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WOMAN POISONS BEANS, ATTACKS HER COMPANION A "Orefon City, Search 20.- A hearty T supper downtown, which prevented .. htm from eating much at home a . short time later, probably saved Leslie- Kellogg, son of Mrs. F. Kellogg. ' residing on Monroe street, from . poisoning Friday night, poison hav lng been placed In a Jar of baked f beans coking in the Kellogg home by Mrs. Rose McAnulty. Mrs. Mc '? Anulty has been living with Mrs. "Kellogg for the past month, during "her .husband's absence In the log 's King camps. . i .'Mrs. McAnulty, while considered to be slightly deranged, had not given troubl until a few days ago. Friday . evening, when the two women sat down v-,to supper, Mrs. McAnulty remarked to Mra, Kellogg the shouldn't eat the beans. y as she had poisoned them, and told of 1 having found the poison in a chest and t placing It In the food. Mrs. Kellogg, .knowing that her son, Leslie, had been ., home a short time before and had eaten ' a small portion of the beans, telephoned a doctor to find the boy and treat him. .-j Mrs- McAnulty offered to show Mrs. .I" Kellogg what poison she had used and . the two woman went upstairs, when the former attacked the latter, grabbing her ' by the throat Mrs. Kellogg broke away, and rushed to the telephone to sum mon help, when she was again attacked . by Mra McAnulty with an iron rod. Mrs. Kellogg ran from the house, fol lowed by the apparently crazed woman. R. W. Kirk, city superintendent of schools, quieted Mrs. McAnulty, who was taken to a neighbor's house, where shs is being cared for until the arrival of her husband, James McAnulty. Leslie Kellogg, a student In the Ore gon City high school since his return from overseas, has felt no ill effect from ' the poison. Circus Man Faces Charge of Violating White Slavery Act Los Angeles, March 20. (I. N. S.V Al Barnes, circus owner, appeared to day before United States Commissioner r Stephen O. Long, to answer charges r,f . violating the Mann white slave act. . Barries Is accused of having taken Jane .. Thompson, wife of one of the animal trainers, from Phoenix, Ariz., to varl c, ous points within the Jurisdiction of the southern district of California. i Jane Hartlgun, formerly of Portland, Or., la said also to be involved In the . charges. Barnes admits "transporting women, elephants and the whole show" :.v from point to point "I'm in the show transporting business," he said. Negro Drug Addict Pined; SellsEnough To Pay for Own Dose Eddie Slmms. colored drug addict, to- , - day paid a $250 fine in federal court- for violating the Harrison narcotics act on three counts. "Slmms, like nearly all other addicts," Assistant United States Attorney Flegel told the court, "buys some morphine, and to pay for his own dose, sells half of his purchase at a big price Increase. His dose otherwise would cost him 18 or 9 a day." Municipal Railroad Is $500,000 "in Hole" Seattle, March 20. (I. N. S.) State accountants, after a six months' Inves tigation of the books of the Seattle mu nicipal street railway, declare there is a loss to the city of $500,000 in the opera tion of Its own streetcar system. The accountants base their estimate on the fact that sufficient allowance was not mads for depreciation in the value of the property: OWEN MOORE IN "SOONER OR LATER" The Season's Biggest Laugh ; Columbia Orchestra Afternoons and Evenings Other Picture Features startTtoday Two-Bits Still Doe It! ! r "kh Press Comment On Defeat iof Treaty Editorial comment on the rejection of the peace treaty by the senate follows: New Tork Evening World The coun try had ne wish to have the treaty thrown Into the campaign. It had every reason to expect that, through compro mise, and concession, senate and presi dent would be capable of serving Us honor and Its Interest by establishing it in the new peace of the world without further delay. It fiads its expectation vain. New Tork Tribune The treaty "a de feat is a tragedy whose poignancy is In tensified by the sordidnss of the final scene. The country, beholds the presi dent wrecking a great undertaking for no better reason than because he was not allowed to Ignore the constitution. The whole country beholds him assisted by a group of senators who became in fected with his narrowness and were thus unable to lift themselves to levels of statesmanship. . q New Tork Morning World Insofar the action of the senate Is a victory for anybody it Is victory for Senator Borah And the irreconcilable Republican sen ators who have followed his leadership. They have held the balance of power in both parties. So. far as the United States senate is concerned the dead of this war have died in vain. New York Times The wreck of the treaty is so complete that the country may well despair of any salvage. But to say that this great Instrument of lib erty and peace cannot be saved would be Indeed a counsel of despair unworthy of the acceptance of a nation which only , a few months ago cherished noble as pirations. The senate we are sure has learned much in these months of strife. Certainly the president must have learned something. Confronting, u we do at this hour, a great peril, let ani mosities be laid aside, let both depart ments of the treaty-making power Join In the effort to put the treaty and the League of Nations' covenant into effect Chicago Journal Senator Lodge and his treaty rippers have succeeded in keeping the United States at war with Germany for yet another season. Lodge is in no small degree responsible for the reactionary plot which has Just failed in Germany, and for the bloodshed now prevailing in that country. If Bolshev ism follows reaction, he will be respon sible for that St. Louis Times The pious historian of the future, In writing of America's deliverance from the gravest 'danger that ever threatened Its destiny as the political light of the world, will puzzle over the queer alignment of forces that encompassed the treaty's defeat and write: "The Lord hardened the heart of Wood row Wilson." - Detroit Times Just as Grover Cleve land's one column tarrlf message Of 1887 limited the campaign of 1888 to a single Issue, so the senate failure to concur with the president means that we are in for one subject In the exciting months ahead of us. It is tragically regret table, but the referendum upon so weighty a matter has to be taken some time. s Boston Post What next 7 Will the president at once move to negotiate a separate treaty with Germany or will he hold the whole matter in abeyance until next fall to become a campaign Issue? Something must surely be done to end the grotesque situation! In which we now are. Cleveland Plain Dealer Obviously the senate and the president must con tinue as partners in the matter of peace-making. The constitution sees to that. The country is weary of pseudo peace. It is weary of deadlocks. Buffalo Courier A sorry ending. surely, to eight months of debate on one of the most important treaties in the world's history. Americans did not fail to do -their part In the war. What will be said of Americans in peace ? Philadelphia Evening Bulletin The death of the treaty was due to the pres ence of a foreign substance the League of Nations in its organism and the end only serves to confirm the diagnosis of its fatal ailmenrhlch was made at its birth. GrimReaper Takes Away Infant Who Had Cheated, Death San Francisco, March 20. (I. N. S.) Once cheating death, only to later fall its victim, a S-year-old baby died here today. The- baby, pronounced dead at a pri vate hospital, was carried to an under taking establishment in a suitcase. There, when embalmers prepared to ar range the body for burial, the little tot emitted a mighty howl and was rushed back' to 'the side of its mother. Today, 24 hours after its experience, the babe died. It was the child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frletzche. Strange Selected as Astoria School Head Astoria. March 20. A. C. Stranze. former superintendent of schools at Baker, has been selected by the city school board as superintendent of the city schools here for a period of two years, beginning July 1. He will suc ceed H. L. Hussong, who has served In that capacity for three years. Strange was selected from 45 appli cants. Europe to Buy U.S. Wheat for Credit Washington, March 20. (L X. S.) The senate finance committee today fs vorably reported wtthoat amendment the Fordney bill providing for the disposal of 8.000,000 barrels of soft wheat flour by the grain corporation to European nations on credit. Sutherland Appointed Appointment of C. O. Sutherland to his former position of assistant to the general manager of the OW. R. & N. was announced this morning by J. P. O'Brien, general manager. During gov ernment operation of the- railroads, Sutherland served as special" representa tive of the federal manager in this dis trict Jr Tonngson Preaches Sanday Dr. William Wallace Toungson. dis trict superintendent -of the Methodist church, was called upon ' today to preach at the Rose CHv Park . M. n church Sunday morning because of the aeatn or a sister of Mrs. D. Lester Fields, wife of the fJistor , Tha rt. k L. Hwwth win preach la the evening, i JAPANES i IS DELIGHTFUL IN ROLE AT HE1LIG A repetition of "The Mikado" by the Oallo English Opera company at the Heilig theatre Friday night was greeted with delight by a crowded house and there waa no diminution of the enthusiasm ap preciation whlcfi marked -the per formance of the piece Wednesday evening. , Hana Shlrnosumi, the charming little Japanese maiden who sings the part of Yum Yum, is gifted with a voice of unusual sweetness and her personation of the demure little sweetheart of Nanki Poo wins instant applause. Jefferson EVAngelis. finished product of many seasons of comic opera, re sponded to no end of encores in the part of Ko Ko, the Lord High execu tioner. "The Flowers That Bloom In the Springtime," 'Tit-willow," and all the old time songs made popular bj' "The Mikado" through two generations have lost nothing of their savor, and D' An gel is was called on to sing them over and over again. J., Humbird Duffeys tenor voice shows tp excellent advantage in the song, of the wandering minstrel In the opening act Duffey takes the part of Nankl Poo. son of the Mikado and heir to the throne, who abandons the ' "im perial court disguised as a minstrel because of his love for Yum Yum. - Harry A Colllgnon, with his heavy basso and rare, ability as an actor, fairly lives the part of Poo Bah, Lord High chancellor and everything else of account in the Mikado's realm. Edward Quthn adds to the general delight of the performance, and all the parts are excellently taken. The stay of the Gallo English Opera company at the Heilig closes tonight with "The Gondoliers." another Gilbert and Sullivan opera well known and ap preciated by music lovers. A matinee performance of "H. M, S. Einafore" will be given this afternoon. TREATY NOW UP TO WILS0NF0R ACTION (Continued From Pace One.) the senate will have no authority to recall it. and the president is not likely to return it to the senate unless he can obtain reasonable assurance that ratifi cation can be had. Next Monday the senate will Imme diately turn its attention to the propo sition of declaring peace with Germany by a- resolution which both houses of congress will be asked to pass. Senator Knox began the discussion of his resolu tion on the subject Bhortly after the vote against the treaty had been re corded, but at the suggestion of Senator Lodge he consented to wait until Mon day for formal action on it That such a resolution will pass is conceded by the ablest leaders of the senate, in view of the second failure of the attempt to bring about peace by ratlflcatibn of the treaty. LEAGUE FBIESD3 PLEAD The death of the treaty was accom plished under dramatic circumstances at just about the hour When gentle folk are sitting down to dinner. The calling of the roll was started at S :10 o'clock after an all day debate in which friends of the treaty pleaded with its foes to 'loosen up" on the reservations and al low the treaty to be ratified. The galleries were crowded. Senator Cummins, president pro tern, had extreme difficulty to keep the visi tors in order and outbursts of enthusi asm when the final vote' against the treaty was announced were restrained only by the vigilant guards. There was much conferring and dis cussing in the cloakrooms where sena tors gathered to talk over what they proposed to do. To add to the dignity and solemnity of the occasion. Post master General Burleson and Secretary of the Navy Daniels went Into the Democratic cloakrooms -to encourage the administration followers to stand firm in submission to tha president's demand that the treily with the Lodge reservations should be defeated. The resolution of ratification which the senate voted down is much differ ent in some particulars from the one prepared by Senator Lodge last No vember. That one contained a preamble or resolving clause and 14 reservations. DEMOCRATS TOTE AGAUfST Analysis of the vote by which the treaty waa defeated shows that 23 Democrats and 13 Republicans voted against ratification, while 21 Democrats and 38 Republicans voted for It. The democrats who voted against ratification last November and voted to ratify today were: Ashurst, Beckham, Fletcher, Hender son, Kendrick, King, Nugent, Phelan, Pittman. Smith of, Maryland, Trammell, Walsh of Montana, and Wolcott. VOTE OJT TREATV Following Is the vote on the treaty: For ratification : - Democrats Ash urst, Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore, Henderson, Kendrick. King, My ers, Nugent, Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene. Ransdall. Smith (Georgia), Smith (Maryland). TreTrimel. Walsh (Masschusette), Walsh (Montana), Wol cott 21. Republicans Ball, Calder, Capper, Colt, Curtis. Dillingham. Edge. Elklns, Frelinhuysen, Hale, Jones (Washing ton). Kellogg. Kenyon. Keyea, Lenroot. Lodge, .McLean, McXary. New, Page. Phlpps, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Suth erland. Wadsworth. Warren, Watson 28. Total for treaty. 49. Against: Democrats Comer, Culber son, Dial. Oay, Glass, Harris. Harrison, Hitchcock, Johnson (South Dakota), Kirby, McKellar, Overman, Need, Rob inson, Shcppard. Shields, Simmons, Smith (South Carolina). Stanley. Swan son, Thomas,. Underwood, Williams 23. Republicans Borah, Brandegee, Fer- nald, France, Gronna. Johnson (Califor nia), Knox. Lafollette, McCormlck. Moses, Norris, Sherman 12. Total against treaty, 3E. When tha votes on ratification were counted, it waa found the treaty was seven short of the two-thirds necessary. Twenty-one Democrats bolted their party leader and voted to ratify with the "nul lifying" Lodge reservations. This was 14 more than on November 19. 1919, voted for Lodge's program. The 14 who changed over are: Ashurst, Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Henderson. Ken drick,. King, Nugent, Phelan, Pittman. Ransdell, Smith (Maryland), Trammell and Walsh (Montana). Sunday Journal 5c The big Sunday Journal all the news of the day at your newsstand or from your newsboy.' Pries 5c. Order your copy in advance so you'll be sure to get . It. Adv. , . . MM Prof, Barnes Coming From California U. to University of Oregon University of Oregon, Eugene. March 20. Walter Barnes, professor of history at the University of California, has been appointed . prof essor of history In the history department of the Univer sity of Oregon and will arrive March 29. Professor Barnes la a graduate of Ox ford college, England, where he took his masters' degree. He will teach mod ern history. European history from 1500, and a new course, intellectual and philo sophical forerunners of the French rev olution. He la an Englishman by birth. His wife and child will accompany him. Dr. R. C Clark will be acting head of the history department, filling the va cancy left by the departure of Dr. Jo seph 8c ha f er, who leaves next' week to take the superintendence of the Wiscon sin State' Historical society. Dr. Clark will teach American history since the Civil war, history of the Monroe doc trine and Europe since 1815. FAILURE TO FILL-OUT QUESTIONNAIRE LANDS AUSTRIAN IN JAIL CELL Joe Peel. Austrian, must serve 10 days in the county jail because he failed to fill out and return a Questionnaire in the early days of America's participa tion In the war. Feel, testimony in federal court today showed, worked at Seaside, and gave an improper address to the registraatlon board. When his questionnaire came back, unsigned, investigation showed the address he gave was a Second street pool hall. He recently returned to work In Sea side after many months" absence, and the United States attorney's office here was notified. Many more similar cases are yet to be heard In federal court, according to Assistant United States Attorney Charles Reames. According to the selective service law, a man had to fill out a question naire whether he received one in the mail or not. The obligation was on him to see that one was turned in to the draft board. Snow Falls First Time In Three Full Months At Klamath Falls Klamath Falls, March SO. Snow has fallen this week for the first time since early December to the extent of several inches on the lowlands and one foot In the mountains, making roads and high ways muddy and almost impassable in some localities. This Is the first pre cipitation for three months and Is great ly appreciated by farmers. Admirers of General Leonard Wood have organized a "Wood-for-Presldent club." Walter L. Toose Sr. of Salem, Wood organizer, was the chief speaker. C. K. Brandenburg was elected presi dent. A subscription campaign is to be staged by local Episcopalians to raise funds for the erection of a church building on the property owned by them at Seventh and High streets, the ap proximate cost to be (15,000. Bishop Robert L. Paddock of the Eastern Ore gon diocese Is here In the interests tof the new church building. The new Warren Hunt hospital, erect ed at' a cost of $30,000 and considered one of the finest In Southern Oregon, has been completed. An up-to-date pharmacy and pathological laboratory are Included. Reward Offered for Arrest of Men Who Attacked Engineer The Dalles. March 20. A reward of $200 was placed with Sheriff Chrisman by M. A. Dunham, brother of G-eorge Dunham, who was attacked Tuesday night near the O-W. R. & N. car shops of this city, suffering two broken ribs and a broken collar bone, for informa tion leading to the arrest and convic tion of the two assailants. Dunham Is a pile driver engineer and late at, night waa called to the outside of his car, where fcepras assailed from behind by two unidentified thugs. Robbery waa not attempted. E. L. Westover, silo and farm expert. will arrive in the city Monday to con duct a series of talks and demonstra tions throughout Wasco county under the auspices of the farm bureau. Wheat Growers Are Behind Association Lewiaton. Idaho, March 20. The North Idaho organization committee of the Wheat Growers' association, consisting of H. J. Hermon. Genesee ; J. S. Thomp son, Moscow; 'George W. 8tevens, Grangeville; N. IL Jacobs, Nes Perce; R. R. Fluhurty, Culdesac. and E. G. Fry. Ferdinand, met in Lewlston Fri day and gave out a statement that they are solidly behind the association and urging every farmer to join at once. . ' Corvallis Defeats TiUamoolc in Debate Corvallis. March 20. The Corvallis debating team won a unanimous de cision over Tillamook here Friday night, discussing the question: "Resolved, That by use of the Injunction, labor disputes should be prohibited by federal law." ' Robert Kerr and Blair Stewart had the affirmative. Corvallis also won at Tillamook. The Corvallis team holds the district championship, and the win ners will go to Eugene to participate Id the state championship contest. liberty Bonds Stolen From Room While Charles Schack was away at work Friday a thief entered his room, 220 Couch hotel, and stole his two 250 Liberty bonds. Schack had the bonds concealed under a receptacle belonging to the room, according to the report of Inspectors Coleman and Collina. Two Girls Escape From The Cedars Marjori Badcliff and Hilda Tom berg, both IS years of age, escaped from the Cedars Friday night, according to Information furnished the police by the matron. The entire department has been ordered to look for the girls and arrest them- j ,. , . :.. ! . .. $50,000 SPENT FOR CLOTHES WAS TRIFLE TO CHAPLIN'S WIFE Los Angeles, Cal., March 20. (I. N. S.J Charlie Chaplin's statement issued today made a complete denial of the charges of his wife, Mildred Harris Chaplin, that he had failed to support her during their married life. The statement was confined solely to finances in the Chaplin household, mak ing no mention of Mrs. Chaplin's charges of cruelty and desertion nor any counter-allegations. It stated that Chap lin Is in possession of $50,000 in can celled checks, which were paid by him and expended by his wife, in addition to her salary of $1000 weekly. When shown the statement, Mrs. Chaplin admitted that her comedian husband had cancelled checks to the figure named, but said that he "ought to be ashamed to mention the amount!" "This money was paid out for house hold expenses," she said. "But It cov ers the period of our entire married life, for his expenses as well as my own. I paid for my own clothing. Fifty thousand in two years! Goodness! What I made was my only salvation. ' I did not Intend to press non-support charges against Mr. Chaplin in my di vorce suit, but I shall do so now." RED TERROR IS (Coo tinned From Pace Om) men at this time because of the excited condition of the public mind. The workers held a mass meeting dur ing the afternoon and decided to keep up the general strike until the govern ment grants concessions. In some iso lated Instances striking workmen were Instructed by local leaders to go back to work. It appeared tonight that Germany's fate depends on whether the majority Socialists and workers stand together or the workers follow the independent Socialists and Insist upon fulfillment of the radical, political and Industrial pro gram of the independents, which, among other things, calls for the soviet sys tem of councils putting absolute dic tatorship into the Lands of the prole tariat. . HF56ER 18 KEEK The conservative element of the popu lation Is fervently hoping for an amicable agreement between Vice Chan cellor Eugene Schiffer and the Socialist factions to prevent any further fighting. This hope is strengthened by the suf fering from hunger. No food has come Into the city in nearly a week and the poorer classes are feeling the pinch of hunger keenly. Vice Chancellor Schiffer, who was the only representative of the Ebert gov ernment here today. Is not a member of the Socialist party but is a conservative Democrat Consequently he has little influence with the Socialist workers. ' The streets of Central Berlin were crowded throughout the day and angry expressions were heard against the Ebert government as well as against the fallen Von Kapp regime. So far the relchswehr (government military po lice) have been supporting the Ebert government, but it is pointed out that these men are professional soldiers who fight for pay rather than patriot Ism." Fears were expressed that they may flop to the Spartacans if enough inducement Is offered. Vice Chancellor Schiffer has been no tified that the British, Swedish and Bel gian governments will recognize only the Ebert government. The banks are now refusing to ac cept deposits of foreign money. WORKMEN ARM; VIOLENCE IS RAMPANTj MANY ARE KILLED By Carl D. Groat Berlin, March 19. (Night) (U. P.) Violent disorders growing out of at tempts by radicals to institute a soviet government were reported from many parts of Germany today. Armed work men were reported to have captured Es sen after two days' hard fighting. More than 300 persons were reported to have been killed and many others wounded. Social Democrat artillery was reported moving toward Supl. Troops armed with machine guns and flame throwers, a dispatch said, left Unterkirchen, near Stuttgart for the disturbed areas in Westphalia. Armed workmen were said to occupy the greater part of Westphalia, includ ing the Ruhr industrial district Armed forces of radicals also were reported In control of Bitterfield, Langen-Salza and Meinlngen. SITUATION ACUTE The situation was reported scute, with armed conflict Imminent in Muenter, Bremen, Thuringla and Macklenburg. Vice Chancellor Schlffer's office has given out a statement warning the peo ple that the. situation still is most seri- ous. Twelve persons were killed and 20 wounded in last night's clash near Kot bustor. It was said. Several wounded soldiers were thrown into a canal. A commission representing the major ity Socialists and the labor unions has issued another statement declaring their organisations opposed to any plan to grant amnesty to those implicated in the. late insurrection. TROOPS KILL A3TI) BCRJf Regular troops who were ordered to destroy barricades in the southeastern part of the city last night exploded a mine which killed 12 persons and wounded 2S. ' In Berlin the majority Socialists have demanded of the government immediate disarming of all troops and other con cessions. Including participation in the government It was Impossible to obtain telephone connections outside Berlin, but motorists who cams through the suburbs said that citizens Ui Schoeneberg yesterday cap tured, a truck loaded with retreating Von Kapp insurrectionary troops and massa cred them. The dead were variously reported at from CO to 10O with more than 20O wounded. Scores were killed or wounded in yesterday's fighting in PerUn. Fighting waa especially severe near .the Brandenburg gate and the Adlon hotel. Additional fighting took place at 11 a. m. today near the hotel, but ao far as could be learned none waa hurt EBXBT REPORTED BACK An apparently reliable report-said that President Ebert arrived secretly In tha capital last night, accompanied by Philip Scheidemann, the majority Socialist leader. Scheidemann, it waa said, will be entrusted with reorganisation of the cabinet. .The Hotel Adlon, headquarter 'for most of the foreign missions and resi dence of the American correspondents, today still bore the appearance of an army hospital in the fild. The lower corridors were apattered with blood from DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL wounded who were carried Into the ho tel after last nig ht'i fightJn. As the Baltic troops marched by the hi.tel they were jeerd by a crowd which had fathered In front of the building. At first the troops responded by firing several volleys In the air. Then sud denly they began shooting Into the crowd, j ' i CROWDS SLAUGHTERED Newspapermen, many American . of ficials and several American women, watched the fighting from windows of upper floors. They saw soldiers leap from the ranks and deliberately shoot down eltisens on the sidewalk.- Other troops poured volley after volley Into the fleeing crowd. Dead and wounded lay In the streets. The slaughter lasted about three minutes. Several American women watched the entire spectacle and hurried below to aid in caring for the wounded after the troops had. marched on. Pead and wounded were brought into the Adlon, where surgeons hurriedly cared for the Injured. Government forces marched nto the city about 4:30 p. m. Berlin today continued to live in fear that the infuriated Baltic troops will re turn. It was said they will refuse dis armament and decline to be split into companies and scattered to different posts, as Defense Minister Noske had planned. t AMERICANS WARNED OF -DANGER IN GERMANY Washington, March 20. All civilian Americans, men and women, who are in Germany, were warned of the conse quence of entering that country and told that their venture would be at their own risk when they applied for passports, it was authoritatively announced here. Because the United States is technic ally at war with Germany the state de partment at no time has been able to Issue a passport to Germany. In a number of inatanoes, however. It inBueJ persons passports to Holland, Belgium. Switzerland and other German border land countrie and at the same time knew that the applicants' objective was Germany. In all of these cases, however, the ap pllcants were warned as a matter of pre caution of the lack of an American diplo matic and consular service in Germany, and the inability f the United States to minion svmci itmi uiuiouo wiui aueu,uaio or Immediate service If danger arose. Now that danger has come to pass the American government is almost power lees, unless It chooses armed Interven tion, to safeguard Its nationals In revo lution torn GermanyT The only hope seen here today fdr Americans In danger In Berlin and elsewhere in Oer many rests in probable action by Major General Henry T. Allen, commanding the American forces on the Rhine, In sending an armed train to the German capital to remove them to the American lone of occupation and from there to send them Into France. RED TROOPS MASSED NEAR BERLIN; DEFENSE PREPARED By Frank Mason Berlin, March 20. (I. N. a) (1 30 a in.) Twenty-five thousand red troops have been massed at' Koepenlck, on the outskirts of Berlin, the foreign office announced this morning. All the available relchswehr (govern ment troops) supported with artillery have been ordered to take up positions on the high ground between Berlin and Koepenlck to defend this city. Ratn is falling here and Is keeping the usual crowds off the streets. The government holds out hope that the railroads may be running again by tonight, but the Spartacans are making desperate efforts to keep tha strikers from returning. Communists are . distributing thou sands of hand bills urging a continua tlon of the general strike. The Bolshevists threaten to blow up the factories where the men return. Soviet at Essen Paris, March 20. (U. P.) A soviet republic has been proclaimed at Essen, home of the great Krupp steel works, in Westphalia, a dispatch from Alx la Chapelle late today said. The dispatch said it was reported a soviet army of 7500 had taken possession of the cities of Mulheim, Oberhausen, " Elberfeld, Kattwig and Dusscldorf. Ebert troops have taken refuge In the British zone of occupation. They were disarmed, ac cording to the dispatch. Belgian posts on the right bank of the Rhine were re ported to have gone back to their old positions on the left shore. , Allied Forces Concentrate London, March 20. (U. P.) Strong allied forces are being concentrated at Strasbourg and Metz, a dispatch from Amsterdam said today. There were in dications, the dispatch eairi, that the allies are preparing to Invade Germany unless order is restored in the near future. The dispatch quoted advices from Baden declaring the minister of home affairs announced the Ebert gov ernment had offered a high reward for the arrest f Dr. von Kapp and Gen eral von Luettwitz. Crews SeUe Bon Ship London, March 20. (U. P.) Crews of three German cruisers have seized the ships at Kiel, deposed their officers and hoisted the white flag, according to a dispatch from Kiel today by way of Hamburg. The cruisers, the dispatch said, were the Schwartsburg, Ragens burg and Wittelsbach. The captain of Xhe Wittelsbach committed suicide by shooting, the message said. Dusseldorf Captured London, March 20. (V. P.) Sparta cans have captured DuBseldorf, Ger many, according to a news agency dis patch received here today. The dispatch said government officials stepped out without, fighting. General Strike Ends Berlin. March 20. (11 a. m.) The general strike ends at noon today. An agreement to this effect was reached at a conference between representatives of the labor unions and the government. A new cabinet will be formed In which labor will have stronger representation. J 50 Sailors Killed London, March 20. U. P.) More than 150 sailors were killed and many others wounded in the fighting between Communists and Ebert troops at Kiel, according to an Kxchange Telegraph dispatch today.. Naval buildings were badly damaged in the bombardment, the dispatch said. Orders Investigation Of Vocational Board Washington, March 20. U. P.) The house today, by a vote of 283 to 0, or dered an investigation of charges that the federal board for vocational educa tion is not taking proper car of the wounded soldiers. The inquiry will be made by the house education committee. Marriage Licenses Vancouver, Wash, March 11 Two couples secured marriage licenses FrJ day as follows: Sidney Bricks, 27, and Minnie Bates, IS. WaunS, Or.; Stephen Robertson, legal, Halley. Idaho, and Esther L. Shepard. legal, Portland. Late Thursday Ernest E. Bradley, " J 1, Emi grant, Mont,, and Ella Whits, 39, Perry dale. Or, aeeured a license. ; BANK ROBBERY ARE UNDER ARREST Identity pf the !men who robbed the Scio State bank of War Stamps valued at $900 is believed by secret service agents to have been fixed, in the arrest of ."Swede" Whltey. alias Fred Peterson, and Chester Llppold. According to the operatives, the regis try numbers of the f tamps seised In the suspects' room in the Pacific hotel are identical with the numbers on the stamps which were stolen. Identifica tion of the stamps as accomplished by the use of a powerful magnifying glass, the suspects having attempted to wash off the registry designations. The .arrest has .started the investi gators on a new angle, by whicrl it is hoped that a series? of similar robberies at Cascades Locks; Jefferson, Harris burg, Dayton and " Wilson ville will be explained. 1 Search Is being, made for a small touring car which ithe robbers are be lleved to have usud in making their rounds. T Whitney is said! to be an old-time convict, having served In Folsom prison, California, and the, Oregon state peni tentiary. He is about 50 years of age. Lippold, aged 20,; Is said to formerly have been an inmate of the Nebraska slate reformatory. Three different charges face the men, according to Superintendent James M. RUey of the local office of the Pinker ton International Ietectlve agency, who assisted in the artest. Trial Set Ifor Second Hand Meh Accused As Thieves' "Fences" In spite of the protests of counsel for the defendants, Municipal Judge Ross man set ovor uhtji Monday afternoon the trial of four! eecond hand mei charged with receiving and concealing stolen property. The court's action was taken at th request of Deputy District Attorney Delch. j'The defendants are W. Jacobsn, Alex Goldstein, Nathan Carl and Harry Ooldateir. Police say these four acted as "fences" for Harry Gardner and Eugene Kelley, who are said tc have confessed to fobbing 10 Portland homes. 'The police seised a large quantity of I goods found In the stores, which they? are holding as ovl dence. Counsel -for the merchants sought to have the court reduce the bail bO he could 'obtain his retainer's fee, but the court ffeuseJ to grant this. Delch also objected by stating, "I think In ths arrest of tbse men that the po lice have uncoverdj oi'.a of the wo.-at dens of thieves ever operated In this city." i . i Policemen Recover Twq Motorcycles Police visited U?e home, of John Col lins at 290 Bentpn street today ard found two motorcycles ?hich it Is al leged were stolm by ColHns ahd Tee Ble Glasgow ot 15)9 Fifty-third avenue. One of the cars was set up and ready to run and the other was burled benenth the floor of the basement. One midline was recognised a raving belonged to Arthur Milling. 792 Kast Seventh street north, who reportea its loss from the Benson Polytechnic chool in November. Collins and 1'3j,,ow will be given a hearing Monday, f U ? Much Wheat Under Contract for Sale Spokane, Wash., March 20. Promot ers of the Washington Wheat Growers' association, a cooperative selling or ganisation for the producers, say ap proximately a third of a million bush els of wheat are covered by contrscts already drawn with Washington, re gion and Idaho wheat grower's. The minimum set by the organisation Is 16, 000.000 bhtl n the three states by July 1. Quarantined School Has Its Own Paper Vancouver, Wash., March 20. Since the state school for the deaf was placed under quarantine; March 8, a school paper has been published called "What Next." and Is described as a paper with a kick in It. A glance through the paper shows that the pupils are not lacking in humor, and Editor Elmer Beard has plenty of backing In the new enterprise. Occasional Eain Is Weather Forecast Washington, March 20. (I. X. S.) The weather bureau today issued the following forecast, for the next week: Pacific states: Generally fair weather Indicated during the week, except oc casional rains during the first 'half of the week over northern portion. Nearly normal temperatures. Wren and Hoskins Mail Bids Rejected Washington, March 20. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL;) The Ipostof flee department has informed Senator Chamberlain that bids were re jected for mall service between Wren and Hoskins, the expenee being too great America's Greatest Battleship Launched Newport News. Va., March 20. (U. P.) America's greatest battleship, tha Maryland, was launched at the New port News shipyard today in the pres ence of Secretary Daniel. the governor of Maryland and. other notables. 1 1 - Bond Increased for Federal Witness Fear that Edna Harper, chief govern ment witness against two alleged bro- hibltion law violatrs to Pendleton, was going to flee from the jurisdiction of the court here, lata Friday caused an increase in her bond from 11000 to 33000 and a bench warrant for her arrest. ' ' Centralia Normal Territory Is Fixed 1 By Board's Action Centralia. Wash., March to. Lewis? t-acmc, urays Harbor. Wahkiakum, Thurston. Pierce. Clarke, Cowlits, Ska. mania and Mason counties have been aaalgned to the Centralia state' normal school by action of the state board of education at Oljmpia. The teaching force In the 10 counties numbers ap proximately 2210, about one-fourth' Of the teachers employed In the state. . Mtaa Olive Calpetto of the Oregon' Agricultural college has arrived in Cen trails to succeed Miss Marie Paar SJL. instructor in aomestla science at the Centralia high schqpl. Miss Paar, whose father was killed In a recent boiler ex plosion In one of the city power sub stations In Seattle, resigned to make her home with her mother In Seattle. IRISH MAYOR KILLED BY MASKED MEN IN" HIS OWN RESIDENCE Cork, March 20. (U. P.) Thorn as MaoCurtain. lord mayor of'Cork, WAS fihnt anil L'111a,1 In lm knm, ok. Blackpool at 1 a. m. today. The murder was committed by a band Of nrmftit manVAft man u'lif smeared their faces and hands with black. Mrs. Maccurtaln answered a rap on the door and was overpowered. Then her husband was called from his bed chamber and shot In the chest as he opened the door. The men fled. MacCurtaln had been a prominent Sinn Fein leader. He served several terms In prisons for activities In behalf of the Sinn Fein. Today's ehooting came as 'the climax- of a long series of out' rages in the Cork district. Labor Jury Verdict Opposition Downed Centralia, Wash.. March tO. By a negative vote on a motion to condemn the verdict of the so-called "labor Jury." which returned a verdlrt.of "not guilty" In the recent I. W. W. murder case at Montesano, the Centralia Central Labor council placed Itself In the position of indorsing the labor Jury's verdict. Tin motion to condemn the verdict was mad by John McKay and seconded by A. LP Dahl. both members of the ty poaraphlcal union. Prolonged applause greeted the motion. Former Policeman Keeks New. Trial A. L. Long, former policeman recent ly convicted on charges of Impersonate lng a government officer and seizing liquor from L. L. Adcox near Madras, today filed motion for a new trial In Lntted States district court. He as serfs new witnesses will prove thai Adcox shortly after the liquor theft did, not mention anything abouW Long rep resenting himself to be a government officer. vf There Is no substitute for Imported Fompelan Olive Oil. Adv. NEW SHOW TODAY He was a doctor without practice and a spender without funds. So he sent a "fake" wedding announce ment to every one he knew and plan ned to live on the returns Which made him a "hus band" without wife! What has this to do with Mary's ankle? Everything! A picture made of laughs and trim med with chuckles I ITS WORTH GOING MILES TO SEE! mmm VY7U aUA M T a rA i ft M