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German ; Cabinet Notifies .Allies
- That . Ratification of Treaty
'. Ukely Some Time Next Week.
Chaotic Political. Situation Re
sulting- From- General Unrest
. May Influence Consideration,
Paris, July 2.; (I- N.S.) -The
Oenqan. government today notified
.the pac conference that the Get
' wan. national assembly probably will
ratify V-the peace treaty early next
wees.
By Alfred" G. Andersen
Berlin.; July 2. (I., N. 8.)- The
v German cabinet left for "Weimar, last
1 night with the intention of preBftit-,
, lng the treaty .of peace to the na-
f ttonal assembly for ratification this
week.
Several members of the govern
ment said they believed -the treaty
would be ratified without a great
, v stracKle. but others predicted oppo
- sitioh. from centrists and conserva
tives.
In some .circles It Is even feared that
rhe national assembly. inoun n nma al
ready voted to accept the treaty, may
M.rnM to ra.tifv. which is quite in
keeping with the present grotesque and
chaotic . situation where .everyone is
"i nrntMtintf .violently against everything
- and rolnr -oa strike on the slightest
provocation.' .'
The demand of the streetcar men is
an Inaunce. Each employe is demand
ing ,-that the-r streetcar companies give
' him $125 to pay his personal debts. .
The railroad men declare their strike
' : Is net -ended. Some trains. Including
those carrylng food, are now; running.
-' The banl employes are expected to
" strike momentarily against the rres of
' one l their leaders, who is still , In cua
" todyi Efforts are being made to prer
yent'the proposed bank strike rom ei
cemlnc countrywide, : ... "-. v f r.i
t coming countrywide.
- . The political significance of these dls
..turbaricea, is enhaneed by.' reports from
i Hungary Aiat eqviet.Tepresentatlves are
disbursing funds here Tha German govt
. ernment : is', showing.-' some uneasiness
and Minister of Def snsej Noske has " is-
( Concluded m Pat Twelrei Columa Three)
300 Empty Cars Per ;
Day 1 Are Promised
WestrvOoast Mills
. Officials of the ; West Coast Lumber
men's association haye been assured of a
supply of 300; empty box .c4re per day
. above normal current demand by W. C.
- Kendall 'of Washington chairman of the
United States railroad administration.
' Movement -of cars '. into the Northwest
' will begin during the next few days, ac
cording, to 'Dr. Kendall, and at the end
. of two- weeks the present car ehortage
will bavtf'becn eliminated, he says. i
The Burlington road has been ordered
by administration officials to arrange at
-' once for the delivery of empty., box cars
to tho - Northern -pacific : and Great
.Northern lines. Lumbermen are instruct-
ed to. use 'grain cars .for lumber ship-
; ments whenever this becomes necessary.
The shortage of box cars nas been keen
ly felt by the west coast lumber indus
try during the past two weeks, accord
. Ing te Secretary Nelson of the West
' Coast Itumbermen's association. - . I
Colonel Roosevelt
Expected to Come
J t
ere in September
, Theodores Roosevelt. ' Jrw son : of the
late Colonel -Roosevelt, is expectedln
Portland late in September and will be
entertained by the Oregon branches of
the American Legion, Captain B. J.
Elvers, state organiser of the" Legion, Is
planning to ' make appointments for
Roosevelt, at various points throughout
the etajte. . ; t
' The - -telegram received by Captain
Elvers Tuesday, said Roosevelt would be
. In Oregon r about September 17. . and
would be -available for addresses. Pend
ing more definite information the local
officers of the Legion are 'planning for
tentative dates from that time until the
end of the month. ; !
Repatriated Huns, j
t Passed by Yanks
- Charleston. S. C, July 2.1I. N. S.)
As the Princess Matoika with 1864
Oermans slipped out of the harbor early
. this afternoon for Holland: she 'passed
the transport Ostego with 1000 Yankees
returning from France. With the sail
ing , of the Matoika almost' 3000 Ger
mans have been repatriated through the
local port. - " i
Hines Woiild: Raise
iFr eight Rates Again
7 Washington, July S. IU. P.) Director
General Hines expects : to consult with
President Wilson en the Question of an
other raise . In freight rates soon after
the president's . return. It was stated
authoritatively today. . ..
saturday is
made holiday
by: governor
SALEM, J o 1 y S Saturday,
July 6, Is declared to be a
legal holiday throughout Ore
gon this year In .a proclamation
Issued today by Governor. OI
cott. v This action was taken on
the strength of Innumerable let
tex - from all sections of the
stato asking; that the patriotic
celebration this f year be ex
tended over to Include an extra
day. ' The' governor's proclama
tion follow: r , '" -, :
.. , .-' -r ? , ' .
' i" Wnereae, , this , year win see
the observance throughout the
nation of the first Independence
day following the sighing of the
treaty of - peace, . which . marks
the end of the great world war,
and ' .r'm -01;
j "Whereas, In practically every
community of Oregon "extraordi
nary celebrations have; Been ar
ranged for,: as special tributes to
the valor of the men of .the state
who participated in " the great
conflict; and " 'T:'- -y
. "Whereas, these celebrations,
generally, are ' to" include . not
only1 Independence day, but the
day . following; . - . "
. "Now, .therefore, 'I,'Benr'W
Oloott, by virtue of the authority
In me vested as governor of the
state of . Oregon, do hereby pro
claim Saturday, July 5, 191. as
ja legal nollday -f :. h'
Date of CoasMo-Coast Speaking
. Tour Awaits Hii Arrival; in..
"Washington
i
i -,En Route With President Wilso
tot the United-States, on Board the
U. S. S.i George Washington, July 2.
(I.v.N", B.) -(By .Wireless to New
Tork.") President Wilson, .'has, de
cided to ' board - special - train, tor
Washlngtojn. , Junmediaiely.upo. hi
arrival at Hoboken, iqstead Of. pay
:r.. ..
Ing a short visit to New .York vcityi
The train win leave for. the, national
capital; as ;soon as-the presidential
baggage is stowed on board. '
t JBy John dwln Nevin ,
En . Route With President Wilson
o the United States, on. Board the
U.. S. S.' George. Washington, July-X
(By Wireless-te New :T6rk.) (L
NV S.) -President.;. Wilson , has 'begun
to - whip' ' into . form the miessage." he'
will deliver " to the ' Joint ""session of
congress next 'wees: when he per
sonally delivers .the peace treaty to
the senate. ; i' " "
The president devoting much of his
time to 'resting, but . in intervals he Is
outlining points which will later be re
duced to compact' form. v! " j' . ' -
"Keen interest was displayed by Presi
dent Wilson In ; the wireless dispatch
stating that. Von: Bethmann-Rollweg,
former- chancellor of -Germany, had . of
fered to go on trial in place of the ex
kaiser. . . " : . ---. r '
HAIL POUCH CLEANED OUT" , '
(During the day the president cleaned
up - the balance of the documents con
tained : In the mail pouch put on board
the George Washington by: th. steam
ship Great Northern yesterday. ; These
Included cOurtmartlal papers and docu
ments ' from ; the department of Justice,
v The date of rMr.iWIlsort's J cdast-to-coast
speaking " tour-has not' yet been
definitely decided, nor . will it be until
he . arrives in Washlngtoai However,
he expects to start as soon as possible
after his arrival In the national capitaL
sanship as far as possible.1
XANSI2Ta SEKB8 REPORT .',
It was emphasized today that the presi-
f dent plans to keep his tour from partl-
He will devote most f ;his thne ex-
plaining! the reasons why, certain con
clusions were! reached In framing the
treaty. ;: A long radiogram was received
from Secretary of State Xansing today
detailing Monday's - ' developments - in
peace conference circles in Paris.
So far .the voyage htfe been uneventful.
. " ' 1 -j - -.. -
- Washington. July J.-( C f N. . a In
dications are that the- George- Washing
ton, bringing President ' Wilson, home
from France, will dock at New' York
Monday, navy department officials said
today. They announced, however, that
they have received no definite word
from; the presidential transport, and
their t" calculations were based , on the
time she - is reported to be making.
' Vice President - Marshall and all the
members of the cabinet win meet "the
president a few miles out to sea. Secre
tary Daniels announced today. ' ,
;Theywill make the trip- aboard . the
dreadnought Pennsylvania.', - - ,
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CONGRESS EXPECTS ' WILSON -
; ; ; TO - APPEAR NEXT TUESDAY
: Washington, Julr t. (U: .Presi
dent Wilson, it was expected by manv
f members of congress today.- will appear
before the senate next Tuesday to pre
sent the treaty of peace for-ratification.
Cyriis H. Walker Is
Recovering: flealth
-' 1
Albany.. July 2.--Cyrus H. Walker,
famous for being the first white male
child born in the Northwest, is convales
cent in st Mary's hospital of this city,
where he was taken for an "operation
Saturday. - Mr. . Walker became ill
Friday. .- -r.. . - j-
WILSON PREPARING
HOOD RIVER
APPLE CROP
Estimates on Production forSea
r : son Range From 2500 to 3000
Carloads of ; Finest ; Quality.
Foreign Buyers 'Are Eager to
I Make" Contracts at This Timei
but Growers Prefer ito Wait.
" By Hyman II, Cohen
Hood River, July 2. Hood River
Is not only, likely to pick and pack
its greatest crop of apples this sea
son, but from present indications it
will be one of exceptional . quality,
even for this premier growing cen
ter,, j --
Estimates of the present apple crop
of Hood River range from 2500 to 3000
carloads. Last season this section had
a production of. approximately 1900 car
loads and that was a large crop. -
' That Hood River will gather its grcat
est.. crop of apples to date this season
goes without saying, but what will be
the' best feature of the 1919 production
1 that: at present if promises to , be
cleaner than ever before because of the
great care taken of the orchards during
the year, . ; . ' :,. -
"DROP" AIDS QUALITY ;
Were it 1 not ' for the exceedingly
strong June "drop" this season Hood
River, would indeed . surprise Itself .re
garding the immense size of Its crop.
However., that Is probably a . really
worth while feature because, it means
a crop of larger sized fruit,; which will
lja reality, set growers more money than
fr they had a larger, number of boxes
of smaller- sized apples. '
, While the June "drop" hit the YeUow
Newtown crop severest, still the "drop"
of Spltzenbergs was greater than nor-
mal. .
There will be a far smaller percent
age of Infected or off -grade apples In
the Hood River section this season than
for many-years past. This. too. means
more money for the growers. ,
.Hood River growers have found by
experience that it pays to spend money
ftv taking' tare of their 'orchards. -, Word
wentout from the county agent's of flee
early, in Ah season to get teadtf. ta.XIht
the invasion of 'the 'fire blight" and
every grower' in the- valley was on deck
at once to start the battle; -The-result
la that : the blight has . failed . to get' a
foothold here. ; f" - :l ; ,
POREIOW BtTEKS IK FtEtS r '
' Foreign buyers .by the dozens are lit
erally; camped here to beg -growers to
contract their fruit for shipment to Eu
rope. - Aside from a few deals made
early In the season at ' higher ; prices
that were obtained at the start of last
year and practically: all of. these have
been 'cancelled j since growers 1 have
decided, to await .the regular shipping
time 'before selling. , , ; ,
tyGrowers of t the Hood River - section
are .'mfach"' elated 'regardlngr the -great
demand in sight from abroad as it In
sures ' for them t a good . : market i all
through - the coming season no matter
what happens to. the American markets.
-. Another-' thing " Is . that Hood . River
growers are loyal to. the home selling
agencies and the only way that buyers
wiUU be : able - to f secure a steady and
reliable source of this ' king of fruits
is to buy them through the established
firms-here. ; j" r - : '.-;."!.
HOSIER ' PROSPECTS GOOD -: ; '
, In the Mosler section the crop of ap
ples this season promises to be nearly a
third greater than a year ago. ' There
is little - use to ; talk of : Moaier apple
quality- for it speaks for Itself. It is
so good that- Hood .River has been try
ing for some time to annex that por
tion of Wasco county. , -; K . :
HINDENBURG LINE
....,,..., . .. ... . - . , .. t. ,
Shops Opening afid Air of Peace
-Already' Is- Returning (to War
Torn Europe, Says Gilbert
Fields of gsain may now be seen
between the Hindenburg and Sieg
fried lines in France. Snops are be
ginning to open up again and the
railroads are tmilding temporary
depots. ; '',','
"The French people , are going at their
work i. cheerfully and" systematically,
said Wells Gilbert this morning. : - Mr.
Gilbert returned - to Portland Saturday
after having served in France with the
Red Cross- since August, 1918. He has
visited many of the -devastated regions..
He was in Paris up till December and.
after- lhat he went to Chalons-sur-
Marne for a month to the depot of the
French Fourth army and American army
headquarters In the Argonne, and later
Went to Laon in' the department of the
Aisne, where he spent most of. his time.
SeveniEed Cross
4 Members Honored
Seaside,- July 2. Seven , members : of
Seaside 'branch of the American -Red
Cross have i received service etrlpes or
buttons, as follows: Mrs. F. S. Godfrey.
Mrs.' William Craig. Mrs. F, H. Lalgh-
ton, Mrs. H.' M. Wheatley. Mrs. D. Hen
shaw Mrs. Carrie Miller and Professor
M.'C Gaston. The secretary reported
that" since 'the organization of the
branch funds raised totaled $2682.59, and
that during the summer months an aver
age of - 50 members worked and In ''the
it later the averase was 35.
GRA N GROWS ON
Original Anny of
Occnpation Ends
Today But Flag is
Still on the Rhine
It 1
- .--I--neral-.
Pershinr, : Announces
hat Fourth Division WHLSaiJ;
for Home in a Few Days;
if By Joka T Parkenea
. Paris. July 2.- (I, N. S.) General
John J. Pershing ' officially an
nounced today that the Fourth divi
sion of the, American army will sail
for home wiUjin5 a few. days. - The
First. Second : and Third divisions
probably will follow within a month
or six weeks.
The old army of occupation, as it was
originally constituted, ends today. '
"We do not want to give the impres
sion that we are going away to leave
the Job to somebody else," 'said General
Pershing...'; -Vr-"'"-.J "'-'"'
Our flag is here,' 'our duty Js here
and out honor . is here. , - We , are not
going away until it has been demon
strated - to our entire satisfaction that
the Germans are living up to the treaty
terms." .'
The American army "of occupation 'will
gradually be reduced -until - the regi
ments and. their; auxiliaries approximate
a total of 6000 or $000 men.
General Pershing will 'leave for home
In August or September.
General Hunter - Llgrgett, commander
of the first army, will be relieved of
his command at his own request as
he desires to return to the United
States soon. He will be replaced by
General Henry Allen, it is announced.
- ueneral . Pershing's headauarters are
being moved from Chaxmnt to Paris.
- A further - step towards civilian con
ditions was taken today when the
army censorship was lifted.
Brest Is now . the only port of em
barkation for Americans.
Reports that-vast stores of war ma
terials were being' destroyed by the
Americans was denied by --. General
Pershing. He said that' nothing of
value had been scrapped. - ; v
STRiffll :
MEN CALLED OFF
jlGliejhTiamp?Iwues Order for Op
erators to : Return to Work t
s WdlkoutlfiefTectiveJ:
Chicago. July 2.( I. N. S. )--The
strike1 of members of the Commer
cial Telegraphers' union against' the
Western -" Union , and " Postal J Tele
graph companies - - was - officially
ended at noon today, according to
an' official, order Issued here by 8. J.
Konenkamp, president of the union.'
Konenkamp. in an order made pub
lic at noon, omctauy mstructea tne
men to return to. work immediately.
Konenkamp ' declared in the . order
which ended the strike that when the
walkout was first ordered It was not in
tended as an endurance contest but as
a final protest against "unfair treat
ment" by the wire administration. It
has been impossible. Konenkamp said.
to make the strike acute enough to
force action. . - . -r :.. ' - .-'
. "The blame for the failure of the strike
was' placed largely upon Postmaster
General Burleson, who, Konenkamp de
clared has - refused to grant . the . tele
graphers Justice- "His party , must take
the blame.' said Konenkamp' s statement.
Many telegraph office employes in
Portland "will be given, back their Jobs,
although a few wilt be rejected. State
ments to . this effect were made this
morning by the" management of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph. -
.C. H. Preston,- secretary- of the local
in Portland, communicated with X. L
Lawrence kt Los Angeles, first vice
president of the organisation, immedi
ately after'. he received an order this
morning that the strike was called off.
- "Twenty telegraphers and about 60
girls from the -Western Union and Postal
were on strike in Portland," Mr. Preston
said. ' c y -:- ..'"':-.-;- yw 'iv--!--
. Western Union i officials assert that
eight telegraphers were out. while Postal
chiefs say 11 of their men participated.
Deputy Announces End ': i - -
New York. July 2. (1 N. aPercy
Thomas, deputy international president
of the International Telegraphers' union,
announced this afternoon that the strike
of union telegraphers against the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph com
panies was called off at 1 o'clock this
afternoon .- ' - -
Will Remain Out
Los .Angeles, July 2. (U. -P.) Los
Angeles , members of the . Commercial
Telegraphers union will not heed the
order of International President S.' J.
Konenkamp to return to work, I accord
ing to- a statement issued at noon by
Edward - T Healey, president a of - the
Los Angeles district council.
1
Colonel Roosevelt . --
Eeady to Make His r
V Debut in Folitics
- Mineola,? L. : July . -CV N. B.
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore . Roosevelt
of Oyster -Bay has agreed to be 1 a
candidate- for the ' Republican nomina
t'on for assemblyman : from the second
district - of Nassau county. It was
announced .here today by Edward -J.
Conlin, -chairman : of the Oyster Bay
Republican town committee. t
: This will be Colonel Roosevelt's debut
In politics. He recently frowned on
efforts . of his friends - to induce htm
to run , for the Republican nomination
for president of, the board of aldermen
of New York city. -
DEEEflDIOT
iflEXTORTIOM
mi GRILLED
Dan JV Malarkey Asks George A.
. Hail Pointed and Embarrassing
1 .Questions in the Tyler Suit
Effort to Lay Foundation for
r Impeachment, However, Halted
by Ruling of the Trial Judge.
-Why. was the $20,080 . in stock
paid by "Mri. Parraelia Tyler to you,
for your client, Harry Henderson, if
it wasn't to keep her son. Captain
William Tyler," from going to Jail?
asked Attorney - Dan Malarkey of
George A. Hall this moraing, in the
action for extortion brought by Mrs.
Tyler. . The case Is on trial in. Cir
cuit Judge Kavanaugh's court.
: The- witness replied -that- it was to
settle the alienation suit and. was not
forced from the aged woman on a pre
text of being the only means of keep
ing her son from prosecution.
"Well." questioned , Mr. Malarkey,
"you started, the aJienatioti -suit .Satur
day, served " the papers, the same day
and then settled the case for f 20,000
Sunday i that was rather quick, work
wasn't' R?" i- ' .:'
Hall admitted that It might be con
sidered so. .
Mr. .Malarkey endeavored to lay the
foundation of an impeachment of Hall's
testimony with reference to a. previous
investigation of the . attorney by the
Multnomah f Bar association and the
grand jury. Objections were made by
Attorney Fowler v for the defense, and
sustained by the . court. . Mr. Fowler
drew . attention to the -, fact that a
committee ,frpm the Bar association
was In 1 the court room as well as an
Investigator from the district I attor
ney's' office. . VN-V-
. Kan was asked what he had done with
the $2500 . which he kept, out of the
$10,000 ; received for the sale of the
stockT in the piamond Match company,
He testified that he gave $7500 to Harry
Henderson: and he said he nut bis share
in a safety deposit box. ; lie denied. ever
having t any bank account, 'aithouBh. ie
said Us wife . baa one. Further q,aes
tlonlng galled to establish when b de
posited" the money In the vault. Th
witness could - nor remember whether
-CoBcldd ea Pan Kicht. Ootama Thwf)
North; -MicWgaii
;T6wns-in Danger
Of Forest Fires
Sault. Ste-Marie., Mlchv July 1--U.
P. -Dying winds early today gave some
hope . here that .the forest fires which
threatened villages . for 40- miles . west
of here have abated and can be checked.
No loss of life has been reported so far.
Early today an effort was made - to
reach Raoo and several other small
villages,- which were reported in danger
last night, but all efforts were unavail
ing. Whether wires had been -destroyed
was not certain. I - - . V
Trout-Lake, one of the small . towns
in the timber, is reported to be almost
surrounded by the flames and cut off
from communication. . A part of the
village of - Seney has been destroyed, and
at Raao the fires are . reported to be
closing in ; around the town. ' Residents
of many villages have fled. but no loss
of. life has as yet been reported, r
' Large quantities of valuable timber
already have been destroyed.
North Michigan
Towns in Danger
Of Forest Fires
Sault Ste, Marie. Mich., July 2. CL N.
S.) Serious forest fires are burning to
day In - the region - west of here, - and
residents of a number of . small towns
in the timber country are - reported to
be. fighting ; desperately to - check v the
flames. . Appeals for aid have. been sent
out by several of the towns.
- No : rain has - fallen . In this region for
several weeks and a high wind has been
blowing for the past 24 hours. The dry
weeds and the strong wind have com
bined to make the work of the fire
fighters extremely difficult. -
Woman Removed
iVom Train to Be
-Taken to Seattle
Roseburg, July 2.r-Mrs. - John ; Cam
eroiu'the aged woman who was removed
from : a' train here Sunday night, has
been identified. - Her daughter, Mrs. H.
W. Beecher of Seattle, wife of a grand
son of the noted Henry .Ward; Beecher,
has arrived to look-after her and take
her toTSeattle as soon as he Is able to
travel. Mrs. Cameron's husband died
some' time ago and the shock and worry
caused a nervous breakdown.' Mr. Cam
eron was a member of a large business
firm in San Francisco, .z r ,
- I Colonel Litllcbrasdt Dies - ;
.; Annlston Ala, ? July N.' .S.
Colonel I wnilam C. IJttlebrandt, 16th
cavalry. commanding officer . at - Camp
McClellan, died suddenly from - heart
trouble at his home on Sherman Heights)
this morning. ... ..,'
- A Patch Lawyer; Appointed f
The Hague,' July I. TJ. P.) Profes
sor Von Hansel, a . Dutch publicist, to
day' accepted an official Invitation to
head the legal department of the League
of Nations. . , . . -.
Vote ; of
For ? Flat
Ordinance of Mayor
City Hall Steam Roller Which Put Over
Raises on Departmental Basis Smashed
by First Ballot of New." Commissioner
The steam-roller at the city hall
is smashed. The first vote of Com
missioner - Pier, cast this morning
against the. previous .--salary in
creases granted city employes, broke
the backbone of the machine, and
established ' the? flat raise schedule
Introduced to the council by Mayor
Baker. - - ' - .
The Baker ordinance was passed by
unanimous vote after Pier's ballot on
the revocation of previous ordinances.
From June 1 the , following increases
have been granted ;cUy ; emptoyes i
SCHEDULE ' OF INCBEA8E8
Increases of 55 cents a day" -to those
working on the daily wage basis, which
includes laborer, , ' f . .
Increases . of - $15 monthly to all em
ployes except those who have received
advances less ; than $15 since July 1.
191$, and - those who , have received
more than $15 since that date. Those
who have ' been granted t less than ' $15
since July M, 118, will be allowed the
d if f erenca. between their : raise and $15.
Those who. have received . more than
$15 since July of last year are granted
no raise.' - " -v -
- Increases of . $20 are I allowed those
who have not . been -advanced in salary
since Junei 1, 117, - - 1 . -
MATTY TILTS OCCUR ...
: The vote was 1 reached after tilts in
voiving Mayor Baker,; Commissioner
Barbur and others had upset the tran
quility of the r council L chamber " and
after the objections filed: by Mayor Ba
ker against previous ordinances had been
sustained by the votes of Blgelow. Pler
and Baker;- 1 ... i"; i
"We 'must meet the going wage In; my
department." " announced i Barbur. - "My
men must be retained. . The Improvement
program, of our department is the big
gest ever planned in this city and, we
cannot afford to let the I competent em-?i
ployes . we now nave depart. My or
dinance was. framed for the good of the
denartment. . not to nut anything- ever.
Jf my men are allowed io leave, "I will
not accept -the responsibility.
MAYOR SUGOESTSlTAT OUT w7 :
Ciiflt yo have special t men that, you
believe, .you must; keep, you t can- care
for em by'OrdlBance.rMayor- Baker
answeredjThat is our business; But
Federal Government Can not Aid
Roosevelt Highway Plan; Unless-,
pThereIsSpalXAu4hori
- Iwaahlngton'; July 2.--(WASHiNO
TON ; BUREAU OSV THE JPUR
NAL) Senator . Chamberlain- j ac
companted B.' F. Jones ; of .Newport
and E. T. Dowd 'of Hermlston to the
bureau of public roads to discuss . the
possibility of aid from that source -in
the construction of the Roosevelt high
way. , -4 .
It was agreed this was Impossible be
cause the terms of the state law. Impose
the maintenance of . the highway upon
the federal government, which is la con
flict, with the requirement of the fed
eral good roads act. that roads upon
completion shall be maintained by the
states. -
Representative' Hawley- may ask the
house roads committee to grant a hear
ing on bis bill making a direct appropri
ation to match the -money Oregon has
VOted..:. : .i ,' -
This would . place : all arguments offi
cially before congress, but It offers little
prospect of success unless the backing
of the government departments can be
secured for it from commercial and mili
tary standpoints.
- , Highway Efforts Made
Every effort will be made by Senator
Charles L. McNary to obtain an appro
priation from congress to join with the
Oregon " appropriation 'In s building the
Roosevelt' highways according to word
received from the senator this morning
by -.George Quayle, secretary of the
State' Chamber of Commerce. Early
this week Mr. Quayle received word from
the Oregon Roosevelt highway delega
tion in - Washington that the - highway
was . not, receiving the proper , support
from the people of this - state. The
state chamber has sent messages to all
Oregon representatives and senators urg
ing their support In the measure. '- n . ?
WateicrEver Bill Is
; Passed by House in
;Foim as; Eeported
.-..' -a- ' : n ' 11 1 ' ' , .
Washington, July 2. (WABHINOTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) VThe
waterpower development bill, which was
passed y the house just before adjourn
ment last midnight, is substantially un
changed from the'-- conference report
which the houM adopted last congress.
bat which-failed then Decause of a sen'
ate filibuster. Provisions as to the leas
ing - period of 50 years upon payment of
a net investment : ' not greater "than -- its
fair - value and discretionary leasing
charges remain unchanged. ' Fifty per
cent of receipts from sites in -national
forests ' or parks goes to their develop
ment. Fifty -per cent from public lands
or reserved lands other than forests goes
Into the reclamation fund. All .receipts
from sites in Indian reservations goes
to the Indians. - - .. , '.
Opposition to the . bill was Insignifi
cant. No division-was called for on its
FUNDS FOR COAST PHONE CONFERENCE
ROAD ARE SOUGHT CALLED BY MAYOR
V ssTSSsrssssssfsBBsMrsssssssjss . V ' ' -:- .Wr ---:;", -V--y"?"" "T T "i" y -
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I her e as e
-tj .'
we began' this raise business, to supply
a living wage to all.'-
Commissioner Mann pointed out in-v
equalities In the Baker ordinance and
asked for a conference of commission
ers to frame another before Pier arose
to -speak. - 1
- "I ani glad to see the small man get
an equal raise with the larger salaried
man," he stated. "This Is an emergency
because of the high cost of living. I
wilt back an increase for those who-de
serve it later, but the treasury will not
permit 'them new. we can later maKe
the adjustments when the finances war
rant .them." " ' -.
APPEALS FOR OLDER EMPLOYES
Oh behalf of the civil service associa
tion. R. E. Kremera. president, told the
council that a distinction should be made
between old . employes and those working-under
temporary appointments. He
declared that , equal raises to- the new
employes Was not fair to the Older men.
Kremer's remarks were supplemented
by C P. Fisher..
Mayor Baker answered that the tern
horary employes were there because the
city was - withholding examinations 'for
returning soraiers.
. was- popular to take care 'of them
during the war. and Just to do so now.
Furthermore, your proposal is based on
an eriiciency test. We are ra sing sal
aries because of the cost of living." the
mayor saio. ' .,'v .OAK
J. Allen Harrison as a taxpayer told
the council, that the people of. Portland
ravored an Increase for those who could
not live, but not on an efficiency basis.
He lauded the Baker ordinance and the
council for standing for the under dog.
CITY E5GIXEER OPPOSED '
- Representatives of the fire and police
Dureaus commended the - Baker ordt-I
nance and - City kngineer IaarguaVdH
opposed it because, he states, "a man
who knows how: to build a bridge is
treated the same as a man who can
only trace a line on a piece of paper."
"De -you , remember how the three
commissioners combined to .- put- over
that scheme?" Mayor Baker questioned
Aaarguara, :
- "I resent that statement by the
mayor,"- flung -Commissioner Barbur.
"and I won't be bulldosed by hm. , I
want 'it distinctly 'understood.' that: I
entered -po combJus.' "i
.-Other nnte led vp to ths VoteOiat
passed unanimously the Baker schedule.
Conciliation; Board M eeting To-
ffigday to iHear IBoth S Ides? j
; - Service l Impaired.
Pending
conferences called by
Mayor Baker to bring about recon
ciliation in the strike of -, telephone
Operators . and linemen, conditions
today appeared; little different from
the two previous day of the walk
out, though both sides were claiming
gains.'. Some - service ? was. - being
maintained today, though the main
tenance , of lines was obviously suf 4
fertng. ;-iv - 'Z&'f. '
The girls were still recruiting strikers
and declared that they have had 860
applications for membership, since Mon
day, which would raise their total mem
bership to nearly S00. It appears, how
ever,, that all' the members are not
striking. n-:-i'- .4-
The officials of the electrical workers'
union claim a complete walkout, and say
that the only persons who are doing re
pair work are some of the chiefs, who are
working overtime to keep . the lines re
paired. The men's : strike. ' unlike the
girls, was ordered for the whole district
of - Oregon and. . Washington, and conse
quently has more of an effect. "
In the temporary absence of Mr. Phil
lipa from bis office this morning, A. J.
Halltday said for the company that the
service had improved slightly, and that
all . the .operators places were filled.
Asked concerning a. change In -pay for
the girls who were still with 'the com
-pany, he said that he knew of no change
other than the new schedule which went
Into effect on June 16. He stated it
was possible that- some additional com
pensatlon would be given the girls who
worked .during the strike, though, no
arrangements' had been' made for this
Concluded on Pica Six, Column Twel
California Votes
Tor; $40,000,000
: Road Construction
. San Francisco. July 4. (U. P.)4-CaH
fornla voted 7 to 1 in favor of. a $40.
000,000 . highway construction program.
according-- to ' nearly ; complete,-returns
early today. From the first counting of
the ballots. ' the result! was never ; in
doubts The bonds voted will be sold to
provide for completion of portions of the
present highway system; construction of
a number of scenic routes ana stretcnes
to relieve tmt congestion on certain por
tions of the state long blghway. .
Strength of Army;
Now. Below Million
. Washington.: July 3.--i(L N. &)The
strength of the army Is 'now less than
1,000,000 men, a reduction of more than
2.700.00O from November 11. Secretary
Eaker .announce! this afternoon.
EM fti' .
Giant; British Dirigible Goin-
Good in First Atlantic Flight
of Lighter-Than-Air Machine,
Huge Craft Expected to Arrive
at Mineola, Long Island Avii
tiorj Field, Independence Day.
London, July 2. -(I. N.' 8.)- The
giant British dirigible It-3 4, which
left East Fortune, Scotland, at 1:4S
this viorning for the. United States,
xe about 6631and miles from its
starting point at 2iiB thla afternoon.
according; to a message1 received
from her commander, and was sail-'
ing westward without any trouble.
"The R-M has made good," sail
another message, from Major Scott,
the airship's commander, sent at X
m., and reporting that' the dirigi
ble 'Up to that hour- had covered
about 430 nautical miles.
Bast Fortune. "Scotland, July 2. -U.
P.) The British dirigible R-84, which
started for America' at 2 :48 o'clock this
morning 9 :48 p. m. Tuesday, New York
time), is speeding toward America to
day on the first transatlantic flight of
a lighter than air craft.
Bugles sounded at 1 :27, calling' the
ship from its aerodrome. At 1 :47 the
dirigible was in position to fly. As
searchlights lit up the sky,' . the crew
clambered aboard. Six hundred men
.were employed to bring the dirigible
from Its shed.-; e r ..
As the great 3 adventure neared, the
crew became visibly excited. -
Lieutenant Commander Zachery Lns
downe of the United Btates navy, mak
ing the' trip at the invitation of the
BrKish navy: emerged from his caMn
clad In for and resembling an Arcttn
explorer : Flushed and smiling, he isaitl
to the United Press:
'l feel; great. I Would rather f!y
across than" travel In a boat. The ele--
ments will be smoother and personal
danger does not .exist. .The weather is
almost ideal." .1, v 1 "
Climbing -into his room, he turnc 1
(Oooeluded en Pas &vn. Column Otw)
Nine Transports
Leave Other Side
V.WithA.E.F.Hen
Washington. July 2 I. N. 8.)Nln
transports, bringing 20,800 Tanks. -sailed
on . June 28, ' the war department an
nounced today. They are : ,
Bavoie, with 421 , casuals' from Le
Havre, due at New York JTuly 13; tho
Nansemond, with 6252. from Brest, due
at New York July 10; the Pestro, with
127s, from Marseille for New Yorn ; the
Mount Vernon, with 6758,' from Brest,
due at Nw York Jnlv th Ma1Wika.
with 2822, nfrom BU Nazal re, due at,
Charleston July ; the . Marlca, with
2024. from Marseilles, due at New Yortc
July ; the Santa Oltva. with mi, from
Bordeaux, due at New York July It ;
the Canonlcus, with 1885,' from Bor.
deaux due at Newport Nfwjs July 10,
and the Mauretanla, with one casual,
from Southampton,, due at .New Yorkc
July 7. , . - - .
News Associations
Agree to Increase
Wages of Operator
New York, July 2. (U. P.) An
nouncement was made today that con
tracts have been concluded between the
management of the United Press and Its
operators, including a new wage scaie
under which the operators; receive an
aggregate annual increase approximating
1100,000. '.: ' : t
The 'contract, which also covers condi
tions of employment, was made effective
Monday, June SO, and 'covers a period cf
one year. ' '
A contract containing an' identical
wage scale was signed by the Inter
national News Service and its opera tori.
At the- same time, it was .announce J
that the Associated Press had granted
wnii amounica 1.0 practically an, luerj-
tlcal increase to Its operators. j
Breweries Eesume
-Beer Manufacture
San Francisco. July t.-i. N. S.)
San Francisco breweries today resumi
the .manufacture of beer containing not
more than 3 and 2-4 -per cent alcohol,
despite the refusal of the district federal
court here to grant an Injunction stratn-t
the enforcement of the war time prohi
bition law. The brewers intend to maV e
a test case of the prohibition measure.
Bomb Plots Not
; ;; Teared pn Fourtli
Wasjilngton, July 2. (I. N. R TT-e
department of Justice has no re . i f
anticipate . any nation-wide ' bomb 1
on Independence day, William J. I ;:. -,
chief of the ' Bureau of Invect:.' t : ,
said -today. Incidentally he d-rn. ! re
ports that the department bd - f
a geaeral roundup of "reds" 1 t
as a means cf c
f