VOL. LIX. NO. 18,19G.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LENROOT
LEAGUE
IMPLIED SILGHT UPON
PRESIDENT REMOVED
EXPLOSION OF BOMB
MOVE TO REFER DRY
AMENDMENT IS MADE
SECRETARY OF STATE ASKED
TO PREPARE PETITIOXS.
KILLS BANKER'S WIFE
T
MAY BE RECALLED
Gin ON TREAT!
VETERANS ASK MR. AVILSOX TO
MRS. GEORGE GREEXWOOD OF
DELIVER ADDRESS.
OAKLAXD MEETS DEATH.
ALLIES A D
ATTACKS
GERMAM
ASSEMBLY
WOMEN
coin
BRUTALLY
BEATEN
i
Wilson Said to Stand for
British-Drawn Pact.
CONGRESS COERCION SCORED
Senator Says Senate May End
War on Own Account.
TREATY HELD UNESSENTIAL
Wisconsin Man Declares He Favors
Peace League, But Objects to
Proposed One Vnamended.
"WASHINGTON. March IS. If Presi
dent Wilson does not negotiate a peace
treaty satisfactory to the eenate. Sena
tor Lenroot of Wisconsin, republican.
Bald in an address on the league or na
tions before the Washington Commer
cial club here tonight, congress may
Tass a Joint resolution summarily end
ing the war with Germany without a
treaty, leaving American participation
In the league of nations to future de
termination.
Senator Lenroot declared he favored
the general plan of the league as pro
posed, but would not be coerced into
voting for the constitution as now
drawn without amendment.
Daiitrr t. V. . Se.
Asserting that the United States to
day is In "a moat critical situation.
with American principles and Ideals
endangered by the plans for the league,
Senator Lenroot continued:
-We are told that the president will
not permit peace with Germany unless
there is made as part of the peace
treaty the constitution of the league
as drawn In large part by Great
Britain. We are told that this will be
d ine to force the senate to accept with
out amendment this British constitu
tion, revolutionizing our government
and Its foreign and domestic policies.
In other words the senate is to be
coerced to do something which it other
wise would not do and public opinion
in America Is thus to be coerced Into
l.-mnlinjr -stiflcation.
Cerrion la Opposed.
"In my Judgment. President Wilson
has once more misjudged the temper
of the American people and . . . .
the senate. I will not be coerced Into
voting for the constitution of the
leasue and I am sure the senate will
not be. The proposed constitution will
be considered upon Its merits. . . .
regardless of whether it is coupled
with the peace treaty. It the constitu
tion. . - should not be amended
to protect and safeguard the interests
vt the United States, the senate will
propose such amendments as it may
deem necessary.""
Senator Lenroot said: "The supposed
club over the senate of postponing
peace Is . . stuffed with straw."
adding:
"It does not seem to have occurred to
the president that if he is not willing to
negotiate a treaty of peace satisfactory
to the American people, congress may
itself, and undoubtedly will, pass a
joint resolution declaring the war with
Germany terminated. The constitution
clothes con
rbSIRAIL FARES RISE APRIL 1
daring wa
this power unquestionably has the pow- I
r to terminate the war. I
I'nalbl Actio. Outlined.
"Germany is whipped. We are asking
for no annexation, no indemnities. We
have accomplished the purpose we had
when wc declared war. and while it
would be desirable to have a formal
treaty of peace with Germany it is not
necessary.
"We can declare the war has ended
and go on about our business, and I
confidently predict that this is what
will he done If the treaty is not rati
fied by the senate. The proposed league
of nations will then have to be consid
ered Bcparately if it Is considered at
all. By this course the United States
will lose nothing, for the obligations
Imposed on us by the proposed league
far outweiph any possible benefits
coming to us."
Wllsoa's Werda 'Quoted.
The senator then quoted from an ad
dress by Frestdent Wilson in 19H. In
which the executive said: "We should
not form alliances with any nation In
the world." and also from a statement
by former British Ambassador Bryce.
commending the senate for "discourag
ing the executive from schemes . .
for foreign enterprises and to save the
country (the United States) from being
.nlinrl.il m ifh. Mllfnfii!. nrAt.i-tnml,,
rftHnongibilitic of all sorts bevond its 1
o n frontiers."
.-FXATOIl KEEP SEES DANGER
Mi-sourian Sny Peace League Is of
British Origin.
JUKKKr.SOV CITV. Mo., March IS.
The Missouri legislature in joint ses
sion today heard an address by United
States Senator Heed of Missouri in
criticism of the league of nations con
stitution. Rclteratin? contentions tht the
league would abrogate the Monroe doc
trine, violate the American constitu
tion, creato a "super-government of
the world," and force Hie United States
into world-wide difficulties and po
licing obligations. Senator Reed chal
lenged assertion of its advocates that
(Cuoiltli'J vu l'tigc Z. Cvlumu -.J
Opposition to Commander-in-Chief
Said to Have Been Actuated
By Political Motives.
BY HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arransement.)
Paris. March 18. (By Wireless.)
Following their meeting on Saturday
at which certain delegates of the Amer
ican expeditionary forces were led into
voting against a motion to invite Presi
dent Wilson to address them at the
organization of a veterans' association,
the convention on Monday, made haste
to purge itself of the implied slight
upon the commander-in-chief.
As soon as the meeting was called
to order at the Circque Paris, a new
motion was put as to requesting the
president to speak to the delegates and
in the resolution was Included a pro
vision to expunge from the minutes the
record of, the vote cast at the preceding
The proposition was carried
with roaring unanimity and a commit
tee of five was then appointed to wait
upon Mr. Wilson. He was unable to ac
int th invitation, but received the
reauest with appreciation.
Clearing up the error of Saturday
which was described in these dispatches
yesterday constituted the main business
of the day. Thereafter, plans were
made whereby the main work of or
ganization will be done in America and
after committee to forward the pro
Ject had been appointed, the meeting
was adjourned.
Those who may have been actuated
by political motives at Saturday's meet
ing were conspicuously quiet today and
it was perceived that the delegates were
In no mood to do other business than
that which had called them to Paris
without permitting partisanship to en
ter into their proceedings.
BONUS RULE IS AMENDED
Soldiers Xeed Xot Send Their Dis
charges to Washington. ,
WASHINGTON'. March 18. Regula
tions governing the payment of $60
bonus to honorably discharged soldiers
were amended by the war department
today to permit the acceptance by dis
bursing officials of a "true copy" of
discharge certificates. Heretofore the
original certificates were required, but
it was found that many soldiers reruseu
to part with the papers, preferring to
lose the bonus rather than risk the
loss of official evidence of their hon
orable release.
All copies submitted under the
amendment authorized today must be
certified by the army recruiting officer
nearest the soldiers' residences.
BILLY SUNDAY'S SONS HOME
Captain Discharged From Service
With Aviation Corps.
HOOD RIVER. Or., March 18. (Spe
cial.) Captain George M- Sunday, just
mustered out after overseas service
with the mechanical unit of the avia
tion service, has arrived here with his
younger brother. W. A. Sunday. The
two young men, sons of Rev. Billy
Sunday, have gone to the Odejl country
home of the evangelist to prepare for
the coming of Rev. and "Ma" Sunday,
who are expected to arrive in Hood
River about April 16.
The evangelist usually arrives here
late in June for a two months' rest.
He will spend the entire spring and
summer this year recuperating from
recent strenuous revival meetings.
Increase
of Passenger Rates to
Cents a Mile to Be in Effect.
SAN" FRANCISCO. March
18. Flat
increase to 3 cents a mile of all passen
ger rates on and after April 1 was an
nounced by the officers of the United
States railroad administration here to
day. The increase was provided in
general order No. 28. Issued June
10 l
last. With San Francisco as
tcr-
minus the fare to Portland la Increased ,
from 820 to t22.il.
Rates in excess of 3 cents a mile
will be redjeed to the 3-cent limit on j
ail lines under the jurisdiction of the !
administration, it was announced. ,
All special and excursion rates will j
be discontinued. . i ,
U-BOAT CHASERS ASSIGNED
Boats to Palrol Alii.ska Waters Dur
ing Fish Canning Season.
SEATTLE, Wash.. March 18. Ten
submarine chasers will patrol Alaska i ,
waters duriiicr the 1919 fish canning !
season, the 13th naval district head
quarters announced here today.
The boats were built onginally
run down German undersea craft.
JAPANESE IS MADE CITIZEN
Service In United States Army Gives
Right to Alien.
I
IJS ANGELES. Cal., March IS j I
IS.
Skinkichi Miyaniato. a Japanese who .
served in the United States army Uur-
ing me war. wae aomiuea to citizen
ship today by Judge Benjamin F. Eled
aoe of the United States district court.
SLEEP ENDS IN DEATHS
Fourth Victim of Epidemic Coma
Succumbs in Xcw York.
NEW YORK. March IS. Another
death from epidemic coma, or sleeping
sickness, making the fourth to date,
was reported to the health department
today.
Paris Developments May
Necessitate Action.
CABINET MEMBERS IN BERLIN
Legislative Body for Present
to Remain at Weimar
79
NOSKE'S ACTION DEEDED
V
Prussian War Mini Declares
Summary Executi' . Jrder Was
Required by Situation.
BERLIN, Monday. March 17. (By the
Associated Press.) The Vossische Zei
tung says it learns that the national
assembly, which has adjourned until
March 25, will reconvene this week if
the Paris peace negotiations are con
cluded by March 20. The cabinet, which
is now in Berlin, the newspaper says,
will return to Weimar at the end of
the week.
According to the Vossische Zeitung.
the plan to transfer, the assembly, to
Berlin has been definitely abandoned.
The constituents will complete their
labors by the. end -of May ,and. then
adopt a resolution declaring for a con
stitutional parliament which will sit
In Berlin. . , , .
The North German Gazette confirms
the report that the negotiations have
been complicated by Prussia's demand
that Prussia be financially safeguarded.
inasmuch as the bulk of her revenues
are derived from the railways.
Food. Supply Rons Low,
The food commissioner In an inter
view announces that the nation's avail
able home food stocks will be exhaust,
ed by the end of May and from this
time on he will be forced to depend
upon entente supplies when propor
tioning rations.
BERLIN, Monday, March 17. (By
the Associated Press.) Colonel Rein
hardt, Prussian war minister, defended
government troops today in a speech
In the diet against charges of brutality
in the Berlin rioting. He declared the
summary execution order . of Gustave
Noske. minister of defense, directed at
rebels with armi in their hands, was
required by the situation.
Colonel Reinhardt was continually
nterrupted by howls and vitriolic re
marks from the independent socialists.
Answering the allegations of the inde-
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Mystery Surrounds Untimely Fate by
Blast, Though Threatening Let-
ter of Year Ago Recalled.
OAKLAND, Car., March 18. Mrs.
George Greenwood, wife of the vice
president of the Savings Union Bank
C Trust company of San Francisco,
was killed instantly by a bomb ex
plosion tonight at the family home
overlooking Lake Merritt in the resi
dential district of this city.
The police have announced that in
vestigation has failed - to disclose
whether the bomb was hurled at Mrs.
Greenwood or whether she picked it
up while walking about the garden.
Greenwood was ill In bed at his home
at the time. No one else was in the
house except the servants.
According to the police a letter de
manding $5000 and threatening to de
stroy his home with dynamite unless
the amount was paid was sent to
Greenwood in January, 1918.
This- letter, the police said, was
signed "C. C. of C." The initials, they
pointed out, are similar to those af
fixed to threatening letters sent to Gov
ernor William D. Stephens before his
residence In Sacramento was dynamited
last year.
The body of Mrs. Greenwood appar
ently had been hurled 10 feet by the
explosion of the bomb. A brick wall
In the garden was marked by a deep
indentation and was badly damaged.
This led the police to believe that it was
on or near the wall that the bomb ex
ploded.
-The theory most favored by the po
lice is that the bomb had been planted,
was discovered and picked up by Mrs.
Greenwood and exploded in her hands.
Her body was badly mutilated.
The police failed to discover any wit
nesses to the tragedy except servants
in. neighboring houses who heard the
blast and saw the debris and smoke.
Buildings . in the neighborhood were
jarred severely. .
Myron T. Harris, deputy district at
torney, after Investigating the scene of
the tragedy, said:
"We believe we have definite Infor
mation as to the persons responsible
for this outrage and we expect to
make arrests soon."
GERMANS CHANGE NAMES
Army Officers Arrive in Buenos
Aires With Soviet Passports. -BUENOS
AIRES, March 18. La
Razon announces that between a doz
en and 15 German officers arrived here
from Amsterdam on board the steamer
Frlsia under assumed names. Their
passports, vised by the soviet govern
ment in Germany, were issued by the
Argentine consul-general in Hamburg:,
on December 5 of last year. Among the
officers was a former submarine cap
tain named Seidel.
An Argentine student returning from
Hamburg on the Dutch liner also had
his passport vised by the soldiers' and
wormken's council.
Japanese Heap Insults on
Foreign Missionaries.
INDEPENDENCE MOVE SPREADS
United States Consul, Seeking
Apology, Is Arrested.
AGED MEN ARE REJECTED
Missionaries Are Accused of Teach
ing Coreans Doctrines of Liberty
and Independence.
PEKIN. March 18. (By the Associ
ated Press.) An American missionary
who has just returned from Corea de
scribes the independence movement
there as the most wonderful passive re
sistance movement in history.
The missionaries were taken by sur
prise when the movement began, but
after realizing that their churches had
been closed by order of the police and
that most of their pastors were in jail,
they concluded that the time had come
to break the silence regarding the bru
talities witnessed in the last decade.
They hda seen children beaten, old men
ejected from their houses and women
struck with swords, and they could not
keep quiet for humanity's sake, what
ever the cost to their missionary work
and themselves.
Missionaries Are Beaten.
They determined, said this missionary
during an interview with the Associated
Press, that the truth should be known.
They appointed a committee to pro
ceed to Seoul and confer with the
American consul and presented signed
documents to the effect that two Amer
ican missionaries had been subjected
to Indignities.
The American consul is declared to
have said that if an apology was not
forthcoming within a week's time,
something would happen.
The American consul himself, the
missionary said, had been arrested by
Japanese soldiers at Seoul, but an in
teresting development was spoiled by
his companion also an American who
asked the Japanese if they knew this
man and informed them that he was
the American consul. The consul was
immediately released.
Independence Movement Spreadrt.
The Japanese charge the mission
aries with teaching the Coreans doc-
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Dan 3. Maiarkey of Portland Makes
Request at Salem in Behalf of
Karl Herbring, Portland.
SALEM, Or., March 18. (Special.)
The first step toward endeavoring to
apply the referendum to the joint reso
lution of the recent legislature, which
ratified the national prohibition amend
ment, was taken today when Dan. J.
Maiarkey? of Portland, filed in the of
fice of the secretary of state the form
of petition for approval, and for the
preparation of a ballot title.
Mr. Maiarkey filed the form of peti
tion for Karl Herbring, 612 East Ash
street. It is understood the question
will be raised before Attorney General
Brown as to whether or not a Joint
resolution of the legislature assembly
is subject- to the referendum, and also
generally whether a resolution provid
ing for the ratification of an amend
ment to the federal constitution is sub
ject to the referendum powers.
It is considered likely that both of
these questions will go to the supreme
court before final determination pf
whether or not the referendum meas
ure shall go onto the ballot is decided
upon.
Authorities around here generally
hold that a joint resolution becomes
immediately effective after it is signed
by the speaker of the house and presi
dent of the senate.
This raises the question as to whether
the referendum may be applied to a
resolution of this kind after it has
gone into effect. It is conceded that
such is not the case with a bill, but
apparently there is no precedent to
pass on the question surrounding
joint resolution.
RUPERT IS STILL AT LARGE
Dogs Are Still on Trail and All
Roads Are Guarded.
SALEM, Or., March IS. (Special.)
Clyde J. ("Red") Rupert, who escaped
from the lir.ie quarry at Gold Hill Sun
day, was still at large late today, ac
cording to latest advices received by
Warden Stevens.
The latest report was to the effect
that a man resembling Rupert had been
seen heading north along the railroad
track this eide of Grants Pass. Men
have been sent in that direction, al
though other avenues of escape are
being guarded where possible.
The dogs are still working over old
trails, but tracking is reported to be
difficult. The men hunting Rupert are
heavily armed and there is no hesita
tion among prison authorities In say
ing that Rupert will probably put up
a desperate fight to resist arrest unless
he becomes weakened from a famished
condition.
Warden Stevens is here and is direct
ing the hunt as best he can while at
tending to his other duties.
ARMY PROPERTY FOR SALE
Americans Will
Dispose of
to France.
War
' Buildings
PARIS, March 18. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Docks, railroads, ware
houses, hospitals and barracks buil
by the American expeditionary forces.
to the value of $165,000,000 will be sold
to France for the best figures tne
American liquidation commission can
obtain.
The liquidation commission is nego-
tating for disposal of various surplus
properties belonging to the expedition
ary forces. Hundreds of thousands of
uniforms have been dyed, so they may
serve other armies, Belgian, Polish and
some of the Balkan states'.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 34
degrees; minimum, 47 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain ; moderate northwesterly
winds.
Foreign.
German assembly may be reconvened this
week. Page 1.
Allies and Wilson meet. Page 1.
Implied slight upon president removed.
Page 1.
American capacity underrated by Germans.
Page 4.
Biggest strike in Oreat
threatened. Page 5.
American women brutally
National,
Senator Lenroot attacks
Britain's history
beaten. Page 1.
leag
covenant.
Page 1-
Allied experts discuss rehabilitation
plans.
Page 0.
Conversion of soldiers' war-time insurance
made easy. Page Z.
Officials wonder when beer is beer. Page 2.
Coast workers and federation officials in
conference. Page '2.
Thirty thousand officers and men leave
France for home. Page o.
Mexico told to protect Americans. Page 4.
Domestic
Explosion of bomb JOIls San Francisco bank
er's wife. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Mayor Ole Hanson of .Seattle leaves for 0
days' vacation in south. Page 7.
Lieutenant Lamar Tooze to attend univer
sity in France. Page 7.
Supreme conrt hold will of Mrs. Anna Dale
valid. Page a.
Move made to refer dry amendment. Page 1.
Sorts.
Red Oldham arrives at Beaver camp to be
gin training. Page J4.
Hamilton and Osborne to represent Mult
nomah club at Los Angeles. Page 14.
BeaVers prospects for litlli growing brighter.
Page i4.
Commercial antl Murine.
Max H. Housor head of new port commis
sion. Page 2'X
! Hogs are 10 cents higher. Page 1M. .
Speculation in stocks subsides. Pago til.
Rise in corn checked. Page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
I Japanese consul host at luncheon. Page 'J2.
Chamberlain crowd hit hard at Myers.
Page 1 -
Proof of guilt in case of X. P. Sorensor.
hangs on package of malt. Page 33.
Weather report, Cata ana forecast. Page 21.
j Citizens may pay barrack expenses at At
kinson schooh Page
Telephone franchise attacked. Pa go 20.
Parade omitted by returned soldiers. Page 6.
Alfred Mills Slain. Page 8.
No Final Decisions Taken,
Report Conferees.
MAlN QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
Completion of Peace Treaty
Expected In Two Weeks.
PREVIOUS PLANS TO STAND.
Session Is Declared Entirely Satis
factory Xeutrais Ask Voice
in Paris Xcgotiations.
PARIS. March 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Announcement was
made at the close of a conference to
ciay between President Wilson, David
Lloyd George, the British prime min
ister, and M. Clemenceau, the French
premier, that no final decision had been
taken, but that all the main questions
surrounding- the peace conference had
been discussed, that the meeting- had
been entirely satisfactory, and that
there had been no change In the
plans previously announced, which con
template the completion of the peace
treaty within the next two weeks, in
cluding: the league of nations.
The conference was an extended one,
lasting from 3 o'clock in the afternoon
until 6 o'clock this evening:. It had been
intended that the meeting: should occur
at the Paris "white house," but the pro
gramme was changed and the conferees
met in the apartment of Colonel Ed
ward M. House at American headquar
ters. Orlando Is Absent.
Vittorio Oilando, - the Italian prime
minister, did not attend the confer
ence, as the discussion principally con
cerned Great Britain, France and the
United States. During the meeting
Captain Andrew Tardieu of the French
peace delegation, and M. Loucheur,
French minister of reconstruction,
visited the apartment of Colonel E. M.
House.
Great Interest attached tO: the meet
Ing, owing to a report that there was
a divergency in views on some of the
main questions to be discussed. Great
crowds gathered to witness the arrival
of the heads of the various govern
ments. Lord Robert Cecil, the British au
thority on the league of nations, and
E. M. Plouser dined with the president
at the Paris "White House" tonight.
Allies to Control Rhine.
The future navigation of the Rhine
will be controlled by an allied commis
sion, the peace conference commission
on the international regime of ports,
railways and waterways decided today.
The commission will replace the Ger
man-Holland commission of, before-thc-war.
'The meeting today of premiers rep
resenting the supreme directing force
of the peace conference took the place
of the session of the supreme council,
which was postponed untu tomorrow
to permit the meeting.
v f-he question discussed was the large
one of securing accord between tne
great powers on all phases of the peace
treaty and its early presentation to the
Germans. It was expected an agree
i ment would be reached as to the in-
elusion of the league of nations as an
integral part of the peace treaty in ac
cordance with the resolution which has
been already adopted by the peace con
ference. Lea tear Plans Are Given.
Although no final decision has yet
been reached, it is said that the present
plan of a majority of the five big na
tions contemplates attaching the league
of nations compact to the peace treaty
as an appendtx. This would enable Ger
many to sign the treaty without secur
ing admission to the league of nations,
although at the eame time she would
accept the declaratory principles.
The meeting touay was looked upon
as an earnest effort to reconcile all
views into a common understanding
for an early conclusion of peace In a
comprehensive form, including military,
naval, economic and financial terms, as
well as tlie league of nations. The gen
eral situation as to the peace treaty has
been greatly clarified during the past
24 hours by discussions among the
heads of various delegations and Amer
ican commissioners took the view today
that the attitude of the American,
French and British governments would
be brought .into entire accord.
Ships Disposition Put Off.
Disposition uf German warships is
not likely to be included in the treaty
of peace, according to the view of the
American peace delegation. Germany,
however, will be required to surrender
title to the shipg. The ultimate owner
ship will be determined later.
A plea tha't neutral countries should
have a larger share in the organisation
and direction of the league of nations
than is now proposed was made to a
sub-committee of the peace conference
commission on the league of nations
today by. envoys of Holland, Switzer
land, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Otherwise, the representatives said,
they were generally satisfied with the
plan.
Dunes Select Delegation.
Jn connection with the meeting of
neutrals to consider the question of
the league of nations, it was announced
today that the Danish delegation was
composed of Deputy Minister Munch,
former Premier Ncergaard and M. M. A.
Hernhoft, Danish minister In Paris.
Concluded, on Pao
L'uluiitn 1.)