VOI. IVIII. C 18,303
Entered at Portland (Ore ,n
Post office m Pcond-ClaJva Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TUFTS PROPOSALS
SHOCK DEMOCRATS
COPPER MINERS TELL
ABOUT DEPORTATIONS
DEFENDS
WETS TO FILE PAPERS ,
IN FOUR MORE STATES
SUPREME COCRT MAY DECIDE
REFERENDUM RIGHT.
RATES
SOUND
PHYSICIAN IS CRUSHED
WHEN AUTO IS UPSET
DR. MALCOLM McKINNON OF
SAXD POINT IS KILLED.
CAUSES
CUSTODIAN'S ACT
TDE
FORTY
NEW FIRES
I. W. W. XEARLt DROVE O'lOXS
On, IS STATEMENT.
PALMER
HEARING
LIGHTNING
President May Indorse
. Changes in League.
CONCILIATORY MOOD OBSERVED
Reason for Conference With
Republicans Assigned.
PRESENT PACT DISLIKED
Opposition of 10 Senators Presages
Defeat of Mr. Wilson's Plan
for Ratification.
OTIEGOXTAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Ington. July 24. I-'ormer President
William Howard Taft's letter to "Will
iam II. Hays, republican national chair
man, without a doubt name as a shock
to the democratic leaders of the league
of nations fight in the senate, although
it was said that President Wilson knew
for several days that the letter had
been written.
In the light of this development, it
is believed that President Wilson's con
ferences with republican senators last
week were initiated with a view to
preparing the minds of the senators
for the disclosures as to Mr. Taft's po
sition, which came yesterday. It has
been hinted for several days that re
publican senators who called on the
president were surprised to find him
in much more of a. conciliatory mood
than any of his previous public utter
ances had indicated.
Wilson -May ( tingt Plana.
There Is an impression among some
senators, that the Taft advocacy of
reservations may have the "tacit in
dorsement of the administration and
may. therefore, indicate abandonment
by the administration of its original
plan to prepare for ratification of the
league without change. Although the
president has advocated accepting the
covenant as it is, it has been evident
that the presidertfs hopes were
doomed to failure before the an
nounced determination of more than
40 senators not to vote for the admin
istration plan.
League Leaders Silent.
In some circles the opposition is
credited with having as many as 52
sure votes, which would mean a 52 to 44
vote against the administration's plans.
The effect of the Taft letter- was to
cause league leaders to grow silent.
They were free to express their sur
prise, but indicated that they would
like to hear from the White House be
fore expressing their views.
Republican senators who have been
Inclined to support the league likewise
were reticent, expressing a desire to
make a careful study of the former
president's suggestions. Although re
publican leaders of the league opposi
tion maintained that the former presi
dent's suggestions did not meet their
demands, there was underlying all their
comment a very noticeably increased re
spect for Mr. Taft.
Compromise Move Denied.
Leaders among the republican oppo
sition to the league covenant in the
senate were not inclined to admit that
the letter of Mr. Taft, suggesting six
reservations of interpretation, a
compromise, had affected any change in
the situation in the upper body. They
looked upon the letter, they said, as
indicating a gratifying shift in attitude
on the part of the ex-president, but ar
gued that he had not actually paved the
way for any compromise. In fact, they
declared, compromise was not w-hat
they wanted.
Senator Lodge, republican leader of
the upper house, pointed out that Mr.
Taft opposed reservations that would
have the effect of committing the
treaty to the party conference. At the
tamo time, he said, the former presi
dent had suggested a reservation as to
depriving colonies of the right of an in
dependent vote in the league council,
which would of itself be an amend
ment that misht send the treaty back
to the conference.
Mr. Taft's Letter Interpreted.
The opposition leaders appeared to feel
that interpretative reservations, such
as Mr. Taft outlined, would not be ef
fective. The opponents of the league,
they insisted, were determined to put
tnrougn reservations that would prac
tically mean amendment of the treaty.
They were not at all disturbed over the
prospect of these reservations neces
sitating a reconsideration of the treaty
by the Paris conference. Senator Borah
of Idaho, characterized the former
president's change in attitude as evi
dencing a partial conversion. But Mr.
Taft, he argued, had not gone far
enough.
"Mr. Taft's letter when analyzed
Kays three things, taid Borah. 1-irst,
that interpretations arc not necessary
second, that even if made, they would
bo ineffective: third, that we have got
to have votes.
Analysis Is KmpnasiErd.
Mr. Borah emphasized the former
president's analysis of the senate situa
tion on the league fight, in which Mr
Taft spoke of the necessity of getting
three republican votes, along with 45
democrats, if the advocates, of the
league expected to block the opposition
Mr. Borah appeared to feel that th
democrats would not get the 4j votes,
while he did not think the republican
(Concluded on rage o. Column 3.)
250 Arizona Citizens on Trial for
Kidnaping During July Riots
at Bisbee.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., July 24. Testi
mony that the I. W. W. was rapidly
increasing its membership while the
Western Federation of Miners' local of
the American Federation of Labor al
most ceased to exist In the Warren
mining district during the labor trouble
at Bisbee two years ago, wci given
by witnesses for the state today at the
preliminary hearing of J. C. Ryan,
county highway engineer, one of the
250 Bisbee and Douglas citizens charged
with kidnaping as the result of the
I. W. W. deportations on July 12, 1917.
J. F. Holman, testifying for the
prosecution, and several othernien who
were among those deported, told from
the witness stand of having left the
Western Federation of Mines to join
the I. W. W. after the latter had at
tempted to call out all the copper min
ers in the Bisbee district. Vigorous ob
jection was offered by Robert X.
French, the county attorney, when
Holman was asked if it were not true
that -during the Bisbee trouble the
W. W. had launched a vigorous
campaign to wean away members of the
western federation. After a heated
debate between the state and defense
Holman was allowed to answer a. sim-
lar question. He said he could not
swear that such action was taken Dy
the I. W. W., but that he knew that
during the trouble at Bisbee - the
. W. W. made big gains in membership
while the western federation local vir-
ualij' ceased to exist.
The testimony against Ryan and Jess
and William Toland, whose preliminary
hearings also were heard today, dif
fered but little from that given against
other defendants. A score of witnesses
called by the state testified to having
seen the defendants with other armed
citizens who took part in the deporta
tions on the day of the roundup. None
of the witnesses testified to having
seen any of the defendants use any
violence while, making the arrests.
$15,000 FIRE IN SHIPYARD
St. Helens Plant Endangered When
Oakum Warehouse Barns.
ST. HELENS. Or., July 24. (Special.)
A fire which originated in the oakum
loft of a warehouse of the St. Helens
Shipbuilding company and which spread
so rapidly that the building and con
tents were totally destroyed occurred
at the plant today. The plant was
shut down for the dinner hour and
three men in the' loft noticed a small
blaze. They stated that the flames
spread so rapidly that it was difficult
for them to escape.
The shipyard fire department con
trolled the fire before the emergency
fleet steamer Colindo was damaged.
The paint was burned from the steamer
and the housework scorched. The loss
is estimated at $15,000, which is fully
covered by insurance.
WELCOME WORK TO LAST
Ores
on Soldiers' Headquarters in
Gotham Not to Close.
SALEM. Or., July 24. (Special.)
The work of welcoming Oregon boys
upon their arrival in New York from
overseas is to be continued, according
to a telegram received by Governor
Olcott today from W. H. Whittlesey, in
charge of the eattern headquarters.
Mr. Whittlesey said he had received
1500 sent by F. W. Mulkey of Port
land, chairman of the Oregon soldiers'
and sailors' commission, and that the
money would be epent to the best ad
vantage in caring for the troops en
route home from the front.
A few weeks ago it was reported that
the New York headquarters of the com
mission were to close, a"nd Governor
Olcott immediately took up the matter
and urged continuance of the work.
OLCOTT DECLINES TO FLY
Governor Sends Telegram to Lane
County Fair Board.
SALEM. Or., July 24. (Special.)
Governor Olcott will not drop in a para
chute from an airplane during the Lane
county fair. The executive made this
plain in a telegram sent to the Lane
county fair board today in response
to a message asking the executive to
participate in the flights during Eu
gene's annual event.
"I cannot say whether I will be able
to accept your kind invitation." said
the governor in his telegram, "but in
the event I do' I will attend the fair
In the simple role of a visitor."
UMATILLA WHEAT BURNS
Loss to Crop, Partly Harvc-lrd, Is
Placed at $23,000.
PENDLETON. Or.. July 24. (Special.)
Wheat, partly harvested and valued
at $23,000, was destroyed by fire yes
terday on the E. W. McComas and El
mer Crow ranches near here. The crops
were insured.
On the Venderahe ranch, east of Mil
ton, fire Wednesday destroyed about
?7000 worth of standing grain.
SHIPPING PRCBE ORDERED
Expenditure of Congressional Appro
priation to Be Checked.
WASHINGTON, July 2i. By unani
mous vote, th house today adopted a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a special committee to inves
tigate activities of the chipping boaid
and emergency fleet corporation with
the view of determining how $3,-30,-OOU.000
appropriated by congress was
expended.
Fight to Cinch Attorney
General Post Renewed.
a t.r-iiBf-iB - n K n n n M
APPOINTMENT DEEMED PROPER .
T
i
Claims Against Enemy ,
erty Audited by Subord' js.
INCONSISTENCY IS DENIED
Failure to Seize Turkish Holdings
Laid to Fear of Reprisals
Upon Americans Abroad.
WASHINGTON. July 24. A. Mitchell
Palmer, before the senate judiciary
sub-committee today, renewed his fight
for senate confirmation of his nomina
tion as attorney-general and again vig
orously defended his administration
as alien property custodian. He replied
to charges of improper administration
of alient enemy property, made by Har
old Remington, a New York lawyer,
and Leslie S. Kennard, an Indiana at
torney, holding a position in the alien
property custodian's office.
MrfcRemington, appearing before the
committee in person, declared that ar
the department of justice must pass
on many acts and claims of the alien
property custodian's office, Mr. Pal
mers' appointment as attorney-general
was highly improper.
Charge Is Repudiated.
General charges of improper admin
istration were made by Mr. Kennard In
a statement recently submitted to the
committee by Senator New, republican,
of Indiana, and answered today by Mr.
Palmer, who presented an affidavit
from Mr. Kennard repudiating his pre
vious statement.
Mr. Palmer stated also that Mr. Ken
nard. after making bis repudiating af
fidavit before officers of 'he property
custodian, had promised to appet.r be
fore the committee, but could not bs
located today.
Answering Mr. Remington's state
ment that the attorney-general must
pass on claims of owners and credi
tors of enemy property seized by the
alien property custodian, Mr. Palmer
argued that justice of the claims must
not be decided by the attorney-general,
but must be determined by the
federal courts in regularly Instituted
legal proceedings.
Powers Declared Always Vpbeld.
In reply to Mr. Remington's asser
tion that Mr. Palmer's construction of
the custodian's powers were erroneous,
the attorney-general replied that these
powers had been upheld in every fed
eral court in which they had been
tested.
Mr. Palmer declared there was noth
iner inconsistent in his jurisdiction of
(Concluded on Pane 3. Column 2.
fN
Early Preparation of Legal Attack
on Prohibition Amendment
Is Promised.
"AGO, July 24. Petitions for a
,ndum on the prohibition constl-
a -u amcnamcni will ur 1 1 1 cu nun-
. M,chig.n.
tssouri and Nvadm, according to an-
nauncement tonight from the western
headquarters of the Association Op
posed to National Prohibition. The ref
erendum right, because of conflicting
court decisions, is expected to be taken
to the United States supreme court, as
well as the constitutionality of the
amendment, according to Levy Mayer,
counsel for the association.
Referendum petitions have been filed
in Ohio, California, Colorado, Arkan
sas, Oklahoma. Nebraska and Washing
ton, and court action is contemplated
in Arkansas. Oklahoma and Washing
ton, where the petitions have been held
up. the statement said. In Oregon, Utah
and Idaho the courts have held that
the right of referendum does not apply
to a. resolution ratifying a constitu
tional amendment, while, Mr. Mayer
stated, the supreme courts of Washing
ton and Ohio have decided the right
does apply. An attempt to have the
United States supreme court review the
adverse decision will be made, he said.
The legal attack on the amendment
will be put into formal form Sunday,
he said, and action probably will be
started soon after the supreme court
convenes in October.
M00NEY REPORT MODIFIED
"Invectives and Immoral Accounts"
Will Not Be Printed.
WASHINGTON, July 24. Speaker
Gillett late today agreed o have cer
tain portions of the Densmore report
on the Mooney case expunged to meet
objections raised by the government
printing office officials to language In
the document.
Officials of the printing office said
the report contained so many "Invec
tives and accounts of immoral happen
ings" that It would be improper for
the employes to handle it.
The language objedted to occurs In
transcript of conversations alleged to
have occurred in the office of District
Attorney Fickert, prosecutor in the
Mooney case, and obtained by mean,
of dictaphone.
MONTANA' TOWN " DAMAGED
Six Buildings Destroyed by Fire at
Ballantine.
BILLINGS. Mont.. July 24. Fire this
afternoon had destroyed six buildings
at Ballantine on the Huntley irrigation
project, near here, and was still raging,
but is believed to be under control,
according to a telephone message.
The operator at the village tele
phoned a report of the blaze to the
Billings fire department and then was
forced by flames to leave her post.
Practically the entire population of
Worden, near by, is said to have gone
to Ballantine to assist in fighting the
I conflagration.
THAT'S RIGHT. MR. TAFT, IT'S GOXE FAR
Session to Be Transferred
to Seattle Tuesday.
ATTORNEYS FIGHT FOR TIME
Tentative Programme Adopted
as to Schedule.
PORTLAND CASE TO CLOSE
Interventors Will Get Days Before
Tribunal After Main Issues
Are Completed.
Consideration of the question of re
adjustment of rates between Columbia
river basin territory and Portland will
continue at the Multnomah county
courthouse until Monday and will re
sume at Seattle Tuesday, according to
plans of the rate tribunal.
Chief Examiner Thurtell of the In
testate commerce commission yester
day became referee for counsel repre
senting the various interests Involved
tn the Portland rate case. In dis-
tnargc or his official prerogatives It
became necessary that a division of
the time be allotted to each com
plainant, defendant and Interventor. to
the end that all might have their day
before the court of rate adjustment.
W'lth two more days remaining of this
week and the end of next week set as
the uitin.ate Ifmit for conclusion of
the hearing at Portland and Seattle.
Commissioner Hall declared that it
would be essential that an understand
ing be reached in order that the evi
dence might all be completed.
Hearings Are Cat.
It became the duty of the chief ex
aminer to adjudicate division of about
12 days time to allocations that would
squeeze the proceedings into not more
than nine days.
Direct evidence in the Fortland rate
case will be completed tonight, ac
cording to the plans outlined, although
several more witnesses are to be
called. It was the intention to call
eight more witnesses, but owing to the
way developments have come, the
number will be reduced, probably to
about half that number.
Attorneys for the railroad adminis
tration said it would require three days
to put In their side, and that they did
rot wish to be hampered in making a
full and complete presentation. Com
bined Interveners' time was pared down
to two days. The public service com
mission of Oregon asks for not less
than one day for putting in Its direct
testimony, and anticipated equal time
would be employed In cross-examina
tion. In fact. It was the estimate of
J. O. Bailey, assistant attorney-general,
that three days might be necessary, but
it was finally reduced to one day for
(Concluded on PK 0. Cnlumn 1.)
ENOUGH.
Tour Through Eastern Oregon In
terrupted by Accident That Re
sults From Bad Road.
BAKER. Or.. July 14. (Special)
Dr. Malcolm McKinnon. a prominent
physician of Sand Point. Idaho, was
killed early yesterday evening w hen Ms
automobile overturned on the road
near Haines, pinning the occupants un
der the machine.
Dr. McKinnon and his wife, accom
panied by Attorney Sidney H. Smith
and wife, also of Sand Point, were on
their way to Yellowstone national park.
making a tour of eastern Oregon on the
way. The doctor had driven, an auto
mobile for about seven years and was
considered a very good driver, and the
probable cause for the accident was a
hidden chuckhole In the road which
caused the front wheels of the car to
cramp suddenly, overturning the auto
mobile and forcing Dr. McKinnon
against the steering wheel.
Mr. Smith was the first to crawl out
from beneath the wreckage, and he as
sisted the two women. Dr. McKinnon
needed immediate attention and with
in. assistance oi a larmer the victim
of. the accident was rushed to Baker.
The doctor died shortly after the mis
hap and before arriving at the hospital
None of the other occupants of the
car was injured, except for a severe
shaking up when the machine turned
turtle. Dr. McKinnon was 52 years
old and was well known in the vicinity
of Sand Point. He had large land
holdings and was interested in cattle.
SHIP TO ENCIRCLE GLOBE
Norwegian Vessel Has Schedule for
Round Trip.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July S4. A trip
which, under present schedule, will
completely encircle the globe, is about
to be begun by the Norwegian motor
ship Semmeltinde. expected to sail from
Seattle soon for Portland to load lum
ber for Bombay, India. From India
the Semmlltinde wijl go to Marseilles,
France, with a copra cargo and thence
make her way back to Puget sound via
the Atlantic
The Semmeltinde was launched here
recently and is expected to have her
final tryout before the end of this
week. The vessel belongs to a Nor
wegian firm but is under charter to
an American company.
AUTO DROPS 100 FEET
Mrs. H. P. Hartman, Portland. Is
Hurt In Accident Near Marshfleld.
MARSH FIELD, Or.. July 14. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. H. P. Hartman of Portland,
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Hansen, of this city, suffered one brok
en leg and severe bruises to the other
when the Herman Edwards automobile
went over a 100-foot embankment on
the Loon lake road above Allegany.
Th. machine slid back down a hill
when the driver attempted to change
gear and overturned once before reach
ing the bottom of the gulch. Mrs.
Manly Roberts of San Frsncisco. who
was also in the car, was slightly in
jured. Mr. Edwards, his wife and three
children were only slightly scratched.
PASTORS IN BOXING BOUT
Christian Church . Ministers at Eu
gene Clever With Gloves.
EUGENE. Or, July 14. (Special.)
Rev. E. V. Stivers, pastor of the First
Christian Church of this city, and Rev.
Harry Tuttle. of the Carlton Christian
Church, staged a boxing bout at a plc-
nic given by the Eugene church at
Hendricka Park today. Persons who
attended the picnic said that the min
isters were quite clever with the gloves
and showed training.
Other boxing bouts, with other sports.
were witnessed by 300 members of the
church.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTE R DA T'S Maximum temperature, 77
degrees: minimum, &a degrees.
TODAY'S Fair: gentle westerly winds.
foreign.
Coresn disturbances end, governor announces.
Page 4. .
Deposed head of Budapest - soviet govern
ment uka safe conduct to Argentine.
Page
Distrust In Egypt tald to censorship. Page 3.
National.
Senators score president for holding back
French treaty. Page a.
Navy department and shipping board plan
to build giant liners. Page
Taft's propotal to chsnge .league covenant
shocks democrats. Page X.
Dement te.
I. w. w. nearly drove labor unions from
Arizona la statement. Page 1.
A. Mitchell Palmer defend! action as alien
property custodian. I'ace 1.
Wets to file referendum petittona la four
more alt. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Malcolm McKinnon of Sand Point dies
after auto accident. Page 1.
Northwest wins backing for bill reducing
fruit juice taxation, rage i.
Governor Olcott refuses plea of women for
spectsl legislative session. Page 12.
h porta.
!ira Rarne, leads In western open gulf cham
Dlonshlp play. Page IS.
Pacific Cnast league results: Pan FYanclseo
7 Portland !" Angeles 3. bacramento
Vernon 1", Seattle -; ball Lake 8
Oakland Page II.
Vincent Richards. l-year-o!d tennis all
to play Johnston in Minneapolis xinau.
Page 13.
rerttmad and Vicinity.
Portland rate case to close today: hear
ings to be continued at Seattle. Page 1.
More than 40 fires started tn northwest
forests by lightning. Page 1.
.pathfinder" plan In Oregon to have co
operation of forestry service. Page a.
Pathe motion picture office In Portland to
be reorganised. Page 9.
George Miller, lo. confesses to snooting
chum. Page 12.
Litigants and attorneys In suit mix in court
house melee. Page le.
Gratnhsndlers of Pacific coast via wage In
crease. Fags -i
Crater, Santiam and Ump-
qua Forests Threatened.
UMATILLA BLAZE IS CHECKED
Western Montana, Northern
Idaho Report Relief.
BULL RUN FIRE LOCATED
Critical Situation Reported to Be
Existing In Northern Fart
of Michigan.
More than 40 fires, some of which
may prove serious, were started by the
electrical storm which was general over
the state July 13. according to a state- '
ment issued yesterday by District For
ester Cecil. Practically every office
employe of the United States forest
service is now In the field directing the ,
army of fire fighters In national for
ests, and if the present warm weather
continues, serious consequences can be
expected.
Twenty small fires were started in
the Crater national forest during
Wednesday's electrical storm, but the.
Portland office has not yet been ad
vised as to the seriousness of theso
fires.
Lightning was responsible for "17
fires within the Santiam national for
est. 11 In the Detroit district and six
In the Cascadia district. or the II
fires reported yesterday from the
Umpqua forest. It were caused by the
lightning.
Two lalrr Carrel.
The Herman creek and Oregon Lum
ber company fires in the Oregon m .
tional forest are both under control.
The fire in the western division of
the Umatilla national forest which has
burned over approximately 49 acres,
is now under control.
The forest fire situation in Washing,
ton la equally as serious as In this
state, declares Director Cecil, and For
est Examiner Adam Wright left last
night for Republic. Wash., to assist in
the ci..trol of six fires in the Colvillo
national forest which have already cov.
ered nearly 9000 acres.
Several fires are burning In the Co
lumbia national forest, the most serloua
being on the Lewis river on the western
edge of the old Lewis river burn.
Twenty men "are fighting an uncon
trolled fire at Erfght ;"lle creek In tbe
Wenatchee national forest. This Is in a,
high country where the timber ia val
uable only for watershed protection.
Another force of TO men Is working
under Ranger J. E. Bruckart on th.
Snoqualmlc forest, near Hasel. Wash.
Old Bar. Invaded.
Far up Falls creek, on the Latou.-e!I '
trail, fire is raging In an old burn
within the Bull Run forest reserve.
Unless a strong wind develops and
sends the flames into the green tim
ber, there is no immediate danger, ac
cording to Information received yes- '
terday by officials of the water bu
reau. The fire was definitely located
yesterday by Elijah Coalman, forest
j lookout on Mount Hood,
I In the meantime a party of five men
who left Bull Run lake on Wednesday
noon with fire fighting equipment
were groping their way yesterday.
through underbrush and thick timber
14 miles above the hesdworks of the
water bureau in a vain effort to lo
cate the fire which they started out to
fight.
A messenger on foot was detailed
from the headworks by City Commis
sioner Mann as quickly as the location
of the fire was ascertained. This mes
senger will Inform the fire fighters of
the location and It l.t probable, if all
t Concluded on Paso 6. Column !.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO El
ROPE," BY F.A.VAVDERUP,
STARTS Sl'lUDAY.
The promotion of bolshcvlsm
through the world required mon
ey. The men engaged in its ex
tension didn't
have it. They
had to get It or
fall. .
How did they
get It?
Vanderlip
says. "Tho fln
est money
printing estab
lishment in the
world, next to
the bureau of
F. A
Va.derllp.
engraving and printing in Wash
ington, was located at l'etrograd."
Here they set out to counterfeit
the bank notes of every country in
which the bolshevik propaganda
was at work. "Just how far thia
scheme has been successful," says
Mr. Vanderlip. "no one professes
accurately to know."
It is known, however, that mil
lions of dollara of Italian. French.
Russian, and even Etiglish bank
notes have been counterfeited.
Read this intimate report by
lr. Vanderlip In his articles on
"What Happened to Europe."
They begin In The Sunday Ore-
.Antnn next Sundav.
.
." -. . '.--a,
Ell 1 04.0