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J"" TITE MORXIXG OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1919. WILSON SPEECH HELD Make Your Riding Time Writing Time 'Balance of Power' Idea De fined From Two Viewpoints. by carrying OLD SYSTEM IS FAVORED X I S!!!i!lll!i!i!pllil MlllilllllilllllliM T SL I iii!i!iiiiiii!iiiiii(iH!ii))i!l iiill!iJiiiiiililiijiiii!!ii lliljiiiiil!lH!lJJfjy SLAP AT CLEMENCEAU gg French Tapers, With Exception of Socialist Organ. Refrain From Plscupsing Addresses. PARIS. Dec. 31. The declaration made by Tresident Wilson in his speech at Manchester Monday against balance of power anions the nations is regard 1 in high American quarters here as a direct rejoinder to the speech of Pre mier Clemenceau in the Chamber of Deputies, In which he declared his sup port of the balance of power" idea and Ms purpose to make it his guid ing thoucht in the peace negotiations. Whether it was Intended to be so. it Is not known, but the President's speech. coming within 21 hours after that of the Premier, has led to a con trast between the two declarations as sharply defining two opposing; view points on the subject of balance of power among the nations. Sarlallata Jolsj In trar. The textual copy of the Premier's speech on Sunday night is now avail able and Rives the following refer ence on this subject: there Is an old system which ap pears condemned today, and to which 1 do not fear to s.iy that I remain faithful at this moment. Countries have organized the defense of their frontiers with the necessary elements and the balanra of powers Great disorder broke out in the chamber at this point, and Tlerre Pri son, a Socialist deputy, exclaimed: "This is tne system which baa rone Into bankruptcy. Premier Clemenceau continued, say ing: "This system appears to be con demned by some very high authorities. Nevertheless. I will remark that If such a balance had preceded the wa that if America. Kngland. France and Italy had got together In declaring that whoever attacked one of them mutt ex pect to see the three others take up the common defense For Liberty, Justice and Prosperity TODtl'S FILM FEATIRKS. Columbia Wallace Reld. 'Too Many Millions." Peoples Dorothy Gish, "The Hope Chest." Majestic Geraldine Farrar. "The Hell Cat." Star Mary Miles Minter. "Rose mary Climbs the Heights." Sunset Charlie Chaplin. "A Port Life"; Fatty Arbuckle. "The Cook." Liberty "Sporting Life." Globe Dustin Farnum, "The Vir ginian." Circle Marguerite Clark, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Concerning 1918. Interesting Prsaler la iBtrrrapteel. The Premier wa Interrupted here by applause and disorder in the chamber, operatic stars and went Into pictures. dui iiurr rciumrq. Here are some of the events of 1918 in filmdom: Knrico Caruso listened to the siren call of the screen. Anna Case followed the fashion of Theodore Roosevelt sold his books to Frederick Collins, of McClure's, and they are to be picturlzed. Samuel Gompers. .the labor leader, has permitted himself and bis pic turesque life to be screened. Spanish influenza closed t0 per cent of the theaters of the country and brought upon the industry a closing period of fiva weeks. Charlie Chaplin married Mildred Harris. Mary Pick ford signed with First Na tlonal for $260,000 a picture. The armistice put a terrific crimp in ar pictures. Plcturegoers were saddened by the death of Harold Lockwood from Spanish influenza. Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bush man completed a screen romance by contracting a marriage. Karle Williams married Florence Walz. of Philadelphia. Rex Beach became a well-known figure in the film world by making pictures for Goldwyn. Jack Pickford Joined the Navy and after his discharge started making pic tures lor hirst National. The Sidney Drews are back in pic tures, with Paramount. Joseph Kaufman, director-husband of Ethel Clayton, died. . Robert Warwick received a commis sion as Captain and has been abroad ever since he Joined the Army. tmd Bennett married Fred Niblo. H. B. Warner left the screen to ap- Itond Leads in Lniploj nicnt of Men! pear on the stage and raise babies. It's la girl, born last month. "There is in this system of alliances which I do not renounce I say it most distinctly my guiding thought at the conference, if your body permits me to go there, and 1 believe that nothing should separate after the war the four great powers that the war has united. To this entente I will make all sacri fices." The statement of the French Premier Is looked upon as foreign to the state ment made a few hours later at Man chester by President Wilson, wben the President said: Frearh Preaa la Mleat. "If the future had nothing for us but a new attempt to keep the world at rich! poise by a balance of power, the United States would take no interest. because she would Join no combination it power which is not a combination of all of us." , The French papers have refrained from discussing tiie difference of the l lewpoints. resulting from M. Clemen- reau's speech, except the Socialist or gan, Humanite. which says: "As to Clemenceau. he repudiates with tranquility the Wilsonian concep tions. Tomorrow- it will be necessary to arm again, to construct fortresses and cannon and forge alliances against third powers. To the society of na tions there Is not even a discreet bow." WORK IS GIVEN SOLDIERS From Oversea. EKND. Or., Dec. 31. (Special.) Bend Is almost unique among cities of the Northwest In offering immediate em ployment to returning soldiers and sailors, according; to Home Service Sec retary Cadbury. of the Red Cross, who was here today from headquarters in Seattle, to meet with the local chapter. No men returning from the service have been forced to remain idle an hour longer than they actuaily wished, and the olive drab uniforms are be coming a common sight at the big mills here. Officers of the Bend Chapter elected for the new year are: Chairman. J. P. Keyes: vice-chairman. Mrs. H. M. Mor ion: second vice-chairman. Mrs. K. P. Mahaffey: secretary. Mrs. R. Richards, and treasurer. C. S. Hudson. LODGE SUPPORTS ORPHANS 4'a-tle Kock Degree of Honor to Care lor French Children. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Dec. at. SpeclaL) The Degree of Honor Lodges are supporting French war orphans. Kach member is contributing 10 centa a year for the fund. Several lodges in large cities have assumed the main tenance of one of the orphans for one jear. The superior Jurisdiction will care for a many orphans as the fund will sup port. Castle Rock Degree of Honor has sent its quota to the grand secretary of the state. William Farnum signed a Fox con tract calling for $780,000 a year. Evangeline Booth was persuaded to make a Salvation Army picture for Famous Players-Lasky. John Collins, husband of Viola Dana, died of pneumonia. He was a direc tor. Julian Eltinge started making pic tures on his own hook. Evelyn Nesbit and Madelaine Trav erse signed with I-ox. Virginia Pearson and her husband. Sheldon Lewis, are planning to form their own film producing company. Marguerite Clark married Lieutenant II. Palmerston Williams. Liberty. "Sporting Life." the Maurice Tour neur photoplay based on the famous Drury Lane melodrama of the same name, a stage play which scored so heavily two decades or more ego. Is the film feature starting the new year at the Liberty Theater today. Aside from the interest of the story the scenes of "Sporting Life" are un usually massive and Interesting. These include a gypsy camp, a prizering con gest In the National Sporting Club in London, a racing stable, a battle on a dismantled ferryboat, the rescue of a tolen horse fron. the cellir of a tene ment and finally, a view of the Derby at Epsom, showing the King's box. Comedy and news pictorial are other subjects on the bill. Screen Gossip. The works of Gabriele D'Annunslo, the famous poet-aviator of Italy, may be screened. D'Annunzio wrote the story of that mighty picture, "Cablria, It is said that Dolores Cassinelli. the "Cameo Girl," has been asked to assist in the interpretation of many of his famous roles. Alice Brady, who is making a hit on Broadway. Is going to become an inde pendent film producer. She plans to invade Europe next Summer to make four pictures. Hackensack. X. J., is a new honey moon point, but that's where June El vidge is with her hubby. Lieutenant Frank Gadgley. - Olive Thomas, former Zlegfeld Follies twinkler. who is the wife of Jack Pick- ford, is a Select star. She will take the place of Norma Talmadge, who's to make pictures for First National. Olive's salary Is given out as $2500 a week. She s in with the Spanish In fluenza in New York at. present. They say Nazimova bobbed her hair to play her French role in Revelation, and will have it shorn' quite short for the role of the half-Chinese girl in 'The Red Lantern." William Fox has made more than 200,000 reels of film since he started producing. That means 38,000 miles of film, enough to reach around the world, with 13,000 miles left over. Anna Q. Nilsson Is to be Bryant Washburn's leading woman in Us next film. Enid Markey. who is playing in A. H. Woods' new production, "Up in Mabel's Room," which is having a big run in Boston, was walking down the street the other day when a esailor said to another standing by: "There goes Enid Markey. She used to be In moving pictures, but now she s an actress." From Los Angeles comes this advice: John Gilbert has finished his picture at the Thomas 11. Ince studios and has been engaged by Maurice Tourneur to play the leading part in his latest spe cial production of 'The White Heather.' Gilbert plays a young hunchback in he picture, and he declares it to be the biggest role he has had in his entire areer before the camera. Mary Pickford recently sent small eather folders containing her picture to her new godsons at Fort Rosencrans, San Diego, Cal. She is godmother of the Headquarters Company of the 23th oast Artillery, which is stationed here. Upon receipt of the folders. First Sergeant Walter C. Tiffany wrote Miss Pickford expressing thanks for the company. "Every fellow," Sergeant Tiffany wrote, "immediately placed the picture of his best girl or his mother in the opposite side of the folder." Mrs. Harry Kraft, who gave up social life several months ago to become a film actress, has decided to continue her career under the name of Florence Kraft. She has just been engaged for the company which will .appear with Norma Talmadge in the star's next Select production, and expects to begin work in the Talmadge studios tomor row. Mrs. Kraft, or Florence Kraft, as she will now be known to the film world, was one of those who had the honor of appearing in the first Caruso production! We Extend appp Jeto 9ear Greetings to You and Yours Store Closed Today Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes FIFTH AND ALDER BENEFIT SHOW ftPPROVED CAMP LEWIS PLAYERS' TICKET SALE TO START AT OXCE. Divisions of War Camp Community Service Enlist to -Aid Soldiers. Members of the various entertain ment divisions f the Portland war camp community eervice are being ral lied to sell tickets for the morale fund benefit show to be presented at the Heilig Theater January 9 and 10 by the Canm Lewis Players, the remarkable trouDe of professional vaudeville per formers from the soldier population of the cantonment. Lieutenant Robert Armstrong and Private Everett Hove, detailed to ar range for the entertainment in Port land, have been assured that the youn women will rally to the call. The divi sion of Miss Naomi Swett will lay plans for the campaign at its regular meet ing tomorrow night. Other divisions are being hastily summoned to the temporary headquarters in room 3, Northwestern Bank building. Indorsement has been given the bene fit affair by city officials and business and civic bodies or committees or those bodies. The Portland Ad Club has or dered 300 tickets. The Rotary Club, at its session yesterday, heard of purposes of the event from the soldier advance men. and expressed approval. Permission has been granted by the Council of Defense committee for a city-wide ticket sale on Saturday of this week. Tioui.; women who do not belong ro the war camp community service committees are asked to volun teer for the patriotic drive that it may be pushed to complete success on Saturday. I. W. W. GET PROPAGANDA Two Tons of Matter, Declared Ille gally Seized, Is Returned. SPOKANE. "Wash.. Dec. 31. About two tons of propaganda matter, seized by Federal officials here last Spring when general raids were made upon In dustrial Workers xt the World head qarters in various parts of the United States, were turned over to members of the organization by the United States Marshal's office today. It was stated by Department of Jus tice officials that a ruling of United States District Judge Landis at the Chicago Industrial Workers of the World trial last Summer, to the effect that much of such matter had been il legally seized, was responsible for to day's action. LONG SEARCH IS ENDED Woman Wanted in Portland Arrest ed In Vancouver, B. C. Mrs. McGill. alias Mrs. McGinnis, alias Mrs. McGillis, has been located in Vancouver, B. C, after a search lasting since November. 1917, when she left Portland hurriedly after- getting away with a little scheme that cost the Wonder millinery store one of the best hats and best furs in the establish ment. Word was received yesterday that Mrs. McGill was being held in Van couver for Portland police authorities. An officer will be sent soon to bring her back to this city for prosecution. Mrs. McGill is said to hare ordered the fur and hat at the Wonder milli nery and to have asked that they be brought to her room at the Portland Hotel for approval. When an employe of the store brought the goods, she stepped into the next room presum ably to try them on and never was seen again in this city. CoroNA The Personal Writing Machine There is no" longer any reason why you should dread the enforced idleness of train journeys. Carry CORONA anc keep up with your work. It will shorten the trips and prove a real pleasure to you. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS E.W, Pease Co. 110 SIXTH ST. jK To our Patrons and Friends: jl ALBANY PUTS ON 'FLU' BAN Schools, Theaters and All Public Gathering Places Closed. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 31. (Special.) Albany went under the influenza ban again last evening. Schools and thea ters are closed and no public meetings of any kind, in churches, lodges or elsewhere, will be permitted. The ban was ordered by Mayor Curl after con sulting health officers. This is the second time a general ban was ordered here because of influenza. Albany was fortunate in the first in fluenza scare as the number of cases was small. Recently more cases have developed. The local schools were to have opened yesterday after the Christinas vacation. but the children were sent home on reporting. After a conference in the afternoon a general ban was ordered last night. Happy and Prosperous New Year COZY DAIRY LUNCH AND CAFETERIA 323 Washington St., Near Sixth Quick Service Day or Night. Special Turkey and Chicken Dinner NEW YEAR'S DAY and Every Sunday Anything you could wish for at all times. Oswego School Opens. OSWEGO, Or., Dec. 31. (Special.) The Oswego School opened yesterday after an enforced vacation of three weeks, owing to the epidemic of in fluenza. The attendance was poor, only 50 per cent of the total enrollment be ing present. Thus far the school faculty has escaped the epidemic, and no deaths have occurred among the school chil dren. All students that cough or sneeze are sent home at once. Hood River Controls Epidemic. ' HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) While the number of influenza cases has increased in rural districts in the past week, the epidemic is con trolled in the city, according to Health Officer Edgington, who bus begun a quarantine of all cases. As a precau tionary measure the city schools, orig inally scheduled to reopen today fol lowing the Christmas holidays, will not resume work until next Monday. Elaborate preparations are being made in England for the George Eliot centenary celebration. CONTRACTS ARE RENEWED Railroad anil Hpaprr Agree ment I'nclianjjed. WASHINGTON. Dee. 31. Director General McAdoo Issued an order today authorizing the renewal for the year 1! of the contracts between railroads and newspaper for the exchange of Intrastate raiVoad transportation for advertising. L'nder the form of contract news papers cannot charge for the railroad advertising more than their usual com mercial rates ami the railroads must compute the value of transportation on the basis of the normal tariff fare for one-way tickets. Ca.-tle Rock Teachers Mricken. CASTLE rOCK'. Wash.. Dec. 31. (Special.) School opened today after the Christmas vacation with four teach ers absent, owing to influenza: Miss Severance is in uoldendalr. Miss Hay ton at Puyallup. Miss Nellie Alban at Vancouver and Miss Nellie Holmes at home in Casti Hock. The school will not be closed. Substitute teachers will Im furnished. Orcsoniaii. Secure Licenses. TACOMA. Dec. 31. (Special.) Mar riage ltcetues were Issued in Taroraa today to Clatons McCredie. Medford. Or, and Pearl Ross. Central Point. Or, and to W. J. Howard. Olympia. Wash, and H. Pauline Veland, of Ta-coma. LAST DAY YEAR'S COLDEST Senile 19 18 Blankets Xorthwest With Winlrrish Breezes. Old 1M1. evidently bent on making a'.l possible fuss with Its senile strength, devoted its final hours t the sport of blanketing much of the North west with the coldest weather of its entire assortment. At S o'clock yes terday the mercury dropped to IS de grees above zero. It was the climax of a chilly night, and householders here and there reported that water pipes re fused to function. The entire day was "crimpy." the highest temperature being 34 degrees at i o'clock. At nightfall the frigidity again Increased, and the New Tear was accompanied through the door by win terlsh breezes. with them pending the return of her husband, who Is now with the marines at Mare Island. LINN WILL RETAIN AGENT Agricultural Work to Go On by Means of Popular Contributions. A LB A XT. Or.. Dec. 31. (Special.) Linn County will have an agricultural agent again next year. In the recent election the people voted against the county making an appropriation for the maintenance of the agent, but com mittee of the Linn County Agricul tural Council have raised a fund by popular subscription to pay the coun ty's portion of the expense of main taining the office. The year now ending Is the first in which the county ha had an agent. Judge Bennett Bujs Home. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 31. (Special.) Judge Alfred S. Bennett, of The Dalles, who will occupy a place on the Oregon Supreme Court bench with the begin ning of the new year, will reside at ISii Court street, which he has pur chased from Thomas B. Cocksey. Mrs. Chauncey D. Butler, daughter or Mr. and Airs, tteuuett, will make bcr home F. .1. Miller to Return to Albany. ALBANY, Or, Dec. 31. (Special.) Prank J. Miller, for the last eight years a member of the Oregon Public Service Commission, will resume his residence in Albany when his term of office ex pires January 6. Mr. Miller has business interests in this city to which he will devote his attention. A moist Struck by Train. LA GRANDE. Or, Dec. 31. (Special.) Lawrence Spencer, a truck driver, was struck by a passenger train today and severely hurt. The accident happened while Spencer was crossing the track near this city. Decision Left to State Bodies. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Continua tion of the food administration's week ly "fair" price list throughout the coun try has been left optional to state food administrations, it was said at the food administration today. Kdlefsen's wish you happy 1919. Adv trzzsa i i iur Dun mm school children a r not usually properly fed. Butter Nut bread ha the proper heat and en ergy building Ingredients. Butter Nut "START THE NEW YEAR WITH A LAUGH Her Latest Her Latest in !- " ?J- I IM I ill I O ? jB i 1 i il tl 1 M 1 1 t ' ti t H t tU ' I M ' 1 1 ' : THE H i , '( Ol VRrj - fegj j :p '"'""'IIS: HOPE L V v - y.JTA f. Withoneof ,1, i I mwr-nrw. 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