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5CC0 CIRCULATION. (35.000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE. DISPATCHES SPECIAL W1LLAMTTTE VAL LEY NEWS 8EBVICB. m lira ft IseLi-r Report. Oregon: Tonight and Wed nesday rain west portion, cloudy cast portion, moderate ta fresh southeasterly gale on tie toast. oj riici icir FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 46. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TKAINS AND NEWS STANDS F1T1S CENTS uu Lew iff 1 Thirty Seven Members Of To vote Against It Lodge Presented Resolution To This Effect About Midnight, And Read Names Of Those Who Would Fight President's Measure. Came As Surprise To DcracDrat 1, By L. C. Martin. (United I'ress Slatl Corespondent.) Washington, Mar. 4. Presidont Wil son will carry buek to Franco with him tlio knowledge that thirty-seven moin Vers of the next souato are pludgoU to to defeat his league of n&tion plans in its present form. This number is four mora than the 33 votes necessary to prevent ratification of a treaty. ivollowing a night of bitter discus sion which was still raging against tno I'l'i-aideut at 8 o'clock this morning, a review of tho situation disclosed mat 37 senators, of whom some will come in the next congress, are pledged: That tho league constitution in its present form suould not be accepted by jthe United Stales. That the pence treaty. .concluding the war should be hastened and tho league proposal postponed until utter tho treaty is finished. This was the substance of a resolu tion presented by Senator Lodge, Mass achusetts, around midnight. In pr scuting the resolution ho was careful to rend it so that it would be spread on the record. Ho sent it to tne desk with the request for uninimous consent for its immediate consideration. . Btvanson Objected. Liko a flash, Sona'tor Svvanson, Vir ginia, objected.. Lodge, ,: anticipating this, said: ' "I now wish to read, in explanation, ,tho following names of members of the C5lh congress and members elect of tho (Kith, who if thoy had been given an opportunity wbuld have voted for this resolution." Amid dead silence from the demo crats and tho packed galleries, Lodge pcad tho names of the thirty seven. There was a hush for a moment after lao had finished. Everyone turned to ,tho democratic side expectin a siuim of protest but not a. word came. In a moment Senator Trammcll, Florida, be gan speaking calmly on the general de ficiency bill, the pending measure. The senators and senators-elect who signed are all republicans. No Democrats Signed. The resolution was shown to a num ber of democrats, but noijo ofthem were asked to sign. Those who did sign are Henators Lodgo, Knox, Sherman, New, Moses, Wadsworth, Fcrnald, Cumunu, W'arrcn, Watson, Sterling, Harding, yrelinghiiysen, Page, Hale, Borah, Bran degeo, Calder, Penrose, McLean, France Curtis, Spencer, Townsend, Hirain John son, Dillingham, Lcnroot, Pointdexter, Sutherland, Sinoot, and Gronna, and Bonators-elect Edge, New Jersey; Keys, ISrew Hampshire; McCormick, Illinois, I'hipps, Colorado; Newberry, Michigan wild Ball, Deleware. Four or five others, absent a great distance from Washington, had not been reached, Senator Lodge told the' Semite. He said that all would be rcaeh r.d today and those who agreed with the thirty seven, would be addea to vno list. itepuDiicans won did not sign were Colt, Kellog, LaFollette, McCumber, (Continued on iage three) js s(c ifc c sfc j j(j -)t sc ifc jf sfc Abe Martin It seems like it's impossible fer a feller t' be an exemplary citizen with out toein' in when he walks- Who re oinembers when a girl's intellectual qualities wuz an asset! Senate Are Already Pledged yt y ' r yk V;;"i r TiRX W. OLCOTT - Who has succeeded to the governorship and will still retain the office of secretary of slate. MED EFFICIENCY BLAMEDONSEHATGRS BYPRESiDOffWILSON Say They Deliberately Tried To Eiakrass Administra tbn Of Government. Washington, Mar. 4. President Wil son today in a statement to the coun try, luid upon senators who "obstruct ed' ' passage of appropriation bills the full responsibility for "impaired effi ciency" of tho government, which he said, would result while he is in Paris. Ulon adiournment of congress. Pres- '.ident Wilson issued this statement: "A group of men in the senate havo iltiliKei.Tti'l v fhnsf'n in pmharraaa tlie administration of the government to imperil the financial interests of the railway system of tho country and to nialto arbitrary use of powers intended to bo oimployed in the interests of the people. "It is plainly my present duty to attend tho peace conference in Paris. "It is also my duty to be in close contact with the publk 'business dur ing a session of congress. I must mako choico between these two duties and 1 confidently hope that the people c tne country will tnniK that i am maK: mg tho right choice. It is not in the nterest of the neht condu-'t of Bub- . , - . .. .. lie affairs that I should call the con- iorrecanso of a : 6 elsewhere to cooperate with the houses, I .take it for granted that the men who have obstructed and prevented the"Lt"rB "" wu ni. anornoy ano.thero also that President Wilson, with passage of necessary legislation have taken all of this into consideration and aro willing to assume the responsi bility of the impaired efficiency of the government and the embarrassed finances of the country during the time of my enforced absence." V, MOVEMENT II Independent Socialists Of Germany Started Political Strike Yesterday. Copenhagen, Mar. . The German national assembly will dissolve today according to dispatches received from Weimar. It is not expected to reeon- vene. Kioting preceded the" declaration of ' LIT I ABATED martial law in Berlin yesterday, it was! The street department wants a horo, reported in other dispatches SIcb3 as the last ono which wag not much disarming the police succeeded in cap- igood was sold fur 75. Alderman John- turing the central police staiion. Military Governor Noskc has ordered 1 (Continued on page eight) OLCOn.NEWGOVERKOR DEPLORES DEATH OF OREGON EXECUTIVE Ben W. Olcott Issues Public Statement Expressing Sin cerest Regret. a Ben W. Olcott, who is now-governor since the death of James Withyeombe has issued the following statement: "In the -passing of Governor Witny- combe Oregon has lost a devoted chief i executive, and the stato will greatly mourn his death. He loved his state with a consuming passicn and his great est happiness was in laboring for its development. Ho was lovablo in char acter, a man of high ideals, democratic in . manner and easy of approach, but jvertheless firm and forceful. .He was ne essentially domestic in his tastes and his homo and fahiily ever had first place in his thoughts. Ho stood firm for loyalty and patriotism at a time when thcro was need for s'.ronsr men as leaders, and in doing so made for himself an imperishable name in the History of Oregon. The senso of bereave mcnt will be personal to the people of tno entire state." 8. A. Kozer, deputy secrotary of state, today issued the following state (Continued on page eight) cvnrnTrn nnuT LAiLulLU I lUill II CITY COUNCIL LAST ff ST DIDN'T OGCW Ordinance Was Introduced To Regdate Kind Gl Dances Tlsat Win Be Mowed. : The expocted fight in the city council over the discharge of night uesk man Dunlap did not materalize at the meet ing of the city council last night and the large and expectant audionce that come to witness some police fireworks wero disappointed; Charges against Dunlan were filed however and the whole matter will be given a public hearing next Friday evening. The charges against Dunlap, given as the reasons why lie was sud denly discharged by Chief of Police Vnrncy aro as follows: Neglect and violation of duty, while acting as night desk sergeant; leaving his desk and calling in other officers: removing a girl prisoner from tho jail and having hor act as stenographer; not registering correct reports or night officers; bringing his wife to the city juil nnd admitting her to the woman's department; posing as chief of police and criticising brother officers; prmit- tirB woman prisoner to havo scissors, contrary to police rules; attempting to - tl"e "" a prisoner; my lnR u'y things about. Justice of tho Peace Unruh and Chief of Police Var- ney; and repeatedly calling up a girl at the girls' industrial school until the matron! sent word to Chief of Police Varney to dissuade Dunlay to stop call ing up tho girl. Hearing on Friday. Friday evening at 7 o'clock was the date set for tho hoaring and defense 0f Dunlap beforo tho city councti. Vt, ficors on tho poice force ar RI)nointod!, v,,, i, i,:i . j ....L t"" Ul IJWllCU HIIU liilU C1LV CUUIl- cil BIld tl ea oul be d I i xi. ui jjuntu auu buv Kiiy uuuil- they can ouly be dlBdiarged ( KAiinoil n err ana TOifH fhit JLl " ., , . " ."j . I Wl11 !? P?1?0 aPPeaf with witnesses mako s defonae. Publis dances received the attention of the council last evening and as a result "ragging" and such improper conduct in public lg likely to get some body into trouble. Tho ordinance regulating public danc es was Introduced last night to pre vent ragging or other improper or sug gestive dances and will come up for final passage at the next' regular meet ing of the council. It also (viues that a public dance must pay a Jeensc of $?.50 for one day, 10.00 for one week or $120.00 & year. It provides that this ordinance will not apply to local affairs of a patriotic nature. "Tag Days' ' to be Watched. Councilman Vandcrvort asked for some information regarding tag aays. He said tlia just a few days ago some boys were selling Marine tags and that Inter it developed that the boys were working for themselves only and were frnuds. Tho ordinance committee wag instructed to keep look-out for pro miscuous tag days. The city is willing to sell its Koch ring plant of $2,000 and has notified a firm that based on this price ,the city will allow a commission of 10 per cent. son thought one of the horses from the fire deparment might do the work but (Continued on page two) Ml NED HOT TO CALL EXTRA SESSIiOFCCiiSESSIS OFFICIAL'S BELIEF Wi3 Leave Last Message To People Before Leaving For rrasce m New York. By Robert J. Bender. (United Press Staff Correspondent.).. - Washington,- Mar. 4. Presidont Wil son left Washington at 1:55 o'clock this afternoon, prepared for a "show down" before the people in bis fight with sen ate republicans. The president regards the issue on the league of nations as ciea-ny drawn :i!ong this line: League and peace, or no peaces and lnnvStnMn War VAHlllfinr. fmn An..mn4. ivo armaments. . He remarked not long ny , .,,, 4W . ft" vv uu.i.u lUUb OTUUU (JlVdd competitive navies and armies are main tained thoy cannot be kopt idle forever. Would Hold 'lazes Up. And the immediate result of such armies and navies, his advisors point out, is a heavy and constantly mam taincd tax burden, of which the people aro now getting a taste as a result of tho great war. . That tho president will pursue this thought in his final appeal to .tho peo ple in New York tonigvt, was intimated by his advisors today. Tho president stepped aboard a spec ial train at 1:55 p. m. and it left for New York two minutes iter. Thore will be no change in his plans to return to Franca on schedule and he has not relaxed his determination to call no extra session of cingress now, it was stated officially. The challongo sot up by senate repub licans on his leaguo of nations cove nant, tlio president Is comment, will be accepted "back home" ana flic people, ho believes, will demand its ratification when, the time comes. Depend on people. The fate of the league rests now in the hands of the rank and file of the American pcoplo. On thoir decision, when it is finally tai.'en up, will do pond also whether William . Howhj Taft and those republicans out of con gress who favor the league document will control tho republican party in 1920 or whether Lodge and his col- leagues in the senate will be in tho saddle when campaign years rolls a- round. It is stated by republican in the senato today that tho idea- of approach ing democratic solons for signatures on tho Lodgo resolution was aimnnoned primarily because republicans w'ished to (Continued on page Beven) SIXTY-nfTM SESSION ENDS, STRANGLED BY EIU3USTER Great D-apailmcEitaJ Aro- fzmm mils ummm i 2scas0p?cscBts. Washington, M'ar. 4, The Sixty Fif-jhill th congres died at noon today, Strang led by a filibuster. As tho final gavel fell in the senate on the -stroke of noon it cut short a speech began at 7:30 a. m. today by Senator Sherman, Illinois, wthich blocked the transaction of all business. .ii lint tt. i j . All roads led to the eonate end of through the final hour, of what ha, boon one of the most tumultuous e- ion9 of the American congress It was a t nnlrer n hi era and a set to hi iaw (but warine hia uiUal smile at times signed the last minute bills and cleaned up the business of tho session. President Wilson also signed tho diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, the public lands validhii-vn bill, tho military academy appropriation bill, tho District of Columbia appro priation bill and senate pension bill. Tho last legislative act of congress wus a squabble in the senate over a reaolution providing clerk for mem berg of the house. House members by the score crowded the senate floor to see what the upper 'house would do about it. Used Up Half Hour Half an hour was consumed in try ing to amend the resolution. Senator Gore wanted it to provide for demob ilization of the army in thirty uays and Senator Lewis sought to incorpor ate it in a senate resolution of hope for President Wilson's afe voyage to France and return and his success in getting tho league of nations under way. While th question of house memoers clork hire was flx-ing seriously debat ed, great departmental apy.roprialioii bills totalling more than $2,000,000,000 were slowly dying. Iho president, who was fifty feet away whilo the senate amused a hugo crowd with parliamentary maneuvers (and points of order, had asked that the big supply bills be passed. FAIL 111 SEE m OF mm WORKING Many Minor dasges Will ProMly Be IMe In Con stfe&n, However. By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Prcss Staff Correspondent.).. Paris, March 4 The lengue of na tions, acording to the opinion prevail ing in official circles here today, will start functioning soon after tho gener al peaee settlement is effocted, cousin ly not later than early fall. Tho great majority of the peace dele prated apparently are agreed that th present covonant represents tho com posite world view, as nearly as potsiblj and that it will be adopted practically as it stands. Whilo thore is still in tense interest in the attitude of Wash ington, attacks on the leaguo constitu tion such aB those of Senator Lodge . an(1 Senator Knox have not created tho impression that was expected among tho foreign conferences. The latter feel that American opposition" nus only touched on plans that were thoroughly threshed out and agreed upon in dis cussions by the league committee. Dotails May be Changed. Whilo tho basic principles of the lea guo arc expected to remain as. outlined nt prose it there seems to bo some doubt that many of the detuils will undergo somo changes when tho const!' tution comes Up for open debato beforo the general pcitco conference. Numer ous suggestions havo already been re ceived from neutral countries and othors will be asked to offer ideas, Discussion of military, nnvnl ana air tonus of the preliminary peace with Germany was not completed yesterday ind will bo tnken up again Thursday Dy tlio supremo war eouueii. It was reported that tho aerial provisions, as '"commended by tho allied military of ficials, contemplate reduction of Ger many's air foTeo to few hydro-planes, which would be used in searching for mines still floating in nortnow wam. In tho fnco of reports of lncreasine serious conditions in Germany, plans for nartial reduction of the economic blockado aro being held up by the French continuing to refuse permission for Germany to pay for food with mon ey and securities that otherwise might bo availablo for reparation. Members of tho food administration nnd tho eco nomic council hope to straitrliten out tii" situation and carry out the original program for easing the blockade. Big Bills We They died as ho left the ciapitol to I return 'to the white house. As IPresidcnt Wilson signed bills, caliinoit officers, senators, congress men and other hii-h nfficinl nrnwdpH mirrnrp(1 rnmn ,,,., . otatf iMarch and Admiral Grayson in' unifonm added color. Several women were presented to the presidont by Con gressinnn Eaer, North Dakota. Frequently the president laid down his pen to say a farewell word to a senator. After the important bills wero sign- od ho penned his name in a dozen uu- tograph books for senate Hos. I(vr T.muwin rntirinir .rvninti of i congressman, held an earnest conver sation with tho president for a few minutes. Passed Salary Resolution In the closing hour of tho congress, the house passed resolutions to pay the salaries of members who served in tho army and to prevent, payment of the whole 31.'U0 clerk luro allowance to i ono clerk. Tho marine band in the lobby clos ed the session to the accompaniment of patriotic music. As tho clock touched 12 in the sen- ate Vk President Marthal! called the session officially at a close. In the shuffle, the clerks' resolution was lost Vicji !Prc)4"idmt Mlarahall Igrtve a deep touch of piquancy to tho occa sion by varying the usual farewell for mula which is to declare the senate adjourned sine die. Mwsh.-ai Eaid "Sine Deo" Marshall said today, "sine dco," and it got a big laugh from the gal lery and floor. In both housoj, the last moments wore filled with farewell to "lame ducks" who lust November lost, the riht to sit in congress. Eepresentiitive Jennette Rankin wn given a rousing send off by the house. In the senate, groups clustered about Weeks, Massa- chuset'ts: Lewis, Illinois and the oth ers to bid them farewell. Represent- tivo Monde, Wyoming, read a tribute to M!m Rankin, declaring she had shown "womanly grace" which wa not incompatible with public, service, Thore wore two prolonged demon- titration djring Mondte-H's speech (Continued on page three) Death" Was Due To General Breakdown Caused By Worry Over Son Who Was In Such Serious Condition For So Long In Washington, D. C, And Stress Connected With Conducting Election Fights. End Was Unex pected Even By Immediate Members Of Family. & J ". Mtfk For Gm'iShycomibe No funeral arrangements for Govornor James' Withyeombe will bo announced until his son Eobort Withyeombe arrives from Union, Oregon. He is ex pected to arrive in the city this evening. HiOTOlSlE torn to m Bet That Goveransrt laclses Toward Saptfes Pro hibition. Los Angeles, March 4. With nation wide prohibition ratified In the United States, Mexico, ns the InHt b;g strong hold of demon rum In North America, looms as a haven for the thirsty. But in Mexico tho situation is being viewed with mixed feelings. Lower California s government, ac ording to semi official sources, welcom es natinul prohibition in the United States, not as a source of future pros- MT 7 i a - I- T Ir Z ?tion drinking In northern Mox- ivw- At the name time a large contingent in Mexican border towns pictures a new sun of Mexican prosperity rising in the north. Moxicali, opposite Calexico, Cnlifor- niai i "tucked with liquor. Train- loads of wot goods recently passed over tho border nnd wero unloaded at Mexl- can. meso stosKS, tncir owners gay, will dampen American throats for many a month. Tia Juana -for years lower Califor- nia's sporting metropolis is reported as awaiting notning put tne reiaxauon oi passport rcgulations for staging Si grand roopenlng. ( Have Tasted Prosperity. Nogales, Sonera, opposite Nogales, Arizotm, has tasted the prosperity grow- ing from American prohibition, uueo Ariaona went dry somo three years ago. Tho town bus boomed and reports are that thero is plenty of liquid left fol future booms. But passport regulations and futuro legislation by both tho United States a-d Mexico enter into the situation. At present thirst is no valid reason to apply for a passport. In fact, good . ronwtns for going to Mexico, in tne eyes of TTnclo Sam, aro rather limited. Tho restrictions ngninst importation will not permit a bottle to bo brought hack in tho overcoat pocket. A skinful is tho limit. As for the attitude of Mexico, a nigh , 'ifficinl at Mexicali credited with Bpeak ' the thoughts of Gov. Estuban Can-1 tii. of Lower California, endorses pro- hibition in the United States for Its effect on stopping the spread of aleo - l holism among native Mexicans. I With his wife, son and daughter at his 'bedside, James Withyeombe, 15th governor of Oregon,, died at his homo in Salem Monday evening at 8:45 o 'cluck, after an illnes8 of two weeks, following a long period of ill health. His death was duo to a general break down in .health, due lurgely to worrying over his son, Earl Withy eombe, who, for so many ninths, was between life and death in a Washing ton, D. C, hc-spital, and to the gs:i :al stress of wo:k a:id worry j:i ein(!.t;t ijf -both. tlu primary ..ajd ...xJcetiaa lights for governor. , U'hilo it had bitn known to oiany that he was in s'Tiousty failing hea th, especially since he read his m.'teaga ' o the legislature, his uncxpootcxl u-aaili ' last evening was a -surprise, even to immediate members of his fami:y. With tho di'ath of Govornor Withy eombe, Ben W. Olcott, secretary of tnto, automatically becomes govern or. l!esid(s his. wife aud daughter, Mis Mabel Withyeombe, and son, Karl" Withyeombe, who were present at tlia time o'f his deaih Governor Withy eombe is survived by his oldest son, l.otiert Withycomne, of Union, Oregon, nnd another rn, Harry Vithycowbe, of Havre, Montni.'a. ' 5 In Oiogon Sines 1871 James Withyeombe has boon a rcsi- iWl of Orsgen -since 181. Ho wni fccm-- at Tavistok, England, on a tenant 'arm March 21, 1HJ4, a:id lived thcro until 17 yearn old. . His first actual cxpcnctcca on the fftrm wero in 1H72, a year after his pnrents had Bottled on a farm near . Uillsboro. A yttar laler ho branched out on his own uncord and purchased a fnrati in Washington county, which he c.piratcd 15 years, it tho mime time practicing ns veterinary. Giving up his farm rife ter tho vet erinary practice he moved to Portland in 1889, received' the appointment lis stato votennar;an, which position, he held fur iiino years. Hi reaiuned this position to become director of tho Ore- goa Agricultural cxi'efim'Oiit station near Corva'.lis. Whilo director of the experiment (Continued on page eight) FAIRGROUNDS ROAD PI'IG DROUGHT i Property Gvncrs fapkk iky were 1 axed More um They Siisird Have been. Tho people who live on tho fair grounds road who foot that they havo been unfairly treated on tho paving that wits laid a few ycc-rg ago hnd their iniiinjf beforo tho city council last evening. Alderman Wiest said that ho had heard considerable conmlain from nron crty officers who had been Induced to siL,n ti10 nctition that resulted in the paving of the road. From what ho hnd i)(,ul.,i jtfr. wiest wag inclined to think tnat tno people had a just cause of com- naint against the city. u was brought out that when the proposition for paving the fair grounds r()Uj wafl urged a few years ago, the property owners were promised that would cost them but 80 ecnig tha square yard, It was only on this as- surunce that tTioy signed the petition f0r paving. 'n,ey hud enough names to defeat tho paving, but ruthor than to prevent the improvement, did nut remonstrate, depending upon the nssur- unco of several uldermcn that 60 ccnta a tquaro yard would be tho cost. Some Eofuso to Fay. By the time tho paving wag completed the iiavinc hud cost 9(i cents. Having been assured by the aldermen that a 60 ceut cost was guaranteed if they signed the petition, many property ow :, r nn- o refused to pay tho paving assessment, Alderman Vandcrvort thought it was poor business for a city to violate Its own, contract and he felt that if the city had acreed to pnvo for a eertain figure it should stand by tho agree ment. City Attorney Macy gave the opinion that the city was not Dounrt by the promi3cg of a few aldermen nt the time, from a legal standpoint. Alderman Otto Wilson said that ho was on tho - (Contiuued on page two)