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VOU. XVIII. NO. 117
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Portland Onto
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1919. TWENTY PAGES
PRICE :TWO CENTS 4
ON TWAIN AND HVW.
STANDS FIVC . CUTt
TUB OF
BIO STRIKE
Workers of Three Great Key In
7 dustries; May Quit to Enforce
Demands of the Coal Miners.
Keen interest Felt as Officials
'.'of '.'Triple "Alliance" Meet to
Decide "Direct Action" Issue.
- London, July-2 . (I. N. S.) By
a vote'ornT to 11 the "triple alli-
ance" this afternoon decided to put
- the question 'of a general strike of
miners, 'railway , men jind transpor
tation Workers up to a ballot, of the
I worklngmen themselves. The "triple
. alllance":js composed of the. officials
oi the three unions named-.
Many -delegates left the conf er-
ences singing and waving . the' red.
. flag,.? v . . . Vt. . , ; ;, .:.
Announcement was made officially
today- that troops " have arrived in
Yorkshire to guard the mines there
during the strike.
" 'London. July 23. (I. N. S.) The
threat : of a ''direct action" strike.
extending to the railway men , apd
transport,, workers,; to. enforce the
demand of the striking coal miners,
hunr over England when the "triple
alliance" officials of the miners,
railway "an4 transport worker met
today. . ' . . ; ;' .-
, When the noon adjournment was
taken a bitter division had arisen' be
tween those who wanted'to defy -the
'government and those who sought a con
ciliatory course. . The heated arguments
'; indicated ; long and stormy session this
afternoon. "..,. ,
. The cabinet held an important session
- today to discuss the Icdustriai situa
tion. ' PREMIER' SEEKS SlTTTtEMEKT
; It was reported that Premier? Lloyd
Oeorge would confer with officials of
i the "striking coat miners this afternoon
in an attempt to pav the way tor a
settlement. '" . - '
It is decUred by the, Daily Express
that the ejctremlat leaders of the strik
ing miners in the Yorkshire fields are
in constant communication with .the In
dustrial Workers of the World, the
stormy petrels of the : American indus
trial centers.
A meeting of the mlnere executive
committee will -" be held Thursday to
canvass the situation. -
Towns supplied. by . the .' Torkshtre
' fields have received - official . warning
from:" the ' government to curtail their
consumption of coal, gas, electricity and
water.' ,; Railway service is to be re--.
dneed also.
5ew8papeb 8xjqgest8
conspibAct
The Morning Post makes the startling
suggestion t that i the ' real cause of the
strike is. a long and carefully con
certed plan to overturn the existing
order : of i.tbtngs and place the whole
nation at-the mercy of one eectlon.
'The; Dally Mail - attributes the unrest
to inactivity of the laborites in parlia
ment.. If they had given expression to
strong views in . the house, of commons,
more frankly ; uttered, there would : be
lens . clamor on -the part ' of local agi
tators, , argud this ': Northcllffe organ.
The newspaper expresses the belief, fur
thermore, : that government - inaction
may t-du .to the lack of a settled coal
field ' policy! on tha part of the. govern
" menC . Premier-Lloyd, George is charged
' with "moving? away ; from natlonaliaa
tion ' of mines. s There - are strong
rumors ; that Eidward Shortt.- home ' sec
- - retary,: ia opposed to ; the . miners' 3e-
mand for nationalisation. ' - : j-v .:'
INTEREST IX MEETING
.Keen interest Is felt everywhere over
the meeting - of the.; "triple alliance--
- - officials of the mine,' railway and. trans
port workers. As they control about
2,000.000 .workers their decision will be
of. great weight in the industrial situation.-
" ' ' - a
By d irect - action the -officials mean
widespread strike to enforce , their de
mands. , ,
The Exchange , . Telegraph predicted
that - the "triple alliance'" would un
doubtedly recommend a vole on direct
action and the release of conscientious
. objectors. - Many members . of parlia
.. went expects a widespread . strike - to
test the unionists strength. ,-
Three Vehicles
In Smash; Three
.' 1 ; Persons Escape
' An accident with " three ; angles, in
; which- three persona narrowly escaped
, ; Injury. occurred on i Union avenue be
r een Wasco and Knott streets, at 7 :15
thts .morning when a P.. L. & P.
street car crashed into a moving auto
mobile, and drovo it against a machine
parked in.Union 'avenue'. - ,
' W. -M; Jerrells. 15 East Twenty-ninth
street parked - his ; car before ( a gro-
eery; store- a-hlle Je made . a purchase.
A - machine- 9wned by - Prey & Allen,
; Lents .paintera and occupied ? bv its
owners, was traveling' toward the rear
fif thA .t.ndinr Tnuh1nA whn tliA fi-
car -approached.- -
The Frey i-Jk 'Allen machine .was
i rammed 4nto the -Jerrells. machine and.
was completely wrecked. - The- occu-
psnts were forcibly thrown out but
escaped Injury 'The JerreHa 'machine
- was- only sIlghUy damaged and an
occupant whose name was not- learned
I Vy police.. wrapert wntwjr-.-.
New, Pacific Fleet
Approaches Canal
In Separate Units
-..
Destroyers Will Reach - Panama
During Day? Battleships Are
; Plowing Through. Caribbean.;,
By Frank G. Ienke
Aboard V.'- S. ) S. Arkansas. With
the Pacific Fleet. July 23. (By
Wireless.) -CL N. S.)- Enroute to
the Pacific coast the six. super
dreadnoughts ..of the . Pacific fleet
were passing through the Windward
passage f : today f anq were due to
emerge Into the Carribean sea, 550
miles north of the 'Panama canal,
before noon. J'., :
The battleships-are traveling alone.
The destroyers, which pushed on ahead,
were due to reach the canal this morn
ing, and the supply ships, which are
1 00 miles ahead of the battleships, to
morrow. It Is probable that all will
clear- through the locks before the ar
rival of r the battleships Friday ' fore
noon. .: , ' t - ''';'-j--7. i- '.:"
' The super-dreadnoughts are I making
12 knot through the Windward pas
saged The weather Is " clear, but the
sea is -slightly choppy. '
It Is reported that some of the older
type of battleships that have been en
gaged In target practice off Guahtanamo
will join the fleet some time , this morn
ing. . r , ..w '
.During the. day the battleships are en
gaged uln y constant ' maneuvers '.while
drills , take place aboard Alt tha hips
are somewhat handicapped because . 60
per cent of their crews, are raw recruits
pressed into service when the cruise be
gan -because the enlistments ref. many
experienced men had expired. The
rookies are learning quickly and will
be prepared to. do themselves proud in
the review at San Francisco., -u
'The 'imen are entertained nightly f by
two-reel movie comedies and five-reel
feature films played on screen' placed
aft of the turrets.
Delegation to Receive Little En
couragement From:ExecutiYe
When Plea Submitted," ?
Salem. July ,23. r-The delegation
from the : National Women's - Sut'
f rage association ; is not expected, to
receive any great amount of encour
agement when It' calls: on . Governor
Olcott Thursday "in an. effort to se
cure a special session of the Oregon
legislature for the purpose of, ratify
ing tiro national suffrage amendment.
Governor Olcott has already expressed
himself as opposed toAa- special session
at this, time: In' a telegram to Carrie
Chapman ' Catt two months - ago In re
ply to a request .for ' a ratification ses
sion, the governor declared that such
a move did not meet with his approval,
inasmuch as the regular session had
only recently .been adjourned and in
view of the great expense Incident to
another session. It is estimated that a
single day's session at this time would
cost the state $5000.
When 'Mrs. Elliott Corbett of Port
land called -on the governor' fast L week
in' the interest of the. ratification' move
the governor , told her -of tils -telegram
to Mrs. Catt, but assured her that If it
came down to the "point where the vote
of one state was necessary in order to
complete the ratification, he would .be
"willing to. call ,the session, providing
the legislators would agree to attend
at their own expense
Eugene E. Smith of Portland, in a
letter to Governor. Olcott some time ago,
suggested a special ratification session
at the expense of the legislators them
selvea . He expressed himself as willing
to pay his own- expenses In such; an
event. Smith, however, : Is the -- only
Oregon legislator who has so far volun
teered such a move. Other members of
the legislature. - farther, removed from
the state capital and to. whom the ex
pense - would be tar more .v serious than
In the case of Mr. Smith, may not be
so enthusiastic over such a session, it
is pointed out in , state capital circles.
Man Is Knocked
Unconscious at,
i Electric Station
Either from touching a live wire or
short ' circuiting ; a - switcli. Fred -Finn,
powerhouseman for the Northwestern
Electrio v company, was " burned and
shocked . at : the Plttock block t central
station of the company early this morn
Inc. When he was found at 4:15 o'clock
he was lying on the floor unconscious.
,- It was said at the St. Vincents hospt
tal today .that Pinn had good chances
of recovery. J. IX Wright of the police
department.' who. is an electrician, - was
sent to administer first aid to ; Pinn
when the report was received, and he
sent the Injured man to. the hospital.
TooktNothingi hut r
Watahmelons-That
Would Be' Stealin'
Hush! ? An don' anyone brevVit t a
soui:,
. Long about three quahters after mid
night Tuesday night. .Whew everythin
still and dark, somebody done broke the
look at Anderson & Loyd's grocer store
at 710. Alberta street. . Who done it?.' No
one say, chil. ,
- What was there? ' Wahtahmelons. . of
cose. -Green. wif- black stripes. and
juiee Inside. . - - .
Take anyfing else? Cose. not. -That
would be nteMn : ' " f-
OLCOTI IS AGAINST
SUFFRAGE SESSION
Sll
East Tower Mechanism of Steel
Bridge I Burned and Flag , Pole
1 Above Building Is Splintered.
Boats Held in Harbor Until Dam
. aged . Crossing Is Repaired?
Spectacular Storm Is Local.
Bursting over Portland . with all
the vigor of a middle' westorn thunder-storm,
flashes -jof lightning, ac
companied by a v welcome shower,
made the atmosphere vibrant at 11
o'clock, this morning. A bolt struck
the east tower of the Steel bridge and
damaged the f electrical mechanism
that operates the draw, setting fire
to the pavement and charring: a
pileof .briquettes.' 'Another,, or pos
sibly the same, bolt demolished the
tall flagpole on top 'of a building oc
cupied by the Atkins Saw company
at First and Oak streets. ' Although
the shaft was, completely splintered,
no damage was done to the building
proper.:, . ' . .; ;.-.
A dwelling at 742 Mississippi avenue,
owned and occupied by Anna Hoglund,
was struck by lightning and damaged
to the extent of 4 00, fully covered by
insurance. The flash struck where tele
phone wires enter the house and '- fire
spread to the roof. Mrs. Hoglund was
severely shocked when the stove reeled
about as a result of the lightning im
pact. ; . ' ... ; - '
Forecaster Wells said this morning that
the storm was purely local but 'others
might . be looked for during the next
few days. While rain fell . in torrents
for a time, the sun soon reappeared. -
The lightning '-manifestations were
highly spectacular The bolt that struck
the bridge ran down . the Steel structure
of the , tower, with flashes and emission
of sparka, and jumped to the pavement,
damaging the surfaea. Pending thorough
Condu0e4 on Fas Two, otamn, One
EFFORTS OF FIRE
FIGHTERS BEATEN
Flames ; Spread and; New Fires
Break Out ; Despite Hard Bat
tles Waged Against Them.
Washington. July 23. (U. P.)
Secretary of the Interior Lane today
asked congress to permit him to use
$500,000 from department funds to
fight - forest fires raging in Idaho.
He requested adoption of a joint
resolution - permitting this as an
emergency step. ;
Spokane, July 23. (U. P.) A
smoke pall hangs " over Spokane.
Back in the : timber thousands of
weary men are fighting a losing bat
tle against a score of fires. Although
a light rain, felhin Spokane early, to
day, none has. visited the burning
areas.
.. Local flrefnen for four hours -Tuesday
evening fought . a ; stubtlbrn flre In the
Hollywood section of the city, which is
covered: with pines, and brush. : ,
New : fires . are reported from half a
dozen sections. Supervisors are nearly
at their wits' end. . There Is. a shortage
of labor and a high Wind is fanning old
fires into renewed 'activity. :U
TOWIfS I3T DAXOEB : 11
Thompson Falls and St. Regis, Monti,
are in Imminent danger, while fires are
being desperately headed off from New
port, Wash., Enavllle. Kellogg, Muilan
and Burke. Idaho. J . - '" t j;
- The Bear creek fire spread during the
night, traveling about a mile up the
north fork of the Coeur d'AIene river.
Another crew went in there today, mak
ing about 200 men fighting this fire.
Cellogg, Idaho. Was savedj late Tues
day by -heroic efforts on the part 6f
Philip Ness and his crews. Fifteen hun
dred acres are biasing- there. . .
SEW FIRE BREAKS OCT i
' A new , fire has broken out on Land
creek, four miles west of the south end
of Priest lake, and a crew has gone to
fight It. . The -Round Top fire on the
divide has broken from control, forcing
the fighters hurriedly ' to move . their
camp. Mrs. Howard Flint, wife of Su
pervisor' Flint, said , today. - The Boulder
creek fire is barely under control. ;)
Fires, west of - Newport, Wash-, ' are
held and the smoke-filled town ' is not
in Immediate danger.
'- Three new.flres have broken out-in
the Coeur' d'AIene district. . Supervisor
Wolff reported this - morning.. One is
above Surke. another above Muilan' and
the- third - on -Blue creek east of Coeur
d'AIene. . . , '
Machine GuhsTTsed
On Berlin Socialists
Berlin. July 2Li-(De!ayed.) U. P.
Despite the. warning, of Minister of De
fense Noske against the demonstrations
of the Independent .Socialists, the latter
attempted to carry out-their plans today,
resulting in the use of. machine guns by
the government forces. - Several persons
.were; wounded and s number arrest.
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Governor Urges
Extreme Caution
In Handling Fires
Regulations Proclaimed Govern
ing Campfires in or Near t
. Forests of Oregon.
Salem. July 23.- With the forest
grass and grain fields of the rtate
threatened. with ' destruction from
fire because of lack of rain, fire
wardens are urged. In a proclama
tion Issued today by Governor Olcott,
to exercise the greatest .caution in
guarding against this condition.
The proclamation, issued at the re
quest of State Forester F. A. Elliott, pro
claims that no campfires shall be started
in or near forest or brush covered lands
within 20 feet. of. any standing or down
trees, brush piles or other . litter that
may cause the spread of fire, and under
no condition is a fire to be built until
the ground is cleared to mineral soil for
a distance . of . six. feet in every direc
tion and.no gulch fire shall be left even
temporarily, until' it has been' completely
extinguished with water.
"Inasmuch as the forests , are one of
the state's chief material resources. ' 1
strongly urge every person going-into
the woods during the current dry season
to refrain, from- smoking, as- any. fire
allowed io get beybnd . control is not
only, extremely dangerous to all classes
of. property, but necessitates use of. la
bor and supplies that are essential in
other lines of endeavor,; , the proclama
tion reads. .; . - f '. - .... :,
FOREST SERVICE
LOSES RATE CASE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Turns -Down Joint Rates " on :
Sumpter Valley Line. '
Washington, July ,23. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF, THE JOURr
NAL.) The interstate commerce
commission in , a decision by. Com
missioner ' Hall, made' public today,
turns down' the petition of the gov
ernment' forestry, service asking for
Joint through rates on, forest prod-
j ucts on - the' Sumpter-'alley Railway,
j ThTe cfeclslbn says" he goveVnment'a
charge that. v the. Ecclea .'Interests
have laid an artificial burden upon
lumber rates - and bottled tip the
Whitman national -forest is not. sus
tained. It' denies there Is unlawful
discrimination between carriers vand
finds the existing rates are not un
reasonable in themselves!" . V :'
."It does not appear that the operating
Income of the Sumpter Valley road de
rived principally from rough cut timber
is more than the public should be re
quired to bear, says the commissioner's
report. "No showing is .made that op-,
era tiny conditions ft similar 'severity
are encountered by any-of the 2S short
lines serving competitive timber tracts
which maintain lower rates." f
Commissioner . Eastman filed a dis
senting opinion concurred in by Com
missioner McChord. Eastman says the
solicitation of the forest service for pro
tection of the public interest is in every
way to- its credit, investigation having
shown the government , would benefit
by the higher price for stumpage if the
joint rates were established. .
"If the joint rates were not used."
says Eastman, "certainly the defend
ants would have no cause for complaint.
It seems o me the group rates .should
fairly be extended to the Sumpter val
ley territory." v . " s, J-
Major R. A, Fenton
Back in -Portland j
Served in France
Major-. Ralph Ji. "- Fenton. who' Went
overseas with -base hospital 4S. returned
to- Portland today after , more than a
year's service with the A. E. F. ,
Shortly after arriving in France he
took additional straining at LangTea and
was 'transferred to Evacuation hospital
No I, nearer the front lines. -..
Following the armistice ha was' as
signed to the third army nd accom
panied it Into occupied Germany as
officer in charge, of eye work,' v n w
. In. the meantime Mrs.. Fenton was en
gaged in -war work with ..the ? French
government, first as a translator, and
later in. identification work in hospitals.
: Major and Mrs. Fenton enjoyed leaves
together in France, one trip taking them
Into Brittany.'
Major ' Fenton reached". Camp Lewis
this week and expects to be discharged
from service in a few days. - He will
resume his 5 practice - as aft eye,- ear,
nose and throat specialist in Portland.
Mrs. Fenton is expected home in.-a few
weeks.
Husband Chases His
Wife in Eacing Car
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Butte, MonU July 23. Speeding
across the' continent in a high ' power
racing" car, L. H. Winston, said to be a
wealthy Floridan, arrived in Butte to
day 10 minutes after Mrs. .Winston had
departed for Seattle. Winston said' his
wife had eloped . with f a tourist. . He
vowed to take summary vengeance, on
the couple.- . -
TJ. S. Engineers From
Archangel- at ; Brest
BresU July . 23. U. ; PO -The first
battalion " of the - American engineers
reached here yesterday from Archangel.
The 10th engineers are from the 85th
division. Michigan - and Wisconsin
NattOtSl 'Onard: ' "- ... -. ..
White! House1 Statement Brands
- "as False Story Published in
Which Contrary Was Stated.
Truth Is, President Did All He
Could the,0ther Wayj Explan
ation Expected : From Japan.
.Washington. July 23. (L N. S.)
President (Wilson neither origi
nated nor formulated the. Shantung
provisions of the peace treaty, it was
declared in a statement issued by the
president's direction from the- White
Iouse this afternoon. The statement
follows:'?'-- - . -i ,
The ' president authorizes the an
nouncement that, the -statement carried
In several of the rapers of this'morning
that he orIgi;iaied or formulate! - the
prevision with regard to Shantung in
the treaty - of peace with. Germany Is
altogether false. Ke exerted all tho In
fluence he was at liberty to exercise in
the circumstances to obtain a ino-lifica-tlon
of them, ard believes that the
ultimate action of Japan with rg:ird to
Sbantung will. the whole maimer In
its true Hgnu : i .
TAFTS IDEAS OS TREATY T
. , ARE GIVEN ATTENTION
.Washington, July 23. U.'P.) -Reservations
to the peace tneaty suggested
by William Howard Taft are being
seriously" considered by Senate Republi
can leaders. It was learned today. : ;-. s
" Taft'S ; suggestions cover ' article ;0,
domestic questions and the Monroe
doctrine.'. : ' , ' , '. ; '
- Senators . who " conferred : with Presi
dent. Wihrm - today indicated that the
1 aft program also. la being stuiied.by
Wilson. ,-Taft's suggestions - were,; or
iginally outlined -in a letter to the editor
of .the Grand Rapids . (Mlch.) Horald
which -, was . - transmitted to . Senator
Spencar; 'Missouri. - - " ,
Later v. It waa suted Taft - embodied
his . ideas on reservations which he
called ;"resolatlon." in a letter to; Will
H. liays. chairman of - the .Republican
national committee,' who is tn Indiana.
In"' the suggested - resolution which
Senator ; Spencer has. Taft suggested
that article tea .be Interpreted as pow
erless' to force the United States into
war - without- specif k - action ' of .'con
gress; ; that a : specific reservation be
mado .of the control -ot, all .domestic
questions such as coastwise trading,
immigration and .'tariff, and that , the
Monroe "doctrine bo reserved. . j a
- .Senator . Lodge- declined to comment
on the1 Taft program, but among other
Republican senators - the - word was be
ing passed today 4hat Taft's sugges
tions will form the bests bf a com-
f promise between President Wilson and
the league opponents . which will- be
embodied in the resolution pf ratifica
tion. ... .-
EUROPEAN UNREST
HELD BIG
Samuel Hill Much Impressed by
Social and Political Upheaval
. In Old Worlds
Conditions In Europe are chaotic
and no nan can predict the outcome,
said Samuel Hill, , who passed
through Portland today , on his. way
to Maryhin. Mr. Hill has .just re
turned from one of ? his periodical
visits to the Old World. ...
T was in England. France,' Belgium.
Turkey, Sebrla.' Roumania. Greece and
Spain," he said. "There Is a social and
political - upheaval going on. Every
where the cost of living is high, i For
example, I paid $18' a day for a small
room and bath at Paris. Meals were .in
proportion.'
. The best hotel I found was In Madrid,
and it was run by-a Belgian.' I also
learned . something about sidewalks' in
Madrid." TheyThave a Tractlce there 'I
should like to see . adopted in .this coun
try, of -not smothering the. shade trees
with concrete. The tree Is given a chance
to breathe, and-aloflg the walk are little
canals of water."
Discrimination hy
- Phone Company in
'Salem Is, Charged
? Salem. July 23 With several : cases
of . alleged discrimination , against for,
roer telephone- operators in the employ
of the Salem' exchange of the Pacific
Telephone company and four substitute
operators, who have a- yeV not, been
reinstated In accordance with the agree
ment ,of the company,' the telephone
strike situation is not -altogether settled
here ; yet, according to - Roy Slmeral.
president of the Electrical Workers'
-Union.,, with ; which the : operators are
affiliated. . . ;
The company In several instances has
failed to reinstate former employes in
the-old' positions, according to the un
derstanding under, which- the operators
went back to work,1 Simefal states, and
several -non-union operators are being
retained contrary to the agreement. -
. RATE CASE CONTENDERS
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Z ' freight rate adjudication are, at left, John H. Smith of
r Astoria,repre5enting lower river ports, and Thomas J.
Kennedy, assistant corporation counsel of Seattle, who is aiding
the railroads in fight against water grade method of rate making.
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COAST FIXES RATE
: PAID BY FREIGHT
JAMES J, HILI4 the empire builder, said: f'Kature' made the palss;
water .follows the lines. Of least resistance; and so, does, commerce.
"With ; water ittls some .physical obstruction, but withf commerce It Is
dollars and cents. A thousand tons of f relgbt can roll!downthe Janks
of tbat'river (the Columbia) cheaper than we can. take it over the tops
of the mountains." ' i , ... . . , - ..... ; , ... .
The grade of the Northern Pacific over, the mountains to Puget
Sound is 11 times Meeper than tho grade of the' S., P. & S. between
Portland and Pasco. I . '. . ; ' ' -' v
One item of cost fci mountain transportation Is tho Investment by
the Great s.Ndrtherri f between $5,000,090 and $6,000,000 lor snow
sheds to prevent K Gnowslfde sweeping another train and its passengers
to destruction as happened near Wellington a few years ago. , i
- f '.The C, M. & St.1 P. has" spent $12,000,000 for electrification across
the Rockies and ,is spending $ 9,500.000 - for electrification across the
Cascade range to save transportation costs that would not appear In
water grade transportation. j '-",'' . '' .
. Despite the shorter distance and ' water grade routes; between the
Inland 'Empire and iorts of the; Columbia, the 'longest and; steepest
route, the Northern 2 Pacific, between th interior and Puget Sound la
the basis of allratos.r mountain 'and water, grade, between ( the " Infand
Empire' and the seaboard. ; ' .' -s.,,;.rr ': ' '';' Sci
. The Columbla: basin rate hearlng lf ah appeal t or ja new rate based
on justice arid sense a rate based! on the cost of water grade transpor.
tation. - j- I ' -
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FOR INTERVENTION
News of Mexican Menace Mostly
Propaganda of Unscrupulous
:y Interests', Says Editor. :
'-in
. Mexico City, Vuly j 23 (U. P.)
It waa announced officially today
that the Mexican government will
publish correspondence captured In
the recent Vllla-Angclcs raid on
Juarez, t, ;'r "::;..-:' m :fh r. ;,' V lv
, The correspondence. It was stated,
contained ; allegeJ ; eDommunlcatlons
from farmer 3oTemorj Georg W.
Hunt , of Arizona- Intimating: to Villa
that Senator Fall and other Ameri
cana wished to - visit him at some
appointed place In the state of Chi
huahua to discuss extension of
aid in his campaign against the Mex
ican government.'. '' -' . . -;
Washington, July 21.ll N. S.)
Pancho ,V 1 1 1 swf'banait:iMdcr;has
discharged hi entlreforcev: which
has -"scattered " completely demoral
ized. V according : to - official -. advices
received today ' at the Mexican em-
The advices added that correspon
dence of Felix ' Diaz,' seized' by . the
Mexican gdvernment.' included - a
YS Te. Coln; Fn)i
DRV
IS ALLEGED
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BOARD HEARS PLEA
Demand for : 80' Cents; an .Hour
; Instead of .75; to ;Be De-;
- . termined by-Hearing. - -
Representatives, of the , grain
handlers' unions of the Northwest
took 'the stand this morning 'before'
the state board ; of conciliation in
the opening hearing, at the Central
library on the matter of the increase
in wages demanded by the unions.
The testimony V tended to show that
while only the ; Portland union had
actually engaged in a strike, the matter
of demanding- an Increase was being
fomented In Seattle and Tacoma and
that a , strike ; was ' avoided In . those
cities by reference of the question . to
the Oregon board. : ;.-- ,.
The demand of $0 cents per hour for
straight tiem instead of -75 ent. - and
$1.20 per hour for over time Instead of
$L124 was held to be Just by the wit
nesses,' including L. : F. Stein ford, sec
retary of the Pprtland local $ Edward
Kloss,. business agent- of the:. Tacoma
local, and Joseph Taylor,' president of
the Pacific coast , district of the Inter
national Longshoremen's association', of
which the grain handlers' union is a
part. . ........ t
Inasmuch, as the question will -be
definitely settled by thet board, under
the agreement reached by the men and
the' employers, jnuch interest . was, taken
CaclBded m Face igbtea,.-ColUMa Sea)
0 G AIN AN
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IBQEI
City Appears in Rate Hearing as
Member of Family Abused in
Favor of Puget Sound Cities.
Testimony Shows in No Other
' Advantages So Fully; Ignored.
Portland, the "orphan of the fam
ily." appeared as chief pleader in to
day's continuance of the Columbia
basin rate hearing before Interstate
Commerce r Commissioners . Hall,
Daniels and Eastman. .'
.' J.' N. Teal and V. C. McCuIloch,
counsel, and John II. Lothrop, wit
ness, for the Portland . Traffic and
Transportation association and the
Portland Chamber of ' Commerce,
brought out a number of startling
facta of-which the following are
typical . -
The terminal .. rate group of which
Portland is a member cannot be dupli
cated - anywhere else In the United
States. Portland, closest to the In
terior and with a water level haul, pays
the same rate as Puget Sound, with
mountain routes, and Astoria, 100 miles
farther from the -Interior.
New York and Philadelphia, SO miles
apart, have different rates, based on
distance, and so have Boston and 13a I -tlmoje.
'The -blanket rate grouping of Inland
Empire polnu, likewise, cannot be du
plicated anywhere else in the United
States. Chicago and Milwaukee do net
take the same rate although but 85
miles apart Nor Is there a rate parity
betwem such keen competitors as Pe
trolt. Duluth and Minneapolis.
Mr Lothrop stated that from a sons
south of Snake river, shown by a map
entered in evidence,' the average dis
tance to Portland is 260 miles, to St--attle
,S0 mile, and to Astoria 869
miles. ..Yet .tlifl..rte- Is. ! !. .'V
tone contains such Important tMiri
points as Pendleton. Athena, Milton,
Walla Walla, . Waltsburg, Dayton and
Pomeroy,. the last, four in Washington.'
FCJITMKR IX.8TAWCEH CITED' ,
. sIn'a zone' horth'of Snake river whU h
contains Spokane, Lewlaton, .Pullman,
Moscow, r Cojfax. Garfield. Oakes
Jale, Tekoa, Rosalia, LInd and
Itltrvllle, the average distance is: Port
land 367.7 mJles. Seattle 3D2 miles and
Astoria 87 miles, the aversge distance
to Seattle being . 106. per cent of the
average distance to Portland. Yet the
rate in the same. .
In , the . territory north and east of
Spokane, actual , distance favors Ke-,
attle. but on an equated mileage basis
measuring the energy needed to move
freight over the mountains to the Sound
in contrast with the power required for
the water grade haul Portland Is much
nearer even in this zone.
85 OW SHEDS EXPENSIVE
1 One minor Item of the cost of moun
tain transportation - obtruded in Mr.
Lothrop.s testimony. A few years ago
a snowsllde on - the line of the Great
Northern near Wellington swept a pas
senger train of f the . tracks and killed
a .number of people. To avert future
accidents of the same kind, the Ort-at
Northern has since spent .between
$5,000,000 and $1,000,000 tn an elaborate
system of snow sheds. The water
grade; routes have no 'snow sheds, nor
d they need them, but. the public pars
Un same rate to use mountain or water
grade points between the Interior and
the seaboard. . . ,
Tho maximum grade of the S., Y.'.tt
S. on the water haul between Portland
and. Pasco Is two tenths of 1 per cnt.
The maximum ' grade of the Northern
Pacific over the mountains is 2. per
cent. The mountain route. Is 11 times
steeper than . the water grade; yet ' the
mountain route, with 'its- lonjter dis
tances, and steep pull, is the basis -of
the rate charge by all . lines In the
Northwest between the interior knd the
coast. . , . . ; ,.. . .
ARBATf OEM FIST ABJtOHHAL ; ,
-; Mr.' Lothrop testified: :'
"The 1 carriers In- making the same
rates from Seattle over the longer
routes as are in ' effect from Portland
vfa'the shorter routes," again for the
moment: disregarding dissimilarity in
transportation conditions, are not doing
so because of railroad competition, but
solely for the purpose' of equalizing the
market : or. cemmerclal competition , by
unfair and abnormal adjustments." '
, As a more . direct comparison,' Mr.
Lothropaverred : - '
"The normal SeatUe-Pendleton first
class rate would be 121 per cent of the
Portia nd-Pendleton rate. .
iThe westbound equated m lies ge be
tween -Seattle and Pendleton is 241 per
cent of the westbound equated mileage
between Portland and Pendleton. East
bound the percentages of distances and
rates would ,be207.2 per cent' and 167.
per "cent respectively."
RATE TI V- PORTLAND SAME
" The' testimony brought out the : fact
that the. O-W. R. tc N. hauls livestock
from : Pendleton through Portland to
Seattle at the same rale - as to Port
land. J - " :. '
. Though the effect on transportation
cost of the mountain routes is denied In
rate' making "between the interior and
the coast, the rate charged, between Cul
de. Sac and Orangevllle. Idaho, is on a
basis of two miles for one, and north of
Bed Bluff, crossing the Slsklyous, IS
miles to one. .
The prophetic words spoken by James
J; Hill, the empire builder, were re
peated: , - .. , ,
'-TNatare made the pass; water follows
the lines of '.least resistance, and so does
commerce. :Wlth water it Is some phys
ical obstruction, but with 'com mere It
(Ceaelodcd en Fas Se.tu, Calomn Oar)