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Newspaper Page Texti 1 - - .. , ... , .,. . . ' ' ' The Statesman receives the fjIrT 1 ' " " ' "nSl - ' - ' ' ' ' '" ' " ' 'SKH Jk " '.' - - - . ... . . ' leased wire report ot the Auo. Tli I I C ti iTsA j- " ' Ci7 fl A t "KIXTY-KIOIITH YIIAIt X. 3; ' ............. . 1 . 8ALKI. OltKOC)X. MTI KOAY IOUXlti71)K.--l-.Mliv.it tt.M - PRESIDENT CERTAIN OF A SOLUTION Declares Council of States men Will Reach Just and Reasonable Solution of Its Problems. x SERVANTS OF PEOPLES THOSE AT CONFERENCE lb Master Mind Can Settle Problems of Today, As sertion of Wilson PARIS, Dec. tO. "I am confident that fte big council of statesmen ot the world will be able fo reach a just and reasonable solution of the prob lems that will be presented to them - and thus earn the gratitude of the world for, the most critical and nes essary service which has ever been rendered It. said President Wilson today, an Interview given to the terrespondent of the London TimJ. In It the president Is reported to have stated his views on the discus sion of the freedom of the seas and to have contrasted the evils of the Vienna congress with a hopeful out look for the Versailles congress. , Lord Northeclif f e, editor of the London Times, has given the As.V clated Press a copy of the Interview from which, the following extracts hare been made:' ' The congress of Vienna, the corres pondent says President Wilson told him, was a congress of "Bosses.0; The delegates were concerned more with, their own Interests and the classes they represented than the wishes of their .peoples. ' v v r.- , "Versailles,", as President Wilson ?ald. the interviewer continued. "Must be a meeting place or the ser vants of the peoples represented by Relegates" and he added: ... ?r.. ... j . '.'There is no mastermind who- ean settle the problem bf today. ir here' Is anybody;1 who thinks he knows what is in th minds or an peoples, that man is a fool. We hate , all got to put our heads together and pool everything we have got for the benefit of the Ideals which are common to all." Asked whether he would visit the rrand fleet. President Wilson re plied that he was afraid he could not have time adding,- that he fully re alized that behind the great armies there was a strong, silent and watch ful force that aided in securing the demands of the allies. He referred also .to the very happy comradeship and cooperation be tween the British and American nav . s. . , , The correspondent adds, 'Treat ment Wilson, In discussing the role T the British fleet in the mainten ance of what, at any rate, during the ar, had been the freedom of the for the free people of the world, poke with a sincerity which no (Continued from page 2). L1ARSIIALL DECLARES PEACE IS DEPENDENTUPON THE PEOPLES Thought at Hundred Years Ago Obtains League of fictions Is Futile, Assertion of American Vice President CARLISLE, Pa., Dec. 20. Vice j President Marshall, In an address re tonight before the Carlisle eham-1 l0f of commerce, gave his views on; J '-me Questions now under discussion 3 connection with the peace confer-1 cs, prefacing his remarks with the ( Ptanatton that he bad no thought ; f endeavoring to affect President non's negotiations. v . On the question of a world league understanding to prevent the war, 'Ich, he said, all right thinking r, agree is desirable. Mr. Marshall Ured that until all men are of f?od win war will not cease unless f ations desire peace at any price. ' e said the allies and the United ' 'le could go very far toward pro noting peace but predicted that un 1 ss reciprocal trade agreements are r"ade between these associated na- ns existing cordiaKrelatlons can tjt last.-- t - Shaking of extension of American nerchant' marine, he voiced opposi 08 to government ownership, but glared it preferable to a ship sub .dy. "It is -farthest from my" thought "ton this occasion to utter a single "rd which might In any manner be tfnstrued as endeavoring to affect negotiations ot the president in uropc," said be' In opening, his ad? Cress.. "Too many half-baked opinions ming from myself and others in aolic life may cause mental and ral indigestoin. I speak, there re, only in general terms and go f 'y to the length that all may agree. "That some league of understand nK among clvlllwd peoples for the irejetnlon ot certain future wars, as HARBORS AD RIVERS AGAIN IN UftlELIGHT Discontinuance of Hostilities Opens Up Plans for 1920 Work OREGON IS ROIEMBERED Lower Willamette Gets Good Slice From Measure Com ing From House thaYA?JnXGTON- 20.-More S! . Improvement projects ?JS.?kWU; Wb,ch completed tonight by the house committee. The m9Ure.-cJ"'rled PPropriations to talling $26,835,000. For the new work, which is scat tered along the Atlantic and gulf and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes the committee recommended an ex penditure of $84,768,000 while the cost of further improvements on ex isting projects amounts to $15,224. 0000. Maintenance cost on other work totals $2,943,000. Purchase of ehe Chesapeake and Delaware canal and Us deepening to 21 feet, is the principal new project. Ao appropriation of $3,000,000 Is proposed. , The measure provided that the government purchase the canal at an appraised price of $2,514,000. The work of changing from a lock to a sea-level canal will cost $3,000,000 according to estimates given the com mittee but the plan now Is to make the appropriations yearly as the work progresses. Among the appropriations for con tinues existing projects aro $3,500, 000 for the silt diversion at Los An geles and $424,000 for the Columbia and lower Willamette' rlrers.' , Appropriations for new projects Include: Pacific coast. Coos Bay. Ore gon, $130,000; Yaquina bay and har bor, Oregon. $100,000 and Coqullle bar and harbor, Oregon, $64,000. Hawaii: Nawll IwtM harbor T2S0, iiftK7V:1fT"X,'J 7 p ' DcUas Man Hay tie Linked Up With Case of Uooney DALLAS. Or:. Dec 20. (Special to The Statesman) William D. Rob- son, who for the past year has been a resident ot Falls City and Black Rock, was arrested this week by a special officer of the department of Justice and brought to Dallas and lodged in thejrounty hostile to await the arrival of a deputy from the Unit ed States marshal's office from Port land, i Robson was arrested on a tech nical I charge in that of glying out false statements In making but his Questionnaire in a California city pri or to this coming to this part of the state but the officer making the ar resa hinted that the prisoner was wanted on a more serious matter. Robson Is said to have been in San Francisco at the time af the bomb explosion at the preparedness parade and his arrest Is believed by local of ficers to have something to do with the Mooney f ase. I prefer to put It rather than for the enforcement of peace, is aesiraoie. an v-ie-ht thinkinr men asree. It has been the dream of all ages. Thus fer this dream of universal peace nas each succeeding tlme turned Into a Tnis appears to me 10 d me re , . ... . situation: If mankina tne worm u ih mankind of a hundred . m M T3ra srn or if there is the possibil ity that either Engiana, trance, iiaij or th United SUtes contains the r mllltarv or com mercial, supremacy, then though at tempt may be maae 10 presene mo um nf th world the attempt will be another failure. If, however, the maiiH of mankind in tnese lour rg nationii and in the lelser na- hm, fnn wtinm tainUr the fizht hae t,tvuo. " " " ' been made, have seen a new light and are convinced or tne useiessness ana rniiT r.r war. and If more and more. education and enlightenment as the days go by ana tne generwun wui nA trn .hall Add to the number of those who thus think, then the ex periment will succeea. - - "TTnfil all men are of KOOd 'Will. wars will not cease entirely unless nations want peace at any price. -re-wmr f inn aa far as twissible. I desire: . nrleA I do not. However, if .nbinH a whole, desire it at any price, they can get it by the adoption of written consuiuuons ipwijm n t iu,, ihA alzA of the armr and navy shall, be fixed by a referendum n thm men and women of mature age; and. second, that no war of of ten nor one of defense beyond the territorial 11 mist of the state shall ever be waged until affirmatively de cided by a like referendum,. - 1 iiuii. idk . HEARST GOES UNDER FIREOF LEAGUE CHIEF Head of National ; Security Organization Scores His War Attitude OBJECTS ARE GIVEN League Will Remain to Fignt for Cleaner Congress, Is Assertion WASHINGTON-, Dec. 20. Col. Charles E. Lydeckeer. president of the National Security league, told the house committee Investigating the organization activities In the last congressional campaign that the league'r expenses from Decembir, 1914, when It was formed until last September 30. were $521,678. To tal receipts were riven as $619,165 this including membership fees and contiibutions from wealthy men. Col. Lydecker told the committee that the activities of the league will pot cease with the ending of the war and he outlined a pretentious edu cational program which he said now is under consideration.. "The congressional committee which carried on. the campaign last fall to return 100 per cent Ameri cans to congress, will continue Its work." said the witness.- "and - will endeavor to; accomplish the follow ing things: Establishment of a na tional budget system, abolish the rule of seniority. In determining chairmanships of committees of con gress; abolish inactive committees. pass a constitutional amendment which makes it Impossible for de feated candidates to sit In that body. bring , about reform of frankingj abuseg and to nave cabinet officers sit In congress. During a discussion of the possi bility of the organisation. Col. Lydecker mas asked "why S. Stan wood Menken had resigned as pres ident sof the league last June. Col. Lydecker replied that after Mr. Men ken has refused to reprobate V.'il 11am Randolph Hearst tor opposing a certain nation's propaganda meas ures, both Mr. Menken and members of the executive committee had. de cided it would be better for him to resign. . ; . , . "Mr. Menken gave an interview to reporters of, the New. York Ameri can when Mr. Harst complained it was not fair Tor the league to abuse him 'after he had rendered such aid to It in the early days of its organ ization." Col Lydenker said. "In bis Interview, Mr. Mencn stated how much the Hearst publication baa aided the league and added that tne public's opposition toward Hearst was due to the way they looked at his articles rather than to the facts tho articles really contained. "That . statement burned us way into the minds of the people, as itoirrt was belnt: severely criticised at that time for bis attitude to-srd the war and anyone who stood by him came under the most severe con demnation of the National Security league. ' It was , believed a new UnriA resident should be chosen. Presenting to t&e enmmuwe rec ords showing the league s exrenai- t,i in re its orzanitation. toi. Toivr stated the largest dis bursement had been $471,155.47 for general expenses ana m i,iw. hiH wn MnT ror puduwuuhs i!!7 S?6.5T had been placed In six .n.rial accounts for conducting cara- -. . V..1.. paigns, paying speasers, pun s French bOOKS lor soiciera aau .niw like. The eomnuiiee. iajoin qt until January . wnen wunei Lydecker will go on the stand again L W. IV. Char iea With Loss of Many Millions SACRAMENTO. Cat. Dec. 20 r&.imn nnrerntnsr fires .that gov ernment officiaTs alleged destroyed .mn.rtv valued at, millions of dol lars during the past two years was presented today in th United StatW ji...i.t hrc 46 oersons are olent opposition to the Cnltei States war program " , Further references was made by n "the cBt.'l.whlch Is al leged to be the I. W. W. symbol for sabotage. . tv,. .hrnnfflt has concluded Its showing to prove the led nature of the I. W. W. and the -al leged existence of a plot againsi nnbert Duncan, ' spec ial atWiey for the department of lustlce said lale today when the trUl was adjournea unxu wtihwi Influenza at Dallas Is Showing Good Decrease TAt.T.AS. Or.. Dec.' 20. (Spccla -rv. Rtiioimanl The Spanish In fluenza epidemic is still on the de crease in this city and during the past Jut three new cases have been renorted. But two deaths have oc- enrred this week, they taking place hm aame nlaht. Several cases pre viously reported as critical are now well on tho road to recovery. DROP IN FLOUR PRICE DUE FROM NEWr.IQVEr.lADE Cancellation oi Flour Milling Regulations WiU Help Housewives MILL FEEDS SOARING This Is Taken as Certain In dication in Flour Drop' td Consumers . WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.r-Cancel-latlon or all flour milling regulations, lacludlng. fair price schedules and the price and quantity restrictions on the sale of wheat nour y millers which officials expect will result In cheapening flour was formally an nounced late today by the food ad- mimsirauon. .Notification of the action was telegraphed last night to ail zone agents of the food adminis tration's grain corporation and to- aay mere was sharp rise in the price of wheat, bran and other mill ieeas on the Minneapolis market. wmcn ornclals expert to be followed by a drop la flour Trices. Existing regulations Restricting margins of profit on flour and mill feeds, remain In effect, as do aeneral regulations ot the food administra tion prohibition profiteering, hoard 1 ing and unfair practices, and officials say they would be serictly enforced. The prediction of cheaper flour to the consumer, it was stated at the food administration. Is based on the Immediate rise In the price of mill feeds, amounting to several dollars a ton. Close observation of the mar ket 'trend in Hour and .mill feeds, made by the food administration's milling division and grain experts. It was said, showed that with every upwara movement or reeds came a fall In the price of flour on a basis of an average drop of three and rour-hundredths cents a barrel to every $1 a ton Increase on mill feed. HIGH OFFICER . AT CAT.IP LEWIS UNDER ARREST CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA. Wash. Dec. 20. Frank 1L Wolven. rank ing ceionei at Camp Lewis. . was placed under arrest here late today by command of Major General Joseph D. Leitch on charges which allege Ir regularity in money he has received from the government 'f commuta tion for quarters and light and heat. At the same time an order was Is sued naming the personnel for a gen eral court martial ordered to meet December 30 or as soon thereafter as possible to try Colonel Wolven. The charges against Colonel Wol ven. It Is said, are that he collected commutation for quarters, fuel and light to which he had no right un der army regulations. Colonel Wol ven with his family hatl been living at Stone Camp near the miltary res ervation, but it. is charged that he drew commutations for a house In Washington. D. . C. .... i Colonel WolTir- fr' - 'antal sur geon and in clVirge of all the dental work in camp. He Was served many years in the regular army as a den tal surgeon and Ids promotion has been rapid during the past two years There are only two officers here. General Leitch and Brigadier Gen" eral Frank B. Watson, who outrank him. The arrest and trial of Colonel Wolvln will be the first here of an officer of high rank. Because or his position as a regular army colo nel it was Impossible to obtain suf flcient army officer of equal or higher rank to try him and Brigadier Generals Edward J . McClemfono and Peter W. Davidson have been or dered here from Camp Kearney. Cal to sit on the court. General Mc Clernand will be president of the eonrt. General Watson will make the third reneral to sit on the case. Members 'of the court will Include eicrht colonels and two lieutenant colonels. Captain Herbert W. Meyers, a for mer Seattle attorner. will act as ludre advocate and prosecute the case. !fe will be assisted by Lieu tenants A. M. Albo and A. G. Loding ton Prior to coming to this camp Colo nel Wolven bad been stationed at the Presidio. San Francisco and. many other rerular armr posts. The ar rest of the accused officer does not include his confinement other thau he must nt leave the military res-. ervatlon .or his home. 1.400.000 French Soldiers Lost Lives in Great War ' PARIS. Dec ' 21. French sold lers to the number of 1.400.000 wre killed dniin the war. according f a statement in Ih--chancer or dep--ntlcs today during an Interpellation of the government oi demouuua dEARST-PASHA C0L1BINATI0N IS UFAT HEARING Assistant Attornej General of New York Is Still on Witness Stand POLITICS IS ADMITTED Attacks on Hearst Linked Up With Personal Mothes in Late Campaign WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Most of today's session ot the senate commit tee Investigating German propagan da. wa taken up with tilts between Alfred L. Becker, assistant attorney general of New York and Senator Reed of Missouri, who Is not a mem ber or the commission. Reed la cross examining the New York off! rial who had been en the Hand two days charged that Merton E. Lewis, attorney of New York and Backer misused their official positions In making public Information contain ed In affidavits secured by them un der special war legislation. These affidavits referred to alleged meet ings of William Randolph Htarst with B010 Pasha, executed in Trance as a traitor, and former ambassador yn Bernstorrr. Mr. Becker denied the charge, saying that the affida vit made public were not secarod under the special legislation. Ha said that certain disclosures purport ing to how the association of Hearst and Bolo were made public" for what I frankly admit w polit ical purposes." He luttlfled this course on the ground that their pun. Ucation was In the public Interest. The Information under discussion was given to New York newepapers malnlr in". August. September and October, when Becker, was a candi date for the Republican nomination for attorney general of New Yorr. state , and Attorney General Lewis was a candidate for the republican ! nomination for goTernir against Charles S. Whitman. It appeared from the cross examination mai Hearst was considered a supporter of Whitman, and Senator Reed sought to show that Lewis and neea er Intended to damago Whitman by attacking Hearst. Senator Reed read from a New York newspaper of July 31. 1917. a story telling of Bolo Easha's att-intlon to a ueire politanopera singer, a Spanish wo man, whose relations wun voio wr declared by Becker to be entirtir blameless. In this story was a let ter from nolo to tne ringer men tioning "My Friend. Mrs. Mllllcent Hearst,' Mr. Bker aimme nav lnf given to the papem. the state ment contalnla:- tnin icner. "What was t pn'rcse or giving it out at this time?" Itiulred Sen ator Reed. "It was an Inte-esting uem 01 . a a. . . a a Ik Mk TK1 1 news wnicn .u- n "-- would be gl-d io rcid." Military Airpltrs Are Making Hecduiy Up Coast VENICE. Calif. Dec. 20. Three military airnlanes which lef r Rock well field, near Sftn Diego. Calif., on an air matpln? flight to San Fran cisco, arrived here late vaay.. my were expected to leave nere esny tomorrow, their next scheduled stop being Bakcrsfield. UiOOO Eskimo Die of : Influenza in Alaska vovtff Alaska. Doc. 20 Est! mates compiled by the health author ities and relief workers of the bu reau of education here placed the mortality among the esklmo popula tion of Seward peninsula, due to pneumonia resulting from, Spanish Influenza at nearly I.000- - in the outlying sections of the pen insula the dlsesse continues to ta an appalling toll of life among the natives, the adult population of some bslf dozen Villages in the Nome vi cinity having been wiped out. In other towns, reports of reller workers show the Eskimo children have been found partially frozen in ave been found partially frozen In remote settlements owTng to tne desth of their parents. Cape Prince of Wales village, sec ond largest In this district, report, about 2 ''adults and 100 children are the principal Mayors mJ merly numbering 200 - AWngJ held in check north of Nome hy rigid quarantine regulations, the Influen za epidemic Is spreading rapidly alonjf the entire northern coast. In fhe region so-th or the Yak m It U feared the male popnlatlon hat bn wiped out due to the presence of the ,ip,-i ... ----- - , c, ... disease a few weess .. -i Among tne wnuw P"F""- of Seward penlnsnla there no deaths except one i -several dsys. Condition in Nome are improving rapidly, though the town Is nnder rigid quarantine rules which forbid tcamm. Pn""c ""Z erlnxs and the tranfponauoa malls. , ..... . . . .- - HELMUTH DEWITZ OF SALEM IS' SM HERO Private Ilelmnth Dewitx of Salera. who is with Company I), 12T:'u infantry; overseas, has been citej hy the war authoritie for tcrtum in action, amf as far aa known Is the first Salem man to rtreire this honr. He is a tori or Mr. am! Mrs. Fml D. Dewitx, C2I tari'o! atreet. who were first informed of the honor eonfrrre J opon tfcrir son when visited by a reporter last night. Private Dcwitz enlisted at Dallas with Comply L of the. Tlird Oregon infantry, but was later transferred. According to the offi cial information of the war department be conducted himself valiant ly in action at JuTigny, north of Soissons, France, on August 31.. when he assisted in attacking a strong eaezny machine grin nest a:l capturing 32 prisoners. Later, with another soldier,-Private Iewi:x established a machine gun position under heavy fire from UtU artillery and machine guua, using a captured (irraia gn to deliver fire upon the enrray'g position. , It is evident that in a later engagement Private Dewitx was wounded, for while his act of heroism it reported to haveafiren done on August 31, a letter written by hira to his parents on October S stated that he was in a hospital Tec Bering from wounds. Private Dewitx is 1 years old. lie was born in Salem and wtr.t to school here. Ilefore enlisting b4 worked on a farm and in l.pnjr campt in Polk county. "I knew Helinuth would go right through If be got the chance,' taid his mother last night, "He is a big, strong fellow." SOCIALISTS SIT ' HIGH UP IN THE GERMAN SADDLE Election of New Central Ex ecutire Committee Gixci Much More Power RADICALS DISPLACED SoIJIers and Workmens Coon- ril Decides Elections 1 for January 19 BERLIN. Dec. 20. The election of a new central executive committee has been completed. The Socialist members are largely m the majority giving the cabinet a vupport It has heretofore Hacked. .Not only are) many of the members, really able en. but radicals like George Led e hour. Dr. August Mueller and other members of the old executive com mittee have .been eliminated. fBw The JtciaC4 rtt) nEHLIN, Thursday, Dc It. Ths congress of soldiers and workmen's council has decided that elections to the national assembly shall be held January It. Those opposed to tho fummonlng of. a national assembly polled only four votes oat of 240. The changing of the dates for the lections from February 1. orig inally , agreed upon, to January It Jority. waa greeted by loud applause from the floor or the house and hiss es from the galleries, which were filled with sympathisers of Dr. Ksrl Llebknecht. leader of the Spsrtacus group of Socialists. . There had been anervons tension througbut the .day In the fear that Llebknecht might attempt a eoap to disperse the' congress. Nothing of the kind hsppend. however, the only Incident being the withdrawal or the Independent Socialists as a protest against a statement of Hugo Haass regarding the attitude of. the cabinet (Continued from page z). LIBERTY MOTOR DECLARED TO BE THE WORLDS GREATEST AIR FEAT Brigadier General of British War Missoin Lauds United States for Wonderful' Accomplishmenti in Ether Motor WASHINGTON. Dec. 50. Contri butions of the United States to the air craft program of the allies to the Liberty motor, are praised by Drira dler General P. D. Conn ark of the British war mission. In apeak Ing to night at a dinner given by the mem berg of the old equipment division of the slgnsl corps in honor of Colonel Edward A. Derd, former member of the aircraft board. -After characterizing the Liberty motor aa the finest fat in design and production in aircraft that has been accomplished during the war. General Cormack said one of the greatest American contributions was spruce. "Most or! this Umber." he said, "tbst wis being produced, was al ready! nnder order by your allies. More spruce had to be produced and. whffA lha altnatloa waa rvitlral at of j time, the final result la that la the month, ci :?ovemer, enough spruce " t CITED FOR IN BATTLE SERVICE BOYS f,IAY HELP soon Soldiers and SaDcrs Cculd Do MnchtoB'chterUpRcd Cross Campaign - ' - f " . It Is suggested that soldiers sr.d sailors who have retirsed a-cae to . Salsm either on f nrlomh or after , their discharges eoold. be of Itntaf ei help to the Red Cross roll csll work- , rs la boosting Faltm to its g :n the present cstapalgn by wori'.cr ci the streets today for new cjerabrs or , helping la some or the d. strict. Some of, the. larger districts la rv.s ctty are bet j; rw r 1 wt:a rrtit cii riculty owing to txl fact tzst ltc- Is not a satricirnt nuraber of wctt ers. la tne d.sirtct from IL'xJj tirt t to the river and another t!x dlstrut from Bute street ta Mission :.- r there Is but one voniio working la each. In another large district a sin gle woman Worker vn able te slrn up only etxht members, nettlcg U . Oae especlaly good piece of work re ported was that of Mrs. C ror re IL Waters, who signed up 4 5 members, netting $45 In an hour sad 'a half. ' Any soldier or sailor boys to wish to help oat may spply to Man ager W. M. Smith at the school sa-' peri a ten dent's office at the court house today. ' M Big Red Apples Are Needed For Dinners cn Chnstnizs ' Apples are waDtertjr the Ralvstlon Army for the Christmas dinner bti- " kets thst are to be distributed to s'.l parts of Salem where -poor per live, and those who read this srtkln will be contributing to a royal good cause of they will Jast take their dt nstions of apples to the Salvation Army rooms, 2CZ State street. Won day and Tuesday of the comlss week, will be the proper time for, delivery of the apple to Jbe srtny hedquar ters. The Christmss dinner bsskeU " are going to be loaded with good sub stantial things to est snd some big red apples v needed to make the baskets bulge a little bigger. EKK IlUSn XATiKrUXDESCK. BUTTE. Mont.. Dec. 20. Resolu tions asking congres to deelsre In " favor of Independence for Ireland, waa adopted at a mass meeting at tended by residents of Irish descent here tonight. " . . was produced to more. than enal all our needed requirements. To toser the wings ot the planes fabric was needed." he said, 'and as Britain could not supply the linen, the Us li ed States, with characteristic Ingenu ity and energy, produced a cotton fa bric which Is at least the equal o! the best airplane lining. "To tighten the fabric depe was required. Arala. aa the production was Insufficient to supply more than the allies' needs, the s!rl corv stepped Into the breach and took the matter In hand, wth tha result th.t the United States wsa soon la a po sition to supply all that was n ssry. "Castor oil for rotary motors s essential, bnt the world' a apply was Insufficient for the number ef motors proposed. Your aaysBterneaU sal preparations hsve resulted In pro dsetag aa ample aapply and this achievement nerit great prakv."