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TIIE 3IOHXIXG OREGONTAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY Hi, 1920 MORE FOOD CREDITS F HMD HOUSE Additional $50,000,000 to Be Urged by Committee. FINAL REPORT DUE TODAY Some Itcpublieans on Steering Or ganizatkxi Also Reported in I'avor al Legislation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Republi can members of the house -ways and means committee in conference late today informally agreed to favor leg islation authorizing the treasury to extend additional credits of $50,000,000 to certain European countries for food relief. The specific countries to benefit by the food credits will be decided upon at a later meeting of the ma jority members of the committee. Poland, Armenia and Austria were in cluded in the original proposal of Secretary Glass, since supported In a letter from President Wilson, for credits of J150.000.000, later reduced to i 125,000,000 by Mr. Glass. Committee Meeting Called. After the informal agreement had been reached Chairman Fordney call ed a meeting for tomorrow of the full committee to consider final ac tion. Leading democratic committee men, including Representatives Kitch in. North Carolina, and Garner, Texas, who were among the firfet to suggest the $50,000,000 as a maximum authorization, arc counted on by the republican members to support the sr.n non.OdO. which also has the ap- 'proval of some members of the re Dublican legislative mittee. rnfirioriHcil information bv committeemen through official channels was understood to be to the effect that European countries, in-,-liKlintr France and England, could not be expected to contribute to a relief fund for Austria, tneir inclina tion being to aid Poland in its fight against the Russian bolshevist gov ernment. Extended Aid In Opposed. Objection to extended aid Dy tne United States was made by commit teemen on the ground that the Polish army is now more than 100 miles be yond the nation's eastern frontier. However, the $50,000,000 fund is ex pected to afford some relief for Fo. land, it being pointed out by those who advocate limiting the relief to certain countries that the require ments for Austria amount to $30,000, 000; for Budapest $5,000,000 and Ar menia $1,500,000 a month. Besides finally deciding on the amount of the loans the committee tomorrow must determine the method of administration, the general opin ion being that it would be through the United States grain corporation, which would be authorized to use its funds for buying food in this country. reached, the statement said, on reser vations relating to withdrawal, league expenses, the economic boy cott and equality of voting power in the league. The Lodge article 10 and Monroe doctrine reservations then were quoted. The statement continued as fol lows: "Reservation No. 2 "The United States assumes no obligation to pre serve the territorial integrity or polit ical Independence of any other coun try or to interfere in controversies between nations whether members of the league or not under the pro visions of article 10, or to employ the military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty for any purpose, unless in any par ticular case the congress, which under the constitution, has the sole power to declare war or authorize the em ployment of the military or naval forces of the United States, shall by act or joint resolution so provide.' Various Snbstitutea Offered. "Various amendments and substi tutes were offered to this reservation in regard to article 10, but it was found impossible to agree on any change in this reservation to be pre sented to the other senators. Reservation No. 5 'The United States will not submit to arbitration or to inquiry by the assembly or by the council of the league of nations provided for in said treaty of peace any question which in the judgment or the United States depends upon or relates to 4ts long established policy, commonly known as the Monroe doc trine; said doctrine is to be interpret ed by 'the United States alone and is hereby declared to be wholly outside the jurisdiction of said league of na tions and entirely unaffected by any provision contained in the said treaty of peace with Germany.' "Jt wfc proposed, by the democrats to strike out the words sard doctrine is to be interpreted by the United States alone." To this consent could not be obtained." " SOVIET FIGHT WITH DEATH IS REVEALED Ludwig Martens Declines to Answer Committee Queries. AMERICAN AID SHOWN Contracts for $25,000,000 Worth of Food, Clothing: and Machin ery Submitted. steering com- received SUIT AWAITS MOVIE STAR SAL,KI FIRM WOipD SERVE GLORIA SWAXSOX. TREATY BAFFLES DOCTORS (T'ontinuod From First Page.) sons for refusing to compromise on article 10 and the Monroe doctrine. "Speaking for myself alone." said the statement, "I have only this to say, that I was unable to agree to any change, in reservations 2 and 5, dealing with article 10 and the Mon roe doctrine. In my opinion, reserva tion No. 2, which provides that we shall assume no obligation of any kind under article 10 except the one mentioned in the treaty, that we should ourselves respect the boun daries of other nations, cannot pos sibly permit of changes. Monroe Doctrine Iue Vital. "The change proposed in reserva lion No. 6 in regard to the Monroe doctrine was an absolutely vital one. because it was asserted as an official interpretation by the representatives of Great Britain that the Monroe doc trine under the treaty was to be in terpreted by the league. To this. I for one, could never assent, and in view of the statement made in Paris bv the British delegation, to which I have referred. I regard the line which it was proposed to strike out as absolutely necessary. "The United States has always In terpreted the Monroe doctrine alone. It is our policy. No one else has ever attempted to interpret it and it is something in my judgment which ought never to be permitted even by the most remote implication. If we frhould strike out that phrase now after it had been accepted by the senate it would lead to a direct in ference that we left that question onen. The right to interpret the Monroe doctrine, pertaining to the United States alone, must never be open to question." Kisht Sentiment Undecided. The proposed change referred to by the senator was a suggestion by the democrats to strike out of the re nublican reservation the words, "said doctrine is to be interpreted by the United States alone." On the question of bringing the treaty into the senate, it was appar ent that sentiment was in an inde cisive state. There have been some indications that there might not be undivided democratic support for the move, but some of the mild reserva tion republicans and some senators of the irreconcilable group have looked with favor upon it. Senator Hitch cock said he did not know whether a majority favored it, but believed such was the case. He added he would confer with various democrats and republicans before he made his mo tion. Committee Work Reviewed. Senator Lodge's statement revlew ' ing the work of the bi-partisan com mittee said: "For the past two weeks nine sen ators, five democrats and four re publicans, have been meeting to con sider the question of changes in the reservations adopted by the senate before the adjournment of the last session of congress, commonly known as the Lodge reservations. The sen ators who thus met did not consti tute a committee. The meetings were entirely informal and it was under stood at the outset that they had no power or authority whatever to bind any one. Their only purpose was to see whether there were any changes which they would be willing to lay before all the other members of the senate for their consideration. No final agreement to submit any changes to their colleagues in the senate was reached. Some tentative agreements were obtained. Reserva tions 3, 8, 12 and 13 were tentatively accepted by all without change. It was tentatively agreed to submit the following changes to all the other senators for their consideration." Preamble Changes Discnaaed. The statement then reviewed the changes accepted in the preamble and the reservations affecting domestic questions. Shantung, appointment of league representatives and arma ment. These changes already have been ' published. No decision was Portland Xewspapr Clipping Sent to Deputy Sheriff us Means of Identification. Fame is a fleeting, ephemeral thing as Gloria Swanson, star of the silver screen, the most handsomely gowned woman on the silent stage, if press agents are to be believed, must per force admit. Unless, of course, fame less than that of Sarah Bernhardt, Mary Pickford or "Doug" Fairbanks could not be expected to penetrate to oalem. Martin Pratt, chief deDUtv in the Office of Sheriff Hurlburt. received the following epistle yesterday from reputapie firm of attorneys in Salem, names being deleted by re quest: Salem, Jan. 2!. 1020. Dear Kir: The writer was in your office yesterday rela tive to the case of vs. U , which is pending in- the circuit court of your coun ty. wherein t: seeks to obtain a divorce from his wife. The rather of the plain tiff in this suit brought to our office this morning a picture clipped from .a Port land newspaper of January 20. which states is the picture of the defendant, and it would appear that she can be found at ins uiumbla theater, undoubtedly coin under the name of Gloria Swanson. AVill you kindly ascertain if service run be secu-ed uon her and advise me? We are Inclosing the clipping mentioned here in. ery truly yours, S . & S .. Attorneys, There was no reading matter under the newspaper picture except tne caption, which said: "Glori Swanson. who has one of the leading roles in De Mille's 'Male and Female' at the Columbia." E MEN ELECT I'OUKTEEXTH VEXTIOX AX.MAL COX IS CLOSED. Committee Reports on Legislation Membership and Community Development Heard. Jte-clection of officers who held office during 1019 occupied the las hours of the 14th annual conventio of the Oregon Retail Hardware an Implement Dealers' association, which closed yesterday. A. L. Jameson o McMinnville, Or., was re-elected pres ldent; J. 11,. Lucas of Spokane. "Wash secretary, and G. W. Hvatt. A. f Hubbard, George T. Baldwin and Rob ert Ivie members of the executiv committee. J. K. Lewis of Coos Bay was electe vice-president to succeed Charles R. Archerd of Salem, Or., and George T. Baldwin will succeed G. W. Hyatt as chairman of the executive committee. reports of committees on resolu tions, - legislation, membership, com munity development and) special sub jects were heard and unfinished busi ness was concluded. Addresses by W. B. Gleason, manager of the Ore gon Moline Plow company, and W. W. Cooley, western advertising repre sentative of the Burroughs Adding Machine company, were given. The four-day convention, held at the Imperial hotel, brought together delegates from the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and the prov ince of British Columbia. LAD UNDER GOAL SAVED HUNDREDS OF NEW YORK PU PILS CHEER RESCUERS. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. How the couriers of soviet Russia, carrying funds to finance its propaganda in America, ran the gauntlet of death and imprisonment in the surrounding states of Europe was a story half told. then abandoned, today by Ludwig C A. K. Martens, soviet agent in the United States, before the senate for eign relations sub-committee investi gating Russian props tanda. Martens flatly declined to answer further questions of the committee on the subject of the couriers and left it to consider whether or not h:s plea of "diplomatic immunity" from fur ther examination should be allowed, wjiile he went on to recount 'his .per sonal activities in endeavoring to get his government recognTzed by the state department and in placing pro visional contracts for $25,000,000 worth of food, clothing and machinery with American business houses. "This atter effort, he said, had resulted in placing two. or three letters before President Wilson urging recognition, tnougn the state department has re mained firm in its refusal to recog nize him in any way. Seven Go Throujrh Barriers. Out of 20 of. the mysterious mes sengers who started during the last year from Moscow with funds and letters to hinv Martens said, seven had got through the barriers or armies and international frontiers. Several had been shot summarily in r miana tnree mat 1 Know about," Martens said casually, of ten who tried to get through Germany, nine were caugnt and jailed. The first I man to reach him, however, carried $30,000 and his credentials as soviet ambassador to the United States. Here he began to evade, though Sena tor Moses of New Hampshire, chair man of the committee, and Senator Brandegee, Connecticut, were prod ding him on with questions as to mes sengers' routes and methods of travel and disguises. "I decline to answer." he stated finally, when asked to name one of the couriers, and repeated his words quietly when the topic was pushed further. He too, had sent couriers, he admitted, but of their fortunes he had not been advised. Altogether. $150,000 had come to him throughathe underground route, and also an in struction, he said, not to spend any of the money "on politics or the sup port of internal factions or parties in tne united states." I.Int of Contracts Submitted. A list of contracts for goods entered into by Martens was submitted to the committee with the explanation that the firms named -had agreed to fur nish the goods only upon the condition mat tney were given licenses by the state department to-export the prod ucts to soviet Russia. Only $10,000 had been paid on the contracts. Martens said, and none of the goods had been shipped. iou depended on the relations opened with American business con cerns to help you get recognition?" nairman Moses asked. "Yes." Martens replied, adding that ne Knew ot many letters and re aye sentations made by Americans friend ly to the soviet government to Amer ican officials and of "at least two' which went to President Wilson from individuals, who. he intimated, would uiveiy secure a nearing. one dollar a day for himself, a White- f water. Mo., man said. "I hope soon to nee the farmer and consumer go ing hand in hand. If not then, I am quitting, for one. Work 14 hours a day for $1 and let the middleman get the biggest part of it? Not me" I have lust finished figuring up what the eggs, poultry and cream that sold last year brought me. an other farmer said, "and I will not be in the business next year." The tendency away from the farm to the city was blamed by another farmer for the high cost of living. "I attribute it a great deal," he wrote, "to the good times in the city. The young men can go to the city and get big. pay for eight hours' work, while farmers have to work 14 to 16 hours a day at hard manual labor. All of the young men in this vicinity of any account go to the city and there are only a few old men left to farm." Declaring that while the farmer has to take what the commission man and retailer will pay him for his product, he is compelled to pay what ever the dealer asks for his clothes, farm machinery and other necessities. Another farmer said: "Farmers work from 12 to 16 hours a day. City labor works Bix to eight hours a day. The city man makes two or three times as much as the farmer. The farmer labors and pro duces, but gets a smaller return than any other class." "The time is coming; if not here," another declared, "when the consumer and the fawner will absolutely have to deal direct with one another. The middlemen want a larger profit than we are getting, while at the same time the farmer does the hard work." "If you would reduce the cost of living," another said, "curtail the pos sibilities which are now afforded capital to hoard and profiteer under fake legislation then efforts will produce results." VANOERVEER ASKS DELAY EXTENSION OF TIME DESIRED FOtt I. W. W. TRIAL. Nft-B-BaViWBB SaWlankMaMk attaaniaMWtaSkal Mli;il uiiggMWyaqp .si i lamaujliW Any Date After March 15 Will Be Satisfactory, Says Motion of Radicals' Attorney. Any trial date after March 13. in the ' cases of the 26 alleged I. W. W. under indi-tment for violation of the state criminal syndicalism act. will be sat isfactory to their attorney, George F. vanaerveer. who expects to be kept busy in the defense of 11 T. W. W. charged with murder .at Montesano. Wash., until that time, according to a motion riled with Presiding Judge McCourt yesterday asking extension or time ror trial. The motion is not opposed bv Dis trict Attorney Evans and probably 1 will be granted. In the meanwhile the majority of Vanderveer" s clients will continue to remain in the county jaij. In his motion Vanderveer set out that the men had no other attor ney than himself since the withdrawal of James E. Fenton from their cases and that he doubted the possibility of meir engaging counsel who had had experience in cases of like character. or who would be satisfactory to the defendants, due to widespread preju- aice against tne J. . w. and the large number of pending cases in the I northwest. Vanderveer represents: Tat McGov- ern. Tom Burke, Joe Clark. W. Coffev. Walter Doughty, Richard Heinig. Jo seph Howell, John Knowles, W. F. Lyon. Joe Laundy, Terry McGovern. Arthur Ouimet. James O'Connor, James O Brien. William H. Reckwood, Elmer Randolph, L. A. Sorllie, Harry Selece- f,ki. Jack Taylor, Tom Waldron. J. K. Williams. Umbo Metseff, Leonard von Wingerden. John Ulmanen, W. If. nopping and Henry Powell. MUSICAL COMEDY BOOKED SINGING AXD DANCING GIRLS ' CO.MIXG TO OKI'IIEUM. FARMERS' UNREST VITAL Continued From First T'agre. ) Boy, 6, Is Buried by Avalanche Eight Minutes ' Until Janitor and Policemen Reach Scene. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. (Special.) While hundreds of pupils of public school No. 10, One Hundred and Sev enteenth street and St. Nicholas ave nue, looked on and cheered the rescu ers, Carl Sieman. a six-year-old pupil of the school, was saved from suffoca tion when he slid down an open coal chute and was buried by an avalanche of soft coal. About five tons of soft coal were on the sidewalk ready to be placed in the cellar of the school when the children came out for the noon re cess. As Carl started to run across the pile the coal started to slide and he disappeared. He was under the coal eight , min utes, while excitement reigned among the children. Carl was finally pulled out, unconscious, by Patrick Burke, janitor of the school, and Patrolman McConville. After considerable ef fort the child -was revived by a sur geon from the Harlem hospital and was sent to his home. Anzacs Visit U S. NEWPORT NEWS. Va.. Jan. 30. Three hundred New Zealand war vet erans arrived here today en route from Plymouth, England, to their na tive land. Twenty war brides accom panied them. showed the trend of thought among at least a considerable proportion of the. farmers or New England, the middle western states, Georgia and the eastern agricultural eection. Curtailment la Threatened. "The time is very near," wrote a farmer at East Chatham, N. Y., "when we farmers will have to curtail pro duction and raise only what we need for our own use and let the' other fellows look out for themselves. Labor unions are more to blame for the high prices than any one else. People are trying to get pay for what they don t earn. Onun Placed on Middle .Man. Declaring that the whole onus of the high cost of living rests with the middle man, a Missouri producer ad vocated the establishment of munici pal markets, to be served by parcel post direct. "I sell butter to the dealer for 45 cents a pound," his letter said, "and the same butter sells to the consumer for 80 cents a pound. In the distri bution we lose nearly half, and we lose money on the butter at the first price. Such conditions are causing farmers to leave the farm by thou sands. We have reached a crisis. You may ask what we would do with the middle man. "I will suggest tha.t it be arranged for them to go on the farm and help produce things. I understand that they might not relish working 14 hours a day. but If we get by the near future there will have to be some use ful work done by every one." Cut City Wage. Ia Plea. Declaring that he works a 250-acre farm , without help and that hun dreds of other farmers are -doing . the same, a Revere, Missouri, man de clared that the "place to start to lower the cost of living is to cut the wages tn the city, which have called our farm aelp there." . His return for last year averaged Along pointed collar I w QfJ i with a higher-than- AZT I usual band and greater- . arl w.csok lhan-usual style, , ,, N. v. NewVictor Records for February The list of new Victor offerings is the acknowledged index of what is going on in the world of music. 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A musical comedy in which a dozep singing and dancing; girls take part is the headline attraction of the tr pheum show which will arrive here Irom beattle tomorrow for an engage ment of three nights and four mati nees. This act is "The I-ittle Cot tage," with three stars Frank Sin clair, Cliff Dixon and Ooldie Collins- all especially, selected from Broadway revues lor the Orpheum tour. j ne kittle L-ottage has the pro portions of a road show and in Bize of company, scenic investiture, cos tuming and electric lighting it is one of- the most notable musical comedy tabloids of the Orpheum season. The story is based on the quest of two persons for solitude. They both take the same train for a little town in New Hampshire and perchance arrtve at the same cottage, which, instead of offering quiet, is a center for lively entertainment. The extra added attraction of the new show is Edith Clifford, one of the reigning blonde beauties in stagedom. Miss Clifford Is a comedienne with new songs. She Is accompanied on the piano by Hoy Ingraham. Other acts are Una Clayton in her latest comedy, "Keep Smilin'"; Max Ford, one of the four Fords, and Hetty Urma in new songs and dances Hickey brothers in varieties of vaude ville: Sam Hearn, the rube with his Lfiddle and bow, and Ishikawa broth ers, Japan s noted hand equilibrists. PLUMBER IS SUSPECTED s Hoquiam Venireman Presided at J Socialist Meeting Last May. .luvtuiniu, . . .."-. wall. OV. k 1 1 cial.) The battle waged by the, state I t3 at Montesano in the trial of the 11 I C3 I. w. VV-, on a charge of murder In connection with the Armistice day shootings at Centralis, to have W. F. Ferguson, plumber of Hoquiam, dis qualified as a juror, is based on an Hear these new Victor Records to-day at any Victor dealer'3. He will gladly give you an illustrated booklet describing these new, records and play any music you wish to hear. New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 1st of each month. 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The legion men, a few days later, compelled the trustees of the hall to replace with an American flag a "red" flag which had been painted on the stage curtain. prrrrrrTjfjrr More Day Tomorrow at six we close. Charge Purchases Entered on March 1st Statement 56th Annual FUR SALE Entire stock of made-up Furs at 20 to 40 off regular prices. Children will enjoy seeing the Live Kit Fox on display in our window iiiiiiiiiiiiLiTrniMii intniiiunT77rnMniiiiiniunHit THE YELLOW CAB SERVICE Wishes to Announce A NEW SCIIEDULE,OF JIATES 30 Cents First Half Mile 10 Cents Each Additional Quarter Lowest Rates in the City For High-Class Taxicab Service Call a Yellow Taxi It Saves You Money MAIN 59 Broadway Auto Serv ice Co. 306 Bush & Lane Bldg. Dont Believe It Come and See for Yourself You can have a wonderful time and enjoy yourself at Murlark Hall, 23d and Washington streets. Dance with the original BUNGALOW ORCHESTRA WED. OR SAT. EVE. 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