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U. S. A. SP
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DEFIED BY
Paris Reports French Premier lanores
President Wilson's Objections to
Hume Settlement and Juqo-Slavla
Must Accept Compromise or Suffer
Terms of Orlqinal Trdatv of Lon
donPresident in Note Threatens
U. S. Will Withdraw.
PARIS. Fob. 10 rromnt rejec
tion of President Wilson's objections
to the compromise, agreement bv
which F.nglund. France ynd Italy
hoped to settle with the ,ugo-Kla'ia
nuestion reliilive to (be future status
of the eastern coast of the Adriatic,
is reported in the Keho de Paris.
Premiers Llovd George of Great
Britain and Millernnd of France
drafted the reply to the American
chief executive and insisted Jugo
slavia must agree to the compromise,
with the alternative of seeing the
treaty of London become operative,
it is said.
At the same time the premier's re
ply was sent to Washington, the for
eign minister of Juiro-Slavia was no
tified the viewpoint of the British and
French governments had not been
altered by the seemingly unexpected
action of Mr. Wilson.
' V. B. Threatens Withdrawal
The Wilson note in said to have
given intimation tho United States
would "find it impossible to continue
to concern itself in European af
fairs," if the nllioH proceeded to a
settlement of the Adriatic, problc!.;
without consulting the United States.
It is said tho president entered se
rious objections to the ultimatum sent
to the Belgrade government on Jan
uary 20. and declared it differed from
the program framed bv Premiers
Lloyd George and Clemencenu with
the assistance of an American repre
sentative last December.
While not connected with the sit
uation resulting from tho Wilson note,
a cabinet crisis has arisen nt Bel
grade. The ministry led bv Premier
Davidovitoh resigned vesterdav. H
is probable this situation will still
further delay settlement of the Ad
riatio problom. '
,
Paris Ileport Too Hwccplnir.
WASHINGTON, Feb.' 'In. Presi
dent Wilson, it was learned today ttt
the White House, did not suv in his
note to the entente premiers regard
ing the Fiume ciuestioa that the Uni
ted States would no longer be able to
concern itself in European affairs if
a Fiume settlement were made with
out consulting America.
Officinls said the interpretation of
the president's note by the Paris
Temps was "too sweeping." Thev said
the United States would not with
draw from partieipution in the peace
treaty and the League of Nations, if
the treaty were ratified bv the senate,
but that it would be withdrawn l'rojn
nnv participation in the Fiume settle
ment including the policing of the Ad
riatic. ?
Wilson Altitude VnrliiuiBeil.
The president's position regarding
Fiume and the whole Adriatic situa
tion was said to be unchanged. This
position, however, never bus been of
ficially outlined and officials today
declined to define it.-
(Continued cm Page Six)
M LLERAND
U. S. PROHIBITION IN FEW DAYS PULLS
THE BAHAMA ISLANDS OUT OF DEBT
NASSAU, Bahama Islands, Feb. 4.
Prohibition in the United States,
which caused enormous quantities of
liquor to descend almost like an ava-
lanche upon this city, has transformed
the Bahamas government's financial
condition from a deficit to compara
tively a huge surplus, provided labor
for large numbers of unemployed and
put more money In circulation In this
little British colony than has been
the case for many years. Sir Wil
liam I.. Allardvce. governor of the
colony, announced this yesterday In 1
DOUGLAS FUR REACHES
HIGHEST PRICE IN ALL
HISTORY STATE MARKET
PORTLAND, On;., 1'Vh. Hi.
Douiilas fir lumber of the sn
iitl!t'(l ihmut tii-ailt's is now sHI
inir at .$100 a thoiisnml. the i'irst
time in history that it lias aonu
Id Unit m-ire, lumber nu-n said
lii're tothiV.
Tlit1 bit: advance in t!.o lusher
Grades lias carried with it an
upward movement of lumber
products all nloiiir the line.
The present unprecedented
prices are said to be due ttt the
continued shortage of cars. The
mills are unable to control tho
situation.
SIM 10 BREAK
HONOLULU. T. II., Feb. 6 The
Hawaiian sugar planters' associa
tion today abandoned its "watchful
waiting" in the sugar plantation
strike, which began January 19 and
took the initiative bv sending a sfpia.l
of 2(10 strikebreakers to the island
plantations.
This move, the defection of several
score Filipinos from the ranks of the
strikers and the announcement of J.
11. Dowselt, chairman of the labor
bureau of the association, that sugar
shipments from the islands of Kauai,
Maui and Hawaii would continue un
interrupted to the mainland were the
principal developments of the past
24 hours.
Dowselt's statement carried the
impression that the planters' asso
ciation was assured there would be
no extension of the strike to islands
other than Oahu. and that at least
three-iiuartcrs of the sugar crop,
which last vear was valued at more
than !!0,000,000 would move without
interference.
HOLDS UP TRAFFIC
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. J C Heavy
snows in the east have delayed all
west-bound passenger and freight
trains from eight to ten hours and
crippled telephone and telegraph ser
vice, officials ot several reads an
nounced today.
BUFFALO, X. Y., Feb. 16. Rail
road trains and electric car systems
were today slowly breaking through
the snow drifts piled up yesterday
when u six-inch snow full was accom
panied by a 58-mIlu an hour gale
und temperature near the zero mark.
Trains from east, west and south
were many hours late and many had
been cancelled. Traffic on Interur
ban electric lines was suspended for
more than 24 timrs.
The storm came on the heels of a
thaw and slush soon turued to ice
and switch and signal systems were
crippled.
LONDON, Feb. 1C. The air minis
try was advised today of the arrival
at Mongalla, southern Egyption Su
dan, of the' Times airplane, compet
ing in the flight from Cairo to Cape
town. an address opening tho 1920 session
of the Bahamas legislature.
Half a dozen vessels brought full
cargoes of wines and liquors and
duties from them have restored the
Bahama government's fallen fortunes,
due to the war. from a deficit to a
surplus three times as large as tho
expected deficit, or about $555,01)0.
This year's revenue is figured at
11,0X5,000 and the expenditures at
J530.000.
In addition a surplus of $500,000
yearly during tho next two years at
least, is expected from dtitfcs when
the liquors are taken out of bond.
I, W. W, FI
ALSO CAME
FROM KILL
Manv Witnesses Montcsano Trial
Swear That Shots Came From
Seminary Hill Armed Men Seen
Running From Hill After Mass'a
cre If Fact Is Established I. W.
W. Defense Crumbles Jurv anil
Defendats to Visit Centralia.
ItONTHSAXO, Wash.. Feb. Ki
ln all endenvor to prove that there
was much shooting from Heininnrv
hill, east of the line .of march, of the
Armistice dav parade at Centralia,
the state todav placed witnesess on
the stand who testified to hearing
numerous shots coming from that di
rection and directed, apparently, nt
the men inarching down Centralia's
main street. One witness testified
that he saw three men, currying
guns, running northerly from the hill
after the shooting ceased.
The testimony was offered bv the
state in un effort to show conclusive
ly that the alleeed members of the
I. W. W. fired nt the parade from the
hill as Well as from their ball and the
Avnlon and Arnold hotels.
W. II. I'oolev, who was unloading a
car at the railroad trucks, tt block
east of the line of march, testified
that he heard nianv shots all appear
ing to come from the hill. At the
conclusion of the shooting, he snid,
he saw three men, carrying guns, go
ing rapidly in n southeasterly direc
tion. Byron F.pperson nnd William I! van.
who bad testified last week relative
to finding empty shells, clothing, a
suitcase and pair of field glasses on
the bill, were recalled to testify as to
bearing shooting coming from the di
rection of tho hill: Thev were stand
ing on the roof of the F.aslern Ruil
wav and Hill company's planer mill
at the time, they testified.
J. O. Losh, who also was on the
roof of the mill, gave similar testi
mony. Will Visit Centralia.
R. F. Gardner, a former member
of the I. W. W., was in the hall
shortly bofore'the shootings, going
there with Elmer Smith, one of the
defendants, he testified. F.hner
Smith, as ho entered the ball, asked
Hritt Smith, another of the defend
ants, whether he was ready for a
raid, according to Gardner. Contin
uing Gardner testified that Brilt
Smith replied that he was "always
ready for a raid." Garner said several
men were in the hall at the timo be
went there with F.lnier Smith. He
mentioned seeing Hritt Smith. Wesley
F.verctt, Kugelit Harnett anil others
whom be did not know by name.
Harnett was wearing a large black
hat, he said, describing the hat. This
hat is considered bv the state as an
important link in the identification of
the man alleged to have been firing
from the Avnlon. Gardner left the
hall before the shooting took place,
he said.
On crosi examination Gardner said
he never had read any I. W. W. lit
erature in the I. W. W. hall at Cen
tralia which advocated violence. He
admitted being interviewed bv T. T.
Fdmonds, a former minister, investi
gator for the defense, and said he
gave b.'iu practically the same in
formation as he gave in his testi
mony on the stand.
Thnt the iurv. und probably the de
fendants, will visit Centralia at the
conclusion of the presentation of the
state's case. Was definitely decided
todav, when Judge John 1L Wilson,
at the reouesl of the defense, said be
wanted the iurv to visit tho scene of
the shootings.
' TRADE COMMISSIONER
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 10. John
Garland Pollard, of Virginia., has
been selected bv President Wilson as
a member of the federal trade com
mission. Jr. Pollard, who formerly was at
torney ecncral of Virginia, will suc
ceed Joseph K. Davis, who resigned
to make the race for senator in Wis
consin against Senator Lenroot,"
WILLIAM J. FLYNN OF
SECRET SERVICE SAYS
E
t
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. Hi.
William .1. l-'l vim. director of the ''
bureau of investigation of the '
department of justice and form- 4
er chief of the I'nited Slates
secret serviee, arrived here to
day from Spokane on a na-
tional tiMir being made fur the
purpose of conferring with de-
partnient of justice official.
Mr. Flvnn declared he thought
bolshcvisui and other radical
"isms" have ceased to be a
menace in America. "The radi- ;
can situation can be considered '
well in band." he asserted. "The
reeent wholesale deportations '
has bad u great effect in clari
lying the situation. These de- '
portations will. continue." J
Supreme Council Overturns the De
clared Policy of Great Britain of
Driving Turk Out of Europe Sul-
' tan to Remain but Dardanelles Will
Be Internationalized.
LONDON. Feb. 10. hi connec
Hon with another meeting held bv the
supreme .council of the. allies todav
to tako up the Tuikish question, it
was reiledated in .conference circles
that it bad been decided to permit the
sultan to remain at Constantinople
as the Turkish sovereign, but that the
Dardanelles would be placed under
international control.
Regarding boundaries of Turkey in
Europe, it was thought probable that
in the case of Anatolia an economic
zone would be decided upon.
Premier Venizclos of Greece wns
called into the meeting to explain the
position of his nation regarding the
settlement, with Turkey.
The decisions in regard to the
Turkish peace so far reached are only
provisional, it was explained, and it
has' not been decided when thev shall
be put into permanent form.
Icak in Council.
The council members arc known to
be considerably exercised over the
publication of alleged reports of its
decisions, principally in French
newspapers, and arc prepared to
have Lord Robert Cecil ask in the
house of commons who is responsi
ble. An individual authorized to
speak for the council said todav that
Ihe "leaks" on President Wilson's
Adriutie note. Hie fate of Constanti
nople and the alleged contents of Ihe
note to Germany were contrary to an
agreement for secrecy made bv 111"
council.
It is plainly evident Hint the pub
licalion of the fact that President
Wilson had sent u new note on the
Adriatic oucstinn was an unplen.',
ant surprise in official ciuaricrs here.
II. Trunibiteh. the Jugo-Slav foreign
minister, held a long conference wit'j
Ambassador Davis on Ibis subject.
The ambassador declined later to af
firm or ilenv that a reply had been
handed him to be forwarded to Wash
ington. Times Wants Investigation.
LONDON. Feb. Ifi. Reports print
ed in Paris to the effect the supreme
council decided on Saturday that the
sultan and the Turkish government
would remain in Constantinople, bill
under stringent international control
of the Dardanelles, coincides with in
formation gnthercd here. This, how
ever, is unofficial and has not been
confirmed.
The Daily Hail remarks it is not
clear if anv decision has been made
regarding the Bosphorus. and be
lieves the difficulty of forcibly eject
ing the Turks from Constantinople
has delayed the decision.
While nccepting the ne.vs. the
Times snvs editorially: "This 'change
of attitude on the part of the allies
will reofiiro most careful invest 'na
tion. It is contrary to the declared
policy of the liritish government nnd
to views held until recently bv the
cubiucl uud premier." .
PERMIT SULTAN
TO REMAIN AT
SUBLIME PORTE
NO SECRET
AGREEMENT
ONSRIPS
President Wilson to issue Statement
Denyiha Renorls of Aqreement Be
tween Sliiimiiiii Board and British
Interests for Sa'e of Vessels In
Spite of All Protests Auction Is
Carried On $32,350,000 Offered
for 21 Vessels at Morniiui Session.
WASHINGTON, I'Vb. Jl. Ii-siilt
protests voiced in the senate anl
elsewhere und eourt proceedings de
signed to sliiv the action, the shipping
hoard todav received bids 1'or the 'M)
former German liners. When the
ships first were offered bv irroupn in
the services in which the board had
planned oriuimtll v to operate them,
no bids were received, lint spirited
bidding developed later for individual
vessels or selected irroups to run in
specified services.
While the biddim: was in progress
these developments came.
Associate Justice liailev of the
district supreme court took under ad
visement the application of William
Randolph Hearst ot New York for
an injunction to stop the sale of the
vessels. Ho will irive a decision Fri
day. Wilson McssnK" lHio.
White House offic nls announced
that President Wilson would inform
the senate that there was "no basis"
or,reports that there was an nirree
uient between the shipping hoard und
British interests for the sale of the
vessels, Information as to this re
port is nsked in a resolution bv Sen
ator Hrandetee, republican, Connect
icut. Chairman Jones of the senate com
merce committee, blocked immediate
consideration of a resolution bv Sen
ator Asburst, democrat, Arizona,
askintr the board to deter anv sale
"until action bv eowresK."
The senate airnin debated the sale
with Senators Ashurst and MeKellar,
democrat, Tennessee, seeking to put
the senate on record as opposing the
sale.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. The
ssh i ii iiatr board was raiuestcd todav
by the senate to defer Kale of the
former German shins for which bids
have been submitted until sonic defi
nite actio" is taken on the subject.
itau, noil, oiio rrMci.
The moruintr session of the auction
closed with a total of $:t2.;i50,n00 of
fered for 'J I vessels. The individual
ton bids were 1 l,(l."0.(M0 by the In
ternational Mercantile Marine for
nine shins for service to the United
Kingdom and northern continental
ports: a bid of $1:1.100.0(10 bv the
same cornoration for six vessels for
serviee to llambcrt.' and Hremcn: $4,
500.0110 offered by Jlmre and Me-,
Cormack for live shins for Roulh
American service and the Oriental
Navigation coiutianv'u bid of $700,
000 for the Hlack Arrow individually
for Hlack sea service.
SDEVE EXCHANGE BY
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
I'AKIS. Feb. Hi. (Ilaviis.)-Nce-cssarv
elements for brimjini: about
a solution of problems rCL'ardimr in
ternational exchant-'e have been found
in the workings of the l.eatrue of Na
tions, aecordiiii; to a statement mnde
in London to a correspondent of the
I'ctit Parisian bv Frederic Francois
Marsal, French minister of finance.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, Feb. 10. The Government him
issued n decree providine; for the es
tablishment of n commission to fix
officially the rale of exchange. This
action was taken bv the eovermnent
to prevent continuance of the depre
(iut on of American cold throuiill
speculation and to facilitate business
transactions.
New York Citv After Reutlier.
CINCINNATI. Feb. J IS. 'resident
Auirnst Herrmann of the Cincinnati
world champions todav received an
offer from the New York National
IcaL'tie club for Hcinie Zimmerman
and another pltiver. not named, for
Wultcr Kciilhcr, southpaw pitcher,
LODGE STARTS TREATY
DEBATE IN U.S. SENATE
NST
WASHINGTON, Fell. Iii.
Consideration of the peace
4 treaty was resumed la the open
seaato today ly unanimous eoa-
sent.
1 To start machinery toward a
possible compromise, Kepaliliean
1 Leader l.od;o mt.'vcd adoption
4 of a modification in tiie first i.'f
the republican reservations to
! adopted last session and another
I senium of debate bewail,
The reservation which Sena
f tor LodKo moved to modify re
t lated to withdrawal from Icukuo
4 membership. Demands in Ku-
rcpean countries for revision of
the peace treaty form a new rea
I son against American ratifica
Mon, Senator MeCornick, repnbl
I can Illinois, de1ared in a act
J speech.
TO HAVE HEARING
PORTLAND, Ore., Kob. 1C. Frank
S. J.or, deposed aa postmaster ot
Portland by order of President Wil
son, today hud not yet received any
communication from the senate com
mittee on poBtoffieo al'I'aii'H rolatlvo
to a hearing, which ho has bought
for the purpoHo of threshing out what
ho declares to have been. his unwar
ranted dismimml.
i.Xewspaper dispatches lust week
from "Washington indicated that the
senate committee would grant Mv.
Myers a hearing and it is believed
that formal notice of this action Is
now In the mails und will bo received
by him some time this week.
Myers said yesterday that as Boon
aa ho receives official word from the
senate, he will arrange to leave for
Washington to present his side of the
pontoffico controversy before the
United States senato committee.
WILL FIGHT RAIL
KOSEBUHO, Oro., Feb. 1G. A
fight, having as IIh avowed object the
preservation of the livestock industry
of Southern Oregon, which Is said to
bnvo been threatened with extinc
tion by tho udvunced shipping rate
recently Imposed, has been started by
O. J. Ilurd. acting for the Douglas
county farm bureau, which has this
year taken up the matter of livestock
development. Practically all ship
ments made from Southern Oregon
aro in mixed carload lots, and tho
hrico provided in the new rate tariff
which went Into effect on tho first
day of .January, will stop nearly all
shipments from this section, .Mr.
Hard said.
i 1 it rU has been promised the co
operation of tho Oregon Chamber of
Commerce, the Portland Union
Stockyards, various farm biircaus and
other organizations Interested In thlsi
industry.
MEXICO. AN1) ANOTHER' NOTE IS SENT
WASHINGTON'. Feb.' 1(1 Wilson
Welsh Adams, an American, has beer,
captured bv bandits in Zacatccas.
Mc.X'eo, and is being held tor oO.OIII)
pesos ran so n the state department
was advised todav.
Adams' home is in I.os Angeles,
where bis wife and child now live.
The American embassy at Mexico
(' tv has been instructed bv the state
departmetn to bring the kidnapping
to the attention of the Mexican au
thorities with the reotiest that every
step bo taken to secure Adams' re-lcu.se.
ALLIES GIVE
OP TRIAL OF
THE KAISER
Latest Note to Hullatitl Asks for Ex
German Emperor's Internment
Rather Than Extradition Proba
ble He Will Be Interned at Doom
and Guarded bv the Dutch Govern
ment Holland Now Eaacr to
Please the Allies.
THF HAGl'K, Feb. . The latest
allied note to Holland with rceurd to
(wlrad'tion of the former German
emperor reserves the oriuiual demand
lor his surrender and only asks h's
internment, with the suuuestioti that
the former monarch be sent, perhaps,
to one of the Hatch islands in tho
Fast Indies, it became known today.
'fhe Associated Press learns on ex
celent authority that the Dutch tiov
ernment has already determined to
reply with an offer actually to intern
Wilhelm at Doorn. Holland would
accept the full responsibility of )rc
vcnt'iur him from endantrerin? tho
peace of the world, cstablishinir a
mtnrd over him and a strict censonv
shin. Holland, it is pointed out in diplo
matic (tuartcrs, is anxious to meet
any reiiuest of the allies which is
compatible with her own diirnitv nnd
does not conflict with the nation's
laws and traditions of loner stinidintr.
.More than anvthinu' else, as far m
can be learned sho desires to brinff
to a closo the issue over tho presence
of the former emperor, which has
been a thorn in her side since tho
Holieiizollerns sotitrht refuire here in
11118.
That the ex-ruler is undoubtedly
willing to spend tho rest of his life
in Doom' is the belief in official cir
cles, where it is also believed that
tho allies will accept the proposal
to place upon Holland's shoulders the
responsibility of keepiiur him there.
Thev ixrnt to Doorn as beinsr n par
ticularly advantageous place to in
tern him as beinir not too near nnv
larire citv and the place tile ex-cm-pcror
has bought is so plneed as to
he easily guarded, and it is somewhat
further from the German frontier
than Aincrongen, where the former
emperor is now living.
SHIP ADRIFfATSEA
BOSTON', Feb. 16. The shipping
board steamer Red Mountain, dis
abled and adrift In a heavy gale about
1000 miles east of New York, ex
pected assistance today from the
steamship Klmsport, nlao a shipping
hoard vessel, according to rttdlo mes
sages Intercepted hero.
Captain Gott said tho crippled
steamer would have to be towed to
Halifax. She was bound from Gal
veston to Havre. ,
BHAlirOHT, N. C, Feb. 16. The
coast guard cutter Itasra reported by
radio tcday she was one hundred
miles east of Capo Lookout lightship
towing a disabled steamship Into
port. Tho steamer's name was not
given.
An unidentified schooner also was
reported in a sinking condition, 30
miles southwest of tho lightship.
The American representatives at
Saltillo and Monterey, in reportine
tho incident, snid the authorities in
Zacatecas were endeavoring to learn
the whereabouts of Adams nnd his
captors and that three columns of
Mexican troops had been sent out.
The kidnapping occurred at Avalos
last Friday nnd tho bandits Were re
ported to have looted the warehouse
of Ihe Providencin mine operated bv
tho Minorities nnd Mctnles company,
n American concern.
Adams was superintendent of the