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c TIIE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 3, 1919. GERMANS PREP ARETO ACT AGAINST POLES Invasion Feared in Upper Sile sian Mining Area. BOLSHEVISTS NEAR VILNA Towns on Railway Between Brest- LMotMc and Minsk Occupied. : Crime Is In Full Sway. BERLIN, Jan. . (By the- Associated Press. The German Cabinet today continued its consideration of the Polish question, but no announcement has been made. The Tageblatt says the government is believed to have decided that military action is necessary In order to check the Polish Invasion. . The Cabinet also la reported to be considering; military saeasures to prevent the irruption of the Russian BolshevlkL Special dispatches report that a Polish invasion Is feared In the coal mining; region of Upper Silesia. The Poles. It Is aeclared, have cap tared the railway Junction of Nakel, west of Bromberg. and the Invaders also threaten Schneidemuhl and Beutscher. In Southern Pnsen. the Poles threaten Kosten. Farther north tbey have taken Mogilnoand Znln. Pellaa Drrr Feared. The newspapers comment favorably n the altered order given by the Brit ish government to a British officer to accompany Ignace Jan Paderewski to Warsaw. COPENHAGEN. Jan. 4. A Peopled Council to combat the Polish denser k . Kn tAhltfthed at Dansla and a militia force will be recruited, ac- jXEff cord In it to reports irom tiernn. In Southern Posen the Poles have c- eoDled the frontier town or snai mierzvs and destroyed the fortress there. The German garrisons at Os trovo and Krotoschln, west of the fron tier, are threatened seriously. TWO OF THREE BROTHERS WOUNDED IN ACTION. J.. , " V ' ' " '' ' i , . :l - L . S y ? .. I . -. -.-.J , - . .'..'. .. :;..:';: i 5 x" lt - l- - ' - V . ? I V" v t t 'l I t KEEP ROADS OUT OF POLITICS Extension of Government Con trol Strongly Urged. OTHER PLANS 'INADEQUATE' LEFT TO RIGHT FRAMC. WALTER A?fD CHRIS MCLI.ER. OF DALLAS, OR. Late press dispatches announced the serious wounding: of Walter L. W. Muller. private with the 162d Infantry, on November II, the last day of fightlnc in France. This was the second Injury currered by young; Muller in action. The last word received from the young man by his sisters, Catherine Muller, 636 Hancock street, and Bertha Muller, 939 Alameda Drive, was in July, when he was in a hospital recovering; from a shrapnel wound. Early in 1917, Muller, with his two brothers. Frank and Chris, enlisted in Company I Third Oregon, which was afterward merged into the 162d Infantry. Frank, who became a member of a machine-gun company, was also wounded in action and when laBt heard from was In a hospiul recovering; from his Injury. Chris, the only brother escaping; uninjured, was not is years old when he enlisted. IS WARSAW. Jan. S. (By tha Assoc! ated Press.) Bolshevist forces are In the outskirts of Vllna and have occu pled towns on the railway between Minsk and Brest-Li tovsk. according; to reports. The Bolshevists are burning;, robbing; and murdering; peasants hv mdvance. Locomotives and cars are being brought westward from the path of the Bolshevist lorces y tne retiring; vrer snans. Brttlak Protect Llbaa. The Russian Baltic port or Libau. ac cording to reports received here. Is pro tortrd bv one tfrumn cruiser, tnree ur stroyer and one gunboat. The British vinhlDL however, have landed no forces. COPENHAGEN. Jan. 4. Fighting naa occurred during the last few days around Lembcrg where Ukrainian inmu mra making: orogress and are bombarding the city, according to VI enna advices to the Polltiken. LONDON, Jan. 4. The Town Council of Petrograd. according to an Er change Telegraph dispatch from Cop ihin. has decided that all unmar ried women between the agea of IS and 45 shall be provided with husbands uiMMcd bv the council. The children of these unions. It Is added, will not be allowed to remain with their parents, but will be edu cated under the control of the Soviet government. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the foreign relations committee, after a conference at the State Department. announced today his intention to make a statement In the Senate Monday on the Russian situation, giving the facts sought by Senator Johnson of Califor nia, who has a resolution pending call ing on the State Department lor lnror ma Hon as to the Government's rela lions with Russia. Reda Bead Representative. The State Department, it is under stood, does not oppose the resolution, but holds that there Is nothing relative to the Government's attitude that can- aot be publicly stated. PARIS. Jan. 4. (Havas.) The Bol shevik government of Russia Intends to send Adolph Joffe. the former Bol ehevlk Ambassador at Berlin, as Its delegate to Paris to claim admission to the peace conference, according to tha Echo De Paris today. PORTLAND. BOYS DESERT Three Reported to Police as Having Left Military Scrrlce. Three Portland boys have been poeted as deserters from the tTnited states Army and Navy, according to word received yesterday by the Port land detective bureau from Washing ton. The alleged deserters are Don Carlos Crampton. son of Mrs. Olla C Crampton. SiS Gantenbein avenue, de serted from Fort Lawton. Washington. October 29. ISIS, a private in the Army Medical Corps: Albert H. Fellows, of Kstacada. deserted from the United Ptatea ship Salem on the Atlanlc Coast. December 12. 191S. and Glenn M. Wiser, son of Mrs. Pearl Bauer, 2ttj Morrison street, deserted from the United States Receiving Station, Norfolk. Vi, December 1. 1V18. The Portland police have been asked by the Government to aid In locating tha men. ORDINANCE FRAMED TO rCT STOP TO INFLUENZA. Great Or Restriction of Business dered and Power Given Mayor to Close Everything if Necessary. PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.) Business In Pendleton until the flu danger is removed will be conducted with an interval of four feet separat ing the parties to the transaction. No more than one person to each 100 feet of floor space will be permitted in any store, business house, church or public building. Business alone will be an excuse tor visiting the railroad station. Farewell or welcome to travelers will not be per mitted. Picture shows may operate with patrons occupying every other row of seat and every other seat in row. Two players will be allowed at pool table or bowling alley, but only every other pool table may be used. No spectators will be allowed and no card games permitted. Power Is vest ed In the Mayor and City Physician to regulate business In the city in any manner tbey see fit, even to closing all business. These are the principal points of the ordinance which was prepared by the City Attorney to be submitted to the City Council at a special meeting to night. In the new ordinance the ef fort has been made to protect the peo ple of the city without stopping busi ness altogether and without discrimi nating against any particular business. There were only two new homes quar antined today while the ban was re moved from 10. gation to Washington to confer with the federal railroad administration If assurances could be given that there would be some tangible results. The railroad administration flatly de clines to give any assurances or make any promises. G. A. R. INSTALLS OFFICERS Federal Operation Defended Against "Attempt to Discredit It" ; Suc cessor Not Vet Named. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Only through the proposed five-year extension of Government management of railroads can the Government move toward a persnanent and comprehensive solution of the railroad problem, Director-Gen eral McAdoo insisted today in testify Ingat the Senate commerce committee's hearing on railroad legislation. Other plans, such as private man agement. possibly with limited con sdlidation lines and with Government supervision, Mr. McAdoo said he con sidered "Inadequate expedients" and 'makeshifts." and he was prepared now to make no further recommendation if Congress decides not to extend control a he had suggested.' Fear of Politics Urged. Questions of Senators Kellogg, Gore, McLean. Townsend. Cumnuns and Wat son were directed at Mr. McAdoo In vain attempt to ascertain his ideas of what course would be best as an alter native for the five-year proposal. Fear that railroad men would be thrown Into the politics of the next Presidential campaign constituted one of the prin cipal reasons supporting the five-year suggestion, Mr. McAdoo asserted. 'If the railroads are held only 21 months," he said, "I fear the employes themselves would become objects of solicitation for one plan of campaign or one group of candidates. The rail roads of the United States must be kept out of politics." Snap Judgment Decried. nfl'innn - GRAY'S ii Statement of With Statistical Facts Regard to the Clothing Situation He defended Government operation E. B. Grant Chosen Commander of against what he described as "an at tempt to discredit it on the ground that Meade Post, Oregon City. OREGON CITT, Or. Jan. 4. (Spe eial.) The Installation of officers of Meade Post. No. 2, G. A. R was held this afternoon at the Willamette hall. The Installing officers were C. A. Williams. Adjutant-General, and Com mander Stevens, of Portland. A. J. Hobble was selected for com mander, but owing to his serious ill ness he did not accept the office be stowed upon him. and E. B. Grant was chosen In his place. H. 8. Clyde was elected senior vice-commander; W. H Gould, Junior vice-commander; L. P. Horton. adjutant; G. A. Harding, quar termaster; J. Gorbett, surgeon; J. C Sawyer, chaplain; Frank Moore, offl cer of the day; J. A. Roman, patriotic instructor: Edwin Scrutin, officer of the guard; J. A- Roman, sergeant ma jor; J. Martin, quartermaster sergeant. TROOP NEWS IS LACKIN Adjutant-General Unable to Answer Hundreds of Inquiries. Relatives and friends of men in th American expeditionary forces can get no late Information regarding the! boys from the office of the Adjutant General of Oregon. Scores of persons make inquiry there by telephone and letter every day. The fact that the ffice gets no "inside" or advance in formation was made known yesterday by Captain Allan Hall, who said that the inquiries are so numerous as nterfcre with business needing at tention. Persons who write to tha office of the Adjutant-General of the Army, at Washington, for information as to loca tion of soldiers will meet disappoint' ment also, said Captain HalL courteous letter sent by Adjutant-Gen ral Beebe to the Adjutant-General in Washington asking about assignments of Oregon troops was answered in two sentences, giving no Information what ever. YOUNG GIRLSH0T, KILLED Adopted Brother Handles- Gun Sap posed to De Unloaded. BROWNSVILLE. Or.. Jan. 4. (Spe cial. Nettle, aged IS. adopted daugh ter of Oren Stratton. well-known fruit grower, was accidentally shot and in stantly killed by her adopted brother, Byron, aced IS. here last night. The funeral will be held tomorrow. After an Investigation today Coroner Fortmiller decided that the shooting was accidental. The girl and her brother were playing in the barn when the boy accidentally discharged a shot gun he was handling, and the shot struck his sister in the back of the head, causing death. The boy thought tha gun was not loaded. Complainant Is Arrested. " After he had notified the police that lie and John W. Epperson had been robbed of 185 and l4 respectively while sleeping together at the Erickson Hotel Thursday night. Robert Marshall was arrested and lodged in the City JaiL charged with the larceny of 150 from his friend. Marshall climbed out of bed without waking his friend, the detectives declare, took ISO from the latter's pocket, and went back to sleep. When Epperson discovered the theft axt morning. Marshall also said that S was missing- from his own pockets. Rad The Orcgonlan classified ads. WAIL SERVICE TO RESUME Suspension of Sumptcr Valley Road Spnrs Officials to Act. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton. Dec 4. (Special.) Mall serv Ice to Canyon City and Prairie City, Grant County, having been cut off by the strike on the Sumpter Valley Rail road. Second Assistant Postmaster General Praeger has promised ltepre sentattve Sinnott that special service ill be provided by stage, either by way or Condon and Fossil or via xu kiah. The Sumpter Valley Railroad Company has tlegrphed offering to ernd a dele A GREAT ECONOMY BE CAUSE DFBOfiA WEAR "After a trip to Kilauca. the active volcano of Hawaii, my Keolin-soled shoes were the only ones not abso lutely ruined. Many in our party wore hob-nailed boots," said Miss Jean P. Lane of Seattle. Washington. The sharp jagged lava of Kilauea cuts an ordinary sole to pieces quickly. That Neolin Soles 6tood the test but emphasizes their toughness and dur ability. These qualities are built into them by a scientific process. Worn en and men and children, too who are hard on shoes should buy them with Neolin Soles. They come in many styles, and because of the extra wear they give, are a great economy. And any repairman will re-sole your worn shoes with Neolin Soles, which are flexible and waterproof as well as long-wearing. They are made by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron. Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels. v guaranteed to outwear all other heels. neolin Soles M MM ftas. V. . fak OS. AMITY RESIDENT IS ILL Influenza Inoculation Cause of J. O. Weston Attack. OREGON CITT. Or., Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) Mrs. J. O. Weston, of West Linn, was called to Amity this morning by the critical illness of her brother, John Slmpkms. who is suffering from the effects of inoculation. Several weeks ago Mr. Simpklns was Inoculated as a preventive from influenza and since that time has suffered from heart trouble, caused from the inoculation. Mrs. Weston was accompanied by Jack Simpklns, son of John Simplcins, whose wife died in November of influenza. net earnings had been insufficient to pay the compensation guaranteed Dy the Government," saying Judgment of unified operation should be based on earnings only in normal peace times, and that this was another reason for testing Government control for five years. My Judgment is that the test wouia show something conclusive I do not know what," said Mr. McAdoo, replying to Senator McLeans query: TJan we test one system by trying another?" To Senator Gore s inquiry: "Don t you think the railroads should be per mitted to consolidate, gravitating toward two or three competing na tional systems, with some Government supervision?" Mr. McAdoo answered: "I think that would be only a pallia tive to deal with certain conditions. I would prefer to deal with the ques tion comprehensively." Compliments Are Exchanged. At the end of his testimony, Mr. Mc Adoo and Senator Smith, of South Carolina. chairman of the com mittee, exchanged brief complimentary speeches. It was the occasion of Mr. McAdoo's last appearance before a body of Congress before retiring as Director-General. Mr. McAdoo still la expecting daily to receive word from President Wilson concerning the appointment of a new Director-General. The boys are coming home, to put aside the khaki. Every one of them want to get out of uniform just as badly as they wanted to get into it. The civilian clothes and occupation never looked so good to them as now. It's one vast undertaking to clothe and re-employ our boys, but it will be done. In many parts of the world there are no woolens to be had; in some other countries fabulous prices prevail. To illustrate $35 per yard for suitings in Norway. Our soldier boys will soon be arriving home in large numbers. Not much chance for you at-home fellows to get clothes then, so we say get them now and get them here at Gray's, where we furnish you the best in clothing and share the profit with you fifty-fifty. We sell for cash and save you from $5 to $10 on the suit or overcoat you'll need this Winter. COMPARE GRAY'S COMPARE GRAY'S COMPARE GRAY'S $40 Suits and Overcoats with those sold by other stores for $25 and $30 Suits and Overcoats with those sold by other stores for $35 and $40 Suits and Overcoats .with those sold by other stores for $45 and $50 7 Per Cent Discount on All Furnishings and Hat Purchases Amounting to $4 or More GRAY'S VALUES WILL TELL II. D. Foster Heads Map Work. H. D. Foster has been appointed head oS the map and survey department of the district forest headquarters in Port land, according to announcement made yesterday. Mr. Foster has been a for est examiner. He is taking the place of A. H. Hodson, who has left the forest service to engage in radio mining in Colorado. , Meier & Frank Company Liberal. Meier & Frank Company has dis tributed its employes a bonus of $50,000 in appreciation of efficient service and loyalty. The bonus handed Its employes in cash was apportioned on the basis of length of service with the firm. Those who had been in the employ of the company only a few weeks re ceived a share. In making the dis tribution the company informed its em ployes that the year just closed had recorded the greatest business of its history. Dry slabwood and blocks. Holman Fuel Co., Main 353, A 3353. Adv. HL M, GRAY - 366 WASHINGTON AT -WEST PARK WAR VESSELS RETURNING 7 SCBMA- Sl DESTROYERS AND RIXES SAIL FROM EtKOPE. Undersea Boats Will Require Fully Two Weeks to Complete Voy age Across Ocean. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Thirty-one destroyers and seven submarines have sailed from Europe and should reach their home stations within the next 10 days or two weeks. The destroyers, the Navy Department announced tonignt, are proceeaing to jsoscon, ;ew ior, Philadelphia, Norfolk and Charleeton, whlln the submarines, all of the A-L class, are en route to Philadelphia. - The submarines are the numbers 1. 2, 3. 4. '9, 10 and 11. It will take them fully two weeks to complete the voyage. The destroyers on the way to New York are: The Ericsson, O'Brien, dish ing, Allen, Rowan, Wilkes. Sampson, Davis, Nicholson and Winslow. To Boston The Porter. Walnwright. Klmberly, Sigourney, Little, Stringham. Bell and Wadsworth. To Norfolk The Fairfax, Benham, Stockton. Downes, Duncan and Taylor. To Philadelphia The Beale, Jarvis and Bushnell. To Charleston The Preston, Dale, Decatur and Monaghan. Soldiers to Become Rangers-. Forest Examiner Hanzlik. who is on a four months' furlough from the Port land offices, writes that as an instruc tor In the forest department of the sol diers' civil re-establishment school of the University of British Columbia of Vancouver that i he has about 23 re turned soldiers who in the near future will be ready for positions as rangers, in the Canadian forests. Mr. Hanzlik will return during the early Spring. Polish Battalion Sails for America. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. The French line steamship France, which sailed today, carried a battalion of Poles, numbering 1554 men, recruited in America for the Polish army. -i ! If Husbands Only Knew How Easily Our Laundry Team Eliminates the Greatest Problem in Housekeeping'. The Laundry Problem Every Home Would Have an Apex Electric Washing Machine and a Simplex Electric Ironer, They more than pay for themselves in the saving; of laundry bills, and they ' effect an even greater saving in doing away with the wear and tear on clothes and linens. In many instances they eliminate the need of a maid. To Make It Possible for Every Home to Have This Team, We Are Offering to Purchasers of Both Machines at Once a Special 10 Discount Together With the Very Specially Low Initial Payment of Only $15, Balance on Easy Monthly Payments. Visit our Model Laun- -clothing. We will show dry. Bring us a soiled you how easy it is to blanket or some soiled wash Electrically. J. C. ENGLISH CO. Everything Electrical 148 Fifth Street, Second Floor Between Morrison and Alder 1 1 14th Year in Portland -r - V a i r v f t ' " tf i I a I DR. E. G. AUSPLOD, MOR. My Praetlce Is Limited to High Class Dentistry Only May We All Have a Prosperous New Year J am certain that every Den tist in Oregon that can de liver the goods and will do the right thing by the people will prosper in .1919 as he never did before. Hemember how you used to keep a diary? Recall how you made memoranda of everything that happened during the first week in January, part of what happened the second week an occasional note the third week, and then forgot it entirely? Remember your 'friend who swore off smoking New Year's Day bragged about it for a day or so, spoke of the "principle involved" the third or fourth day, weakened the second week and then "sneaked off by himself for just one puff" and is puffing still? And the occasional drinker and periodical reformer his story is too well known and too demoralizing to repeat. TAKE A LESSON FROM JOHN CHINAMAN. Chinese New Year is the one great joy day in the Chinese Cell 6T1 dell" All debts are paid, regardless of sacrifice; all enemies 4 are forgiven; strife and jealousy are forgotten, and, instead of making resolutions, John "makes good." The sword has been sheathed the greatest and most terrible conflict that ever raged, or ever will, in history has come to a glorious end. Let's bury the hatchet let's drown the din of the anvil chorus with the song of the plowboy the whirr of the mills, the humming of factories. Forget your differences, pay your debts, lend a hand and a heart and let's make the old world a place worth while. MY WORK IS GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY Examination and estimates free. Work completed in ONE DAY when practicable and necessary. Electro Painless Dentists IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING Corner Sixth and Washington Sts., Portland, Or. i-Adv.