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I-;' " ' TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, . TUESIAT, JUNE 1, 1920 1 r.-;- . W. W. PLAN STRIKE AT HARVEST'S PEAK Resolutions by Secret Con vention Are Revealed. 'MINUTES COPY IS SEIZED General WaLkout Throughout Country Also Proposed in Erfort to Have Prisoners Freed. lead when De Palma had to stop. Four winners of former races tried to repeat. Rene Thomas and De Palma, 1914 and 1915 winners, respect ively, came in within the money. Jules' Goux, who won in 1913, was forced I out after 345 miles. Howard Wilcox, last year's winner, had engine trouble and quit after 165 miles. Of the 23 cars starting only 11 fin ished. The others were forced out I by engine trouble or accidents. The following is the order of finish and time: Miles per lir. Prize. SS.18 g'JO.Ono 87.45 10.000 CUT II 111 LUMBER PRICES New Scale Effective Today at Astoria. LARGE SUPPLIES ON HAND PEATTLE, Wash., May 81. (Spe cial.) A general strike throughout the country and an effort to in fluence all harvest hands in the United States to walk out of the fields at the height of the harvest season are two of the interesting items contained in resolutions adopt ed at the national convention of the I. W. W. in Chicago, May 10 to 15. The resolutions fell into the hands of federal agents here today. A complete- copy of the minutes of the national convention was seized by the police in a raid on an embryo district I. W. V., headquarters here last night. The convention was held behind locked doors and the dele gates were said to have entered and len tjmcago secretly. Many names of delegates are in the hands of the federal officers and a clean-up of the organization in the northwest has received great Impetus by the seizure. Meannre Viewed as Defense. Resolution No. 42, 'perlaining to the general strike, reads: "Whereas, there is a constant demand on the I. W. W. for legal defense, some of our members being ' arrested almost daily, and whereas, there is a differ ence of opinion among some of our members about legal defense: there fore be it resolved that we. the reso lutions committee of the I. W. W. con vention, urge upon trfe membership of the I. W. W. to speed up the work of organization in order that we may ha able to use the general strike to open the Jail doors and give our fel low workers back their freedom." ' The resolution was adopted. The national convention appeared to be somewhat concerned on the high cost of legal defense and another resolution was adopted to obtain the Tiest legal talent possible for the least expenditure." A resolution to increase the dues of the organization failed, but It was decided to submit It to a referendum of the different I. W. W. affiliations. The resolution urging more action in the harvest fields is the result of a report by a committee demanding action on the matter of class war prisoners. Organization Head Cited. The resolution urges all delegates to impress on their locals upon re turning to their homes the need to organize thoroughly for the work of calling out the harvest hands, espe cially in the grain fields of the cen tral and northwest states. The minutes show that a press agent was engaged and that he was . on hand to assemble data on the business of the convention for pub lication of certain parts of the con vention's actions. The assets of the organization were shown to be approximately $3,000,000 with expenditures of $247,000 during 1919. The assets consisted mainly of foreign-language newspapers. It was proposed to establish a dis trict headquarters and supply sta tion in the southwest for the states of California, Arizona and Nevada. Mention was made of the dissatisfac tion in the coal mining districts with the American Federation of Labor and concessions were granted the "wobbly" locals in order to bring these dissatisfied men within the fold. Fifty per cent of all dues collected will go to the general headquarters. "Big Bill" Haywood, president of the organization, was marked absent at every meeting, but lurther down in the minutes he was entered as hav ing just arrived. "Big Bill," the po lice believe, was putting ove the Driver. Time. Oaston Chevrolet 6:40:1.1.14 Jlene Tbomu 5:43:0J.2 Tommy Milton.. S:4:43.38 8H.S:i 5.000 Jimmy Murphy. S:fi2::1.37 S5.10 3.500 Ralph De Palma 6:00:19.1. 8-J.12 3.000 1 Eddie Hearne... 6:14:1.1 80.15 2.00 Jean Chansasne. B:15:16.GS 79.M 1.8O0 Joe Thomas 6:21:41.rri 78.B0 l.O0 Ralph Mulford.. T:I:03.75 8.33 1.5O0 Tom Alley 7:21:40.18 67.03 1.400 John R- Boling finished. Ray Howard flagged. Louis Chevrolet, Roscoe Sarles, Joe I Situation Explained as Caused by Boyer, Art Ivlein, Jules uoux, Andre Boillot, Howard Wilcox, Jean Porpor- ato, Eddie O'Donnell, Willie Hapt and Bennie Hill also started. Local merchants donated $20,000 to be distributed as added money, $100 to the winner of each of the 200 laps. Of this money Boyer won $9500, De Palma $8300, Gaston Chevrolet $1300, Rene Thomas, $700 and Art Ivlein and Jean Chassagne $100 each. Difficulty of Making Rail Shipments to East. MANDATE UP AGAIN TODAY REJECTION OF PROPOSAL APPARENTLY ASSURED. IS Senator Reed Calls Plan "This New Madness" and Scores Recommendations. WASHINGTON, May 31. The reso Iution declining to authorize a man date over Armenia will be brought to a vote in the senate tomorrow with adoption by a substantial majority apparently assured. Agreement to act not later than 4 P. M. tomorrow, and to curtail debate by limiting each senator to 45 mln utes, was reached today. It was also agreed to meet two hours earlier to allow ample dis cussion, though indications were that few senators would speak. A close vote is expected. Although today was set aside by the leaders for discussion of the man date the only extended speech was made by Senator Reed, democrat, of Missouri, who characterized the man date proposal as "this new madness." "To send 60,000 men there, as has been recommended by the Harbord military commission," he siaid, "would mean to send them to their slaughter.' day. Chairman Kenyon advised him he need not come. R. F. Wolfe, publisher of the Co lumbus, O., Dispatch and the Ohio State Journal, has been summoned for examination concerningdetails of the Ohio primary contest" between General Wood and .Senator Harding. F. A. Alger, named as the chief fi nancial backer of the Wood cam paign in. Michigan, also will be heard. William Loeb of New York, who. It was testified, turned in $225,000 to the Wood campaign fund for a New Tork committee, will be called later. Senator Kenyon said. The committee also plans to revert to the campaign expenditures made by Governor Lowdenin Missouri. California's primary fight, which has been proli'tc of allegations con cerning" the use of money, Btill bulks large in the committee's programme, with representatives of Herbert Hoover and Senator Johnson sum moned. Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Chicago suf fragist, is to be questioned this week as to her knowledge, if any, of a campaign fund for W. G. McAdoo, democrat. BDCHE COUP IS RUMORED REVOLT TO RESTORE THRONE IS COM3ION TALK. dramatic entry. CHEVROLET WINS VICTORY (Continued From PMrwt Paare.) treacherous north turn Arthur Klein hit the side wall, damaging his car so badly it was withdrawn. Louis Chevrolet, designer of the car which hla brother piloted to victory, also was in a smashup. His car skidded off the course when a steering con nection broke. Chevrolet s back was injured and he withdrew. Roscoe Sarlea smashed up two cars. He wrecked his own entry in skidding off the track and while driving as re lief for Bennie Hill a steering knuckle broke and he crashed for the second time. Chevrolet la Consistent. Chevrolet drove a consistent race and never was below fourth place. Most of the time he was elther-ln sec ond or third. He trailed De Palma from the 350-mlle point and took the Bilious? Take NR Tonight Nature's Ramady is Better and Safer Than Calomel. Cleans Out System Without Griping. Stops Sick Headache. Guaranteed. Officers of Berlin Garrison Take Oath to Support Government Against Any Uprising. . LONDON, May SI. Rumors of an impending revolt are steadily grow ing in Berlin and there are lndica tions the headquarters of the new revolutionary movement are at Pots dam, where Prince August William, son of former Emperor William, is staying. He is regarded as the leader" or the military party, says a cis patch to the Exchange Telegraph company. Advices from Doom declare Wil liam Hohenzollern is in high hopes of a successful coup and believes he will once more become ruler of the German empire, the dispatch says. BERLIN, May 31. Commanders of the garrison of Greater Berlin visited the minister of defense today and took the outh that they and their corps were ready to protect the con stitution by force against any at tempted coup, whether the right or left. ASTORIA. Or, May 31. (Special.) Effective tomorrow morning there will be a big drop in the retail prices of lumber on the local market. The cut will range from $7 a thousand feet on rough lumber to $15 a thou sand on the higher grades, while the reduction in the prices of shin gles and. lath will be between 30 and 50 per cent. One result of this reduc tion is expected to be an added Im petus to building operations in As toria, where residences andi business houses are badiy needed, but where building has been severely checked by the high prices of material and labor. Scnle Officially-Announced. In officially announcing the new scale of prices, R. K. Booth, manager of the City Lumber & Supply com pany, selling agent for the local mills, said: "The primary object of this cut in prices is to clear the millyards. of their accumulated stocks and at the same time encourage building activ ities. The transportation system of the country is at the present time greatly overloaded, owing to lack of sufficient equipment, and the railroad yards of the east and middle west are badly congested on account of the recent strikes. Consequently our rail shipments have been curtailed and stocks are beginning to pile u.p in the mill yards. We are Informed it "will ba some time before traffic condi tions will permit the normal rail Bhipments eastward. 'This situation coming at the time of year best adapted for building on the coast, we are taking advantage of the temporary lull in lumber move ments to put into effect a substantial reduction on all grades of lumber in th,e local markets. Increane Likely in Future. These new prices we think can he maintained for about 60 days. We can only guess when the railroad sit uation will be clarified, but we are advised that emergency- steps have been started to remove the conges tion at the terminals and get cars moving west again. This in conjunc tion with the cargo- business, which is fast increasing, is expected to bring lumber shipments back to normal in from 30 to 60 days. If these, condi tions work out and normal shipments are resumed, the heavy demand for all kinds of lumber products which are so badly needed in all quarters will have a tendency to quickly bring prices back to the high level which prevailed early in the spring." FARE HEARING RESUMES PLEA FOR ADVANCES TO CONSIDERED TODAY. BE Commission Takes Vp Question 'Because of Failure of Voters to Adopt Relief Measures. In a further effort to find relief for the Portland Railway. Light & Power company, which, according to testi mony of the officials of the company, is being rapidly driven into bank ruptcy f;om increasing costs of oper ation and stationary rates, the hear ings upon the petition of the com pany for an increase in rates will be resumed today. The case will be taken up by the state public service com mission beginning at 10 o'clock this morning in the commission's quarters at room 252 county, courthouse. The resumption of the hearings to day comes as a result of the action of the voters of the city in voting down the three relief measures pre sented to them at tho primary elec tion on May 21. At the time that the recent recom mendation was made by the commis sion urging the relief measures which were rejected by the- voters at the primary, H. H. Corey presented a mi nority report, contending for a 7-cent fare with 1 cent additional for trans fer. Fred A. Williams, another mem ber of the commission, is absent In Washington at this time, and the case wtll be resumed this morning with Mr. Corey and Fred G. Buchtel, chair man of the commission present. We' Continue the acfifice of our GREAT STOCK OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CLOTHING and the men's furnishings and hats are included in this great sale. No store can operate on this basis for long, but you, the custo mer, get a great and real benefit at a time you will appreciate the saving. . . Arid let us tell you now, the future prices are high indeed in comparison with what you've been paying. Come this week and stock up for a year's needs. FRENCH THEY HIGHER PAPER PREDICTED EDITORS CRGING CONGRESS TO PROVIDE RELIEF. Substantial Appropriations Asked for Effort to Find Substitute for Wood Pulp. IDAHO OFFERS TIMBER Lot Valued at $4 91,5 71 to Be Put Fp at Auction on June 5. SPOKANE, Wash., May 31. (Spe cial.) State-owned timber In Idaho, valued at $491,574, will be sold at public auction at Sandpoint, Idaho, June 5. The sale will take place at 10 o clock at the county courthouse. Timber dealers from every part of the northwest, including many from Spokane, are expected to bid for the timber. Under the terms of auction all tim ber must go to one bidder. It is located on parts of sections 1 to 36. All in Bonner county, 20 per cent of the purchase price must be paid in cash and the buyer must pay the remainder in 16 payments, with 6 per cent Interest. At the end of 20 years theland on which the timber stands, and all timber remaining un cut at that time, will revert to the state. In addition to the purchase price the successful bidder must pay tne costs or tne sale, amounting to $1440.50. 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Once you get your body in thla splendid condition, you need not take medicine every day just take an NR Tablet occasionally when indigestion, biliousness and constipation threatens, nd you can always feel your best. Remember keeping well Is easier, and -eeaper than getting well. Get a 25c box of Nature'a Remedy NR Tablets) and try it. It is sold, guaranteed and recommended by your . druggist. SHEEP WARJS ON AGAIN Idaho Range Trouble Starts Over State Lease Land. BOISE, Idaho, May 31. (Special.) Cattle and sheepmen are at " war again in Owyhee county in this state. The auctioning of leases of state grazing lands aet for June 28. is the cause. The state land board proposes to lease 9200 acres of state lieu lands recently selected by the land com missioner in various small bodies which control .streams in proximity to cattle ranges used by Owyhee county settlers. . The settlars are up In arms. They say that to lease these lands means giving control of 386.000 acres of range to sheepmen. The sheepmen bay this is an entirely Incorrect ver sion of the situation; that they de sire 'to molest no one and only want grazing lands where they can water their sheep. The land board has taken the matter under advisement. BOSTON, May 31. The newspaper shortage was discussed today at the National Bditorial association annual convention here. A resolution, unani mously adopted and forwarded to Chairman Porter of the house for eign relations committee, urged the passage of senate joint resolution No. 152. designed to afford immediate re lief in the emergency and to benefit country newspapers. ' Edward Albright, Gallatin, Tenn., president, declared that "the ubiqu tous profiteer is abroad in the print- paper field just as in many other lines." . 'My opinion Is, he added, "that congress should restrict the issue of every newspaper to a maximum or so many pages per day and define a max imum page size. Large users or print paper with their own mills or con tracts should keep out of the spot market. Congress also should make substantial appropriation for a de termined effort to find, a substitute for wood pulp." President P. T. Dodge or the Inter national Paper company predicted higher prices for newsprint, due to threatened rise in freight rates and wage demands by labor. He sug gested some amendment to the postal law requiring an added rate on news papers above a certain weight and size. 'Canada is permitted to keep raw materials from us," he said, "and so long as we are thus deprived the In ternational Paper company will not put another dollar with my consent into American mills." SPINSTER TAX IS FAVORED WOStEN GLAD THAT ARE NOT EXEMPT. Government Congratulated on Its Stand and Warned Tliat Issue of Vote Will Be Raised. (Copyright by the New Tork World. Fub- lisnea Dy Arrangement- PARIS, May 31. (Special cable.) The French' Women's Suffrage union has sent the minister of finance the following ' message, congratulating the government for having caused to be thrown out during the senate debate the special clause exempting spinsters from taxation: "The senate, has just discussed the question whether or not spinsters should pay ' an Income tax. In a chivalrous way some senators asked that the tax only apply to men be cause only in few cases are women voluntary spinsters and it appeared unjust that they should pay a tax on their incomes. "Following the government's re quest, with a big majority the senate turned down such an amendment. In the name of the association allow us to express our. pleasure at such a decision. "As soon as the senate passes the new fiscal laws the question of wo man suffrage will be discussed there and with more authority we shall be able to demand that the principles of justice and democracy which have always been ours, be applied. "Women are equal to men before the law in the fulfillment of their duties; they should be equals when it is a question of their rights." MANY WITNESSES GALLED CAMPAIGN FINANCES ENQUIRY WILL BE CONTLNCED. CHR0N0S LIKELY TO HANG No Appeal Entered on Behalf of Convicted Murderer. BUTTE, Mont., May 31. Unless an appeal is taken in his behalf, Theo dore Chronos, it is expected today. will be hanged in the jail yard here Friday morning. Chronos was con victed of participation In the murder of Sylvester J. Prenatt, December 9 last. A notice of appeal would serve as a stay of execution, but no step has been taken In that direction and Sheriff O'Rourke said today that he would begin to make' preparations tomorrow for the execution. S A Holman Adv. H green Fucil Co. imp for cast Main 353. 660-21. Committee Plans to Resume Work After Adjournment for Re publican, Convention. WASHINGTON. May 31. (By the Associated Press.)' Senate investiga tion of pre-conventlon financing cam paigns for the presidential nomina tions will be contiued after the re publican convention and before the democratic convention, under plans of the committee. ' A ecore of witnesses have been summoned for tomorrow, and Chair man Kenyon said tonight it was pro posed to drive through with their examination and temporarily to halt the investigation Thursday night, so members and others concerned might attend the republican national con W. T. Neville, a financial officer of the Plumb plan league, will be asked tomorrow, the chairman said, whether that organization formed to bring about tri-partite control of the railroads had backing of any-kind. This is the only new phase of the investigation now planned. Rev. H. A. Baker of Westerville, O.. general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America, has been summoned for examination as to whether his organization had spent any money for any presidential can didate, but after he had telegraphed he could not come before eunes- GERMAN EMPRESS IS ILL Return, of Heart Trouble Caused by Emotion of Moving:. DOORN, Holland, May 31 There has been a recurrence of the former German empress' heart affection, due to the emotion of moving. Dr. Haene, who is in attendance. says there is no imminent danger, but has prescribed the utmost care Sale Price CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES MEN'S $50 SUITS AND OVERCOATS Sale Price $39.50 MEN'S $60 SUITS AND OVERCOATS Sale Price $43.50 MEN'S $70 SUITS AND OVERCOATS Sale Price $52.50 MEN'S $80 SUITS AND OVERCOATS Sale Price $61.50 Special Sale Men's Fine Shirts SPECIAL SALE PRICES $2.50 Shirts -.$1.85 $3.00 Shirts $2.15 $3.50 Shirts .$2.75 $4.00 'Shirts .$2.85 $5.00' Shirts $3.95 i Silk Shirt Special $10.00 Shirts $6.95 $12.00 Shirts ... $8.75 $15.00 Shirts ......$10.95 $20.00" Shirts $15.00 Special Sale NECKWEAR $1.50 Neckwear' 95c $2-$2.50 Neckwear.. $1.45 $3-$3.50 Neckwear. .$2.25 Sale Price LADIES' SUITS COATS,DRESSES $50 to $60 Values. . .$37.50 $65 to $75 Values. . .$47.50 $85 to $100 Values. .$65.00 $110 to $125 Values $85.00 $125 to $150 Values. .$105 COME WHILE STOCK IS FULL AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS, AND DON'T FORGET TO BUY A YEAR'S SUPPLY RM GRAY 366 Washington At West Park aiiiiiimuiinHinifiuuiniiiHnHMHmnmmiuttMiiwn CHILDREN NOT GREETED AUSTRIAN YOCXGSTERS TAKEN TO ENGLAND. Vienna, many were very undersized. Thay seemed delighted to be in Eng land and clearly looked on the ex perience as a great adventure. They all had insisted on learning the Brit ish national anthem, and they sang it as heartily as their own. No Cbeer Sent Up for Little Guests Coming' From Famine Striken Areas. LONDON, May 31. (Special Cable.) Five hundred Austrian children ar rived in this country recently as guests of the Famine Area Children's Hospitality committee, but they had a frigid welcome Not a cheer Rounded as they streamed off the boat at Folkestone and passed in a long procession to the train. The mayor was not there. No member of the corporation was there. The church was not there. No welcome could have been colder. There was indeed- no official welcome of any kind. Apparently, says the Daily New, it had. not even occurred to the schools that it ould have been a kindly thing to send some English children down to the pier to make it easier for these little guests of England to feel that they had come to a friendly country. Not an Eng lish child was there to cheer the Austrian children as they struggled along, carrying their heavy kit bags to the- train. Even when tho Aus trian children were-.drivtng in lorries to tho Rich borouglr camp there. was no friendly demonstration. The people of Sandwich stood at their doors but no cheer was raised. ! Although the children were the 1 healthiest that could be found In COUPLE REVEAL WEDDING Frank Gilbert and Gladys Reavis Married in Tacoma. HOOD RIVER. Or, May 31. (Spe cial.) Friends of Miss Gladys Reavis. Invited to attend a shower given in her honor Saturday night by Miss Vernon Shoemaker, supposed that they were going to learn of Miss Reavts' engagement to Frank Gilbert. local young pharmacist. Intead they learned hat Miss Reavis and Mr. Gil bert were married In Tacoma, Wash., on April 26. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert yesterday moved to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Cornelius, where they will spend the cummer. The bride is a daughter of Post master and Mrs. T. A. Reavis. Mr. Gilbert is a son of T. H. Gilbert of Portland- granted amnesty to all political of fenders except those convicted of espionage or murder. Phone your want ada to The Oi-ego-nian. Main 7070. Automatic S60-95. PRAGTTE, Csecho-Slovakia, May 30. President Thomas G. 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