TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TIIUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1919.
MIOO TOOTS OLD
WHISTLE TO LABOR
attack on Coal Operators Is
to Aid Presidential Race.
SCENE FULL OF THRILLS
Clever Method Used by "Movie
Man" to Put Attorney-General
Palmer in Bad Light.
OREGON-IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Dec. 3. All of the in
tense apathy which marked the con
test for the democratic presidential
nomination for so many months has
( abruptly vanished. The curtain has
suddenly lifted on a scene which con
tains throbs, thrills and Quivers.
The public was given its first view
of the impending conflict the other
night when William Gibbs McAdoo
sent a telegram to Washington accus
ing the coal operators of making pro
fits as high as 2000 per cent during
recent years. This telegram was not
half so important to the controversy
going on between the coal operators
and the miners on the one hand and
the government as intervenor for the
public as it was in connection with
the McAdoo candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for president next
year.
McAdoo's Telegram Significant.
The accuracy of the figures used
by Mr. McAdoo was of minor impor
tance. These figures pleased the
miners and radical sympathizers and
Dr. Garfield, fuel administrator, em
barrassed as he must have been in
his efforts to adjust the dispute,
naturally would hesitate to express
any strong opinion of the president's
son-in-law. Some facetious person
immediately remarked that Mr. Mc
Adoo had probably confused movie
profits with the coal mining business.
The McAdoo telegram is of par
ticular interest, however, because it
is regarded as definitely placing him
in the presidential contest. One can
find plenty of prominent democrats
in Washington who will say that this
outburst of the president's son-in-law
means that he is going to bat next
year as the candidate of all breeds
and shades of radicals.
I'nlmrr Is Opponent.
He is going after the nomination
with the issue clear-cut, because his
opponent is A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney-general,
who has conducted the
government's fight to save the inno
cent public from freezing to death.
As the head of this fight Mr. Palmer
represents something. Mr. McAdoo,
with the same political ambitions, im
mediately saw that he must not only
represent something, but that he mu.s
represent something else. He started
where he already had a start. With
the railroad brotherhoods for a nest
egg, he went out to get the coal min
ers' vote and thereby enlist the sym
pathies of organized labor in general.
McAdoo lines Novel Method
1 It was necessary, of course, for Mr.
McAdoo to find some way of letting
labor know that he was not in sym
pathy with the efforts of Mr. Wilson's
administration to enforce the laws
against the striking miners. By this
method he chose an adroit way of do
ing it without appearing at the same
time to attack the government of
which his father-in-law is the head.
Incidentally he was able to put his
leading rival for the democratic nom
ination. Mr. Palmer, in an unfavora
ble light.
With Barney Baruch and a long
string of movie shows behind him,
Mr. McAdoo is out to win the presi
dential nomination. The only ques
tion now is, can he hold some of the
big business interests which he lined
up on his side while he was secretary
of the treasury? There is much rea
son . to doubt that thinking business
men will care to march behind Glenn
E. Plumb, of Plumb-plan fame, and
other radicals to help elect Mr. Mc
Adoo or anyone else.
Palmer's Backing Strong.
It is granted In Washington that
from the standpoint of the politician,
the president's son-in-law played the
only card that might win. because
there is no hope of his taking away
from Palmer the support of that great
middle class in whose interest the attorney-general
has waged a fearless
fight to break the coal strike and to
bring down the high cost of living.
Palmer is not without powerful
backing. His campaign is in the
hands of Francis P. Garvin, who suc
ceeded him as alien property cus
todian. Garvin is both brilliant and
ehrewd with connections that will be
an important asset to him in this stu
pendous political undertaking. He is
a son-in-law of Anthony J. Bradv.
New York traction magnate and many
times a millionaire, and besides he
has other friends of unlimited means
and influence' upon whom he can call
at the right time.
Democrats Expenses Less.
Palmer will make an offensive cam
paign. He will continue to resist any
unreasonable demands of radical la
bor and to insist on the deportation
of dangerous aliens. McAdoo may be
expected to keep his candidacy before
the country by indirect criticism of
Mr. Palmer s acts as a constant re
minder to union labor and radical
minds inside and nutide the labor
movement that he is the same McAdoo
who was so liberal in giving wage in
creases to the railroad men during
the war.
In one respect, these two candidates
have a vast advantage over any
others in either the democratic or re
publican party. They can campaign
for less expense. Mr. Palmer is com
pelled to do considerable traveling
in the line or duty to transact actual
and legitimate business of the gov
ernment. All of his traveling is
legally at the government's expense
and there is nothing to prevent him
from doing some political work in his
own behalf along the way.
Mr. McAdoo is possessed of a per
fectly good annual pass for himself
and three members of his family
which enables him to travel at will
and without cost anywhere in the
United States, notwithstanding the
fact that three interstate commerce
commission rulings hold that passes
( issued under such circumstances are
in violation of the law.
SALVATIONISTS TO BUILD
Community Welfare Building at
Salem Is Proposed.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 3. (Special.)
With the arrival here yesterday of
Adjutant Edward F. Baldwin of Se
attle .the Salvation army has resumed
its campaign for a community wel
fare building here. The proposed
structure will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $20,000 and the equipment f
probably $5000 more. Of the total
sum necessary the Salvation army 1
will appropriate $12,000, while the
remaining $12,000 or $13,000 will be
raised by popular subscription.
The structure will be of brick, two
stories high, with a full basement. In
the basement will be a kitchen, heat
ing plant and storage room, while on
the first floor will be a large audi
torium, rest room for mothers, read
ing apartment and free employment
office. The top floor will have a
dormitory where men may obtain
beds at nominal cost, or free If they
have no funds. Free shower baths
also will be installed.
It Is proposed to start the campaign
for funds here- within a few days.
ORPHEUM TO BUILD HERE
NEW THEATER PROMISED AS
RESULT OF BIG MERGER.
Union of Circuits 'Will Attract
Highest Class Artists, Says
Portland Manager.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. (Special.)
One or more new vaudeville thea
ters will be erected in the northwest,
probably next year, as a result of the
new Orpheum merger, according to
a statement made today by Morris
Meyerfeld Jr., president of the pres
ent Orpheum circuit, who is the big
power behind the new theatrical mag
nates, Portland is the city which
probably will get the first one.
All of the new theaters to be con
structed by the Orpheum circuits con
solidated, as the new corporation is
to be called, will be modeled after
the $4,000,000 State-Lake theater in
Chicago and will seat from 2000 to
4000 persons, according to the size
of the city in which they are placed.
That the merger just consummated
is the biggest thing of the kind in
theatrical history, is the opinion ex
pressed by local show promoters.
More than 50 high-class vaudeville
theathers are united under one man
agement, the holdings of Orpheum
Theater & Realty company, being
combined with those of the following
circuits, not to mention numerous in
dividual theaters in all parts of the
northwest, southwest, middle west
and south:
The Cole and Castle circuit with
theaters in Chicago and other central
cities; the Cella and Tate circuit of
St. Louis and vicinity; the Fehr and
Singer circuit of Minneapolis and
elsewhere, and the Finn-Himan cor
poration, with show houses in numer
ous smaller cities of the middle west
and central sections.
Frank J. McGettigan, manager of
the local Orpheum. said last night
that he was unfamiliar with the de
tails of the big vaudeville merger,
though those in the inner circle" had
known for some time that it was in
prospect.
"One thing is certain," said Mr.
McGettigan, "the merger means that
the Orpheum circuit, already one of
the largest, will be the strongest
amusement chain in the country under
the new merger. Just what it por
tends for Portland I cannot say,
though it is altogether likely that the
construction of a new Orpheum.
theater, long discussed, will he
hastened.
"With 60 or more houses in the
merger, an obvious advantage is
present to the artists who enter into
contracts with the big amusement
enterprise. They will be enabled to
book almost an entire year as the
circuit will take from 48 to 50 weeks
to cover. And the merger will also
bring to the west all of the big-time
vaudeville attractions of the east.','
BILL WOULD FREE RADIO
Xavy Plants Would Be Allowed to
Handle Press Business.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Navy
owned wireless stations on the Pacific
coast and in Hawaii and the Philip
pines would be opened to commercial
business, including press dispatches,
at rates "not less than those of pri
vately owned stations," under a bill
introduced today by Representative
White, republican, Maine.
Privately owned stations seized or
closed by the government during the
war, would be restored to private
ownership and operation.
PATROL CHANGE OPPOSED
Proposed Coast Guard Extension
Held Impracticable.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Extension
of the coast guard service to patrol
all coastal and inland boundaries
against the entry of undesirable
aliens is not practicable, Captain W.
E. Reynolds, commandant, said today
at a hearing before the house immi
gration committee.
He recommended that control of
alien entry be left as it is. with the
coast guard watching the coasts and
the customs and immigration service
guarding the land boundaries.
RADICAL FLAGS UNLAWFUL
Action on Senator Sterling's Bill
Deferred at Borah's Objection.
WASHINGTON. Dec 3. Senator
Sterling's bill making it unlawful to
display radical flags or emblems and
barring from the mails all matter ad
vocating overthrow of the govern
ment or destruction of property was
considered by the senate yesterday.
Final action was deferred on ob
jection by Senator Borah, republican,
Idaho. He objected to provisions
which he said would continue the war
censorship of the postmaster-general
over the mails.
A. C. Schmitt Heads Albany Bank.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 3. Alfred C
Schmitt has been elected president of
the First National bank of Albany to
succeed the late Samuel E. Young. He
has served as vice-president for sev
eral years and has been the active
head of the bank. Dr. J. P. Wallace
who has been a director of the bank
for many years and P. A. Goodwin
were elected vice-presidents. Percy A.
Young was elected to the board of di
rectors. The same men were chosen
as officers for the Albany First Sav
ings bank.
Festival Millage Tax Indorsed.
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday adopted a reso
lution favoring the millage tax for
the purpose of raising funds to
finance the rose festival of 1920. The
resolution recommended that the
county commissioners include the levy
of the amount authorized by law for
this purpose. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Pastors to Boost Stamps.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec 3. An
appeal from the government to give
war savings stamps and treasury
savings certiticates as Christmas
presents this year will be isued in the
form of announcements and sermons
next Sunday from nearly 4000 pulpits
in California, the 12th federal reserve
bank announced today.
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BROWN RULING ACTED ON
COMMISSION'S TELEPHONE DE
CISION BASED ON OPINION.
Order Suspending Burleson Rate
Quotes From Findings of Ore
gon. Attorney-General.
SALEM, Or, Dec 3. (Special.)
That the Oregon public service com
mission, in its recent order declaring
illegal the so-called Burleson schedule
of charges In effect on the lines of
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company since July 29. 1919. and put
ting into operation a new tariff show
ing a slight increase in rates over
those contained in the commission's
order of May 1, acted almost entirely
accordance with a legal opinion
handed down by Attorney-oenerai
Brown & few days ago, is inaicatea
n a study of the formal lindings oi
the body.
It will appear from tne statement
of facts before us," said one part of
the commission's order, "that there
were primarily two distinct matters
under consideration namely: wnat
are the legal telephone exchange
rates of the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company at the present time?
What are reasonaoie icieyiwuc ex
change rates for it to apply in the
future T
"The first question may be disposed
nf hv reference to tne opinion oi
Attorney-General Brown, to whom the
matter was referred, and irom wnicn
opinion we quote:
" 'You are therefore advised (mean
ing the commission), that the Burle
son rates wnicn are huw oemg
charged and collected, were not tne
existing rates on June 6. or on July
11, 1919.
"'The collection of the May l rates
for May and June and the formal ap
proval of those rates by the postmaster-general
on June 17, 1919, after
ample opportunity had been afford
ed him to go into the question of the
reasonableness thereof, completely
took from the rates to be established
in November, 1918, the last breath of
life that said rates ever possessed, if
In fact they ever had any vitality.
" "In view of what has been said.
you are further advised that it is the
opinion of this office that the May 1
rates are the lawful telephone ex
change rates of the Pacific Telephone
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NOVEMBER DAYS WET
Rainfall at Astoria Is 10.14 Inches,
Observer Discovers.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec 3. (Special.)
November was a wet month in the
lower Columbia river district, accord
ing to the records in Weather Ob
server Rosenberg's office The pre
cipitation was 10.14 inches. The
greatest amount of rainfall in any 24
hours was 1.2 inches on November 4.
There were 10 clear, five partly
cloudy and 15 cloudy days. The max
imum temperature for the month was
60 degrees on the 16th, while the min
imum was 30 degrees above zero on
the 27th. That was the coldest day
of the season thus far.
The rainfall since September 1 has
been as follows: September, 3.06
inches: November, 10.14 Inches. Total,
16.72 inches.
Prohibition Question Raised.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Attornev-
General Palmer will be a&ked for an
opinion as to whether a new procla
mation declaring the constitutional
prohibition amendment adopted will
have to be issued as a result of the
defeat of the amendment in Ohio, Sec
retary Lansing said today.
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SECOND WASHINGTON CON.
EERENCE SETS SCHEDULE.
President's Message and Hoover's
Tentative Programme Taken
Cnder Consideration.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. "Adjust
ment and arbitration" will be the
first subject considered by the second
industrial conference.
After discussion today of the rec
ommendations made by President Wil
son to congress and a tentative pro
gramme, prepared by Herbert Hoover,
vice-chairman, with the assistance of
other delegates, the conference de
cided that means for peaceable set
tlement of industrial disputes should
head the list of work to be done.
The subject will have numerous di
visions, including establishment of a
permanent tribunal to maintain in
dustrial peace, all of which will be
studied from every angle before the
final report is ready.
It became evident that the confer
ence will require several weeks at
least to complete the task planned.
The part of the programme already
adopted was said to contain the most
pressing subjects of the present sit
uation, including collective bargain
ing, hours of labor and wages. Pres
ident Wilson's message to congress
was analyzed by the delegates for
subjects to be discussed and each was
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Negro Colonel Liberian Attache.
WASHINGTON Dec. 3. Colonel
Charles Young, retired, the only negro
officer of the army to attain that
rank, has been selected as military
attache at Liberia at the request of
the African republic.
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