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The larg est sum ever appropriated' for relief in the Near East $3,600,000, was voted here today by the executive committee o the American commit tee for Armenian and Syrian relief at a luncheon given by Cleveland II. Dodge, the treasurer, at which nota ble men,. including Ambassador Elk- us. Dr. John II. FInleV. and oihere. told of the widespread desolation and misery throughout Asia Minor. ; One million dollars of the amount .will be spent for clothing and sup plies. In addition, the following al lotments were made: i. ' I Persia, $500,000; The Caucasus. $825,000; Beirut, Ourfa and Mart- tin $300,000; Aleppo;' $100,000 and Constantinopel $650,000. The bal ance of the sum $22370 0 0 will be held for emergencies.! WASHINGTGON, May 14-Repub- lican senators in "conference today agreed unanimously upon a program for organization of the next senate bat deferred discussion of the oppo sition by ' the progressivegroup to the election of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren of. Wye- ming, as chairman of the fiance and appropriation committees, ! respect ively. . . .! -..; Senator Cummins 'of Iowa, npon motion of Senator j Borah of Idaho spokesman of the progressive vgroup, was chosen for; president pro tent of the senate without . opposition Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, was re-elected Republican .floor leader, Senator. Curtis of ; Kansas ! was re elected whip and Senator Wadsworth of New York,- conference secretary, George A, Sanderson, of : Chicago, was chosen for secretary of the sen-f ata and David Barry; a Provldencej. R. I,, newspaperman, for sergeant - at-arma. ... , : 1 : . J ' ; All committee assignments werj left to a committee on committees which Senator- Lodge was authorized to appoint and of which; Senator Brandeges of Connecticut, ; of the regular sroup, will be chairman:. Eight other members will be' named Hoonl and another- party conference will be held, probably next; week, to receive the committee' report. The seniority rule. It Is expected, will b followed closely by the committee!, although some of the progressives to , day declared privately 4 that they would carry their fight against Sen ators ' Penrose and Warren, to the senate floor - ! J ! The conference also authorized - Senator Lodge to appoint a com mittee on order of business, or legls-1 jp DestrOVS Hotel members with Senator McCunnber of North Dakota, as chairman and Mr. Lodge as ex-officio rnember. .A com mittee on patronage distribution, . headed by Senator New of Indiana, also was ordered. No indication of the fight against Senators Penrose and Warren devel oped in the conference, which was confined to the routine business of -plans for -organizing the senate. It was said-that the factional - dispute . was not mentioned. i i .. - J - ..i-v - L NEW ROADS CHIEF iTOPIC AT MEETING Market Highway! Plan Liked; West Side Route from Port ' land to Salem Is Given En- , dorsement i t I ASSISTANCE TENDERED WILLAMETTE PAGEANT Club Receives 35 New Mem bers in Month Session Well Attended NEW BLOCKADE MAY BE PENALTY IF HUNS HOLD BACK IPI.ANFS MAY Germans cokhojoukY absent'at stgermain LEAVE COAST FRIENDLY REfFPTinN FYTFNnFn RYFRFNfH flFFIPFRQ EARLYTODAY mmm A W A 1 UllliUllUV JL IlUilVll VA I IVU11U PARIS, May 14. (Hv the As ! soeiatl Press) The council of four, -coin posed of President Wil son, David Lloyd George, M. ('lcnieneeau and Sifrnor Orlamlo, today considered the immediate f e-iniposiiiK of the blockade against Germany in ease that country, declines to sign the peace treaty. The subject was under discussion at two separate meet ings of the council. i On tho other hand it is antici pated that the blockade will he entirely lifted immediately if the uvrman delegates affix their signatures to th-e treatv. WIRE WRAPPED ABOUT THROAT : J . .1 Attempt Is Made to Choke Siamese Cavalryman Bev fore Boxing Match SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 The u"neonscIon3 form; of Leo Dellvlgio, a Siamese, number of a cavalry troop. with hi3 throat tightly bound, with strands of wire, was found In a tent at the Presidio militaiy reservation here tonight when he had failed 10 appear in the main bout of a box ing cb.nest which was being hell at the amy post. Surgeons said his recovery was doubtful. He was in his ring costume when found. 'According to the Presidio author ities Dellvigio said he had been tak en from the dressing room of the fighting arena by four negroes car ried to the tent and that they had endeavored to strangle him by wrap ping wire around his throat. Dellvigio. the authorities eaid, had been assigned to a negro contingent and later, upon his request had re asoned him to a company or white troops. Soldiers at 1 the post were quoted as having saidi that there bad been evidences of ' race feeling be tween certain members of white and colored troops and that an attempt had been mjade by negroes to. compel DelMglo to say he was a negro and to return to the company with which he originally-.had been assigned SOCIETY ARE FOLK GULLIBLE Airs. 1 ranin. Mounted on Piano' Stool, Makes Brazen Confession KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 14. Two women, prominent locally, were arrested today charged with operat ing; an "Inside j investment" sheme through which it is alleged many men andi women prominent in -so ciety, in addition to a large number of working girls, have been swin dled outof $175,000 la cash and nptes aggregating $1,000,000. The notes will be pronounced .valueless the authorities said. 1 . i . fThe women are Mrs. Samuel Tra -nini,- wife of aj produce; merchant and Mrs. R. E. Samis, wife of a mo tor car supply ! dealer. 'Both, were arraigned today; on warrants charg' ing obtaining money under farae pre tenses. They pleaded not guilty and their preliminary hearings were jset for May: 27. They were released on! $10,000 bond each. According to the authorities, per sons who Invested said that they hail been offered an opportunity to la I vest In some commodity fot which . thd government was about to ener th market. Returns of $200 for . every $100 Invested are sal&. to.have been offered nd to have been paid. A reinvestment, however, was re quested and In most cases notes were ': given. ' j ' . Most of the Victims of; the alleged ; swindle are said to have been wo-" men. . 1 - - -. : 'About thrco we?ks ago reports to the prosecutors office said, Mrs. Tj'a- ; nin called many of her'Treditors to her home and mo tintfng a piano stool, "said: -. : Your money has been stolen. D what you please." and Barn at Brooks Fire, which had its origin on the second floor, is reported 4o b.ave burned, the Brooks ,j hotel : to the groundfat 3 o'clock yesterday after noon, rne Duuamg was or iramc construction and contained about 20 rooms. It was chieyly occupied by employes In the paving plant nearby and men working on road crews. Fe managed to save their belongings. Olt is understood that the hotel was partially covered by insurance. The fire endangered, a numDer or nearby buildings and school was dis missed until the flam.es had been extinguished. Several tons of nay in a barn beside the hotel were burned. Girls Conference Dated for Salem Daring Month May 22 -23. 24 are the date3 set foi the convention of tnj western. Oregon Girl s conference which wiil meet thii year with the bun- day school girls and young wo men of Sale-n. The delegates, wno will be hiih school, college, and bus iness girls, will number about 1"0. The Drosfam a; resent ilans for biistness meetings oh Friday morn ink. an informal reception nTFri 'tav niRht. Hieetings and picnic lunch Saturday mnniin,?. jSundVy will be devoted to church s services atl (he various churches. Rev. Harold Hum bert, of Po:tlai'd, will preside over the meeting. Margaiet Scctt, "f Portland, s president of the con ference and Esrtier Paronaugian, of Stl J, if . by the market roads committee, sup port "for the Willamette seventy ffth anniversary pageant, endorse ment of the west side route from Portland to Salem through Dayton. Newberg and Lincojn. a " vote of ttanks to the Salem banks for faking Salem's quota In the Victory liberty loan, were the salient features ol the well attended open forum meeting of the Commercial club .last night. Nearly 100 were present. : The membership committee for the. month reported 35 new members. this being a record for a thirty day period. . Kay Tells of Roads In explaining the road situation T. B. Kay, chairman of the commit tee said: "W'e h'aye a'dop'te'd the c'ountjr court '8 plan for the laying out of the market roads and by.it the coun ty is divded Into mark'et road dis tricts, each composed of several county road districts. Each of these districts will have spent on its own market roads, the money raised In the district, excep't in the Salem dis trict. !';. In Salem, whose area extends for a distance of six to eight miles" in each direction except into Polk coun ty, two-thirds of the apportionment will be used in the! district and the remainder will be distributed to the other districts of the county in pro portion to their assessed valuation. This 'is because mtich of th road way in the district is already hard surfaced.- The other districts of the county are very much pleasgd with this plan. "According to the schedule, there will be ba 100 miles of hard sur face and 50 miles of, macadam. The estimated costs will be $15,000 for th former and $4000 for the latter "ames Stewart has been secured to heln in the campaign for educa tion on the measure. We have found some opposition from sources which are usually " inactive in civic, affairn but generally people are behind the mpasnre. Mr. Kay paid a tribute- to AV. M Hamilton for his untiring efforts in public' affars,, and j the roadwork ' In particular. Route Endorse! The route on the west side from Portland to Salem through Dayton Newberg and through Polk county Vas endorsed by the club after hav ing it explained . by Mr. Kay and by L. t. Thornton of Amity. The route does not pass through Marion Yonnty and no financial aid was asked for it. i It Is the Plan to make it a state highway if possible, and Mr Thorn ton cited numerous endorsements o it from prominent men and conimer trial clubs throughout the valley. '.On motion of I. Greenbaum the banks of Salem were give a vot xxt thanks for their services in tak ing the whole of .Salem's quota cf the Victory loan. j ' To Assist In Pageant. Carl Gregsr Doney, president of Willamette university explained th i-akis. May 14. (By The Asso ciated Press) Karl Rener, Austrian It 1 1 . . Luaucciiur, urougni ns peace dele gation and attendants to St. Germain near Paris today and at a later date will : appear before the representa uvvs of the allied and associated powers to receive the conditions which will spell peace for the former I empire. I l,i. r i v . .n. iiuiauie icoiuir ui lilt? rwfpiion was the absence of the Germans, who had requested permission to areet the Austrians but were denied this privilege. The prefect of the depart ment. M. Chaleil. met tha Austrians courteously, and although there was no official handshaking, many mem bers of the party were greeted by unofficial hand shakes from old ac quaintances as they . were being shown to the waiting automobiles. The delegates then proceeded un der military escort to the villas set aside for them overlooking the val ley of the Seine and Paris and lack ing the high fences and sentries so much in evidence at Versailles. Chancellor Renner was apparently in excellent spirits and in the course of his remarks said: "I hope I may go away with a joyful a heart as I bring." Although strict militrry regula tions mere enforced and the crowd of villagers held back by sentries, the railways stations and the avenue through which the delegates were hurried to their abiding places. these precautions were unnecessary for the crowds displayed mild cur iosity, rather than hostility. Under the military escort the cor respondents were conducted cere moniously to the station through the streets-from which other traffic had been barred. It seemed like a fete day. unconnected with the war and good spirits of the crowd await lnc the Austrians appeared to be shared by them. for they emerged smiling from their special train. It was a cosmopolitan crowd hirh raitfri the delegation and I the French. English. Italian. Japan ficers. Some of the Austrians gazed inquiringly from the windows as the train entered the station, uncertain of their reception, but Chancellor Renner was sure of his ground and welcomed the friendlj spirit dis played with heartiness, which was reciprocated In:a measure by those assembled. Professor lammasch was accom panied by his wife and daughter and there were several women secretar ies, who were shown the greatest courtesy. The Austrian newspaper men and subordinates were Quart- I XlT.il ri JI: - C In one of the requisitioned ho- "CaU1Cr WUUUn favor able for Flight by Naval ered tels. After their arrival at the villas. the Austrian delegates again thanked the escorting officers for their conr- teousreception and chatted for -a time, contrasting the sunshina and warmth of France with the snows and bleakness of Austria and Swit zerland and the Journey hither. The Austrian chancellor, la his speech on arrival and later In con versation, spoke German bat excused himself as being unable to speak French. Seaplanes' Departure Is Looked Fpr. PARIS. May 14. (By The Asso ciated Press) Immediate meas ures tending to the further subjuga tion of Germany if the delegates re fuse to sign the peace treaty were indicated today by the announcement that Marshal Foch had been sent to the Rhine by the council of four to take such action as may become nec essary in the event that the treaty is not signed. DIRIGIBLES SPEEDING TO JUMP-OFF PLACE l ' . -Third Flyer Also Ready to Resume Tnp Now on Way North COBLENZ. Monday. May 12. ! (By The Associated Press) Mar shal Foch Is due to arrive at Co blenz on Thursday. He is making a trip which is taking him to the different headquarters -of the occu pied areas. The marshal will come here from Mayence and will be es corted down the Rhine by French gunboats. He will be entertained at luncheon by Lieutenalnt General Hunter Liggett, commander of the American third army, and will then proceed to Cologne nnder the escort of the British gunboats. KELLER KEEPS "OPEN HOUSE" Paroled Men in i Portland Have Bank Books and Are Steadily Employed PORTLAND... Or., May 14. Jos eph Keller, state parole officer, held unique reception, here throughout today -when he Icept "open house" at the courj house for men on parole from the Oregon state prison. More than' 200 paroled convicts. who had been notified by mail .to TEMPTATIONTO ROBBERS MOVED Negotiable Securities, Ag gregating $2,000,000, Put Elsewhere report to 'the parole officer, called on j explanation When the holder of a warrant for $800 presented at the office of State Treasurer Hoff yesterday he was startled when informed that there was barely enough In the office to pay the warrant. If the money had n't been easily available he might have had a long wait. Here Is the POLICE CHI UNDER ARREST 1 WASHINGTON. May 14. The American navjil seaplanes NC-1 and NC-3 probably will be In flight bf fore sundown tomorrow in the first attempt to crftss the Atlantic ocean through the ajr. Official reports to the navy department late today from Trespassey Bay, New Foundland. the starting point f the proposed flight, intimated thai the "hop-off would te made witbjn 24 hours as favor able weather along the route to the Azores was Indicated. The navy dirigible CI 5 may also attempt the Jonp crosp-ocean trip either tomorrow or next day. Rislne from Montawk point, Long Island, -arly todav. the big airship passed Halifax before sunset and Is expect ed to reach Sj. Johns. N. F before daylight -tomorrow. A decision a to the trans-Atlantic attempt will bo made Immediately on the recent of ber commander's report of his ar rival. ! Hstace Caught ln .The third ieaplane of the trans atlantic division, the NC-4. held ni v' engine trouble on th flrt lr of the journey, caught up moch of her 'one dlttaneettoday aM was tnorei Scandal Is Unearthed in San homrbt bei the mine layer Bai- : n . I tmore at Halifax. rrnacisco ana Dig oums him today. Of the entire lot tmly one was out of employment. The others, according to the parole of ficer, were all working steadily in Portland and their average monthly earnings were estimated by him to approximate $85 each. Many of them showeVl bank pass books indi cating they had started savings as counts. One was about to make an initial payment on the purchase of a home. ' Every man summoned was pres ent, the parole officer said, and no body had a "hard luck" story. All were doing well. Are InYol?ed OAKLAND, May 14. Chief of Po lice Henry J. Neddcrman was arrett ed this afternoon on a warrant based on grand jnry indictments which al leged money had been paid by gam-1 Towers to postpone the departure cf Weather renditions predicted for he next 24 hours" over the proroed -ate f rom f respassey bay to ths tfres was reported at the aary de partment tonjght as 'les encm:ia ine." This was not Interpreted by officers, however, as preclndinr In ny way a decision ny commander Body of Edith Cavell . Escorted Throagh Streets DOVER. , May 14. (By" The As sociated P-.-ess) The body of Edith Cavell, the English nurse executed at Brussels by the Germans, arrived here from Osteod and is resting to night in an especially prepared chap el. 'It will bo taken to London to morrow and a memorial service will be held In .Westminster Abbey. The coffin was met at the njer by high naval and military officers. A procession wove th.ough the streets to the chapel, women who rendered The epidemic of robberies and hold ups throught the country has caused .State Treasurer Hoff to take money and all negotiable securities. about $2,000,000 In all. hare been removed from the treasury. Only a few hundred dollars In currency is kept In the vaults. "Where have you taken the secur ities?" Cashier Lester B. Davis was asked. "That's a secret." he replied. Various measures of protection were discussed before Treasurer Hoff decided to remove . the money elser where. First it was thought that each of the male employes 6hould be armed with an automatic pistol, but there is little opportunity for target practice around the capitol and this plan was rejected. Boys Shot at Pnisk Hot Connected With Revolt secretary.. Mill tolClose Because or Smelter men's Strike ers to the plant! ployed in week for a day in REDDING. Cal., . May 14. The Mammoth! .company smelter at Ke-. net will close tomo:Tow for an in definite period unless enough work- rriake further operation of possible report for duty. plant officials announced tonight. Smeltermlen and other "workers em- the mine struck early this on increase of fifty cents wages. SlURnKKEll ARRESTED LA J.CNATA, Colo.. May H. Jay Lynch, wanted in Missouri on a charge o muvderi ig John M. ! Har low, sheriff and his. son. March 3. 1919, was arrested by sheriff's, of ficers hero today. A reward of $5.- 000 waa offered for Lynch's capture. pageant which is to be held in con- war service marching in the . ai- nection with "the commerfcemnt ex- J vaaced ranks of the cortege. erciseS In conrmemoratioa of the sev-t j enty-fifth anniversary of the found-1 ing of the university. He asked the endorsement of the clnb and it was radily given, j President Robert C. Paulus and; P. E. Fullerton were named to represent the club in aid ins the university! In "th movement. The request for them" was made by Dr. Doney. j A delegation dfSale;n bnsines? mien and Cher:1ans will attend tho Rosehurg strawberry festival, and will invite the citizens of that city to come to Salem's" Fourth "of July celebration. '!'. " i Routes ,for the1 tour to bp taken the delegates to the Odd' Fellows convention were discussed and" it wa suggested, when Bea F. West brought' up the matter of automobiles, that the route taken be through the fruit districts and to Hunker hill because Of ' the. scenic attractions i Entertainment Ends Meeting. """Following the meeting Mabel Brassfield gave a several vocaj num bers accompanied . o.i the piano by Viola Smith. Little Ethilwj nne Kel ly cave' a number of readings., Cooke Patton then gave an exhibition of magic in which be did a number of clever acts of illusion. All the en tertainers were repeatedly applaud ed' and they were; tendered a vote of, Victor Berger Reaches Capital With Credentials WASHINGTON, May 14. Victor Berger. socialist representative-elect from Wisconsin and under Jail sen tence for war time violation of lue espionage act, arrived in Wash in g toa tonight prepaatory to present ing his credentials and request ad mission; to the seat as a member of congress when the house canvenes next Monday. He declined to make any statement as to the conrse he would pursue to obtain hs title to his seat, pending appeal of at case to the United States jtiptra? court. STOCKHOLM, May 14. The Jew ish pres bureau announces that ac cording to a communication re ceived from members of the inquiry commission at Pinsk, Russia, who invofctigated the recent pogrom there. 36 youths of Pinsk. who were in no way connected with the Bol shevist movement ere killed. biers for police protection. With the arrest of Chief Ncdder-I man It was disclosed that David Cockrell. said by peace officials tt be one of the principal figures la local gambling activities, waa (ar rested two daya ago In connection with the pasing of money said to have been paid for protection. Corporal. of Police Thomas F. O' Neill also was indicted but was out of town tonight 'and at a late hour had not been arrested' Charges against Nedderman. Cock rell and O'Neill were made by In spector of Police W. J. Petersen, who under a former administration was chief of police. ' : More than 10.000 dollars was pail monthly by white and Chinese gam blers for protection, it was said. ; (Chief Nedderman was released on lends of $120,000. ; he planes. I f San Jose Is Eruneless After Bayers Get Busy SAN JOSE. ,Cal., May 14. San Joe. located In the heart of the prune growing section of the Santa Clara valley, practically Is pruneless tonipht as far asjnhe .resident con sumer is concerned. According to growers and packers.. prunes, which sold last year for 6H cents a pound today sold for 121 A dispatch from Iondoh May 1 cave an announcement from cen tral office of the Zionist association which asserted that word had been received from its Copenhagen bur eau that 56 Jews bad been killed In a pogrom at Pinsk. Four Police Officers Attacked hy Irish Mob KNOCKLONG. Ireland. May 14. (By The Associated Press) Four police officers who were taking a Sinn Fein prisoner to Cork were at tacked by an armed band at the Knocklong station today. The armed men rescued the prisoner and killed one of the policemen and ser iously injured the other. A third policeman ! missing. TRIP IS SPEEDY ONE HALrFAXj May 14. The hydro-, airplane NC-f. third of -the Amerl- ran naval planes to alight in the har bor here on ts way to New Found land for the tart of a fllcht to tho Azores and thence to England, ar rived today 'i rom Chatham. Mass.. after a speeay trip. Favored by a brisk south Wind, the seaplane cov ered '340 miles In three hours and ffty-one minftes and came down "to the water hete at 2fOS p. m. Lieutenant! Commander Albert C. Read plans to start at . dawn for Trespassey. N. F., to Join the NC-1 and the NC-f. "It had been intended. said Lieutenant Commander Ttd. "to make only a brief stop at Halifax and continue our flight, reaching Tres pasrey this evening, by taking ad- . vantage of the moonlight for night Hying. This; would have been quite possible if wf had been able to make as early a start from Chatham ax we had hoped. However, minor en gine trouble cropped out at the last moment and our departure was de layed by thetnecessity of some slight repairs." ' Lieutenant Commander Read said the flight bad far exceeded his ex pectations. ?TbIs wsl due In part to the "tail wind" which helped tho NC-4 to make the quickest speed with the least consumption of fuel, j . DIRIGIBLE IS SIGHTED HALIFAX- N. May 14 At 7:40 tonight the dirigible C-5 wti irhtt h a m nf IJimin)i n fl K a tO Enter Antwerp Harbort coast oj Nora Scotia, according po a wireiess message I rom me steamer Lay Laniier. to the Cana dian marine department. I Vancoaver-Victoria Trip by Air Made in Brief Time VANCOUVER. B. C. May 14. With the first aerial mail carried between Victoria and Vancouver, and maknjr use of aerial wireless for the first time west of Toronto In Canada. Pilot Jack Clemenee and Lieutenant II. S. Graves, in the air plane "Pathfinder" made a round trip from Victoria to this city today. The fliRht to Vaneonver was nego tiated in 4 3 minutes and the return flight In 1 houre and 8 minutes. President's Ship Too Big PARIS. May 14 (By The Asso ciated Press) President Wilson was considering sailing for the Unit ed States from Antwerp so that he might visit Ilrussel on the way bn-t It developed todar that the United State transport George Washington Is of too great a draft to enter the port of Antwerp; so the project has been abandoned. The president will visit Brussels, however, before itart ng on his homeward voyage. Kearney Will Cease to Be Demobilization Center CAMP KEARNEY. San Dieco. Cal.. Mav 14. An order today from the office of the adjutant ceneral In Washington announced this camp will soon cease to be a demobiliza tion center. This order was taken (Continued on page 6) here to indicate that most of the and 13 while the two Highest grades men who went abroad from this cea went up to 20 and 22 cents. J tion have returned. Representative Hawley Narrowly Misses Death PORTLAND, Or., Mir It. A nar row escape by Representative W. C Hawley of the flrnt Oregon congress ional district, from death In an air plane fall yesterday was recounted In, a special telegram received here today. Representatives Hawley. Tlm berlake of Colorado an Pratt, of New York were la the plane which had ascended from Boiling Field when a break came In the crest cf an air wave and the machine started to falL Only the cootnezt of the ou- erator, who regained control after a swllt descent of liO fct, averted a ed " Llscomhvjs about 85 miles south east of Halifax. Whtn the C-- passed over Hatirai harbor It waa traveling at high speed. From points of van tage the ballon was plainly vUIble to many people In the city. It diJ not tppcar io be more than 500 feet above the water. If the blimp keeps I Jip the same speed, experts here es timated that it will reach the New Foundland roast about 2 o'clock to Gallivan of Massachusetts Would Repeal Prohibition WASHINGTON. May 14. Repeal of the war-time prohibition law that Is to beronin effective July 1. will Nj proposed if a bill to le Introdnced at the opening session of concress ext week by RcpresentaMve GaW van of Ma sachnsetts. Democrat. A tinilar measure waa introduced by Mr. Gallivan during the clotinr daya of the last! congress; but It still was in committee when the session end-