a iv . mmm. w n an --a w a m .- mtm m mm n m m
, ,
E SIGHED
Scheidemann in Note Refuses
r Polish Settlement and ' Ac-
knowledgment of Huns' Guilt.
7
Political Chiefs Change Minds
About . Asking v Concessions;
May Request Until . Tuesday.
' London, Juno 21. (I, N. S.) A
Xleutcr Nws Agency dispatch ro
. ceJved In Ixradon from Berlin at 5:40
this Afternoon says It Is definitely es
tablished there from a competent
source the pea ce treaty will be signed
Monday.
. By Carl D. Groat
: Weimar, June 21. (U. P.) Pres
ident Ebert failed in his efforts to
'form a new cabinet, owing- to his in-
ability to obtain support of 'a major
ity of the political leaders here.
; German political leaders, suddenly
decided to withdraw the note to the
atlies In which further , concessions
' were demanded. No reason for this
-action was advanced.
,The conference of political .chiefs,
In which the attempt to organize a
new ministry was made, adjourned
after a' lonsr session. Adjournment
was forced by refusal of the Demo
crats to join in the new government
unless certain further concessions
were made by the allies. -
Copenhagen,' June 21. I." M. S.) The
.: negotiations going on at Weimar in an
t effort t form a new cabinet that would
' sign the peace treaty were brought to a
halt , at .2, o'clock this morning,, accord
ing! to dispatches reaching here. It was
learned at that hour that PhiUp Seheide
mann, who had resigned as chancellor,
had .sent a note to Versailles for deliv
ery to the, allies, refusing to acknowl
edge Germany's responsibility for start-
trig the war and. refusing, to accept the
aluea" settlement lor the t'oiisn situa
tion. The majority socialists objected to
this communication. Instructions were
sent to the German delegation at Ver
y-sallies to hold up Scheidemann's-- note
and not to present it to the allies.
. Dr. Hugo Hasse, leader of the Inde
pendent Socialist' Democratic .party.
(Concluded on Pace Two, Colli mil. One)
Demurrage Charge
Reduction Ordered
By Director Hines
Washington. June 21.- (I. Nl S.) Re
duction' of existing demurrage' charges,
effective July 20, to $2 per car per day
for the first four days following the ex
piration of 48 hours free time. and. to
13 per day thereafter, was announced
by Railways Director Hines today. The
present rates are 3 a day for the first
' four days. $6 for the' next three, and
$10 thereafter. ."...-.
In announcing the reduction Director
Hines stated that unless there was a
prompt loading and unloading of ship
ments under the new rates, he would be
compelled to increase them again.
Body; Found Near
Gearhart; Seaborg
: Drowning'Recalled
i Astoria; June . 21. The badly decom-
posed body of a man was found washed
up on the shore . near Gearhart late
Friday evening and awaits identifica
tion at a local mortuary-
' The discovery of the body recalls the
disappearance of Mayor Seaborg of II
waco,; who ..is believed to have been
drowned from The Rocks, the favorite
fishing spot of the Washington beaches.
However, ; H is considered improbable
that the body is that of Seaborg as the
currents caused by the i Columbia river
would tend to keep it on the Washington
side of the river.
HEAVY LOSS
EXPECTED ON
LIQUOR LEFT
IIASHIXGTOX, June 51
V. P.) -Vast, stores' -of
distilled, liquors estimated at
: 7 0,000,000 gallons may become
"white elephant" oa the hands
of its owners. If present plans
for prohibition enforcement are
carried through. "
"Drjs" today said their plans
do not include any measure for
disposal of the liquor, and "wets"
declare they have little hope of
mustering enough strength 'to
pass provisions to allow owners
to dispose of It profitably.
Steel Shipyards in
Portland Allowed
To Accept Orders
From Foreigners
4" k- . , N " ,
Clause to Effect Contracts Must
Be Submitted. to the Shipping
Board Draws Protest.
Portland ' steel : shipyard owners
were today advised by Edward N.
Hurley, chairman , of the .United
States shipping board, that they may
take on foreign or American con
tracts, the same to be submitted . to
the shipping board on the assurance
that the board's I approval will , be
granted.-
This information, which is the first of
ficial . notice', of the kind - received by
the shipbuilders of Portland, is in con
firmation of previous news dispatches
received from- Washington. .
: J. R. Bowles, president of the North
west Steel company,' is not satisfied with
the terms of the letter of Mr. Hurley,
which 4a dated June 14 Mr. Bowles
said: -.. -.-
'Neither buyer nor seller is willing to
submit contracts to the shipping board
or any other organisation. . "This pro
cedure is - not ' good business .and the
conditional clause will have to be re
moved before the terms meet the re
quirements of the shipbuilders, I con
tend. I am not prepared to state just
now -our 'plans -In regard to- going after
business on private account."
i Other local yards receiving the i Hur
ley letter are the Albina-Engine & Ma
chine" works' and the ''Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation.- ts
W. G. Davidson, ; secretary treasurer
of the G. M. Standif er Construction cor
poration, 'Vancouver, Wash., sa'id that
lits plant had no advices from Mr.
Hurley.
Chairman Hurley's letter made no
'mention of - the policy of the shipping
board toward tbe request of the build
ers for the reinstatement of suspended
contracts. ; " " :
SENAIEiTfl RATIFY
Prominent Party' Leaders in New
York State Want Speedy Action
and' No Amendments. " '
New York, June 2L P.) A peti
tion urging the United States senate to
ratify- the peace treaty- speedily- and
without amendment has been signed by
ZS Republicans - of this city, it was
learned today. . j s-s " v
The list of signers ' is headed by
George . W. ; Wicker sham, who - served in
President Taft's cabinet ; Henry W.
Taft, the a former president's brother ;
Osfcar S. Strauss, former ambassador
to Turkey, and former Governor Whit
man. "
'The petition -reads as follows; - '
"To the Hon. James W." Wadsworth
Jr., and the Hon, William M. Calder.
Vnited . States senators : - - -
-Gentlemen: The undersigned, regu
larly enrolled Republicans of the state of
New York, respectfully urge that poli
tical partisanship should have no place
in the consideration ; on its " merits of
the constitution of the proposed League
of Nations. -The Republican party,
which has done so much to promote the
principle of the peaceful settlement of
international disputes, cannot Justly be
placed in an attitude of hostility to .'the
project adopted by - the conference at
Paris for the extension of that principle
to all the associated nations for the pur
pose of averting all preventable wars.
"The undersigned urge that the treaty
containing the peace covenant be
promptly ratified by the senate without
attempting to embarrass it by amend
ment, thus delaying the conclusion of
peace and the establishment of a great
agency for its future .- preservation."
SEEK TO HOLD FIGHT ;
TILLi WILSON ARRIVES
Washington, June 21. I. ' N. S.)-
Will Hays, chairman of the national
Republican committee,. Elihu Root and
Oscar Straus were in conference here
today with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,-
Senator - Knox- of , Pennsyl
vania and other - Republican senators
concerning; Republican opposition to
the League of. Nations.
It was generally r understood that
there was an attempt being made to
quiet opposition to the league untH
President Wilson 'comes- home , and to
allow the chief executive to take .the
offensive. - ' t . - -
None of " the senators who' had been
in conference would state whether there
had been , any definite plans - put to
them.
Senator Knox indicated that his reso
lution, reserving the ' right to decide
on the League of . Nations after the
signing of the - peace treaty, was not
abandoned and intimated that the issue
would - be brought to a climax on , the
floor of the senate next Monday.
$ It was declared by some. Republican
senators that If harmony was to be
restored, by further amending .the Knox
measure- that --would be done, although
there., was a . marked disposition not . to
press the resolution to a vote unless the
Republican majority in the senate, was
certain to be almost solidly arrayed In
support of It. . It was an open secret,
it was added that the 'number of Re
publican senators In favor of the resolu
tion : had diminished during the " past
few days to an extent that had deterred
Senator Knox from seeking to call, the
measure up. More than one- senator
from the Republican side admitted that
the , resolution, except in a modified
form, might not be called up at all,
especially as the Germans had signified
their Intention " of, signing the peace
treaty. --..., . - - t. , -
REPUBLICANS ASK
M -, t - 1
1 FEVER OF
UrJGERTAiWTY
"We". Will Sign," "We -Wont
;5 Sign;" "Death Rather Than
Dishonor," Editorial Comment.
World Loathing, Made Clear in
-. Answer of Entente, Stupefies
r and Brings Home BitteTruth.
r By Ben Hccht i .
Special Cable to The Journal and Tbe Chicago
Daily New .
(Copyrisht. 1019. by Chicago Daily News Col)
" Berlin; (Jermany June 18. -(Via
Copenhagen, Denmark.) June 20.
Fever and ague, warmth and chills
and horror flash from hour to. hour
through the- German newspapers to
day, Vw - sign," , "We won't
sign," "We cannot," "We must;';
"Death, : rather ? than dishonor,
"Peace at any price," a woeful caco
phony becoming shriller and wilder
is sweeping the nation. To the man
In the-street German, politics has be
come 'the "Beney, meeny, mlney,
moe" of despair. :- -
, For two days the man in the street
had almost a life giving respite. There
was a newspaper strike in Berlin, but
now the strike-is ended, and editions
and extra editions of papers from Ham
burg, Leipzig. Dresden and Munich,
pink brochures. purple phamplets,
green and yellow placards pour a del
uge , of confetti , upon the citizens. -
Herr Stamper, In Vorwaerts, calls
upon-the nation not to sign ; Herr Bern
hardt, In VoseSche-Zeitung. - calls upon
the nation, to sign; Herr Wolff In "the
Tageblatt calls upon the nation to keep
its head .clear. ; , Herr Herzon of the
Republik commands the nation to sign
and an anonymous oracle in the Rund
schau, shrieks ofdeath. -.rather t than
dishonor. ,
The NewiBerliner another newspaper,
contributes - a . significant bit ' of con-'
structive comment. - It points out that
all ' the parties .at Weimar axe -divided,
(ConUnaed on PsLge Two, Column Tbree)
TO 'OLD OREGON'
Governor Olcott to Learn if It Is
General Desire That Battle
ship Be Saved.
Salem, June 21. Do the people of
Oregon, generally, want , the state to
take '-over t the historic ' old battleship
which bears the name of this state?'
- That Is the question which . Governor
Olcotf seeks to have answered by the
people themselves before he takes -any
further action toward persuading the
government to let the famous old ; "bull
dog of the navy" spend, its declining
years in Oregon waters. ; , 4 ,
s With this end in view he has sought
the assistance of the : Portland Cham
ber of Commerce and; tbe State Cham
ber of Commerce and these organiza
tions have consented to ' Sound out- the
sentiment of s the - people of the state
on this question. The governor also
states that he would he ; pleased to
hear from ; the people directly as to
their- attitude on the ? matter.
If sentiment Is found to be favorable
to the state's acquiring possession of
the battleship then the governor will
call together the emergency board for
the purpose . of securing a deficiency
appropriation - to ; meet the expense in
cident to the-maintenance of the ship.
Until such a . time as the " people indi
cate their attitude as -favorable to such
a course, however, -no further action
will be taken and the Oregon wilt re
main at the " Bremerton navy yards,
where she was recently sent prepara
tory to being placed out of commission,
the navy department having declared
her unfit for further active service. ; . -'
Woman and Girl
Climb From Auto
Hangihgpn Bridge
: While their, automobile hung in mid
air by the two front y wheels over. the
edge of the bridge. over the Mount Hood
Electric track at East Ninety-second and
Glisan street. Mrs.- J. V. Burke of 695
East Burneide street and her daughter
scrambled out of the machine to safety,
A little more force would have put the
car- in the canyon about- 50 feet below.
- According to " the report the accident
was caused by shifting the gear into re
verse Instead of low. The gas was ap
plied and the car ' backed across "the
bridge and through" the iron railingj The
accident happened ' about ? :30 Friday
night. ... ;'
PEOPLE ASKED AS
Portlaid to Get
f Captured Cannon
""
h San Francisco, June 21. (V. t P.)
Portland, . Oakland and Santa Barbara
and the state of Washington won the
four captured German cannon, for larg
est VJctory loan over-subscriptions., the
federal reserve bank's final statement
of the cam)aign shows today." . ,
- - ' ; -
School
Election
Today; Polls Are
Open Till 8 P. M.;
AU Should Vote
Big Bond Issue Involves Change
of Policy; Right Man for
Director Vital.
Vote at the school election before
8 o'clock this evening. .
Supporters and opponents of the
proposed $2,500,000 school bond Is
sue agree heartily on one thing
that every eligible person ought : to
vote at today's school election.
The several groups' championing the
candidates for' school director differ as
to whether ballots should be east for A.
C. Newill,- Dr. J. Francis Drake or D.
G. Tomasini, but they Join' in the asser
tion that it is the duty, of every: voter to
vote.
THOSE ENTITLED TO VOTE ,
Who is. entitled to vote? s .
For nchool director-f' 'Any. -citizen , of
the state, male or female, who is 21
years of age and has resided in the
school district 30 days immediately pre
ceding the date of .election." iTo.be more
explicit, any person qualified to vote
at a general relection-can-vote for school
director at a school election. t
: For or against bonds-The voter must
be a. taxpayer. To be t a taxpayer the
voter, "(a) must, have "property in the
district as shown by the last county as
sessment," or. "(b) he - must present to
the judge (of election) satisfactory evi
dence that he has-stock., shares or own
ership in any corporation, , firm or co
partnership .which 'has property in the
district . as shown - by the ' last county
assessment." ,
Care in choosing a ' school director
from among V the " three candidates is
urged not only because routine adminis
tration of' school affairs Is important
enough to demand . the services of the
most able men in the community, but9
because that responsibility will he made
vastly, greater should the $2,500,000
school : bonding measure carry. ?
CHAXCE OF POLICIES WVOITEB '
. The $2,500,000 bonding measure is not
only , a project to build new schools, but
a radical chance in the policy of school
administration. . Hitherto , school con
struction has' been financed .from the
proceeds of taxation.. During .the past
four '.years, under the per. -cent , tax
limitation law,;- new schools have not
been " built and .'the bonding measure,
originally -rprpposed ..in" anticipation- of
al" unemployment emergency which has
not developed, Is urged now as a means
of making np for4 lost time in the bUd
inr; of . schools. ' The alternative, ac
cording to the" citizens' committee of
100V--ts 1 the -subsequent- voting of a 3
mill tax, the committee taking1 the posi
tion that statements concerning over
crowding of the .schools are grossly ex
aggerated and 'that $2,400;000 which
eoald be derived during four years from
a & mill tax, would meet the need much
more economically- and -.sensibly. :
Two Portland Meir '
Chosen as Officers
Oakland, Cal., June 21. (I. N. S.)
B. K. Boynton. claim agent for - the
Portland Railway, . Light & Power com
pany of "Portland, was elected secretary
treasurer, and Frank J. Ixmergan, at
torney for the - same company, an ex
ecutive committeeman of the Pacific
Claims Agents' association, which
closed a three-day session here today.
Next year's convention will be held in
San Diego. . -
Largest Shipment '
Of Gold Leaves N. Y.
New Tork, June 21. (I. 'N- a The
steamer Vauban , left ' here today for
South . American ports with more than
$15,000,000 gold aboard. This is said to
be the largest single cargo of gold that
ever left New York. ' -
HOW MANY PORTLANDERS AT
TENDED CHURCH LAST SUNDAY?
Do you know? If not, what is your guess? The Journal knows.
At Its request and with the cooperation of several score , Portland
pastors, an actual count was made last Sunday of "the number of
church attendants. 'The figures are highly' interesting and make the
basis for a compelling article-in THE. SUNDAY JOURNAL, tomorrow.
.What Is Being Done With the Ten
Millions on. the Pacific Highway
, To further the project of a paved highway 330 miles long- from the
Columbia river to the California line) as its section of the Pacific high
way, Oregon is this year investing ten million dollars in this enter
prise. A staff writer of THE. J.QURNAIj, who has. traveled the entire
length of the Pacific highway, wll-describe the work in THE SUN
DAY. JOURNAL tomorrow. " ' - " ,
News of the Beaches "
The summer beach season is? on; and, beginning tomorrow, THE
SUNDAY JOURNAL will - resume Its popular department of - resort
news. .
In-the Magazine . '; .
Eight pages of features of varied interest, Including:
"LOVE'S' MEMORIES"-Front cover-design In color, by Howard
Chandler Christy. ' , "
"EXPLORING THE VALLEY OF TEN THOUSAND SMOKES!'
An account of Nature's wonderland in. Alaska. ; "
"WHY LORD RIBBLESDALE WON MRS. ASTOR" The most re
cent romance of this distinguishedr-American beauty 1 '-.','
"CAMOUFLAGE FOR FAT FIGURES. AND FAULTY FACES"-
Professor Bement shows -how scientific, laws of light and color can be
applied. ' i ; - ..'' l
, "ADVENTURES OF A 14-YAR-OLD RUNAWAY" The adven
tures of Florence Pope, step-daughter of Donald Brian, the actor.'
U "THE CALL OF THE CAVE" Short story by , William McMahon.
-N "HEALTH. BEAUTY. AND THE HOME" A page for matron and
maid. ."'.,--. , ' ' t , . , i . . ; ., '
"CREAM AND SUGAR GOWNS" Fashion, page tn coiory by Lady
Dulf -Gordon (Luctle), ' " . '
OfJliSTA
Opinion Expressed by Grays Har-
bor Official After Investigat
ing Circumstances- of Tragedy.
Captain, Accused in Aberdeen of
Murder, Asserts He Was on
Bridge at Time of. Shooting.
Astoria, June ' 21. That Frank
Sale, first mate, who was found dy
ing In his cabin on board the steamer
Agarista at Hoquiam Friday, was not
murdered, but a suicide, is the opin
ion of Sheriff L. Gibson of Grays
Harbor, who is here investigating the
case.' . ' ; - -T ' '
The sheriff came" to Astoria" Friday
night and; with the ..local officers, con
ducted his investigation on board the
Agarista... .-' ..':... . ' "
- When the officers ; arrived Captain
Neilson .took them to the cabin where
Sale died. It had not been touched, he
said, since- th mate was found,, except
to clean up ttve -mesa of clotted blood
and spattered brains. , ,. . T
In explaining the circumstances on
board 'thexsteamer at the time of the
tragedy Captain Neilson said : ;
"I was on the bridge. ' We were get
ting to sea and I wanted the- mate.' His
place is forward. . I called for him and
no one had seen him. 5 I finally sent one
of the crew to look for him. Finally I
sent ' the steward to his cabin ' and he
( CoBolnded
Face SeTcnteen. Column Eight)
Phone System Badly
Tied Up by Strike
InSan Fra,ncisco
- San Francisco,; June 81 (U.. P.) -The
fifth- day of the strike of telephone op
erators here found the city mors at the
;jnrcyJof.4he gijls than at any previous
ume.
-'iEven newspapers, 'which -had prior, to
today 'beett' given' limited' service, were
unable to get-central. )
' Facing the threat that the California
strike Of telephone operators will spread
to Oregon, Washington and -Nevada un
less the' operators are speedily granted
their demands, the company, it was be
lieved today,' would speedily present - a
compromise. '
Complaints of serious business losses
are pouring in from commercial houses.
The' strike spread to Sacramento to
day. ... ... ,
In Los Angeles picketing of telephone
exchanges by .- striking operators and
electrical workers came to a halt today
as a' result of the -issuance of an in
iunction. forbidding picketing. Judge
Weller . issued the temporary injunction
on application of the company. ' It is re
turnable next Friday.
$n,000;000 Highest
Bid by 11 Packers on
$30,000,000 in Meat
' . Chicago, June 21. - Eleven packers
were the only bidders here Friday for
the $30,000,000 worth of- meat not needed
by the army 'and held in tone 7. at Chi
cago, Estimates showed $11,000,000 was
the highest amount offered for the stock.
' Included in the surplus were canned
bacon; corned beef and beef.
-. Secretary Baker yesterday announced
that if.. packers only were bidders -all
bids would be cast out and a new method
of procedure devised. , , i
I
SAYS SHERIFF
Fred
Lockley
to
Fly Across State,
Boosting V. S. S.
During Each Stop
1 1. 1 1 . .t
Plane to Leave Portland for Baker
June 30; Will Advertise
. Baker's Fourth.
Baker, 'June 21. The first airplane
flight from west to east across the
state of Oregon will be attempted by
Lieutenant - William ' A.' Pearson . in . a
Curtlss biplane, with Fred Lockley. as
sistant publisher of The .Journal, as
passenger. The purpose of the cross
state trip- is ' to advertise the great
Fourth of July celebration and home
coming jubilee to be celebrated in Baker.
The flyers will drop ' literature apng
tne entire route.
Arrangements have been' completed
for stops at Hood ' River, The Dalles,
Wasco. lone. Pendleton and La Grande.
Fred B. Currey of The Journal and . W.
E. Meacham of the Baker Commercial
club have provided for landing fields
in each of . the cities along the aerial
route." It 'is planned to have the plane
leave , Portland .on the. morning of June
30, and Mr. Lockley will deliver ad
dresses "for the War Savings Stamps
campaign, at each stop while the air
craft is. taking on fuel. -...-
The landing fields as chosen by Cur
rey and M each am will be ' at the dis
posal, of the government for future
flights and the air; currents will be noted
by Lieutenant Pearson and a . report
made ' regarding" .them. The highest
point to be reached by the plane-will
be across tbe -Blue mountains, where an
altitude of 207 feet will be encountered.
The fair grounds' wijl be used as the
landing field at Baker. Two flights -of
an hour and a half duration .each,1 the
Oration of the day by Billy Sunday,
famous "ex-leaguer" evangelist, motor
cycle ' races, a baseball game between
Baker ' and North Powder, , boxing,
wrestling " and other athletic contests,
free-for-all ' sports, band concerts, danc
ing' and special secret street stunts, are
planned to give Baker the biggest cele
bration ever held " in Eastern - Oregon.
The Klllson-Whlte Chautauqua will be
In session In Baker during the holiday.
The ctty is planning accommodations for
all visitors. " '
ARRIVES IN II. S.
Edward De Valera Will "Appear
in New; York Monday, Says
. Harry Ji, Boland.
New York, June 21. (U. P.) Harry
J." Boland,; Sinn Fein -member of parlia
ment, declared here today that Edward
de Valera. head, of the Sinn .Fein and
so-called - "president -Of r Ireland," la - in
the United States. -
- Boland asserted that De Valera would
make his appearance . In New York on
Monday.. - . - . , -.
Boland refuses to disclose Ie Valera's
exact whereabouts, nor will he tell how
he entered the United States.
He said that De Valera was here to
Interest Americans in Irish affairs- and
to stir up sympathy for Irish indepen
dence. " He said, however, that De Va
lera would not try to mix in American
politics.
Boland reserved rooms at the Waldorf
and said they would be occupied by De
Valera. -
Harry J. Boland, secretary to the Sinn
Fein leader, who has been in this city for
several days, declared that De Valera
arrived in this country -several days ago.
- "I cannot say Just how President de
Valera got here or where he is now,"
Boland said. "He left England IS days
ago. I came as - stoker on a liner. I
left Europe about three weeks ago. :
' "President de Vetera has already been
to Rochester to see his. mother. . He left
his wife and six children in Ireland."
Edward De Valera. president of the
"Irish Republic," left Dublin for Eng
land on June 1 on an unknown mission.
Personnel of New
Hun Cabinet Given j
Erzberger Uncertain
Paris, June 21. (U. P.) A News
Agency dispatch- from Weimar today
said the new German; cabinet had been
seml-bfflcially announced as follows;
Dr. Eduard David, chancellor.
Dr. Bernard. , Dernberg, minister , of
finance.
' Herr Sinxheimer. ' minister of justice.
Hugo Preuss, minister, of the interior.
Herr Schmidt, food controller. .
Herr Wlshel, minister of economies. S
" Herr Baier, minister of public 'works.
Count von Bernstorff, minister of for1
eign affairs.
. Gustav Noske. minister of defense.
Dr. Bell, minister of colonies.
Herr Giesberts. minister of posts.
Mathias Erzberger, minister without
portfolio. "
The dispatch added that Erzberger's
appointment was uncertain. - -
Ohio Governor Will
Not Interfere With
, Big Fight at Toledo
-1 ' "r n ! nil h'ii ' L ' i
Dayton, ; Ohio, June 2l.r- I. . N. S.)
Governor Cox wilt not : Interfere -With
the Willard-Dempsey, fight at Toledo on
July 4 unless the Ohio legislature gives
him specific authority to- do so. As the
legislature Is now in fecess ontir De
cember, this Is regarded as unlikely.
"If the laws are changed, giving, the
right of interference, it will be exercised,
but shall hot meet hypocrisy with
usurpation of power,'' -he declared.- j
CHIEF OF IRELAND
SAMUEL' GOMPERS, who
has been reelected presi
, dent of the American Fed
eration of' Labor.- -
I
.V !
V;'; i 1
1
I
A.F.0FL
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
'J , v
Samuel . Gompers , ; Is - Reelected
President; Next Convention at
Denver or Los-Angelesv
Atlantic City, N. J., June 21. (I.
N.' S.) The American Federation of
Labor indorsed the League of Na-
ftions late Friday. -The vote was 577
for to 7 -against.' ', V .... , , , , . .
,The . Indorsement ,of . the -covenant
carried with it approval of the labor
provisions it. contains. '
. President Gompers, spoke in favor
of the league, while the chief "Opposi
tion was . from; Andrew Furuseth of
the Seamen's unisn. , 'r ,
Samuel Gompers was today reelected
president of the federation. The action
was the signal for a' tumultuous demon
stration. - ;
SEATTLE DELEGATION
VOTES "JfO" f ... .
. A few .Imw" against Gompers -reelection
were voiced by . Seattle delegates.
Frank Morrison, secretary, was elected
without .a murmur of opposition. ; Other
officers elected were : ( t .
- First vice president, James Duncan,
Quincy, Mass. ; second vice president,
Frank . Duffy Indianapolis ; fourth : vice
president. With am G. Green. Indianap
olis ; fifth vice president, William D.
Mahon,' Detroit ; sixth vice president,
Thomas A. Reickert, Chicago; seventh
vice president, Jacob. Fisher. Indianap
olis; j eighth vice president, Matthew
Vol!, i Chicago ; ' treasurer, - Daniel J.
Tobin, Bostpn. . ,,,,.
Preceding the reelection of -officers,
John . Fitzpatrick, president of the Chi
cago Federation,, scathingly denounced
the authorities in Western-Pennsylvania
who were, alleged - to have , harrassed
the steel and Iron workers in their at
tempt to organize. He charged that the
authorities were spurred on in efforts
to block the workers by the steel in
terests. He announced that a resolution
would be introduced- asking- for a con
gressional investigation of the conditions
in Western 'Pennsylvania. '-f i -
DELEGATES ABE' AUTHORIZED .
The convention today authorized the
appointing of delegates to attend the
Pan-American Federation of Tabor con
vention in New York. July 7 and the
International Trade Union convention at
Amsterdam Ju!y Z5.
William I. Hutchinson of Indianapolis
and John J. Hines of Boston were elect
ed fraternal - delegates to - the- British
trade conference, i, and Samuel Griggs of
Indianapolis .was named as delegate to
the- Canadian labor congress. , -
Two additional delegates to 1 the 1 Pan
American ' federation, which , meets In
New York in July, will' be. 'chosen.
President Gompers: will head the dele
gation. .- , . r
- It was decided to allow . the execu
tive council to select th next meeting
place. OLoS Angeles and. Denver were
the only cities to put In, bids for. the next
meeting.
" All delegates to the next convention
will be notified by. the executive council
0 days previous to the meeting. " -
NOORSES
Census Proves How '
Churches Stand With
People of Portland
. What Is your guess about the percent
age of church attendance In Portland?
, Are one hundredth, or one tenth, or
one half of the people to be found in
the churches of the city on Sunday?
k ' Students of modern social' problems
say that vital significance' attaches to
the answer to the question.
The automobile and the open road or
even the less romantic garden may com
pete In attraction with thesermon and
the anthem, but there have always been
Incidental diversions like these. Deeper
and more explanatory is the calm and
settled habit of- a people's devotion o
pervasive restlessness of . public mind,
one of which is calculated to fill, the
churches and tbe other to empty them.
How Portland attends church -ia-to be
IIUl ships
ffl DOB
IT: HEffi
Practicalfy Entire Fleet Held in
Scapa Flow, in Orkney Islands,
' Sinks With Flap's nn Masts.
Report That Craft Held by Brit
. ish .Went to Bottorti Is Be
ing Officially Investigated.
London, June 21. (U. P.) "Cer
tain of the interned German ships In
Scapa Flow have been sunk- and
abandoned by their crews,' the Brit
ish admiralty officially announced
this evening. ,
, First intimation of the sinking of
the German ships was contained In
an u Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from. Its correspondent In Northern
RrMitlanri. wblnh atated thev had been
sunk by their German crews and had'
gone down with the imperial ennign
flying at their mastheads, where .the
crews had raised them..
The admiralty announced: - '
' 'The crews will be detained in safe
custody." ,
'.The entire German fleet has been scut
tled, , the crews opening all Jhe water
cocks and then , swimming jashore, ac
cording to a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph this afternoon from Its cor-?
respondent at Thurso, a small Scot
tish town. The Express states that
there were" : at Scapa Flow a , total . of
71 German strips, consisting of 10
battleships, five battle cruisers, seven
light ' cruisers", and 49 destroyers.
' .Scapa flow is a landlocked harbor
surrounded ' by various islands of the
Orkney group. It Is slightly less tnan
S00 miles north of Edinburgh..
London, Jun 21. II. N. S,) Practi
cally the whole German fleet which was
turned over to the- allies under the
armistice conditions has been sunk by
the crews, according to a dispatch Is
sued at o'clock ? tonight by the Ex
change Telegraph cpmpany. The crews
hoisted the German flag, as the vessels
sank, the dispatch stated.
- An official statement Issued by the ad
miralty said that some German ships in
Scapa Flow were sunk by their crews.
The ' Evening News correspondent at
Edinburgh telephoned that It was re
ported there, but not officially con
firmed; that the crews had sunk mont
of the German fleet He added that an
official Investigation Is being made.
Practically the entire German fleet
was taken to Scapa flow for intern
ment after its surrender to the allies,
following the signing of the armistice,
A small portion of the crew of each
vessel was understood to have been
maintained aboard to keep the craft In
repair. The above dispatch did not
state how many of the ships were sunk,
nor the manner of their sinking.
Farmers living nearby state the Ger
man flag was hoisted as the crews pro
ceeded to sink their vessels.
Hundreds of Londoners were excited
and mystified by the Exchange's, story
which appeared in scores of hotels and
clubs, and was then cancelled. , ,
11 JNFId REFUSES
Ministerial Crisis in Rome Is
; Almost Chaotic, ; Is Report
Socialists bought Keign.
' London, June 2L O. N. 8.) A' wire
less dispatch from Rome this afternoon
quotes Premier Orlando as refusing- to
undertake the task of forming a new
cabinet.
-i A Reuter -dispatch from Rome 're
ports 'the ministerial crisis , there as
amounting to almost chaos.
. The dispatch stated that the result
had been: to dethrone the peace dele
gation and to give free rein to the
ambitions ; of the "extreme Socialists.
the subject of an article of special note
In The Journal tomorrow. It 'Includes
a - census " of last Sunday's church at
tendance made by. The Journal in co
operation with the pastors. The count
was comprehensive, covering Protestant.
Catholic and Jewish places of worship
and the established missions. , Religious
sects, such as the Seventh Day Ad
ventists, which meet on Saturday, were
added. The count will show how many 1
people attended church and by how
many' each o'f the larger denominational
groups were represented. To secure
the information called for the most ar
duous labor, but the results are - very
much worth while. No one will want
or can afford to miss the article in to
merrow's Sunday '-Journal. -' .
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