Entered at Portland (Oreron)
PoBtofflce i Second -Claws Matter.
POFAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, .31 AY 6, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO MY
HARDING COMES NEAR
BUYING LOCAL PAPER
OUTLOOK BETTER
XOSKY IN JAIL
UNEMPLOYMENT GAIN
DURING APRIL SMALL
PROTESTS PILE UP
OVER ALBERSCASE
SELLING OF PARDONS
LAID TO EX-GOVERNOR
REV. SIDNEY JaCATIS IS IN
DICTED IN FLORIDA.
Y PAY CUT
A SPITE OF ORDER
HELD UNJUSTIFIED.
EJ
PRESIDENT OXCE DETERMINED
TO LIVE IN NORTHWEST.
-RIFF .IGNORES' COMMAND
TO RELEASE GAMBLER.
TOTAL INCREASE FOR NATION
FOCR-TENTHS PER CENT.
VOL. L.X 0. 18,8G3
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DEMAND
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Allies to Advance Unless
Obligations Are Met. -
PROMPT REPLY IS REQUIRED
Occupation of Ruhr Valley
Set for May 12.
BOND ISSUES PROVIDED
Protocol Handed Teutons Calls for
Payment of Billion Marks
Wilkin 23 Days.
LONDON', May 3. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Tire allied ultimatum
issued to Germany today summons
her to reply, categorically, by May 12
at the latest, whether she will per
form her unfulfilled obligations under
the treaty of Versailles, primarily as
to the payment of reparations to the
allied powers.
Should Germany fa',1 to comply, the
allies give notice that they will pro
ceed on May 12 with the occupation
of the Ruhr valley, and to undertake
all other military and naval measures.
The terms for Germany's payment
of her debt to the allies are to ie
given her by the allied reparations
commission by tomorrow. Meanwhile,
the allies, the Ultimatum states, are
to continue with all aecessary prelim
inaries for the occupation of the Kuhr.
Text of Ultimatum Given.
The ultimatum was handed to Dr.
Sthamer, the German ambassador in
London, this morning. It reads, after
reciting' Germany's unfulfilled treaty
obligations, with regard to disarma
ment, reparations, the trial of war
criminals and other matters, as fol
lows:
"The allied powers, taking note of
the fact that despite the successive
concessions .made by the allies since
the signature of the treaty of Ver
sailles, and despite- the warnings and
sanctions agreed upon at Spa and
Paris, as well as of the sanctions an
nounced at London and since applied,
the German government is still in de
fault in fulfillment of the obligations
incumbent upon it under the terms of
the treaty of Versailles as regards:
"FlrBt Dlsarmanent.
Occupation Decided On.
"Second The payment due May 1,
1 921, under article 235 of the treaty,
which the reparations commission
already has tailed upon it to make at
this date. '
"Third The trial of war criminals,
as further provided for by the allied
notes of February 13 and May 1, 1920,
and
"Fourth Certain other important
respects, notably those which arise
under articles 264 to 267, 269, 273, 321,
322 and 327 of the treaty, decide:
"The allied powers have decided:
(A) To proceed from today with all
necessary preliminary measures for
the occupation of the Ruhr valley by
allied troops on the Rhine under the
conditions laid down.
"(B) In accordance with article 23B
of the Versailles treaty to invite the
allied reparations commission to no
tify the German government without
delay of the time and methods for the
discharge by Germany of her debt
and to announce its decision in this
point to the German government by
May 6, at the latest.
Obligation Hunt Be Met.
"O To summon the German gov
ernment to declare categorically with
in six days after receiving the above
decision Its determination.
"(1) To execute without reserva
tion or condition its obligation as
defined by the reparations commis
sion: (2) To accept and realize
Without reservation or condition in
regard to its obligations the guar
antees prescribed by the reparations
commission: (3) To execute without
reservation or delay measures con
cerning military, naval and aerial
disarmament of which Germany was
notified by the all-icd nations in their
?ote of January 29: those measures in
the execution of which tljey have so
far failed to comply with are to be
completed immediately and the ' re
mainder on a date still to be fixed
I) to proceed without reservation or
clay to the trial of war criminals,
and also with other parts of the Ver
sailles treaty which have as yet not
been fulfilled. ,
"To proceed on May 12 with the oc
cup&tion of the Ruhr valley and to
undertake all other military and naval
measures, should the German govern
nient fail to comply with the 'fore
going conditions. This occupation will
last as long as Germany continues
her failure to fulfill the conditions
laid down."
Reparation Sunn- Set Down.
The protocol to be handed the Ger
man war burdens commission In Paris
tonight by the reparations commis
sion says:
"Germany will perform in the man
ner laid downln this schedule her
obligation to pay the total fixed in
accordance with articles 231, 232, and
233 of the treaty of Versailles, 132.
000,000,000 'gold marks, less (a) the
amount already paid on account of
reparations; (b) sums wTilch may
irom time to time be credited to Ger
many iu respect of state properties,
properties in ceded territories, etc.;
(C) any sums received from other
(Conclude! in fuse 3, Coiunir. I.)
Plan to Purchase Portland Evening
Publication Disclosed in Talk
About Summer Trip West.
THE OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, May 6. President
Harding today told a delegation from
the national association of real estate
boards, headed by Fred E. Taylor of
Portland, Or., president of the or
ganizatisn, that he desired to keep
the way open fqr a trip to the north
west and Alaska this summer. The
delegations had come to Invite the
president to address the nf lonal con
vention of the real estate men to be
held at Chicago in June.
President Harding said that im
mediately after his election he prom
ised to make a trip to tne nortnwesi,
and to Alaska, and that for the pres
ent he could not consider any other
long journey from Washington. Such
a trip, he said, he regarded as highly
desirable because of the conviction
that it is the duty of the chief execu
tive of the United States to put him
self into close touch with all of the
people.
Not having made the intimate per
sonal (acquaintance with the residents
of the Pacific coast that exists be
tween him and the folk of other
sections, he asserted it as his first
duty to go west. Until he had done
that, he said, he could take on no
other Important engagements.
To Edgar B. Piper, editor of The
Oregonian, who was present when Mr.
Taylor was presenting the invitation
of the real estate boards, the presi
dent disclosed the fact that he once
came near being a resident of the
northwest. He said that Just after
his marriage in 1S92 he started out
to the northwest with the intention
of purchasing the afternoon news
paper in Portland. Something inter
vened which caused him to remain in
Ohio, from which state he was nomi
nated for the presidency.
Among other White House visitors
today were Ralph E. Williams, re
publican national committeeman for
Oregon, and W. E. Hartmus, buuess
manager of The. oregonian.
WHISKY RUNNER KILLED
Pals Escape After Gun Battle Willi
Dry Officers.
JAMESTOWN'. N. D., May 4. One
alleged whisky runner was killed and
two others escaped during a gun bat
tle with federal prohibition officers
and Stutsman ' county officers near
here today. When officers shot and
punctured a tire of. tie alleged whisky
runner's automobile two of the men
returned the fire from behind a pile
of rocks, while the third attempted to
repair the tires.
Upon re-entering the automobile
the runners left the fatally wounded
man in a farmlicuse and escaped.
KILLING HELD UNPROVED
Man Thought to Have Sla.in Par
ents Found Not Guilty.
RENSSELAER, Ind., May 6. Ralph
M. Davis was found not guilty of tha
murder of his parents by a jury today.
The bodier of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis
were found in; the ruins of their
burned home near Morocco, Janu
ary 21.
The state contended that Davis
killed his parents when his father re
fused to make good $1400 that the
former is alleged to have embezzled
while secretary of the Newlon county
farm bureau.
CHIEF HELD INCOMPETENT
Cluirges Filed Against Head
Butte Police Department.
BUTTE, Mont., ilay 5 Charges of
incompetency and neglect of duty
were filed against Jerry Murphy
chief of police, today by Mrs. Edith
G. Clinch, wife of a former alderman
Several places where gambling and
bootlegging are alleged to have taken
place are cited in the complaint.
which also chargns the chief witi
assault upon two of his officers.
SHERIFF TO SELL TOWNS
Two Central Oregon Communities
Go Under Hammer for Taxes.
BEND, Or May 5. (Special.) Two
central Oregon towns will be sold at
auction, according t3 a notice of sher
iff's sale for taxes pasted tod.ay.
They are Harper and Imperial, and
HO per cent of the lots" platted years
ago will be placed on sale.
The auction will le held May 21.
BOND THIEF RETRIAL SET
BoyYho Took $772,000 to Face
Jury ou June SO.
CHICAGO, May 5. Judge McDonald
today set June 20 as the date for the
retrial of - William Dalton, 16, who
took 1772,000 worth" of liberty bonds
from the Northern Trust company.
where he was employed.
A jury yesterday disagreed as to
Dalton's guilt.
BOY DROWNS IM GASOLINE
Body Is Found in Car of Liquid
Standing in Railway Yards.
PORT ARTHUR ' Mav 5 Mirlnn I t
Bielicker. 17 years of age, was found! f
drowned in a car of gasoline on the
Kansas City Southern tracks near
here.
Ho evidently had been overcome by
Xuinca and slipped into the liquid.
Wage Negotiations Re
sumed After Break.
BENSON IS AT CONFERENCE
Secretary Davis and Marine
Engineers Meet.
SOLUTION HOPE HELD
Secretary of Labor' Endeavors
Get In Touch With Owners.
Hoover Sees Agreement.
to
WASHINGTON", D. C, May 5.
Prospects of a settlement of the
wage controversy which has threat
ened a tie-up of American shipping
appeared considerably brighter to
night as a result of a joint confer
ence of Chairman Benson of the ship
ping board and representatives of the
marine engineers with Secretary Da
vis.
The discussion, which was the first
held with more than one party to the
controversy present with the secre
tary since last week, was adjourned
at a late hour to be resumed tomor
row.
Owners Kept Informed.
Although shipowners were not
present, they were kept informed of
developments by telephone and it was
said would be similarly kept N ac
quainted tomorrow with the proceed
ings if they had no representatives
here.
AU parties were silent as to the
progress of the negotiations, but as
they left the conference room they
were smiling.
The stage of joint discussion was
reached tonight, leading to hopes that
a solution would be found.
At the joint conference the secre
tary got in touch by telephone with
owners i. as to include in em wunm
the scope of the deliberations.
No wordof the success attending
the negotiations, however, was c -.de
public. .
Worker Ask Conference.
The first intimation that all hope of
conciliation had not gone came late
today when the representatives of
the marine engineers went to the de
partmjnt of labor and a'" i for a
co. .srence wlin tne secretary, inej
indicated that after several hours
discussion they had reached a deci
sion on just how far they could go
toward an agreement.
Secretary Davis postponed the con
ference for an hour while he went
over to the -White House and dis-
issed the siMiatioil. He then re
sumed the discussion With the men.
Subsequently Chairman Benson of
the sVppin'r board was closeted for
(Concluded on Pass 2. Column 3.)
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Hurlburt Defies Referee In Bank
ruptcy's Demand That Debtor
Be Set at Liberty.
Joseph. Mozorosky was still in the
county jail late last night. Sheriff
Hurlburt having refused to honor the
demand of A. M. Cannon, referee in
bankruptcy, that Mozorosky be re
leased because of the filing of a 2000
bond rn a bankruptcy proceeding, and
Circuit Judge McCourt having refused
to permit Mozorosky to take a pau
per's oath and get out of jail by that
route. .
The offshoot of the bankruptcy pro
ceeding was the sixth attempt of the
jeweler to escape from the county jail,
in w hich he was thrown on anexecu
tion against his body issued on his
failure to pay the judgment of a jury
in the circuit court in a suit brought
by Sol' Swire.
Referee Cannon issued to Thomas
Mannix and Dan Powers, attorneys
Tor Mozorosky, an order releasing
him "until further order of this
court." The order "released" Mozo
rosky, yet the jail doors did not swing
open for him. On advice of the dis
trict attorney. Sheriff Hurlburt de
clined to honor-the order.
In the belief that "Mozorosky is
bent only on tricking the law and es
capinz his honest debts." Judge Mc
Court yesterday morning denied him
permission to take the pauper's oath.
. "The bankruptcy law is to snieia
the bankrupt from persecution by his
creditors, but not to permit a man
of means to evade payment of just
debts," commented the court. He as
serted that circumstances which had
come to his attention since the lm
prisonment of Mozorosky convinced
him that the prisoner was attempting
to hide his assets to escape payment
of the Judgment. Mozorosky had testi
fied in the case that he had r. jewelry
store. ' unencumbered, with stock
worth 812,000, and the day followin
the verdict against him Mozorosky
drew J1000 from a local bank which
has' not been accounted for, it was
said.
Swire's judgment was double the
amount he had lost in gambling in a
card room operated by Mozorosky.
NON-PARTISAN DEBATE ON
Townley Accepts Challenge for Se
ries of Arguments.
BISMARCK, N. D., May 6. A, C
Townley, head of the National Non
partisan " league, has accepted . the
challenge of William Langer, former
atterncy-general of North Dakota, to
series of debates, the latter an
nounced today.
The. first debate will be at Salina,
Kan., Tuesday evening.
GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES
Two Persons Killed and Two Oth
ers Seriously Wounded.
SCRANTON, Pa-, May 5. Explosion
of a gasoline tank in the plant of the
Diamond Oil & Paint company here
today resulted in the death of two
persens, 'the serious injury of two
others and the almost complete de
struction of the building by fire.
Two other men ae unaccounted for.
TIME TO FINDING SOME WAY TO
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f - J .. It . i n. I : I
Decrease of 703 7 Workers From
. Payrolls of 112 1 Firms in 63
Industrial Centers Shown.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,r May 3. Un
employment increased four-tenths of
one per cent during April, accordlns
tc figures made public tonight by
the department of labor.
A decrease of 7037 workers from
the payrolls of 1424 firms in 65 prin
cipal industrial centers, normally em
ploying a total of 1,600,000, was
shown. Since January these firms
have let out almost 50,000 employes,
or 2.9 per cent.
The Pacific coast, the statement
said, lost grouTtd, inactivity in ship
building and lumbering accounting
for much of the reduction.
In the iron and steel Industries
tl-pre was a decrease of employment
of 30,055, or 7.8 per cent, but automo
bile manufacturing, w hich showed the
biggest gain in employment, added
31,986 ' workers, an Increase of 22.3
per cent.
Automobiles, leather, textiles and
liquors, the four industries showing
recoveries, took on 42,638 workers.
Among the cities reporting largest
decreases In employment were Port
land, Or., 16.7 per cent; Seattle, 16.6'
per cent; Omaha, 11.8, and San Fran
cisco, 10.9.
Cities reporting increases in em
ployment include Denver, 44.9 per
cent, and Detroit, 2C.9.
Slight improvement was noted In
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado,
New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Ne
vada, but sluggishness characterized
home industries In Washington, Ore
Son and California.
ITALY WITH UNCLE SAM
.America Held Entitled to Its Way
Concerning Yap.
PARIS. May 5. (By the Associated
Press.) Count Sforza, Italian foreign
minister, talking during the journey
from the supreme council meeting in
London today of the American gov
ernment's note concerning Yap, said
it had not been discussed formally in
the supreme council meetings, but
that he had occasion to talk of it with
Earl Curzon, British foreign minister.
"I said to him," he continued, "that
without the United States the war
would not have been won. She ha3
asked for nothing and is entitled to
have her way about Yap. . She ought
to have it and the ltajian government
desires her to have It." "" ?';
FARMER DIES OF FRIGHT
Rancher Suddenly Succumbs When
Team, Frightened, Runs.
CON'DO.V, Qr., May 5. (Special.)
J. F. Thomas of Mayvllle died there
today while plowing on his ranch.
His team became frightened when his
plow struck a rock, and -started
running. He was thrown down, but
no injuries could be found upon his
body and it is believed that he died
of fright.
Mr. Thomas had resided in Gilliam
county for 36 years and had been
postmaster in Mayvllle since 1912. He
was a charter member of the local
Oddfellows' lodge and master of tne
Mayville Grange. Surviving him are
five children.
CAPTURE HIM AGAIN?
Daugherty and Frierson
Resignations Demanded.
DECISION IS EXPLAINED
Solicitor-General , Says De
fendant Isn't Freed.
ONLY NEW TRIAL GIVEN
Conviction Declared to Have Been
Set -Yside Merely on Error
Made Over Evidence.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, May 6. Telegrams
and letters requesting the setting
aside of the action of the deoartment
of justice in confessing error in the
case of Henry Albers, wealthy Port
land miller convicted tinder the es
pionage act, and demanding the res
ignation of both Attorney-General
Daugherty and Solicitor - General
Frierson, continued to pour in today
upon members of the Oregon dele
gation. These protests have been coming
for several days from patriotic or
ganizations in all parts of the state,
and many of them have promptly
been referred to the office of the attorney-general.
One of these, which
came from the state executive com
mittee of the American Legion at
Portland, drew from Solicitor-General
Frierson today the best definition yet
afforded of the government's action
and attitude relative to the Albers
case.
MIsnndemtaniUnaT Is Alleged.
This letter, addressed to Repre
sentative Sinnott, said:
"The protest against this depart
ment's action is obviously based upon
a misunderstanding of what was
done. It seems to be assumed that
this turns Albers loose. It does not.
It only, remands the case- to the dis
trict court for a new trial.
"I did not confess error upon the
ground that I assumed to determine
that Albers was not guilty. My ac
tion was based alone upon the ground
that there was admitted before the
jury evidence which was probably
determinative of the case and which,
in my opinion, was incompetent
"Albers was convicted under the
amended espionage law for using cer
tain disloyal language bilended to
'incite, provoke or encourage resist
ance to the United States or to pro
mote the cause of its enemies.'
Intent Is Held Fnctor.
"The circuit court of appeals rec
ognized that the vital point in the
case was'the intent with which the
words were uttered. That court said I
that the evidence showed that he was !
very drunk, and then said: 'Whether
he was too drunk to know or realize
what he said when he uttered the
prohibited and disloyal words was, as
has already been observed, the real
question in the case.' In order to
reflect on this question, two wit
nesses were -permitted, over the ob
jection of Albers. to testify to state
ments made by him in 1914 and 191S,
some two years before we entered the
, war.
"These statements, as set out in
the opinion of the circuit court of
appeals, do not contain the slightest
indication of Ill-feeling- toward or
disloyalty to the United States or its
government. They did express a
strong feeling in favor of Germany
as against England and France in
the war that was then in progress.
Of course, I recognize the rule of law
that, where intent must be proved,
similar occurrences at other times
than the one directly involved are
competent as throwing light on the
intent.
Statements HeM I alike.
"But yj point in this case was
that an utterance which indicated a
feclingfor Germany as against Eng
land and France is not, in any sense,
similar to a statement made after
we entered the war. Indicating dis
loyalty to this country. And not
being similar, such statements could
not possibly throw any light on the
Intent of Albers at the time he ut
tered the words for which he was In
dicted. "That such statements are not ad
missible has been held by the circuit
court of appeals of both the seventh
and the eighth district. (Kammon vs.
United States, 269 Fed. Rep. 192;
Wolf vs. United States, 259 Fed. Rep.
388).
"In other words, this particular evi
dence which was admitted against
Albers has been excluded and held in
competent in other circuits when de
fendants were being tried for the
same offense. That this evidence was
highly prejudicial cannot be doubted.
And if It was erroneously admitted, it
cannot be said that Albers' guilt has
been determined upon proper evidence
and under correct instructions as to
the law. The question was squarely
made in a petition for certiorari to
the supreme court. That court granted
the writ of certiorari and brought the
case to it for determination.
v Rnllna-n Are Considered.
"Being responsible for the conduct
of the government's cases in that
court, I had either to Insist that the
evidence in question bad been prop
erly admitted or to admit that there I
iContiuded en fit's 16, Column S.Jt .
1
Charged by Grand Jury.
Other Graft Alleged.-
STARKE, f la.. May 5. ReV. Sidniy
J. Catts, ex-govcrnor oC Florida. lni
been Indicted by the Bradford county
grand Jury for "corruptly receiving
tnd accepting a gratuity of money f ir
casting his vote for the granting it
pardons while governor of Florida."
according to an announcement today.
Catts has been charger with having
accepted $700 for his vote in favor of
granting a conditional pardon to a
man convicted of murder In uay
county In 1918 and sentenced to life
imprisonment.
For two weeks the joint legislative
committee has been Investigating ru
more that the ex-governor was influ
enced by money in certain of his offi
cial acts and that dAing his term he
was guilty of other unlawful conduct.
Mr. Catts' term expired January i.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla May 5 Rev.
Sidney J.. Catts, whose term as gov
ernor of Florida expired last January
3, Was Indicted In connection with
bribery charges by the Bradford
county grand jury at Starke late yes
terday, according to advices received
here today.
The Indictment read:- ,
"States vs. Sidney J. Catts, Indict
ment for corruptly receiving and ac
cepting a gratuity of money for cast
ing his vote for the granting of par
dons, while governor of the state of
Florida."
TRIBUTE PAID NAPOLEON
Military Leaders Honor Memory
of "Little Corporal."
PARIS, May 5. Marshal Foch, Mar.
shal Retain and other military lead
ers, with M. Barthou, war minister,
paid tribute to the genius of Napoleon
today before the tomb of the unknown
soldier of France in the neighborhood
of the Arc de Triomphe. The cere
mony marked the beginning of the
second day of the celebration of the
100th anniversary of the death of the
"Little Corporal." President Millo
rand. Hugh Wallace, retiring Ameri
can ambassador, and a detachment oi
the American Legion were present.
Troops from all branches of the
service were drawn up in vast circles,
863 JAPAN . FIRMS QUIT
Dissolutions of - Companies Since
January Put at 1 199.
TOKIO, April 8. (Delayed.) Jap
anese business corporations number
ing 863 dissolved during March, ac
cording to banking statistics issued
here. Their aggregate nominal cap
ital was about 170,000,000 yen, or
183 000.000.
The companies dissolved since Jan.
uij uuiiiuc, j-w?, n mi a luiai nom
inal capital of 270,000.000 yen. Cap-
ital invested during March showed a
decrease of 1.849.8-i0,000 yen, com
pared with the corresponding period
of TasKvear, when business had at
tained its zenith.
News Service Will Expand.
TORONTO, May 5. Plans for an
extension of a news cable service
were adopted today at a meeting of
the Canadian Press. The board of
directors re-elected E. Norman Smith,
president; E. H. .MackUn and G. Fred
Pearson, vice-presidents, and J. F. B.
Livesey was reappointed general
manager and secretary.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Minimum temperature, 44
decrees; maximum, wV; cioudy.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; westerly wlnet.
Fore is; II.
Irish faction heads confer on situation.
Face J.
Polish labor aid a In upper Sllesls, Insur
rection. Page 2.
Demand to pay served on Berlin. Page X.
.National.
House by la rite vote pasiws budget bill as
changed by senate. Pago ft.
Railway pay cut declared unjustified.
Page 1.
Protests pile up over Albers case. Pag 1.
Congress to start real work Monday.
Page 2.
President once planned to buy Portland
ev-nlng newspaper. Page 1.
Stanfield cites flaw In wool tariff bill.
Page 8.
Unemployment gain during April is small.
Page 1.
Hope entertained for settlement of tea
men s strike. Page 1.
Domentfc.
Doctor on stand In is till man case. Page 3.
New Jersey man arrested and bold under
bail on witchcraft charge. Page &.
Bankers start crusade agalnt robbers.
Page b.
r act fie Northwest..
Rati way builder's widow confesses arson
plot. Page 7.
Man and woman hold up jewelry store In
presence or crowd. J 'age l.
Lively ra-o on for student body officers at
Oregon university Page 4.
Pope plans record hca.e with dir-aus.
Page 13.
8 porta. a
Pacific Coast league results: At Portland
3, Oakland 1!; at Seattle 8, Vsrnon ; at
Los Angeles, Salt Lake game post
poned; at tiaa Francisco 1, tiacramcnto
3. Page i.
Waver ley golfers leave for Seattle today.
Page 14.
Two wild Irishmen main show of fight
card tonight. Page 15.
Bears do not want to break with Oregon
Page 14.
Swimmers in shape for Seattle testa Pags
14.
Commercial and Marine,
Eastern tftiide puts out despita strike.
Page 22.
New marine wage scale received. Pags -2.
Four hundred thousand pounds of new clip
fakinia wool sold. Page -3.
Chicago wheat higher on crop damage re
port. Page VS.
Wall street stock market strong and
higher. Page 23.
Portland and Tfcinfty.
Dr. Crafts would abolish Sunday baseba.l
and Sunday movies. Page 1.
Mozorosky in Jail tn spite of order. Page 1.
Labor agreemvnfs put up to each group ,
of bui.dera. Page 12. I
Grand Jury indicts 22 for government.
Page 12. t j
Enormous coast traffic In drups indicated .
by iiiaiud Juri report. Pice 4,
Corruptly Accepting Money
Unions' Evidence Before
Board Summed Up. ,
DISMISSAL OF CASE IS ASKED
B. M. Jewell Says ' Living
Standard Is Only Basis. 4
UNSKILLED LABOR CITED
Rcductlon Would Mean Bare Sub
tlslcncc, Is Declaration in Re
view oi Charges.
CHICAGO. May 6. B. M. Jewell,
head of the railway unions affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor, summing up the tcsi'mon:,
today declared there was no JiiHllflca
tlon for reduction of railway workers'
wages and moved that the watte rc
ductlon case before tho railroad labor
board be dismissed.
He presented a review of the
charges mude by the employes ot
Inefficient and financial nilsmu nHwc
ment by the railroads; the employes'
statistic on living costs and stand
ards of living and the unions' rebuttal
to the carriers' data on outside wages
and the cost of living.
Artanrat Held l anoaad
None of the railroads' evidrnce
would justify a wage out, Mr. Jewell
contended, declaring "any argument
of reduced living costs is funds
mentally unsound."
The only fair basis for a wags
award, he said, was on an "American
standard of living," reiterating tho
employes' stand that any reduction,
now would reduce tlif wages ot un
skilled railway laborers to bare sub
slstence.
"The attitude which should guids
the board," he saldt "is that any de
cline in prices now should be looked
on merely as compensation for the
losses sustained by the employes dur
ing the war, when wages fuild to
keep pace with the cost of living."
Short Itecrss la Takfa,
Mr. Jewell also declared no wars
decision could rightfully be made
until the rules controversy was
threshed out.
The board took a short recess.
Charges that many railroad men's
families were undernourished and
assertion that a wage reduction order
would bring chaos In the transporta.
tlon Industry were made by Jewell.
Pay Held Insufficient.
Mr. Jewell's exhibits were di-sinrned
tc show that many railroad employes
were not receiving: sufficient pay
properly to support their families.
"My final table represents the ab
stract of expenditure accounts for
February for 118 employes scattered
through states west of the Mlsi;sslipl
river," said Mr. Jewell. "The returns
cover practically all occupations cov
ered by the Brotherhood of Hallway
Clerks.
. "The averag-e earnlnas for the 1U
men were $108.81 with which they
met average expenditures of J10K.T.
In these figures there Is an apparent
savins of 2 cents a month, possible
annual savings of 24 cents and Ilia
hope that after a century of toll :
would be saved for a rainy day."
Wage reductions will not solve the
nation's transportation problem, rep
resentatives ot the big four brother
hoods declared tonight.
Labor was the most available tlilnic
to pounce on when reirencnmeni
necessary, declared L. E. tiheppard.
head of the conductors, but. whlia
the employes were sympathetic, he
said, they "were not Abraham and
have no Isaac to sacrifice."
t,ood Service IM-ela-ed Aim.
Warren S. Stone, president of tha
engineers, declared that his grcat-.-.t
motive was to give the public good
service and the employes a living
wage. He also declared cuttlnir
wages was not the solution of tha
railroad problem.
"The truth Is." he said, "that if
this board wiped out all vtaae in
creases and the employes d'.naicd
their services and paid their own ex
penses, omo roads would still be on
the rocks."
Jlr. Sheppard opened with an ar
raignment of the transportation act,
asi-ertlng that It had "not been a
panacea.but a crown of thorna. whkh
the railroads are now pressing to tha
brow of labor."
Ml.VE WAGE TO ' COXTIXLB
Presldent Lewis Says Agreement
Last Until 122.
INDIANAPOLIS, May I. Wages of
organised mine workers will not ba
reduced, John L. Lewis, president of
tr.e United Mine Workers of America,
declared in a s'atement today, refut
ing reports of aucb action.
Mr. Lewis pointed out that the
miners now are working under a sca'.a
of wages fixed by the United Slat-
bituminous coal commission, and that
the agreement does not terminate
until March 81, 19:2. He said coil
consumers should not delay purchase
upon the theory or with the hope th.it
any reduction of wages will be ac
cepted by the miners.
"The United .Mine Workers will re
sist any attempt to disturb in
i-nimum ty or It" rrosent e,.ntror
tConoluJta tin l't.. Cu.uuia