VOL. L.VIII. NO. 18.333
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Poofflc as S-cond-CJas Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST ' 29, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PROBERS ALLEGE
$15 PORK PREDICTED
IN THREE DAYS' SLUMP
T
INDIANS BOW DOWN
AND WORSHIP FLIERS
WARM TRIBUTE PAID
PERSHING IN HOUSE
REFUND OFFERED IF
HAVE I ;! ' T. MAYO R
E RATE IS CUT
LOST
BILL AUTHORIZES PERMANENT
RANK OF GENERAL.
CHICAGO MARKET SOW $16, AS
AGAINST 123 LATELY.
SEARCHING . PARTY TELLS ODD
EXPERIENCES IX SKY.
HANSOM WOULD
TRAINS MUST MOVE
N
S5.00P0D
Spruce Administration
Flayed in Report.
Is
'JOHN D. RYAN IS
Investigators Ask He Be Kept
to Strict Responsibility ; .
for Extravagance.
MILWAUKEE HELD FAVORED
Line Built to Benefit Aircraft
Director's Company, War
Secretary Is Told.
PORTLAND SPRITEIWIRVTO
OPE.X TODAY.
The first local session of the
congressional committee on spruce
production inquiry, according; to
Chairman James A. Frear. will
open this morning at 10 o'clock in
the assembly room of the Port-'
land Press duo, tim Duuaing.
when Important testimony will be
heard.
Heaviest Drop Since 'Panic of 190 J
Expected Corn and Oats Go
Down With Hogs.
m
CHICAGO. Aug-. 28. The $15 hog-.
11.50 nearer the slender purse of the
sufferer from the high cost of living-.
made its appearance In the Chicago
stockyards today. His advent was Im
mediately followed by a slump In pro
visions and grain, as well as live cattle
and sheep. Meat products, dealt in
large lots on the board of trade, de
creased sKarply In price, but the smaller
costs were not evident In the retail
market.
Corn and oats felt fne effect of the
hog and provisions decline, but butter,
eggs and poultry in large or small
amounts were unaffected by the stock
yards drop.
.A continuance of the decline in live
hog prices was looked for by traders
who pointed out that 11,000 of the 25.000
animals received at the stockyards to
day were unsold and that 15,000 more
were expected to arrive before the open
ing tomorrow. Cattle of the higher
grades were 25 cents less per hundred
weight and sheep and lambs were fully
50 cents cheaper. The drop In hog prices
was the greatest since 1907 and traders
who look for still lower figures pointed
out that eastern storage houses are
believed to be already crowded with
meat products, leaving only a domestic
outlet.
St. tie Executive Tells
Why He Resigned.
PLAIN, HARD STATEMENT MADE
Rest Needed, Vacation Would
Leave Lane in Chair;
FITZGERALD NEW MAYOR
"Those directly responsible for ex
cessive expenditures, used to advance
large business interests, should be
held to a strict legal responsibility,'
urges the initial report of the house
subcommittee on spruce investiga
tion, now in Portland, as forwarded to
Secretary of War Baker last night
Charging unbridled extravagance
in the construction of the Siems-Carey-H.
S. Kerbaugh spruce road
through the Olympic peninsula, as
serting that the line was undoubtedly
built at government expense lor the
ultimate purposes of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad com-
pay, and declaring that the congres
sional committee is of the opinion that
$3,000,000 was squandered, misap
plied and converted to the uses of the
Milwauke, the report is the first offi
cial expression of the investigating
body since its Seattle hearings were
concluded.
On July 31, when Secretary Baker
testified before the committee, in
Washington. D. C Mr. Baker re
quested she members to. advise him
fully with regard to disclosures in the
spruce area of the Pacific northwest,
and with particular reference to the
Olympic peninsula railroad, construct
ed for the government at an aggre
gate expense of $4,000,000 and an
average cost of $115,000 per mile.
Report Not Signed by Lea.
Chairman James A. Frear, repre
sentative from Wisconsin, and Repre
sentative W. W. Magee of New York
appended their signatures to the re
port, after the document had been
thoroughly discussed by themselves
and thtir fellow-member. Representa
tive Clarence F. Lea, democrat, of
California. Mr. Lea did not sign the
report.
In concluding that the MiIwauL:e
road had an active interest in the
construction of the government spruce
line, the two concurring committeemen
invite attention to the testimony ad
duced at the Seattle sessions, when
witness after witness testified to
circumstances that invite the belief
that the Milwaukee line coveted the
government's completed project.
' "It appears that the line as built
was not to carry spruce logs, but as
an extension of the Milwaukee rail
way for commercial purposes," runs
the report to Secretary Baker, after
reviewing the testimony.
Milwaukee "Control" Alleged. I
"The Milwaukee railroad officials
and Milwaukee engineers apparency
controlled the location and determina
tion of the road that has. been built,"
is a statement appearing elsewhere
in the document.
"Milwaukee railroad officials ap
parently determined the . route. A
Milwaukee engineer built the road.
Mr. Ryan (John D. Ryan, at that time
government director of aircraft, a
director of the Milwaukee line) per
sonally examined it in July, 1918, ac
cording to information received,"
adds another paragraph in the sum
ming up.
Urging thtt the announced sale of
spruce production equipment, set for
September 2, be delayed until a fu!i
investigation can be made by Secre-
PLANES TO CARRY PIGEONS
Forest Patrol to Liberate Birds In
Case of Accident.
EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 28. (Special.)
Fifty homing pigeons have been sen
from Mather field, Sacramento, to
Eugene- to be used in connection with
the airplane forest fire patrol which
has headquarters in Eugene, accord
ing to word received today by Major
Albert Smith, In charge of the patrol.
The birds will be taken on the airplan
nights, and in case of breakdown or
accident the pigeons will be liberated
with a message to headquarters. The
birds will be used also to report fires
if the airplanes are on their way t
distant stations and will not return to
the Eugene base in time.
Three men will be sent here to have
charge of the pigeons and cots will
be built in the oak trees on the hill
back of the aviation field.
Election Put Through Speedily, in
Accordance, With Prearranged'
City Council Plan."
PRINCE INVITED TO COAST
Glimpse of Wonderland Urged by
Governor of Oregon.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 2$. (Special.)
Acting upon request of the Portland
chamber of commerce Governor Olcott
today sent a telegram to Secretarvjf
btate iansmg extending to the prince
of Wales an invitation to make Oregon
and the Pacific northwest part of his
itinerary on his tour of the United
tates.
"Will you assure his royal highness
that no adequate conception of the
glories of America nay be obtained
without a glimpse of this wonderland
on the Pacific coastr reads a part of
the governor's telegram.
FIRE COSTS MR. BARBER $5
State Insurance Commissioner Ad
mlts Setting Forest Blaze.
A. C. Barber, state Insurance com
missioner, pleaded guilty to a charge
of setting a fire in the government for
est on the Santlam river and was fined
S5 in federal court yesterday.
In a statement to the court Mr. Bar
ber admitted having set the fire, but
he said he was sick and exhausted at
the time and thought he had put the
fire out.
At the time he set the fire Mr. Barber
as the object of a widespread search
when it was presumed by friends that
he had become lost.
LEGION HEAD ACQUITTED
American Veteran Whips News Dl'
rector at Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 28. (Special.)
Jesse R. Hinman, president of Clatsop
post, American Legion, was acquitted
at his police court trial this afternoon
of "using abusive language."
He, was alleged to have committed
the offense when he whipped Grover
Johnson, one of the directors of the
News, which had published an article
defaming the legion and Its members.
Hinman in particular.
tCenuausd aa Page t. Column U
LETTER MAILED TO PRINCE
Airplane Delivery of President's
Missive Fails.
BINGHAM TON", N. Y., Aug. 28. A
letter from President Wilson to the
Prince of Wales by airplane has been
mailed from Windsor, N. Y-. by Cap
tain J. M. Foote, U. S. A., a competitor
In the New York-Toronto aerial derby.
He was blown out of his course after
leaving Albany, and landed Wednes
day night on a hi)l near Windsor.
Because of a damaged motor his air
plane was shipped to Mineola.
PITTSBURG STRIKE IS OFF
Three Thousand Carmen to Return
. to Work Today.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 28. Street, car
service, suspended two weeks ago to
night by a strike of 1000 motormen
and conductors of the Pittsburg Rail
ways company, will be resumed to
morrow. The striking carmen late today de
cided to return to .work. . ...
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 28. (Spe
cial.) City Councilman C. B. Fitzgerald
was elected mayor of Seattle to fill
the unexpired term of Ole Hanson,
whose resignation was accepted at a
special meeting of the city council in
the county-city, building this after
noon. Three councilmen voted against
Fitzgerald and in favor of Hugh M.
Caldwell to succeed Hanson. Five voted
for Fitzgerald in accordance . with a
cut-and-dried programme announced
before the meeting, thus giving him the
required majority.
The meeting was called at 1:30 P. M.
Reading Clerk E. M. Street read Mr.
Hanson's resignation. Councilman
Thomson moved to accept the resigna
tion. This was done by unanimous vote
ol the nine members of the council.
Councilman Carroll then nominated
Councilman Haas as chairman of the
meeting to select Hanson's successor.
Haas was elected and Thomson moved
for an Immediate secret ballot.
Packed Chamber Applauds.
The votes of the council were col
lected and handed to Reading Clerk
street The first three drawn were
cast for CaldwelL The five following
were Fitgerald's.
Applause broke out from a crowd
that packed the council chamber when
the result of the election was officially
announced.
Fitzgerald tendered his resignation
councilman and made a brief speech
of acceptance of the mayoralty, thank
ing the council for its action.
Thomson then moved the acceptance
of Fitzgerald's resignation and after
its unanimous acceptance moved to
elect his successor. The result was1
five votes cast for A. T. Drake, finance
clerk of the council, one for James
Barry and one for Lee Royce Henry.
Mr. Hanson would neither affirm nor
deny a persistent rumor that his real
-purpose- is to execute a whirlwind lec
ture tour of the direct primary states
with bis ultimate goal the presidency
of the nation.
Health Not Quite Broken.
-My health is not broken," said Mr.
Hanson. "I am not ill by any means,
but I need a good rest and a vacation.
Two Airmen Soar Over Wild Lower
'' California, Where Stoppage of '.
Motor Meant Death.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 28. An ex
perience .replete with hardships and
dangers, considered by them to be as
hazardous and thrilling as any war
zone flying, was related here today by
Major Theodore MacCauley and Captain
S. S. Eberle, North Island military avi
ators, on their return from an aerial
trip Into the trackless wastes of Lower
California In' search of Lieutenants
Water-house and C. H. Connelly, missing
airmen who were finally found by Mex
ican soldiers.
Leaving North Island August 24,
Major MacCauley and Captain Eberle
flew Into Lower California, attempting
to pick up the trail of the missing avi
ators. While flying at an altitude of
15.000 feet dver the Pedro Martez
mountains they encountered a severe
electrical storm, twice ran out of gaso
line ; and only by sheer good fortune
found supplies in isolated places, and
finally experienced the pangs of de
lirium brought on by thirst after
tramping many miles over torrid des
erts.
And Just when they feared they
would be compelled to give up their
fight to find water they fell into a
water hole at the base of the Cocopap
mountains.
The two aviators flew over a country
which had never before been visited by
an aimlane and where a sudden stop
page "t the motor unquestionably
would have meant death.
While flying over the base of Pedro
Martez mountains Major MacCauley and
Captain Eberle sighted a group of in
dians. These had never seen an air
nlane. and as the machine swooped
down low the Indians prostrated them
selves on the ground and went through
the motions of praying. The airmen
later learned that the Indians believed
them to be some great unknown gods.
SAYS GOVERNMENT
t
Drastic Action Is Taken to
End Railroad Strike.
MR. HINES ISSUES WARNING
Men Not on Duty at 7 o'clock
Tomorrow Lose Jobs.
STRIKE CLEARLY BREAKING
Trainmen at Many Points in South
west Are Returning to Work
and Situation Clearing.
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
U. S. BACON FOR GERMANS
Teuton-Born Woman Buys All She
Can at Yakima for Relatives.
takima. . Wash.. Aug. 28. German
efficiency in its highest form was U
lustrated here today when a German
born woman, still speaking with I
marked accent, appeared at the post
office to buy as much of the govern
ment bacon as she was allowed.
After arranging for the purchase she
told her neighbor in the line before the
nostofftce window that she was plan
nmg to ship the supply of fat bacon
to her starving relatives In Germany.
CHICAGO GUTTER GETS BEER
12,000 Gallons of 2.75 Brew
Dumped to Release War Tax.
CHICAGO, Aug. 28. Four hundred
barrels, or 12,000 gallons, of 2.75 per
cent, beer, manufactured by the Schlitz
Brewing company of Milwaukee before
war-time prohibition, was dumped into
the gutters of a north side street today
by Otto R. Fuerst, United States, rev
enue Inspector.
This action was taken to enable the
company to recover $2400 in taxes pre
viously paid the government.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. An
nounced determination of the govern
ment to restore full railroad service in
California, Arizona and Nevada by 7
o'clock Saturday morning, expressed In
Washington tonight by Walker D.
Hines, director-general of railroads, was
generally accepted here as meaning
that the strike situation would be
cleared in the west within a few hours.
Even before the announcement of Mr
Hines strikers at practically all points
except in Los Angeles territory were
obeying the orders of chiefs of the in
ternational railroad brotherhoods and
were returning the work.
Union leaders here urged the men to
consider the consequences of remaining
on strike in view of the statement of
Mr. Hines that all men who did not
return to their posts by the time set
would find their positions filled.
Mr. Hines Issues Warning.
The statement of the director-general
further announced that anyone
who interfered with or Interrupted the
use of railroad property would be dealt
with for having committed an offense
against the United States.
The governors of California, Arizona
and Nevada were telegraphed by Mr.
Hines and requested to co-operate to
the fullest possible extent in main
taining traffic and in preventing inter
ference with the movement of trains.
The mayors of the principal cities also
were requested to aid In restoring rail
road service to normal These officials,
in practically all Instances, had been
laboring for hours to end the strike and
it was assumed that they would use to
the limit all their powers to carry out
the wishes of Mr. Hines.
Government Action Draatie.
This action, coming after the an
nouncement of brotherhood chiefs that
they would assist the government in
ending a strike which they had not
sanctioned and which they declared
Illegal from the start, . was considered
the most drastic ever taken by the
government in a labor controversy.
Edward D. Nolan, secretary of the in
ternational workers' defense league, de
nied the truth of reports that the strike
was planned as part of a proposed
Republican and Democratic Leaders
and Speaker Cannon Praise
Chief of A. E. F.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (By the
Associated Press.) In recognition of
General John J. Pershing's services in
the war, the house today passed a bill
authorizing the president to confer on
him the permanent rank of general.
The measure now goes to the senate.
Tributes to General . Pershing were
paid by many members of the house.
Democratic Leader Clark said Pershing
was more deserving than any former
general, "having commanded more
troops than any other man and having
fought on three, continents."
Republican Leader Mondell said,
"along with his great military leader
ship, General Pershing has been alert
enough 'to maintain an interest In the
country's affairs" and urged the high
rank for the commander as a recogni
tion of his extraordinary eervices.
-Former Speaker Cannon, Illinois,
paid tribute to the humane, sentiments
of General Pershing, saying, "he has
got a heart as well as great ability
Washington, sufficient to meet the nec-
as a general."
First mention in congress of General
Pershing for president was made dur
ing the debate by Representative Camp
bell, democrat, Pennsylvania, who said:
"The country cannot pay too great an
honor to him."
"I would like to see the people of this
country and this house put aside our
partisanship, our adherence -to democ
racy and republicanism," declared Mr.
Campbell, "and make him tile unani
mous choice of the convention that as
sembles next year and elect him presi
dent of the United States."
Company Offers Argument
at State Hearing. -
WAGE INCREASES INVOLVED
Burleson's Approval Admitted
to Have Been Verbal.
TIME FOR BRIEFS IS SET
Reply in Substantiation of Rise In
Charges to Be Asked Within
Ten Days.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 3.)
THE SOONER HE LEARNS IT THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR ALL CONCERNED.
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BOY, 13, KILLS PANTHER
Camas Valley Lad Spies Cat, Shot
Ends Life; Bounty His.
ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 28. (Special.)
A big, eleek panther, measuring
eight feet, tip to tip, was killed by
Jack, the 13-year-old son of Bert Wells,
a Camas valley hunter and guide, at a
point about a half mile from the family
home, yesterday afternoon. The lad,
in company with John Smith, a neigh
bor, was trapping through the timber
when they stopped to rest beside a
small stream. Young Wells spied the
big cat as he -crawled beneath the thick
foliage not more ', than. 20 feet from
where he Was sitting.
The lad was carrying a 30-30 rifle,
and without a moment's hesitation, ac
cording to Mr: Smith, fired an off
handed shot' that found its way
through the breast and penetrated the
heart of the beast. The pelt, includ
ing the head and claws, was exhibited
here today. The boy gets a $25 bounty
on the panther.
CAFE'S COFFEE POISONED
Chicago Police Seek Culprit:
Victims to Recover.
CHICAGO,.. Aug. 28. Arsenic
30
was
found today in samples of coffee taken
from a downtown lunchroom, where 30
persons were poisoned yesterday, ac
cording to Health Commissioner Ro
nertson. He expressed the opinion that
someone had put poison in the coffee
urn with malicious intent, and the po
lice were asked to search for the guilty
person.
It is expected all of those taken ill
after eating at the restaurant will re
I cover.
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I Crowd
NEGRO IS SHOT BY -MOB
Burns
at Ocmulgee, Ga.,
Churches and Lodges.
EASTMAN, Ga, Aug. 28. Eli Cooper,
a negro, was shot to death in a church
at Ocumulgee, Ga., near here today by
a mob. The church was then burned.
Other negro churches and lodges in
the vicinity were burned yesterday
after reports had been circulated that
the negroes were planning to "t ise up
and wipe out the white people."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 80
degrees; minimum, 65 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; winds mostly southerly.
Foreign.
Zionist dream may never be realized, says
W. T. Ellis. Fage 7.
Montenegro In revolution against Serbia.
Page 2.
Rich Germans face beggary, says ex-captain
of industry. ' Page 15.
Louis Botha, commander of Boer war guer
rillas, dies. Page 3.
National.
Shopmen urged by union heads to accept
president's offer. Page 6.
Colorado stockmen fight for packers. Page 7.
America's warning to Turkey official, state
department announces. Page 2.
Mondell charges administration with work-
Ing toward intervention in Mexico.
Page 9. !
President to speak In Portland on trip.
Page 8.
Domestic.
Fifteen-dollar pork within three days is pre
dicted at Chicago. Page 1.
Trains must move, says Director-General
Hines. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Canneryman tells of influenza ravages in
Alaska. Page S. I
Sport.
Phil Neer survives first match In Forest
Hills tennis tournament. Page 14.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland 4, Los
Angeles 3; Seattle 8, Salt Lake 7; Sac
ramento 4, Vernon 1; San Francisco 6,
Oakland 4. Page 14. -
Honolulu uncovers new water star in John
Kelll. Page 15.
Silp in draw keeps Phil Neer out of senior
singles at Forest Hills tennis tournament.
Page 15. , -
Commercial and Marine.;
Time for submitting export flour bids is
extended. Page 23.
Grain and provisions sharply lower in Chi
cago market. Page 23.
Stock vrlces again affected by developments
in labor situation. Page 23. j
Oregon's trade with 6candinavia to grow,
Subscrlbers to the Pacifio Telephone
& Telegraph company will receive re
funds of whatever may be the differ
ence between the amounts collected
from August 1 and the rates to be fixed
by the public service commission. This
stipulation was entered yesterday by
James T. Shaw, general counsel for the
company, at the hearing before the
commission, which adjourned at 6:30
P. M. subject to a notice of seven days
when the next public hearing will be
held, probably late in September.
Yesterday was devoted almost ex
clusively to an argument by counsel
for the telephone company and of the
protesting community and civic inter
ests. Charles H. Carey, counsel for the
telephone company, occupied the fore
noon session with argument that the
commission has no power to suspend
rates established under authority from
congress, which he contended is the
status of the rates put into effect un
der the order of July 29.
Vigorous Argument Offered.
These rates, he maintained, are in
effect until changed by the commis
sion, and that all acts of the company
were consummated by it as an agent of
the postmaster-general.
He held that the only "legal rates"
were those authorized by the postmaster-general
November i, 1918, and
suspended November 15, but that the
suspension was not an abrogation, but
meant the rates were merely held in
abeyance.
' At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion. Assistant (flty 'Attorney Tomlin
son entered a vigorous argument in
support of his request for suspension
of the rates pending the decision of
the case by the commission. He main
tained that no rate had been estab
lished under the terms of the con.
gressional act, except the pre-war rate
and that it should now be declared the
existing rates in effect in Oregon.
Improper Rates, Alleged.
He maintained that the rates collect
ed during the period between May 1
and June 6, under the construction that
had been placed upon approval of rates
had been improperly collected and that
the company should refund the differ
ence between that amount and what
would have been collected under the
pre-war rates to the subscribers.
One of the counsel for the company
interjected a correction that the gov
ernment instead of the company would
be called upon to make the refund,
which Mr. Tomlinson accepted by add
ing: "Yes, the government should order
the refund made out of the pocket of
the company," which was greeted with
a laugh that relieved the tension of a
session marked with, heated and severe
condemnation of the acts of officials
of the telephone company while under
direction of the postmaster-general.
HeConrt's Testimony la Heard.
John McCourt; appearing for the state
chamber of commerce, portrayed the
company as being confronted with the
early expiration of control by the
postmaster-general and at the last mo
ment trying to put into effect a rate
which at some time the postmaster
general had approved.
He declared there is nothing in the
record showing that the rate announced
July 29 was ever approved or that the
rates filed with the commission had
ever been approved or that the post
master-general knew anything about it.
The logical thing for the company
to have done," saia jar. mck-oun,
would have been to apply to the pub
lic service commission with the state
ment that two new factors had come
Into the situation by reason of in
creased wages and expense incurred by
taking over the Home Telephone com
pany properties and asE that a proper
rate be fixed, taking these matters
into account.
Company's Crane Reviewed
"I do not believe that anybody would
h.v offered any objection to that
course, and I think that it would have
been far better -than for these repre
sentatives of the company to endeavor
to put this through as agents of the
postmaster-general, as subordinates of
the government officials, if you please,
as the hired men of the government."
In emphatic lant ' age Mr. McCourt
reviewed what he said appeared to be
the course that had been pursued and
pointed out that the approval of the
rates fixed by the Oregon commission,
the legal authority to determine the.
justice and equality of rates in thl
state, came after the suspension of the
rates of November 4, indicating that
the postmaster-general had decided in
view of all of the facts Evolved. He
maintained that the act Of congress of
June S certainly established for four
months unless changed by the commis
sion, the rate mat n put into eiiect
May 1, arid no other rate. He there-.
Concluded oa Pas 4. Column 3)