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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1918)
Tt THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER I, 1918. qaent, had sent his questionnaire In some time ago. and bis name waa pub lished by mistake. A telegram was received today by the local board to get all records In order and be ready to wind up their business soon. WHERE JOBS HIT HOOVER MAY FEED WORLD Extensive Plan of Relief Operations . Before Supreme War Council. PARIS, Not. JO. (By theAssoclated Press.) The plan for the appointment of Herbert C. Hoover as director-gen War Department Rules Not Held Inflexible. Are eral of relief, in charge of the enure food and relief administration for the SPECIAL REQUESTS MADE European allies and the United States, now goes before the supreme war coun cil for final determination. The relief plan Involves, besides the appointment of Mr. Hoover, the use of former Employer May. Deal Direct . With Men and Discharges. Can Be Hastened. the large passenger ships Imperator, Bismarck and other big steamers In German porta, for relief work and to help in securing- the return of tne American forcea In Europe within a comparatively brief period. DISCHARGES PROMPT 5 S ' CREGOKIAM NEWS BUREAU. Washing-ton. 3- Response made to personal Inquiries show that the War Department does not Intend to observe Inflexibly the rules which have, been announced recently concerning dis charge of soldiers and the making- of contracts fof employment. The De partment of Labor recently stated that with the concurrence of the War De partment all soldier employment serv ice would be conducted through the Labor Department and that employers would not be permitted to deal di rectly with soldiers about -to be dis charged. la answer to a question, the depart ment says that where an employer de sires to re-employ a person who Is now In the Army there Is no objec tion whatever to a direct communica tion on the subject. The supposed evil aimed at is the direct sending of an agent to employ large numDere or sol diers, thus giving an advantage H some classes of localities. Representative Hawley today took up two special requests for discharge of a soldier before the mustering out of his organisation, and the applications will be allowed If approved by the com manding officer. One was an applica tion from a mother who has two sons la the Army and needs one to help her on the farm. Another was that of the manager of a large business whose per sonal attention Is needed in the operation- of the concern. The department ruled that these are cases In which ear ly discharge can be granted, providing the commanding; officer, to whom the application must be addressed, is will ing. Representative Slnnott took up the case of a boy whose mother is about to die of cancer. Upon cable request to General Pershing, the boy has been dis charged and will be sent home immedi ately. ' It Is stated, however, that Jn every in stance a clear case must be made out Justifying action out of the regular order. . BISHOP COOKE NAMES AIDES Members of Centenarjr Campaign Team Announced. . ftELEA. Mont Nov. 30. Rev. John 7htrfrwln, field secretary of the Mon tana Deaconness school of this city, and Rev. George Mecklenberg-, of Billings, have teen named by Bishop R. J. Cooke, of the Methodist Church; as members of the Centenary team to accompany him - in 'an educational trip over the Helena area, which Includes North Da kota. Montana and Idaho, and which will occupy 28 days. Idaho meetings will be held In Poca- tello and Boise. A meeting will also be held in La Grande, Or. BARUCH QUITS WAR BOARD Official Asks That Resignation Take Effect on January 1. . WASHINGTON, Nov. SO. Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the War Indus tries Board, has forwarded his resigna tion to President Wilson to take effect on January 1. There has been no an nouncement, however, aa to its acceptance. Mr. Baruch's decision to resign Is un derstood to have no bearing on the re ported desire of the President to name him as Secretary of the Treasury. HUSTER-OUT TO BE DEC. 2 20,000 MEX WILIi BE DEMOBI LIZED AT VANCOUVER. force) of 100 Men Is Sent From Camp Lewis to Assist In Work of Discharging Troops. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash. Nov. 39. (Special.) The actual mus tering; out of about 30.000 soldiers. - most of whom bare been connected with getting out spruce for aeroplanes ' for the great world war. will begin Monday morning. December' 3, here- A large mustering-out office has been established In the most easterly quar ters of the old post, several hundred feet East of post headquarters. Major C R. Coffin of the Adjutant General's Department of Washington. D. C; Captain E. R. Perry. Lieutenant K. E. Scantlebory and Lieutenant S. L, Anrud. and 100 non-commissioned of ficers from Camp Lewis, Wash., have arrived to do the work. All of the of ficers are from the Adjutant General's Department nd are experts In organi sation and demobilisation, having been trained along thia line. The men will be mustered out by or ganisations, but which one will come first has not been decided upon today. There will be a physical examination of each man. and his entire record will be compiled upon one card. There are now between 10.000 and 11.000 men In the post and as they are mustered out others will be brought in so that a constant stream of men will be flowing through the post. How many regular soldiers will be stationed here is not known, but a theater build ing Is now being built near the tennis courts. so it looks as though a consid erable force will remain here. Multnomah Teachers Meet. Teachers of Multnomah County schools met 'yesterday In room 713 Courthouse to review the month's work. Talks vWn h rntintv R'inrlntAndult Alderson and Mr. Seymour, of Oregon Agricultural College, who presented tne plan for Boys' and Girls' Milcn uoai clubs. Professor Sherwood, of the I Portland schools. State Agricultural Agent Morris, Professor Ressler and Mrs. 8. Blumauer also addressed the teachers. Young Son of Dr. Chamberlain Dies, Charles T. Chamberlain. Jr., 23 months old. son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Chamberlain, died last night after an Illness of two days. Intestinal disease is believed to have been the cause of death. The child fell ill early yesterday and lapsed into unconsciousness almost immediately. Ho never became con scious afterward. Funeral arrange ments have not been completed. The boy was a grandson of united States Senator Chamberlain. Miser Lake Grange Elects. riRTT.E ROCK. Wash.. Nov. 0. f.nril. Silver Lake Grange elected the following officers for the coming year: Master. D. A. Hooper; lecturer. I. J. Prrv: secretary. Fred Anderson: steward. B. R. fiearls; assistant steward. C. P. Carnine; chaplain. Mrs. Reeves: .treasurer. Lester- Patchln; ratrkacDer. ilenrr Barger: Pomona. Mrs. Anderson: Flora. Mrs. E. J. eearis; L. A. steward, Mrs. D. A. Hooper. Indian Soldier Killed, in France. DALLAS. Or.. Nov. 30. (Special.) I William Hartless. of the Grand Ronde Indian reservation killed In action In France, was one of many brothers who went to France. So far as known he la the first Indian from this state to meet death. Hartless waa about 30 years of sge and a member of Com pany M, 3lst Infantry. Asiatic Labor Not Wanted. RAYMOND, Wash., Nov. 30. (Special The Willapa Harbor '.Labor and Trades Council last night passed a reso lution against the introduction of Asiastic labor In the mills and other industrial plants. They published their resolution in the local papers today. STOLEN ?AUT0 IS COSTLY Rosebnrg Merchant Bays Car Sought by Portland Police, P.OSEBURO. Or, Nov. 30. (SpeclaX) Upon presenting an alleged bill of stale to prove ownership of a Stude baker automobile while negotiating a ale of tBe machine to a Roseburg mer chant, a man giving the name of James Jones secured an initial payment of $10- on the automobile from Isadora Abraham today. Placing the matter in the hands of his attorney for complet ing the transaction, inquiry sent to Portland elicited the information that the car was stolen there and Jonea an Impostor. In the meantime Jones bad secured a loan of $14 from the E. L. Rice garage and disappeared. The automobile is now In the hands of the Sheriff and a search la being made for Jonea. COOS CAMPS ARE CLOSED Cancellation of Ship Contracts In fluences Owners to Suspend. NORTH BEND, Or.. Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) The Buehner Lumber Company, of this city, has suspended operations at lta logging- camps at Lakeside and Allegany for an indefinite period. 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