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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, . JUNE 23, 1919. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
OR TWAINS HUD KIWI
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60 1EI
1 LEAGUE,
SMS HALE
.Declaration of Senator of Maine
for Covenant Falls as i Bomb
shell in Ranks of Colleagues.
Senate Not Justified, He States,
to Refuse Anything at All to
Make War Less Probable.
lly J. Bart Campbell .
Washington. June 23. (I.; N. S.)
"To refuse to-do anything at all
to make war leas probable would
bring too bitter disappointment to
too many people In the world to Jus
tify the senate in permanently kill
ing the 'whole plan, of a League of
. Kations" Senator Hale, Republican
of Maine, declared In the senate this
afternoon. :
"Let us go ahead then with the idea
that we shall adopt 'in the future some
form'of a League ' of Nations and then
let us formulate a league that will not
betray our, country," Hale continued.
Arc EFT Y RST i
"Because President Wilson and the
peace conference have put up to us a.
league covenant thatls hostile to the in
terests of our ; country does not - mean
tliat we should give up the whole plan."
Coming at the climax of an attack
by him on' President Wilson and the
league covenant as now interwoven with
the league treaty., the declaration of the
Maine senator, for a League of Nations
came as a bombshell to those -out and
out, anti-league senators who .are op
posed to the entry of the United States
into, any kind of a league on the ground
that the American people should not be
'"committed to any form of entangling
foreign alliances."
TIUBCJfAI, PROPOSED
rlale attacked the president after
offering an amendment t the Knov res
olution fwhlchprfv1ded for th' creation
of interna tJonat tribunals for the set
tlement of questions Involving interna
tional law. ' ,
The Hale reut';on was referredwith
.out Uebatei'4o". the. : senate, foreign re
latione cpmmitr. V . ?
' 8enator Thomas; Democrat, Colorado.
read a telegram from Democratic Na
tional Chairman Homer S. Cummings,
In which the latter denied that "at'sny
(Concluded on Tags' FiTe. Column Fonr)
Lunchroom Cook
Held JJp and $180
Taken by Bandit
Holding the night cook. Harry Ahlis,
at bay with a revolver, a' young man.
about 22 years of age. supposed to be a
Portland youth, took $180 from the cash
register at the Chief lunch room.-Eleventh
and Morrison streets, at 6:15
o'clock this morning. The only - other
occupant of the restaurant at the time
was Mrs. Martin, of 388 Jelferson street,
who was cleaning up the restaurant
room.
Mrs. Martin says that- she recognized
the young man, having seen him nu
merous times on the street. Motorcycle
Officers Rockwell and Wright were sent
to work on the- case, but had reported
nothing this morning. v
The
Journal's Count of
Churchgoers Causes
Sensation in Portland
In the record of church attendance
revealed by The Journal census which
was published oh Sunday, Portland's
chief executive finds the basis of hope
' and confidence for the future of the
city.
"Dont worry about Portland," ex
claimed Mayor Baker when he read the
statement which showed that 45.692 per
sons attended one church service of either
Sunday or Saturday a week ago.
' "Radicalism and Bolshevism will gain
io foothold here as long as the 'record
shows that one person for nearly every
family in the city goes to church," he
added. . .
1 "No city where, so large a proportion
of the people give attention to spiritual
matters will ever follow after false and
dangerous doctrines.'
' Dr. Joehua Stansfleld, president of the
Ministerial, association and pastor of the
First M. E. church,' likewise found grati
fying features In . the report of the
church census. ' ; ' : ' ' - .
I do not believe any other city of the
country will be able to report a better
record, if as good,! he averred. "The
Journal's count showed the number of
persons who attended each a single serv
ice. To get the number who habitually
attend church, but not every service, I
would say multiply by three or perhaps
four. A week ago Sunday, congregations
were smaller because of the beginning of
- the vacation season and also because
the Rose Festival had Just closed. No
matter what may be said to the contrary
the Sunday automobile trip is a sub
stantial competitor and not an unwhole
some one either.1 of the church service.
LJ believe, however, that people who. In
tend ' to get out Into the country on
Sunday should attend at least one serv
ice before thSy go." . . - ;
Portland Intends
To Join in Helping
Make 4th Big Day
InNeighb
brTowns
Rose Festival Really Victory Cele
bration City Will Not Formally
Celebrate Independence Day.
Portland will have no civic Fourth of
July celebration this year, but wilt co
operate in every possible way with other
cities In the state that are planning
festivities for Independence day.
This, is the decision reached at a con
ference this morning between Mayor
Baker and W. P. Strandborg. acting
chairman of the Fourth of ' July com
mittee since the . removal of Sam C.
Bratton f rom, Portland. .
Inasmuch as the Victory Rose Festival
was not on!yya victory celebration, thus
having a distinct patriotic tone, but was
a tribute to the men in uniform, who are
considered to have had their fill of
public fetes, it is held that a general
celebration on the Fourth would neces
sarily be largely duplication of effect.
In the Rose Festival every community
in the state participated to assure suc
cess. Portland ' will take her turn on
the Fourth to make the plans under way
Lin many of these communities successful.
Within - short distance of Portland a
number of cities have already made ex
tensive arangements for patriotic com
memoration of Independence-day.
- Mayor Baker and Mr. Strandborg be
lieved such events would attract a large
number of Portland people, and for those
who remain in the city from choice the
day will be one of rest and quiet. . ex
cept as Portland peoplejourney into the
suburbs, and to the 'pleasure . places
nearby, such as The Oaks, the beaches
and other parks.
Senator McNary Informed Gov
ernment Is Doing Field Work
on. River Near Vancouver.,
Washington, June 23. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OP THE JOUR
NAL.) General Black, chief of the
army engineers; informs Senator-McNary,
that field work is now being
done 4 in the survey of the Columbia
river between the mouth of the Wil
araette and Vancouver, under au
thority given In the river -and harbor
act of two years ago, to determine
upon . the advisability of dredging the
channel In that part of the river equal
to the depth of 'the channel atj. Portland.
General Black bays he cannot yet fore
cast when the report will be .made. Upon
this report hinges the possibility . of se
curing recognition of Vancouver claims
to deep' water transportation ' in w hich
Portland and Vancouver interests are
alike Interested. .
Under authority of a congressional act
of August, 1917, the local engineer corps
is preparing to conduct simultaneously
a survey of the Columbia between Van
couver and the mouth of the Willamette,
and another survey between Portland
and the sea. The former will form the
basis of a recommendation either for or
against a 30-foot channel to Vancouver,
the latter for a : recommendation either
for or against a 35-foot channel from
Portland to the sea. The active work of
the surveys cannot be performed until
the high water in the Columbia subsides
and the reports wilt probably not be
made until next autumn. '
"Multiply the results of The Journal's
census by two," advised Dr. E. H. Pence,
pastor of, the Westminster Presbyterian
church. ". . '
"Every pastor knows that "less than
66 per cent of the members of his church
attend with entire regularity. A cer
tain other percentage will attend church
on the average every third Sunday.
"But if we say that 90,000 people go
to church in - Portland frequently we
find in that statement a challenge to
the churches, for large as the number
Is, it should be -larger. I think The
Journal has performed not only an im
portant but a most interesting public
service In conducting the census of
church attendance." : .
At the First Presbyterian church on
Sunday a discussion of The Journals
census occupied ; the : attention of the
men's class which meets- in the church
auditorium. The figures' of attendance
were accepted, but were regarded as
almost incredible. Not even regular
church attendants had thought the num
ber could be so i large.
POLICE CHIEF : COMMENTS
"I was very much Impressed with
the story of church attendance in yes
terday's Journal, said Chief of Police
Johnson this morning, Mrs. Johnson and
I talked the matter over several times
during the day. tj have always main
tained that a church loving people are
a law abiding, people and I honestly be
lieve that the reason Portland is so f re
from crime is because Its people love to
go to church and are Interested in the
better things of life. .,
"One can't truthfully make the state
ment that lawlessness is - raging In - our
city.s - Had the ay been rainy on which
the census was taken I believe the fig
ures would have been still more amas
mg." - - - r
SURVEY
NDICATES
DREDGING
PROJECT
ENGINEERS HOME AFTER MUCH . BATTLE SERVICE
ELCOMED strenuously by their friends and relatives and by the general reception committee, 205 members of the Twenty
first and Twenty-third engineers are in the city today en route to Camp Lewis for discharge. Though they arrived at 8
o'clock in the roornine. rnanv neoole lined Sixth street to see them march to the Liberty Temple for an official welcome.
w
In the pictures : Above, the boys, themselves, as Mayor Baker is
left, Lieutenant C. H. Knowles of Portland, commanding officer;
three little service stars, one for
50 KILLED, SCORES
HURT IN CYCLONE
f ,
Three Blocks of Business Section
of Fergus Falls, Minn., Are
Wrecked; Damage $6,000,000.
Minneapolis. "June 23. About 50 people
were killed, according to the estimate of
Adjutant-General Rhinow of Minnesota,
and more than three blocks of the busi
ness section of this city. Including the
Grand Central hotel, wrecked by a tor
nado which struck that section ' of Min
nesota last night, Injured are estimated
at 160 and property, damages at $6,000,
000. ., . J " a--'- .', v-,.- Ti. -., ! ". -
Rhinow said 36 bodies had I been re
covered and that at least 14 others are
believed dead. : His report covered only
the city of Fergus Falls." Communica
tion with the outlying' sections, was cut
off almost entirely. ; -.-: ; J
Most, of , the dead. Rhinow said, were
taken from the wreckage of the Grand
Central hotel. He said 'there were many
injured, now -well cared for inhospitals.
Rhinows first ' call- was ; f or ; linemen
and electricians. . ;
Harold Warker, , publisher, - of Elbow
Lake, who left Fergus Falls early today,
said not over sixty were killed; but that
10 were injured. ; - -.-.
The tornado, Darker said, skipped the
business district after razing; the hotel
and railway : station.
- Homes of many farmers In the path
of the tornado also were demolished and
crops destroyed. ; " '.
Two airplanes left Minneapolis' today
for "Fergus Fails and "vicinity to gather
data aa to the extent of the damage in
places. j it 'i''-:
(Coneladed b Pace Thirteen, Column Two) ;
Expenditures in War
Were $14,544,610,000
Washington, June 23. (U. P.) War
expenditures of the war department be
tween, -April 1917. and June 1, 1919,
totaled- J14.544.610.000. Secretary Baker
today Informed ' the special, house com
mittee at the beginning of its probe of
tbe department. Of - this sum $12,704,
822,000 was spent In the United States
and $1,839,787,000 by the American expe
ditionary' forces. ' : ,. i . - ,
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each major operation in which he
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Resort to
Attack
on
Many ' gross misstatements have
been made concerning the covenant
of the League of Nations. A "cants
paign of misrepresentation carried
on by opponents ' of the league has
created in the minds of many Amer-;
leans misconceptions and misgiv-'
ings which have no just foundation.
For the purpose of correcting these ...
erroneous impressions The- Journal
will publish a series Of articles by -
Its i Washing-ton correspondent,; Carl . :
- Smith, who has had unusual oppor
tunities to familiarize himself with
the subject. : . -
- -By Carl Smith
Washington, June 23. WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Misrepresentation - of the covenant of
the League of NaUons, calling it - a
"voting trust" wherein the United States
would have only one vote in nine, 'and
thus .be outvoted on questions of Ameri
can policy," Is - believed - responsible - for
much of the sentiment which has been
worked up in opposition to the league.
This ' favorite t misrepresentation, has
numerous variations. Sometimes the pa
triotic American is invited, to behold
that Great Britain and her colonies -have
six , votes,- and America one. " Some
times it is represented that; the "dark
races" would control. Straw '. men are
set up and knocked down -one after an
other. . ..."
' Certain fundamentals need to be kept
In mind as to' the two bodies through
which the league must always act. and
the voting methods which are laid down
In the covenant. ,-v.. t';'
One instrumentality for 'action is the
council consisting of nine members. The
United States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan will always be members
of the counoiL ,Th other four ' at the
outset will be Belgium, Greece, Brazil
and Spain. " . - "v..-. ! i-
The other : instrumentality . is the as
sembly, in--which each member compris
ing the league, will have one vote,.
SATIOKS ARE SAFEGUARDED
i Article V prescribes i : "Except where
otherwise-. expressly ; provided - in . this
covenant, decisions at any meeting of the
assembly or of the council shall require
the agreement of all the members - of
the league represented at the meeting.'?
It thus becomes important-ot note what
telling them how glad Portland is to have them here. Below
right,. Howard T. Jones of Portland, one of the few who wears
took part.
of Ieague
Untruth in
matters may be decided by less than
unanimous vote. There are exactly seven
such instances.
1 Under Article 1. new members may
be admitted by a two-thirds vote of the
assembly.
2 Under Article V. matters of proced
ure may be decided by a majority,
either in the ' council or the assembly
; 3 Amendments become effective, un
der'Artlcle 26.. when ratified by all mem
bers of the council and a majority in
the' assembly.
4 In a dispute between members of
the leagtie, not submitted to arbitration,
if the council fails to effect a settlement,
its members,' either unanimously "or by
a , majority, will publish a report and
recommendations, pursuant to Article 15.
5 If a report of the council is agreed
to unanimously by those other than the
parties to the. dispute, the members agree
Concluded on Page Thirteen. Cohunn Three)
Loot Taken From
House Is Found in
Woods Near Road
Considerable , loot, stolen j from . the
home of Mrs. Alice Benson Beach, at
1015 Quimby street, some time Satur
day, was found in-the woods near the
junction of Cornell road and Westover
road ' Sunday, and turned over to the
police. - A suitcase filled with silver
ware jewelry, and clothing,- together
with & large bundle of women's apparel,
was recovered, .No trace was found of
the thief. Mrs. Beach la -at Seaside.
Sctieidemann to Live
In Neutral Country
London. June 23. I. N. 8.)--A Reuter
dispatch from Berlin today . states- that
Philip-Sofaeidemann. whose ministry was
overthrown at Weimer, Is preparing for
a long sojourn Ui neutral countries.
Covenant
I
Worked in B attf e-To r n " Cou n-
try Greeted With Smiles. ;
Stepping into a welcome that al
most took them off their feet. 205
members of the 21st and 23d engi
neers arrived at the Union . station
shortly after 8 o'clocltthis morning-.
An avalanche of - friends "and rela
tives of the Portland boys were on
hand to welcome them after their'
18 months or more in France, dur
ing which time they were often and
for long1 periods under shellfire, be
sides taking- part in at least two
major operations.
After the first squall of the reception
was over, the boys marched to the Lib
erty Temple, accompanied by the Amer
ican Red Cross Canteen band which had
participated In the greetings with some
lively airs. Mayor Baker told them how
the Oregon country ; had ' waited ' and
watched for them and backed them, in
every drive of any sort.
From the "Liberty Temple the boys
went to- breakfast, part " going to the
Portland and others going to the Im
perial. Walter Jenkins and Walter Hard
wick, accompanied by - Mrs. Walter
Hardwick. enlivened the breakfast with
some familiar songs.
.The morning was spent in swimming
at the Multnomah club and if tbe after
noon picture shows, and theatres are in
order with free tickets from the Liberty
Temple. The boys will gather at the tem
ple at -noon and at 6 o clock for lunch
and dinner. .
Tonight the boys will be the guests
' (Concltided oa Pan Six. Column Three) .
Office of Former
Mayor Is Eobbed by
Amateur Burglar
An amateur, cracksman broke into
the office of former Mayor H. R. Albee,
Northwestern National Bank building,
Saturday evening and was about to
blow open a safe when a - janltress dis
covered him. - Before tackling the safe
the burglar had ransacked Mr. Al bee's
desk and had stolen about 925 In small
change and an heirloom .watch. The
janltress did not suspect ' the prowler
and no report was made until the office
was opened this morning. V
The office of the Hammond Lumber
ocmpany, Gasco building, was entered
but nothing-. was stolen. Inspectors Hell
yer and Leonard are , investigating.
Another Effort to
Settle7 California
Strike Due Today
, San Francisco, June 23. (L N. S.)
Another effort will be made to settle
the - state-wide , telephone strike. The
conference, committee representing the
strikers and other - telephone ' workers'.
unions of the Pacific Coast will meet
with company officials this afternoon
and receive- the company's answer to
their demands. . . '
If.; the company's answer is a com
plete concession of major demands
t.9 a day for electrical workers, Z
to $4 a day. for telephone operators, rec
ognition of the unions and the right of
collective bargaining the strike will be
called off. :.: ' ' ---':.
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lii
HOI RESERVATION
Official Announcement of Enemy Deci
sion Made at London After Plea for 48
Hour Extension Meets with Refusal
National Assembly at Weimar Votes, 237
to 138, to Accept, With Allied Armies
Waiting to Advance in Case of Refusal
By John Edwin Nevin
PARIS, June 23; 5:40 P. M. Germany officially informed
the allied and associated powers this afternoon that she
will sign the treaty of peace. " v
Announcement of the receipt of the reply of acceptance "
from Weimar came from the office of Premier Clemenceau,
president of the peace conference. It arrived only a short
time before the allied ultimatum was scheduled to expire. '
gven the last note from Weimer, containing acceptance of the '
treaty, breathed a spirit of protest, the Germans declaring that the!
terms were terms of violence to which the German people had no
alternative but to subscribe their official signatures. .
Immediately upon receipt of the reply President Wilson and
other mepibers of the Big Tour met to determine the date on
which the treaty should be signed at Versailles. It was said that
the ceremony probably would take place on Wednesday, but one
report had it that the Qermans had decided to sign "the treaty at
8 o'clock tomorrow night..
""The German note of acceptance said, in part: . -
"It appears that the allies have decided to wrest frbm Germany ;
by force acceptance of the peace conditions, even those aiming to
divest the German people of their honor. They have no means of
defendingftiemselyes .pyjejaaLajptian
H-AVieldinfl loujaerktT' force,
5 ' ' -"'W't'. . 1 f- . " ' .
view or me unncara oi mjusnce, ine uerman government aeciarcs,
therefore that it is ready to accept and sign the conditions im-1
posed," s ,
PONDON, June 23. (I. Nr. S.)It is 'officially announced that
Germany will sign the peace treaty. The announcement was
issued from Downing street, the official residence of Premier
Lloyd George.
The announcement said that Germany has decided to sign the
treaty. . ' . ' - ' ' , ? -
Chancellor of the Exchequer Bonar Law has been. asked by.
Premier Lloyd George to leave at once for Paris to sign the Peace
treaty, Reuters News .Agency announced this afternoon. ;
Request for . Extension o.
48 Hours Tersely Refused
Ry Johk Edwin ?Tln
Paris, June 23. 11 :20 a. m. (I. N. S.)
The Big Four has just refused a request
from the German government for a 48
hour extension of the ultimatum, ex
piring tonight.
The new German request arrived
shortly before 3 o'clock this morning.
The allied leaders were summoned to
Lloyd George's house and went Into con
ference as soon as all had arrived.
Discussion of the request for delay
began about 8 o'clock and lasted about
one hour. , . '
The Big Three met again at 11 a. m.
It was learned that no change, In the
orders for the allied armies to advance
Tuesday morning has yet been given, or
will.be given until after 7 o'clock this
evening.
TEXT OF BEQUEST
' The text of the German note request
ing an extension of 48 hours' time fol
lows :
"To His Excellency, the President of
the Peace Conference. M Clemenceau
Mr. President: The minister for foreign
affairs Instructs me to beg the allies and
associated governments to prolong for
48 hours the time limit for answering
Germans Sink Boats Not Seized;
Admiral of Interned Fleet
May Be Tried.
Paris, June 28.- (TJ. P.) A-Gen
eva dispatch to .L'Intransegeant to
day reported that German warships
not surrendered to the allies had
been sunk at Kiel. -.
London, June 23. (U. P.) Admiral
von Reuter, commander of the interned
German- fleet sunk fey its own crew
Saturday in Scapa Flow, may be tried
by. an International court, together with
U-boat commanders and other war crim
inals,- it was learned today. ;
The British " admiralty Is forwarding
a full, report of the sinking- to the' naval
armistice commission in Paris, by whom
the next step will be directed.
So far as the public is concerned, in
many places the remark was heard:
Well, that's what we wanted done with
them, wasn't It?"
The Impression seemed to prevail that
Concluded on Pa4 Thirteen, Column four)
HUN WARSHIPS IN
KIEL SENT DOWN
ALLIES ARE
MEDIO
bu without .renouncing our own
. I ... li t. . . '.-
your excellencies' note communicated
yesterday evening, and likewise the time
limit for answering the note of June IS,
1919. . . - .
"It was only on Saturday, after great
difficulties, that a new cabinet was
formed, which, unlike its predecessor,
could come to an agreement to declare
its willingness to sign the treaty as re
gards nearly all its provisions. -
"The national assembly has expressed
its confidence In this cabinet by a large
majority of votes. The answer only, as
rived here Just before midnight, as the
direct wire from Versailles to Weimar
has been out of order. The government
must some into contact anew with the
national assembly, in order to" take the
grievous decision which is stilt required
of It, In such manner as It can only be
taken In accordance with democratic .
principles and with the international
situation In Germany. . i
"Accept. Mr. President, the assurance
of my distinguished consideration.
(Signed) VON HANIKL."
Th allied reply was very brief. " Its
text follows: - -. .
"Mr. President t The allied and asso
ciated governments beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of
June . 23. After full consideration of
your request they regret. that It Is not
possible : to extend ' the ..time already
granted to your excellency to make
Concluded on Tift Two, Column Two)
State to Sell Half
" Million in Bonds to
Build Post Koads
Salem. June 23. Five hundred thou
sand dollars in road bonds, authorized
under the Bean-Barrett bill, passed - at
the 191a session of the state legislature,
Will be advertised for sale by the state
board of control at once, at the request
of the state highway commission, ac
cording to announcement made today.
This money, which will be matched, dol
lar for dollar, by the federal govern
ment, will be used In construction of
post roads throughout the state. Four
hundred thousand dollars of the $1,600,
000 bonds authorized under this law
have already been sold.
Wilson Expected to
Sail June 25 or 26
Washington. June 23 (I. N. S.)
President Wilson expects tos sail from
Brest June 25 or 28. according to offi
cial advices to the White House this aft
ernoon. '
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