VOL. LVIII NO. 18,302
Entered at Portland fOreg-on)
Postoffice as Scond-ClaF Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
TUFT OFFERS PLUM
IN TREATY BUTTLE
Ex-President Suggests Six
'Interpretation' Points.
SHANTUNG STATEMENT
COMING FROM NIPPON
HARD FIGHT LOOMS
IN RATE HEARING
COASTAL CONFERENCE
VEERS TO 'DEADLOCK'
SHIPYARD EMPLOYERS WANT
EUP CHARGED
LAW FOR DAYLIGHT
SAVING WILL STAND
SENATE PASSES AGRICULTURAL
BILL WITHOUT RIDER.
1
FIRE THREATENING
BULL RUN FOREST
Lightning Bolt Starts Wa
tershed Blaze.
'SCASE
JAPAN' TO ISSUE FORMAL. DEC
LARATI OX OF INTENT.
DISTRICT AGREEMENTS.
MOONEY
SAYS LEAGUE IS NECESSARY
Ratification Urged at Early
. Day to Gain Benefits.
LETTERS EXPLAIN VIEWS
Right of Withdrawal, Domestic Af
fairs, Monroe Doctrine and Ter
w. mination Date Treated.
WASHINGTON. July 23. (By the As
sociated Press.) A plan for "interpre
tations'" in senate acceptance of the
league of nations has been suggested
by former President Taft In the hope
of uniting: on a middle ground enough
democratic and republican senators to
defeat any radical amendment of the
covenant and in the end to obtain its
ratification.
The suggestion has been received
with earnest consideration by the
group of republicans who favor the
league idea and who already are at
work on a definite programme of in
terpretative reservations, which they
' declare they have reason to believe will
be accepted by the administration. The
administration leaders, however, un
willing to concede that any reserva
tions will be necessary, still insist they
will have' the votes when the time
comes to ratify the covenant as it Is.
Wilson Approval Expected.
So confident are league republicans
of the success of their plan that some of
them believe President Wilson will
publicly accept it to smooth the way to
acceptance of the league. Some repub
lican senators who have seen the presi
dent in the last few days have come
away from the White House with the
Impression that Mr. Wilson, while not
encouraging reservations if they can
be avoided, might not be adverse to
such "interpretations" as would leave
the league fabric unimpaired.
Mr. Taft's suggestion, which created
a sensation in the senate because of
his well-known advocacy of unreserved
ratifications, was embodied in two let
ters to Will H. Hays, the republican na
tional chairman. They touched upon
many features of the treaty controversy
and emphasized the former president's
belief that only by acceptance of some
reservations could the treaty be rati
fied. Taft Analysis Given.
Six specific interpretation proposals
are outlined, which, Mr. Taft says, he
is convinced will meet the objections
of a large group of republicans who
favor a league. He counts 45 demo
cratic senators as supporting the presi
dent in the treaty fight, and says that
should three republicans be committed
to vote against material amendments
no such proposals could receive a sen
ate majority.
The former president suggested to
Mr. Hays that his name be withheld
for the present from connection with
the interpretation plan, since it miijnt
antagonize some senators of his party.
Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela
tions committee, who is named in that
connection, declined today to make anj
comment on the Taft letter.
Mr. Taft has also written some of the
republican senators, who, under the
leadership of Senators McCumber,
North Dakota, and McNary, Oregon,
have been Interested in formulating a
middle course for solution of the senate
situation. It is understood that Sena
tors Kellogg, Minnesota; Colt, Rhode
Island, and Spencer, Missouri, also have
been consulted in the interests of such
a plan.
Wilson Held at Fault.
In one of his letters to Mr. Hays, Mr.
Taft severely criticised President Wil
son for his "partisan" course during the
war and in the peace negotiations, and
in the other gave impression that no
serious opposition is to be feared to
any portion of the peace treaty, except
the league covenant. The Shantung
provision, he wrote, had been the sub
ject of "deliberate exaggeration."
While the letters were being circu
lated among republican senators today,
the first public expression on the Shan
tung settlement came from the White
House in the form of a statement de
claring "altogether false" published
reports that the president had formu
lated the provision. The statement
continued that Mr. Wilson "had exerted
all the influence he was at liberty to
exercise in the circumstances" to ee
cure modification of the arrangement
giving control of the peninsula to
Japan.
The president's statement was ac
cepted as precluding any likelihood
that Mr. Wilson would defend the
Shantung provision except on ' the
ground of expediency.
Six Points Raised.
The two letters to Mr. Hays, copies
of which were received here today, do
not outline definitely the six interpre
tations suggested by Mr. Taft, but
they are referred to as having been
contained in a previous unpublished
communication. Those six stipulations
are understood to be substantially as
follows:
First That upon two years' notice
the United States may cease to be a
member of tl league without having;
the league pass upon whether she had
(Continued on Paso 3. Column 3.X
China Expected to Sign Peace
Treaty Following Pledge of
Evacuation In Orient.
BT LINCOLN EYRE.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
PARIS. July 23. (Special Cable.)
There is every likelihood, according to
opinions expressed in conference circles
today, that Japan will soon issue a
statement explaining her' position re
garing the Shantung peninsula. This
statement, it is expected, will enable
China to sign ihe German treaty.
Among the allied plenipotentiaries
there seems to be no disposition to
coerce Japan into publishing this for
mal statement. But a certain pressure
may be brought to bear, should the
delegates from Nippon prove more more
refractory than now seems probable,
to make public the agreement by which
the restoration of the peninsula to Chi
nese sovereignty is granted.
This agreement was recorded verbally
to - the big four, but Is preserved in
shorthand reports of recent conversa
tions. Numerous interviews have taken place
between individual plenipotentiaries,
American, French, British and Japanese
envoys. These conferences make it clear
that China Is quite willing to affix
her signature to the treaty once Japan
specifies publicly the date upon which
she will withdraw her troops from
Shantung and permit the Chinese to re
sume political control of that province.
It is evident that the Japanese envoys
have been considerably affected by the
severe criticism of the Shantung set-1
tlement voiced in the United States,
and more particularly by the possibility
that the United States senate will re
fuse to ratify the instrument on that
account.
Meanwhile the French and British
eagerly await President Wilson's de
cision as to whether America will sign
the Bulgarian treaty, concerning which
no word has yet come from Washing
ton. Reports of the resignation and flight
of Bela Kun are discredited in Ameri
can quarters. A telegram from Buda
pest to the Hoover commission Indi
cates that Bela Kun is still running
Hungary, although he had a good deal
of trouble with the general strike that
developed among his proletariat fol
lowers on July 20. The reasons for the
strike are not known here.
BEND COMPANY TO BUILD:
1500 Horsepower Unit for Tumalo
Creek Planned.'
BEND, Or., July 23. (Special.) In
preparation for the starting of imme
diate construction of a 1500-horse-power
unit on Tumalo creek, in case
the agreement already approved by the
state for power rights is indorsed by
eastern officials of the company, pre
liminary work was started by the
Bend Water, Light & Power company
today. A second unit of like capacity
is planned to be erected as need arises.
According to surveys already made,
a 4000-foot line of 40-inch pipe will
carry water from the Columbia South
ern ditch, returning the water from
the power unit to the creek. Power
will be brought to Bend over an eight
mile transmission line. It is possible
that another line may be built to in
clude farmers of Tumalo and Deschutes
among the electric-light users of the
county.
VICE CRUSADE IS PLANNED
Spokane Pastors Discover Conditions
That Alarm Them.
SPOKANE, July 23. Plans for a "vice
crusade" in this city are being consid
ered by the civic righteousness commit
tee of the Spokane ministerial associa
tion, composed of ministers of local
protestant churches, it was announced
today by Rev.-C. R. Howard, chairman
of the committee.
Revelations In police court here yes
terday in connection with the trial of
two women arrested in a downtown
hotel. Rev. Mr. Howard said, had, im
pelled, the calling of a meeting of the
committee for the purpose. He said the
committee was "ready to go to the bot
torn of vice conditions" here.
AD0LPH SPRECKELS ILL
California Capitalist Suffering
With Pneumonia Attack.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. (Spe
clal.) Although reported slightly im
proved tonight, Adolph Spreckels is re
ported critically ill from pneumonia at
his country home near Napa. The re
port was made over the telephone to
night by his physician.
Mr. Spreckels is vice-president of
J. D. Spreckels & Bros., a brother of
Rudolph Spreckels, John D. Spreckels
and Claus Spreckels, and a son of th
late Claus Spreckels, Hawaiian sugar
magnate. He is a capitalist widely in
terested in shipping, sugar plantations
and factories and other enterprises and
one of the wealthiest men in the state.
ELECTION PLANS HURRIED
Clemenceau Government Arranges
for Early Voting.
PARIS, July 23. The renewal of the
Clemenceau government's lease of life
by the vote of confidence in the cham
ber of deputies yesterday has been fol
lowed quickly by tangible evidence of
the government's intention to arrange
for the holding of elections as early
as possible.
Some of the radical leaders are start
ing a movement to re-establish for the
elections a coalition of the left and
extreme left, comprising the radicals,
ia rau.ii; auuiAxtsia o.nu LUC suciausLS.
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DEFENSE TUGS AT TESTIMONY
Quotation n James J. Hill
Excluc1 A -pon Objection.
P0RT ,D PRESENTS CASE
Charts Introduced to Show Why
Clty's Advantages Should Be Ex
pressed by Lower Rate.
Every inch of ground is to be sharply
contested by the counsel appearing for
the Puget souna cities and the railroad
administration in the Portland rate
case, in which commercial organizations
of Portland are endeavoring to have
the natural advantages of the city ex
pressed In lower rates for the haul of
traffic between this port and points in
the Columbia river basin. Even quo
tation of words that fell from the lips
of the late James J. Hill, when sought
to be introduced in testimony of a
Portland rate expert, was cause for
challenge, lest the members of the
interstate commerce commission might
be influenced unduly, or that witness
should submit evidence not of his own
knowledge.
Quotation Is Excluded.
A brief statement made by a traffic
official of the Northern Pacific rail
road, quoted from the record in the
first Astoria case, was excluded under
the rules of evidence. It may be
brought into the record in another man
ner. The ruling was pursuant to ob
jections raised by railroad counsel, and
made in accordance with established
practice of the commission. The com
missioners are endeavoring to clear up
any questions of doubt as to just what
is the purpose of testimony brought
into the case.
Following adjournment yesterday
afternoon a conference of counsel was
held with Chief Examiner Thurtell at
which it was made known what attor
neys wtll cross-examine witnesses ap
pearing in the proceeding. On tbilf
of the railroad administration Attorney
Hart will conduct cross-examination on
behalf of the northern lines, and Attor
ney Spencer for the Oregon-Washington
and allied interests.
Two Storms Develop.
Attorney S. J. Wettrick will cross-
examine on behalf of the combined
Puget sound Interests, and the group
ing of counsel for that section is indi
cated in the gathering at a single table
in the courtroom. Attorney McCulloch
is conducting the case on behalf of the
(Concluded on Page S, Column 1.)
Puget Sound Closely
Contest Ground.
Employes Hold Out for One Rate of
Pay for All P'ants, and Inti
mate Strike Is Likely.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 23. In nego
tiations between Pacific coast iron
tradesmen and employers of shipyard
labor for a new working agreement
today, the employers expressed opposi
tion to a coast-wide agreement and
announced a preference for individual
contracts with each district council, of
which there are six on the coast.
When today's conference sessions
ended representatives of the Iron work
ers had not receded from their stand
for a blanket agreement which would
govern the pay and working conditions
of every skilled shipyard employe from
southern California to Puget sound,
and had pointed out that the employers
when the Macy awards, soon to expire,
wers made, had favored the general
agreement as tending to prevent "pirat
ing" of workmen by yards where high
wage scales prevailed.
The general agreement, unionists
declared, tended to promote stability
of labor and prevented migration and
rotation. If the employers maintain
their stand against a blanket agree
ment, union representatives said, the"
functions of the conference here would
end and choice of two courses would
be open. First, '.o call six district con
ferences to formulate Individual agree
ments with the employers, or to call
a coastwise shipyard strike to enforce
the demand for a general agreement. .
The labor negotiators came to the
Pacific coast conference armed with
the power to call, in their discretion, a
strike to enforce demands. This pow
er was given by a referendum vote of
the individual unions.
Questions of pay have not been
reached by the conference. The basic
demand of the craftsmen is for $1 in
hour. The Macy agreement, which ex
pires October 1, is on a basis of 80
cents an hour.
The United States shipping board
will take no formal part In the con
ferences, its representative, M. Leath
erby, said.
"The shipping board is through," he
announced before the conference. "It
will keep hands off in the matter you
are considering. We wish you luck
and trust that you will speedily come
to an amicable agreement."
MEDFORD HEARING IS SET
Mineral Claims Commission to Meet
Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 23. The com
mission appointed to adjust claims of
the minerals mining concerns Ttrought
about by the failure of the government
to take delivery of contracted minerals
after the signing of the armistice, an
nounced today it would open hearings
in Medford. Or., Monday.
The commission is headed by former
Senator John F. Shafroth of Colorado.
After two weeks in Medford it will pro
ceed to Portland. Baker, Butte. Salt
Lake City, Denver and then return to
Washington.
This commission Is handling the ap
propriation of t8,StO,000 allowed by
congress to compensate mining con-
NOTHING SEEMS TO PACIFY HIM
Federal Report Says Trial
Unjust and Biased.
FIGKERT ALLEGED CORRUPT
House Members Hear of Dic
taphone Used by Federals.
GRAVE CHARGES ARE MADE
Employers In San Francisco De
clared to Have Backed Plan
to Discredit Labor.
WASHINGTON. July 23. Charges of
labor leaders that Thomas J. Mooney
was unjustly convicted for participa
tion In fie bomb outrage in San Fran
cisco three years ago were supported In
a report of John B. Densmore. special
agent of the department of labor, sub
mitted to the house today In response
to a resolution demanding more infor
mation on the case.
Mr. Densmore, now director of the
federal employment service, conducted
a secret Investigation of the case at the
request of Secretary Wilson. With the
aid of several Immigration inspectors,
he gathered his evidence, working with
out the knowledge of San Francisco
authorities. Most of It was obtained
by use of a dictaphone, placed In the
office of District Attorney Flckert,
prosecutor of the case.
"Frist" la Alleged.
From this evidence. Mr. Densmore
drew the conclusion that Moeney did
not receive full Justice In his trial, and
that he was the victim of corporate
Interests in San Francisco, who desired
to discredit the labor unions and main
tain the "open shop." The prosecution
was conducted without a real Investi
gation of the crime, Mr. Densmore de
clared, and with 'deliberate intent to
"frame" the labor leader.
Mr. Densmore declared District At
torney Flckert was elected to office
with the backing of "the worst ele
ments in the public service utilities.
and the chief of police."
The record established three sets of
facts bearing upon the question of
whether Mooney had a fair trial. Mr.
Densmore said. These he outlined as
follows:
Grave Charges Made.
"First That Flckert la In constant
association with men and Interests of
such a nature as to render It Incredible
that he should either be Impartial or
honest in the conduct of a case of such
a nature: that he has been for some
time in the past co-operating with no
torious Jury and case fixers.
"Second That Flckert and his assist-
tConcluded en Pass 10. Column 2
Xo Criticism of President's Veto of
Former Measure Offered;
House to Take Action.
WASHINGTON. July 23. The senate
late today passed the $34,000,000 agri
cultural appropriation bill, which re
cently was vetoed by President Wilson
because of the rider for repeal of the
daylight saving law.
No effort to restore the rider was
made In the senate.
Senators made no criticism of the
president's veto.
The bill will be returned to the house
tomorrow with a single minor com
mittee amendment approved today by
the senate, providing relief for west
ern drought sufferers by suspending
their homestead residence require
ments. Because of universal desire to pro
vide funds In the bill for the depart
ment of agriculture's many activities
and salaries held up since July 1.
senate discussion of the bill was brief.
Western senators 'particularly urged
all possible baste to provide funds for
the forestry service In fighting forest
fires.
PECULIAR FORM UNDOING
Stowaway From Orient Fonnd to Be
Wearing 2 5 Shirts.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 23 (Spe
cial.) He had a shirt for every year
of his age, and one to spare. Customs
Inspectors Samuel Sackett and S. P.
Harrington today arrested Manuel
Rodriguez. 2i years of age, a stow
away on the steamer Archer from the
Orient, as he endeavored to climb down
the Jacob's ladder from the steamer
and dash down 'the pier to his liberty.
After capturing Rodrlgues the offi
cials slowly and deliberately peeled 25
silk shirts off Rodrigues's back, one
at a time.
The stowaway smuggler attracted
much attention to himself by bis pe
culiar build. Thin, plpestem legs and
with a tummie which would have been
a credit to a 300-pound bartender made
the Inspectors ask to "be shown."
SKULL THEORY CRACKED
nead May Be Part of Body of F.
Lewis Clark.
SANTA BARBARA. CaL. July SI. Dr.
R- Manning Clark, city physician, dis
proved the theory that a skull found
recently on the beach here, might be
that of a long burled Indian, by de
claring today that the owner had not
been dead more than five years.
F. Lewis Clark. Spokane millionaire,
who disappeared from a local wharf
has been missing less than three years.
HUN PRISONERS TO RETURN
Germans Interned In Canada on
Way to Fatherland.
AMHERST. N. S-. July 23. More than
00 German prisoners, the majority of
whom composed the crews of the Ger
man raider Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
and other enemy ehlDS captured or sunk
in the high seas, left here under guard
yesterday for Quebec, where they will
be transferred to a trans-Atlantic liner
for return to Germany.
Between 300 and 400 prisoners still
remain In the Internment camp.
"COPS" W0ULDJ0IN UNION
BoMon Policemen Propose o De
mand Increase In Pay.
BOSTON. July 23. Boston policemen
today signed a petition for a charter
of membership in the American Fed
eration of Labor.
It was said the officers Intended mak
ing a group demand for Increased pay.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature. 70
decrees; minimum, 60 decrees.
TODAY'S Probably showers and cooler;
Centls Borthwrtt.rly winds.
Foreicw.
Paris experts Japan to issue statement on
Sbantuns intentions. Pace 1.
China held united In protest inlnrt Japa
nese plan In 8hantunc. Pace a.
Enrland on vers, of Industrial chaos.
Pass S.
Robbery of sailors blamed oa rebels by
Carranza. Pace .
National.
Secretaary of navy asks radio control.
Pace S.
Bx-Presldent Taft vurruu compromise to
brine treaty ratification. Pace 1.
nayllcht-saTlnc law will stand. Pace 1.
Packers retarded as America's menace.
Pace .
rometir.
Federal report to house holds Mooney vic
tim of "frame-up." Pass 1.
Coast shipyard conference nears deadlock on
wace acreementa. Pace 1.
Henry Ford assumes responsibility for son
Edsel not enllstlnc la army. Pace 2.
Wire control board crants demand of tele
phone workers. Pace 11.
Pacific Northwest.
Hlchway bids will be opened In Portland
Augiut 6. Pace 7.
Sumpter valley rates are found reasonable.
Paca 4.
Montana cities threatened by forest fires.
Pace 4.
Stats ensineers unpopular In disappointed
towns. Pace 7.
8 ports.
Pacific Coast laacue results: San Francisco
2. Portland 1; Sacramento 4. Los An-
celes 3; Ysmoa 11. Seattls 2; Oakland 17.
bs.lt Lake 4. Pacs 12.
Plsy for Clsmaon fn trophy to start An-
cust 10. Pacs 13"
Allen T. Baum. president of coast baseball
leacue, rest ens. Pas 12.
Comasereial and Maria).
Portland to hand), cotton for orient; 13,000
tons already slcned up. Pacs 20.
PartJaad and Vlriatty.
Steel brldir struck by lichtnlnc Is storm.
Pac lu.
Hard fight looms la Portland rata case,
Pacs 1.
Flnanctal board to menace Portlaad sym
phony orchestra. Pas 14.
Commissioners order casollne bill paid in
spits of auditor. Pace 20.
Llchtnlnc starts fire in Bull Raa forest.
Pass 1.
Wsaiasr report, data and forecast. Pace Si.
FIGHTERS SENT TO SCENE
Rainfall May Prove Sufficient
to Check Spread.
CITY OFFICIALS UNEASY
Additional Fighters Will Be Sent
This Morning If Situation
Is Noi'lmproTed.
Sl'MMIRY OK FOREST-FIRE
SITl'ATIOtt IX OREGON.
Portland L Ightnlng starts
blase In Bull Run forest. Her
man creek fire still menace to
reserve. Seven fires in Cascades
caused by lightning. Columbia
national forest situation still se
rious. Tendleton Fire spreads from
Whitman forest to Umatilla for
est, burning along front of 25
miles -n John Day river.
The Dalles Fire originates In
highway camp between Hood
River and Mosier. Blase beyond
control.
Albany Country around La
comb hit by fast-sweeping con
f lagratlon.
Crews of men, fully equipped to fighl
forest fires, were rushed from Bull Run
lake yesterday afternoon to locate a
fire which was reported within the
Bull Run reserve. One crew was dis
patched from the lake and another crew
was rushed from the headworks neat
the town of Bull Run. 30 miles below
the lake.
The fire was reported first to U. H.
Eherrard. forest supervisor In the Cas
cade district, by forest rangers. Sis
other fires In the Cascades also ware
reported, but none of these Is wl'.hlr
the Bull Run reserve, nor do they In
any way endanger Portland's water,
shed.
The fire In the Bull Run reserve,
according to early reports received by
Mr. Sherrard, was small, and wtlb
speedy action on the part of the city
employes stationed at Bull Run lake
serious results are not expected.
rlrrrwlta May G.
City Commissioner Mann and Water
Superintendent Randlett left Portland
late yesterday afternoon for the cabin
owned by the city on the Sandy river.
From this point the city officials will
be able to maintain telephone com
munication with the majority of sta
tions within the reserve and can thus
learn of the progress of the fire fight
ers. Mr. Mann late last night telephoned
to Portland from the cabin on the
Sandy river. At that time no mora de
tails on the fire were available than In
earlier reports. The crews that had
gone to locate and fight the fire, which
Is thought to be eight or ten miles from
Bull Run lake, had not reported In.
"We have no great fear of serious
results from the fire," said Mr. Mann.
"It is probable that it can be extin
guished without great trouble when the
fighters reach it. The only danger Is
that it may have started In a pitch
snag and keep burning until a wind
comes up and spreads It. It is raining
In the reserve tonight and that, of
course, will help to prevent any spread
ing." Water Superintendent Kaiser Is pre
paring to recruit a large crew of men
to send to the reserve If reports re
ceived this morning Indicate that ths
fire has assumed serious proportions.
At o'clock last night a report was
received by Superintendent Kaiser that
rain was falling at the head works, but
this encouraging news was replaced 15
minutes later by word that the clouds
had cleared and the rain stopped, lend
ing weight to the belief that little rain
fell farther back within the reserve.
The later report from Mr. Mann Indi
cates thst the rainfall began again dur.
ing the night.
Although the Hermann creek fire
near the Bull Run reserve has been
under control for several days. It still
is burning fiercely and precautions are
being taken to protect the Bull Run
watershed from this conflagration. Al
though confident that the fire will b
kept under control, forest officials ad
mit that a strong east wind springing
up suddenly might endanger the re
serve. 5asely la Dllffr,
Fire of a serious nature within the
Bull Run reserve would seriously en
danger Portland s water supply, henae
the keen apprehension felt on the part
of officials connected with the water
bureau. Commissioner Mann has spent
the greater part of the last two weeks
at the reserve watching the progress
of the Hermann creek fire, through re
ports sent htm by the fire fighters.
Two fires on the Salmon river, on
on the south fork and the other on a
burn on Hambone. far up on the ridge
of the Cascades, are the two most
serious of the seven fires caused by
lightning yesterday. Crews of firs
fighters from the forestry service have
been sent to fight all of these, sad re
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