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IS THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY,. JUXE 13, 1919. WILLAMEHE HANDS OUT DEGREES TO 29 B. Frank Irvine Speaker at 75th Commencement. ENGLISH COURSE POPULAR Kot. Wllsle Martin of Boise Is Given Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity. "WILLAMETTE UXTVERSITY. Salem, Or., Juno 12. (Special.) Twenty-nin members of the 1919 class were award ed their bachelor of arts degrees by President Carl Gregg Doney at the close of the 75th annual commencement Bervice of Willamette university, held in the First Methodist church yester day morning. Aj strong, inspiring address was given by B. Frank Irvine of Portland, who used as his subject "Work for Gradu ates." The speaker paid high tribute to Willamette, his Alma Mater, declar ing that no otfcer years of his life had been worth more than those spent at the university. He referred to the cha otic conditions in European countries and the need for reform in economic :tnd political conditions in the United Slates, pointing out the menace threat ening this country from proletariat leaders. The English course was the most popular among the graduates, eight of them majoring in this subject! Biology had five adherents, chemistry was third with four .followeDB; music had three and other courses one and two gradu ates. Students Who Won Desrrees. Following is a list of those receiving baccalaureate degrees, with their major: Helen Goltra Bagley, English, New York city; Faye Bolin, English, Salem; Klizabeth Briggs. history, Weiser, Idaho; Robert Gatke, history, Portland; l.elia Johnson, English, Salem; May Mickey, biology, Salem; Helen Moore, h'ngjish, Eugene; Vesta Mulligan, biol y, Satem; Gladys Nichols, English anil French, Newberg; Harold Nichols, Mology, Newberg; Mary Parounagian, Latin, Salem; Mary Putnam, English, alc-m; Helen Hose, English, Emmett, Idaho; Grace Sherwood, English, Salem; Leslie Sparks, chemistry, Bandon; Carolyn Sterling, biology, Wenatchee, Wash.; Louis , Stewart, chemistry, Athena; Ruth Stewart, chemistry, Athena; Lucile St. Pierre, education, Salem; John Sutherland, philosophy, Salem: Somer Tasker, mathematics, Cortland; Charlotte Tebben, French, ljortland; Elizabeth Tebben, French, Portland; Glenna Teeters, chemistry, Kellogg, Idaho; Gay Wells, mathe matics, Salem: Esther Yeend, biology. Walla Walla, Wash.; Venita McKinney, piano and voice. Turner; Florence Shir ley, piano, Salem; Margarette Wible, voice, Grants Pass. An honorary degree of doctor of divinity was conferred upon Rev. Wil sie Martin of Boise, Idaho. Salem Ctrl Wins Prize. The Hollingsworth prize of $10 Friven to the student having the highest scholastic average during the senior year, was awarded to Miss Mary Parounagian of Salem. The alumni prize for excellence in Latin, given this year by Justice Charles Johns of the supreme court, was won by Miss Hazel Bear, a junior, from Turner. The senior scholars for next year .were announced as follows: In biology, .Merrill Ohling of Albany; in French, Freda Campbell of Salem; in Latin, Grace Bagley of Salem; in history, La erne Bowersox of Wenatchee, Wash.; in chemistry, Francis Cramer of La Grande. Ir. Doney announced a $500 sub f oription to Lausanne hall, received Tuesday. He spoke of several changes in the curriculum and faculty for next year,' announcing the instal lation of a domestic science depart ment and a number of pre-professional courses. The great historical pageant was staged again Tuesday night, and the highest possible tribute was paid to the production when the vast crowd stayed throughout the entire performance, notwithstanding the continual rain. Great credit is due Professor Delia Crowder-Miller and her assistants for the success of the three days' spec-table. progress and before the investigator! had time to ascertain the facts, a sym pathetic strike against the Western Union was called in the southeastern states. An insignificant percentage of the operatives respected this order to strike. Messages were not delayed and business was handled as usual. 'In the meantime it was ascertained that only seven employes of the South ern Bell Telephone company had been dismissed during the month or May, as compared with an average of five ftr two months preceding, and the in vestigation of these cases so far com pleted shows that no discrimination whatever has been practiced against employes of that company because of union affiliations. "Our information Is that the tele graphic traffic has not been delayed and the information received indicates that it will not be delayed. During the period of government control the rules and regulations of the war labor board were strictly observed and will continue to be observed during the con tinuance of government control, but no amount of pressure will avail to make the wire control board extend or go beyond those regulations. "When the period of government control ends the wire eystems can be and will be returned to their various owners intact, with their operating or ganizations intact, without the values of those properties having been In the slightest impaired." REPLY TO HUN WIAY BE PREPARED BY FRIDAY Officials Talk Hopefully, but Statements Are Scouted. PRESIDENT LOSES POINT BORDER TALES ARE TOLD JURORS IX FORD CASE HEAR OF BAXDITS DEPREDATIONS. One Witness Relates How Mexicans Told Him They Liked' Huns and Had Hatred for1 Americans. MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., June 12. A romantic episode of the border, as related by Jesse teenier, now of Buhl, Idaho, from the witness stand, held the close attention of counsel and specta tors in Judge Tucker's court yesterday, where Henry Ford is suing the Chicago Daily Tribune for $1,000,000 on a charge of libel. Deemer spent many years In Mexico and along the border as a telegrapher and railroad man, rancher and store keeper, but after his capture by bandits, the looting of his general store at Bo quillas, Tex., on the -order, and his thrilling rescue by American troopers, he exchanged his sombrero for a derby hat and retired to the comparative quiet of Idaho. Norman Walker, correspondent of the Associated Press at El Paso; Mr. Deemer, Oscar G. Compton of San An tonio, formerly of Glen Springs, Tex., and Orin C. Dowe, a customs inspector at Presidio, Tex., were other witnesses today. . Deemer testified as to incidents in the Big Bend country of Texas. Deemer suffered from a raid made by Mexicans in the middle of May. 1915. At Glen Springs there was a detach ment of nine American soldiers whose duty it waB to guard .30 to 40 miles of border. They were attacked during the night by Mexicans and Compton's four-year-old son was killed. Another son witnessed the killing. The Mexicans who captured Deemer first looted his stpre, securing $2000 in cash. "They told me that they hated the Americans because President Wilson had permitted Carranza troops to pass through United States territory to op erate against Villa," related Deemer. "They said they liked the Germans, though, and, right then I decided to change my citizenship. I told them 1 was a German." WDST SOUTH TABLE PARK BLOCKS VERI BOWERS OF BEAUTY, Opening Night Crowds Believed to Exceed Those of Any Pre vious Rose Festival. EOS ACT fcTRIKE AVITIIOrT JUSTIFICA TION, IT IS DECLARED. Properties Will Re Returned to Com panies With Operating Staffs In tact, Statement Says. WASHINGTON", June 12. Declaring tho strike of wire employes -which be sau yesterday was "wholly without jus t ificatioii," Postmaster-General Burle Ftn SHid in a statement "that no amount vt pressure will avail to make the wire control board extend or go beyond" rules and regulat ions affecting em ployes laid down during: the war by the national war labor board. Mr. Burleson said his information was that telegraphic traffic had not and would not be delayed. Government business, which makes up the bulk of that handled by the telegraph com panies here, was reported moving as usual today, and at the ; tate depart ment, it was said, there had been no interruption of cable communication with Europe. "'The present strike is wholly with rut justification. said the postmaster general. "It started at Atlanta. Ga., because, it was clai med, employes of he Southern Bell Telephone company had ben dism'ssed solely because of affiliation with the labor organiza tion. The complaint was promptly re ferred to postof ice inspectors for in vestigation. Vhiie the Invest t cat Ton was in THE TABLE SAUCE that stands first and far above all competition is Pooh! and a couple of them for the renowned hanging gardens of ancient Babylon. The prideful kings who planned those beauty epots never had seen the south park blocks on a night of the Rose Festival. Vastly to their own Joss, the Babylonians were several thousand miles and a few centuries dis tant from the famed floral fiesta of Oregon. Thousands of merrymakers hied them to the festival center on the open ing evening of the three-day pageant. Under the canopy of trees were banked gardens of flowers all the trove of all the florists in the floral city. As the night lengthened the streamers of serpentine and the flakes of confetti variegated the throngs, thrown with laughter and received with high good humor. Campbell's Ameri can band drew an audience of a thou sand or more at the open-air concert. Though it was the first night of the festival, when on other years the city had but awakened to the fact that the fiesta was on. Wednesday evening saw a crush of traffic like to that of the customary closing nights. The traffic officers were stormed by continuous processions of autos, through which the pedestrians wound their way with caution. Officials of the festival, though as yet possessed of no definite data, declare that the night's crowds demonstrate that the occasion is fully as successful as in the past, and express their belief that the attendance on, the opening day is even larger- Clemenceau Wins Diplomatic Clash With Wilson, When Latter Wants Fixed Sum of Reparations. PARIS. June 12. (By the Associated Press.) Distinct progress was reported last night on tho reply of the allied and associated governments to the German counter-proposals, and indications are that the reply will be ready for de livery on Friday. The Germans will be given five days limit for final action, which would therefore come on or before June 18. The main feature of this progress was an agreement regarding the reparation terms which have been the subject of a sharp controversy during the past 10 days. The fluid state of the proceedings, however, makes it difficult to accept the' optimistic statements of various members of delegations, that an agree ment on the reply to the German counter proposals probably will be reached speedily. In spite of the attempt to speed up the work on the peace conference, re ports are still unavailable from com missions dealing with Schleswig-Hol-Btein, the eastern boundaries of Ger many, the Belgian frontier and water ways and harbors. Bis Four's Coarse Mystery. There is some discussion in general conference circles whether a plenary session will be called to consider the reply to the German counter proposals or whether the big four will send it directly to Versailles without reference to the other nations. No indications of the procedure to be ndopted is permitted to come from the cojncil of four. While the treaty textually i3 un changed, the reply reads into it con structions, definitions and explana tions of certain clauses which, in the belief of some elements of the confer ence, become virtually part of the treaty itself, entitling consideration because all the parties are involved. The reply to the German counter proposals agreed upon by the peace conference heads refuses the German request for a mandate for the former German colonies, it was learned today. A lengthy memorandum gives tho reasons for the refusal and explains the operations of the league of na tions on colonial matters. Total Sum Tiot Set. The reparations portion of the reply, which has been completed and has reached the printer, does not fix the total sum which the. Germans must pay. The text of the treaty itself is not changed, but the reply contains as surances to Germany regarding the method of the reparations process, ex plaining that it is a workable arrange ment. President Wilson fought strenuously but vainly to Include a fixed total sura in the reparations clause, and the close of the discussion leaves him unchanged, it is said, in the belief that that is the best plan. It is understood, however, that the president said that Inasmuch as Pre mier Clemenceau had insisted to the contrary and also that he had signed the original draft, he would sign the reply as formulated. It is understood that assurance will be given the Germans regarding the details of the army of occupation, the size of it, the cost of its maintenance and the duration of the occupation un der favorable circumstances. Clemenceau Wins Way. The league of nations commission completed and presented to the council of four a second report containing cer tain modifications of the league coven ant In favor of the Germans, but the fate of the report is uncertain. The first report was submitted after it had been adopted unanimously by the commission. It was rejected by the council, it is said, on the insistence of Premier Clemenceau and sen,t back to the commission to be toned down. Any information whether the second report provides for the admission of Germany into tne league at. me iirsi meeting next October was retusea. Premier Clemenceau is especially firm in his refusal to agree to the admission to Germany to the league of nations immediately. The French hold that they understand German psy chology better than the allies and realize what the increasing arrogance of the Germans during the last lew weeks means. They say they appre ciate how much this arrogance would be increased if the peace conference hould yield to the German demands for immediate admission to the league. The French, it is understood, are will ing that the Germans should be ad mitted later, but insist that this admis sion must not be in compliance with It makes second cuts more like first and adds to the enjoyment of every meal. LEA&PERRinS SAUCE THE ONtY ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE has been the leading table sauce for generations. BANKER POSTS CASH PRIZE Awards Will Be Made to Men. At taining Highest Degrees. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, June 12. (Special.) A. Johr.ion, president of the Benton County State bank, has offered to give $140 annually to one man from each class of the college attaining the highest de grec of scholarship and manhood. These awards will be made In a similar manner to the Clara H. Waldo prizes presented to the young women com mencement day. They will be based on success in literary and scholastic at' tainments, success in student activities. qualities of manhood and qualities of leadership. The prizes will be distributed as fol lows:. Senior $50, Junior $40, sopho more $30 and freshman $20. In the past there has been keen competition on the part of the young women of the college for the Waldo prizes. v i i mm yes. They Save Me Money 1 never have to buy new utensil now that J have a complete 'Wear-Ever outfit" The modern equipment for ' the modern kitchen is "Wear-Ever" Aluminum Cooking Utensils They do not crack, chip or break. They save fuel because they take the heat quickly and retain it. They look better, wear better and last longer than other utensils. Ever the food cooked in "Wear-Ever" uten sils seems to taste better they are so bright and clean. You can cook a whole meal at one time in the Roaster. Start the beef in a hot oven and gradually reduce the heat. Prepare the apples and macaroni as usual. Put each in a baking dish and set in the Roaster at the proper place. Pare the potatoes and lay them around the roast beef. You will have a deli cious dinner, cooked in an incredibly short time, with little labor and expense. Replace utensils that wear out with utensils that "Wear-Ever" Look for the"Wemr-fTer" trade-mark on the bottom of every ut-sn-il. If it is not there, it is not "Wear-Ever." Refuse substitutes I THE ALUMINUM COOKING UTENSIL CO. . Dapt. OOOO New Kcnsincton. Pau This is what you get by investing only 502? inWear-Ever & ft r I MDm. 11 .to : I ! what they term "Germany's present' haughty demand." The determination of France not to consent to any material changes in the treaty with Germany was -clearly defined after the meeting of the coun cil of four and various commissions. Automobiles in Germany Stolen. BERLIN'. Large amounts of war ma terial chiefly automobiles have been stolen in Germany and shipped over the borders for a sale, according to statement of Herr Gothein. minister of the treasury. The bona fide sale of war material had realized only 275,000,000 marks and the majority of that was paid for in war loan certificates ha added. 11 fllfflllliBS SALEM MAYOR TO RESIGN Kxecutive to Move to Farm Xear Philomath. SALEM. Or., June 12. (Special.) Mayor Albin of Salem has decided to throw off the cares of running a city administration and take up the mors lucrative business of tilling the soiL The executive yesterday announced he will tender his resignation to the city council at the meeting next Monday evening. . He has recently purchased a farm near Philomath to which he will go as soon as he is relieved as mayor of Salem. The New American Macaroni T7NJOY the delights of dis 4 covery. 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