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VOL. LVIII NO. 17.379. 1Q ItTLASD. OUEUOSi, TUESDAY, 31AKC1I 12, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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HUNDREDS WITNESS
TRAGEDY OF SKIES
FLYXK KILLED. TWO INJURED
IX SPECTACULAR CKASII.
SEDITION BRAND IS
'FINISHED MYSTERY'
NOT TO CIRCULATE
TO
McGOVERN OUT OF
SENATORSHIP RACE
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50-50 FLOUR BASIS
FORMER GOVERNOR OF WISCOX-
PASTOR RCSSELIS HOOK IS
BAXXED IX WASHINGTON.
SIX WITHDRAWS.
OREGON PLACED Oil
Will FLEDGES
U.S. AID TOSLAVS
TEUTON
BE UPROOTED N 0
01
PARTISANS
President Sends Message
of Sympathy.
ELISS CCNGRESS ADDRESSED
Revolution-Torn Nation Told
That United States Is
Its Friend.
CHEERING WORDS SPOKEN
President Takes Momentous
Action on Eve of Meeting
to Pass on Peace.
WASHINGTON. March 1L On the
ere of the gathering t Moscow of
the Ru.-sian CongTesa of Soviets,
which is to pas judgment on the
German-made pare accepted by the
Bolsheviki at Brest-Litovsk, rrcsi
dent Wilson has sent a message of
sympathy tc the Russian people
through the conjrress. The message
also conveys a pledge that the United
States will avail itself of every op
portunity to aid them in driving out
autocracy and restoring Russia to her
place in the world with complete
sovereignty and independence.
No Government Recognized.
The United States now recognizes
no government in Russia, but the
President cabled his message to the
American Consul at Moscow for de
livery tomorrow to the congress,
which is made np of soldiers' and
workmen's representatives, and speaks
for at least a considerable part- of the
Russian peor le.
The message, made public tonight
by the State Department, was as fol
lows:
"May I not take advantage of the
meeting of the Congress of the
Soviets to express the sincere sym
pathy which the people of the United
States feel for the Russian people at
this moment when the German power
has been thrust in to interrupt and
turn back the whole struggle for
freedom and substitute the wishes of
Germany for the purpose of the peo
ple of Russia?
Promise of Aid Made.
"Although the Government of the
United States is. unhappily, no now
in a position to render the direct and
effective aid it would wish to render,
I beg to a.ure the people of Russia,
through the congress, that it will avail
itself of every opportunity to secure
for Russia once more complete sov
ereignty and independence in her own
affairs and full restoration to her
grt role in the life of Europe and
the modem world.
Hearts of America With Russians.
.The mhole heart of the people of
the United States is with the peopU
of Russia in the attempt to free them
selves ro.-rrrr Irom autocratic gov
ernment an! become the masters of
their own life.
-(Signed) WOODROW WILSON'."
1 a us m his first formal word to
Russia since that revolution-torn coun
try, under the leadership of the Bol
sheviki. deserted the allied cause, the
President indicates the purpose of the
United States to disregard the hard
terms upon which the German and
Austrian war lords have promised
peace to the Russians and to demand
an accounting upon a very different
basis when victory at last shall be
achieved by America and the allies.
The President does not urge the
Soviets to reject the peace treaty.
though the delivery of his message at
this time may be interpreted as sug
gesting such a course.
Leaders Eliminated as Factors.
In fact it is conceded in official cir
cles that there is scant ground for
hope that the congress and what re
main of a government in Russia will
refuse to give approval to the German
terms.
Trotiky. the Bolshevik Foreign
Minister, has resigned, and from Len
in, the Premier, who appant!y Con
ine, the PreraVr. who apparently con-
But there seems U be still a strong
belief here that difficulty for Ger-
rany in the et by no means is ended.
that as the humiliating nature of the
Teutonic terms begins to be realized
by the great mass of Russians and the
tyranny of the war lords in occupied
Two Machines Collide 300 Tcet In
Air. Lock and Fall In Twisting
Spiral at Kcllcy Held.
SAX ANTONIO. Tex- March II.
Lieutenant loron L. Mitchell. Eudora,
Mis ws Instantly killed: caaet
Joseph C. Wakefield seriously Injured
nd Cadet Pembert slightly Injured In
an airplane, collision at Kelley Field
No. Z tonight.
It was the roost spectacular accident
nines establishment of the flying fields
here. It was witnessed by several hun
dred cadet flyers.
Mitchell and Wakefield wsre return
In? from a cross-country flight and
Pemberton. flying alone, appeared from
another direction. Three hundred feet
above tha icround the two machines
collided, locked and fell In a twisting
spiral.
Lieutenant Mitchell was dead when
cadets reached the scens of the crash.
Wakefield had both thighs fractured
and received serious cuts about the
body. Pemberton received only bruises.
Cadet Pemberton came to Kelley
field from Downey. CaL Cadet Wake
field from Colchester. 111. j
At the base hospital. Fort Fam Hous
ton. It was said Pemberton's Injuries
were minor and that Wakefield has a
chance for recovery. Both Pemberton
and Lieutenant Mitchell ei expe
rienced filers. The hasy condition of
the atmosphere Is considered a possible
cause for the accident.
NOTED SONGWRITER SLAIN
Author of "Kern the Home Fires
Burning" Killed by German Bomb,
LONDOX. March 11. The bodies of
Mrs. Lna Guilbert Ford, an American
poet, and her son. about JO years old.
were discovered today In the wreckage
of a house destroyed in the German
air raid last wk. In this houaa IS
persons were killed. '
Mra. Ford formerly lived In Elmlra.
N. T. She was author of "Keep the
Horn Fires Burning." one of the most
popular of the Knglish and American
war songs. She had made her home
recently with her son Walter In the
northwestern section of London. Her
mother. Mra Brown, of Elmira, was
extricated on Friday from the wreck
as of the bouse and taken to a hos
pital seriously injured. ' The Ford
home and five adjacent houses were
wrecked by a bomb.
DRAFT CALLED IN HAWAII
Former Government Kmploye is
First Inducted Into National Army.
HONOLULU. March 1. tSpeclal.)
Hawaii's 8rst draft call haa been
sounded. Ralph Edward Taylor, for
mer civilian employe, of the quarter
master's department here, la In the Na
tional Army.
With all tha formality prescribed In
tha selective service regulations Tay
lor was Inducted Into military service
today. He is not only proud or in
fact that h la wearing th uniform of
m. nrlvat In th National Army, but
also of th fact that he Is th first man
to b la th National Army that Is to
be called from Hawaii.
BLOW AIMED AT SALOONS
Chicago Drjs to Ask That 3-JIlle
Regulation Re Enforced.
CHICAGO. March 11. The Pry Chi
cago Feneration announced ioaay mat
a commute of seven would be snt to
s Secretary of the Navy Daniels with
a request, th granting of which would
clos every saloon In th downtown
district of this city.
Secretary Daniels will b asked to
apply th five-mile regulation against
saloons to th Nsvy training ship which
Us at the foot of Randolph street.
CHICAGO IS GETTING GOOD
Great City Goes Three Weeks With
out Murder Occurring.
CHICAGO. March 11. Th record of
threw weeks without a murder In this
city, mad at th end of last wk.
will stand for a time at least.
Bettering of th record bcam im
possible 1st last night with th kill
ing of Angelo Mario Gasparro Id a
"black hand" fend. According to po
lire records, no such length outline has
lapsed without a murder In uior than
a decad.
FATHER'S PLACE SOUGHT
William Redmond Becomes Candi
date for Seat In Parliament.
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LONDON. March 11. Captain Will
lam Redmond has become a candidate
for th Parliamentary aeat from Wat
rford. mad vacant by th death of
bis father. John Redmond, th Na
tionalist leader.
II Is opposed by Dr. Whit. Sinn
Falser.
CHINESE EGGS REACH PORT
Second Shipment Arriving in New
York Comprise 00 Cases.
OGDENSBURO. X. T- March 11.
Nine hundred cares of eggs from China
were received at this port todsy.
This Is th second shipment of th
kind to psss through Ogdensburg during-
th psf If mAfifha
Senate Votes to Sell
German Property. .
PROCEEDS MAY BE RETAINED
Treaty Does Not Provide That
Payment Be Made.
OFFICIAL OPINION -'GIVEN
Intrigues for World Domination De
nounced la Scathing Addresses
. During Consideration of Im
portant Legislation.'
WASHINGTON. March 1L Legisla
tion authorizing th sal of all enemy
property in this country, re""' ' id by
th alien proper!"' ,i -1 up
root pe " " . ;'ijr commercial
Influenc -"'lii "approved today' by the
Senate, and "added .to the urgent de
ficiency appropriation bill.
An amendment empowering th Pres
ident to acquire title to German steam
ship company docks and wharves at
Hobokcn, N. J., also was accepted.
The vote on the provision for sale of
enamy pfwperty was unanimous. 64 to
0, and cam after several hours' scath
ing denunciation of German kultur and
Intrigues for world domination.
State Departsseat Quoted.
Democratic Leader Martin brought
up tha amendment to th bill authoriz
ing th alien property cuodlan to
sell all enemy property In the United
States and presented an opinion by
the Stat Department holding there Is
no treaty obligation which would' re
quire the American Government to pay
Germany the proceeds.
"In my opinion we are absolutely
relieved from any treaty obligation to
account for this property," , said the
aenator.
Big Uwa Mast Be Mad raw
"Speaking for myself, and, I think,
for th American people. If th Ger
man people ever get any compensation
for this property, it will be af-.cr they
have compensated th American people
for tha millions, even billions, of dol
Ir. ' worth of property they have
ruthlessly destroyed."
Rarsay Property Defined.
Enemy property within tha meaning
of th law is property owned In an
enemy country and official assurances
have been given that ther is no inten
tion to Interfere with th property or
money of Germans or Austrian living
In this country. Tha purpose is to
sever forever the hold of Germans in
Germany upon vast commercial and in
dustrial enterprises In the United
States, which bav been closely con
nected with th Kaiser's government
and prevent their serving as outposts
of the Teutonic movement for world
domination.
Under th trading -with th enemy
Conrtti1ea on 3 Column 3.)
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Unwillingness to Divide Opposition to
, ' La FoUette Candidate Is Rea
son for Action.
MILWAUKIE. Wis.. March 11. For
mer Governor Francis E. McGovern,
who has been a candidate for the Re
publican' nomination for United States
Senator at the primary election March
19, late today fiied with the Secretary
of Stat a notice of his withdrawal
from the. case and placed himself in
the service of Congressman Irvine L
Lenroot for the nomination.
Mr. McGovern. in a statement an
nouncing- his withdrawal, says his ac
tion is based on the indictment of Vic
tor L. Berge'r, Socialist candidate.
which "practically removes him (Ber
ger) from the list of candidates." Ber
ber's followers, McGovern said, are cer
tain to go In a body to the support of
Thompson, the La FoUette candidate.
and make sure his nomination on the
Republican ticket "should both Len root
and I remain in the field to divide the
patriotic vote of the party." .
PERSIA REPORTED INVADED
Teheran Dispatch Tells of Opera
tions by Red Guard..
WASHINGTON, March 11. Invasion
of Persia by small detachments of the
Russian Red Guard was indicated to
th. State Department today in a tela
gram from Teheran.
According to the report there, th
force, which Is not more than 400, is
said to be planning an advance on
Teheran.
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
TO BE SET FORTH IN
t THE OREGONIAN.
On Sunday, March 17, The
J Oregonian will begin daily pub
t lication of a highly important
series of articles revealing; Ger
many's condition today. For
five months representatives of
The New York World on Ger
many's borders and agents with
in her borders have been gather
ing the facts for these articles,
for whose publication in Port
land the 'sole right is held by
The Oregonian. They embrace
pi -nctirally every phase of Ger- ""t
many today Man Power Food
Clothing Imperial Finance
Socialism Overorganization
Foreign Trade; Economic War
and Mark Exchange Railroads
Effects of Embargo Priva
tions of the People Military
Situation, etc. There will be 20
is
of these articles and altogether f
they will give a remarkable
amount of information concern- t
ing Germany's present condition t
and her prospects. Publication I
will begin on Sunday, March 17, !
and the articles will appear daily I
in The Oregonian thereafter.
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POISON CANDY FOR A LITTLE FRIEND.
League Denounced by
Governor Burnquist
PRO-GERMAN TAINT INDICATED
Minnesota Executive Replies
,to Invitation to Speak.
LA F0LLETTE OVATION CITED
Charge Made Leaders Are Associ
ated With Lawless I. W. W.s, Red
Socialists and Pacifists, Whose
Doctrines Benefit Teutons.
ST. PAUL, March II. Declining an in
vitation to address a campaign rally
of the Non-Partisan League, Governor
Burnquist today made a scathing ar
raignment of the league and some of
Its members, in a letter to Arthur
Lesuere, executive secretary.
He charged that the league mem
bers had at first opposed the entrance
of the United States Into the war and
said:
"When It became apparent that this
course would result in disaster for
their organization, they changed their
course and made an eleventh-hour
claim to loyalty, but notwithstanding
this claim, the National Non-Partisan
League Is a party of discontent.
Affiliations pointed Out. .
"It has orawn to It the pro-German
element of our state," the Governor
continued. "Its leaders have been
closely associated with the lawless
Industrial Workers of the World and
with the Red Socialists. Pacifists and
peace advocates, whose doctrines are
of benefit to Germany, are among
their numbers.
Addressing Mr. Leseure, tha Gov
ernor wrote:
"You who sign yourself executive
secretary of toe league were con
nected with the People's Peace Council
which was barred by me from meeting
In this state, but which was tnrlt-d
to North Dakota by Its Governor, who
was elected through the votes of your
league.
Stamp of Disloyalty Permanent.
"The cheering and applauding of the
unpatriotic utterances of Senator La-
Follette at your last convention put
a stamp of disloyalty upon It that can
ne ver be erased."
.
HELENA. Most, March 11. Gover
nor S. V. Stewart has received from
Judge Charles L. . Crum, whose lm
pe.achment trial before the state sen
ate on charges of sedition and dis
loyalty is set for March 20. his resig
nation as Judge of the Fifteenth Judi
cial District.
Governor Stewart has not acted upon
the resignation and 'will not act until
he hears from the president of the
senate and the chairman of the board
(Concluded on Pas 2. Column 1.)
Agreement Between Officials and Bible
Students' Leaders Results in
Suppression.
SPOKANE. Wash., March 11. espe
cial.) "Pastor Russell's" work, "The
Finished Mystery." will be immediately
removed from circulation in Eastern
Washington.
By an agreement reached at a con
ference this afternoon between Chair
man N. W. Durham, of the County De
fense Council; T. A. Scott, assistant
United States District Attorney; "Pas
tor" McPherson and "Elders" Field,
Hagan and Baukln, of the International
Bible Students' Association, the book
will not be sold in this section of the
state.
"The agreement covers all workers
In this district, east of the Cascades.
said the Federal attorney. "They will
not discontinue the sale of other books,
and we required no change in their
store on Spragua avenue.
"Th 'Finished Mystery" will not be
distributed until it is revised to meet
the Government's requirements. Mr.
Durham and I pointed out the parts
that seemed to carry unsatisfactory In
fluences. Two pages were particularly
obnoxious. They presented arguments
against war or taking part In war."
MODELS EAGER TO EXHIBIT
Oodles of Pretty Girls Would Try
City's Sew Bathing Suits.
When City Commissioner Kellaher
gets around to the point where he. is
ready to stage his bathing suit exhibi
tion he will not be short of models, and
fine-looking and shapely models at that.
Since the announcement of his plan
to witness exhibitions of the suits be
fore the city makes extensive purchases
for the swimming tanks next Summer,
many applications have been made for
Jobs as "models. Several pretty girls
were in Keilaher's office yesterday and
left their names. Many others got in
touch with him by telephone.
PATRIOTIC SODY IS BEGUN
"Soldiers" Family of America"
Care for Relatives of Men.
to
NEW YORK. March 11. Organisa
tion of a Nation-wide patriotic body
to be known as "The Soldiers' Family of
America... has been Started here by
Judge William H. Wadhams and other
prominent New Torera.
The object. of the organisation, pri
marily. Is to see that no family of a
soldier Is neglected. Relatives of all
soldiers will be entlt-ed to member
ship. The motto of the new. organization
is "Keep the Home Fires Burning," and
to secure this object. Judge Wadhams
said: "We ask and need the co-ODera.
tion of every true American."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 52
degrees; minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; gentle northwesterly winds.
War.
American troops carry out thre raids in
Lorralni. Pra 2
Secretary Baker's trip to France expected I
tA h . l-o ImnAPtan. t n . a. ... .
to have Important influence on future of
war. Fage i.
British women take over task after task,
releasing men for war. PaKe 4.
Naples, largest city In Italy, raided by Teu
ton aircraft. Page 6.
War Department may restrict casualty lists
to weekly or semi-monthly issue. Page 4.
foreign.
China will co-operate wlih Japan In oppos
ing Teuton menace in Far East. Page it.
Chinese bandits capture two Americans;
one believed to ba O. A. Kyle, of Port
land. Page 3.
Gerard tells of "German hunting only for
Junkers. Page 6.
National.
Senate votes to sell German-owned property
In United States. Page L
Hembera of House stick to precious clerk
hire rakeoff. Page 6.
6enator Borah declares shortage of farm
labor serious. Page 14.
President Wilson on eve of final action on
German peace terms at Moscow, addresses
message of sympathy to Russians and
promises American aid. Page 1.
President Wilson renews request for enact
ment of Overman bill. Page 7.
Domestic.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin withdraws from
Senatorshtp race. Page 1.
Governor Burnquist, of Minnesota, denounces
Non-Partisans as disloyal. Page 1.
Railroads love $40,000,000 suit for compen
sation for carrying Lnlted States mail.
Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Pastor Russell's book removed from sale in
Washington. Page 1.
National party can get into Oregon only by
circulating petition. Page 2.
Sports.
Coach. "Bill" Hayward, of university of
Oregon, collapses In hotel lobby. Page 12.
Farrell confident he will stop Sommers in
tomorrow night s battle. Page 1J.
Peninsula Shipbuilding Company seeks ad
mission to league. Page
O. A. C. Sophomores win inter-claas meet.
Page 12.
Blewett's delay raises ire of baseball fans.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
No scarcity of seed grains in Northwest this
year. Page lb.
Corn weaker at Chicago on larger receipts.
Page 19.
Coalers and coppers strong features of Wall-
street market. Page i.
Cattle are higher at local stockyards. Page 17.
Vessel Inspectors work hard getting ship
ready for sea. Page is.
Business men see need of grain elevator now
building. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Sale of equal amount of substitute most ac
company all Xiour sales, rage x.
Municipal fishing boat Pulitzer returns with
first catch. Page is.
Gus Moser returns from weeks tour of
Eastern Oregon. Page I'J.
Clarence Guy, wlfe-slaycr, sentenced to Pen
itentiary. Page a
To block fir or spruoe rtoOnrtlon is treason.
warns colonel Uisc, j-. t-age i-u.
Birth record of Mrs. Faling offered In court.
Page 11. !
Portland's bank deposits show merited In
crease. Page 1".
Weather report, data and forecast Page 19.
Too Little Wheat Sub.
, stitutes Used.
PURCHASES MUST BE EQUAL
Food Administration Edict Is
Immediately Effective.
PUBLIC ALTRUISM TESTED
Great Xeed of Allies Is for Binder
for War Breads and Floor-Alone
Can Fill the Bill U. S. Is
Sole Source of Supply.
The world's war-created food strin
gency hit home yesterday in Oregon as
never before.
On orders from Washington the flat
went forth that flour users must in
crease the proportion of substitutes
they consume.
So serious is the situation that the
new flour regulation was made effec
tive at once, dating from yesterday.
Here is the text of the message In.
which W. B. Ayer. State Food Admin
istrator, enjoins the new regulation on
flour mills, wholesale and retail grocers
of the state:
"In the President's proclamation oC
January IS, followed by the rules and
regulations of the Food Administration,
all sales of wheat flour were dependent
upon the buyer purchasing at the same
time 60 per cent of substitutes. On
account of the scarcity of substitutes
in this state, the Food Administration
in Washington permitted, temporarily,
a reduction in the quantity of substi
tutes that must be purchased to one
pound of substitutes to three pounds of
flour. I am now in receipt of a tele
gram from Herbert Hoover, federal
Food Administrator, stating that on
account of the Imperative needs of the
allies, all states must, beginning Mon
day, March 11, conform to the &0-54
plan.
. Order Already Effective.- -
"Therefore, all millers, wholesalers.
retailers and other distributors of
wheat flour in the state of Oregon, ara
hereby notifed that beginning Monday.
March 11, they must conform to tho
rules and regulations as stated above.
All retailers, wholesalers, millers or
other distributors of wheat flour sell
ing to consumers must sell one pound
of substitutes with every pound of
wheat flour sold.
'The public should understand that.
on account of the limited amount or
substitutes the dealer has on hand, it
may be necessary for him to refuse
to sell flour in the customary one-
quarter barrel sacks (i. e. 49 pounds)
and to sell only In small quantities.
'I fully realize that the enforcement
of this rule is going to cause consider
able Inconvenience to the people of
this state, due to the shortage of sub-
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stitutes, but the people ol most or the
other states are equally inconvenienced
and after all it is not much of a sacri
fice compared to those the boys at the
front are making, or the deprivations
the people of France are enduring bo
patiently and when we think of the
conditions that exist in Belgium.
Serbia, Russia, Poland and Finland wo
should accept cheerfully and without
complaint any burden that Is placed
upon us, realizing that we are only
doing our part to win the war."
Commenting on the flour conserva
tion order, Mr. Aycr said:
"Now we come, as had been inevit
able, to a real test of America's co-operation
In the war of the fiber the
American people are made of. Only tho
selfish and those lacking in altruism
will complain. Those who do complain
make quite evident one of two things
either they have no conception of tho
sacrifices others are making or they
knowingly object to doing their bit.
Floor Is Allies' Chief Need.
"It Is perfectly clear that, with ship
ping conditions as they are, the allies
must discriminate in the character of
supplies they take from the United
States. They can get along with a
smaller ration on meat, condensed milk
and cheese, but they must have the
flour as a binder for the war breads
they universally use."
As made plain in Mr. Ayer"s new
regulation, the people of Oregon have)
been favored heretofore In being
obliged to purchase but one-third as
much substitute as wheat flour. In
(Concluded on Page 4. Column 4.)
WHAT PRl'SSIAMSM MEANS. i
The actions of the German
armies in Belgium, in Poland and f
in Northern France have blotted I
the record of humanity. f
The evidence In the case Is set
forth In an official book just
published by tha United States I
Government.
A copy of this book will be I
sent free to any reader of The t
Oregonian. J
To secure a copy of this free
book, send your name and ad- J
dress with a 2-cent stamp for
return postage to The Portland
Oregonian lnioruiaiioo Bureau. J
Frederic J. Haekin, Director, 4
Washington. D C Ask for "tier- t
man War Practices."