THE MORNTXG OltEGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1919.
BELGIAN PRIEST HELD FOR
HAVING CARDINALS PHOTO
Mcrcier's Letter to Baron Von Der Lancken, Chief of Political Depart
ment, Protests Arrest and Denies the Rector of St. Michael's
College Attacked- the Occupying Power.
ARIJINAI. M KR( " I KR'S iTOHY.
Including his correspondence
with the German authorities in
Belgium during the war, 1914
to 1918, edited by Professor
Vfrnanii Mayence of Louvain
university and translated by
the Benedictine monks of St.
Augustine's, Ramsgate, Eng-
nd.
am pleased he did not pursue Krere
Pauwels' case any further?
MiMleadiDic Report Received.
Let me assure you, baron, that you
have received a misleading report of j
the incident mentioned In my letter j
of the 8th, regarding the seminarist, i
Emlle Mertens. It may be that the
ultimate finding of the court In the
case of this seminarist does not men
tion the circumstances that he carried
portraits of this archbishop; but the
examination at Knghieu and Bralne-le-Comte
dwelt long and pointedly on
this fact. The student was arrested
April 24 at Enghlen, detained at
Bralne-lc-Comte the 25th, taken to
prison at Mons the 26th and before
I'. plana to rv Comment by Professor
Ffrnnnd Mnyenee.
Brother Devroye. whose cause among
uai ca omur pr.e.i. .b o . . u , belne set at uberty. vhich was on the
pintl by the t'arulr.al in the following I .,., . . . . J . - .
corr pendsaee, was rector of the College -Stn. he had to undergo a fresh ex
of St. Michael. Brunels. This Institution amination. which had nothing what
nta raided by the German police, who ever to do with the previous examlna
rnade every effort to pretend that they : tion. It is very likely that you have
were exposing a center of dangerous oper- received only information regarding
iimiia HKHiusi me ot-cupiiin " ...,-.... tyiis last
Xf.tltlnir more incr L mlr.at inK was actu
ally found, however, than some copies of
the inextlngulahable patriotic and pro
scribed newspaper. Libre Belglque (l'ree
Belgium). Its delicious humor. Its biting
and scornful satire. Its undaunted frank
ness, continually Irritated Ocrman readers.
In the present instance the authorities
were, as nsual. conventional in their re
taliation. They arrested Brother Devroye.
But that act did not efface the memory
of the exceedingly pointed regular fea
tures of Libre Belglque.
"The price of this number." declared a
line at the tope of page one. "is elastic,
from zero to Infinity. Dealers are re
quested not to surpass the limit."
The "masthead" bore this quotation
from Burgomaster Max of Brussels. "We
accept provisionally the sacrifices which
are imposed upon us and await patiently
the hour of reparation." and this an
nouncement by Cardinal Mercler. "Toward
the persons who dominate our country ny
military force, let us bear the regard com
manded bv the general Interest. Let us
observe the tegulatlons which they im
pose upon us so long as they neither out
rage the liberty of our Christian con
sciences nor our patriotic dignity."
Archbishop's House. Malines.
June 24. 1916.
To Baron von der Lancken. Chief of
the. Political Department, Govern.
incnt General. Brussels:
My dear Baron The letter I o03a.
Which von did ma the honor to write
on May 31, answers very courteously
the considerations contained In my
letter of May Si relative to the severe
treatment meted out, especially of
late, to the clergy.
It never once entered my head to
beg privileges for the clergy, nor the
vstcmatic exercise, on your pan, on
tlie prerogative oi parcion
punishment is Justified
nrlests courageously
without murmuring.
When
and deserved
submit to it
If, indeed, the
You are quite right in pointing out
that my portrait is on sale in the
shops, but you seem to be unaware
that this sale was more than once for
bidden, especially during a definite
period at Namur and Dinant. But
this is very unimportant and I have
never complained of it to any one, my
sole object being to call your atten
tion to certain vexations and petty
doings of underlings.
Receive, baron, the assurance of my
sincere esteem.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER,
Archbishop of Malines.
Preludes 10 the Widening Debate.
While this correspondence was tak
ing place between the cardinal and
Baron von der Lancken relative to
the attitude of the occupying power
toward priests, the governor-general,
on his part, began a correspondence
on the same subject. If any of the
clergy are prosecuted- and convicted,
it is due. he maintains, to their trans
gressing the Herman decrees and tak
ing advantage of their priestly min
istry to trespass on the domain of
politics. To this charge the cardinal
replies by proving that the clergy
does not step outside its province
while maintaining the patriotism of
the people and preaching love of coun
try and Belgian liberty.
As it progressed, the debate wid
ened and extended to the rights of the
occupying power. This question later
will be the subject of a long contro
versy between the cardinal and Baron
von der Lancken.
(TO BE CO.N'TINl'ED.)
military tribunals conrine memseives
to enforcing, as regards the clergy,
the provisions of the' Belgian code, to
which your esteemed letter alludes,
we should not think of complaining.
The letter of May 23 has in view a
complex situation where many sur
prising incidents synchronize. Thus
at certain epochs, following upon
events that have no connection with
anything criminal. Justice suddenly
redoubles alike its zeal In seeking for
real or imaginary infringements of
regulations and its severity in re
pressing them. We find ourselves
during these last m'onths In the pres
ence of an acute crisis of judicial ac
tivity. Perquisitions, preventive ar
rests, convictions have kept increas
ing, while the clergy has made no
change in its previous attitude.
Protests Arc Kntered.
Then there are certain proceedings
of which I submit two specimens to
jour consideration. A seminarist on
Easter Monday was going on his holi
day. At the railway station of Eng
hlen his luggage was examined; he
was then taken to Braine-le-Comte
ami from there to Mons. where he was
condemned and imprisoned for several
days, merely for taking with him
some photographs of his cardinal
archbishop. M. van Houdt. curate at Tervueren,
had already undergone a year's im
prisonment at St. Gilles on the charge
of having furnished a young man who
wished to Join our army with infor
mation about the route. Kis deten
tion having come to an end. the good
priest had Just peacefully resumed his
ministry. But the German authori
ties, recollecting that he had formerly
In January, 1915, refused to give an
undertaking not to read from the pul
pit the pastoral entitled "Patriotism
and Endurance." did not hesitate to
make him face a second time the al
ternative of paying a fine of 100
marks or undergoing a week's impris
onment. At the present moment the
worthy curate of Tervueren Is In
prison.
Promise Is (iiven.
I thank you, haron. for having been
so good as to intrust to me by your
esteemed letter of June S' (No. 5020)
the duty of looking Into the case of
Krere l'auwels. As I was present at
Krere Pauwels' sermon I am in a po
sition to speak to you of it with com
plete knowledge of the subject.
The Rev. Prere did not attack the
occupying power. On the contrary,
he expressly declared that he would
refrain from uttering one single of
fensive word and make it his duty, if
overcome by emotion, to restrain the
ardor of his patriotism.
It Is not difficult to understand that
chance hearers, Ignorant of the pur
pose of the meeting and Ignorant In
consequence of the social alms which
actuated the audience, might have
misunderstood. . . .
I did, nevertheless, fear confusion
of thought, which, according to the
report with which you were furnished
did actually arise. I therefore re
quested Frere Pauwels to come and
see me and I recommended him for
the future to give his thoughts and
his language greater precision, for
hip sunjecuve uispositlons and sus
ceptibilities of the present hour are
also facts which a prudent preacher
should consider.
I have received, my dear baron, the
letter you spoke of from the gover
nor-general. I shall do well, I think,
in deferring my answer to his excel
lency, to reserve till then the exam
jnation or me questions which your
correspondence only touches incident
ally.
Receive, dear sir, the assurance of
my sincere esteem.
(Signed)
D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER.
Archbishop of Maltnes.
Permission la Irrnnted.
In his reply Von der Lancken grant
ed permission to the cardinal to visit
the prisoners at St. Gilles. but denied
in a general way the charges which
the cardinal had made regarding un
lawful arrests and Ill-usage of priests
Archbishop s House, Malines.
June 25, 1916.
To Baron von der Lancken, Chief of
the Political Department, Govern
ment General, Brussels.
Dy dear Baron I am very grateful
for the permission you obtained for
me to visit MM. CocheTeux and Wit
temberg, detained at the prison
bt. lillles. It was a consolation to
see them again. As you had conjee
tured, Prere Devroye was still
t narieroi. i presume that the per
mission already granted me is avail
able for the next occasion I may have
to see him.
Would you be kind enough to say to
the governor-general for me that
GUN COLLECTION FOUND
HOOD RIVER .MARSH A!.!, Ill MPS j
BEQUEST INTO RIVER.
Cleaning Out of Dead Man's
mer Home Reveals Lot of
For-In-
usH-tl Clothing in Closets.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 29. (Spe
cial.) Officials, in clearing out a
residence bequeathed to the county by I
the late J. M. Blossom, who died here j
In 1918, discovered an interesting I
array of old clothes, guns, powder,
balls, ammunition an.d other acces- j
sories used by hunters. While Mr. I
Blossom was never known to hunt.
he had every appliance that a nimrod
of 25 years ago might have fancied.
The display of ammunition was de-
livered for sale by county author-
itles to a local hardware store.
Eleven pairs of new shoes of as-
sorted sizes were found on the prem
ises. A number of unused suits of
clothes hung in closets.
Mr. Blossom was one of the coun
ty's most unique citizens. He was
a profound student and his library,
bequeathed partly to the local county
library and partly to the Oregon
state penitentiary, was one of the
best in the r-iW-Columbid. Although
Mr. Blossom died worth several thou
sand dollars in addition to real prop
erty, he so conducted himself as to
make people think him destitute. In
his will Mr. Blossom bequeathed va
rious sums to children who had
shown him kindness.
Mr. Blossom left a collection of
guns that any hunter might have
envied. Under the terms of his will
hese were turned over to the city
marshal, who dumped them Into ths
Columbia.
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Annual Inventory Sales All Over the Store
All Broken Lines, Remnants, Small Lots and Odds and Ends Offered at Great Reductions
Sale of Undermuslins I Boys' Suits
$5.95
Inventory Sale
Women's
Knit
Underwear
Main Floor Carter's Knit Under
wear "seconds" garments that
are slightly imperfect but not in
any way injured as far as service
is concerned. Wool, wool and cot
ton, and fancy striped silk and
wool Union Suits only in this lot.
Sale Prices
$2.00 Underwear now $1.09
$2.25 Underwear now $1.H5
$3.00 Underwear now $2.39
$3.50 Underwear now $2.85
$3.75 Underwear now $2.89
$4.50 Underwear now $:J.75
$5.00 Underwear now $;i.95
Girls' Silk Hose
At 69c
Main Floor Children's Thread
Silk Hose irregulars of well
known $1.00 and $1.35 makes.
Shown in white and pink. Sizes
4 to 6V4. Priced special
for the Inventory Sale, at
69c
Women's Waists $10.98
Special Inventory Offering
$10.98
Second Floor Beautiful high-class Waists of Georgette Crepes, Tri
colettes and Taffetas. Novelty styles in embroidered and beaded
effects also dainty lace-tnmmed models and a number of smart
tailored styles. Flesh, white, taupe, navy, brown and
light blue. Good range of sizes. Inventory Sale price
Sweaters
At $10
Second Floor Jersey, Georgette
Mohair, Shetland and Filet
Sweaters in a great many at
tractive styles. Small roll col
lars, large collars or collarless.
Some have belts and sashes,
others are made in the slip-on
styles. Green, copen, purple,
turquoise, rose. (PI A AA
navy, etc. Special D-I-"eJJ
Inventory Specials
At the Bargain Circle, 1st Floor, today we
offer special lines of Women's Undermuslins
at notable savings. Thrifty shoppers will avail
themselves of this great opportunity to save.
Envelope Chemise
98c, $1.39
Bargain Circle Women's Envelope
Chemise of excellent quality material.
Many attractive stvles some are
slightly soiled and mussed.
Special at only 98 and
$1.39
Night Gowns
At 98c
Bargain Circle Women's Night
Gowns of good quality flowered and
striped batiste. Made in slip
over styles. Special today at
L ace and Embroidery
Trimmed Gowns, special al
l
98c
I $1.49
Muslin Skirts
At $1.29
Bargain Circle Women's Skirts of
splendid quality muslin, trimmed with laces and embroid- OA
ery. Well made and nicely finished. Inventory Sale price wA4M7
Main Floor Serviceable, sturdy
Suits that will give splendid satis
faction. Odd lines from our regu
lar stock and this means, of course,
sizes are somewhat broken. Waist-
and belted styles. dtr OCT
seam
Mostly fancy muslins, at
Model Grocery
Fourth Floor
STANDARD Tomatoes, OP
15c can 2 cans for only tkS
PARIS brand Canned OP
Com, $2.65 doz. the can
PRINCESS ROYAL OO
Canned Peas special a can
35c Preferred Stock Cat- OQ,
sup special today at only
5-Lb. Box Figs
At $2.50
Delayed shipment just received.
Choice Pulled Figs put up in 5-lb.
boxes. For quick selling d0 fPA
I we offer them at, a box WaetlVF
.
Girls' Coats Reduced
Lot 1 Values to $21.50, Now $12.98
Lot 2 Values to $25.00, Now $17.98
2d Floor This lot of Coats is com
posed of garments from our regu
lar stock selling heretofore Up to
$25.00. Very latest
models. Inventory Sale
$17.98
2d Floor Girls' Winter Coats in
many smart styles with or without
belts. Large collars and deep cuffs.
Mostly in plain fabrics. O QO
Values to $21.50 at D.i0
ALL GIRLS' WINTER COATS OVER $35.00 NOW AT M PRICE.
Girls' Dresses at Vfc Price
Second Floor Odd lines of Girls' Serge and Silk Dresses in the Inven
tory Sale at M price. Many beautiful styles to select from. Girls'
$22.50 to $32.50 Dresses now offered at special, $11.25 to $1.25
Odd Pairs Lace Curtains
At HALF PRICE
Towels, Sheets, Sheetings
-Good Savings
; $1.00
Main Floor BLEACHED Sheeting,
2M. yards wide. Excellent CQ
nualitv. Inventory Sale, varrl M9W
PILLOW CASES, size
45x38 inches. Secial 3 foi
BLEACHED SHEETS, P- (7r
size 63x90 inches. Special W-Lel
lx99-inch Bleached Sheets $2.25
10 Yds. Nainsook
At $3.50
Main Floor Lingerie Nainsook of fine
soft quality especially adapted for
underwear. Put up 10 yds. dJO CPA
to the box. Priced special DOtlv
Third Floor Extra special of
fering for the Inventory Sale
odd pairs of Lace Curtains to
go at just half price. Fine
Laces, Nets, Marquisettes, etc.
only one pair of a kind.
$3.50 Curtains a pair $1.75
$4.00 Curtains a pair $2.0O
$5.00 Curtains a pair $2.59
$6.00 Curtains a pair $:i.OO
$7.50 Curtains a pair $tt.75
$8.00 Curtains a pair $-1.99
$7.50 Madras Curtains
Special $3.48
3d Floor We have a number of
odd madras Curtains (one of a
kind) just the thing for that
single window Curtains such
as usually sell at (PO AQ
$7.50. Special, each DO.tO
WHITE RUFFLED SWISS
Curtains for bedrooms on sale
at 98, $1.15 and $1.08 pair.
3d Floor Voile Curtains with
i lace edge or hem- AQ
sr itched Knpcial. nair D J-.TlO
Beautiful New Filet Net Curtains
Third Floor 210 pairs of new filet net Curtains a special lot, bought
underprice, will go into the Inventory Sale at great savings. Many
beautiful patterns with wide insertions and edges to match. These are
priced special for the Inventory Sale at $5, $, $9.59 and $7 a pair.
Millinery Clean-Up Sale
Trimmed Hats $2.50
Trimmed Hats in
$3.50
$2.50
Second Floor Women's Hats in
attractive styles for winter ntr.
Mostly in neat small effects.
Smartly trimmed. For
merly $5 to $10 choice
?2.50
Second Floor
many smart models,
$7.50 to $12 models, at
Felt and Velour Out
ing Hats vals. to $10
All Pattern Hats y2 Price
Choose any Pattern Hat in the Millinery Department today at just
Vi the regular price. Many beautiful models to select from. $15.00
to $30.00 Hats at $7.59 to $15.99. Double Stamps with purchases.
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mat
Km
Wool Suitings, Coatings
Reduced for the Inventory Sale
We have taken many odd lines of
Wool Dress Goods and Coatings and
repriced them at splendid savings
for the Inventory Sale. Note below:
$2.50 Wool Serges
$1.89 Yard
Main Floor 38, 42-in. Wool Serges
for women's dresses and QQ
skirts. Reg. $2.50 grade 9M.lO&
TWEED SUITINGS, 56 PO f0
in. wide $3, $3.50 vals. w.DO
HOMESPUNS and Checked Suit
ings, 56 inches wide. Formerly
nriced at $4.00 and $4.50. 0O QQ
Specially priced at, vard 0.O
VELOURS.
grades. Specially priced
Broadcloths. Duvet de
$3.98
CARS SOUGHT FOR WEST
DISTRICT DIRKCTOR GOING
EAST TO OBTAIN" EMPTIES.
Mabel Wllber, prima donna.
The Alcazar Musical Players, who
have made history In Portland so far
as magnificent presentation of musi
cal comedies goes, will present Port
land with an entirely novel manner of
seeing the "old year out and the new
year in at the special midnight mat
inee at the Alcasar theater Wednes
day nieht. beginning at 11:30 o'clock
This is the last week of the Alcazar
Plavers. They are presenting that
wonderful New York musical success
which has not yet visited the coast.
"Oh, Boy." The entire performance
will be given. But as the clocks toll
the midnight hour the entire perform
ance will stop and in a novel and un
usual way the Alcazar people will
wish those present a "Happy New
Yar."
"We'll do It as they do it in Chicago
and New York, anyway," said Mabel
Wllber, the charming prima donna.
who is making her last appearance
this week. The Alcazar company
closes next Sunday.
normal. Bad orders are being
died as fast as they come in.
'I will communicate with you again
shortly, and hope to be able to ad
vise you that some arrangement has
which we can get
of empties from
been made by
larger supply
east."
han-
the
Oregon Public Service Commission
Is Advised East-Bound Traffic
Preponderates Heavily.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Everything possible is being done by
federal railroad officials to relieve
the car shortage situation In Oregon
and the northwest, from indications
letter received at the offices of
the Oregon public service commis
sion today from L. C. Gilman, dis
trict director with headquarters at
Seattle.
Prior to the coal shortage on No
vember 1 there was a very marked
shortage of cars," says Mr. Oilman's
letter. "The demoraiization of trans
portation conditions due to that
strike greatly accentuated this situ
ation. We have been having a very
heavy preponderance of eastbound
traffic, our westbound loads being
not more than 50 per cent of our
eastbound loads. This necessitate
long distance movement of a very
large number of empties, and for
some months past the westbound
empty movement has not kept pace
with the eastbound loaded move
ment. "I have for some time past been
endeavoring earnestly to get the
movement Increased. My efforts
have been supplemented by the West
Coast Lumbermen's association, and
has now been taken up actively by
the chamber of commerce, Seattle. I
am going east soon to endeavor to
get a larger empty movement to
this territory.
"I appremlate your courteous tele
gram, and you may rest assured that
everything that I can possibly do to
Improve the situation will be done.
"I note your reference to the use
of outside facilities for car repair
ing. Some months ago there was an
excessive number of 'bad orders' on
hand, while at present there are less
than 2000 of them In the entire dis
trict, which I do not consider above
NEW AUTO LAW PROPOSED
Measure Would Require Full stop
at Railroad Crossings.
SALEM, Or., Dec 29. (Special.)
RprnllBA of thp mrtnv arrlilpnts rln t n
carelessness of automobile operators ' opinion
a bill will be introduced at the spe
cial session of the legislature In Jan
uary requiring drivers of all motor
driven vehicles to come to a full stop
before crossing railroad tracks.
The bill now is being prepared, ac
cording to letters reaching the cap
ital, and will be ready for Introduc
tion in the house on the first day
of the session.
(-sn)cm Opinion (iiven.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.)
Property taken over by a city because
of non-payment of street assessments
Is not subject to assessment by the
county assessor, according to a legal
Winkle, assistant attorney-general.
The opinion was asked by the state
tax commission, following receipt of
an Inquiry trom J. P. Beyers, assessor
of Coos county. Although affecting
all incorporated towns and cities In
the state, the question referred to the
attorney-general made special refer
ence to lands taken over by the city
of Marshfleld.
Legion Building Planned.
WALLACE, Idaho, Dee. 29. (Spe.
clal.) Within the next few months
W allace will vote at a special bond
election on the question of issuing
municipal bonds for the erection of a
building to be used for municipal
purposes and as permanent quarters
for the local post of the American
Legion, if the city council approves
the plans.
Fog Heavy at Albany.
ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.)
The heavy fog which has been experi-
glven today by L H. Van-
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seldom fails to
relieve Rching
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prescribed by doctors for many years, and
used not only for severe skin troubles, but
as a general household remedy for burns,
scalds, chafings, etc. It is so gentle and
soothing, it can be used on the tenderest
and most irritated skin without fear.
Sold by all druggists
New Year's Resolution
No. 1
to give the grocer
a standing order
for a daily loaf of
mSSSm
bread
Baked by
New York Bakery
2. .
enced in Portland has prevailed also
in this section of the state part oi
the time the last few nigiits. Satur
day night there was a heavy fos
here and auto drivers reported thai
when they attempted to drive alony
country roads It was Impossible to set
at all.
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