c THD OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. . POR TLAND, FRIDAY. JANUARY 25. 1918. H ere s tt-r;. A1 Kinirof ; a "Nut" iTKat Is, If an Acorn. Is a Nut Story VMCi Vlll 1FII HUVBELI1M HELPED ADDRESS BY T. R. TJnlveralty of Oregon.. Eugene. Or., Jan. 13v-nAoorns from the oak tree in which . King Charles the Second bid from the CromweUlana after the bat- V n a j eL'. I" woreeater, are to be planted Navy Ueparunent and onippmgithia week on the campua of the unit- Board Will High PraiSO and I The Boeoobel oak. as it to known in Una UOnSirUCIiVe IsriUCISiiU - I naatv. The klna-'s narsuera heard a ' 1: e; I noise which thev believed mieht be ; . . ' V " Ihis majesty in concealment, but Just CHAMBERLAIN IS SUPPORTED pKnTw. tain English regiments bear oak in- SAVE CITY OF PARIS atead of laurel on their crests, to com memorate this incident. ' -The Boacobel oak, . which grow to the park of the Duke of Grafton, has nearlr outlived its span of centuriea, and this year produced only about 100 acorns. . Colonel John Leader, late of the Royal Irish Rifles, Just, before leaving England to be commandant and pro fessor of military science at Oregon, Bpent some time visiting Mrs.- trader's relatives, he Graftons. While there oT?nT aorakdhXve broucM em j United States: Minister Will De- 'scribe "Graphic Story in -. Sunday Journal. . Belgium's aacriflce is one of the great est recorded In history. Had that little to Eugene for planting on the campus. National Press Club Told That Investigators Have Done Big i Service for Nation. Washington, Jan. 25. (1. N, S.) ?raU for the navy department, pralae !nd constructive criticism for the ship- ' lilnc board, and otter condemnation for ? th war deoartment featured Colonel Theodora Roosevelt's address to the Ir.hwi f the National Press club ' rhursday night on the conduct of the I If the house committee should hold L ' ' ' Ihearlnc and we should profit as mu the official minutes of the committee on rules of th house of representatives, at hearing before the committee in ref ar ena to an investigation proposed into the operations of the shipping . - board. Mr. Hurley, the chairman or tne snip ing board, asked to have the investiga tion deferred 1 for the moment. Then he used this language; ., . ;- " 'Of course, I think the senate. Inves tigations have been very helpful. I think they have brought out a number of things that have not only helped to satisfy the public state of rrtiria, but have helped me and helped the staff. MRS. LOUISSON WILL intsrweven with the three - was -Krone argument in behalf Of Senator treorg tV Chamberlain' fight for a itronger, more centralized handling of ar deoartment affairs.. - , t ;'"The prime neea now is the need of faat," ald the colonel, "and second inly to It. is the need for team work. ft have had too many star players here h Washington and too. little team fork.- (' Colonel Hammers Foists Home, !And with this as his text. Colonel ttoosevelt hammered fox an. bsmr. ta get lis points home." Tr"Our fluty is to support every official, gn or low, as long as he efficiently joes his duty," asserted Colonel Roose- 1 fit,, but it is no less our duty to expose he inefficiency of any official in apeed- Mg up the war, no matter who- or where be is." I' Colonel Roosevelt then turned to the Ctlon of congress In Its war work and r raised the "utter disregard of partisan blltlcs." . l Strongest praise was reserved for .the J)vestlgatlng committees that have rought out the. truth - in regard to executive department activities, tie LEAD WOMEN IN DRIVE FOR JRME NIAN FUND hearing and we should profit aa much by the house hearing as we have by the senate hearing, it mignt oe a gooa thing.' - There speaks the public servant who is glad to have the work ,of his branch of the government investigated, and who frankly says that the senate investigat ing committee has not only helped from the publio standpoint, but has helped him and his fellows in doing their work. Investigators Be High Service. "I believe no, I am going to alter that statement; X am going to put it as it should be put I know that the senate investigating committee under Senator Chamberlain has rendered the highest service to this country. . I do not believe I know- It. And, gentlemen, you have a right to ask that any man who speaks to you about a duty m tne present, should have by his actions in the past shown that he believes himself in per forming that duty. "When X point out that our , men abroad and at home have to a large ex tent been shoeless, I say it because u is true. I speak of the shortage of snoes now Just as I spoke in 1898 as to the shortage of proper clothing for the men, because It is true and because if an un- Portland's Apportionment Has Been; Placed at $75,000) Committee to Meet lowed the use of her territory as a high way So facilitate the- passage to Franoe of the fast-moving Qermanw, the tall of Parts at tha -rery. outset tha war is highly probable. .-. But Belgium didst bow. , For three weeks shs. harried ths invader ane checked his advance. - To that extent was. urn allowed the French armies to prepare for th crucial, action that. cam at the Ifarnc whan the Teuton horde Lwerc rolled backward. : ' The first ahota were flrseT on the Bel gian frontier August 4, 1114. The 'next day German troops reached th forts of Uec. Use held out natil August T. and General Ioman. on of th Belgian commanders clung to two of the forts west of the Mouse Zos m ween -longer. - Brussels fell on Aagnst 20, the Belgian army retired to Antwerp, and th Ger man , army moved southward toward -Paris. On August 30 th Belgians lost Namur. '-v-' . -' It was not until early in October that the Germans again made a major at tack on the Belgians, and on October -Antwerp fell after a 1 days, siege. -The Belgian army escaped and took v pa pa aitlon along th Tser, where its stab born resistance visited sever reverses on th enemy. ... Thus th valiant fight put up by King Albert's men provided a time element for the allies when time was -invaluable. This fight is. told in detail by Brand Whltlock, United States minister to Bel gium, in his story of Belgium wnicb will be - published serially in Th Sunday Journal, beginning Sunday, February 17. Iron Ore Production Increases Over 1916 Washington. Jan. 4S-a. K, Troa ' ore mined In the United States during 1917 totaled T5.l24.000gross tons, an in crease of .01 per cent over th preceding year. . th United States geological sur vey has announced. Shipments, from the mines in 1917 are estimated at 75.M9.6o gross tons, valued at f2ae.17l.000 as com pared with 77.870,86 tons, valued- at llSl.90U77.ln 191. About IS per cent of the ore mined In 1917 cam as usual from th Xk Su perior district. Th northeastern states Increased their production slightly - IQamatli Falls Has 1 Balance on Hand .' Klamath Falls, Or, Jan. Th larg est balance which has ever tn on hand in the county treasury f TOameth county, - is reported In th semi-annual reperVet th oeuaty treasurer Just made public. ' Th total amounU te f 104.810.49 and whle this amount will soon be reduced to about 1300,000 by outstanding war rants, th balance will sUU be unusually Jar. , Th generaLroad fund with thin year's levy of 180,000 will be brought up te over 8100,000 and tha courthouse fund will have a total with the levy for next year, of over 1110,000. . Woman : Suspected . 1 In 'Murder Case Kew Tork, Jan. X5 (I. N. &-A wo-. man was today being held as 4 material' witness while the police invest! rated the finding ef th body of an unidentified man burled in the basement of a de serted cafe. Th woman, who gave her nam as Maris Marchono, appeared on the scene and showed' great Interest la the discovery of the body.- She could give no satisfactory explanation for her Brothers Accused of Harder Chicago, Jan. 25. (L K. S.) William Kelly and John and Edward UtUef leld. brothers, are under arrest here today for the murder of George Brown, who died January 11 in a hospital from a gunshot wound in the neck. Ml ooTWn an iWkn Sorter.. ImS is Way Serine ataap. Tby pay lnuratt. - pliiiiinnira CSS .. . .. - - . - t . . C3 g V , ' .... - ' - K SEMI-AWMUAL CLEARANCE SALE &5 SUITSRAINCOATS- OVERCOATS ! Rioted "tha then Profeaaor Woodrow ('pleasant truth is not told itwlll not be VVileon.', aa followa! "Unless It (con-1 remedied. areas) have and use every means of aoqualstlng .itself with the action of te eiecutive departments, th country sauat be helpless to learn how It is being rrrved. The informing function -of con a-ress should be especially preferred to do Its legislative function." i Chamberlain Committee Indorsed 11 Outbreaks et Disease Are Tree I spoke of the utter- disorganization of the field hospitals, of their complete breakdown. I spoke of it at the time in an official report In connection with the army in Cuba. I said it not to hurt anyone, but because It was true, and in the same way I speak of the condi tions that have led to the outbreaks of spinal meningitis and the outbreaks of pneumonia of which the most distin guished' victim has .been Former Con gressman Gus Gardner. I speak of ; that now because It is true, ' X spoke the truth in 1898 in order to remedy conditions. I speak the truth now in order to remedy the conditions and for no other purpose. 'One of your fraternity, Casper WWt- t act" Colonel Rooaevelt said, "and I shall support to the beat of my ability Senator Chamberlain and his associates in in vestigating the administration and -the raeladmtnlatratlon of the war depart' f6enl I know the committee headed tv Senator Chamberlain haa rendered th highest service to the country.' 1 1 These were virtually Roosevelt's only references to President Wilson and the waaident's fight with Senator Chamber-1 ney. has . published a statement as to lain. lis named the president only once, I conditions in France and that article and h did not name Secretary of War lis' worth your while reading -when vou Mrs. Julius Tj. Loulsson has been select wiiunei oi mo women a ajviaon 01 i a the drive for 175,0'Od, Portland's share In I s the 130.000,000 winter fund which Is being secured by th American Committee for Armenian and Syrian relief, the cam paign in this city to open Monday, Feb ruary .' Mrs. ' Ijonfasrin met the com mittee at Its luncheon today. John T. rtniiEraJ- Minn! r trim mon'a lvliinn la already organising his regiment and pre- J liminary work for the campaign in pro-! Ca rresslnr under direction of General I Wells Gilbert.- , I K The executive committee for the drive Includes: Mayor George Ij. Baker, hon orary, chairman ; Wells " Gilbert, chair man Barclay Axheson, secretary; Ben Selling, treasurer : C F. Adams, Everett Ames, Charles F. Berg, H. L. Cartozian, J. C English, J. J. Handsaker, Frederick T. Hyskell, William M. Ladd. Henry T. Reed, H. H. Ward, William D. Wheel wright. The committee announces a pre liminary meeting for the dissemination of information for next Tuesday evening. The final preliminary meeting win be a dinner in Hotel Portland, Monday eve ning, February 4, when the committee, officers and workers will assemble for final instructions. ' . Rev. M. B. Parounaglan. a native Armenian, Sunday school missionary for th Oregon conference of the M. B. church, has been lent by that church to the committee for th period of the cam- naieri In Onmn. Any organisation meeting next week, t which will give five or ten minutes of Its' time to a speaker on- the relief work for Armenia and Syria, will confer a favor on tha committee by calling the secretary, Mr. Handsaker, Main 5023, who will be glad to furnish a speaker. For Men and Young Men rrt HIS is tio spcciatl purchase for sale purposes. It has been arranged by us for the single purpose of disposing, as quickly as pcmibl, ol doth- JL ing purchased in anticipation of a rising market. We believe it is better merchandismg to sell goods quickly at this ti them on the chance of a speculative profit through enhancement of value. than rather than hold 1000 SUITS. OVERCOATS AND RAINCOATS WILL BE SOLD AT THE FOLLOWING REDUCED PRICES: C3 $15.00 $18.00 $20.00 $22.50 Suits Suits Suits Suits Now $ 1 2.00 Now$14;QO Now 6.00 Now $18.00 $5.00 Suits Now $20.00 $27.50 Suits Now $22.00 $30'.00 Suits Now $24.00 $35.00 Suits Now $26.00 taker in any instance. CeVonel Roosevelt had a good word i tor th navy, which, after the first six months of the war, has shown "a iemarkabls chahge and on th whole haa done its work wall." During the first six months, Colonel : Roosevelt said, the navy was not up to the mark, "owing to a lack of decision." i' Colonel Roosevelt said In part: ''The worst offense that can be com mitted is untruthfully to assail an ef ficient publio aervant. Next in evil doing Somee the offense of the man who un truthfully defends an inefficient public Servant from having - his . isauff Iclenoy fxpoaed. Polities ! Taboo la War . A"! dont care a snap of my finger for the politics of the man who la doing toed work at this time. If is for that ery reason that I have supported, and. Shall continue to support, to the very eat of my ability. Senator Chamberlain and his associates (applause) in the ommlttee who have been conducting the Investigation into the .administration . or tne maiaarainistratton or tne war t apartment. I have followed pretty refull y the actions of that senatorial committee. I do net believe that any ef" its members on any side have been influenced in the smallest degree by par . tisanahlp, . , ''Hitherto there has been no divlslon4- hi the committee along party lines apd are encountered with the statement that there are shortcomings in our camps here because everything has been sent to France. It may have been sent. It did .not get mere, it nas not been dis tributed. efficient Ken Are Keeassary .Tn .standing by the Chamberlain com mittee, I. ef oourse, mean that I most earnestly hope .that we will adopt legis lation they have demanded and enact into law the propositions for a war Tery possible proof has been given by -the individuals composing that commit tMA tlftt ihV IT, ftMllBtttl hv O DltliUM And single-minded purpose to serve the country in this war by finding out and "tolling ths truth, not with the Object of hurting any man, even any man .re- eponaible for grave abuses, aave to the X tent that was necessary In order to - Correct tnese abuses lor the future. I. . Atlltad ef Itarley Praised . As for the worth of those lnvestlea- A Staple Blues, Blades and Oxfords 10 Per Cent Off Buy Now, for Your Future Recrtiiranents PHEGLEY CA VENDER W. S S. Organized . . In Linn County P. A. Tseng, Albany. Selected as Chair man of Organisation at Meeting At tended by Lesls J. Slmpios. Albany, Or, Jan. 25. At a meeting In the Commercial club Zooms Thursday afternoon at which Louis J. Simpson of North Bend, chairman of the War Sav- board and a head of the munitions de-1 ings Stamp campaign for th First con- partmeat. I am well aware . that no chang in scheme of government can ac complish anything unless the right men are put in, and if. after having a war board, incompetent men are put in. or their powers are narrowly or loosely derinea, ana tnere is a conflict among them, trouble will come In the future Just as trouble haa come in the past. But the proposal means that at least a proper scheme of administration will be gresslonal district was th speaker, P, A. Young was elected to head the work la Linn county. Mr. Young handled the Y. M. C. A. drive successfully and has been active in all patrloUo work during th war. On the committee with Mr. Young were named Postmaster C. H. Stewart, City School Superintendent C. W, Boettlcher, Fred Dawson, county school suerlntend ent : Mrs. Ida M. Cummlngs, C E. Sox. adopted by the government. At least we George Taylor and Charles H Burggraf. will get a proper scheme of administra-1 The committeemen for towns outside tion. At least we will recognize certain 1 of Albany .are Postmaster D. S. McWill- Corner Fourth and Alder Street !i!lll!lllll!lll!lllll!ll!llllll!l!l!llllllllinilH vital facts."- Railroads Due for Public Ownership lama, Halsey; Postmaster H. T. Klrk patrick, Lebanon; Professor Nash, Har risburg; C. E. Stannard, Brownsville, and Postmistress Daisy Buckner, Scio. Linn county's quota, la $612,520. Armen trout on Job Again Albany, Or Jan, 2 B. Lester Armen- trout, Albany's, .tire-shooting, ex-speed cop, brought fticiself into the limelight again xnursaay when be thrashed a big cowpuncher for the alleged use of inde cent language before two young women In ad- Pills have been the ideal Family Laxative for 40 yearsa guar antee of reliability. Gentle in action they are entirely free from injurioua drugsT and are intended especially tor constipation, biliousness, indi- gestion, torpid liv- er or inactivity of ,the bowels. Your druggist sells (hem. Vamr Sale leaMalea Ce astsJCaBssassf Ho af ons I want to read an extract from turned back to private ownership.' San Francisco. Jan. 25. (L N. S.) Ktats Kauroaa Commissioner Edwin O. Edgerton in an address before the ex tension course of the University of Cali fornia, .expressed tne ODinion that th railroads of he. country will never be waitresses in a local restaurant. returned to private ownership. The main reason is," said the com mission, "that they failed in doing the transportation Job and so had to be taken ever by the government. This iota will grow greater, and It will be utterly imposstoie lor inem to do the work if Have You Powier to Perform? - " Strength of mind and strength of body depend largely upon the health of the blood. If your blood is thin And - watery h lacks the strength to carry off the poisons and 4 waste tissues with which your system is constantly 'cloggecL ... ..VV' " $-:0!- ''' This condition saps ydur vitalityV decreases the r quality and quantity of your day's work, and makes your life weary and , arnriousv Eventually comes anemia, a very dangerous disease. "The Red Blood Guilder diUon to walloping the stranger, Armen- trout went to the police court and swore ' out a warrant for the arrest of the man ' on the charge of improper conduct to wards the girls. Armentrout first came into public no tice when he shot a hole in the tire of a car in which United States Senator George m. cnamberiain.was being taken to Cor- vallis last November. Ho resigned from I the police force last month after he had shot a hole in another tire and caused a storm 'of protest. American Nurse Is Victim of Meningitis Decatur. Til., Jan. 25. (I, N. S.) Miss Florence Hin ton, a nurse serving at a base hospital in, France, died January 1 22-of cerebro-spinal meningitis, accord- ing to word received by her mother, Mrs. Effia Hinton' of Decatur. Miss I Hinton was aboard th steamer Mon golia when two Chicago nurses were killed by thw explosion of n shell. 3 Rheumatism Lumbago, Sciatica, Seraised Backs, ete- ineceaaf ally treated. Complete - general practice. Office calla.r'......l Hesse cans 91.09 rnlltmiit eaaa for .. tit Dr. N. C HAMPTON ilS neansi Bnlldias. Affiea Fhona Mala 2T8 RedidrBM. 8llwoo 188. Portland Hotels 0 New Arrivals 2 30 Iiliiais. iiiacrja' StmJy ikU pJcr ao yom milt knmm Aaw gansfss A valuable tonic because it fortifies and enriches th blood, charges it with iron and creates thousands of new, strong, rich, rdy cells. 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P.) iThirty more negro soldiers will face the court martial here, the result of new testimony brought out in the investiga tion of the Houston riot of August 2S when 150 negro) soldiers - of the Z4th United States infantrs shot no th dtv (of Houston, it was announced today. i Canadian Draft to Muster 25,000 Men . Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 25. (IT. P.) Be tween 20,000 and 25,00fl men will be en lolled in the Canadian" exoedltionarv force from the draft call of class one,1 category a. it was stated today. . So far 10,100 have reported for serv ice. This ' does not include men who have enlisted under the voluntary serv ice act. . - . - - - In Portland SLouId ' Firt Find Their ' Wy U Hotel Corn f WH eliii3 ... ! D P ay IS HERE! Jan. 22d to Feb. 5th SPECIAL OFFER To All Journal Readers RATES II A DAT AND XSt .: C. Vf, Corneltusv Fresldeab S. Fletcher. Manaaer. Park and Aldeav I'nrUand, Or, u.i o HOTEL CARLTON Xtn and Washlactoa Stab . Beat 299 rooms In the city. Special ratea by the week. .' 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