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PRESIDENT
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Nation's Chief Will Arrive at
Boston Monday Aboard George
Washington Amid Ceremony.
Orders Navy Ship Ready for
Return to France March 5j
Will Address Boston People.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. I.IJ.
S.) President Wilbon will;
eail on his return trip to France
about March 5. It was announced
at the navy department today
In a Avjreless message to the
department, Commander Mc
Cauley of the George Washington
stated that the president had
given orders that the vessel be
held In readiness for his return,
falling from New York on or
about that time. .
Boston, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) six United
States destroyers steamed out to sea
today to glv President Wilson his first
welcome home and to escort to this port
the steamship Oeorge Washington, on
Which th president and his party are
returning from the peace conference.
The rtx speedy fighting ships are the
Gamble. Meredith, Harding, Paulding,
Walker and Conynham. They expected
to reach the George Washington about
600 miles off Cape Cod. The cruiser
Galveston headed the fleet of destroyers,
but was called back to be ready to fire
the first salute of 21 guns to greet the
president.
-.The George Washington has been
(COBclnded en Pse Tweire. Column riTl
IN FINE SPIRIT
A. S. Bickford of Hood River
Visits Son Just Back From
Overseas.
By Carl Smith
Washington. Feb. 31. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL..) A. S.
Ti.vfArl f Hood River is in - Washing
ton, after visiting Newport News, where
he witnessed the arrival Tuesday of the
Kittr-nlnth coast artillery, of which his
eon is a member. , The men are now at
Camps Eustis and Stewart. Vs.. prepar
in. tnt- mobilization. About 750 men
of this contingent will be sent to Camp
Lewis, starting within two or tnree aay.
-These men are from Oregon. Idaho and
Washington.
- Mr. Bickford says the men are in stood
spirits and have no hospital cases. They
were receiving finishing touches in train
tng when the armistice came. Had the
irhtJns lasted 10 days longer they would
have been In the. thick of the big allied
drive which had been planned.
. The Sixty-ninth was armed with the
heaviest mobile guns In use and was
trained for following infantry In rapid
Among those who arrived - on the
transnort Canopic Wednesday and not
previously reported were the following
units : -
rnmnanv C First Sergeant teo Jj.
Chambers and Sergeants Lyman A,
Cooley and Henry J. Lescher. Corporala
Georee R. McKeen, Dan, Malarkey,
Berle A. Fisher. Frank Johnson and Mil
ton CL smith. Cooks Elmer J. Sourale
and Henry C. Weller, and Mechanics Ed
mond Vanerhoo and William Hamlin of
Portland : Corporal Joe Blank or Ai
bany.Cook Anton Ackerman of Clacka
mas and Private Roy H. Hewitt of Juno-
tlon City.
Machine Gun company Sergeants
Raloh B. Ward. Hugh, Ii Clerln and
Robert' ABushnell, Mess Sergeant James
L. Manzor and Corporal Donald w.
Buckman of Portland; Saddler Claude
E. S. Elford' of HillsborO, and Macbln
1st Frank Nye of Toledo.
Medlca 1 detachment Sergeant An
draestB. Bracher and Privates Win
field. D. Wallace, Ira E. Newsom and
Earl I Anderson of Portland, and ser
geant . George E. Richards of Woodburn
As .adjutant of First, battalion field
and staff camp First Lieutenant Joe U.
Roddick of Portland, Company A, re
turned in command of Captain Louis F.
Rollelgh of Monro, La,
1 Company B is headed by Captain Ar
thur J. Dunn of Vlcksburg, Mlsa. and
Company C by Captain Edward L. Tan
ner of Woodslde, La.
- Visit Senator Chamberlain
Washington, " Feb. 1. Dr. Charles
T. Chamberlain and wife arrived Thurs
day- for a visit with Dr. Chamberlain's
father.: Senator Chamberlain.
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Miners -in Wales
Give Big Vote in
Favor of Strike
London. Feb. 81-Cl. N. S.) Miners
in both Wales and Northern England
have voted In favor of a general strike
throughout .the British coal fields. ; The
ballots cast by the m.iners m South
Wales today, showed a majority of S1.429
in f aYor of a walkout, f The majority in
support of a strike cast by the North
umberland miners is 26.551. The York
shire miners - majority In " favor of : a
.walkout was 40 o 1," . ,f .
B97H MEN FOUND
CERTIFICATES
TO BE EXEMPT
FROM TAXES
WASHIHCTOir, Feb. tl (I. K.
8.) Tfce of ferlsg eg Febra
. ary 17 ef trsacary certificates
of ladssteaaest to te aosst of
lilMlMM er wore for sabsertp
tloa at par aad aeerssd latersst.
was assessced today by Seeretarjr
of tie Trtstsry Glass.
The certificates wIU bear 4H Pr
cent iaterest from Febrsary S7
payable 4 sly 2. The certificates
will be exempt, beta prlsclpal aad
Iaterest, from taxatlos. Taey will
be la deaomlaatloBs of tsoe, f 1M,
tiM. lli,M aad llM.te. Tn
certificates will be lssaed tbreagh
the federal reserre baaks.
Sabserlptloas will close Harch ,
with 1 days' psblle notice.
The secretary of the treasary
may redeem the certificates at par
aad aceraed Isteres t asy time be
fore Jaly 99. The baaks eaa dose
sabserlptloas any time wltheat
aotlee. Certificates of this series
are aot negotiable.
Eliminates O'Reilly, Shaver, Pease
and Puts R. E. Menefee on
Port Commission.
Salem, Feb. 21. The Multnomah joint
delegation at noon today, with 13 out
of the 20 members present and voting,
adopted the principle of the Moser bill
reorganizing the Port of Portland com
mission in so far as the proviso fixing
the terms of the commissioners at four
years . was 'concerned, and then took a
ballot upon the new personnel of the
commission.
Pror to taking the ballot on new;
names the delegation voted to retain
Kelly. Spencer. Inman and Patterson on
the commission. It then balloted on the
names of R E Menefee,. Max Houser,
Captain Shaver, Drake C. O'Reilly, Cap
tain Pease and J. P. Kenworthy.
Each member of the delegation voted
for three men, there being three vacan
cies on the board, under the. decision of
the delegation. r -
This Vote resulted In House receiving
9 votes, .O'RetHy .eV. Shaver Pnwjortty
9. Pease 1 and Menefee l
TTnon orotest by Senator farreU that
it was not fair and square to bind the
delegation-; tp nominations made when
part of the members , were not present;
no nominations wera oeciarea, ;ana n
was decided to give, the other eight
members of the delegation, opportunity
to vote for the same men and In the
same manner as had been followed by
the members at the meeting. The re
sult of these ballots will determine the
membership of the commission for the
next four years, providing the bill is
passed by the house and senate.
Salem. Feb. 21. Senator Moser has
sprung the usual eleventh hour joker
bill of every legislative session, tnis
time in the form of an assault upon the
Port of Portland commission as it is
now constituted, in effect, legislating
Drake O'Reilly. Captain Shaver and
Captain Pease out of office and off the
board, substituting R. E. Menefee for
one of them and cutting the size of the
commission from seven to five.
Bin. Appears Qntetly
The bill wa slipped in quietly on
February 17 and went past its first and
second reading with the Innocent title
"Relating to the Board of Commission
ers of the Port of Portland."
The bill was referred to the Multno
mih delegation. Few If any of tho house
members anew or ine om up w iur-
day night, while no meeting of the joint
delegation has been, held for its consid
eration. Senator Banks, chairman of the
Joint delegation, says he has the bill
and that most of the Multnomah sens
tors know about it. but not by reason
of any official meeting of the delegation.
The bill provides that the commission
shall consist of George H. Kelly, E. W
Spencer, R. D. Inman, W. H. Patterson
and R. E. Menefee.
This cuts out Captain Shaver, Captain
Archie Pease and Drake C. O'Reilly and
puts Menefee on.
The bill also provides that the terms
of office of all the commissioners shall
be for four years, and that the members
named in the bill shall take office on
the first Monday in June, 1919, and shall
serve for four years from that date.
It is also provided that the legisla
ture Of 1923 shall elect a new board,
the terms of all the members expiring
at that time, thus necessitating the elec
tion of all five men at the one session.
Moser Makes Explanation
Senator Moser explained this morn
ing mat me purpose or tne bill was
to fix definite terms of office for the
commissioners, thus eliminating the "life
tenure" . feature of the present law.
When asked about the provisions of bis
bill, which cut the membership of the
commission down from seven to five
members, he explained that there were
yet two names to be added to the list
contained in the bill, these to be select
ed by the delegation.
The news of the proposal to change
the personnel of the Port of Portland
commission at the eleventh hour of
the. legislative session excited much un
favorable ; comment among Portland
business -wen today.
"The Gus Moser measure 'shaking up'
the Port of Portland commission should
be defeated because its enactment would
be harmful to the port."" said B. C Ball,
chairman of the Chamber of Commerce
port committee, this morning. '
"The elimination of certain members
of the prasent port commission would
remove some of its most efficient mem
bers," said Mr. Ball. "That would cer
tainly be "harmful to the . port- -rDrake
O'Reilly, one of the port commissioners
who would be removed , by the enact
ment of the Moser bill, js at least as
able as any other man on the commis
sion and he has devoted a great deal of
time and thought to the problems of the
port." . . , v &M6i-
MD AT PORT
Sil
OTIIIS
Dr. Henry Suzzallo Brands as
False All Assertions That
0 America Is Facing Class War.
Closing of Gates to Immigrants
Until Those Here Are Ameri
canized Will Solve Problems.
B'
RANDING as. fallacious , the
oft-expcesed statement that
Americai too, !s in the throes of
a war of class against class, Dr.
Henry Suzzailo? president of the
University of- Washington, told
the Victory conference of North
western Rotary clufis this morn
ing that the idea has been bor
rowed from Europe and condi
tions in America are no real
counterpart to those in the cen
tral empires or Russia.
"We have been fed up On Marxian lit
erature representing the unrest. In Ger
many," said Dr. Suzzallo, "and more
recently the Bolshevik literature repre
senting the unrest in Russia ; but condi
tions tn America are not at ail like
the conditions in either of these coun
tries, and hence the philosophy of the
class war does not fit at all.
. "The large immigration to this coun
try has been the chief sustaining factor
in this philosophy of a class war. Un
educated peoples of other nations have
been allowed to come freely Into this
country, carrying with them the ideas of
oppression which grew in them in the"
countries of their birth. The constant
(Continued on Fas Two, Cohunn Three)
USE QFS3,000,OQO
Senate .Passes Eddy Measure to
Spend Portion of State's Re
construction Fund.
Salem. Feb. 21. With only three votes
against the bill the senate today passed
senate bill 260 by - Eddy, providing for
the expenditure of 93.000.000 of the
15,000,000 reconstruction bond issue,
which is to be submitted to the people
for approval. The three votes against
the bill were cast by Senators Dimlck,
Lafollett and Wood.
Before the bili was put to a vote,
Senator Eddy obtained unanimous con
sent to Insert a provision that 920,000
should be allowed for the completion of
the- Marshfield armory and to deduct
$75,000 for the soldiers' land settlement
fund.
"This is in short." said Senator Eddy,
a bill ta provide for the expenditure
of 93,000,000 of the 95,000,000 bond issue
voted for this morning."
Referred to Special Election
Salem, Feb. 21. Senate joint resolu
tion 25, referring to the people a consti
tutional amendment authorizing the
issuance of 95.000.000 reconstruction
bonds, was passed by the senate today
without opposition. It Is through the
medium of this amendment, which It is
believed will be overwhelmingly ap
proved by the people of the state, that
the construction program is to be fin
anced. The amendment is to be referred to
the people at a special election to be
held June 3, said Senator Eddy, as it
is expected a bili will be passed pro
viding for the special election.
Boy Tampering With
Engines Is Arrested
Chicago. Feb.j 21. U. P.) Theodore
Kutz, 18. was arrested in the Chicago &
Alton railroad yards here today while
filling engine Journal boxes with sand.
He was booked on a charge of sabotage.
PROVIDED BY BILL
Plenty of Mud But
Fewer Sick at j Breast
Than in Other Gamps
By Lowell Mellett 1
(Copyright. 1919, by United Press)
Brest, Feb. 21. The mothers of Ameri
ca who are waiting for their boys to
come home may rest assured that Brest
Is not a "pest hole," despite reports to
the contrary. This assertion is based on
official figures showing- the - sick and
death rate here to be lower than in any
other camp In "France and on the re
sults of , a personal investigation by, the
correspondent. - ? i -
- Brest was selected as tbe chief port
for the arrival of American troops in
France, primarily because It Is the clos
est to -the United States and the dangers
of the' submarine and mines- were less
ened in consequence, s I to strategic and
geographical advantages outweigh ; its
climatic Jjjrawbacks. The rain' seems- to
fall j, eveastingly I In .Brest, r Tbe soft
20 Per Cent Wage
Increase Granted
Linemen Working
FortheP.RIJP.
War Board's Oecision Retroactive
to October, 1918, and M
fects 350 Employes.
Washington. Feb. 81. (U. P. The
national war labor board today awarded
employes of the Portland Or.) Railway,
Light & Power company, a horizontal
wage Increase of 20 per cent above the
scale effective October, 1917. The award
also grants the eight-hour day to line
men, construction men aad several other
classifications. '
Sub-station and power station em
ployes and truck drivers were reclassi
fied by the board and were granted a
20- per cent Increase over the existing
scale.
According to officials of the Portland
Railway, Light Jfc Power company the
award of the war labor board affects
approximately 350 men. employed in
power stations and as electric linemen.
These men are members of "local No.
125. International Brotherhood of Elec
trical Workers. They were granted an
increase of about 10 per cent In wages
some months ago. say officials, and re
ceive from 93 to $6 a day. The increase
awarded by the- war labor board is
retroactive to October, 1917.
All employes of the company are
working eight hours a day. according
to Its officials, and receive time and
one half for overtime and double time
for holidays. Street railway and inter
urban railway employes were taken
care of In awards of the war labor
board several months ago.
COOS BAY GRANT
LAND RESTORED
Deed to 93,000 Acres. Will Go
' to Washington to Restore"
Forfeited Title.
8. i W. Wmiams..i special . assistant-, to
the 'attorney ceneral, went to Rosebura
'Thursday night- to obtain -the ' deed . t.
more tHan 93,00 acres pf .Oregon land
Included in the ! Coos ' Sa wagon road
grant o 18$9,' which haa been declared
forfeited to the government because of
non-compliance with the terms ; of the
original grant. He will take the deed to
Washington, that the deal for the gov
ernment's . resumption of title may be
closed.
The purchase has been authorized by
act of .congTess introduced by Senator
Chamberlain, which will become effect
ive as soon as it receives the signature
of the president.
The land Involved comprises the un
sold portions of -the-original -grant of
about 105,000 acres In Coos and Doug'
las counties.
Under this act. the government ' wiH
buy all the unsold land 'in the grant, for
$2.50 an acre, which will bring the
purchase price of the land to 9232,463.07,
and will pay the counties' of Douglas
and Coos the taxes on the grant since
1909. which with penalties and interest
will amount close to a half million dol
lars. The act also provides that 25 per
cent of the proceeds of the sale of the
property and timber, after the trovern
ment has taken control will be turned
over to Douglas and Coos counties for
school funds. 1
Suits involving this grant have been in
tlio federal court since December 27. 1910.
when John McCourt, then United States
attorney, filed suit against the Southern
Oregon company, claiming forfeiture be
cause of breach of conditions of the
grant, which were that the- land was to
be sold at 92.50 an acre and that no
more than a quarter section was to be
sold to one man.
In handing down a decree in the case
December 7, 1315. Judge Wolverton en
joined the defendants and their agents
from selling the lands or any part of
them until congress shall have had
reasonaoie opportunity to make pro
visions Dy legislation. This decision wai
confirmed by the circuit court of ap
peals of San Francisco and was then
appealed to the United States supreme
court.
Huns Decide Loot
Must Be Returned
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Basle, Feb. 21. (U. P.) The German
national assembly has deeided that In
dustrial material taken from France
and Belgium must be returned, accord
ing to a dispatch from Weimar today,
ground -is usually a morass of mud.
But when rain and mud are -mentioned,
the worst is told. t .
, Floors, aad, Steves if -Hats
A trainload of soldiers, arriving at
Camp: Pontanerzen from the city, find
Ked Cross nurses : waiting on " the plat
form" to- serve them with hot chocolate
before the bike to their billets. If it is
in theXdaytlroe. ;n If -it is at night, tbe
soldiers "are given.- a "big" supper at a
kitchen cgpable of feeding 7000. When
they arrive at .the camp- proper, they are
billeted either In tents or barracka These
tests are 'floored .have .stoves 5 and -. are
eauipped 'with .bunks securely ; fastened
in the eidwallarThey hold ?tat men,
each receiving more air space than the
Concluded os JaiaJwOj, Cohusn OaeL
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$10,000,000 Appropriation Keeps
Emergency Clause, After long
Debate; Royalties Eliminated.
Huge Road Legislation Passes
Senate With Only Four Votes
Negative; Makes State History.
By Will T. Kirk
SALEM. Feb, 22. Oregon's 110,
000,000 road bonding bill is
now ready for the signature of
Governor Withycombe. As soon
as he signs it, the bill will be
come a law In full fovea and ef
fect, as it carries an emergency
clause. The highway commission
wiU have authority to immedi
ately begin on the biggest road
construction program that was
ever launched . In this state.
After IV hours of debate
Thursday afternoon, the bill,
which is house bill 427, was
passed by the senate with only
four votes against it.
The four negative- rotes were cast by
Senators Dtmmick, LaFoliette. pierce
and Strayer. All other senators were
present and voted for the bill.
The bill was passed by the senate just
as It came from the house, all errorta
to amend It havlnr failed.
This bond bill, in conjunction with the
Hare anti-patent bill and the attorney
general's opinion that no patent now
exists on bltullthlc pavement, prae
tlcally eliminates the question of royal
ties, secret agreements and paving com'
bines from the road 'construction prob
lems in Oregon. ; With the exception of
Dimlck and Strayer. all the senators
that led the vigorous fight "against th
paving trust voted' for; the big bend
--"Combined' with Xbe -desire' for linvsje'.ed
roads, the legislature lpasd the big
bonding bill' with an emergency clause
(Concluded en paw Thr. Cohtas Oae
Famous Japanese
General JJies From
Bram Congestion
Tokio. Feb. -18 (Delayed.) (U. P.)
General, Fukuehlma, famed for his Si
berian expedition, died suddenly this
afternoon of congestion of the brain.
General Fukushima was the first
Japanese to cross Siberia. The feat was
accomplished on horseback and alone.
Doubtless this Is the expedition re
ferred to-
He was military attache to the Japa
nese legation at Berlin in 1897-92 find
it was on his return from Berlin that
he crossed Siberia.
Fukushima vta. leaoer of the Japa
nese -contingent during the Boxer revo
lution and was knighted by King Kd
ward. He died at the age of 68.
Portland Club Buys
Lewis From Texas
The Portland baseball club today an
nounced the purchase of Pitcher Lewis,
a six-foot right-hander, from Kort Worth
of the Texas league. Lewis finished lst
season with Toronto in the International
league, but reverted to Fort Worth when
the season closed. He was recommended
by Manager Dan Howley of tho Toronto
club, a former-Portland catcher. He
was one of the leading International
league pitchers. Dick Mitchell, just dis
charged from the navy at Bremerton,
has signed his contract. He won four
and lost none in the Pacific Interna
tional last season.
Slayers of Officer
Die in Electric Chair
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 21. (V. P.
Frank Mozano and Rosario Borgia ef
Akron, Ohio, were electrocuted at state
prison early today following a vain at
tempt In the legislature to save their
lives. -The two men were convicted of
the murder -of - an Akron policeman.
i Senate
Salem. Feb. 2L Legislative summary
Passed , senate Joint resolution 18, re
ferring a constitutional amendment pro
viding roritne consoiiaation- 01. roruua
nrl Multnomah county aovernments.
Passed - S3.O00.0O0 reconstruction bond
IsSue constitutional amendment-and also
Eddy bill providing for the expenditure
of fx. 000,000 or ue . xuna on a - rocon-
Hf ruction cretrim.
KiHed 'bill - aDpropriatlnsr - 810.000 for
investigating - the Columbia river at
Cascade- Locks to ; improve river 4 ship
ping, -r- - s : -F-'- -
Refused to ass-a Joint memorial urg
ing the president-to use his influence ii
behalf of home rule in Ireland.. -i
Passed bill creating bird preserve eat
of Malheur -laae. 1 - - . '-.-. -j
Killed bUlj granting race ysquallty in
tAUpwed ; lalm of : John t AJmeter for
lAsk' mi 4tl. of O-! medical buildinr. : - -i.
- Passed bntTreqalrtagJipregon: labels on
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SUMMARY
NEW AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE:
HUGH CAMPBELL WALLACE of Tacoma is regarded in
Washington as a faecond Colonel House." Wallace has
beenrsent on several secret missions to Europe fori the
United States during the past few years and is , accounted as
one of the closest of the president's advisors. His wife is a
daughter; of the late Chief Justice Fuller of the United States
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Premfer'bf France Believed Out
pf Danger; Temperature
Sub-Normal.
Paris. Feb. 21. (U. P.) Physicians
attending . Premier Ciemenceau an
nounced this afternoon that they con
sidered him out of danger and that they
believed he would be able to resume his
Usual political duties within 36 hours.
The premier received the. members of
the supreme war council this afternoon.'
Previously he had eaten a hearty lunch.
The official bulletin said: ""Premier
Clemenceau's temperature is 36.7 centi
grade ' (98.08 Fahrenheit) and his
pulse -72. His, general condition is 'ex
cellent." v .
The police are keeping up a constant
search of the homes of known anar
chists and the managing-director of the
newspaper Libertalre had been' arrested.'
When his home was searched a secret
printing: press was discovered. along
with thousands, of pamphlets drawn up
in conformity .with the Russian Bol
shevik doctrines. They were addressed
to 'communists of the world."
Andre Tardieu, member of the French
peace commission, said that the premier
had not expectorated any blood since
Wednesday.
The bullet which struck the chest did
not penetrate the right , lung, but only
the outer tissue. .
"We have every ; reason for. hope.
said M.- Tardieu." "The premier remains
in excellent humor and the doctors
havj the greatest difficulty in keeping
him from talking.' He" refuses to stay
In bed and Insists . upon joking about
the attack. He reads the Newspapers
which contain little)" else -'than- news
about himself and wants to converse,
which the physicians think la unwise."
The chief fears that are felt arle
over the advanced age of M- Ciemen
ceau. But no fears rest in the mind of
the "Tiger"' hJmselt He is cheerful
and confident that he will soon be out
and about, taking up once again the
Strenuous labors of the peace, confer
ence. His wonderrui courage is tne
greatest asset.
The premier feels that It iv hard
ship to have visitors refused to see blm
and he has chafed a Kit under tnts re
trictlon.- -The- patlent'a cordial nature
craves companionship and conversation
On Thursday 'afternoon the premier
slept for a'Wbile and .was much rested.
It Is regarded, by the public a large
as "a significant fact that the doctors
held bade until Thursday the informa
tion that one of the bullets bad affect
ed the right lung. This news acted as
a damper -upon the Joy ' of the people,
but the later Information that the pre
mler was doing so well gave the pu bile
cause for higher spirits. - , .
' On account of tne attempted ' assas
sination, remter Lloyd Qeorge of Eng
land postponed tbe trip he was to have
made tot Paris. " .,.,'.. -
The "big five"' adjourned the meeting
they were to have held on -. Thursday,
also. - They,. met today, however. !
- Tbe shadow of the attempt upon M.
Clemenceau's Hfe fell-with the force of
a heavy pall -upon all of tbe Influential
statesmen here for the pes oe conference
and reached out eves beyond the bor
ders of France with 4ta effect: By his
masterful personality and bis long years
In j public - life " the aged premier as
achieved' a niche -rtn . the public mind
that few men even approach.. ; Tbe blow
at . M. ; Clemeneeau was generally ri
gardedi as an attempt upon tbavery
peace conference-Itself, . ; -'
HOSPITAL VOTEO
Senate Proposes 'Commission
Shall Expend $400,000 for
Structure in Portland.
Salem, Feb. 21. The state Industrial
accident commission Is authorised to
expend 400.000 of its accumulated' sur
plus for the building of a reconstruction
hospital at Portland by the terms of
senate bill 294, which wW ' passed by
the senate today.
However, provision Is made that' If
the reconstruction bond issue should be
approved by the people, then theacci
dent commission will ; use 825CLoe,of Its
funds and $250,000 will be taken frjm
the bond issue, making 1300,000 avail
able for ' the hospital. H ' "
Senator Eddy, author of the bill, said
that the commission has now a surplus
of - Jl.OOO.Ofta and the expenditure of. a
portion of the fund for a hospital,
which " is badly needed, would not . af
fect the tax levy in, any w.y. - He said
the commission is now paying from
125.000 to 150,000 a month for hospital
service for Injured Workmen. ,
Senator Farrelt opposed the bill, say
ing that If "the commission; haa such a
surplus of :' 11.000,000 - its rates, are too
high and they should be lowered. He
said a hospital is not considered a pay
ing proposition., from a business stand
point. '..'' . . . j '"'"'fc -i- .
Henators voting againsrthe bill were:
Bimlck. Farrell, Hurley, 4 Jones. Xfol-
lett. Strayer and, Wood. , : - ,
Berger at Liberty
Pending His Appeal
Chicago, Feb. !WU, F.WVlctor U
Berger, Socialist congressman-elect from
wmtiln. and' four other Socialist lead
ers sentenced to 20 years in Leaven
worth prison for espionage act viola
tions, were free today on bonds pending
appeal. The five men Berger Irwin St.
John Tucker. Adoiph Germer, J. Louis
Engdahl and WlUUm - - Kruse will be
free only so long as they refrain from
repetition , of statements or d.eeds for
which they were convicted, Judge Al-
schufer Sf the court of appeals warned
them.
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
AUTOMOTIVE NUMBER;
NEXT SUNDAY
Th Bie Automotive Number of The Sunday Journal next Sunday will
contaiii pages of information of lnterest to motorists of Portland and the
Northwest A most complete and Interesting; map of automobile roads in
prei?n and ,Washinton showinf Important hij;hways, cities and towns
and the distance between tdwns wilt-b published In the interest of Jh e
Journal Information and Travel Bureau, r A mileage tafrle of Oregon coun
try and principal centers of ibe Northwest has been complied for tourists.
Attcactive'eHmpses of Oregon's superior highways will be of special ap
peal. Doings of the automotive Industry are also registered in complete
form:-"- J' - - - -vv-."'- ' '
mm
Attacks League Plan in Senate as
. Written by. General Smuts to
" Guarantee the British Empire.
Senator Says Taft's "Misleading
Statements" Compel Him , to
' Disregard f Wilson's Request.
WASHINGTON, i Feb. : 21. (I.
N. S.)--The League of Na
tions constitution is the grcatcf-t :
. diplomatic, triumph, of three cen
turies for Great? Britain, Senator
Borah, of Idaho,- leading oppo
nent of the League: of Nations,
declared in the senate this after
jioon. , -
"The constitution as approved
,is lifted' almost bodily from that
written in January .by General
Smuts, one of the leading states- :
menof , the British empire," Jie
declarel. "There is not a sec
tion of the Smuts constitution
,that; Is organic or vital that is
- left out." . ,
Borah , declared that the recognition
of the "British dominions as separata
nations is a fact of enormous import
ance. -' '. ;
"What-does it mean?" he asked. "Jt
means that when this League of Nation
gets down to work, England will have
one vote, Canada will have one vote.
New Zealand wUl have one vote, Aus
tralia will have one vote,. South Afrlc
WiH have one vote-rand " America,
founded by' the toUs and pains of our
forefathers,' . . Ita system preserved
through, a hundred years,. wlU have one
vote." . ' . ; '
T1V constitution as It is framed, .Eo
ii.li ea!3, -.Izti t United States t
guarantee .UiS territorial ..Integrity rf
the ''British'' empire, whose ponBeston
cover one-fifth of the inhabitable areas
of the globe.
.'"Surely no one will belittle this tri-
f ". iCenelndcd en" Pit. Tcrurtu. Coloma Pour)
IER
REPORTED KILLED
Kurt Eisner,, Assassinated by
? Lieutenant Valley; Assassin
: jr. v Fatally Wounded.
.Amsterdam, Feb. 21. (U. P.) Kurt
Eisner, - Bavarian premier, has bern
asasinated, according (0 a dispatch
received from, Munich today. Eisner
was said to have1 been 6hol by Lieu
tenant Count Arco Valley, who wat
fatally wounded' by m ouard.
Ceaseless Vigilance ;
Kept Super-Bertha
; Off English Coast
London. Feb. 2t. Bombardment cf
the English coast last summer by a Ger
man "super, Bertha" from Ostend was
only prevented by Incessant British sir
raids especially prepared for tbe at
tack. ' , " :'
The - British", intelligence departme' t
received reports that the Germans wei
planning bombardments by one o thf r
monster cannon t and special aviation
forces promptly were assigned to pre
vent the gun from being mounted.
Had the Germans been able to carry
out their plan, many of the! Englixh
east coast towns undoubtedly woul 1
have been leveled. . .
American Food Ships
Arrive 'at. Danzig
London, Feb. 21 (L JJ. R) Tie
American . freighters lake Mary, Lakfl
Danely and Lake Win boo. - carryiMS
10.000 tons of food for the Poles, hnvo
arrived at Danzig, said a dispatch to the
BAVARIA