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CITY EDITION It' Alt Here and It's All True Tonight and , tomorrow cloudy. -westerly wind a, . Maximum temperatures Monday: ' . Chicago v.. c....7fNew York... 74 Lou Angeles.. ...,8S Portland 82 '.Mew Orleans 861 St. Paul.......... 74 I .Eagle Creek Gorge A Mrilting pnoioriu 01 a mvum u . Eagle Creek gorge -on the Eagle creek : trail will be reproduced in color in the Sunday Journal Magazine :.t . , Next) Sunday VOL; XVIII. NO. 148 Entered tnondUa Hitter Potoffto. Portland, Orccoa PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1919.- TWENTY PAGES PRICE . TWO CENTS ) ON TWAINS AND NTWI STANDS riVI CENTS SiiORS citiGiK PACT TEXT Republicans by Strict Party Vote i Are Cutting ' Out f America From All Treaty Commissions. " ll.l Wl - I' ! " Series of Amendments iPnoposed by Sen. Fall Are Adopted by Foreign Relations Committee. . Washington, Aug. 26. (I. N. S.) fey a straight party vote of 8 to 7. the Republicans in control of the senate foreign relations committee agreed today to amend textually the treaty of Versailles on a sweeping scale so as to eliminate representation by the United States on almost all of the commissions created by the treaty.. They decided to pass over the League of Nations and to leave the reparation commission untouched for the time being, but agreed to strike , out the words '-and associated powers" as including the United States from some 60 odd places in the document where the duties and powers of the various commissions were specified or described. By a straight party vote of 9 to 7, 'Senator McCumWr. (R. N. D.) being ab sent, the senate foreign relations com mittee adopted a textual amendment which provides for the elimination ,of the United Spates from the German-Belgian frontier commission. The amendment was one of 23 spon sored by Senator Fall. (R., N. M- all of which provide for tlfe striking out by textual changes of American repre sentation on various commissions cre ated by the treaty. s -Senator Fall argued that the com missions were to . deal with domestic or international questions affecting Eu ropean nations, . and that the United States would be involved in. "entangling foreign complications" if it were to be 'represented. . .... , j. ; 1 :?.' . The 'Bins- Republican members, with the exception? of McCumber. voted sol- (Conchvied on Pge Two. Column Oae) 3 ARE NECK AND f CK IN AIR RACE Lieutenant Austin B. Crehore Is Badly Injured When Plane Crashes Into Tree. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 28. (I. N. S.) Lieutenant Plumb, who is neck and neck with. Major Schroeder, now on the opposite erid of the few' Vork- Toronto aerial race, arrived safely in- Albany at 3:59 on his return trip. Hurried preparations are being made for Plumb's departure for " Mlneola field On the last lap of the race. Buffalo, N. T., Aug. 26. -(I. N. 8.) -The i g r e a t New Tork-Toronto aerial derby this afternoon devel oped into a thrilling neck and, neck race between Lieutenant M. J. Plumb, Sergeant G. R. Coombs and Major R. M. Schroeder. Lieut.' Plumb, who reached Toronto frqm Mlneola at 11 :45, started on the return flight IS minutes later, arriving in Buffalo at 12:30. Meanwhile Coombs snd Schroeder, who had arrived at Mln eola last night, were doubling back on their tracks for the Canadian city as fast- as their powerful planes" could carry them. FLIERS WHO MET WITH DELAYS MAKE NEW STARTS Albany. N. T., Aug. 28. (L N. & Fourteen i fliers in the Toronto-New Tork aerial race left Albany field early this morning. Two. Lieutenant-Colonel Barker,! No. 60, and O. S. Palmer, No. 52, mere first in the air. They left for New York at-.- 7 ;28 and 7 :4t respec tively.. , Colonel' Hartney. No. 2. who started, from - here for i-1 Syracuse yes terday afternoon, .returned to-the field after being "11 minutes in the air and resumed his flight up state this morn ing at 7:13. " ; Other pilots who left her for Syra cuse Uiu morning were: Lieutenant Chandler, No. 14. at :57 ; Lieutenant Colt. No. 26, at 6:58; Captain Steinnle, No. 39. 7 :09 1 Colonel Archie Miller, No. 3. at 7:13 S .L. W. Bertreaud, No. 35, at T:S3: Captain Depew, No. 32, at 7:56; Major Gllkinson. No. 13, at 7:58. " Lieutenant Hogan. in No. 4, and Lieu tenant Adams, in No. 42. who reached hers- last - night, left shortly- after 8 o'clock and ; returned to Mineola as a result of: smash-ops. It is expected they wilt-make a new start.- Lieuten ant Weisenbora "also returned . to Mine ola but 4s not likely to resume his flight because of smashing his machine in the. take-off this morning. ; Lieutenant Crehorr Injured Albany".. N. ,Y.. Aug. 26. I. N. S.V Lieut Austin B. Crehore, piloting an 8. V. A. on the first leg in the race from Mlneola to Toronto, was believed badly injured t shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon when his plane crashed into a tree, wrecking the machine. " Lieut. Crehore was unconscious when taken from the ' wreckage and rushed to -- the hospital. i.j. .. , ;,. . Fish Smothered By Fine Moss Is Decision After Examining Lake Warden Clanton Believes Moss Entered Klamath Waters by UndergroundTassage. Death of thousands of fish in Kla math lake was not the result of an explosion or an eruption, but was caused by the discharge through some subterranean .passage of a great amount of brown moss, which smothered every living thing it came in contact with. This opinion was expressed this morning by R. E. Clanton, master fish warden, who returned from Klamath lake Mon day evening. "It was first reported, when the thou sands of dead fish were seen floating on the lake, that the water of the lake was muddy as from a great subterra nean explosion or eruption says Clan ton. "I was unofficially quoted as be lievinpr this was the cause of the trreat loss of fish life in the lake." Clanton was In" the Klamath district when the mysterious killing of the fish was first noticed. He says he arrived t Concluded on Pas Nineteen. Column Six) SANTA FE TRAFFIC REPORTED TIED IIP General Manager at Los Angeles Says. Walkout of Yardmen Has Crippled Operations. Los Angeles. Xug. 26. CI. N. S.) Seven hundred machinists and boil ermakers of the Los Angeles shops of the Southern Pacific returned to work today. Representatives of the men explained the shop employes had been ordered back because noth ing was to be gained by this particu lar group remaining idle. Los Angeles, Aug. 26. -"All traf fic over the Santa ;Fe between Bar- Mow q 4 San Francisco is now tied up." it was announced at the office of A- G. Wells, general manager, of the Santa Fe, this morning. "The walkout of the yardmen at Bakers field and at Barstow this morning has so crippled traffic that we can not move trains in any direction." The Southern Pacific lines at 10 :15 o'clock this morning were completely tied up In California south of San Luis Obispo on the coast line, Fresno on the valley line, and west of Yuma, Ariz. At the Salt Lake offices at the same hour it was announced :- "No change in complete tie-up in main line trains between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, but local trains are being run In Nevada and Utah." Inter-city transportation by rail has practically ceased. Thousands of tourists in this center of that industry are marooned. The paralysis has reached out until it touches Fresno on the north oand Yuma, Ariz., to the southeast. Only by means of ocean boats can tourists leave here and these boats have experienced the novelty of wealthy people clamoring for steerage. The only appreciable -effect of the act of the "big four" leaders ordering the steam line men back to w-jrk was a spread of the strike northward and southward and an expressed determi nation of the leaders here to "see it throush to a finish." Whereas, the national officers of the rail men have refused to sanction the strike, the strikers have the whole hearted backing of the state federa tion of labor, which; professes to be In exact accord with' the A. F. of L- Daniel C. Murphy, president of the California state federation of labor, in a statement to the United Press, de clared that "Los Angeles is the battle ground of labor in California." " He said the strikers here would "be given every possible support of organized labor." Murphy charged an organized attempt by employers here to force a return to pre-war conditions. With food piled up in the railroad yards, but with no one to move it, Los Angeles could see hunger in the offing if the strike continues. In the ware houses the food supply ia getting low. The packers announced they had enougn meat for a few days only. Gasoline is being rushed in by motor truck, but the supply is rapidly diminishing because of the extraordinary demands now that the streetcars are standing still. United States mail is tied up. Twenty five carloads of mail here have not been distributed.- Mail service from San Francisco stopped with the trains. Officials . of the Los Angeles Rail way company claim that full normal daylight service is being given, although cars are crowded ? to the steps ' every morning and evening. Pacific Bleetric officials also state normal service has been again restored and ' that freight began moving yes-, terday. No night .service is given on either line. Stage Hand Strike May Become General New York. Aug. 26. (U. P.) Gen eral strike orders affecting stage hands alt over - th United States may be issued soon in sympathy with the strike of the Actors Equity association, which has closed ' 24 theaters here, according to S. B.-Newman, vice president of the International Alliance of . Stage Em ployes. . " t 4- EJECTED: Federated . Trades Committee Announces No Strike Will Be Takn Until Action by Unions. Matter of Future Decision, Now That Trainmen Failed to Get All They Asked, Up to Workers Washington, Aug. 26. (I. N. S.) Rejecting on behalf of the railway shopmen the railroad administra tion's offer of 4 cents an hour in crease, the committee of 100 this afternoon culled upon the meribers of the federated trades to summon special meetings to take a secret vote upon the acceptance or rejec tion of the proposition. At the name time it was made plain that no strike would be authorized until final action has been taken by the in dividual unions, A letter was sent by the committee to the National Association of Machinist, the International Brotherhood of Black smiths' and Helpers, the International brotherhood -of Boilermakers. Iron Shi p l.uilfitrs and Helpers, and the Amalga mated Sheet Metal Workers Interna tional Alliance. International Brother hood of Electrical Workers, and Brother hood of Railway Carmen of America, stating: "The attached letter of the president of the United States accompanied by the proposition of the director general were delivered to your executive officers of the national committee in conference at ( Concluded on Pairs Nineteen. Column lfie SLIGH DISGRUNTLED SAYS LEADBETTER Accused Officer Says Major- Has Cherished Grief ; Since Hi . Dismissal From Post. Major Sligh is a disgruntled old man, cherishing a grudge , against fancied enemies for fancied slights, in the opinion of Major Fred W. Leadbetter, who is charged with "at tempting bribery" and other serious matters, in Major Sligh's testimony before the Frear sub-committee in vestigating the spruce production of the government at the Chicago hearing. After he had read Major Sligh's tes timony. Major Leadbetter said: "This 4s nothing "more than the fool ish effort of a' disgruntled old man to ?et even for fancied slights due to his removal by his superior officers as head of the spruce end of the equipment divi sion of the aircraft board. HELD HIM UNBALANCED. "After having made repeated charges of bribery and various misdeeds ex tending over a long period during which I paid no attention to him, believing his fancied injuries had possibly weak ened his intellect, he has now testified under oath and made statements that seem to me to necessitate some reply. "His broadcast charges of bribery seem to have simmered down to a fan ciful account of a reported interview made, he states, in October, before I was in any way connected with the spruce division. There is not the slight est basis in fact for these insinuations, and as for the statements that I was instrumental in depriving the , poor old man of his position, the facts are exact ly opposite. I never mentioned the mat ter of taking over the spruce depart ment to Colonel Deeds or Colonel Mont gomery, the chiefs of the equipment divi sion, but was peremptorily ordered to assume this duty. "As to the Vancouver mill property, I particularly refused to operate -the mill because cf the fact that my activities in Washington might be hampered. Not only this, but 1 refused to sell, machin ery from the mill to the government and in the case of such machinery and trucks as General Disque insisted upon using as mosi available, I refused to take pay for their use. The government used for a long time 265 trucks, as well as planers and other machinery, for whlcn it paid nothing. These same trucks since their return after hard usage : have in part been rented at SI a month each. "The Vancouver cutup plant, as ev eryone in the lumber Industry knows, was a temporary installation only ; and could in no event make any permanent difference in the value of Vancouver real estate. MAJOR FIGtBES WRONG "Major Sligh's statement that 1150, 000 is 10 times the value of the Van couver mill, to which he referred, is in line with his many other false state ments. : The actual book value of the property today is twice 8150,000 and has never been less. The 'property is at present bringing a rental of - 81000 a month. i "If Major Sligh's ' accusations against all his other fancied enemies are based upon as little fact as is the case in these vicious and unwarranted attacks upon me, -they can have but one effects which is to react upon the witness and tend to discredit not only his statements, but ven the statements .of those " who- are not striving for v relief from fancied wrongs, but really to give unprejudiced testimony to help clear up a situation that is of icreat importance to the Pa cific Northwest. '''". II t ILL VOTE Mormon Prophets Predicted Failure OfNationsLeag ue Utah Senator Quotes Joseph Smith's Revelations to Prove Peace Far Off. Washington, Aug. 26. Senator Smoot -of Utah, the economic expert of the senate, today discussed refer erences made by him in a letter to an editor in Utah with reference to rev elations made , to Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, which Senator Smoot believes have a direct relation to the existing inter- ; national situation. In his letter . Senator Smoot said that passages from the prophets in the Book! of Mormon showed clear ly what ijs to be the destiny of this nation-and' that the revelation to : Joseph Sjmith as contained in the Mormon doctrine and covenants show that a world peace la not yet From section one of the "DoctrUte and Covenants' Senator Smoot quoted the following 3X23: revelation to Joseph Smith in Ql'OTES JOSEPH SMITH ey have strayed from my ordinances and have broken my ever- liiMtinst covenant. They seek not the Ixird to establish his rlghtedVisness. but walketh in his own way and mace of his own God. whose image is iii the likeness of the world, and w hose substance is that of an idol which waxeth Whole and shall perish in Babylon, even Babylon the great, which shall fall.; "Wherefore 1. the Lord, knowing the calami! v hleh shall come upon the in habitants I of the earth, called on my servant, Joseph Smith Jr.. and spake unto him from heaven and gave him eommandrjieiits. I am no respecter of persons and will that all men shall know that the iia? speedily eoroeth, the hour is not yet. but is nigh at hand, when peace shall be taken from the earth." This reyelation. according to Senator Smoot, is! typical of a number to be found in I the Mormon "Loctrine and Covenants." showing that universal iveaee will not come until the second coming of the Lord. Senator Smoot says that inio sets at iiiiusm. o-iif tuiiii League of Nations will pre- that the vent : war. As to the destiny of the United States, which -he beHeva, -in to aid other nations by standing alone. Senator Smoot quoted t he Tf Qllqcg- paaw age, from the Book of Mormon ;...-". Book Of, the Prophet Esther, .chapter 1.. versa 12 : 'Behold this Is a choice land and Vhatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage and from captivity and from all other nations under heaiven and if they will but serve the .God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath i been manifested by the things which wei have written.' QUOTES PROPHET NEPHI ."Second! book of the Prophet Nephi, chapter lb, verse 10 : 'But behold, this land, saitti God. shall be a land of thine inheritance and the gentiles shall be blessed lit land.' "11 : 'And this land shall be a land of liberty up unto the gentiles and there shall be no kings upon the land who shall raise up unto the- gentiles. "12: 'And I will fortify this land against all other nations.' ( "13. 'And he that fightest ag'ainst Zion shall perish, saith God. " Of these two prophecies Senator Smoot said : "I believe this land, now called Amer ica, was held in reserve by God for ages with a view of establishing on it truth and liberty arid from this land truth and liberty would be carried to the farther ends of the ' world. "As I have said before, I prefer that America should Americanise Europe and not Europe should Europeanize Amer ica." i Secretary Daniels Is Homeward Bound On U.S. S. New York Aboard U. S. S. New York. Aug. 25.; (Delayed!! (U. P. ) Secretary Daniels and nis party left Hilo. H. T.. aboard the dreadnaught New York for Mon terey, Calif., at 1 a. m. today. He ex pects the New York to make fifteen to seventeen knots, arriving at Monterey on the morning of August 31. Daniels will catch a train that after noon fori San Francisco. , Secretary and Mrs. Daniels and their party, spent Sunday visiting KUauea volcano hear Hilo. Gen. Disque bcrews on Declares Smoot Make Them Submit, Seattle, Wash., Aug. 26. (U. P.) The logging industry of Washing ton was i threatened with extinction through labor differentials and pro hibitive wages to governmental em ployes unless it accepted sub-contracts IrOm the Siems-Carey-Ker-baugh corporation in the production of airplme spruce, according to Wil liam C. Butler of Everett, one of the biggest operators in the state, who appeared before the congressional investigating committee this morn ing. . t ' - Butler is a brother of Nicholas Murray Butler, president , of Columbia univer sity, and is reported to be the financial backer Of . the i group ' of Washington lumbermen ' who are .attacking Disque. . Aside from extensive logging holdings. HIGH GUST SESSI1IS TODAY Housewives of Portland v Will Listen to Reports and Make Suggestions at Open Meeting. Union Meat Company President Discusses Matter of Prices and Answers Many Questions. With prices Btill remaining high after; weeks of study by federal, city and independent investigators, the mass"? meeting of housewives sched uled ;-to meet at 2:30 this afternoon gave promise , of becoming an "in- dignaftion , meeting," as well as a gathering for exchange of views. Kood, clothing, rents, all were to come in for scrutiny-i:i following up ..ie line of attack initiated at previous meetings of the women. The impression pre vailed today that Monday's session of the food administration's fair price ec-mmittee had accomplished at least one thing: It had put on record some of the producers of foodstuffs and es tablished a basis for future constructive work.-j The' committee of five has prepared its report for this meeting. This re port is based upon a careful personal survey of market conditions, upon con ference with the city auditor ani upon discussion of city ordinances with C. C. Hindman, deputy city attorney ap pointed by Mayor Baker to chastise combined bakers and aid purse-weary housewives. The committee plans to suggest changes in the city ordinances, it is understood. A large attendance at the mass meet ing is expected. If Portland bakers attempt to raise the wholesale price of bread from 8 to 9 cents. Attorney Hindman will begin at once 'to prosecute them for illegal com bination, according to a report filed by him Monday in the may or V office. Htnd- (Concluded on P Two, Column FItc) Movement of 200,000 Sacks to Middle West Is Likely to Cause j 60-Day Shortage. Canning industries will be cared for, but the strictest economy in sugar must be practiced by the Port land housewife for the next 60 days, say representatives of local whole sale grocers. Housewives today were unable to purchase sugar in sack quantities, though canning is now at its height. "We . have received Instructions that 200,000 sacks of beet sugar must be moved to the middle west," said a rep resentative of Lang & Co. this morn ing. ; "This will materially affect Port land : consumers. Our jobbers are now confining their sales to five sacks to a customer and in some cases only one sack. Refiners are reserving sugar for canning purposes, and purchases will be restricted until all orders on file are filled. Sugar will naturally be dished out in small quanaltles for the next 39 dayir" 'The first grinding of the new, beet sugar will not be available until the middle or latter part .of September." said; a representative of Wadhams & Kerr. "The situation is even more acute because refiners have - sold so much more sugar than they expected to sell. They have been shipping east for the government, and have had to withdraw entirely from the market un til January. This condition would ordi narily be relieved by the beet sugar. After the grinding of the beet sugar, it will take 30 days to supply orders, so that it will probably be October before any new sugar will be available." usEWoiir Threatened to Put Northwest Butler is president of the First National bank of Everett, president of the Lyman Timber company and is - a director In numerous other corporations. : "The loggers of Washington were In a position to produce 10,000,000 feet of spruce '. a month . when .war' loomed," Butler tol -the committee. "Wo were in a position to suppfy a very substan tial amount of equipment. Our em ployee were enthusiastic and anxious to aid the government in its effort to aid the aircraft program. i "On February 17,s1918. the loggers of this state made a distinct proposal to Lieutenant-Colonel Disque, head of the spruce division, to produce 80.000 spruce cants a day for $85 a thousand. To this day that proposal,-sent in the form of a letter to Disque, has not been ac knowledged, i ' r . ' " ' ' Charles Cobb, one of the Nestors of the logging industry in the northwest, told - me : personally - after no acknow- Labor Repudiates Reds Bolshevism Is Downed Gompers Tells of Battle Veteran President of A. F. of L. Returns From Europe to Face New Problems. By Fred S. Ferguson New York, Aug. 26. (U. P.) Final and definite repudiation of Bolshevism by organized labor of Europe and America was effected by the defeat of the famous "Bolshevik" resolution by a committee of the in ternational labor congress at Am sterdam, Samuel Gompers said today in a statement issued shortly after his arrival here from Europe. The statement added that the repudia tion extended also to "the entire ef fort to involve labor unions in In ternational revolutionary movements of any kind." , "I ear that the published reports of the Amsterdam conference may have failed to note the remarkable stand taken on Bolshevism and near Bol shevism," said Gompers. UOLSHEVIKS OVERWHELMED "The Bolshevik resolution was killed by the committee of which I was chair man. In fact, no acknowelged Bol shevik unions were present for he rea son that Bolshevism proper made very little headway among the Jiuronean labor unions outside of Russia, taly and a few minor countries. "However, there is a more dangerous near bolshevlsm indorsed by men of the Socialist parties. It was this movement which proposed an International and revolutionary strike throughout Kuropo and Ameria on July 20 and 21. 1919. I'NIONS TURNED STRIKE DOWN "The Socialists Indorsed the idea but the labor unions in every country of Eu rope turned It down with partial ex ception of Italy. This proposed general strike was the last hope pf the pro Bolsheviks." The statement, after reciting the de feated resolution, concluded: "The defeat of this proposition -meant the definite and final repudiation by the' organized labor of Europe and America, not only of Bolshevism, but of the entire effort to involve labor unions in International revolutionary movements of any kind.' It Is true that the majority of delegates professed more or less so cialistic doctrine, but. they have finally definitely repudiated the persistent and ceaseless efforts . of the Socialist parties to utilize the unions for a revolutionary Gompers returns nome - roaay irom Europe to face the most serious and complex' situation that has arisen during his. entire regime . as president of the .American Federation, of. Labor. .-A- Gompers is 69 years old. For 37 years he has directed the labor movement of America as president of the American Federation of Labor. . And due xo the power that has come to labor the entire country was looking to Gompers today for an announcement of policy. CRITICAL MEETING COMING With strikes in progress or pending throughout the country and workers de manding increased v wages and coupling their demands with protests against the high cost of living, observers believe the meeting of the labor executive council in Washington Thursday will be the most Important in its history. Because of the demands of the rail road men for nationalisation of the rail roads with participation in control, and agitation throughout the 1 country, the A. K. of L. must soon decide whether it will : Indorse the principle of democratl zation of Industries that is workers participation in control. Go half way and Indorse democra tization of such industries as are possible of nationalization, such as -railroads, mines and monopolies, or Continue along present trade unl&n lines, basing all action on the question of wages and hours. -The railroad brotherhoods have led the way in an effort to break away from the "wages and hours" fight by adop tion of the Plumb plan. WOULD DROP WAGE SYSTEM Those supporting the movement tor ward democratlsation of industry de clare they "do not want mere increased wages, but release from the servitude of the wage system. They pointed out, as President Wilson pointed put in his statement, that as prices go up with every wage Increase, a vicious circle . is being maintained, under the old system. The workers, therefore, want a voice in control.. For the first time in the history of Gompers' leadership, reports are begin-" ning to circulate from some centers of the mass of labor In those regions "be of the wage system." Loggers to Says lodgment of the letter had been made, that he believed. Disque did not want to ; produce spruce. Whereupon Cobb packed his grip and went to southern California. ; - -, .---'--V'- . "Humiliating to the logging industry of this state as well as to the nation, n year and seven months passed after the entry of the United States into the war with eGrmany before the first con tract for the production of spruce for airplane ; purposes was' let. An then it came out of a clear sky In the shape of the Slems-Carey-Kerba ugh contract CThe logging Industry of Washington became disturbed at the extravagance of operations by the ' Slems-Carey-Ker-baugh . corporations The labor market, eaten into by the draft., left us witn a shortage of labor and the tales of high wages and enormous profits to be taken under subcontracts ' let by the Siems- IConclodod on roe Kightean. CoIuim tUxi Banker Samuel Gompers 'fishy "" "" J 1 . In Chicago rne labor - party move ment is said to overshadow the strength of the A. P. of L. The same condition are beginning. to be felt In New York. Gompers has always opposed a labor party. But the leaders of the . party movement are now confident they will force a new decision. No one In touch with the situation Is willing to hasard a guess as to what the decision- may be. In addition to working out a definite policy and program for- future action the-following are a few of the Immedi ate situations Gompers : has to meet: MANY STRIKERS INJURED ' - Threatened strike of steel workers, whose representatives are now in New York- seeking to lay demands for In creased wages before the United, States Steel corporation. , , : -- The - railway ' shopmen's ' . demands, which . President ..Wilson . asks., be held in abeyance during the high cost of liv ing fight. " -- The-raiheaproblem. Ar th"'eecl tive council meeting 14 railroad union heads, representing- the four brother hood and 10 other railway unions. 'Will urge strong endorsement of the Plumb plan, v.- ... : " ' ' .'. v The; miners situation for nationalisa tion of mines. This issue is , scheduled to be : voted on at the miners' convention- in Cleveland next month..; Gompers cancelled engagements ; he had standing In Paris in order to catch I the George Washington -and t - home ; at the .earliest possible moment. M'ARTHUR WILL COME WITH FLEET Will Visit Proposed Naval Bases in the Columbia District. With Admirals Kean and Parks. . Representative ; C, N. McArthur has heeded the urgent requests of the Portland and Oregon Chambers of Commerce and Astoria and will come to Portland with the vessels of the Pacific fleet assigned to the Co lumbia river, to conduct , naval of ficials on an investigation of pro posed naval sites and. bases in the Columbia district. . Admirals. McKean-and Parks and sev eral other officials have decided to' vlstt the naval bases ' selected 1 by . the Helm committee and Inspected this spring by the naval affairs committee and . Mc Arthur, with the exception of William Kettner of; California, Is the only Pa cific coast man on the' naval -affairs committee. - - ' - McArthur has sent information to the Portland chamber that Speaker Gillette has allowed him a 30 days' leave of ab sence and that he-will leave Washington August 28 ,to join -the fleet at San Fran cisco September 2 and accompany the naval officers, on their trip to Portland. The commercial bodies and the two cities on the Columbia were particularly anxious to have- McArthur come to . Portland to conduct, the investigating committee around, the various sites se lected as he was the only man obtain able who I knew both Columbia . river conditions and the 1 off Iclals and com mittee affairs of the - navy department MeARTHUR GETS 30 DAYS ' . 5 LEAVE FROM CONGRESS Washington. Aug. 2. WASHING TON BUREAU OK THE JOURNAL)- Representative McArthur will leave Washington on Thursday f or . San Fran clsco where he will witness the re view of the Pacifia fleet, leaving a few days later for Portland and accompany ing Admirals McKean ' and Parks on an inspection of the proposed sites 'for a submarine base at the mouth of the Columbia river, McArthur says he will urge upon Sec retary Daniels and Admiral Rodman the largest possible representation of vessels at. Astoria and t Portland. 1 The trip was requested, he states, by state and Portland Chamber of Commerce, and, by reason of the service which' be: may be able to render "later as a member of the naval affairs committee, he be lieves his absence from Washington1 wilt be Justified. He has obtained a 30-day leave of absence. v, - CP HI SUPPLV 111 i, 1 1 , .' I i ,i 1 1 , . , Barely Enough Entering Con duits From Bull Run to Off-, set Daily Use in Portland. Sprinkling Privilege May Have Jo Be Cut Off Unless Ex treme Economy Is Observed. Announcing that Portland's water supply is at the lowest ebb in Its history and urging the people to re strlct water use to the absolute min imum, City Commissioner Mann to day declared that only 47,000,000 gallons per day is entering the con duits from the Bull Run river. This Is barely the minimum quantlty'how being used daily at , Portland's fau cets. v 1 ..".'.'--The commissioner announced that un less extreme economy In water is prac ticed, it may be necessary to cut off the sprinkling privilege entirely until the river is replenished. The lowest ever previously recorded at the Bull Run headworks was 41,000. 000 gallons in 191. Thus the supply today Is 1.000.000 gallons below the most critical period in - the history of the waterworks.. , Mann pointed out. that the average flow of water at this season Is 65; 000,000 gallons. In July, the averagre dafly use Is 64.000,000 Rations.. In Aug ust, the use is -somewhat less usually, he said, but even so. ordinarily the sup ply Is more than' sufficient to cover. "In case of a big fire, it would be necessary to curtail all irrigation from the city mains," said Mann. "We should conserve now. It may be of interest that the entire supply of water stored in reservoirs Is only 190,000,000 gallons, barely enough for four days should the main supply be impaired.". . Mann has been spending much time at the headworks of late studying the flow and figuring how to Increase it - U.S. WILL flPEI! RETAIL STORES War Department to Dispose of Clothing, Blankets, Food and ! Tobacco. Washington, Aug. 26. (U. P.) Retail and mall order stores will be opened September 25 by the war de partment to sell direct to the con sumer, both over the counter and by mall, commodities held as array sur plus, it was announced today. Huge quantities of socks, underwear, shirts, raincoats, blankets, glove?, to bacco, soap and other articles will be old at stores. Stores will be opened at zone supply cities including San Francisco and also in other large cities thrpughout the country. War department experts are now pre paring catalogues of goods to be put on sale These will be made available at every postofflce and postal eub-tttion In the country. : The postofflce depart ment - has ' been requested to establish parcel post sub-stations in each of the stores so that mail orders may be handled promptly. Goods will be distributed evenly throughout the country. All goods will be sold at fixed prices. Mall order goods will be sold at regular prices, plus cout ef delivery. ' , The new plan for disposition of army surplus is even broader than the plan by which surplus food was sold through the parcel post Under this plan order were handed to postmasters who sent them to cone-supply offices and dis tributed them to consumers. Under the new plan the postmasters wilt be elimi nated and consumers will order by mall or buy from the army direct. , I Special Law Needed For Truck Purchase Washington, Aug. Z6. I.N. S.) Be- L cause 'of an adverse decision .by the comptroller of the treasury, the several states, desiring army motor trucks for use on- state works will be unable to continue the - purchase of these truck through the agriculture department with out special legislation by congress. The comptroller has ruled that the sales Sre not authorlxed by law. Representativa Kahn, chairman of the house military affairs committee, said today that he would submit to the house this week a bill making such sales valid. Missing Aviators Fbuhd by Mexicans El Centro, Cel.. Aug. 2. (I. N. S . Lieutenants F. B. Waterhouse and Con nelly, missing aviators, have beerj found In Lower California, - according to a meager report here today from- Colonel Hipotlo Bamaco of the Mexican forces. The dispatch stated that Captain Tu JulHo of his troops had found the men between Ojas Negras and Collide La Trinidad, Lower California. t