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TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, "WEDNESDAY, TIIAItCTI 1G, 102f CONTROL OF SOVIET Tl IPS SEEMS LOST Russian Bolsheviki Authori ties Held Losing Power. LIGHTHOUSE IS SHELLED Red Artillerymen Direct Fire From Fortress of Kronstadt Along Coast ol Gull ol Finland. STOCKHOLM, March 15. Russian tolshevlk authorities seem to be los- ln v. - .nvlnt frnnns. dis patches from Finland and Esthonta report. These messages, for the most part confused and unreadable, were pouring Into this city yesterday and last mgnt. Artillery fire from the fortress of x. .,... 1 1 ,5 ; o t r vpRterdav j l ivnaiaub i. d .j ui.wwbwu j along the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland between OranierDaum ana Petrograd. Bolshevik artillerymen in Krasnaya Gorka shelled and de stroyed the lighthouse at Tollbaaken, off Kronstadt, during the day. A man who had Just arrived from iCronstadt was interviewed Sunday night and emphatically denied bol shevik reports that some of the Kron- b t 'U Vi -i Vi ti u n nantnrAd hv t Vl P bol- shevikl. He declared the garrison of .Kronstadt was relying on seiuus food etores from the American Red Cross station at Vlborg, Finland. TURKS AXD REDS NEAR BREAK Russian Soviet Cavalry Recalled to Kuban Region. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 14. (By the Associated Press.) Russian soviet cavalry has been recalled to the Kuban region on the eastern chore of the Black sea, where insur rectionists hold Aramvlr and Tur govaia. Two bolshevik submarines have appeared in the Black sea. Relations between the Turks and bolsheviki have become strained. Russ-Polish Pact to Be Signed. RIGA, March 15. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Official announcement was made today by the Russo-Pollsh peace conference that the peace treaty between the two countries will be signed Friday evening at a public meeting of the conference. of the public The constitution adopted forbids entering economic, industrial, sectarian or partisan po litical fields. Dr. David Jayne Hill, ex-ambassador to Germany, in taking the chair as permanent presiding officer. Bald those engaged in the Americaniza tion work must confine their efforts to the United States. F. W. Galbraith Jr., commander of the American Legion, declared there was "never a time" when American ization work was more needed be cause, he said, "un-American and dis loyal propaganda is ' being openly preached. C. H. Livingstone, president of the Boy Scouts, told the conference that groups of foreigners must, be-prevented "from using us as battle grounds" for their interests. SENATE SESSION IS OVER SUIPPIXG BOARD APPOIXTEES ARE NOT PRESEXTED. Robert Woods Bliss of Xew York Confirmed as Third Assistant Secretary of State. WASHINGTON,- March 15. The special session of the senate which convened March 4 to confirm impor tant appointments adjourned sine die today without receiving nominations for diplomatic posts or for member ship on the shipping board. The delay in shipping-board selec tions, which generally had been ex pected to be ready today, was at tributed to a technicalit of the mer chant marine act requiring all seven members of the new board must be ncmed before any could assume his duties. President Harding was not ready for all appointments, it was understood. Under the circumstances, the pres ident decided not to hold the senate in session and renewed his request to Admiral Benson, now acting as chair man, to coi.tinue. It was Indicated that some weeks might elapse before the membership could be chosen. The only nomination to a high ad ministration post sent to the senate was that of Robert Woods Bliss of jN'ew York to the third assistant sec retary of state. Mr. Bliss has had long experience in the diplomatic service and he is now chief of state department bureau of western Euro pean affairs. His nomination v.ag voted. There was no authoritative an nouncement tonight whether Mr. Hard'ng would give recess appoint ments to ex-Representative. J. J. Esch of Wisconsin, nam :d for membership on the interstate commerce commis eicn, and to the others whose nomina tions are held up by senate opposition, sition. SCHOOL FUNDS BILL DIES GOVERNOR HART VETOES PLAX TO SAFEGUARD DEPOSITS. House Measure Providing Issue of Bonds by Diking Districts Is Approved. OLTMPIA. Wash, March 15. (Spe cial.) Governor Hart today vetoed senate bill 189, relating to the de posits of public money and making the city, county or state responsible for the safety of bonds and securities deposited by depository banks in lieu of surety bonds to secure deposits of public funds. The governor signed house bill 282, providing that the board of commis sioners of any diking district may, upon the petition of the owners ot a majority of all lands within the dis trict to be benefited, issue bonds for the total amount of - proposed Im provement and at any time thereafter without such petition issue bonds for the purpose of funding outstanding warrants or obligations. The governor also signed senate bill 212. appropriating $12,490,000 for highway improvement. Of this sum $2,800,000 is appropriated from the primary highway maintenance fund for the maintenance ot primary high ways and 19,690,000 from. the public highway and motor vehicle funds for the engineering, construction and paving of the primary and secondary highways of the state. PATRIOTS FORM COUNCIL Delegates of 80 Organizations to Help Americanization. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 15. Representatives of nearly 80 civio and patriotic organizations engaged in Americanlsation work, meeting here today, organized the National American council. The objects were declared to in clude the co-ordination of the work and the obtaining of the co-operation OIL IS BLAMED FOB WAR PAXAMA-COSTA RICA ROW IjAID TO AMERICANS. EMEUS T SCOIES LS PAPERS Rev. E. J. Bulgin Stirs Up Walla Walla Discussion. CONVERTS' PARADE HELD Petroleum Magnates Are Accused by Paris Newspaper of Fo menting Aggression. (Copyrisht by the New York World. Pub lished by rraTiement. PARIS. March 15. (Special Wire less.) Charging that the United States action in sending two warships to Panama was dictated by Amer'can oil magnates who nave interests in Costa Rica, the Paris Midi said: "Panama Is the United States In a straw hat, and underneath her trou ble with Costa Rica there is a story or oil on which the trust magnates of New York have placed an embargo. The war has been regulated in ad vance. New York will send as many warships as are needed to insure that the petroleum belongs to the powerful society that wants it. "We hear no criticism of Washing ton. Great powers with great armiei and fleets are the element of order in the world and they grab every thing, but with such mastery that resistance Is short and there is no bloodshed. But if North America finds itself led to take such action against South America, which has done noth ing, it ought to understand better why France is obliged to use iorce against Germany, who for four years attacked and devastated ner. ju. Vivian! should have no dificulty in explaining that Germany is a more dangerous neighbor than Costa Rica." BILL FOR WEST FRAMED Western Members of Congress Con fer on Reclamation Plans. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, March 16. West ern members of congress met at dinner last night with ex-Governor Spry of Utah and E. F. Blaine or Seattle, rep resenting the Western States Recla mation association, and J. A. Ford, secretary of the Spokane chamber of commerce, and discussed proposed legislation for the development of all the arid lands of the west. A tentative bill was submitted and a committee of nine headed by Repre sentative Smith of Idaho was ap pointed to revise It for introduction in both houses of congress when the extra session convenes next month. Other members of the committee are Representatives Summers. Wash ington; Sinnott, Oregon; . KIncaid, Nebraska; McCormiek, Montana; Ra ker, California; Hayden, Arizona; Taylor, Colorado, and . Hudspeth, Texas. The d'nner was attended by representatives from practically all of the western states. JAPANESE PAPERS HIT nawaii May Oblige Editors to File Translations of News. HONOLULU, T. H., March 15. Translation of all matter published In a foreign language, with exception of bona fide advertisements, would have to be filed with the territorial secretary of state, according to terms of a bill introduced today in the ter ritorial senate. All publications of more than ten pages are exempt from the bill's provisions. It was intro duced at the instance of the Amer ican Legion here. Y. Soga, editor of the Nippu Jljl, largest Japanese newspaper pub lished in the territory of Hawaii, said today that the bill would put Japanese newspapers here out of business owing to ti e expense that would be entailed in iroviding trans lation. The Japanese consul-general, C. Yada, said that the Dill appeared to him to be almost intimidatory. Truckload of Eggs Overturned. OREGON CITY, March 15. (Spe cial.) A five-ton truck, owned by the Willamette Valley Transfer company, overturned on the highway near here today, and scattered eggs all over the road. The truck was driven by R. Gibson of Portland, and was loaded with eggs being shipped to Portland. No cause for the accident could be learned, as the driver received as sistance and got the machine back on the road in a short time. Members of City Regime Accused of Incompetency or Being In League With Violators. WALLA WALLA, Wash.! March 15, (Special.) Rev. E. J. Bulgin. the evangelist, has begun the last week of his four weeks' revival here, after stirring up unlimited discussion and packing his temporary tabernacle night after night. Bulgin announcea when, he opened his campaign here that he "expected to skin the sinners and hang their skins out to dry. Early in the campaign, he began denouncing local papers for not giving him better support, but for the last two weeks has been con centrating his efforts on the Evening Bulletin, which has been devoting considerable editorial space to criti cising Bulgin's methods and Bulgin has been retorting with criticisms of the editor. City Officials Cudgeled. Following a parade of converts Sun day, he paper declared that "about zoo men whose solemn faces and silent demeanor made them appear like captives being led in triumph, brought up the rear." Bulgin, however, made no retort, but merely explained that the eight Protestant ministers interested in the revival were angry. Bulgin has been scoring the city officials hot and heavy, charging that they were either incompetent or in league with the bootleggers, blind- piggers and the like. A meeting called for today to or ganize a law and order league to cope with the local situation brought small results. Secret Orders Denounced. When Bulgin was here eight years ago, he led a fight for Sunday clos ing or theaters, in which he was worsted. Those who favored Sunday theaters flooded the commissioners with petitions o keep the theaters open. This time he has little to say about Sunday closing. Bulgin opened his campaign by de nouncing secret orders. Whitman col lege, fraernitles and sororities, as well as Christian scientists. Unitar ians and others, but later denied that he had made statements as quoted about the secret orders and Whitman college. Bulgin's nightly call for converts to 'hit the sawdust trail" has met with excellent response, from 15 to 30 going forward each night. STATE SHORT OF MONEY Annual Depletion of Treasury Causes No Uneasiness. SALEM, Or., March 15. (Special.) The annual shortage of money in the general funds of the state was reported by the state treasurer today. This condition exists in March of each year and was causing no uneasiness to the officials having charge of the state's finances. As soon as the annual taxes begin to arrive at the treasurer's office in May the situation will be relieved and there will be no further need for in dorsing state warrants "not paid for want of funds." The state treasurer, in order to tide over the present emergency, ad dressed letters to the various coun ties of the state urging that they ar range with their banks to carry their state warrants representing their share of the semi-annual allotment of motor vehicle money. It was said that the state highway department has agreed to make similar arranee. ments for carrying its warrants cov ering motor vehicle money due at this time. CLARA SOBS OUT STORY (Continued From First Ptge.) tions between her sister and Hamon, but that when her father, J. L. Smith ot El Paso. Texas, learned of the fact, he had come to Ardmore, she said, "to kill Hamon" and was disarmed by the shprfff KtntA nhl.rtlnna vita-- - tained. W. P. McLean of the defense counsel, lnsisiea mat tne way the iamuy accepted tne matter snould be brought out. Crowd Gives Demonstration. H. H. Brown, special prosecutor, interjected that the state was "will ing for the Jury to know how they took it, the old woman and alL" Mr. McLean was on his feet In stantly and asserted Mrs. Smith, who haa been referred to as "the old wom an," was the equal, in his estimation, ot the mother' of any lawyer in the trial. Handclapping greeted his words and the court was thrown into a furor as the judge pounded his gavel and directed deputy sheriffs and bailiffs to clear the room. Because of the outbreak, court was recessed for one hour and the specta tors warned that the case would be tried ' without their presence should another demonstration occur. Clara Hamon wept bitterly as she commented on the remark directed at Mrs. Smith. "I don't care what they do with me, but they- must let my poor old mother alone," she said. Mrs.. Walling and her 14-year-old daughter Phyllis testified that on the morning after Hamon was shot Clara came to their home at Wilson to bid them goodby before she left on in structions of Hamon and his business manager, Frank L. Ketch, and that her throat, breast and hands bore bruises. Mrs. Smith testfited that when her daughter came to her four days later at El Paso on her flight into Chihua hua, Mexico, that the bruises still-remained. Mrs. Smith testified Clara is 29 years old. The state had sought to prove that Clara was a mature woman when she took up her association ten years ago with Hamon. L LAW 10 BE URGED SENATORS AFTER PROTECTION ' OF WESTERN GROWERS. President to Be Told That Many Sheep Men Are Already "Broke" and Others Threatened. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. D. C. March 15. Presi dent Harding will be asked by a dele gation of western senators tomorrow to recommend to congress the early passage of an anti-dumping law to protect the wool industry of the west. He will be told that already many of the wool growers are "broke." with no hope of recovering their lost fortunes and that unless there is some relief from either the executive or congress the balance of the sheepmen will be wrecked financially. The delegation, which will be head ed by Senator Polndexter of Wash ington, also will urge the appoint ment of an intermountain man to the interstate commerce commission. Oth er senators in the delegation will be Stanfield of Oregon, Gooding of Idaho, Oddie of Nevada and Cameron of Arizona. All of the senators except Stanfield and Gooding are supporting J. B. Campbell of Spokane for the inter mountain appointment. The Inter mountain country has been seeking a place on the commission for more than ten years. During the last years of the Wilson administration such petitions were met with the reply that Henry C Kail of Denver repre senetd the intermountain territory. This has always been denied by the senators, representatives and trade organizations of the states between the Rockies and the Cascades, and it is understood that the president will be told tomorrow that these states cannot recognize Commissioner Hall as their spokesman on the commission. BLACKMAIL SUSPECT HELD (Continued From First Page.) was thought to have; passed some time in Portland. The "Shadow" made his last ap"' pearance In Portland about the mid dle of January after two encounters and a running fight with deputy sheriffs and police in the woods along the Base Line road beyond Monta villa. His operations here were di rected chiefly against J. Wesley Ladd, although several other prominent Portland citizens received threaten ing letters from him. It was said last night' by Captain Harry Circle of the inspectors' divi sion that when the handwriting of the Olympia blackmail plotter was compared with that of "the Shadow" experts declared they were Identical. This fact, not previously made known, may lead to positive identification of Johnston as "the Shadow." No war rant for his arrest has been issued here, however. Captain Circle said. Royal Neighbors in Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., March 15. (Special.) About 50 women delegates to the annual convention of the Royal Neighbors of America arrived here this afternoon from the various parts of Oregon to attend the session. which will be formally opened to morrow morning. Tonight a recep tion was held in honor of the visitors. Veterans to Form Post. SALEM. Or.. March 15. (Special.) Marion post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be organised at a meeting here tomorrow night. Application for a charter was filed two weeks ago. The post will start with 50 members. Vice-Commander-in-chief Jones will have charge of the organization ceremonies. LEAGUE OF WILHELM ST ES T FRANC E Memoirs of Witte Reveal Dip lomatic Duplicity. CZAR DUPED BY KAISER Effort of Exile of Doom to Put Blame for World War Upon Great Britain Challenged. NEW YORK. March 15. The ex kaiser's proposal for a league of na tions, described in his book written with the object of showing Great Britain was responsible for the war, is challenged and contradicted In the forthcoming memoirs of Count Witte, noted Russian statesman. The ex kaiser asserts that he proposed a league of nations consisting of the triple alliance and the French and Russian alliance, and this proposal was accepted by the Russian emperor and Count Witte. After detailing a proposal of the kaiser for an offensive economic alli ance between Russia and Germany against the United States, Count Witte refers to his so-called league of nations proposal. In 1905 the count saw the kaiser on his way to Russia after negotiating the treaty of Portsmouth. Views Shared by Wilhelm. "Having referred to my success at Portsmouth," says Witte, "he turned to the political situation In Europe. I reiterated my profound belief in the desirability of a general rap prochement of Russia, Germany and France, this rapprochement tending to become a close union, which would be joined by other European powers. "Delivered from the burden of mil itary expenditures, Europe would be enabled to create a mighty naval force which would dominate the world. His majesty assured me he shared my views and then declared my scheme finally had been carried into effect at his meeting with Em peror Nicholas. His majesty asked me whether I was satisfied with this development and in my innocence I replied his words hao. filled iny heart with joy." Upon his arrival in Petrograd, Count Witte had an interview with Emperor Nicholas. Text of Agreement Withheld. "His majesty told me," writes the count, "that he had received a letter from Emperor Wilhelm, in which the German sovereign spoke of mo in ad miring terms. He was glad, he added, that I shared the views which were the foundation of his agreement with Germany, concluded at Bjorkoe. The text of this mysterious agreement, however, his majestr uid not show me. "The next day I met Count Lams dorff, our minister of foreign affairs. Ha asked me, his voice vibrant with ill-concealed indignation: 'Do you really approve of the Sjorkoe com pact?" "I replied In the affirmative and proceeded to unfold my views on the desirability of an entente between Russia, Germany and Franee, when he Interrupted me, saying: " 'But have you read the Bjorkoe treaty? . . ( . . ' Treaty Dishonor Russia. "I confessed that I had not: where upon he handed me the text. The count looked excited. As J read I un derstood the cause. The subsiance of the agreement was that Germany and Russia obligated themselves to de fend each other in case of war with any other European power (including France). ' Russia pledged Itself, to make every effort to gain France over to this union (but whether this result was attained, the agreement between the two countries, neverthe less, was valid). "This Is monstrous, I exclaimed. The treaty dishonors us In the eyes of France. Is it possible all this has been concocted without you and that you knew nothing about it?' "Count Lamsdorff repeated that until the preceding day he had been kept in ignorance. Pact Eventually Abrogated. " 'Does not his majesty know we have a treaty with France?" I asked. " 0f course his majesty knows that.' he replied, 'but the fact must have slipped his mind, or, what is more probable, his brain was be fogged by William's verbiage and he1 failed to grasp the substance ol the matter.' "We put our heads together to find a way out." It was through the Influence of Counts Witte and Lamsdorff that the treaty was eventually abrogated. -TC " W 1HS MASTER'S VOICE" RES) os.PAT.ora. VICTROLA ECAUSE they are convinced that the Victrola stands head and shoulders above any other talking machine, a great many dealers have deter mined to SPECIALIZE on this su perb instrument Because they are Victrola special ists, such dealers are particularly well equipped, in Victrola mer chandise and Victrola experience, to give you the very best of service. Vi&rolas: $25 to $1500 Any Victor dealer vtU arrange conrenient terms This is one of A scries of ddvertisetrtettts in the interests of DEALERS wha specialize m the VICTOR products. SHERMAN, CLAY &. CO. DiBrikutm mf VictnUt W Factor Vjxardt , 45 Fourth Street. Portland. CVTB1C mCTOB STTLM he hauls passengers for which he makes a charge. He has not a Wash ington license, but has an Oregon license on his car. Clarence Studer, traffic officer for the county, rode in Jacobs' car and when Jacobs asked Studer to. pay the charge Studer made the arrest. Complaints had been made by local taxicab drivers who are forced to pay for-hire licenses, much higher than a passenger license. F. E. Vaughan, justice of the peace, Im posed the minimum fine of $15 and costs of J 3. berry nurserymen, yesterday began shipment of 600,000 plants to the neighboring Washington fruit sec tion. All but 200,000 of the plant or der will be sold direct to the market ing association of Kennewick. R. L. Jacobs, Arrested, Fined. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 15. (Special.) R. L. Jacobs is a barber. He has an automobile. Occasionally Legion Auxiliary Organized. BEND, Or., March 15. (Special.) With a membership of 46, organiza tion of a woman's auxiliary unit to the American Legion was perfected here last night. The officers were: Mrs. Sadie Lucas. president; Mrs. Frank R. Prince, vice-president; Mrs. L. W. GetchelU secretary; Miss Helen Manny, treasurer, and Mrs. Rose Cobb, Mrs. Earl Houston and Mrs. Roy Van Vleet, executive committee. Kennewick Buys Hood River Plants HOOD RIVER, Or., March 15. (Special.) The Kennewick, Wash., fruit district Is making heavy plant ings of Clark Seedling strawberries this year. W. R. Gibson & Son, local FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS TO REACH PORTLAND OF BANQUET GIVEN IN HONOR OF SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN MARCH 1 IN HOTEL ASTOR, NEW YORK. V: i II ft Si k k 4in JIM I s - i - - tf$fi - " " - r r . - j ;;WMpwire ' : t i : i i ii iV i- f -itf T-f -T?- rTr l-iffiTMWfil'rtliWiiirrim'lrr ri viY--f-"- faifmaiaiiMMi m A ws.y7vcw v.UA'Wiff i'V-w:K;-::ayiffiTiiiiiiriii1iioirii wi rrni-nnffifitfinftmiHWfifflifmlfrnfrTriiiTannMiillliHm :j&VOiE:&. Senator Chamberlain la the ninth man from the left at the head table. Places vrere also reserved at thla table for Lawrence F. Abbott, Coloael Daniel Appleton, Colonel Grenvtlle Clark, Frederic R. Coudert, Dr. Henry 8. Drinker, Ralph M. Eaaley, Llndley M. Garrison, Caaa Gilbert, General George W. Goethals, 111 Jor-C eneral William G. Haan, Senator G. M. Hitchcock, Herbert Hoover, Harry L. Hudson, Jnllua Kahn, Martin W. Littleton, Judge Philip J. MeCook, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Bishop W. T. Manning, 8. Stanwood Menken, John G. Milburn, Senator Harry S. New, Major-Geaeral J. h'. O'Ryan, Major G. H. Putnam, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Ellhu Root, Senator 8. P. Spencer, Henry L, Stlmson, General Snmmerall, Senator Charles S. Thomas, Senator James W. Wadaworth Jr., G. W. Wlckeraham and Major-General Leonard Wood. The banquet waa one of the moat notable of Ita kind ever held. The complete gueat Hat contained the names of nearly 400 prominent men and women, many of whom are national and international figures. Among the Portland people present were Miss Emily Frances Bauer, Harry L. Hudson, Mr. nnd Mrs. Colin H. Livingston and Mrs. Warren E. Thomaa. The apeakera were Major-General Leonard Wood, Senator Jamea W. 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