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-r - The Statesman receive the leased wire report of the As sociated Press, the greatest and most reliable press as sociation In the world. - .. THE WEATHER Rain; gentle southwesterly winds tilXTY'KlGHTH YEAR SALK3J. OUKGON, WKUNESDAY MOHXINd', MARCH 1, 1U1U PRICK HVK CEXTH MONDELL OF VYOMINGIS MADE LEADER STAGE SET SOLDIER? HOME NEW LEAGUE ! SHERIFF WINS Lf V A ltalR J W VPM 1 ssw a sssl as m sk sass mmm urn sasss RUSSIA I FOR SESSION WITH SMITH HMD litis UU i mcctc mru DAMAGE SUIT CHAOS AND HILL. 1 J IV 11 11 Markee Quits Post After BRYAN FAVOR DEATH RIOTS Probe Is Started by State Board of Control Mc Arthur of Oregon Receives 41 Votes for Whip in Low er House to 118 Cast for Representative Knutson. ORGANIZATION OF REPUBLICANS READY Mann's Refusal Causes Him Be Left Without Im - portant Post WASHINGTON. March 11. Re publican organization for the ma jority control of the next house was completed today with Representative irans: .Aionaeu of Wyoming as rioor leader. Represenative Harold Knut son of Minnesota as whip and Repre sentatives Winslow, Masachueetts Gore. Pennsylvania; Longworth. Ohlo; Madden. Illinois and. .Dunn New York, as the steering commit tee to have charge of the. legislative committee.' Selection of Mr. Mondell was made after Representative James R. Mann of Illinois. Republican leader in the last house, had .refused to accept the post when elected by the committee As Mr. Mann has not been appoin't to any of the house committees. b will be left without a place In the Republican organization unless he acceps appointment to onexor two vacancies existing In a few of the Important committees. Renresentative Longworth, ; of Ohio, vainly sought to prevent the committee taking up the floor lead ership selection at this time, and af ter Mr. Mann's nomination he refused to vote the Ohio delegation, which he represented. The representative from Indiana, Idaho and West Vir ginia also refrained from voting, but the only ballots cast against Mann -were those of the 12 Massachusetts Republicans. . Committee members generally said they expected the party conference to be called a few days before the con gress meets in special session would ratify the selections of the commit tee. They regard it as possible, howev er, the Representative Longworth may-call the conference's attention to the strict application of seniority In committee selections and seek to upset some of them. Mr. Mondell. who seconded the nomination of Mr. Mann for leader. waa elected easily, receiving 160 votes, with 23 cast as present and the remainder as absent. On the preced ing ballot. Mann received 154 votes, with Jtepresentative Longwortn of Ohio, whose name waa not foiAnallr presented to the committee, receiv ing two! votes. ( I Three candidates were nominated "for whip, but Mr. Knutson received 118 vptep. against 41 for Representa tive McArthur of Oregon and 23 from Representative Vestal of In diana. Representatives Anderson Minnesota; Reavls, Nebraska, and Scott. Michigan, were unsuccessful nominees for places on the steering committee. (Continued on Page 2) tee's Union For Mechanics, Garage Men, Farmers, Shopworkers and Drivers. Lee's Union-Alls are recognized a the standard of this type of garment hy all who have ever worn them. Here is a shipment of several dozen of heavy grade Khaki Suits the regular $4.50 grade but every -garment is slightly imperfect. Many of these defects are almost im percepti life yet every suit must be sold as a second and affords a clear saving of to every man j that buys. Other brands in Khaki reduced from $4.50 to ............ Blues reduced from $425 to Striped Blue reduced from $4.25 to COMPANY M MAY BE HERE FRIDAY Not Later Than Saturday, Is Word That Comes from Camp Lewis 1 CAMP LEWIS. Wash.. March 11. (Special to The Statesman) Members of Company M, the orig inal Salem company, who are now at Camp Lewis after returning recently rrom France, will return to Salem not later than Saturday of this week and probably on Frjday. acoc,rding to the best information obtainable. The men were put through the imisterinjr office early Monday morning., AH members came through the medical examination In first class condition and speed toward the final muster ing out seems to be the word. PAPER Mill FOR SALEM IS NOW CERTAIN TO GO Half Million Dollar Plant Is Announced for Trade and I Front Streets LEDBETTER INTERESTED Men Affiliated With Spanld ing Logging Company Pushing Project A paper mill project for Salem which was announced before the war has been revived and Indications are that construction of a large factory at Trade and Front streets on the site of the former Saleiu flouring rofll at an early date. The capital is to be furnished and the mill con structed by men affiliated with the Charles K. Logging company and thei Crown Willamette Paper njlls at Oregon City, represented mainly by F. W. Leadbetter of Portland. . The project waa announced as a practical certainty before the war. but disturbances that came with the war caused action .to b dropped tem porarily. The factory when complet ed, it Is said, will represent an in vestment of about $500,000. Several buildings will be erected Id construction of the factory, the main one of which will be two stories in height and have dimensions of 80 by 150 feet. The -largest piece of machinery will necessitate an expen diture of over $100,000. The plant will be built bo that additional equip- littrii l cam uc auucu ag uccucu. Mr. Leadbetter has a wide exper ience in the paper-mill business. He is vice,, president of the Spauldinp company and a director pf the North western National bank of Portland . - Jefferson High School Boys Home horn France PORTLAND. Ore.. March 11. A detachment of former Jefferson high school students, numbering 24. re turned to Portland today from over seas duty as membe-s of the machine gun company of the 162nd regiment. Hoys of the high shool joined with i citizens In a big ovation and parade. Alls 3.95 ..$3.75 ....$3.75 .....$3.35 Mediation to Settle Industrial Disputes to Be Waged Throughout West With Salem as Starting Point. SPEAKING TOUR PLAN OF LABOR CHAMPION Employers, Employes and State Officials to Meet Friday Night The stage is set for ".he big joint mass meeting of employers and em ployes that is to be pulld off at the state capitol Friday evening when Hon. Eugene Smith will fire the op ening gun of his campaign for the new' ideas of volnntary mediation that are interested to transform the labor world. The speaking will be held in tha hall of rentesentatives that is being arranged to accommo date a large crowd for the occasion Governor Olcott and other stat (-officials will te on the platform and Commissioner Marshall of the indus trial -accident commission will pre side. The newly appointed deputy labo.- commissioner for Portland. W. H. F itzgerald.- will be introduced and Representative Smith, who serv ed as one of the labor members in the legislature from Portland will be the orator of the evening. Salem labor union's will be present In large numbers, and the whole pro gram is In charge of a committee of Salem Central labor council, the committee haying sent out hundreds of invitations to business men and manufacturers to atteid and hear the new gospel of arbitration which Is to settle all differences that arise in future between labor and capital. This is to be the first of a series of addresses to be delivered by Hon. E. E. Smith In Pacific coast labor centers. He preferred to start his educational campaign at Salem be cause of the conservative and sub stantial class of men Mho comprise the trade unions of the capital city. They are 90 per cent residents and home owners, and 100 per cent pat riotic Ame:1can3. Eugene E. Smith wou a name for himself in the Tecent session of the legislature as a forceful debater and at times he mounted to real oratory. He championed he cause of conser vative iaoor reiorm dius in a man ner that won for him the respect of the opposition, and more than once he turned the tide from apparently hopeless defeat into a parliamentary victory. He proposes to devote hi3 life to the new lines of establishing voluntary mediation councils that are to be permanently on the job, composed of equal representation of employers and employes to whom all controversies as to wages, hours, and conditions of the working people will be referred automatically and noise lessly and harmoniously adjusted af ter full Investigation. The new law that will soon go In to effect provides for" a council to be created by the state for media tion and conciliation. Mr. Smitn's ( Continued on page 2) no Binding SUSPENDERS REINFORCED STRAIN POINTS I KMT coKttmia POCKETS PlfETEi BUTTONS rvu SWHCU1G SWE POCKETS MS i w Ve Siitoa t I.I All II l . I R aV5T3k Mi at 1 j TMPU l I $W03AMS lip ' 41 til UOSEBURG. Or.. March 11 Com mandant Markee of the Oreron Sol diers home, tendered his resignation to the board of control today and ex pects to be relieved of duty In the immediate future. Complaints arising from various sources r to mismanagement of the institution recently brought &lout ! an investigation br the Febrnarv grand jury and the sUte board of control. It was stated here todar that following Commandant Markee' resignation, the probe Institute? bv the board of control will be dropped RAILROADS GET MONEY IN SPITE OF GOVERNMENT Company Executives and federal Representatives Build Machinery BANK LOANS WILL HELP Snecial Committee of Seven " M I Is Headed by Howard Elliott of N. P. WASHINGTON. March 11. Rail orad executives and government rep resentatives today laid the founda tion for the machinery by which loans of banks and tpe war finance corporation will be made available to railroads during the next few months in lieu of the funds which congress failed to provide. After conferences between a num ber of leading railroad corporation officers and officials of the war fi nance corppration and railroad ad ministration, a special finance com mittee of seven headed by Howard JSUiott. president of the Northern Pa cific, was created by the railroad executives to cooperate with govern ment agencies as a clearing- house for financial arrangements. Swager Sherley. of Louisville, who has Just retired after serving 16 years in the house of representatives recently chairman of the house ap propriation committee, was appoint ed by Director General Hines as dir ector of the railroad administration' division of finance, succeeding John Skelton Williams, resigned. An important feature of the fi nancial mechanics of the arrange ment to be made Is the issuance by the railroad administration of gov ernment warrants to railroads for the amounts due them on settlements of last year's accounts and other debts. These warrants. vlrtuallT certificates of indebtedness, would not be cashed until congress appro- priates funds at the next session, but L..i, r .i lit oral fr loans The loans would be arranged by each railroad company individually wiin iour nation would be justified in sup its bankers, or In special cases with I porting it to the utmost. the war finance corporauoa. m railway executive's special commit tee together with the railroad admin istration's financial ajeencirs. would facilitate the negotiation and distri bution of these loans. Companies whose financial strength was not great might be helped by the rail road administration, which wil ge some funds through repayment by railroads of advances already made to them. These plans were outlined today by Director General Hines and the railway executives, but It was em phasized thst final plans remain to be made.' Railroad administration and war finance corporation offic ials wil confer tomorrow. with Secre tary Glass of the treasury. Although no banaers parucipaiep directly In the conferences today they amendments )bat should, in my Judg will be consulted informally by the met, be made in the interest of a executives and railroad admlnistra- Etrongei and better league. First, tion officials. A number of proml- tne basis of representation is not nent bankers were here during the falr to the United States. A corn day to confer privately with railroad pars0n of voting strength will show heads. : WASHINGTON TO HANG iaiiERSH Legislature Votes to Put Capital Punishment Back on Law Books Of.YMPIA. Wash.. March 11. Capital punishment for first degree murder, if the jury so wills in an in dividual case, was apparently mad certain of restoration to Washing ton's criminal laws today, when the lower house passed the bill. The measure had already passed the sen ate. It is expected that acting Gov ernor L. W. HarV will sign the bill. However, He Suggests That Amendments Be Made Which Would Cause Modifi . cation of the Plan. TO PRESERVE D0CJRINE Would Specifically Uphold Plan Proposed by Monroe as to This Hemisphere WASHINGTON, March 11 Wil liam Jennings Bryan Issued a 'state ment here tonight indorsing the league of nations, but suggesting amendments Jo the proposed consti tution which among other thing3 would preti-rve specifically the Mon roe doctrine, enlarge the proportion ate voting power of the United States tnd make It clear that each member nation might decide for itself whe ther it would support decrees of the league's general council. t'kn. it t . t Mr.- I roan urged that they should not be allowed to lead to rejection of the plan, declaring that risk to be run In accenting the leaeue were le8s Dn involved In rejection itiil rat n Pfiln r (ha A .t blood and slaughter." Mr. Rryan dictated. the statement from his sick bed at the home of friends, where he has been confined for nearly three weeks. He said the league of nations idea, "the greatest step toward peace in a thousand years." yas taken from thirty arbi tration treaties negotiated by the United States while he was secreary of state. It was not expected. be said. tha so great an idea would be made perfect in detail in so short time and added that while President Wilson "had done the best hecould. he would be helped by Intelligent and f riendry eritieiem from the America nnblic. The statement follows: "The leaeue of nations is the greatest step toward peace in a thou sand years. The idea for substituting reason for force in the settlement of international disputes is in Itself an epoch-making advance. The consti tution of the league as announced provides for three things which con stitute in themselves an advantage the Importance of which can scarce ly be estimated. Deliberation before war the investigation of all dispute of their kind and character before hostilities begin. . This almost ends wars. The Idea was taken from the thirty treaties negotiated with the United States three-quarters of the world. Our na tion, therefore, gives to the peace league its greatest peace of machin ery. Second, the reduction of ar maments will make it impossible for a nation to prepare for war without notifying the world of its intentions. Third, the abolition of secret treat ies. which will do much to prevent the combinations which lead to war. 1 if ,.-. i.,, . .,.a .v- I more than to provide these things "It is not to be expected that so great an idea as the league of nations would be made perfect in detail In so short a time. There are defects that should be corrected, and tha fullest discussion of the proposed amendments should be invited. The newspapers of Great Britain. France and Italy are not backward in the expression of their views as to chang es that should be made. Why should the Americn people be silent? Ours is the nation most influential in the league and most powerful becauso most disinterested. Its people should help by fre and frank discussion to perfect the league. The president has done the best he could, but be win be :ded by intelligent criticism from those friendly to the idea. I v.ture to Dolnt out certain I that, while our nation is the most powerful In the combination, whe ther measured by population, wealth or moral influence. This inequality ought if possible to be corrected, for oundaUon upon which any institution caXjest-fe per manent security. "Second, the terms of. admission to nations that may desire to joi hereaft are not fair. To require two-thirds vote to admit a new na tion suggests the social club, where a. few black balls would keep out an uncongenlafatjicant. This world league is for the world. The presi dent has veil said that our nation is not interested in a league-4tnleas all nations -are In it. The qualification for admission ought to be fintl. and it oeght to be made as easy as pos sible for those who are qualified to gatn admission. Under no clrcum- stsnces should the consent of morei'""" situation here and the port l irnrv.n tii Insist that their o:1?i- (Continued on Page 3.) Jury in Federal Court Brings Verdict for Defendant, W. L Needham It took a jury in the federal dis trict court in Portland late ye&terdav afternoon Just about fire minutes to bring a verdict for the defendant In the suit of G. D. Trotter aralntt Sheriff W. I. Needham of Marion county. Ten thousand .dollars dam ages were demanded in the complaint which alleged false imprisonment. About a year and a half ago Trot ter lived In Stayton where he be came involved in a quarrel and is sun poed to have struck a man over the head with, a cane. The next day he came to Salem and secured tne ser vices of V. C. Winslow as his at torney. The latter called up the sheriff's office and made arrange ments whereby Trotter would not b lodged In Jail, but would remain In custody of his counsel. SheriV Need ham was out of the city at thelime and upon his return took charge or Trotter in Wlnslow'e absence. Trot ter claimed he was mistreated by the officer. Hecanse the plaintiff is now a rel dent of Vancouver. ashlngton. I' was necessary to try the case In federal court. County Judge . Hushey. District Attornev Max Oehl-' har. W. C. Winslow and Deputy Sher iff 0rar D. Bowers and George Panlns went to Portland yesterday to testify In the trial. BIRDMEN YILL QUIT FLYING ON MARCH 15 Training of Aviators to Ceaxe on All But Two Fields in United States DISCHARGES ARE RAPID Major General Kenly Is Re placed hy Brigadier. General Mitchell WASHINGTON. March 11. Coin cident with the announcement today that Major General William L. Ken ly had been replaced as director of military aeronautics of the army by Itrlgadier General Wlllism Mitchell. It was learned that orders have been issued for the cessation of aviation training at all fields in the United States except two. these to be des- Irnated by Major General Cbaries Menoher. director of the sir service. These instructions take effect March 15 and thereafter, the work done at all fields cthtr thsn the two to be selected will have to do only with the storace and maintenance of equipment. All aviation pe:onnel that can be Pare T"1 J-hY? I 31 snd the fliers retained at the two training fields to be kept In opera tion will be. so far as practicable. those who desire to remain in the permanent military establishment. These orders represent a new ef fort to keep demobilization up to a schedule and iet the total of dis charges to the 2.000.000 mark by the end of the preseni month. The cancelling of General Kenly 's war time rank and his assignment to hrs own branch of the service, the field artillery, in his permanent rank as colonel, wss said to be in line with Lthis policy of reduction all along the line The orders also. werj Interpreted as signalizing the new status of the sir service which is developing and the fact that General Menoher has actually taken hold of the entire service., both production and opera tion. ' The appointment of General Men oher after the resignation of John D. Ryan, formerly civilian director and assistant secretary In charge of avi ation matters, meant that the ai service was to be combTsed for peace purposed under a single head, since the bulk of production problems ceased with the termination of hos tilities. ' it also meant that two ma lot generals were a ss I rued to thl 'consolidated se.-vlce and accounts. in the opinion of officers.- for Gener al Kenly's return to his regular ar my rank. General Mitchell was sn aviator before the war when the service was under the signal corps tnd virtually all of his duty in the army has been in the aviation branch. General Menoher ha not yet des ignated the fields at which training for the air service Is to be con tinued. About 30 aviation fields and centers were In operation during the war STRIKERS ORDt'RATTn BUENOS AIRES. March 11. There has been no change In the Jna! demands must be met. Deaths in Petrograd Report ed to Be Mounting to as High as 4,000 Daily from Dread Diseases. - HUMAN FLESH SOLD TO FAMINE STRICKEN Moscow and Petrograd Re ported to Be Without Fuel . of Any Kind. Whatever WASHINGTON. Mareh 11. Cha otic conditions, in Knsla. particular ly In Petrograd and Moscow, are de scribed In reports receUed totfay br tue ate department. The depths to which the country has been plunel by bolshevik rule was said by th ad vices to be indicated in a report from Meeow sayinc that human flesh had been sold to the famine stricken population by Chinese soN dlers who later were arrerted. Doth Moscow and Petrojrrad were reported without fuel of any kind. The streets of Petrorrad wtre de scribed as deserted with the excep tion of soldiers and civilians trggina for bread. The deaths In the citr chiefly by typhoid and small pos were estimated at 4000 dally. Th Swiss. Danish. Swedish. Dutch an Hrltlsh embassies were said to have been looted. c Conditions in Moscow are reported ss befte than In PetrogTad alt'ioath all Industries in the former city ex cept a few military .plants have reared to operate. The only Tood available Is brought to Moscow br , pe&sants. who sell It St excessive pro ws, sugar bringing 20 rubles pound, dog meat seven and horse flesh 21 rubles a pound-. VLADIVOSTOK, Thursday. Febru- sry 27. (By The Associated Press - At at a conference of the U?ur! Cossacks asesmbled at-Khabarortk. the president of the conference was authorised by' all-Russian Cosark communities to protest to the Wash- ngton government against what was termed illegal interference by the American command In ! the Interna tional affairs of the Utsuri Cossack communities as a result of the In ternment of a large number of Cos sacks, who late In January surren dered and turned o,Tr their arms snd horses -to the' Americans. By invitation, C5Tool Morrow. representing the Ameran command ant. Colonel Henry II. $ljtr attended the conference and outlined the atti- tude of the American staff. He said 450 Cossacks arived In the American. camp on the Bight of January 28. He did not know why they had re volted. They were disarmed becaus they constituted a menace to the peace. The Cossacks. Colonel Morrow said alleged they had suffered long from the Knout and starvation and cold, but had submitted to these things, fearing they would be put to death- Colonel Morrow explained to the conference that the men had been given the right of self determination and said that the Americans would oppose forcibly any effort to subject; them to the will of the conference. message was real to the confer ence confirming -the .statement of Colonel Morrow concerning the rea son for the mutiny. A communication from General OI' the local Japanese commander, said that In view of the refusal of Major General William S. Graves. U. S. A. to recognize the Cossack detachment as a part of the Russlsn army, dis cussion of the controversy had been dropped by the Japanese staff and the situation bad resulted In a ques tion between the Cossack and Amer icans. The communication added that If It became necessary to form an allied Investigation committee, the Japanese would participate in it. Some time ago & large number of the Cossacks under General Kalml klff mutinied and fled to the Ameri can lines. They were disarmed snl interned. The Japanese reqseted that the men. together with !bIr equipment be turned over to the Jap anese. This General Graves refuw-d-n ARCHANGEL. March ill. (r The Associated Press 1 Operating 1 guns the bolshevik forces !yetcr.laT shelled the village of Visiavka. oi the Vara, almost completely destroy ing it. Repeated heavy Infantry at tacks followed, but these were re pulsed with heavy losses by the Am ericans. British and Russians. The allies were greatly outnum bered, but fotutht brsvely in the snow. The silled troops this morning- still occupied the ruins or VI tavka and were ready for new at tacks. 1 VLADIVOSTOK. March 11. (Bt The Canadian Press) Ipformatloi received here is to the effect that th (Continued on Psge 2)