tr? .
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, , ;