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THE 3I0RXIXG OEEGOXIAN. TITT7RSDAT, APRIL 25, 1918. 7 WOMEN PROMINENT IN RUSS REVOLUTION Countess Panina and Plain Citizeness Alexandra Kol lentai Contrasted. ARISTOCRAT HATES RIVAL Both Hold Office of Minister of Wel fare Since Rerolntlon Antl-Bol-ncrilt I Set Free, Terthe lcss, by ReToIntionarr Body. BT LOUISE BHTANT. "r1sit. 118. br labile Ldr ComtMnr. Copmaht Canada. 1I1S. by Public Ldr XVIII. Two women kaT been Jflnlstera of WelTar sine th rTolutlon Connt s Fulm and Plain Citizen Alex andra Kollentai. Both women I know well and respect for widely dlf lerent reason. Countess Panina wu in Peter and Paul Fortress when 1 first aw her. She, bad refused to hand orer j:.00 In state funds that was In her possessslon when the Bolshevlkl rame Into power. Her trial was one of the most sensational ever held before a revolutionary tribunal and the decision of the court that she should be siren her liberty when the money was re turned and then handed over to "the contempt of the people" was remarka bly characteristic of new Russia. A youna- Ruswlan rirl and an actlre worker In the Alsnshevtk party, who at next la me durinr Panina'a trial, mad an interesting comment on Pan In. She said: -Yes. she really does like poor people. She thinks they are almost a rood S other people This la fundamentally the difference between Panina and Kollentai. and the reason why one is much loved and the other has been swept aside in the pub lic regard after the harsh test or revo lution. Paaraa Like Jaae Addassa. And yet thero are flno things about Panina. As a liberal she did much for atruKKlinc Russia in the time of the 'nr. Her Xorodny Dome People's House which was known as Orafnla Panina. waa the only Norodny Dome in Russia where rood concert were cheap nn:r k for the masses to attend. Che was never afraid to undertake new and Bard tasks. It was she who introduced nnnnl.r lertnres and adult schools. If all tha members of her party (Cadets) had been tip to her standard they would never have fallen Into thir present direDUte. I -en in In one of his pam r-hlets calls her "one of the cleverest rfvrenriere of tha ranitallst system.' In appearance Panina reminds on of Jan Addama. Sh Is mldflle-asjea ana weara severe EnKlish-looklnc clothes. But somehow her clothes are not at all consistent with her character. 8h Is so fmy and amuslns; and she loves to tell furrny anecdotea of the revolution. Panina consider Kollentai her bit terest political opponent. In July Kol lentai was !i Ft. Teter and Paul, and Panina was Minister of Welfare. In October thlnrs wera reversed. "I fol lowed her with a real pleasure." aald Panina. lanchina". nieaj " Belsbevfk. Th Bolshevlkl are by no means all rnlstarta. aha once told me. "Now taka for example Madama Sumonsen, who was arrested in July for Implies tion In tha Bolshevik plot. She was rlrh woman, who was thrilled with the mad adventures proposed bv these rad rals. While I was In prison I came across tha weirdest performances of this creature. "In my cell I had many books, and when I waa alven my liberty I hesjan t rather my thlnas toa-ether. "Well. yott see. I said to one of the Bolshevik rflrers. that's what ou net for m prisonlnr tha bourgeois mm Immedi ately collect property.' -He was not at all Impressed. Why. when Madama Sumonsen left.' he aald. "she had to have a whole truck to carry her belonetnsja and even that a as not enonch. It was necessary to make a second trip. Besides, jou never had moon." """A moon?" T asked, puxiled. "Te" ha explained, sh fitted her cell up with pink satin and wore pink itln robes and had lace covers on her cot. In one corner he had an arrange ment that looked like the moon In i sue set. throuah which shone a shad ed electric Iisht. In the evening she "aould II bark on the satin cushions and tha aoldiera and guards would come in and she would discourse cleverly on literature and art Just Ilka a courts aan In tha lima of Louis.' Only In ltns! could such an ex traordtnary -Arabian Nlchta" tale be Joslbl In real life. Kalleatar ie Breeds Asm. T asked Panina If she believed in Itv elf-governtnjr rf charitable Instltu tlons as Introduced by Kollentai. Pa nina flushed with anger and looked at ma qtrtszicall v. -po you mean. she Aid. "th self-governing of children Tonrter or Of people over IftnT lh began to rage against Kollentai. "1. mvself. am frantically democratic"' aha exclaimed. "Hut being democratic and being practical are two very dif ferent things. All the reforms Kollentai slll make now will be at the expense of Russia's unfortunates. The people "silt pay for these experiments with their lives." I wanted to remind her that this was true slso In her ttm. but ana waa unreasonsble on any subject that had to do with Kollentai. Jhe once s-vtd: "I blame her fr the massacre of th officer and not the poor sailors and soldiers." which was surely a ridiculously unjust attitude. -This absurd Madame Kollentai." she said. "Invites. th servants to come and sit en armchairs at her meetings. Such things cannot he! What can they know of socisl reforms or of technical train ing? It Is putting the fret up aud t law head down, quite mechanically. Just how well Kollentai did succeed with her servants and her new methods 1 will explain In the next article. -I cannot understand." I said to Pan ina. "how you can love Russia so much and still taka part In this terrible sabotaging. To me the sabotsgers are equal to the Invading Germans as en emies of tha Russian people." Panina evaded. "Anyway." aha aald. "it haa been far from successful. There waa nothlns; very spontaneous about. It. The.very fact that we wera rulnins; tha country and knew It mad us half hearted. All of us had to halt some where, so there waa no thoroughness about It. I. for Instance, objected to sobotaging In the schools. As you know, the teachers' strike lasted only three days. Kducation haa always been my work. To close th schools waa pun ishing the people for willfulness by ad ministering darkness. I felt' they needed light more than anything else. I found myself going around arguing that tha schools wera not a point in question. So that when you coma right down to It I am not very much of a sabotager." "On what points do you disagree with the Bolshevlkl?" I asked. -I disagree with them on every point." ahe cried, "and I think that their leaders are disgusting." "But you think that they are hon est r Asaerieaaa Called Bolshevlkl. , I know several that are honest," she admitted reluctantly. -And they treated you well while you were in prison?" "Yes. they treated ma exceptionally well, but the decision of the Revolu tionary Tribunal waa not tha decision of educated persons; it waa absurd from a Judicial point of view." "What will your party do to over throw the present regime?" "What can we do?" said Panina help lessly. "At present the Bolshviki have the army and most of the workers and peasants. We must be silent and wait." I shouldn t think you would want to do anything if the Bolshevlkl and the soviet government are really then the expression of the majority of the Rus sian people." We were sitting on a couch In Pani na s library- She reached over Impul sively and took hold of my arm. Listen, ahe said, "you are Just nat urally a Bolshevik. All Americans are! I can never understand why." Countess Pauina speaks six lan guages and she owns one of the best private libraries in Russia. She was a nominee for the constituent assembly. has been a member of the city duma of Petrograd and Minister of Welfare. This last office is one of the biggest political Jobs ever held by a woman In a democratic country. 4 To be continued.) THAW SCORES TRIUMPH MAJOR AMOXO "ACT.- IX ATI ATIOX IT FHAXCE. Fifth adversary a ad Captive Bal- la Bmgat Dm by Assert, raa la Oaa Day. PARIS. April JM. Major "William Thaw, commanding tha Lafayette Fly ing Corps, is now counted among the "ares" In aviation in France, having brought down his fifth adversary and a captive balloon on the same day. Major Thaw within the last month has accounted for three opponents in aerial encounters. TTASnrXCTON. April !1. Major William Thaw, commander of tha Lafayette Squadron, brought down two German airplanes April 20. a dispatch from laria today announced. The dispatch, which relates other American air exploits. Is as follows: Major William Thaw, commander of tha Lafayette Squadron, on April 20 scored a aplendid double victory, bring ing down in turn a Drarhen and monoplane. Thee two victoriea per mit him to be enrolled among the Prize aviators. Since he assumed command of the glorious unit he seems to have particularly distinguished himself. Since March 27 he has triumphed over his third adversary. Major Thaw evidently wishes to set an example and many of his com patriots will take their places within a short time among tha air champions. Notable among them are Captain Riddle. Lieutenant Haer (nine victoriea. four of which were official In the space of 41 daysi and Sergeant Baylies. Mean while two Americans have already taken precedence of them. Majors Luf bcrry 1 victories and Thaw five. rARI.. April 21. A German airplane which was approaching Paris last night was caught by the French searchlights. aken under a violent fire and com pelled to land near Xogent L'Artaud. The crew, consisting of a lieutenant, a noncommissioned officer and a machine gunner, was captured. WHO'S YOUR NEIGHBOR? SlfI STORY BY WILLARD MACK j fe arl gj Wilson 1 j ( : T : i! Mathis Shirts 1 1 L J 11 I hi i Just now we are making a drive on 1 h i l l shirts. Mathis quality needs no in- I ?i M traduction to Portland menf oiks. J , ( I Here you will find a great variety of j if , , . ,. . !; j I : i beautiful patterns in silks, silk mixtures, I f vV. -ew York Latest Sensational. ;j j I madras, and mercerized fabrics. I jr Success! Nothing Concealed; II f : ... , , . ... 1 p j XT ,k. TfTTeu n; You will need a number for this J h ' ng.L"Un?5'I , W Summer-the best time to get them it I - Its Treatment and Yet It's Clean jji I A is now. Soft or stiff cuffs. Mm v.V ' Fas? Colors ft 1 Pi ?!k A ' 1 ' ' MEN'S WEAR II QT A D SATimDAY S :Vt YV Corbett Bldff., Fifth and Morrison 0 I rill APRIL 27 1 ' - rir ' ! 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Attorney Itay, upon advicea from t'ntted States Iltrlct Attorney Haney. returned eeversi hundred copies of the kiticdom rVwa to Parsons with the warnina" that ar.hous;h the publica tion keeps Just Inside the law there was dansrer that his circulation of the sheets mlcht cause trouble. "I don't mean to eneouraa the mob spirit, or anythlnc like that, but at the earn time a man haa no riant to ao out and deliberately provoke It be told Taraons. The pistrict Attorney sou ah t to rea son with Parsons, pointing out that he miKht meet with violence. I expect that." he told the officer. "T am spiritually prepared. God will take rare of me." So far as the authorities know to night. Parsons haa not attempted fur ther distribution of the publication. Frank Dunne, San Francisco Jurist, Slakes Vigorous Statement In Letter Road In V'nited States Senate. THY DAUGHTER 1 SCHAUPP INCLINED TO RUN Mayor of Joseph May Become Candl date for Representative. SALEM. Or.. April 14. ( Special- A. W. Sohaupp. Mayor of Joseph, who waa her today, declared he mtcht be a candidate for Representative from I I'nion and Wallowa counties, subject to the Republican primaries. This Is the lone Representative district hav- Ina no Republican candidate. & F. ! Hrunaueh. of Knterprise, ia the only lcmocratte candidate. As the time for fillnc baa rone by. for Schaupp to win th nomination, his friends will be required to write his name In on the ballot, and he says he has been assured that hundreds would do so If he screed to accept the nom ination. Fred Ashley, of Enterprise, la the incumbent. Tha Ore, Fhnn your want goman. Main 7070, J ads to . os. WASIIIXGTOIf. April II. As an aftermath of the Senate's recent dls cussion of Thomas Mooney's conviction in the San Francisco bomb plot, a tele irim from Frank H. Dunne, judfre of the San Francisco Superior Court, which another of the defendants was tried, was received today by Senator Polndexter. of Washington, and read to the Senate, praisinp me Hsninn- tnn Senator's defense of the fairness of Mooner's trial. Juda-e Punne criticised as biased tne Federal Labor Commission's report of the Mooney case, declaring that j-ro- fessor Felix Frankfurter, who was Secretary Wilson's assistant on the Commission, had not properly investi gated the farts. "Don't let the report of Frankfurter fool you." Judge Dunne s telearam said. "it was made with false reasonina-, without Investlaation and in total dis regard of the rights of California. Taterrlewa Held Incomplete, Professor Frankfurter. Judge Dunne said, did not Interview him and many other court officers connected with the bomb plot case. "Onlv radicals. anarchists, near anarchists and those misled by them have views other than yours." Judge Dunne wired. Mooney was not convicted. Judtre Dunne said, "until Urge sums of money had been raised and a pitiless cam paign started to break down by public ity and terrorism all witnesses for the About inOO.OOO was raised for Moonev's defense, the Judge asserted. Regarding th attack upon the evidence of the witness Oxman. Judge Dunne said the defendant Billings, who was tried in Die court, wnviticu, before Oxman was ever beard or. SACRAMENTO, Cal- April 14. An nouncement that he would "pay no at tention whatever to the organized sending of telegrams ana letters nor to strikes or other demonstrations de signed to Influence" him in the case of Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to hang, was made today by Oovernor William D. Stephens. I Appeal for Pardon Peadlag. An appeal for a pardon for Mooney, who was convicted of murder In con nection with the preparedness parade bomb explosion July 22. ,191c. in San Francisco, Is pending before the Gov ernor. Recent reports or plans or labor or ganisations in Seattle and other places to strike May 1 aa a demonstration In behalf of Mooney, coupled with the' receipt of many letters and telegrams, caused the Governor to Issue the state ment, it was announced. EXCITEMENT KILLS MAN, 84 John Gillanders Dies After Being Taken From Burning Home. HILLSRORO. Orpril 24 (Special.) John Gillanders, aged 84 and a pio neer resident of Dayton, Or., dropped dead yesterday from heart failure caused by excitement after having been removed from the burning home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Crabtree, near Laurel. 10 miles south of Hills boro. He had come to the Crabtree homo last Saturday for a short visit and was left yesterday in the care of Miss Del,aur!ce Crabtree, while Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree went to Portland. The fire broke out at 12:30 in the roof, and after telephoning for assistance Miss Crabtree devoted her attention to get ting her grandfather to a place of safety. As Mr. Gillanders was bund and infirm, the young lady was compelled literally to drag him from the house, and within a few minutes after hav ing been taken to the barn he dropped dead. The house was entirely con sumed, but a part of the household ef fects were saved. Total Insurance was IIOOO: loss shout $2000. TOP OF HEAD BLOWN OFF ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF RIFLE KILLS PIO-VEEK FARMER. John Stevens. Living; on Williams Road to. Josephine County Caves, Meets Death In TTnexplnlned Manner. GRANTS PASS, Or.. April 24. (Spe cial.) John Stevens, a pioneer (arm' of Josephine County, was killed this morning by the accidental discharge of I a rifle- Stevens, who lived with his. older brother and attended the household I duties, had a hot fire in the kitchen preparatory to ironing, and also had number of bed quilts on a chair near I the stove. 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