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fNIEUTBALS DIFFER rm dhapc mm nrw Ull I LnUL UUILUUl. Many Prominent Men Think Entente Should Not Make L. Peace Impossible. OTHERS ARE SKEPTICAL Borne Regard German Note as Too Vague and One Advises Against Acceptance Outline of Al- lies' Demands Suggested. VHE HAGUE, via London. Dec. 23. Opinions of various prominent men of Europe as to whether the peace pro posals of the central powers should be accepted or rejected by the entente and their constructive suggestions for a proposed peace have been gathered by the bureau at The Hague of the Neu tral Conference for continuous medi ation, resulting from Henry Ford's peace movement. Among the answers "circa are tne loiiowing: Christian Lanere. of Christlanla. sec retary of the Interior Parliamentary Union, expressed the hope that the en tente powers would demand concrete proposals from the Teutonic allies, but at the same time be ready to state their own fundamental conditions. after which, he said, opportunities would of fer themselves to clear up the whole situation. iProfessor Morgenstierne, rector of Christlanla University, expressed the fear that conditions and assumptions of the belligerents were too conflicting to hope for a speedy pacific sentiment. Military Spirit Unbroken. Hjalmar Brantlng, the Swedish So cialist leader, said: "Germany, by continuing the Bel gian deportations, has shown the un broken power of her militaristic spirit. A demand for a full definition of war alms must be put forward by demo cratic parties on both sides as the starting point for a common move ment toward peace. The establishment of international order and justice must be based on the united power of all nations which undertake to recognize such order. Competitive armaments then will disappear and military bur dens will be considerablv lightened. Democratic control must be established even in foreign politics. The' issues affecting strongly intermingled nation alities will be disposed of by extensive democratic self-government." The entente nations would be un wise to decline unconditionally to con sider peace proposals, in the opinion f Dr. Svente Arrhenius, president of the Nobel Institute of Stockholm, who also said that if they did decline they fchould give their motives and define the modifications they deemed neces sary. He also appealed for the free development of small nations. Admiral Llndman. ex-Premier of Sweden, appealed to the entente not to exclude the possibility of further conversations. Acceptance Jfot Advised. The proposal of tne central powers should not be accepted," replied Baron A. T. Adelswaerd, ex-Swedish Minister of Finance, "because it conveys no clear Idea of the principal basis of peace. The central powers start from the viewpoint that they have been at tacked and that they have established a decisive military superiority. Neither of the nointfl ham h,n 1m an.. proved and so the outlook is not prom ising for a Just and durable peace, the object of which should be an interna tional organization of all civilized nations." Carl LIndhagen, Socialist Mayor of Stockholm, declared that impartial Judges must be uneasy with regard to peace making as proposed by Germany. The entente nations, he said, should state their conditions. Pleter J. Troelstra, the Dutch So cialist leader, replied: "German proposals could hardly con tain anything other than the general declaration of readiness to begin nego tiations, but the proposal should have Included a declaration of readiness. In the spirit of Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg's recent speeches, to co-operate In the establishment of an inter national association to Insure a durable peace. Including an agreement for the reduction of armament on land and sea. German Reason Held Good. "All the world knows that, knowning its military successes. Germany has a very good reason to desire peace. It Is precisely that extremity which affords the best guarantee that it will be possi ble to Induce the central nnw.r. . cept terms not based on the present war map, but taking Into account the international Interests of the entente wa int an 1 or! lno vnai interests of small states." M. Troelstra then eXDounda hi rles of a federation of imfUH .tou. free trade, the freedom of ih ports and international channels of transport and the systematic organi sation of export industries from which he expects a durable peace. The offer of the central powers should not be rejected, thinks Dr. Theo dorus Heemskerk. the ex-Premier of the Netherlands, as the crushing of an adversary by either side is so Improba ble as to mean the continuation of the "war for many years. "None can say beforehand that the proposals of the central powers are so utterly unacceptable that even conver sations and eventually counter-proposals are Impossible." says Dr. Heem skerk, who concludes by emphasizing the constant menace to neutrals of be ing dragged into the war and laments the fact that legitimate feelings of na tionality are being poisoned by inter- national hatred. PENDLETON TO SEE SHOWS Theater to Cost $30,000 Planned for Road Attractions. PENDLETON, Or.. Dec 23. (Spe ciaLX A 330,000 theater for road at tractions was announced today. It will be built back of the present Temple Theater with an entrance from Main street through the Temple building. The deal is contingent upon the sale of $10,000 worth of guaranteed 6 per cent bonds, and promises already have been made for placing all of the stock with local people. The theater is to be built of concrete and will have a seat ing capacity of 1000. Dr. L U. Temple is backing the prop osition and James -B. Welch will man age the showhouse. The Temple mov ing picture theater will be used for mercantile room. Commencement Speaker Chosen. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 23. (Special.) A Fechter, of this city, president -of the Board of Regents of the State University, has been chosen to give the address to the midwinter graduating class of the North Yakima High Schopl on January 26, PRE - CHRITSMAS NEWS AND Santa Appears With Real Deer. PENDLETON. Or., Dec. 23. (Spe cial.) Sixteen hundred Pendleton kiddles were made happy tonight by presents of candy, nuts and popcorn at Pendleton's second annual Christ mas celebration. The presents were distributed by Santa Claus. - lmper sonated by Colonel J. H. Raley, a pio neer resident and attorney. Forty children under the direction of Miss Edith Power sang Christmas carols as they were borne through the streets on a beautiful float. Santa -iaus entered from the north mounted in a sleigh behind two real deer. The high school cadet corps of 80 boys gave a drill on Main street, and high school girls danced folk dances. A choir of 40 voices, under the direction of Hal Bishop, sang to the accompaniment of a large orchestra. Among the most enjoyable features of the celebration were a reading by Miss Olive Gwlnn, . Biuuent or tne university of Wash ingxon. and a cornet solo by A. S. yy uinter. NEW YORK, Deo. - 23. Celebration of Christmas began here today with a oig tree .on tne floor of the boardroom In the Stock Exchange for the employes of the Exchange and their families. There were gifts of toys, candy and books for the children. Presents also were provided by the brokers for the poor families living in the "back yard" of Wall street, one of the most densely populated districts In the city. There was no lack of cheer for the workers in the financial district themselves, for the distribution of bonuses yesterday and today was on an unprecedented scale. The combination of a Saturday half holiday with Sunday preceding the hol iday sent many thousands of persona out of the city for holiday visits to friends and relatives. Trains on all railroads were literally packed with out-going travelers and those coming Into the city brought almost as many visitors. LOS ANGELES, Dec 23. Snowball ing, tobogganing and surf bathing will vie with the Christmas tree In the Christmas celebrations In Los Angeles and vicinity Monday. Fostered by city and county officials, plans have been made for a Winter car nival to be held in Bear Valley, In the San Bernardino mountains, within 100 miles of Los Angeles, while pro grammes designed to attract people to the seaside have been arranged at the various beach resorts near by. The last of a series of free Christmas entertainments under the direction of the Los Angeles Plavarround Comm fu sion will be given Monday nltrht at the Plaza, In the Mexican quarter of the city. A Christmas tree. Christmas carols sung In Spanish and music by a Mexican band complete the principal icaiures or tne programme for this en tertainment, which Is an annual event and usually is attended by several thousand Mexicans and other foreign ers. Thle, with the other entertain ments given by the Playground Com mission at recreation centers in differ ent parts of the city, formed the near PARIS DISLIKES NOTE Wilson Makes No Distinction, Is Complaint. HIGH SENTIMENT ADMITTED Ex-Premler, However, Says it Seems Almost Blasphemous to Hear Words "The Objects Seem the Same on Both Sides." - PARIS, Dec. 23. President Wilson's note and the statement of Secretary Lansing continue to be the sensations of the day and take precedence over everything else in the morning papers. The President's action by no means meets with favor among the comment ors. who only vary, in the manner of expressing their opinion. The principal reproach In in the words of Stephen Pichon, who, writ ing in the Petit Journal, says: "The note makes no distinction be tween the states who provoked the war and thoe upon whom it was forced. The belligerents, whoever they are. see themselves treated in the same manner by President Wilson. He does not remember the violation .of Belgian neutrality, the crimes of the subma marine warfare or any of the mon strous acts which revolted the con science of his compatriots and that of the civilized world. Germany, her vic tims, Belgians, Serbians or French, It is all the same. Dignity Is Upheld. "America can appreciate this singular conception as she pleases. We should be lacking in the first of our duties in not holding It up as an outrage to our honor and our dignity. Georges Clemenceau, ex-Premier, In his newspaper, L'Homme Enchain, says: "The moral side of the war has es caped President Wilson. He puts on the same footing all of the belligerents, without asking for what reason each of them is fighting. Failing to take into consideration these Imponderables, he believes himself Just when he speaks to all in the same terms. He has not felt that the ends of the war could not be understood in the same way by both sides and consequently it would seem almost blasphemous to hear it said that 'the objects seem the same on both sides'." nigra Sentiments Credited. The Matin says: "The American note is certainly inspired by high senti ments. It is doubtful whether it is op portune. It comes at a moment when it is to every interest of Germany to stop or slacken hostilities. It comes after the four ringing declarations of Sonnino. Pokrovsky, Brland and Lloyd George." The opinion of the Petit Parlslen is expressed as follows: "One may ask with President Wilson himself whether the moment for such Intervention was chosen opportunely. The speeches which were delivered this week by Ministers of the quadruple entente have defined the views of the allies on the problems of peace and war." The Journal and the Gaulols think President Wilson was Influenced by thought of intensification of submarine warfare and consideration of the con sequences of total interruption of sea traffic if the Germans should carry out the project they are reported -to have decided on and send 125 submarines to American waters. The President may also have been influenced, these papers say, by the increase In the cost of liv ing in. the United States. m Socialist Sees Good. The only reference to President Wil ton's note at the public sitting of the (jnamDer of Deputies was made by Deputy Renaudel, who expressed the belief that it would compel Germany to tell plainly her war aims. He said today: "The President of the United States of America aska Ilia belligerent to est approach to a municipal celebration here. Plans for Innumerable other Christ-' mas entertainments were made by va rious civic, religious and fraternal nr. ganizations, while the poor have been remembered by the distribution among them of bulging baskets of food, pack- 8 oi cioinmg ana Deciding and candy, nuia ana rrult for the children. Much of this work was dona bv th DI-hnni children of Los Angeles, who. under the airection of the Parent-Teacher Asso ciation. prepared and delivered the jnristmas packages. in one quarter of the city there Is saaness among several hundred chll dren because their Santa. nn Lowensteln. a merchant is ill and un able to distribute among them from a ennstmas tree In his front yard as he has done for several years cloth ing, shoes and other presents. A was with a keen sense of Irony hung a gift from a lower branch of the municipal Christmas tree on Sixth street, near the Postofflce. yesterday. There It hung through rain and snow flurries yesterday afternoon. There It hung duly reflecting the glow of the myriad bulbs of light last night. There it hung, mocking the casual eye with memories of Christmas cheer of other days A neat box, paper-wrapped. It was, but unlike most gift boxes, hum Tin Christmas seal. To the uninitiated eve it was but a common cardboard bo-r To those who knew. It was a lib rH a delusion. The box ha( en rifled, examination proved, but from the scarlet lettering on the outside, a pungent odor IhiIHa and the size which would house com- rortaoiy two quarts of finest rye. its secret was apparent. On Portland's municipal tree hue r empty whisky carton, suggestive of bone-dry days to come. NEW EOCHKLLE. N. Y" Den. sa The Rev. Tillman B. Johnson, pastor of tne baiem Baptist Church, of New Rochelle, has posted the following no tice In the church: No present, please. For two rea sons the pastor cannot accept a Christ mas present from Salem this year. The condition of our treasury forbids It and tne call ror help to smitten Europe forbids it." Dr. Johnson Is one of the most nnnn. lar pastors that New Rochelle has known. He said that the real rennnn he would not accept a Christmas pres ent was that the church needs the money more than he. WITH THE OREGON TROOPS fiv THE BORDER, Camp John H. Beacom, Cal.. Dec. 23. (Special.) More than a ton of Christmas presents has arrival already for the Oregon troops here and tomorrow's mall Is expected to break all records. In the cavalry camp all the Christmas presents are held In Dig tent carefullv e-uarriori no-aine theft and will be distributed Chris tmas eve at a celebration to be held In the troop mess hall. Captain White had two combat wagons out foraging yester- ud. " toaay ror cypress branches, pepper boughs, huge palm leaves, ripe make known their views as to the ob ject of the war. We do not wish to Judge his Intention. We only wish to see this neutrals, guided, we believe, by a concern for Justice and right, helping to obtain more light. Our en emies can no longer now keep making halting statements. They must speak out clearly. We do not fear that they can trouble the minds of the soldiers of the republic, who, to win back peace, have covered their country with glory. Lobby Talk Is Skeptical. "Let our governments make known to the whole world that the allied peo ples, always wishful for peace and never afraid of war, are ready to ac cept any solution which, having re paired the injustice of force, shall or ganize the nations for the salvation of civilization and the free development of humanity." In the lobbies of the chamber. Presi dent Wilson's note was the subject of all the conversations among the Depu ties who. without exception, agreed in paying homage to the sentiments which inspired President Wilson to take his step, but gave expression unanimously to the opinion that in the present state of affairs his suggestion could not have the result he expects from it that Is to say, the establishment of a lasting peace. ECONOMIC WAR FEARED KATIOSTAt CIVIC FEDERATION DISCUSS EXPECTED CLASH. TO Session f Consider Upheaval Likely to Come With Peace and Take fp Preparedness Plana. NEW YORK. Dec 23. Whether the present moves to end the great war prove "effective or abortive." they vividly suggest the economic disturb ance that is bound to occur in this country when peace does come, accord ing to Ralph M. Easley. chairman of una executive council of the National Civic Federation in announcing today -" uauiuai meeting of the feder anon win do neid here January 22 ana 4. ouujects to do considered at the xuceimg or tne lederation will Include: "The lesson from the mobilization on -uo Mexican Doraer. ihe indifference, if not positive op position, of the wage earners and farm ers to an preparedness programmes." will there be a flood of Immigra- "u" r a noocr or emigration?" jausi mis country, to secure mili tary efficiency, copy the paternalistic Bucia.i programme of Germany?" an the great forces of produc tion of labor and of finance be cement ed Into one big force to grapple with the oncoming problems?" Among those who will make reports as heads of departments will be August Belmont, Warren S. Stone, John Hays namraona. .oils 3 juauae Wetmore, A. B. Parker and Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks. BRITAIN FREES AMERICAN Mine. Elmira Brockway Held Few Days for Fortune Telling. LONDON, Dec. 23. Mme. Elmira Brockway, of Chicago, known as a psychic demonstrator, who was arrested a few days ago in London charged with fortune telling, was released from prison today. Mme. Brockway was taken -into custody by the police of London, where recently a general round-up of persons found telling for tunes has been made. She is 60 years old and has independent means. A son is a captain in the French army and has charge of all the ambulances of the American Rej Cross on the western front. Robert P. Skinner, the American Consul-General, has interested himself in the interests of Mme. Brockway. Silverton Sees Snow; Soon Melts. SILVERTON, Or.. Dee. 23. (Special.') A heavy snow began falling here early this morning and has continued throughout the forenoon, but is melting faat. STORIES FROM cotton plants and other foliage for the Christmas decorations The tallest trooper will act as Santa Claus. and the distribution of gifts will be attended by music and a special pro gramme, which will last until midnight. Christmas day . both troop and battery will have turkey dinners and special programmes In their mess halls. SPOKANE. Wash., Deo. 23. (Spe cial.) Jim Callahan, the millionaire mining man of Wallace, who recently tiled a complaint for divorce, and his wire. Kissed and made up at Wallace this afternoon, and In the presence of their attorneys signed an agreement to drop their troubles and live to gether again. They will start for Honolulu shortly. Callahan is one of the principal own ers of the Interstate-Callahan mine. His marriage about a year ago at Los Angeles caused a sensation in the Coeur d'Alene district. He recently sued for a aivorce ana accused his wife of Im proper, conduct. He also accused her of making sport of him because of his defective hearing, and made life a bur den for him In general. Mrs. Callahan had filed a demurrer o the complaint. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Dee. 23. Hundreds of children here are Jubilant over prospects of a Joyous Christmas celebration arranged by the city au thorities for Monday night. Bags of candy, frulta and -toys are to be dis tributed from a huge Christmas tree located in one of the principal business streets. A large spruce tree Is to be decorated with hundreds of electric lights and laden withlfts for the children. Every child In the city has been invited. Christmas carols will be sung and a short programme will be carried out. This Is the third municipal Christ mas celebration to be held here. A delegation of citizens called upon the MARSHFIELD, Or, Deo. 23. (Sd- clal.) John Paterson's Christmas din ner flew away when Mr. Paterson went to feed It. For two weeks Mr. Paterson had been stuffing a fine gray goose, which was picketed to a string In the back yard. This noon when It was season to make the last feed before the slaughter, the string had broken and. as Mr. Paterson looked upon the goose with longing. It took flight. and the last seen of It the goose was disappearing across the bay. city officials recently with a petition that the event be made permanent, which was agreed to. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Mex.. Dec. 23 Twenty-five thousand dollars would not cover the cost of presents the people of the United States have sent to the soldiers of the punitive expedition. It was estimated today by the committee in charge of the Christ mas celebration. Nothing of niggardli ness has been displayed by the senders. It was said that the value of more than 10.000 packages to be distributed aver aged about $3 each. Although the greater part of the gifts have come from various Red Cross chapters, hundreds have come from individuals. The character of packages from single Red Cross branches are more or less familiar, but SPEECH HELD WEAK Berlin Sees Recognition of Foe's Power by Premier. WILSON NOTE VIEWS VARY Some Papers Regard President's Action With Favor, Others as Meddling and Some as Being Aimed to Aid Allies. BERLIN. Dee. 23 (By wireless to Sayville, N. T.) The Overseas News Agency gives out' for publication com ments appearing In the evening papers on the recent speech made by the British Prime Minister, Lloyd George. The agency says that the papers con sider as the most important points of the speech Lloyd George's demand for "restitution, reparation and guaran tees," and second, Lloyd George's declaration that he fears the central powers might entrap thte entente by their peace offer. It continues: "The Deutsche Zeitung consldersLloyd George's words as full confirmation of the annexationist programme advocated by representatives of the entente and enumerates the parts of the territory of the central powers which, according to this programme, the members of the entente wish to conquer and annex, as. for Instance. Constantinople, which the entente has promised to the Rus sians. Premier's Speech Attacked. "The Vosslsche Zeitung asks whether Lloyd George fears he may be en' trapped because he is forced to recog nlze the strength of Germany and be' cause it Is known the entente has been unable to change the present war sit uatlon. "The Berliner Tageblatt with refer ence to the same utterance says either Lloyd George has a poor opinion of the ability of British diplomacy or wants to lay the blame at the door of the central powers. If the entente declines their offer of peace negotiations. The Tageblatt adds that apparently Lloyd George has the same object if the peace conditions of the entente are embodied in the already ' mentioned ambiguous words, by which really nothing is meant but the humiliation of Germany.1 Views on Wilson's Note Differ. The Berlin press receives President Wilson s note to the belligerent pow ers with varying views, scarcely any two papers looking alike at the prop osition. The views range from the en thusiastic welcome accorded the plan by the Tageblatt to the unexpectedly cynical quasl-acqulescence of the Vos sische Zeitung, with the middle ground represented by the Lokal Anzleger, which prefers to await the answer of the entente powers to the Emperor's note before deciding for or against it. George Bernhard, in the Vosslsche Zeitung. views President Wilson's pro posal as actuated purely from Amer ican, selfish motives. America, he says, finds Itself in the position of having passed the heyday point in its financial operations with the entente and now wants peace and the co-operation of England in preparing for -what it al ludes to as the Inevitable Japanese trouble. Tip' to Germany Seen. Herr Bernhard refers to Secretary Lansing's statement regarding America being drawn to the verge of war as'a distinct tip to Germany, yet he is con vinced that America desires to avoid such a conflict, primarily for selfish reasons. The suggestion that neutrals as well as combatants participate in the peace conference is energetically and vigor ously rejected by the newspaper, which declares that this must not come to pass in any circumstance. What may come up between Germany and her foes Is not the business of neutrals, it in sists, and Germany has learned 'in ad dition by bitter experience what she might expect in a court In which the. judges were neutrals under tha pres EVERYWHERE between those of various branches there Is a wide variety. The six large tents where the packages are stored resemble department stores. Among the largest consignments are 41.000 cigars, 11.000 pounds of candy. 300 pounds of smoking tobacco, 6000 comfort bags, 2000 Christmas pack ages, barrels of home-made Jellies and two complete sets of baseball equip ment The list of content of one ship ment of comfort bags shows the use fulness of this class of Christmas re membrances. Each bag holds a com plete "housewife," a package of to bacco with cigarette papers, writing paper and envelopes, dental floss, tooth brush and powder, pencil and shoe strings. Many of the package come wrapped In big bandana handkerchiefs, while one shipment, was In the form of a big woolen sock, well stuffed with gifts. Backed by the generous folk at home. General Pershing said today It is hoped to make the Christmas cele bration the most enjoyable event in the 10 moots' sojourn of the troops In Mexico and one they will never for get. SALEM, Or.. Dec 23. Fifty children, who are bereft of Christmas cheer at their homes, will be guests of W. XL. Lerchen. King Bing of the Cherrlans. at a dinner to be given at the Marion Hotel here Sunday afternoon from 12 o clock until 2. All the guests will be between th ages of 7 and 15 years. A Christmas tree, a real Santa Claus. a big turkey dinner and two acts of vaudeville from Bligh's Theater, here will be features for the "kiddles." Mr. Lerchen will be assisted by Mesdames 11. H. Olinger, Charles Dick and Milton Meyers, all prominent society matrons of Salem. Members of the Publlo Safety Com mission yesterday presented Mayor Albee with a large framed picture of members of the Commission. The pic ture was presented by Dr. A. E. Rockey In Mayor Albee's office. The members of the Commission are: A. M. Churchill, H. E. Thomas, B. F. Boynton, Guy Tal bot. R. L. Wlthrow, Fire Marshal Jay Stevens, Dr. A. E. Rockey, Mayor Albee, Fire Chief Dowell, Police Captain Moore, Marshall N. Dana, F. L. Burck halter. H. P. Coffin. L. R. Alderman. A. H. Averlll and J. P. Jaeger. COLUMBUS, N. M.. Dec. 23. Dressed turkeys filling 64 barrels. 33 packing cases of "fixings." 3500 pounds of candy and large boxes olf fireworks were shipped Into Mexico today by motor trucks for the Christmas dinner of the American soldiers in Mexico. The motor caravan was In charge of Lieu tenant Dennis McCunniff, of the Sixth United States Infantry, and a guard of enlisted men. CANON CITY, Colo., Dec 23. More than 100 turkeys with celery and other trimmings, all raised on the prison farm, are to be served at a Christmas dinner to about 600 Inmates of the Col orado Penitentiary here on Christmas day. It was announced by Warden Ty nan today. sure of England. In such a case, the world would be against her. it adds. The Vosstche Zeitung declares also that President Wilson cannot deceive himself into thinking that he can lay down any precepts for the conference. There will be no truce. It says, but the fighting will continue, with Germany's terms increasing in severity as she achieves military successes. "President Wilson's step wo wel come," are the words with which The odore Wolff opens his comment In the Tageblatt. He adds that, quite regard less of feeling for or against President Wilson, or the desire in some circles for war with America, no resoonsible noli- tician capable of thinking has the right to reject peace proposals because they come from Washington. Herr Wolff points out that President Wilson un doubtedly has many sources of infor mation as to the feeling toward peace in various warring countries and there fore is not guided by parliamentary speeches delivered for home and enemy consumption. If the real peace conditions of the entente are actually reflected in the speeches of M. Pokrovsky, Russian For eign Minister, or Lloyd George, the British Premier, he asserts, then the path to peace is not a smooth one, for such a peace would be merely an humiliation. President Wilson, how ever, he concluded. Is obviously aiming for a peace that would be a reconcilia tion, and Germany, despite what the writer alludes to as the angry clamor of the greedy, desires an understand ing for such a peace. In ending his article Herr Wolff de clares that whatever may be the out come of the proposition, the discussion of peace has In any event begun and cannot be hushed. Cup Presented to School. ' CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec 23. (Spe clal.) Last August Edison Smith, a I r i iZIEJ' -VAUDEVILLE frPHOTOPLAYsXi" TS' I TODAY XMAS It's a Bluebird! That's n me jiyg BEAUTIFUL, 66 A A Christinas With RUPERT JULIAN and an Ideal Cast A Great Lesson in Benevolence 41-WONDERFUL VAUDEVILLE ACTS4 Deacon Jones' Quartette Comedy and Harmony. The Waynes A Bit of Classy Vaudeville. COMING NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY A 'TJT'O all my friends and customers 1 to everybody, everywhere I wish with all my heart a Happy and a Merry Christmas! May America, at peace with the world, bring peace to the world. ' Mim, Served Monday W&IK Christmas Day V Kat 8 dining-room.. ;'.-: ALgsi VTnW' Covers, $1.50; tables may be reserved today ''$1 Music and dancing, l ;r Miss Bess Mocker, late of &Vir i'iil Chicago, will sing. t vW'H Y.s$ Our prize winning beef will fjff served all day. ' lK See the beautifully decorated I fc'tifl&jtov Christmas tree in the lobby. ffMj See the electric-lighted munici- V Pal Christmas tree opposite the It y&?M rtW courtyard. II f&j'&f Hiohnrd W. l hil.li. 'I -fy7 Virr) lillicrt S. Ilohr, ' "n"Brr J Toledo High School pupil, won a sliver cup in the stock-Judging contest at the Southwest Washington fair. The. cup was presented to the school Thursday. A. C. Canterbury, Lewis County Super intendent; N. B. Coffman. a Chehalls banker, and Paul Dupertuis. secretary of the Chehalls Citizens' Club, attended the presentation. DRY STATES IMPORT LIQUOR Express Companies TJnable to Han dle Big Holiday Traffic. BALTIMORE. Md.. Dec. 13. The Christmas demand for liquors of vari ous kinds for the "dry" states of Vir ginia, West Virginia and the Caro linas has swamped the express com panies from this city which serve these sections. Two of the companies imposed an embargo on liquor shipments at noon yesterday until 9 A. M. tbday, with the view of relieving the congestion. SHIPPING LOSSES LISTED Only 11 Per Cent of Britain's Ton nage at Opening of War Sunk. LONDON. Dec 23. In the shipping paper Fair Play. Sir Norman Hill, sec retary of the Liverpool Steamship a TO 'M BE SCREEN VERSION OF CHARLES DICKENS EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION Grace Cunard and Francis Ford, in the Super-Serial "THE PURPLE MASK" 1 s Owners' Association, makes calcula tions that the effect of the German campaign on their shipping has been aa follows: "In the 27 months of war from Au gust. 1914. to October. 1916. 435 steam vessels of more than 1600 tons, repre senting 1.744,000 tons gross register, were lost through war perils. Great Britain started the war with 360O eteamshlps of 16,000,000 tons gross, so that the losses represent 12 per cent in number, or 11 per cent in tonnage, being less than one-half of one per cent a month." The value of the cargoes lost Is cal culated at .49 per cent of the total by Sir Norman, who adds: "A 10-shtIlIngs-ln-lOO-pounds block ade will never starve us." CANAL WORKERS GET RISE West Indian Laborers to Have Belter Living Quarters, Too. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. West Indian laborers at the Panama Canal, who are paid In silver and have suffered front the increased cost of living in the Canal Zone, are to have wage Increases, low er rentals and Improved living quar ters as the result of a special Investi gation of their status made by a board of Zone officials appointed by Acting Governor Harding. The wage increases amount to from on to two its nrt hour. TUESDAY Enough! Carol 99 11 i.l e Du Fresne Sisters Clever Singers and Dancers. Emilie Michel Character Songs.