration direct from Washing
ton, told members of the Press Club at
a luncheon here today.
"So much in fear are the German
submarines that other German sub
marines are assigned as policemen to
see that they obey Instructions, Cullen
said.
American Soldier Missing After Action
on West Frlnt Feb. 9. Located la
German Prison Camp.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. One man was
fatally injured, two seriously and five
slightly hurt in the explosion of a
cartridge case last Monday on board
the armored cruiser Montana, tha Navy
Department announced today. Boat
swain's Mate Charles W. Pauly, Chi
cago, died while being taken to a hos
pital. Seamen Roy L. Putnam, Phoenix,
Ala., and Lawrence M. Ainley, Cawker
City, Kan., were seriously hurt.
The slightly injured were:
Private Richard M. Guion, Marine
Corps, New Orleana; Seaman William
T- Friedrlchs, Chippewa Falls. Wis.;
Charles E. Pyle. Lamar, Colo.; John H.
Atterson, Salmons, Ky., and N. T. Le
Roy, home address not given.
No details of the explosion were an
nounced. Three American soldiers missing after
an action on February 9 were reported
today located in a German prison camp.
They are:
Corporal Nicholas Mulhall, infantry.
Jersey City. N. J.
Private Edwin H. Haines, infantry.
Woodward. Okla.
Private Frank E. McDougall, infan
try, Mary villa. Mo.
Second Lieutenant John J. McNeeley,
Washington, D. C, and Private Irvin
C. Stutton, Lansing, Mich., were re
ported slightly wounded in action in
France February 12. Corporal Elite L.
Capley, Adrian, Ga., and Privates
Charles W. Durant. Sheridan, Wyo.;
Frank Wolfe, Ashland, Wis., and Elmer
Wise, Fairview, Wyo., were slightly
wounded In action February 17.
FUMES OVERCOME 15
EMPLOYES OF UNIFORM SHOP JITS
TERIOUSLY "GASSED."
Cases Develop After Receipt of Ship
ment of Khaki Cloth Efforts
of Officials Fall.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Almost 150
persons employed in a West Thirtieth
street loft building, where Army uni
forms are made, have been overcome
by fumes of some mysterious gas since
noon yesterday. All efforts of Health
Department officials and the police to
trace the gas have been unsuccessful
A quantity of khaki cloth was received
by a contractor on the ninth floor
Tuesday and almost immediately afte
the elevator man who handled it be
came ill.
From that time the employes becam
unconscious all over that floor. They
were received and sent home. Thl
morning the odor was again noticed
and by 10 o'clock so many persons had
been overcome that the plant was shut
down and a call sent for the police,
who summoned doctors and ambulances.
After first aid had been administered
the victims regained consciousness.
The doctors, who found that the pa
tients complained of a queer sensation
in their throats, were unable to locate
the trouble and the police sent fo
physicians from the Department of
Health. Investigation showed that the
casualty list was confined to the uni
form shop and the floors above.
APPEAL BOARD THANKED
Major White Sends Secretary Sva
verud Appreciation From France.
EUGENE, Or., Feb. 20. (Special.)-
Major George A. White, Adjutant-Gen
eral of the 66th Artillery Brigade,
American expeditionary forces
France, in a letter received by M.
Svaverud. secretary of the appeal board
for th second district of Oregon, ex
presses appreciation of the work of the
district board.
Major White writes: "I regret not
having had an opportunity before de
parting for France of writing you and
your board in appreciation of the co
operation and help which my depart
ment received in every possible way
from yo ua ndyourcowo A3.. 6 ..6 .
from you and your coworkers.
The amount of work performed at
personal sacrifice by the district boards
entitles the personnel to a place on
the permanent record of the etate and
Nation."
TILLAMOOK SURVEYOR OUT
Roes Shreve Resigns County Position
and Is Made Road master.
TILLAMOOK. Or., Feb. 20. (Spe
claL) Ross L. Shreve, who has been
urveyor of Tillamook county since last
lection, has resigned his office. He
was immediately appointed oj me
County Court as roadmaster and has
given bond and qualified for that or
fice. Stanley B. Coats, who has been
Deputy County Surveyor for several
years, has been appointed Dy me coun
ty Court to the office vacated by Mr.
Shreve.
Mr. Shreve is making plans and pre
oarlne for an early roadbuilding canv
Dal en. and will at as early a date as
the weather permits gei me roaas in
good condition so that they will be
ready for the early summer travel.
Log Raft Wrecked on Bridge.
KEWBERG, Or,. Feb. 1. (Special.)
A big log raft being towed down the
river by the gas Doat Hazel u., alter
ark, hit one or tne Dnage piers ana
went to pieces. One of the lines on the
raft Darted and wound around the pro
peller wheel, causing me irouDie. Ail
but about lu per cent oi me jogs were
recovered between Newberg and the
mouth of the Molalla.
ClK-halis Boy in Hospital.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. '20. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. S. Given, of this place, re
ceived word this week that her son,
Thurman Given, who was one of the
second contingent of the first draft
from this county. Is in a hospital in
France, suffering from a frozen and
broken toe received while serving In
me ireuciieB.
Read The Oregonian classified ads-
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers.
CENTRALIA, Wash., FeV 20. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Cora Black, of this city,
was elected secretary-treasurer of Dis
trict No. 7, Royal Neighbors of America,
the biennial convention of the dis
trict, held in Olympla Monday. Mrs. D.
Garner was elected district inner eenti-
el. Both th Ivy and Collin camps, of
this city, were well represented at the
convention.
Cathlamct Man Killed.
CATHLAMET, Wash- Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) Asa Mercer, an employe of the
Cathlamet Timber Company, was killed
instantly In the company camp near
here Monday. With his brother Young
Mercer was felling a tree when a large
limb fell, striking him on the top of
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In Keeping With the Big
Thought of the Day
The' daily press reflects a sentiment throughout the Nation
which clearly indicates a new condition.
Men are wanted everywhere. The work of this war is
being; carried on largely by those who never before have been
,in public office or in public work. Men who have been too
busy, too engrossed with their own tasks, are leaving their
work to others and giving their time and ability to the cause
which is ours, yours, everybody's.
It is a time when politics in the ordinary sense must not be
considered. It calls for all the ability that can be mustered.
Oregon to be a successful part in this unit plan for the de
fense of Democracy, must likewise place the thought of the
times before everything.
In another part of this paper appears the announcement of
L. J. Simpson as a candidate for the nomination for Governor
on the Republican ticket. Mr. Simpson was urged to become
a candidate by his many friends in every part of the state,
because of his business record, his understanding and knowl
edge of Oregon's resources, industries and needs; because of
his public-spiritedness, which of recent years has led him to
tasks which have been more important to him than his own
affairs.
. ....
L. J. Simpson is clearly the man who can give
Oregon the administration necessary to this plan
of National Efficiency.
His campaign will be directed straight to you as voters, as
individuals who do your own thinking.
We are firmly convinced that you will not allow politics to
influence your decision, and that you will vote for the man
who is best fit to help the people of Oregon, develop the state's
vast resources, and to prepare for, and participate in, the
great reconstruction that is to follow.
We believe you will weigh issues more closely than ever be
fore, and that L. J. Simpson will be your choice.
What You Can Do
First Talk over his candi
dacy with your friends.
Second If you believe that
L. J. Simpson is worthy of
your support write a letter to
this committee.
Suggest how his cause may
be advanced. We, in turn, will
tell you how you can help.
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native of Missouri.
Acid Burns Telephone Operator.
CATHLAMET, Wash., Feb. 19. Miss
Edna Overn, a telephone operator In
the local office, was seriously burned
in the eye and on the face and neck
by.the acid contained in a galvanic cell.
The pocket of Miss Uvern's coat
caught on the jar and in her attempt to
prevent it from overturning tne acid
splashed upon her face.
Will H. Hays Resigns From Council.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 20. Will H.
Hays, recently elected chairman of the
Republican National Committee, today
tendered his resignation as chairman of
the Indiana Council of Defense.
Hood River Boy Better.
HOOD KIVER. Or., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. F. H. Button has Just re-
ceived a letter from her son. Sergeant
Malcolm Button, former, aatilete of the
Hood River High School, who an
nounces that he is convalescing from
a serious attack of pneumonia at Camp
Kelly. Tex., where he is in the aviation
service.
Willard W. C. T. V. to Jieet.
The Willard W. C. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs.
E. Makinster, 1039 East Twelfth street
North. Mrs. E. C. Lunuti will have
charge of the programme. Her sub
ject will be "Heredity and Medical
Temperance."
Red Cross Secretary Resigns.
STAYTON, Or., Feb. 20. (Special.)
Mrs. G. F. Korlnek, who has been sec
retary of the local Red Cross Auxiliary
since its organization last June, has
resigned. Just who her successor will
be has not yet been decided.
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