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VOL.. L.VIII. SO. 18,244. Entered at Portland to r g nT Poetofflce ss Second-Class Matter. POKTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, 3IAY 13, 1019. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. REPUBLICANS PLAN FOB NUT SENATE Organization Programme Agreement Reached. -174 SHIP CONTRACTS MAY RETURN TO COAST FOCXDATIOX COMPANY OFFI CIAL MAKES NO COMMENT. FOGH WILL ACT IF HUNS REJECT PACT PRESS TELLS DANGER OF REJECTING PEACE U.S. PLANES POISED STATE FUNDS HIDDEN IN FEAR OF ROBBERS PAROLED MEN ARE FOR ATLANTIC DASH NOW GOOD CITIZENS MANY GERMANS RECONCILED ALL CURRENCY AND SECURITIES REMOVED FROM VAULTS. TO ALLIED PROGRAMME. " a. i i A it COMING FIGHT IS DEFERRED Progressive Group- Opposes fk Penrose and Warren. 43 ATTEND CONFERENCE Senator Cummins of Iowa Selected President of Senate Pro Tern. Without Any Opposition. 'WASHINGTON, May 14. Republican senators in conference today agreed unanimously upon a programme for or ganization of the next senate, but de ferred discussion of the opposition by the progressive group to the election of Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and "Warren of Wyoming, as chairmen of the finance and appropriations com mittees, respectively. Senator Cummins of Iowa, upon motion of Senator Borah of Idaho, spokesman of the progressive group, was chosen for president pro tern, of the senate without opposition. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts was re-elected republican floor leader. Senator Curtis of Kan sas was re-electea whip and Senator Wadsworth of New York, conference secretary. George A. Sanderson of Chi cago was chosen for secretary of the senate and David Barry, a Providence, It. I., newspaper man, for sergeant-at-arms. Lodge to Name Committee. - t AH committee assignments were left to a committee on committees which Senator Lodge was authorized to ap point and of which Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, of the regular grotfp, will be chairman. Bight other members will be named soon and another party conference will be held, probably next week, to receive the committee's report. The seniority rule, it is expected, will be followed closely by the committee, al though some of the progressives today declared privately that they would carry their fight against Senators Pen rose and Warren to the 6enate floor. The conference also authorized Sena tor Lodge to appoint a committee on order of business, or legislative steer ing committee, of nine members with Senator McCumber of North Dakota as . chairman, and Sir. Lodge as ex-officio member. A committee on patronage distribution, headed by Senator New f Indiana, also was ordered. Dispute Not Mentioned. No Indication of the fight against Eenators Penrose and Warren developed in the conference, which was confined to the routine business of plans for organizing the senate. It was said that the factional dispute was not mentioned. beven members of the- progressive grroup met in Senator Borah's office previously to the conference and agreed to nominate Senator Cummins for president pro tempore, after Senator Johnson of California had rejected suggestion from a delegation of the eo-called regulars that he become candidate. The contest over the selection of Senators Penrofe and Warren to the committee chairmanship is expected to develop in the committee on commit tees at the next conference. Senator Borah declared today that he would not attend the conference unless it was open to the public and under an agree ment that senators are not to be bound by a majority vote on committee as signments. Some May Stay Away. A few of the progressives, it was stated, plan to absent themselves from the committee conference, while others were reported to intend to vote against Senators Penrose and Warren in con ference, but prepared to accept a ma jority vote of the conference. It was said that the progressives would nomi nate Senator Townsend of Michigan for chairman of the finance committee from the floor of the senate. Friends of Senator Penrose expressed confi denct that he finally will head that committee, but there was said to be strong sentiment among regulars as well as the progressives for election of Senator Smoot to the appropriations committee chairmanship. . Forty-three of the 49 republican sen ators and senators-elect attended the conference today. The absentees were Senators Cummins. La Follette of Wis consin. Gronna of North Dakota, Town send of Michigan, Lenroot of Wiscon sin, and Fall of New Mexico. Power to Be Limited. Rules designed to limit power of senators who have seen long service were adopted. They provide that chair men of the 10 most important commit tees shall be eligible for a place only on one other committee and that the personnel of committees shall be lira ited to 17. Senator Lodge was authorized by the conference to notify democratic leaders that pairs between republican and dem ocratic senators would not be recog nized on votes for organization pur poses. Republican senators Also were instructed to send a similar notice to the democratic senators paired with them. Republican leaders said the ef fect would be that all members of the senate would be required to be present (Concluded on rase 4, Column 5.) Portland and Tacoma Steel Ship yards Expected to Get Back Work for France. SEATTLE. Wash., May 14. (Special.) That the Foundation company will be able to bring back to Portland and Ta coma the gigantic $200,000,000 order for 174 steel ships which it holds from the French government, loomed up to day as one of the immediate probabili ties in the coast shipbuilding Industry as a result of the lifting'of the ban on foreign contracts by President Woodrow Wilson. All work has been stopped on the large steel shipyard which the Foun dation company began building two months ago in Cettem, France. Con struction of this plant was decided on when the United States Shipping board refused to allow the Foundation com pany to build the 174 ships in its Ta coma and Portland yaras. News that work on the new plant has been stopped completely wa.s received Seattle today from the east, tsayiy Hipkins, general manager of the Foun dation company on the Pacific coast. refused point blank to be drawn Into any comment on the probable return of the 174 ship contracts. 'Pending word from our head offices n New York City," he said, "I have absolutely nothing to say." From' eastern sources It Is learned that the Foundation company undoubt edly will reopen negotiations with the shipping board if it ' has not already taken that step. In this case, it is pointed out there are no insuperable difficulties In the way, the French high commission and the Foundation com pany having their headquarters in New York. ALLIES ROILED AT HUNS Rantzau Throws Cigarette Amidst Gronp of Officers. LONDON, May 14. (Special.) A dis patch from the Daily News correspond. ent, John Bell, at Paris, says: "I am assured by good authority that Presi dent Wilson was greatly surprised at the chief German delegate's attitude and tone at the great ceremony at Ver sailles. 'Another offense In the French eyes is that Count von Brockdorff -Rantzau came to the Trianon Palace hotel sraok ing a cigarette, which he threw into a group of allied officers before as cending the steps. 'A further point is that a paper cut ter placed on the table in front of him was found to be broken after he had left. One chronicler also suggests that he did not show the necessary respect for the treaty after it had been handed to him, otherwise why should he have covered it with his gloves?" RELIEF FUND IS LARGEST Committee Votes $3,600,000 for Mercy Work In Near East. NEW YORK, May 14. The largest sum ever appropriated for relief in the near east $3,600,000 was voted here today by the executive committee of the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief at a luncheon given by Cleveland H. Dodge, the treasurer, at which notable men, including Am bassador Elkus, Dr. John H. Fliiley and others, told of the widespread desola tion and misery throughout Asia Minor. One million dollars of the amount will be spent for clothing and supplies. In addition the following allotments were made: Persia, $500,000; the Cau casus, $825,000; Beirut, Ourfa and Mar din, $300,000; Aleppo, $100,000, and Con stantinople, $650,000. The balance of the sum, $225,000, will be held for emergencies. WHALE SLOWS UP CRUISER Mammal Impaled, on Bow Ram to Be Sold by Crew. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. Speed of the protected cruiser Marblehead, steaming here from San Diego for par ticipation in navy day next Tuesday, was mysteriously impeded last night off Pigeon Point. Investigation by searchlight discovered a 50foot whale impaled on the cruiser's bow ram. It was towed into port and Com mander Charles P. Huff reported to the mayor's office today it will be placed on sale for $300, "which amount had been needed by the crew for- ar rangements for an entertainment to be given soon. , GIRL SLAYER COMMITTED Ruth Garrison to Enter Insane Ward at Penitentiary. SEATTLE, May 14. Miss Ruth Gar rison, 18-year-old Seattle girl, recently acquitted of the charge of murdering Mrs. Grace Glatz Storrs, her rival in love, today was committed by Superior Judge John S. Jurey to the Insane ward of the state penitentiary at Walla Walla. A traveling guard is expected here tonight to take Miss Garrison to the prison. OPERATION HALTS VESSEL Liner Stops In Mid Ocean to Permit Operation on Soldier. SPOKANE, May 14. That a surgical operation might be performed on Tony Berhara, a returning soldier from Weiser, Idaho, the transport Von Steu ben, formerly the liner Kron Prinz, was stopped on her course in mid-ocean, ac cording to a special telegram from New York received by the Chronicle today. The vessel landed at New York today, the telegram said, carrying a large de- tacnment vi uunuwtsiem troops. Allies Determined to En force Peace Treaty. GENERALISSIMO : ON RHINE Committee . Named to " iwer German Object'"".,. BOCHES SEND . RE NOTES One Communication Alleges That Economic Terms Will Mean Ruin if They Are Enforced. PARIS. May 14. (By the Associated Press.) Immediate measures tending to the further subjugation of Germany if its delegates refuse to sign the peace treaty were indicated today by the an nouncement that Marshal Foch had been seat to the Rhine by the council of four to take such action as may be come necessary in tho event that the treaty is not signed.. The council of four today considered the immediate relmposing of the block ade against Germany In case that coun try declines to sign the peace treaty. The subject was under discussion at two separate meetings of the council. On the other hand, It is anticipated that the blockade will be entirely lift ed Immediately if the German dele gates affix their signatures to the treaty. The council of four of the peace con ference appointed this afternoon a sub committee comprising one member from each of the five great powers (Great Britain, France, Italy, the United States and Japan) to deal with objections and proposals from the German peace pleni potentiaries. New Note Are Submitted. Three new notes have been submitted to the allies by Count von Brockdorff- Rantzau. These have been referred by the council of four to special commit tees. The report of the committee on the German note .regarding changes In the labor convention has been approved and sent to the Ger mans. - Close scrutiny of the treaty revealed several omissions. The council corrected one of these by de ciding to Insert a clause providing for the withdrawal of representation on the reparations commission on a 12 months' notice. The answers of the council of four to the German notes on prisoners of VConcluded on Page 2. Column 3.) full sohl.Govn ANiyAWrvr Xunv A Go PS Galled Vom - 'A Situation Held No More Desperate Than That or Carthage Fol lowing Punic Wars. COBLENZ, May 12. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The American military uthorlties are permitting a certain amount of comment on the peace terms by the newspapers in the area of oc cupation. The Vojks Zeitung of Coblenz, after dwelling upon the severity of the terms, says: 'And yet the dangers of - rejecting the terms should not be under-esti mated. Our situation is no more des perate than that of Carthage at the end of the second Punic war. The In habitants of Carthage were stripped of everything whlcH so far as could bo foreseen would be of the slightest value to them In recovering their strength. Nevertheless the city found means to rebuild its power." In the first days after the publica tion of the peace terms, a majority of the Germans here were inclined to take the attitude that the conditions were utterly impossible. They now have had time for reflection and reports from ntelligence officers to army head quarters say many civilians are Chang ing their'point of view and are taking into consideration what would happen If the German government refuses to accept the allied conditions. HAWLEY FALLS 150 FEET Oregon Man Not Unnerved by Ma neuvers of Aircraft. OREGONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. May 14. Falling ISO feet In the air, a record fall at Boiling Field with out fatal results, meant nothing at all to Representative 'Hawley yesterday afternoon. It was not until today noon that he discovered that all the officera Lof the field were unnerved by the near- tragedy and that Colonel Harts went home early to recover from the shock. Representatives Hawley, Timberlake of Colorado, and Pratt of New York were in the plane, a Martin bomber, when a break came in the crest of an air wave and the machine started to falL Only the coolness and experience of the pilot prevented a disaster, be cause the plane was then up 00 feet. BREAD PRICE TAKES DROP Loaves Now to Retail for Ten Cents Because of Competition. The price of bread fn Portland, which was Increased to 11 cents retail a loaf several days ago, returned yesterday to 10 cents, according to an announcement by the Haynes-Foster Baking company. The reason for the drop, in price wa given as competition. Under the revision the wholesale price of bread will return to 8 cents instead of 9. The new prices became effective yesterday and are general as far as could be ascertained. MOTHER GOOSE UP TO DATE. orison with a Loaded Gun alr: and. Soon, gave Q'msi was Hut njy Quiet Two Machines Expected to Start Today. THIRD PLANE AT HALIFAX NC-4 and Navy Dirigible May Join in Ocean Flight. BLIMP HURRIES TO GOAL Drupe Power Balloon Speeds Over Halifax Toward Trepassey, But Plane NC-4 Stops for "Rest." WASHINGTON. May 14. Weather conditions predicted for the next 24 hours over the proposed route from Trepassey bay to the Azores were re ported at the navy department late tonight as "less encouraging." This was not Interpreted by officers, how ever, as precluding in any way a deci sion by Commander Towers to postpone the departure of the planes. HALIFAX, N. S., May 14. The United States navy dirigible C-5 passed over Halifax on her way to Newfoundland at 5:50 P. M. When the C-5 passed over Halifax harbor it was traveling at high speed. From points of vantage the balloon was plainly visible to many people in the city. It did not appear to be more than 600 feet above the water. If the blimp keeps up the same speed, experts here estimated that it will reach the Newfoundland coast about 2 o'clock tomorrow. HALIFAX. May 14. The hyro-alr plane NC-4, third of the American naval planes to alight In the harbor here on its way to Newfoundland for the start of a flight to the Azores and thence to England, arrived today from Chatham, Mass., after a speedy trip. Favored by a brisk south wind, the sea plane covered the S40 miles In 3 hours 51 minutes and came down to the water here at 2:05 P. M. Early Start Flaased. Lieutenant-Commander Albert C. Read plans to start at dawn for Tre passey. X. F, to Join the JiC-1 and the NC-S. WASHINGTON. May 14. The Amer lean naval seaplanes NC-1 and NC-S probably will be In flight before sun down tomorrow in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic ocean through the air. Official reports to the navy de partment late today from Trepassey (-Concluded on Page 4, Column 1.) LLACE; V Tip Received From Portland Detec tive Causes Treasurer to Place Valuables in Hiding. SALEM. Or., May 14. (Special.) Acting on information furnished by Portland police detectives. State Treas urer Hoff has removed all currency and negotiable securities from the vaults of the state treasury department, and has placed them In a secret hiding place somewhere In Salem. This hiding place is known only to joscoh O. Richardson, chief deputy, who personally supervised the transfer of the money and bonds from the capltol safe and varnlts. The state treasurer was warned by the Portland detectives that a holdup of the treasurer's office might be ex pected some day this week. The source of this information was not revealed. but rather than take a chance with safecrackers during the present crime wave which Js sweeping the country he decided to remove all negotiable se curitles to some secret place. During the past two days more than $2,000,000 in negotiable securities, in cluding bonds, gold and currency, has been removed from the treasurer's vaults, and bank robbers, should they attempt holding up the state office, would make a disappointing haul, ac cording to Mr. Richardson. "Although we do not admit that this Portland tip is at all authoritative, at the same time we feci that it is a wise plan to play absolutely safe," said Mr, Richardson. "It is much safer and cheaper In the long run to place all of cur negotiable securities In hiding until the present crime wave has run its course than to hire extra guards to watch the office both day and night." The capitol night watchman has been instructed to keep a close watch for. all suspicious-looking persons who might be loitering about the building at night. The building is locked up after 7 o'clock P. M., and no persons except state officials are allowed in the building after that hour. ONE-MAN JURYJS SUCCESS Damage Case in Seattle Justice Court Establishes Record. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 14. A one man jury today heard a damage case in a local justice cort, received its In structions from the court, retired to deliberate, returned Its verdict In favor of the plaintiff and T.-as discharged, The case was brought by J. L. Evans against the Puget Sound Traction. Light & Power company, for $65.13 damages, which he said he suffered last March when a street car ran into his truck. When the case was called constables were sent out to gather in the usual venire. Only two persons were found and one was excused. When both the defense and the prosecution accepted the jury, the case proceeded. EASIER CREDITS BIG NEED Industries of U. S. and European Nations Mu-t Recoup. ST. LOUIS. May 14. American bank ers must extend credit to business con cerns of the country at a lower rate of interest to stimulate industrial ac tivity. United States Senator Robert L. Owen, chairman of the senate commit tee on banking and currency, declared here today in addressing the Missouri Bankers' association. Senator Owen also recommended the purchase of European government bonds by American investors as means of building up international trade relations. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. degrees; minimum. il degrees. TODAY'S Showers; moderate southwesterly winds. Foreign. Run press tells danger of rejecting peace terms. Page 1. Unrest spreads as treaty ia delayed. Page 2. Austrian arrive to receive treaty. Page Btggers evndence of Turkish distress. Page 3. Kitchens favorite targets lor .Bochea on Hundred Hour hill. Pace . Herr Scheldemann denounces treaty In talk with correspondents. Page o. , National. Clarence L. Reames leaves war work to re suma private practice or law. page 4. Domestic. United States planea ready for Atlantic flight. Paga 1. Mexican president accused of bank robbery in New xork court Page . Three Sinn Fein leader plead guilty to ob tainlng raise passports, page i. Reduction in wheat prices announced. Page 8 Six-hour work day indorsed by labor. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. Contracts for 174 steal ships for France may return to Portland and Tacoma. Pago 1 State treasury held target of robbers. Page 1 J. G. Arnold files brief at Salem in Olcott mandamus case. Page 9. Oregon Jersey Cattle club to hold big Jubilee, Page S. Commercial and Marine. Surplus stock of potatoes in northwest neariycleanea up. page 24. Chicago corn selling due to Director Barnes' statement. Page Speculative enthusiasm in Wall street re vives. Page - J. Wooden ateamer Awensday to load ties and lumber tor Europe. Page 22. N ports. Coast League results: Portland 4. Sacra mento 1; Salt I-ake s. feeattle '1; Vernon 14, an Francisco 6; Oakland 4, Los Angeles 3. Page 14. Portland Junior tennis tourney set for Jun 11 to 14. Page It. Card for next wki boxing show Is an nounced. Page lo. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon and Washington casuala greeted a union aepoi. rssa ia. Allegations of blackmail continue In $15,000 alienation suit. Page 4. Mystic Shriners of Pacific coast unite back Portland's Invitation. Page 12. Attorney for Eugene Turk ys prisoner death due to neglect. Page 12. v Secretary Baker not sincere, says Colonel North. Page 24. , 200 paroled men, now good citizens, m&k monthly report in person. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast, rase 23. 200 Violators of Law Are Industrious and Thrifty. JOE KELLER HOLDS RECEPTION Monthly Reports Are PIade in Person Ur.der New System. 70 PER CENT MAKING GOOD All Day Long Wcll-Dres-scd Men Call Cpon State Official and Tell of Present Prosperity. BY BEN' HUR LAMFMAN". Two hundred men who dress well, who work every day. and even over time, who have bank accounts and are buying homes in many instances, would form a nucleus for a model small town with every citizen possessed of the virtues of industry and thrift. Joe Keller thinks so. As state parole fficer he is somewhat of an authority n the fiber of men. And yesterday, in a big room on the seventh floor of the courthouse, he talked to 200 such men. Merge them In an ordinary crowd of citizens and you couldn't pick them out again. Yet each of the men to whom Keller talked was once an inmate of the -big house" at Salem, otherwise he state penitentiary. Their aggre gate records would furnish an almost complete catalogue of crime. Todaj they are on trial for their citizenship. v men who have earned paroles from prison and who are striving to poke the past Into the rubbish heap and be gin all over again. Reports Made ia Ptrsoa. They come to Parole Officer Keller, here in Portland, because the old method of making report by monthly letter is considered obsolete. It had Its drawbacks. Hereafter, for paroled men in Tortland. the visit to the pa role officer will be made each month. Reports will be made in person, and the advice and aid that the men seeic ill be given to them first hand. Most of the paroled men resident in this city are employed in the shipyards. though there ts a scattering engaged in other occupations. All are draw ing good wages. The average monthly wage for 300 ex-prlsoners last month, was $65. Roughly, a thir of the number are employed on farms, with their board and lodging not evident in the returns made to Mr. Keller. Taking this fact into consideration, it is considered certain that the average monthly wage is not less than S5 or 90. All day yesterday the throngs ol callers came to confer with the parole officer. At times there were 40 or 50 in the room awaiting turn to make a report. They did not have.the bearing of men who are alarmed or ill at ease. Friendly among themselves, they were equally so with their official mentor. When they spoke to him they called him "Joe." - Reaaom for New System Given. "It's this way. about the new sys tem." explained Mr. Keller. "A great many couldn't express themselves in letters. They were men who had been cheated In the matter of education. I'm not saying how much that handi- p may have had to do with their past errors. But when they are enabled to come in person with their troubles and their reports or progress, it brings them and the parole office closer to gether, and makes it possible for us to understand and give aid." There was a caller before Joe Keller at the time. He listened abstractedly and pulled at his pipe. Then he yawned, rose, and interrupted. His eyes were clear and without shiftiness. He was well dressed. He was the sort of chap that looks like .a first-rate fellow to go camping with. "How's the time, Joe?" he asked. "A quarter after two." "Well, so long. It's time I was beck on shift. Give my regards to Mrs. Kel ler." Former Train Robber New Ceok. A few years ago the law hunted th3 man with loaded riflea. He was the desperate leader of a train hold-up in which bullets flew freely. Today he draws $45 a week as a cook and is going "straight" so straight that "hop pers" and plain clothes men no longer concern him. He wouldn't talft to the parole offi cer when the rest of the boys were there. He came in, glanced around, and went out. It was only when a lull arrived in the calling ist that he made his report. A chap so essentially mod est that he couldn't talk before his old comrades of the "big house" the same fellow who gambled his freedom and his life in a train robbery that is noted even in the exciting annals of such crime. Another man. middle-aged, with, graying hair and quiet features, wanted the parole officer to go out with hitn and look at a residence property. H.e has been out but a few mouths, em ployed in the shipyards, and has the game beaten to a frazzle so much so that his savings will make a respect able first payment on the coveted house and lot. In came another, now employed as a riveter in the yards. He calls himself, a "gun man" after the slang of the iConcluutd on Page , -Column 2 )