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LA (1KANDK, OREGON. !FI1 DAY, AUGUST 8, .1919
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NUMBER 2G7
wa
S1K1D
SHE IS
HOT
LABOR COUNCIL CALLKD WALK
. OIT WHEN TROOPS WERE
NOT WITHDRAWN
EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES
MADE BASIS OF STRIKE
leader s Say It Is Not Rare 1 1 at red
Hut the Employment of Non-Union
. Negroes lio Cause of DiN8alin
faction Many Colored Men Ro
f"so to Join Union.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 A gcnoral
atrlke of 33.010 employes of Pack
ing plants in tbe stock yards has
begun. Tho stock yards lnbor coun
cil called a walk out because state
troops and police guards wore not
withdrawn from the plants when
6000 negroes returned to work. The
leaders say the dispute is over the
employment of non-union labor
rather than race hatred. They say
that many of the negroes refused to
Join the union and the labor leaders
are taking advantage of the present
situation to compel tho packet's to
employ union labor.
Troops Will Be Recalled.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. Troops will be
recalled from the stockyards district.
PLUCKY BOY HAS
HIS OWN WAY
BELGRADE. Serbia, July 8 The
professional bad 'boy of a local or
phanage a lad of twelve years saw
the automobile of Prince Regent Al
exander, standing in front of the
. 8erblan "Military Hospital the other
day. When the Prince appeared the
boy told him.
"I'm an orphan, but I don't want
to stay ct the orphanage. I don't
get enough to eat, and besides I
don't want to be a shoemaker."
The Prince rsked the boy to come
to the palace. The next morning
just after breukfast the boy stole
away from the class In shoe-making
end went to the royal office. He
demanded and wab given an
audience.
In the afternoon the Minister of
the Court ropoitcd to the directress
of the orphaixge that tho boy hud
gained the royal favor and would be
sent to the officers' training school.
RED CROSS
.MEMIlHItS
ARK DECORATED
CETTLVJE, Montenegro, July 10
-JThe Ministry of Foreign AffariB
of Jugo-Slavia has conferred high
military decorations on Beveral mem
bers of the American Red Cross
unit In Montenegro, says advices
from Belgrade. Other members
have boen ".warded lesser orders.
Tho director of the unit, Major
Henry Rushton Fcirclough, former
ly professor at Standard University,
is given the order of theWhlte
Eagle, fourth cluss. Captajna Che
. Icoa C. Pratt at.d Joseph F. Jaros
receive the fifth clas3 decoration of
tLe Bamo order.
About fifty Americans have been
engaged recently in .relief and mcdi-c.-.l
wpik In Montenegro. Four hos
pitals were opeiatcd In addition to
numerous dispensaries and canteens
and a general program to Improve
health and sanitation was conducted.
Tho American Red Cross wotk Is
now supplemented by that of a unit
representing the International Red
Cross at Gcucva.
TO. DISCUSS. ROAD BONDS
.,. ,. ' :
are being made by lakinia reslnonts
t" the 1919 convention of the Wash-
State Good Roaila Assuclation-to be
hM here September 1 and' 2. The
conventlon'Will give a great deal of'tation.
time to discissions of $3t,0U0,00O
rmd bond iuc to he suoiuitTca in
th voters of the state nxt Novctn-
tr.
8 Aong ttte ,iPeakers win b
Samuel Hill, president 0r tho Pacific
Hi(ay AsipeWfc'ion. N. B. Cotfnian.
nh.h.iii. oreslderaV of tie atate as
sociation nd R. M. Dwf. wiesiScW
.jif the J'iitoVtKlle
Assoeltition
Ot
Wejtu
Washington.
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SEATTLE I-OI.K K SCHOOL
SEATTLE. Wash., Atie. 8 Scatty
nnllee ore SOOIte, to lOOK COM'l in.
!,. nf,o.tl -
iWny and otner puim QinmrvN '" "j"
with their work. . to 118 1-4. 0 Jo
TRCnMIB ITJUGISTID
j?9A VAYAL C0XTCXT3
(far Asiaclated Press Jo Tba Observer
SAN FBANCISCO, Aug. 8. .Local
sp rtaaiea aad naval admirers in civil
iaai life are sponsors (or a suggestion
that western cities. donate trophies toH
be competed far by men aad skips of
trie Facific fleet.
.Many vessels of the fleet War
nanles of western states and cities. It
is proposed that citizens of these cit
ies and states donate trophies for com
petition among men on ships bearing
similar names and that plans be work ed
out to have trophies for fleet cham
pionships. Practically! every battleship anil
cruiser, besides many destroyers have
baseball teams. There also qre many
football, tennis, track 'and other ath
letic teams among the fleet.
,-W. SHOPMEN WILL NOT UN
DEltrtKi: LOCAIi STRIKE
Statement Is Issued by Heads of
l.ncnl Rndies Offsetting All
Ituniors of Local Troubles
Promptly taking exception to thn
circulation of rumors among local
shopmen and In other parts of the
city, the heads of tho local budlei
of men employed by the-0.-W. H.
& N. Co., the machinists, black
smiths, boilermakers, sheet metal
workers and car men, have prepared
the following statement which they
today gave to the Observer, denying
that there was being contemplated
that there Is even a possibility
of any strike action such as nan
resulted In other cities Independent
of the national organization:
'To nil union men and tho public
generally:
'We the undersigned officers of
our local labor unions wish to an
nounce that In this present critical
labor crisis our action will be
governed by our national officer
only, and that nothing Bhall be done
except on advice from them. W-?
wish to quote ourselves as one hun
dred iporcent loyal to any order wo
may receive from them,' seal at
tached. We wish our membership
and the public to be governed ac
cordingly.
(Signed)
Machinists, C. S. Shultz, Pres.
1233.
Blacksmiths, F. R. Wright, Pres.
490.
Boilermakers, Carl W. Cook, Sec y
553.
Sheet Metal Workers, O. W. Ccr-
bcr. Pres. 642.
Car Men, Charles A. Logue, Pres.
1003.
BIG WRESTLERS TO
MEET NEXT FRIDAY
John Freberg, the big Chicago grap-
pler, and Mike Howard, who is spend
ing the summer in La Grande, yester
day agreed to meet in La Grande, at
the Star Theatre, Friday night, Aug
ust 15. The match will bring together
two of the leading heavyweights of the
entire country, and is the result of
Freberg's challenge to Howard which
was published in the Observer of last
Tuesday. Great interest is shown by
local followers of wrestling and, no
doubt the enthuisasts will be out in
great numbers.
SENSATIONAL BREAK
OCCURS IN MARKET
All Classes of Stacks Fall in Tremen
dous Selling Drive of the
Last Hour.
NEW YORK, Ag. 8". The stock
market Buffered its greatest reversal
.u- ,L. I i. t
,.,,. ImM Pri,-e. of leadini
- . ... ,
f showed eatreme decline, of
fn five "0!- twentv P0,nts
! from their early and intermediate qu-
Therewere no news developments
to account for the break other than
rumors that the administration con
templated drastic action against prof
ilers) together with other dcvclop
rwits before Ipe interstate commerce
ommitti Thursday. 51
e All !asses to stoCkft-Zell in the tre
mentjous selliM; of the last hour,
which ejxeoaded 700,000 shares. Steels,
eqiMpmenU and many of the industri
als, regarded as peace shar, suf
fered diost in the setback, thg ojcterdji
o which Wwk trade so completely) D
.surprise. ChieSarm? the If y s speicular
1 feature waa Unitrt StHtefEl Rubber.
NATIONAL BODY
MUST SAY WORD
PRESIDE!!! ADDRESSES GOUGRESS
ACTOtUJ WILL STRIKE
TO ENFORCE DEMANDS
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 A strlko ; leaders presented a resolution in the
which. It was declared, would looso house proposing a joint session to hear
many popular Broadway theatrical the Presidcnt'8 message this after
productions, was called by the j noon. Representative Blanton, of Tex-
Actors' Equity association Thursday
night, following the -rejection by the
Producing Managers' Protective as
sociation of an ultimatum demand
ing immediate action ou the actors'
demands tor altered working con
ditions. J 1
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T
TO BE A
JOSEPH DECLARES THAT HE
A TRIE DEMOCRAT
Will Cany on 'Hungarian Govern
ment Until Elections Are Held
And Parliament Acts.
VIENNA, Aug. 8 There Is no in
tention of making Archduke Joseph
King of Hungany, Budapest advices
Bay. His office Is meroly that of
president. Although Biinoundcd by
the old monarchist intyuences the
Archduke declared thai he would at
tempt to work along the same linos
as Count Mlchaul. Karclyi. He said
'I am a true democrat. I will car
ry on the government until elections
are held, and then parliament shall
docide mutteis."
NEWSBOY SOLDIER
. IS. DECORATED
DES MOINES, Aug 8 Pat Ryan.
a news boy, has returned to his old
corner attor an absence ot many
months overseas. Ho wears tho
Croix de Guotre.
"How did I get it? Oh, the big
chief gave tno some papers to deliver
to another fellow," ho skid, The
records show that Corporal Ryan,
Company B. 168th Infantry, went
dcliboiately through German bar
rages and machine gun fire to de
liver Important orders and that his
conduct was on inspiration to hla
comrades.
Ryan also Introduced American
newspaper enterprise in Paris where
In a single day he sold 20,000 Copies
of the Stars and Strives.
Then ho was made Paris circula
tion nifnasor or the paper. Now
Pat is back at his old comor here.
ENGLAND .MOVES TO
Pf.MSH PROFITEERS
LONDON. Aug. 8 Tho govern
ment's bill providing p;osecutlon
nnd penalties for persons found
guilty of profiteering passed the Hist
reading In tho house ot commons on
Thursday.
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THE THIALS Of IDE
tUy Associated Press to Tba ObovrV
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. When
as, Democrat, made the point of no
quorum. A roll call was then ordered.
The roll call developed that a quor
um was present. The house then
adopted the resolution for a joint ses
sion at 4 o'clock.
Vicious Practices Are Apparent.
President Wilson told congress that
existing laws are inadequate and that
high prices are not justified by a
shortage of supplies, either present or
prospective, but were created in many
cases "artificially and deliberately" by
''vicious practices."
He recommended that the food con
trol act be extended to peace time op
eration and that congress exclude
from interstate and instastatc ship
ment, 'goods not complying with iti
provisions. He also recommended n
substantial penalty for profiteering
nnd a law limiting the time on cold
storage, nnd providing that goods re
leased from storage bo marked with
the price prevailing when they went
into storage.
The President also recommended n
federal licensing system for corpora
tions engaging in intrastate com
merce, to insure competitive selling.
Strikes Will Not Help.
The President said that the striken
undertaken now will only make mat
ters worse. He had confidence in la
boring men to realize it, saying, "No
remedy is possible whilo the men am
IN BAY CITY
GEMS TO THE VALUE DI
ANE STOLEN. .
$50,000
Theft Was Committed in Broad Day
light Ily Three BandiU, Who
Made Their Escape.
(By Associated Tress to Tbe Observe-??
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. Three
bandits escaped today with gems val
ued at $50,000, from the Morgan Jew
elry company in the down town sec
tion. , The robbery was boldly executed
in broad daylight.
SHIPPING HOARD TAKES
OVER MORE ARMY SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 Return
by the army to the Bhlpplng board
of a total ot 2,912,000 tons of ship
ping was announced Thursday by U"
war department.
Axes to Grind
ROBBERY
Irl-temper. There can bo no settle
ment not having the general interest
as a motive.
He urged prompt passage of tho
law pending to control security issues
He appealed for ratification of tho
peace treaty to turn the country from
a war basis. Ho said, there can be no
peace prices while the whole financial
and economic system is on a war lmsi.
Ho appealed to merchants to deal
fairly and urged housewives to oxer
cise greater vigilance and more
thoughtful economy. Ho said he
thought the labor leaders would prcs
netly think and act like Americans,
like the great muss of their associ
ates. "There is iittlo doubt that retailers
are in part responsible for the exor
bitant prices," tho President said. "The
public should have information from
governmental agencies to enable it to
judge what profits should be. Tha
world must pay for tho vast wastage
of war. The crisis is for nil mankind,
and America must prove her metal."
Peace Mut He Ratified.
"Somo of tho methods by which the
high prices were produced are already
illegal and some criminal, and tliosu
who employ (Item will be energetically
proceeded against, but others have not
yet been brought untler tho law and
should be dealt with by legislation,"
he said.
"Hoards in private hands must ho
forced out. The government will sel'
its surplus. There's no chance for per
manent relief so long as there is any
chance of the peace terms being
changed. It must be ratified," the
President said in conclusion.
1 RESOLUTION ADOPTED FOR
SWEEPING INVESTIGATION.
Report Is Called l or As to .Means of
Prevention of Outrages Against
American Lives and Property.
(13y Associated Press to The Obsorvor'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Tho sen
ate today unanimously udopted a reso
lution for a sweeping investigation of
tho outrages against American lives
and property in Mexico and for a re
port as to the means of prevention
of the same.
SPAIN TO JOIN
THE LEAGUE
(Br Asfloclntcd Tress to Tlio Obsorvor'
MADRID, Auk, 1 1. Purlinmont has
npproved the proposal that .Spain Join
the league of nations.
D
RIGID INQUIRY
AS TO no
DANCING PARTY
ON BATTLESHIPS
I By Associated Press to Tb ObstTTer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. A
gcut dancing party on the dax'ks of
the six battleships and dreadtiaughts.
of the Pacific fleet at one time with
girl partners for every "gob" is among
the many entertainment features plan
ned for the visit here of the fleet.
Hundreds of girls have expressed their
desire to dance with the sailors.
MORE TRAINS HAVE
BEEN CANCELLED
illy Associated rrosa to The Observer?
CHICAGO, Aur. 8. Forty addi
tiotml, trains were cancelled as a re
sult of the shopmen's strike. The cur
tailment of passenger service on many
Liii'ire railroads is forecast by some of
finals. Freight traffic is hampered
also.
FISH HATCHERY
SITE LOCATED
CATIIKRINE CRKKK 8ELRCTEP
UY THE STATE HOARD.
Klk In Walolwa County May lie Dis
tributed to Parks Main Herd
to lie Divided.
At the meeting of tho state fish and
game commission hold in Portland yes
terday, Catherine crock was solecteil
as the place for ono of the thrco trout
and Balmon hatcheries.
There was considerable discussion
as to the disposition of 140 head of
elk that havo been pastured In Wal
lowa county. One decision waa that
city parks ovor the state which can
afford to pay the traveling expense
muy have a pair of the elk if they so
desire.
The board has practically decided to
divide the herd in three parts, one to
go to tho Rear creek watershed, an
other to Wallowa lake and the remain
der in their present park. In addition
12 pairs mny be sent out to towns in
the state requesting them.
IIIUTISII DKSTHOY1CIM
HI Mi. ItOLSIIEVlK
'SVIV
LONDON, Aug. 8 A Bolshevik
mi lunar I no was sunk In tho Ualtlc
sua by tho Irltlsh torpedo boat
destiroyors Valorous nnd Vancouver,
according to an orricial statement
lasued by the admiralty on Thurs
day evening.
BIG TRADING COM
PANY ORGANIZED
LONDON, July H Organization
of Tho Levant Company with a
capitnl of 5, 000,000 for developing
trndo hotwoon Groat Drltlan and the
near o intern countrlos has boen an
nounced hero.
Tho Aiuorlean Chumbor of Com
merce In London coi ipuros thB com
pany to tho .(20,1)1)11,000 American
Foreign Trado Coi poration, or
ganised to develop American trado
In tho itLa r East and which la estab
lishing headqiiartern in Constantin
ople, Kiiiyrna, Kyrla nnd on tho Black
Bea nnd suggests that Interesting
competition will'icsult.
SETTLEMENT
IIINKH NOTIKfEl) 'JTJ AD.ItH'1
wAtiE yt'l-TION.
Wall lug to Hear 'J lint Hlilkers Have
Itetornetl Itcforn rmlertJtklng
tinl'uiry Out IrtfrtrUralonH
WASI11NOTON, Aug. 8 TrosJ
I on t Wilson last night 5lifled
Director (icr.eial HlnesMhat ho was
aiitiniilid Oi take up the dctngnda
ot railroad shop employes for higher
wanes and decide them on thelft
llH-rJtB. '
Director f'fjneral lllnes Is today
nwnlt InK word fronP the to'ons that
iT.1 strlkinf; r'ipmen have returned
to-woik before iindMrtuklng to tOrry
lout tho Instructions cip-n by lhe
ipresld.-nt last night to settlo Iho
vniro eonroversy on IO merits.
q gwiinn o uy o consimweii
to
h4-ar the (I'Oan
us
the shoEnon
and tO i-0isldeQ the evidcnO.
OH ITS MERITS
I
EDIIIIFI III
HEAD OP STATE EDITORIAL AS.
81M IATIOX AtiAlNST ItAIL.
ltOAD CONTROL l'LA.N
WILL URGE HIS VIEWS
ON ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Hays the PropoHlllun Is ".Soviet ltulo '
of Railroads," Is I nfiiir aa th
Workers would Havo I'mfltH hut
Woultl Not Assume Klinro of Pos
sible Loss. .
PORTLAND, Aug. 8 The Ore
gon atate editorial association con
vened today. President C. E. In- ,
galls, of Corvallls, declared ho would
urge members of the association to
go on record strongly opposing tho
railroad unions' proposals to con
gross for what ho tornted tho "soviet j
rule of railroads" by trl-partite con
trol. He said tho proposnl ia un-'
filr, as the workers would shnro
the profits but not the posslblo '
losses.
The mombers of tho national edi
torial association will be In Port
land tonight.
ENEMIES MAY
MEET ONCE MORE
S
Belgian Attorney Has Chance to Sea ;
the Former Herman Governor of
His Country In Court.
(Br Aasoolatad Press to Tha Obaervor)
BRUSSELS, Aug 1. (Associated , ,
Press Correspondence.) If Duron von
der Lancken-Wilkonltz, civil governor
and regarded by many as the real
ruler of Belgium during tho German
occupation, is brought to trial at tho
Old Bailey in London, there will bo
present an accuser whom Lanckcn
tried to send to the firing squad at
tho Tir National. That man is Gaston
do Levnl, a Belgian attorney, legal
counsellor of tho American legation
and special aid to the American am
bassador, Brand Whitloek, and Hugh
Gibson, secretary of tho American le
gation, during those dark days of tha
Gorman occupation in Belgium.
There Is bitter hatred between Enr
on Lanckken and the Belgian attorney
wno riBkcd his nro in his attempt to
save Miss Edith Cavcll, tho British
nurse, from execution. Hud it not
been for the intervention of Ambas
sador Whitloek and Mr. Gibson a fir
ing squad might have entertained da
Leval on the morning of October 21,
1915.
De Levul accompanied Mr. Gibson
when, on October 11, the American
secretary went to protest to von der
Lanckcn against execution of tin
death sentence upon Miss Cuvell,
While the Spanish minister, tho Mar
quis of Vullalolmr, wus arguing with
von der Ijtnckcn who refused to in
tervene, the German caught sight of
de Leval and exclaimed, "There is an
enemy subject; what in he -doing
here,?" Marquis Villalobar and Mr.
Gibson Immediately recognized that
Ijtnckcn was attempting to create n
diversion and requested do levul to
withdraw. Tho latter refused, sayiivr,
"I shall livo to prosecute you ut yonv
trml." Lanckcn nsked Gibson to dis
miss ire Leval from the service of tho
American legation. Gibson refused.
A few days ltitcf Itncken came sag-
ing to tho American legation, bearing
a copy of an English paper with thn
story of the execution ef Miss (iavi-U,
including Mr. Whitlock's report to tho
stato department, Gibson'a narativc of
the events and do Levitt's legal con
clusions. ,
This man tie Ix-vnl will have to be
removed from the American legation,"
said Lanrkon. "Under military law
he should be tried by 9 cnurtmartiul;
would recommend that tho most
jievero pcnaWy be visited upon hifc-."
, On October 21, 1915, Idnckgn re
turned to the dcgatlon and demanded
that de Leval be given up. Mr. TOiit
lock refused. De Ivnl went to Lon1 0
don where he remained throughout tho
war. - a
Lancken's parting9 sally to de Leval
was: "We shall mot again," Do,
Oevarctorfcd: "I am sure the pleas
ure win ue Ml mina, 7mi now they
may meet; at the Old Bailey.
WEATHER KOIil-'.l'AST
PORTLAND, Aug. 8 For Or&on,
fair, cooler tonight (ji the ext.emo
eastern portion; gentlo West.rJy
finds. w ,
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