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Pressure Against German
Town Increasing.
REICHSWEHR FORCE HOPEFUL
Krupps Making Ammunition
, for Soviet Contingent:
REVOLT FAST EXTENDING
Order Reported to Be Emerging
Out of Chaos In tbe Industrial
Centers of Saxony.
' COELE.VZ, March 25. (By the As
' aociated Press.) Wesel was tieing
bombarded today by artillery. The
reichswehr troops were reported to
be confident of holding- out there,
' although the red pressure against the
' own was declared to be Increasing.
'i Dinslaken is in the hands of the
' reds. The red line extends from
Friedrichsfeld, nine kilometers north
'. of Dinslaken. through Dorsten, in the
direction of Munster.
j The Krupp works at Essen are re-
ported to be manufacturing ammunl
f tion for the reds.
The military situation In the Ruhr
j region is said to be favorable to the
; reds. Additional government troops
! are arriving north of Coesfield.
i Itevolt la Kxtrndlng.
, In Thuringia the revolt is extend-
Ing to the Harz mountains.
1 ' WESEL, Rhenish Prussia, March
23. (By the Associated Press.) The
' fighting at Wescl, which ended at 10
i o'clock last night, began again this
i morning at 10 o'clock and lasted Tor
n hour and a half. Both forces then
took a' long and comfortable lunch
eon and hostilities were renewed at 2
o'clock. They were virtually finished
St 4:30.
Traffic across the Rhine is still at a
standstill because the workmen last
right directed their fire toward the
eastern end of the bridge at Wesel
and continued today their intermittent
shelling and also covered the exposed
highway and tbe small city bridges
leading Into the town.
At the first German outpoat it was
possible today between shell bursts to
mount the heights and watch from
the city the shelling of the workmen's
new position and the repeated ad
vance of the government armored
train as the workmen were cleared.
The city is quiet. Business is nor
mal and there is plenty of food.
The military authorities have placed
a censorship on the telegraph and
telephone lines and the correspondent
had to cross to the Belgian side of the
Rhine in order to telegraph.
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GOTHA. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. March
; 24. (By the Associated Press.) Or-
der is slowly emerging out of the con-
fusion and chaos of the last 10 days
4 in the industrial centers of Saxony.
The workmen are capitulating and
'calling off the strike and the military
are taking over control of the cities.
The strikers, who for several days
held the upper hand in Gotha, laid
down their arms today. The garri
son of 60 men who were driven out of
the city last week will return to-
' morrow.
-j Fighting has been going on here
1 continuously since March 17. It is
? estimated that 90 persons were killed
kand several hundredwounded. Eighty
J workers were buried today.
Labor's Protest Heard.
A wall in the room of a leading
hotel where the Associated Press cor
respondent is writing this dispatch,
was pierced by bullets from the daily
fusillade. Tbe story of the happen
ings here, typical of the clashes in
many places in Germany, makes an
interesting chapter in the history of
labor's protest against Dr. Wolfgang
Kapp's attempt to establish a reac
tionary government.
When the news of the military coup
at Berlin was received the. workmen
here, as elsewhere, imnTediately
ctruck. Statements from both sides
substantially agree that this is what
then happened: The workmen offered
to co-operate with the police to guard
the city and posted notices that
looters would be shot. They then
consulted the major commanding the
garrison. He declared that the sol
diers would support Kapp and pro
claimed martial law. He sent to
Erfurt, a few miles distant, where
2000 troops were stationed, for rein
forcements. Worker Resort to Arms.
The workmen from the munition
plants in tbe outskirts began to con
verge on Gotha, having seized quan
tities of arms and several armored
cars. The forces engaged in fighting
after the workmen had killed two
soldiers who interfered with a boy
tearing down the martial law procla
mation. The workmen lacked organization,
but were strong enough to expel the
small garrison. According to one
leader they realised that they would
be unable- to resist successfully a
massed attack by the soldiers coming
from Erfurt and yielded in order to
avoid further bloodshed.
Their opponents admit that the
or men did not attempt to Inter-
rcre with the municipal authorities
, t establish a government. There Is
.'J no talk whatever of a soviet, al-
Coaeludcd, oa Fag 2. Coiuma 14
Thomas H. Smith Stands Between
Major-General and Colonel
During Ceremony.
SEATTLE,- Wash., Marcli 25. (Spe
cial.) Eyes right, the First infantry,
the oldest regiment in the United
States army, was passing in review
before a distinguished personage,
"Eyes right," came sharply from
the mouth of regimental commander,
who was colonel and chlef-of-staff
of the American expeditionary forces
in Siberia.
Besides the distinguished personage
on one side stood the major-general
commanding Camp Lewis. On the
other side stood a colonel, a brigadier-general
during the great war.
his breast displaying no less than four
decorations won during that war.
The distinguished personage was
Sergeant Thomas H. Smith, retiring
from the United States army after 30
years of service, 12 years f which
he has put in with the same first
regiment.
The occasion the spectacle of a
non-commissioned officer reviewing
his regiment while high commissioned
officers and men alike saluted him
was the discharge of this distin
guished sergeant. It happened at
Camp Lewis this afternoon.
Before the review the First In
fantry was drawn up on the parade
ground in. a long line under Captain
Oliver P. Robinson, who has been tem
porary commander tf the regiment.
Sergeant Smith took his place In front
of the regiment and alongside of
Major-General John F. Morrison, com- i
mander of Camp Lewis, and Colonel
B. A. Poore, new commander of the
First Infantry.
General Morrison handed the vet
eran sergeant his discharge papers.
congratulating him on his long serv
ice and praising his efficiency. Colo
nel Poore also congratulated Sergeant
Smith, as they stood in front of the
regiment.
The regiment then presented arms,
General Morrison, Colonel Poore and
Sergeant Smith took up their, posi
tlons, and the First infantry, under
Captain Robinson, passed before them
in review.
As a parting word. Sergeant Smith
declared that the army offers a won
derful opportunity foday for the
young man.
DEATH FRUIT IS TRACED
AH Fatal Olives May Come From
One Orchard, Says Expert.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. March 25.
(Special.) One orchard near Orland,
Cal., may have furnished all the
olives alleged to have . caused num
erous deaths from botulitis during
therecent outbreak In the middle
west, says Dr. J. G. Geiger of Wash
ington, D. C, United States health
bureau expert. Dr. Geiger is here
investigating the deaths of 13 hens
which ate some canned beans thrown
out by Mrs. Swan Johnson because
of suspicious appearance.
The deadly olives were of the 1917
pack, said Dr. Geiger, and he feels
sure he has traced them all to one
source. He said the ranch was owned
by a San Francisco man, but did not
reveal his name.
The public health service is work
ing night and day, he said, to de
termine ' the cause and remedy for
botull'tis. but efforts so far have met
small success. Personally he is work
ing on an entirely new theory that
hogs are carriers of the disease, he
has established-,a number of facts in
support of his conclusion and expects
to have proof to convince the medical
world before his Pacific coast trip
closes.
D. A. DAVIS, 19, DROWNED
Dockhand Falls Overboard From
Coquille River Boat Near Ba,ndon.
BANDON. Or., March 25. (Special.)
D. A. Davis, 19 years old, employed
as a deck hand on the steamer Dis
patch,' was drowned in the Coquille
river this morning. He was loading
cans of milk onto the boat at Wal
strom landing when he fell overboard.
He made no outcry and was not
missed by his fellow workmen until
he had floated 100 feet down stream
when one of the men saw him go
down. His parents reside at Denver,
Colo. He was formerly a member of
the Bandon Coast Guard. The body
has not been recovered.
SQUADRON LEAVES HARBOR
Warships to Take Part in Hawaiian
Mission Centennial. ' '
SAN DIEGO. 'Cal., March" 25.
Headed by the v armored cruiser
Brooklyn, flagship of Rear-Admiral
Henry Wiley, commander of the Pa
cific destroyer squadron, 29 warships
steamed out of the harbor this morn
ing for Honolulu.
The warships are going to Honolulu
to participate in the Hawaiian mis
sion centennial. It is expected the
trip will be completed in about eight
days.
COOS BAY REPORTS SNOW
First Fall or Season Melts on
Touching Ground.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. March .25.
(Special.) Snow flurries prevailed on
Coos bay during the fore part of the
I day, but It did not last long, melting
almost as fast as it fell. This is the
first snow storm of the winter, al
though there had been much colder
weather. It is reported the mountains
received a heavier-fall and snow can
he seen on several ranges back. from
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General's Margin 3661 as
Count Nears End.
322 PRECINCTS STILL OUT
First Democratic Returns
Show Small Vote.
GERARD IS FAVORED
Republicans in Four-Fifths
State Give Senatorial Nomina
' tion to Xorbeck.
of
KTOrrv; FALLS. S. D.. March
With 322 scattered and mostly 'iso ted
precincts unreported, returns rom
Tuesday's primary election as tabu
lated tonight yielded the following
vote for candidates for republican
presidential indorsement:
Wood 29,362, Lowden 25,701, John
son 23,594.
Senator Miles Poindexter, an inde
pendent candidate, received a small
vote. His incomplete tot&l was
slightly less than 1000.
Three-fourths of the precincts to
report are on the prairies or in the
bad lands west of the Missouri river.
The total republican vote of the miss
ing precincts at the 1916 election
when women did not vote was about
4500.
First Democratic Returns In.
Democratic returns became avail
able today for the first time. Scat
tering reports on presidential indorse
ment showed a very small vote' and
majorities of -"from 2 to 1 to 10 to 1
were reported for James W. Gerard'of
Xew York over James O. Monroe of
Maywood, 111. In this county Gerard
received 266 votes and Mr n roe 64. The
county's republican vote was slightly
more than 9000. Davison county
(Mitchell) gave Gerard 146 votes and
Monroe 12. The republican vote was
2600.
Returns from four-fifths of the
state for the republican senatorial
nomination gave Xorbeck 28,164, Ha
ney 22,138. For governor, McMaster
received 27.856 and Richards 18,371.
Representative - Charles Christopher
son of Sioux Falls, republican, was
re-nominated. W. C. Cook, Sioux
Falls publisher, was re-elected re
publican, national committeeman. N
- Plurality Decides Delegates.
Under me Richards primary law
party candidates for presidential in
dorsement receiving pluralities shall
be supported by the ten delegates to
the national conventions for at least
three ballots.
Sixty of 64 counties were heard
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Receipts Credited to State High
way Commission to Be Expend
ed on Road Work, '
SALEM, Or., March 25. (Special.?
The law enacted at the 1919 session
of the legislature providing for a tax
of 1 cent a gallon on gasoline and
cent a gallon on diBtillate sold in
Oregon has returned to the state up
to March 1, 1920, proceeds totaling
90,912.22, according to a report pre
pared today by Sam A. Kozer, assist
ant secretary of state. The law went
into operation on February 26, 1919.
This money, which is sent to the
secretary of state monthly by the dis
tributors, is turned over to the state
treasurer and later credited to the
highway fund. It Is then available
for road construction and improve
ments under the direction of the state
highway commission.
The lowest receipts for any month
since the law became effective was in
February, 1919, when the tax totaled
$1072.92. The largest sum was de
rived last August, the total being
7,477.73.
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F. S. CROSBY, ALBANY. DIES
Eventful Life of Pioneer of 1849
' Ends at Home.
ALBANY, Or., March 25. (Special.)
F. S. Crosby, Oregon pioneer of 1849
end respected resident of Albany con
tinuouoly for the past 10 years, died
at his home here this afternoon aged
almost 92 years.
He was born at Cambridge, N. Y.,
and spent the earlier years of his life
in that state. He served throughout
the Mexican war, participating in
many engagements. When he crossed
the plains to Oregon in 1849 he
located at - Oregon City. Later he
resided for several years in Portland
and then in southern Oregon. He
came to Albany in 1880, and had lived
here ever since. He was a member
of the Oddfellows for almost half a
century. Mr. Crosby is survived by
his widow and one daughter, Mrs.
Maude Bartlage of Hood River.
ALIENS ORDERED
FREED)
Camp for Interned Men in Utah to
Be Abolished.
SALT LAKE CITY, ' March 23.
Orders for the abolishment of the
prison camp for Interned enemy
aliens at Fort Douglas were received
today by the local department of
justice bureau from Washington, D.sC.
Within a week it Is expected the
men still held will have been
freed".
WAREHOUSE IS BURNED
Fire
Destroys Supply of Grain,
' Shellac and Tobacco.
MONTREAL, March 25. Fire early
today destroyed immense -quantities
of grain, shellac and tobacco in the
Molson brewery warehouse, which
was burned to the ground.
The damage was estimated at
$1,000,000.
A COUPLE WITHOUT TICKETS.
Charles C. Hughes Seeks Both Mor
al and Financial Aid From Any
' one and Everyone. i
OREGONIAJT NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. March 25. (Special.) TheJ
first organized effort to run Wood
row Wilson for a third term in the
White House made its appearance In
Washington today In the form of a
volley of circular letters, personally
signed by Charles C. Hughes of the
American Tariff Reform league, New
York.
In the couse of his letter, Mr.
Hughes exposes a multiplicity of irons
in the blazing embers, some of which
call for money subscriptions from
all those who are ready to risk some
thing on his ability to do large things.
But his principal interest at heart is
the renosnlnatioir-of both wrison and
Marshall as the democratic standard
bearers this year. Assuming to speak
for the American Tariff Reform
league, he says: ' .
"The league favors the drafting of
Wilson and Marshall for re-election
arid will support candidates for the
house of representatives at Washing
ton that are Indorsed by the regular
democratic state organisations
throughout the country. j
The American Tariff Reform
league made two surveys . of the
United States during the past year.
The latest survey showed more thaji
10,000,000 voters, Yegardless of party,
were in favor of drafting Wilson and
Marshall for re-election. The latest
survey shows that the anti-American
and reaction-ery elements are opposed
to Wilson and Marshall, this opposi
tion being based on Wilson's 100 per
cent Americanism and on' his record
as the most progressive leader in the
world. The paramount 1920 issue is
'Wilson and loyalty.' The league
(meaning the American Tariff Re
form league) holds that the 'great
and solemn referendum' on the issues
raised by the treaty will show that
the country Is overwhelmingly in
favor of the league of nations on
Wilsonian lines."
The letter was sent indiscrimin
ately to democrats and republicans
in Washington. The enthusiastic tar
iff reformer tells how he served as
chairman of his league in four cam
paigns in the interest of democratic
success, and says that the league's
policy Is to engage in no further tariff
legislation except "such as meets with
the approval of President Wilson."
Hughes is an ambitious individual,
because he desires some personal as
sistance as well as unanimous consent
for the nomination and re-election of
Wilson and Marshall. He Is launch
ing a publication designed to pro
mote the objects of the Wilsonian
league of nations and he has no hes
itancy in asking of those addressed,
without regard to whether they are
democrats or republicans, to chip in
and help him. He says:
"Subscription and advertising con
tract blanks are Inclosed herewith.
Please fill in those you approve and
return in addressed envelope en
closed." This letter, coining from such
a well-known trade organization as
the American Tariff Reform league.
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.)
ATTORNEYS CLASH IN COURT
Defense Charges A. E. Alien
' With Contradictions.
PREVIOUS TRIAL IS BASIS
Purported Transcript From Syn
dicalist Case at Montesano
Produced by Attorney.
Foundation for impeachment on
testimony of A. E. Allen, ex-I. W. W.
and star witness for the prosecution
In the trial of Joe Laundy for viola
tion of the criminal syndicalism act,
was laid by Attorney George F. Van
derveer yesterday when he produced
what purported to be the transcript of
testimony at a recent syndicalist trial
at Montesano, Wash., at which Allen,
according to this record, made state
ments on the witness stand in direct
contradiction to assertions in the
Portland case.
In Portland Allen has testified to
selling and distributing upward of
4000 I. W. W. books and pamphlets
while connected with tHe central
propaganda committee at Seattle dur
ing 1919. At Montesano, according to
the transcript, . he testified that he
had sold none and carried none with
him except the constitution and pre
amble and a copy of "The Red Dawn"
which had been handed him.
Impeachment la Threatened.
Vanderveer intimated last night
that he had two witnesses speeding to
Portland from Seattle who would be
present to testify today In impeach
ment of Allen. One of them may be
Ralph S. Pierce, I. W. W. counsel at
Montesano in the trial of 11 men con
victed of syndicalism.
One of the most Important lines in
the case of the prosecution rests on
certain I. W. W. literature placed in
evidence through testimony of Alien,
who said it was circulated freely In
Seattle in 1919, over Vanderveer's
challenge to prove that any had been
circulated of that nature since 1917.
If Allen's credibility is destroyed
these inflammatory publications ma?
be removed from evidence, confining
the state's case to the more mild
brand of reading unearthed in the I.
W. W. hall in Portland.
In the transcript Allen was report
ed as identifying books now in evi
dence in the local case as literature
he had seen and read but not as ma
terial he had sold or distributed.
'I'eatimony Is Recalled.
"You didn't carry the literature J"
he was asked.
"Nothing, only the constitution and
preamble." was the reported reply.
"You didn't have it in yoar room?"
"One time when I got hold of any
literature they handed me copies. 1
think it was 'The Red Dawn.'"
In his Portland testimony Allen
told of getting thousands of pam
phlets- from the central propaganda
committee in Seattle with orders to
sell or give them away during
month of active work last fall.
Vanderveer and Keefe Clash.
Verbal flashes showered the court
room when Vanderveer clashed with
P. F. Keefe, sergeant of police in Se
attle for ten years. Whether the
enmity dated back to the days when
Vanderveer was district attorney of
Kings county was not disclosed, but
there was no love lost between the
pair yesterday. ,
Sergeant Keefe had testified to fill
ing two patrol wagons with literature
taken from the I. W. W. hall, 93 Co
lumbia street, Seattle, during a raid
and to confiscating eight packages of
literature found in Vanderveer's Se
attle home.
"Your method is to take In I. W. W.
members wherever you find them, and
also any ofthelr property that you
desire, is it not?" demanded Van
derveer. "I'd have taken you along that day
if you had been home!" snapped back
the witness.
"Do you always carry warrants for
, men arrested in raias ana searcn war
rants allowing you 'to go through
' their personal property?" pursued the
attorney.
! "Sometimes I do and sometimes I
don't."
1 Qarttioa Is Rated Oat.
"Did you ever read the constitution
of the United States, the constitution
of the state of Washingte-n, or the
declaration of Independence?" Inter
polated the lawyer. His question was
ruled out as irrelevant.
It was duriifg this cross-examina
tion that a grin from District-Attorney
Evins brought forth an explosion
from Vanderveer, who asked the court
' to -vtule against the "smiles and
i smirks" of the district attorney as
j improper.
"I would asK tne court not to ruie
against smirking in the courtroom,
for I do not wish to deprive counsel
of his favorite habit," retorted Evans,
before the court ordered both to
forego personalities.
Fear that a shipworker busy above
him on the framework of a hull would
carry out his threat to drop a chunk
df steel on his head If he did not Join
the I. W. W. caused Allen to enroll
with the reds, he told Vanderveer in
ACoaciudod on Fags U, Coiuaio LI
Present Conditions Viewed as
Merely Transitory in Return of
Country to .Old Regime.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
PARIS, March 25. (Special cable.)
Former Crown Prince Wilhejtn. tele
graphing to the world from his island
exile in Wlerlngen, in reply to a mes
sage asking for his views on the crisis
In Germany, exoresse regrets that
he la unable to say anything. Like
his father, the former Crown Prince
Is known to vIbtv the present condi
tions as transitory. His exile of one
year and a half has not changed his
opinion, according to those who have
conversed with him, that the German
people are not ready to align them
selves among the democracies.
He Is said to believe that after the
troubles through whlrh they are pass
ing, they will decide it to be to their
advantage to revert to monarchy, at
the same time saying he is not Inter
ested in the prospect that he may or
may not wear a crown.
He has not lost hope, however, , of
returning to Berlin, and he has in
formed friends he would be content to
occupy a minor post in the foreign
office or In any other department in
which he might serve his country.
His time seems to be occupied in his
present surroundings, where he Is
making horseshoes for the village
blacksmith, palntinw. reading and
writing additions to his memoirs.
It is understood he is still keenly
Interested In Russian affairs as it
always has been his conviction that
Russia should be made to pay for the
war, his Idea being that all the bel
ligerents should combine to develop
Russian resources, thereby helping
Russia and themselves.
DIVER, OFF ROCKS, SINKS
I Another Effort Will Be Made to
Save Submarine II-1.
LOS ANGKLKS. Cal., Marc!. 25.
The submarine H-l, which was
wrecked on the shoals off Santa
Margarita Island, Lower California,
two weeks ago, was pulled off the
rocks today by the U. S. S. Vestal, re-
nair shiD. only to sink 45 minutes
later in 50 feet of water, according to
wireless messages received today at
the submarine base at Los Angeles
harbor.
It was reported that the hull of the
H-l was leaking and that divers
would attempt to patch It. Then the
water In the hold would be pumped
out and efforts made to float the
craft and bring It to Los Angeles
harbor.
Heavy seas were running when tbe
craft was pulled off the shoals today.
SEATTLE -HARVARD SIGN
Washington to Debate Eastern
' Team in Boston.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., March 25. The
Harvard debating team has accepted
a challenge of the University of
Washington to debate in Boston some
time during May, It was announced
tonight. The subject has not been de
termined.
Harvard recently declined an invi
tation to meet the University of
Washington and Leland Stanford uni
versity in a triangular debate on the
Pacific coast.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
VKSTERDAY'S Maximum fmperature.
44 degrees; minimum, tlo degrees.
TODAY'Ji Haln; southwestern winds.
Forelau.
Red artillery reported to be bombarding
German town of Wesel. Pge 1.
French statesman makes attack on Lloyd
Ueorge and Britluli policy, fags 8. .
Crown prince dreams of a monarchic Ger
many. Page 1.
Russian red army is largest In world.
Page t.
National.
Wilson third-term campaign started by
Charles C. Hughes ot Tariff Keform
league. Page 1.
Danleis blamed for navy shorts c of men
at outbreak of war. Page 2
Domestic.
General Wood holds lead in South Dakota.
Paie 1.
Governor Lowden first choice of Missouri
republicans lor presioency. i a
Father, deciding death preferable to a
crace. shoots son. Page 7.
T. W. 1-a.wjion arrested In Boston for silver
stock deals. Page z.
Pacific Northwest.
Union County Ad club favors mitlage tax.
Pare .
Washington supremo court approves school
land-trade wun government. ,- w.
Gasoline tax neu state M0,12 IT In year.
Page 1.
Thomas H. Smith, retiring sergeant, hon
ored by regimental review. Page 1.
Newport's first military organization
Is
worn In. Page s.
mh .nrher near Salem Is shot; aasai.ani
escapes, page -
Sport.
Franklin beats Benson, tying Washington
for acholartlc honors. Page IT.
ThrHy-eight rounds of milling on tonight's
fight cara. rage i.
Beaver squad ao coio weamrr w'i
under L4euienani aiaisei.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain bags advance with Improved coast
eras prospects- r "
Corn weak at Chicago on talk of restric
tions or traaing. rase -j-
Stock market rallies irom weancuaj.
slump, pagers.
STtinooo harbor development Bono
Issue
bold Dy uouinuMiuu ivi
dUa,iV2.
Page 26.
r-ortUnd and Vicinity.
Arbitration declared only way out or
Portland mil controversy, w as i.
Vanderveer plans te Impeacn state s star
witness agalnat 1. vv. w. age u
United States feel 1. 400.000 children is
Poland dally, page 14.
Swan leland project to bo viewed by com
mittee of l o toaay. rage o.
Position of traffic manager for port cre
ated ana it. - i. tiuason oeieciea.
Page 2.
Tipsy revel of swine reveals big still at
Bull Run. rage 13.
Eleven-year-old girl tells of suicide hoax.
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PUT OP TO MAYOR
Arbitration Is Declared
Only Way Out.
SITUATION GRAVE, SAY ALL
War Now Raging Threatens
to Disrupt Industry.
EXECUTIVE TAKES ACTION
Controversy Over Dairy Product
Priors Referred to .llnnl City
Attorney fof InvcMlRutlon.
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Officers of Oregon f'alrymen'a
lesgue and rrpreentatlvrs of
dealer-distributors deadlock
after several conferences and
distributors ask Mayor Maker
to name arbitration tribunal.
Mayor Uaker temporarily de
clines formally to Intervene, but
names Lionel C. Mac-kay, a!st
ant city attorney, to delve into
conflicting contentions without
delay and reporL.nl findings.
That the league officers have
misrepresented the true situa
tion of the market to the Port
land public, thereby putting the
distributors In a hud light. Is
the contention of the retail side.
That the Portland distribut
ors, sided and abetted by the
b i g condenseries, seek to
"break" the league by forcing
the price of milk down so low
that the producer will have to
stand a heavy loss is the other
side's charge.
Both sides sjiy they will abide
by any decision of an Impartial
Jury.
Following the example of tne street
car fare controversy, the milk situa
tion, involving millions of dollars'
worth of herds and the products of
the same In Oregon, figuratively
stalked into the city hall yesterday
and perched there. It now stares
Mayor Baker and the council In the
face, awaiting a solution.
With the declaration that tliey de
spaired of solution of the problem
now confronting the Industry through
conferences with officers of the Ore
gon Dairymen's league, which con
trols the milk of about 2000 produc
ers, the distributors, led by A. M.
Work, manager of the Portliind-Ia-
inascus company, the largest single
retail concern In the city, yesterday
morning failed to reappear at the
league offices in the Corbett building,
as the league people had expected,
but instead, went to the office of
Mayor Baker and asked that official
to name an arbitration commission.
Mayor Itesltatrs, but Arts.
Mayor Baker said he hesitated to
make the city officially a party to
the controversy which has raged for
nearly a week and which threatens to
disrupt the industry unless some way
Is found whereby conditions may be
adjusted, but he 'inally agreed to re
fer the whole situation to Lionel C.
Mackay, assistant city attorney. Mr.
Mackay will take briefs from both
sides, digest the contentions of both
and report back to the mnyor 011 his
findings. Upon nls decision depends
largely the suction whether there
will be a formal commission for the
taking 01' testimony on thu whole sub
ject of milk .from every standpoint.
The distributors, having asked for
such a commission, are on record ss
favoring such a solution of their
problems, and Albert S. Hall, aoslxtanl
manager and marketing chief of the
league, declared yesterday that his
people also want such a tribunal. Both
sides to the controversy assert their
wlllingn.ii to abide by whatever de
cision is made by sny impartial group
of cltlxens, after all the facts are pre
sented. Leagae Brief Farthrvaalwc.
The distributors already have sub
mitted their contentions In' writing
to Mr. Mackay and the league wlil
band htm its .brief this morning. He
said last nigbt that he would devote
all of his time to consideration of the
statements contained in these and
will render a report to the mayor at
the earliest possible date. realizing
the seriousness of the situation and
the necessity of prompt action.
Meanwhile, Mr. Hall announced yes
terday, that the league would en
deavor to reach an understanding with
the distributors whereby present
rates will not be disturbed pending
the city's action. The producers are
receiving f 1.10 for 100 pounds of milk
delivered; tHe distributors are charg
ing a retail price to customers of Is
cents a quart; lift cents to grocery
stores and 12 cents to restaurants,
etc, in gallon quantities. .
f3JW Ket Held Limit.
The contention of the producers, a
represented by the lesgue. Is that Us
members csnnot afford to accept a
price of less than $1.50 net for 100
pounds, that being the rate fixed by
the league last Saturday, effective
April 1, when several hundred pro
ducer met in central library to dis
cuss tne situation, railing in negn-
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