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VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,40 Kntre1 at Portland (Oregon) Po-tofficf as Prond-CVa.s Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTE3IBER G, 1919. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. CAMP LEWIS MAY GET fPrflrr PAPT' FflFJ HUN-CHASING CANNON'1 LnUL I flu I JTULJ SPEECHES PERSHING WELCOME WILL COST $100,000 XEW YORK DECLARES HOLIDAY FOR BIG PARADE. E BARUCH IS EXPECTED TO SUCCEED REDFIELD OF FLEET IN SENATE CALLED QUITTERS SPRUCEPROFITEERS AT PORTL FAMOUS PIECES THAT SPOKE AT CLOSE FRIEND WITH WILSON UNTIL SPECIAL PULLS OUT. SEDAN EXI'ECTEB. WLSON DISOU UNCOVERS ANCHORS SCORED DROP Contempt Shown for Law, Says Sherman. SOME "IMPEACHED FOR LESS" Unauthorized Conference Labor Raises Wrath. ' of RESERVATIONS ARE FOUGHT McC'uniber Introduces Milder Sri; Previous Changes Declared Imitation to War. WASHINGTON. Sept. 5. President Wilson's addresses to the country In support of the treaty and the league of nations evoked prompt and spirited re plies today from the senate floor. Senators Borah, Idaho, and Sherman, Illinois, republicans, assailed state ments by the president at Indianapolis and Columbu. On the other hand Senator Mi-Cumber, republican. North Dakota, attacked the treaty reserva tions adopted yesterday by the foreign relations committee and presented six substitute reservations regarded as ex pressing views of republican senators favoring reservations of "mild" type. Referring to the president's state ment at Indianapolis that under the league "we can mind other people's business," Senator Borah criticised American military operations in Rus sia, declaring such to be "a usurpation of power" without authority under the constitution and for the purpose of aid ing Japan's Siberian policy. "Coatemptaoas, Sara Sherman. Senator Sherman resented the presl dent's assertion In Columbus that the international labor conference author ized under the leace treaty -would be held here next month regardless of whether the senate had ratified the treaty by that time. The president's attitude showed a "contemptuous dls regard" of law. he said, adding that of ficials had been Impeached for lesser breaches. . "Next month," said the senator, "we are nottfled the president proposes to assemble In this country representa tives of rarlous countries under the labor articles of a treaty unratified by oar country. It is his declared pur pose to convene on American soil a meeting of alien governments with our own regardless of whether the treaty has become the law of this republic or not. "The president has already played with firebrands sufficiently to have informed him of the danger. He has yoked himself up with revolutionaries so frequently as to know he cannot check their mad race to the goal of lawlessness. Radical Be lavltcd. "His open declaration that he pro poses to, convene on American soil ra dicals as well as others from foregn governments is a proclamation of law lessness and contemptuous disregard of the United States government. Again we have one who declared 'I am the state.' Have the American people quit electing presidents and begun to elect kings'" In presenting his proposed substitute resolution of ratification Senator Mc Cumber spoke briefly. In lieu of the committee reservation to article 10 of the league covenant, he proposed reservation merely declaring that spe cific action be required from congress to make territorial guarantees effec live and that failure of congress to act as proposed "by article 10 should not be considered a violation of the covenant. The committee's reservation, he said, would be far worse than an amendment striking out article 10 and "invites and encourages war." Only rhraalns; rkaaged. Other substitute reservations pro posed by Mr. McCumber would in the main change only the phrasing of the committee reservations regarding the .Monroe doctrine, withdrawal from the league and action on domestic ques tions. Two additional reservations presented by him provide for return of Shantung province by Japan to China upon adoption of the treaty and for limitation of voting power of British colonies in the league on disputes with the mother country. The latter two provisions were covered by the com mittee as amendments instead of res ervations. The foreign relations committee closed its hearings today on the treaty by reoeivlng protests from Italian American interests against loss to Italy of Fiume. Witnesses declared Presi dent Wilson had "blue-penciled" the award of Flume to Italy, that British interests for economic . reasons had sought to create a breach between the United States and Italy, and that a new proposal from Paris for compromising the Italian territorial dispute now was before the president for. approval. CompromUe Believed Sear. President Wilson, in a letter pre sented in the senate late today by Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela tions committee, submitted further In formation regarding the Rhine terri torial agreement. The memorandum enclosed by the president defines the respective jurisdiction of military forces occupying the Rhine district and the Inter-allied high civilian commis sion. Presentation of Senator McCumber's proposed substitute reservations today 'Deutsc-b Cleanser," Wilson's An swer" and "Kaiser's Mystery" Among Guns 31st May Bring. CAMP LEWIS, Wash., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) The long-range high-powered cannon "Deutsch Cleanser," "Wilson's Answer" and "Kaiser's Mystery," can non that were pounding the Hun last November near Sedan, soon will be lum bering behind powerful tractors across the drill fields at Camp Lewis if the 31st artillery brigade, now at the Tresidio of San Francisco, Ca!., brings these weapons to its new station. Word has just been received from San Francisco that this organization is under orders and awaiting the word to proceed here to form part of this garrison. The 31st brigade now has strength of about 100 officers and 600 enlisted men, but when at full strength would have about 210 officers and 2780 all other ranks. The guns now at the Presidio of San Francisco are of . the 153-millimeter type, of French manufacture. Twenty four of these cannon recently arrived at the Tresidio. They include several which bear the symbolic device of the 5th division, a red diamond. Some of these show the effects of enemy shell fire. They are painted with character istic names. 'See Game Through,' Says Wilson at St. Louis. Procession Five Hours Long Will Celebrate Homecoming; Famous Gun to Be Displayed. ISOLATION POLICY IS SCORED Loss in "Playing Lone Hand," Asserts President. YANK CAPTURES 263 HUNS Sergeant "Bill" Donnelly, With Six, Takes Boche Officers, Men. NEW TORK. Sept. 5. One lieutenant colonel. 12 other officers and 250 snip ers of the German army cried "Kara erad" to Sergeant "Bill" Donnelly, a member of company B, 18th Infantry, during? the second battle of the Marne, and thereby placed Sergeant "Btll up in the class with Sergeant Alvin C. York of Pall Mall, Tenn., champion hero of the world "war, it was an nounced here to light. Donnelly, according to his official record, with a. .quad of six men "sur rounded'' a chateau in which German snipers were at work, drove them to their "bomb proof," and then loudly called for grenades with which to blow them up. The result was that all surrendered, filed out and marched back to the first division lines under Donnelly's able direction. DRY ENFORCEMENT PASSED Measure Goes to Conference From Senate; Brewers Watching. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. The prohibi tion enforcement bill was passed by the senate today without a record vote and virtually in the form it came from committee. The measure now goes to conference for discussion of amend ments inserted in the house bill by the senate. NEW YORK. Sept. 5. In order to ascertain the final form pending pro hibition legislation will take, the gen eral meeting of brewers of this coun try arranged to take place in Atlantic City September 18 and 19 by the United States Brewers' association has been postponed to November 20 and 21, it was announced here today. LEAGUE NOT ONE FOR WAR Arbitration and Boycott Features of Covenant Described; This Nation Senior Partner. 2-HEADED SNAKE WANTED Offers Received by Owner From Many Places, but All Refused. PASCO, Wash.. Sept. S. (Special.) A number of offers have been received for the two-headed snake which was found two weeks ago on the court house lawn, several offers being made from Spokane, but none of the offers has been accepted. E. A. Billings, who discovered the little reptile, expects to move to Port land in the near future and will take the snake with him. During its two weeks of confinement it has remained as lively and active as when first caught and Mr. Billings believes It can be raised to its full size. COLISEUM, St. Louis. Sept. 5. In two addresses here today I'resident Wilson discussed at length disputed points of the peace treaty and invited those who oppose it to prove whether they "are not absolutely contemptible quitters if they do not see ihe game through." The Shantung provision the presi dent defended as tne only solution pos sible by which China can be assisted in her effort to regain control of Shan tung province. Analyzing article 10 of the league covenant, he said the league council could only advise and could not do that without concurrence of the American members. The right of revo lution, he asserted, was scrupulously preserved. Kansas City IVeit Stop. President Wilson left here at 11 o'clock tonight for Kansas City, where he will speak tomorrow. As the train pulled out the president was seen op erating a typewriter. The president's first address here was at the chamber of commerce luncheon. after he haa been cheered along the route of a' seven-mile automobile ride through the streets. At night he spoke the coliseum, where in 1916 he was renominated for the presidency. After the midday address. President and Mrs. Wilson went for an automo bile ride and stopped at Washington university to visit several members of the faculty, who were school chums of the executive. Returning, the executive was driven through the residential sec tion of the city. He and Mrs. Wilson had supper privately. At 8 o'clock sharp the presidential party started for the coliseum and ar rived there at 8:12. Cheerlna; Lasts Four Minutes. The coliseum was packed, and when the president arrived the crowd arose and cheered for more than four min utes. Thousands of small American flags had been distributed and the audience waved them wildly while they heered. Mrs. Wilson was on the platform. During the day many bouquets were sent to her and tonight she presented them all to a local hospital. After the evening speech, the presi- NEW YORK, . Sept. 5. Funds were provided by the board of aldermen to day, to insure a reception worthy of the city for General Pershing and the famous First division. The last of the troops came home on transports which arrived today, and the commander-in-chief will return on the Leviathan, which is due early Monday morning. Not only did the aldermen appro priate $100,000 to pay the welcoming expenses, but they declared next Wednesday, when the division will pa rade with Pershing at its head, a holi day in all city departments. Most of the 8100,000 will be used in the con struction on Fifth avenue! along Cen tral park, of a grandstand which will seat 30,000 persons. General Pershing will lead the parade on his charger, "Kldron," which he rode in the Paris and London reviews. Im mediately behind him will ride his per sonal color-bearer carrying the gen eral's four-starred flag on a red field. Next in line will come the general's staff followed by the composite regi ment which has formed his guard of honor in the European victory parades. Major-General McGlachlin will lead the First division. The procession is ex pected to take five or six hours to pass a given point. The famous French "75" gun with which the division artillery fired its first Bhot at the Germans, arrived to day and together with the divisional colors will be placed on exhibition. Boyhood and Mexican border friends of General Pershing are flocking to this city to take part in his welcome. The mayor of El Paso, Texas, and 25 business men of that city are due here tomorrow, together with a party from Cheyenne, Wyo., the home of the gen eral's wife, who lost her life In a fire at the Presidio, San Francisco. General Tells of Effort to Make Big Profits. ACHIEVEMENTS ARE MENTIONED Logging Roads Routed After Experts Give Advice. BIG PRODUCTION CITED Clashes at Times Take Place Be tween General and Investigators Who Call Him to Time. SALT LAKE MAN NAMED S. Abbott Maginnis Nominated as Minister to Bolivia. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. S. Abbott Maginnis of Salt Lake City, Utah, was nominated today by President Wilson to be minister to Bolivia. Mr. Maginnis will succeed John D. O'Rear, who died at La Paz more than a year ago from smallpox. The United States has not had a mlnlater to Bolivia since the death of Mr. O'Rear, the lega tion being in charge of the first sec retary. iConcluded on Page 5. Column 1.) BOY, 14, LOST IN WOODS Parties Search Two Days, but Find No Trace of Allegany Lad. MARSH FIELD, Or, Sept. 5. (Spe cial ) The 14-year-old son of L. L. Smead of Allegany has been lost for the last two days in the woods near there. He went hunting with a companion who returned, saying the Smead boy was following. The md failed to reach his home. Searching parties are scour ing the woods daily, but have found no trace of the youth. The turn in the tide of testimony came for Brigadier-General Brice P. Disque, former head of the spruce pro duction corporation, when he was cross-examined yesterday by Repre sentative Clarence F. Lea. democratic member of the congressional commit tee of inquiry, relative to his adminis tration of affairs in the division and In the widespread activities of spruce logging and milling throughout Wash ington and Oregon. There were verbal battles, charges and counter-charges, in the .forenoon session, when Chairman James A. Frear relinquished the inquiry and left the hearing, but the afternoon session flowed smoothly in the development of General Dtsque's testimony concern Ing expenditures and decisions made during his tenure of command. Engineer Advised Railroads. Summarizing the points which Gen eral Disque presented to the commit tee. shorn of the mass of detail which enveloped them, the following definite statements were made in refutation of the testimony of many other wit nesses and of the charges that the snruce administration was one of waste, extravagance and incompe tency: That the Yaquina bay government spruce railroads, north and south from the entrance, were constructed upon the advice of competent engineers and practical lumbermen. That efforts to have the north line run directly north from Toledo were inspired by the desire of Toledo citizens to advance the interests of their com m'unity, and that the territory that would have been tapped held little spruce. That certain Puget sount lumbermen who asked for a contract to log in Lincoln county, presented a proposal that would have netted them $270 daily per side (donkey engine unit), or sev eral times the eventual cost under spruce production corporation logging. That figures of production, under the cost-plus contract system, showed a marked increase in production, reach ing one-third of the total airplane stock Connection With Peace Conference Regarded as Qualification for Secretary of Commerce. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 6. Persistent rumors here tonight are that Bernard R. Baruch, special friend of the president, former head of the war Industries board and financial adviser to the American peace delegation in Paris, is to succeed Will iam C. Redfield as secretary of com merce. Baruch was in the president's com pany up to the time that the presiden tial special pulled out of the union sta tion Wednesday night and, second only to Colonel House, is closer to Mr. Wil son's thoughts than any other man. During the time that the big five were sitting in Paris it is said that Mr. Baruch was hardly out of sight of the president at any time. It is said in his favor that his con nection with the peaae conference and his long stay in Paris makes him the logical man for Mr. Redfield's place Because of the new after-war respon sibilities of his charting trade in all parts of the world for the American business man, his appointment, it is believed, would be popular in business circles. Baruch first came into prominence when he cleaned up $425,000 in the JCew York stock market in a single day in December, 1916, by selling short the morning of the day that one of President Wilson's celebrated notes to Germany was to be published. This transaction was one of the sev eral that led to the historic leak in vestigation. It was then revealed that Mr: Baruch had for some time been a member of Mr. Wilson's "kitchen cabi net," which included Harry A. Garfield. Vance McCormick, Herbert Hoover, Jo seph E. Davies and Edward N. Hurley, late of the shipping board. Birmingham Leads War Vessels Up River. CITY TURNED OVER TO "GOBS" (Concluded on Page 8, Column 1.) "COME RIGHT IN AND MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME!" IJIDIlDilitDlnllllDlllimi-1-' INCOME TAX LAWS BROADER Citizens Going Abroad Must File Compliance Certificates. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5. The 1 quirements of the internal revenue law which provide that aliens intending to go abroad must file a certificate of compliance with income-tax laws be fore a sailing permit will be issued, has been extended to embrace Ameri can citizens, according to a statement issued here tonight by Justus Wardell collector of internal revenue for Ne vada and northern California. Wardell said that Canada has joined the United States in a reciprocal agree ment for a strict enforcement of the regulations. FRENCH TRAITOR MUST DIE Quien, Betrayer of Edith Cavell to Germans, .Sentenced. ' PARIS. Sept. 5. Georges Gaston Quien, on trial before a court-martial charged with having had treasonable dealings with the Germans and. of. hav ing betrayed Edith Cavell to them, was today convicted and condemned to death.' (Continued on luxe 2. Cuiutuu ij BELGIUM KEEPS HER COAL Embargo on Export Announced, to Safeguard Industries. ANTWERP, Thursday, Sept. 4. M. Jaspar. minister of economics, an nounced today that exportations of coal from Belgium had been strictly prohibited. The step is taken to safeguard Bel gian industries. i 4 I jllllli)ilit))l)illlllllllimi- ; -rrrn j : r - ' J 1 - !4aim., m s JM 'h i r f ; r.s ii i i" . ii ii t I miMAil dm h$m, II LL Lin,- 1 i 111 ,AV, V HHIHHllllllll i I I I T . V?S2w ' vSSNiSi&WWI 9 Ml NTT " ' il I 5yri' - v m mL.m&- v - ii f a umss;y his- m - 11 VJJK- I SPOKANE BREAD 10 CENTS Price Is Dropped After Recommenda tion of Committee. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 5. Retail prices of a pound loaf of bread dropped to 10 cents in nearly all stores of the city today, following recommendations of the Spokane county fair price com mittee. The price had been 11 cents and the committee's recommendation that the price be "lowered one-half cent by wholesalers led to the reduction in the retail pric-5. THEATER STRIKE TO SPREAD Stagehands Are Ordered Out of 169 Shubert Playhouses. NEW YORK, Sept. 5. A strike of stagehands in 169 theaters throughout the country where Shubert productions are being offered has been ordered by the International Alliance of Stage Em ployes and Moving Picture Operators of the United States and Canada, it was announced here tonight. The strike order was to take effect "immediately." GUARANTY FOR BELGIUM Security Pledged by America and Britain, Report. LONDON. Sept. 5. The Evening Standard says it learns that Belgium's security in the future is to be guaran teed against German aggression by Great Britain and the United States. The Standard says its information comes on the highest authority. Uniform to Be Pass for Men to Theaters and Dances. WELCOME IS DELAYED Failure of Telegraph Company to Deliver Message Telling of Hour of Arrival Spoils Plans. HOW A D WHEN TO VISIT WAR VKSSELS. Visiting hours on the U. S. S. Birmingham and the six destroy ers which will remain in l'ort land harbor until Wednesday morning are: 10 A. M. to 12 M. ; 1 P. M. to 5 P. M. each day. Rear Admiral Wiley yesterday issued an invitation to the people of Portland to visit any or all of the seven vessels at any time within these hours. Small boats carrying persons to and from the warships will ply from the municipal pier at the foot of Stark street. Trlvate launches will take parties to the vessels for a nominal charce, and the navy gasoline boats will take civilians free of charge when do ing so does not interfere with the carrying, of sailors back and forth. 4 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 58 degrees; minimum, 56 degrees. TODAY'S Probably rain; moderate south westerly winds. Foreign. Germany stands pat on proposition to leave door open to union with Austria. Page New governor-general promises autonomy to Coreans. Pas 2. National. Baruch persistently rumored as Redfield's successor. Page 1. Wilson speeches scored in senate by Borah and Sherman. Page 1. Domestic. Oregon men return from France with 2Sth infantry. Page 3. President defends Shantung provisions in speech at St. Louis. Page 4. Socialist party decides to continue fight for control of trades unions. Page 3. New York to give Pershing welcome costing $100 000. Page 1. Peace pact foes quitters, says president at St. Louis. Page J. Pacific Northwest. Camp Lewis may get famous cannon that helped rout uns Deiore sedan, fage l. Judge Allen's right to whisky upheld in in structions to Jury. Page . Daniels will speak at Astoria Monday. Page 6. State department heads name committee to equalize salaries. Page 21. Sports. Pacific Coast league results: Portland 3, Sacramento 2; Oakland 4, Seattle o; Uoa Angeles 6, Salt Lake 5; Vernon 7, San Francisco 1. Page 14. Matchmaker Henry announces Mascott Thompson go as part of September 18 boxing card. Page 14. Walter Goss commends Phil Neer for show ing in Forest Hills tennis tournament. Page 15. Ban Johnson called dictator In handling of Carl Mays case. Page Is. Commercial and Marine. Mohair expert believes present prices will be maintained. Page 23. Babinda to carry Portland lumber to Ara bia. Page 22. Crew on West Munham charge beating by officers. Page 22. Stock market adversely affected by labor de velopments. Page 23. Portland and Vicinity. Disque tells of discovery of spruce profiteer ing. Page 1. threaten strike in movie houses over employment demands. Page 23. Housewives' meeting turns from apartment increases to City's present code. Page 16. Sorenson damage case to go to Jury today. Page 12. Use of auditorium denied to agitators. Page 12. Squadron slips anchor in Portland harbor. Page 1. Weather report data and foretaet Page 22. rUii.ipliinN Led by the flagship Birmingham, a veteran cruiser of 21 months' service in foreign waters, the squadron of six torpedo boat destroyers, steamed into the Willamette river late yesterday for a five-day visit. The entrance of th squadron. wa without auspicious cere mony, the reception committee having received notice of the hour of arrival too late to send an official boat to meet and escort the seven ships into the city. The entry of the squadron was in the midst of a downpour of rain, thus giving the crews a true demonstration of the famous "Oregon mist" which many of them said they had been teW great deal about. Admiral Wiley in Command. The squadron Includes the flagship Birmingham, carrying Rear-Admiral JI. A. Wiley, in command, and torpedo boat destroyers Ward, Thatcher, Bors, Crosby, Palmer and Walker. Tho. Birmingham was the first to drr.. anchor directly below the Broadway bridge on the east side of tTie river, thu anchor chains having been slipped at exactly 1:46 o'clock P. M. The de stroyers were placed in line on the west side of the river, dropping anchors immediately after the fla ship had been made fast. The trip irv the Columbia river was without inci dent, officers advised. Plans had been formulated for the assemblage of the reception committee at 3 o'clock, early advtces having given the hour of arrival of the squadron ai 4 o'clock. Failure of the telegraph company to deliver a message, sent from Astoria by Captain Speler early Friday morning before 12:25 o'clock, ln Mayor Baker's office muddled all pre arranged plans. Committee Pays Respects. Effort made by the mayor to as semble the committee in time to sen; a boat to the mouth of the river failed, and as a result the committee waited until 3 o'clock, met at the Stark street boat landing, and embarked on the large steam launch Wisdom and traveled to the Birmingham where they paid respects to Admiral Wiley and other officers. All the vessels proudly wore service chevrons upon their smoke stacks. In dicating the overseas work In which they hadbeen engaged. The Birmingham, flagship, which led the way into Portland harbor yesterday, is a scout cruiser of 4500 tons with ,i 'crew of BOO officers and men. It con voyed the first American troops to France, in June, 1917, acting as flagship of the first division. The six destroyers are sister ships, each of 1200 tons, with a speed of 35 knots an hour and carrying four-inch guns. The complement of each ship Is ' 120 officers and men. The vessels were all constructed after the war began, but got into the game in time to per form valuable convoy and subchaser service. "We are more than glad to come to Portland," said Admiral Wiley yester day. "I am sure that all the officers and men were happy when they found that they were to have five days in your city. Many have friends here whom they will enjoy visiting." Bnr Offers No Trouble. Regarding the trip across the ' bar and up the Columbia river the admiral said that no difficulty whatever had been encountered. The trip up the river was made at a speed of 17 knots in spite of the rain and mist. The run from California, where Admiral Wiley joined the fleet from the east, was trade at an average speed of 15 knots through a rolling sea. No difficulty was experienced in crossing the bar, where ample depth of water was found. (Concluded on l'use 2, Column 1.)