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12 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 191S. CIVIL SERVICE URGED FOR STATE EMPLOYES Salary Adjustments Advised in Report of Investigators. MERIT, NOT POLITICS, BASIS Consolidation of Commissions Would Prohibit Xcpotism by Law and Equalize Pay of Employes. Nepotism should be prohibited by law; salaries should be equalized, and there should be civil service for state employes and supervision of civil serv ice regulations in Portland by a state civil service commission, are some of the suggestions contained in the report of the commission on consolidation appointed to make a. report at the coming- session of the Legislature. ) "With regard to the relation between the proposed state civil service com mission and the city civil service commission of Portland," says the 're port, "the supervision of the latter by the state commission, or consolidation of the -two commissions, and the direct administration of the city civil serv ice regulations by the state commis sion would not only lead to greater harmony in the operation of the civil service laws, but would also reduce the influence of local factors opposed to the vigorous enforcement of the merit system, and thus lead to greater economy and efficiency in the local , service." State employes are given considerable attention in the report and there are recommendations which are likely to cause opposition to the adoption of the report from employes who would be hit if the recommendations were enacted into laws. Civil Service I Proposed. "A cursory examination of the state departments," says the report, "at pres ent shows that a few departments have Insufficient help, but in a majority of cases the number of employes on the payroll is larger than necessary." This condition is to be remedied, ac cording to the report, by having the proposed civil service commission make a biennial examination and determine whether the work devolving upon each department is so great as to require the service of additional employes, but the consolidation commission considers that it will be more important to de termine whether the work is insuf ficient to occupy the full time of all employes. "When the employes are dis covered to have too little to occupy them the commission should recom mend an appropriate reduction in the working staff and later report to the Governor or the Legislature whether the recommendation had been carried out. This state civil service commission is to be appointed by the Governor and to consist of three eminent citizens, who will serve without compensation. Their terms are to overlap so that at no time will the commission be under the complete control of any one ad ministration. The appointments are to run for six years. Merit, Not Politic, Basis. Civil service should apply, argues the consolidation commission, to the employes of the state with the ex ception of the chief deputy of a de partment. The chief deputies would be subject to control of the political party to which they belong. As the rest of a department's staff performs merely clerical service, there is no special reason why they should be se lected because of their political af filiation. Merit, argues the consolida tion commission, should be the basis of appointments under state civil serv ice. The proposed civil service com mission should also, according to the report, set the number of hours to con stitute a day and the report recom mends that eight hours is generally recognized as the proper length for the working day. . Equalization of compensation forms a part of the report. The consolidation commission cannot understand why, if the examiners of the board of opto metry receive $5 a day, the exami ners for the chiropractic should have a compensation of $10 a day. The State Dairy and Food Commissioner Is paid $2000 a year and the secretary of the state fair board draws down $3000. And , the consolidation commission arises to ask why. .&n 1 1 m i r 1 71 1 n ; i m i t i ttt i i t n i i i- ; r r n i t t i : u ?i ? t i t-j i t m ITT! 1 2 ;T ; ; i ; ! 1 1 f r r?4 m m ;vii l r 'i i-"" i r i rrr i a i r" i . -N.U 1 17 i VI l 17 v: III : in M ' 'I! J X 1 1'. I 1 F LH hi M4 toe p'c'uRBFnn-M M I i I ! 1 1 ! i n UM i Kill I M 1SS ELIZABETH MURPHY sur prised her friends and relatives yesterday bv announcing the fact that she and Gerald Sooysmith were to be married in the afternoon. The weddjng was solemnized at 3:30 o'clock at the home of the bride'a brother-in-law and sister. Major and Mrs. Percy A. Smith, in Sell-vood, Rev. John H. Boyd, officiating. The plans were eo hastily made that all details were of the utmost simplicity. The Smith residence was bedecked In cele bration of Christmas with quantities of holly, flaming poineettias and gar lands of greenery, and following the ceremony the various members of the family assembled for a big Christmas dinner. The bride wore a handsome dark brown velour suit, with small black hat and a corsage of orchids. The couple were unattended. They will go to South Bend, Wash., to make their home. Mr. Sooysmith is still in the Spruce Division of the U. S. A. and is stationed at South Bend, expecting to receive his discharge within a few weeks, when he and his bride will take up their residence in Portland. The bride Is one of the most attrac tive and popular young women in Portland, and since e outbreak of the war has been a first-class yeoman In the U. S. Navy recruiting office at Portland. She is a daughter of a prominent New York family, and has many relatives in the East, who are active in the financial affairs in New York and surrounding country. Her brother. Rex Murphy, has been in service overseas, and is now in one of the Eastern camps. Mr. Sooysmith Is a prominent Portland man, a mem ber of the leading clubs, and an uncle of Harold Sooysmith, also a well known young business and clubman of this city. The engagement of this charming couple was announced last June. Mrs. James G. Gauld and daughter Isabella have leased the W". H. Nunn residence on Twenty-first street for the rest of the Winter. Later they will go to California to join Mr. Gauld. who is convalescing in the warmer climate. They recently have been house guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Alvord, while preparing the Nunn residence for their occupancy. Miss Louise Allen is spending Christ mas at the home of her parents in Eugene, ura P. Willis a so is a truest at the Allen home over Christmas day. . Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Houser and children are spending the holidays at Coronado, Mr. Houser Joining his fam ily early tn the week. G. Walter Gates is with his mother and brother in Los Angeles for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Alex McEachern. of Portland, made a recent trip to Los Angeles, and while there, registered at tne Hotel Lankershim. . Georgia S. Benson, this e:ty. has been visiting Long Beach. While at he Southern resort. Miss Benson reg istered at the popular Hotel Virginia. ... Lieutenant H. B. McGuire, of this ity, has been sojourning in San Diego during the past week. He registered at the U. S. Grant Hotel. Mrs. A. B. Slauson, who has been in MARINES STAY IN BERLIN DETAILS OF CLASH WITH GOV- ERXMEXT TROOPS LEARNED. YANKS OBSERVE HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS AT HOME IX 1919 IS HOPE Or TROOPS. Doughboys Have Regulation Trees and Plenty of Gifts, but Some thing Seems- to Be Lacking. BY CYRIL BROWN". Copyrieht by the New York World. Pub lished by arrangement.) COBLENZ. Dec 25. (Special cable.) Americans at home may well thrill with patriotic pride over the first Christmas of American soldiers in enemy land. The world never saw more modest visitors or more human conquerors than the American dough boys, who are making the best they can of their armistice Christmas, and (retting all the fun out of it possible. Yet the common thought of the boys is to finish the job in hand and get home. "Next Christmas home," is the universal sentiment ot the American Army of occupation, from the dough boy to the General. In the frowning fortress of Coblenz and throughout the trans-Rhine bridge head district, the Christinas spirit is cxhuberant. The Third Army boasts of 500 large and ingeniously decorated trees and thousands of individual tree lots, many of them donated by the mu nicipality in gratitude for the good treatment from tho Army. There are Rifts for everyone, with plenty of chocolates, cigarettes and cigars. Without neglecting their military duties, the boys are having real holi day pleasures. The bands are play ing home tunes, and amateur theatri cals and other entertainments have been arranged for the day. For the benefit of troops in transit, the largest Christmas tree obtainable in Coblenz has been set up in the biggest hall in the place, and it has been hung with 3000 gifts for the boys who blow In The entertainers include a full-blooded Indian Princess. Unfortunately, the day is turkeyless, but the boys are cheerfully eating ersstz (substitute food). "Welfare Operations Expand. NEW YORK. Dec. 25. The Jewish "Welfare Board today issued a Nation wide appeal for men and women wel fare workers, teachers and entertainers to serve American troops not only at camps here and abroad, but on the transports and trains bringing them home. The workers will undergo brief period of training here. Phonn your want ads to The Orego nian. I'lioue Alain 7070, A 609j. Seattle for some time nursing her daughter Ruth ' through a severe at tack of influenza, returned home Tues day with her daughter and the family reunion yesterday was a happy one. Miss Slauson expects to return to the TJniveristy of Washington after the holidays. . Elks' wives, daughters and sisters are invited to attend the Lady Elks" Bridge Club which meets in Elks' Temple Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Mrs. Joseph Stafford as hostess. At the last meeting of the E0O Club, high scores fell to Mrs. W. G. Hogge and Mrs. J. L. Stafford. Sons and Daughters of Norway will give a Christmas programme this eve ning at the Masonic Temple. It will be an elaborate affair and all mem bers of the lodge are invited to at tend. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Allen. J. G. Richardson and L. J. Barber, of Port land, are registered at the Bellevue Hotel. San Francisco. ft WOMEN'S PatrioticService MULTNOMAH Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Laura Northrup. 699 Elizabeth street. The assisting host esses will be Miss Nora Green. Miss Meta Allen and Miss Mary C. Armistead. The programme will include an ad dress by Miss Leida Mills and a group of Revolutionary anecdotes by Miss Lena Ayers. Miss Medora Whitfield will give an illustrated talk on the Colonial flag. Wonens Club s ANSWER IS BY GENERAL DECLINED DISQU E Charges Against Loyal Legion Declared Trivial. I.W. W. DOCTRINE SHUT OUT The united auxiliaries reception com mittee will meet Friday evening at 8 o'clock in room 201 of the Courthouse. A report will be read by the commit tee on arrangements for the dance to be held January 15. . The Portland Woman's Research Club will hold its regular monthly luncheon at the Benson Hotel Monday at noon. Judge John H. Stevenson will give the New Year's greeting, and Miss Mary McMillan, of the Kefd College reconstruction clinic, will speak on reconstruction work for the wounded soldiers. Captain Jack Ham ilton will give "Recollections of a Soldier's Life." Mrs. Marmaduke Wyville is chairman of the arrange ments. For reservations call Tabor 1395 or Tabor 791. The Portland Woman's Club -will give its annual Christmas programme at the Multnomah Hotel Friday after noon at 3 o'clock. The feature of the afternoon will be a series of plan tation folk songs and tales by Miss Elsie Mae Gordon, a dramatic reader of note, who is visiting relatives in Portland for the holidays. Mrs. Fred Kribs will contribute a group of Christmas songs. Following the pro gramme the social hour of pre-war days will be resumed and tea will be served. Military Headquarters Occupied and Soldiers Attacked With Ma chine Guns. PARIS, Dec. 25. (Havas.) Details of the clash between sailors and gov ernment troops in Berlin on the night of December 23-24 are given in a Ber- n dispatch received by way of Berne. Efforts were made in vain to Induce the marines to leave Berlin, and espe cially the castle where they have estab lished themselves from the beginning of the revolution. They were informed that they would not receive their pay if they did not leave the castle. The marines eventually occupied mili tary headquarters, after sending a dele gation to the military commander of Berlin demanding that 80,000 marks be paid to them. At the same time a de tachment of marines attacked the sol diers occupying the university build ings. In an exchange of machine gun Are three marines were killed and four wounded. Later a delegation was sent to the Chancellors' palace to discuss the situ ation with Chancellor Ebert, Richard Barth, Secretary of the Independent Social Democratic party, and Herr Lansberg, Socialist member of the Reichstag. The marines put these men under arrest, but later released them. The Berlin commander also was arrest ed and the amount of money alleged to be due the marines was seized. sailors. Practically every state in the Union was represented in the crew. More than 1000 dinners were fur nished visiting soldiers and sailors in homes and hotels of Portland yesterday through efforts of the special commit tee of the War Camp Community Serv ice. This was the report last night of Mrs. J. Sherman O'Gorman, chairman of the committee, who expressed appreci ation of the response the call for en tertainment of these guests elicited. We sent three big bunches of invita tions to Vancouver," said Mrs. O'Gor man, "where we had intended-sending only one. The. late requests had to be handled hurriedly, but I trust there were no errors or disappointments. Portland people certainly did hand somely in the-matter of opening their homes to the boys. BODY FOUND IN MINE SHAFT Alex T. McKenzie, Indicted for Man slaughter, Plunges to Death. TONOPAH. Nev., Dec 25. Searchers found today at the bottom of the 1200 foot shaft of the Tonopah-Buckeye mine, near here, the body of Alex T. Mc Kenzie, chairman of the Nye County Republican central committee, who had been missing since Saturday morn ng, when he failed to appear in court for arraignment on a charge of man slaughter, preferred after the shooting on November 8 of James Cusick, super- ntendent of the Halifax Mining Com pany. McKenzie had been at liberty under bonds of $20,000. An envelope addressed by McKenzie to his son was found to contain liberty bonds, negotia ble paper and a note advising that the son be prudent in his habits. SOLDIERS' PM IS TREAT . II G IITING MEN" ENTERTAINED AT B'NAI B'RITH CLUB. Dancing, Music, Games and Other Features Serve to Delight Khaki-Clad Gnefets. A merry party was that given last night to 250 soldiers at the B'nai B'rith Club, now devoted to War Camp Com munlty Service purposes, by the enter tainment division of this organization headed by "Major" Naomi Swett. Both gymnasium and ballroom were beauti fully decorated and were spacious enough that all could participate in the dance at one time. Before the dancing began there were games and a general frolic. Presents and souvenirs, with greeting in origi nal verse, were given each enlisted man. Cider and doughnuts in abund ance constituted the refreshments. The "captains" serving under Miss Swett in arranging and staging the event were the Misses Gussie Weiser, Hannah Le bow, Tillie Spellman, Fannia Perlham, Dorothy Weiser, Rachel Swett, Debo rah Swett, Betty Michael, Molly Segal and Pearl Lei bo. FEAST IS GIVEN SAILORS West Zada Crew Dinner Guests of Julius L. Meier. Sixty hearty, robust sailor lads, mem bets of the crew of the U. S. S. West Zada, under Captain Robert Willowden were the guests last night of Julius L. Meier at a Christmas dinner in the Ar cadian gardens at the Multnomah Hotel. Besides Captain Willowden. Lieuten ant C. H. . Wolfe, Lieutenant G. E Youngen and Ensign F. E. Sennons. all United Mates lavy officers, were among those present- A Fhort talk of appreciation was given by ilartiu cligman, pas of the "1 Attack by 'Washington State Labor Leader Laid to More for New Or ganization of Lumber Workers. That charges made against him are too absurd to merit discussion, and arise from the desire of the American Federation of Labor to bring about dis sension in the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, is tho reply of Briga dier-General Brice P. DIsque, comman der of the spruce division and organizer of the Loyal Legion, in response to at tacks from W. M. Sborx. president of the Washington State Federation of Labor. In recent public addresses Mr. Short asserted that the Loyal Legion is a menace to organized labor and General Disque Is allied with capital. In addi tion, tho labor leader charged General Disque with mismanagement of the spruce production campaign and the wasting of millions of dollars. General Dlaqne Decline. Reply. "I do not know a thing about Short or his charges," said General Disque, "nor do 1 care. Both are too trivial for attention. I shall not answer them. If I heard him talking I would not trouble to pay attention to him. The sum of the attack Is this that there is hostilitv against the Loyal Legion, and that labor agitators will leave nothing undone to discredit and disrupt it. They are now striking at the Legion through me." E. J. Stack, secretary of the Oregon State Federation of Labor, said yester day that organized labor In this state is attempting the organization of lum ber workers. It is the . conviction of the American Federation of Labor, said Mr. Stack, that the Loyal Legion, while admirable as a wartime institution, has outlived its usefulness with, the close of the war. I. W. w. Backlog Denied. "The Loyal Legion has no- place in industry now," said Mr. Stack. "We consider that General . Disque and the employers are together, and even the W". W. Men who were former mem bers of the I. W. W. sat in the recent Loyal Legion convention. Delegates wno attempted to speak for organized labor were ordered from the halL 'The employers do not want any real labor organization In their camps, be cause the American Federation of Labor cannot be discredited. Nor do the I. W. W. want organized labor in the camps, for obvious reasons. Both are striving for the perpetuation of the Loyal Legion." The Loyal Legion originally was organized to put down the I. W. W. bickerings and disorder in the camps and' to permit the spruce programme to proceed without interruption. Its members at all times have been loyally nostiie to the I. w. w. and have not suffered that doctrine to be uttered or practiced in the spruce camps, accord ing to the reports of both the Loyal Legion chairmen and the officers of the spruce division. General Disque's attitude toward the Loyal Legion, as outlined in his ad dress before the recent Portland con ventlon, was that Its promotion of harmony and common welfare between employe and employer, during the war period, ought to be insured perma nency. Proper safeguards, through the central council representing both em ployes and employers, are provided for the interests of each. The convention went on record al most unanimously for the continuance of the legion. Though General Disque had announced his retirement as chief of the Loyal Legion, the assembled del egates, by a rising vote, decreed that he continue to serve until called from Oregon, or until such time as the legion chooses to elect one of its own members. SPOKANE TO PR0V1 WORK CITY IMPROVEMENTS TOTALING $350,000 WILL BE MADE. TREE SET UP IN CAPITOL Children of Soldiers Given Unique Christmas Entertainment. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. Children of Washington whose fathers are serving in the Nation's fighting forces were guests of the War Camp Community service today at what was said to have been the first Christmas celebration of its kind ever held in the rotunda of the Capitol. A large tree from Mount Vernon was set up in the rotunda and Secretary of War Baker distributed the gifts and made an address to the little guests. Germans Returning Loot. PARIS, Dec. 23. (Havas.) The Ger mans have returned stocks taken from the banks in Northern France amount ing approximately to 6,000,000,000 francs. Several safes, weighing from five to seven tons each, which the Germans did not open and are now in Brussels, will be brought back shortly to Valenciennes. Commissioners Favor Going to Limit if Taxpayers Will Acqui esce In Pland. SPOKANE, "Wash.. Dec. 25. More than J350.00O will be spent In construc tion of city improvements, in Spokane to afford work for returning soldiers if the taxpayers approve plans sug gested by the City Commissioners. There is a constant appeal made to the city government to start projects on which the returning service men, both sailors and soldiers, may be put to work Immediately upon discharge. The commissioners have expressed them selves as favoring any reasonable plans for Improvements and are expected to take steps soon to open considerable work. The Department of Public Works is the one branch of the city government which has numerous improvements in contemplation for the immediate .fu ture if possible. "It all depends on what the taxpay ers want and what the individual com missioners desire," said Commissioner Leonard Funk. "I favor the city act ing at once." By a unanimous decision of the recent general conference women have been placed on an equality with men in all that affects their relations as laymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. The DIET During and After The Old Reliable Round Package agedj AWDTRAvnxgs jt Aat wis. u s. J Iff (HlerSicIk9 Plaited EV.ilk Very Nutritious, Digestiblo The REAL. Food-Drink, Instantly prepared. Made by the ORIGINAL, Horlick process and from carefully selected materials. Used successfully over V4 century. Endorse'd by physicians everywhere. aedget IsOrficfi'SThe Original Thus Avoiding Imitations t-t-, 1- fin NOT a newspaper, not a magazine yet it has the largest circula tion in the world! Its circulation re sults from its phenomenal popularity. It now resumes the name under -which it became famous the Pathe News. It is a motion picture It has educated more persons to a fondness for the Silent Drama than everything else put together. Eight years ago when the word "movies was used in contempt the great men of the nation, were wont to visit the theatres where it was? sh owing. Through it the uneducated were taught the personalities of the great men of the world; visited the great cities of the earth; by it were broadened, educated; ceased to be provincial and came. to.know. the people pf other lands. Twenty Million Persons Sec Erery Issue It is shown twice a week in the best motion picture theatres everywhere. Just as it was the first of all motion picture news weeklies, so it always has been, and now is, the best. Twenty-two years of successful picture making are behind h Now it promises and ivill attain an even ".wider nsefulness. You should not "miss "a, single issue. Ask the manager of your. favorite theatre the days on which he shows it! PATHS EXCHANGE, Inc; New York, N. Y. 1 SEMIiFF GIVES TERMS AXTI-RADJCAL LEADER AGREES TO RECOGNITION OF KOLCHAK. Telegram Demands Japanese to Say WheUjer They Are Supporting Semenoff In Present Crisis. VLADIVOSTOK. Saturday. Dec. 21. (By the Associated Press.) General Semenoff. the anti-Rolsf .-vlk leader, who refused to recopnlze Admiral Kol chak as dictator In the Omjk govern ment and whom efforts have been made to reconcile, has finally agreed to give Admiral Kolchak his recognition, pro vided Admiral Kolchak agrees to retire in favor of General Denikene. hetman of the Don Cossacks. Immediately a junction Is effected of the forces east and west, and also withdraw his order branding General Semenoff as a traitor, besides leaving General Semenoff In charge of his army. This Is the latest phase of the dif ficulty created by General Semenoffs attitude, the outcome of which is not yet apparent. General Oba. the Jap anese officer in the local command, protests his neutrality in the dispute, but declares that he had recommended the recognition of Admiral Kolchak. Economic conditions at Chita are very unfavorable. There is barely one train a day between Manchuria and Irkutsk, and during the last ten days only two freight trains have come through from Manchuria becauso of the lack of locomotives. General Semenoff denies the charge that he had been stopping the running of trains. He says the trouble is at tibutable to the faulty railway admin istration and the lack of funds. A am from Omsk, dated December 5. says the Russian government there has asked the Japanese o say In writing whether they are supporting General Semenoff and to what extent. On December 10 word came from Omsk that 'if the situation dt nt improve the government would request an American commission to proceed to Chita for an investigation. It 1 as serted tn this connection that the French commissioner stated there would be an Investigation of this com plaint to the allies r.ga.i '.ing the ac tion of one ally. A private letter from Semipaltinsk, on the Irtish In Wester- Siberia, re ported that the entire population was dying of starvation. The dead were said to be lying on the streets with none to bury them. The town had been for months, it was added, without lamps or candles. MEXICO SEEKING IMPORTS President Given Power to Remove Tariff Dmieo. MEXICO CITT. Dec. 25. The Cham ber of Deputies today approved the ex tension of extraordinary powers In fi nancial matters asked by the Presi dent. It is understood that under this authority the President soon will Issue decrees removing until June 30 Import duties on foodstuffs, agricultural Im plements and IrrlKation machinery. It is expected the duties on automo biles will be removed for a period of three months. BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS NEED First Provisional Regiment to Begin Long Journey Saturday. An urgent appeal for 200 late maga zines and books of late fiction for the soldiers of the First Provisional Regi ment, which leaves Vancouver Bar racks at 3 P. M.. Saturday, was issued last night through the National League for Woman's Service. The men of the regiment have a long trip ahead of them and the officers hope that the soldiers will have some thing to read to occupy their minds. Anyone wishing to contribute to the collection is urged to leave the books, either with Captain Dabney at the Van couver station in Vancouver, or at leaeue headquarters on the sixth floor of the Meier & Frank store, before Sat urday noon. T. R. PLAYS SANTA CLAUS 'I'm Delighted," Snaps Colonel. AYlio Returns From Hospital. - NT2W TORK. Dec. 25. Theodor Roosevelt celebrated Christmas day by leaving Roosevelt Hospital, where for two months he had been undergoinff treatment for rheumatism. Aftor dis tributing gifts to hospital employes and patients the Colonel and Mrs. Roose velt went by automobile to their home in Oyster Kay. where he played Santa Claus for his grandchildren. "Bully!" he snapped, in reply to ques tions as to how he felt. "I am delighted with the treatment I received." The Colonel is to resume his normal dunes within two months. CAPTURED FRENCH RETURN Germans Repatriate 2 75,000 Pollus Taken Prisoner. PARIS. Dec. 23. Two hundred and seventy-five thousand French prisoners have returned from Germany. There st:ll remain in Germany 2oO.OOu Frt-nrhmen. a large number of whom are already homeward bound. Princeton Edueator 1ics. PRINCETON'. X. J.. Dec. 2. William Addison Harvey, SO years old. professor of German at Columbia University, died on the platform at Princeton Junc tion while waiting for a train tonight. He had been spending the day visiting: in Princeton. DONT STA.RVE THE KIDDIES The growing bodies of children need food that builds muscle, bone and brain and is easily digested. Dont allow your food-saving-zeal to. deprive the kiddies of need ed nourishment . When you give tKem wheat food he sure it is the whole wheat Shredded is the whole wheat prepared in a digestible fbrm.lt is iELooUedeQifyoer and requires no suganServe it with hot milk and a dash of salt Wheat r