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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY,- FEBRUARY 14, 1920
LANSING, REBUKED
BY WILSON, QUITS
Usurpation of Power of Pres
ident Charged.
CABINET SESSIONS ANGER
Verbal Duel Over Government
Without Head Causes Secre
tary to Resign.
(Continued From First Pare.)
president and the secretary long pre
dated the first cabinet call by Mr.
(Lansing-, which was issued last Octo
ber 5, seven days after Mr. TV llson
returned from his western Speaking
tour and took to his bed. They be
gan at the peace conference in Paris,
as Mr. Lansing disclosed In his final
letter to the president, under dale
of yesterday, and had continued since
that time one of th chief differ
ences being over the government's
attitude toward Mexico.
Tumulty Explains Session.
When the cabinet, met on October 5.
Joseph P. Tumulty, private secretary
to the president, issued a formal
statement explaining the reasons for
the conference. He said:' . ,
The cabinet was called to consider
questions in which more than on
department was concerned and also to
discuss the industrial conference, tie
referred to the first conference called
by the president with the hope
llavinir the industrial unrest.'
In his statement Mr. Tumulty said
that Rear-Admiral Grayson, Mr. Wil
eon's physician, was present aad "sub
rested that only urgent matters be
brought to" the president's attention,
Thereafter until this week the cab
met met more or less regularly. Dur
tna- the coal strike it met twice
week in an effort to avert the walk
out of the miners, and several weeks
ago it was decided to have meetings
every Tuesday and Friday.
Wilson Advised of Meetings.
During the coal wage controversy,
the president was said at the White
House to have been advised of the
meetines and to have been kept In
formed as to the progress his ad
visers were making toward a settle
ment of the controversy. He finally
took the matter out of the cabinet's
hands and suggested a settlement
which the miners accepted.
Thft correspondence between the
resident and Mr. Lansing which re
suited in Mr. Lansing's resignation
was made" public tonight at the state
ileDartment an hour after unaer.
Secretary Polk had conferred at the
White House with Secretary xumuiiy.
Lansing Enlightens Public.
Mr. Lansing, in his final letter to
the president, said that "in thus
ever in a- our official association," he
felt that he should make public
statement he had prepared recently
showing that he had not been un
mindful that the continuance of our
present relations was Impossible' and
that it was his duty to bring them to
an end "at the earliest moment com
patible with the public interest."
Ever since January. 1919," Mr.
scious of the fact that you no longer
were disposed to welcome my advice
in matters pertaining to the negotia
tions at Paris, to our for ign service,
or to international affairs In gen
eral." Regard for Wnrtt la Cited.
He added that had he followed his
personal inclination he would have
resigned while in Paris, but that he
had refrained because he felt it his
duty to "cause you no embarrassment
In carrying forward the great task in
which you were then engaged."
Again Mr. Lansing said that while
lie had been "surprised and disap
pointed" at the frequent disapproval
of his suggestions, he had never failed
to follow the president's decisions,
however difficult "it made the con
duct of our foreign affairs."
Mr. Lansing accompanied the presi
dent to Paris in December, lslg, as
one of the American peace delegates,
but his friends have said that while
Mr. Wilson was at the peace confer
ence Mr. Lansing was virtually with
out authority and that naturally he
felt this keenly, since the other allied
and associated countries were repre
sented by their premiers and not the
aeads of their governments.
Bullitt's Testimony Recalled.
WUliam C. Bullitt of Philadelphia,
formerly employed by the American
peace commission in a confidential
capacity, testified before the senate
foreign relations committee last
September concerning reported dif
ferences between the president and
his secretary of state on the peace
treaty and the league of nations
- covenant.
Bullitt 'told the committee that
Mr. Lansing had expressed to him
opposition to the ratification of the
treaty and covenant In a conversa
tion in Paris the day before Bullitt
resigned from the American mis
sion because he was not in sympathy
with the treaty and league.
Mr. Lansing was on a vacation at
Watertown. N. Y at the time Bullitt
testified and when shown the testi
mony, he declined to comment.
Return From Paris Early.
Mr. Lansing finally returned from
Paris before the work of the Ameri
can peace delegation was concluded,
being succeeded by Frank L. Polk,
tinder-secretary of state. The fric
tion between himself and Mr. Wilson
continued after he came back to
.Washington.
During the president's illness the
Mexican issue again came to the front
with the kidnaping and subsequent
arrest of American Consular Agent
Jenkins in Mexico. After the Jenkins
case had been discussed at cabinet
meetings presided over by Mr. Lan
sing, the state department sent a
note to Carranza bluntly warning him
that further "molestation" of Jenkins
"would seriously affect the relations
between the United States and Mexico
for which the government of Mexico
-tan st assume sole responsibility." .
Wilson Advised f Situation.
President Wilson was advised of a
situation which apparently had grown
acute and he was said at the time to
have personally taken charge of the
matter. The Mexican government de
layed its reply for some time and
subsequently Jenkins was released on
bail famished by J. Salter Hansen
without the consular agent's knowl
edge. Jenkins' case still is pending in the
Mexican courts, having been trans
ferred from the Puebla state courts
to the federal supreme court, which
the state department had contended
was the only tribunal which had Juris
diction in the case. No further action
has been taken by . the American gov
ernment so far. aa has. been an
nounced. While a few members of the cabi
net have conferred with Mr. Wilson
since he was taken ill, it was said
tonight that Mr. Lansing had not seen
him and that whatever business he
had bad with the president had been
carried on by daily correspondence.
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AFTER QUARREIj.
and the First National bank of
Marshfield.
When, the government e. .rted suit
to recover the Southern Oregon lands
a suit was Instituted by Coos county
for back taxes owed by the Southern
Ore eon. The amount. $93,000. was
placed in escrow and stipulations
made that it would be paid over if the
government did not succeed in eecur
lne forfeiture of the land.
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ordered the 193.000 released to the
Southern Oregon. Coos county de
manded $3970 of the First National
bank for Interest on the $93,000 and
it was paid under protest. Judge
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Secretary Skipworth decided that Coos county
Lansing is the third cabinet omcer had no right to the amount ana or-
onnnr,te,i hv President Wilson to quit dered it refunded.
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after differences wnn mo eci.un.c.
William J. Bryan was tne urst. no
resiened on June 9. 1915, because of a
disagreement with the president over
the handling of the diplomatic corre
spondence with Germany growing out
Bryan Leaves Because of German
Policy; Garrison Disagrees on
Philippine Independence.
SCHOOL LEAGUE FORMED
western trip, however, Mr. Lansing,
after his return from Paris, had a
standing engagement to see him daily
and he visited the White House each-
noon to discuss foreign and other af
fairs?
Following is the correspondence be
tween the president and Secretary
Lansing: - .
'The White House, Washington,
7th February. 1920.
" "My Dear Mr. Secretary Is it true.
as I have been told, that during my
illness you have frequently called the
heads of the executive departments
of the government into conference?
If it is, I feel it my duty to call your
attention to considerations which I
do not care to dwell upon until I learn
from you yourself that this is the fact.
" "Under our constitutional law and
practice, aa developed hitherto, no one
but the president has the right to
summon the heads of the executive
departments Into conference and no
ne but the president and the con
gress has the right to ask their riews
or the views of any one of them on
any public question.
Secretary Is Rebuke
1 take this matter up with you
because. In the development of every
constitutional system, custom and
precedent are of the most serious con
sequence, and I think we will all
agree In desiring not to lead in any
wrong direction. 1 have, therefore,
taken the liberty of writing to you
to ask you this question, and I am
sure you will be glad to answer.
" 'I am happy to learn from your
recent note to Mrs. Wilson that your
strength is returning.
" Cordially and sincerely yours.
'"WOODROW WILSON.
" "Hon. Robert Lansing, Secretary of
State.'
" The Secretary of State;
"Washington, Feb. 9. 1920.'
" My Dear Mr. President It is true
that frequently during your illneBS I
requested "the heads of the executive
departments of the government to
meet for informal conferences.
Conferences Are Admitted.
" Shortly after you were taken ill
in October, certain members of the
cabinet, of which I was one, felt that,
in view of the fact that we were de
nied communication with you, it was
wise for us to confer informally to
gether on inter-departmental matters
and matters as to which action could
not be postponed until your medical
advisers permitted you to pass upon
them. Accordingly, I, as the ranking
member, requested the members of
the cabinet to assemble for such In
formal conference, and in view of the
mutual benefit derived, the practice
was continued.
1 can assure you that it never for
a moment entered my mind that I was
acting unconstitutionally or contrary
to your wish, and there certainly was
no Intention on my part to assume
powers and exercise functions which
under the constitution are exclusively
confided to the president.
Policies Are Carried Out.
'During these troublous times,
when ' many difficult and vexatious
questions have arisen and when in
the circumstances I have been de
prived of your guidance and direction, I
it has been my constant endeavor to
carry out your policies as I under
stood them and to act in all matters
as I believed you would wish me to
act.
"If, however, you think that I
failed in my loyalty to you, and if
you no longer have confidence in me
and prefer to have another conduct
our foreign affairs, I am, of course,
ready, Mr. President, to relieve you
of any embarrassment by placing my
resignation in your hands.
"1 am, as alwavs, faithfully vours,
"ROBERT LANSING."
"The White House, Washington,
11th February, 1920. My Dear Mr.
Secretary: I am very much disap
pointed by your letter of February 9
in reply to mine asking about the so
called cabinet meetings.
"You kindly explain the motives of
these meetings and I find nothing in
your letter which Justifies your as
sumption of presidential authority in
such a matter. You say you 'felt that.
In view of the fact that you were
denied communication with me, it was
wise to confer informally together on
inter-departmental matters,. and mat
ters aa to which action could not be
Before th president left on sis postponed until my medical advisers
permitted me . to be seen and con
sulted,' but I have to remind you, Mr.
Secretary, that no action could be
taken without me by the cabinet and
therefore there could have been no
advantage in not waiting action with
regard to the matters concerning
which action could not have been
taken without me.
Break Long Coming. View,
"This affair, Mr. Secretary, only
deepens a feeling that was growing
upon me: While we were still in
Paris, I felt and I have felt increas
ingly ever since that you accepted my
guidance and direction on questions
with regard to which I -had to in
struct you only with increasing
reluctance and since my return to
Washington I have been struck by
the number of matters in which you
have apparently tried to forestall my
judgment by formulating action and
merely asking my approval when it
was impossible for me to form an
independent judgment because I had
not had an opportunity -to examine
the circumstances with any degree of
independence.
"I therefore feel that I must
frankly take advantage of your kind
suggestion that if I should prefer to
have another to conduct our foreign
affairs you are ready to relieve me
of any embarrassment by placing
your resignation in my hands, for I
must say that it would relieve me of
embarrassment, Mr. Secretary, the
embarrassment of feeling your reluct
ance and divergence of judgment, if
you would give your present office
up and afford me an opportunity to
select some one whose mind would
more willingly go alonr with" mine.
"I need not tell you with what re
luctance I take advantage of your
suggestion or that I do so with the
kindliest feeling. In matters of trans
cendent importance like this, the only
wise course is a course of candor,
where personal feeling is as much as
possible left out of the reckoning.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
"Hon. Robert Lansing, Secretary of
State."
The secretary of state:
"Washington, Feb. 12, 1920. My
Dear Mr. President:
1 wish to thank you sincerely for
your candid letter of the 11th, In
which you state that my resignation
would be acceptable to you, since it
relieves me of the responsibility for
action which I have been contemplat
ing and which I can now take with
out hesitation, as it meets your wishes.
Resignation b Tendered.
"I have the honor, therefore, to ten
der you my resignation as secretary
of state, the same to take effect at
your convenience.
In thus severing our official as
sociation I feel, Mr. President, that
should make the following state
ment which I had prepared recently
and which will show you that I have
not been unmindful that the continu
ance of our present relations was im
possible and that I realized that it
was clearly my duty to bring them
to an end at the earliest moment com
patible with the public interest.
Ever since January, 1919, I have
been conscious of the fact that you
no longer were disposed to welcome
my advice in matters pertaining to
the negotiations in Paris, to our for
eign service, or to international af
fairs in general. Holding these views
I would, if I had consulted my per
sonal inclination alone, have resigned
as secretary of state and as a com
missioner to negotiate peace, I felt,
however, that such a step might have
been misinterpreted both at home and
abroad and that It was my duty to
cause you no embarrassment In carry
ing forward the great task in which
you were then engaged. Possibly I
erred in this, but if I did it was with
the .best of motives.
"'When I returned to Washington
in the latter part of July, 1919, my
personal wish to resign had not
changed, but again I felt that loyalty
to you and my duty to the adminis
tration compelled me to defer action,
as my resignation' might have been
misconstrued into hostility to the rati
fication of the treaty of peace or at
least into disapproval of your views
aa to the form of ratification.
" 'I therefore remained silent,
avoiding any comment on the fre
quent reports that we were not in
full agreement Subsequently your
never seen you, imposed upon me the
duty at least I construed it to be my
duty to remain in charge of the der
partment of state until your health
permitted you to assume again full
direction of foreign affairs.
"'Believing that that time had ar
rived, I had prepared my resignation
when my only doubt as to the propri
ety of placing it in your hands was
removed by your letter Indicating
that it would be entirely acceptable
to you. - .
"-'1 think," Mr. Presidentin accord
ance with the frankness which has
marked this correspondence and for
which I am grateful to you, that
cannot permit to pass unchallenged
the imputation that In calling into in
formal conference the heads of the
executive departments I sought to
usurp your presidential authority.
had no such intention, no such
thought. I believed then, and I be
lieve now that the conferences which
were held, were for the best Inter
ests of your administration and of the
republic and that belief shared
py otners wnom t consulted. I fur
ther believe that the conferences
were proper ana necessary in the cir
cumstances and that I would have
been derelict in my duty if I had
failed to act as I did.
" 'I also feel, Mr. . President, that
candor compels me to say that I can
not agree with your statement, that
I have tried to forestall your judg
ment in certain cases by formulating
action and merely asking your ap
proval when it was impossible for
you to form an independent Judgment
Decause you had not had an oppor
tunity, to examine the circumstances
wun any degree of independence.
Course Deemed Jnxtlfled.
"1 have, it is true, when I thought
a case demanded immediate action,
not agree with your statement thar
action should be, stating at the same
time the reasons on which my opinion
was based. This I conceived to be a
function of the secretary of state and
I have followed the practice for the
paet four years and a halt I confess
that I have been surprised and dis
appointed at the frequent disapproval
of my suggestions, but I have never
.failed to follow your decisions, how
ever difficult it made the conduct of
our foreign affaira
"I need hardly add that I leave the
Office of secretary of state with only
good will toward you, Mr. President,
and with a sense of profound relief.
'Forgetting our differences and re
membering only your - many kind
nesaes in the past, I have the honor
to be, Mr. President,
" 'Sincerely yours,
"'(Signed.) ROBKRT LANSING.
" The President,
"The White House.'"
"Washington, 13 February, 1920.
My Dear Mr. Secretary: Allow me to
acknowledge with' appreciation your
letter of February 12th. It now being
evident, Mr. Secretary, that we have
both of us felt the embarrassment of
our recent relations with each other,
X feel it my duty to accept your res
ignation", to take effect at once; at
the same time adding that I hope that
the future holds for you many suc
cesses of the most gratifying sort. My
best- wishes will always follow you,
and it "will be a matter of gratification
to me always to remember our de
lightful personal relations.
" Sincerely yours,
(Signer) '"WOODROW WXLSON.
'Hon. Robert Lansing, .Secretary of
State." "
nf snhTna.HnA warfare.
The second was Llnd'ley M. garri
son, secretary of war, who gave up
hia Tr,sst on February 10, 1916, be-
ennA nf differences with Mr. Wilson
over the question of independence for
the Philippines.
Mr. Lansing was appointed secre
tary of state ad interim after the res
ignation of Mr. Bryan and served un
til June 23 of the same year, when he
whh made secretary. He has not an
nounced his plans for the -future, but
is expected to return to the practice
of international law as ttio nis iainer-in-law,
John W. Foster, when he com
pleted his term as secretary of state.
Mr. Lansing entered the state de
partment in 1914 as counsellor after
having represented tne government
'MEDICAL- AND ECCLESIASTIC-
Alj EXPLOITATION" OPPOSED.
About 500 Attend Organization of
"Protective" Unit Vaccina
tion Move Is Foug-ht.
For the purpose of forming a pub
lie school protective league similar
to those of California and Washing
ton, about &00 persons met last night
in Library hall and listened to speak
ers on municipal health.
The announced object of tne or-
on a numuer ui uiuuia.i. schoois against medical and ecclesl
and arbitration commissions, inese astiCal exploitation," and this aim, it
Included service as associate counsel id , b carrIed out by means
of lectures and literature, prompt in
vestigation of all cases of unlawful
Interference with schools and school
children, and by demanding enact
ment of laws carrying put the prin-
In the Bering sea arbitration In the
early '90s, counsel before the Bering
sea claims commission In 189S and
1897, solicitor and counsel for Ameri
can representatives on the Alaskan
boundary tribunal in 1903, and counsel I cipleg 0f the league and repeal of
in the Atlantic fisheries arbitration
about ten years ago.
The retiring secretary Is 55 years
of age and was born and raised at
Watertown. N. Y where he still main
tains a home. He was graduated
from Amherst college and practiced
law for three years before beginning
his work as representative of the gov
ernment on various international ar
bitration commissions.
Mr. Lansing has written several
works on international relations and
law, the most notable of which is his
Government, Its Origin, Growth and
Form in the United States." He also
has written several poems and short
plays.
With the passing or Mr. Lansing
there remain only five members of
Mr. WiUon'a original cabinet, and
one of these. Secretary Lane, will re
tire 'March 1. The others are Secre
tary nf the Navv Daniels. Secretary of
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Labor Wilson, postmaster - uenerai
Burleson and Secretary of the Treas
ury Houston. . JIr. Houston originally
was appointed secretary of agricul
ture and was moved to the treasury
recently . when Carter Glass entered
the senate.
Besides Mr. Lansing, Mr. .Bryan,
Mr. Garrison and Mr. Lane, the mem
bers resigning have been Associate
Justice Reynolds of - the supreme
court, and Thomas Watt Gregory,
who served as attorney - general;
William Gibbs McAdoo and Carter
Glass, who served as secretaries of
the treasury; and William C. Red
field of the department of commerce.
those conflicting with -it.
Support of the Central Labor coun
cil was pledged by two delegates
present, who said that the entire labor
vote would be behind a proposed in
itiative measure suggested by the new
league. This is a constitutional
amendment preventing any form , of
compulsory vaccination, inoculation
or other medication directly or indi
rectly for school children or workers.
Two points the league will stand
for are "the school is public and not
the child," and "the purpose of the
public school is to educate and not to
medicate."
A committee was appointed to draw
up a constitution and arrange for
another meeting in the near future.
W. H. Malloy acted as chairman last
night. Among the speakers were Dr.
W. A.' Turner and A. O. Freel.
County Offers Reward.
OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 13. (Spe
cial.) The county court has offered
a reward of $15 for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction of
any person dumping reruse along
the county highways. Two boys were
arrested last week for placing refuse
along the Eighty-second-ntreet road
and were paroled. The court an
nounces its intention of putting a
stop to the practice.
TEACHERS FORM LEAGUE
VANCOUVER PEDAGOGUES
PLAN TO BETTER SCIIOOLS.
More Pay for Instructors With Im
proved Equipment Part of
Programme Outlined.
"
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 1J.
(Special.) A teachers' league was
formed today at the Clarke County
Teachers' institute. Professor C. Ver
trees of Camas was elected president
Degaris Reeves, vice-president; Miss
unve Crosno of Camas, secretary; R.
Durkee, Battle Ground, treasurer:
C. F. Bennett, county superintendent
of schools, Carl Landerholm of La
Center, J. C. Shantland of Yacolt, MIhs
Margaret Fitzsimmons of Fifth Plain.
Harry Beares of Diamond Hill. Miss
Marian Yeatman of Vancouver and
Mrs. J. L. Sprecker of Felida, board
of directors.
The first meeting of the board will
be held here February 28.
The object of the league, said
Professor Vertrees. "is to promote a
better spirit of harmony between the
public and the schools. We expect
to advocate much needed legislation
and to secure money for the schools.
.Money is urgently needed by the
schools, especially tne smaller rural
districts. Equipment must be added
and the rate of pay for the Instruc
tors must be increased."
The league will not affiliate with
any labor organization and no mem
ber has any idea of striking, as this
will not be permitted. A state or
ganization was formed recently and
this will be composed of the leagues
formed In the various counties. It is
expected that fully 250 teachers in
this county will become members.
CITY AUTO TAGS PUZZLE
Undecided Question of License Fee)
Causes Arrest of Drivers.
The undecided question as to wheth
er the city of Portland shall be asked
to pay license fees for its 140 auto
mobiles is one which Is causing a
great deal of Inconvenience for the
drivers of those same cars who are
continually being stopped by the po-
ice for flaunting the old 1919 license
plates.
tred Crane, city milk Inspector, was
picked up by the St. Johns police yes
terday morning and held at the
branch police station until he rould
satisfactorily prove to Sergeant Crane
who he was and his business.
Dr. George I'arrlsh, city health of
ficer, was stopped twice yesterday,
and there Is hardly an hour In the
day when other drivers for the Hty
ar not stopped and srked to ei plain.
City Attorney l.altoche ;vc an
opinion to the effect that the elly
should not be required to pay llreni
fees. The question has been referred
to Attorney-General It row n. and In
the meantime the city's autoa are
wearing the old license plates.
TWO CAUGHJ IN RAID
Illicit Still Also la Prized Sear Van
eonvcr Rarracas.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 15.
(Special.) Two brothers, John and
George Bachtold, were arrested at
midnight at their home, 907 U street,
east of Vancouver barracks, for oper
ating an illicit still. The arrest was
made by George Runford. chief ef po.
lice, and IC F. Wiley, deputy sheriff.
Included In the paraphernalia con.
flsrated were a cooker, nearly eight
gallons of whisky, seven 15-galloi
tubs of rye mash and several tuba
'Robert Wakefield Is Dead.
Robert Wakefield, resident of Tort-
land for the past 28 years and prom.
Inent as a contractor and builder.
died at his home, 648 Tamhlll street,
yesterday morning. He was a native
f England and was 75 years old. He
was a member of the Chamber of
Commerce, the Elks, the Masons and
the Shrlners. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Delia Wakefield, two
sons, William and Frank, and two
daughters. Mrs. Millie Larger and
Mrs. Allnce Horchoret.
Women CraTer Than Men
Women often do their d.tlly tanks
In home, office or factory while suf
fering pain or misery that would put
a man in bed. However, much of
women's suffering ran be alleviated.
Kackacho, sore muscles, stiff Joints,
rheumatic pains, dlzJneMs and like
symptoms are caused by disordered
kidneys and bladder. Mrs. Thoa.
Davis, Montgomery, lnd., writes: "I
doctored several months without rn
llef, when I commenced using Foley
Kidney Pills, and got relief. Eight
bottles cured me." Safe, harm !;
quick results. Sold everywhere.
Adv.
Naval Officer Better.
Lieutenant - Commander Frederick
K. Elder, who has charge of the navy
recruiting station In Portland, was re
ported slightly improved last night
at St. Vincent's hospital, where he
has been suffering from a serious at
tack of pneumonia. Lieutenant-Commander
Elder was reported past the
crisis yesterday morning. His tem
perature, however, ia still high.
Dock Usea Big Pilings.
serious illness, during which I have load.
VANCOUVER, Wash- Feb. 13.
(Special.) Fir pilings 90 feet in
angth are being cut in this countv
and hauled to Portland to be used at
the municipal dock. The pilings are
16 inches in diameter at the large end
and taper to eight or nine inches at
the smaller end. They are hauled on
a large automobile truck, three to the
Lents Grange to Meet Today.
Lents grange will hold an all-day
meeting today, beginning at 10 A, M.
Dinner will be served at noon, to be
followed by degree work. Professor
PRISONERS WILL GO HOME ,5. JgrS
Poultry," and Roscoe Hurst will dis-
England and Soviet Agree on Re
patriation Exchange.
' COPENHAGEN, Feb. 13. The pro
longed negotiations between James
O'Grady, representing Great Britain,
and M. Lltvinoff, on behalf of the
Russian soviet government, ended in
an agreement signed Thursday.
British war prisoners in Russia
will be released and British civilians
repatriated. Russian war prisoners
in England will be released and
Great Britain will provide transport
for repatriation of Russian prisoners
in neutral countries. It also was ar
ranged that the Archangel govern
ment ehould exchange bolshevik
prisoners for "white" prisoners held
by the bolsheviki.
BRYAN CANDIDACY "JOKE"
"like Salmon, He . Runs Each. 4
Years and Gets Canned." '
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. (Special.)
Bishop F. W. lteator of uiympia.
Wash., has brought east a new politi
cal auip. He says that polfticlans out
in the salmon country, when it be
came evident that W. J. Bryan might
possibly be, a canaiaate again, pro
pounded to each other this question:
"Why is Bryan like a salmon?" and
th answer is, "Because he runs every
four years and gets canned.
cuss 'The Benefits of the Order."
S. ft H. Green Stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. 560-21.
Adv
Eg Ji
ready to soothe baby's
cnaiea sjuxi,
Have you noticed that baby's scalp
looks rough and scaly, or possibly that
a little spot of eczema which itches and
makes him fretful, has appeared on his
bodv? Or mavbe the soft little folds of
his flesh have become chaled and lrn-
rnllWTY LOSES DECISION tated For all these discomforts use
UUUIil LUrotO utuioiuii Resino, ointrnent aided by Res;noi
Interest on Money Placed in Bank
In Escrow Is Jfot Allowed.
MARSHFIEL, Or., Feb. 13. (Spe
cial.) A decision involving 13970 was
handed down by juage u. .x: BKip-i
worth in action between Coo county
Soao. See how atucklv these eentle.
soothing preparations filled with heal
ing Resinol balsams will relieve baby' s
torment and brine refreshinffi, sleep.
At all druggists. . -
Mf$ NOW
CHARIsJ
'mil msmt
SENNETT SlirERCOMEDY
"BACK TO THE KITCHEN"
MUTT and JKFF
CARTOON
Tones "
Adults 20c
Kiddies 10c