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' " rlT A,mr: C- -irni UAANZ the - lYEATUEIt mm vim m w w wMvrmtv . - II a AMI a- y. 'A ' and ITS ALL TRUE- ' LUll,yv Thursday - rain; vjf yl v x westerly winds. . VOL. XVII .NO. 209 PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAYS EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1919. SIXTEEN PAGES, 4 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TWAINS AND NEWS STANOA FIVC OtNTS ) U GET f 1761,382 Approximately $5D0,000 1$ Left for Pruning After the Joint s Committee Holds Its Open ing Session. Request of Industrial Accident -Commission for $680,000 Is Eliminated From Budget; Joe Keller Is Hit. : By AVlll T. Kirk S ALEM, Jan. 15. Fo practi cal efficiency in pruning a state budget, the Joint senate and "bouse. ways and means commit tee set a new record at its first 'meeting Tuesday night. . The committee was in session . threo hours and it clipped off the budget the sum of $761,382. . This leaves approximately. $500, 000 more which must be pruned out before the budget will bal ance with the amount of funds i 'available for state purposes dur ; fng the next two years. So far as members of the commltle are concerned, all fears that It will be Impossible to 'shrink the budget to fit the state financial garment have passed away.i . . . In the biff cut made Tuesday night, the 1680,000 eliminated from the request of the. state industrial accident commis sion was the principal item. This cut eliminates state aid for the commission and was recommended by the governor tn his message and is -not opposed by the commission. Acting favorably on- tl plan outlined by Senator Strayer, the committee went through the entire budget and took Ac tion on Items which they, felt competent to. dispose of tentatively at once, while the other request imclumlng all state institutions were passed over for Inves tigation and later action. Several Interesting features cropped out at the meeting. When the Item pro- ' tCoeelsded oa Pare Fifteen. Column Two) FLU MASK ISSUE Afternoon Session Wilf Be Held Todays Question 0f Supply , Is a Big Problem. ..After two hours of discussion this morning on the proposed compulsory ."flu mask" ordinance, the city commis sioners, in special session with members of the consolidated health bureaus, phy sicians and citisens, adjourned until 4 j o'clock this afternoon, .without taking 'action. " , It is expected that some modifications will be made In the proposed ordinance before it la passed. Total new. Spanish influenza cases re ported this morning numbered 153, with 10 deaths. This is a falling off of over 200 In the 'number of new cases reported Tues day ""morning, though the number of death 8 is the same. It cannot be truthfully said, however, that the decrease in the number of In fections -is the result of the "fight against the epidemic being waged by the consolidated health bureau, with the sup port of the public, inasmuch as with .the mask ordinance still in the air, little definite in the campaign has been accomplished, except what Information and advice has been given through the press newa columns and advertisements. The large stores have complied 'with requests to keep center aisles open, but uri ventilated street cars are still crowd ed to the steps dr.ring the peak hours. Playhesses Are Aiding V There has been, no definite system, of Inoculation worked out. The motion picture houses and theatres have put up funds- tot provide for an educational campaign through the appearance - of four minute men in their houses, cir culars belrur distributed advise the pub lic to stay away from the very places where they might hear these speakers. 1 Moreover, that iwoposed compulsory "flu" mask ordinance carries an emerg ency clause making if effective , imme Air.tely, and - If the measure Is passed vUh this clause attached, a heavy pen alty will be provided for any person not wearing a mask, and at the same time there viU not be masks available tor but possibly 10.000 of -the 250,000 per sons required to wear them. .. : To be really " effective, physicians agree that the masks should be changed five pr six times, during; the day, so this feature further complicates the altua- tOn.-.:. ;'- v .' -f : - The : city commission failed '. jtb - pass the. emergency ordinances this morntng, : because-commissioners, physicians and citizens, could not agree as. to the pro visions of the ordinance. f :.- f- :y : .t: Mask : Headqaarters Opeatd ' Headquarters from which masks may he secured as fast as available have been opened in- the basement of '? the Portland, hotel, where representatives of the American Red Cross are aellinff the masks at 10 cents apiece or three for 2$ cents. To persons who cannot afford to buy masks, they will be given tree. The proceeds from the sale of the masks wul. be turned over to the Visiting .Nurses association, to be used in com bating the epidemic " COUNCIL TACKLES ' fc'.-V-.. -....-.v:i i,-...;S;V- Consolidation Aim Draws Forces of Legislature Close By Ralph Watson SALEM, Jan. 15. It begins to look like something is going to be consolidated by this legislature. For the first time in all of the history of legislators' effort the consolidation lion of the senate and lamb of the house are lying down together this time with Joe Richardson sitting on the lid, it being assumed, of course, that such a hybrid animal possesses such a thing. Yesterday afternoon the consolidation question was split wide open, so wide that all of the state employes and of ficials who might be iu danger wore large smiles of joy and an air of easy assurance. The senate, upon the initia tive of Senator Dimick. has passed a joint resolution requiring a joint senate and house committee of six members, three from each house, from which all consolidation questions should go. Committees Are Warned This was not the idea 6f the house, and just before the senate resolution reached the house, yesterday afternoon, the latter body sent a resolution Into the hands of Its resolution committee, pro viding for the appointment of a house committee of three members to under take the solution of consolidation This threw the whole consolidation program on a rock," and i was the gen eral opinion that the senate condition would grow up at this session, as has prevailed during the - two- preceding ses sions, when the senate passed Its meas ures, .which were killed off -In the house, while the house in turn passed its bills, all of which died in thvaenate, leaving the state government unshaken and Unmerged. Latit night, however, things began .to happen. Richardson of Multnomah went over and had a talk with President Vin ton, and then - some of the other , house leaders and similar big men from the FIRM FOR L Insists on Control of Feeding Germans Being Left in Hands of Civil Representatives. By. Robert 3t Beater ' y , - Paris.' -Janit 15.WU." President Wilson Is determined: so far. as possible that , civilian" repreaentaUvee shall con trol t!?e -machinery . for feeding- Ger many. But. if the Germans fall to agree to the proposition advanced by . the civilians. Marshal Foe will dictate the terms. ' - , , . -. - Edward Hurley and Admiral Benson," representing the United States lh com pany with the allied " commissioners, were en route to Treves today to meet the German delegation and take ' up with them the proposition of turning over German merchant ships to the allies for transportation of food, i V'hen the quesUon came ' up at the conference of the associated powers the president maintained-that the, best results could be obtained by putting execution of the plan in the hands of civilians instead of military officials. He obtained sufficient support, particu larly from Great Britain, to carry his point. One of the principal . American objectives just now is to get American soldiers back home, Wilson hopes to ob tain acquiescence to the allied propo sals, so that -German abtpa will relieve the present transportation burden. : Favorable Report Oil Coos Bay Wagon Road Bill Ordered Washington.- Jan. 15. (WASHING TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL) The senate public lands committee to day ordered a favorable' report without amendment on the Coo Bay wagon road bill, which: places itoa the calen dar and ina good position for-early en actment. -Senators Chamberlain and McNary and Representative Klnnott at tended the meeting; No opposition ap peared. The committee also ordered fa vorable reports on Sinnott'a bills to ex tend time for the completion of the Tumalo irrigation project and to enable settlers of -lord 3i Valley to cut timber on public land In Idaho. Dismautlinjr Plant Stopped: Washington, Jan. 15. Dismantling of the government spruce Plant at Port Angeles, Wash., i was ordered discon tinued today by General Menoher, new chief of the air service, after consulta tion with Senator Poindexter, who pre sented protests. ' Menoher promised full investigation t before final action s or dered. - . Dirigible to Leave ? I For, Last of Trip .fBrunswlck.-Oat'. 'Jan. J5.-I. N. S.J The dirigible v balloon en route ' from Rockaway Island., N. Y., for Key West, Fla. is preparing to leave here today on the last lap-of her trip to the south ern tip of Florida. She carries a cap tain? and- a. frmi a civ mn rft Parker reported the trip from George-1 iowb. a. was mass without incident, the huge balloon arriving fa Brunswick. at 8:30 p. 'in,-.yeaterday-.;-,!:.--i---. -. Utah on! Record in Favoii;of Suffrage Salt takeJCIty, Jan. ,15. (U. P.V Utah was on record today for national woman suffrage. The resolution, mem Oralixmg congress to pass the constitu tional amendment for: woman suffrage was passed by both houses of the legis lature late yesterday. The senate's ac tion was unanimous. CIVILIAN con senate got together and talked things over. The night before Speaker Jones had Raid that the house was going to run its own consolidation -investigations and that he did not Intend to'have the cards gummed -up by . any senate com mittee, or words to that effect. Chaage Takes Piece Last night things changed. It was arranged in the conference that the house would adopt the senate joint resolution and that Richardson of Multnomah would be the chairman of the joint committee, with Dlmlck, Thomas and Eddy representing the senate, and Rich ardson and Graham of Washington ' the house, the third member not determined. Then it was agreed to split the bill 60-50. the senate putting in half of the consolidation' measures and the house half. This, of course,' Includes (he program measures decided upon by the joint committee, but does not take into consideration the report of the- government consolidation commis sion, which will be brushed aSide with but little ceremony, nor does it take account- of any independent con solidation measures which may be brought into either house or senate without first being submitted to the committee. 'Under this arrangement , there is a chance of some consolidations being effected at this session, provided, - of (Concluded on Fa ire Fear. Column Seven) DRY AMENDMENT BACKED BY HOUSE Memorial . Asking U. S. Senate to Indorse Woman Suffrage ; Also Adopted in House. : -v-. -v ': By Jtalph'-Watsea ll? -"' Salem. Jan. r 15-By unanimous vote efithe M ' membersi vvrfanl h 'hset Tuesday - afternoon passed the aerate joint -memorial No. 1, indorsing woman suffrage; and calling on the United States senate to take favorable and Immediate action. It also ' petitions the Oregon delegation in the senate and. -house to use Its influence to promote equal suf frage.' The resolution also provides for the sending of copies of It to the presi dent. -'vice president and members of the Oregon delegation. The resolution ' was passed af ter a suspension- of the house roles.' which allowed it to be passed Ifn medlately without being referred to a committee. ;:; . , . . g f '. ;.":- Salem. Jan. 15. With Kubll. .Lewis and McFarland, all of Multnomah, vot ing no; Fuller. Ixjfgren, Stannard and Stewart absent, and all the remaining members voting yes. the bouse late Tues - day afternoon adopted Representative Elmore's joint" resolution' ratifying . the national prohibition amendment and sent it over to the senate for action by that body.. -.-; Practically all the 'afternoon, follow ing the inaugural exercises, i was taken up with the discussion of the resolution by Lewis, who precipitated the first real discussion In the house by bis endeavor to spread his opposition to the ratifica tion of the national amendment upon the house journal, while at , the same time seeking the consent of the -house that he be excused from voting on the Elmore resolution. This straddling desire of Lewis Inct- ( Concluded on Fage Fifteen, Column One), Policeman Accused Of Robbing Belgian Baby Relief Fund Patrolman Henry C- Bales, office man In the traffic department at police headquarters, was charaed with lar ceny this morning, by his fellow of ficers and was suspended from the force by Chief N. F. Johnson. Bales 1s charged by Traffic-Officer-E. K. Bert with stealing money front : the Belgian, and French baby .relief bot tles. According to the chief, $5.25 in marked money was found on Bales when he was' arrested this morning by Sergeant Frank Errln and Officer Bert. ,He was taken before- the police efficiency' committee "and1 after the evi dence was heard - the chief , decided to- make all facta public and to prose cute Bales. , r , ; At' com plaint charging larceny; with ball of $250 -has been filed against Bales. .. , . " ' ri Officer Bales says that the Whole thing is a frame-up on him by other officers,--who are holding a Jong-time grudge ; against him. :- Bales admitted opening the bottle, but said he took out the smaller coins and put in larger ones of - his - own in order ' to have change . for persons coming . into the office, who wanted to drop a coin, tn the bottle, but : had 'no small -change. The Belgian bottle in the traffic office is filled by. motoraU who commit minor- violations of the trafflo .laws, and who would rather place -a coin . tn the relief bottle than go before the judge. New York Senate ; Favors; Suffrage Albany; N. T.. Jsa, 15. (I. N. S.) i Following action by ' the ' state , senate last night, the assembly today adopted the Graves resolution, calling upon New York 'United - States senators to vote for the federal suffrage amendment. AHI Hum? is REQUESTED State Board Asks Attorney Gen eral to Investigate Fraud in All School and State Lands. Funds Sought of Legislature to Speed Court Action for Re covery of Title for Oregon, SALEM. Jan. 15. The state land board at the first meet ing held in which State Treas urer Hoff sat as a member, by 1 a unanimous vote this morning adopted a resolution requesting the attorney general, without de lay, to make an investigation of all school and other state lands where title had been taken from the state by fraud or conspiracy, and to commence such proceed ings as might be necessary to recover these lands for the irre ducible scheel fund of the -state. The resolution also Included a' peti tont to the legislature to provide by appropriation for the necessary funds In order that the investigations . and prosecutions of the attorney general might he brought, to a speedy and suc cessful conclusion. ' The iresolutlon met with no ' opposi tion from any member of the - board. As introduced, Mr. Hoff had stated in the opening paragraph that land to the value of $1,000,000 had been taken from the state by fraudulent means. Gov ernor Wlthycombe objected to ' this clause. Baying that it was a broad state ment and that he did not think that the board should go on record as making it without more' Information. . He said that he was iff favor of the investigation by the attorney general of ' all cases where fraud" had been used in- the acquisition of state lands, and also In the -prosecution of cases to secure the reeoyeryr such, Und a.,: The resolution Sffas aendedtn aeooTdance " wtthr hjg suggestion af was givea the "unanimous vote of the "bOardGovernor Wlthycombe, Secretary of State Olcott ' and State Treasurer Hoff. : -The text of the resolution follows: 'Whereas. : the state of Oregon has (ConcJndfd on Fas Four. Column Three) MASSACRE TAKES PLACE IN RUSSIA I Tr00QS pjre 0n Starvlnff Peonle! L' ruuP r,rB u" Oldrving reupie, Thousands Roam Peograd Streets, Dgmand Food. Stockholm, Jan. 15. (I. ti. S.) Troops are firing upon crowds of starving peo ple who are jamming the streets of Pe trograd, crying for bread, said advices from thatclty today. Ten thousand persons sre roaming the streets of Petrograd demanding food.: Several hundred persons have been killed in a massacre at Berditshev, in the government of Kiev. The: progrom followed an attempt by peasants to disarm the Jewish, militia. Many more pogroms are anticipated. London, Jan. 15. N. S.) Nlcholai Lenin, Bolshevik premier of Russia, is taking a gloomy view of the future of Bolshevism, according to a Helsingfors dispatch to the Daily Mail today. Lenin was quoted as saying; 'Tet us. take care to avoid the mistakes of last year or our fate this year will be death." It was recently -reported4 that Lenin had been arrested on orders' from Leon Trotsky, the Bolshevik foreign minister, because he opposed Trotsky's prograra for a continuation of tlM reign of terror. Britain Not With Frsnee Lancaster, Bngland, Jaa 15. (U, P.) -"It can be safely .assumed that the British will not conform with France's attitude regarding Rusaia, largely as- U19 American suggestion and guidance!, the Manchester. Guardian declared today. It cani v be' definitely j stated : that America will not commit herself to a war force. She is absolutely opposed to that idea.-- . . i. Independent Party ; In Bavaria Defeated '"-'-'i'-i-'-- --- :.:. Geneva, Jan. IS. -I. N.S. A heavy defeat was inflicted upon Kurt Eisner's independent party in the Bavarian elec tion for the national assembly, accord ing to advices from Munich today, lbs)" balloting HsuJted ajrfdllswsj Eisner independents, 4 seats; centrists fclericalsX. . 45; government I socialists. 40 t democrats, 22 ; peasant assocla tlon. It. ixA ,..:fti4i Um-j , . . Austrians Betdm -' Huge Sum tojjtaly -m -fr, 1 ... .. " -4 '- . -9--' " : v t . , , t. fc : ,-, Rome. Jan. 15. I. N. S. Austria has deUvered $200,000,009 to the Italian armistice commissioners, this sara rep-, resenting: -- the - amount removed from Trieste and Trent! no banks by the A.as trtans at the outbreak of the .war.v it was learned today. -.. -- - Oregon Boys on Cruiser St Louis Which Landed m Trophy Laden Members of 346tn Field Artillery on Line When Armistice Came. New York, Jan. X5. (U. P.) Tha.Unl ted States cruiser St. Louis arrived In New York harbor today carrying Ameri can troops. On board were 45 officers and 12S4 en listed men. Of this number 300 were sick or wounded. Twenty-two cases of t Influenza were reported 'during the trip across. The men of the 46th Field artillery aboard were from California, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho, t They were, loaded down with tfSphles frcm the battlefields, gathered just after the armistice was signed. The men, all of whom trained at Camp I-ewis, said they sailed . for France" on July 18 on the steamer Baltic, and en camped near Bordeaux after a trip via TJverpool. Later they were moved to Neufchateau, hear Nancy. ' i On November 8 they were ordered to begin moving into battle. November 11, as they were on the eve of golnjr into action, the armistice ended hostilities. Reception Is Cordial i The 346th artillery embarked a Brest for the return trip home on Janaary 2. The trip across was uneventful except on the second day out, when this ship ran Into a severe storm. There was one death f-om, influenza. , The returning artillerymen were given an enthusiastic reception upon their ar rival here. The mayor's committee met them as they entered, the harbor and put aboard cigarettes and newspapers. At the dock an army , band played patriotic selections as they passed ashore. They were greeted by repre sentatives of the Salvation Army. . Red Cross and Y. M. C. A., who gave them sandwiches and hot coffee. ' Immediately upon debarkation the artillerymen were taken to Camp Mer ritt by special train. Later they will go to Camp Lewis for demobilisation. ; , Battery A, with- Captain .; Hamilton Gardner of Salt Lake City, ;iwas the first unit to leave the transport.; ForUaad Boy Sltappolsted "We sure were a disappointed ' bunch when the armistice was ' signed before w got a. crack at the Hun." J-!a.Mi iTtvate k Tt. Greenman of IrUand. Ow.. Ha; said the- regiment was boutr t WQV io-.thsflriag JtftS wlthttf'rnotoelt batteries tfFrench 75s weh th fight iJsg - - wa stopped. Captain Benjamin B. Foster, of ' Sart Rafael, CaL. was In command of Bat tery B. He said that the artillerymen had undergone a most intensive train ing program and were about ' to be rushed into the : St. Mthiel sector when he armistice came. v Among: the members of the battery who landed were Privates Lyle Ander son. Boise, Idaho ; Paul W. Wood, East Helena, Mont., and A. C. Clayton, King man. Ariz. "We are surely glad to get home al though our experience in- France was well worth the trip." said Walter Thompson. Spokane. ""The French people treated us weli." Captain Charles Fertig. Spokane, was in command of Battery C Other mem bers of the battery were Privates Harry Jackson. Pocatello. Idaho, and Bud Lewis of Twin Falls, Idaho. Others on board included Lieutenant' K. C. " Thayer, Portland, 'Or. ; Privates H. C. Compton, San Francisco ; John L. Peradotto. Seattle, and Peter i Me Intyer, Pendleton, Or. j " -. The hoys of the 346th artillery- wgre confident that their lucky number was in "13." From the Ume they silled from New York until they retsrned, -13" followed them with the best luck. According to the artillerymen, "13" was with them as follows : Sailed from New York on the Baltic July 13. Passed Statue of Liberty at 13 min utes past 1. the thirteenth" hour. Thirteen days going across to England. Left Camp De Souge, France, for em barkation home on Friday, December . 13. Reached Brest after"13 days' journey. Sailed from Brest with 1300 men in regiment. j Was 13 days returning to America. The doughboys were very enthusiastic over the number '13" and some -even, de clared that there had been 13 Germans killed around a camp stove which" they .-were using in their French camp. ; . . The cruiser St, Louis, which 'brought the artillerymen, completed her -twentieth round trip to Europe .since war was declared. . -; ' -. Health Officials ; And Council Conf er Over Flu Situation Members' of the Consolidated Bureau of Health, in charge of the ioeaU, "flu fight, physicians and city officials are in conference tpday at the city hall on the proposed city ordinance) which. If passed, will make the wearing of masks compulsory.: r - ': . Expecting passage of the ordinance, with an emergency clause, every agency in the city is being called upon to make masks as rapidly as possible. & Headquarters for volunteer workers have been established at Portland hotel. ywyaa ii , i i i ' i l , ' w- ' j; - L-- V Boys of 65th Are ; : : Awaiting Vessels Eugene. " Jan. 15, A cablegram ' re ceived here by Mrs. William Moil Case from her husband, former paster of the Presbyterian church in Eugene,- who is now doing T. M. C. A. work in France, states that.; the Sixty-fifth, coast artil lery, is at : present in Brest,--France, awaiting transports on which to return to the United States. The Sixty-fifth is as Oregon unit ..and contains two com panies of Eugene boys. The cablegram was sent from. Paris. -i . vv , . New York Today S Tfll E 0 LIST DRY FOR LSI Utah, Iowa and Colorado Join Ranks of Those Favoring the Mesaure, Making Total 34. Wisconsin Senate Acts Favorably and Lower House to Vote Soon; Leader Expects Victory. By Will T. Kirk SALEM, Jan. 15. Oregon today look its place among the states which have ratified th national prohibition' amendment to the federal constitution. By unanimous vote of its 30 members the' senate passed house joint resolution No i, by Elmore, which "had been passed the day before' in the house. There was not a ripple to the action in the senate but so anxious were the members to make the vote not only unanimous but to include every member that the assistant sergeant-at-arms was sent to bring Senator Thomas, the only member who was not in his seat when the vote was taken. Unanimous con sent was given him to cast his vote, al though the roil call had been completed. - Senator " Eddy, who had introduced a ratification " resolution, gave way to Representative Elmore, as he said Mr. Elmore Was an older supporter of the cause - of prohibition than he and he wished to give him the honor of being the father of the resolution which puts Oregon on record, in favor of nation wide prohibition. In .the regular order of business ; Senator Eddy's resolution came up for action - before the house resolution was received, and It was passed by the senate by unanimous vote. The desk clerk then read the house resolution by Elmore. i "When the -vote was taken Just now n my resolution, said .Senator Eddy, I did not know that Mr." Elmore reso lutton was'oomlnff up so sooni. . wish e,uttMot&bl''C3 athe ornneresoTutlon, so I win ask the senate to pass' his resolution and I wiy have the committee la the house kill'tnine , Senator Pierce introduced a concur- Concluded oa fag Eleven. Column rosri Legislature to Take teps to Do Away With Unequal Assess- ' ments in Counties. By Will T. Kirk : Salem', Jan. 15. Before the legislative session is many days older bills will be Introduced to -correct sortie of the present evils of Oregon's hit-or-miss sys tem of making property assessments for taxation purposes, and of the disposal of property sold for delinquent taxes. Members of - the senate committee on assessment and taxation are Interested in that phase of the taxation question and already have., had the matter up for discussion with State Tax Commis sioner Galloway. 'One suggestion -has been made that the state return to the old plan of hav ing a state board of equalisation, with powers to Increase the assessment of any class or property wmcn it iouno io be given too low a valuation. - Tax Commissioner Galloway Is throw ing cold water on this suggestion, how ever, and told" a group of senators that the reported' inequalities 1 in assessed valuations between counties was more Imaginary than real. Senators Ira S Smith and PiercS did not agree with him. and declare that inequalities do exist "I know that Inequalities exist," said Senator Smith, "and it is" not fair nor Just that any one in a county should have a high assessment placed on his iproperty, while a neighbor In an adjoin ing county has. a low assessment or is pot assessed at all on certain classes of wrooerty. - Senator Smith said also that he Is having a bill ; prepared which will pro- Vide that the county shall buy In all property sold for delinquent taxes, and thus cut out the speculator." . "A it is now," he said, .."speculators buy. the best pieces of property and leave the undesirable property, which usually, lies in out-of-the-wsy places, for the' county to buy In. The county could just as well buy It all In. and if the property is- redeemed . It would re ceive the interest and penalties, and if it is not redeemed the county would receive the benefit of the valuable property which tt might acquire 'along with the less valuable. " v - "The County also would be inclined to deal more leniently with the property owner who desires to redeem his prop erty, perhaps, after the legal time limit had elapsed." Huns Are Retaining j Captured Materials London, Jan. 15. -(TJ. P.) General von Finterfeld,; member , of the German armistice commission, has sent a ; note to the - allied ' armistice ; commission at 5pa declaring that "Germany Is holding captured material until the peace treaty is signed,, according- to a wireless dis patch; from Berlin Tuesday, -. . - ., BILLS TO REMEDY TAX INEQUALITIES JOSEPH HARD HIT BY HEAVY WIND STORM JOSEPH. Jaa. lt Joteph r sesables a seetlos of "Ho Maas Iasd" this ssoralng. The worst wind la the towa's history wrecked a aeore of baildiBgs, among them the Kerr, Gilford grala warehoase, aad the 0W. B. A K. rosadkoase. The llS.SOt high school was dam aged for the seeosd time la foar years. - This time nearly half the balldlsg Is missing. Several thoa sand dollars' worth of plate glass was broken la the bstlness seetloa. No on was lnjared. USE OF FEDERAL BUREAU IS URGED Emptoyers Are Asked to Secure Help Only Through U. S. Employment Service. "Use only the United States employ ment service in finding Jobs for re turned soldiersI was the sentiment de veloped at a conference of representa tive citisens in the mayor's office Tues day afternoon. "I want to see these volunteer bu reaus turn over all this employment work to the federal employment bureau." said the mayor. Wilfred Smith, federal employment director for Oregon, assured the con ferees 1 that the government Is organ ised to handle the problem, if citisens and efployers will give It their sup port, and If the work is concentrated rather than scattered. -' The conclusion reached was that at Liberty Temple the-United States em ployment service wfi handle Jobs for soldiers. The Red Cross was Invited to head all cooperating agencies In es tablishing "accommodation headquar ters" for the soldiers at Liberty Tem ple. All to Cooperate J. B. Kerr, chairman of the Portland Red Cross, will take the offer before the executive board within two or threejeftwys. .The work outlined for the Red Cross is thedirectlng of loans to soldiers, board and lodging while awaltlnr work, legal advice as to insurance and claims. The war camp ; community service will cooperate, as will .the general reception committee for Isold lers, sailor and ma rines and the war auxiliaries,' 7- r . y The .11)111- snnraviMf - t - tv iSmiv f comreranee-was outlined" by H.-'-1 Cor- oetv presiaent oz the Chamber of Com merce. An appropriation to aid in car rying on ; ina work wui, probably be asked of the legislature and also from the National Red -Cross, which has a general 'fond for the purpose of aiding returned soldiers. Powers Isdorses Bareaa Strong Indorsement of the United States employment service was given by Ira F. Powers, well known Portland business man, who was a member of the Tuesday afternoon conference. "I regard the federal employment service as the only competent agency to direct the securing of employment for returned soldiers," said he. "Several times recently I have had occasion to call Upon the government bureau for help. Each time I was asked, 'Would you like to have a returned soldier? Of course, I and every other employer desire to place all the returned soldiers we can. Several men have thus been sent to me. They have all made good. They are fine types, earnest and full of eager pride to do their work properly. "Army training has elevated the standard of our youiig manhood. When I get a returned soldier I know I am getting a man who Is physically fit and mentally disciplined." Committees to Meet The meeting of the committee formed of heads of various- boy organisations in Portland with the mayor's commit tee on Juvenile delinquency and the governor's soldiers' and sailors' employ ment committeel of whlclf the mayor is the head, will, take place at 11 a. m. Thursday in the! office of the mayor. The two subjects of raising the com pulsory school age limit from 16 to 18 years, and of arranging with employers for boys below 18 to give up their posi tions to returning soldiers, unless it, Is shown they are self-supporting, will be considered. j The raising of j the compulsory school age limit has been indorsed by the Parent-Teacher association and the So cial Workers association.' Enemy Prisoners to Help Rebuild France "" - -4 Paris. Jan. lS.'d?. P. V Enemy pris oners of war will get a chance to rebuild what they have wrecked in France, ac cording to a decision of the French cab inet, announced today. -The prisoners will be employed at once on reconstruc tion work In the devastated regions. Two hundred thousand are expected to be laboring by March 20. ROLL bF HONOR In the roll of honor toad subtle today sr th lumei of the following men from the .Pacific N ortfawest ; - - - ' KILLED IN aOTION . PRIVATE ROBERT L. HENRT, emersracy aaamB . u. nenry. Lmimrmm. Wuftinston -PRIVATE OEOROE O. MITOMELL, emr ceney turns' Mr. Mry MitcheU, 112 Sob Hill arena. Seattl. DIED OP WOUNDS ' Oregon OORPORAL SIDNEY MONTQOM E RT, not gnnry Mr-, Jnph Mnntmnry, Albanr. PRIVATE LOVE A. OONRAD, awrgeiwy sd drM Mrs. h'sney Conrad, BpriacflcM. Idaho PRIVATE RIOMARD BOTCNOER, enursraey sddrew Mn, Alice oyencrr, Boiac. EROEANT NEIL OHRISTMNSON, iBr- DIED Of DISEASE - Oregon - . CAPTAIN LELAND WILSON, enerteney ad dM, Mn, Don . Wiboa,. 489 Clay straet, Portland. OORPORAL ARTHUR JOHN CARLSON, sursraer addraas Jobs CarlaoB, B. ST. D. 4, Taeotsa. PRIVATE EWOENE KELLY.'- mrfmrr d- (Coaelndtd oa Pass rovrtoM. Cohosa Two) POtiCllF I1.S.ISII II IflllSEii Lord Robert Cecil Says American Stand Is an Advantage for President Wilson's Proposed League of Nations. ' Allowance of Three Delegates at the Peace . Conference for Brazil Also Considered United States Triumph. Epoelal Cabla to Tt Journal and Tba Cbleata Deny- Now. - . j (Copyrisht, IBIS, toy Cblcao Dally N.wa Co.) ,. By Harry Hansen , PARIS, Jan. . 15. Two distinct triumphs, It is believed, have already been achieved for Amer- - ica: v. . . -, First, no action will be taken Jii Jforming the league of nations ,.'f ' that will abrogate or 'even limit the Monroe Doctrine, nor Is any " disposition ' to do so likely to be '.i shown by . other , nations. t ' Secondr' the allotmenr of , thr' , seats .to -.Brazil .'delegates st''tJTr: conference. V- 4 . V It Is. thought , that America's 5 . successful effort , to obtain "'ade- , quate . representation for .South America - will probably have a- great effect there. ' . ' The major nations are to have ' five seats each and Brazil is therefore likely to be better' represented than even Bel gium and Serbia. ' i In an authoritative American quarter today It was explained that Brssll is a large nation and that it was important and necessary that South America should be .'represented, This i Is regarded as Brazil's 4. reward . for Joining the antl German bloc, It will cement the friend ly relations between the United States and Brazil and will have a good effect on future politics In the western hemi sphere. r'1 ' : : . . , . , The definite statement was made in a- high ; American quarter today that the league of nations does not mean the (Uooohidad on Paso Two. Column Ona) SECRETARY BAKER MAY LEAVE POST Friends of Secretary of War Say He Will Quit r Cabinet to Practice Law. Washington, Jan. 15.-I. N. S.) Sec-: retary; of War Newton D. Baker Is to be the next member of the cabinet to resign and resume his private law prac tice, according to persons closely asso ciated with him. ( "; - There have been reports circulated at various times that Mr. Baker wished to retire from office,, but each time he de sired to make a chansre. according to the reports, President Wilson prevailed upon him to remain, and the chief ex ecu- tive even went so far on one occasion as to commend Mr. Baker in an vpen letter as being "one of the most com petent public servants, he . had ever known." . -. However, the ' report is current that Secretary .Baker Is arranging to form a law firm and retire to Cleveland to re sume practice. On the other hand, po litical advisers to Mr. Baker are said to be in favor of his retiring from public life now to give him a chance to start a speaking campaign which they believe will . result in a presidential boom for him. i When Mr. Bakefretlre he will be the sixth member of the. Wilson cabinet and. the second secretary of war to re- sign. The changes which have .taken place were: William J. Bryan as secre tary, of state, Llndley M. Garrison ss secretary of war, James C. Mclleynolds as 'attorney general. William O. McAdoo as secretary of the treasury snd Thomas W. Gregory as attorney general. . Syndicalism Bill Becomes Law Over Veto of Governor Olyrapla, Jan. 14. (I X. S.)--Wlth more than 60' members of the lower house of , the Washington legislature pledged to vote ton passing the -criminal syndicalism billt over Governor Lis ter's veto. it looks today as If the mesa ure wjll be put through. It requires 64 votes In the house to override the veto. The senate passed the measure over the veto , Monday. Labor representatives are attempting 1 to block the bill and are asking that action be deferred 'until house members have , ample time to examine copies of the measure. It is expected the house will 'vote on the Jblll this afternoon. '.,.- VDanres Put Under Ban ; Olympia. Wash., Jan. 14. (TJ. P.) All dances planned during this session of the legislature have been called off . by Governor Lister, snd theatres ordered to only permit occupation f attentat seats, to prevent the spread of influenza among me legislators. , : - - - " i - - .