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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920.
E3TABLI3HED 1866
OREGON
ENT
FRENCH TO
RECOGNIZE
NTI-RED
RUSSIANS
I'AIUS, auk, 11. 'reneli gov
ontinnnl ha deildt. v$ y 'tnlxn un
rrnl Itaron IV tor Wr. O, hd of
the do facto goveriiuu A.'q,', South
KtmHiii. In making lliU it - 1kr.uient
tho inlnlMiry of foreign i p'ald
thin recognition ImplM Cjr,K
General Wrinifel nil iumtlbl K.
mttilMluncn.
France will imnd a high com.
loinr l Kotmmopol imniedlatoly, life
f-relgn office Kited.
Two rruHoii were given by tho
foreign office for recogntxliig Gen
eral Wrungel. The first wn Iiih
immiln-t i immune all the obligation
of tl former RiiHRlan government.
Tint necond wm hU promise to give
Ruiuda a democratic government
Franca notified Premier Lloyd
George yesterday of her action. It
wit, hUIimI. Ttie French government
likewise notifying It commercial
attache In lxindon to hnvo no dealing
with lmnlil Kralii and Iit KauiP
neff, govlnt emlmurle.
The French foreign office regards
the soviet term to Poland, which the
British premier rend In the houe of
common lnt night, a only prollm
Inary. and It la convinced that tha
government later would exact much
harsher terras.
TOKIO, Aug. 9, Tha statement of
Congremiman Albert Johnaon at Ta
coma, WuHh., Augutit 2, thut thousand
of Japanese are smuggled into the
United State from Jupnn yearly 1
giving evidence of a tendency to In
oroiise tho feeling with regard to the
I'nlted State created by the arrival
of tho recent American nolo and sub
neiunt newspaper attacks ngalnHt
America.
With reference to the statement, of
CoiiKroHiuan JobiiHon, who Ih cbulr
n ui n of the houHe Riibcominltteo on
iiunili;ralnn and niiturullziillon thut
ha bnen recently conducting au In
quiry Into the JupunrKi nit nut Ion on
the 1'aclflo count, the foreign office
today made the following Htatcnmnt:
"We cun only exproim Hurprlso '
tho exlrnordtnnry atntemeiit made by
CoiiRreHxumn Johnaon at Tawmn. Do
titlH of the KChemo, a outlined by
Mr. Johnaon, appear fantatitlc and
iiKmt Improbable, while 'solitary
canes of BinUKKlIng come to our nolle.)
from time to time, It Id unlmnglnable
that Mich an Involved and Intricate
program iih deacrlbed by Mr. Johnaon
ahould be ayatemutlcally practiced by
any group of Individual or organiza
tion. GAIN OF STATE IN
Population of tba state of Oregon
for 1920 i 783,285, according to an of
ficial nnouncomont made by the cen
tis bureau Thursday mornlnsr. This
Ih an increase of 110,520, or 16,4 per
cent, since 1910.
Excluding the official 1920 popula:
tlon of Portland which was announc
ed earlier this year as being 258,288,
this means that there are now 524,997
people living In the Oregon country.
With all the 1920 population compu
tations complete for the state of Ore
gon, It is Interesting to note that the
state and the city have been keeping
pace in growth numerically, the city
gaining 51,075 and the state 59,445 In
JO years.
On tno other hand, the rigures tor
the entire state show that the metrop
olis of the state has been surpassing
the country on the percentage baal
During the 10-year period tbe Increase
for the city of Portland was 24.6 per
cent, while the increase for the state
was 16.4 per cent.
One disappointment that the cen
sus figures brought was that the pop
ulation of the state did not quite grow
enough to entitle Oregon to another
member In the house of representa
tives. .
Representatives are chosen on the
basis of one to each 200,000 of popula
tion. With Oregon's population In
1910 computed at 692,765. the state
became entitled to three representa
tives. The total this year falls 16,715
nhort of the number necessary for a
fourth representative.
Cliym COiT
AMIS UAH
ON ROAD BONDS
NAl.KM, Or., Aug. II,- In a petition
received yeatorday from the Clucku
inn county court the uprtme court
I aiiked to grant a rehearing in the
action of W. 1. Ilawley attalnm the
county court, Involving a county rond
bond lue of f 1.700,000. A recent
opinion of the Niipreiue court Invali
dated the Ihhuo bocauo It Increanel
the bonded Indubtedne of the coun
ty to more than 2 per cent of the a
xciiaod property valuation of the coun
ty. An amendmunt ailoplixl by the
people at the upeclul tilectlon laal
May allow a 4 per cent bonded In
ifebtedneM, hut the mipremo court
ruled that the machinery nnceaaary
for the Iticreaflod bond IndubtwineNtv
va tacking and more leRlHlatlon wax
needed before the bond could be
made valid.
STATE
OF
MALHEUR ACQUITTED
I'OHTIJVNO, Aug. 9.-Indictments
uRalnat Jullen A. Hurley, state sena
tor for Grant, llurnoy and Mulheur
countle were dUmlHHed In the federal
court yPHterday "to the end. Insofar
a poiNlhlo, that the injury which ha
been done Mr. Hurley' reputation by
the returning of Indictment be repair
cel." a the official explanation atateit
Senator Hurley was Indicted by the
federal grand Jury a few weeks ago
on a charge of aubornatlon of perjurv
In three homestead contest. The
testimony on which Senator Hurley
wu Indicted, according to the format
declaralton of the government, "was
maliciously false."
Having discovered these fact. I.e
ter W. Humphreys, United State a
torney, and Hall fl,-lik, his awnstam,
publicly exonerate Senator Hurley
Upon learning of the Indictments
Senator Hurley came to Portland, saw
tho United State attorney, asuorted
his Innocence, axked fur an Immediate
trial and urged a further investiga
tion. Senator Hurley declared to the
officials that a probe would prove his
innocence.
A thorough Investigation was made
by the government nnd as a result Mr.
Humphreys and Mr. I.ukk wore con
vinced of Sonutor Hurley's Innocence
of the charges.
Jap Situation In
Oregon Is Probed
SAl.EM. Or.. Aug. 11. Governor OI-,
cott hu Instituted an exhaustive In
quiry Into the Japanese situation in
Oregon.
Tho governor has declared there Is
no doubt thut tho Japaneao problem
will bo an Important one at the next
session of the legislature and he ta
arranging to have on hand all the
data needed by tho state's lawmakers.
Krnnk Pavey is tha governor's spe
cial representative In the Inquiry. He
has visited Astoria, rortlaud and
Hood River.
Miners Criticize
AttorneyrGeneral
SEATTLE, Aug. 11. Sharp criti
cism of Attorney-General A. Mitchell
Palmer for hl alleged failure to com
pel employers, as well as miners, to
live up to the terms of the national
coal strike settlement Is contained In
a statement prepared by the biennial
convention of district No. 10, tlnlteo
Mlnoworkors, and made public, here
today.
The convention adjourned last
night.
Japanese Answer
American Note
TOKIO, Aug. 7. Japan's answer to
the American note on the subject of
the Japanese occupation of the north
ern half of the inland of Saghallen
was decided upon by the cabinet to
day and later was npprovod by the
dlplomatlo advisory council.
This council is composed of eminent
Japanese and serves as a sort of mod
ern body of elder statesmen, counsel
ling the cabinet with regard to the
pollclo of the empire.
B a y City May
Have Paper Mill
SALEM, Or. Aug. 7. A pulp and pa
per mill 1b In prospect for Day City.
Frank Readen, representing the pro
moting company, yesterday filed pre
liminary application with the state
engineering company for water rights
for the development of power. It Is
proposed to use wator from Wilson
river.
Ruthless Agitation
After a long period of industrial quietness in Ore
gon City and West Linn, agitators are again working
among the paper mill workers with the object of foster
ing discontent. The prevailing condition of coopera
tion and good feeling between th men in the mills and
the companies is being made a target for, the walking
delegate who has about the same interest in the welfare
of the boys who make paper as to the degree of exploit
ation he can enjoy for his personal and financial bene
fit. Jfis whole energy is spent in destroying the fabric
of industrial harmony. He cares nothing for the wel
fare of the community, where he is not even a resident,
but becomes a master hand in the circulation of insid
ious propaganda. It is nothing to him whether the men
whose minds he'is trying to bend to his own go hungry
or not.
The card being handed the men reads:
"BROTHER WORKINGMAN Did you know there 1 an act
Ive campaign now being carried on to re-organiz the Paper Milt
Worker of Oregon City?
Well, there is, and we want your help. Can we depend on you
to do your ahare? It Is to your own Interest to help make Oregpn
Cl.ty the bot organized town on the Pacific Coast We want all
the old member back first.
Men are Joining every day and It won't be long till we will
have a very strong organisation. We are using a tystenj whereby
It 1 Impossible for ihe Company or any one elrfe to find out the
names of the men that Join should It be their desire to do to. We
are doing this for your protection, so you will not lose your Job for
Joining. Come up to the Labor Temple or call up 111, and talk to our
organizer, he will explain everything to you. IX) IT NOW."
Three years ago this same proceedure was follow
ed, with dire results. The people of Oregon City who
are interested in its welfare, sat idly by, and many of
the employes listened to the smooth voice of the
tempter, and lost their jobs, their incomes, and some
of them lost their homes, while business men suffered
in the loss of accounts.
Whenever there should come a spontaneous and
sincere demand from the men themselves for organiza
tion, whenever conditions demand the formation of a
union, when right treatment no longer is obtainable,
when justice does not prevail, then the question is prop
er and pertinent At present, there is just as much need
,for a change in the constitution of the United States,
which some of these red agitators would throw in the
scrap heap. It would not surprise us if the workingmen
should rise up and drive the enemy from their midst.
FOR
OF
GOVERNOR C 0 X
DAYTON. O., Aug. 6 Democratic
clans were gathering here today for
their great quadrennial event, the pre
sentation tomorrow to the American
electorate of a presidential nominee
Governor Cox of Ohio. All was in
readiness for the governor's formal
notification by Senutor Robinson of
Arkansas, who presided over the San
Francisco eoimaitlon and the candi
date's addreH.t of acceptance.
Governor Cox hoped, during the
prenenee of lenders here for the no
tification ceremonies, to settle cam
paign organization affairs and be
ready for unlimited campaigning un
til election day.
Among important early arrivals due
wore George White, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, and
Senntor Harrison of Mississippi, head
of the speakers' bureau. They were
expected to announce, respectively,
the special campaign committee and
the governor's first speech-making
itinerary.
ALLIES ENDS WHEN
PARIS, Aug. 11. The police treaty
with Bulgaria was made formally ef
fective Monday by the exchange of
ratifications among the powers party
to the pact
Tho treaty was signed at Neut'.lv
November 27, 1919, and was ratified
by the Bulgarian Sobranje January
12, France's ratification was com
pleted July 81.
The ceremony Monday, presided ov
er by Jules Cambon, took place at the
ministry of foreign affalrsv
M. Cambon pointed out that the dv.
ument would end the Btate of war be
tween Bulgaria and the allies. He ex
pressed the hope that prosperity
might favor Bulgaria.
The representatives of France, Bel
glum, Great Britain, Italy and Slam
then affixed tihelr signatures.
Life Certificate Is
Given JTrs. Barnum
Mrs. W. A. Barnum, one of the
prominent and well known instructors
of Clackamas county, whose home Is
near this city, and who has been prin
cipal of the Mount Pleasant school
for the past four years, has just re
ceived her life certificate to teach.
Mr Baruum is one of the most comp
etent instructors of the county.
BULGARIA'S WAR WITH
MYERS IS FINED
ON THISTLE CHARGE:
Fred Mj ittc Marquam, who was
arrested last week on charges of as
sault and battery on County Agent R.
G. Scott, was given a preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Stipp Wednesday and bound over to
the grand jury under $100 bonds.
Myer was also tried on a charge of
failure to destroy the thistles on his
place. He gave no testimony and was
fined $25 but gave notice of appeal.
Scott alleges that Myers attacked
him when he was serving him with a
notice to take acre of the thistles.
Scott said that Myers had been served
with a notice before but disregarded it
and on being served with the second
notice ordered Scott off the place and
attacked hhu with a pitchfork.
On Wednesday Myers filed suit
against Scott for $25,000 damages
which he claims he suffered from the
hands of the latter. Myers alleges
that Scott came to his place and with
out cause proceeded .to attack and
beat him In such a manner that he
suffered from bruises on the head,
eyes, nose, back and legs and that he
lost much blood I. D. Larklns, who
was with Scott at the time of the trou
ble, Is also named as a defendant In
the case.
IIST HURT
Pierre Forderont, a local hoy, was
seveerly bruised and shaken Up Wed
nesday when his motorcycle collided
with a car driven by Miss Record at
the turn going up the hill at the foot
of the South End road. Forderont is
In the Oregon City hospital and an
ex-ray wilt be taken to find any brok
en bones.
According to witnesses Miss Record
was driving very slow and gave the
proper signal for tbe turn and was hit
after she was nearly across the street.
It is claimed that Forderont was
speeding at about 30 miles per hour
and that both he and Miss Record did
not see each other on account of a
freight car standing on the track by
the Woolen mills.
Wilson and Colby
Hold Conference
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. President
Wilson today called Secretary oFState
Colby and Under Secretary Davis Into
conterenoa with him at the White
House on the PoIIbj, crisis. The con
ference lasted for more than an hour.
IN COLLISION NEAR
HAWLEY PAPER ILL
GIRL REPORTED
MISSING SINCE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Ida West, of Tenth and Harri
son . street, notified Sheriff Wilson
Wednesday morning that her daugh
ter, Lucia, did not come home Tues
day nigut and asked that the heriff
make an effort to find her.
The girl, who Is 16 year of age, wag
last aeen Tuesday night on the treets
of Oregon City about 9:30 but had not
been home since leaving the woolen
mills, where she ha been employed.
Mr. West said hat the girl had about
$25 with her when he Jeft home.
The mother could give no reason
why the girl should leave, savin a- that
she seemed contented with her borne
and work.
SCARCITY OF CARS
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 11. Scarc
ity of car has struck a bard blow at
Blaine. Four of the five shingle mills
In the border town have been forced
to close on account of lack of cars and
the fifth has been able to obtain only
a fraction of it needs. Meanwhile
Great Northern car are going Into
Canada and from 10 to 20 carload of
Canadian forest product axe passing
through Blaine into the United States
duty free to the detriment of industry
in Whatcom county.
Such, In substance, Is the statement
made by Barney W. Moore, a pioneer
shingle man of Blaine and head of the
Borden Shingle company.
The four mills forced to close are
the United Shingle company, the
Blaine Manufacturing company, the
North. Bluff Shingle company and the
Borden Shingle company. The Mor
rison mill is still operating.
Mr. Moore says that In 24 day his
mill received two empty, cars. An
average of 15 to 20 empties, he esti
mates, are going across the border
dally, where the Great Northern has
to compete with Canadian roads. Oth
er plants at Blaine are in the same
situation as the Borden company, Mr.
Moore says, and the result is that
from 7,000,000 to 9,000,000 shingles are
piled up in the yards because of lack
of cars in which to ship them. The
demand is good, but shipping facilities
are not obtainable.
HOTEL
GUESTS ROUTED OUT
BY
FIRE
PORTLAND, Aug. 11. A fire-prooi
elevator shaft saved many lives and
thousands of dollars this morning
when fire roke out in the Glenwood
hotel, 25 Nortn Sixth.
The fire started in the elevator mo
tor in the basement and shot up the
fire-proof shaft and out the roof. The
actual fire damage was confined to
the basement, shaft, attic and roof of
the building, although the different
floors of the four-story structure all
suffered smoke and. water damage.
Sixty-seven guests in the hotel
crowded into the streets in nigh
clothes. No one was Injured, although
one woman, overcome by smok)
carried out of the building by Patrol
man Talbot.
The fire was discovered by Patrol
men Talot and Paine, who saw the
flames shooting above the roof. They
turned In a fire alarm, and later a
second alarm was turned In by the
fire department.
The first alarm was received at 4:30
o'clock and the recall was sounded at
4:55.
A repetition of the fatal Elton Court
hotel fire was feared by the firemen
when they arrived on the scene and
found the flames raging from base
ment to roof.
Portland Boy Passes
Away On Wednesday
Donald, the two-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Krueger, of Portland,
died Wednesday afternoon In Oregon
City, after a brief Illness. The lad,
In company with his parents and sis'
ters, wa& camped at Jennings, Lodge',
where he was taken 111, and was
brought to Oregon City for medical
treatment.
The. remains are at the undertaking
establishment of Holman & Pace In
this city, where the funeral services
will be held on Friday afternoon at 1
o'clock. s The remains are to be taken
to the Rlvervlew cemetery for inter
ment. The little fallow was the only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Krueger, and Is sur
vived by his parents and his sisters,
Lorene and Vivian.
STATE TREASURER
SAYS GAS PRICES
ARE TO BE PROBED
SALEM, Aug. 9. O. P. Hoff. state
treasurer and state sealer of weights
and measures, let It be known Satur
day that he wHl Investigate the recent
Increase in the price of gasoline.
Several mouth ago when the short
age of gasoline became apparent,
prosecution under the 56 per cent spe
cific gravity law were suspended so
that gasoline might ha available for
the essential Industrie of
the understanding being that the dis
tributors would reduce the price 1 ij
cents a gallon If they were permitted
to sell the same grade of fuel a so!
In Washington.
The quality ha been reduced, it Is
aia, but tne price has continued to
advance.
"The Increased price demanded
apparently bo much greater than the
Increased cost of production, trans
portation, etc.," said Mr. Hoff, "that
It appears an attempt is being made
to take advantage of a critical itua
tlon. This, In my opinion, Is unwar
ranted, and a violation of the under
standing of the oil comnanies and 1?
reacting unfavorably to the state ofJ
Oregon industrially and commercially.
The original understanding a to
quality to be furnished and price to
be charged was made only after the
.iortage seriously threatened
moving of crops and the continuance
of operation of Industrie depending
on the output of the oil companies."
Blaine Is Named
G. O. P. Treasurer
7EW1 YORK. tAusr. 6.-Jame G.
Elaine Jr., of Providence, R. I., grand
sou of'the republican candidate for
president, who opposed Grover Cleve
land In 18S4, was today appointed
eastern treasurer of the republican
national committee.
Tha announcement of Mr. Blaine's
appointment followed a conference
today between Will H. Hays, chair
man of the national committee; Na
tional Treasurer Fred W. Upham of
Chicago, former Senator 3. W. Weeks,
of Massachusetts and Mr. Arthur '!
Llvermore.
I BOY IS
SEVERELY BURNED,
MAY LOSE BOTH FEET
PORTLAND, Aug. 11. Horribly
burned about the feet and legs, Tom
Graham, 1", of Oak Grove, ia in Sell
wood hospital today, while attending
physicians are working to prevent am
putation of his feet by means of skin
grafting operations.
Clad only in a bathing suit, Graham
yesterday plunged through a crust of
ashes waist deep into a bed of live
coals at the scene of the Oswego Iron
Works fire of Friday.
With a companion he had swam the
river to take a look at the wreckage.
As he picked his way among the
ruins, the ground suddenly broke be
neath his feet, plunging him Into the
smouldering pit.
Graham crawled back to the river
on his hands and knees, half creeping,
half dragging himself into the view
of his companion.
The injured boy was hurried across
the river in a row boat and a passing
automobile was commandeered for a
run to the hospital.
OFF
i OFFICE
TO
.17
PORTLAND. Aug. 11. Miss Gene
vieve Thompson, state chairman of
the Fatherless Children of France, will
close her office, 213 U. S. National
Bank building, August 17. She has
had charge of this work for "nearly
two years. Miss Thompson announc
es that after August 17 no more
checks will be received. She asks
that everyone desiring to take or
phans again this year renew before
the date of closing or send their re
newals to the New York headquarters,
665 Fifth avenue, New York.
During the ,tlme that Miss Thomp
son was in charge of the work more
than $40,000 has been sent to the war
orphans. Portland, Eugene and some
of the smaller towns of the state
reached their full quotas. L. N.
Brunswig, Pacific coast chairman of
the Fatherless Children of France,
will be in Portland August 17.
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Emery Reames, of Clackamas
Heights, was arrested by Constable
Fortune Wednesday on assault and
battery charges preferred by C.
A. Stewart. Reames will be gtven a
trial in the Justice court today at 11
o'clock.
According to Information the trou
ble started when Stewart went to the
brick yard where Reames is employed
FATHERLESS CHILDREN
RANCI
and the twe men got into an argument
ROOSEVELT
CAMPAIGN
IS OPEIED
CHICAGO, Aug. ll.-Franklin D.
tyoserelt, democratic candidate for
vice-president, opened his campaign
here tonight before 3000 person. He
urged republican and independents
to Join the democrats fn support o'
their platform and ticket
He told republican their party had
been split by a quarrel among leaders
and that the faction represented by
Senator Harding wa the "old guard"
Theodore Roosevelt had opposed.
Seven hundred women had places on
the stage.
He said In parti
"Tonight we are firing the opening
gun of a battle of far-reaching Im
portance, and once again the
are going to be heard around the
world for the action of the Ameri
can nation will be watched with anx
tons eye by all civilization.
"Governor Cox and I believe It la
the simple duty of the candid---give
to as many citizen as - -
an opportunity to see and heap and
form their own Impressions
men they are to vote for. It is only
frankness to ay that the treat ma.
Jorlty of tbe newspapers are owned
or controlled by men affiliated with
the republican party. It la, therefore,
doubly necessary for un to nresent
our views and our aims In person.
"I hope on this Journey to the Pa
cific ocean and in all my travels I
shall have opportunity to talk not
only to democrats but also to those
who are normally affiliated with oth
er parties, and with men and women
without party affiliations the "inde
pendents."
"I want to address myself narticu-
larly to those who are not democrats.
The day is past, except In the case of
old-time, hard-shell politicians, or the
case of a few ' narrowly prejudiced
newspapers, when it Is either popular
or useful to damn everybody and
everything connected with the opposi
tion.
"I willingly acknowledge and Draise
the fine citizenship which goes to
make up the rank and file of the re
publican party. The republican par
ty is one of great traditions, of great
patriotism, of great accomplishments.
I speak of the rank and file Of that
party even today with true respect."
WOOD REBUKES CITY "
FOR USING ARMED
STRIKEBREAKERS
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 11. Immed
iate deportation of all strike-breakers
who are operating street cara in Den
ver was ordered by Major-General
Leonard Wood after a conference with
tramway, city and union officials
late yesterday.
He scatntngiy rebuked city and
tramVvay officials for bringing armed
strikebreakers to the city and charac
terized the action of the strikebreak
rs in shooting as cowardly murder.
"Some of you men will be Indicted
for murder," Wood exclaimed during
the conference. A complte investiga
tion of the riots was ordered by the
general, who leaves for Chicago.
He
will return In about three weeks.
Strikers will vote today on the ques
tion of accepting the company's terms
of settlement. The tramway officials
have refused to recognize the union
and Insisted the men should maka
written application as individuals for
their former Jobs.
OFFICE
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 11. Major Fred
R. Reed, secretary of the Idaho recla
mation association, has Inaugurated a
campaign, the object of which is to got
the west to bring pressure upon Sen
tor Harding, republican candidate for
president, and Governor Cox, demo
cratic candidate for the same office,
to back a western man for secretary
of the interior. It is held that the se
lection of such a man is absolutely
vital.
"The west is rapidly becoming a
section of these great United States
so powerful In commerce, finance and
industry, thut it in norfevtiu- rio-ht n t
proper that the next secretary should
IN CHICAGO
CAMPAIGN
STARTED
TO BOOST WESTERNER
come from he west " said Mr. Reed.