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' Pontnfrlc as Sfcond-naM Matter.
PORTLAND, OliEGOX, THURSDAY, SEPTE3IBER 4, 1919.
" ' TRICE FIVE CENTS.
DISOUE OWES HIS
PUCE TP MB. RYAN
Ex-Spruce Chief Admits
His Obligation.
BRITISH EX-SEA LORD
WANTS NAVY JUNKED
JAPAN HELD READY
MANAGERS DENY END
OF STRIKE IS IN SIGHT
STAGEHAXDS' DEMAXD FOR
CLOSED SHOP IS BAR.
ALLIES TO FORCE
MODERN METHUSELAH
131; MARRIED AT 125
AGED MOCXTAIXEER IS 12 6
TEARS OLDER THAX SOX.
PRESIDENT STARTS
'S
-MILE TRIP
BAROX FISHER SAYS POWER OX
OCEAX IS XOT SEEDED.
TO OUIT SHANTUNG
0UMANIA
HAND
INTER-RELATION IS TRACED
Probe Committee Brings Out
Seims-Carey Connection.
SPRUCE METHOD1 DEFENDED
t)fqne Tells Committee He Abhors
the Cost-Pius System, but "Was
Forced to Adopt Iu
Brigadier-General Brice P Disque,
retired, former head of the spruce divi
sion and president of the spruce pro
duction corporation, summoned before
the congressional committee of inquiry
yesterday in this city, closed his first
chapter of official narrative with the
admission that he owes his present po
sition in New York City to the interest
and Introduction of John D. Ryan, the
former director of aircraft production,
official of the Milwaukee railroad and
a frequent figure in prior statements
made to the house subcommittee.
Testimony further adduced was to the
effect that Mr. Ryan is a director of
the American International company.
sole owners of G. Amsinck & Co.,
New York, of which General Disqu
Is president; and that the American
International Is also a stockholder in
the Siems-Carey company, parent con
;ern of the Siems-Carey-H. S. Kerbaugh
corporation, builders of the Olympic
peninsula spruce line to Lake Pleasant.
The seeming link of inter-relation is
one that the congressional committe
tea has sought throughout its inquiry,
lilrrnllaf Facta Elicited.
General Disque, who hastened from
New York to defend his policies as
spruce production chief, and who re
quested permission to appear before
the congressional committee In this
city, had spent the day telling of the
formation of the spruce organization,
detailing Its methods and refuting
charges made against the character o(
Its output and the manner in which the
work had proceeded. -The session, al
most to the close, had been compara
tively uneventful, though touched here
and there with flashes of feeling.
"What is your position now?" queried
Chairman James A. Frear. of the com
mlttee. as the afternoon session drew to
a close.
I am president of G. Amsinck A Co.
Incorporated, an importing and export
tag concern. In .e York city, an
swered General Disque.
Ryaa CmiMIoi Recalled.
"Who Introduced you to the parties
who gave you the appointment?" pur
sued the chairman. "Let me make It
definite did John D. Ryan introduce
you?"
He Introduced me he was one of
the persons who introduced me," replied
Ihe witness.
Ia this connection it was apparent
the chairman harked back to the Clal
lam county. Washington, contracts of
the Siems-Carey-H. S. Kerbaugh cor
poration which had been given a cost-
plus contract for the construction of
the spruce road through the Olympic
peninsula, under alleged circumstances
which elicited the charge that the road
was constructed for the eventual pur
pose of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway.
"And recommended you for the posi
tion T continued Chairman Frear.
Ryaa'a laflaeare Co Heeded.
"And recommended me for it," re
sponded the witness, evenly. "In all
probability his recommendation had
very much to do with my getting the
position."
General Disque said that at the close
f the war. during a visit to Washing
ton, he had intimated to Mr. Ryan
that an ex-army officer, who had aban
doned a civil position as warden of the
Michigan penitentiary, was in a natural
(uandary concerning his future.
"I told ,Mr. Ryan my situation," ex
plained General Disque. "and asked
aim to look around and see If he could
find some place for me. as I would be
e.ad of it. The result was that Mr.
Ryan heard of this vacancy in New
Tork.
"He has been out here and been over
our operations, and has been familiar
with everything we have been doing,
so far as he could be in that position,
and he recommended me. His recom
mendation apparently had enough
weight to get me assigned where I
am today.
SsUry Prraoaal Matter.
At this Juncture, on the ground that
it was a personal question. General
Disque declined to name his present
salary, beyond saying that it Is not
quite twice what he had been offered
to resume the wardenship of the Michi
gan state prison. Chairman Frear
pressed him with the statement that
his present salary is currently rumored
to be $30,000, but received no definite
confirmation.
"I was offered salaries practically as
good in two places out in this country."
asserted the witness, "that MrJ Ryan
and none of bis friends had anything
"to do with.
"w will see if we can get a closer
connection." commented the chairman,
and turned to queries regarding the
Siems-Carey-H. S. Kerbaugh corpora-
(.Continued oa Fan 8. Column I.)
London in Throes of Economy Eight.
Cabinet to Discuss
Finances.
LONDON, Sept. S. The campaign for
administrative economy is gaining mo
mentum daily. Andrew Bonar Law,
government leader in the house of com
mons, and J. Austen Chamberlain, chan
cellor of the exchequer, came to Lon
don today especially to hold a meeting
of the cabinet. It is understood that
the discussion was centered around na
tional finance.
The demand of Baron Fisher of Kil
veratorie, former first sea. lord, for the
virtual scrapping of the navy, half of
which is already obsolete, on the
ground that a big navy is not required
now that Germany has been defeated,
has been printed in all the newspapers
here and has caused a great sensation.
Naval experts consider that Baron
Fisher's proposal is much too drastic
and fears are expressed that there is
imminent a great fight between the ad
vocates of a small and a big navy.
AUTOS EXPOSED IN FIELD
Thousands of Government-Owned
Cars Await Sale.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. Hundreds
of automobiles, many of them un-
crated. have been held in fields at
Camp Holabird, Baltimore, since last
February, awaiting sale by the gov
ernment, the special house war in
vestigation committee was told today
hv M. inr TJ C O Rv.na KtatfnnAil at
Asked by Chairman Reavis, Nebras
ka, how many automobiles were ex
posed at the camp, Evans said 4000
were uncrated. .and 7000 others were
in pine crates. Delivery of trucks
and pleasure cars from the factories
continued until five months ago, Evans
said.
MASSES HELD FOR TREATY
Referendum on Ratification Would
Be Favorable, Says Mr. Boyd.
NEW YORK. Sept. S. Eighty-five
per cent of the American people would
vote to ratify the peace treaty, includ
ing the league of nations covenant,
without amendment or substantial res
ervation, if the question was submitted
to "popular referendum," William R.
Boyd Jr., national campaign manager
of the league to enforce peace, declared
here tonight in a report submitted to
that organization.
His conclusions are based on recent
personal investigation in 15 states and
on reports from other representatives
of the league in every state In the
union.
CARUSO MAY CUT MEXICO
Tenor's Breaking of Engagements
Would Cost Him $300,000.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Enrico Caruso,
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera com
pany, and Mrs. Caruso- arrived here
today from Italy on the Italian liner
Gluseppi Verdi.
Caruso said he was under contract
for 13 performances in Mexico City for
$84,000, but that if conditions were bad
in Mexico he would not go there.
Failure to appear, he said, would cost
him 3300,000 in damages, according to
his contract.
OIL DIVIDEND INCREASED
Two Petroleum Companies to Give
Shareholders More.
NEW YORK, SepL J. Increased
quarterly dividends were declared to
day by the Mexican Petroleum com
pany and the Pan-American Petroleum
company.
The Mexican company will pay 2
per cent on common stock instead of
the previous dividends of 2 per cent
and the Pan-American raised its usual
SM per cent common stock dividend to
3 per cent.
BIG HUN INDEMNITY PAID
Million for Killing Frenchman Pri
vate Gift of German.
BERLIN. Sept. 3. (Via London.)
The indemnity of 1,000.000 marks paid
to France for the killing of Sergeant
Paul Mannheim in Berlin last July was
the gift of a private person desirous
of seeing the matter settled, accord
ing to the Vossische Zeitung.
It says the money was paid on the
express understanding that it should
be handed to the Red Cross.
U. S. OWES $26,596,701,648
ncrease In Debt bine July is
$796,668,111.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. The United
States owed $796,668,111 more at the
close of the treasury business August
r30 than on the last day of July, making
the total national debt $26,596,701,648,
Issuance of additional treasury cer
tificates in anticipation of forthcoming
payments on taxes and the victory loan
accounted for the large Increase.
HOOD SHORT ON SUGAR
Jobbers Limit Shipments With Can
ning in Fall Blast.
HOOD RIVER. Sept a. (Special.)
With the canning season at its height
an acuta sugar shortage has struck
here.
Jobbers have limited merchants to
500 pounds at a shipment and today
the supply was exhausted. Further
shipments are expected in tomorrow.
Pledge to Be Kept Within
Year, Says Diplomat.
CHINA TO GAIN, NOT LOSE
Terms of Restoration Stated
by Foreign Secretary.
NIPPON TO RECALL TROOPS
Territory to Be Kept Open to Trade
of AH Nations, Sa-s Member
of Peace Delegation.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Restitution of
the province of ShantUTig to China by
Japan within a year was predicted here
today by Yosuke Matsuoka, secretary
in the foreign department of Japan,
and a member of the Japanese peace
delegation. Mr. Matsuoka has Just ar-;
rived here from Paris on his way to
Japan.
I should not be at all surprised, ne
said, "If our government opened witnin
a very few months, or even a few
weeks, negotiations with the Chinese
government with a view to settling
the Shantung question in a way satis
factory to all concerned."
In a statement of the Shantung ques
tion, Mr. Matsuoka said:
"To those of us who have partici
pated in the peace conference, there
is not the shadow of doubt that Japan
will withdraw from Shantung at the
earliest possible moment. The peace
treaty requires Germany to hand over
to Japan ell the documents relative to
Shantung within three months after the
treaty comes Into force. When this is
done, Japan will Immediately take steps
toward the restitution which Japan has
pledged herself to make In favor of
China.
- Japan's Terms Stated.
"The terms on which Japan will res
titute Shantung are now fairly known
to the world. Briefly stated, the main
points of these terms are: "
"vir Tanan to restore Kiaouchow.
the German leased territory, to China.
" second fin returning jwaucnow iu
China, Japan, in the Interest of all na
tions, asks only one thing, namely,- that
the territory be open to International
trade. It is only as a natural corol
lary of this proposed measure that Ja
pan also desires to establish an inter
national, not a Japanese, settlement In
the city of Tsingtao. In the Chlno
Japanese agreement of May 25, 1915,
a Japanese settlement was to have been
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NOT
I ' i? j0s$i lifer i
Writers' Association Working for
Settlement, Threatens to. Pro
duce Own Plays.
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Arthur Hop
kins, unofficial spokesman of the pro
ducing managers, flatly denied today
reports that the end of the actors'
strike . was in sight. These reports
gained currency this morning after the
close of a -conference last night be
tween the striking stage hands and the
managers, at which. It" was admitted,
the question of the recognition of the
Actors' Equity association was dis
cussed by the producers. '
Another meeting of the Producing
Managers' association held this after
noon adjourned shortly after 6 o'clock
without reaching a decision in the
situation. It was understood, however,
that the only bar to a complete settle
ment was a demand from the stage
hands' union for a closed shop for the
actors.
The managers, it was reported, are
insisting that equal . recognition be
granted the Equity and Fidelity associ
ations. The Equity had previously an
nounced that for the present It would
not insist on a closed shop. Another
meeting of the managers was called for
8 o'clock tonight.
At the opening of last night's con
ference it was reported that the man
agers stood 36 to 6 in favor of the rec
ognition of the Actors' Equity associ
ation. These six, it was said. Included
several of the most powerful members
of the Managers' Producing association.
however. These objectors are said to
have been won over to the plan by
granting recognition to the Equity and
trying out the new arrangement for
six months.
Pressure for a . settlement was
brought by the Stage Writers' Protec
tive association, affiliated with the
Authors' League of America. They en
deavored to obtain assurances from the
Equity association, the stage hands and
the musicians that the open shop would
be continued in the theater so far as
the actors were concerned. Their cam
paign then was to demand that the
managers reopen their playhouses
Failing to do this, the writers planned
to threaten to withdraw their plays
from the managers by writs of man
damus and produce the shows them
selves.
FL0RENCE,0R.,IN Jj ARKNESS
Electric Light Plant at Mouth of
Siuslaw Burns.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 3. The electric
light plant at Florence at the mouth of
the Siuslaw river was destroyed by fire
this morning and the town will be in
darkness for some time to come.
The plant was owned by G. G. Bush
man of Eugene. The loss is estimated
at $10,000.
MUCH LEFT OF THE OLD MACHINE.
Ultimatum to Be Sent on
Course in Hungary.
RELATIONS MAY BE CUT OFF
Time Limit Set to Evacuate
Invaded Land.
LOOT MUST BE YIELDED
Requisitioned Goods and RoIIinj
Stock to Be Redistributed
Among Claimants.
PARIS, Sept. 3. The supreme coun
cil today decided to send an ultimatum
to the Roumanian government regard
ing her course in Hungary.
The ultimatum, couched in drastic
terms and with a time limit, will be
delivered by an envoy of the council.
Should Roumania refuse to comply with
the terms within a given time, diplo
matic relations will cease and the allied
envoy will bring away with him from
Bucharest the allied diplomatic repre
sentatives there.
The text of the ultimatum will not
be given out until it is delivered . to
Roumania. It is understood, however,
that it will deal mainly with the sub
ject of reparation and the evacuation
of Hungary by the Roumanian army.
Allies to Handle Reparation.
With regard to reparation, the allies,
it is indicated, will insist that Rouma
nia recognize that all goods aad roll
ing stock requisitioned by the Rou
manian army in Hungary must be hand
ed over to the allies to be distributed
among the states having claims against
Hungary in' a proportion to be assigned
by the peace conference.
The envoy has not been selected, but
it is believed he will be a Frenchman.
BUDAPEST, Sept 2 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The political . situation
in Hungary Is marking time pending
approval by the entente of .the proposed
new government and of the 'stipulations
attached to the resignation of Premier
Friedrich and his cabinet. There is an
evident reluctance on the part of the
socialist element to accept office with
out a clear understanding of its posi
tion before the entente and the conse
quent assurance of some degree of sta
bility for the proposed regime.
PARIS, Sept. 3. Only one ' change
from the original territorial terms of
the Austrian - peace treaty appears in
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Birthday Celebrated 'With First
Ride in Auto; Eyes Good,
Mind Clear.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 3. John
Shell, said to be the oldest living man
in the United States today, celebrated
the 131st anniversary of his birth
here.
The aged mountaineer celebrated his
birthday by taking his first automo
bile ride. He told friends that this is
the first birthday on which he did not
work and said he was anxious to get
back to his farm, on which, he said,
there is a mortgage.
Shell told newspaper men that he does
not expect to live to see another birth
day. "I am getting old," he said. He
came from Leslie county to attend a
fair.
Mr. Shell Is exhibiting himself at
fair here, and will use the money
derived in paying off the mortgage on
his farm, he said.
Shell was first married at the age
of 19 and lived with his first wife
for more than 90 years. He lived 75
years in one house. He is the father
of 29 children, the oldest now living
being more than 90 years of age.
Six years ago he married again at
the age of 125. By his second wife
he has one child, a boy aged five years.
He was at the advanced age of 74
during the Civil war. He was born
near Knoxville, Tenn., 12 years after
the battle of Bunker Hill, and was full
grown when the war of 1812 began.
He bears his age well. His mind is
clear and his eyesight is far better
than that of many men still in their
youth.
HOME-MADE PLANE DROPS
Pilot and Passenger Severely Hurt
in 1000-Foot Tumble.
WALL-V WALLA, Wash., Sept. 3.
W. C. Buell, pilot of a locally-built air
plane, and Whiting Hendricks, a pas
senger, were badly injured today when
the plane .in which they were flying
went into a tail spin at a height of
1000 feet and came to the ground just
over the Oregon line south of Walla
Walla.
Buell succeeded in righting the ma
chine before it reached the ground, but
not soon enough to make a safe land-
ing. 'Both men were in their seats
when found. . Hendricks had a frac- ever undertaken by a president, will
tured skull, a broken Jeg i.nu bad scalp" carry Mr. Wilson and his party as far
wounds, while Buell suffered' injuries- wet as the Pacific coast, almoet to the
to a leg. Both are in -toi. .Mary's Kospi- Canadian border on the north and al
tal here. most to Mexico on the south. He will
W. C. Buell, the pilot, was formerly
ln the army aviation service and hasfsippi except four, and will make up
been acting county agricultural agent
for several mojiths when he resigned
August 1 to go into the commercial
flying business.
NATIONAL MINES WANTED
British Colliery Workers Decide to
Vote on "Direct Action."
LONDON, Sept. 3. The coal miners
in conference here today declared
themselves in favor of taking a ballot
on the question of direct action and
resolved to vote in favor of such ballot
at tomorrow's meeting of the triple
alliance of the transport workers,
miners and railway men.
The miners adopted in its entirety
the recommendation of the national
executive committee that the govern
ment scheme for dealing with coal
miners be rejected and decided to agl
tate for nationalization of the mines
at the trades union congress at Glas
gow on September 8.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th M'rnther.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
63
degrees: minimum, oi degrees.
TODAY'S Probably rain; moderate south
erly winds.
Foreicn.
British ex-sea lord wants navy scrapped.
Page .1.
Kolchak, withdrawing from Omsk, appeals
for help. Pace 2.
Japan to leave Shantung in year, says mem- I president will devote most of his at
ber of peace delegation. Page 1. I ' v. - nmhahlv
Allies to send ultimatum to Houmanla.
Page 1.
National. I
Fersliinsr gets rank of general for . life.
China turns to league to correct Shantung
. . wrong. Page 2. -
president starts 10,000-mile speaking tour.
Trey"wVn win. Hitchcock tells president
Paget
Oil land e. leasing
bill passed by senate. I
Domstie.
Lieutenant Cecil Hawley or Salem saves
little girl In France but is badly hurt In
wreck. Page; 0.
-.-.nerican aviators fired upon by Mexican
J troops. Page 3.
OldestAmerican Is 131. Paee 1
Managers say end of actors' atrlke la in sight,
Page 1.
Pacific Northwent.
Judge Allen gets liquor, baliff testifies at
Seattle. Page 7.
Sports.
Portland boxing commisfiion names Jack
Grant official matchmaker. Page 14.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland ft,
Sacramento 1; San Francisco 3, Ver
mont 1. No other games scheduled.
Page 14.
Refusal or Australian gin swimmers to con- I
tinna pnmnetit on in ITnlted States causes
no surprise. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Mills sell flour to government without profit
Page lio.
Chicago corn traders believe crest of high
prices has been passed. F age :m.
Speculative stocks forced up to high point.
page 23.
All steel shipworkers demand wage rise of
eight cents an hour. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
State-wide drawing to determine president's
audience In Portland. Page 3.
Captain Sweeney, of Portland, relates his ex
perience to spruce Investigators. Page 8.
Brigadier-General Disque adn.lts obligation
to Ryan. Page 1.
Multnomah Guard will be mustered out Sun-
, day. Page 16.
Shriners of Oregon assured gay time at La
Grande. Page 13.
Springdale merchant agrees to move build
ing out ol way. Page 12.
unmaaKeu pair aitempL uayuKin rouiiery 01 i .
Montavilla bank,, but are frustrated.
Page 22.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 22.
Many Cities Will Hear
Treaty Analyzed.
PARTING OVATION IS GIVEN
Mrs. Wilson and Large Staff
Accompany Executive.
TOUR RECOGNIZED AS HARD
Personal Physician Taken; Speeches
to Touch High Costs and
Other Home Topics.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. President
Wilson left Washington tonight for a
country-wide speaking trip to tell ths
American people at first h'and of his
part in the peace negotiations and to
make a personal appeal that the peace
treaty be ratified without amendment.
The president's special train, on which
he will live nearly all of the time for
the next 25 days, departed at 7 o'clock.
The first leg of the trip of nearly 10,000
miles will be completed tomorrow
morning In Columbus, O., where ho
will make the first of his 30 scheduled
addresses.
The president and his party reached
the station at 6:45 o'clock and received
an ovation from the crowd. After es
corting Mrs. MVilson to . their private
car, the president returned to the plat
form, where he chatted with friends
until the time for his train to leave.
Many States to Hear President.
Accompanying the president in ad
dition to Mrs. Wilson were Joseph P.
Tumulty, his secretary, and Rear-Ad-
iral Cary T. Grayson, his physician.
Nearly 30 newspaper correspondents
were aboard the train in. addition to
the force of official stenographers and
secret service men.
I The trip, perhaps the mo t arduous
speak In every state west of the Mlssia-
for the omission of these speeches In
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Although the detailed schedule was
held in confidence in the interest of
safety to the presidential train, it Is
understood that most of the stops Hvlll
only be for three or fojr hours. In
Des Moines, Seattle, Los Angeles and
Louisville, however, where Sunday
stops are made, the president will have
mnnrtiinitv for brief respite. In Se
attle he will review the Pacific fleet.
Vigorous Schedule Fixed.
The speechmaking schedule Is a vlg-
nt-mi. one from me Start, .niier mo
rolumbus tomorrow Mr. Wil-
.,, Tnji.nirtnlis in time for
BUD II' Sw v ' ' ' "
an evening mass meeting. Then hs
will continue westward, reaching Des
Moines Saturday for the week-end.
The following week will take mm
far into the west by the northern route,
with tpeeches at Omaha, Sioux Falls,
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dumw,
lings. Helena, Coeur d'Alene, Spokane,
Tacoma and Seattle. After that will
come Portland, &an r
nicE-o. Los Angeles, Reno, bait lk
City, Cheyenne. Denver. Pueblo. Wich
ita. Oklahoma City. Little Rock, mem-
phis and Louisville. ine return i
Washington will be on September 30.
In addition to this schedule or aa-
dresses, Mr. Wilson is expected to make
some shorter speeches from his train
at intermediate stops.
High Cost Topic to Be Touched.
Although
it Is expected tnat me
tentlon to tne pt " " '
will also touch on tne nign ci ui
In and other domestic problems. It
hRS been pointed out that much of his
itinerary lies through the northwest,
where labor and social unrest has been
pronounced.
President' Wilson. In a final confer-
lence today wun eenaiur
tc - hraska. before his departure, ex- -
pressed confidence that the treaty
finally would be ratified without
amendment or "destructive reserve-
tions."
The president told Senator Hltcn-
cock that in all of his addresses dur-
ing his trip he expected to emphasize
that delay in ratification was obstruc
tive to legislation on the cost of living,
the railroad question and all recon
struction problems.
Senator Hitchcock, who is the lead
ing spokesman for the administration
in the treaty fight In the senate, told
the president he was positive all
amendments to the treaty would be
i,.t th senator
aeteawi. i " .
said,' expressed satisfaction with what
he believec was a "clean-cut issue"
over amendments.
Covenant to Be Analyzed.
Senator Hitchcock said the president
in his addresses planned to analyze
the treaty and especially the league of
the treaty and especially the league of
nations covenant in detail.
'He feels that, although there has
been considerable debate in the sen
ate the people should really know
what Is in the treaty," said the senator.
The president, Senator Hitchcock
added, plans to refrain from personal
criticism of opponents of the treaty.
An appropriation of $15,000 to defray
expenditures of senators who plan to
follow President Wilson on his peace-
treaty speechmaklng tour to the Pa-
. . rwn-nroA In a v . ,,
-""; ... -
tion today by Representative Newton,
republican, Missouri.