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ail Tribune
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918
NO. 229
Dally TlilrUanUi Ttu
. ATLANTIC FLEET
GIVEN CREDIT
Admiral Sir David Beattv In Talk to
Departing Americans 8avs Comlna
of U. 8. 8auadron Broke Spirit ot
German Navy Sorrv Hunt Refus
ed to Floht.
LONDON, Doc. 18 Tho Amor loan
battleship squadron attached to tho
Ilrltlnh grand riant displayed a Hp(rlt
or truo. comradeship thruout ll per
iod ol service, declared Admiral Mr
David lloalty, , tho ooramandur-In-chief
of the grand floot, In a faro
woll addroas on board tho U. 8. B.
New YorK' on l)ocombor 1, tho day
the iqundron wu detached from tho
Kraial floot. All bunds had boon
cnllod to muster on tho forocsstlo to
tioar Admiral lloalty.
, After thanking tho Amorlcan off 1
cers end man for tholr cooporntlon,
Hlr David rumarkod that both the
Ilrltlah and tho Americana wpro dis
appointed nt not having boon nblo to
moot tho (iermnu float. Ho declared
that tho day tho Gorman fleet aur
rendered waa "a pitiful day to aoe."
Hlr David anld he had always had
mlaglvliiKt that tho Germans wouid
never come out for a finish fight, and
llteso misgivings had been strength
ened by the coining of the Amorlcan
squadron.'
Thank tu Kntlro Ftevt
"I could not let tho sixth battle
squadron go without coming on
board the New- York and aaylng
Momethlng of what I fool at thla mo
ment of your dnparturo," aald Hlr Da
vid. "1 had lulunded to ask Admiral
Jtodman to permit me to ay Homo-
. thing to the representatives of nit
the ahlpa of the alxth battle aquadron
on board hla rintiahlp, but tho exlgon
clea of tho service, liavo not permlt-
' ted It. Therefore, a Admiral Hod
man has auggeatod what t any to you
1 hope you will promulgate to your
vomrade on tho other ahlpa and nlo
to your comradaa ot tho Atlantic
floot.
"What 1 aay I hope you will undor
aland cornea from tho heart, not only
my heart, but the hoarta of your
romradea of tho grand fleet. I vguit
flrat ot all to thank you. Admiral
Rodman, and tho captain and offi
cer and tho ahlpa' companies of thla
magnificent aquadron for tho won
derful cooperation and loyally you
have glvon me and my admlrnla and
tho' assistance you havo given us In
nvery duty you have bad to under
take. "Tho support which you have
shown la that of truo comradeship
and In time of etross (hut Is worth a
very great deal. As somebody anld
the other day: 'Tho righting la now
ovor and tho talking now la going to
begin.' Thoroforo, I do not want to
koop you hero any longer, but want
to congratulate yon for having boon
present upon a day unsurpassed In
the naval nnnnls of tho world.
. Itaspcct la Mutual
"llowovor, tho ,. disappointment
that the grand fleet was unable to
strike tholr blow for tho freedom of
the world la counteracted by tho fact
that It was tholr prentlgo alono t hut
'brought about this achievement.
"During the last 12 months you
liavo boon with us wo havo lonrned
to know onch othor very well. Wo
have learned to respect each othor. I
want you to tako back a. mossagu to
tho Atlantic floot that you havo loft
a very warm plnco In tho hearts ot
tho grand floet which cannot be filled
until you como back or sond anothor
squadron to represent you. You hnve
given us a samplo of tho Atlantic
floot which, I think, the Atlantic
floot, offlclont ns It Is will find It
.vory hard to roproduco. , .
" ' ' -flood-byo and flood Luck
' ' VThls Ib a quoor place, as you havo
found, but you nro hot the first to
find It out. There was a great ox
ploror, Marco Polo, who after travol.
Ing'ovor tho wor(d, for thirty yours,
oho day found himself In tho North
sea and thon wont homo and went to
bpd and did not travol any moro. I
trust It will not havo tho samo offoct
on any of you, but I can say that
thoso of us havo soon during tho last
(Continued on Pago Three.)
ANGELES WOMAN
SEI
LOS ANGI5LK8, Dec 18 Mrs
Clartrude M. Gibbons is held hore to
day by the police In connootlon with
tho death of her husband, Frank G.
Gibbons, who died Sunday. The.po
lice doclnred Mrs, Gibbons told them
that hor husband wanted her to Join
him in a sulcldo pact and whon nho
declined ha asked hor to buy poison
(or. Ulra,
U.S.
STEAL 22 1
WASHINGTON, Deo. 18.
Tho Amorlcan legation at lluch-
arost was found to havo uvon
entored and robbod when Amor-
lean Minister Voplcka returned
there from Jassy last Krldny.
, Mr. Voplcka roporlod to the
state department today that
gooda valued at mora than
$100,000 wero stolon from 22
trunks which had boon left at
the legation by Americans for 4
4 safekeeping. Tho-seal on tho 4
4 doors was broken and. tho legs- 4
4 tlon building seriously damag- 4
4 ed. Germans aro believed -by 4
4 the minister to huvo been re- 4
4 sponsible. 4
4 '
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ONE PEACE PLAN
PARIS, Deo. 18. President Wil
son this afternoon garri out the fol
lowing statement:
"Tho Paris edition of the Chicago
Trlbuno this morning In a dispatch
accredited to Its correspondent at
Washington, declared thut before
leaving for Franco I gave assurance
that 1 approved of a plan formulated
by tho League to Knforco Peace. This
statement I entirely fnlso. ; ,
"I am, as every one knows, not
only In fuvor of a league ot Nations,
hut 'Uollovo tho formation of audi a
leaguo absolutely Intlispensable ; to
the maintenance of peace. Hut the
purtlculur plan of tho league to En
force Peace I have never dlroctly or
Indirectly ondorsod."
PARIS, Doc. 18. Up to this mo
ment Prosident Wilson has not ox
pressed himself In favor of any of
tho various propositions that have
been advanced aa regards tho crea
tion of a League ot Nations, soys a
atatement Issuod today by tho Amer
ican peaco commission.
PrcHltlont Wilson tills afternoon
called nt tho headquarters of the
Amorlcan poaco mission in the Hotel
Do Crtllon for the purposo of moot
ing other mombors of tho mission
and inspecting tho organization al
ready creatod.
F.
OF
E
WASHINGTON. Doc. 18. The
Polish government has proposed that
a treaty bo signed by Poland, Bohe
mia and Jugo-Slavla, says tho Nat
ional Zoltung of Hanoi, according to
a dispatch rocoivod today. Tho
plannod convention would Include
military, railway and commercial
ngrcomentH, closely uniting this
group ot now states to tho entonto
powors.
Poland would Include all Prussian
torrltoiy Inhabltod ly Polos who
would number 'In the new country
about 95,000,000 pooplo. Hungary
according to tho National Zoltung,
deslros to bo Included In tho alliance,
COPENHAGEN, Tuosday, Doc. 17
Tho Polish govontmont has do
clnrod Itsolf ready to concludo a mili
tary and political alllnnce with the
ontonto tuitions, according to the Co.
logno Gazotto. .
DIsputchoB from Vienna roport tho
town council of Karlsbnd has askod
Prosident Wilson to recognize Karls
bad hb nn independent republic, nn
dor Amorlcan supremacy.
TORONTO POLICE GO
A
TORONTO, Ont., Deo. 13, The
Toronto police force began a strike
this morning in protest" against dis
missal ot 13 mombors of the police
union, which tho police commission
ors had rofusod to recognize because
of affiliation with .tho Trndos and
Labor Council Of flvo hundred po-
llconion about DQ remained, pn duty
WILSON WISHES
TO CLEAR OUT
ITALY TANGLE
Conference With Kino Victor Eman
uel to Arranue Conferences Be
tween Two Countries Nof In Ac
cord On Territorial Adjustments
Gala Nlqht at Ooera.
PArttS, Dec 18. Another raw.
wet diiv kept President Wilson in
doorH tod n v except for a ride in n
cloned motor cur. The onlv confer
ence on his proiirmn wiih one with
Gabriel llnnotnux, formerly French
foreign minister.
The president worked lute lust
niuht ufter his return from the re
cent ion given bv AinboHhiidor nnd
.MrH. Sharp mid slept lute this roorn
imi. . , ,
Gulu (Night nt 0M!l-u
Tho president in jnikHiiiv the cn
turtninincnt ho customarily irctsfrom
iittendim; the tlionlor. nnd he is plan
ning to witness a theatrical perform
ance here soon. A unlu night nt the
opera is Inline planned for him. '
Tho president lies exproHRcd' a de
firo to meet l.ieuteimnt Dope Konck.
the noted Fn-ncli nee. and the avia
tor will be brouulit In the Murnt man
sion in tho nenr future. - '
Visit Willi Kmnnucl
PARIH. Dee. 18. M'uch interest at
taches to conferences which President
Wilson will have with Kintr Victor
Kminiiiiiii'l. wlio is expected to arrive
hero tomorrow. H is known the pres
ident feels the wannest nvmpiithv for
purposes which led Itnlv to enter the
wiir. Nevertheless, tentative lines
laid out in eoiiseoucnce of nn investi
gation bv Colonel Kdwnrd .M. House
rcsticctinir tho poliulilc extent of tcr
rilorv which should t;o to' Italy on
the tirinchilcof rncUil linunistic deter-
miiiiitioii, do not fullv accord with the
ideas of the Italian uoverniuent
which feels tlint it shoiiKl iro further
then is indicated bv this outline. This
is one of the subjects which
Mr. Wilson discussed with Count
Pi CVllerc, Italian nmbiissiidor
to America, whom he is be
lieved to have told tho extent to
which the American representatives
were willing to iro in support of Italy's
chums arising mil of the wnr.
WILSON 10 VISIT
.26
LONDON, Doc. 18. Prosident
Wilson Is oxpoctod in England on
Docembor 26. , '
It is on the president's own sug
gestion that ho Is coming to England
next week. A communication to that
effect was received by tho British
government this morning. A reply
was sent to tho prosidont, wolcomlng
tho suggestion.
Aa a result It will not ho necessary
for Promlcr Lloyd-George and Mr.
Balfour to go to Paris as it is ex
pected tho conferences between the
president and tho British statesmen
preliminary to tho Inter-nllled con
ference In Paris can toe completod
during tho president's stay here.
ARMENIAN RELIEF
1 NEW YORK, Deo. 18 A telegram
was mudo public hero today from
Vice Prosidont Marshall expressing
his hope that the cry ot Armonla and
Syria nsalnst wrongs by Turkoy "will
roach the heart of the Just mon who
will sit nt tho poace council."
The vlco-prosldont's mossago, sent
Decombor 11 to tho Armenian Nat
ional Union of America, said suffer
ings of Belgium at hands ot the Ger
mans soeiticd to htm to have . been
mild In comparison with tho brutal
ity and inhumanity oShiblted by Tur
key toward Armonln.
As an individual American, Mr.
Marshall said he volcod the hope that
the peaco conforees would not forget
"tho great problem of tho iNear
East." :
ARGENTINE SOCIALISTS
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Hl'ENOS A1KKS, Tuesdnv. Deo. 17.
Juiui Justo, sooiulisi lender in tho
ArR-enlinn cluimlim' of deputies, and
his oolloucuo,. Detomasso, havo been
nppointod Wv tho socialist ourtv to
nt 1 nnd Die enmintr interniilioiinl so
ciulisi eoufttes siu KitropQ, ...
CZAR'S MOTHER IS ,
RECEIVING LETTERS
FROM DEAD SON
i . : - . .
WARSAW', llondnv. Dec. 10.
The mother of Hie former Em- :
ncror Nicholas of Hussin. n-lltf
is livine near I.ivadin. in the
Crimen, has been rcceivintr let-
tors every 10 dnvs that purport-
cd fo come from the former
ruler, tierordinz to Polish offi-
corn nrrivinir from: Scbnstoool.
The dowancr empress nnd till
nlifint lnr nro ffinvinect tlmt
Nicholas Ituuuinoff is still alive.
T
BE SWEPT OUT
Marnuls Okuma of Japan States Jap
anese Peace Terms Allies Allowed
Free Rein In Europe but Japanese
Interests Must Be Safequarded In
Far East. ,. ,
TOKIO. Nov. 18. (Correspondence
of tlie Associated I'ress.l Official
Japanese are silent us to, what Jpuan
will, nsk nt tlie pence. conference', but
Mnruuis Shicenubu Okiiniu. the ex
prime minister, lias uiven a statement
as to what lie thinks Jnpiin's 'uence
term should bv- -..'!J
. The mnrouis savs Japan should
approve all decisions to be reached
by Grout llrituin.-- Frence nnd the
I'nited States, so fur as the .territor
ial alterations on the western front,
central Europe, the Balkans and in
African colonies nro concerned, bc
chusc Jupun has therein no direct in
terest . . -As
to the future of Germany and
Hussin, Japan's attitude should be de
cided in nccordiince with conclusions
reached bv the nllies. but tho funda
mental principle of settlement should
be the universuv desire to obtain per
manent pence.
The other points the marouis
makes ore: 1 ..
No Germnn Bases
The future of tho Samoa Islands
should be decided with the intention
of destroyins German bases in the
Pacific.
Tho Germnn Xcw Guinea which is
now occupied by tho British should
not be returned to Germnnv. .The
principle should ulso be applicable
to the Bismarck Islands.
Japan should hold islands like Mar-
shnlls, Caroline und othors. which
aro now occupied- by tho Japanese
nnvy, as it is dunirerous to return
them to Germany nnd as tliero is no
reason to let the other powers oe
cupv them. ' . '
Wautt Tslng-Tao Gable
The cable line between Tsino-Tno
and tlie southern islnnds. which is
now occupied bv tho Japanese navy
should be held bv Japan.
The problems relntine; to, Siberia
should be settled bv nil the allied pow-.
ers in conference, but all the allied
powers should refrain from nuv do
mnnd for neqnirins- concessions in
Siberia. . :
The relations between China and
other powers should he based noon
the principle of open door and canal
opportunity.
PEACE TREATY TO
BE SIGNED ABOUT
THE FIRST OF JUNE
. PARIS, Dec. 18. President Wilsoni
nnd Marshal Koch talked for halt uu
hour last nisht, Tho subjects under
discussion wero niiiiulv in 'reference
to the nimistico between-the nllies
and Germnnv. Mr. Wilson was most
favorably impressed ns the result of
this first extended conversation he
has had with tho marshal, accordi
to Marcel llutin of tho Kcho do Pari!.
Iliitin stales that it is most prob
nblo that tho treaty of peace will be
signed at Versailles, some lime about
the bnsinnina-' of June and that .Mar
shal, Fooh will lead the allied armies
undor'tlic Arch of Triumph in Paris
within IS ilavs after pence is declnr-Qil.
GERMANYMUS
OF THE PACIFIC
PEACE
E TO
Secretary Daniels Favors Greater
Navv Proaram but Looks to End of
Competitive Navv Buildlna bv
Terms of Peace Takes Time to
Transport Troops Home.
ANXAI'OMS. Md.. Dec. 18 "At
least a vonr. possibly two years, will
be rcouirod before the nntion can re
turn to normal peace conditions nnd
we will be fortunate if conditions
abroad make demobilization possible
at so enrlv n date, snid hecreturv
Daniels hire toduv. addressing the
conference of stute eovernors.
The navv, snid the secretary, must
be increased and strengthened to en
able Iho I'nited States to contribute
ns.manv units ns any other nation to
on international police force, but he
added: .
"I look to see the peace conference
put nn end to competitive bic navy
buildins."
Keep Council of Defense
Secretary Uine also .addressed the
conference, urjine; eovernor to do ev
ervthinz in their power to keep state
brunches, of the council of nutional
defense from disintegrating.
The cabinet member's address fol
lowed a discussion bv the eovernors
of future policies for the state Na
tional Guard svstcin. some advocat
ed universal military training bv the
federal noveniment nnd others ure
cd the time is not ripe for dctcnuinins;
future internal military policies.
Warniuir auaiust . over-optimistic
hopes for the return of all American
soldiers from abroad. Secretary Dan
iels said:. . .y ' , . . '., '
; . - Some Soldiers to Stay ' " .'
-" "It required -a- Vcar and a linlf.
with British ships to hclir to carry
two million soldiers to France. Kven
if there' "was no need for soldiers
over sens and that need is apparent
it would be a fine onrnnmntion that
could land them home m a ciir. Aa
val ships have been turned into trans
ports to help in this bis job nnd men
in tho naval service arc beinsr rap
idlv brought home. . liut some ships
and some men must stay until a per
manent peace blesses the world."
Turning to the crowth of the nnvy
the secretary sTud:
"Tho American navv must be in
creased and strengthened, I am ask
ins conaress to authorize another
three-year iproarnm.
"The United States lost less bv
the war than nnv other srrent nntion.
It is the richest nation and has the
longest shore lmes. It should there
fore contribute to the international
.police a larce and powerful force.
And for this the three year proerniu
is necessary.
Tost Government Ownership '
' Of the prosecution of the war. Mr.
Daniels said the Eovernincnt has
"conducted the ereatcst war in his
tory and expended more billions than
ever before dreamed of nnd not a dol
lar of the people's money has stuck
to the hands of those entrusted with
its proper expenditure.
Diseussine the nation's attitude to
ward railroads, telegraphs nnd other
public 'utilities. Secretary Daniels
said :
"The American people will do wilh
them what they believe is best for
their country. Government owner
ship should be tested bv whut it will
Accomplish and stand or fall bv that
stand," '
. Mr. Daniels itrcred the novcrnors
to do all possible to prevent child la
bor and to assist the federal uovorn
mont in a campaisu to eradicate so
cial diseases. - - : ;
SUMMER LAKE LEASED
PACIFIC CHEMICAU.CO
SALEM. Ore.. Dec. 18. Tho stnto
land board, at a conterenco with Ja
son O. Moore, represontins tho Pn
cifiu Chemical .company, today ap
proved the lease of Summer Lake to
that company, und Mr. Moore torteit-
cd to the stute a depost of $10,000
inado several years aco. The lease
was executed bv Governor Withy
combe, who siuned the papers in con
fcraoo. ' '
OREGON DRUG CLERKS GET
PLACE ON PHARMACY BOARD
' SAI.FAf Ore. Don. 18. Accordinsr
to the wishes of the Oresron drue
clerks, who Cor iuore than a year
have, been ommorinsr tor representa
tion on the state board of plumuiey.
Governor Withvcomne has appointed
Kdwin II. Hatch of Portland to mem
bership pn tbut boarcj, .... ,
EXPECTS
CONFERENC
RESTRICT
NAVY
FRANCEiDOES NOT
NT
4
WASHINGTON". Dec. 18.
The American Red Cross has
found nn American soldier who
does not want n Christmas box.
He is Private it. R. Safaick. of
I.onir Island City. New York.
wounded in action and now un-
der treatment at the base hos-
pital in Allerv. France. In a
letter forwarded to Red Cross
headquarters here from the or-
ennizntion's l'aris branch. Pri-
vnte Safaick says;
"Heorini; that oil wooded sol-
dicrs are tropin to receive Christ
mas packaces from the Amer-
ienn Red Cross this year. 1 hsk"
of you a 'rent favor. Instead of
sendinir me mv packaee forward
it to the onlv one I left behind.
Mother, nnd kindly mention my
name. I never missed eivine her
" a present for years back, but
thinirs look nrcttv unbriifht out-
...,,'.
RATIFICATION GF
BY i FEBRUARY 1
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Ratifi
cation of the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution bv the nec
essary three-fourths of the states by
next February 1 is predicted in a sur
vey of the prohibition sittintion made
public today bv the board of temper
unce. prohibition and public morals
of th- Methodist-Episcopal church.
Fifteen states have approved the
amendment and the board declares
that 30 other states, the legislatures
of which will meet next month, will
vote favorably on the proposal for
nation-wide prohibition.
The states which the board declares
will ratify - the amendment at the
coniins legislative sessions are: .
Alabama. . Arkansas. California,
Colorado. Connecticut. Idaho. Illinois.
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Maine. Michi
san, Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska.
Nevada. New Hampshire. New Mexico.
North Carolina. Ohio. Oklahoma. Ore
eon. Rhode Island. Tennessee. Utah.
V ermont. ashinston, Wisconisn
West Virginia and Wvominc. Penn
sylvania is classed as "hopeful." New
York "an even proposition" and New
Jersey "probably opposed.''
T
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IS. With
the regimental band blaring forth
"Hail, Hail the Gangs' All Here" and
thousands along the Embarcadero
cheering and waving flags and hand
kerchiefs, San FTancisco early today
greeted the first contingent ot all
California troops to be sent here for
demobilization. The unit consisted
of 600 members of the 40th Coast
Artillery regiment and came from
Camp Grant, Ills.
The troops were greeted at the
ferry here by Mayor Rolph and other
city officials and 75 women and girls
of the Red Cross canteen service, whoJ
offered them gifts of cigarettes and
candies. Carrying full equipment
they marched thru the business sec
tion lead by Mayor Rolph and the
band.
.'"With S00 ot their comrades from
Oregon and Washington tho troops
left hore on November 3 for overseas
duty. They were halted at the port
of embarkation thru tho signing of
the armistice and returned to Camp
Upton, N. Y., thence to Camp Grant
Ills. They are undor command of
Colonel Henry G. Matthewson ot Ala
meda, Calif.; a former colonel in the
California Xatlonal Guards.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE
CALLS ON WILSON
PARIS, Dec. IS. Among those
who signed tho visitors' book yester
day at the llurat residence, the tem-
poraty home of President - Wilson
were Viscount Northcllffe and Paul
Patnleve and Jules Meline, ; former
Fronch premiere, '.;
SENATOR KNOX
OPPOSES LEAGUE
OFINATIONS
Considerations Should Be Postponed
Until After Peace Is Sinned Pre-
fers Definite Entente With Allies
America Can Control Situation
Alone Discussion Causes Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Declar
ing that the widest diversity of opin
ion exists regarding the formation of
a League ot Nations and on the def
inition of freedom of the sea, Senator
Knox, of Pennsylvania, formerly sec
retary of state, in an address to the
senate today urged postponement of
these questions until after the peace
conference. ' v . . . . -
Just before Senator. Knox spoke
the foreign relations committee had
decided to delay action' until Satur
day on his resolution which would
record the senate in favor of such
postponement, and also call for: the
withdrawal of American military and
naval forces from Europe and abro
gation of the president's extraordin
ary war powers.
Chairman Hitchcock said later
that division ot opinion in the com
mittee on the resolution was not con
fined to party lines. Me would not.
predict what action finally might be .
taken.
The function of the peace confer
ence. Senator Knox declared in the
senate, Is to settle issues .with the
enemy. Revision of the marine laws
and a League, of 'Nations, he said, -
are Issues between the allies them- .
selves" and neutrals, and should not
be. complicated with, ."simple de-,
niands" of the peace treaty. ,, -
Prefers Definite Entente -Instead
ot a League ot Nations, .
Senator Knox suggested a "definite
entente," provided it be a small and -natural
one, bringing- only limited
and appropriate obligations.";. 'The :
League, of Nations, he said, should '
await exhaustive consideration." -"Even
without an entente," - the
senator said, "the United States can,
without 'entanglement' whatever, ,
place in advance at the service of the
world's peace,, if seriously threatened
the whole of Its influence and. of its -potential
power. This can be done
by a declaration that a menace to
the liberty of Europe is a menace to
America, and that America will con
sult her friends and prepare for ac
tion if ever such a menace should
arise again." ,, ;
KILL AND BURN
WARSAW. Monday. Pec. lC-f-Thev
manor in which the Uusian peasants i
in Volhynia have risen anainst their
landlords is shown bv the? experiences
of Princess I'otocki. one of the refu
gees here. Her estate at' Donibro
vitza was besieiied for one week by
the peasants. Several Polish peas
ants aided in bcatin? off the attacks
nnd a dozen or more of tho Russians
were killed.
Finally the Russians withdrew and
set the house on fire. . The defenders
then aareed to surrender if the wo
men eould so free. The peasants
placed the-mcn asrainst the wall nnd
executed all of them, including two
younjr. cousins of tho princess.
FLU CANCELS EXAMS
SALEM. Oro.. Doc. 18. Stnte
teachers' examinations which boirin
today have been cancelled in nine
Oregon counties becnuse of the prev- '
nlence of Spanish influenza. - State .
Superintendent Churchill said today. -c
The counties iiffected ore Wallowa.
Grant. Harney. Jefferson. Jackson.
Coos, Douglas. Yamhill und Polk. Ex
aminations will be held sometime in
February if the epidemic is curbed bv
that time and certificates which ex-'
pire "with tho present ' examinations
will hold until then. , ,
ONLY 10 DAYS' WHEAT .
SUPPLY AT 1918 HARVEST
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. The neccs-.-sty
of contiucd conservation of
wheat was emphasized toduv in a
statement made bv the federal food
board which declared that Respite re
strictions 'imposed lust spyino; there
was less than 30 days' stioplv of tho
product in American when the 1918 .
crop was harvested, ,