Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, May 13, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA : 5250 CIRCULATION : 5250 CIRCULATION (25 000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation is Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Buxeae. of Cirenlatiaaa. FULL LEASED WIRE . VILLI 1 t Weaier Repcrt Oregon: Tonight and Wedncs- day probably ram: warmer ea.t portion tonight, moderate soulti- easterly winds. DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE 7 Air LEY NEWS SERVICE. g - ' FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 101. INS BUSY PREPARING FIFTH NOTE With Two Cor nications Still Unansw';. v-ny . Delegates To 'Ae.. More Request. JI riFSPHCIJ AIICTDIAW Conferences Resumed 'With View Of Settling Italian Con troversy Through Compro mise Method. By Fred S. Ferguson (I'niiod Press Htaff Correspondent.) Psris, May 13. With action on their two Intent communications still pending, the liormau delegates were preparing a fifth nolo on the lieacc terms today. It was expected to lie presented to tho Freru-h foreign office before night. Germany ' first two notes, question ing the justice of the terms mid no muuding immediate admission to the League of Nations, were nnswereil promptly be the "big four," which as serted the allies' right to enforce the conditions as drafted, and referred the Germans to the league's regulations for imliiborsliip. The second 'communication.-, sought a change in the interna tional labor rules and demanded relense of tieriiiau war prisoners immediatelv M'ler the treaty is signed. - These were rcfoired n committee of experts, Avliieh will report back to the "big four. " Austrian Treaty Rushed. t Meanwhile the allies ore bending ev ery effort to complete the Austrian treaty Uis week. The most important lent uro of this dotincnt will be the question of boundaries, particularly those affecting Ituly and Jugo-Slavlii. Premier Orlando resumed his confer ences with Colonel House today and It wn-. learned from nn .-Jiuthorltntive source that they discussed the position of l-iiune. Further effort to effect a compromise on this subject was seen in the schedule conference between Anier- (Continued on page three) Aviators May Take To Air Wednesday By A. E. Johnson Viiited Prcs staff correspondent) Aboard t &. S. Prairie, Trepnssey N. I'., .May 1.1. The American nnvys seaplanes NC-l anil .Yf-3, waiting he're J'nr an opportunity to attempt a trans Allantic flight, are now expected to make their tart. for the Azores to nun row. Weather reports from the station on the V. S. 8. Aroostok, as well as from oilier sources, state the weather olong the finite to be taken by the flyers gradually is growing better, with the rhnnc.es excellent that ideal conditions will exist tomorrow. Weight to be Added Commander Towers, "admiral" of the air of big planes here, declnred today ho had In pes that the XC-4, which was forced to return to the Vnit e, States const after starting from Hoekaway on the first leg of the voy age, would be aide to join her sister hips. Weather conditions southwest of hero are much l etter and there were indications today that the N"('-4 might attempt a flight direct here from Chat liinii, Mass. Commander Towers has made up his Start Of Flight From'Dalias Texas To Boston Thursday Ih.llas. Tex., May 13. Ptart of the Dallas -Boston airplane flight, will prob ably be made Thursday. Weather con ditions have been prouounccd unfavor able for a start before then. The machines will leave Dallas eprly iu the morning, stopping at Eberts field, Little Rock; S.-ott field, Ht. Louis, End reaching Indianapolis in time to spend the nialit there. From Indianapolis tlu-v ill fly to Cleveland, Bellefon tsiine. Fa., and Mineola, L. I., spending the second night en route in Mineola, inning the last b-g Mineola to Bos tun on the morning of the third day. Mrijor Hoy Brown, of Kelly field. 8r.n AntM iin, will act as navigating officer. Huns Seeking Conference With Austrian Delegates Says Versailles Report Versailles, May 13. The tier- man peace delegates are at- tempting to arrange a confer- ence with the Austrian dele- gates at St. Germain tomorrow, it was learned today. A courier will leave Veraeil- les tonight, carrying a note from Foreign Minister Broekdorff- Rantzau which will be trana- mitted to the Austrian govern- meat. , The German foreign minister has asked the French foreign office for permission for three German delegates to meet the Austrian tomorrow in iSt. Ger- main, where the latter will bo j -rtered upon their arrival Vienna-. $ ,, RUSS1 BOLSHEVIKI OF ISOLATION, CLAIM Soviet Secret Agent Tells Cor respondent Desire Of Slav Radicals Is To Be Left Alone. By Frank J. Taylor Uuiled Press staff corrasioiideiit) Berlin, April 19 (By mail) The foregin policy of the Btissian bolshe viki is simply to "live and let live", according to M. Makowiski, their se cret agent here. Tho bolsheviki want to be left alone to work out communism in Russia, he declared. They do not want to invade other countries, and, he claimed, are fight ing a defensive war. The communist movement, he said, is considered strong enough in other countries to I f ight for itself without the aid of the Russians. Only the Anglo-Saxon coun tries can withstand the bolshevik! movement in the next decade, Makow iski believes. Great Britain will have her bolsheviki troubles and only Am erica is free from bolshevisin . She, too MakSwislii averred, will reach the same and communism by a different routo. Early Peace Predicted Makowiski believes the allies and central powers will soon make known their willingness to make peace. They have high hopes of the effects of the report of William Bullitt, whom (Pres ident Wilson sent to Moscow. The bolsheviki snv Bullitt's was the first (Continued on Page 2.) mind that a strong effort will be made to get his planes started with a load of 2,000 pounSds, the xtra weinlit to be an engineer, capable of repairing a machine's motors while it is in fngnt, and some extra fuel. Fuel consumption convinced the officer (luring the ride from Hoekaway that it would be wise to carry more on the jump to the Azores than was at first contemplated NC-4 Delayed Chatham, Mass., May 13. Fnfavor able weather conditions early today again prevnted the I'nited States sea plane N'C-4 from resuming its flight to Trepnssey, X. K, Tho plane has been here since last Friday when it limped into Hirt to make engine repairs. Redding Man, Ridden On Rail When He Can't Buy Bonds, Threatens Action Redding, Cal., Mny 13. Fraternal orders and friends of Frank Belleville, who was ridden on a rail in Dnnsmiitr Saturday for refusal to buy a Victory bond, are today arranging to bring ac tion against the alleged perpetrators. Thcv state that Belleville bought bonds of all other issues, and is flnan- jcinlly nnable to help "finish the job" I because of illness of himself and his 1 large family. The hazing occurred dur ing a hot effort to triple Dunsmuir's Vitcory loan quota. NAVY OFFICERS TO BE GIVEN DISCHARGES XTPON EE QUE ST Washington. May 13. Practically all nsvy officers holding temporary com missions will be released within the next six weeks if they wish. Acting Sec retary of the Navy Roosevelt announced tod.iy. PROPOSAL Ta SHIP MEAT SURPLUS ABROAD STIRS UP PROTEST STORM War Department Agreement Made to Protect Packers, Charge Made in Protest. Senator Kenyon, Iowa, dec Ik-red his intention of looking into the war de partment deal by means of a senate resolution. The National Consumeis' League, of which Recrctnrv (if Wi, Rnla. ,.,AU. ideut, was aroused by the war depart ment 'a action. It is hearing from its membership throughout the eountry. A statement from league headquarters said there has never been a titn when there was so little meat sold to the poor working pople as during the last year. Meantime, todav the wni- ilennrtmnnt had begun its efforts to sell some S3,- imiu.uuu pounus or meat thioug ii..u... uoover s foreign relief commission. - Chicago Minimizes Danger. Chicago, May 13. Consumers, retail meat dealers and refrigerating experts here today declared that the -'(4,0UU,0)t) pound meat surplus in possession of the government would make, little ?:.Ver ence in prices if dumped ou the domes tic market. All unite iu recommending sale of the canned meat abroad, where they sum was neded far more than on this side. The real reason why there would be no lowering in price if the meat went to American dealers is refusal of the aver, age American t0 cat canned nieuts. thev said. Mrs. Carolina Itlcy, president of the Clean Food club and also prominent in the Housewives' league, said the can ned meat would havo no market iu this country, except for lumber camps aim other places difficult of n-ccess. "In the average American home the fresh meat habit is too strongly de veloped to permit purchase of canned meat except in rare cases," said Mrs. Blev. "This surplus is principally can ned beef I understand. I know of no housewife who would buy her beef can ned." Amount Small Says Expert. John A. N'ewmun, refrigerating ex pert, said the surplus really was not so large. He said it would supply every family in the United Sttaes with onl about a week 's ment if the housewives would take kindly to canned meat. "The figures seem large," he snid. "People don't realize how lit tip the amount is when spread around. But re tailers would think prices were about to drop and so would stop buying. Whole salers would find themselves with large accumulations of meat. The consumer would benefit, hut only teniorarily. " Retail meat men agreed that prices would be little affected, because every American is essentially a fresh meat enter and would deign to take canned beef at dinner. A certain foreign cle ment would be in the market for it, CHERRIAN BAND WILL GIVE CONCERT SOON Irst Appearance Scheduled For Week Of Odd Fellows Convention. The Cherrian band is now :i"u- -eaily for its annual spring appearance, hav ing been fully re-organized up to its full number and having spent much time in practicing under the direction of Oscar Hleelhummer. Manager John (iraber has been fortunate in securing seve a! of his fnrrcer soloists, including Miller Bevier, flutist. By au order voted r.t a recent meet ing of the city council, the band will make its first appearance a little earlier than usual, due to the fact that the state grand encampment of Odd Fellows will be held in the city nex? wee, a request was made through Alderman Wiest that the band give one of its eon certs at the park during the week, weather conditions permitting. During the band concert, the big fountain will be shown in colors. For the first concert, the ('hcyrtan band will present the following playeis. Clarionets Robert Ravage, Chas. Poppa, Earl Anderson, H. S. Swart, Ern est Derwent and B. DeHart. Flute Miller Bevier. Cornets Chas. Pubst, William Mills, ('hss. Kurth and R. McKinney. j Horns Richard Riley, Tracy Hatch, I John Crnber and Irkin Wroten. j Trombones Ludvrig Mickilson and Oscar Ste. Ihammer. I Bariton Ivan O. Martin and Clar ence Oiay.e) Mas Edw. Tolman and K. Waters. Iiruuis W. J. Hunt and B. RiP lile. SALEM. OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 13, they said, but not in sufficient numbers to cut into the fresh meat trade. I Packer Plea Surprise. I Fuckers were surprised to learn of the big meat surplus, according to F. W. Waddell of Armour t Co. This supply would be' excellent in brer, king a famine, according to Wad t dell. Packed for expediency rather than looks and for keeping qualities rather than for appealing to delicate puinu-s, he said these tins might not soil readily in this eountry. ' Labor's big wages have eliminated to a great extent a demand for cheap prod ucts, he said. One class as well as an other now demands the best of every thing. This suddenly cultivated appe i tit fur high class foods, Waddell said, I probably will prevent serious criticism of any plan to sustain prices. Economist Gives Views. New York, May 13. While a certarn stability in meat prices is necessary, "any deliberate profiteering, of course, would bo almost treason," said Dr. B. A. Chandler of the Columbia university economics department today, discussing the war (lepnrtnrent-paekcr. agreement to unload the army meat surplus abroad. - Mrs. Julian Heat, president of the Na tional Housewives' league, expressed amazement that there should be any attempt to keep up meat prices, declar ing "food certainly should not be sent abroad as long ns it is scarce at home." FOREIGO WHEAT CROP PEST FOUND IN EAST Traces Of Two New Diseases Found In Illinois, Is Announcement. Washington, May 13. Two crop dis eases that have devastated Australia!! and European wheat fields have been discovered in Illinois wheat, the agri culture department announced today. The department has begun a nation wide investigation to learn if either dis ease has spread to other areas. Farm ers are asked to assist by reporting im mediately anything suspicions in the up penrance of their wheat fields. "Although the diseases have caused heavy losses to individual farmers," says tho department's statement, .-!!io total area likely to bo infected before eradication Or control measures are es tablished probably will not be large. Tho losses in the total area affected this year will have no appreciable effect up on the total production of this year's crop." i Both diseases are believed to have been broutrnt to American wheat fields through imported seed wheat. They are known as "take all" or "whitehead "disease and "flng snult." j''Tuke-all" attacks oats, bailey anil rico as well as wheat. It appears in round or irregular patches in wheat fields, causing all plants to turn yellow and lter brown when they die. '.Portugal Sees financial Rum In Peace Pact Terms j Paris, May 13. "Tho peace treaty i us it now stands, will leave Portugal j ruined," Juan ngns, former premier; b a 1 1 , 1 member of tlie I'urtuaiiese dele- gation, said in an interview today. "The war cnt Portugal loil,ooo, 000. Economic losses attributable to the war were over l,."iim,00fl,o00, or mure Ihnn .".0 Iter cent of Ik tittnl unli- lie fortune, est.imnted at 2,750,000,- Don. As the trcal.v does not wcogmzc that (rermany owes us anything what ever, and war debts will remain sad dled on Portugal, how cim the country rocover?" Ban On Foreign Contracts For Shipyards Is Lifted Washington. Mav 13. President Wil son has partially lifted the ban against American shipyards accepting foreign contracts. This was announced today by Secrc- j ta Tumulty, who said: i "1'pon the suggestion of Chairman Hurley of the I'nited States shipping , board, the president has taken action ; that will permit American shipyards to I accept foreign contracts so far as that lean" lie done without interfering with the building program for American reg i ist ry . " 1919. Educational Institutions Hit Heavily By War Missoula. Mont., May 13. (United Press.) Statistics which have been pre pared at the University of Montana show that the army and navy drew heavily upon the educational institu tion. When war was declared in April, 1W17 313 meu students were enrolled at the uuiversity. One hundred ninety-four of tlieiu joined the colors. Of the remain der, several are men of mature years with families, and many others were physically unfit for service. Page Offers Compromise Plan To President Today Paris, May 13. Thomas Nelson Page, American ambassador to Italy, this sn ernoon submitted to President Wilson a compromise plane by which Pnge be lieves the president's principles will be maintained and Italv be entirely satis fied. " PROGRESSIVES NOf TO THREATEN C.O.P. HOLD Opposition To Penrose And Warren On Committee To Be Silent. By L. C. Martin (I'nited Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, May 13. Mennte pro gressives have definitely decided that they will not endanger Republican con trol of the senate by thoir fight on Sen ator Penrose and Warren as rhnirnien of the finance and appropriations com mittees. Though some of them declared they will never vote for either Penrose or Warren, they will not support tho demo cratic candidates for these or other po sitions, they stated. But this does not mean, progressives assert, that they have surrendered to the "old guard." They still have It in their power, they pointed out, to deadlock the organization of the senr,te until ''old guard" leaders yield to them. Three Points to Decide. At a final conference today progress ives expect to determine: First Their candidates for the two chairmanships and for president pro tern of the sennte. Second How they will conduct Iheir fight before the republican caucus and on the floor of the senate. Third Whether they wilt bccci mi of the chairmanships themselves. Progressives today were trying to urge Ilirnm Johnson to be a candidate for president pro tern, Senator Smott having announced his withdrawal. If he proves unavailable progressive favor Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin. AMERICAN QUARRYMEN ARE KILLED BY DYNAMITE BLAST Dijon, France, May 13. Several American quarrymen were killed end a dozen injured in a dynamito explosiion at Issurtille, it was reported today. Issurtille js ten miles north of Dijon and ID miles south of Chnumont. Ik Ado Mo;.. nuc liiuiiiu A woman's first duty is t' her home, then her hair, an' then the bin mix up in anything she pleases. "Oh Mercy, my ears have been ihowln' all day an' I dtdn' know it," cried Tawney Apple, last erenln'. .'.! ! . - j At$p? y I v- f t Ort I "T aU PRICE TWO CENTS Strike Of Telephone Employees On Coast Set For Next Saturday Oakland, Cal, May 13. Tele phone and electrical service throughout Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada will bo interrupted Monday by a strike of 18,000 electric workers unless demands of the telephone girls for wage increase! are granted, is the ultimatum issued today by electrical workers, following a big meeting here. Julia O'Con nor, who directed the strike in New England, is reported en route, to the coast. The girls' demands were sub mitted several weeks ago, but have received no consideration, according to union officials. SUPREISE COURT HOLDS illll HOItLS NOT THE SAHEincen Severeness Of Confess- - Proprietor Held Not Respon sible To Some Degree In Case Of Theft From Per manent Patron. With the supreme court still engnged with eastern Oregon cases and the at torney general in southern Oregon look ing after land problems, there has been but little doing in tho court rooms dur ing the past ten days. Two opinions were handed down this morning. One of these pertains to tho re hearing of the case of Estate of A. J. Sturtevant vs. Vivian and Lowell Mturtovnnt, minors, by gunrdinu. Apiealed from Multno ma countv. Decision by Justice Mc Bride. This is the re hearing of a contested will case, in which tho contestant seeks to prove that the testator w not ot suund mind and therefore not ciiinpetont to make certain dispositions of proiorty. Tho evidence presented went to show that Ihe deceased was subject to certain delusions, but the court ruled that while a testator might be in a degree iinbnl nnced in certain particulars it did not follow ttluit ho was thus incapacitated to net judiciously in mutters of business or of property. Tho petition for re hearing was denied. A caso that involves sotno very fine distrinctiojis of interpretation is that of A. M. Mcintosh vs. R. H. Schopn, rep resenting the Stnndish Hotel of Port land. Appealed from Multnomah coun ty, (iatens judge. Decision by Justice (Continued on page throe) England Pays Last Tribtxte to Heroine Brussels, May 13. Fscorted by honor guards of British and Belgian troops, the remains of Kdith Cave.., the heroic, Knglish nurse murdered by the Germans, were removed today from the city where! she fuced a firing squad in 1013. I The henvy casket containing the body recovered from the graveyard where trie i liermnne had rudely interred it, was', ':'-' ' . ,. . . ., . ,' ... tribute to its heroine Thursday at a mil- '..!.. .....t .... .... .nvH:..n ,i i i. ,u. I ' " K"i ! u ll'inoii Jin k of Ureat Britain. Tho troops ,, , . , , ... . .. ' both preceded and fo lowed the cortege. There were many bands and thousand, 'of silent spectators, uncovered as the '!... . . .!:.. i in . mm iiiiii-p, ui aiv OliKU Btiuuuuil bliruu(ll the streets that had seen tho Germs i strut as conquerors in 11114, rulo as con-1 qucrors four years and slink away do fee ted in 1 WIS. ' Thousands Line Streets, The proecion passed slowly through the boulevnrds, the wav being lined by Ciimnnn.i of people, including many soldiers in uniform, Flngs flew at half must. At the railway station the funeral service of the Church of England was read bv the Rev. Mr. lligahan, who was one of the Inst of Mis Cavell 's friends to bid her farewell before she was taken out in the night to be executed. The silent crowds, the ranks of troops and the minister's grave tones gave an at mosphere of deep solemnity to the spec tacle in the Care du Nord, where the ARMORY BONDS ARE Wiuu Wlverton, Or., May 13. At a special election held here yesterday Hilverton voted three to one in favor of bonding the ritv for tIO.OOO to help build an armory. The last legislature oppropri Mtnl (J0,(hii) from the state and county fund for the construction of the armory iuthis city, with the understanding mat Hilverton would give $10,000. Now tliat the citizens have expressed themselves favorably to the appropriation, tho ar mory will be built during the next few mouths. It will probably be located on a Jut near tho depot. ON TRAINS ASD 11 STANDS FT?! CJC-YT" REFUSAL OF TREATY IS INDICATED Scheilemann Says Dc!cgs!?$ Will Be Instructed M h Sign Pact Unless Teres Are Modified. peace not aceeptaele. KETELSHUNASSE1BU Deputies Cheer AD Declare ations. Baslo, May 13. The Berlin corre spondent of the National Zcitnng re ported today that Chancellor Sciteida maun had informed Journalists that the German government will order its dele gates not to sign the peace terms in thoif present form. By John Graudem (I'nited Press Staff Correspondent.) Berlin, May 12. "This peace is ot acceptable," Chancellor Sc.leineiutu.d declared today in a speech before tho uutiouul assembly. With this uttcruuee,' the audicaca arose to its feet and cheered enthns ir.sticaly for several minutes. "We are willing to sign a pence, Lut only a peace we can fulfill one taas will leave us to work off and pay what is just," said Scheidcmana, " We will not fight. We want peace. We see with a shudder what brutal mill turism lends to, from the example set by the entente. Saya Murder Is Flan. "We want to save the naked life of the country and the people. We are uunble to compare the peace terms with Wilson's program. The world is snora of illusion and Wilson's picture aa a briugcr of peace has faded. ''According to the terms, Ceruitny has ceased to exist ubroad. Who, as an honest man, is able to sign the treaty as it now stundsf None! "We want to negotiate, but millions (Continued on page three) body, after the ritual had been retL . . n, . . n ... , .,.,. for Ostend. Home. At Ostend a British warship was wait ing to curry the body to England. Two sisters of Miss Cavell and her brother-in-law accompanied the remains. rcl. i,..:.:.,!. - :ii i a i, ...,.1 i W.,.l.;.,i... A klu , ' . . " ' ' ' " . " There, amid the tombs of tho hinge and . . ., , , . ,, . rcat "'""l ot tnRland, there w,U be a, vfl miM'J ors. Afterward the chief mourners will go with the casket to Norwich, Misa t'uvell's home, where the body will be nluccd in the old churchyard. Transport Von Steuben And Louisiana Lard Big Detachments Of Yankees New York, May 13. Tho transport Von Steuben and the battleship Iouie innr. brought 4..IS1 soldiers homo toilay from France. Among troops on the Von Hteobeo were the 120th machine gun battalion, complete, with 7H1 enlisted men and S3 officers for Camps, Devens, fihormaa, Ciister, Ijodge, Lewis, Kearny, Fonstoo and 1'pton; the 323rd field artillery complete, 1,372 enlisted men and 64 of ficers for Cnmpn Sherman, Taylor aed 1'pton; llttth field artillery brigado her.dqunrters, AH men and 10 officer and scattering casuals. The Louisiana brought the 107th am munition train complete, 1,137 enlisted men and 34 officers for Camps' Upton, Sherman, Custer, Orant, Hodge Funsuia and Lee; 32nd division military police company; 107th mobile ordnance repair shop and cnsunls. Mayor Hanson of Seattle daies p! linked stoiies quoting him a sHveent- Bouthcrn Pacificing public hangings of the 1. W. W. . and annrchits. ,