I VOL.. XVIII.' NO. 4
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, . 1&19. TWENTY-TWO PAGES
PRICE ' TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND RIWI
STANDS FIVC CKNTS
BLOWUP
OF BOILER
KILLS 01
Explosion in . Corbett . Building
May . Prove Fatal to Engine
Room Assistant and Fireman.
Elevator Girl Almost Suffocated
by Dense Clpuds of Smoke;
Tenants Compelled to Flee.
JAMES ASHER, chief engineer,
is .dead and George Udy, as
sistant, engineer, is, said to be on
the , brink of death, and Claude
Hoffman,: fireman, was perhaps
fatally .scalded; at 11 o'clock this
morning as the result of the ex
plosion of a boiler .in the base
ment of '.- Ihe Corbett, building.
Fifth and, Morrison streets." Thu
three men, scalded from ' head t
foot,; Were, taken to Good Sa
maritan hospital by the Ambu
lance?. Service company, where
Ashef. died early this, afternoon.
Dr, Earl Smith, who attended the In-
Jhired men, said Udy undoubtedly would
die. Not square inch of skin on his
Ibody was unscalded. Hoffman, reported
fthe physician, was ' scalded almost as
badly and bis condition Is critical. Asher
(apparently had breathed some XI re in
.'addition' to his scalds, but ills condition
fs roost favorable of the three. - -Udy's
residence is 5415 Sixty-fourth
a venue southeast, and Asher,'' 422 Rose
lawn avenue., -''rr'f
I The explosion' was due" to "lack of
rwater In the boiler, in the . opinion of
Xlght "Engineer Ed Munson. who: was
(called by the, building managers when
-ith explosion occurred. The explosion
Iblew out ;' both ends of the boiler and
'crushed the steel lining; of -the firebox
.together like paper. Bricks were blown
a?pout 20 feet to the end of the basement
Sand ;he building was shaken to the
tenth fleeiv The shock en the tenth was
'heavier thaTn that on the first-floor,
j Employe in the store at L. Mayer
C9, oirecity pver . tne engine rpom. say
they ard a rumbling and suddenly
saw' the .trap door on the ; street blow
Tn and a trig. burst of steam puff out.
Officer Bender.' in charge, of : traff icst
Fifth and Morrison streets, saw a cloud
of steam rise from the Morrison1 street
trap door. He said It-rcee In- a cloud
to the' top of the building and suddenly
turned -black. -r-;-
When Fire Chief Powell saw, danger of
a second explosion if the fuel oil. which
supplies the heatlngTand; power system,
was : hot .turned off. he ordered every
body out of the building at once. About
38 officers uv1er: Folkre Captain Moore
held the crowds back and cleared 4 the
(Ooactoosd a Iu Two. Catna
Twmi
ASKS FOR OPINION
Seeks Determination of Question
as to Resigning Secretary- "
ship and Urges Haste, f f
'- Salem. 'March 13. Governor Olcott to
day made a written- request of Attorney
- General , Brown Sot an , opinion --as to
whether he '.may reslgft'' the, office -of
secretary of "state' and stlU retain th
office of governor, and also for infor
mation as to how to obtain 'the is peed i-
: est possible determfnation of this ques
tion. Governor Qlcott's letter to he at
torney general says: w ? t
"In light of the fact that the state Is
facing great problems which are nibre or
less interwoven with the duties of V the
executive office, and also In view of the
fact that I believe the law contemplates
there should be three active minds sitting
upon the important state boards to solve
these problems.' rather, than twjo .minds
with three. votesC may I request you to
inform me as to whether I may resign
the office of secretary oT state, with
out . by so doing automatically surren
dering 'the office of governor along ritb
that of secretary of state. . t S x
., "Because - f the importance of the
questions-involved, may I also ask you to
inform me as to' how the speediest possi
ble determination of this question may
be secured." - ,
Soviet ; Societies
- Forming on Coast
MSlBSSBBSSfeSSSSS - " '
' Seattle; March 13.(1. N. S.) With
secret service operatives watching day
and night, an 'active campaign for the
' formation of soviet councils that events
ally would take over the government, is
under way in the Pacific Northwest, it
became known here today. Headquar
ters of the radical element in charge of
the movement have been established se
cretly in Seattle,. Spokane and Portland.
-Lieutenant Dunn Is
On His Way Home
-a . '
. Lieutenant John Dunn, son of Judge
: and Mrs. Eklward Dunn, formerly of
Condon but now residents of Portland, :
imiucu .I. iicw lurii wwiy wim a
casual company from the hospital shiu
Comfort,,; according to a telegram re-1
ceived from.bim by bis parents..
GOVERNOR OLCOTT
QirRecQrds Shows
Germany co Blame
For Starting of War
- - - ' :
Berlin Cabinet Minister A3mif s Docu-
; ments: Have Been !Gompiley ; Berristorff
-Hy(3l$ Archives Should Be Burned
. iBy 'Alfred Oi Anderses i
(CopyricbV 11. bjr the L N. 8.)
Berlin, March 12, via Copenhagen and
London. March. 13. (I. I, "8.) The
archives of the foreign office conclusive
ly prove that Germany was responsible
for- the war. This Information comes
from no less a personage than Karl
Kautsky, under-secretary for foreign
affairs in the cabinet set up -by Philip
Scheidemann-aad Frederick Ebert, after
ttie revolution. :
Dr. Kautsky was especially assigned
by Foreign Secretary Hugo Haase and
Scheid?mann to examine all of the rec
ords In the archives of the foreign of
fice and he continued this work after
Dr. Haase left the ministry.
Those Is High' Placet Blamed
A report has been compiled and the
documents will be ready for publica
tion before' the end of this month, if
the government is" able to print them.
. I first went to see Dr. Kautsky at his
home in Charlottenburg on Saturday,
but he told me be bad been sworn to
secrecy. : However, when I asked him
point-blank what the archives proved, he
admitted that the diplomatic correspond
ence between July 1 and August 4. 1914.
definitely established who had caused the
war, adding that hla Opinion, held before
he entered the foreign office, had been
confirmed.
. "What was that opinion r "he was
asked. . '
That men holding high places. In, the
German government were responsible for
the war," Dr. Kautsky answered.
Seeks t Avoid Iatervlsw
Dr. Kautsky said that he bad an ap
pointment witb Count von Breekderff
Rantxau (or Dr. Rantzau, as he prefers
m rH himself now), the present foreign
secretary, the following day (Sunday).H
with the object el discussing ine aocu
ments In auestlon.' i : . -'
s On Sunday night -t called at , the for
eign office and requested to see the for
eign secretary, making! it known that I
8000(SWILL
,S,T
Membjerjbf Fif Jy-econd Brigade
. Are Given Welcome i by
New Yorkers '
New York. March 1J. U. P.) The
hospital shp Comfort, delayed by Stop
at the'Asores for coal, arrived here to
day with 403 sick and wounded. : "
, Brigadier- .General , George W.: Whv-
eate. commanding the Fifty -second
field artniery brigade. - and Brigadier
General Edward :-J? Kreger. judge ad-!
vocate general's d ep a r t m e n t, trere
aboard, the America, which also arrived.
.Among' those . arriving was ' Sergeant
iohnVSPlegenhager,' The .Dalles, : Or., of
the Nlnety-thlrd aero squadron- '
An epidemAs of influensa on the
America caused the deaths of five sol
diers and the removal of more than 150
to the ship's hospital.
. The victims were :v. Privates Harry W. !
Hughes of Jacksonville, 111. : Edelbert
Glen Walter of LltUe Falls, N. Y. ; Felix
Kenefski of Shenandoah. Pa.; Henry An
drews of Bingham ptori, N. Y., and Ser-;
geant Ralph Reed Malcolm of Stoughton,
Mass.
. -
Xsw York, March 13. I. f. SO More
than 8000 American soldiers twere ex
pected ; to' arrive here today, including
the 104th, 105th and 106th field artillery
units- and the Flfty-second i field artil
lery brigade headquarters. i'
. Units arriving on the America Include
mobile hospital No. 105 and casual com
panies from New York, Pennsylvania.
Ohid and New Jersey ; the Thirteenth,
Ninety-third and 153th aero squadrons:
Brest convalescent, detachments Nos. 98
to 101, inclusive ; 670 sick and wounded
.enlisted men, C7 casual officers and 96
nurses. .-:.-.
The hospital ship Comfort, the Hono
lulu, Espagne ' and -Ateqaa, also , are due
to .arrive during the day. -
Members of -the Fifty-second brigade
who arrived on the transport America
were given a rousing welcome by Mayer
John F. Hylan and several officers of
the Twenty-seventh New York division.
Major General John F, O'Ryan was to
have headed - the; delegation, but was
prevented from going - by special busi
ness. The America docked at the em
barkation pier in Hoboken shortly after
10 o'clock. 0
The Flfty-second artillery brigade, of
f which the 104th, 105tbv and 106th" field
arsiUery areunits returned .under com
mafid of Brigadier General Albert Win-gate."-
All served with the Twenty
f3eventb""Ne'W York division in France.
- .When the . America docked General
Wingate superintended the - debarkation
of his men. who. entrained, immediately
for Camp Mills. The arrival of this
brigade swells , the f-. tofal number of
Twenty-seventh division men who have
returned to approximately 20O0 and
the remalnder.pf the division is crossing
the Atlantic. ? i "
Passing "the Buck
l to President Wilson has been the
game ? of the. peace . envoys in"
y Paris ' durine the president's ab
sence. Read about it in the spe
f clalr cabl to The Journal and
s the Chicago Daily Nevs on
' The Jourriars Cable Page
;; Today "
quay
1
was cognisant of the conference between
Dr. Rantzau and Karl Kautsky. A sec
retary told me it was Impossible to see
Dr. Rantzau, but; to call on Monday
morning. ( ! -
On the next day 1 called again, but
another secretary, informed me it would
take ; considerable time before Dr. Rant
zau would consent to discuss the sub
ject . - :
In his conversations with me on war
responsibility. Dr. Kautsky excused Von
1 Hndenburg and Ludendorf f on the
ground that they were soldiers and
merely entered the conflict -after war
had been declared.
Says Kaiser Unpopular "
Questioned whether he considered the"
ex-kalser a dangerous person, and Intol
erable In Germany, Dfc Kautsky said : .
"The former kaiser and the ex-crown
prince are both harmless and they are
unpopular."
Asked about the government outlook
and the possibility of another revolu
tion. Dr. Kautsky answered: j
"If the majority Socialist government
makes too many mistakes, Germany may
experience a successful monarchist rev
olution, but the Ilohenrollerns will not be
restored. It Is more likely that in that
event the crown would be offered to
Von HJndenburg.'i .
The "Guilt Book," if published, will
fill two volumes of 500 or 600 pages.
Berastorff Would Bars Records '
Dr. Kautsky thinks that the war of
fice records have a. valuable , bearing
upon the question of war responsibility,
but many of these had apparently been
removed or destroyed. .'-
When Dr. Kautsky informed Count
voWBernatorff. former German ambas
sador to the United States, that the
records of the foreign office established
Germany's war guilt. Bernstorff Is re
ported to have exclaimed : ' .
" I have repeatedly suggested that the
old archives - be burned and that we
start a new slate under a new form of
gwernment-y ...: ::i y -;
mm MARINES
Vltl DECO
Howard S. M eniam and James
. JordwiMee; With: Manyt "
Thrilfing Experiences. v
' Howard S. Merriam and. James Jor
dan. "'' Portland.'' marines, - inseparable
hunkles throughout the war. each dec
orated . and cited, are parted, but both
have arrived in America.' .
. ii Merrlajn is convalescing in . Philadel
phia and: Jordan, justout of a Bordeaux
hospital, arrived ft Hampton Roads ion
Wednesday.-.
J Xt. wksai St. .Mmiel that this pair of
Oregon fighting ' marines ; last thrust
bayonets' and fired lead at the Hun side
by side.' .; .it. .'' --; .Z-. :
" Jordan, gassed after his mask was
shot away, was taken to a dressing sta
tion and when y a lull came Merriam
asked the "medic" who carried his chum
to the rear where he had been taken.
With the answer all but from his lips
the hospitaf corps man was struck dead,
a German machine gun bullet through
his body. ; .?.' V j i . j -
Then sped Merriam's last opportunity
to learn the whereabouts of Jordan un
til he arrived in America.- he himself
fighting against death from, wounds and
v Meager accounts of Merriam's heroism J
in mo ou aainiei sector came in letters
to his, brother Dow Merriam, also a resi
dent of Portland, 'with whom he lived
before enlisting in the marines. "
lie told of leaping in a shell hole and
taking a dead Tank's gas mask after
his own had been shot away and of pick
ing up a. fallen hero's rifle afte. his
had been shot from bis hand, which was
torn by the bullet. - -)
News of his decoration with the Croix
de Guerre came to Mr.: Merriam from
other sources,: however, and he says his
brother merely. mentioned the fact that
he had been decorated. Under heavy fire
he carried a wounded officer to the rear.
After being invalided back to Amer
ice he spent several, weeks in the marine
hospital in -Philadelphia then was sent
to Qaantico. At present be is spending
a 30-day furlough in Philadelphia but
under medical care and is awaiting his
discharge before returning to Portland.
; Before Je came to Portland to make
his home iwith his-brother he lived in
Kugene. '
Mann Is Chairman of :
Suffrage Committee
Washington, . March 13. (I. N. S.)
Representative James R. Mann ' of Illi
nois was this p.fternoon selected as chair
man of the woman's suffrage committee
of the house. . As Mann is an ardent sup
porter i of equal suffrage his selection
was declared to forecast passage of the
resolution when it is brought up in the
'wext house. - - r t-
Enrico Caruso Pays ;
. Tax on: Big Income
: " - : "s
New Tork. . March, 18. (L X. ; S.-
Knrlco" Caruso, the noted tenor, today
handed. -the local internal revenue col
lector .a , check , for J3S.485.43. i the first
quarter of his Income tax. which totals
RATIONS
I 153,933.70v i- s ;
. " ......
TAX RUtKIG
15 IT Lftll
OF CONGRESS
Salaries of Officials Subject to
Income Tax According to Law,
but the Department Says No.
Treasury Regulation Not to Be
Confused as Court Ruling on
an Enacted Law of Congress.
t
Wild
consternation has seized the
hearts of numerous state, county, muni
cipal and district officials and emrJloyea,
because of the statement published In
The Journal of Wednesday that, under
the written terms of the federal income
tax law of 1J19, they no longer enjoy
the cloak of' tax exemption thrown
around them by former income tax
statutes.
They look with horror upon the con
tingency of thel. having to take their
place in the income, tax paying line
shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Common
People and be required to dig down Into
tneir jeans proportionately.
Milton A. Miller, collector of internal
revenue for Oregon, furnishes a gleam
of hope, however, to' those who seek to
hold their offidal pay checks . between
their pocketbooks and the financial de
mands or uncle Bam by citing a de
partmental regulation which says:
iwnpensauon paia its pincers py a
state or political subdivision thereof :
fees received by notaries public commis
sioned by the state and the Income of
state compensation insurance funds es
tabllshed by 6tates are not taxable.
From this he deduces, and holds, that
sucn incomes are exempted from the op
eration of the 1019 revenue, or income
tax, law. '
Income From Salaries Taxable
Under this ruling of ' the department,
which Mr. Miller says is binding upon
the office ef the collector of Internal
revenue here, the compensation paid by
a state or any of its political subdivisions
for services rendered Is exempt from
taxation. Jfc is to be borne clearly in
mind, however, that this exemption has
to do only -with, the compensation paid
for of ficial personal ; service, ?an4 ; hot
with any other income derived- by n bf
f iclal "or employe ironv any "source isepv
a rate and apart from the official com
pensation, fi--'v- Si-y - t -f
Bui the fact remains that the incomes
derived from .the salaries paid officials
and employes of a state or any: of its
political subdivisions, are hot exempted
from payment of the income tax by the
law. They were exempted, definitely
and specifically. In past laws. They are
not' exempted in the present law, direct
ly or indirectly, by statement or by
necessary implication. So far as the
income, tax law of 1919 is concerned. In
Its text and language, the salaries of
officials and employes of a state or its
Concluded on Pace Six. Cohimn One)
Bondholders Clip
Coupons Saturday
The serai-annual interest period on
Liberty loan bonds of the third issue
falls on Saturday, March 15. Interest
is due and payable on that date. Hold
ers of bonds of the third Issue should
clip their coupons and present them" to
their bankers to- be cashed. More than
$15,000,000 worth of third Liberty loan
bonds were sold in Portland and it la
estimated, that more than $300,000 will
be paid out to holders of these . bonds
Saturday.
Of Nations
Plebiscite
Stands 17,825 to
For a League of Satlons 17,?!f
.Against a League of Satlons .. Its
If any doubt is, left as to the sentiment
of the people in favor of the League of
Nations, it would be set at rest forever
by a glimpse at the hundreds of letters
rceived by The Journal every morning.
Less than' one-half of 1 per cent of the
total ballots cast thus tar are against
the league.
By huge strides the favorable vote Is
going forward, while the courageous few
who send in unfavorable ballots are not
adding up evenan interesting total, It
was thought the vote Wednesday was re
markable, but It paled before the deluge
of ballots this morning.,
From all quarters come the little rlips
bearing proudly the canvass 6f Oregon
sentiment Mike D. Gugulis, 2864 Bum-
aide street, says: "We cannot blot out
past suffering of the people, but before
God we are responsible for the future Of
this world and I am in favor a
League of Nations." "... ..,-.
"Only one man wanted to vote no.
and when he found out he had to sign
his name he refused to vote, at; all."
DO YOU FAVOR A LEAGUE OF NATIONS
to prevent future wars, such as President Wil
'son and Former President Taft are working for?
CnelaM this eonpon to an fawterw sd
dremd t "Lean ef Xsuobs Editor.
Car. Th ihmraal. Feitlaad. OnfM,"'
r brine it ts The Joaraal saito '
fflee and drop it in the bslke best "
" Oalr isbs ef , vatiac ate'. hoaM
wnd h ballet. .
CLOCKS TURN
BACK JUST AS
SUN COMES UP
CLOCKS alarm, town, hall, eight
day, cassoo, grandfather's,
steeple and plain ordinary
clocks sad watches, ars going 'to
step an hoar ahead of themselves
In 17 days, when the second iia.
mer -of "daylight saving", begtss.
At t a. m. Ssnday. Mattth 39, the
asiamer time schedule -will Begin.
It Is last becoming pleasantly
daylight when "average' families
arise of mornings and here we are
thrown back again for a month or
so into getting ost of bed la the
cold and grey while "idle rich" and
night - tollers and policemen wko
patrol at night say taey should
worry aboat daylight saving. ,
Bat longer and lighter evenings
wUl make np for a chillier" moralsg
lea? oat of bed. The days are
happily lengthening and the extra
hoar of iib in the evening ' will
peed the arrival of nmmft twl
QghU
HAVE BIG SEND-OFF
Schools Will Be Closed and Gen
eral Jollification Will Mark
Sailing of First Steamer.
Inauguration of the Portland-Oriental
steamship service, scheduled for the
middle of Aprll next. will be the occa
sion for a big celebr- ' - at the St.
Johns municipal terminal, in which
Portland will give a rousing send off to
the first steamer to leave this port with
full cargo of freight for the Far East
-Moving pictures will be taken of the
ceremonies, according to plana made by
the public dock commission today,. and
the films are designed for circulation
among the leading, playhouses of the
country.
Adding a real maritime setting to the
celebration will be a fleet of Oregon
built wooden and steel steamers.
Schools will be closed on that day. It
Is contemplated, and a general all round
Jollification of. the birthday of new
era for the port will be held. ; v
With ' the- advent " into this nw- field
r the: Pacif la Steamship companjr. one
of he- largest ship owning and - oper-
IWdns eoBcems in.i the V United States,
new impetus la given to this, phase or
jort i development. - The company, hav
lng -J obtained t the" use.- pf the?steamf
West Munham. .' now being completed
In the local harbor, shippers have al
ready, taken all the space available.
and It Is expected that the ' agents of
the company tm 'Oriental ports will send
the steamer back with full cargo.
The suggestion for the celebration at
the St, Johns terminal came from
Dock' Commissioner F. C. Knapp,
Chairman C B. MoOres named Com
missioners Averill, KnaPP and Burgard
as members - of the celebration com
mittee. . -
Employment Service
Reduced; No Funds
Washington. March 13. (U. P.) An
immediate cut of 80 per -cent In the
United States employment service -was
ordered today because its appropriation
failed with the Republican filibuster.
Orders to this effect were sent out to
all branch offices today by the labor
department after a final effort to save
the service had been made by a wireless
appeal to President - Wilson. The presi
dent was asked to set aside part of his
war emergency fund, but replied that
none of this was now. available. '.. '
ORIENTAL
LINE TO
on ieasue
Issue Now
writes F. B.
business man,
Madison. Oregon City
who has submitted 40
votes for friends. I"
Only one member of the W. H.
Hawkins family of Klamath Falls 'did
not vote favorably and "she was too
young to vote," at all," Mr.- Hawkins
says.
With such sWendid expressions Is Or
egon backing he program ! for peace.
Negative votes, welcome as they are.
are not coming In and that . must sig
nify that negative sympathy does not
exist in Oregon, forthe plebiscite has
reached every corner of the state. It
reached Mr. and Mrs. George R. , Me
Kimens of McMinnvllle, one of whose
three . sons gave pp his life . for the
peace of the world, ' ( "
"We think. he has done more to save
civilization and make the world safe
than all the pro-German congressmen
who . are opposing the league," his
.father -writes. ? V
The coupon printed On this, page, and
elsewhere in the paper, properly filled
out and submitted. Is a Vote for or
against the League of Nations- Cast
your ballot at once. ' , . t-
I
(Yes or No;
(Sim your nime feerc)
i!
Address
109
BREST AGM
Second; Visit of- Wilson to
France Is Expected to Shorten
Work of Peace Conference.
Wireless Messages , Sent to
Paris Express Desire 0 for
Early Opportunity for Work.
Washington, March 13. (I. X. S.)
The U. 8. 8. George Washington with
President Wilson and party arrived' at
ttit p. m. today French time in the
harbor at Brest Just three month to the
day his Ineky thirteenth after his ar
rival oa his initial voyage.
Announcement of his arrival was re
ceived la a dispatch to the executive of.
flees of the White House today.
Brest. France, March 13. (L N. S.)
Encountering a strong southwest wind
and heavy seas, the liner George Wash
ington, with President Wilson on board.
Is 10 hours behind her schedule and may
not arrive until after 3 o'clock tonight
Unless the weather and seas. moderate
the presidential party may remain on
board the ship all night, leaving f or
Paris tomorrow morning. ; ,
A reception committee. Including Col
onel K. M. House of., the American
commission; Andre Tardieu, a member
of the French commission, and M.
Leygeus, French minister of marine,
arrived from Paris this morning.
The popular ' opinion Is that the sec
ond coming of President Wilson will
shorten the' peace deliberations.'
A request that President Wilson trav
erse the same route through the city as
on hla former visit was sent by the
mayor in a wireless message. Mr. Wil
son consented but requested that there
be no ceremony.
Brest is not- decorated, and on ac
count of the lateness of the hour at
which the vessel will dock no civil pro
gram was arranged.
In - some way the -, Impressions, got
abroad -that Mrs. Wilson was not ac
companying her husband, on. his second
visit t and it caused much disappoint
ment " ' The "public was glad to learn
that- ah -la: aboard th; George Wash
ington.;' especially r the ' mllllnera., and
.dressmakers In. . Paris,-; arhox are hoping
for further patrdnage.
EageP to.Besume tVbrk
' f- v By John Bdwin Jfevia "
- -On board the U. 6. S. George Washing
ton En Route to. Europe With President
(Concluded on Page Two, Column Four)
VOTE FOR LEAGUE
STIRS SENATORS
- -
Great Preponderance of Ballots
in Journal; Plebiscite 'Favoring
Plan Surprises Washington.
Washington. .March 13. (WASHING
TON BURBA U OF THE JOURNAL!
Senators who were apprised todax of
the result of The Journal's vote on the
League of Nations were generally sur
prised by the magnitude of the showing
In its favor. Senators friendly to the
league plans declared The Journal, can
vass is indicative of the. sentiment of
practically all parts of the country.
Senators unfriendly to the president's
ideas criticized the form in which It was
submitted! saying a direct' question on
the preterit draft of the league consti
tution would give a better test
That's good plan," said Senator
Pittman of Nevada after Inspecting The
Journal's coupon ' vote.' - - "It is well to
have the sentiment of the people shown
and this shows In my opinion how peo
ple stand. It Is In line with what t
bear from my state. ? j
"Senator , Borah suggests a. plebiscite.
That is impractical and cannot be
worked out because of the time it would
take and the concurrent action required
in so many states."
Senator McKeUar ' of Tennessee aaid
the results obtained are surprising In
the size of the affirmative vote and he
is convinced the league plan has an
overwhelming majority among .the peo
ple. .
; "Of many letters I have received,"
said McKeUar, "not one is against It I
am going home tonight to make speech
es in Tennessee, but I am convtnved
that the people now strongly favor the
formation of a league."
Senator Sheppard of Texas said the
results shown in The Journal's votes
were ""remarkable and significant He
added : "1 have never had any. doubt as
to the feeling among the people. : The
Texas legislature has voted approval
w4th one vote In the negative. An effort
has been mads to indicate a divided sen
timent by circulating an Interview' witb
one ' Texas Democrat who opposed the
league.--Hla ideas' are not representa
tive, but the contrary."
Senator Norria,of Nebraska, "one -of
the Republicans who : declined to. sign
Senator Lodge's round robin, while
criticising the . form i of - The Journal's
ballot considered it significant- of the
people's desire for formation of a league
which will endwar. They are so anx
ious for this." he said, "they may not
give full weight 4 to the duestions in
volved In the league draft as it stands."
, jNothing has ever happened In my life
In which I felt si deeper Interest or for
which I would make, greater sacrifice,'
he said. "Any plan ought to be sub
jected" to analysis, 'publicity and free
discussion. -'Criticism, however, should
be constructive, and some of the present
Criticism is narrow and partisan.", . He
favors . are, amendment ' of the draft ; In
some respects, with disarmament and
affirmation of each j; country's inde
pendence in regulating its internal af
falrs Including . immigration. , "
LUCKY 13 IS
AGAIN ON TOUR
WITH WILSON
PKESIDEKT WILSOm laeky
amber, It, la ttUl with. him.
. ' The president's ship Is das to
arrive at Brett, Fraaee, , this svs
aing, March 18. vrj,''-.;..s;. f:
This Is the ISth trip of the George
Wathlsgtsn sines, she was taken
Ter.br the United States govern
ment. ., :. . x
. This aamber, considered uslnrky
by most persons, has pnrsaed the
president for many years and Its
iaflsesce always feat been henlga.
To hfgla with bit name coatalss
13 letters. :-v "'..; '.'','V-'
On his prevloat trip to the Paris
onfereace he landed at Brest on
Friday December 111 1; ,
Us. was storied governor of Jtw
Jersey in bJs thirteenth year at a
professor at Prlseeton.
The electoral college which named
him f retldeat met Jannary IS,
1I8. '. , ;.-'.;:
Goveraors of IS states were ia Una
at his first inauguration, while rep
resentatives of 13 edacatlonal In
ttltatloBt participated la the parade
and Frlacetoa stadents Jonrneyed
to Wathlagtoa ia two tralat of thir
teen cart each. '
His daaghter, Jettle "Allies, was
the thirteenth White Hosts bride.
He wat . pretest at tha opening
tetsloa of the pesce conference qa
''January 18. '
On Febraary IS the represeata
tires of the leadlag powers ac
cepted his plan,, for a Lcagaa of
Xatleas.
SENATORS REFUSE
TO FOLLOW HOUSE
Organization of Committees ,to Be
Delayed Until Just Before
, Session.
Washington,' March 13. (L ft. S.)
Senate Republicans have refused to fol
low the example of Republican members
of the- house in attacking the problem of
committee chairmanships at the present
time. A plan adopted today will put this
troublesqm problem. nveestmtlli - thraa
days before the prospective extra Session
; The fight on Senator Penrose, tem
porarily f orgoften Jth the League! of Na
tlons force, soon will break out with re
newed vigor, tHHees some compromise be
tween the conservatives and progressives
whereby the Pennsylvania Senator will
receive the chairmanship of some com
mittee other : than the committee on
finance is reached. . , , ,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa
chusetts, of course, will be the Repub
lican floor Jeader and the chairman of
the committee on foreign relations. There
la no fight against the Massachusetts
senator,-.
There was a renewal today of the re
port that Senator La Follette would, an
nounce himself as a candidate -for the
finance committee chairmJUiship, In sub
stitute for Senator Penrose. "Under the
seniority rule, he has no claim on this
chairmanship, but he has the powerful
weapon of threatening to vote with the
Democrats on organization, if his wishes
are not consulted.
Senator Borah will become the chair
man of the committee on labor, which
Is expected to be one of the most Im
portant committees of the new con
gresa." ' ". : '''. ;:' :; '"T;- :
In addition to the fight against Sen
ator Penrose, which progressives say
they are waging for "the benefit of the
party" in 1920, severer other important
contests are expected to develop before
the awards are made.
At present the lineup on chairman
ships of . Important senate committees
follows : . . : ' '
Appropriations, Reed Smoot. Utah.
Banking and currency, George P. Mc
Lean. " Connecticut
The census, Robert M. ; La Follette,
Wisconsin. .-
Commerce." Knute Nelson, Minnesota.
Military . affairs? Francis E. Warren,
Wyoming.
Naval - affairs. Boise 1 Penrose, . or
Miles - Polndexter. Washington.
Postofflces, Charles . K. Townsend,
Michigan. '." v
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washing
ton la, tn .line for the chairmanship
of the woman suffrsge committee. Sen
ator Hiram Johnson of California also
can have the committee, chairmanship.
it is understood, if he will ask for it
McArthur Denies
He Was Defeated
For G. O. P. Whip
TON BUREAU, OF THE JOURNAL)--McArthur
Issued a statement today de
nying he was defeated as a candidate
for Republican whip of the new house
by Knutson of Minnesota. Some votes
were case for him : In the Republican
unnittM in . flommttteeal- he " aaid. "In
protest against the Mann steam roller,"
which-forced i tne nommaiion 01 kduv
son. but he was not seeking this position
and baa so iniormea mi irienas,
i Mc Arthur's statement, with Its refer
ence to the "Mann steam roller" Is an-
nih.r indication- of the' dissatisfaction
among friends of ' GDlett, who will be
the next spekker. ' over the manner in
tehbih M.nn'a mDnorterS have turnnl
the tables .and taken charge- of about
everything . outside the : speakership
itself, " . . '- ,
t'.J'.V- If'--'-"'--- " "i -S'..'.-
, , : Hawley Comini lIom,e .,
-' Washington. March 18.-Represents
live Hawley will leave for Oregon Mon
day t night During ? the .congressional
recess he - plans to -visit river - and har
bor .- projects and other places ' where
public improvements are - proposed : la
Ma district. I
1 SOLDIERS
O n I III III! 0
00 REBELS
Streets U Filled With Wreckage
Caused by Artillery5 Firej Con
dition of Populace Is Pitiful.
Spartacans Hunted Out of Nests
and Driven to Wall Are Com
mitting Atrocities in City.
; ONDpN, March 13. (I. N. S.)
lu by a surprise attack me Ger
man government troops have out
flankcd and driven back the Spur
lacana at Lichtenbcrg, un eastern
suburb of r Berlin, said a Central
News disfpatch from Amsterdam
Mils afternoon, J; The Reds fell
back in panic, abandoning ma
terial. '
The main force of Spartacans is re
ported to have been isolated with the
government troops advancing wiping out
neBts. - .-"'. . -
Government troops began their syete-.
matlo assaults on the - Spartacans
stronghold at , Llchtenberg on.lVednes-
day, said another news agency dispatch
from Copenhagen, r . :
The eastern part of Berlin- is being oc
cupied by the troops supporting ths gov
ernment ;
Driven to a corner, the Reds ars com
mitting 'brutal atrocities, said another
dispatch from Amsterdam. Both sides
are 'fighting without mercy.
The Berlin streets are littered -with
ruins and wreckage caused by artillery
tire, - '. : : .-
The unfortunate Inhabitants are in pit
iful condition. If the fighting continues
many may starve. It is said, as the gov
ernment allows no supplies to pass the
cordon of government troops. .
Among the Spartacans shot In the
fighting jesterday were several Rus
sians, -;;"-' ;,- -'. . . .... '
That the Spartacan 'counter revolution
et. Bt41jt-bt co41aped was Indicated by.
a German radiogram picked up here to-'
day. : It stated that .Minister of Wpf
Gustavo Noske had demanded the un
conditional surrender of all Spartacan
soldier and ? the . surrender of all their
arm.' ,:';
The Reds, the dispatch said, had asked
for a truce but Noske replied It' would
be granted only on the terms men
tioned. v
At Dusseidorf f, which has long been -
a storm center,' the revolution was sup
pressed by government troops using ar
tillery and machine guns.
The Nauen wireless plant from which
the report of the government's victory
was sent. Is In the hands of the gov
ernment authorities, j .. .
-Troops on Defensive . ,
Berlin. March 12, via London, March
13. (L N. 8.) Despite the Wolff Agency
bulletin that the government troops had
won f victory over the Spartacides "ac- ,
eordlng to plan." driving them back a
mile and Inflicting losses, the soldiers
supporting the government were forced
to take the defensive in the northern, part
of the city last night " J
Reinforcement of government forces
wefe rushed up in motor lorries.
More battle reports are being printed
in the newspapers now than during the
war.
i General Luttwltz, commanding the'
government troops, expects the present
situation to continue, although a house-.
to-house search for arms is being made.
Kalians Furnish Transports
Rome. March ,13. (U. P.) The gov
ernment has placed at . the disposal of
American reservists the steamers Duca
d'Aosta, Duca Degll Abruszi and Czerta,
which will sail within the next two
weeks. ' ' . .
WOOD SHIPS PASS
Underwriters' Recommend Slight s
Alterations in Change to ; j
. - Flour Carriers.
Oregon built wooden ships have stood
the test of a preliminary survey as te
their fitness as flour carriers and, with
certain alterations, their uso by. the fed
eral food administration is recommended,
according to Alex M. Scott assistant to
Grain Administrator Max. H. Houser. .
The survey, which was ordered by the
government to meet - the urgent traffic
needs of the Columbia river diMtrlct, was
conducted by Captain W. C. McNaught
ef this ; city.i representing' the , under-
writers. , 'y.: v ,
"The results of the survey, whicn has
just, been completed, are entirely favor
able, and if the shipping board meets
certain requirements which have been
asked, their use as grain or flour car
riers will betaHsured and prompt load
ing of the vessels now in the harbor will
begin." said Mr. Scott r
"With flour and grain tonnage piling
up in this district, and the food condi
tions of Europe growing more grave
dally, we can make use of a large num
ber of the wood ships If their employ
ment is possible."
At the present time there are half a
dozen idle wood steamers In the local
harbor awaiting cargoes. Six others are
Ionly awaiting rudders, and some 0 other "
hulls will have been wade ready for sea
within ths next few moiittl
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