VOL. XVIII. NO. 34
PORTLAND, OREGON; THURS DAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1910. TWENTY-SIX PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TWAIN AND NtVM
STANDS riVK CENT
ie DEruED
T. Sugimuri, Japanese Consul
in Portland, Says . Reports
From Far East Are Misleading,
Political Activities Carried oh
Under the Guise of Religion
, Rebels Seek False Sympathy.
"UEAVEN
WORSHIPERS," a
1 4 body of
Koreans united
under religious camouflage for
political ambition, are the cause
of riots in Korea, r declares T. ;
Sugimuri, Japanese consul - in
Portland. -
Charges. that Japan's policies In deal
ing with Korea are oppressive and un
progresslve he brands as false. It has
been proved, he said, that allegations
that women and children were mistreated-by
government troops are not
true. ' ' ; '. : - .- t ."
Following are comments by Mr. Sugi
muri on the Korean situation:
"No occurrence bearing a semblance
of 'massacre' In Korea as mentioned In
the recent dispatch Has ever taken place.
"Rumors should not be regarded as
truth and are always exaggerated as
is much unrest in Korea Is undoubtedly
true, jtnd riots have occurred which have
necessitated tho use of armed forces to
quell, them. '
FALSE SYMPATHY SOUGHT
"Those seeking independence In Korea
are naturally anxious to impress the
outside world with the justice of their
claims and. undoubtedly have caused
false or exaggerated -reports to spread
in order that they may arouse sympathy
for their cause. The wildest and most
Koreans, and in most cases there is only
a r'vre fraction of truth expressed. -'
, ,"The jinrest -baa been caused mostly
by the Instigation of the leaders of
Vfo von ! 'WrskaaHlTmBes ei vi s4 a t4lu .
group of so-called Christians, with-which
(Continued on Page Two, Column On .
OCEAN FLIGHT IS
APAiM onoTDriMcn
Storms Raging, Over Wide Area
Cause Further Delay in
Air Contest.
St. Johns. JJ. F., April 17.- (U. P.)
Unna that h CH1M U w., Urlr..
or Captain P. B. Raynham would make
their many-times- postponed "hop off
in the transatlantic airplane flight for
the $50,000 London Daily .Mall prize,
was -disappointed today by reports of
unsettled weather' all across the ocean.
T-..14 .I... ,1.1. I . ..
ine'iugni wouia noi do, auempun wunm
the next 24 hours, owing to a storm
which was raging over a wide area.
Should the wind moderate at any time
today. Captain Raynham will make a
trial flight la his Martlnsyde plane,
a fter which he will oe all ready to start
on the big dash the moment the weather
permits.
"We are not downhearted. declared
C'aptain Fenn of the Sopwith airplane,
today, when questioned - regarding the
flight. Pilot Hawker. Lieutenant Me
Kenzle and Mechanic Grieve were confi
dent and eager b be off, but they would,
not discuss their hopeo or plans.
: A heavy wind prevented any. : aerial
operations Wednesday, The - aviators
spent, most of the day Indoors. Work
men were the only persona to visit the
hangars of the. planes which - will at
tempt the big flight. A northeast wind
has. packed an Arctic ice floe into the
narrows and mid-winter weather pre
vails. . . ,
The contest between Hawker Smd
Raynham has reached a stage where it
is no longer a race to be the first pre
pared. It is quite likely that r both
Planes will take the air at the same time
and at the first opportunity.
Flier Completes First Lap
London, April 17. (L N. - S.) Jose
Wood, who will attempt the transatlan
tic flight In a Shortt Brothers airplane,
has arrived at Limerick, completing the
first lap of the 3000-mile fllRht. said
He flew from East Church, England,
dispatch to the Eyening News today.
Pictorial Record
t of the
Peace Conference
Individual photographs of
each of the 73 delegates'to
the peace conference.
One . of the most remark
able achievements in the his
tory of news photography..
Exclusive in this field in
The 'Sunday Journal. r
Next Sunday
Expect Germans
To Sign Terms of
Peace By May 15
Date Understood to Have Been
' Tentatively Set as Limit for !
Acceptance of Treaty. I
- ' By Ed Xm Xeea . 1 r
Paris, April 17-U. P.) Peace will be
signed with Germany by May IS, accord
lng to the, best information obtainable
today, . That date is understood to have
been tentatively set as the time limit for
the enemy to accept all conditions of the
treaty. ; i
Providing this arrangement is carried
out. the Germans will have Just three
weeks to debate a settlement, which re
quired the allies almost four months' to
arrange. ' - - . j j .
The Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian
representatives probably will be sum
moned to , Paris simultaneously, soon
after the treaty ia handed the; Ger
mans, April 25. .There was a disposition
today to believe the treaties with those
countries, which are understood toi be
much less complicated, might be signed
at least as soon as the treaty with the
Germans. y-- . i". . i -: ,
The latest tentative date for Presi
dent Wilson to arrive in Washington is
between May 20 and 25. thus indicating
the American delegates believe the Gen
mans may accept the treaty before the
expiration of the proposed time limit.
The reported agreement to furnish
food in Russia was expected to bring the
entire Russian situation to a head. Some
difficulty was anticipated, however,! in
effecting the cessation of all fighting in
Russia, for while the allied forces under
the proposed agreement could bs with
drawn without Interference, the antl
liolahevtk factions represented in I 'arts
are openly opposed to the -victualing
plan and have Indicated their Intention
of continuing to fight the soviet forces.
The latest advices on tha situation in
Munich indicated the soviet govern
ment is again temporarily in control,
with the Socialist forces lesieging the
city. - ' ii
- I it other rirts of Germany disturb
ances appeared to be limited to Ham
burg,: where Spartacans were . rioting
and pillaging. .
Portland ' Citizen t( Be ; Host
at
Biggest, Chicken Spread in;;;
t ; , Northwest History. :
;t:a;At;rl til
Dollar chlcken dinners for. 1000 active
workers of the" yietory loan campaign
will be provided by a "Portland, citizen,
wna ia determined that the local quota
shall . ba; attained 'In "short orders The
41000 was' offered to' the campaign com
mittee . this 1 morning to, defray .the cost
of the "kick of fJ banquet at The Audi-
J tor lum Monday night. '? "' " j!
I ; It was the plan to sell tickets fori the
maximum accommodation of The Audi
torium and these tickets were about to
be placed on sate this morning when
along cam Mr. Citizen and said, 'The
treat's on me. Give 1000 of the workers
a regular, old fashioned chicken dinner,
with ail the trimmings, and send me the
bill. The committee almost fell over,
but recovered quickly and nearly
smothered the patriot with embraces. If
the committee -had authority it would
have awarded the citizen the distin
guished service badge on the spot and
decorated him . -with the ? Order of; the
Frying Pan. . - .
Unfortunately only 1000 people can be
fed at The Auditorium, but this will take
care of the - most active workers : and
leaders of the drive, who - will be in
Portland Monday with the flying circus.
The general public win be admitted, to
The Auditorium at 8 o'clock to hear the
talks of the aces of the air and the other
speakers of the evening. : . f
This is the first time on record that
any Portlander has ever had 1000 guests
at his table. It Is the biggest dinner
party that any one man has undertaken
In the Pacific Northwest.
Meeting Is Called
To Take Up Cases
On Class Freights
Salem, April 17. For the purpose of
exhibiting cases affecting class freight
rates from Oregon to California points,
which have been pending before the In
terstate commerce commission for a long
time, Clyde B. Aitchison. chairman of
the commission,' has suggested that rep
resentatives of Oregon and California
public service commissions and of the
railroad meet with him in conference
in Kansas City about May 1. The Ore
gon commission notified him today that
a representative would be sent from this
L commission. .,.. :
There are five cases, which have been
consolidated, which involve . class rates
from Portland. Medford and Klamath
Falls to points in northern California,
and the relation of interstate class rates
between th points mentioned to Intra
state class 'rates in California and Ore
gon. ; -i
Chairman Aitchison says that i with
conditions' now . returning to normal,
these cases should be given a final
hearing and adjudication as early as
possible. , - - . . -
Rainbow' Division i
Units on Board Ships
if Brest. April IT. U. P. Three ship
loads of Rainbow division units were
scheduled to sail for home today. The
117th supply train of Texas embarked on
the U. S. battleship Missouri. The 149th
machine gun battalion of Pennsylvania
and the 150th machine gun battalion of
Wisconsin were assigned to the trans
port Pretoria. On the Huntington -was
the 151st field artillery of Minnesota."
BE DINNER GUESTS
4
MOO SHIP
I BE AS I
'in I
Deliveries to Be Completed in
Short Time on Purchase Price
of $145 Per Deadweight Ton!
Brooks Steamship Company of
New York Buys Ships for Op
eration From Atlantic Ports.
WASHINGTON, April 17. (I. N.
S.) Fifteen wooden steam
ships of the United States ship
ping board have been sold to
, the Nacirema Steamship company
of New York at a price of $650,
000 for each vessel, the' board
announced today. : This is an
average of 1143 per ,, deadweight
ton. This fleet will be operated
by the Brooks Steamship com
pany of .New York, and all the
vessels will, be placed in the
transatlantic trade. Five of the
ships will be operated out of
New York, five out of Havana
and five out of New Orleans.
The board announced that the de
liveries would be completed within a
short time.
The operating company has notified
the shipping board that cargoes for all
1G vessels have been booked and that
contracts have been made for future
voyages. As a result the purchasers
have opened negotiations with the ship
ping board for the purchase of 15 more
vessels of the same type and for Im
mediate delivery.
It is understood that the purchasers
obtained insurance at a rate . ranging
from 1 to 3 per cent. This is taken
by the board to mean that underwriters
are now coming to regard this type of
vessel as "a, good rlsk - Their original
demtni ranged from i to 7 per cent. -.
The , last tabulation of tber board
showed IIS wooden ships in ' service.
Tha shipping board had or iginallycoft
tracted for 308 vessels of this type? The
vessel a purchased are: Beecbland.
Z vallo, . Cowardin, -i Kebasco4 Horatio,
Dalana 'Thala." Airlier Ashburn. Birch
leaft: Nawitka. ; Jtompa, Natenna; Alder
man and Argent a; . .
u.
S. MAKES PROFIT
ON THE BALUN SHIPS
: Five of the 15 wooden steamers sold
in New. Tork by the shipping - board
were constructed by the Supple-Ballln
Sbipbuilding company- in Portland. All
are of the composite design and were
planned by Fred A. Ballln, junior mem
ber of the Supple-Ballln firm. They are
the Thala, Dalana, Airlie. Birchleaf and
Ashburn. .
Mr. Ballin said this morning that
the- vessels were constructed at a cost
of IC30.000 each and the sale price
shows that the government netted $20,-
000 each on the Ballln type.
J. W. Hall, assistant supervisor of
the wooden shipbuilding department of
the shipping board In this city, said
that the sale of these vessels was an
excellent, indication of post-war actlvi-
1 and he predicted the possibilities of
similar sales being made here.,.
8F.TEEAL I'IfDEE CHARTER
Several of the locally built vessels are
already under charter to operating
firms. The Ashburn. sixth steamer
launched by, the Ballin plant, moved
down to "Westport today to load about
1,500,000 feet of railrbad ties to be taken
to Weehawken, N. J., for delivery to the
Erie railroad.
The Ashburn had been chartered by
the Columbia Pacific Steamship- com
pany but A. C Stubbe. manager of the
company, said this morning that the
sale of the Ashburn would not interfere
with the loading of the present cargo.
He thought It likely, however, that the
vessel would be turned over to her pur
chasers upon her arrival on the east
coast. The Ashburn will likely sail in a
few days.
The Airlie, fifth vessel launched at
the local plant, is under charter to the
Matson Navigation company and is about
to leave San Francisco tfor a trip to
Honolulu. Mr. Ballln said that he
thought all of these vessels under char
ter would complete the voyages already
arranged before being turned over to
the- new owners.
BIRCHLEAF IX HARBOR HERE
1 The ' Thala was the first vessel
launched by Supple-Ballln. At present
she . is . on tha ea.s nat rh. . Tk-
lana, fourth launched. Is also under char
ier ana ai present is at New York. The
Birchleaf; eighth of the Ballln vessels
launched. Is in the local harbor and will
be sent out on her trial trip some time
this .week. ,
All of the Ballln vessels are of 4500
ton deadweight, being approximately
1000 tons heavier than the Ferria ves
sels built in this district.
Mr. Ballln. designer of the vessels,
was pleased to hear that his vessels
commanded such a good ' figure.--. He
said that outside of the fact that the
vessels were sold at a. net nln Ttf I9fi nnn
each by tha government, three of the
earners naa been in the service of the
shipping board for several months and
had already broneht a ulwt.nMi
lng to the operators.
5 Persons Killed
. In Biots in Eome
' Rome.' Anril i&.fniivit-.rr r
Five 'nersons n trill,' iu.:anni
wounded during Socialist demonstrations
A S U M m . m ...
, x weniy-iour nour . strikes nave
been -declared in Milan. Bologna, Turin
and GenOai,
British Display
Force in Demand
On Hun SAers
Working People in 50 Plants Are
Directed by General Plumer
to Return to Work.
Cologne, April 17. I. N. S.) General
Plumer has ordered German atrikers In
SO plants to return to work. British
forces of occupation made a show of
force today, serfding a number of. air
planes over the city.
' Talk of Peace Referendum
By Alfred O; Asdersea
Weimar, April 16, via Berlin and Lon
don, April 17. (I. N. S.) The German
cabinet by a unanimous vote today de
cided to refer the peace treaty. to a ref
erendum of the German people If it de
viates from the 14 principles laid down
Dy President Wilson.
27,000 Troops Sent to Munich
Berne. April 17. 1(U. P.)ermn
government troops, sent to restore order
in Munich,' were reported today to num
ber 27,000. The Red Guards in Munich
were said to" total 10,000.
Selection Is Made by .Advance
Agent of the Flying
Circus.
Mock's Bottom was this morning
chosen as a landing place for the Flying
Circus which will be in Portland Mon
day to open, the Victory Liberty loan
drive. The choice was based on , its
proximity to the railroad and because
it offered a field large enough "to give
the flyers room to land. Workmen are
on the place today clearing it of brush.
Mock's bottom is situated a short dis
tance south of the O-W. R. & N. Co.s
peninsula tunnel. , ' .
- The selection" was 'made by Major
Kenneth Marr, J. M- A aviation serv
ice, who 1b acting as - advance agent
for- the ? "Plying Circus." and who is
at he vMultnomahr hoteK today. After
selecting the ground the major spent
fth' morning conferring with members
of the Portland committee, discussing
the detail-Tof ; equipment, etc
Major Marr, iair -a viatorl of consider
able Boie 1 will i1 not JOy i ia, Portland,
but will remaint ahead of the circus.
making . arrangements in other cities.
He took time k this morning to give
out all the details in regard to the
war history of each officer connected
with the party. He described in de
tail the equipment, having everything
tabulated and ready to communicate
to press . representatives.
All of his .information was taken
down as fast as it was given out.
and when he had finished the scribes
breathed deeply and floored the major
with the demand ;
MAJOR IS MODEST
"AH. right Major, now tell us tha
real story about yourself."
"Oh, no, I'm not flying here, and all
you want is the flyers." Then the
chase bagan. In ' one corner of the
room he spread oat his hands, and re
fused positively.
"But when did you go to France?"
someone popped out as soon as he had
finished his announcement. .
"Well, -when the war first started.
Yes, when It first started. Then after
the United States got into the war.- I
was transferred to the American aviation
service. . s
"Decorations? - Oh, I haven't jnany."
The French "fourragere" or cordon of
honor could be seen In one of his- suit
cases. About that time a bellboy came
In with his uniform. On the front of
the blouse were many little ribbons and
a miniature cordon suspended to one of
them. Another represented the croix" de
(Concluded on Fac Two. Column Six.)
Woman Inhales
Gas; Unconscious1
When Discovered
' Mrs. H. P. Davis, 43, unconscious from
Inhaling gas in her mpartmenta at 570
Couch street, was taken to St. Vin
cents hospital this morning, at 1 :30
o'clock. Hospital attendants could not
learn whether or not her condition . is
the result of .an attempt to take her
life. Her condition Is not regarded1 as
serious, it is said.
Both Arms Lost
WhenEun Over by
0-W. R. & N. Train
'Bun over by an O-W.. R. A K. train
at Troutdale Wednesday night, f both
arms of Cracemcio Narcif, an 18-year-old
Mexican, were cut off. He was taken
to the- Good Samaritan hospital by the
Ambulance Service company.
Proposed New Tork
Strike Is Postponed
New York, April 17. (U. P.) The lat
est New York, harbor strike, if it is
called, will not start until Saturday, It
was scheduled to begin at 6 a. m. to
day, but James I. Hughes, a depart
ment of labor conciliator, secured & de
lay of 48 hours to give the government
a chance to intervene. Hughes inti
matad that Secretary of Labor Wilson
and other high officials will coma here
to confer with the men and tha com
panies. , . ,
HOSPITAL
HIT HAS
ARRIVED
Officer, 49 Nurses and. Most of
Personnel of Oregon Detach
ment Return on Hun Steamship
U nits of ;Twejptieth Engineers
Get Orders for Early Convoy,
. So War Department Announces
WASHINGTON, April 17. (I. N.
S.) Assignment to early
convoy of the Second battalion
headquarters and the 4th and
30th companies, all of the 20th :
engineers, was announced fiy the
war department today.
New York. April 17. (XT. P.) The
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, formerly one
of the crack ships of the Hamburg
American line, arrived today with 2319
United States troops aboard. This steam
er is the first to reach here of the fleet
of German merchantmen taken over by
the allies : recently In exchange for a
guarantee of food shipments to Ger
many. . Among those on; board are one
officer, 49 nurses and most of the per
sonnel of base hospital 46. made up
largely of persons from Oregon.
After being sailed to an English port
by her: German crew, -the Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria a twin screw vessel
of 24,000 tons, was taken over by Amer
ican seamen and the . American flag
hoisted. y
On her return trip, it ' is understood,
sh will take a cargo of foodstuffs.
The transport Sierra docked early this
afternoon with 1606 men of the follow
ing , organizations t- One Hundred Forty
fourth machine gun battalion, hearquar
ters company, medical detachment and
Companies A to D. inclusive, 24 officers
and 660 men from Colorado. Utah, Ari
zona. New Mexico and California; One
Hundred . . Forty-third machine, gun bat-
talion headquarters detachment . "and
sanitary - detachment and , Companies A
and 'B. 2Q officers and 320 men : Fortieth
division military- pol.lce company, four
,1 .in ii nit i V ii ii. in nm.
(Concluded ob. Pag Te,; Column Four)
TO
BE HAND WRITTEN
Wilson Unable to Pry European
. Diplomats Away From Time- - ;
Honored Custom.
By Robert Ji Prow
Paris, April 17. (I. N. S.) President
Wilson has shot Europe's diplomatic cus
toms and systems to pieces, but there is
one ' old i tradition that survives the
peace treaty being written by hand. The
president's business-like, leaps to the
typewriter in Washington whenever he
had a note to send made no impression
npoa. the Chancelleries of Europe. : Cus
tom was that all treaties and conven
tions must be handwritten, so the great
est of all treaties is being committed to
paper with pen And ink.
Joseph Carlo of the French ministry
of foreign affairs has been entrusted
with the historic task of Writing out the
treaty. Besides holding the post of of
ficial calligraphist he is also a talented
painter. He not only writes treaties and
conventions.: but also all of the official
documents conferring orders or decora
tions on sovereigns and all of the let
ters which are sent to them and signed
either by the president of the republic
or by ministers.
The document, when completed, will
be beautifully .illuminated.- For the
text, roundhand is being used: for the
headings, stately Gothic characters. De
spite the care taken by M. Carlo it Is
said, however, that this document will
not compare with the treaty of Vienna
as an art document.
. The congress of Vienna, at which were
assembled many emperors, kings, queens
and hereditary princes, had a painter
specially charged not only to write, but
to draw and illuminate after the fashion
of the old Missals, the capital letters
and headings. Between- each item of
the treaty vignettes, emblems, crests and
all sorts of symbols were drawn.
Miniature portraits of the chief per
sonalities adorned the margins of the
mighty1 document. . I ;
Yanks on Way. .to
Camp Lewis Will .;
Be in City Today
, Twelve returning soldiers will be at
the "Union station this afternoon between
8 :30 and 4 o'clock while changing trains
on their way from Camp Lee, : Va., to
Camp Lewis for discharge. Their iden
tity is not known here. 1
Friday at 3 :30, 72 men will arrive at
the ; Union station on - their way from
Camp Eustle, Va-. to Camp Lewis, also
for discharge. These men are members
of Newport . News casual company 838
and represent many different units.
They, also, will leave at 4 o'clock. .
- Next Monday a detachment of 118 men
of the 157th. infantry will leave - Camp
Merrttt, N J for Camp" Lewis, coming
through Portland over the O-W. R. &
N., Co. tracks. It la . not possible " to
predict, at present, their time of arrival
here, even to the exact dt.
PEACE TREATY
Northern Pacific
One of 4 Ships Most
Wanted by Subs
Captain A. T. Hunter, Navigator of One of "Ghost Ships," Says
Portland-San Francisco Greyhound Fired on Six Times;
Worst Mishap Collision With 'Whale.
Although the former Hill liner Nor
thern Pacific was fourth on the German
sub-commanders bonus list, the vessel
met with no worse resistance than to be
fired at six times during its entire war
time transport career, according to Cap
tain X. T. Hunter, navigator, who spent
today in Portland. On the instance of
this one attack the sub was forced to
dive before she could do any damage.
After the armistice had , been signed
the Northern Pacific officers learned
from submarine' commanders that they
had been after both her and the Great
Northern, i They were: known as the
ghost ships and -would often be . seen'
coming over the horizon, but before
the subs could get in a position to tor
pedo them, they would pass out of sight
Each submarine commander was told
he would receive so much bonus for each
ship, in the order of the Leviathan,
Mount Vernon, ; Agamemnon, Northern
Pacific and Great Northern. These the
Germans . hoped to destroy because of
the large number of troops which they
carried.
CARRIED S8.09S WEX OVER
In the government list of naval ves
sels, ranked as to their permanence, the
time spent at sea. the number of troops
carried and general efficiency worked
out on a tennage basis, the Northern
Pacific stood at the head of the Atlantic
transport service, with the Great North
ern a close second, according to Captain
Hunter. The vessel carried during the
war 28,000 soldiers across and 6000 back.
The record round trip for the vessel was
T
Schools Close and Business Gives
' Way to Patriotic Gathering
; Likins Makes Appeal,
ft-".-"
i.i
Salem, April 17. Thousands of people
turned out in Salem this morning to see
the 'French. whi6pet "tank,rform. j,The
camouflaged war machine was. no dis
appointment. It did all the things which
had been said of it. It climbed steep
banks,, crawled through deep ravines
and crunched over trees without the
slightest hesitation.
I Public schools were dismissed for the
occasion, while business houses and of
fices and homes were drained of their
population as crowds swelled into North
Liberty street, where the demonstration
was held. '
The tank was driven by Corporal -Al-den,
with Sergeant Hendershott serving
as gunner, while C. Clarence Likins was
tank commander. Mounting the top of
the tank, Mr. Likins fired a few telling
shots In behalf of the Victory, loan.
He reminded his hearers that 50,000
American soldiers are today sleeping be
neath the poppies in Flanders' fields,
soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice
to stop the onrush of the Huns.
"We have not yet paid for materials
used by our . armies in stopping the
Hun, he said.' "When America entered
the war, we did not think it would end
before the middle of this year, but be
cause of the pep in the American soldiers
it did not last that long. If it had
lasted that long there would have been
100,000 more American soldiers whose
lives would have been blotted out. If it
had lasted that long it would have cost
much more than this Victory, loan, just
the pay- for Insurance, on the lives of
those soldiers .who would have mads
the supreme sacrifice.
"You can dig town into your pockets
for Victory bonds until you are black tn
the face, but there is no sacrifice like
the sacrifice of human life.
"If you had seen as I have seen and
the other men with this tank have seen,
thousands of men scattered thick over
the battlefield with arms off, legs off,
some blown into- bits, you would not
think it a great sacrifice how to sub
scribe to Victory bonds.
"If soldiers who went overseas had tha
(Concluded es Psse Elsbt, Column Oss)
D. A. R. Delegates
In Lively Debate
3 Over Constitution
Washington, April 17. (I. N. 8.) Re
vision of the constitution of the Daught
ers of the American Revolution pro
voked lively discussion at this afternoon's
session. The most important change
proposed is that relating to decreasing
the number of delegates. It was pointed
out' "by certain delegates that the pro
posed change would materially decrease
their voting strength. On the other hand
those favoring: the change contended that
since there would be -an equal loss of
votes all around the representation will
not be affected. -- 5
' Advocates of the change argued that
the number : of delegates who - attend
the continental congress is becoming so
large that it will soon be Impossible for
them to meet in continental halt. .
Seven vice presidents were to be elected
late this afternoon, ten names having
been put in nomination. ,
Turkisiv Massacres
Feared With Peace
London, April 1T-(1 N. & Turkish
massacres on a, large scale, when the
terms of peace are made public were
predicted, it la - reported from Turkey
today. . , " ' " , ...
SALEM
THOUSANDS
mm
14 days and 3 hours from New York to
Brest, France, and return.
Seventy-five per cent of the boys of
the total 676 members of the crew were
from the Northwest, and "It sounds kind
of funny." said Captain Hunter, "but
they were the best men on the ship."
Although the Northern Pacific was
never really bothered by the submarines,
it actually did have an encounter with a
whale at one time. The mammal was
70 feet long and the vessel ran Into It
at full speed with the shock of an earth
quake, while the whale was speared on
its bow. It became necessary to stop
while the destroyer escorts circled
around to protect the ship from subs and
the whale slid off the stem.
MADE 3AM ES FOR TITEMSELYES
"The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern have made names for them
selves." said Captain Hunter, "and they
will be retained by the government un
der the same names.
Captain Hunter was In command of
the Northern Pacific in pre-war days,
when It plied up and down the Pacific
coast, and his discharge from the naval
reserve service marks the close of four
years' association with the ship, 17
months of which was spent in govern
ment service. He is now opening up
an office in San Francisco for the Stuart
Davit Equipment corporation of New
York. Captain Hunter has Just been to
Seattle, . conferring with Captain J. F.
Blain, the Seattle representative of the
same firm. He returns to San Francisco
this evening. Captain Hunter stayed at
the Portland.
PARALYZES
Warehouses and Banks Closed
When Clerks and Office AVork
. ers Join General Walkout.
;; By Fraak J. Taylor, ...
Berlin, April 17.-(XT. P.J The general
strike r which; baa , Swept -other . portions
of .Germany If or 'weeks, today struck
Berlin, completely paralyzing business.
Two hundred thousand clerks and of-
uca woraers joinea me metai iraaes
unionists; forcing all stores, warehouses
and banks to close. Most of the fac
tories already had been compelled to
shut down. : Btrlkers were picketing
every piece of business. No disorder
had occurred vp to 4:30 this afternoon,
but the authorities were prepared for
any emergency. t t
A general strike also was reported in
Bremen- under communist leadership, af
fecting all industries. Longshoremen
refused to unload American food ships.
MUNICH IS ISOLATED
FIGHTING CONTINUES
By Bsdolph Kemner
Berne, April 16. U. P. Munich was
still Isolated from the rest of Germany
today but wireless advices indicated
that fighting between the Socialists and
communist forces Is increasing in in
tensity.
The deposed Socialist government,
apparently again driven from the city,
was reported ; to have gathered re
inforcements and established a new
hunger blockade. Pr. Lewein, the
communist leader, has announced the
blockade will- be turned against the
middle classes within the. city, appor
tionment of food being limited t$ the
soldiers and workers.
Wireless dispatches said that a great
artillery battle Is raging day and night.
wtua neavy casualties ana . enormous
property damage resulting. All work
era in Munich have been armed.
Churches have been seized by the soviet
troops, the towers being used as ob
servation posts to direct the artillery
fire. Business is practically at a stand
still, the terrified non-combatants re
mainlng "within doors. The panic of the
population was said to be indescribable.
- Street fighting also continues in Ham
burg,-according to dispatches from that
city. The police, were said to be power
less and the authorities have called for
heavy; reinforcements of government
troops. Shops and warehouses are be
ing pillaged.
Bourgeoise Being
Elimi nated From
Hungarian Regime
Paris. lAprtl 17. l. N. S. The foun
dation of the communist movement In
Hungary is the elimination of the bour
geoise. according to Information from
Budapest. ; Most of the leaders are radi
cal Socialists and not real Bolshevik!,
it is said, i They do not hesitate to ex
press their disapproval of the excesses
which characterized the Russian revolu
tion. They are afraid of their own ex
tremists and are . trying to be- "mod
erate.". :
Police Asked to
Assist in Search
For Missing Wife
? Hazel Thompson, 15 years old, wife
of W. A. Thompson, left their home at
907 Thurman street April 11 and Thomp
son today sought the assistance of the
police to find her. . ', Thompson is an em
ploye of the Eastern e Western Lumber
STRIKE
BERLIN
BUS NESS
company,
PRESIDED!
STANDS BY
OLD REPLf
Refuses to Present Claims tor
Self-Determination in Capac
ity of American Executive.
Delegates Insist That Clause
in
Fourteen Peace
Ireland; Rights
Points Gives
Asked For.
By John Edwin Nevin ' -
OAR1S, April i7.(I.N, S.) On
the question of Ireland''
claims to recognition by thepcaqe
conference, . President Wllsoti
stands by the decision he aij
nounced at New , York orr tlv
night -he sailed on ihis second '
trip to France. J
This was learned this afternoon
following the president' confer-
shM ,llk J.l.i.lU - M l a li '
American Frierids' of Irish Free
dom. . ,
(President WUson told the Irish
delegation that called upon him
in New York city that the Irl!i
question had not been presented
to the peace conference and that ;
. he must refuse to present it is
president of the United States
although he agreed with the as-
piratlons of Ireland for self .
determination).
Frank P. Walsh, of Kansas City, .
spokesman for the delegation, "in-"
slsted that the right of self- -determination
clause of the 14
points gives Ireland the right to
self-government; - . - J
The delegation of American friends of
Ireland, composed of Mr. Walsh, Edward
P. Dunne of Illinois and Michael Ryan of
Boston, urged the, president to have the
peace conference hear fully the claima of
lie. .The great interest taken In i this
question in the, United States was point
ed out said. the president was given copies
of resolutions adopted at American mass
meetings, urging that the : Irish Claims
be granted.
The president's position on this matter
is one of intense interest in England,
the Brltlsn government having taken the
attitude that the Irish situation Is? part
of the British domestic policy. ,
PERSONAL FBIEXD OF WILS0T
Mr. Walsh was received with courtesy
and given a lengthy-hearing, llo has:
been a personal friend of President : WU
son for years. j
This meeting was held Wednesday
when time had been set aside to Jhear
pie&a. on Lenuii leaser nauonauues.
The matter presented affects the people
In every quarter' of the globe, and the
day was one of the busiest Precedent
Wilson has had since he came to Paris; -
One of the next delegations consisted
of two American women, Rose Schnel
derman and Mary Anderson, represent
ing the American Women's Trade ynlon
league. They presented a petition that
greater rights be given to women fender
the League of Nations.
The Chinese peace 'delegation, headed
by Ir. Wellington Koo. Chinese ambas
sador to the United States, presented the
(Concluded on P. a Ten. Column Thrat)
Faulty Addresses
Delay Many Checks
Washington, . April 17. L N. S.) .
More than 600,000 checks totaling SIS,'
000,000, Issued by the bureau , ol war
risk insurance since December 1, 1917.
have been returned to the bureau for
various reasons. A large percentage
of these checks have been returned as
"unknown or unclaimed" and, lo : co
operation with the Red Cross, . the bu
reau is now endeavoring to locate an
address to which each check may be delivered,-
it was stated today. The: Red
Cross has taken over, since February 6.
more than 30,000 , returned checks and
will attempt to locate' the payee.
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