ft t 5000 CIRCULATION 1 (25,000 BEADEKS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar- tnteod by the Audit Bureau of 41 Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE : DISPATCHES . SPECIAL WILLAMETTE Vllr - LEY NEWS 8EKVICE J . Weather Report Oregon: Tonight and Thurs- day rain, increasing scnthirly winds. ' - 1 J-W4 1 1 f E f. iff r jo 1 Iff FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 13. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS OX TRAINS AND NEW STANDS FIVK HJT mm maim 0 !' ..it -"v. - If REPRESENTATIVES 1USSIANS MAY AT PE ICE WHile Decision Of Allies Is Uncertairls Known That Russia Will Not Be Crushed Milit& Nor Yet Will Full Recognition Of Soviet Govern Be Given. Compromise Measure Is By William Philip Stains .. (United Press staff correspondent) . Paris, Jan. 22. That a limited num ber of representatives of the Russian soviet government will attend the jpcace conference seemed certain today. It was learned that an agreement had .practically baeu reached by the- u me war couucil in this regard. Offi cial announcement was expected bo tore night. The British delegation is understood to have taken the lead in pressing this nition the soviet government. Some .Wfhition of the difficult and important; ofa compromise measure was look (Russian question. I'd tot. . Tho original British p'.un, as annoitnc I The note sent by Foreign Minister d by the United Press on January 11, Tchitcherin of the bolshevik govirn viAi for the associated powers to send ment to the American state department n speci-nl commission ,to investigate suggesting that representatives of the conditions in Russia. This met with Am M-ican, approval to such an extent that lio personnel of the proposed eommis fcton was even discussed, the names of (T.lrhu Root ami William Howard Taft $?ing mentioned. Further consultation among tho as sociated delegates, however, resulted in n i. m..:.- i. .1 ..l TUMI? Jll19U l-ai-U I I II Ulll'UllI 1918 CROP OF PINES OUT BY Ei OF WEEK First Season When Whole Sup- I- n J IT- 0- Early In Year. This week will practically see the (finish of the packing of 1918 crop prunes. Ever since tho opening of tho lason the fruit has been going out of fcfalem nt tho rate of two or three cars h day or about a million pouiiu (weft. A large part of them are put up in handsomely labelled boxes which icarry with them an advertisement of !!' product to nil creation. This is probably tho first season when the crop was all cleaned up so early in the year. Packers state that Iso far from salting a inarkiet for prunes they could still contract im tnense quantities of tlicm if they could et them. The price has held up to the test notwithstanding the withdrawal of fcrovernment contracts, as tho world de fctiand is so gireat that there is no pos niliility of a drop. The unparalleled success of the prune industry in 1918 will have the double toffect of opening up a broader mar tlet and of encouraging the planting of a, great number of new orcnards. It not to lbs expected that the Willam ette valley will ever again see such ft combination of conditions as brought prosperity to the prune men thig year, tut the local packers are of the opin--Aon that there will be a steady growth of the industry throughout tiie next (five years. They believe t'hat period -will see thousands of acres of prunes (planted in the northwest, and a doub ting of the number of driers and pack xy plants. ABE MARTIN What'a become o' th' ole fashioned mother that wouldn' think o' goin' t' bed till all th' children got in T Some folks are too lazy t' go ahead when ihey know ther right. CONCLAVE Looked Fon to invito represent.' .es of the varhi ons Russian factions to Paris, believing thU would result in quicker action on a problem in which time was an imper ative element. Representatives of all Russian factions save the Soviets al ready have arrived. To Bo No Radicalism Whatever plan is indorsed, it seemed certain today that no radical under taking will result that there will neither be a combined allied effort to crush Russia militarily, nor full recog- United States and the soviet govern ments get together in an effort to reach an understanding, was expected to have some bearing on the situation. This note is known to ibe. in possession of the American delegation here. It was regardod as possible that some such plan might be followed out by all. the associated powers without entailing any formal recognition of the bolshe viki. Other matters expected to be taken up by the "steering committee" today were the question of procedure for the. conference Qho, matter of publicity is not yet definitely settled,) end conia cration of the international labor prob lems. It is believed tho conference will arpoint s special committee to meet labor Ieaderjof-the associated and neu tral nations regarding proposed eco nomic, .industrial and social reforms. All vital matters were likely to reach a stage permitting their discus sion by the full cDnforence before the end of the week. SENATE PASSED ALL BILLS SUBMITTED THIS MORNING Voted To Give Preference To Soldiers And Sailors Out Of. Employment, With but three senators voting against it, the senate today passed Sen ator Huston's bill providing that all public officials must give preference to soldiers and sailors in all public po sitions and on all public contract work. The only condition is that the soldiers must be equally as competent as other applicants No extended debato took place when the bill came up for final action of the senate, but an impassioned plea for the bill was -made by Senator Huston, who was stirred by an opposing speech by Senator Smith of Josephine county. Senator Smith had declared that he did not think the soldiers were entitled to tho preference being given them, and insisted that tho bill was carrying patriotism too far. ''Perhaps some of us were too old for the draft," he said, "but we are entitled to consideration for jobs the -same as the soldiers." Senator Huston replied that he was surprised and grieved at the remarks of Senator Smith. He pictured the sac rifices the boys had to make who gave up their jobs and offered their lives in tho service of their country. ''If some slacker or sjme skulker stayed at home and has taken the jobs which the boys had to leave." he said ''do you think the boys who are com ing back should not be given prefer ence in public employment! Do you think that these slackers and skulkr; should have an equal chance with the boys who enlisted at great sacrifice to themselves and who were ready to giv their lives, if necessary f" Senator Jones also spoke in opposi tion to the bill, saying he did not ap prove of it in its present form. Three Opposed Bill. ! The bill was passed by a vote of 24 to 3. The three negative votes were cast by Senators Jones, LaFollct and Smith of Josephine. Senators, Banks Lddv and Moser were absent. The senate passed a memorial to con gress, urging that the moral support of this government be given to the Armenian republic. Altogether the senate passed 11 bills this morning, every bill coming before it receiving favorable action. The first bill passed todav, and the third bill to be passed at thig session, 'was senate bill 29. by Banks, which provides that physical education must be taught ia the public schools. Not SniKERSSliE MAYSPREAD TO OTHtR TRADES,JSBELIEVED Employers Said They Were Prepared T Pay Builders Highest Wages In World. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 22. Seattle's big shipyard plants continued idle to day while leaders of the Metal Trades Council worked busily nt their head quarters, answering a flood of inquiries and getting tho full machinery of the strike in motion. . ... Sub-committees sat to hear , care) where workers were in need of relief and funds will be forthcoming to pre vent tho strike being marred by any instances of family destitution. Officials of the Puget (sound Mari time District Council of Carpenters were again in session continuing their opposition to the walkout, of which they declare they have been made un willing victims. . : . W. L. Hutcheson, international pres ident of tho carpenters' organization, is expected to arrive in Seattle shortly to assist in negotiation between the car penters and the employers. Declaring that they were prepared to pay Seattle shipbuilders the highest wages paid in the world, but could not meet the metal trades' demands, tho shipyard employers issued the follow ing statement today: . Regret Action. "We regret the action of our em ployes in rejecting our offer and strik ing without a referendum vote to de termine the attitude of each and every employe on the questions involved. Wv are fully confident that tho largo ma jority of eur employes, were adverse to the strike. "The average rato of wageg on lheN basis of our offer, would bo tho bighorn in tho world. ' "Effective several months pest, the wages of common laborors were ad vancod to $4.65 a day, and there arc now in the Seattle yards exactly ton men of this cli;s receiving 14.18 a day. All the men on the second and thir'J slrifts receive a additional bonus oi It) per cent, and also all shifts receive double timo for overtime." With 30,000 men involved In 'the walkout, every stcol yard is closed and (Continued on page three) less than 20 minutes a day musf be de voted to that subject. Another bill passed repeals the ex isting law which gives dUtrict attor neys one-third of the amount of fines collected for violation Of the fishing laws This bill was introduced by Sen ator "Norblad of Clatsop, who declared that the present provision in the law opens tho way for a district attorney and a justice of the peace to enter into collusion to impose heavy fines and divido the booty. ; Another bill by Norblad, which was passed, prohibits district attorneys from using thoir official stationery in connection with their private law practice-Other bills were passed as follows: S. B. 22 By Pierce Allowing the public to use crematories owned by the state. S. B. 25 By Strayer Providing that Bervice may be had upon foreign cor porations which are not authorized to do business in this state by serving the corporation commissioner. 8. B. 19 By Baldwin Relating to requirements of state banks which be come members of the federal reserve banking system. 8. B. 17 By Bell Authorizing the administrator of an estate to borrow money on the property. S. B. 23 By Norblad Relating to to the boundaries of school districts. 8 B. 14 By Huston Providing that women attendants must accompany all female persons committed to a state' in stitution. 8. B. 20 By Baldwin Providing that the superintendent of banks may trans mit to the federal reserve bank copy of reports made by state bank member.) of the federal reserve system. Talked Of Bolshevism Yesterday. ' At the afternoon session yesterday the senate spent most of its time fight ing over the emergency appropriation bill providing relief for soldiers. "In connection with this bill we have heard a lot about the Bolsheviki. and I want to say in addition that we have been fed a lot of ' bull sneviki, " said Senator Eberhard, when the senate ways and means committee had the top ic under consideration. The bill had passed the house as an amendment to the one passed last week and which was faulty. But in spite of that sentiment, which was strong among the members of the ways and means committee, the senate yesterdayy afternoon refused to accept the recommendation of tho committee to cut the amount in half or to insert a provision that the soldiers and sail- (Contlnued on page five) BRITISH HAVEN'T ANSWEREDSiriN FEIN CHALLENGE Irish Act, la Eyes Of Engilsh Uw.Bi Most Flagrant Ford Of Sedition. IRELAND STANDS AS - REPUBLIC; ON PAPER " i Used Gaelic Language In Prac tically All Of Proceedings j Qf Parliament ; Dublin, Jan. 22. The British gov eminent today had not yet answered the Sinn Fein challenge of Irish inde pendence issued at yesterday's initial meeting of the "Irish parliament." A remarkable situation was presented by the imperii-f authorities' continued sileuce regarding an act that, in the eyes of the British law, constituted the most flagrant form of sedition.' Ireland stood before the world today as a republic on paper. Its duly elected representatives had exere;sed the right of self-determination to the fullest extent; had even selected dele gates to represent it at the peace con gress as a sparato entity. Thig web ac complished under the very noso of Vis count French's military government. The meeting yesterday, which lasted only an hour and a half, passed off without incident. The government authorities made lie effort even to; police tho Mansion House, tho Sinn Seiners providing their own gunrd8 to maintain order. Two Th&Mnd Present - v About 2000 persons wero prosent, in cluding many women and children. The proceedings were conducted largely in Gaelic, although the declaratiou of in dependence wes read in English1 and French. Charles Burgess acted as chairman. - . Tho peace delegates selected wore Count Plunkctt, Professor Edward Do Valera and Arthur Griffiths. The let ter two are in prison. The aged coun apparently will have to go to Paris nlone to present Ireland's claim for the right of self determination, lie must trcvcl on British passports. The parliament opened at 3:30 yester day afternoon with a prayer by Father O'Flannagan in Gaelic. Then the famous, room of the ifansion House was filled with strange Gaelic accents which camo haltingly from unaccus toincil lips. The first brief words in English were spoken at 4:20 when E? J Duggnn translated tho Sinn Fein dec laration of independence. Read Appeal for Recognition. Later the chairman employed English in excitedly suppressing p. demonstra' tion at tho mention of tho name of Sir Edwurd Carson, leader of the auti-homc rule faction. Tho only other time when any lauguago but Gaelic was used was when Count Pluokctt translated intc French an appeal for world-wido recog nition of Irish independence, insisting that the existing "stcto of war" b' twet-n tho English and the Irish couli! terminate only "in, complete indopcnui dice. Removal of the British garrison from Ireland was demanded. Twenty-nine Sinn Fein members of tho British parliament were present. The others arc in jail. PADEREWSKI ASKS REC- OONITION Warsaw, Jan. 21. Ignace Padercwski, president of tho new Polish irepublie, having completed formation of the cab- inet, has sent a note to the al- lies requesting recognition of the provisional government of Poland as one of the allies. Prohibition Does Not AffectPrice Of Hops Portland, Or., . Jan. 22. Notwith- standirg the fact prohibition is sched uled for the United States, the highest price ever recorded for hops is On record here today. Nine thousand bales of Oregon hops sold yesterday for $300,000, at the rate of 25 cents a pound. The contracts is for delivery of 3000 bales a year for three years. A London firm is the buyer. The Ore gon hopman has been, independent of the American brewer ever since the armistiee wr.a signed, when English de mands became strong. Soup kitchens are now in satisfactory and profitable use in gome of the schools in Medford, the school board having assisted financially in the pur chase of tha necessary equipment. SALEM FOR VOTING DOWN ROAD ISSUES Highway Commission Beihves All Long Roads Should Be Paved Soon. The city of Salem was handed a nice little jolt by W. L. Thompson, state highway commissioner, in his address, last evening in the house of representa tives when spesking of what hnd been done in road construction during the past 18 months. "Tho farmers of Marion county have suid they were willing to bond the county for good roads," Commissioner Thompson said, "but the town of leni voted it out. It is hard for mt to understand it. Yet I believe Salon will help Mi nnn county build lo.al roiiils. ' ' Mr. Thompson believes that in coun 'ics even whero the farmers have voted ngaiust lot'.d bonds, that things now Iwok -different and that a road bond hit: bill prewntid 'vould have tho sup port of the farmers. In his homo coun ty, Umatilla,, whilo the farmers were at one time four to one against bonding, now he felt a county road bonding bill there would easily pass . , The average cost of building roads hni been $17,500 a mile, Mr. Thompson jnid. Since the state highway com mission lit. ct . been in existence begin ning with .prij oi 1017, ho said it had constructed 50 miles of principal high way, 111 mileg of macadam, 134 miles of grading, built 40 bridgos and sur veyed 902 miles of road. Western Ore gon had receivod C8 per cent of the funds expended, eastern Orogon 33 und intcrmediato points the remainder. In.giving the amount of money spent in counties, Commissioner Thompson said $6688 had been sed in Lane coun ty, $7010 in Linn and $5083 iu Marion county. It is well known that Marion county voted against tho $6,000,000 bond bill but' the commissioner re marked that the comities that .votod tgainst the bill were among ho first to ask aid In road building. r Tho building of local roods will not, his considered, by the- -elate highway commission and Mr. Thompson asked that such requests bo not made. Whilo somo' political roads had been construct ed, he was againM laying out of any such roads. Tho big thing, ho said, was to complete tho great highways north and south and east and west and then devoto energies to local roads. Although a bill had boon Introduced in tho senato allowing tho commission ers a $1000 salary, Mr. Thompson said tho stato could not hire the commis sion. That the state couldn't put up a 'Continued on page two) c. BUSY DAY IN HOUSE Introduces Fight Bills Just As AStarter.HasMoreTo Offer Later. Ivan G. Martin, one of the represent atives from Marion county had a busy day yesterday. During the first week of the aession Mr.. Martin had "ffcred no bills but just reserved a good line for a first offering beginning with house bill No. 100. His bills are as follows: No. 100 referring to tho adoption Of a child. There i a law providing that the nearest relative must consent in writing to the adoption of a child. The bill of Mr. Martin amends-tho bill pro viding that in case of an illegitimate, the consent of the mother only is nec essary. No. 101, Making it unlawful to sell gasoline with a specific gravity of Iras than 58. Just at present 50 is legal. California requires 58 and somo states 60. It is a bill to raise the standard of gasoline. No. 102. In case of death of a per son U caused by an unlawful act of another or the omission of another, personal representatives may main tain an action at law against the es tate. The law is intended to rather fill in on the present law. For instance, if a man kills his wife and then him self he first becomes the heir of his wife, and' in such casn, the relatives of the wife would- receive none of her property. The law proposed by Mr, Martin makes it illegal for tho man to inherit under such circumstances. No. 103, There is a law that the homestead claim may not exceed in value not more t'hnn $1500, Yet there seems to be a conflict in some decis ions, especially in case a man selects as a homestead a lot of higher value than $150O Tho law proposed by Mr. Martin make the limit $1500, and to clear up several legal points. No. 104. Refers to when an employer discharges an employe. Tho proposed law provides that in case of a strike, wages due shall be paid at the next pay day, if euch a time does not ex ceed 30 days. If the next pay day is (Continued on page three) BERLIN PAPERS II IRRWINllLf FIRST GERMAN HEAD And That Ebert Will Remain Chancellor, For Erzberg ex Is Only Candidate Who Has Chance To Replace Him. Conservative Element Will . Control German Na tional Assembly If Coalition Can Be Affected Among1 Three Parties Constituting That Faction. Berlin, Jan. 21. (Delayed) Berlin newspapers generally predicted today that llerr Naumann, democrat, would be the first president of the new Ger man republic and that Chancellor Eb ert, majority socialist, would remain as head of the ministry. The German democratic party ii a combination of the old progressives and liberals. The dispatch would indi cate that a eoaiition government is probable, with a liberal element ia con trol. ' Conservatives to Oontiol . Copenhagen, Jan. 22 The conserva tive element will control the German national assembly if a coalition can be effected among the three parties constituting that faction, it was indi cated by the latest available roturns from the elections. While the majority socialists apparently will dominate any single party In the national assembly, they will bo outvoted by tho combi nation of conservative delegates, even with the addition of extreme radical votes. And, as a result of tho suppress ing of the recent Spartacan revolt by a majority socialist government, it is WAVES, OF IMMIGRATION TO SWEEP ACROSS WORLD This Is Predicted Unless Con ference Exercises Great 2 ForesightJirProblem. By Lowell Mollett. - (United Presg ataif correspondent) (Copriyht, 1918, by tho United Press), J'liris, Jan. 22. A tidal wave of rest less humanity will sweop across tho world like tho invasions of Huns and IT Other Dispatches Say He Has Discouraged Leaders Of Royalist Conspiracy. Madrid, Jan. 22. Manuel JI, former king of Portugal, has arrived off Lis bon aboard a ship of unknown nation ality, according to an unconfirmed re port received here today. (This dispatch Is . not confirmed from any source, Manuel was lost re ported to bo in England! .when he took up his exile in 1910.) Other dispatches said that Manuel's representatives in Portugal had issued a manifesto in his behalf, discouraging the leaders of the royalist conspiracy. These reports said that Lisbon is quiet and that military polico are guarding the governor's palace. Premier Itarbosa, who became head of the government following the recent assassination of President 1'aes, was re ported to have boen arrested in Oporto, where he went to take action against the conspirators. He was released after signing an agreement to adhere to the monarchy. Contrary Advices Received Contrary advices said that Manuel had been proclaimed king in Lisbon, that n new cabinet had ibccn formed and that tho royalist ministers had oc cupied thB official palaces. Monarchist forces were reported to have been completely victorious thru out the northern provinces. Valencia was occupied by 1300 roy alist troops after a brief, resistance. . Flags of the republic are said to have been publicly burned in towns through out tho country. Many republican lead ers nre understood to have fled across the Spanish frontier, but others have been stopped at the boundary and plac ed under arrest. A state of sciege has been proclaimed throughout Portugal, according to some reports. The radical revolt, which de veloped soon after the assassination of President iPaes, has been lost sight of in the new struggle between the repub lic and monarchist factions. regarded ' as doubt'ful that th.a w branches of the left (socialist and ex treme radical) can get -together. The only candidate who appears t have a chance to replace Chftnwtlw Ebert is Mathias Erzberger, ettairaiaa of the armistice- commission and trad er of the centrist party. He waa elect ed to the national assembly from av Berlin district.' ' Majority Socialists Lecd Up to yesterday noon the return i dicated election of the following det" gates: - . Majority socialists 114. .Democrat 53 - Christian peoples party (Catholit) and protestants) 4R. National party 24. Independent socialists 19. People. party (pan-Germans) 11. ' (The total number of delegate to be elected is 433. Berlin reports today indicated that an agreement had been reached to hold the national assembly in Weimar, capital of the province of Saxe-Weiinar Eisenach. (Weimar S located on the left bank of the 11m,' 13 miles east ot Erfurt. It has a, population of oout 33,000.) 5 " ' Goths in tho middle ages, unless thf peaeo congress exorcises foresight ia handling the vital problems of immi gration, ' , . An economic, , Industrial and social calamity can be averted only by satis fying'the peoples' "land hunger" and clevatingtheir social status. This wus the view expressed today by the American commission which ha been investigating conditions in Europ can countries, "The world is restless," was me wty Frederic C. Howe, commissioner of im migration for the port of Now York, summed up tho situation. For many years ho sat at America's gateway, El lis Island, and watched the incomia hmiiiMi tide, Ho just returned to Paris fiom Southern Germany, where he ac companied a French mission. The view of his associates who visited other parts of Europe coincides with him. "Tho soldiers of Great Britain, France, Italy, Scandinc-vin, Germany, Austria and the Balkans are thinking 1.1 terms of land," snid Howe. PA- way must bo found to Br-ttsfy this land hunger, And, because tho-peoplea are impoverished, and the necessity urgent, it must be land capable of immediate production not land requiring a gen eration to develop. "In southern Germany where" indus tries are at a standstill throngtt lack of materials of one kind and another, the peoplo face a desperate situation. They aro turning their faces toward the border and are considering the pos sibility of finding homes clse.'iiere-. "Italy's population actually' ibereaa cd as a result of the war. Normal emi gration was dammed up while hunntl reds of thousands of men returned homo to fight. "The movement of peoples i ant solely w)estwtard', however. Hundreds of-thousands of Europeans, for one rea son or another, returned from America to their homes each year. The war stopped this ebb, particularly for cit izens of neutral countries. Multiply this annual emigration by four anil you have a vast army waiting impa tiently in America for an opporwmiyr to po back to their home land. Many of these arc dissatisfied with thoir Osk" gition ia American society, where they are regarded as menials. Thry expect to return homo and buy farms sad become important and respected citi zens. Instances of this attitude are not isolated but general. . There also is widespread resentment among the Im migrants from neutral countries over what they consider America's rough shop treatment of them in war timei. This provides the incentive for many to return home. There is no doubt that many European nations aro consider ing legislation for restriction of emi gration, hoping to keep their people at home. On the other hand, America and other lands of promise doubtless will instinctively put np barriers, especial ly since they desdro to protect the in terests of'these returning soldiers. "The pence congress should take ub the problems presented by this situa tion and work ont comprehensive plans from the standpoint of the world's in terests." 1 j