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SECOND 3IAIN NEWS FOUR PAGES 'editorial SECTION TWa PORTLAND,- OREGON, : SUNDA Y- MORNING, NOVEMBER -12, 1 1922. i 1 , . ILLS SEES i BRAZIL FAIR TO BE READY DOORN WETS FAKES DUPE NEWSPAPERS Brazil's President Elect and escfffeEmositibn-:X' K G. Wells CELEBRATED British ' publicist, who insists that there mustV.be -'a relief to debtor nations from their war obligations. "4 - D R." ALBERT. DA SILVA BERNARDES. president-elect of Brazil, who wiirbc inaugurated this week. . Above is a t- i r t . r. -1- .r e. - r "- . .- r t v " r i ir. vtli t 1 J hotograph of the Pavilion of States "at Brazil's Centennial exposition in RiVJaneiro. .Below, at the left, is the United COLLAPSE OF States building,' the site of which eventually will ; be used for the ' American - embassy, - Below,- at the right,-' is the Brazilian fish and game building. ' ' ; . - - CIVILIZATION "ifi ! DECEMBER 1 World at Threshold of Another Dark Age; Primitive, Barter Coming Back, Says.. Novelist Relief From, Debt Might 1 Save - Nations From Bleeding to ..V Death Under Creditors' Knife iy TROPHIC Y COMES TUCK . ; H. O. Wells has .gained therepu tation of ; being . one of the moat profound students of history now living. His recent . "Outline of History,", which surveyed the rise Of civilisation from the beginning of ' life .von . earth to the end -of the . World war, - Is - considered ' a penetrating,- study of "the hiddens forces that ' away the course of mankind. Tears . ago' ha predicted the World war: with startling -accuracy,' 1 Time and again ,;hls( prophecies have- come true. . -. - Europe Is now "in the throes .of a fundamental' dlsturbinee Cur rencies' have opilapsed 'intll money is scarcely worth the paper It Js printed on In many countries. The United News .asked 11. O. Wens what the trouble is and what he - proposes as f a' remedy. His answer is in - the following remarkable Interview -- .:'"' 'Cerrrrisht. 1022. by the Tinted Nen) London. -Noy. ,11. Relief from - the "Shylock" debts of the war is the only means of- Raving ; civilization fwrt bleeding- to death Sunder the creditor's r..'nri.h ..iibT.-i the famous British novelist and pubii- knife, in the, opinion of JH. 5. Wells, cist, and a candidate for parliament on tha'labor parjy ticket , -a., , , , va The- worli is ; at the threshold of another terrible -dark iage Wells be lieves. Clvilixatlon Is slowly sinking thobsh not during. It is "settling back into the primitive- stage of barter. Cur rency, the Jife blood of modern civilW cation, has broken-down. i and is being replaced by barter in many places in Eorope. Tjis he saysl Is the first outward sign of the breakdown, STATESMEN IITFASTTILE . ' swells looks "on with, alarm' iat the "infantile antics" of British and other tateamen- tn -fa!e of this 'situation. Lloyd George he says.1 is hopping about the country like "a brisk little sparrow , ; 4 "': He believes , there is ' still time to stave -off this threatened return to the dark ages. BSf the way is "painful. It consists In putting into effect labor jjarty politics, such as the capital levy, Obtaining relief from, war debts, deal ing with the exchange -and currency problemSfrom xan international point of view( effecting peace .and world dis armament; J' J - it It consists of putting Into power men who wfll heed the advice: of financier! ifchd economl&ts. .- t -r ' 1 Wells Is noted fortheLmaximr ac- uracy with which. has predicted future ; events. The United c News, thererore, . asaea nun- to say rransuy what V. thought of world affairs to? day and What he sees-ahead. SEES BlMXXEaKATIOK ;'. t I -This itarkabl tniervjew is . the result. ; '- ' s- -i ' " think. I aee . the vital,': intricate mechanism of modem civilia.tlon. fall ing to pieces," he began' - I see the organised systems of Europe sinking, but not, dying 'j -.t - The collapse began in Russia In, 1S17." the novelist - said.-1 "Everji year sine then " the infection has been spreading. Each"" year tteaf members have been attacked. I sea- a sort - of the outer limbs and now at last pene trating to the very heart of the; Eu ropean system." .-.'V ' WeUa explained that he had Joined the Labor party "because be was ap palled at the wanton levity and floun dering Incompetence . with which - the business of the nations was being car ried on." 'i ft';--.- -, . .1 The Labor party, he said, seemed to be the only one with1 the intellectual 1 ma moral cgungg 10, ik, uw tu tatlng realities of our financial situa tion the only party which seems to be capable of providing a steady, respect able and conscientiously efficient gov ernment t -:. Vi ''.. ME IS SOCXAMMVIrri1 Tn 'the days before the war. ' when IJovd Georre i was battlna- dukes and Bonar Law was fussing about Changes in the tariff. I had the TeputaUon of being a bit of a revolutlonay-.: X. was a Socialist and I am still a Socialist, But socialism today as 1 1 understand it is conservative in ideal. 4 Its busi ness is to conserve a.11 that is best in the: Earopean clviliaaUon which the ghastly ;destructlveness of national imperialism- and reaction has shattered to Its -ery . foundation. . '-f'ir. ;;. Look. at me. I'm not: a revolution ary. I am a sober, middle arsed man, the father of a famliy. .That'a why 1 look with amaaeraent ana alarm at the Infantile antica f the men who are playing with .the fate of nations. At a less serious crisis I have had nothing to say against the gayjXjord Birken head., the trrenreesible boyishness of Winston Churchill, and the statuesque indolence of Lord Grey, and the noth ingness of Bonar Law. f These people are amusing. They, are much more amusing than Arthur Henderson or John R. Clynea. : ; - j tLOTD GEORGE IS JO EE 'Labor leaders strike ' mo as being serious meru Lloyd George ia a Joke. He goes hopping about the country like brisk little parrowr Of course we all love, him, I confess I can r heln it - But what sense Is there in leaving -world affairs to be- dealt with, by ' mixture of George Roby tan eccentric English music hall comedian) and Pet er Pan. - . . ;.. .. . Turning to . the disintegrating- stats of European. dvaixaUon. Wells con tinued:' A year go Germany was making a bold- fight, but this year there , has been relapse. Poisonous germs scattered broadcast by Lloyd George and .his ' colleagues at Paris - i y v ft have effected - lodgment. ; There 'is no mistaking the symptoms, Germany is I today than a. year ago. She is 1 . . m.t i,t rv,- t nearer' the 'breaking' point. The out ward sign of all this is first .noted by a break In" the currency. MOSEf LOSEi TAI,rC v J ' - Kirsfc; there-waa the .break . In the Kussian ruble, then the , Austrian kro-nennnd- nownhe GernasaJi mark. Even the'lfra"'and the franc are beginning to show signs of making a dfve Through cut, the continent moneys are' losing their steadfastness ' of measure. .Trust worthy meney.ts the very life blood of the modern world.. It is lubricating oil of the .Industrial machine. When the blood runs iown'. or', the oil runs out there! U -hotriinff left but the. .sluggish; fitful meandering' of primitive barter. The brisak-up of currency means death to tranepor ta tlotv, death, - to organized industry , death -to commerpial and financial activity. " O. means death.. td town lifey It means rum to evrythlng everything except Hfe peasantry, .-"Life w'll contlnury.but it will' not be the abundant lifeoOf aivilied racft. Where are- the superfluous miUions f Europe, to got .Theyfc cannot emtr grate. The empty spaces, of tho world are filled up. - Refugees are.not wanted anywhere; Then what Jhappens? .Tou, see the' answer In Russia.- They .have to die-ln- millions. f' Two "years - ago-1 saw ic happening when I was ln-Petro-grad. The dleattt rate- was enormous. It was a dying icity. And the end of It - all . win. be si new dark age. tThe light of -Europe, will be extinguished." tlrOT.8El.r-PPOT4TESp Wells , pointed , out ;. that England ip not, self-supporting, but. must depend largely on JSuropean prosperity. We eannofc maihtain our population if the body -of 1 Europe decays. 1 Ten millions maybe 20,000,000-r-wlll become superfluous. DoIqs . can't go on ; for ever. ;-. - ' "And when there is not onough -food whstiwiir happen f It 1 to go around. the need of ari answer to that iuestion which makes ma join the labor party. A policy "of ' i mere ; negation such is Bonar Law advocates, is simply to ac cept ruin. -rpo.: nothing .means Bol-shevuem.",.-: .l-f-,f - Wella. summed, up 'the labor party's policy under four headings : -. - I-VWork. ';!-- r ' ' r. ' - 2 Peace ; and ''disarmament " ' S World handling of exchange and currency problems , a 4 Bold treatment of the debts ques tion. -. ''I k ' SOI OCT TO ATTACK . ' The' novelist" denied that the .British labor party is ut to attack property as property or that It has any quarrel with sound productive enterprise. La or, he insisted, is prepared to cooper ate with public spirited financial, lead ers and listen to the ad -sice of treasury officials - and currency, experts. La bor's quarrel with the "Old gang was that they wouldn't listen to experts, Wells explained. i-r -:V-;' 'Time after time bankers, and. econ omists have warned the- world - the world cannot stand these morbid Ac cumulations -of debts. : national v and -international," ;i he Xsontinusd. - "These debts are Shylock debts. To enforce them means death. Belief from these debts is the only means - of saving dvilixation from bleeding to death, un der JLhe creditors' knife." 5 , . I ETT ' 03T CAPITAL ' Wells described tne levy on capital he preferred to call It levy on -in flated fortunes" as a painful but nec essary operation. : Such a levy, be said, is necessary to dean up the meas left by the war. It would not boas, tax on industry, nor interfere with the work big capital of any private or public company, Weils explained, but, would be assessed on larga ? private fortunes Uiflated. by the war.. .-,. -ic 'j "The frantic, violence and the heavy stupid clamor with which the'proposals have been met proceed from men who know not only that they: may have to disgorge, but that - they ought to dis gorge." the publicist declared. ."i . The clamorous misrepresentation of the capital lew on- which fhla election is being- fought 'may succeed ija put- f-ung n on for , time. But if the labor party fails to carry it, other parties will have to come to It and that quite soon, x have a slight reputation as a prophet' WelL there's a prophecy." XOTHEB OF HTE SUES Chehalis. Waslt' Nov. 11. A divorce suit was filed hero yesterday by Ma tilda Dresher, against Rudolph Dresn er. .-They were married Julv 4. 1891. and have five children. More Than TOO Acres Have Been Converted Into Fine , Scenic Setting for Big Cefitennlal. Uncle Sam's Building Not Ade quate to Meet Demands i of Space, Declare Americans. ; By Claade O. Pike ... 4 . I- (Spcetal Correspondence f tlie Chiemse Sailr ' ' sews rwelSTj -oemee) .'.Rio. de .Janeiro, Jor. 11 Brasirs centennial exposition will nave the ex hibits sin place' In virtually all the buildings by December . according to semi-official 'announcements,, and 'the big fair will then be under way. While it" was " Officially opened September 7, visitors to the centennial until last -week have been di sap pom ted by find ing the buildings were' still In-'course of construction and no exhibits- were In .place: . ' ; .The .generally beautiful effect of the ' grounds and .buildings could be appre , elated, however; for there Ja. a marvel - ous scenic setting .in , the location on ' Guanabara bay, along the central bor der of Bio de Janeiro. ; 1 : : More than 100 acres nave been turned into -the exposition site, and as illus trative of the achievements of the Brasihan people it is pointed jout that loss, than a year (ko a' great part of thf; site wasT under j water part of .the'bay. ' ;: - vA'ffiSiv tv Americans v visiting. the exposition show. "the. most interest in hOiAtoeri! can ' building and the, Jforiroe palace. The flatter - is a replica of the building which graced the SC- Lonis".expo3ition in 1904 and was proclaimed one of the most beautiful in ' architectural lines and conception ,lof the many there..' . At the close of the St Louis -exposition Brazil erected its replica In Rio, called it the Monroe palace and -dedicated it to the friendship that has al ways existed between .Brazil and the United States. ; . -TfJ. S. BUH-DKT O "TABGET, The United States - bunding at the exposition Is the subject 'of much ad verse criticism on the part of Yankee visitors, who feel that it aoes not com pare favorably with those of- other na tions at the centennials They assert that the United States, th richest na tion In the world, has let every other nation outstrip her here. - 4 v '. v 1 i? Great . Britain. Prance and- 'Belgifim nave imposing buildings,, and vin de sign . and architecture the kind thag create a favorable effect on the Latin American mind. Even Germany, claim ing to be on Che verge of economlo ruin,' has erected, 'an 'imposing, build ing whlch:-is having i its Influence on the minds 'of "those interested In .for ' Il;ts'.;atX..f, -fc-i'V'' Americans , who . are seeking to ex plain the type of building . erected by their governmnt;rinsist that economy was s the ' rule af : bomew whentho de sign was adopted, 'and Vhat It was de sired to erect a building with a dual purpose In. view -a building that would house the government exhibits during the exposition arid could beMised as the permanent embassyofour' government after . the centennial bas-r passed Into history. The United States govern ment paid 52,00 for the site of the building, c- which . is very strategically located. . . . ' . , HOT E3T0UGH BOOK When originally projected, the build ing was expected to cost $250,000, but the newest estimates place the amount at close to 1850.000. So inadequate is its capacity to house the exhibits sent here that, it has-been ' necessary to erect a one-etory temporary building in the rear to help take cafe of the overflow, the various ; stats 'depart ments In Waahington having sent down 12 American . freight car loads of ex hibits. Where to find -room for them is a problem. Congress appropriated' $1,000,000 to be - expended by our government to assist Braxil in celebrating her" anni versary. Prom the great number of government employes, assistants, su pernumeraries and - others here one must -conclude the appropriation' will easily be spent , ; American brains, machinery .- and money have helped make possible the presentation ' to the world of Brazil's centennial exposition. - i -. motdto ;vast jaocKpiis ' : r i Less than a year ago the greater portion of ; the site formed part of the shore line of Bio ; harbor. Today an area -equivalent to M city blocks has bean filled ' tn under the direction of engineers from the United States. The buildings of the exposition were erect ed on this dew-made land. "The earth and rock used in filling the new area wer3 taken from a huge hill. Morro de Castello (Castle Rock), which, covers 14 blocks In the heart of the . business - district ; of Rio. Castler rock, now fast disappearing, was over 200 . feet high, - but succumbed to the attacks of bug steam shovels Imported from the - United States, and- also to the hydraulic system of excavating used to remove portions that could be washed down under attacks , of heavy streams of water' played against the sides of the hill. Dr. Carlos Sampaiq, mayor of Rjo do Janeiro and recognised as one of the best engineers , and most enter prising of Braalliana, im credited with: having had the vtskm. to xxt the new site for the centennial, for SO years the removal of Castle rock bas been the subject of, discussion and. de bate, but no action was taken to re move it until Dr. Sampalo took the in itiatiave. - - - . ' O. A. C. AlVMJTl OKOA3II2E' V PendletAn. Nov. 11 Ru-via- n.-i. is president of aa Oregon Agricultural vauckt Aflunm association, formed here, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs CL H. Marsh..- Miss Marilia Dunning; local teacher, was elected vies president, "and Miss Kathleen- Meloy secretary. Miss Blanche Furnish. Lowell Stockman and Roy : Furnish were appointed members of a social committee. - - , . M' - n -v .w. --vr-wm. 9 - x. r i - ? - n K&f3K?UI'WW x" txx i:1 y - Xv WORLD 'SHOWING OFF.' TRIDON SAYS -'- f 1 1 Psycho-analyst Applies Test to Nations-to Learn Cause' of Unrest. . (AndriTridon. wbo lntlrm Traawa dons na nutlon maa tella what ilmmi m-n and vast to do about B.nnutisfactorr iov affair, recently sndenrent a serious operation, Durinc his eooTaleaeeace he adopted the piia eiplof peycho-aBabrsnr' to the -worid aarMt aimpiifMd by political opbeavsla 'in a ncorm cf eoontriea.: He applied to the nation, tb testa to wiucrta- ha subjects im clinU and explained the result in aa - exdostr tnzemeir with the United Preaa. - , - .. By .Xichard ChapUa TTnitM Pr 8iaff CkTTw(poD4eBt ' , (Copmsht. 1922. by United Pnw) New York, ' Nov. 11. The world Is "showing off. So Andre Tridon, the famous psycho analyst, explains the many political upheavals which - have - taken place within the last few.months., , "The PubUc, the world over .- Tridon said, ."is tired of the bosses and Wants to show Its power. It wants "to -do something ; Itself something to -which It can point proudly and say 51 did' that This accounts 'for the lack of direction.- In each county where , there has been a turnover it has pointed In a different way." t i - - Tridon referred to. Italy, Where there has been a nationalist' movement. ltASTT SHIFTS MADE - ; : To the sudden and complete conserv ative reaction- in England. , ' y -Te the recent successes of the Demo cratic party Jhere in - America. ' -. -. x- - To-the many shifts, backward and forward and round-about in Russia." i The . establishment of a republio In Germany and tho apparent dlssatiaf ac tion with it.' - - - V ' - - - To -. the - overthrow - of monarchy in Turkey. - - 'And to i the many turnoversi rever sals and upheavals all over the world. In Poland, i Albania, Buthenla,f Greece and China. - All this, according to the psycho-analyst. Is in - large part attributable to the war. SATS IT'S EGOTISM' '. " .: -- :. - in "During tho war, 'he says, "gov ernments -lied and ; murdered ' and taught the ' people not " to love their brothers, but to kill them. And the people were made to do what the gov ernments ordered. So now. In reaction, they: want to show that they can do something themselves. And they want particularly to show -the governments and they're 'doing It.. " , I "It is a sort of egotism this wish 'to shovirpower,; Does the public know what it wantaT 'Ko But it knows what it ' doesn't want- It ' doesn want a monarchy, and no more does it want 2 V 1LBQI ii lsiUTsll il i mr mi ii i in m r .. .'i " "' "''''-""'' - "-'-"-' ' 1 - xlZ- w; --'- 9Ul . " 1 P - . J n V wmmum m - ' - " ' y. v. Jvi- ill! Mem I 7? ' -:,--"see 5?-'-. "' , - IB Brazil to Inaugurate ' ':Chief :' " r " . - ... - . . -. , -fv - s New, President lis i -QmyZ - By Claude OFfke : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. JMoy. IL Dr. Arthur da Silva Bamardes will be in augurated, tho eleventh, president of Brazil on November 15. Although only 47 years old, Dr. - Bernard es' has shown much ability as, an- executive. For the last . seven years he , has been governor of , the state of Minas Oeraes, -one ' Of the richest and -most important la Bra- SlL.: f . '' - ' f-: -i As governor. Dr.' Bernardes adminis tered the affairs , of Mtnas Geraes with signal success, especially in the finan cial policy he-worked onf "and put into effect. This policy made it possible for the state to make punctual payments upon all of it foreign -obligations and to reduce Its foreign pubUa-debt from 1S6.000.000 to U2,OOe,000 francta,'--.' -; As ; a result ' excellent - progress .bas been made in Minas Gergaes in the iron and steel industry. This has been the source -of much- favorable CQmment in technical magszines. T , i . , j j : Because of . bis success "! in putting Minas Geraes on a sound' financial basis, great hopes are placed upon . the entrance of Dr. fBernardes i Into I the national affairs of Brazil, which is feeling the effects of the depreciation of its money; -" Foreigners ' engaged in trade Jin - Rio de Janeiro are -- carrying small, stocks, .because of hte fluctua tions in exchange rates. kot sTBOjro ox cubemoxt The - inaugural- ceremony Willi. begin with - the appearance of the president and vice-president elect before the con gress of BrazlL to take their oaths of effica. At the appointed, time the presi dential party will arrive at the Paiado dos Areos. - where the senate -meets, the building retaining the name ft had- dur ing the days of the. monarchy. Commit tees from the senate and the .chamber of deputies will meet the nation's new executives and escort them to the sen ate chamber. ' ' - ' Immediately after taking their oaths, the new president and vies president will leave the senate chamber for the Cattets palace. Brasll's . whiter bouse. The crack cavalry regiment of Brazil will escort tho party, giving, with their lances and showy 'uniforms, the display so dear to every Brazilian. At the entrance ia Cattete palace Drl Epitacio Fessoa, the retiring president with his official family, will meet the new beads of the government. After formal greetings and well wishes are a democracy; neither kings .nor presi dents. But not having any idea as to what would be better . than these, the public merely, turns out whatever hap pens to be In power ' : XArOSAITT FIGHT rt.A.TTSTTi ' -' Aberdeen,' Wash-,. Nov. 1L -A'Good Government ciub hsts been organized to place a candidate for mayor in the V- N . V - t '... , - " .- V . .. - sssi,wf. ? : . extended the, old regime will depart and the.new administration will assume the reins. of goj-ernmenty; Probably there, will be no official re ception or, inaugural -baU at Cattete palace, because Dr.' Bernardes' is said not-.tr -be-' given, to-display and cere mony. -6inc his election last spring he has broken one. Brazilian custom In not making the tour of Europe that prac tically all ' presidents-elect - of, South American countries make." k i- BEFOfiMS EXPECTED ,',., - While Dr. Bernardes has the backing of the retiring administration it is ex pected by many close political observ ers -, that be will Introduce, numerous changes and reforms. How r successful ho will be In tacoompllahing these' de- pends on the cooperatiod or opposition of the Brazilian xm&Bsa.J.;f:.j? By ? profession ".the : president-elect Is a lawyer, - but as governor - of : Minas Geraes his principal display of ability was as. a, financier v When she - retired from the governorship on September7, there was" cash In tho treasury." .When he became governor,' seven.' years, ago, be found tho finances very weak and a large foreign . debt. . lie established a budget system and provided for refund ing foreign loans and reestablished the credit; Of the state. -.i.'--.fb ?vrj,.:t v-f ' "From such, a record of accomplish ment it Is natural that the business In terests of Brazil " and South' America and the foreign financial bouses that have loans In Brazil are expectant of beneficial change in .Brazil's financial affairs with Dr. Bernardes -in charge. . IC Is' expected.' however. that any moves toward Ttrenchmentwill meet with - opposition--- The campaign last spring in . which Ur . Bernardes , was nominated was bitter, -and there -were rafter- effects that are stiU being felt m this "cltyT.is,vv;s Mis,?'X -The Brazilian army opposed'the can didacy of - Bernardes because, of state ments ' tn the ' newspapers in which the personnel of the army .was criticised. The Bernardes followers: promptly de nied the statements and charged they were the work Of the opposition, but the army was not easily appeased. But for - tho big vote i given to- Bernardes in his native state- and in Sao Paulo, anobher .prosperous and wealthy state. Dr. Nilo Pecaaho. T leader of - the , op position, an exsenator and well known political leader, probably would -ha v been chosen. - -C field - against the-: primary nominee. Mayor H- E. Bailey, Tho club favors strict enforcement of the dry law. ; , , TKAFTIC OFFICES TTEDS i Eugene, Kov. ,1L "lty Traffic Offi cer C. A! Cornell was married Monday, in Vancouver, : Wash., to Miss ' Inez Skajrrs of Centralis. " ; .a -r Hi .'J'SWmS .,-,,;,v'-T't, il SCOTS DESIRE TO If National ists -H R evive. While? England Is i Demand Throes f ; Present Political S te I-ondon y. 10-I.f N4 p.)-r3ootcb nationalists 4 are taking ; advantage of the present' British . political struggle to. renew the campaign for; Scotch in depndence,i although " indications ""to day are that, it will beri a.1 long, time before, Scotland follows Ireland In an aggressive attempt to' break away en-.tlreljr- fSnijtBe United Kingdom.; ' ::VnfMr;i6rtersh j Scots" Na tional; leaguex of which Ifon'R.; E. Erskine of Marr Is president a vigoous campaign" ia being carried on in every Highland village. .' 'j ; i Scotch nationalists " claim that the English ''are 'milking' -ScoUand "and that, she " Is 'without fair representsv Uoh.Vv' Rural? Scots are i being 'driven from tthelfi; homes, It : ts claimed, to make way for hunting preserves of English.; nobility, .: Attempts are being made to .pledge Scots to refrain, from voting : tit" tho election nexit , Wednes- R.-5 EL-vErsMne' of 'Marr.i-In a 'nation 411st: manifesto, . said. t.-.,J,; ;i s -; r. TtVis lutile to., send representatives to -the English parliament; f; This bas been done ever since i the union of 1707 - and what bas been .the result? v. ."Look -around at the condition of our. country , today. Scotland is the most hea-vily taxed country in Europe. Switzerland, " which la ; free, levies jl tax of 10. per, bead. Scotland, which Is subject to - England, pays 9 120 per neaa xor .man; woman and' cniid. ' fLaat year the huge sum of J600.000 000 was taken ful of Scotland. Of this amount th gland kept for im perial purposes $400,000,000." D. A.. Celebrates r ---First Declaration " Athens, Ohio, .Nov. ' ll.-fL N: S. Many years ago Lord Dunmore's army arrived at the. mouth of Hocking river. where ? Hocklngport . is situated,- near hre.; There, dissatisfied With ' king George of England, the officers of the army drew up the first American dec Jaration , of ' lndependencs from, Great Britain, before rnoving ' on to ? attack the Indians on thex.Scioto. lains.The Daughters of the American 'Revolution are arranging for the erection ; of a memorial atjthe spot' where the first declaration of independence - was drawn up -.t- ., , j v BE DEPENDED Get-Rich-Quick Gang Around ex-Kaiser Making World's Press Pay Big for 'Exclusives Spurious StorPes and Interviews Sold to Correspondents; Graft Extends; Even to.. Pictures. " (By International Newt Sern.) , . (Ootijndit, 1932) Doom, .Kov. li."Iirperial- Inter views! "Papers for sale.j Apply at the' House of Doom V . ,; ! ' ' : JT. Rufus Walllngf ord f and, "Blackle" Daw were mere .pikers' alongside . tho ' "picture ,, peddlers and:, publicity pro motersw unlimited matri office, Caste Doorn." e ' -. . ' v - . - This concern . Is beaded by Court Marshal Cpunt Moltke,, aided by trusty lieutenants" as salesmen who' can talk as fast and as wel) 'as any. veteran -drummer. They- are past masters in the srt of price -'-driving. And business iar flour- . ishing right now, ' Big deals are im- -pending. The correspondent-has the details from Moltke himself. ; '.' . The boys are bringing ' home the bacon."" Moreover, their -shrewd blue blooded Wall in gf ord has - still bigger and more profitable deals in store. The correspondent has documentary evidence Hi . his possession . which re-, veals a well organised business In which greed, intrigue and .-deception v play the dominant roles. . -:- Briefly summed up, the scheme Is to make the world's press -pay for V the - support of the - ex-kaiser, and the minions are making a mystery of him.--then extorting fabulous sums to secure exclusive Interviews and photographs. Already ' Tt ' has been, worlfed '- success fully in the case of the ex-kaiser's memoirs. - . ' . ....-..-. .v.'v. ' EXPIOITATIOTff PLOT Ths promoters rare exploltlntr the' pjrfintom emperor to get hard cash '.. preferable dollars or pounds. Betdn- . nlng -first with interviews and stories. " they hare - opened a- new - branch of business for photographs. , .. . Another, little - village photographer was summoned on -Sunday to take pic- -tures of 'the -bridal coupl.. Alo. he , took : two striking poses of Wilhelm : alone, resplendent in full gala uniform of . a Prussian general, richly gold -braided with a broad yellow sash across the chest and. numberless dec- -orations and medals, gleaming on the bosom.. . ... A glimpse at the photographic plate reveals the former war lord In the . most striking martial pose - since, he . wasbanlsbed. It shows Wilhelm in all the military splendor of the past.' It might bs entitled, The Kaiser's Come Back." ' . . - - This photograph was the outcome of the "dollar dreams" of Count Moltke and bis partners. They expect to sell ' it (like the memoirs) to the highest bidder'. - r. ;It was to furnish the'groundwork for .-" . a mad, precise driving rush, plans of which were carefully laid out. PHOTOGRAPH GRAFT - But like1 all blg deals" so Moltke : argues. It takes time. Another "sucker baiting": scheme must be concluded first. ? . There exists another - recen t -photograph showing the ex-kaier in civilian attire taken by his son. Prince ' August - j .The saie of .hls Js tter picture was ' entrusted to George Sylvester Velrrek. - - ' Now - Velrrek Is - busily erlgaged in Berlin promoting the sale of the photo- graph to anyone bidding a fortune for it. - - ,:. ,.. '.. . - .. .- i- It ' is Impossible ' thus" far to lesm whether Wilhelm knows what is go-- -: -Ing on,- but the - correspondent . is able : . to. give detailed facts as to how hi a court , marshars office makes the ,. master's exile the center of a world market of dickering designed to draw ,. into the coffefs gold from the Ameri can press. v , x PHOTOGBAPBEB SICZZLED Nothing has been left undone to in sure against a leak. The photogra pher had been tied up completely by -a written - Agreement -which he had been ordered to sign. A copy of thiar , agreement " is In the possession of the correspondent. - It declares the plates are the property of the ex-kaiser and that be the photographer) can not re lease them without the permission of Moltke. ; Meanwhile -Moltke privately ordered the photographer to obtain bids and contracts, but "the . latter were to , be; ineffective unless- approved by. Moltke. -Obviously "Moltke would not give this until he had milked the market dry. v- la order to establish a test case, the, correspondent and his ' companion -contracted ' with the photographer for the American rights for $1000. Stag gered by . such - an amount ' the pho- . tographer promptly signed and elatedly dashed off to Moltke with the message. RAISED TO "Count, I have got a wonderful bid $1000. Just think! That, is 2500 gullden. I will be s. rich man.; . - - Moltke gave an unenthuslastlo stare and replied with a contemptuous snap of the 'finger : - '-.-j . "My dear fellow, you are a'mlghty poor business man. .That is not a large sum of money at all." , , Again staggered, the photographer returned home, where he found an Bnglish agent-who offered him $2000.. This not only-staggered but" virtually knocked out the photographer, whose -highest price for a picture in 50 years of business hitherto had .been two gullden and one half, or $1 in American money. . - - "-"g. r. C03TDCCTOR TIXT.V Eugene, Nov. 11.- V. It. Dunran. Southern Pacific conductor, was find -$10 In police court here for allowing his train to obstruct two street cross ings for a period of 25 minutes.- C. I. Farmer, street commissioner, filfd tLe complaint. .