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Me 5000 CIRCEATION (25,000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SEBVICE . , FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. PRESIDENT ID PK 1111 GEORGE WAS- Special Train Arrived At Hoboken Docks This Morning At : 7:20 And President Wilson Boarded Transport Shsrtly Before Eight Steamer Moved .Away From Docks At 1022, Passing Through Narrows And Entering Lower Bay At 11:10 A. M.Destroyers Flanked Big Sup ; New York, Dec, 4 President Wilson hoarded the ; transport George Wash ington for his trip to France shortly after 8 . m. today. The president's special train arrived W nor 4 of the Hoboken- docks if tho Houokeir docks, where or George ..Washington. . is Ilia steamer Ji0ored, alt 7.20 a. m. today The military docks on tho Hoboken vaterfront and the sheets lending to Itipirf were patrolled by city ami mili tary police. A big crowd wns on hand, 'u spite of tho carliness of tlio hour, tint none tvas permitted near enough to ce anything. Arrangements had been made so that ie' president' could step from his car fc the entrance of the pier, be taken "up in an elevator to tho upper tier, ud walk aboard the steamer without coming into public view. A special guard of marines was on and to honor the preside! tial party, Police Boats Watch , viniC uunvg m me Mnuri'i river Kept nil 01 1 "tl6se watch ou all craft approaching me ut'orge Washington. . The president ami Mrs. Wilson were the first to leave the train. A platoon of infantry presented arms. Then tho president shook hands with Brigadier General McManus and several other of ficers and entered tho ehed leading to tiie steamer 'g gangway. Not a cheer ..was raised as no civilians woro in sight everything being strictly militaiy, - The special train shut tho president off from view fcf a crowd of longshore men in the street, outside the heavily guarded fence.- Those longshoremen, employed near the military piers, were the only outsider allowed within more than a block of the George Washing ton's wharf. As the president and Mrs. Wilson started to witlk toward the gangway, the 13th infantry band struck up the fritar SpangWl Banner. The president tilted instantly and brought his hat to wilute. Every man stood stiffly at at tention. . ' After tho president was safely "aboard, Hear Admiral Grnyson, Presi i dential Secretary Tumulty and Mrs. Wilson's secretury left, the train und. went on the steamer. Secretary of Ui-.i.. T . .. 1 .L. -n . i. . Ktato Lansing aud the French ambas andor, with their wives, next appeared There was a sharp command and the troops again snapped their aims to tho "present." All of Party Leave Train A few miiintt's later all reniainina tiicmbcrs of tli party .left ihe special I train and flocked aboard the Goorira "Washington. ... It was misty morning, with a slight- iy overcast sky mid ruin predicted. , away from the waterfront could follow Ijatcr the welitlier cleared. The breenoithe progress of the gteamer by the din was "K'n mm it Hiiiiv-u as .i tne pros- u it utoyea on into tne bay. u lent would have a smooth sea for the -,A big crowd was assembled at the !avt of his momentous voyage. When I Battery, where thousands from the of tlie president anivtd at theharf tho jfice- buildings of Iower Manhattan lir.itlehip Pen::ylvaiiia, with Vice Ad- i feathered to wave good byo. and' add 'iji-al Mnyo aboaui, was anchored off ft Jr. toil Island rca iy to led the con voy of ii jhti.'i' dkips wh'ch will pro tect the George Washington;' A flotilla ' Gran'maw Pash. who has been bed- 4 (f ! fist fer a couple o' days, showed some are oipe'ted late today and during the Improvement yisterday, but t'day raov- nis;ht. They will be off-shore, howev- hunaer set in. Who recalls th' days'er, so the George Washington will not when ever' tawr. had a "Pon Ton"! , restanrantt (Continued on iiajje inremt 287. i i Elf ETON of fifteen destroyers was ready to ac company the presidential liner on the first part of tho voyage. After that, however, only the Pennsylvania and five- destroyers will make thu renmin. jder of the voyage to Brest. I'arauHy with President ,.''.' Secretary Tumulty was with the president when he reached Hoboken, but he will return to Washington. Oth ers in the party booked through to Brest, with the president, were the am bassadors of France, Italy and Bel gium; Mrs. Wilson and her secretary, Migj Edith -Benham; Secretary of State Lansing and Mrs. Lansing; Rear Ad miral Grayson, the president's physi cian; Henry White, a member of the peace mission, a number of the mili tary staff of the peaco commission and secret service men. With President nnd t Mrs. .Wilunn standing on tho bridge, the steamer George Washington, carrying the ores- tueiii 10 me peace conterance, moved 1. 1 , away from her dock at 10:22 a. m. to- uay. As the transport backed out into the stream two airplanes circled ovorhoad. Three destroyers in the river took up their stations beside the George Wash ington. - Unable to See Ship The crowd on the Hoboken side of tip North river was unable to se tin sJiip moving outr-but they'-eheefcd as the tooting of whistles told them the president, was starting his voyage to France, There wore many spectators, cheering and waving handkerchiefs, along tho New Vork side of tho river ou the piers. At 10 30 a. in. the big steamer swung around and started down the river, the tugs still around her. A she moved out the presidential salute of 21 gups was fired by the whip'g own ibatteries. As the. ship proceeded toward the bay the president reman.td on the bridge, waving his hat and handker chief ita response to the increasing uproar of farewell. The noise 'of whistles1- and sirens became dcalening. The "SS'ug ot snips uocneu along tne. riv 'or was crowded with chirerini ueonle I r ' . r 1 vessels passing tne Ueorgo Washing ton blew their whistles like mad; their rails lined with men and women giv ing the president a rousing sfndoli. Airplanes in Demonstration The two airplanes ininerf in the dp'm- onstratiOns. louninsr tho b ting all kinds of capers directly over the president's ship. The trip down the river was made through a gauntlet of action. Pen- their voieeu to the clamcr Am the George Washington , sailed majestically, into the lower bay her gray sid.'s almost meraing into the mist, the convoy swung into line off Staten Island. The drradnaught Penn sylvania, which is to lcaifUo vopago across the ' At'nlic, .flying Admiml Mayo's pennant, moved tip the .Nar rows. The president's flaw was flown by the. George Washington. Secretary Tumulty went down the bay with the president, befog schedul ed, to return on tho tugboat Thomas Moran. D:troyers Proceed The George Washington passed thru the Narrows and entered tho lower bay at 11.10 a. m. The dreadnanght Penn sylvania and several destroyers pre- jeed'-d the president's ship through the narrows. Auotner destroyer sailed just ahead of the Uecrge Washington. Destroyer, fiaukei) the biu liner on iboth idcs and two more brought 'up tna rear. - . E"4 Cross nurses and Y. M. O. A, workers also were pnssoi'iM-rs on the fraArn. tt'oallinfftllii rklnt. vrn.. nr.m. manded by captain Edward Mrt'auley, v. a n. ' , "hri.4tmas "mail for the American scldiers was in the hold. The i-orge Washington is of 25,570 tons and vas formerly a No'th German h'i.f! hner. She has been nsed as a trixip ship, but her handsome fittings have tieen -restored in that portion of the ship occupied by !ht president ii 'ii fc's party. ' Etbnn Tareatened " A the president's ship breasted th weyn swell, storm warnings were dis- played along the coast. 8ironz winds r- 11 - i. . ..i- . , , SALEM, OREGON, L PRESIDENT WILSON CHEERS ID BOOMING OF GUNS SEND OFF PRESIDENTIAL PARTY President Wilson Appeared Symbolic Figure As He Stood on Bridge of Ship By H. D. Jacobs (I'nitcd Press staff correspondent) Hiiboki'n, N. J., Dee. 4. President Wilson nresented k Kvinhn1i fiani-n ns he stood en tho bridge of the George Washington while the great liner swung from her bertttiuto the tide of the -North river today. Outlined against'-thc bank of gray mist that overhung the water, his.shoui ders neemeil tn onrrv thn wniu-hf nt the hopes and future of the whole ua- non ana tne spirit or a Hundred mil lion DDonle seemeil tn nieroe into Hin personality of this one man. ' From this moment the last line was cast off, the voices of the thousands Of Dconlft An the niera nnA ?nnka hlnnH ed with the roar ot steam sirens into a mighty din that continued until the George Washington faded into thet fog of the lower rivsT.; '"!"',', " jp Punctuating this ovation were the rlnorto of t.hp nrffaidnittinl Kil.ifn fl. od alternately by the liner and a de stroyer "escort. The crowds which wel comed the president and bnce him bon voyage, apparently were impregnated with a spirit of solemnity in keeping nun rue portent or tne occasion. Aware of Great Movement From the highest military and civil t Continued on page thro) 10 GET CASUALTIES ecretary Baker Deca'res No Casualty Has Ever Bten KsSdUp. ... Washington, Dee 4. t'nrcmittina ef forts to get American casualties to this goverhmeut and get them published av quickly as possible have been mudo by the war department over since troops began to take a major part in the fight ing last July, .Secretary Baker told the senate military affairs committee to day. The committee called aker and Gen oral March, chief of staff, to explain dlays, inaccuracies and complaints of every sort with respect to the casualty lists. Baker declared emphatically that "the war department has never with held, delayed or held up a single cas ualty."" . ... " Wc have repeatedly cabled General Pershing to do everything possible to go' the lists here. We have adopted every suggestion made to us that seemed likely to expedite matters," ho said. Gave Long List. Committee members recited to Baker a long list of individual cass in which r"Mivc Werc not notified until loifJT after the casualty occurred. Baker said there were many ways to accmnt for individual mistakes, but declared he could give no blanket explanation. (Senator Johnson, California, said that the recent publication of a summary of casualties, showing American losses to be about 264,000 indicated that Per-j shine has a complete list. '' "That ia fair inference." aatd Ba ker. "Then, why can't we get the com plete list?" asked Johnson. , "I don't know," said Baker. "Prob cb'v it is on the way now, perhaps some further cliectfrg op U required. I know that General Pershing is doing all he can. lie sends a courier every week ana doubtless that courier wiit bring with him such casualties as "are ready when he leaves. Oeneral March said the army identi fication system is very thorough and lias been made absolutely safe by ad ditions: safeguard. No time has been tel. March said, for bringing home the A merit an dead. He said no additional fipprnnriation for this purpose will bo reeded. V , :::'.. V - y H & J - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918 HI TO ADHERE TO LETTER OF. HIS PEACE BT MIES President Regards Danger Of Militarism Equally Great On Land And Sea. WILSON RECOGNIZED AS SMALL NATIONS' SPONSOR Position In Delegation Has No Precedent In History Of World's Conclaves. By Robert J. Bender v (United Press stafl correspondent) Hoboken, N. J. En Route to Franca with President Wilsoa. Dec. 4. Presi dent Wilson sails for Etirot fodav lit erally to fight that America's peace ideals may prevail. There is no doubt as to his purpose to demand adherence to the letter as woll as the spirit of his fourteen basic principles. He mill demand vast reduc tion of armaments, on sea as well as land, it ig believed. And his insistance on the constimation of Auk rica 's three year naval building program may re flect his determination to have other nations scale down, er the United Stetas will scale up." The president, it is said, regards the danger of militarism es equally great ou sea and land. It nifty bp said he does not favor a joint sa policy of Great Britain and tin United States does not favor tho superiority .of any nation on . sea, but baHeves the sea should be guarded by the wVole world. Escorts of Transport Wait - His special train pulled up on the port siding at 7:20 this morning from Washington about a half hour later tho executive boarded the giant former '.Jernian iner 'Genigyashnigton, rest ing at Pier number, i, and had break fast. Awaiting the transport was the htigo American dreadnaugl; Pennsyl vania, flagship of Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commander in chief of the At lantic squadron, ready for its' serious duty of being head escort ship. Other escort ships will be the destroy ers Wlekes,' Weolsey, Lea, Tarbell and YarnoH. In addition to these, ten other destroyers-the Mnhan, Hed'oid, Breeze Craven, . Dorsey, Kobinson, Walke, Montgomery, Lamberton and Perkins will accompany the presidential par ty for tho first 48 hours of the trip and then return. Met by Divisions of Fleet Off the ccast of France the presi dential hip will be met by two divis ions of the Atlantic fleet and escort ed to port. Rear Admiral H, gh Rodman will be in command of division nine, which includes the oattleships New York, the flagship, commanded by Captain E. L. Beach; Texas, Captain Victor Blue; Wyoming, Captain H. H. Christy; Florida, -Captain M. M. Tay lor; Arkansas, Captain L. R. Destei gor; Nevada, Captain W. (".. Cole. The other division, niimb?r six, which will be under th eeominand of Rear Admiral T. S. Rogers,, includes the Utah, Captain F. B. Hi.ssett; Okla homa, Captain Charles B. McVcy; Ariz ona, Captain John A. Dai'lon. . It was just three years ago today that Henry Ford sailed on his unkjiie pilgrimage to end the war. At 3:15 oV.ock in the afternoon of this date in !)13 his chartered ship, the Oscar II, with bands playing and flags fly ing, swung out from this same port and beaded down the bnv. Tho ill-fated Ford expedition had as itg motto "flet the hoys out of tho I trencnes by Christinas. " TbOi purpose of the American delegates on their great mission today is "M,ke a peace that will keep the boys out tho trenches forever." , No Precedent in History President Wilson's position in this delegation today as recognized spon sor of the smaller and weaker nations of the world has no precedent in the history of peace conclaves. At the 1814 congress of Vienna, tho only near par allel to the forthcoming conclave, there was no champion for li'H'rt.y of op pressed nationalities. Of the great outstanding figures of that congress, Talleyrand, French dip lomatic genius, represented the last of the Bourbons, whose chief concern was continuance of royal successions. The Austrian, Metternich, whose influence j at the conference was such that he him ' self boasted, "the congress it is . I" was theie to fight for the preservation of the Hapsburgs, whom the cause of liberty, as advocated by the allies in the present war, had been driven from power. Kmperor Alexander f Russia then, as Wilson does today, directed his own) diplomacy. But he wa chiefly concern ed in that historic gathering in the seiz j urc of heip'.ess Poland, whiie President Wilson today is en route to Franece to fight for the complete freedom of that . people. ! To Accompany Party i Rear Admiral H. S. Knapep and Cap-' tain W. V. Pratt pccompany the prcs-i identia! party a.id will rcp'.rt to Ad-i miral Benson, ::aval representative ( 'l;uutuu!u ) iiaae Urte, ' Special Grandj Juiry Lays Blame For The Penitentiary Troubles at Governor sDoor Influenced By Joe Kelle r Indictments Are Expected To Follow Re?ort Filed Late Yesterday. Governor Withychmbe is personally responsible for tho turmoil, strife and incompetency which reigu at tho state penitentiary. Ho has promised the men appointed warden full authority over tho prison management but he has J never kept his promise with them but, instaad has foisted Jncompetont employ, es.upoa them and has interfered with their management of the prison in such a way as "to uadermino their adminis tration." '' 1 : ' ' Tin;-, is the condition found by the I'lv- disinterested Marion county tax payers who comprise the . grand jury which yesteray afternoon completed its Investigation tho state prison and i'iied Hs rtport with the 'circuit court. I his grand jury, assisted by District Attorney Gehihar, started out to in vestigate the . parolo , selling scandal which was ivedied at the prison a fow months ago, but as tho probe proceeded it began uncovering so much filth in the management of tho prison that the investigation assumed a much broadot scope. No iuflii-liiicuts were returned at this time as Cirmit Judge Kolly, with whom they munt bts filed, is holding court in Alb my. It J t understood they will bi file.! when 1,0. relurng to Salom, prob ably near tlio end of this month. These indictments will bo an outgrowth of the bartering in paroles which has boon going Mi at the prison, it is understood The . jt'-rj report jcniiipletcly exon erates , the luauageuicnt . of Wardeu Charles' A. Murphy, and tho wardens who pnve'e led him under tho Withy-coi;ib- tidmiitisi ration. It refutes ab solutely the cuarges mado by tho gov ernor that 'Warden Murphy has been responsible for the. extravagance at the in.di'.utioii, i, iid also the charge that the warden 'ha;; been remiss in his su pervision over the commissary depart lnc't. ' ' ' Pcveruor Kag Undermined Wardens. In.dcad of upholding the hniitio of t!.c nu n who have been appointed war on, the i cpoH shows that Govennor Wit iiycomle uar. undermined them bv forcing them to take and retain em pl'iyes v. ho Here disloyal to them and win) mi) iuciiinpttent. . ; It shows that Parolo Officer Joe Kel ler dominates tlio prison and the gover nor, ilo hus such unusual influence over the governor, the report brings sul,. tliat l.e completely controls the grouting 'and revocation of paroles. Th : jury also fuund that Keller litis solicit ed nionoy I'lom paroled convicts, and Ins colloutiid at luust $170 supposedly for his prison loan fund, but he has not accounted to the warden, who is trus tee fur the fund,, for a single dollar. - r'rank Davey, bookkeeper, is one oJ Lie employes forced upon the wardei. ami the jury found thut his system of brM-keeping is hopelessly inadequate; and would bankrupt any private busi ness tliat would attempt to gift along with it.. All that has been said in criticism! of the management of the prison under the niniisi;tiratinn of Governor Withy-' combe is more than substantiated, as Hie jury found conditions even far worse Hum anyone on the outside had known. Report in Pull. The members of the grand jury who e.nde the investigation are (teoige W. Gibbons, foreman, J. M. Hollingsworth, James T. Cooper. N. J. Gelilen, B. 8. Hiakt., J. If. Small and E. M. Lnfore. The report follows: "This grand jury has mndrt an ex haustive inquiry into the condition and management of the Oregon state peni tentiary, a public prison located in Marion county, Oregon, together with tho various offices and departments connected therewith, and report as fol- rows: j "On the whole, the administration of, the present warden has been successful I efficient and economical, insofar as hoi ha had control of affairs. However,! there are many matters which he has; not been allowed to control, resulting! in needless increased expdisc, decreased! efficiency, and, in some instances, in-j justice to prisoners. "During his incumbency, as well as! during the incumbency of Warden Har- rv V, jlinto and J. v. Minto, the gov ernor has not permitted tho warden tot have full control of the prison, or such! control as is given to tho heads of thoi various other stnte institutions. In die- tating the appointment of subordinates requiring the warden to retain employ-' ees who were cither inefficient or dis loy to the warden raising tho pay of employee, hostile to the warden over the warden 's protest, as well as refus ing to raif tho pay of employees Who were competent and who were loyal to the warden, he lias seriously lim.ipeted PRICE TWO CENTS every warden and undermined his au thority. ' - ipaiole Officer Causes Turmoil. "In addition to this, his persoiml dic tation of business matters' and his ap pointment aud retention of a parole officer who personally and individual ly has dono more to undermine prison discipline and general harmony than any other agency, has for nearly four yeara last past been largely responsible for all the turmoil, strife, and agitation in prison matter. "The prison buildings ircnorallv aro badly iu need of repairs and remodel ing. Prison colls are insecure, small, un sanitary and poorly ventilated. Tho iron in the colls,-ag well as the grnt ings in the windows, is of poor quality and can easily be destroyed by impro vised means in the hands -of desperate prisoners. Nothing but close personal vigilance on the part of the guards pre vents prisoners from practically going when they please. The heating of the cells is from the ontside, and ob the cells are placed on the tops of each oth er In tiers, it results in an unbearably warm temperature at times in the top cells while the bottom cells are uncom fortably cold. In addition to this, all tho foul air rise, to the ton colls, mak ing them very unsanitary. Nothing but extensive altoralion or entire recon struction can remedy this general sit uation. The exits and the operation of the mechanism unlocking the doors in tho individual cells are so placed that a fire occurring in a certain part of the building will not permit the remov al of the prisoners and might result in the burning of many prisoners right in thtir cells, without even a chance for their llvos. This situation should be remedied at once. Provision should al so be made for,,tlie segregation of hab itual criminals J?iom first ii'feuilersy : ' Buildings Are Old.- "Tho buildings and equipment of the bakory, kitchen and .dining room arc generally old, badly worn, out 'of date and unsanitary. This condition is part ly responsible for the lack of cleanli ness, neatness and sanitation in these departments. More attention should bo paid to neatness, cleanliness, sanitation and order in these departments. '"The pumping plant at the peniten tiary furnishes water for tho Oregon statu hospital and for the stait cnpitol building aud grounds. Some of the equipment is old and should either be replace or completely overhauled.-The conditions at tho pumping plant, in spite of this handicap, are good, as the building and machinery is kept filonn ani In good appearance. "Tlio buildings formerly used by the stove foundry are roomy find are well constructed, lint largely unoccupied and the conditions generally untidy. In fact, the conditions inside tlio yard, Retirement of WSi Liberty Bonds Has egun, is Annual Report Of Treasury Department For Fiscal Year End ing Jane 30. 1918, Reveals This Fact-Total Of 250 Mil lion Dollars Of First, Second and Third Bond Issues Had Been Bought Back By Treasury On November 1. Washington, Dec 4. Retirement of Liberty bends by the treasury ha be-' gun, .This was 'revealed today in tho annual report of the treasury depart ! ment for the fiscal year ending Junej 30, 1918. j A total of 230,000,00() of tho first second and third bond issues had becnj bought back bv the treasury on Novem-' bor 1. This does not represent quite five ner cent of each issue which tin-1 der tne Liberty loan act, the treasury is permitted to buy back each year. It wis Indicated that after this year the full five per cent of ench issue would be' retired This will climinato the piling up of a great sinking fund, i reduce the interest payments annually', and permit of retirement of all bonds ' on their maturity date, 20 years hence. Expenditures 27 Billion. I Secretary McAdoo estimates that in the fiscal car ending June 30, 1919,; public debt redemptions will aggregate j 695.001,000. The grand total of ex-i penditnreg for the year is estimated at 27.718,128,000, which is approximately. 7,000,000,000 more than the estimat-; ed total receipts. The recent treasury announcement of a fifth war loan j therefore, was accepted to mean that the ON TRAINS AND NEW STANDS FIVE COTS Jwith reference to neatness, cleanliness nnu orcior, arc tar irom sattslactory. "The laundry equipment is old and out of date, arftl is not such as used in modern laundries. Commissary in Good Condition.. "The commissary lg an important" branch of the institution. . The stock is in good condition and well kept. . Tho value thereof is around $30,000, which; is practically double the stock on hand at tho beginning of the past bifunium. The purchase of this stock, generally, indicates good management, as larg quantities of such articles as cloth, su gar and some other groceries have bean purchased far below the present market price. With the limited and inconven ient spnee available, the commissary supplies are securely kept and no wasto -or pilfering is permitted from the com missary. . With the exception , of . tho time when the commissary was force bly entered by breaking of locks, no un authorized deliveries from the commis sary have been made, : . . . , ; A careful check of the supplies on haud and inventory of tho same c- tually shows a greater amount of , stock than the book inventory shows. Tho i method of accounting used in the cam missary is excellent, A permanent In ventory ig kept of all supplies on hand and is kept up daily so that the .book continually show tho quantity and val ue of every article on hand, which can be readily rcchecked by an actual count Products produced by the penitentiary when received by the commissary have uo book value placed thereon. i is rec ommended that when supplies lire re ceived from the farm they bo booked at the reasonable market value at tho time? and when issued out to the de partments, that they be charged at tho Mime price. , 'Prison Cells Need Cleaning. . t'The prison cells, yards and build ings iusido the wallg ought to bo a model of order, neatness and elannli ness, so as to constitute an education and an inspiration and cxamplu to the men after tiey leave the prison. Vho conditions iu this respect, leave much to be desired and ought to be promptly retiifdiod. , "The rules of tho penitentiary estab lished by tho approval of tho the uov ernor V""" tho management of affair insido the walls, as woll as the inspec tion of ccIIh, cell-houses, kitchen, liak ery, dining room, commissary, shops, buildings, and grounds with the deputy warden, who, although once discharged by tho warden, was reappointed at tho solicitation of the governor. 'i "The lawns, yards and buildings out side the walls, with the exception of the dairy and farm barns, are in id condition, and well kept. The Raraga Continued on page nine) next loan, scheduled for carlv in April 1919, would bo for $5,000,000,000. Thia belief was based on calculations of further- reduction in expenditures, offi cials said. - 1 In the report, the secretary strongly urges a continuation of the war savings campaign as a peace time measure of thrifn. He estimates that the 1919 ser ies of saving stamps should bring into the government more than l,2.r)0,(H0,00() or 35 per cent more than during the last year. New Glycerine Proces. Discovery and development of a pro cess of producing glycerine snythet ically by fermentation of sugar is dis closed by the report. The discovery was made by chemists attached to the bur eau of internal revenue and afforded the assurance that during the latter part of the war there would not be a shortage of glycerine supply for mu nitions manufacture. The financial transformation from peace to war was accomplished, McAdoo declared, without "shock or financial disturbance of any kind." The credit and business structure of the nation remains sound and strong- , (Continued on page thr.e) Disclosed