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FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 73.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1919.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND FIW
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LAY 1
TO MUNICH
Han War Minister Threatens
To Send Military Expedition
Against City. Siturtion
Much Confused.
RESULTS OF UPRISING
CFSOYIET YET UNKNOWN
Presence Of Great Force Of
Governsmet Troops In Ruhr
District Pevents Spread Of
te.Tiur.ist Move.
By Rudolph Kommer '
(I'nlted Press stuff correspondent)
Borne, April 12. War Minister
Moske ling threatened to send a mili
tary expedition against Muuioh.uecurd
ing to advices received here today.
The situation in Munich is still con
fusing. Reports of the overthrow of
tint soviet government ,hiivo not been
confirmed, nor have Inter reports of a
soon, I coup restoring the Soviets to
power.
A soviet republic1 is said to have
been proclaimed in Brunswick. The
i ll t n y in government was accomplish
ed without bloodshed, it wns said.
lei in in ti ti t t rule in the Ruhr district
lias bee n prevented only through tho
overwhelming number ot government
I roups occupying that region.
strikes lire continuing throughout
Germany, tlrtive diggers have joined
the movement and there hnvo been no
fu als in Stettin or Wied for two
lays. Xcw bolshevik attempts have
boon made to obtain control of the
KuviiO'Koeniusberg railway for strate
gic reasons.
Reappearance of sailors in cities of
northern Germany is regarded as an
ominous si'jn. Spnrtncnii-s are feverish
ly attempting to join hands with the
communists in Munich.
By Frank J. Taylor
(United l'lss stuff correspondent)
Hrlin. April 12. The kaleidoscopic
events in Munich have rendered the
situation unintelligible to anyone not
t-ctnally within tlie city, it is even ,
do cbtfal if the people of Munich them ;
solves understand what Is going on
nh'iiit t hem.
In rapid succession, reports are re -
ceivoil tnnt tne soviet repuoiic nas oeou
overthrown, tnnt tne soviet rep... ic ,
tias neon resrorca anu u.ai o.u me
nolsaeviK, ana tae soc.a.isis are
duetmg their respective government
side by side. The latest dispatcnes
said there was street fighHng under
.i.:. ... .V..,t,ti'.r r wl,n s winning . i
-m. u'".. i.,,-.. ... .. I
,...,i. ,,; u,,,,!.,.. .ffita.'O. E., assisted by the Rev. F,
tien. has ottered its troops to help'
mull the communists in Havana.
Government troops have recaptured ,
X l,..rn Wi. , -zbi. i vf nn,l other towns I
from the Sonrtai ans without resist-
(.,,
'
Rejection of Jap
Amendment Final
Street Demonstrations
In Korea Develop Into
Violent Rioting, Report
Tcikio, April 11. (Delayed)
."street demonstrations thru
out Korea are developing into
violfnt riots, the war office
announced today, with a state
ment that six additional battal
ions of Japanese troops have
ieen sent to K .rea to assist in
handling the situation.
The troops arc being sent to
Fnsan and O.n'aii. Four hun
dred gendarmes are being
ruhed from Osaka to these
points.
Hundreds of communities
throughout Korea are affected,
nccorling to the wir office, by
Koreans with bolshevist tend
encies taking advantage of the
i-haotic situation brought ont
by the move for Korean inde
13-YEAR-OLD CHILD
SHOOTS STFATHER
WHO THREAD HER
- i
St. Louis, Mo., April 14. (Umtea
Pre.) Crusula F. Broderick; 13 years
old - murdered her own father two
(years aVift and killed Joseph Wood
jioek, her stop." today.
The child's see,.nurder followed
, an alleged attack on h,4 Woodlock,
. according to the story she u.d the po-
liee.
She murdered Thomas Brodenek, 51,
after he had beaten his wife and Cru
sula. The ehild murderess claimed her
father hr.d dragged Mrs. Broderlek by
the hair and was ready to strike her
with a sledge hammer when she stole a
revolver from his pocket and killed him.
This uioruing Vrusula was awakened
by her stepfather who stood by the
couch on which she was sleeping, she
told police. Her mother had left the
room and she was alone with Woodloek,
she suicl The man placed his hand over
her mouth and wurned her not to
scream. She told of being carried to
another part of the room and of a strug
gle with her stepfather. Hlio shot him
with a revolver she had concealed in
the folds of her night clothing, the girl
said. The revolver wan purchased a
week ago, when Urusulu sr.ys she in
tended killing herself through fear of
her stepfather.
The iiriinler was discovered by the
child's mother.
M
DIES LATE SATURDAY
1 .
Prominent Business Man And
Native Of County Victim
Of Abscess.
Elbert Alvin Thompson, one or Su
letn's business men, died lit the Si.leni
Deaconess hospital Saturday, April 12,
of meningitis associated with a brain
nbseess. Mr. Thompson had been seri
ously ill for ii bunt a week before being
tnken to the hosiitnl where ho wns op
erated on Thursday night. He was some
better lifter the operation und the doc
tors had hope of his recovery but in
about twenty-four hours the fever again
reached the dangerous point nnd he
grew worse until the time of his death.
Elbert Alvin Thompson was the son
of Mr. nnd Mrs, John K. Thompson, Ore
gon pioneers and was born near Salem,
Mny 30, 1870. All his lifetime he has
lived in Salem and vicinity.
Before going with Vick Bros, four
trnnra a 1, n wa. ti nannin i oi with tliai
Falls City-Pnlem Lumber company and;."'." " -""" ""' 'o reg.imie
hr.d built a number of houses in the city
ns contractor.
Besides his widow, he is survived by
a 14 months-old daughter, his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson of Lebanon;
t1hrp0 Mra, Charles Mclntire of
SllU,mi Ml.9 Hul)l,rt 0;1ho11 ()f Lebanon!
nd Ar. !,,. w . of Ha- Dip!, As0
1... ic.,., i,.,.,l,., ui,.i. ci,
;K - .alk of rortlml nnJ 0rva of North
gp,
Mr T1,m on WM a mfml)er of 1(
Mr. Thompson was a
Wnl Elks' lodge the Mncoaboe lodge
()f A h cherrians and the Rale
', .,,
em
Commercial club
The funeral services were held this
: afternoon from the chapel of Webb &
Ulough nnd were conducted under the
auspices of Sulem Lodge No. 3.t(i, 11. P
II. Neff
of the United Brethren church,
the City Ww cemetery.
The annual frost fighting
Burial
season
opened in the Rogue River valley Mon
day morning, when tne
' re?ifhed "!l Fthovp zero.
tnerino.neter
San Francisco, April 14. The Jap
anese version of the inside story on
the defeat of the Japanese amend
ment in Pari was learned today from
a wireles dispatch fornarde l to Tokio
by the United Press. 8. Uyeda gen
eral manager of Nippon Dempo Tsush-
tn.Slm tho titer .Tnnfines0 oopnov K-hiofl
is served bv the United Press. w4io is
in Psris for his agency learned from
the Jnpnnese gources the details of the
desierate struggle of the Japanese to
obtain reeifjnilion of equality from
the lesgne or nations.
Uyeda forwarded his dispatch to the
San Francisco bureau of the United
Press, which forwarded it by wireless
to Tokio. It makes plain that a false
report carried Saturday by another ser
vice was thp result of ignorance of
rules of procedure in the PbHs confer
ence. a
Uyeda sent the following wireless
dispatch to Xippon Dempo via the
United Press:
Vote Taken April 10
"The full meting of the league of
nations has at last rejected the .laps-
i nese amendment after lengthy discus-
(Continued on page two)
PEACE DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED
JO RAISE THE SECRECY CURTAIN
Wilson Slated to Outline Work
Completed By Conference -In
Speech Today
Lloyd-George To Inform British Parliament Of Progress
In Address Tuesday. Administration Leaders In
Washington Of Opinion Amended Covenant Answers
All Criticisms And Paves Way For Ratification Of
League In Congress Despite Opposition.
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, April 14 Peace conference statesmen
are beginning to inform the world of the progress of their
deliberations.
Following publication of a summary of the new league
covenant Saturday, members of the "big four" this week
are to further lift the curtain of secrecy and let their
peoples know what they are doing.
Lloyd-lieorge is scheduled to addres sailles, that he might inform oarliamcnt.
the British parliament tomorrow on tho It is understood he was .told "April
peuce work. President Wilson, accord- 25,"
lug to mtoi uiution available Here, is
also planning to issue a statement.
Others inav follow these.
The purpose of these public utter- j reparations does not include provisions
ances at this time is to get tho reuction for Germany to pay tho entire
from "back home" on whut is being the war, when he faces parimniuut lu
done before it w too lute. Inaseiiso.it morrow. Wilson's statement was ex-
is designed as fulfillment of the prom-1
ise of "open covenants opeuly aimed
at,
Administration leaders today were op
timistit in their discussion ot tne tengue
of nations covehaut as amended and bo
lioved it would meet all republican ob
jections. Amendments Satisfactory.
"The changes in tho covenant are
very witisfnctorv," said Senator Hitch
cock. "I think they must remove the
objections raised by senators. Presi
dent Wilson has won a grent victory."
Senator Myers, Montana, who object
ed to the league covenant orginially be
cause it failed to safeguard the Monroe
doctrine, sees hope iu the new draft,
though still in doubt as to the exclusive
its immigration.
Senator Lodge was in Boston.
Genenil discussion of the officially
announced amendments to tho lengtie
consttiution, however, wns still somc-
' v ni was purucu-
arlv1tnie of who opposition was
eu ou oujecuoi.s wnica may
hnvo
i been removed by the alterations ninde
I ans.
Ratification Forsean.
I The generally expressed view among
I the less extreme opponents of the league
'however, was that the amendment will
jPiohnblv pave the way t0 senate i.eeept
nnce, unless some new obstacles present
: themselves'. The questions which a num
ber of the 3!) senators who signed the
I Lodge "round robin" against the
ichki.c sun wisn answered s;;ey?ne
Are Germany and others of the cen
tral powers to be in the league?
Will the bolshevik government of
Russia be recognized t0 cn extent that
will let Russia into the league f
If decisions on grave international
questions must be unanimous to be bind
ing, what occurs when one nation or
more holds out and "hanirs the iiirvfl
Would this disrupt the league or lead
to wart
Are purely domestic questions rcully
excluded from the league consideration ti
Scope of Power Unknown. j
With relation to this last question, it'
was pointed out that one nation might!
object to the democratic policy of an
other with respect, for instance to im
migration and to get it before the
league, might create a situation as
such situations have often before been
created threatening the world's pct.ee.
Then, senators askid, investigating
the causes of trouble, would not the
league in the last analysis really have
to go into purely domestic question I
which was at the bottom of the disnutef
It is likely, senators said today, tln.t
before the United States becomes a
mandatory over any other people, a de
termined effort will be made to have
the American pcoole directly, and not
simply their representatives for them
say whether this country is willing or
unwilling to undertake such duties.
By Carl D. Groat
(United Press Staff Coriesndent.)
Paris, April 14. President Wilson
was cxieoted to make a statement to
day outlining the progress of the peace
conference and showing the work is!
nearly completed.
The "big four" met unexpectedly
from six to eight last night for the
purpose of reaching an agreement on
certain details that would permit Pre-
jmier Llovd George to leave for London
j today. The premier requested informa
jti'iii regarding a definite date for in
viting the German delegates to Ver-
1 Lloyd-George will bo culled upon j
.explain why the agreement regarding
peeled to asist l.loyd-Georgp in showing
tho futility of trying to revolt the
agreement on reparations.
Italians Still Split
Italian cbims weriOj be discussed by
the "big four "'today. It was under
stood that Promier Orlando and Foreigu
Minister Honniiionre at odds. Tho pre
mier's followers are the ones recentlv
represented as being ready to quit the
conference if they did not get f iumc.
Now thuv are said to have apreed tenta
tively to intomctionalziation of the city
with Homiino supporters threatening to
withdraw.
President Wilson, howover, was rep
resented as cntertnininf? a much more
hopeful viewpoint than a week ago when
ho ordered tho Georgo Washington to
Brest. His closest friends say "he's
got his fighting clothes on still and is
determined to force things through
quickly." The Georgo Washington will
be used, accordinato these friends, if
matters do not proceed as rapidly as it
now appears they will.
CTeuiuiiceau asked regarding tno sug
gested date of April 2.5 for calling in
the Germans, said it had not yet been
definitely decided and that possibly it
might be earlier.
A-
Abe Martin
Viitt At
VRP
Lore laughs at locksmiths, but yon
can't live on locksmiths. Lafe Bud haa
a new military mustache an' ha looks
T
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CARP I . j
toil.
uae ne a lost nis junaxercmei.
Pendleton Farmer In Jail
For Attack On Minister
Spokane, Wash., April 14. The Bev.
Charles Cunningham, of Deep Creek,
near this city, lies in a critical condition
and George Van Donge, wealthy farmer
of Pendleton, Or., is in the county juil
here today as the result of an attack up
on tho minister by the rancher after
the morning service yesterday.
After the service Van Donge waited
until the church was empty and then
assaulted the minister, it is alleged.
Family differences are said to have
caused the row. Van Donge cmrges
that Cunningham made love to his wife.
The wife is said to have confessed.
Republicans In Next Congress
To Bs Too Bhsv CnrrerHn?
"Bad Thiii?s" To Destroy
Clhers.
WORTH OF DEMOCRATIC
MEASURES IS ADMITTED
Nine Big Constructive Bills
Meet Approval Of Leaders
Of Opposing Party. Parcel
Post Is One.
Washington, Apr. 14 (United Press)
-hVpuhlicuns expect to bo busy 111 the
next congress "wiping out tho bud
I things" to destroy any of the good
"democratic, legislation," their lei.ders
said today.
Answering tho challenge nindo by a
ileniocrut that the republicans would re
peal "progressive legislation," passed
'lining the regime of president Wilson,
House Republican Leader Mondell de
clared the nine biggest construction
Ilws enacted by congress during the
eight years of democratic control will
not be destroyed or crippled by the
forthcoming republican congress.
Propose Improvements.
Extension and amplification of some
of the laws in question may be under
taken, he said, but no normal program
looking to this end has been formu
lated, j
"If there is anything good that hi.s
come from the eight years of democratic
control," nid Mondell, "wo will let it
stand.
"Wo will be busy enough winlni out I
the bad things. Any how, many of the
laws which are boing claimed by the
democrats as theirs wero discussed and'
.i urged for years and it wr.s merely hnp-i
, ....uv mi, vuo ueiiiucims were 111
. power when they were enacted."
Nine Admitted Strong.
Legislation which Mondell said repub
licans would not cripple includes:
Federal reserve.
Parcel post,
Tho law creating the department ol
labor and children's burean.
The Webb Kenyon law.
The Sherwood pension act.
The law creating the federal tradn
miiiiw,iiii , rt'iiuonrans pointing out
that while they might tiot like the per
sonnel of the commission itself, they are
not disposed to condemn the law creat
ing the body.
The rural credits law.
The law giving stKto federal aid in
road building.
The Webb export law allowing com
binations for export trade.
EDITOB HELD FOB MVP. DEE
Richmond, Mo.. April 11, Jsidge
F. P. Divelbliss of the Seventh judi
cial district, last night succumbed to
nine knife wounds inflicted on April
7 by R. C. Lyon, editor of the Rich
mond Conservator. Lvon i imme
diately charged with first degree mur -
der and held in jail without bond.
1
Mrs. John G. Porter, 84 years old, and
prominent resident of Oregon ( ity, fell
jt the floor of her home and fractured
GOOD LAWS
UNTOUCHED
tier hip lionday.
TANK TO DEMONSTRATE
THINGS IT CAN DO FAR.
POPULACE jOF SALB1
While the tank which is coming to
Salem Wednesday morning is not one
of the big fellows, yet it is large enough
to tackle a ten-foot trench and heavy
enough fo walk through an ordinary
frame building.
Efforts arc being made to entertain
the tank as well as the folks wh0 can
come down town Wednesday morning.
It is thought that the Willamette Uni
versity football grounds will be used
for a demonstration of what a genuine
live tank can do.
Sobin Day, who saw a lot of heavy
fighting in a flame division in France,
assisted by Lieut. Murdock and the
cadets of tho high school will defend
the city agaiust the attacks of the tank.
Barricades will bo provided and trench
es -lug.
The exact route of the tunk in its
travels in Salem has not as ye? oeen an
nounced but it is understood that it
will travel in the business section of the
city and -that Liberty loau addresses
will be made by several of Salem's
out of doors orators.
This will be perhaps the only OpiK.r
tunity tho people of Sulein r.nd vicinity
will have of seeing a genuine reul war
tank in action and in having a practical
demonstration as to what the tank can
do with obstiinces placed- in its line of
travel. It will be handled by men who
tnw actual tank service in France.
PACIFIC COAST LOAN
Marion County's Share Set At
$1,237,500 During Coin
ing Owe.
Portland, Or., April 14. Tho victory
loan quotas for the counties of Oregon
wero announced this afternoon, iuclud-inot
ing l,237,fi00 for Marion county.
Portland's quota which also takes in
the halanco of Multnomah county, is
I4,78(I,32.). The state outside of i'ort-
laud nnd Miitluomnh is asked to con
tribute 11,1)111,225.
Sun Francisco, April 14. (tiuWed
Press.) Victory loan quotas for the
units of tho Twelfth federal reserve dis
trict wero announced today by Govern
or Lynch of the federal reserve bank as
follows:
Arizona, -t.l,2,0ft; Northern Tnll
fornin, IS7,7rt.V."iO; Southern Califor
nia, .)3,643,.'.".(l; Idaho, 1 1,0.19,6T,0; Ne
vada, 1,7(10; Oregon, t2,7SW,4mi;
Utah, tl3,H.-.1,tMKI; Washington, f (4,3.V
2."0; Alaska, !.". 1,900; Hawaii, (1,788,
000. The total for the district is 301,
500,000. EOOUE FRUIT BITTEN
Medford, Or., April 14. Tho worst
frost of the season struck the Rogue
river valley this morning. The exact
amount of damage wont be known until
rninnrrmv. l'enrs were ihe heaviest suf- :
ferers. General smudging was carried;
on in the valley this morning nnd as a I
result it was s dark In Medford be- j
tween 7 and 8 o'clock that one couldn't
make out objects 200 feet distant. I
Hun Army
As Such, Obsolete
By Frank J. Taylor
(United Pres. staff eorresi undent)
Berlin, Mar. 20. (By mail) Under
the new reipublie the departments of
the army and navy are no moro, in,
name at least. The republ:c's nainej
for them is defense and they are plac-
cd under charge of Gustnv .N'oske, much i
. . . ., 1,;-
j prompt
irus.eii uy me government .or U1B :
action in emergencies anu
Hlllon naic.l ly ine rMmrmcmiB iur Hint
relentless opposition wheu disorders
break ont,
Xoske's nppointment as head of the
nnvy, as well as the army, was regard
cd none too seriously, by Xoskc himself
at least. When asked by a newspaper
man what he expected to do about the
naval affair, of Germany in the fu
ture, Noske laughed and replied, 'Why
worry about naval affairs, when we
haven't any nnvy. "
There are still sailors in big num
bers in Germany, however, and they
have been a problem. During the revo-
I .... ... -I. .- . I.....t ! ....... ..4
union rnc sui.urs .cu ia inipoi ..m
part, anil most or tnein developed sue.
a liking to land duty in Berlin and
other big cities that they have refused
lto leave for Kiel or any of the bar
Ibors. Now the sailors are used in the
guard regiments all over Germany,
along with soldiers.
The German army is in process Ol
(Continued oa page three)
SUB CHASE
EXPLOSI!
U KtS-lD
Thousand - Gallon Gasoline
Tank On Ship Moored Aj.
San Diego Dock Blows Up
Shortly After Noon.
BURNS OF OFFICERS AND
MEN MAY PROYE FATAL
Prompt Work Of Fire Fighters
Keeps Blaze From Spread
ing To Yessels Alongside
And Neaiby Wharves.
Sun Diego, Cal., April 14. (United
Press.) Ten officers and men of the
United States si.biniirines chaser nunv
ber297 were seriously, some probably
fatally, injured here toduy, when u 1000
gallon tank of gasoline on the craft ex-
Iploded lit 12:20 p. m.
The submarine chaser at once burst
Into fames. Prompt action by the f'.ro
department snve.l the hull, and chasers
2P1) und 3(10, anchored nearby.
The seriously or fatally injured aro:
Lieutennut A. Belkuat, acting fleet
commander.
Seamen K. W. Drake, J. P. Chadderon,
W. W, Conovcr, V. J. Barron, T. P. Per-
rego. ,
Explostea Heard Far.
Four others, unities not yet known.
are badly burned. The commander i
fatally burned, it was said, but aov-
'eral of the seamen will die.
The explosion was heard all alonj
the waterfront, and the highest exeite-
inent ensued. 'A fire tilurm was turned
iu and the entire downtown department
rushed to tho scene.
Six men were hurried to tho police
emergency hospital.
They weie said to be badly burned,
llecausn of tho confusion, their name
could not be obtained.
It, is announced that a gasoline tank
blew up, Tho accident occurred at
12:20 p. m.
Sixteen chasers which hnd been on
convoy and submarine hunting duty ir
the Atlantic during the war period, ar
rived in the harbor Hntunli.v. TlicV
are all from the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Pacific coast district and were oound
for their home ports.
Lieutenant Ernest Gregory is In com
mand of the flotilla.
Flames Are Controlled.
Lieutennut E. V. Sprott was in com
mand of the ill fated number 297.
Tho accident wa censed by the ex
olosion of a 1000 gallon gnsolino tank.
One officer and five men on the chsser
were thrown clonr mto toe watcr riy
the explosion.
The cabin of the 297 burst into
"
(Continued on pr.ge three)
and Navy
First Units Of Rainbow
Division
niC Luiuulliu
Brest, April 14. (United
Press.) The entire Rainbow di
vision was expected to arrive in
Pontanezcn, from the front to
duy. The latest arrivals include
the 117th sanitary train; but
tery F, l'.Oth artillery of Indi
ana; headquarters companies A
and B, 149th machine gun bat
talion of Pennsylvania, 117th
field sign..! battalion of Mis
souri. The following units were ex
pected to embark today:
Companies G, H, I, K, L and
M, Ki.-'th infantry, New York,
on the Prinz Frederick Wil
helm. Field staff, supply and head
quarters companies nnd first
battalion 167th infantry of Al
bany , on the North Carolim.-.
Companies E, F, G, H, I and K
of the 167th infantry on the
Montana.
Companies L and M, 167th in
fantry and the llt machine
gun battalion 0" the Minnesota.
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