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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."