FAY KING'S FABLES
A' new find entertaining feature, written
and Illustrated by Far King, former Port
. land girl, now in newspaper work in New
York, in The Journal '
Beginning Today.
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CITY EDITION
Wm All'lUre and It's All True
THE WEATHER Tonight fair ; Thuris
day. fair and warmer; winds mostly
northerly.. ... -
Maximum Temperatures Tuesday:
Chicago .........78 , New York ..,.. 78
Los Angeles...... 84 Portland ........ S8
Now Orleans..... 83 - St. Paul 86
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PURSUES
Kidnaping Bandits Are Spotted
by Airplane Scouts, Accom-
panying Punitive Expedition.
Troops Are Now 40 Miles in In
terior and Killing or Capturing
of Band Is Hourly Expected.
San Antonio. Texan, Aug. 20. (I.
N". S.) Twelve United States army
airplanes, two of them bombers and
the other 10 machine gun fighters,
will be leading the four troops of the
eighth cavalry in pursuit of Mexican
bandits south of the border late to
day. "
Marfa, Texas, Aug. 20. (I. N. S.)
Indications here today were that
moYe United States troops will be
went into Mexico if the bandits who
held up two American army aviators
for $15,000 ransom are not rounded
up. .
The troops of the Eighth cavalry that
crossed the border early Tuesday are
now 40 miles south of the internataional
line. As they advance they ar aided
by airplanes.
Additional cavalrymen and supplies
have heached - temporary headquarters
at Candelaria.
Hospital supplies and Red Cross men
are at Candelaria and the' hospital
unit ara r,nrty to s-n tntn the field.
Colonel George T. Langhorne, who re
mained behind when the, troops "went
over the border. Is here directing opera
tions. He said the four troops of the
Eighth cavalry : would split up into
searching parties during the day.
rThe airmen who are leading the Ameri
cans are forced to fly at a treat height
because of atmospheric conditions and
this has interfered with their work.
The Only brush reported up to 9 o'clock
this morning: was that In which an
American, airman exchanged shots with
a party of Mexicans.
MEXIC.S PREPARE TO AID .
IN PURSUIT OF BANDITS
Washington, Aug. 20. Late this aft
ernoon the following telegram, from Ma
jor General Joseph Dlckman, commander
of the southern department of the army.
was made public by the war depart
ment :
"The following telegram from Colonel
Langhorne, Marfa, Texas, received to
day, repeated for your information :
" "Movement began before daylight this
date; troops crossed at Candelaria. Rul-
dora. Indio; center and left column will
join with right after attempting to
head off bandits, whose trail right col
umn - Is following. Airplanes keeping
in touch with troops.
"Mexican consul at Presidio and Gen
eral Pruneda at OJinaga were notified
of our Intended pursuit of the bandits
at 6 o'clock and their cooperation asked
this morning. .Later, the consul called
me up and said that General Pruneda
was preparing to leave with a force In
compliance with orders from General
Diegoez, translation of which was sent
to you yesterday, to look for the avia
tors and fallen plane.
"The consul said that General Pruneda
would like to send troops to follow the
bandits after the consul had -been In
formed of our having obtained the lost
aviators last night, and having been
told Just where the plane fell with them
and how they were captured near
Coyame and held and 'taken to moun
tains opposite : Candelaria for ransom.
The consul then suggested that General
rrunraa uo not move ms iroops at ail
in order to avoid any contact between
General Pruneda's troops and ours, since
Pruneda had orders not to permit any
military representative of our govern
ment to accompany his troops in the
search , for . the lost aviators. I agreed
with the consul that this would be-wise;
that our troops had taken up the trail
of the bandits as soon as Jt was light
enough to see the trail and were then
in pursuit, that it was impossible to
get Mexican officers to accompany our
troops, and assured him thaj efforts
would be made by aeroplane to keep
liaison between our troops and the Mexi
can . troops to which the consul agreed.
The aviators have made two liaison
flights, keeping contact with and ob
serving ur troops. Shall keep you In
formed. (Signed) a "'DICKMAN.
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EL PASO AWAITS i REPORT ,., '
OF KILLING OF OUTLAWS
Ki Paso, Texas, Aug.: 20. (I. N." S--i
XVI th the Mexican band, of bandits who
kidnaped two United States army avia
lors reported "spotted", by United States
army fliers acting as scouts tor the
troops of . the Eighth cavalry now be
lieved closing ln on the bandit rndos
vous. word of the capture or kilting cf
the entiy band Is- expected hourly at
10fm;ludd en Pace Two,. Column One)
n 'I n -i.
vjeuertti rei smug
To Sail September 1
Washington, Aug. 80. U. P.) Gen
eral Pershing will sat for the "United
States September 1 on the transport
Mount Vernon, he cabled the war de
partment today. '
Reed's Resolution
Adopted by Senate
Washington, Aug. 20. The senate to
day adopted Senator Reed's resolution
calling for an investigation of the news
print paper situation."." i ; v
OUTLAWS
Daylight Saving
Law Knocked Out
Return to Normal
Sunday, Oct. 26
Senate Follows Lead of House
and Repeals President's Veto
. By Overwhelming Vote. ,
Washington. . Aug-; 20. (U. P.)
Congress today succeeded in over
riding President Wilson's veto of the
bill repealing the daylight savins' law.
The 'daylight saving plan, which was
adopted soon after the country entered
the war. will go out of existence the
last Sunday in October as a result of
congressional action.
The senate delivered the final knock
out of the law today when it passed a
repealer over the president's veto by a
vote of 57 to 19. The house took the
same action Tuesday by a vote of 223
to 101.
Although this is the first measure on
which the Republican congress has over
ridden the president, it is not considered
a party defeat, since the daylight saving
plan had been vigorously opposed by
rural congressmen both Republicans
and Democrats.
Success of the country forces came
after they had once lost their, fight to
make the repealer a rider to the agri
cultural bill. The president also vetoed
this and city congressmen mustered suf
ficient strength to sustain this veto.
The daylight saving law was 'passed
as part of the war time food production
campaign. It was argued that under it
war gardeners would have an hour mor?
of daylight to raise food. Farmers de
clared that it Interfered with their work.
MAYORS IN FAVOR
OF FOOD EMBARGO
Say Substitution of Plowshare
for Sword s by Warri ng Peo
ples Will Reduce Cost.
i-i'VC BtiWmrd Irvine - :
Seattle, Wash.', Aug. 0 ,igfc
cost of living problems are the same
throughout the Northwest; although
Portland and Spokane are several
laps ahead in the fight against these
conditions. Discontinuance of wage
increasing, 'embargoing necessities of
life and a nationwide concerted fight
are solutions of the problem.
Such were the conclusions reached yes
terday at a conference of mayors of the
Northwest cities called together by
Mayor Baker at Seattle. The meeting
was attended by Mayors Baker of Port
Tend. Hanson-of Seattle, Fassel of "Spo
kane and Rkidell of Tacoma.
A permanent fighting organization
was perfected and concerted action to
follow this effort will be made to get
mayors of all cities along the- coast to
join the fight.
The mayv rs believe an embargo should
be. placed on necessities to foreign coun
tries still embroiled in strife and that
those nations should be forced to replace
the- sword with the plowshare. Only
those countries should be helped which
help themselves. High prices force.wage
Increases which. In turn,, continue the
cycle of advances. Disaster and ruin
will be America's heritage if wage and
price increases continue. It was declared.
Seattle and Tacoma are instituting a
check of necessities stored in Seattle
today. The Investigation has been com
pleted in Portland and Spokane.
Texas Guard Being
Recruited to Full"
Wartime Strength
Austin. Texas, Aug. 20. (I. N. S.)
-Acting under Instructions from Governor
Hobbey, Adjutant General James. A.
Harley and Brigadier General J. F.
Wolters are today redoubling their ef
forts to place the Texas national guard
"In shape to meet 'any emergency that
may arise."
Adjutant; General Harley Is in the
north section of the state recruiting the
guard to full strength, while Brigadier
General Wolters is on a recruiting mis
sion In the southern part of the state.
Assistant Adjutant General W. 1?.
Cope, in charge of the adjutant gen
eral's headquarters, said that while no
official instructions have been received
from Washington, the instructions given
by Governor Hobbey - for the speeding
up of the recruiting to full strength
of the guard is construed to mean that
orders from Washington to send the
Texas troops to the border would soon
be Issued. .
Germany Wants to
Put -Army in Russia
London. Aug. io.r (I. N. S.) The Eve
ning News today carried a report that
the Germans have of fered . to send an
army, commanded by allied ' officers.
Into Russia te tight the Bolshevik rorcea.
The News characterised the report as
amazing, but said that it may ma
terialise. ,-,- : . . .
Action Demanded by
: 1 exas Republic a n s
Fort Worth. Texas, Aug. 20. L N.
S.) A demand for "action in handling
the Mexican situation,"- was incorporated
in resolutions ilnftl t Tm p.miK.
licans in conference here today. - A com
mittee was selected to go to Washing
ton and present the resolutions. -
STfflffi
IS
OnSTlD
SEATTLE
Successor to Disque as Head of
Spruce Production Division
Wants Witnesses Under Oath.
Congressman Freer Regards
Request as Most Unusual, but
Complies; Investigation Is On.
. By Marshall N. Dana
Seattle,. Aug. 20. "I happen to
know that certain men are our ene
mies and when; they testify I want
them to be under oath," Lieutenant
Colonel C. P. Stearns, president , of
the Spruce Production corporation
and successor to General Brice P.
Disque as head of the spruce pro
duction division, had written to the
congressional spruce investigating
committee, asking that all witnesses
be sworn as the spruce airplane in-r
vestigation proceeds.
"A most unusual request." commented
Congressman Freer, presiding at the
opening of the. hearing in the- Federal
building here this morning. When he
plied the officer with other questions
the answer quoted, flashed back. ' Con
gressman' Freer placed emphasis on his
queries as to whether General Desque
had preferred the request that witnesses
be sworn., : . j . -
Colonel Stearns said he had received
a letter containing the suggestion, but
he added that it was -also his own sug
gestion. "All witnesses will be sworn,"
declared Congressman Freer, But first
he had denied Colonel Stearns the privil
ege of a brief . preliminary statement,
and had declared, "We have had before
us the secretary of war and others in
(Concluded on Put Ten. Column One)
State Official; Is-;
;Abciised bf Beiiig
Setter of Fires
"If he be the . governor of Ore
gon, he ean't.set ' fire to timber in
the Santiam national forest and . es
cape prosecution.' ', '
With these words, KIton Watkins,
deputy United States district attorney,
filed information this morning against
A. C. Barber, state insurance commis
sioner, who recently was "lost" in Jef
ferson park and later , declared that he
knew his way out ' all the ttme. V
Barber started a fire that might' have
caused serious results, according to Wat
khts. Forest officials found timber
burning. They traced the source co a
glowing snag, ignited by Barber's
campflre of July 22.
Barber Is charged on four counts:
Setting fire to timber lands, building a
campflre i in a. place where likely to
spread and where difficult to extinguish,
lighting a fire near rotten wood and fall
ing to extinguish a campflre.
Two Portland Girls
I Reach Los Angeles
After 11 Days' Hike
Los Angeles. Aug. 20. U. P.)Taken
into custody tonight Miss -Theresa Bos
tino and Miss Marie Schrader, 1? and 18
years respectively, revealed a story of
travelling from Portland.- Ore.; : to Los
Angeles on less than $10 in 11 days.
According to the story told police they
"hiked" r and "bummed" auto rides, ar
riving here two weeks ago In time to
"see the ships come in." s
Miss Bostlno lives at C09 Woodward
avenue,' Portland. . ;. ; -
Action of Georgia
On Suffrage Illegal
Atlanta, Ga,, Aug. .20. Because , the
resolutions which passed the senate and
house of the Georgia legislature "were
not identical,? It has been "discovered
that Georgia has , not yet rejected the
Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment
to the constitution of the United States,
Neither resolution was signed, by the
presiding officer "of the chamber In
whlch. it wa passed. The resolutions
were never presented to Governor Dor
sey. So legally Georgia has not yet
acted on the suffrage amendment. ?
Big Rattlesnake Is
Killed Near Sheridan
Sheridan. "Aug. 20. A rattler 3 feet 9
Inches long with 12 rattles was killed on
the hill:- near the Masonio - cemetery on
Tuesday by John Phillips and Manford
Duel. Snakes have been reported near
the stone quarry before, : but the reports
were not generally believed. The snake
is being exhibited about town.-
Mills of Bellingham
Grant Wage Increase
Bellingham, Wash.. Aug. JO. N
S.)-r-The Bloedel-Donovan lumber mifls
and E. K. Wood Lumber company have
announced a basic wage Increase of
$4.40 to $4.80. effective September 1.
This is pie same as the basic scale of
the Everest mills, . " -
Millions Worth
Of Food Ordered
First Day Through
U. S. Postoffice
One California' Rancher Makes
Purchase of Carload Lot
for Own Use.
Washington, Aug. 20. (U. P.)
Thirty-three thousand postmasters
today are tabulating and forwarding
to the war department orders. for
more than $50,000,000 worth of food,
Assistant Postmaster General Blakes
lee estimated. This is the result of
the sale Monday and :. Tuesday ! of
army surplus food by parcel post.
Millions more in orders will have piled
up by tonight. Blakeslee said, when the
postmasters will close their order books.
Delivery of the food has begun in
many sections of the country.
"We will close our order books tonight
only for a check up." said Blakeslee.
"Many postoffices probably will be open
again for orders in a few days. Hun
dreds, however, will keep their order
books closed because their full, quota of
food has been ordered."
The $50,000,000 estimate made by
Blakeslee does not include sales in New
York city, Connecticut and New. Jersey,
where the war department late Mon
day withdrew the parcel post distribu
tion plan because cities had bought' the
district food quota. Blakeslee's esti
mate is based on telegrams from widely
separated districts which show how
housewives a -e pressing forward to buy
army food by parcel poet.
In many cities hundreds stood In line
to- get their orders in. In some sections
orders have been handed in to post
masters in carload lots, where office
workers and neighbors clubbed together.
One California rancher bought a car
load for his own use. .
"It cost him about 18500 for 30,000
pounds of miscellaneous foods," said
Blakeslee. "The parcel post charge
was about $300, making the total cost to
the rancher about $8800. At ordinary
retail prices a carload of food would
have cost him around $15,000,"
Portland' quota of government sur
plus supplies on sale in all postoffices
and branch postoffices apparently will
be exhausted by Saturday night. That
Is, the opinion of F. S. Myers, post
master, based on the number of pur
chasers up to noon today.; .
"Half of all the persons who enter the
postoffice are 'here to take advantage of
J be--sale-said- My era. j; "And most -purchasers
with whom I have talked figure
they are getting the goods at naif price.
Portlanders- seem, 'delighted , with the
chance to get the stuff.".
; REJECTED BY MEN
Wage Addition of 12 1-2 Cents
From War Industries Board Is
Not Satisfactory to Carmen.
Organized employes of the Port
land Railway. Light Power com
pany have rejected the award of 12
per cent increase in wages made by
the war industries board,, by a vote
of 921 to 291. The referendum vote
of the union was held in the various
car barns of the company and a can
vass of the ballots was witnessed by
700 members Tuesday - night. .
There will be no immediate strike on
the streetcar lines of the company, how
ever, the men agreeing to work at the
new scale -until the peace treaty is
finally signed. Further overtures will
be made to the war labor board looking
to a readjustment of the wage schedule,
according to officials of the union;
The award passed by the war : labor
board : last week carries art addition to
the i company's payroll amounting to ;
over $350,000 annually, and officials of
the concern have petitioned, the public
service commission for permission to
cover this increase. The increase de
manded by the men aggregates approxi
mately double the amount granted. .
"According to an agreement between
the company and the employes decisions
of the war labor board wUTbe accepted
during the period of the war, or until
the peace treaty Is signed," said Pres
ident Griffith of the Fortland Railway.
Light & Power company this morning.
"The union will; adhere to this 'agree
ment and the company will not protest
the decision of the war labor i board.
There will be no strike troubles involved
in adusting wages and labor conditions
of the company if it can possibly be
avoided." .
. Members of the street . railway em
ployes' i union'" have been ?: receiving 60
cents an hour" with an eight hour min--imum
day, all overtime being paid at
time and one half, rate. 'The men asked
a raise to 60 cents an hour and the war
labor: board granted them 66 cents an
hour, effective from July 1. 191.i Oper-
attng expenses of the street .car com-:,
pany for the year ending June 30 were
$3.1 19,000, accord ing to Griffith, com
pared with $2,400,080 -for 191 and
$1,697,000 for 1916. : Labor represents ap
proximately 74 per cent of the total op
erating expense, declare the company
officials, and an Increase In fares Is nec
essary if the company la to pay ex
penses. Vote Big Purchase
: War Saving Stamp
New Haven, Conit, Aog. 20. U." K)
The national aerie of Ragles voted to
day - to purchase War Savings Stamps
for $2,500,000. Subordinate i ' lodges
pledged to take an equal amount.' K. D.
Weed of Oshkosh. Wis., was nominated
for grand worthy president. ; Henry
Beck, Seattle, was "one of those- nom
inated for trustee, ' 1
INCREASE AWARD
TERRIFIC
ATTACK IS
IMDER1!
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British, Roumanian and Anti
Bolshevist Troops Gather for
Onslaught Against the Reds.
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Combined Land Armies Are Be
ing Heavily Supported by Air
Squadron and Naval Units.
London. Aug. 20. (I. N.
Grand Duke Nicholas, former com-
jmander-in-chief of the Russian
army, h expected to arrive at Stock
holm, in a few days In connection with
plans for a general offensive against
the Russian Reds, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen this afternoon. A big
i scale offensive against Petrograd is
j being planned at Stockholm. Gen
jeral Judenitch, of the Esthonians,
; and Premier Lianozoff, of the new
Northwest government of Russia, are
in; Stockholm now.
London, Aug. 20. (I. N. S.)
The Anglo - Esthonian offensive
against Petrograd is apparently in
full swing with the land forces sup
ported by British air-' and naval
forces.
, iThe following summary of the
situation was printed by. the Stand
ard today:
, "British munitions ' are pduring Into
Reval and are being supplied to Admiral
Kolchak'r and General Denlker.'s ; antt
Bolshcvik armies. Advices from Buchar
est state that the Roumanians . pre
paring for an offensive against the Rus
sian fieri, joining up with the-1 advyac
tng ermy. of General Denlken. ' Jn the
rMvtnt1nne the' British are keeping ovd-r
in tle Caucasus and" on ,the llt'o. al -f
ttle' Caspian sea.
.-Tnr-fcr!Uh are oooperatinr wipi - a -
esthcvians under- General Judenitct'' .
HOPE IS STILL HELD 'OUT
FOR KOLCHAK ' GOElJ'MENT
- Washington, Aug. . 20. A ray1, of
hope that the Kolchak government may
yet survive Is contained in dispatches
that have been received here from
Major General William S. Graves, In
command of" - American troops In Si
beria, .It was learned this afternoon.
1 General 'Graves" has advised Washing
ton officials that in the retreat of 600
miles . the Kolchak losses in men were
not large, although a vast amount, of
equipment was lost, and the morale of
the troops was badly shattered How
ever, the "withdrawal of five divisions
by the Bolshevik! from the Ural front
has - left i the Kolchak army - with a
force equal to that of the "Reds,, and
Kolchak, his lines shortened, has takep
a stand behind Impenetrable marshes
south of and midway between Sartov
and Uralsk. ' . i
Martial Law Declared -Paris,
Aug. 20. (I. N. S.) Persia Is
in a ferment over the Anglo-Persian
agreement, but the people are unable to
make any demonstrations because mar
tial law exists, said a dispatch from the
Teheran correspondent of the Journal
Des Debate today. British troops are
posted along the Persian frontiers and a
big force, supported with airplanes, has
been concentrated at Kashvln.
The Persian peace commission has
been dissolved.
British Monitors at Budapest
Geneva, Aug. 20.-ML N. S.-Four
British monitors and two torpedo boats
have arrived at Budapest to back up
the allied missions in Hungary, says a
dispatch from the Hungarian capital to
day. The .'warships were enthusiasti
cally received by the populace, the dis
patch added.
OVER RELATIONS
Reg!
rets, However, That He Is
Not Allowed More Arms and f
Ammunition by Uncle Sam.
New . York Aug. 20.- (U. P.)
"Our relations with the United States
are better each day," President Car
ranza of Mexico is quoted as saying
in an authorized - interview, pub-
uiuieu in vxie niuiun igony. : , a
- "Having passed tnrough the period ot
the war," Carranza said, "the American
people are now convinced that we re
mained actually neutral during an epoch
when ' it would have . been - to Mexico's
advantage to enter the world war."
. Carranza said the -bestr proof ", of
friendship the United States could give
would be to establish freedom of-commerce
and communications with Mexico,
follow a policy of . non-intervention and
exercise greater caution In making
claims on behalf of foreign citizens in
Mexico. - . - , ; j
- If his administration - could obtain
arms freely, from5 ,the United . States.
Carranza said. Mexico would be pacified
by the end of the next year, with no
help from the . United ; States - beyond
vigilance on the border. '
i "But to achieve this, he said, "main
tenance of an army will be required at
the approximate annual expense of 150.
000,000 pesos. ' " . f
GARRANZA HAPPY
HOUSEWIVES OUT
ON TRAIL OF MEN
WHO FIX PRICES
Housewives should manage the
public markets.
AJthough.no definite plans were
formulated at the committee meet
ing this morning of the five wonien
who were appointed at the mass
meeting Tuesday afternoon to de
vise a way to bring down prices , in
Portland, this suggestion was met
with smiles and applause by every
member. ; Some form of control by
a consumers'commlttee may be their
ultimate resolution.
But the committee is not starting out
on its work in any haphasard, unln-
l lunum iM.iiucr. . lucre 1 a uvluhik
- nteurish about the committee. The
women are too dead In earnest, too mucn
worked up about the prices producers
are demanding, to trifle with the ques
tion, j
STUDY TO BE MADE
" Before they come to any decision at;
all. or express an official opinion, they
are going to make a comprehensive study
of market conditions and of the basis
on which the Portland market was
founded. -
Two of their members will Interview
City Commissioner S. C. Pier this after
noon. Two more will ".alk, with C. A.
Blgelow. Another will1 get from Dis
trict Attorney , Evans every, scrap of
law that can possibly affect the public
market In Portland or any possible plan
dealing with the public market. They
will meet again at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning at the library.
The committee met this morning with
M. H. Calef of the public martiet depart
ment of the Civic league.
"We are here to do this work, and we
are going to do it," Thus spoke Mrs. F.
Q. Northrup, chairman ; of the commit
tee. Mrs. J. Chapman, chairman of the
mass meeting Tuesday, strove to correct
popular errors , about .the work of the
housewives. ."''-"-'.'."'-'."'
If Uncle Sam Increases Army,
League Will Be a Sham," De-
aji - w.ljigsefldOrr Papers " -"
I - r-
London. : Aug. '20.- (U. P.) The
undercurrent .of cynical 'discussion
over America's plans to Increase her
peace time army and institute compulsory-
service has been brought to
a head In England by Lloyd George's
warning that'if those who promoted
the League of Nations increase their
armaments,, then the league will be
a sham." ..:...-.'",-
' Opponents of . the league declare the
plans of the 'United States to Increase
her army .may wreck the league and
shatter . European 'confidence in Amer
ica's sincerity, while the league support
ers insist America Is as much entitled to
maintain a- sufficient ; army as Britain
Is to advance her naval jower.
"It Is particularly piquant," says the
Globe, to find the premier rounding
off Wilson over the league question and
the increase of armaments, suggesting
the latter factor will turn .the league
covenant Into a scrap of paper. We
never . expected it would be anything
else, but frankly we did not foresee that
one of its foremost apostles would be so
eager to turn and rend it at the. first
opportunity."
The Evening Standard was of " the
opinion -the premier gave a significant
hint to the United States on the ques
tion of armaments.
. "We are ready to cut down ours," the
paper said, "and other . nations, espe
cially those , who promoted the league,
should follow suit" ' ?
The Morning Post also declares Brit
ain is ready "to show the way in cut
ting' down armaments."
Young Thieves Sent
To Training School
Salem, Aug. 20. Ernest Ltnd, 17, and
Floyd Cochran, 18, Polk county ' boys
arrested In Vancouver early Sunday
morning for stealing an automobile be
londing to E. F. Smith of Salem, were
committed to the state training school
at their hearing here Tuesday event ng
The boys confessed to robbing the store
at Lincoln on their way to Vancouver.
F. Baker. 16,-the third member of the
party, is being held until relatives ar
rive before his case is disposed of.
LAged Man Stung by
Mornets Jjrojjs ueaa
Albany, Aug. 20. James M.- Sperry,
aged 79, -recently severely stung by
hornets, dropped dead ' at the county
farm Tuesday afternoon.. While clear
ing brush he was attacked by the
hornets. ; He -was taken to the county
farm, where he died. Acquaintances
say he had three children, a daughter,
Mrs, - Ben - P. ' Powell, and two sons,
Joseph and 'Theodore, but 'their-whereabouts
are not -known.
Fugitive Convicts
" Sought Near Bend
Salem, Aug. 20: D. C Brlchoux and
Edward South wick, escaped convicts,
were seen In the Bend country, heavily
armed, Tuesday, according to a telegram
received by state prison authorities this
morning from Sheriff S. P. - Roberts of
Deschutes county. Posses are scouring
the country in an effort to take the men,
regarded . here as desperate characters
who will fight to the end rather than
submit to 'Capture? . '
AMERICA
ARGUSES
BRITISH
CYNICISM
"We are not trying to antagonize any
one or to enter politics," she said. "We
desire' no personalities, only harmony.
Nor are we ' working against the pro
ducer,, if he is an actual producer. v The
attitude of the farmers expressed at our
meeting yesterday, ts wrong. We wish to
cooperate with the producer.
WOMEN ARB FIRM
-Portland women showed Tuesday aft
ernoon that they would not stand for
high, prices. Nor would they listen to
alibis.:"' , -.,..-.:--.'-
As sternly to the point as a relentless
prosecutor . harrying 4l - defendant's chief
witness, more than 30O housewives, as
sembled at Library hall to thresh out
the question- of the high coat of liv
ing, gave C. A. Blgelow. acting mayor,
end J. A. Eastman, market master, an
ncomfortable two nours. They demanded
their rights the rights of the consumer
In a voice the more emphatic because it
was unanimous, the more impressive be
cause it compelled their chairman. Mrs.
J. Chapman, to rap for order over and
over again. . . . " " . ,
TTn only an ordinary housewife. said
the successful contestant, "and I like to
say that we don't want to hear all these
figures.. .We want to know bow to re
duce the high cost of living. I tried to
figure .it out myself and couldn't. .Then
I called in my husband, and he didn't
know. Then I even asked my " older
daughter, and she didn't know. Now
we've got to find out.
WT 19 PUBLIC MAKKETt 4
"What, we have got to know is why
and bow and to what purpose this public
market was built," We've got to find
out why quotations are so high. , And
we are going to find outT
W. T. Spencer of Troutdale undertook
to answer this challenge. "If you don't
consider the farmer, he said.' '"you'll
have to deal entirely with Asiatics. We
farmers are not rich. We do not in
dulge in movies. - and other . city pleas-
(Concluded on Tsfa Kightccn, Column Three)
JUNKETS FLEXIBLE
f" mm -
Thomas Spends $526 on Short
- Trip, Alderman $243 on Long
-Trip; Other'Oiscrepancies.
., Director George B. Thomas of th
Portland school board spent $526
in attending one week's convention
of the " National Gducatldnal 'asso
ciation this year in 'Milwaukee,
which town Is half way. across the
continent, .while the expenses of
former Superintendent Alderman in
attending the New York convention
last, year was $243. The cost of
travel for junketing directors has ap
parently ; j doubled J vin - a mere '12
months. , . , , ;::
Upon examination, prosaic looking fig
ures in the records of the county au
ditor's off Ice, reveal some startling facts.
Director E. A. Sommer drew $400 for
a-trip to the superintendents' convention
and did not have a dollar left over. Di
rector Alderman made the same trip
with the - same amount and refunded
$57 to the school fund.
' Something of the same nature took
place when Director O. M. Plummer and
Superintendent Alderman crossed the
continent to New York city in 191$.
Plummer succeeded in spending $300 in
comparison with Alderman's $234.
These . figures would indicate a wide
discrepancy in . the use of public funds,
even if District Attorney Evans had
not said that the expenditures were
not authorised by law. r
Records of County Auditor Sam Martin
show expenses for the school directors
In junketing expeditions have mounted
along with the high cost of living.
During 1917 travelling expenses for
the school board amounted to $1800.17.
In 1918 they were increased to $1800.37
and during the present year they. have
amounted to $3000. . 1
Of this $3000 during the past year Di
rector George ?B. Thomas drew $1000.
The records show that in November.
191$. Director Thomas drew $400 to
make a trip en si and visit Pittsburg and
other cities along the route. There was
no refund when Director Thomas re
turned. Assistant Superintendent E. H.
Whitney made a trip east to the Na
tional educational association in July of
this year, at the same time that Mr.
Thomas made a trip for which the di
rector drew $600 and Whitney drew $500
in advance. On Whitney's return he
refunded $69. The cost of his trip was
$431. The cost' of Mr. Thomas' trip
to the same convention was, according
to the statement issued by him, $514,
Retailers Are the
Worst Profiteers
Announces Palmer
Washington Aug. 20. Retailers are
the worst offenders among the profiteers
and the greatest volume of complaints
against profiteering today is against the
corner grocer, declared Attorney , Gen
eral Palmer this afternoon before the
house agriculture committee. . ; v
Palmer urged that no" .exception be
made in favor of retailers : doing less
than $100,000 business and asked for
speed in enacting his proposed amend
ments to the food control law providing
penalties of fine and imprisonment for
hoarding and profiteering and for in
cluding wearing apparel, food containers
and fuel under the laws. ,
COSTS S
Overcharges - to Be Refunded 1 ,
Indianapolis, Aug. 20. IV. P. Stan
ley Wyckeff, federal i sugar distributor
for Indiana, today issued, an .order re-,
quiring wholesalers and retailers who
have been charging more than the gov
ernment price for sugar, immediately to
refund the overcharge under penalty of
being barred from handling sugar.
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HEM
OF M l
ALL OID
Inspection of Proposed Naval
. Station on Columbia River
Will Be Part of the Program.
Visit Will Occur Early Next
Month, According to Word Re
ceived From U. S. S. New York.
Aboard U. S. S. New York, Aug.
20. (U, P.) Secretary of the Navy
Daniels announced today he had
decided definitely to visit Columbia
river ports, including Portland, with
several ships of the Pacific fleet.
-After leaving San Francisco, Dan
iels will Inspect proposed sites for a
naval station on the Columbia river.
Daniels announced he would reach
San Francisco In time to be with Presi
dent Wilson when the latter reviews the
fleet Sept 1. Daniels will remain in
San Francisco -and vicinity until Wept.
8. when he will leave tor his trip to As
toria. Portland and Puget Sound.
Daniels has not yet decided whether he
will aoeept the Invitation to visit Van
couver, B. C. and Victoria, but It is be
lieved part of the fleet will do jo.
The secretary plans . to spend full
day Inspecting Mare Island wien ho
ranches San Francisco. He will Sowly
fud the i;a.3l needs of San FrancUco
lwy. -. - ,
Rear Admiral McCormick of Berkeley.
Cal surgeon In charge of hospitals of
the Pacific coast, was operated upon, In
mid-ocean for appendicitis last alight.
The operation was a complete success.
The New York, bearing Secretary
Daniels, his family and staff, is due at
Honolulu Thursday morning. Datileis
will participate in the opening of the
new naval drydock,- erected at Pearl
Harbor naval base at a cost of $9,00 ). -000,
The drydock has been under com
of odnstructlon- for 10 years.
SECTETARY OF NAVY MELTS
HIS NAMESAKE IN SHI .
Aboard . the' U. S. 8. N'ew York, ini
Secretary of the ' Navy Daniels, K:i
Route to Honolulu, via Wl.-eless to San
Francisco. Aug.. 14. (Delayed. )(1. N.
S.) "Bashful Joe Daniels," 17 year t.hl
namesake of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, was discovered aboard th
super-dreadnaught today and hauled
from obscurity 'tween decks to promi
nence in the secretary's cabin.
The secretary ' of the navy, learning
of - the boy's presence, asked that a
meeting be arranged.
"Bashful Joe," as his shipmates call
him, was ' escorted to the secretary's
side.
"Hello, JoBephus," said the secretary.
"I'm glad to know you. Are we re
lated?" "Reckon not," said Joe. "I hail from
PalnsvUie. Ky." ;
Meanwhile Joe was . blushing to the
roots of hla. hair and somehow hit
feet became entangled, contrary to
naval regulations. The secretary
placed his hands on the boy's shoulder.
It gave Joe an : opportunity to steady
himself.t .
The secretary then asked him how
much government insurance he carried.
"Ten thousand dollars," - replied Joe.
"And it's in my mother's name."
"That's the stuff." said . the secre
tary. "It shows you'll amount to some
thing. I'm going to watch your prog
ress from now on."
FOES OF TREATY
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Senator Pittman of Nevada Sub
mits Four Reservations That
Are Agreeable to President.
Washington, Aug. 20. Preside! t
Wilson has given his approval of
the substance of the reservations
urged by; the group of Republican
"mild reservationiets," Senator-Pitt-man,
administration Democrat an i
member of the senate foreign rela
tions committee, declared this a.'. -
ernoon In the senate.
In stating . to the committee at ' '
White House Tuesday that he had ;
objection to "interpretations" if t! r
were not embodied in the -resolu'i---by
which the .senate 'Will ratify r
treaty of Versailles, the president "1
met the reservation lata more than 1
way." Pittman said. ;
y The Nevada senator submitted a dra
of reservations he indicated would t
satisfactory to the president.
These reservations, incorporateil in i
senate resolution intended to.be r j
tte textually from that of rstifica-u .
ere prepared by Pittman after 1
conf erred with the president.
Pittman's action was regarded a .
the latest move-by the edmlnlstratio
force to expedite ratification of t!
treaty.
Senators Lodge, Knox and other re
publican senators wers quick to .
clare that they would continue to 1
upon reservations betng incorjjorate'i
the resolution of ratification deKplte t
president's objection to such a cour?
Senator Lodge, chairman of the fort
relations 'committee. In a formal
ment this afternoon, raid that the 1
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