VOL. IVIII. NO. 18,155.
POKTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30. 1919.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
BRITISH OKEH U. S. l0VDEvNffENJ
PUBLISHER OF THE OREGON I AN, PIONEER CITIZEN AND BUSINESS MAN, WHOSE
DEATH OCCURRED TUESDAY NIGHT.
GRIEF EXPRESSED AT
DEATH OF PUBLISHER
NOTABLE LIFE OF
V
PLAN FDD COLONIES
. PITTOGK ENDS
MESSAGE TO PREMIER PADER
EWSKT MADE PUBLIC.
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE
REGRET LOSS TO OREGON.
MR
Internationalization for
ex-Hun Lands Accepted.
DOMINIONS PROTEST IN VAIN
Risk of Revolt in South Africa
Is Taken by Cabinet.
AUSTRALIA MUCH OPPOSED
Grarc Perturbation Is Expressed
Among English Colonial Rep
resentatives at Conference.
LONDON. Jan 30. The British Tm
perlal War Caolnet has accepted Presi
dent Wilson's theory of International
ization as applied to the captured Ger-'
man colonies, notwithstanding ener
getic protests from the representatives
of the dominions, says the Daily Mail's
Paris correspondent.
"These protests," says the corre
spondent, "have been of the gravest
character. The South African repre
sentatives believe acceptance will give
the greatest encouragement to the
rebel element in South Africa which it
ever has received during British ad
ministration. Australians Are Exercised.
"The Australian delegates fear that
Australian public opinion will regard
it as extremely unsatisfactory and In
explicable. The dominion representa
tives generally, though very reticent,
are greatly perturbed.
PARIS, Jan. 29. (By the Associated
Press.) The American plan for the in
ternationalization of the captured Ger
man colonies is pressed forward for
iidoption by the supreme council at the
very outset of the conference in order
that rival claimants may be kept with
in the bounds of fairness.
Plan Is Outlined.
Ths plan looks to international con
trol of the colonics, backward nation
alities and tribes by individual powers
or by agents to be known as "manda
tories" of the league of nations. These
agents are to derive all their powers
from the league and to act entirely
on the lines of policy distated by that
body.
The distribution of the3e guardian
ships is to be made by the league of
nations: so it happens, as in the case
of many of the projects of reform
broached at the conference, that its
successful application is wholly de
pendent upon the consummation of the
league.
One argument against the league's
'ontrol of the colonies advanced by the
British colonial officials was that the
"mandatories" might feel themselves
saddled with enormous financial re
sponsibilities in an effort to develop
their wards, and yet be subject to crit
icism in the event that they failed to
bring them forward.
Critics Arc Answered.
President Wilson himself has felt
ailed upon to answer this argument
by the statement that the American
plan contemplated that the mandatory
power would be liable only for ad
ministrative expenses; other expendi
tures would be made only when au
thorized by the league, unless the col
ony was able to finance itself out of
its own resources.
While the plan has not progressed
to a point where any attempt has been
made to assign particular nations to
these guardianships, the matter has
been the subject of special thought and
consideration. In the case of America
it has been suggested that owing to
us large influence in Turkey through
the numerous graduates of Robert
College and because of the conviction
among the Turks of the disintereest
edness of America, if it is called upon
to assume such charge, it might nat
urally first take upon itself the guard
ianship not only of Turkey in Europe
but also a considerable portion of
Turkey's former provinces, including
Armenia.
MELBOURNE, Australia. Jan. 29.
The acting Premier of Australia, W. A.
Watt, today gave out a statement sum
ming up the state of public feeling in
the Antipodes with respect to the dis
position of the German colonies in that
part of the world.
Objections Are Voiced.
"It is probable," he said, "that at the
conference of the allied powers at
Paris an attempt will be made to inter
nationalize or neutralize the Pacific
islands and other countries that for
merly belonged to Germany. After
careful consideration of the prospects
of such form of government, we can
see nothing but complications arising
lit of that method of control, and 1
am cabling today to Prime Minister
Hughes in Paris strongly setting out
our objections to any form of interna
tional government.
"Shortly after the conclusion of the
armistice, both houses of the federal
Parliament unanimously carried a reso
lutlon that the Senate and House of
Representatives of the commonwealth
of Australia declare it is essential to
the future safety and welfare of Aus
tralla that the captured German pos
sessions in the Pacific occupied by
Australian and New Zealand troops
should not, under any circumstances,
he restored to Germany, and that In
the consideration and determination of
tCgncludeu uu fas 2, Column -.j.
Secretary of State Extends Congrat
ulations and Expresses Hope
for New Republic.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Recognition
of the provisional government of Po
land has been accorded by the Ameri
can Government, officials of the State
Department said today in making pub
lic a message which Secretary Lansing,
at Paris, has sent by direction of Presi
dent Wilson to Ignace Jan Faderewski,
the new Polish Premier.
Mr. Lansing congratulated Mr. Pader
ewskl upon becoming head of the
Polish government, and said the United
States would be glad to enter Into re
lations with the new Polish state as
soon as possible. Mr. Lansing's tele
gram follows:
"The President of the United States
desires me to extend to you as For
eign Minister and Secretary of Foreign
Affairs of the provisional Polish gov
ernment his sincere wishes for your
success in the high office which you
have assumed, and his earnest hope
that the government of which you are
a part will bring prosperity to the re
public of Poland.
"It is my privilege to extend to you
at this time my personal greetings and
officially to assure you that it will be
a source of gratification to enter Into
official relations with you at the ear
liest opportunity. To render to your
country such aid as is possible at this
time as it enters upon a new cycle of
independent life, will be in due accord
with that spirit of friendliness which
has in the past animated the American
people in their relations with your
countrymen."
FUGITIVE TAKES OWN LIFE
h M. Coe Held in Nevada Charged
With Passing Bad Check.
THE DALLES, Jan. 29. (Special.)
F. M. Coe, arrested at Carson City
Nev., and held for return to this city
on charge of passing bad checks, com
mitted suicide this afternoon, accord
ing to a telegram received from Sher
iff Levi Ohrisman, of Wasco County,
who went to Carson .City to bring Coe
back. A telegram received this morn
ing said that Coe was fighting extra
dition and that the case had gone to
the Supreme Court.
Coe had been a fugitive since 1914,
when he came here from Pendleton,
representing himself to be proprietor
of a round-up troop. He was arrested
at that time but escaped.
JUNKET COST IS PROVIDED
Eugene Invites Legislators to In-
spect State University.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 29. Eugene citi
zens today raised a fund to pay the
railroad fare 'of the state legislators
from Salem to this city and back Sat
urday, that being the day decided upon
for a visit to the University of Oregon.
According to present plans the Uni
versity will be thoroughly inspected by
the legislators and students will pilot
the visitors about the campus.
Efforts are being made to secure an
appropriation of $100,000 for the erec
tion of a women's building. $50,000 hav
ing already been raised by private sub
scription.
PROXY UNIONS INDORSED
Military Authorities May Facilitate
Marriage of Soldiers Abroad.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. In an opin
ion rendered today, the Judge Advo
cate-General of the Army held that
the military authorities in France
might facilitate the marriage by proxy
of soldiers abroad to their sweethearts
in the United States, where such mar
riages did not contravene state stat
utes. A previous opinion had disap
proved such marriages.
The Judge Advocate-General, de
claring such contracts permissible,
says the best form in such cases was
a single contract signed by both par
ties. NEW NOTE ISSUE COMING
Big Block of Treasury Certificates
to Appear Shortly.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. A new
issue of $600,000,000 in Treasury cer
tificates of indebtedness, bearing 4V4
per cent interst and payable July 1,
1919, is to be put on the market by
Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass
on January 30, the Twelfth Federal Re
serve Bank announced today. Books
on the offer will close February 6.
The quota for the Twelfth Fedral Re
serve District is $42,400,000.
AVIATOR KILLED IN CRASH
Army Planes Collide While Soaring
Over Ream Field.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 29. Lieuten
ant George Phelps Leggett, an Army
aviator stationed at Ream Field, near
here, was killed this morning when his
scout plane collided with a big two
seater plane.
Both planes were badly damaged, but
the two occupants of the second plane
escaped injury. Leggett's home was in
Fairfield, la.
KING'S CONDITION IS WORSE
Peter of Serbia Suffets Second
Stroke of Apoplexy.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 29. A dispatch
from Laibach says that King Peter, of
Serbia, who has been ill for some time,
has suffered a second stroke of apoplexy.
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Henry L. Pittock:
AIDERS' TALK TOLD JURY
ATTEMPT MADE TO DISCREDIT
ONE OF WITNESSES.
Letter Written to Brother of Accused
Asking if Witness Would Be
"Taken Care Of.'
Charges that L. A. Gamaunt, witness
for the prosecution in the espionage
case against Henry Albers, former head
of Albers Brothers' Milling Company,
had attempted to "sell out" to the de
fense following his testimony before
the Federal grand jury, were launched
yesterday afternoon in Federal Court.
Witnesses tor the prosecution testi
fied that the defendant had openly de
clared his pro-Germanism, expressed a
desire to "slach," or utterly obliterate
America, had applied a vile term to
Secretary McAdoo, had expressed the
conviction that America could not whip
Germany and that no Yank could whip
a German, had declared that he would
willingly spend his fortune to defeat
the United States, and had otherwise
talked sedition. All agreed that the
defendant was drinking heavily, but
that he appeared rational.
Wltnf' Veracity Questioned.
Gamaunt, a garage man, of Kent.
Wash., and one of the five witnesses
produced by the Government as having
heard Henry Albers speak seditiously
while all were fellow-passengers on a
Southern Pacific train, between Ash
land and Roseburg, on October 8, was
under cross-examination by Henry E.
McGinn, one of the counsels for defense.
Under direct examination by United
States District Attorney Haney his tes
timony had corroborated that of pre
ceding witnesses. Almost the first
word of cross-examination questioned
his veracity and rose in sequence to
the production of a letter written by
the witness to George Albers, of Seat
tle, brother of the defendant.
"Now. Isn't it a fact that you went to
see Mr. Albers, to get money, and that
you came to me for the same purpose?"
asked Mr. McGinn. The witness replied
in the negative. Rising, the attorney
walked to the witness stand and held
out a letter, asking if Gamaunt admitted
its authorship.
"Yes, I wrote the letter," admitted
the witness.
Letter Written to George Albers.
Under date of November 12, as read
to the jury and submitted in evidence,
the letter from Gamaunt to George
Albers, brother of the defendant, de
clared that the writer was "losing many
friends" by reason of his "supporting"
of Henry Albers, and announced his
willingness to "sacrifice all if he
(Henry Albers) will take care of me
after it is all finished."
Further the letter said that Mrs.
Gamaunt was becoming antagonized
against her husband by reason of his
Born March 1, 1835; Died
stand for the defendant, and added that
she might, if she chose, leave him, as
his determination was fixed. As for
other critics of his course, Gamaunt
wrote that "they can go some place
else."
Other phrases and sentences of the
letter were along the same line "Will
your brother look after mewhen the
matter is finished? Our chances are
very good, I think. I am going to stay
with it, if they put me in jail. Kindly
burn this up, as it means a lot to me."
Purpose of Letter Explained.
"Now what was your purpose In writ
ing this letter?" pursued Mr. McGinn.
"Mr. George Albers had told me that
he would pay me for my trouble," re
plied the witness, adding that he wrot
the proposal "just to see If he was as
bad as his brother."
Cross-examination of the witness de
veloped that he had visited Mr. Mc
Ginn's office on October 3 though he
denied making similar advances to the
attorney for the defense, and that he
had called upon George Albers In Seat
tle to talk over the matter of his broth
er's arrest. The letter In question had
been thrust under the door of George
Albers home in Seattle after a neigh
bor had declined to deliver It in the
absence of Mr. Albera.
The witness denied that, in his talk
with Mr. McGinn, he had said that the
arrest of Henry Albers was "r shame
and an outrage," or that he had Insin
uated that he was a "stool-pigeon" and
might be bought off.
Five Wltneaaea Kxamined.
United States District Attorney
Haney, at the conclusion of the alleged
expose of the witness, contented him
self with examining Gamaunt as to the
instructions given htm, eliciting replies
that he had been told merely to ad
here to the truth, as the United States
District Attorney's office wanted both
the defendant and the Government to
have a fair trial. Correspondence be
tween the witness and the prosecution,
substantiating this point, was intro
duced as evidence.
All five of the prosecution's wit
nesses who were present on the train
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FEATURES OF OREGON LEGIS
LATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Kills bill to give Highway
Commissioners salary and give
entire flme to work. Commis
sioners would have to resign.
Mouse.
Passes criminal syndicalism bill
of Senator Dimick and Represen
tative Kubll.
Kills bill providing for selec
tion of legislative committees by
a committee on committees.
More consolidation measures,
including State Land Board, with
. enlarged powers and new De
partment of Education.
- 4
January 28, 1919.
ALLIED FLIGHT CONTINUES
ARCHANGEL KMY PLODS BACK
7 5 MILKS AS REDS PURS I I
New Stand to Be Attempted on Vuga
River; Refugees Pour Into
Lines With Bloody Talcs.
ARCHANGEL. Jan. 28. (By the As
sociated Press.) The American and al
lied forces operating south of Arch
angel evacuated Shegovarsk yesterday
and retired 10 miles to the northward.
The Bolshevik! continue to shell the
American and allied positions at Tan
zevo and Tulgas.
The forces which retired from Shego
varsk. which Is about 65 miles north
of Ust Paderga (the allied position
furthest south a week ago), today
halted their march northward and es
tablished new positions at the villages
Vistarka and Ust Sama. on opposite
banks of the Vaga River, at a strategic
bend in the stream about 10 miles
north of Shegovarsk. The new posi
tions are protected by forests through
which there are no Winter trails in the
immediate vicinity.
Itrfuicres Tell of Mmarm
The number of refugees fleeing over
forest paths in zero weather from
Shenkursk to the American and allied
lines north of that town is increasing.
American Red Cross representatives re
port the refugees In serious plight.
Those who left Shenkursk after the
arrival of the Bolshevlki repeat stor
ies of massacre there, but allied
headquarters Is inclined to doubt
them.
OMSK, Siberia. Jan. 5. (By tht
Associated Press.) Official advices re
ceived here are to the effect that Oren
burg, capital of the government ot
Orenburg, on the right bank of the
Ural River, has been occupied by the
Bolshevlkl. General Dutoff. commander
of the anti-Bolshevik forces, aban
doned the town and retired In a north
easterly direction.
The Bolshevik control of Tashkent,
capital of Russian Turkestan, has been
overthrown through the defection of
Commissioner Asslpov. with whom two
regiments of Bolsnevik infantry and
one of cavalry mutined and seized the
city and the railroad. All the Bolshe
vik Commissioners were shot.
The Siberians have captured Sarati-
pol, province of Tobolsk. Two hundred
of the Red Guard were killed and the
remainder dispersed.
OMSK, Siberia, Jan. 25. (By the As
sociated Press.) The proposal of the
peace conference for a discussion be
tween the various Russian groups
probably will be submitted by the
Omsk government to representatives
of the various groups in Siberia for
action. In the meanwhile, the govern-
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Resolution Adopted by Both Houses
Lands Services of Mr. Pitlock
in Upbuilding of State.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan. 29.
(Special.) Highest encomiums were
paid today by Governor Withycombc
and the Oregon Legislature to the mem
ory of Henry L. Plttock. publisher of
The Oregonian, who died at his home
In Portland last night. The Legisla
ture adopted a joint resolution as a
tribute to the memory of Mr. Pittock.
The statement issued by the Governor
ays:
"It was my privilege to know Mr.
Plttock personally for more than 4
years and during all that time I enter
tained the highest regard for him as a
perfect gentleman, a man of great
power and personality and yet of un
assuming manner, who wa-s. above all
else, absolutely scrupulous in all of his
dealings with fellow men. The Influ
ence of Mr. nttock's life on the mak
ing and the upbuilding of Oregon was
tremendous, so great that no living
man could hope to measure that con
tribution. Henry L. Plttock was one of
nature's real noblemen and I predict
that his name will forever occupy a
unique and honorable place in Oregon
history.
The joint resolution of the Legisla
ture follows:
"Whereas. Henry L. Pittock. publisher
of The Morning Oregonian, has been
called from the field of his activities
by the hand of death; and.
"Whereas. Mr. Pittock, for over half
a century devoted his life and his best
efforts to building tip of a great news
paper which has become recognized
throughout the United States as a pub
lication standing for the best welfare
and the greatest good of the Nation
and Its people: and,
-Whereas. Mr. Pittock has left for all
time an impression upon the citizenship
of the state of Oregon and has given
throughout the greater portion of his
long life his best services and endeav
ors to develop the moral, social and
financial Interests of the state; there
fore, be it
"Resolved, That the Senate and the
House or Representatives of the Ore
gon Legislature extend to the family
of Mr. Pltfock expressions of sincere
regret for their deep lose, and that a
copy of this resolution be properly en
rolled and that the Secretary of State
is hereby Instructed to transmit same
to the members of the family of Mr.
Pittock."
WAR SOUVENIRS EXPLODE
Tanks' Relics iio Off Under Bureau
at Uncle-. House: No One Hurt.
PORT CHESTER. N. Y.. Jan. 29. Ex
plosives from the Marne battlefield
wrecked the bedroom of Sergeant Jo
seph Hamilton and Private Ralph Ham
ilton, returned soldiers of the American
expeditionary force, at the home of
their uncle. George H. Lowden, here
today.
The Hamilton brothers brought back
as souvenirs from France a number of
hand grenades, a German helmet, a
pistol and 49 machine gun cartridges.
One of the grenades, under a bureau,
exploded. tearing a two-foot hole
through the bedroom floor and setting
off many of the machine gun cartridges.
Mr. Lowden and his nephews narrowly
escaped death or injury.
NEW PARLIAMENT TO MEET
Little Time Will Be Used In Giving
Oath to Members.
LONDON, Jan. 29. British Wireless
Service.) The new British Parliament,
according to present plans, will meet
on February 11. with Prime Minister
Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law.
the government leader in the House of
Commons, attending.
The time used in giving the oath to
members will be shortened and it Is
expected that an hour after the ses
sion begins, both houses will assemble
to hear the speech from the throne.
Sir James Lowther will be re-elected
Speaker of the House.
INDEX OF JODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 51
decrees: minimum. 37 degrees.
TODAY'S Kalr; gentle easterly winds.
Foreign.
Allies on Archangel front continue flight.
Pas 1.
Hlndenburg reported to bo planning to bring
ex-Kaiser home. Page 2.
National.
New Polish government recognized by United
States. Page L
Packers appear before both Senate and
Houm committees. Page 16.
War contracts bill is expected to pass Sen
ate today. Page 3.
Senator Jones tella of blunders of Shipping
Board. Page 20.
Domestic.
Forty-four states rally to prohibition canse.
Page 5.
Legislatures.
Red propaganda is hard hit In Oregon.
Page I.
Salaried road body la defeated in Senate.
Page 6.
Sentiment for Legislature in favor of sol
dier strong at olympla. Page 7.
Sports.
McCredle is target of Salt Laka fans.
Page 14.
Pacifie Northwest.
Governor and Legislature pay tribute to Mr.
Pittock. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain men oppose provisions of proposed in
spection bill. Page 21.
Reduction In Argentine freights unsettles
corn market at Chicago. Page 21.
Steers weakness affects other industrial
shares in stock market. Page 21.
Steamboat service to be resumed on Upper
Willamette. Page 20.
Portland and Ylelnlty.
Albers' alleged seditious utterances related
to jury. Page 1.
Death of Henry , Plttock ends notable
career. Page 1.
y rahT- report, data and forecast. Page 21.
Publisher of The Orego
nian Passes Away.
DEATH COMES WITHOUT PAIN
Final Illness Covers Period of
Two Weeks.
MANY CONDOLENCES COME
Manifold Duties Only Relinquished
at Beginning of Indisposition
Which Reult Fatally.
Death came to Henry L. Pittock. pub
lisher of The Oregonian. at 11:10 o'clock
on Tuesday night, at his residence on
Imperial Heights, after an illness pf
not quite a fortnight. He was taken
ill on January lb, maintained his strug
gle for some days, suffered a relapse
and passed without pain. Mere an
nouncement ot his death was made yes
terday morning.
As the word was flashed that the pio
neer publisher of Oregon had answered
the last call, scores of messages of con
dolence, in person, by letter and by
telegram, came to the Plttock home
The City Council at its yesterday morn
ing session adopted a resolution or
esteem and regret, and flags at the City
Hall were lowered to half-mast.
At the close of an exceedingly active
career, which admitted no cessation
until the very day before his illness
came upon him. Mr. Pittock passed
away, surrounded by members of hia
family. Even as his illness hud been
wholly without pain, death came to
him peacefully in an unconsciousness
that had prevailed for several hours.
Duties Pursued Until Two Weeks Abo.
Until two weeks ago Mr. Pittock was
still at his desk. On January 16 he
appeared to have contracted a slight
cold, and was persuaded to go to his
home for treatment. Attending phy
sicians do not believe that his malady
was Influenza, though its symptoms
bore Koine slight resemblance. He was
ittcnded by Dr. Alvln W. Baird, and
later leave was granted to Captain
William Campbell, of Camp Lewis, his
friend and physician for many years, to
come to Portland for consultation.
Through the earlier phases of his Ill
ness Mr. Pittock gave evidence of prob
able convalescence, but on Sunday last
the complications, feared from the out
set, became manifest, and it was ap
parent that the fight was all but lost.
Bronchial and other compiler! ' ions has
tened the end.
During his illness Mr. Pittock re
ceived numbers of old friends and
members of his staff, displaying keen
interest in their visits. His fear was
for. others, however, and he repeatedly
warned visiting friends and members
of his family that his malady might bo
influenza, and he was apprehensive lest
they contract it.
His home on Imperial Heights was
the realization of a life-long dream,
and his friendship for the view that
stretched away beneath the grounds,
and for the shrubbery and trees, was
manifest on the day before his death,
when he asked to be permitted to sit at
a window that he might see the trees.
The request was granted, and for a
short time he looked out at the vista
before him. It was only during the
last few hours that unconsciousness
claimed him.
Maaona to Conduct Funeral.
In testimony to his prominent affil
iation with Scottish Rite Masonry In
Oregon, of which he had attained the
33d degree, honorary, the funeral ritea
for Mr. Pittock will be conducted under
the auspices of Oregon Consistory, No.
1. He was a past master of Portland
Lodge No. 55.
At the Scottish Rite Cathedral, at 9
o'clock tonight, the Scottish Rite mid
night burial service will be given. Tho
public may attend. The doors of the
Cathedral will open at 7:30 and close
promptly at 8:30. after which there will
be no admittance.
The regular public service will also
be held at the Scottish Rite Cathe
dral, Morrison and Lownsdale streets,
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, under the auspices of the Ma
sonic order. Dr. T. L. Eliot, retired
pastor of the Unitarian Church, a friend
since pioneer days and pastor of the
family, will have charge of the service.
Pallbearers will be announced later.
LIFE PARALLELS CITY'S RISE
Dreams of Empire Become Realitic9
in Mr. Pittocfs Career.
Henry Lewis Pittock was born in.
London. England, March 1. 1S35, the)
son of Frederick and Susanna (Bonner)
Pittock. Frederick Pittock first came
to America in 1S25. with his father,
Ralph Pittock, settling in Pittsburg.
Pa., where the latter engaged in tho
shoe trade. After a brief period tat
America he returned to England to
learn the printer's trade In London,
He wedded Susanna Bonner. Both Mr.
Pittock's parents were of Kentish ex
traction. To Frederick Pittock the call of
America persisted, and In 1!39 the fam
ily returned to Pittsburg, where he
engaged in the printing business, and
where he spent the remainder of his
life. It was in his father's printing'
office that Henry L. Pittock first
"earned the case" and the rudiments of
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