" 'J ,3
ff - ft " r. M .5'. '
The Sta teaman' receives the
leased wire report of the As
sociated Press, the greatest
and most reliable press as
sociation In the world.
immwMfi
. THE WEATHER
Fair; light to heavy. frost In the
morning except near the coait;
moderate to northwesterly winds. -
SIXTY-NINTH! YEAH
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY O, 1919
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
Will
ituoN-ra
TAKENHOME
ON VESSELS
It
Car Pass Ovei 'Two,
' Not a Soul Injured
I :- - I
SANTA ROSA, Cal., May 5.
A large automobile fa which,
Robert Cain, a rancher, his' ,
three children and two neigh
bor boys were ' returning to
their home from a circus here
. late today, was struck by a
Northern Western Pacific pas
senger train s and ground ; to
bits but though two of ' the '
boys were thrown under the,
train not a member of the
party was seriously -injured.
Secretary Baker Says Move
ment of Troops from
, France Has Been Extremely
Satisfactory.
T
i
AVIATORS TO
BEGIN FLIGHT
AT DAYBREAK
Three Giant Navy Hydro-
j planes Will Attemot to
U Reach Newfoundland i n
Next 24 Honrs.
Ut D- I t
i j cut i luiwuuviu una
Palm Beach Suits Put
in Appearance in East
NEW YORK. May 5. New
York - experienced the first
realsummer weather of 1919
today 'when official thermom
eters at the United States
weather bureau touch f6 de--g:ees
and four heat prostra
tions were reported. Hundreds
of straw hats and palm beach
suits appeared on the street.,
to emphasize the EUinuuur na
ture of what the weather bu
,reau reported was the hottest
May 5 in history of the city.
CHIEF MEETS
ARGUMENT OF
HIS CRITICS
Thirsty Americans to
Is Ordered to Let Out One of
His Officers, But Enters
Protest That He Has 0
Charges to Make.
300,000 PER MONTH
MARK SOON REACHED
Condition at Brest Now "Sim
ply Idea,"! According to
Returned Official
R. 0. THOMAS
DIES AT HOME
EARLY SUNDAY
Active life Closes; for Man
Who Was S. P.! Agent at
Turner Over 40 Years
MACHINE SERIOUSLY
DAMAGED BY FLAMES
rtcronauis rrepare ior Dig
Jump-off for Azores to
Occur in Middle of May .
pick up aviators
DURBIN PLACE
BRINGS $26,500
1 III ! I
William Roth Purchaser of
165 Acre Farm Near
Pratum
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA
BRINGS DOWN CENSURE
Vandeort Comes to Defense
and Bitter Argument is
Precipitated
NEW YORK. May score of
NEW YORK, iay 5 The one mil
lionth man of the American expedi
tionary tnrrp will emharV fr.t- Vi-.r.io
iaext week. Secretary qt wfar Baker IMPORTANT POSTS HELD naval avtors youths in the twen
said today jvm his af rival here from I t ' ; , J ties, and early thirties, yet expert!
France aboard the transnort Genres rr" 1 "
Town 30 Years-Funeral
at Turner Today
Washington. The homeward move
ment of troops, Mr. Baker said, s
progressing in j a most satisfactory
manner and he added t'n at the 200.
000 a month mark would be reached
in June. M: . ' 1' -
Secretary Baker left here April 7,1 PORTLAND. Or., faay 5. (Spe
accompanied thy Warrf n Pershinn. I cial to .The Statesman) Royal O.
General pershiag only son. He I Thrfmas, ajh'bld-timetesident of Tur;
Tlsited rarious Doints In . Tnim I aer. Marion county, and Known as a
whee Amterican troops are guar- prominent, Mason, a railroad man of
tered, going also to the German line, wide experience and one of the best
where he reviewed tho third army, known men In Marion county for
Speaking briefly of his Tislt ecr&- nearly a half century, died in Port-
tary Baker said:
The American army abroad is in
splendid condition. The third army,
which I fj irwpeted on the German
f bntier. f Is beyond doubt the best
equipped army ta tbe world. It is
errth1ng that an army should be.
In all its departments.
The men are anxious to get home
and we are moving then as rapidly
as possible. I expect to see the 300,
000 ft month mark reached In June,
peVts
n . ' 0 mm g I " 'Jluer uafiftatiuu nua inuiur me-
rOStmaSter.OI WianOn LOUniy chanics, were ready tonight for
start coon after daybreak tomorrow
in their attempt to drive three gi
ant hydroplanes of the American
navy across the Atlantic.
With favorable weather of Upially J amount. paid.
praictea, Dotn m the vicinity or
the home station . at Rockaway
Point. Long Island and along the
coast to New Foundland, terminus
For a consideration of $26,54oJ Ordered to discharge one of his
William Roth has bought the Charles I policemen, the officer to De selected
by himself, and protesting that he
has no right to do so because he has
no charges to make aralnst any
Chief of Police Percy M. Varney sud
denly finds himself in an unusual
situation as a result of last night's
regular meeting of the city council
The decision of the aldermen was
the outgrowth of a request made by
B. Durbin place, near Pratum. The
property consists of 165 acres of
highly improved land. The stock Is
not included in the purchase price
which -is for the land and buildings
only.
Deed to the property was recorded
yesterday and while the considera
tion not stated la? document bears
revenue ', stamps indicating . the
See British Consume I
Whiskey from States
LONDON, May 8. Reply
ing to a question In the house
of commons today concerning
the shortage of whiskey. Sir
Auckland Geddes, minister to
national service and recon
struction said he had decided
that the importation of Ca
nadian whiskey might be free
ly permitted and also Ameri
can whiskey. If It had been
paid for before tbe beginning
of im.
v
I
LEWIS ASSERTS
DIVERSITY BASE
OF PROSPERITY
, 1
Professor at Club Lunch
Calls Salem Hortlcul
tural Capital
PRUNE NOW PLUTOCRAT
Possibilities of All Crops Is
Touched on in Short
Forceful Address !
innrnii
iOCLTKU
i HIT
JTO F1U
III
Italian Government Consents
to Let Port Remain ! Au
tonomous for Two Years
Before It Is Assigned to
Southern Country.
DELEGATES START FOR
CONFERENCE AT PARIS
Almost Complete1 Unanimity
of Policy Exists Now
Among Allies Orlando and
Sonnino to Sign Treaty. -
land, at the family home. No. 74C
East Twenty-fifth street. North, ear-1
ly ye3terday, after a short Illness,
of heart failure, aged past 7Q years.;
and - painless
A week ago ha
Death was peaceful
-he Just fell asleep;
visited Turner, and on Satcrday he
was down town In thi3 city.'
Mr. Thomas, known for a half cen
tury in the southern: half of Marion
county, and In Masonic and railroad
cfrclea' throughout western Oregon,
GU;. was a native or Illinois,.
of the journey's first "leg", the air
men expected to launch at least two
and possibly all three planes sched
uled i to make the cruise.
The NC-1, whose starboard wings
were destroyed early today in a fire
which also slightly damaged the
NC-4, was nearly fit for flight again
wSen darkness fell on a small army
of. mechanics who had wjorked on
the craft for more than 18 hours.
The NC-4 had been completely re
stored by midafternoon.
There was a possibility .that the
NC-1, might be delayed In her
"iumo off" a few hours, or even a
WOODS SCOURED
FOR THREE MEN
Being Searched for by
Sheriff s Posses
t LONDON, May 5. -According to
a dispatch to the Rirhinm TU-
the chief that Lee Morelock be re
tained on the force In the- capacity I Prof. C. J. Lewis of Oregon Agri
of speed cop until the first of the 1 cultural college at the Commercial
year. The communication -was first I club luncheon at the Marlon hotel
referred to tbe police committee. I yesterday said: i
but. as riorelock's present period of I Salem Is the horticultural capital I graph from Paris. tEa anestinn re
employment expires before the next! of Oregon as well as being the cap-1 garding Flume has been settled la
meeting, the matter was Drought up 1 iiai city. 1 run agreement with the Italian rov-
again 'before adjournment. The I The once lowly prune has become I ernment on the basis that Flame
chief in his request stated that In I the plutocrat of the breakfast table. I shall remain an antonomous port for
the time Morelock had been em-1 Be r I res can be Crown here In I two Years. hn t i.ii Ha tn
Youths Who Held Ull BaiidPloyed hls "ests had broaAt the! greater variety and to greater per- to Iuly. '
' M1l-l 0". In nM mtA tti.rifAr. halfMtlnm than .nvwhaM .1... j I t
had been no - extra expense. TheJ Only one (.other place In the Unit-1 PltEMTEIt OX WAV
necessity of watching aatomobile j ed States, a small area In the Ches-1 ROME May 5 -(By The Asso
trafflc has increased with warm I apeake valley can approach this sec-1 riti Pn,.) fil. rt.i..
weather, and the need for someone I Hon in sweet cherry possibilities. I ni Fnrim uiniitw r
barig for home next week.
Secretary Baker said he had ia
cp?cted one emibarkatiou camp that
at Brest.. , "Its condit'.oa is simply
Ideal," he . asserted ''and you can
; get the same ! expression from any
doughboy on this ship. I did not
; see any of the others, but am In-
. formed that the same good condition
1 . prevail? at all." .
and . came to Oregon in ' the later I day r : more, if necessity' of unex-
part of the 60s, havljg before his
arrival here assisted in the construc
tion of ; the Union Pacific railroad
pected adjustments of the new wings
developed at the last minute, out
the NC-3 and NC-4 were scheduled
through Wyoming, where he imbibed to take the air sometime between
his lovei for railroad work. Soon (dawn r.nrt a. m.
after his arrival here.be was madeT Should the NC-1 1e delayed. Com-
statioa agent at Turner, when the J mander John H. Towers, chier or
old Oreeon & California railroad was! th nTnedltion said, then it would
WASHOUGAL. Wah.. May 5.
Ten miles from washougal. in thick
brush . and heavy ' timber, three
young men. between 16 and 11
years old, were 4enrht dodging two
posses, one in command of Sheriff
Johnson, or Clarke county and the
other under the leadership of Ska-1
mania county officials. The three
men "robbed -the Clarke county bank
at Washougal this morning of $7000
and then fled northwest up the
Washougal river road for seven
to fill in while regular officers are
on their vacations was also men
tioned. .. .
By request of members .of the
council.. Chief .Varney had earlier In
the meeting, submitted a report .on
his receat trip to San Diego to ap
prehend a man on an old warrant.
The reasons for his trip be ex
plained In detail, tracing the history
of. the case and telling how the war
rant had come to him.
Alderman Fred J. Smith precip-
Apples. which have been ; through
a trying period, are again coming
into their own and many of the best
paying orchards la Marion county
this year will be of. this XraiC
English walnuts are ona of the
greatest assts of this section. Peo- I the allied and associated powers Is
Iuly started for Paris today.
(By The Associated . Press)
TKEATV IX .REApIXKSS
yejte tliaty "formulated
pie have been hesitant op to now
about growing them. This has end.
ed. s . i
Fllbertrare destined to be a lead
ing crop and Oregon will be ahead
of all others In this nut. ; Lack of
to be handed to the German dele
gates at Versailles Wednesday after
noon, definite announcement to this
effect being made today.
Signor Orlando, Italian premier.
m.m ku rA..i ui.t.. r
LTSrtZh wV their machine became itated discussion by declaring that stock Is the chief hindrance at prea- Si ,r. t.r r V P.rf
being built through estern -Oregon I follow the other two crart to Tre-1 . ' . t. . . I v. ki. . th I i l sonnino, are retaining to Fans
fwi j,ifi.ii(mi. II,. 'v i- i f rr I stuck in the mud and was aban-1 warrant et to the constable or the l ent. I v.-
from Portland to? the California line, I Das&ev; arrlvine in ample time for
by Old Ben Holiday.! Soon after that I tbe -big jump to the Areres. sched-
he was ( commissionea an agem otiule( ror aDOut the middle or May
Wells, Fargo & Co., and a short time Commander Towers declared that
had
prepar-
for the flight.
tZZnFZZ -nen an overheated elec-
7 t - . J i tin waist 1 1 t nusLiuaHLtrr. auu iui
Two Indictments Are
r - - - a -- - a I IJIU iltttU,tTl v-- .
Found Against Mannl3LteT was made P8tmaster ot Tur- tne navy and civilian mechanics
I ner. For over 40 years he held down done "wonderful work" In .pre
PORTLAND, May t-Tw., In th aeency of Wells. Fargo & Co. ; .JLi -t s-l
. il t- 111 XZ - ' '
sheriff for service and remained at
home if his poiice force were In
ne-i-of additional men.
"When the chief - comes In and
doncd. Before pursuing posses got
on their trail, the robbers had ad
vanced three miles further In their
nicht.
Deputy Sheriff Sanford drove the I asks for a new speed cop.'
robbers', abandoned car to Vancou
ver. Wah. From Portland police
It was learned that the license for
The vegetable ontpat Is to become
an enormous proportion ! and will
be one of the most profitable crops.
.Diversified developments Is the
he said. I hope of the Willamette valley and
ome S. Mann; former cashier or the
First National bank of Linnton, a
Portland suburb. One charge that
Mann made false returns to the con
troller of the currency and the other
Jointly indict him with J. Al Patti-
eon. a former director of the bank
30 years he held the postoffice at .... - watRr. ienited a can
i. i : i -1 " " v.. ...-o- - . . .
that place, rrenderlug the Jatter
trie pump which was emptying ner rnhniln nf Pnr,ian(1 ivMti-
wnior. ienited a can oi i . - ------
The plane's fuel tanks
gation of the car showed it to'have
under the seat another Oregon 11
cense No. 66393. Portland police
have no .record of such a license.
The engino of the car was num
bered 234.064 and the serial num-
have been forged.
only when the postoffice department . . fm d nearbv and the
decldedltoJnrtalltheroralmandH '
livery, one of the first polats In ' ft .nJnute, of the accl-
the United States where the new : were at work
cuh, a luruier. airecior oi me i system or mall aenvery waa mira-1 ", r' rM.ted and the or- oerea zji.ut ana me wnn ui
on a charge ! of . misappropriating duCed. when Mr. Thomas decided it Scaffolding was erww u Nc-1 ber of tbe machine was 225.306.
uuub vi lujmuuuu. uuiu uicu COBla npi well oe uyei iiieu irum me ; - , . fittnrt with the
rx irl; (nmi) tlirni orn nnd .t.tlnn 4nH Yxa rrn1 the cralthaa Deen lineu
. r -or . - v, .ri.r her own nau
are at large on bail. The aiiegea l Mr. Thomas was an s enthusiastic i -- ,""''"" " windt
transactions charged In the Indict-1 Free Mason. He ! was one of the damagea in awm .
- ments consist of making loans to I founders of Pearl Lodge No. 66. AJere attacnea. remained
Pattison on. bills of blading for labor! p. & A. M., of Tamer, one of its The ireeYthZw craft
, ... . ... . : a ... nn 1ia cronnd today ana mejr crn
wnicD idb governnieni claims iu i ursi wursuipiui ,inuinrro, buu - - "I . . . ti, hanears.
of Its most influential memoers. anai ere nui l-"-Jrtm
Commander ...
of the Masonic building In Turner, ants bid rew. -
which was erected On a lot alongsHe late today. They pla ?"ed . flu fax
his own . domicile.! just across tbe daylight ."nJ SbS-
way frem the Southefa Pacific ata- the overnight halting, place schefl
kion: He waa a miemtoer of the led on. the wav to New Foundland.
Royal Arch chapter and a Knight commanaer iower wm.
Tentplar. of the crewsthat of the NC--.
Ea-ly In his residence at Turner Ueutenant Commander Reed win
Mr. Tbromas married Miss Mary II. direct the flight of the NC-4 ana
Conseri the daughter of a pioneer Lieuenant Commander P. N. i. i-e-fanflly
of Jefferson, a sister of the Inger the NC-1. In addition to tne
famous Southern Pacific passenger commanders, each rr tne piane " Ik off the ob without jiotlce if
i conductor, "Shan" Conser. andthe huge craft of 126 feet winr any nvember is dischagef for be-
"yet goes oft and takes pleasure I Marlon county In particular. It is
trips, it's a matter for the . council I the most solid business base. Other
to look into." sections which depend on one crop
Mr. Smith then quoted two pas- will have their bad Mmez.1 A diver
sages from the chiefs report, which sified district will not.
hem aintalned were particularly ob- Wee need much mere advertising
jectionable. He resented the first much more education, nlany more
Refatives of Dead Han
Refuse to Accept Body
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 5-Cor-
oner Anderson today received a tel
egram from the city marshal ' of I
Rossville. Ind., former home of Wil
liam II; Fisher who was killed by a
train here yesterday, announcing
that the dead man's relatives - dls-
Miners Decide to Leave
Their Work in Morning
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah.. May .
Three hundreds miners of Park
City and surrounding district met
here tonight and declde-1 to walk out
'of the mines, mills and smelters at
eight o'clock tomorrow morning un
less the following demands are. com
plied with:
"A six-hour day, 15..-0 per day.
two men on all drilling machines."
It was agreed In the future that
ajy discrimination axatust any mem
ber of any organization will not be
ktolerated and that the men will
sentence which began as follows: .
"In compliance with the request
of this honorable body, procured at
the Instigation of those not neces
sarily alway on the side of good i
government, to report my recent ab
sence to California."
The speaker also denied the truth
of the assertion hat "the sheriff
and his deputies were busy attend
ing to the ruth always present at
taxpaying .time. and. consequently
no one from, his office was avail
able to go. The constable for Sa
lem district would not go.
Councilman Ralph Thompson at
this time objected to further discus
sion claiming he was "getting tired
i7 wi : ofVhat Union are Miss Ada P. w,h liberty motor, of 1 00 horse- 7o .V or.l7.ti;
vw--.j -j--.ww. -. i - i a. a m Dm i will a rtti"air. i w i . . fA
nra.aioi a hnf that the l i nomas, yrumiueui juIOC " '- power - : i The mine owners oi me aisin-i
land: Miss Hallie Thomas, a teacher pilots and' a raaio oiuc-r. ltated tonight that they would close
in the? Kenton school of Portland serve pilot will aboard each ror tne down indefinitely rather than grant
and who is noted as a teacher from cruise to New Foundland. In addi- demand3
Orocon to Massachusetts, and Clif-i tinn Lieutenant Commanaer njro
nesses expressed a belief that the
man had. intended suicide, a coro
ner's Jury returned a verdict that he
had met accidental death.
Jago-Slavs and Czecho-
ford Thomas, a prominent traction
man ol Seattle, who learned railroad
ing under his father's tuition at Tur-
CIstT.& T)ornni'-oA ner when a mere boy, and whoso
WW"UM telegraph call was "R. O.", his fath
er initials, for the many years that
he served. at the key.
"Mr. Thomas was the adviser and
win eo to Trenassey as a passenger
aAJSlSLS.!?. M,ch""rt' Portland to View lis
. First Hospital Train
Famous Garrison Lase
Comes Up in Court
SEATTLE.- May 5. Two women
are included in the Jury of twelve.
PORTLAND. Or.. May 3. Port
wilt pci Its II. pi fi:. w L BIT-
backwash of the war tou.orrow night,
rathos as well as :ooveli is expected
tn be borne to this city or- a hoe-
PARIS, May 5. XBy The Associ
ated Press) -The fact, that the ere
dentlals of the Jugo-Slav,and Czccho-i f,.il n, ,itmv,t overv - man. worn
Slovak. delegations were, turned over aft and chnd In the the village of
to the fip-rriana alone "with .those of In 1. 1 i . -
T:';:. ,'T IVTUVr. wunu jri..,: uc n few f ... . . , . ,nllUll.l lln nt iPl.t r mntilnlnr
omer nauons is accepien iu comer- f m a wayide 8tatlo4 to Its present wu,lu T , j 7u , .1 1, Z-Z Yr . ' tT JZia
ence circles as a recognition of those Je La wL th 'm... wa sworn in to decide the fate of pretty IM wounded veterans of. th world
newstatesj V - ' A tpX IU . maTor 'I Buth- Garrison, - Is, charged by the j warJ Accommo(lation3 for nurse.
1 11. . Mr r, ..... mt I niALC 'Willi uaf IHM aj-w.fc.vM-w - - a - - -
serums in t Grace Glatx Storrs. wife of D. M. train, which provides for the wound
t " nrr ! vnwi- Storrs, for whose lpve MUs Gar.i- rd all rosslb:e comfort, of modern
- mm m " ' " I v . HS.y U M W APPS 1 nABnil 9 I Afl 11 1 TlTTi mV .If
a V,nrmA hv Minitri I edge of life and his kindliness mado ' l.L.Z , r "
r ' - hini a general-favorite and he was w wcneonmi a eP"V Bf,it
" - . . . Lervdl nannlar.. t. . ' . 1 to partake there of a po.soned fruit
PARIS. May rlD The A3SOC1- veara aeo Mr and cocktail.
.TSff M-ISrSS Sin bousewives.
-.7'- l..V Z i-lZl7, r-T;L ; retired from railroading, moved to
Portland, to be near their daughters,
a'ad they established a pleasant home
on East Twenty-fifth Street North.
Recognition Is Extended
steamships for direct transporta
tion to Europe, the Orient and the
Atlantic coast. - I
Get away from the old calory Idea.
Show the housewife she j can get
more for her money In fruits than
in any other way and you! will solve
the consumption problem, j
Bayers who two years! ago ridi
culed the Idea or Willamette valley
producing frerh fruits for market
are now clamoring for the chance
to buy them. '
Professor Lewis gave his letare
In terse, forceful manner covering
many subjects In a tew minutes. He
was much applauded.
James A. Stewart of Corvallis
over pow-wows- orer janitor and po- spoke briefly, saying that he favored
lice " Otto J. m llson cnimeo: m i ii reconstruction measures wmcn ,
with. "I'm in favor of dropping onelare to be In the June ballot and
of the men we have In now and I aperuily approved of those provld
keeping this ie. Several on tbehnK for road building.
force at present might as well oe I George W. Hnbbs of J Silverton
dropped." I wan asked to explain the, general
At this II. II. Vandevort rose lo I situation In his community as to the
wrath and demanded to know why I proposed market road building la-
there was such a tendency by the I BQe and said that practically every
council to hamper the police. I man Is behind the move and pre-
We bother with things like that dieted at leart a 75 per cent vote
and let big business go. We lost I for It. He said that he has visited
money by not selling the steel rolls I many communities In the north end
we had and we. lost $3000 on the I ef the county and finds good feel-
paving matters. We ought to cut
out the petty things and get down
o business." he declared.
Here Alderman Wilson Inerrupted
and took up the argument, but was
"checked by the mayor with the re
minder that there was nothing be
fore the council.
"We can get something there
quick enough." Mr. Vandevort re
Councilman Johnson questioner
Ing everrwbere.
Luther J. Chapln presided at the
meeting. There was a large attend
ance, i
Farmer Kills Members
of Family. Shoots Sllfor demands vital to Belgium's
11 w Icnrlty It win be the duty of
nition would be -extended the govern'
ment of FLiland under certain condi
tions which have not been disea sed.
KOSS VISITS CAMP ,
BREMERTON, t Wash-i May" 5.
Rear Admiral Albert Ross, general
inspector of trailing, .camps, -arrived
here today to Inspect the camp at
the Puget Sound Navy yard.
mere oi a posoneu iniu t " f r "
Both womea Jurors are Woman S Body Found in
Pudding River Identified
LEMBEHCi XOT IX DAXCiKIS
PRIS. May 6.
1iiir Irani nnan fini'M fnr thnir TrMS) 1 ne SUUSUOU in lJ'm
" v. v-,',vf.. . - - - I ,,11 .
AM.ttMi frUi,H ! Thorn thft former uancia, nas Kreai-y iih"u.i-u.
Central Willamette people otten according Mo advices reachiag the
hsrf nH iwvfiw!fi1 a wa-m Tolish national committc at Paris.
welcoime iand spent many cheerful The Polish troops arc ?aid c have
hours under the Thomas roof. driven bzack the Ugrain.ar.s so far
inai i.f-ni4frg no longe.- i in qui-
(Continued on. Page 3) ger from shells. -. '
(T.KVAIS. Or . May 5. The body
(By The Asf.oci- of a woman found today in the Pud
ding rtiver near here wra identified
as thai of Mrs. Rosa A.eMasn ,io
li5ap!?-ared 'mm her torn', on the
night ef April II last Ti?r c
ho indications cf foul play, the cor
oner sid anl his opinion waj that
Mr?. Adelman bad -eotna t. I sui
cide. She was h I yean o
AMARILLO. Tex.., May 5-John
Greber. a farmer livtnr near White
the chief as to whether he could do J Deer. Texas, oday shot and "killed
without the services of one. or the I his nsother and a younger sister.
other men If the speed cop were I wounded, probably fatally an older
retained. He reminded the chief of J sister and then shot himself. He Is
a statement ne was cam 10 um i expeciea 10 aie. ,Tne cause of the
made early In the year to the effect I tragedy is unknown.
that his present police force would
from Rome, where they have keen
since they quit the peace conference
and there bow see bis to be good ba
sis for belief that the differences be
tween Italy and the United States.
Great- Britain and France will be
aetled.
With tbe Italian question settled,
almost complete ananimity of senti
ment would prevail In the peace eon
fe'renee. The obstacle presented by
the protests of the . Belgians baa
been sKmounted by the Belgian
crown council having decided unan
imously to sign the treaty. It hav
ing been pointed out by the head ot
the Belgian delegation that the doc
ument gave honorable and satisfac
tory terms to Belgium.
Chin's protest against the award
of Kalo-Chau to Japan and a num-
ber of smaller Items are yet under
discussion. The council of three sat
Monday afternoon In an endeavor
to settle the minor ones.
A plenary . session of tbe peace
conference is to be held Tuesdsy af
ternoon at which the peace treaty Is
to be presented to the smallr powers.
SPEED IS WAXTED
LONDON, Msy 5. A dUpstch to
the Central News from Copenhagen
quotes a Berlin newspaper as say
ing that the German peace deten
tion yesterday sent an ultimatum to
tbe entente allies, demanding a re
ply by 5 o'clock Monday afternoon
In which It was declared that the
Germans would be obliged to return
to Berlin In the event of a further
postponement la the submission ot
the peace terms.
UEIXJIOI RTILL BALKS
. BRUSSELLS. May S. be Solr
says the crown council share tbe
opinion that If the final peace treaty
doe not contain the necessary con
ditions for speedy restoration of
Belgium by financial measures and
assurances ot diplomatic support
se-
uty of the
government to recommend to par
liament that it reject. the treaty.
be sufficient. "
Mr. Varney said In this event he
woujd prefer to retain his "old men
and let Mr. Morelock go. but a mo
tion made by Alderman Smith that
the motorcycle policeman be ' re
tained and another one be dropped
by the chief passed.
The chief protested this, saying
he could have used ne of the regu
lar men as speed cop and that he no
DUTCH MIXLSTKIt DIES
PARIS, May 5. (Havas) Dr. A.
I r.. uo sturs. Dutch minister at
Paris since 1&85, died today. He
was 78 years of age. - i . .
storcxpkii rxroxnmoNAL
It,
HASLE.' May 5. .(By The A .el
ated Press) Confirmation of the
right to discharge any man because J unconditional surrender of the Hun-
; I gtnan government baa hoen received
(Continued on Page 3) In a dispatch from Vienna.
Babes Tossed Oat of
Windows to Firemen
COLUMBUS. O- Miy 5. Uetween
seven and ten persons perished, a
dozen others are in hospitals la a
serious condition and a score more
were badly hurt la a spectacular fire
In an a part meat .building in tbe
heart of down-town Colombo at
midnight tonight. The several killed
and the most of Ibw injured
Jumped from the npper Hoots of ti.e
seven story building. Half a doxea
babes In arras were -totsed to rire
mn with life sets. The fire trsppeJ
most or the occupants of npper stor
ies. How .many were burned to d.ath
la not fcjown. ,