Morning Oregonian., September 26, 1919, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OREG ONI AN, FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 26, 1919.
PASSES IN GERMANY
NECESSARY AS EVER
to be guarded just as jealously, among
them a pass from Richard Mullar of
the Berlin Vollzugsrat, which-was an
open sesame to all meetings of th
revolutionary workmen's councils and
a letter of recommendation from a
well-known communist that served as
an introduction in Spartacist circles.
The most amusing of all, however,
is an "Entlausings Schein," a certifi
cate that I was taking no cooties or
other undesirable aliens back to Ger
many, which I had to obtain from the
authorities in Kovno before I wa
permitted to cross the German border
on my return from Russian Poland.
After sundry experiences in a hotel
in Wilna that had been vacated a
short time before by the bolshevik
forces I wasn't at all sure that I
was honestly entitled to that pass.
FAIR AMUSEMENTS HIT
CLACKAMAS ALTERS
PAVED ROADS MAP
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Nation as Bureaucratic as
Was Kaiserdom.
County Court Urged to Create
11 New Districts.
SAMPLE SHOP
286 Morrison St, Between Fourth and Fifth Sts.
Next to the Corbett Building
PERMITS OFTEN WITHHELD
ROUTINGS ARE CHANGED
Travel in Teuton Land Sometimes
Very Difficult for Strangers.
American "Check" Helpful.
114 Miles of Pavement at Cost of
$11,000 Per Mile to Be Com
pleted Under Proposed Issue.
Beware of imitators and imitation
V?y sample shops. Look for Big Sign-rl
With the Hand Pointing at 2S6 J
Morrison St. Factory Sample Shop
DISGRACEFUL. FEATURES' DE
XOUXCED BY STOCKMEX.
FACTO
BY MARGUERITE K. HARRISON
Copyright by the A. S. Abell Co., Published
by Arrangement)
Among my souvenirs of Germany
is a collection of passes. They are
of every color, shape and description,
for revolutionary Germany is every
whit as bureaucratic as was kaiser
dom. An "Ausweis" was absolutely
necessary for almost every occasion,
and I acquired mine impartially from
members of all political parties and
factions.
The pass that pot me into Germany
was a gorgeous blue affair from the
Krench mission at f'haumont. with
red stripes, with official seal and my
photograph in one corner. It author
ized me to travel throughout the zone
of the Krench army in France and
Alsace-Lorraine, but it wasn't of the
slightest value in the zone of occu
pation. 1 put it over with a sleepy
poilu in Mainz, however. He was
stationed at the railroad station to
see that no tickets were bought for
Frankfort, except by persons who
had received a permit from the head
quarters of the general staff. I
waved at him with an airy gesture,
at the same time saying in a lordly
manner "Mission Americaine" (Ameri
can Mission). He was obviously im
pressed and I didn't give him time to
recover. In a second I was inside
the wicket, with a ticket for Frank
fort in my pocket.
Once there I got a pass from the
poldiers' and workmen's council. It
states that Frau Margaret Klton Har
rison of Baltimore, is traveling as a
newspaper, correspondent, and re
quests all military and civil author
ities, as weli as all workmens' and
soldiers' councils throughout Ger
many to allow the said Frau Harri
son to travel unhindered and in case
of need to give her help and protec
tion. Later, when the councils were
in disfavor, my revolutionary pass
would have been sufficient to have
caused me to be looked on with sus
picion, and I tucked it away, to be
used on the proper occasion. In
stead, I had a document from the
foreign office stamped with the im
perial crown and eagle.
OMke'K Pans Canceled.
Still later, when the reaction was
In full sway, I had a pass signed by
Noske. which is, perhaps, the most
remarkable one ever owned by an
American woman. It is a" small blue
folder, No. 11976, which sets forth that
I am a member of the Garde Caval
lerie Schutzen Corps, the famous or
ganization of the officers' camarilla
that for several months virtually
ruled Berlin. Until I got this pass I
had all kinds of trouble getting
through sentries and patrols and I
was frequently searched for hidden
weapons.
I shall never forget one night when
I was stopped on the Hitzig street
bridge, on the very spot where Rosa
Luxemburg was thrown into the canal
which runs through Berlin. Two sol
diers stuck their heads into my taxi
and demanded to know if I was carry
ing arms. "Only two hand grenades," I
answered laughing, but I had over
looked the fact that it wasn't healthy
to joke with government troops about
such matters at that time. I was made
to get out of my- cab, my muff and
pockets were searched, the cushions
on the seat were lifted and poked,
and I was put through a cross-examination.
One day last May, after the publi
cation of the peace terms had made
Americans unpopular, a uniformed
gentleman called on me at the Adlon
and demanded that I surrender my
Noske pass. I gave it up most un
willingly upon his assurance that I
would receive another in due cours-s,
but when, after waiting until July,
it was not forthcoming, I went to
the headquarters of the Garde Caval
lerie Schuzen division to find out
what had become of it. A young
lieutenant unearthed it from a big
dossier. Written across it in large
black letters was "Canceled after
June first," and my photograph was
gone. It is probably now reposing
in the rogues' gallery in Berlin, but
I have my pass, bought back with a
package of American cigarettes, and
a certain lieutenant may face court
martial If Noske ever finds out what
became of it.
Assembly Takes No Chanees.
My pass, admitting me to the na
tional assembly at Weimar, is a
gorgeous pink affair, stamped, curi
ously enough, with the old perforated
stamp of the reichstag. Without it I
would not only never have seen Kbert
elected president of Germany, but I
4 would not have been permitted to buy
a ticket for Weimar. Once there, I
was given a pass that entitled me to
quarters in the Germania hotel with a
number of small tickets attached. I
had to surrender one of these each
time I had a meal.
The Prussian national assembly is
sued dark blue cards admitting corre
spondents to the press gallery, but
even these were not sufficient as
credentials. When I attended the
opening session I was searched by a
lady policeman, who even made me
take off my hat and let down my hair
to make sure that I had no bombs
concealed on my person. Lack of
transportation facilities, strikes and
Spartacist disturbances make it
necessary to restrict travel in Ger
many during the months immediately
following the armistice and nearly
every time I wanted to leave Berlin I
had to have a tracel permit. One of the
most interesting in my possession is s
card permitting me to take the mili
tary train from Cassel to Berlin. When
I arrived in Cassel. early in January,
the Spartacist fights were on and few
trains were running either to or from
the capital. It was impossible to get
there on an ordinary train, but as
Cassel was then Hindenburg's head
quarters there was a daily train for
officers and troops. How I got my
permit I do not know. I think it was
because my American "cheek" so
astonished the military authorities
that they were temporarily paralyzed,
but I had my trip on the German
army train with an officer's pass.
Credentials Are Concealed.
During my trip through east and
west Prussia and upper Silesia a pass
signed by Major von Willisen of the
east border troops, secured through a
certain great German general who is
well known in America, saw me
through many difficult situations, and
a pass from the Polish commission at
Danzig, carefully hidden and never
produced except on the proper occa
sions, helped me to meet the Polish
residents and to get much interesting
Information. There were other cre
dentials in my possession which had
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Committee to Investigate Condi
tions! Mcrry-Go-Round Omit
ted From Denunciation.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.)
That certain amusement features of
the Oregon state fair are disgraceful
and should be abanaoned in all state
and municipal shows was the senti
ment expressed at the annual meeting
of the Oregon Purebred Livestock as
sociation last night.
The livestock men commended A. H.
Lea, secretary of the state fair board,
and other members of the body for
their efforts in making the 1919 event
a success.
Games of chance operated in con
nection with the fair were denounced
by IS. C. Mans of Portland. Mrs. F. E.
Linn of Portland, Harry West of Scap-
poose and J. k,. Whitney of Spokane.
Merry-go-rounds and other more inno
cent amusements were not included
in the denunciation. To bring to the
attention of the fair board the action
of the association a committee was
appointed, composed of F. A. Doerfler
of Silverton. R. W. Hoag of Scapnoose
and Harry West. This committee will
investigate conditions at this year's
fair and report their findings to the
board.
Officers of the association were re
elected, as follows: C. L. Hawley of
McCoy, president; George Chandler of
Baker, first vice-president; Frank
Brown of Carlton, second vice-presi
dent; Oscar Cleveland of Gresham,
treasurer, and N. C. Maris of Port
land, secretary.
OIL KILLS FISH IN COOS
SCOW HITS DREDGE, SINKS;
700 BARRELS LOST,
Fishermen Suffer Damage When
Scum Accumulates on Nets;
Protest Is -Vigorous.
NORTH BEND. Or.. Sept. 23.
(Special.) The release of a large
quantity of oil by the submerging
of a scow near Empire yesterday
rendered helpless for a time hun
dreds of sea gulls, ducks and other
waier towi on the lower bay.
reamers oi tne fowls became satu
rated with the oil from the scum
covering the surface of the water.
1 ne oil, amounting to nearly 700
barrels, was being conveyed in a scow
from the Standard Oil company ware
house near this city to tie. govern
ment dredge Michie at Empire. When
approaching the dock the scow was
dashed against the hull of the dredge
oy neavy sweus ana submerged.
The oil, which spread over a large
area of the bay, has evoked a vigor
ous protest from the fishermen who
have suffered damage and incon
venience from the oil and scum accu
mulating on their nets and the de
struction of fish in the bay. J. M.
nomas, deputy state game warden,
is investigating the incident with a
view to fixing the responsibility for
the damage.
Y. M.C. A. RELEASES DONEY
University President's Discharge
Tells of Services.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
lem, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) Presi-
university yesterday received his dis
dent Carl Gregg Doney of Willamette
charge from the war work council of
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion, together with an overseas pin
signifying six months' serv'ce abroad
in the Y. M. C. A. work, from Febru
ary to July, 1918.
The discharge mentions his work in
the French foyers, and notes the ad
dresses regarding the association's
war services which Dr. Doney gave
after his return to this country.
Among the places named where he
spoke are San Francisco, Portland,
Seattle, Willamette university, Ore
gon Normal school and Whitman col
lege. STUDENT HEADS ELECTED
Senior Willamette College Class
Xames Semester Officers.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
lem, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) ?lass
officers for the first semester of this
year were elected by the senior class
at its meeting Tuesday. Henry
Spiess of Canby is the new president;
Eva Parrett of Newberg is vice-president;
Genevieve Yannke. Salem, sec
retary; Kenneth Legge, Salem, treas
urer. Oscar Olson, Woodburn, the retir
ing chief executive, was elected to fill
the positions of athletic manager and
sergeant-at-arms. The membership
of the 1920 class has been increased
this fall as a result of the return of
several ex-service men, and the en
trance of students from other insti
tutions. Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070. A 6095.
Do You Want To
Some Money?
Here is a sure way to make a
good, substantial saving:
Instead of waitiruar until De
cember to buy that diamond.
select it now (a small deposit fs
will Vi il H it 9nH v- r 1 1 " :i n Ka
positively sure that the price
will be lower now ihan later.
The demand for diamonds
gets stronger every day
and. as a natural result, the
price gets higher.
We carry the largest stock of
mountings in Portland.
STAPLES
266 MORRISON STREET,
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) Sweeping changes were made
in the hard-surface road map of
Clackamas county at a conference at
the courthoube Wednesday night of
the committee representing the dis
tricts directly tnierested, and attended
by farmers from nearly every section
of the county. The county court was
requested to abolish the 57 road dis
tricts of the county and- create 11
new districts, ten of which are to be
tributary to the main roads proposed
in the bond issue of $1,700,000, and the
11th to be formed out of the terri
tory between Oregon City and the
Multnomah county line through Mil
waukie, as many miles of pavement
have already been laid in this
district.
Under the proposed bond issue,
which will come before the people at
a special election to be held as early
as practicable, probably within the
next 60 days, 144 miles of road are to
be paved, at a cost of $11,000 per mile
for the pavement, and the grade and
base for the pavement are to be paid
for by the districts through which the
roads are to run. .
Krameup la Churned.
Rufus Holman, Multnomah county
commissioner, won the floor, early in
the evening and declared that pave
ment could not be laid for $11,000 a
mile, but his opinion was brushed
aside with little comment upon a
statement of County Judge Anderson
that pavement had been laid in this
county by the county paving plant
for that sum. John M. Mann, city
commissioner, made a futile effort to
eliminate the Bluff road into Sandy
from consideration and to substitute
a road in the Bull Run district. Mr.
Mann created a furore by charging
that County Commissioner Proctor of
Clackamas was interested in property
along the Bluff road and that he and
County Commissioner Harris of Clack
amas were parties to a frameup, but
the committee stood firmly behind its
own officials. '
The committee was urged to give
consideration to the Coiicn district
and finally effected i compromise by
getting a promise from the county
court to name the road from Wrights
bridge to Colton as the first road to
be designated for improvement under
the market roads lav.
Fnrmna for ravin.
The five-mile strip from Liberal to
Macksburg was given to the Canby
Marquam road, giving that highway
a total of. 12 m'les of pavement. The
road from Oregon City to the Hog
Hollow district, covering one mile,
was given to the Estacada-Carver
highway, which was routed through
Eagle creek and Barton along the
north side of the Clackamas, instead
of over the Barton bridge and down
the south bank of the Clackamas, as
originally proposed. The road from
Springwater to Estacada was changed
to run from Springwater into the
Logan district along the south bank
of the Clackamas, -and the road from
Damascus to the Multnomah county
line was routed from Boring, instead
of from Damascus, a saving of one
and one-half miles, v .iich was given
to the Zinser road. Dr. H. S. Mount
and Judge Gordon E. Hayes ob
jected to the routing of the road
from Stafford which was changed to
run over the present old survey to
Oswego, there connecting with the
Pacific highway.
Under the terms of the proposed
bond issue the county may lay pave
ment with its own plans or may con
tract for pavement, though on con
tracts it is restricted to the con
tracting for labor only, the materials
to be purchased and furnished to the
contractor by the county, following
the California plan. lt is estimated
that the entire mileage can be paved
within five years, and that a 5
mill levy for 20 years will pay the
principal and interest on the bonds.
Farmers from every part of the
county appear to be enthusiastically
in favor of the programme.
Deschutes Forester Transferred.
BEND, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.)
After eight years on the Deschutes
national forest, H. E. Vincent, deputy
supervisor, received notice today that
SAVE $10
BY DRY CLEANING
Save five to ten dollars quickly by
dry cleaning everything in the home.
You can dry clean, brighten and re
new children's coats, suits, caps, wool
ens, Swiss, lawns, organdie and chif
fon dresses, ribbons, satins, lace, silk,
waists, draperies, rugs everything
that would be ruined by soap and
water.
Place a gallon or more of gasoline
in a dishpan or wash boiler, put in
the things to be cleaned,, then
wash them with Solvite soap. Short
ly, everything comes out looking like
new.
Nothing fades, shrinks or wrinkles.
No pressing needed. Do not attempt
to dry clean without Solvite soap.
This gasoline soap is the- secret of all
dry cleaning.
A package of Solvite soap with
directions for home dry cleaning
costs little at any drug, grocery or
department store. Dry clean outdoors
or away from flame. Adv.
Save
The Jeweler-Optician
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The Mark
of
Integrity
I want young men who
buy my clothes to know
that their satisfaction
means more to me than
price or profit.
My label is the mark of
clothes integrity. I
would no more dis
honor it than I would my
written name on a note or
contract.
Clothes for Young Men
$25 to $50
The Second Floor
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he has been transferred to the Sius
law, with headquarters at Eugene.
Church Ownership Changes.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 25.
(Special.) Cosmopolis Methodists
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FATTY ARBUCKLE
in
"BACK STAGE"
Being the first of his new laugh-wallop comedies. If
you never laughed in your life you will laugh at this.
It will drag laughs out of you that you never knew
you had. Al St. Johns and Buster Keaton will both be
there.
Elmo the
Mighty
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have bought the Presbyterian church
property in Cosmopolis and will re
model it for U3e for their own church.
The building probably will be en
larged, though plans have not yet
been completed. The Methodists will
sell their own property in Cosmop
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"PROFITEERS"
LAST TIMES TODAY
olis and with the proceeds help pay
for the new property.
S. & H. green stamps for cash, Hol
man Kuel company. Main 353. A 3353.
Blockwood. 4 ft. or Bhort slabwood.
Utah and Rock Springs coal; sawdust.
Adv.
BEHOLD!
THE
KING!
New
Columbia
Orchestra
Evenings
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SILK DRESSES
Many samples to close out, saving - O
from $5 to $10, only $23.95 and. . PAI'w
SUITS SUITS
Savings from $5 to $15 Serges and Poplins,
Extra Special,
Just look at these prices, and, remember, your
money back if not satisfied within three days of
purchase
UITS
Saving from
$10 to $20
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Most up-to-date styles
and all new materials.
Extra Special,
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Stock and Sample Silk Waists
Crepe de Chine and Georgettes cy aj
at only PJ70
HUNDREDS
of
Coats!
To be sacrificed,
saving from $5 to
$15, only $28.95,
$18.95 and
$M95
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Suits, Dresses,
Coats, Waists,
Sweaters and
Skirts
Lots of samples to go in this
sale. No matter what sale
you may attend, you will
acknowledge that the Fac
tory Sample Shop sells for
much less, because we use
large quantities and have
WE SELL FOR LESS
Victory
Bonds
Taken at
Face Value
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