VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,288
Entered at Portland fOrffoB)
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SIX KILLED, 20 HURT
REPORT
WILSON, DUE TODAY,
FINISHES MESgAGE
PRESIDENT TO BE WELCOMED
AT CARNEGIE HALL.
E III U. S.
LEGALITY OF LIQUOR
SHIPMENT IS DENIED
COCRT CPHOLDS SEIZURE OF
BOOZE IN ALASKA.
EFFORT TO SETTLE
IN FIUME RIOTING
HIST DRY LAW
L
TO SECRET 7
S
FREACH SOLDIERS SAID TO
HAVE INSULTED ITALIANS.
EUROPEAN TRADERS
iiRT
WAR
PHDNESTR KE EWD
COME TO PORTLAND
Ships and Products Will
Be Obtained Here.
SECRET BUYING IS BLAMED
Scandinavian Business Men
Chaperoned by J. F. Larson.
JAPAN TO BE GIVEN RACE
faclflc Trade 1 Be Sought for All
Varieties of Products, tijxirt
and Import Alike.
A party of shippers, traders and
financial men arrived In Portland
)at nlgtit f ram Ccandinavian countries
under ebaperonage of J. Fred Larson,
vice-president of the Pacific Interna
tional corporation of ore con. They arc
here with a view of contracting for
life's necessities, steel vessels, rail,
road construction timber and a boat
of other commodities, shipments to tc
moved direst on vessels of the newly
established Pacific roast - European
service. There also will be tonnafre
from those countries diverted here as
well . with another important I Ine
fostered between Portland and the
orient.
Mr. Larson left Portland In March,
and as a result of his tour of Sweden.
Norway and Denmark the party was
formed to visit the Pacific coast.
Iceland also Is represented In the
person of Captain Hjalti Jonsxon of
fteykjavik. Iceland, connected with six
commercial organisations, who b rout lit
with him plans for two steel trawlers
and two small steamers, each of 1100
tons, while it Is said there may be con
tracts for a fleet of 10 trawlers, while
a Danish firm, represented In the party.
Is in the market for 0'0-ton vessels,
four of them being Indicated now.
33 Meaner edcw.
The Pacific International corpora
tion, of which Emery Olmstead. presi
dent of ths Northwestern National
bank. Is president, and Arthur C. Cal
lan secretary and treasurer, was
formed in March, the same interests
being concerned In the Columbia Pa
cific Shipping company. . Mr. Larson
says the ptan Is for shipments to be
sjiarie on SSOO.toit steamers the ship
ping board is allotting Williams. Dia
mond Sl Co. for a Pacific coast- Euro
pean service, of which five have al
ready been assigned and it is esti
mated will be required ultimately.!
The Columbia Pacific Is Portland agent
for the line.
We reached New Tork June - and
nt with different interests there,
then went on to Washington and. with
Senators McXafy and Chamberlain and
Congressman McArthur. placed the
trade programme before the shipping
board officials ami thoe of the de
partment of commerce, both of which
pronounced it the first concrete pro
pooal yet presented that would develop
trade relations w ith Scandinavian coun
tries, said Mr. larton. "They assured
us there would be abundant tonnage
provided and that, as far as the Port
land part of the service Is concerned,
there would be vessels assigned here to
carry all of the commodities contractrd
for."
F. J. E. Eerner of Copenhagen, con- j
aectcd with two vhipping organisations!
and identified with two banks there.'
said importer in cau4inavian coun
tries had bought In th pa-t through
brokers, mucti of their Koods coming
tl:roJgb Hamburg and London before
the war. and it wa.- de.-irrd to per
sonally get in touch with the pro
ducers cn the Pacific coa.-t and con
tract direct. That, he said, would
ascejsltate bu ing In large iuanttir.
and with direct icmhip service it
was a most desirable arrangement.
ferrsen ! H Held.
On reaching the union depot last
n.ght the visitors were met by Mr. '
Cs'lan and taken to the Hotel K.-l.-on.
where, through special arrangements, a
suite was ret apart so that a parlor i
accessible from all sleeping rooms and
It Is there much of the preliminar)
business of their ir.llcn will be dis
posed of-
II. Malmstrom of Stockholm, one of
the L'nited Merchants of Sweden. Is
concerned with purchases for Sweden,
nnland and part of Uussta. -w hile he Is
also Interested in the construction of
pew ships.
Trgve rrosch. of Christians, is of
the newly organised Norca-Oregon com
pany formed to contract with Oregon
producers and manufacturers for their
wares. Back of the company are banks
and buyers.
OUf Pay. of Copenhagen, referred to
as the clearing house for Norwegian.
Swedish and Danish commercial orean
Isattona numbered in the party, is to
look Into commercial contracts.
Trade etftda to He tele.
F. Vemius of Stockholm. was rent
by his father with Mr. Larson to study
American trade systems on the west
coast with the .expectation of importing
and exporting relations being estati
Jished shortly.
L. Sagan of Christiania left the party
in the east and preceded to Puget
sound, and is to Join the others tod a
His brother. Tryggve Sagan. Is credited
by Mr. Larson with being the most
prominent shipping man In Norway and
Is to come here in August in connec
tion with the operation of a line of
Order Temporarily Re-established
When General Takes Over
Control of City.
HOME. July 7. (By fhe Associated
Press.) New clashes between the
French and Italians at Flume are re
ported in advices from that city.
The casualties, so far reported, num
ber six killed and 20 wounded.
According to dispatches to Giornale
dltalia serious incidents have occurred
within the last day or two at Fiume.
Two French soldiers are alleged to have
insulted Italian grenadiers, who re
monstrated. The French llred on the
grenadier and then fled to their bar
crowds that gathered.
In a cafe where many French congre
gate and In a Jugo-SIav beer garden,
one Italian officer, two French soldiers
and several civilians have been
wounded.
General Graxiole. into whose hands
the national council of Fiume placed
the control of the city, has arrived and
temporarily re-established order. There
are repeated cries by the crowds of
"down with France! Away with the
provocator!"
Lifting of Ban on Wines
and Beer Is Urged.
Jersey City School Children to Greet
Executive at Pier; Big Guard
to Line Route.
GENERAL REPEAL SUGGESTED
HOUSe WlaV ACt On EnfOr J oted to the Deace treaty and protocols
and the work nf th n
ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON. July 7. (By Wireless
t' vjhe Associated Press.) The presi-
messag-e, to be delivered to Con-
J i on Thursday, is completed. The
Kage will take about 20 minutes to
ad and contains about 5000 words de-
ment Measure Today
COMMITTEEMEN HOLDOUT
ARMY PROBE IS ORDERED
Paying for Transfer Charged In
Report or Officials.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. An In
vestigation was ordered today by Rear
Admiral J. L. Jayne. commandant of
the 11th naval district, of charges by
enlisted men that money had been paid
to petty officers to secure transfers!
from undesirable assignments.
Three chief yeomen of the receiving
ship Boston In San Francisco bay were
taken into custody pending completion
of formal charges against them. As
signments to ships on the Atlantic
coast were secured through money
payments, it was said, and in like
: manner men were able to have their
names erased from lists for transfer
to ships In Russian waters.
I
ARMY PLANE MAKING TIME
The Dalles Reached From Pendle
ton on Portland Flight.
PENDLETON. Or., July 7. (Special.)
Delayed by a heavy dust storm here
yesterday. Lieutenant J. M. Fetters,
army aviator, left early this morning
on another leg of his return trip to
California in an army airplane. He had
been expected Saturday but had diffi
culty in getting supplies for his flight
from Walla Walla.
THE DALLES. Or.. July 7. (Special.)
Lieutenant Fetter. Mather field avi
ator, on his return flight to Sacra
mento from Pendleton. Or., arrived here
today shortly before noon and planned
to leave this sfternoon for Portland,
where he expected to spend the night.
States Rights Held Jeopardized by
Intended Action; Definition
Move Scored.
BRITISH LAUD U. S. NAVY
Prompt Reply to R-3 1's Call for
Aid F.tokc Friendly Comment.
(Cop right hv Ihe New York World. Tub
ilflicl by arrangement. I
LONDON. July 7. (Special cable.)
Referring to the American navy's an
swer to the appeal of the R-Sl for as
sistance, the Daily Mail says:
"It was answered with an energy and
promptness for which we cannot be too
grateful."
Continuing, the Daily Mail remarks:
"Already, although we are only on
the very threshold of the air age, the
l'nited States has been brought nearer
to us than was Manchester or Yorle to
the London of a century ago."
WASHINGTON, July 7. Five' mem
bers of the house judiciary committee,
in a minority report on the prohibition
enforcement bill made public tonight
declared congress should repeal the
time prohibition act or at least
lift the ban in so far as It relates to
the manufacture and sale of light wines
and beer.
While this report was being prepared
Chairman Volstead of the judiciary
committee announced he had asked for
rule to make the general enforce
ment bill in order for immediate con
sideration, with a view to calling It up
tomorrow in the house. There was no
assurance, however, that debate would
begin at once, and the general view
was that consideration would go over
until Thursday.
Mr. Volstead said so far as he was
aware there was no intention of sepa
rating the measures, or to put before
the house a straight bill for enforce
ment of the war time law.
The minority report, signed by Rep
resentative Igoe, Missouri; Steele,
Pennsylvania; Gard, Ohio, democrats;
and Dyer, Missouri, and Classon, Wis
consin, republicans, based Its objec
tions to the enforcement bill reported
out by the committee upon three prin
cipal grounds and challenged the power
of congress to pass it, because in de
fining intoxicating liquors It went be
yond the original act and was there
fore new legislation.
On the general question of the war
time act and its enforcement, the mi
nority report held:
'That the provisions for the enforce
ment of wartime prohibition carry a
definition of intoxicating liquors which
extends the prohibition beyond that
of the original act and to that extent
is new legislation, which congress has
not the right to pass. We believe the
original act should be repealed."
That as to constitutional prohibition,
section two of the amendment provides
that: i '
State Rights Igaored.
The congress and the several states
hall have concurrent power to enforce
and the work of the peace conference.
It is understood these peace confer
ence subjects are dealt with on broad
general lines without taking up the
large questions of the treaty in detail,
as this probably will come later whe
the foreign relations committees of
congress examine the details.
President Wilson's speech to be e
livered at Carnegie hall in New York
City tomorrow 'afternoon will be ex
temporaneous. He will confine himself
to an acknowledgment of the greeting
given him and his satisfaction at being
home again.
NEW TORK, July 7. President Wil
son will arrive in New York tomorrow
afternoon between 1:30 o'clock and 2
o'clock, according to the latest radio
advices from the transport George
Washington. The president will land
at Hoboken, where he will be wel
comed by Mayor Griffin and 10,000
school children, who will line the
streets through which Mr. Wilson will
pass to the New York ferry!
Vice-President Marshall and Mrs.
Marshall, Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels and many high government offi
cers arrived In New York tonight to
take part In the welcome to the presi
dent.
TH6 transport will.be escorted to its
dock by a fleet of small steamers
which will carry New York's official
reception committee, headed by Gov
ernor Smith and Mayor Hylan. as well
as hundreds of relatives and friends
of the soldiers returning with the
president. A small army of police from
New Jersey cities, -numbering more
than 1000. and a detachment of secret
service agents will guard the route
from the dock to the ferry terminal.
After his arrival on the Manhattan
side of the Hudson river Mr. Wilson
will head an automobile procession to
Carnegie hall, where he will deliver a
brief address.
Wilson Accused of Form
ing Hidden Government.
Railroad Administration Is Glad
Matter W ill Be Tried Out, as Its
Instructions Are Vague.
REPORT IS BARED IN HOUSE
Plans for War Made Long Be
fore Declaration, Is Charge
ILLEGAL ACTIONS ALLEGED
'Big Business" Said to Have Been
Befriended by Special Committee
Appointed by President.
WASHINGTON. July 7. Seven men
formed a "secret government of the
United States," which, working "behind
closed doors," determined ail of the so
called war legislation "weeks and
even months" before war was declared
against Germany, and befriended "big
business," Chairman Graham, of the
house committee investigating war de
partment expenditures, charged today
after reading into the record a digest
of the minutes of the council of na
tional defense.
The seven men were named by Mr.
Graham .as Hollis Godfrey, Howard E.
Coffin, Bernard M. Baruch. Samuel
Gompers, Franklin H. Martin, Julius
Rosenwald and Daniel Willard, mem
bers of the advisory commission of the
council. This commission, he added. j
was designed by law to act in purely
an advisory capacity to the council,
composed of six cabinet officers, but
the president, he asserted, made them
the real executives.
Time of Action Fixed
After Mr. Graham had read to the in
vestigating committee a digest de
igned to show that the military draft,
food control and press censorship had
been discussed by the commission sev.-
ral weeks before war was declared,
Representative Reavis, republican, Ne
raska, interrupting, asked "if all this
SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. Action of
United States Marshal F. R. Brenman
in seizing at Cordova. Alaska, a large
shipment of liquor consigned to San
Francisco, was approved in a decision
of the United States circuit court of
appeals eiere today.
The liquor was owned by the North
ern Commercial company of Fairbanks,
and was shipped just prior to the date
of enforcement of the order prohibiting
sale or shipment of intoxicants in
Alaska. ' ,
The shipment reached Cordova Janu
ary 2. 1918. and was seized by the
United States marshal. The "Alaskan
district court denied the company an
order for the return of tfte liquor, and
this action was upheld in today's decision.
WASHINGTON, July 7. Institution
of a test case in San Francisco to de
cide whether alcoholic beverages are
entitled to interstate transportation
under the naton-widc prohibition law
is regarded with approval by railroad
administration officials. Although the
case brought by the California Brew
ers Protective association is directed
against the director-general of ' rail
roads, it was said today that no orders
had been issued to railroads to refuse
to accept as freight beverages contain
ing: alcohol. j
The incident on which the suit is
Conciliation Board Finds
Mediation Hopeless.
NO RECOMMENDATION IS MADE
Federal Inaction Blamed for
Present Situation.
CAUSTIC CRITICISM EVOKED
Chairman Woodward Says Fault of
Walkout Lies in Washington. .
Testimony Heard by Board.
FIRE IS FATAL TO THREE! waa "ror t the Presidents speech on
armen neutrality. In which he said he
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Children, Staying With - Grandmoth
er, Dies AVhen Home Burns.
CHEHAL1S, Wash., July 7. (Spe
cial.) Three children named Fuller,
the oldest 15 years of age, were burned
to death late Saturday night at the
home of their grandmother, Mrs. Mc
Clanahan, near Mayficld, 25 miles east
of here.
Details of the affair are lacking, but
it Is reported that the children were
staying temporarily there, and had re
tired for the night. Mrs. McClanahan
was rescued, but was badly burned.
It is not known how the fire started.
The bodies of the children were re
covered, i
was not contemplating war."
The chairman answered affirmatively.
Mr. Graham said that censure of the
council and commission, uttered in
senate and house, led Mr. Coffin to urge
that a "definite channel of contact" be
established between the council and
congress.
"In other words," commented the
chairman, "congress ought to be edu
cated. "
In brief, Mr. Graham's digest charged
that the president organized the coun
cil in violation of the law and that, in
addition to framing legislation, die
tated policies the country was to pur
sue, and befriended "big business." In-
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THE HOME-COMING.
ANARCHIST PLOT' FOILED
Mxtcrn Italian Conspirators Arrest
ed Ju-t in Time.
ROM K. July 7. (By the Associated
Press. An anarchist plot to attack
the central part of Rome by means of
hand grenades and other explosives has
been exposed by the arrrt of 1 of the
conspirators four hours before the time
fixed for carryins out the plans.
About the same time 30 anarchists
motored to Fort I'ratalata. four miles
from Rome, and tried to induce the
garrison to Join In an attack on the
Rome markrt place. The soldiers fired
on the anarchists and seized several
of them. The others fled.
The city remains tranquil.
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AERO RECORD SMASHED
San Francisco- to San Diego Time
' I", Reduced.
SAX DIEGO, Cal. July 7. Captain
Lowell Smith, army aviator, flying
from San Francisco to Rockwell field.
succeeded today in beating his own
record, set July 2, for the trip between
the two places. Starting from San
Francisco at 3:17 P. M.. he landed here i
at 7:23:30 P. M. His time for the 10
miles was four hours, six minutes and
30 seconds. He beat his time for the
trip north by 25 minutes and 30 sec
onds.
iCoaciuJed on Vft 4. Column ft)
FEDERAL BOARD IS SUED
Railroad Administration Made De
fendant in I 1 Damage Actions.
LA PORTE, Ind.. July 7. Eleven suits
asking damages aggregating $170,000
were filed in the circuit court today
against the United States railroad ad
ministration.
The strits are the outgrowth of an
accident at Hewson's crossing. Kings
burg, this spring, when a Grand Trunk
train demolished a school wagon, kill
ing six children and injuring nine.
THE.
based was declared to have occurred in
the use of discretion by local railroad
officials.
Instructions as to the provisions of
the new law were sent to agents of the
railroad administration some time ago,
outlining the legislation as it would
affect transportation. The Issue now
before the courts as to whether 2 per
cent beer is intoxicating had not been
raised then. It was said, and the in
structions dealt only generally with
war time prohibition.
BIRD BEATS FIRE LOOKOUT
Carrier Pigeons Outdo Teleplionc
in Transmitting AVarning.
BEND, Or., July 7. (Special.)
Pigeons brought to Bend by the forest
service are demonstrating their value
as a means of communication between
points not connected by telephone,
William Sproat of the Deschutes Na
tional forest, reports after a trip to
East laJte, wnere he has carried on a
series of tests with the birds.
Six carriers were taken to the lake
and released at intervals, time, being
kept on the flights by means of care
fully synchronized watches. The birds
took from 40 to 60 minutes each, aver
aging close to a mile a minute. One
small forest fire was located by Mr.
Sproat, and the news was sent in to
headquarters by carrier pigeon before
it could be' transmitted by telephone
by the fire lookout.
PARDON. DENIED OFFENDER
Governor Hart Refuses to Release
Billingsley From Jail.
OLTMPIA, Wash., July 7. (Special.)
Governor L. F. Hart tonight refused
to grant a pardon to Logan Bllllngsley,
celebrated Seattle bootlegger now held
n the King county jail on an old state
charge after release from McNeil's
Island prison, to which he was sent
under federal prosecution. Sheriff
John Stringer and other Seattle citi
zens are listed among those who asked
clemency for Billingsley.
The acting governor said he would
not Interfere with the administration
of law by granting the pardon asked.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 77
' degrees; minimum, 50 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; gentle north
west winds.
American delegates, though surprised, like
secret army limitation plans. I'aga o.
Prince says Holland will give up ex-kaiser.
Page 3.
National.
Minority report in house urges lifting of ban
on wines and beer. Page 1.
Secret war council formed by "Wilson, is
charge. Page I.
President completes message to congress.
Page I.
Domestic.
Xon-Partiean league defense begins in con
spiracy trial. Page fo.
Court upholds seizure of liquor sent to
Alaska before dry act. Page 1.
Senator New talks in boy-murder case.
I'age 4.
Dirigible to etart return trip tomorrow.
Page 4.
Editorial writer defends Chicago Tribune's
stand in Ford case. Page 4.
Denver faces street car strike when wages
are reduced. -Page .
Prohibition leaders urged to rush dry en
forcement laws. Page 4.
Sport. .
Beavers and Seals open series today.
Page 31.
Denipsey opponent is sought by fans;
Page 13.
Gruman takes part in oversea clashes.
Page Id.
Commercial and Marine.
Shortage of mill feed supply in northwest.
Page 'Jl.
Kogs sell at record price at local yards.
Page 21.
Steel leads stock rise, which Is not sus
tained. Page 21.
Grain handlers will work cargo on govern
ment boat. Page 0.
Vancouver steel ship workers join national
Mooney strike. Page 15.
.Portland and Vicinity.
Effort to settle phone strike ends. Page 1.
Highway commission to open bids today.
Page It.
Garbage collectors defy ruling of council.
Page Tl.
Sixteen enlist for wviee in Siberia. Page 5.
Nero will -roar no more. Page 10.
Realtors plan national stability of market.
Page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 21.
It is not within the realm of hu
manly possible for the Oregon strike
conciliation board to bring relief to
Portland and the state from the tie-up
caused by the walkout of telephone
operators and electrical workers. That
fact was established yesterday at the
closing session of the board, held in
Central library hall.
Eight hundred miles to the southward.
or 4000 miles to the eastward, are lo
cated the powers that alone can adjust
the differences that brought the walk
out. Without even a recommendation
to these powers, members of the board
adjourned shortly after 6 o'clock last
evening, making no announcement as
to future sessions, but with a feeling
that, even though relief could not be
obtained for the public, something
had been accomplished through the
thorough discussion of questions per
taining to the strike.
Service Declared Poor.
"Talk, Lowry, talk," dramatically ex
claimed "W. F. Woodward, chairman of
the board, after he had asked the busi
ness agent of the electrical workers'
union if the men would be willing to
return to work pending a settlement of
differences based upon a schedule al
ready offered by the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company. The witness, T.
C. Lowry, hesitated before giving his
reply.
"We're not getting a 95 per cent tele
phone service,", declared Mr. Wood
ward, "and were not getting an 85
per cent service, in spite of state
ments to the contrary. We might sit
here all day and talk on these matters
without getting anywhere. I have
boiled for the company during this
hearing; I have boiled for the oper
ators, and I have boiled for the elec
trical workers.
"Back in Washington sits a man who
is not doing his duty. The war is over
and we can speak plainly. Industries
are closed; people can't get a doctor
by telephone to attend their sick; they
can't telephone for medicines. It's a
downright shame. I don't know what
I wouldn't give if this board could ar
rive at a point with you men where
service might bo restored pending an
adjustment."
Workers Awk Guarantee.
Mr. Lowry then replied that if any
possible guarantee could bo given
members of .the Portland local that a
satisfactory settlement would be forth
coming, the electrical workers would
return to their former positions, even
though the settlement were six months
in materializing.
"But you can't give s that guarantee,"-
he explained, "and we can't take '
that chance. We've been stepped on
until we are wary."
In response to a question from a
member of the board. Superintendent
Moore of the construction department
said the men would be returned to their
positions within an hour if they felt the
settlement would prove to their liking,
and he said the operators also would
be taken back. This action of the com
pany, however, is contingent upon a
prompt ending of the strike, as the
longer the tlc-up continues the less
chance there remains for employes to
get reinstated, owing to the necessity
of filling positions with new workers.
Distrust of Company Deplored.
Chairman Woodward characterized aa
pitiable a situation such as has de
veloped, under which the electrical
workers entertain such distrust of tele
phone company officials. Witnesses
made plain their statements that no ad
justment here can bo based upon prom
ise, owing to past conflicts in which
they claim they did not receive a square
deal.
Members of the board were unani- v
mous in admitting that the hearing,
so far as Oregon was concerned, had
proceeded its full course, and that no
action looking to a settlement could
be taken here. Mr. Lowry's recital of
past dealings with the company; the
delay of two strikes called previously;
the sacrifices made by the men during
the war, when they worked for smaller
pay than other classes of labor; and
their loyalty in the face of most un
satisfactory conditions, were reviewed
in detail, and closed with the question.
"Are you men going to ask us to go
back to work without a definite guar
antee that our demands are to be
granted?"
Aio Recommendation Made
Otto Hartwig, president of the State
Federation of labor, who is a member
of the conciliation board, opposed such
a request by the board, pointing out
that once the men returned to work,
the strike is broken and that if their
demands are not granted, the same
unity of action could not be hoped for
again.
It was admitted that San Francisco
and New ork officials would not be
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