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PORTLAND OREGON, .WEDNESDAY, MARCH" 3, 1920
TRICE FIVE, CENTS
LEGION MEN OBJECT
BIG LIQUOR SALES IN
NEW YORK DISCLOSED
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HART CALLS SPECIAL
PERJURY LAID TO
JUGO -SLAVS WOULD
KEEP "WILSON LINE"
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SESSION, MARCH '22
. TO AID A3 "BONUS"
HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARINGS
ADJUSTRAILWAGE
SEATTLE BY 16,781
FORCE HE
V. S. AGENTS POSING AS CAFE
LEGISLATURE TO ACT ON SUF
FRAGE AND OTHER ISSUES.
REPLY TO ANGLO - FRENCH
NOTE MADE PUBLIC.
OWNERS GET TACTS.
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Duncan, Radical Labor
Leader, Defeated.
VOTE LARGEST ON RECORD
Only One on Triple Alliance
r Ticket Wins Council Seat.
ERICKSON
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IS ELEGTED
JDalloting Is Orderly Despite High
l-'ecling Over Americanism"
Issues iu Campaign.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 2. (Spe
cial.) MajoreHugh M. Caldwell was
elected mayor of Seattle today' by
the largest majority ever given a can
didate for that office, defeating James
A. Dtrncan, secretary of tire central
Labor Council and candidate of the
radical labor forces and the triple
alliance.
Complete returns show that $4,899
votes were cast for mayor, as follows:
Caldwell. 50.840.
Duncan, 34.0.19.
Majority for Caldwell, 16.7SL"
Councilman I.ane Defeated.
Lieutenant Philip Tindall, who ran
ixth in the primary election for
council, three-year term, heads the
entire couneilmen's ticket. Oliver T.
Krickson and Robert B. Hesketh were
re-elected to the council and W. D.
Lane, incumbent, was defeated. Lane
and Erickson were the candidates of
the triple alliance on the Duncan
ticket. .
A. T. Drake was re-elected coun
cilman for the two-year term de
feating Charles H. Gallant, and John
E. Carroll, councilman, was an easy
winner over Ben V. Nairman for the
one-year term. Gallant and Nauman
were the candidates of the triple al
liance, and Nauman was chairman
of the general strike committee a
year ago.
Bridxre Bonds Apparently Pans.
"Walter F. Meier, corporation con
Fe!,' who was unopposed, . received
58,639 votes. Incomplete returns in
dicate the success of the Spokane
street bridge bonds, and the 14 charter
amendments, with the exception of
those proposing to Increase the eat
eries of city councllmen, corporation
counsel, city treasurer and city comp
troller, were adopted. The latter ap
pear to have been defeated...
The vote ' on councllmen follows
(three years): .
Hesketh, 38.483: Erickson, 38,761;
Lane, 36,141; Cohen, 29,776; Reeves,
33,498; Tindall, 48,433. For'council
man (two years): "Drake, 40,787;
Gallant, 31,611. 'For councilman
(one year): Carroll, 46,045; Nauman,
29,838. . ,
Amertcnniam" Victory Won.
The result of the election again
demonstrated the fact that what Is
known as the Issue of Americanism,
which is opposed to I. W. W.ism, bol
ehevism, internationalism and" "red"
radicalism, as the term Is. used in
relation to government. Is not the
dead issue the triple alliance leaders
Bought to
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make it appear, ana tnai '
. I. n nannla -,& rf n fnllv Q T-1 1 1 1 H to
tne menace xnan ever oeiore. "
The issue was first raised in the 1
generar- strike a. little more than a
year ago, next in the campaign of I
the triple alliance to gain control of
the school board, when George H.
Walker and Walter J. Sahtmyer were
elected to the school board over the
alliance candidates last December."; It
was renewed less than a week laferT
when W. S. Lincoln was elected port
commissioner over McCorkle, the pres
ident of the King county triple alli
ance, and it was reiterated by Mayor
Fitzgerald In the first speech he made
during the primary campaign.
Seats to Bp Taken March 13.
In every contest Seattle has re
sponded to the call of patriotism and
today the verdict .was registered
against class l-uje and domination by
a minority in figures unparalleled in
the political history of the city.
Mayor-Elect Caldwell and the new
city council will be ifiducted into of
fice Monday, March 15. . The only
change in the council Is the election
of Lieutenant Tindall to succeed Lane,
the voters yesterday elected a ma
jority of the councilmanic body. -City
Combed for Voters.
The campaign managers this after
noon began a systematic combing of
the city to bring out the tardy vot
ers. The morning hours established
a record in Seattle elections. Dut tne
magnitude of the vote only served to
spur on the campaign workers. There
is every reason to believe the triple
alliance suffered from tne size of the
vote cast in the municipal election,"
but- this fact induced , the Duncan
managers to bring every worker fhey
could muster to the polls.
Through the noon hour, the mar
shaling of voters, to the polls In Se
attle biennial election continued, '.and
in the early afternoon the fight was
resumed by mayoralty and council
manic candidates' to have the slacker
vote polled before the night rush
started. - ' "
Triple 'Alliance Is Fought.
When the "office, buildings, , stores
and factories released their thousand's
of voters this afternoon and tonight,
the campaign managers made every
effort to get thei to the polls at'
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live Arrests Made When Deal lor
"Purchase" Is Concluded, But.
Ringleaders Escape,
N I ; V YORK, March 2. Sales of
thousands of dollars -worth of liquor
in the Broadway theatrical, district
on representation tnai mey were
I made under the protection of United
States Marshal McCarthy "Jwere re
vealed today when five arrests were
made7 according tp prohibition agents.
The agents, posing as cafe owners,
discovered that the business some
times was as high as $5000 a day.
The alleged ringleader eluded ar
rest after being located in an ex
pensive suite in a hotel on JBroa"d
way. ' 1
Lloyd Gitchell and Harry Boes,
theatrical costumers, and Harry Menk,
David Englesburg and Louis Berg
were arrested and held in $300 ball
each on charges of violating the
Volstead act.
Ernest S. Langtry, prohibition
agent, said two of his assistants 'ar
ranged at the costumers' quarters to
buy three barrels of whisky at S3a
a gallon.
Later the two agents' were intro
duced tca bogus marshal and a certi
fied check fs offered for the whisky,
it was asserted, but the venders be
came suspicious and the deal fell
through. ! ? '
'Then, the agents said, they met two
other men in the costumers' offices
and arranged to buy 20 gallons of
whisky at 340 a gallon, with delivery
March 1. A taxicab was called, the
whisky placed in it and then came
the arrests. . -
MINERS FIGHT MILE DOWN
Masked 'Men Open Fire on Pair
Who Took Jobs in Shafts.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., March 2.
(Special.) A: battle of revolvers,
staged in total darkness a mile un
derground In the Sterling and Gra
ham mine at Gray s Landing, near
here, was revealed by the arrest today
of Martin Grash and John Monder,
former miners in the Sterling" mine
Two men, whose names the police re
fused to disclose are said to have
been employed at the mine jobs for
merly held by Grash and Monder, and
bitterness over this incident Is given
as the cause for the Yight.
Two masked men, evidently famil
iar with the. passages in the mine
suddenly'appeared in the ehajt where
the two-new employes were working
and opened fire with revolvers on the
latter. The new men extinguished
their cap lights and after 20 or so
shots were fired in the darkness the
masked men hurriedly left the mine.
WISCONSIN TO TEST BEER
Kick of 2.5 Per Cent Liquor to Be
Accurately Determined.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 2. The
Intoxicating qualities of 2.5 per cent
beer will e tested in Wisconsin In
the event that Federal Judge Geiger's
decision, legali-ing 2.5 beer in Wib
consin after termination of war-time
prbhibition, is upljeld by the United
States supreme court.
. United States District - Attorney
Sawyer made this announcement to
day. He expects word from 'Wash
ington, which shall grant him per
mission to carry an appeal from the
Court's decision direct to the supreme
rnurt
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Investigation Lpholds Osborne
Prison Administration. '
WASHINGTON, March 2. Charges
of immorality and lax. -discipline
among the inmates of the Portsmouth
'(N. H.) naval prison were held to be
without foundation In the report of
the special board of investigation
made public today by Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt. ' ' -x .
The, board's report upheld the ad
ministration . of Commander ' Thomas
Mott Osborne, declaring that the alle
gations made against his administra
tion were based on "hearsay evidence
and unreliable witnesses."'.
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Navy's .Largest Superdreadnought
to Be Launched JIarch 20. ;
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 2.
The superdreadnaught Maryland wii
be launched here' March 20. She Is the
largest ship yet constructed for the
navy, being 600 feet long. 97 feet
broad, and having a displacement of
32.000 tons. Her main battery will be
composed of eight 16-inch rifles, the
heaviest guns used on a naval craft.
The Maryl4id will be the first of a
class of four similar ships to be fol
lowed by srx 43,000-ton ships to carry
12 16-inch guns each, and with higher
speedy - ' . .
RADIO FOR PRESS UPHELD
Navy Wireless Permited by Law to
Continue Service Is Ruling. v
WASHINGTON, March 2. The navy
can continue its wireless transmis
sion of commercial and press ; mes
sages without special legislation, E. T.
Chamberlain, commissioner of naviga
tion, said today before the house mer
chant marine committee. '
He disagreed with th navy. depart
ment's interpretation of the radio law
of 1912 that the service must be aban
doned, now that private stations have ,
been returned to their owners for..
operation.
Two . More Republican
Provisions Adopted.;
SENATE VOTES SIGNIFICANT
Final Deadlock Is Expected to
Develop Shortly.
TREATY TO GO TO PEOPLE
Indications Are. That Controversy
Over Peace Pact Will Be Made
Issue of Campaign.
WASHINGTON", March I. Two more
of th'e. republican reservations to the
peace' treaty, one of them affecting
the bitterly-debated Monroe doctrine
provision, were raadopted In the sen
ate today without change and by
greater majorities than they com
manded when originally presented
last November. '
The Monroe doctrine reservation,
which senators have been told is
scarcely less objectionable to Presi
dent Wilson than that relating to
article 10, got the support of 15 dem
ocrats and won by a vote of 68 to 22
after a substitute drafted by the dem
ocratic leaders had been rejected.. The
vote on the republican proposal was
55 to 34 In November, when only nine
democratssupported tt. '
. More Democrat Switch.
The other reservation acted on as
serts the full jurisdiction of the
United States over purely domestic
questions and was adopted, 56 to 25, ;
with 14 democrats helping to make u!
tne majority, jn .oveiuuer it gvi me
votes of only fl democrats and was
adopted. 59 to 36.
Little debate attended the senate's
action, all elements apparently con
ceding that the successive rollcalis
were merely formalities to' le every
one go on record once more before
the final deadlock, which now gen
erally is expected to put the treaty
over into the campaign.
On the Monroe doctrine reservation
several democrats who did not vote
for adopition in November swung
over to the republicans on today's
roll calL-"
" Defection Held Significant.
They were: Senators Beckham,
Kentucky; Fletcher, Florida; Pittman
and Henderson, Nevada; King, Utah;
Smith, Georgia, and Myers, Montana.
Their defection on that issue was de
clared by ' the republicans to be a
significant development in view1 of
recent Intimations reaching demo
cracti? senators that tne president
had singled out the Monroe doctrine
and article 10 reservations as particu
larly objectionable. '
On the democratic substitute pre
sented today by ; Senator Hitchcock
the vote was strictiy on party lines,
except of Senators Reed, Missouri,
and Shields, Tennessee, who voted
with the republicans. 1
'' shantnngr Considered Today.
The democratic- question reserva
tion drew over to its support five
democrats who had not voted for it
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Governor Apparently Makes No At
tempt to Limit Meeting Elcc- ,'
tion Is Also Directed.
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: OLTMPIA. Wash- March .. (Spe
cial. ) Governor Hart today Issued a
proclamation calling the Washington
legislature into extraordinary session
Monday, March 22. The purpose for
which the session has been called, as
stated in thqproclamation, is to pro
vide funds for continuing the etate
university, the Washington state col
lege and the state normal schools and
to . consider the ratification of the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution relating to suffrage, and
such, other matters as - it may deem
advisable. ...
At the same time the governor di
rected the calling of special election
on March 17 in five districts to fill
vacancies in the legislature occurring
since adjournment of the regular
session a year ago. These elections
will be' held in the 33d representative
district to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Representative Charles
E Coon of Jefferson county, in the
5 th district to fill the vacancy caused
by. the -reignation of Representative
Maurice Sith of Spokane, who re
signeS to become a member of the
city commjsslon, and in the 4-n.n
representative district to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Repre
sentative Charles W. Gorham of
Snohomish county.
Senate Haa Vacancies.
Two vacancies on the senate'' side
are required to be filled by special
election. In the twenty-eighth sena
torial district a successor will be
named to Senator Wilburn Fairchild
of Pierce county, deceased, and in
the tenth senatorial district, com
posed of Asotin, Garfield and Colum
bia counties, a successor to Senator
E. V. Kuykendall, resigned to accept
an appointment by Governor Hart to
the public service commission, will be
named.. , " .
Following the custom innovated by
Governor Hart of making public offi
cial announcements from points away
from the capital, tne announcement
of the special Session was made today
by the governor in Seattle and the
proclamation issued from the execu
tive office during the governors absence..-
So far as can be learned, how
ever, no effort has been made by the
governor to obtain from members
pledges to limit their activities to
consideration of the suffrage ratifica
tion and financing state educational
institutions. .
Under the constitution, the gover
nor, has no legal authority to restrict
the work of the legislature after it
has been called in extra session. The
fact that the governor, however, In
cludes In his enumeration of the pur
poses of the call "such other matters
aa may he deemed advisable" is con
strued here as an indication that the
governor is wining ior me., oars to
be let down for general legislation
without regard to any certain fields.
Proposals By Hart Expected.
-It is lso believed by those usually
informed'on state affairs that Gov
ernor Hart has some proposals of his
own to submit to the lawmakers
when . they assemble. The fact that
the governor is a candidate to suc
ceed himself and in a recent inter
view was quftted as having under
consideration plans for reorganizing
the entire system of state govern-,
ment gives colqrjto the understand
ing that suffrage ,ahd etate institu
tional finances aremere incidentals
in'the governor's programme.
By- reason of the governor's ab-
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Commander Says - "Government
Owes Obligation to Men Handi
capped Through. Service." .
WASHINGTON, March 2. Repre
sentatives of the American Legion
today, before the house ways and
means committee, at its initial public
hearing of a mass of bills designed
to help former service men, strongly
objected to the characterization of
soldier relief legislation as a govern
ment bonus.
Extra back pay, based on length of
service for men not desiring land set
tlement aid.' home building or voca
tional training, was advocated by
Franklin d'Olier, national commander
of the legion, who declared that 'three
million men with the tumult of war
still ringing in their ears, firmly be
lieved the government owed an obli
gation to all who came out of the con
flict handicapped bodily and finan
cially." ,
There was a flare-up at the outset.
Charges made on the floor of the
house that the soldier bills had been
sent to the committee for burial-until
after the November election were
mentioned and sharply denied. The
wrangle got so general that the hear
ing ended In confusion, the committee
later agreeing at an executive session
to listen to the 300 or more witnesses,
starting tomorrow, if it took two
months.
Mr. D'Olier and Thomas W. Miller
of Wilmington, DeL, chairman of the
legion's executive committee, did not
conclude their general statement
Questions asked by committeemen did
not indicate how the bonus fund, if
voted by congress, would be raised.
It was brought out during examina
tion of Miller that the legion wanted
assistance for everybody In the serv
ice, the witness suggesting that relief
might be handled "like the 160 bonus,
which went automatically to all, en
listed men" and to officers request
ing it.
Chairman Fordney. referring: to
Miller's statement that the legion did
not want soldier relief administered
"as the war-risk insurance bureau ad
ministered it," denounced the action of
an Inspector of that bureau, who re
fused aid in the case of a lawyer-soldier,
both of whose legs were broken
and who was otherwise injured. Find
ing that the applicant was a lawyer,
the inspector, according to informa
tion presented to the' chairman, de
clared he did not deserve help or sym
pathy, as a man in his condition
"going before a jury, could win every
cause he pleaded."
"I think we ought to get that In
spector and .send him where Emma
Goldman is," Mr. For-eney said.
HENSLEY RETURNS HOME
Dirigibles, Aviator Says, Destined
to Important Development.
NEW YORK. March 2. Colonel
William N; Hensley Jr., the American
army aviation officer who' flew to
England last july on the British di
rigible R-34, returned today on the
transport Northern Pacific.
Colonel Hensley, who afterward
went to Germany to study Zeppelins,
predicted that dirigibles would be an
important means of travel. It soon
will be possible, he believes, to leave
Chicago in the aft...ioon and land in
Cuba the next day.
"The Germans have two air lines
running from Berlin," Colonel Hens
ley said, "one to Stockholm and the
other o Berne. These airships have
carried 140,000 passengers without an
accident." - 1
Two Arrested For Testi
mony at Montesano.
BAIL POSTED BY YANDERVEER
Youth, 16, Accused of False
Assertions as to Grimm. .
jay Cook also held
Sheriff Clashes With Attorney for
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Defense as Result of Charge
of Intimidation.
-BT BEN HUR LAMPMAN".
MONTESANO, Wash., March I.
(Special.) Almost before the Ink was
dry on the record of their testimony
delivered In superior court -here today
in the trial of the 10 I. W. W. who are
accused of the murder of Warren" O.
Grimm Centralia Armistice day vic
tim, two witnesses for the defense
had been arrested on perjury charges
and were in jail pending the receipt
of $500 bonds.
The witnesses for the defense who
face the charge of perjury are Guy
Bray, 16, Centralia, and Jay Cook,
also of Centralia, both of whom were
called by George F. Vanderveer, I. W.
W. counsel, in an attempt to prove
an overt act on the part of"Grlmm
and thus to unlock the court's ruling
against the introduction of testimony
relative to an alleged local commer
cial conspiracy in Centralia against
the radicals and their headquarters.
- Ball Furnished by Yandervrrr.
Ball for the two, in the sum of
1000, was furnished by Vanderveer
through his personal check at the
adjournmentf court today.
The complaints, sworn to by J. H.
Janhke, assistant prosecuting- attor
ney for Lewjs county, wnere tne
armistice day tragedy occurred, and
by J. E." Hutchinson, assistant prose
cuting attornf7 Grays Harbor-county,
were filed in Justice court and war
rants issued. Sheriff John Berry of
Lewis county and Chief Deputy Sher
iff Elmer Gibson of Grays Harbor
county apprehended the two wit
nesses in the : courthouse corridors
and served tiro warrants. . ' .
A spirited feature aside from the
perjury development wa5 the open
quarrel between. Sheriff Berry and
Vanderveer, when the L W. W-. attor
ney asserted that the . sheriff was
seeking to. force Bray Into an ad
mission that the defense) had coached
him ir his testimony.
' (Cigarette Struck From Mouth.
As Sheriff Berry grew heated In
his denial,: he wagged an admonitory
forefinger under Vanderveer's nose.
The I. W. W. counsel slapped at the
offending digit, and in turn Berry
struck at Vanderveer, knocking a
cigarette from his mouth. The clash
ended without further hostilities.
Vanderveer asserting that the prose
cution, through the perjury arrests,
was seeking to intimidate other wit
nesses for the defense.
Sheriff Berry declares that Bray
has admitted ttiat he was assured,
in the event he got into trouble
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Proposed Overtures of Previous
Agreement Held Indefensible
in Protest to Powers.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Strict
adherence to the American. French
and British agreement of December
9. on the Adriatic question charac
terized the reply of January 20 of
the Jugo-Slav government to the
French and British "ultimatum" o
January 14. The Jugo-Slav note
which was made public today by the
state department, raises many of the
objections set forth in Preslden
Wilson's note of January ft, protest
lng against the overturning of the
previously arreed solution of the
vexatious problem.
The single Insistent difference
which distinguishes, the point o
view of the Jueo-Slav reply from
that of the agreement signed by Sec
retary Polk on behalf of the United
SJates. December 9, is over the ces
sion to Italy of the Island of Liassa,
which, according to the Jugo-Slav
note. Is purely Slav and from
economic point of view Indlesolubly
united with Dalamatia."
Concerning the readjustment of
"the Wilson line" as proponed' yt the
French and British propooals, the note
declares such an "unjustifiable annex
atlon of purely Jugo-Slav territories
would bring about a new and flagrant
vioia'.lon of the principles of nation
alit'ss. It would Inevitably create i
permanent hotbed of Irrldentlsm with
in the frontiers of Italy of a nature
precisely analogous to that which
was held as Justification of the claims
of "Italia irrideiitists." in which Its
return to the mother country was de
manded." ,
The "extraordinary complcxltle
which the ascription of the territory
between the coast and the Flume rail
road line would create, according to
President Wilson's memorandum, were
likewise obiected to oh account of
"unsurniountable obstacles" in the
Juco-Slav note. '
While accepting the Independence
of Flume and Zara, the Jugo-Slav
government records Its vigorous ob
Jcctlon to the separation of the diplo
matic representatives of the cities
from the control of the league of na
tions. As In the Wilson memorandum,
it Is argued that such a course would
pave the way for rebellion and an
nexation.
The Jugo-Slavs emphasize Ihe lm
mtnent consequence of commercial
ruin which must ensue with the sepa
ration of Zara from Its administrative
association with Dalmatla.
The solution of f J Albanian pro
viso, the Jugo-Slav government sug
gests, would be best followed by a
continuance of the status established
by the conference of ambassadors In
London In 1918, which was for a local
autonomous government without out
side Interference.
The question of the division of the
Austro-Hungarlan war and commer
cial fleets, the note declared to be a
part of the Adriatic problem and a
settlement on this point is demanded.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTE It DAY'S Maximum temperature,
47 aeffroe; minimum. 36 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair.; moderate southwesterly
wlnrla.
Foreisa.
Jufo-Slavs plead for Wilunn Una In reply
to Afiglo-Krench note. I'aita 1.
New- Brltlah ambassador to United Stales
knows tratle. !! 2.
Economic "plight of aovlet government
makes war against Poland Impoaalbla.
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France scea defeat On polity toward soviet.
Page 4.
National.
Lsglon men object to government aid
given as "bonua." Page 1..
Two more republican reservations to pesos
treaty readnpteo" by aenale. Page 1.
Investigation of grain corporasaSn by sen
ate committee proposed. -Page 8.
Complete weather atatton at Oregon agri
cultural college asked for by Kenalor
McNary. Page 2,
Railroad union leaders make movs to ad
Just wages. Page 1.
j - - .; women uc.
St. 'Lawrence canal project taan up oy in
ternational commission. Page 3.
Thousand of dollars' worth of liquor sold
lo Gotham theatrical district. Page 1.
tieryd glories In achievements of presl
lent and democratic party. Page 14.
Senator Johnson charges extravagant ex-
pemllture of money by opponents.
Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
ueaxTonal aid to .V-aoldler. I. filed. '
. Page 7. i
Washington legislature called Into special
aession OT .,oeriir ii.ii. , c .
Two J. W. W. witnesses at Montesano r
, rested on chsrge of perjury. Psg 1.
Malor Hugh M. Caldwell elected mayor of
Seattle. Page 1.
Slate Engineer scores lack of policy on
wmter-pptter development. Page 15.
Sports.
Superiority of Bees Is not conceded by
" Vernon Tigers. Pag 12.
Seats at premium , for boxing bouts.
i age i-. i ,
Page 12
American weter polo team aeiection topis ,
of Interest."' Page 1-'.
South Parkwav and Multnomah Guards
to plav for city, title. Page 12.
Commercial ana Marine.
Flour prices steady In face of wheat d
. cline. Pge 2-1.
Large tncreftse estimated In corn consump
tion on farms. Page 2a.
Wall atreet trading light and pric changes
moderate. Page 23.
Steamer Angelua assigned to Columbia
I'acirlc company for north China lino.
Page 10. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Several school problems dealt with' In re
port of Superintendent tirout. Page 14.
130.000 suit for alienation of affection
blackmail, declares defense. Page 14.
Trial of communist labor trio for criminal
syndicalism starts. Page 14.
City council to act today on Chang tn
film censorship board. Page II.
Mcftdoo's entry In Oregon puts Oswald
West In bad fix. Pag 10.
A.' U Mills ha plan to lower cost of
living. Page 13.
Class hatred Is held to be result of Non
partican league. - I'age 13.
pedersen ease la put up to abitratlon board.
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TmTav seals fate of zoning ordinance.
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Oregon welcome rain aa dispenser of In.
flucnsa germs. Page 1.
Ida M Tarbell analysis American ludua-
tnr uart.t. Ps 8, v
Co-operation to Try New
Legislation Offered.
FAIR TRIAL PROMISED LAV
Transportation Act With Ar
bitration on Probation.
VIEWS STILL UNCHANGED
Statement of Brotherhood S) "in
Interest of Labor" Ilrrgrnt
Opinion to lie CMorKmUrd.
WASHINGTON". March 2 lfinlts
steps were taken today toward settle
ment of the railroad wage contro
versy, which has been pending- lines
last August. Representative of rail
road workers, with tlie exception of
one group, agreed to co-operat with
the government and lh railroad In
giving a trial of the new transporta
tion act with lis arbitration clauiea
and President Wilson In letters to
both the Association of Hallway H
ecutivea and heads of Ihe 11 worker'
organizations, requested that they sr.
lert representative to sit on the bi
partisan wag board Prompt action
was urged by the president In order
that the negotiations between em
ployer and employes mlxlit mt Ingr
be delayed.
The one group of worker which
has not entered Into the Kreemrnt
"to to along with the president." wss
the 'Urotherhood of .Maintenance of
Way Kmployei and Miop Laborer,
which recently wltlfrfrew from the
conferences between union head n n rl
the railroad atlmlnlMmtlon. Com
mitteemen fromr the locals of tlie
maintenance union, however, w ill '
rtreet In Chicago Thursday, and It
was believed will follow the lead of
th other worker in compliance with
Mr. Wilson's request.
1 nlan Statement Made.
In a statement tonight cxi'lujnl' c
their position, , the union spokesiren
declared that while they cnuM not
approve of the transportation act they
had agreed to aid In kMvIur the law a
trial "In the Interest of railroad
labor" and "as American cltlr.cn."
Notwithstanding the fact that la
bor In general, and railroad labor In
particular, with the full co-operation
of the support of other bodlen p pre
senting American cltixenx. urged tit
rongrcv not to pan the railroad bill,
and the president to veto It. which
would return It to cons-res. " the
union statement said, "we are now
officially advised the pr'sldent has
signed the bill and It Is the law.
Labor's criticism end protest
against this legislation are a matter
of record and were presented to the
congress, the precll nt and the public.
We have trot chanued 6tir view In
regard to this legislation and there
fore do not Indorse the law; however,
a. American clti-ti. we feci th.n In
he Interest of the raUroud Mil diets
s nothing left for us to do at present
except to co-nperat in Ihe prompt
creation of the ir.achlticry provided
for In law. -
Ktrlke Delay "era.
In the case of the brotherhood of
Maintenance of Ways and Shop la
borers this organization ha not had
duly authorised representatives , In
this last conference. Therefore, In
compliance with their constitution. It
was necessary to convene such rep
resentatives which they will do in
Chicago Thursday. March 4."
The president in his letter s.i(J h
had turned over direction of the pre
liminary wage negotiations to Director-General
Hints, who w In
trusted with details of the winding
up of ' government control by th
president In his proclamation turning
back fhe roads. Hoth th railroad
executives and the union heads were
asked to notify, the darector-gencral
0f their representative on their board
B(j were Informed "that Mr. llinea
would arrange for the flrt meetii;
at which will be determined all
question of procedure.
Agreement of the union to give th
law a thorough trial was regarded as
making remote prospects of a strike.
President Wilson today asked th
I rallw-ay executive ann employe to
1 lain In selecting representative for
M.ti.cilaan hoard "for th purpose
k - , ..
of attempting by conference to agree
unon a solution 6f th railway wag
problem under gectlon 201 of the rail
road bill.
President Writes Kmployea.
In his letter to the employe. Presi
dent Wilson quoted from hi com
munication to them lat Katurdy,
saying he believed alien a board would
go tar toward maturing the wage dis
'pute. The president also wrote to T. d
VMtt Cuyler, chairman of the Associa
tion 'ot Hallway executive, making a
similar request and adding that since
the transportation act had become a
lw, "the way is open for the Immedi
ate handling of the wage matter In
accordance with th procedure con
templated by that law.
In hi letter to Mr. Cuyler the pres
ident reviewed the railway wage sit
uation from the presentation of th
demands 'last August to the present
time, and recalled that last month he
had told the Union representatives .
I that settlement of theso demantis
t (Concluded OS Pag It. (.'slums J
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