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WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Tonight and Satur day probably rain, gentle southerly winds. Maximum, 51 Minimum 35. . CIRCULATION Average for Quarter Ending December SI, 111 ' 54 5 8 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Full Leased "Wire FORTY-THIRD YEAR.-NO. 14. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920. TEN PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS. LEAGUE OF NATIONS 'BECOMES REALITY; OLCQTT SIGNS FISH A MFD CA MF. MBA SI IRE Capital DELEGATESOF1 JOB POWERS Members Of Council Gather In First Session In French Foreign Office And Organ- , ize For Work. Paris, Jan. 16. Representatives of France, Great Britain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Japan, Portugal and Braill, members of the council of the league of nations, met In the "cloak room" of the French foreign office at 10 o'clock this morning for the first meeting In the history of the league. The council organized at 10:30 o'clock by electing Leon Bourgois chairman and confirming the choice of Sir Eric Drummond of Great Brit Sin as general secretary. The first official act of the coun cil was the appointment of a commis sion to trace upon the spot the fron tiers of the territory of the Sarre bas in. : , ' Leon Bourgois, French representa tive, who presided, said: : : "The task of presiding at this meet ing and inaugurating this great Inter national institution should have fall en to President Wilson. We respect the reasons which still delay final de cision by our friends in Washington, but express the hope that their dif ficulties will soon be overcome and that a representative of the great Am erican republic will occupy the place awaiting him among us. The work of the council will then assume defnite character and will have that partic ular force which should be associated with' rat work. "January 16, 1320, will go down In history as the date of the birth of a new world. Decisions to be reached May will be in the name of all na tions adhering to the covenant of the league. It will be the first decree of all free nations leaguing themselves '"sether for the first time In the world, to substitute right for might. But the organisation of the league of nations will not be complete until the assembly of all the states meets" Earl Curzon, British secretary of slate for foreign affairs, and that na tion's representative on the council of tlw league, said: : "On behalf of the British empire I Mre to express the loyalty of my P'vernment and the external domln ' of the British crown to the spir 11 underlrinir th n.a. v. , vw,v.Jtln, I,,, IMC essue of nations. It is our Intention ty every means In our- nn tr, in. " its practical efficiency. It is our Irm belief that through its instru mentality alone we can hope to in W' that such miseries that the world vr.e,l!,e,?.enCed (U,rins the Past f've a 8ha" nt be repeated and that h VVf '"'"national relatlon S"'P shall dawn. nZu 'ea.gUe of na"ons " an ex 1 2 Z "i ?e lmiversal for ! t LT ' Bulatln affairs mankind, and provldel machinery - llontinnpq of Page Reven.t Hi MEETING NA TION PERMANENTL Y PROHI TONIGHT UNDER CONSTITUTIONAL ACT 'tTV' "-Constitutional "tat W&t M efCectlve at mld- Mle or trsnl"" !"" the "manufacture lworthe ' the.'mP-tation thereof l""ea at r,.,In thereof f,,m b'iu Wdi,ld f tmry -abject "lament : t ?ibltefl by the "t "" United constitution, and the won!? ,become! the first na !Ui Part of it make Buch a P- ined , b,aSic law' Congress o onta,nlnS one-half of Actually th T"' of aIcohol. iWtCment,of cntitutlon uce '" the doiK -,make "ttle '" , oou '5 '' of the people of t0iler 0 Mini Mhave been llv'n8 J!!oiU " ";wl(Je "ar-time ban Ve have n"l 8 S'"Ce Iast f,y for hilt, S 'arge luantities ""hlbioL 8her prlces- that war tass. h,.. Resident Wit w:t,u'hory"fntZabOUtt0beK'n T?n- hich Jhe nation's consti- rchcoUM! r an time in- V th. : "' Permit r .8 lnt0 hn.?C 1. P.prtunity lQe ""loading l, CeI u'ng of investment 'risk-Make First Protest Paris, Jan. 16. The council of the league of nations received th first formal protest to be presented to It almost before it came into being with today's initial sessions. The protest was from "the envovs of the elected government of the Irish republic" against the "unreal English simulace of an lnternation league of peace." No mention of the protest wa&jnadn dur ing the meeting of the council, but copies were handed to the newspaper correspondents after they left the for IRST Washington, Jan. 16. Rear Admiral William S. Sims, whose letter to Secre tary Daniels recently declining the dis tinguished service medal awarded him precipitated the controversy over the award of naval war time honors, was the first witness on the list of those to appear before the senate sub-commit tee today, according to an announce ment by Chairman Hale. It was ex pected Rear Admiral Sims testimony would tnke at least two days and would include a resume of the entire subject of the naval conduct of the war. Opening the hearing, Chairman Hale said congress Intended that the award of honors won by naval officers and men In time of war should be "beyond the influence of friendship, patronage or politics," but that there was a feel ing over the country that the intent of congress had been violated. " " Discourtesy Charged. ' Senator Plttman, democrat, charged with the committee with discourtesies to Secretary Daniels in calling Admir al Sims, a subordinate officer, before hearing Secretary Daniels, the "man who is virtually on trial here." He said Mr. Daniels was responsible for the awards and should be heard first. Chairman Hale replied that no dis courtesy was Intended to the secretary, but that It was thought best to call firs Admiral Sims, who made he prin cipal charges in the controversy. The chairman said Secretary Daniels would be given an opportunity to testify later. Senator Plttman then asked unani mous consent to have Secretary Daniels called before proceeding further, but Chairman Hale objected. Roll Call Asked. Senator Plttman thendemanded a roll call on a formal motion, which was lost by a vote of 3 to 2. A motion by Senator Plttman that Secretary Daniels be called as soon an Rear Admiral Sims finished his testi mony also was defeated. On taking the stand, Admiral Sims said he had received a reply to his let ter to Mr. Daniels criticising the meth ods of making the naval awards; that the reply was personal and simply said no final action on the awards had been made. Rosebur g Sugar Dealers Cancel 12-Ton Orders Roseburg, Or., Jan. 16. Two of the largest dealers in this city and one restaurant proprietor, refusing to pay the quotation of $15.90 a sack f. o, b. Portland for sugar, have can celled aggregate orders with whole salers for nearly 12 tons. The price was declared to be practically pro hibitive. The dealers alleged that they would be compelled to retail the su gar at 18 cents, which they said the people are unable to pay. Retailers state that there Is enough of the pres ent supply to last for a couple of weeks or so. Suspected Abductor Of Jenkins Under Arrest ! Mexico City, Jan. 16. Caciano Men i . ... . . . . . , aez, said to De one or tne reoei uanu commanded by Frederico Cordoba, which abducted W. O. Jenkins", United States consular agent at Puebla, last October, was arrested yesterday at Pu ebla, according to advices reaching this city. He is being held In the peniten tiary there. ... IS 18 F WITNESS HEARD BY COMMITTEE to League eign office. ' The document was signed "Ouaklaigh Duffy." It registered ob jections to the "prenteded league of nations" and declared the league to be an "engine of emotre. designed in . cure and perpetuate English hegemony mrougnout Doth hemispheres." The protest Insisted that the league was Illusory and incomplete, lacking authority and sanction and declared that the United States stood out In in dignation and repudiation of it. OIL TANKER GROUNDS NEAR GOLDEN GATE San Francisco, Jan. 16. The Standard Oil company steamer Asuncion, 1300 tons, from San Pedro, Cal., went ashore early today in the fog on the north side of the Gold- en Gate and lifesaving crews from the nearby stations at Fort Point and Point Bonita have gone to her assistance, the marine department of the San Francisco chamber of commerce announced. . S(!Sts(t!jC)t3C 3f( 3C )C iC 3( 3( 3C V ER Chicago, Jan. 16. Reginald De Ko- ven, American operatic composer and oonductor, died here early today of apoplexy. . - Mr. De Koven graduated from Ox ford In 1880 and studied music in Stuttgart, Florence, Paris and Vienna. Besides writing music he served as musical critic on various New York publications. Mr. De Koven,- who had been here for several weeks superintending the production of his opera, "Rip Van Winkle," was attending a dinner at the home of Mrs. Jacob Fish, when he be came suddenly 111. He died within a few minutes. The body was taken 10 the home of a brother-in-law, Robert G. McGann. Mrs. De Koven had been with her husband until three days ago, when she returned to their home in 'New York. A daughter, Mrs. H. K. Hudson, lives in New York. Mr. De Koven was the founder of tne Washington Symphony orchestra, of which he was also conductor. He was the composer of a number of operas, and also had written various music for orchestra and piano. He also had written a large number of songs, including "Oh, Promise Me" and "A Recessional." Among De Koven's best known operas are "Rip Van Winkle," which was the first all-American opera ever written, and which had its premier in Chicago two weeks ago, and "Robin hood," "The Mandarin," "Her Little Highness" and "The Wedding Trip." De Koven was born In Middletown, Conn., April 3, 1861. CONTINUE IS REPORT Kssen. Jan. 16. Several Dersons have been killed and wounded in dis turbances at Duisburg, Steckrade and other towns in the industrial district u'hara tvonlv thousand miners firb striking. The Duesseldrof region has been declared, under a strict state oi siege. Troops have intervened at Frankfort to enforce orders prphibiting an inde pendent socialist demonstration. Berlin, Jan. 15. Attempts of radical labor leaders to provoke a general strike today as a protest against the shooting of members of the mob which stormed the reichstag building on Tues day failed completely. A few of the largest shops where radicals predomi nate were shut down but there wer bo street crowds visible in the downtown centers. Anaesthetic Eliminating Nausea Found Is Claim Wilmlngon, Del., Jan. 16. A new type of anaesthetic, said to eliminate pain . and subsequent nausea, without loss of consciousness, has been devel oped. It was said by an officer of the E. I. DuPont De Nemours and com pany. The new anaesthetic is a highly re fined ether modified by the addition of gasea The anaesthetic has been used successfully in dentistry, obstetrics and minor surgical operations. BRITISH WATCH RED ADVANCES II HEAR EAST Collapse Of Demkine's Army In . Southern Russia And Gains .Of . Bolsheviki .In Trans-Caspia Worry Allies. London, Jan. 16.' Attention of the British people Is fixed on the Near East where recent Isolshevlk successes have carried the rA Rnsaton amiaa almost up to the threshold of India, reraia, Mesopotamia and Aslatle Turkey. Cabinet members and chiefs of the British army and navy are to day in Paris, whither they were hastily summoned yesterday and are confer ring with " Premier Lloyd-George on military and naval matte in Hon, It is-believed,, with conditions In southwestern Asia. ' . - Menace Felt Real. Apprehension was aroused hv th issuance of a semi-official statement yesterday pointing out the situation that has arisen through the collapse of General Denlkine's army, in southern Russia and bolshevik penetration of Trans-Caspia. Not only was it admit ted the menace from a Russian hni. shevik Invasion of the Near East was very real, but it was pointed out that Internal conditions in Persia, Turkey and Afghanistan were threatening. . In Mespotamla, too, the British are rorced fo contend with difficulties aris ing from racial dissension. It was said that a soviet advance that cantiirea th Crimea would make the Black sea vir tually a Russian bolshevik lake, and it was turther indicated that Great Bri tain COUld hone tnr lltlo Vieln fi-ntn the new republics of Georgia, Daghes- tan ana Azerhaijan; which are directly in tne path of the soviet advance. May Attack Poland. While there is a nnssHfllftv th vnl sheviki may launch an overwhelming attaCK against Poland, the statement issued yesterday showed the greatest preoccupation of officialdom was over the debacle of Denikine's armies and the rapid advance of the soviet fnrou toward the Persian and Afghan fron tiers. The situation which now confronts Great Britain and more or less .l.innn and China is not of midden ;,nh however. For the past two months or more the bolshevlki have had an al most unbroken serien nf snrnuuu which have swept them forward on all fronts where their forces are believed to be formidable. Admiral Kolchak's army in Siberia seems to have been completely defeat ed ir not dispersed. The reds are today far east of Krasnoyarsk and are mov ing nearer Irkutsk. While reports from Siberia have dealt almost entirely with operation along the Siberian rail rnnn occasional advices have indicated the bolshevlki have moved far south of that line and have established them selves near the Mongolian' frontier southwest of Irkutsk. E LS E Helsingfors, Jan. 15. Radical agita tors deported from America will be carefully examined before they are per mitted to enter Russia according to a statement made to the correspondent of the Associated Press by M. Klishke, secretary of the soviet delegation at Dorpat, when Interviewed on the sub ject a short time ago. M. Klishke and his colleague, M. Benhendorff, were asked what Russia would do with th radicals being sent to Europe on board the "soviet ar" Buford. They profess ed to be uninformed on the subject but said: "Soviet Russia will not allow itself to be used as a dumping ground for agita tors from America." Finland, in accepting custody of the party, is said to be planning to use the prominent members for the purpose of securing the exchange of Finnish po litical prisoners held in soviet Russia. As It is regarded uncertain whether the bolshevlki will consent to receive all members of the party, considerable speculation has been caused by the question whether "those denied admis slon will be turned loose between the Finnish and soclet lines to shift the best they can. It is understood the Buford will not leave Han go until the party has crossed the Finnish. border. MUTINY REPORT UNCONFIRMED Paris, Jan. 16. Reports that Frencn naval forces and troops at Toulon have mutinied have not been confirmed and nothing relative to disorders there is mn"lfcMM ii mi - Clemenceau Out Of Presidential Race Paris, Jan. 16. Premier Clenw ceau today announced that he would withdraw as a candidate for the presi dency of the republic. He asked his supporters to vote for President Poin care for ae-election, Paris. Jan. 16.J A Joint parliamen tary caucus of the senate and the chamber of deputies cast a secret bal MARINES AND HAITIENS REPULSE BANDIT ATTACK Washington, Jan. 16. Uni- ted States marines and Haltien gendarmerie yesterday repelled an attack on Port Au Prince, the Haiteien capital, by a force of 300 bandits, more than half of whom were killed, wounded or captured after being pur- sued outside the city. . RULE STRICTLY E Preparatory to clearing the senator ial "decks" for adjournment of the leg islature Saturday noon, as provided In a resolution which has ueen adopted by both houses, President Vinton an nounced this morning that from now on the rule limiting debate sn meas ures to five minutes for anyvmember would be rigidly enforced. Explana tions of votes must be confined to one minute. A total of forty-nine bills now grace the senate calendar, t Single Fight In Prospect. With the mill grinding smoothly in the consideration of bills on the calen dar this morning the only prospect for an argument which now looms in the offing is based upon consideration of Representative Alosford's attempt to repeal Portlands city zoning law. The bill will come onto the floor of the sen. ate today on a unanimous adverse rt port from the judiciary committee. The committee's unfavorable view of the bill is due in large measure to the presence before the committee last night of a large delegation from Port land headed by Mayor Baker, who suc ceeded In convincing the committee men that the move Is not altogether popular In the state metropolis. Its ap. pcarance is expected to precipitate a fight when friends of the measure will attempt to force favorable considera tion in spite of the adverse report of the committee. Aid Rill Is Passed. The bill by Senator Pierce correct ing defects discovered in the soldier's educational act was passed by the sen ate this morning without opposition ex cept that Senator Eberhard objected to the senate's "whittling down a meas use that had been passed by the peo." Under the bill as passed by the sun ate only those ex-service men who were In the service for three months or more and who were drafted or enlisted in the serVice before the signing of the armistic, November 11, 1918, will be entitled . to partake of the financial benefits provided by the measure. "Due diligence and satisfactory pro gress" on the part of the student will also be required before participation in the fund In order to eliminate "slackers" who have been merely "sitting in" at some of the schools In order to participate in the educational and while devotiny the greater pat nf their time t working or merely loafing about town. Sixty hours of aciual school work per month will also be re quired of students in order to receive the maximum benefit of $25 per month. Attendance for a lesser num ber of hours at either day or night school will meet with proportionate compensation. Students at night law schools, however, would be allowed their books and tuttlon, except that the aggregate cost must not exceed 125 per month. The state superintendent r public Instruction Is given general su pervisory powers in the administration of the act and $500 Is set aside from the fund to cover the expenses of. su perflslon. The emergency clause Is stripped from the bil las passed by the senate and the bill will become effec tive July 1, next if passed by the house. A companion bill to the soldiers' edu catlonal aid bill also fathered by Sen ators Pierce and I. 8. Smith, providing for an Increase in the millage tax car ried in the measure from two-tenth of a mill to four-tenths of a mill was also passed wlhout opposition. The Increase is expected to provide approximately $400,000 per year for the administra tion of the act. If approved in the house the measure will go on the Bal lot at the May election, inasmuch as It i involves a special tax. (Continued on page three) SENATE DEBATE EN D 11 lot for choice of a presidential candi date. The cote resulted as follows: Paul Deschanel, president of the chamber of deputies, 408; Premier Clemenceau, S8; Charles C. A. Jon nart, recently elected senator, 4; Leon Bourgeois, French representative In the league of nations, 3 ; Marshal Foch, 1; President Poincare, It. 1 LIZAT10N MEMORIAL GOES The house Friday morning passed the senate memorial asking congress for a constitutional amendment pro viding that children of such aliens as cannot be naturalised shall retain the nationality of their parents. A meas ure designed to bar Japanese born in America from becoming American citizens. A spirited debate over the measure, which was fathered by the American legion, followed, but the vote was unanimous. Another Important measure passed was the bill introduced by Mrs. Thompson, levying an annual tax of two mills for public elementary schools and providing for the dis bursement thereof. This bill, as ex plained by the author, places the pub He schools upon a substantial finan cial basis instead of sporadic district flnanceering. The joint resolution for a memorial to congress favoring the opening of Klamath lake flooded land to soldier settlement was passed unanimously. Westerlund's bill, to facilitate the removal of county seats, was amended to require 20 percent of the voters for a petition for change to be submitted to the people. The present law re quires two thirds of the voters. The bill is designed to facilitate the re moval of Jackson county's seat from Jacksonville to Medford. The Rogue river fish bill was amended to cut out seines on Rogue river but leave set nets and gill nets for commercial fishing and referred back to committee. Burdick's bill increasing the ex penses allowed the district sealer of weights and measures from $850 to $1150 a year also passed without dis sent. House bill 36, removing the five year age limit on commission to the feeble minded institution was passed before noon adjournment. ANTI-ROYALTY Bill What promises to reopen the pav ing royalties Issue on the floor of the senate and precipitate another battle of words Is the bill introduced at noon Friday by Senator Moser, prohibiting the payment of royalties on pavement laid by the state from now until the time whe'n a United States district court has passed upon the validity of the Warren Construction company's claims to royalties. The bill is almost identical to the Harris bill. It was referred to the com mlttee on roads and highways. A RA BY HOUSE TODAY POLICE GATHER CLUES AGAINST SUSPECTS AS THEY DENY ALL GUILT Yeggs Escape After Blowing Portland Safe Portland, Or., Jan. 16. Police and cracksmen staged a revolver duel hero early today following the blowing of the safe of the Empire Packing com pany, near the river front, the result being no fatalities and no arrests. A patrolman heard the explosion fol lowing the blowing of the safe, the police reports indicate, and upon in vestigating saw four men run from the scene. Joined by other members of the de partment, the patrolman resumed the pursuit, but the men had completely disappeared. Mrs. Ralph Olover and small daugh ter, Maxlne, returned Thursday from a short visit in Portland. mm 0F9APPR0VED BY GOVERKOIt Legislature To Select New Members Under Provisions OfNorblad-Bean ElT Be fore Adjourning. Governor picott today signed th Norblad-Bean bill providing for a fish and game commission of nine mem bers, three, representing commercial Interests, five representing game Inter ests, and a neutral chairman, over which a strenuous fight has raged since the opening of the legislature. Either this afternoon or tomorrow,' -the legislature will select the members of the commission. Alt member of the present commission will be retain ed. An effort Is underway to secur harmony in fish and game matters by selecting some members representative of the disgruntled game interests. Among those mentioned for appoint ment are Walter Backus and H. B. Van Dager of Portland, E. V. Carter of Ash land and A. E. Reames of Medrbrd. Warren Reed of Reedsport, 8chlmt of Astoria and John Hall of Marshfield. OREGON AND O.A.C. Open warfare was declared, pot of ficially but In faot, never the Ieoi be tween the University of Oregon and the Oregon Agricultural college when a bill providing for a millage tax ot one and six one-hundredths of a mill on the assessed valuation of the state was Introduced In the house by Kubll, for the maintenance of theso two instl ttulons and the Oregon State Normal school. The bill provides that this shall bo levied In 1920 and every year there after and that 50 one-hundredths of a mill shall be apportioned to the Uni versity of Oregon, an equal sum to the) Oregon Agricultural college and the re maining 6 onc-hundredths of 1 mill to the Oregon State Normal school. Reducing this to dollars it would mean that on the basis of the present assessed valuation the University of Oregon would be given an annual mill age appropriation of approximately $450,000 and the Oregon Agricultural college of an equal amount, while the normal school would be given about $59,400. The controversy arises over the In sistence of the University of Oregon that It and the Oregon Agricultura college Bhall share equally In the amount to be provided. Reclaimed Cotton And Wool Blankets At Army Store A shipment of reclaimed cotton mdi wool blankets, part of the army sur plus stock, went on sale here at th army store, 361 Chemcketa street, at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. The ship ment arrived in the morning. The b:r.nkets will sell at $3.50 each. While L. Gavlgan and Jim Grace, suspected of having connection with the holdup and shooting Wednesday night of Jack Frohmader, maintain stolid defiance and Innocence of the crime, police here are steadily welding, a chair of evidence around them. What evidence they have, pojice claim, points strongly to the pair as guilty of the most heinous robbery committed in Sa lem for years. , Only one thing Is lacking, Chief of Police Varney claims, that will cmch the charge on the two men. Every ef fort Is being made to gather this single piece of evidence, the nature ot which police would not divulge. Foot-prints Vfut . Thursday plaster-parls reproduc tions of foot-prints were taken from the mud of Oak street near where the shooting occurred. These reproduction police claim, correspond with shoes taker, from the feet of Oavlgan and Grace. One shoe, worn by Oavlgan, had a small steel plate on the sole. 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