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FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 62
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1919.
PRICE TWO CENTS
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TUFT AND WILSON ARE
WOSiilG BY CAGLE TO
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Former President Drafted His oposed Amendments
Shortly After Wilson's Retun J France, After Re
ceiving Assurance From Execi te That Suggestions
Were In Order. They Have 1 Do Largely With
Safe-Guarding Monroe Doctrine.
By Robert J. Bender. may have accounted for the fact that
(Unite Press Staff Correspondent.) in cabling Taft regarding league ug
Washington, March 27. Ex President gestions, he urged hasto in their dis
Taft ii working by cable with President ' patch.
W ilson in an effort to so amend the Iu tdminist ration quarters today the
league of natioui covenant as to make view wag expressed that the high tide
it acceptable to opposition republicans. 'of opposition to the league of nations
This was officially disclosed today
-when the White HorSse let it be known
that the peace conference in 1'urts is
bow working on four amendments to the
covenant, wrijteu by Taft at President
Wilson 'i request.
The amendments have to do largely,
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publican senators.
Taft drafted hia proposed amend-1
nieuts shortly after President Wilson's
return to France. Before dispatching
them, however, he asked Secretary Tu-,
uiuuy iu mquiru ii tun ptosiueui, whviu
er luggestlons were in order. The
president responded thut he would be
very glad to heor Tuft's proposals.
Aueiiv-uenta Cabled.
The amendments were then cabled tho
president through official channels and
the president personally acknowledged
receipt of them in a later message for
Taft. '
lie did not indicate, however, what
was being done about the amendments.
'A further message totlav to the White
House disclosed that the president has
all fou. of the Taft amendments before'
the leuuua of nations camenters. I
Simultaneously with this develoDment
it was stated bv those in intimate touch
with the president today that he at no
time had been unwilling to receive con-
A atructive criticism of the original leaguo '
covenant. '
When definite suggestions had been
offered, it was that President Wilson tnoe opposed to vacating tmi street
had utilized this in attempting to modi-. -might bo heard.
fy the document so us to make it satis-1 t'has. A Parks, representing the Sa
factory. 1 1cm. Water company, stid that bis coin-
President Works Continually.
Admiral Grayson in a private cable
today, said thut the president is work-
ing night and day, but is "bearing up
well under the strain." I
President Wilson is understood to re-
flr.-rd tho ten days between March 23
nd about April 3 as the most critical
in the whole peace conference. This
Largest (her-Subscriptioif
In Victory Loan Gets Prize
WnMiiugton, March 27. Here's a
prize for which utato victory loan com-
mittees may work. The state which
nisei the largest over subscription of
ids quota in tho victory liberty ,uu
rainpaign will be awarded art American
flag of great historic valuo. TiLruugh
Klliott Woods, superintendent of the
United States capitol, Franh B. Wilson,
director of wra loan publicity, has ob-
tained the lare flag which floated on
the dome ef the cupitoi Dunning during
tho Inst inaugural. eremonios and which
was flow again when tho preshlent de
livered his war address to congrexs
April 2, :!H7, during tho passage of the
war resolution, April 4 and 5, 1917, and
en the cay the armisticw was signed.
Abe Martin
Th' time's comin' when vou fin say,
"See what th' boys are goin t' have,"
an' know that th' bill wn't run over
forty-five cents. Vncesy lies th' head
that's going t' have a Couple o' rooms
papered this spring.
LLfvlUL rflUI
has been passed and that both in con
', gress and throughout the county there is
' a marked upturn in fnvor of a league.
Complete confidence is voiced that The
league eovenrcnt, as re-drafted in ac
cordance with republican suggestion,
Iwil) meet the demauds of opponents of
1111
the original draft. Already some oppo-
sTtion senators have shown a tendency
to be far more receptive toward the
. plan than at first.
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Twenty Foot Roadway To
v Landing rroposed As
Compromise.
1 Objections to vacating the foot of
"ade street and giving tins uuuseU
P'cco of ground to the new paper mill
wr voiced at a meeting held lust even
'"K at' the ctiy hall. The session was
called by Kulph Thompson, chairman of
tlio committee on streets and bridges.
Thompson stated to members of
"ie committee and others present that
meeting was called in order that
pany bad some suction pipes running
portly under Trade street. Also thut
ho thought it would bo a hardship on
Douglas Alinto to be obliged to take
his gravel from Mint0 Island to a Court
street landing. Air. Parks suggested
that the ctiy retain a driveway from
tho river to Front street.
Douglas Alinto was represented by P
:H. D'Arcy iu his objections to vacating
) Trade, street, lie said it was not just
to Alinto to close the street so there
' would be no access to Minto Island. As
a compromise Mr, D Arcy suggested
I that the ritv retuin jl rnuilu-nv font
in width at the present foot of Trade
street as this would give Mr, Minto a
chaneo to haul his gravel Ho thought
t10 council should not take away the
street and render the island of no value,
With the street dosed, Judge D'Arcy
thought the island would be worthless
to Mr. Minto, '
In referring to the granting of spe
cial rights to the rjpaulding Logging
company, Alderman Fred J. Smith sug
gested that a provision sliuunl be iu-
si'rtriL that .should the sawmill hero
ceasto exist, that tho street would re
volt to the city.
Aldcrnmn Thompson ta'ii that he was
never in favor of vacating Trule street
and Aldernuin H. H. Vtndervort said
he felt the some way about it.
. Wants Justice to All.
Mayor Albin aid that all he wanted
wus justice to all parties, lie felt the
coming of a big pupvr mill wouwt uc
great thing for Salem'and that he was
in favor of doing everything that could
be done to bring industries to the etiy.
Representing the interests of Douglas
Minto and indirectly those f Mrs.
Jessie Minto, Judge D'Arcy said that
if the matter could not be settled amica
bly, that he hoped the council would
protect the Minto. interests.
No representative of the Spaiilding
Logging compnny was present nor of
the proposed paper mill. Even if the
council is disposed to vacate the foot
of Trade street in order that tire paper
mill msv be erected here, it will require
0 days to lcgully put through the ordi-
hnnee of vacotion.
It is pretty well understood that Mr.
Leudlietter and the Rpnulding interests
have not ns vet purchased the expensive
paper making machinery, but are wait
inir until satisfactory arrangements can
be made with the city before closing the
deal.
MEDICAL OFFICERS CASUALTIES
Washington, March 27 Medical offi
cers of the A. E .F. suffered 422 casual
ties from July 1, 1917, t0 March 13,
1919, the war department stated today.
Cr.snaltie were classified as follows:
Died of wounds, 22; died of accident
and other causes, 12: died of disease,
101; killed in action. 46; lost at sea, 4:
missing m action, ; prisoners, not
winnded. 38: wounded in action, degree-
undetermined, 47; severely wounded,
93; slightly wounded, 72.
FIRST REPORTS DIRECT
-fSOMBUDAPESTSHOW
AMERICANS M SAFE
Everything la Hungary Has
Been Socialized From Army
Down To Baths.
By Edward Bin.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
(Copyright 1919 by the Vailed Press.)
Budai'est, March 25. (10:10 P. M.)
The Hungarian societ republic was
firmly established tovlay, without dis
order or bloodshed and with amicable
relations continuing with allied re pre
seutatives.'. All alivua and allied sol
diers are at complete liberty. The pop
ularity of British aud American officers
has not diminished.
Everything in the country has been
socialised from the army down to oaths,
This reorganization has been accom
plished with apparent approval of the
wealthy and aristocratic as well as the
poor aud humble.
Army Volunteers.
A red army is being orgamzea on
purely volunteer basis, conscription be
ing abolished as soon as the communist
government took office. Soldiers are
paid a mouth. They are clothed,
fed aud equipped without charge, and in
support of their families.
Army commanders are named by the
eomissury of war, all' ranks beiugyligi
ble. Officers are picked purely on their
merits after a careful examination of
their record. Indications point to for
mation of tho largest, most eortcnted
army in the history of the eouutry. Law
courts huve been abolished and sup
planted by revolutionary tribunals com
posed of a chairman aud two members.
They are virtually in continuous session
and justice ia meted out rapidly and ef
fectually, with more consideration for
real justice than mere law. Punish
ment is carried out immediately after
sentence is pronounced. The death pen
alty con be pronounced only by uuuni
mous vote of the tribuunl.
All Industries Working.
All industries have been ordered to
continue at work. Special committees
aro bciuo formed to insure fair distri
bution of the scanty supplies of raw ma-1
tenuis.
requisitions irooi private lumiliea are
forbidden.
Spreading of false news is severely
pumsliuu. All titles and ranks are abol
ishud.
Shopkeepers have been ordered to pre
pare a list or their stocks and bnnk ac
coujits. This is merely fot tho informa
tion of the government and no attempt
will be made to seize either. Steps have
been taken to substitute cosh for
checks whenever possible.
The (took exchange has been ordered
to cease operations.
Public baths must be open to the la.
oor class ana scnool children and no
charge will be made to them. All pri
vate bath roms likewiso are at their dis
posal on Saturdays.
Hungarian workmen, meeting in vnri
ous parts of the country, have declared
their unanimous approval of the reforms
instituted by the commuuiBt govern
merit.
J. A.
ON HOMING SHIP
Half Dozen Soldier Trans
ports Arrive In Eastern
Ports Today.
Kew York. Mar. 27. The trnnsnort
Great Northern arrived here at 3 .
m. today with fhe body of Major
James A. Hoosevelt cousin of the for
mer, president Major Hoosevelt died
suddenly yesterday. Ho was commander
of the 302nd ammunition train.
Units aboard the Great Northern
were the 145th infantry, headquarters,
machine gun and supply companies an!
companies A to E inclusive detach
ment machine gun company, 148th in
fantry; 22 casunl officers.
The cruiser Pueblo arrived tonay
with 1,791 men of the following or
ganizations: 147th infantry, Third
battalion, Camp Sherman; 112th supply
train complete United States army am-
bulanee service sections 501, 509. 54d,
5H. 594 627. B29. 631. 635 and 642
from Camps Upton, Dix, Grant, Sher
man, Kearny, and Funston; casual com
panies 733, 734, 735, scattered; 731
Montana; 1479 New Jersey; 1485, New
York; JH8 Pennsylvania 1491, Massa
chusetts and 1493, New York, and 112
casual officers and men unattached.
The Titves arrived with detachments
of base hospital 71 and 27 and New
Vork casual detachment and several cas
ual officers.
The Westboro brought in casual com
pany 40, one officer and ten men from
Massachusetts and ordnance detach
ment, a medical detachment and sev
eral casual officers.
. Mercury Wins Race.
Charleston, S. C.y Mar 27. The
transport Mercury, racing with tho
Kjningea Der Nederlauden, arrived
here shortly after daybreak today. he
brought units of the Thirtieth (Oid
Hickory) division; headquarters 76th
Infantry brigade 150th ammunition
train, companies T F and G of the '
Ilsta infantry; luoth mobile ordnance
ACCIDENT TO PEESS
IS QUITE SERIOUS
The Capital Journal's big
news press sustained its first
real injury since its installation
fiye years ago Tuesday after
noon. Lee Davis, pressman,
thoughtlessly attempted to wipe
a gre&se spot from the end of
shaft with a rag. while the press
was running full speed. The rag
raught in the cogs of the closely
uiashed gears audi Davis lot
about two-thirds of s the little
finger of his right baud. The
rag clogged the gear, stopping
the press instantly and doing
costly damage to the macuine.
The broken parts are being re
paired by the Willamette .Iron
Works of Portland and they
hope to have them finished this
afternoon. . Possibly we may be
able to run the press tomorrow
r at least we hope o. 1
- In the meantime the Capital
Journal is being run off en the
Morning Statesman press, and
owing to the inconvenience of
carrying the forms back and
forth, the number of pages of
each edition is curtailed. The
paper is mostly ads today, be
cause we feel it our duty to
take pare of our regular patrons
if possible. We will mr.ne n u,i
to the readers after a few days
when the big press la running
again.
' '
, ' RATE KOTSO HIGH
Records Show That One OuS
Of Every Six Marriages
Ends In Divorce.
Salem citizens why have taken pains
to follow the daily reports of legal fil
ings at the eounty court house may
havo gained the impression that the
number of divorce cases coming up for
trial have borne too close a relation to
the number of marriages solemnized in
I this eounty, A survey of the records
in the clerk's office, while they are nol
pleasant reading at all, are not so bud
as one might imagine from flowing the
various divorco suits aired out in de-
4
partmeut No. 2. Taking the records
from Jnuuury 1st, 1918, to the present
time as the basis of comparison, it is
shown thut there huve been o2 divorce
decrees handed out iu thut period, as
uguiust ls marriages. This ruvculB the
disagreeable fuct tnut ono out oi every
six mumages leads to s divorce pro
viding that tbia ratio holds turougu
teu-yvur period.
Wife Usually P;ain:.Vf.
In the great .majority of cases the
wife is the plaintiff, and the charge is
cruel and inhuman treatment. A major
ity of cuses ulso show that the couples
have been married for a period of from
tive to ton years, though there wore in
stances where man and wife had lived
togther for 25 years or more. And still
others where only a few months inter
vened between the wedding and the di
vorce proceedings.
It should be noticed, also, that drink
played a prominent part ia the domestic
tempest, and if one were inclined to
moralize or philosophize on the situation
be only need say that any girl who mar
ried a man to any degree addicted to
drink richly deserves all thai u,w vo
her.
And again, if one curud to anulyze
the social conditions that make uch a
situation possible he might find a start
ing point iu tho flippant, frivolous light
in which the average young person of
today regards the murriage relation.
Oregon Has High Bate.
In connection with tho foregoing,
there is further food for thought tn a
report relentlv sent in to the office of
the secretary of state from the census
bureau in Washington. This document
gives marriago and divorco statistics
from a total of 2885 counties over a per
iod of one year, and it shows ti recevd
of 112,036 divorces, or about 112 to 100,
000 of population. Taking the ratio by
stutes, the District of Columbia, North
Carolina and New York show the low
est percentage, while Nevada, Montana
and Oregon havo tho unsavory prestige
of ranking the highest in the number of
divorces, Oregon showing 255 per 100,
000 of population.
The federal report reveals further
thut 36 per cent of divorces were caused
by desertion, 28 per cent by emmy, n
per cent by infidelity, and drunkenness
3.4 per cent.
Over against the divorce record, the
report shows that out of 2874 counties
reporting there were 1,040,778 mar
riages, or 105 to the 10,000 of popula
tion, or 1050 to the 100,000. The gv
eminent figures show that Oregon has
the lowest marriage rate per 10,000 in
the United States, her quota being 65
per 10,000, while Montana supposed to
he the outer fringe of American civiliza
tion shows the highest rate, or 176 to
the 10,000. j
There is probably a reason for these
figure. If the reader has nothing else
on his mind he might try to figure it
out.
The troops will oe sent to Camp Jack
son. The Mercury left St. Nazaire March
15, two days behind the Nederlanden.
The latter vessel is expected off the
lightship at 2 p. m. today, according
to latest wireless reports.
WEST SIDE ROUTE
LEAVES DALLAS AND
JIPEKEOUT
Road From West Salem To
Dallas Will Be Paved By
State Commission.
After three days of continuous activ
ity an, talk and inspection, the work of
the state highway commission is today
practically completed o fur as the west
side and Columbia river highways are
concerned. They found everywhere
along the line manifest enthusiasm over
the construction of improved roads and
a refreshing disregard to expense. The
outstanding feature of this week's work
is the settling of the lung disputed liuV
of the west side line of th Pacific
highway. In this it was their V"cj .
select the most direct as well as 'the
most feasible graded route. Hence the
decision to run the line from Newberg
t0 McMinnville by way to Lafayette,
and from JleMiuiivillo south through
Homes tip and Amity to Hickreali and
Monmouth, then iu a direct line to Cor-
vallis. Between McMinuville and For
est Urove the line will run by way of
Carlton, North Yamhill and Oaston.
This arrangement was bound to leave
somebody by the wayside, and so the
towns of Dallas and independence will
be obliged to connect with the trunk
line by spurs. It was also decided by
tho commission to extend rtie seven-mile
post road out of Salem, on to Dalkis.
In arranging for hnrd surface work,
it was arranged that those uniA of
highway which were rendy for paving
should have first attention. Altogether
the eommlsison awarded contracts for
the construction of 33.4 miles of road,
and ordered preparations for paving on
62.4 miles, applying to 11 different
counties. Among other matters they dn-
cuieo. upon tne route or the Columbia
highway from The Dalles t0 Chenowith.
Bids on 50,000 barrels of cement were
preseuted 'by three companies, tint nil
were rejected as being excessive. Ten
thousand tons of asphalt were contract
ed for at the rate of 18.50 per ton,
the oentrnet being split between the
Standard Oil company and the Union
Oil company.
A delegation of Marlon county citi
zens appeared before the commission,
calling their attention to the Wact that
the. eounty will vote on the issue of
850,000 in road bonds in June. Chair
man T. 11. Kay, of tho inurket roads
commit tee, suggested that the commis
sion build and pave from the brreigr. at
Newberg to Woodburn, a distance of 17
miles, stating that if this done the Mar
ion county funds would pave 12 miles
of market roads.
The argument was advanced that such
a rond would link the east and west sido
highways. This Newberg-Woodburn
road must bo built by the county if tho
state refuses, explained r. Kuy, and
ho said that if tho commission would
promise to do this at an estimated cost
of some (300,000 the voters would up
provo of the bond issuo.
Tho rond proposed is not 'on the stato
road mnp, tho delegation was informed,
and it would not bo fair to countieB
which are voting bonds and offering to
send it 00-50- with the eonimisison on
DuiKling state roads to have Marion
county given a stato road, not on the
map, when Marion.county offers not a
cent toward paving tlio Pnnific highway
tho stato road which bisects the county.
Mr. Kny replied that the highway com
mission has millions to spend, ana Mar
ion county, being a henvy taxpayer,
siioud he tnken cure of. Mr. Ileuson
showed that there are 49 miles of the
Pacific highway in Marlon county, und
that paving this will cost nbnut (1,000,-
000, nnd furthermore, as (7,500,000 of
the (10,000,000 bond issue must be spent
on tho Columbia river nnd Pacifie high
ways, Marion county wus getting itbotit
one-seventh of all tho money available.
However, the commission prom!scd to
do whnt it can to help luter.
Production Of Lumber
Decreased During 1918
Washington, Mnr. 27. Lumber pro
duction during 1916 measured 32,700,
000,000 feet, a decrease of 3,210.000
feet from the total cut during 1917,
according to figures announced today
by the department of agriculture.
Production by state and decrease
or increase over the 1917 production
include:
State report cut Pet Pet
feet Inc Dee
. 3,220,169,000 04
Washington .
Ciflifornia
rind Nevada
Oregon
Idiitm
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
.. 951,367,000
2,00f,H"2.000
548.4(iH,IMHl
231,620,000
' 711,052.0(10
.. y4H,854,000
.01
.07
.09
.16
TBAV3FORT SAILINGS
Wn-diiiglon, March 27. Transport
Chinch from LaPalllco Roclielle to
Baltimore (no dnte when due), with
nine casuals.
The transport El Orients from Bor
deaux, due New York, April 3, with de
tachment C, casual company 54, New
York; special casual company 60, dis
charges, nnd four casual officers.
Cruiser J'lederiek, from Brest, due
New York, April 4, with the 337th 1n
fiintry,' all litter companies and medi
cal detachments, for Camps Custer,
Lewis tnd Rherman. The transports
Wostrrn !'pi''t nnd Dirigr, sailed March
23 also, the Salter bound for New York
with a suiU number of casuals.
U
FBBHS R AUSTRIA
AND CZECHO SLOVAK
M
Any Move In These Two
Soviet Government
Trouble. British Military Mission Announces Allies
Are Keady To Increase
Order Is Maintained.
PAST WHITER HAS
BEEN It SEASON
But There Have Been Wetter
Ones And Last Year Broke
Record Of 10 Years.
Should the question be asked of the
average person as to wnut kind of
winter we have just had in Salem, the
chances are that said average person
would say that it was one of tho worst
ever experienced and that it just rain
ed most of the time.
All of which would not be true.
Tho really only absolute authority a
to how much rain has fullen during
the three winter months just passed
und how many days of sunshine ana
uf cloudy days wo have had during the
winter is tne otticial weataer reports.
These reports are kept by au offi
cial weather observer in Salem ud
monthly reports made to the head of-
lice iu I'ortlenil. Jn turn, these re
ports are filed away in the weather
bureau of the Department of Agricul
ture at Washington, D. C.
iience it is to the weather reports
as knpt in Sulem thut tho true weather
condition of the past winter months
may be estimated. Aud while it may
be said that this has been a rather wet
winter, there aro others. And ine.ro
is ulso the satisfaction of kuowiug
thut while it was a triflo dump in the
valley, Culiforma was getting nioro
than its share of the sume unusual
rainfall. '
Now for tho winter mouths of De
cember, January and February just
passed the otticial record is as iol
lows) December, clear days, 5, part
cloudy 0 and cloudy 20. January, cJcur
, part dear 2 ana cloudy 22. jieuru
ary, clear 1, part clear 3 and cloudy
24. iFor the winter of 11H8191U the
record stands, clear 13, part clear 11
anil cloudy 00. Tlio December ram
full was 3.70 inches, January 8.68 and
reuruary 8.40, making a total ot 20.
54 inches for tho threo months of the
1918-1919 winter. t
!For tho winter of 1917-1U1S, tho
records uro us follows. December, clour
days 3, part cleur 3 end cloudy . 2j
January, clear 7, part clear 4 and
cloudy 20. Februury, clear 10, part
clear 5 and cloudy 18. Hence for tho
winter of 1917-1918, tlioro was 15 elcur
days 12 part clear und 03 cloudy, mo
rainfall i'ur the threo winter months
was, December 14.03 inched, January
4.39 Inches and February 5.67 inches,
a total of 24.10 inches, lhe raum ot
December, 1917, 'broke the record of
the past 20 years.
Tho weather records for tho winter
month, of 1910-1917 show that in De
cember there was 5 clear days, 0 purt
clear and 17 cloudy". For February,
clear days 6, purt clear 5 and cloudy
17. The tlireo winter months of 1910
1917 did pretty' well for dear days as
the number was 23, of which 16 were
purt cloudy and 51 cloudy. The rain
fall for tho winter was December, 4.71
inches, January 1.30 inches and Feb
ruary 2.83 inches. This was a rather
dry wintcs as tho total raiui'iill for
the three months was only 8.84.
Going back one year morn to the
winter of 1915-1916, we find thero was
6 clear days in Deceimber, 10 partly
clear and 15 cloudy. January for 1916
hud 9 clear days, 7 partly clear and 15
cloudy. February was a bright winter
month as it had 17 clear days, 5 pnrt-
ly clear and only 7 cloudy days. The
weather for this winter snowen cieur
days, 22 partly clear and 37 cloudy.
The rainfall for the HHS-liiUS winter
as December 7.'-"i inches,. January
4.09 inches and February, 6.4:1 inch
cs ,a totul of 18.31 inches.
it is pretty well understood that th
three winter months arc the rniny
months in tho valley and if there Isn't
this- rainfall, the farmers feel thero
will be a dry spring.
The records show the winter rain
falls to be as following, regarding De
cember, January and Fubruury as the
winter months:
Winter of 19101911 14.16 inches
Winter of 1911 H!2 13.40 inehes
Winter of 1912 1913 '10.28 inches
Winter of 1913-1914 16.17 inches
Winter of 1914-1915 11.47 inches
Winter of 1915 1916 18.34 inches
Winter of 19t19f7 8.84 inches
Winter of 1917-1918 2i.l0 inches
Winter of 1918 1919 ........ 20.54 inches
While tied in the pier at Oakland
mole Sunday ofternoon, the ferr.r.-steam
cr Han .lose valued at (:S50,000, was
destroyed by fire.
IA
MIJIEPI
ill
Countries Against Hungarian
Is Expected To Precitiitatp
Austria's Food Supply If
By Eudolph Konuner.
(t'nited Press Staff Correspondent.)
Berne, March 27. Bolshevist upris
ings in Austria, and Czechoslovakia
aro limmiueut, according to advices re
ceived here today. Any more iu those
two couutries against the llungurion so
viet government is expected to precipi
tate the trouble.
The British military mission in Vien
na, it was reported, has notified the
government the allies are ready to in-
crease Austria's food supply if order is
maintained.
The Austrian population is greatly ex
cited over events in Hungary, espe tti 1 ly
iu view of their own economic situation. '
All restaurants iu Vienna are closed,
thero is no gas or coal and tho inei.t ra
tion has been reduced to an infinitely
small quantity. Bolshevism apparently
is proving an increasing attraction to
substantial portions of the population.
Fritz Adlcr, according to reliable Infor
mation, is preparing to lead a bolshevist
uprising against the present Austrian
government.
Demand Nationalization.
In Prague radical socialists are de
manding immediately general national
ization. The entire socialist party is
threatening a general strike if an effort
is made to moblize against Austria.
(Unconfirmed reports have been re
ceived that a formidable Cxecxe Klovak
army already has begun invasion of
Hungary, occupying the Important city
of Haab, ubout midway between Vienna
and BudaPcst.)
The latest advices received here Indi
cate Hungarian communism is making
tho Russian societ republic appear al
most conservative. Rverything is brinU
nationalised and the most severo penal
ties are provided for any form of resistance.
Dr. Franklin Thoroughly
Analyzes French Character
Undertaking to answer the quosrton
What is a Frenchman? " Dr. Frank
lin, of Willamette university, at tho
public, library lust nii'ht, presented the
most thorough analysis of French cIilt-
ucter ever given here, his paper being
Hindu up largely of quotations from the
most noted Knglish and American writ
ers. If these were ell cryHlulized into
a sentence, it would show that the
French character is an anomaly a com
posite of antipodal traits to be found
nowhere else in the world. One of tho
causes may be found iu the hisltiriit
fact that he is made up of a dozen dif
ferent races, with a preponderance of
tho Latin element. Another cause may
bo found in the fact thut for tho put
two centuries tho Freuchiiiiiu hits ad
vanced in intellectuality und in science
at the expense of moml and xpirituul
and ethicul quulities.
Tho great mass of average French
population, though undersized, Is plivsi-
cullv strong und capable uf an unbe
lievable amount of grinding toil; yet
the average Frenchman is notoriously
uiiMiuituiy in his Ii nb its and lex in tho
mutter of food und clothing.
I hey have a world -reputation for ga
iety and light-heiirtedness; yet they are
the most serious of civilized races
serious in social life, in journalism, :n
politics. One will find nioro laughter
and cheer on tho streets of London in
five minutes, says one writer, thnu
could be seen in Paris in a year. The
Frenchman looks upon the Knglish as
excessive stupid and tho American ns
excessively frivolous. Tho French
youth take lifo more seriously in tho
schools, nro more advanced in education
at the uge of 18, and mure methodical
li::n either English or American. The
French politeness is universal, ni it is
vorv apt to bo a veneer over cold heart
ed discourtesy or brutulity, even in the
Jttitude toward women. Tho French
moral sense is incomprehensible to pit Ii -
r nn Lngiishman or an American, nnd
it is open und uii,:siiuuicd in its disre
gard for the niceties nf associations and
social reliitions.
TO BUILD GREAT TRIP LANE
London, March 27. The British nir
ministry, accept tho challenge of the
American navy that an cnrlv ettempt
would be made to accomplish a tran
Atlnntie flight in seaplanes. Prepara
tions are being rushed nt the Felixstowe
depot for shipping to New Fouudli.nd a
mammoth triplane flying boat known ss
the ''Flexstnwe Fury." It is sr.id to
be tho Inrgest craft of its kind in the
world, nnd will carry a crew of five. It
will stop at the Azores nnd possibly In
Lisbon for fuel. Colonel J. C, Porte,
it is undestood will be the navigator.
Hundreds of cattle on thn ranies
near Bend are dying, apparently from
eating some noxiouj weed. ,
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