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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1919)
THE EVENING NEWS Pull for a bigger, better THE WEATHER Tonight and 8m.day, Fnlr. and more prosperous ; Roseburg ana Douglas I County. . Highest tomp. yestorday....8fi Lowos temii. last night 4S The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. 10.. KOHEDURG, DOUGLAS COl'XTY, OKKGO.N. S ATI HI) A V, Al'OVST O, 11)10. NO. 180. STRIKERS FAIL 10 Refuse To Return To Work . Until Wage Increase is Granted. DETECTIVES ON THE JOB Special Agents of the Department of Justlco Are Ordered to Dig l'p ; Evidence of lrofitoeriiig Witt Talk People. (By Associated press, t CHICAGO, Aug. 9.1 While dome Rlgna of 'improvement in the railroad shopmen strike situation are iudi- Cated, strikers at some divisional points are not Inclined to heed the advise of the- president in bis speech delivered yesterday to return to work pending settlement of claims submitted to the government. In the east, south, southwest and far west the men have decided they will not return until the wage demand has been approved by those to whom the demands have been submitted. Ju the meantime freight traffic is being held up and transportation de cayed. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Re publican Leader Mondell declared in the hfouse today that congress was ready to act promptly on such legis lation as was needed to carry out any suggestions made by the presi dent for reducing the high cost of living. Although some members of congress disagreed today with the specific recommendations it was be Heved that legislation generally will follow the proposals of the presi dent. The greatest opposition shown was to the suggestion for federal licensing of Corporations engaged in interstate commerce and for the ex tension of the food control law. Many of the opponents of the league (of nations criticised the stress lnld on the ratification, some declaring there is no connection whatever be tween the ratification of the league of nations and the high cost of living, as President Wilton would have the congressmen, believe. STKIKK IS NOT PKKIUK1). WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. - The leaders of the fifteen organizations of railroad employes have made the united assertion that "they had no desire and have none to impress up on the public by violence or threat" In their proposal ior tri-partite cou trol of railroads. They say that the request for an increase, in wages or a reduction in the high cost of liv ing is entirely aside from any ques tion pt 'future -disposition pt rhe railroads. If the president and con gress cannot meet the requests sub mitted by the organizations the men will "have to try to find another so- Jutlon." " AI'TKH PUOKITKKIW. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. All spec ial garni In of the department of jus tice are ordered to assist In uncov ering evidence of profiteering. All except the most pressing cases must - be dropped and the entire energy of the department devoted to the one cause. AKTRK TUB FAKMKKS. PITTSBURG, Aug. 9. In a drive to curb .profiteering among farmers selling foodstuffs at abnormal prices ' and not properly marketing meas ures as required by law of the city ordinance, the officers arrested thir- ' ty-two farmers here today charging them with misdemeanor. WIMi TAIilv TO PKOPIiR. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Domestic problems facing the noun try may be taken up directly with the people by President Wilson during his forth coming trip in interest of the peace treaty. This plans for the tour are going forward. wiiii' hhimit nocr.MKXTS. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The do cuments used by the American peace delegates at Paris will be submitted to the senate Monday by President Wilson. HE HOME TOMORROW. Clifford Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barker, will arrive In Roseburg tomorrow at 9:45. He arrived in Portland a few days ago and was met by his father, who will accompanied him to this city. I lo has seen a great deal of service overseas and a great deal of service overseas, and has Just been discharged at Camp Lewis. He has a great many friends hi Roseburg who are glad to welcome hi in tvpem. BOOTLEGGER STILL IN RING HE SAYS "Pinky" Plnkerson. who recently achieved notoriety through his connect-on with a carload of bananas and booie which came to an inglor ious halt In this city, stopped In Roseburg last night and spent a short time visiting with a number of Ms former assoclHtos. He Is on his way hack to California where ho slates things are still quite inolst. Ej .1 muu uam-u us lu ii is ousmess since j the country dried up he says he Is still in the game and has a number I of tricks to take yet. There are j still a great deal of wet goods re- uiuiu-iug in uaiuornia ready for transportation into Oregon, he says, and a great deal is being brought in. Plans are already on foot among a certain rlug, according to his state ments, tto deliver cargoes from places where the stores are cached Into the "desert places" by way of the air plane route. BANDITS MAKE BIG (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANfilsnn An..i a Three bandltB robbed the Morgan JewelrV Coilllmnvi Htnra In !1a town section in hrmiH rinfiiirht ti.ia forenoon and secured gems valued m. miy inousano dollars. The high waymen marie a dush and escaped with their plunder. OREGON 10 TAKE i PLACE IN FLEET SAN FRANCISCO. Aug'. The historic old battleship Oregon, now being outfitted at Bremerton, Is to take her place again 'In an .Ameri can fleet when she Joins Admiral Hodman's Pacific armada around September 8. According to the 12th naval district headquarters here, the Oregon is not coming here to be used merely as an aquatic grand stand for revlevs and other occa sions, but she will become an actual entity of the lighting units. President Wilson, if he is able to come is expected to review the Pa cific fleet from the decks of the Oregon, but the old battleship will be under Adnriral Rodman's direc tion and not under the direction ol the local naval authorities, it was announced. The lengths of time the Oregon will remain with the fleet has not been determined, it was an nounced. FOR PATROL PLANES (The Associated Press.) SALEM, Ore.. Aupt. 8. Members of the state forestry board met here today and discussed plans to pnovide ban purs for the planesxto be station ed at Roseburg and Salem for forest fire patrol service. Because the service -is yet in an experimental stage it was deemed advisable to erect wooden structures, and an ef fort will be made to have canvas hangars brbught here from. Mather Meld for temporary use. Six of the eight army planes had arrived here tonight and the other two machines vere expected early omorrow. No denirite plans for operations will be made until Majoi Smith, in charge of the fleet, reach es the city. REPAIRS ARE BEING The supplies for the damaged a'irplane wrecked here Tuesday by aviators R. A. Reed and C. K, Pang- born, flying from Sacramento to St. Maries, Idaho, arrived this morn ing from Mather Held. The only lacking itnin Is the propeller which is expected tomght or in the morn lug. The linen and other material for making repairs to the win git were received. and the two pilots spent the day In patching the breaks. The old propeller was removed and the barbed wire entangled in the shaft was pulled away. The aviators ex poet to test out tomorrow, and will fly over the city until the proper ad justments have been secured. They will leave Uosetmrp Monday if the repairs are made in time. AIRPLANE WRECKED ON DALLAS FIELD The airplane owned by the Bea ver Flying corporation of McMinn ville, flowed by U E. Franxeen who recently stopped In Roseburg on his way from Sacramento, was wrecked at Iallai yesterday afternoon, the pilot and a passenger who fell 50 feet being uninjured. The airplane took off at Halls field and was shtooting up f a speed of . 90 miles nn hour when it hit a tree. The machine went 20 feet or more above the tree top after both wings and the propeller had been broken. T Railroad Men Demand That Profiteering be Totally Eliminated. AMERICANISM KEYNOTE Organize Not for Strikes Hut to Create Force Strong Kimtigli So Tluit Such Strike Will Not He Necessary. Endorsing without dissent the de mand that the administration must quit playing politics and settle down to the real issue, that of the reduc tion of the high cost of living, re presentatives of ail railroad cruris met in a mass meeting at the Moose Hall yesterday evening to hear the members of the information com mittee, travelling - through the country Instructing the men on what Is being done. Many of the minor details, very important to the man concerned, but not so in teresting to the layman, were brought forth for the first time as they had not been given out through the press to the general public. The details of the organization f the protective unions and the final fight in which organized labor is de manding that immediate action be taken to halt the unoven race be tween high prlceB and high wagos were nob previously generally knpwn but through the men . who have been associated with the fea tures )of the combat the railroad men have learned more fully the principles for which their order is standing. The speakers were H. J. Norton, of the International Bro therhood of Roilermukers, J. C, Mc Carthy of the International Bro therhood of Sheet Metal Workers, Thomas C. Robblns, Representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Hay Focht. of the International Brotherhood iof Electrical Workers for the Southern Pacific and Leased Lines, and Frank J. May, of the Brotherhood of Rail way Carmen. C. 0. Edwards, of the Machinists' Association was tlo have made one of the talks, but owing to his being detained in Ashland wag unable to be present. Explains Orgnnijitioii. Tr. Norton was the first speaker and was introduced by Fred Porter Secretary of the local Machinist's Dodge and who served as chairman if the meeting. He stated that tho trip was made -over the South ern Pacific for the. purpose of in structing the workmen in the in side business of the Systematic Fe deration plan. He took up the labor union history frtm the beginning and carried It through, showing Its struggles and how in each iustuncc plans failed in their attainment be cause. crafts were working jealously against each other and were fairing to work in harmony. Finally, there was brought about the American Federation of Labor, and particul arly the Railway Department of that Federation. Previously ft had een found that the railroad owners had worked separate brotherhoods and unions against each other and In order to solve the problem so presented the Federation included all crafts and all branches of rail road activity under two heads, the mechanical and the transportation. The mechanical division has been j well organized and is now waging tho fight which is stirring the entire 1 country. j Men Want Wages. I M v.. Knrt on . n t tnf I lw vn il mi v. ! attempts to establish agreements for a universal wage scale and of how this matter, after a great deal of committee work on the part of select delegations from all parts f the country had been reached and set before the government. And then, on account of the play In poli tics, the administration had dilly dallied along until up to the present time nothing had been done and in the meantime, the tost of living had Increased 100 per cent. He told of how the President had tried to unload the responsibility of granting the wage increase onto Congress and of how Congress had promptly "passed the buck" back Vo the chief executive. "The time has come to put an end ta all profiteering, to petty pol itics and to idealism, said Mr. Norton. "It Ih up to you to say whether or n"ot you are going to sus tain the demand of your commit tee. The vote Is to he taken Aug. 24 and on October 1, we will de mand the answer. It Is tip to you to say whether or not you are sa t'sfled with the present see-saw con dition or lo demand all that in com ing to you. There are now in pro gress throughout the United States a Kfpat number of unauthorized strikes. Thene will not win out. A strike never wins. We do not want to strike, we only want to get the opinion of the -working men and when we show the sodality of the great mass of people, we will get our answer. Tho president has been told by his legal advisers that he has the pviwer to grant the wage increase and to increase passenger and freight rates to meet the de mands of tho added costs, but ho will not deal with tho laborers who aro now out on strike and they are only delaying the real settlement." Organization New.. Jn discussing tho new organiza tion, which eovurs the entire coun try, 'Mr. Fotch the next speaker. stated that Is as yet now and that experience will ba necessary bofore all blundei-H are eliminated. Ho urged the assistance and coopera tion oi me men and advised them to form a local federation in order that a working center might be ob tained. Mr. McCarthy, who followed can tioned the men not to bo come ex cited over a wage' increase in the ev:nt that it Is granted. "Remember", he said, "that thero are two factors and heretofore when ever yon received an Increase the other factor just boosted prices a mile and you were worse off than before. I have on a pair of shoes that four years ago were worth $2.fi0; They are not worth any more now, but I had to pay $0.00 for them. .Four years ntfo I wsh making $4 per day, when I bought my shoes I had n fl.ftO left to spend for funnelling else. Under tho new wage scale I will make $ii.50 and will have to work a day and a half to buv tho Hhottf and won't have a cent left. If they win iower prices and wages so that we can oarn and save, it will be it fore sa tisfactory to nil of ua than tho pres ent system, of "you Jumu 1 Jump." Dollar MlUo Value. I Other speakers brought out the fact that living costs have Increased until a dollarhas the purchasing j power of only $0.41. The railroad mon. It was snid. during the war time's incurred indebtedness to u vast degree In purchasing war time bonds and securities and thev nre still paying on those Investments. and now that Hie wnr is over, prices still Increase lenrtng tho laborer in the predicament of not having enough money to keep up with the advanced coat, while nt the same time ho must take care .of the debt which 'he owes. We are willing to pay our clobt was the way It was put, "we will pay for war charities choorfully, but now thnt the war is over, and out boys are homo, we rill not stand for the enriching of the profiteers. We demand A reduction of living coats. There is n spirit of unrest and a spirit of solidarity. We are not uniting for strikes, but to do awoy with strikes. We must create such a gigantic force that Ve can arrange for a discussion and an agreomeni without tho Interruption of Indus tries. We must ho governed by true Americanism. We nre not in sympa thy with those who go about agi tating strikes and advocating nn archy. We have proven ourselves to bo too patriotic for that sort of thing. Wo must prepare ourselves to eliminate all. that Is not Ameri can, stiind lor upright principles and create a force that can cooperate with and not antugonlzo our gront government. WANT SHARE PROFITS (lly ANftmiiitcd Vress.) . PORTLAND, Aup. H. The Ore gon Stale Kditorfal Asaoclatlon con vened here today, and lu his open ing address President C. K. Inealls. of flie Corvallls (lazette-Times, de clared that ho would urge the mem bers to go on record as strongly op posing tho Railroad rotherhoodn proposals to congress for what In termed a "soviet rule of the rail roads'" by trlpatrlte control, which he alleged was unfair, as the work ers would share the proIHa but not the possible losses. ALL OIL PROPERTIES (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. S. Discov ery of a decree by the president of Columbia, declaring petroleum landf of Columbia to be the property of the nation, resulted in postponing 'of approval of the treaty with that count ry tty the senate foreign re lations com nt It tee. Va.U Amerfenn oil holdings there would he threat ened with confiscation. kxlkm piom:i:m pawskh. John A. Da rr. a pioneer of Sa lem. Imt fur the past several months making his home with his Bister. Mrs. fluy Green, near Melrose, pas sed Fwa'y nt an earJy hour ' th Ik morning after mi illness of a year or more. The -old gentleman had many fascinating characteristics and was well liked by all who knew him. Hq was fiJ yearn of age at the time of his de.ith and was born at the rity at Salem and has always con tinued to make that place his bnuie. The body will be prepared for ship ment by llndei taker Rttter and will be taken to Salem Sunday. Mrs. O. Ilopis nf Salem, who has been visiting at the -home of Mr. and Mrs. U M. Lehrbach, left this utternoon for her home. GOVERNMENT-WILL I Plan Devised Furnish Homes To Returned Men Under Best Conditions. EASY PAYMENT PLAN Willi the Promise of tonus tt I'ai'i-' Out Improvi'incuts. Have 1'oity Vom-s Tiiuo to Moot Hie , Puriluiso Price. WASHINGTON', Aug. 9 (Speclul to the News.) lteniosontntivo N. J. Slnnott of OriiKon.- chairman of the Committee on tho public lands of the House of lioprosontntlvea line reported the Mondell hill, H. H. 487, known ua (ho National Soldiers Settlement Art, to tho House. The Mondel! hill which Is nlnne tho lines of Secretary Lane's plan, was not materially chanced by the conunittoe which lias hold almost daily hearings and meetings to con sider the mime, since congress con vened in May. . The hill rnnlompliitoa tho recla mation, uctiuisltioil and dovclnliincnl of one or more projects in each state and in designed to assist. soldiers to set homes muder tho nest condi tlons. When such a nreient him been ilovelopcVl to a point where , j """"r " reclamation, drainage, or Irrigation aro ! 111 nt ?rtlt"V! , f"1' filtt, the !V"n,!V, 1 hn ulvllil Into farms by , 1,111 B" reported to tho House, ,A P5""f't vw cent of the Yi,lu" "x0'1 la 'fiulrcd at tho tine I ;" f"rl" "ed. Thus on a I v"le,i i"- r,00(1 the initial payment wouiit do luiiij, a sum would bo which the soldier could save while working on the development of the project Tor hue to three years dur ing which time he would be paid the going wages. After tho farms have been allot ed, assistance fa to be given tho sol dier in making his improvements the maximum loan provided for this purpose being $1500, and not in excesH of throe-fourths of the cost or value of the Improvements. During, or In ,connectrnn with the limiting of his Improvements the solder could by his personal efforts and work easily contribute his 25 per cent of the total cost. Provision In nlso made for loans to the soldier settler for the pur chase of necossary rive stocR and equipment, the maximum of such loans being $1200, or 75 per cent of the total cost of necossnry live stock and CO per cent of tho 'equip ment, so that while It Is assumed that In tunny cases tho aoldlcr would have some savings for a start. It is believed that a man starting at the beginning of one of these projects without capital could, through industry and frugality earn and Rave enough to make his Initial and other payments as they become due. The balance due on tho land shall be paid In amort l.ing pay ments extending over a period to be fixed by the Secretary of (he In terior, not to exceed 40 years, bear ing Interest at the rate of 4 per cent per anum. rongressnian Rfnnott 'b report also Htntes (hat the Into President Tli end ore Roosevelt, advocated the s'tldinr settlement policy as propos ed by Secretnry Lane, In (hat lasl article which he wrote for Die prepH; that President WIIrou 1kik. urKed it u:on congress In two mes snges; that the governors in 2T stales have appointed couuiWshIoiih to cooperate with tho Secretary of the Interior, and all or these Com missions have expressed their earn est Interest in Inglslal Ion of tills character. Frank Rogers, special agent of the Southern Pacific, returned here yesterday from Portland, where he attended the funeral of his mo ther who passed away nt that ctty Sunday. His father, .1. V. Rogers deputy county clerk of Multnomah ccfunty, accompanied him to Rose burg and will reiri.iln here for some time. A NOW AN EVANGELIST Otliio Hacked, who was formerly known to the spurting world as Kid Aloloy spent the forenoon in tflwn arranging for a union meeting hero Siindny, August 17, at which time he expects to address tlio people of Koseliui g. Olhle Socket abandoned the prize ring some years ngo. and when not looking after business matters of the Kerr (Mass Mfg. Co. he spends his time In (lospcl mis sion work. Ills special theme Ik the tithing nm'stlnn, and he belie ves that those people who put faslde one tenth, of their Income'! Tor the Lord's work are especially favored by the creator. He pro claims that every Individual has need of a personal savior, and al leges that Christ Is able to save every one who will believe. It Is said that Mr. Sackett Is forcerul, though porjiaps not eloquent, talker, and that men llko his unique moth', ods of evangelizing. Whoreovor he has talked ho meets with favorable press commnct, and crowds go out to hear him. Mr. Sackett's nolle! In printer's ink possibly lias some thing to do with his success in drawing big audiences, because his exporlenco In sporting circles taught him the value of newspaper ;)Vopu ganda, so that he uses It now a a means of getting lu touch with the people to toll them tho story of his Christian experience. Doubtless Rosobnrg will give the gentleman as warm a welcome on August 17 as he lias met with In other cities of the coast. PLEA 10 IMPEACH ITU L Several aglated persons visited the offices of the various federal depart ments in Now York charged with oniorcing tiie law to demand thnt punishment swift and severe be meted out to those responsible for tho circulation of n petition for the Impeachment of President Wilson. copies of which had been widely distributed. Tho same persons went back to their homes all tho more agitated because tho fedornl authorities one and all refused to take uny action whalevor. Even though they as sorted thoy know the identity of uioso wno nan drawn up the docu ment, the oillciivls said thorn was no law on which they could proceed. In the Fedornl iluildlng Inquirers were Informed citizens always had had tho right to make liiwful peti tions to congross, and that the pe tition for the impeachment of the president came strictly within that category. National ftepubMciui. CAPTAIN RUSSEL DUNHAM AT BRES1 Captain Russell Dunham, who left this city as one of the Ueutnnunts with tho Coast Artillery Company, Is serving as deharkat'imn ofllcor nt IlreHt, according to letters recently receivod by his sister, Miss Kath. Dunham, who has been visiting with rriends here. Mr. Dunham, . afver leavlug Rkmeburg was attached to the local company for a short time and was then promoted to the rank of captain and was given the com mand of a battery of casuals, lie arrived 'in Krauce' the day after the signing of tho Armistice and after being1 sent to various camps was as signed to duty at Brest where ho will probably remain for some time. Karl Parker, of this city, -is also serving lu that camp lu tho mall depart ment. Kite late yesterday afternoon do at roved the barn belonging to Al. C reason and located beyond the north end of 10. t!th Street In North Roseburg. The Hro started on the root and (ulckly Hprnad to tho re mainder of the structure which win; dry and full of hay. The Are do parment went to the scene but tu there are no hydrants In that vi cinity no water was obtainable foi fighting purposes. The( men pro tected the surrounding nelghlmr hood and prevented the spreadltu of a grass fire. The barn was a to tl loss together with the largf amount of hay which waB stored Ii 't. It Is understood that tl.ere wa: nft Insurance. - Tho bonds for John Knris. heli fn tho county Jail on a rhargo o robbery committed at the govern ment. quarry near Seottsburg, ar rived today, having been nrrangci by frlemla at Portland. Knris wll nrobubly be retained in Jail today n several requisites in' making out the bonds were neglected and a win wns sent today In order that tin necossary change might bo made As aion as .ludre Hamilton approver the bond. Karls will be reloaded $3,000 was the sum set at the time of his arraignment. FAST .AMK MAHKIlAUh One of tho f nst.es games of bape ball lo be played this season de temtlned the second plafe pioslMnt In the twilli'ht league lust nlcht when the ('christians defeated th' nspHstfl with a srore of 4 to 3. Rot teams played good clean Intl an1 the game wns full of thrills for the many spectators. Only two more games remain to be played and It v pjot believed thnt the standing wll' be materially changed. PERSHING RECALLED Washington Denies Knowledge . of Instruction to General To Return Home. GOVERNMENTAPPROVED lCntoitto Ofllciuls I'onvoiil Statement to ,( 'leiiienceau Tluit the Him. tiuliiii Kioveiiiiucnt is In Whole Acceptable. MCl'OItT lJ, ItslllYC . liii i, ' MOM 10. (lly Associated Press.) I'AKIS. Aim. j A M.n.i i,m ciiciiiBieu here today to mo eneci, that ( eneral John J. Purshlus has been siuldenly w luiiuieu to mo milieu titutes. itui'oitT iucmicd; WASHINGTON Anir. il Secretary of War Uaker and other White House ofllclulB snld that they knew nothing of uny orders culling Cor the return of (lenoral Pershing. WAV TO HKUilOI. I'AKIS, Aug. t. n was learn- ed bore Into today that thero had been no change In (ienernl Pershing's plans. Ho is .now on his way to belRlum to visit King Albert. VIENNA, Aug. 9. A state of siege has been proclaimed in Buda pest, it wns reportod. The Interal lied mission nt lludnpest after a conference with Archduko Joseph anil Premier Frledorich, forwarded lo Clomencenu, presidout of the penco conference a report stating thnt the entente representatives are In full accord with the New Hun garian Government. IIIO.AI)i:i 1.-OR SAN I'KDItO. SAN DIEGO. Aug. 9. Headed hv destroyer squadrons, the Pacillo fleet got away today for Sun Pedro. A delightful road meeting was hold today nt Yoncalla. a number of Hosoburg pooplo being in attend ance. 'Uie meeting was the form of an outdoor picnic with a lunch- ion ForvcH nt noon. It was well at tended and the largo crowd took a decided interest In the entertaining peechos which were made by prom inent men of tho state and tho county. District Attorney George Neuner of Uoseburg and tho newly appointed County Judge D. J. Ste wart, both made short talks whicli were well received. I OF County School Superintendent O. C. ltrown yestorday announced, Oc tober , 2, and a, as tho dates for I ho rioitnly Institute at which all teachers aro required by law to bo nresont, A now system of hooks is to he introduced the coming torn, and the lustttuto will be espocinll?' Important for that reason. Tho Deacon method of reading will bo adlupled by tho State Hoard and Rpeclnl instruction will he given thi teachers in the proper system to ubo In presenting tho work. COMMISSION WILL On account of the gront number tf complaints which have been mada jecaiiso of the Increase -In tophonu -ales, tho Public Servlco Coinints don for Oregon, has sot August 2V is tho date '-of a hearing of the le gality and reasonnhlenefts of th ralHo In prices. Tho meeting Ih tj be held nt Portlnnd and will doubt leas be attended by representatives from numorouH cities of tho stato. The raise in phone rates which was announced at the time the wtren were turned hark to tho companies has caused nn uproar throughout the entire St? to and tho Sorvico Commission believe that sufficient grounds exist to warrant a huart.ig being held. t 0. J. StearuB, was over from Oak land todny attondlng to business matters.