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Postoffic as Scond-C'!ap Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
COMPULSORY TRAININGl OREGON JOINS MAINE
RED ENVOY LEANS
ON U.S. RETAINERS
OFFICERS PASSED UP
WHEN MELON IS CUT
WOMAN WHIPS, THEN
NEW FIGHT HALTS
WORK ON TREATY
FAVORED BY SENATE
'
COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL
FOR 4 MONTHS DRILL.
IN DRY LAW DEFENSE
PLEADS FOR MASHER
MRS. L. E. MILES FORGIVES
STUDENT AT CELL DOORS.
$2313 REWARD MONEY DIS
TRIBUTED IN ASTORIA.
STATE Wllili ASSIST IT. S.
IN
RHODE ISLAND SUIT.
CHANGE OF VENUE
OENIEDTOIJ.W.
Examination of Jurors Is
Begun at Montesano.
RED CROSS WOMEN
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V.
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Soviet Ambassador's
Staff Largely American.
DURANT ASSISTANT SCRIBE
Former Creel Attache
minds One of Censor.
Re-
NUORTEVA BRAINS OF LOT
Secretary of Soviet Uureau Said to
Me Man ot Vast Authority
in Slav Domain.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Jan. "6. rossibly for its
influence on the senate committee in
vestigating his activities, Ludwig C.
A. K. Martens, self-styled Russian
soviet ambassador to the United
States, had surrounded himself with
larere number of Americans, who
were listed with the committee as
members of his staff, when he ap
peared at the hearing today.
His staff, or most of it, with him
used one-half of the long table at the
head of which were seated three mem
bers of the investigating committee.
Chairman Moses and Senators Borah
and Brandegee. The "ambassador"
glanced about at members of his staff
with an obvious feeling that there
was safety in their numbers and their
American flavor.
Durant Ktarinblra Creel.
The most foreign-looking individual
on his staff was Kenneth Durant,
born in Philadelphia and a graduate
of Harvard, who. as assistant secre
tary of the soviet bureau, sat next to
Mr. Martens. Durant was a member
of George Creel's committee on pub
lic information during the war. He
has the Creel - Creel mouth
and the Creel ha. , iw0f kinks. Af
ter years of cultivation, however, it
shows some tendency to slant slightly
to the back. There is utter absence
of either "cow-lick" or Vpart.T'' e '
Durant had nothing to do except
possibly to pass a message to - the
"ambassador" from Santeri Nuorteva
secretary of the soviet bureau and
said to be the brains of the entire
soviet organization in this country.
Nuorteva is of medium height, thick
and stout, with a very much overfed
appearance. An exceptionally lar;
head, with a baldness which spreads
everywhere and dips at points to the
low-water mark, sets off his swelling
physique.
Nnorteva Never Worriei,
Examination of the front elevation
shows Nuorteva to have two very dis
cerning blue eyes, separated by a nose
well proportioned, overhanging
stubby, reddish mustache, which serves
as a canopy to a slightly more than
average-sized mouth.
Investigations mean nothing in the
young life of Secretary Nuorteva, who
is about 42 years old and who pre
tended to sleep or to smile as devel
opments In the inquiry warranted.
But that he was the real fountain o
Information was many times apparent.
When the "ambassador" hesitated at
some question put by a member of the
committee, and former Senator Hard
wick, Marten's counsel, was puzzled,
Secretary Nuorteva communicated
through Durant some word to hi
chief that seemed to put words In his
mouth.
Authority Held Vast.
Nuorteva, it was brought out at the
hearing, besides being first secretary
of the bureau, has charge of the pub
lication division of the organizatlo
and is the person who approves every
thing that is printed in "Soviet Rus
sia," the official journal.
"Ambassador Martens Is not an
interesting type of man. He is tall
and thin with light, almost white
hair and mustache, and it is white
because of his race and not his age.
He looks more like a Scandinavian
than a Slav, which he calls himself,
although there is no reason to sus
pect that he is other than a Slav
unless he be possessed of some Ger
man blood. He talked in broken Eng
lish, yet practically every word he
uttered could be understood by any
one close at hand.
These words which have for only
a short time been known outside of
Russia, like "soviet," he Jerked out
so hurriedly that sometimes he kept
his listeners guessing. He would say
"soviet" almost without sounding
vowel.
Propaganda Called Off.
He asserted that his bureau is not
conducting propaganda in this coun
try to promote a soviet form of gov
ernment for the United States. Such
propaganda was conducted through
out the world at one time, he de
clared, but only as a defensive meas
ure to make trouble and embarrass
ment for those nations which were
fighting soviet Russia. He further
asserted that the Lenine government.
now feeling itself firmly established.
is calling off all revolutionary under
takings in other countries.
For example, he said, Lenine re
cently appealed to the Italian social'
ists not to start a revolution which
had been planned. He pleaded that his
sole mission in this country is to
establish friendly relations with the
United States and to make commer
cial bargains for supplies needed for
the reconstruction of Russia.
The audience which packed the
Cash Offered for Aid in Running
Down Murderers Alio ted by
Board of Arbitrators.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.)
The board of arbitration, consisting of
Major W. S. Gilbert, O. I. Peterson and
Asmus Brix. appointed to pass upon
claims tor the reward offered for In
formation leading to the arrest of the
murderers of the late Frank Uowan
rendered its decision today.
To avoid possibility of future con
troversy the board in advance re
quired each claimant to sign an agree
ment to abide by its findings. In it3
report the board complimented the
heriff, chief of police and district
attorney for their work in connection
ith the apprehension - of the mur-
erers. but held that no peace officer
or other official whose duty Is to ren-
er all possible aid In capturing crim
inals should receive any part of the
reward money.
The reward amounted to 'J2313.50
and the report, after allowing Chief of
Police Carlson $350 and Sheriff Nelson
65.77 for actual expenses incurred in
making the capture and 22.73 for
lerlcal fees at the hearing, distribut
ed the balance of the reward as fol
lows: William Spellmeier, $50: Svon Lon-
berg, $150; Marie Broderick, J250;
George Mice. $200; Ora Hawkins, $425;
Mrs. Mina M. Megler, $200; Mrs. Mary
Suprenant. $200; H. Liebel, $200; Cal
Cragen of Clear Creek, Utah, $200.
Gowan. a Chinese merchant, was
murdered on the night of November 28
by two young men for the purpose of
robbery. The reward was contributed
as follows: City of Astoria, $500;
Clatsop county, $200; Gowan estate.
out); go family, $o00; other Chinese,
613.50.
Several persons who gave informa-
ion to the officers, as well as mem
bers of the police force and the dis-
rlct attorney, claimed portions of the
reward. County Judge Cornelius and
Mayor Bremner appointed the arbi
tration board to adjust the claims,
and it was this board that reported
today.
RAIL RETURN PROTESTED
Farmers Join With Railroad Em
ployes in Plea to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Represen
tatives of f avmers'-aspciatioriVand of
railroad employes today protested to
senate and house conferees on the
railroad bill against the return of the!
roaaa to private operation next
March 1, and urged that government 1
operation be continued at least two
years. I
George P. Hampton, representing I
the farmers' national council, said the I
extension was necessary, "so the I
country can go to the bottom of the
railroad problem."
GUNS SINK BURNING SHIP
Submarines at Cristobal Send
Steamer Marne to Bottom.
PANAMA. Jan." 26. The American
shipping board steamer Marne, aboard
which an explosion Saturday caused
fire that ignited the oil bunkers,
was sunk today by 54 three-inch
shells fired into her by submarines
stationed at Cristobal.
The Marne was on a voyage from
New York to Melbourne with an
8000-ton cargo.
PRINCESS SEEKS DECREE
Vatican Court Considers Radii will
Divorce Plea.
ROME, Jan. 26. The Vatican
tribunal having such cases in charge
began discussion of the request of
the Princess Radziwill for an an
nulment of her marriage to the Polish
prince.
She was Dorothy Deacon of Boston
and bases her plea on the ground
that she was forced into the mar
riage.
CRIME AT SEA SUSPECTED
Resolution Asks . for Probe
on
Trouble on Powhatan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Secretary
Baker was asked to advice congress
if the condition of the disabled trans
port Powhatan was the result of bol
shevism aboard ship, under a resolu
tion introduced today in the house.
The resolution says. "It is under
stood that mutiny, theft, gambling
and insubordination exist on trans
ports."
CITY PLANTSJAKE GOOD
Light and Water Business Pays
Tacoma Half Million. -
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 26. Over
half a million dollars' profit was made
by the municipal light and water
business in 1919, according to the re
port made to the city council today
by Commissioner Ira Davisson.
une ugni aepariment ciearea 9439.
570 and the water department $103.
724. the report says.
SUFFRAGE BALLOT WINS
Wyoming Senate Votes to Ratify
Constitutional Amendment.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 2C. The
Wyoming state senate today ratified
the suffrage amendment to the fed
eral constitution.
The vote was 24 for and none
against.
CLASHES ENLIVEN HEARING
Court Warns Attorneys Per
sonalities Are Barred.
PRISONERS ARE COMPOSED
Separate Trial Refused for Roberts,
Who Signed Confession Accused
Lawyer Aids Defense. ,
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
MONTESANO. Wash., Jan. 26.
(Special.) On trial for their lives
and entering the plea of self-defence.
11 I. W. W. defendants In the Cen
tralla Armistic day murder case, with
one exception charged with active
participation in the crime, filed into
the Grays Harbor courtroom at 10
o'clock this morning and faced the
long period of evidence and argument
that must intervene before their fate
is finally with the jury.
Charged with the murder of War
ren O. Grimm, overseas lieutenant and
Washington football star, who was
one of the four veterans slain on
Armistice day at Centralia, Wash.,
when I. W. W. fired upon a patriotic
parade from ambush, are the follow
ing members of the radical organiza
tion:
Elmer Smith, Britt Smrth, .Ray
Becker, Bert Faulkner, James Mc-
Inerney, Bert Bland, Mike Sheehan,
Eugene Barnett, Loren Roberts, John
Lamb and O. C. Bland. Two other
accused participants in the crime are
at large Ole Hanson and John Doe
Davis.
One Tentatively Accepted.
One juror had been tentatively se
lected, subject to peremptory chal
lenge, at the close of court this after
noon, when ten veniremen had been
examined. He was Thomas C. Vonner
of Montesano. Timothy Martin will
be re-examined tomorrow.
Veniremen who were excused for
cause were G. A. Kittredee. Malone
John Kahle, Aberdeen; R. G. Hall,
Hoquiam; C F. Davis, Hoquiam; John
Knute, Montesano; Fred T. Deane
Hoquiam; W. F. Barrows, Montesano,
and J. W. Keramerlin, Montesano.
Proof that difficulty will be long
continued before a jury is finally se
lected was found in the examinations
of veniremen. As juror after juror re
plied to the questioning of the state,
the defense challenged for cause. Two
jurors were excused by the state
when they declared their unwilling
ness to convict under a capital pun
ishment statute, while others openly
admitted that they already have
1 formed fixed opinions with regard to
I the case.
I "I have formed such an opinion that
I I do not believe any amount of evi-
dence- could remove It." said John
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Army Organization Act Provides
for Standing Force of 2 8 0,000
, Men, 18,000 Officers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. By a vote
of 9 to 5, the senate military com
mittee today approved provisions pro
viding for compulsory military train
ing for boys between 18 and 21 years,
inclusive, and ordered a favorable re
port upon the army reorganization
bill.
The compulsory military training
provision, which fixes the training at
four months, was opposed in the com
mittee by Senators Lenroot, Wiscon
sin, and Capper, Kansas, republicans,
and Senators McKellar of Tennessee,
Sheppard of Texas and Kirby of Ar
kansas, democrats. Senators Wads-
worth, New York, Warren, Wyoming,
Sutherland, West Virginias New, In
diana; Freiinghuysen, New Jersey;
Knox, Pennsylvania, and Spencer,
Missouri, republicans, and Chamber
lain, Oregon, and Thomas, Colorado,
democrats, supported it. Senator Mc
Kellar announced that he would sub
mit a minority report.
As agreed upon, the bill is virtually
the same as reported by the sub-committee,
but is radically different from
the reorganization bill submitted by
the war department. Besides estab
lishing compulsory military training,
the bill provides for establishment
for one army to be divided Into
citizen army composed of men who
have received compulsory training, a
standing army of 280,000 enlisted men
and 18,000 officers and national guard.
Provision is made that the citizen
army cannot be called except in case
of declaration of war. To accommo
date the reserve force reservation is
made for an annual reduction of 5 per
cent in the enlisted strength of the
regular army and 2 per cent in the
number of officers for the first
five ears. This will mean. Chair
man Wadsworth explained, that
after five years the regular army will
be reduced by 70,000 men and 1800
officers, which will greatly decrease
the cost of maintaining the military
establishment.
The bill also would place all youths
who have undergone the four months'
training on the reserve list to be sub
Ject to two weeks" training annually.
Under an amendment dependents of
Euch youths during training would
receive an allowance the same as now
provided under the war risk Insurance
act-
Establishment of the office of un
der-secretary of war, who would be
charged with the solution of the great
industrial and business problems in
volved in the procurement of military
supplies, is provided.
The bill. Senator Wadsworth said
tonight, would reduce military expen
ditures by approximately one-half.
Estimates for the war department and
the army for this year, he said, are
placed at $1,100,000,000. He said h
would report the bill to the senate
possibly tomorrow.
WOMEN RECEIVE CHARTER
Organization Formed to Bettc
Democratic Party Conditions.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. The charter
of the Women Democrats of America,
a national organization of women
formed "to better conditions in th
democratic party," was approved to
day by Justice Pter A. Hendrlck,
ON THE WAR PATH-
Governor Olcott Approves Sugges
tion to Retain Charles Evans
Hughes as Attorney for 'Drys.'
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.)
Oregon will Join with Maine and oth-
dry commonwealths in a request
o the department of justice to allow
these states to unite with the federal
government in defense of the prohi
bition amendment to the federal con
stitution, according to a telegram pre
pared by Governor Olcott here today
and .sent to Carl E. Millikcn, gover
nor of the state of Maine.
Governor Millikcn, In a telegram
received by the Oregon executive to
day, said that the supreme court had
granted Rhode Island, as a sovereign
state, permission, to sue the United
States to test tho validity of the pro
hibition amendment, which already
has been ratified by 45 states.
It was also stated by the eastern,
executive that 12 states had agreed
to Join in defense of the amendment,
while other states were expected to
act favorably upon the request with
in the next few days.
No expense will attach to Oregon
in defense of the amendment accord
ing to Governor Milliken's telegram.
Charles Evans Hughes, former
member of the United States supreme
court, has been suggested as counsel
for the states uniting in the defense
of the amendment and probably will
be retained in that capacity.
In a telegram sent to Governor
Milliken tonight Governor Olcott said:
"Attorney-General Brown concurs
with me that ex-Justice Hughes is
satisfactory." Although no date has
been set for the hearing before the
United States supreme court, it is ex
pected that the necessary legal papers
will be filed by Rhode Island officials
within the next week.
SHERIDAN' BARS SHIMMY
Dancing Masters Get Ordinance
Through Carrying $100 Fine.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Jan. 26. A city
ordinance barring the shimmy dance
was passed 'today, carrying a fine of
$100.
Mayor Camplin Introduced the ordi
nance, which he said was requested j
by dancing masters.
In placing the ban on "vulgar and
indecent" dancing, the ordinance de
fines dancing positions which are
prohibited, such as "dancing with
cheeks too close or touching; with
arm or arms about neck of partner
or with shaking or jerkidg of upper
body while taking ehort steps or
standing."
HUNGARY MAKES PLEA
Entente Told Army of 35,000 Too
Small for Needs.
BASLE, Jan. 26. Budapest dis
patches say Hungary's military rep
resentatives at Neuilly have sub
mitted to the entente plenipotentiaries
a memorandum declaring that the
military clauses In the peace treaty
are not acceptable.
It is asserted that an army of 35,-
000 is not sufficient to maintain or
der in the interior, in view of the
present conditions, or to protect the
frontiers against the bolshevik! and
insure the execution of the obliga
tions demanded.
TO QUIT SIBERIA
First Transport Will Re
turn Workers to U.S.
MEN WILL TAKE PLACES
Names of Four Captives Re
ceived at Vladivostok.
ENGINEERS ARE TAKEN
Consular Officials Take Steps to
Open Negotiations for Release
of Prisoners.
VLADIVOSTOK, Jan. 26. (By the
Associated I-ress.) All American
women and many Red Cross workers
are to be evacuated from Siberia on
the first available transport, it Is an
nounced by the Red Cross hearquar
ters here.
Three trains bringing Red Cross
workers from outlying points are on
their way here, the first being due. to
arrive tomorrow. The second has
reached Harbin and the third is at
Chita. Included in the 300 persons
aboard the trains are 100 women.
olunteers are being recruited
among the men's Red Cross personnel
here to remain at Vladivostock and
supervise distribution among the ci
vilian refugees of about $3,000,000
v.orth of supplies and also to care
for about 900 children sent here from
Petrograd. These children were for
warded from European Russia by
committees, by their parents, or by
peasants co-operative societies on
account of the scarcity of food there.
The Americans have cared for them
ever since they arrived, many
months ago.
Priaooera Names Given.
A list of American Red Cross work
crs captured by tho bolshevikl at
Klincklnskaya station was received
here today. It is as follows:
Dr. W. H. Kingston, Oklahoma; Dr.
J. N. Medill, Jarcsa, Colo.; Pharma
cists W. O. Lowe. 262 West Seventy-
seventh street. New York City, and I
E. H. Charette, Stockton, Cal.
News of the capture of the Red
Cross men, and of seven American
railway engineers was recei ed in I
consular advices reaching here to
day. These did not give the date of
the capture, nor did they make it
clear whether the Americans had
been captured by supporters of a
local uprising against Admiral Kol-
chak or by bolshevikl advancing from
The advices made no mention of
any women Red Cross workers. How-
ever. American Consul Hansen and 20
other Red Cross workers and Amer
ican members of the railway staff
are declared to have escaped and to
have reached Irkutsk. The railway
men, who included Colonel Blunt.
were members of the Stevens com
mission, sent from America to aid in
rehabilitating the trans-Siberian rail
way.
Consular Officera Active.
Prior to today s advices, no word
j had been received of Americans near I
J I Klincklnskaya, which is a station'
I .v.. . c.:i , , .
j luo u.iiaoiuciinu 11110 near xai-
shet, for nearly a month.
The American consular officials and
j Red Cross officials here are taking
steps 10 ascertain exactly wnat
forces made the capture and to open
negotiations for the Americans' re
lease. '
WASHINGTON IS UNINFORMED
State Department Has No Report of
Engineers Capture.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. No report
regarding the catpure by the bol
shevik forces of a group of American
railway engineers and a party of
American Red Cross workers" at
Klincklnskaya, Siberia, reported in
press dispatches from Chita, Siberia,
had been received today by the state
or war departments or at national
headquarters of the Red Cross.
At Red Cross headquarters records
showed that the Captain Charette re
lerrea to as captured proDably was
Edward Hercules Charette, a phar
macist of Stockton. Cat, who went
over with an early detachment.
There was no record of a "Miss Ford,
also reported captured.
Tin coionei fiiuni rererred to as
having been captured was believed at
the war department to be Frank
Roscoe Blunt of Piano, 111., a member
of the Stevens railway commission.
At the time he joined the Stevens
commission, Mr. Blunt, who held
commission as major in the engineer
reserve corps, was general manager
of the- .Chilean National railways.
Previously he had been general super
intendent of the Chicago Great West
ern road.
OKLAHOMA MAX IDENTIFIED
W. H. Ford of Kingston Is Member
of Expedition.
MUSKOGEE. Ok la.. Jan. 26. The
American Red Cross worker cap
tured by the bolshevikl, reported in
advices from Vladivostok as "Dr. W.
H. Kingston, Oklahoma," is undoubt
edly Dr. W. H. Ford of Kingston,
Okla., Dr. Claud Thompson, secretary
of the Oklahoma State Medical so-
Umbrella Proves to Be Effective j
Weapon Against University Lad
Accused of Accosting AVoman.
Mrs. L. E. Miles of the Clifford
hotel administered a severe beating
to Tom K. Murphy. University of Ore
gon student, at. Park and Morrison
streets last night, and later turned the
young man over to the police with
the information that he had asked
her to take a drink with hiin. Fatrol-
Pratt arrested Murphy on a
charge of violating the prohibition
law.
Mrs. Miles ays Murphy and another
youth walked up tho street behind
her, making remarks about "chit-kens"
wearing white furs. She says
she niade no protest untiI ho sktd
ncr to come witn nim ana nave a
drink.
Thereupon Mrs. Miles struck Mur
phy across the face with her umbrella.
She broke the handle of the umbrella.
and the impact left a raw welt from
Murphy's ear to his mouth. He turned
and fled, with the woman in pursuit.
The fugitive dodged around several
automobiles, and might have escaped
had not two pedestrians seized him
and held him until the policeman
arrived.
Murphy told Lieutenant Van Overn,
at police headquarters, that it was
his companion who had accosted Mrs.
Miles. Asked if he had been drinking.
he admitted that he had a pint of
whisky in his hip pocket. The po
lice seized the whisky as evidence
and locked the boy up. but later re
leased him on deposit of $230 cash
bail, furnished by his father.
Mrs. Miles had recovered her tem
per by the time the whisky was dis
covered. She refused to prosecute
nd asked that the lad be released.
The police denied her request.
JEFFERSON SAFE AT DOCK
Vessel From Alaska Held Up 3 0
Hours by Snow Storms.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) The steamship Jefferson of the
Alaska Steamship company reached
Seattle tonight at 7 o'clock, 38 hours
behind schedule time. The Jefferson
was delayed on her way from south
eastern Alaska Saturday night, and
Sunday on account of heavy snow
storms during which she threw out
anchors, it was reported on arrival
here.
l-ailure to hear from the vessel
caused considerable anxiety among
trlends of the 33 passengers aboard
and the company officials here until
an early hour Monday morning, when
she was reported from a Canadian
government station as having been
seen earlier Sunday evening steaming
southward. All was well aboard the
ship on arrival.
RADICAL CHARGE DENIED
I Seattle Editor Pleads Not Guilty to
Criminal Syndicalism.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 26. Edgar
Selvin. editor of the Business Chron
icle, today pleaded not guilty to a
charge of criminal syndicalism.
Selvin's attorney. Wilmon Tucker,
said he wanted a speedy trial.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wrathrr.
TK ST Kit DAY'S Maximum temperature. 42
degrees; minimum, degrt-ea.
TODAY'S Fair and colder; northeasterly
winds.
Foreign.
Ssupreme council's note invites export of
Russian surplus on reciprocity baala.
Paee G.
Ruafttan commander of armored train
killed by Americans. Pa?e
American women and Red Cross workers
to leave Siberia. Page 1.
Germans make preparations to put down
Insurrection. ft'age 4.
National.
Soviet amh&ssadnr at hearinjr leans on his
American retainers. Page 1.
Officers not only heroes, says Secretary
Lianiels. I'age 2.
New fiRht halts senate committee's nego
tiations for treaty compromise. Page 1.
Compulsory military training is 'favored by
senate committee. PaKe 1.
Iometir.
Churches report Brain of nearly three mil
lion members in four years. Page 6.
New York assembly defeats fourth attempt
to reseat ousted socialists. Page 6.
U. S. Recognition of republic of Armenia
is denied authoritatively in Washing
ton. Page U.
Dr. Marie Equl loses appeal to supreme
court. Page 3.
1'ariflc Northwest.
Pacific northwest wants place on proposed
car service commission. Page 4.
Oregon joins Maine in defense of dry
amendment to United States constitu
tion. Page 1.
Trials of state agents, accused of baiting,
are set for tomorrow. Page 5.
Astoria peace officers passed up when
murder reward money Is distributed,
page 1.
Change of venue denied Industrial Workers
of the World at Montesano. Page 1.
Colonel Hartley completes stumping trip
in eastern Washington in gubernatorial
campaign. 1'age 5.
s. porta.
Jefferson basketers defeat James John
Page 12.
Pasadena trip new goal of Ell's eleven.
Page 12.
Boxers gather for Milwaukie commission
bouts. Page 1
Commercial and Marine.
Grant Smith & Co. buy two vessels.
Page ia
Corn weaker with report of cars more
-plentiful. Page la.
Portland and Vicinity.
North Pacific fair association, in session,
plans clean amusements for next sea
son's crowds. Page 3.
Woman pleads for alleged masher. Page 1.
Portland rainfall more than three inches
for 24-hour period. Page 4.
Early orders for fruit boxes recommended
by manufacturers and lumbermen.
Page HO.
Need of more bond Investors emphasized
by visiting official ot New York com
pany. Page .
Rigid rules to curb spread of Influenza
announces " ucaim gmte. cage lis.
Few SLsplrants appear for republican con.
gresslonal race. Page 10.
"Kigolctto" pleases larse auditorium audi-
nee. Page 11.
Efforts of Conference to
Compromise Fail.
ROW FLUNG BACK ON SENATE
Bi-Partisan Negotiations Are
Terminated Swiftly.
LEADERS LOSING HOPE
Hitchcock Declares Democrats Will
Reply Today to Lodge State
ment Limiting Changes.
WASHINGTON". Jan. 26. The ques
tion of peace treaty ratification was
flung back to the senate floor with
the virtual collapse today of the' bi
partisan conference.
The end came with swiftness after
Senator Lodge had informed demo
crats, led by Senator Hitchcock, that
there could be no change in tho res
ervations on the Monroe doctrine and
article 10.
Democrats walked out for a confer
ence, agreeing to reply to Senator
Lodge tomorrow.
First news of the break was given
by Senator Hitchcock in a statement
which broadly intimated that failure
of republicans to give ground in an
effort to reach a compromise was due
to the threatened revolt of repub
licans. Senate Leaders) Lone H opr.
Senate leaders frankly admitted to
night that they could see no hope
of agreement. This meant, they said,
that the question would be fought out
on the floor, beginning probably to
morrow. Senator Hitchcock declined
to speculate on the possibility of so
early a renewal of hostilities, but
most democrats declared nothing was
to be gained by further conferences.
Senator Hitchcock's statement said:
"When the conference assembled
Senator Lodge advised the senators
present that he had been called Into
a meeting by certain republican sen
ators and for that reason - had not
been able to attend the last confer
ence Friday. He regretted to. say
that he found it impossible to resume
the conference for a compromise ex
cept upon the understanding that no
change shall be made in the reserva
tion on article 10 or on the Monroe
doctrine.
Rply to Lodge Likely Today.
"The democratic members retired
for a private conference and will
make their reply to Senator Lodge
Tuesday morning at a meeting at
10:30.
"The conference up to the time its
meetings were interrupted had tenta
tively agreed upon the preamble and
all sections of the reservations ex
cept that relating to article 10, the,
Monroe doctrine and one or two
minor matters and an agreement was
apparently also consummated on ar
ticle 10 when adjournment suddenly
came, followed by the intervention
of the irreconcilable republicans.
Lodge Explains Action.
Senator Lodge at first declined to
comment on the meeting, saying
there was nothing to be given out.
After being informed of the Hitch
cock statement, however, he said:
"I have only this to say about the
committee meeting this morning:
"That I said to the committee that
there is a very strong feeling among
many senators against any change in
the Lodge reservations, either in
words or in substance, and that I
thought it only fair to say now what
I have already said in public, that
there can be no compromise of prin
ciple and that it would be impossible
to secure, in my judgment, two-thirds
of the senate if any change was at
tempted in such articles as 2 and
5, those relating to article 10 and
the Monroe doctrine. I said this wu
a mere statement of the situation."
Viewa on Mtuallon Differ.
Both democrats and republicans
professed to see a difference in the
situation as expressed by the leaders.
"It looks as if the jig's up." de
clared Senator McNary', republican, of
Oregon, a leader of the mild reserva
tion group, and this seems to hit the
nail on the head, in the opinion of
most senators.
Democrats discussed generally their
line of procedure and it was tenta
tively decided, in the event of utter
failure of the conference tomorrow,
to present to the senate modifications
to the treaty agreed upon by demo
crats and insist upon a vote.
FIRST AIR FUNERAL HELD
Body of Flier Carried by Plane to
California Cemetery.
SAN JOSE. Cal.. Jan. 26. Passing
over San Jose from the Garden City
aviation field to Oak Hill cemetery,
the body of Charles J. Abrames waa
borne by airplane today. Arrange
ments for the air funeral, the first
one in, the United States, were made
in accordance with the last request of
Abrames.
The casket bearing the body was
strapped to the rear of the eeat. bear
ing the -pilot and could be plainly
seen from the earth.
Abrames had been an aviator in the
American overseas service.
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