W eatkr Reprt 5 5259 CIRCULATION. (25.000 EEADEBS DAXLT) Only Circulation ia Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureaa of Circulations. Mi LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE YAL LE5T SEWS EEKYICE. Oregon: Ton'ht aad Friday occasional raia ; moderate ia fresh, southwesterly wiada. as PI I M f 3 I ii iijl li ON TKAIXS A KB NIW STANDS FIVE CENT SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 73. fin 41 i) 4 v rrtytt , -s .... -M v h y r m GLOOM BRIGHT iM Paris Situation Clears Up Preceptibly Mght And Four Greatest Problems Are Reported V On Way To Satisfactory Settlement. Concession. ade By All Of "Big Four" Lessen Tension On Relations. Formation Of New East Front Against Bolshevik Rumored. The situation in Paris has changed almost overnight from one of deepest gloom to the greatest optimism. Four important questions, reparations, responsibility for the war; Fiume and the Saar valley, apparently have been disposed of. As reflected by representatives of the three chief powers, the situation today was as follows: t'nited Slates The sudden haste on tin- part of the "big four" has made possible signing of peace by the last of April or tin- first of May. HivKt Britain Lloyd-George, while bearing "in H'iii'l lis election campaign pledges, is disposed toward effecting a compromise whenever iicccssniy to maintain the present rapid pace, aiul js ileterinined to muintuin permniieut fricndl;: relations with America above anything else. Franco France has reduced its claim to Hie minimum consistent with Wil son 's fourteen points and will now "sli.'k by her guns." ltecent reports said the allies would establish a new "eastern front" against bolshevik! by bringing about coiij)i'ri,tion of the Kumaniun, Czeeho Slowk and Polish armies. These arm ies to he oficfered, equipped and organ ized bv the allies. By Robert J. Bender (Tinted Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, April 10. "Hammering ahead'' along the path he has definitely selected , President Wilson reported "fine progress" in his peace confer ences during the last L'4 hours, accord ing to a private message received here todav. This message, adding that the presi dent's physical condition continues to improve, that he took his first drive yesterday since his recent illness and that by the power of his "personal force" he is making gratifying head way, materially increased optimism in official circles here today. By Oarl D. Groat (t'nited Press IStnff Correspondent.) Paris, April 10. The "big four" set ting a new pace in its deliberations, has reached n stnge where It was reliably forecasted todav that predictions of tin "Waster ponce" will not fall many days short of the mark. If the present uruim-as continues, it was said, the George Washington probably will bo held in Brest and will return to the Tnited Kt.itCs with President Wilson aboard. The Italians are now ready to: accept internationalization of I mine, i according to authoritative information., It is understood that France will get use of the Kaor coal mines and control of labor in the mines as par of her rep-j cablegram. oration. The message came fn response to This is regarded as a fair return f or ! query from the senate to the American Germany's destruction of French coal pence delegation asking whether it mines in the Lens region. Germany , would embarrass the American dclega will retain political control of the Saar tion if the Japanese land leasing bill basin and a plobcseite will be held Inter 'and the "picture bride" bill were in- (Continue J on page three) BIG HUN INDUSTRIES ARE BEING Liquid Celebration Cf Marriage Ceremony Ends In Arrest And fine of $50 Medford, Or., April 10. Mr. Efld Mrs. Ivi Kldredge of (trants Pass. Or., came here to celebrate their honeymoon. Having been married in Yre kn. Cal., they were able to se cure a liquid' that is conducive to celebrations. But they bought too much, at leait for one celebration five quarts. When they became boisterous, other guests in c hotel here ob jected. The arrest of the newly weds followed. They pleaded guilty to the charge of bringing whiskey into Oregon, out te cniirt, in consideration of the fact they had jnr len married, allowed the Kldredges their freedom upon the payment of a small fint $". Gil WAY TO T QpTOHSN IN REHCE PEACE MANY KILLED IN STREET FIGHTING IN BAVARIAN TOWNS BERLIN REPORTS Berlin, April . (Delayed.) Street fighting has broken out in Magdeburg, Pusseldorf and Essen, where the gov ernment has proclaimed a slate of siege. Ahiny persons have been killed. The deposed Ilavnrina sovialist gov ernment has returned from rs'uremburg and Hamburg, it was learned today. Un der the direction of Premier Hoffman, loyal troops and peasants are being or ganized to establish a food blockade against Munich end other cities which have embraced communism, with the idea of starving the soviet government into submission. Civil war in Mnvnriu, it was believed here, depends on the so cialists' ability to gather quickly a formidable force of trained soldiers. In dications multiplied today thnt the na tional soviet congress, in session here, would confine its efforts to peaceful de mands on the Echeidomnnn government for certain reforms. LANSING ASKS DELAY OH JAPANESE MATTER California Senate Requested Not To Press Oriental , Legislation Now. Pnernmonto, Cnl., April 10. The Cali foruia senate was asked today by hi ' rotary Lansing in l'nris not to intro dace or press at the present time the proposed anti-Japanese legislation, "It would be particularly unforttin I ate to have these bills introduced or pressed nt the present time," said a (Continued on page three) SOCIALIZED Merger Necessary To Save Both Government And Busi ness From Bankruptcy. By Frank 3. Taylor ! (Tnited Press Staff Correspondent.) Berlin, March 2". (By Mail.) In- jdustry and government are hand In : hand on the verge of bankruptcy in 'Germany and will probably have to bejAlvsdore, a station on the west side (united, each .to save the other, paradoxi 'cal though it sounds. Industry can' be revived, it is felt, and can become the jorily security the government hat eg.-.inst bankruptcy. Nobody knows how much Germany owes as the result of the war and the revolution. The secretary of finance, jschiffer, is responsible fr that sta'e- , ment. His figures show that Germany 's !wnr loans alone amount to one hundjd land fiftv billion siarks, while Ger- reserve in monev. eood outside tof the realm, amount to some four bil-jest figures were 282.348, th war de !n.,n nrk. most of which wil be used , partiseTit announced today. The dead j. . - l (Continued on page two) TACOMA LABOR ASKING RECALL OFMAYGRAND CITY COMMISSIONERS Tacoma, Wash., April 10. Resolu tions demanding the recall of Mayor Biddell and the Tacoma eity eommia sioners and branding them as "a quin tet of un-American and un patriotic in dividuals not fit to occupy the high po sitions to which a trusting public has elected them," were adopted by the Central Labor Council at its meetiug last night. The resolutions were offered by the committee of 23 from organized labor which has ben engineering the recall movement following the soldiers' and sailors' council tag day arrests. W. D. Lane, acting mayor of Seattle, addressed the council, asserting that "we have como to a new period in the world's history. People are not satis fied with the things which have rati fied them before. They are going to ask for something that goes to the root of their trouble." SALEM TO STAGE BIG FOURTH CELEBRATION Independence Day Program And Homecoming Fete To Be Merged. The eagle will scream on the Fourth and Salem will put on an old time cele bration and there will be big doing in the city not only for the returning sol diers, but for the average citizen who likes to turn loose his spare patriotism at least once a year. At tho Commercial club meeting last evening the matter ot a proper observ ance of tho glorious Fuurth was brought up by K. 0. baching, director ot the civic department. He asked an expres sion of the members as to whether they were back of tho club in pulling off a real genuine firecracker Fourth. C. C. to Cooperate. The club by a unanimous vote de clared itself not only in favor of cele brating, but of cooperating with the war mothers of the cily in merging a Fourth celebration with- tho lioining coming event for til the bovs who have been in the service and of making spe cial efforts to bring these boys to Ka ieui fof a two days' celebration. For the war mothers have decided that a home-coming event should cover tw0 duvs Friday, tho Fourth, and Sat urday. At a meeting held c few days ago they olfieiitlly put themselves on record for the home-coming for July 4 and 5. To care for the boys, tho wur mothers will invite them into their homes so that every suldier coming to buleiu for the event will be properly taken cure of. The Salvation Arinv, V. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus will each have huts to provide meals fur tnc Hoys. These meals will be provided by the war mothers. Committees Named. Cooperating- with the war mothers, T. B. Kay will represent the state, Judge W. M. Hushev the countv, C. K. Albin, mayor, the city, and K. O. Snelllng, the Commercial Club. M. L. Meyers and A T. Woolpert arc on a committee to nr range the parades, C. li. Clancy on dec orations, Win. Uahlsdorf on banquets nnd Theo Koth on entertainment. With the Commercial club with its 470 members and the war mothers and all tho returned soldiers, Hulem is m lor the greatest Fourth of July celebration ever witnessed in this part of the vul ley. CALIFORNIA TO VOTE ON EOAD BOND ISSUE OF $10,000,000 SOON San Francisco, April 10. The 10,000 000 good roads bond issue plan will be put up to voters of the state at a spe cial election June 2-4, supporters of the project assert today. Hegistrars through out the state are already making teata tive arrangements to submit the ques tion to the electors on that date. DEB3 ORDERED IMPRISONED Washington, April 10. Formal papers for the arrest and imprisonment of F,u gene V. Uebs, convicted under the i espionage- act, were sent out today by the supreme court. The papers were sent at the request of Solicitor General King. They will go to the district attorney for the north em district of Ohio, LANE WAREHOUSE BURNS Eugene, Or., April 10, A large vrond en warehouse owned by E. L. Klemer ai branch or tne Noutucrn raciric is miles northwest of Eugene was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning entailing a loss of over I'iOOO. The building was insured for $1'mmi and sixty tons of hay which it contained was also insured. It was owned br a Portland man. The origin of the blaze is unknown. A. E. F. CASUALTY LIST Washington, April 10. Total casual ithM tn the A. E. F. as corrected by lat- I numbered 74 r,f..t. Flmirei Include both arxy and marina corps casualties. TREATY OF LONDON TO COME Showdown Oa Provisions Of Soviet Pacts Between Al lies Yet To Come. Say Brit ish Delegates. REVIVAL OF FOURTEEN ' POINTS MAY ALSO DELAY League Commisson To Meet Tonight To Revise Draft Of Covenant. By Fred S'i Ferguson (t'nited . Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris, April 10. Although agreement has been reached on repnralioa and re sponsibility for the war, the peace con ference is not yet out of the woods re garding tho secret treaties entered into hv tho allies before American interven tion, it was learned today from an au thoritative source. British insistence that the conference has agreed on the principal points of the treaty, 'with ours- details. to be settled," means in one sense that & showdown on the London secret treaty is vet to come. Also the suggestion from high quar ters that the pence; tlv'egates again "look over the fourteen joints,'' it was ri'garded as a reminder that President Wilson is standing jusi as firmly on Iho fourteen principles and the armis- t'ico terms as at tho start of the con ference. These recognized no secret treaties. Treaties Interfere. When Orece's claims were being dis cussed in a committee of British, French nnd Italian representative, this commit tee held it was not competent to discuss certain points relating to Mnyrna as their governments wero bound by the London pact regarding those points. This situation camo up, it. was learned authoritatively, just us President nil son returned to his pence work after his recent illness. It has not yet been brought to the attention of tho "big four." The Adriatic question also lias lain dormant for the rer.son that Italy is standing bv the Loudon pact ia this mutter. Efforts have been continued to arrange a possible agreement thereon through individual conferences. The situution briefly is that, while all the allies endorse certain of tho four t"on principles, it is a different storv when these come to bo applied nidivid- unllv. Kaiser's Fate Pnzsleg. Observers are seeking to interpret the "big four's" decision thnt the former kaiser be "broul" under the allies' control." These observers profess to see in this announcement thnt he may be tried by a special international tri bunal and possibly banished from Eur ope. However, the only definite thing regarding the ex-kaiser seems to be that he is not in danger of capital punish- (Continued on pare two) Abe Martin Si What's become o' th ol fashioned! girl that waited till th' right feller canie along? Ton don't hive t' borrow trouble if you make your ewa booze. TWO OREGON COMPANIES ORDERED INTO RUSSIA FOR SERYICE, REPORT Portland, Or., April 10. According to private cablegrams which have been received here, two forme eompauies of the Third Oregon regiment have been ordered into service in Russia. The units are companies F and 6 of the lti-ud infantry, and are composed of Oregoniana, principally Portland boys. The cablegrams, from Captains Lioby and Bl&uchard, commanders of the com panies, saying they had been ordered to sail for Kussia from England today, are taken to mean that the entire companies are being sent cither to western liussia or Siberia. The news was received hero with a- decided, shock, for relatives of the men had expected they would soon be order ed home. The two companies havo been on guard duty near Liverpool for some time. ll! TROOPS READY 10 ACT French Major Says Soviet Forces Determined To Take Advantage. By William Philip Simnis (Tnited Tress Staff Correspondent.) Paris, April 10. That the bolsheviki have Bix hundred thousand troops con centrated in the Archangel region and are determined to capture thut port, tho belief expressed today by a French ma jor who .iuat returned to Paris after be ing exiled in liussia since 1914. ( Unofficial advices received in Wash ington yesterday said tho bolsheviki in notheru Kussia do not totul moro than 17,oUU, that the allied have twico as many men and that the bolsheviki arc poorly equipped.) Stores Are Object. The bolsheviki, according to the French officer, want thd large stores in Archangel aud the fate of tho do fender is only a secondary importance to them. He considers tho situation ser ious and insists that tho allies must either reinforce their armies or with draw immediately. The allies on tho Archangel front, tho officer said, are hemmed in on one sido by the bolsheviki and on tho other by a frozen sea. "I estimuto tho bolsheviki army is about 1,000,000," ho said. "They are fairly well organized on paper but will not fight unless they feel like it. They are poor troops for that reason and do not persist when they meet stiff resist ance. In that fact lies the chief hope for tho allies in the Archangel region." Washington Says 800,000. Washington, April 10. If tho bolshe viki launch their threatened spring drive thev will bo able to throw a max imum force of 800,000 troops against the alies, according to dependable esti mates here. Original plans laid some timo ago by the bolsheviki militaiy leaders, calling for an army of 1,2."j0,000 by April 1 have failed t0 materialize. Details of allied plans for meeting the promised offensive cannot bo re vealed at this time, but it can be said that they will not necessitate holding the present American troops in northern Russia longer than spring unless unex pected developments occur. Sophomores Lead In Inter- Class MeetAt Willamette The sophomores aro leading by a safe margin in tile lnierciass irucn meev which is being held at Willamette this weekTho juniors are handicapped by several of their men failing to report. Every absence is , given 50 points and the class with tho lowest number or points wins the meet. The shotput was won yesterday oy Nichols, who put it 33 feet. Taskes and I i mick were second and third respect ively. The half mile, the prettiest race or the meet was won by Fisher yesterday. Dimick was second, followed by Flegel, Midler and Ohliug in order. Willamette will have four nnd possi bly five contestants in the Columbia meet at Portland next Saturday. The men sure of going are Dimick Iturtholo mew and Medler. Hparks or Fisher will nrobablv be the fourth man. Coach Mathews will accompany them to Port land. Pacific Coast Troops . Coming Yia California Kan Francisco', April 10. The 363rd i-ifantrv and 347th field artillery, Call fornia units of the Hist division, will reach Ran Francisco, April 21 0r 22, Col. H. T. Cavnnnugh, commander' of the in fantry telegraphed today from Camp jMerritt. The troops will entrain Tues- oar. Tentative plans hr.vt been framed by the war der-MtmeBt for the reorganiza- ton of the rational guard oa the old dUUion bails. Death Toll of Mid , Western Storm Put At Hundred Lives Dallas, Teras, April 10. Nearly 100 dead, several hundred injured with property loss estimated at several millions of dollars, was the toll taken by Wednesday morning's storms in northern Texas and southern Okla homa, according to information gathered early today. BANDITS GET $100,000 FROM ST. LOUIS BANK IN DAYLIGHT ROBBERY St. Louis, Mo., April 10. The Bt.den bank of 8t. Louis was held up by eight bandits and looted of an amount esti mated nt $100,000 shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. Two hundred po licemen armed with riot guns pursued tho bandits in 30 police automobiles. The highwaymen headed west, toward Kaasr.s City. Tho holdup men lined five employes of the bank against tho walls, ttirec men guarding the employes while others luut ed the bunk. Three others acted as lookouts in a waiting autoniobllo out side. CE OT POWfl British Premier In Unique Po sition Between French And Americans. By Lowell Mellett (United Press Ktnff Correspondent.) Paris, April 10. premier Lloyd George, according to general belief, to day occupies tho uniouo position of holding the "balance of power" in the peace conference, American delegates, clinging to the fourteen points and tho armistice terms, have clashed more frequently with the interests of France and Italy than those of any other power, it was painted out. Lloyd-George's policy throughout the peuco deliberations has been based largely on a determination to win Amer ica's permanent friendship no matter what else happens, many ot Ins inetids declare. As a result when tho recent "ciiis" developed, tho British premier is said to have thrown his support un stintedly to President Wilson making possible the remarkable progress of the life in the Texns-Oklahoina-Ark(.nsa last two days. storms ranged from fifty to 100 and Lloyd-George is now between two towns are said to have been wiped out. fires. While striving to miviiitaia the; Heavy snow and u gale were reported present pace by agreeing to necessary 1 In Nebraska and Kansas before wira compromises and bringing his iiifliieiiceicoinmunicntion was lost. Train battling to bear on his French and Italian col leagues, the liritish premier must bear in mind his pre-election pledges nnd the now apparent determination of the con servative parliament is to hold him to his promise. Japan Disregards Advice to Go Easy In Curbing Koreans Tokio, April 4.---(Delayed) Events of April 1 in Seoul, capital of Korea, are taken here as evidencing that the Japanese government has no intention of following the counsel of moderates here who advised ending the Korean trouble with "a gesture of clemency." On that data wholesale .arrests of I Korean shopkeepers wero mwie when they refused, despite repeated orders, to reopen their shops and end the demon stration of "passive resistance" In their attempt to win independence from Jaoan. In other Korean cities, notably Tci shu, Taizes and Juju, troops fired on ''rioters" killing and wounding more than thirty. Moderation Advised. Among those urging moderation is the Japan Advertiser, a strong newspaper printed in English. It ad viand the re-b-ase of ttOOO Koreans who were arrested following the revolutionary demonstra tion. "The narrowing down of the Korean agitntion to a demand for tse release of the 0000 prisoners gives the govern ment an opportunity to end the move ment with a gesture of clemency," says (OoniiiiueJ oa page two) The known death list totalled 97 at the last tabulation. Indications went this will be increased when crippled communication Kues aro restored 1o th small villages in northern Texas wher tho heaviest loss of life occurred. Dauu.ge to crops probably will rua into millions, as the principal products raised in Texas were at the stage most easily affected by heavy wind and rain. OU Fields Damaged. The wind worked havoc in one of that most important oil districts in tho world. In tho Oklahoma Texas region, centering near Burnett, Texas, and Walters, Okla., the damage will run into the hundreds of thousands, according to, oil men. They suid their figures wera conservative. ' (Sections of tho oil fields near Law ton, Okla., wero reported a muss of tan gled beams, pipes and batered machin ery. Fifty derricks were destroyeo, Doil eis blowu away aud small buildings wrecked. Despatches from Uurnett re ported similar scenes there. Fear waa expressed here that oil production will be set back considerably. Hallways were heavy sufferors. Mora than 300 poles arc down. Intcrurban service to Fort Worth is halted tempo rarily. Many cars were biown from the M. K. & T. tracks. Communication lines wero hopelessly out of action. Hocauso of thesu condi tions, it was believed complete report of casualties will not be available for several days, Tho death list was ex pected to exceed 100, with tho injured over six hundred. Conservative esti mates of property damage is placed at over 1,000,000. Communication Out. Denver, Colo., April 10. Wires ara down to the east, south nnd southwest of Denver today, cutting off this region and the Pacific coast from direct newt communication with the east, tho result of fierce snow and wind storms in Kan sas, Nebraska, New Mexico and tha Panhandle district of Texas. Together with tho inruntto, which ia reported t0 have coat scores of lives in northern Texas, southern Oklnboma and a portion of Arkansas, the storm arts, is one of the most widespread and tha effects are the 'most disastrous In years. Westbound trains aro reported stalled or many hours late. At some points the blizzard is threatening heavy losses in rattle and sheep. With many towns I si ill isolated, estimates of tne loss of with tho wind nnd sno-.v reyorreu tha storm extending further eastward. Hastings, Neb,, the last point heard from direct, stated the bliward had (Continued on page two) Fair Imbiber Mistakes Portland Thoroughfare For litf'e Room At Hon Portland, Or., April 10. Ktrcetcar traffic on the business district was halted last nigt while Miss Gene Mitchell sat down on a streetcar track and proceeded to disrobe. By the time she had removed her shoes and stockings a large crowd had gathered. By ths time the cops came and arrested her, she almost resembled "Septera- lr Morn." The police sr.v Miss Mitchell suffered from the effects of a drug or bootleg whiskey.