! "'x 1 '-" ' ' VOL. LIX. XO. 18,173. POKTLAXD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. y THIRD OREGON BOYS REACH PORT BILL PROVIDES $5000 FOR SOLDIER RELIEF OREGON HEROES EV NEW YORK TO BE ENTERTAINED. ATTEMPT ETO LEGISLATION URGED TO ATLANTIC OPERATORS IS FOB PROTECT BOND BUYERS WANT PORTLAND SHIPS KILL TURNED ON LEAGUE BONDS BILL DISCOUNTING OF SECURITIES IS SHIPPING BOARD RECEIVES OF FER FOR CARRIERS. CRITICISED IN" SENATE. MAD 1 1 OF CONGRESS SENATORS GLEMEIMCEAU 1235 Officers and Men Ar rive at New York. HEAVY CASUALTIES SUFFERED 162d Infantry Members Used as Replacement Troops. 11 DAYS SPENT ON WAY Canonic Brings Field and Staff, Headquarters, Machine Gnn Com pan? and Medical Detachment. NFTW YORK Feb. . The transport Canopic arrived here today with 34 of ficers and 120i men of the lS2d in fantry of the 41st division, (former na tionxl guard troops of Washington Oregon. Montana, Idaho and Wyoming). Thcv comprised the field and staff, headquarters, machine gun company, medical detachment and Companies A. B and C and a detachment of Company I. Alto on board were 14 casual of ficers and men and 34 naval officers and civilian employes. The Canopic Wt Brest on February 8. A majority -f the Canopies soldiers are from Oregon and were used as re placement troops for the 41st division, suffering- heavy casualties. They ar rived In France in September, 1M7. Lieutenant Eugene Mason, Salem. Or. came home with the distinguished service cross for capturing a machine gun nest in the Argonne. The headquarters of the Second army corps and the headquarters troop of the Second army corps arrived today on the Touraine. More of the 41st division troops ar rived on the Ortega-supply company. medical detachment, machine gun com pany detachment and companies K and L. A slight epidemic of influenza on the Ortega which docked here today caused i)ie death of Sergeant Kdward C. Bra , -i-n. of Seattle. Wash., Sunday. Lieutenant Henry H. Slrowsen. of Tallahassee. F!a., returned with a dis tinguished service croaa. He was cited fr responding to a call for volunteers t- rescue wounded comrades under ter rific fire. The body of Lieutenant Les lie Tooze of Eugene Or., was recoved at that time. - WASHINGTON'. Feb. 1 Assignment to early convoy home of the 306th. Sji.-r. and 315th battalions of the 306th lank brigade, the 316th replacement and salvage company and base hospital J 7 and aero squadron No. 36 was an nounced today by the war department. NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Feb. 19. The transport Pocahontas arrived here to iay from France with Zi50 troi-ps. in Iudin the t2l regiment, coast artil lery corps, complete. 12P INFANTRY RETURNING lti-ort Indicate Comparative! Few Orcjron Bojs Are Included. Scattered on five different boats, two battalions of the lS2d infantry, which absorbed all of the old 3d Ore icon, will reach the United States this week. So far as known here, the 3d battalion, which was held almost in tact in England, is not yet returning. Companies K, F. O and most of H were in charge of rest camps in Eng land, but members have recently re purled that they were being relieved. A significant statement of the dis patch from New Tork says a majority of the Canopic's soldiers "are from Oregon and were i.sed as replacement troupe, the 41st suffering heavy cas uaities." This might indicate that transferred men have been returned to the regiment tor convoy home. At best, however, the number of Oregon boys tent back to rejoin their regi ment and come home with it is known Jiiecessarily io have been small. The did not directly suffer casualties, being a depot division. A med:cal detachment and Com panies L and M cf the l2d are aboard me PueUo, which sailed from Brest February s. and is expected to reach New Yor'-c tomorrow. Company D was tptit into three detachments for con oy purposes. Besides the part on the Canopic. one section is on the North land, due at New Tork last night, and another detachment of the company arrived on the Rotterdam, which leached New Tork Monday.' The fifth beat used to carry men of the 162 J Is fhe President Grant, due at Newport News. Va.. tomorrow. It has the sup company aboard and, one report esya. Company JC It will be noted that practically all of.'.hese boats encountered storms and are fcbcu! two days behind schedule. The Cancptc should have arrived Moo ial. (iRtf.OX BOYS SEND GREETINGS llvod Kicr Parents Receive Tele gram From Soldier Son. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Feb. 1. (Spe- Kl ) Pareuts, friends and relatives toiay received a flood of telegrams from members of the 9th Regiment, C A. C., who arrived yesterday at New port News. Va. The following local men were aboard I tht transport: W. D. Chandler. Hayes Hiekford. Floyd French, Thorkild i. jLc.biicU co Page 2, Column Special Committee of Oregonians in East Probably Will Be Se lected to Handle Fund, 7 STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Fer 19. (Special.) The ways and means com mm,, tomorrow will report In a bill providing that 15000 out of the 1100, 000 soldiers' and sailors relief fund be appropriated for the relief of Oregon soldiers arriving In New Tork City, None of this money, however, will be allowed to be spent for office furniture and expenses, it being the idea of the committee that the entire amount be placed in use for the soldiers them selves. The probability ia that the governor will be asked to name a special com mittee of Oregon New Yorkers to have .harm of th administration ana io handle the fund in such a way that none of it will be diverted from Its primary object. The committee objected to a large number of Items Included in the budget of the New Tork committee wnicn nrovided for a basic expenditure or $17,500 and about $2t0 a month, the budget calling for considerable furni ture and overhead expenses. Representative Gordon, chairman of the house ways and means committee, has been busy lining up a fund for the soldiers arriving in New Y'ork ever s nee The Oregonian canea anemion to their needs. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP RAPPED Ilarrv A. Wheeler Says Railroads Not Successfully ' Operated Now. OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 19. Harry A. Wheeler, president of the United States chamber of commerce, Washington, D. C. told 3000 delegates to the trans- Mississippi readjustment congress, which opened its sessions here yester day, that better railroad service is od- talnable under private ownership of the railway lines than under public ownership. There has been a sluffing of In genuity and initiative under federal control." he declared. He analyzed the far-reaching effects of a league of nations and added that this country under present world conditions must face more or less entangling alliances. He viewed these entanglements as avlng been brought out for a mighty good cause. CANCELLATION TOTAL HUGE upended Orders for Aircraft Nearly Half Billion Dollars. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Aircraft contracts totalling 4b.uuu.uu nave been canceled or suspended by. the war department since the signing of the rmistice. A department statement to- ay said 53 per cent of the total repre- nted orders for engines and parts ana 5 per cent for planes and parts. The total production of liberty motors February 7 was 30.147. with 331 still be delivered. The production of De Haviland planes up to r eoruary ( was 400. exclusive of :vf snippea wunoui engines. French Premier Seriously Wounded by Anarchist. ; 3 BULLETS STRIKE OFFICIAL Seven Shots Fired as "Tiger' Rides in Automobile. ASSAILANT IS ARRESTED Emile Cottln ' Says He Attacked Famous Frenchman Because He Was Preparing for New War, (By the Associated Press.) PARIS, Feb. 18 By the Associated Press.) Foreign Minister . Plchoa visited the premier, remaining with him half an hour. This tvti about S o'oloek lo the afteraooa and M. IMehon reported the premier mm "doing- well." He added that after the first shot M. Clemeacean said "He has missed!" not thinking that other allots -would fol low. DEPORT SLACKERS, PLEA Aberdeen Lodge Demands Exclusion of Disloyal Aliens. ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 19. (Spe cial.) Wishdah lodge. Knights of Pvthias. of this city, unanimously adopted resolutions asking the. depor tation of all alien slackers. Let us make an open announce ment," the resolutions state, "that the door, to America and to American op portunities Is forever closed to men who are so lost to faith, honor and de cent gratitudo that they will not fight for the country of their deliberate choice.' PARIS, Feb. 19. Premier Georges Clemenceau, characterized by Lloyd George as "France's grand young man," was attacked today by an anarchist. Emit Cottln, known as "Mllou." Seven shots were fired, three of which struck the premier. One bullet lodged In the muscles of the shoulder, penetrating deeply, but so far as is at present known, not injuring the spine or pene trating to the lungs. Two bullets bruised the right arm and hand, while two other buiiets are reported to have passed through the premier's clothing. At the time of the attempted assas sination M. Clemenceau had just left his home to drive in a motor car to a conference with Edward M. House. American peace delegate, and Arthur J. Balfour, British secretary for foreign affairs. Though bleeding profusely M. Clemenceau was able to return to his home, where he reassured the members of his household and waved asidt vanx. ous inquirers, saying, "It is notvnt(." Premier Declared Cheerful Latest reports from his attendants were that his condition is satisfactory nd that he was cheerful throughout the day despite occasional fits of oughing. For the present it has been' decided by the surgeons that extraction of the ullet may not be necessary and ar rangements have been made to take radiographs of the injured parts. Cottin. whom tlie police believed to e a somewhat harmless person, asso ciating with anarchists and aiding In their progaganda. declared that he had planned to kill the premier because M. Clemenceau "was the enemy of hu manity and was preparing for another war." Wpand Bleeds Profusely. After temporary aid had been given M. Clemenceau. ProTeesor3 Gosset and Tuffier of the University of Paris were summoned and had a hurried consulta- Chalrman of Finance .Committee Declares Redemption of Bonds at Par Is Impossible. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Enactment of legislation designed to maintain the liberty bond price was suggested in the senate today by Senator Jones, of Washington, who was - joined by several other senators; in deploring the fact that bonds are now selling far below par. No agreement v reached, however, as to what measures should be taken. The senator criticised national banks for discounting bonds below the figure at which banks originally sold them and suggested some legislation either to maintain the parity of the bonds or to provide for the redemp tion of bonds of small denominations at par. Conceding that the bond market pre sented "a very grave situation," Sena tor Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, declared it was one diffi culty to meet. Redemption of the bonds at par was impossible, he said. adding that the war finance corpora tion's bond purchases aggregating $200,000,000 to date were being made in the open market to help maintain prices. Republican Leader Lodge said it was very difficult to devise a plan to main tain bond prices a all issues were sold at more than their market value. ELECTIONS BILLS PASSED Counting of Ballots Before Closing of Polls Provided For. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Of., Feb. 19. (Special.) Representative Crawford's bill providing for one election board counting the ballots while the election is in progress, which met determined opposition when first before the house and was sent back to the committee, came out of the committee and passed as amended this morning. The main amendment provides that counting shall not start until 25 bal lots are cast. The objection had been registered against the first bill that it left open a loophole for destroying the secrecy of the ballot. The amendment seems to obviate this difficulty. (Concluded on Page S. Column 3.) P0ST0FFICE BILL APPROVED Measure Carrying'- 5600,000,000 Appropriation Goes to Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The house adopted the conference report on th new $61)0.000,000 postoffice appropriation bill, after refusing to instruct its con ferees not to accept the senate amend ment providing $200,000,000 federal co operation with the states in road construction. The report now awaits action in the senate. Menace to U. S. Liberties Seen in Covenant. PLAN STRONGLY DENOUNCED Senator Poindexter "and Rep resentative Fess Speak. EUROPEAN RULE IS FEARED Critics of Plan Foresee American Policies Controlled by Outsiders With Dire Consequences. ANTE-WAR CRIMES EXEMPT Substitute Offered for Measure to Deport Convicted Enemy Aliens. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. A substi tute for the Burnett bill providing for the deportation of enemy aliens con victed of crimes against the federal government was adopted today by the house immigration committee. The substitute exempts enemy aliens who committed crimes before the United States entered the war. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Vigorous criticism of the proposed constitution of the league of nations was voiced to day in both houses of congress. Speaking for three ' hours before crowded galleries, Senator Poindexter of Washington, republican, precipitated discussion in the senate which em braced other subjects and consumed practically the entire session. How ever, there was no formal reply to the Washiniton senator from the demo cratic Fid'3. Covenant Is Denounced. Discussion in the house was unex pected and was not general. Just as the members were settling down for a night session. Representative Fess of Ohio, chairman of the republican con gressional campaign committee, deliv ered a carefully prepared address in which he took up the constitution sec tion by section and denounced the whole as abridging the sovereignty of the United States and containing "vic ious possibilities." The addresses by Senator Poindexter and Representative Fess were the first prepared ones made in congress since the constitution of the league was pub- hed and since President- Wilson re quested that discussion be postponed until he could confer with members of the senate and house foreign affairs committees at the White House next week. Coloradan Defends Leagne, When Representative Fess concluded there was no further discussion in the house, but during Senator Poindexter's address. Senator Hitchcock of Ne braska, republican leader Lodge and Senators Knox of Pennsylvania and Brandegee of Connecticut, all members of the foreign relations committee, briefly interjected comment on ques lions involved in the league. Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat spoke in criticism of the proposal and also vigorously denounced delay in de mobilizing American troops. Senator Shafroth of Colorado, democrat, in de. fending the war department, after Mr. Reed's attack, spoke briefly in support of the leasrue charter, declaring It would stop nine-tenths of future wars. Borah Issues Open Letter. Durina- the day. Senator Borah of Idaho, republican member of the for eign relations committee, wno yester- Price of $700,000 Said to Have Been Placed on. Vessels Built In Supple-Ballin Yards. Atlantic coast steamship operators have made a firm offer to the United States shipping board for the pur chase of seven steamers constructed by the Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding corpora tion and possibly two others will be included, if the sale of '.he carriers is authorized. Reports reaching Portland are that the offer is approximately $700,000 for each vessel. J. T. Underwood of New Tork City is acting in behall of the company de siring to acquire tne fleet and the im pression here is tnat the government will consent to disposing of them. Five of the steamers are in commission, the Harney, Wallowa, Calala, Delana and Airlie, while the Ashburn and Awens daw are lying here, both ready for operation. The BIrchleaf was launched December 4 and will soon 'be ready. The ships are of the composite type, with steel topsides, and are from a design by Fred A. Ballin, one of the riglnal founders of the corporation. They are of the 4500-ton type ana main engines ana auxiliaries, as wen as boilers, the latter being also of th Ballin design, were turned out at Port land, the Pacific Marine Iron Work beincr the manufacturer of the ma chinery. Final Consideration of Measure Due Today. GASOLINE TAX IS APPROVED Automobile License Legisla tion in Tentative Form. HUGE REVENUE IN SIGHT One-Mill Tax for Roads on Vera of Enactment in the Senate. Amendments in Danger. CHURCH MERGER IS TOPIC Consolidation of Five Presbyteria Bodies Under Consideration. CINCINNATI, Feb. 18. Consolidation of the five great Presbyterian codes o the United States, the Presbyterian Church of America, the Presbyteria Church of the United States of Amer ica, the German Presbyterian church the Dutch Presbyterian church and the United Presbyterian Church of Amer ica, is the object of a conference which began here tonight. Speakers of the session cited th benefits to be derived from a union the various divisions. (Concluded on Page 4. Column 3.) SOCIALISTS WIN ELECTION Definite Results of National Assem bly Balloting; Announced. EASEL. Switzerland, Feb. 19. Dis patches from Vienna give definite re sults of the balloting for the national assembly Sunday. Seventy socialists, 64 Christian socialists, 73 of various groups. 3 candidates of the Styrian peasants' league, 1 Czech and 1 German were elected. The national state council will ex amine the question of representation from occupied territory in German Bo hernia, where elections could not be held. THE DIFFERENCE A GUN MAKES. Iff FEATVRF.S OF OBEGOS LEG ISLATIBE YESTERDAY. Seaate. Passes bill authorising estab lishment of voting machines. Senator Eddy introduces bill for construction, of Industrial accident commission hospital at Portland. Senators Or ton and Lachmund exchange personalities and near ly come to blows. House, Representative Gallagher's res olution to provide state guaran tee of drainage and Irrigation bonds passes. Adopts number of resol referring constitutional ments to people. Kills Clackamas county annex ation bill. Passes B. F. Jones' bill refer ring $3,500,000 coast highway bill to people. 'lutions f amend- I HUN FOOD SUPPLY SHORT Captain Walter Gherardi Studies Conditions in Germany. PARIS, Feb. 19. Captain Walter Gherardi of the United States navy, who has been in Germany studying eco nomic and general conditions, has returned to Paris and reports tha he found much unemployment through out the country. He says Germany's i food supplies are limited to nearly ex hausted reserves, which cannot longer than next month. The German army, Captain Gherardi says, has shrunk to insignificant figures. las OLE HANSON UNIMPROVED Seattle's Executive Suffers Greatly From Spreading Pains. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 19. (Special.) The condition of Mayor Ole Hanson, confined to his home at 2609 North Broadway, with neuritis, is unimproved. The city's executive suffered greatly during Tuesday night, the' pain, at first localized in the right shoulder, spread ing. The physician in charge cannot say when Mayor Hanson may return to his duties. 1 Copyright by Chicago Tribune. Published by Arrangement. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS , ' The Weather. TODAY'S Rain; moderate westerly winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 41 degrees; minimum, 87 degrees. War. Official casualty list. Page IS. Legislature. Road bond bill assured IS votes in senate. Page 1. Bill provides $5000 for relief of Oregon boys in .New xors. rage . Convict contract labor system attacked in house. Page 7. Drainage bonds Interest resolution adopted by house. Page 6. State auto license fees to be doubled. Page 6. Irrigation project survey is, approved. Page 8. Foreign. Premier Clemenceau shot. Page 1. Germans Indignant at allies' plans for league of nations. Page 2. France in market for quarter billion of American products. Page 2. Terms of new armistice clearly set forth. Page 4. Britain's plans for enforcement of peace out lined by Churchill. Page 5. Official documents of Germany published. Page 3. Ireland drifting toward disaster. Page 3. National. Legislation urged to protect bond buyers. Page 1. Senate opens fire on peace league. Page 1. Domestic. Scott Nearing acquitted by federal Jury. Page 4. Old Third Oregon troops arrive at New York. Page 1. ' Commercial and Marine, rialrv oroducts section of bureau of mar kets Inaugurates local service. Page 21. Corn unsettled by withdrawal of government aid in provision exports. Page 21. Specialties strong and investment stocks backward in Wall street. Page 21. Return of Seattle shipyards strikers asked by adjustment board. Page 20. Sports. Giants lead Rose City Park bowlers. Page 14. Multnomah-Oregon game not to be played Saturday mgbt. age 14. Pacific Northwest. Coast-wide strike is now metal workers' hope. Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. Atlantic operators want seven Portland-built ships. Page 1. Employment service has many jobs open. Page 12. Salvation army commissioner praises Port land's generosity. Page 12. J. B. Holbrook shown to have carried much Insurance. Page 15. Portland woman nominated for national of fice by Daughters of American Revolu tion. Page 15. Mrs. Tyler. 86, moves jury to tears. Page 16. General shipyard strike not likely. Page 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 2L STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) With the $10,000,000 bond bill made a special order in the scnale for Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the gasoline tax bill passed by the senate, a one-mill tax for market roads on the verge of enactment in the sen ate, a'nd the long-deferred license on automobiles drafted in tentative form and ready for introduction in the house, road legislation moved forwird today. With but two dissenting votes, the senate passed the bill placing a one cent tax on gasoline ard a half-cent tax on distillate. On gasoline, it it estimated, $310,500 will be raised and distillate will produce $40,500, mak'nc a total of $351,000. Flghteea Senators Approve Bill. Dealers must file a statement with the secretary of prate monthly. Eighteen senatois are combined to pass the road bond bill when it comes up tonrorrow. The measure was read the first time today and on motion of Senator Banks, the rules were sus pended and the bill advanced to secon'l reading. The IS senators friendly to the measure, as approved by tly? house. are Baldwin, Banks, Bell, Faircll, Gil1. Handley. Howell, Hurley, Huston, Jones, Nickelsen, Norblad, Orton, Pat terson, Ritner, Shanks, J. C. Smith and Wood. Only 16 votes are necessary to pass the bill. As at present planned, the bill will have to be considered in the senate proper instead of in a commit tee of the whole. Amendments In Danger. Amendments which opponents are expected to offer will simply be crushed, for the amendments, if any are proposed, will come from the small clique who have pursued ob structive tactics for the past five weeks. Senator . Lachmund intimated today that the fate of the bond bill Is de- dependent on the action taken by the house on senate bills 67 and 68 and a couple of other measures, but he is not in a position to do any damage to the bond bill. President Vinton feels more sympathetic toward the bond bill than he did a few days ago and says that as amended in the house the bill is more to his- liking. . It is understood, however, that Mr. Vinton will offer an amendment of some sort in order to save his face and will support the bond bill on its final passage whether or not any amendment he offers is rejected. Sen ator Pierce will vote against the bonds.' Emergency Clause Opposed. He states that he has had bis say on the subject and will content himself with voting against it on account ot the emergency clause which is at tached. All of the lawmakers and good roads enthusiasts who have Interested themselves in progressive road legis lation are united In the opinion that the bond bill covers the ground in a satisfactory manner. They contend that except for certain lements who have continually at tempted to throw monkey-wrenches in the road machinery, there is no occa- ion for any real road advocate being antagonistic to the measure. It is true. however, that many legislators say the bond measure should have dealt exclu sively with the bonds and not directed the spendingof the money nor outlin ing a policy for the commission, as these latter matters should have beeu contained in separate measures. Never-' theless, the bond bill is said to be work able. New Road Legislation Looms. Something brand new in road legis lation is senate bill 283. which levies a 1-mill tax on all the assessed prop erty in the state of Oregon, this mill age being for the exclusive purpose of building market roads. The 1 mill is in addition to the present li-mill tax for roads. This bill is virtually a dupli cate of one which passed the senate two years ago and was killed in the house, at which time, by the way, enough votes had been pledged to pass it through the lower body, but the votes were not delivered as per agreement. Assurances have been given by the Oregon State Grange that the organi zation will get behind the bill If it is hroueht to the voters. The measure provides that it be referred to the elec torate. If the bill is enacted and re ferred by the legislature and the peo ple approve, it will raise about $1,000, 000, tobe available In 1920. State Bodies to Co-operate. Under the measure the disposal ot the funds will be in the hands or the state highway commission, co-operating with the various county courts and the money is to be devoted to the construc tion of the market roads. Multnomah county, although contributing about one-third of the money thus raised. Is not likely to receive any of it. (