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t 5000 CIRCULATION. (25.000 EEADERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar- antced by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. ' " . Oregon: Tonight and Friday fair; gentle eastern- winds. ' in ny .. n FULL LEASED WIRL DISPATCHES 8PECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL- LEY NEWS SEBVICE. DMCiir !C Iff FORTY-SECON" ""EAR NO. 57. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS OS TRAINS AKD SEWS) ST AN 1)8 FIVE CK.VW 1 ' a a- irfTr J: i Urtr WW mWiB k: it f ' r Eii MfiiSKSliCl TO AlRESTORATION NEEDS ALL SORTS OF ASSISTANCE FOR FIVE YEARS Controller General Of Kdrfii en France Would Make t his Section Model 1 WILL TAKE TEN YEARS ifast Amounts Of Materials To Be Used And Entire Cities WiH R By Willinm Philip Slinms. XUnitod Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris, March 20. American bullets (wiped save France and now she wants American business t.o aid in her restora tion. Franco desires intensive' American co operation in putting the northern dis tricts back on the map, Phillipio Cho oarn, controller general of the liberated region, told the United Press today. "It will tako ten years to restore northern France to its former sta.te, working our hardest,'' said Chocarn. "For five years we will need all the assistance we can possibly get from the United States,; after which wo will taper off. Wo noed machinery, bulld . tugs and a vast amount or ai wn, of materials. Entire towns, cities and vil lages must be rebult. Personally, I de m'P to see northorn France beepme the luodol for all France. Americana are fxpurts in sanitary factories end build ings. They can render Franco an im mense service along these lines." Women Participate In Peace Negotiator Paris, 'Mar. 20. For the first time iu history women have participated in peace negotiations. A delegation of nore than forty, representing five na tions, addressed the peace committee ou lnibor legislation which is drawing up en economic and industriaol pro gram to be carried out under the lea gue of nations. Mrs. J. Borden Eamman and Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rublee, represented the United Staites. There were also dele-1 Jjates from Great Britain, France, Italy nd Belgium. The women presented resolution an the name of "seven Bul lions of women," providing for the es tablishment In each country of a com mittee tfor females composed of com petent women ropresentHng the govern ment, trades unions and professional women. Every scheme affecting wo men workers would foe submitted to ho committees for advice. PLANNED MASSACRE Parisi Mar. 20. Greek pence dele te fiates have learned that the Turks, re cently laid ptang for a wholesale mas sacre in Wie province of Aiden, which i largely populated by Groeks, it was . announced today. , ...... tjc . . t ! Abe Martin J . " .Thfarraer.is 'bout th' only feller we f now of that don 't shoot off his mouth J keen competition among the teams, irtiout how much he is makin'. Th' The tournament was postponed for dtiiidy thing about a Prince Albert coat; one week on account of the "flu" epi is thafc th' style never changes. demie. Big Ice Floe On Mississippi Smashes Many Houseboats St. Paul, Minn., March 20. The big gest floe of ico in the Mississippi river iu many years smashed houseboats, ear ned away smaller craft, broke down bridge breakwaters and threatened 1 bridges from the upper river to below Lake i'epin, according to reports re ceived here today, Several days ago the first ice breakup smashed the Bur liugton bridge at Winona, Minn. The 6t. Paul railroad bridge at Men dots on the Minnesota river was smash ed by an ico .jam last night. House boats and smaller craft there were smashed and carried away. Thousands in the Twin Cities garner ed along the river late yesterday and early today to watch tuo run. All sorts of debris was swirling in the mass of rapidly moving ice. TACOMA BOY iUNS AWAY Portland, Or., March 20. Alfred Hoyce, 16, was picked up en the street last night by policemen. The boy ad mitted he hivd run away from his Ta coma home. He said his father is a shipworkor. Young Koyce is being held loduj pending advice from Tncoma. ATTEMPTED B0TSH I NOW FEARED GREATLY BY GERMANS Council Of War Has Been Call ed To Draw Up Plans For Definite Campaign." Copenhagen, March 20,T-Germany is bending evory effort to resist tne threatened bolshevik invasion. . f Folowing weeks of military prepara tion, a council of wur hits been called at Kolbcrg to draw up plans for the de fensive campaign, a dispatch from Ber lin reported today. War Minister Noske and General Von Winterfeld have gone to that city to confer with 1'lela Mar shal Von Hiudouburg, who is personally directing defense preparations on the eastern frontier. Tho German government, according to "advices received here, fears an n tempted bolshevik invasion will be tho signal for a general uprising of thu radical cloments in Germany, many of whose leaders have opouely boasted on an alliance with the Hussian Soviets. Al though tho Spartacans are known to be planning another uprising, President Kbort is said to consider the .Kussian menaoe more imminent and dangerous than the internal dangers. Iu support of their announcement that a general offensive would begin on all fronts as soon ag the weather per mitted, the bolshevik forces are ad vancing in practically every sector save tho archangel and Murmansk regions, whore winter conditions still prevail. The latest bolshevik success has been on the Black sea front, where anti bolshevik forces are reported to have evacuated Odessa iu the face of an ad vancing soviet force of overwhelming proportions. 'A Berlin dispatch todtiy reported that another large bolshevik army is moving on Viunetza, an. import ant city in the Bug river region. Many Soldiers Were Disabled In Camps Waxhiaglon, March 20. Claims pre sented to the War Bisk Insurance bu reau by disabled soldiers show that only a fpiuli portion of them were disabled in battlo as compared with those re mninlng in camp. Of the first 6396 elaims sent Into the bureau only one and three-tenths per cent 83 men received their disabili ties in battle, while C3.9 per cent were di3a'oicd in camp, either in this country i,.- overseas. This percentage will, of course, be greatiy altered as! the men, returning from France, turn, in their claims, yet officials of the bureau predict that the majority of claims will come from men disabled while in training. As the sol dier l.ccoinea more thoroughly trained in the methods of warfare and camp life the dimmer of being disabled is lessened, it wj pointed out. IDAHO TOURNAMENT STARTS Moscow, Idaho, March 20, Te state Ligii school basketball tournament was; opened here today under the auspices cf I he Univer.j8itv of Idaho. There is COMMITTEE THAT DREW U? CONSTITUTION OF LEAGUE MEETS 22ND Suggestions From Neutrals Kegardmg Changes Receiv ed Today. By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) . Paris, March 20. The leasuo-of nsr ' tions covenant, as it will be incorpor ated in the preliminary peace treaty, will be practically completed Saturday, according to general belief today. On Saturday tho committee which drew up the constitution will hold its first meeing since the initial draft was finished. President Wilson will pre side at the session. Suggestions from neutrals regarding changes and amendments- were to ue re ceived today. Informal taiks will also be held by vnrious conferees, in which the president and Colonel House will re present the United States. The delegates-have been going over the clauses of the covenant with a view to meeting the suggestions and criti cisms advanced by the United States senate. Difficult to Amend. It was admitted today that c-iuond-mcnts which will take into considera tion these criticisms and at tho same time not tread on the toes of other pow ers, which would likely counter with further nmeudments, :o mciug tound difficult. Somo of the committees navmg vir tually completed their work on prob lems to bo incorported in the prelim inary treaty, are now considering sub jects which will form a part of the final settlement. . .' The comniisisoH on aerial problems has agreed to the general principles of control for aerial navigation, but has appointed three sub-committees wlikih will work out the details. . An important feature of tho commis sion's work is recognition of full and absolute .iuiijilictiou bv encn state of the, air above its territory anrt territor ial water. Ruth Garrison Charged With First Degree Mssrder Seattle, Wash., March 20. But h Oar rison will be formally chargod with first degree murder today, according to Deputy Prosecutor John Carmody, who says Rulh has confessed that sho pois oned hor rival iu love, Mrs. Grace .Mliza- beth Storrs, who died after 'eating' a fruit cocktail doctored with strychnine at tho Bon MllVcha ltllli.h rnnma whni'u she dined as. the girl's gncst Tuesday afternoon. Dudlev M. Storrs. the man in din ohka' was duo to arrive here from Okanogan tuis morning. Dry eyod, calm, Ruth, made her con fession of murder At 3 aVInclr veatnrildv afternoon. She had matched her wits with Denutv Prosecutor flnimrwtv and Captain of Police Tennant with deft abandon. . Knees crossed, she sat careie&siy back and looked hor questioners straight in the eye. At times she even bocamc joc ulur philosophized on love. During an intermission in the cross examination an important bit of infor mation porcolated to police headquar ters A woman who had dined at the Bon Marche Tuesday noon had noticed Ruth Garrison stirring a fruit cocktail before Mrs. Storrs' arrival. The girl then pushed the gloss across tho table, aroso, looked about her, walked around the tuble and tipped ti chair against it in anticipation pf her guest. : LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS : !c New York, Mar. 20. Liberty !bond quotations today: 31a s, 98.12; firat 4'i, 94.24; second 4't,' 93.70; fir 4V4's, 94.24; second 4Vi's, 93.74; third 4V4', 95.10; fourth 4Vi't, 93.88. Market For Securities Relatively Quiet Today New York, March 20. The New York Evening Sun financial review today says: The conference of the steel manufac turers with the industrial board of the department of commerce m Washington today yielded little positive information as to what was being aeeompHshed in the way of agreement on price revision downward. For this reason largely the market tot securities was relatively quiet and hesitant until late, when there was a considerable selling movement. Prices held well until then, but there was little initiative on either the buy. ing or the selling side. - . DEFENDS KAISEfi'S FLIGHT Berlin, March 19. Field Marshal Von Hindenbrg today issued a statement defending the kaiser's flight. "Ho chose the best course i wwvo the fatherland, save us from further losses and misery and restore peace," Von Hindenburg said. DISCUSSES POSSIBILITY OFJOlfiTAGI-MTU AMERICAN MINE MEN This Would Be To Force Ac cession To Demands If Re port Is Unsatisfactory. London, Mar. 20. With the report of tlje special parliamentary commit tee on tho coal mining situation due today, British miners were discussing the possibility of joint action, with American miners to. force accessiou to all their demands in case the report is unsatisfactory. British miners were taking this atr titudo as tho result of a dispatch de scribing the American mineis' pro gram outlined by Frank Hayes, presi dent of. the United Mine Workers of America, which coincides with the Brit ish demands. The British are asking a six hour day, increased wag1!! and na tionalization of the mines. "It is a 'bit of interesting informa tion and pretty good news,-' Rcibert iinullie, head of the British miners, told the United Pres in discussing Hayes' statement. "Their demands nre ttte same as ours. It will considerably strengthen us if the American miners make up their minds to demand these things. It would equalize competition, wiping out the strongest point of tho employers, which is that granting our demands means success of American competition in coal and stool." Tho Exchange Telegraph company said today it understands the coal eom mission has agreed on most points, but) there is a serious conflict regarding nationalization of the1 mines. WEALTHY SPORTSMAN GOES AFTER BIG FIGHT May Offer Quarter Of Mien To Get Bout Staged At Pocatelio. Pocatello, Idaho, March ,'20. Robb Brady, wealthy sportsman, returned from Salt Lake today, announcing that Tex Eickard has consented to personal ly discuss with Brady the letter's cam paign to -have the Willara-Cempsey fight staged hero July, 4 as a 20-rouud event. Kickard telegrapher BradT that he will see him in New York. Brady leaves for the east within ten days. The local man expects to take with him personal assurances from -tho mayor of Pocatello and the governor of Idaho that they will not interfere with tho fight. The last census rated Pocatello at 15,000 population. But Pocatello has opened the bidding at $160,000 and has posted $50,000 of this sum with Charles Sumner of tho Pocatello Tribune. If the New York territory insists on trying to compete with Pocatello for the fight, this city may raise the ante to a quarter million, J. Kobb Brady told the United Press today. Want 20 Bounds. In fact, Pocatello and Brady speaks for thisr city insists that the fight be held here where 20 rounds are possible, and has gone so fnr e to Tell Biekard as much over long distance telephone. Brady, who is a son of former United States Senator Brady, is rated as a near millionaire, back by O. P. Gurbor, another public spirited citizen, is now engaged in obtaining waivers for tho fight from adjoining states. - Utah has enthusiastically leaped into the Poca tello band wcgon. Brady is now after Montana aud Oregon. He is after Cali fornia, too. ' ' ' If Kickard wants the money, as he says, he can't refus our guainmee," said Brady. ''There are no strings to it. Wo don't have anything to gay about motion picture rights. We are banking on the fact that the American sporting public will Insist that WUlard and Dompsey go tho long route. A ten round fight would be a joke. We ere going to have this fight here July 4." Brady wired Biekard as follows: "You can get larger crowd and more money here than any place in the world where you can stage a real fight." ' Dessacratic National Cci Tention Proky? Wl Go To San Frascisco Los Angeles, Cal., March 20. If San Francisco -will put up a guarantee of 100,000 to defray expenses of the Dem ocratic national convention, there is ev ory indication the next democrats pres idential candidates will be nominated in th&t city. That was the statement today o Isi dore Dockwciler, democratic national ! committeeman, who has just returned' (from Washington. He said he broughtl ' .. il. i. -l v rnu. t j. ....... A;. 1 UJI llltl JliablUr Bl l"v MUUD UUUBU Mill "J ner President Wilson gave the demo cratic leadors end a majority seemed to favor meeting in the west.. 1 JAPANESE DELEGATES TO LEACI OF illiS Prohibition Of Racial Discrim ination Is What Tiiey Are Seeking. By Robert J. Bender. (United Press Staff Correspouuent.) Washington, March 20, Prohibition of raciul discrimination, us an amend ment of tho league of nations covenant sought by Japtui, stands out today as tho leading obstacle m the part of mi mediate agreement on tho league draft for the peace treaty. Officials here fear that in amenum the covenant to meet objections orji position senators. President Wilson running the danger of having to give ground to other powers, who have been waiting for an opportunity to amend the original draft. Tho principal purpose of tho Japanese delegates was to inject into tho docu ment a clause that will prevent any dis crimination cgainst Japanese a, point involving lon drawn out difference of opinion between tho United States and Japan and whicn already as aroused western senators. Colonel Howard Explains Rulings Hat Govern High School Military Training There is a brighter outlook before tho high school boys of Oregon in the mat ter of military training. District In spector Col. S. A; Howard, of tSpokane, when in the city recently held a con ferenre with Supt. Churchill mid out lined tho plan of tho government with regard to the carrying on of military instruction through the larger high schools of the state. What this piun is can bo cathored from a letter which Supt. Churchill is now mauing out to tue city superintendents and principals. Ho aoes on to exolain: : ' - Any high school thahas one hv,drell uoj s or morvi im.y , .mate application througu him for peruiiMie to offer this work. If the government approvos the application all of tho equipment, includ ing tho uniforms for tho boys, will be furnished by the United States govern ment without cost t0 the district. An officer will also ba detailed by Hie gov ernment to give the course and ho will bo reimbursed for his services by lh United States government. In tho larger high schools a corporal will ulso bv do tui.ed to assiht tho army officer in tho work. , " Colonel llowurd said that he would send us tho application blanks earlr next week. Ou ,' receipt of those, one will be mulled to you. I thought you would like to apprizo your board of the government's of for to take charge of and to direct the military instruction in the high schools. Coiouel Howard said further that if a school could not have more than fifty who would unroll for the course, thai application should be made also, at there might bo some ruling later by the United States government thut would cover tho vuso. The offieo of Supt. Churchill is tak ing a koou interest in this matter, and urges nil schools of tuo stute who have 30 or moifl boys in the high school to niako application for the government as sistance us soon as tno blanks are ob tained. Salem High School is happy in the fact that the boys arc already equip ped to somo extent. In this connection it should be said that Col, John L. Mays when in the city on a rocent visit, look ed over tho situation at the high school and spoko in the highest terms of tho work done, as well as spirit of tho boys in personally investing heavily in theii own equipment. ImkBoEib Was Planted As Keans Of Spreading Terror Oakland, Cal., Mar. 20, Police de tectives and federal operative today hold differing views to the explos ion horo Tuesday night which killed Mrs. Georgo V. Greenwood, wife of a San Francisco banker. But both arc agreed that th bomb was planted as the means of spreading terror. Post office inspectors and .deputy federal marshals are positive that some radical clement is responsible and they connect the outrage hero with the dynamiting cf Governor Stephens' man sion at Sacramento and othr plots. The rubber stamped sign "C. C. C. of C," used on warnings sent with de mands for money ito Greenwood and others, federal investigators say, was much in evidence on lotterj found on I. W. W. arreted in connection with the gubernatorial mansion blast.. Police belicvo organized blackmail ers are responsible. They also (believe the fljomib was planled in the Iropo its discovery would terrorize- it'ho Green woods and force them to pay the $.1000 demanded by i he 'C. C. 0. of O." They say tho ibomb. which is said to have contained T. N. T. bung on the pergola, possibly in hopo of ariy dis covery, ami that evidently Mrs. Green wood aecideHn'ly brushed into it, cans ing the explosion. . ' liiiflF mm II, s wauic mm &u Dr. Lowell Admitted Necessity Of Clarification And Amendment And Senator Lodge Said He Favored League, But Not In Its Present Form. Terms Ob jections In What He Calls "Five Constructive Crit icisms. Strong Anti-Bolshevik Movement Begins In Russia Copenhagen, March 20 The Lithuan ian information bureau announced to day that a new, strong anti-bolelievik movement has begun iu that part ol Russia at present under soviet domina tion. It is said to be led by a group known as tho .independent communistic party. Tho bureau declared it is well represented at the front and that many cities have joined the movement, in cluding Kilnn. In the latter place the now party is publishing a newspaper, which says: "The bolshevik! must erase theii warfare and the soldiers must return homo. If they are not permitted to do so they must roturn without permis sion." , RADICALS AGITATE NEW STATE Berne, Mureh 20. Spartacans are be ginning agitation for a new general strike March 20, declaring thut "this timo victory is certain," a Berlin dis patch reported todavi r CHAMBERLAIN CHARGES BAKER WITTENGIKG Declares He Should Frankly Afat Evils Of Court-Mar-.ujlslem. L. O. Martin. (United Press Staff Correspouuent.) Washington, March 20. Seiiutor Chamberlain, chairman of tho senate military affairs committee, today sent Secretary of War Baker a letter charg ing that Bker is feneing instead of frankly admitting tho evils of the court martial system and cooperating with congress to remedy these evils. Chamberlain 'j letter was sent in re ply to a telegram received yesterday from Baker. Baker's telegram was an answer to Chemborlain 's request that Baker make public a statement by Lieu tenant Colonel Ansell, former acting judge advocate general. Ansell 's state ment was his reply to a defense of the court-martial system .issue, by General Orowdcr and Secretary Baker nearly two weeks ago. Refused to Remedy Evil. In his telegram Baker said: "More than a year ago I asked the military committees of both houses foi legislation to corroct the evils in the present court-martial system. I Mm 11 renew the request when congress re assembles. There would seem to bo, therefore, no controversy on tho merits of the subject. Have not yet seen Gen eral Ansell 'l letter and cannot imugino any reason why my consideration of it on my return will not be time enough." Chamberlain Replies, la reply to this, Chamberlain said: "It is painful to me to find you fensing upon a question which means so much t0 the tens of thousands of en listed men who have suffered injusticl under the present system. Your present recognition of existing evils cf tho court-martial system is strangeiy irre concilable with your published state ment no more remote than March 10. In that statement of warm approval of the existing system, you seemed blind to any deficiency. 'Whether you see It or not, the American people see and have the evi dence that this system is bad. You have taken a terrible stand upon a sub ject which lies elose to good American- hearthstones. The American people will et be deceived by self-serving, mislead ing representatives and statistics. Ton many American families have made a sacrifice of their sons upon "11 altar of organized injustice. POLES TO FIGHT BOLSHEVIST Copenhagen, Mar. 20 The Polish parliament hag decided to mobilize- im mediately the c'.-a-ses from 1800 to 1901. to oppose the bolshcviki, a dis patch from Warsaw announced todny. The genernl staff announced tho bol shevik! have been compelled to evac uate Pinsk. R"ccnt estimate! ritoco the pnnila- tion of Vancouver, Wash., at 20,000. r !.f Boston, Mass., March 20. Two Amer ican gentlemen, United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Dr. A. Law rence Lowell, president of Harvard Uni versity, met hero last night in a- debate on "tho most momentous question be fore the world" tho league of nations. The decision as to tho merits of tho arguments today lies with the American people. There was no official judge, no referee. lu some respects Senator Lodge and Dr. Lowed -were agreed. Tho latter argued in fuor of tho principles of tuo coveuunt, uttuutiiiig the necotsuv of somo Clarification and amendment, beu-,. ator Lodge objected to tho draft in iu present lor m,but declared liuuseil' in ruvor of a league of nations. Calls it Loosely Drawn. Sonutur Lodge criticized the present diutt r.J a loosely drawn, uu tauueiy worded instrument. Dr. Lowell admit ted that there was much of it capable ' tf uiisuudi rstunding and which had been misinterpreted. Admitting thu and tho need Jot several changes and sonic amendments, Dr. Lowell strongly urged the adoption of the underlying principles of tho draft of the leuguu now before the world. fJrj Lowell dcclured the drult is ths first cxperiinenta iu opoii diplomacy and whs submitted as Biich in tho form of nu experiment. Ho said he was sura that thoie was.no intention oi adopting the covenant, us it, now stCnds; that in their present state the clauses ore tsuta- , tivc only and designed to ' allow, the people of the world to consider the ques tion for tliemselvcs. , Dots Chorus of "No's." Senator Lodge askod the mothers, tho sisters and the sweethearts of America if they are willing to guarantee tho po- , litictt-1 independence and tcrritprial in tegrity of every nation on earth to tha extent of sending their loved ones to far corners of tho world to maiaraiu those principles. For a few momenta ther was silence; then some one shout ed ''Yes," which was followed by an overwhelming "no! no!" from men anil women alike. , ' & Senator Lodge summed up his opposi- -tion to the draft of tho covonant in what ho termed "five constructive cri ticisms," which were in effect: First Tho instrument should be re drafted. It should mention what veto is necessary to pass on evory subject contained in the covenant and worded' so that nil may understand it. 8"eoml Ambiguous phrases should be eliminated. Third should be made mure nennne by a lnrger reservation of the Monroo doetrine. Fourth International questions pf . immigration should be excluded. .i. Fifth Lengue should bo definite as to when and under what conditions it can be nbrnrflted. Vor Qw Mare Chance To Pay Yew fccoae Tax ' . The honest A ix-n who just coolila't te-koi the time to turn in his or her in come tux report by March 13, will J) ;riveii one more "iance. After this next chanc has expired, the internal rev enue forces will pivt on a "drive" to " round up uVJi win cuts and there is a penalty attached that will moke It in tercsiiniT for 1h psr'jr who failed to tarn in as the govt rnmcnt requires. Thi cue more chaicc begins next Mnndny mcrning, March 4, and clos es Sn-turilay eveniig, Mn.'ch 29, and th placebo mnko the report is at tho of fie1' of tho in'irnal revmio ollx'tnr in the pi', of ripe 1 iii'dir.p, up stairs, first door to the r'.jht. John J. Collins will be thc-e to he'p do what is riht in making out thfi report. Milton A. . Miller, internal revenue collector with of'.'i-'cs at IVrtlnnd, has . is urrt tho follow! rg no'iee: .; "By dirMtioi of thj eommissionur . (f internal revenue, I am authorised again tr s'.aUon my deputies at various pirin'3 -throughout the !ato to assist 'he whi fuiM to complete income tat returns wtMi-t thy required time and to r-ndT cr.y o:hfr service that may too necegivry or Wrcl. "Aiy adjustments cf" income taxes should be made nw. as an extensive drivo for delinq.eti' will s::on be un ilor'akcii. - "Intvitn-r tax o'ficr John O. Collins will be at Salem from and including March 21 lo n;id incliiiKwg March 29. It it the- wish of Iho d pa-tment that oviry one int'T. V.cd should take -vau!' of tlii opportunity accorded by this visit of this officer."