16 THIS MOllxrNG OKEGOMAX, 310NDAY, JANUARY ."5, 1920. UNAMENDED TREATY IS DEAD, SAYS REED Leader of Democratic Insur gents Visits Portland. BRITISH DOMINANCE SEEN Missourl Senator Blames Wilson and Denies Uarly Reopening of Controversy. That the treaty and- league of na tions covenant without amendments ' are as dead as Julius Caesar, and that even more drastic changes than the proposed Ledge amendments may be insisted upon if the document is again considered by the senate, was the declaration of Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, leader of the "black sheep" among the democrats, who ar rived in Portland yesterday morning for a brief visit. The blame for the failure of the treaty to pass in some modified form is laid by Senator Reed at the door of the president. He asserted that' the president knows the treaty, has no thance without reservations, and that by holding out against all changes Mr. Wilson is killing all chance for passing the document even with mod erate reservations. The senator from Missouri -is here purely on a pleasure visit, he stated. He is accompanied by his wife and the two are spending thieir short visit with Senator Reed's sister and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Boyer, 1105 F.ast Caruthers street. Senator and Mrs. Reed expect to leave Tues day for the east. This is Senator Tlecd's first visit to the Pacific coast, and he expressed himself as charmed: " by the people and the climate. Situation Declared Vnehanged. Senator Reed, who is serving his second term in the senate, sprang into the national limelight some time ago because of his uncompromising oppo sition to the league of nations cove nant, ind because of his leadership among the democrats insurgent to the Wilson administration. That there has been no perceptible change in the situation at Washington for three weeks, or since his departure, was the Senator's declaration, and he branded as mere talk statements from the newspapers regarding an early open ing of the controversy: Recent reports in the papers led him to telegraph to Washington for information as to the treaty situation, he said, and he had held himself in readiness to return to Washington at once if necessary. The following tel egram from his private secretary was received yesterday morning here, however, and seemed to him to show conclusively that the matter is buried for the time being: "From all I can learn, there is noth ing in the news reports about the anti-leaguers compromising. The. anti ieaguers are standing on the Lodge reservations, and there is no indica tion of an early teat Vote on any other proposition." Similar telegrams had come from Lodge and Borah, he stated, and laid to rest in his mind the uncertainty which had been raided by recent ac counts sent out from Washington. Treaty Called -Dead." "The treaty without amendments is as dead as Julius Caesar," declared Senator Reed. "The only possible chance for the treaty to pass is with the Lodge amendments, and it is my opinion that when it again comes be fore the senate, if it ever does, amendments of a much more radical character will be adopted. Without at least the Lodge amendments It will never pass. "The president, as well as any other man living, knows that the treaty un amended has no earthly chance at ratification. Hence, when he takes the position that It must be passed without amendments he fully under stands that he is himself killing the treaty in a modified form. I think that this is hiB fixed purpose. "I believe that he purposes to have it his own way or not to have it at all. That, at least, is the logic of the situation. My own conclusion is sup ported by the fact that up to this time the president is quoted as being firm in the proposition that he will never send the treaty again to the senate, asserting that it is still before the senate, although that body has - al ready taken final action upon it. Objection Held Technical. "Even though the -senate were wrong in its position, and it is not, if the president really wanted the treaty considered again and hoped to have it passed he certainly would go through the very simple process of handing the document again to a messenger who could cover the distance between the White House and the "Capital in something like eight minutes of time, without violating the speed regula tions. "The- objection that the treaty is before the-.senate is purely technical and involves no question of principle. Vpon the other hand, the 'objections of a majority of the senate to the league of nations covenant as it stands without amendments are sub stantial and embrace principles of government vital to our country. Among these reasons are: "First. The preservation unim paired of the Monroe doctrine. For a long time it was contended that the treaty did not affect this. But the debates in the senate have silenced - these declarations, and it is safe to say that there is not a man in the United States who would dare assert that the Monroe doctrine is hot impaired by the treaty as drawn. The president and his adherents have insisted that the Monroe doctrine is not affected. If so. why object to a reservation making it perfectly clear that the doctrine is preserved. ""Second. The senate has insisted that in any controversy, or matter where we are interested we shall not against our "will be bound by any vote in which the British empire casts more votes than the United States. The president and ' his ad herents have insisted that the extra votes of the empire are inconsequen tial, and In fact could only be cast in the assembly of the league, this assembly being, they assert, a mere debating society. "If this is true why do they object to a reservation which declares we shall not be bound by these votes? The fact Is now admitted by all can did men who have studied the league that the British empire has six votes direct, namely. Great Britain. Austra lia. New Zealand, South Africa. India and Canada, and in addition controls absolutely the vote of Hedjaz. whose king is in the pay of Great Britain. Likewise she controls the vote of Persia, control of whose government, to all substantial purpose, was taken over recently by Great Britain. She will also control the vote of Slam, now directly under her influence, since the power of Germany in the east has been broken. Likewise she would in all probability influence the votes of Greece and Belgium, neither of these nations being- able to stand for a day without the support of the British navy and British influence. Control of Aeermbly Vital. "This being the situation, it is now admitted that the control of the as sembly is' vital, that the body is not merely a debating: society. In the first place the assembly elects new members of. the league. Secondly, it elects four of nine members of the council. Thirdly, by express language of the league, it has jurisdiction over every controversy which may affect the peace of the world. And in the fourth place, it Is the court of last resort to which every controversy arising between nations may be sent upon the simple request of either party to the controversy. "If the United States had a con- ill? Senator James A. Reed of Mla Houri, who la viaiting la Port land. - troversy with Great Britain, the con troversy could be sent by Great Brit ain to the .council and could, .be rer moved from the council by . Great Britain to the assembly. In the trial before the assembly the delegates from Great Britain and the United States would not be allowed to sit, but the delegates from the British colonies would be allowed to sit and to vote in a controversy in which the parent government was a party. "This has been but seldom disputed since I produced a letter signed by Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wil son, in which they stated to the Cana dian premier, Sir Robert Borden, that the British colonies are even eligible to be elected members of the council, although Great Britain already is a permanent member of that body. Presidential Iflue Evaded. "These are only a few of the ob jections, but they are vital and will not bet yielded by the senate or the American people. I wonder if the people of Oregon have been told the plain truth, that in any controversy in which the United States is a party, this country is not allowed to sit in either the council or the assembly when the case is considered, and- that if the case comes oefore the council seven foreigners, political representa tives of seven foreign govrnments, make the decision. . Five of these representatives and probably the en tire seven will be representatives of foreign kings, emperors or mikados. Again, if the case comes before the assembly it. is decided by foreigners, the United States being barred from voting. "The people are beginning to un derstand that the very life of the na tion would be submitted to tribunals composed exclusively of representa tives of foreign governments. The man who is willing knowingly to place the fate of the American na tion in the hands of a tribunal oi foreignors is, in my opinion, a very poor kind of American, and I for on will never be willing to commit the fate of our country to any body on earth save the American people." The ' league of nations and the peace treaty proved to be the all en grossing subject in the mind of the Missouri senator, and he dodged making comment upon the political situation with regard to presidential candidates, third term possibilities, or the likelihood of President Wil son's making the league of nations the issue in the next campaign. POLICE CHANGES UP TDDAY MAYOR TO PRESENT PLAX FOR REORGANIZATION. Promotion of Officers and Increase in Equipment Will Be Recora. : mended to Council. Reorganization of the police de partment, without any serious "shake up," increase in the equipment of the department and possible promotion of numerous members of the department are included in plans to be presented to the city council today by Mayor Ba ker. The plans have been worked, out by the mayr and Chief of Police Jen kins. Among the probable changes to be effected are the promotion of Police Inspectors John Goltz and Pat - Ma loney to lieutenants of inspectors, promotion of Police Officer Bob Phillips to inspector and Sergeant. Erwin to a lieutenancy. . Under present arrangements, Chief Inspector Clark is in command of the inspectors' bureau, with Captain of Inspectors Circle next In command. When Chief Jenkins is out of the city or ill. Chief of Inspectors Clark be comes head of the entire department. I leaving iapiaiii iircie aione to nan- ai ine msptJt-turs oureau. It is the belief of both Chief Jenkins and Mayor Baker that two inspectors should be promoted to the position of lieutenant so that someone may be in authority on each of three reliefs. Mayor Baker said that through the proposed increase in the number of police officers allowed through - the passage of the special 2-mlll measure by the voters at the recent special city election, some changes would be necessary. He pointed out that new equipment is necessary in the police bureau. If efficient results are to be obtained. The sanction of a majority of the city council is necessary before the plan of Mayor. Baker's can tra ef fected. SUITOR HELD AS LOOTER Bride Returns. Cook Stove Gone, Former Admirer Arrested. - SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. When Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Semler, recently married, returned Saturday from their honeymoon they found their home, which had "oen completely fur nished. . denuded of all household goods, including a cook stove, they reported to the police. Neighbors said a. man had carted all the furniture away, during their absence. Thomas Larkin, formerly a suitor of Mrs. Semler, was arrested on a charge of burglary. NEW BILLS AT Orpheum. BY LEONE CASS BAER. YOU'LL love Ma Morton on. the Or pheum bill, and the two dainty girls who dance odds and ends of steps while David Schooler plays the piano, and you'll like a certain party named Billy McDermott, who claims to be the sole and surviving member of Coxeys army. There are a lot of others who will find favor In your eyes, including Ma Morton's youngest daughter Martha, a charming, whole some girl who dances the Irish steps that made her father and mother, Sam and Kitty Morton, famous some 38 years ago. The bill Is nicely balanced. Every act has some unusual feature to com mend it. with music and dance pre dominating, and to top it all off a slice right out of a circus, with two snowy horses prancing around the tanbark bearing two ice cream la dies and two gallant, graceful men who dare and devil away in acrobatic wonder. The two Marmein sisters, Irene and Miriam, are gay little maids who flit like bits of thistledown blown by a merry wind, in original dance ideas, while David Schooler plays the piano. The simple charm and graces of their dances made a decidedly happy im pression. Young Schooler for he is exceedingly youthful in appearance stands apart from the average vaude ville pianist, both in the extent and scope of his musical understanding as well as his artistic versatility. His playing for the dances touched with a certainty the mood and style of the the dancers, and they in turn reflected a constructive, correct and interesting interpretation. Mr. Schooler's piano solos, too, evidenced a fine perception of vaudeville likings and he was warmly applauded. Ma Morton is Kitty Morton,' plump, pleasing and still a beauty. She may breathe a bit strenuously when she clicks her heels In steps, and her poise of other days has given away to avoirdu-polse, but neither time nor custom can change her sweet smile, her lovable moods and her gay good humor. Sam, her husband, and Joe, another of their numerous and gifted progeny, round out the act. Sam and Kitty sing the duet they made their theatrical debut with nearly 40 years ago and exchange some jokes of that day and this. The two younger Mor tons step and sing, too, but so far as I am- concerned Ma Morton is the belle of that party. Billy McDermott Is plastered all over with medals and ,odds and ends of misfit apparel. He 'snuggles right into our lives with his confidences and when he's through you feel as if he's one of the family. His intimate confidences for the main part pertain to his peregrinations as a. tramp and many laughs are tucked in every anecdote. His pantomime is delight fully funny and he has a way of cracking his voice in the middle of a line that becomes very amusing. He bursts in a travesty on opera and displays surprisingly sweet notes along with the burlesque. Master Gabriel appears in "Little Kick," a sketch built to feature his role as a waif who steals into the af fections of a bachelor and then turns out to be the bachelor's nephew. Master Gabriel is a diminutive actor whose sense of comedy is keen, whose stage presence is constantly interest ing, and he kept the audience laugh ing with hir.-. and at him as he frol icked and cut up. He sings nicely and his role held appeal and sym pathy. Black and O'Donnell have a clever turn. Miss O'Donnell plays the violin understandingly and profitably and Black, as a boob, just butts in and out of the picture to make wise observa tions or sing or dance. His comedy is excellent and his eccentric dancing a thing of joy and real entertainment. A trio of harmony lads- are Fred Hudler, who sings bass, Ted Stein, baritone, and Frank Phillips, tenor, who collectively offer one of the de lights on the bill. They set it to comedy and pleasantries and score decidedly and deservedly. James Dutton has the artistic and eventful equestrian turn, a novel and pretentious act for a stage. It closes the bill gracefully. P. S. There will be no show on Wednesday night. L-yric. F you're lonely and forlorn, whistle. This is the whimsical bit of philos I ophy and advice offered in "Whistle When You're Lonely," the snappy, cheery song contributed by Billie Bingham to "The Champagne Girl." the new musical show at the Lyric theater. The popular soubrette not only offers the advice but gives a demonstration calculated to convince the lonely. "Down Around the River." "Tell. It to the World," "Bombay Bells" and ''They Called It Dixie Blues" are the swinging choruses which figure in the opening ensemble. In these numbers the chorus, 16 strong, demonstrates its vocal and terpslchorean ability. . "On the Old Ohio Shore" is Clarence Wurdigs song in the bill which made its f irst appearance yesterday after noon. Called back, the baritone, with Olive Unney, gives a lor-good-meas- L ure bit of a duet in novel fashion.! "Whoa January" has a tempo which captfvates, wherein Carlton Chase, as sisted, by the chorus, prophesies a dryer spell after January than fol lowed July. . Madeline Mathews, Delia Romig, Hazel Crosby, Jessie Reed. Marie Ce lestine and Genevieve Berkley divide "Pat McGinty's Goat," with Mlse Mathews taking the big portion. The prodigious appetite of the bewhis kered quadruped is described In a comedy song with numerous verses. Ben T. Dillon and Al Franks, the indlspenslble eccentric comedians of the pioneer company, contribute com edy .lines par excellence. Carlton Chase. Will Rader and Clarence Wur dig mix In the fun. as do Olive Finney, Billie Bingham and Madeline Math ews. The action begins when an err ing husband and equally erring wife attempt to cover up their mild mis deeds for their own protection. The intervention of two harmless mascu line visitors spoils the plans of the wife, and the husband experiences the same difficulty when his wife's sister is found mixed up in the apparent scandal. Little bits of pantomime by Dillon and Franks constitute some of the best minutes of "The Champagne Girl." All the other principals follow the lead in a rapid pace, giving the audience plenty of acion. Three new faces appear in the chorus. -Alice Knowles. Leslie George and Jessie Reed are there for the first time. The two last named have, however, appeared in Lyric companies in previous seasons. ITALY'S PREMIER IN PARIS Conferences to Effect Adriatic Set tlement Purpose. PARIS, Jan. 4. Premier Nitti ar rived today from Rome to take part in conferences in Paris and London with Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd George, at which it is understood the institution of an Adriatic settlement will figure prominently. The Italian premier will leave Paris for London tomorrow. For Prompt and Expert Plumbinr service, Photie Main liaa. Adv. THE THEATERS Hippodrome. WHILE the Ambler brothers, sen sational equilibrists at the Hip podrome the fore part of this week, put on some of their hair-raising performances there is many a tense nerve among the audience and momentarily one expects to see one of the acrobats crashing to the floor. But, so true is their sense of balance that while one lies on his back on the stage, supporting a ladder or oth er metal contrivance with his feet the other climbs up to a height of 10 or 15 feet and goes through stunts that would be considered finished acts even if tried" out on terra firma. Balancing on his back, turning whirligigs on a horizontal bar and suspending himself taut at right angles with the ladder on which he has climbed are some of the feats this man accomplishes. For those who like Scotch and Irish melodies much pleasure is to be de rived from "Sprigs o' Heather an' Shamrock," the . act in which the Douglas family appears. From start to finish there is not a flaw in it. from the opening chorus of "Roamin' in the Gloaming," the Harry Lauder favorite, to the closing - number, a sailor's hornpipe danced . by Walter Douglas, junior, there is not a dull moment The costuming is good and most appropriate to the songs. At the last minute a dainty miss, whose con tralto voice the listener has been ad miring, walks out and removes her wig, revealing herself as a boy, much to the surprise of everyone. Jerome Merrick and company have a .snappy playlet of 'the business world. "The Merchant Prince." It has just the right measure of comedy and love and Jerome Merrick -has an ex cellent character portrayal. Elaine and Titania have a dance novelty. In addition to their airy stepping, they furnish silhoutte com edy behind the scenes. The stage is so arranged that one views their dressing room In black and white outline. Xylophone music, both classical and ragtime is furnished by Kruzo. a youth who is an artist on this In strument. "The Surprise Four." in addition to having well matched voices, create amusement with their costumes. ' Especially when they tog up as feminine chorus girls of the "hard times" type these men merit the greatest applause. The photoplay this week features Stuart Holmes in "Love, Honor and ?" Baiter. BY LEONE CASS BAER. DEVISED by Samuel Shipman and Max Marcin, who are unusually handy at plays of this sort, "The Woman in Room 13" is a melodrama of. the type that makes no claim to plausibility, but contains a major por tion of entertainment. Basically, the theme of the story is one man's vengeance, and while in the telling of the story and the de velopment of side issues many other motives creep in. the permanent fea ture of the plot is the long-laid plans for vengeance instigated by one man. He is John Bruce. His wife divorces him and marries again, and although the conversation in the prologue plainly points to a conviction that the wife is Justified in securing the di vorce, there is more or less manli ness and a quality of justice in John Fee's characterization of the husband and sympathy is attracted to him at the outset. Possibly the author wrote the role as one calculated to win a certain sympathy despite his avowed despic-ablen-ess. Possibly it is due wholly to Mr. Fee's interpretation of the role. The audience, too, lost sight of the husband's shortcomings and was with him and for him when he called on allthe years to come to witness his single purpose of making the wife pay. How he waited patiently and fate threw him the opportunity five Consul ,uenodin . rouArrt A New Year's Resolution "Think Before Spending" You think twice before withdrawing money .from the bank to spend for luxuries. Keep your reserve fund growing. Hibernia Savings Bank MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Portland, Oregon SAVINGS COMMERCIAL TRUST FOURTH AND SIIIXGTON STREETS g OPEN SATURDAY 4 HIGH GRADE FINISHED WORK ROUGH DRY ECONOMY FAMILY WORK WET WASH Praised By All "All of my customers praise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," writes Albert Beard, Fowler, 111. Try it when you have a cough or cold. . years later to take his toll, makes the story. It is everlastingly to Vern Felton'a genius for acting that she overcomes bit by bit and slowly, but positively, the first moments when her own po sition as the wife was in doubt and sympathy was arraigned against her. She brought a wealth of repressed power and force to the role, unleash ing herself dramatically in the last scene, when she is under fire In the courtroom. David Herblin. too. works steadily and with assured victory against the suggestion that he, as te wife's sec ond husband, is deserving of the vengeance to be meted out. The role is not one destined to create great admiration and it is only Mr. Herblin's personal attributes of charm that make it seem so. For instance, just as we have decided that he may be more sinned against than usual, he shatters our faith by hir ing a man, his wife's ex-husband it turns out to be, to shadow her. He says it is to protect her. But the audi ence believes with Billy Lee's protest that a wife who loves her husband needs no protection. Geraldine Dare plays the biggest dramatic role of her season, - as a jealous discarded friend to the man whose .murder makes the mystery. Her pantomime work is excellent and expressive. Mayo Methot made a de parture from any of her other roles and gales of laughter greeted her ap pearance in the funniest dress In the world as an unsophisticated young high brow, spectacled and prudish. She provided the only comedy in the play, unless one counts George R. Tay lor's grouchy police inspector, for he was funny. Claire Sinclair carried out the pop ular notion of a nearly-villalness, and she, as well as all the other women of the cast were handsome ly gowned. An excellent piece of work, cosmopolitan in atmosphere and debonair in style, was contributed by Lee Millar as the villain. Billy, William Lee, is a delight as a likable young chap and the cast is rounded out by George P. Webster as a clerk, Irving Kennedy as a policeman. Wal ter Corry as a butler and others. The cast follows: John Bruce.. John G. Fee Laura Bruce, subsequently Mrs. Ramsey. Vema Felton Maid Lenore Thomas Bromwell Irvtnjr Kennedy Butler Walter Corry Dick Turner Lee Millar "Andy" Lewis William Lee Harriet Marsh Mayo Methot T'aul Kamftey David Herblin Lottie Hanson Claire Sinclair Edna Crane Geraldine Dare Nellie Pierce Helen Baker Joe .Wells Oeorge P. Webster Captain of. Police Carrigan George R. Taylor Clark, an officer...., Irving Kennedy BOY WITH PISTOL CAUGHT Voutli, 14, Charged With Carrying Concealed Weapon and Tobacco. Phillip Swank, 14 years old, was ar rested last night by Patrolmen Schaf fer and Rogers and charged with car rying concealed weapons. He had a large revolver. Charges of carrying tobacco also were filed against him. He was released in care of his father, who lives at 315 East Nineteenth street. 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