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Twenty-two states now have ratified
the nation-wide dry amendment.
Thirty-six states are required.
A movement to erect a monument
at Oyster Bay, N. Y., to commemorate
the life and work of Theodore Roose
velt has been Inaugurated.
An annual rental of $53,603,437 is
provided in the government contract
with the Pennsylvania lines, east, and
six subsidiaries, it is announced by
the railroad administration.
Major-General J. Franklin Bell, com-1
mander of the Department of the
East, died Wednesday night at the i
Presbyterian hospital in New York.
Ills death was due to heart disease, j
Idaho, through action of the state j
senate Wednesday, ratified the amend- J
ment to the federal constitution seek-j
ing to prohibit forever the manufac-j
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors in I
the United States. i
Nine persons are dead and a score )
of others suffering injuries as the re- J
suit of a spectacular fire and explo
sion which wrecked a film exchange
building in Pittsburg late Wednesday, j
The damage is estimated at $1,000,000.
Lieutenant-Governor Channlng P. 1
Cox of Boston sent a telegram to Sen- j
ator Lodge Wednesday, asking him to (
introduce in congress a resolution pro- j
viding for the changing of the name
of the Panama canal to Roosevelt
canal.
Ten million marks arrived in Cob
lentz Thursday by special train, this
sum being the first payment by the,
German government of the 25,000,-j
000 marks due In January for the ex-.
penses of the American army of occu
pation. MKOiai L.finne, me uouuoir inum-j
ler of Russia, has be'en arrested at the
command of Leon Trotzky, minister of
war and marine, who has made himself
dictator, according to a Moscow dis
patch to the Gothenburg, Sweden,
Gazette.
The Paris Temps says it Is able to
state that President Wilson has offi
cially informed Premier Clemenceau
' that he does not desire to be consid
ered at the peace congress as the head
of a state, but only as tue prime min
ister of his state.
Mrs. William Waltenberg and two
sons, George and Arnold, aged 3 and
9 years, respectively, were burned to
death in their home in Colville Wed
nesday morning, and another son,
Lawrence, aged 7 years, was so badly
burned he Is not expected to recover.
Captain Martin Van Buren Bates, 74,
world famous as a giant, died at his
home at Seville, Ohio, Wednesday.
Bates, who toured the world with a
circus, was seven feet four inches tall
and weighed 3C0 pounds. He was
married twice, his first wife being over
eight feet tall.
The Southern Products company of
Dallas, Tex., which was mentioned in
a hearing before the senate committee
investigating German propaganda as
having participated with the Chase
National bank of New York in a loan
of f3,000,000 to the German govern
ment, denies any knowledge- of such a
loan.
Flvo transports and the battleship
North Carolina steamed Into New
York harbor Tuesday, bringing a total
of nearly 9000 officers and men of the
army and navy from Trance.
Lieutenant David L. Fultz, United
States army, was unanimously elected
president of tho new International
Baseball League at a mooting of club
owners in New York Tuusduy night.
At his own request the term was lim
ited to ono year.
WORLD
HAPP
NIB
SOCIALIST LEADERS GUILTY
Victor I llorgcr and Tour Associates
Violntc Espionage Ijiw.
Chicago. Fivo lenders of tho Social
ist party were found guilty by n Jury
after flvo hours and 50 minutes' de
liberation In Federal Judgo Lnndls'
court Friday of conspiracy to violate
tho espionage law by delivering public
speeches and circulating published ar
ticles with tho wilful Intent of causing
Insubordination, disloyalty and refusal
of duty among tho military and naval
forces of the United States and with
Interfering with tho recruiting sorvlco
and the enforcement of tho selective
draft law.
The men found guilty aro:
Victor L. Uerger, representative
elect from Milwaukee, nud editor of
tho Milwaukee Leader.
Adolph Conner, national secretary
of the Socialist party.
J. Louis Eugdahl, editor of the
American Socinllst, official publica
tion of tho Socialist party.
William F. Kruse, national secre
tary of the Young People's Socialist
League.
Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker, Social
ist writer and lecturer, formerly di
rector of the literature department of
the Socialist party, aud author of anti
war pamphlets.
Tho convicted men face prison
terms of from one to 20 years, fines of
from $1000 to $10,000, or both, at tho
discretion of tho trial judge, who will
fix the punishment later.
Attorneys for tho defendants Imme
diately presented a motion for a new
trial. Judge Landls fixed Jaunary -3
as the date when he will hear argu
ments on this motion. Tho flvo de
fendants were taken in custody' in the
courtroom, but a few minutes later
were released on their old bonds of
$10,000 each. Seymour Stedman, chief
counsel for the defendants, declared
that the case will be appealed to the
United States supreme court if neces
sary to keep his clients out of prison.
REDS TAKE VILNA AND
MASSACRE CIVILIANS
Warsaw. Vilna has fallen Into tho
hands of the Bolshevik army, several
thousand strong, which drove out the
Polish militia. A massacre of civil
ians began at once, partly because tho
Poles had offered resistance and had
arrested or shot the members of the
local Bolshevik committees.
The Polish troops, who had no can
non and only a few cartridges per
riflo and were under command of Gen
eral Veltko, retreated to Lanovarova,
where they were disarmed by tho Ger
mans and sent to Bialystok. There
they were robbed by tho Germans and
were started off for Polish territory,
Lemburg, where the Poles aro defend
ing themselves against tho Ruthen
ians, apparently safe for the time
being.
The political situation at Warsaw
is stationary. As a result of inter
views which Ignace Jan Padorewski
has had with General Pilsudski, Pa
derewski has agreed to form a new
cabinet, provided the Socialists In the
ministry withdraw from their predom
inating position. General Pilsudski
expressed himself as not wishing to
use his authority to force tho with
drawal of these Socialists.
NEED 1,400,000
TONS FOODSTUFFS
Washington, D. C At least 1,400,
000 tons of foodstuffs, costing approx
imately $350,000,000 delivered, will bo
needed to carry through, until tho
next harvest, tho populations of tho
districts thus far Investigated by the
American staff of tho Commission on
European Relief. This estimate was
sent by Herbert Hoover to tho Food
administration In a cablegram review
ing the conditions as found In central
Europe and tho Balkan states, Finland,
Baltic states, Serbia, Jugo slavia, Vien
na, Tyrol, Poland, Roumanla, Bulgaria,
Armenia and Czecho slovakia.
Tho surveys made by tho American
commission, Mr. Hoover said, discloses
that meats, fats aud milk aro so short
In many regions that tho health of tho
people Is very much Impaired, mortal
ity among children Is appalling, aud
there Is a constant menace through tho
threatened spread of Bolshevism, espe
cially In tho cities,
1) SHIPS DIVERTED
FOR FOREIGN TRADE
Rebuilding of Pre-War Business
Begun By U. S.
JAP CRAFT RETURNED
Army to Give Up '1'onnnge Gradually
ns Forces Abroad Diminish; Hol
land llottoniN to lie Released,
Washington, U i -Approximately
200 cargo ships haw been diverted to
peace-time trade routes since the sign
ing of tho armistice. This represents
tho net result of tho United States
shipping board's contribution up to
date toward tho rebuilding of tho na
tion's foreign trade. As rapidly as
tho nrmy can spare ships from the
work of carrying supplies to tho Amer
ican expeditionary forces, they will
he placed whore most needed.
Between December 10 and January
10 tho war department released 148
ships, totaling neurly 900.000 dead
weight tons, which had been devoted
excluslwly to the army supply serv
ice. Others released prior to Decem
ber 10 and several newly completed
ships, intended originally for army
work, were Xoleased.
About 50 of the 2fio ships were un
der 4000 tons, which were released tho
first of tho year from requisition. Oth
ers aro being operated by the shipping
board, while several are neutral ships
tho charters of which have expired.
Tho neutral vessels will be chartered
to private firms.
Twenty-one Japanese ships are be
ing turned back to their owners.
These ships have been used on the
Atlantic. One of them has been start
ed through tho Panama Canal on Us
return voyage, while tho others will
follow at once. It will cost the United
States government several million dol
lars to send the ships back to Japan
under tho rather severe charter terms,
agreed to by the shipping board.
It was learned Monday that the next
lot of ships released by tho shipping
board probably will bo tho S7 Dutch
ships seized by tho United States gov
ernment, after Holland had failed to
agree to terms for their use.
Negotiations aro pending by which
some of the Norwegian ships will re
main under charter to the shipping
board under more favorable terms
than during tho war. Some of tho Nor
wegian ships already havo been re
leased. Owners of American ships which
were requisitioned by tho shipping
board aro clamoring for their release.
All Influence is being brought to hear
In behalf of particular owners. The
shipping hoard, however, takes tho
position that It cannot show any fa
voritism and will release ships only
by classes. Tho first class of requisi
tioned ships released were those be
tween 2500 and 4000 deadweight tons,
while the next class, it Is expected,
will bo those between 4000 and 0000.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
GREGORY RESIGNS
Washington, I). C Thomas Watt
Gregory, attorney-general of tho Unit
ed States since 1914, has resigned be
cause of "pecuniary responsibilities,"
and will return to tho practice of law.
President Wilson has agreed to his
retirement next March 4. (Tho sal
ary of tho uttorney-goneral Is $12,000
a year.)
Mr. Gregory's letter of resignation,
dated January 9, and -tho president's
reply, cabled from Paris tho next day,
were made public Sunday night at tho
White Houso. Tho attorney-general's
letter disclosed that ha hud long con
sidered retiring from office and had
discussed tho mattor with tho presi
dent beforo Mr, Wilson went abroad.
Mr. Gregory's successor has not yet
been appointed, and there has been no
official Intimation as to who ho will
be. In speculation tho names of
Frank L. Polk, counsellor of tho state
department, and acting secretary
whllo Mr. Lansing Is in Europe, and
Keuutor Junius Hamilton Lewis, of
Illinois, were mentioned,
STATE NEWS I
TTVT DTDTTTf
Tho weekly report of accidents of
tho Industrial Accident Commission
shows that thoro wero flvo fatalities
out of 377 accidents reported.
Oregon Agricultural college resumed
Its normal life lust Tuesday with tho
opening of tho second term of tho
year. Sailors' uniforms and lihukl
mingled with civilian dress In tho lines
of waiting registrants. Several hoys
from overseas appeared.
C. H. Wllloughby, of Eugene. Is ap
pointed a member of tho State Board
of Dental Examiners to succeed Dr.
II. 11. Olluger, of Salem. Dr. II. II.
Schmltt, of Portland, was appointed to
succeed himself as a member of the
samo board.
What Is believed by many Meilford
people to bo an augury for butter
times In Meilford aud southern Ore
gon Is seen In the sale by the city
council of tho city's $700,000 refund
ing bonds at par to Ulrvln & Miller,
of San Francisco.
With tho departure from Bund of
Llouteuunt George B. Syphor and Cup
tain McAllster, tho existence of the
Loyal Luglou of Lumbermen and Log
gers in this locality, its u phase of the
United States military system, passed
Into history. From now on tho acti
vities of tho luglou there will pertain
entirely to civil life.
A big dam at tho head of Link river
for tho reclamation of 70,000 acres of
laud In tho Wood River valley, which
will bo a big factor In making tho up
per Klamath lake better adaptable for
logging purposes, will bo completed
this year, In all probability, according
to George Walton, manager of the.
California Oregon Power company.
That tho state should ho the unit
of taxation for high school education
by making tho state high school tui
tion fund law take tho place of the
present county high school tuition
fund law bo repealed, aro recommen
dations Incorporated In tho report of
tho legislative committee of county
school superintendents at a recent
meeting to grado papors.
Tho sanitary and reclamation corny
mission at Its meeting in Astorlu last
week sold $200.000'lu bonds to Morris
Bros., of Portland, at tho rate of $95
per $100. Tho money Is to bo used
for tho construction of n bulkhead
filong the third reclamation district,
from the Clatsop mill to Thirty-seventh
street, and tho entire district is
to bo filled with sand pumpod from
the river.
Slate Highway Engineer Nunn, who
just returned from a meeting of statu
highway officials ut Salt Lake, stutes
that resolutions were adopted putting
under way plans for amendments to
federal highway law which would
provide for Oregon highway money
from the government by matching $27
for $73 to securo $100 worth of roads,
rather than on a dollar for dollar
basis, as now.
A bill reconveylng to tho govern
ment 93,000 acres of land In Coos and
Douglas counties, Oregon, on tho pay
ment of $232,500 to tho southern Ore
gon company, a htndholdlng concern,
was passed by tho houso and sent to
tho senate. Enactment of tho bill
would end court litigation brought by
Attorney-General Grogory for forfeit
ure of tho land, which Is pending In
tho supremo court,
A 90-day option for tho purchaso of
tho Sutherlln Inn, ut Sutherlln, has
hcou taken by J, A. Rlppey, president
of tho Southern Oregon Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists. Tho Inn, a
two story modern brick structure, will,
In event the deul is consummated, he
utilized as an academy. Tho transac
tion hinges on tho Sutherlln people,
being able to moot certain require
ments relative to adjoining vacant
lots.
During the past 18 months moro
than $2,000,000 In Oregon Irrigation
district bonds havo been sold, while
during tho seven preceding years not
a bond of this kind was disposed of,
This condition Is duo to tho 1917 Ir
rigation district statute, according to
Engineer Cupper, In a letter sent to
u Chlcugo houdlug-houHO recently, Ho
credits tho Oregon statute with being
tho best on tho statute books of any
vtutu It) (ho Union,
SERIOUS
FIGHTING
IN
Government and Spartacans
in Hot Clashes.
MANY FLEE CAPITAL
Government Issues Proclamation In
structing Troops to Prohibit
Gathering" In Streets.
Berlin. -The government has decid
ed that It will end the plotting of tho
Spurtucus socialists with the means at
present at Us disposal, and in a
proclamation Issued Wednesday In
structs Its troops to defend the hov
eminent and prohibits gathering of
groups In the streetH.
Street battles continue. DurliiK the
fighting revolvers and hand mienndos
haui been used. The number f per
sons killed or wounded Is not known.
The Spartacus group has captured
the Kpanduu arsenal and distributed
arms among Its followers. It Is nld
the government would eminent to a
parley with the Spurloens faction, pro
vided civilians wero disunited, occu
pied buildings were evacuated and
Chief of Police Elchhoru should glvn
In. The Spurtucus group has captured
tho postofflco. Tho offices of the
Wolff Bureau, the semiofficial news
agency, have been transferred to
Frankfort.
Paris. Serious fighting occurred
Monday In Wilhelinstrasso and a largo
number of Spartacans are reported
to have been killed, say dispatches.
The Independent socialists have Join
ed the Spartacans and proclaimed a
general strike In Berlin. The majority
socialists and democrats are support
ing the government.
During the fighting on Monday tho
Spartacans entered the chancellor's
palace, from which they opened flro on
the buildings of tho Vorwaerts. Elch
horu, tho Sparlacan police chief, Is re
ported to be fortified In tho castle.
Berlin.- A government official hua
Informed a correspondent that tho cab
inet has rallied all agencies to the sup
port of law and oritur and defense of
the government.
"If the Spartacans attack us," said
tho official, "they will find us pre
pared. We have all tho troops needed
to assert our authority. Naturally we
are anxious to avoid a conflict, hut If
It comes It will not bo of our choos
ing." Tho correspondent has been Inform
ed In competent quarters that tho gov
ernment Is hurriedly mobilizing all
available defensive forces. The Sparta
cans also aro arming and making tho
royal stables their headquarters. A
spacious apartment In tho former chan
cellor's palace has been equipped as a
Red Cross room.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PLANS FORMULATED
Paris.- The return to Paris of Presi
dent Wilson, the arrival of Lord Rob
ert Cecil, tho special delegate of tho
British government on tho league, of
nations, and tho presonco hero of Leon
Bourgeois, tho French representative
on tho same subject, marked the In
auguration of exchanges on tho defin
ite terms by which tho league Is to bo
constituted.
Already considerable progress has
hcou muilo on tho various tentative
proposals, but In tho absence of tho
president has not taken definite form,
but It Is expected that ho personally
will tako a leading part In tho final
formulation of the plan. Meanwhile,
however, tho various governments
chiefly Interested aro presenting out
lines In qulto definite form.
Tho British plans or this tentative
nature havo been prosentod, ono by
Lord Robert Cecil, tho oilier by Lieu
tenant General Hniuts, of tho War cab
inet. The French plan uh formulated
by M. Bourgeois also has been set
forth and those urn being compared by
Iho American specialists, who aro pro
paring' thu ground work for Prosldont
Wilson.
R
BERLIN