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THE MORNISG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JUXE 26, 1919. PEACE DECLARATION COMMANDER XSD FLAGSHIP OF GREAT FLEET COMING TO PACIFIC. SENATE PASSES BILL TE FOB ARMY OF MM Mathis GlotHes - Foreign Relations Committee Measure Goes Through Upper Beats Fall Resolution: Body Without Rollcall. ANTI-LEAGUERS FALL' OUT Only Four Senators Rally to Sup-1 port of Proposal to Declare the War Ended. WASHrxOTOX. June 5. Falling- to command the united support f oppo nents of the league of nations, the pro posal for an immediate declaration of peace by congress was blocked today in the senate foreign relations commit tee. After a long and lively discussion the committee voted. 12 to 4. to defer action for the present on the resolu tion of Senator Fall, republican, of New Mexico, embodying the peace declara tion. Five senators opposing; the league, including: Chairman Lodge. Joined the league advocates in support ing the postponement motion. Besides Mr. Fall those voting for immediate ac tion were Senators Borah. Idaho; John son. California, and Jdoses, New Hamp- Qire, an republicans. Special Meeting- Called. Later a special meeting to resume consideration of the resolution was called for Monday, and Senator Fall predicted a favorable report of the measure would result. Its opponents. However, declared the discussion to day revealed such strong opposition tne committee that favorable action would be Impossible. After the committee's decision Mr. Fall announced in the senate he would not ask for action onhis amendment to the army bill, also embodying the peace declaration. The amendment thus failed actually to come before the sen ate, having been technically disposed of previously when a section to which it had been attached went out of the bill on a point of order. Borah Rraewa Attack. Although the peace declaration pro posal was not discussed In the senate chamber during the day. Senator Borah aroused a three-hour debate on other Issues of the treaty fight by renewing his attack on the league covenant. Cit ing the army bill a provision for an army of 400,000 tnen. the Idaho senator declared the league would Increase rather than decrease armament. Acceptance Coasted Certain. In committee discussion of the peace oeciaration today the proponents of Im mediate action are understood to have argued that Germany's acceptance of the treaty was assured and. with an actual condition of peace established the sooner a formal and technical declaration was adopted the better. Such a declaration would, they argued. permit a resumption of industrial re lations with Germany which would have to wait, otherwise, on the treaty's ratification mmrnm C'-SJ HOUSE PLAN IS ENLARGED 7 If 35-I"" 7'. : H-It-l i . j 1 LJ, t v t v 'S.'" -.,. -J V . . 4,L-v REAR ADMIRAL WCGH RODMA.V. BELOW DBE.tD.VAlGHT NEW MEXICO. acquire training in the merchant ma rine will be announced by the shipping board Thursday, according to a state ment by the board's recruiting- service Those opposing Immediate action are I here today. oiuuems must sign on lor one Jem e service, but will receive a furlough at the end of each vacation period. Vaca tions spent at sea will count In the aid to have taken the ground that if congress were empowered to act the matter at all it ought not to do so until the treaty actually had been signed. Others are said to have held service record and after completion of tht the resolution was unnecessary I the year's service the student will be and that peace conditions would not I eligible for examination for & third necessarily wait upon ratification of I mate s license. voyages 10 aistant pons win oe in cluded In the vacation training periods. the statement said. the treaty. There also were sugges tions that it was the duty of the pres Idnt and not congress to make such a declaration. RECKLESS DRIVERS FINED T. A. Bolten Pleads Guilty and Is Senteneed to Day in Jail. Edgar C. Llndsey was fined S0 by Judge Rossman in the municipal court for reckless driving which culminated striking a man on the Broadway brides. Undsev. who was arrested by Cloak and Suit Worker, Planning I Lieutenant Lewis of the traffic squad following the accident, pleaded guilty RIOT ENDS "SOVIET" MEET XEW YORK POLICE BATTLE TO QUELL DISORDER IX HALL. FLEET TO SAIL DAXIELS MAY BE PASSEXGER OX IXSPECTIOX TRIP. Ships Under Admiral Rodman Visit San Diego, Los Angeles and Paget Sound Region. . Continued Prom First Psire.l to Rusitianized Union, Caught in Free Fight. NEW YORK. June 15. Rioting broke to the charge. William A. Bolten. arrested at Thir teenth and Alder street after the motor truck which he was driving had col lided with a streetcar, slightly injuring out here tonight a a meeting called " . ViJh t,n by radical cloak and suit workers fr o' driving and was fined 130 I and sentenced to one day in Jail. He l""l"' I . i , ..!!... h., along the lines of a Russian soviet I " . , " " .' k,",. J.k,,. and in opposition to the cloak and " - "" " suitmakers' union, affiliated with the l", " . American Federation of Labor. About 9(H persons, many of whom were members of the present union, were present when the trouble began I'olicemen intervened, but before they could restore order, two men came to blows. With scenes of great confusion, the fighting spread to all parts of the hall, and efforts of the police failed to check the disorder. The disturbance spread to the street and continued until a number of pollce- L. Ri Waters, arrested by Officer Ho rack for speeding, forfeited his bail of S10. J. M. Serchenger paid (10 Into the city coffers for traveling about 30 miles an hour. COMMITTEE BACKING BILL fContlnued from First Page.) to the house and Introduced the en forcement bill offered at the last ses- ncn arrived and dispersed the crowd. Ision. Among the speakers scheduled were I The committee measure that will go John Reed. Rose Pastor Stokes andto house is considered far less James LarKin. I ,.,.., .v. .i hni rmrino the dcy democratic leaders In the house UNUSUAL HEN IS MOTHER rdV"qu',T ?L?;.TVllT" njHli1 mnA wa lnfnrmd thitt it Rlieht rt, U-L f I n 1, - f Sranrla r,t ItNikM. I -. 1 I not be reaJy before fraturaay. After more than a dozen committee rollcalls on various provisions, none of general public interest. Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gard and others jumped actively into the fight with a vigorous demand for separation of the measures, notwith standing the previous action of the committee. Mr. Walsh declared the com mittee, ought to take the bull by the horns,- get the wartime enforcement bill introduced at the last session be fore the" house and urge quick enact ment. Then, .if the president wanted to lift the ban it would only be necessary. he said, to suspend the act providing for wartime enforcement and not inter fere with legislation affecting consti tutional prohibition. Separatism to Press Actios. Tim MimmlttM Mr. Walsh added. FRUIT INSPECTOR PASSES then could eo ahead and mak1!,K,;'ad5, rnUc, thit niiestions were separated VT. A. Bodinc, Bom in 1858, Native ,h.r n-nnM be no nosslbilitv of enact- ... , , ing any Jaw before July 1. Mr. Walsh of Linn County. stated, adding that he would go before ALRAXT. Or.. June IS. iSneclal l the rules committee and get a rule by W. A. Hodine. fruit Inspector of Linn which the measure could be passed county, native son and resident of this promptly and without extended debate county for practically all of his life, Several members of the committee, in- iiimt ihu afternoon at his home hr eluding- Chairman Volstead, took part lie was born In Albany in 185S, and was in the discussion that followed. A vote the son of pioneer residents of Linn was within sigm, dui me nouse gong, county. With the exception of a short I calling members to a rollcall. suddenly time spent in Idaho he had lived in or I ended tne meeting. near Albanv all of his life. He was j I There has been no straight prohibl- member of the local lodge of Macca- tion and anti-prohibition alignment in oees. I the voting nereioiore on riuu arnrnu - He is survived by hia widow and U ments. borne ot tne ardent pronibl- children. D. H. Bodlne. Oakland. Cal.: tlonlsts have supported amendments Mrs. Krank Saftey. Cottage Grove, and eliminating drastic teatures. and tney Ruth. Naomi. Addie and Vernia Bodlne have agreea i . " Rut Duty Made Sure. McMINN'VILLR. Or June SS. (Spe cial.) Conipellii: an unwillifrg hen to hatch a brood of chicks was the sue. cessful feat in poultrydom accomplished bv Mrs. W. H. Lott. wife of a local phy sician. In Mrs. Lott's flock there was a high-bred Plymouth Rook hen that persistently refused to lay. This break in the standard of hen etiquette dis pleased her owner, so a setting of eggs was procured, a soft nest provided, the hen placed on the eggs and a woven- wlre lid put on to hold her there. Today Mrs. Lott was rewarded 'by finding 11 lively little Plymouth Rock chickens, to whom the stepmother hen is proudly clucking. . day, because of the fact that such a di vision would necessarily make the two fleets very unequal In size .and gun power, almost all of the newest and best ships being oil burners. Units Kvenlv Divided. Under the final division the two chief units will be as nearly equal in num ber of ships, gun power, speed and all other elements as it is possible to make them. Secretary Daniels reiterated today that he wanted the fleets to be equally matched, so that when it came to com petitions, such as "war games," planned by the naval college, the admirals of the two fleets would oppose each other on such equal terms that only strategy and skill could decide the Issue. It was announced that such "bdttles" would be held at least once each year. alternating probably between the At lantic and Pacific. Both fleets will meet at the winter drill area at "Guantanamo, Cuba, each winter for target practice, maneuver and other exercises as in the past. In addition, extensive maneuvers and prac tices are planned for the vicinity of the Hawaiian, islands each year. Union Effected in Two Weeks. When asked how long it would take the fleets to unite on either coast in case of threatened danger, Secretary Daniels said today that under ordinary conditions, with the Atlantic fleet in the vicinity of New York and the Pa ficlc fleet around San Francisco, the Junction could be effected and the com bined fleet ready to meet any foe with in two weeks. This time, be explained would, of course, be much reduced were the fleets operating to the south ot those ports. "After every war we have had the American navy has gone stale." sand Secretary Daniels today, discussing the division or tne rieet. "We intend to match the fleets, one against the other. In such stiff competition that every officer and man will be kept on tiptoe every minute. We intend to keep the navy just aa efficient as it is foday. That will be our hope, our aim and our policy. PORTLAXD MAY SEE FLEET Johnson Presses Siberia Resolution Demanding Information Over seas Service Offer Withdrawn. WASHINGTON, June :5. The army appropriation bill, carrying JSSS.OOO.OOO and providing for an average army of 400,000 men next year, an increase over the house bill of $171,000,000 in funds and 100,000 in personnel, was passed late today by the senate without a roll call and sent to conference. The resolution of Senator Johnson, republican, or California, calling, 'on the president for information as to the presence and purposes of American troops in Siberia, was reported today by the foreign relations committee. Senator Johnson expects to ask for a vote on it within a few days. Offer of service in Europe to recruits organized under volunteer enlistment will be withdrawn binder orders pre pared by the war department. The policy of sending regular officers over seas to relieve those in the American expeditionary forces also will be aban doned. Treaty Changes Plans. This action was said today to have resulted from the Improved situation In Kurope growing out of the imminent signing of the peace treaty. In the orders officers here foresaw an early return of all troops now abroad ex cepting the comparatively small Ameri can contribution to the army of occu pation. Force Abroad Small. Secretary Baker said the American forces abroad probably will not be larger than three divisions, or about 120.000. It is estimated that the 1st, 2d and 3d divisions would require around 40, 000 replacements -to take- the place of men eligible for discharge. Voluntary enlistments totaling more than 70,000 already have been reported, thus forc ing the department to cancel its offer of European service to volunteers. . Fall Withdraws Amendment. Before passage of the bill Senator Fall, republican of New Mexico, with drew his amendment to declare the war with Germany and Austria at an end. explaining he expected action within a day or two on his joint resolution to the same effect now before the foreign relations committee. The senate following disposal of the army measure began consideration of the annual naval appropriation bill, carrying J646.272.000, an Increase ol (45.000.000 over the house bill. Pas sage of the naval bill tomorrow is de sired and leaders in their efforts to enact all appropriation bills needed by July 1, plan then to rush through the 500.ft00,000 sundry civil budget. Final vote on the army bill was de layed temporarily today by protracted discussion of the peace treaty ahd league of nations. In this ' connection Senator Borah, republican of Idaho, op posed the increase of the army for 1920 from 300,000 to 400.000 men, but with out a record, vote the senate approved the 400,000 provision.' Aviation Fnnd Increased. As passed by the senate the principal items of the army hill are $215,885,000 for army pay; o23,991.00J) for subsis tence and transportation; $54,400,000 for aviation, an increase of about $30 000,000 over the house appropriation siz.zio.ooo for the national guard; S19, 000,000 for ordnance and $45,000,000 for storage and shipping facilities. The senate reduced from $3,260,000 to 2,660,000 the appropriation for pur chase of the Dayton-Wright aviation field at Dayton. O. Another amendment adopted and re approved would limit the salary of C. W. Hare, in charge of disposal of sur plus war supplies, to $12,000 a year, reduction of $13,000. Secretary Daniels Says Plans Are Not 1'et Complete. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 25. "Plans for the cruise of the Pacific coast fleet so far com pleted only involve visits to the three naval bases on the coa.t. San Diego, San Francisco and Bremerton," said Secretary of the Navy Daniels tonight. That simply means that the plans have only progressed that far and vis its to other ports, such as Portland . and other Columbia river ports, are to be taken up later. Mention of visits to these naval bases is quite unimportant because it was only natural that the fleet would put In at these points." ot Albany. SEA COURSES ARE OPENED College Men May Take Training In Merchant Marine. FEATTLE, Wash.. June 25. Summer vacation courses for college men to separata the measures in order to get action before the country goea ary next week. S. at H rreen stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co, Main $53. A $353. Blockwood. short slabwood. Rock Springs and Utah coal: sawdust. Adv. NCRATA TEA is GOOD TEA. CI onset Deverg. Portland. Ady. . BAKERS' PICNIC SATURDAY Public Invited to Attend Crystal Lake Event. The ' Oregon State ' Master Bakers' association will hold its fourth annual picnic at Crystal Lake park Saturday, June 2S. The programme for the day Includes athletic events and novelty features. The bowling alley and dance floor at the park will be put to use. Past picnics of the bakers have al ways been attended by good-sized crowds and this year's event is expect ed to be no exception to the rule.- .The public is. invited. A nominal admis sion charge will be made, but soldiers and nurses in uniforms will be admit ted free. ..... DEATH IS LAID TO GRIEF Mrs. Eve Denver, Whose Sou Died in . Service. Buried at Jewell, Or. ASTORIA. Or., June 25. (Special.) Mrs. Eve Denver, widow of the late William Denver, died June 19 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Smith, in this city. Mrs. Denver was 90 years of age and a pioneer of the Ne- halem valley. She was born at Jack sonville. Or., where her father was killed in the early Indian wars. Mrs. Denver had failed rapidly since the death of her only son. Robert James Denver, in the service, February 4. 1918. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Robert Smith and Mrs. Oluf Balma of Astoria. Mrs, Fred Pope and Mrs. Damon Stinson of Jewell; three sisters, Mrs. Xan Balon, Mrs. Gean Myers and Mrs. Charles Miller of Portland, and one brother, Robert Tompkins of For est Grove. Mrs. Denver was laid to rest by the side of her late husband and son in the family plot at Jewell. Or. "AGGIE" FOLK IN DEMAND Corvallis College Staff Members Speak at 47 Schools. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. June 25. (Special.) College staff members have served 47 high schools this season in giving bac calaureate and commencement ad dresses or both, in. some cases, in 19 Of the 36 counties of Oregon. This is shown in a report compiled by Director O. D. Center of the extension service. Representatives of the college who served as speakers were Deans J. A. Bexell, E. J. Kraus and E. D. Ressler; Drs. U. G. Dubach, P. A. Magruder and D. V. Poling: Professors Frederick Berchtold. J. F. Brumbaugh, John B. Horner, S. H. Peterson, E. T. Reed, E. B. Fitts. E. B. Lemon and the Rev. John P. Clyde. Ex-King Is 'Without Funds. PARIS, June 25. (Havas.) Former King Constantino of Greece, who has been living in Switxerland, is In fi nancial difficulties, according to ad vices from Geneva to Paris newspa pers.' fc-x-h-mperor wuiiam naa oeen supplying the former Greek ruler with funds, but this subsidy has been cut off. It Is added that Constantine is endeav oring to become reconciled with the present Greek government. Salt Lake Has Strike. SALT -LAKE CITT. June 25. Brick and clay workers to the number of 10 went on strike here today for an eight hour day, six-day week and daily wage of $5.75. The men have been working nine hours a day and receiving-.3.50. ...... V " For men and young men have acquired their worth through our years of constant tailoring betterment, able fabrics and just study of Materials of merit, fashioned to conform to the ideas of the well dressed. Vassar Athletic Underwear that will give you genuine summer comfort, well tai lored garments of nainsook and madras, with reg ular or V neck. Satisfactory Wear Guaranteed $25 to $65 Palm Beach Clothes '17a to '25 MEN'S WEAR Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Sts. J. G. LAWRENCE IS SUICIDE COROXER-S JURY DECIDES SE ATTLE MAX 'OT MURDERED. Wife Breaks Down While Telling of Tragedy In Her Soft Drink Stand. SEATTLE, Wash., June 25. (Spe cial.) "I would give my own life to bring him back. Oh, I love him dearly, said Mrs.N'ell May Lawrence, wife of Jay C. Lawrence, who died Tuesday morning in the city hospital with a bullet through his brain. She broke down completely before the coroner's jury this morning, and declared Law rence took his own life in her soft drink stand at 602 Pine street because of a misunderstanding. 'He had acted aueerly all day, Mrs. Lawrence said. "We were taming about the cash and he was standing just behind the cash register when he threatened to leave, l 1010. mm vu eu ahead. 'no vou mean that?" he asked. ' 'Yos. I do." I reDlied. and the next instant I heard the shot. I thought it was one of the big firecrackers we naa been selling and did not turn lor sev eral seconds, when I saw him fall to the floor. He had grabbed a pistol from the counter and shot himself." Sobbing and rocking back and for ward in the witness chair, Mrs. Law rence declared she and her former hus band had decided to run away and be married again. "Our divorce was all a mistake, and we had planned to be so happy when we would Just get clear away from everybody we knew," she wept. That Lawrence committed suicide and was not murdered, as at first be lieved, was the opinion of the Jury. HUN DELAY IRKS ALLIES (Continued From First Page.) Skagit county, Washington, to the ex tent of $10,000, according to R. H. Chapler. forest examiner, who has re turned from a tour of that section for the forest service. The forestry officers consider the blaze an excellent example of what may occur when fires are not immediately extinguished. Two other fires in the same section were extinguished upon discovery and caused practically no loss. p;ans for entertaining the Greeters when they go to Eagle Creek Friday for their salmon bake are being made by the forest rervice. Several new tables will be constructed to give room for all the Greeters at the big feed. to the German people, according to a wireless message from Berlin, an nouncing the conclusion of peace and urging as the first pressing need the bending of all efforts to its fulfillment. As far as it is possible to carry It out," says the proclamation, "the treaty must be carried out." It declares faithful loyalty to those threatened with separation from the empire and promises to intercede in their behalf, "as we would intercede for ourselves." It concludes by exhort- ine- the people to realize the need ol work and raitniuiness to amy lor we redemption of the country. BERLIN, June 25. (By the Associat ed Press.) Germany is faced with a nation-wide railroad strike for higher wages. At the uormz siauon. xseriin, service has been stopped in both di rections. The Breslau service nas been badly interrupted. The government is enaeavonng 10 halt the strikes. FIRE PERIL IS REPORTED Forest Examiner Chapler Tells of Skagit County Blaze. Fire which was allowed to smoulder week and then was fanned by the wind into a blaze which soon got be yond control, last week damaged the Clear Lake Lumber company's, plant in CITY WILLH0N0R DEAD Fergus Falls to Hold Memorial Serv ice for Storm Victims. FERGUS FALLS, Minn., June 25. General memorial services are to be held Sunday afternoon at the county fair grounds, Mayor George Frankberg said tonight, for those who lost their lives in Sunday evenings tornado. No churches were left standing after the storm passed, and all pastors were asked to unite In the services. All coming gatherings, such as Fourth of July celebrations, were called off by the mayor. J V w tS Ty w. in Vv I Deep-Curve Leases 9 Police Seek Missing Man. No trace haa as yet been found of Jesse Poore, 33 years old, who disap peared from his home - at 447 Main street five days ago. His wife and two little children are in destitute circum stances, and the police are making a great effort to find the vanished man. His wife says that they had no quar rel before his disappearance, and is at a loss to explain it. Poore is described as being1 5 feet 11 inches tall,, weighing about 1S5 pounds, has dark brown hair and blue eyes. At the time of his dis appearance he was wearing a Panama hat, blue serge suit and tan shoes. He is a cement worker by trade, and member of the Moose lodge. Kalama Physician Named. KELSO, Wash., June 25. (Special.) Governor Louis F. Hart has appointed Dr. L. 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