THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1018.
HTI1US TARS IN
BERLIN
SURRENDER
Radicals Seem About to Oust
Ebert-Haase Government.
LIEBKNECHT GAINS POWER
Socialist Leader Goes to Chancel
lor's Palace and Confers With
Ministers; Result Unknown.
lOXDO.V, Dec. 26. The mutinous
sailors who had been holding out
in tha lied Talace at Berlin have
hoisted the white flag and have
been allowed to leave under guard,
according to advices from Berlin
by the Exchange Telegraph corres
pondent at Amsterdam. Government
troops, the message adds, now occupy
the palacB and the royal stables.
The Rod Palace was looted by the
sailors and many private possessions
of tho Emperor and former Kmpress
were carried away or destroyed.
Nearly 100 persons were killed in the
street fighting which began in Berlin
on Tuesday morning, according to tb,e
latest reports from the German capital.
Republicans Are Repulsed.
The Republican Guards tried several
times to take the Royal stables and
the headquarters of the revolting
sailors, but were repulsed.
Many soldiers belonged to the Berlin
Guard and a few of the Republican
Guards joined the sailors, Vorwaerts
reports.
When these reports were sent, a large
number of armed civilians were con
tinuing to join the sailors, not only at
the royal stables, but in the Koenlg
strasse. The street with all its houses,
was reported in the hands of the sail
ors, who were supported by the Spar
tacans. They demanded that Premier
Ebert and Secretary Haase resign and
be replaced by George Ledebour and
Dr. Karl Liebknecht.
Liebknecht Visits Palace.
Dr. Liebknecht, the advices add, went
to the Chancellor's palace and had a
long conference with the Ministers, the
result of which was unknown.
Further fighting was anticipated, it
was added, as the Spartacans and the
sailors had decided to attempt to force
the guards to return to Potsdam. The
guards were stationed in Unter den
Linden and on the Werderschen Platz.
The Alexander and Franzer regiments
have openly joined the revolting sailors
in Berlin, and it is predicted in advices
tent from Berlin lato Christmas night
that nearly the entire Berlin garrison
will support them, leaving the govern
ment without troops.
These advices were transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph correspondent
at Copenhagen. They add that large
numbers of sailors are reported to be
coming from Kiel to join their com
rades in Berlin.
A force of S00 sailors on Monday
formed a guard and seized the Red
Castle, one of the former royal palaces.
They blocked the main streets and
entered the public buildings and ar
rested Ilerr Wels, the military com
mander of Berlin: Herr Fischer, his ad
jutant, and Dr. Bongard.
The Republican Guard, with machine
puns and artillery, bombarded the cas
tle. Holes were made in the walls, the
porches were destroyed and all the
windows smashed. The balcony from
which former Emperor William once
made a "speech in which he declared,
'I know no parties," was partly
smashed. The guard eventually" occu
pied the castle, but the sailors were
still holding another large building at
the time the dispatch was filed. The
square in front of the castle was lit
tered with stones and missiles.
WOMAN CITES HIGHER COST
Packing-House Employe Testifies
$15 Weekly Wage Inadequate.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26. At the hearing of
packing-house employes for wage in
creases before Federal-Judge Alschuler
today. Miss Ethel Kelly, of Kansas City,
testified that a woman's coat that cost
$14.75 a year ago now costs $35. She
also said that when working on piece
work the packing-houses withheld the
odd pennies from the employes. If
workers earned $2.87 a day on piece
work they only got $2.85, she said.
Mrs. Edna Wheeler, of Kansas City,
working on piece work In the Morris &
Company plant in Kansas City, said
fhe averaged $15 weekly and worked
10 hours daily. This sum was insuf
ficient, the witness said, as her board
cost $8.50 a week and her room $4.60.
Judge Alschuler authorized Miss Kelly
to visit Chicago department stores to
ascertan the differences, if any, In the
cost of food and clothing in Kansas
City and Chicago.
LAST HUN CRIME DEPLORED
President Poincare Spends Christ
mas In Ardennes Region.
PARIS, Dec. 26. President Poincare
rpent Christmas day in the Ardennes
region, the last portion of French soil
held by the Germans and wrested from
them in the closing days of the war.
He visited the towns of Mezieres,
CharlevlJle, Bethel and Vouzleres.
President Poincare during his Visit
to Mezieres criticised severely the con
duct of the Germans who fired at
women and children and Bet fire to
the hospital there. He declared that
France would secure reparation for
such crimes. He was informed by the
Mayor that 400 houses were destroyed
and numerous casualties caused by the
German bombardment of the town a
few hours before the armistice became
effective.
Obituary.
CI AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. Colonel
O John S. Young, Mayor In the late
'60s in Virginia City, Nev., and widely
known in Arizona and Nevada7 where
he conducted hotels and engaged in
mining, died yesterday at his home
here. He was 82 years old. After
leaving Nevada Colonel Yeung came to
San Francisco and for many years con
ducted the Russ House. He was a vet
eran of the Civil War and had served
on the Governor's staff in California
from Markham to Pardee, inclusive.
OAKLAND, N. J., Dec. 26. Dr. Ed
ward Jay Page, 62, scientist and patron
of art, died suddenly from heart dis
ease yesterday while dining with his
family.- He was a member of 42 scien
tific societies and recently resigned
from the United States Ordnance De
partment, where he served as a textile
expert. He also edited the Sussex, N.
J., Register. His home was filled with
works of art, collected from all parts
of the world. He was a graduate of
the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26. Mrs. Har
riett Mann Miller, who, under the pen
name of Olive Thome Miller, compiled
a number of books on ornithology, died
at her home here yesterday at the age
of 88 years. She was well known as a
lecturer on birds and in many circles
was considered as an authority.
STOCKTON. Cal.. Dec. 26. Edward
R. Hedges, 91, founder of the firm of
Hedges-Buck, died yesterday in Oak
land. Mr. Hedges entered business in
Stockton in the early '60s and achieved
success in fortune and prestige. A na
tive or New Jersey, he came from an
old colonial family that brought a title
to the colonies. A peculiar fact in the
life of the deceased was that he avoided
all politics, which is said to have been
due to a promise made to his mother
when he left. her.
Dr, J. Richard Lighty, a recent grad
uate of North Pacific Dental College,
died Christmas morning in Bellingham,
Wash., as a result of influenza. Dr.
Lighty was engaged to marry Miss
Edith Magurn, daughter of J: M. Mi-
gurn, 320 Hancoclc street, Portland. He
enlisted in the Naval Reserves and
while waiting for the call, he engaged
in a successful practice in Bellingham.
The body will be taken to Seattle,
where the Masons will have charge of
the funeral.
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec 26. Frank
Chace, 103 years old, is dead here. He
was a native of Portugal and has made
this city his home for virtually 50
years. He leaves a widow. Relatives
assert there is no question of his age.
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FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec. 26. fSpe-
OREGON LEGISLATORS, NOS. 30 AND 31.
t .... jrtfnirtMr,! i -itwiiim ffi nnnTSWifiranrtfii'riiTii i in-,, i r fifilTi'if r-
W.
II. Slrajfr, Senator.
Baker County.
W. II. Strayer, Senator for Baker County, is one of the three Demo
crats in 'the coming Senate chamber. Mr. Strayer has been a resident
of Oregon since 1895, at which time he settled in Baker County, and
has remained there since. For the past 13 years he has been practic
ing law. Mr. Strayer served in the Senate in 1S15 and 1917, and his
services were so appreciated by his constituents that they re-elected
him to the Senate thl3 Autumn to serve another four years. He is
interested in mining legislation. Mr. Strayer was born in Iowa in 1866.
Walter A. Dlmick, Senator from Clackamas County, comes of an old
Oregon family. He has been closely identified with politics for many
years and has served repeatedly in the State Senate. This year he was
re-elected, having defeated George C. Brownell for the nomination in the
primaries. Mr. Dimlck is considered by his opponents in the Senate as
radical. One of the hardest fights in his legislative career was in 1911,
when he succeeded in passing the eight-hour bill in the Senate, only to
see it defeated in the House. By profession he is a lawyer and politi
cally he is a Republican and he objects to Clackamas County being
divided into two counties. -
cial.) William R. Whitney, a veteran
of the Civil War, and a well-known
citizen of this city, died here this morn
ing after an illness of several weeks
duration. He was born In Jefferson
County, New Tork, November 4, 1843.
He came to Oregon in 1886. He leaves
his widow, one sister, Mrs. Mary Gillis,
of Portland, and the following children:
Herbert Whitney, Myrtle Point, "Or.;
Mrs. Nettie Thornburgh, of Forest
Grove; Mrs. Gertrude Logan and Harry
Whitney, of Portland.
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OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) John Wanke, farmer, aged 62
years, died of apoplexy at the family
home at Clairmont. near Oregon City,
Christmas day, shortly after partaking
of Christmas dinner. He leaves a
widow and nine children.
OLYMPIC HIGHWAY AIDED
SIX COUNTIES UNITE TO SECURE
STATE APPROPRIATION.
Completion of State Road Around
Peninsula, Distance of 55 Miles,
Will Cost About $700,000.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Representatives of the six counties
of the Olympic Peninsula will meet at
tho Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Fri
day to arrange for concerted action to
secure a substantial appropriation at
the coming session of the Legislature
for the Olympic Highway. -The confer
ence, which waa called by the Hoqulam
Commercial Club, will be made up of
delegates from Grays Harbor, Thurston,
Mason, Kittitas, Jeffereon and Clallam
counties.
It is desired to complete the con
necting link in the Olympic Highway
between Lake Quinault, north of Ho
qulam in Grays Harbor County, and
the Forks in Western Clallam County,
a distance of about 55 miles. This will
give a highway clear around tha Olym
pic Peninsula and mountains. In ad
dition to opening up large, rich valleys
and the vast resources of the west side
of the peninsula, not now available, it
will form the only highway in the
United States on which a person can
start at a given point and go clear
around a mountain range and travel
some 350 miles through some of the
finest scenery of the Northwest back
to the starting point without retravel
ing any part of the route. It is esti
mated about $700,000 will be required
to complete the road.
SOLDIER TAKES OWN LIFE
r
Note Left at Salt Lake City Says
Writer Ielt "Useless."
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Dec. 26.
Robert A. Brown, member of the
United States Army aviation forces.
whose home address is 1341 Ninth
street, Oshkosh, Wis., according to
note found among his effects, shot
himself through the head on the
grounds of the Mormon Temple here
today, dying almost instantly. witn
the exception of a note saying that he
felt "useless, no cavrse for taking his
own life could be -ascertained.
The note directed disposition of cer
tain property, inoludlng an account
with the Great Falls, Mont., National
Bank. A gold service chevron Indi
cated that he had seen service over
seas.
Dealings With Enemy Alleged.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. Edward Meinel
and William J. Wemple, members of
the insurance brokerage firm of
Meinel & Wemple, Inc., were arrested
here. today by a United States Deputy
Marshal on the charge of violating the
trading - with - the enemy act. They
were released In 10.000 ball each.
Phone your want ads .to The Orego
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NATION WELCOMES
GUARDIANS OF SEA
Federal Heads Lead Parade of
Weather-Beaten Tars.
SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS VIE
Mightiest American Armada Ever
Assembled "Reaches Homeland
After 18 Months Overseas.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Riding at
anchor in the Hudson tonight were 21
superdreadnaughts, dreadnaughts and
ships of the line, which with cruisers,
destroyers and a host of tmaller craft
constituted the mightiest American
armada ever assembled. Ten of the
Walter A. Dimlrk, Senator,
Olaekamas County.
floating fortresses steamed into the
harbor today after 18 months' service
overseas with Beatty's grand fleet.
The others are the flower of tho North
Atlantic fleet. Grim guardians of a
great Nation, they symbolized that the
United States has become the second
naval power of the world.
In the teeth of a northwester, chilled
by a driving snow storm, millions
waited hours until the ten battleships
of the homecoming armada appeared.
This was New York's and the Nation's
tribute to the ships, far more elftiuent
than the greatest din of whistles, bells
and human voices.
Noisy Welcome Given Tars.
The vocal welcome came later when
the rugged, weather-beaten tars who
manned the ships debarked and, with
Secretary Daniels and Admiral Mayo
at their head, marched down Fifth
avenue in the country's first Kreat vic
tory parade.
Leading civilians in the cheering
were wounded soldiers returned from
France. With the memory of their
own first anxious voyage still fresh in
their minds they paid unstinted tribute
to brothers in arms who had guarded
them across the Atlantic.
Passing in review before the Secre
tary of the Navy off the Statue of
Liberty, the homecoming ships loomed
suddenly out of the mist and as rapidly
disappeared, almost like phantom craft
grim, gray, majestic in their silent
might.
Battlers In Holiday Attire.
As they- dropped anchor the skies
cleared and they stood revealed in holi
day attire, ablaze from stem to stern
with multi-colored pennants. To mwy
of those who lined the shores this flash
of sunshine symbolized the light of
peace which awaited the fleet after the
gloom of war from which it had
emerged.
Moving at only 10 knots an hour, the
Arizona was the first dreadnaught to
pass the Presidential yacht Mayflower,
on whose bridge stood Mr. Daniels and
Secretary of War liaker. With flags
masted, sailors and marines manning
tne rails, tne Arizona swept by, stripped
lor action. As she came abreast the
Mayflower she thundered the salute of
19 guns for the Secretary of the Navy
ana ner Dana struck up "The Star-Span
gled Banner." A moment later she had
faded into mist, leaving only an im
presslon or great grey sides and mas
slve gun turrets crested with snow.
Cnnnoading Is Continuous.
The Arizona's guns had not finished
their salute when the Oklahoma began
urinu ana irora men on tne cannoading
was continuous. In swift succession
followed the Nevada and the Utah, flag
snip or i:ear-Admlral Thomas S.
Kodgers, ahd then the .superdread
naught Pennsylvania, bearing Admiral
Henry T. Mayo, Commander-in-Chief
of the Atlantio fleet. At two-minute
intervals came the New York, flying
the flag of Rear-Admiral Hugh Rod
man, and the Texas, Ark. nsas. Wyoming
and Florida, with two kite balloons
towed by destroyers, completing the
procession.
The New York was the first of the
battleships to display from her main
mast the homeward bound pennant.'
a long slender strand of red, white and
btyie. a foot for every day out from
her home base. All the ships which
followed her carried the pennants and
it seemed as if each were longer than
the others.
Federal Heads Doff Hats.
A deep silence followed the last sa
lute, and so accustomed had those on
the Mayflower become to the roar of
the guns that it seemed hardly possible
that the review had lasted less than 20
minutes.
When the last dreadnaught had
steamed from sight Secretaries Daniels
and Baker descended from the bridge.
due only tor a moment, while the May
flower remained at anchor to give the
Incoming warships time to reach their
berths in the Hudson before Secretary
Daniels inspected the entire fleet at
their anchorages, the British transport
Saxonia, loaded with sick and wounded
American troops, hove alongside. The
heads of the Navy and War Depart
ments again ascended to the bridge and
doffed their hats to the fighting men.
Then, getting under way. the May-
flower moved along with the transport,'
ana after
sailor had wiewacjeed to
the larger vessel the compliments of
both Secretaries, the band played the
"Star-Spangled Banner." Immediately
those aboard the Gaxonia who were
able to stand came to attention, and
then at the end of the anthem broke
into a prolonged cheer.
In beginning its tour of the fleet the
Mayflower first reached the Florida,
last to anchor. As the yacht moved
through the lane of fighting craft with
the home fleet to port and the veterans
to starboard, each ship was dressed,
and from each of the new arrivals
came the strains of the National an
them. Shore Ablase With Lights.
A touching scene was enacted in the
main salon of the Mayflower, where
Mr. Daniels welcomed his guests.
Among those Invited to witness the re
view from the Presidential yacht were
the wives of naval officers home at last
after 18 months' service in foreign I
waters. If the officers devoted no
more time than courtesy demanded to '
paying their respects to the Secretary
before greeting their wives, Mr.
Daniels showed no disposition to chide
them. ,
The reception ended, Mr, D.niels and
Admiral Mayo landed, entered a ma
chine and drove to the head of the long
column of sailors forming on Broadway.
Rear-Admiral Rodman led the line on
foot.
Tonight a remarkable spectacle was
seen from the Hudson. Each ship
was brilliantly illuminated with elec
tric lights, making the river a sea of
fire for more than six miles. The
New Tork shore was ablaze with Roman
candles set in place by the city's com
mittee of welcome, and overhead burst
thousands of rockets.
BODY FOUND IN MINE SHAFT
Alex T. McKenzie, Indicted for Man
slaughter, Plunges to Death.
TONOPAH, NeV., Dec 26. Searchers
found Wednesday 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
ing, when he failed to appear in court
for arraignment on a charge of man
slaughter, preferred after tho shooting
on November 8 of James Cusick, super
intendent 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 BAR RED FLAG
Idaho Governor Expresses Views on
Return From Conference.
BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 26. (Special.)
The American troops returning from
abroad and cantonments will never
stand for the red flag or other isms and
the more who return the less possibility
there will be of either, is the opinion
of Governor O. R. Alexander, who re
turned today from the Governors' con
ference at Annapolis. He believes that
they will be absorbed into civilian life
without difficulty. The Governor stat
ed that tho conference was very inter
esting and that the Cabinet members
discussed reconstruction problems.
Governor-Elect Davis also returned
from the conference, which he says was
ry profitable.
MEXICAN REFORMS SOUGHT
Relations of Church and State Un
der Consideration.
MEXICO CITY, Wednesday, Dec. 25.
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies is
considering several measures whose ob
ject is the mitigation of several sections
of the constitution. The reforms refer
to sections concerning the power of
state legislatures to fix the maximum
number of clergy participating in re
ligious rites and requiring that all
members of the clergy be native-born
Mexicans.
Another measure concerns clauses af
fecting the nationalization of church
property. Theae measures were taken
up by the Chamber after the passage
of a bill giving President Carranza ex
traordinary powers in financial mat
ters. MANOA STANDS BY LOGAN
Oriental Liner Ready to Air Burn
ing Transport if Needed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. (Special.)
Captain A. L. Soule. of tho Matson
liner Manoa, stood by the United States
transport Logan for 18 hours on D
cember 17 when a fire occurred in one
of the holds of the troopship while en
route from this port via Honolulu for
Manila and the Orient. The Manoa ar
rived in port tonight and brought 35
passengers from Manila and a similar
number from the Island port. The cargo
consisted of 7000 tons of sugar from
lloilo, Philippine Inlands.
It is 'understood that the Manoa will
be retained In the Pacific service.
SETTLEMENT SUIT BROUGHT
Sons and Daughter Seek Money
From Brothcr-ln-Law.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Dec. 26. (Spe
clal.) Sarah M. Graham. Rose Graham
Theis and Kate B. Chase, daughters of
the late John W. Graham, are suing
Marlon C. Young, son-in-law of Gra
ham, to recover money on property sold
the defendant by Mr. Graham before
his death.
They allege mat tne property was
turned over to the defendant without
valuable consideration, and that the de
fendant promised John. William and
Robert Graham, sons of the deceased
to pay the three girls the larger part
of the value of the place, providing the
sons would purchase a certain amoun
BOARDS WILL BE REDUCED
Idaho Draft Bodies Soon to Have'
but One Member Each.
BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 26. (Special.)
Immedlat
be retained, according to a demobilira-
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Adjutant-Oenerals of the United States
General Moody left for Northern Idaho
tonight.
ITALY'S LOSS, IS 2,800,000
Army Oflfoer Makes Statement on
Nation's War Casualties.
NEW TORK. Dec. 26. Italy's losses
in killed, wounded, dead of disease, dis
abled, missing and prisoners apgreftale
2,800.000. according: to Colonel I go Plz
zarello, of the Italian army, who ar
rived here recently on a mission for his
government. He gave out flfturcs today
amplifying an announcement made In
Paris last Saturday by Salvatore I-iar-zilai,
a former member of the Italian
Cabinet, that Italy had lout 00.000
men in killed or dead of wounds in
the war.
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FAREWELL NOTE FOR WIFE.
Sheriff Mates Investigation, Which
Indicates Man Carried Out
Threat of Snlcdie.
James D. Atherton, a young logger
who made melodramatic plana to end
his life by first penning a death mes
sage to his wife and sending It In care
of The Oregonlan, is believed to have
drowned himself in tho Willamette
River.
This was the conclusion reached yes
terday by Sheriff Ilurlburt and others
who prosecuted an investigation, first
to establish Athertons identity, anu
later to find whether he is missing.
Both of these two facts were ascer
tained by Deputy Sheriff George Ilurl
burt. Atherton has been missing for
five days. Efforts to locate his wife
were unavailing. She Is believed to be
visiting with relatives.
It waa learned yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Hurlburt that Atherton had
been working for the Larkln - Green
Lumber Company up until a few days
ago. He was employed at their camp
at Dlind Slough, Or.
It was also learned that Mrs. Ather
ton was with him until a few days be
fore Thanksgiving. She returned to
her home at Milwaukle shortly before
Thanksgiving and stayed for three
days at the home of A. J. Groben, a
neighbor. Efforts to locate her since
she left the Groben home have been
futile.
His parting message to his wife,
which was written in Portland on De
cember 21, reads, in part:
"My Dear Geneva:
There is nothlnir In this world that I
car to live for and for your taking
half the things, that Is u n necessary ; you
can have them all. Everything I worked
for is for you anil you alone. 1 was satis
fied to so without the pleasures of life for
myself so that you could have tho nice
th'lnss to wear and a nice home to cover
your head. That Is why for six years I
did not buy a suit of clothes for myself.
"The little home that I built for you Is
all yours and everything else that I pos
sess la also yours. Sly Rreatest resret is
that I do not have enoush to make you
cnmfortablo lor the remainine days of your
life, just as I had hoped to do before this
happened.
"If the home had meant to you what It
did to me you would silll be at the door
tonkins for me to come home this Christmas
with a few presents that I had planned
fur you. That la why I can never bear
to look at our little home aKatti.
"Please do keep it up for my sake, and
when the cold Willamette Klvcr has closed
over my dead boiiy wltn Its .0 pounds of
lead and my' heart is still and I have
ciosaed the great divide. thre to wait for
you. 1 hope that you will think less hard
of roe and remember me as 1 was when
you last saw me.
"Good bye. ..JM..
NORTH BEND BAN REMOVED
Quarantine Believed Effective In
Controlling Influenza.
NORTH BEND, Or., Dec. 25. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the City Health
Board, held here today, the influenza
ban, which has been in effect for more
than three months, was lifted, permit
ting the opening of theaters, poolhalls,
cardrooms, churches and public meet
ing places. The ban on dances was
coutinued. Since the adoption of regu
lations a week ago quarantining houses
the situation has improved rapidly, and
the disease is believed to be under full
control now, and will be eradicated
within a short time. No new cases
have developed during the last few
dnys. The I'.onrrt of Kdu:tion hiti an-
Heal Shin Diseases
" unnecessary f or youto otiffer with
eczema, blotches, ringworm, rashes and
cimilar skia troubles. A little zemo.
CDtainea bi uuy ui .V
-ffpctivelv most skin diseases.
, Zemo is a wonaenui, penetrating, ois-
annenrino- linuid arid 13 SOOthinSf to the
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today and cave all runner distress.
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jl Dull school
children
are
not usually
properly fed.
Nut bread has
the proper heat
t and tn-
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STORE THIS MONTH, whether cash M
You cannot afford to pass by this
actual MONEY-SAVING, which ap
plies to every purchase you make, no
matter how small.
nounced that the schools of the
will open Monday, December 30.
city
ARMY OF ANTS ARRIVES
California Horticultural Department
Starts Exterminating War.
SAN FTIANCISCO, Dec 26. (Special.)
A fight to tho death Is being waged
on Pier 46 between an army of ento
mologists under the direction of the
State Department of Horticulture and
an army of Panama black ants.
The multitude of the little insects ar
rived in a shipment of fruit a few days
ago, have spread over the pier, and
each one of the vast army is devouring
300 times its own weight in wooden
building material each day. According
to shipping men who have been at
Panama, the little black ant will propa
gate numberless millions if undis
turbed. TEUTON WEALTH FLIES OUT
German Profiteers Said to Be Using
Airplanes.
MUNICH. Dec. S. (By the Associated
Press.) The Munich Post today prints
a startling charge that German war
profiteers. unable otherwise to get
their booty out of the country, . have
resorted to theuse of airplanes. Ac
cording to the newspaper several air
planes have taken securities of enor
mous value from Frankfort to Switzer
land. The Post urges the government to
selee capital where It is available, es
pecially in banks.
Klamath Falls Lifts Ban.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 26.
(Special.) After more than two
months of comparative inaction, dur
ing which the dreaded influenza
1ms held sway here, Klamath
Kails again returned its normal
activities today. Movie theaters, pool
halls and public gatherings, which
have been forced into the background,
are again permissible. A few cases of
the influenza are still in quarantine,
but the epidemic is believed to have
spent its force.
Red Cross Receipts $2100.
BKND, Or.. Dec. 26. tc-peclaL) Red
Cross receipts, according to partial
returns here mounted to J24O0 today.
This represents subscriptions from
Bend, and the greater part of Des
chutes County. No reports from the
membership drive in Jefferson County.
Included in this diotrict, have been re
ceived t- dale.
Four Injured In Explosion.
ST. KTin.VN'E, France. Dec. 26.
(Havas.) A violent explosion occurred
in the explosive storehouse of a mining
company here today. Four persons
were injured and several houses do
st roved.
WANT
HOMES
THREE
A Special Offer for Homes Where Music Is
Appreciated.
Hundreds of Portland's well-to-do
homes will be interested in three of
the most beautiful babies baby grandd.
of course, that we have ever had the
good fortune to offer. A lot of seven
very choice ones came In the day before
Christmas, Just in time to serve as
gifts for music lovers which would
prove most beautiful, most acceptable
and never to be forgotten. Three of
them are not yet sold and can be se
cured on easy terms of payment.
One is the most elegant Circassian
walnut Kranich & Bach art
and this exquisite little beauty is now
of f d Bt tnls u,w price
' Th,n there la the daintiest
ind finest
., .weetest-toned Sohmer Cupid grand
ever been made by this illus
trious factory and will now be sold at
onlv $75.
A small mahogany Kimball grand
of choicest workmanship and most
beautiful tone quality completes this
showlnK.
PLATKR PIANOS ALSO REDUCED
Numerous magnificent and latest
model player pianos are also Included.
Foremost is the choicest $1500 electric
self-expression upright player piano
that has ever been shown in this or any
other city. Our price is only I11S5.
meaning: a discount of over 20 made
possible by means of our money-saving
methods. Several regrular tipoo player
pianos are only $835. Plainer cases (70.
and the smaller stses for as little as
Hs5 and 1530.
TIIEsE FOR :KB EACH
Numerous of the very finest repular
upright pianos that have ever been
brosht to Portland. Instruments which
for tone, touch, design and finish can-t
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hlO TUSK SEEN AHEAD
DIFFICULTY' EXPECTED IN DE
FINING PEACE PRINCIPLES.
Diplomats Foresee Problem In l)e
tcrfhinliij How to Apply AVilson's
11 Points to Peace Treaty.
PARIS, Dec. 26. President Wilsons
Christmas speech is attracting much
comment. a indicating his views of the
peace congress. His reference to the
American chart of peace being accepted
by all the nations concerned is under
stood to refer to his It points.
The President's statement that he
had not found among the great leaders
with whom he is now co-operating any
difference of principle or fundamental
purpose is construed as showing the
favorable results of the conferences
during the last 10 days.
It is pointed out in conference cir
cles, however, that the hard work ahead
is not on principles but in defining
their concrete form and determining
the details of their application In the
peace treaty.
MURDER AND SUICIDE TRIED
Soldier Witli Knife Attacks Girl unit
Slashes Own Threat.
TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 26. (Special.
Private James A. earner, of tho 14-d
Squadron of the Spruce Division, at
tempted to murder Miss Annie O'Toolo
today and then slashed his own throat
three times. The girl was not injured
badly and earner will live. He had
arrived in Tacoma early today from
Preuss, Or., where 'he had been work
ing. Carner appeared at the hotel early
in tho morning and accosted Mits
O'Toole. with whom he was in love.
When she told him she wanted nothing
to do with him he attacked her with a
pocket knife. She was cut about the
neck. After making the attack he ran
to a nearby railroad yard and attempt
ed suicide. The girl is proprietor of a
hotel.
CONSUL IS WELL TREATED
American Official Held by Bolshe
vik! I Not Imprisoned.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. Urgent
messages ieiit through many channels
when the report rearhed Washington
that Roser C. Tredwcll. American Con
sul, had been arrested by tho Holshc
vlki at Ta.-hkent. in Huslau Turkes
tan, brought word today that the Con
sul while in custody, was well treated,
being confined to his room instead vt
In a prison.
Kfforts to obtain his release are go
in it forward.
FOR
FINE BABIES
not be excelled by any, no matter at
what price, are to be found hero for
onlv H33. a discount of exactly one
sixth. Several others, $2!6. $270 or
$240.
ISKU PIANOS TRULY CHEAP
Durlnc; the past several days we have
received a number of very good used
upright pianos in part payment for
fancy player pianos and baby grands
that we sold.
These pianos hnvo been carefully re
polished, tuned, regulated and fumigat
ed. Each Instrument is accompanied by
our unconditional money-back warran
ty and each instrument Is not only to
be had at an astonishingly low price,
but can be secured on payment of $50
or even only $3o down and the balance
in little monthly installments about
the same as runt.
The list is quite a long one. To de
scribe each instrument would consume
too much space. We suggest that you
call and see them and test them, or
write for catalogues. Suffice It to men
tion as a sample a medlum-slzo dark
mahoursny $450 Decker upright, a piano
that has seen use but has been well
taken care of and which is now priced
at only $170. A mtdium-sized Marshall
& Wendell upright in modern walnut
case is only $2ou, and a Singer can be
had as it now is for only $115, or care
fully repollshcd and re-regulated for
$135.
PRICE INCLUDES II EN CI I
A finest modern music-compartment
bench is furnished free with each one
of the grand pianos in this sale. A
modern piano stool free with every up
rltiht. Please remember the new loca
tion, the Etlers Music Building. Seven
floors devoted to music. Headquarters
for musicians and the music trade. En
trance and elevator 27 Washington
street, below Fifth street.
E1LLKS OHEUON 911 SIC HOUSE.