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THE OREGOX STATESMAN: SUNDAY, DEfTIvmEn 2 f, .1019.
SENATE PASSES
CUMMINS BILL
BY 46-30 VOTE
. ; - -.'.-Final
Enactment of Railroad
Legislation Hoped for Ear
; ly in January
PROBLEM STILL IN AIR
Return df Roads on January
1 bv Proclamation Is Ex
pected Action
WASHINGTON; Dec. 20. The
Cummins bill paving the way for the
return of the' railroads to private op
eration passed the senate late today
by a vote of 46 to 30, ending a pro
longed discussion of the measure and
making the holiday recess of con
gress possible. It went through with
out change in the anti-strike and oth
er Important . provisions, around
which the senate measure was drawn
and was sent to conference for ad
justment during the recess with the
Esch bill, passed by the house No
vember 17. Final enactment of the
permanent railroad, re-organization
legislation is hoped for by . leaders
early next month.. v .
Final DiNKsltIon Uncertain.
The ultimate disposition of the rail
road problem, however, still is in
doubt as the senate and house bills
will be in conference and congress in
recess on -January 1, the date pre
viously set by. President .Wilson tor
return of the lines to their owners.
Unless vetoed by the president, the
pending legislation, according to the
plans of congressional leaders, would
require. the return of the roads ,by
January 31. The railroad adminls
. i'
tration. however, has plans ready for
their return January 1 under a pres
idential, proclamation, should Mr.
Wilson adhere to his announced pro
gram. IjaFoIlette Plan Rejected.
Preceding the final vote, the sen
ate rejected 65 to 11 a substitute bill
offered by Senator LaFollette, pro
posing retention of the roads anoth
er two years.
Three Republicans, Gronna. North
Dakota; LaFollette and Norris. Ne
braska, and eight Democrats. Ashurst
Arizona; Chamberlain, Oregon; Hen
derson, Nevada; Johnson. South Da
kota; Kenrick, Wyoming; Nugent,
Idaho; Sheppard, Texts, and Walsh,
ontana, voted for the plan.
The Cummins bill was supported
by 33 Republicans and 13 Democrats
and opposed by eight Republicans
and 22 Democrats.
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Since the present total of recis-
J tered automobiles in Oregon is great
er Dy one-third than in 1918, or ap
proximately 6.000 now to about
63.000 last year, Sam A. Kozer.
deputy secretary of state, finds It
hard to account for a shortage in
the number of motor vehicle own
ers whj have not applied for their
1920 licenses as compared with
thouse who at the corresponding time
last year had applied for their 1919
licenses.
So far, since applications began
to be received in November, only 17.
500 motor .vehicle owners have ap
plied for new licenses. This is a
full 1000 short of the number at the
corresponding time a year ago.
, Mr. Kozer urges that the applica
tions be hurried in to prevent con
gestion later. He thinks the tardi
ness is, partially due to the recent
cold weather which has detracted
from interest in automobiles.
PEACE TREATY
FIGHT REVIVES
IN FULL VIGOR
Two Moves Made for Formal
Establishment of Peace
With Germany
RECESS HALTS ACTION
DUTCH EXPECT
MILD DEMANDS
Request of Allies for Kaiser
Will Not Be Serious
Thinks Holland
THE HAGUE. Thursday, Dec. 18.
Long inclined to believe the allies
would not make a serious demand for
the extradition of former Emperor
William, the Dutch government now
expects such a demand will be made
The Associated Press was officially
informed today.
"We suppose the demand wil!
come before long and that several
powers probably will address a joint
letter to Holland, setting forth the
case," the official said. "Our feel
ing is that tha, very men who sign
the demand probably will be hoping
all the time that we will refuse. This
demand will put a small nation in
difficult position,. which seems to as
not at all just."
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Settlement Early in January
Is Indicated by Work
of Day
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20: Tha 1
peace treaty controversy was revived j
in its full vigor today, just before th '
senate recess for Christmas. ,
Two new moves for the formal es
tablishment of peace, one by ratifi
cation of the treaty, ond the other
without, were the aeencies which re
opened the fight. Neither proposal
got anywhere, but it generally was
conceded that the day's work would
help to bring to a focus early In
January the trend of senate opinion
toward some sort of a settlement.
Underwood ('nut" Ktor.
The suggestion which caused the
greatest stir came from Senator Un
derwood, who proposed a resolution
for appointment of a committee of
10 senators to work out a compro
mise ratification of the treaty. He
asked for immediate action, but Sen
ator Lodge forced the resolution over
until after the holidays.
The pther. move came from Senator
Knox, who secured approval or the
foreign relations committee for a res
olution to repeal the declaration of
war and to demand of Germany, on
pain of an economic boycott.: all the
material benefits provided for under
the unratified treaty. The mild res
ervation froup of Republicans assert
ed they would not support such a
measure, however and the Democrats
predicted it never would be adopted.
Mild iimup Determined.
The mild group made plans to go
ahead determinedly with their ef
forts for a bi-partisan agreement on
reservations.
John H. Carson Is Head
of Workman Lodge Here
The revived chapter cf the Ancient
Order of United Workmen in Sa
lem, known as Protection lodge Nu.
2, has elected the following officers:
Past Master Workman. P. H.
D'Arcy; master workman. John H.
Carson; foreman, Harold M. liar
pole; overseer. Frank G. Deckebach.
Jr., guide, William Earl Shafer; re
corder, A. Eugene Aufranc; finan
cier, A. L. Brown; inside watch.
Lloyd J. Glenn, outside watch. Emit
F. Aufranc. The election of a treas
urer was deferred. ,.
The lodge in Salem, numbers about
125 members. Twelve candidates re
cently were initiated.
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SWEET BILL IS
UP TO TOON
Congress Passes Measure Lib
eralizing War Risk Insur
ance Policies
WASHINGTON. Dee. 20. Enact
ment or the Sweet bill, increasing
payments of war risk insurance from
$30 to $80 monthly and liberalizinK
the insurance provisions of the law
to extend the classes of beneficiaries
was completed tonight by congress
and sent to the president for approv
al. The measure, it is estimated, will
cost the government $80.000. OuO a
year.
Differences between the senate and
bouse provisions were adjusted today
in conference.
The measure makes converted in
surance payable in lump sum or in
36 equal Installments.
Enactment of the urgency deficien
cy bill also was completed when the
house .approved the measure as in
creased by the senate from $3,110.
000 to' approximately $33,000,000 to
meet the provisions of the Sweet bill
for increased allowances for war risk
insurance.
EASTERN OREGON
IS UNDER WATER
Pendleton Streets Flooded to
Depth of Three Feet West
of State Safe Yet
PORTLAND. Dec. 20. Melting
snows and heavy rains mere fast
bringing Oregon streams to the bank
ful Btage today. Damaging floods
were reported at some points with
others in prospect. Umatilla county
towns had been the greatest suffer
ers so far. At Pendleton water was
on some streets to a depth or three
feet, while Milton. Freewater aad
Adams all reported similar condition
with streams still on the rise. Little
damage had been reported in west
ern Oregon up to tonight.
2 INDICTED ON
MURDER CHARGE
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Astoria Men Accused of Kill
ing Chinese Member of -American
Legion
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec.' 20. I'arila
Axel Dranner and William Wilson.
Astoria men. recently arrested in
Utah and brought here by Chief of
Police Carlson of this city, were in
dicted in a report made public today
by the Clatsop county grand Jury ou
three counts charging second degree
murder for the shooting of Prank
Gowan. Chinese merchant and Amer
ican Legionary, while attempting to
rob the store of Gowan on the night
of November 28. The men will be
arraigned Monday.
'"fiSSSX v JPROfflHRING TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Alleged Violations in Oregon
to Be Probed by Federal
Grand Jury
PORTLAND. Or.. Dee
though this was the fon
thawing weahr here. Ice conditions
in t je Willamette and Columbia riv
ers still hampered navigation by
wooden vessels and few river steam
ers attempted to move. The stern
wheel steamer Lnrline which was
damaged when she became caught
In the Ice near St. Helens yesterday
worked her way loose today and af
ter temporary repairs proceeded on
her way to Astoria. Steel st.-amers
came and went today with little
trouble.
3000 TEACHERS
WILL ASSEMBLE
Annual Convention to be Held
in Portland Dec 29-31
Is Announcement
PORTLAND. Dec. 20. More than
3000 teachers win assemble in Port
land on December 29. 30 and 31 to
participate in the annual convention
of the State Teachers association, ac
cording to estimates made today by
A. C. Hampton of La Grande, presi
dent of the organization. The speak
ers will inclnde prominent educators
from many parts of the United States
and some of the leading aniversltiea
of the country will be represented.
The subjects to be discussed cover
a wied scope, and Americanism and
other patriotic topics will have an im
portant place on the program.
23 ARE KILLED '
IN TRAIN SMASH
Immigrant Special and Freight
Collide Near Onawa,
Maine
PORTLAND. Dee, 20. laveslli:.
tloas into alleged profile rfar aad
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wu uuiui ! vrregoa wiii V
made by the forthcoming federal
grand Jury which will convene Jaaa
ary S by virtue of a call issued todsv
by United States Attorney L. W.
Humphreys. The United Slates at
torney's office has been making nu
merous investigations during the pact
several weeks. Mr. Humphreys saio.
No Award Hade cn Yczns
PORTLAND. Or Dee, Bids'
were opened here today by the state
highway commission for ta pro
posed construction of a bridge across
Young's bay near Astoria, in eoa
nectlon with the port or Astoria and
Clatsop cownry. No award was made."
The commission also onened "hi At
for $1,000,000 in road bonds. Plans
were discussed for the presentation
of a bill a t the coming special ses
sion or the Oregon legislature or a
bill authoriiln g a bond Issue of $5.
000.000 for completion of the Col
ombia and Pacirie highways la the
state.
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three deaths resulted from a head-on MS U4'm hiim, motor .... tiiia-a.
collision between an immigrant train
and a rreijrht train on the Canadian
Paeiric railway two miles west of On
awa station today. Seventeen per
sons were killed outright and six died
later.
Fifty passengers were injured,
many seriously. Engineers Fred
Wilson and William Bagley aad Fire
men Ilenninger and Hutrhlns. of the
two trains, are dead. lx victims
were children. Fourteen bodies had
been taken from the wreckage.
CONGRESS TAKES
HOLIDAY RECESS
WASHINGTON. Dee. 20. The
Christmas recess of congress began
at 11.12 p. tn. tonight when the sen-
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aie adjourned to meet again January
3. The house adjourned four min
utes earlier and no business was
transacted in either houte during
the night.
The de!ay in adjournment was ne
cessary to permit hills pasted today
to be prepared for the signature of
the speaker, of the house and the
president or the senate before being
transmitted to the White House.
Few members were present at ad
journment.
Steel Steamer Is Assigned -to
Portland-Oriental Ran
PORTLAND. Dec. 20. The new
9 6 OO-ton steel steamer Pawlet was
assigned today by C. D. Kennedy, di
rector here of the divisions of opera
tions of the emergency fleet corpora
tion, to the Columbia-Pacific Steam
ship company. She will take flour
to New York for orders. The 5404
ton steamer Abereos was assigned to
Ihe Pacific steamship company. She
will be placed on the Portland-Oriental
run.. Only one steel steamer
now remains unassigned In this dis
trict, the Hearport. now being com
pleted at the Standlfer Shipbuilding
plant at Vancouver. Wash.
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