VOL. 17v"IIl. NO. 18,231.
Entered at Portland (OreB)
p-iimf 1 m yfi"-rM Matter.
PORTLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NEW COVENANT NOT
PLEASING TO IRISH
PCBLICATIOX BRINGS FRESH
WOE TO ADMINISTRATION.
CHANGES CLARIFY
BATTLESHIP OREGON
WIRESTO GQ BACK
JOY RIDE IN AIR IS
AWARDED DR. LOVEJOY
LEAGUE COVENANT
ADOPTED AT PARIS
OUTER-STATE GAINS
QUOTA; COT BEHIND:
Total of $20,299,075 Is
Subscribed in Oregon. .
WK.L NOT BE SCRAPPED
EWAWT-1
0
,111
TP OLD COMMAND
, ' r '
HISTORIC FIGHTER TO STAT ON
PORTLAND WOMAN' WINS
TINCTIOX AT CAPITAL.
DIS-
C i ST INDEFINITELY.
7
Peace Conference Accepts
Pact Without Change.
WILSON MOVES ADOPTION
Japanese and French Amend
ments Are Withdrawn After
v Brief Talks Are Made.
PRESIDENT IS FELICITATED
First Secretary-General of the
World League Is Sir Eric
Drummond of England.
PARIS, April 28. (By the Asso
ciated Tress.) The covenant of the
league of nations in revised form,
moved by President Wilson, was
adopted today by the peace conference
in plenary session without a dissent
ing vote.
The president's motion also named
Sir James Eric Drummond as secretary-general
of the league and pro
vided for a committee to inaugurate
the league. .
Thus one of the notable works of
the conference has passed its final
tage and is incorporated in the peace
treaty.
The French and Japanese amend
ments after a brief discussion, were
not pressed and the way thus cleared
for. unanimous acceptance of the
league.
Italy Is Unrepresented.
Italy was not repre.oted at the
cession, but the name of ttaly appears
' as. one of the members of the league
in the covenant as finally adopted
Nine labor principles were adopted
for insertion in the treaty.
The session adjourned without con
idering the report on responsibilities
providing for the trial of the German
ex-emperor by five judges from the
great powers. This report was handed
in by the council of four and embodies
in the peace treaty a provision for the
ex-emperor's prosecution. This, how
ever, has not as yet been adopted by
the plenary conference.
The session opened at 3 o'clock this
afternoon in the French foreign of
fice under circumstances of unusual
interest because it was to be one of
the last sessions before the meeting
with the German delegates at Ver
sailles; that final action was to be
taken on some of the main features
of the peace treaty, notably the league
of nations, responsibility for the war
and the trial of the German ex
emperor and others, and because im
portant labor clauses were to be in
serted in the treaty.
Japanese Baron Talks.
President Wilson was recognized at
the outset for a detailed explanation
of the new covenant of the league.
His speech was without oratorical ef
fect and confirmed the explanation of
the textual changes, and named Bel
gium, Brazil. Greece and Spain on the
league council and also on the com
mittee to prepare plans for the first
meeting of the league.
Baron Makino, head of the Japanese
delegation, in a brief speech, called
renewed attention to the Japanese
amendment on racial equality. He said
that the race question was a standing
grievance which might become a dan
gerous issue at any time and an
nounced that an effort would be made
to have the principle of racial equality
adopted as part of the document.
Taul Hymans, representing Belgium,
expressed the regret of the Belgian
people at the selection of Geneva as
the seat of the league of nations, while
approving the high aims of 'the
league.
The Uruzuayan delegate announced
the adhesion of his country to the
league.
Need of Security I'rged.
Leon Bourgeois, for France, renewed
two amendments tending to give
France additional security. One pro
vided for the creation of a commit
tee to ascertain and exchange military
and naval programmes, information
regarding armaments and similar mat
ters. The other provides for "a per
manent organization for the purpose
of considering and providing for naval
and military measures to enforce ob
ligations ari-ing for the high con
tracting parties under the covenant,
(Cuav.uUcd oa i'a.e X Column 5. a
Failure to Provide at Least Self-De
termination for Ireland Held as
Rebuff to Leaders In V. S.
OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash-
Incton. Adi-U IS. The publication of
the new league of nations' covenant
today has kicked up anottier fuss which
is expected to sire the administration
enough trouble without any wire sys
tems to keep cabinet members and
party generals up nlghf.
The Irish feud has t -ok en out again
with the publication of the list of na
tions that are members of the league
or Invited to Join. Making Canada.
Australia and other British colonies
members of the league and leaving
Ireland completely off the Invitation
11.-1. threatens to turn an Irish Vesuvius
loose.
Speaking of the league covenant to
day, an Irishman, who holds a govern
ment effice under President Wilson,
said: -They gave Ireland everything
but poison."
The failure of the covenant to pro
vide at least self-determination for
Ireland is regarded as a rebuff to
Frank P. Walsh, who has helped Mr.
Wilson out of so many serious labor
situations, and also of former Governor
Dunne of Illinois, v ho went with
Walsh to France to plead Ireland's
cause wltn Wilson. Ji is also a jon
at Cardinal Gibbons, Justice Goff and
several leading champions of Ireland's
cause, who have been faithful sup
porters of the president.
The administration position is under
stood to be that those Irish in Amer
ica who are so insistent on dragging
the Irish question into the peace pact
are nothing but professional Irishmen
who are seeking to curry political
favor with the other Irish of the
country.
THEFT RAMPANT IN BERLIN
Reports of Almost Open Plundering
Declared Well Grounded.
BERLIN, April IS. (By the Associ
ated Press.) A walk through the
streets in ihe neighborhood of Berlin
police headquarters tends to show that
there is no exaggeration In the reports
concerning almost open plundering In
Berlin. Within a stone's throw of po
lice headquarters today a street hawker
was found offering for sale a shirtwaist
for 75 marks.' It bore the trademark
of a well known department stole.
Shoes which axe.sejliag. to-the stores
for 130 marks a pair were offered for
40 marks.
A man who was selling diamond rings
had a ring on each finger. He indl
cated voluntarily where each ring had
been stolen.
PRICES FOR FISH ARE FIXED
Columbia River Packers to Pay Same
as La.t Year for Chinook.
ASTORIA. Or.. April IS. (Special.)
Eleven and one-quarter cents a pound
to fishermen for royal Chinook during
the spring fishing season, which opens
at noon May 1, is the figure fixed by
the Columbia River Tackers this after
noon. This is the same price as last
season, when It was set by the fetlera
food administration but is l1 cents less
than was asked by gillnetters and troll
crs' unions.
The packers set the price for blue
backs and white sturgeon at 9ii cents
a pound. For greyling and green stur
geon at 5 cents a pound, and ehad 3
cents.
REDS DON'T NEED SCIENCE
Highly Valuable Instruments Are
Ordered Sold at Auction.
HELSINGFORS. Finland, April IS.
( French wireless service.) The bol
shevik commissioner for the interior
at Fetrograd ordered the sale at auc
tion last week of all the scientific in
struments belonging to the Institute
for Public Studies.
These instruments are said to have
been sold at ridiculously low figures.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT EASY
No Fear Felt of Serious Labor Mani
festations May 1.
rARIS. April IS. (Havas.) The
French government has no fear for se
rious manifestations May 1. which the
labor unions have declared a general
holiday, it is learned from an authori
tative source.
rremier Clemenceau has authorized
peaceful demonstrations.
YOKOHAMA IS HIT BY FIRE
Two Thousand Buildings Burn.
Foreign Section Is Saved.
YOKOHAMA. April IS. (By the As
sociated Press.) A large section of Yo
kohama was ravaged by fire today,
1000 buildings including a part of the
business section being burned. Firemen
from Tokio aided in checking the flames
before they reached the foreign resi
dential section.
LA GRANDE FAVORED CITY
Field Ho.-piial No. 167 Permitted to
Make Stop in Eastern Oregon.
OREGON1AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April IS. Orders have been
given permitting field hospital No. 167
to stop at La Grande. Or., en route to
Camp Lewis, but the war department
was noC inclined today to order other i
stops, a request having come in from I
Baker. Or. . j
President Explains Amend
ments Adopted.
SUBSTANCE LITTLE ALTERED
New Provisions for Most Par
Make Document Explicit.
SOME . PROVISIONS ADDED
Ruling on Monroe Doctrine Among
Xc Feature Others Arc More
or Less Important.
PARIS. April 28. (By the Associated
Press.) Following is the text of Presi
dent Wilson's speech before the plen
ary session of the peace conference to
day:
"Mr. President: When - the text of
the covenant of the-league of nations
was laid before you I had the honor of
reading the covenant in extenso. I will
not detain you today to read the cove
nant as it has now been altered, but
will merely take the liberty of explain
ing to you some of the alterations that
have been made.
Coveaaat Is Made Clearer.
The report of the commission has
been circulated. You yourselves have
n hand the text of the covenant, and
no doubt have noticed that most of the
changes that have been made are mere
changes in phraseology, not changes
of substance, and that, besides, most
of the changes are intended to clarify
the document, or, rather, to make ex
plicit what we will have assumed was
mpliclt In the document as It was
originally presented to you. But I
shall take the liberty of calling your
attention to the new features such as
they are. Some of them are consider
able: the rest trlval..
The first paragraph of article 1 is
new. In view of the .insertion oi tne
covenant in the peace treaty, specific
provision as to the signatories of the
treaty, who would become members of.
the league and also as to neutral states
to be invited to accede to the covenant,
were obviously necessary. ' The para
graph also provides for the method by
which a neutral state may accede to
the covenant.
Withdrawal Provision New. '
"The third paragraph of article 1 is
new, providing for the withdrawal of
any member of the league on notice
given of two years.
"The second paragraph of article 4 is
new, providing for a possible increase
in the council, should other powers be
added to the league of nations whose
present accession is not anticipated.
"The two last paragraphs of article i
are new, providing specifically for one
(Concluded on Pace -, Column 1.)
THE
Actin Secretary of Navy Declares No
F Need Be Entertained of
jycssel Being Dismantled.
C.EGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
On,' April 28. "There is' no inten
' of scrapping the battleship Ore-
s-n,"' Acting Secretary of the Navy
kranklin D. Roosevelt said tonight,
commenting on protests against dis
mantling the ship that had come today
from Governor Olcott of Oregon and
Mayor Baker of Portland.
This report probably grew out of the
fact that her three sister ships, Indiana,
Massachusetts and Iowa, are being in
spected with a view to putting them
out of commission and assigning their
names to three new dreadnaughts.
"The Oregon, on account of its his
torical associations, will not be dis
mantled, but instead will be retained
Just as it is and will be left on the
Pacific coast indefinitely. True, it may
be put in reserve, which would mean
that it would be manned by a short
crew, but the people of the state after
which this ship is named need have no
fear because she will be kept intact
for the inspiration which the history
of her glorious performance will give
to this and future generations.
"The old Indiana, Massachusetts and
Iowa will be assigned to the coast de
fense service and with the shedding of
their names will be known as coast
defense ships Nos. 1. 2 and 3."
Definite steps toward preventing the
battleship Oregon from going perma
nently out of commission were put un
der way by the Portland Chamber of
Commerce and the Oregon Chamber of
Commerce yesterday.
The following message was sent by
the Portland Chamber to Representa
tive McArthur:
"The people of Portland are very
anxious to have the battleship Oregon
kept in service and assigned to the
Oregon district. We understand that
the Oregon is ordered to be prepared
to go out of commission at the com
pletion of the victory loan cruise.
Please confer with other members of
the Oregon delegation and use every
influence to secure the battleship for
training purposes in these waters."
The Oregon State Chamber sent the
following message to the secretary of
the navy: . - -
"It is earnestly desired that the bat
tleship Oregon be kept in service and
assigned to the Oregon district."
0LE0 BALLOT TITLE 3EADY
Referendum Petition .Must Be Filed
Before May .29.
SALEM, Or., April 28. (Special.)
Attorney-General Brown has prepared
a ballot title for the referendum of the
oleomargarine bill, which was passed
by the recent legislature. The referen
dum Is sought by an organization of
oleomargarine manufacturers. The ref
erendum petitions must be filed with
the secretary of state before May .29 or
the bill will become effective.
The filing of the referendum means
a delay of two years in the enactment
of the law, even though the people
should uphold the legislature. This will
mean a saving of several thousand dol
lars to the oleomargarine manufactur
ers of this state.
NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
Postmaster -General Asks
Congress to Act.
GABLES RELEASED BY MAY 10
Burleson Recommends Action
to President Wilson.
WAR'S RUSH FOUND OVER
Land Companies Said to Be Finan
clally Unable to Meet De
mands Without Aid.
WASHINGTON, April 28. The gov
ernment is preparing to relinquish con
trol next month of American cable lines
and to restore the telegraph and tele
phone systems to private ownership
immediately after enactment by con
gress of laws necessary to safeguard
properties.
Postmaster-General Burleson, as di
recting head of the wire communica
tion service taken over as a war meas
ure, announced today he had recom
mended to President Wilson that the
cables be turned back forthwith, prob
ably not later than May 10. An hour
later the postmaster-general gave out
statement raying he would recom
mend that the telegraph and telephone
service be returned to private owners,
contingent, however, upon financial
protection to ba obtained from congress.
Congestion Is Gone.
It was explained by Mr. Burleson
that no legislation is necessary in the
case of the cable company properties.
His announcement follows:
'The postmaster-general has recom
mended to the president that the i.'ov
ernment return' the cable lines to their
respective owners. This action is made
possible by the fact that the congestion
resulting from war conditions has
largely passed. The enemy commercial
blacklist has been abolished, and th.
tremendous volume of government ca
ble messages from aBVt'ftr"waT trade
board has ceased. TheTJ'ar. to commer
cial code messages has "been removed,
thus materially lessening the cable
loads. The use of the cables in con
nection, with the peace conference has
been greatly diminished.
The postmaster-general hopes that
the return of the cables may be effect
ive not later than May 10."
Change of Mind Seen.
In the matter of land service, ho
ever, the solution of the problem will
be put squarely up to congress. Com
ing so soon after the recommendation
in his annual report that the telephone
and telegraph lines become govern
ment-owned at the conclusion of peace,
the postmaster-general's statement cre-
Concluded on Page 4, Column
Flight In Army Bombing Plane From
Boiling Field Planned in Recog
nition of Loan Service.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 28. Dr. Esther Pohl
Lovejoy of Portland, Or., will fly in an
army bombing plane from Boiling field
tomorrow, a distinction coming to ber
as a result of her successful address
at a mass meeting here last Thursday
in the interest of the victory loan.
In a letter sent to Colonel Harts,
commandant of Boiling field, today
Mrs. Wesley Stoner, chairman of the
woman's victory loan committee of th
District of Columbia, said:
"I write to indorse Dr. Esther Pohl
Lovejoy as the person who has been
instrumental in raising the greatest
amount of money thus far for the
woman's committee. As principal
speaker at our mass meeting at th
Belasco Theater, through her plea to
the women there present, she secured
one $3000 pledge and an additional
J62.950.
'She spent a year and a, half at th
front and Is pre-eminently the one de
serving of the first joy ride in one of
your airplanes."
W. F. HALL0WELL IS LOSER
Supreme Court Refuses to Review
Land Sale Advertisement Case
WASHINGTON, April 28. Conviction
of W. F. Hallowell in Oregon on charge
of using the mails to, defraud was i
effect sustained today by the supreme
court, which refused to review his case.
Hallowell was convicted in,connectlon
with advertisements for the sale of
land and sentenced to serve 13 months'
imprisonment.
William F. Hallowell was convicted
of using1 the United States mails for
purposes of defrauding citizens of the
northwest in selling them land loca
tions on the old railroad grant land
of this state. Others were convicted
at the same time but most of them be
an serving their sentences, while on
or two of the defendants died before
the case was completed.
JOHN A. CHAL0NER CAN SUE
Court Holds Insanity Judgment No
' Bar to Suit for Libel.
NEW YORK, April 28. John Arm
strong Chaloner of Merry Mills, Va.
is competent to sue in the federal
courts of New York under a ruling
made by Federal Judge Dietrich today,
although an insanity judgment returned
against him 22 years ago still is of
record in New York courts.
The decision resulted from a plea in
bar entered by a New York newspaper
an effort to prevent the Virginia
millionaire rrom prosecuting a suit Tor
$100,000 for alleged libel.
G0MPERS IS RESTING WELL
njuries ot Labor Leader May Be
' Serious Because of His Age.
NEW YORK, April 28. Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, injured yester
day when a Broadway surface car col.
lided with a taxicab in which he was
ridinsr. was resting well tonight, ac
cording to a bulletin issued by his phy-
icians and his condition was said to
be "favorable."
The physicians added, however, that
because of his advanced years his two
fractured ribs and other injuries "may
prove serious."
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67
degrees; minimum, 49 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
1-oreign.
Wilson to say no more as to Flume. Page
German delegates reach Versailles. Page 6.
Trial of ex-kaiser is demanded by allied
powers. Page 2.
President Wilson explains covenant amend
ments. Page 1.
Peace conference adopts league of nations
covenant. Page 1.
Major Oscar F. Miller meets death leading
men. Page 4.
National.
Cable and land wires to be given back to
original owners. Page 1.
Portland woman to have honorary joy-ride
in air. Page 1.
IomestIr.
Irish in America kicking up fuss over new
league covenant. Page 1.
Battleship Oregon will not be scrapped, says
acting secretary of navy. Page I.
Airplane crews for Atlantic flight are an
nounced. Page 5.
Eighteenth engineers return. Page 5.
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle mayor is sent bomb from New York
by mail. Page 7.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results Vernon 8;
Portland 1; Oakland 10, Seattle 9; Los
Angeles 3. Salt Lake 0. ' Page 12.
Boxers on Heilig card are in good shape
for match. Page 12.
TJ. of O. representative seeks Portland high
school entries for track meet. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Second government wool bale indicates
stronger market. Page 21.
Corn declines at Chicago with larger re
ceipts. Page 21.
Good gains scored by majority of stocks.
Pace 21.
Steamer Nespelem starts The Dalles run
today. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Eugene man advocates construction of
Natron cutoff. Page 14.
Finn publishers of Astoria on trial for vio
lation oC espionage act. Page 11.
Deputy sheriffs seize 480 pints of whisky
in south Portland. Page 20.
Tourist travel exceptionally heavy. Page 14.
Roosevelt highway's importance to Oregon
pointed out by Ben T. Jones. Page lfl.
Billy Sunday gives interview as he rests In
bed under "ma's" orders. Page 22.
Outer-state attains victory loan quota; Port-
land behind, page l.
Weather report data and forecast. Page 21.
PORTLAND NEEDS BIG SUM.
Deficit of $6,448,475 Must Be'
Made Up Swiftly.
CITIZENS LACK - INTEREST
Outside of Porrland TbtaT of Almost .
Twelve;infani Is SubscribcuV lj
rjns is
. i-. -if-
foeand holds fate of
'Victory loan quota.
Oregon's entire quota. . $26,747,550
Subscribed to date.... 20,299,07S
7 l
Deficit to be raised.. J 6,448,4
Portland's quota share. 14,786,325
Subscribed to date.... 8,337,850
Deficit to be raised.. J 6,448,476
Outer-state quota share 11,961,225
Subscribed in full 11,961,225
Balance.... VICTORY
It was effort, doubled and redoubled,
hat helped the marines to hold the
line at Chateau -hierry. when the war
was all but lost before the smashing,
ponderous thrust of the enemy. Every
ounce of courage, mental and physical,
was summoned from reserve. The line
not only held, but it pressed forward
and punched the Germans back. ;
"Double your subscription if you can
and ask yourself if you have done
your part," is the message of the city
victory loan forces. For Portland, too,
must rally if its quota in the fifth loan
is to be subscribed in fulL.
As for th outer-state counties, they
are over triumphantly so. In the last
effort yesterday -they swept away the
deficit of J700.000 and'completed their
aggregate quota of Jll, 961,22s. Some
straggling returns may yet be expected,
but the 35 counties outside of Mult-,
nomah are officially declared to have
finished their task.
Mr. Etherldge Gratified.
'The faith that the state organization
placed in its county managers and their
forces has not been misplaced," said
State Director John L. Etheridge. "By
pro-rating the various county quotas,.'
in effect by assigning individual quotas
to every resident, and by courageous,.
unflagging follow-up work, the trick
was turned. Oregon's counties volun
teered their quotas, almost wholly with
out solicitation.
We are waiting for Portland, the
laggard richest community in the
state. Let hers be the biame if Ore
gon makes a discreditable showing."
At the close of the day s campaigning
Portland has made a gain of 8l76,i;iU
toward the city's quota of 14,786,225,
reaching a total of 8,337,850, and leav
ing a deficit yet to be raised of $6,448,
475. Though the city leads other cities
of the 12th district, it trundles
along far behind its own records ot
previous drives. The individual citizen,
as a class, is tmminaiui ot nis oDiiga
tion and opportunity.
Double Subscriptions Wanted.
Hence the demand for double sub
scriptions arises. No one is asked to
bear more than his or her just quota;
but no one should bear less. And
many are doing so. This is the at
titude of the city committee, which
faces the task of making the town see
the truth.
Half Subscription Are Rule.
The truth, unpleasant as it may be, is
that a majority of those who have al
ready made subscriptions have invested
but half the amount they should. Re
ports of district sales directors, made
esterday noon at a conference of the
ity committee, brought this fact con-
lusively home to City Chairman Emery
Olmstead and to City Sales Manager
Van Duzer.
The result is that the city sales force.
lready wearied by a week of hard
campaigning, must turn again and re
trace the down-town districts, bearing
the slogan of "Double your subscrip
tion." An effort will be made, wher-
ver the facts warrant it, to persuade
the subscriber to increase his victory
loan holdings.
Battleship Gives Impetus.
However long the city may dally with
its quota, it is certain that the visit ot
the battleship Oregon, at the height of
the campaign, served to lend to the
drive an impetus it otherwise would
have lacked. For the third trip of the
famous old fighter to Portland harbor,
comes to an end at 5 o'clock this morn
ing, when she will steam down river
nd resume her cruise to ban Kranclsco.
It is planned to give both St. Helens
and Astoria salutes as the ship passes.
For the officers and men of the Ore
gon the last day of their stay in Port
land will be memorable, as It will be
to the citizens of the city, thousands ot
whom visited the battleship yesterday.
The liberty loan committees, with the
pecial features committee leading,
left nothing undone for the entertain
ment of the officers and crew. The
day was a programme of pleasure.
Highway Trip Enjoyed.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Captain Tarrant and his brother of
ficers, 37 hi number, were taken on
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