RiTISH GO AFTER
D.S.FIK ROUSED
Not Now Question of Shipping but
' One 'of Credit Extended to the
Scandinavian Countries. ;
" - By rial CFUherty
SpaeuJCabls te, Tb Journal sad Ths Chicago
Jcaprrisht, ISIS, by Chicago THOf Xim 01
Stockholm, Dec 20. T he
nouncement in London that a dele
gation representing" ? 1800 British
business firms is coming to Sweden
,' to establish bureaus in various cities
has aroused Americans here to a se
rious trade situation. Under present
conditions American firms are un
able to compete, with their Eng-Uah,
rivals. If, President Wilson's asser-
tlon thai exports must be built up is
the prelude to any action along- that
line, it is bight time that attention be
u -.iv,im ia. in thm HrandlnaXl
l iiiiiii tfUOMMIItMVU ... bmw
' vian countries. ..At least half a dos
en Americans here have expressed
to me their hopelessness over corn-
petition with Great Britain either
In Sweden or Norway. -It
ia no longer a matter of shipping,
. .. j-j v imoriun (Irmi. "Until the
t last sir months Sweden has bad the
advantage of toe exchange and her
business men have been willing to place
large orders with American urow
-.t,i. fx. thrM or tlx montnc
n,. tn whirh to tav. Now that the
' exchange has placed ths Swedish crown
so low as compared with the
; V-ilV r. wiimiar to extend
credit they win get a good share .of
the trade. To offset the work of the
British efforts to PtJ "ftlST
- .!,.). i wnuld be hlchlr en-
couraglng to those wlwwtat - toilet
imarinuK firms , if they
were given powers to arrange
d to msure the delivery or the goods
in reasonabls time after they come
oyer from America.
'COULD DOUBLE BUSINESS
Vor Instance, 4f exporters in the Chi
" tmolnt a represent
I.V Jv ndrrtood the Middle Western
, t and had the right to arrange
.-vmnntjr. he OOUld OOUDIS I
- '" " " , 4V.. an
bu.lnea:ot e!ery Trn. - bT"i
some American h tr Z
Oroers. but had not fulfilled "'r-coin;
tracts? Swedish buyers are not going
to get r this doubtful mood unless
they have proof of every American ex
irterB trustworthiness. A responsible
. Ssslon working h;re ever a period
f Mveral months could reinstate Am"
lean producU and extend the . trade
enormously. a.
.- Besides the immediate results there
Is a great future in store for those
"ho establish, connections In fcan1'
navia before the great -weep of trade
korina toward tvussia. " ; ;
!P.V taWheasU They ant(
rhsUd; rtes :srS
Clal relations built r5"
months after P 'LJIm tls effects
aia. the -whole world will feel the eiiecis
' "f the burning of trade, for the eastern
countries wilV not deal In money ; they
will deal in exchange of products.
WHEBE AMEBIC A LOSES
I TO Sweden. Denmark and
will come enormous
crams and manufactured artl-
.Se. MS "they WIU
' Sinti et luxuries long denied to the
pTp. across the Baltic. These luxuries
might as well come from America as
from England. In ff ."JJJJ
. te who wVnlto ""lif
a.id rive xnera n : ...
wUh full opportunity to take advanUge
ef new conditions. . .
American Belief in -
Balkan States Is :
: Now Going Ahead
, ' By Hal O'Flahtrty
Special C&bl to The 7oamal sad The CUcafe
(Oopxrltht, 181. br Chtoaso 1017 Kevs O.
Stockholm. Sweden, 'Deo. 20. After
continuous delays during the past three
months the American relief organiza
tion has at last begun systematic work
among the suffering peasants and refu
gees la the Baltic states. A pioneer
contingent of Young Women's Chris
tlan Association workers, brought to
Sweden by Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris, wife
of the American minister to Sweden, has
Just sailed for Helstngfors. The .party
expects to work southward and to use
Stockholm as a base of supplies. - -
The -Red Cross organization : among
the American women here intends to
provide clothing? medical aid and sup
plies for people who have retreated with
the armies of the northwest government.
Looking forward to the day when peace
will be ; establishehd with Russia, the
Scandinavian peoples are arranging an
organization to collect food, ' Clothing
and medical supplies and nave them
crated for immediate distribution, r :
Austrians, ' Underfed ' for Five
Years Are in Wretched Condi
tion, Says Prof. Lorenz,
Germany's Children
Face Drear Holiday
. As" Mark Declines
w nAre ' Wltte
SpkUI Cebto to The .emrn-1 sad The Ouosge
nn-rf.fct. lOlfl. by CWcM Deny Kevs.Oe.)
- Berlin, Dec 20.It is a cheerless
tn which Germany's children
are looking forward. .With the mark at
the lowest value in its wswrj--'-
14 marks for ' Hand necessities more
..t.iM th&B ver. the average cltUen
would have little enough money left for
Christmas presents even if the profiteers
: had not already cornered the Christmas
- rttat. A . powerful group . of - nn-
scrupulous merchants have bought up
the Christmas trees, candy, fruits, nuts
and cake and are now holding the public
up for enormous prices, , which are out
of - reach - of i the middle and poorer
The municipality ef Berlin Is making
an effort to brighten up the event for
i the Middles." It is announced that all
children. between the ages of S and IS
win receive a ouarter of a pound of
Yhrletmaa f bakery. which will be
specially made and distributed during
Christmas week. .ry .-y g
r - He Had Som Nsme "
London, Dec 80.(L N. S.) "King
Edward HoraenaU"' was the name of a
youth charged with' unlawful possession
ot khaki unirorma'ff:5.?,'4: xvl'vi 'j
By A. R. Decker.
Special Cable to The Journal aad The Chic (9
( Vienna, Austria, Dec. 80.- Today
I visited i Professor Adojph Jjxt mt.
the famous, surgeon who is well re
membered Jn ' Chicago. L4k every
one else in Vienna the professor
Buffers from hardships and he has
become thin. -' ' His conversation
showed; that the "fate of Vienna is
telling upon him. fe . K
-"Vienna and the Viennese." he said.
"are perishing in a sea ' . of miseries.
Hospital men ape better placed than
others to realize the depth of this ocean.
Deep all over Europe It becomes fathom
less over Vienna with its 2.000.000 peo
ple, most of whom were starvins- and
freezing even before the dreaded winter
set in. what will become of us when
u e winter is In full blast? Its grip on
the population, which has been under
nourished for five years, will be terrible
ana crusmng. It would be auite er
roneous to-think that undernourishment
and cold afflict only the so-called pro
Ietarlan classes. On the contrary, these
people, i on ' account of their increased
wages, "are, generally much better off
man are the middle classes, who lived
decently before 4he war but who have
now become impoverished to the point
of beggary. We see them trying in vain
to conceal their distress under neatly
wpv dui uireaaoare ciotnea.
The eyes of the children of this
class are not Jess sad nor are their face
less, haggard than those we used ,to
see ht cases of abiect Daonerinn. Thtr
flesh has shrunk, their color has faded
and their bpnes have become softened
by continued lack of proper food. We
urea to speak of "hunger bones which
bend and break without a crack. We
dare Jkot perform useful operations upon
uieee people test me loss of blood kill
them. As an eyewitness, I do not ex
aggerate in saying that this description
applies to the children of pensioners,
officers, officials and even to the off
spring of many savants. All of us have
become lean because we are forced t
tramp great , distances while working
and toiling more than ever, -and at the
same time carefullv hub
small food supply." , -
Last of Bus Girls ; I
London. Dec. 20.-fI. N. ' ftU.Tn4n
has, seen the last of her girl bus con
ductors in knee skirts. Some 2400 were
employed, stepping lightly and gracefully
along the hu ricane decks of the heaving
omnibusses in all sorts of weather, day
and night. Their . tai
taken by ex-eoldiers. :
SRElT raous
REVIVAL SPREADS;
III SOVIET RUSSIA
Beldan1 Leaders Are
Confident America
Will'Joinr in League
, :-; -
By wniUst Z. ITaak .
Bpadat Cable to The Joert and The CUease
(CotqrdsU, by Ctucace tafly JStwt Cl
Brussels. Belgium, Dec 20. -"Amer
ica's deliberations are America's affairs
and we do not pretend to Judge them,
but In th mil hnnndnmyHv lhit
ClergV Not Interfered With by America wiu Join na m a pact for the
D-. :. ! . . . I reareneratlon of the world." ulA Tmh
Rorfe. Althniifh finvp.rnment. Is I Bourgeois yesterday.
' r "We regret siiicerely that we see no
Opposed .to.: Religious Orders. r
here Join me in a prayer that America
will find a compromise- which wilt en
able . her to enter the League of Ka-
nitr
E
t
UiliiLHI
REPLIES TO CHIIJA
Vigorous .Potesrls Made , Pro
testing Against Cancellation of
- Autonomy of Outer Mongolia,
By. Isaao Don Levtne - -
SimUi rkhu tm Th loomal and The Chicate I tlona."
i - imvj pm. ' i inese -worasy were ' spoaen . in ins
(Ocnicbi; 191. y Chios- DaOy Vmn Ca) Academy of Arts and Sciences In Brus-
Copenhageri, Denmark, Dee. !,ta,,bfora. ot dlatea from
wyTOu.s , -s, 80 different -countries representing so-
The soviet government is not Inter- ttit interested in the League of Ca
tering with the acuviues oz ine kus i uons.
sian church, although carrying on
" By William B. Giles
SpMfad Cahls to The lenmtl sad The Celeste
(Oprrlshtk lSlt. by Cbiowe Ssfly Vw Co.)
Peking, Dec. 8 O.-r-The text ef the
Russian legation's protest concern
tag the cancellation of the autonomy
of Outer Mongolia, as handed to the
Chinese government by Prince Kud
scheff, reads:
wV71th reference to the decree pub
lished by the president -B November
23 abrogating . the agreements concern
ing Mongolian affairs which was con
eluded by Russia with China - and
Outer Mongolia in 1912. 11 U and HIS,
I deem it my duty to make the follow
ing statement; .Treaties between states
cannot be cancelled by the onesided
action Of -one of the contracting parties.
This is conceivable only ia the case ef
the existence of a state of war. But
war does not exist between Russia and
China. On the contrary, they are bound
by the bonds of- an - alliance. ' Russia
therefore maintains her - unquestioned
right to determine her attitude en this
Question as soon as the government of
the whole of Russia Is resumed. It re
mains beyond doubt that whatever atti
tude China may - adopt toward Mon
golia, all the rights la Outer Mongolia
belonging to J Russia--the ; citisens of
which founded the . above ' mentioned
agreements must remain intact-and un
scathed until consent to a modification
is given by a Russian government duly
recognised and fully-; authorised to
dO. SO." 1 - , f.6-.-'-i":
; Based on International law the note
Is considered dignified yet reserving for
future action. Russia's rights tn 1 the
matter. - The cancellation of Mongolia's
( for Gift in Our Studio
LARGF STOCK OF fcATUST AT
TSS TO SELECT FBOM. v
Photos Enlarged
( Portrait Painting .
Specialty
50 80LXCIT0BS BXPLOTBB '
BRUNO
ART STUDIO
4061 MorrisonStreet
propaganda -against religion gener
ally. One of the most . surprising
things to . visitors In soviet-- Russia
Is the overcrowding of -all the
churches. This religious revival , ...Is
due to the Intense suffering of the
people, who see Russia's salvation
only in God's mercy,
Before 1 left Moscow I saw posters
prominently displayed an over the city
announcing a talk by an evangelist on
the tonic Cari One Live Without
Christ ? " From the crowds gathering in
front ef the nosters It was obvious how
deeply Interested the people were in a
religious question.
Recently the heads of the Petrograd
clergy. Metropolitan - Benjamin - and
Fathers "Vedenskl and. Sirennki. called
unon M. Zinovlev, preaideiat of the Fet-
rograd soviet, and presented to him the
following letter in the name of. the
church:
- "The Petrograd church at present la
alarmed , by seemingly; false, , but per
sistent, reports of the expected whole
sale arrests and deportation of the Pet
roemd .clergy on account of their
counter revolutionism or as hostages.
Knowing the soviet government's policy
towards the church, we do not believe
these reports. The clergy cannot ' by
their very nature be white or red. The
clergy serve Christ and stand outside
y. lpolitlcs- If certain individual clergymen
't I eought to engage in politics ? without
the approval of the cnurcn ana tne
rivil authorities, tbey are naturally
liable to bear the responsibility tor their
action. But the Petrograd clergy
firmly uphold 'the 'decree separating
church and state. We engage In re
ligious activity exclusively,- and religion
in soviet Russia is not persecuted. In
Petrograd where we work' it is under
stood that the enforcement of the de
cree separating church and state need
not offend or oppress believers for be
lieving. We explain the reports of ex.
cesses in this regard by the fact that
not everywhere do the soviet officials
enforce their instructions correctly. The
firm church policy pf the soviet gov
ernment has created among the clergy
and their followers in the Petrograd
church ' a sense of genuine loyalty
towards this government.;
- The delegation - then officially In
formed M. - Zlnovlev that the church
authorities had decided Uo unfrock any
clergyman found supporting the cause
of the Whites fighting soviet Russia.
In reply Zlnoviev assured the delegation
that no arrests among the clergy had
ever been contemplated and expressed
the hope that the clergy would adhere
strictly to the decree separating church
and state.. .,,.:,.:
Irish Dairy Trade
' Shows Big Increase
11 1 C. !.
By Win lam H. Bray den
Speobl Cable to The Joornal sad The Cblcsce
lituy news,
(Ceprrisht IfllS. by Chicaco Bsuy News Co.)
' Dublin, Deo. 20. The meeing of he
Irish Agricultural Organisation society
on December 11 reported an astonishing
year's work. The total turnover of the
society has risen from 7,500,000 (J37,
600.000) to more than 9,000,000 (145,
000,000), the increase being .mainly due
to , the dairying business. There are
now 950 cooperative societies in -being,
and the circulation of the society's or
gan edited by the well known Irish poet
and economist, has Increased by 60 per
cent. - . , - , i
5f SPECIAL BUTTER CRUST
1
ii . lit ii
t wsaw mm WSBW 1
o Ufl
V J V J
iP
Give Your Christmas Order
: to ; the Grocer ' Today
DIXIE Special SOc Mince Pies ' "went big for
Thanksgiving because they-were worth all they
cost and more. They are Juicy and. delicious
and there is art In the baking, which produces a
light, flaky crust that melts in the mouth then
there is no soaking tn of the filling no sogginess,
no Indigestion and the fruits used are fresh and
JUBCiOUS. .
(Heat la the even before servregj .
On Sale Only Monday, Tues. and Wed.
Dec. 22, 23 and
L - - Ordir early from your grocer eo
that he can make prompt delivery
HATKES-TOSTKB BAXIHG CO, Pertlasd
SALEM BAsTIlTQ CO, Salsn - '
V DIXIE BAKIliCi CO, Astoria
Comp
are
o
if ii
autonomy Is a plot of the; militarist
clique which does not care how China
appears In the eyes ot foreigners as the
tearer up of treaties or what future
complications may-arise. .
An X-Ray View
Showing th Revolutionary
Inventions in The Cheney .
1 REPXODCCER with s disphragm un
nsually sensitive which separates
end focuses soundwaves. "Blast"
and needle scratch elirainstei
Tones ere brought under control.
2 TONE ARM. As curved mirror
- will distort lifeht waves, so would a
carved surface distort sound waves.
. Cheney tones are reflected porfoct
ly from flat surfaces aad kept ia
perfect balance. '
3 ACOUSTIC THKOAT where tones
are gathered and controlled as in a
human throat.
4 Orchestral Chambers which
.- amplify the " tones without distor-
rjion and add quality and sweetness.
-: 5 VIOUN RESONATOR carved from
- (violin woods) adding richness to
. . Cheney Tones and givisgthemia
. exeasing sweetness. ,
(DlffllBMIErif'
New heights in the art of tone reproduction
have been reached by The Cheney. . ,
A series of inventions which apply acoustie
.principles never before adapted to the rere"
ation of music, give The Cheney a quaEty
and richness of tone altogether unrivalled.
Those qualities which give the violin its serene
purity and the pipe organ unmatched richness
, in its music have worked new wonders in .
The ; Cheney. And just as a violin grows
sweeter with e years, The Cheney enhances
in tonal value the longer you play it
Cheney cabinets, fashioned in. period designs,
are masterpieces of furniture cxaibmansnip.
Regular Models are priced from $90 to $365
Consolt An Modelt, to f6oo '
CHENEY TAUONO MACHINE COM? ANY,-14 K. WABASH AVE.
See The Cheney nj bur it pUyeddt -
G Fw eIbhnson Piano Co
" T -14t grXTH, BETWEfiw.AtDEft AKD MOHBISOJT
CaiekeriBf Mehlla Packard Llsdenaa Plasos TloUas Gmitart
1 - (
4 t'J ' -.
the type bar system, carriage aad
escapement wheel of the wood
stock with those on other type
writers and you will readily- un
derstand why this machine holds I
up oetter. it has leas parts, too.
The Golden Glow of
j -
, 'Suppressed KUU Appeal
Borne, pee, 5. (By Man.) Consider.
able bitterness is expressed In cT.'xIal
Circles and the non-Socialist press over
the vpollcy of , the Socialist ewspapr
Avanti. which alone among the Italian
Journals suppressed Premier Kitti's clr
fiular . to the prefect and municipal
authorities appealing ; for" ' stringent
economy and greater production. ;
axaasssasTaSB4BSSJMa,a,aSSSSBa
' and -
Painless Methods
-Are
What I Am Strivinc
silfiFoWaiis
SB. Z. G. ATJSPLTnri), VGK.
My rraetlee Is Limited U Ulrtk
Class Peatlstry Only, at Tfrleee
f Xreryese Cas Ailers
" Our system of ptinless dentistry has been broujht to such a point ot
perfection at this office that we are now able to guarantee, topper- ;
form alLklndi of dental work without' needlessly burtlnf the patient.
;Thls Is a matter of Importance to ytfu, for possibly you are amour
the many who have put off having the necessary dentil work done
oa. account of .being afraid of Ulnff hurt. you are, then we tell
you that "you need delay no lonfer" on this accoanC .
MODEST PRICES V
Ouaatlty rerulates price. This Is a fundamental axiom of buslnets
that cannot be denied. Therefore, the fact that we do a very larre
volume of business rmits us to take a smaller profit on the indi
vidual patient thatf an office which does only one-third to one-half
of the volume that we dp can possibly afford to take. So when you -
conjpare our prices with others you will find that ouri are the lowest,
? especially considering the fact that we turn out nothing but che very
highest trade of work. : ' , 1
C-;-:. y'S' BEST OF MATERIALS ' -
The best is the only kind of material that we can afford to usal We .
found this out loot ago. . . , Xlj
OUR 15-YEAR, GUARANTEE ; ' ,
Is a bindjnc agreement on our part that If, for any reason wh at- v
ever, work done at this office does not five-you entire, satisfaction, -come
back to us and wdwUIemaki it right.
This Is a hobby with us. In fitting up our offices we put la all tha
. best appliances for -sterilizing instraments. . ".;
SPECIAL HOLIDAY SERVICE , V v '
5 Transients and visitors may, upon request, secure special
service enabling them to have work completed without in
terfering with Christmas shopping. " .' ?
-An examination and comptete estimate are yonrs for the 4
askinr. and acceptance of the Invitation places you under no
further obligation. . f - - - , ' 1
NATURE PLATES and BRIDGEWORI
7i
t
Open 1 i
Nights j
12B
Our Motto:
"Every Patient Must. " .
Be Absolutely an d
Forever Satisfied"
Electro Painless Dentists
, IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING
, Corner SLth and Washington Sta Portland, Or.
SET- 4
A state concern that gives the same degrees ot refined serv-f
ice, maintaining the same high standard of character to'
wards everyone without regard to their financial condition
Gomdfortw ? , , ;
VA ULTS Protection
Against the Fury .
. . . of Storms
' . - - ; - y: - -: ;
In the marble vaults on the crematoriura'
grounds there U absolute protection,
against such storms as r Portland expe
rienced last week. " . - , ,
JWhen blizzards rage their, hardest the
great walls keep out the co!d and within'
flowers bloom on as radiantly as though
it were summer time. 1 ' ' V
Here the living may commune with their
sacred dead; under comforting shelter
whenever they desire The elements
can never interfere. It ,Js' incomparably
the better way.
1 ;
(K O V .:
1
wucn aaas 10 its ourauuty.
THB BBBCTLT TTFEWRITEB
COM F AM. Atoits,
t Oak st, Pertlasd, Ob
funeral Directors
nontgornery at fifth;
7 fm--r -vicrrrjr: Hrnir75 qam
Mala ti4. BeU 10th aad Ilth.
. irWsWw m!m, in i i iisiiisii i iii an a
3T1 -4
iJ I 3
, -. y r " & - . -. -