THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 29, 1919.
Zl
as raiar of
Envoys Issue Statement Say
ing Nation Denied Plea.
RESERVATION ONCE ASKED J
Treaty Shot Off Chance to Reopen
Shantung Question, Is Ki
planatioa Made.
PARIS. Jane IS. (By the Associated
Press.) China's rernsal to sign the
peace treaty came after repeated ef
torta of the Chinese delegation to ob
tain permission to sign -with reserva
tions on the Shantung settlement.
related commercial and trade affairs
J are considered at these meetings. It Is
estimated tnat not less tnan euvu dusi
neas men of the country will tako-part
in the 120 sessions of these organiza
tions. Selection of the Pacific coast was
We to the predominating interest in
development of trans-Pacific com
merce. Secretary E. 2s Welnbaum. for
eign trade secretary of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, announces the
receipt of a communication from the
United States Chamber of Commerce
directors pledging their support and
vote to Portland. As the directors are
largely instrumental in selecting the
convention city, this is considered as
practically assuring Portland of . the
convention.
Besides the directors' pledge. Port
land has the Indorsement of all the
commercial organizations west of the
Mississippi river.
The directors will be In Portland
some time in July to ascertain the fa
cilities for accomodating delegates.
should they come, and consulting wlHi
the local officials of the Chamber of
Commerce,
Los Angeles is the only rival for the
convention, and, so far as is known,
they have no impprtant indorsements
or support. The convention city win oe
decided some time in July by tne a
rectors, meeting in a Pacific coast city
not yet determined.
The executive committee consists of
Homer L. Ferguson. Newport News, Va
president; other officers, and S. B. An
derson, Memphis: Max W. Babb. Mil
waukee; George H. Barbour, Detroit;
WARNED
ACTION IS TAKEN TO PRETEXT
DEMONSTRATION'S.
President Wilson was appealed to by
the Chinese delegation several times I William Butterworth. Moline. 111.; A. E.
... w.v and it first Carlton, Colorado Springs; J. E. Chil-
med inclined to favor allowing the;Edir1 Boston: p. H. Gads:
Chinese to attach tnelr signatures with
reservations. Finally, however, he con
curred in the decision of the confer
ence that the Chinese might make a
declaration on their position" after sig
nature, but not before.
This was regarded by the delegation
as not protecting China's rights. The
Chinese refused to sign, and now are
awaiting further orders from Pekln.
The Chinese delegation issued an of'
flclat statement tonight, reviewing its
nrotest against the Shantung settle
ment, made to the council of prime
ministers on May 4. and its reserva
tion on the same question made in the
plenary cession of the peace conference
May (, against th transfer of German
rights in Shantung to Japan Instead of
to China.
Action Held Forced.
The atatement saya the action of the
conference on Shantung evoked a nation-wide
protest in China, which
makes it impossible for the Chinese
government to accept the objectionable
clauee in the treaty.
The Chinese delegation's proposal
was that it write in the treaty above
its signature: "subject to reservation
made at the plenary session of May 6,
relative to the question of Shantung
in articles 156, 157 and 188."
The statement saya the peace confer
ence, through official channels, denied
any action on the part of China which
would make it possible to reopen the
Shantung question.
"After failing In all earnest attempts
at conciliation, says the etatemen
"and after seeing every honorable com
promise rejected, the Chinese delega
tion had no course open save t oadhere
to the path of duty to their country
"Rather than accept by their signa
tures the Shantung articles in th
treaty, against which their sense of
rieht and justice militated, they re
trained from signing the treaty alto
Kther. The Chinese plenipotentiaries
regret having to take a course which
appears to mar the solidarity of th
llied and associated powers. How
ever, they are firmly of the opinion
that responsibility for this rests not
m-lth themselves, who had no othe
honorable course, but rather with those
who It is felt unjustly and unneces
sarily deprived them of the right of
making a declaration, to safeguard
against any interpretation which migh
preclude China from asking for re
consideration of the Shantung ques
tion at a suitable moment in the fu
ture. In the hope that the injustice to
China might be rectified later in the
interest of permanent peace in the far
east.
"The peace conference having denied
China Justice in the settlement of th
Shantung question, and having today,
in effect, prevented, them from signing
the treaty without sacrificing thet
sense of right, justice and patriotio
duty, the Chinese delegates aubmlt
their case to the impartial judgmen
of the world.
den, Charleston, S. C ; Charles C George,
Omaha: L. S. Gillette. Minneapolis; G.
A. Holiister. Rochester. N. Y.; Clarence
H. Howard. St. "Louis; Frank H. Johns
ton, New Britain, Conn.; Frank Kell,
Wichita Falls. Kan.; Frederick J. Fos
ter. San Francisco; R. A. McCormick.
Baltimore: James R. MacColl. Provi
dence. R. I.; Charles A. Otis. Cleveland;
Lewis E. Pierson, New York; John L.
Powell. Wichita, Kan.: M. J. Sanders.
New Orleans; Ernest T. Trigg, Phila
delphia; Henry M. Victor, Charlotte,
N. C.
LEAGUE IS
SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON' SAYS
IT IS WAR TRUST.
SALARY RISE WANTED
LETTER CARRIERS ASK -IX
CREASE FROM GOVERNMENT.
Htmte Convention Elects Forrest G
Prlver as National Vlce-PresI-dent
for Oregon.
ASTORIA. Or.. June 28. (Special.)
The annual convention of the Oregon
State Letter Carriers' association was
held here this afternoon with rep re
sentation from the branches at Port
?nd. Astoria. Salem. Pendleton. Ku
Reno, Corvallls. McMinnville and Med-
ford. A resolution was adopted abk
Ins; congress in view of the large
surplus in the postal funds and the
continuing1 high cost of living, to In
crease the salaries of carriers to
minimum of 1 1500 and & maximum
of 12000 a year. This will be an ad
vance of $500.
Officers to serve during the ensulni
year were elected as follows: Presi
dent, I. K. irrush, Astoria; vice-president,
K. A. Baker. Salem; secretary
treasurer. Fred 1. Holm, Portland: na
tional vice-president for Oregon. For
rest O. Driver. Portland. The officers
will later select the city for the next
annual convention and also name the
delegates to the national convention
which convenes at Philadelphia on
Labor day.
The visiting delegates were enter
tained by Postmaster Wise and the
local carriers and tomorrow will be
taken on an automobile trip to the
ocean beaches.
COM MAY COME
PORTLAND MAY GET 1920 COM
MERCIAN BODY SESSION.
UniCed States Chamber of Commerce
Directors Signify Favor for
This City for Meeting.
Portland will probably be selected
oon aa the 190 convention city for the
1'nited States Chamber of Commerce.
The choice rests with the directors of
that body who hare signified their
ravor for this city. The lust meeting
was held in St. Louis and was attended
by a body of Portland delegates who
also represented the Portland Chamber
of Commerce at the foreign trade con
ference held in Chicago, and at the meet
ing of the Pacific Coast Chamber of
Commerce at San Francuco. San Fran-i-lm-o
hating been rlected as the meet
ing pi.ife for the trade conference next
year, it Is a foregone conclusion that
the meeting of the national chamber
will be held In a Pacific coast city.
The custom has been established of
having the two conventions in the
same section of the country, at dates
which permit business men to attend
both, as many Important Questions of
"Contains Germs of Many Wars and
American Boya Shall Police
World," Says Californian.
NEW TORK. June SI. The league o
nations was denounced as a "gigantic
war trust" tonight by United States
Senator Hiram Johnson of California,
in an address before a mass meeting
called by the league for the preserva
tion of American Independence. He de
manded the repudiation, of the league
covenant..
Similar demands were made by United
States Senator James A. Reed of Mis
souri and George Wharton Pepper of
Phlladelphia-
"The league contains within Itself,
asserted Senator Johnson, "the germs of
many wars and. worse than that. It
rivets, as in the Shantung decision, the
chains of tyranny upon millions of peo
ple and cements for all time unjust and
wicked annexations."
Ireland was referred to by the
speaker as a "litigant with a perfect
case who can get no hearing," and he
maintained that it was the purpose of
the league to use the great wealth,
power and blood of the great democ
racy of the earth to "retain revolting
peoples." After asserting that the
league "means that American boys
shall police the world," Senator John
son saidr "This league means the halt
Ing and betrayal of new world liberal
Ism, the triumph of cynical old-world
diplomacy, the humiliation and the end
of American idealism."
INSURANCE LOSS CHARGED
PLACING OP MARINE POLICIES
TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Emergency Fleet Corporation Said
to Have Ignored Oregon in.
Providing Protection.
SALEM. Or, June 28. (Special.) In
vestigation of the policy of the emer
gency fleet corporation In placing Its
marine Insurance with eastern flrme,
thus depriving Oregon agents of their
commissions and the state of Oregon of
its taxes on these premiums, has been
started by Harvey Wells, insurance
commlseioner.
The Insurance commissioner. In his
annual report to Governor Olcott, de-
Clares that he haa already taken up
this question with the Oregon delega-
ion In congress in an effort to ascer-
ain why this state cannot eecure this
clasa of insurance.
I anticipate that the marina bus!
nesa will show a steady increase during
he year, reads his report. If we could
recover what rightfully belongs to Ore
gon this clasa of business would prob
ably show at least double the amount.
but in some manner In which the Insur
ance department la unable to fathom,
marine insurance covering such prop-
rty aa the emergency fleet corpora
tion is interested in is placed in eastern
fflcea.
Automobile insurance haa shown a
wonderful Increase." reads another part
his report. "The amount of auto
mobile insurance purchased last year
n this state wae 126.800,000: premiums
collected were $338,000, and the amount
paid out for claims was 8101,000.
"There is a call for livestock Insur
ance and tbe department is anxious to
secure reliable companies to transact
that business-."
State Chairman of American Legion
Pledges Support to Governor
Oicott.
Notice was served on ultra-radicals
who may be planning a "demonstra
tion" in Portland and ether cities in
Oregon, aa threatened throughout the
United States on July 4, that it would
be good judgment - to make their dis
play of power out of reach of men
wearing the uniform of Uncle Sara
yesterday by E. J. Eivers, state chair
man of the American legion. This or
ganization of veterans has requested
every member to wear his uniform on
that day. and Chairman Eivers has
placed the entire personnel at. the com
mand of forces of law and order at
that time.
"Regardless of whether or not the
uniformed man Is yet a member of
the American legion," said Eivers yes
terday, "he knows how to 'fight, and
there is no one he would prefer to
fight, next to the German, than the
man who -stayed home and has plotted
against the country he fought to make
safe. I am confident that should the
situation demand it, every man in uni
form on July 4 will be a potential aid
to police powers of the state. There
no question of the loyalty of those
men who have subscribed to the. prin
ciples of the legion."
Governor Olcott was telegraphed yes
terday by Eivers the following pledge:
The American Legion, which is the na
tional organization of former service men,
soldiers, sailors and marines, pledges you
full support of both the national organiza
tion and tho branch In this state in your
effort to maintain 100 per cent American
ism, based on law and order. This support
is particularly pledged you and ail those
associated with you for good government
on the first Independence day after having
finished the Job tor which we entered our
country service.
In addition to this, every effort is
being made to notify posts about the
state of the action and to advise local
authorities of the stand of the legion.
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Ralph Mulford, Racing King
Selects the Braender Tire for
Tacoma Speedway Races
READ HIS LETTER
PICTURE FILMS AMERICAN
Movie Stars of United States Popu
lar in Rio De Janeiro.
RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, June 1.
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press.) A North American arriving in
Rio de Janeiro and traversing the main
street of the ety Avenida Rio Branco
can, with little mental effort, imag
ine himself In New York, Boston. San
Francisco or almost any city of the
United States, awing to the extensive
use of American-made moving picture
films, which have in the last three
years become exceedingly popular, to
the exclusion of European-made films.
Moving picture theaters, or cine
matographs aa they are known here.
line both sides of the avenida in the
section where It passea through the
heart of the downtown district. Large
posters with the names and pictures
of North 'American movie atara are to
be eeen in almost every direction. The
Brazilians have their favorites, know
their respective qualities and- can, in
fact, converse as knowingly of the
North American moving picture world
as can the enthusiasts of the United
States.
In addition to the amusement they
afford, the American-made filma are
accomplishing something of perhaps
more importance. They are stimulat
ing many Brazilians to a desire to
learn the English language.
Although the captions and written
explanations on each film are almost
completely translated into Portuguese,
this cannot be done so easily and econ
omically with the large postere and,
therefore, the prospective patron Is
often confronted with the necessity of
reading the English if he wante to
know something about the picture be
fore purchasing his ticket.
This, and the fact that occasionally
in the captions English expressions are
not translated has resulted in Bra
zilians learning just enough English
to create a desire for more. Added to
this is the apparent extension of North
American and English commercial in
terests in Brazil. Foreign language
schools attribute to these causes the
constantly increasing number of Eng
lish language students.
CHERRY CROPJjELD SHORT
Fruit Growers' Association Head In
spects Northwest Canneries.
EUGENE. Or.. June 28. (Special.)
Tbe cherry crop all over the northwest
his year is short, but the quality of
he fruit Is excellent, according to J. O.
Holt, manager of the Eugene Fruit
Growers" association, who. in company
1th M. H. Harlow, chairman of the
board of directors of the association.
returned to Eugene yesterday from
trip to Lewiston, Idaho, Tbe Dalles and
Uood River.
Mr. Holt and Mr. Harlow also visited
the canneries at The Dalies and made
a trip to the fruit district at Hood
River. At all these places, aald Mr.
Holt, the crop is shorter than usual
but the cherries are better than the
average. The apples in all the fruit
districts visited will be an exceedingly
heavy crop, he said.
00S GETS CLUB HONORS
Exhibits at Agricultural College At
tract Wide Attention.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallis, June 28. (Special.) Coos
county was given tne honors in an ex
hibit of sewing-club work at the college
n connection with the snort course for
rize-winnlng club boys and girls of the
state.
Each of the 28 Individual exhibits
from the county contains several arti
cles made by the exhibitor from mate
rials selected by herself. All were de
signed, cut and sewed from instructions
and patterns printed in the bulletins
prepared by the college specialists in
sewing, or from oral instructions. Good
exhibits were made cy children of
Multnomah, Clackamas, and Douglas
counties.
Tacoma Washington, ',
June 27, 1919.
R. M. Wade & Company,
PORTLAND, OREGON. ' .
Gentlemen:
I have decided to use Braender tires in my races at the Tacoma Speed
way on July 4. -
I have used these tires in all my eastern races this year, and have
come to feel a great dependence upon their strength and dependability.
In one day at Sheepshead Bay, I won two races and finished second
in a third, using them throughout. '
Inasmuch as I understand that Braenders are new in the west, it has
occurred to me that possibly you might want to co-operate with me
during this rape by having some of your tire men in the pits to watch
them and aid in making changes, should any be necessary.
You can realize, if you have ever followed racing, how extremely
important good tires are in the winning of a race.
Any service you can render in this connection will be greatly appre
ciated by the writer.
Very truly yours,
(Signed.)
RALPH MULFORD.
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OLCOTT FIELD SOON READY
Airplane Landing at Salem to Be
Named After Governor.
SALEM, Or., June SS. (SpeoiaL)
Salem's official landing field for air
planes will be named in honor of Ben
VS. Olcott. Oregon first flying gov
ernor. according to plans now being
completed by the Aero Club of Oregon
and the Salem commercial club.
Formal dedication of the new field
ill take place on the afternoon of
July 4. upon the arrival in Salem of
Lieutenant Crull, in an army plane,
from Eugene.
Governor Olcott also will be named
honorary flight commander of the Sa-
lem flying field.'
Captain Harold AV. Young Returns.
Captain Harold W. Toung. formerly
in the employ of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad company's engineering
department, has returned to Portland
after having been mustered out of the
military service. He organised com
pany E of the 18th engineers, and was
in command when the unit went over
seas. At present ha is employed by
the Union Pacific as special engineer
for J. J-. Farrell, vice-president.
Playground Meet Planned.
W. H. Knapp. supervisor of the play
grounds of Portland, plans to stage a
number of athletic features In connec
tion with the athletic work in the play
grounds, to wind up with the staging
of a big track and field meet similar
to then grammar school meet on Mult
nomah field this year. Tennis games
are being played at the public- parks
and tournaments may be arranged for
the youthful racquet wielders. The
proposed meet may be staged some
time in August.
Indo-Ctiina Trade Urged.
SEATTLE. 'Wash., June 2S Recom
mendation that Seattle should establish
direct trade with Indo.China was voiced
today by Gaston Giraud, commercial
attache for French Indo-Chlna in the
United States, with headquarters in
San Francisco.
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EQUALIZED RATES URGED
SUPPORT OP LONG-AXD-SHOKT
IIAUIi MEASURE ASKED.
Seattle Employes Dance.
SEATTLE, Wash, June 28. An old
fashioned barn dance, on a real barn
floor, surrounded by hay lofts and
bran bins, was held today by employes
of .King county and the city of Seattle
at the county farm at the Willows.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070. A 6093. v
Public Service Commissioner Corey
Points Out Damage to Coast
Ports Under Present Plan.
SALEM, Or., June SS. (Special.)
Commercial clubs and chambers of com
merce throughout eastern Oregon are
being urged by Public Service Commis
sioner Corey to lend every possible in
fluence to procure passage of the long-
and-short-haul bill now before con
gress, which. If passed, will mean much
to the financial and industrial growth
of this state.
His letter, in part, reads:
"May I suggest that financial, indus
trial and commereial clubs throughout
eastern Oregon, as well as all such -organizations
in the back-haul territory,
interest themselves in this especially
important matter to the extent of In
dorsing this pending legislation? As is
well known, the practice of allowing
lower rates from the east to the Pacific
coast than for tbe shorter haul to inter
mediate points not only denies to our
eastern Oregon towns equal opportunity
in manufacturing and Jobbing business
and its attendant building up of our
inland cities, but it denies and has prac
tically put out of business our coast
ports. Portland has suffered more from
lack of water transportation than any
other port of the Pacific coast. There
five transcontinental lines meet the
potential boat rates, thus making it
impossible for them to operate, while
the roads make tip any deficits that
may occur from this practice by assess
ing higher rates in the back-haul ter
ritory. "There has always been a desire upon
the part of our people to locate the fac
tory near the region of supply, but
owing to the higher rates from the east
to the Intermediate points in the back
haul territory, the very construction of
the manufacturing plant is far in ex
cess of what it would cost either east
or west of said territory. As a conse
quence, our eastern Oregon country will
remain a sparsely settled country witn
a few small towns as long as railroads
are permitted to charge less for the
longer haul to the coast than to inter
mediate points.
"An eaualization of the rates through
out the country will place all communi
ties upon an absolute equality, it win
enable the- Intermediate sections to
manufacture in competition with the
eastern industrial sections.
"Success of this long-and-short-haul
legislation means much to us of eastern
Oregon, and I urge that the measure be
indorsed and that our representatives
at Washington be urged'to support the
bill."
MAYOR REFUSES REQUEST
Use of Auditorium for Mooney
Meeting Not to Be Allowed.
Permission for the use of the public
auditorium in which to stage a Mooney
strike meeting was denied yesterday by
Mayor -Baker. A delegation of men
representing the Central Labor Coun
cil, headed by E. J. Stack, secretary of
the Oregon Federation of Labor, called
on Mayor Baker and presented the re
quest for the use of the building.
Mayor Baker's denial of the use of
the auditorium was based on his idea
that the auditorium should not be used
for any gathering which would result
In stirring up dissension, he said. The
Mooney strike meeting was planned for
some time prior to July S and even had
the mayor approved of the meeting, all
available dates In the auditorium have
been booked between now and July 5.
Christian Endeavorers Elect.
BELL INGHAM, Wash., June 28. The
convention of the Washington state
Christian Endeavor society which be
gan its meetings here last night, today
elected officers as follows: President,
Miss Louella S. Dyer, Seattle: western
vice-president, Paul Hardy, Black Dia
mon; eastern vice-president, Harvey
Smith, Spokane; secretary. Miss Viola
Rockett, Cowiche; treasurer, Charles B.
Fiker, Omak.
RENO LODGE INSTITUTED
ELKS OP CENTRAL OREGON IN
UNIQUE ORGANIZATION. .
Each of 58 Charter Members Al
ready Belongs to Order in Some
Section of Nation.
BEND, Or., June 28. (Special.)
With a charter membership of 58
representing no less than 33 lodges
scattered all over the United States,
Bend Elks lodge, No. 1371, was formally
Instituted here last night by Dr. H. L.
Toney, deputy district grand exalted
ruler of McMinnville, assisted by Fran
cis Galloway of The Dalles, and Frank
Wortman of McMinnville.
The new fraternal organization has
the novel record among Elks lodges
of being the first to be formed with
charter requirements as to membership
being filled by men already belonging
to the order. The territory included
was formerly under the jurisdiction
of The Dalles lodge, and will aggregate
67,500 square miles In Deschutes, Crook,
Jefferson, and part of Lake and Klam
ath counties. The organization was
completed last night under a special
dispensation, and it is expected that
a charter will be secured by Dr. Toney
when he visits the grand lodge next
week.
Officers elected are as follows:
E. P. Mahaffey. exalted ruler: W. C.
Cooper, leading, knight; Dr. J. F. Turner,
loyal knisilt: Judge T. B. J. Puffy of Prlne-
vllle, lecturing knight; J. H. Haoer, secre
tary; W. c. Birasall, treasurer; is. rayne,
tvler: Denton G. Burdick of ' Redmond.
IL. M. Fobs and M. E. Gilbert, trustees.
The other charter members are: Dr. R. i
w. Hendershott. Merwin H. Korton, C. H.
Met, J. J. "Wohlenburg. Dr. H. N. Moore,
Norman J. Jacobson. Stuart T. Fox, J. F.
Taggart, Roy B. Slate, A. B. 'Sehroeder,
J. C. Smith, Louis Dornecker, E. G. Rourk,
J. E. Larson, S. B. Roberts, JU H. Daigler,
W. H. McGrath, A. H. Trottier, M. Kroeger,
A. B. Lilly, T. B. Back. Guy 8. Ingram,
Fred C. Fish, Bd Dougherty, Louts Bennett,
Max Wurzweller, L. O. Taylor. Dr. J. II.
Rosenberg, Harry O. Davis, Thomas H.
Quigley, W. H. George, B. L. Clark, J. R.
Roberts. M. A. Lynch. H. M. Robertson. '
George D. 8edgewi-k, George O. Truesdsle. .
B. B. Anderson. J. M. Herbert, John J.
Blew, F. W. McCaMery, Joe Lsmarah, W. V
King, B. I,. Payne, C. McOrnett, Matt Ribtr,
I. D. Davis, Francis L. Wester and Lesl''
M. GatcheM.
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district of New York were recently bo.
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the price of bread be reduced from
cents to 8 cents a loaf, and rolls from ;
20 to 18 cents a dozen.
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