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It' Alt Here and It's All True
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wind a, .
Maximum temperatures Monday: ' .
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Lou Angeles.. ...,8S Portland 82
'.Mew Orleans 861 St. Paul.......... 74
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VOL; XVIII. NO. 148
Entered tnondUa Hitter
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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1919.- TWENTY PAGES
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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
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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, -
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SUPPLV 111
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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.
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