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Newspaper Page Texttr? . Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday (IK Minimum unlay lis Predictions lair. Dally Fourteenth Tui, Korty-nlnth Tear. ilEDFORD, ORlKiON". FIJI DAY. MA IK 'II Y.K l!r'o. S3 assa S3. Jl M w q Ji. WJL- aai SALE OF HUN PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED Stronq.. Remonstrances.. Made, hy American Govt. Aqainst Rulinq by Allied Reiiaration Commission Pro vidinq for Sale German Property to Satisfy Indemnity. United States Handicamied hv Non-Ratification Treaty. WASHINfJTOX. Miir. 19. "Ktrons circumstances," have been made hv the American irovermhent against ml iims of the sillied reparations com mission that under the pence treatv, sale of certain (iermnu nroperfv in neutral countries can he furred, if necessary to sntisl'v the initi;il pay ment of the (it'i-mim indeninitv. lnder-Seci-tary 1'olk of the shite department, writinir today to Sena tor Henderson, democrat, Nevada, said "a further protect" was in prep aration as such a. construction of the treaty was contrary to an of ficial interpretation exchanged bo twren (ie.nnany and the allied power.-. Mr. 1 oik s letter was m response to an inouirv hv Senator Henderson retrnrdint: reports that I treat Britain had reo nested that (ienaan property and all the rights of (lermnn citizens in elect ricul enterprises in Soutn America he taken over hv the corn mission and subsequently transferred to Great Britain as part of the in-j dentnitv due it hv Germany. I Mr. Polk said the state department ' had no information as to this but added: ''There has heen received, however, certain information ha vine relation to vour inquiry to the effect that the allied governments represented on the icparatioiis committee have advanced and previously adopted a construction of article 1M5 which would empower the reparations committee to de mand payment hv Germany of the initial 2O.l)(ll).00ll,0IM) cold marks i:i any commodities, uold, ships or other wise, which the reparations commis sion may desire: and in the exer cise of such power the commission may require the sale of German prop erty in neutral countries at least if in the form of credits or securities. I'uder such power it is nossjhle that the sale to the reparations commis sion of the securities controlled hv German corporate enterprises in South America miuht be required o!' Germany. "The department is endeavoring unofficially to keep in touch with matters coming1 up for decision he fore the commission in order that any action of the commission which mit:ht he in derogation of American trade opportunities should not pass nucha llenL'ed. The depart men t is handicapped, however, in that it has no riirht to demand such information and this government not having rati fied the treaty cannot exercise the right to veto an interpretation of the commission's powers Mich as con tained in the construction of article J.'i" mentioned ahov. Never! heless st roiig remonst ra nee has heen made and a further protest is in preparation." Bryan 60 Years Old. NKW YOHK. Mar. 1!). William .Tenniuirs Brvan celebrated hi six tieth birthday anniversary in New York todav. He arrived here this morning- from Washington to speak at a banquet to be given in his honor hv friends at the Ahline club tonig-M. WASHINGTON. (ir. is. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the demo cratic leader in the senate, decline. 1 todav to comment on published re ports that hi telecrain to a demo cratic dinner at Omaha. Neb., March 11, was t o be rcirn rded a s an an- lent of his 4-andidacv f'T the; democratic iuesiilential nomination on a wet platform. The teleirraiA, Senator Iliteheo'-k fuid, apvke for ilsd aa betting SENATOR HITCHCOCK FAVORS A BEER, LIGHT WINE PLATFORM SOK0R1TY SYSTEM IS STAN R Hi I VNIVKltSITY. Cal.. .Mar. lib Condemnation of the Mtmriiv .-.vstem and rec- ommenda t iuii that the sororit v Iioum-s at Stanford he aholih v ed in favor of women'-; dormi- lories Hih Voiced hv Mi-. Uar- rict I'.radfurd, dran of wtimeii. in a report to the president. Al leged growth of exclusive and midcmucratie castes in the uni versity, destroying comradeship between sorority and iion-sor-oritv members and among- sor oritv voiitcii as Ufll. is i-ite.l hv Dean liradford as tlie principal def.-. t of the system. 4. .j. .j. .j. 4 4. 4. 4. .5. Chancellor Bauer Causes Sensation by Announcement in German Na tional Assembly Pitiless Punish ment for Offenders Ebert Troops Now Control Berlin. liF.liXK, Xfnr. 1!. riuini'olloj Hauer enured :i sensation at yester day's sitting' in' the (lenium national assembly at Stuttgart when he re vealed the eondiliiins presented the aovernnieiit lv Dr. Woll'irsniir KiiPH ami (ieneral vim I, uettwit. before thev entered Berlin last Saturday inorn inir. "Thev wished to prepare fur a war of revenue and pluiiire the countrv into another eataelvsm," said the ehaneellor. "Pitiless punishment must eonie to tllese offenders." 1'hilipn Sehideniann. leailer of the majority soeialists. llerr Bui'laire of the eenter partv, llerr Kron of the German nationalists and llerr Heeker of the people's partv are unanimous in their eondenmation of the at tempted revolution aeeonliiur to ud vie.es reeeiveil here. COrr'.NIIAflKX, Mar. I!). Both fiustav Xoske. minister of defense in the Khert government, and Ur. K. V. VY. Heine, Prussian minister ol the interior, have reviuned. aeeorlinu to a di.-paleh from Stutttinrt (inotiiis I he Iliiinhurt; Fremiletiblntt. Another messaire from Stuttiarl states that at the eonelusion of the national assemhlv's debate vesterdav. Konstantin r'ehrenbai'h. president ol tile assembly deelared it was piain all parties cnndi'iuneil the revolt. "We nionrn t hc dead ami eonvev our eondolenees to their dependents, '' he said. At this point all the depu ties stood up. IiY TI1K ASSOCIATKD PliKSS lieriin is Mill under the rule of bavo ncts, but troops loval to the Khert L-oVerninent patrol the streets. Force-- which supportcii the reiriine set 111 laM Satunlav hv Dr. Wolf-jaiiL-- Kap.i and his followers left Herlin vester dav. Withdrawal of the-.e soldiers how ever. Ictt i-bao behind, a the rear iMiard turned araint iecriiiL' crowd in I'nter Den l,iinlen and fired, manv citizen-- bein'j killed and core wound- (Continued on Pase KiRht) forth Ins npini-m on tlie Hmior i--ue.- for his friend- in Nebra-k:i where a 11 attack bad been mude on him a- a r-ult of the J 1 linir of peti tions to ple!-e tlie state delegation to -upport him for tiie preidencv. In the t'deiir.un the senator sa thiit while he a'-cci tel unie-ervcdlv' tlie pcuph-- erdiit a'-ain.-t -troiw in ' tovicant-. he thought "a Iawtul wit twill be found ami oii'jht to be foiin-i to permit the manufacture and lmnn llcca use ul' lht ffiuw aud Uct-rs. . KAPP PROGRAM FOR RENEWAL WORLD WAR PEACE PACT Debate Which Promises to Go Far Into Niuht Shows Failure to Ratify Certain Senator Walsh Staunch Wilson Supporter, Breaks With Leader Preamble Adopted Makinq Formal Acceptance hy Other Powers Unnecessary. WASHINGTON, Mar. If). Flash) Scnalo defeats peace treaty. WASHINGTON'. Mar. 1!). Sen; Walsh, democrat, Montana, who one of flic president's staunch ! porters throughout the treatv !' of hist srssiuii, announced he Wi vote for ratification with the rev WU: -up iuht ouhl isui republican reservations "bee: alter everv reasonable effort," resolution modified us it is, "is best that can be secured." nisi tin the WASHINGTON, far. 10 Pre parinir for final vote on ratification of tin1 peace treatv the senate todav aloited the modified reservation pre amble worked out in the bi-partisan conference under which affirmative ;:cccptanee ol! the reservations hv the other powers would not be re quired. The preamble provides that "fail ure on the wart of the allied and ns soeiated powers to make objection to said reservnlions and understand in its prior to the deposit iif ratifica tiou hv the Fnited States shall he li.kcn as n full and final aceeptaiu of such resen'ations and understand ings by said powers." The preamble was offered by Sen itor Kodiie of Massachusetts tlie re publican leader, and accepted with mt a roll call. Hv a vote of -U to -12 the Remit "cfnsed to write into the preamble .1 provi-ion thai the ratification should not be bindintr unless the president deposited it within ninety days after the senate acted. The preamble, as if then came up for the final i'iirht on ratification, follows: "That the senate advise and con sent to the ratification of the treatv of peace with Germany concluded tit Versailles on the twenty-eighth day of .June. subject to the follow r reservations and iinderstandin'.: which are hereby made a part am condition of this resolution of rati fication which is not to take effect or hind the United States till the suit reservations and understandings adopted by t lie senate have been in copied as a part and a condition of this resolution of ratification bv the allied and associated powers and the failure on the part of the allied am associated powers to make objection to saiil reservations and understand itiLrs prior to the deposit of ratifica tiou bv tlie I'nited States shlill be taken as a full and final acceptance of Mich reservations and understand iiiLrs bv said powers." When debate on the question o ratification beyan there was a virtu ally unanimous agreement nmomj senators that the treaty would fail and speakers on both sides sought t shift the blame for the outcome. I seemed likely that the session woul run well into the ni'.dit if the leader carried out their plan to insist on vote before adiournment. President TtcwponsiMo Senator Lenroot, republican. Wis con-in, a leader of the mild reserva t loni-ts in t he first set address ratification, charged that if (he trefifv t;iiled of ratification President Wilson would be responsible. The presi dent's strongest supporters, be -crted. '"have, combined" with th irreeoip-ilnbles. Ifei'Winir the republican reserva tioiw Senator Kcnroot deebired th republicans were 'willimr that solemn referendum be had and let th people decide." "It vmi take it into I tie eampaiL'n. lie said, "it assures an overwhelm in' republican victory next Novein her." Senator Pomcrene, democrat, Ohio n id : "The duty of the hour requires that we shall ratify the treatv upon the be-t terms possible." II we were as-ureo in advance. he said, "that the re-ervation-; w :idopt. would not be accepted then there niiebt be ome excuse for our (Coatlnued on rage Eight). ABANDONED COUNT VON BERNSTORFF TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER OF GERMANY fS" ""-n. von COPKNII AGKN. Mar. lit. Count j von liernstortt, former anioassatlor to the I'nited States, will lie minister of foreign affairs in a re-organized German cabinet, according lo advices reaching here today. The slate is printed by the llamhurg Nachric.hten. which declares its "information cfame from a reliable quarter. E FOR THE ALLIES COXSTANTIXOPUC, liar. 0. Leaders of the Turkish nationalists from Azerbaijan to Palestine seem to ho co-operating in a movement to op pose allied proposals for a peace un favorable to Turkey. Men closely as sociated with Mustapha Kemal, lead er c'f the nationalists, have been skilfully promoting opposition to all foreign interference, it is asserted, und tho Arabs, Kurds and other tribes are said to bo aligned with forces planning to checkmate an ad vance on t he part of t he entente looking to the partitioning of the country. The wholo movement seems he political rather than religious. Whe ther bolshevism enters into tlie situa tion has not as yet developed. Turkish newspapers frankly s;iy the allies cannot muster sufficient strength to force a unnacepiable peace upon the country. They point to Captain Gabriele d'Annun.io's do fiance and other instances in which the allies have been powerless to en force orders. E N'i;W YOii'K, Mar. 10.- The (Ien eral Chemical emupanv today de clared a stock dividend of 20 per cent. Tin- i.- tlie second largest stock dividend declared on shares li-tcd on the New York stock exchange since the t .'nited Slates supreme court decision declarinr such divi deiuis exempt under the income law. The Crucible Steel compaii.' deebired a , stock dividend of J'iftv per cent a few davs nu'o. MASON CITY SHOWS A 78 PER CENT GROWTH WASHINGTON. Mar. in.--I'i..u- Intion tatist.ies fur lil-'tl iinnounei d todav b' the eon-us bureau ili'duded Svraeiiso. N. V.. I71.il7. an in ereaso of ;U.'!lt8 or 'J.'i.l .or eent uer .Mason fit v. Iowa. 'JO.IKIJ. nn in oreaso of H.Ki." or 7H.7 nor eent. Atlantic. Iowa, 5,:)'J9, iueroasi; 1)6 or 1.8 per cnU .. f r " , J ' I if-; wjist, Ir A 1 - ' ! lh" I h t 1 iSfiJ'' Bern-siortf nr. Rcliilfer, vice premier and min j inter ol .pis: ice, will heei.ine cnancei I lor, aceordiuK to this program, and 1 (ieneral von Seeeht. will become min ister of defense. Captain Fi.-her Cuno, geniral inati nger of the llnmlnri;-Ameiican steamship Hue, is slated for the mill 1st ry of finance. TURKE BY THE BRITISH ('(IXSTAINTINOIM.K, lMui-. 1S. llalido liilib, I hi! Tiuist pniuiilli'Ul, wo man li'adi-r ainoliK t ho Turkl.sh 11a liimaliKis and llcouf Hoy, dcpuiy fur Klvas and niniitlipiecu of Mnslaplin Kcnial in (hi! cilii's; Cam Vaasif H')' and si'vi-ral olhiT innnihiTK nf tin1 rllanihcr of di-putii-s, liuvo boon do porlod, pi'osuinahly to Malta hy tho liritish. Tlioy worn plaood on board I ho. ruisor llobisotiK today shortly bol'ciio that warship sailed. Whon tho Crooks laiidwl at Smyr na and'sonic Turks wore killod, Ila 1 i do ICdili oast iisiilo all traditions id' Turkish womon. Sho oriianizod and addrossod mass niootinKS and so in tlamod tho Turks that, tho alliocl liir.h i-ominlssionors forhado further tnoot inns. Sho has ofton boon dosoribod in tho liritish pross as a "f Irobranil and a dangerous aKit at Sho was Kiaduatod I'nini tho Amor- ioan V ait's ioIIoku hnru and won ri!Cin;nilion as a novollst and poot. LATEST NEWS OF THE STATE I'OhTI.AXII. Ilro.. Mar. I !) Thom as Miller who shut anil killod liuv . Nnvomlii-r 'j:i. I'MII, was aoiiiiittoil ol a murder i-liar-o hv a j ii t-v in Ciretiit .IiuIl-o Stadolon'- ei. art late vesterdav alter three hour-- deliberation, on . t lit- thoors thai n man'.- I o is his ensile. S.U.KM. lire., Mar. 1(1.--Thomas II. Knv, t'ormer -tale treasurer, was the first ni'ii''" ealb-il lioli.ro the Mar'i.n eountv .jiand inrv wliii'h to dav beiian its in.iuirv into alloeod tiilf-d ii.nable tran-aetioli- that have lal:en l.laoe between the i.flioo of ). I'. Huff, state t roasiirer, and n Port land bondiiiL' boii-e. Mr. Knv vas followed bv fiovernor (ileott and Mr. Huff. Tin- nature nl the testimi.nv -llblllltted bv tlieso throo nu'ii vva not made i.uMie. I'dK'TI.ANIf Ore.. Mar. Ill Ariu- ijuent fi.r the defense in the Iriul ot three alli'L'oil monibers of tho eom- uiuni-t labor tia rtv of I IreL'on. eliurL'O 1 with violating the Uitc -Muliealism not, Uero eutielniled today, ntnl the elusin-' ,'irL'iiuionl o the state wim beeitn. It was o:ieee.l the ciiM! would bo iziven to the inrv tliis cvvn Wl. . . BAINBRIOGE COLBY IS SECRETARY OF STATE A . AAA V SI1I.i;TO.V. Mar. !!.- The nomination of luinhridt;c Colby to be. secretary of state, which has been 1 ho subject of evienstvo healings by the scnalo foreign n-la lions ecmmil t ee, was i.LWirably reported today by the coinimiite wiilioiit ;i record vote. The coin 111 il t ee's report gen erally was reg;mliil as forecast ing fnvorable action by the sen ate, allho it was indiiated that there probably would be consid erable debaie. Only a tew minutes of discus sion preceded the com mil I ee's decisiin. There was said lo have been a general agreement that llr. Colby's statement yes terday had made it unnecessary to call addilional witnesses. PARENTS WILL Refusal of School Board to Accent Arbitration Leads to Effort to De termine Sentiment of People Only Parents With Children in Schools Invited to Attend. The following reply to the plan ol' compromise suuiiested Wv liev. U M'V- ron Itoti.er and adopted hv the Par ent -Teacher's council was recently received from the school hoard: "Td Mrs. Slorer representing the Parent -Teacher's circle: "Mv Dear Mrs. Storer: 'The meinhcrs ol' the school hoard have unanimously agreed that, it 1 ineomnalihle with the best interests our schools to have any limner nnlilie discussion of the schotd situ atiftn at Ibis time. "Vcrv Respect t nil v, K. fi. iiiiin:id, "( 'hairuian." At a meetinti' todav the following resolution was miopled bv Hie Parent- 'fiacber's council. "To the Public: "The .school hoanL-; reply fo our resolutions, offerinir the plan of ar bitration in the present school mat ter, is printed todav. We feel that (he public, is more vilally interested in our schools th;in any other public institution and is right in asking a hearine; in the metier. We do not pose lis bein the public, hut as the one organize hociv ol cinzens uireei- lv concerned in school mat ters it was within our province to present (he matter, believing that we repre sent the attitude of the general pub lic. The school hoard does not share in this confidence. To determine this it lias seemed wise to the Parent-Teacher's Council to call for a meeting of the parents of the city, having children in the Bedford schools. This meetiinr will he held in the assembly room of the public library. Sat urda v evening at 7 :'Mi, It is the wih of (lie conned that thi meeting be tree from all per sonalities and heated discussion. "PAIiKNT TKAf'lIKIf'S CUl NriL" DISSECTING l'.Al.TIMnlfi:. M.I.. Mm-. Id. liiil illi'il Ii v slmU tmil iirnhiililv niorlaliv tt'oiinilnl, V. A. Si'ntt. it iii'L'io, wai 'npturi'il en rlv this innrnini; ufdT :i If ln-riiti tliri'i'-liour luiM1!1 wnL't'il from it linrrii'iitli'il Ihhisc. Two t -lici'incn witc utnmili'il in I he I'mmr. ami n nutliiT ih-lth inistakrii fur tl.i liunti'il run f i wus shut Hiiro liini's liv rolirpmcn mul Iji-ntru lv a nmli lirl'nre it was li'arni'il ln was nut thu man. Tht' lielii-t' that whito i.hvsiriaiis are aliiliii-tinir i-olori'il jr-rsons I'm ilisspctinif iiiiriiosi's was hrld liv the uutboritivi) to he rostmiisiljlu fur tin- MEET TO FORM WORKING PLAN ST01 KING RAGESnVER SIK SIATES Fnur Killed in Colorado and Properl Loss Promises to Run Into Mil lionsWorst Storm in 19 Years Colorado, Kansas. Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, S. Dakota Effected Hiflli Wind Is Striking Feature. DKXVKK, ('olo,. Mar. 10. Normal conditions were restored In tho east ern Itoclty Mountain region following thn worst wind storm in nineteen years which yesterday crippled wtro and train communication, cauBed thousands of dollars property dumage. and resulted in the loss ot at least tour lives. In addition to the throe deaths re ported In Colorado yesterday Juan lionido, :t, was killed whon ho step ped upon a live wire on the streets of Cheyenne, Wyo., whero a 70 inflo ale played havoc with light and. power wires. tin Denver several automobiles were wrecked by the wind, several collisions resulted, thoro woro 47 fires and huildhiKS were damaged. Numerous minor accidents resulted from tho storm. Siuul lllocks Train In northwestern Colorado the dust storm hid tho sun for hours and tho tracks of the Colorado and Southern railroad were covered so deeply with sand at Wellington, Colo., that trains were detoured over the Union Pacific road: The Denver and Salt Lake road was forced to suspend operations In, the mountainous district because c'f a hundred mile gale which swept tho muhitain pass at Tahcrnash, Wire communication wart restored last night when the wind died down. Wheat Mows Away TOPKKA, Kas., Mar. 19. Loss U wheat growers caused hy tho worst windstorm Kansas has over known will reach at least one million dollaro, according to S. D. Floran, federal meteorologist hero. . Reports reaching the federal weath er station Indicated that the heaviest damage was felt in tho south-central part or the stale. Tho winter drouth was still in force according to state ments by weather bureau officials and the winds swept tho highlands carrying wheat and dirt Into lower ground only to bury grain planted there. The wheat "simply blew away" said Mr. Kloran. "It cannot be Bald that the wheat crop was destroyed," he continued, for considering the in creased acreage, while it was devas tated in some parts oT the state, it will pull thru in other partH." Klectrie Tower Cripple! ST. PAI L, Mar. 1ft. A fttorm, which in Intensity equals any exper ienced this winter, stilt prevailed In southern Minnesota, South Dakota, northern Iowa and north Wisconsin this morning. South of a line drawn across lake .Minnesota from a point fifteen miles northwest of tho twin cities to Lake Superior, running south of tho twin ports about 50 miles, came reports of a heavy wet snow and high winds. In northern Iowa considerable sleet was reported; nor thern Wisconsin as far south as Mad ison was covered with snow and South Dakota experienced a blizzard. (Continued on Pae Eight) ROOM, IS IT CAOSE tronhli'. An I'xi'hanirp of irreetiacs lii'twi'i n n white ili-ntist mul another white niaii, ai'i'ui'ilini; to the poline. iiisiiireil n i-rowil of neiiroe; with tho lii'licf tliat the ilentist anil his frienil ware loiikinr for prev for the ilin seetiiiL' (utile, mill tliov started to heat the tw-o whites. Two iiolieoinen in iilain elothes nrrested one of tho wirnip.s whose friends turned their vrnth upon the otfieern and nuc eeeiled in releasing the prisoner. T.ho l.eirro fled, firing his pistol as be inn. The phase ended mil V when ha entered 11 house, iu west Saratoga street, , ;