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' --.",v., .-J : ' i I FIRST SECTION 8 Pages TWO SECTIONS ; 12 PAGES ! - IsIXTY-SKVKXTH, YfcAli X). 257 8AL.KM, OltKtiOK, SL.NIA MOIt.NINti, JA.MAKY H, 1911 THICK FIVE CENTS. 7 TCHERNOFF ; FORMEEUNG OF ENTENTE Chairaan of Constituent As . sembly Declares Conferenct . Should be Called Immedi ately to Consider War Aims J RUSSIA TO KEEP HUNS FROM WESTERN FRONT Countiy May Act as Magnet to Hold Troops From r Field of Decision f PETROGRAD. Jan- 1 9. M. Tcher noff, elected chairman of the con stituent assembly by the Social Rev olutionists, declared today that the constituent assembly should immedi ately call a conference of all the en tente allies to consider war aims. M. Tcbernof f granted an Interview to the correspondent during the mid night recess. r ' f "What do you think of the situ tion?" he jvas asked. : i . "Do yon think the Bolshevlki will dissolve the constituent, assembljt.'" t "No," said the chairman, "I do not think they will do that before (he congress of the workmen's and soldiers' deputies assembles In the meantime they will try to find a way oat of their1 embarrassment and continue their secession." - ' ' '.'Ton desire to discuss pface first. What 1 your program , regarding that question?" i I "Our party's jposltion on the quea tlon of peace la that .the constituent assembly should immediately call a conference of all the entente allies to consider the aims of the war. We expect that at such a conference they would state clearly and most expliQc itly their aims and would try to harmonize- them with the democratic principles . of the Russian revolu tion." v ; "Do you think Russia can con tinue tie war if .Germany refuses peace on v democratic terms?" M. Tchernof f waa asked. He replied : "Everybody says Russia cannot fight because of the extreme state of disorganization. AH know , that the decision in this .war will be on the western front. .But; Russia can act as a magnet to draw German forces and - prevent their being . - (Continued on page 6. - fiOING RACK TO SERVICE : Some mercliandise used to wear too lonjr to suit the purchaser When style was more important fhan wearing quality. ' , j . "V ; ; ) - That was ifore the United States entered the war. Now, however, the Government is urging that Freak Styles, which are subject to frequent changes, should be avoided and that merchandise which will wear a long" time Jmj se- v Jected with a view of economizing so tnat we may win the wan . " . ' V. j : : r v -, Merchandise is changing from style to serviccsvery rapidly. .' ' - j ', ,. - i :" v -'-"!r' . I Of course there will always be a certain element of style to consider but our Government suggests that conser vative styles should prevail until the close ;of the war. Unless you have kept posted upon conflitions existing An factory districts, you eannot realize what a shortage there will be as soon as stocks now on hand are -exhausted. Most merchants have large; reserve stocks and are earn estly trying to pr6tect their customers against the heavy advances which must come soon, as retail prices are actual- ly below wholesale prices in a great manyflines. YOU Can Help MerchMk Keep pices Down By being reasonable in your demands-Tor service. PAY CASH for Everything Yea Buy ; Don't ask to have small packages delivered. Don't complain about slight imperfections in merchan ' disc which are almost unavoidable under present conditions, because there is an unusual demand and factories are short of help and raw material and art operating only about 60 per cent of their capacity and the Government needs demand r half, of their output. ; : ' 1: Every unreasonable demand you make upon a merchant -adds to he expense of doing business, which means.higher prices. : . . , . v ' . Saffian Our store closes at 5 :30 &t 8 o'clock. t WILSON THOUGHT NOT FAVORABLE TO WAR CABINET President Said to Believe Personal Direction Would Be Hindered BAKER DISCUSSES BILL "Cabinet" to Take Name of "Council" Measure Is Up Tomorrow WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. Presi dent Wilson and Secretary Baker to day began studying the senate mili tary committee's proposed legisla tion to establish a war cabinet, of three men to assist in-general direc tion of the war, and to create a di rector of munitions. . : ' With but preliminary discussion of the war cabinet proposal with Secre tary Baker, the president was rep resented as not being favorably dis posed to the plan because of the be lief that it might embarrass his per sonal direction of war activities.' Mr. Wilson went .to Secretary Baker's office after Senator Hltch coock, of Nebraska, for the senate committee, had delivered a copy of She war cabinet bill to Mr. Baker. It .was understood that Mr. Hitch cock era encouraged by . the secre tary to hope that the administration ultimately may acquiesce in the gen eral plan. Bill Introduced Tomorrow. As it is to be introduced Monday in the senate by Chairman Chamber lain the measure provides for the establishment of a war cabinet -that name having been substituted . for "war epuneil" of three men, dis tinguished la business, executive, administration and public affairs and not members of the president's cabinet. It specifically states that the secretaries of war and navy shall not be ex-offlcio members. The war cabinet members would iceive-ala-ries of fl2,09 a year, the sam as those of the president's cabinet, but would rank above the executive cab inet - in ; power for control of x war policies. The. measure also appruprl rated 1500,060 to start the war cab inet in Its work. - i ? - - A definite statement of the presi dent's final views is expected within a few days Senate committee mem bers have insisted upon adoption of the general war .cabinet plan. They declare they will proceed with the legislation even if administration ap- ( Continued on page 2) everV evening except Saturday . : " ' - ' , SHIPS GIVEN COAL; HOMES ARE VARMED Marked. Improvement in Famine Condition! Follow Fuel Order; Railway Con gestion Partly Cleared GARFIELD EXTENDS ' LIST OF EXEMPTIONS Amusement Houses to be Open on Tuesdays In stead of Mondays WASHINGTON. D C, Jan. lr A marked improvement in coal fam ine conditions waa reported by the fuel administration tonight as a re sult of the second day's operation of the government's fuel restriction order. - Houses were warmed, ahips were bunkered and' in the extreme east railway congestion was cleared to some extent, fuel administration of ficials said after going through tele graphic reports from, twenty-alght state fuel -administrators. In' the middle west a heavy-snowstorm and tero temperatures, however, reduced rail movements sharply. Tfhe only important change In the closing order made today was a rul ing permitting all places of amuse ment to pemain open on the Monday holidays and close on Tuesdays in stead. A large number of industrial plants were added to the war and navy departments exemption list but the names of none were made public. : Ships Get Banker C'aaL A special efforj was made today to provide ships with bunker coal and Fuel Administrator Garfield -arranged with Chairman Hurley of the shipping board to pool tugs, and barges In each Atlantic port where vessels ; arfe ; held to expedite the work. Pooling -was suggested when Jt was found that some piers supplied with coal had no barges to transport U and that others with no coal onJ hand were well supplied with barges. Reports from New York said that 'hlrteen shls were bunkered there 'oday. Ralload officials reported that coal was moving much more freely to the piers and that it was now a question only of getting It aboard ships. ' To that end men will be kept bard at work all day' to morrow. "I am determined to 4ake any -teDS," f!d Fuel Administrator Gar field tonight, "which may be- neces sary within my authority to facili tate the eupplflnr jof ships with fuel.' ; Entity Cars Threaten Output. A new danger threatened the coal output today. Empty cars began to reach ' the chief bituminous mlninp regions In diminishing numbers. This was due, it waa said in part to delay attending the diversion of coaj from Industries closed down to those permitted to run. In most of the big industrial centers switching work was almost doubled. Fuel (Administrator Garfield .to night issued a statement on the gen erar situation M which he said: , "The ; general compliance and al most complete cooperation in the enforcement of the fuel administra tion regulation curtailing industrial use ' of fuel were" reported to the United States fuel ad ministration today. . . vLocal officials of the f wej admin istration throughout the east report ed tit the order was generally ef fective. The spirit of co-operation showed plainly in the many tele grams received by the acrminlstra-' tic Telegrams received today were singularly free from requests for ex emption from the regulation. Most of them made the flat statement that the, regulation would be complied with in fact and in spirit; that man ufacturing would be halted, and that merchant lie would be kept off the crowded railroads.- Railroad offi cials co-operating- with the fuel ad ministration reported genereally im proved transportation conditions in the entern part of the country. The reports indicated that the way was rapidly being cleared for the move ment of. coal for the bunkering of the ships now hela up at Atlantie ports and for keeping the counts warm, Jmprovement was also noted in the central west, despite the con tinued zero weather which has been Impeding railroad ooerations. Ships Get Plentr. "Reports direct the fuel admin istration showed that coal in transit consigned to or already arrived at tidewater joints for the bunkering of ships destined to the American forces, in Europe and to the. nktions associated with the United States in the war were today more than suffi cient tof buaker the ships now in port. Supplies sufficient to Insure the prompt bunkering of vessels for some tYneto coAe are en route. "The. United States fuel adminis tration today made arrangements for the eentinuance through the usual Sunday holiday tomorrow of tha bunkering oX vessels, destined to the NONPARTISAN LEAGUE IS NOW STATE REALITY r Labor Federation, Grange, and Farmers' Union Form Organization BROWN NOW PRESIDENT Portland Meeting Favors One-House Legislation, With 30 Members . PORTLAND, Jan. 19. Immediate organization of a non-partisan league iu Oregon, was decided on today at a meeting here of 40 members of the State Federation of Labor, the grange and the Farmers' union. Whether the proposed organization shall be affiliated with the National Non-Partisan League or shall be (pat terned after the Noith Dakota Non partisan league,was left to a com mittee. ' :t The meeting today went on record in favor qf a one-house legislature of not to exceed. 30, members; utili zation of the state's resources, and public utilities for the common good; establishment of an effective state wide marketing t system ; 4 incorpora tion of the anti-injunction features of the Sherman anti-trust law into a ptate statute and . compulsory com pensation appiyin , to all gainful oc cupations, i J. D. Brown,! president of the Farmers union j was Earned presi dent; C, M. Rytaerson, labor leader of Portland, secretary; C. E.'Spense. master of the State Grange, first vice-president; M.M. Burtner, of the State Grange, and O. R. Hartwlg. president of the State Federation of Labor, vice-presidents. The organization is the result -of action taken last week at the State Federation of Labor convention. LA FOllETTC vSEEIONGSUIT Libel Action Is Contemplated Against Wisconsin State Journal MADISON, Wis.. Jan. 19. At torney's for United States Senator Robert M. La-Follette, attempting today under the discovery statute: of Wisconsin- the secure a basis for a libal suit against the Wisconsin State Journal and its editor. Richard Lloyd Jones, quoted numerous edi torials irom the Journal and news articles' written by Charles Edward Russell, a' member of the Root com mission to Russia. -Senator La Follette's attorneys al so devoted .much time to questioning .witnesses ats to the attitude of Chief Justice Winslow of the state supreme ecu it toward La Follette's war ac tivities. Inquiry was made "also into the activity of patriotic " organiza tions In an effort to show whether there was a conspiracy to condemn La Follette's attitude toward the war or whether it was a spontaneous ac tion on the part of individuals. The hearing will be continued Jan uary 28. Mrs Hamilton Calls for Meeting oi Campaigners An -important meeting of the coun ty war work council called by Mrs. W.; M. Hamilton, chairman for Mari on county, is scheduFed for Tuesday .morning; Jan. 22, at 1130, at the Young Women's Christian associa tion. x 'The units for the towns will be systematically organized. At noon a luncheon will be served to a number of representative women, who. will discuss plans for the finance cam paign of the war work council of the Y. W. C. A. - A large mass meeting Is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 to which all are invited to attend. Teh war work of the Y. W. C. A. is creating considerable favorable comment by those who so thorof ghly understand the need of this war work. The hostess house at Camp Lewis is a part of the scheme of ac tlvites, and at each cantonment the offieers are asking for these centers to be established under the super vision of the Fosdick commission faster than the Young Women's Christian association can build them-. Portland has raised $25,000 and the 'apportionment for the rest of the state of Oregon is $25,000. Eugene High0 Quintet Wins From Salem, 36-33 - -" - ' ECGEXE, -Or., Jan. lt.-The Eu gene high school basketball team to night defeated the Salem high school quintet, 3C to. 33, in a hotly contest ed game. Tf F AT HER. r Sunday, fair; gentle - northerly McNARY ASKS SHIPPING FOR NORTHWEST Oregon Senator Submits Plan to McAdoo to Relieve Freight Congestion by Using Columbia River Ports P0RJLAND EXPECTS TO RECEIVE BIG TONNAGE W. D. B. Dodson to For ward Survey of Docks Many Vesseb Needed WASHINGTON. J an. 1,9 Contin uing their-efforts 'toward Improving f hipping conditions fn the Pacific Northwest, Senator McNary and Di rector General McAdoo's assistants today completed and submitted to Mr. McAdoo plans which, if adopted, should relieve the situation. The de tails of these plans are not made public, but in a - general - way they provide for a request of the shipping board to provide the Columbia river ports with xequisite tonnage to hand le trans-Pacific and coastwise busi ness entering the Columbia river basin.' thus saving car and engne mileage on railroads, and relieving freight congestion on-Puget Sound and in San Francisco. Embargoes are to be enforced against consignees who, as ship brokers, have refused to accept car lot shipments tendered for trans hipment from Columbia river ports. Initial voyages of vessels built for shipping at Oregon yards are to be from Columbia river ports. Rail toads are to be reminded that their premaiy duties are to avoid useless hauls, abandon competive. activity and utalize Columbia river harbors to the fullest extent. It is reported that over 5000 cars (Continued on page 2) LAND SETTLEMENT APPOINTED BY 0 Promotion of Settlement on L ogged OH" and Other Agri cultural Jratts Is Functio n of Newly Created Official Body Prominent Men Co nstitute Eers6nnel Announced Yesterday. - ... A new commission to be known as the Oregon land settlement com mi a siCit has been created by Governor Withycombe. and he, announced yes terday the personnel of the ap pointees. They are William Poll man. Baker; William llanley. Burns: O. M. Clark, Portland; Eraoiy Olm sted, Portland; Thomas B. Kay, Sa lem; Whitney H Boise, Portland, and . D. Farrell. Portland. The new commission Is to work In conjunction with MLhe Oregon devel opment .bureau of ' the Portland Chamber of Commerce for the set tling of logged off and agricultural All Visitor in Astoria Has to 'George Rodgers" and He Ivan Martin After Trip to Flourishing Coast Town Attorney Ivan G. Martin returned yesterday' from a business trip tat Astoria where he met many former Salemjtes. Ben S. Worsley, who will be well remembered by the citizens of Sa lem is now one of, Astoria's loyaf boosters. Mr. Martin says. ; He is ope of the "Four Minute" men anC is' ready to tackle any boosting pro-" osition for his community. He Claims that Astoria now has 2. 000 population;' Jhat 12,000.000 was paid last year to ABtoria fishermen f and states for a positive . fact that the little city is permanently on the map as one of the live wire towns of Oregon. Commenting on . other former. Salem men, Mr. Martin-said; "Attorney Clark Belknap, who has for two, successive years' won the oratorical contest under the ausl pices of the Interstate Realty asso ciation, and. who was formerly a resident of Salem and student In the Willamette university, is now one of Astorias successful-lawyers. "J. F. Jeffries, Murray Wheat, Raymond Rowland and Howard Zim merman, all attorneys and sons of 'Old Willamette' have left homes and businesses in "Astoria to- render ser vice to their country. Mr. Jeffries is' commissioned a captain stationed at Fort Columbia; Wheat and Row land are lieutenants the latter novr in France. Mr. Zimmerman, who will be well remembered for his per sauvlness in high school and colleao debates, has persuaded a charming, girl to share his lot and was recent! married. . . "Ed Jndd - at one - time one . of RUSS FACTIONS WAR IN STREETS OF PETROGRAD Bolshevik! Are Expected to Dissolve Assembly or Expel Opponents UKRAINE SPLIT OCCURS Trotzky Repudiates KadYs Negotiations With Aus-tro-Germans -' IXNDON, . Jan, -1 9. Petrograd dispatches 'reaching London early this morning describe street fighting between the factions. The outcome of events in the constituent assembly be foretold, although it. Is conslder which precipitated - the riots . cannot ed likely that the Bolshevik! will attempt toassert their power as anfn crats of petrograd in the form f dissolution of the assembly or the expulsion of their, opponents. A wireless message shows that a split ha occurred between the Bol shevikt and the Ukrainian rada al most to the point of hostilities on the part of the Bolshevlki. . "President Comrade Trotzky, has sent, to the rada a message , re proaching that body bitterly for car rying on secret negotiations with the German and Austrian , representa tives. He accuses the rada of vio lating an agreement for unity of ac tion with" the Bolshevlki and saysr "As the eesential interests of th? laboring classes of Russie are involv ed. we are repudiating the responsi bility, of such negotiations and are addressing directljr to the Ukrain ian central committee at Kharkov a request that they take all measures so that the interests of the Ukrain ian peoples' republic shall be - de fended from the unprincipled and treacherous secret gag of the central secretariat, tl is no secret to yom that the Ukrainian central executive committee has at the present' tinV macfi to L-enresent . ths-fTkrainf an republic than the rada at Kiev." I COMMISSION IS REGON GOVERNOR lands in Oregon. It will devote its efforts immediately to devising some practical system of fluproving the agricultural development of the state. ,':'- r : - ' Slowness with which settlement of large, tracts of former timbered lands in western Oregon counties and the present undeveloped condition ' of large arid regions in eastern Oregon have been one of the considerations that led the governor to form the new .commission The body has been formed after consultation with" rep resentative men In all parts of the state, t y) '.:.. - . i . - m Do 1$ ChejPassword Can Go Anywhere, Declares Salem's leading vocalists and alsrj invincfble football team i In which Dr. Olinger and other well known knights of the gridiron played an important part, is now district at torney of Clatsop county.' His office Is located in the court" house an J contains a substantial law library. rEd maintains Vhe cKgnity . of a vet eran judge and doubtless will make good. : .-. -v- r . y ;. i Dr. Ray Pomeroy, Tj SVX.. is sta- Uloned-in Astoria and , is one of the busiest men in town. James Mott" Is ' 'associated with'; a nsromlnent law firm," Andersop .& Setters of Astoria, and 1 said to be getting in right: He was In Portr land Thursday on important probate business. "Chester Frazure, the well known mechanic, Frank-Frickey, 3; E. Bees ley and S. M. Doerfler, formerly with Ladd A Bush. Fred Anderson, who for several years, waa a member oT the Salem fire company and Robert Summer are now located in sioria. Sam Greenbaum I a popular chef orthe Palace restaurant and thinks that Salem is about the best town on the coast with the exceptl i of Astoria! . CJet Fishing Infomiatioii. "Authorities report that the fish ing during last week was poor but the prices obtained for fish are sat isfactory. It was boasted that one fisherman and his helper cleaned up $300 in one night's fishing recently. The retail price at Hsh In Astoria BOLSHEVKO IN MINORITY IN ASSEMBLY All Demands Are DefeatecJ; Kerensky's Minister of Ag riculture Chosen Chairman by Vote of 244 to 11 ! OPENING OF SESSION MARKED BY DISORDER Members ;Work Under Wall of Bayonets Peace Ques i . tion Pressed PETROGRAD, Jan. 19. That the Bolshevlki "are greatly In the minor ity, in the constituent' assembly -was evidenced again in the voting in the chamber last night. The Bolshevlki members demanded that the question of the authority of the workmen's and soldiers', government be first considered. This was defeated by a vote of 237 to 146. The Bolshevlki then asked for a two hours recess in order that a party conferenceV might be held to rconslder further action. Onijr a half nour recess was votea. At tne ex portation Of this time, the other members of the assembly decided to continue without the Bolshevlki and decrees relating to the peace and land questions were taken up, about a dozen members speaking.. Scores of saiiois and lied Guards ; took positions at the entrance of the building and In the galleries, from -which issued all kinds of hoots and comments. During one of the speech es the alnd questions the Social Rev olutionary member sitting back of If. Tseretelli, ex-minister of the IA terior,.and a member of the council t of workmen's and soldlecs deputies, leaped toward him, at the same time drawing, a revolver. ,Other members disarmed the man but there was a panic in which a general rush was made for the exits. noUheviki Members WX'mw. . Bolshevlki members. and those of the left' wing of the Social Revolu tionists withdrew from the constitu ent assebly early this morning. The constituent delegates under fear of a permanent dispersal and threaten ed with treatment as a "counter-revolutionary" organization hurriedly adopted decrees awarding the land? 1 to the peasants and proposing to end delegates to all waring nations to ar- , range a world peace. The decrees were adopted at 3 i o'clock this morning as a wall of menacing bayonets In the hands of the sailors on guard pressed toward the constituent members, whom the 4 sailor commander ordered to dls rerse and go home. The "cUtdnz hours -of the session were full of ex citing scenes. Including the attempt on the life of M. Tseretelli. The withdrawal of the Bolshevlki and Soc ial Revolutionary members was fol lowed by the defeat of the demand made by the Lefts that the assembly first; take up the question of, iho adoption of the Smolny Institute pro gram which proposed recopltljm of the Bolshevik! authority fqr- tbeyop proval of all decrees. ;- Peace Question Pressed. : "Tumult Increased toward the end of the session and many members ot the assembly rushed toward Chair man Tchernof f and. urged him im mediately to put the question f peace, j A sailor, who was standing besideJ M. Tchernoff, raised a hand and addressed him In a loud voice "We are getting fired. Go home". Good night:" Sailors In the aslles leading to thj exits then drew closer while the chairman continued to read the peace resolution. cy The spokesman of the sailors then returned to the platform and Insist t? M?at a11 Presnt should go home. M. Tchernoff thereupon calmly put the question of adoption, of the reso lution, which was passed instantly. The remaining members declared their determination to remain in tho city and hold another meeting at that hour. . : (By The Astociated r'ret) The long awaited convening of tho' constituent assembly has apparently preciplated a fresh crisis In Russian affairs, with renewed disorders a the consequences of a struggle for control in the capital Indicated as a possibility. The Bolshevlki evidently are not taking kindly to the legislative body in which the very first vote of the opening session on Friday revealed a decided anti-Bolhevikl majority, which easily elected its candidate for chairman. 244 to 15. and this with out the help of the constitutional democrats who were not present. Tho Bolshevlki and their supporters, the extreme social revolutionists there upon withdrew from the assembly. Krenky Minister tttoen. This bteak with the inajotity poefal revolutionists who'showed their con trol by electing. as chairman on of their leaders, M. Tchernoff, niinister of agriculture; in the Kcrns'iy gov ernment, is interested as a probable prelude to an attempt on the rat (Continued-on pace 2) "(Continued on Page 2) winds. . . '(Continued on pace 6) V