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1919. WITHOUT PARALLEL Records of All Kinds Broken by Sixty-Fifth. HUGE TOTAL APPROPRIATED THE MORNING OREGONIAX, MONDAY, MARCH si, PAST CONGRESS ORE GERMAN ROYALTY WHOSE REWARD FOR YEARS OF DEVOTION I . ZZHIZIT : ' 1 1 TO KAISER'S SON IS DIVORCE COURT. T"TT T""' I' '"""" 1 Xmmtm ' ' ' ' f "" ' ' 1 r"" J""1 , Iublic Uh9 Parsed Number 3-19. Total of 22.594 Bills and Reso lutions Are Introduced WASHINGTON". March S3. Ac eomplisnments of the ixty-fifth, or war congress, are officially reviewed In the fin, number of the monthly compen dium of the house of representatives apiea.rlntr today. Inf inished business of the conprss. which necessarily must he considered In the legislative pro gramme of the new congress, noon to convene, also is contained in the publt cut ton. which was edited by W. Kay Loomls, an official of the house. "Constituting1, as it does, a statistical retrospection of the accomplishments of the ith congress. says Mr. Loo mis, in a foreword of the compendium, "the final issue of the monthly compendium throws th ttearchjiht on the transac tions of three sessions of unparalleled events. When the congress met April. 1917. the country was . at peace. In the interim a war had been declared, a w ar had been won and a war had hven endd. So this issue carries legis lative history of a character that per haps never again will be duplicated. both as to the amount of money author ized to be expended and as to the ex tent of the revolutionizing of the so cial and business lives of the people of the nation." Approprlatlolaa Twtal Mage. The 65th congress is shown to have appropriated approximately $57,0o0,000, 0'M; passed 34 public laws; 43 public resolutions; 4H private laws and con- ducted 32 ronjrressional investigations. A total of --.i'M bills and resolutions were introduced, of which 16.684 orig inated In the house and the remainder in the senate, president Wilson vetoed five measures. President w ilion m part in congres sional matters is set out by a list of notable dates. Including his approval of the history-making laws and his nu merous addresses. It is shown that for the first time laws were signed In foreign country; that for the first time a measure, a revenue bill, was signed on a railroad train; that for the firs: time a president had addressed the sen ate in favor of woman suffrage and had signed a bill to "move the sun forward and then backward' and had gone on the floor of the house to shake hands with members of foreign war missions. Oregon Seaator la lad. Another unprecedented feature was that practically one-fourth of all the laws of the three sessions were ap proved during the last nine days of the congress. Fifteen representatives and 10 senators and 20 ex-members died during the congress. Two former pre siding officers of the senate. Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks, also were included in the death roll. A list of authors of bills receiving action beyond mere Introduction shows a predomination of names of chairmen of committees. -Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of the military committee, with 53 measures, led the ltt. mith Senator Myers of Montana, chairman of the public lands committee, second with 35 bills. rsShf - today - Tuesday Wednesday j?. f ' .J; 1 Thos. H. Ince's Great Special jCi """1 "THE FALSE FACES" t. f '''' $'."i'x .' ( The Further Amazing I-i : :''S0&SifW& I Adtoes of J:-'h - TV v " i:Z Kvf P-J, . ; "The Lone yr,,,-.-, J.. 1 ; .-llu bt " ' . I j Wolf" f. -.,r VI ' t r, k-a " . .-r f v r' - , I """ " E t . ! - ' O 4S -.'4 f PRINCESS KITEL. . ;:"2 - ' " ' Jt t The determination of Prince Eitcl to obtain a divorce from his wife doea ' ! '' ' A ' i if 1 not help mitigate the contempt in which that corpulent son of William Hohcn- ' " j 1 i 9 ' zoilern ha been held In this country ever since his activities in France and f ; i - " " ' ' 'if 1 BelKium were bared to the world. Princess Eitel has been known as a demoted , - , " 1 J ' S.C -i p- 1 wife, her devotion to him even beintr likened to a Nancy for a Bill Sykes. An (k ' " ttmuAAU1 " i . ,flL, t .fc,' ' unwillliiir helpmate to one of the world's greatest criminals, this woman is now : - t " -wb"1 " , ""e! ta be dragged through the divorce courts. ..! ? , , .v, " "-,., " 'f ) INDEPENDENCE IS SOUGHT SSS'::Sss?-.sS!issS '! r.r;;v-: " ",J-S'i . Myrtle Point voted to join as organi- j. j . wC? f K s , a . , 'J ' o. r , , - I, : xations. He said that the people of r ' ' ' . ' 4 " i j" ' 4. i - " 1 ! iriv tnai section or the state seem to realize . E E v . t - , i i a.Ls . s 1 Macs: II the benefits of a state organization. !1 ' el' ' - ' " ' '' ' 'T? S " V Vf- f - , v A Sennett I WEVADA GOVERMOR FLIES nX 3tJ:ltMt 'vr ? .7-'' L: -f "R,,ej"- i I Famous as a Saturday Evening Post story, X'- w ( 'I -- I it is even more thrilling and exciting as a "S' ."n1 A f- i l ' - . J picture. . , . ' 7 JHI.UIJ".ll!l.lUH"".""lWI."J"lji i IJHI .llllljllj.l H I .III .ma 111 II .11 I I I I II J I M I ,1.1 I I hill ; II . .. . fb'&'&ii 'm rmc it'mm - - Jn -;irn i-f--r--'--- : - -- i -. ..... - - i n - FILIPIXO DELEGATION OX TO WASHINGTON'. Committee Ropresentingr AH Inter ests of Islands to Press Plea for Self-Government. Evanccli-iic Services Close. CKNTRALIA. Wash.. March 13. Spe. elal. ) A three weeks' series of union evangelistic services, held by the Bap tist. Methodist and Presbyterian con Kreations in I'entralia. closed this evt-ninir. The services tonight were in the form of a farewell to J. W. Troy, who has led the singing for the re vivals. The Centralia concert band ren dered sacred selections and high school students attended the services in a body. Lieutenant Wight Promoted. CEXTRALJA. Wash.. March SJ. (Spe cial.) Notice of his promotion to a first lieutenancy was received yester day from the war department by Newell S. Wiht, secretary of the Centralia chamber of Commerce. Lieutenant "Wiisht formerly held a second lieuten ant's commission in the army, having been placed on the reserve list follow ing the signing of the armistice. Two Taken to Reformatory. CHEHALIS. Wash.. March 13. Ed Weston. Centralia auto thief and later convicted of forgery, wax taken to the state reformatory yesterday by a state Kuard. Max Hoorrlin. burglar who en tered Rosenstein's Chehalis garage. was also taken to serve a term. Hoog !in was out on parole when captured here. Insurance Only Half the Loss. CENTRALIA. Wash.. March 23 Spe- rial.) Only about half of the loss sus tamed Friday when the Coats shingle mill at Raymond was destroyed by fire is covered by insurance, according to S. Coats, head of the milt company, who passed through Centralia Ki iday even ing ou bis way to Raymond from Aber deen. Seasoned siaoweoei ana Inside woos. frreen stamps, for cash. Holman Fuel L'o, Wain JS3. A 3363 Adv. Thon your want ads to the Orego nian. Plwine Main 7070. A S095. 7" Gentlemen" AWordWithYou About Shaving WHEN'youfniy a Safety Ra rer, buy acake of Cuticura Soap and shave the Co- healthy up-to-date way. 4o niug, no slimy soan, no rerms, no free alkali, no waste, no irritation even when shaved twice daily. One soap for ail uses shav int:," bathing, shampooing. Abso lutely nothing like it, not to speak of its value in promotinsr skin purity, skin comfort and skin health. Lat est selling skin soap in the world. 3W CntJcnr Toilet Trio Comisting of Soap, Omtment and Talcum are indswensable adjuncts at the daily toi let m matntaimng k:n purity and skia health. Brnitirg these delicately medi cated emollients in frecuent com set with your skm a m use for all toilet purposes, tends to keep the akin, scalp and hair clear, sweet and healthy. 15c each everywhere. SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. The Philippine islands independence com mittee, consisting of IS representatives of the political, industrial and com mercial interests of the islands, arrived here today on the United States army transport Sherman. The committee Is on Its way to Washington to ask for independence for the islands and incidentally will visit all sections of the country for the purpose of promoting closer trade relations. A committee of municipal officials met the envoys at the pier and escorted them to their hotel and J. C. De Veyre, resident commissioner for the Philip pines at Washington, came here to re ceive his countrymen. Tomorrow the committee will be en tertained with a reception and luncheon by the Commercial club and an official reception in the city ha.lL The party will leave for the east on Thursday. Among the members of the commit tee are: Rafael Palms, secretary of the interior, acting chairman; Diomizio Jakosalem, secretary of commerce and communication; Vincente Singson and Pedro Sison. members of the Philippine senate; Farel Alunan, Gregorlo Nieva, Manuel Kscudero. Emllo Tria TIrona, Mariano Kscueta and Pedro Aimario of the Philippine assembly: Quintin Parcdes, attorney-general, and George Bacobo, dean of the Manila College of Law. Airplane Trip From Carson City to Mather Field Successful. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. March 23. Two of the De Havlland airplanes that mado the flight Saturday from Mather field to Carson City and Reno re turned this evening, with Governor Emmett D. Boyle of Nevada as a pas senger in the second machine to make the landing at the army aviation camp. The first plane to reach Slather field made the return trip from Carson City in one hour, even, thus clipping 30 minutes from the record of the day be fore. 'he machine with Governor Boyle lr.nded a few minutes later. The third De Havlland had not arrived at S:30 o'clock and Its whereabouts was not known. A Curtiss machine which made the flight successfully t6 Reno Saturday was unable to return today because or an accident near Carson City, but is expected to reach Mather field tomorrow. CHAMBER READY FOR DRIVE 1000 NEW MEMBERS EXPECTED TO BE ADDED IX 3 DAYS. Volunteer Solicitation Forces to Meet Tonight to Make Final Plans lor Tomorrow's Onslaught. The Portland Chamber of Commerce is rolling up its sleeves for Its bout with the membership campaign, which is designed to procure 1000 recruits for the organization. The drive starts to morrow morning, and will continue for three days. Officially the membership drive gains Its first impetus tonight, when the vol unteer solicitation forces will assemble in the bi seventh floor dining room, at the Oregon building, and confer over the dinner table. Plans of the campaign will be thoroughly gone over, so that the drive will not slacken until its goal Is reached. Among the newly projected enter prises of the chamber is the organiza tion of a financing company, in re sponse to calls from existing and pros pective enterprises of worth. The com pany will have a paid-in capital large enough to finance all proposed new in distries of merit and to assist those wishing to expand. "The urgent need of such a company," reads a report made by Sydney B. Vin cent, of the chamber, "has long been recognized by Executive Secretary lod son, and much work has been done by him in an effort to perfect such an or ganization. "As the work for the current year has been outlined for the new board of di rectors, the task of completing the or ganization of this company has been assigned to the executive secretary, and indications are that it will soon be a reality." Elks Will Care for Soldier's Body. CENTRALIA. Wash.. March 23. (Spe cial.) Loren Fiscus, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fiscus of Chehalis. who died in an army hospital in New York City, wns a member of Centralia lodge. No. 10S3. B. P. O. K. W. H. Cameron, ex alted ruler of the local lodge, received word of the soldier's death yesterday and instructed the New York Klks to render all assistance possible in send ing the body to the soldier's home. BISHOP TO VISIT CRATER Portland Man Presides Over Con ference at! Ilonolulu. HONOLULU, March 22. (Special.) Bishop Mathew Simpson Hughes of Portland closed the annual session of the Hawaii mission conference of the Methodist church here recently with a conference sermon. The conference was presided over by the bishop. Following the conclusion of the ses sion. Bishop Hughes, with Dr. W. W. Youngson, also of Portland,. left for the island of Maui to visit the great ex tinct crater of Haleakala. After seeing this wonder they will proceed to the Island of Hawaii to see the active vol cano of Kllauea. DISCRIMINATION HARD-HIT Japanese in Ilonolulu Would Retain Xative Language. HONOLULU. T. H., March 23. (Spe cial.) Resolutions demanding the abo lition of "racial discrimination for the sake of humanity and justice" and an other asking that "the territorial leg islature refrain from ousting the Jap anese language schools of Hawaii," were drafted by Japanese leaders of Honolulu at a meeting of Japanese here. The resolution requesting abolition of racial discrimination will be sent to Marquis K. Saionjl, now in Paris at the peace conference. The other .reso lution will be sent to Governor McCarthy of the territory. Always Murtagh and Our $50,000 Wurlitzer Organ MAJOR R1CHES0H IS CUEST BREAKFAST IS TEXDERED BY NEWSPAPERMEN' FRIENDS. . tel. who did everything possible to make the gathering a success. Major Richeson, before his entry to the first officers' training school at the presidio, was a member of the staff of The Ore gonian. He was commissioned a cap tain and became major as a result of meritorious work on the battlefield. Phor your want ads to the Orego nlan. Phone Main 7070, A 6095. Officer Wounded in Drive of 91st Division Shows Bullet Which Caused Injury. Major Austin B. Richeson, who com manded one of the battalions of the 364th infantry in the reat drive made by the 91st division just before the armistice was signed, was the guest of honor at a breakfast tendered him by his newspaper friends at the Portland hotel yesterday. During the breakfast Major jucneson told of his many experiences up until the time he was wounded. He also exhibited the bullet which had been shot from a Boche machine gun and which struck him just below the shoul der. He was invalided home ana at present is on sick leave from the Let terman general hospital. He spoke of the wonderful work done by the men in the Wild west division and the courage with which the men went into the fight under great diftl- culties. The battle of the Argonne, from the standpoint of the 91st division, was one of the bitterest that was en countered during the time the United States entered the war and many cas ualties were reported from the former Camp Lewis division. The little human- Interest side oi trench life and open Warfare was told by the major. He spoke jof one man who was a canteen worker but became attached to the 364th infantry by force. This man followed the first wave over and when the second wave came up to a point taken by the first this man was found loading himself with sou venirs. He had no protection whatever but he had the love for souvenirs. What he did with them no one knows. The breakfast yesterday was under the personal supervision of Richard vv. Childs. manager of the Portland LANE TO PLANT FLOWERS Grounds to Be Beautified for Open- ing of County Fair. EUGENE, Or, March 23. (Special.) The opening of the Lane county fair in Eugene next fall will see the .rounds beautified and the pavilion remodeled. The fair board has authorized the placing of lowers and plants on vari ous parts of the grounds and orna mental trees and shrubs will be plant ed. The pavilion will be remodeled at a cost of several hundred dollars. More attention to amusements and to lectures for the benefit of farmers will be paid this year, according to announcement of the board. the county tax paid. treasurer for 32084, the Winesaps Bring $4 a Box. YAKIMA, Wash., March cial.) S. G.- Blackburn of 23.-the -(Spe- Selah K FALL FROM BICYCLE FATAL Lowell Miller, Aged Four Years, Dies as Result of Injuries. EUGENE, Or.. March 23. (Special.) Lowell Miller, aged 4 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller, 2047 Franklin boulevard. Eugene, died Saturday even ing from injuries received Friday afternoon when he fell from a bicycle while riding with Ernest Bettis. The bicycle struck an obstruction and the boys were thrown to the ground. Bettis was rendered uncon scious. Italy Sues for Tax Paid. SEATTLE, Wash., March 23. Charg ing that 14,647 cases of salmon In Seat tle owned by Italy were unlawfully taxed by King county, G.Pietra, head of the Italian ministry of food and ag riculture, has brought suit in superior ho- court asking for a Judgment against i.jiM!iaii" Coon Bay Supports Slate Chamber. EUGENE. Or.. March 23. (Special.) D. E. Yoran of Lugene. who la en gaged by the State Chamber of Com merce to travel in southern Oregon in the interests of the campaign for new members, r-as-ned home yesterday from the Coos Bay section, report ing that 50 per cent of the quota of all the citiea viiu-d bad signed as indi- LocaI,Territorial,NationaI,Foreign WHEREVER your markets may lead there you will find the "first-aid" facilities of the Northwestern National available for r handling the financial end of the transaction. We extend an invitation to old and new concerns alike. KttV WW 3 31 13 3a it 32 33 Si si i i3 I? IB Si S3 S3 iJ ft X'S fariS 9--T o o THE EYES OF PORTLAND ARE ON U& PICTURE TH0 jy w will u.My has confirmed a reported sale of Wine tap apples from his ranch at 34 per box. Out of this price Mr. Blackburn received 33.90 net, equivalent to about $2900 for the carload. THOUSANDS HAVE SEEN IT THOUSANDS HAVE MARVELED OVER IT THOUSANDS ARE TALK ING ABOUT IT- WORDS CAN'T DE SCRIBE IT Pronounced by Critics, Press and Public the Big gest Picture in Ten Years. Special Orchestra Under Direction of Valentine Huber, Former Concert Master for D. W. Griffith. Doors Open Daily at 10 :45. Performances Start at 11, 12:45, 2:30, 4:15, 6, 7:45, 30. Prices for This Production Only: ADMISSION 25c LOGES - - 50c Playing Today Mabel , Vlormand Wickeif Si & l I 1 J' - 4 f . t. ' J 4 k See J7i4? picture yott will never Torqetr. SimSETI A. THEATRE s :Silitfhnnvi'm&. .J TMI SOVTB h rial ttmm wr-& in1 xv Now . . Playing Globe Theater Phone Your Want Ads to THE OREGONIAN Main 7070 A 6095