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TIIK 3IOTIXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY; NOVEMBER 17, 1919.
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ANTI-STRIKE ISSUE
S
Fight Expected on Measure
Returning Railroads..
WORKERS CLAIM VICTORY
Adoption of Anderson Amendment
to Webster Substitute Regarded
Surrender to Brotherhoods.
OKEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
"Washington, Nov. 16. A tugf-of-war
Is promised over attempts in con
gress to incorporate anti-strike leg
islation in the law returning the rail
roads to their private owners. Fri
day's adoption of the Anderson
amendment to the Webster substi
tute for the labor provisions of the,
Esch railroad bill is regarded as a
complete surrender to the railroad
brotherhoods. The brotherhoods say
it required only 75,000 personal tele
grams timed to reach members of the
house on the same day from every
section of the country, together with
the -presence of a few of their offi
cials in the gallery, to compel the
humble obeisance of the hous-.
The Webster substitute was drastic,
exceedingly, but members had the op
portunity to vote for the regular com
mittee provisions which were far
more moderate. They chose, however
to play safe by supporting the softest
thing in sight, the Anderson amend
ment, which is only a stuffed club
and it went through with a whoop.
But things will be different in the
senate, because several senators have
set out to give battle. When a New
York newspaper published the state
ment this week that Senator Cum
mins had pigeonholed the anti-strike
provision of his railroad bill, the
Iowa senator rose in the senate and
denounced the report as an unquali
fied falsehood. He said he was still
convinced of Its righteousness and
declared he was assured of strong
support of the measure in the senate.
As the house will pass the railroad
bill by Tuesday or Wednesday and
the senate is expected to dispose of
the peace treaty during the week, ad
journment of congress should come
by Saturday.
The only political news of interest
reached Washington yesterday in tho
shape of tTie official count of the re
cent Kentucky election. Edwin P.
Morrow, republican, received a ma
jority of 40,500. This was said in po
litical circles to foretell the defeat of
Senator Beckham, democrat, next
year.
which they have had no adequate pro-
tection as citizens of a country whose I
government is not recognized by the
United States.
MUtrfatmrnt la Alleged.
"Within the past few days," he
j adds, "great numbers of Russian citi-
been arrested and have suffered the
most brutal physical violence at the
hands of public officials. In th,e city
of New York alone over 1000 persons
recently were arrested, among them
many citizens of soviet Russia, and,
although those arrests were made in
a manner which caused much suffer
ing and, physical injury to those cit
izens, and although property belong
ing to them was wantonly destroyed
in these raids. It developed that few
of them could be held for further in
vestigation and criminal prosecution.
A number of affidavits bearing
evidence to the fact that the lives and
liberties of Russian citizens have
been threatened without reasonable
grounds will be submitted to the state
department within a few days."
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 16. By per
mission of Chief of Police Warren, 90
Russians met this afternoon in a room
locked by the police last week in
their raids on supposed I. W. W.
headquarters and signed a petition to
the United States government asking
that Russians in America desirous of
returning home be granted passports.
Discovery has been made that six
teachers in the public schools here
are members of the communist party
of America, it was announced tonight
by State Deputy Attorney-General
Berger. A check-up of membership
cards seized in recent raids estab
lished the identities of the teachers
whose names have not been disclosed.
The teachers, when questioned by
the Lusk legislative committee admit
ted, it was said, that they were "per
fectly familiar with the principles and
doctrines of communism" but denied
having taught its doctrines to their
pupils.
U.S. CONSUL JERKINS
Connivance With Bandit Kid
napers Charged.
'ABSURD,' SAYS U.S. JUDGE
Envoy, in Letter to rather, Ex
presses Intention of Returning
to United States Soon.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Secretary
Lansing: was out of town tonight an-d
state department officials said they
did not jinow if a letter from Ludwig
C. A. K. Martens offering to provide
sliip room for all Russians anxious
to leave this country had been re
ceived. No attention would be pad any
communication from Martens, they
said, because this government had
never recognized his claims as am
bassador of the Russian soviet-
ELECTION RUMORS RIFE
OFFICE TALK ALREADY
VELOPIXG IX SALEM.
DE-
PORTLAND'S RECORD REST
SEATTLE SECOND IX RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN.
Several Mentioned as Possible Can
didates for Post or District At
torney in 192 0 Election.
$40,000 Raised; Goal Is $75,000;
"Legion Men to Start Re
canvass Today.
Rejuvenated by the news that Port
land is ahead of its natural rival, Se
attle, in the membership campaign
of the American Red Cross, local
workers will plunge into the drive
this week with the determination to
keep this city in the lead.
Portland's total thus far is approx
imately $40,000, with the counties of
f'lackamas, Washington, Yamhill and
Columbia bringing the total for Port
land chapter of the Red Cross to
$55,500, compared with $45,000 for
JSeattle and adjacent counties.
Ensign A. T. Kurtz, with a band of
American Legion men, is reorganizing
the down-town district for a re
canvass beginning this morning. His
workers are averaging more than
$j00 a day.
The flying squadron of women who
er.tered the campaign last week
brought in $1600 in one day and a
half.
This will be the final week of the
drive. announced H. E. Witham,
chapter campaign manager,- yester
day. The goal of Portland workers
has been reduced from $ 1 20.000 to
$75,000. which sum is expected in the
treasury of the local chapter of the
Red Cross by Saturday night.
Solicitation in the churches of the
city by ex-service men yesterday is
said to have netted a substantial sum
to the relief organization. Dr. Ed
ward Constant called on all the min
Isters in Portland yesterday to make
a special plea for the Red Cross in
the course of their sermons.
$84.4X4; San Francisco, $S1,629; Los
Angeles. $58,043.
Portland held eighth place during
the week for cities throughout the
entire country having government
stores. Boston continued to hold the
lead with $245,688 sales and New York
second with $217,184. Sales in the
Portland store have decreased slight
ly during the last few weeks, due to
reduction of the stock of goods and
the failure to receive additional sup
plies for the nearly-exhausted shelves.
Information has been received that
ten cars of bacon. 75.000 blankets and
other supplies are rolling this way. A
very large shipment1 of harness is
r.cw en route and will be on sale at
the army store shortly. The harness
Is said to be high-class and there
is no limit set on the number of sets
which one purchaser may buy. Sam
ples of the harness are now on dis
play at the store at Fourth and Fifth
and Pine streets.
RUSSIA TO RECALL SLAVS
fOontlnued From First Paj?e.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.)
Although the coming primary election
is yet nearly seven months distant,
there is already considerable discus
sion in Marion county regarding the
probable candidates for the several
offices to be filled in 1920. .
Max Gehlhar, who has served the
county for eight years, first as county
clerk for two terms and at present as
district attorney, is undecided as to
the future, but it is hot unlikely that
he will be out for re-election. Other
persons mentioned in connection with
the district attorneyship are Robin L.
Day, John Carson and Walter C
Winslow. The district attorney's of
fice is one of the prized political
plums in Marion county and pre-elec
tion gossip indicates there there will
be no dearth of candidates. For
county assessor Ben F. West, incum
bent, is expected to run for re-election.
His prospective rivals are Os
car Steelhammer, former deputy as
sessor; J. F. Jones, district deputy
sealer of weights and measures, and
A. A. Lee.
Because of the bill to come before
the voters at the next election author
izing a four-year term for the sher
iff, this office is bound to attract con
siderable attention. W. I. Needham,
incumbent, has given no intimation as
to his future action, but- his friends
say he will be a candidate for re-elec
tion. Others mentioned in connection
with this office are Grover Todd of
Woodburn, Chief of Poilce Varney and
Ralph Thompson of Salem, and, in
case Sheriff Needham,, does not an
nounce his candidacy. Deputy Oscar,
Bower.
Seymour Jones, speaker of the house
at the last session; Ivan Martin,
George Weeks, D. H. Looney and S.
A. Hughes are the present representa
tives in the state legislature from
Marion county and all are expected
to come out for re-election. Other
possible candidates include George
Keech of Stayton, Bruce Cunningham
of Liberty, Dr. Ben Giesy of Aurora,
Frank Dave;- and R. E. Downing "of
Salem and George Hubbs of Silverton.
All other county officers are expected
to seek re-election.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 16. (By the
Associated Press.) William O. Jen
kins, United States consular agent at
Puebla; was placed under arrest Sat
urday and held under surveillance In
his home following charges by of
ficials at Puebla that Jenkins was not
abducted by Federico Cordova, the
bandit leader, but was in connivance
with him, according -to information
received here last night.
The arrest of Jenkins came after 12
peons had sworn to statements be
fore a judge in Puebla, declaring that
Jenkins had been seen In company
with Cordova, who accomplished his
recent abduction from Puebla, under
no restraint and in apparent under
standing with, his alleged captors. .
HANFORD, Cal., Nov. 16. John W.
Jenkins, fatner of William O. Jen
kins, made public tonight portions of
letter received from his son from
Puebla under date of November 6, in
which the consular agent said he was
being falsely accused of connivance
with his kidnapers, but that the ac
cusation came from Carranzistas, who
were acting in behalf of the Mexican
government in its effort "to cover
up its failure to afford protection" to
Americans.
The letter recounted details of his
capture and said the ransom demanded
by the bandits was paid by the writer.
"I am coming out of this country
just as soon is I can arrange my busl-
ness affairs," the letter declared, and
added that citizens of Puebla were I
highly indignant over the accusations
made by the Carranzistas.
John W. Jenkins said he haO no In
formation regarding the reported ar
rest of his son.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. No word
had reached the state department
through official sources tonight con
cerning the reported arrest of Con
sular Agent Jenkins at Puebla on
charges of having connived with the
bandits who abducted him. Officials
said a report probably would reach
here early tomorrow.
The charges against Jenkins were
characterized as "absurd" in view of
the recent investigation by a judge
who declared that, the agent was not
mixed up in any plot. The offhand
opinion was that it was a "measure
of retaliation," following late dis
closures connecting' some Mexican
authorities with radical propaganda
and in which the name of the Mexi
can consul-general in New York was
mentioned.
AGENTS TO ATTEND SHOW
OREGOX AND ASHlNGTON AG
RICULTURISTS MAY CONFER.
Management of Exposition Will Be
Assisted In Judging Arena by
County Representatives.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Nov. 16. (Special.)
County agents of Oregon will be in
attendance at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock show this week and
will assist the management of the
exposition in the Judging arena. They
will hold conferences during the
week.
It is expected a number of county
agents from Washington will be pres
ent also. It Is hoped that a confer
ence may be held'between the agents
of the two states.
Manager O. M. Plummer has asked
Paul V. Maris, state county agent
leader for Oregon, to take up with
the county agents plans for making
the fairs and stock shows held
throughout the state more educa
tional. "We believe there is a great op
portunity for increasing the educa-J
tionai vaiue ox tne county zairs ana
small stock shows in support of which
the . state as well as -the counties
spend thousands of dollars," said Mr.
Maris. "Special feature shows such
as the Union stock show, the Dufur
colt show, Deschutes county potato
, show and numerous corn shows prove
conclusively that carnivals, wild west
shows, horse and automobile racing
are not necessary to draw crowds.
These events are, however, over
shadowing the educational features
of the county fairs."
ARMY SALES LEAD COAST
PORTLAND STORE AHEAD
THREE OTHER CITIES.
OF
Ten Cars of Bacon, 75,000 Blan
kets and Large Shipment of
Harness on Way Here.
Portland led the Pacific coast in
the value of sales at its army quar
termaster store for the week ending
November 1, according to the report
submitted yesterday by Frank P.
Tingley, deputy zone supply officer.
The standings for the four cities of
the coast having government stores
follow: . Portland. J92.164:
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Grand Lodge cf Oregon.
Ancient Order United Vforinen,
Portland, Oregon.
TRAINMEN WEIGH OFFER
BROTHERHOODS TO CONSIDER
HIXES' PROPOSITION.
Overtime for Employes In Slow
Freight Service to Be Con.
sldcred Today.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 1. The
chief executives of the four railroad
brotherhoods. Warren S. Stone of the
Engineers. W. G. Lee of the trainmen,
Timothy Shea of the firemen and L. E.
Shepard of the conductors, will meet
tomorrow morning; to consider the
proposition of Director-General Hinea
granting the four Drotherhood train
service employes in the slow freight
service time and a hair for overtime,
amounting to approximately (3,000,000
a month.
W. G. Lee. president of the train
men, said tonight the brotherhoods
will try to have their answer to the
proposition ready in a week, so that
if It Is accepted it can go into effect
on December 1.
Tomorrow's conference will consider
the advisability of calling the general
chairmen of the four brotherhoods
into a joint conference as soon as pos
sibly, probably here or in Chicago, to
get the sentiment of the members of
the brotherhoods.
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Gentlemen: -
7e hereby oertify- that tfe "have cade a valuation - of the
Grand Lodge of Oregon, Ancient. Order United Uorknen, as of
Decenter 31, 1918, and that we. find it" to he .in-the following'
condition, try wit:
As sets, actual and contingent!
Present mid-year value of future "net'
contributions - Al70907839 '.00
AssetE ; 596,551.85
Totel $1,437,370.83
Liabilities, actual- and continuant; ' .
Present nid-yeaf value of promised" ' -'
-u.,,enefitS ' ir4197776T00
Liabilities- -9.-OOO.OOi
' - 1,428,776.00
Total
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Ratio of : assets :to'-liabilitiesll04r09
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- The above valuation, indicates'that, ""on-the -basis -of th
Rational Fraternal Congress Table of Mortality rith interest at'
4 percent, the future assessments of the Society, at the net
rates now being collected, together with the new invested assets
.are sufficient to meet all certificates as -thev mature by their
terms, yitha margin of safety of. 58, 594.83 -(or-4.C9) over
and above statutory standards.. .
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CAPTAIN VISITS EUGENE
for
States to take the trouble of deport
in citizens of the Russian socialist
federal soviet republic. They are
only too anxious to leave. I, there
fore, respectively suggest that the
United States government could easily
be relieved of the presence of un
welcome Russian citizens if those
citizens of Russia v.hose lives are
becoming unbearable in the United
States were permitted to leave. I de
sire to assure you that the govern
ment I have the honor to represent is
ready and willing to provide means of
transportation from the United States
to soviet Russia for every Russian cit
izen in this country who desires to
leave or whose presence in the coun
try is undesirable to the government
of the United States."
"The government of the Russian
socialist federal soviet republic has
accorded American cit izens in soviet
Russia civil and considerate treat
ment, even In cases where active hos- '
tility on the part of such Americans
toward the government of soviet Rus
sia, has been proved beyond all
doubt," the letter continues.
ProHrcotlons Held Rare,
""ly in some exceptional cases
vrrere offenses of a particularly grave
nature against the Russian govern
ment have been committed by Amer
ican citizens, were they prosecuted
by officers of the law. American sol
diers taken prisoners in the Arch
angel district, which was invaded by
American troops without a declara
tion of war. have been treated with
especial consideration and were un
conditionally released as soon as it
was practicable to send them home,
so that there remains today no Amer
ican prisoners of war in Russia-"
On the contrary Russian citizens in
America, Martens said, have been de
nied the protection of the law. "The
lot of thousands of Russians in the
United States today he explained, is
exceedingly unhappy through no fault
of their own. Through daily abuse in
the press and the prejudice created
by a virulent campaign of misrepre
sentation, their Russian citizenship
has become a bar to employment and
advancement. They have been ar
rested without warrant and subjected
Walter M cCIure 00 Campus
Homecoming Week End.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Nov. 16. (Special.) Among the
Homecoming week-end visitors this
week was Captain Walter McClure,
I'nited States army, who, returning
only recently from France, journeyed
from Camp Taylor, near Louisville,
Ky., to visit his mother, Mrs. O. Ben
nett, of Eugene, and his alma mater
here at the same time.
Captain McClure. who was grad
uated with the class of 1913, was dur
ing his undergraduate days one of the
greatest track athletes ever developed
here, making a Pacific coast record in
the mile. In the last Olympic games,
held at Stockholm in 1912, McClure
won a place in one of the distance
races.
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