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4 THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920 COAL PAY ARBITERS !AWAfT WiLSON WORD s (Opinion on Conflicting I ports Is Expected. Re- still i ALL ACTION IS HELD UP AVitlii-r of Koruinenls to Be Made Public Vntil Opposing Sides O Kcconcile Views. WASHINGTON", March. 12. In a'1 tf arurs concerned over the bitumi ai 'JS coal controversy a disposition J ,$ evinced tonight to await Presi de :it Wilson- word before taking any im i ion. me majority npui i. fli.ru the split In the. commission, was the White House, but the minority iiix.rt of John I'. White, miners rep it ser.iative on the commission, 1..f uncompleted.' - Neither of the documents, -it was i.t ti e White House, wouid be f.l.irte nnblic until the president de trnnneei whether Mr. White and his Associates. Henry M. Robinson, the ci inmission chairman and public rep- rVi-cntative. and Rembrandt Teale. the pYrrators' representative, could recon cile their views. John L. LcXis. president of the Trine workers' unin. on the ground, . pt in close touch with the situation today, but refrained from' comment. JTi.e operators' representatives -aid ti y would wait. The majority report recommends t i t t) e men' receive a 25 per cent in r.i cafe in wanes, including the 14 per fc.-nt awarded them' by ex-l"uel Ad rr ini.-'trator Garfield, and that local i. .Terences in pay and allowances be tween different mining districts be D ferred to another commission. Mr. XVhitewill recommends that the in fcrrase be fixed at approximately 35. pr cent, it is-understood. The only tru tor regarded as 6erious in the dif .rences is the hour schedule. The original demand of the mine workers Ttas for a .10-hour week, a 60 per cent Ir.crcasfi in wages and local adjust rernt of the ciitTerentials arising in and between districts. ury, today was found gulrty of libeling Mathlas Erzberger, former vice-chan cellor. Dr. Helfferlch was fined 300 marks and also charged with the costs of the trial, which began Jan uary 19. Although judgment was given against Dr. Helfferlch, the verdict was liberally tinctured with condem nation of Herr Erzberger, which plainly charged that the defendant had not only proven the former vice chancellor untrustworthy, but guilty of using his official parliamentary po sition for furtherance of his private gain, notably with respect to the pur chase of Hamburg-American Steam ship company shares. The court, con tinuing its opinion, held that while Dr. Helfferlch ostensibly was guided by patriotic motives in his fight against Herr Erzberger, he neverthe less permitted himself to be influ enc-ed by hatred of him. Herr Erzberger was not present when the verdict was announced. Dr. Helfferich was cheered on leaving the court. LIS CALIFORNIA GROWERS CO.XFER TO 1'ERFECT ORGANIZATION. Scliemc. ,1s to Establish Market With i Prices Equal for Both Large anil Small Operators. VICE SQUID INVESTIGATED Instructions issued oral- 'l LY AND IN WR TTING. 5 Providence Editor Declines to Mod ify Statements, but Has No Com " ' plaint Against Individuals. X N"EVrORT, R. I., March 13. Cap tain J.- D. Wain wright testifying ft. day before the naval-court -of in- ouii'v into pracrt es of the naval vice MUad here, tola of an investigation hemade in September !ast, on behalf of the bureau of navigation. He said he was sent here by Captain H. R. J. pitch, assistant chief of the bureau, to find out how the squad was operating-He reported to the bureau, he testi fied, that he had found that instruc tlns had been given the squad both orally and in writing, those in re Ktrd to perversion being oral. Captain Wainwright testified that after making Mis report, he and Cap Leigh saw Assistant Secretary J-iosevelt and informed him of the suhstance of it. Mr. Roosevelt, he rajd, told Captain Leigh to have the squad's operations stopped. John R. Rat horn, editor of the l'rovidence Journal, who was made a complainant yesterday by the naval court of inquiry, today announced that he had no charges to bring be . for the court. " Rathom announced he would not 'qualify anything he had said or the l'rovidence Journal had printed about the practices of. the vice squad. His complaint, he said, had been against .the system of which the practices , were a part, rather than against an individual. BERKELEY, Cal., March 12 (,Spe cial.) Wool growers representing 12 counties of California met at the University of California and organ ized for the formation of a state wide wool pool. According to the plan, all of this year's wool output will be placed in warehouses under the con trol of one man, who will be author ized to dispose of it. The Scheme brings the industry un der the supervision of the farm bu reaus of the state. Experts say it will result in better prices for the state clip, will facilitate shipment to the eastern market and will reduce handling expenses. Warehouses will be established at central points, probably at San Fran cisco, Sacramento,. Stockton, Modesto, Los Angeles, Bakcrsfield and Fresno, where the. clip -will be assembled for marketing. Last year pools were con ducted in several counties, as county units, and were successful. It was stated at tjie meeting today, in that the small . grower was placed, in position to demand as high a price for his product as was the largef grower. Professor W. H. Heleman, assistant professor of agricultural ex tension of the university, presided at the meeting. He has been instru mental in bringing the sheep men together for th formation of the pool. PLEAS FOR Fin TO BE HEARD FIRST Committees Begin Monday on Appropriation Requests. SERVICE BILLS COME UP Organizations Suspend Work Pend ing Yakima Conference of Lc- ' giou Men on Issues. "KIDNAPER" IS DEFENDED Connsel for Wootton Pleads Fear That Danger Impended. TOMBSTONE, Ariz., March 12. Evi dence showing that Harry E. Woot ton, a defendant on trial here for the Bisbee "kidnaping" in 1917, reasona bly believed that facilities at hand were inadequate to meet the strike menace which seemed imminentto him. should be admitted, his counsel argued today.. The entire day was taken up with the argument of W. H. Burgess, chief of counsel for the defendant, who contended that W ootton had reasona ble belief that the jails of the county and means at the disposal of the of ficers were not equal to the tests which might come and which.: they feared during the strike of copper miners in the Warren district. The attorney contended that this evidence should be admitted as showing that "the laws of necessity and self-de fense applied. :M BET TIRED WAITING CRITICISM RESENTED BY VO- ' CATION'AL EDUCATION BOARD. ; ( le-tigation Ordered of Alleged Orders to Be "Hard Boiled" in Dealing With Soldiers.' .'JSVASHLNGTON". March 12. The fed enU board for vocational education -'.lms asked for an investigation of ( htirges that it had instructed its JVanents- to 'be "hard boiled" in deal j tug with soldiers seeking educational '-.'rehabilitation. tr..i Chairman .Fees of the house edu cational committee, announced today Jtliat the inquiry would be started to Jiinrrow night. Harold Littledale, a New York re porter, who will be one of the wit nesses at the inquiry, charged in a ulemorandum that while the board had 1'mj,OO0 cases registered with it Jan uVry 17, 19 months after its creation, itliad placed in training only 24,000 n en and had trained and placed In employment only 21". He said the men became so tired of waiting that .10 per cent of all passed for training did not take advantage of it. Ten per cent of those who take the train ing, he added, abandoned it "because the training is often a pretense!" Referring to the "hard boiled" or der, the memorandum said that It ap peared In" a circular written in the central office of the board. CHURCH MOVE INDORSED Washington Pastors Pledge Aid to Interdenominational Campaign. SPOKANE, Wash.. March 12. Unanimous indorsement of the plans ..-iid purpose - of the- Inter Church Wfprld Movement. ws given by 361 ministers of Protestant denomina- f i inns, of eastern Washington and -northern Idaho in a resolution passed the closing session this afternoon cf thejr conference here. i i;The; financial campaign of the movement, to be conducted April 23 f.to May 2 in an effort to pledge do :Uions of about $2,000,000 in this sec j ?!n for furtherance of Protestant ,f church activities, .was indorsed spe J; c U ical'ly. ....... LIBEL GUILT FASTENED German ex-Treasurer Loses to Ma- thias Erzberger. BERLIN. March 12. Dr. Karl Helf IvricU, lvnuM' uuiii-tef vi tJie Ueas- GOSE PROBABLE WINNER Former Member of Supreme Court Likely to Go to Senate. SEATTLE, Wash., March 12. (Spe cial.) There is a strong probability. members of the legislature have heard, that Judge M. K. Gose, former member of the supreme court bench and one of the most prominent at torneys in the state, will succeed Sen ator E. V. Kuykendall from the tenth district, which comprises Garfield, tVsotin and Columbia counties. A special election to fill the vacancy will be held next week and Judge Gose is declared to be conceded the election. Judge Gose has maintained his old residence in Pomeroy, though he has spent a great deal of his time at Olympia. Hepublican politicians de clare that Judge Gose may be sug gested to the Bellingham convention as a candidate for delegate at large from this state.. BURLESON PLEA OPPOSED Railroads Want 'o Partial Re opening of Rate Case. WASHINGTON, March 12 Counsel for the railroads today filed a brief with the interstate commerce commis sion opposing partial reopening of the mail pay case, asked by Postmaster-General Burleson on the ground that the commission's decision had granted the railroads a rate of pay higher than the express com panies received for performing simi lar service. The railroads contended that the whole case should be reopened if any part were taken up for reconsideration. CHURCH REPORT FINISHED - Christian Science Committee to Issue Findings Soon. CHICAGO. March 12. The report of the committee on general welfare ap pointed by the directors of the Chris tian Science mother church to Inquire into church conditions has been com pleted, Jacob S. Shields .of Chicago, a member of the committee, said to night. The report will be presented to the directors of the mother church in two or three weeks in printed form, Mr. Shields said, and will be made public at that time. The committee, which has been meeting in Boston, is in recess now. MEDIATION BOARDS URGED Official During Hearing Suggests Organization of Councils. SPOKANE. Wash., March .--Organization of industrial disputes councils comprising representatives of labor, employers and the public, in every large, industrial center of the state was suggested to the state in dustrial code commission at its hear ing here today by Frank C. Ross, a member of the local state medical aid board. ... The commission will continue Its hearings here tomorrow, receiving suggestions for industrial legislation from representatives of employes. SEATTLE. Wash., March 12. (Spe cial.) Early indications are that the sub-committees of the house and sen ate appropriations committees, which will meet Monday in Olympia, will spend most of the time prior to the convening of special legislative ses sion on March 22 in looking over claims of different departments that may need emergency appropriations. The state bureau of inspection and supervision of public offices is mak ing a complete check of all state de partments and the result will be re ferred to the appropriations commit tee. It is likely an emergency appro priation bill will be submitted. In several state departments there is a fear that the legislators will not consider them long enough to provide for some salary revisions, also. A number of important state officials have been working on salaries fixed from 10 to 12 years ago and what used to be regarded as good political plums are now figured to be liabili- les. The bureau of supervision and nspection of -public offices, together with many of the special accountants. are declared to be underpaid. A bonus for service men will be drafted by Attorney-General Thomp son the coming week. Representa tives of the American Legion will meet in Yakima Saturday to decide upon the provisions of the bill they desire. Inasmuch as the attorney general is a former service man. members of the legislature are look lng to him to take a special interest in the proposed bill. Several independent organizations that have been discussing bonus bills and endeavoring to agree on a sug gestion to the legislature have sus pended work to await the outcome of the Yakima conference. ARMY "LOBBY" GKED CONTRACTORS ACCUSED SEEKING LEGISLATION. OF Attempt to Benefit by Separate Construction Corps Under Re organization Bill Alleged. . WASHINGTON, March 12. Exist ence of an "organized lobby of con tractors," aided by interested army officers, with the motive of amend ing the army reorganization bill so as to provide a separate construction corps was charged in the house today by Representatives Madden, Illinois; Anthony, Kansas; Knutson, Minnesota, and Wood. Indiana, all -republicans.. Representative Harrison, democrat, Virginia, a supporter of the proposed amendment, replied that there was "as much lobbying on one side as on the other." Other supporters declared that con tinuance of the corps as created dur ing the war would result in great savings. The amendment finally was adopted tentativelv bv a vote of 133 to 74. the h?use thereby . making, the first change in the bill as reported by the mllttarycommittee. Provision Is made in the amendment for a corps of 250 officers and 8000 men to have charge of all real estate purchases and con struction by the war department ex cept miscellaneous work now done by the engineer corps. The house later reaffirmed its ac tion by voting. 77 to 47, to discharge the quartermaster's corps from such duties and to transfer from the quar termaster branch the officers and men necessary to fill the places created in the construction service. Representative Anthony again at tacked the creation of the separate service as extravagant." pointing out that, whereas 4300 men now were in the corps, the amendment as adopt ed provided 8000 men. Republican Leader Mondell, approv ing the statement of Mr. Anthony, chided republican members for join- ing w'ith a majority of the democrats approving the separate construc tion corps. the ' Christian' population in Asia Minor since the armistice, except a collision in the region of Marash." "The government has done its best to keep -order," he said, "but It is a hopeless task when foreign troops penetrate far Into our country as they have at Smyrna and Marash and antagonize the people and subject them to indignities. "According to our information, the clashes took place under the follow ing circumstances: "After the British troops withdrew, the French enrolled large numbers ot Armenians in the local gendarmerie. Patrols . formed exclusively of Ar menians made themselves offensive in the Mussulman districts of Marash and lent themselves to all sorts of violence and crimes against the Mos lems there and in neighboring vil lages. "The French "political agent, doubt less influenced by the Armenians, who persuaded him that the Turks were about to take the French and massacre the Christians, arrested the governor, the commandant of the gendarmerie and other notables. At the same' time he went to the gov ernor's residence, where he declared he had assumed control of the coun try. Moved by these extraordinary measures, large numbers of Mussul mans protested. "These Mussulmans abstained from hostile manifestations, but apparently their intentions were misunderstood, for they were fired upon by the Ar menians guarding the governor's resi dence. The Turkish quarter was un armed, but defended itself with stones. "A little later Armenians, civilians and military, attacked the Mussul mans without sparing the women or children. Then the Mussulmans. through the instinct of self-preservation, began fighting. "Immediately cannon and machine guns opened on the Turkish quarters, many of which were consumed by lire, while the Mussulmans were mowed down by hundreds. The fact that the fighting was exclusively in the Turkish quarter proves that the i urks were not the assailants." PRINCE ENTERS DENIAL No Rights Renounced and Family Relatives Continue Cordial. NEW YORK, March 12. A cable dispatch from Frederick Wirth Jr., as legal adviser of Prince Christopher of Greece, dated at Geneva, Switzer land, was received by the Associated Press today stating that in view of published reports that the official ga zette of Athens had announced Prince Christopher's renouncing all his rights to succession, both Greek and Lanish, he was directed by Prince Christopher to state that the pub lished reports are absolutely with out foundation. The dispatch adds: "Prince Christopher has not re nounced any of his rights, either royal or personal, Greek or Danish directly or indirectly, nor yet by in ference. Prince Christopher desires, furthermore, to deny all reports which have been or may be pub lished to the effect that the relations of the family are in any way strained. On the contrary, they could not be more cordial." Woodard, Clarke 8c Co. Wood-Lark Building Alder at West Tark S. H. 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Die Freiheit alleges that General von Luettwitz, commander of the first reichswehr group, is implicated in the plot. Minister of Defense Noske has ordered the arrest of . Captain Pabst, Dr. von Kapp and two other persons. Pabst was prominent as a member of the staff of the guards' cavalry division. Von Kapp is one of the founders of the fatherland. TURK BERS CHARGES ORGANIZED MASSACRE OP AR MENIANS DENIED. & e ' H. Qnan Stamps tor easb. Hoiman fuel Co. -lain let. &S0-2L Foreign Troops Blamed for Trou bles in Marash. and Conduct of Moslems Defended. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6. (By the Associated Press.) The Turkish minister of foreign affairs, Safa Bey, today discussed the Marash tragedy and the Ciliclan situation with the ssociated Press. He emphatically denied that there was an organized massacre of Armenians, but said that 100 or 200 non-combatants. Mussul mans as well as Christians, had been killed or wounded. The truth of the statement that there was no organized massacre is evident," he continued, "as after the definite evacuation of Marash calm was re-established and the Armenians there enjoy the protection'of the very persons they attacked with such hatred. The only, purpose of "the tribes which rushed to the assistance of Mara3h was to deliver their co-religionists. The French and' Armen ians, retired to the suburbs and, hav ing received -reinforcements, com pleted -the evacuation of the city which was two-thirds destroyed. Mus- selman villages suspected of having co-operated -with the defenders of Marash were surrounded by Armen ians, who committed massacres with out sparing women or children. "Since these happenings the inhab itants of Marash have been sur rounded and cut off from communi cation and have suffered the terrors of starvation. "It must be remembered that of the 20,000 Armenians in the Marash district more-than half of them evac uated with the French troops, or left the city later. So, it is erroneous to attribute the diminution of their number to the Turks. In order to bring the truth to light, the Ottoman government has asked that an inves tigationbe made on the spot by a mixed commission." "There baa been no orXeae ajoiust BROKERS BADLY INVOLVED Firm Said to Be Carrying- Stocks Short Several Millions. CHICAGO, March 12. Judge K. M. Landis today appointed the Central Trust company receiver for the brok erage firm of Marcuse & Co., whiL-h suspended business yesterday follow ing the expulsion of Benjamin Mar cuse, senior partner, from the Isew York Stock Exchange. Attorneys for the company who asked permission to close standing accounts revealed that the firm was carrying stocks short several million dollars. DOUBLE STAMPS with the remainder of the purchase. 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Still Mrs. Yoeum Is Ready to Try Again; Husband Wedded Thrice Is Nearest Ideal. Hospital Fund Doing Well. SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special.) Approximately J60,000 of the $100.- 000 needed for the construction of Salem's proposed new hospital has been pledged, according to a report filed by the solicitors last night. The campaign for funds will continue- un interrupted, and it Is the prediction of those interested in the project thut actual construction work will start early this summer. The hospital will be three stories hig, of concrete con struction and will have a capacity of 100 beds. ; Extradition Papers Issued. SALEM, Or.. March 12. (Special.) Governor Olcott today issued extradi tion papers calling for the return to Martinez, Cal., of George O. Dixon, who . is wanted in California on a charge of larceny by bailee. Mr. Dixon is now In jail in Portland. Through his attorney. Tom Garland, Mr. Dixon offered to pay the balance due on the machine, but this was re fused by the firm responsible for his arrest. Don' Williams, deputy sheriff from Martine-, . will leave for Califor nia with his prisoner tonight. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., March 12. (Special.) Thirteen wounds from the darts of Cupid, 13 trips to me mar- riasre altar with 10 different men and 13 jaunts to the divorce courts where man severed knots that were sunnosed to have been securely tied, have not left the heart of Mrs. Alice L. Yocum bruised and bleeding. In stead It beats with human love and ia not averse to beating again in unison with that of some man. In other words, though she has made 13 attempts to find happiness at the altar and failed each time, this much-divorced woman still has faith in the opposite sex and is not averse to making another trial. At her home in Boone, Mrs. Yocum, whose 13th husband, John Yocum, obtained a divorce from her Tuesday on grounds of cruel and inhuman treat ment, the woman said while she was not husband-seeking again, sne inn mated she would be willing to marry and she hoped she wound have better success the next time. Mrs. Yocum was asked which or tne 10 men came nearest her. ideal oi wnai husband should be. She admitted that William A. Aplin, to whom she was married three times, came the nearest! MEETING DATE ADVANCED Washina-ton Teachers' Conference to Be Held March 20-22. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 12. A conference of Washington scnooi teachers, originally set for March and 23 by Mrs. Josephine uornss Preston, euperintendent of public education, has been advanced- to tarch 20. 21 and 22, Mrs. Preston announced here today. Notices of the change have been cent to all schools in the state. No specific reason for the change was given. It was believed that Mrs. Preston thought another meet ing would give the teachers time to prepare - a definite programme for submission to the special session of the legislature March 22. TUMULTY EXPLAINS CASE Secretary Says J. R. Nugent Re ceived Treatment Accorded Anyone. WASHINGTON, March 12. Secre tary Tumulty's comment today on James R. Nugent's testimony yester day that by introductions secured through the president's secretary he had succeeded in getting war con tracts for a firm Nugent now is suing for an accounting, was: "I introduced Nugent when he came to me as I did many others. He was treated as any other person was treated, who asked for Introductions. I hope Jim made some money out of the contracts." MINERS TO AID MOONEY Resolution Pledging Support is Adopted at California "Meet. KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 12. A resolution pledging moral and finan cial support to Thomas J. Mooney, now serving a life sentence In San Show Room and Office Space Wanted by t Northwest Utilitor Company Exclusive Distributors Midwest Utilitor - " V For ' ' ' f Oregon Washington Idaho From 750 to 1500 square feet wanted at once in District Bounded by Broadway, Glisan, Tenth and. Yamhill Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties, Oregon, and Clarke county, Washington, will be handled direct. Ten high class automotive-Bales mechanicians wanted. Applications will be received by letter only. Live dealers wanted outside of above territory. . Temporary Headquarters, 329-331 Everett Quentin prison, California, for par ticipation in the preparedness day bomb outrage in San Francisco, was adopted by the biennial convention of district 14, United Mine Workers of America, here today. The resolution requested the gov ernor of California to pardon Mooney on the ground that he was convicted on perjured testimony. BANK SUES EXECUTRIX Mrs. Mabel Johnson Said Not to Have Paid Estate's Bills. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 12. (Special.) The Vancouver National bank of this city has filed petition in the superior court of Clarke county against Mrs. Mabel Rowley Johnson that she, the executrix of the Edson M. Rowley estate, be compelled to show cause why she should not file bonds with the court for faithful management of the estate and why all cash received from the estate should not be reported In the court registry. The bank alleges In the petition that recent sales have netted her $20,000, all of which she Is applying to her own use, and the Vancouver National bank Is a creditor of the estate to the extent of about $7000. Seattle Ruys Watershed. SEATTLK, Wash.. March 12. Eight and one-half million feet of standing timber in the Skagit river watershed, north of here, has been contracted for by the city of Seattle from the United States government. The city Intends to carry water from the Skagit watershed for use here. Rcltcr Schools Advocated. HOOD RIVER. Or., March 11. (Special.) The newly organized Hood River Teachers' association, sponsor ing a movement for better schools, has asked the general public to par ticipate in a meeting at the high school auditorium next Tuesday even ing. The following subject wtll be discussed: "Teacheri" AMnelei." "Right and Wrong Ideals of Teschern' Organizations." and "Kducatlnnl Value of Good School Buildings." Th music department of the high school will render musical prnemmme. DOT MISS TIIK Saturday Sale O "OI R MI'MC!. FLOORS 1'tlK Till rl.OSINU OCT MrKIM.KY Ml IU At 5c the Copy " DARDANEUA" SALLY AM OTIIKR HITS cUtrmari fWoCfc 8 lux wflfli?yBrffiTii?PrL-"7r' --""-'---'..-rrz; s TTi-a-r:"'r'"' '- l 1 Vx. &&xtr . JfllJZV'-, U -in- & ' ' ' ' ' Naughty, nice and full of spice, but still it would not shock the most hide-bound old purist in the world. if Constance does take a, moonlight swim! even Then There's a Comedy A RED HOT FINISH That won't help a cracked lip. COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA V. C. 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