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EFEA TEL GE RA TIFICA Tl - . " -"" - mm I t . rr rr u "Ji tt . Ty". TT Tf r" n k - f J V ONWLLISD MX PROPOSAL KILLED BY LATE VOTE Renbulican leader Puts For mal Resolution To Ratify Before Senate At Opening Of Session Today. President Urges Defeat Of Reservations In Open Let ter To Hitchcock; Final Stage Of Fight Reached. . ; INTEREST KEEN ' Washington, Nov. 19. The final act in the dramatic peace treaty struggle began today be fore packed galleries. The crowds, tensed and wait ing, peered over the rails as the senators filed into the chamber to their seats. Scores jammed x the halls of the capitol. Awaiting word of the senate action, in the White House at the other end of Pennsylvania avenue, was the president of tha United States, broken In : health by the long task of : framing the treaty in Paris and by the fight to get It ratified by the American senate. , ; . Washington, Nor. 19. The sen. ate today defated the Lodge reso lution for ratification of the peace treaty with reservations. 1 ' The vote was 89 to 55. Washington, Nov. 19. Sena (Stodge, republican leader, offered his formal resolution of peace treaty rati- tieaticn lust after the senate met to K . day. This resolution contains the pre- arable and 14 reservations agreed upon by a majority of the senate. - ' - Before Lodge presented his resolu tion Senator Hitchcock told newspa permen sufficient'! democratic votes were assured to defeat it, as urged by president Wilson. Lodge gave Hitchcock an opportun ity to offer a resolution of unqualified ratifies tion before the final vote. Hitchcock Asks Delay. Hitchcock asked that instead he be allowed to offer his resolution after the Lodge measure had been voted on. giving as his reason that after the Lodgy resolution has been disposed of some senators will then be released Hum pieoges. xaitcucocKs fear was mat mild reservationists" on the re publican side would vote with Lodge to defeat' the Hitchcock resolution should it be brouslit up before the .Lodge resolution has been voted on. tension reached a high point. Sena (Continued on page nine) LEADER OpREDS" flCE DAY ; is win Centralis, Wash., Nov. 19. Savages satisfaction Is being experienced toda by citizens of this community, for Bert Bland is behind the bars of the county jail at Chehalis and guarded by eight members of the American Legion. Bland, one of fifteen hien who have been accused of murder in connection with the Armistice day shootings, the alleged leader of the Centralla I. W. W. end the man who is accused of having fired the . shot that killed .Attorney Warren Grimm, was captured by a posse of deputy sheriffs near Inde pendence, Wash., yesterday afternoon. Makes No Resistance. This alleged murderer, who was re garded as the most desperate of the sought reds, gave himself up without any attempt at resistance when, he found that the cabin in the woods, in which he had been hiding, had been surrounded. Bland, who. it had been supposed, would fight to the death, appeared in the doorway of the shack holding his hands high above his head, walked out and surrendered. He was armed with a small loaded revolver. Bland Tired Oaf The captured man was marked with signs of the terrible drdeal through which he had passed while a fugitive. Due to the exposure and the fact he had been practically without food for a week,, his face was drawn and seam ed, and he was in a very weak physi cal condition. Bland told his captors that at" no time lollowlng the Centralla shootings had he been In the Hannaford section, where several posses "had searched for b im. Independence, near which town Bland was cantured. is in the extreme southwestern part of Thurston coun ty. 25 miles northwest of Centralia. Weather Forecast Tonight and Thursday fair. Maximum SI. Minimum 36 Rainfall .75 inches. TEN PAGES. Si VICT ENFORCEMENT 6 J STATE MOTOR LAWS SOUGHT BY GOVERNOR Prince of Wales "Does" New York As Plain Visitor By R. W. Hargraves (United Press Staff Correspondent.) New York, Nov. 19. The Prince of Wale3 started out to "do" New York flee from many parts of the state dur today in precisely the same way as a ing the past few months of reckless casual visitor from Oskaloose, or Kola- violation of the Oregon motor vehicle mazoo.. His itinerary included the . laws," declares Governor Olcotfs Woolworth building, stock exchange, statement. "These complaints indicate sub-treasury. Trinity church and other a wild mania for speed on the pun points of interest always Bhown to vis-, He highways. They also show viola- itors W their New York relatives. The nrince's first glimpse of Broad- way last night, in all its billion-candle power splendor, led him to remark that he'd "have to see more of that." And he did. He dutifully visited the ! Metropolitan opera house, where he was sung to and stared at, tnen quieuy demonstrated that It was easier to lion population than in one of a few thousand. personal Accompanied by a few . . ' ,.. . ' ,i his escort when he left the opera and was officially "lost" until after mid night. While it is strictly against the prince's wishes to state where he was uuM.,5u.mam,iL..ia, r, he saw one of Broadway s, musical shows and literally rubbed elbows with scores of persons along the famous siieet, ail wauuui ueiiii$ rtsuogiuvu. TEACHERS FLAN CAMPAIGN FOR HIGHER WAGES ... . . Plans for procedure in their cam- paign for an increase of salary, and resolutions asking the support of the and as chief execuive of the state i citizens of Salem were adopted last would like to see penalties for the vt night at a meeting, attended by more olation of these laws strictly enforc- than 90 school teachers of the city, at the high school. Decision to con duct a strenuous campaign to ac quaint voters with the facts showing why they need a greater salary was reached, and leaders to carry on the work named. Herman Clark, chairman of the campaign committee, presented a plan of action that was unanimously adopt ed. Increase Held Necessary A special school election has been called in Salem for December 8 at which an increased levy, providing a $150 raise a year, will be voted upon. The teachers last night discussed ele- ments that have arisen necessitating of the adjournment and the adjourn a larger salary, and pointed out that ment resolution was agreed to. 55 to 6. since they signed their contracts rents- The legular session meets December and living, expenses have so increased 1. ' as to make it almost impossible for them to continue on their present sal- Pendleton now claims a population arJ. - of 8305, basing the estimate on 1 7 J Several organizations of the city school children in the city. have already endorsed the raise for teachers; and others are expected to get behind the movement. II EXPECTED TO AGREE BEFORE END OF IEK By Ralph F. Couch (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 19. Coal opera- tors and miners will come to agree- ment this week, labor department offi cials predicted today before the open ing of a joint conference called by Fuel Administrator Garfield, Tho possibility that the government would have to take over the mines and operate them pending negotiations to insure a supply of fuel has been dis carded by the government, labor de partment officials stated officially. Wage Scale rinlsned. Operators today were expected to place before the miners the wage pro posal en which they have been working since Saturday, Telegrams and letters from miners in all parts of the country are flood ing the desks of Secretary Wilson and Attorney General Palmer, explaining that operators are refusing td reinstate striking miners who wish to return to work. At Palmer's office today it was said little justification has been found for 'the complaint of the miners that oner- - stors are discriminating against union men. ' Make It Your "Pet " Pastime To Kick When You Don't Get Your Journal Properly EAP SALEM, A more rigid .enforcement of the Oregon motor vehicle' laws is urged upon the police officials of the state in a statement given out by Govern or Olcott today" in which automobile drivers are called upon to cooperate with the officials in enforcing an ob- n .Vn..A lnn.c .'frtinl. 1 I'll rill- I signed to safeguard the travelling! public, motorist and pedestrian alike Complaints are Many "Complaints have come into my of- "ons 01 tms law in many omer wajs, sucn as improper ngnis on me uara and infractions of law in other ways too numerous 10 recount. ignorance excuse "Every motor vehicle owner is pro- video witn a copy or trie motor ve- , " , secretary oi state, it is nis ouiy, ue- u"v . " highways, to familiarize lilmseif with ln08e lavvs a,ld to-abide by them. The fact that he is ignorant of such laws existing can be no excuse. It is made . c the the duty of the peace officers of the Btate to enforce those laws. I fully realize the numerous difficulties . . . m. . nMrl , rifi,tl, an(J exact enforcement ot the motor vehicle rtatute8. To get a compiete enforcement would require not only the mofJt alert attentitm on the part of the officers, but the earnest co operation on the part the motor vehicle owners. J- '' , -up .A,s:.., Must.. Enforce Iiar ' . "The peace .officers should assert every effort toward that end. Lives are constantly menaced by reckless drivers and the death rate from such kind of driving is appalling. In addi tion, hundreds of people are injured and the highways are being torn up. Violations of the law by failure to properly handle the lights on the cars have also been responsible for numerous accidents. I want to urge ,!the peace officers to promptly make arrests at every sign of a violation of these laws, no matter what it may be, ed" SPECIAL SESSION OF HOUSE IS ADJOINED Washington, Nov. 19. The special session of the house adjourned sine die at 4:03 p. m. today. Republican Leader Mondell an nounced President Wilson's, approval HOW CARTOONIST MURRAY WADE SAW THE COMMERCIAL CLUB SECRETARIES IN A.E.CIAH.K. onciAu. Booster- Mm - A MO(l. OF LUB D n!J OREGON, WEDNESDAY, HISTORY OF PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY ; November 11, 1918 Armis tice signed. . , . . , January 18, 1919 Peace conference opens in Paris. May 7 Treaty handed German delegates. -V to . June 28 Treaty slg'ied'by allies and Germany at Ver-. sallies. . July 10 President Wilson - jj: lays treaty before senate in person. - July 15 Senate foreign re- , lations committee begins con- sideration of it. September 3 --- President Wilson begins natfo wide tour in behalf of treaty. September 10 Senate for- elgn relations comniittee re- ports it to the senate with amendments and four reser- vations. ' September 12 Formal read ing of the treaty begins in the - seriate. September 26 .President Wilson breaks down at Wich- ita, Kansas, on his speaking trip and starts back to Wash- ington. : i October 2 Uirst of pro- posed textual amendments de- feated by senate. . , October 20-rFormal ,. read- : ing completed in senate. ... . November 5 Last of at- , ; tempts to amend fails. ; November 6 Senator Lodge offers fifteen reservations to ' be included in resolutions, of je : ratification, including pream-. ble requiring written assent of three allies to reservations. $ November' 15 Senat adopts cloture motion to limit treaty debate for, first time in his- tory. if November 15Senate adopts ting in committee of the whole finishes work of drafting res. . olution of ratlficatJoft. eontaln ing Lodge reservations. . . . November 19 - Resolution ' of ratification presented to sje the senate. ft:) GALEXICO IS QUIET FOLLOWING ER OF YANKEE CITIZEN El Centro, Cal., Nov. 19. "Every thing is quiet in Calexlco," was the word given the United Press by the office of Sheriff Applestill today loi lowing a night of watchful waiting for developments. While feeling, which grew more in tense late yesterday, still was high, the sheriff feels that cooler heads have prevailed and there is no further dan ger of a citizen army crossing into Mexican to avenge the murder of Eu gene Lick. ' ...- Troops Held Ready During the night troops were ready to assist in maintaining order. Sheriff Appelstill has returned to El Centro Much satisfaction was expressed in the Imperial valley as to the action of the state department In demanding Immediate explanation from the Mex ican government. w.o.e. OODSOK CP POf4TI-ANt (CMf ONTAM O j r A Circulation Yesterday ; 5 39 4 Only Salem Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. NOV. 19, 1919. LODGE RESOLUTION TO RA TIFY PACT CONTAINS 14 SEPARA TE CLA USES Washington, Nov. 19. The Lodge resolution for ratification of the treaty ot peace, placed before the senate to day contained reservations already adopted by a majority of the senate sitting as a committee ot the whole. The resolution as formulated in committee ot the whole is now before the senate proper, where a two thirds vote will be necessary to pass. . The clauses of th'e resolution are: Preamble:, r ' Requiring written assent of three allied powers to reservations. 1 ReservIng to the United States the full right to decide whether it has met all international obligations un der the league in event America de sires to withdraw. . Article 10 Modified . 2 Reserving -complete freedom' of qMmn imilnt artlfila 1(1 right to accept mandates in behalf of the United States, v ' ' A Rnaorvine to th United States the right to decide what questions are domestic matters and beyond-the lea gue's Jurisdiction. ; -. - . . 6 Excluding the Monroe doctrine from the jurisdiction of the. league, 6 Withholding assent to the Shan tung clauses ot the treaty.. , . 7 Requiring appointment of Am- erican. delegates to the league' and commission authorized under if or the, treaty to be made with the ap- provftl of the senate. vu Open Hun Market ' if & Reserving the right to trade with: Germany without interference . by the reparations commission set up under the treaty. ' v -Requiring eongresfi ta.oppropri ; ate all funds contributed to ine-teague ' 10 Limitations of armaments or- ik dered by the league not to apply to the United States in event invasion or J war is threatened. .11 Reserving the right of Ameri can citizens to continue relations with nationals of a covenant breaking state provided' they are not living in their native country. Equal Votes Sought 12 Specifying that nothing in the treaty shall inhere with rights American citizens. This is designed to safeguard interests taken over by the alien custodian during the war. 13 Withholding assent to labor clauses of the treaty. 14 Equalizing voting strength with the league when the United States is affected. IT JUDGE C. 11. GAIUEH IS DEATH VICTIM Portland, Or., Nov. 19. Circuit Judge Calvin U. Gantcnbein died sud denly at his home here today, heart failure causing his demise. -Judge Gantcnbein was apparently in his usual health when he retired last nlht, but complained of indisposi tion this morning, notifying court at taches he would .be unable to attend to any judicial business today. He re turned to his room after a light break fast -and was found lifeless on his bed soon afterward, Gantenbein was graduated by tho University of Oregon in 1891. He wn very prominent in Oregon military af fairs. He enlisted at the outbreak ot the Spanish-American war as a pri vate in the First regiment, Oregon Na tional Guard. He rose to captain, then ' j..u j .,.'u rank of lieutenant colonel. WIFE OF CQITRALIA OFFICER THREATENED Centralia, Wash., Nov. 19. Holding up a woman they" believed to be the wife ot Policeman Robert Jackson, two men last night threatened to kill her and "her husband" if the I. W. W. prisoners in jail here were not re leased. " The police said today the men who held up the woman are "reds" who came here from Seattle for the pur pose of intimidation. The woman, Mrs. John Hurley, wa on her way home, two doors from the Jackson residence, wlien the two men hirlra,l tiAt fLor.ilnHt a wall, uolnted a r.in t her and threatened her and jbmn wlh death unless the police CIRCU man arranged to liberate the murder. but they are certain of his eventual suspect. 'capture. LISTEN For The Journal carrier's whistle If you dont get your Journal by 6:30 o'clock in the evening CALL 81 TORTY- SECOND YEAR Garfield Warns Profiteers Coal Prices to Stand Washington, Nov. 19. Declaring the public interest the "paramount issue" in the coal situation, Fuel Administra tor Garfield today warned against at tempts to gharge an excessive price for Garfield's warning was issued in an address to operators and miners who are in conference here to Bettle their differences and negotiate a new wage scale. Aftev flatly refusing to say whether the government will permit any in crease in coal prices in case miners get " the margins made by operators and ('the Per cent of mining costs that goes .'" wB miner - Operators throughout the country averaged a margin of about 40 cents a ton after paying costs of mining and selling the coal at the government price of $2.61 per, ton, Garfield an nounced. ' '. Tho figures given, he said, were the esult of two year's work on the part of tho fuel administration. He nmpha sized that they are average for the en tire industry. ' POSSES SEEKING VYOMiaG TITAIN Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 19. (United Press. William Carlisle, who, fol lowing his escape from the elate penl ttentUiy in blg woouen box, robbed two trains Tuesday, was the quarry sought today, in the biggest man hunt In this section's istory. A nait dozen armeci posa nu troop of United States cavalry fron' Port . Russell. Wyo.. have taken hi: trail. ' Spares AU Women. ThiJ train bandit's admonition to th passengers of a tourist1 sleeper on th- Union Pacific Los Angeles Limited, am not robbing old men, Vomen, chll dren, soldiers or sailors," convinced au thorltks the holdup was Carlisle, three spectacular train robberies In Wyoming in 1916 Carlisle always show ed coi.sideration for women and chll dren vassengers. Then also as on hi ! first holdup yesterday, he defied arme guard.! placed on the trains to eaten him. One guard fired at him point blank In the tourist sleeper after Car lisle had obtained about 250 from the passengers, yesterday. Thought Wounded Tho bandit was believed to have been wounded in the arm, but made good his escape by Jumping Into the night when the train was moving at sped of 20 miles an hour near Medi cine Bow. He left his revolver In A bloody pool on the floor of the vesti bule of the coach. . However, the blood is believed to have come from a cut in the hand when Carlisle smashed a car window. Kobn Posse's Train. The train was stopped and the arm ed guards, led by United States Mar shal D. E. Hudson, a passenger, looked for the holdup. Apparently going to 'Medicine Bow, Carlisle ransacked a SpeCltW IIUIM Diaiiwiia -' - - - a DOitse hud left the special to take up the search for tho bandit. This nervy performance further convinced au thorities the hunted man was Carlisle, whose career in 1918 was featured by similar deeds. From the posse's train the bandit took three rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. With these and an other high powered rifle, he carried slung over his shoulder when he rob bed the limited, Carlisle is prepared to make a desperate stand if cornered. Eludes Hunters, lie fooled the posses hunting for him since his escape from prison Saturday by doubling his tracks near Wamsut ter. Wyo., Tuesday, and boarding t train for Rock River. At the latter towri he bourded the limited through the baggage coach, intimidating a bag gageman wtih tt flourish of a revolver. Every tram passing througn wyom ing today carries armed men in every coach, on the lookout for Carlisle. An- other daring holdup by the bandit Is - not unexpected by the railroad officers, iton in vAiii BOASTS OF TOURIST Young Men Taken By Police After Saying They Had bet ten Rid Of American Le gion Men At CenlraKa. Edward Coffee And Walter Larson Admit Presence In Washington City Bt Deny Part In Rioting. - SuSpectcd of being implicated in the outrage Ht Centralia, No vember 11, when four men were slam by "reds" and I. W. W. Edward W. Coffee, 24, and Walter Ijion, 24, who clulm to be resi dents ot San Francisco, are being held in the city Jail here. .Tho men were arrested after thejr had dcclured in a local barber shop that they had "gotten rid of sew' eral of those damn A. L. men at ' ' Centralia and will get several more." i- ?';';: .-5,-.;' "r- Larson and Coffee admitted to Chief 11 of Police Varney this morning that , ., they were at Centralia the morning the killings occurred, But they denied any part in the affair. They are being held at the request of Chief of Police Hugh es, Centralla, who was given their de scription by telephone this morning. Just uhat charges await the pair at Centralia are not known here, but the readiness with which Chief Hughes ordered their being held leads authori ties here to believe that they must tal- , in description with men warned there. Coffee and Larson said that ' . they, would waive extradition and go : back to Centralia with the officer ex- pected to arrive this evening for them. ,' Arrested at Garnge. i The pair were arrested Monday when they appeared at a local garage and sought -to borrow J 5 on an-auto- . motelit they were driving. They aald ; that they thad driven down hare from . Washington, and were bound for Call- foml.v Ban Francisco poMce were wired to learn it they were wanted for any offense there, and learning that they were not the police released them. They then went to a barber shop where the alleged remarks are said to have been made. Their re- arrest followed immediately. SAYS A. El TO FAIL UNLESS IT That the American Federation of Labor will be overthrown by the work ing man of the United States if it . stands in the way of co-operation and harmony between labor and the em ployer was the prediction made by K. B. Fii:h, Seattle shipyard man and strong exponent of Americanism, In a talk before the Rotary Club here this ' noon. He also prophesied a great bat tle in labor circles from which the worker will emerge emancipated from the throes of radicalism Into a field of amicability between employer and working man. . Some Leaders Opposed. I know that there are some leaders in tho American Federation of Labor," he said, "that are drawing large sal- rles. They will fight against too close , relation between the employer and worker. But the worker the union man Is big enough and broad enough to rise, and break this sholl, If neces sary, and come forth to meet tne em ployer on terms of peace and co-operation," Mr. Fish said that there Is an Incli nation of employers" generally to meet the worker more than half way; and declared that If this is carried out and met equally as fairly by the laborer we will be in the midst of the great est era of prosperity and , happiness ever known." Mrs. Hrodle Sings. .....I - Speaking for Mrs. Fish also, the speaker told of his appreciation of the capital city and pleasure at being greeted by so large an audience at tne armory last night. Ho luuded the Ho tnriuiu for their efforts in bringing him he re, and said that they had done a great thing for the people of the city In giving him an opportunity to bring the campaign for Americanism here. Mrs. B. K. Brodie, contralto from Oregon City, and wife of E. B. Brodie, editor of the Oregon City Enterprise and candidate for the position of state secretary, sang for the Rotarlans. Hun Dyes Kept Out Washington, Nov. 18. To keep out Cerman dyes in the eVent of a sudden proclamation of peace, the house to day without debate adopted tho reso lution of Senator Penrose, continu ing war trade board restrictions oa Imports until January 15. FISH COOPERATES