U. S. AND ENTENTE
STEEL SHIP BUILDING
CURB UNDER ATTACK
SOUNDSTRIKEI
FORD'S EAGLE BOATS
SAID TO BE FAULTY
MEN MAKE
LANE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO COL. ROOSEVELT
UNIDENTIFIED Mi
TO FIX SLAV PDLIGY
,000 HOP DEAL
SLAIN BY OFFICER
DEMOBILIZATION" OF SHIPPING
BOARD IS DEMANDED.
FORMER CONSTRUCTOR TESTI
SECRETARY'S LETTER INCOR
FIES BEFORE COMMITTEE.
PORATED IX nOlSE REPORT.
OREGON
INDUSTRY
S5D0
Concrete Proposal May Be
Formulated Today.
MAIN FEATURES AGREED ON
Decision Made to Inquire Into
Russian Situation.
FACTIONS TO BE IGNORED
Teace Conference 'Will "Sot Grant
Audience to Pre-Revolutlonary
lieadcr or to Soviet Agents.
PATHS, Jan. 21. (By the Associated
Press.) The supreme council of the
great powers hopes to formulate a
concrete proposal on Russia at tomor
row's meeting'.
This was the definite official an
nouncement of the communique issued
tonight after the council had been con
sidering the Russian situation continuously-
for the last two days.
It can be added that while this con
crete proposal was not finally decided
and reduced to writing, its main fea
tures were agreed on in principle. The
members came from the session, how
ever, feeling that there was no sov
ereign remedy insuring a certain cure
for the difficult and dangerous situa
tion, and that it would be desirable to
embody several lines of action in the
proposal.
Inquiry Will Be 1ndertaken.
The first effect of this proposal will
Je that neither Sergius Sazonoff. the
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
before the revolution, ncr any soviet
agents will come to Paris as exponents
of Russian affairs, but that some "form
of Inquiry or :.i vestigation of political
conditions in Russia will be made with
out considering the presence in Paris
of the adherents of ei'her side of the
question at issue. This determination
is largely the result of a strong senti
ment in some quarters against having
any direct dealings with the Bolshevik!.
Early indications were that Premier
Lloyd George's proposal to M. Pichon,
the French "Foreign Minister, would
again take form in having soviet agents
tome here, and three names of promi
nent fe aders were mentioned as pos
sible emissaries. But this is now said
1o be definitely superseded by a plan of
inquiry or investigation without in
volving the presence of soviet agents.
Red Army Declared Small.
The Danish Minister to Russia. Har
old Scavenius, made a statement before
the executive session of the council to
day on conditions in Russia, which also
had a. strong Influence in determining
that soviet representatives should not
come to Paris. He was the last of the
ministers to leave Petrograd, and to
day he emphasized the futility of try
ing to conduct any intercourse with the
soviet leaders. -
He read an article, written by one
of the soviet chiefs, declaring that Pre
mier Lloyd George and President Wil
son were too conservative and re
actionary for the Soviets to deal with.
He also gave exact data on the Bol-
chevik forces, showing that they did
not exceed 90,000 armed men, the re
mainder being without arms or amu-
Tiition, clothing or shoes. He declared
ilso that the red army was largely
recruited from the famished peasants.
I who took this means to obtain food and
the pay the Soviets seemed able to give
them.
Propaganda la Widespread.
Bolshevik propagandists were sent
out from Russia not only to Germany
but to China, England and France, ac
cording to Mr. Scavenius. Four hundred
Russian propagandists, he declared,
were in Berlin before the German revo
lution began, and instructions were
given for numerous Bolshevists to be
dispatched to England and France by
underhand routes. Recently, he added
number or repatriated Chinese were
cent home from Russia, and among
them were numerous propagandists.
The soviet Russian government, ac
cording to Mr. Scavenius, understands
very well that its only possibility of
I maintaining its existence is in an in
ternational revolution and, while the
German revolution was nearing it
I apex, the Bolshevik leaders rejoiced in
I its progress, but were disappointed In
the fact that the German administra
Ition remained in the hands of the So
cial Democrats.
Further Revolution Predicted.
"They emphasized," said the Danish
I diplomat, "that Germany was only in
I her "February revolution' her Keren
fcky revolution and they predicted tha
I the soon would have her 'October revo
lution, and more speedily than was the
lease in Russia.
"The only cloud upon the sky of their
I hopes is the position of the entente
I They say that if the entente will do as
Germany did and occupy the Baltic
provinces and the Ukraine there
nothing to tear, occause in that case
they would be able in a few months to
I revolutionize the French and British
troops as they claim they already hav
revolutionized the German troops. Thei
I only alarm was lest the entente should
occupy Petrograd and Moscow, because
I they knew their only weapon was prop
laganda. Bolshevists are masters in
revolutionary propaganda, and at th
I head of this institution is an Austrian
named Radek who in Moscow founded
Ian 'international ieaeraiion with mem
bers from the people of several nations.
"Organization and production are Im
iConcluded on Face Column 2.)
Senator Polndexter Criticises Gov
ernment's Refusal to Permit
Foreign Contracts.
WASHINGTON, -Tan. 21. Failure of
President Wilson to remove restric
tions against the construction of steel
vessels for foreign account in Ameri
can shipyards was criticised In the
Senate today by Senator Polndexter, of
Washington. He said the Shipping
Board recently refused to allow Amer
ican yards to accept French contracts,
and recommended that the board be
"demobilized as rapidly as possible."
Senator Jones, of Washington, de
clared that members of the board fa
vored the removal of such restrictions,
and read part of a letter to that effect
just received by the Senate commerce
committee from Acting Chairman John
A. Donald In response to a request for
the board's attitude toward a pending
bill to permit the acceptance of foreign
contracts.
"I may say that ever since the sign
ing of the armistice," the letter said,
"the board has been constantly giving
its interested attention to the subject
touched upon by the bill. Those of us
who are here are quite firmly of the
conviction that permission should be
granted to American yards for con
struction therein of vessels for ap
proved foreign account."
FILIPINO IS NATURALIZED
District Attorney In Honolulu to
Contest Court's Action.
HONOLULU, T. H., Jan. 21. Sergeant
Leon Feronda, a Filipino, enlisted in
the United States Army, was admitted
to American citizenship here yesterday
by Judge Horace W. Vaughan in the
United States District Court, over the
objections of S. C. Huber, United States
District Attorney. Huber said he would
seek to have the citizenship papers
canceled.
Friday Judge Vaughan granted citi
zenship to a Japanese enlisted man,
holding this was authorized by an act
of Congress adopted last year ,enabling
the naturalization of aliens in military
or naval service. It was announced by
the Government proceedings to cancel
the certificate in the Japanese case also
would be commenced.
It was estimated 750 Japanese here
would be eligible to American citizen
ship if Judge Vaughan's ruling were
sustained.
U. S. PAYS TRANSPORT COST
British Government to Receive Act
tual Expense of Moving Troops.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The United
States will pay the British government
actual cost for the transportation of
American soldiers overseas in British
vessels. Colonel Battison, of the Army
embarkation bureau, told the House
military committee today that General
Hiiies, head of the bureau, would leavo
for London in a few days to determine
the amount.
Complaints of food on British ships.
Cclonel Battison said, were largely due
to the British practice of serving only
tea for breakfast, which was changed
because American soldiers objected.
PREACHER SENT TO PRISON
Rev. Joshua Sykes Convicted on
Charge of Blocking War Work.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 21. Rev.
Joshua Sykes, aged Berkeley, Cal., and
Denver evangelist, was today sen
tenced to 18 months in the Federal
prison at McNeil's Island following
conviction on charges of conspiring to
obstruct the Government's war pro
gramme. Apostles A. M. Dean, W al
ter Crosby and John Ferguson were
sentenced to one year and one day
each.
Last April Sykes tented "Church of
the Living God" at Berkeley waa
burned by a mob.
HOME PORCH SOLDIER'S BED
Woman Finds Son, Who Arrives
From France in Night, Asleep.
MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. 21. When
Mrs. Clarence Prescott opened her door
to get her morning paper today she
found a soldier asleep on the porch. He
was her son, Ernest Prescott, who had
arrived home from France during the
night. He said he did not wish to dis
turb the family.
Prescott, who was gassed and wound
ed in France, was well known through
out the Northwest conference as a pole
vaulter and sprinter at the University
of Montana.
WOMEN DEMAND JUSTICE
German Ill-Treatment Basis of Pe
tition to Peace Conference.
PARIS, Jan. 21. (Havas.) French
women have addressed a petition to the
members of the peace conference asking
justice in the name of thousands of
women, young girls and children, who,
it is set forth, were systematically torn
from their families and subjected to va
rious forms of ill treatment at the
hands of the Germans during the war.
LOAN CANCELLATION HIT
California Senate Opposed to Pro
posed Action.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Jan. 21. A res
olution declaring the cancellation of
loans made by the United States to the
allies was "unpatriotic and unneces
sary" was adopted today by the Cali
fornia Senate. 32 to 0.
A proposal to cancel the loans is
pending in the United States Senate,
Between 35,000 and 37,
000 Men Walk Out.
NO DISORDER IS REPORTED
Woodworkers Decline to Act
in Sympathy.
EMPLOYERS IN CONFERENCE
Seattle, Tacoma and Anacortes
Yards Tied TTp; General
Strike Is Advocated.
SEATTLE. Jan. 21. Between 35,000
and 37,000 members of the Metal Trades
unions in Seattle, Tacoma and Anacortes
went on strike this morning, paralyzing
the major portion of Washington's ship
building industry. f'
According to a statement given out
by the ship carpenters' controlling coun
cil, another 8000 men belonging to the
various woodworking trades employed
in shipbuilding have their jobs Im
periled by the strike, and may all be
forced out through inability of the
yards to operate without the metal
trades workers.
Wood yards at Olympia, Aberdeen.
Hoquiam, Bellingham and Anacortes
were operating today, some with short
crews. Tonight it waa said the ship
carpentej-s, calkers, fasteners and other
wood workers who declined to strike
were discussing the advisability of call
ing a strike in sympathy. The Puget
Sound maritime district council of car
penters' publicity bureau today said the
men would not strike.
Strike la Orderly.
The strike today was as orderly as
If the men were going off shift. Pa
rades and similar demonstrations were
everywhere discouraged by labor lead
ers. ine shipyard employers met in
conference throughout the day. but an
nounced they were simply "standing
pat" and would not attempt to operate
the yards.
The metal trades strike Is for a basiV
wage or i an nour ror mechanics and
$7 and S6 a day for hcViers and labor
ers. Through a Federal wage adjust
ment board known as the Macy Board,
the mechanics were recently granted
86 Vi cents per hour.
Results of the strike show the fol
lowing: .
In Seattle, two small wooden yards
with about 100 woodworkers operated
today, out of 11 wood and four steel
yards. Contract and machine shops
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Charges Made That German and
Austrian Labor ' Is Employed
at Plant.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21 Harry E.
Leroy, of Saginaw, Mich., formerly em
ployed as a constructor at the Ford
Detroit boat plant, testified before the
Senate naval committee that the Eagle
boats built for the Navy at the plant
were . seriously faulty in design and
construction.
Steel plates furnished to speed up
quantity production of the Eagle boats.
Leroy asserted, were thrown together
and loosely bolted. Insuring buckling
and corrosion in actual use.
Leroy also criticised the character of
workmen employed at the Ford ship
yard, declaring most were foreigners,
including many Germans and Austrians.
Senator Pittman, of Nevada, Demo
crat, asked Mr. Leroy if there was any
connection between the witness' criti
cism of the Eagle boats and the po
litfcal controversy between Henry Ford
and Truman II. Newberry. Leroy said
he went to the office of Paul King, of
Detroit, campaign manager for New
berry, and there wrote a letter In criti
cism of the Eagle boats to Senator
Lodge, the Republican leader, who pro
posed the committee's investigation.
Leroy said he was a Republican and
sought the advice of Michigan Republi
can leaders.
Democratic Senators also closely
questioned Leroy as to his experience
as a shipbuilder. The witness said he
had built few boats, none over 25 feet
in length, but bad built pianos and
other mechanical devices. Whil at the
Eagle shipyard he was in charge of
riveting gangs, Leroy said.
S0L0NS GUARD AGAINST FLU
Medical Men of Legislature Make
Recommendations.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. 21.
(Special.) Any member of the Legis
lature, attache or employe, who has
more than a normal temperature is to
leave the Statehouse- immediately, ac
cording to the recommendation of the
"flu" joint committee.
This committee, composed of the
medical men of the Senate and House,
provides that not more than SO visitors
be allowed in the Senate and not to
exceed 100 in the House. At the ear
liest symptom, anyone ill is expected
to 'depart. Clinical thermometers are
available to take temperatures. Anyone
registering higher than 98.5 degrees Is
not wanted.
NEVADA SENATE RATIFIES
Federal Prohibition Amendment Ma
jority Still Growing.
CARSON CITT, Jan. 21. By a vote
of 14 to 1 the State Senate this after
non ratified the National prohibition
amendment.
The lower house of the Nevada Leg
islature ratified the amendment yes
terday by a voteof 33 to 3.
THE EAR AT THE KEY HOLE.
London Firm Contracts for
9000 Bales.
DELIVERY COVERS 3 YEARS
Price of 25 Cents a Pound Is
Agreed Upon.
EUROPEAN DEMAND HEAVY
British Government's Removal of
Brewing and Distilling Restric
tions Stimulates Market.
In spite of the certainty ef prohibi
tion in the United States, the price of
hops has climbed to a high point and
is likely to go higher.
A deal has just been closed in Port
land which old-time hopmen declare is
the largest transaction In hop futures
and the price the highest that ever oc
curred in the history of the American
hop market.
The deal, which Involved 9000 bales
of hops, mostly Oregons, represented a
total value of $500,000. The hops were
bought by the London firm of George
Bird & Co., and the seller was Ralph
E. Williams, of this city.
Contract for Tkne Vein.
The contract calls for the delivery
of 3000 bales a year during the next
three years. The growers are J. W.
Seavey, who will furnish 1500 bales a
year: Julius Pincus, who will provide
500 bales a year, and a number of Ore
gon and Washington growers, who will
deliver 1000 bales. The contract price
for each of the three years is 25 cents
a pound.
For several months the Oregon hop
grower has been independent of the
American brewer. The l.-tter believed
it was a foregone conclusion that the
country would go dry, and it has been
a long time since he was interested In
hops, except such small Quantities as
he needed from week to week.
The foreigner, particularly the Eng
lish ' brewer, however, has taken his
place. No sooner was the armistice
signed than the Londc. demand sprang
up and prices have advanced rapidly.
While the war was still on 1918 hops
in Oregon ..ere valued at S or 9 cents,
or less than the cost of growing. So
urgent was the English demand that
the price on last year's crop advanced
to 40 cents a pound before the supply
was exhausted. The "contract" market
also swung upward, rising from almost
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Bill Granting Pension or $5000 to
Mrs. Rooevelt Acted Vpon
by Committee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. A tribute to
Theodore Roosevelt by Secretary Lane
was adopted by the House pensions
committee today as part of its favor
able report on a bill, which already has
passed the Senate granting an annual
pension of $5000 to Mrs. Roosevelt.
Secretary Lane wrote the committee
that Congress had set precedents by
granting pensions to the widows of
Presidents Polk. Tyler. Lincoln. Grant.
Garfield and McKlnley.
The committee unanimously voting a
favorable report, found that the Sec
retary a letter constituted "one of the
most beautiful, fair and Just tributes,"
to Mr. Roosevelt's life and character.
It follows:
"The impress that Theodore Roose-
velts personality has made upon the
woria does not need emphasis.
"Whatever his fame as a statesman
it can never outrun his fame as a man.
However widely men mav differ fro
him In matters of National policy, this
thing men in their hearts would all
wish, that their sons might have
within them the spirit, the will, the
sirengm. the .manliness, the Ameri
canism of Roosevelt. He was made of
that rugged and heroic stuff with
which legend delights to jvlay. The
idylls and sages and Iliads havo been
woven about men of his mould.
"We may surely expect to see de
veiopea a Roosevelt legend, a bodv of
tales that will exalt the physical power
ana endurance of the man and the bold
ness of his spirit, his robust capacity
for fclunt speech and his hearty com
radeship, his live interest in all things
living these will make our boys for
the long future prove that they are of
nis race and his country. And no surer
fame than this can come to any man
to live in the hearts of the boys of his
land as one whose doings and sayings
they would wish to make their own."
PADEREWSKI NOT WOUNDED
Warsaw Dispatch Indicated Poland
Not Disordered.
WARSAW. Jan. 20. (By the Asjo
ciated Press.) Members of allied mis
sions arriving from Switzerland and
J-'ranee say wild rumors about dis
orders In Poland have been In circula
tion In allied countries. One rumor
had to do with the alleged wounding
or ignace Jan Paderewski.
A Vienna dispatch received in Copen
hagen arid transmitted to London Jan
uary 12 said that M. Paderewski had
been wounded, slightly by an assassin
at Warsaw.
OVERSEA SHIPMENTS LARGE
Y. M. C. A." Sends 92,778,208 Sup
plies During December.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. The Toung
Men's Christian Ain,in t inn i..,
shipped 2.778.208 worth of supplies
ior use ot American troops,
according to an announcement here to-
mgnt oy me organization s war work
council.
The total value of supplies shipped
in the last 18 months was placed at
824.455.0SO.
Decembcr'M Rh'nm.tit. ... - , ftn nun
less than those of the previous month.
DEPORT PRO-GERMAN; PLEA
California Legislator Would Ttld
United States of Vndeirables.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Jan. 21. De
portation of pro-Germans is proposed
in a resolution Assemblyman I. W.
Miller today had ready for presentation
to the Legislature.
INDEX OF -TODAY'S NEWS
Tha Weather.
YESTERDAY" S Maximum temperature
decrees; minimum, 40 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain: Increasing southeaatrly
winds.
LecMature.
Red flag la tared of House measures.
Pas 5.
State farm, .oucht for Yankee soldier
neroes. rife o.
Auto llcens. distribution declared too costly
Pae 7.
Idaho plana reorganization of stale ruard
Pace 7.
Curb on steel ahlp construction criticised
Pace 1.
TKorelan.
United States and allies to decide on Slav
policy, rase i.
IKmpl ir.
Federal control or wires protested. race 6.
Domestic.
Ford's Eacls boata declared faulty. Pace 1.
Secretary Lanes tribute to Roosevelt Incor
porated In House committee report.
face i.
New opposition to famine bill develops In
senate. racs 3.
Justice and peace desire of Japanese. Pace .
J. Ocden Armour says be Is wUtlntr to re
linquish plant to Government, pace 3.
Sinn Felnera declare Independent republic.
race .
Banks show growth desptto war demand
Pas 4.
Northwest.';
Metsl tradea of Sound shipyards walk out.
Pas 1.
8porta.
Columbia defeats .Tames John Hish by score
or 31 to is. pace 1-.
Boxing card lontcht at Meillc. Pace 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Government places orders for export four
with northwestern miners. Pace 17.
Chlcaco corn strengthened by maintaining
or Government nog price, face 17.
Ran are sold heavily in Wall street market.
Pace 17.
Steel and wooden ship construction put un
iler one manasemenu Pace 13.
rortlaad and Vicinity.
Blc Orecon hop deal made. Pace 1.
Officer kills unidentified man. Pace 1.
Ex-employea of city aeek reinstatement.
raco 4.
Presbyterian church plana activity In lum
per campH. I'sce 1".
Twenty-one deaths reported from influenza
plasuo In day. Pace 18.
Joba for soldier quite plentiful. Pace It.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11.
J. M. Tackaberry Shoots
Suspected Burglar.
POLICE INSPECTOR ATTACKED
Man Grapples With Officer
When Told to Surrender.
HUNDREDS SEE MAN FALL
Suspicion Is Aroused- When Person
Giving Name of Smith Tries to
HaTC Jewelry Melted.
Police Inspector James M. Tacka
berry yesterday shot and fatally
wounded a man believed to be a pro
fessional burglar In the course of an
encounter in the hallway of the build
ing at 14Sti Second street, when the
man was trying to shoot Tackaberry
with the officer's own revolver. The
shooting took place shortly after 4 P.
M.. and gave a thrill to hundreds of
commuters and shoppers who were
waiting at Second and Alder streets for
: Kant Side cars.
I Three shots from' Tackaberry's re
I volver struck the man, and a fourth
went wild. The man ran from the scene
of the struggle around the corner on to
Alder street, where he dropped to the
sidewalk. A nearby automobile waa
commandeered, and the wounded man
was removed to the Kmergency hos
pital at police headquarters, where he
died without making any statement.
Letters Fossd Body.
On the man's person were found let
ters addressed to M. L. McRoberts, t).
McRoberts. both of Lents; a card bear
ing the words: "J. II. Smith, 1909
Stevens avenue," and a letter to a
woman, signed "l. O. Cline." There
also was in hia pockets a large quan
tity of gold Jewelry, from which the
stones had been removed.
Police Inspectors were railed to the
Montana Assay Office, at 148V4 Second
street, yesterday and told there that a
man (had left, for melting up, a con
siderable quantity of Jewelry, from
which the gems had been removed. Tha
assay office people sufpected his pur
pose, and so notified the police. Inspect
ors Tackaberry and Frank Snow, who
answered the call, thereupon sat down
to await the man's arrival. Before he
arrived Inspector Snow was called
away on another matter, and Inspector
Tackaberry was alone In the assav
office when the man arrived. As soon as
the clerk' notified the inspector that
the man was at hand. Tackaberry went
out a rear door into the hall to wait for
the man's departure.
Mas la Disarmed.
As the man came out of the assay
office he saw the inspector and appar
ently recognised him. for he started to
reach for his coat pocket. Inspector
Tackaberry at once drew his own gun
and ordered the man to throw up his
hands. The man hesitated, and Tacka
berry reached forward quickly and
snatched the man's weapon, a Si-caliber
revolver, from his pocket, at the
same time pressing his own gun Into
the man's stomach and calling upon
him to surrender.
"What do you want me for?" de
manded the man, attempting to argue.
"Never mind what for. I'm an officer;
you throw 'em up," said Tackaberry.
A. C. Thompson, a carpenter, who
lives at 286 Vi Montgomery street, was
working in a nearby office, and hear
ing the conversation in the hallway,
stepped out to see what the trouble
was about. He recognized Tackaberry.
and with a heavy hammer in his hand,
started toward the prisoner.
I aspect or la Attacked.
"Take my handcuffs and put them on
this fellow." said Tackaberry to the
carpenter. Thompson took the hand
cuffs, but did not know bow to use
them, and asked the inspector what to
do. Tackaberry motioned with his head
for Thompson to put them about the
man's wrists, snd as he moved his
head the prisoner, in spite of the in
spector's gun. leaped up and on top of
the Inspector's head, grappling with
him. .
According to Thompson the two of
them rolled on the floor. "I would
gladly have tapped the man on th
head with my hammer." said Mr.
Thompson, "but I was afraid of hitting
Tackaberry, they were writhing around
so."
In the course of struggle Tacka
berry's revolver was discharged, but
the man did not cease his efforts.
"I hardly knew the revolver had
fired," said Inspector Tackaberry, "for
the man was putting up a desperate
fight. He got me down on the floor,
and we were starting to roll down the
stairs. At the same time the man was
trying to twist my gun around so that
it would be pointing at me. and real
izing that it would be either one or the
other of us. I pulled the trigger. Then
I fired a second time.
anae la Not Divulged.
"At that the man broke from me. and
started down the rtairs. I fired again
after him as I was getting to my feet,
and then ran out behind him and
around the corner, to where he had
dropped.
"What's your name? I asked him.
but his only answer was: You got
me the first time.' Then he became
unconscious."
At the Kmergency Hospital It was
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Rl 106.2