12 THE MOT XING OREGON IAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, TO 10. RETURN OF DANSEY BOY ALIVE PROMISED Mysterious Postcard Alters Aspect of Murder Case. DECEMBER 24 DATE SET Ni'H Development Ma) Have Im porta ii I Bearing mi Decision as to Holding S Suspects. DUST AND FILTHY RAGS LEFT IN PRIEST S CELLS Germans, Ashamed of Their Treatment of Father Devroye, Take Him Into Hall for an Interview With Cardinal Mercier. SAN DIEGO WOMAN GAINS 23 CAIIIJI M. MKRCIER'S STORY. Including his correspondence with the Oerman authorities in Belgium during the war, 1914 to 1918. edited by Professor Fer nand Mayence of Louvain uni versity and translated by the Benedictine monks of St. Augus tine's, Kamsgate, Kngland. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 21. Special.) A new twist was given the Billy Dansey case tonight with reports from Hammnnton that Mrs". Hercules Dansey, mother of the boy, received a postcard under a Phila delphia postmark, reading: "Your boy will be returned to you on December 24 The card was mailed yesterday, Billy's third birthday. Coming as it did on the eve of the hearing on the habeas corpus proceedings instituted hv counsel for Charles S. White and Mrs. Edith L. Jones, held for two weeks in the county jail at Mays landing, without bail in connection with the child's death, the new development has cre ated a sensation and it may important bearing on the decision of Supreme Court Justice C. C. Black when he sits at Mays landing tomor row afternoon to hear the habeas corpus arguments. A riling Ik Analyzed. It is said on reliable authority that writing on the postcard strongly re sembles the characters In the "J. P." letters received by Prosecutor Kd raund C. Caskill early in the investi gation into the baffling mystery of Billy's disappearance letters giving clues that sent the county detectives on many false trails during the weeks they tried out every plausible theory to solve the mystery. Mr. Gaskill tonight said he had not seen the card but had been led to understand that Detective Nusbaum had interviewed Mrs. Dansey and had seen the card. He will go over the matter with his detective tomorrow morning before leaving for Mays landing to oppose the efforts of W. K. Sooy and G. A. Bolte, counsel for the prisoners, to secure the freedom of their clients before the case has gone to the grand jury. Inqucxt Verdict at Ixsnr. In addition to charging that White and Mrs. Jones had not received an opportunity to plead before they were committed to the county jail, the at torneys for the prisoners will review the testimony given at the Hammon ton inquest which resulted in a verdict of "death by unknown per sons," and in no way directed at tention to the prisoners. The testimony of Mrs. Dansey par ticularly, describing what happened just after she discovered her child's disappearance, will be brought out with emphasis. Explanatory Comment by Professor Fer nand Mayence. "My loss of liberty helps others to bs free, and my country to be free." So said a Belgian priest who had been condemned to two years imprisonment for aiding to get young compatriots of mili tary age out of the country in order to join King Albert's army. His attitude was typical of the position taken by hundreds of patriotic ecclesi astics. Inevitably the cardinal sympa thized deeply wfth their courageous effort. He could not regard their "offense as the 1 war treason" which the Germans termed I it. and he repeatedly Insisted In his let ters to the governor-general that the pros pective soldier who got away were too few in nuir.lter to constitute a formidable menace to the kaiser's great military ma chine. Ho keenly appreciated that these youths and the priests and others who aided them were responding to a moral obligation. Kvery one concerned in these perilous af fairs realized that the escape of all th available young men would not deter mine the course of the war. Uurlne t lie first winter of the struggle. have an ' once the adventurous trip to the boundary was mane, enfape across me iiuiiwci .. comparatively easy. A few francs suf ficed to bribe a sentinel. Naturally, how ever, the price s..on went up. So did the lethal fences of harged wire, which rose higher on the Una between occupied Bel glum and Holland. At the time when Kathers Devroye and Van Nylen were ar rested most of the venal sentries had been replaced. The frontier wires were strength ened, .and It was exceedingly difficult to succeed in cutting them or to Insure Insu lation by wrapping rubber blankets about them. Thirty-four thousand young Belgians found their way out of the country in the winter of 1914-UU3 'and joined the army on the Yser. But that record was unique. Later on the patrons of the "underground railway" were counted in hundreds. PASCO PLANS NEW CHURCH for Movement for Large Biiildin? Mi thodisis Under Way. PASCO, Wash.. Dec. 21. (Special.) If plans proposed by members of the local Methodist church carry, Pasco, in the near future, will have one of the most modern church edi fices in the Inland Empire. Ten thou sand dollars has been appropriated from the centenary fund of the gen eral conference additional funds can be realized by the sale of the pres ent church property and It Is believed that local subscriptions sufficient to carry out the plans can be obtained. Plans contemplate the purchase of the property opposite the city hall on which there are concrete walls which remained arter the fire that destroyed the building several years ago. These walls are In good con dition and can be used for the new building. It is planned to have a large auditorium, gymnasium, Sunday school rooms, reading rooms, natato rium. boys' and girls' clubrooms and dining rooms. ROTARIANS TO HAVE TREE Christmas Projraiimie Will J-Vu-ture Meeting Tomorrow. Two stellar attractions are to the fore in the announcement of the Rotary club luncheon, to be held to morrow noon In the Hotel Benson grill room. Not only Is It "ladies' day." by proclamation of the presi dent, but it also Is the day on which Itotarians will celebrate with a Christmas tree. Gifts for children will be distributed by Jacques Willis, as Santa Claus. "Christmas Spirit" will be the theme of an address by Bishop Sum ner. Marguerite Carney, the blind soprano, will sing songs of the Yule, while the club members will be led In Christmas songs by Walter Jen kins. Talent from the Orpheum will complete the extensive programme. 1920 BERRY BIDS MADE Albany Cannery Seeks Contract for .Marion Logan Crops. SALEM, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Eight cents a pound for the Marion county yield of loganberries for the year 1320 has been offered by a can nery at Albany, according to an nouncement made by local growers yesterday. The offer carries with It the guar anty that the purchaser will meet any advance in the market above the 8 cent quotation. It is understood that quite a number of Marion county growers have already entered Into contracts with the Albany concern and will ship their product to that city. Because of the uncertainty of the market for next year, Salem pack ers have not yet made any effort to obtain their supply of berries for 1920. THE medical bulletin signed by Dr. Groos affirmed that Father Devroye was in good health and capable of enduring prison life. This report of the Kreischef's is just as inaccurate as that which the governor-general sent previously about the conditions under which Father Van Nylen was Interned. The cardinal was authorized to visit Father Devroye. They were ashamed to take him to the prisoner's cell, as had nevertheless been done a few days previously for Father Thibaut. prlvincial of the Society of Jesus. The interview took place in a hall of the barracks which served as a chapel. Father Devroye did not remain stand ing for three-quarters of an hour be fore an open window, as the Krelschef asserted; but the prisoner and his visitor sat on a common bench with out a back, which happened to be near at hand. Far from refusing a scarf. Father Devroye accepted eagerly everything that could protect him from the cold, for the fire in the corridor only served to warm the sentry. As regards the lamp. It never ex isted save In the Imagination of the Krelschef. Father Devroye had to find the light himself with a few candles he had managed to procure. The walls of the cell, says the re port, were whitewashed with lime. It would have been more exact to say that they "had been whitewashed with lime." for the white color was entirely hidden by dust and spiders' webs. "Profane Audience" Charged. The cardinal, in acknowledging the report, set It down at its true value: Archbishop's House, Malines, Nov. 12, 11115. To His Excellency Baron von Bia sing. Governor-General. Brussels Sir: Yes terday afternoon I received the letter dated November 10, in which your excel lency tries to reassure me about the health of Father Devroye and the conditions under which he is imprisoned. The Krelschef Jochmus' report. Inclosed with your excellency's letter, contains sev eral points which call for remark. I noted at the first time of reading certain in accuracies on which I have on other occa sions passed comment. Would your excellency like a specimen? It la said that during our Interview, lasting three-quarters of an hour, which your excellency was kind enough to grant me with Father Devroye. the latter was standing In front of an open window: "dass er bei mit dem Kardlnal gefuehrten Unterredung 3i Ktd. lang am offenen Fen- ster gestanden hat" (during his Interview with the Cardinal he remained standing for three-quarters hour before an open window). In this case, at all events, I can speak from personal knowledge. During that three-quarters of an hour Father Devroye was seated on my left in a closed room. Father Van Duerm, who accompanied me on this visit is ready to confirm my state ment. The room where we held our meeting was that in which the father had been able to say mass that morning. The windows of this room look onto a public square, and we were able as we went in and out to perceive five or six soldiers conversing together. Is It for a moment to be admitted that In an intimate conversation with a rela tive and a friend we should have ex changed confidences near an open window within earshot of an undiscernlng and pro fane audience? I thank your excellency for the relax- 1 ation you have granted in the treatment of Fathers Devroye and Mertens ana beg you to accept the assurance of my sincere esteem. (Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER. Archbishop of Malines. Partial Reprieve Granted. After the condemnation of Fathers Devroye and Van Nylen. Von Bissing told his eminence that he could not make use of his right of reprieve In the case of Father Van Nylen, but that he granted to "Father Devroye a par tial reprieve. For this partial re prieve Cardinal Mercier wrote the governor-general a brief word of thank's. The cardinal already had inter vened in favor of Father Mertens, S. J., arrested on the charge of hav ing abetted Belgians of military age In passing the frontier. In a letter of November 10 the governor-general assured the cardinal that steps had been taken to secure for priests de tained on suspicion conditions conso nant with their rank. He also en closed a report from the krelschef of Louvain which purported to show that the priest Martens was be ing given treatment at the prison of which no one could complain. The medical certificate testified that Father Mertens' health was good enough to allow him to undergo pris on regime. The report signed by the krelschef from the point of view of inaccuracy yields in nothing to the report ad dressed by the governor-general by the krelschef of Mechlin and which we have treated of above. The cell, "which no one could com plain of." as Father Mertens tells us. was In reality a dungeon reserved for drunkards and Insubordinate sol diers. A Belgian soldier could not lodge there for more than three days without special permission from su perior authority. Father Mertens stayed there 30 days. The dungeon had become a veritable dog-hole. It reeked with a nauseous smell and the floor was so dirty that It was im possible to make out the color of the flags. No means of heating; no win dows, not even bull's-eyes. The air and light only penetrated this hovel through cracks In the ceilings made of iron beams. The so-called woolen mattress was a finger's breadth in thickness and as hard as the plank on which it rest ed. For covering a filthy, stained rag: for pillow, a beam. For nourishment the prisoner received three times a day some bad bread and a kind of black broth as little appetizing as possible. Luebbert, the krelschef, paid a visit to Father Mertens. He was indig nant at the way the prisoner was treated, saying that It was not right to subject a priest to so humiliating a regime. He allowed a pillow to be brought him, a traveling rug and to receive regularly the food supplied by the College of Louvain. Luebbert always showed himself well-disposed toward Father Mertens. He was, moreover, according to all the Bel- " wno nao any dealings with him, a just and loyal man. For this reason Father Mertens thinks that the re port addressed to the governor-general was drawn up by the police and that the kreischef must have signed it without even taking the trouble to read it. The cardinal, always hoping that the good intentions which Von Bissing Dtcl":u fcv aiiow wouia ena uy Having some goou enect. thanked him for the steps ne had taken to better the treatment of priests detained in prison : "I'm a Living Evidence of the Powers of Tanlac," De clares Mrs. Candage. "Only my folks know the awful condition 1 was in for I was so bad off I was Just ready to die when I began taking Tanlac, but now I have been restored to complete health and have gained twenty - three pounds." said Mrs. Olive M. Candage of 425 Kalmla street, San Diego, Cal the other day. "About a year ago my health gave way," continued Mrs. Candage, "and I began to lose weight and strength rapidly .and in the course of several months I actually fell off sixty-five pounds and was hardly more than a frame. My blood was in bad condi tion and I was so terribly nervous I felt jirst like getting out and scream ing at the top of my voice. When ever I went out of the house some one always watched me for fear I could not get back, and several times I fainted and fell down on the street My cheeks were sunken and hollow. I was as pale as a ghost and my back ached from sheer weakness. I had no appetite at all and for days I went without touching a thing but coffee. In fact I lived on coffee. When went to bed I could not stay there and I can hardly understand how I managed to hold out as long as I did We spent all kinds of money. I took all sorts of medicine and treatment, including serum Injections, but it was all to no..avaU, for 1 grew worse and worse. "A friend of mine in La Jolla who had tried Tanlac recommended it to mo and I began taking it. My im provement at first was so slight as to hardly be noticeable, but I realized that was because of the extremely low state of health I was In. So continued to take it until now today you see me the best living evidence and monument to the wonderfu powers of Tanlac, In San Diego. I am in the best of health, can eat any thing I please and I sleep as sound as a child all night long. My nerves are steady, my blood Is In splendid condition, and, as I said, I have gained twenty-three pounds of my los weight back already. Everywhere I go my friends are all remarking aDout how well I look and I alway ten them that I owe everything to Tanlac This is the first public state ment I have ever made, but I feel fine that I know it is my duty to tell the world what Tanlac can do." Tanlac is sold In Portland by the Owl Drug store. Adv. awaiting shall be Archbishop's House. Malines, Dec. 9. 1015 To His Excellency Baron von Bia sing, Governor-General, Brussels Sir: I thank your excellency with all my heart for the promise you made me In your let ter of December 4 No. 2224S9 that in luiure imprisoned priests either their trial or actually Interned treated as becomes their dlgnitv If I have pressed your excellency to ob tain for laymen also during the period of investigation prior to their trial the bene fit of a milder regime. It is not because I want to enter upon a discussion of this matter with your excellency, but simply for the reason that equity and charity urge me to make an appeal to the pre rogative, which I shall like to share with your excellency, of being able to alleviate my brethren's sufferings. Accept, my dear governor-general, the expression of my sincere esteem (Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER. Archbishop of Malines. UNDERNEATH EXPENSIVE SPORT CLOTHES Y! in this city at once, a committee hav ing been appointed by the organiza tion here to take charge of the forma tion of the auxiliary. A large num ber of the relatives of the ex-service men are eager to join. ACCIDENT PHY ASSAILED WORKERS WANT STATE TO IN CREASE AMOUNT. OU can't judge a man by his clothes, but you can judge clothes by the men who wear them. In the case of knit underwear, you will find that the men who choose all their clothes with the greatest care generally wear Carter's Knit Underwear. They like Carter's for its comfort. The well-cut, one-piece suit fits snugly everywhere without binding anywhere. It seems almost part of you, so well does the soft, knit fabric conform to your phy sique. It gives absolute protec tion from the cold air, but it Note This letter was never found (TO BE CONTINUED.) Copyright. 1919. by Public Ledger Co. Copyright. Canada, 1919, by Public Ledger Co. International Copyright. 1919. by Public Ledger Co. ROAD BONDS OPPOSED Cottage (irovc Club Loads Eight Against Proposed Issue. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) The Cottage Grove com mercial club is taking the lead in or ganizing the county In opposition to the proposed issue f $2,000,000 in road bonds. A meeting will be held in Eugene some time this week. The club takes thee position that roads which already are in good or fair condition can be cared for from the regular funds and that if any bonds are issued they should be used exclusively for opening new roads and new trading territory or in sur facing roads which now are impas sable in winter, which would reduce the issue of bonds by at least half. Letter? Give Industrial Commission Insight Into View Taken by Victims of Injuric-. SALEM. Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) That the workers of Oregon are heartily In sympathy with the pro posed legislation to increase the pay ments to persons injured while en titled to benefits under the state compensation act, Is indicated in let ters received at the offices of the state industrial accident commission during the past few weeks. In yesterday s mail the commission received an appeal from the wife of j a workman who was Injured last i May and Is still disabled: also a letter I from an employer pointing out that one of his Injured workmen Is threat ening to institute suit for damages because the compensation he is re ceiving from the commission is not adequate to take care of his needs. The injured workman in question has a wife and two children. Under the present law he is entitled to compensation at the rate of $70.50 a month for the first six months, and never seems stuffy. There is no clumsy over lapping at the waist. It follows that the quality of the material and the workmanship in Carter's make its first cost a little more than ordinary undei wear. But this difference is more than made up by Carter's superior comfort and wear. The highest grade stores in every city sell Carter's. Buy it now for winter. Enjoy the underwear the best dressed men prefer. The William Carter Company NJkm Bniku (jsk Dvfitt) tnd SfrizUU.MsiM. CarterS n. Underwear - .- MK, orw FOR ALL THE FAMILY long J47 a month thereafter. he Is unable to work. He was able to keep the wolf from the door as long as he received $70.50 a month but when, at the end of the six months period the compensation dropped to $47 his w ife sent her ap peal to the commission. While the compensation law pro tects the employer against suit for damages in such a case, if the action is brought the employer will be obliged to go to the expense of de fending it. even though the workman is not successful. as William Bell, past worthy matron, received a beautiful medal as a trib ute for her efficient work as an offi cer. The newly installed officers are: Mrs. I.eona Abraham, worthy matron: Ed Lenox, worthy patron; Mrs. Carl Rymers, associate matron; Mrs. John Runyon, conductress; Mrs. Haxel French, assistant conductress; Eree Johnson, secretary; Mrs. Leonora Page, treasurer; Mrs. A. A. Wilder, warder; William Bell, sentinel; Mrs. Sam Phillips, chaplain; and Mrs. George Qulne, organist. 280 Christmas boxes, which will be distributed among the prisoners in the state penitentiary. -Each box con tains a liberal supply of sweetmeats. apples, orange, chewing gum and other delicacies. The Salvation Army also is planning a Christmas tree for unfortunate children. Itneburg Eastern Star Installs. ROSEBURG, Or.. . Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) At a meeting of the local chap ter of the Eastern Star lodge, Mrs. Convicts to Get Girts. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) The Salem branch of the Salvation Army, under the direction of Ensign Hunter, has prepared approximately Head The Oregowan classified :td.". Ivory-Py-ra-lin One-Fourth off at the Stout-Lvons Drug Co.'s Three Big Stores If I IIFfT Women Plan Legion Auxiliary. ROSEBURG, Or.. Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) The formation of a women's auxiliary to the local post of the American Legion will be undertaken ELKS TO FETE CHILDREN Albany Youths to Get Candy and At lend Theater. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Every child in Albany under 12 years of age will be the guest of the Albany lodge of Elks next Wednesday after noon. The children will assemble at the Elks temple, where each will re ceive candy and other Christmas re membrances, and then they will go to the Globe theater, where a pro gramme arranged for the committee by Mrs. Percy R. Kelly will be given. The children will enjoy also a moi-le show for which the proprietors of the theater have secured some special films. The committee handling the Christ mas observance for the lodge consists of A. J. Hodges, O. D. Austin and Charles H. Burggraf. Tor Regularity TheTriendly Laxative In tins only-Three sizes AT NYAL DRUG STORES ... EVERYWHERE Guticura Soap AND OINTMENT Clear the Skin Soap,Oiatznat.Talaani,Ae aaarass: nncsrs m a ml r mi FOR C3V VTW yjr- tlDIHJf Night and Morning. Have Strong, Healthy Eyes. If they Tire, Itch Smart or Rtirn Vh,n CVCC h Sore. Irritated, In- UUR C.TLJ flamed or Granulated, use Murine olt.cn. Soothes, Refreshes. Safe for Infant or Adult. At all j Druggists. 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