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TIIE MORNING OltEGOXIAX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919. WDRKDFREBUILDING GERMANY IS BEGUN Members of First National As sembly Meet at Weimar. TOWN NON-PRUSSIAN ONE Historic tittle City Host to Most Notable Throng Ever Gath ered la Its Limits. WEIMAR, Wednesday, Feb. 5. (By the Associated Press.) Weimar today Is filled with the most notable throng probably that ever assembled in this beautiful little German city. Some 3000 German political leaders, ranging in repute from such well-known men as Chancellor Ebert, Phillip Scheide mann. Count von Brockdorf f-Rantzau, the foreign secretary, and Mathias Erzberger to the humblest and hitherto unknown figures from every corner of the former empire have been gradu ally assembling here and are ready for the opening tomorrow of the first Ger man National Assembly. Special trains for the last two days have been pouring passengers into Weimar, until the city is filled to over flowing. Yet so thorough and careful had the arrangements for the assembly been made that virtually every one who arrived had been given accommo dation by nightfall. Each person not only had his living quarters definitely assigned to him in advance, but his eating place as well. Private Houses Requisitioned. Weimar fortunately possesses an un usual number of good, although small, hotels. Virtually all of these were requisitioned by the authorities. Many private houses and spare rooms in resi dences also were requisitioned. The Weimar "Wohnungsrath," or residence bureau, then took up the task and allotted living quarters to specified groups, such as the ministerial party, the members o the assembly and the correspondents, thus keeping each group together as nearly as possible. The authorities then designated the eating places for the city's guests. These places were divided into three classes the better hotels and pensions, where the luncheon costs more than five marks and the supper more than four marks; the hotels and pensions where the meals cost from three and one-half to five marks and the smaller eating places where the prices range from two marks to three marks, 50 pfennig. Cards Issued to Guests. Each guest Is obliged to eat at the place assigned to him and must present the proper card calling for such serv ice. First of all there is a pink card allowing the delegates and newspaper men to enter Weimar and assigning them to their places in the court the ater, where the national assembly will be held. Then comes a gray card, as signing the lodging place and stating the exact price to be paid for the room. Next comes a yellow food card, indicating where meals may be eaten. In addition there are booklets of Pink, blue and green slips, represent ing seven breakfasts, luncheons and suppers, respectively, and gray, red, brown, yellow, maroon and blue tickets for bread, sugar, etc. The entire arrangement is a charac teristic German system and it seems to work excellently except for the annoy ance of keeping track of so many cards. Weimar Strongly Policed. Weimar is strongly policed with cav alry and infantry. Mounted troops are constantly on patrol to prevent a pos sible Spartacan attack. The special arrangements for feeding the delegates and others taking part in the assembly will admit of the serv ing of meals with a good choice of dishes and a fairly Wide selection of luxuries. The butter served is ap parently the real article and marmalade and tea may be had. The government has occupied the beautiful, ancient, but recently reno vated theater, where the assembly will be held and which has already been transformed into the appearance of a legislative chamber. Although the constitution for the new republic undoubtedly will be one . of the first subjects brought up for discussion and consideration, there are on the scene those who would like to push to the fore the discussion of a league of nations and there were pre dictions In some quarters today that this subject might have first consid eration. Town on-Pru8nlan One. Weimar, capital of the grand-duwhy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 50 miles southwest of Leipzig and 141 miles southwest of Berlin, known as "the poets' city" and "the German Athens,' was chosen for the gathering of the first German National Assembly, it is said, because it Is a non-Prussian town. It is situated in a fertile valley on the river Ilm, a small tributary of the Saale, and has a population of less than 50,000. Here, amid the old buildings that re mind one of a medieval past, the 410 representatives of the German people elected on January 20 assemble to ac cept, reject or amend the draft of a constitution which has been prepared by the Ebert government and to form, perhaps, a union of state on the mod ern American principle. Sleepy old Weimar, famous as the home of Goethe, Schiller and I'szt, is said to have existed more tar 11 cen turies. Under Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the town became a center of Liberalism as well as art. Its most important build ing is the Palace, described as "a huge structure forming three sides of a quadrangle, erected (1789-1803) under the superintendence of Goethe," only a remnant of which, however, with a tower, is still standing. It contains a series of rooms dedi cated to the poets Goethe, Schiller, Herder and Wieland, all of which are decorated lavishly with mural paint ings. Near by is the house where Goethe lived from 1782 to 1832, a home of luxury for that day built as a gift to the poet by Charles Augustus and presented to him by his patron upon Goethe's return from his Italian tour. REDS RAM PAX T IX MADGEBCRG Saxony's Capital Scene of Spartacan Demonstration. PARIS, Feb. 6. (Havas.) Serious disorders have occurred in Magdeburg, capital of the province of Saxony, ac cording to Berlin advices. Soldiers and sailors, armed with grenades and machine guns, broke down the doors of the courthouse, liberated 160 pris oners, smashed shop windows, pillaged shops and trained machine guns on the inhabitants. The government troops are vigorously attacking the revolu tionists. AMSTERDAM. Feb. 6. The city of Bromberg. German Poland, has been recaptured from the Poles by German troops, after brisk fighting, according to advices received here. PARIS, Wednesday, Feb. 5. Ger many is pictured as "a land of grave yards," by Lieutenant-Colonel Searle Harris, of the United States Medical Reserve Corps, who has just returned to Paris after having investigated con ditions east of the Rhine. He says the German nation is bankrupt and the people actually starving. "There are no eggs, no milk and only half a pound of beet sugar for each person a month," he says. "Shop girls have lost from 10 to 45 pounds in weight, while every one shows a lack of vitality. I found children going to school shod with paper sandals or with cloth shoes to which wooden soles had been attached." EBERT GOVERXMEXT ATTACKED Red Flag, Organ of Spartacans, In dulges in Diatribes. BERLIN, Wednesday. Feb. 5. (By the Associated Press.) The Spartacan organ, the Red Flag, which, since its resumption of publication a few days ago, has been again indulging in the most violent attacks on the Ebert gov ernment, issued today a strong appeal to the workingmen to avenge the "throttling" of the Bremen insurrection by adopting resolutions of protest and electing new soldiers' and workmen's councils under radical control. The Spartacan organ demands again the overthrow of the government, and refers to Premier Ebert and Philipp Scheidemann as ""bloodhounds." It calls the workingmen "to the breastworks" and urges them to gather for the pur pose of inspiring ' terror. The organ of the independent Social ists, Die Freiheit, declares that now that the details of the Bremen fight ing are known, the soldiers and work men should protest against the present shame-covered government and create a new storm of fury, which ought to sweep it from Its place. The majority Socialist organ, Vor- waerts, exults over the outcome of the Bremen revolt. w ill LEARN TO DANCE RINGLER'S DANCING . ACADEMY FOURTEETH ST., OFF WASHINGTON, New Classes Starting; Monday and Thursday Evening of Thla Week. Special Coarse of 8 Lessons Ladies f2.50 Gentlemen 5.0O. You should grasp this opportunity and take lessons at our school, for un der the personal supervision of Pro fessor Montroae M. Rlngler, assisted by a corps of competent instructors, your advancement will be rapid and you will soon be able to attend dancing parties. Tou will be taught those dances that are popular and the ones your friends dance. Clnaa Lessons From 8 to 10:30 o'Clock. Private Lexsonn Daily by Appointment. Enroll Now. -Both Phones. Did You Ever Stop to isotice? Two girls walking down street, both equally good looking, but such a dif ference? Why? The well-dressed and groomed one bought that smart new dress at Cherry's, on their Easy Pay ment System. She is always well dressed since she' opened an account with them. 3S9-331 Washington Street, Pittock B1H. PLAN FOR SOCIETY OF HATIONS PROGRESSES Commission Said to Be Third Through With Task. HUN ARROGANCE TO HALT GERMANS LESS ARROGANT CREST OF CRIME WAVE AT COBLEXZ HAS PASSED. Citizens, It Is Believed, Have Ac quired Wholesome Respect for U. S. Military Regulations. BT CYRIL, BROWN. (Copyright, 1!19. by the New York World. Published by Arrangement.) COBLEXZ. Feb. 6. (Special Cable.) It is believed that the crest of the crime wave in Coblenz has passed and that the inhabitants have acquired a whole some respect for American military regulations through many arrests and convictions for their Infringement. This has been accomplished in part by the requirement that the German press give the widest publicity to of fenses and to the efficiency of the Third American Army in detecting and punishing them. The Coblenz Gazette features a' com pulsory advertisement, by order of the Burgomaster, citing 66 Teuton offen ders in Coblenz and its suburbs against American military law. These cases were brought in January before an in ferior provost guard. The most common offenses were buying, receiving, trafficking in or stealing food or other property of the American Army. There were 32 con victions under these charges. Numeri cally second were charges of selling hard liquor to American soldiers. Thir teen Teutons got fines or jail sentences for this. Several offenders were convicted on two or more counts. There were two convictions for insulting American of ficers, one of the men, Karl Kentel, get ting 90 days in jail, and Fritz Viebsson paying a fine of 300 marks.. Allies Decide to Impose 'Full Will on Germans Who Have Not Fulfilled Armistice Terms. PARIS, Feb. 6. The society of na tions commission of the peace confer ence has virtually covered one-third of its task, it wan officially announced this afternoon. Agreement, tne statement adds, has been reached on the principles underly ing the whole draft for a society of nations. The fact that there has been much discussion at the sessions of the com mission for framing the society of na tions has' led to the belief in some quarters that the success of the plan was endangered. It may he stated, however, that in the opinion of men behind this project, such is not the case. Published reports that certain fun damental principles dear to the Amer ican delegation have been sacrificed are declared to be untrue, it being ex plained that some of the features de scribed as discarded never were includ ed in the original American or British plans. Lord Robert Cecil and General Smuts, representing Great Britain, met in the rooms of E. M. House with Premier Or lando, of Italy, and Dr. Welington Koo, the Chinese delegate, today. The group went over the whole field and devised plans for meeting any attempts that might be made to impair, in their opinion, the value of the original proj ect of a society of nations. The supreme war council will meet at Versailles on Friday to take meas ures to impose on Germany "the full will of the allies." says the Matin, be cause of the unwillingness of Germany to carry out the armistice terms except under certain conditions. There has been a change in the at titude of Germany, according to th newspaper, and it is being manifested by arrogance toward the entente. President Wilson was in consultation today with Vittorio Orlando, the Italian Premier, and with M. Trumbitch. the Jugo-Slav Foreign Minister, who called upon the President in the Paris White House. The indications were that an effort was being made by the President to mediate between the two nations for the purpose of aiding them to reach an agreement for the settlement of their conflicting claims regarding Al bania, Flume. Istria and Dalmatia. Nineteen email belligerent nations won definite recognition from the su preme council of the peace conference yesterday, which granted four addi tional seats on the commission on the society of nations to lesser countries. This gives to the small powers nine seats on the commission which will frame the plan for the society and 10 beats to tne rive great powers. Poland, Roumania, Czecho-Slovakla and Greece will hald additional seats. This concession became known 'last night after a long session of the com mission on the society of nations, which President Wilson attended. The chief point discussed was the consti tution of the executive bodv of the society of nations. BEND STORM IS UNUSUAL Thunder, Lightning and Rain Fol low Heavy Snowfall. BEND, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) With the ground blanketed with snow, which had fallen only a few minutes before, a violent thunder storm raged here to- nignt. Lightning flashintr at freauent intervals on the whitened surface of tne earth produced a weird effect. Rain followed the electric storm, but failed to melt away the snow. No damage resulted from the lightning. The pecu liar combination of weather conditions is the first to occur in Central Oretron in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The snow and rain of this afternoon end evening brings the total precipi tation for the last two months up to three inches, unusually heavy for this section, and indicating bumper crops for the coming season. HAIR FALLS AFTER "FLU" Portland Women Anxious to Know If Locks Will Grow Again. Many Portland women are agitated over the loss of luxurious locks of hair, the direct result of influenza and are at a loss to know if the hair will return. Physicians of Portland state that the loss of hair by influenza patients is caused by the high fever which accom panies the disease, and in all other cases of fever, the hair returns after a short time. Because of the lack of data in con nection with influenza, the physicians have io manner in which to authori tatively assure another growth of hair for the influenza patients who are los ing it, and the assumption that it will return is the only solace which is now given for the victims. FAIRBANKS HAS BIG FIRE Business District Gutted for Second Time In City's History. FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Feb. 6. Twen ty buildings in the heart of Fairbanks' business district have been destroyed by a fire whic hstarted early today. In an effort to save the Federal buildings and the First National Bank firemen tore down adjoining structures. This is the second big fire Fair banks has suffered. In 1906 the heart of the city was wiped out. by flames. Most of the buildings destroyed in 1906 stood on the ground over which the flames swept today. Fire fighters today were handi capped by the extreme cold. The fire started from a defective furnace in the basement of a jewelry store. Spokane Man Heads Farmers' Union. SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 6. A. A. El more, of Spokane, was elected presi dent of the Washington and Northern Idaho Farmers' Union at its annual convention here today. B. F. Brewer, of Walla Walla, was elected vice-president; A. D. Cross, of Spokane, secretary-treasurer, and Aimer McCurtain. of "Davenport. Wash.; G. M. Thompson, Dayton. Wash., and R. H. McMillan, Sand Point, . Idaho, members of the board of trustees. - LIQUOR SHIPPED IN STRAW Aberdeen Officers Open. Car After Done Vigil. , ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) A freight car containing 10 tons of straw, in which was concealed 25 or mor cases of bonded whisky, was broken into at the Northern Pacific freight station this afternoon by the local police and Sheriff's force. The car had been on the siding for the past two weeks unclaimed. The car came from Stockton, Cal. Officers knew the contents of the car and hoped' it would be claimed, that being the object of waiting. Scroll and Script Adds Two. UNIVERSITY" OF OREGON, Eugene. Feb. 6. (Special.) Mrs. Kathryn E. Johnson, of Portland, and Lois Laugh- lin, of Carlton, both members of the senior class, were elected today to membership in Scroll and Script, hon orary society lor upperclass women Membership is based on scholarship, the standard being the same as that of Phi Beta Kappa, National Honorary fraternity. Mrs. Johnson is majoring in romance languages. sue la vice- president of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Laughlin is majoring in English liter ature. A Special Sale of Playing Cards at 25c Today Street Floor JUmianouc & (So. cT'MercKandiso of cJ Merit On! Complimentary Cake of Creme Oil Soap With Each Three for 25c Creme Oil Purchase Don't Let Another Day Go By Without Coming to the Picture Frame Sale! The New Hats Are Ready! The smartest new hats that have come in lately; hats which in themselves contain a forecast of fashions for the coming season; little things to be tilted at a pert angle. Flower turbans are being received with ap plause and a particularly joyoue one has crown composed entirely of crushed pink roses and brim of French blue Georgette, with underfacing of pink. The brim takes a long, narrow turn and has tiny rhinestone veil pin for embellishment. A tiny turban, straight and smart, is of variegated foliage bo shiny it looks as though it had been brightened by rain. Small clusters of raspberries brighten it and the crown is of blue Georgette. A Spanish turban round and simple Is of iridescent blue foliage and taupe colored Georgette with a dashing wing. And there are ever so many more from S7.50 to $20. Third Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. THOUSANDS OF FRAMES IN THE BEST EVENT OF ITS KIND WE HAVE EVER HELD They are priced 50c, 95c, $1.65, $2.95, $4.85, and if they were not samples, contracted for more than a year ago, as we have explained before, they would be priced two or three times these amounts. There are some stand frames, and wall frames of all kinds, from simple little plain frames to elabo rate frames for mirrors and oil paintings. Sixth Floor Lipman, W olfc & Co. TWO-PIECE O. D. ARMY Blankets $7.45 They're in two pieces, so neatly sewn together that you'd never know it. Otherwise, Uncle Sam would not permit us to buy these blankets. All wool, full size, just like regu lation Army blankets. Quite the thing for sleeping porch and outing use. Fifth Floor. Lipman. Wolfe & Co. There are hand carved frames, some in antique gold finish, some in silver leaf, others in Italian or French design and many in plain walnut or mahogany. They are truly wonder values, every one complete with glass and back. W Qsaa? Wash Laces and Embroidery In a Special Friday Sale A sale that will enable you to buy dainty trimmings for the undergarments, blouses and frocks you're probably planning now for Spring. EMBROIDERY, 45c Pretty embroideries, very fine Swiss edges, six to 12 inches, embroidered in blind effects; open Venise lace edges, suitable for new Spring neckwear; wide cambric flouncing, etc. LACES 10c to 40c Excellent imitations of filet lace and insertions for dainty undermuslins and pillow slips; widths from one to three inches, designs taken from expensive hand-made laces; 10c to 40c yard. Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. A New W. B. Nuform Corset Just Received $1.50 A new topless model with elastic at waist, giving a pleasing sense of freedom, adapted particularly to slight and medium figures. The long hip and back and hose sup porters insure smoothness below the waist. Sizes 24 to 26. Fourth Floor. Lipman, Wolfe 6r Co. Rogers Bros. Jewel Pattern SILVER Specially Priced in One-Day Sale This simple and beautiful pattern is guaranteed for ten years. It is on sale today only at the special prices given below: Dessert Spoons, Soup Spoons, Medium Forks. Individual Salad Forks, Oyster Forks, Butter Spreaders $1.44 set of six. . Teaspoons Set of six. 72c. Medium Knives Solid handles; set of six. $1.65. Berry Spoons 69c. Butter Knives, Sugar Shells 29c. Sixth Floor Lipman, W olfe & Co. MEN Medium Weight Cotton SOX at 1 9c Pair (Less Than Present Cost) It seems like "old times" to be able to offer good medium weight sox at so low a price. Well, if we had to buy them today, we would be compelled to pay far more for them ourselves. But they're here in black, gray, tan and helio; all sizes 9 J2 to I I z at 19 cents. Street Floor, Just Inside Washington-Street Entrance. New Clove Silk Underthings They're utterly "different." Im possible, you say. Underthings of glove silk different? Wait until you see the tiny edgings of lavender and blue and rose, and, yes. even black, with shoulder straps to match. These in sets of camisoles, vests and en velope chemise and bloomers. Then there are frilly bloomers that sug gest old-fashioned pantalettes; some all flesh, some white with tiny edg ings of colored lace. And. best of all. these are found here exclusively. Camisoles are priced $2.25 to $4.50. Vests. $2.75 to $6.95. Envelope chemise, $4.50-$7.95. Bloomers. $4.50 to $6.95. Street Floor Lipman, Wolfe 6r Co. New Silk Bags and Leather Purses The smartest newcomers in love ly silk bags and tailored leather purses, in colors to match the new Spring costumes; new colors, styles, shapes and sizes. Priced $1.95 to $12.50. And new music rolls are here, too $1.25 to $6. Street Floor Lipman, W olfe er Co. New White Tub Skirtings Gabardine and pique, always in demand, and new fancy weaves that will make the loveliest new tub skirts. Plain and mercerized, im-' ported and domestic; all popular for Spring and Summer skirts. Priced 50c to $1.25 yard. Second Floor Lipman, W olfe & Co. Five New Fetching Frocks Every one different from every other one with just a "seasonal" resemblance that is all have the narrowest skirts. (Let us whisper they're growing so narrow that hook-and-eyed clashes have been brought into play). Most of them have round, rather high and strictly tailored necks. The one sketched here hasn't de- sided whether to be a one-piece dress or a two-piece null so it chose an oys.er white vest to make the prob lem even more unsolv able. Another is the dear est little straight line thing with yards and yards of braid for Its only trimming and pockets that are tailored- like a man's. A large size frock has cascade side and straight front panels and But you will want to see these altogether unusual new frocks at $29.75. Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. i Greece and Italy Confer. PARIS, Feb. 6 Premier Venlzelos of Greece called upon Premier Orlando of Italy this evening and the two men conversed concerning the claims of their respective nations to Albania. O'LEM CONDUCTS CASE EDITOR OP BULL- QUESTION'S EDITORS OCHS AND HOOKER. Attempt Blade to Show That New York Times and Springfield Re publicau were British Ruled. NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Jeremiah A. O'Leary, on trial in Federal Court here on charges of violating the espionage law, took the conduct of his case in his own hands today, cross-examining at length Adolph S. Ochs. publisher of the New York Times; Kichard Hooker, publisher of the Springfield Republi can, and other witnesses summoned by the Government. O'Leary questioned Mr. Ochs for nearly an hour, seeking to draw from him an admission that his newspaper was controlled by British influence or money. Mr. Ocha had been summoned by the District Attorney to refute charges made in O'Leary's magazine, Bull, that the Times was so controlled. He testified that he owned 54 per cent of its stock and that all the remainder was owned by other Americans. Mr. Ochs also denied a suggestion by O'I.eary that the Times was antago nistic to Ireland. Mr. Hooker, who was summoned by the Government to refute a similar charge in Bull, categorically denied the charge of this influence. Edward Rlgney, a cartoonist for merly employed by Bull, testified- that O'Leary on one occasion had instructed him "not to draw anything that would reflect on the United States." Mrs. Marguerite Kelly, former treas urer of the American Truth Society, testified that in 1916 she offered to NO TONIC. LIKE HOOD'S Sarsaparllla for a Time Like This. After Influenza, the Crip. When purified blood, rebuilt strength and regulated bowels are essential. In the after-effects of influenza, the grip and other prostrating diseases. Hood's Sarsaparllla baa remarkable health-helpipg effect. It expels the poisons that have weak ened and depleted the blood, causing pallor, anemia, flabby flesh and lax muscles. It is the standard blood rem edy with a tjccesgful record of nearly fifty years. Many people- .t is really astonishing how many need a line, gentle, easy cathartic in these trying times. We recommend Hood's Pills, vsed in the best families, and equally effective with delicate women or robue men. Lasy to take, easy to operate.-Adv. show the receipt books of the society to newspaper men to prove that the society's funds were coming from pri vate sources and not from German sources. I DALL "Each Ciaar in its own humidor") Art 5fCC Content soys,- v " thousands & I fc!iS'fo znjr ranlix" 5. J Of Interest to Women: A real bargain is not cheap goods, but good clothes at a reasonable price. Drop In at CHERRY'S and avail your self of the Final Reduction Sale of Coats. Suits. Dresses. Furs, Sweaters. etc All to be had on terms of liberal credit. 383-91 Wash.ngton St. Flttock BIk. r SPURWOOD It has won its spurs honestly on a basis of original style and E. & W. quality. IUI S WIUOM