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5000 CIRCULATION (25,000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of ' Tecr IkGvrt $ - Oregon: ...Tonarht fair. . ex- Cirsajations I FULL LEASED WIRE J . DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE V Air . LET NEWS 8EHVICB ept rain niwthwest portion, -older; Tues-iay fair, fresh east fly wind."" ' - :' ' . I f I FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 6. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NTiyrtl STANDS FT VK CENTS SR. (1 1 ftlTlT tlH n't ' ! rii I II II II II II MM 1UUUU u J Ar I i I II II II II II II II If II II RUSSIAN RGAMIZED SOVIETS WITHIN Police Discovered Plot And A' . led Supposed President An dOther Officers Of istic Organization.--. Plenty Of Funds And Aimu o n Are In Their Pos- Russia. mv. uul)pOTW1 By James t Miller. (United Press staff correspondent) Buenos Aires, Jon. 13. Police de clared today they had discovered a so viet organization in Buenos Aires Bud arrested its president, his minister of war and minister of police for this city and two other officials, all ot whom are Russians. The names of those ieu as well as those on a list of 140 the police say they have, aro- being withheld. Bicyclists, tho police asserted, have been arrested as bomb plotters. These won, it was asserted, carried haud: limps, filled with dynamite. Member of. the 'soviet, it wus suid, tame to fejutli America, from Bussia iu Octobot j find "November. They were plentifully uiiuu win ruims anu outuincu con-Led Wtdorable munitions. They wcro sent it was declared, by Bolshevik! in Bus eia to foment Bolsheviki uprisings ii tlie important "BoutY American capitals. Police at Loss. Police wero unable to explain whore the munitions came from, but other ar rests arc expected in the round-up. Tramway service here came to a halt yesterday evening, when a group of - d '.spected anarchists stopped a guard ed cur, kidnapping the motormau and conductor. Reports heve been receiv ed that workers in central Argentino and a portion of the Buenos Aires tram way woikarg'votedto-strikc. Their uo-. nmndshave- not beeu announced. ; Port strikefs have demandSd ft twen-, ty percent increase in pay. Lighter luen. wanted s-rty overtime considered a full day's work. Other union work ers, it was said, had beeu asked to join in a resumption of the strike. 'Po lice and strikers clashed yesterday on docks in the southern section. Sever al casualties were reported. In Nervous Condition. Buenos Airos was titili in Si highly nervous condition. Every, police sta- tion was cloeoly guarded. Pedestrians I SENATE HAD UNEXPECTED TILT CONCERNING CLERK W. T. Vfotoa Of Yamhill Was Elected Presidant WiOioui Opposition. Complete organization of the senate vas accomplished for the thirtieth bi ennial' session of the legis'ature this tnoming, but not without tn unexpect ed tilt over the selection of a man foi the position of calendar clerk which made the first day'g session unusually f ;veiy. As per schedule, Senator W. T. Vin ton of Yamhill county was elected pres ident without opposition, tho only dis senting vote being his own complimen tary ballot east iu favor of Wenator It-rrell of Multnomah, who early in the preliminaries was a candidate for the place. , "I promine to du my very best, and fljftil eadeavor to conduct thi office, with your assistance, so as to bring about the best development of the state in the light in which he is being fore a s whole," said Senator Vinton when ed," said Senator Thomas when he lie took the gavel as presiding officer, arose to withdraw Buhl's name. "I "This Is a momentous time in the liistory of the. world. The world war i over, peace is at hand,. and. now out loy who carried our flag to victor? oaUhere la nothing more detestable in pub- ; foreign soil are coming hom.. Worn and employment must be provided, and it is up to- the members of this legis lature to see thEt the state does it -full duty to prepare fat the .kom com ing of tho soldier an for' those who will be thrown otit of employment liere. "x. .... .. . -.The .senate uns ealled to order by frehatpr W. D. . Wood of Washington county, and Senator Walter A. Diaitck of C'lackamoa was mcde - temporary . chairman. John W. Cochran of Port land was named temporary chief clerk, while Senators Baldwin, Orton and I'icree were appointed s, committee on credentials, and Senators J. C. Sinitk Eddy and Shankg a committee on per manent organization, A committee of senators escorted Chief Justice MeBride of the swpreinelnf Coos and Eddy spoke in support of coi:rt t0 administer" the oath of of f ice I Buhl, chiefly on the ground the they to the new senators. As soon as thtt'were pledged to him and they eonsid vas out of the way and the committees! ercd that the soldier should accept the oi credentials and permanent order Of' l.usines had reported, the senate got (Continued on page eight) BOIMll UENOS AIRES AW t:eu oeni rrom were forced V .etonr several blocks to avoid passiffg these buildings. Bol sheviki adherents several times . at tacked the stations, but were driven off by machine gun fire. Nqrvous police turned their guns on shadows in sonu instances. Thoy' feared oveu unarmed pedestrians in daylight, refusing to ap proach them without leveling their ri fles and ordering them, to stand off. Sevoral tram8 were running with r-n ed soldiers and sailors on the platform.- ; . Official automobiles rushed through the streets with engines roaring with unmufflod exhausts.- Each carried three 'to five armed iruards. - The nnliee mo- torod back and forth along the Aveni da do Mayo, arresting persons suspect- of agitation. SURROUNDED BERLIN. By John Graudenav (United Press staff correspondent) Berlin, Jan. 11. (Delayed). The government announced its intention to day to surround the city and utteriy annihilate the Spartacans with artillery unless they surrender immediately. Dur ing this operation all water, gas and electricity would be cut off. The announcement f ollowecUajiothcr attempt of tke Spartacans to .'Open nc-givtiatiimi-Chanellor-Ebert, however, insisted on "practically an unconditional surrender declaring all demands of the government must be met unreservedly. Independent socialists urged' the government to consider Hpartacan of tors of compromise, saying they would throw their support to the government if Ebert r, greed to postponement of the national elections for three months. Kosolutiohg wero passed at a great mass meeting of workmen and socialists 'i! the government to stop the bloodshed. At the omue t.;;c, delcga (Continued on page two) down to tho business of organizing by electing its permanent clerks and assist ants. By unanimous vote John W. Cochran wa8 elected permanent chief clerk and John I'. Hunt of Woodburn was chosen assistant chief clerk. Then the fight over calendar clerk developed, in which Paul L. Burris of Salem, a returned sol dier who served in tho aviation sec tion, was on one side and Robert Buhl, editor of a daily paper at Medford, was on tho other. While Buhl had the pledge of 18 senators, the debate over taking care of tho returning soldiers became too warm that Sonntor Thomas, who had nominated Ruhl, withdrew hig name in favor of Burris and said that Buhl would take the position of assistant sergeant of erms, which Burris had de clined to accept when it was offered to him. This made Burris' election unanimous. "Mr. Buhl does not wish to be placed want to say there i n0 man who wiil go farther than Bob Bnhl or myseif to provide for the returning soldiers. But j lie life than to use this as a means of getting office. From now on we may expect every candidate foi offiee, down to the justice of the peace, will bring out hut war record as a means of get ting office. - "Mr.. Buhl gays he is willing to step aside and take the position of assist ant serger nt st-arms and let this bey take the position of calendar clerk." When. Kenator Thomas had first pise- ed Buhl's' name in nomination he said that southern Oregon never had been given a -place in the organization of ! the renate and he considered it was en- titled to this position. Among the senators who championed the side of the soldier were Senators Huston, Shanks. Banks and Farrell, whilo Senators Moser, Laehmund, Smith M MAN RE ENACTED $HTmi Ms" Resist Order Of Po lice To Disband Meeting And Parade In Afternoon. Seattle, Wash., Jau. IS. Police and radicals fought savagely Sunday af' ternoon, using fiatg and clubs, 4hon more than 20OO alloged bolsheviki and "reds," having formed a parade af tor their meeting had been ordered dis continued, resisted attempts of the po lice to break it up.' , The fight occurred when Police Cap tain Searing ordered one of tho lead ers, W. H. Stumpf, to discontinue the paiado. Jslumpf is said to fcnve struct Searing iu ths face,, and immediately, lihe police captain became tho center of a struggling group, the -light fiif ally spreading and affecting 5000 per sons. The red flag was heered by many. Service mon assisted the police, despite appeals to "join the new move ment against industrial autocracy.'" Tho police are continuing tneir search today foe "marked" menvbers of the rioters. Tha mectinia had as its pimary ob ject agitation against American forc es in Russia, and speaKers made ap peals that intervention,, against the b-olsheviki ceawe. HEARfFAiLURE ClJMMS PROMINEHTSAliH IN Jck D. Sutherland, Cashier Of Slate Treasurers Office Expired Last Evening. .Tnlin T). .Sutherland, one of Salem's best kuown citizens, died suddenly last; evening of heart failure. He was sit ting in his chair reading a paper aooui 8 o'clock when the Dauer . dronned from his hand and he settled slightly in his. chair Mrs. Sutherland, who was with him,' ealled assistance immediately but physicians who reached the house in a few moments round tna; ueat.i had been instantaneous and without warning. For a year or more Mr. Sutherland's health had not ben gocd, but be had attended regularly to his duties in tho sta'e treasurer's office and during what proved the last day of his life had been feeling unusually Mtell. He had spent the day dining with some friends and visiting with others. There had -been no premonition of the end. John D. Sutherland was born in Can ada, April 12, 1S59. He has served con tinuously with the office of 'state treas urer since 1891, as custodian of the mortgage department of the state land office and cashier of the state treas urer's office. His first service was with Phil Met ehaa beginning in 1891 and he was with Mr. MeU'han for eight years. Fol lowing the two terms of Mr. Metchan, Mr. Sutherland was with Clias. 8. Moore from 18S9 to 1907. Then his ser vices were with George A. Steele, state treasurer from 1907 to 1911. Whan Thoma-3 B. Kay assumed the office ef state treasurer in 1111, Mr. Sutherland was continued in office and was to con tinue his duties with the new treas urer, Mr. Hoff. Mr. Sutherland loaves his wife anil two children, Van Sutherland of Port land, and Mrs Spencer Schcefcr, of Los Angelos. His fa'her, Donald Suther- : land, R7 years, of Grants Pass, also is ' left as are two sisters, Mrs. Phil Met- ehsn, of Portland, and Mrs. Louis Whitney, of Ashland. There are three grandchildren, Donald and Billy Morrow Sutherland, of Portland, and Elizabeth Schnefrr, of Los Angeles. With one exception Mr. hutheriana was the odest employe in the ststc , house in point cf years of service. He jhad many close, friends in this city 'and throughout the state who share I with tho immediate family the shock I of bia sudden death. Of him it may be ' rightly said, that he exemplified the best type of. effieiea pntilie service and good citizenship in a quiet, unaa ' Burning way that won and held the ss- , teem of those who knew best and ss- ociated with him in the daily routine of life ana autr. The funeral will be held at 11 ! Tuesday foreneOn. Bev: Dr. Avisen will conduct brief services' at the fam ily home, 6.15 Cbemeketa street, and interment will be in imo feuows cem etery. MAJOR GENERAL TRANSFERRED t Washington, Jan. 13. Major Gencl al Carleton was todajc transferred from 'lauvi Wadsworth to command the Si -teen til division. Camp Kearny, Cal. COL. HOUSE ILL Paris, Jan. 13. Colonel House was und"r p'lvsicians care todav. He was attended bv two doctors and two uurj es yesterday. - , II SPARTACANS ARE RFpnnTFn Tfl RF LOSING GROUND Later Dispatcher Do Not Con firm Sicry' TksX Lieb knecht WasKLM GOVERNMENT FORCES Spartacans Willing To Sur render, They faj, If Elec tions Are Postponed. - By John Graudens 1 (United Press correspondent) Berlin, Jan. 11. While en routa to. tho scene of the at tack on the Vorwaerts build ing iotSay I was arrested 'by government troops, and was lator released. . Owing to the injury to my foot (Uraugenz was wounded by a hand grenade Monday), I had taken a horse cab. A short . distance from tho Vorwaerts my progress wast blocked by government troops, who were personally commanded t.y Gus tav Noske, military director of the city. I climbed onto the cab to get a ibetter view ef the bombardment. Noske spied mo and gave an order. Ten offi cers, waving rovolvors, rushed at me. I was plastd under ar rest, despite my special for eign pass. .; 1 was unable to walk and two officers, supporting mct started, to lead me-away. An ar tillory colonel' whom I knew, was attracted by the ooinmo-, tion.; He ordered, my, release and apologized profusely. "Mistakes will happen in these exciting days," he, ex plained. I was allowed to return to my cab, tout by this time the Spar tacans had surrendered. Copenhagen, Jan. 13 The Sparta cans were reported to have admitted defeat and to havO declared their read iness to accept the government condi tions, providing election of the nation al assembly is postponed three months. This statement was credited to Hen Schulti e, secretary to Chancellor Ebert in a dispatch today from Berlin. Report Capture of Llebknecht. Copenhagen, Jan. 13. -Karl Lieb knocht and Rosa Luxemburg havo been captured by Gorman government troops according to the Taglische Bundschou. The Spartacan leaders, the newspaper said, were taken prisoners with 1,000 of their followers, including a son of tho agitator, Lewis. A quantity of mil itary material was also captured, con sisting of 100 machine guns, 1200 rifles and 1,000 bombs. Spartacans attacked and shot into the crowds which were attending gov ernment inootings in Berlin yesterday. This was believed to heve been the fi nal effort of the insurgents, the dis patch said, as the government now practically controls the situation. Another dispatch filed in Berlin yes terday said government troops had captured contral police headqutrtors the Tageblatt offices and the Boctzow brewery, and that Karl Badek,' Buseian Tl.!.,l .An.nannt(iA UaJt Vu- rested. Au early dispatch quoted the Deut sche Tages Zeitung as saving that Ra dek, Liebknecht and Police President Eichorn had taken refuge in the Boet zow brewery, where they were protect ed by a heavy guard armed with ma chine guns. It is believed that Liebknecht and Eichorn must have escaped, else the government , Would havo announced their capture as well as Badek 's. No confirmation had been received from any source that Liebknecht was- killed in street fighting Thursday. ' ' Recapture Arsenal. ' Government troops have recaptured the. Sp&ndau arsenal, courtmartiatling and shooting the Spartacan command cr, according to other Berlin reports. They also clecred the Snartmeaa from the Tiergarten. The Fallens railway! station is now In government hands. The Vorwserts building whirh was shattered by government artillery, was stormed and captured by government troops Saturday. They found 125 dead in tho building. George Ledebonr, lead er of the independent socialists and 300 others, were reported to have been an-ested in this encounter. j About 300 Spartacans were reported, killed and 700 w winded la the latest fighting, raising the total of dead to at least 1.300. j A socialist republic was said to have 'Continued on page twol PLACE RUSSIA WILL HOLD AT CONFERENCE ' TO BE DECIDED SOON President Wilson And Oikr ; America Delegates Will Settle Matter. By Carl D. OfOat (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Jan. 13. The etato de partment has forwarded to the Ameri can peace delegation the British pro posal regarding cessation of Russian hostilities with subsequent Russian lac tional representation. It will be up to President Wilson and tho American doleg'ates to decide whether they wish to have bolsheviki and other Slav agent present their peace views at Paris. , - . M. Pinchon,. French foreign nihiister, is reported to have rejected the Urit ish proposal, viewing it as a plan to have (bolshevik delegates in the peace onferen6e. ' This government has taken no posi tion yet. Whether England mean the Russians should actually sit in at the peaeo conference or present their views, is not clear. . Knows Nothing of Proposal The state department claimed it has no knowledge of proposal to include red delegates in the session. Subso- 'quently, Acting Secretary Polk offi- cially stated ho received a British proposal dated January 3. . Questions put to aim (Saturday 'Dore only on bolshevik representation and Polk explained tlliat he was not aware ofi the Pincho rejection statement and did not consider that the question had any relation to the British tote, Thig noto WBs iorwaruea cuiuraay to Paris for the American delegates. Why it had not been delivered direct ly to tho mission is unknown. It was suggested, however, that it wss address ed to France anu tho Unitod States, it would not necessarily have to go direct to the dolegates.' -. Thus iar the United States govern ment has taken an- iuiroieal stand against the bolsheviki: and some time a,go virtually asked the" world to outlaw them. Whether thair agonts and other Russian faction, shall go to Paris is a question of policy resting largely with President Wilson. - - further Cabinet Resignations For Financial Reasons Seem Imminent Washington, Jan. 13. The iisilility of further resignations from President Wilson's cabinet for financial reasons was seen here by some today following tion. Following so closely upon retirement of Secretary McAdoo, who assigned "pecuniary responsibilities," D the eauso, Gregory caused considerable stir here by announcing that ho will leavo the cabinet March 4. , Twelve thousand, a year with a cab inet jnembers' social responsibilities, it is generally admitted is too small. Rumors today had it that Secretary Redfleld might leave the commerce de partment soon. Gregory's successor is not known. As sistant Attorney General Urahnm is mentioned. So, too, is Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Illinois. T . ABE MARTIN When we git nation-wide prohibition what's goin' t' become o' th' hund dreds o' thonsan's oo' folks that havo t' tank up t' be soeiablef Nothin' looks like whit it eo:ts what it does nowa days. League of Nations Is Approved By All of Allied Premiers Also, Peace Delegates Agree That League Is Absolute Necessity If Future Wars Are To Be Prevented. French Believe Wilson Plan Does Not Provide Suf ficient Economic Penalty For Germany. - By William Philip Status, (United Press staff correspondent) Puris, Jan. 13. Tho league of na tions ean now be considered as an es tablished fact. Premier Clemcnceau, Premier Lloyd George and Premier Orlando are pledg ed to support President Wilson's baaio ideas in this regard. Public opinion in Franco, Great Britain and Italy is sol idly behind the scheme. Peace delegates are agreed that the Uaguo is an absolute necessity, if fu ture wars aro to be prevented and that it must be given preference over til other business at the peaeo conferences. There is still some disagreement re garding the details, but .these wore ex peeved to be smoothed"iut quickly, in tho conference of the associated pow. era,' which wero resumed1 today. Is Unsatisfactory as wnoie. Wilson's pluu as a whole is unsat isfactory to tho French becauso they believe it does not provJdo sufficient conomio pennltie. for Germany. .They iMty his proposed probationary inclusion of Germany would permit that country to start up its undamaged industaies in competition with tho French and Bel gians whoso industrial plants wore wrecked bv the Gcrnions tliemsolvcs. Senator Bourgeois, who will bond the French section of the Inter allied com mission to draw up pluns for the league if the conference appoints such a body made plain In a recent c ORGANIZATION MEETING OF HOUSE WAS PEACEFUL Seymour Jones Was Elected Speaker Of State Law Making Assembly. Organization of House of Representatives, 30th Oregon Legislative Assembly: Seymour Jones Speaker. W. F. Dragor Chief Clerk. Assistant Chief Clerk Benton Bowman. Beading Clerk Elbert Bedo. ' Mailing Clork W. F. McAdnms Sergeant at Arms J. F. Singer. Door Keeper Ben Robertson. , The dotails of the orgamsaa of ihe House of Bepresentatives of the 80th about as exciting as that of organusinR a country school debuting socioty where everything was fixed up before , the meeting was called to order. With tho House of Representatives which mot this morning at 10 o'clock overything had been t-rranged before hand and thero was but tho forma.itlcs of elections. Those who wero to make nominations and who were t0 second nominations had boon assigned their part to play in tho opening day and s-11 went along, smoothly. Shortly before 10 o'clock there was the usual .running to and fro of mem bers of the Iioubo, stenographers snd those who had just dropped in to ob serve' the process tof organizing House of Representatives. Shortly after 10 o 'clock, W. f lira gcr, who has held down the job of chief elerk of the nouse for 1" years, rapped three times loudly on the speak er's desk, demanding that the house come to order.. It did. Prayer was then offered by the Bev. B. N. Avison of the First Methodist church. K. II. Haines of HUlsboro was unanimously elected -as temporary speaker. He said thero was a great re- .nnrtaiMlit - va.tincv nnnn the lftffiftlft- 'ture, and that he hoped they eould do their duty and be economical, at the samo time.. W. F. DVcger was then elected tem porary clerk on motion of Ivan 0. Mar tin." - Mrs. Alexander Thompson, a Demo crat and the only woman member of the .house, moved that a committee be appointed for permanent organization and order of business. The temporary chairman appointed B. C. Sheldon, Uich erdson of Multnomah county, Dennis of Yamhill, Thompson of The Dalles and Hughes of Marion county. 0. B. Eichards then moved that a committee on credentials be appointed and the chair appointed Bichards of Portland, Qriggj of Comstock and Gor don of Ontario. Within 15 minutes, while the legis clusivo interview with tho Uuitcd l'raas that he agrees with Clemcnceau on this point, lie favors excluding the cen tral powers until they fulfifl the pro visions they must sign at the peace couferenc. Clemenceau in Una. , Clouienceau is understood to favor a league composed of the victorious nations. Opposition to this plan cen ters on the belief that such a leagu would force an allianct of tho vaa quisked powers and that it would re sult in another war. French delegates are known to bo opposed to ary plan .HI " V. II - , . UVV ...... .... . Franco 'g frontiers, togothor with her northern and eastern industrial cen ters, against sudden attault or invas ion. Bourgeois ffavors letting in neutral nations immediately peace is signed, ' their formal application for admission., being passed upon by the "ehartcf1 members."- Ho would also permit Ger many tq become a member once she carries out the obligations imposed by tho congress. will confront tho associated representa tives when they first begtu torraal dis cussion of tho league of nations. None of Jhom is regarded as providing a very difficult obstacle to .complete agreement. ' lators wero. taking a ilest from thoir labors, the credential committee con ferred and was ready to report. It was, found that every member present had brought along the correct creden tials and overything was all right. It was agreed that until new rules for ths houso were adopted, tnoso oi we :wm assembly should be'.in effect. Having found to be entitled to serve, members of the house wore thon sworn in by Chief Justice McBrido. Having sworn t0 do their duty, mem bers of the house now proceeded to the cloction of a permanent speaker. J. G. Richardson of Portland suid he had in mind a far sighted man a man who would protect tho industrial and busi ness interests of the state. He meant Seymour Jones of Marion eounty. The nomination was seconded by Herbert Gordon of Portland, Benj. O. Sholton of Medford and Mrs. A. Thompson oi Tho Dalles. She said she was pleased as a- democrat to second the nomination and tnen sam a ji oi i'o . -Mr. Jones. He was thon elected and escorted to the chair, one of his escorts being Denton C. Burdick, his piine.ipal competitor for the speakership. In a short address, Mr. Jones said h thought that after n examination of the proposed budget that many items could be reduced and that others eould be .eliminated entirety. Ho felt that the state owed a .debt to the soldiers and that if the federal government did not do tho right thing, the state shouid take up tho matter. Tuesday, afternoon at 2 o'clock tha governor will be inaugurated at a joint session of the houso and senate. Fol lowing the inauguration, the governot Will deliver his address. ... "1 - -...n tk him ahftllt Henry Allen Beebmes Governor Of Kansas (United Tress staff correspondent) Topeka, Kan., Jan'. IX Henry Allen Wichitu, editor, was inaugurated gov ernor of Kansas, succeeding Arthur Capper, today, Capper was elected t tho U. 8. senate in the last election. Allen is recently home from Franea where he worked for tho Bed Cross. Instead of the usual dress affair, a genuine Western " meeting of tho folks" was held et tho auditorium, and evervono spoke the well known "Kan sas language." Allen told about his nnm in Trd T1P1 I ... BJIJWIIWVVB f (Jfiv. Allen is looked upon as like ly candidate for senator two years hence. 1 ' PRINCESS "PAT" SOON BBIB2 1 ' " t -- London, Jan. 13. The wedding- tf Prbcesa Patricia and Commander Bnm v.y r.f the British navy, will be oel-.-brnted in Westntiuster Abbey, Febni uvy U, it wus officially announced today.