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EN. TEHRAN tie. South Carolina Senator Is Honored ik Senate I. and House. SENATOR LODGE PAID ELOQUENT TRIBUTE Senators Smith and Pollock Both Delivered Addresses? Services Held in House With Lever Presiding. Washington, Dec. 15.?Eulogies in " honor of the late Senator B. R. Till man ot South Carolina w-re held .here by the house and senate today. Theer- were present in the senate tc hear these eulogies Mrs. Til ?man. I* Rj Tillman, Jr., Mrs. John Shuler. his Rjdaughter, and a number of well known South Carolinians, including Charle; M. Galloway, civil service commis sioner: D. C. Roper, commissioner oi international revenue; F. H. Wcston distritc attorney for the Southeastern district of South Carolina, and other? In addition to this the galleries wer? well filled. "la the senate addresses were mad by Senators Lodge of Massachusetts Senator Nelson of Minnesota, Senatoi IpLewis of Illinois. Senator Pollock am Senator Smith of South Carolina. Sen ator Thomas of Colorado. Sena to! Pomerene of OJrfio. Senator Shafrot? v. oT Colorado, Senator Swanson of Vir :*. -jginia. In the house there wc-re pres .ent all the members of the Soutl ^ .Carolina delegation, including Repre sentative Byrnes, Whaley, DominicK .Nicholls, Stevenson, Ragsdale anc Lever, the latter presiding, ab*: -Representative Pad get and . othe: members of the house naval affan. committee. Mr. Ragsdale was alsc among those who attended the -sen :a$e exercises and sat beside Josephut XJaniels, secretary of the navy, ? strong friend of the. late' South Car olina senator. Those who spoke voiced the senti ment that South Carolina and th( ? - . entire nation had lost one of *its big men when Senator Tillman passec away and Senator Lewis said that hi ?-believed hereafter when announce "f xhent was made of a member's death > that eulogies should be held imme . diately, so that outside matters should not' be allowed to intervene before such;, public recognition is given. . ..Senator Lodge, who touched upon his long and intimate acquaintance with ?Senator Tillman. had been 're quested many years ago by the de ceased senator to take part in the eulogies for the latter , when they might occur. For this reason his re marks today were especially feeling. _-7Senator Lodge said: ^"Mr. President, Sentaor Tillman did not-come to the senate in 1895, as ? " many do, a man unknown beyond the limits of his own State. His reputa tion preceded his coming. The coun try had heard about him. The gen ^ eral public knowledge of him was not. perhaps, extensive, but it was distinct and emphatic. To those who looked below the surface it was apparent .that here was a man who had wrest led control of a famous State fro?n a body of men who, from generation to generation, for 200 years had domi nated its politics and its social and economic life. Eoth at home and in Washington they had brought forth distinguished leaders in public life, who had impressed themselves, and their opinion deeply upon the histovy Of the country and made South Car olina a power to be reckoned with throughout 18th and 19th centuries. Whatever their mistakes may have been, however extreme their views, they had been remarkable for ability, courage, and force displayed not only I by individuals but by families, whose names and achievements were famil iar to all the people of the United States. They had retained their pow er after the Civil War as it had ex isted" before the great conflict which they had done so much to lead and provoke. Then, as the century clos ed, they were suddenly overwhelm ed and defeated by the forces which rallied behind Senator Tillman. "To the mass of the American peo ple/who did not fully realize the deep er significance of. Senator Tiliman's victory he was known as the author of the dispensary laws, and his meth ods of discussion, ? his "pitchfork/' and his reckless frankness in the use of language, of which he had ample command, had made him a pictures que figure and greatly excited public curiosity as to his activities when he reached the senate. It was for the most part by no means either a friendly or a sympathetic curosity, but it was both vivid and strong, for it was understood that he intended to rei'Olutionize the senate, as he had already revolutionized South Carolina. "Senator Tillman was neither the first nor the last who has come to the senate with such a purpose as that attributed to him, and anyone who has studied the history or watch ed the movements o? the senate for a number of years knows what has hap pened to those who have come in from another field determined to change the senate and overturn its ways and methods. The first fact they discover is that the senate takes a local or State reputation very calm1:/ and is apt to remain undazzled by its beams. Power and reputation in the senate must be acquired in the senate itself. The senate as a body is very tolerant and generous. There is more personal good feeling., less personal animosity, a more com plete desire to be considerate witfe each other and a greater loyalty t? the senate itself and its traditions than in any other legislative body in the world. But on one point the sen ate is firm. It declines to be bored. Its method of declination may net be obvious but it is highly effective. The men who have come here pro claiming their intention of revolution izing and reforming the senate have Punishment of Former Kaisei i and Fellow Criminals a Dif ficult Problem, NOT QUESTION FOR JURISTS SAYS LORD CREWE lit May Be Necessary to Resort to Military Measures to Bring William Hohenzollern to Jus tice. London, Doc. 17.?Responsibility for I punishing: the formet- German em Iperor and other high German officials I for crimes committed during the ' j war must rest with the governments ; and not with jurists, according to the !: Marquis of Crewe, former secretary 1 i of State for the colonies, in a letter to the Westminster Gazette. Burlington. X. C Dec. 17.?Fire to 1 j day swept a portion of the downtown ;! business section of this city with a ' ' estimated at $250.000. A ??. j fallen in practice into .two classes? I those who insisted on continuing to ?! attack .the senate and all its habits and methods and those who sooner or later, generally sooner than later, ac j j cepted the senate traditions and ways . I of life: The former, very few in num I ber, become bores and found them [jseizes unheard and without influence . j and have been forgotten. The latter " I have been successful and often t?is !! anguished senators, influential and ef 1 i fective. It is needless to say that I i Senator Tillman belonged preeml ,; nently to the second class. He n*v)er ! j bored anyone. However widely cxic might disagree with him he was al ways and unfailingly interesting. Hi came not only to. accept the senat? but to be one of its most ardent de fenders, supporting its rules, habit.-, and traditions, and very proud of its J history and of its power and import r I ance. [ "This came about through no sacri , lice of principle, but simply because ? i he was a man naturally ? of strong , jgood sense and open to conviction. H> .'startled the country,and the senate [ jat the very outset by an unbridled at , j tack upon President Cleveland, and '' j think he even then began to see thai in the senate at least ihis was not th best metho dto 'advance the policies o; the principles he had at heart. He came to the senate also with bifte; and deep seated dislike?I will nor say prejudice?against all Republicans [and alK Northern men. Nevertheless, among Republicans and Norther}-, men he found before very many I years had passed some of hi. j warmest personal ( friends. In J these last years he one day made a short speech in the senate in which he admitted that he had been mistaken in these early opinions and that he j had in these respe'ets changed hi* mind. It seemed, I am sure, to those who heard or read what he said an avowal at^once manly and touching. But it was something more than this It showed ? willingnes* and ability :o Team, admirable and essential capaci ties throughout life, and especially to j be cherished in old age. It also show ; ed the courage to admit that he had j been wrong, and this is a loftier and rarer attribute and a very fine quality ' indeed. s J "But if Senator Tillman learned to (know the senate and his fellow sena ? tors better and to like them better as ; the years passed, the senate also j learned much about him. Every one iwas aware that he was able, forceful j and possessed of unbounded energy, j But senators found also that the (blunt words and the stormy manner [when he was roused were far more j in evidence in public than in private j I life. Behind all this was. a kindly f ? nature, plenty of humor, a serious ; ! outlook on life, and real sincerity of ipurposed One at least of those who] jcame in the process of time to know! him well discovered that Senator Tillman had knowledge and genuine j [fondness for literature and poetry?j [good literature and gocd poetry be it said?and above all thai he was a lov ier of Shakespere, a phase of hi: ; character not generally appreciate.!. He was a conspicuous *and active sen ator for many years and worked hard j land faithfully until he was stricken | ;jby illness some years ago. After his I ' partial recovery he went on with an j uncomplaining and unfailing courage j : {which commanded every one's ad ? j miration uni:! the end came. Never' > did he appear better than in his at . titude toward the war. He never had! (any doubts. He recognized what Ger-| ? j many meant, and he was for the right I (and for the war with all his strength.' ? During these years of physical trial i (and endurance he turned mere than lever toward the friends with v/hom | ? he had been long in service, and! grew ever gentler and more kindly.; I The affection and sympathy which J | [think he craved, for he had an, (emotional nature, were freely given, j After a long day of many conflicts the ! ?evening was cairn and peaceful. As I : talked with him and watched him ' amid the lengthening shadows when j , the smi of life was slowly setting I [Ofen thought of Dr. Holmes' lines: ? written for his own 7nth birthday: j ! I 1 ' 'Still f the silver cord gets worn ' a. O slender. Its lightened task work tugs with: lessening strain, I Hands get more helpful, voices grown j more tender, Soothe with their softened tones the slumberous brain. " 'So when the iron portal" shuts r?e-1 hin us, And life forgets us in its noise and whfr:. Visions that shunned the glaring noonday find .us. i And glimmering starlight shows the I gates of pearl.' " 1 After The War Problems Dis , cussed By Members of Cabinet. y SECRETARIES BAKER AND HOUSTON MAKE TALKS Say There is Important Work to Be Done By State Govern ments in the Reconstruction Period. Annapolis, Md., Doe. 1G.?Thirty six State governors or governors-elect in annual conference here today were told by Secretary Baker that war had proved the indispensability of strong State governments in peace as wsli as war times as the principal agen.c:cs :'or mobilizing and demobilizing ar mies, finding work for returning sol diers and developing better methods of physical training for young men. At the same time he pleaded that State authorities give cities more freedom to work out their individual local proo lems. Early disbandment of the draft boards and State branches of the Council of National Defense as feder al agencies was advocated' by the secretary who urged, however, that ;;oth remain in existence informally to ;:id local authorities in solving prob lems of the readjustment period. Secretary Houston,, addressing the governors, suggested that State gov ernments ascertain immediately what farming lands might be available for use of returning soldiers. He cau tioned, however, against throwing the men indiscriminately into agricultural pursuits without previous experience or adequate traning. ' Reconstruction problems, particu larly those relating, to labor, educi tion and public lands will be diseas ed by the governors at their meet ings tomorrow and at the closing ses sion Wednesday they will hear ad dresses by Secretaries Daniels and Lane. Tonight they attended a re ception at the home of Governor Har rington of Maryland. Secretary. Baker said his princioa": 'purpose in addressing the State execu tives was to express thanks. for tne remarkable manner in which State and local authorities through defence councils, draft boards and other o?i cials had carried out the federal gov ernment's wishes throughout the war and had initiated measures of their own. This demonstraton of ability of democracy to carry out greet tndertakins using its constituted au thorities, is one of the greatest les sons of the war." the secretary s:\id 'Instead 'of adding to the aggregate of centralized power this war has strengthened State governments and made_them more indispensable than ever in our scheme of government. The war secretary .emphasized that one of the principal functions of States hereafter must be "to rescue young men in the situation shown durincr the recent mobilization when one-third of the drafted men were found to be physically undeveloped or defective." "We must realize." he said, "'that physical education is as necessary to the development of our youth as men tal training. A sound mind must de pend upon a sound body and we should organize an educational svs tem providing for physical develop ment." Draft boards will be disnanded at the end of this month, and State branches of the Council of National Defense will cease functioning as fed eral agencies as soon as possible, Mi. Baker said. He urged that both co operate with employment agencies in finding work for soldiers. Secretary Houston urged Staces to establish strong centralized . agricul tural departments to define more clearly the function of the land grant colleges, to continue promotion of ag- | ricultural extension work, build bettor roa?? and promote campaigns in ruial districts against preventable diseases, j Considering the uncertainty of the j future of the world's food production. Secretary Houston said: "Congress should make available a revolving fund of not less than $600, 000,000 to effectuate the government guarantee of $2.20 a bushel for wheat, for we can not tell at this time what The real market price will be a year from now. It may be as 'much as ?2 20 and it may be as much as 50 cents iess th.ui the guaranteed price." Those in attendance at the confer ence are Governors Hunt of Arizona., Townsend of Delaware. Dorsey of J Georgia, Alexander of Idaho, CJood- j rieh of Indiana. Hardin of Iowa. Cap-| per of Kansas, Pleasant of Louisiana.! Milliken of .Maine. Harrington of Maryland. Sleeper of Michigan, Burr.- ! quist of Minnesota. Gardner of Mis-; souri, Stewart of Montana. Boyle <'fj Nevada, Edge of Xew Jersey. Lind sey of Xew Mexico. Bocket of North Carolina, Frazier of North Dakota. Williams of Oklahoma. Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania, Beeckman of Rhod?* I Island. Manning of South Carolina, Bamberger of Utah. Davis of Virgin-j ia. Lister of Washington, Cornwe'l of West Virginia and Houx of Wyoming j and Governors-elect Campbell of Ari zona, Davis of Idaho. Allen of Kan- ; sas. Coolidgc of Massachusetts. Mc-I Elvis of Nebraska. Larrazolo of New j Mexico. Robertson of Oklahoma.! Cooper of South Carolina. Clement ofi Vermont, Thomas Riggs, Jr., of Alas- ; ka. Governor Bamberger will invite the conference to meet next year at Salt i Lake City. - "Washington. Dec. 17.?Among the! war dopartree Tt construction projects: ordered abandoned today are the mil itary cantonments at North Camp Jackson, S. <\. ami field artillery can-; tonment at Camp Bragg. X. C. That at Jackson does not include the aban donment of tbo least- on forty thou-J5 sand acres of land there. ' He Makes An Informal Call a1 the French Ministry j of War. TALKED WITH PREMIER CLEMENCEAU FOR HOUR American President Will Utilize His Time to Best Advantage Without Regard to Prece dents. i Paris, Dec. 16.?President Wilson began breaking traditions toda; \vhen, in addition to paying a forma' visit to the city hall for the ap pointed ceremonies there, ne made a call at the ministry of war for* a talk with Premier Clemenceau, who eise is minister of war. He decided jtlst to accept the dinner invitation of for eign ambassadors, his first acceptance being to the invitation extended b\ the Earl of Derby, the British am bassador to France. The visit of the head of a foreign nation to the ministry and his ac ceptance of the hospitality of a for eign ambassador are not strictly in y.c oordance with custom, but President Wilson felt that the opportunities thus afforded of getting on to per sonal contact justified him in disre garding the traditions. The visit which Premier Clemen ceau paid President Wilson yesterda> was not only the occasion of an agreeable personal meeting but it re sulted in a fairly full undertsandim as to the plans for the president's visit throughout the next fortnight. The meeting was described as extremel> cordial, both the president and th French -premier later voicing theii highly favorable impressions of each other. As the call lasted a full hou: i it' permitted a conference over th? plans of the meeting of the interal lied conference and the peace con gress and of at least the preliminary discussion of some of the great inter l national problems about to be taker up. I Concerning the plans, it now ia ap parent that the president's visit tr Italy will be postponed until the mid dle or the latter part of January as I his time meanwhile will be fully oc j cupied in meeting the political lead I ers coming from various points, in at [ tending the opening sessions of thr j interallied conference and the peace : congress, in visits to tho American j front and the French and Belgian J devastated regions and probably a j visit to Brussels and King Albert ot ; Belgium. The president wiH be back in Pari? i in the early days of January when the : preliminaries are likely to be so far j advanced as to permit of the openina ! of the peace congress about January . 6. The exact time, however, is of : course object to the pleasure of tho j interallied conference when it assem ' hies to complete the details of the ' program. ; It is evident, however, that the ? president's time will be so greatly oc ! cupied that the visit to Italy, which was .at first expected to be made dur j ing the latter part of December, can ! not take ?)lace before the middle of , January or later. War Stamp Sales jsumter County is Not on The Honor Roll of Counties. i ! Charleston. Dec. 14.?The nine mil lion dollars mark has been reached in the total sales of war savings stamp in South Carolina, according to sales reports received at the office of the South Carolina war savings commit tee. The reports show that the men. women, and children of this State have purchased, up to December 7 war savings and thrift stamps to the values of $9,048,133, which amounts i to $H.5 2 per capita. Jn, order to close the year with the largest possible sales ! report, the committee appeals Urgent I Iy to those who have not remeeded W. S. S. pledges to buy the stamps due at once, j Beaufort still leads in total sales, and the leading records have been made by the following counties, show ing the per capita sales: Beaufort, $9.76; Calhoun. ?9.19; Charleston, $9.03; York, $8.67; Florence, $S.62; Anderson. $8.f>3; Horry, $8.41; Spar tanburg. $8.29; Greenville, $8.27; Orangeburg, $6.78. and Bamberg, $64$. I Hun Anarchists Meet Congress of Soldiers and Work mens Delegates Assembles .. in Berlin. Berlin. Monday. Dec. 16.?The Cen tral congress of delegates from the Soldiers' and Workmen's Councils in many parts of Germany was opened today. There were three women among the four hundred and fifty del" egates. During the organization it, became' apparent that independent socialists of the Spartacus group were out numbered. Stockholm. Monday. Dec. 16.?An English squadron has bombarded the Bolshevik positions along the south ern coast of the Gulf of Finland, ac cording to an official statement from the Esthonian army headquarters. The Bolshevists forces have been repulsed, according to the report. Washington, Dee. 17.?Gen. Per hin?- has notified the war department that he had designated for early con voy home a number of additional units, including 4,500 officers and men. Show me your Red Cross member ship button and I'll tell you what kind of :m American you are. SOUTHS TROOPS LOST MAI ?Casualties of Thirtieth Divisioi Totalled More Than Seven Thousand. r V10RE THAN 1,100 WERE KILLED IN ACTION National Guard of North an South Carolina and Tennessc ? Were in Thickest of Fightin, on the Hindenburg Line. Washington, Dec. 16.?Generc: Pershing cabled the war departmen .oday that practically complete re ;>orts of deaths in action among th ?xpeditionary forces should reach th lepartment by December 20, and o everely wounded by December 37. v i Total casualties to November 23 i he Thirtieth Division (North Can. :ina, South Carolina and Tenness-? National Guard) were given at 7,62: The casualties were classified as fo lows: Killed in action 1,168; lied o wounds. 238; died of disease, 16; (Jit?;, of other causes, r?; severely wounded 1,181: wounded, degree undetermb. ?id, S05; slightly wounded, 3,973; mis ig or captured, 193. General Pershing reported that th mmber of duplicated casualties dis covered in the central records offk ince November 27 wound not opera: to reduce the total for the entire es oeditionary forces, given in his surr, nary of that date, as additional cas ualties reported more than offset th duplicates. The report today from the Ameri ?an commander was in reply to spec! Sc questions cabled by the war depar ment. In asking regarding the cas ualties in the Thirtieth Division, th department said there had bee i "'much apprehension" here about tib losses of this unit, which helped th< British army break the famous Hi:, denburg line. Big Stock Sale Government Will Sell Mules ant > Horses at Auction.. Columbia, Dec. 16.?The goverr. ' ment has a large number of horse and mules on hand at Animal En. barkation* Depot No. 302 North Char [ leston, S. C., which will be sold & tuction in the near future. Dealers i horses and mules throughout th< State will be attracted to Charleston for this sale, which will be one of th . largest of its kind ever held in Sout: Carolina. The end of the war left tin government in possession of this stoci and since the government must dis ' pose of it. it will be to the advantag of live stock dealers to attend th. sale and make their purchases. Th . camp is located at North Charleston about 12 miles north of the city, am. can be reached either by automobil er railroad. The trolley line runs i: two miles of the camp. Governmer. truck transportation from the end c the trolley line will be furnished t I parties notifying the Quartermaster Animal Embarkation Depot, No. 30 The date of the sale has not yet bee. announced, but will be made publ: in the near future. Is Kaiser Safe? German Socialist Says His Sur render Cannot Be Forced. London, Dec. 17.?Herbert Eber' Socialist premier of Germany decla^ ed in an interview yesterday that h did not know of any legal method b\ which the forme: ?mperor's surrend er could be forced. "But its not question which closely concerns us. he said. "We have separated our selves from him and now desire on' that the guilt for th*? outbreak of th war should be finally fixed, in orde that he may be exposed once for all.' Socialists in Control First Election in Germany Re suits in Victory for Ma jority Socialists. Berlin. Monday, Dec. 16.?The elec tions to the national assembly in th< former Duchy of Anhalt, which wa the first German federal State to vot< for the constituent body, resutled to day in a marked vitcory for the ma jority Socialists. The Anhalt assem bly consists of twenty-two majorit Socialists, twelve German Democrat and two conservatives. Trains Coming Back Through Sleeping Car Lines V Return. Washington. Dec. 16.?Director General McAdoo today announced th restoration on January 1 of 15 of th through sleeping car lines in th East and South discontinued a yea? ago as a war measure. The addition il service will include trains from Nev York to Florida and other parts of th South. Recruits for Navy Two Hundred Thousand Needed | to Man Ships. Washington. Dec. 17.?Two hundred thousand men must be recruited fo: the navy to take the places of the men demobilized. Capt. Laning, chief of the bureau of navigation made thir estimate today, when asking the house naval affairs committee for ar appropriation for $12.000.000 foi transportation; and recruiting expens es for 19-0. New York. Dec. 17.?The .troop shir Maui from Brest, with 64 officers, twenty-one hundred and sixty men IM CONTROL MUST COME Postmaster General Explains Necessity of Government Ownership of Lines. AYS IT WILL BE AN ASSET AND NOT A BURDEN I Savings Made Under Changed Conditions Will Pay Cost in 25 Years, Declares Postmas ,? , ter General in Letter to Mr. ! Moon. , Washington, Dec. 16.?Ownership ! y the government of the telegraph nd telephone systems of the nation is characterized as "imperative" by - '< stmaster General Burleson today in , i letter to Representative Moon, tiairman of the house committee on ?ostoffices and post roads. Mr. Bur i son said the systems can be acquir d ''without the appropriation of a dol , r from the public treasury" by ap . lying to a mortization fund for 25 ars the savings made under gov nment ownership through elimina ! >n of duplications in plants and op i ating expenses, 'n support of the government own ship resolution introduced in the ? >.use last week by Representative Jo'on, $he postmaster general quoted Vom the recent letter of Theodore j s. Vail, president of the American ? - lephone and Telegraph Company, 1 . nd from the annual reports of a i' - umber of the postmasters general ince the Civil War, all of whom t reed, he said, that government con , oi or ownership would greatly con v . ibute to the efficiency of service. ? 'The economic importance of the imposition to acquire the properties f y the government is -very great," Mr. airleson wrote. "Private capital is ?:vested in public service enterprises . ith the expectation bf 7 to 8 per cent., r.d often a greater return on the ih i stment. This, of course, the public ? expected to pay while' the govern :ant can borrow money at 4 1-2 per ?ent The public, however, pays the ! liarge in either event. The differ cce between 4 1-2 per cent, and 8 per i -"nt. for money invested in the \ vire systems of the United States -ould maintain and pay for the prop | -ty in 18 years and nine months; ?'he government, as an owner, would .-> more expect to charge for interest c the investment than it would for i .-.oney invested in postal facilities savy yards or other public property. As justification for the permanent Iking over of the wire systems, Mr. '.urleson said: "To establish and maintain means f communication is much the func :-?n. of the government as is the pro ision for national defense . . . Moro ser, it is essential to the develop ment of the country and to the prog ess and prosperity of its people. It s a defense of the national interests ? much in peace as in war. . . Ex ?msion of the wire service should fe '.etermined by public needs,- not the i pportunity for private gain. The postmaster general said he be ieved that an effective plan could be orked out by which the waste df .-?mpetition can be eliminated and the dvantage of private initiative in re earch. investigation and experiment ation not be lost. Calling attention to the fact that :nder the existing law the telephone nd telegraph properties will auto matically revert to the privae owners :pon proclamation by the president or state of peace, the letter says that any of the independent companies ould not take back the properties ??ithout serious loss to the investors ! nd great detriment to the service. { rany of these companies, the letter 1 ays, were operaing at a loss o\7tng waste incident to competition attd i!versify of State regulation, an<!i as -oper depreciation funds have not ?*en set aside, the properties were 'rifting intc a condition where proper ublic service could not be rendered The Y. M. C. A. -??? ?. New Year Celebration at the Gym. The local Y. M. C. A. is arranging or c Xew Year programme in the ymnasium on New Year's night Al eady there is a good programme ar anged, consisting of tumbling, wrestl | ag, drills, volleyball game and mu .c. The wrestlers are enlisted men :'om Camp Jackson and they will put ip illustration of wrestling. This ?art of the programme will be of auch interest and will doubtless be he most popular stunt. The High -chool Orchestra under Miss Truit ?rill furnish the music for the occa sion. There will .be a volleyball .amc played by the business men, with ? essrs. C. E. Hurst and W. A. Bryan s captain of the game. These two ?aptains will pick their team, and >romise to put up a good fight. . William Winn, the "star tumbler," .vith the squad of acrobats will dem ?nstrate pyramid building and tubi ng, and the boys will put on a demon -ration of calisthenic drill. Everyone is cordially invited to his open house night, for it prom ises to be interesting and enjoyable. Secretary Todd is working hard now m the programme and hopes to have werything in readiness by New Years lay. Don't forget the time and date, V. M. C. A. gymnasium, January 1st, 1919. Amsterdam. Dec. 17.?A revolution has broken out in Bulgaria, accord ing to information received by the ;3erlin Lokal Anzieger. Lisbon. Dec. 17.?Admiral Canto Y. Castro has been elected president of Portugal in succession to Dr. Sidonio ?aos, who was assasinated late Sat irday night.