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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28. 1919. FRENCH COAL MINES DESTROYED BY HUNS FLOWERS AND ABUSE $75,000 is being raised from this sale of Oriental Rugs EX-I rriwYoon Pnn rnl nf Dnllpinrlr' Friends and Others Help Exile Celebrate Birthday. Declared Essential. CUT-THROAT POLICY FATAL ALL MESSAGES CENSORED M100 CHAMPIONS INLAND WATERWAYS A SER S PORT UN Development of Important Water Routes Requires Time, Says Former Director-General. SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. Jan. 27. W. G. McAdoo. former director-general of railroads and former Secretary of the Treasury, made public today a tele gram In which he urged five-year Government control of the railroads as a necessity for the development of Inland waterways and for the co ordination of the railroads and water ways with the new American mer chant marine. The telegram, addressed to Albert Krell. chairman of the Miami and Erie improvement committee of the Cincin nati Chamber of Commerce, was sent in response to an invitation to attend an inland waterways meeting today at Defiance. O. The message said: Present I'lan Futile. "Regret it Is impossible for me to attend your Inland waterways meet ing at Defiance January 27. "It seems to mo futile to expend great sums of money on the develop ment of our inland waterways unless our Government adopts an intelligent policy about railroad control. "The future of waterways develop ment is absolutely dependent upon a Oovcrnment control which will enforce the operation of the waterways and the. railroads as a co-ordinated and articulated system which will give the people the benefits of an efficient com bination of water and rail facilities. "This cannot be accomplished under the present railroad law, which pro vides that the railroads cannot be con trolled by the Government for & longer period than 21 months after the return of peace. Within a 21-month period no substantial development of existing waterways can be made, nor can their operation in so brief a period afford any adequate test of their values. Transportation la Threatened. "Upon the return of the. railroads to private ownership, which must be made within the 21-months period, as the present law provides, the cut throat competition of the railroads un der private control with the partially developed waterways will effectively destroy water transportation as hereto fore and the people's investment in these facilities will continue to be of little if any value. "I have urged the Congress to extend the period of Federal control of the railroads for five years because that will give us time to develop some of the most important existing water routes, co-ordinate them with the rail roads and prove their worth as a part of a great American transportation system. "I also feel that the Government should control the railroads and the Inland waterways for a period of five years so that they may in turn be co ordinated with our Government mer chant marine, which has been built at a cost of more than 2.000,000,000 and which under existing law the. Govern ment controls for a five-year period. "UnleEs wc look at this great prob lem with vision and from the stand point solely of the American people instead of from the standpoint of the elfish interest of private railroad owners. private steamship owners, private shippers, private Investors, or any other single class, we shall not measure up to our obligations to the American people, nor realize the great opportunities and destiny that lie ahead of us. K tension Declared Imperative. "The confusion of counsel about the railroadaproblem. made daily more evi dent by the great variety of conflicting views and opinions now being pre sented at the hearing before the Inter state commerce committee of the Sen ate at Washington, makes it more and more clear that the course of wisdom, sagacity and prudence is to extend Government control of the railroads for five years, that our inland water ways be developed to the largest pos sible extent during that period, and that these inland waterways and rail facilities be co-ordinated with our great merchant marine in an endeavor to get for American business enter prise a fair participation in the benefits of world commerce. "No part of our Union is more vitally concerned in this question than the great states of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, as well as those bordering on the lakes, the oceans and the gulf. Many of their leading porta will con tinue, to be starved and their develop ment arrested unless they are given a chance under the Impartial control bv the Government of rail and steamship facilities. "The powerful and sleepless forces of reaction are solidly arrayed against this plan. ' They will defeat it unless the American people are aroused - to the situation. The time is short. The matter is vital. My earnest suc-n-es tion to you and your associates is that you press upon the attention of the congress tne importance of the five year control in order that the things )" want to accomplish may be brought about." CONTROL BILL INTRODUCED Senator Cummins Would Make 2 Months Period Mandatory. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. A bill intro duced today by Senator Cummins, of Iowa, a Republican member of the Sen ate interstate . commerce committee, provides governmental control of the STOP PAIN! RUB NEURALGIA AWAY Instant Relief From Nerve Tor ture and Misery With Old "St. Jacobs Liniment." Rub this soothing, penetrating lini ment .right into the sore. Inflamed nerves, and like magic neuralgia dis appears. "St. Jacobs Liniment" con quers pain. It is a harmless "neuralgia relief" which doesn't burn or discolor the skin. Don't suffer! It's so needless. Get a small trial bottle from any drug store and gently rub the "aching nerves" and to just a moment you will be absolutei-7" ftree from pain and suf fering No difference whether your pain or neuralgia Is in the face, head or any part of the body, you get instant relief with this old-time, honest pain de stroyer it cannot injure. Adv. While It is understood that the French will ask at the peace conference for an extension of boundaries to Include coal mining, territory owned by the Prussian government In reparation for mines and machinery destroyed by the Germans In France, no limits have been set. It Is likely that a new boundary extending to the Rhine and Sarre river, which Includes the bituminous regions-of Prussia, will be asked. The upper panel shows the ruin of a French coal mine at Winghes. The metallurgical engines were completely demolished. The lower panel shows the destruction of digging machinery and buildings by the Germans at Anchie, France. railroads during the 21 months period after peace is declared shall be man datory unless otherwise ordered by Congress. Senator Cummins declared that he believed the purpose of Director-General Hines was to turn the roads back to their owners soon after Use adjourn ment of the present Congress unless the five-year period for continued Gov ernment control was approved. "It is the overwhelming opinion of all thoughtful men." raid the Senator, "that to return the roads to their own ers wihout further legislation to care for their necessities will be a uni versal disaster." SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SOARS LARGEST ENROLLMENT IX 1IIS- TORY OF CITY SHOWN. New Term Opens With Little Con fusion Occasioned by Re Enrollment. Portland's public schools opened for the en n-rm yesterday with. the largest opening day attendance in history. Re t: r -.-eived at Superintendent Grout's office showed a total of 32,245 against 81,737 tor a year ago anil o0,7t4 last September. Indications are that the en rollment figure will show a steady in cree H ecords before the end of the school year. ruHiiB je-s.... .nt the entire day at school. Very little time was lost in re-enrollment and only the approx imately 1000 new pupils gave trouble in getting assigned. Opening of the A. L. Mills open-air school at East Sixtieth and East Stark streets, was a feature of the new term. Yesterday 21 pupils registered, but at least double that number are expected within the next few days. Miss Anna Thompson is principal of the open air school. Most of yesterday was spent in accustoming pupils to the new surroundings. Transportation prob lems are preventing a larger enroll ment at this school, according to Super intendent Grout. The Atkinson School was another new school on the list yesterday, though the building has been used for the past three or four months. It was not ready for occupancy in September. Benson Polytechnic School showed a good increase over the September en rollment. Yesterday 390 were enrolled, as against 260 in September and 436 a 5'ear ago. Of the high schools. Jefferson easily led in enrollment with 1530, only five under figures of last year and 215 in excess of the September number. Other high schools had the following numbers: Lincoln 1000, Wsfehington 1025. Franklin 923, James John 338 and Girls' Polytechnic 251. This morning duslng funeral serv ices for the late Dagmar Inez Kelly, daughter of Mrs. J. F. Kelly, will be a period of silence at the Shattuck School. Both Mrs. Kelly and her daugh ter have been active in Parent Teach ers' work. Mrs. Kelly was active in getting the new building for Shattuck School. CEMENT COST HELD HIGH MANAGER OF OREGON COMPANY GIVES LEGISLATURE FACTS. Operation of Plants by State Would Be Welcomed by Stockholders if Gnaranteed 5 Per Cent. To every member of the Oregon Leg islature has been mailed a copy of a letter addressed to R. A. Booth, mem ber of the State Highway Commission, by the Oregon Portland Cement Com pany, giving information as to the cost of its product. Th eletter Is in an swer to an alleged statement of Mr. Booth that he had been "informed that cement could be produced for close to 24 cents a barrel, but that it coat the commission more than $3 a barrel." A. G. Clark, manager of the Home Industry League, says the Oregon Port land Cement Company is actually threatened with the necessity of clos ing down because of adverse condi tions that prevent use of its products in construction work in this state. Re cently, when a large quantity of cement was required for Irrigation construc tion work in Eastern Oregon, the con tract went to a Utah concern because the existing freight rate is more fa vorable than from Oswego, though the mileage was shorter from here. L. C. Newlands, general manager of the cement company, states that 240. 000 barrels of cement manufactured in 1918 cost the company $1.50 a barrel, in the bins. Freight, power and fuel oil represented 86 cents of the cost of each barrel. Sacking, loading and sell ing expenses had to be added to the manufactured cost. The suggestion made to the State Highway Commission of operating a state-owned cement plant is used by Mr. Newlands to suggest that the companies owning plants in Oregon, of which there are two, would be glad to have the state take over and operate their plants without purchase if the stockholders could be assured a return of 5 per cent on their investment. ADMIRAL CH.DW1CK DEAD VETERAN OF SPANISH WAR VIC TIM OF PNEUMONIA. Most Enduring Fame Secured Student and Writer on Naval Affairs of Nations, as NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Rear-Admiral French Ensor Chadwlck. U. S. N., re tired, who was chief of staff of Admiral Sampson during the Spanish-American War. died, today at his Winter home here, aged 75. He had been ailing for more than a year. Pneumonia was the direct cause of his death. Perhaps as a student and writer on naval affairs Rear-Admiral Chadwlck will have most enduring fame, although he served during the Spanish-American War and was promoted five numbers for gallant conduct In battle. President Cleveland appointed him cblef of the Bureau of Equipment July 1, 1893, as successor to Commodore George Dewey. In 1897 he was ordered to the command of the battleship New York, flagship of the North Atlantic squadron, under Admiral Slcard. The Maine was destroyed in Havana harbor while the squadron was at Dry Tortugas and Chadwlck was appointed a member of the board of inquiry into the disaster. After his service In the Spanish American War. Rear-Admlral Chadwlck was appointed president of the Naval War College at Newport, occupying that position in 1903-4. Rear-Admlral Chadwlck was retired February 28. 1906, since which time he has written much that is authoritative and of permanent value in regard to naval conditions in fhls and other coun tries. One of his most important works is entitled "The Relation of the United States and "Spain; Diplomacy." which gives an Intimate account of the events that led to the Spanish-American War. DALLAS PIPELINE BREAKS Wind Storm and Rising River Com bine to Cut Water Supply. DALLAS, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) Residents of the city were without water service Saturday afternoon and Sunday on account of the breaking of the pipeline across Rickreall River several miles back west of here. At the point where the pipeline crosses the river a steel bridge had been erected to ca rrv the line and some time during the severe wind storms of the past week a tree fell across the line, damaging it. The high water that followed the rains raised the river to such a height that the force of the current carried the injured pipe and the bridge away A pumping station has been installed along the line near the break and until the water in the Rickreall recedes so that the line can be repaired the water supply will be pumped from the river. WILSON SEES WAR'S WORK PKESIDENT MAKES TRIP TO DE VASTATED REGION B Executive and Party Visit Rheims and Belleau Wood. Made Famous by Americans. PARIS, Jan. 26. (Sunday. By the As sociated Press.) President Wilson to day made his first trip to the battle front and devastated regions, visiting Chateau Thierry and Rheims. At the close of a tour that took him through a dozen razed villages ending In the ruins of the historic cathedral at Rheims. he made this comment: "No one Can put into words the Im pressions I have received amongst such scenes of desolation and ruin." That was Mr. Wilson's only expres sion of his feelings after a trip that every Frenchman has been hoping he would make before he takes part in deciding what Is to be exacted from Germany for the devastation of North ern France. Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Ad miral orayson and a very small party, Mr. Wilson left the Murat residence early this morning. The party motored first to Chateau Thierry. The party then proceeded by motor to Rheims. passing through many ruined villages and along the old fighting lines, where evi dences of combat are still plainly to be seen. The first fighting ground was reached as the party neared Belleau Wood, immortalized in the history of the war by the gallant fighting of American Marines. The President stood beside the graves of 100 or more Amer ican boys who gave their lives at that point and looked across the strategic valley to Belleau Wood. a mangled mass of tree trunks and underbrush, but now a national monument to the Marines, after whom the French gov ernment has named the place. On entering Chateau Thierry the Mayor greeted Mr. Wilson, who re sponded quite informally. He then drove on toward Rheims, passing along the old battle line between long lanes of barbed wire entanglements, now rusting away In the first Winter of peace between long. muddy trenches reaching over the hills and down into hollows as far as the eye could see and past the wrecks of dugouts, ammunition dumps, aviation sheds, hospitals, barracks and all the other litter left behind by the defeated enemy in his flight. The President was welcomed at Rheims by the mayor and a committee, to whom Mr. Wilson explained that he had not come to the devastated regions sooner because he had een wholly en gaged at Paris with the business of making peace. Before going to the cathedral, he passed through the streets of a deserted city which was once the home of 115,000 people, but where less than 5000 now are eking but an existence among the ruins. President and Mrs. Wilson returned to Paris at 9:30 o'clock tonight from their visit to Rheims. President to Visit Brussels. BRUSSELS. Sunday. Jan. 6. (Havas.) President Wilson will accept the In vitation of King Albert to visit Brus sels. It Is said, but has not fixed the date for his trip. OMAHA MAN IN' TROUBLE Checks Refused by Eastern Bank Cause Arrest in South. ROSEBURG. Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) Representing himself to be the agent of a mobile tawmill firm desirous of securing large tracts of timber In Ore gon, a man registered as P. R. Mur phy is under arrest here for an alleged attempt to pass bogus checks. Telegrams sent to the security State Bank, of Kansas City, upon which one of the checks was drawn, brought word that Murphy had no funds. A war rant was sworn out by W. A. Bogard and Murphy was arrested today, and from papers In his possession it is be lieved he is W. P. Brantley and he formerly conducted an office In Omaha. I . -irw-.it nr. - and Letters of Rcproaeli ot Allowed to Reach For mer Hun Kmperor. AMETUfOGEX. Sunday. Jan. 26. (By the Associated Press. ) William Hohen zollern. on his 0th birthday tomorrow morning, will have received many flow ers aent by German admirers in Ger many and Holland. Since Friday bou quets have been arriving In great quan tities from school girls and former sup porters in Germany. At the same time every mall brings piles of letters and telegrams, most of which are congratulatory. However, there are dozens of caricatures and let ters ef abuse. The letters undergo a double censorship. First the Dutch au thorities look them over to prevent in trigue. Then a servant Inspects the let ters and permits only those communi cations which he considers will please tne ex-r.mperor to reach him. Cancer auite of Talk. Much adverse comment lias been heard in Holland regarding the pro posed concert which was to have beep given Saturday In the castle In the presence of the ex-Kmperor by the Amerongen church choir. It was re ported that the concert would be Riven in honor of the cx-Empcror's birthday. The exaot facts arc as follows: The choir gave a concert In the village church shortly after Christmas which was attended by several members of the ex-Emperor's suite. The choir, un der the patronage of the Young Countess von Bentinck. was invited to sing at the castle Saturday evening, the ex Kmperor knowing nothing about the arrangement. The programme, con trary to assertions in the press, wss to contain Dutch folk songs, the Dutch National anthem, psalms and hymns. Katertnlamcnt la Abandoned. The outcry was so great that the con cert was abandoned. The ex-Kmperor as yet knows nothing about the mat ter. The veil which up to this time haa hidden William Ilohenzollern's daily life from the public haa been lifted slightly and shows that he employs his day In the humdrum fashion usual among country gentlemen who do not frequent society. CONTEST CASE IS OPENED W. J. 1 nil. it. mi Leadi Martin White for Columbia County Judge. ST. HEUKXS, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) The contest case of Martin White. Republican candidate, against W. J. Fullerton for the office of County Judge was begun In the Circuit Court this morning. Attorneys for Mr. Ful lerton in their answer set forth that illegal votes had also been cast for Mr. White, whose attorney objected to the introduction of such evidence. The overruled the objection and the count was begun. Five precincts out of 21 have been counted. Mr. Fullerton has lost four votes and Mr. White six, giving Mr. Fullerton a majority of six. The vote as canvassed showed Mr. Fullerton 7S6 and Mr White 7s3. Five votes have been .-untested and laid aside for further consideration by the judge. The recount will be completed Tues day, and at that time the legality of the contested votes will be passed upon by the judge. It seems certain that the case will go to a higher court. JURY VALUES DOGS HIGHLY Animals Killed by Hunters Get Balm of 92 50 for Owner. MARSH FIELD. Or.. Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) It took a Jury in Justice Court Just five minutes to award Mrs. Km ma Jane Stull a verdict of J250 for two dogs, Trixie and Ranger, proved In-a suit to have been killed by Tom Porter and Roscoe Bunch. The lawsuit was moved to Marshfield from Allegany, where all parties .oncerned live. The entire countryside was present to give testimony and the case was fought by the leading lawyers of the county. The interest in the outcome was general among ranchers, who fre quently lose valuable dogs which are killed by hunters. Train Service Resumed. SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) The first train In three days ar rived here Saturday night with mall and passengers who had been ma- The Workman Behind the Sword! fVasSaE aKaaaV-X drag stores, as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Often this treatment will ward off the influenza. After the Grippe, when the man or woman lacks snapp or energy, is pale and weak, he or she should take a good iron tonic for the blood, such as "Irontic" Tablets, made by Dr. Pierce, or his herbal tonic so long and favorably known as Golden Medical Discovery. Next to going to the woods to build up your health is this discovery of Doctor Pierce's, made from wild roots and barks from American forest tres. ana witnou. Every facility is offered for your leisurely, critical examination of any rug you may fancy. We are pleased to bring a number of rugs to your home, in order that you may observe the effect when they are placed upon your floors. A re quest by telephone for this service will bring a prompt response. Our services also are yours for the interpretation of the design, and for other information relating to the origin, weave or texture of any rug. Every rug is reduced from its normal price both prices are shown in plain figures. Cartozian Bros, Inc. PITTOCK BLOCK 393 Washington, Near Tenth rooned at different places between here and Chehalls, on the Northern Pacific j Railroad, since Wednesday, owing to I track and bridge washouts, caused by I high floods in the Wlllapa River and I other streams east of here. No serious damage was done to shipping on Wil lapa Harbor during the high wind. EXTENSION WORK IS TOPIC Conferences at Corvallis Yield Chances to Compare Notes. OBEtlON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallls. Jan. 27. 'Special.) The ex tension service workers of Oregon Ag ricultural College are holding a series of conferences this week. Home dem onstration agents, county agents and club leaders are on the campus for the meetings. The opening session was held this morning. Paul V. Marls, county agent state leader, presiding. H. W. Ollbert son. who Is In charge of the agent work for the entire Northwest, was the prlm-ipal speaker. He commended the work of the Oregon representatives in rodent elimination and co-operative marketing Interests. Other speakers at the meeting were Miss Anna M. Turley. state home dem onstration leader; H. c. Seymour, state club leader, and Exi Morgan, a club worker. The three sections of exten sion service will hold individual con ferences. John Purr Dies in South. John Parr, secretary of the Parr McCormirk line, died of Influenza at San Francisco yesterday, according to word received by Fred Smith. Port land agent for the fleet. Mr. Parr was here In November on one of his frequent trips. He was well known among ship pers. He was a brother of Fred B. Parr, president of the company. The funeral Is to be held at San Francisco today. Interment will be at Vlsalia, Cal. It takes skill and strength to work all day in a shop or factory. Many a man is fighting: just as hard behind the lines as did the boys at the front. But when a man (or woman) has to meet the attack of the influenza bacilli ten to one he will have a close shave if his kidneys are not right. Influenza and Grippe often cause an inflammation of the kidneys either at time of attack or afterward. It is due to nature's effort to throw off the poisons. When you are troubled with back ache, or headache when your kid neys get sluggish and dog, you must relieve them, as well as your bowels. Ward off serious troubles at once by obtaining at the drug store an anti-uric-acid tablet, first discovered by Dr. Pierce, and called " Anuric. " This will flush the bladder and kidneys, and it is well to drink plenty of hot water, or better still, hot lemonade. Take occasional doses ( two or three times a week) of a natural purgative, made up of May-apple, leaves of aloe, jalap, and rolled into a tiny, sugar-coated pill, to be had at all a pwuuc t. Estsbtiahrd IPOS. PR TKeVortfeiidHotel Manager You'll like i the Club Breakfasts and tabic d'hote lunches and dinners here especially WHEN YOU'RE IN A HURRY Two Restaurants and popular prices imperial 'Ah ! This is the bread It has the HOME taste." -rm. InUM It Mm IT IS PEACE TERMS Wife and daughter tastily and per fectly clad. Harmony reigns. Cherry's sale of suits, coats, dresses, furs, etc Nothing down until February the 1st. :.0-3l Washington street. Adv.