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TIIE MORNIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1919. HUN PAPER DECRIES . LEAGUE OF iTIOfJS Compact Held Alliance of Five Great Powers. TOO EXCLUSIVE, IS CHARGE Itrrrnt Klertions in German Au-tria favorable to Social Democrats. . Coalition Role Is Likely. comes this week to make his dobut as president. IICGE GERMAX LOAN IS AS RED .Minister of Finance Astonishes As sembly With War Statistics. WEIMAR. Saturday. Feb. 15. (By the Associated Press.) The German people generally do not understand I clearly the financial situation in which the war has left them and they are too optimistic, declared Dr. Schiffer. min , inter of finance, in an address to the I German National Assembly today. He I apparently astonished the house when he gave statistics to show the war had cost 161.000.000.000 marks. I Dr. Schiffer then asked the assembly to Tote a loan for 25.300.000.000 marks. I the greatest loan the German people I have ever been asked to raise. He (explained that last October the govern ment stood on the verse of financial I exhaustion. It asked for a credit of 15.000.000.000 marks, but when this was I refused raised it by means of bank note issues. The speaker was ap plauded when he remarked that truth and openness should be the basis of all politics and finance. The finance minister said the ex- 1 Denditure wr riivlHeri as follows: i I'res. -The So-Called League of,i;,n. 7.500.000.000' marks: 1915. 23.000.- BE WITHDRAWN SOON Action Taken to Safeguard Men in Far North. THE PICTORIAL SPRING FASHION BOOK 'IS READY cTMercliandis oCc Merit Only" HEAR THE LATEST VICTOR RECORDS TODAY BERLIN. Feb. 1. CBy th Ansociat- Xation Is the neadltne printed by the Zeitur. Am Mlttag over Us report from Pans giving the outline of the proposed constitution of the new world Aociety. The newspaper declares the propose league i simply a comrtacl of alliance of five great nations, who reserve th right to admit or- exclude other na t'ons. The reservation in the di sarin a merit clause that disarmament shall tike into consideration "the geo graphical situation" of a nation plainl means, the Zeitung Am Mittag assert mat France shall be exempted from it provisions. IXNDOX. Feb. IT. The election .Sunday in lierman Austria were favor able t g the social democrats, accord in to an tlxchange Telegraph dispatch from Vienna. C'mII.Io GoveraaaeC Likely. The social democrats elected all thei leaders in Vienna. Most of the othe cities gave a large socialist vote. Th Tyrol was carried by the social demo crats. while the other agrarian districts remained Christian socialist. The result probably will be a coall tton government. COPENHAGEN. Feb. 17. Advices re chived here from Vienna regarding the iections held yesterday in German Austria state that 100 members were elected to the national assembly by the socialists 80 by the Christian SO' cialists and 0 by the liberals. BASEL, Feb. 17. Count von Brock tlorf f-Kantxau, the German foreign minister, has resigned, according to Weimar dispatch to the Vossische Ze tung of Herlin. There is no confiraia lion from other sources. COPENHAGEN. Feb. 17. The tele phone, telegraph and newspaper offices at .Nuremberg. Bavaria, have been oc t-upied by spartacans. according to re ports received here. Crowd 9trBw Arany Qaartera. The outbreak in Nuremberg followed an attempt by the government forces to disperse a procession of spartacans, no were protesting against the reor ganization of the Bavarian army. Shots were said to have been fired from the barracks into The crowd, which took matters into its own hands and stormed the array 1 adqucrters and occupied the telephone, telegraph and newspaper of- lice. BERLIN. Sunday. Feb. l.t By the Associated I'ress.) Spartacan troops iroin nearby towns marched into Gel venkircheit. in Westphalia, early this morning and overpowered the local military and police, a portion of which wnt over to the spartacans. The plun dering of the city followed. The doors of houses were blown with hand grenades and much booty as secured by the spartacans. The Oetsenkirchen banks and the city treasury had been warned in time and saved their funds. The raiding spartacans came from Kattunaten and Wattenscheld. Gelsenkirchen is in the Westphallan ruining region, six miles northwest of htH'hum. it has a population of about 4 .00M. BERLIN. Sunday, Feb. Ifi. (By the Associated I'rejis. The former min ister of the Prussian court In Wil helmstr:isse. says t he Tageblatt. has ieen selected as the future residence f the president of Germany. It Is in a solid row of government buildings t-x tending throuch Wil helms trasse irom the former British embassy to the nam-ellor's palace. It is outwardly if undistinguished appearance and faces on a square court in front. To tue rear is a court with a garden ex tfnding through to the tlergarten. The residence adjoins the palace of farmer Prince August Wilhelm and was for ears the residence of Prince Eulen l.urg. Temporarily the president and his family will be lodged in the Belle- u nulnre in the tiertrnrten when he 000.00; 1916. 26.600.000.000: 1917. 39,- 500.000.000; 1918. 48.500,000.000. In addition 6,000.000.000 marks In treasury bonds was issued and there were credits of 9,500.000,000 marks to allies of Germany, making a total of nearly 161.000.0000.000, which exceeded by 1 4.910.000.000 the credits which have been granted. Credits made avail able by loans totalled 93.000,000.000 marks and bonds and notes issued 58.000,000.000 marks. The minister condemned the waste throughout the war and characterized the war finances as a "programme of desperation." . rr. Schiffer emphasized the imper ative need of economy. He said the government would need 19.000.000.000 marks during the current year to cover interest payments alone. He said the government expected to raise 3.000.000, 000 marks from the sale of army stores. No one was in a position to say whether Germany would be able to ex tricate herself from the present finan cial situation, the finance minister said, but it would depend in part on the kind of peace the allied powers decided upon. Germany must be patient and wait, he said. - "Our expenditures have increased not only because of our needs, but because of bad financial measures during the war," the minister said. "On the as sumption of a short war considerable sums werr wasted in enriching indi viduals Improperly. In addition the war programme of Field Marshal von Hindenburg was deplorable from an economic point of view because of the manner in which he dissipated money. War expenditure, the minister added. had been covered by loans of which orrly the Interest was covered by tax ation. There was no question. Dr. Schiffer said, of annulling the war loans or of seizing savings or cash in banks, but the government would have to levy taxes in keeping with the economic situation. BAKER ISSUES STATEMENT Senator Johnson Rejoices at Be lated Announcement That Boys Are to Be Brought Home. Tuesday A of Linens, nother Very Unusual Sale Toweling and Bedding COUNTY AGENTS IN DANGER PORTS SAID TO BE BLOCKED WITH EXPORT GOODS. Release by Army of Portion of Its Cargo Shipping Sought to Re lieve Present Congestion. OKEGONIA.V NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 17. Senator McNary made o plea to members of the senate agri cultural committee today for the tifiable invasion.' restoration of $3,700,000 cut out of the Senator Borah of Idaho, republican, agricultural appropriation bill by the (issued a statement declaring that to WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. American and allied troops operating- in north Kussla will be withdrawn "at the ear llest possible moment that weather con ditions in the spring; will permit." To facilitate this movement and to improve lines of communication for the supply ins o' the forces that have penetrated into the country. President Wilson has approved the sending of two additional companies of American railway troops to Archangel. This information, cabled to the war department by General Tasker H. Bliss at Paris, by direction of the president, was transmitted today to Chairmen Chamberlain and lent of the senate and and house military committees by Secretary Baker. The announcement brought expressions of approval from several senators, including Senator Johnson of California, republican, who has been pressing his resolution pro viding for a declaration by the senate in favor of withdrawal of the Ameri can forces. Brltala to Sead Troops, General Bliss also informed Secretary Baker that Great Britain had decided to send 2400 additional soldiers to Archangel to reinforce the army in north Russia. In this connection Gen eral Bliss said the British military au thorities felt no apprehension over the military situation in north Russia. Secretary Baker's letters to the com mittee chairmen were identical. After reading Mr. Baker's letter. Sen ator Johnson issued this statement: "When on December 12 last we com menced the agitation for the return of our troops in Russia for the sole pur pose of saving the lives of American boys there, we had little sympathy and less support. After more than two months of absolutely silence on the part of the government and denial of information of any sort, either to con gress or to the people, comes today's communication, the first of itB kind, to the military committees, that our sol diers would be returned. The strange ness of this communication do;s not detract from my very great satisfac tion. InTasioa Held Unjustified. "When the subject was first broached on December 5, 1000 American boys apparently had been abandoned and for gotten by their government. They were making a valiant stand against over whelming odds In all of the severity o an Arctic winter, suffering untold prl vations and hardship and fighting war which never had been sanctioned or declared by the American peopl The government either would not could not tell its policy or the activities of our soldiers or why they were killin and being killed. We are yet in total ignorance, but it Is significant that th letter today, foreshadowing the earl withdrawal of our troops, conclusive! demonstrates the utter lack of fnunda tiot of every statement made by those wno nave sougnt to excuse this unjun Springing into prominence at the beginning of our January sales, our Linen Shop has been steadfastly increasing in popularity and maintaining its reputation of being the linen store of the town. Complete stocks and wide assortments, together with right prices justify this enviable reputation. And substantial reductions on all our sheets and sheetings, muslin and cambric make it advisable to buy liberally now. 81x90 FULL-BLEACHED SEAMLESS SHEETS, $1.55 These sheets of good quality are specially priced for today sellinf. No phone orders. SALE OF THREE-POUND WHITE COTTON BATTS AT 89c Here is another exceptional offer, and the wise shop per will supply future needs ; fine white cotton ; full size. Another Shipment Pure Linen Table Cloths 67x67 $5.95; 67x84 $7.50 . We quote but two of the very special items in this shipment of cloths and napkins. Splendid heavy weight and fine finish. Assortment of good patterns. 20x20 Napkins to Match, $5.75 Dozen 3500 Yards COMFORTER . CHALClES at 30c The most comprehensive as sortment we have shown this season. New designs in pretty all-over effects. Light, medium and dark grounds. 1000 Yards 70-Inch LINEN DAMASK, $2.85 Satin finish, full bleached, in a variety . of pretty floral and dot patterns. Remarkably good value at this price. PURE LINEN HUCK TOWELING, 75c Based on the old linen prices, this fine huck offers an unusual opportunity to the woman who likes the personal touch of a hand-made towel; 20 inches. A Wartime Recipe for Gray Hair Gray, streaked or faded hair can be Immediately made black, brown or light brown, whichever shade you de frire, by the use of the following: rem edy that you can make at home: Merely eet a box of Orlex powder at any drug store. It costs very little nd no extras to buy. Dissolve it In 4 ox. of distilled or rain water and ornb ft through th hair. Directions or mixing and use come In each box. Tou need not hesitate to use Orlex. as .i $100.00 gold bond comes in each ox guaranteeing the user that Orlex powder does not contain silver, lead, zinc, sulphur, mercury, aniline, coal tar products or their derivatives. It does not rub off. is not sticky or Fummy and leaves the hair fluffy. It will make a gray-haired person look twenty years younger. Adv. house for farmers' co-operative and other agricultural extension work. bhouid the senate adopt this item as passed by the house it would mean a reduction of 500 county agents in the west and compel a reduction of at least half in county agents in Oregon, Washi ngton and Idaho. Senators Poindexter and Jones will also appear before the committee to urge an enlargement of the appropriation. The house passed Representative Sln- nott's bill this afternoon adding ere 3 to the Minam national forest in Oregon. Major Herbert C. Fooks. for five ears commandant at the t niversity f Idaho. Moscow, reported as killed in action by overseas press reports several months ago, denied the story f his demise today at Walter Heed hospital in this city, where he is re covering from a very serious wound. German bullet cut its way through is lower jaw, stripping away all but five of his lower teeth, and for a time the wound threatened his life, but he is now well on the road to recovery. Farther conferences between Repre sentative McArthur of Oregon and Rep resentative wuiett of Massachusetts are xpected to be fruitful in the next few- days of a definite declaration by Mr. McArthur of his support of Gillett-for -peaker. Representative McArthur is already committed to the Glllett candi dacy to the extent of having lined up two or tnree votes in middle western states for Gillett that formerly were I understood to be for James R. Mann. Senator Johnson was due the credit fo the change of policy regarding Russi made by the American government. ARCHANGEL, Feb. 15. (By th Associated Press.) Since February 1 the Bolshevik! have made no attack against the allied forces on any sector of the Archangel front. Allied air planes report there has been no new movement of troops behind the enemy lines since the Bolshevik withdrawal south from Sredemakrenga. hue the cessation of attacks has been coincidental with the Bolshevik offer to attend the Princes Inland peace conference, their offensive was checked by the American and allied troops, Bolshevik propaganda, well written and printed in English, has been dis tributed mysteriously among the vari ous allied units. Leaflets distributed on the Onega, where American forces are operating, 'call upon the American soldiers to organize soldiers' commit tees and demand that they be re turned home, as the war th Germany is over and there is no reason for re maintng in Russia. Bolshevik agents also are maintain ing an active propaganda in Archangel. BOOTH BACKS ROAD BILLS MEMBER OF STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION GIVES VIEWS. p - SPURAVOOD A collar with mark' cd personality. The martisE&'W. CAUL WlUOM SOLONS REQUEST LECTURE Frank Branch Kiley to Give Ad dress Before Legislature. Ey a Joint resolution of both houses of the Washington legislature an in vttation has been extended to Frank Branch Riley to make an address be fore the assembly at Olympia tonight. Mr. Riley will be accompanied by Homer A. Rogers, who will have charge of the projection of the pictures used by Mr. Riley in a lecture on northwest resources and see rye assets, which will follow his address. Mr. Riley, speaking as the lecturer of the Pacific Northwest Tourist asso ciation, appeared recently before the legislature at Salem and aroused the assembly to a .new appreciation of Oregon'M Important scenic assets and the business importance of the tourist industry. . Other lectures by Mr. Riley nave peen given recently at Chehalis, Pasco, Yakima. Walla Walla and Spo kane and at the University of Oregon. SILVERTON IS CHAMPION Debating Teams Win From Salem nigh School Rivals. SILVERTON. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) In a dual debate between Salem and Mlverton high schools last Friday Sil verton became the champion of the north Willamette district. The affirm ative team at Silverton met the Salem negative team, winning a decision of two to one in favor of Silverton. At the same time the negative team met I expressed by an enactment that would tne ir-aicm amrmative team at Salem. I prevent competition. Fullest Publicity Held Desirable in Road Programme; Senate Meas ures Are Declared Good. BY R. A. BOOTH. Member of State Highway Commission.V EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) I do not think senate bills 67 and 68 if enacted into law. would hamper the highway commission's work or prevent t obtaining the best results for the state. They largely follow the cus toms inaugurated by the commission and therefore epact into organic law wnat the commission has considered good practice, If the people had followed closely the commission's act snd if the legislators were familiar with tme there -would not be the present insistence for leg islative expression. . As a matter of general policy I favor the widest publicity for every public act and believe It is especially desirable now in the road programme to fully inform the public and prevent, if .possible, suspicion and criticism, and thereby promote good road sentiment aid construction. 1 have not shared the view fre quently expressed that the bills men tioned are unfriendly to the per sonnel' of the present commission, or to the commission feature of the law. If patented pavement is used the public should be informed as to the amount paid for royalty. If there is justifica tion, and there doubtless is. for the be- ief now quite prevalent in the state. that through patents and combinations that state and municipalities have not at all times received full benefit' for expenditures, the belief should not be Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Have Never Had Interesting Fashion FULL SIZE SATIN BED SPREADS, $4.95 Scalloped and cut corner spreads of splendid quality; good assortment of patterns. This is a value not to be overlooked. Such An Array in February "Just like going to a Fashion Show," sa id one of our enthusiastic patrons who was being shown about the Third Floor Shops, where the mode of the day is so charmingly expressed in outer garments and hats for mila dy. Speaking of garments, there are new suits, subdued enough in color, but possessing a bit of dash all their own. Then there are capes of superb beauty, introducing the new draped silhouette, and, oh, so gorgeously lined. Aglow with color is the section devoted to the new sweaters, which are inclined to cling tightly at the waist. And blouses such creations! Little new innova tions in style and adornment; smart new colors. The two-tone effect is noted here, too. Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Let us not forget the hats, for they are certainly de serving of more than "honorable mention.". And moderately priced, too. This Store Uses No Comparative Prices They Are Misleading and Often Untrue "1 1 TIE PRODUCERS. PROTEST RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED AT MEETING IX ALBANY. Oregon Legislature Asked to Assi In Securing Modification of Requirements. Lumbermen engaged in cutting rail road cross ties are not satisfied with the strict grading adopted by inspec ts nor with the rules of the United tates railroad administration by which there is only one ouyer wr ennh district. At a meeting held at Albany, saiur rtv the Western Tie & ,umDer asso ciation. representing mnis mat an average or l.auu.uvu leni nuaiira tint into raiiroaa ties eacn 24 hours, a strong protest was adopted in resolutions adopted, tne associa tion eet forth that prior to the takin over or control" oy "ie Bueiuiucu evi-vrailroad in the country was nntential buyer in the market, but tin der present regulations the producers or rnnfinnl to a restricted market withntit rnmDetition. Particular complaint is made against the purchasing agent of the Southern Pacific railroad, the line on which the mills of this association are locatea. The resolutions have been suDmuiea t the Oreeon legislature asjKins io Hnr in brine it to the attention o .I.- fo,t..r.il authorities. it nas aioo K..n rllrerted to Walker D. Hines, di ....,,. general of railroads and to the advisory committee oi ine raimu u ministration. getting a decision of two to one in I favor of ilverton. Klam Amstutx and Kenneth Youel upheld the affirmative, while Brock Hammond and Theodore llobart repre sented the negative. The question was. "Resolved, that the United States should establish a system of military I training for boys from It to 20 years of are. Silverton already has defeated Mo 'aila and Oregon City. It would be a calamity to destroy opportunity for the use of any-kind of road material or type of pavement, whether patented or not. , The possibility of wrong cannot be fully prevented by statute. The state must depend upon the intelligence and Integrity of its representatives. The highway commission has taken no action as to any pending legisla tion. Statements, therefore, must be considered individual. HUN TROPHIES IN DEMAND Granting of All Cities' Itcquest Would Tax Shipping Board. OREGOSIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash neton. D. C. eD. ii. J.ne cny Umatilla, Or., has come forward with a request , for a capturea wrman tropny, 3 little different from any of the thou- nl. of this character receivea in Washington. Through A. G. Dykstra, One Of the lOWn S Civit mis n a.i department is asked to lurmsn uma till a captured German machine gun Senator Chamberlain has taken the matter ut with the war department. Up to this time tne requests nave an een for German cannon, and if all the ills introduced in congress aimed to upply towns and cities throughout the United States witn cannon ana rannnn balls were to pass the whole country would look like a lierman arse- al and the shipping ooara would nave bout as big a job getting these artil ery pieces across the Atlantic as it had in finding shipping to take the soldiers to France. SEATTLE AVIATORS FALL Attempt, to Fly to Vancouver, B. C, to Be Resumed Today. ANACORTES. Wash., Feb. 17. The vdroplane of W. C. Boeing, Seattle aviator, containing, besides nimseU. 6 Bell-ans Hot water , Sure Relief . BELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION. Eddie Hubbard, mechanician, fell in the channel opposite here today in making a landing. Neither occupant was hudt. The fall, it was said, was due to a broken rudder. The two men were attempting to fly from Seattle to Vancouver, B. C. They will attempt to resume the flight to morrow. BRIDGE ELECTION CALLED Walla Walla and Franklin Counties May Issue Bonds. WALLA WALLA, Feb. 17. The com missioners of Walla Walla and Frank lin counties at a joint meeting1 at Pasco today unanimously voted to hold special elections in both counties April 8 to vote on the question of Issuing the $230,000 in bonds, half by each county, to construct a bridge across the Snake river between Burbank and Pasco. The structure would be operated as a toll bridge. ENGINEERS ARRIVE TODAY Four Officers and 160 Men Are on Way to Camp Lewis. Some Oregon and Washington men are expected among a detachment of 2Tth engineers which are scheduled to pass through Portland on their way to Camp Lewis between noon and 1 o'clock todaly. Four officers and' 160 men are in the party. This detachment is com ing from Garden City, Jamaica, Long Island, and are from overseas. Part of the 11th battalion. 20th engineers, passed through Portland February 12 and were given a royal welcome. Among them were a number of Oregon and Washington men. Organized in Washington, D. C, January, 1918, and made up of men from all over the United States, the 20th engineers worked behind the lines in France. Another unit of one officer and 123 men will reach Portland at about 8 o'clock A. M. tomorrow. It is from Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. Both con tingents will remain in Portland about two hours and will be routed through here unless the O.-W. R. & N. company hears to the contrary from the respect ive commanding officers. Efforts are being made by Chairman Emery Olm stead, general reception and welfare committee, to obtain enough automo biles to haul the men around Portland during the short time they will be Portland. with his company's shipbuilding oper ations. He spent a short fime in New York and also visited his daughter. Miss Margaret Rodgers, at Vassar. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. George F. Rodgers Visits In East. OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. (Special.) George F. Rodgers of the Rodgers Shipbuilding company, Astoria, is in Washington for a few days on business in connection STOP wondering how we can do and come and see and be convinced about the goodness of our , 35c Table d'Hote LUNCHES and our 45c Table d'Hote DINNERS (in the Pompeiian Restaurant) Hfmpertal Hotel mna " OLD-TIME COLD CUKE DRINK TEA! Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea at any pharmacy. 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