THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1919.
EARLY ACTION Oil
TREATY IS LIKELY
ARMY OFFICER UNDER TRIAL ON CRUELTY CHARGES.
Ihls address was received with such
great enthusiasm yesterday has
caused two members of the board to
favor him. It was reported today,
who previously had declared the new
superintendent must be a local man.
Dr. Foster stated he had not been
approached by any one in regard to
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the supenntendency. He spoke to
day at San Diego. He will spealt 18
times during the week..
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PROBED
Desire for Compromise Is
Voiced by All Factions.
NEW GROUND IS SOUGHT
President's Effort to Save Pact as
It Is Would lie Disregarded
and Common Basis Found.
(Wy the Associated Press.)
"WASHINGTON. Dec, 17. Expres
sions that seemed to point toward a
reopening: of the peace treaty fight
within a few weeks wer.e voiced on
the senate floor today when the sub
ject bobbed up during consideration
of the railroad bill. The sympoBlura
of views during the brief debate in
cluded opinions from virtually all
factions of the divided senate mem
bership, but they all struck a note of
conciliation.
Uiffering widely in their sugges
tions for a solution, they stood to
gether on the general proposition
that politics ought to be forgotten,
and that the senate, acting Independ
ent of executive opinion, ought to do
something promptly to end suspense
and establish a state of peace.
Karly Action Predicted.
The discussion reflected the trend
of negotiations which have been In
progress privately among senators
for an agreement that would get the
question finally out of the way. There
was increased activity in that direc
tion, during the day and some of the
leaders predicted some formal action
early in the new year.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania,
lead- in the "irreconcilable" repub
lican group of treaty opponents and
a member of the foreign relations
committee, brought the subject to the
floor by another attempt to get be
fore the senate his two resolutions to
establish a state of peace. The effort
was blocked but he obtained unani
mous consent to send the measures
to the committee.
A plea made by Senator Knox for
some sort of a settlement was sec
onded by Senator Smith of Georgia, a
reservation democrat, who declared
the time had come to stop academic
discussion of who held up the treaty
and get together In a give-and-take
effort for compromise. Action was
urged by Senator Nelson of Minne
sota, and by Senator Myers of Mon
tana, a' democrat, who voted last ses
sion for some reservations and also
for unreserved ratification.
Move I'p to Democrats.
In the committee compromise nego
tiations preceding private conference,
the principal activity seemed to be
among the liemocrats, the republican
reservationists indicating that they
awaited some concrete proposal from
the other side of the house.
Among the democrats there was
much discussion of the possible effect
of the compromise negotiations on the
contest between Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska and Senator Underwood of
Alabama, for election as democratic
tions started yesterday with the mild
reservation republicans were con
ducted by Senator Underwood's sup
porters, but he declared tonight that
while he stood for eome sort of com
promise, he was not in revolt against
President Wilson nor leading any
sort of opposition to the treaty.
Both Parties Are Blamed.
Consideration of the first of Sena
tor Knox's resolutions.- which would
ratify the treaty insofar as establish
ment of a state of peace is concerned,
was blocked by Senator McKellar,
democrat, Tennessee, while Senator
Nelson stopped the second one, pro
posing merely to declare that a state
of peace exists.
Responsibility for the delay was
declared by Senator Smith to be
"about fifty-fifty between the two
parties." He added that in his opin
ion more than two-thirds of the sen
ate favored ratification with reserva
tions of a certain kind.
Senator Myers said both parties had
" been "making a political football of
the treaty." He recounted how he
had voted in the last session and
said that if the treaty came up again
he would go even further in an ef
fort to end unsettled business conditions.
MASONIC OFFICER RETIRES
Edward Washburn, Refuses Rc
. election by Astoria Lodges.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
After serving 19 consecutive years
as secretary of the local Masonic
lodge, Edward Washburn declined a
re-election at the annual election of
officers last evening and will retire
from this position the first of the
year.
Mr. Washburn will also resign his
position as secretary of the looal
chapter of Royal Arch Masons and
recorder of the Albany commandery
of Knights Templar, which positions
he has held for the past 11 years.
"DEAD MAN" BACK HOME
Ellensburger Says He Wanted to
"Disappear" for Time.
ELLENSBTJRG, Wash, Dec. IT. A
desire to disappear . for a few
months" Was the reason given today
by E. W. Lyen, an Ellensburg in
surance solicitor, for his flight to
Bellingham, Wash, and later to
Idaho, following the capsizing of his
canoe in Lake Washington, near Se
attle,, .last September.
Lyen returned to his home yester
day after lie had been mourned as
dead, since his reported drowning, by
his wife and four children. .
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at Indianapolis. .
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Photo Copyright by Underwood.
Captain Karl W. Detzer, XJ. S. A., vrho Is being tried by eeneral court-martial
at Governor's Inland on chances of cruelty preferred by former
American prisoners at L.e Mans, France.
operate a slaughter house on the Co
lumbia boulevard, was lifted yester
day by -order of City Health Officer
Parrish, after an agreement was
reached, whereby boiling water will,
be utilized for washing Carcasses
until Bull Run water can be piped to
the plant. -
The ban was placed in effect by
the city, meat division, after it had
been discovered that the water was
contaminated. The state health
bureau took a sample of the water in
September and found it free from
impurities.
"we operated our plant because the
state board of health told . us the
water was all right," said G. E. and
C. C. Schlesser. "Dr. Robersr of the
state board informed me over the
telephone that he found the water
satisfactory," the latter stated.
Outside of the water controversy,
I have found this plant in every way
satisfactory," said Dr. E. E. Chase,
chief meat Inspector.
SCHOOL HONORS. ITS DEAD
WASHINGTON HIGH HOLtS
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR 23.
Agreement Between 3Ilners and
Operators to Limit Production
of Coal Held to Exist.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Tee. 17. A
federal grand Jury today began inves
tlgatihg charges of conspiracy by coal
miners and operators to limit produc
tion. The charges allege violation of
the Lever fuel control act and anti
trust laws.
The jury today , received instruc
tions to let Its conclusion be an an
swer to the question "whether the
United States government or a group
of men shall rule this country, and
whether we shall be governed by law
or force."
Judge Anderson referred to charges
that the miners and bperators In joint
conference " had reached agreements
intended to wipe out competition be
tween union and non-union mines
and recited that dues of the miners
are held out of their pay by the op
erators and turned over to the union.
Defiance of Miners Cited.
He declared the courts order for re
scinding the strike has been complied
with "in form. only" and Instructed
the grand jury to Investigate fully
the defiant attitude of the miners
In refusing to heed the withdrawal
order. "
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Attorney
General Palmer will appear before the
senate committee Investigating the
coal situation Friday or Saturday,
Chairman Frelinghuysen announced
tonight. ,
. Explanation Is IJeslred.
The attorney-general, it was Indi
cated, will be asked to explain the
basis of the agreement which finally
ended the strike of bituminous miners
and caused the resignation of former
E'uel Administrator Gnrfield.
J. V. Dawson, an expert of coal pro
duction and costs, the only witness
heard today by the senate committee,
expressed the belief that the present
wages paid miners were sufficient,
and that "any increase granted them
must eventually come from the pub
lic's pocket."
"Coal operators are not making bia;
profits this year," Mr. Dawson said,
"and, in my opinion, they cannot en
tirely absorb the W per cent Increase
which the government has already
awarded."
Position Held Reversed. -
"President Wilson and Attorney-
General Palmer took the best method
of avoiding strikes when they started
out to make the miners union obey
the Lever law and call off the strike,"
Dawson- said.
'But later they reversed that posi
tion?" Senator Frelinghuysen inter
jected.
Unfortunately, yes, responded
Dawson.
The United Mine workers union
collects annually $11,000,000 in dues.
Dawson told the committee, and
should be held responsible for con
tracts.
PORTLAND GETS NO -WORD
Pending Election at Los Angeles
Surprises Reed Directors.
Members of the board of trustees
expect to receive a telegram today
from Dr. William T. Foster, inform
ing them definitely whether he in
tends to resign as president of Reed
college to accept the superintendency
of the Los Angeles public schools.
Because of the absence of any word
from Dr. Foster since Los Angeles
news dispatches first announced his
pending election as superintendent ot
the Los Angeles schools, the board of
trustees met yesterday and Instruct
ed its secretary to telegraph to the
college executive for eome definite
word as to what action he expected
to take. This answer is expected this
morning by James B. Kerr, who was
selected by the trustees to give out
whatever information the board de--sires
to make public. Whether the
board discussed a probable successor
to Dr. Foster was not disclosed.
. The trustees generally . expressed
surprise that the college president
should accept the Los Angeles post,
a is indicated by news dispatches,
before first giving them some infor
mation or intimation of his action.
Since word was first received In Port
land that Dr. Foster was being con
sidered for the California place the
trustees have expected daily to hear
from him. but as yet he has communi
cated with none of them.
"Dr Foster went to Los Angeles to
attend a conference, and If he was
aware of the fact that he was being
considered for the superintendence of
the Los Angeles schools he failed to
so inform any of the trustees." eald
Mr. Kerr yesterday. "The only in
formation the board has before it is
that contained in the press dispatches,
and until some definite word Is re
ceived h-a will issue no formal state
ment." Dr. Foster came to Portland to as
sume the presidency of Reed college
In 1911, when the collegs was first
founded. His salary as president Of
Reed collect Is IROOrt a yenr.
Y MAKES REPORT
NEED FOR FTJXDS FOR RE
CLAMATION PROJECTS SHOWN.
Senate Irrigation Committee Ap
proves Bill Introduced by Sen
ator Jones of "Washington.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Dec 17. As chairman of
the senate committee on irrigation.
Senator McNary of Oregon today sub
mitted to the senate a detailed re
port on the present reclamation pro
jects in the United States and the
need for funds to continue reclama
tion work. The report was in con
nection with the bill of Senator Jones
of Washington appropriating $250,
000,000 for the reclamation service,
which has been approved by Senator
McNary's committee.
. The report pointed out that J112.
006,000 will complete the present pro
jects and add 2.00,000 acrea of ir
rigable lands to the present reclaimed
area. New projects which have been
examined and are ready for approval,
the report said, will cost $160,000,
000 and add another 2,250,000 acres
of productive lafid. Aji effort will
be -made to bring the Jones bill to
a vote early In the new year.
CITY LIFTSJBAN ON MEAT
Schlesser Brothers Agree to Boll
Water Csed at Plant.
The ban placed on meat offered
for sale by Schlesser Bros., who
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CHILDREN SELL SEALS
Youngsters of Schools Showing Rl
valry in Campaign, .
The Christmas seal sale is having
a tremendous boost in Portland this
week through efforts of Portland's
38,000 school children, each one of
whom seems to have constituted him
self an agent for the little Christ
mas stickers. Couch is now high.
having taken out ?490 worth of seals
Irvington is second with $190 worth
of seals. The boys at the Benson
Polytechnic are selling for the first
time and have taken. f 75 worth of
seals.
- Today the following are in charge
of th. booths: MacDowell club. Mi
Dorothy Bliss, chairman: the Mon
day Musical club, Mrs. W. I. Swank
chairman, and the Portland Business
Woman's club, Mrs. Willamettea Mc-
Elroy, chairman. .
Gold Stars Form Letters W. II. S.
in Service Flag Silver Tablet
With Xamcs Presented.
Washington high school's dead
were honored in ' memorial services
held yesterday morning in the school
auditorium, which was filled with
students, parents and friends. Twen
ty-three Washington boys gave their
lives In the war. The school's service
flag of 642 stars had In the center
23 gold stars forming the letters
W. H. S."
An invocation by Dr. E. H. Pence
opened the services, after which the
audience sang "The Star Spangled
Banner." Loraine Lee, of the June,
1919, class sang "The Americans
Come."
A silver tablet, the gift of the June,
1919. class, was presented to the
school, the tablet bearing, the follow
ing names:
Rex Appleby Killed August 1919, whll
loading: U. S. S. Minnesota at Fort Monroe,
Virginia.
Frederick E. Boyer Fiem artillery, aiea
at Camp Taylor, Kentucky.
Captain Don Gather uiea at wart, suss.
Texaa. October 22. 1018.
Lieutenant Albert ciosterman Killed in
action in France. November 3, 1B18.
George F. Cook Killed In action in
France. November 11, 1918.
William Deuchar Died at Camp Upton,
N. Y.. October a, liiis.
Malcolm s. Duniway cuea at Annapolis
Naval academy, October 8. 191S.
Clifford O. Harria Killed in action In
France. September 17, 1018.
Grant Lee Johnston U. 6. S. South Da
kota, died March 30, 118.
Arthur Knoufr rKilled in action , In
France, November 10, 1918.
Paul Kuhl Killed In action.
Eugene Lewton On Tuscanla, drowned.
Thomas F. Martin Died February 1,
1&19.
Fred T. Merrill Jr. Killed in action in
France, July. 1818.
Chester Miller Killed by a train " in
France previous to April, 1919.
Harold Morrow Died in France.
Earl Nield Killed in France, September
11, lils, wnlie on guard outy.
William I. Porter Torpedoed August 13
1918, while otr guard duty, U. S. S. West'
bridge.
Kalph Rees Died In France, October 8.
Lieutenant R. A. Sherwood Killed in ac
tion In France, September 17, 1U1S.
Nell Titus Died in Brooklyn navy-yard
hospital, September 28, 1918.
Roy F. Walton Died at Fort Stevens,
November 14, 1918.
Sergeant Floyd Roland Toung Killed in
action, octooer t, mis.
West Point Quota Raised.
SAN FRAXCISCO, Dec. 17. The
quota of entrants for the West Point
military academy from the service
men in th western department of the
army has been raised'from 20 to 30,
army recruiting, headquarters an
nounced here 4oday. following request
by Lieutenant-General Hunter Lig
eett, jcommandini;. -
Parents Protest Examination.
EOSEEUEG, Or., Dec. 17. (Spe
cial.) A protest signed by approxi
mately 100 parents of school children
was filed with the county court today
objecting to compulsory examination
of their children by a proposed county
nurse. The effort, to Induce the coun
ty court to employ the services of i
nurse for the county, has been lnsti
tutea ana supported djt several. or
ganizations and probably will be one
of the main features of the first
meeting in-January.
Linn Roads Meeting Delayed.
ALBANY, Or., Dee. 17. (Special.)
The big meeting of the Linn County
Good Roads association, originally set
for December 13 and then postponed
one week on account of the storm
has been postponed again and wil
be held some time after the holidays.
Traffic conditions in this part of the
state are such that no representative
attendance could be obtained and no
date for the postponed meeting will
be fixed until weather conditions are
normal again.
WASHINGTON MINERS RESUME
State's Coal Production Estimated
at 7000 Tons Daily.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 17. Coal
production, with an estimated daily
output of 7000 tons, was resumed in
most of the mining sections of Wash'
ingtou today, according to reports
from the different fields received
here. While miners In the Cle Elum-
Roslyn field did not begin work when
the whistles sounded this morning,
officials of district 10, United Mine
Workers, predicted the men would
vote to return to work before the end
of the week. ,
Normal production in the state is
approximately 13,000 tons daily.
miners officials stated.
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Salary of Superintendent of Schools
May Be Increased From
$8000 to $10,000. .
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 17.
(Special.) The programmed election
tomorrow of Dr. William T. Foster,
president of Reed college, as super
intendent of schools for Los Angeles,
evoked enthusiasm here today among
educators ana others actively in
terested in the progress of the city's
public schools when news of the pros
pective selection was published. It
is expected that, simultaneously with
Dr. Foster's election, the salary of
the office will be increased by the
board from $8000 to $10,000 annually.
Here are the comments of several
members of the board of education:
Melville Dozler: "The schools of
Los Ang-eles will not suffer If Dr.
Foster is placed .at their head."
' Lynn Helm: "Dr. Foster impressed
me very favorably, the board prob
ably will discuss the situation shortly.
I am in favor of selecting him right
away."
Bessie D. Stoddard:' "Dr. Foster Is I
certainly a wonderful educator, his
strong- personality and forceful speak
ing have made many friends for him."i
Charles Mccormick: "There is a
possibility of the board unanimously
deciding In Dr. Foster's favor."
Every member heard Dr. Foster de
liver his address on "The Spirit of
the West," yesterday morning before
4000 teachers at Clune's auditorium.
It made a strong impression.
The fact that Dr. Foster is a west
ern educator and has a national repu
tation, coupled with the fact that
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