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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10

before the committee in support of
the Burnett immigration bill which
would prohibit Immigration for four,
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
LAURER DYING
OF PARALYSIS
First French Canadian
Premier Becomes Uncon.
scious Following Stroke
CONDITION Is HOPELESS
Sir Wilfrid Stricken While
Dressing for Church
Sinking Slowly
By fhe Associated Press

ottawa, Ont. Feb 17.--Sir wilfrid
Laurier, former Premier Of Canada, who
was stricken with paralysis yesterday,
became unconscious early today. His
physicians announced that Sir wilfred
was sinking slowly and that tho case
seemed TO be hopeless.
Sir wifrid was stricken while dress
ing for church. When he was heard
TO fall 10 the floor. members of the
household ran to his assistance and
then summoned a physician. 1t was two
hours before he recovered consciousness.
Sir wilfrid attended luncheon of
the Canadian Club Saturday, worked at
his Office in the afternoon and was said
by his friends TO have shown no sign
OF fatigue in connection with his duties
as leader of the opposition He has
been extremely busy, however, OF late
preparing for the session Of Parliament
which opens Thursday. lie was also
engaged in organizing the Ontario
Liberal conventions.
His latest appearance as a public
speaker was at the eastern Ontario con-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

.'BE JUST TOU. S."
DAMOUR PLEADS
French Deputy Cautions
Countrymen to Stop 'Bab-
bic" Creating Discord
"ABSURD NATIONALISM"
Denounces Declarations That
american Idealism" Post
pones Reparation Question
"ABSURD NATIONALISM"

Paris, Feb. 17..-Under the caption.
let us be Just TO America" Deputy
Maurice Damour makes in lie Journal
strong protest against the national
ism, as exasperating as II is ridiculous,
Of certain of my fellow-countrymen
which, IL allowed 20 60 unchecked. is
likely TO ALLEVIATE our most devoted and
most trusty friends"
There are" he continues, French
people who keep repeating to our
friends that IL the armistice is concluded
on bad terms. II the German troops re-
turn with colors flying. II their defeat
10 not sufficiently brought home to the
Germans, It is because our practical,
resolute realism clashes with American
idealism. They declare that this Is the
same idealism which is preventing Len
Inc and Trotzky and the Bolsheviki gem
orally from being crushed, which makes
the work Of the eminent diplomats as
sembled in the Qual d'Orsay so inco-
herent, and which is keeping in the
background the questions Of indemnties
reparations and territory.
ut is time" adds VI. Damour, TO
put a stop 20 this babble, which Is cre-
ating serious misunderstanding be-
tween America and F'rance--two coun-
tries which have everything 10 gain by
a closer and closer union
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
ALLIES STOP REDS
ARCHANGEL DRIVE
b OILS h vik Attacks on
American and Entente
Troops Cease
PROPAGANDA NOW USED
Terrorists Acceptance of Con-
ference Invitation Not
Cause Of Inactivity

Archangel. Feb. 10. -- CDelay ed --
Since February II the Bolshevild have
made no attacks against the Allied
forces on any sector of the hrchangel
front Allied airplanes which are con-
tinually aloft report that there has been
no new movements OF troops behind the
enemy lines since the BolsheviSi with
drawal south from Sredmakrenga
While the cessation of attacks has
been coincidental with the Bolshevik
offer TO attend the Princes Islands peace
conference, their offensive was checked
by the American and Allied troops. The
Allied military leaders do not believe
that the Bolshevil acceptance of the in
vitation to the conference caused the
Bolshevik inactivity OF the last four
days
Commenting on the Bolshevik mes
sage OF acceptance the NoZroshdenie
Sievera ,the Resurrection of the North)
says:
From the note OF Minister Tchitche-
rim it appears clearly that the Bolshe-
wiki are ready to sell Russia at auction.
They intend TO arrange this nicely at
the Princes Islands.
The BolshevilSi are increasing their
effort TO destroy the morale of the new
Russian conscript soldiers as we'll as OF
the American and British troops. Bol-
shevik propaganda, we'll written and
printed in English has been distributed
mysterlously among the various Allied
units.
Leaflets distributed in villages on
the Omega front, where American forces
are operating, call upon the American
soldiers TO organize soldiers committees
and demand OF the officers that they be
returned home, as the was with Germany
is over and there is no reason for re-
naming in Russia. While there has
been no appreciable effect because OF the
Bolshevk propaganda, the Allied SOL
diers are looking forward to some state
ment as TO what the Allies intend to do
with the force here.
Reports of Bolshevik misconduct af-
ter the occupation of Shenkursk, which
are printed as facts in the Archangel
newspapers, have greatly stirred the
population here and Russians friendly
to the Allies are anxiously inquiring
whether the Allies force is to be with
drawn or retained mere.
Among the Shenkursi reports printed
is one that Mother Raphelia, Abbess of
the large convent at Shenkursk, has been
executed by the Bolshevlki, Reports
received by Allied intelligence officers
indicate that Mother Raphelia has been
arrested, but there is no news OF her
alleged execution,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
DYING PLEA FOR LOVERS
MOUND SETS APANAGOG
Wish OF Sunako Mau Actress Be Buried Patron Burn
ing Topic OF Debate-Professor's Widow
Opposes "Moderns"

Toxic, Jan. 2 (By mail).-It is not the
Peace Conference, and Japsn's hopes
thereat, nor the situation in Siberia nor
even the results OF the annual wrestling
matches now on. that is most discussed
In Japan at this moment. The burning
topic of debate, from government Of
hcials TO squatting circles of ricksha
men. budding around their frepots. is:
What is TO be done with the ashes of
Sumako Matsui. Japan's most popular
actress, who committed suicide a week
ago, with parting instructions that she
be laid to rest beside her instructor and
patron, Professor Shimamura?
At the hour when Professor Shima-
mura had died exactly two months be-
fore, Sumako knotted crimson scarf
around her neck. and her body was
strangled herself,
Her hand held a letter, addressed to
her brother. which said:
Dear Brother-I die. I am going TO
the place where Professor Shimamura Is.
Please bury me where he Is buried"
And II is this request which has up
set Japan.
Professor Shimsmura was widely
known as a literary man and dramatist
He occupied a chair at the Waseda Uni
yersity and his friends predicted a most
brilliant career. Then came his liason
with the actress through which he
abandoned his wife and two small
daughters, estranged his best friends and
was forced to resign his professorship.
Two months ago he died, one of the
many victims In Toxic OF the influenza.
Young, romantic japan desires TO see
ne ashes of Sumako buried beside
Professor Shimamura, with "hiyoku-
suka," n lovers mound, marking the
|oint grave. The grand passion Of the
ereat actress, which carried her across
~ dark valley 20 join her soulmate. has
von for her all that she died to accom-
nm. argue these 'moderns," whose
|r<Infic temperaments urge the houting
Z nll old Japanese ideas OF the sacred
IN % the family and sanctity OF the
- inslst that the opposition OF
w IN n too old-fashioned TO be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
SOCIALISTS HAND PROGRAM IN
Delegation From Berne Gives
Resolution to Clemenceau

Paris. Feb. 17-(By A. PA dele
CATION from the Socialist Conference at
Berne called on Premier Clemenceau
and handed 10 him a resolution adopted
and intended for the Peace Conference,
The party was composed OF II. Hjalmar
Branting, of Sweden Arthur Hender-
son. @. II. Stuart Burning and James
Ramsay Macdonald, OF England. and
Jean Longuet and Pierre Renaudsl, OF
France.
Premier Clemenceau received the
document, which he promised TO pre-
sent to the Peace Conference. He said
the resolution contained points that were
in accord with the views of the Peace
Conference itself
Arthur Henderson, the British labor
leader, states that the success of the
Socialists conference exceeded his homes
He says it would not be exact to say
that the conference indorsed the policies
OF the pacifist elements of the Labor
parties of France and England, and de-
clares that, in his opinion. the failure
Of Allied Socialists to participate in the
Stockholm conference last year was a
political error"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

The right Idea at the right time may be
worth thousands. Every successful bust
ness has been, is, and must be built on
Ideas. There are no two ways about it.
But how to get Ideas-thats the prob
lem. 'Perspir alton, says Edison. "Inspira-
tion," says someone else. And "Hunch,"
says another. All of these ways are
good. But the trouble is they don't al
ways work.
There's simple way-~a way that thou
sands of the keenest men in America use.
These men-men who so often astound
the world with their impressive results
frankly admit that they get many of their
best Ideas from SYSTEM. Often by lift
ing Ideas bodily from its pages; and some
times by adapting and re combining a
number of its Ideas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
OF POWERS.
SAYS BERLIN PAPER

Berlin, Feb. 17.-(By A. PD--"The
so-called league of nations" is the head
line placed by the Zeitung Am Mittag
over Its report from Paris giving the
outlines of the proposed constitution of
the. new world society. The newspaper
declares that the proposed league is
simply a compact of alliance of five great
nations, who reserve the right to admit
or exclude other nations. The reserva-
ton in the disarmament clause that dis
armament shall take into consideration
the geographical situation" of a nation
plainly means, the Zeitung Am Mittag
asserts, that France shall be exempted
from its provisions
The Paris dispatches covering the
league of nations covenant reached Ber-
lin too late for comment by the morning
newspapers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

ha detto ie-senatore viviani, rEco al
Partsi dice quanto appresso:
Rapport da Aten da Roma per-
mettono la conclusione che un accordo
e state raggiunto ira ! due governi
riguardo 10 esposte aspirazioni terrific
riali.
la Grecia ha promesso di impiegare
tutte 10 sue forze in Asia Minore, lie
quail sono considerevoli, per stabilize
uno State Armeno che 81 estenda da
Trebisonda ad Adana, dal Mar Nero
a! Mediterraneo.
'JItalia ricevera' un mandate inter-
nazionale per amministrare questo state.
In cambio essa dara' Important con-
cessioni per le aspirazioni greche in
Asia Minore, nell rEpiro settentrionale e
nellie isole del Dodecaneso."
Tale proposta @ interessante poiche'
anche g,i Stati Until hanno fatto forti
pressioni per incaricarsi dell'amminis-
trazione delrArmenia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

combattuta invano sc da essa puo' sor-
gere una societa' In quale potra' per II
futuro prevenire 81 ripeta TN confitto
COST tremendo. IL giornale romano III
Messaggero" dice:
moi salutiamo con profonda emozione
sincera fede la fondazione della Lega
delle Nazioni Q speriamo che 1 rappre-
sentanti dell'Intesa raccolti intorno al
Presidente Wilson approveranno i'm
medatamente IL progetto che e. state
presentato."
Parigi. II febbraio. - La Regina
Elena dItalia. accompagnata dale due
fgliuole Iolanda Mafalda dalla
Duchessa d'Aosta, e. qui' giunta per
vlsitare IL padre, Re Nicola di Monte
negro La Sovrana viaggia in incognito
PariRi. 16 febbraio.-Con riguardo al
camblamenti di un intesa ira la Grecia
lItalia, concernenti le question: terri
toriali in disputa, e quanto al riguardo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
BRITAIN TRIES TO END UNREST
Seeks Settlement of Labor Dis.
putes Through Conference

London. Feb. II. - The government
has decided to convene probably within
the present month a national confer
ence of representatives OF capital and
labor TO seek settlement Of the present
industrial unrest.
II is understood that representatives
of the employers and all the leading
trades unions will be invited. and that
the Premier Is devoting himself actively
to the promotion OF this conference,
which will be the most important ever
assembled to deal with labor problems.
1t is expected that there will be a sit
ting before the threatened miners strike
begins in the middle OF March.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

You know SYSTEM, but do you use it
Use SYSTEM as these men do. Then
you'll always be bubbling over with prac-
tical Ideas that work, no matter what your
line of business. The pages of SYSTEM
make it possible for you to obtain Ideas
as easily as you obtain merchandise.
SYSTEM is like huge international
department store where Ideas are spread
out on pages instead Of goods on counters
From the pages of SYSTEM you can get
Ideas to fit your personal needs, just as
easily as you can get goods of any kind
from the counters of department store.
So read SYSTEM from this viewpoint.
Read it for Ideas as well as for specific
facts. Think your way through its pages.
Do this and you'll be amazed at the end
less chain of sizzling, workable Ideas that
will surge through your brain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
CHINA TO DISCLOSE TREATY
President Orders Pact With Ja.
pan Made Known at Versailles

Pekin. Feb. ~ delayed ).--(By A. p
Premier Chin Nun-Hsun. under in
struction from President Hsu Shih-
Chang. yesterday sent dispatch TO the
chinese peace delegates instructing
them TO disclose TO the Peace Conference
the Shantung railway agreement and
other secret agreements with Japan. II
is reported that the President Is en-
countering opposition from his pro-
Japanese cabinet at every step.
The Japanese are said to desire the
publicity of the Shantung agreement In
the hope that the conference will rec
ognize its validity, while the Chinese
hope that as the agreement has not been
ratified and as It would give Japan a
permanent position in Shantung, the
conference will recognize its injustice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
FRENCH LOST nine wARSHIPS
Destroyer and Lesser Ships Bring
Losses to 10000 Tons

Paris. Feb. 17.-(By A. PA full
list OF French naval losses In the war,
which has been published, include four
battleshipe, the Bouvet, Suffren Gau!ois
and Danton: four armed cruisers. the
Leon Gambetta, Amiral Charner, Cleber
and Depetit Thouars, and one fast
cruiser the Chateaurenault. There were.
besides, fourteen destroyers. eight tor
pedo beats and fourteen submarines
lost. One of the submarines. the Durie
was refioated by the enemy, but was
recovered. The minor ships
which were sunk we're hve auxiliary
cruisers. four gunboats, seventy-two
chasers, one sloop and seven
small craft.
The loss in tonnage was 10000.
a gainst 55O, 900 tons fer England. 10000
tons for Italy and 1880 tons for the
United states.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

vention hero last month, when he de-
livered the chief address
Sir wilfrid is nearly seventy-elght
years old.
Laurler, the grand old man" OF the
Canadian Liberal party, has been
living in retirement since he lost the
fight against conscription two years
ago. lie is the only French-Canadian
who has held the premiership OF the
dominion; he headed the cabinet from
1895 to 1911.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

listened TO, aud through the Geijtzu-
za-the Dramatic Society OF Japan
they threaten the widow II her opposi-
tion continues.
Opposition 10 carrying out the dying
wish of Sumako. headed by the widow of
Professor Shimamura, comes from the
"old-fashioned" ones OF the empire, from
those who have not advanced" through
translation of Russian and Scandinavian
treaties and novels dealing with mod
ernity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
ldea-Flashes from


-Acu month hundreds Of exeeunves.
IT, n.ss on to SYSTEM their pet io','. IDEAS
pus s the Allies s..S Vp p,odus sSa
ton, in quality and quantity, o,oppe cut
Acting idea an ms, rsmspkable results
It's working day-and 60. .IeA
To induce statesmen to make me more for ea,s .aef
,ns salesmanager pays his men loe .ud 40, III,
call, 2sc for each demohs',a, 10 ..,s
usual commission tof eaeh 'A
Reading rspoItss sstss mas.e. Ss Of ssur..
ecut'ves .hsn. One president has workIsSs wIeS
out :%pi: form ,;,sn Tsss =: snssd ns:d. 70 him
glance shs ,onsS With al, tho activities Of HE
business. ,a r,.nv more
All thes: helpful i',i dsp.rtment headed I
ARE .os., re. eSr rEsseusivs's Desk" in the f'0'S'
u .Sv ;..ue Of SYSTEM.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
TRIBUTE ALA CROCE
ROSSA AMERICANA
Re Nittorio Emanuele Loda
rOpera Compiuta in Italia
Durante la Guerra

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT NO. 341
Authorized by the act Of October @.
1917. on ne at the Postoffice OF Pbila-
delphis. Pa.
~ urdsI u ,ns PRESIDENT.
A. y. BURLESON
Postmaster General.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

IDEAS made Edison. And Ford. And the United
States Steel Corporation. And the United Cigar
Stores. And Wooworth - an Idea htched to a
nickel and dime And so it goes with every notably
successful business. Ideas did it. .....~ III.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

knew nothing about What would you doI
That's the fix Julian 8. Carr found himself
in. Surely business romance tuned up TO the
nth powerl Yet he got out Of II, and IN lsso
than ten years built up $4,000, 900 business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

your money is a pile of bricks
and mortar saddledwith a heavy.
mortgage. And to this an empty
treasury. Then in walks your
bookkeeper and announces that
he needs $4,000 to pay on a con-
tract for a new mill which you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
From Mortgaged Plant to $6,o00,0oo Business

HOWD you like to be in fix like
4 = this? You've just bought busi-
ness. You thought it was a going
concern" When you take possession
Evening star., 1919-05-11
HIGH COMMISSION URGED
TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY

Appointment of high commission
OF the United States government is
urged in letter from Charles l..
Parsons, secretary of the American n
Chemical Society, with $4,000 chem
lists on it's rolls. to the President of
the United States. The object OF the
commission would be the elimination
of waste and the institution of en-
cheney methods in the development of
the resources of the government.
The commission would be composed.
according TO the plan, of fifteen mem :
bers. including the Secretaries Of In
terror, Labor, Commerce and Agri-
culture. Other members would be
taken from constructive and protec-
tive agencies throughout the country.
The commission would be as detach-
ed from politics and partisanship as
the Supreme Court of the United
States The message was transmit
ted to the White House.
Evening star., 1919-05-11
RICGEST REAL ESTATE OFFICE +
IS IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT
War Resulted in Putting Buying and
Selling Of Land for Uncle Sam
on a Business Basis.

and it bought, not by the plot or the
structure but by the acre, the mile
or the block. 1t took land for al
most every conceivable war activity
houses. munition factories, grain
elevators. camps for machine guns,
field artillery and aviation. terminals.
office buildings and others beyond
number.
The pre-war method of conducting
these operations by the separate bu.
reaus continued until the reorganiza-
ton of the War Department in the
early part of 1915. Up to that time
each organization was buying witch
the lid off the Treasury and the sky
for the limit" 1t is no exaggeration
the department paid for camp sites
more in rentals than would have
purchased the property outright.
The reorganization of the depart
chief of STAFF and put Maj. Gen.
George w. Goethals at the head of
the supply system of the Army. and
they insisted upon change. 1t was
not without struggle and delay.
however, that the purchase of all
real estate was transferred from the
bureaus to the supply division, but it
was finally accomplished. This duty
at first was put in control of the
facilities branch of purchase, stora ge
and traffic. Later it was transferred
to the new section. the real estate
service, which constitutes the real es-
tate Office Of the War Department.
Functions of the Service.
The order creating the service,
Army general order no. 43, places it
under purchase, storage and traffic. of
which Mai. Gen. Goethals was di-
finn fo ha
to procure by purchase, lease or other
wise all real estate, including buildings,
piers, offices. storage enace. etc. required
for the use of the War Department;
to grant all leases, to sell or make
other disposition Of all real estate ac-
quired for its use. and to establish a
filing and recording system for all
deeds. other instruments and maps
pertaining to such real estate.
10 accomplish this the service has
called to it's aid some of the skilled
real estate men of the country. and
by degrees they are taking over all
departmental real estate records and
creating a modern filing system
through which in a short time it will
be possible to locate every parcel of
ground the department owns. Train
ed real estate men are building up a
system by which the service will be
able to conduct the, purchase or dis
VI PIopSIIS 1oi ally VI Lie
bureaus after the bureau has made
known its requirements. BY this
system holdings of one bureau may
be transferred to another if that
proves to be the more economical way
of meeting the need.
Principle of Fair Dealing.
There are two fundamental prin-
ciples that are invok ed to make this
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