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life 70 Pages Five Sections Section One Pages 1 to24 VOL. XXXVII XO. 51. PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DEC133IIJEIS 22, 1918. rRICE FIVE CENTS. Ul II El Z 1 LI 111 -a i ,T?&lJ,rte? If I 1 1 I 4! I ill tl Hi HI IM (I fl I I H !il U II OUTLOOK HOPEFUL, DECLARES WILSON Details of Peace Confer ence Developing. TREATY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH , Freedom of Seas and League Held Imperative. MUCH NOW ACCOMPLISHED President Will Go to Kngland to Continue There Discussion of World Problems. PARIS, Dec. 21. The President's first week in Franco finds the prelim inary situation surrounding the peace conference favViy wen developed toward the point where, according- - to the President's expressed view, It will be worth while for the United. States to participate. The President's conferences with French and Italian statesmen have served to emphasize that he considers a treaty of peace not enough, but that the general agreement to be made among the nations must include a satisfactory settlement of the question of the free dom of the seas and a league of nations. The President now goes to England to continue the discussions there along the same lines as those he had with the representatives of France and Italy, which the President's advisers describe as having been satisfactory. Holiday Plans Completed. The definite announcement of Presi dent Wilson's plans covering the period from Christmas eve to New Year's' eve, Including Christmas dinner with the troops near Chaumont, the President's trip to England and meeting with Pre mier Lloyd George and his return to France on New Year's has served some 'what to clarify the pre-conf erence situ ation. Continental Kurope makes much of the Yuletide; so, in the absence of President Wilson and others closely identified with the war settlement, and liecause of many holiday social func tions engaging the Americans, It Is not likely there will be political or peace developments of note. The week wlll. be devoted principally ""perfect ing themachinery of the conference. - Trip Strictly American. The President will. go to England, it Is announced, probabiy by the Boulogne-Folkestone route. The desire is to have him cross on an American war chip, so that the landing in England will be distinctly American. American naval vessels, therefore, would be given charge of the channel crossing. There are IS American destroyers at Brest, and some of these have been ordered to proceed to Boulogne. Crossing by a destroyer, however, would depend on weather conditions. Destroyers are bad sea boats, and if the seas are rough the President may take a British warship. ' The inclusion of a visit to Manches ter makes an important change in the President's programme, as Manchester Is an industrial center. There he would be brought into contact with the labor classes. Italian Affairs Disctiased. Saturday was largely a day of con ferences, the only public function be ing the conferring of a doctor's degree by the University of Paris In the pres-j ence of a notable assembly. President Wilson will be accompa nied to England by more than EO American correspondents, who go as guests of the British government. When it became, known early in the week that the President would visit Great Britain, it was announced that the American Army authorities would (Concluded on Page 4. Column 1.) . -iSs??sa S?S?3 I eMiJJC- W I I I fill W A 1 CHRISTMAS TURKEYS RETAIL AT 50 CENTS PORTLAND MERCHANTS REPORT BRISK DEMAND FOR BIRDS. Quotations for Geese, Ducks and Chickens Range From 40 to 45 Cents Per Pound. The Christmas turkey, will sell for 50 cents a pound in the Portland market, according to retail dealers. This will be the price of the best birds. Others not so good can be had at 45 and 10 cents. Chilled turkeys left over from Thanksgiving will bring from 40 to 45 cents. Farmers marketed more than the usual proportion for the Thanksgiving holiday and have had fewer to offer for the Christmas trade, according to reports received from the country. There was the usual early buying for shipment to the Sound cities and the Northern buyers stood ready to pay a high price for the best selections. The dealers look for very heavy local buy ing; in fact, it has already begun, and with geese and ducks scarce, they be lieve turkeys will command a high price up to the close of Christmas buying. Only a few dressed geese, have come in yet and not many are expected. The are selling for 45 cents; a pound. Fat dressed duck3 bring 50 cents and milk fed dressed chickens 40 cents a pound. WAGE SURVEY NATION WIDE Report of Government Surrey Ex pected This Week. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, . Washing-ton. Dec. 21. Senator McNary today conferred with Postmaster - General Burleson concerning the wage Question presented by the appeals of employes of telephone and telegraph companies and was informed that the question has been under Investigation for seven weeks by a board of wage adjustment and that a report is expected during the coming week. The board has made a Nation-wide survey and expects to be able to make a report of Nation-wide . application, though- the wages recommended may not be uniform throughout the country. SOLDIERS' RELIEF IS URGED Congress Asked to Provide Fund for Sick and Wounded. WASHINGTON. Dec 21. Immediate legislation to permit the War Depart ment to pay in full soldiers returning from overseas for hospital treatment ws asked of Congress today by Secre tary Baker. " . He said 97 per cent of the soldier j patients arrive lo the United States without service records or other papers showing the date to which they were last paid. ! He suggested a law authorizing the War Department to pay the men upon their personal affidavit as to the date of last payment and condition of their accounts. SEA FOOD IS PLENTIFUL Municipal Market Has Plethora of Crabs and Oysters. No one should go without oysters or crabs this season, says Dan Kellaher. The Municipal Fish Market, 1S5 Third street, has a supply of hard shell fish on hand that would )e enough for all, he says. Eastern oysters are quoted at 60 cents .a pint while Olympiaa are five cents higher. Crabs are selling at 20 and 25 cents . . Eastern oysters on the. shell are 35 cents a dozen. Clams also are on hand In quantities, he says. COUNCILS TO KEEP LID ON Defense Organizations Asked to Look After Soldiers. WASHINGTON. Dec 21. All state councils of defense and local organiza tions were called upon today in tele grams from the Council of National De fense to urge state, municipal and county authorities to "keep the lid on tight" during the Christmas holidays, for the protection of soldiers and men discharged from the Army. -fT0 VWPQV GERMAN CABINET GAINS PRESTIGE Fullest Authority Given by Parliament. MAJORITY SOCIALISTS RULE Committee of 27 Soldiers and Working Men Appointed. STATE CONTROL APPROVED Government Will Start Industrial Experiment by Taking Over All Coal Mines. BERLIN, Dec. 21. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The revolutionary par liament which adjourned yesterday gave the cabinet the fullest authority to manage affairs. The prestige of Chancellor Friedrlch Ebert and Philip Scheldemann. has been greatly en hanced by the appointment of a na tional central executive committee of 27 soldiers and working men, com prised wholly of majority Socialists. The committee is largely a body with parliamentary functions on a small scale. It can eject obstreperous cab inet members and has a restricted veto power. State Control Approved. The congress devoted Its closing hours to socialization problems. It ap proved the state control for such in dustries as are ripe" for the experi ment and a start will be made with the coal pits. Afterwards the steel and chemical industries and the alkali mines will be in-line for seizure, al though the bulk of sentiment was for leaving such complex problems to the national assembly. Emil Barth, of the Ebert cabinet, urged that an Immediate start be made with the coal mines on account of the economic situation, as industries were being menaced by the chronic unrest in the Silesian and Bhenisch mining dis tricts. Weimar Proposed Capital. Herr Ricklet proposed Weimar, cap ital of the Grand Duchy of Baxe-Wel- mar-Elsenach, js the eat of the consti tuent assembly..v.. 4 The general rrr;ke-up or tne con gress was pronouncedly mediocre, as the majority of members were from local Boldiers' and workmen's councils hurriedly prganized in the early days of the revolution. The fact that the congress convened at Berlin was re sponsible for some embarrassing epi sodes, such as Invasions by soldiers and laborers. Soheldrmann Loudly Cheered. f Herr Scheldemann . was loudly cheered by the country members when. in the course of his address, he de clared that Berlin was not Germany. The Socialist pewspaper Vorwaer-ts predicts that the main part of the dis closures of Adolph Joffe, former Bol shevik Ambassador to Berlin, will shortly be forthcoming, in view of the former Russian diplomat's declaration that he no longer owes to Hugo Haase, Foreign Minister in the Ebert cabinet, the consideration due a former friend and political ally. Herr Haase Jetti sons Joffe by declaring that the latter merely supplied him with data for speeches in the Reichstag. Bolshevik Rabies Scattered. The categorical denial by the Inde pendents that they were beneficiaries of the Bolsheviki rubles, which were alleged to have been scattered pro fusely about Berlin while Joffe was there, leads to suggestion in some quarteqp that the Spartacus group was financed out of funds deposited here to the order of the leader of th In dependents, Oscar Cohen, a former Reichstag member, who is now under- (Concludedon Page14, Column 2.) HOW CARTOONIST REYNOLDS VIEWS ovyA oryATOsyS INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Sfaxlmum temperature. 45 degree.; minimum. 37 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; continued cold; northwest erly winds. War. Casualty list. Section 3, pace 8. , X-'orelarn. Paris University awards President Wilson honorary decree. Section 1. pave 1. Austrian people in rage against military commanders. Section 1, page 4. German trouble-makJng minister In Mexico recalled. Section 2. page 5. Lord Robert Cecil to present plan for league of nations. Section 1. page 2. German cabinet gains prestige. Section 1, page 1. " . National. Missouri Senator termed pro-Hearst. Sec tion 1, page 22. Army discharges now total nearly 80,000 dally. Section 1. page 3. Strictly partisans vote taken In Senate on war revenue bill. Section 1, pago 1. Senator Lodge outlines Ideas on peace. Sec tion 1. page 6. General Goethals blamed for Hog Island delays. Section 1, page 4. a Domestic. Children die of hunger In New York. Sec tion 1, page 1. - FTank P. -Walsh testifies In behalf of Victor Berger. Section 1, page o. Japanese alienist murders co-worker. Sec tion 1. page 2. Pacific Northwest. Judge Chadwick to' bs Chief Justice. Sec tion 1. page 10. Vancouver officer honored In France. Sec tion 1, page V. Proposed revision of freight rates on lum ber opposed. . Section 1. page 7. Eugene pastor tells of French celebration of armistice signing. Section 1, page 14. Sports. - Marines refuse to play Balboa squad. Sec tion 2. page 2. Turkey and liberty shoots to be held today at Everdlng Park. Section 2. page 8. January 19 fixed as probable date of swim ming championships. Section 2. page 2. State Legislature to be asked to legalize 10-round boxing bouts. Section 2.-page 3. McCredle objects to unfair tactics. Section 2. page X. Hunt Club enters on 20th year with excel lent prospects. Section 2. page 1. Commercial and Marine. JUHIfeed prices will be advanced at opening or weeic Section 2, page 18. High levels for season reached in Chicago corn market. Section 2. page 13. Stock market recovers from preceding day's weakness. Section 2. page 18. Dalana completes round-trip voyage to West -Coast. Section 2, page 4. Shipyards may close for two days each week. - Section 2, page 3. - Portland and Vicinity. Oregon boys lauded for service overseas. Section 1, page 19. Oregon far behind as drive nears end. Sec tion 1, page 1. Christmas turkeys retail at SO cents. Sec tion 1. page 1. Ideas for memorial advanced. Section S. page IS. Army officer lauds Americans as fighters. Section 1. page 16. Portland nurse tells of work abroad. Sec tion 1, page 16. Change In judicial procedure favored. Sec tion 1, page 17. Christmas business breaks all records. Sec tion 1. page 20. Community Christmas tree rises. Section 1. page 18. Plucky widow wins against heavy odds. Sec tion 8, page 8. Bonds or deficiency warrants In sight. Sec tion 1. page X. Mills suspend for Indefinite period. Section 1. paga 14. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 4, section 2. HUNS RETURN STOLEN GOLD Belgian Bank Recovers BJsr Snm Taken by Germans. . BRUSSELS. Dec 21. German repre sentatives have brought here from Co logne 380,000.000 marks in gold, which is being restored by Germany to Bel gium. . The armistice with Germany provided for the return of the cash deposit of the National Bank of Belgium, which was removed by the Germans. WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR Rain or Snow Expected Latter Half of Week. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Weather predictions for the week Beginning Monday, issued by the Weather Bu reau today, are: Pacific States Generally fair weath er during the week except rain or snow second half over rrbrth portion. Nearly normal temperature. , Pedestrian Hit by Auto. H. W. Wait, 354 East Forty-second street, was injure slightly yesterday by being struck by an automobile driven by Dr. F. M. BuecheL The physi cian took him to the office of Dr. M. G. McCorkle In the Selling building, where his injuries were dressed. DIPLOMACY OF THE L 1920 TAX RATES FIXED BY SENATE AH Provisions in War Reve . nue Bill Adopted. VOTE STRICTLY PARTISAN Long and Spirited Debate Pre cedes Test. CORPORATION TAX REDUCED Senator Lodge Denies Republicans Desire to Force Extra Session, but Expects One.' WASHINGTON", Dec' 21. By a strict party vote, the Senate late today adopted all provisions in the war rev enue bill prescribing tax rates for 1920. which Democrats advocated and Repub licans opposed, but failed to reach a final vote on the measure. Adjourn ment was taken until Monday, when its passage is expected. Disposition of the controverted 1920 tax provisions, designed to raise about 14,000.000,000. as compared with the $6. 000.000,000 estimated for 1919. precipi tated long and spirited debate, with nu merous partisan clashes. ' Vote Strictly Partisan. Action was taken virtually on a test vote In disposing of the provision re ducing the individual income normal tax rate to 8 per cent In 1920. On a mo tion by Senator McCumbec of North Dakota. Republican, to strike out this section, 37 Democrats voted to retain It and Jl Republicans were recorded for its elimination. Later - "1 other 1920 provisions were adopted with perfunctory viva voce votes. Senator Penrose of Pennsyl vania, cenlor Republican member of the finance committee, offered motions to strike out the sections, but these were bowled over by a chorus of Dem ocratic 'nays." Corporation Tax Re4ae4. . . ' Among the 1920 clauses thus ap proved was the provision for reduction In that year of the corporation normal Income tax rate from 12 to 8 per cent. In similar manner the Senate adopted the 1920 war excess-prbfl. j tax section, prescribing excess profits ranking from 20 to 40 per cent, in lieu of those from 20 to 60 per cent for 1919 and abolish ing the 80 per cent war profits levy after 1919. An amendment by Senator Jones of New Msxlco, Democrat, to con tinue war profits taxes in 1919, was voted down, 44 to 15. Disposition of the 1920 tax question caused such protracted debate that Chairman Simmons abandoned plans for a night session and agreed to adjourn ment until Monday at 10 o'clock in an effort to expedite passage that day, with a night session It necessary. Speedy Conclusion Predicted. With this issue out of the way Sen ate leaders predicted that other pro visions. Including the Inheritance, lux ury and other sections, would be dis posed of speedily. In the partisan contest over fixing rates at this time for 1920. Senator Penrose, Townsend of Michigan. Mc Cumber of North Dakota and Smoot of Utah led the Republican attack, while Chairman Simmons and Senator Smith of Georgia defended the Demo cratic policy. Charges by the Repub licans that in so doing political advan tage was sought with a view to avoid ing an extra session of the next Con gress, in which Republicans will have a majority, were met by assertions from the Democrats that Republicans desired to force an extra session. A suggestion by Senator Borah of Idaho. Republican, that there was "some mystery" about changed atti tude of Republicans on the bill, caused evident surprise among both (Concluded in Page 7. Column 1.) LAST WEEK ACROSS THE SYCtAS-a Tow a to j?ZYSV G- OUT" Oder AK CHILDREN DYING OF HUNGER IN NEW YORK INQUIRY" SHOWS PARENTS CAN NOT BETY MILK. Ciderfed Boys and Girls Faint In Schoolrooms; Clothing Mere Bundles or Rags. NEW YORK. Dec 21. Aroused by reports that, with Christmas approach ing. East Side children In schoolrooms and dying at home from nunger, because their parents cannot Pay the prevailing high prices for milk and staple foods, representative clti sens today organized a committee to "feed them first and investigate aft erward." A plea that something be done for her pupils, who were -slowly starving to death." was made recently by a teacher to Joseph S. Markus. a banker, who now heads the relief organization. Mr. Markus himself visited schools, hospi tals and tenements and today Issued a statement dealing with conditions on the East Side. One settlement, he eald. has the names or 150 babies who, recovering from Influenza, now face death from pneumonia because their parent can not buy milk needed to restore them to health. Every hospital in the district, he continved. knows hundreds more underfed children, many of whom are Physically unable to continue their studies. Of his visit to one school, he said: "In one room there were 22 chil dren. A ragman would not have paid S cents for all the clothing they wore. Many had no 'undergarments and those who did could hardly call them by that name. Many were without shoes and others had heelless and soleless ones. "We learned most of them came there without any breakfast. Some kind people were giving the teacher a little money every week, and with that she purchased some milk and cocoa, preparing gruel over a small stove in the room. She said with the high cost of milk now she was not able to buy much, and that several of the children had fainted right there in the class room. Others were too weak to leave home and died there. Malnutrition was the cause starvation." SUICIDE PACT BELIEVED Sergeant of Coast Artillery Wounds Woman, Kills Himself. SAN JOSE. CaL, Dec. 21. Mrs. Helen Gelser, of San Francisco, was shot and seriously wounded, today by Sergeant Clarence Dunn, of the 40th Coast Ar tillery. San Francisco, who then ended his own life. The tragedy, which occurred on a hillside in Alum Rock Park, near this city, was said by the authorities to have been the result of a suicide pact. The police made public a note written by Dunn, which declared the Intention of the man and woman to end their lives together. BRITISH FLEET MAY COME Visit After Peace Conference Is Con sidered Likely. LONDON. Friday, Dec. 20. It is re ported that the Admiralty views favor ably the suggestion that a large part of the British fleet, commanded by Ad miral Sir David Beatty, should visit the United States. It is asserted, however, that no date for the visit has been fixed, but it is understood it will be made Immediately after peace has been signed. Subse quently the fleet will make a tour of the British dominions. BANK R0BBER RETURNING San Francisco Officer LeaTes for Portland With Davis. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 21. Police Inspector W. H. Hyde left here tonight with Arthur C. Davis, former book keeper of the East Side Bank, of Port land, Or, who is being returned to Portland to face charges of embezzle ment of between $45,000 and $50,000. Police officials recovered $42,135.35. which has been expressed to the Port land bank. ATLANTIC. CToYy 3CZ- 1 0REG0l.6Etlir.DAS DRIVE WEARS END Only Five Counties Exceed Last Year's Figures. STATE'S TOTAL NOW 173,976 Multnomah Guard Takes Hand in Final Campaign. SOLDIERS RALLY TO CAUSE Parade of Trucks and Street-Corner Meetings Help to Swell Port land's Membership. ATTEXTIOJI! Ml'LTNOM.tH f.lARDJMEM . General orders No. 91: 1. Flejd staff, non-commissioned staff, machine gun com pany, transportation company, supply company and comuanies A. B. C, D. E. F. G and H will as semble at the Armory at S A. M. Sunday. December 22, 1918, to answer the call of the Red Cross in its- membership drive. 2. All former members of the Guard are asked to respond with their old comrades and aid la this campaign. Oy order of Colonel Campbell. CAPTAIN R. C. DOLBIN, Adjutant, Multnomah Guard. Only today and tomorrow and the Christmas rollcall of the Red Cross will have ended, but not before Ore gon has performed her full duty In the cause of mercy this time, as she has done before, if the hundreds of men and women throughout the state who are selling memberships attain the goal at which they are aiming. Unless the response in Oregon in common with other, states is generous enough for the estimated totals of membership to be reached. It is said another Red Cross drive will have . to be conducted to obtain sufficient funds to carry on the work of the organiza tion. Orrjon Coal Far Ahead. It was estimated at state headquar ters. In the Gasco building last night, that the state had enrolled only 34 per cent of the persons available for mem bership in Oregon. Redoubled efforts today and tomorrow, both In Portland and the outer-state districts, it is hoped will bring the desired results. Enrollment yesterday totaled as fol lows: Portland Outer atate . .. sn.lJ Total 173.00 Total secured in Portland yesterday $14,425. Whether the Red Cross will have to come before the people for funds again before next Christmas depends upon the success of the Christmas roll call campaign, according to a telegram re ceived yesterday by State Director Coman and City Manager Reed from Hervey Lindley, division roll call chair man for Oregon. Washington, Idaho and Alaska. "Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war council." reads the mes sage, "has Just sailed for Europe on the call of President Wilson to ar range for the necessary extension of Red Cross work. The million American soldiers remaining In France indefin itely will need the ministrations of the Red Cross. Merry Work to Continue. "The coming of peace wiil show a, picture of misery such as the world has never sen befor. demanding the iConcludtd on Pace 8, Column 1.1 yoy YOU OTS- ZAar