VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,434
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
rvytnffice as acond-Cla Matter.
RAILROADS 60
BACK MARCH 1
President Relinquishes
Control of Lines
GOVERNMENT FLOUR
IS PLACED ON SALE
GRAIN CORPORATION E.'I.OITS
Pl'RE flF.T PRODUCT.
PRE-WAR CHRISTMAS 1
r DIP CTADC III NEW GOVERNOR WILL
LEGION COMMANDER
GREETS WAR HEROES
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ROCKEFELLER GIFT
IS 51 00,000,000
L urn a i mid i ra
ATTACK DRY STATUTE
KEW JERSEY TO FIGHT FOR
BEER AND LIGHT V1NES.
SPIRIT COMES BACK
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE SENT TO
DISABLED VETERANS.
GIFT PRODIGALITY OF AMER
ICANS AGAIN RAMPANT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
WHOLE CITY CRIES
Great Day of Year Given
Over to Gladness.
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EXPRESS COMPANIES FREE
Delay Allowed for Roads to
Avoid Financial Troubles
Because of Transfer.
DETAILS ARE UP TO HINES
Director - General Instructed
to Settle All Disputes
and Adjust Claims.
WASHIXGTON, Dec. 24. Presi
dent Wilson tonight issued a procla
mation returning the railroads and
express companies to private con
trol March 1.
Failure of congress to enact reme
dial legislation was given as the
reason for extending by two months
the time originally announced for
relinquishing government control of
the properties. In his message to
congress last May President Wilson
said the roads would be turned back
t the end of the calendar year.
"No agreement having yet been
reached by congress," Secretary
Tumulty said in announcing the
proclamation, "it becomes necessary
in the public Interest to allow a
reasonable time to elapse between the
issuing of the proclamation and the
date of its actually taking effect.
The president is advised that the
railroad and express companies are
not organized to make it possible
for them to receive and manage
their properties, if actually turned
over to them on December 31."
Lively Fight in Prospect.
The Esch-Cummins bill, designed
to meet conditions incident to the
return of the roads, is in conference,
with the prospect that an agreement
on differences between the house
and senate will be threshed out be
fore March 1. While one provision
of the bill would order the return
of the roads at the end of the calen
dar month in which the bill was ap
proved, it was considered hardly
likely that an agreement would be
reached quickly enough to put the
roads back February 1, or one month
earlier than ordered by the presi
dent. There are indications of a lively
fight before either house adopts the
other's position on anti-strike clauses
of the bill or the question of con
tinuing the government guarantee
to the roads until they can obtain
increased rates to meet advanced
operating costs.
Also it was said tonight in con
gressional quarters that because of
the president's decision no attempt
would be made to rush through the
necessary legislation.
Operation Questions Simple.
Inasmuch as the staffs of the
Tarious systems have been retained
virtually intact by the railroad ad
ministration, return of the railroads
will involve legal and financial
rather than operating questions
Those departments of the railroad
administration will remain in exist
ence with increased personnel for
months after the operating officers
have left the government service.
Swagar Sherley, director of finance,
railroad administration, probably
will be chosen to wind up the gov
ernment's business in railroading.
Even bigger problems confront
the express companies. Consolidated
into one system under government
operation, the four original corpora
tions are reported to have asked the
department of justice if there would
be any violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law in their remaining a
unit.
In two years of physical posses
sion of the railroads the government
has encountered a deficit of approx
imately $646,000,000, according to
estimates submitted by Mr. Sherley
When the roads were taken over
January 1, 1918, congress guaran
teed them a rental of $900,000,000
annually, based on the average in
come of a three-year period. Oper
ating revenues in 1918 fell $236,000,
000 below the standard return and
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Campaign Said to Be Aimed at
High Cost of Living; Flour Short
age Rumor Is Denied.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. The United
States grain corporation announced
today that the government's pure
wheat flour is on sale In small pack
ages "at moderate prices" In hun
dreds of retail grocery stores
mruugnout ine country, and mer
j chants selling it will be provided on
application with posters advising
their customers of the fact. In a
supplementary statement by Watson
S Moore, second vice-president of the
corporation, consumers are Informed
that the flour is in no sense a war or
substitute article, but derived from
pure wheat.
"The regular flour trade." said Mr.
Moore, "should also understand that
this campaign is in no sense designed
to discredit their regular business, or
the brands which they ordinarily han
dle. They recognize. I am sure, that
this is but part of a general cam
paign on the part bf the government
to reduce the high cost of living."
Mr. Moore added that rumors of a
flour shortage are without founda
tion and that flour stocks are approx
imately 50 per cent larger than they
were at this time last year.
"MAD POET" SALUTES U. S.
"Mass Dulled by Riches Trans
formed." Says d'Annunzio.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. A message
from Gabrlele d'Annunzio to the
American people was brought today
by Mrs. John Adam Drake, president
of the American free mlik and reiief
committee for Italy, who arrived on
the steamship Gluseppl Verdi. The
poet-warrior wrote it In English for
Mrs. Drake.
"You were an enormous mass made
dull by power and riches," he said.
"Behold! You are transformed Into
ardent and active spirituality; you
are become a race of storm and pas
sion, ready for the fight; erect in the
face of a future greater than your
whole past.
"Oh! Liberty; Let others despair
of you. but I will never despair, is the
cry of your lion-hearted poet. Ga
brlele d'Annunzio."
SALES OF TURKEYS SLOW
High Prices Turn Attention of Pur
chasers to Chickens.
Although the Christmas supply of
turkeys was small, high prices pre
vented dealers from cleaning up. The
price was generally cut to 60 cents
during the afternoon, but even at that
the market men found trading slow.
Many purchasers turned their atten
tion to dressed chickens, which could
be had at prices ranging from 30 to
46 cents. Dressed geese at 40 cents
al,so sold well, but they were not all
disposed of.
In the wholesale district the
dealers fared no better than the re
tailers. Many late shipments were
received and only a part of them were
sold. Bad roads, higi water and
scarcity of labor were given by
shippers as the reason for sending in
their turkeys so late.
EGGS MOVING IN CARLOADS
T a co ma Concern Makes Heavy
Shipments to New 'York.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 24. (Special.)-
Solid carloads of eggs are be
ing expressed direct from Tacoma to
New York. The first left today, an
other will start December 26 and a
thlrfl next week. At least two cars
weekly will follow, according to
Walter Ely, Tacoma manager of the
Henningsen Produce company.
From every direction eggs have
been pouring into Tacoma the last
few days. Producers have received
from 66 to 76 cents a dozen.
Egg receipts for December will
be three times larger than ever be
fore In Tacoma.
SPANISH PALACE BURNS
Duchess of Manzaned Masterpieces
and Jewelry Destroyed.
MADRID. Dec. 24. Fire today vir
tually destroyed the palace of the
Duchess of Manzaned.
Several masterpieces, objects of
art and much jewelry were consumed.
Invoking enormous loss.
LITTLE CHRISTMASTIDE STORIES
THE message of Christmas, borne
as It should be, winged through
the misty night on Christmas
eve. Wherever a lighted candle cast
its beams from a front window for
children had been told how to call the
carolers the olden songs of Christ
mas sounded.
In Portland, the Christmas carolers
were mustered by Waaler Jenkins, of
the community service organization,
and in all the city they numbered 150
groups. From nightfall until 9
o'clock the carols of Christmas old
English songs that have outlived the
centuries celebrated the advent of
the day.
They sang of "Good King Wen-
ceslaus," and of that happy Christ
mas counsel which begins:
"God rest you, merry gentlemen,
let nothing you dismay "
In downtown districts groups of
Christmas singers visited hotel lob
bies and other public places, singing
their carols and passing on. Their
advent, and the clear musio of ths
WASHINGTON SHOW
Josephus Daniels Will Do
Headline Act.
CONGRESS ASKS QUESTIONS
Naval Heroes, Tumulty, Ba
ruch and Others in Cast.
PALMER TO BE CALLED
Who Settled Coal Miners Strike
and How? Is Subject of
Sketch on Programme.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Dec. 24 Matters are
shaping here for a great show to be
staged under the dome of the capltol
Just as soon as congress reconvenes
on January 6. It is going to be
positively the biggest show on earth
of big men, the passing show of 1920.
Just read this list of stars:
Josephus Daniels. Admiral Sims,
Commander David W. Bagley. Joseph
Patrick Tumulty, Barney Baruch,
William G. McAdoo, A. Mitchell
Falmer, John L. Lewis and William
Green all stars, and nine of them.
The headllner will be Joeepnus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, who
will be hailed before a congressional
committee to tell why he took it upon
himself to change the list of awards
of the expert board which was ap
pointed to spot all genuine naval war
heroes entitled to recognition.
Reword of Failures Hit.
There Is one paragraph In Admiral
Sims' letter that has attracted more
attention than any other feature. It
is this paragraph:
"In the case of destroyers or other
vessels that were successfully at
tacked by German submarines no
special distinctions were recom
mended in my reportB. These are
typical examples not only of unsuc
cessful actions, but of failures to in
jure the enemy. By reason of the
peculiar nature of submarine warfare,
no blame necessarily attaches to the
commanding officers of these vessels
for their failures, but on no account
should they receive a special award
for their lack of success. Even the
assumption that subsequent to their
rfailures they handled the situation
well Is. of course, no reason why they
should be rewarded. To do so Is to
reverse the policy of Our navy and all
other navies."
Daniels Decorates Relative.
This paragraph has struck members
of congress with great force, and in
scanning the list of Secretary
Daniels' hand-V'cked heroes they are
astonded to find that the particular
brand of heroism so much minimized
by Admiral Sims is that which drew
recognition for David W. Bagley, Mr.
Daniels' brother-in-law.. Commander
Bagley was In command of the des
troyer Jacob Jones which was sunk
by a German submarine and it was
In connection with this action and
this only that a distinguished service
medal was awarded to him by his
relative, reversing, as Sims says, the
"policy of our navy and all other
navies."
Admiral Sims will be summoned and
Commander Bagley. wearing a D. 3.
M. doubtless will be invited to ap
pear and tell "how he got that
way."
Other Bis Men Slated.
Other big men are to ' be on the
carpet, among whom will be Joseph
Patrick Tumulty, secretary to ths
president, who will be asked to tell
a special sub-committee of the senate
what he knows of the deal made with
the officers of the United Mine
Workers by which the men in charge
of the coal strike were relieved of
the humiliation of obeying a court
injunction.
Attorney-General Palmer Is likely
to be called back to see If he wishes
to correct some of his testimony that
fails to square with statements in
letters sent out by the mine workers'
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fine old songs, served to draw large
crowds who heard them with ap
plause. CHICAGO, Dec. 24. All records for
Christmas mall handled at the
Chicago postoffice have been broken.
Parcel post packages received during
the past eight days totaled 1,050,540,
35 per cent more than were handled
during the corresponding period last
year.
First-class mall handled yesterday
was 85 per cent greater than on De
cember 28, 1918.
The flood of mall has overflowed
Into the streets and an entire block
adjoining the federal building has
been roped- off to accommodate the
plies of sacks. Aerial mall planes are
carrying capacity loads of Christmas
cards. Jewelry and other small gifts.
In the last mad rush of Christmas
buyers 800,000 shoppers Jammed loop
stores and sales, merchants report,
reached the climax of between $500,
000 and 81.000,000 an hour.
All Chrlstmss reeords of crowds
and money spent were broken. Bur
face and elevated lines carried mors
Constitutionality of Federar Amend
ment to Be Challenged Again
in Supreme Court.
NEWARK, N. J.. Dec. 24. Consti
tutionality of the federal prohibition
amendment will be challenged again
in the United States supreme court
when Governor-elect Edwards takes
office, it became known today.
Mr. Edwards stated that a bill de
claring beer and light wines non
intoxicating and saleable in New Jer
sey would be Introduced.
A tentative bill has been drafted
legalizing sale of beer and light wines
in New Jersey, which will be sent
to the house, but before it reaches
the legislature "one of the greatest
constitutional lawyers In the-country"
will pass on It-
In support of the contemplated as
sault on the "dry" amendnfent. Mr.
Edwards quotes the constitution of
the United States, which says: "The
powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution, nor pro
hibited by It, are reserved to the
states respectively, or to the people."
The governor-elect declared he
would use all legal resources within
his power "to protect the rights of
New Jersey."
TRENTON. N. J., Dec. 24. Another
legal attack on prohibition was
launched tonight when Ellhu Root,
as chief counsel for Christian Felgen-
span. president of a brewing corpora-
tion. in the United States district
court asking an injunction restrain
ing United States District Attorney
Bodlne and Charles Duffy, collector of
Internal revenue, from enrorcing the
prohibition law.
The bill declares both the Volstead
act and the 18th amendment are un
constitutional. The attack on the 18th amendment
is based on the ground that It deals
with a subject outside any power
granted to congress. Is a violation of
the tenth amendment in regard to
state's rights and is, in fact, not an
amendment to the cotistituflon, but
"mere legislation." It Is also claimed
that the amendment Is null and void
because two-thirds "Of the members of
congress did not by joint resolution
or otherwise declare that they deemed
it necessary. Such action by con
gress, Mr. Root argued. Is a condition
precedent to any amendment, accord
ing to article 6 of the United States
constitution.
FRUIT BRINGS $20,000,000
Yakima's Returns 50 Pex Cent
Over Those or Year Ago.
YAKIMA, Wash.. Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.). Year-end recapitulation of
Yakima fruit production, as published
here today, places the total amount
of fresh fruit of all kinds shipped
out of the valley, including stocks
still held In storage, at 15.309 car
loads. The total last year was 10.406
cars, the gain this year being prac
tically 60 per cent.
Returns for tho 1919 crop are
placed at 820,000,000 in round figures,
against 812,000,000 last year.
Apples are the largest factor,
their returns this year being nearly
815,000.000.
MEXICANS J3ET PICTURES
Carranza Sends Every Soldier an
Autographed Photograph.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Dec 24. Venus
tlano Carranza, president of Mexico,
Is sending every soldier In the Mexi
can army an autographed photograph
according to the local Mexican con
sulate today.
The pictures are sent as a Christmas
remembrance and for the sentimental
reason that this will be the last
Christmas he will be in office. It was
stated.
TRANSPORT IS LAUNCHED
New Army Craft Chateau Thierry
Named After Battle.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24. The
United States army transport Chateau
Thierry, of 6000 tons, named after
the famous battle field on which the
army and marine corps achieved un
dying fame, was launched today at
Hog Island.
Mrs. George Barnett of Washing
ton, wife of the commandant of the
marine corps, was the sponsor.
FOUND IN NEWS
passengers than on any single day in
history.
In the final scramble money flowed
Into the coffers of State street depart
ment stores and Jewelers at a rate
that left merchants sdeechlesa with
amazement.
To th'e usual Christmas expendi
tures was added more than $15,000.
000 In Christmas bonuses, dis
tributed by banks, offices, stores and
factories.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Whether
his ship Is riding at anchor In a home
harbor or Is on duty in the remote
corners of the world, the American
bluejacket will sit down tomorrow
to a groaning board. Turkey or
chicken, candy and nuts and all the
other "trimmings" of a Christmas din
ner will be before him.
Ships In home waters will be deco
rated with Christmas greens at the
masthead and foreyard arms and each
will have a real Christmas tree for
the men. Various forms of entertain
ment have been provided on each
vesssl.
Secretary Daniels today sent the
Telegram Expresses Appreciation
of Assistance Given In Placing
Facts Before Congress.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Dec. 24.
National Commander D'Oller of the
American Legion today sent Christ
mas greetings to the war-disabled
men and women throughout the coun
try which he addressed to Corporal
J. E. Bute, Walter Reed hospital.
Washington. Corporal Bute repre
sented the disabled veterans in the
recent conference of the legion In
Washington. The telegram follows:
"As natibnal commander of the
American Legion. I desire to extend
through you to the disabled service
men in the Walter Reed general hos
pital and to the disabled men and
women of the recent war throughout
the country slncerest Christmas greet
ings from the American Legion.
"It was with most heartfelt grati
fication that I learned less than 48
hours after the conference of depart
ment commanders of the American
Legion In Washington adjourned the
senate had acted in response to our
recommendations for legislation to
secure to the disabled men and their
families just and liberal treatment
for which they had waited so long.
"I want you and your comrades
to know that no small share of the
success of the conference was due to
your assistance in representing the
facts to the members of congress. It
Is the hope of the American Legion
to be of continuous service to the
comrades in need and no efforts will
be relaxed while any men who have
been handicapped by reason of their
service to their country require the
legion's intercession and support."
GERMAN CROWN IS GONE
New Coat of Arms Is Chosen by
Government.
BERLIN. Dec. 24. (Havas.) The
German government has chosen a
new coat of arms for the republic. It
consists of a black eagle on a gold
and yellow background, without other
ornamentation.
The crown and other emblems have
disappeared.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTEl'.DAV'S Maximum temperature.
5S degrees; minimum, 46 decrees.
TODAY'S Occasions! rain and cooler;
winds mostly southerly.
Foreign.
V. 8. Consular Agent Jenkins accused of
delivering arms to Mexican bandits.
Page 2.
Italy reaches agreement with poet on
Flume. Page 4.
Austria bemoans terms of allies. Page 4.
National.
Control of railroads and express compa
nies relinquished by president's proc
lamation, effective March 1. Page 1.
Nine big stars In coming navy medal probe.
Page 1.
Europoan nations must help Germany, de
clares General Tasker H. Bliss. Page ft,
American pre-war Christmas spirit com
ing back with vengeance. Page 1.
Domestic.
Commander of American
Christmas greeting to
Legion sends
disabled vet-
erans. Page 1.
John D. Rockefeller given $100,000,000 to
aid professors and medical schools.
Page 1.
Deported reds may lose property. Page 3.
New Jersey's nsw governor to attack dry
law. Page 1.
Coal miners and operators' conference
quits. Page 3. s
Government pure wheat flour placed on
sale. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Stanfleld la flooded; many families driven
out. Page 10.
Seattle city campaign gets holiday 'pep.'
Page 8.
Spokane firm pays big premium In wheat
transaction. Page 5.
Seattle market Is held up by pair. Page 4.
Sports.
Oregon plots gift defeat for crimson
eleven. Page 12.
Pacific cosst fares well in A. A. U. water
events. Page 12.
Coast league catching material gives lit
tle promise. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Potato shipments are below normal con
sumption. Page 17.
Urge export sales of rye and oats.
Page IT.
Wall-street stock market firm but quiet.
Page IT.
Bandon life-saving crew patrols coast In
search of Chanslor victims. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
"Merrv Christmas," whole city cries.
Page 1.
Ad club disposes of Its concern over Fin
ley controversy. Page 9.
America may ask Mexico for land. Page 7.
Chief Jenkins praises work of police
Page 18.
More Portland firms pay Christmas bon
uses. Page IS.
OF YESTERDAY FROM PLACES
following message to all naval ves
sels and stations:
'Christmas greetings to all In the
naval service. Demobilization has
lost many shipmates who were with
us last Christmas when we celebrated
the peace the navy had helped to win.
but they are still our comrades. The
glory of achievement abides with all
who served In the world war. May
the blessings of the peace won and
the blessings of the prince of peace
cheer every heart this Christmas
time."
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 24. A car
load of Christmas mail and presents
destined for Sacramento and Sacra
mento valley points from the San
Francisco bay district caught fire
near Rodeo. Contra Costa county, to
day and burned so fiercely that it had
to be sidetracked at that place. A
few of the packages were saved.
Inspectors were sent from here to
ascertain the cause of the fire If pos
sible and determine the loss.
To save them from being hauled off
as garbage wholesalers In Christmas
trees today offered the trass to any
one who would carry them away, ac-
LABORS OF LOVE ARE MANY
Happiness Is Carried Into Ev
ery Needy Home Found.
SHUT-INS REMEMBERED
Church Services. Christmas Trees,
Dinners, Public and Private.
Betoken Festal Spirit.
CHRISTMAS-DAY EVENTS IN
PORTLAND.
Elks' tree for children, mu
nicipal auditorium, 11 o'clock
A. M.
Tommy Swivel's turkey din
ner for children of pensioned
widows, main dining-room of
Chamber of Commerce, at 2
o'clock P. Mk
Dinner for girls at Louise
home, followed by programme
tendered by Hotel Men's asso
ciation. Annual dinner for homeless
men at Portland commons.
Christmas concert, evening, at
Men's resort.
Entertainment for ex-service
men. evening, at Everyman's
club.
Public band concert, 8 o'clock
P. M., lobby of Multnomah ho
tel, by Oregon Marine band.
I
BY BEN HL'R LAMPMAN.
There is a city that stands by a
river, and the river runs down' to the
sea. And all the long year. In that
city, its folks are exceedingly busied
at their own affairs. They barter and
trade, and build nomes, and close
deals, and send their trains and ships
from the yards and harbors, and count
their cash, and plan their plans, and
play the game. And the city Is no
more selfish than other cities.
But one day belongs to that city
beyond all others, for It closes the
doors of business and opens the hearts
of all who dwell by the river. And
the day is Christmas. And the city Is
Portland.
City Crlea "Merry Christmas!"
With this preamble, offering no ex
cuse save the spirit that reigns today,
to all and sundry, near and far, Port
land cries out the password of the
Yule:
Merry Christmas!"
It began yesterday, though It has
been whispering in thousands of
hearts for many days. Last nigh,
they called it one to another, as
friends passed on the holiday streets.
This morning, with the first festival
of Christendom actually at hand. It
Is echoed throughout America as
through Portland.
( hrlatmns la Real One.
Now, Christmas is only as merry
as those who proclaim it. It is a fes
tival that cannot be camouflaged. And
If the spirit really reigns there Isn't
a false note in all the carols and cries
of good wishes and there isn"t a
home that stays unhappy, if fellow
ship can find It out and reach It.
So far as this proof goes and that's
all the way and back again Port
land this morning answers the test
of Christmas. For In every district
of the city and more particularly In
those where want has crept, the big
hearted volunteers of the yule have
carried practical Joy.
You should have seen the reflec
tion of real happiness brighten the
faces of the work wearied Salvation
Army staff when, on yesterday after
noon, they sent laden baskets of
Christmas cheer to more than 200
Portland homes that faced a dinner
less holiday. The yule log casts a
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cording to reports from the commis
sion district. It was announced that
more than a carload of trees awaited
a market that did not materialize.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Christmas
day at the White House will be a
quiet one.
Owing to President Wilson's Illness
his grandchildren will not corns to
Washington and consequently there
will be no Christmas tree. The White
House, however, will be decorated as
usual, Mrs. Wilson today directing
the placing of poinsettias. holly,
mistletoe and evergreen.
The president will eat his Christ
mas dinner In his room. It will be
served by Mrs. Wilson. Rear-Admiral
Grayson, the president's physician,
will spend most of the day at his
home with his family, and there will
be virtually no restrictions In the
menu to be prepared for Mr. Wilson.
The president will spend soma time
out of doors In his wheel chair.
Tomorrow- morning Mrs. Wilson
will distribute presents to friends of
the family and to children who live
In the countryside along the route to
the Country club In nearby Virginia,
Holiday Mails Declared Heaviest
on Record, Indicating Unpre
cedented Expenditure.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. The Amer-
lean people tonight began celebration
of Christmas in pre-war spirit.
Evidences of the nation-wide re- j
turn to the spirit that prevailed be
fore 1914. when the war, although j
confined to Europe, cast a reflection
I across the Atlantic, has been noted in
unprecedented buying of gifts, ac-
cording to reports. Christmas mails
one of the exact, indications of na-
tional participation in 'the spirit of
the holiday have been the heaviest
on record, it was said tonight by
postofflce department officials.
President Wilson, owing to his ill
ness, will spend tomorrow quietly, al
though his Christmas eve was marked
by announcement of his decision with
regard to return Qf the railroads to
private ownership. Because of Mr.
Wilson's Illness there will be no
Christmas tree. The interior of the
White House tonight, however, was
decorated In Christmas style, Mrs.
Wilson having supervised the placing
of evergreens, holly and other Christ
mas decorations
Restriction, on the president s diet !
have been removed and he will eat I
his Christmas dinner in his room.
Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall
went to Indianapolis early In th
week. Secretary and Mrs. 1
left today tor Watertown. N.
Secretary and Mrs. Glass are t
week. Secretary and Mrs. Lsnaini
Y.. an
ass are to spend
the day at their home at Lynchburg.
Virginia.
All departments of the government
closed at noon today until Friday
morning to permit officials and em
ployes to enjoy the holiday.
Officers and men or the army,
whether in camps in this country. In
LEurope, in Siberia or in the island
possessions, had received tonight the
wishes for a merry Christmas sent
out by Secretary Baker. A Christ
mas dinner will be served in all camps
and cantonments.
Special preparations have been
made for Christmas in the navy, the
navy department today predicting
that its men. whether In home waters
or in remote parts of the world, would
have the merriest Christmas In the
navy's history. Ship supply officers,
it a as said, began earlier than usual
to prepare for the occasion so that
every man, Is Insured a turkey dinner.
Entertainments have been arranged,
many of them for tonight.
For the men of the army, navy and
marine corps convalescing in hos
pitals from war wounds elaborate
preparations have been made, both
by the military authorities and by
citizens.
Secretary Lansing tonight issued
the following statement, addressed to
the American people:
"It Is heralded abroad that we have
entered upon a new era of peace and
of higher standards of international
and national life. It is not a new
era, but uie old era which was ush
ered in by ' the birth of Jesus, per
fected by his teachings ana conse
crated by his death ; the old era. to
which we return after a time of mad
ness, of agony and of evil. Clothed
in the ancient peace proclaimed over
IS centuries ago on the hills of Beth
lehem the world, with conscience
awakened by the fiery ordeal through
which it has passed, should find re
newed hope that Christian principles
will triumph and become the dom
inant force In the affairs of men and
nations."
JERSEY CHIEF FOR WOOD
With General as Leader Governor
Predicts Victory.
TRENTON, N. J.. Dec. 24. Governor
Runyon today announced his support
of Major-General Wood as a presi
dential candidate, asserting that his
election "would benefit the country
immeasurably."
"With General Wood as our leader
next year I am confident the repub
lican party will win." the governor
said. "He is Intensely a patriot, la
possessed of Infinite courage, both
physical and moral, has bravely
preached his creed the country OYSjr
and demonstrated clearly his great
executive ability, tact and statesman
ship."
FAR AND NEAR
where the president has played golf
since he has been In the White House.
Hundreds of presents and cards
have been received at the White
House, a large number being deliv
ered today.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 24. Bill Yopp.
former slave, held his annual reunion
at the soldiers' home here today with
the old warriors of the confederacy,
and Bill, as usual, brought along a
little gift for eacn of them.
The aged hegro has been providing
the gifts for years, partly with his
own money and partly from dimes
collected around his home near Ma
con, where he has become known as
"Ten-Cent Bill." Last summer the
Georgia legislature In making appro
priations for 1920 provided a special
fund to carry on Bill's work, and, as
this is probably the last time the old
darkey will play Santa Claus at the
home. Governor Dorsey and other
state officials arranged to be present.
Bill started his custom of brighten
ing Christmas for the old soldiers
when he returned to Georgia ten
years ago and found that his old mas -
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College Professors, Med
ical Schools Aided.
CANADA TO GET BENEFIT
General Education Board Will
O I I ' '
odCC! I RS 1 1 1 ll 1 1 0 II S .
HIGHER PAY NEED SEEN
Donor Recommciids That Principal
s Well as Income Be Used
Promptly and Largely.
WW YORK. Dec. 24 J o h'n D.
Rockefeller today gave to mankind
a Christmas present of 8100.000.000
, half to the general education board to
"'" T"1" f C1"" profe"sor8
'"d h,f thS founda-
tlon to aid in combatting d I seas
through improvement of medical edu
cation, public health administration
and scientific research. It Is estl-
; mated that Mr. Rockefeller's public
am.s now approximate 8450.000.000.
While leaving to the general edu
cation board the task of selecting
the colleges which shall receive
awards for their teaching staff and
the amount each Is to receive. Mr.'
Rockefeller urged that the principal
as well as the income be used "as
promptly as may seem wise."
The trustees of the Rockefeller
foundation also are authorized to util
ize both the principal and income of
their gift. In connection with which
Mr. Rockefeller added that if ths
board "should see fit to use any part
of this new gift In promoting medi
cal education In Canada, such action
would meet with my cordial ap
proval." Such action will be taken,
according to Dr. George E. Vincent,
president of the foundation, who
stated tonight that the trustees would
be asked .to set aside 85.000.000 for
this purpose.
Campaigns Under Way.
it is known that for a long time
Mr. Rockefeller has been interested
in the problem of aiding teachers in
meeting the increased cost of living.
In 600 colleges campaigns are under
way to raise approximately $150,000.
000 for this purpose, and while in
making his gifts Mr. Rockefeller does
not specify institutions receiving a
share shall contribute a sum them
selves, this has been the practice of
the general education board.
In transmitting his gifts to the
board. Mr. Rockefeller said:
"The attention of the American
public has recently been drawn to
the urgent and immediate necessity
of providing more adequate salaries
to members of the teaching profes
sion. It is of the highest importance
that those intrusted with the edu
cation of youth, and the increase of
knowledge, should not be led to
abandon their calling by reason of
financial pressure, or to cling to It
amidst discouragements due to finan
cial limitations. It is of equal Im
portance to our future welfare and
progress that able an'd aspiring young
men and women should not for simi
lar reasons be deterred from devoting
their lives to teaching.
Calls for AM Numerous.
"While this gift Is made for ths
general corporate purpose of the
board. I should cordially Indorse a
decision to use the principal, as well
as the income, as promptly and large
ly as may seem wise for the purpose
of co-operating with the higher In
stitutions of learning In raising
sums specifically devoted to the In
crease of teachers' salaries."
In commenting upon the gift. Dr.
Wallace Butterlck. president of the
board, said that since the end of the
war It had received from colleges and
universities applications for aid
"which would practically exhaust ths
working capital of the board."
Alluding to the gift of $20,000,000
for Improvement of medical educa
tion this year, he said:
"My attention has been called to
the need of some of the medical
schools in Canada, but as activities
of the general education board are
by Its charter limited to the United
States, I understand that the gift may
not be used for Canadian schools.
Fund Set Aside.
"The Canadian people are oor near
neighbors. They are closely bound to
us by ties of race, language and in
ternational friendship, and they have
without stint sacrificed themselves,
their youth and their resources that
democracy might be saved and ex
tended. For these reasons, if your
board should see fit to use any part
of this new gift in promoting medical
education In Canada, such action
would meet with my cordial ap
proval." In asserting that $5,000,000 would
be set aside for Canadian schools. Dr.
Vincent said:
"From this sum appropriations will
be made by the foundation to medical
schools on condition that they raise
additional funds from other sources.
It is hoped that 5,000.000 thus em
ployed by the foundation at this time
will give a distinct impetus to the de
velopment of medical education in
Canada."
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