VOL.. LIX. ISO. 18,185.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, 3IARC1I G, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EXECUTIVES CLASH
OVER RESOLUTIONS
Governors and Mayors In
dulge in Hot Debate.
MAYOR BAKER IS PROMINENT
'Don't Get Excited," Portland
Official Tells Milwaukeean.
DO SOMETHING, IS DEMAND
. Oregon Mayor Complains Because of
rrocedurc of Conference Which'
Seems to JProgrcss Slowly.
WASHINGTON", March 5. Bitter con
troversy rased in. the conference of
governors and mayors today before the
report of the committee on. resolutions,
making a great variety of recommend
ations on public questions, finally was
adopted. Even after the viva voce
vote delegates from the west, led by
Mayor Kolph of San Francisco, at
tempted to force a record vote to show
they dissented from the majority, but
were overruled by Secretary of Labor
Wilson, who presided.
During the debate on the resolution
the section relating to public utilities
was attacked vigorously by Mayor
'lloan of Milwaukee, who moved that
it be stricken out, the motion being
supported by Mayor Meyers of Minne
apolis, K. M. Ilarber of Kansas City
and others. Mayor lloan wanted to
know who sent the "stacks of tele
grams" which Governor Cox reported
had reached the committee favoring
the declaration. He and Mayor Meyers
declared the clause interfered with
local sovereignty, and Mr. Harber said
id like that given by the war labor
board in the Kansas City strike did
more harm than good.
Jliror Baker Replies.
Mayor Baker of Portland, Or., an
swering for his colleagues of the com
mittee. Governor Cox. Governor Bilbo
.f Mississippi, Governor Sproul of
Pennsylvania. Mayor Peters of Boston
and George Foster Peabody, represent
ing the governor of New York, said the
telegrams referred to by Mayor Hoan,
had been addressed to President Wil
son who sent them to the committee.
"They came from the traction in
terests.' shouted Mayor Hoan.
"Don't get excited." the Portland
executive replied. "I've pulled that
corporation stuff just as you are doing
and it goes well with your constitu
ents, but I advocate this section be
cause we ought to have some govern
ment agency to help us in difficulties
which cannot be settled locally. "'
Motion io strike out the clause was
.defeated, 31 to 21.
WMtcrnera Are DixKntisf led.
At the morning session dissatisfac
tion of western delegates at what they
regarded as the failure of the confer
incc to achieve concrete results broke
forth in a storm of debate, during
which Secretary Houston, who was to
l ave spoken, left the room in the de
partment of interior, where today's ses
sions were held.
When a motion to refer the resolu
tion to a committee was made one of
the delegates said the rule of the con
ference called for submission of reso-
lutions without their being read. Judge
Lewis, representing Arizona, immedi
ately protested against a gag rule.
Viscus2'oii became general, and in reply
to criticisms of the resolutions commit
tee. Mayor Baker of Portland declared
the western delegates were much dis
satisfied with the procedure of the
conference and wanted something done.
It was at this point that Secretary
Houston departed.
Pnrtlaan Subjects Discussed.
Adjournment was taken after Mayor
Ttolpli and Governor Cox of Ohio, chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
had risen on questions of personal priv
ilege concerning their championship of
opposing sides in the debate.
The resolutions which Governor Cox
announced were submitted unanimously
after elimination of all partisan sub
jects, condemned doctrines which in
veigh against God and government.
They also recommended that the gov
ernment should "not only prepare for
the transportation necessities of pros
perity, but use the railroads as the
means of helping private industry" by
carrying out the programme of im
provements. (
Expressly disclaiming approval of
fixing of costs, the resolutions sanc
tioned government approval of price
schedules as a step toward establish
ing a new basis of values. Reduction
of freight rates on all building mate
rial, especially road material, was sug
gested. It was declared that reduction
wages should come only as a result
0t reduced Jiving costs.
Federal Agencies Wanted.
Recommendation was made that the
federal government continue "its help
ful offices' with a view to averting
"serious consequences" in the financial
affairs of public utilities. Settlement
of government contracts, lifting of gov
ernmental restrictions on industry and
materials as soon as possible and con
tinuation of the federal survey of nat
ural resources started by the war were
asked. The conference also deplored
discontinuance of federal employment
1 agencies, and urged demobilization of
' the army by local draft boards.
The controversy between Governor
; Cox and Mayor Tlolph arose, out of a
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PORK PRODUCTS OFF
CONSERVATION LIST
EXPORT REGnATIOXS LIFTED
BY FEDERAL, BOARD.
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Destroy Ability to Furllier Sta
bilize Hog Prices.
WASHINGTON', March 5. Removal of
pork and pork products from' the ex
port conservation list was announced
tonight by the war trade board, effect
ive tomorrow. At the same time the
board rescinded the regulations by
which all applications for licenses to
export these commodities to European
destinations were required to bear a
certificate from the food administra
tion showing that the administration
had approved the sale' price.
The food administration ' in an an
nouncement simultaneously said this
action would destroy Its ability to fur
ther stabilize the price of live hogs and
that it probably would result in the
price of hogs and pork increasing be
yond the stabilized prices which the
administration had desired to continue
to March 31.
The war trade board's announcement
also said that it has been advised that
the allied provisions export commission
had been dissolved and that purchases
of foodstuffs for shipment to Great
Britain, France and Italy 'would' no
longer be made by that commission.
Thi3 commission was organized early
in the war and all foodstuffs for the
allies bought -in America were pur
chased through it.
TORNADO SWEEPS 3 TOWNS
Great Property Damage Done and
Some "Lives Lost in Alabama.
MOBILE, Ala., A arch 5. At least
three towns in southern Alabama were
swept late today b' a tornado. Great
property damage an come, loss of life
have been reported. .
The towns struck were Eufala. Pol
lard and Flomaton.
At Eufala. a town of about 6000, E.
J. Searcy was killed by falling debris
and three other men are reported to
have been caught beneath a falling
building. The property loss at Eufala
was estimated in early reports at $500,
000. Practically every residence was
said to have been damaged and a num
ber of business houses destroyed.
Several business buildings were de
stroyed at Pollard. A heavy rain which
accompanied the tornado did consider
able damage in the vicinity of Pollard.
The property loss at Flomaton is not
believed to be large.
CUBAN STRIKE SPREADING
Sugar Factories May Be Affected bj
Labor-Troubles.
HAVANA, March 5. The general
strike, which began last midnight, waa
spreading today into the interior of
Cuba. Reports were received here that
the sugar factories might be involved.
Traffic in Havana was at a stand
still. No disturbances have been re
ported. RAIN FAILS TO MAR WELCOME
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ORDERED OM COAST
9000 Operators and 3000
Linemen to Quit Work.
WAGE DEMANDS INSISTED ON
Burleson Alone Has Power to
Prevent Action Decided On.
COMPANY TO BE IGNORED
Recognition or Brotherhood. Per
. sistently Refused by Postmaster
General, Also Insisted Cpon.
SAX FRANCISCO. March G. A strike
of 9000 telephone operators and 3000
linemen In California, Washington, Ore.
gon and Nevada lias been ordered by
the executive committee of the. Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers in the event that Postmaster
General Burleson does not . speedily
grant wage demands of the brother
hood. It was announced here today by
T. C. Robblns, personal representative
of L. C. Grasser, vice-president cf the
organization.
Mr. Robbins today received a telegram
from Charles P. Ford, secretary of the
brotherhood, indicating that a recent
referendum of the workers in the four
states mentioned favored a strike.
Company to Be Ignored.
Mr. Robbins announced receipt of an
other telegram from Grasser authoriz
ing him to advise . electrical workers'
organizations in coast states to "pay no
attention to wage increases offered by
Burleson through' the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company."
The respective unions were cautioned
In the telegram from Ford to take no
strike action on their own account, "or
they would be properly disciplined."
The male workers demand an in
crease of from $4.75 to $6.40 a day and
the girls from basic wages of $9 and
$14 a week to a flat wage of $2 and . $4
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Itrotherbood Recognition RerneA
Recognition of the brotherhood or
any of its subsidiary organizations per
sistently has been refused by Burleson,
brotherhood officials contended, and
this concession is sought also. The in
creases offered by Mr. Burleson through
the telephone company ranged from $5
to $5.50. No mention was made of the
operators in this offer.
Mr. Robbins said he understood that
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 4
deRreei; minimum, degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; moderate southerly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Pare 13.
Koretjrn.
Wireless telephone used in mid-ocean.
Pare 1-
All Germany rent by utrikes and riotlnff.
Canadian slauchtercd needlewly,- is charge.
Page -4.
Supreme council to meet today. TntS 3.
Spread of bolhevlsm alarm, ptatesmn
leathered In Pari a. Page 5.
. . National.
Government - to hold to - railways. Pasw 1.
Governors and mayor' conference witnesses
hot debate. Viitie I. .
presidmT"eomtnuteM tirntences of 52 esplon-
. a-je act violator. Puce 3.
Republican houcc leaders rush organization.
Pagre C
Domestic.
International' Rrot lift-hood "of Klectrlcal
Workers neTtrTe5Trrrder strike on coast.
Pace 1.
Pork product removed from conservation
list. Page 1.
Soclfilitic Ira-cun . In full control now of
.North Dakota. Page 5.
Sport a.
Lukanovtc getji tryout with Beavers. Pace
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Orejron basketball team defeats California.
Page 14. ' i
- Pax-lflc North went. x
Governor's status drrlard in doubt.- Page .
Oregon to .pay. last honor to governor.
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Washington to spend SlO.OOO.OrtO on roads.
Pwge 7.
Unsigned Mils psps out o hands of Gover
nor Oliott. Page 13.
Idaho to . cxtabtlfh state constabulary.
Page 7.
Commercial and Marine..
Northwestern potato shipments are below
normal. Page -I.
Prof tt-ta kin wtp out early advance In
Chicago corn market. Page J 1.
Rails lead In decline In Wall utreet stocks.
Page srl.
Portland and A trinity.
Portland wrlcoines fth artillery. Page 1.
Oregon Dairy Coum-ll to establish milk sta
tion at Sbai tu-k school. Page -O.
Twenty -five t housand dollars lopped off in
recovery action. Page 'S2.
Loyal Legion to oin headquarters here
Saturday. Page l.".
Armenian drive pressed. Pago 12.
Turk crimes recalled. Page 12.
Weather report, data and forecast. - Page 20.
TRACTION OFFICIAL TRIED
Brooklyn Man Charged With Man
slaughter as Kesult of Wreck.
MINKOl.A, N. T., March 5. Selection
of a jury in the manslaughter case of
Thomas F. Elewitt. first of four of
ficials of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company to be tried as the result of
a wreck on one of the company's
lines last year which cost the lives
of more than 85 persons, was com
pleted in the state supreme court here
today.
Introduction of evidence will be
gin tomorrow. '
CENSORSHIP IS REMOVED
Plaint of American Officials Causes
Britons to Act.
PARIS. March 5. As a result of
representations of American officials,
the British government has consented
to the removal of all censorship on
business, commercial and all other
messages. '
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CLING TO RAILWAYS
Failure of Appropriation
Does Not Daunt Officials.
DIRECTOR HINES CHEERFUL
Efforts to Be Made to Keep
Operations on Normal Scale.
RATE RISE NOT PLANNED
Hope Is Impressed That Improve,
ment Programme Cau lie Carried
ou to CJIvc Employes Work.
WASHINGTON. March 3. The gov
ernment today determined to retain
control of the railroad despite failure
of congress to provide funds for tho
railroad administration and to have the
roads finance themselves for the next
few months through private loans ou
the open market or through advances
by the war finance corporation.
Kfforts will be made to maintain op
erations cn a normal ffcale and to carry
on as much of the improvement pro
gramme as po.-slble In order to avoid
throwing employes out of work or
otherwise disturbing industrial condi
tions. No attempt will be made to solve the
problem by raising rales.
Railroad. Will lie Aided.
These assurances were given by Di
rector Mines in a public statement and
in an address to the conference of gov
ernors an J m i.vors meeting here. At
the same time it developed that the
war finance corporation has about
$337,000,000 resources available and
much of this may go to railroads to
supplement the sums they can borrow
until congress meets again and has op
portunity to appropriate funds.
After protracted conferences between
ecretary Glass and other officials of
the treasury and the war fln-tn-.-e cor
poration, it was ttatd that irms
probably w uu id be devoted to Keep tlie
rrfirof.dVi ofc the money market . as
much a. possible and minimize inter
ftenee with the forthcoming victory
loan.
Although officials appeared optimis
tic, they explained that much manipu
lating of financial machinery would be
necessary and a definite programme
could not be developed for some time.
Officials Seem More Cheerful.
Their somewhat cheerful attitude was
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MANY MILKS AW AY.
Six Physicians Confer Regarding
Trent men t by Means of L.ulc
Intention.
- Ni:V YORK, Atari h 5. The w ireless
telephone ond the wireless telegraph
were used in mid-ocean by Lieutenant
Comniindcr A. K. Younie, senior sur
geon ,jn board tie tt anspart 'Sierra, to
prescribe for patients on the transport
Towhatan and the British steamer Pol
lac, which were many miles away.
The Sierra, which ci-rived here today
with the Powhatan, received a wireless
mesage In nild-ocenn from the captain
of the Pollac stating that one cf his
crew' had !-een taker. II!. The l:iM;C
gave symptoms and asked for a diaa
nosis and treatment. Acting on his
information and subsequent mfpasfs
concerning the sick man's ease, the Si
erra's doctors prescribed treatment by
radio and at last reports the si.k man
was consider.! o'y improved in health.
While the Sierra and Powhatan rre
15 miles apart at a point about Sort
miles north of the .r.orc-. the w irele.-
telephone was iit-ed for a consultation
of the lo.'t.ir. on 1 oard the Uo trans
ports. Six doctor.- each put on a tele
phone jet and attended "the ccnsulta
tion. which wa.- called on to determine
treatment of certain rases whuh had
developed on the Powhatan. "
OFFICERS ARE RAID VICTIMS
Pari Resort Closed a Reult
of
Police npetor" Ylii.
PARIS. M.ircn 5. Much comment
has been aroused by the raid made
on the Franco-American Parthenon
club by Inspector Tanguy of the
Paris police. The Inspector sa s he
suspected that various games of
ehiince were in operation there and
declares he discovered that champagne
was being sold at 113 u bottle and
that orangeade cost 1 frai.e a gla.-..
The evidence, the inspector added,
was sufficient to warrant closing the
club. Thirty men. including several
American otficers. and 10 women, were
in the club when the Inspector and hia
men walked in Monday night.
BANK .SURPLUS INCREASED
Amendment let leilerul Re-ere Act
I'wxir-t to l)Mitors.
WASHINGTON'. March 5. Amend
ment of tliT- lederal reserve ct by the
congress just adjourned has resulted in
increasing from $;2.T3S.90o to !,4t,'.
340 the combined surplus of the 12
federal reserve banks, said a reserve
board statement today.
As amended, the law pe-niits the
federal reserve banks to retain as sur
plus their net earninss. including those
for 191S, up to 100 per cent of their
subscribed cipital and 10 per cent
thereafter.
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WELCOMED BY RAIN
Long Period of Anxiety
Ends at Station.
BOYS MARCH IN GREAT PARADE
Crowds Cheer as Warriors
Proceed Up Victory Way.
PORTLAND CITIZENS HOSTS
Breakfast Served at Auditorium and
Theaters und Iunce Af-
1 ford I aitcrtaiiiineni.
pv ii.i:r.r M. CHAYSON.
Although Jupiter Tiuvius played a
prominent part in the reception ft the
?'h regiment, coast artillery corpr.
yesterday by bursting forth with co
pious quant uies of good old Oregon rain,
he. faikd to put a damper on the cele
bration which will be remembered by
tlie hoine-coming heroes and their Tort
ian.l hosts.
With whistles Mowing and hundred-;
of relatives, sweethearts and friends
cheiring wildl. the special troop train
steamed into the union station at s
A. M. It carried four officers and 47
enlisted men. composing the Oregon
and WashitiE ton contingent of the 9tli
reciment. Three men of the iZd regi
ment, coast artillery corps. whose
homes air in this section, were in the
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Itflallvr. I.'mhrarr IlrroeM.
There w.ere many touching scenes as
mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers
embraced these heroic sons of Oregon
w ho left Tugei sound for New Yo k
last August and who have spent five
months of hard training in France.
Many tears were shed because sons and
brothers were safely home, but whtn
old bunky meets old bunky one gazes
upon a welcome that you simply can
not understand. This was the case
when a goodly number oi the ti:h
regiment, mustered out of the service
and home for keeps, clasped hands with
their old "buddies " of the original coas:
artillery corps.
Here and there in the surging crowds
were little eddies of human emotion
as mothers broke the strain of anxietv
of months and wep; unashamedly us
they kissed their boys. Wives also gavt
vent to a joy that tespoke months of
anxiety and held up in their arms
miniature doughboys and very younc
women with a marked military dash
to their get-up. babies grown out of all
proportion to the mental pictures th
family men had been carrying of those
"hack home."
The Multnomah Ouard and kilty
bands p!aed riurinsr the init.a:
v elcomr.
Boyn l.njov Oreson Rain.
At r ir, A. M.. W. J. Hofmann. ehair
iii." n of the ent .Ttalnnient eommitte.
had the parade under way. It proceed
ed up Victory Way to Liberty Temp.
down Morrison street to Third street,
and out Tliii-1 street to the municipal
auditorium, while thousands of um-tuella-covMcd
Poitlanders bowled '.ike
Leincs equipped with bather lunu-.
Considering the very in. lenient -weather,
the city looked its test in
atiiotii attire. A : hower of confetti
-lot out of h R-.i.i from a window in
the Meier & 1'rank store added color
to the festU ill.-. Kycs of the battlers
twinkled like fireflies In Cie emerald
fcrass md clad in heavy overeocts the
seemed to enjoy the first Oregon rain
thrv had seen In months.
Oiief of Police Johnson and aides
in his automooile and j. squad of mo
torcycle policemen cleared the line of
tt-.arch. They were followed by City
Ooinnil ssioner Blelow. Oi-ar K. Over
beck, chairman of the general reception
and welfare committee, and Charles F.
llerg. j.eeretary of the committee, who
rode in Commissioner' Itigelow'a car.
Nfvt tame mi automobile filled Willi
women members of the committee.
Major Marlon llrari Parade.
Major Phillip P. Marion, commander
of the train, led the procession proper.
beiiiR- followed by Multnomah Ouard
band. The G!-th followed the band,
split at landom in two divisions march
ing in a column of squads. The kilty
band of the Willamette Iron & stee!
Works followed the hoinecomers.
Three lines of Solvation Army lasses,
led by local officers and like number of
platoons bf lied Cross canteen work
ers garbed In their rlnsy rubber tapes,
tlosei the triumphant procession. Cap
tain If.irdy, sole survivor of the Perry
expedition. and William. Tleldt, father
of the old Third Oregon, were con
spicuous figures.
Thousands leaned out of windows of
office buildings to voieo thclrjoy at
the safe return of this crack Oregon
regiment. Practically every business)
house and school In the city excused
employes and students for the occasion
llrenkfaat Served at Auditorium.
It was a drenched bunch of fighters
who filed Into the auditorium for tM
elaborate bronkfi-t prepared by 11. W.
Kent, secretary of the Portland Cater
ers' association, and Mrs. C. U. Sim
mons. C A. Uiselow, city commis
sioner, representing Mayor Itakcr. de
livered the rddress of wrlcome.
Mrs. Lulu Pa-xl Miller and Jane Burns
Albert sang.
After breakfast the men were be:
free to enjoy the programme arranged
for them. The Multnomah Amateur
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