TIIE MORNING OREGON'IAN, WEDNESDAY. DECE3IKER 25, 1918.
BOY SCOUTS ACt AS SANTA CLAUS TO PORTLAND CHILDREN.
ON CHRISTMAS EVE
OF YOUTH FULFILLED
May All Christmas
Merriment Be Yours
May the Dawn of This Day of Days Bring
You Both Joy and Peace.
Rejoicing Veterans Welcomed
by New York Residents.
City Covered by Santa Claus
In Efficient Manner.
T. . , , -
YANK 3 RETURN
CHRISTMAS
DREAMS
SHIP'S ARRIVAL ' CHEERED
American Army in France Sends
Greeting to Army at Home San
Francisco Has Celebration.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. In a cold, driv
ing rain that in no nay dampened
their ardor, 3865 American troops came
Into port today aboard the big French
liner France, Christmas eve ship of the
fleet of the transports that is bringing:
back the American expeditionary forces.
As the ship steamed up the river, the
men crowded the deck and rigging and
sang "Home, Sweet Home." "Dixie,"
Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here," and
answered their reception from shore
with more enthusiasm than has been
, . i 1 ...... 1, tntnrt nn V tVfl D S DO T t-
't-v .. m .i tnpnufhlv t n nnnreciate
their good fortune in getting back to
American soil me nay ueiuio
mas.
The returning troops included 1504
wounded men from nearly every state
t . i t t ; thnir ininrii"; mnering
from bullet wounds in arms and legs
to shell shock and cases wnicn win i
quire months of treatment.
Red Croia Is Cheered.
There were in waiting at the dock a
military band and delegations from the
canteen service of -the American Red
Cross. The enthusiasm and "home for
Christmas" spirit that was displayed
during the trip up the harbor was more
than doubled as the ship rounded -anto
her berth.
The appearance of the Red Cross flag,
the uniformed members of the Salva
tion Army and other relief organiza
tions on the dock brought forth a great
outburst of cheers from the happy sol
diers. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. With BOO
French heroes of the Verdun and other
west front campaigns, and more than
U0O wounded American "dToughboys," as
her guests of honor, San Francisco is
preparing for an eventful Christmas.
The wounded Americans are at the
Letterman General Hospital. They be
gan their celebration at 2 o'clock today
with a heavily laden Christmas tree.
Tomorrow a Christmas dinner is to be
served.
French to Be Guests.
The French soldiers -who are await
ing transportation to Siberia are to be
entertained by the French consulate
and by the Girls' Auxiliary of the war
camp community service in Oakland.
The principal civic celebration is to
take place tonight at the foot of a
gorgeously decorated and lighted tree
placed in the civic center. The observ
ance will be known as the "Pageant of
Peace."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The Amer
ican Armies in France and at home ex
changed Christmas greetings today by
cable. General Pershing cabled to Gen
eral March:
"Please accept for the officers and
men of the American Army in the
United States cordial Christmas greet
ings and best wishes for the coming
year, from the American expeditionary
forces."
General March replied:
"Christmas greetings to yourself and
the American expeditionary force. A
happy New Year and a speedy return
home."
NAVAL WELCOME ASSURED
Federal Heads on Way to Greet Bat
tleship Squadron.
WASHINGTON Dec. 24. Confidence
that the American people will greet
the officers and men of the returning
battleship squadron "with pride and
congratulations" and as "valiant vis
itors" was expressed by Secretary
J'aniels tonight, on the eve of his de
parture for New York to review the
home-coming naval units.
The American dreadnoughts, though
denied the opportunity of winning a
great sea victory, did more, said the
Secretary, for they co-operated in re
ceiving the surrender of the entire
German' fleet. Secretary Daniels and
many Govenment and diplomatic offi
cials will leave Washington tomorrow
afternoon for New York.
RESERVE CORPS PERMITTED
University of Oregon Now Awaits
Word From War Department.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Dec. 24. (Special.) The university
authorities were authorized to apply
for the establishment of a reserve of
ficers" training corps unit at the uni
versity in place of the students' Army
training corps unit, which has been
discontinued, at a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee, of the board of
regents Saturday night.
Word on the authorization is ex
pected from the War Department by
.January 1, when arrangements con
cerning its establishment will be made.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THE NEW
PACKAGE WE ARE POTTING
OUT ???????
We call it the "CHIEF
NUT BAR" and it soils for
10
It is the BIGGEST dime's
worth of chewy delicious
ness that we have ever
seen i:i:i:i:i:i:i:i:i:i:
We are ALL EXCITED about
it- because since we
started to make it ))))
we have been FLOODED with
orders. "IT'S A BEAR".
Have we got to send a
sample to some FAMOUS
person and get them to
write us a letter of
recommendation OR -
will YOU just stop in and
buy ONE wxthout being
urged ? ? ? ?
do rr TODAY.
Yours for $5,400,000.00
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WILSON TO FORCE POINTS. Mr M S'
EUROPEAN' TRIP IS DISCUSSED
BY BRITISH PRESS.
Fourteen Principles Held Bulwark
Against Revolution, General
and Sanguinary Idiocy.
(Copyright, by the New York World, pub
lished by arrangement. Special cable dis
patch. LONDON, Dec. 19. Arnold Bennett
discusses in & two-column article in
the Daily News the question: "Why
Has President Wilson Come to Eu
rope?" He says:
"The sole credible answer Is that,
after an overwhelming allied victory,
the allies were no longer as ready as
before to accept his 14 points of even
handed justice, and that little by little,
under the influence of selfish passions
aroused by conquest, some of the allies
have shown signs of an intention to
throw over some of the essential
points.
"If this is not sd, and if the Presi
dent is not afraid for the safety of
his 14 points, then his visit is meaning
less. But the President is not a man
addicted to meaningless acts. And one
may reason further.
"One may fairly argue from Mr.
Wilson's presence in Europe that not
merely have some of the allies aban
doned some of the essential points, but
Cireat Britain herself has abandoned
some of them those very points upon
the faith of which Germany laid down
her arms.
"My reason may be wrong. I hone
it is, for if the President fails to get all
his main points at the peace conference
and retires baffled, revolution through
out Europe will be the outcome. The
14 points are the only possible bul
wark against revolution and a general
and sanguinary idiocy."
WEALTH BARED AT DEATH
WIDOW HAS SECURITIES ONCE
OWNED BY HARRY ORCHARD.
Idaho Murderer Gets Loan for Sup-
posedly Worthless Stock Which
Turns Out to Be Valuable.
DENVER. Dec. 24. When Mrs. Alice
Mathilda Julia Cardoner, of Barcelona,
hpain, died a few days ago in Albu
querque, N. M., her friends believed
the was comparatively poor. But when
her attorney, Joseph R. Wilson, of Al
buquerque, came to Denver today and
opened her safe deposit boxes in local
banks, he found $320,000 worth of lib
erty bonds and thousands of dollars
worth of other securities.
Mrs. Cardoner was the widow of a
wealthy Spaniard who owned a large
block of stock in a chain of stores in
raining camps in Idaho. She spent con
siderable time in America.
Harry Orchard, now serving sentence
In the Idaho Penitentiary for murder In
connection with mine troubles some
years ago, was "broke" once when Car
doner was visiting in Boise. Orchard
owned one-sixteenth interest in the fa
mous Hercules mine at Burke, Idaho,
and induced Cardoner to accept this
interest as collateral for a loan. Or
chard's interest, after it had been trans
ferred to the Spaniard, became worth
thousands of dollars.
When Cardoner died his widow in
herited his estate. After she came to
America she sold the one-sixteenth in
terest in the Hercules mine for $370,000
cash and placed the securities pur
chased with this money in Denver safe
deposit vaults. Later, Mrs. Cardoner re
moved to Albuquerque, lived modestly
and told only her attorney of her
wealth. A daughter, the only hei
lives in Spain.
TREE DEMOLISHES HOUSE
Lane County Residents Have Nar
row Escape From Death.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Dec. 24.
(Special.) To have their house smashed
to kindling wood and yet to escape al
most uninjured was the experience of
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Cline, of Mosby
Creek. During the storm Thursday
niglt a fir tree two feet in diameter
fell across the center of the house,
going through the building to the
floor. Mr. and Mrs. Cline were in their
night clothes and were just retiring.
A limb of the tree knocked the lamp
out of Mr. Cline's hand. Mr. Cline suf
fered bruises to the face. Mrs. Cline
escaped injury.
The house, which was new and of o'ne
story, is now a pile of kindling wood.
Every window was broken.
MILUKOFF LEAVES CAPITAL
Former Russian Minister Leader In
1917 Revolution.
iPARIS, Dec 24. Paul N. Milukoff,
former Russian Foreign Minister, who
was accused last July of Germanophile
leanings, has been obliged to leave
Paris, according to the Matin. His
presence here was believed to be un
necessary. Professor Milukoff obtained a pass
port for France at Constantinople by
mistake, the newspaper says. He had
been in Paris four days.
Professor Paul N. Milukoff for many
years has been one of the most promi
nent Liberal leaders in Russia. He
played an important part In the revolu
tion of March. 1917, and was appointed
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Ipper Picture Shown Sconta Leaving 'arthene Yesterday Moraine to Take
Toya and Other Christmas t.lftw to Needy YouiikM, Master Bean Elliott,
Loaded With Bunulea of Good Cheer, la Shown In Loner Cut.
Foreign 'Minister in the first revolu
tionary Cabinet, retaining that position
until May IS, 1917.
THIRD ESCAPE SUCCESSFUL
Woman, Accused of Fraud, Walks
Out of Butte Jail.
BUTTE, Mont.. Dec. 24. Walking
past two jailors and a policeman,
Jewell Leclaire. who had been arrested
Sunday on a charge of impersonating
a Red Cross canteen worker as a means
of defrauding returned sailors and sol
diers, escaped from the County Jail last
evening, her third escape from the au
thorities within 24 hours.
The woman escaped from the City
Mail Sunday evening by crawling
through a transom, but was caught
later in a cabaret. After receiving sen
tence of 10 days in Jail on conviction
of technical vagrancy she escaped from
the courtroom, but was again captured
by a detective after a chase through
the downtown section.
LIBERTY THEATER IS OPEN
Vancouver Soldiers to Enjoy Play
house During Last Days In Service.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Deo.4. (Spe
cial.) The Liberty Theater in. Van
couver Barracks, built for soldiers, is
open. To soldiers and their guests the
admission price is 5 cents, to officers
and guests 10 cents. Friday will be
known as amateur night, and soldiers
will be encouraged to compete for $15
In gold prizes offered every week. The
theater was built by soldiers from lum
ber cut by the cutup plant. The the
ater seats 1400. The post amusement
fund furnished the necessary funds to
build the theater, which will make the
last few weeks of the men in the serv
ice considerably more enjoyable.
'Boys in Fine Spirit," Is the
Message From Overseas.
President Assures America That
World la on Ere of Just and
lasting Peace.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. President
Wilson in Paris sent to the American
people today the following Christmas
meusage:
"I hope that 1 will cheer the people
at home to know that I find their boya
over her In fine form and in fine
spirits, esteemed by all those with
whom they have been associated In the
war and trusted wherever they go and
they will also, I am sure, be cheered
by the knowledge of the fact that
throughout the great nations with
which we have been associated in this
war public opinion etrongly sustains
all proposals for a just and lasting
peace and a close co-operation of the
self-governing peoples of the world
In making that peace secure after Its
present settlements are formulated.
"Nothing ould constitute a more ac
ceptable Christmas reassurance than
the sentiments which I find every
where prevalent."
Idaho Accountants Organize.
BOISE. Idaho, Dec. 24. (Special.)
Accountants in Idaho have completed
the organization of the Idaho Associa
tion of Certified Accountants. Follow
ing are the officers: O. E. Cannon,
Mountain Home, president; James Mun
ro, Caldwell, vice-president; J. w.
Robinson, Boise, secretary-treasurer.
These officers, with the following, com
pose the board of director: Byron
Defenbach, Lewiston; Edwin A. Wilson,
Twin Falls; C. E. Folsom, Boise, and
Clarence VanDeusen, Boise.
French. Offer Appreciated.
PARIS. Dec. 24. (Havas.) Secre
tary of War Baker and General Per
shing have replied to offers made by
Andre Tardieu, head of the general
commission for Franco-American "war
matters, to place at the disposal of
American soldiers French universities,
libraries and technical schools. They
express thanks for the spirit which
prompted the offer. Details of the
proposed organization are being con
sidered by a committee.
NATIVES DIE BY HUNDREDS
INFLUENZA TURNS ISLAND INTO
CIIARNEL PLACE.
Fully One-Tenth of the Population
of Papeete Are Dead as Re
sult of the Epidemic.
PAPEETE. Tahiti, Dec. 9 (Mail.)
Spanish influenza has turned the
Island of Tahiti Into a charnel place.
At the crest of Papeete burn great
pyres, with the stark sheet-covered
bodies of many natives waiting to be
thrown into the glowing ashes of those
who have been consumed by the flames.
The Associated Press correspondent
has learned that fully one-seventh of
the population of Papeete are dead.
Bodies of victims are everywhere sur
rounded by the dying. In almost every
native home families are lying about
with no medicine and little attention.
They beg In vain for food. Those Eu
ropeans and Americans who escaped the
disease formed a volunteer corps to
carry food and medicine to the Hick
and to take measures for the disposal
of the dead.
The start of the epidemic has been
traced to the arrival of a ateamer here
on November 17 with many cases on
board. The disease spread to the island
of Moores, where there are no doctors,
and is exacting an enormous total
there.
Two big public meetings and other
gatherings were held after the arrival
of the steamer. Quarantine regulations
proved unaviAling. Medical authorities
here stated it was the most widespread
and destructive epldsmic in the historic
of the islands. As Papeete is the only
port of call and departure in the
islands, the epidemic naturally started
here.
AIRPLANE STOCK IS; LARGE
British Columbia. Produces More
Than 35,000,000 Feet.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 24. Ship
ments and production of spruce and fir
lumber for airplane stock from Jan
uary 1. 1918, to November, inclusive, in
British Columbia. totaled 3i.34S.000
feet, said a statement made public to
day by the aeronautical branch of the
Imperial Munitions Board.
Of this total cut. 9,224,000 feet was
In fir. November was the record month
for spruce production, with (,850,000
feet.
HAWLEY'S BILL FAVORED
Aid for Water Supply of Corvallis,
Dallas and Oregon City Prospect.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 24. Representative W. C.
Hawley today obtained from the com
mittee on public lands a favorable re
port on his bill to add to forest re
serves certain lands formerly in the
Oregon-California land grant, and now
needed for the protection of the water
supply of Corvallis, Dallas and Oregon
City.
IT PUTS THE "PEP"
lato Peptlroo Xae Combination ot
Pepalo, Nu, Iron, Celery.
This is what makes Peptiron of won
derful therapeutic value, and so suc
cessful after influenza, the grip and
in blood and nerve troubles, anemia,
paleness, nervous weakness and tk
exhausting worry and anxiety over the
world war.
It is a real iron blood and nerve
tonic, especially beneficial In the weak
ness following Influenza and grip, to
worn-out, brain-fagged men, delicate
women, school-tired girls and to fasta
growing boys, invalids and convales
cents, the aged and infirm. It actually
put iron, a i.atural strengthener. into
the blood, and restores the wasted red
corpuscles. Tour druggist knows Its
great merit. Adv. .
BOY SCOUTS CARRY TOYS
Youngsters, Who Set Forth Wants in
Letters, Made Happy by Gener
ous Organizations of Portland.
Not only in the hearts and dreams of
Portland children, but In the very real
form of Christmas giving and open-H
heartedness. does Santa Claus exist. In
spired by dozens of "Santa Claus" let
ters and by the stories of need and pov
erty gathered by Portland's charitable
organizations. Boy Scouts yesterday
were messengers of Kris Kxingle in
hundreds of homes all over the city.
The city-wide distribution was the
plan of the Santa Claus Club, an or
ganization of public spirited women
working in co-operation with the Pub
lic Welfare Bureau the center of char
ity work in Portland.
Vonngstera Made Happy.
Working quietly the club covered the
Mty In a thoroughly efficient manner.
The school attendance-officer and child
welfare agencies were called in to co
operate in seeing that no Portland home
went without the Christmas celebra
tion. Cases of need were hunted out
and investigated. No stone was left
unturned that might contribute to the
good, time of some worthy Portland
youngsters.
Stacks of toys all new and all good
were piled up and mado ready for
distribution by the women, working
under the direction of Mrs. A. F. Giles,
secretary. Dolls real ones candy, the
kind that make you know it's Christ
mas; teddy bears, big United states
flags, balls and bats in fact, every
kind of toy that might make glad the
heart of the Portland youth was in
cluded in the list.
nor Scouts Carry Toys.
The Boy Scouts, assembling yester
day morning, added another to their
list of patriotic acts by carrying these
toys to homes in all parts of Portland,
which Santa, by some hook or crook,
might have overlooked in his hasty
Journey.
Although all of the dozens of Santa
Claus letters were not answered by the
Santa Claus Club organization, all those
indicating real need were included in
the list. From the dozens of letters
carried from Postmaster Myers' desk,
those were sorted out.
"I am trying to be a good little girl
and mind my daddy. Please bring me
a doll, rabbit and somo wash things."
said one little girl in her letter to
Santa.
War Toya in Demaad.
A "set of paints, some rube paints.
crayon and drawing paper,"- was the
wish of another little girl.
That the war has had its effect on
the minds of theso trusting children
was shown by the dozena of requests
for trains, toy cannons, guns, drums,
trucks, ships and even a submarine.
"Please bring me a doll, buggy, piano.
a set of dishes and a little store," was
the modest request of another.
"A child's 'piccher sho,' " was the de
mand of a little girl.
."I am rather late In-writing, but I
hope not too late," said another. "I
would like a yellow hair ribbon to go
with my yellow sweater, a game or
two, some candy, some kind of a liv
ing thing, a bird or something. And
If you have room. Santa, you might
put in anything you think a little girl
of 10 might like."
Another youngster illustrated his de
sires with a page of a catalogue from
a large mail-order house.
"I want for Christmas a nice suit for
Mary, a green and white sweater, cap
and scarf. Oh. yes, and a cap for
Mary," said a bright little fellow. "I
guess you know Ruth and Mary, don't
you? You brought me Ruth year be
fore last and Mary about four vears
ago. And bring the things to 528 Mor
rison street, and please tend something
to every other little girl, 'speachlH
Belgians." RUSSIA GLOSELY WATCHED
PEACE FRAMERS HAVE EYE ON
DIVIDED NATION.
London Hears View Expressed That
Obscurity Means Crushing
Blow to Germany.
(Copyrleht by th New Torlt World. Pub
lished by special arrancement.)
LONDON. Dec. 24. (Special Cable.)
"It is possible," says the Daily Chron
icle, "that advantage will be taken of
President Wilson's presence in Europe
to discuss some line of policy to be
taken in common by the entente and
America in the face of the Bolshevik
danger.
"Russia's condition under the mis
rule of the Bolsheviki goes from bad to
worse. Ruffian In power in Petrograd
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May every little thing that comes to brighten
the day reveal anew that friendliness and kindli
ness which, on this one great day of the year,
opens our hearts to one another in the broad spirit
of good fellowship freed from every consideration
save that of creating happiness between us all.
May All Christmas Merriment Be Yours
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Gh'eat Three-Days
Cleanup Sale
Remnants, Odds and Ends and all soiled
or mussed goods from holiday display.
The most important and unusual price
reductions prevail throughout cveiy section
"of this great store. It is an occasion that
Prudent and Thoughtful Shoppers will not
fail to take advantage and profit by.
The Most in Value
are killing and arresting on the slight
est pretext and driving people mad by
their cruelties, while hunger and fam
ine are stalking through the land."
Problems to be faced by the peace
conference furnish the subject for a
long article in the Times from a corre
spondent formerly in Berlin. He says
the German situation will stand out
conspicuously in every phase of the
coming deliberations.
The real obscurity of the future of
Germany in Europe, in his view, lies in
the obscurity of the future of Russia.
The statesmen at the Paris conference,
he thinks, should consider that condl
tions in Kussia, an they develop, may
affect every European problem.
"As for nuKso-iicruian relations in
tho near future." the correspondent
writes, "all we can know is that they
will bo vastly influenced by the resto
ration of Poland, the disruption of Austria-Hungary,
the essentially non-German
nett lenient of evrrv Slav owfllAn
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Roast Spring Chicken, Dressing and Fruit Jellv.
Prime Bib Roast au Jus. Chicken Stew with Dumplings.
Roast Goose, Apple Sauce.
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Choice of Two.
Mashed Potatoes.
Candied Sweet Potatoes.
SALAD.
Fruit or Shrimp.
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Vanilla Ice Crenm.
Plum Pudding.
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of being right with the
world, true with your
friends and kindly with
your enemies.
The Best in Quality
now arising, and by the termination of
tho long period of German economic
dictation.
"We are about to see the end of the
German system that prevailed from
1864 to 1914. The new Germany will
not control Slavs. Italians. Turks or any
people of tho Balkans; she will lose her
influence in Belgium and in Luxem
burg, and her French and Danish an
nexations, and she will find her rela
tions with Holland fundamentally
changed. She will see the end of the
imperial naval adventure, and of her
territorial establishment In tho Far
East."
I 'a nil Labor Division Created.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Kami labor
furniHlied through tho L'nitcd States
Employment Service hereafter will bo
directed by a special division created
today in the Department of Ijibor. M.
A. rVykenrt.ilI. of Nebraska. Is director.
II. I.. t'APFA, Manager.
Sinner $1.00
Hlpe Olives,
soil's.
Clam Chowder.
Cream of Chicken with Kica.
Sweet Corn.
String Beans.
Tumpkln Pie.
I.emon Sauce.
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