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Forty-ninth Vimr.
iM lODPOItl), OKFJON, mi)AX, J UXK 13, 1919
NO. 71
Mail Tribune
1
OREWRITE
PECE
COMPLETELY
Council of Four Checkmates U. S
Senate Bv Orderlnu. New Draft
Drawn Chanucj in Answer to
German Counter Proposals In
eluded In New Draft Fall of Pres
ent German Government Expected
May NotRecoiinlie Radicals.
I1YTIIK ASSOCIATED i'UKSS.
June HI. Tln peace treaty with (lor
liiiinv will vii-l iiitllv In' rewritten mii iik
In iMiilni.lv I In' chamics ili'riili'il upon
in the tillieil ri'i'lv I" Urn Ocnnuii
counter urolioxiilH. which nuw ih ho
lite framed I'm' carlv delivery to Hit'
Gorman plenipotentiaries.
Tim treaty will nl I"' altered in
' principle "it i exiilauied. lint tin
ini'iirniiriiliiiii el' CMilannlioiis mid
clarifications whirh lliii allies liavf
I'riiini'il in ri'iilvinir In I In- counter
proposals will make virlnullv 11 now
lllll'llllll'llt llf it. Il i CXPCctl'll Ullll
its publication will Im authorized tin'
lIllV it iN lll'liVOrod til till' GorlUIIIIS
or tint ilnv following.
Tim work iif drafting I hi' nllii'il re-
nlv in the form of changes decided
mum in going furwiinl in Paris lodav.
The task in n considerable ihik and
it him been complicated liv n 1 1 lit i 1 1
proposal to. reopen tliu reparations
section, which, however, scorns likrlv
In Im.iiiieelod, The Munition, novor
Ihelons. point to n ili'luv in tho de
livery, possibly taking il over until
Monday,
Change In Hun (iovcniiiiciit
Wllill tlllTll HCI'IIIH til 111- II finite
Hi nil belief tlmt thi' GorimiiiH will
accent tlm tri'iitv terms, pews dis
putrliin from 1'iiriM reflect n certain
minimi! or iloiilit whether tlm Gcr
imiil ili'li'unli'M or tlm present Gor
iniin government will sign t lie eonvon
lion. French official circles are said
' to expect the imiiii'iliiit" oslablish
lui'iit of u radical Koi iuli-t iiilminiH
tnitiiui. which it Ih said iniiv sign tlm
treaty, tint oven in Ilint event it ha
llCI'll suggested till! IlllicS might lllll
accept the signature nf the radicals.
Agreement ICcnrhcil
AtrropiiifiitM in principle n" to 11"'
nioHt perplexing features of. the reply
Imve boon reached, il being reported
tlmt it plchoseilo in Silesia will ho
uriintt'il "ml Germany will liu admit
tod to tlio League of Nations.
the trout V stipulates that the
Snrro district will hold n plebeseite
nftur 1") VcnrR.
The five groat powers Imve in
formed Admiral Koleuk. heml of the
' AU-Russian government at Omsk, tlmt
tlio allies htiind liv their reeent of
fer lo furnish supplies mill munitions
to tho Kolcluik iirinv.
Ilrltlsli Try Now Stunt
I'AHIS. June HI. The British
have ntudo 1111 eleventh-hour nttemtit
to ro-fipen tlio oucstion of ropura
tions. Tlitiv Imve submitted propos
iIh introducing ii)to the functions of
the permanent reparations oommis
hiun the -principle of control of rnw
materials, etc.. furnished (Icrmnnv,
eiiiihlinir the commission to euiitrol
(lermnnv'H eeonoinie. iliveloiniimt
- iluriliif thli period it ononitex.
Tho lirit inli effort has not mot
- with it HViuimlliet'o reecption hv the
lepnriitioiiM eommisHion. to winch it
huh ret erred. It norms improlmlilc
t II lit t lie proposals will he neeeplod
lint Ihev roust it ut t one of the eaiises
of tho delay of tho reply to the Cler
Diiins. whieh it was rumoreil lodnv
tirolnililv would not he prosontoil until
Monday.
OliI Text Obsolete,
' PAHIS, Juno Hl.r-lt is undei'Hlood
: that tlm new trout v will he mailt'
public on the day of its delivery or
the dnv after.
Tho council of four, it develops, de
cided that simply to attach the reply
to tho iirminal document was niim-no
ticable, as important clauses would
lie left, obscure and imperfect. Hence
the decision to row ri In tho document
It was commented in pence confer-
; once circles today that this action
renders obsolete tho text published
in tho United States,
Tho council of four to.dav devoted
both of its sessions, to tho revision of
tho text of tho treaty. When the
forenoon session ended the council
and sent to tho revision commission
18 reports. AinoiiCt these roinuiniuc
lo be pnssnd are sevoral doalinir with
important snhiects.
Report Norfolk Strike Sottloil.
VOUTHMOUTIl. Ohio. June 1:1.
Aciiordimr to a stnloniont by local
Norfolk and Woslorn officials hnrc
this afternoon, the strike on the
Norfolk and Western railroad, involv
injjr 10,000 men, litis been sullied.
. LEILA WALKER
I
OF COLOR IN U. S. A.
,
MOW YORK, .luiio 13. Tlm
4- I It lo of rlt'hoHl nem o woman In
tho I'nlteil HhitoH, held for 4
many yearn tiy Mmo. C. .1.
4 Walker, mini uriiRl urifr of u liulr
iilnt meiit wliloly poimlar with
her ruce, will iiih to lior only
diiiiKhter, M m. I.elln Walker-
4 ItoliliiKon, under th terms of
linr will, which if wnii learned
hero, turn boon (Hod III Indian-
UIHiIIh. The mtutii In (wlllliulcd
ut tl.ono.tino. HelutlvcK Ret
$1011,0111) uiul i lmrll loo 10),-
000. .
ON WHEAT PRICE
SI'DKAN'i:. Wa-.li.. June 111. A
i-iiIiIi'l: ruin protc.-.tinii auaiust wlint
was termed the "maliiilmiiiisiration
of l-'i-ili-riil Wheat Administrator
lliirnes in entennu into an uL-rccnicnt
with millers, uraiii liuvcrs and linkers
In buv wheat oldv at the uovernmeiit
L'liiiranlccd in i n i m i il in was directed
sent lo President Wilson, liv the
northwest conference of farmers here
todnv.
Markctiit" of Aiiicru-nn wheat sur
plus for lcs than the fullest fair price
that inn v be ohlniucd on mi American
market free to the world ooniuetitivc
biildiliL' will violate sound nalioiml
'conoiuics mid result in unfair losses
ii American wliciit farmers in liun-
Ireds of IbouKiinds of ilollars. tin'
iiblck'nini declares. It usks that the
wheat administrator be forbidden
from atteuiptinu to set up a minimnm
price.
Kesolutiolis adopted at the fore
noon session included one ileclnriiiir
auiiiust the dnvliuht savini; plan and
for "the observance of the laws of
nature and the Almiuhtv." for more
L'ood roads and the lioiidint' of conn-
lies to pav for tlinin: a temple of tm
ricidtore at Wirshiiu-lon : a sovern-
ment land settlement policy; reduced
frcicbt and express rates on seeds;
a branch of the bureau of animiil in -diislrv
for the northwest; the teach
ing of iiniinul liushandrv mid domes
tic si'ieuce in public and rural
schools; better livestock laws; a HKJO
wheat price "to prevent loss and
possible disaster to the auric ultnrii!
interests of tho eoiintrv." '
It was decided that another eon
ereiicc. lo be made up of delcL'iites
iif all farm orcnuintioiis. will be held
herl next October or November to
perfect n northwest federation of nil
imrieulturnl interests.
YAKIMA CHIEF OF
POLICE CLAIMING
WOLFF REWARD
YAKIMA. Wash.. Juno Kl. Chief
of Police .1. Mi Oihnore. who arrested
Uov Wolff when the lad came to -talk
with J mine II. M. Tavlor on Moniinv.
says that it anvoiie cliuins tae re
ward of $l.f0ll for his appieliension
said to havo been offered bv Hakers-
licld citizens, he will do so. lie will
retain an attorney to present his ease,
if necessary, ho asesrts,
"Uov did not come in to irivo liim
sell.' up,'1 tho chief snys. "lie eame
in o lulU lo Juduo Tuvlor. who help
ed not him off onco when ho was in
troiihlu wild officers for stealing bi
cycles. He told iiH bo liml a mm at
Selah and that ho would lmvo shot
anvoiio who ciinio to take him. That
souiiiIh milch like uiving himself on.
Wo took him bv surprise, that's all.
Had lie known that wo woro nnv
whero around tho court, ho would
never havo ciinio in."
Wolff slept us well as ever last
night, and ouls ravenously. Ho bus
numerous visitors. mostly from
nnioiur his relatives, and ono brolhor
out of the service is with linn prac
tically continuously. Hu shows no
siuns of remorse or of tlio serious
ness of the crime, and listened today
to his brother's presentation of tlio
fnct that lie hud been mentally iitcn
ponsihlo since bis fall ten Years ago.
causing tin injury to- his head.
STOCKUOUr. Juno 13. A Brit
ish smindron is boniburdimr the l!ol
shevik buso ut Kronsladl with heavy
guns, neoordjnir to a report published
in tlio At'tonblud -today.
POSTAL UNION
OFFERS TERMS
SETTLE STRIKE
First Steo Toward Settlement of Na
tion Wide Strike Taken in Chlcauo
Men Ask Watte Adlustment Soon
asComuanv Is Given Control
Reports on Strike Conflictlnq.
CHIOACiO, Juno 1.1. First Bleps
toward u nettlyment of tho hatlon-
wldo strike of commercial teleKrnpli-
ern wore taken today when offlcluls
of tho Commorclal ToleKrapherii'
I'nlon of America nulunltteil to tbo
I'oslul Ti'lcuraiih company condition!
upon which an UKreemont could bo
based. .
Tho condition In effect urovlilo
that the strike would bo called off so
fur as tho I'ostnl Is concerned If tliut
compiuiy will uKroe to wane adjust
ments Immediately after full control
ban been xlven tho company by the
wlro administration.
The conditions which are under
stood to hiivo boon requested by tho
I'oDtal TcleKruph company woro for
warded to Now York offlcluU of tho
company today, according to report
hero. ( 1
lliirlesun to Hluno
I'nlon otricluli snld that an order
Issued sometime oko by Postmaster
General Hlirlcnon and mill In effort
prohtbltH the commercial telegraph
companies from stalling waxo con
tracts with their operators. Kor this
reason, It was said, tho conditions
were so drawn as to provide that act
ual waito agroomenls would not bo
ontored Into, nor other concessions
granted until after tho government
had discontinued all control.
Picketing committee In scores of
towns and cities today set to work
'truing telephono glrlB to Join the
strlko. Many of tho ttlrls ore affili
ated with tho International Brother
hood of Kloctrlcal Workers which
bus palled a-strlke for next Monday
and will iiffect 130,000 workers, ac
cording to strike loaders.
It was estimated the number of
workers Idle today oxceeds 22.000.
Moral support to tho strikers will be
glvon by the Amorlran Train Dis
patchers association, its president, J.
G. Luhrscn, announced.
ItciMirts f'oofllcting
C1IICAOO. June 13. A' the open
ing of tho third days of the commer
cial tologniphors' strlko, leaders of
the union today profossed to bo en
couraged, asserting that additional
men had eono out during tho Inst 24
hours, and that moro would Join the
ranks of tho strikers during the day.
On tho other hand, officials of the
Western Pnlon mid Postul Telegraph
companies claimed a number of men
In various parts of the country who
loft their keys on tho first day of tho
strlko hud roturnod to work and that
only slight Inconvenience had been
caused by the walkout.
I'nlon officials said tho erdor1 Is
sued yesterday to members of the
Ordor of Hallway Telcgrophors to ro
(u so to handle commercial business
of tho two big teloRraph companies
after tomorrow morning would bo of
great advantage In their tight to
force recognition of tho right for col
lective bargaining, linproved'worklng
conditions nfid wago increases. Fur
ther encouragement was found by
tho union officials In the order for a
strlko of moro than 100,000 oloctrl
cal workers next Monday unless "a
sottlemont of their differences Ib af
fected.
It was also announced today that
tolographers employed by brokers In
tho west would hold meetings to de
cldo If they would go out In sympathy
with tho commorclnl. men.
Trouble In Oregon
PORTLAND. Juno 13 Tho Postal
Tologruph company here still was
without Its commercial tolograph op
orators today, owing to tho nation
wide strlko, but had succeeded In
securing one strlko-lireakor, a wom
an operator, union officials -announced.
They still woro hopeful that
thoro would bo a break In tho ranks
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
UEUUN. Thursday. Juno 12.
(By Associated Press.) The post
Hon of the (icrman cabinet has .been
materially strengthened as a result
of tbo speeches of Gustav Noske and
Phtllpp Scholdoinnnn at the Weimar
convention of tho majority socialist
party according to tho vlow of tho
non-socialist- press. , Opposition to
Iho moinboi'S of tlio cabinet In tholr
own party Booms to hnvo been over
come , -
Villa in His Wedding Togs
Marries 20 Year Old Girl
. . MMmmM v
-.
'PANCHO'
MKXICO CITY. ' Juno 13. Fran-
rkrn villa, bnn.llt leaflor. Jias twen
, . , .
n.arrtc.1 again, accorflli.K lo n stor)
by a traveler to Uio nowspaiier Kv-
cebilor' of tills city. -. Tho traveler
claims to havo been present at Iho
ceremony which lie oays was ler- i
formeit at Vnllo do Allenilc, near:
Parrnl. niiliiuihua. . -
Villa Is said lo hare apiieareil slid,
ilenly one day In the village and
COL. JOHN LEADER
10 RETURN LATER
POItTI.AN'I). June 13 Colonel
John I,. Lender, militnrv eommniul
ant anil instructor at the I'nivorsitv
of Oreaon. known porsonnllv; over
most of the state todnv tendered In.-,
resignation to President Campbell
and will leave next week, tit the end of
the term, for Pritish Columbia.
The fact that lus war service- in
Oreaoii, to which lie was detailed as
a wounded llritish veteran, litis been
completed with the orttiiiiizution of
the state high schools tor inluvss:on
to the junior officers Irnininsr corps.
impelled Colonel Leader to sever bis
connection with tlie universitv.
"It is a verv srroat wrench to all
of us to leave Oregon." Colonel Lead
ed declared todnv. "I meant to have
ettlcd down in Oregon. Direetlv mv
nffnirs are fixed up, probublv in lD'Jl.
wo hope to come hack to make our
home here."
3 IN LUNGS BUT BABY
PICKERS WILL LIVE
.
CHICAGO, Juno 13. llospl
tnl physicians sold today six
months old Dorothy- McVlckors
would live, following, an ex-
tremoly delicate' ' operation
which removed 43 tacks from
her stomach nnd throe from her
lungs. A box of carpet tucks
had .been handed tho bnliy by
hor two year old brother.
Countess Marklevecz Arrested.
DUBLIN, June 13, Counloss
Markieveczt a Sein Finn lender and
a member of pnrlihiuont, was arrested
here today. She wits taken, to Cork
Wider escort,
.Ai - . .
' -. jr t ia ,vs-i
VILLA
firdiird all the Inhabitants out for a
".' The marriage, accortling to
the traveler, was perform eil by a for.
nicr rd ,l,ero was a
fpas, an(, B (lanrc at ,vhk.h villa in-
triMlurcil his bride, a girl of 20 years,
and delivered n speech.
Mrs. Jiiiinita Torres Villa, who
lived for a time In Ixis Angeles, has
rlaimeil to lie the only lawful wife of
Francisco Ilia.
VILLA AIH ON
'JUAREZ & m
EL PASO, Tex.. June 13. A con
servnlive study ' of the situation
around Juarez leads to the conclu
sion tlmt the near panic in-that city
was caused by small and active ad
vance parties of the force of Villis
tas and that no attack is contemplat
ed at all. A -personal inspection a
far east as Guadalupe was made hv
a representative. Residents of that
town said no considerable force of
ilbstas bad been anywhere near
there1. ' ; '
EL PASO. Tex.. June 13. The 24th
infantry, consisting of l.tJTfl men, ar
rived in El Paso from Columbus. N.
M last night uu!er command ol! Col
onel Arthur G. llnd.-all. -This leaves
one entire battalion of infantry at
Columbus. .
MEXICO CITY. June 12. General
Jesus Augustin. Cns.tro has been nam
ed under secretary of war and ma
rine and is heading that department
on the absence' oft he regular secre-
hirv, according, to n statement given
to the press troin omoinl sources to
night. Tho statement adds that Gen
eral Manuel M. Dioguez. now operat
ing in northern Mexico with lieadnunr-
tcrs in Chihunlnm t itv. will succeed
General Castro as chief of military
operations against the rebels com
manded bv Francisco Villa.
A6K B0LSHEVIKI SOLDIERS
TO AID SIBERIAN CHIEF
OMlSK. Juno 3. (Russian Tele
graphic Agency.) A proclamation
appealing to the soldiers of the Hot-
shevik nnnv to come and aid the
forces of the All-Rnsian government
in the fight for a democratic Russia
has been issued by the commander of
llio Miierian nrmv. ,
Reward for Capture of Levien
" ZURICH. June 11. The Baytiriuil
government has offered a reward of
30,001) murks for the capture of Cue
colnmunist lender. Levien. 0nlv mem
ber of the Munich soviet who has es
capee; urrvsia
REPORTED A FAKE PREMIER ORLANDO
f LABORASKS
"sa
Winnlpeq Trainmen Walk Out at 4
0'Clock Today. Firemen and En
alnemen to Follow All Efforts to
Settle Strike Fail Freiaht and
Passenaer Traffic Demoralized.
WIX.VIPKO. Man.. June 1.1. Of
ficials of the Winnipes Switchmen's
and lrn:nmen s locals announced tins
afternoon tlmt thev had voted to go
on strike at 0 o'clock tonight. It is
believed that the action of the train
men will severely cripple freight ser
vice to and from Winnipoa and may
handicap passenger transportation.
Labor leaders said "thev under
stood the firemen nnd enginemcn
were ready to strike at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. "For more than two
weeks, Winneiieg railroad men have
been split into two factions, as a re
sult of the local strike.
The International Railroad Broth
erhood officers, issued a formal
wanting, some time ico, that nnv rail
road local which took a strike vote
without permission from the brother
hood might be ousted from the broth
erhoods. -
WJXN'IPKO. Man.. June 13. Un
ion lenders nnnounced this mornins:
that Winnipes firemen and engine
men employed on the three railways
entering the city have voted to ioin
the general sympathetic strike un
less the city reinstates its police force
which was dismissed Monday.
WIXXIPEG. Man.. June 13. Re
newed efforts to conciliate labor con
troversies involved in the Winnipeg
strike were made today. Federal us
well us provincial officials arc dis
cussing a new plan of mediation.
Winnipeg was culm tins mornins.
Xo attempt has been made to operate
street cars, despite the fact that the
city has been without transportation
service since May l.'i.
MONTREAL. June 13. Xegoti
tions undertaken bv the Canadian
Railway War Board with the repre
sentatives here oi Division Xo. 4 of
the Railway Shopmen of America in
an attempt to p?event 30.000 men
from strikina for higher wages were
reported toduv to have failed.
A meeting- of the eitv council and
officials of the railway brotherhoods,
to discuss phases of the strike situa
tion will be held in the city hall, late
toduv. An important announcement
may follow.
LEAVES FOR HAL,
PARIS. June 13. (Hnvas.)
Premier Orlando of Itolv left for
Rome last night intending to confer
with the parliamentary leaders in se
cret relative to the work of the peace
conference and to settle eertaiu urg
ent Questions, notublv those concern
ing military precautions contemplated
on the Carinthian frontier. General
Diaz, commander-in-chief of the Itul-
ian armies, accompanied the premier
and will be in personal control on the
frontier.
ATLANTIC CITY, X. J.. June 13.
Secretary of Labor Wilson, ad
dressing the convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor today, coun
selled organized labor not to partic
ipate in the proposed national strike
for tho liberation of Thomas Mooncv,
convicted of complicity in the San
Francisco bomb plot. lie said the
government was investigating the
evidence in the case with a view to
granting M'oonev n new trial nnd that
workingmen could not properly con
stitute themselves a iurv to try him.
SAN FRANCISCO VISITED
BY A $250,000 FIRE
SAX FRAXOISCO. June 13. A
four-story brick structure in the
city's wholesale district burned early
todnv with' a loss, owners estimated
of $250,000. including tho building
ami contents. Occupants were the
Guittard Importing company anil the
Anchor Packing company. A large
il u n n t i t v of provisions hiid been
stored in tlio building.
Duioncv lai
Resolution Introduced Convention cf
American Federation of Labor
Arouses Excited Debate Seattle
Union Deleaates Lead In Effort to
Secure Recoqnition Lenlne Govern
mentAlso Favor Independence.of
Ireland and Rectal! U. S. Troop?.
ATLANTIC CITV. X. J.. June 13.
Resolutions nrging recognition of the
soviet government of Russia ami the
lining of the blockade against that
pnrt of the country under its con
trol, .were among- 200 submitted bv
delegates attending- the convention of
the Americun Federation of Labor
here, texts of which were made pub
lic today. . Publication of the resolu
tion concerning soviet Russia arous
ed intense interest among the dolei
gates and was more discussed 'huh
any other.. Indication's were that
when it comes ud for discussion on
the floor it is likely to precipitate n
bitter controversy. ; - :
The independence nf Ireland, n six
hour working day. immediate repeal
of the espionage law, the electoral
franchise for the citizens of Wash
ington. D. C. regulation of.the meat
packing industry, action by congress
to lower the cost of living, condemna
tion of introduction into their plants
bv steel companies nnd other bie in
dustries of the 'Rockefeller plan" of
collective barsuinine and nsevcro
condemnation of . tho "Pmssianistio,
imperialistic" postmaster general,
are suggested in sonic of the other
resolutions. ' " j
The resolution on Russia which '
was adopted bv the Seattle orgnniza- -tion.
enlls upon congress immediate
ly to order troops out of Rnssia nnd
recognize the soviet government and
would rouiiire the American Federa
tion of Labor to conduct a ballot of -all
local unions to "ascertain the sen
timent'' of the membership' upon the
ouestion of recognition of :the Bol
shevists. The result it is declared,
"would serve as a guide to the con
duct of all labor officials mud union
ists generally. - ,,
PORTLAND. June 13. Represen
tatives of most of tho 204 banks in
Oregon met in the fourteenth annnul
convention of the State Bankers' as
sociation here todnv. '
E. G. Crawford, of Portland, presi
dent of the association, addressing
the convention outlined the present
financial conditions throughout the
country and declared that banks must
continue to lend their aid and coun
sel to the wise and steady develop
ment of Oregon. - j
One recommendation made bv tho
president was the adoption of n uni
form system of handling assigned in
voices of . lumber shipments. - This
was important, he said, "in view of
the prevailing activity in this indus
try when both new and old concerns
have increased volume of business,
and not all of these borrowers will
be worthy of credit except on an as
sured basis." He outlined a plan for
correcting the condition.
President Crawford also .mention
ed the prevolenco of bank burglar
ies and robberies in tho smaller towns
or Oregon nnd Washington nnd ad
vised agninst leaving- so few em
ployes on duty at lunch periods and
against the practice of lenvine doors
unlocked and window shades drawn
after closing hours." '
WINNER $150 PIE
EUGENE, Ore., Juno 13. Joseph
D. Boyd of Lodl, Calif., last night
won tho Falling prlzo of S 150 for
the best oration delivered In the an
nual senior contest. His subject waa
"the age o( the people." The sec
ond Bookman prlzo of $100 wag won
by Georgo W. Banoy of Eugone, with
his oration of "freedom of the press."
Tho other contestants wore Miss
Ruth Graham of Portland, whoso
subject was "oternnl vigilance, tho
prlco of freedom," and Tracy Wi 13y
ers of Eugone, who spoke on "Justice
for tho aged." . '