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VOL. LVIII. XO. 18,202. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. T ! TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR TO SETTLE SPOKANE CO-EDS MAY U.S. BRITISH WAISTBANDS ONCE MORE EXPANDING MAIL SERVICE NEAR WEAR UNIFORM DRESS ARE CALLED OUT FOR EXPDRTTRADE AT PARIS FINISHED LETTERS TO BE REDCCED IX SIZE BIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MOVEMENT BEG UN BV MOTHER POPULACE AGAIN GAINING ITS PRE-WAR WEIGHT- OF GRADUATE. ffUUi HOOPS WAT ON FUND OPENED MITT WORK CLAIMS I All Soldiers Are Ordered to Rejoin Units. ALLIED MISSIONS INTERNED Budapest Reports Mutinies in French Regiments. RED DOCTRINES SPREADING German-Austria Advises Hungary Ihal Allied "Imperialist Victors Are Our Chief Enemies." BASEL. Switzerland. March 55 The Hungarian commissioner for military affairs, says a Budapest dispatch today, lias issued an order instructing all sol diers to rejoin their units. Count Karolyl. in taking farewell of the, DerinKoy cabinet on Sundays, is Quoted as saying he would support the leaders of the people, and was willing to work and serve as a private soldier. An official statement from Budapest fluted Monday. March St. declared that reports from the provinces showed that peace and ord--r were prevailing. fwlaiUta In Control. In most of the large towns the social 1sts have taken over the administra tion, the statement continues. VTENW'A. March rt. (By the Associ ated Press.) All members of the allied missions in Budapest have been in terned, including Colonel Yix. the chief e-f the French mission, according to travelers arriving here by automobile from the Hungarian capital. Except for official messages, there is no communication by telephone be tween Budapest and Vienna. A dispatch to the Xcue Krie Presse mvs the British-French mission at Budapest, consisting of 2i men, has been disarmed and that a wireless mes sage has been sent to Nikolai Lenine. Russian Bolshevist premier, announcing 1 that the entente missions have left Budapest. The message added: "French troops have been disarmed ty us. Mutinies have occurred in some rcnch regiments." (.ermaa-Austria la Angry. The executive committee of the work men's council of German-Austria, re plying to the proclamation of the Hun garian proletariat, says it. too, is "ol ' the opinion that after the collapse of imperialism in Germany und Austro Hungary the imperialist victors are our chief enemies. If the peace conference seeks to offer violence to entire na tions and violates the right of self-determination it will meet with deter mined resistance from the workinginen. "Unfortunately, your appeal to us to iollow your example cannot be complied with, for th? entente has cut off our supplies. We would starve before the RitL'sian soviet could help us. We, therefore, are in a worse position than you. as we are completely dependent upon the entente." e (istrrasirat Supported. A dispatch to th2 Ncue Frie I'resse declares that .-ill the non-socialist par tics in Hungary will support the new government for the reason. It is aid, that It has decided to act asainst the entente. The rural population is re ported to have yore over to the com. munisti. TARI". March -5. t Fy the Associated Press.) Unofficial reports from Buda pest state that allied missions there are ucbatlng the advisability of leaving, end that the disarmament of French troops in the city Is belns considered, order prevails and no injury h is as yet Veen done foreigners. American rep resentatives are being a.--urrd protec tion and may be asked to rrm.in. it is ald. Martial law has been declared and the death penalty has been prescribed for ariiird resistance to the bolsheviki. for robbery and looting. A fine of 5000 crowns has been fixed for the sale or alcoholic 'liquor and a fine of 10.000 crowns for drinking it. Two British monitors arc reported to have arrived at Budapest, having been under fire on their way up the Panube. Other Brit ish and French vrsscls are near at hand j British patrol boat was seized by the authorities, but was returned with apolocics by the government. It is said that rumors that Hungary has de clared war on Houmanla. Czecho slovakia and Juso-Slavia are extreme ly doubtful. "Ka-Prlnoaera Are Red. Six hundred Hungarians who have been prisoners of war in Russia are slid to be returning daily across the Carpathians, being under the influence f bolshevik doctrines. TARIS. March 25. The new Hun garian communktic government has arrested lr. Alexander Wckerlo. former premier, and finance minister, a dis patch from Budapest says. "Roumania. which is the last ram part against bolshcvism. is seriously threatened by 150.000 Russian bolshe vik troops and six Hungarian divi sions." the dispatch ad-is. "The allies should rush men. munitions and food there, for every hour lost may have serious consequences. The conditions in Hungary seem to kavo affected German-Austria. Ad vices to the American peace conference delegates from private uccnts in Vienna Plan Is to Put Letters on I'ilms Which riancs Can Carry and En large Prints After Passage. (Copyright bv the New Tork "World. Pub lished by Arrancement.) LONDON. March 24. (Special Cable.) MaJor-General Sir Percy Granville Girouard, a distinguished enginer, has conceived a plan Dy which letters can be reduced for the purpose of transit to one-fiftieth of their present weight, so making airship mail between Great Britain and the United States a practi cal proposition. 'In other words," says the Daily Mall, "it may be possible. In the near future, for business letters from Great Britain to be delivered in the United .States in four or five days at a cost of not more than double the current rates. The system has been submitted to the postmaster-general and as Sir Percy is on a business trip to the United States, he may place his proposals before the American government. "By his system each letter on stand ard note paper, say 10 by I Inches, will be photographed and filmed In a space 1 inch by i of an inch. The film will be carried by airship across the At lantic in three days at most and then reproduced on same size note paper, placed in an envelope and addressed, sorted and delivered. "It is estimated that the present average business mail from Great Brit ain to America is 250 to 300 tons per steamship. Reduction in weight to one-fiftieth would make the weight ol film of six tons. The procedure has been thoroughly tested with existing apparatus to Girouard's complete sat isfaction." U. S. AGITATOR IS CHOSEN Fetrojrrad Police Chief Former Ma chinist in Sew York. STOCKHOLM, March 24. The present chief of police in Petrograd, It has been learned here, is "William Schotov, more frequently called "Bill" Schotov, said to be widely known In New York labor circles, where he was fcrmerly active as a socialist agitator". NEW YORK, March 25. William Schotov of New York, now chief of po lice In Petrograd, one of the first Russians in this city to return to his country after the imperial government was overthrown. According to friends here he at first sided w-ith Kerensky, but later turned to the Lenir.e and Trotsky regime. Schotov was employed in this city as machinist. WAR CASUALTIES NEAR END Deaths From Disease Will Continue to Be Published. WASHINGTON. March 25. The last of the real American casualty lists in the world war are now being pub lished in the daily newspapers and within the next few days the lists will contain practically only the names of those who have died or who have been injured since the armistice. The names of the few given as killed in action are those of men for whom extended Inves tigation had been necessary to estab lish proof of death. Daily casualty lists will continue to be issued, however, indefinitely be cause as long as the expeditionary forces remain in Europe there will be deaths from diseases. The next of kin will continue to receive official notifi cations. TEACHER'S CAREER STORMY Ex-Coo County Educator Now Oklahoma Penitentiary. MA RSI I FIELD. Or., March 25. Infor mation from Oklahoma received here tells of the circumstances which landed Flora I. Forem.in in the Oklahoma state penitentiary. Mrs. Foreman had a stormy career jn Oregon and was al most continuously the target of critics. ic wis an advanced socialist and in her school teaching fell under tie ban. here and else-.vhere. On Kentucky inlet, near North Bend. Mrs. Foreman's home and belonginpe were burned by an incendiary while she was attending a circuit court ses sion at Coquille. Mrs. Foreman was sentenced to five years in the Oklahoma penitentiary for violation of the es pionasre law. CITY MAY RUN CARS SOON Seattle Is Expected to Take Over SjMein This Week. SEATTLE. March 25. That the city of Seattle will become the owner of the 115.000.000 street railway system by the end of the week was the prediction at the city hall today. Members of the council will meet with the utilities committee Thursday to talk over the matter, and It is said a special meeting of the council may be called Thursday afternoon officially to authorize Thomas F. Murphine. super intendent of utilities, to take over the property at once. Superintendent Murphine said today he could take the property on four hours' notice if necessary. SWEDEN TO FEED GERMANY Shipment of $200,000 Barrels of Hcrrins Is Made. STOCKHOLM. March 24. Germany is to receive through the Swedish Ked Cross, with the consent of the associ ated powers, 200.000 barrels of salted herring frcm Sweden. The cargo is already on the way to I licrtuauy. Officials and Yard Owners Hold Conference. WOODEN PINTS ARE AFFECTED Losses Due to War .Measure Not to Exceed $? 000,000. STEEL YAP'. J CONTINUE Vessel' Cot ' on Ways Will Not Be etcd, According to a Late Federal Order. WASHINGTON, March 25. Plans for winding up the government's war ven ture in wooden ships were laid today at a conference between the shipping board and representatives of 34 yards in 13 states on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. "Reasonable concessions" In payment of claims made for investments in yards, as well as for canceled con tracts, were promised by Chairman Hur ley. Prompt settlement was assured. General Manager Pies, of the emer gency fleet corporation will be given authority, tomorrow, to close the gov ernment's accounts with the builders as soon as the claims are properly certi fied and no more contracts for wooden ships will be let. Cancellations Reduce Losses. With the government's retirement from the wooden ship industry, one of the developments of the national emer gency virtually will be abandoned, ac cording to the builders. Claims for losses due to the creation. as a war measure, of shipyards which now will have to be scrapped as worth less, are expected to aggregate not more than $3,000,000. It has not been possible to estimate the amount neces sary to settle contracts claims, because inventories of expenditures for material and labor on ships which will not be completed have not been made. A total of more than $100,000,000 In contracts has been canceled, but in many in stances work had not begun, so the amount to be paid by the government will be correspondingly less. Steel Yards to Continue. Satisfaction with the action of Chair man Hurley and his associates was ex pressed by executives of the yards, who, later, at a separate meeting, discussed plans for presenting their claims. Each yard will act independently as the emer gency fleet corporation will pass on each claim on its merits. The shipbuilders were frank in stat ing that the decision of thetshipping board to confine its futuro construc tion to steel vessels meant that at least 98 per cent of the facilities for build ing wooden ships would be useless in the future. A total of S3 ways was represented at the meeting, nearly all (Concludrd on Page 3. Column 1.) I . FOR A WEAK CONSTITUTION. t ' J! fu. i . I " I : Wmmw9 amen! i mmmmmm&mmt ; ; (saw i K&cr msmm l . s&Tk 1 t) Educators and Business Men Con sulted Approve Plan Sim plicity Idea to Prevail. . SPOKANE, Wash., March 35. (Spe cial.) Uniform dresses and hoes for all girls of Spokane's public schools are favored. Mrs. L. A. Robinson, wife of Dr. L. A. Robinson, 1035 Cleveland avenue, and mother of one of the mem bers of the Emerson school graduating classes last week, which appeared in uniform dress for the graduating exer cises, now proposes a plan to have all school girls adopt a simple, service able dress of uniform style. She has taken the matter before educators and business men of the city and in most cases has met with the approval of those who hear the plan. Eventually Mrs. Robinson hopes the idea may be spread to other cities and become a general custom to schools throughout-the west. Superintendent O. C. Pratt is in favor of uniform dress if its meets with the approval of all and does not incur the bitter opposition of any. SENATOR PILOTS AIRPLANE Henderson of Nevada Maneuvers Over National Capital. WASHINGTON, March 25. The first flight over Washington of a machine piloted by a member of the United States senate was made today by Sen ator Henderson of Nevada. In a plane equipped for two-pilot control, Senator Henderson ascended with Major W. O. Ocker, an army aviator. After reaching a height of 5000 feet. Major Ocker turned over the work of piloting to the senator, who maneuvered the plane over the city for about an hour. Senators Myers of Montana and Ken- drlck of Wyoming were passengers in another army plane in a flight over the city, lasting about half an hour. PORTLAND PROTEST FAILS Governor Denies Power to Annul Daylight Savins' Plan. SALEM, Or., March 25. (Special.) Efforts to revoke the federal order setting the clocks ahead one hour on April 1 were blocked today when Gov ernor Olcott informed J. A. Chapman and others of Portland that he has no authority to seek to annul the action of the federal government. A petition signed by a considerable number of Portland resides... who asked that the daylight saving order be revoked, reached the executive's office this morning. NATION WILL BUILD ROADS Rlamath Falls and Crater Lake Highways Assured. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 25. Both the Medford Klamath Falls road and the Crater lake national park road will be under taken and pressed to completion this year, A. F. Potter, acting United States forester, advised Senator McNary today. Preparations were making to start work on these roads when the war started, but the work was abandoned awaiting peace. Sums Up to $50,000,000 to Be Made Available. FOREIGN POSSIBILITIES SEEN Exporters to Make Extensive ' Use of Federal Plan. BANKS HELPLESS TO ACT Nature of Collateral Security and Interest Yet to Be Worked Out by Corporation. WASHINGTON. March 25. The gov ernment's billion-dollar fund for financ ing foreign trade soon will be opened to American exporters through loans for the war finance corporation. Regula tions now being prepared by the cor poration to cover advances will pro vide for the lending of sums up to $50,000,000 to any individual firm, cor poration or export association, probably at 5?i per cent for a maximum of five years on adequate collateral. The nature of this collateral security to be accepted remains to be worked out by the corporation, but indications are that paper representing merchan dise engaged in the export process will be acceptable. Collateral to the extent of 125 per cent of the loan probably will be required and loans will be made either direct to the exporters or through banks. Plana to Be Unshed, Scores of informal applications for information or for advances have been received from individual exporting firms or representatives of the export associations being organized under the Webb act, the war finance corporation reported today. Preparations for mak ing the loans will be rushed, in spite of the enormous burden thrown on the corporation by the necessity of making large advances to railroad companies. Reports indicate that exporters are planning to make extensive use of the government's foreign trade fund as soon a; the regulations are completed and the corporation is ready to accept for mal applications. Three Influences Cited. This is caused by three principal in fluences. First European countries, which will need great quantities of American materials during the next year or two for reconstruction and to make up for lack of constructive enterprises in the war, have neither the gold nor the credits to pay for their purchases in this country, and their inability will be increased when at the end of the war the United States government stops making loans to the allies. Second Foreign exchange rates, fol lowing removal of artificial govern ment influences by France, Italy and the United States last weelc. have pro- ( Cone uded on Page 2, Column 1.) Copyright, 1919, by John T. McCutcheon. American Food Responsible for Re storing Fat Tailors and Haber dashers Note Difference. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) LONDON, March 34. (Special Cable.) The British people are rapidly re gaining the average weight prevailing before the submarine campaign, accord ing to expert estimate expressed today. It is now conceded that during the height of the German submarine war fare, with the resultant food shortage in Great Britain, the average weight of the pubic was decreased to a point hitherto unknown in this country. Tailors have noted increased male waistlines lately, and haberdashers have sold more large-sized collars. American food is responsible for this gain in weight, particularly the much maligned American bacon, which, as the ordinary British consumer does not understand, was heavily salted by of ficial request, so it could be kept for a long time if necessary. This is one achievement placed to the credit of American food, which is now being mobilized in vast quantities to prevent the ravages of famine in the war-stricken and other countries on the continent. SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW Government Takes Energetic Action to Curb General Strike. MADRID, March 23. (By the Associ ated Press.) The Spanish govern ment has agreed to withdraw its resig nation owing to the general strike in Barcelona and has proclaimed martial law throughout Spain. Troops are now occupying the chief streets of Barcelona in order to insure the carrying out of the public services. The government is determined to ex ercise energetic measures to re-establish order and as a result the con cessions offered by it to the strikers have been slight. STORES IN VIENNA CLOSED Death Penalty, It Is Said, Will Fol low Disobedience of Orders. VIENNA, March 25 (By the Asso ciated Prese.) The Hungarian peo ple's commissary for socialization has ordered the immediate closing of all stores except food, drug and tobacco shops, and has directed that no foods shall be removed from places under this ban. Offenders will be liable to incur the death penalty, it is said. EGYPTIAN NEWS ASSURING Reports Give Cause for Less Anxiety, Says Earl Curzon. LONDON, March 25. (Via Montreal.) The recent manifestations in Egypt were predatory rather than political, and the latest news from Egypt gives cause for less anxiety, Earl Curzon said in a speech in the house of lords last night. PREMIERS NEEDED AT HOME Lloyd George's and Orlando's Ab sence Is Felt as Bolshcvism Gains. PARIS, March 25. Both Premier Or lando and Premier Lloyd George must return to their respective capitals soon as their absence at the present moment is more acutely felt because of the spread of bolshevism. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tli Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61 degrees; minimum, S3 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; light northerly winds. Foreign. Committee work at Paris done. Paffe t. British waistband are again expanding. Page 1. Peace delegates idle while reds gain. Page 2. Trans-atlantic air mail planned. Page 1. AmericaJi agent in Turkey is curbing profiteers. Page 12.. Situation in Egypt declared serious. Page 6. Hungarian troops ordered out. Page 1. Radicals ready to strike vital blow. Page 5. National, Government prepares to pay shipyard claims. Page 1. United States opens fund for export trade. Page 1. Washington thinks allies should act. Page 2. Wage Increase in coast shipyards declared unlikely. Page 4. Three transports reach New York with Ore gon men aboard. Page 3. Coast wheat will move eventually, says Julius Barnes. Page 3. Domestic. National league of women voters plan. Page 4. Mexican oil order affects Americana seri ously. Page 0- Sports. State game warden will answer charges of critics. Page 7. First track meet of' season scheduled for Saturday at Columbia. Page 15. George Armstrong Quits Beaver camp. Page 14. Unusual track and field meet scheduled at Willamette university. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Uniform dress for Spokane girl graduates recommended. Page 1. Rig-ht Rev. Mr. McGrath consecrated bishop. Page T. New decision rendered on prohibition law. Paso 8. Commercial and Marine. Advance in eastern apple markets meets with check. Page 21. Danish competition on Pacific ocean remote. Pase 21. Portland and Vicinity Chamber of Commerce membership drive begins in earnest. Page 21. Combine charged by city commissioner. Page 11. Myers capltol trip basis of speculation. , Page 22. Federal employment bureau taken over by state commission. Page 16. Portland gives big welcome to 49th coast artillery. Page 8. House naval affairs committee to arrive this morning. Page 12. Spruce corporation policies are defended. rage Jo. WeaUlcr report, data and forecast- fa fie 21 Instructions of Supreme War Council Awaited. MANY CHANGES PROPOSED U. S. Amendment Seeks to Prevent Foreign-Labor Influx. SAFEGUARDS ARE PROVIDED Americans to Offer Amendment ti Article Ten to Bar Trespass on Monroe Doctrine by Others. PAR13, March 25. (By the Assox ciated Press.) Virtually all the com missions and sub-commissions of the peace conference are waiting: for in structions from the supreme council in order to close and submit their re ports. It is said that except for instruc tions on certain broad principles which must come from the premiers, the re ports are ready to be submitted within a few hours after the instructions are received. An American amendment to protect nations against the influx of foreign labor was adopted today by the league of nations commission. It affirms the right of any country in the league t control matters solely within domestic jurisdiction. Armament Reduction Studied. Another important amendment to the league covenant affects article VIII. which empowers the executive council to formulate a plan for the reduction of armaments. The language of the article is altered so as to limit the powers of the council to a simple rec ommendation to the governments af fected. The American peace delegation, it is understood, has definitely agreed upon the amendment it will offer to article X of the covenant of the league of na tions to safeguard the Monroe doctrine. The amendment provides that agree ments under the covenant shall not be construed as an infringement upon the principles of International policies heretofore generally recognized. President Wilson would have offered the amendment at the meeting of the league of nations commissioned last night, but discovered a slight Imperfec tion in the text and reserved the right to submit it later. Monroe Doctrine Tiot Mentioned. As framed, the amendment will be an appendix to tne article pledging members of the league to respect and preserve against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of members. Mention of the Monroe doctrine by name is avoided purposely. Inasmuch as President Wilson and E. M. House on several occasions have discussed the subject with Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando, it is assumed that the president as sured himself of favorable action In advance of the submission of the amendment to the commission. Other changes in the covenant made at last night's meeting and which are regarded by the American delegates of great importance were calculated to meet suggestions and objections ema nating from America. They include a substitute for the phrase "states mem bers of the league" in article X and elsewhere in the covenant, thus meet ing objections that the latter term cre ated membership. Covenant Revision Provided. Provision also was made for the re vision of the covenant itself from time to time, thus meeting the objection that it is inflexible. The admission of other states was provided for, but it was agreed that any change In num bers must be with due regard to the proportion between the representation of the large and small powers on the executive council as defined in the articles creating the council. Article X of the draft of the league of nations covenant reads as follows: "The high contracting parties shall undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the terri torial integrity and existing political Independence of all states members ol the league. In case of any such ag gression or in case of any threat of danger of such aggression, the execu tive council shall advise upon the means by which the obligation shall be fulfilled." Farther Changes Possible. Many changes in the text of the covenant were made with the special purpose of clarification and removing ambiguities to which attention had been called by speakers in the United States. Some doubt is en tertained In some quarters as to the wisdom ot amendments affirming ab solute control of countries over their internal affairs as possibly prohibiting the extension of outside aid to cut down revolutions, and it is possible this language may be further modified. One amendment to be submitted adopts a provision that powers which are not specifically delegated to the league are reserved to Individual mem bers. Nothing has yet been done to state the right of a nation affirmatively with regard to its withdrawal from the league, nor has the Japanese amend ment regarding racial discriminations been reached. This latter, however, has been modified so as simply to declare iCoutludeiA ou . Celuma ii.).