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VOL. L.IX. NO. 18,102.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, 3IARCII 14, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
o', JTHIRTEENTH AERO
FRENCH TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS UNAIDED
SWAN IN LAUffELHURST
PARK PINES FOR MATE
MATRIMONIAL BCRKAU OPENED
TO 1IXD BIRD'S CONSORT.
WILSON ON VESSEL
LAYS PEACE PLANS
LARGER STEERING
COMMITTEE FAILS
I Will VI UUUOILIV ULUU
SAVES GOVERNMENT
WIRELESS INFORMS PRESIDES!
OF NEW SITUATION.
BODY MAY TAKE THE PLACE OF
MEN'S COMMERCIAL CLUB.
NOSKE'S FIRM HAND
SQUADRON
ARRIVES
War Debts' International
ization Plan Given Up,
RECONSTRUCTION J03 IS BIG
E. M. House Goes to Brest to
Counsel With Wilson.
PRESIDENT TO BE POSTED
Personal Adviser of Executive to
Prepare Chief to Meet All Ques
tions at Peace Conference.
" BY HERBERT BATARD SWOPE.
Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
PARIS, March 13. (Special.) France
has definitely abandoned plans she had
contemplated for the internationaliza
tion of war debts. I make this state
ment on authority. It is the French In
tention to tackle the stupendous job of
reconstruction single-handed, except
for such assistance as she may nor
' mally receive from her associates. It
may be said with certainty that her
ministers are no longer giving consid
eration to the idea of, apportioning war
obligations among the allies, as had
been previously urged, though not of
ficially. In this attitude, as well as in her
willingness that German gold be used,
if necessary, for revictualling Ger
many, France is displaying a. spirit
that Is winning commendation from
many who had been censorious of her
course, because of her apparent re
luctance to face .what the critics re
garded as the inevitable. Now she has
rolled up her sleeves and is pitching
into the job with energy, instead of
r dallying in the hope that something
would turn her way. Her present dis
position is encouraging to the entire
peace conference.
House to Make Report.
E. M. House, who hastened to Bres
to meet the president, will report this
new phase of affairs in outline of
the general situation, which the presi
dent will face on his arrival in Paris.
Many grave problems havo been de
ferred for his final consideration.- Not
the least of them are matters of the
Rhenish republics, the relations of German-Austria
with Germany and other
proposals looking to the disintegration
of the former German empire. These
questions bear so intimately upon the
formula of self-determination that
President "Wilson is regarded as th
proper person to rule finally on them
No one may say with authority what
Iiis attitude will be, but others of the
American delegation have expressed
themselves satisfied with the plan3 of
fered by the French. At the press club
dinner, where. Marshal Foch, Andre
Tardieu and Secretary Lansing spoke,
point was made of the fact that much
obscurity has been cleared away, and
the true significance of problems that
were not previously understood in all
their bearings is now appreciated.
Lmsins's Talk. Approved.
Paris newspapers attach great i
portance to Secretary Lansing's speech,
end approve its tenor. He took ooca
bion to bring out certain vital phases'
which the social and economic world
Is facing. His suggestions were along
lines that have frequently been pre
eented in these dispatches, as showing
tho American position in respect to the
world problems now in course of solu
tion. One of these problems certainly will
be solved at the meeting of the rep
resentatives of the allies and of Ger
many in Brussels, to resume the eco
nomic negotiations which were inter
rupted in Spa last week. There is a
touch of drama in the presence of
Food Director Hoover on the ' delega
tion, for the last time he met the Ger
mans in Brussels was when they were
conquerors and made him feel their
power.
"With the delivery to the Germans of
guarantees that they will be fed
through August, there will be turned
over to the allies something like 1,500,-
000 tons of merchant ships now lying
in Teutonic ports. It is probable that
while the majority of the ships will
be handled by allied crews, some of
them will be manned by German sail
ors, who otherwise would be thrown
out of employment, and so add to dis
turbed conditions in Germany. Ger
man sailors will be used on ships sail
ing to neutral ports.
Neutrals Are Invited. r
E. M. House has invited the neutral
nations to send delegates to a confer
, ence on the subject of the league of
nations, in order that the suggestions
of neutrals may be considered, with the
view of possible inclusion in the final
draft of the project. Neutrals from
South and Central America, with two
Eignificant exceptions, and from Asia
and Europe, are embraced in the in
vitation. From this announcement it
may be assumed that provision for
the league of nations will not be in
cluded in the first draft of the peace
treaty which Germany will be asked to
(rign, when German commissioners are
Eent for, around April 1.
. In drafting rules for the air forces
of eermany, the council of ten has
decided to permit the development of
commercial aircrait, Dut to place a
pan on war machines.
Premier Clemenceau, looking as
Party Disembarks at Brest In Moon
light Night and Boards
Train for Paris.
ON BOARD TJ. S. S. GEORGE "WASH
INGTON, March 13. (By the Associated
Press, by Wireless.) Today, the last of
his voyage from the United States to
Brest, President Wilson put in several
hours mapping out his plans .for his
peace conference work. During the
day the president received a wireless
dispatch outlining the situation with
regard to the phases of the negotiations
which are to come up soon after his
arrival in Paris.
The voyage has been of great benefit
to President Wilson, who throughout
has obeyed the instructions of Rear
Admiral Grayson, his personal physi
cian, to rest.
The president has entirely recovered
from the cold from which he had been
suffering and also the fatigue conse
quent on his hurried trip to Washing
ton, and Is in vigorous condition and
ready to take up the tasks awaiting
him. These tasks will begin when he
boards the train at Brest for the last
stage of the journey, to Paris.
Restoration of Order
Berlin Triumph.
in
BOLSHEVIK DANGER PASSING
Continued Vigorous Action Is
Declared Necessary.
PESSIMISTS STILL SP0U
C let
German Press In Occupied - Is
Still Discouraged and Pr cts
Recurrence of Riot' f.
Natron Cut-Off, Highways, Schools,
Parks and Clean Streets Are
Objects of Society.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. March 13.
(Special.) The first commercial or
ganization ever started by women in
this locality has been launched by 11
women in this city. The men of the
city, the women say, have been some
what dilatory in reviving the com
mercial club which was suspended
here for the period of the war and
the urgent need of an organization of
this kind is believed to have prompted
this step.
"""he new organization has not yet
vn named, but the members have an
nounced their intention of getting be
hind the move for the completion of the
atron cut-off, better county highways.
civic improvements of all kinds, parks
schools, public playgrounds and clean
streets.
The officers are: President. Mrs.
Rose Soule Bratton; secretary. Mrs.
Anna L. Winnek: treasurer. Miss
Maude ' Baldwin: first vice-president,
Mrs. Myrtle Martin; second vice-presi
dent, Mrs. Charles Wood E-berleln.
BREST, March 13. (By the Associat
ed Press.) President Wilson and the
party which came with him from the
United States left Brest for Paris at 11
o'clock tonight. The president and
Mrs. Wilson disembarked from the
George Washington at 9:45 o'clock. It
was a mooniight night-
Though numerous decorations had
been hung out to welcome the return
of the president, his reception was en
tirely without ceremony. Those who
went aboard the George Washington to
extend their greetings were the French
ambassador to the United States and
Madame Jusserand, M. Leygues, minis
ter of marine, and several other repre
sentatives of the French government.
Major-General Eli A. Helmick, Briga
dier General W. W. Harts and Colonel
House met the president at the dock.
The presidential party came ashore
on an American tug and, while on
board. Airs. Wilson was presented with
a bouquet by M. Leygues. There was
a little flurry of mist during the trip
from the steamer,
short time.
but this lasted only
BRITISH DECORATE YANKS
Sixty-six Medical Men Honored for
Services During1 "War.
WASHINGTON, March 13. Sixty-six
American army medical officers and
men have been decorated by the Brit
ish government for bravery and distin
guished service in the war, Surgeon
General Ireland was advised today by
the British war office.
Major Emanuel Goldstein of New
York City, and Captain George P.
O'Malley of Cleveland were made hon
orary companions of the distinguished
service order and 49 captains and first
lieutenants were awarded the military
cross. The distinguished conduct medal
and military medal of Great Britain
was conferred upon 15 enlisted men.
BY CYRIL BROWN.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement. J
COBLENZ. March 13. (Special
Cable.) "With the restoration of or
der in Berlin. the official army bul
letin says today, "there are many ex
pressions of satisfaction that the dan
gers of bolshevlsm are passing in Ger
many. Although martial law rules
Berlin, it is believed the worst period
of danger is over. A few days of firm
ness by Herr Noske, the military sec
retary, has done more than the tem
porizing policy of the government ac
complished in four months.
'Naturally, the great majority of the
Germans want a strong and orderly
government. Whenever there is order
the German does what he can to make
the most of the situation and to re
vive business. He is accustomed to
letting someone else do his politics
for him and to attend to keeping order.
He wants to make money and to have
government that will keep order and
look out for his interests. The im
perial government did both, and if the
republic cannot do as well he wants
to know the reason why.
okt Saves Situation.
"Thanks to Herr Noske, the govern
ment has a new lease of life. It must
now act vigorously to feed the people
and to keep order, or renewed out
breaks may be expected, notwithstand
ing the Innate l..ire of the typical
German to pursue his business un
disturbed."
By contrast with this cheery opin
ion, the German press in the occupied
area continues to take the gloomiest
view of the situation. It prophesies
general strikes of increasing violence
and outbursts of bolshevism. The
Cologne Gazette compares the recent
I Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.)
YUKON MAY OPEN EARLY
Traffic to Alaska Likely to Be Re
sumed June 1.
SEATTLE, Wish., March 14. Travel
ers from Alaska report that all indica
tions point to an early break-up of ice
in the Yukon river and that navigation
may open June 1.
Freight is already moving from Seat
tle for lower La Barge via Skagway,
where It will be transferred to river
boats and later be taken to Iditarod
and Fairbanks.
PALESTINE INFLUX CURBED
i
Immigration to Be Restricted to 50,
000 Yearly, It Is Announced.
NEW YORK, March 13. Restriction
of immigration into Palestine to SO.000
& year during the first period of devel
opment of the newJewish common
wealth set up under British trusteeship
has been decided upon by the inter
anted Zionist conference In London, ac
cording to cable advices to the Zionist
organization of America. fc
PORTLAND TO GET BISHOP
Heber C. Iverson Heads Northwest
Mission of Mormon Church.
SALT LAKE CITY. March 13. Bishop
Heber C. Iverson of the Mormon church
has been selected as president of th
Northwestern States Mission of that or
ganization, with headquarters In Port
land, it was announced here today.
He will fill the vacancy caused by the
recent elevation of Melvln J. Ballard to
the apostl-.5Shlp.
More Oregon Boys Reach
American Port.
OBTLAND SURGEON IS HERO
Return Voyage Marked by In
fluenza Epidemic.
BOYS LONG FOR LETTERS
Lieutenant Dunn, Gassed in Argonnc
Fighting, Says Doughboys
Greatest of All.
BY PEGGY CURTIS.
NEW YORK. March 13. (Special.)
"Feel? Say, It's the greatest feeling
you ever had, when that old boat swings
Into th harbor," said Stuart McKrea
of Salem, color-sergeant for the 13th
aero squadron, which arrived this
morning on the America. The men are
now in sanitation quarantine at Camp
Mills, N. J. It was not an especially
bad trip, say the boys, but an epidemic
of influenza sent 105 men ffrom the va
rlous units aboard to the sick bay, and
there were four deaths. However.
learned that the Oregonlans aboard
were in good health and that none of
them were influenza patients.
Return of Troop Sonic lit.
The America was well filled with
troops. I have, learned from senators.
mayors and other public officials from
western states that there Is a strong
sentiment on the part of the people to
hurry thereturn of soldiers.
Military men and officials in position
to know are of the opinion that the
very people petitioning their represent
atives and public men to speed up re
turn of troops do not know that such
an act would work a hardship on the
men themselves, who now are being
brought back in as good shape as po
Bible. Further rush would no doubt
mean more crowded quarters and less
facilities of comfort for the troop.
Portland Man Gamed.
Early this morning the hospital ship
Comfort docked at Hoboken. Aboard
it were five Oregon men, and some
wounded or ill men from almost all of
the states. The Comfort Is a model of
excellence and comfort as . ships go,
and the men were well cared for
Lieutenant John J. Dunn, 652 Tillu-
I'eallicrcd Guardian of Lake Mopes,
'Weary of Bachelor Life, and f-o
Companion Is Sought for Him.
Superintendent of City Parks Keyser
has opened a "matrimonial bureau"
reaching throughout the United States.
The bureau has derived no success as
yet. but Superintendent Keyser is con
fident of ultimate results.
The bureau is operated for the sole
purpose of securing a mate for Gen
eral Pershing, the swan in Laurelhurst
lake. This bird has been pining of late
for company other than the children
who romp and frolic In the park. In
fact, according to Mr. Keyser. General
Pershing has not been as efficient in
policing" the lake of late as during
the last summer, when he continuously
guarded the shores of the body of water
to keep children from falling into the
lake. At times, when the youncsters
ould fail to heed his unmistakable
signs. General Pershing would develop
a "peeve" which, it is said, always
brought a realization of his .intentions
to the young obdurate minds.
superintendent iveyser hopes to se
cure a mate for General Pershing either
from San Francisco or Philadelphia
within a short time. -
Addition of Four Members
Defeated, 155 to 36.
7 HUNS TO BE INTERNED
Re-
MANN'S RECORD IS ATTACKED
Defeat of Proposal Results in
Bitter Criticism.
SUFFRAGE VOTE PROMISED
Republican Membership of Merchant
Marine Committee Selected at
Pinal Conference.
Dangerous Propagandists Are
moved to Fort Oglethorpe.
NEW YORK. March 13. Sevst Ger
mans regarded as dangerous Drorja-
gandists left here today In custody of
federal officers for Fort Oglethorpe.
Ga.. where they will be interned.
Among them was Baron Paul von
Ziglinitzki. a New York broker and
son of a German general, who was ar
rested yesterday after being suspected
for a year. It was reported he had
made attempts to .smuggle munitions
Into Mexico. 0
The other prisoners included Herman
C. A- Seebohm of Brooklyn, former sec
retary of the Bayer Chemical com
pany; Arthur Meyrowitz, an employe of
the North German Lloyd Steamship
company; Dr. Ferdinand Pinz, said to
have distributed Austrian propaganda,
and Adolph Henry Ney of Scarsdal.
N. Y.. a chemist.
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 3. 1
DID lOU EVER HAPPEN TO FORGET TO SAVE OUT ENOUGH FOR YOUR RETURN TICKET?
DOLLAR A YEAR MEN TAXED
Pay Must Be Reported as Part
Income, Government .Holds.
WASHINGTON. March 13. During
the war the government accepted the
services of nearly 1000 men and paid
them the nominal compensation of $1 a
year. Today the dollar became a tax
issue through a ruling by the internal
revenue bureau that not only must the
dollar be reported, but that it is tax
able if the total income from all sources
is in excess of the usual exemptions.
Most dollar-a-year -men had private
sources of income above $6000, and in
these cases the normal tax on the dol
lar will be 12 cents, or nearly two
months' pay at the government rate.
DENVER ENTERTAINS BAKER
Secretary of "War and Party Due at
Tacoma Saturday.
DENVER, Colo., -March 13. Newton
D. Baker, secretary of war, and Chief
of Staff March arrived here at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon en route to the
Pacific coast on a tour of inspection.
The secretary's party was taken for
motor car ride through the city and
left for the west.
Secretary Baker said he would reach
Tacoma, Wash., Saturday night. An
inspection of Camp Lewis will follow.
the secretary said. Then he will go
to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
St fen
.(Concluded on rasa 2, Column 2.)
FRENCH MUNITION BILL BIG
Total of $5.200,0.00,000 Is Spent
for Shells During War.
PARIS, March 13. (French Wire
less service.) France spent 26,000,
000,000 francs ($5,200,000,000) for shells
and projectiles during the war, Sen
ator Lucien Hubert told the senate
army commission yesterday.
He said that 1,500.000,000 francs
($300,000,000) were spent for extra ma
terial for use by the artillery.
LABOR NEED IN U. S. URGED
Paris Commission Plans for
International Conference.
PARIS, March 13. (By the Associat
ed Press.) The labor commission has
decided to recommend that the first
meeting of the international labor con
ference be held at Washington in Octo
ber, if the United States government
will consent to convene it.
This official announcement was made
tonight.
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FLOOD IN SPOKANE FEARED
Danger Scented in Proposed Deep
ening of Mouth of River.
SPOKANE. Wash., March 13. An in
vestigation by the city engineer into
the possible effect In the way of floods
In this city on the proposed widening
and deepening of the mouth of the
Spokane river where It flows out of
Coeur d'AIcne lake In Idaho, was or
dered today by the city council.
The fear was expressed that the in
creased flow in flood timos would cause
the river to overflow its banks here,
inundating portions of the city.
CENSORSHIP BLAME DENIED
Government Officials Assert They
Arc Not at Fault.
WASHINGTON. March 13. In con
nection with published criticism in
France of censorship alleged to have
prevented the French public from
learning of opposition to the league of
nations plan in congress and to have
kept French public opinion from Amer
ica. It was. said officially at the slate
department today that no -uch censor
ship was exercised or participated in by
the l nltcd Slates rovernmcnt
INDEX OF TODAY'S
YESTERDAY'S
rgc 1.
Eoxcrn-
The vi father.
Maximum tem peralure. 51 i
dfircrs: minimum. -II d. srto. 1 adoption
TODW'S Pain; moderate northeasterly
winds.
Foreign.
w iison on vesB-l lays potrr plans.
Noske's firm hand -..vcs Crrmrni
ment. Page 1.
fcnd of conscription pulls German teeth.
FtBf 3.
Wilson's hold on Europe said to he itrotiR.
1'aKe '1.
Russian reds execute relatives of unfaithful
officers. Patio 2.
National.
Larger steering committer fails. Page 1.
United states employment service tut down.
Page 4.
Official casualty list. Pi !.
Admiral Olennrn assigned to Atlantic coast
post. Pace o.
shipping hoard chairman announces Plsns
for South American service. p.g-o 7.
Railroads will bo financed, says lircctor
Uencral Hlnes. Page 0.
' Dnmewt ic.
squadron reaches New
WASHINGTON. March 13. Efforts to
add four members to the republican
steering committee of the next house,
which in directing the general course
of legislation In the next congress is
regarded by leaders as influencing the
party platform of 1920, were defeated
today at the final meeting of the com
mittee on committees which framed the
house organization. .
The proposal was voted down, 153 to
36. but it was said an attempt might
be made to reject- the committee's ac
tion at the party conference which will
be held just before congress recon
venes. After the action of the committee.
Representatives Longworth of Ohio,
and Johnson of South Dakota, issued
protests, the Ohio member charging
that the net result of all the work of
the committee was "the most complete
sort of a triumph for reactionism." and
the South Dakota representative de
claring that the failure to increase the
membership of the steering committee
was "a serious mistake."
Both intimated they would carry the
fight to the party conference.
Inrrean Bring; Proteat.
The motion to increase the member
ship of the steering committee was
presented by Representative Johnson
He nominated as additional members
Representatives Anderson of Minne
sota, Nolan of California. Slemp of Vir
ginia and Reavis of Nebraska and said
that such action "would secure repre
sentation of the progressive sentiment
of the west" and also give labor a
voice on the committee.
Ills motion was opposed by Repre
sentatives Moore of Pennsylvania. Mann
of Illinois and Mondcll of Wyoming,
who said that the committee on com
mittees was limited to the selection of
five men and that the west had been
given fair representation throughout
the house organization.
The 33, votes In favor of the Increase
were cast for the republican represen
tative from Ohio, Massachusetts, Weft
Virginia, Maryland and South Dakota,
while the 113 opposing voles were cast
by the Wisconsin. New York. Pennsyl
vania, Illionis, Idaho, Iowa. Oregon,
California, Kentucky, Michigan. Wyom
ing. Indiana. Montana. Rhode Island.
Colorado. Minnesota, New Hampshire
and North Dakota delegations.
Suffrage Vote Promised.
At today's meeting final approval
was given the assignment of members
to the standing house committees. Mr.
Mann was selected as chairman of the
-, J committee on woman suffrage. He an-
iiotim-ed later he would introduce the
NEWS I Susan B. Anthony constitutional amend
I ment in the next house "on the first
day it merit-, and would urge SDecdv
Thirteenth aero
lurk, rate 1.
Government may commandeer New Tork
harbor craft. Page 4.
Women streetcar conductors fig-tit for their
jubs. Page, t. v
Pacific Northwest.
Women of Klamath Kails organize civic club.
Page 1.
Ballot titles of measures referred to voters
prepared. Page .
Washington legislature delays adjuurnment.
l'ago 6.
Commercial and Marine
Additional advances in coffee prices axe
duo. I'ago
Corn slumps with warning' against hoarding,
rase --.
Sport.
Luknnovlr goes to Crockett-to Join Beavers.
Pass 16.
Wet weather puts stop to Beavers baseball
practice. Page 16.
Lincoln team leaves for Eugene for state
title serl.H. Page IT.
Jack Johnson says Wlilard's victory In
Havana pre-arranged. Page ltl. "
Port land anil Vicinity.
Park swan pines for mate. Tago 1.
Oregon prepares for victory loan triumph.
Tage 15.
Income tax engages attention of citizens.
Page 14.
Two dead, two hurt In boiler explosion.
Iage S. x
Armenian reii?f "quota may be reached by
Portland this week. Page 14.
Port commission w; meet for reorganiza
tion next Tuesday. Pago L'2.
Harhor and drydock Issues up Monday.
Page
Weather report, data and forecast. Fags,
Republican membership of the suf
frage committee, as selected today,
showed a majority in favor of the
amendment. The republicans placed on
the committee are Representatives Lit-
tie, Kansas: Elliott, Indiana; Nolan,
California; Burroughs; New Hampshire;
Nelson, isconsin, and McCrate. New
York.
The republican membership of tho
merchant-marine committee, which will
have charge of the legislation dealing
with the policy for operating the Amer
ican fleet, also was selected today, the
new members being Representatives
Curry. California; Ricketts, Ohio;
Chindbloom, Illinois; Crowther, New
York; Randall. Wisconsin, and Andrews
of Maryland. i'
Committee Declared Fair.
Representative Johnson, in his state
ment, said he believed the committee
had been fair in its selection of men
for the standing house committee. He,
however, attacked its action in refus
ing to increase the steering committee,
saing that with Representative Ford
ticy of Michigan heading tho house
ways and means committee, and Sen
ator renrose of Pennsylvania, the sen
ate finance committee "we should have
tho most progressive steering commit
tee In the house that we could secure.
The liberal sentiment of the country,
he added, should control the steering
committee because it "k the legisla
tion committee of the house" and "on
the legislative record, we win or lose
in 1920."
Representative Longworth, in his
statement, said the result of the com
mittee's work "was to make James R.
Mann the dominating figure of the next
house.",
Mann's Record Attacked.
"If it had been deliberately planned
to restore the conditions existing In the
house 10 years ago, declared his state
ment, "as a result of which the republi
can majority Toecame a minority, the
plan could not have been more success
fully consummated."
After comparing the personnel of the
tCuucludud, oa 1'aia J. Column