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POJtTLAND. OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, JASUAR 15, 191S.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
.WAR STALKS IN .
EAST OF EUROPE
Przemysl Bombarded by
. Ukrainian Forces
2000 PERSONS ARE KILLED
GERMAN SEA RAIDER'S
VICTIMS REACH HOME
AMERICAN PRISONERS TELL. OF
MANY HARDSHIPS.
Ships Officers Recount Tale of Ex
posure and Starvation While
In Hands of Teutons.
JOBS FOR JOBLESS
STATE'S BIG RIDDLE
'Official O'ualty Report.
T7ASHI.-rN1
llstr
Jan. 14. Casualty
contain 214 new
names
The 2
Conditions ir. Besieged City
Described as Terrible.
MASSACRE OF JEWS REPORT
IioNhcvlkl Convert-Ins on Warsaw
tilth Army F-Mlmatrd at 30,
00; 1'ate of Vilna i'carcd.
O EN EVA. Jan. 14. Py tho Associ
ated Fress.) Two thousand persons
Thavs been killed at Prsemysl. Caliria.
tr the Ukrainian, according to a dis
patch to the Neue Frels Presse. of Vi
enna, a copy of which has been received
ere.
The Ukrainians, have been bombard
Inc rrseniysl for several days past by
land and by atr. and conditions In the
turn a are d-acrlbed as terrible.
City la IMrkm.
The gas and e'ertrlc plants hare been
destroyed and there Is no light In the
town. Water and food also are lacking-.
IXN'DON. Jan. H. An unconfirmed
wireless message from Kle says that
the I'kralnlan directorate haa fallen.1
The cower In the city now Is In the
kud of 'the Bolshevik L
ODESSA. Jan. . ileneral IVeneklne.
the aMt. Bolshevik leader In Southern
liussta. ras Inflicted a sharp defeat on
the Bolshevik! on the River Kuma, In
the Caacasu. One thousand prisoners
were captured by bis forces.
Bolshevik! Uw Artillery.
After two days of fighting General
Tenktre captured Alexandria Gru.h
vska. the Bolahevlkl losing a number
f light field guns and machine guns.
WARSAW. Jan. 1J- (By the- Associ
ated Press. A pogrom Is reported to
feave taket jrtace at Breditschew. pop
ularly known as the Jewish capital of
ths Ukraine, the place, deriving Its title
because of Its all-Jewish population.
The trouble Is reported to have occurred
as a result of an attempt by peasants
to disarm mi kit I which the Jews were
organising for the'.r protection In all
centers, which they anticipated would
be necessary when ihe Moscow govern
ment breaks up.
Itaadreds Reported Killed.
Reports received here give the num
ber of persons killed as several hun
dred, while other hundreds are declared
to have been wounded. There may be
some exaggeration as to the extant of
the casualties, however. ,
It Is considered here that the control
af Petlura. the Ukrainian leader, has
weakened, as otherwise he would not
fcave permitted tho pogrom, his policy
previously having been to protect the
Jews when possible.
It Is pointed out that the Jews lately
leave been mora bitterly hated because
cf their alleged Bolshevik tendencies
and also their employment by the Bol-
hevlkl as spies la many cases, they
being the only Intelligent or educated
Instruments obtainable for this work.
WARSAW. Jan. 15. (By tho Asso
ciated Press.) Bolshevist forces are
converging on Warsaw over three
lines of railroad. The number of
tain; Is unknown.
Army Katlasatrw at
It Is estimated, however, that the
Fotihevists have JO.Ooe men. It Is
feared that Warsaw Is In danger of
meeting the fate of Vilna.
VLADIVOSTOK. Jan. 14. (By the As
sociated lr The evacuation of
I fa. the center of anti-Bolshevik activ
ity west of the Urals, by Russian and
t'Mcho-Stovak forces, wws hampered
by the treachery of railway employes,
who allowed tho railroad engines to
Irene when the city was surrounded
by ll.aoa BolshevlkL There was much
fighting in the strets of Ufa ttecember
3 . and it was attended by heavy losses
a both sides. .
The retiring forces, however, man
aged to make good their retreat, and
blew up a bride acres, the river to
prevent the Bolshevikl from following
tnem.
Revearw l rvMbrs.
Bolshevik spies' who were captured
by the Cssrhs reported that every mem
ber of the Bolshevik army had been
promised 10' rubles frr the capture of
lie city.
A Russian wireless dispatch received
Ir, I .on 4 on. Janoary 1. reported that
L l fa had been captured by the Bolshe
vist.
LoNTOX. Jart. lT-Russian detach
ment... after the re-nt successes of the
American an-i aMied troops south of
Archangel, are marching In the direc
tion of the Bolshevik base at Vologda,
according to a teirsram from Archan
gel. Wean while, the antl-RolshevIk
forces which recently captured Perm,
are advancing on Viatka. east of Vic
)"cda. Th capture of Vologda by the
Archangel forces wtuld enable them to
Jnm hands will the Omsk forces west
f Perm.-
NEW TORK. Jan. 14. Captain A. Ol
son, skipper of the American schooner
Encore and First Officer M. Buckard.
of the American bark Beluga, both Cal-
Ifornians. have reached New York
afy r months of adventure as prisoners
on the famous German sea raider Wolf
and In German prison camps.
Buckard Is from San Francisco; Ol
son from Berkeley, oom ji
they were well treated on the sea
raider, badly used at Kiel and robbed.
Seated and half starvd at VUllngen,
the Germans even keeping 100 marks
per man sent them by tho American
Government.
Buckard's ship was captured by the
raider, according to tneir story, on
July . 1917. near Capo Horn, two
months after she had left San Fran
clsco and Olson's In the same vicinity
on July 14. Both crewa were, taken
aboard the raider and the ships sunk.
From that time until February. 1.
they wero prisoners on tho raider.
while she cruised in the South Pacific,
the South Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea
and off the coast of Africa capturing
and looting allied merchant ships.
Then with 13a prisoners aboard, she
headed for home.
"When the raids wers Tew and far
SVtween the food supply ran low. but
we noticed that the crew of the Wolf
were given the same fare we got, and
so there was nothing to kick about."
said Buckard.
"If I live to be a million years old. I
shall never forget our arrival at Kiel,
in a blinding snowstorm, March 1 last.
None of us was -warmly clad, dnd we
were hertied Into an old shed, where we
remained 41 hours, suffering from ex
posure and hunger.
"On the third day we wero transfer
red to the notorious prison at Vlllln
gen, and a hundred times In the nine
months that followed I wished I was
back on the Wolf."
Legislators Eagerly Seek
Practical Solution.
MANY SCHEMES SUGGESTED
Proposals Now in Sight .In
volve Huge Expenditure.
ROAD BUILDING ATTRACTS
i,
Lawmakers Want Programme
Adopted to Furnish Work for
Returning Soldiers.
FINANCIAL . RUIN FEARED
Extended I". S. Operation of Tele
phone Lines Declared Needed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Financial
losses and In some cases ruin for tele
phono companies was predicted today
by W. IL Lamar, solicitor of the Post-
office Iepartment and member of the
wire control committee, unless Govern
ment operation of the wire systems is
extended at least two or three years
to permit a general reconstruction of
rates and restoration of normal conditions.
Mr. Lamar, testifying In the House
postofflc committee hearing on the
pending Administration bill, said much
remained to be done toward the elimi
nation of wasteful practices through
unification.
PRO-HUN TALK COSTS JOB
Pom at Clerk at Eugene Dismissed
by Order From Washington.-
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EUGENE. Or, Jan. 14. (Special.)
Pro-German remarks and Indications of
pro-German sympathies cost A. M.
Dickey, -postal clerk, his job, accord
ing m E U Campbell, Eugene post
master, who announced the dismissal of
Dickey from hla position In the local
office today. The removal was ordered
by Fir.it Assistant Postmaster-General
Kroonx( and becomes effective at once.
Dickey came to Eugene about a year
ago. having been, transferred rrom a
posts I position In the Panama Canal
gone. -
DEATH REPORT BRINGS JOY
Womaa Reads Letter, Laughs; Sol
dier Husband's Insurance 1 1 0,00 0.
VANCOUVER. Wash.: Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) The reports from many parts of
the United States that some women
of an adventurous nature married sol
diers, in the high hopes that the hus
bands would be killed and that they
would collect the Insurance money, are
based on fact. It is believed here.
A young woman, wc"l dressed, went
to the postoiiice tooay ana receivea a
letter. She opened, read and laughed
loudly. A man driving a machine in
which she rode downtown asked her
what was the good news. She aston
ished him by replying that -her hus
band had been killed and she would
get the 1 10. COO Insurance.
IRRIGATION SHOWS RESULT
flood Crops Reported by Farmers on
Klamath Project.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Jan. I
(Special.) Fifty-five dollars per "aere
from 11. lit acres of alfalfa. ITS acres
of potatoes at 111! per acre, were"
among the features of the annual re
port of the Klamath Irrigation Proj
ect. Just completed here.
Crops were reported trom acres
and gave a total value or i.yz.ui wttn
an average return of 18. 2 per acre.
Barley averaged fit per acre; hay.
IJ0.70 per acre: oats. Iit.iO per acre:
rye. til l, and wheat. Sugar
beets raised for stock feeding .yielded
an approximate average of 144 per acre.
FOREIGNERS PLAN TO COME
GENEVA. Swl'er:nd- Jan. 14. (By
the Associated Press.) The Bclsjievik
government In Petrograd has tele
graphed an ultimatum la the Swiss
Federal authorities, saying that .unless
59 Hlabelki. who were arrested and
Imprisoned in the fortress of Savantan.
In the canton of Valais. are rcleaed
beforo February 1. 14 Swiss cittsens In
Fetrorrad will 'be shot without trial.
There is great Indignation here over
situation. Tha Bolnhevlkl move-
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 14.
(Special.) Schemes for the employ
ment of returned soldiers, involving at
least 1:0.000.000. are now in sight In
the Legislature. Various tentative ideas
are being advanced, but yet no one
has a real solution. "
In the Oregon Legislature there, are
90 members, each one sitting back nd
waiting for one of the other 89 to
appear as a Moses. The member.'who
produces a practical solution to the
problem of finding employment for the
returned soldiers and for the civilians
who will be replaced by the ex-soldiers
will have no trouble in securing en
thusiastic support. It is generally rec
ognized in Senate and House that the
one big piece of legislation which must
be adopted is a programme which will
provide employment for the returning
soldiers at good wages.
Namrroah Scheme Proposed.
Suggestions thus far fall under these
heads: 1 Road construction; I Public
buildings:" t Irrigation development;
4 Clearing looged-off lands; 6 Con
solidatlon of Portland Dock Commission
and Tort of Portland. -
Possibly all of these auggesr.ona will
bo adopted and Interwoven into a re
construction programme. Now as to the
finances. There may be 19,000,000 for
roads, financed "by a bond issue cared
for by motor vehicle license . fees;
IS.000.080 for Irrigation development;
15.000.000 for consolidation of the Port
and Dock Commissions; $250,000. ap
proximately, for public buildings, and
no one can estimate what the logged
off lands would require.
Aid for Soldiers Deslrrd.
The. five groups indicated are merely
the high points which have come to
the surface already. Each one is cal
culated to give employment to many
people. There will very probably be
a dozen or a score of other sugges
tions brought forward within the next
four or five weeks.
. On two facta the lawmakers are
unanimously agreed. The first is that
they are prepared to go to almost any
length to create employment for the
returning soldiers. The second fact on
which there Is unanimity Is that no bne
has advanced a goofl. general policy.
No Legislature was ever, more filled
with good intentions. The members
will, do the right thing if some one will
show them how. Suggestions are now
in order, but they should be workable.
"I am at a loss to adva.w-e the right
Idea." said Speaker Jones. "There are
a number or Representatives wno have
thought deeply, but they are apparent
ly as much at sea as the others."
Road Plaas Well Advertised.
President of the Senate Vinton Is
optimistic but the Senate Is evidently
,ong list of corrections.
..rise 11 killed in action. SI
. unds, 5 from accident (one
1 --v 11 or disease. 1 wcunaea se-
s 1 aegree unaeierminea. siignt
v J 1 missing- in action. Following
le summary to dater
Oeaths Reported. Today. Total.
Killed In action . a. ... . 28.804 11 2S.915
Lout at Sea . .- .
Died of wound .
Died of disease
Died . of accident
Total deaths
v ounded
31MJ
. . 12.1!4
. 17.781
. 2.3.-.1
1J9.S30
Missing and prisoners.. 1W.446
Ot
Tl
5
i:is
75
1
386
12,24.-1
17.852
INFLUENZA CASES
REACH HIGH MARK
Council Expected .to Pass
Mask Ordinance Today.
61.762
12S.B0S
19.447
Total casualties 210,600 21 .210,814
OREGON.
Died of wound
Seely, Chester J. Mrs. Mary Seeley 143
,r w. Liberty St.. Portland. Or.
Wounded severely (previously missing)
Johnaon, Andrew, 2017 East Taylor street,
Portland, Or.
WASHINGTON,
nted'of disease
H:ititrnm. frlriclr I t'rrlr Mnnrna Wah
Jiimes, KJaon, ilarysville. Wash.
Returned to duty (previously reported
killed) '
Hmker. Thomas- Fooksne. Wash.
NIH. Daniel H.. Wenatchee. Wash.
Wounded severely ;"
Bemp. otto A Allyn. Wah. ' ' - i
ShBffer. Ted, Tacoma. Waih. -
Wounded, derree undetermined (previous
ly reported mistting)
Loucks. Hoy K.. Mansfield, Wash.
I.rppardt. Arthur P., Tacoma, Wash
Morton. George M.. Napavlne. Wash,
isokstadt, Ivec G.. Seattle. Wash. ,- .
IDAHO.
Died of wounda
Davlea. John T.. Payette, Idaho.
vv ounded. undetermined (nreviooslv miss-
Deluca, Domenlc. Harrison. Idaho.
Louire, John, Khann, Idaho.
Returned to ilutT (nrevionslr misainr)
Thorpe, Will, Jocatello. Idaho.
ALAB4.UA. ' -
Died of disease
Leach, Joseph, Tuscaloosa, Ala. v
ARKANSAS.
Died of Disease
Coffeen. F. T. (i-ict.). Knoble. Ark.
Robinson. Ross H. (Cpl.l, Cabot, Ark.
Holdefield, Tom. Buthersville. Ark.
Died from accident and other causes
Cook, Fred (f-st.), licno, Ark.
CALIFORNIA.
Pied from wonndM
Wort h !ey. it. capt.), Los Angeles. CaL
Died of disease
Mills. Percy A. (LL), Penn Grove. Cal.
Gilaon, VViKIam S.. Los Angeles, Cal.
COLORADO.
Died of wounds
Smith, Eben L. (LL). Denver, Colo.
COXSKCTICCT.
Died of disease
Joyce. Harold. V"., Unlonvllle, Conn.
Burchancs, A. E., South Kent. Conn.
Smith, Stephen : Mlddletown, Conn.
Died of accident
Sharpe( Charies E.. Waterbury, Conn.
FLORIDA.
Died of disease-
Faulkner, Wot Edsar, Perry, Fla.
GEORGIA.
Died of wounds -
Davis. George. E. Rome. Ga.
Died from accident and other causes-
Thompson, pe-un, Lltonla, Ga.
4 ILLINOIS.
Killed In action
Carter. A. R. (LL). Carbnndale. III.
Led better, Charles V.. Eiizauethtoivo, II L
Died of wounds -
Cahill. John. Wheaton. 111.
CD-OPERATION 'BEST .WEAPON
Sale of Germ Protectors
, Charge of Nurses.
in
Price fixed at io cents
Director-General and Advisory Com
niittee Pass All Day Yesterday
Outlining Flans for Fight.
'ahlll
aVJe
le. Walter B., Bethany. IIL'
Woodward, Marcus. Chicago.
Died of disease . '
Baldwin, ii-njumin B. (Lt.), Mendon, III.
t;erry, Robert L., Pomona. 111.
Teniesoliky, Alexander. Georgetown, III.
Shopkouskl, Frank, Cicero. 111. ,
INDIANA.
Killed In action
Gibson. "Gail. New Goshen, Ind.
Died af wounds .
Babrock, Charlie J., Porter, Ind.
Died of disease
Illatt, Ralph. Arcadia. Ind.
ImMer, Lorlng E., Connelsville, Ind.
IOWA. .
Died of wounds
Roeder. Roland P., Grundy Center: Iowa.
Rosenbum, Fred W., Calmar, Iowa.
Wllklna, - Charles F., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Died of disease '
Kelter, James C, Ottumws, Is.
KANSAS.
Died of wounds
Birvn, Albert Ji. tLt.), Liwrence, Kan.
Died ef disease
Carpenter, A. B. Elec.-Sst., Oswego, Kan.
KENTICKI.
Died of wounds
Lamb, Ernest A.. Fulton, Ky.
Died of disease
Mullens, Charley, Florreas, Ky.
LOUISIANA.
Died of disease .
Saucier, Abner (Cpl ). Momon, La." . ,
Brooks. Pearl, Mana, La.
MAINE.
Died of wounds '
Shaw, Edwin ((Bugler), Landsdowne. ate.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Died of wounds ' . .
Lewenberg. Mandel, Dorchester, Mass.
Died or disease
Donivn T. J. (Wag). Cambridge, Mass. .-
Jacobus. Harold F. (Lt.). Ttwoer Falls, Mass.
I.nndt. Tom, North Oxford. . Mass. ,
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IXFLIESZA SITUATION TODAY.
Four hundred and twenty-two
new cases reported to Health Bu
reau for 24 hours ended yester
day. Fifteen deaths recorded yester
day (rom influenza. .
Mask ordinance before council
at 11 o'clock this morning.
Masks to be sold at 10 cents
each or three for 25 cenAs for
benefit of Visiting Nurses' Asso
ciation.
Headquarters forj distribution
of masks established in basement
of Hotel Portland.
Masks to be furnuished free to
all persons unable to purchase
them.
Forty-five patients removed to
County Hospital.
The influenza epidemic in Portland
and Multnomah County Is still on the
increase, 422 new cases having been re
ported to the City Health Office yes
terday. Fifteen, deaths also. were re
corded, the majority of which were on
Sunday and Monday. v'
Director-General Sommer and his ad
visory committee of 25 business men
worked throughout yesterday perfect-:
ing the county-wide organization with
which lt is hoped the disease can be
stamped out
Masks have made their appearance
on the faces of many employes-of the
large department Stores. The sale of
masks was instituted irr the basement
of the Hotel Portland under the di
rection stf Mrs. C. B.. Simmons. ' The
masks are made by volunteer Red Cross
workersCnd the proceeds derived from
their sale will be given to the' Visiting
Nurses' Association, to be utilized" in
caring for influenza patients. -
Mask Ordinance Prepared, '
The Red Cross workers at first
objected to the sale of the masks, bu
this objection was withdrawn after
representatives of the Portland chapter
of the Red Cross met with the publicity
committee of the Consolidated Health
Board.
In making- the announcement of the
ale -of masks, Dr. Sommer made it
clear " that all persons who could not
afford to purchase masks would be fur
nisiied with germ protectors withou
charge, i
-An ordinance drafted by City Attor
ney LaRoche. making the wearing of
masks compulsory In public gathering,
department stores, theaters, churches
and meetings, will go before the City
INAUGURATION MARKED
BY SIMPLE CEREMONY.'
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GO. WITHYCOMBE TAKES OATH
BEFORE LEGISLATURE.
Incumbent Is First Republican
Oregon to Succeed Himself as
State's Chief Executive.
in
STATE CAPITAL, Salem, Jan. 14.
(Special.) Governor Withycombe was
officially inaugurated this afternoon
and declared to be the first Republi
can Governor of the state to succeed
himself, when the ballots of the 1918
general election were canvassed by a
joint committee of the Senate and the
House. ' .
The inauguration ceremonies were
impressive, but simple. There was an
absence of gold braid, and fuss and
feathers. Mrsl Hallie Farrish Durdall,
of Salem, singing the "Star-Spangled
Banner," gave the only touch to the
ceremonies which did not smack of the
official and . formal and after a few
brief words the Governor plunged into
the reading of his message.
Senator Ira Smith, of Coos County,
who 24 years ago assisted to escort
Governor Pennoyer from his office to
be "inaugurated, ledthe committee to
escort Governor Withycombe today and
with him were Senator GiU and Rep
resentatives Brand, Hare and Burdick.
The Governor was sworn in by Chief
Justice McBride. with members of the
Supreme Court standing on the
speaker's rostrum behind him and state
officials clustered around the sides.
Fear of influenza did not keep away
spectators who crowded the rear of
the House where the ceremonies were
held and stretched out into the lobbies.
The Governor only covered the vital,
points in his message, not atffempting
to read It completely' and referring
the members to printed copies which
soon were put on their desks.
He made a special appeal to the
members-aside from the one contained
his message, that the Legislature
promptly and unanimously, if possible.
ratify the-National prohibition amend
ment. '
DRY-U.S., 53 TO 3
Federal Amendment For
mally Ratified.
SENATE WILL - ACT TODHY
Representatives Kubli, Lewis,
McFarland Vote No.
6 STATES RATIFY MEASURE
of a
SEATTLE WINS TEST CASES
Superior Court Holds Bonds to Buy
Streetcar System Valid.
SEATTLE, Jan. 14. Today was won
hat attorneys called the first round
fight to put through a $15,000,000
deal for he purchase of the local
treet railway system of the Puget
Sound Traction, Light & Power Com
pany. Judge King Dykeman, of the
Superior Court, sustained the city in
est cases brought by taxpayers at
tacking the validity of the bonds to be
ssued to purchase the lines.
The case is to be appealed to the
Supreme Court for a final decision.
S. CEMETERY PROPOSED
REVOLUTIONISTS, COMPOSED OF SOLDIERS. SAILORS AND WORKMEN PARADE STREETS OF BERLIN
Present Labor Demand In TL. S. Re
ported Nearly Equal to Supply.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Thousands
of Italian and Austrian war prisoners
ar planning to com to America as
soon as possible. John R. Densmore,
director of the Federal employment
service, told the House immigration
committee today at the beginlng of
hearings on bills to prohibit immigra
tion. ""
Ho- said that up to this time the de
mand for labor was about equal to
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PARIS SQUARE BERLIN, WITH FAMOCS. BBANDENBfRG GATE IN BACKGROUND. . . .
Secretary Baker Asks Purehstse of
Land In France for -Field of Honor.'
WASHINGTON', Jan. 14. Secretary
Baker today submitted to Chairman
Dent of Use House military committee
-a. bill t authorize purchase of land in
France for-a military cemetery, to be
designated "The American Field of
Honor." ,
Soldiers, sailors and marines' would
be buried there unless their relatives
otherwise requested.
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indi
, ana, Kansas and North Carolina
Swell Prohibition List to 30.
AMKJVD.MKNT RATIFIED BY 30
STATES. '
With the additions yesterday
of Indiana, Arkansas, North Car
olina, Illinois, Kansas and Ala
bama to the list of states which
have ratified the constitutional
amendment suppressing the
liquor traffic, the total now
stands at 30. The number re
quired to make the amendment
effective is 36. The states which
have voted ratification, in order
of accession to the list, follow:
Mississippi
Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
North Uakota
Maryland ' .
Monta.na
Texas
Delaware
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Arizona
Georgia
Louisiana
Florida '
Michigan
Ohio
Oklahoma
Idaho
Tennessee
Maine .
West Virginia
Washington
California
Indiana
Arkansas
North Carolina
Illinois -
Kansas
Alabama
PLAGUE PROBE PROPOSED
House Resolution Would Look Into
Influenza Situation.
STATE CAPITOL, Saleru. Jan. 14.
(Special.) If a resolution introduced
by Representative Sheldon today in the
House carries, a special' committee,
made up of Senate and House member?,
will InvestigatT the influenza condi
tions in and around the State Capitol.
States In which one of the two
.houses have already voted to rat
ify are: Nebraska, Colorado. Utah,
Oregon. Other states claimed by
drys are: Connecticut, Iowa, Min
nesota, Missouri, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyo
ming. Expected to vote wet. New Jer
sey. Hopeful for ratification,
Pennsylvania. Even chance. New
York.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S2
degrees; mlnimumr40 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; fresh' southeasterly winds.
Legislatures.
State's big- problem Is to furnish work for
unemployed. Page 1. :
Compulsory voting- in Oregon proposed.
Page 6.
Criminal syndicalism -bill passed over Gov
ernor Listers veto. Page i.
Governor Withycombe takes oath of office.
Page 1.
Oregon House ratifies prohibition amend
ment, fuge l.
Division looms in consolidation plan. Pass 6.
vwr.
Official casualty list. Pago 1. - ' -.
Foreirn.
WaV stalks In east of Europe. Page 1.
Italian agitators use President's speeches to
stir revolt. . Feee -
League of' nations' will bes pivot of peace
conference, -page 2.
6emblance of order restsred in Berlin.
Page 3. :
Paris peace conference to set only as unit;
Page 4.
Three Y. M. C. A. workers arrested. Page 4.
Nations L
Mann's war record subject of gossip. Page 5.
Knox resolution worries Democrats. Page 3.
Domestic.
German sea raider s victims reach home.
Page 1. . '.
Death of Colonel Roosevelt changes political
outiooa.- rigc . -
National labor congress bars bociallsts. and
L W. Ws. Page 4. y
Sports.
Minor leagues threaten to break with majors
if demands are not Krantea. rage 10.
Pacific Northwest.
St. Helens-editor convicted of libel. Page S.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain Dealers Association plans work for
coming year, rage 21.
Cancellation of Canadian orders breaks corn
at Chicago. Page si.
Wall-street stock market in. professional
hands. Page Zl.
Peace-time harbor forces organized. Page 17.
' Portland and Vicinity. .
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.4
nfluenza cases reach high mark. Page 1.
Father . claims son he has never seen.
Pige 14.
R. Lea Barnes, vice-president of United
States National Bank, retires. Page 2.
Officer of 20th Engineers returns from
France. Page 11.
leutenant John Burgard returns. ' Page I).
Money to be lent to returned soldiers. Page i.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 14.
(Special.) The House of Representa
tives of the Oregon Legislature late
today ratified the prohibition amend
ment to the Federal Constitution by a
vote of 53 for, to three against, four
being absent.
Representatives Kubli, Lewis and Mc
Farland, of Multnomah, registered their
votes against the amendment.
Prediction is made that the amend
ment will be ratified by the Senate to
morrow. The Senate resolutions com
mittee reported unanimously in favor
of the amendment this afternoon and
it is expected it will come up the first
thing in the morning. A private poll
of the members indicates that there
will not be a dissenting vote in the
upper house.
Two Offer Explanations.
Representative Kubli, in explaining
his negative vote today, declared that
he voted as he did, "because I have
firm convictions along this line." He
expressed himself as being embarrassed.
not because of the attitude he assumed,
but because "many of my good friends
here differ from me and I know they
are firm in their convictions when they
do so. I will not refer to others of
my friends who differ from me for
other reasons."
Representative Lewis explained his
vote after he had made an ineffectual
attempt to have the resolution recom
mitted with an amendment to refer it
to the people for an "instructive vote."
This precipitated the only real fight
over the resolution favoring the
amendment. Mr. Lewis endeavored to
be relieved from voting, but at the
same time to be allowed to put into
the journal aJrrief explanation of why
he did not vote. Gordon accused him
of being "cowardly." Lewis stated that
his object was to allow a unanimous
vote on the measure in favor of it, but
stated he could not conscientiously
vote in favor of It unless it were re
ferred to the people. McFarland made
no explanation as to his negative vote.
Elmore Introduces Resolution.
The resolution providing for ratifica-
cation of- the amendment was Intro
duced by Representative Elmore, who
declared he had been fighting for 23
years tt bring about just such an ac
complishment. 1
'An interested spectator was J. M.
Shelley of Eugene, who declared he
was responsible for the first legal step
in the state to bring about this ratifi
cation, when 16 years ago as a member
of the Legislature he put through the
bill providing for the Australian ballot
system of voting.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. Six states today
completed ratification of the prohibi
tion constitutional amendment, and
brought the number taking such action
to 30. The number necessary for rati
fication is 36.
Alabama, Afkansas. Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas and North Carolina were the
states that completed ratification to
day.
In
Grape Growers Protest.
addition the Oregon House, the
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