THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAX, -TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919.
LEAGUE IS TERMED
GIGANTIC WAR TRUST
America Underwriting Games
of Allies, Says Johnson.
BOLSHEVISM NOT FEARED
Senator Expresses Faitli in Common
Sense of Citizens; Ies Moines
Gives Warni Greeting.
DES MOINES, la., Sept. 15. In two
addresses delivered here tonight Sena
tor Hiram W. Johnson of California de
scribed the leajjue of nations covenant
as "a gigantic war trust." The principal
meeting was held in the coliseum, the
largest hall in the city, where Presi
dent Wilson spoke a week ago.
The big- hall was crowded and Senator
Johnson was given an enthusiastic re
ception. Occupying seats on the stage were
Mayor Thomas Fairweather, W. C.
Ramsey, secretary of state; E. S. Hoyt,
state treasurer, and C. A. Rawson, re
publican state chairman.
"When men in power violate' the con
stitution they are breeders of bol
shevism," said Senator Johnson.'
"This menace is bred in the -breasts
of mothers whose sons were drafted to
fight against Germany, but were shot
down in Russia, a country with which
the United States is not at war.
Holnbevlxm Xot Feared.;
"I do not fear bolshevism in ' this
country. I have too much faith, hi the
common sense of the American people.
"The only kind of wars you are going
to stop under the league of nations are
England's wars with America's blood,"
Senator Johnson said.
"We fought a righteous war and
won," said Senator Johnson. "With
our might and our treasure w deter
mined to destroy a ruthless militarism,
and it was done. In the peace we
would make it impossible for this mon
ster ever again to threaten this world.
"The victory for the United States
means neither territory nor reparations.
It should mean the triumph of our
loud-trumpeted ideals for civilization,
for the rights of small nations, for self
determination, for democracy. It means
for England, for France, Italy and
Japan huge territories, vast numbers
of people, immense national gain. The
burden must be borne of protecting
and safeguarding these enormous al
lied gains. .
Shall America Hear Burden.
"The question is and the league of
nations squarely presents it. Who shall
bear the burden? Shall the burden rest
unpn the gainers, those who made . a
mock of self-determination, of the
rights of weak peoples, of all our high
Bounding idealism, or shall the burden,
at the command of one who was a
party to the mockery, be thrust upon
the only non-profiting nation, the
United States, the sole reason7 whis
pered in fear, or ominously hissed to
create fear in the rest of us, why the
United States should becom$ the
world's guarantor and underwrite -the
rape of China and the partition of
hundreds of thousands of square miles
of territory and the transfer of mil
lions of human beings to England,
France. Italy and Japan is that by
doing so the possibility of future wars
will be minimized, and there may 'be
a greater sense of security in the pos
session by England, France, Italy and
Japan of their newly acquired peoples
and territories.
STRIKE DELAY IS SOUGHT
CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT
MIXERS WOULD AY A IT.
OF
Appeal of President 'Wilson and
Samuel Gompers Meets With Ap
proval Anions Many.
CLEVELAND. O., Sept. 15. Repre
sentatives of the United Mine Workers
f America at the meeting in Pittsburg
Wednesday of the representatives of
the 24 union organizations interested
in the proposed steel strike will svrp
port the efforts of . President Wilson
and of President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor to have
the strike deferred until after the in
dustrial conference at Washington. The
eaine attitude, according to a letter re
ceived here, will be taken by the In
ternational Association of Machinists.
A letter received from Mr. Gompers
this morning transmits a copy of a
communication from President Johnson
of the machinists' association in favor
of postponement and asks favorable
action from the mine workers. Similar
communications are understood to have
been addressed to vMr. Gompers to the
representatives of all the union organi
zations concerned.
His reasons are set forth in his letter
of September 11 to John Fitzpatrick,
chairman of the national committee for
organizing iron and steel workers,
transmitting President Wilson's re
quest.
The miners strike now in progress
in parts of the Illinois coal fields and
the revocation of the charters of unio'ns
participating in this strike were pre
sented to the convention of the United
Mine Workers of America today as
moves and counter-moves in a plot to
gain control of the United Miners' or
ganization by radical and socialist ele
ments. The strike in Illinois was rep
resented as a tryout which, if success
ful, would be extended, first to the re
maining parts of the miners' organiza
tion, as tho largest labor union, and
then to other bodiss of organized labor.
WARSHIPS MAY PAY VISIT
Aberdeen . Looks for Destroyers and
Plans Big Dance for Men.
ABERDEEN', Wash.. Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) Six destroyers from the Pacific
fleet, carrying approximately 1200 offi
cers and men, are expected here at the
end of the week, according to word
brought back from Seattle today by H.
M. Ielanty. If the destroyers stop on
the harbor for any length of time the
local post of the American Legpion "will
undertake to entertain the officers and
men during their stay.
An elaborate dance at Electric- park
may be planned by the Legion as an ex
pression of Grays Har-uor-. hospitality
to the men of the big fleet. , -
Skeleton of Indian Fighter
Unearthed by Steam Shovel.
Re-mnlnM of Cavalry Soldier Who.
Kelt In Whitebird Battle Will He
Hurled by Children of Pioneers.
LEWISTON1, Idaho, Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) The remains of a soldier
who fell In the Indian wars of 1877
when the Nez Perces went on the war
path and attacked the scattered white
settlers of the country around Lewis
ton, have been uncovered in the moun
tains near Grangeville. Idaho, accord
ing to a report received here. They
were disinterred by a steam shovel
which is working on the new north and
south highway, and were Identified as
those of a soldier from the Whitebird
battle by the presence of a United
States army buckle and the cavalry
spur -on one of the boots.
The remains were found near 'the
scene of the famous Whitebird battle
between the N'ez Perces and the sol
diers who came to the aid of the set
tlers who were being massacred. In
the battle 38 soldiers were killed, and
the bodies were interred near the spot
where they fell. Later the remains
were taken to Fort Vancouver and
evidently the body discovered by the
road workmen is one that was missed
at the time.- The bones of the Indian
fighter will be reinterred near the for
mer resting place and a suitable monu
ment will be raised over them by the
descendants of the settlers in whose
defense he fell.
ERS GET BIG CROPS
BLANCH ARD FINDS PROSPERITY
IN IDAHO AND WASHINGTON.
Investigation of Banking Conditions
Completed Mortgages Paid Off
and Autos Purchased.
R. A. Blanchard. of the Livestock
State bank of North Portland, returned
yesterday from a trip through Idaho
and Washington, where he has been in
vestigating the banking and farming
conditions in those states,
Mr. Blanchard visited Garfield. Col
fax. Pullman, La Cross and Walla
Walla in Washington and Lewiston and
Moscow in Idaho. He also spent some
time in the Palouse. country in Wash
ington, which is one of the greatest
wheat regions in the northwest.
Farmers in the states of Idaho and
Washington are enjoying a prosperous
season . this year, according to Mr.
Elanchard, who says the farmers are
paying off mortgages and buying auto
mobiles. The farmers are getting from 15 to 18
bushels of spring wheat to the acre,
while .the winter wheat will yield 25
to 30 bushels an acre. This is a re
markable yield, considering the drought
of the past summer, and was far above
the expectations of the farmers.
The 1919 wheat crop in Washington
was estimated by government experts
to be 55,250,000 bushels, 10,000.000 more
than produced last year. This yield
was valued at approximately $100,000.
Whitman county, Washington, with
the greatest wheat acreage in the
state, will produce 12,000,000 bushels
this year.
DR. YOUNGSON IS LAUDED
Philadelphia Press Praises Sermon
.at Masonic Encampment.
"The most brilliant Masonic sermon
in the memory of the oldest knights in
the encampment," was the description,
given the sermon delivered by Dr. Will
iam Wallace Youngson at the grand en
campment of the Knights Templar of
the United States held in Philadelphia
on September 7 by the Philadelphia
Public Ledger of September 8.
Dr. Youngson is district Methodist
superintendent with headquarters in
Portland. He delivered the sermon as
the grand prelate of the encampment
in the official gathering a week ago
Sunday morning in the Arch-street
Methodist church of Philadelphia. Dr
Youngson js expected back in Portland
tomorrow.
Dr. Youngson was formerly a pastor
of. churches in Pittsburg and East
Orange. He is the son of the late
James Youngson, who was at one
time grand commander of Pennsylvania
Knights Templar.
UTILITY HEARING IS CALLED
Electricity, Water and Gas to Be
Considered at Portland Session.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) A
conference to consider class A and B
utility extensions, including electricity,
water and pas, will be held In Portland
September 29, according to an order is
sued by the Oregon public service com
mission today. The purpose of the con
ference is to adopt some policy whereby
both the operating companies and con
sumers may know -what to expect when
extensions of these utilities are made
by order of the commission.
Under the tentative plan of the com
mission, a definite percentage of the
total cost of extensions will be as
sessed against the corporations operat
ing gas, electric and water-power plants
and the consumer, thereby eliminating
differences which have existed when
making these improvements in the past.
The Investigation has been called upon
motion of the commission.
ROUND-UP SEATS SOLD
Only Few Held Over for Late
comers; Pendleton Is Ready.
PENDLETON, Or.. Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) Practically all grandstand Beats
for the three days of the Round-up
have been sold except sections of the
stand which have been withheld to be
placed on sale Thursday morning, the
opening day.
It is expected the entire stand will
be sold out Thursday morning before
the opening of the show. Sale of the
east and west sections has been with
held to give outsiders who failed to
get their tickets, in advance an oppor
tunity to secure seats.-
The city Is rapidly filling up with
cowboy Round-up performers, every
train bringing in its quota, and more
are coming.
M0LALLA SCHOOLS OPEN
200 Students, Record Attendance for
First Day, Registered.
MOLALLA, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
The public schools of Molalla opened
today with a much larger attendance
than on any opening day of the pre
vious years.
The teachers in charge are: High
school R. W. Rose, superintendent:
Miss Alice Smith, Miss Shirlie Swallow;
grade teachers Mrs. J. W. Thomas,
Miss Ruth Havemann. Miss Alma Dart
and Mrs. George Case.
The high school enrolled 70 the first
day, the largest number ever registered
on ethe opening day. Courses in type
writing and shorthand have been added
this, year which promise to be popular.
About 200 have enrolled in the high
school and. grades. ,
TEACHER DIES SAVING BOYS
Principal at Oakland Suffocated In
Grass-Fire.
' OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. 15. After
dragging two -small boys' to safety
when they were surrounded by a grass
fire in the school yard, C. H. Green
man. 55, principal of the Lockwood
school here, was suffocated today and
died.
Greenman was a pioneer Callfosnia
educator and the organizer of the first
school band in tho west.
UNREST REIGNS UNDER
SURFACE IN IRELAND
Country Quiet After Raids
Against Sinn Feiners.
LOAN PAPERS CONFISCATED
Leaders of Irish-American Trade
Scheme Maintain Movement
Is Only Delayed.
(Copyright by the Xew Tork Wtld. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON. Sept. 15. (Special Cable.)
A dispatch from Dublin to the Daily
News says that although much com
ment Is heard there and in the country
districts over Friday's raids on the
Sinri Feiners and the suppression of
the "Irish Parliament," the whole coun
try Is quiet: But a spirit of confidence
and determination prevails among Sinn
Feiners, whether they are In or out of
office.
"By proclaiming the Dail Elreann
the government has taken the lynch
pin out of our cart again." said a
prominent Sinn Felner to the corre
spondent today. "But they have done
it often and yet we still go Jogging
along. Neither their latest slip nor any
they contemplate will stop us."
Raid la Thorough.
"The raid," -the correspondent adds,
"which was made on the Sinn Fein
headquarters in Harcourt street was
apparently very thoroughly carried out
on documents relating to the attempt
to build up trade between Ireland and
America and France and others deal
ing with the Dail Elreann loan were
seized, but in spite of this I found at
headquarters order, coolness and in
dustry. "Everyone apparently was going on
almost unconcernedly in finding an
other lynchpin.
Literature la Produced.
"From a mysterious source one of the
chiefs produced for my inspection a
copy of some of the literature to be Is
sued when the loan in launched. This
literature 'points out how Ireland suf
fers financially and commercially,
shows, for instance, how badly her
fisheries compare with those of Eng
land and Scotland and concludes with
an appeal to support the loan.
"And what are you going to do now?"
I asked.
"Why, just as we meant to do be
fore," came the reply. "Those appeals
will be printed and posted. Wha,t has
happened may cause a little delay but
nothing more."
262 REGISTER AT REED
ENROLLMENT FOR YEAR IS EX
PECTED TO BE 2 75.
Ex-Servlce Men Attending in Num
bers Because of Financial Aid
Given Them by State-
Registration for the fall opening of
Reed college yesterday resulted In the
enrollment of 262 men and women and
late arrivals are expected to bring the
total mark to 275. approximately the
number of etudents admitted to Reed
each year.
A surprising number of students who
have been absent from the college for
one year or more registered yesterday
for the new term. Oregon's generoBity
in offering financial aid to soldiers,
sailors and marines is enabling many
ex-service men to complete their work
at Reed. So great has been the demand
by students for dormitory accommoda
tions on the campus that many appli
cants have been unable to get rooms.
The first student body meeting cf
the year is set for Thursday morning,
when the new student will get his
first introduction to the prevailing
form of government. Receptions for
the new class occur the first week.
Chapel, under the revised schedule,
is to be held during the first 20 min
utes of the noon hour instead of the
early morning period in order to obtain
speakers and musicians from the city
for the meetings.
Another change In the schedule pro
vides for athletic classes Wednesday
afternoon.
TAXATION OF .MINES TOPIC
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
to Give Views to Government.
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 15. Mine owners
and mining ' engineers from every sec
tion of the country will present opin
ions to government representatives on
the taxation of mines at the meeting
of the American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineers which will
be in session here during the week of
September 22.
Mine taxation at present ranks with
the subjects of most pressing im
portance to the mining world. At their
meeting the mining engineers and gov
ernment officials will discuss methods
of determining mine valuations with a
view to establishing tax laws for the
mines which will take into account the
wasting assets of the mining Industry.
The meeting is being held at the re
quest of the commissioner of internal
revenue, who will be represented by
Dr. L. C. Graton of the valuation sec
tion of the bureau. In addition the
mining engineers will hold important
discussions on coal supply.
FRESNO PEOPLE SLEEP OUT
House Shortage Sends Women and
Children to Auto Garages.
FRESNO, Cal.. Sept. 15. Fresno to
day faces the greatest house shortage
In the history of the city.
According to police officers on night
beats, scores of people, men, women
and children nightly cannot find ac
commodations and are compelled to
sleep out.
According to police officers many
women and children sleep at local rail
way stations. In automobiles in ga-
rftKra una Bi mny oiner place tney call
Sjnd room to "bunk" for the night.
Mediation Bond Indorsed.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 15.- (Special.)
The Salem Ministerial union, in ses
sion here today, adopted a resolution
indorsing the district mediation board
recently organised In this city. Pulpits
of the local churches have been placed
at the disposal of mediators for labor
discussions.
Oil Dividend Declared.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan.. Sept. 15.
The Prairie Oil & Gas company today
declared a quarterly dividend of I?
per share and an extra dividend of 13
a share payable October 31 to stock
holders of record September 30.
F. J. Martin, Pres.
26 Cortlandt Street, New York City
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POMP FIELD - RAPPED
LACK OF SVPPLIES FOR PLANES
CRITICISED BY FLYERS.
Routes of Patrol May Tie Changed
So Tliat Ships Will Not Need
to Stop Here for Gasoline.
EUGENE. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.)
Lieutenant Wilbur Wrigbt. of the
United States airplane forest patrol
service, with headquarters In Eugene,
reported here today that he was de
tained more than four hours in Tort
land Saturday on his regular flight be
cause of the lack of facilities at the
landing field for transportation and
gasoline for his ship.
"Portland promised the patrol several
weeks ar that there would be a first
class field in shape for ships to land
there, but the promise has not yet been
redeemed." said one of tha patrol of
ficers today.
"The field is absolutely worthless to
the patrol unless gasoline and oil can
be procured there and modern facilities
provided to transport men and supplies
to and from the business section of the
city."
It was stated . by this officer that,
due to the conditions, it is probable
the landing at Portland field will be
discontinued altogether. The route over
which the patrol ships fly can be easily
arranged bo ma; iiwii-biw(j '"
bo made, eliminating Xhe need to land
for gas and oil. This short route will
not permit tha planes to fly over Port
land. Phoenix Hoys Win at stock Show.
MEDFOUD. Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
In the boys' judging contest of live
stock at the farm bureau outing on Sat
urday the I'hoenix team won. with the
Neil crtfk team second. It was left for
the winning team to choose which con
test they wished to judge The winners
have chosen to Judge in the liilerktate
Fire Prevention Largely
Fire Detection
Delegates to the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs' Convention Will
Be Interested in Famous Fire Chief 's Statement
Regarding Aero Alarm
Authorities agree that the greatest problem in reducing; our tremendous national fire loss, is in
detecting fire the very minute of its outbreak. Find the small fire speedily and prompt action will
avert the big fire.
America has the finest and best-equipped fire department in the world. That America also
has the greatest fire losses is because until now little progress has been made in quick fire detec
tion with automatic notification to fire headquarters.
This is the field filled by AERO, the invisible automatic fire alarm. Better than a watchman
every ten feet, AERO is always on guard, ready to cry "FJRE" and give the location whenever and
wherever flames show their ugly head.
Edward F. Crocker, for 27 years the Fire
Chief of New York City, in an article con
tributed to Volume I of the book "The Busi
ness of Insurance," says:
"It is conceded by leading fire protection
engineers that at least 90 per cent of all
fires could be controlled at minimum loss if
they were discovered while in their incipi
ency; this great loss resulting mainly because
delay in discovering allows a small blaze to
become a conflagration and beyond private
control. . . .
"Examination of the system shows a fire
detection scheme wonderful in simplicity and
marvelous in operation. ... It is simple to
install, there are no moving parts to wear
out, is reasonable in price, barely noticeable
when put up, and a silent watchman, ever
ready to detect a fire automatically, almost
Uncle Sam put AERO at work guarding over 3000 Office buildings, warehouses, storehouses
and hospitals during the war. It is installed in scores of ships and millions of dollars' worth of
buildings of all kinds. There is an interesting demonstration of AERO in the Portland Chamber
of Commerce rooms on the ground floor of the Oregon Building. Delegates to the convention and
all "property owners who realize the menace of fire are invited to see this demonstration and learn
how AERO operates. A card addressed to our offices will bring anyone (free) an illustrated book
let with blank showing information we need to estimate AERO'S cost of installation in any build
ing or plant. '
Aero Alarmi Company
Capital
namn Kalltrar Pier
rUt
contest at Tortland In November. That
leaves the second team to judge at the
stork f4r next week.
ACCIDENTS
WILL HAPPEN
Record of the Police Depart
ment traffic bureau for eight
months of this year, up to
September 1 show that 22
persons have been killed in
automobile accidents in Port
land. The total number of
people injured mounts up to
710 for the eight months.
ARE YOU PROTECTED? IF
NOT, WHY NOT?
Let us show you how, for a
small cost, you can protect
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W. R. McDonald
& Company
Insurance With Service
Marshall 2391 Yeon BIdg.
,yAV' Harbor snf ramrt)el toy Arro
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immediately, no matter where the fire is or
how small it begins. I have witnessed very
extensive tests made in various installations
in operation among government and railroad
properties, and am informed that the Fire
Underwriters' Laboratories have made ex
haustive tests covering a period of six months
and have given an indorsement of approval of
its effectivenes. The system consists of . . ."
Then, after a full description of Aero, this
paragraph :
"As all of this happens from 10 to 30 sec
onds from the start of the smallest fire, and
all these remarkable results are obtained au
tomatically with apparatus of great simplic
ity, it would seem that at last our inventors
.have discovered a means of controlling our
heaviest national waste, and preventing a
repetition of the heavy loss of lives sustained
in recent fire horrors in this country."
$5,000,000
II. II.
Central Building,
1st Nw York
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10,000 People
Visited Multnomah County
Fair Yesterday
A larger crowd will see the
Big Special Mixed 2:09
Harness Race
The Fast Chariot Race
The Thrilling Relay Race With Its Four Changes
of Horses
The Big Livestock Display
The Agricultural Products Display
The Big Poultry Display
The Big Farm Machinery Display
Come and be one of them.
Fine Amusements Dancing in the Evening
Reduced Fares on Railroad
Ward, Vice-Pres.
Seattle, U. S. A.
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