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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
IMPAIRED EFFICIENCY
BLANEDON Senators
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Say They Deliberately Tried
To Elnbarass Adlninistra-
lion OF Government.

Washington, Mar. 4.-President viii
son today in statement to the coun
try, laid upon senators who "obstruct
ed" passage of appropriation bills the
full responsibility for "impaired eff
cheney" Of the government, which he
said, would result while,he is in Paris
Upon adjournment of congress, Pres
'rident Wilson issued this statements:
"a group Of men in the senate have
deliberately chosen to embarrass the
administration of the government to
imperil the financial interests Of the
railway system Of the country and to
make arbitrary use of powers intended
to be employed in the interests of the
people.
cit is plainly my present duty to
attend the peace conference in Paris.
1T is also my duty to be in close
contact with the public business dur
ing session of congress. / must make
choice between these two duties and |
confidently hope that the people "a
the country will think that / am max
ing tne rlgHt cholce. lt ls not III tAe
interest Of the right conduct Of pub
lie affairs that | should call the con-
gress in a special session while it is
impossible for me to be in Washing
ton because of more pressing duty
elsewhere to cooperate with the houses.
I take it for granted that the men who
have obstrueted and prevented the
passage of necessary legislation have
taken all of this into consideration
and are willing to assume the responsi-
bility of the impaired efficiency Of
the government and the embarrassed
finances of the country during the time
Of my enforced absence"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
FAIRGROUNDS ROAD
PAVING BROUGHT UP
Property Owners Complain
They We're Taxed More Than
They Should Have Been

The people who live on the fair
grounds road who feel that they have
been unfairly treated ON the paving
that was laid few years ago had their
inning before the city council last
evening
Alderman West said that he had
heard considerable complain from prop
erty officers who had been induced to
sign the petition that resulted IN the
paving of the road. From what he had
heard Mr.. West was inclined to think
that the people had q just cause Of com.
plant against the city.
It was brought out that when the
proposition for paving the fair grounds
road WIS urged few years ago, the
property owners were promised that ii
would cost them but go Genus the
square yard. 1t was only on this as
surance that they signed the petition
for paving. They had enough names
to defeat the paving, but rather than
to prevent the improvement, did not
demonstrate, depending upon the assur-
rance of several aldermen that 60 cents
square yard would be the cost.
Some Refuse to Pay.
BY the time the paving was completed
the paving had cost 96 cents. Having
been assured by the aldermen that so
cent cost was guaranteed if they signed
the petition, many property owners nave
refused to pay the paving assessment.
Alderman Vandervort thought it was
poor business for city to violate its
own contract and he felt that if the
city had agreed to pave for certain
figure it should stand by the agree
ment.
City Attorney Macy gave the opinion
that the city was not pound by the
promises of few aldermen at the time,
from a legal standpoint. Alderman
Otto Wilson said that he was on tho
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
By L. G. Martin.

Omitted Press Start COrespondent.)
Washington, Mar. president Will
son will carry back to France with him
the knowledge that thirty-seven mem
bers of the next senate are pledged to
80 defeat his league of nation plans
in its present form. This number is
four more than the 80 votes necessary
to prevent ratification OF treaty.
Following a night of bitter discus
sion which was still raging against the
president at 8 O'Clock this morning, a
review Of the situation disclosed that
81 senators, of whom some will come
an the next congress, are pledged:
That the league constitution in its
present form SHOULD not be accepted by
the United States.
That the peace treaty concluding the
war should be hastened and the league
proposal postponed until after the
treaty is finished.
This was the substance Of resolu
tion presented by Senator Lodge, Mass
achusetts, around midnight. In pr
senting the resolution he was careful to
read it 50 that it would be spread on
the records. He sent it to the desk
with the request for luminous consent
for its immediate consideration.
Swanson Objected.
Like a flash, Senator Swanson, Vir-
ginia, objected. Lodge, anticipating
this, said:
s. now wish to read, in explanation,
the following names OF members OF the
Goth congress and members elect of the
Goth, who if they had been given an
opportunity would have voted for this
resolution.
Amid dead silence from the demo
Gratis and the packed galleries, Lodge
read the names of the thirty seven.
There was hush for moment after
hc had finished. Everyone turned to
the democratic side expectin a s,olm of
protest-but not a word came. In
moment Senator Trammell, Florida, be-
gan speaking calmly on the general de-
ficiency bill, the pending measure.
The senators and senators-elect who
signed are all republicans.
No Democrats Signed
The resolution was shown to num-
Der of democrats, but more ofthem were
asked to sign. Those who did sign are:
Senators Lodge, Knox, Sherman, New,
Moses, Wadsworth, Fernald, CumnlIns,
Warren, Watson, Sterling, Harding,
Erelinghuysen, Page, Hale, Borah, Bran
degee, Calder, Penrose, Mclean, France
Curtis, Spencer, Townsend, Hiram John
son, Dillingham;, Lenroot, Pointdexter,
Sutherland, Smoot, and Gronna, and
Senators-elect Edge, New Jersey; Keys,
New Hampshire; Mccormick, Illinois,
Phipps, Colorado; Newberry, Michigan
and Ball, Delaware.
-Four or five others, absent great
distance from Washington, had not
been reached, Senator Lodge told the
senate. He said that all would be reach
cd today and those who agreed with
the thirty seven would be added 70 tnc
hist. Republicans woh did not sign
were:
Colt, Kellog, LaFollette, McCumber,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04


With his wife, son and daughter al
his bedside, james withycombc, 18th
governor of Oregon, died at his home
in Salem Monday evening at S:A5i
Q clock, after an illness Of two weeks,
following q long period Of i'll health.
His death was due to 4 general
break down in health, due largely to
worrying over his son, Earl Witty
combe, who, for so many months, was
between life and death in a Washing
ton. p. g, hospital, and to the gen dl
stress Of work and worry II e3aasst
ing both the primary aad clcctioa
fights for governor.
While il had bcea known 10 many
that he was in serioussy falling hea III,
especially since he read his N ssage
10 the legislature, his unexpected aeata
last evening was surprise, even to
immediate members Of his fami.y.
With the death Of Governor Witty
combe, Ben w. Olcott, secretary of
state, automatically becomes govern
or.
BESIDES his wife and daughter, Miss
Mabel Withycombe, and son, Earl
Withycombe, who were present at tho
lime of his death Governor Mithy-
combe is survived by his oldest son,
Robert Withycombe, of Union, Oregon,
and another son, Harry Withycoanbe,
Of Hayre, Montana.
In Oregon Since 1871
james Withycombe has bcon resi-
G,nt Of Oregon since 1871. He was bern
at Tavistok, England, on tenant
farm March 2l 1854 and lived there
until II years old
Ills first actual experiences on the
farm warc in 1872, a year after his
parents had settled on farm near
Hillsooro. A year later he branehed
out on his own accord and purchased
a farm in Washington county, which
he operated IS years, qt the same time
practicing as veterinary.
Giving up his farm life fer The vet
Urinary practice he moved TO Portland
IN 1889, received the appointment as
state veterinarian, which pcsitiC.- he
held for nine years. He resigned this
position to become director Of the 0~e-
gon Agricultural experiment station
near Corvallis,
While dircctcr Of the experiment
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
EXPECTED FIGHT IN
CITY COUNCIL LAST
NIGHT DIDN'T OCCUR
Ordinance W as Introduced
10 Regulate Kind ()f Dances
That Will Be Allowed.

The expected fight in the city counci
over the discharge OF night desk maj
Dunlap did not materalize at the meet
ing Of the city council last night an(
the large and expectant audience that
come to witness some police fireworks
were disappointed;
Charges against Dunlap were filet
however and the whole matter will b.
given public hearing next Friday
evening. The charges against Dunlap
given as the reasons why he was sud
derly discharged by Chief Of Police
Varney are as follows:
Neglect and violation Of duty, while
acting as night desk sergeant; leaving
his desk and calling in other officers;
removing girl prisoner from the jail
and having her act as stenographer;
not registering correct reports or night
Officers; bringing his wife to the city
Jail and admitting her to the woman IS
! department; posing as chief of police
land eriticising brother officers; permit
ltirg & woman prisoner to have scissors
contrary to police rules; attempting to
secure an attorney for prisoner; say.
ing ugly things about Justice of the
Peace Unruh and Chief of Police Var.
ney; and repeatedly calling up girl al
the girls industrial school until the
matron sent word to Chief Of Police
Varney to dissuade Dunlay to stop call,
ling up the girl.
Hearing on Friday.
Friday evening at o'clock was the
date set for the hearing and defense
of Dunlap before the city councii. Ut;
ficcrs on the police force are appointed
by the chief Of police and the city coun-
ell and they can only be discharged
when the council agrees with the chef
of police that any policeman is not
rightly performing his duty.
Dunlap will be permitted to appear
before the council with his attorney and
with witnesses make g defense.
Publis dances received the attention
of the council last evening and as a
result "ragging" and such improper
conduct in public is likely to get some
body into trouble.
The ordinance regulating public dane
es was introduced last night to pre-
vent Raging or other improper or sug
gestive dances and will come up for
final passage at the next regular meet
ing Of the council. It also ,ruysues
that a public dance must pay license
of $3.50 for one day, $1,000 for one
week or $4,000 6 year. 1t provides
that this ordinance will not apply to
local affairs Of a patriotic nature.
''Tag Days" to be Watched.
Councilman Vanderyort asked for
some information regarding tag Gays.
He said tina just few days ago some
boys were selling Marine tags and that
later it developed that the boys were
working for themselves only and were
frauds. The ordinance committee was
instructed to keep 8 lookout for pro-
miscuous tag days.
The city is willing to sell its Koch.
ring plant Of $4,000 and has notified a
firm that based on this price the city
will allow commission Of 10 per cent.
The street department wants a hore,
as the last one which was not much
good was sold for $75. Alderman John
son thought one Of the horses from the
fire department might do the work but
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
THIRSTY )A[S Arc
LOOKING TO MEXICO
But That Government Inclines
Toward Supporting Pro-
Eibiticn.

Los Angeles, March with nation
wide prohibition ratified in the United
States, Mexico, as the last big strong
hold Of demon rum in North America
looms as a haven for the thirsty.
| But in Mexico the situation is being
viewed with mixed feelings.
Lower California's 8 government, ac-
ording to semi official sources, welcom
es natinal prohibition in the United
States, not as source Of future pros
perity but as a step toward the re.
duction Of drinking in northern Mex.
leo.
At the same time large contingent
in Mexican border towns pictures o
new sun Of Mexican prosperity rising
in the north.
MexicaIi, opposite Calexico, Califor.
MIA, is well stocked with liquor. Train
loads Of wet goods recently passed over
the border and were unloaded at Mexi-
cali. These stosks, their owners say,
will dampen American throats for many
a month.
Tia Juana- for years lower Califor'
MIA 3 sporting metropolis--is reported as
awaiting nothing but the relaxation Of
passport regulations for staging G grand
reopening.
Have Tasted Prosperity.
Nogales, Sonora, opposite Nogales,
Arizona, has tasted the prosperity grow.
ing from American prohibition, anee
Arizona went dry some three years ago.
The town has doomed and reports are
that there is plenty Of liquid left fol
future booms.
But passport regulations and future
legislation by both the United States
and Mexico enter into the situation.
At present thirst is no valid reason
to apply for a passport. In fact, good
reasons for going to Mexico, in the eyes
Of Uncle Sam, are rather limited.
Tho restrictions against importation
viii not permit bottle to be brought
back in the overcoat pocket. A skinful
is the limit.
As for the attitude Of Mexico. high
official at Mexicali credited with speak
m the thoughts Of Gov, Estnban Can.
tn. Of Lower California, endorses pro-
hibition in the United States for its
effect on stopping the spread Of alco-
holism among native Mexieans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
SIXTY-FEFTEt SESSION ENDS,
STRANGLED BY FllIBUSTFR
Big Bills Die

;,
! lhey dled as nc lcIt the caplooi 70
return TO the white house.
( AS president Wilson signed bills
cab;nat offieers soro4ors oonorosa.
30
niui ana o'nor hign Officials crowded
his gilded, mirrored room. Chiet of
starr March and Admiral Grayson in
uniform added color. Several women
were presented to the president by Con
gresham Baer, North Dakota.
frequently the president laid down
his pen to say farewell word 10 a
senator.
After the important bills were sign
cd he penned his name in dozen au-
tograph books for senate pakes.
Meyer London, retiring socialist
congressman, held an earnest conver-
sation with the president for few
minutes.
Passed salary Resolution
In the closing hour Of the congress,
the house passed resolutions to pay the
salaries Of members who served in the
army and to prevent payment of the
whole $4,000 clerk hire allowance to
one clerk.
The marine band in the lobby clos
ed the session to the accompaniment
Of patriotic music.
As the clock touched - in the SEN
session officialy at close. In the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04

| Washington, Mar. 4.-The Sixty Fif-
tn congress died at noon today, strang-
led by a filiIbuster. AS the final gavel
fell in the senate on the stroke of noon
I it cut short speech begun at 1880 a.
m. today by Senator Sherman, Illinois,
which blocked the transaction Of all
business.
All roads led to the senate end of
the capitol, for it was there that the
| filibuster ragged all night long, and
through the final hours Of what has
been one of the most tumultuous ses-
sions Of the American congress 1t was
there also that President Wilson, with
trace of anger in his eye and set
to his jaw-but WEARING his usual
smile at times-signed the last minute
bills and cleaned up the business of
the session.
President Wilson also signed the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, the public lands validA.;an bill,
the military academy appropriation
bill, the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill and senate pension bill.
The last legislative act of congress
WIS squabble in the senate over a
resolution providing clerks for mem
bers Of the house. House members by
the score crowded the senate floor to
see what the upper house would do
about it.
Used Up half Hour
Half an hour was consumed in try
ing to amend the resolution. Senator
Gore wanted it to provide for demob-
ilization Of the army in thirty Gays
and Senator Lewis sought to incorpor-
ate it in senate resolution Of hope
for President Wilson's safe voyage to
France and return and his success in
getting the league Of nations under
way.
While the question Of house menDers
clerk hire was being seriously debat-
ed, great departmental appropriation
bills totalhng more than $4,000, 0,000,0 900
were slowly dying.
The president, who was fifty feet
away while the senate amused q huge
crowd with parliamentary maneuvers
and points Of order, had asked that the
big supply bills be passed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
ANTI GOVERNMENT
MOVEMENT UNDATED
Independent Socialists OF
Germany Started Political
Strike Yesterday.

Copenhagen, Mar. 4.-The German
national assembly will dissolve today
according to dispatches received from
Weimar. 1t is not expected to recon
vene.
Rioting preceded the declaration of
martial law in Berlin yesterday, it was
reported in other dispatches Mcbs
disarming the police succeeded in cap
turing the central police station.
Military Governor Noske has ordered
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-04
REPUBLICANS ARE SET
ON DEFEATING LEAGUE
PLAN IN PRESENT FORM

Thirty Seven Members OF Senate Are Already Pledged
To Vote Against H---Lodge Presented Resolution To
This Effect About Midnight And Read Names Of
Those Who Would Tight Presidents Measure.--Came
AS Surprise To Democrats
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Weather Report.

Oregon: Tonight and We'd
nesday rain west portion,
cloudy east portion, moderate
to fresh southeasterly gale on
the coast.
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New Britain herald., 1919-02-03

nary setting forth of the purpose ana plans of her committee. After the fornaal-informal talk the rows of little gilt chairs broke their formation and gathered into little groups for dis cussion and gossip and tea and Ce- licious little sandwiches.
 It was an interesting afternoon, and perhaps the most significant feature was the rallying of the clans of the old time Republican families. As they ar rived the women were asked to regis ter in the guest book" The first name inscribed thereon is "Alice Long. worth, Cincinnati.' Others are Mrs. Charles F. Davis. Minnesota; Mrs. Miles PoindeXter, of Washington State; Mrs, r. IT. r. Frelin%huyse Mrs. James B. Reynolds, Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs. William Hard, Mrs. Frederick Gillott, Mrs. Truxton Beale Mrs. Robert Chew, Mrs. Fred Britten, Mrs. Irving Lenroot, Mrs. Ju- lius Kahn and Miss Marion Oliver rather a widely representative lot of Republican women. by no means all of them from suffrage States, not even all of the women who have been active in suffrage, but women who in their own circles have names to Conjure with
 And where could MT. Hays have found a woman better suited to or ganize the women and lead them into the Republican fold than Mrs. McCor- mick? She was Ruth Hanna, the daughter of one of the most astute politicians that even Ohio ever pro- duced, the man who was generally re- garded as having made Mckinley President, Not only was she her fathers daughter, but she was, ac- cording to those who knew the old Senator very close to hlm, and though scarcely more than a schoolgirl his confidante in many of his political fights.
 Since her marriage she has been constantly associated with one of the most aggressive of the younger poli- ticians, q pubic-spirited young up- litter who has gone ill headfirst for q political career, and seems to be making a go" of it, Converted to suffrage by her husband, as he him. self puts it, "at the cost of considerable time and money and argument" she has been a leader in every fight the National yVoman's Suffrage Associa- tion has waged-even it's rather bitter fight against the National Woman's party.
 If heredity and environment, com, bined with what should be most
New Britain herald., 1919-02-03
Her Important Role

At the meeting of the National Re publican Executive Committee in Washington this month Mrs. McCor- mick is to sit in with it, take part in its deliberations and help formulate its policies. In February she expects to call a conference of Republican women of the country, which will last about week and at which the issues and plans of the Republican party will be set before the women. They will be urged to express themselves, to suggest things that are going to need doing and ways and means for doing them.
 It is the first time in the history of this country, and probably of the world Mrs Mccormick holds, that women have been asked to help pick the blanks of a party platform, to help formulate it's policies and will be asked to help select the candidates, for which policies and candidates they will ultimately be asked to campaign. And so she is asking the cooperation of far-seeing women all over the coun- try to help work out a program for social and industrial reconstruction in the wake of the war.
 Her theory is that most of the women-or at any rate many of the women-who recently have been or shortly will be given the vote have no particularly partisan ideas as to how they will use it. In the main they are not party women. They have the 'open mind" which the President is fond of claiming. If the Republican party can convince them that it stands for the things that they believe in, they are going to be Republicans; if the Democratic party is the more con- vincing, they will join that. MT. Hays agrees with her, and that is why he has asked the women to take an active part, not merely in electing Republican candidates, but in choosing them and in building the platform on which they will stand.
 We are asking Republican women
New Britain herald., 1919-02-03

those of which the Mccormick farm boasts.
 During the summer the family luxuriates there. The children love it, and learned to ride almost at the same time that they learned to walk. But even the best of riders sometimes come a cropper. And in the height of the campaign last fall MT. McCormick's advisers did not know whether to smile or swear when he failed to show up at an important political meeting, and later explained that his little girl had had a fall from her horse, and of course, he could not bother about politics until he had taken her to the hospital, and assur. ed himself that she was not seriously damaged.
 The farm, while the McCormjeks are on it, during the summer, which begins early with them and ends late, is the social center" in every sense of the word of the surrounding country. Mrs. Mccormick attends the sewing circles and the women's clubs in that section. She helped the young people last summer organize garden clubs. She turned over a good part of the farm to the land army for in- tensive cultivation and the training of women farm hands, and thirty-five women learned modern scientific dairy methods under Mrs. McCormick's per sonal direction. "As a girl" she says, 1T spent much of my time on my grandfather's farm in Ohio, and now I am able to put to good use the knowledge I acquired at that time. I have always liked the country and my interest in agricultural problems is one of the big things of my life"
 Her Special Training
 Also as a girl she spent much time with her father, learning the political game from a very shrewd teacher. And she grew up in official society in Washington, taking her place quite as a matter of course among the belles of the capital, meeting notables and melodies with the courtesy that her position required. In fact, she has had a wonderful training for the job that MT. Hays has asked her to under take, and not merely Washington, but the whole country will watch with interest the functioning of the Repub- lican Women's National Executive Committee under her leadership. It looks as if she was going to effect a truly alluring combination of pink teas and politics.