A . 5000 CIRCULATION (25,000 HEADERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar aateed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS 8EBVICE fi Weather Report Ores;ou: Tonight and Satur day ruin wee" portion, rain or sncnw east pur' ion; s'.ro.ig southerly wim!s on the ecast. Av f 1 ' .-. a nil n if FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 32. SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY," sktt a py 14, PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEW STANDS FiVK CENTS i Hi 5R, .'fi -'Mm ' I ti U II -- JF I S ft 1 ft I J 11 h 4 li'J . i jl-- l ill M ' in lyl J iLP JLvlLiv IvlvlvJviv I - ; -..w. OF WORLD C President Wilson Rei an ganization Befori jieral Conclave This Afternoon. It Was Accepted As Drawn Up, Except For Clause Providing For International Police Force, Or General Staff. , By Fred S. Ferguson. . (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Feb. 14. The first world con stitution was made public this aftcr noon when President 'Wilson rea the draft of the league of nations organiza tion beforo tlio general pence confer ence. "While not containing provisions for tiny sort of international police force, the constitution includes stringet meas ures desiged to prevent future wars. In case any nation makes war with out first submitting tho questions at is sue to arbitration, tho following pos sible courses aro open to tho lenguo: Severance of diplomatic relations be tween members of the lenguo and the recalcitrant power. v An economic blockade of the 'nation ef tiling arbitration. Recommendation by tho executive council for tho use of foreo. L'se of force, however, will leave to each power freedom of action under its constitution to make the necessary dec laration of war. The iiiternationcl police force, or gen eral staff, was urged by French and put to vole yesterduy. After a stirring speech by Senatot Uourgois, it wes .overwhelmingly do fentcd. Czecho-Slovaka Favored It. Only the Froheh and Czecho-Slovaki voted favoring it. With this featuro enniinated, the con fcritution was adopted unanimously. Tho constitution includes a precuibls and 27 articles, having been increased from the original 22 article during yes terday 's session. - - ' The lost articles are devoted purely to parliamentary matters. The othon cover organization or trie icugue. CongrntulHtions on securing adoption of tho league's constitution poured in to American headquarters beforo this afternoon's plenary session. Members of the league constitution committee declared it wns tho "golden day of history." They declared that despite contrary Tumors, the French are solidly behind " tlio constitution. The constitution provides that ropre wntatives end league officials shall en joy diplomatic privileges and immuni ties nnd that the buildings of the leuguo shall enjoy "extra territoriality.'? Text of Covenant. The full text and covenant of the I.'i'gue of nations, was officially an nounced todrvy as follows: "Covenant preamble: "In order to promote international cooperation and secure international lioace and security by acceptance of ob ligations not tp resort to war, by pre Hcriptiou of open, just and honorable relations between nations, by firm es tablishment of understanding of inter ivtional law as tho actual rulo of con duct among governments and by main tenance of justice and scrupulous re ject for all troaty obligations in ded- ings or organized peoples with one an- other, powers signatory 10 tins covo- the league in accordance witn the cp-na-nt adopt this constitutions of tho portionment of the expenses of the in- Irague of nations: Article 1. The action of the high contracting parties under the terms of this covenant shall be affected through the instrumentality of the body of dele gates representing high contracting par tics 0f meetings at more frequent in- A girl that's all right don't need iink hose an' a phony complexion in hor .business' Never tell a single WJ man she don't look it. ABE MARTIN ' , D BY PEA a - - . . For Leaffue Of Nations Or tervals of xecutive council and of per manent international Boeretariat to be established at the seat of tho league. Article 2. Meetings of the body of delegates shall bo held at stated inter vals and from time to time as occasion may require for the purpose of dealing with matters within the jurisdiction of tho league. Meetings of the body of delegates shall be held at the scat of the league or at such a pl;vc muy be found convenient, nd shall consist of represcnttives of tho r.ig contracting parties. Each of the latter shall hove one vote but msy have not more than three rep resentatives. Executive Council. Article III. The executive council shall consist of representatives of the United States of America, tne eritish Empire, France, Ituly anil Japan, to gother with representatives of four oth er states, members of the league. The selection of these four stnte9 shall, bo made by the body of delegates on such principles and in such manner Cs they think fit. ' "'; .'' Pending the appointment of these rep resentatives of tho other states repre sentatives ( ; ) shall bo members of tho executive council. Meetings of.thc council shall be held from timo to time as occasion may re quire, snd at least once a year at what ever place may pc decided on, or full ing any such decision at the seat of the league and any matter within the sphere of actioi-of the lecgiie or af fecting the peace of the world may be dealt with., at such, meeting." Invitations shall be sent to any; pow er to attend a 'meeting of tho 'council at which such matters directly effect ing its interests are to be discussed nnd no decision, taken at any meeting will be binding on such powers so invited. Majority Rules. Article IV. All matters of procedure at meetings of delegates or the execu tive council, including the appointment of committees, shall be regulated by .1. .i j.i i t .,:i xne uouy ol ul industrial welfare commission, aro In and may be decided by a majority of,,,, . ... .,. . ..,' . .., the Btates represented at the meeting. The first meeting of the body of dele gates nnd the executive council shall be summoned by the president . of the United States. Article V. Tho permanent secretari at of the league shall be established at ( ) which shall constitute the sect of the league. Tho secretariat shall comprise such secretaries and staff iu. may be required under the general di rection and control of a secretary-general of tho league, who shall be chosen by the executive council; the secretari at shall be eppointcdby the secretary general, subject to confirmation by the executive council. Tho secretary-general shall act in that capecity at all meetings of the body of dolegates or of the exocutive council. The expenses of the secretariat shall be borne by the states members of ternaticnal bureau of the universal pos tal union. Article VI. Representatives of the high contracting parties and of those of tho league, when engaged in the business, of the league, shall enjoy dip lomatic privileges and immunities and the buildings occupied by the league or its officials or by representatives nttpniliiiir the liinetiiLt's shall enioo the B - - i j ueuciun Ol. eAiru-ii'iiiiuixuiiiy. About Admission to League. Articlo VII. Admission to tne mague of states not signatories to the cove nant r.nd not named ia the piococol hereto as stated to be invited to adhere to the covenant, requires the assent of not less than two-thirds of Inc states represented i.i the body of delegates, and shall be limited to fully self-governing countries, including dominions and colonies. No state shall be admitted to the league unless it is able to grve effective gunra-.tees of its sincere intention to observe its international obligations f.nd unless it shall conform to eacn prin ciple as may be prescribed by the league in regard to its navai aae mili tary forces and srniments. Article VIII. Tho high contracting parties recognizo the principle that the maintenance of peace will require the reductio i of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common notion cf international obligation, hav ing special regard to the geographical situation and circumstances oi roc state; and the executive council shail also determine for the consideration a-.4 s-ction of the several governments what military equipment and armament is fair and reasonable in proportion to (Continued on page eight) HIS CE CONFERENCE OREGON CITY HAY NO LONGER BE 'RENO' IF BILL GOESTHROUGH Consolidation Measures With drawn Yesterday By Intro ducers Of Scheme. Oregon Citt..will not hereaiter pose as a Reno for the couples in Portland who want to get unhitched.' It seems that the Portland folks who want di voree8 just run down t0 Oregon CTty and havo tho thing quietly attended to there. Mr. Cross of Clackamas county objects to this sort of proceeding, as he thinks the Multnomah county courts should d0 the Portland divorcing. Hence ho introduced & bill in the house of representatives providing that the plain tiff in a divorce case must live six months in the county wherein tho action is filed, It passed the house with 33 votes and is now up to the governor and tho senate.' . "Ki;p" Kubli i8 watching out for his "commercial traveler" friends and also tho students wh0 happen to be away from home. He has introduced a bill providing that commercial travel ers and students away from homo may vote by applying for proper voting blanks 30 days before an election. The house fav tred tho ides.' with 48 votos. Tlrf great consolidations bills, by which it was proposed to consolidate two-thirds of the state house office hold ers out of office were withdrawn yes terday in the house by Mr. Iclleman and Mr, Weeks who introduced the bt!ls. . , Health Bill Meets End. Tfio health bill, included i". one of the consolidation nicasurcs died a few days ago almost beforo it saw tho light. Tho agricultural bill lived just long enough to see tho light end promplty died, through the efforts of tho know ing ones who promptly kicked it into innocuous desuitude. One of the consolidation bills with . , """ drawn was to create a commissioner of r and was intended to abolish the dustrial accident commission and the bureau of labor statistics. Another was i tended to abolish the parole board, the state board of control, custodian of the capitol building and supreme court building and .the state printing board. Another bill to bo kicked into utter dwkness through its withdrawal was the one t0 abolish the office of state librarian, tho stato board of education and the stato board of text books. And snother wa8 to abolish tho state kx (Continued on page two) Pittsburg Bank Closed By Cashier's Embezzlements ' rion county are willing to pay tho price Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 14. Charged of more rapid development and gn-ater with embezzlement of $80,000, J. S prosperity. In tho final analysis It is Swartz, cashier of the Park Bank of a parallel case with a farmer mortgag Pittsburgh, which was closed today by ing his place in order to buy inuuCrii the state bank examiner, is"ln the Mer- equipment- and thoroughbred stock so cy hospital in an unconscious and do lirious condition. Tho police found Swartz in bed suf fering from a mental breakaown. Bank officials announced that the in stitution had been closed by order of P. T. Cameron, state bank examiner. Defalcation on the part of an em plover, is alleged to have been the rea enn fn tlm lonL-'a lo;,, ...... -. . .. ITTeR."OP- SEI.OOM MAKEv a speecH BUT WH6H ooes -He ooes wm LA A -m urn Legislators who are frequently seen in action during the m m daotp. ANi SCHOOL BUDGET GETSlo APPROVALS HOUSE Should This Eil Become Law, Mass Meeting Wcold D ride 0a School finances. ' Having tried tiho system of approv ing a school budget by a popular vote, it may bo Of moro than unusual, inter est to the school voters of Salem to know that a bill has passed tho ouse by a big majority aboMshing the pres ent election system, and rsturning to tho eld stylo .method of .approving the budget. j The bill provides tlhat on or before the last day of October in each yer, th-) district school board shall prepare a budget for the ensuing year. Also tli at the board shall , call a meeting within 30 days after the budget has been prepared. That notice of uch nioting shall be given ia the newspa pers in three successive, issues, the first notice to be published at least within ten days of the meeting Any school elector attending such meeting shall bo accorded a hearing on any item of the budget.. After the school board has- finally determined upon a statement of expenses in its ibudget, tho school cicrk reports same to the county superintendent, county clerk and county assessor 'before No vember 1 of each year.' i Two years ago the legislature chang ed tho old law regarding the approval of tho school builget, putting its ap iproval to a popular vote of these eu it it led Jo vote at school elections. Ex perience has shown tluvfc people thru out the state pay" but little attention to these elections, unless here is a fiRlht against the school board. In Sa lem, thero was no fight on at tho 1917 election, but Sn 1918 a determined ef fort wag made to discredit the Salem (Continued or page two) , , SURFACE ROADS :. SUBJECT FOR MEETING Business Men And Farmers Talk Tomorrow On Advis abilty Of Paving. ' A millioa dollars and the future ad vancemcnt of Marion county are at stake in tho mass meeting of ftnners and business men to be held at tho Grand opera houso tomorrow afternoon. Tho initial steps wcro takou. in an in formal meeting of rural representatives in this city last Suturday toward the permanent improvement of tho main highway of Marion county. Those rep resentatives wero practically unanimous ia favor of bonding the county in an amount sufficient to liardsurfaoe those stretches of hiehwav that carrv the ! greatest amount of traffic, approximate ly 85 nnlos. There is no question as to tho need. There is no question as to the benefits to be nenved. The iiu:.i tion to be threshed out and winnowed frtmnrrnw ia whether the vnti.ru nf "Mn- as to double tho income or his property. Every citizen who is interested in this matter should consider it his duty to nll.nj 4l.:a mnnlinn anil til. itriirtlntvft ' to express himself. let It bo demon strated whether or not Marion county has broadened its perspective enough to see this problem in a different light and to reverse its action of two years ngo. UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME. on f e or SEATTLE AU THORI TIES SATURDAY TO DECIDE OUTCOME OF STRIKE SITUATIONIfl BUTTE Firemen And Policemen StO On Jobs Although Pay Is In Arrears. Butte-, Mont., Feb, 14. Upon the strike voto of tho juicn ongineers Sat urday night will depend whether the strikes tying up Butteo, will be broken, or whether they will continue' indefi nitely. , . Mayor W. H. Moloney made this pre diction to tho United Press totday in the courso of an extended statement covering tho strike situation as wen as the city 's financial condition. Miiloney 's actiun at the offest of tho strike in threatening to discharge all firemen and policemen at noon of that day becauso they could not bo paid was one of the outstanding features of the strike, and was exclusively carried on that day in United Press dispatches. Buttee policemen are still unpaid and ?!? o tlle bjU lhad counted only on ma ret t will mmni'n f. ., ti,l17 votc8 four others lined up -with apparently 'will remain so for some time Businoss interests refuse to cash thoir warrants, feeling that tho military will police the city. Firemen are being paid, however. . "The Butto strike situation," said Mayor Maloney, "has resulted in tho following conditions: "Following the cut of wages by op erators of the copper mines, amounting to a dollar a day and loss of Sunday work a oertcln element' claiming to bo" the only union of miners in Butte, pick eted the mines and so intimidated tho miners that they ceased work. Nothing to Do. "Since then streetcar men, machin ists and everal smaller organizations havo ceased work, largely because thoro is nothing for them to do, in the fuco of the attitudo of tho minors who have not cared to go to work becauso of the in fluence of tho small numerical opposi te. "All miners' unions docluro the strike was not declared by their organi zation, but by maRs meeting. Two con tral labor bodies, one controlled by tho element referred to, unablo to declare a strike, voted to instruct delegates to (Continued on page three) Today's Conference Talking International Police Force By Robert J Bonder (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, "Feb. 34. Tho qucattion of es tablishing a Ibig lintornational military and naval police force under the lea gue of nations was to bo threshed out in today's meeting of tho league of nations committee. Tho proposal was understood to havo been, submitted by -the French dole gates. American, and British delogates are said to be opposed to it. President Wilson in his address to members of the 'French association for a sMiety of nations at lihe Murat pal -ace, indicated he was convinced that Che work on the league of nations will not die completed before his return to the United States. "I am confident that after my ro turn to France we will celebrate its completion at least in its advanced stages," he said. BROWNELl A HARD iflRlGATofCj ROADS sessions of the lower house 111 i nrs o a kit Seven Alleged Radical Leaders Are Being Sought Thir ty Nine Men Of Anarchistic Tendencies Already Held, Among Whom Are John J. Axtell, William Moran, Walker C. Smith, And F. J. Cassidy, AH Prominent In Strike. BILLS PASSED SENATE mm N After Day And Half Of Debate Four Measures Go Through Higher House. After a verbal ibattle which lasted a day and a half, tho sonato passed the four anti-patented paving bills short ly after S o'clock yesterday afternoon. Tha test voto camo on sonato bill 67, considered the moot drastic from the viewpoint of tho patonted paving com- panies ana stood VI. to i. Tho Bupport- inem arter the donate began Throughout the long verbal battle all day yesterday, us was the case on tho previous afternoon, the senate chamber wti crowded with spectators. After tho backbone of tho opposition was broken on senate 'bill (17, the other bills, which aro a part of the general scheme to curlb the paving trust, wcrq passed under suspension of the rulos witlliout debate. , The debate was on tho question of whether the minority roport of the roads committee on senate bill 67 should bo substituted for the majority report, and after Senator Handley had moved tho previous question, lute yes terday afternoon, as a means of forc ing the issuo to a vote,, Si'nator Moser asked him to yield in order to allow Mosor to explain the amendment he had offered the previous day. Seuaitor- Handloy yielded and Moser wound up his talk by moving to go iflto committee of tho whole to consid er his amendment. This motion was put and eariied before Senator Handley realized tho significance of the move. After the senate was organized into a committco of tho whole, Handley at tempted to raise the point of order that his motion for tha previous ques tion was never put to a vote, but he was ruled out of order by Senator Ed dy, who was Sn the chair, on tho grounds that his point of order had to do with tho actions of the senate and could not bo considered by the committco of the whole. Senator Orton then moved that the committee arise and report progress, and Sunator Eddy ruled that motion out of order as tho committco had not yot disposed of Senator Moser 's mo tion to amend. Orton appealed from the ruling, 'but the chair was sustained by a voto of 19 to 9. The committee ol tne wnoie votea in favor of the Moser amendment and approved the bill as thus amended. Thon tho comini'tteo arose and made its roport, with President Vinton agnin in the chair. Senator Bitner asKcd what haa Do- come of the minority and majority Ports which had been the subject of the debate for a day and a half. '"They are gono, dead and buried" replied Senator Mocr. "This Was a parliamentary trick of yours, thent" asked Ritner. "No, it was a step taken in the in; toronts of the people of Oregon," re plied Moser. Thus tho two reports were shuffled off without the question of the adop- ion of either one coming to a vote. Senator Fierce and Senator Jor blad mado the two principal address es on the bills yesterday afternoon, but just before the first bill was Ibrought to a final voto, Senator Shanks rose to say that if the stato's public officials are honest tnis legis lation is not needed, and if they are not honest the bill Will accomplish no good results. " While I am going to voto for this 'bill, I want to say thnt tho people who think this will stop the work of crooked contractors are tho worst fool d people I know," said Senator Hus ton. Senator Orton read a telegram he had just received from Highway Com missioner Thompson asking the legis lature not to pass legislation which will tie the hands of the commission. The Moier amendment very largely met the objections raised by Commis sioner Thompson in thpi opinion of 8envtor Ritner, who said, however, that lie would vote against the bill fc:''.';e Higlhway Engineer Nunn had stated to the roads committee that tne 'bill was unworkable. The Moser amendment adds these (Continued on page seven) rrriiT? Se.-ttle, Wash., Feb. 14 Police, coun ty and federal officers are striking at bolshcvism, radicalism and anarchism in Seattle today. Continuing the aggres sive campaign launched yesteraay by Prosecuting Attorney Fred C. Brown, that resulted in tho arrest and deten tion of 39 men, they today searched for seven elleged radical leaders, who will bo charged with criminal anarchy. Proniiuont among tho "disturbers" arrested Thursday aro John J. AxtolL secretary of the propaganda- committee of tho I, W. W. and William juo.un. under secretary for the 1. W. W. de fense council. 'Walker C. Smith, ucu.il of tho Equity Printing company, and J F. CnsBidy, candidnto for tho city council were arrestod'scvcral days ago, Leon Green, busiueB9 agent for tho city ' electrical workers local number 77, who tried to make Seattle "dark" during tho general striko, is sought bv tho com bined civic county and federal opera tives. Smith, Mornn, Axtell and Cassidy the first three hold in tho county jail and tho latter in tlio - city jail, ar charged with criminal anarchy and con spiracy to ovorthrow the government by nien-ns of a revolution fostered d Hir ing the general strike. , Fislerman Also Held. Aaron Fislerman, reputed circulation manager of tho International Weekly, and J. F. G. Daugherty, believed t0 bo interested in the Equity 'Printing com pany, are also hold, having been arrest ed ?ate Thursday, Charged with criminal anrchy, the fol lowing persons wero scheduled to be r rested in Seattle today. J. J. Callahan, editorial department Union Record. E. I. Chamberlain, secretary of th defense council of tho I. W, W. MorriB Pass, cartoonist. Harvey O'Connor, A. W. Rockwell, I. W W secrotary John Larson, alleged agitator Leon Green 's name is included in the, above list, but officers are nut at alt assured of his capture Friday. Green was spirited away by frionds, for fear he would be assassinated, no cording to Hulot M. Wells, radical lead er. Green ran, away becuse he knew government activities would be;;ii against hli because of his "red" atti tudo during tho general strike, officers say. The majority of Thursday's arrests wcro made in the I. W. W. quarters, Pacific block, Occidontnl avonuo and Ycslcr Way. Officers entered tho plaeo arrested Moran, scizod a quantity of literature, and then arrested member us fast as they cmo iu to py thoir dues or on other matters of business. 10 LARGE JEROME MIS CLOSED TODAY '.. ro-'VrriplfprC AfP NPVl rtnPlPfl .wjUUlCl B AJJUCU To Stop Output Oil Account OfLackOfOre. Jerome, Ariz, "Feb. 14. Two of tha largest mines in the Jerome district closed today in compliance with Tues day's announcement that they would close if the strike of miners wa not ended iby Thursday morning. Troops wcro placed on guard at tha approaches to all of the mines. Closing of tho smelters is expecteo to follow soon on account of lack of ore. Hundreds of men were thrown out of work by the tie up, which mine of ficials predicted is likely to last irom six to eight months. Distress from unemployment already i evident here. Many of the miners are already lecaving but express lit tie hope of being a.blo to secure worlt els-'wherc on areount of conditions ia other copper mining fields. It is understood the mine owners feel the present copper pries do not warrant continued opera' ions if they are to be faced with labor difficul ties The strike started when seme ele ments of the men refused to accept 75 ecut daily cut in wages. AQITATORS SECURE WEIT D New York, Feb 13 Forty nina nileii agitators waiting deportation at Ellis Island secured writs of hcbeaS corpus to halt return to their home euiiit tries. The writs were reiur. am conrt today, ; ,.;'"' in