Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 27, 1919, Image 1

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    PORTLAND. ORE(iON. MONDAY. JAM A HY 27, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EX-KING REPORTED
AGAIN IN PORTUGAL
'GERMANY IN LEAGUE
BIG POWERS SHOW
SINCERITY OF
GRAIN ELEVATOR WILL
RISE AT YOUNG'S BAY
VOL. I.VTII. NO. 18,152.
UNEMPLOYMENT FAST
DEVELOPING IN U. S.
GRAVE MENACE SEEN IN PRES
ENT SITUATION .
FIRST TWO WEEKS
SEES LITTLE DONE
OF NATIONS UPHELD
CENTER OF INTRIGUE FEARED
THROUGH OMISSION.
MONTANA ASSOCIATION SK.N
CON TRACT FOR BIG SITE.
FOOD PROBLEM BIG
ONE, SAYS HOOVER
Interest of Farmers Held
Paramount.
Manuel, Says Rumor, Has
Crossed Border.
FRIENDS MAKE NO COMMENT
Late Lisbon Advices Say Cabi
net Has Resigned.
ROYALIST FORCES HALTED
Republican? United and Steadily
Gaining Strength; Troops Are
Prov-cding Northward.
DEVELOPMENTS OK PORTl'
BUKSE IHTKRXAL ?ITI ATIU..
Former King Manuel reported
to have returned to country.
Portuguese Cabinet resigns.
Government asserts monarchist
movement is overcome in some
districts, but disturbances are ad
mitted In other sections of coun
try. Former King Manuel's repre
sentative killed in fighting at
Lisbon.
VIGO, Spain, Jan. 26. Former King
Manuel is reported to have entered
Portugal at 6 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, having crossed the Minho River at
Caminha.
LONDON, Jan. 26. The private sec
retary of King Manuel, of Portugal, is
authority for the statement that Man
uel still is in London and that he does
not intend to go to Porugal.
Friend Itcloxe to Talk.
On the other band, close friends of
the former King who hitherto have
denied rumors tnat he had left England,
refused today to comment on the re
port that he had entered Portugal.
LISBON. Jan. 26. The Portuguese
Cabinet has resigned.
In an official note the government
explains that, although the monarchist
government in Graganza, Lisbon and
other places has been overcome, in
still other districts the military and
civil elements are seeking to revive
quarrels among the republicans.
Wherefore the ministers, not desiring
to weaken the republican forces In the
present grave hour, have decided to re
sign, but will continue their functions
until a new government is formed.
LISBON. .Ian. 25. (By the Associated
Treys.) An official staterrent issued
tonight says ttiat the insurgents tried
in vain to induce the people of Viana,
Castello and Valenca to rise.
Rebels Arc Pursued.
"The insurgents of Lisbon has been
dislodged at Monsanto Hill," the state
ment continues, "and are being pursued
by republican troops. Other republican
troops are co-operating in the pursuit
of the fugitives. The rest of the
country is calm,.
"General Pellen, commanding the
Lisbon garrison, has resigned because
he was unable to make certain units
leave their barracks. General Corteral,
commanding the entrenched camp, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Cuna, crief-of-staff,
have also resigned. They have been
replaced by General Silveiro, and Cap
tain Doria.
Insurgent" Morale Low.
"A sharp cannonade was resumed at
dawn between Campo Libre and Mon
santo Hill. The morale of the insur
gents is low, owing to their reverses
and want of food. Shells from Mon
santo Hill struck a considerable num
ber of houses inhabited by peaceful
persons."
PARIS, Jan. 26. A dispatch from
Lisbon reports that Ayres Ornellas,
former King Manuel's representative,
was killed in the fighting on Monsanto
Bin.
LISBON, Jan. 25. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The Royalist move
ment in the north. which was re
stricted to Oporto and B:-xga, is now
being put down by concentration of
republican troops.
Lisbon Uprising Quelled.
The movement has been completely
stamped out in Lisbon, where some in
fantry, cavalry and artillery occupied
the two forts of Monsanto Hill and
Duque and hoisted the Royalist flag
Wednesday.
These forces surrendered last night
after a prolonged bombardment by
government troops aided by marines
and battalions of civilian volunteers
who enthusiastically offered their
services for the defense of the republic.
This movement has had an excellent
effect in uniting all republicans to
the cause of putting aside divergences.
The political prisoners taken in the
recent Santarcm rising offered uncon
ditionally their services to the govern
ment gainst the Royalists. These men
included Major Castre, who had es
caped from prison.
The casualties resulting from the
fighting in Lisbon aggregated II dead
and 51 wounded.
nebcin Severely Punished.
Troops from Lisbon are now proceed
ing to the north. Government troops
(.(Joncluded ss I' ase 2, Cuiiuna 2.)
Illinois Professor Relies on Govern
ment Which Replaced Kaiser
to Keep Word.
URBANA. lit. Jan. 26. Professor
James W. Garner, head of the depart
ment of political science at the Univer
siity of Illinois, in an address here to
day expressed the opinion that Ger
many should be admitted to the league
of nations.
"If Germany is left out there will
gather around her a group of friendly
states and she will become the center
of intrique that will be a constant
source of danger," said Professor Gar
ner. "We will have the world divided
in two and as for those who say that
Germany's word does not mean any
thing, we must remember that the Ger
many of today is not the Germany of
1914, controlled by the Kaiser an -J
Crown Prince. There is every reason
to believe that democratic Germany
may be relied upon to keep her word. '
In answering the attack made by
Senator Knox on the league of nations.
Professor Garner said:
"The league of nations is not imprac
ticable. It is but a few years ago that
Senator Knox opposed the popular elec
tion of United States Senators; opposed
women suffrage and said National
prohibition was out of the question.
Whoever says that it is impracticable
docs not know, for no one knows until
it has been tried.
''When the question of establishing
civil society arose, the individuals who
hung back were forced and the same
rules should govern the Nation as gov
ern individuals.
"The time is propitious and all other
questions before the conference are of
secondary importance compared with
this fundamental question of safeguard
against future wars."
AMERICAN APOLLO FOUND
Merchant Tailors Discover "Perfect
Man'' In National Army.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Jan. 26. The
American Apollo has been discovered
and his proportions measured. A com
mittee appointed by the National Asso
ciation of Merchant Tailors to seek the
"perfect man,' announced yesterday
that it had found him in the National
Army and would analyze him when the
association convenes here next week.
He is worthy of being "a world
model," the committee asserted.
The committee decided Apollo should
be five feet eight inches in height and
weigh 148 pounds. Hie chest must
measure 38 Inches, waist 33 hips
39 t'ligh 21 1-4 and cai
Inches.
ACCUSED SAVANT LAUDED
Charges Against Brown University
Professor Held Unjust.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 26. A tele
gram protesting classification of Pro
fessor Lindsay Todd Damon, of Brown
University, among those holding "radi
cal and pacifist" views, was sent last
night to Senators Colt and Gerry and
to Archibald Stevens, of the Military
Intelligence Bureau, by members of the
faculty of the university.
Professor Damon is in Washington
doing Government work with the stu
dent Army training corps. He is char
acterized in the protest as "one of the
most loyal and ardent supporters of the
war and Government."
POILUS GOING TO SIBERIA
Some Who Have Completed Service
Ordered to France.
HONOLULU, T. H., Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) Five hundred French polus ar
rived here a few days ago, bound for
Vladivostok. Tne contingent includes
interpreters, aviators, tank corps and
armored car corps.
In the neighborhood of 50 remained
in Honolulu when the United States
transport Sherman continued on its
voyage west. They will return to
Fiance, having completed their four
years' service and having been ordered
back by a message, which reached San
Francisco one day after they bad
sailed.
PRESIDENT VISITS RHEIMS
American Executive and Wife to See
Scenes of Yank Triumphs.
PARIS, Jan. 26. (Havas.) President
and Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by Rear
Admiral Grayson and a small party of
American and French Generals, left
Paris at 8 o'clock this morning by auto
mobile for a visit to the Chateau
Thierry and Rheims regions.
A heavy snowstorm commenced at
the same time the presidential party
left for the battle area.
ALIENS TO BE MADE YANKSj
Special School at Butte Offers
Course in American Ideals.
BUTTE. Jan. 26. W. E. Maddock.
superintendent of Butte public schools,
tonight announced the names of 10
teachers who will compose the faculty
of the Americanization school which
will open tomorrow afternoon. The pu
pils, aliens of a dozen nationalities, will
register tomorrow for courses in Eng
lish civics and American history.
SWISS GET MORE BREAD
Peoplc's Daily Ration Is
to
Be In-
creased February
1.
BERNE. Jan. 26. The Swiss daily
bread ration will be Increased from
250 to 300 grammes February 1, as a re
milt of the- increased harvest and bet- I
I termsut of Import conditions.
Promise of Publicity for
Sessions Fulfilled.-
SMALL NATIONS CLAMOROUS
Eagerness Evinced to Obtain
Share of Boche Gold.
ALL WANT BIG INDEMNITY
Even Greece. Portugal and Czecho
slovakia Indicate Intention to
Demand Huge Payments.
BT HERBERT BATARD SWOPE.
Staff Correspondent of The World.
(Copyright. 1919. by the New Tor World.
Published by Arrangement.)
PARIS, Jan. 26. (Special, by wire
less.) When the plenary session of the
peace conference adjourned yesterday
the great powers had proved two im
portant things and the small powers
one. The great nations had demon
strated the sincerity of the- promise
that the peace conference be an abso
lutely open session, and that their
counsels would be worthy by their wis
dom and breadth to prevail. The small
powers found common ground In their
eagerness to secure individual repre
sentation on the reparation committee,
thus proving the lively expectation to
all powers of a flood of German gold.
Even Greece, Portugal and Czecho
slovakia Indicated their certainty in
securing a vast war indemnity.
Minor Feature Interest.
While the sessions was featured by
the adoption of the principle of the
league of nations and in providing the
setting for remarkable speeches by
President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau. the
minor features of the session furnished
the chief color and occupied most of
the time.
The conference was in no sense a eat
and dried affair, as had been expected.
The great powers' were obliged to argue
the Justice of their committee allot -
! menu, and Premier Clemenceau was
j forced to resort to a '.oniBK.rlson ,be-
iween me arnnee oi mc oig live ana
those of the stnail nations in order to
down the multitudinous demands for
representation upon all the committees
by every power.
fpeerkra Are Frank.
No further frankness could have
been desired by any advocate of pub
licity than was furnished by the
speeches of President Wilson and Pre
mier Clemenceau, the former warning
the continental nations that the United
States would regard as vain any confer
cncessettling European affairs only
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.
THE "FREEDOM OF THE SEAS"
I
Port of Astoria fU ImproTf One
and One-Half Miles of Water
frontage by Dredging Channel.
GREAT FALLS. Mont . Jan. 26. The
board of directors of the Montana
Union. American Society of equity, last
night signed a contract for a site upon
which -they intend to erect a 2,000.000
bushel terminal grain elevator, con
struction work on the first 500.000
burhel unit to commence within six
months.
The site was contracted for with the
Young's Bay Land Improvement Com
pany and the Montana-Warrenton De
velopment Company and. is situated at
the port of Astoria. Or. It Is 300x3000
feet.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) A
committee rejpresentlng the Montana
Union. American Society of Equity, has
ben negotiating for several weeks for
the purchase of one and one-half miles
of waterfrontage extending from the
west end of the railroad drawbridge
across Young's Bay up the Lewis and
Clark River. Arrangements liave been
made with the Pert of Astoria to
dredge a deep channel to the property
which is understood here to be the site
for a mammoth grain elevator and
flour mill. The tract is owned by sev
eral parties who are said to have
pooled their holdings but the price
asked for the property has not been
made public. The Orcgonian dispatch
from Great Falls was the first news re
ceived here that the deal had been con
summated. STUDENT HISTORY FAVORED
University of Oregon May Establish
New Department.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Jan. 26. (Special.) The compiling of a
complete university history which shall
contain the personal records of every
student who ever has attended the uni
versity, and an account of his work
and activity, is being considered by tile
student council.
Plans now being formulated point to
the selection of an historian, a member
of the student body, who shall have
complete charge of this work. Election
would be held at the annual student
elections, and a special room would be
apportioned the compiler of the rec
ords. A committee of faculty, alumni and
student members is considering various
plans at present.
PLAN DECLARED PRUSSIAN
Hood River Teacher Wants No Dc-
a,
parlmcBrt of Education.
TIOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) When the question of indorse
ment of the proposed National Kdqca
tional Department, the Secretary there
of to be provided with a fund of 1100.
000,000, came up yesterday before the
teachers of Hood River County in ses
sion here, the proposition was strongly
disapproved by Mrs. Gladys Wcndover,
of Portland, teacher of English hlstory
in the local high school.
While Superintendent Gibson and
most of the teachers indorsed the proj
ect, Mrs. Wcndover characterized it as
Prussian in tendency. She argued that
centralfxation of power would discour
age initiative among educators.
HAS ACQUIRED A NEW MEANING TO SOME PEOPLE LATELY.
PACKERS' CONCERN SECONDARY
Producers Must Be Assured
Reasonable Profit.
CLEAR THINKING DEMANDED
Very Dirricult Situation Promised in
Period pctwecn Armistice and
Conclusion of Peace.
PARIS. Jan. 26. (By the Associated
Press.) Herbert Hoover, United States
Food Administrator and director-general
of the international relief organi
zation, gave out this statement today:
"The dominating food problem in the
United States at this moment is a very
much bigger problem than the Chi
cago packers. It is a problem of the
American farmer.
"If the packer's profit of 2 or 3 per
cent on his turnover is too high, it is
the duty of Congress to tax It out of
him. If the farmer's profits threaten
to fall below the level of a fair return.
It behooves the country to do some
quick, clear thinking.
farmer's Position Important.
"The perplexities arising out of In
ability to demobilize totally the food
situation of the world in the period
between the armistice and peace make
the farmer's position in the matter one
of much more immediate concern than
the future of the Chicago packers.
"Taking It broadly, before the Euro
pean war began we exported about
S. 000.000 tons of food a year. This year
we are prepared to export at the rate
of from 15,000.000 to 20.000.000 of tons.
The increase represents the patriotic
service of the American farmer. olus
the voluntary sacrifice of the average
American under the stimulation of the
pleas from the allied governments that
without an enormous increase in our
food supplies their very lives would
be menaced. x
;ravc Problem Koreseen.
"We are thus faced with a serious
problem with respect to our own great
supplies, patriotically accumulated. If
an early peace is signed and the mar
kets of Europe are opened freely to
trade, there will be a greater demand
for food from the new mouths than
even this surplus could supply. But
In the periods between the armistice
and peace we have a very difficult sit
uation. "One Si the most critical food short
ages In the world was that of fats and
Concluded on Pace
Column 1.)
. . . -
storm of Extreme Severity Impend
ing. Says Director-General of
Employment Service.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2. Unem
ployment is developing throughout the
country with such rapidity as to war
rant serious concern, according to Na
than A. Smyth, assistant director-general
of the United States employment
service, at a meeting of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science
here last night.
"There are unmistakable indica
tions of an impending storm of extreme
severity," said Mr. Smyth. On January
21 55 cities reported a total unem
ployment of 211,000.
Reports from the 750 UniteC State
employment service offices throughout
the country, which, for the week end
ing November 9. showed about 380,000
positions open and 150.000 applicants
for Jobs, now show that the margin
has almost entirely disappeared. Gen
erally speaking. the Southeastern
states still can absorb labor; the Pa
cific, Northern, Middle and Eastern
states show unemployment. In a few
places Fuch uremployment has reached
unprecedented proportions."
ALL EGG RECORDS BROKEN
Performance of Two O. A. C. Hen?
I Remarkable One.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis. Jan. 26. (Special.)
With all official published world re
cords for Barred Rocks broken, two
O. A. C. station hens have completed
their year's laying in the limited 300
egg class The first finished the year
in November with 303 eggs and the
second to break Into the 300 column
finished in December with 308.
The last to complete the record dis
tinguished herself still further by an
unusual If not c record run of consecu
tive layir.g for If days without a
skip. On April 12 she laid in the trap
nest, kept it up for the remaining IS
days of that month laid all through
May and went to the 26th of June be
fore "flunking."
SCHOOL MARKS FOUNDING
Methodist College at Gooding. Idaho,
Hn Large Enrollment.
GOODING, Idaho, Jan. 26. (Special.)
Gooding, the Methodist College for
the Eastern Oregon-Southern Idaho
Conference, held a double celebration
of the anniversary of the location and
establishment eff tne school at Gooding
and the passing of the 100 mark In
enrollment.
Fifty pupils have registered since
December 30, and attll others are com
ing in each day for the practical Win
ter courses, the commercial branches
and the regular college and academic
work of the second semester. A Sum
mer session will be held for the bene
fit of grade pupils, high school stu
dents, teachers and others who will
make up time list by illness, work or
war. in order thai they can go on with
their regular classes next Fall.
AERIAL DEFENSES PLANNED
Two Milium Dollar t Be Expended
in Hawaiian I-lauds.
HONOLULU. T. H.. Jan. 26. Two
million dollars will be spent on the
aerial defenses of tho Hawaiian Is
lands. The money will be expended
In establishing three aero squadrons
here with 500 M in all and some 50
machines of all types. One squadron is
already here and four seaplane han
gars and one landplane hangar have
been erected on Ford Island, in Pearl
Harbor.
This Information is given out by M.i
Jor Hugh Knerr. officer commanding
Sixth Aero Squadron.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Heather.
TESTE RD AY 5 Maximum temperature. 31
decrees: minimum, 41 degree.
TOIUl-R Unsettled; moderate winds, becoming-
southerly.
Foreign.
Ex-King of Portgual reported to hare re
turned to country. Page" 1.
Wilson excludes suffrage from hearing at
peace table. Page 3.
Delegate to league of nation named by
power. Page 3.
Lesser power ask voice In problems of
peace conference. Page 2.
Food protilem vitally Important one. say
Hoover. Page 1.
Big power show sincerity of aim. P.i 1.
Attitude of Bolshevik! regarding conference
yet uncertain. I'-igc. 2.
Chaos In Russia la bar' to peace In Europe.
Page .
Domes! ie.
Unemployment in I. S. roacblng serious pro
portions. Page 1.
Illinois professor declares Germany should
be in league of nHiton. Page I.
Astoria to get grain elector. Puce 1.
Profits -f Morris AV t'o-. peofter, decline.
1 (Q I.
Legislative.
Hot fight pred'cte-l If repeal or soldiers' re
lief bill Is attempted. Pace 7.
Two week of legislative session gone and
little done. Page 1.
Great irrigKllon projeet ouliined for Eastern
Washington. Pag' 11.
Portland delegation to go to Salem in In
terest of domestic lclations bill. Page II.
snorts.
Benny Leonard will fight in Portland l'e'j-
ruary 12. Page 10.
Jcs-i Troeh wins Hercules eup defended by
brother. Frank 1 rueh. Page lo.
Marine.
Steel shipbuilding at Standller yard not sus
pended. Page 12.
Portland and Virinit.v.
Condition of bank show state's growth.
Page lit
Dr. Sommer urges finish fight agnlntt in-
fluensa. Page tV
Lutherans launch drive for fun, I to restore
crrorche of Europe. Page 1 2.
War and epidemic take heavy toll tn Alaska.
aay Bishop Peter Row-. Page IS. '
Portland agent for thieves susp. u-d.
Page IS.
Conference of traffic nnl lumbermen to
ope i tomorrow Page 12.
Wcallie. logoff dUt snrl forecast. Page 12.
Oregon Legislature Mak
ing Slow Start.
SOME CONTESTS FORESEEN
Lawmakers Have Little to
Show for Fortnight's Work.
ONE MEASURE DISPOSED OF
Soldier-' and Sailors" Relief Bin Is
Only One So Ear Put Throngh.
Much Legislation Pending.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 2.
(Special.) With two weeks of the
"0th Legislative assembly chalked oft
the board, the state's law-makers have,
but little to snow for the fortnight
spent in the halls of the Capitol. -
far but one measure has ruu the gant
let of both houses and received tho ap
proval of Governor Withycombe. This
is the emergency measure creating tho
soldiers' and sailors' relief commission
and appropriating J100.000 for emerg
ency relief work.
Although the. Howell bill, creating
the Oregon Volunteer Guard, passed
the Senate without a dissenting vote.
It is predicted it will aneet with strong
opposition in the lower branch. A
goodly number of Legislators see in
this measure an adroit attempt to
abolish the Oregon Slate Militia. If the
Home Guard units, under the official
title of Oregon Volunteer Guard, are
legilized as is proposed In the Howell
measure, its sponsors. it is asserted,
will make a fight to withhold all ap
propriations for the State Militia, on'
the ground that the Volunteer Guard
can take care of all emergencies, and
without cost to the state, which the
Militia might be called upon to settle.
Howell Mraanre ritlelsed.
The Howell measure, however, con
tains a clause stipulating that mem
bers of the Volunteer Guard cannot be
called to duty by the Governor unless
they volunteer for such work. This,
say those' who will oppose the bill in
the House this week, ties the hands of
the Governor completely in case a ser
ious emergency should arise requiring
the presence of a large body of troopa
In some section of the state. The of
ficers and men of the Volunteer Guard
are tinder the direct supervision of the
sheriffs of their respective counties.
Several other important measure
ar due to come up in the Senate thin
week for finsl passage before being;
sent over to the House for approval.
The committee on assessments and tax
ation Is expected to submit a report on
the Pierce bill providing for an incoma
tax. the funds to be devoted to roal
purposes. Mr. Pierce's other measure, a
referendum bill providing for an addi
tional levy of one mill for the state
highway fund, also is expected to pre
cipitate spirited debate.
Murh Lcaislatloa Started.
The House has made fairly good
progress in wading through Its bills,
now having 26 House and three Senate
bills on calendar for third reading atid
final passage for Monday. It also han
about 132 bills in committees which will
In the main be reported out early In
this week, and next week should seei
a mammoth grist of them disposed of.
Predictions arc made that the bills will
go wolf over the 400 mark by the con
clusion of next week, when the Legis
lature is expected to remain in session
Llhrough .Saturday morning, at least.
During the week just closed somx
further Important legislation appeared
before the House. The Highway Com
mission s programme for changes in
laws relating to the administration o
its affairs was pretty well covered In
a aeries of bills introduced the first;
or the week by Representative Shel
don. These in the main Interest tho
commission more than others, as they
smooth out kinks in the commission's
work programme for the next two
years.
Another move in the reconstruction,
game was made with the introduction
of Richardson's bill providing for a,
Land Settlement Commission, and this
bill Is now before the reconstruction
committee.
Labor ' nmmK,innrr Itnay.
Labor Commissioner Gram got before
the House some of his proposals. In
cluding one for a campaign for cduca-
I Hon to prevent accidents, ::nd also some
proposed legislation relative to secur
ing prompt collection of wages from
employers.
Two distinct hills were presented for
th- rcguiat.on of boxing. Legislators
.-'-cTn to be a unit In the belief that re
turning soldiers will demand that this
recreation be allowed to continue under
s..nn- well-r sulatcil plan. The two
plana submitted arc along different
lines landtag to the same end. On
would provide regulation of these con
tests by the titles themselves the other
by a State Athletic Commission.
A heavy lift of insurance bills also
came before the House during tho past
week, these about cleaning up the ivn-
posed Insurance legislation, with tho
exception of probable amendments
chanyinc minor f itun a of the laVSTS.
Tax ua (.aaollnr Proposed.
The House also received a bill pro
viding for sin excise, tax of one cent n.
gallon on gasoline, which will be a part
of the general plan to enhance the road
fund. Whll the first two weeks of thn