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X THE 3IORXI"G " OREGOMAX, 3IOXDAY, APRIL 12,. 1920 FRENCH BACK RUHR MOVE i t 31 HERE THEY ARE IN THEIR HONEYMOON POSE. AT PEOPLE UPHOLD OCCUPATION OF RHINE AREAS. mggT Mm-jmmz, hSter nac Germans Witness the Advance of Troops With Xeithcr Hostil ity Xor Friendliness. Break Occurs in City Where Outlaw Move Started. REBEL YARDMEN BACK COLUMBUS PEAK IS DECLARED PAST Brotherhood Leaders Declare Set tlement Is at Hand; Strike Leader Denies Charge. CHICAGO. April 11. The first im portant break in the unauthorized strike of railroad employes, which started in the Chicago terminal dis trict, nearly two weeks ago, occurred tonight at Columbus, O.. when 600 switchmen on the Pennsylvania rail road voted to return to work tomor row. In addition, 500 engineers and firemen, forced out of work by the strike, will return. Although there was no general movement back io work among the 4000 men reported on strike through out the country, defections from the ranks of the insurgents were report ed yesterday and today in Chicago, Kansas City, in California and sev eral other places, and brotherhood of ficers were confident that the peak of the strike movement was past. Leaders of the rebel walkout, how ever, maintained that the strike was gaining momentum. KrelKht Kmbarcori Lifted. In Chicago freight embargoes have been lifted by the New York Central and the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads. In a number of im portant rail centers railroad employes haye voted.not to strike. Large sec tions of the country still were vtr ntobly New England, the southwest ern statts, the nc-rtljwestern states and mountain states. Passenger traffic was affected very little, except in the New York area, where service fas reported below BO per cent of normal. Fears of a food famine in New York City were al layed bly the arrival.of supplies over the New York Central and the New Haven roads. Several thousand men were reported on strike in eastern New Jersey and freight traffice was considered hampered. Train Abandoned by Crew. The crew of the Chicago express on the Krie railroad abandoned the train at Port Jarris, New York, 90 miles from New York, tonight. Two hundred and fifty passengers were on the train. It was announced from Washington that the question of governmental ac tion in the strike would be taken up by Attorney-General Palmer upon his return to Washington tomorrow. Reports from the strike districts were being assembled by the department of justice. Five thousand men were affected by a walkout of Pennsyl vania switchmen, conductors and brakemen at the Pitcairn terminal tonight. Seven hundred swit'hmen on strike at Milwaukee voted today not to re turn to work. The Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul road declared an em bargo on perishable freight. At Wellsville. O., 250 yardmen and road men went on strike today. More men went out in the Pittsburg region and 600 quit at Peoria, III. " ;i Cleveland MHla Lay Men Off. In the Cleveland district, where 2000 were reported on strike, blast mills and steel mills began laying off men. Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, who arrived In Cleveland today, declared the walkout a mistake and said the federation would support the brother hoods in their struggle with the in surgent strikers. W. G. Lee, president of the brother hood of railroad trainmen, said he had received many reports from brother hood chairmen throughout the coun try announcing improved conditions. Loyalty to the union was pledged by Cincinnati switchme in a telegram to S. E. Heberlig, president of. the Switchmen's Union of North America. Cincinnati was the only large Ohio city unaffected by the strike. Four Warrants Requested. Four warrants for strike leaders, issued at Kansas City, Kan., on re quest of Attorney - General Hopkns will be issued tomorrow. While officers of the railroad brotherhoods announced that the situation was steadily improving and that the crisis of the walkout was past, John Grunau, president of the Chicago Yardmeni's assoication, who called the strike, declared: "The situation is unchanged." "The situation In the Chicago dis trict is distinctly improved tonight,' S. E. Heberling, president of the Switchmen's Union of North America, said. "More men are returning to work and we look for an early return to normal conditions. I . f; . it - ' j i h; ' T if I j j ! I I f IT V II 1 T S i i-Zai&i? 9!$ I .AVi lSiK ife-is. ' . u -m. arj- it4 j-j IS? ' "' .-5 -Vc 'SfiSf'f; - ii .i.-.-..wi-t.,'a..)iffi...:ig 4 VV5 f it (Copyrig-ht by th New Tork World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) PARIS, April 11. (Special Cable.) It was without any outward sign of emotion that the French people to day received the news of a further advance of troops into Germany. Such a step has long been foreseen, and I the people here are heart and soul with the authorities in calling Ger many to book. There is practically no, fear of trouble with German troops, and first ..advices from th Rhincland bore out such impression. In taking over the cities the sol diers received neither a hostile nor friendly welcome. The German peo ple lined the roads and watched the advance. It is said some -30.000 men advanced from various French bases. No information whatsoever has been received so far concerning other occupied tones. Competent circles believe Belgium will be the first to assist France' and possibly make a larger advance, either on the border or occupy Essen. Significant unofficial news reach ing Paris is to the effect that Ger man authorities now consider it will take eight days instead of three weeks to restore peace in the Ruhr valley. Marshal Foch remains in Paris, but is ready at a moment's notice to go to the Rhine. It is said it was at his instigation that the advance was or dered and that further steps will be taken if necessary to enforce the treaty. HILL CADETS WIN MEDALS 1 ECliEXK B LAZIER FIRST IX KEEN" COMPETITIVE DRILL. -6 1 . Photo Copyright by Underwood. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks (Mary Plekford), photographed at their home following; their wedding;. order you back. You simply left your j here. This left 900 men on strike, jobs because you weren t getting enough to live on." Grunau warned the men to avoid violence. Other speakers also urged peaceful methods. Several speakers faid the estab lished unions were not giving their members a square deal, W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen being singled out for criticism. The strikers also claimed they were being treated unfairly by the press. STRIKE HERE ON WANE (Continued From First Page.') terday in the yards of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle line, indicating that six striking switchmen of the 24 who joined the walk-out have re turned to their posts. The company dispatched one freight to Astoria yes terday afternoon and will move an other this morning. Freight move ment on the Oregon Electric has been resumed. At Portland Union stockyards ter minal, where two crews of yard men were employed to handle shipments, the night crew of switchmen was on strike. The regular Sunday after noon special stock truin from Last- em Oregon and Idaho, which arrived yesterday afternoon, was handled by the day crew. Superintendent Mercter or tne Southern Pacific, like other local rail road officials, declared that the spine of the strike was broken and that from now on conditions will improve rapidly. Messages received yesterday from San Francisco headquarters ot the company announced that many yardmen had returned to work on the company's lines south of Ashland and that service south of the Oregon line was again normal. The strike, as it affected the Southern Pacific south of Ashland, was practically at an end, it was declared. the announcement said. The railroad reported all strikers had returned at Roseville, Sacramento. San Jose, Port Costa, Bakersfield and Gerber, all in California, and that others had returned at other points. The newly organized yardmen's association, the strikers' organiza tion, announced through a publicity committee that estimates based on re ports from all points in the territory indicated between 5000 and 6000 men were on strike. STRIKEBREAKERS SEEK WORK 50 Applications Made to Places of Switchmen. Fill Arbiters Report Progrreaa. Mr. Heberling said that the brother hood leaders were meeting with dele gations of strikers in an effort to end the walkout and that satisfactory progress was being made. It was reported that several com mittees representing the strikers were canvassing the individual work ers and delivering instructions to re turn to work. Edward Corngan, as sistant grand chief of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, made public a communication addressed to him by one of these committees. It read in part: Rise In W'lcfl la Ashed. "We, the undersigned local com mittee representing members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen, hereby request of you that you request the General Managers' association to give us the same raise in wages as demanded by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers and the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Enginemen. "In Teturnlng to our work we do so with the understanding that our seniority rights shall be protected.' "I feel absolutely certain that the men will be back at their work within 48 hours," said Mr. Corrigan. "Our plana appear to have had the desired effect. We are taking this action to protect our old men. They have been ill-advised, but they now see their mistake." Strikers Hold Open Meeting;. At an open meeting of the strikers John Urunau, leader ot the insurgent element, predicted success. 'We arc going to win," he said. "No one has returned to work and reports have been received from all parts of the country that traffic is tied up. 1 have such telegrams and letters from iSt. Louis, Kansas City, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, San Francisco, San Antonio and other rail centers. "Many of these communications re port that more . men are going on strike. " , "There Is talk of the government taking a hand. If I have to go to prison for anything I have done it will be for action in a right cause. "I do not see how they could put me in prison though. I have not or dered you out and have no power to EMBARGO PARTIALLY LIFTED Southern Pacific Announces Re sumption of Freight Traffic. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., April 11. The Southern Pacific railway tonight announced partial lifting of the freight embargo pit into effect last week when the strike of switchmen began. . G. W. Luce, freight traffic manager of the Southern Pacific system, stated that the road, beginning tonight would accept all freight for local movement between all points in the territory covered by main lines and branches north of Port Costa and Lodi to, but not including Portland also between all points from Sacra mento east to Reno and on all linei west of Suisun. Four hundred and thirty striking switchmen and yardmen returned to work today at points in the territory of its "Pacific system" six western states, according to announcemen from the office of the Southern Pacifl railroad's general fiuperintenden general freight and 200 cars of east bound foodstuffs had been handled in the Collinwood switching yards today by a force of a dozen regular switch men. This is about one-fifth of the normal Sunday movement. All olher Cleveland terminals were reported tied up. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. April 11. Fifty applications for positions as switch men to replace men automatically dis charged yesterday after walking out in sympathy with the Chicago strik ers, were received ry tne aoutnern pa cific railroad here today, according to an announcement at the company s ot- fice. It was declared this number in- luded several switchmen who had been among the strikers on the Santa Fe and Salt Lake roads. The Santa Fe reported three switch men had returned ana tne sail wkt one. ( Strike leaders said their ranks were practically intact, with more than 1400 men remaining out. Passenger trains ran regularly to ay in Southern California, most of them on schedule time. There, was no movement of freight trains. It was announced at tne sama re otiiceB mat freight of all kinds would be accepted tomorrow, if not consigned to points where an embargo has been aeciarea by other lines. Automobile trucks were utilized to bring freight to Los Angeles from trains stalled on sidings. A carload ot butter was transported from Santa Barbara and two carloads of lambs from Glendale. PASCO SWITCHMEN GO OUT Northern Pacific Yard "Employes Join In Rebel Strike. PASCO, Wash.. April 11. (Special.) Switchmen in the Northern Pacific yards here went out on strike at 10 o'clock last night. Officials of the company began doing the work o the strikers and business today was proceeding without serious interrup tion. Up to tonight, no trouble had been experienced and jione was expected It was believed that experienced men can be obtained to take the place of the strikers and that the walkout would not seriously affect business here. CLEVELAND MOVES 500 CARS DAN MOORE TAKES INN Bozanta Tavern, llayden Lake, Idaho, Leased by Oregon Man. SPOKANE. Wash., April 11. (Spe cial.) A contract was signed late yesterday leasing Bozanta tavern, at Hyden lake, for a term of years to Dan Moore, a veteran summer resort hotel man of Oregon. It will be open for business about May 1. For 15 years or." more Mr. Moore's attention has been given to con ducting a Rummer- resort hotel. He was the first hotellleeper on the coast to keep his resort hotel open all the year. The Moore hotel at Seaside, Or., under his management, became one of the famous hotels- of the Pa cific coast. Bishop Mitchell Gives Address. Bishop Charles B. Mitchell of Wash ington, I). C, was the principal speaker yesterday at the closing session of Portland district Epworth league con ference at the Sunnyside Methodist church. Miss Dorothy Johnson, dis trict vice-president, was in charge of the night session, which followed a special supper. Colonel Bowen and Joseph A. Hill, President, Present Warrants H to "Non-Coins." In a keenly contested competitive drill at Hill Military academy Satur day night, Eugene Blazier of Port land was awarded the gold medal. George Wright of Red Lodge, Mont., received the sliver medal, the second prize, being a close second. The bronze medal was awarded Milton Butters of Olalla, Wash. Major Dean Dona son conducted the drill. Three companies were represented in the drill by five picked men from each company. The judges, detailed by Colonel C. E. Dentler, U. S. A. inspector-instructor of the Oregon National Guard, were Sergeants C. A. Krauss and A. F. Nugent, military instructors of the Oregon National Guard. Colonel W. H. C. Bowen, U. S. A. commandant. and Joseph A. Hill, president of the school, presented the warrants to the non-commissioned officers including: Motor transportation. Sergeants Leslie Roth and McDonald Brown; Corporals Clif ford and Arlyn Evey, attached to company. A : Quartermaster department. Sergeant Henry Oppenheimer of Spokane; ordnance department. Corporal tiordon Dodge, at tached to company C; color squad. Cor poral Kenneth Sprague, attached to com pany A; bugle corps. Corporal Mahlon Gil lette, attached to company C; company A. Sergeants Oeorge Gardner. Andrew Maen and George Crawford: Sergeant Adolph Heyden; Corporals Albert Cavanaugh. Thomas Nordby. Joseph Hughes, attached to headquarters; Corporals Jack Rice. Har old Robtn-Hon; company B. First Sergeants Royal Cortley, Kugene Blazier; Sergeant Er rol Haltom: CorporalB Francis Rose, Wil ton Goodrich, Marlon Cunningham; com pany C, First Sergeant Rtcnard Klepper: Corporal Alfred Mylrole: Corporals Allan Ionald Martin, William Stabler; company I, First Sergeant John Roth; Sergeant Robert Kern and Tom Whiting. Harry Turner, bugler. ' Read The Oregonian classified ads. Cottage Grove Makes Levy. COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. April 11 (Special.) The Cottage Grove school district probably is the first in the state to provide for the support of the schools for next year. At a tax budget meeting held Friday the sum of $24,000 was levied by a vote of f New York Central Handles Fifth of Normal Business. CLEVELAND, O.. April 11. New York Central officials tonight an nounced that 300 cars of west-bound V For Economical Pencil Luxury Use PERFECT PENCILS American Lead Pencil Co-.llo Fifth Avenue, W. Subject to Group My daughter Lucile is subject to crou and I keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house all the time. It is the best croup medicine I know of," writes Mrs. Oran A. Swaidner, Roanoke, Ind. . . nSs-rf " Representatives of Dependable Service OlX registered pharmacists are employed here to maintain the principle of per fect prescription work which this store has followed for . thirty years. One of those experts Is on duty every night all night in order that the public health of Portland may be protected. "We Never Close" 1 '- tin X 1 -v ) No. 24 of a Scries on 'Know Portland and ihc Northwest" ' i''. r - - Cj-c" Paper Manufacturing A basic industry in Oregon, and one destined to grow in importance with the years, is thatof paper making. Starting with the pioneer mill at Oregon City, there are now three mills in the state, with a fourth at Salem which will shortly begin the manu facture of a high-grade sulphite paper. Each year thousands of tons of paper of all sorts, from newsprint to the paper toweling that office workers dry their hands on, are sent all over the country. Almost every boat leaving for the Orient , and South Pacific points carries huge rolls of paper for use in newspaper offices or even in building light bamboo bouses. Orejron possesses such a magnificent stand of timber, and of a fort so well adapted to paper making, that this indirstrv will flourish for years to come in this district. The refuse from sawmills is also beinpr considered by paper manufacturers as a possible source of supply, which would pive Oregron, where lumber is cut so ex tensively, a double share of the paper industry. The Ladd & Tilton Bank Is stronsly in favor of develop ing all basic industries that mean permanent assots to Oregon, and will lend its assistance in legitimate ways. Ladd & Tilton Bank Washington and Third 1 lmMMi - j oldest m fSessri I'MMmmm. X Northwest KU-i Third . -7S - ' S09 I i tw6 to one. Opposition to the budget came up over items for play sheds and laboratory equipment. Kunds are provided for substantial increases to teachers. This amount is approxi mately 30 per cent more than that raised last year. llemocratic Convention Culled. CEXTRAUA, Wash.. April 11. (Special.) J. H. Roberts of this city democratic state committeeman from Lewis county. Thursday issued a call for a democratic county convention to be held in Chehalis on May 1. At that tfme 28 delegates will be elected to the state convention at Spokane on May 17. Peppermint Acreage I. arse. SALEM, Or., April 11. (Special.) 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