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WORLD HAPPENINGS s t IN a t T BR ^ IE F. T s ] OF CURRENT WEEK I labor of ir l o Brief Resume Most Importan Daily News Items. Peace Ratification Delay Held Bar to U. S. Participation. PASS D R Y B I L L O V E R V E T O House Insists on Prohibition Measure 176 to 55 Votes. MEDIATION PLAN IN GOAL STRIKE FAILED M IN ER S TURN DOWN W ILSON Blame Operators for not Continuing Conference. Springfield, 111.—In reply to the Washington, D. C.—President Wil statement of President Wilson that son unexpectedly vetoed the prohibi tion enforcement bill Monday and the proposed strike of soft coal miners within three hours the house had re scheduled for November 1, Is “un passed it over his veto by a vote of justifiable and unlawful,” Johu L. Heppner.—R. F. Wlgglesworth, one 176 to 55. The total vote was barely Lewis, acting president of the United more than a majority of the entire of Morrow county’s big sheepmen, has Mine Workers of America, on his ar membership. closed a deal for the sale of his entire Dry leaders in the senate immediate realty holdings in the Butter creek rival here Sunday night from Wash ly began laying plans to repass the section, aggregating 13,341 acres, val COM PILED FOR YOU ued at something more than $150,000 IS CREATED BY PACT bill there. They expect to ask unani N EA R LY 500,000 OUT ington, D. C., declared “the status quo” prevailed. mous consent for its consideration, Salem.—A total of 1820 persons en Asked whether the president's dec claiming enough votes to put it titled to benefits under the so-called Brenta of Noted People, Governments financial educational aid law, passed Secretary Wilson Maintains Only Na through. Operators Would Arbitrate Differences laration would act to suspend the The president refused to sign the strike call, Mr. Lewis said he had and Padflc Northwest, and Other at the last session of the Oregon legis tions Accepting Treaty Have but Union Officials Left the bill because it included the enforce nothing to say on this subject at pres lature, have filed applications for Things .Worth Knowing. Right to Delegates. Conference Room. ment of wartime prohibition. training, according to Samuel A. Ko- ent. The objects of wartime- prohibition, zer, assistant secretary of state. Pressed for an expression as to the president said in his veto, had Salem.—Percy Cupper, state engin Washington, D. C.—The first of the been satisfied, and “sound public pol Washington, D. C.—The last govern what steps he believed the govern The privy council has approved the German peace treaty. This announce eer, received a telegram to the effect international bodies created by the icy makes clear the reason and neces ment effort to avert the coal strike ment intended to take to carry out its ment was- made at Tokio Monday that the proposal to create the Lower treaty of Versailles to meet in Amer sity for its repeal." set for November 1 failed utterly Sat anti-strike program, Mr. Lewis said: Powder Valley Irrigation project In ica, the international labor conference, It would not be difficult, the presi urday and 500,000 miners will quit night. “I know only what I have read in Baker county carried at an election convened at noon Wednesday in Wash dent held, for congress to deal sepa work on the very eve of winter with the papers.” Governor-General Francis Burton held there last Thursday. The project the nation’s bins running dangerously ington. Sessions of the conference rately with the two issues. Mr. Lewis would not comment on Harrison at Manila proclaimed Octo includes about 70,000 acres. The veto hit congress like a crack low. are expected to continue for practical whether further negotiations were ber 30 as a holiday. Filipinos will Even an appeal from President Wil possible. He was told of Governor celebrate the hoisting of the old In Pendleton.-,-Willlam Baker, a resi ly a month and to lay the foundation of lightning. The house, getting on its feet again, deserted its leaders, of a world-wide movement for im son was not enough to bring peace to Lowden’s statement in which the gov dent of Oregon for the last 60 years, surrecto flag. well-known retired Umatilla county provement and standardization of who wanted to defer consideration so a conference that was torn and on the ernor promised co-operation with the While employes of the Page Lumber stockman, died at the home of his workers. as to round up all the dry members. breaking point half a dozen times dur federal government in stemming the company at Eagle Gorge, Wash., were daughter Wednesday morning from Although the legal status of the or But the drys swept into the chamber ing the day. Charges and counter mine tieup, and suggested that com preparing to retire late Saturday night heart disease. His wife, son Tracy, ganizing committee and officials of and showed there was an overwhelm charges flew thick and fast as the pulsory arbitration might be neces two masked men entered the bunk- two brothers and two sisters survive. the department of labor were agreed ing sentiment among them to give the groups of operators and miners filed sary. Mr. Lewis declined to make house, robbed them of $600 and es government ample weapons for deal North Bend.—More than $1500 of that the delegates who have arrived, ing with the liquor traffic, now out out of the meeting which began some any reply. caped. representing more than 30 countries, what hopefully four days ago. army food supplies, ordered by Post While the operators announced that Washington, D. C.—With the declar Alfred Flamval, a French aviator, master J. T. McGuire for residents of should proceed to organize some sort lawed throughout the land. looped the loop 624 times in a single this city two months ago, arrived Sat of conference, Secretary of Labor Wil Nobody had really professed to they had accepted the president's of ation that the impending coal strike is flight in a military airplane at Madrid urday. The shipment consists of bacon son still holds the view that only those know that the president would veto fer to wipe the slate clean and nego not only unjustifiable, but also unlaw Monday. The previous record was a in cans, beans in sacks, canned corn, states which have ratified the treaty the bill. Republicans and democrats tiate a new wage agreement, the min ful, President Wilson, in a statement alike—and the countless multitude ers charged that the operators had issued Saturday night with the sup little over 300. Flamval was in the peas, tomatoes and other varieties of can participate. that had sorrowfully watched the pass bolted without the consent of Secre port of liis entire cabinet, called on In opening the conference Secretary air two hours. food products. Wilson described the assembly as the ing of the bars—thought it would be tary of Labor Wilson, the storm center the coal miners of the nation, both The acting speaker of the house in Pendleton. — Additional looms, suf “conference in the process of being come a law without his signature. of an extraordinary fight to save the union officers and members, to rescind troduced a bill Monday excluding all ficient to Increase the capacity of the organized.” Attorney-General Palmer, it was said country untold distress and suffering. the strike order effective November 1. except Americans and Filipinos from local plant 20 per cent, are being in The programme included an address had declared it constitutional. Surrounded by a score of miners, The president declined to enter into engaging in the rice traffic in the stalled by the Pendleton Woolen Mills. But the president, propped up in John L. Lewis, president of the United the merits of the controversy between by John Barrett, director of the Pan Philippines. Foreign interests planned The Increased demand for the brightly American union; report of Arthur bed, dictated and then signed a veto Mine Workers of America, hurried out the miners and operators, but emphat a protest to Washington. colored blankets, reaching orders be Fontaine of France, committee chair message and sent it along to congress of the hall and halted long enough to ically declared that the strike, which William O. Jenkins, American con yond the capacity of the mill, made man; provisional adoption of draft without worrying, apparently, about announce that the strike order stood he characterized as the most far- the Increase necessary. sular agent at Puebla, Mexico, who standing orders and election of a com what congress might do. and that the miners would walk out reaching proposal in the nation's his With repassage of the law by the after a full day’s work on the closing tory to restrict production and dis was kidnaped by Mexicans last Sun Salem.—Governor Olcott and Attor mittee on credentials. The question day and held for $150,000 ransom, was ney-General Brown have received let of the admission of Germany and Aus house and the prospect of the same day of the present month. The final tribution of necessaries oi lire, bad ap thing happening in the senate, hope breaking up of the conference, Lewis parently been ordered without a vote released by the bandits Monday, ac ters from Attorney-General Palmer tria also were submitted. cording to information received by asking that a date be fixed for the The committee on organization will of the big “wet spell” that would run said, meant that official notice of the of the individual miners. relatives at Hanford, Cal. Oregon conference relative to the high make no recommendation as to the over the Christmas season vanished failure would be sent forthwith to the For this reason the president served into thin air. unions everywhere to order the men definite notice “that the law will be Operation of the railroads under the cost of living. Governor Olcott and seating of the German and Austrian Prohibition leaders predicted that out of the mines at the appointed hour. enforced and the means will be found direction of a federal transportation Attorney-General Brown will discuss delegates now en route here. This was decided at a session of the refusal of the house to accept the The president’s appeal was made to protect the interests of the nation board is recommended to congress in the matter soon and arrange for the the committee which also determined president’s veto meant that the sale through Secretary Wilson after the in any emergency that may arise out a plan which has been submitted to conference. Roseburg. — Statistics compiled by to recommend to the conference that of liquor would not be permitted again latter had exhausted every possible of this unhappy business.” business organizations throughout the in the life of this and many other gen effort. It pointed out what a strike The president’s statement was is country by a national committee of forest rangers of this district showed delegates from all allied and neutral meant and urged the two sides to get sued after his cabinet had gone over that approximately 2275 persons sought countries invited be recognized regard erations. leading commercial men. together, negotiate their differences, the entire situation with Secretary recreation In the Umpqua national for less of whether the powers they repre Striking testimony to the value of est the past summer. While no record sent have ratified the peace treaty un HIRAM JO H N S O N ’S resorting to arbitration only in the Wilson of the labor department, whose land in New York’s financial district is kept of each visitor to the forest, der which the conference will be held. A M E N D M E N T LO S T event negotiations failed. The im efforts to bring miners and operators was offered Monday in the sale of a reports of rangers, Just tabulated In Washington, D. C.—The Johnson portant point in the proposal, how together in negotiations had failed. The question of the German and plot 46 by 42 feet for $450,000. The the local forestry office, support the Austrian delegates was the first mat amendment to the peace treaty, de ever, was that the mines be kept open The president reviewed the steps land which was thus sold for $233 a statement made. ter to come before the committee at signed to equalize American and Brit and the miners stay at work. leading up to the strike call, including square foot, is situated in the imme its opening session. Secretary H. B. ish voting strength in the league of the Cleveland convention of the Unit Salem.—There will be no special ses diate vicinity of Wall street and will Butler in announcing the decision said nations, was rejected in the senate Hunger War Looms Up. ed Mine Workers of America one sion of the Oregon legislature to ra be occupied by a bank building. that individually committee members Monday by a vote of 38 to 40. Boston. — “The great underlying month ago, at which the demands for tlfy the woman’s suffrage amendment favored according delegates from re On the roll call, which came unex causes of the war are boiling in Amer a 30-hour week and a 60 per cent in The first aerial derby around the to the federal constitution unless the cent enemy states full power, but that pectedly during a lull in the debate, ica now more strongly than they were crease in wages were formulated. The world, for prizes totaling $1,000,000, legislators voluntarily request such a the matter would be left to the con two democrats joined the republicans boiling when our boys were across the war itself, the president asserted, was is scheduled to start July 4, 1920, and session, agree to waive mileage and ference itself. supporting the amendment and nine seas,” Attorney-General Palmer de still a fact, peace negotiations still in end on or bofore January 3, 1921, ac per diem and pledge themselves to Hope is entertained in some quar republicans voted with the democrats clared Friday in an address before the suspense and troops still being trans cording to announcement made in Los consider no legislation other than the ters that a way may yet be found to against it. Of 18 senators absent or state fair price committee. “If the ported. Because of these factors and Angeles Monday night by Allan R. amendment at issue. paired, four republicans and two dem American people would understand the added consideration that victims Hawley, president of the Aero club of Fossil.—J. H. Tilley, a resident of allow the United States to have ocrats were recorded as favoring it that thoroughly, they would enter on a of the strike would include both the voice in the conference. Samuel Gom- America, and a member of the com Service Creek, 20 miles southeast of and 12 democrats as opposing it. campaign of construction, saving and rich and the poor, he said the proposed mission which is making a tour of Fossil, had a thrilling experience last pers, president of the American Fed The senate then took up the Moses economy which would result in win walkout could only be considered as eration of Labor, is a member of the tho world to locate control stations. week with a mountain lion. He was organizing committee and the Ameri amendment on the same subject, the ning this other great war, which is unlawful, and as the nation’s execu The singing of German opera in the driving his truck to Fossil about 4 can federation will be more formally last survivor of 46 recommended by not merely against high prices, but is tive, entrusted with enforcement of m., when he saw the lion in the represented through the Canadian la the foreign relations committee. Over a war against hunger and starvation the law, he would use the means at German language is banned in New York until after the peace treaty is road ahead of him. The lights from bor delegate, as trade unions in Can the opposition of the administration in the cities and towns of our beloved his disposal to prevent any stoppage signed. Supreme Court Justice Gie- the truck confused the animal, which ada are affiliated with the American leaders action on this measure was land.” of work. gerich vacated the temporary injunc started for the truck and jumped upon Federation of Labor. postponed. tion obtained by the Star Opera com the radiator. Army Defends Island. Joseph Slated to Rule. C H A N C E TO T A K E pany restraining the municipal au Heppner.—Ellis R. Minor, a young Honolulu.—Despite heavy attacks by Stockholm.—The Svenska Dagbiadet S O U S A AND FAM O U S thorities from preventing presentation rancher near lone, has Just purchased P ET R 0 G R A D F A D E S the naval forces under Rear-Admiral learns from what is considered an un of opera in German at the Lexington the F. H. Wilson ranch of 1500 acres, BAND TO VISIT COAST London.—The chances of General William D. Fletcher, United States theater. usually well informed source that the adjoining his home property. The con Lieut. John Philip Sousa, the world’s Yudenitch, commander of the Russian navy, the land army of Major-General greatest bandleader, better known as northwestern army, to capture retro archduke Joseph or Austria will soon Denial of a seat In the house of rep sideration. it is said, was $30.000. The Charles G. Morton, United States army resentatives to Victor Berger, Milwau place has a large acreage of alfalfa the March King, is undertaking his grad before winter puts an end to op entrenched in Oahu island, is holding be elected king of Hungary. kee socialist, who is under conviction land under the ditch and is considered first coast to coast tour of the country erations* seems again to be fading. its own iu the sham battle being waged If-the entente objects the crown of for violating the espionage law, was one of the most valuable farms on since his recent honorable discharge The bolshevik) have brought strong against it. The naval drive against Hungary will be offered, it is stated, recommended Saturday by a special Willow creek. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson from the United States Navy, in which reinforcements from other fronts and the island began Wednesday. Its pur to a foreign prince, probably of the house committee. Representative Ro- will go to southern California to re he served as chief bandmaster through have started a successful counter-of pose is to show the defensive qualities English royal family. A resumption out the war. Sousa has again gathered fensive, which has already resulted in of the land forces from an attack by of the throne by ex-emperor Charles denberg, republican, Illinois, filed a side. his old world famous band about him the recapture of Krasnoye Selo, and naval units. minority report recommending delay. is out of the question. Bend.—Preparations for the biggest and his old well loved organization has thrusting the Yudenitch line south of After a battle in which R. A. Pratt, series of city improvements ever un again become active. that place. Book Sells For $100,000. Rifle Cargo Departs. patrolman in the Portland police bu dertaken hero were made recently He occupies a unique position, in Yudenitch still holds Gatchina firm Philadelphia.—What is said to be a Seattle, Wash.—The United States reau, was wounded, three armed high when the Bend council approved plans asmuch as he was the conductor of ly, according to the British war office new record in the price of books was shipping board steamer Delight, with waymen made good their escape in for a $133,000 extension of the sewer the band of the U. S. Marine Corps review. established here Saturday by the sale five carloads of rifles in its cargo, left an automobile after holding up the system and ordered engineers’ estim for twelve years; honorary musical The bolshevik! reinforcements in of a single volume for $100,000. The here Monday morning for Vladivostok. Piedmont car barns and obtaining be ates on grading and surfacing of sev director in the Spanish war, and in clude some of the best communist purchaser, a New York collector, ask The departure of the Delight was tween $200 and $300 of the Portland eral miles of streets. It is planned the late world war he was a lieutenant troops. They have forced back Yuden- ed that his name be withheld. The delayed more than a week when union Railway, Light & Power company's to have the necessary preliminaries of the line in the U. S. N. R. F. itch's troops at several points, and the book is the only known copy of the longshoremen here recently refused to money. disposed of In time to start construc This may be his last tour, and his latter were obliged to evacuate Tsar- first collected edition of Shakespeare’s load the rifles because they were in many admirers should take advantage The service rendered to the "big tion work early in the spring. works, published in London by Thom tended for use against the bolshevik!. of his appearance in Spokane Friday koe Selo and Pavlovsk Saturday. five" packers by the railroads, accord Salem.—The Shell company of Cali afternoon and evening. November 7. as Pavier in 1690. Non-union men were employed to load ing to J. P. Haynes, commissioner of fornia paid to the secretary of state a Detroit Bans Olives. the steamer. the traffic bureau of the Sioux City total of $1776.93 for gasoline and dis Galveaton Would Rise. Detroit.—Seizure of all ripes olives Cholera Rages In Corea. association of commerce, enables the tillate sold in Oregon during the month Galveston. Tex.—Commercial inter in the stocks of local retail stores was Seoul, Corea.—The cholera epidemic Coal Seizure Charged. consignments of the packers to reach of September, according to a report ests of Galveston are making a cam begun Monday because of the deaths is raging throughout all Corea and out Cheyenne, Wyo.—That the Union their destinations from one to three filed Friday. The company sold In the paign in support of a constitutional of five persons who attended a dinner of 4800 cases there have already oc Pacific railway company is confiscat days ahead of similar products ship state 172,604 gallons of gasoline and amendment under which $ 5 , 800,000 last week at which the fruit was serv curred 2500 deaths. Surgeon-General ing commercial shipments of coal and 10,178 gallons of distillate. The tax public improvement bonds would be ed. Chemical analysis showed the Dr. Haga, who is directing the anti ped by the wholesale grocers. storing this against the threatened paid for the month of September shows issued to raise the grade level in the olives contained poisonous bacilli. cholera campaign, says everything is coal strike was charged by Governor Five tons of brass, worth $4000 at an Increase of approximately $5 over city. The plan is to lift the buildings Nine thousand bottles of the ripe being done to suppress the epidemic Rohert D. Cary Monday in a tele the rate of 40 cents a pound, has been that paid for the preceding month. off their foundations and pump mud fruit were taken in early seizures and but that the work is much hampered graphic protest to Director-General removed from the wreck of the cruiser and sand under them until the entire wholesalers were ordered to discon-: by the ignorance of the Coreans re Hines of the railroad administration. The Dalles.—The Waptnltla Plains Milwaukee by a Eureka, Cal., firm business section would be established tinue sale of both ripe and green warding hygiene, Commercial club went on record, five The governor said several towns near which purchased the hulk for $3050. to one, In favor of a 6-mlll tax for three to five feet above its present fruit. -------------------------- Wyoming coal mines are without fuel. Six persons were killed by a Union market roads In 1920. The meeting level. Pierre Lenoir, convicted on a charge Pacific train near Kearney, Neb., was held In the open air and a large Washington, D. C. — The regular f having held intercourse with the Hylan’s Arbitration Plan Fails. when an Inclosed automobile dashed delegation of taxpayers attended. The Winnipeg. Man —Manitoba has suf army is 10 per cent below the number ■levnv. was executed at Sante prison, New York.—The conciliation com upon the tracks at a crossing. From farmers, by their almost unanimous fered a loss of about 2,800,000 bushels authorized for the fiscal year, the war •iris, at 7 o’clock Friday morning. mittee, of which Mayor Hylan is a letters on the man it Is believed the vot* have shown they are strongly for of potatoes, frozen in the ground, department announced Tuesday. Re >*n.'ir. who had been ill for some member, failed Saturday to break the persons were Charles Kimmerly, his improvements which will enable them which at market prices, $1.25 a bushel, ports to the adjutant-general as of me. suffering from paralysis of both deadlock in the longahoremen’s strike, wife, three daughters and a young to reach their markets easier. A mass means a loss of approximately $3,500,- October 21, placed the total at 274.787 •cs. had to be carried to the place of which has virtually tied up this port son, of Spurgeon, Colo. meeting will be held at Maupln soon. 000 , according to estimates made here. officers and men. execution. for two weeks. Albany.—A sawmill three times the size and capacity of the one destroyed by fire last July Is being erected at Peoria by Liggett & Austin. Miners Will Quit November 1, Says Their President.