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VOL. XVII. NO. 249
B BILLS
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Army - and i Navy Appropriations
Likely to Be Held Up Through
Spitework of the Republicans.
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Fighting G; 0. P. Members Dis
gusted With Colleagues Who
Capitulate on Victory Loan.
- -i By L.C. Martin -
WASHINGTON, March 3.-(U.
P.) This is the last legis
lative "day-of the sixty-fifth con
gress. Both houses will remain
in frantically continuous session
until noon Tuesday. . ",-
The final hours promise tojcH
mai fittingly the work of the
weir, congress, which has broken
all becdrds for money spent, unu
sual laws passed and work left
undone.
The house this afternoon adopted the
conference report on the. census' bill,
which is now ready for the president s
denature. , The bill provides " for the
1920 decennial census. 4 - 4
The continuation of the senate Bol-
shevikl Investigation during: the recess
was assured today when the senate
passed a : resolution - authorizing the
t ropacamla subcommittee' . to no ahead.
Senator Overman, chairman of the com
mittee, announced he plans to continue
the. inquiry for several weeks.
-interest centered in the" senate as to
how many appropriation ' bills the Re-
publicans "would force over to .the -extra
session. ' .: ..".'!-..
The general lmDression amonr both
Democrats and Republicans early today
was Chat the army and navy, agriculture
and District of Columbia appropriation
vulH woull fail of passaa-e.
Republicans, were, reticent. They re
fused! to announce plans. pointing out
that Republican ranks are not complete
ly united to what should be done. .
. While th - spirit , of fiht the prsslt
. d fent'.' - is , strong in. some -Republicans,
others today Wore teehaf s the use"w
pression, due. they said, to what they
termed their party's surrender on the
Victory- loan bill, regarded as the only
measure failure of which might mean an
extra. aMul(m.-: jix--.
- Failure of Republicans to unite inl a
determined, filibuster , against the presi-
(Cone laded on Fc Two, Cohuaa Three)
VOICE INTERRUPTS
JUNGLE LECTURE
Discourse on Elephants Halted
jwMle Explorer Talks Matay
! to Member of Audience.
While J. Carveth Wells, explorer "and
lecturer,: waa telling about elephants, the
jungle bird, crocodiles and alligators of
the -Malay peninsula before an audience
of about 400 employes of the Northwest
Steel company in Library hall Saturday
evening, an exotics voice Interrupted
All i but Mr. Wells were startled, and
even he was surprised. :r
I The voice belonged to J. Herbert, a
retired British government official, who
for : years transacted governmental busi
ness on the Malay peninsula, but who
now Is living at 169 'East Thirty-eighth
Ktreet. Portland. i-
! In the language of rte Malay Mr. Her
bert asked the lecturer many questions,
and a conversation in the native tongue
ensued. " . . - ' -. '
i "I thought you might have been a
take," said Mr. Herbert. . v
, I "Then, that the audience might hot be
kept waiting for more Jungle animal
tories. Mr. Herbert proffered a dinner
. Invitation, when the two, could " better
exchange! reminiscences. - i
The jungle bird, ono of the most ec-
centric inhabitants of the peninsula,
vas vividly pictured by Mr. Wells. Vain
of . its highly colored . plumage, it
.much resembles tpe peacock, e said,
and struts more than a moving picture
: alar on Broadway. -
. ."It buUds its home ftve or six feet
square, and in It and in front of It pa
rades about for the edification of other
jungle denizens." said the lecturer. '
Bavarian, Soviet
lEepublic Beaten
1 By Workers' Vote
rfeerfln. .ITarch 2, vin. Tnn'
)' !- N.. S.) The congress bf workmen's
tjnui i man.cn naa voted down the
Bavarian soviet republic by 234 to 70
.Just 'before the meeting troopa en
tered the hall with drawn revolvers
crying:. '. . . . '
"Hands up ' ' " "
: . Several communists were arrested, in
eluding .Max Lewen.
Oongressiriari Helm :
;;0f Kentucky Is Dead
, Stanford. Ky., March 3.(L X. S.)
i Congressman . Harvey : Helm - of the
jKighth Kentucky district, died today at
j Columbia. Miss., according to word re-
rived here- Congressman Helm - had
I hen in fTnliimhls ft uv.nl Aa.ro
! ing after his plantation interests. f j
REPUBLIC IS
PROCLAIMED
IN LUXEMBURG
GEICETAMsreh t (I. K. S.)
A repsMle has been officiairy
, sroeiaimed la . Laxemsarg.
' Prlsf Ckarlotts, who sseceeded
, ker sister. Marls Aielalds, os the
tkreae, has fled, sad Is probably oa
her way to Swltserlasd.
VETERANS OF 69TH
Train, Bearing Returned Fighting
Men Scheduled to Arrive in
-i Portland at 7 A. M.
From 7 o'clock Wednesday morning
till 2 o'clock Thursday morning, 'the city
will be turned over to the returning
heroes of the Sixty-ninth artillery. In
formation from railroad officials this
morning shows that the troops will ar
rive early Wednesday morning, by al
lowing the people In smaller towns a lit
tle longer visit with the boys. The train
might be rushed through, so as to get
here in the wee sma' hours of the morn
ing, when most of the boys would be
asleep and everybody would be out of
sorts for being awakened. The new ar
rangement, besides pleasing people' in
the cities along the way, should be mors
satisfactory to everyone here.
.Whn the troops leave Portland they
will proceed to Seattle, where a monster
celebration awaits them.. The Seattle
reception committee has wired to the
commanding" officer of. the train, in care
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
asking him to give ail the advance in
formation he can as to the arrival of the
troops there. They will probably reach
Seattle about 9 o'clock Thursday
morning. . .
Meet Train at Maltsomah Falls
It is not known how many officers are
on the train, and it is thought certain
that the commander. lieutenant Colonel
Turner, is not with them, but there are
about -480 men. ;
The . boys will be met at Multnomah
Falls by a reception committee , from
Portland : including O. E. Overbeck,
chairman of . the general committee ;
Charles F. Berg, secretary; Commis
sioner Bigeiow. representing the mayor ;
Adjutant General Charles F. Beebe, representing-
the governor, and Colonel C.
C. 'Hammond. ;- ': : . ' i
Arrangements wilf be made to have
the fire beat '. sound i their- sirens when
the train is crossing thfr bridge, and' this
will be the signal for every noiss mak
ing apparatus in the city to begin oper
ation. ' f -?.. .-"?.. ';;
The first boar or so will be given
over to rths relatives, so that the pa
rade -will start about o'clock. - The
line of 'march "will b south on Sixth
to Morrison, east on Morrison to Third,
sad south on Third to The Auditorium.
At . The Auditorium there will be a big
feed, with a few short addressies to let
the boys know how we feel about them,
and after that they will have the day
for their own' pleasure. .There will be
automobiles furnished by patriotic Port
landers,' theatre tickets, 6 pen clubs,
dances and" such things for their enter
tainment. The Multnomah club will
open its doors to the boys, so that they
may get under a refreshing shower after
their long trip on. the train, and .Reed
college will offer its opportunities for
athletic recreation. :
More Astomoslles Xeeded
Any person who has an autotmobile to
spare for Wednesday, or even for a
part, "of the day, is requested to tele
phone to T.- T. Strain at the Liberty
Temple,. Main 13, for there will be
many , more machines needed than now
appear to be available, v It is also re
quested that any person who wishes to
take some of the boys who have no
relative here and entertain them for
the day, is requested, to send In his or
her name. This will make a Very agree
able 5 entertainment for bo me of them
who want a home-cooked dinner and 'a
chance to lounge around and talk to
some nice, young ladies.
The committee plans to have some
extra cars to just go around the streets
and pick up members of the Sixty-ninth
artillery 1 who are found with, nothing
t do. There will be a dance at the
B'nat B'rith for those who have no rela
tives and any. others who wish to come.
Girls : will ; be ' provided c and i the boys
may bring' their own -girl friends.
President I Wilson
ns Rivers and
- Harbors Measure
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Washington? March 3. (U. P.) The
president today signed a bill validating
informal war 'contracts amounting to
about two and a half billion dollars. The
delay to war manufacturers in receiving
their . payments on these contracts has
been given as one cause for business
stagnation, " l-
Signing of this bill will be announced
at " the conference s of governors and
mayors, -. as indicating the government
wishes to relieve Immediately the busi
ness situation. ' . r . ;
-The president also signed the rivers
and harbors ' bill, carrying about (33 -
ooo.ooo. :-,' .' r -
Three .other . minor, bills were also
signed. -
Seattle Takes Lead
In Y.M.C. A. Contest
a I ' "?V l '& -!,.' 1
With a total of 11,725 points to its
credit, the boys'" department of the Seat
tie Y. M. C A. took the lead over the
boys' department of the Portland asso
ciation Saturday in the eighth (u.nual
membershin contest Mwum th.
sociationa. The report of the Seattle as
sociation receivea oy J. u. Heehan boys'
secretary of the I Portland association
this morning, shows that the Washing
ton boys had signed up IS members on
the opening day of the campaign with
total receipts of $SS. The Portland boys
had signed up 11 new -members, with re
ceipts of -176.50 in the same time. - . .
DUE WEDNESDAY
PORTLAND,
WBs 1 11
GERM
TflKEH UP
Consideration of a: Preliminary
Peace Being Considered by
Supreme War" Council Today.
Germany to Be Ma'de Incapable
of Renewing War Under Rigid
Jerms That Are to Be Imposed
By Fred i. Ferguson
PARIS, March 3.(U. P.) The
supreme war . council today
takes up terms of the preliminary
peace to be imposed on Germany.
At the same timi it discusses con
ditions under which the economio
blockade of that country will be
partially raised.
The supreme war ; council this
afternoon discussed the report
of military, naval and aerial ex
perts regarding disarmament of
Germany, it was officially an
nounced today. N
Conditions under which the blockade
is to be modified will, it was under
stood, be ready to put into effect im
mediately after the return to - Paris
of President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Orlando. The
separate peace terms probably will be
completed by April 1. after which de
tails of the treaties with Austria. Bul
garia and Turkey will be discussed.
The military and naval terms to be
Included in the , preliminary peace pact
will render Germany absolutely power
less .to make war. it waa learned from
authoritative sources.
Marshal Foch's report, submitted Sat
urday, was said to include destruction of
all German war materials, with the ex
ception of arms . for a - few divisions
which will be left for police duty. The
allies will also be given supervision over
an German munitions factories.
The naval conditions were said to in
chide surrender to the ' allies" of practi-
-v ConeU.dta A tmm Column Fwr
I. W; W.; and 'RedsV
Plan toLauncli a
Council of Soviets
Chicago, March 3. (U. P.) I. W. W.
members, together with various bands
of "reds." intend to form a "council of
Soviets " here Slay 1. if their plans are
not interfered with, federal officers said
today.
Philip J. Barry, head' of the bureau
of investigation of the department of
justice, taii his office had known the
pians ior several, weeks and had gath
ered evidence and photographed hun
dreds of invitations to a meeting here.
The forming of tfe soviet council as
planned was believed to be an effort
to duplicate those which followed the
overthrow of the Russian government.
Officials declared small self-styled coun
cils already exist, with which every' ele
ment of discontent has aligned itself.
It was stated that. Russians closely
connected with the first activities of the
Bolsheviki have been allied with tfie
starting of 'the soviet plans here.
Writ of Error Is
Denied Sugarman
' Washington. March 3 t m a tv..
supreme court of the United States thia
axiernoon aenied a writ of error of Al
bert L. Sugarman. St Paul Socialist,
who is under prison, sentence under the
espionage act-for speeches against the
war.
Sugarman had asked the court to hold
the espionage law unconstitutional, but
the trial of Sugarman, the decision holds,
presents no constitutional question, and
the writ therefore was dismissed. The
court held that the Sugarman case does
not bring directly before the court the
question of the validity of the espion
age act. . .4. ... :, - .
The decision was read by Justice
Brandeis. '
League Resolutions ;
Demand Release of
Members ofl. W. W.
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Detroit, Mich.. March .3. (U. - P.)
Resolutions for the release of; Debs,
Mooney. Haywood and other "miitioi
av industrial" prisoners were adopted
ai a meeting unaer the auspices of the
Political Amnesty league here last night.
' 'The- chief soeakera were Rwwm v
Vanderveer. Seattle, counsel in many .L
v, v. casen, ana seymour stedman, Chi
cago attcrhey - -; 1 . ,
'Both nleaded for thA. nn.9nlntin i
an industrial democracy by the. workers.
as a substitute for the political democ
racy "denied, them." MariV secret serv
ice men were sprinkled through the au
lience of 4000. . ,
German Vice Consul :
At Prague Arrested
Berlin. March 2. Via London. Marcn
I.-JL N. a Tha Csecho-Slovak gov
eminent at Prague has arrested Paul
Schwars.- the - German vice consul.
charging him with attempting to send
through the consulate by. courier 20.000
circulars advocating secession by Ger
man Bohemia -from' Caecho-Siovakia.
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OREGON,, -MOND AY EVENING;; MARCH 3, 1919 SIXTEEN . PAGES.
Popular Approval
In Favor of World
Pact to End War
Balloting to Date Gives 1022 For
and Only 15 Against League :
of Nations Idea.
For a League. of Xatlosi . ..
Yes 1028
No ,s 15
Thus the vote conducted by The Jour
nal stood, at. 11 o'clock -this morning.
Those who have, returned the coupons
printed on this page by great majority
want a League of Nations. Is this a
certain guide to the conclusion that
Oregon sentiment favors emphatically
a League of Nations as a solution of
the problems of, world peace and the
future relations of nations?
In the opinion of The Journal many
more should, and undoubtedly will, reg
ister their - wishes to a League of Na
tions before the result of the canvass is
reported to Oregon's senators, so ? that
they may know how the people back
home feel about the matter when they
cast their votes for or against the rati
fication of the League of Nations
treaty. '
AnotTier interesting fact about the
voting is that. While, a number send let
ters with affirmative votes praising The
Journal's idea and expressing apprecia
tion for the opportunity, not one of the
negative voters has explained in writ
ing why he or ahs la opposed to a League
oi Nations. .
Colonel C. L. Vaughn of 885 Irving
(Continued oa Paso TwoJy, Column Fbiir).
Measure: Requires ;::
Minors to Attend
School Until 18
Olympia, Waeh.. March 3. (U. P.)
The senate today passed the bill making
It mandatory that all minors . attend
school until 18 years of age. This bill
amends the barefoot school boy act
which permits children to leave school
after they have been graduated through
the eighth grade or passed their four
teenth year: ; --
The new bill provides that after 'the
fourteenth- year and after a child has
passed through the , eighth grade, they
must attend a part-time school' at least
four hours weekly.. ; These , part-time
schools are to he vocational in districts
of, tho first, second and third class. Aay
peraon to b exempt from the provisions
pt the- toNmu hv'Coipletea-th'-high
School before their eighteenth year.; :f
The bill came from .. the' Joint house
and senate committees on education and
will pass the house, t -
Indians i Rights in ,
Seufert Case Won
In Supreme Court
Washington, March " 3. CvASHING
TON BDRKAU OF THE JOURNAL,)
Affirming the decision of -the Oregon
federal district court in the Seufert fish
ing case, involving Indian fishing rights
on the Columbia river, the supreme court
today in an opinion by Justice Clarke
says, "to restrain Indians to fishing on
the north side of the river would great
ly restrict the comprehensive language
of the treaty, and substitute for the nat
ural meaning; the artificial- meaning,
which might be given it by law and law
yers. The court holds that the . Indians
may use the fishing grounds claimed in
common with other citizens. Th appeal
waa dismissed i in a companion, case in
which tho government was plaintiff. ,
Old Lawsuits Are
Wip
ed Off Docket
By
Federal Court
.Ive old federal court cases on which
no action had been taken during the last
12 months. were wiped from the docket
this morning by United States District
Judge Wolverton.
Two of them were personal injury
cases that were settled out of court J.
J. Sims against ; the Marshall-Wells
Hardware company, and F. C. Oxman
against the Southern Pacific -Railroad
company. - . r. ...-j . v-. A
Others were cases- of ; J , 3'. Moon
against the North Pacific Lumber com
pany,, instituted In 1907 New- York Scaf
folding company versus Alfred J. Easted.
involving patent rights, and Sol Miya
versus the O-W. R. eV N- company, 'Thia
case was dismissed .because of lack of
prosecution.
School Bill Praised
By
Federal Officer
1
County Superintendent W. C Alderson
has received a letter from H-: W." Fogh
chief of the rural school, division of the
commissioner of education, at Washing
ton, D. C., commending the legislature
and school officials upon the passage of
the Multnomah county school board bilL
People are beginning to realize that the
small district has outlived its usefulness
and ought to be supplanted by some
active county unit, according to Mr.
Foght tu' : . :r.w
F
Is -Ovenvhelming
pvO YCU FAVOR A LEAGUE OF NATIONS
-f - to prevent future wars, such as President Wil
son and Former President Taft are working, for?
Endow fhSm wsw ra an vDTclop sd
CraMd to 'Xeasn- of Nations Editor.
Can The Journal. Portland. Ontoa
r brine It to The Jonraal
offiea and drop It ia -the' ballot
Only - panom ' o vothw ' ass should
cod ha a ballot. , ' "
GEN; HARRIES
A MERICAN commander
-V a Berlin, who was first
American officer to en
ter German capital since the
armistice. ..
NEARING THE COAST
Train Coming Over Northern Pa-
cific Expected: at Camp
" Lewis by Monday. "
Washington. March 3. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
At The Journal's request the war depart
ment made special inquiry W- telephone
to. Camp Dix today in an effort to de
termine facta as to the routing of the
162d infantry, which orr Friday it was
announced would go through Portland.
Department officials here supposed the
orders then given would include all of
ficers and men of the regiment who
caxne on the transport Canopic
) The adjutant at Camp Dix reports 1S8
men leaving there today for Camp Lewis,
and these will be Joined :n route by 68
men from Camp Merrittall routed for
stopover at Portland.
It is impossible to gjve the units from
whichj these men were derived and the
personnel. Officers- could not be found
to explain the reported arrival of Colo
nel May t and. others at Chicago on Sat
urday! i '
, It is surmised that Colonel May, and.
4 small detachment, probably the head
quarters company, got away before. the
department order reached camp, the of
ficers! at the camp failing . to discloss
the fact that the detachment, bad gone
wheal making arrangements for . those
who repaled; to leave today.
lLFrcinalfap
unit of the 1624 infantry to leav Camp
Dlx; fcr Camp Lewis will:, arrive' there
Tuesdayil evening or Wednesday 'morn
ing, As near . as can be judged. , this
unit consists of only a few officers and
273 men in command of Colonel John L.
May. It appears that this unit left Camp
DIX. last Thursday about noon expecting
to go direct to Camp Lewis without com
ing through Portland, The unit is com
ing over the Northern Pacific and was
in Montana .Sunday, according . to tele
grams received, from men by their rela
tives injthe city.. .'
There! was considerable confusion: in
(Conetaded on Pac Four. Column Tbraa)
Shipworkers to Vote
Tuesday on Whether
They Will Go to Work
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Seattle. March .3. (L N. S.) Forty
five thousand metal tradesmen of Se
attle, "Tacoma, Aberdeen and Anacortes
who have been on strike in the ship
yards and contract shops since January
21,. will vote Thursday on whether - or
not to return to work. ,' '
This was the recommendation of a
joint session f the Metal Trades council
representatives held in Tacoma which
adjourned early today. i '.
The recommendation provides that
proper representation from the North-,
west and Pacific coast shipyards must
be allowed at. the meeting of inter
national labor officers, shipyard owners
and Emergency Fleet corporation : offi
cers called .for March 17 in Washing
ton, D. C. This . conference will , con
sider a new wage agreement to take the
place of the Macy scale which 'expires
March 3L. ; i- , " ,
10,000 Are Out In South f
San Francisco; March 3. I. N. S.)
Ten thousand"-shipworkers ra- the bay
district are out of work today. Accord
ing to the employers, the workmen
automatically discharged ?- themselves by
taking last Saturday . afternoon 1 off In
spite of repeated warnings. f The union
men - characterise' the situation as a
lockout.. 1 ' - - -
Sen. Groima Fights
Soldier Land Bill
Washington. March 3. (L N. S.)
Secretary Lane's " bill providing - 3100,
000,000 for. the. reclamation of lands for
returned soldiers "is not for the soldier,
but xto get rid of valueless swamp lands
and allow- the treasury again to be
looted." Senator GronHa ' of North 3a
kota charged In the senate today when
Senator Myers of Montana attempted to
bring that measure up. "Tou will i not
pass this bill," Gronna said to the Demo
crats. - - '
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(Yes or No:
(Sinn your name here)
Address
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Benin, urowrj Morms Hotel in
Anti-American Demonstration
During Reception to Troops.
"Throw Out the Swinej They Eat
Our Food," Is Insult Hurled
atVankee Soldiers in'Berlin.
" By Alfred . G. Andersen u -
BERLIN, March 2, via London, ,
Iarch 3. (I. J. SOt-FoIIow-
insr thi. rpcpntirtn of German Flast i
African troops, headed . by Gen
- eral Lettow Vorbeck, In which
tens of thousands of people took
'part in the Pariser .platz, a crowd
stormed the Hotel Adlon in an
anti-American demonstration.
The demonstrators shouted:. "Throw
out the Americans, who are swine. They
are eating an of our food."
A -cordon of police lined up in front
of .the iotel and. the doors were shut to
keep out the crowd. Thousands of per
sons waited outside, but no one was al
lowed to leave the ' hotel premises. '
iris message waa smuggled out by a
page.
The crowd became angry over the ap
pearance of uniformed Americans on the
balcony of the Adlon overlooking the
Pariser Plats, during the' ceremonies of
U welcome.
(ly The Germans of East Africa, catching
nkhi ox me Americans, snooa tneir IlHls
at hem.
One American private, mistaking tte
fist-shaking for a friendly greeting,
waved back.
The crowd thought this was' intended
as a threat and the hostility was intensi-
t Concluded ea Pag Twel, Coin ma rive)
Authorities Preparing ' to Prose
cute Me Named in. Death
Bed Confession.
. Chicago, March 3. (I. N. S.) Naval
authorities are preparing today to take
drastic action against a number of men
named in a death-bed confession by Sam
uel i. moss, who late Saturday, jumped
to his death from a window in the Com
monwealth building" when faced with
charges of wholesale graft a't the Great
Lakes 4 Training station in connection
with discbarge papers and furlough mile
age. .
The following men are held by the
naval authorities who promise several
arrest today:
SydneyvT. Oynette. Terre Haute, Ind.,
yeoman In training for naval reserves,
and formerly in commandant's office.
Earl J. Moffett, third, class fireman.
Chicago. . '
B J. Markoski. machinist's mate. Pe
oria. 111.
Wayne H. Chase, machinist's mate,
Magun, 111.
BenJ. Glaser. Detroit,, arrested Frl
day and brought to Chicago for an in
quiry. -
Brown D. Carpenter, machinist's mate,
aviation, Montgomery, Ala.
Fred J. Nelson. Great Lakes sailor.
held on orders from the naval intelli
gence office. -
. According to Great Lakes of fleers all of
the above with the exception of Oynette.
are sailors who paid money- in the hope
of receiving early discharges from ser
vice. . " ,!...-.
According to one naval officer, the in
vestigation now under way linked the
name of Ensign ' Robert Lenson with
charges of having received money. En
sign Lenson was discharged following
a court maryal several months ago.
Men under him claim he caused them
to be -sent to sea because they refused
to contribute to a fund others made up
for him.
It Is said Moss, who suicided Saturday,
used pretty girls to, lure his prospective
victims - into - graft traps. These girls
are saidTto have frequented the lobbies
of Chicago hotels, where , they made the
acquaintance of sailors who appeared
prosperous. The girls then suggested
that the. sailors employ Moss to obtain
them preferments. - -
Naval, intelligence officers say Moss
made a fun confession In which he im
plicated . a number of Great Lakes sail
ors and petty officers. .
After making this . confession Moss
eluded his guard and leaped, from the
window, dying a short time later.
Moss' 80-year-old father died in "De
troit Friday night. ; Physicians: say his
death; was caused by grief brought on
by the arrest of his son.
Ashland 'Egg Day '
Brings High Prices
. ;
AshUnd, March 3. The "Ashbellent
CooperaUve Egg-Selling - society" held
its first "Egg Day" Saturday, and ZOO
dozen eggs .were sold, bringing two cents
a dosen over the highest price offered
by local, buyers. ,;- Neighborhoods as
sembled their eggs at a. central place
and -sent then in by their" committeemen.
The eggs are candled at - headquarters
and old at Portland prices, less express
or put In cold storage.- The society la
under.: the control of -the local ' farm
bureau.. No eggs over one week old are
UM.. WMr - i .-
PRICE TWO
CHURCHILL IS
FOR PEACE AT
EARLY DATE
LOJrDOtf, March (V. F.)
. Delay la effecting a ' prelim-'
. Inary peace with Germany may
mesa the allies will have so stable
, governmeat to deal with la tbat
coss try, Winitos Cfc arch 111, seers
tary of war, declared la the hosse
of commons this afternoon. '
"Germany It starving sad das
geroaily near eollapae," be said.
Social sad aatloaal , Ufa la that
eosBtry It sader ths ' srestsrs t of
hBBger. Jfowls the momeat to tat
tle the peace; terms. - Delay meaai
the rltk of having cobody with
whom to deal. , r (
FIGHTING LEAGUE
Republican Senator Aroused by
. Bitter Attack on Wilson
by Sen. Sherman.
.1
Washington. March 3. (I. N. S.) In
the closing hours of the Sixty-fifth con
gress President Wilson was assured by
Senator McCumbar (Rep.). of Northi Da
kota,' in a speech, that the Republican
party, as a party, is not opposed to a
League of Nations. - ; !
McCumber's speech came at the close
of a bitter attack upon the president by
Senator Sherman of Illinois, whosought
to prove to the senate that the president
is ''either a usurper or a dictator.! .
"The couniry may be misled by '. the
speeches that have been heard here dur
ing the last week," Senator McCumber
opened. "It might be led to think: tiat
the Republican party is opposed to any
League of ' Nations" to maintain the
peace of the world. ; ; ;
"There are some men on this 1 floor
who never would vote for any kind of
an agreement to prevent war. They
say we are big enough to take care of
ourselves and . that we don't need the
aid of other nations. .
"I 'as . an American cltlsen cannot
stand back," McCumber said, ."and hear
my colleagues say. 'Oh. let ; the world.
be dammed!'"- . '
McCumber was the first Republican
senator to support the League of Na
tions' constitution. t
Sherman Severe In Criticism ,
Washington. March 3.-i L..N. S.i
President Wilson, in. atumotins to
pledge the United SUtes to a Lear u a of
Nations, "Is either a usurper or a dic
tator," Senator Sherman of Illinois told
the senate this afternoon. "if the power
to. make such . a pledge is notkind in
our constitution the president's Sets-are
usurpation."- Sherman said. "If it. de
pends alone upon his. will as commander
In chief it ia revolution. He is a uiurnr
in one case and a dictator In the other."
Sherman Spoke of the Leaaue' of Na
tions as. a "pandora's , box of evil, to
empty upon ?the American people the
aggregated calamities of the world." -
Sherman's- speech - was marked
throughout by bitter criticism of Presi
dent Wilson.' ;.:v ; ..'..;!.: -
"indeed."- hei said, "shall we not ask
with the dramatist. 'Now, in the names
of all the Gods at once, upon what meat
does this our Caesar feed that he has
grown so great?"' t
Decisions Ag ainst
Drug Act Overruled
By Supreme Court
Washington, March 3 -(U. P-l The
supreme court today reversed decisions
of lower courts, which . had knocked
out essential, features of the Harrison
anti-narcotic law. : These courts Held
that those parts of the law prohibiting
physicians from administering ; to -
drug addict except to cure him," and
forcing' physicians to prescribe drugs
only on forms - furnished by Internal
revenue collectors, were an infringe
ment on state police powers. , The de
cision was in a case brought against
C. T. Dor em us. a Texas nhvsician.
Clemenceau's Wife.
Alive, According to
Letter to Friends
Durand, Wis.. March S.(l. N. 8.1
The wife of - Premier Clemenceau of
France,, formerly -Miss Mary E. Plum
mer of this city, who has long been
mourned as dead by friends in this
country, is alive and well, according to
car a written to a mend here.
The card, now in the possession of a
local attorney, denies that she obtained
the divorce ehe is reported to have been
granted, and expresses her intention of
returning from Paris to visit her
brother's home near here. '
Woman Tries to
KillWm. J. Burns
New York, March 3 L N. S.) Two
shots were fired at William J. Burns, the
well known detective, by a pretty young
woman this afternoon while Burns was
walking .near the entrance of the Grand
Central station. The shooting was wit
nessed by crowds of pedestrians. Neither
bullet struck Burns, and the woman was
overpowered and disarmed by local and
Grand Central detectives. - T
Germans and Poles
: Fighting in Posen
r ";!-;-, t.'';.;-;f " 1 " 1 11 " y4'f x'-
Copenhagen, March Z. (t N. &)--Fighting
again - is in progress between
the Germans and ' Poles in . Posen, ac
cording to Information received today
from" East Prussia. Despite the efforts
of 'the allied mission the Ukrainians
f have begun .to attack the Czechs again.
DENIES PARTY IS
t. CENTS
ON TWAINS- AND Nt'Vt
STAND riVI CUNTS
Governments ; Today Mustr Learn
' Whaf Plain Units of Society
Want, ; He Tells ' Governors.
' " ' ' : ':
... . . . ;
Declares That States and Cities
Main Factors in , Restoring
Labor to ' Normal Conditions.
WASHINQTON. March 3. !. N.
S. "We are at last begin
nfng to .learn the business of
government, which i is ia take
' counsel ' from the common j man," '
declared' President ' Wilson in . a
four minute address here? today !
before , the reconstruction
confer-
: ence of governors and mayors, in
the east; room of the White
( House. ; ; r; j ,",
The president declared that! it is the
duty of governments to learn what the
plain people want, and that lny Paris he
had been impressed with thutfact that
the great leaders were there, not as
masters of the people, but j as their
servants. ,?-..!... i- :i: ... . i
It the peace conference in Paris falls
in its purpose of getting the people what
they want, the members of the confer
ence will have proved themselves can
didates for lasting disgrace, the presi-
aeni aeciarea. -r ";.:
It had been expected that the president
would deliver a lengthy address, and
that he would go rather fully into his
Ideas on reconstruction. - However, be
entered the East room half an hour be
fore - he was scheduled m imi.v fnnrf
spoke Immediately. It was his duty to
welcome the governors, he said, and re
gretted that he could not devote more
time to the conference. However, he
said, he was trying to do a month's work
in a week,, and he hoped he would be
successful. Because of the pressure on
. (Concluded oa Par Two, Column Bix)
OliiVE ORGANIZED
Campaign , Opens ; Today to Get
f $184,000 in State, of Which
' Portland Quota Is $73,200. .
"Save a life!" '
This anfw.l will Kit mad tn vrv
woman and child in Portland during
me one week drive for; Armenian re
lief which opens today, 'it is estimated
mat irom 3.000,000 to 4,000,000 persons,
including 400.000 ornhtn rhIMrtn whn..
parents have been killed in Turkish
massacres, are now mi tfea vara nt
death by starvation in Armenia. Syria
ihu m oiner iear fL.aat countries over
run by the barbarous Turks during the
world war. It is for these sufferers the
appeal is to be made. The drive is na
tion wide In scope, the objective being
a 330.000.000 fund rt h- ,
food and clothing to these distressed
reiucrca, wno nave immv itrtvn trm
their homelands, looted of all their pos
sessions, even to the clothes from thflc
backs, and subjected to every ; manner
of outrage and indignity at the hands
of the Turko-German forces. Oregon's
quota of this national fund of $30,000,-
000 iS 3184.000. Of Which pArtlanil'a al '
lottment is 373.2QO. - -
John T. Dougall, commander In chief
of the Armenian drive, reports all tu
iwumoa wr a clean IWfep or tne City.
and 'early today his forces will be out
and hustling at their systematic work
of canvassing the entire city. Upward
of , 300 women . workers have been or
ga nixed into teams of 10 workers each.
" I Coneluilwl on T. mm Tan t..i
Girl Compelled to
Beturn Allotment
And PaySlOO Fine
Florence A. Bateman, convicted in the
federal court this morning of having
fraudulently obtained a soldier's allot
ment from a man not, her husband,, paid
a $100 fine meted by Judge Wolverton
and returned the allotment money.
Mrs. Bateman said -she ootalned the
allotment after Victor Davis, a soldier
with whom ahe Was in love, had been
Urged to make allotment by his company
commander; who believed the pair were
married, .
Part ; of the allotment had been re
turned by Davis, now in France, and the
remainder, $180, was paid by the glrli to
gether with the fine, totalling $280. i -
LOOK
Dress '
By Anne Rittenhouse
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Beginning Wednesday,
. - March 5. -
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