THE MORNING O KEG ONI AN, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1919.
NINE PRISONERS ABE
KILLED BY MILITARY
Executions Follow Return of
Political Fugitives.
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PRISON NOW UNDER GUARD
Slaying of Men Said to Have Been
Carried Out Without Knowledge
Supreme Governor Kolcbak.
Vladivostok, Friday. Jan. n. (By
the Associated Press.) Of the prison
ers who were released from jail at
Omsk as the result of' an abortive
Bolshevik plot late in December, nine
of those who voluntarily returned were
killed by the military without the
knowledge of Admiral Kolchak, the
supreme governor of the Omsk govern
ment, or his Ministers, according: to in
formation that has just come to light.
The motive of the executions- is ob
scure but the Inclusion among the nine
victims of several important members
of the constituent assembly, prominent
journalists and public leaders, points
in the minds of many to the use of
Bolshevik methods of Intimidation and
suppression of the idea of a constituent
assembly.
When the jail was opened on the
nieht of December 22, the political pris
oners at first "refused to leave their
cells and it is said they were threatened
with, being shot if they persisted. They
were told, it is reported, that the au
thority of Omsk had been seized by
the Bolsheviki.
The following day when it became
clear that the plot had failed the gov
ernment issued a proclamation urging
those who had been released to re
turn to the prisons under pain of court
martial. The military authorities and the Min
ister of Justice appealed to the rela
tives of the men released advising their
immediate return and the fugitives
were brought to prison by their wives,
relatives and acquaintances.
At 3 o'clock in the morning of De
cember 24 an automobile stopped at
the jail and took away nine of the
prisoners. All of these have since com
pletely disappeared. When the facts
became known to the Council of Min
isters, the supreme ruler. Admiral Kol
chak, sent a special detachment of sol
diers to guard the prison.
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COURT ACTS ON OWN LAW
Linn County Judge Construes Act
Introduced When Senator.
ALBANY, Or., Jan, 19. (Special.)
The unusual event of the author of a
legislative act being called upon ju
dicially to construe its terms occurred
here yesterday when Percy R. Kely,
Circuit Judge of the Third Judicial
District, construed some provisions of
the Oregon law regarding the regis
tration of titles to real property, popu
larly called the Torrens Land Law.
This law was introduced in Oregon by
Judge Keliy, when he was a Btate Sen
ator from Linn County about 18 years
.ago. ...r
Judge Kelly handed 'down a decision
yesterday sustaining' a demurrer filed
by District Attorney Hill, in. behalf of
the defendant, in a mandamus case
brought by Marvin Marvin and Travis
Martin against Miss Velma Q. Davis,
County Recorder of Linn County, to
require her to file some deeds which
Bhe had refused to accept for filing
until the duplicate certificate of title
was surrendered with them. Under the
decision the court holds Miss Davis
correct in refusing to file the instru
DEE COUPLE ON HARD TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. J. If. Crenshaw Brave
Epidemic and Weather.
HOOD RIVER, Oi., Jan 19. (Spe
cial.) Enroute to their orchard place
at Dee. by wagon and team, from Spo
kane, Wash., Mr. and I.Irs. J. II. Cren
shaw arrived here last night. Mr. Cren
shaw, a chemist, on enlistment was as
signed to duty in a gas mask factory
at Astoria, L. I. When calls were made
for women workers at the big factory,
Mrs. Crenshaw entered the war work.
After Mr. Crenshaw was mustered
out of service, he and his wife returned
to Spokane for a visit with his parents,
who presented the couple with a valu
able team and wagon. The outfit was
driven here overland.
OREGON MEN AT LUSSAC
Hood .River Soldier Writes From
Station In France.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) According to a letter received
by Air. and Mrs. George H. Lynn from
Radio Sergeant William Bailey, of
Headquarters Company, the 69th Ar
tillery, composed chiefly of Oregon and
Washington men. the regiment is sta
tioned at Lussac. France. Sergeant
Bailey - says he does not know just
when they will sail.
The letter was written Just before
Christmas.
BRITISH COAL LOSS HUGE
Federal Board Reports on Fuel Sit
uation Abroad.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. The com
mission tent to Europe by the Federal
Fuel Administration to study fuel con
dit'ons in France and England have
submitted a supplemental report show
ing that Great Britain during the war
Buffered a loss in coal of approximately
185.000,000 tons.
This, the report said, was in contrast
to the record or the united States
which was able to increase its out
put under stress of war necessity.
RIOTS ATTEND ELECTION
(Continued From Flrnt Page.)
when they tried to escape on Friday
night.
VIENNA, Jan. 19. (Via Amsterdam.)
Dr. Otto Bauer, the Foreign Minister
of German Austria, in an election
speech yesterday indorsed the union of
German Austria with Germany.
Photo Copyright. tiy Underwood. .
After 50 years of Germanic oppression, liberated Strassbourg- openly rejoiced
the victory of the allies. This one little house on the Qual des Batellern cele
brated the victory with most elaborate decorations. Placards extolling Wilson
Clemenceau, Foch, Poincare and Lloyd George occupied prominent places in the
windows; the allied flags flaunted from the staffs, while wreaths and ribbons
were strung artistically with swinging lanterns from the cornices.
YANKS RELEASED BY HUNS
3 WASHINGTON 3IEX REACH
FRANCE FROM GERMANY.
Captain James Hall, Member of
Famous Lafayette Escadrillc, Is
Among Prisoners Freed.
WASHINGTON, , Jan. 19. Captain
James Norman Hall, of Colfax, la., a
member of the tamous "Lafayette Es
cadrille" and later attached to the
American air forces In France, who was
driven down wounded behind the Ger
man lines last May, has returned to
France from Germany. His name and
those of 135 other American prisoners
of war who have been released were
contained in a list made public today
by the War Department.
Others released Included Axel L. An
derson, of Sweden, first officer of the
American steamship Winulow, which
was sunk by the German raider Wolf.
In the list also were the names of two
civilians, Christie Keppler, whose ad
dress was not given, and Howard War
ren, of Myersville, Md.
The names of the military prisoners
included the following enlisted men:
Robert E. O. McEnany, Vancouver,
Wash.; Fred W. McEnany, Vancouver,
Wash.; William Norris, Fartnington,
Wash.; Ralph Turco, 1005 South Traf
ton St., Tacoma, Wash.
FUTURE DANGER IS SEEN
America Declared at the Fork In
Road of Civilization.
WATERBURT, Conn., Jan. 19. "We
stand at the fork In the road of civili
zation and it is up to us whether we
shall ' go Up or down," declared A.
Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard
University, in an address here last
nigrht on the league to enforce peace.
- ".Does anyone doubt that in the next
war airplanes will be able to cross the
Atlantic and drop poison gas on New
York City?" he continued. "Ask our
selves whether our proximity to Eur
ope will allow us to stand back and
consider selfishly whether we can fail
to take up the responsibilities of the
league of nations. Where is there peace
in Europe today? If the threat of the
allied hand were withdrawn there
would be an explosion in an hour.
"The hatreds In Germany and Russia
make of Europe a' power magazine. If
England, France, Italy and the United
States say there will be no more war,
there will be none. If an agreement
against war among honest nations
had been in effect five years ago thera
would have been no war."
SETTING LACKS SPLENDOR
(Continued From First Page.)
Dufur District Hard Hit by Fin.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) The Dufur district in this county
has been hard hit by the influenza epi
demic during the past week, six deaths
being reported from that section. They
include Will C. Gulliford. who died
three days after his wife: Lafayette E.
Benedict, Marion Huff, and. three sls
tprs, Alice. Elsie and Ruby Weherg.
The City.Council of Dufur has declared
a quarantine and ordered all persons
coming from houses where there is in
fluenza to wear masks while in public
places. ' '
drew Tardieu stopped -him long enough
to shake hands, and this was repeated
by others of th French mission, includ
ing Foreign Minister Fiction, Finance
Minister Louis Klotz. and Jules Cam
bon. Later, Marshal Foch joined the
group, and he, too, greeted the Presi
dent, who had now reached his chair,
beside which he remained standing
Seats Apsiprned to Delegates.
President Wilson's place was to the
immediate right of the great chair re
served for President Poincare. Beside
President Wilson stood Secretary of
State Lansing, then came Henry White
and General Bliss. One saw that the
chair Intended for Colonel E. M. House
was vacant, and realized that Colonel
House's illness is worse than is gener
ally admitted.
Premier Clemenceau etood at the
turn of the table, being to the right of
the Americans, and after his five asso
ciates were placed the Italians, headed
by Baron Sonnino, Foreign Minister of
Italy. Then came the three Belgian
delegates, and at the end of the right
hand table sat the two Brazilian dele
gates. To the left of President Poincare
were the British delegates with four
places reserved. Premier Lloyd George,
who was to sit next to President Poin
care, was not present at the moment,
but Foreign Secretary Balfour was, and
so were Andrew Bonar Law and George
Nicoll Barnes.
Japanese Not Affeeted.
Their brethren from the other British
dominions followed in order, and were:
Two Canadians, headed by Premier
Eorden; two Australians, headed by
Premier Hughes; two South Africans.
General Louis Botha and General Jan
C. Smuts: one New Zealander, Premier
William F. Massey. and two East In
dians, the Maharajah of Bikaner and
Lord Sinha.
Then were noticed next in position
the five Japanese delegates, ex-Premier
Sainji, Baron Makino, Viscount Chinda,
Baron Matsul and Count Hayashl. suave
and quite baffling in their poise.' Noth
ing disconcerted them, nothing sur
prised them and seemingly nothing af
fected them. At the end of the left
table was a place for the delegates
from Bolivia, and inside the U were
placed the delegates from Siam, Rou
mania, Poland, Panama, Liberia, Hed
Jaz, Guatemala, Ecuador. China, Uru
guay, Czepho-Slovakta. Serbia. Portu
gal, Hayti, Peru, Greece and Cuba.
There were several places vacant and
they were not filled because some of
the delegates have not yet arrived in
Paris.
President Poincara rvons.
This arrangement was at Just 10 min
utes to 3 o'clock when President Wilson
entered the chamber. The British dele
gates came in at the same time. Four
minutes later the President of the
French republic came through, the door
and advanced to the position of honor
at the head of the table. President
Poincare looked nervous.
He wore. In common with almost all
the others, the afternoon frock coat, but
Premier Clemenceau preferred the
formal dress swallow-tail coat and the
gray gloves which he kept on through
the whole programme. There has not
been a single hand-clap or even raised
voice. The scene was much like a
church before the sermon.
Suddenly attention arrived by the
single stroke of the clock. It was 3
o'clock and before the echo of the
chime had died President Poincare be
gan his welcoming speech. All the
members of the delegation were on
their feet and remained standing.
There was no announcement, no prayer
no rapping for order. One realized
with a start that President Poincare
was speaking and that with the first
word the new destinies for the world
had been placed in motion.
PLANE CRASH KILLS FLYER
Lieutenant E. A. Elliott Falls in
Long-Distance Flight.
KHP.EVEPORT, La., Jan. 19. Lieu
tenant E. A. Elliott, of Boston, Mass.,
died lust night from serious injuries
about the body and a fractured skull
he received Saturday afternoon, when
the piano he was driving from Gerst
ner Field. Lake Charles. La., to this
city, fell near the fair grounds park.
Sergeant H. C. Abrama, In the ma
chine with him, escaped unhurt.
Lime Importation Unrestricted.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 19. Senator Chamberlain
has advised the Henry Cowell Lime &
Cement Company of Portland that all
restrictions on the Importation of lime
were removed on January 1, according
to-informatlon received from the War
Trade Board.
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. PROPRIATIOX MEASURES.
Congress to Make Effort to Clear
Calendar of Important Legis
lation by March 1.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. In an effort
to clear the calendar of important leg
islation before the session ends, March
4. both the Senate and House will give
general right of way this yeek to ap
propriation bills.
The Senate expects to pass tomorrow
the administration. meanure appropriat
ing J 100.000.000. requested by President
Wilson for famine relief in Kurope.
while the House, after passage of the
legislative appropriation bill, the fourth
of ths sixteen regular supply measures,
plans to begin work on the annual dip
lomatic and consular bill. The Senate
may take up legislation validating in
formal war- contracts.
House committees will work this
week on the Army, Navy, agriculture,
Indian and other measures. Including
the naval building program. Final ac
tion may come this week on the long
delayed war revenue bill. The conferees
hope for complete agreement on the bill
by Saturday.
Investigations of German propa
ganda and the National Security League
will continue tomorrow, as will hear
ings on the railroad situation and the
bill to regulate the meat industry.
Debate on the Prussian situation and
general peace questions is expected to
be resumed in the Senate tomorrow or
Tuesday In connection with the resolu
tion of Senator Johnson, of California.
Republican, demanding withdrawal of
American troops from Russia.
Community Institute to Be Held.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 18. (Spe
cial.) The fifth annual community In
stitute of the Pine Grovn district will
be held on Friday. Saturday and Sun
day. January 31 and February 1 and 3.
Topics of school, grange, horticultural
and church interest will be discussed
by pomlnent speakers from the Northwest.
ESTHONIANS DEFEAT REDS
Bolsheviki Reported to Be Retiring
Toward Ptkov.
LONDON. Jan. 19. (Brltich Wireless
Service.) The Ksthonian general staff
reports that the Uolcbeviki are rapidly
retiring toward Pskov, ISO ml south
west of Petrgrad. The mouth of the
Narova River, which flows between
the governments of Petrograd and Ks
thonla, has been occupied by the Es
thonlans. According to a communication from
Reval, the Bolsheviki, before giving
up Dorpat, Livonia, shot 225 men and
80 women. Among those executed were
the chief orthodox bishop of Esthonia.
and four Lutheran pastors. The num
ber of persons shot at Wesenberg. Kb
thonia, before the BoUhevlkt fled, ex
ceeded 170.
WASCO TO FURNISH AID
Business Men Plan Caring for Re
turning Soldiers.
THE DALLES. Jan. 19. (Special.)
Any Wasco County soldiers and sailors
who arrive home without funds will be
provided with meals and lodging by the
local committee organised for that pur
pose. If plans to be submitted to a
meeting1 of the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday evening are approved.
The local committee for returning
soldiers and sailors Includes Clyde T.
Bonney. A. R. Chase, J. T. Rorlck and
K. B. Ingela. They will also seek to
find employment for men returning
from service and placed their first man
on a local ranch yesterday.
Tha South will raise more broom
corn, and it is possible that this useful
household implement will be chesper.
HOUSE RAID TAKES 3
LIQUOR VIOLATION OX TUALA
TIN HIGHWAY CHARGED.
W. J. Hntchlson, Alleged Proprietor,
Tom MeKal and Woman Arrest
ed by Clackamas Sheriff.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) W. J. Hutchison, Tom McKale
and a woman giving her name as Mr.
Davis were arrested at 3 o'clock this
morning In a raid on a roadhouse on
the Tualatin road about five miles
southwest of this city and were
brought here under bonds on a charge
of having liquor unlawfully In their
possession. All were able to furnish
the necessary bail and were released
from custody.
In the raid, which was eonu-jcted by
Sheriff Wilson and Deputies Mead. Joy
ner and Hugn?i. intoxicating liquor of
an estimated value of $1000 was seized
together with a quantity of opium. The
liquor was found In various places on
what is known as the Clyde Jenkins
place, some being found In the chicken
yard, stable and other outbuildings.
Hutchison is believed to be a resi
dent of Portland and proprietor of the
roadhouse, while officers say McKale.
who ts known as "Frenchle." Is an em
ploye. The roalhouoe. Sheriff Wilson
says, has been under surxeillance for
some time and Is regarded as a dis
tributing point for liquor slipped Into
the stale for Portland consumption.
Hutchison's bond was fixed at $400;
MeKale's at 150 and Mrs. Davis' at
$400. Portland friends are said to have
secured their release.
ron. Mr. Fherrleh's parents expect hiru
to be mustered out of the service with
in the next few weeks. The young man
f'ill-td st Vancouver. Wash., in th
Spring of 1917.
Barrett Soldier Returns.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) Ralph B. Sherrleb. son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Sherrleb, pioneers of the
Barrett district, has arrived In New
York City from France, where he was
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