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llttttfcflt 68 Pages Five Sections Section One Pages 1 to20 jol. xxxviii xo. PORTLAND. OREGON. SUNDAY 3IORXIXG, JANUARY 19, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. . yV 111 A A. k J A A. a A A A Ah. A jp rj"-r-i tr. i ti r-i i'ii-- -n nrTrrv rKrr rnrAWMr f&vxr7LJmf.4iUr& II ii I -If HI II f II II II II li H ri -A II I II jmotsri.f VVV M U ill H II I I II (I if M l I I . j! syp) & w V PEACE CONFERENCE FORMALLY OPENED League of Nations, to Be First Subject Up. CLEMENCEAU IS CHAIRMAN Wilson Nominates French Pre- mier in Laudatory Speech. . POINCARE GIVES ADDRESS Lloyd George Also Slakes Talk. Praising "Tiger" for Chairman , and Seconding President. PARIS, Jan. 18. (By the Associated Press.) The peace conference was for mally opened this afternoon with a speech by President Poincare, of France. President Poincare thanked the allied nations for having chosen Paris for their important work and praised the valor of the allied armies which had preserved the capital of France from the enemy. Address Read In English. President Poincare closed his ad dress at 3:25 o'clock. President Wil son stood beside him as he spoke. As soon as the French President concluded an interpreter reread the address in English. President Wilson nominated Premier Clemenceau for chairman of the Con gress. The nomination was seconded by Premier Lloyd George in an earnest tribute to the French Premier. President Wilson in nominating Pre mier Clemenceau for chairman of the conference, delivered a speech in re sponse to that of President Poincare and paid tribute to Premier Clemen ceau. When ho retired. President Poincare shook hands with President Wilson and the members of the delegations. Election Is Unanimous. Premier Clemenceau was unanimous ly elected president of the conference. After the election was announced, the French Premier delivered an address of acceptance. Premier Clemenceau announced that the league of nations would be the first subject taken up at the next full meeting of the conference. In nominating Premier Clemenceau for permanent chairman of the confer ence President Wilson said: "Sir. Chairman: It gives me great pleasure to propose as permanent chair man of the conference Mr. Clemenceau, the president of the council. "I would do this as a matter of cus tom. I would do this as a tribute to the- French republic; but I. wish to do it as something more than that; I wish to do it as a tribute to the man. France Is Praised. "France deserves the precedence, not only because, we are meeting at her capital and because she has undergone some of the most tragical suffering of the war, but also because her capital. her ancient and beautiful capital, has so often been the center of conferences of this sort, on which the fortunes of large parts of the world turned. "It is a very delightful thought that the history of the world, which has so often centered here, will now be crowned by the achievements of this conference because there is a sense in which this is the supreme conference of the history of mankind. "More nations are represented here man were ever represented in such a conference before. The fortunes of all peoples are involved. A great war is ended, which seemed about to bring a universal cataclysm. The danger passed. A victory has been won for mankind and it is delightful that we should be able to record these great results in this place. Clemenceau Is LiHded. "But it is mor delightful to honor France because we honor her in the person of so distinguished a servant We have felt in our participation in the struggles of this war the fine stead fastness which characterized the lead ership of the French in the hands of M. Clemenceau. We have learned to ad mire him. and those of us who have been associated with him have acquired a genuine affection for him. "Moreover, those of us who have been in these recent days in constant consultation with him know how warmly his purpose is set toward the goal of achievement to which all our faces are turned. He feels as we feel as I have no doubt everybody in this room feels, that we are trusted to do a great thing, to do it in the highest spirit of friendship and accommodation and to do it as promptly, as possible, in order that the hearts of men may have fear lifted from them and that they may return to those purposes of life - which will bring them happiness and contentment and prosperity. Lloyd George Talks. "Knowing his brotherhood of heart in these great matters, it affords me personal pleasure to propose that Mr. Clemenceau shall be the permanen chairman of this conference." Lloyd George, who seconded Presl dent Wilson's nomination of Mr. Clem enceau, said: "I count it not merely a pleasure, but a great privilege, that I should be ex pected on behalf of the British empire delegates to support the motion of President Wilson; I do so for this rea son, which he ha so eloquently given (.Concluded on -Tiifa-o 6, Column l,i TROOP TRANSPORT IS OVERDUE AT HALIFAX FRENCH LINER ROCHAMBEAU EXPERIENCES BAD WEATHER. Artillerymen on Armored Cruiser South Dakota Buffeted by Mountainous Wares. HALIFAX. N. S., Jar. 18 The French liner Rochambeau, with Amer ican troops on board, which was re ported at Hoboken today to have put in to Halifax on account of bad weather and poor fuel, had not arrived here up to 6 o'clock tonight. No word had been received here from the steamer. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. The Rocham beau left Bordeaux January 8 with 8S3 American soldiers of the 837th and 339th Field Artillery of the 88th Divi sion. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Coast artil lerymen from Connecticut and scat tered states and aero construction troops from Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oklahoma, who reached port today on the armored cruiser South Dakota, went through a storm two days out from Brest, described by naval officers on the warship as one o- the most tempestuous they had ever experienced. Mountainous wave 3 buffeted the ves sel, and one demolished the . pilot house. Injuring Captain Luby, Com mander Caldwell and a nurr.ber of of ficers and sailors on duty. Command Caldwell was disabled for a week and his companions were badly cut and bruised. In the midst of the storm with waves at times running 40 feet high, two Army surgeons performed an operation for appendicitis upon Corporal E. O. Williams, of the 66th Coast Artillery, whose condition was pronounced seri ous. The war vessel lay-to in order to facilitate the operation. Lashed to the table, the surgeons accomplished their delicate task between lurches of the ship and today the artilleryman was removed to a hospital on the way to recovery. VANCOUVER SHRINERS VISIT Members of Aflfl Temple Attend Ceremonial In Portland. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 19. (Spe- ial.) Many members of Afifi Shrine, of Tacoma, who live in Vancouver and surrounding country, went to Portland tonight to attend the ceremonial. Shriners who live in Vancouver, or anywhere on the North Bank of the Columbia River, are members of Afifi Temple, of Tacoma, that Shrine having jurisdiction of this section of Washing ton. However, many members of Afifi Temple, always attend Al Kader Tem ple meetings, Tacoma being too far away. In fact ,a number or bhnners here have been initiated by Al Kader out of courtesy of Afifi Temple In Ta corna, so that some of them, while embers of Afifi Temple have never at- ended a meeting there, but are well ac quainted with the Portland Shriners. APANESE JV1ADE CITIZEN Oriental In Army Granted Papers, but Federal Agents Will Oppose." HONOLULU, Jan. 18. Sachl Shimodo. Japanese enlisted in the United States Army, yesterday was granted citizenship by Federal Judge Vaughan, after Shlmodo's application had been refused by W. H. Ragsdale, natural- zation examiner. Mr. Ragsdale said he acted under instructions from the De partment of Labor. a J. J. Banks, assistant United States Distirct Attorney, announced he would file a bill in equity to cancel Shimodo's citizenship papers. It was said 400 other Japanese would seek naturalization under . Judge Vaughan's ruling. TWO RECEIVERS APPOINTED Coos Bay Lumber Company Affairs in Court's Hands. Frederick T. Boles and William Benman, of ban Francisco, were ap pointed by Federal Judge Wolverton as receivers for the Coos Bay Lumber Company, the C. A. Smith Timber Com pany, and the C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company. The recei ers are the result or a suit to fore close on the property because interest on bonds was not paid January 1. The delay in meeting the payments is attributed to the slowness of the Government in paying for spruce sup plies. DRUG THIEF IS OVERDOSED Charles Jackson in Serious Condi' dltion in Albany Jail. ALBANY. Or, Jan. 18. (Special.) After stealing some morphine and other drugs at St. Mary's Hospital here today, Charles Jackson, a transient who has been working on the Southern Pacific Railroad at Gates, used so much of the drugs that he is in rather serious condition in the City Jail here tonight. Jackson and a companion were wash ing the windows at the hospital when the former broke into the pharmacy and took the drugs. STAR U. S. ACE RETURNING i Captain RickenbacUer to Be Guest of Automobile Association. NEW YORK, Jan. .18. Secretary o "War Baker today accepted an invita tior to a banquet by the American Automobile Association here. February 3, in honor of Captain Eddie Ricken backer. America's premier "ace." The aviator is understood to be on the Adriatic duet lie re in 3, few: days ENEMY RELIEF IS STAYED IN SENA5 7 Home Consideration First, Pleads Mr. Kenyon. APPROPRIATION VOTE DELAYED Herbert Hoover Is Accused of Favoring Packing Interests.. AUTHORITY HELD LACKING Removing Injustice and Not Food Declared Most Effective Rem edy for Bolshevism. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. After many hours of debate the Senato failed to night to reach a vote on the bill, al ready passed by the House, appropriat ing $100,000,000 for European famine relief, as urged by President Wilson. Despite the outspoken opposition of some of the members. Republican and Democratic leaders expressed the be lief that the measure would bn out through Monday. They had hoped to pass It before adjournment tonight. Democratic Leader Martin and Sen ator Lodge spoke in favor of the meas ure, while Senators Borah, of Idaho, and Kenyon. of Iowa, Republicans, led the opposition. Senator Myers, of Montana, Democrat, also said be would not give the bill his support. Authority la Questioned. The opposition largely was based on alleged lack of authority by Congress to appropriate money raised from the people by taxation for European char ity and also because, it was asserted, sufficient information Justifying the appropriation had- not been submitted to Congress. Objection to feeding peoples of en emy countries also was raised, and the Senate adopted an amendment by Sen ator Lodge adding Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria, besides Germany, to the countries which shall not share in dis tribution of the funds. TheLedse amendment provides, how ever, that It -shall not prevent food" distribution to the peoples of Armenia, Syria, Greece and the Christian and Jewish people under the yoke of en emy governments. Food Administrator Target. During a debate, Herbert Hoover, American Food Administrator, was sharply attacked by Senators Borah and Kenyon. who charged that his admin istration had favored the meat nack- ng Interests. Senator Borah also as- ( Concluded on Pa ge 2. Column 1. c: LETS SEE, WASXT IT CINDERELLA WHO WAS LEFT AT HOME TO SCRUB THE FLOOR? ; X OF TODAY'S NEWS J The Weather. STERDAFP Maximum temperature. 00 j&- aet5r!; minimum. u decrees. d egrees ; J rAr4 v-o n i . . i t . i War. -Official casualty lint. Section 1, pace 13. Forelsn. French liner Rochambeau. laden with troops, overdue at Halifax. Section 1. pare 1. Peace conference opens. Section 1. page 1. Germans arm to check Poles. Section 1, Pse 1. Ex-Kaiir constant clg-arette smoker. Sec tion 1, page 1. Armistice terms must bo fulfilled. Section J. Pg-o 2. Peace conference s-ss; rule worries Presi dent. Section 1, pace 2. Australians worried over island and colonial question. Section 1, pace 3. Conquered peoples said to be cool in a toward "Wilson. Section 1. paro 3. British peace 'plans stmilsr to those of the United. States. Section 1,. page. 4. Strength of standing American Array In Europe under . discussion. Section 1. page 5. American journalists stand - firm against secrecy at peace conference. Section 1, page 6. CI rea t naval battle stopped by mutiny. Sec tlun 1. page 7. "Grandmother of Russian revolution" says her land will survive its woes. Section 1. page 10. National. Enemy relief stared In Senate. Section 1, page 1. Additional American units ordered to re turn from France. Section 1, page fi. h ports. Few members of 1918 Portland team to be called to duty. Section page 1. Game law changes urged by sportsmen. Section 1. page 1. Standlfer and Kline bowling teams meet in special match today. Section 2, page 2. Mitch le to return to hts own class after Wednesday's battle. Section 2. page 2. Ira Thomas makes high run In three-cushion billiard tournament. -Section. 2, page 3. Practice needed In golf. Section 2. page 3. Women set records in- water contests. Sec tion 2, page 4. Legislatures. Soldiers' relief measure Is declared Invalid. Section 1. page S. Washington solons grapple with auto-tax collect Ion cost. Section 1, page S. Domestic relations court bill framed. Sec tion 1, pago 9. Pacific Northwest. Bodies of Lfrsi Brown and M. B. Spores found on farm near Monmouth. Section 1, page 1. Rail and sea travel hampered by storm. Section 1, page 7. Commercial and Marine. Plans proposed for handling of coming wheat crop. Section 2, page !.". Corn weakened by doubt whether fixed hog prices will be extended. Section 2, page 15. Wall street storks depressed by heavy bear selling. Section 2, page 15. Alexander McGregor goes to new Job in Boston. Section 2. page Irt. Hayea-Wilcox Company organised to develop trade with Orient. Section 2. page 16, Portland and Vicinity. High School students appeal in vain for graduation day exercises. Section 1, page lo. State Highway Commission to provide work for soldiers and sailors. - Section 1, page Public again urged to don masks. Section 1, page 12. Lr. Andrew C Panton dies. Section 1, page 1J. Lumbermen called to confer on rates. Sec tion 1, page J. Committees tPo4nu4 Iske charge of State Chamber drive. Section x. page 14. Letters reveal careful kidnaping plans made by John Llurd, murderer. Section 1. page m. Rochester, Minn., expert advocates use of serum In fighting Influenza, Section 1, page jo. Oregon exceeds quota In war savings stamps campaign, section J. page 17, Red Cross motor squad to start membership campaign, section i. page 9. Relief commission, requests Congress to act. Section 1, page is, Easterner exhibit faith in Portland. Section 2. page lo. Weather report data and forecast. Section 2. pare j.i TO BEAT BACK POLES West Prussia and Silesia Will Be Defended. TWO ARMIES ARE ORGANIZED Czechs Said to Threaten With " Force of 500,000 Men. BOLSHEVIKI TAKE MITAU Teutons Flee, Leaving Large Quan tity of Ammunition and Numer ous 'Guns to Red Invaders. BERLIN", Jan. 17. (By tho Associat ed Press.) Tho German government is reported organizing two armies to coun teract an Invasion by the Poles threat ening Brandenburg. Forces in West Prussia will be under General Von Quast and in Silesia under Field Mar shal Woyrsch. Volunteers are Joining the colors in great numbers at Koenlgsberg to pro tect tho boundaries, of East Prussia from Bolshevist aggression and against the Poles, according to reports received here. Polish Oppression Alleged. Declaring that the Eastern frontier will soon be lost unless the Germans awake to the danger, the Lokal Anxel ger declares that 800,000 Germans In Posen are being prevented by the Poles from arranging for elections to the National Assembly. Proclamations regarding the "ad vancing Polish army," are being Issued by the Poles, who also have regular war reports. At a meeting at Breslau it was re ported that the Csechs have an army of 600.000 men on the border and threaten an invasion. Polish troops numbering 18 divisions are said to be about to invade Upper Silesia. Lemberg reports state that the people of the threatened districts have formulated an appeal to President Wil son asking for protection agalnsJL-lha Czechs. The appeal points out that their country has been overwhelmingly German since the l'ih century. Mlcalans Make Appeal. Mr. Wilson Is asked to prevent the forcible annexation of their country by the Czechs, saying that such an annex ation would be In violation of the prin clples of elementary Justice and "would help sow the seeds of a new war." LONDON', Jan. 18. (By the Associat ed Press.) Mitau. the capital of Cour onrluricl on rKa:. v'olumn 1.) GERMANS ARM EX-KAISER CONSTANT CIGARETTE SMOKER SOLACE SOUGHT BY WORRIED DEPOSED EMPEROR. William Hohenzollern, Appearing IS Years Older, in Fear of Kidnaping Attempt. AMERONGEN. Holland. Jan. 14. (By the Associated Press.) William Ho henzollern's illness, which manifests itself principally in the form of chills, is being aggravated by his constant worriment, the effects of which are plainly visible. The former German Emperor looks to be perhaps IS years older than when he crossed the frontier of Holland. The guards around the castle are maintaining strictest vigilance in con sequence of the revival of rumors that an attempt might be made to kidnap the ex-Emperor. The ex-Emperor now baa become a greater consumer of tobacco than ever. As soon as one cigarette is fin ished he starts another. U. S. LEADS IN NEW SHIPS In Last Quarter of 1018 Total of 9 7 Craft Tnder Construction. LONDON. 'Jan. 18 (British W ireless Service.) During tho last quarter of 1918 there were begun in Great Britain 44 ships having a tonnage of 1.979,95:, rompared to 396 ships, with a tonnage of 1.8SS.691 during the same quarter in 1917. according to authoritative fig ures. In allied and neutral countries thers were under construction when last available figures were compiled. 2189 merchant vessels having a gross ton nage of 6.921. 989. Of these 1722 were building in countries other than Great Britain. The United States led with 997 ships. with a tonnage of 3.647.919. INFLUENZA KILLS OFFICER Lieutenant-Colonel Blackford, of Camp Lewis, Succumbs, TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Lieutenant-Colonel Charles M. Black ford, of the 75th Infantry, in Camp Lewis died at the base hospital today from Influenza-pneumonia. Colonel Blackford was born in Lynch burg, Va.. 41 years ago and had served lth distinction In Cuba, the Philip pines and on the Mexican border. He was an honor graduate from the Vir ginia Military Institute in the class of 1S97. entered the Army as. a Second Lrputenant In 1902. and was assigned to the Sixth United r-tates Infantry. HUNS FREE ALL PRISONERS Assurances GUrn Tliat Allies Held During War Arc Now Ilclcaetl. PAK1S. Jan. 18. The allies have re ceived formal assurance, it is declared In an of f iclal . note, that on December 1 there were no tSerman prisons, for tresses, prisoners" camps or any other place In which officers and oldiers of the entente were kept shut up or from which they were forbidden to send news of themselves. Since the armistice no allied sub ject remains in prison, either as a penalty or to await trial. SHIP WORKERS IN HOSPITAL Rigger Overcome by Gas; Employe Falls, Injures Back. Escaping gas from a pipeline on board a hull under construction by the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corpora tion partially atphyxlated Ben Salis bury, a rigger, early yesterday. He was taken to the Sellwood Hospital for treatment, and is recovering. Alfred Axelson, another employe of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Cor poration, fell and injured his back yes terday. He alBo was taken to the Sell wood Hospital. TEUTONIC NAME CAST OFF Bismarck, Wali.. to Be Known as Hillsdale Ilerraflcr. TACOMA. Wasn.. Jan. 18. (Special Residents of Bismarck, a suburb vt Tacoma. did not like the Teutonic nama of their toWn and derided to cast It asid. They selected Hillsdale by ma jority vote and It will be used here after. A number of business houses whlh had Bismarck as part of their trade namea will amend their Incorporation papers to comply with the change. SEWATE TO SEIZE BALLOTS Inquiry to Be Made Inlo Ford-New. berry Senatorial Election. WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. In the Ford-Newberry Michigan senatorial election contest the Senate elections committee decided today to have the Senate sergeant-at-arms take posses sion of all ballots, pollbooka and other documentary evidence to be held for future examination. An Immediate Investigation la not planned. NAVY BALLOON FLIES FAR A-SSC Stars Vp 32 and 40 Hours, Traveling 750 and 850 Miles. WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. Two en durance flights by the Navy dirigible A-236 from the naval air station at Key West, Florida, one lasting 32 hours and covering 7S0 miles and the other 40 hours and 48 minutes and covering about SiO miles, constitute a service record. These were described in official re ports today. , FARMER KILLS HIS FIANCEE AND SELF, Double Tragedy Bared by Search Near Monmouth. NOTE IS LEFT IN POCKET M. C. Spores, of Portland, and Miss Lena Brown Die,' MOTIVE FOR DEED UNKNOWN Bodies Found in- Kitchen of 3iss Brown's Home; Signs of Struggle Lacking. MONMOUTH. Or.. Jan. 18. (Sperial.) Melvin C. Snores, formerly of Port land, a farmer five miles south of here, killed Miss Lena Brown, a young girl neighbor, some time Thursday last and In turn committed suicide. Their bodies were found about o'clock this morning- by Miss Brown's brother-in-law. Ueorge Jones, huddled grotesquely In the little bitting room of the young woman's farmhouse. A re volver belonging to Spores laid haJf grlpped In his hand. The gun had been emptied once and evidently re loaded, as a few loaded shells still re mained in the chambers. The girl was shot brutally.several times through the breast and the murderer ended his own life by a series of similar wounds. The bodies both were terribly muti lated In the breast by the heavy call bered shells. ea FoDDd la Pocket, Two notes explaining the tragedy were found on the body of the man, written Illegibly. One addressed to Miss Brown said: "I ' have gotten a divorce from my wife and now you come through and marry me." The other simply said to the world. "I killed Lena Brown and am going to kill my self." The note to Miss Brown was never delivered to her. however. Real izing he would be repulsed under all circumstances, he wrote the second note and. with tha murder" fully pre meditated, committed the act. Coroner Chapman took tho two bodies to Dallas this afternoon. The victim of tho man owned a small farm and had recently built a house. She waa about 2 years old and an ex cellent horsewoman, being enthusiastic for pure-bred horses. She also had a Jersey herd. During the past year ahe. had done much of hep farm work. She was the daughter of the late Charles Brown, a well-known farmer of Polk County. Two or her sisters, Mrs. George Jones and Mrs. H. Harmon, live a mile or so from her and the waa in the habit of spending the nights with Mrs. Jones. Wife I.ltea In rortland. When he did not appear Thursday night or Friday night. Mr. Jones went to her house to see what was wrong. Other than meeting often as farming neighbors, it Is believed no closer rela tions existed between the two. Spores has a brother, Elmer Spores, living In Portland, and his wife. Mrs. Ruth Spores, lives at 939 East Main street of the same place. About Christmas the man 'went to Portland and upon his return here it was learned he told someone that his wife had been granted a divorce and that he was glad It was not known definitely until then that he waa mar ried. SMOKING IN "Y" FAVORED Head of International Physical Committee Makes Suggestion. NEW YORK. Jan. IS. Abolition of "No Smoking" signs in V. M. C. A. buildings Is suggested in a letter to general secretaries sent out today by Dr. George J. Fisher, head of the physi cal department of the international committee. lr. Fisher said he advised the secre taries that In view of the return of sol diers and sailors, all arbitrary rulings on the ufo of tobacco be done away with. WARM RAINS PREDICTED Above-Normal Temperature Is Fore cast for Pacific Mates. , WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday. Issued by the'Weather Bureau today, are: Pacific states Temperature will be above normal with frequent rains ex cept in Southern California. HUN ASSEMBLY DATE SET National Session Will Take Place on February 16. It Is Said. LONDON. Jan. IS. A German gov ernment wirelesa message says that Phillip Scheidemann, the Foreign Sec retary, announced today that the gov ernment had decided to convoke the national assembly February 16. Suppression Tale Denied. PARIS, Jan. 17. General head quarters of the American expeditionary forces has officially denied the story printed In some American newspape that the American Army on Its entry into Luxemburg suppressed a move ment directed against the existing gov crntucnt. . CH 103.2 r