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i THE 3IORXTNG . OREGOXIAX. FtllDAY. APRIT, 2, 1920 PEACE PLAN BOUSES 'IRE CUMMNGS Use of Treaty "Without Ac cepting It" Decried. REPUBLICANS PLAN MOVE Effort to Be Made to Get Resolu tion Declaring War Knded to : Vote "ext Friday. "WASHINGTON; April 1. Republic an leaders in the house completed today their plans to put through a week from tomorrow a resolution de claring? the state of war with Ger many at an end. The measure was favorably reported today by the for eign affairs committee and will be taken up next Thursday under a nine hour debate rule which will bring the vote on Friday. Action of the republicans drew the fire tonight of Homer S. Curamlngs, chairman of the democratic national committee. In a statement to press representatives, he said it marked about the lowest point of moral capa city to which republican leadership has descended." It was an attempt, he added, to use the treaty of Versailles "without first accepting it," and could and probably would lead to international complica tions, "the seriousness of which it is difficult at this time to conjecture." The resolution was reported on a strict party vote by the committee. Representative I-Iuddleston, democrat, Alabama, refused to vote but his col leagues opposed the report. V-lo All But Certain. Republican leaders had no doubt that it would be adopted, although the democrats ,were lining up again it, but were not equally confident that the necessary two-thirds to carry it over a presidential veto could be ob tained. Mr. Cummings said he did not think "for one moment that the president would sign such a resolution." He Bald the house was attempting to ex ercise powers It did not possess. Mr. Cummings indicated that the democratic leaders expected to have the aid of the president in the coming campaign. "I hope the president will be able to participate actively in the cam paign," he said. "He is Improved in health and while he may not be able to take the stump, he can still write and he can always; be heard through his writings." Hoover Problrm Touched He said he had not discussed this phase lately with the president, but that he had had "little difficulty in ascertaining the president's opinion on questions which I deem crucial." Asked for the democratic view of announcement of Herbert Hoover as a candidate for the republican nomi nation for president, Mr. Cummings aid: "It is always1 a had thing to see an essential democrat attempt to liberalize a standpat party. Suppose we let that 6tand." Mr. Cummings said he assumed that the question of a more liberal construction of the Volstead prohibi tion enforcement act would be "be fore hte San Francisco convention and also the Chicago convention." "Wartime Powers Repealed. Republican leaders today said the snore important wartime acts and powers which would be repealed auto roatically with adoption of the reso lution included: Wartime prohibition; Iever food and fuel control law with provisions against profiteering; espionage act; selective service law; authorization for loans of J10, 000,000, 000 to alliee; complete control over all shippings authorization for president to use armed forces to prevent interference with interstate or foreign commerce licensing the use of explosives; au thorization of a system of priority shipments; authorization of an em ployment eervice in labor department; control over patents; war housing act; a moratorium protecting civil rights of men while in the service and authorization of an embargo on imports in the discretion of the presi dent. The trading with the enemy act would be continued until Germany agrees to provisions of the resolution The emergency shipping act, the Overman act giving the president power to distribute executive powers aa be desires, and the act creating the war finance corporation and the capital issues committee expire six months after a declaration of peace. ranch, being recognlied as one of the leading stockmen of Oregon. He leaves beside hia widow two daugh ters, Mrs. Robert Kerslake of Gresh am and Miss Johanna S. Burns of Spokane; and four eons, A. H. Burns of Gresham, James Burns of Trout- dale and John and David Burns of Portland, The funeral was held Wednesday. LA GRANDE, April 1. (Special.) John Kieffer, a Grand Army veteran, died here Tuesday evening following a stroke of paralysis. He has been a resident of La Grande for the past eight years, and was 75 years of age at the time of his death. Funeral services will be held Saturday. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March 22. The sudden death In Seattle March 6 of Fremont King, a prominent citizen of Ketchikan, was a great shock to bis many friends. Mr. King had ap parently convalesced from an attack of influenza at Ketchikan, and had gone to Seattle expecting to be away only a few days. Heart disease was the immediate cause of death. Inter ment was at Tacoma. Mr. King for years had been a member of the Tongass Trading company. In 1914 he and Miss Margaret Witt of Portland, Or., a graduate of the Good Samaritan hospital training school, were mar ried. His widow survives him. MOHTE CARLO PLAY W T HER Celluloid Chips Are Used stead of Coin. In- MUCH WEALTH DISPLAYED ALEM. Or., April 1. (Special.) Mrs. George W. Jory of Liberty died here last night at the age of 58. Be sides her husband she is survived by three children, Mrs. Joseph Maddison of Salem, Robert La Fore of Bayslde, Cal., and Rowland La Fore, who was recently discharged from the United States navy. MEDFORD, Or.. April 1. (Special.) General regret was expressed through the city and county over the death at his home here this morning of Isaiah L. Hamilton, pioneer of Medford, at the age of 64. He had a ide acquaintance in the state, es- ecially in southern Oregon as " he had operated the Nash hotel for nine years when it was the only one In the Ity. He was lovingly and generally nown- as "Shorty" Hamilton. He as active in republican politics for ears and for a period served as as sessor of Jackson county. Born in San Jose, Cal., he had resided here fot years. His widow, two married aughters and a son survive him. The Masons and Elks, In both of which local lodges he was a prominent member, will have charge of the iu neral services. AM1CKICA DISCLAIMS DKSIK.E TO EXKRCISE PRKSSL'HE. Satisfaction Expressed by Minister at Attitude of United States in Peru-Bolivia Dispute. BUENOS AIRES, April 1. The United States government in its re cent note to Chile asking that country leave nothing undone to prevent a upture between Peru and Bol'via did not intend to "exercise pressure or intervent In any form." That a tatement to this effect had been made by Secretary of State Colby to the Chilean ambassador at Washing ton, Beltran Mathieu, Is disclosed in a note Foreign Minister Huidobro of Chile has delivered to United States Ambassador Shea at Santiago, the text of which is published here. Minister Huidobro expresses satis faction at the definition of the atti tude of the United States which, as at first set forth in the note to Chile, was resented by the Chilean press and is said so displeased the Chilean government that, in addition to the government's formal reply. Ambassa dor Mathieu verbally expressed its displeasure to Secretary Colby. Minister Huidobro in his communi cation to Ambassador Shea says in the lght of the information Ambassador Mathieu has received from Secretary Colby he understands the attitude of the United Slates to be as follows: The United States has not thought and does not think of intervening nor of exercising any pressure on them without other reservation than of af fording, in case all the parties inter ested solicit it In common accord, the good offices and mediation of the American government. NAVAL INERTIA CHARGED PACIFIC- ADMIKAL SAYS iXEET IiACHED PKEPAREDSESS. Only Sympathy Received, Declares Full am. Was .From Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, April L Charge that the navy department had made no effort from 1915 to 1917 to pre pare ships ' oi the Pacific fleet f o war. were made before the senate naval investigation committee today by Rear-Admiral William F. Fullam .who commanded that force and di rected all allied naval operations In Pacific waters during the war. Armored cruisers in reserve on the Pacific coast were not made ready, tne orricer asserted, despite his re peatea recommendations and it was only by utilizing naval apprentices at training schools that he was able before the war to get the vessels away from the docks for short train ins cruises. Even after the outbrea of war in Europe, he said, the depart merit was "indifferent" to the rec ommendatlons of senior officers that steps be, taken to prepare. The admiral testified that it was only by sending letters and outlines of plans and policies direct to As slstant Secretary Roosevelt that aympatheue attitude could be ob tained for preparedness measures. The committee adjourned until Mon day when Admiral Hugh Rodman commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet, probably will testify. Obituary. -rAMlvS . BURNS of Troutdale, I aged 70 years, died at the home of his son. 1689 Kerley street, Portland March 28, his dearth being due to hear disease. Mr. Burns was born in Scot land, where he was married in 1863 t Miss Margaret Shepherd, who survive aim. Together with their family, they moved to Troutdale from Idaho i 1906, where Mr. Burns was for man years connected with the Sua Dial CHILE GETS E IMace Really Gayer Last Year With American Officers Crowding Riviera and Band on Terrace. (Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) MONTE CARLO, April 1. Nowhere did the French railroad strike create such a panic as among the sun and roulette devotees along the Riviera. The line to Paris was more completely blocked than any other in France, and upward of 60,000 English visitors, a large proportion of them due home immediately, were left stranded. The Principality of Monaco was pal pitating under the strain of a suc cession of the most catastrophic ru mors; the establishing of a soviet in Paris being among the least disturb ing. These canards, bred in the ho tels, were rapidly distributed among the visitors through the Sporting club, a "regular clearing house for per sonal and general gossip of the whole littoral. It may always be accepted at a discount of 95 per-cent. Several English ladles of title con ceived the bright idea of asking "Jacky" Fisher, who is staying at the Metropole with the Duchess of Hamil ton and a bevy of other ladies, to cable the British admiralty to detach a dreadnought from the Mediter ranean fleet to take the socially elect among them home by sea. It never occurred to them that if the govern ment obliged the gamblers of Mone Carlo at the cost of the British tax payer it would be out of office in 24 hours. Ladle Greatly Dlaappolated. When they were advised of this the ladies were very much disappointed and quite unconvinced. They thought tne value or tneir Jewels alone en titled them to the special considera tion of their government. Then they appealed to the Waeon- Lit company to provide a special sleeper train for them, offering double or even treble the ordinarv fare. When this project became known the supposedly fortunate ones who had secured berths were offered twice and three times what they had promised. tsut tne wagon-Lit company could not agree to favor the few at the cost of the many in these uncertain times, and in any case the railroad men when they went on strike had thor oughly sabotaged the big engines by removing their vital parts. Huge prices were given for motor cars, and the Rolls Royce that Regi nald jyictienna, rormer chancellor of the exchequer, now chairman of the London City and Midland bank, hired to take him to Paris for an important meeting of his bank in London, cost him very nearly 600 (normally $3000) the price of a good car before the war. Fabulous prices had to be naid for petrol en route, and the damage to the body work of the cars from the atrociously bad state of the main roads had also to be compensated by mm. But the tables were going on mer rily as ever throughout the panic. In fact, the gambling seemed faster and more furious than ordinarily. The marooned pleasure seekers seemed to seek distraction from their troubles in piling up their contributions to the Casino in all its branches. Amazing Show at Sporting; Clob. The scene in the Sporting club of nights, was an amazing show of the most extreme fashions and the daz- zlingcst Jewels of every kind. Ex treme fashions are new synonymou Two Hurt In Walla Walla IMre. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. April 1. (Special.) Mrs. X. E. lleric and her son Albert, who is money-order clerk at the postoffice. were taken to a hospital today suffering from severe but not serious burns as a result of a fire which destroyed their home on South Second street this morning. N. E. Heric and his son Albert mu sicians, lost clarinets valued at J1000 The total loss will be about $5000. An explosion in the kitchen stove caused the fire. Heric was outside at the time and ran into the house and awakened the family. He had to .leap from the second story. 'Astoria Laundry Incorporated. ASTORIA, Or., April 1. (Special.) The American - Columbia Laundry company, with a capital stock of 140,000. has been Incorporated here by J. M. Card, W. R. Jenkinson and R. E. Haslett and will establish a new laundry in Astoria within a few weeks. niMWiFq Skolny Clothes for Young Men STYLE is the cumulative result of many processes. There are over fifty sepa rate operations necessary to the production of a Skolny Suit and just the right proportion of the completely finished style goes into every one of the operations. With such Clothes, style is not the effect of an afterthought. It is worked into every pait Young men who are interested in the little niceties of - style know and appreciate the stand ard in control of the Skolny shops. They are the elements that accent the superiority of Skolny Clothes. Exclusively at this store. Second floor BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison at Fourth with extreme economy of costume. The array of bare backs "Lo, and be hold!" In the current slang became quite monotonous. One rapid French girl titillated the jaded interest by having two hearts . transfixed by an arrow tatooed on her left shoulder blade in Jade green. One of the most beautiful and cer tainly the most dignified without a trace of artificial aid' In the whole galaxy was Donna Elsa Torlonla, net Moore, of New York. Mrs. Langtry was there, quite a wonder of defeated age, her figure the envy of many women half her years showing a back as generous as most. Mme. Melba, too, looking very black and wearing stunning diamonds, was in the crowd, but never gambled. Toung Robert Peel, the son of the Baronet and great-grand-son of Eng land's famous premier, here with his bride (Beatrice Lillie, from the Gaiety), was a center of interest, his play being quite sensational. At one, time winning a series of maximums at roulette eight his lucky number he was said to have been 150,000 francs (normally $30,000) up on the tables, but as he continued playing instead of sticking to his winnings it is to be feared he went the way of all players who follow this suicidal policy. One French lady won 190,000 francs $.18,000) one afternoon in the Salle Privee. returned after dinner, lost It all and 56,000 francs in addition. So the wheel invariably serves those who seek to master its incalculable vagaries. Amrrtc This season Beaulleu. about five miles away, is most favored by the smart Anglo-American set. Two or three times a week Lady Ward (nee Jean Reld), Lady Alltan Innes Ker (nee Heloise Breese), the Dowager Countess of Essex (nee Adele Grant), the beautiful young Duchess of Suth erland, Lady Randolph Churchill, with her undeniably pretty looking third husband, Mr. Porch, motor over for a gamble. None of them play very high, doubtless because they know the game of old. But withal, Monte Carlo is not the same as before the war. The substitu tion of celluloid chips for hard real money, for silver and gold pieces. makes a lot .of difference at the tables. The dull clatter of the cellu loid that greets the ear instead of the clear ring of the precious metal symbolizes the flatness that despite the display of wealth pervades the whole place. Only the natural beau ties of the surroundings retain their old charm. Aside from the excitement of the tables the conversation is full of fore boding as to what a desperate pass old Europe seems steadily drifting. 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