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CITY EDITION
: : BETTER PANCAKES
A tablespoonful of molasses tddtt ta
v pancake batter will make the cakes brown
quickly and evenly. Thla la one of a num
' ber of cooking hints to be offered In the
, Magazine Section of next Sunday's Jour-
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THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday.'
continued cold with northeast winds.
Minimum temperatures Tuesday? ' '
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Havre, Mont... -28 Mw York......YS4.
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' Hospital Ships Leave Toulon for
Black Sea Soon After English
- Squadron Sails Out of Malta.
1 Additional French Warships 0r
dered to Hold Themselves in
Readiness to Go to Near East
, By Heary 'Wood
, Paris, Jan. 2(lv (U. P.) Great
.-Britain plans to send troops Into
the Caucasus to prevent the spread
of .Bolshevism Into Armenia, Tur
nkey, Persia and Mesopotamia, It Is
reported here today.
The British request to the supreme
- council yesterday to have French and
Italian troops take the place . of the
British units in the allied forces, which
. will preserve "order In . the various
regions where plebiscites were ordered
, by the peace treaty, was necessitated
by ' their plan to send troops Into the
1 near east, it was said.
CLEXENCEAU RESIGNS
Georges Ctemenceau, the former
1 French premier, resigned as president
i; of the supreme council. He was given
an eloquent farewell by his colleagues.
Departure of French hospital ships
from Toulon, for the Black sea, almost
at the same time a British squadron
departed from Malt for the destina
tion M W .... A .
J navy will cooperate with the British
in southern Russia In action against
the Bolshevik!. French -.warships also
have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to depart for Constanti
nople, . -yr- ...
COUNCIL'S FINAL MEETING
' "The supreme vcounctl held Its final
' meeting today. - Clemenceau presided at
- first, but was succeeded by. Premier
MiUerand. It was decided , in create
Immediately a - council of ambassadors
to succeed the supreme council. J
. This new organlsaUon will meet per
manently in' Paris with powsr to ex
a eoute the Versailles treaty and : decide
' affairs?, already under discussion Ques-
tinns at nrinRlnlo will ha nrul A
the heads of the Interested governments
whtvWUtameett.,Uiv tpndon,Parls and
v Rome.- v.-f.;?f ,,-0
The supreme council has informed the
Roumanian premier that the allies would
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Dispute Over Cost Had Been
Waged Between Yeon and
Commissioner Holmanl
Governor Olcotfa veto of the btH
vaJIdatinff he expenditures mad by
the -county In the construction of the
Vista House, brings back to i mem
ory the controversy that raged be
tween Commissioner Ruf us Holman
:and Roadmaster John B. Yeon, dur
ing the. time that monument to the
pioneers of Oregon was being con
structed. .
When the Vista House was com
jS menced it was represented that the
, total cost of its construction would not
..exceed $13,000. After work was put
, under way this amount was first raised
- to $18,000. and then kept crawling up
until finally, when all bills had been
. . paid and the structure had been com-
- pleted, ,it had cost the county approxi
mately $105,000.
Aftejva good deal of wrangling about
the matter the county, commissioners
finally approved all of the bills that had
been incurred by Roadmaster Yeon,
passed them through the regular chan
nel and closed the accounts. '
The bill. Introduced in the senate by
Senator Moser, did not come from the
county commissioners and seemingly
was not necessary, as the records of
the commission are regular so far as
the expenditures are j concerned. It
seems to have been aa effort to make
assurance , doubly sure by having the
state legislature3 put , Its validating
" stamp 0ti the transaction.
More Quake Shocks; v
Felt at Vera Cruz;
ff Volcano Is Spouting
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- Mexico City, Jan. 21. (IT. P.) More
earthquake- shocks have been felt in the
states of Vera Cms and Puebla, a dis
patch from Vera Cms said. 4 y
A slight eruption of the new volcano
of Ean Miguel accompanied the earth
quake shocks, the dispatch said. The
population fears a resumption of the re
cent violent disturbances. In which hun-
;. dreds of persons were killed and Injured,
- it added. i
-Masquerader May
Be Missing Heiress
, Atlanta. fJa.s Jan. tU-ilJ; ttfajA
girl arrested here, on the streets In male
attire late today- fttated to the police
that She was Jeanne De Kay; the daugh
ter of a wealthy American resident of
, Switaerland. who disappeared from Hull
- House. Chicago, on December V 30, . and
' for whom an extended search has been
. , conducted Officials are trying to- con
"V firm ber statement.. . - . '. . ...
New York World
Gomes Oat Strong
For Hoover for
Next President
Democratic Paper Declares That
American People Are Disgust
ed With Party Politics.
New York, Jan. 21. (U. P.)
The New York World, In its leading
editorial today declared for Herbert
C. Hoover for president. The
World, a Democratic paper, has
been a strong supporter of Presi
dent Wilson.
"We should be glad to support Mr.
Hoover as the Democratic candidate for
president," tho editorial said, "on a plat
form that represented the historical
principles of the Democratic party. We
should be glad to support him as an
Independent candidate on a platform of
progressive liberalism. We should rot
hesitate to support him as the Repub
lican candidate on a platform represent
ing the kind of government which
Hoover has exemplified In his public
career."
The World declared partisan objec
tions to Hoover are arguments In his
favor, adding -
i "The American people are tired of
professional politicians and disgusted
with party politics. The old party lines
have been broken down and In
respect to principles both parties are
bankrupt."
Most of the presidential candidates of
both parties, the World says, "are so
inadequate, in view of the issues that
the next president must meet, that their
aspirations are little Bhort of ridicu
lous. Of all the men whose
names have been mentioned, the World
believes Hoover alone measures up to
the presidency In the fullest sense."
Another Hoover Boom
Minneapolis, Minn.. Jan. 21. (TJ. P.
A "Hoover for President" boom was
launched here today by a temporary
organisation of Beveral Minneapolis
business men, formed last night The
organisation plana to push Herbert
Hoover lor the Republican nomination
for president
AUTO ACCIDENTS
IlijKcri
Marked Reduction in Traffic
; Mishaps -Shown by Police
;.;y''';RecordtBecently.
The number of traffic accidents
on f Portland streets is decreasing.
They, have been cut almost in half.
Police records for the first 17
days of January thow 309 accidents,
or approximately 18 a day. In No
vember, there were 21 every 24
hours.
Injuries have dropped to less than one
fourth the November totals. Whereas,
there were more than four Injuries every
day that month." only 15 persons were
mutilated during the first 17 days of
January, or less than one a day. Four
of the injuries in January occurred in
one accident. The figures Indicate that
drivers and pedestrians are more care
ful . .
FATALITIES ABE ABSENT
Not a single person has been killed
since November 21. .
With the exception of August 1918,
no- montA passed since February, 1917,
without a killing, until last December.
Of the 309 collisions so far reported
this month, 209 were between automo
biles. Machines collided with 58 street
ears, eight bicycles, an equal number of
wagons and with three motorcycles.
Automobiles ere in two smashups with
tmrna,- and '!l pedestrians were struck.
Failure -to give right of Way was one
of the iret causes of accidenrs. That
was the trouble in 49 cases. Forty-five
accidents were caused by skidding, or
lack of control of the machine.
18 LAID TO SPEEDING
Eighteen, were the outcome of speed
ing, seven of i failure to signal, six of
recklessness, and three of .defective
brakes. '
Nine accidents were the result of cut
ting corners, five of driving on the
wrong side of the street, four of jock
eying on bridges, and four of absence
of tall lights. A defective-steering gear
was responsible for three smashups,
side curtains one, double parking one,
and an inexperienced driver another.
The remaining accidents were the fruit
age of various other types of careless
ness. The' outlook for the future is bright
In the accident prevention campaign.
The forces of safety are closing In on
the violators.
ADDITIONAL HEN PROVIDED
The traffic bureau has been provided
with additional men. The vigilance
committee will be functioning within 10
days. .
Municipal Judge Rossman promises
heavy punishment for offenders, and a
recent case In the circuit court In which
the jail sentence imposed in the lower
tribunal was Sustained, indicates that
the . circuit bench may , become less
lenient ' And, there is now a law that
will permit revocation of the licenses of
irresponsible and reckless drivers.
When all forces are at work and the
pedestrian does, or -is made to do, his
part, ..the number of accdlenta should
decline to a minimum.
Eetellion Reported in
County, of Tipperary
; Dublin. Jan. 81. fT. V ft V r. .-V
Of Tipperary was reported this afternoon
10 oe in a state oz revolt, one report was
that a band of armed men attacked the
police barracks ant kW nn tk. ,.n. '
under the cover of snipers,, armed men
were sara to nave captured too stoB
10,000 Acres of Fertile Marsh
Land at Klamath to Blossom
Into Gardens for Alien Men.
Large Shipments of Tractors In
dicate Chinese and Japanese
Will Cultivate Duck Grounds.
Klamath Falls, Jan. 21. " Ten
thousand acres of the richest marsh
land in the United. States, for years
considered practically useless for
anything except a hatching place
fpr ducks and geese and other wild
fowl, and situated along the South
ern Pacific railroad eight miles
southwest of this city, is now about
to become a vast, intensely culti
vated garden.
For several months local people have
Deen aware of unusual activity In the
sale of this land, nearly all of which has
been turned by one man, I Jacobs of
this city, to wealthy Chinese and Japa
nese from California. The extent of
sales made to the Orientals and the
magnitude of their plans for develop
ment was not dreamed of, however, until
a shipment of tractors and other large
scale farm Implements was received here
a day or two ago.
Through centuries of fertilisation by
decomposition of tule and the presence
or millions or wild fowl, this land has
become endowed with all the requisite
properties for Intense production of near
ly any species of garden truck or r rains.
The owners, who are incorporated under
tne name of the California Vegetable
Growers association, intend to raise
principally onions and celery, according
to Jacobs. This association is one of
the largest producers of garden truck
and potatoes in California. .
Members of the association first be
came interested In the land in this sec
tion late last summer. . Young Chinese
experts from American universities were
sent to analyse the soil and found that
it' is composed of peet and silt and that
the depth of productive - soil 1s almost
limitless. Layer after layer' of decom
posed vegetable matter has been added
until jiote the rich black -urf ace' is 10
feet-deeps In lew-thiactrtIttho
land had long ben considered worthless.
It is a great surprise to Klamath county
(Ccoctodsd eii Pw Twv Cohuna. One)
Court Renders Decision Which
Means That Two Licenses
Must Be Paid.
Presiding Judge McCourt today
decided that the state law requiring
dogs to wear licenses is valid and
constitutional.
All dog owners in Multnomah county
will be required to purchase slate li
censes immediately. Dogs not wearing
a proper license and collar will be killed.
The decision came with the Judge sus
taining a demurrer filed by the district
attorney's office to th,e complaint of
vno j. Kxaemer in behalf of Walter P.
Honeyman. Sam H. Pierce, deputy dis
trict attorney, filed a demurrer to the
complaint asserting the law ia but a
valid exercise of. the state powers of
taxation and licensing. Judge McCourt
upheld the law on the ground that the
complaint did not constitute sufficient
cause ior action.
The law means the purchase of both
a city and state dog license.
The state dog licenses, which will
again be put on sale at the county
clerk's office shortly, are riveted to a
small leather collar, which must also
be worn by the dogs. State licenses for
male and female dogs sell at $1 and $2
respectively, while the city licenses sell
a'. $3 and $5.
City Paving Plant
Wins Contracts in
Open 1 Competition
The . municipal paving plant was the
lowest responsible bidder on five street
Improvements in competition with local
contractors, according to bids - opened
this morning before the city council by
City Auditor George R. Funk.
The complete list of bids follows:
Improvement of East Seventieth street
from Siskiyou to Sandy boulevard: Mu
nicipal paving plant $5049.10: Warren
Construction company, $6168. ; East
fcForty-seventh street and Euclid avenue :
Warren Construction company, $3732.80.
Jersey street from Richmond to Balti
more street: Municipal paving plant
$8825.45: United' Constructing company,
$11,489X8. Seventy-first street from
Footer road to Forty-fifth avenue south
east : Municipal paving plant, $5514.30;
United Constructing company. $8668.35 ;
Warren Construction company, $6798.75 ;
M. Hansen ft Co $6923.80. East Thirty
ninth street from Henry avenue to
Woodstock avenue: Municipal paving
planf 91 ' United Constructing com
pany, $5779.10; East Seventy-ninth, .from
Bast Stark to East Glisan street r V. R,
Dennis Construction company, $24,954.70 ;
Warren Construction company, $25.
001.84 ; ' M. Hansen & Co $25,115-40.
Twenty-ninth avenue southeast: Nathan
CosUnso. $37,39.0; J, ; A Lyons.: $43.
998.90 ;" & Slmonsen ; Coi' $52,231.65 j
United . Constructing . company, - ; $55,
448.05; aiimioipa! paring, plant paving
only fcAo2.i-- -, . , . x ,
M COURT UPHOLDS
STATE TAX ON DOG
Wine Grape Sales
In Portland Show
Big Increase; Dry
Frnit Prices Up
Commission Men Declare There
Is No Secret in Buying
of Wine Stock.
More than 100 carloads of fresh
wine grapes and 40 carloads of dried
stock have been sold In the Port
land market during the last few
months, according to commission
men.
This is by far the greatest supply of
wine grapes that has ever been sold in
the Portland market.
Recently sharp advances have been
made in the price of the dried fruit;
sales being made In the wholesale mar
ket from 20c to 25c a pound.
These grapes cannot be uuec f - the
table and are said to be suitable only
for wine making, an Industry that has
thrived much since prohibition went Into
effect in Oregon. Since the nation be
came dry a further boost In the demand
for stock to make home vintages lias
been shown.
Virtually no secret is made of the
buying and selling of this wine stock,
say Front street commission men.
RAILROAD HEADS .
TO VISIT PORTLAND
William Sproule of Southern Pa
cific and Carl Gray of U. f .
Due on Road Tour.
Important to the advancement
and development of Oregon Is the
announcement that the presidents ot
two great railroad systems will visit
here during the next two weeks and
that the selection of tho president
for a third railroad in local terri
tory Is pending. . " ?
William Sproule, president ' of the
southern Pacific system, is due to sr.
j i voi nnnntr. rrras) Ti ovr ' t wsiIl sir AAif " : - -a-sw tsi
vn aso u49.h;i, auu tll& , a I r- .
rival in Portland will depend on the
length of Stay m the South. Sproule
will remain faT Portland at least three
days. : He isr not accompanied by other
Southern Pacific officials. 4
CARL 'GRAY JS COMING V-
Carl Gray, the new president of the
Union Pacific system, and Harry M.
Adams, vice president in charge of traf
fic, are already on their way to Port
land. They are making an extensive
study' of all physical properties and are
due at Huntington Sunday.
Complete Inspection of the O-W. R. A
N. property will be made by Gray and
Adams before coming to .Portland, It Is
understood, and the date of arrival prob
ably will be next Thursday.
J. D. Farrell, vice president of the
Union Pacific; F. W. Robinson, traffic
manager; J. P. O'Brien, federal man
ager, and several other local officials
will go to Huntington-to meet and ac
company the party over the lines in Ore
gon and Washington.
Each of these presidents will be the
guest of honor of the Chamber of Com
merce at special dinners, if they will
accept the Invitation, according to P.
Hetherton. assistant secretary, this
morning.
W. F. Turner, president of the S P.
& S., left Tuesday evening to attend a
meeting of officials of the Hill railroads
In St Paul Saturday. A. J. Davidron,
federal manager of the S., P. & SL, left
several weeks ago and will attend the
meeting.
Although the Hill meeting is calfrd for
the express purpose of considering
budgets, there Is little doubt in the
minds of local railroad officials that a
definite announcement will be made as
to who will be president of the S., P. A a
TURNER IS PRESIDENT
W. F. Turner Is the Incumbent and L.
C. Gllman held the office prior to op
eration of the railroads by the govern
ment. Appointment of new officers, con
struction of new branches, consolida
tion, selection of new stations and of
fice space, development of coastwise and
pffshore shipping and other Important
matters will all be given considera
tion by the three systems.
U. S. Grand Jury
Starts Shipyard
Fraud Investigation
Seattle. Waah., Jan. 21. (U. P.) Bert
Schleainger, . special assistant 1 United
States attorney, in charge of the inquiry
into the reported frauds In the North
west shipbuilding industry, was one of
the first men called before the federal
grand Jury this morning.'
Walter C. Foster, department of jus
tice special agent who has been investi
gating the shipbuilding financial trans
actions for two months, was also wait
ing to give evidence today.
Millionaire Splits y
Fortune and Lets
Wife Take Divorce
Cincinnati. Ohio. Jan. 2L (U. P.)
Mrs. Lily Fleischmann was granted a
divorce here today from1 Julius Fleisch
mann, New York millionaire and former
mayor of Cincinnati. He did not eon
test th suit i'--' - lui,:;.,
In addition, in dividing bis :: fortune,
Fleischmann agreed to give his two
children 1 their portion of Itis estate,
and, - besides . alimony, has. settled .upon
Mrs. ' Fleischmann a large runt., said to
be between $UKf&0O0 and $3,000,000. i-
1NKE
Rise of 80 Cents a Barrel in
Flour Thursday Is Expected to
Affect Bakery Product.
Millers Make Defense That Even
Under New Prices Costs Are
Lower Here Than Elsewhere.
Up goes the price of your daily
bread.
Flour prices will be advanced 80
cents a barrel or 20 cents a 49
pound sack in the Portland market
bright and early Thursday morning.
This, means a retail selling price to
the consumer of the best brands of
patent flour of $3.45 per 49-pound
sack or a wholesale selling price to
retailers of $13.15 per barrel at the
mills in less than carload lots.
BREAD ADVANCE EXPECTED
With the advancing price of flour you
may look for an advance In the price
of bakery bread.
At the higher price named for flour
millers say that values here are lower
than In any other section of the United
States. Wheat is even higher in Port
land today than in many Eastern centers
and flour is lower.
Flour prices on spring wheat patents,
made from Minnesota and Dakota hard
spring wheats, range from $14.75 to
$15.80 per barrel In Minneapolis, and
hara winter wheat patents made from
Kansas and Nebraska hard winter
wheats range from $14.00 to $14.65 per
barrel at Kansas City.
. The price on these flours Is basis cot
ton halves and where packed In cotton
quarters for family trade, the price Is
15c per barrel additional.
WHEAT PRICES GIVEN
Hard wheats are selling in Pacific
coast terminals at from $8.20 to $3.30
per bushel, which is about. . the same
range of prices that Is being paid In
Minneapolis for northern spring wheat
ana is consiaeraDry , more, man is paid
at Kansas City andSt; JUuis for fear
i - -.r
A comparison of flour prices all over
the United States shows that the Paclfle
coast has, all season, been the lowest
flour market and even with the pres
ent ; advance of 80c per barrel, is still
lower by from . 80c.; to $2.80 per barrel
than prices at the principal hard wheat
milling centers for the same, grades of
flour. In fact all season. Pacific coast
mills have not advanced flour prices In
keeping with prices prevailing In other
markets. !
REPRIMANDS GIVEN
LEADERS AT 0. A. C.
Three Men Censured by Student
Affairs Committee foe Part
in Breach of Rules.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Jan. 21. Three of the most
prominent seniors in college were
severely reprimanded by the stu
dent affairs committee for respon
sibility in the violation of college
regulations during the Oregon game
week. These Included Lloyd Car
ter, Portland, chairman of the
Greater O. A. C committee; Emil
Sieberts, Pendleton, president of the
senior class, and Bernard Mainwar
ing, Newberg, editor of the Barom
eter. The official act of the student affairs
committee, as published in full In the
current issue of the Barometer, charges
these men with being lax In their offi
cial duty and deserving of public cen
sure. They were elected by the student
bOdyMo take charge of the rally events
of the week preceding the Oregon gams,
at which time a street dance was staged
which violated college regulations.
This action is the second aftermath
of that breach of rules. The first action
was taken last week, when Heine An
derson, Aberdeen, Wash., yell king, and
Robert Warrens, Portland, president of
the junior class, .were removed from
office. -
A storm of disapproval on the part of
the student body was stirred up aa a
result of these acts of the official com
mittee. At a mass meeting of the stu
dent body, the ousted officers were given
a vote of confidence and a' committee
of five, consisting of Roy Keene, Salem ;
Clement Sharkey, Portland ; Harold
Poling, Corvallis ; Emlle Sieberts. Pen
dleton, and Florence Holmes. Portland,
was elected to draw np amendments to
existing student regulations.
This - committee has organised, with
Roy Keene aa chairman, and is now at
work preparing measures to amend cer
tain objectionable features In existing
student regulation.: This committee will
act in cooperation with the student af
fairs committee in an effort to draw up
regulations more In harmony with pop
ular sentiment on the campus.'
Chicago Epidemic
. Showing, Decrease
Chicago. Jan. .21.(L N. 8-) New
cases of influenza reported to the health
department today for the last 24 hours
totalled 1725, a slight decrease over yes
terday's figures, of -1887. Fifty-eix
deaths were records ,1, ;
BY GOVERNOR
Olcott Continues to Wield Execu
tive Axe, Giving Reasons for
Vetoing Measures Passed.
Criticism Handed Out to Legis
lators Who Rushed Through
Bills on Emergency Claim.
Salem, Or., Jan. 21. Abuse of the
special emergency session of the
state legislature by the considera
tion of measures not of an emerg
ency nature, as the radical misuse
of the emergency clause, is severely
scored by Governor Olcott In his
messages to the senate and house,
returning 32 measures which bad
fallen under his official veto up to
this morning. Seven of the 32 meas
ures which have been vetoed thus
far bore the emergency clause.
lere are yet a number of bills left
for consideration by the governor and
It is expected that several more meas
ures will be cut down by the official
axe before the time limit for executive
action has expired.
Principal among the measures vetoed
to date are the straight party ticket
measure steam rollered through the two
houses under the chaperonage of the
Republican machine, and 11 local road
measures, through which the sol on s
played horse with the state highway
map during the closing days of the ses
sion. Governor Olcott stated his reasons for
vetoing the "straight party ticket" bill,
as follows:
"I herewith return senate bill number
53, with my disapproval. It seems that
an attempt is made in this bill to so
amend our election laws that the so
called -straight party ticket" may be
put into ase. Any such sweeping change
as this in the ballot vitally affects
every voter in the state of Oregon. Such
vital changes which go . toward the
heart of our form of government should
be finally . passed ' uponby th people
(Coaoladod oe Fas ISssMfetasu .Wx.
WE
PLAN IS SUGGESTED
A.F. Haines Urges Public Owner
ship Through Government Cor
poration of Such a Fleet.
Washington, Jan. 21. (I. N. S.)
Public ownership through a govern
ment corporation of the American
merchant marine fleet was sug
gested this afternoon to the senate
commerce committee which is con
sidering permanent merchant ma
rine legislation.
The proposal is known as the Pacific
coast plan. It was presented to the
committee by A. F. Haines, vice-president
and general manager of the Pacific
Steamship company. He recommended
that congress create a federal merchant
marine corporation with authority to
Issue $3,000,000,000 in public service
bonds of small denomination for the
purpose of taking over the emergency
fleet corporation vessels, shipyards, ter
minals and other properties. The life
of the bonds should be 20 years, and
that of the federal merchant marine
corporation should be 25 years. The
government should sell the bonds as it
did the Victory loan bonds, but limit
individual or corporate holdings to
$5000 at any one time. All bonds should
be registered to prevent the massing
of the securities.
The federal merchant marine corpor
ation should sell the fleet at reasonable
prices for specific trades on terms that
would enable the American shipping
companies to absorb the fleet and oper
ate the vessels for their private gains.
Terms of such sa.ls might be for 5
per cent cash and 5 per cent per annum.
-It Is Impossible for Americans to
operate the American boats under the
American flag without some govern
mental assistance," said Haines.
Naval Of ficer Short
$75,000 in Accounts,
Is Report to Daniels
Washington. Jan. 21. -(I- N. a) An
investigating board this afternoon sub
mitted a report to Secretary of the Navy
Daniels showing an apparent deficit of
about $75,000 In the accounts of Lieu
tenant C F. Bennett U. S. N., disburs
ing officer In charge of accounts of offi
cers stationed in Washington.
Lieutenant Bennett has been missing
Since December 28, 1S18. i
Sims Needs Censure,
Says Senator Walsh
iN-fr- -
Washington, Jaiw 21. U P. Sena
tor Walsh. Montana, today sked the
senate to adopt a' resolution censuring
Rear Admiral Sims for making public
his memorandum to Secretary Daniels.
In which Sims stated he had received
orders not to let te British "pull the
wool over his eyes and that "we would
as soon, fight the Rritlsh. as the Ger
mans." -On objection by McCormick and
Lodge, action was blocked.
WOULD BAR
CHILDREN OF
U. S. JAPANESE
TTTASIIINGTOSr, Jan. 31. (TJ.
!.) Senator Pbelan, Cali
fornia, today Introduced a rmo
lation to amend the fourteenth
amendment of the federal con
stitution so that Japanese born
in the United States and Its pos
sessions cannot obtain citizen
ship. Pbelan pointed out that with
in a few years, under the pres
ent constitutional - provision,
Japanese born In Hawaii , will
control the territorial govern
ment. The high birth rate of
Japanese in .California Is . also
a menace to the control of land
by the whites, he said. .
APPOINTS CARTER
Ashland Banker to Serve as Ninth
Member of Board in Fish
Controversy.
E. V. Carter of Ashland has been
agreed upon as the "arbitrator" of
the double jointed fish and game
commission elected by the special
session of the legislature.
' Under the terms of the law creating
that commission, there are three com
missioners representing the commercial
fishing Interests of the state and five
representing the anglers and sportsmen
of the state. The act also provides that
these eight men shall elect by a unit
vote, a ninth commissioner, who shall
be the "arbitrator" and have the de
ciding vote as between the two factions
in case they deadlock on questions of
administrative policy. The selection of
Carter for this position has been deter
mined upon by the electees of the new
commission, according to those who are
close to them.
BAKKER AT ASHLAND
Carter is one of the best known clti
cens of Southern Oregon. He has been
prominent for many years as a banker
at Ashland and war formerly, active in
state pollcs,,liaving,BerTftd in the leg
islature fiomJackeooCoo'aMjr for svi
era! sessions. He was speaker of the
house during the session of 1905.
It is a generally accepted opinion tbat
the arbitrator of the new commission
Will have to be an iron man to fill the
position created by the new law. un
less . by, , some miracle harmony is
brought into the fish and game contro
versy. In spite of the membership of
nine, the commission, so far as the vot
ing is concerned, is a commission . of
three. The commercial wing of the com
mission has one vote, the sportsmen's
wing has cne vote and the arbitrator
has one , vote, which throws the chair
man into the position of voting on all
controverted questions either with the
commercial interests and against the
sportsmen or with the sportsmen and
against the commercial men.
RtTMORS OF VINDICATION
Incidentally. It was the, current rumor
when the fish and game fight was at
Its height during the session that the
mombera of the old commission. Warren,
Jack, Stone and Flelschner, were seek
ing vindication by election to the new
commission, and that . when this bad
been gained, they intended to resign
within a short time and permit new
men to take their places on the commis
sion. Should this prove true prior to
the convention of the 1821 legislature,
it would devolve upon the governor, un
der his constitutional power of Interim
appointment, to fill the vacancies with
men of his own choosing. They would
serve pending the meeting of the legis
lature, which could either ratify their
appointment by election or elect others
to fill their places.
Red Offensive in
Poland Predicted
By Military Men
Washington, Jan. 21. (U. P.) A ter
rific spring offensive by the Bolshevik!
against the Poles Is -ixpected by mili
tary experts here today.
This drive, they believe, will be cal
culated to annihilate Poland as the '-buffer
state" between Red Russia and the
non-soviet nations of Europe, permit
ting Trotsky's hordes to advance into
them.
Simultaneous with the offensive, mili
tary observers expect the Bolshevtkl will
stage a major - demonstration against
India, which will force the British to di
vert their troops to that area and pre
vent them from intervening In Europe.
According to information received by
military authorities here today, the
Polish army which could be thrown
against the Bolshevtkl totals (48.000
men. but most of them are without prop
er equipment
Cold Spell Is Not
Likely to End Soon,
Says Weather Man
Minimum temperature in Portland to
day, as recorded at the weather bureau,
was 31.8 degrees above aero, a fraction
of a degree - warmer than Tuesday.
There Is little immediate possibility of
a break in. conditions, according to Id
ward Lb Wells, district , meteorologist
whose forecast for tonight and Thurs
day Is -fair, and continued cold, with
northeasterly .winds."
' All over the United states., Wells said,
it was cold this morning but nowhere,
save In the extreme north and In the
Canadian provinces, were any extreme
temperatures recorded. North Head, at
the mouth of the Columbia, had a min
imum of it above. Baker reported 18
above, Rosebura 13 and Marshf ield 28.
GAME COMMISSION
Unseating Proceedings Aimed at
Citizens of Alien; Empire; Lit
tleton Tells Assemblymen. -
. '- , : . . .
V" e ' 1
Says Soviet's Work; Should' Be
Wiped Out Before It Poisons
Entire System of Government.
. Albany, N. V., Jan. Si. (I,N. JU
Martin Littleton, counsel for the
state, said before the legislative .
committee that tho five socialists,
whose seating is in question., "are '
citisens.of a secret alien empire,
the empire of the international. Thin
secret alien state threatens to over
throw all government. It is raising
its head in the United States today.
It is appearing In our churches, on
our public forums and In our, leg
islative assemblies. It speaks of
force and when we challenge It, us
we are doing here, it meekly says
that It has reference to the force of
the ballot But it really has in mind,
the force of violence. .These flvo
men are citizens and emissaries of
this alien secret state, and that Is
why we have brought them to trial
here." ' i -
SOVIET AND SPABTICI8T " ,
"They could have taken an oath to
our country Instead of an oath to. this
alien and Invisible empire, with Its ens',
corner resting on soviet Russia and its
other corner resting on the Spartaclsts."
he continued. "The question here Is.
can this assembly expel the agents of
this Invisible empire, mho are djsloyat to '
this country: if thla assembly has till
right to remove them before the poison
has contaminated the system? s ' .,
"MK Hiliqo.lt said yesterday that the
treason of today may be the law to-'
morrow.' It will be the law tomorrow
if you let traitors write the, law,"
,4'tarening , 'applause Interrupted : the
speaker at this' point, and Chairman
Martin; succeeded In restoring order only
after repeated use of his gavel. He '
then served notice that another outburst
would be met with expulsion from the
chamber. ... ' . , -
HIRED ALIEN AGENTS
"The men - are - the -hired agents of
aliens," shouted Littleton, pointing dra
matically at the accused five,; "They
must act the way the alien due-paying
members " of the Socialist -party tell
them to act :..'i-t.
"Ail this patter about representative
government has nothing to do with this
case." '
Littleton referred to "the misdirected
remarks of Mr. Hughes."
NORTHERN ITALY
IS UNDER SIEGE
Milan, Genoa and Other Cities
Patrolled by Troops Because
of Wide Unrest.
Rome, Jan. 21.- (I. N. S.) A
state of siege was proclaimed by tho
government today at Milan. Turin,
Genoa and other cities In Northern
and Central Italy as a result of tho
unrest which has accompanied tho
new railway strike.
Tho strike areas are being pa
trolled by heavy forces of troops.
A train near Oenoa was" fired up
on, presumably by strikers.
Tho railway strike is now general
throughout tho northern and cen
tral parts of the kingdom, but the
southern railway employes have not
yet joined tho movement. Tho
Catholic workers are not participat
ing. The government by use of troops, Is
maintaining an abbreviated service on
the trunk lines.
The government has issued a precis-,
matlon prohibiting assemblages of mora
than five persona The confiscation of
motor trucks has been ordered.
The railway telephone employes are
Joining the strike.
Man Who Let Minor
Drive Car Is Fined
A 350 fine was imposed' on E. Bade
thla morning by Municipal Judge Roes
man for allowing a minor to drive an
automobile in violation of a city, ordi
nance. Payment was suspended on 1 18
of the fine. Other traffic. fines were:
R. Young, 125; E. R. Klnsan, 312.80;
Mrs. Matson. Ill; Ed Hall, $5 and D.
Good sell. 2.
Steamer China Is v
Reported Ashoro
San Francisco, Jan. JLI. N. t8.1
The steamer China, a passenger liner
of. the China Steamship company, hound
from San Francisco to the- Orient Is
ashore five miles off Nagasaki, Japan,
according to .a cablegram -received by
the marina department of the San Fran
csoo Chamber of Commerce today. '