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PORTLAND OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL,
1920
PRICE FIVE
STRIKE TIES UP
VOLUNTARY TRAINING
BILL PASSES, SENATE
VOL.
ILLEGAL STRIKE
BEGINS TO BREAK
Switchmen Retu. ,ig to
Deserted 'sjs.
7 TANKERS EXPECTED
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN
DIES IN CAFETERIA
FRANCE MOSTPW,
MINERS' CONVENTION
BACKS GOLD TAX LAWS
PEAGE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED IN HOUSE
Vote on Declaring War
Ended Is 242 to 222.
TO BE BUILT HERE
S
SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPULSORY
ACT ADOPTED, 4 6 TO 9. '
SHIPPING BOARD. CONTRACT
BODY IS TAKEN IN CHARGE BY
SUPPORT PLEDGED TO Met" AD
DEN MEASl'RE.
TO NORTHWEST STEEIj LIKELY.
CORONER SMITH.
PORTLAND YARD
WARNS
GERMANY
Southern Pacific Moves
Only On eTrain.
UNIONS CONDEMN "REBELS"
Loyal Employes May Aid to
Break Walkout.
MEN OUT FACE DISCHARGE
Reason Continues Deep Mystery.
Officials and Clerks Work
to Move Freight.
Railroad terminals of Portland were
completely tied-up late last night by
the action of local switchmen in join
ing the nation-wide illegal strike of
their craft. Though passenger service
was maintained, railroad officials ad
mitted that freight movement was at
a standstill.
From Brooklyn yards of the South
ern Pacific company but one freight
train pulled out last night. It was a
fast train, laden with perishable goods
and company officials left their desks
and served as yardmen while it was
made-up for the trip south.
Approximately 100 switchmen of
the O.-W. R. & N. Co. and the South
ern Pacific, together with switch
men of the Northern Pacific Terminal
company, are known to have joined
the strike, which was called yester
uay morning and became effective in
mid-afternoon. About 150 switchmen
are engaged locally, and proof of
whether the strike is inclusive awaits
the' action of the morning shifts.
No Nlabt Shifts Work.
None of the night shifts was work
ing at midnight, either in the Brook
lyn yards of the South Pacific, or the
Albina yards of the O.-W. R. & N.
company. In the yards of the North
ern Pacific Terminal company a re
duced force of switchmen were han
dling passenger traffic alone, with
no time for freight. At all terminals
the switching engines, manned by en
gineers and firemen, were ready for
duty but idle for lack of yardmen.
The striking switchmen held a sec
ond meeting late last night to discuss
their action in Woodmen's hall. Grand
avenue jnear Ankeny street. The ses
sion is said to have been extremely
radical, but indicative of an under
current of desire, on the part of many.
to return to. work. Company officials
are confident that some of the
strikers will return today.
Company Issues Ultimatum.
By an ultimatum issued from the
office of J.- H. Dyer, general manager
of the Southern Pacific liiicTi, San
Francisco, striking switchmen of that
system have until 4 o'clock this aft
ernoon to return to work. Failing to
report for duty on or before that time
the men will be regarded as having
"terminated their employment with
the company and their places will be
filled."
Southern Pacific officials were en
deavoring last night to place a copy
of this order in the hands of each of
their 40 switchmen. Agents stood at
the entrance to the union hall and
l proferred the general manager's order
f to strikers as they emerged.
I The strike is wholly without sym-
wi aauuiiuu, eimer among union
officials or company. It has been
designated as "illegal" by the Broth
t
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, and
those participating in 'it have been
ordered hack to work by the'r own
union leaders.
Kmployea Condemn Strike.
A typical appraiscl of the strike,
from union officialdom, is that issued
from the office of S. Gordon, secretary-treasurer
of the Federation of
i- ; i - -. ir m . . i . . ,i . 1 1
. A .-"- J .''','''.. .--J. OllU .til L L u an
1 local lodges on the lines of the
V' Southern' Pacific from El Paso to
f Portland.
f "This action was taken without
V presenting or making known any
4 grievance," runs the circular, "and
Is in violation of the transportation
act of 1920, which provides machinery
k for consideration and adjustment of
r complaints 1n an orderly way and
V without stoppage of work."
f More drastic in condemnation, and
carrying an attached penalty for dis-
regard, are the instructions of the
V brotherhoods of engineers and fire
I men. Issued by the general chairmen
of the two great organizations. En-
fgineers and firemen are told therein
to remain at work. "Those refusing
will lose seniority and membership,"
declares the circular.
The Southern Pacific company sped
one fast freight away from the
Brooklyn yards last niglgt at 8:45, on
time, despite the striking switchmen.
Manifest train No. 221, laden with
perishable freight and made up by
officers of the company who toiled as
switchmen, left the yards on the sec
ond and trailed away south.
I Freight Tied Up.
But the Southern Pacific admits
that one merchandise train and two
.'extra freights are now in the yards,
V w ithout a chance of moving. Freight
cannot enter or leave the yards and
the Northern Pacific Terminal com
pany's equipment Is of no avail, as
the remnant of that force is employed
with passenger service.
Thus rar none or the yard crews
outside of Portland, at Salem, Albany,
Bugene or Roseburg. have struck.
(Conciuded on rage 2, Column l.)
Plan Provides All Men Between
18 and 2 8 Eligible for Four
"Months' Army Service.
WASHINGTON", April 9. Compul
sory military training was shelved to
day in the senate, and after a plan
for voluntary training of youths was
substituted in the army reorganiza
tion bill, a fight was started to elimi
nate this and strip the bill of all
training provisions. Final action went
over until Monday. The senate voted
46 to 9 to substitute the voluntary for
the compulsory method.
. There was no direct vote on the
compulsory plan. Its defeat was con
ceded and, to provide for some method
for training American youths, many
advocates of compulsory training sup
ported the amendment of Senator
Frelinghuysen, incorporating the vol
untary method. Chairman Wads
worth of the military committee gafve
notice that a vigorous fight will be
made to retain the voluntary plan
under which all youths between 18
and 2S years of age could enlist for
four months' training in any year se
lected by them. Upon concluding
training they would enter the or
ganized reserve for five years and
during that period be required to par
ticipate twice in annual maneuvers
lasting two weeks.
In substituting the voluntary for
the compulsory training provisions, 22
republicans and 24 democrats sup
ported the Frelinghuysen amendment.
Seven republicans and fro democrats
opposed the substitution.
Advocates of compulsory training
made a final stand. Senator Cham
berlain, democrat, Oregon, declared
that President Wilson had advocated
the policy.'but Senator Hitchcock, Ne
braska administration leader, and
Senator McKeller challenged the
statement.
The senate vote eliminates compul
sory military training from consid
eration in future development of the
army reorganization bill. ' The house
bill has no training provisions, com
pulsory or voluntary, and the en
forced method, therefore, will not
come before the conferees.
The . roll call follows:
For voluntary training:
Republicans Borah. Calder, Capper,
Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham,
Klkins, Gronna, Hale, Jones, Wash
ington; Kellogg. Kenyon, Lenroot,
Lodge, McNary," Nelson, Norris, Page.
Smoot, Spencer ' and Warren 22.
Democrats Ashurst, Beckham,
Chamberlain, Culberson, Dial, Gay,
Gerry, Glass, Gore, Harris, Harrison,
Hitchcock. Kendrick. Kirby, McKellar,
Nugens, Phelan, Pomerene, Ransdell,
Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, Arizona;
Swanson and Trammel 24.
Total for 46.
Against voluntary training:
Republicans Brandegee, .Keyes,
McCumber, Moses, New, Poindexter
and Wadsworth 7.
Democrats Myers and Pittman 2.
Total against 9.
Of senators absent and paired, it
was announced that Senators Fre
linghuysen of New Jersey, and Wat
son of Indiana, republicans, favored
the voluntary plan, while Senator
McCormick, republican, of Illinois,
opposed it. .
MRi WEST ASKS $19,685
Bill Presented to Coos County for
Back Tax Payment' Lobbying. "
MARSHFIELD, Or., April 9. (Spe
cial.) Oswald West has presented to
the county court of Coos county a
formal claim for $19,685, which he
alleges is due him for services in con
nection with the payment by the gov
ernment of more than $400,000 in back
taxes on the Southern Oregon com
pany lands '"which were taken over
by the government. The check for
the taxes was received recently by the
county.
Last June Mr. West brought the
matter informally before the county
court and it was understood then that
he would ask for a commission of
something like $30,000 for his alleged
services in lobbying for the tax claim
at Washington.
The county court has not yet taken
any action on the claim, but will dis
pose of it in some way before May 1
Claud McCulloch personally appeared
before the court to present the claim
for Mr. West.
$11,000,000 GOLD LANDED
Shipment to V. S. Brings British
Total in 1920 to $78,000,000.
NEW YORK, April 9. A shipment
of approximately $11,000,000 in gold
arrived here today from England on
the' American line steamship Phila
delphia, making the total gold con
signments from Great Britain since
the first of the year about $78,000,000.
With the dispatch of $13,100,000 in
gold to South America tomorrow,
(total consignments to countries on
that continent during the same period
will " have totaled approxibately
$157,000,000, including English ship
ments and gold drawn from local re
serves. -
EX-LEADER IS STRICKEN
Representative Kitchin, North Car
olina, Has Stroke Arter Speech.
WASHINGTON, April 9. Represent
ative Kitchin of North Carolina, dem
ocratic leader in the last congress,
suffered a stroke of paralysis on the
right side today soon after delivering
a speech in the house opposing the
republican peace resolution.
Dr. Lazaro of Louisiana, also a
1 member or toe no use. said that a
I slight hemorrhage had occurred.
I which would necessitate absolute
quiet for some time.
FEDERAL INQUIRY ORDERED
Unions Refuse to Mediate
With Radical Element.
HELP PROMISED ROADS
Freight Embargoes Declared In
Some Places, but Clouds Begin
to Lift on Several Lines.
CHICAGO, April 9. A break in the
unauthorized strike of switchmen and
enginemen at Chicago where it started
nine days ago, spreading to a number
of cities, was announced today by
A. F. Whitney, vice-president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
who conferred with a committee of
strikers from the Chicago and North
western road.
The delegation was said to have told
'Mr. Whitney that a vote would be
taken within 24 hours with a view
to ending the strike on that railroad
by Saturday night. Brotherhood offi
cers said that a number of strikers re
turned to work today and predicted
that the movement of freight in the
Chicago area would be near normal by
next week.
Mayor Called on to Art.
Another group of strikers requested
the "mayor of Chicago take teps to
settle the strike by addressing a mass
meeting of yard employes."
Leaders of the insurgents eaid the
strike was not broken, but would be
carried on until a new union was
completed.
. Reports from many rail centers in
dicated that nearly 30,000 railroad men
were on strike. Freight embargoes
were declared in a number of cities.
Breaks In the strike were reported in
a few places. Switchmen and brake
men on the Missouri Pacific railroad
at SeMalla, Mo. .who walked out this
morning, returned to work this after
noon. Railroad officers in the New
York area, reported that strikers were
returning to the New Jersey yards
where about half the workers struck.
Unions Denounced Strike.
Heads of the brotherhood tonight
denounced the strike as purely an at
tempt to disrupt the old unions. More
time in which to break the strike was
asketi in a letter addressed to the
Western Association of Railways by
the five big railroad brotherhoods.
"We wish to assure the railroads
with whom we have contracts that
it is our purpose to support the in
tegrity of these contracts by endeav
oring to protect them to the fullest
(Concluded on Page S. Column t
'ANOTHER
1
Award in Lieu of Work Canceled
' on Three Cargo Ships Is Fore
cast in Washington.
OREGON IAN XEWS BUREAU,
Washington, April 9. Contracts are
expected to be signed at the shipping
board Monday whereby the construc
tion of seven 12.000-ton, tankers will
be awarded to the Northwest Steel
company of Portland, Or., in lieu of
war contracts for three steel cargo
ships which were canceled.
The tanker contracts have been un
der negotiation for many weeks, the
proposed new vessels being designed
for the service of the Swift Sure Oil
Tank Transport, Inc., of New York.
No vessel is available ' for the coast
guard service at the mouth of the
Columbia river and the west coasts of
Oregon and Washington.
Rumors to the effect that contracts
for the construction of oil tankers
were to be substituted by the ship
ping board for cargo ship contracts
canceled after the signing of the
armistice have been prevalent here
and in Washington for several
months. Beyond the admission sev
eral weeks ago that such negotia
tions were under way, J. R. Bowles,
president. of the Northwest Steel com-
pany, has consistently declined to dis
cuss the matter, preferring to wait
for news of the actual signing of the
contracts.
The reports circulated here also
have it that when the tanker con
tracts are awarded, the Northwest
Steel and Columbia river plants are
to be consolidated and the ship ways
reduced in number and widened to
accommodate vessels of the 12,000
deadweight ton type. If ships of this
size are built here, they will be the
largest ever constructed on the Wil
lamette or Columbia rivers.
HUNT FOR FLIER FUTILE
Searchers Fail to Locate Supposed
Stranded Airman.
BAKER, Or., . April 9. Members
of a searching party returned here
this afternoon from the vicinity of
Durkee, Or.,- without having found
any trace of an aeroplane or its pilot,
who was believed to have made a
forced landing late yesterday on a
rough sagebrush hillside.
It was suggested today that the
plane may have passed safely over a
high hill at a low altitude and that
the sunset may have led spectators
to beUeve that it had fallen.. - Other
parties continued the search late
today.
PORTLAND, ME.. INCREASES
Population 69,196; Gain 18.1 Per
Cent Since 1910 Census.
WASHINGTON. April 9. Population
statistics announced today by the
census bureau Included:
Portland, Me., 69,196; increase 10,
623, or 18.1 per, cent since 1910.
Biddeford, Me., 18,008; increase 929,
or 5.4 per cent.
Quincy, Mass., 47.611; increase 14.
969, or 43.9 per cent.
Lancaster, O., 14.706; increase 1613,
or 12.? per cent.
HOLDUP OX THE INDUSTRIAL
Only Clew' to Identity Is Initial
"G" on Handkerchief- Good
i . Circumstances Indicated.
An unidentified, woman about 60
years of see dropped dead in the
White cafeteria,. 148 Third street,
about 5:10 P. t. yesterday, apparently
from a stroke or apoplexy.
The woman was taken to the emer
gency hospital, but as life was ex
tinct Coroner Smith took charge of
the body.
There was nothing on her clothing
by which shetmight be identified. She
carried a handkerchief with the in
itial "G" in one corner and the mark
"6JB," apparently a stock or laundry
mark.
She had false teeth and wore glasses
and carried a small cloth handbag.
She was faid to have entered the
restaurant, saying that she. was ill
and wished to sit down. She fainted
almost immediately.
Her clothing indicated that she was
In good circumstances. She had a blue
tailored suit and a black fur.
OVERALL MOVEMENT GAINS
2000 Join Birmingham Club
to
Fight High Clothing Price.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 9. Two
thousand men in all walks of life
have joined the Birmingham overall
club in a campaign against the high
cost of clothing.
Started in a spirit of iest, the idea
rapidly gained converts and today
the headquarters of the club was
thronged with volunteers eager to
sign the roll.
GADSDEN, Ala.. April 9. Rotarians
here at their weekly "luncheon today
were dressed in overalls.
United States Senator Underwood
was among the guests.
NEWPORT GETS LOG ROAD
Commission Voles to Take Over
Spruce Production Line.
NEWPORT, Or., April 9. (Special.)
The Newport port commission
adopted a resolution today to take
over the Yaquina northern logging
line of the United States spruce pro
duction corporation, which has been
advertised for sale, on confirmation
of title. The commission consists of
Captain O. F. Jacobson, B. F. Jones,
A. E. Wilkins, Frank Priest and M.
H. "Abbey. .,
The commission acted in accordance
with a resolution adopted last night
at a mass meeting of citizens.
POTATOS CUT OFF MENU
Better Restaurants at Denver Await
Price Reduction.
DENVER. Colo.. April 9. Potatoes
were not on the menu of Denver's
better restaurants today.
This was the result of a decision
by the Denver Hotel and Restaurant
Keepers' association last night th
in Justice to the public potatoes be
eliminated until a "substantial re
duction from the present prices is
made.
LIMITED,
Emphatic Note Handed
Premier Millerand.
BELGIUM SENDS FORGES
England and Italy Hope for
Speedy Settlement.
AMERICA, IS "OBSERVER"
Allied Powers Exchange Communi
cations Explaining Exact
Status of Invasion.
BERLIN, April 9. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The German govern
ment has forwarded to Dr. Von Mayer,
German charge d'affaires, an em
phatic note, declaring that Germany
will hold France responsible for all
damages and casualties growing out
of the occupation of the cities in
which French troops have entered.
PARIS, April 9. Dr. Von Mayer,
the German charge vd affaires, has
handed to Premier Millerand a note
from the German government declar
ing that Germany will hold France
responsible Tor the consequences of
violent incidents in Frankfort.
Paul Cambon, the French ambassa
dor in London, has been instructed
to present to the British government
the response of the French govern
ment to the note sent to France by
Great Britain yesterday with regard
to the French invasion of the Ruhr.
Baron De Gaifficr d'Restroy, Bel
gian ambassador, officially notified
the French government this morn
ing of the decision of the Belgian
government to associate itself with
the measures taken by France for the
military occupation of German cities.
Belgian newspapers received here
confirm the offer made by the Bel
gian government to route its railways
for "the transportation of reinforce
ments into Germany if this becomes
necessary. "n
LONDON, April 9. Paul Cambon.
the French ambassador, formally has
given such explanations to Lord
Cunon, the foreign minister, regard
ing the policy to be pursued by France
In connection with the German situa
tion as to lead to the expectation that
matters will be speedily smoothed
over between France and Great
Britain, the diplomatic correspondent
of the Evening Standard states today.
AMERICA STILL "OBSERVER"
Possibilities of Adjustment Great,
View of State -Department.
WASHINGTON, April 9. America's
attitude toward any adjustment of the
new situation created by the entry of
French troops into the Ruhr district
of Germany will continue to be more
that of an observer than an interested
participant, from what can be learned
in official circles here.
While recognizing the seriousness
of the situation created by the Inde
pendent action by France, officials
here were not inclined to regard it
as "delicate," as the British foreign
office indicated last night. It was
regarded as one of those situations
full of potential danger, but in which
the probabilities of adjustment was
predominant.
Since the United States has no rep
resentative on the Rhine commission,
is not a member of the league of
nations and the commander of the
little American army at Coblenz will
not act without direct orders from
Washington, any steps taken by Great
Britain or her allies to effect a more
definite understanding with France
must be without direct participation
of the United States, it was indicated.
It was assumed, however, that Am
bassador Wallace would continue the
part of an observer with limited ad
visory powers.
ITALY AVITH GREAT BRITAIN
Foreign Mjnister Hopeful of Speedy
Adjustment of Trouble.
LONDON.' April 9. Italy's attitude
respecting the French occupation of
Frankfort concurs fully with that ex
pressed in behalf of Great Britain in
the statement issued last evening,
Vittorio Scialoia. the Italian foreign
minister, stated today.
Signor Scialoia said there had been
no diplomatic exchanges which would
justify the assumption of France that
her action would meet with Italy's
approval.
The minister declared, however.
that despite the precipitancy of the
French action he was sanguine of
the outcome. He believed a solution
would quickly come with the with
draway of the German forces from
the Ruhr region and the subsequent
evacuation by the French of the ter
ritory they have just occupied.
BELGIUM SENDS 'BATTALION
Detachment Ordered to Frankfort,
States German Announcement.
COBLENZ. April 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Notification was given
today through the Belgian military
mission here of the former participa
tion of Belgium in the French action
in occupying. Frankfort. Belgium is
sending a detachment of troops with
the French to mark Its co-operation
it is announced.
Only a small Belgian unit, " the
strength of a battalion, will be sent,
the soldiers probably going to Frankfort.
Excise and Bonus, of $10 an Ounce
Provided Portland Chosen as
Next Meeting Place.
SEATTLE, April 9. Resolutions
pledging the support of the interna
tional mining convention to the Mc
Fadden bill now before congress,
which provides for an excise of $10 an
ounce on new gold used in manuac-
tures and the payment of a bsnus of
$10 on new mined gold, were, unani
mously adopted at the closing session
here today. The resolutions were pre
pared and presented by Governor Em
hiett D. Boyle of Nevada.
Other resolutions adopted today
urged the United States government
to protect American miners in Mexico;
asked for the repeal of excess profits
and corporation taxe and asked that
mining properties be placed by finan
cial agenctes on the same rating as
other businesses.
Portland, Or., was unanimously
chosen for the 1921 convention city.
Frank A. Vanderlip. New York
banker, principal speaker at the after
noon cession, opposed the McFadden
bill, declaring that such legislation
could not solve the gold problem.
"There is no shortage of gold in this
country at present." Mr. Vanderlip
said. "As a matter of fact, there Is 'too
much gold at hand right now and in
creased production would mean In
creased inflation of credits."
Governor Boyle, In defending his
resolutions, said:
"By charging an exise to manufac
turers who use gold, a fund would be
provided for payment of the bonus on
production, he said. We must con
tinue to produce, but to do that we
must have a profit and our heresy is
infringing upon the sanctity of gold,
which is supposed to be used only as
a basis for credits, by fnankly charg
ing something for its use as a com
modity, without disturbing it as a
credit ba'se."
Convention delegates will go to Ta
coma tomorrow, where they will be
guests of the chamber of commerce
and visit the Tacoma smelters.
HOOVER JILTS BOURBONS
Candidate Again Says "Xo" to
Nomination Query.
NEW YORK, April 9. Herbert
Hoover again has answered "no" to
an inquiry whether he would accept
the democratic nomination. for presi
dent IT It was offered to him. In a
telegram sent today to Chandler M.
Wood, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the democratic state com
mittee of Massachusetts, Mr. Hoover
said:
"Your published letter jfklng if I
would accept the democratic nomina
tion has been received by me this
morning and I appreciate the Rnplied
compliment. I gather that it was writ
ten prior to a statement of mine last
Saturday which appeared in Boston
and other papers. You will no doubt
therefore, now appreciate ' that the
answer to your inquiry is 'no.' "
Cattle Sold at Auction.
VANCOUVER, Wash.! April 9,
(topeciai.) At purine auction at a
farm seven miles down the Columbia
river from here, trie sum of $8475 was
collected. There were 80 head of
cattle and 46 cows brought an aver
age of $137.41. These were grade
Holsteins, Jersey and Durhams. The
stock belonged to G. Rosellini and W.
S. ."Wood of this city cried the sale.
A team of horses, with harness,
brought $470.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
47 degrees: minimum, o7 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers; westerly winds.
Foreign.
France must pay invasion damage, warns
Germany. Pace 1.
National.
Whitewash of radical threaten conflict.
Page 14.
House adopts peace resolution. Page 1.
Salvador excludes United States from
Latin-American alliance. Page 14.
Voluntary military training bill passed by'
senate. Page 1.
President Wilson held largely responsible
for strike of switchmen. Page
Contract award to Portland yard for
seven trawlers expected. Page 1.
Seven tank ships to be built in Portland.
Page 1. .
lomestic.
Christian Science church publishers start
libel suit. Page 4.
John Reed. eTt-Port land. man. reported ex -
ecuted in Finland. Page 2.
Illegal railroad strike beginning to break.
Page 1. -
Lowden first choice in Oklahoma poll.
Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Miners In convention p'.edge support to
gold tax and bonus bill. Page 1.
Disbarment proceedings against two at
torneys started in supreme court.
Page 7.-
Sport.
Portland 4. Salt Lake 2: Vernon 5. San
Francisco -. Los Angeles 1U. Oakland 1:
Seattle-Sacramento game postponed.
Page 12.
Oregon freshmen enter indoor track meet
at Columbia university today. Page 13.
Bobby Evans announces first boxing card
chosen with care. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Potato prices may be near top mark.
Page 21.
Spread of strike advances grain at Chi
cago. Page 21.
Stock prices -are irregular and tone of
market uncertain. Page 21.
Portland and Vlcinitr.
Survey of mental misfits of state under
way. Page 2U.
Head of Oregon legionnairies critisices po
sition of Dr. iarrows regarding bonus.
Page 14.
Portland switchmen Join strike. Page 1.
Flight of Junge ended by-arrest. Page 14.
Many would-be candidates worrying over
whether to enter race at eleventh hour.
Page 13.
Kelly Butte to be opened up Monday.
Page 11.
Portland's parks to be beaulifu; for visit
ors. Page in.
Chief dismisses six policemen from force.
Page 10.
Unidentified elder'.y woman drops dead in
cafeteria- Page 1, . . -
SENATE HAS YET TO ACT
22 Democrats Join Republic
ans Favoring Measure.
GAVEL CUTS TALK SHORT
Most or War-Time Powers Would
Be Repealed by Measure, Which
Is Debated 12 Hours.
WASHINGTON, April 9. The joint
resolution declaring the estate of war
with Germany at an end and repeal
ing most of the wartime legislation,
was adopted today by the house. 16 ,
now goes to the senate.
The vote in passage of the peace
resolution was 242 to 222, present tVo.
Twenty-two democrats joined with,
the republican majority in support
ing the resolution and two repub.
licans voted against its adoption.
Substitute Is Beaten.
Before adopting the resolutions, the
house voted down a motion by Repre
sentative Flood of Virginia, ranking
democrat of the foreign affairs com
mittee, to send the resolution back
to that committee with Instructions
to report out a substitute repealing
all wartime acts. The vote on that
motion was 171 for and 221 against.
The debate was unusual in that it
consisted largely of a symposium of
prepare statements, few members
speaking extemporaneously. " There
was little attempt at applause from
the crowded galleries. At one point
today party support suddenly shifted.
When Representative Kelly, repub
lican, Michigan, was recognized to
eppose the resolution, democratia
seats were filled as the republicans
were massed yesterday wnen Repre
sentative Huddleston. democrat, Ala
bama, declared his intention to vote
for the measure. Cries of "Go on"
greeted Representative Kelly, and he
was accorded additional time by the
democratic leaders, concluding his
address with an assertion that the
resolution proposed to strike hands
with Germany and say: "It's all over,
let's call it square."
Speeekei Cat Short.
"Not with my vote," he shouted as
he took his seat, and a roar of cheers
came from the democrats.
Toward the close, of debate, both
sides were reduced to speeches of a
half minute's length in order to give
opportunity to all who wished to get
into the congressional record. The
house derived much pleasure appar
ently from the bang of the speaker's
gavel as it cut off man after man
in the middle of a rolling oratorical
sentence. Ironic cheers and hand- '
clapping came from the opposing fac
tion in each case.
On the democratic substitute of
fered as a motion to recommit, the
only vote other than that on adoption
of the resolution permitted under the
rule, three democrats lined up with,
the republicans, while two republic
ans joined the minority. The greater
break in the democratic ranks came
on the final vote.
Chairman Porter of the foreign af
fairs committee claimed after the
rollcall that 20 more votes would
carry the resolution over a presiden
tial veto. Democratic members, how
ever, said a vote on that Question
would see party alignment virtually
Laats 12 Hears.
The debate began at 11 o'clock yes
terday morning and occupied all the
time of the house for more than' 12 -hours.
It was marked throughout by
sharp partisanship except for those
on each side who broke away from
party lines to join the opposition.
Ex-Speaker Clark and Representa
tive Kitchin of North Carolina took, a
leading part in the fight on the dem
ocratic side, while Representative
Mendell, republican leader, who closed
the debate, got a warm greeting from
his party colleagues. Representative
KJtchin's speech aroused the demo
crats to an outburst of cheering, as
he assailed the republican member
ship, charging them with "hypocrisy"
and challenging them to present a
straightout proposal for repeal of
war-time legislation, if they were sin
cere. At the close of his speech
Kitchin suffered a collapse, resulting
from what was said by his physicians
to be a' slight stroke of paralysis.
Representative Mondell later ex
pressed the sympathy of the house
with Mr. Kitchin. the members stand
ing while he ppoke.
Loscwerts Attacks Wilson.
Representative Longworth, repub
lican, Ohio, was particularly sharp in
his reference today to President Wil
son's attitude on the league of na
tions, which ne described as an ' un
American monstrosity."
The roll call on adoption of the
resolution follows:
Republican For: Ackerman, Anderson
Andrews (Maryland); Andrews (Nebras
ka); Anthony, Baer, Barbour, Kegs. Ben-
ham, Bland (Indiana); Bole. Bowers.
Britten, Brooks (Illinois); Brooks (Penn
sylvania): Browne. Burdick, Burke, Bur
toughs. Butler, Campbell (Kansas); Can
non. Chindolom, Chrtstopnerson. Ciatjon,
Cole. Cooper. Copley. Costello, Crago.
Cramton. Crowther. Currie (Michigan)
Dale. Dallinger. Darrow, Davis (Minneso
ta); Di-mpsey. Dickinson (Iowa); DoneP
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